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,3 ?0 }# u& r+ z; o; g+ o- T- E
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 113,1344 V; J4 m" c) p2 n1 @' }
/ ?6 `( P2 z8 E, cWeather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
/ m5 ~ }. z' F; }, zEstimated time to target is 21 minutes' ]* r/ ?5 Q. l- P2 b
& P* j# v3 L" N" vJapanese aircraft. L: x1 s7 m! d. v# B6 E
A6M8 Zero x 59" b1 `* N7 X! k: s4 R3 S" A
A7M2 Sam x 76% r, v0 ^$ G, X! F
B7A2 Grace x 134. y% o6 ]* V5 Y! Q8 r2 n
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Allied aircraft
6 X9 M! V2 d7 G- K; |- m$ }7 P F4U-1A Corsair x 14
2 g. e9 {3 w6 j4 ]! w% B8 N- E# a F6F-5 Hellcat x 56$ m- j, F3 Z6 }
1 e) L( Z& ]1 j% @Japanese aircraft losses, x! F7 s* Y, b; t" `8 r c$ N
A6M8 Zero: 6 destroyed
2 f2 e. O" T1 ] A7M2 Sam: 5 destroyed
$ Q+ r' `) s4 l3 t7 P; H B7A2 Grace: 7 destroyed, 26 damaged
3 v' p8 C: R0 y4 W1 h B7A2 Grace: 1 destroyed by flak; m- L; @! t! h0 a4 H" _( H2 F
4 k# o5 D2 T7 H, bAllied aircraft losses
1 R8 k% \2 J6 J, Y9 c F4U-1A Corsair: 2 destroyed7 ]* O* c6 V9 z: R% a
F6F-5 Hellcat: 20 destroyed1 I8 l9 M$ m: ^" V1 ~) \( o' e% ]
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Allied Ships
8 ~3 l. @, a h" d" V* K- l" l+ } CV Hancock, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk) j5 X Q- ?7 j4 ^: @$ D% @- W- N' l
CV Indomitable, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk+ e! O, ~$ B* x1 z6 G6 Q
CVE Munda, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk' S; B; A8 \6 {, L( G& Y6 y
CVE Bougainville, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
q6 |% R! G$ Z& a! k" A" k% B DE Manlove, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
# Z I" w6 B9 M( |! u CVE Attu, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage% @! W" d) Q) ?, J% t/ ^
DE Lovering
$ R. v6 M6 S1 k3 x DE Lyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
H# d8 T, X% X' B" ` CVE Roi, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage( I6 E! c5 L5 A4 N9 r: N. N; N. U. t+ k
DE Charles R. Greer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk: ?) m" @! ]; s, S0 Q
DE Wesson |