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,. U: W2 o6 r9 s2 F5 H
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 113,134
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2 U) l, |! O7 b3 m( z8 R. w, ^Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.& `% `9 B; w- U+ O
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes0 [' V2 i3 p/ W& @3 a' z7 \: K% M
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Japanese aircraft8 w- V8 ^* r8 i
A6M8 Zero x 59& S6 F+ ?1 y e5 v z' Q' }- T9 z
A7M2 Sam x 76% n; ]' a' N. ~5 ? D1 X: ~
B7A2 Grace x 134
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( H j" z/ y5 U3 b* e2 cAllied aircraft
- d- |5 x% v9 I4 B F4U-1A Corsair x 143 E) w% U1 f; n2 L7 [; R4 {# g
F6F-5 Hellcat x 56# A) D* U& ^/ P& f1 d$ p
* r) ?( c# {, }' A5 e- Y2 WJapanese aircraft losses
3 ~% i% H6 n. g' t A6M8 Zero: 6 destroyed
6 x* U: V0 c" ?# x$ Q' s U A7M2 Sam: 5 destroyed
+ \+ o5 F! J( A9 V% g6 J' `6 B4 F B7A2 Grace: 7 destroyed, 26 damaged
: ?) G7 l3 e: x4 x) C {& s B7A2 Grace: 1 destroyed by flak0 s* @$ C" _4 o$ o9 @1 L/ r
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F4U-1A Corsair: 2 destroyed: Z) p5 `% p1 m- r: M; d5 d
F6F-5 Hellcat: 20 destroyed
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CV Hancock, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk; \+ s) X+ Q& Z4 k! k; c; J
CV Indomitable, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
! c/ c; @3 r4 W4 F CVE Munda, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk2 c$ U* x2 h2 u9 v! p
CVE Bougainville, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage# M$ d) v& t+ I9 C$ n
DE Manlove, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
; Z6 B, N& w3 s& Z5 ]1 A' _ CVE Attu, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage) i3 K# m c* s6 S/ D
DE Lovering
; @4 | b6 Y a2 i, u DE Lyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
$ t/ ^) s: J1 @ G! l CVE Roi, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
% g# d( ~9 r3 ]3 F& W DE Charles R. Greer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk% w5 M2 L4 S' {( n
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