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,
, e* F7 }+ M9 J) \# L9 NAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 113,134
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Weather in hex: Overcast8 F$ c% j9 ?6 }4 M
/ a' M% S2 c4 {& L bRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
# B) [6 r9 Z4 fEstimated time to target is 21 minutes
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Japanese aircraft f) E! F2 Z% P7 ]# r
A6M8 Zero x 59 [: g& ~' x! p& O
A7M2 Sam x 766 S0 H3 Q1 F! e; ?
B7A2 Grace x 134& w1 V, ^' d0 s0 M; h7 i
$ m1 f4 o! x+ M$ gAllied aircraft
, Z& ]; Y8 Y' i9 M2 O F4U-1A Corsair x 14
6 k1 I# G# z* i# G F6F-5 Hellcat x 56
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Japanese aircraft losses W8 v/ R5 ^8 a7 W$ V8 j$ W4 x7 s
A6M8 Zero: 6 destroyed8 p# p& k2 q6 d. S7 v1 q4 w
A7M2 Sam: 5 destroyed$ w3 ~6 f8 n3 K+ C* j
B7A2 Grace: 7 destroyed, 26 damaged0 r1 Q. {6 X) e9 S& P3 I S
B7A2 Grace: 1 destroyed by flak
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' r. o1 _+ b1 t5 E7 o) XAllied aircraft losses3 O9 x6 |# F8 Z) X! W+ t
F4U-1A Corsair: 2 destroyed
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4 \+ B) q4 g3 u) U2 ~Allied Ships
3 E" U- v4 C. j* t$ A3 E, N CV Hancock, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
0 o3 s# {5 p9 { l( [ C* g' Z! c0 a CV Indomitable, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
$ s3 w3 Z% {2 w% i' `% l% {; l CVE Munda, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
5 s1 Y$ X# O+ G7 ~ CVE Bougainville, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
& t; m0 \5 a+ v+ } DE Manlove, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
. b) I# ~5 i+ G4 p1 y+ S3 C X8 V CVE Attu, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
' P% ~$ g! C/ x5 ^3 b/ z- ^8 i: _ DE Lovering& i1 c& U. `* k: p% b
DE Lyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk5 u. s$ j) z5 e; e4 j
CVE Roi, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 `0 w0 V3 l, `) g: y& A DE Charles R. Greer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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