PzB对硫磺岛的增援行动成功了。5 n% h" F1 b% V1 |* P. B
6 M6 @0 a- ^$ G- ?付出的代价是大和和山城中雷。附带的战果是& O) Q `7 j" f- E/ o
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Day Air attack on TF at 63,51 & g" @- U x0 Y8 ?$ M4 X
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Japanese aircraft / m8 ?8 f9 l! [" E
A6M5 Zeke x 23
+ M& k- d" p! [( A6 D$ sN1K1-J George x 25 7 B3 y- _* Y- l$ u* `
J2M Jack x 12 4 G; z+ c. j8 d# c
A6M5c Zeke x 23
/ `. v, J" n1 n& w4 u3 gP1Y Frances x 12
; A9 F8 O4 |# O2 K: k9 X5 M/ N" ]Ki-84-Ic Frank x 22 + R1 d* T3 v: S# @( i0 D9 s
Ki-102a Randy x 32
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F6F Hellcat x 77 , [# J5 l# ]4 W5 `! o" ]' v
F4U-1D Corsair x 17 % d1 y! P7 t1 F2 P9 a
3 }: G+ T& o2 m& Q- R. ?9 `Japanese aircraft losses 6 n% u* B6 A) D0 J* V* O9 y
A6M5 Zeke: 23 destroyed / g0 q1 [+ C% R" _
N1K1-J George: 23 destroyed
9 M% V5 Q& F! w: X( o1 yJ2M Jack: 12 destroyed
6 F; L" f; y$ \3 H: ZA6M5c Zeke: 19 destroyed 2 X+ c3 L9 R8 \
P1Y Frances: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged
! g% v' s% n7 n( ~# Z5 @Ki-84-Ic Frank: 21 destroyed
$ t0 l, X: n; U- O: d5 TKi-102a Randy: 26 destroyed / v) w1 u: X( e0 }- {; _
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Allied aircraft losses 5 \8 Z( w$ U$ Q; O9 k
F6F Hellcat: 45 destroyed <- YESS! 9 D+ S1 }- U- @& b
F4U-1D Corsair: 3 destroyed
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6 k, W" |8 l# P! n/ y9 k1 M4 d+ _; ?Allied Ships: WOHOO, we kick a$$ and chew bubblegum again!
/ l4 _ A( `3 B$ y+ g( x I. jOur best Frances bombers: 9 of them score 4 hits!! r6 b, \7 `6 F4 h. w% b% D" I2 L
CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 2 d$ m' ^9 R; V1 x
CV Saratoga
' @5 d1 o+ [3 A nCVL Belleau Wood, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
# P8 r5 g% z! rCV Antietam, Torpedo hits 1 |