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,$ e g& {) Z7 D: q9 J9 W9 m7 C
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 113,134+ r* y9 V4 [) `+ B
% V: Y* V) ~8 Y" j3 |# TWeather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
+ _3 { p# r& ?+ |1 [7 pEstimated time to target is 21 minutes) m0 O5 G6 `+ x4 r/ p/ }0 I' i) t
9 U1 a' a% \( z) {# P9 cJapanese aircraft9 N/ [/ d3 c0 \1 f4 T6 d0 y
A6M8 Zero x 59& T* i, \4 {8 ]9 G- N% \" j5 O
A7M2 Sam x 76
+ u9 ]- y. a1 q B7A2 Grace x 1349 I- W: V: [' W3 @0 S
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Allied aircraft; k$ g9 `8 ]4 q% `
F4U-1A Corsair x 14
2 R( q2 n, x A, ^7 d" n F6F-5 Hellcat x 56
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Japanese aircraft losses6 K* K! a6 r/ D9 S7 |( m7 X
A6M8 Zero: 6 destroyed
6 F2 i# V# S) c; p( f2 y5 J A7M2 Sam: 5 destroyed
/ j! v5 Z5 e% w8 W B7A2 Grace: 7 destroyed, 26 damaged
' i3 `; Y! m3 H/ o# w/ Q B7A2 Grace: 1 destroyed by flak
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( _4 L4 i9 m5 w* F, I6 n7 OAllied aircraft losses
) g! v% u: G' B3 @1 ?, y F4U-1A Corsair: 2 destroyed. E. o% D2 L- Q, m
F6F-5 Hellcat: 20 destroyed' t' f5 c% d2 ?, b
& C( a+ l5 F7 s, ~. QAllied Ships* N6 x7 r7 o' q w, t: j
CV Hancock, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk0 Y& Q5 W+ o- `# }. O
CV Indomitable, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk+ @- p g- O; ]& j0 y6 T
CVE Munda, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
0 x$ J* ?0 w3 |* L CVE Bougainville, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage o8 E5 ?; f% M" ]& o
DE Manlove, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
4 G t G& _# K, r1 Z2 v CVE Attu, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage" X5 }. P: N" d# l# o1 x4 h! K
DE Lovering0 J' C) k( E# K! l. L2 \9 A
DE Lyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
' ^, m5 }) f+ Q2 U, B7 f3 O5 K CVE Roi, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage3 n$ s9 }* t% N0 O' k/ \* J) O) T m
DE Charles R. Greer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk$ F! T0 _3 i, s; X9 g+ J
DE Wesson |