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 S5 W6 }% ^: E- o5 {4 F* G3 MAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 113,134
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Weather in hex: Overcast# W- X3 k5 D$ ]9 g; @7 Q- y
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet./ ?3 R5 {3 ?7 _4 c
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes
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6 M: b$ F: J; |0 P. J: [4 @4 `Japanese aircraft; J3 b6 h" g) @. U4 _
A6M8 Zero x 59
6 a" w" d. y) W A7M2 Sam x 76
* D9 p7 N4 m9 U, G- ~$ h B7A2 Grace x 134
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Allied aircraft* S! R8 ^. _. w1 L1 |
F4U-1A Corsair x 14- u* i; w% Q( O* K4 |' ~
F6F-5 Hellcat x 56. Z. N. M) N" [/ Q- S
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Japanese aircraft losses
$ f: k$ N; ^2 C% W$ E: j A6M8 Zero: 6 destroyed
# Z# }% G( q( C0 M A7M2 Sam: 5 destroyed
" \) R% X8 Q. W6 r% }/ \ B7A2 Grace: 7 destroyed, 26 damaged
2 n9 \0 k1 I8 { _8 [$ T6 S B7A2 Grace: 1 destroyed by flak- V/ N+ u. e8 q5 p
9 i' z* l! `/ b nAllied aircraft losses" E' r- r* m2 U8 T
F4U-1A Corsair: 2 destroyed
@1 H8 b9 T7 X F6F-5 Hellcat: 20 destroyed
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Allied Ships; r8 ~ |6 _, I" s, q+ P& I, ]9 j
CV Hancock, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk: M6 C. e: {# h3 [9 ]1 g! A" R0 c! w
CV Indomitable, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk9 g8 a. b9 { N) c% k6 [1 A
CVE Munda, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk$ V9 [& M- u: f! m& y {( r* ?
CVE Bougainville, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
) d; Z* D; J9 I& \! G DE Manlove, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
' {: e' c( p% h2 ~* O CVE Attu, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
: g# J/ s+ {. m4 N( Z DE Lovering
7 K3 l) W6 l0 j. G8 ^/ B DE Lyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk4 E: a3 o& Z6 Y1 T* M: M4 U
CVE Roi, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage8 S8 l2 s2 u& C4 R+ P
DE Charles R. Greer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk: t; H( c" H- P g
DE Wesson |