PzB对硫磺岛的增援行动成功了。
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2 x; S! z: n7 q$ F e付出的代价是大和和山城中雷。附带的战果是) w# ^0 u! C5 E/ i
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Day Air attack on TF at 63,51
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Japanese aircraft
0 H( [# d6 z+ m2 c' E8 bA6M5 Zeke x 23 8 ]' Q) U9 W5 ]0 e! q5 b- h
N1K1-J George x 25
! R J$ o+ z# w9 Z4 Y; Z* TJ2M Jack x 12 2 d* s3 `3 m: e, y7 L( ~
A6M5c Zeke x 23
2 E% z1 |% I: I9 r; }P1Y Frances x 12 6 J' X8 Q) J, t- Y9 a* A
Ki-84-Ic Frank x 22
+ w, Q1 I2 S9 g! \$ R7 F) j" VKi-102a Randy x 32
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6 |- L/ Y# \% q- oF6F Hellcat x 77
( u# W+ J6 M( o6 M8 M0 @F4U-1D Corsair x 17
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Japanese aircraft losses
8 X6 x* u9 ~( c3 N u% G( i9 L8 [ KA6M5 Zeke: 23 destroyed
4 Q$ I; H; ]9 J9 j4 N- UN1K1-J George: 23 destroyed 4 |5 c5 j. L k+ M ~
J2M Jack: 12 destroyed ) E* y8 g' T6 r1 u" P
A6M5c Zeke: 19 destroyed ! f2 b, s0 X: K$ V3 z
P1Y Frances: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged & I% h! D. A" ^8 h" S( _1 S U. ?
Ki-84-Ic Frank: 21 destroyed * G. E. D. S/ s: O$ m. v
Ki-102a Randy: 26 destroyed
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% E6 G6 U" L& N& Q& B7 EF6F Hellcat: 45 destroyed <- YESS!
" n# Q: H5 w" k# g( n- {F4U-1D Corsair: 3 destroyed
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3 l3 Q9 a. {1 F, [2 z3 f' ]8 @: |7 ZAllied Ships: WOHOO, we kick a$$ and chew bubblegum again! 2 a7 I" @* l9 |' p6 N5 [4 m
Our best Frances bombers: 9 of them score 4 hits!!
9 e% A$ s! Q$ r! Z cCVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
1 r3 q. F* ~- M. P- n6 e: NCV Saratoga 4 Q1 ^& Y2 h2 L6 i I- v
CVL Belleau Wood, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage " y: }8 J& A* `
CV Antietam, Torpedo hits 1 |