PzB对硫磺岛的增援行动成功了。9 A8 a& P2 X7 C- P! z+ E
0 [% x u- N9 n) U0 `9 Y! h; H付出的代价是大和和山城中雷。附带的战果是, p3 V7 Y* E5 q( v3 | t/ r8 `% P# u
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Day Air attack on TF at 63,51 , \+ h0 @' Q- d: q* C9 ?0 _1 }
$ }9 E" i$ d6 {5 Y4 zJapanese aircraft , r& P7 L% b5 G+ D, z" J7 S9 x
A6M5 Zeke x 23
) ]' w) o+ g @ A+ ^- SN1K1-J George x 25 $ [7 F- a/ a5 D
J2M Jack x 12 9 A6 |( W. ~9 N1 A& [2 n$ T8 a
A6M5c Zeke x 23 $ o) a* Z2 b4 N. o: e7 k( ]
P1Y Frances x 12
3 x9 b/ ~1 \+ q- O) G, E2 AKi-84-Ic Frank x 22 5 O# b& R' `+ S7 P2 Z" H2 b
Ki-102a Randy x 32 5 ~5 G& L0 T" e; `( R. D
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F6F Hellcat x 77 " N) X- W- Y% x6 n2 j0 e' v
F4U-1D Corsair x 17 # ^7 A( Q9 k; s* g- f3 b
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Japanese aircraft losses
, t7 p% q( w4 z& [A6M5 Zeke: 23 destroyed ' [2 V5 M) A2 u+ j3 Y- k0 e5 U
N1K1-J George: 23 destroyed
$ s" i% H/ R& O' |8 j3 p2 wJ2M Jack: 12 destroyed
1 S0 X" n: ~: V" Z( bA6M5c Zeke: 19 destroyed
$ m5 A0 ~0 @. `# [5 K/ s# s+ aP1Y Frances: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged
5 d# i0 ~" n% \. Z+ i+ ?# dKi-84-Ic Frank: 21 destroyed ; A. Z8 V% G0 g( \$ M: T
Ki-102a Randy: 26 destroyed 0 n* n: |$ a2 f
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Allied aircraft losses
' j5 u$ y" U* A/ f$ X! g* |F6F Hellcat: 45 destroyed <- YESS!
6 i% C1 r% @( C5 I8 o9 Z5 iF4U-1D Corsair: 3 destroyed
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: E7 H) }4 u+ n1 VAllied Ships: WOHOO, we kick a$$ and chew bubblegum again! 6 i, _3 e6 E, `6 e. K1 I. m4 ]! Y
Our best Frances bombers: 9 of them score 4 hits!! 0 _. `: b3 J( U( u" T) e! p
CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 2 P- ~ O5 E, e
CV Saratoga
7 L8 ]5 `4 e4 b. q: G2 nCVL Belleau Wood, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
* q. M' T7 G' F8 z, }CV Antietam, Torpedo hits 1 |