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6 h4 h o5 \( q2 l% M" {
' b6 a& X% \# D$ B" m; k" GDay Air attack on TF at 63,51 $ n0 c. B6 h+ X% X
5 N; J4 C' m# A0 k9 z$ `Japanese aircraft , P% t5 c) C+ |8 W; ]8 d1 l
A6M5 Zeke x 23 - X/ Y9 Z: Q! c) c" C
N1K1-J George x 25 * ~- Y! C3 i1 C
J2M Jack x 12 8 \+ G% I: |# w. ~! d1 v
A6M5c Zeke x 23
5 M& U8 z& y) M4 }# @- n4 } _P1Y Frances x 12
* D! h' @7 U% o7 w. B9 u5 IKi-84-Ic Frank x 22
7 V. @, A2 D8 }2 A8 j2 e8 JKi-102a Randy x 32 ! J" e; o" ~: X! I: b
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Allied aircraft 6 `* D m5 w+ C
F6F Hellcat x 77
1 [. Q) Y, b" ^+ ^' IF4U-1D Corsair x 17
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Japanese aircraft losses
; o/ U, O: T6 j# |! WA6M5 Zeke: 23 destroyed 8 B8 w$ v) P. O/ ?+ \3 r0 ^
N1K1-J George: 23 destroyed
- m( P! a, g& V% q, Z+ ]& yJ2M Jack: 12 destroyed & G1 S8 f, D2 W* {( @
A6M5c Zeke: 19 destroyed
E- ?+ ?$ {! f7 Z. KP1Y Frances: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged / _- ~; I8 l7 m! `0 z/ S
Ki-84-Ic Frank: 21 destroyed 6 B0 u& T% X. P+ {, E% _
Ki-102a Randy: 26 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses 7 C1 L; v1 [2 j' y' U6 d4 g
F6F Hellcat: 45 destroyed <- YESS! ; k& f0 {. Q, F* D
F4U-1D Corsair: 3 destroyed
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, s! C* S- x! _. QAllied Ships: WOHOO, we kick a$$ and chew bubblegum again! 6 g' `) U* I# l0 f0 l4 w, d
Our best Frances bombers: 9 of them score 4 hits!!
" x* y2 e0 A0 e& Z& rCVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ) W7 W: P: J9 L
CV Saratoga
. f( Q% K8 E, F4 Q# FCVL Belleau Wood, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
" O5 i. ?7 G) ^$ O1 ^CV Antietam, Torpedo hits 1 |