PzB对硫磺岛的增援行动成功了。( X$ h1 D) Q6 W* j
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付出的代价是大和和山城中雷。附带的战果是9 p0 T8 T8 \4 L; B
8 e& M9 g4 v0 @/ S1 JDay Air attack on TF at 63,51
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% U' p& o7 ~8 y% t# _Japanese aircraft : `9 z# j& r5 |9 W! J% Q
A6M5 Zeke x 23 $ @0 w( O/ `* @( @
N1K1-J George x 25
, V L) G& e- kJ2M Jack x 12
% k$ b8 ^2 q% l$ `% aA6M5c Zeke x 23 " a, q( z. u. q8 J9 }
P1Y Frances x 12 ; M7 D7 w( S- R1 l- C
Ki-84-Ic Frank x 22
# Z: h/ ^5 I( r" e. z4 @3 ~8 \Ki-102a Randy x 32 ! N$ X4 a, f' D; ]9 k! l
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Allied aircraft , k; a& B) E" B
F6F Hellcat x 77 + m4 @ \2 \, V0 t
F4U-1D Corsair x 17
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- J8 W7 K, ]* \5 N5 J% rJapanese aircraft losses
' w( t/ ]2 }4 N, iA6M5 Zeke: 23 destroyed 4 ?( t8 e/ \$ [' u& J0 \
N1K1-J George: 23 destroyed 4 c' O- E* S+ K5 {
J2M Jack: 12 destroyed # ~. |; e8 E" r' V' |7 }* c
A6M5c Zeke: 19 destroyed
; q" s8 e, g" G% BP1Y Frances: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged . X' m- u8 S8 m% e
Ki-84-Ic Frank: 21 destroyed , R/ S: u+ e2 A1 O7 E
Ki-102a Randy: 26 destroyed # D! K& A O2 v& Y" K8 s
( m L4 {- _ ?$ ~+ G/ y4 m$ W% oAllied aircraft losses
4 W m) h2 ?: rF6F Hellcat: 45 destroyed <- YESS!
& i( T/ L; d3 Y5 j/ c2 H( JF4U-1D Corsair: 3 destroyed
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Allied Ships: WOHOO, we kick a$$ and chew bubblegum again!
) g6 ?1 J1 x6 }Our best Frances bombers: 9 of them score 4 hits!!
/ r, \" W4 q) Z5 a7 [/ d7 hCVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
% ?% f6 P+ C& k( sCV Saratoga . }" {0 y G' _9 J3 Y# h3 E
CVL Belleau Wood, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage % Z' `2 l% I7 k% @0 ?. E
CV Antietam, Torpedo hits 1 |