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9 ~5 J2 i4 Z" G. g
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Day Air attack on TF at 63,51 7 p* x- Z# S K
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Japanese aircraft
8 m+ t3 F0 w! x2 S# GA6M5 Zeke x 23
3 H D; {& b1 d; h9 F' o% ?N1K1-J George x 25 & X5 s* B1 }) u6 r3 ^ B7 l2 T, A$ H# d
J2M Jack x 12 + [" j \. p0 F
A6M5c Zeke x 23 ' V# p x( _# Y$ V/ ?1 c
P1Y Frances x 12 . R5 G4 I3 Q, Z" G
Ki-84-Ic Frank x 22
- [1 l( l4 V0 U1 ^3 eKi-102a Randy x 32 0 d0 l' d4 L( `# f4 o8 H
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7 ^7 F3 J" j9 h0 Q; C, o9 eF6F Hellcat x 77
6 w+ {& q. i1 A( P NF4U-1D Corsair x 17
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Japanese aircraft losses + b- \3 f2 N5 n3 h; e; z
A6M5 Zeke: 23 destroyed ' o2 o' Q# Y# P0 ]
N1K1-J George: 23 destroyed 5 M) \' o/ H; ]6 A( x d
J2M Jack: 12 destroyed ! }1 H* x$ Y T9 @4 X3 b k8 {- d
A6M5c Zeke: 19 destroyed 1 D; Y+ k* E6 @8 Y' [6 \6 l/ n
P1Y Frances: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged : L2 B/ M2 ~. e' I6 F2 j1 {
Ki-84-Ic Frank: 21 destroyed 5 R3 P" J0 ]3 g: f7 y8 V
Ki-102a Randy: 26 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses 8 Y/ @' F7 E3 g* A& h; U. k5 F
F6F Hellcat: 45 destroyed <- YESS!
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Allied Ships: WOHOO, we kick a$$ and chew bubblegum again! / b- b! a8 K r5 s1 N' X
Our best Frances bombers: 9 of them score 4 hits!!
" f& |5 }8 ?; w6 H+ KCVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
I7 g. b2 g# I2 h1 m7 dCV Saratoga 7 W( V' \+ w, L/ k9 ]# _
CVL Belleau Wood, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 6 n, d- k4 ]8 \* }& Z7 t
CV Antietam, Torpedo hits 1 |