所罗门的血腥地狱又添新魂,蝗军针对过于前出的盟军登陆船团发起轮番攻击,击沉汉考克号和不屈号2艘舰队航母,3艘CVE,蝗军损失作战飞机300多架,! Z( V) n/ F0 K% e0 u7 i 
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 113,134 
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Weather in hex: Overcast 
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3 l, A  t# w  x& O( M( u5 HRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet. 
% J: K& Y* d8 z, M& GEstimated time to target is 21 minutes7 M  \( I5 d0 x6 \9 M 
  
9 ]6 d' A$ V/ O0 d! P& U4 zJapanese aircraft' G; Y. L' O7 g( |5 H. C  q 
      A6M8 Zero x 59/ [/ d) R9 w' M; @ 
      A7M2 Sam x 76 
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9 ~# J) o7 b/ y      F4U-1A Corsair x 14 
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Japanese aircraft losses 
: s* N2 I$ [% {4 r: q/ q      A6M8 Zero: 6 destroyed( C6 \& W1 m# } 
      A7M2 Sam: 5 destroyed 
  Z; |- o. i0 f      B7A2 Grace: 7 destroyed, 26 damaged% w* ]0 V$ e" Z: [  R& S8 I 
      B7A2 Grace: 1 destroyed by flak 
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Allied aircraft losses9 V' ?" U+ L3 |9 L, c+ \1 {% A, o9 g 
      F4U-1A Corsair: 2 destroyed 
7 o6 G, h. y0 r6 h- z      F6F-5 Hellcat: 20 destroyed 
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Allied Ships3 Z# {+ E. D" T1 m0 V! ` 
      CV Hancock, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk8 d. a9 H7 u3 N, t4 |1 k( m 
      CV Indomitable, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk. T! |5 H  u3 y) |' e0 H2 _ 
      CVE Munda, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk+ d/ A; I# @+ O: r0 N 
      CVE Bougainville, Bomb hits 5,  heavy fires,  heavy damage5 O* w: t4 O- s7 m; m 
      DE Manlove, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk4 o! Y0 O4 B9 Y' b 
      CVE Attu, Bomb hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage) h! X# n- B! y8 ]7 P. Y  f 
      DE Lovering 
- J! x0 F( i6 e9 ^3 x7 B! i* G      DE Lyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk7 R) h, ]7 {$ [ 
      CVE Roi, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage; p% }$ J( x1 \0 _/ g/ ` 
      DE Charles R. Greer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 
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