PzB对硫磺岛的增援行动成功了。
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( i% g8 H9 i* R$ j付出的代价是大和和山城中雷。附带的战果是5 k: i; B) @* p/ e0 K% h' r
8 b6 C4 B4 l* h: {Day Air attack on TF at 63,51 ( e5 X1 t* }: P5 T
, x; w; M$ Y. iJapanese aircraft
* `3 u9 Q* T6 D3 ^* p; `+ LA6M5 Zeke x 23 C+ B( O1 _7 _! s' g% @1 a. i
N1K1-J George x 25
% K, a) O: I' C( K+ ~J2M Jack x 12
# p2 @( s0 w5 A; z) aA6M5c Zeke x 23 % h+ f9 G9 G$ B0 |: F
P1Y Frances x 12 $ Y4 w% L4 s- x) k: F; x7 E
Ki-84-Ic Frank x 22
/ Q6 ~# M' L/ b6 L$ i7 B4 [5 I sKi-102a Randy x 32 W k- T1 Z- B+ ?- o: [
5 r* P$ H' Z- s' L3 R2 yAllied aircraft
4 ]$ `# V) T* r2 f$ \. rF6F Hellcat x 77 9 @& p: C1 T) k! p- I4 ~
F4U-1D Corsair x 17
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' l @* C8 ~! J; QJapanese aircraft losses 7 g& ]& ^& ~' L' ~$ P/ {
A6M5 Zeke: 23 destroyed 3 X6 V$ N/ ? c3 N9 w
N1K1-J George: 23 destroyed
1 t; {" W+ C3 b9 J ^ [J2M Jack: 12 destroyed / h& y8 H- Y) n3 g7 ?% y9 ]
A6M5c Zeke: 19 destroyed 0 f. S. P% X) n4 C0 |
P1Y Frances: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged
8 D$ S) @7 S$ a# ^+ y rKi-84-Ic Frank: 21 destroyed / O" f! j+ g# _& z0 }5 u9 v
Ki-102a Randy: 26 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
1 U2 d, Z( r# sF6F Hellcat: 45 destroyed <- YESS! & P0 d& i: c# F! @( h2 _
F4U-1D Corsair: 3 destroyed
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- W! ?, D' L3 E# E. Z3 S1 VAllied Ships: WOHOO, we kick a$$ and chew bubblegum again!
5 m& J9 t1 n6 P" zOur best Frances bombers: 9 of them score 4 hits!! + G- T; M; r2 h0 P( T0 G7 n( }
CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 7 W/ y/ ]/ A* R+ T! k+ U
CV Saratoga
0 z/ w7 W+ S! q pCVL Belleau Wood, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
$ t0 [1 ^8 @% }: b8 xCV Antietam, Torpedo hits 1 |