PzB对硫磺岛的增援行动成功了。# a* Y3 Q1 k' q7 @$ ~8 e
( |4 U8 K) @6 S2 F! O- o付出的代价是大和和山城中雷。附带的战果是3 q, _- z2 z/ r' V* D5 s3 F
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Day Air attack on TF at 63,51
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Japanese aircraft 9 L q: ?- V; c
A6M5 Zeke x 23
4 ^/ L% G: B) y0 g# V4 uN1K1-J George x 25 - a( h Q0 l$ F
J2M Jack x 12 0 o( f% q, O4 ?8 ]. Q: z
A6M5c Zeke x 23 B1 Z, [: F2 s" h. z
P1Y Frances x 12 ( _; J6 d4 H1 r, n3 e1 v0 u
Ki-84-Ic Frank x 22
" Z5 ]* L8 z% G0 Q) ^5 F. N& ~) iKi-102a Randy x 32 8 O B$ R3 }2 b+ x, C: X" p
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Allied aircraft ; T6 l' Z8 W" T7 W
F6F Hellcat x 77 3 n5 ]0 n% E+ y+ p5 }3 f7 e8 N+ L& m
F4U-1D Corsair x 17
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Japanese aircraft losses
2 _1 P7 j7 t/ S3 w9 [3 {A6M5 Zeke: 23 destroyed
. |2 I5 {$ J( v4 B' O: }; d J; lN1K1-J George: 23 destroyed % I( t' u0 m- K7 B" u5 L
J2M Jack: 12 destroyed $ m3 D0 p; ^% k- g" K
A6M5c Zeke: 19 destroyed
; x+ r% T2 v! R+ p; a( z/ ]2 GP1Y Frances: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged 5 }0 {' x* ~- b
Ki-84-Ic Frank: 21 destroyed
1 _* S. s8 {- P4 t! d; a6 \Ki-102a Randy: 26 destroyed 0 q, i" }$ n- C& w
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F6F Hellcat: 45 destroyed <- YESS!
2 L- c: t% f( |F4U-1D Corsair: 3 destroyed k5 Y$ p: F& s/ T+ \, {1 L9 D1 ~
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Allied Ships: WOHOO, we kick a$$ and chew bubblegum again! / V) `: y! g6 @( A1 c N! P) b/ Z! q
Our best Frances bombers: 9 of them score 4 hits!! 0 ?6 \' w2 [) _& q. w
CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage , Z9 [/ e$ k! d; Y7 J* h$ a7 l
CV Saratoga
& w) V5 K+ f1 I/ P& ?8 tCVL Belleau Wood, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ( f1 w" D' {6 r- |! V
CV Antietam, Torpedo hits 1 |