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,
2 C. B) }" I: D( V" bAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 113,134
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: P. p, [4 |9 ]; [$ H& @4 c5 @Weather in hex: Overcast8 m6 [" X# u+ x% e& n
/ g5 A) C) j$ Q4 o. H" ] [Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet., t' @# f8 c3 l. S2 g
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
7 q0 u& D3 ^7 p6 [ A6M8 Zero x 59
: Q5 P( m2 Z6 R% N+ H" H6 ^) D! y; S/ i A7M2 Sam x 76
5 N: E% X' q7 |, H B7A2 Grace x 134, K' ^1 I: u$ Q4 `( X2 j5 b; n' z
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Allied aircraft2 v% p- R6 X5 }
F4U-1A Corsair x 14
2 S4 N% r" w- s F6F-5 Hellcat x 56
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0 f# \; p8 f P9 g RJapanese aircraft losses
' _& j; l, W! }- Q$ C) X* `. G A6M8 Zero: 6 destroyed' R, d. T+ }$ |6 s! A
A7M2 Sam: 5 destroyed0 |& ?, X& k4 Q6 i' Y/ w7 C
B7A2 Grace: 7 destroyed, 26 damaged
( @( I+ D! e {6 w5 y. z4 o, {4 } B7A2 Grace: 1 destroyed by flak6 p+ X K2 y5 O1 M Q9 M2 D7 I
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4 Y, [" n0 t( j F4U-1A Corsair: 2 destroyed0 Y- t L* J1 _
F6F-5 Hellcat: 20 destroyed$ [3 F. a) g5 R$ E/ \' m7 s
$ f# O# ?+ W/ V' LAllied Ships7 ~. F& T3 ~* \6 I9 s0 c( n7 o( n
CV Hancock, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
9 W0 l7 A/ _0 _ CV Indomitable, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
) _* U" ]% {* T f" R) ~0 Q CVE Munda, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk8 |; }4 R& I9 [( \9 f/ J
CVE Bougainville, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage1 K/ c0 q, i* A$ k
DE Manlove, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
' u/ |0 h \0 e7 D- @" `$ @; V CVE Attu, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage& ~' P1 v; I; |- ?* t. E% b5 s
DE Lovering
4 ~+ r( {! M- }0 \. Z( D8 j DE Lyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
- q7 S; r1 {" n5 q# Q CVE Roi, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage! Z6 ]/ d; N r; \2 Q0 S
DE Charles R. Greer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk8 o- C2 H/ D& s5 s
DE Wesson |