PzB对硫磺岛的增援行动成功了。6 w+ n$ x% D* c+ d
( D9 H6 a7 W0 t+ i+ _0 p付出的代价是大和和山城中雷。附带的战果是
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9 k3 J" D% S2 U% ~Day Air attack on TF at 63,51 & Z+ f# A! S! i* \# s. Q
& ^' ]% V5 Z$ a, l; G8 \Japanese aircraft
) }2 |6 Q3 f, R0 s4 u2 _+ BA6M5 Zeke x 23 1 z. B0 Z) w5 p1 @' g) p3 `
N1K1-J George x 25
- U# h- C5 `; [/ U& n/ T3 ]2 rJ2M Jack x 12
" }3 F ? i6 v, V: p. RA6M5c Zeke x 23 ' s' D. ~' O* R+ f
P1Y Frances x 12
9 ~5 C$ z5 W, w t- q' @+ H" UKi-84-Ic Frank x 22
5 U- t% u4 R; DKi-102a Randy x 32 # X# e; z* S! v0 ~2 y9 b& {0 N4 j
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Allied aircraft 9 u% I, X$ N: l7 U9 f7 F
F6F Hellcat x 77 - m2 l6 [7 `: ]; V" h4 Y" l1 U
F4U-1D Corsair x 17
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Japanese aircraft losses
4 A; l& n1 }, \6 G0 |5 yA6M5 Zeke: 23 destroyed 8 l- g' n7 ~7 S# R% P( Y' _% k
N1K1-J George: 23 destroyed - I* _# L J( [! a% q
J2M Jack: 12 destroyed
. J- p8 x \9 U" j: T1 hA6M5c Zeke: 19 destroyed * u6 M: T: a& F3 l0 }% f& ^/ l
P1Y Frances: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged
/ C- X/ Q, H& F! D, zKi-84-Ic Frank: 21 destroyed
, v, n4 e, X3 `& _9 W7 EKi-102a Randy: 26 destroyed
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9 ?2 t$ y% |/ j: u+ C) A5 S& hAllied aircraft losses w& r" G) I% v; c- U) `6 \: j
F6F Hellcat: 45 destroyed <- YESS! / W$ W5 q" o. d. m# J& U
F4U-1D Corsair: 3 destroyed . \: k0 Q G6 K, @
3 s3 e& m7 V. X! m, Z% e! }' GAllied Ships: WOHOO, we kick a$$ and chew bubblegum again! ; X) {' J- z% R p. ^
Our best Frances bombers: 9 of them score 4 hits!!
/ B/ H& H" f. WCVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage % {- ]5 u4 ]2 ^# {: _/ i7 |
CV Saratoga
! ^* H+ P6 n9 X$ I0 ICVL Belleau Wood, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
( ]0 x) G: K& S( S# n. \; s" |! dCV Antietam, Torpedo hits 1 |