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,
: G8 d/ z4 |' l! ~ Y' x) GAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 113,134
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+ H; B! e/ D% S2 PWeather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet." g* h- T8 u3 E) j% ?: S
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes& T) o! |5 y* C% t' ^( S* C/ M
( N% c$ I' y( A4 ]: KJapanese aircraft
, b* M" g( C+ W. c" t. _) a A6M8 Zero x 59
: C1 Y) u5 v& n4 m1 m2 h( S A7M2 Sam x 76
- O5 |+ e6 u, W% }. ] B7A2 Grace x 134( C) H% i `* s% V
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Allied aircraft% H; I2 L2 F8 I3 {6 b8 b- y3 _
F4U-1A Corsair x 14
2 s4 p. L) L! F+ Q6 z* l F6F-5 Hellcat x 56 A; D: e) l# C* K ]' m
/ | Y& I% m. K3 TJapanese aircraft losses/ w/ \5 C, ~7 R; K$ m
A6M8 Zero: 6 destroyed
3 _) p$ p( T2 L4 ^ A7M2 Sam: 5 destroyed
. |( m/ p) w% }+ m. Z3 J" v. ]; y B7A2 Grace: 7 destroyed, 26 damaged
0 Q, E. F: Z# F+ _7 D B7A2 Grace: 1 destroyed by flak9 i3 d5 c% C2 i5 V; B
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Allied aircraft losses
% P( ~( V9 {* L- b( M1 U: _$ [ F4U-1A Corsair: 2 destroyed
0 D, K% K* q- K. W$ A+ U% J F6F-5 Hellcat: 20 destroyed
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- m4 D) `% ?+ j) [ g7 d W( E% QAllied Ships9 e. p& N y* V
CV Hancock, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk, W- B# B6 L1 w' t. Y
CV Indomitable, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk: @2 Y7 G- ^9 Q% z7 m
CVE Munda, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk, u9 K9 q- g& x, M) B/ {3 s0 ?
CVE Bougainville, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 v' n1 P9 r$ @ DE Manlove, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk5 w* | f6 j% S) O l) Q
CVE Attu, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
' _9 y4 r# N3 J9 H' y DE Lovering
6 j2 P+ o# C8 V A# v& G5 ^8 h+ D DE Lyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk* Y( s- A! q) Y' H; D1 Q
CVE Roi, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage$ n; X. t' n0 H- E
DE Charles R. Greer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk1 l/ E5 t* }. M
DE Wesson |