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,
0 R, @# |1 B" b8 ^7 \3 J; oAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 113,134, T# v! Z8 s0 f7 Q) O. w$ y
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Weather in hex: Overcast' x/ X+ \5 N5 D9 s E( l. Z
! {3 i; |$ ?/ `5 z; _Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.- J! C4 Y$ l# r* P. J
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes0 e4 o! F4 ^* Y0 q) ~* b
9 G$ T8 q- v* t+ R3 U4 D# y( YJapanese aircraft
, \7 s f: P3 H; b1 W, u% J A6M8 Zero x 59
: k o) n) C A A7M2 Sam x 76
- X1 C0 _; \8 L% Y: E B7A2 Grace x 134
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Allied aircraft
$ S: w) m) w& }5 G; z* ]- k F4U-1A Corsair x 14. f* D+ U2 J& O' T9 _/ l
F6F-5 Hellcat x 56/ d: j, Z; i! b% E2 E
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Japanese aircraft losses7 D: Z8 F2 W% y' x- @1 k$ B
A6M8 Zero: 6 destroyed
2 O4 b+ E v% ?: x2 u A7M2 Sam: 5 destroyed
M9 k9 s" g+ h, C B7A2 Grace: 7 destroyed, 26 damaged& Q% H- {/ S+ d: H; W
B7A2 Grace: 1 destroyed by flak- G/ X9 s$ \; `- u0 o3 K: ^1 q- ?0 `
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Allied aircraft losses: J# z; j0 _7 i; _& b, R9 z
F4U-1A Corsair: 2 destroyed
3 N! w5 C* R/ a% a& j1 [ F6F-5 Hellcat: 20 destroyed( s5 m5 ^+ }' O
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Allied Ships8 e9 B" I% }/ Q
CV Hancock, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk4 h+ B7 t$ [& @
CV Indomitable, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk5 Z, W6 Z; p4 q
CVE Munda, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
1 ] \3 j* Z" Y% w+ B* A/ n CVE Bougainville, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage) F) g4 S* E2 [: j( Q
DE Manlove, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
8 _, a0 x& q: H, | CVE Attu, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
% D ]; ?+ m8 |# f) B) O DE Lovering7 @" B/ |# y2 L/ P
DE Lyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
# ^6 t g7 m9 L2 }$ A. Z1 y, ~ CVE Roi, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
, E3 v- J+ `+ { DE Charles R. Greer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk+ m8 T. E Y- E! X( y1 n3 T5 j1 ~
DE Wesson |