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+ x% K: Q+ z# u/ N/ l; d) ]) u
/ ~+ |4 `! |# G, K1 c% LDay Air attack on TF at 63,51
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Japanese aircraft p& c; A2 p O, }* S0 s1 ]
A6M5 Zeke x 23 2 F$ ^0 p. i8 C3 t
N1K1-J George x 25
6 k, w+ q0 q; x+ X7 x4 L. M5 R4 kJ2M Jack x 12 : Y4 S" J- Y3 S: t: G
A6M5c Zeke x 23 ! u) t2 d- B; }+ x4 ~
P1Y Frances x 12 & z! y) j( O* F* w% i) u
Ki-84-Ic Frank x 22
( P0 R4 z/ r4 j3 {4 [Ki-102a Randy x 32 2 R+ m0 u" H* F. L" E+ I- `
7 z( M: n: u) m4 \1 p/ UAllied aircraft
+ E- K6 n' v0 L. X4 B% a$ OF6F Hellcat x 77
, F/ P0 k% D: D1 iF4U-1D Corsair x 17 7 m. j+ M8 n! k7 c
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Japanese aircraft losses 6 W0 o) r. k0 f+ W
A6M5 Zeke: 23 destroyed * b/ c' J2 v6 r+ y0 o6 a5 v
N1K1-J George: 23 destroyed
; |( C$ I' z+ U; n; ]! f1 j& ~6 l: dJ2M Jack: 12 destroyed ! v# S" c. k+ K
A6M5c Zeke: 19 destroyed . t* u2 g" Y6 J I) m$ w
P1Y Frances: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged / Y) l; F) Z9 ]& e, X
Ki-84-Ic Frank: 21 destroyed ; q6 n x2 I4 ~2 |7 X0 }
Ki-102a Randy: 26 destroyed . F5 b x9 O; a X9 G0 o. E( u' [
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Allied aircraft losses & h: L- E/ m! H
F6F Hellcat: 45 destroyed <- YESS! + v5 @- ^* I8 ?
F4U-1D Corsair: 3 destroyed 9 _1 u1 v* T4 Z5 V1 u2 U
4 H& M, B8 \' CAllied Ships: WOHOO, we kick a$$ and chew bubblegum again! - R8 V. D6 z, R
Our best Frances bombers: 9 of them score 4 hits!! ) U' U- X0 f$ Q2 L" U3 L' M
CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage : v7 G0 @2 L6 O p. l
CV Saratoga * b% d5 G/ x. ]7 Z4 e
CVL Belleau Wood, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ) @ x; O" r0 N f9 F/ X
CV Antietam, Torpedo hits 1 |