所罗门的血腥地狱又添新魂,蝗军针对过于前出的盟军登陆船团发起轮番攻击,击沉汉考克号和不屈号2艘舰队航母,3艘CVE,蝗军损失作战飞机300多架, M% v" L& i4 O0 n }& \1 K5 w5 j
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 113,1342 k v& K1 @+ |" \3 |4 f
7 L+ t/ x: l; @8 ~ d9 p, Z) E- gWeather in hex: Overcast
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2 E2 D8 \& u+ E6 {% [- NRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
4 k5 O. L6 B. V Y% d; IEstimated time to target is 21 minutes$ C8 L" ]' b# }5 q3 x
7 ^" s3 u4 g0 _9 q4 sJapanese aircraft4 g/ W( W4 X2 f+ I+ r) ^9 R' S
A6M8 Zero x 59- ~+ A4 y4 h; O3 t. \
A7M2 Sam x 76# L. E# v% d* t- B( V0 \1 R
B7A2 Grace x 134
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; }- n- b: V1 F8 |" o$ DAllied aircraft
, h* G2 W5 O3 b, |6 w F4U-1A Corsair x 14
5 F |# q5 p1 e' F2 [1 [1 z# e; Z8 { F6F-5 Hellcat x 56& M/ d& E Z: T6 M) n* d
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Japanese aircraft losses
" W' B q. S! ?6 x9 R* E- s A6M8 Zero: 6 destroyed* S# a+ P8 J6 @* K# ^5 {$ j
A7M2 Sam: 5 destroyed
! M! [+ o( t# S B7A2 Grace: 7 destroyed, 26 damaged
2 }: N. q* v/ {( n) S B7A2 Grace: 1 destroyed by flak* f. W6 U7 v+ A
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Allied aircraft losses4 d2 I/ b4 M; a( H: E
F4U-1A Corsair: 2 destroyed
; I. w0 L0 ?+ q0 D/ [ E% J3 F4 t F6F-5 Hellcat: 20 destroyed1 p) ]4 {8 I1 v( x
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Allied Ships
! f+ \& D0 o: H3 L3 Q8 B1 f8 r @ CV Hancock, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
: M5 C( H. _" c' R CV Indomitable, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk: v* L1 C0 t! ^3 P$ K2 d% n7 ]
CVE Munda, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk- y( Q2 u: O0 r5 C* y
CVE Bougainville, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 [4 n6 m9 j3 |7 |+ F DE Manlove, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
$ r7 Y8 |0 P4 b% Q- K CVE Attu, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage2 u- ^/ l, h1 j {7 ]; D4 O6 Y
DE Lovering
. d, d3 r8 g1 @ DE Lyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk- B4 u1 t5 ]% H8 y! q# o
CVE Roi, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage3 s, n6 M- O/ K0 _; P3 A( m% W: R
DE Charles R. Greer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk: P' ~+ E& i8 c
DE Wesson |