AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 42
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3 N& u$ S- A5 I: P2 |盟军正式登陆阿图岛( @! J+ Z; Q0 c- x- e2 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
1 w& N3 X& P1 C; u1 C' {58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩* J: o) Q; M* u- ~6 k. E( J
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
; T& ]) z4 z9 y5 c" e# M/ k x3 a0 I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% Z+ J, L9 H# B3 q$ H' D$ Q
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2 Z0 X0 C, C* @% h9 E
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Amphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49)8 U" F' F& R2 n* z7 o) D- w/ M. N
3 z9 [8 Y- \% |2 L; P/ }TF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,49
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1 k: h$ J# c5 eAllied ground losses:
% G6 v. ^0 P, j/ | 253 casualties reported+ H+ B% o6 s% @- {" v* n. }' _ l3 o
Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled
' G, Z* x( I: {3 |- @ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
; C- W: k0 |( ?6 ~ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 [) t# O: \$ }7 v" Y7 g
Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)
, j( s* X) E' ? Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled). I4 z6 k: s8 S3 u# L
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( i; T- C1 x" e2 }2 D1 fGround combat at Attu Island (153,49)8 g: ]. H+ M" S" k7 M4 s4 M8 i0 V
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Japanese Deliberate attack
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2 m, Z5 F$ U/ Y. V" I" N* uAttacking force 5357 troops, 43 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 97
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. |" J0 b. m fDefending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 426
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$ q* a, [& U, W7 qJapanese adjusted assault: 0 ( {) j( p6 g. p1 C8 f2 S0 J) ~
- v( K/ u( j) I- b$ kAllied adjusted defense: 339
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) b, ~* a0 C% RJapanese assault odds: 1 to 99
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Combat modifiers
0 `1 a# R! k3 a* d) w1 xDefender: terrain(+)
9 t! G0 N( q, L8 e8 D- hAttacker:
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4 U# ?9 C% u% i) eJapanese ground losses:8 l9 L! y( F+ J, A( ?
1597 casualties reported
* W5 P- _: T0 X% G Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled
& @5 ? G: I- `+ i Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled& W& q5 t q1 Z/ h$ j2 V
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled1 f3 n6 S2 i9 N4 M: Y
Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)
& J$ g; w! E: a: j6 e/ k n' }' Q6 y Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)2 _9 e4 L# g- k* X9 t; D- i
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Allied ground losses:2 c V8 R1 F6 Z8 ^) F
100 casualties reported
" ]5 ]! f, ]4 B7 O& u" w$ i Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
% m6 D/ E& B; m0 @' ? Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
$ I; s; W% L( { Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled4 `/ ?: Q& N+ A- T9 }1 t
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Assaulting units:
& G" [! p0 [, V7 h# u 3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion# n- p. D1 B, P- n/ _% o) C
302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion4 v% q8 J% O" l! P. p
12th Indpt SNLF Coy " X& L! _, v' R$ _% |
7th Base Force6 X. \& |+ w1 u' i
8th Field AF Construction Battalion
- L0 `0 V$ o* T! G2 g4 C# G 5th IJN AA Battalion( N, S6 _' V/ T6 m) T
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Defending units:
+ P' [' A9 D6 x) Y$ g- m5 F( c# H Americal Infantry Div /1- Z4 p9 A, d6 K7 M8 D
4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /19 j& @3 K) w& j. E; O
201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1( S/ B. |8 i b3 u# C9 @
151st Combat Engr Rgt /1
2 R: b9 H( z- ~0 h) x 153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1! b8 ~8 E- R* K6 V
198th FA Bn /12 P2 T- M$ p( {; K7 l
250th Cst Art Rgt /2
+ f/ E3 Q0 M2 T. i' e5 n+ H 81st FA Bn /19 I1 I3 M# p4 S1 K; _
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1 O; U! i- n: a4 N8 Q; FMorning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,576 G3 A$ o2 r1 F. d5 I9 Y8 o& s, h
$ O' T, C |) f# {# s0 UWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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+ ?- C: m+ ]6 f2 E3 g- x1 PRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.; b( |1 {+ |5 `& S! _
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes: f. z: ~/ m$ V% L
0 P- B( D; O+ @2 C; i' y( uJapanese aircraft7 ~+ B: X( w0 ~ j; l
A6M2 Zero x 25
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Allied aircraft
. O( C0 A# c- a8 j- ~ F4F-3A Wildcat x 12
1 O7 w. `& K: ~3 }; G F4F-3 Wildcat x 128 j; t& N% b! ^. T* `% t
SBD-3 Dauntless x 72
6 L9 J' v# A! R% p8 W8 R2 Q: e; M TBF-1 Avenger x 308 b1 u9 L! B3 `# c) {
2 d3 b7 z4 F1 Z% l o9 U- e& ~No Japanese losses% B- K# {/ i! j' d- F
2 g6 X8 p" i2 {$ x8 `! |" AAllied aircraft losses8 K! i# U' X w: M' k) e& q) y2 B
F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed
1 M! c" ?, E* ?' L9 K F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed1 V- j- F4 _2 j- Z" a& |; V6 w
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged) J1 r$ {1 O2 X6 v
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak
5 }) d. C& N9 U9 J$ |. Q% f/ K' } TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Japanese Ships
6 N, S& @0 l: p6 a; A CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
! R# l5 ]5 e0 M Y3 g0 a$ \ CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
8 E$ Z! p, b4 W( @ CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire( k& a$ r0 E+ S2 |/ w$ p
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires: Z h! H0 X' `' f, I
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 2: p9 h$ P2 U2 P& ^2 K+ R
CA Furutaka
- U; V6 N) e. m4 J CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57. n! b3 o2 [+ B% w4 H. ] k' ?
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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* `+ B2 z: ~; b( j$ L% w' g$ w: hRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
. A* z: p5 W8 A) H; vEstimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Japanese aircraft* c2 \( L6 i" x p' T O
A6M2 Zero x 16
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7 { L2 @( R. ]& G: ?Allied aircraft' W' c7 Q3 G) |; C( z" R
F4F-3P Wildcat x 12
7 ]7 V2 ~+ @' q5 c: F% K1 }# M F4F-4 Wildcat x 152 n# q4 P& M0 n- H
SBD-3 Dauntless x 51
) V6 q6 G4 f% g2 x" ]" ? TBF-1 Avenger x 302 S* R& o" I: N2 [3 g8 u- V
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Japanese aircraft losses
- c; d# O" \5 K" ?$ u$ b9 S A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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z+ ^- p' T {8 B" y* GAllied aircraft losses
: n3 p2 [$ I! b/ J; Z+ k7 y- T8 w SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged, g9 B1 y$ `/ N& z$ O3 ?- R! R
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak# Y3 k% d! [- F, Y" {3 S! L( m+ r
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships
' p3 @& N* q- ^" ]3 v CV Kaga, heavy fires
4 A( [% v: E3 h CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires* X$ a2 M. [4 }% O' Z- u
CV Zuikaku, on fire/ i5 F* R' x/ d
CV Akagi
B& _3 c( n* v. {4 h CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage* o; y9 K1 `# L7 j' }/ ?: h
DD Tamanami( \7 P/ V1 S8 y, M$ r1 M7 T) ?7 @
CL Nagara
# A5 w! d0 I4 Q: N, h, _1 t$ F DD Oite8 P4 m' `9 w" ~. k+ M
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire0 R* t* [" I# I! I/ a# a
CA Furutaka. M# D/ H! C+ I" a/ p) _
CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
; r5 M& e" r: {+ G0 P" g$ s0 M; D DD Minekaze9 g2 E4 p, M& e/ |& o
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& t* g, A2 n3 bMorning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,546 E/ j" K9 h# Y) Z
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud$ q! f1 O' j3 y+ G6 x5 e8 R
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
6 P) |- ]6 E6 c5 N* ]: g1 G% xEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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4 ~' b$ n$ e* G) @Japanese aircraft
) \4 ^/ q |6 D$ i3 L A6M2 Zero x 33
( R |7 h2 Y& M @8 P+ F B5N2 Kate x 61 {! U+ [ I% G u* \ f) h
D3A1 Val x 44& ^5 s9 f" [: ]8 c& ^/ a# \/ ]& H
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Allied aircraft
5 ~, V: b- e+ T0 t6 | F4F-3A Wildcat x 17& Y* ~# y7 Q5 z) E
F4F-3 Wildcat x 48
- d6 d9 g( d7 R* ]& z, u% ^ F4F-4 Wildcat x 81
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* t' o) g& b& q& M6 d3 ZJapanese aircraft losses
0 K" f+ \' g- s1 d A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
! a& ?. @2 w7 Q2 ~9 @) Y. w( l B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged
h2 Z9 Y, k( Q& t5 b$ O8 ?0 f' m B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
1 n( S' d! o* K$ g: b3 T9 W D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged0 ]! Q+ e7 J7 [+ F; }
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses0 R" q; e# Q+ W, V" h$ l2 M4 ~
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships, a/ \) ]" S* m8 K7 T
CVE Copahee6 t P% x$ J$ P- q8 z7 Q
CV Yorktown" X) }2 m6 G1 R: g0 [7 L" A
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2% l9 O. n8 t% ?& Z# G U7 z/ J
CLAA San Diego: t5 i2 g; R) ]; u* [
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/ a8 r! q0 |2 T# EAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57; Z/ i5 F( o- N, D% U4 [* @
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud2 S- K& ?6 J+ Y
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.0 E4 {, ~$ z- Q$ h
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes
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- M; O! q2 ^0 B7 dJapanese aircraft6 _- E, O2 q( v b( A& ?4 x
A6M2 Zero x 3
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Allied aircraft
/ a0 n$ f, h/ N/ Q: }2 o5 E F4F-3 Wildcat x 2
1 E' M, E, T. f! Z SBD-3 Dauntless x 19 X& x3 U6 d5 Z; S! Y
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
9 F3 C, J! U; u" S F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed% g9 F$ Y+ U0 s/ g# ~4 P) V
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged, {: r( l; ]3 @, H' e$ ^
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak) G6 R. k; J* @, D! a# H
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Japanese Ships
# F( N+ s9 G7 m- j" I9 x' ] CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ v& o6 i0 V7 e* b( X6 e* W9 j CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire( D* u4 L8 B. o' @+ j$ n+ C
CV Akagi- [1 d& O+ u3 i. G. _0 i4 _; B- z
CV Zuikaku, on fire
$ m+ J8 V( h: u CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage2 `5 v( ^8 v `8 Y u( }- Z4 Z' A
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8 _' `5 ~8 R4 }! G" y! g% ^: p9 QAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,571 G1 n4 U" w$ `8 `! h8 z) Q
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud# G2 L6 u& L) Y2 z5 v# B' ^
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Raid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
3 m% `- K! ?+ {# i, A* tEstimated time to target is 25 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
) r: J% D- i! e _! Z( D" _* ]! ` A6M2 Zero x 2& I. B, S8 W7 `: ~1 l+ Q
! m' N( J$ k& r$ ~+ PAllied aircraft L! z# |+ a3 m! ]- }1 x. b: x( e d: K
SBD-3 Dauntless x 2! x) s3 r7 O; R; r: i4 y) t
TBF-1 Avenger x 6. T& o* h% r- _0 J$ R" r
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No Japanese losses. q- c7 q7 Y) E' I; ?) t8 K! E% S" I
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No Allied losses
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+ W- V, H4 C6 I, H+ ~1 w+ DJapanese Ships
) @$ l2 f. c" O0 R: s) f, P1 T8 i4 q0 i CV Akagi
4 P/ @1 Y+ f% K! R CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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. p0 ^8 x& C3 {# a) BAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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. c2 _. E) Y6 \6 j9 E9 w7 n8 o6 P6 \Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.0 h0 q9 e/ r* n, T
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes) q9 ~, t' t' ~4 Q
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Allied aircraft9 U) W, v% v' o+ n- D- F; a
F4F-3 Wildcat x 5
# x2 l' x1 s4 u- \6 J6 ]' C) \ TBF-1 Avenger x 3
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+ u7 w& u& z. V2 Q5 y' iAllied aircraft losses
+ ?1 w' n: }2 j9 {# M TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged! }* D+ Y' p: j) _, S. V$ U$ d) o# y
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Japanese Ships. t# k' A! \0 Z8 W! X j
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,56# N+ d% \$ ~& z! f; w; ~
# G+ j- H( h/ F+ v* }; U- fWeather in hex: Heavy rain8 Y6 R7 T% p% C- x/ G0 i
8 s" y* N6 v1 m8 E1 w( R# PRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
9 ~0 m8 L# f" I8 M4 N" I$ YEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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' ^, T( m0 s5 P. `+ KJapanese aircraft- Q' B8 K+ X# ?( e2 C; v
A6M2 Zero x 6) a/ X, }5 K3 Y0 p2 Q( a
B5N2 Kate x 15 d7 R/ U- U7 I7 n4 L$ b
D3A1 Val x 19* L/ y" h. S- Q
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Allied aircraft1 n: z) n; g+ T0 l8 }; x2 |
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36* ~8 O6 }/ O* E4 f5 K6 x
F4F-4 Wildcat x 36$ x% i0 t$ A% v+ _" F$ _
L# o3 y" R8 k M; ]+ ?/ c$ t) s
Japanese aircraft losses
0 y- A/ Y. j. t, P/ @ A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
c0 b3 N" x4 E+ Z( `' H) A6 c B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged( F/ | i0 s- r. Q+ c! Q" x
D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged
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- D; `+ u& Q8 G+ z' h# l4 J, }Allied aircraft losses
! a1 v# |5 s) {/ L/ X4 \$ f F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed3 k. k6 J3 U/ V/ j6 s
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CV Lexington
) x N$ L* b( @1 M CV Saratoga) P' n% Z2 z7 g/ w2 g. M+ _4 K6 x
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. t8 L }; {' F* _6 s" m- EAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57/ X/ I/ U x4 J2 C
( C. Z+ [, r+ y# yWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
, m+ S4 x; Q; S# ]* V" h* HEstimated time to target is 31 minutes
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! a6 m% ~1 I" S# |* ^$ CAllied aircraft: ~) [7 ], Z7 q' k$ y8 s# g
F4F-3 Wildcat x 122 V; |; ]# x g# G1 G, @3 X `
F4F-4 Wildcat x 121 G S) e! Y* C/ E$ r. I
SBD-3 Dauntless x 70; S1 c" s8 c6 ^- Y) y* m
TBF-1 Avenger x 301 u0 E; N, l* m o) n% n; V
7 X! c- k Q9 |9 S7 K- U$ T
Allied aircraft losses
1 ~. L. O4 r1 }, d, e1 j SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
( g! L5 A$ q5 q7 P8 b3 D TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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7 t0 H! U5 N1 [4 b0 o3 ?Japanese Ships
N0 z- B) a6 x: [; M CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 n( J* l+ u3 _- v CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
) i/ P; q+ d; _ DD Asakaze
6 j( ]$ \2 ?% Z DD Tamanami
. R. T, t3 K8 { d3 ~" y8 @ DD Onami
+ {6 Z1 G" ^) O DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
" ~: ` Q* L6 E6 M CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage S/ U+ k1 b8 m, n. O9 `
DD Oite
$ {! Z0 d- `) R1 i* V DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage( I5 M8 L( o/ U$ L! O9 g
DD Suzukaze; C) W0 B6 m% p& m, o/ R+ G
CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1& |/ U* b% `3 o9 o' u( G
CL Nagara
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5 s% E& N# I7 _Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud6 k G0 ?& e: Y) U4 G
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Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.1 X! H: K, g& i& F ]8 [
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes4 e' t4 i3 |* p# a2 s* T
/ g/ ? f. a x" t9 R$ J5 _& H) {9 S' TAllied aircraft
2 K o [# N. t; [ A-24 Banshee x 2
[0 ^) \# L5 j# N0 i, y. R7 v" V4 G SBD-3 Dauntless x 25# n/ Q( x& D9 D8 D9 i0 M
1 G% L" I9 i8 ^9 F. Y1 }. rAllied aircraft losses6 Z' G; u# C. b/ g
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged+ u8 V, J( D5 c
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
$ o3 p& U; L" i- O9 P CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 _' Q- j- Q: I CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage8 i" y. p0 \- M+ ?
CV Zuikaku, heavy fires
' L5 Y% F2 T7 Q! }" C( m2 M1 [ CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires- _7 p, _! J& f* b; n8 m2 T
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
" C3 v2 i4 Z1 ~4 R9 D' C CV Kaga, 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 M6 z8 z; u( a; J+ ~Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
$ X+ ~4 M: U3 r+ l5 {/ e+ d3 {Estimated time to target is 12 minutes8 p2 t3 d2 u. _9 E- x
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Allied aircraft
. C" m7 P- H' ]0 {( ?( s. Y A-24 Banshee x 144 X2 K) w5 H" d" m8 L) O8 J& L# c
; _4 ] O9 e& E1 Y8 ^% @) hAllied aircraft losses/ A: k# d/ T. f! d, n( d+ W0 l$ |
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged+ c7 m! y5 r, O
: ~5 g+ U( s$ O# m/ h1 L
Japanese Ships4 Y( R3 d O h- J! \# v
CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 [/ n# P& y' x. k" }( \0 e+ ] CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage' y# h" c% e, @: s9 H( e. p8 t6 K
DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage! L- a7 k N$ `' D- F
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage, D6 @! W$ t* v- J* V0 r
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( E5 i8 X' F( cAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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$ y7 c7 K/ y4 `% e( BWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
' G7 c4 i4 C# V0 \5 _$ u( jEstimated time to target is 27 minutes5 O }$ Q( z6 r$ T5 Z
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Allied aircraft; n: d- \; I8 o }$ }
A-24 Banshee x 2+ X, f7 x* [0 h3 T" r
* O9 u* F6 k) JNo Allied losses _1 A7 ~7 Q J! J$ }1 ?7 p
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Japanese Ships- C3 G( Z5 K% v7 n5 \1 C
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires F' g n, s# Z7 \( U; U/ ~
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+ N/ J( W6 x* N2 w" IAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud6 t9 ]7 H; w7 ] K! ~
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Raid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.1 A6 r+ s' A6 }; A( Z- r
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes
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Allied aircraft/ P4 F. i5 D+ E; R- I/ o9 g
F4F-3A Wildcat x 2
3 Q J( ^0 {) x; W9 y- P. {+ v SBD-3 Dauntless x 31( p; f; V/ T7 G7 A8 i, _, F3 B
TBF-1 Avenger x 15& M u# v/ l" ^
$ B/ k' Y" J5 U- i" ~% WAllied aircraft losses* ^( [3 [; T( W. k
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged0 V7 K' k9 y/ B0 o5 S% k- n; @9 Y
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged h9 s. _5 Z. o- V. [% Z9 f
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Japanese Ships
2 Z" _- P7 w$ p' B' @ T- p' b CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage% M6 `3 ]8 Q T, T! `
DD Oite
* D# y: a c7 U! I4 @, P CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires( B% \. C) j/ l! p4 m9 }
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
( k K6 s$ k" j# ^8 @. L CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage! }6 o% A! f) a4 R
DD Onami1 Z* f, O; O& y! @
DD Tamanami
$ T9 T' [1 G+ q0 s+ k CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire0 j% g. n1 ?% e7 d8 C2 E: P6 p
DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 1, A2 G4 S" Q% n. J1 Z3 K4 i
DD Minekaze& P( _) m2 V" q. Z9 w' f( M9 z
DD Asakaze. r3 d$ q7 S; D3 q9 M
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. Q/ H1 \: v3 f7 @: t: N! _, c/ ~Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57) p2 A( h; o) |! O
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud% O9 \) {1 `4 i! a; }1 H, \
9 H% j8 f0 G3 f4 V$ kRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
) _7 Z; J. K. aEstimated time to target is 30 minutes; G4 k+ U$ W6 |! P ~
+ w, P0 ?0 w9 C& p+ W+ b0 t) X' b$ W: ZJapanese aircraft6 s& \3 L( [3 N4 b) E! l$ I
no flights( \* K: R5 D$ c
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Allied aircraft
# k7 v% Y% o" \& X$ k F4F-3P Wildcat x 10; r3 f2 R3 i- P8 m" K2 ]) K
F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
: Z/ D) H9 O% b& I7 ^ SBD-3 Dauntless x 63, S5 n% C' G' \6 I8 X
TBF-1 Avenger x 18
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No Japanese losses; a1 E2 b- S7 Q0 N
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Allied aircraft losses$ Z- q" ^4 Z( C. d. A) \; p( l! [
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
2 x$ E$ u7 M8 U6 n' X TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
: I% U# e- b/ U/ V3 n CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage \$ o" t, {9 D' @. Q
CA Kako, and is sunk# u( ?3 S% V) G, c5 T; N
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage" @8 @1 X) n9 p
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk% F* _5 [' l* _+ d' _1 W& F5 X
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
# m5 U& J" \" K" k a DD Onami
, M/ c& f& f4 s! H5 h: y& n DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
9 q1 v# t, [% h+ p8 ?) v% R* K DD Asakaze' e- S5 u7 L6 O+ p5 t4 k! F/ X
DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage! k7 q e# y' E( h( N+ q( e
DD Oite5 m9 j# S6 W% i4 [1 M5 E% G
DD Minekaze5 g+ `7 U3 f) y
DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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?( k9 s$ U7 G3 y* a- I% t; bAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57* U1 G3 [, \7 |8 W* g; ^1 j
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. M0 r+ A2 a* ?! k/ cRaid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.' F2 F6 q/ E, R" c5 N- m
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Allied aircraft
7 _: d: q9 _: M- x SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
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% p8 a: I# `: ?% |( VAllied aircraft losses
! R+ u2 H3 r9 d. \+ L SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged& ?! W# B9 f7 A) g/ K' N* \
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Japanese Ships: L: ~# @& ?' S/ d; p3 Q2 t
CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
# W! E% K2 w$ ~6 H* p! j# Y/ \) \* p( [! b CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage$ M( I+ H+ A' X+ r8 L* c
DD Sawakaze
2 S% x; l4 c; ~ DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |