AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 425 _4 g' Y- c" t- z
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盟军正式登陆阿图岛
, e& g6 Q8 {, j! J/ L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
! A$ b, G* q5 i5 V58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩
* m G( V ?+ T0 |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2 _% L& Y! X [: m9 d
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, x: m' _% u) A2 q) ^4 O
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; C8 |0 Y2 v3 X) m* p8 z
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* K' p( Q/ {$ t# X6 yAmphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49)' H/ u+ h1 t5 J; U5 A% Z
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TF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,49
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Allied ground losses:
3 ~6 S* F/ F/ b( T# j) r& F7 b, c 253 casualties reported
& ~1 M9 z7 `( C! |3 ]' c, f" d Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled
* `) s' X5 `% |" U- ^ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled7 A+ K( z! W, T+ j. Z
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled [* h( ?4 F. i' `# x
Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)1 c4 Z& |9 k3 N2 B5 M6 v9 w
Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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Ground combat at Attu Island (153,49) }3 K: b) s* H; B# H0 y) h
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Japanese Deliberate attack. O6 Y9 e/ X" f% b$ W
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Attacking force 5357 troops, 43 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 97& U9 l/ j9 [: O* r* G) o4 ?8 C7 j* q. ^; \
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Defending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 426
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Japanese adjusted assault: 0 , k# D& V6 l6 X4 P1 z' @2 L
; n# I0 ^$ X9 X- ~1 M# }1 R& sAllied adjusted defense: 339
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 99
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Combat modifiers
8 [: L* R1 w$ O* `9 A9 y$ FDefender: terrain(+)# H2 y* p9 _- l
Attacker: # w( d- j: e, q% c2 {
6 H% a$ O, w. F; t' A# u: j# w: tJapanese ground losses:
( ]8 |/ K$ R' W( j+ W+ B, S1 S 1597 casualties reported
( a1 S2 b0 @$ N. w7 S' O: X Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled
& y9 O" D' Q' z Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled
0 x- T/ ]4 u+ [( J S; W2 _4 p Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled& a3 D7 P4 {1 `* U& [8 ]% {& Q' k# ?
Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)
0 n7 j- |/ l( t6 B/ x Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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2 V" ]8 t, G4 p1 h( K3 X2 uAllied ground losses:2 G- _" l' P" M1 V- M
100 casualties reported9 q, b. X- q( B) y
Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled# P4 y. F) C5 D; {3 V' r
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 J3 {5 i( g2 C4 _6 D( F5 T Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled F4 P) q V+ ~% O$ K+ [' }# Z; _
% G; y! T6 u3 x5 }) A+ NAssaulting units:
2 N$ ~1 M' [* I, M, @ 3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion
% ?7 t! y) Z- @0 }4 t/ O& d6 r: a 302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion8 ~3 i4 v1 c# G( R3 c2 D! n
12th Indpt SNLF Coy
. i8 j% ?! a6 Z [3 t/ I 7th Base Force
+ C! h# z* ?. h+ E 8th Field AF Construction Battalion" |3 h9 o0 }" K% G' |9 R- m
5th IJN AA Battalion
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# V3 ~% O: {5 v, v0 A; j- qDefending units:
) t2 t, Z( u* Y5 a. N! r# l* l Americal Infantry Div /1
0 l/ \' o. k/ u/ @# X7 H# M1 p 4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
! |; v; a, ^ K T 201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /10 q( U4 k. @% q) ]7 C. R
151st Combat Engr Rgt /1
: d' ]3 j) _/ w% E( X" x 153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
& P" H6 |5 W3 j! O: D! H& ]. w 198th FA Bn /17 s8 A& }. \0 z- u; V* i2 d
250th Cst Art Rgt /2
' I7 B9 U. H5 }: B 81st FA Bn /1) u* C& T Y6 \
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6 m$ D% D2 p" u# KMorning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms& n4 [5 _. Z7 A7 E% V9 C8 s
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
# E6 _3 f# P8 O7 Q1 sEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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2 C; Q `0 P/ w* v7 I% s& BJapanese aircraft2 u- o M% m; x
A6M2 Zero x 25" z, D6 h" y4 O
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Allied aircraft, ~2 o$ G! ?( Z' \. \ C
F4F-3A Wildcat x 125 l3 W7 X; I x$ I
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12 C+ Q5 g7 Z: N5 e
SBD-3 Dauntless x 72
$ f. R* H" ^* l8 X# O* g TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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+ q+ f+ q; D- r/ BNo Japanese losses; Q# b7 i! t3 `
. \# T" C4 Q* ~5 J) IAllied aircraft losses
$ }, P5 \4 X% t: U) u, x6 i( k. t F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed
" F5 a1 k6 o2 ^* ~! L F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed. B8 n7 M- _; j- n
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged
7 D( \+ X8 o2 ]+ @: |% s SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak
" [4 u% \8 P# ~5 v& P1 J TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged% d0 s6 f3 ^( W) Z( ]: U
: E9 W) u- J9 ~9 s2 M& m% zJapanese Ships# Y2 {. E0 I, d' o- ]# ^% I6 d
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires. C& [& f3 T7 @ S5 \' G2 Q2 [
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
) L" i' B/ ]. [" u8 d CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire o5 j( s+ @- J; f4 y/ y
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires2 u# p. p3 _& Z+ G+ K. U( a/ p1 g
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 2
& X% p, @0 v& s8 V) A c CA Furutaka8 O! ~1 A2 c, a% y4 H
CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
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; e- D3 O7 C' Q( }+ g2 sMorning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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; ?- k" {$ p) B* [4 n! N) L, qWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.+ J0 J# C% K8 W/ P
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes* o$ k* S) K r3 I; g8 D- N
$ F$ E k2 D# MJapanese aircraft
5 J1 Y* K9 ~3 O9 ] A6M2 Zero x 16+ m4 F( @5 s* g- z; w2 r
0 s1 P3 r/ q q4 `! \Allied aircraft7 S9 N' }/ ?& b2 {
F4F-3P Wildcat x 12 f3 V( h' J, u7 G
F4F-4 Wildcat x 15. i" t* K0 r6 D& Q" w6 Y
SBD-3 Dauntless x 510 \4 {5 \, e) h, B4 ^
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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Japanese aircraft losses
2 n2 M8 a- `7 U' g% J9 Y- T, c% W" R A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed. i% S J" B! U
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Allied aircraft losses* H4 x. b2 j! E3 ]
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
& u' \1 W" F4 c( X! u% c* E SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
4 O" o. K: @ O TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships; S( T6 S% g& x6 d" y, }+ G" n& D y
CV Kaga, heavy fires
* h" W) r9 m9 V9 W# L' n% r CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
; g5 A7 L" G+ E CV Zuikaku, on fire
( Q0 A2 H' ]1 U/ W CV Akagi
" Z( B+ x" \% K% s CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
, g# q! D$ M+ j9 S0 ?" S* I DD Tamanami
$ s6 X3 \3 q, R/ j CL Nagara/ M! }$ i+ p( @' N8 H6 w
DD Oite
2 P H# d5 Q) p* t+ d DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire: e" k/ K. f7 J
CA Furutaka- g7 C5 N( v/ S4 Q& w+ _/ ^
CA Kako, Bomb hits 1" [1 u" f# L' m- S: o9 E
DD Minekaze
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, Y _% k2 P- w! q; p) J0 fMorning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,54/ }% _3 j7 h8 a
$ Y8 n& P* P4 [& m+ E' gWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.' T1 t7 q) J. |# t
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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1 L' P; }/ o: R" f6 m3 TJapanese aircraft b" G$ b S% i) n
A6M2 Zero x 33
5 W/ D# m6 e1 q; g E B5N2 Kate x 61. l0 R! X4 ^* A9 u
D3A1 Val x 446 q. }, ?2 M6 h2 r# H
" J" J! C- X8 V2 i9 k0 e' u' v2 I- EAllied aircraft# e/ Q! z8 e# q, o# F- N
F4F-3A Wildcat x 17
1 i4 n6 W1 [5 B s! O$ [( p9 Q F4F-3 Wildcat x 480 k4 P2 x7 P L; K E( ]
F4F-4 Wildcat x 81
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Japanese aircraft losses
" b- ?5 I d m" X A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed3 P) J, h7 b4 U! M! t( p# y
B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged" D9 S9 ?2 H \8 b n) i
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak; y# f1 _" l% ]
D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged
; C8 ?$ G. z" x D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak/ l2 @+ T; ] {6 B
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Allied aircraft losses# l! K7 [" Y4 H. u) U
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed9 o1 p |+ j+ U, Z9 a, W, d
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CVE Copahee$ B. q9 U# m4 I# L/ }6 N* J
CV Yorktown
1 O U0 q5 K2 J; V% V1 X CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2" W% v4 V* J& R% {5 i
CLAA San Diego
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,570 u" Q) [: w* [
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud8 N9 Z7 |; Z/ s7 t
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
2 P5 p( V( }1 S+ K) MEstimated time to target is 29 minutes* v) j0 a! F8 t% |6 u6 ~
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Japanese aircraft
/ r% e% j+ {) q) l A6M2 Zero x 36 N/ H3 \8 _# F7 A% A
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Allied aircraft
$ h9 `$ U& ]- D9 ^0 U: K F4F-3 Wildcat x 21 D' l8 ^; D& k+ x" h2 J7 C
SBD-3 Dauntless x 19
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( E# s8 t' u6 ~' ENo Japanese losses
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/ x0 V2 _( q1 S2 I2 ^- c" ?Allied aircraft losses
7 A; X9 h, e' K0 r3 L/ w F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed/ R& @$ q" i- f7 q p! B
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
+ J- r; |1 o% v7 T( k SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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6 X) z, _+ `1 y0 B! J7 H6 t1 mJapanese Ships
: ~! M' @& M1 F* Y CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
; n6 s6 ]7 l. C2 o" ?" ^7 O CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire* B6 P" n2 v2 e8 I3 A
CV Akagi
: u# t# m$ b; y7 ? CV Zuikaku, on fire
+ O6 U6 n# _+ ^8 X: Q" A CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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. _9 j" f9 w. [Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57% r6 q# M7 p# X1 z8 j
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud/ O. c$ k! ?, b ] I! c# O
) C' X F8 Q# f( Y4 E8 {Raid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
! `* P4 U$ K( `/ x; c: B0 rEstimated time to target is 25 minutes& P; T* T$ q. l
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Japanese aircraft* V2 s) X% U9 n& }. j
A6M2 Zero x 2
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C' w2 Y! _7 W4 z4 p7 y: @Allied aircraft
/ p" V/ Z! Y* l3 t9 ?6 q, e( ^# j SBD-3 Dauntless x 28 T9 O# B4 ^2 z b7 v" C9 o
TBF-1 Avenger x 6
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No Japanese losses0 _ n# |, L2 p' `$ `" [* |
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No Allied losses
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: ?5 w# f) F: q: W) X+ Y& LJapanese Ships
/ d# Y. d. U$ L CV Akagi1 O1 k9 ^8 _# ^& l9 N1 X
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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" L0 f: \' r1 s' ?( Q+ TAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.3 L# \' Z! n3 M8 B) g) t
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes
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Allied aircraft
1 x9 v. I0 f& m: i F4F-3 Wildcat x 5- |& F8 u7 k+ `
TBF-1 Avenger x 3
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Allied aircraft losses
4 Z: \' `6 @7 j% ^, o+ g4 ` TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
& S) D5 b: R* y9 \1 ~ CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
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) d$ t f9 K U1 k* `2 y& UAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,56! V5 G7 J# B6 \9 L! M. N; i& T
" @7 ?; r9 d6 y( n. {. f( \Weather in hex: Heavy rain; v& n: p0 I8 O% }* g
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet./ d5 M' a9 ?) p% U, c' a# H
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes/ n* f4 N4 r% B& \1 }1 V
~" ?# h" {) R2 c% h9 ]5 ?. wJapanese aircraft# s! o! E1 [' T2 }1 t
A6M2 Zero x 6
3 a, B" h! N' i B5N2 Kate x 15
( o/ c" C7 i) u ]. D! d D3A1 Val x 19
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: T8 O& V0 a) S% KAllied aircraft; c$ T9 B/ z4 n( M
F4F-3 Wildcat x 364 t* V8 g4 U) ?" Y( p$ Z$ z
F4F-4 Wildcat x 36
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* g1 R3 I/ I) i" K) Z' P$ K2 hJapanese aircraft losses& D) q) p. g0 Y+ |4 |1 p- `
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed2 }2 C* `5 Q1 e/ U' f$ S
B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged0 Q9 k' D/ I! {7 s
D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
2 ?5 Z* g- E0 O! v5 s/ n/ r5 u- s. u F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
2 {- ^- _+ \+ N' b x( r, I CV Lexington
; N4 s2 M9 v* G8 `1 W& J5 z CV Saratoga+ Y( J3 h' }) T- z" V
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57& e4 J: m& n. ~: I5 ?8 Z, P: H
& ]4 z! k! Y% }# a1 BWeather in hex: Heavy cloud: |; u3 z7 P: C; R2 D2 O
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
$ {4 z1 O; Y. U# VEstimated time to target is 31 minutes' l8 z1 j6 j0 w4 X" p
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Allied aircraft
2 o q. {# [4 E' m* | F4F-3 Wildcat x 12$ W# {% _% J( [2 P. e1 |0 v! p
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12: B' ?' n' ~1 \0 s4 F$ n
SBD-3 Dauntless x 704 Q+ c0 a) o6 a2 f
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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Allied aircraft losses8 L" m1 ^: j0 J$ U" {
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged( L" I" U/ w; R( U8 ]" q
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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( w: J% H; r6 T+ GJapanese Ships( r8 {7 q6 @8 J
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage0 Z' H) z6 _5 P$ @
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
. o: {, W, {! P5 i$ H DD Asakaze
8 ?+ b+ D6 B5 \8 ] DD Tamanami
2 |( F0 B9 z) M& j' X DD Onami" n2 M9 U2 {0 P1 ~( y" Z
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
3 s7 v a# {7 l4 ?6 } CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
+ _& i. R* }' q- _$ R1 F DD Oite! P8 ~# o; f r
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
/ l9 @, j1 C& Q1 l) ?. n! ] DD Suzukaze( Y& \6 R8 h% b+ x
CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 13 T$ ~: P" ^* S, d1 Y( V
CL Nagara
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,579 ]; R' Y$ l+ O u% Y0 A5 q; @1 b
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+ H Z0 C7 b8 M6 r% T XRaid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet., ^# @4 ?% W! l+ H: O0 f
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Allied aircraft. m% D7 h& ~' e3 Q
A-24 Banshee x 2
' n1 R/ v4 |0 A& L SBD-3 Dauntless x 259 S" @) x! ~: c
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Allied aircraft losses
9 d6 v/ Z: G5 ~ o' r i4 K A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
( d/ n$ P& h! j SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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4 h* M% i3 U* w5 }1 AJapanese Ships
3 C$ P8 Y o- ~ CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage# E) m7 ^' J; _% v/ v- g" n
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage/ D2 T9 g( x" T+ ]' z
CV Zuikaku, heavy fires
. \( P% w0 Q2 A. N) j$ N# z9 E CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires0 m5 d7 l' {% X/ }$ v9 @1 V$ v
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage* S, W$ ~0 I. P n
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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1 j5 X- t' f3 { S( a2 }6 \Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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) g$ b. }8 Y) Q/ _$ `$ [Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
2 p+ Z9 |, M; O8 VEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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5 @" ~7 {0 D+ H5 t# o% w7 N) dAllied aircraft$ u8 n$ `+ r, r5 l4 t
A-24 Banshee x 14
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" m, D0 F1 _5 \2 ~1 c: U! eAllied aircraft losses
- S6 `1 M6 h8 O' \( R A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
2 E9 a3 q+ X9 g# g1 a) }' n: \9 q. j CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage1 v1 m4 V6 p9 }7 v, Z$ g, ?
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
& j6 k9 f9 I$ I ~* V DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage+ I& L. p5 p% ~. g
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57+ B7 o% w! T+ k( G @
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8 w, P6 D; S; O$ ERaid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet./ F- i' o$ l) Q
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
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A-24 Banshee x 2# ?: o" k Z6 V9 M0 N/ e
, X8 E6 G: g5 UNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
/ I! t- }# N9 M, [' ]8 q CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires2 _. _$ c$ t, R) b& K
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& p8 D( q1 a( t3 ?: G/ iRaid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
* G' k* y i% a! QEstimated time to target is 24 minutes
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Allied aircraft2 _( E: e% q8 J. @1 Q3 G. {9 ?
F4F-3A Wildcat x 2, A4 ?! ]! ^9 S8 U; s+ b
SBD-3 Dauntless x 31
' B' `$ f7 p3 ^: m/ Y: j TBF-1 Avenger x 15* v0 J; M. m; o
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged0 T) R( [. z. a# v" T
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
, U! i) `0 M! i0 N8 I CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage6 c6 O, P2 E+ @5 V
DD Oite& \) ]# W2 t( l2 q) J0 {
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
' `" F' r6 b# o B- ]3 ?" f! J CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 E& C8 [6 a% o" K CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
: A- g) V* ^# e& {* S+ k3 n5 z2 { DD Onami
0 m3 e( C" J& k5 s DD Tamanami
! m) n, K* _' l! T CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire
5 j2 c' H l' ]9 k DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 17 l6 j/ y# u& j. V- J/ j
DD Minekaze2 `6 n& x- | y, M
DD Asakaze
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57" B( d2 r* N$ T# a6 J6 Q3 @/ U
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud2 c% w- p: i: z+ |- [- M
. ]# I5 K( F* E$ a9 |( URaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet., r; o d5 v& `
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes& x. w' ~$ O" ]& I
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Japanese aircraft4 T/ w6 r2 c5 x4 X( n
no flights# c& _% x7 [- k
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F4F-3P Wildcat x 105 d+ F- _; R, p, f) ]) r: u+ b" x9 ]
F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
6 z1 q( s9 ]" T, O1 g1 q SBD-3 Dauntless x 63
' x4 ?; J+ \6 v4 H$ U TBF-1 Avenger x 18
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6 q2 P/ s, g( xNo Japanese losses
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% T/ P0 Y. ]8 e; g" QAllied aircraft losses- L4 v7 ?9 \/ ~
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
/ i5 _8 T) J# ^4 z# {: } TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged
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8 `9 x2 M$ {4 b2 iJapanese Ships9 `% e& f6 ?/ Q: @8 R
CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 N9 U: J" ^# o% a CA Kako, and is sunk
0 O& R, i" ~+ w% n7 J CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage& W& Y* U9 O2 M) L, K1 o' ^5 c
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk+ Y# W: Y3 s1 A/ z1 _& e
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
, J, z- ~$ @0 i0 G2 M. a DD Onami5 M7 s/ W2 p9 H3 n" s
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk2 [1 c. m# l. ^. B
DD Asakaze
- ^) e9 t% R; |+ b* q DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 [1 r9 P) C: g$ J( d5 }: J' u DD Oite- A% ?6 G5 Q4 @6 F) ~+ ^4 @% i* k M
DD Minekaze/ k/ u+ }8 |/ G3 R
DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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# A; C4 ~8 ?7 }Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57# g( w+ m" p: f: z3 [
) w+ }6 d; Z8 g$ S; _Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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G9 \6 p, ~3 cRaid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet./ a# B8 @- W- ^/ j7 ]1 | X
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Allied aircraft0 R: t6 y; N* G6 ?! _3 T
SBD-3 Dauntless x 16+ U+ W" \3 Z# d
3 e0 r3 L# O/ Q( w8 t% dAllied aircraft losses4 u O4 I7 |: T) X& o
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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; h' r2 J" L. s" L: HJapanese Ships0 u- Z$ D( e( M& X. ]" O4 e
CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage( B0 M1 ^' [' F
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
% U; S2 j& v. w9 w, v Q# O DD Sawakaze
2 I- p$ O9 Q9 W% n3 _ DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |