PzB对硫磺岛的增援行动成功了。0 j4 \# X! b" }1 e
) b$ E# r0 k B* Y( g; ]1 v) e5 ], x) n' V付出的代价是大和和山城中雷。附带的战果是+ G7 ?8 ?/ f* i) z8 N4 N/ ?7 u8 X4 P
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Day Air attack on TF at 63,51 $ q; ?: A& s* r9 }, [* s. `
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A6M5 Zeke x 23
* D: a$ C4 {8 N, `9 KN1K1-J George x 25
1 I% n$ a3 u9 A( U9 v. A6 S) y! LJ2M Jack x 12 ; x0 x; Z% q- C; S2 i
A6M5c Zeke x 23 7 E, U& P* c$ r3 j8 t! M7 W2 ~+ t5 k- ?
P1Y Frances x 12 ( k7 h3 j/ ^% `7 H
Ki-84-Ic Frank x 22 * F; a/ B; j1 L
Ki-102a Randy x 32 : [9 O8 S$ t5 K. m4 S
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Allied aircraft
& p) `3 z. s9 S. m: L) pF6F Hellcat x 77 # I5 z9 \9 ~% z
F4U-1D Corsair x 17
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Japanese aircraft losses
) n9 d3 p0 f3 L" }" k0 ^: EA6M5 Zeke: 23 destroyed 6 e* ^# @- ?0 h) }
N1K1-J George: 23 destroyed 6 \4 D+ j3 Y$ }- x$ `
J2M Jack: 12 destroyed
0 J5 @. N' V$ G4 hA6M5c Zeke: 19 destroyed
8 n, e1 o. }3 h( z. ?P1Y Frances: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged 1 Y( B1 o( G5 M R! K+ I' `
Ki-84-Ic Frank: 21 destroyed
8 q: h' v: J8 A) |, D% yKi-102a Randy: 26 destroyed
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$ E, b4 u& I) ? h" K6 b7 E) ^F6F Hellcat: 45 destroyed <- YESS! T; E0 u) l1 q! a
F4U-1D Corsair: 3 destroyed
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9 H& Y, t+ X; aAllied Ships: WOHOO, we kick a$$ and chew bubblegum again! * k- \) i1 j1 |
Our best Frances bombers: 9 of them score 4 hits!! ) ]: `( @, V# b. M. _' b0 @, z
CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
6 G0 B5 {" ?% m& q# tCV Saratoga
7 a5 Z- M& i8 G) j- F- qCVL Belleau Wood, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage : g2 J4 E2 A2 d
CV Antietam, Torpedo hits 1 |