PzB对硫磺岛的增援行动成功了。
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付出的代价是大和和山城中雷。附带的战果是
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Day Air attack on TF at 63,51
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A6M5 Zeke x 23
: \) T# v A$ y* x6 C9 J8 h1 ?7 D$ jN1K1-J George x 25
' R! p, K# c$ X ?& O& x3 B, P! uJ2M Jack x 12 ; |# Z: B7 A$ t7 N* H8 f
A6M5c Zeke x 23
+ U5 Z& e" X2 n6 J8 O m, _. iP1Y Frances x 12 x7 U, Y6 q$ T; H, s
Ki-84-Ic Frank x 22 0 H& l# M/ W" }0 Y( ]+ o- c A
Ki-102a Randy x 32 ; Z+ q a' ^, ?+ O+ ]$ L1 S
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Allied aircraft
3 j9 u- U( i6 c5 ZF6F Hellcat x 77
1 ^* B8 g+ P3 ^3 B8 iF4U-1D Corsair x 17 X, w6 \6 u! }9 `) L7 D
$ U$ Y* `# ^- B I+ sJapanese aircraft losses - a0 w) H2 f$ i* p9 Q
A6M5 Zeke: 23 destroyed ) d7 |: A/ x( ]( H$ Q5 o, r5 w$ h
N1K1-J George: 23 destroyed
0 E% A& Y9 y1 \J2M Jack: 12 destroyed 2 @ h+ i. A% W0 ]$ k8 d: Y- |
A6M5c Zeke: 19 destroyed
# G: x/ y3 ^* c" iP1Y Frances: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged
6 P7 T; e0 U8 m$ O& N7 WKi-84-Ic Frank: 21 destroyed
+ }" o% Z) Y, N; O. hKi-102a Randy: 26 destroyed
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F6F Hellcat: 45 destroyed <- YESS!
5 J5 ?( X% d3 U4 B( rF4U-1D Corsair: 3 destroyed 5 F6 E* R# F+ r% c, f6 j
+ y( B. Q: H5 a0 yAllied Ships: WOHOO, we kick a$$ and chew bubblegum again! : P R! E( ?$ E2 V
Our best Frances bombers: 9 of them score 4 hits!!
" W% Z# |/ Q. \8 {' a/ MCVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 5 T$ G. [! M5 O; K- f' Y; P* W# @
CV Saratoga . N2 N& d- n$ A' i, L, Z$ N
CVL Belleau Wood, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage - C" d6 A) M a6 T
CV Antietam, Torpedo hits 1 |