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,
3 m' A8 u9 |7 B) g4 J6 vAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 113,1349 J( }; |' X: C. }
+ ^. v% ^& T7 x p* \; WWeather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
: J/ ~- e `7 x5 y2 P8 V) w# F" yEstimated time to target is 21 minutes. L& ~. A# u* w% K9 h- X
, ~$ |8 m8 Y4 G3 }* PJapanese aircraft
: M# y" U; d: j$ W* r+ ^5 M A6M8 Zero x 59
9 g4 r m. ~- {8 M; }9 ^- l4 g A7M2 Sam x 76) ^3 i$ B. z& q1 p8 H |' A+ B
B7A2 Grace x 134
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Allied aircraft
1 M* i$ G# E( ^8 H$ w) l( Y7 d F4U-1A Corsair x 14# l2 J/ }( b( s5 O" C8 N
F6F-5 Hellcat x 56" r& F% M; S) k O0 b% q& `
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Japanese aircraft losses# a- y7 v/ ] t- `6 a
A6M8 Zero: 6 destroyed2 g' o+ [# \3 j [4 m6 I8 r/ C# D/ e
A7M2 Sam: 5 destroyed! `6 P; Q7 }+ ?9 y- |6 c/ V
B7A2 Grace: 7 destroyed, 26 damaged
9 X1 H: `3 R* F* T# K1 M) O0 X B7A2 Grace: 1 destroyed by flak
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F4U-1A Corsair: 2 destroyed
: f' A3 {: V6 X' `/ d F6F-5 Hellcat: 20 destroyed+ X0 x0 j0 H; Q, `4 g# m
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Allied Ships
7 u9 f9 |+ {0 d0 {/ r1 [" m CV Hancock, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
9 C) q4 b7 V5 `' ? CV Indomitable, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
4 h# u/ A3 p. a' |' {8 F CVE Munda, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
' n8 f$ W0 Z0 N2 ^) W1 L9 F; [. P CVE Bougainville, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 P* U& n7 J# ?! A DE Manlove, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
" y& Z6 y6 E* N% O/ A* N& A, }- v CVE Attu, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
! k7 P4 `, r+ m DE Lovering; ?# \: W8 p; K* ^" c- l
DE Lyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
& k1 `% P9 d$ I- N3 M CVE Roi, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage! u: P' l: j$ z0 ^0 F
DE Charles R. Greer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk' j8 @1 k/ N0 _" G
DE Wesson |