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,4 e5 w" }2 f9 D X
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 113,1342 I% B ?0 i0 X" E+ W
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
3 F8 P$ j. H2 l0 DEstimated time to target is 21 minutes7 T0 \ v2 w3 Q, F' ~3 k$ ]
) g3 Q) [+ ^$ a3 K' U0 NJapanese aircraft O1 \% t9 Y) S
A6M8 Zero x 59
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% c. Q/ D/ b9 h B7A2 Grace x 1347 K; R7 R6 l& ~( H
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Allied aircraft' h1 l% c8 B6 H7 |8 ?8 F/ |: D
F4U-1A Corsair x 14
' Q+ q3 ?9 F% w; l3 w F6F-5 Hellcat x 56
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Japanese aircraft losses0 F8 ]. }6 x+ z2 n! a9 b- N
A6M8 Zero: 6 destroyed
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9 I! z7 [( G( Y9 {+ t; S B7A2 Grace: 7 destroyed, 26 damaged0 N$ h3 _: @. l4 k
B7A2 Grace: 1 destroyed by flak
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F4U-1A Corsair: 2 destroyed
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, v, E/ y( p" k: H( ]Allied Ships
& F; r9 E# O9 P& C. G( H- R2 t8 @ CV Hancock, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk, }7 ]5 ?& \/ k- L0 }! q
CV Indomitable, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk) {% Z4 S" F( {1 T
CVE Munda, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk3 z6 ~4 w8 W m% r& O
CVE Bougainville, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
% s/ W: R2 Q$ m6 D, w DE Manlove, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
: m; [' {3 I2 e5 U/ P) b CVE Attu, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage+ G/ d: _" X9 P5 q) M4 [- X. [
DE Lovering5 b3 ^( ]( P, Q* v! f
DE Lyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
: G$ m9 T4 z1 i; l9 r& V6 k% t CVE Roi, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
# H4 a5 P# I4 _+ A0 F7 o DE Charles R. Greer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk9 ^: f: a* F9 h& b6 y
DE Wesson |