AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 422 i$ b# _6 T) \
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3 S* o5 Q6 P# i/ w/ E盟军正式登陆阿图岛
3 u5 N7 ?1 I, P2 ?; X3 b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
+ p! `9 ]( g& Y58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩' S! F/ K+ q4 F" S% P2 @
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
9 B8 a2 u( M' p, b7 c/ W5 q$ c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9 ^, ?2 C" |/ Q) F$ t! c4 ?2 L
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/ d, p( e3 P+ A8 ?5 o% R
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: z$ M: }9 q; q0 _" Y% vAmphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49)2 E4 a) _+ R) O) v
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TF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,49
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& p- q* M& g* }7 N+ E6 tAllied ground losses:" H- e/ N6 C: K: _9 o5 F
253 casualties reported
" t0 p4 t/ y, b) t7 W Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled
7 {$ J" t8 _, @% {0 e Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
/ e" z [1 ]' q. P Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ i: H' n0 |. n% M8 T& g' S; W9 `( J
Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)
% ~9 v- S2 K* b, n Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)6 y& T! D- A9 D( I' y$ T) I
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Ground combat at Attu Island (153,49); g& k; ^/ U1 x0 B/ ~- h' y' g' \
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Japanese Deliberate attack; r' x' [! W" b' C( Q- z6 l* j
' M- d) t5 t9 t3 [9 H. @4 K9 MAttacking force 5357 troops, 43 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 97
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' I' q8 @0 P* FDefending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 426
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Japanese adjusted assault: 0
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% Q0 m9 O1 p6 y0 G& S% Q6 yAllied adjusted defense: 339 , G: A% |& @0 U6 `! d
9 s: _& o: c+ H+ O C* D, EJapanese assault odds: 1 to 99
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Combat modifiers" `1 D( e% B" L. F/ @! X/ c$ P
Defender: terrain(+)
4 S9 |8 a9 D2 S% V9 v1 x( uAttacker:
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Japanese ground losses:/ R% b% J$ ^+ X. o
1597 casualties reported
4 K1 p( ^8 j% k6 m3 f# _& f/ s Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled* ^! Y; w: N: c5 t, G, [$ U0 \
Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled
; ^& X; K5 c q) c. ^ Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled
% r6 f& v! H3 } \- z9 V+ e0 c Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)
) U( _" I+ _% ?7 m" Q Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)3 a: b- ~' W6 u, Y1 }0 l
" S7 W9 T, n) p1 h+ EAllied ground losses:7 ^; |' N5 B; G U/ z
100 casualties reported
, d" }# u1 f# B8 V5 g Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled" O) g1 f( f. s8 B
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled0 p& |$ Y% e0 r9 i5 R
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled; y9 Z8 b6 w' T0 F
( O' Z7 n7 W$ N( X$ x) _Assaulting units:7 Z* \( K: _( V+ S6 F
3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion
0 F5 H- X% a' b- o 302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion
) G: V# v) ^; W. \8 V 12th Indpt SNLF Coy " y% f6 x, n B, c: D4 ?
7th Base Force) H( A3 P# a$ X# U+ O+ B
8th Field AF Construction Battalion
6 N+ [* I9 I* w ~6 E! T) r$ ] 5th IJN AA Battalion
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* v8 d$ S k4 HDefending units:
0 q) b2 Z! o7 U3 | Americal Infantry Div /1% ?) v3 |" M3 ]% K
4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
2 D5 ~3 y, k% d$ q 201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
$ R/ r' C7 H/ \! t: L 151st Combat Engr Rgt /1
: t' ?. h9 X$ f5 |# f* d4 r" P6 U 153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /13 g! C2 |1 N- I- l2 E3 |5 ?2 L" B
198th FA Bn /1- @$ m" Q: n) F9 |) J$ f+ W) Q
250th Cst Art Rgt /29 w; P& L ]0 c! b* }
81st FA Bn /17 Y8 x0 r7 g" i$ @! \' u F
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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4 s, ?" m! \+ w9 BWeather in hex: Thunderstorms) {. H3 T5 l! `) e( Z2 Y3 q/ h5 S, a
( o" g M- \8 f! e0 A, aRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
) b. M7 G$ j1 ~$ B; l: b- ~- }" lEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
3 g6 s+ ^: {1 ` O) [& c A6M2 Zero x 25
9 `0 S/ S9 M" k9 ^4 I6 e - o8 g5 l9 \+ x
Allied aircraft4 ^2 g: m1 e! x/ Q9 m
F4F-3A Wildcat x 12
' s2 x t% N% g# ]- g7 O. y F4F-3 Wildcat x 121 M+ z0 Q) M2 h1 Q* @# r: P. T# [
SBD-3 Dauntless x 72
0 F6 J, T0 ?! D( \: g. X: b TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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- G4 q! D2 h/ [ R* A' ]+ d, NNo Japanese losses
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& S, D9 g1 P0 V2 b6 M- b* |Allied aircraft losses
. h. [) I! K) H- G3 b F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed
5 ^6 H! S4 d! U* l F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed( b. g! U% _' E6 r1 d, n) L# v: e' o
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged4 e" H0 m) D: o, L' S& I5 G3 Q
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak; B& g2 h* x/ E! U, J& R0 M
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged; H" Q+ M. F% z0 Q/ V4 n
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Japanese Ships
; \( `3 i# w+ ~" x( A, [7 S% | CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires/ X: p7 s5 @$ R4 O
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
( r1 O) `+ q) n' U; a( K4 k* m6 X CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire
1 u& \7 q0 D' s0 e; a* _ CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires
4 ^) K' i0 s% m$ X7 y+ {# `# E( E; E CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 2
- H- ~# S: T" c0 {7 R CA Furutaka( Z: u. W6 |/ y# S+ _! g; [
CA Kako, Bomb hits 18 V" g% | ~4 h, y; N
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57& |7 J2 {. a! j( q
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' F/ k' L3 D; Q( P3 {8 |Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
* S9 |# I, R) TEstimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Japanese aircraft9 `) w) Q5 I! E1 n, U& B# r
A6M2 Zero x 161 L3 L3 u; A$ |/ }5 j
) s; ~, s2 K4 m) w# S% nAllied aircraft% ~: ?' W) w* m" x+ [
F4F-3P Wildcat x 12
" h, K% \4 d1 L5 Q F4F-4 Wildcat x 15' \4 ?& p; p8 C& v" V1 U2 p' U
SBD-3 Dauntless x 513 O2 O1 M5 O& w9 |2 ~) [
TBF-1 Avenger x 30, u1 ^% \) V9 g5 A
6 e( [& L9 @" VJapanese aircraft losses3 Q/ B- J6 c- z- a! H9 r$ u
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
0 ^5 x+ j% Q9 K8 x SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
* K) \7 Y$ \. X3 X SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak* u }. }4 d/ l' Z, I$ X! V- n
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
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CV Kaga, heavy fires
! F' S: K$ h% ^. n. w+ c' j( O CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires/ D' i% P/ f3 ] B- Z9 ]
CV Zuikaku, on fire9 S+ B- `9 ^) Y+ Z3 ]" s1 j. P3 @
CV Akagi
& w) q% A, G$ N$ I CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage; \% G: u* C" H# ^ Z
DD Tamanami
8 i2 s# a9 _+ l$ J% H6 [6 u) o CL Nagara
0 j! @2 j/ y2 r. D/ t" Y DD Oite
# b) N' Q8 t* f/ ]- Z3 k DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire
. L( Z- I5 C, [6 J+ {& W CA Furutaka
/ g7 @8 {, l. P. U CA Kako, Bomb hits 1# }1 y/ `% ]; f* i7 v" d
DD Minekaze
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' D; ]+ Z# G% [/ w' wMorning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,54
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) l! D0 I& p& [5 M# Q4 A' VWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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6 e: B# J3 o/ F2 V8 E( c4 j8 ]Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
) {9 }2 h! J' f. O$ T8 @& y; ?/ ?Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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3 C, L- q/ D3 R$ J) ^( DJapanese aircraft
8 E8 ^# @7 f B* G A6M2 Zero x 33
3 T! W( @3 t( q; X B5N2 Kate x 61
) c6 _- [% f# t7 c) T D3A1 Val x 44
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Allied aircraft
% ~8 u) c6 W' x' \; C1 {+ ?0 f F4F-3A Wildcat x 17 m6 D0 D# `3 W) n! ^2 c
F4F-3 Wildcat x 48- }! D; A" z- \* X) F: f
F4F-4 Wildcat x 81- T1 S4 a& o6 q" c; v% P; Y' O
* _7 Z4 {& ~6 d2 |3 Q, eJapanese aircraft losses& D- L0 |0 y! i2 ^
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed9 E( B* v e# M! h5 G
B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged
+ `/ Y1 C2 }9 {9 b2 E9 n B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak0 ?5 S9 U: ~8 j% B
D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged
+ }# H5 z1 Y; V. ~& `6 _ D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak" v, G9 D1 A) K# \$ w
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Allied aircraft losses
6 d' ^) ?: M+ h# H6 c+ u/ ~1 v, r F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed% ~ @5 `! g3 \
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Allied Ships; o7 ]2 v. M' B% o8 U
CVE Copahee
. U0 p% d3 ?5 P( W1 _ n H( x, A+ p CV Yorktown# w ?# b/ t0 _+ ]2 e
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2$ W& w+ Y( w0 k1 f
CLAA San Diego
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# ^% n7 q3 O- {/ O& @Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57. r0 W4 q0 e1 P R( R& W
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud0 B5 r) L8 q" V2 x$ C
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
7 @. u' [- F5 t4 t7 N* G+ |Estimated time to target is 29 minutes+ l0 V8 N" A; u: W; X+ J8 V
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Japanese aircraft
X- b* _/ ]) y$ D! J A6M2 Zero x 3
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+ i! o# U, h6 B7 W* q# k. iAllied aircraft
! `! G9 v5 [. V4 t9 M+ @: I5 @ F4F-3 Wildcat x 2
* M, e" x1 @$ F SBD-3 Dauntless x 19
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5 e) c) ~6 J3 R" v) gNo Japanese losses
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! y3 o6 g. C2 h9 D* N: R* `Allied aircraft losses
$ X& Y' [* W7 C( v$ g& N F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
! a4 X0 [& P) M, ~9 m SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
) y9 T9 e/ M& c2 R( O4 d! o2 Z SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak/ n; x u; r" c9 ]
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Japanese Ships
3 k; ^' I) d( S1 Q; y0 x4 X CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 H7 ^+ c1 `5 M1 r* w CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire' \, S) @0 g1 |# U. I4 V1 P: z' F' J
CV Akagi
" D7 f0 L0 _8 n& C# g) v CV Zuikaku, on fire
+ s% x+ Y" m6 \, l* L CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage% H5 a& x! l8 y7 U% d8 t
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57' d$ W/ _! j' G1 C3 E H9 u
# v! G0 J! v* Q+ y& }6 TWeather in hex: Heavy cloud& u; r" X+ y5 K _0 u
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Raid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.( [5 A* `1 x6 F1 t
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes; A3 N9 ^8 | J; M _
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Japanese aircraft. J3 R4 G) Y s3 w
A6M2 Zero x 2
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 2% `+ t+ a" \$ f+ D8 l0 I! M* \' \
TBF-1 Avenger x 6
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No Japanese losses
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: f$ l* v7 g5 w0 z( ?- eNo Allied losses) m- F- e7 g+ C7 T2 U
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Japanese Ships0 V* j7 t2 B! I0 {
CV Akagi
q8 {/ g& Y# g! e+ s 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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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet." E* Q% I$ _" t* I( ^! Y
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes
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Allied aircraft
9 o- e: j. f& D1 T# n, d& {6 h F4F-3 Wildcat x 5
) t* N$ F# D4 b TBF-1 Avenger x 3
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Allied aircraft losses" {# a5 W& \- C
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships1 h+ f, E+ f' a7 C& d/ U
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
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! A* o) B4 v- J* g# \Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,56' j8 u" q1 R% L+ c2 ]$ j* M
/ {# N) i' D4 gWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet., p; R2 {% _- x) r8 [9 O1 e; u
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes% {, W9 Q" m; D$ [/ K7 f4 X
! x1 [$ x5 C4 o! ~" q4 f) h4 E7 yJapanese aircraft
: p5 I/ N0 _) e, ~ A6M2 Zero x 6- p0 W& Y- h- J1 x# H0 G Z
B5N2 Kate x 15
/ I8 S* Y* d$ z9 k D3A1 Val x 19
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Allied aircraft
J: O4 ^. L9 Q F4F-3 Wildcat x 36. w9 D) m" g( e3 t7 H
F4F-4 Wildcat x 36- W/ G0 }9 ?8 ]" T0 j) o/ b! N5 t7 G
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Japanese aircraft losses
D* @4 K- K. n5 v5 N9 e A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
8 r2 r+ v4 k4 p1 ?! [5 O B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
! c+ }; L+ e8 K/ z+ c! H D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged, Y5 a9 M! D; m- V1 Z
" x: Q$ q T- Z& |+ w# T) fAllied aircraft losses
7 E$ i+ e1 ~0 q' R: A F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
7 _6 R/ j0 p; k CV Lexington2 o% r# V0 M \& ` X. o9 v4 ?" w
CV Saratoga
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2 \4 D( r) L* I, J, n1 u4 _( M$ @Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,570 m- x ` @) y/ D* t$ _
5 w- B* w1 k, U$ {Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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) Z$ R- Q# c1 pRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
- M1 i; Q! X7 n' \2 KEstimated time to target is 31 minutes, A0 t0 U3 y, L
# E. d8 ^% w5 p( ~2 A) {7 K4 OAllied aircraft
8 ?+ J% K M6 [ F4F-3 Wildcat x 125 Y X$ Y. E1 H4 a" ]1 q
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
. U4 e* @1 C, G) M3 P/ R% D# J SBD-3 Dauntless x 707 q; w, p2 P9 a
TBF-1 Avenger x 30 Q1 X3 N" X! |& S# b L6 X
: `; F2 V7 g5 M0 S2 m9 p* [7 [3 IAllied aircraft losses
, ^. m, l: N1 z( ^ SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
* ~1 M. S, p( s! \ TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged8 d# B% e6 Z6 n2 |5 D- w$ C4 Y5 S5 o) A
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Japanese Ships3 k+ H/ t3 r- x. |7 r& \( B9 ]
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 q2 S e) v& _- b3 P) l, v8 u CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
3 G0 f3 s# e' v3 H5 W! J DD Asakaze
* F$ m! T1 i4 a- g DD Tamanami
( b1 [5 G4 s: P7 w2 L& J DD Onami
' D/ }2 a' g& s* X DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
: q& i( u: k, h! Y CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage2 C! B, g, A2 c7 w# U+ r2 Q" s
DD Oite; b/ n8 w& e1 B D, f
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage+ C5 q: p/ t n4 _
DD Suzukaze
, ~# r9 D" c4 H3 d CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 18 u) I; H9 P+ l
CL Nagara
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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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/ k$ w, \: B! M4 JRaid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
0 {+ E+ @. f# jEstimated time to target is 30 minutes- c' S- g$ E8 u
7 P e+ V# M( HAllied aircraft, C& G$ v, R3 R. }" F; u9 u$ u4 X
A-24 Banshee x 2 W/ Q0 s% q6 l# [% c4 L
SBD-3 Dauntless x 25
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Allied aircraft losses
7 D* Y+ z( i6 U A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged" C0 V0 r0 C; |, f- H; @8 f' s
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships2 ^/ t8 y7 W7 j
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
( y/ C5 }% Q" K% E CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
) h# S3 l% Q* F. \$ U CV Zuikaku, heavy fires
9 A' L% h1 H8 X& @ CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires$ |0 d& Z X! S; O8 V; f, f
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 N1 W- g3 d M CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage! p) U3 G" j! e1 c# [6 C
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud6 C# A+ ?' M( f
& {+ J% _8 T; K& q2 p% Q$ o4 ORaid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
) w4 X. Q$ z# A: K" @) jEstimated time to target is 12 minutes. }% i$ I( X6 L
7 M7 m. _% I- _" } AAllied aircraft$ P/ j9 f8 R5 Q/ m+ j) g
A-24 Banshee x 14 \$ d: u2 G) d- e; p8 D0 A
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Allied aircraft losses5 S1 c$ O) x$ {; \; W7 c/ s7 Y3 ^
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships" m x$ d! R3 e0 o" J/ z
CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage7 P, O4 F+ m9 X8 w! j; L
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 u+ r$ I9 d+ f; f. C4 q3 U DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 N, u7 [1 a9 X/ E) Q) F CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage" t4 h+ a' A& B: A" T; S
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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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Raid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.( b( f2 q. L. q- ?6 E; z3 o& m
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes0 F5 [8 B9 F9 g
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Allied aircraft
; m" W) G, X% ~0 _# ]1 I A-24 Banshee x 2
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No Allied losses: O+ W& J }8 a* P; {8 [9 [. C( D, O9 p
! U3 [& [, N1 [: W. G# iJapanese Ships
4 u9 i. Y9 o! |# N: w2 E$ D) f CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
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/ k. @' `$ q* e1 K( NAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57) E: W) Z' ~4 {2 G
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet." N% h4 n, X0 ~ d1 y; G
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes! P: \: D( y5 V6 [9 s) z) A
5 u% g- ?% A+ j+ B, M* Z9 C' Y" \0 HAllied aircraft
& B6 p% I: n. }" n& w ] F4F-3A Wildcat x 2% i! ~. Z2 H% b
SBD-3 Dauntless x 318 x+ B# U: q/ L* T7 Q
TBF-1 Avenger x 15' C# A* y3 r* u2 v" x" l
6 b3 ]( @2 X0 \, v& DAllied aircraft losses
' |. k4 C$ x$ X$ C& N SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
! t) _% K+ }1 [1 e TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage% ?) C% t5 \$ _! A( X) Q
DD Oite
; I6 K- H6 ], v6 h; B CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires; W" w8 e3 Z5 j) |* ^4 z
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage- m* s6 j, H) }: P
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage4 P( C7 A" r& b% R$ a, }0 h
DD Onami1 f1 P2 C2 l: y- A* V3 Y* S2 t4 T
DD Tamanami& K9 ~2 e$ t; s% `8 @
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire
: [# O5 d$ U1 h, N/ y DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 1
8 Q. N- ]3 D( X DD Minekaze
4 ^' u, n; g* ?8 u% o: J DD Asakaze( O o) I4 ]. [$ T0 s
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57' z) O) M: _2 R3 v# b; J7 c
( W/ J! j4 R" m( oWeather in hex: Heavy cloud: B8 v& j' o$ h& ?: s
9 r f. T( c2 m; x8 k1 TRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
1 K' ]: n3 {% Z! V) A) x: }: zEstimated time to target is 30 minutes' p) t2 I$ c- Y; v7 r/ n
N" [ a# m( w, g( ^6 [Japanese aircraft
4 F4 r& p( `! V no flights
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Allied aircraft4 y, C# Q P" A' ^) g. h5 X9 b% \
F4F-3P Wildcat x 107 M+ u2 s9 b5 S
F4F-4 Wildcat x 147 `/ U/ L8 T( I) h
SBD-3 Dauntless x 63
9 x1 b4 A% u0 g$ c5 W TBF-1 Avenger x 18 @. j0 U! T" U* n3 ?" y0 c
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No Japanese losses. I$ R/ g$ p' d
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
% O6 u: S0 |9 G; o TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged
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CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage1 N. H2 O! Q/ k3 H1 L9 s1 K, g# x' [
CA Kako, and is sunk
1 b9 I: P2 ^1 Y4 Y9 z CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
X8 E3 w9 \# O1 s CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk F" K5 z! w8 f4 ^% ?( C% @1 g
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk+ \8 F; c8 ^7 h7 E
DD Onami8 h1 M6 g5 [$ R* y
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
8 q; j" l& f9 C) q' b4 `$ e DD Asakaze
' M3 C4 J3 k/ z% p; G DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 ~0 p1 Q' J# Y; m DD Oite
. s% G7 q9 Y/ A' b# p0 | DD Minekaze
$ p" u! Z7 ]5 q, v3 L: @- Y1 x, [ DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire9 b4 y2 J8 [% T5 z' s( c4 S1 t& u
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud0 `9 g$ e* h; F" U: v5 @
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Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
, n6 O: y! v2 {1 `( _; }Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Allied aircraft8 [* x$ `9 ?4 u) Y3 C/ N2 O
SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
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Allied aircraft losses
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CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage6 j6 ]: i2 l- G7 M( I
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage; {8 T t6 `! D
DD Sawakaze" H# t8 E# `3 d' I
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |