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,
$ n' [0 i& [! y0 O/ g- d" ?% gAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 113,134" D& X$ F5 v/ C5 x- ^/ D
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Weather in hex: Overcast# o3 z4 y5 `# M. ]2 ^
+ M9 l- s7 K4 n3 cRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.% m8 Z% U. n4 o2 b
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes, _0 V5 [% g& n1 @# I5 }
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Japanese aircraft
" l& i3 z) f- r& S. E A6M8 Zero x 596 V e) d6 w: |) y) B0 s+ Q
A7M2 Sam x 768 a6 f" l: }2 f' Z1 p4 |
B7A2 Grace x 134
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Allied aircraft
- l! z. `. M9 l o* ?, D F4U-1A Corsair x 14
+ b9 M/ q4 H% C5 ?$ R' V- T F6F-5 Hellcat x 56: F1 t8 n& U. K1 `
! G( m0 Z: l; X% j/ D$ M+ oJapanese aircraft losses0 D [6 s% Z7 R6 i/ I+ U
A6M8 Zero: 6 destroyed
, J& k; @( D' B* v& [ A7M2 Sam: 5 destroyed
$ B# p1 @4 s3 v4 Q; ?3 _ B7A2 Grace: 7 destroyed, 26 damaged& L* x( h- h4 I! Y5 P9 ?, J+ W
B7A2 Grace: 1 destroyed by flak& R, f* l) G. x" |4 J. H
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F4U-1A Corsair: 2 destroyed
9 l, o+ l9 ^5 q3 H& M |$ X' J F6F-5 Hellcat: 20 destroyed
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Allied Ships
- W' u7 b3 V+ P- Y" c Q* {/ H CV Hancock, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk- A( F: C; k2 X
CV Indomitable, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk7 s _$ }+ n' o. G6 a
CVE Munda, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
7 v$ m( L( f" m* }" A! n0 v CVE Bougainville, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 t& q8 k, E; u! O: A8 T, t DE Manlove, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk( _/ l. V7 q+ H @& N! ^
CVE Attu, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
& t- l& G( I* D DE Lovering
, C2 ?5 {3 i- a DE Lyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk: W' r9 h0 n( O( K% _ ]/ J
CVE Roi, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 ~: U+ @: e% |5 T DE Charles R. Greer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
; l& A; o: B" p* q- ~; n" m DE Wesson |