PzB对硫磺岛的增援行动成功了。
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付出的代价是大和和山城中雷。附带的战果是
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Day Air attack on TF at 63,51 ' A' v4 c' Y& M; Z* G
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A6M5 Zeke x 23 + V9 T- S* d: @; A7 ]: P& C
N1K1-J George x 25
5 [) Q/ t. ^/ y9 [7 D, c6 K5 oJ2M Jack x 12
1 S% m. p+ v8 f8 O' FA6M5c Zeke x 23
1 i6 q7 x y9 n5 O. `* mP1Y Frances x 12 8 H8 v5 e4 q* I+ R" u# ~% E2 T5 W
Ki-84-Ic Frank x 22
L" P7 ]7 R1 D) m8 C s2 BKi-102a Randy x 32
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" X( Y! c' b$ ^5 O' B+ ? @/ _: ?' CAllied aircraft " b' m m: v# a" Q. ~. a Q
F6F Hellcat x 77 4 v; ^2 P) f: V& u- P+ u
F4U-1D Corsair x 17 0 x2 e" @# n$ c; M
* d3 I) N8 L' K4 u! pJapanese aircraft losses
9 m9 C {0 [2 v% U H9 NA6M5 Zeke: 23 destroyed 6 ` t+ F" t+ r! e) i
N1K1-J George: 23 destroyed
1 |$ j5 V, M* X* c0 ^+ X- lJ2M Jack: 12 destroyed * e M6 }* Z( ?7 {$ [+ l8 w" v
A6M5c Zeke: 19 destroyed
) ]/ C0 \ T! n1 j* HP1Y Frances: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged ! u% I/ l# [- f% Z5 ^
Ki-84-Ic Frank: 21 destroyed
- a% ^. O; _; k' T# Z$ P0 JKi-102a Randy: 26 destroyed
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( L' ]8 Y4 O- \% h2 b- T" |: I' r- u( TAllied aircraft losses 6 ]% h2 C' M0 E- ~1 u2 k- G/ V
F6F Hellcat: 45 destroyed <- YESS! 0 T( q3 T! R4 ?5 Y: T# E- I
F4U-1D Corsair: 3 destroyed
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Allied Ships: WOHOO, we kick a$$ and chew bubblegum again!
4 t; `2 D/ M0 _, zOur best Frances bombers: 9 of them score 4 hits!!
) T% `- G" o, }, a: ?0 F* \CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage : r0 @+ C2 q9 Q7 u$ [4 E
CV Saratoga
& d6 ?- p/ h+ Z( N7 C9 i8 b7 L0 _CVL Belleau Wood, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
1 m: i( c$ x* Q7 w; ]: aCV Antietam, Torpedo hits 1 |