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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Japanese aircraft 7 t6 z) y0 g6 Q- @5 L6 r
A6M5 Zeke x 23
. i E! C5 y7 ]* `N1K1-J George x 25
7 F4 x, L, G% K4 RJ2M Jack x 12 # ^% o5 E/ w& _& y9 Q. T# @
A6M5c Zeke x 23 S9 ?( U g. ~$ g
P1Y Frances x 12 . l9 x/ P$ O' ?9 O h8 I
Ki-84-Ic Frank x 22
T3 w3 V' S/ l' B# `Ki-102a Randy x 32
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" y; B* |! s8 ?# j" w/ [Allied aircraft 2 Y% U2 Q, ]: j, j
F6F Hellcat x 77 9 z( A7 Z" f4 v4 h _' f
F4U-1D Corsair x 17
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8 \" k" a4 W# J& jJapanese aircraft losses
. y3 u/ g) L+ n6 u3 [A6M5 Zeke: 23 destroyed 1 M, B) I& X4 E& u
N1K1-J George: 23 destroyed ) Q1 L7 N( p& _" H7 l
J2M Jack: 12 destroyed
; n- d7 A! O* d1 l5 l3 mA6M5c Zeke: 19 destroyed 6 d3 o; K6 E$ ^
P1Y Frances: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged
7 s5 z- Q- l6 A. pKi-84-Ic Frank: 21 destroyed " P# d: u" l/ {- c* `# f+ T( B4 e8 ]
Ki-102a Randy: 26 destroyed 9 x, x$ E! J* e" F% t/ K$ N, q1 x3 y) z
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Allied aircraft losses " B2 P5 R& [, f$ T, d! z5 M
F6F Hellcat: 45 destroyed <- YESS! # S4 j0 N) c1 t" P
F4U-1D Corsair: 3 destroyed
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+ Q+ @% w" N: p# |9 pAllied Ships: WOHOO, we kick a$$ and chew bubblegum again!
; ?7 ^5 |4 `; ?4 p1 OOur best Frances bombers: 9 of them score 4 hits!!
3 s( y( b2 c5 b% }# _2 }: h: UCVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
- X% K; V ?5 m& i1 I8 N8 [9 ACV Saratoga . L2 l/ }' M ?5 ^2 `$ Y
CVL Belleau Wood, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
6 q( g# h- o0 f* y1 y. ZCV Antietam, Torpedo hits 1 |