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,9 v/ k1 j6 v: J* A
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 113,134
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Weather in hex: Overcast1 Z; ?; o9 b. n' r$ q' t6 \ j
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.* E* x) E0 t. h7 y* d
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes/ w" \' z. L: q
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Japanese aircraft
4 N( t- m+ w4 |+ z; V2 w A6M8 Zero x 59: X# G5 i: M* q% N% N) h
A7M2 Sam x 76- E$ j" W4 [& w
B7A2 Grace x 134* J6 t, j4 K5 m6 Z+ t: I" M+ h; y
}" c7 c/ \: n8 c+ {. I' KAllied aircraft
3 M2 h/ @& b" ]2 e1 c F4U-1A Corsair x 14, ]& G3 I* K+ U* |2 y
F6F-5 Hellcat x 56
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Japanese aircraft losses
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A7M2 Sam: 5 destroyed" e% ~5 a/ M+ S: {3 _( v
B7A2 Grace: 7 destroyed, 26 damaged
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( I1 @0 W7 e2 c1 u9 d8 WAllied aircraft losses
0 r5 U; a$ k/ _; d F4U-1A Corsair: 2 destroyed
% G5 o% H5 I7 P: M F6F-5 Hellcat: 20 destroyed
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Allied Ships
. j2 p" g8 e# e! N CV Hancock, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk8 H# p; o: Z/ R
CV Indomitable, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
+ t) v5 }5 h! \ CVE Munda, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
2 d7 }* t' |, V CVE Bougainville, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
. V% g, T( ]2 W9 {- g9 S- F' j, ^ DE Manlove, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk$ g. h0 M5 o& t2 d. D) X$ W
CVE Attu, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
' `" n( ^ u0 W DE Lovering
. ?" r+ C2 o# A9 H, r9 J DE Lyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
& d7 N' f: W* t' a CVE Roi, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage$ q' Y \9 x; y. g: a3 m/ k
DE Charles R. Greer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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