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( Q( g% l5 e, C
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 113,134) h! K' v" E& c" y R
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
8 A* h1 [( ~# c, }+ pEstimated time to target is 21 minutes' k2 v/ |/ A$ N% ^: c( M
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A6M8 Zero x 59
+ U6 r! p/ b3 V$ T A7M2 Sam x 76
+ }4 W7 F$ |: s- @2 J; L* J B7A2 Grace x 134
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`" B& i, G( @8 Q( R4 Q* i F4U-1A Corsair x 14
, U- m W+ _+ M: d! O F6F-5 Hellcat x 56* i6 [" Y m) G" f( n
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Japanese aircraft losses
7 h* H$ x: d9 c/ B+ J* Q: W A6M8 Zero: 6 destroyed
8 j& [& b; y4 x: Z4 N A7M2 Sam: 5 destroyed5 E8 P; S% H9 {/ P! l& u
B7A2 Grace: 7 destroyed, 26 damaged& v* ]; L+ d& k; K8 R" P" V3 K
B7A2 Grace: 1 destroyed by flak( S& g; F& z4 p0 ?* a: N1 d& s
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Allied aircraft losses2 ]2 G) h4 [6 |9 v% Z/ o) t* O# I* H
F4U-1A Corsair: 2 destroyed+ x6 \6 \/ Y0 k; u" U+ m
F6F-5 Hellcat: 20 destroyed
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Allied Ships
" U" f. V* {5 x+ w% d2 j5 O CV Hancock, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk( V$ @, ]' [8 u' Y/ B
CV Indomitable, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
% m' L5 ~, K: S4 _) u6 q$ Z' T CVE Munda, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
& k1 }7 ^6 l: z% O! i' p" P CVE Bougainville, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage; ^3 N$ N3 H& U' y
DE Manlove, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk4 K8 M; E/ d8 R* a4 }* k3 `7 [
CVE Attu, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
! [7 J# `$ Y) T) d# n DE Lovering
4 t' I5 g# c) M6 d! q+ N DE Lyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
9 h9 }3 s" I* ^/ e: D8 {: Y# v2 ~ CVE Roi, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage3 T* B! Q6 x* E* {9 y I
DE Charles R. Greer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk- ?/ z4 }2 Q& g# s4 D: n
DE Wesson |