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,
" V2 a( b. e" IAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 113,134
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Weather in hex: Overcast' Y# l8 }$ }7 i0 i
8 H: p. Y. n* K3 K. O/ GRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
3 U/ `) }' x0 R+ W# yEstimated time to target is 21 minutes- o b& L+ h1 w p1 C6 H3 w, u
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Japanese aircraft
t' _0 l' _: v6 ^8 _2 b2 L A6M8 Zero x 59
0 h2 b2 J. Z" I h6 P+ ]% n" d A7M2 Sam x 76, K% K5 o: A7 a
B7A2 Grace x 134
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Allied aircraft
* o/ C/ W& `. w+ D, n F4U-1A Corsair x 147 k+ w/ y( F. N* n
F6F-5 Hellcat x 56# v) W; c5 x/ B: F; w8 D
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Japanese aircraft losses4 v3 m$ L* L. e' w2 M- L2 G
A6M8 Zero: 6 destroyed
6 W4 I# X7 U1 [1 w2 x. c+ O A7M2 Sam: 5 destroyed! j8 U8 F' K6 I* T9 J B* w
B7A2 Grace: 7 destroyed, 26 damaged; N0 z D7 u4 J5 ?
B7A2 Grace: 1 destroyed by flak
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, ^6 O+ X5 C4 I# {+ @0 E8 eAllied aircraft losses
& P: C* U6 ^) ?1 A0 q F4U-1A Corsair: 2 destroyed6 C0 u4 I% {0 j
F6F-5 Hellcat: 20 destroyed4 B& G3 M) W5 f8 Q/ U5 v0 e
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Allied Ships
6 m- m3 M+ J$ N: Y% g4 M0 M CV Hancock, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk( t, \9 L. i: V& {7 C
CV Indomitable, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
( ~- d% V. f9 O9 | CVE Munda, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
0 G5 g; f. w% Z4 }& f- f# t Z CVE Bougainville, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage. n2 s9 L g$ ?+ j# j$ {3 z
DE Manlove, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
. w& ^$ Q) y4 ?6 Y% g! d. s( H CVE Attu, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
9 q2 ^7 Q/ G6 }( ^& k* C DE Lovering
! ?7 }' [9 ~7 W6 l+ F" R DE Lyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk# }- q* m9 V! B$ L6 A
CVE Roi, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage6 _, {% X$ b: b; v
DE Charles R. Greer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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