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,2 w. L+ k: g t+ Y
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 113,1340 R, \, F2 k3 Y6 q. o b' a/ [
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.0 l4 j( n' i/ T5 K0 S6 D1 N& v
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes! f9 S0 c6 k% Y' e- R% p: W
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Japanese aircraft0 T a) p" D1 F: P" R# `
A6M8 Zero x 59( S" i1 j) Q9 Z/ n# `
A7M2 Sam x 76
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Allied aircraft
" b% i A( \ E7 a, l4 {1 [; V F4U-1A Corsair x 14
% B/ U: J) a& s @/ A! b+ _ F6F-5 Hellcat x 56; f* J2 f: ^! ]( V
( s! e* m! u3 [9 jJapanese aircraft losses( l* c; Y, ]5 T# c5 |6 \' c
A6M8 Zero: 6 destroyed" V R) [. e2 Y
A7M2 Sam: 5 destroyed
6 {- n' ~- H5 t6 ] B7A2 Grace: 7 destroyed, 26 damaged
c% p. j: o1 G+ ~. x7 b# A0 N5 x B7A2 Grace: 1 destroyed by flak' @: | Q: m: _+ b5 t
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+ c( y5 H( h- ? N% q; A# b7 V F4U-1A Corsair: 2 destroyed
- \# t0 C# n. \* a F6F-5 Hellcat: 20 destroyed8 L# `4 k* Z l
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Allied Ships
) q: p1 S$ a5 q8 t% o9 L, t* P V5 \' y1 H CV Hancock, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
! P& K% C* L1 N5 ` CV Indomitable, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk) |7 F# g2 a9 Z: Q
CVE Munda, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
- Y; b) Q" v% | CVE Bougainville, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage( J5 p) w" `4 P! U$ ?8 \
DE Manlove, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
+ f9 N' J# \( M8 W9 O! c7 Y, P, I CVE Attu, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage' ~0 M+ P: g. B& T7 s3 [
DE Lovering1 A! R) Q8 v2 x+ o4 ^, {7 K# W
DE Lyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk& o" h) g3 F# Q. n$ h
CVE Roi, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
, @5 q8 ]8 @8 }* y3 [, S. @ DE Charles R. Greer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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