所罗门的血腥地狱又添新魂,蝗军针对过于前出的盟军登陆船团发起轮番攻击,击沉汉考克号和不屈号2艘舰队航母,3艘CVE,蝗军损失作战飞机300多架,: F# l8 O6 ^+ i9 ^8 G, ^ @8 H
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 113,134$ ~/ c& a" A" V
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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) C6 u V* N+ N {9 jRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.5 L- l; ~2 w4 B
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes
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Japanese aircraft) Y% H/ [4 e, r% N" [0 W
A6M8 Zero x 59
' ~, ~3 q! Q# ]% o* Q0 b0 I A7M2 Sam x 76: F" D& y/ S; U
B7A2 Grace x 134# i: l4 p+ m6 i7 d9 ?
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Allied aircraft5 N+ m) L* k' v9 A3 ]/ _0 n
F4U-1A Corsair x 146 m$ d. a0 b" H0 J/ F+ L
F6F-5 Hellcat x 562 C) t. f: E7 q' i9 Y1 N# u. N$ L
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Japanese aircraft losses4 G& _, i' \, D' Q
A6M8 Zero: 6 destroyed
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0 d5 f7 ^& E* p4 Y) w B7A2 Grace: 7 destroyed, 26 damaged: c6 r* O7 S. R4 l% L* K# q* o% k
B7A2 Grace: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses
# n- f z2 W, ?) C F4U-1A Corsair: 2 destroyed
- {1 d, f0 Z' {4 c F6F-5 Hellcat: 20 destroyed
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CV Hancock, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk8 _/ x! ]. e! g: G
CV Indomitable, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk& ]5 j) L: C. H/ M1 `4 Q9 X
CVE Munda, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk' O& e! l' w6 X8 Z6 _; V/ {9 T
CVE Bougainville, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
' F8 r M$ G( }% i/ V6 ~ DE Manlove, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk) ?$ ~0 g* y* s' p( N7 Q# g* d
CVE Attu, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage% M5 S, p/ k. u3 J
DE Lovering% ^7 h( x; W) @' Y `/ ^4 A
DE Lyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk+ ^2 V1 ^; k) Y, h1 h$ L: D
CVE Roi, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
( L3 A4 [; K2 c4 S* z( X2 D6 I$ C DE Charles R. Greer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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