PzB对硫磺岛的增援行动成功了。- R" S F% c# ^( y
7 J7 T- K" P+ o, S+ C9 m& J付出的代价是大和和山城中雷。附带的战果是
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Day Air attack on TF at 63,51 8 C( j7 [0 S( i* N# w
& s* ]* V/ `% w$ j; m: A" uJapanese aircraft ; [3 c0 ?3 F8 w' d& b3 L- F
A6M5 Zeke x 23 8 l# W( v9 ^, v( i# V" a
N1K1-J George x 25 , K; d- m# q7 [2 ^ n( i5 ~ `
J2M Jack x 12 5 O4 l! i# [ ^, N8 L. f3 f9 y
A6M5c Zeke x 23 ! O5 y& R: M# t) e4 I% i9 _
P1Y Frances x 12 : n$ B6 y2 f* o2 K" W' T% u2 }
Ki-84-Ic Frank x 22 % S- F- B2 m, {
Ki-102a Randy x 32 - a$ M; ^/ B6 @* ~2 P
5 I( o0 D5 P5 K5 o. X _2 QAllied aircraft
: l* q! ?+ N; C. O8 VF6F Hellcat x 77
0 h1 ?5 C+ l6 GF4U-1D Corsair x 17
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' T0 w: K$ T. P) C0 XJapanese aircraft losses G8 ^' b( n9 m9 K
A6M5 Zeke: 23 destroyed
' G; l* W6 M. T. n- _N1K1-J George: 23 destroyed
* [! J4 x5 i8 T6 R7 aJ2M Jack: 12 destroyed
# T1 S; R5 N2 {& y1 y- [A6M5c Zeke: 19 destroyed 2 ?/ a; S& ~2 m1 F8 s
P1Y Frances: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged : {0 S1 ?" E& `% k
Ki-84-Ic Frank: 21 destroyed # s, E- B2 v+ g: }/ {8 y
Ki-102a Randy: 26 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
1 x2 |( S/ i* k# t" x5 G% g8 BF6F Hellcat: 45 destroyed <- YESS!
% Y' [2 i) }7 \6 p6 [* WF4U-1D Corsair: 3 destroyed ' t4 g2 f1 x. r& n
, ~) w+ j9 \# j; i/ F5 fAllied Ships: WOHOO, we kick a$$ and chew bubblegum again!
3 r: B' s. |* V- F H/ r5 R! Y" ROur best Frances bombers: 9 of them score 4 hits!!
1 Y: ~6 s7 @ `+ H5 sCVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 2 F0 a S2 o, u( N; B; o& b: x
CV Saratoga
& u0 A8 b5 I2 wCVL Belleau Wood, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 9 O. [9 N' _: {
CV Antietam, Torpedo hits 1 |