AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 42
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盟军正式登陆阿图岛
7 x( T7 p! C9 C5 K- @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 b; s, c3 z8 b58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩
, L# j1 i# Z7 ~. V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
) z9 M1 o/ J1 c( T; |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
5 |0 L5 J% V( v& ^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& z7 I; x$ r1 D9 B; K% ~' `
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% c+ T( W5 t3 ?0 PAmphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49)
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# K6 n! B0 v+ z( D3 P. i8 B/ HTF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,49
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- t1 t- n, l" H1 n- IAllied ground losses:
+ _$ o1 K2 N* D) ]& Z2 j 253 casualties reported
6 J8 ^+ d$ ~- c2 a4 s- j N4 p/ d Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled
0 Y! U T% j% N3 |6 |4 A Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
0 R5 ]- Z( x, Y& l7 b Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
2 J. V2 k# J0 L. }2 ?6 e Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled). i, ^3 S' j0 Y r, d
Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)1 ]) |# z3 E, s4 r
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) b+ k' C, l% h! N$ n$ v+ W( D5 TGround combat at Attu Island (153,49)
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8 J4 }- W% R% I( ?Japanese Deliberate attack
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) q: V2 W+ A) ?# H S4 IAttacking force 5357 troops, 43 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 97; ^+ }2 X# Z3 [, _" d" H* ^
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Defending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 426
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, V' o$ a8 A! y" L% o* nJapanese adjusted assault: 0 * Z% h* D! M. m4 f7 L, e8 b. g+ p* I o
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Allied adjusted defense: 339 ! Q% H) \" I- X, ]/ o1 M' f z
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 99 & ]9 W& W3 Z. w2 [) D0 G1 }& v
4 [! X) F |, KCombat modifiers
M3 H, d+ i( r) c: S- _: Z2 YDefender: terrain(+)
8 _; X# a4 X# P/ B1 R' e& YAttacker:
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Japanese ground losses:: g0 R4 s9 F/ G( G, Q
1597 casualties reported5 A4 s0 V# O7 Y# a7 L
Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled
! g& m; e% z; n) w* n& `; y Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled3 o _. Q8 Q e
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled
. @# v4 ]. u( Y# l$ n" Z$ [! y Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)
7 Y/ ^3 Q$ l5 x7 X) I/ W Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)9 J c0 o! k- Q- G" J* h* c7 d
8 E/ j/ V1 Q2 \: HAllied ground losses:8 @; |2 G5 F w" R$ J; H6 a
100 casualties reported
3 V* f# k9 `* u) S: ^) U- h4 D# X Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled- J! @# y6 j- H5 R4 Q3 c" F
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 A2 H; Z8 g* v; E
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Assaulting units:0 J4 R) e0 S* M3 F# L! \' M, F
3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion
2 n W7 B- M$ t, I) x( H 302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion- w1 I0 S3 W% E% t$ f' q
12th Indpt SNLF Coy
2 E0 q" \! L5 D# P: } 7th Base Force4 L& ?) f" W5 t4 J0 m
8th Field AF Construction Battalion
" P2 k8 Z+ N5 s8 S 5th IJN AA Battalion. R/ }+ a- l* @0 W; _; D9 H$ Y
5 B$ r. ~! W! E. TDefending units:9 D+ L4 W/ @& P+ z. G4 K, m
Americal Infantry Div /1
/ A0 I% Q6 n* j- i0 O7 L0 a 4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /1# g, W+ `( _4 ?6 @' h
201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1% ^1 ]8 ^3 y Y- x4 s
151st Combat Engr Rgt /16 R$ D+ H0 q8 i3 H6 ~. S7 {
153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /16 u) p5 _( H5 u
198th FA Bn /1
. W! |& R6 d6 z* H5 P+ g2 w8 E J 250th Cst Art Rgt /2. I' B/ m' |) _# p6 X7 P
81st FA Bn /1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57 e$ d/ Q' o8 R: h% c3 [+ Z- u
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms" C" g$ \+ X! U% [; c* Q2 x' i& G
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
9 u0 a6 a4 t7 t$ XEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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3 I: Y6 ?- y" [7 G$ EJapanese aircraft$ H) O3 r! r- q, s
A6M2 Zero x 25 k8 S: a. I7 @# \
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Allied aircraft
0 p. @3 }6 m- j2 z5 U F4F-3A Wildcat x 12/ R6 @3 {0 E0 b2 M+ f/ r
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12, D' b p( n' a/ z( f2 v
SBD-3 Dauntless x 72
' _. U0 @: m2 e TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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No Japanese losses
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$ G3 s& B4 ~- q1 w5 |2 y; vAllied aircraft losses4 d) h; }6 n+ |6 e; i+ T* ]
F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed7 o" C& {2 l; u, j. U* Z
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed1 X5 H! M, E, [2 y& H
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged( ?& A) l: w$ j
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak4 ^4 [, P$ |# Y4 i! V6 }; ]
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Japanese Ships( l/ [( g0 T1 P4 L
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
- ]& F' P* _( d& U+ T) K! u. O. ?- t CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1( ~6 a/ c2 { S. G% J7 H: j+ _
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire
2 G1 `4 L& z3 v9 x% W c CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires4 t9 o& l/ {& c0 k z) o- c
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 2
& b6 X- T, L8 W CA Furutaka$ }+ c$ \& t# F9 i c6 a' q
CA Kako, Bomb hits 1/ g4 u. @8 ^# i/ I
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( i6 W( Z8 _* a: L5 v5 K9 v( M, KMorning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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' Z' t0 r/ e9 s/ TRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.* L) k# V8 B1 B
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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o. C$ g' q4 P. m, H9 x0 b. iJapanese aircraft
( } K+ L; r4 d4 j, W& Q A6M2 Zero x 168 K) D& ?. y. i. y6 i( B$ J7 n( L! m; J
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F4F-3P Wildcat x 12
7 T" T: f6 L' e7 i6 a F4F-4 Wildcat x 15
3 l" g `, t# C0 M SBD-3 Dauntless x 51
! x+ [. q8 r* T' ?2 n TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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Japanese aircraft losses: _- D" D& n6 J
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed, ^* }$ J U# i) h# f
- W$ u" M( L" vAllied aircraft losses
. N5 U6 O0 [8 I SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged2 R: A6 p! s( t7 a5 q& Y
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
! p# n. E2 J6 U6 c) R TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged1 G& b2 |$ J3 T) y
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Japanese Ships9 y0 T; f K1 r
CV Kaga, heavy fires
$ S! o4 `3 g! Y0 _- |" w- b CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
& h& s: [. A+ d9 _! S CV Zuikaku, on fire
: _2 Q- `2 Z8 F' g CV Akagi* o1 Y9 R. `9 p( i! r3 J4 B
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
' s- J5 s! P9 j' K( ] DD Tamanami1 V+ u$ _# v y8 [. Y6 Y
CL Nagara/ I# `) w+ W# G4 e: a* ?5 d
DD Oite2 `( P' [: l5 O* ]" T# T4 @) @* z
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire9 G7 N! U7 V: ~( \
CA Furutaka$ u4 v, V6 n+ F/ U& }" m) m7 [. R
CA Kako, Bomb hits 16 o# P" S5 J. p* z3 u
DD Minekaze) p6 ~9 }3 |/ M' C
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,54
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$ n$ J/ f1 G4 KWeather in hex: Heavy cloud: n, ], h. ]' H! Z- |2 {
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.( N7 \3 @2 w6 m) m
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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; e6 G2 i$ c7 S9 n* u" H: Q+ [Japanese aircraft
$ I% J2 S+ x( e9 r A6M2 Zero x 33 G" n8 B0 A# Q& e; r. g
B5N2 Kate x 61
9 N1 R+ S1 N8 l% V9 R! U D3A1 Val x 44' \% n5 d" o: F" q* a u \; k) t
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F4F-3A Wildcat x 17$ F* C1 Z' u- @( c+ S z5 }) {
F4F-3 Wildcat x 48
5 _* o% s7 F9 e+ ^' F* q G; o4 ^ F4F-4 Wildcat x 81
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% W# I* D9 n$ p' J/ y1 y# L3 @( mJapanese aircraft losses
. d/ L9 w8 |8 N! n9 T- z' j, b" m! i: A A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
6 Q2 I+ R& j: K1 O8 r B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged
! v) d9 v( y! a" _2 A0 @ B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak0 ~ e+ o5 o! Z# \
D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged
. |" L0 k# k) D7 W' v; o0 z; T D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak. Q0 P. N! w9 a) W' ~
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Allied aircraft losses
/ L: _: y# J+ |, h* `0 |; z F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed9 F) G |7 r9 Y! D8 A0 H+ \
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Allied Ships
3 r# T+ D" \7 W4 ]. r, g CVE Copahee
0 S0 m( T: o; I( f& k: i) m: d" X CV Yorktown+ M5 t8 b, _1 u
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2- i+ h% U' R% ^' q) \2 y0 ]
CLAA San Diego) H# e6 t5 f2 S
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_6 ? y0 D5 p' ^8 r; {Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57( A5 Y% E5 A: ], }9 m% A
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud4 j- O" y. m( E. a; P0 j$ L! r5 F
% P1 G6 K& y! \5 ]Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.' p) [4 m0 p. m- H7 P
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes
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, R& W2 R5 A+ d8 o. L6 {Japanese aircraft
* I* u7 f4 T% _! V0 v, B2 R A6M2 Zero x 3
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Allied aircraft
, Q$ N" Y: ?2 O F4F-3 Wildcat x 2
l5 K1 A8 z4 k8 t0 x$ }" R: O" e# Q SBD-3 Dauntless x 19
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; r, ]$ W9 k/ {2 P* uNo Japanese losses9 M" y" y9 l$ k& q0 N: h
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Allied aircraft losses; v% f% _$ n+ d4 \3 t, z
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed& \& x7 K0 U# G p2 H0 Y' p: O( |
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
; |' W% h9 L- k5 _' u. ` SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak" L/ y0 G& ?3 ?% S+ k+ T: P) Z* `
3 u( Z4 R9 D D8 Q y+ U* HJapanese Ships
c b1 J# i+ d5 A7 S CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
: A8 v! i8 W8 U1 ?* R, o4 H* x5 m' `$ i CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire
! }1 c/ b6 W6 a7 p/ c# S, V/ F, l CV Akagi$ T, ^& @9 \: w0 |' h% x' M
CV Zuikaku, on fire$ ?8 _ O- d" K* s0 g+ t
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage7 j9 ^. I+ p+ I1 F: Y, X+ t
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,576 E b/ u+ w/ M' K& p
7 H- v7 Y G. s$ i. K& b" `Weather in hex: Heavy cloud7 c/ [8 z* y, E( D# z6 i
6 [7 ^$ L2 `: q$ m1 h n4 N( u2 t0 ERaid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.0 F" [' h K& x9 D
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
1 v0 d- {; I* K: V! b A6M2 Zero x 2
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Allied aircraft
; f8 `( P/ x+ u2 c b8 u SBD-3 Dauntless x 26 W. F/ ?* x0 L5 a6 S' q3 c
TBF-1 Avenger x 6' |8 f9 a5 l9 R& _) {
5 q# B( f+ \9 _9 Z$ c6 ^No Japanese losses" P: x: `( _( \! m+ L) x- W) ]
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No Allied losses H3 C% i* O/ p- |' i: g
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CV Akagi
( {$ p4 Y6 t& q% ^/ v) V( z CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage% p0 J- r' c; g) V9 L
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) Z$ u0 a+ N+ _# F ~; `Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,570 l8 |* I' w m" q
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud3 [* O4 V& s& k! x
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
" E! ~8 |1 W1 Q% eEstimated time to target is 37 minutes
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& S, K+ S3 F! L& ^& e: }Allied aircraft
7 R+ D8 m9 _$ P: g9 S) I" n F4F-3 Wildcat x 5
. \4 h6 C. R" E: l$ K, h; U2 s TBF-1 Avenger x 3
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Allied aircraft losses
7 S0 k; Z! t* T( X TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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4 r2 k. Z2 H1 E+ @Japanese Ships
: K: z! ?0 j; C CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 18 t8 k" x$ J1 S- d7 q3 ^$ p+ w
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,56
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# L2 k- z8 ^, I ?Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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9 u# R7 H6 V9 ~! A! t# ]Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
2 x# D8 I8 O) u' i7 BEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft/ r: O5 q; F8 E) A) a$ b9 }$ Q1 F& O1 [
A6M2 Zero x 6' ~- ?+ a7 q# ]9 Y
B5N2 Kate x 15; E$ A4 d8 }, }, e7 {! v; Q; P
D3A1 Val x 19
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/ `4 i. n# ?$ ^- c) WAllied aircraft
2 V! B C8 E. {( q0 d+ C F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
9 _% A4 _! [8 B' W F4F-4 Wildcat x 36
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Japanese aircraft losses) `3 t! H* g; K. p+ n
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
: G' A H: L3 C4 e B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged; [2 x) N( B+ F9 a& ^! U
D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged
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. D5 x* g2 f0 XAllied aircraft losses
( g9 m3 ?& w# _, s+ B' F K. p F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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X, ?( Q% e1 D) I- GAllied Ships
1 B8 U6 \" D! ] CV Lexington" F3 p/ F4 A, Z! z8 A! y
CV Saratoga
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7 l# t- D1 L4 Y( rAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57; R& k% I0 P# ^+ E: |. z( A- u, a- ?
- M6 H+ D& H: h3 u- {( EWeather in hex: Heavy cloud" e7 n& d! ^7 t5 p5 N0 w4 V
6 E) h" s7 P* q4 e( v' NRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
9 y5 U4 L% d7 _. B& rEstimated time to target is 31 minutes1 O% r X: v/ t; X$ @
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Allied aircraft
4 R2 w- [: a& [" ~$ M7 K. _ z F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
# P( \/ g1 d9 }, v F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
! i5 w! {% e5 ] SBD-3 Dauntless x 70
, Z# O* q5 p6 ^9 T TBF-1 Avenger x 305 |7 _6 C# R5 ?% n
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Allied aircraft losses, \8 d: ?% W! N5 `
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
$ t6 _4 O$ b' P1 R2 ]% a TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged1 w% p* K2 I$ k1 B5 ], W5 p/ k, x
2 H4 q0 l8 M0 p" i' j: L9 hJapanese Ships
) {) C/ H7 G/ f0 s; ~' d2 r CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage! y5 e7 z2 D( c; ]" L# r1 j
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
1 T8 X2 s; Q" q; l, ` K DD Asakaze$ c' a0 h3 f* U! S! h" Z9 v
DD Tamanami$ G% o" U; H- z
DD Onami
. ]* O+ ^ Z/ V9 _- k# @* f5 O, S9 c DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
% T: A! A+ s {# y CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage/ ^) S* [. M3 K
DD Oite
6 ~) i% u) c3 O" r9 }- W# E DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage0 i" t# d7 D" K- R
DD Suzukaze8 b, {' X8 I# R1 Y/ k+ G
CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1; F1 Y N b3 J; Z8 f* y
CL Nagara
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57; A0 n( u" x3 g, Y% b
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.- ~* @8 P1 ?" ^7 B) t0 }) }
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Allied aircraft
4 ?& H0 ~! n" }+ k3 Z A-24 Banshee x 2
1 G% s: _0 f- L4 o& k0 o SBD-3 Dauntless x 25
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A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged% ?; f% R; w u* ]7 n
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships" N8 M) l+ K5 u* |- {; n* t
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
' e1 v" t1 M) L4 s9 A& _: h CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage5 P% S t4 z; @# R
CV Zuikaku, heavy fires
1 p: U) c: h+ x CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
) S0 Q5 H: j! Z( i1 o DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage3 v$ I o$ M b2 J4 O7 L& o P5 @# T
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage( ^6 b0 y3 k3 ]6 e; j/ J
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57) n! z( f6 M B1 x7 D* A. C
& {5 g; h- i+ e8 SWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.5 K( q3 B1 y6 n9 L" R
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes% _) R/ G3 M+ `' A" y. Z
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Allied aircraft
& C( n9 |5 ^. V1 P6 x; i A-24 Banshee x 14
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Allied aircraft losses6 u/ o. w6 K% [0 E
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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6 K6 Z5 O5 b% N9 I8 JJapanese Ships8 e; n& |5 ?9 @2 M) Q
CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
& x, @& M7 m* \2 t8 n CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage, [0 d8 L9 E# G9 T
DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage" u2 D6 |/ u( i) p G. b
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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0 Y8 W2 L) Q2 Y' v" {9 m; N8 dWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.$ [! x- J: }0 M( ?9 y& J! D
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships7 o% E5 F0 E- `5 x4 T
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires$ E: b7 \" z, J# e8 q7 Q% q
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,578 l8 U5 }# }: N( g& z
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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: H. E8 X; T* ~% P. ?3 _Raid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.8 l9 Y% ^* T! j% m7 }$ N5 T
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes4 }1 t" W G# W9 H
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Allied aircraft4 H! ~) a$ s+ J/ A
F4F-3A Wildcat x 28 y/ i5 `, i; s! ^/ B
SBD-3 Dauntless x 31
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% k. X$ v' j% Q2 \ SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged. }1 S) ^0 x. T% L
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged9 Y$ B% H3 u) M2 B8 J4 @1 F, \9 c. W
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Japanese Ships$ P6 r y$ o" I Y" L& }
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage3 Y* N. z: L% y
DD Oite! y' o* I( U& C* D5 ?6 w+ `
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires. O6 g) T& @: z r6 ^9 G
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage4 t9 V# q+ I, X3 v8 k+ i4 c
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage) w5 T, I7 C, o
DD Onami
4 t7 y+ s: | j, V! o- d DD Tamanami# r9 @1 a5 i% p: c. n; C
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire9 y, Y* c) |) H% W) f: I% e9 Y
DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 1, o- W" U$ S: d0 G4 A
DD Minekaze
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,579 z- Z* n7 u) h5 w$ ~+ ~: X. a
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud+ M, x* f* S& h. V6 j
9 R2 t! o+ [9 y: ARaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.. O7 B1 y v' O6 S( B. P7 x/ _
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes) F6 P3 z1 n5 k e) J$ s
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft! m) Y8 k: t( U/ G0 |- d5 X
F4F-3P Wildcat x 101 G# Z, n I# H7 n% A
F4F-4 Wildcat x 14! r7 Z; {/ O/ g7 c
SBD-3 Dauntless x 635 ] {1 Z; G6 n Q
TBF-1 Avenger x 18
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Allied aircraft losses, b" S- j* v6 \- Y% W% m; e/ o
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged# E3 r9 ]5 I& P- B) E3 c9 y$ z
TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged! ]- n% I. D5 z" p4 P
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Japanese Ships/ |+ a! g) h& Z$ h/ {1 K `
CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage3 b( }0 R; U/ y8 ^$ h
CA Kako, and is sunk! L3 H: r. C0 @8 }/ |# K1 C
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 i- n& p; H N; ]% d/ T CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
+ I+ Q3 K! K) c. g DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
- s( \5 e- O5 N9 `: b1 M- e DD Onami# b3 m _2 n& P ?8 a
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
; Q: Z0 _, U7 {. h% R: C c DD Asakaze$ o$ X; v Q( `( w# U
DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage7 B/ W1 K0 ]7 a2 e+ q* y! P
DD Oite; W) [7 I* v0 y" l$ B: b$ x
DD Minekaze
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% P v+ H/ j; c& L* vAfternoon 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 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.! ^* o/ I, {7 D
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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1 @) W) x& ?9 s! t4 D6 z9 x: GAllied aircraft4 l! K: g, r, f' A* Z
SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
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Allied aircraft losses
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Japanese Ships
5 G, l K3 K0 ^, s! p% ~ CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
; ~! T6 c6 }; J4 I) r3 W# ` CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage8 i$ x7 x) V% ^; W& S
DD Sawakaze
. h j" j: m0 m; _. F4 y& h$ F/ V DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |