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: E+ G3 z; s9 Y2 f* C
3 v3 U; W) c/ o8 m. Y4 T1 Z/ |Day Air attack on TF at 63,51
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Japanese aircraft + K- ?+ w2 R( d/ f* i
A6M5 Zeke x 23
9 \( y1 r& l' k1 Y% lN1K1-J George x 25 ! E4 a* k3 j, D" K: M7 J) C& V
J2M Jack x 12
( ?2 o4 `% b; T. a9 [( RA6M5c Zeke x 23
$ d8 T+ }, o& u4 q# ]9 t. U% OP1Y Frances x 12 * z# ~7 J1 X! t0 D, t6 q
Ki-84-Ic Frank x 22
3 M& b S+ Y: P0 j% ?( B. jKi-102a Randy x 32 & l; g; i3 m M5 p3 \ q
$ K/ P) e7 ?8 L5 x( R( O& WAllied aircraft
/ D& f {8 y$ a2 c/ O! b- ZF6F Hellcat x 77
+ K" R+ j8 T$ G9 C0 Q- v; oF4U-1D Corsair x 17 : u; c7 o) J7 q' z% M. E
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Japanese aircraft losses , A( c x2 H& F0 {5 O Y6 L/ Y4 d
A6M5 Zeke: 23 destroyed
; G9 E6 y0 @% ^3 f# sN1K1-J George: 23 destroyed
/ u1 h9 z, R6 L! [7 b2 \) U' B; AJ2M Jack: 12 destroyed * t3 G+ ]3 e7 h3 S( X% D
A6M5c Zeke: 19 destroyed ( x2 ^5 s3 K) P% Q- w0 B9 ^! T
P1Y Frances: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged 8 e. I3 p6 Z1 t" k
Ki-84-Ic Frank: 21 destroyed 7 {9 `2 S& v% @5 B* \/ V% }9 x
Ki-102a Randy: 26 destroyed
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: ~& {7 I! s5 g* _8 F8 TAllied aircraft losses
9 o5 ?1 q& S" A, p4 MF6F Hellcat: 45 destroyed <- YESS! 5 _+ t3 Y3 i# w
F4U-1D Corsair: 3 destroyed
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" q8 Y! |1 h- M+ mAllied Ships: WOHOO, we kick a$$ and chew bubblegum again! 2 Q2 Z% [8 O8 I/ t
Our best Frances bombers: 9 of them score 4 hits!! $ C' G) D5 x/ T# I) S- S' w$ Q
CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
% @$ V" G; t1 jCV Saratoga " v: w( h/ x- s7 m
CVL Belleau Wood, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 5 r/ u6 C6 D. m% l. g7 a- g3 v6 Q
CV Antietam, Torpedo hits 1 |