AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 42
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盟军正式登陆阿图岛
/ {! Y5 ` B7 L; X) L# 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
" l6 L) U7 Q6 n; J58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩# S" O/ K4 }/ u2 r R0 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% P5 M3 U8 l1 K$ q
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
* [! ?" P9 N* E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
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. e3 ]% `5 U$ vAmphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49) M! s7 N u z6 {! W; L
' } o- n" A! `0 | n$ WTF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,493 p: o( x7 r w2 G% f
* f! G x- N7 k6 A) M3 s4 |0 sAllied ground losses:
: Y2 [0 [9 _' O2 i6 ? 253 casualties reported- t9 s' u* _; b( A, W7 i
Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled
& R% }! s! J9 y5 h+ @ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
4 S2 C* G! h$ E# }0 G0 B8 H Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ @( d" M( M. J$ d6 d
Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)' Q2 c) e- M6 o: E4 P Z
Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled). V2 n9 b* `& ~) Y0 X# M+ d
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6 K0 q* Z* k+ [* p9 u4 jGround combat at Attu Island (153,49)7 u1 ?: @- s% V U+ D
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Japanese Deliberate attack! f5 d7 g$ X) J. T9 x0 [ e
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Attacking force 5357 troops, 43 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 979 O7 @# A+ O: Q: S! a
8 z/ b- v5 f' E7 L; w4 F0 D& |- nDefending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 426
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1 w, v+ ?" U! a. H$ }7 f; OJapanese adjusted assault: 0
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' l+ p( y. }* W: d0 X# PAllied adjusted defense: 339
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 99
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+ Z4 | p2 q1 q' I7 J0 M* }* gCombat modifiers; T* n; T4 `$ k* n6 O* r4 p. [& O
Defender: terrain(+)4 b* z, X0 c( S) N( m
Attacker: 5 @3 C0 O8 E. B
5 G5 U7 m/ Z9 y9 x& eJapanese ground losses:
. [( o! y! x% m" t/ k% T2 {1 W 1597 casualties reported
- ]( p) i9 D5 Y9 R: M% `2 T Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled5 S8 f6 N# _4 ?
Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled
& {# S/ Y5 e) a" _! v Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled- z6 y2 D7 i6 `( g
Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)- H- i. W" N* A* R6 x
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)7 {# W o6 U% U+ ]; M
8 e' p" j$ ]$ v' m# U, TAllied ground losses:; r- E% w/ w7 \9 ^
100 casualties reported
. P3 f! Y* P: v! [6 _; |9 ] Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
, Z1 t2 Y% f' |8 s9 L i Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
5 t. O6 V* H' H/ e! s1 _1 I Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Assaulting units:
5 O F$ l( N% j, y 3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion2 l, F0 |# R/ m: S+ d' r
302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion( U+ s/ K& K' s9 C/ Y3 `4 d
12th Indpt SNLF Coy * L) y- l- [5 f) r# T3 W
7th Base Force
* V+ G- a e( o% G: }- u8 f 8th Field AF Construction Battalion
; |7 l$ B1 ^5 ` 5th IJN AA Battalion$ Z8 r" V* j2 ~$ F/ b
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Defending units:
& K* m+ k4 N$ Y! i# `! r- V Americal Infantry Div /1
. g) _+ l, X1 l7 R& V% k2 Q 4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /1. r* f* M' y/ m. q+ K0 w
201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /10 X' a. J4 L( K2 d* l( O" P- |$ h
151st Combat Engr Rgt /1: S+ A' O E. T2 d8 h" h
153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /18 o- ]- e/ y* A1 a: V: w4 w
198th FA Bn /1( L% q6 X5 e$ C' i
250th Cst Art Rgt /2
# j. C' P) w; }! z1 a# y 81st FA Bn /1; n5 P% w+ n4 Q- I' u) X
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/ |0 L2 q3 f4 l, ?! {Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms7 w" K) X1 a( J
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
H5 o% y% g% a! V/ BEstimated time to target is 30 minutes) k( n: _; l- y4 u4 r0 c' R2 M: b' G
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Japanese aircraft
) c* |) Z( ~- `( }4 w \ A6M2 Zero x 254 l- i2 n, i3 d3 [# o
$ K Z. Z1 `' v+ rAllied aircraft
- [1 V' k9 P1 u- U9 f. A F4F-3A Wildcat x 12
+ J1 o6 ]- M* z6 m: ]) \/ P" [- x F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
8 f1 `# [2 E8 i SBD-3 Dauntless x 72. G' o0 t% W& ^' r
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses% {$ B+ ] }( |5 a6 r0 X' \
F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed0 u+ }) i" c7 |4 S% ~- f( {/ o9 Q
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
; u" V* p1 }% [; L# L { SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged9 |2 x1 t1 Q( ^4 N
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak2 Z9 L0 S+ w# m
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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: f9 ~4 a7 [$ ~( T. u3 M- K0 CJapanese Ships
, e7 L, d9 k2 A3 l; Y* D) k8 { CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
$ W) n% h( m) B; U+ Z( ~ CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
$ T9 y8 @2 i, x) h+ \" U4 r CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire' y/ C) @ _2 {' V: D4 O
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires
+ F% [6 D! e0 I9 A6 f; N- P" |; F CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 2
7 O! k5 a5 _& x3 u0 ]4 t, ^* G CA Furutaka
0 z7 [8 T8 r8 j5 g3 n CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms* j# d$ |$ j: {3 I
! u! b& ?+ {' X# x# V1 w: zRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
1 L. l$ ~8 W; [ l B4 qEstimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Japanese aircraft1 t2 J$ f2 O5 M! x2 k
A6M2 Zero x 16
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: M3 x& e) z4 H0 K8 K F4F-3P Wildcat x 12
- d, `% |6 J$ z; E F4F-4 Wildcat x 15
" V' N* P- M ^! J# c3 O R2 Z SBD-3 Dauntless x 514 {0 ]1 D6 g- B; D
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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7 o* Y+ f1 |' wJapanese aircraft losses- ?4 a. n* R: A, Y4 u! z
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
- c5 O) X8 u: m SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
( m% g- L& y S2 F/ {4 x& e SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak3 }& D0 M2 {$ }$ N* K3 p3 l
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged. x( k3 ]0 G) S. C
- L( z4 ~$ |4 _6 R4 J" }Japanese Ships
- U) m* \% }& c' D CV Kaga, heavy fires5 h) ~5 [" e1 T+ R
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires& T9 r$ L9 y9 C7 E5 P, K2 f
CV Zuikaku, on fire6 x/ D; Q3 t+ b! q) o/ p
CV Akagi2 g: J$ X7 } K) h0 U4 i h
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage# R9 W" \( {$ ]3 I: j) H- b5 a
DD Tamanami7 X8 e) |6 F* X4 j
CL Nagara
+ A6 E; }! ]* @5 [ DD Oite+ C& T( [) w' I8 T5 {- g
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire. a+ ]$ z: u7 b0 x" {
CA Furutaka
7 B [$ X. F2 ^$ c' g/ u) H. s CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
2 B9 h% i" _9 u' Y: S e 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- q, q. Y; r7 f# s
: X$ d0 t0 r: J4 u/ TRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.! O4 X- \. h% v# G
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes' ~: k. y6 p: B$ V) f' i. [# ^
3 i7 W% s, n1 f8 C' vJapanese aircraft
% O9 l; `% p. f+ {! N0 D! { A6M2 Zero x 33
+ [( Q" y1 L0 D) Q3 ^. [" |% r9 ` B5N2 Kate x 61
% V5 f$ i* [+ Y4 W' V1 t D3A1 Val x 44
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Allied aircraft
+ p4 a, p) r$ r F4F-3A Wildcat x 173 Q; {: s' L) p
F4F-3 Wildcat x 48
" E6 p7 Z: n* p& u* _- q. ~, X F4F-4 Wildcat x 81
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Japanese aircraft losses
, E* _9 W U4 t6 I A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed: G' p8 z+ F, z' [0 D1 S. @
B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged5 \6 ?) g6 Y5 u" X- x8 ~0 b. v
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak" Y8 |" f3 H4 p3 {; A
D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged' h* ?, ?6 H$ A$ m
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses
9 T( q) W Y7 i1 H+ x, S F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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: [, a, }7 G. O. k( L$ F7 eAllied Ships- F4 U$ l5 k H4 I# q- g0 k
CVE Copahee
$ w. C# U" w& U1 h2 ~4 \% u% t CV Yorktown+ L* C6 I1 M* Q$ z
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 21 Y& a. B5 o0 s1 F+ e
CLAA San Diego
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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; j/ V" f, z% Z, q3 i) M+ MWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.7 ^& _' f( K+ i5 Y: f" ^( s
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes9 q3 d5 X' ^# Y2 D) [' u5 Y: W
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Japanese aircraft% l; y; F" ]; n1 ~
A6M2 Zero x 3. @/ P+ M$ ?$ v* V0 f* d$ { ?
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Allied aircraft% X6 W% y4 P0 p5 ?- {
F4F-3 Wildcat x 2. D3 y. Y, ~+ W' R
SBD-3 Dauntless x 19
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# a' w" {8 p7 n6 y# _3 L* cNo Japanese losses. s7 f7 } \- w3 g9 @+ e$ U
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Allied aircraft losses; ^$ O% o J I) u
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
# Y& K( _1 _- q1 {3 v: x. y SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
9 C9 U/ D1 y( }0 V SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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4 R4 L, N9 b7 \- Y# ]Japanese Ships
9 [! ^7 y& L, k q6 l' R( k CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage4 n7 {' q5 o- x" h6 x, Q. Q
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire
: E; V4 r3 H9 w/ l7 N CV Akagi! o: d9 X- _5 t6 ? f6 G
CV Zuikaku, on fire9 N3 @, s( D3 C3 t( G4 l+ B& ~
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage) q: @( q+ u% p( s1 X
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57! e5 f: `( E3 n0 P# A
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud9 u) G3 \; k- _6 N6 E4 l
" _+ r' k$ O6 F+ S5 ARaid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.0 d- ]% e8 F$ h- R# h0 m1 L
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes
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9 @! k; U1 g& Q" p3 QJapanese aircraft
9 D7 W$ I$ e+ j* S* J A6M2 Zero x 2
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q$ P' d- _: \: e' q) O& _" fAllied aircraft T5 P& A. l9 K a1 s2 c
SBD-3 Dauntless x 2( k7 _+ | l+ |0 ^
TBF-1 Avenger x 6. D+ X3 P/ N! o$ _( b
& e% D% ^0 U& I( J& S! m: f+ zNo Japanese losses3 m7 ]! F; ]: u$ _7 U& }
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No Allied losses `3 N& ~ ?* ?' t$ g2 x Z
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3 T- t6 O# j" @$ ^ CV Akagi
Z. [+ g- g* w, w CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57( ~" _$ W4 w9 f! _5 s8 Z" S0 w' u
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud+ W9 v. @2 k& {0 {) s- G, ~! i5 B3 k `
+ _$ B, r% h" E6 T6 uRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.% I! ^. l2 s& J' @/ f5 ^7 S8 q
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes8 {& i& D& y7 v m3 D, P# {
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Allied aircraft
6 r7 |4 a. A/ _+ }, F$ j' H% I F4F-3 Wildcat x 5+ V% l8 V% q. ]" I2 m
TBF-1 Avenger x 3
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Allied aircraft losses$ } [2 U0 K* H( j3 o
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged8 o- j" o+ ?" [* O* h3 e
$ F+ u) V1 k( b! n; W# U) vJapanese Ships
+ ^ E6 \: W( a CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
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( @9 E) P+ Q9 t( n* H2 JAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,56
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
0 ~* l. K8 M; v+ d- hEstimated time to target is 15 minutes$ W4 T: b. K \/ ~& j
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Japanese aircraft1 B/ t* ^" N; c/ J* V# V
A6M2 Zero x 68 m+ Q( Q n3 _8 s
B5N2 Kate x 15+ S* h& j9 m e7 X" u
D3A1 Val x 19
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Allied aircraft
* y, Q/ E* H# H" I F4F-3 Wildcat x 36$ C+ }) I: M K+ H: m, m, d D" S
F4F-4 Wildcat x 36$ z: Z8 w0 z1 F3 l' p
9 u& o3 D$ A" K* [Japanese aircraft losses
) i5 y* A/ ?1 S& Y# k5 X7 l- t) ]! ~ A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed! F' H- s; j1 \1 T( t$ _+ l, e
B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged2 n" J( U, {+ \1 I% }. ]: q
D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged' o5 r; l9 d# ^8 V
0 q U) d9 j' VAllied aircraft losses& b$ g a) M S1 N/ p2 L3 ^, y
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed4 }, l9 a1 }! e! z5 K
# a3 d$ K8 n- x7 B7 V+ hAllied Ships: Q- W; L9 u" C7 H( [, i
CV Lexington5 }; D/ \ _2 Y7 H+ L% D* {: l" W
CV Saratoga) }( U$ P. M' v! X6 r
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,578 p7 D% q9 f/ ~
6 A* b: Y9 L% @( \% a: uWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet." L- m( e( r* X( H# @
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes) }! o$ F \3 e9 m- \
2 f% h' u) O+ u9 ]9 G' TAllied aircraft# S; _) H% ~8 R0 i+ [
F4F-3 Wildcat x 122 r2 f) c9 h* v% p6 n
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
; H% [) A# S; k v SBD-3 Dauntless x 70
+ x+ d2 M0 r1 A* t) _ TBF-1 Avenger x 306 N% h" H! }1 W* Z5 h$ J
2 j. w3 L; C2 N5 ?( m& H1 N' e4 K) LAllied aircraft losses
# y9 m" K0 v) i! U$ v& b SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged* P2 {' E- ]+ c/ Q3 H
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged- m* `4 U: n3 z) R" q% m9 Z
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CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
# C Q0 S- |. N, y- { CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
& `+ R+ g; S8 H2 b, @- c1 ~ DD Asakaze; G+ j, o; b8 M/ x) O0 Z
DD Tamanami
( t2 b3 r4 V" g* b. h* o7 ^ DD Onami7 w7 z2 O/ K' I. A( j
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
2 F5 {1 `6 S0 X- ]3 q CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage$ [; e- g) p& S) Q9 F
DD Oite F; i A8 q5 t6 T1 S( J
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
* y. F* }8 G4 b/ R" b- ^7 N DD Suzukaze0 P+ ^' ?6 ~# {' S; M% O* Z# O
CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1) X, p3 b% `1 K8 K0 G8 ]. ]: X+ S! S9 B
CL Nagara
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% g. Q# ]2 ^5 }4 z8 e, O _0 O0 qAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,577 g% b3 ?3 I$ {6 F; I. Y
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7 N3 \1 l7 Y D! r( H$ GRaid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
* p2 i( U8 M6 U7 K }9 w+ ?. o( mEstimated time to target is 30 minutes W$ H! C+ s. |9 n
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Allied aircraft
- W) K' n1 E7 v3 d! P3 d. X A-24 Banshee x 2! a0 f+ f! C2 y; Q R0 L7 G, x, F& p
SBD-3 Dauntless x 25! |* U6 l# j5 \+ a$ F$ m
2 X# u( C% V n' C! rAllied aircraft losses
. w5 D$ h4 }! o4 N, _ A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged& D" B" j4 W2 N6 o
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged/ ]9 T* {$ X6 x2 ?1 a4 e# H6 D; O5 `
# I3 c1 |1 H9 Y2 W: f4 DJapanese Ships
- }" m7 e) ~6 Z% p$ z. y% _) u3 M7 s" @ CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage/ c3 _! A# W% }8 I. ]7 b, T
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage% t2 v% d$ p7 a1 l. l
CV Zuikaku, heavy fires9 A, A, {6 n! i
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires5 O& u3 }7 r2 @) R0 Y
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage( g9 e" ^' E1 A6 U( s" u8 z& S6 x
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage/ S- K4 W6 D" q& x" l
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1 |& r$ y& m. Z) vAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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% Q5 H7 s8 E9 c' h( z0 k, V. Z9 K/ WWeather in hex: Heavy cloud3 X+ y/ B R! W
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Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.: ^! i" ~5 k6 `0 q4 {% J6 Y
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes, X9 j8 l+ G6 D2 j$ x% W
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Allied aircraft
8 s$ W4 `9 I# i) R" s8 o# A6 X7 i A-24 Banshee x 14 H* _7 R: Y* l
3 ]/ D5 I" u: v$ H4 S) @Allied aircraft losses
- `0 c3 S( t7 h A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
, w! V- a' t" H CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage i* T+ J+ N6 B
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ s w! |# Y3 K; P& E: O DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 u; c& s6 X' `8 f( n* F& X CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage5 r- }- H* f G0 t' d5 K, ?: j( Q
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' K$ e; M4 w0 ]: {! r, `- e" \Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud% U' K5 ^& @# s3 J$ {' G
\- u% T+ M; V+ i& u* ?5 XRaid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
5 B( e% z |6 P: l+ X* a* bEstimated time to target is 27 minutes* X& q" w) c. P! d* A6 m3 x3 F
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Allied aircraft1 I7 y, j: B( m9 r# F9 h
A-24 Banshee x 2
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1 ?8 a2 d. r" h: E. O! ?6 iNo Allied losses! W8 r6 p: D# w2 x0 P2 p2 a2 T
7 J8 ]9 r E" `4 O8 _; E4 ]% X7 s1 LJapanese Ships
; T0 }- G) k" `: G9 X3 D CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
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! T) t" {2 V/ i2 ?' rAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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4 C2 I7 l4 O! e: FWeather in hex: Heavy cloud4 ?; R E6 l: Z/ z. w1 i" y
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Raid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.- }6 S6 a5 Z0 G" x% C8 J2 @
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes
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$ b' ~; b) ^& I4 N/ wAllied aircraft
, X+ @- o, n$ f F4F-3A Wildcat x 2
/ ~6 d8 C& j7 o% \( {1 r4 A" {* u% s SBD-3 Dauntless x 31
6 R$ I3 o. K, J# t, F TBF-1 Avenger x 154 I3 u2 m+ v& S( a
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Allied aircraft losses
\9 T/ x, V; M6 i SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
" k2 a( ^( n8 ~ TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged4 d* J6 o3 x% G! {. r2 H
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Japanese Ships {" M8 C" V4 r/ J0 p
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage# M* c( B# A( o
DD Oite
2 J ^ z w' [# Q8 A! H CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
/ F8 H8 |1 ~2 }# x CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 u A6 U5 i" l4 b! q6 _% K7 v CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage! d$ Z' o1 V* D3 Z4 B
DD Onami$ q: W0 s" T" }! P0 P% X
DD Tamanami x! P5 i* r2 r+ g# M) }
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire; O+ l. s* j4 V9 S
DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 19 Z# b( N6 \; ?3 ?$ m4 N
DD Minekaze" e4 D8 o+ N2 w2 K M8 ?. K
DD Asakaze
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: [. J$ P4 j# G$ Z, M: pAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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w7 n5 }. Z% |Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.; q+ z' F' P6 T
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes7 X- K. g7 b+ w9 _: J; `; Y: U
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Japanese aircraft
9 K$ N! r/ J& m; x4 q no flights
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Allied aircraft
0 I6 ~+ l3 P: f& |/ ? F4F-3P Wildcat x 10
7 O B3 [9 Y* i# p F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
# e$ }& X. t; ^4 T6 ~ SBD-3 Dauntless x 63
8 W* u/ T+ |7 p% `3 D4 a8 c6 ~ TBF-1 Avenger x 18
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
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; C6 V) J. k8 M( G7 a) } TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged2 K/ Z" u/ r, K' u; y( `! G: r5 `
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Japanese Ships
X, D4 K& }% V; u CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage) ~" o' W F5 C- {1 K; i
CA Kako, and is sunk0 J2 n! B9 j( \5 x% ?1 d. R: w9 e" ~: ?
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage9 ?2 E! B3 ~# J7 K- y7 s% d9 H1 [4 H
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
3 k. S7 H. @ { DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
+ l$ j2 A I( B# Z5 v* e DD Onami2 P) M3 }) Q8 |& j# z4 s7 ]8 N
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk. |4 I4 G% | c! K
DD Asakaze( E6 X/ a. B* {) z
DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 p: z4 K9 G- T/ } DD Oite1 |) @! @2 z6 b0 ~! K+ B
DD Minekaze; f8 U% Z, v: r. x
DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57& c9 k' d+ U1 K4 g
& ~$ ^- ]9 G5 [6 }5 [$ zWeather in hex: Heavy cloud; p: c4 z+ J; d9 f" d
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Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
5 Q- c5 X8 Y5 G2 ZEstimated time to target is 13 minutes& A8 ^4 e1 ?% @% E2 {, V" ]+ y
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Allied aircraft
* E( A, v. Z; x/ X SBD-3 Dauntless x 16/ ?7 W* Y$ T; ~" u+ o7 o X) x% h% _
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Allied aircraft losses
3 p! q: f+ \" _; S6 q& X SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
+ n5 i( [' @) M! \ CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage: s- }3 Q% f$ v5 X
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage; `2 N) d* H" X" i' e
DD Sawakaze
U5 f/ i; M" m! N DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |