PzB对硫磺岛的增援行动成功了。
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付出的代价是大和和山城中雷。附带的战果是
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0 k! N' C! P" c0 WDay Air attack on TF at 63,51 9 O9 k/ U9 }& v4 O- h* s
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Japanese aircraft 6 r8 j% f$ @9 b; x; {( N$ l
A6M5 Zeke x 23 % e# s* X6 |* V" t( _( ? Y
N1K1-J George x 25
/ A5 n( X R( U$ q/ N8 SJ2M Jack x 12 & l8 \. o- k6 _+ Q
A6M5c Zeke x 23 % t' f, X- ?) j3 i9 E1 {# [. l+ f
P1Y Frances x 12
' a" X* _- \ f# b* t: ]Ki-84-Ic Frank x 22 $ G; I/ V& q7 X; q5 ~
Ki-102a Randy x 32
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Allied aircraft 3 h9 v6 A3 b# v6 d- b t S1 t
F6F Hellcat x 77 ) v4 F0 E0 s8 ~2 I4 t# R+ G
F4U-1D Corsair x 17 2 M' l! y7 ]- c
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N1K1-J George: 23 destroyed / L5 W& R( h/ Z; N- Z) A
J2M Jack: 12 destroyed
& A3 j H) x+ |" iA6M5c Zeke: 19 destroyed 3 d( ^# j( ]/ @# }
P1Y Frances: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged
2 C" c' I2 z* t; g- D! _Ki-84-Ic Frank: 21 destroyed 7 ^1 x0 ~% ^# b% X$ k
Ki-102a Randy: 26 destroyed
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; K! B) G7 W/ }$ h: [/ uF6F Hellcat: 45 destroyed <- YESS! $ j' U* a, m" R7 [8 E7 a7 e
F4U-1D Corsair: 3 destroyed ; U2 @- i5 q" R# S; o" H
* j/ a% P* ]: `( q3 VAllied Ships: WOHOO, we kick a$$ and chew bubblegum again!
2 l) C: t. h$ oOur best Frances bombers: 9 of them score 4 hits!!
' H% Z5 B- _. ], z eCVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 6 h; N: t' i" M1 ?# G' V
CV Saratoga
7 ~/ I$ j. \# \. ~ K, ICVL Belleau Wood, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
; p' @" G! g6 h) r/ v. A2 NCV Antietam, Torpedo hits 1 |