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,
; t* H& k0 m% g/ ]Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 113,1340 X, S3 M0 {3 X/ g/ q- K
" ]' Q8 \, C w5 g# t. h2 |: v! rWeather in hex: Overcast4 A' U7 D' V# D' b& ]( ^* }
" |/ W& Z& z2 V8 w* \Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.. r$ q* d; C. i+ W- C
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes
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/ e& x2 e( }' e6 |' e7 wJapanese aircraft
( v- D) ]8 A- f% M A6M8 Zero x 594 ?/ U0 z S! a
A7M2 Sam x 76
0 `& Q. H: i% ~ B7A2 Grace x 134
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Allied aircraft
) k' O q4 j$ M8 b F4U-1A Corsair x 14
, b* G% V- ^ M4 k' y% H7 A F6F-5 Hellcat x 56, @- P* l: e* G/ \
# g) R0 F- a, aJapanese aircraft losses7 Y9 v0 c$ j1 y) L
A6M8 Zero: 6 destroyed
5 x9 }' |6 h) H N1 d A7M2 Sam: 5 destroyed
% w" ^, I7 K; s! L$ l3 R9 c2 ^7 L B7A2 Grace: 7 destroyed, 26 damaged
) v7 `6 H* G2 F& R, X B7A2 Grace: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses5 I0 f/ x$ ~2 a9 J0 ?: k
F4U-1A Corsair: 2 destroyed
- k. U0 x: B# @" a% Q F6F-5 Hellcat: 20 destroyed
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& V, z- N: P1 U( dAllied Ships# X' _: F# f% A( ~, @5 P4 v' @
CV Hancock, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk% e7 D& ~6 t5 @# T
CV Indomitable, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk9 r& @# ? B ^) ?. ]2 X
CVE Munda, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
5 \+ m" f2 Z6 V/ c8 i% ` CVE Bougainville, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage5 a( e: q7 n3 T( z# e1 t3 k* K5 r
DE Manlove, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk) w5 e; r0 u( Z3 `7 l9 `1 n) N
CVE Attu, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage# e( p- j: f4 l
DE Lovering" B7 d7 T$ n# n5 W! N) y9 U
DE Lyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
* d6 v7 V; g4 J9 o( s2 a CVE Roi, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 ^' n- Y+ ~+ o4 A- r7 b7 i6 { DE Charles R. Greer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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