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, B" J5 ^7 s7 G预定的D+1DAY,但是硫磺岛上的第37军将士惊讶的发现庞大的盟军部队已经悄无声息地撤退了,昨日激战的整个海滩今天却空空荡荡,只有还在海边游弋的盟军舰队告诉他们,敌军残部已经全部上船,看来盟军将要撤退无疑,帝国取得了硫磺岛防御战的胜利!2 Z, Z9 M8 h P* P. w3 a
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当天帝国海航和陆航机队联手演出了一个伏击,在父岛和母岛设置了两个小运输船分队,吸引27的58攻击机前来进攻,不知是计的盟军航母将攻击机设置为对海等待着KB的现身,结果58舰载机果然被吸引而来,全天被击落50多架地狱猫和40多架SBD,日军仅仅损失个位数的战斗机。+ E: q( J' w5 ?
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Chichi-jima at 111,74 ]! Z" s1 x/ a$ f `6 A" v" }% H
) \) q: j/ h* ~; EWeather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
" M( n$ F4 H7 o9 ?+ PEstimated time to target is 17 minutes
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N1K5-J George x 36: N( C, c' h( E5 ]3 v: `: T
Ki-84r Frank x 41) N8 K( a v4 k% d% l3 m. M3 i
" a- A+ c# { {. f6 P1 gAllied aircraft
( r8 x3 z b6 K& M- T& A% a, O F6F-5 Hellcat x 168
1 | _) \+ S3 t5 ~% E SB2C-3 Helldiver x 32/ u e5 h7 `) }/ x
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N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed) Y3 [1 h- [$ ~2 D; t1 D0 Y
5 N4 O% X. ?8 g6 T mAllied aircraft losses
; p3 L/ c* l" s6 |, Y3 q/ z8 i F6F-5 Hellcat: 4 destroyed, a, r( I) d: {+ x
SB2C-3 Helldiver: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
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xAKL Asukazan Maru, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
) u& w( j+ ~' E$ f3 e xAKL Yanagigawa, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
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& A! o' d5 u3 p3 [, rAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Haha-jima at 110,75. n- G& s' @" z
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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% l n- Q) S) DRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
, |; y" Z0 `8 @Estimated time to target is 31 minutes; `# t, Y4 R5 E; m6 {" J
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+ K# [1 E& w4 v5 g N1K5-J George x 626 f# J, f1 n2 Z+ r
Ki-84r Frank x 83
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Allied aircraft
6 K1 g* F- ?* Y9 a7 |% e F6F-5 Hellcat x 151
5 F1 J) e, U: [) _8 T SB2C-3 Helldiver x 24- s; B3 s2 G& ], ]+ _" I; I0 E) x
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F6F-5 Hellcat: 13 destroyed, D. }& N0 P8 z" G7 d1 C/ i
SB2C-3 Helldiver: 12 destroyed
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