AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 42: x- n6 l, X1 w$ u6 K
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w5 Z6 {4 Y. a/ c, @盟军正式登陆阿图岛
- ]% ^4 s- h/ Y- T) 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! g4 U, X) L# \$ }
58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩+ q! _- w# ?1 w7 y0 g, t
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% O3 F, B/ l. n8 k B ^- B* j
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% ?7 |" F' F) U1 Q. @+ q# l7 U
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* P' L* j& t' r4 i* [
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Amphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49)
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* R+ K# N A1 L* w( B8 o3 nTF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,49
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Allied ground losses:% F. @. X3 { T& F+ p( I9 L1 S' F
253 casualties reported D, |2 P ^& K" K3 n
Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled
2 N" V' N" ]* I! K( S$ v, a# Q Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
- n9 u* J* r+ Y& r6 d+ U9 n Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
3 y+ h: _4 I# {* T: { Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)
& {. B C4 ]' J0 [3 s1 E Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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8 z! Q& R& z1 YGround combat at Attu Island (153,49)
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Japanese Deliberate attack
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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 = 426
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Japanese adjusted assault: 0 6 ^/ {$ M5 L7 ?
: X/ I6 d3 H) s# A0 z3 p$ FAllied adjusted defense: 339 ; u5 C: X$ S/ A/ L, e3 O7 _3 [0 Y
* W( G: c0 v' v0 O1 P6 [( GJapanese assault odds: 1 to 99
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( ]! g. ^# }+ w: b! NCombat modifiers
5 B$ }8 w* ?* V7 ~, z! h9 @Defender: terrain(+)
5 s* j9 b* d0 }: `0 y2 U HAttacker: * C7 u, T! b1 _
$ n. _1 I9 c; H) CJapanese ground losses:
. z. u5 E& k w" [' \ 1597 casualties reported' j. T0 \- ]. L5 y- `/ D
Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled8 i/ \! a# g$ D' w
Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled; I% y5 z" f! z; K9 |
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled# J) U& B3 l9 F4 p5 ^1 H* }
Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled), D6 p4 i2 [6 j3 J
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)3 s9 u: ]2 D# J8 m& Y. R- x* v
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Allied ground losses:
( G: E- j0 l; T( U' q; _& ]. L; J 100 casualties reported
; X, Z( m6 e& G! { Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
) r( a* B: l$ n Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 r3 l u" p3 o& d Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled5 I3 `, k0 r6 G4 o6 g
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Assaulting units:/ g3 w; j5 I0 \! C
3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion
! v1 I, A% g" a. s% Z 302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion
3 d4 x% Z0 D, W/ h0 S 12th Indpt SNLF Coy
) h! y/ I: \9 P 7th Base Force3 ?9 Y8 s7 O% z, t ?, l- O) F! P9 W6 x
8th Field AF Construction Battalion
! Z/ p' F* b/ ^, W, e 5th IJN AA Battalion
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Defending units:
$ T) ` m0 M% D/ E Americal Infantry Div /1
% r+ `5 \: y1 o 4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
8 q! S4 ~7 p( ~6 |/ t$ G1 v 201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /16 W) B! K- K+ c/ G# f' K
151st Combat Engr Rgt /19 T! G6 [* x+ U ]4 k. P
153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
$ N; t& ?3 o/ O; @ 198th FA Bn /1
: ^6 P3 n1 Y6 ], v 250th Cst Art Rgt /2
, q+ c& Q) k6 r; A6 h8 k& _# U! p 81st FA Bn /1' G) w/ f7 \8 Y+ q, f. o6 B
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" e& k) w3 n" f) SMorning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57! [+ @4 M& C2 S7 p* o$ P
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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1 N8 o! {, R i" F( ~Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
8 b$ f, Z. s0 @! _& g5 hEstimated time to target is 30 minutes6 S0 C6 a" a: W" m9 z
! [8 b) N/ f( {Japanese aircraft
/ ^/ F% w8 d Q( ] A6M2 Zero x 25
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Allied aircraft
# e2 I: h# `, U1 a7 y$ b) [ F4F-3A Wildcat x 122 r/ a3 g3 M% M h4 d& W( `7 L
F4F-3 Wildcat x 121 V- R2 v( u! r7 C }# I) ^; x
SBD-3 Dauntless x 72
* W4 n. U; R: j3 i: r; [. a, @' h TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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/ z( ?# D3 ? B: p9 \8 { w" UNo Japanese losses
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' c& g! K5 t9 b! A7 ?8 ]) FAllied aircraft losses
, u: ]8 [( g' ~( {$ }7 O' V9 L# U: ^. z F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed
) ^3 d& G6 T( r/ ?0 `% t# { F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed) [( q: h& y2 v8 u( J& i# b
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged" \ \* m; `. ]- @2 g5 T% M
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak: U4 C4 A7 q$ ]% p Y' s
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged& I9 s5 D7 m6 d6 y
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Japanese Ships
/ f' J* Z3 d- r) E9 m A( Z CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires* ~: P. q) Z' p4 q2 X; Y5 G
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
+ ?5 n/ T% Q& x0 { CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire$ a4 A/ Q& N5 q; @
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires
' n% E9 C' t/ l1 r CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 23 h. O6 X2 X+ x$ z+ H% V# g- w* _" K
CA Furutaka
# L; v7 W: A' h, u) r CA Kako, Bomb hits 12 N5 M( h" k- s% b! |+ w \5 e
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms" B/ b! _9 Z. j U; M3 m2 v0 u# [
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.$ a$ @" s$ b% L6 m
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes7 [1 s/ J9 ]/ I( W
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Japanese aircraft" n+ P7 X. Z5 P4 x; @
A6M2 Zero x 16
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1 M1 X9 P8 h0 EAllied aircraft( h" V8 X/ `4 z- I9 ~% W3 \0 E
F4F-3P Wildcat x 123 i; V2 _2 I: x6 q5 m0 t6 b1 t
F4F-4 Wildcat x 152 w. A' j s2 \6 n7 {9 M
SBD-3 Dauntless x 515 n5 X Q( @7 M3 c
TBF-1 Avenger x 306 [! G; P+ U/ @" G
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Japanese aircraft losses5 s$ \; u+ H1 E9 C# D* S
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed3 j* z l# g* E! H; m7 s
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Allied aircraft losses
* K7 Q; ]* a: V% |, e6 ]. ~ SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged) i4 U9 b2 q3 q( R
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
- G: |. a7 `! H' H+ G6 b( a TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
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, T. e B u3 \( Z) a) }Japanese Ships9 D+ q8 r5 ~* D6 C; `
CV Kaga, heavy fires
% i }/ j1 l6 i( o5 U+ d# w CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires2 [ t- t+ z) n% t$ {# ]
CV Zuikaku, on fire
+ f0 L7 S! ?7 m4 O CV Akagi, @& r4 H; r) o
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage( v2 w; R3 h( O: A% ?3 N" z
DD Tamanami
8 M$ f% r7 n; b$ U$ b b" ?* [ CL Nagara
! p r/ |( \, g% B& A9 ?* Q2 p* ] F- F( j DD Oite. L" G, u7 y0 Y# v- P, `8 D& V7 O2 E
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire
+ H: ` J6 \4 E& w" v& |! Z CA Furutaka# \) X9 k+ ?/ R7 g( j% z, n
CA Kako, Bomb hits 1" H7 t2 H2 V# g9 E: X1 R9 Q/ W2 S
DD Minekaze
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,54
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud# R; F! k9 K* q; o% }: f5 [2 I
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
9 L& x _: o/ e% WEstimated time to target is 15 minutes: ?) R4 [4 `) L
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Japanese aircraft( w0 u+ }* M% ?$ q. N( g6 j$ @, D
A6M2 Zero x 33/ C. W( |0 {0 f, D' C) n
B5N2 Kate x 61
) u. @* T# h7 n& O$ b D3A1 Val x 44
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Allied aircraft
7 Y/ w$ y" E& J8 t9 ]" O. G6 z9 Y F4F-3A Wildcat x 17
! g& A4 @5 }2 p0 p) x, `! u1 C F4F-3 Wildcat x 48
8 V% U# m& O0 Q) o$ `1 m$ B F4F-4 Wildcat x 81, t7 {* T4 O. n. m
: v# ~* }0 C3 EJapanese aircraft losses1 m4 V2 n- ?* x- g
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
2 Z* c* J4 ?/ l9 J. F' v0 Q& D& ~ B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged5 G# l" E7 M- m: g4 _( w$ i. ~$ ~
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
8 m9 ]1 g2 _% K( E3 N D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged2 S! I* @8 q. y3 Z
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak9 f, Y8 S) A1 y8 N* H/ j6 [
. O7 N. [+ z- W; `Allied aircraft losses
% S$ O7 u& A2 a F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships+ \" J b! E) m* X" C. K% o
CVE Copahee
]6 G0 o: M1 M' j$ G CV Yorktown3 Q) w3 i' G* m- @* [
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2 V3 T; O9 F' V( J
CLAA San Diego8 A+ N( ?; w8 \1 L
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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5 _0 K0 Y( a; d* z' pWeather in hex: Heavy cloud9 @) @$ _+ O7 z( Y$ w
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.7 a$ |, |! b r# I: X* U
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes1 o& r4 s5 d: ]( M
5 F3 N* |1 [: iJapanese aircraft
" g1 Q% w* H5 t; t" {5 ? A6M2 Zero x 3
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( c' B8 U D2 O" ^( i- {3 vAllied aircraft
8 B+ Z9 `. ]+ ?8 x4 A( j7 e6 R5 E F4F-3 Wildcat x 2* m0 d% S$ q* D; R. t4 c7 |& w
SBD-3 Dauntless x 19
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No Japanese losses" x! _# [; k" u9 @ A, s
" V' n# _# ^4 q M% VAllied aircraft losses |5 R) w; |, \6 k Q( f- r
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed5 L5 E0 q2 |5 }
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
p ?; [. H8 K2 T+ Q7 k' ] SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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+ L ?+ |8 Y' x+ I! E& e0 cJapanese Ships9 S: e9 B9 r7 B. S' g
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 y9 z2 p0 t( D) H2 o1 _0 r CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire
% [ U f: t- x. \. Y" n2 c, i y3 Y1 V ] CV Akagi
1 M" m+ q5 V- i: E CV Zuikaku, on fire
m# q' [* |" h" h% x& Y6 |* E CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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- c4 l# n+ U; B4 ^( d0 W: _1 MAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57# j2 Y* Z5 X! f4 ^
8 ~* U& ~6 a- V3 ^2 c0 OWeather in hex: Heavy cloud& G0 f9 n1 @' Z* y7 K. q
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Raid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.- Q t7 J" c: K% w
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes
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6 a8 D8 i' ?; a9 ~3 Y3 AJapanese aircraft
4 B( T+ s' o4 H7 _. \# H A6M2 Zero x 2/ E0 I" {# l% t8 |
% |0 z" s; I8 ?, {+ N- QAllied aircraft
: F2 B$ ]9 @; V! K5 v. S SBD-3 Dauntless x 2
( a& ^- i; F/ U' R6 \+ s TBF-1 Avenger x 6
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5 m3 L8 O- s: G7 M1 V' nNo Japanese losses: x+ m0 G+ J9 V+ ~& I1 H/ L- \
% I4 z" f5 Z0 A4 x) w6 _No Allied losses# }8 C; l- V0 V. z
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Japanese Ships: f- U8 R, J4 j, @) `1 d: [
CV Akagi
$ t% x! E8 i/ u# R, [ CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage3 X6 ]: l( x6 a+ [+ \ @7 H
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/ x2 k9 I% z/ K6 WAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud- c) L7 ]" z' B+ Z
6 q/ w4 z; _$ z y- f9 I* H* YRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.9 I% c- U6 R: Z0 D( Q
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes
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Allied aircraft' X0 e7 R) F# x' B- n4 W
F4F-3 Wildcat x 5
( o1 L' @+ T3 P% T TBF-1 Avenger x 31 v( e5 E+ S& v" f! R0 g3 y8 {
4 M( _. z S# e z# f5 t: yAllied aircraft losses8 m7 y/ _# q8 r! {. }+ g$ M
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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4 @$ O' e# O7 a: v9 B7 V' `Japanese Ships- `* j2 {. ~" y' B6 m% l
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 13 `$ Q8 N( Q4 u# `' I$ L* J
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,56' N- k) k- Z# z! `0 g- x6 a
3 Y1 h' o$ [. Y& k F* EWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.2 R" R1 V5 B9 z
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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, Z' \# B: W9 N8 IJapanese aircraft# C4 d g& u1 u# Z$ B& a
A6M2 Zero x 66 t, T- Z: S4 c' t1 S; g4 H" P1 S/ b
B5N2 Kate x 152 @2 B1 P8 S7 Z- E/ _
D3A1 Val x 190 c R$ N+ p1 p: ~, Q+ ]& T
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Allied aircraft3 o& i" H) u$ A/ }. C
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
5 ]* z1 `) @9 Y/ r0 W& E F4F-4 Wildcat x 36/ u) e* C. L0 m: \8 u! E9 \8 x
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Japanese aircraft losses7 w D+ p6 W* q8 t6 {
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed/ b W m2 p+ i& K& m$ t6 g
B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged0 Z' o* e; }/ P3 n$ k+ [6 B
D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged+ {! Z0 G- C5 a3 n( I. @
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Allied aircraft losses
5 K/ w5 t }( G( P F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed# b5 n2 V9 }- w' G# s; n* {, Q; Y" D
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Allied Ships
- Z: }& _0 S& r! ?2 C7 L CV Lexington
0 s8 t% w1 m" E# i CV Saratoga" V3 L6 Z- o3 {6 @- {; k# R
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57! k( l& U/ d: H
9 A! P9 z/ ?& ~( [3 f1 Z4 S mWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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1 S; T. i Z; r9 U: r% zRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.4 V# q8 R) ?$ O) j6 k
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Allied aircraft" ^/ |' h2 m8 l6 ?
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12" k' a7 X4 @* O
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
% L1 I. d. R5 q* y& P: ]! R" I6 W SBD-3 Dauntless x 70- D# r: L& y2 C O
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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Allied aircraft losses
! Z+ G" c" L& g1 S7 J9 B SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged4 ~7 o9 w1 v* J# D$ ^
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged( ?+ G1 W) _% h [5 g+ ]) B
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Japanese Ships
" J/ h3 F* i9 c# p$ `4 t% t CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
: ?: Q- v/ P+ x4 E, Y CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires+ e2 c' p; Z% o( N+ w# F
DD Asakaze/ b8 B& f9 d h$ C! ?# J- L
DD Tamanami4 J$ f) c4 a, g! L. e& n) ]( c, ~
DD Onami
. s6 E* D( t3 S; U0 E DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage- {7 Y% P: s% Q- p
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage8 j9 E4 y( g3 f/ \
DD Oite
# E6 T& Z; d+ ^- @: p DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage" \4 N! Z' w5 h0 S
DD Suzukaze. `* u6 N r& S/ y8 }$ U- ]
CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1
% D G: T1 A1 E CL Nagara
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,573 u- W; I. p! J: U# W& e
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7 u6 F7 t% [0 a- SRaid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. h; Z! ~, G3 W+ T P7 Z5 H3 H" ?
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Allied aircraft/ v% m5 X5 h% R
A-24 Banshee x 2
/ A9 k, q, D1 u! O9 s$ Y+ L SBD-3 Dauntless x 25
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Allied aircraft losses
: S' B' j! n3 a" v& v3 H A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged2 K. ]/ ?' x; h) n, h
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
, F; Z. o' Y( s+ H& O; }# B CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage3 t; t& H8 A. X) w/ o" K
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ q p' y7 G2 [ x O- g# ^, R CV Zuikaku, heavy fires
0 v# R# X2 M% g CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
8 s- E. |8 |3 g5 C; H DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
- R$ R& e4 E; V8 B; A CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage) \4 y+ p$ }2 G7 g8 Z5 v
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud& R7 Z$ h, l7 b3 B+ B+ }
2 _* T3 J0 J& l5 _4 k5 L5 _& S- ]$ qRaid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
& H$ M, E' L$ R! f9 ^Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Allied aircraft: o0 I2 A7 |2 j2 ~ o/ a- O
A-24 Banshee x 14
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Allied aircraft losses
" i j& {: l8 L q& b A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged! _3 H$ w5 s" U0 V/ m
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Japanese Ships2 p3 k5 f. s1 s6 k" I: z! O
CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
: r: W& Q+ e4 Z& w CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 v2 v% x' | w! C8 K* v DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage
- @# R- u; b8 `) \; G4 d CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage* a( Q, k0 d, z
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$ S' W8 G: u: J1 }1 YAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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9 z% M$ Q# |% o2 B" iWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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% R1 q- p5 @4 y- |4 O7 L" j, r: |+ hRaid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.- }: D# [1 y2 n; [, N; b" s
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
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3 B( O& f' H- Z4 Z' W" U: I! jAllied aircraft
7 u; r# d; p/ q9 N& L9 F% S. s, e A-24 Banshee x 2" G9 C5 ]1 L$ L: N1 [( g
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No Allied losses5 o3 f* o4 P" ]% r
d+ I. b2 L+ I; j: f% I9 R/ L. kJapanese Ships0 `- b8 A' \- K* F
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires& l3 ]( s7 F' s% O
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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! {% I+ D3 o- w) F) B" bWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
8 \. E2 j* G0 O3 G# J2 mEstimated time to target is 24 minutes$ n0 e3 j0 i; E
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Allied aircraft2 ?) t' E( f2 s4 P) U. h
F4F-3A Wildcat x 2
( K: E( c% X' M/ ~( y SBD-3 Dauntless x 31
4 [- Z& X% y# x Q9 x& o; y TBF-1 Avenger x 150 G; H* o& u3 r6 s- N6 I; f) e$ t
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Allied aircraft losses
% w/ y5 ^! z+ z$ Z W SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged3 V# U( q S! y4 T N' Z8 |6 j2 q' N
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged: d( h) j$ N; E; n
* W! a' q5 D( C! ^Japanese Ships4 k4 ^& A, K2 U9 c
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage0 ?. J) G2 O- f8 ?, M; @+ T x
DD Oite% l( x$ o4 h( g* {9 z& V
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
4 b: K3 d) q. H1 J+ H CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage H" `& \2 m5 }
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage3 V, ^$ l/ l$ _7 _) `
DD Onami8 ^( w" m! M% D! E* g
DD Tamanami
# _- C6 o: t3 H0 \6 R CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire. a0 m4 Y8 \1 w2 j- E; X% {
DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 1+ z. J& k( [5 ?% {
DD Minekaze
( g- o# E2 J0 M) a DD Asakaze
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! z! h/ ~, t8 S$ JAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57/ U7 I1 e. i k) _
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud3 W7 U( T" U2 }
+ p$ a5 T$ D# Y' F- R% uRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
1 m4 \ f- J2 z. M* hEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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1 h* q5 R* Q1 F5 B8 P* JJapanese aircraft/ O* n0 n2 S/ Z# P1 a
no flights
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Allied aircraft% d4 e7 r" M6 [* b- {4 C1 A
F4F-3P Wildcat x 10" h# n. _' G# w
F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
# x0 ~& _% h! ~% w SBD-3 Dauntless x 63
5 `. H5 V. t1 m; A& @6 w TBF-1 Avenger x 18+ \& @+ \1 O9 h2 }6 l) T+ [% F
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
% C/ ~& J) B* H# f/ @2 P J SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged. V) e2 W ~1 I
TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged' u9 i4 l( X1 O1 G! t
6 A6 {6 T; k2 e; @Japanese Ships7 x( N9 L$ w y- A# ?
CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage0 y5 r( s1 I2 l1 T
CA Kako, and is sunk) ?+ w1 G2 s" R& C) @5 k; P
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage {5 L' b7 J; U$ t( F
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
9 i B+ I& ? `( ] DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
1 D+ }1 s) v+ U, R* E6 P. E6 V DD Onami+ P2 d2 X3 X, A9 ^' Y O# W) N
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
- q- j7 L4 E/ Z F x' H DD Asakaze
V4 b, A: a; P9 u DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage% x3 o! t9 p' ^. P* J) ^3 H7 M4 E- |' K
DD Oite
$ }5 O- w' _! K. a# g- T/ a DD Minekaze
# G/ z2 h6 e' s! v DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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* c) ~! Z) F9 m0 H$ P7 jAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57/ W7 s) [& x5 [! R
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Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.& H2 a4 Y& U5 {0 H0 B, O- P
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Allied aircraft" {+ r; E' ^" s* W$ ]' Q# ]3 S
SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
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Allied aircraft losses: d5 P! b+ ~4 p5 Y+ [2 r8 z2 |
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships) r G! {3 g+ ^
CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
% u5 }7 h8 x4 ^ R0 m; g CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
# C; w1 \7 G" V+ D: K DD Sawakaze
! C$ b5 [7 Z8 N DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |