PzB对硫磺岛的增援行动成功了。 O; N/ \! Z$ K
2 X9 T' a# g& Y. r7 J: q付出的代价是大和和山城中雷。附带的战果是
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6 ~: d# }7 b0 a& l' a) w7 W. sDay Air attack on TF at 63,51
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e2 f2 p9 M8 }8 E* ~Japanese aircraft 2 `* n4 E0 y+ r% U: a
A6M5 Zeke x 23
( t1 I6 |* U7 V" m/ x4 X* dN1K1-J George x 25 G$ G9 O7 f( y! ?+ i4 v
J2M Jack x 12
7 @# t- t! X0 O1 H! ]! zA6M5c Zeke x 23
& [, ]% y* I, X$ P0 l6 ?P1Y Frances x 12
$ l2 n9 ~4 f: m% Q; L; h5 `; v( ^Ki-84-Ic Frank x 22
+ G7 D. f& j3 z8 o; aKi-102a Randy x 32
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Allied aircraft
5 D) A+ M% Z5 P% f8 ~F6F Hellcat x 77
& g% p+ M* f: W+ \( x, Q' l7 @F4U-1D Corsair x 17
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- N* |/ f0 R2 A/ _2 ^: J9 EJapanese aircraft losses
% |! x1 \3 ^1 G4 g+ |A6M5 Zeke: 23 destroyed 3 ~2 Q+ G! F0 h- [/ S, V
N1K1-J George: 23 destroyed
; o7 N5 g3 c7 ~! a a* fJ2M Jack: 12 destroyed 5 a" D! i+ b9 m. [; }, r; |
A6M5c Zeke: 19 destroyed , c Z" u' t; {$ Y5 t4 e! s
P1Y Frances: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged
9 e7 s) [' z# |& c8 f# @6 j- UKi-84-Ic Frank: 21 destroyed " o" u+ | {/ X- M# J
Ki-102a Randy: 26 destroyed
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8 [, ~, v: Z1 mAllied aircraft losses
1 w( M2 E: R& S% P# UF6F Hellcat: 45 destroyed <- YESS! 9 F, n# n/ ?. v% m- o) O' j+ E
F4U-1D Corsair: 3 destroyed
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Allied Ships: WOHOO, we kick a$$ and chew bubblegum again! % F1 }0 N" |9 j; y+ c# s- S7 j
Our best Frances bombers: 9 of them score 4 hits!!
# B. V$ L0 @- ZCVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
# j( [/ c9 B7 c) nCV Saratoga
m* g. a/ f2 ]4 L# b6 HCVL Belleau Wood, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage * R0 {2 {2 r/ c+ Z
CV Antietam, Torpedo hits 1 |