AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 420 ?4 h7 d: U9 Z! k! l) G, p4 a
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盟军正式登陆阿图岛
) u, [* i' Y. V8 `% C, m1 X同时,北太发生CV对决,KB和TF58爆发海空战,KB2鹤赤城加贺CVL龙凤全灭,盟军仅企业号受伤
" ]1 E9 k) e9 H58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩) L2 k# M+ u8 b: j. k
上午58出击2波次,另一波因为编队正好处于雨区而未能出击,将KB悉数击伤,KB上午出动1波,命中企业号2雷/ U9 t( g+ h. @
下午企业号转场到阿姆奇特卡岛的舰载机队首先发动零星攻击,然后3波CV主力空袭将KB彻底击溃,KB下午发动的空袭未能取得任何战果: P) x `1 J% b4 f
从阿达克岛和阿姆奇特卡岛的陆基SBD和LB则纷纷出动捡漏: Q* ?: \. n+ P. x- G: `
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' V, ~3 g" l4 \- A5 _* iAmphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49)- e& u+ n3 Y1 z ^0 }
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TF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,49
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253 casualties reported
1 X- O' v5 g! c: ^$ ^# ]% w Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled' \4 C8 {, {) Z; h( j y. {" q
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
F( ~3 H* _1 [- C Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
! U+ n' K) j9 m+ A f5 g/ P Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)
' Q2 P$ H: N9 H1 m+ H! j- C" Z; b- d9 a Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled). u& z0 }( G# r2 v" B
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Ground combat at Attu Island (153,49)
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; N/ c( W) J$ d( g5 Y& w$ uJapanese Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 5357 troops, 43 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 97
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Defending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 426
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% {+ R7 _" o4 [% G4 `* `0 CJapanese adjusted assault: 0
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Allied adjusted defense: 339 ) y0 \! r0 Y# G. i7 L' W
/ C8 R" M5 Q0 P' WJapanese assault odds: 1 to 99
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- [$ O. D1 `9 {Combat modifiers
% ~. g/ V/ v) B) hDefender: terrain(+)- V* ^' D, F0 D f3 j% d$ g
Attacker: : W3 N4 [! _% l! _" Q( g/ h* F8 R
6 \# V# p; K; V( ~Japanese ground losses:
! n3 D a# y: @/ B6 B3 W" i# B 1597 casualties reported
3 e( [4 [/ `, t7 `, B p; U Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled* k1 T" K ? T# D5 {# x0 r
Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled
& K# E, ~; V* N3 {$ l( P8 H) a Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled
) z8 y! e. B) | Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)0 r" z3 |: r$ C# ~7 a; e; |4 T1 r
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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2 W; |" h* U5 n: q. o" pAllied ground losses:2 A% z8 Z6 e, ] \/ _9 ~- _
100 casualties reported* V) C6 d" g, w- C9 u+ C
Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled, B6 N7 @* u4 ?: R) q4 ]- @
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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% K4 g( |% ^) F& uAssaulting units:+ p+ I4 C3 c& p
3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion
2 u4 p' j$ b2 G2 O2 ?4 ?5 D, b: T 302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion
6 I' d/ }8 R% n! P+ A9 @( ~3 V 12th Indpt SNLF Coy % a8 Q$ x( M( K. T5 g! T
7th Base Force2 p& h! A: f9 J" R. i6 Q
8th Field AF Construction Battalion
% H$ f7 T/ C: s, K( ~9 x 5th IJN AA Battalion
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Defending units:
, t6 J+ I2 b$ Y0 m, f Americal Infantry Div /12 @/ B% l! R. B" K) Z) H* H
4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /14 \, j, v* H8 d! |$ f
201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1 ]( |" K3 P1 Y8 Q6 Q# Z! [
151st Combat Engr Rgt /13 A# d7 r- L7 H0 D
153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
* k% a8 e7 T, h, I5 ~ 198th FA Bn /1
6 H! ~1 z, \" d 250th Cst Art Rgt /2
5 L8 H" X' V; K4 J8 s4 e) O% x! f 81st FA Bn /1
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+ u- B' ^( R: k. B1 X! C( UMorning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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) \2 h9 m' l! c) ?. e* {1 G7 C1 BWeather in hex: Thunderstorms, l* C. ]3 D0 V, t# F
7 F- ?# E/ @$ W; S$ E3 n# ~2 \Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet., i1 Z( _: [- Z4 \
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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5 X3 [3 y8 D3 Z1 `+ J3 wJapanese aircraft
' f2 ] ~8 J, i/ N% o+ b A6M2 Zero x 25- @( o% z O4 K; w
0 ~ E. l) i+ k0 y; t5 iAllied aircraft7 q$ } l7 h& T. T0 R6 A) ~
F4F-3A Wildcat x 12
9 r3 d$ c, {9 n% [4 f1 j/ Q F4F-3 Wildcat x 12$ f( J, l2 Z- v: e2 P( s
SBD-3 Dauntless x 72
% f3 c$ ?: P: Z0 H% V7 ` TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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No Japanese losses
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0 D& _4 a% T; O* d& G7 |) AAllied aircraft losses$ b) n8 Z1 D% x8 _, g# ~
F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed( @ b" l3 J; o( Z! r2 g
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed$ u; o* J0 C5 S
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged+ b2 h! {" m+ Y8 L9 `
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak
5 J4 _) w( e' |( l TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Japanese Ships- Z' _: i3 _7 I
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
& \9 x, b" G' F! ]7 ^0 L M CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
; M$ S# N. a2 {" E) {/ {* ~6 s3 d CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire/ b, _1 B* i. x7 V( T6 |
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires
R) K2 n, y; W& O CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 2
/ b6 r8 F6 G5 W3 [2 O5 Z CA Furutaka6 z$ v# G" T, a) \, |# i! U& b/ ]
CA Kako, Bomb hits 14 A0 {/ A) f6 p k7 D+ l: b
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% I( }- ~: y8 h* ~- t% w TMorning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,572 h* K+ ?( s, H& m
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet., K# @8 V; i1 G8 `. G9 F5 ?# e
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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/ S! H5 K. _( ]. a5 N- ZJapanese aircraft
% F- r& V O. e1 Y, ? A6M2 Zero x 16
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Allied aircraft
' A9 \% \' P; H0 \6 K& Y- W F4F-3P Wildcat x 12. \8 [2 Q* L6 R- C, e, S, ^
F4F-4 Wildcat x 15
3 `5 F; O3 P& w. U7 S% U SBD-3 Dauntless x 51
( V1 l! z1 e' p' p: T. p TBF-1 Avenger x 30' O6 D7 Q% G" |8 N7 o% Q( o
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Japanese aircraft losses
2 s5 Z5 f/ l* r! I' X y! S. c A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
9 p9 u5 j0 H6 H* e( c/ J U. e SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged/ |" v& t) d/ P2 D. }' R) U* W
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak: R: C% V M/ v7 X# N
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged3 `) ?$ T) Q! v" g; y! j7 f, D2 y
% ~2 R5 W" x _$ NJapanese Ships2 e! q8 H3 {: V. X* l' W3 T1 L6 J/ U
CV Kaga, heavy fires; Q' g* A( L7 x2 |' `0 y# O$ z( f
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
. U* L' X2 m% }& n9 a CV Zuikaku, on fire0 j+ x7 H% X, Z0 }
CV Akagi0 g) p3 C) ^( Y) S8 d0 P
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
- s5 \, O1 j: L DD Tamanami
5 C% x+ m! ]+ f9 j$ J# }0 @ CL Nagara
` h8 ]8 \1 o/ D# E DD Oite
8 q" v* ?1 Z4 }$ M% n DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire
: C+ ?! F# k9 N* g8 \ CA Furutaka c) C& D! g( ~9 Z" J
CA Kako, Bomb hits 1- |! @9 E. ^0 }5 G! M) z: {( x4 C
DD Minekaze
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,549 p3 x. F. I: u) ~
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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8 g. H- l J. u$ QRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.5 p( Q# v3 o# y) @
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes% c4 P9 K! a4 q
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Japanese aircraft4 c; |, m2 v. h5 G( j* n0 |
A6M2 Zero x 33
% v1 [7 z0 q3 X3 g# m B5N2 Kate x 61- v. c+ M# v) t& N0 J1 }" J+ `
D3A1 Val x 44" F1 c$ J5 T6 l$ A
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Allied aircraft
2 C8 t$ _, m* G1 y7 l* o& W F4F-3A Wildcat x 177 {" m4 j/ Y6 o5 U
F4F-3 Wildcat x 48
) e7 I+ t" P( `) h5 w F4F-4 Wildcat x 816 f# s4 _# G1 a1 r3 E/ ]7 J
1 v/ Z' F* [# v5 X6 w$ s7 y CJapanese aircraft losses
# ~, S5 {3 c$ V! l A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed# y' a0 X& ]4 b/ u0 S
B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged: {: w, O, P3 O/ m
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak* C1 h& K+ ~& e- H1 N
D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged
" v! | z5 ?$ l+ G1 Q0 I8 W: l D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak' \. |! a. Q- n0 j, a+ h; k, ` R# C. I
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Allied aircraft losses: {6 ] [7 ]- ]5 {) v2 K/ o }* ]
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed" G7 A% C. n/ r, @4 l0 f
' @+ E( b, G2 |Allied Ships( ]5 B. [% p8 d3 h1 k4 J
CVE Copahee
+ _! V: \! J: {& c& y! }5 m$ x7 ~7 I5 [ CV Yorktown7 _6 F6 V9 O% P) v
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2
9 l0 s: c' l0 ]1 e: m7 { CLAA San Diego
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,575 }6 a: c, t" T$ C+ K
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud' y9 u& J- X& c% B6 z# [' g
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.) U/ E n i$ I# I
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes
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) `" O. V( \) @ R4 I' Z) OJapanese aircraft6 G1 F F; V) i& P' {( _# W5 f
A6M2 Zero x 3
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0 P$ y5 D: J; PAllied aircraft
8 J; D% d" a7 y F4F-3 Wildcat x 2/ O3 K& P( t& F, u
SBD-3 Dauntless x 19 ]$ W( f0 F; p0 g; i+ t
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
6 j! k4 [* ?8 p5 F P F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
, z7 g1 g8 }* h1 f3 Q$ i SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged9 f& K1 Q7 T1 A7 o! ?
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak( c# b; f$ [5 h4 B `; ]2 K
. q, ^. \( l5 Y; z& b$ }. v: HJapanese Ships
3 m7 J. O- c7 U" ] CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 h# l: }, E8 M5 ]: ~6 S s CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire" ^( V q9 z, O, M; o. X% O
CV Akagi2 {: O1 W, y/ `; h# c2 R- ?& Y
CV Zuikaku, on fire
6 Y l3 Z: e$ G- C0 F8 R CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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2 Y/ {/ o( _$ Y$ b" T; V% p: A5 l: DWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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, U+ ?/ _: }% @' Q6 GRaid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
& T9 Z- W- ?" U+ f yEstimated time to target is 25 minutes3 l, b2 G; K2 \1 K
" K2 ?4 }$ C9 g: j# q# y0 S* KJapanese aircraft
3 n* W+ y9 i; W A6M2 Zero x 2
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E$ s2 O r' r2 H! I. [Allied aircraft
9 O/ ?- A2 x5 ]- h$ j5 O. I- | SBD-3 Dauntless x 2- X0 x7 v9 _# h3 M
TBF-1 Avenger x 6
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No Japanese losses
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3 p b- i# @, C! XNo Allied losses7 e8 {( m& L8 J% a/ O' W: n2 y8 o
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Japanese Ships j0 ^& A; M9 a2 G9 u8 C
CV Akagi
# M. w8 V6 Y3 A+ [ CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage' m3 y; V% K) C7 j
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( T1 q- x& H2 g8 T( T4 aAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57. p% {3 m8 b9 F/ R0 i
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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4 z1 O1 d7 p9 r; c. {: f3 I9 ]1 r% TRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.: t X+ Q+ y$ h6 d
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes
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2 q; P3 s" M' [+ fAllied aircraft
2 O3 c( s9 F7 F F4F-3 Wildcat x 5$ h* [$ s- `$ z1 O# l$ C. X
TBF-1 Avenger x 3
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7 @) B4 D1 U0 S* lAllied aircraft losses
! S& m& H' {2 F6 }% v: Y; _" b TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 12 u; |0 @( l7 j% t( h$ L. H! |
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: t% K6 @4 ^ I$ U7 J7 ] E6 o# k$ uAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,56
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.$ K3 \% X4 p0 `* x
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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7 m( a: [- u7 _9 bJapanese aircraft
$ _+ t3 p. V% k; W A6M2 Zero x 6
) z& ]8 g, [' {' X B5N2 Kate x 15
" Q1 Q" D8 u, Y; _/ K! m" t* r D3A1 Val x 19
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: Y. X: b6 k# W3 ?1 T% W* P, o9 aAllied aircraft
" E8 ]2 j3 W) I) R$ k F4F-3 Wildcat x 36; \/ w6 t3 I1 y7 \. _0 }& y* w3 M
F4F-4 Wildcat x 36
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; S5 c" a1 H8 W$ P# bJapanese aircraft losses8 o! }# V& J$ g* `" U, q
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
) G7 E% p* Z! Z5 [$ c$ ^# ` B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged/ i8 ]/ a9 F7 w
D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged @0 w- G$ w+ l
6 n: y d8 b& zAllied aircraft losses
' _: a, x |5 C F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed* z0 T2 ~* q- D& s
) | M% D/ D8 \Allied Ships; }" I$ X: V7 v( ^* B
CV Lexington) Q! I' o$ h, e) ^7 h. u
CV Saratoga# S/ C) x5 c s' w3 f) j5 ^) r
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57& B" X2 U7 [+ v- `
" n# b) w( S+ xWeather in hex: Heavy cloud0 X' r4 {8 }9 |3 o8 p
1 B/ m. A: `0 `! I3 V0 v! rRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.$ I8 n+ O( q/ W. o# Z" D8 K
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Allied aircraft1 U( y/ ~% T. F" z; o7 R$ l
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
$ K# g' n& b- j F4F-4 Wildcat x 12% o+ y$ E/ y* t- Q9 F: }/ }
SBD-3 Dauntless x 70
/ t! M" i6 y3 a, _. v TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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; [7 F; g1 R3 I+ W& CAllied aircraft losses. I& P+ h5 Y1 x5 n2 I. F
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
9 d; W, s2 v0 b" k. q TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged+ ?8 z- s' f0 G
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Japanese Ships
& P, i7 d2 R7 ~9 B( R CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage! A2 [% t2 l8 l" F- k
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires" o8 f @4 p: r1 C; c6 `! {
DD Asakaze4 v& x2 K: U/ ?3 i3 @9 O
DD Tamanami% l/ `& L1 v' \' \. W! f
DD Onami
]; X" M/ G$ x% P2 ~ DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage& g" k( C( }8 m' F! ?- @: }
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage! e5 h7 E: k0 ]5 a
DD Oite
& J1 l4 j% }/ f% O+ j. f DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
! s$ t5 Q0 R* F* d, d* ~0 ?6 | DD Suzukaze
8 c5 Q6 n9 v/ P u& E; S CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1
5 |; N9 t2 L2 h; b/ n# Q3 o CL Nagara' F r8 m* y* K k# j
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57" z2 y5 a5 P" ^$ I+ y( b2 l" q
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.7 m0 E# N3 ]$ s
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes7 i+ V( X9 r1 ~
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Allied aircraft
( t' k' W: m2 w+ ` A-24 Banshee x 2& q& o1 U7 O, K
SBD-3 Dauntless x 25
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Allied aircraft losses
" f6 L2 g s& s( i: \* I A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged D0 L) m3 t- E
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged$ G7 }( ~$ } |/ k" j6 u$ l* }( {
9 p+ O9 a A# A: K1 e8 k& o$ g" lJapanese Ships! P/ w/ s9 k9 H7 D" r4 f
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage) }; @, W8 H( x1 [/ ~ U# i
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage0 u8 O, ?; X5 w. Y0 {" M
CV Zuikaku, heavy fires" \1 _7 b+ X) e
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, d% T; L3 Q$ V- n n7 W
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage# L4 V7 X" N, `5 ]+ b# w% `5 x
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage) d: Y( v# | x! t
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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0 G# m6 d8 o3 O$ v6 s' l- YWeather in hex: Heavy cloud) c {, F- a3 ?! K) I+ l
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Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
/ i1 J4 ^* y/ `9 q4 a$ k+ y" @2 [Estimated time to target is 12 minutes* A0 F+ k2 K7 |* y! U
' y$ V. ]* j @3 H7 g: \! jAllied aircraft
8 U0 M. g; d p A-24 Banshee x 14- i9 D( e1 E, q5 G _* \( x
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Allied aircraft losses
" R$ o! g2 e2 W# N0 T, w( @2 U3 U A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged4 R u' J0 w, \* y) u8 a" v
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CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 b, `$ @3 g9 K8 Q CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage' N4 D+ E9 V$ p) Z
DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage, V; X0 {( l# F+ ^
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage- `/ g% A/ N" z D
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1 N1 M) i+ }+ H# w; I: s5 yAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57: Y" z, h% f4 t( d( S
; ~. J# S z+ Y0 ^: b# {3 l+ x, aWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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0 g! X+ \' W# p, V8 e* u/ @Raid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.$ `* b$ [& G- W& ~/ d. J* L" ~/ @ y
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes' `6 @. J0 g2 M( F h) Y' K$ n( z
) X9 {1 w# G& a8 I# tAllied aircraft* N3 q0 k& ^6 j$ M" |
A-24 Banshee x 22 Z' F: x$ v% o+ T8 K: h
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships+ v. ]+ V) S) w+ x1 H
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires. H3 H& U; t* q" u- w5 W
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57% a( C+ s( i: d6 y% N" W6 k
" X, O9 j- ~; P! @, k7 i; V6 mWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
3 P- l' e. O9 E- r: J' e4 REstimated time to target is 24 minutes3 |. I, E5 {) ?3 P
# l0 R1 ]+ ]0 {& H( }) n7 aAllied aircraft R9 o( d: m7 Z6 S9 ?
F4F-3A Wildcat x 2 O8 c$ G" r; V- q3 n( m
SBD-3 Dauntless x 31
: P8 w! A6 S8 g- x. Y+ T TBF-1 Avenger x 159 Q8 ^0 j/ ?. }' l8 Z9 d
. [' t, {9 I) n: Y( i4 n1 A2 gAllied aircraft losses U1 D% d& [6 i( \+ X m' T+ E
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
+ ]$ `* f2 r6 g" [! F( e' ~- g! U TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships3 k3 m$ q9 W0 V( N3 K2 b2 W
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage; f1 A8 R, |4 Z5 C9 d6 O- k7 \
DD Oite
2 A g% t+ R4 u! t CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires9 W, S' t9 y; c8 q
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage2 L( C1 z) p- e% S
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
J8 B: D( R3 a. p5 |. ]* I DD Onami! x7 l% U& H1 [7 X, @
DD Tamanami# X! S' H: A- L) D- \1 T, J
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire
2 V/ h2 M- S% T! t u& Z, H$ } DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 1
, q9 c8 j$ \' @' S9 g4 x7 C ~" f DD Minekaze
4 s5 y$ d2 d& @% }# ~$ u" b3 M DD Asakaze
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' j; P% P" r" `Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57: X) F5 g# u8 J9 ~8 s
1 t% c# z+ v7 U0 Z' O- j nWeather in hex: Heavy cloud; l, M. w" m( u& P; ^& W* j
, W2 {6 U+ I) c pRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.3 p d4 F* e# R5 M; {; v
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes2 T9 g2 }' V/ f
A: n( a( E4 a' j. H6 y- DJapanese aircraft
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, o- Q3 V$ n9 }Allied aircraft
) X* `9 ]9 {9 t4 a+ y2 s F4F-3P Wildcat x 10 ~4 O0 S4 a4 b& ~5 |2 t
F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
5 R- `/ f* N) X SBD-3 Dauntless x 63# ^. G" I+ f! w: w& Z6 W, ?: w9 p
TBF-1 Avenger x 18
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) m U6 r: f( j( ]' zNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
, G) b2 M* G7 u9 F SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged" |* n* J5 ~( v% D% \
TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged9 u$ W m8 P" }) n3 y2 j
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Japanese Ships: v! o( @9 h9 Z1 u) J
CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage
( B+ l2 m- Z2 T. e' P" s3 N7 r1 R CA Kako, and is sunk
) g( a4 D' X! O3 } CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ N3 y) J8 Z* Q3 d# A* F$ a CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk$ l/ X1 {3 g' d
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk* n3 j( C9 d4 A7 C
DD Onami8 S, @5 N% g2 Q% F5 a
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
8 q8 ~+ E6 c* P7 |) h DD Asakaze
f8 a7 E- L' _ DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage8 O( `" r9 e: \% `; R
DD Oite
5 N5 o/ Z' t8 o" h! F* d9 T" f' g DD Minekaze5 H7 ~- e7 W0 z% ]+ e; _& \$ E; G; n( k
DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire3 y/ |; i. L# |% G% x( ?& p
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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9 A ?8 Z- f& g% X1 h, p% H2 }Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. `* P) ~' ?$ M4 d* B- q! G4 ?& d
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes( l% ?8 b& e- p0 C9 L, m" Y
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Allied aircraft4 w! F9 _ v) b& j N" Y
SBD-3 Dauntless x 16" A) |- K5 R$ {& {3 T
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Allied aircraft losses
( i* @0 W3 j+ T4 M( ~3 W% I8 I SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships9 m4 a) a# o6 n! w+ H
CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
' z* A% A3 l6 c% K! p CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage$ k) A# [, R$ e& |
DD Sawakaze Z9 F" c' w1 a( p
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |