PzB对硫磺岛的增援行动成功了。2 ~# q G- C$ d! A$ I* k
3 K5 @" t5 ~; r, d9 f0 U付出的代价是大和和山城中雷。附带的战果是1 M3 O# @% U6 m; O2 ]! ]# q: F
- t8 C" S( S2 G1 Z( aDay Air attack on TF at 63,51 7 t, r- }1 C% u4 R: l4 ~
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Japanese aircraft 6 U/ H2 I* }" ?3 I
A6M5 Zeke x 23
, A, `! b6 ~* ^7 ]N1K1-J George x 25
8 o" l! [; ~" o# S# X T2 N+ ?- }J2M Jack x 12
8 D! @0 N- @2 ]. a! iA6M5c Zeke x 23 $ M0 W. ~/ w0 Z* ~4 }3 c' ?+ e
P1Y Frances x 12 6 `1 j3 B& I! G6 @2 m! `
Ki-84-Ic Frank x 22 ) m9 u# d1 | i1 I) d
Ki-102a Randy x 32 $ ]4 X; R9 M- r/ V4 _, n$ ^9 Q9 G
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Allied aircraft / P; d1 U7 k- X3 ^+ J/ ~ C
F6F Hellcat x 77 + \& R4 Y) X& ^9 [9 ?; w0 o5 t g
F4U-1D Corsair x 17 8 h5 B; ]3 l3 |- K$ t: u
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Japanese aircraft losses 4 J/ m/ [; g: P9 B: ?
A6M5 Zeke: 23 destroyed / D& ~' ^8 F1 v' C
N1K1-J George: 23 destroyed
0 \' G& m: o+ V' q3 hJ2M Jack: 12 destroyed ! g. H6 p. U& {
A6M5c Zeke: 19 destroyed 4 X3 \/ w( L" y. ~- w) C% `" ~/ p+ E
P1Y Frances: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged
6 W' x9 {9 p( G. N# wKi-84-Ic Frank: 21 destroyed : m) [, f) _% e7 Q. K
Ki-102a Randy: 26 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
+ `0 W: _6 @( y+ iF6F Hellcat: 45 destroyed <- YESS!
1 v& J* V2 q8 a7 f% [F4U-1D Corsair: 3 destroyed ( |: {, H! p. D9 q/ b2 j
! ^ |6 I/ R2 K3 cAllied Ships: WOHOO, we kick a$$ and chew bubblegum again! , ~, U% Y% Y4 }8 \/ A
Our best Frances bombers: 9 of them score 4 hits!!
4 I( l" \1 f5 e+ I4 {8 }CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage * I5 H# N: c9 z; x
CV Saratoga
- m8 z& E+ R. G0 t2 p5 JCVL Belleau Wood, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 1 G9 \& E& D, C# r2 f
CV Antietam, Torpedo hits 1 |