PzB对硫磺岛的增援行动成功了。
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" I" g# J, ?0 ]6 T9 {3 S" j付出的代价是大和和山城中雷。附带的战果是% V5 ]9 \# A; e, O$ ~2 ]4 }: |& m
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Day Air attack on TF at 63,51 % x% J8 O1 k$ o4 p, E5 W2 ]7 d3 i
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Japanese aircraft ' n2 E* l) m$ i3 L3 E
A6M5 Zeke x 23
, P5 M! ^) o/ a( Y; `+ ?/ G$ @N1K1-J George x 25 : U8 |- l7 q# }" Q- {
J2M Jack x 12
5 }5 k3 v8 y2 B2 q5 nA6M5c Zeke x 23 2 p$ ]9 z0 e8 v z, c
P1Y Frances x 12
9 m' v" V/ i# R6 B, a0 ]9 lKi-84-Ic Frank x 22
1 T7 V, r4 b5 L* z/ q' P. @Ki-102a Randy x 32
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7 Z$ V8 Y% V6 [" e2 MAllied aircraft
/ x4 D4 b. K/ M: L9 Y8 R( _4 _2 XF6F Hellcat x 77 : k! ^9 I4 l3 l$ P* i" \. H
F4U-1D Corsair x 17
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! V4 K2 g" z1 W% }, k6 [3 F/ k, RJapanese aircraft losses
! v8 _( M( e) yA6M5 Zeke: 23 destroyed + v) z6 ^5 w- c
N1K1-J George: 23 destroyed
$ z; }* l& p* J; v3 ?+ r# u! FJ2M Jack: 12 destroyed
/ s. |8 z5 o* E* FA6M5c Zeke: 19 destroyed 4 ^4 [9 S( X# P \: b" C
P1Y Frances: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged : g8 f! O1 m4 X# y2 J4 C- N7 f
Ki-84-Ic Frank: 21 destroyed
W' s7 z0 P, _/ ^8 }Ki-102a Randy: 26 destroyed + f0 m. r9 k/ g h+ F! I+ f
# i, \0 d% a7 DAllied aircraft losses 7 ~( {. e* k8 j& R( r
F6F Hellcat: 45 destroyed <- YESS!
2 P" q1 P% S: C, Y( l7 z1 I6 {F4U-1D Corsair: 3 destroyed " T3 w7 c9 ? N2 C( X- g
! q4 @* D* ?4 M' k6 IAllied Ships: WOHOO, we kick a$$ and chew bubblegum again! 3 X% Y% K- ]3 \9 a! q
Our best Frances bombers: 9 of them score 4 hits!!
4 y9 g) ^- P2 Q/ V1 tCVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage $ f' [$ O! i& b D, |( A7 s
CV Saratoga " g$ h9 g1 D0 h9 i8 I T
CVL Belleau Wood, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage : [. b$ W9 |4 P7 _
CV Antietam, Torpedo hits 1 |