PzB对硫磺岛的增援行动成功了。2 B3 Z& r2 u+ I6 G8 a* |( w
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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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2 N* o2 I1 c+ b: w7 C$ Q5 X6 `6 \, dDay Air attack on TF at 63,51 . @3 d% p, f9 W: Z! u
7 L/ O7 u- J1 ~+ Q* } ]- E% VJapanese aircraft
- d, Q! G) O$ S- U8 h! cA6M5 Zeke x 23 $ x4 r7 j/ T1 h% s
N1K1-J George x 25 # Y! ?. E! s. Q4 J
J2M Jack x 12 , Q1 @. {$ d) ?5 x3 i
A6M5c Zeke x 23 + H9 b5 I7 C' r, Z1 p, U
P1Y Frances x 12 5 {& r0 Z% d( m4 W( H0 V
Ki-84-Ic Frank x 22 5 T; r% k* f4 k
Ki-102a Randy x 32
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Allied aircraft ! e6 w0 u$ v9 x; M6 q9 h0 S
F6F Hellcat x 77 ' j4 M$ n0 _% P7 _( r
F4U-1D Corsair x 17
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# |0 ]; Z8 Y" a( M) H1 F; g; RJapanese aircraft losses . \; }* Q* [; e$ b
A6M5 Zeke: 23 destroyed Q$ G# P7 }/ Z' L
N1K1-J George: 23 destroyed 5 v# L |( _# U" h* v0 M
J2M Jack: 12 destroyed 6 U& o2 W- q. ^1 L) S% o5 M0 ~
A6M5c Zeke: 19 destroyed
. h: U' s: I' h+ Q2 aP1Y Frances: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged . d) j& R7 j) H
Ki-84-Ic Frank: 21 destroyed 3 q* F. L) d: r; V& A0 n
Ki-102a Randy: 26 destroyed
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/ _) d6 j; u" n' i8 NAllied aircraft losses $ b( z, q' z# q) |1 L
F6F Hellcat: 45 destroyed <- YESS! 1 Q0 n* d9 _) K# b
F4U-1D Corsair: 3 destroyed 3 u1 Y$ |- E$ [( l- W1 Q" ~9 Q
% U0 u- l2 H) \# p4 uAllied Ships: WOHOO, we kick a$$ and chew bubblegum again!
' B6 z& p$ c6 i+ a& y) }' fOur best Frances bombers: 9 of them score 4 hits!!
2 J0 P& i+ j+ g. Y2 ^1 u& K9 |CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 3 h" P! V" }7 J* t0 b, A
CV Saratoga
; y j$ h5 u) ^9 GCVL Belleau Wood, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
0 b4 w7 s; p* GCV Antietam, Torpedo hits 1 |