PzB对硫磺岛的增援行动成功了。
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- U) a$ J7 D- c付出的代价是大和和山城中雷。附带的战果是 L& f# v4 K7 u- y4 O! i+ ?
: I4 E4 T! ]& y6 v* G: \7 ODay Air attack on TF at 63,51
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2 L) E& k9 `$ a2 O: ZJapanese aircraft 4 H/ ~) S, b$ i6 t
A6M5 Zeke x 23
2 J* B5 n0 z, _$ `1 {N1K1-J George x 25
+ B5 N: _* K9 w" ~# UJ2M Jack x 12 % v& l5 F$ c' I0 i: M
A6M5c Zeke x 23
3 u4 L9 S6 \) N1 MP1Y Frances x 12 4 ]1 J2 c1 _" l5 n
Ki-84-Ic Frank x 22 ; v- y2 h" Z& l$ J
Ki-102a Randy x 32 3 N% U: e+ `4 i G5 @) l
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F6F Hellcat x 77 ) L# Y) }) |+ ]3 ^$ T- Y" e* m
F4U-1D Corsair x 17 # o* R* `/ A% J/ H
8 v+ J6 h7 \) j2 K. xJapanese aircraft losses
; h+ b' E4 r( G; H' @) I7 OA6M5 Zeke: 23 destroyed
1 R/ e- B0 }* qN1K1-J George: 23 destroyed
. w3 D" _6 Z8 @2 j# t; KJ2M Jack: 12 destroyed # p( Y: ]* f% g |( N
A6M5c Zeke: 19 destroyed
+ B* |, ?. i& sP1Y Frances: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged
/ j1 q9 |- q6 ~ PKi-84-Ic Frank: 21 destroyed
6 j3 T0 \' j( d0 O! YKi-102a Randy: 26 destroyed
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" o R ]/ Y& K+ `) Z+ E+ b& ?Allied aircraft losses 4 [- a+ i* v( ?4 c u( u4 r; Q' d
F6F Hellcat: 45 destroyed <- YESS!
' t( T: X4 \. h; A! v _F4U-1D Corsair: 3 destroyed + c$ K6 g# {4 u/ ~7 @4 F
% h% Q& t7 Z. o! `: p' f1 Y& VAllied Ships: WOHOO, we kick a$$ and chew bubblegum again!
/ U( i+ G2 c3 l+ o9 `" A# Y, W1 POur best Frances bombers: 9 of them score 4 hits!! 6 g7 O4 |0 J3 }5 O6 B# A7 K
CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
$ g, P7 i' q! m4 g2 lCV Saratoga
1 o, c0 X, L+ f! c( ^CVL Belleau Wood, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
; h# c ?0 |! b" U/ M2 t; CCV Antietam, Torpedo hits 1 |