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,
' L+ U5 s7 A) v+ D1 p" lAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 113,134+ U- s6 ~) b$ d4 t
" D& V; E4 J, P6 ~Weather in hex: Overcast
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0 T8 z" j) g6 X. B% Z* RRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
4 r6 c& K! M: H9 I" L- K; u4 Z1 I2 YEstimated time to target is 21 minutes* @& d" `/ L2 M4 K! W/ D7 X) Z
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Japanese aircraft
$ c0 R% R( C6 \ A6M8 Zero x 59
3 h' a. N/ t- K I8 \ A7M2 Sam x 76; X4 k3 H3 S0 q
B7A2 Grace x 1341 ~4 a$ m e' t( q# Y: ^+ S
" P4 e2 ?: z. E& w A! aAllied aircraft
" j- \2 r. E, J8 G4 z1 b+ A M F4U-1A Corsair x 14
1 R: }9 n& J& k3 t% g' \2 L5 R | F6F-5 Hellcat x 56. l; B4 t. Z4 Z. B( A
2 F) {* R' _5 XJapanese aircraft losses) E8 o! A. M# a! }+ Q; P( U
A6M8 Zero: 6 destroyed
* X: s F9 D. ^# r$ { A7M2 Sam: 5 destroyed
* N0 T. g5 p0 p! D8 X5 W3 w- _9 y B7A2 Grace: 7 destroyed, 26 damaged
( ~8 N1 Y: o g3 e1 r3 { Q B7A2 Grace: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses0 A0 g [2 A( |. B" H& l3 r
F4U-1A Corsair: 2 destroyed
. i `& L! m( l3 L- A F6F-5 Hellcat: 20 destroyed' [4 Z1 g/ ?$ e
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Allied Ships
/ K, S/ T3 O8 C7 m& G CV Hancock, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
' e! K7 Y' k; a% b7 s CV Indomitable, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
0 C n1 e4 j3 ] CVE Munda, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
* N7 X$ R; L# `9 x+ N" K; \4 | CVE Bougainville, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage5 u* T9 g+ v9 R; h! K# d$ B
DE Manlove, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
' M5 P% H9 ^6 [# c P2 @ CVE Attu, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
* @2 `3 ~1 g( U/ a: Q$ J7 L0 U DE Lovering* W9 E B5 K7 j1 k1 v- Q
DE Lyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk7 u+ @6 H2 |$ e* q9 E7 S+ D' N
CVE Roi, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage8 A. f! D+ Q7 j9 N
DE Charles R. Greer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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