PzB对硫磺岛的增援行动成功了。
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付出的代价是大和和山城中雷。附带的战果是. s6 M- ]5 ]. x6 w* u% U" S; \1 W R
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Day Air attack on TF at 63,51 8 u1 ?) `5 e7 ^% v) v0 Z* k+ X
4 k1 {& Q5 g, T. g2 GJapanese aircraft
. S5 y2 Z0 A6 n# d$ i6 UA6M5 Zeke x 23 ' d4 _+ j6 t1 @' g
N1K1-J George x 25
3 B* S+ c B0 |/ x! [J2M Jack x 12 7 }" u9 Z D2 j
A6M5c Zeke x 23
' O6 R) A7 v- ^P1Y Frances x 12 0 [2 d3 I7 j6 z3 i% v
Ki-84-Ic Frank x 22
% w# I" v* U7 x n( y1 K3 s7 AKi-102a Randy x 32
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8 k' N, q7 P+ P1 ^; W* {Allied aircraft
3 P2 \9 ?, a. G; {( _4 D9 u; E( sF6F Hellcat x 77 8 K q7 E6 _5 f/ Z
F4U-1D Corsair x 17
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% e( t* q6 T- T7 N$ PA6M5 Zeke: 23 destroyed + W5 @4 n- l8 x$ Y5 K
N1K1-J George: 23 destroyed - K/ \: r6 c! v# X; H
J2M Jack: 12 destroyed ) @# M( }5 A+ ?' I
A6M5c Zeke: 19 destroyed
- V/ K1 }2 @9 g0 x7 p* xP1Y Frances: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged 8 V& i# G8 J$ u
Ki-84-Ic Frank: 21 destroyed
$ c }: y k- z8 Z$ m8 uKi-102a Randy: 26 destroyed ! r% J/ @# P: d# O* s& b
; G4 i, A( {$ `: q) R9 uAllied aircraft losses - I' q- u* t$ _- ~- @( |1 s
F6F Hellcat: 45 destroyed <- YESS! u, \- z x9 F7 g" z& W
F4U-1D Corsair: 3 destroyed : ?2 ?: ]8 v% x1 e
# o% m; y$ j h+ w$ F0 {8 PAllied Ships: WOHOO, we kick a$$ and chew bubblegum again! ; k- P; y# [, ~4 |# t& R
Our best Frances bombers: 9 of them score 4 hits!! 5 q @! B1 `1 N; \1 [: W p
CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
) p, f$ L. G3 m2 xCV Saratoga
3 r; h; V3 \" z/ ?9 k* o. cCVL Belleau Wood, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
2 d: m i" J, A$ u! n2 n8 i2 pCV Antietam, Torpedo hits 1 |