PzB对硫磺岛的增援行动成功了。4 ~/ q& Y7 {6 e8 w9 t- @8 V! j, _
* J# a& A6 S {- k( |8 T" b+ V- a2 s# ]付出的代价是大和和山城中雷。附带的战果是
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" k0 i2 |3 z# E; g8 fDay Air attack on TF at 63,51 % D& o( Y( ~1 G! |
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Japanese aircraft # U& b' R) _9 h! E
A6M5 Zeke x 23
! `) D# H! x& g- @8 N0 `N1K1-J George x 25 5 N: I" j9 P: E( v3 M2 K, {5 }' u
J2M Jack x 12 . y% `4 x0 G. I; v5 o- y* ^1 X
A6M5c Zeke x 23 % a+ {, n$ Y: e
P1Y Frances x 12 ( C% N7 F& A5 ]. {
Ki-84-Ic Frank x 22 3 ]) f8 c5 ^5 n- |7 G
Ki-102a Randy x 32 / I/ r, {9 o# [3 R( l/ \* t
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Allied aircraft ! {" O9 g( p0 G2 v
F6F Hellcat x 77
% ^7 b4 e: V" k+ T$ f1 w$ \! H5 @F4U-1D Corsair x 17
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- i! G/ M8 G. t4 ?( L( OJapanese aircraft losses 4 n s# C" ^# l) u
A6M5 Zeke: 23 destroyed
# G# k9 V$ r3 DN1K1-J George: 23 destroyed 4 C* c8 d ^0 J2 d; H1 n
J2M Jack: 12 destroyed 4 W$ ~5 g- m- N$ B) k6 O: L
A6M5c Zeke: 19 destroyed
* Q% v8 z' O+ _2 \" `) N5 lP1Y Frances: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged 8 X C7 g% ^3 _/ e8 s( m [2 |
Ki-84-Ic Frank: 21 destroyed
) D; b/ Z7 k3 e( P1 AKi-102a Randy: 26 destroyed
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$ c- D- a4 |0 F9 ^Allied aircraft losses
J! M/ X, A9 _' vF6F Hellcat: 45 destroyed <- YESS!
+ w+ o" C+ r' { B9 OF4U-1D Corsair: 3 destroyed : R1 D; f% z; p5 [/ l
3 J- ^+ V- o! X9 h* F# g1 dAllied Ships: WOHOO, we kick a$$ and chew bubblegum again! 7 I" K# Z* N% @9 G J5 D; d; q2 R: p
Our best Frances bombers: 9 of them score 4 hits!! 7 s+ Y8 t o6 _* W3 J" W: `8 ~
CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
) `0 G8 V0 O* ^: Z0 c# m A& h0 nCV Saratoga
5 j! l, R7 a6 L" kCVL Belleau Wood, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ' s" {' n) D" e, _3 i1 F, Q
CV Antietam, Torpedo hits 1 |