PzB对硫磺岛的增援行动成功了。) k) ^7 R& O+ K: q7 x0 ~" q
( Z! y# P( i' G9 K6 J; \付出的代价是大和和山城中雷。附带的战果是; q: u8 S; ?0 m7 ~
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Day Air attack on TF at 63,51 0 |! I% K( n2 v6 S" ?6 T% T$ h
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Japanese aircraft
! K( O. g+ P( `& @1 i' Y2 s) Y3 ]: KA6M5 Zeke x 23 6 O. I. u* @, s2 R
N1K1-J George x 25
$ F5 v) `, q, G* l: t- M) ]% YJ2M Jack x 12 ' I1 K" O8 Q- ~! [9 f* `/ f0 y' X
A6M5c Zeke x 23 5 O( t6 u( U* ^/ @
P1Y Frances x 12
1 G. E2 P5 s/ M' n% W6 Z0 [; vKi-84-Ic Frank x 22
' }& \* ^6 O, g! h# iKi-102a Randy x 32 / q) U) f+ j6 S
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Allied aircraft
9 L' R8 W* \& F7 {3 aF6F Hellcat x 77 : ]9 y& g7 D0 I5 N0 b5 V
F4U-1D Corsair x 17
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Japanese aircraft losses
* D6 E4 @- z0 l5 PA6M5 Zeke: 23 destroyed : {9 `" I7 Z% h7 w2 z: L8 A2 T# C
N1K1-J George: 23 destroyed ' S2 A; _ `5 |" O5 f* r
J2M Jack: 12 destroyed ; g% T6 Y: ?6 ^! W# a3 P& W6 M! M
A6M5c Zeke: 19 destroyed
3 U) c r( l4 `$ S0 M( r9 @P1Y Frances: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged
- S `6 j* A, X, O A: ]Ki-84-Ic Frank: 21 destroyed 3 S- m# L3 E( ~0 Z/ W1 N! \: V
Ki-102a Randy: 26 destroyed 5 `* ~+ K2 i7 \3 M0 i
1 O. T3 F4 I9 Y( E# ~* y9 G( tAllied aircraft losses
# k4 a- K6 A3 V& EF6F Hellcat: 45 destroyed <- YESS! . H! [# z7 m% \7 Q2 |
F4U-1D Corsair: 3 destroyed 7 j: X8 Z) [- ?
6 \$ |2 G# e* Q* y& M" NAllied Ships: WOHOO, we kick a$$ and chew bubblegum again! . t! w& \) G; ~
Our best Frances bombers: 9 of them score 4 hits!!
& ~) I/ a w, t: W2 mCVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
- g. M" q0 B7 {CV Saratoga 1 C( B# f& j' P/ C8 c( a
CVL Belleau Wood, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
& M, A% T- }: r) l& j, m6 r+ CCV Antietam, Torpedo hits 1 |