PzB对硫磺岛的增援行动成功了。. d. {0 S a, M9 A/ R
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付出的代价是大和和山城中雷。附带的战果是) o$ X, a+ _& O( `2 G
- Z7 l3 i0 W* y( j; kDay Air attack on TF at 63,51 7 I$ j9 Y8 a1 N9 V4 T* Z% \
4 J! w- X, M- B p0 [Japanese aircraft
! x+ C) l5 c1 j, P& I& H' C$ ^A6M5 Zeke x 23
, d4 A' O3 w' h$ J. nN1K1-J George x 25
% P, g. Z; _* K0 CJ2M Jack x 12 , G. U: T2 l+ b4 `
A6M5c Zeke x 23 # y$ E6 o, q$ ]( K: K. i
P1Y Frances x 12 % S6 S% t0 q+ F a& M
Ki-84-Ic Frank x 22 2 G H5 c: s W% G/ v) n) E% g
Ki-102a Randy x 32
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Allied aircraft
2 l5 C& S1 ]) n2 RF6F Hellcat x 77
9 ?; [: k3 G2 o! S/ \F4U-1D Corsair x 17 - ^8 P$ z. _( Q( \
5 D+ v5 C( t# y1 m& XJapanese aircraft losses
: B: b8 S% ^, Q+ K/ P! {A6M5 Zeke: 23 destroyed / H$ ^" U- U# C- m% }8 n+ n
N1K1-J George: 23 destroyed % p, r& h S$ r+ w8 P H
J2M Jack: 12 destroyed
3 L' |8 x% j2 |7 TA6M5c Zeke: 19 destroyed
$ Z! p8 m% }: s4 mP1Y Frances: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged 8 q9 I e2 y0 l. Z: q2 H. W- d) B5 o
Ki-84-Ic Frank: 21 destroyed 7 A$ ^6 q8 Y# k
Ki-102a Randy: 26 destroyed
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; t9 ^' g1 q3 Q' j' l9 j' sAllied aircraft losses
( P; B! W/ I5 v) d m' CF6F Hellcat: 45 destroyed <- YESS! - D( [6 _! D+ V7 b
F4U-1D Corsair: 3 destroyed
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Allied Ships: WOHOO, we kick a$$ and chew bubblegum again!
' b8 D8 s5 P* e& F% W- U% wOur best Frances bombers: 9 of them score 4 hits!! # y% Q. F8 f1 w. U9 c- M8 y$ Y( w. @
CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ' [! ~$ Z9 p/ C
CV Saratoga
& @' p5 f# j0 l( {% t! DCVL Belleau Wood, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ! Z+ r7 e4 ~2 g/ |9 [. D% Q
CV Antietam, Torpedo hits 1 |