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,, _* Y0 [+ z: c4 ?
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 113,134
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.9 K* c0 y& I& Y9 o( \
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes
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A6M8 Zero x 59) J5 x) F- t! c. ]8 d: u
A7M2 Sam x 761 u* R. h( `9 l4 L- ]; K
B7A2 Grace x 134
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Allied aircraft5 P. D" E4 O# @2 d! q
F4U-1A Corsair x 144 v$ n( x8 b& l( d! N5 b
F6F-5 Hellcat x 56
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A6M8 Zero: 6 destroyed$ F: n' N, D, ]' p/ b5 m7 K' E
A7M2 Sam: 5 destroyed: H+ z4 k; h6 Y% w+ G2 b2 ~8 u
B7A2 Grace: 7 destroyed, 26 damaged6 A+ c* G7 D' Q) g f
B7A2 Grace: 1 destroyed by flak
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F4U-1A Corsair: 2 destroyed0 c4 v, S$ g# b9 n
F6F-5 Hellcat: 20 destroyed
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! c7 \2 K0 g/ C+ V! @ CV Hancock, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk" b' `$ p/ d, Z& W& Z
CV Indomitable, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
1 J7 y" q- B3 n CVE Munda, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk, _( I! a" p1 B& j1 ~9 w. t
CVE Bougainville, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage) r! q& Q# z( R4 @. c' b* t
DE Manlove, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
: [0 q/ t5 r8 \# L9 p! l0 }9 r( y CVE Attu, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage, P# f( e* n6 o& y7 `- i7 Q, A
DE Lovering
% J' Q' ]! F& @! r! L1 Y8 q7 P DE Lyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk1 S9 b7 w8 b3 g9 R7 L# d
CVE Roi, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 c) ]/ x! F% b5 [% h% t DE Charles R. Greer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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