AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 42
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- n) u/ ~% ~8 t1 e' y, u* x# V盟军正式登陆阿图岛! ?5 p$ w {- g
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% j7 D1 I5 [! v$ ^
58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩
' Y& f* ]. h4 z0 e: [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
( n, h8 t! }, s8 k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! u1 D% t3 P( E1 w7 \3 j
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0 g! g# ~+ G9 E$ d4 M' K, i
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Amphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49)
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* l+ p3 k/ K& ?$ a8 D2 ]TF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,49
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Allied ground losses:- @& v8 ]6 R2 K6 Y; V, U
253 casualties reported
2 }* O4 Z# u" P, r Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled
( z# J) E& X. D5 x Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled# a1 Q; R; e- S: S4 g) h
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 N) w' \7 p$ Y+ @3 P& v. s Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)! @" l6 Q3 b5 Z5 s( p) T
Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)+ n Z: k+ j4 k' C, V
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Ground combat at Attu Island (153,49)
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Japanese Deliberate attack2 d2 m$ w1 x1 ?- R& y: {7 j1 L7 v7 K
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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 = 4262 w! J! H7 b; f% m# N5 H" h
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Japanese adjusted assault: 0
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% Z3 k! n7 c sAllied adjusted defense: 339 ; {& e: ~; u* Y: i1 l4 q- W
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 99 1 Q o5 w4 ?: t
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Combat modifiers1 q$ J. J3 B0 A: I' |+ f' E
Defender: terrain(+)8 ?5 O; w, v! s5 f; C+ q( l
Attacker: K7 C5 N4 K; `1 `+ }8 g! T
/ ^* W; _8 M3 WJapanese ground losses:) M3 n, a6 }' p- i# r
1597 casualties reported
* Z% d N* ?- u Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled
" m& y: _+ Q( J2 { Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled0 s% O2 m9 x' a
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled
7 O' ~+ C, |) n' W; R7 e Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)
* p* p3 l# h" k9 \1 Y Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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, U) _" Z g' _0 J xAllied ground losses:
8 [! q& y6 f0 _' S& g 100 casualties reported# g( j" g; N, j* G, `" O
Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled+ X3 C9 _9 J5 D
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& e- z/ {5 s, U
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled1 o$ |8 H/ p: j0 w( i
6 v1 ]) v/ V \; w1 EAssaulting units:
. v: z$ w$ y5 B+ O2 V. i4 D" Y 3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion: q0 b4 m, n* q8 t: o" x
302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion
3 ~8 k- w1 |9 H: f# U/ C& E5 t: N 12th Indpt SNLF Coy - r7 }" B! ~# u3 M2 {1 B6 p
7th Base Force! G+ b7 a4 V/ c$ _
8th Field AF Construction Battalion. X9 }9 R0 {$ g: c; Y
5th IJN AA Battalion; F$ e2 |" d0 n8 V7 ~& _7 D* s$ N
4 Q1 c1 ^; u4 u' P; tDefending units:
9 J8 U$ l/ ?3 k: X% V Americal Infantry Div /1
8 u+ q; i2 i/ e1 } 4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
; y$ T( s3 E4 C0 D, f* E 201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
! ^2 W- {9 P7 N) b C- a7 Q 151st Combat Engr Rgt /13 A; {2 q6 @* U/ q
153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /14 o5 ]0 ~4 X2 i$ B
198th FA Bn /1- K1 z; Y& F: n" ?
250th Cst Art Rgt /2, z: X5 _4 w) k& M! O+ ` V1 A5 u
81st FA Bn /11 X3 p2 v8 o, ? }% G) \" N) s
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y1 f2 u' Z- ^ O; j* IMorning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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8 j! b# }2 ~7 B7 bWeather in hex: Thunderstorms9 F- q1 G; D0 L# U! p% U5 C
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.6 c I2 J* r. j6 h/ v0 S
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes* o# M5 B8 `6 j, m! ]; X) ?
5 L) F8 N7 D! m/ ^1 B$ P7 O3 F. r: CJapanese aircraft
% B! a0 N, o) X* k/ j! I! J' `: a A6M2 Zero x 25" C) T8 G: H) P5 F Z- G1 c
9 r' @/ _$ x# H/ d. z2 gAllied aircraft
6 D' U- W+ X# m/ B9 d& E. {9 C0 g F4F-3A Wildcat x 12) u1 J- P% K4 Y+ q: L5 p( ~
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
7 {* H6 E# N! ]+ I$ O) z: N SBD-3 Dauntless x 726 W0 G4 w5 Q# t7 P$ \
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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" u/ G9 M! N+ Z1 _8 d9 {. E i6 MNo Japanese losses
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- o2 H) t. ~0 e# {- KAllied aircraft losses; |' q' g" J) a, J
F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed' J2 C5 h5 x' r# q* D3 C! t
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
' ?0 y/ c, x! f2 ?7 Z/ Y9 k! Y SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged# w( \$ |' x+ x4 a7 j
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak f, _$ V2 B) Z' v. q
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Japanese Ships
8 ?6 [) M! U9 n6 { CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires$ `9 D8 |0 f. I0 J* t: D
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1( k0 r. }5 Y8 P- {/ o# o' G' ~3 K
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire# ?2 \' e$ v5 B: ]& B2 k
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires
$ _- N/ s! v$ J2 q& B; J CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 2
- |1 `: O4 K- }* _ CA Furutaka
: t5 J/ ?4 R; _4 u" Q- d1 y CA Kako, Bomb hits 1! H5 M5 l* G/ x0 f o( z
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7 O, H P5 a- R6 `4 M o1 V* @/ ^Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57* t- ?! ?, V, v% U( ]( z
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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, o1 D+ b8 A5 h0 ORaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.8 \9 _5 W6 c# Y: F8 v3 \0 p8 T
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes+ n1 \. g9 j% q& B5 v* o
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Japanese aircraft
* e+ s3 Z2 o7 h! p; w A6M2 Zero x 16% i( O8 H& J( x( B L% [
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Allied aircraft
( m4 ?) m# ^5 v# ^/ d- [ F4F-3P Wildcat x 12
3 T& h6 F3 u# z3 p F4F-4 Wildcat x 15! F4 @# q8 i9 x& W; G7 @1 {
SBD-3 Dauntless x 512 F( T$ ~7 d& r- G+ @
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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Japanese aircraft losses, F+ ~7 }/ Y# N( z
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed$ y3 O; g- t8 D& |: @
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2 u% t3 ~" V+ G: R( T! U SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged. r. Q3 ]" |- X+ q' Q. ^" `
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
2 l3 r0 x M2 q" a! Y0 a9 r TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged# L4 k3 G4 G) O0 B( y
$ p1 Z# Y: n' D) eJapanese Ships
" s. m+ o' V) [- w4 a; p CV Kaga, heavy fires
% N) W, X& ^+ v6 c! f% \5 r7 X) n [ CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires" R6 X6 p' c9 Q/ a, S$ {
CV Zuikaku, on fire# t8 n- ^5 t4 f4 ~) t+ I
CV Akagi" V7 U$ x, D, h- J8 L" I9 Z8 W" Y
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
" B7 O1 I7 h% ~+ C, q DD Tamanami& ]6 N+ u: r( d3 N }
CL Nagara
) x. w6 a$ [ u9 d2 n, Y( D# w DD Oite
$ d! \- V. k& Q2 n. b6 J DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire' f! T6 R$ t3 z2 |
CA Furutaka% @: L% e" [' d! @
CA Kako, Bomb hits 15 z! X+ x3 `' o) ^2 T2 x% K. _
DD Minekaze
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9 v r' ^; [ _# n( v4 HMorning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,54
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud& ]( M# J. R# q0 a; w
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
. _' z& X) K; a" K! z' EEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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) E' ]9 J( G3 a8 `! S' sJapanese aircraft" \% O' M6 m8 z# z5 l
A6M2 Zero x 33/ {5 l! \% P% a) o5 ]" K
B5N2 Kate x 61
3 ?* u+ ^0 q. T1 O s. I- M D3A1 Val x 44
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`6 a4 R2 j2 d# P; }Allied aircraft3 Y, R- h: v& R
F4F-3A Wildcat x 17- s- A$ ^& t6 d- H1 r# q T
F4F-3 Wildcat x 487 R0 [) K9 Z# I) R
F4F-4 Wildcat x 81
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" x6 R8 [! G1 y# j" K4 nJapanese aircraft losses
3 l" W: P' Z1 E; \' I3 M) o A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed# j' p8 E9 d/ K# A2 ]
B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged
2 |( O$ W8 C g5 b B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak4 u1 e/ O& u9 C+ b
D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged
" X8 f4 P( _6 S, V4 q" h D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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, n' p ^# o6 Z+ K% IAllied aircraft losses z- o6 K" D* e) X$ `1 m( i
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed% o; e9 H" }, b; S& [ P9 w
$ _$ E" V4 Y& v/ ^2 B/ e8 z0 p! ]Allied Ships% T( t" h7 D! A5 K: j
CVE Copahee2 _- ?! L- x/ i$ a
CV Yorktown
4 m* |1 B; W- n2 | `) ?2 E* F CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2
! E; n$ H6 U, C" h& J CLAA San Diego# T5 K( r- P2 B+ [/ `# W4 z& I
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! F" Z L/ ?8 n& jAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57. P7 J8 Y% U% \, B; `
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.2 V( w$ u& L6 V9 `1 k6 L
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes
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( x8 m8 l( Q2 u t" E8 VJapanese aircraft) Q3 M P* K9 o% z$ o
A6M2 Zero x 3
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Allied aircraft( U2 h; M6 q8 j$ i- ]6 t
F4F-3 Wildcat x 2
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses- j2 u9 Z+ i5 N) O
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
2 x# J/ K( h/ B( N& z" b0 e! m, @4 S6 ~ SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
5 C* Y: }6 l* j G- U SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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6 E5 ?) n6 F. hJapanese Ships
- p# _& _+ ~0 \" e CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
& y' g# @/ N% U: }3 m# { CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire
6 |4 K9 |8 M4 J CV Akagi c5 Y- ~% X( [: `! J: Z% o
CV Zuikaku, on fire
7 d8 d8 L* ^; s; J1 M CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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+ K8 T" ^& L# n3 Z7 dAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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( |" `9 p2 a* ~, |8 yWeather in hex: Heavy cloud7 a3 M+ T& \ s9 L
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Raid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.2 f0 P6 D5 J* @( r2 A9 T
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 2
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Allied aircraft$ h/ j& @! I# g
SBD-3 Dauntless x 2
( `* P3 K1 Q7 K& R TBF-1 Avenger x 6
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' s A* Z, }* O" A) BNo Japanese losses1 d# s) `/ G) q+ E% v. Y
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No Allied losses3 U1 v4 n! Q) W
# P9 I9 g @3 `; U* IJapanese Ships
- W W* w: G9 } CV Akagi* S/ k. R& d+ t7 J/ h
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage9 r6 w9 Y% b+ T0 j
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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1 o, [+ e5 |! m2 U. ~Weather in hex: Heavy cloud' ]3 k8 @8 R! v* v% P2 ^$ H% r
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.4 i' C/ o- x& { ~% c6 K
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes' p5 h5 ?8 N! a( j3 ^
- F7 i# ?# e, C# A2 |$ _Allied aircraft
, l' b9 R4 l0 L/ q, ^ F4F-3 Wildcat x 5
3 S" X, C7 p* Q1 K" B% S; W/ | p TBF-1 Avenger x 3
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Allied aircraft losses. R) l! U4 l" q' G; B! O
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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7 J) Q1 l( A1 H+ p- h# o& j6 lJapanese Ships
8 v) J, c7 ^+ B CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1- w# @0 ]/ ^, n2 s% f
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,56
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain& N3 L0 U5 J4 S- |2 @1 d$ c
# X0 J+ y3 I4 f4 F( S' r4 @Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
! P9 }4 @2 V# i# ^7 NEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
+ V( S# r' |5 x& a+ I5 M8 a1 @9 M/ V A6M2 Zero x 6
" V/ [7 \9 C& U B5N2 Kate x 158 R+ o2 E( w) }; G1 Z$ l
D3A1 Val x 19
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Allied aircraft5 R: \0 S& _' B# o' w3 R6 q. [8 |
F4F-3 Wildcat x 360 Z+ G! W, B, H2 q! ^# z9 @& O
F4F-4 Wildcat x 36
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Japanese aircraft losses
5 [5 V7 Z) F) Q6 |. f A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed9 \! u- [; a& H! e
B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged* g3 a1 J( U+ O+ N! l! F& g) j
D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged7 a* d. D1 i0 ~) {" ?) o$ b1 ]
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Allied aircraft losses
1 V2 h: w: ?! u) @$ t5 p" a' \ F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed" a9 R. i( G: ^, r
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Allied Ships/ Z% j% Y4 \3 U- p0 _4 a" Z
CV Lexington
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. R* r$ _' l, ~' G6 gAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,574 g! z# P3 k' n3 \0 F- @
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2 }! r, X! L# b5 O: q- iRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet., H8 Y5 T; j1 `7 w* ?( V
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes, o! Q1 g7 b9 s( |* `; z6 X
( {+ Z/ `* L; ]4 k) ?- A7 q! B* wAllied aircraft" c. B# v7 Z a/ u9 ~% p7 A2 x! X
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
0 B, R+ C; {* T0 E. R# ^+ x F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
$ p2 ]/ J4 I# u3 X% T# K SBD-3 Dauntless x 70
. Q: w, i, D+ G3 ?$ {* `9 l; J% y TBF-1 Avenger x 30$ V: T$ C M: x, C9 A
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Allied aircraft losses
! [6 K% O" P* `/ H: p! \ SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
- h7 H8 `4 G- a, f0 g TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged- m7 \1 g/ \6 Z4 T0 u1 O# T+ w
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Japanese Ships; f F0 ]( u5 |7 Q9 g+ E
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage! u* U0 H& y! e# o
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
4 {/ U6 S9 I. U6 i. H9 i! p6 Y6 ] DD Asakaze
0 R* p8 X8 V! U! r DD Tamanami1 u: l7 L+ g6 p5 f( Q
DD Onami6 P I$ p0 J A/ i" Z% t: u. P2 U
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
# J0 `$ u$ J" o* e! ?* j! F0 c CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
4 w$ {1 @0 M. x DD Oite* B0 ]! L7 p- Q1 _# P$ U4 e' a
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage% ]* a, ~+ d& Y! s" e9 Y0 |( \8 @
DD Suzukaze
5 x4 R" b# o" Z CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1
8 W; v; N. X& e# Q' i4 r CL Nagara b5 r0 P( f1 H& h# C
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57' v6 o6 j C _$ [6 {
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.) b+ O- ^" J% D; R9 L- R2 a4 w0 n
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes3 E9 f. J( q) M8 |9 V5 ]' I
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Allied aircraft
}: m! B; c; l3 L A-24 Banshee x 2& v8 e" p: }. v
SBD-3 Dauntless x 25
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& }; [; _* b1 N5 P) R/ cAllied aircraft losses7 G5 z9 r% u4 D% E4 ` p+ I$ x& ^2 d
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged( K; k9 b; ]& ~1 Q; f f/ f
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage8 \4 D i a3 W4 {/ c7 w
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage; V6 M) q1 T) {
CV Zuikaku, heavy fires
2 L& N, ^: i* s6 h [0 ?* I CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires5 R4 m, k: H6 X, d: U- n- {
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage; r5 G1 o y$ G0 `6 g9 c4 g8 Y
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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! m/ H' J! E$ ^; c, l/ |9 QAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57; o M/ A+ j; V' W6 f: p2 G
; y+ Y3 n1 @; I3 r- @Weather in hex: Heavy cloud; j9 b h& N4 c# h& v
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Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.# h' Z, S. _( ^, ?+ \) P; D8 _; M
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes3 V: m( c; t; w
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Allied aircraft
/ {9 P% O! u* a" k A-24 Banshee x 146 T+ Z7 O+ y" _6 d% X Z
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Allied aircraft losses# ?* Z& g1 @$ x1 J$ Z
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged9 Y: j6 {* ^ ?! N" v
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Japanese Ships
1 l: m7 F0 M: p# e) L5 g$ y CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
% Y3 x5 d1 Y. e CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 x! d/ a7 X0 x/ I DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage0 Y# ?9 B& a) U) v
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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' x4 ^5 ^7 I; o1 e" N$ F* bAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,574 L+ z* V' s N
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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) c( D8 J$ b" q, J& ~Raid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.% H2 U. P: N B% k; @- h @- ^7 d* N
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes; M( ]$ X. }" G3 B0 R z# w
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Allied aircraft
, H( B a1 g6 g4 P A-24 Banshee x 2/ ?3 b+ X S" d3 E0 \
- a- Q: z3 }+ RNo Allied losses- t( J4 u2 k! X4 P8 b0 o$ i) k G
6 A& r8 ?- j* p" ?% BJapanese Ships
3 [( L# _. u4 Z6 K- } CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires+ c6 P4 ]* j0 j6 `9 d
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0 {/ R% J9 o+ c& B# a" x0 F# ]Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57. L! m. j- [) m6 V
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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; I* ]1 H: t9 [5 E- [% v$ b5 XRaid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
H# p" B* Z' n) M2 YEstimated time to target is 24 minutes$ R4 U' u# w/ e9 u1 S9 x' W
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Allied aircraft* N8 u4 a6 z3 G+ Z) q8 x/ w
F4F-3A Wildcat x 2" U) p/ Y! s# X8 z% w
SBD-3 Dauntless x 31
* Z2 c. |' X* C1 ~8 i/ C' j+ a TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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( b$ N; q- S7 C) q& N. wAllied aircraft losses( f1 \* ^8 S- ]
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
9 J" v% [. I1 A- K7 U+ `" g TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged7 R7 B8 U4 l: s! M) Q0 m. F
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1 F% v; M# X4 m, Y CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage% |# C% f( S& Y- r5 Z. F
DD Oite
2 O* e1 d+ P, L, K+ } O CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
2 f; c& h9 ?( q, M: y CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage* @0 f/ p' j9 C% r+ F$ V
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
! [- ?9 U( x+ h, u# N9 T* P DD Onami
8 J: G5 x9 B& i0 a DD Tamanami1 f$ m9 x& i( M8 B( S0 V
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire. K1 H: \0 e) P7 `! j S9 A# e
DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 1
, F# k" H6 V, ~8 C+ `# {3 j DD Minekaze! P% c$ \% S$ {; V
DD Asakaze/ [' `8 H3 x$ q/ v7 X& b4 }8 U
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57/ j. {: k: Z+ n8 S
1 X# B% W8 ^! h# rWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
- W3 F) h7 C" K6 T9 \) Z4 aEstimated time to target is 30 minutes& |& H6 i" o6 _1 ^2 [: t
' y( G8 M* [; PJapanese aircraft
4 A% D, _& } {$ c9 M" S7 S( \ no flights, u# Y% |$ F- L) T* u# b
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Allied aircraft8 G( }6 w7 M3 G+ p
F4F-3P Wildcat x 106 |; [( s/ ]8 Z! _$ h8 h( c
F4F-4 Wildcat x 141 F% g8 F" `; a0 a$ b6 @ C
SBD-3 Dauntless x 639 D- [6 V5 F+ Z& o1 p
TBF-1 Avenger x 18
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/ q4 |1 L% b; V* o3 g2 b" RNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses, R0 K3 f6 b$ Y5 s( T$ n/ ^7 z; ]
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged4 g, O, ?5 u# Y
TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged4 S8 L" L9 w4 r% T& p4 H
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Japanese Ships- x g1 U1 u0 A% j
CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage" d" J% t! x6 k1 F! e- Q
CA Kako, and is sunk, P/ N$ ?8 Y W/ i
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage! [4 I/ `. g L9 c* v$ c6 ]
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk0 A0 W# |, q5 o# x
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
! ^+ Q, R* E/ m' ?$ H8 J DD Onami# K" h. B$ g: l, F: h; g; J
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk8 Q7 n, p) c K. K* x
DD Asakaze
) F4 s! } O1 e; T# ?, c* U DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage. e. S: |2 n2 z- n7 F
DD Oite
; J8 o- |; l3 j% o: b3 A G1 p b DD Minekaze
" @: t8 d0 d* l: L/ g DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire m" p: e- E& z$ f
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4 V! N2 o4 b; x9 E& x- SAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,578 S. s- O j+ Q F, Z. N4 v
: j' r7 b6 w$ }Weather in hex: Heavy cloud: N4 h* T* ?; g; Z( I4 B2 e
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Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.7 o1 R: p |2 N* d$ i
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes# s$ L' T. C8 J+ Y" S
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Allied aircraft
& f" W6 N8 n5 I* x SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
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9 b7 r8 Z' K1 s' qAllied aircraft losses" m: k+ B: K" x( z; @ G: n
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged1 Y p- h; Y! r
A9 p: L; s& ZJapanese Ships, G, U. Q3 Y* Y1 k8 G S* g% b1 ?
CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage* ~# f+ f0 G4 j- }1 \7 l
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage- v- w* b: I K4 o' v6 e) r, F% C
DD Sawakaze6 X9 k. m3 x( U! Y5 S( \% @
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |