AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 428 N. }0 ?( {7 e. }9 k. Y
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/ h% E3 v* L+ l9 U$ j盟军正式登陆阿图岛+ M6 P6 r& }! s. r e' i8 N
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3 x; Z3 D! }1 j0 b+ o2 z; J; i$ |
58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩; N% l5 u3 b) l F
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
! o1 Q; A$ i* I5 U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
4 I" ]' } F4 N, e# E8 W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$ e6 i4 I3 e n2 H! w
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Amphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49)
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, b+ R3 E3 L) W3 d" P) p) {9 KTF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,49
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Allied ground losses:# c5 `- Z* Q1 |9 X0 A& c% N
253 casualties reported
& e$ I7 u1 W. F% t# E; n, V Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled
& Z; C! A) x) l7 w Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
. H' i- ]/ h" K( ~4 E Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ ~% L: D" U4 \6 G
Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)
# b# D e/ r) T$ B$ Y Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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, G) A2 B8 N, f0 _& @6 Q& rGround combat at Attu Island (153,49)
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' P+ u, e2 s" F- }Japanese Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 5357 troops, 43 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 97 F* q! Z( B; a" ~# L7 Q
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Defending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 426
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% }4 C9 z) O( s1 f# |0 o5 yJapanese adjusted assault: 0 ! e1 H- V3 {* f
! g N) Q7 m% F( k* H4 ]4 oAllied adjusted defense: 339
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5 L/ c( Z4 z- l2 qJapanese assault odds: 1 to 99
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& [- z& E9 z) |4 E2 i, ZCombat modifiers; t; s1 b0 N4 @0 H Z% N* t6 v
Defender: terrain(+)3 r6 }" w5 V, t W+ c
Attacker: , K- _9 c* z& c9 w3 m
! F. \3 {) }' _: Q# U5 S6 RJapanese ground losses:
# c% d; X2 Y0 w$ x; D& h! x) U 1597 casualties reported
* P9 J3 \2 J9 f* w6 E# e$ Y3 S Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled2 f% W" R, Z1 i5 c) Y2 |( r' ?
Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled
" ~0 L8 A9 g4 b) b# c4 H5 C Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled
. r4 X3 K) v4 x' f8 {+ b Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)( C- p, ]0 E: F) D& C
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)- M }: A. M' f, U' r$ \( s7 r
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Allied ground losses:
" n$ x- l# l2 V/ v 100 casualties reported
0 j* G! b# p9 b6 e9 t2 \ Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
3 o+ K- A) [9 C1 h& q Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
! z, F0 J3 E3 j8 m Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled. T1 M$ A, i" G6 Z
P0 \! h/ C% {; V; nAssaulting units:
0 t% b' G. v9 v" I: y' d 3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion, H( a1 T8 _: _+ G
302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion$ c! N4 i+ O% C8 y2 i& X
12th Indpt SNLF Coy
! O9 F% ^: L0 I/ C2 `' \$ ?9 K 7th Base Force; q( a' G+ T. q
8th Field AF Construction Battalion
; B2 u9 z' ]9 o/ [0 m 5th IJN AA Battalion6 [8 C* c! O+ B/ R/ H/ r3 i' z
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Defending units:
4 j0 r: k* Q6 u4 f* W Americal Infantry Div /1
Q' ~! P" D9 ?- y 4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
3 D0 \* D# K5 c; u8 W: O. l 201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /16 W, L+ q, [* b
151st Combat Engr Rgt /1$ i: `8 ]; n( ^, A
153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
7 ]) @9 E- ]8 D1 U4 W6 g4 l0 x/ G 198th FA Bn /1
\9 y; y6 Q8 K: f2 N5 l$ E 250th Cst Art Rgt /2! w+ h+ A5 `( C
81st FA Bn /1) ~. X0 _- D) y4 @5 N' p
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57& ]( x! g1 z+ u- K4 L, K
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms" ~$ m! ?" H5 }$ e
$ n! n5 p$ ]$ rRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.$ U/ V4 T i2 q
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes7 ^, B3 y# X2 l6 P T
" ^- I7 V' T/ m/ S4 kJapanese aircraft9 j+ c2 n W3 z8 e8 Q9 s' g
A6M2 Zero x 256 y7 i. c6 `. @6 |
* t( {5 T. n$ K2 b6 x( B, gAllied aircraft
. v2 s. J4 |3 b/ n$ T: P F4F-3A Wildcat x 12! Z1 d5 ^0 _, {* l
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
% O* u1 f3 x$ @. b+ h SBD-3 Dauntless x 721 m. m6 E" s1 q% ^( z+ |. s
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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No Japanese losses* X& E) S" k* q5 j5 S
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Allied aircraft losses
4 e+ `% s6 O* ?8 `& J \2 Q- W& I F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed
7 \0 }# B3 u# F F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
! K5 U) G& Q" @: }; X SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged
* N1 }: w2 F' m! { SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak n! ]. [7 V7 P T; V u( [, a
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Japanese Ships( b7 l: _ ]+ k
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
6 Y* @! r; `2 v# j6 D- x CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1/ L& V- h! t6 L# {& c) i
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire b0 M$ R& `1 l# f3 e6 o4 h
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires
" E8 \3 S2 B& J' m6 s/ @ CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 2
* b% N" S. d7 j( u0 }( e/ m CA Furutaka4 h+ }) K3 S4 \6 v8 O
CA Kako, Bomb hits 19 H7 s$ p, n( t/ D9 [6 T- u
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms. }, X4 K; Q8 y k4 q
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.! u' q, F K; K
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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5 t$ s9 b6 R$ s$ |Japanese aircraft' e9 }0 R4 r! k' p, _9 Y3 Q) K5 n
A6M2 Zero x 16+ }/ A! }/ A# F! g' t4 T! s4 j
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Allied aircraft- ^% Y* o6 A. `; p
F4F-3P Wildcat x 12
3 @+ j+ {' E ^0 u5 a5 j F4F-4 Wildcat x 15
/ x# f- T' N* B1 C G" r SBD-3 Dauntless x 51
/ Q, Q7 x, U) k: E9 ^ TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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Japanese aircraft losses
8 K @ k( Q4 {: |: m A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed" d( Z2 t$ Q4 n h" ~; j
. {5 H" L' ~' z* \2 I8 Z4 t7 Q4 KAllied aircraft losses1 H2 ?, _( G; p6 D* n5 }1 a/ j( Q
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged1 A2 j" f% D! H$ i
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
. ]8 t; f: m( C3 K TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged; I. \4 t$ A0 T) p
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Japanese Ships1 _$ P& W. H7 C8 i4 g
CV Kaga, heavy fires
2 O' R# Q/ {6 n6 C. \( h) w2 y6 a" s! ~ CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
5 x3 z) P1 t; o$ V% p7 O! z- a0 Z6 @ CV Zuikaku, on fire, j2 w8 g. t) K- s! r& L
CV Akagi
* B# r# s6 Z) r/ y9 ^ CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 h9 v# K" T5 O0 `3 n6 l) I DD Tamanami+ M& I( P0 t9 |+ M
CL Nagara- @* M9 ?6 s' t, g
DD Oite* R7 G6 t3 L4 ~" J
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire
5 l/ F/ j+ w+ G1 j2 g. c CA Furutaka
5 p5 q3 Z5 f& L) J! D" H CA Kako, Bomb hits 12 P5 @4 }' C' z
DD Minekaze, J, k& @; J+ P+ k7 q) t
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,54
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud( P- ?7 j1 q. I8 d: ^5 @
$ m- N Q9 B+ M1 Q+ T( BRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
% D2 q9 ^/ Y; N: u: H* G9 w' vEstimated time to target is 15 minutes! x+ w/ R; ?$ }' I
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Japanese aircraft
' U" w& G9 X! V3 F: h1 } A6M2 Zero x 33. c$ T, Z2 Q2 r7 Q
B5N2 Kate x 61! `+ G5 U. C) O4 G. g
D3A1 Val x 44: W/ X. z9 z e# C% l
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Allied aircraft
5 Q- O: C" w6 z7 f! N, V F4F-3A Wildcat x 17+ B, m# s s3 Y
F4F-3 Wildcat x 483 ~) F* C( ~' Q& \* ]/ Q8 p
F4F-4 Wildcat x 814 M* C7 k+ u8 M2 ]; y) g ?# g: b
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Japanese aircraft losses! m1 ?+ a7 Q6 j6 N* j# }& t
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed; ^; V! E4 K7 |% ~
B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged+ f; f5 F8 h( x. a O" I8 ~5 [
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak6 y, Z! \; m, O) G5 G% Z/ \- ]7 {
D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged! y. y3 _# l- D, b: | o: e
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses1 H6 x) f* N# I* d* P7 [
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
: j5 K3 m7 y5 R, g) s CVE Copahee
2 S: n; _0 R0 P/ M CV Yorktown; A+ k% i& P0 E
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2* P- i6 \: y0 ^1 {: @0 Y
CLAA San Diego3 n- Q* A9 Q1 H. }# F" p) f
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57 _8 n( H& ?2 c8 i. _& Y$ x
! p$ f8 u6 d. z" _. L! u; g# FWeather in hex: Heavy cloud' @9 b, t1 y( ?5 L! R7 d( i
( M. g3 P, ^& E/ B8 }Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
$ a; f( Q6 }3 B9 n jEstimated time to target is 29 minutes* t: b' F" b. m6 E1 |
B8 v1 }' _$ f# s2 \: _# EJapanese aircraft# H! ? Q, D* `
A6M2 Zero x 32 u( ]7 m/ h0 p0 J
: P' ^' z; z/ ]9 i, ZAllied aircraft% t o# Q) e v6 J% _
F4F-3 Wildcat x 2( Q! \2 s9 L; U/ m1 u$ G# Y6 z
SBD-3 Dauntless x 19; r. s. j+ T& r/ [
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No Japanese losses" K3 Q7 \' }) p( R# w, o; W
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Allied aircraft losses% f# F/ T. e/ r- E' o
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed; S7 D5 J U* D) q' w4 A4 W+ Y5 i* Z
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
/ U+ k" b. w* E( J- u( c SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak# r- p2 j$ `$ Z1 c8 q& u
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Japanese Ships) O" N5 u- t" Q6 U( J3 O" r- J
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ L0 j4 z0 z1 U u, W* e3 W/ r CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire
! f9 Y1 |$ S, ^: C' l3 Q- P( v7 D' i CV Akagi
! E8 c9 @% l( L4 v, t CV Zuikaku, on fire
1 R# `5 s! h8 l A CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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! |4 ]6 P$ q' E. g, q. G2 g. o2 LAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud& I. j: ^1 C# X) K5 U# H8 b) @4 H
- G" y' d; V' V9 xRaid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
4 |6 Y2 ]& i$ _% {2 cEstimated time to target is 25 minutes. i, N3 t! h( x- Z
5 Z5 s% E) s6 H; a1 `' z; uJapanese aircraft
% T4 P$ O" z! R+ W A6M2 Zero x 2
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0 V0 k4 ~: \$ t, FAllied aircraft
1 I. I: R2 T7 }. D/ g* j+ G) o3 f SBD-3 Dauntless x 2
) _: @1 r8 M( w5 n9 q3 F7 @ TBF-1 Avenger x 6
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& G' ]+ R- B0 S. h; d1 P" \No Japanese losses$ g, v) L) U, H
, c& w m. J$ y: J6 i7 R9 a; Q5 wNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
i2 [6 G6 s9 R5 N CV Akagi
# z, d6 U; u* g% ? L# C, ^- ^2 G# h M CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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, m. U9 `: O* T; eAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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, A# V8 z7 F8 x8 ]3 KWeather in hex: Heavy cloud2 `" _" [4 _1 H2 }
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.- R- @7 a9 q% y4 @' L8 M
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes- U9 i B% y% Z' \; W( g
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Allied aircraft" B( T, y$ V9 m3 {0 Z, Z
F4F-3 Wildcat x 5
# _$ g( |( P% I2 c$ }: Z+ z TBF-1 Avenger x 3
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. S; X4 w0 t$ F' AAllied aircraft losses H7 z9 O8 s( B; O; O
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged% j6 N7 x, M) H# Z' B9 B% i4 ?
3 O/ z, R5 o1 V8 X9 v. O! QJapanese Ships3 w% K) h5 u. z2 E) ^) w
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,56* S$ O% c% l' { x, W/ F& X
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
C3 {* B% @/ s) C; R* ^Estimated time to target is 15 minutes+ v( z( Q( W4 t) B& L4 \
4 G4 a. J# j, p* q8 d/ u' V3 gJapanese aircraft
. V8 w. x6 ?( x" s6 C A6M2 Zero x 60 c9 p/ \( n. f* y' }
B5N2 Kate x 15/ c, R- j4 b9 k7 b
D3A1 Val x 19
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* N/ @+ C$ \/ }& E5 p. wAllied aircraft
8 q5 E s; P3 ]4 N+ H: U! |; l F4F-3 Wildcat x 36( ~: z9 @2 x0 r8 W; E% t& U: ?
F4F-4 Wildcat x 36% F3 r, Y2 L& l# `0 Y4 u0 `& r
8 H+ c1 u. Z' z( XJapanese aircraft losses
5 A5 A u* u: ?. I# f: _ A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
. Q, J) v+ |' m* n' F9 t) c B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
; l; f0 E7 w; w+ I D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged
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% x: n4 T$ N/ {Allied aircraft losses3 Y( I" v- v. R+ R# M% J6 h$ Q
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed/ Q: F* @+ O( N/ e0 p
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Allied Ships* H" g: z( _+ r- M/ I/ o6 b
CV Lexington
' u. N" y4 w) j; W CV Saratoga
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) P8 I3 U" ]! ]Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57% i% R7 ^. C8 k( y
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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& B! N; |1 `5 b) [# PRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.- c5 o+ H2 Y9 J: u
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes& \) }$ K3 a* @' A
$ @ j: T3 V$ X2 m. H- P' `Allied aircraft* S% A: L0 ^ N2 r- `. m' @
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12& ~- ^1 n* N; A, A" C* p5 u
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
/ Z4 j0 ]# E/ }. g: c; M* z- U SBD-3 Dauntless x 70
2 Q3 B9 \" j% T& [ u1 Z) P TBF-1 Avenger x 30. p+ e; d t0 |/ `
+ Z7 A) C; }( D s7 O0 P, fAllied aircraft losses. [3 X M2 f! [
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
, i8 t9 l+ P' | TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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: ]- r. i. } h( k8 SJapanese Ships
q! V' g. P6 b4 C/ v6 E CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 ^0 \5 e6 V; V CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires1 B1 f! p. B( N( p' p- q$ P6 K4 h' y' ^
DD Asakaze6 b+ {4 G/ i/ R
DD Tamanami( ~/ p, L M5 @1 L5 T$ K% {
DD Onami
w d2 V y! l. n1 b DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
# P4 v" ^: \* r# ]) {2 A CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage- N* G, n( W/ Z8 l4 C9 ]
DD Oite2 z* D8 @+ E3 r) @$ a+ c V; w2 b
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage8 Q/ l/ Z, l0 g5 _
DD Suzukaze# {0 Q7 W' k, n0 u) R* t0 ~
CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1
: W( O0 o; a0 h& `9 P: P6 J CL Nagara# S; t4 u- P. ]( ^8 W3 ~% i( Q
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+ R$ ?: Y5 Z* PAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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3 }9 o% h; ?6 G- Y" dWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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. h, H. c2 o; U2 r1 n( DRaid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.+ b3 ?+ l* U! ]$ A! q3 b) A9 z* T7 ]
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Allied aircraft S0 u0 L( g5 ~3 [
A-24 Banshee x 2+ F; k2 z( }' Y- P. k8 u
SBD-3 Dauntless x 25% h' D# Y# V6 J0 A4 l# R
# i; J( r* V4 ]. _Allied aircraft losses
4 a4 I, k+ ]- N1 e g& } A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged% _+ L* q& G* n& ~! f) d' a
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships% {% q& T9 l7 V; E$ C+ e! M
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 k: F! b; h- E1 Z7 m7 |1 K0 M7 X* D CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
' x& l# H9 ]9 l0 w CV Zuikaku, heavy fires) N2 d+ j( L4 {" F% X' Q& h) U1 C+ x
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
- D: Y4 b: w8 K& h. } DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage2 g6 O/ I" H* Z' f* b0 x
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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- P& r: F+ Z+ j6 |* G% J) I" F( iAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,576 s9 c1 k( i8 c% v
; G4 D/ K+ M; _ [# M. |& l8 Q* x% EWeather in hex: Heavy cloud# V! T: F0 O' Q; P o9 n& N8 V
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Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.% a+ ]& w9 z$ x( V. W" Y; U) a4 N
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes, \, M2 T' _1 t/ j. b) Z- T1 \; n
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Allied aircraft
8 a6 J1 [/ S! _3 I8 P6 t0 ^9 b# s A-24 Banshee x 144 v5 ]" L) \ V) y7 Q$ G9 V) Y
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Allied aircraft losses
' ]3 S f4 N/ [; z; |9 `3 | A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged8 F3 Q* [& j4 c1 w
0 r: r" l' \7 B' e) kJapanese Ships
, s2 B. @1 D& E" W( I% T3 t CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
% \# y' w4 q% F/ l. ^$ \ CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
, p1 g( X$ l* m DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage
! E" f; G4 c3 b, F CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage* m: x/ l/ G2 r% r" V C
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9 x3 J! |' S/ }; l( C$ O5 O! `( a! ^Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57" T' t' a, ^! l; p" p% o
, k; z2 c8 J# ~* u m8 O: PWeather in hex: Heavy cloud% r" J$ j3 J. L2 n7 W% E3 S
7 T1 |3 @, r+ \8 Z HRaid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
[9 c5 o, M+ Z5 h+ U7 G1 qEstimated time to target is 27 minutes: y( P0 I' T. u% ]- `" S1 J, B+ a+ |
/ c& ^, @# a, fAllied aircraft
/ |% ~7 b$ d. H% F) U [ A-24 Banshee x 27 `3 @) y9 i- D1 v8 g
: H8 L: N0 P. u, t3 Q7 \No Allied losses( ~; e u# M1 x! a0 i# i! j) D2 X
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Japanese Ships
( w* S/ V1 ?2 c/ y4 F CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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$ b6 P( p* q% g* s- j! N% mWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.) _" P& d- P5 z! _) K- s3 q8 v
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes
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Allied aircraft3 J C' R5 X2 M# I8 `% \
F4F-3A Wildcat x 2* N `0 u+ U; f. w
SBD-3 Dauntless x 31
) i4 v7 X$ E9 U: |+ ? TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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, o5 h) I% Z8 i- c0 V# sAllied aircraft losses1 t* W8 B" x1 v w& t" ]
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged) l# C* Y1 Y" [% S
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged. F. c3 L; j( Y; g- j5 d8 A
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Japanese Ships; w T5 }" E4 J8 p! Q3 v( m+ v6 Y
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 I' j$ s8 {( q/ ? DD Oite1 h; d4 ]. u- `7 ?6 ]2 L) `
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
$ {) L1 q7 b$ J, }' }1 {% G) x CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
- A2 G& H. ]" e& h" v$ E0 O0 l" Q CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage, j( P$ R& r- x, j/ Y4 |0 Q1 }3 K
DD Onami
" X9 S" y7 G& b3 c1 T0 G$ C" d DD Tamanami
- P0 Z. I' k! X5 p: z CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire
, ?. H6 n' V" ~* u! {! D2 y1 N" ^( z5 j; P DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 1
! Y8 t' X0 V' j7 G/ C DD Minekaze1 I8 O* x) h" d4 g ?
DD Asakaze( r. ~, I6 M4 U: O0 Z0 d
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57% p/ u- r1 z, u, B* c6 f6 @
' o& o& d o* M" ?, i' gWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
. l; e2 l2 H% \ w4 QEstimated time to target is 30 minutes( {" d, K/ |: A" F# }* a
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Japanese aircraft2 n+ v/ ^& q" a- C: ]
no flights+ \1 r6 W4 ^: g/ v( f& F
) v% R# V8 h; ^- o) i! xAllied aircraft
: P6 C. I- I, d3 T F4F-3P Wildcat x 103 z1 p$ H4 p# e+ |% D
F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
K7 x& \9 f* A, x SBD-3 Dauntless x 63
. ~) ~' [8 f2 ~: ?6 E- F TBF-1 Avenger x 18) G& B9 S0 P6 _( `& W
b% U% |0 v: t% N0 a: O1 tNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
* [9 V) k6 E" H8 P/ ^, K5 r SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
5 x% R3 F) G! w: I% X% E9 ?3 Y TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged E5 S) B* v5 o& u& ?
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Japanese Ships t2 o) X# \( \
CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage/ t% C4 c6 a; d9 I1 a
CA Kako, and is sunk, m" d9 q" Y7 u3 a
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage! ~+ g. E1 G( j
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk' G2 s& ~. `5 r' W
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
: P1 R; _: | S/ b9 S7 { DD Onami
. [% k! t" K( j5 } DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk% m% A. y/ ]+ f$ ~& J% U- ^: y
DD Asakaze9 [% L$ J) P4 e
DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
( k1 {- m! t e. g$ S R; K9 ]. {* ^3 r DD Oite
6 Y$ A4 w( g! y, q DD Minekaze
1 j: D, _# i, X! l6 r; d DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57/ g" ]) \" D7 f: O4 [: W
4 d- y8 G* I& L! O+ EWeather in hex: Heavy cloud* K: Y5 o7 ]3 k: m
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Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.& s5 F1 D; J9 X) t7 f
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes8 y1 k% a( h) D K6 Y5 N
( g# @0 J- o+ P+ v& @, k$ X9 S1 RAllied aircraft
& A3 P. L2 ~; L4 F, k. c3 E SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
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Allied aircraft losses
% r. O t( y( g! | SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged' q/ g8 h3 j4 j
2 z4 G2 t# M+ _7 C- p3 L( WJapanese Ships
- w9 F. p) ^1 k" A9 Q9 g$ X9 A: r CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 H( i. J& k G6 r CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 Q2 J g% Z* x: M7 n3 e! U DD Sawakaze
6 D' B& r% p, E6 G" d; e DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |