PzB对硫磺岛的增援行动成功了。
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1 z/ Q1 t6 L& `: Y$ _付出的代价是大和和山城中雷。附带的战果是) Y1 w! h! R5 L! v
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Day Air attack on TF at 63,51
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Japanese aircraft
8 K* @0 r+ y |3 G0 t7 ZA6M5 Zeke x 23
: B, {0 \/ x6 @: i" Y6 JN1K1-J George x 25 2 A8 p5 J, q2 }* J( f- S
J2M Jack x 12
. r7 h( ~. Q, I$ CA6M5c Zeke x 23
6 k( [6 p7 D% V4 J( fP1Y Frances x 12 a/ K# H: S1 C) [
Ki-84-Ic Frank x 22
# }( Z& L: {6 R9 \) XKi-102a Randy x 32 6 I- U9 n( H( B4 D) o6 p
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Allied aircraft
1 x0 ?, G/ F* X2 f+ I3 ?F6F Hellcat x 77 4 m3 S4 k* T- h& o
F4U-1D Corsair x 17 * q0 u+ u% W* j% C- J0 F1 i9 f. Q7 _
1 _7 r! G0 g1 u+ O5 r0 ^2 yJapanese aircraft losses : x. f Q; }% ]' s
A6M5 Zeke: 23 destroyed * \2 w4 O+ s/ [; |
N1K1-J George: 23 destroyed / f* o( F9 {3 J9 R2 s+ N: i
J2M Jack: 12 destroyed 8 H; T4 r1 ^6 Y8 [# ]! ]
A6M5c Zeke: 19 destroyed
0 ^; {( J: \; ~( h( yP1Y Frances: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged
9 Z) p' T( ~, {6 eKi-84-Ic Frank: 21 destroyed
) c2 v! I0 v% Y4 \9 H+ h7 XKi-102a Randy: 26 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses ) j& x' p8 M; ?% G
F6F Hellcat: 45 destroyed <- YESS!
7 F F4 Q* C" Q# NF4U-1D Corsair: 3 destroyed
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Allied Ships: WOHOO, we kick a$$ and chew bubblegum again!
' N# D8 p/ }+ `: n8 ?/ ?Our best Frances bombers: 9 of them score 4 hits!! $ G" [/ `. h* B0 Q* c: \& L1 B
CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage / d7 ^9 U6 }- c% J* j+ U1 S
CV Saratoga ; n2 t7 |5 C# e& ^% J6 h
CVL Belleau Wood, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
2 I+ q8 o0 z2 s3 S" GCV Antietam, Torpedo hits 1 |