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,6 Z0 N! ?8 m7 z. J
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 113,1349 B2 |; g, S0 Z' ]$ o0 K+ Z* {6 {# v
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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% k8 A: K+ x0 i- u- s7 vRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.0 A7 K" Z; w6 `
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes
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Japanese aircraft3 Y! m' ]( l% T; [2 c& j' j; R
A6M8 Zero x 59
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B7A2 Grace x 134& J1 g% W4 K, o( p. w3 Q) p
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Allied aircraft
/ H+ P1 C: } q. B6 f! p0 T F4U-1A Corsair x 140 l, h. i; h) q
F6F-5 Hellcat x 56
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Japanese aircraft losses
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B7A2 Grace: 7 destroyed, 26 damaged& {1 x0 b3 p& g9 e) T
B7A2 Grace: 1 destroyed by flak( X: z+ h2 i3 `- d9 \7 u
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/ a/ a& L1 y+ Z* m: h* c/ D F4U-1A Corsair: 2 destroyed& w8 W/ g4 h0 v9 E( Y
F6F-5 Hellcat: 20 destroyed7 I: Y+ d$ P4 x! Y+ H
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Allied Ships
$ q E7 F5 ?- p CV Hancock, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk9 @7 f) n; v# i4 _* D
CV Indomitable, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk- l& X/ \9 W# D: H7 h2 E6 s
CVE Munda, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk6 u$ d) o( l/ u) w3 }
CVE Bougainville, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ A# Y7 a. b) {/ {8 T6 a$ z DE Manlove, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk( O `) _! |1 b% P) x& s% J
CVE Attu, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage P. @0 q+ t) u* ~
DE Lovering
X z* ^9 R0 g V0 L DE Lyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk) L/ @- H \- N0 F" h3 p- u
CVE Roi, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
% b5 O% v5 b5 @4 K DE Charles R. Greer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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