PzB对硫磺岛的增援行动成功了。
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# l8 u; r) ~# ?" L, S2 m, v付出的代价是大和和山城中雷。附带的战果是3 C$ t F. L" q$ ?1 [5 v1 v O6 H' A& {5 I
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Day Air attack on TF at 63,51
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o' b( B r3 S) }1 M- AJapanese aircraft
1 p' m8 l9 d/ z- {! E* x1 s" hA6M5 Zeke x 23
% A3 ^& I' Q7 j* |. A; g! UN1K1-J George x 25
* R/ T; p7 n+ |; |5 DJ2M Jack x 12
( i: m5 n2 Q, |6 y7 h Y. w( j- kA6M5c Zeke x 23
7 N! d/ E, u' T# s' G. |; CP1Y Frances x 12
; L# f* \5 W8 @: |/ m5 n" D* o$ HKi-84-Ic Frank x 22 0 o' P. x8 g4 r5 H
Ki-102a Randy x 32 . ^0 c J5 ?3 ? P j
3 a) g. o# L; v& O2 I5 gAllied aircraft
" L% r- V' N# D6 vF6F Hellcat x 77 ) L4 q) o' U( ]6 h, k
F4U-1D Corsair x 17
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A6M5 Zeke: 23 destroyed
' M" P& D* t6 g) ~( O8 _N1K1-J George: 23 destroyed
" Y, x6 J( v/ z, _9 ^2 Z! y8 s9 ~0 lJ2M Jack: 12 destroyed
9 A" p4 M& d' @' \( h# |A6M5c Zeke: 19 destroyed
6 }+ u8 Y3 c- _0 |, q$ `P1Y Frances: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged
/ P; F% v' s( ?" ?! [' r( E% yKi-84-Ic Frank: 21 destroyed
) J6 c* ]+ e6 r* _6 VKi-102a Randy: 26 destroyed " P2 w. s5 V: I6 @
5 D4 s/ p p$ u( A6 p) hAllied aircraft losses ! o: y; a+ ], E+ A5 L
F6F Hellcat: 45 destroyed <- YESS!
# G% ?3 B8 j+ B4 P( g8 l# DF4U-1D Corsair: 3 destroyed 2 O( ]8 B4 ^, Z) l
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Allied Ships: WOHOO, we kick a$$ and chew bubblegum again! / b+ {& Z% {4 P" @: Q9 D
Our best Frances bombers: 9 of them score 4 hits!! 4 U6 V3 q6 z' k
CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage % V! v- R z/ n- k' d# f/ I4 t
CV Saratoga
4 E6 D( C% W E% xCVL Belleau Wood, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
* M3 ?! A: {# cCV Antietam, Torpedo hits 1 |