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,
' v% M8 e; H7 y) f% dAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 113,134
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" j3 {' @) G! d1 Q2 IWeather in hex: Overcast
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5 G. q% X% a0 S" `+ ?( _( w/ mRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.: Y* K- x! H8 o( n V
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes
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% B- |0 W' K0 E. X5 f. ]Japanese aircraft1 \' E9 _! ?1 i
A6M8 Zero x 592 u0 ?- A, O$ }1 X# j, |
A7M2 Sam x 76' l, H( V3 k" B5 k; U
B7A2 Grace x 134$ G4 H8 p- O( G0 U- b
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Allied aircraft) v- d- [! }* |/ A" [# N
F4U-1A Corsair x 14
+ `5 i- t8 f) Y/ _7 ^* \# Z* ] F6F-5 Hellcat x 56
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8 L8 }2 a- H7 z& RJapanese aircraft losses3 W( h2 D4 F2 s" e4 h" V
A6M8 Zero: 6 destroyed! h1 k( H" T- [
A7M2 Sam: 5 destroyed
$ ^. M) g7 ~$ q& p7 d B7A2 Grace: 7 destroyed, 26 damaged6 |, s( h6 r" r$ e. @! ~
B7A2 Grace: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses( v; k0 Q1 z* a$ ^! r5 k9 W
F4U-1A Corsair: 2 destroyed- n5 {5 `2 u [+ f
F6F-5 Hellcat: 20 destroyed. A. b" i7 ^1 G1 R
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Allied Ships
5 D2 ] J5 W x f7 c' \2 }' S; g CV Hancock, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
0 d. o8 P, @9 w) ~6 D0 I" n CV Indomitable, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk3 _5 R& j6 J( Z( y1 l3 v
CVE Munda, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk/ N4 k' o4 [+ M0 D S- W5 g* V
CVE Bougainville, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 y9 I7 D0 J) y* X g% l DE Manlove, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk' K) I; i6 F0 Z+ [3 S
CVE Attu, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage/ L2 w5 L& `. u, d
DE Lovering
- v1 j$ h9 C7 K7 H- R) I' o DE Lyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk. h! d# I" Y# E. u
CVE Roi, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage, y+ q7 b& T/ o6 ?7 f G& [& {
DE Charles R. Greer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
4 \# M( H2 J, }* W% g1 a& w DE Wesson |