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,% R1 R1 l7 G% [4 `; g7 N
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 113,134- [ B% a# ~) h. _; n5 M6 I2 |. `' J; ^
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Weather in hex: Overcast/ f6 @& N" q# Q! Z
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.8 B- E) E, O) f9 y. W
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes
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A6M8 Zero x 59
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- l4 R0 T2 n1 g1 |* h8 y B7A2 Grace x 134
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Allied aircraft0 l/ w- k, |8 H- X, V" g
F4U-1A Corsair x 14
6 ~( j' W0 [6 u1 [+ j F6F-5 Hellcat x 569 T) O% c* V7 J& V
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A6M8 Zero: 6 destroyed3 r" A3 l3 \. @; P" L
A7M2 Sam: 5 destroyed' ^/ X. Z3 F& L
B7A2 Grace: 7 destroyed, 26 damaged9 l! |1 O& w1 `( A0 ~* ]
B7A2 Grace: 1 destroyed by flak
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: g$ ~3 P3 V" X, b& W9 p F4U-1A Corsair: 2 destroyed
9 h, c+ [" C- t6 l/ J9 q; l F6F-5 Hellcat: 20 destroyed
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CV Hancock, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
0 h# C- V' e4 o5 |6 e CV Indomitable, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk! i: T; q8 [/ B, E A' r
CVE Munda, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
0 k/ t- u. q" Z" h2 d" s) |+ K CVE Bougainville, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
( w! q: W% B. E+ W* ^; p( k' @ DE Manlove, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk' O$ [- u- X, C& K% T7 f# t
CVE Attu, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage" q# d. X ?+ v5 _0 H4 O* |6 S
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DE Lyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
) y S3 q0 e2 W1 K" n2 V CVE Roi, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage% N o- I& J6 L! M
DE Charles R. Greer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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