AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 42$ ^$ N$ |6 u! A: p$ @0 T) l* i3 M
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. D3 _8 j( v) H U: M盟军正式登陆阿图岛
; c1 C s- E: d; [, T0 H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/ X8 ^! u) S' r; h7 S* \. R5 ]
58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩) J5 x# Z# \' L" 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
) s0 h" u' o) g6 N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
' d& ~9 C! c, s& f( g3 M/ {9 P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: F' o2 \7 e0 _
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Amphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49)
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- J/ t/ }0 T0 t8 k1 ~( C& cTF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,498 K$ A( y; I% l! L
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Allied ground losses:
' U/ @1 J# z1 O5 P5 l- b" T 253 casualties reported
! U+ b" }2 A) t Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled4 o0 m' i. z% I
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled1 ]; F5 _3 v$ E. @- l
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* O+ X' \1 B+ ^0 ~% \3 |
Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)$ G7 Q2 H/ v) \
Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)8 G" U3 ]8 h' N. n. E9 s
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- c/ O$ l( W0 g. h0 G3 F0 cGround combat at Attu Island (153,49)2 Q( t! m3 l6 | C" `: h
2 |7 o1 y0 {, N0 n0 _Japanese Deliberate attack. ~& i7 B, A% {) G& j0 B5 F! F
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Attacking force 5357 troops, 43 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 97+ M& w9 \4 ~9 }* H0 E+ e
! P/ ?6 h1 |! u9 ~4 ~Defending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 426
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0 Z+ |- `4 ]; l% H! A- JJapanese adjusted assault: 0 0 v0 K7 P% ]2 u/ p% i8 m* X K( @# m" |5 m
3 p( R1 M7 Z( k/ V2 Z/ }8 nAllied adjusted defense: 339 & V. N; \0 b. H# K
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 99
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+ p9 X$ P( ~! ECombat modifiers
0 w* y7 }$ J5 {3 Z! TDefender: terrain(+)
7 ^6 m, U' d& ~0 I* J' n5 r" TAttacker:
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* n- U- f: `% RJapanese ground losses:# i' w" [; _$ o }& Y- Q. a: U
1597 casualties reported
4 H5 v, L; d9 h Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled' H B% X1 f% r% I' f3 ?1 d. Z
Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled
8 w6 Z# W% ^7 m4 T Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled
0 F/ i. v u. t3 H; M. f1 }8 p Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)
! k8 D8 z& H: l9 u Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)3 ]* y# j1 O) ^+ C8 P+ r' x8 c
+ k3 S" l d. W' @# Z" q
Allied ground losses:. h' G9 z0 R3 q1 L) f; w
100 casualties reported
, i# ]# G, S5 e9 @ Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
X' x* e8 C$ A+ F% q$ F& A Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
; b2 e# P2 k+ e Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Assaulting units:3 d( x, g( q* u: v( Q, |
3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion
* A2 h* r8 Z+ ^) M7 G 302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion
8 W* D* \5 Y& P; E8 `# p 12th Indpt SNLF Coy 9 |' H0 N! L6 [. Q5 z
7th Base Force2 A4 U0 W3 s) \0 h3 C- ~
8th Field AF Construction Battalion
, s) |2 t( U# M1 D4 } 5th IJN AA Battalion
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4 Y9 n' k0 p' j7 EDefending units:
4 Y8 s3 J' W% }2 K Americal Infantry Div /15 Q" }* v8 r% R0 T; j* q0 Z' e
4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /18 ^3 @- y& {# _) e' A8 X2 f
201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
7 z* P0 q5 m$ I# m$ T( t 151st Combat Engr Rgt /11 D8 y1 ~' k X2 h* Z1 ]6 _
153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
# v* H9 s2 K* Z" C3 h3 n7 l 198th FA Bn /1
7 ^! Q+ o0 d: P$ t( w1 V3 W2 P0 k) Z 250th Cst Art Rgt /2
3 B* W ]- u- e9 f8 w 81st FA Bn /1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57& A+ V" _/ \6 [9 ^% G4 l2 k
+ E# C' q$ F/ Y9 ?' g0 v! jWeather in hex: Thunderstorms7 g$ l& R, A3 b8 d1 J
( T. [9 Q) y4 a" g VRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
! g+ \# c8 ^5 ~) ?; hEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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+ b; B; W4 k! z' z5 gJapanese aircraft
3 n9 q8 Q% y6 s' X8 b; n1 L2 N A6M2 Zero x 25
9 k; C: q; F& K* }0 A ) | a, |3 F8 R! v
Allied aircraft
8 P' B' I! K$ U4 C/ N7 x F4F-3A Wildcat x 12) i% Z8 n. U0 I& H2 j1 [3 e) s ^" V; T" r# }
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
; @ n1 X. K+ {) P, w SBD-3 Dauntless x 72, a9 |6 n! M6 z& M4 \
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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2 e: s3 W4 ]7 {, c& ?No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
6 Q, D$ \ [2 K F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed
& ?/ z* v2 \3 n* t" T9 w F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed0 d* I$ |/ H5 ~8 u! k! ~( A
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged4 h u2 t! J b' e; y
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak
# S: W9 D7 D- I* L TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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& n7 N8 J( A- ]# L0 ?1 e2 c7 YJapanese Ships
7 A1 t1 r& D4 J CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires3 Q6 W5 a' ]5 O$ U" y
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1; K- x# X; U: | _( E$ ~+ I
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire& q# u2 G) @, } J+ a* a
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires6 X N& \7 v8 @+ D, i3 n; S8 }. {* Q
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 2
6 k# N& t$ \; [ CA Furutaka
0 ^9 f6 x7 a6 w$ F CA Kako, Bomb hits 11 q8 k- \. c& a/ H6 w- W" t \
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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1 h* F6 d, R7 O& l/ Z4 V7 wWeather in hex: Thunderstorms2 P5 I- g* b1 ^" \ b E
( i3 e( [/ |1 k0 h( P3 C/ lRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
4 K7 E' \1 J6 T. f gEstimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
( Q) t( f; w9 h6 l A6M2 Zero x 16
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( O9 k3 q. Y. o( oAllied aircraft6 g! P T/ R, g4 a
F4F-3P Wildcat x 121 p( G( k* o5 |5 O
F4F-4 Wildcat x 15
* X8 ]& C+ M- l2 q& T- l' D4 f2 N SBD-3 Dauntless x 51
; s2 D- t" h( \ TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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Japanese aircraft losses$ X7 R3 u7 n0 M& {1 i2 l8 P' _
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed8 y8 q- e; E. Z: }+ M2 H
|6 x; H1 k! a7 T; ?; Q1 j
Allied aircraft losses, E- H: u0 Z/ L! K& I6 z) q
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged4 O7 G6 d W* L" q' |1 Z' M
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
6 x5 ^/ ]3 n$ n% n, ~, ]' l4 T, o% X TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged6 Z; a/ g: W) L+ ]" o
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Japanese Ships2 }& J! n0 q" x
CV Kaga, heavy fires
3 U: Z& V& n7 X+ n+ z3 w3 I CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires2 z' r: ]1 Q! g( i% w
CV Zuikaku, on fire1 t! d) B9 Z# E" ~! j
CV Akagi
3 r; L8 e! J5 H& k9 a/ ^2 E- N CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage- }/ o, ~. w! q
DD Tamanami
+ ^8 @9 g7 J. N7 v CL Nagara+ P3 O) X! ~ s$ @( Z7 C- b! ~
DD Oite- O$ J* O) E' q/ n3 B
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire5 F) Q/ \, b) a% X; ^. z+ ]
CA Furutaka
9 V) g: y2 t' ~; P& F1 c/ L CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
! A5 I; ]4 V$ a: n- O8 r; R; x DD Minekaze- M6 C/ ^: W- _, w
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,541 W6 T8 P3 w* V$ ?3 t
. `; k" G' }; `, z1 D2 u/ l0 s; ~1 \Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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% h0 J; j4 c3 V% c0 SRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.2 U, ` A' m% {( B4 V
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes% b1 o7 I/ D+ X/ c, K8 H! N
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Japanese aircraft
; d6 C) i1 h# Z2 A& o- ^ A6M2 Zero x 333 J" F* E" N. c4 X& O( ]
B5N2 Kate x 61# q4 O: J+ _5 [0 u2 n% n4 N
D3A1 Val x 44- e) U, B, R4 _3 v( A( D
9 j! @1 n" g9 v. @0 n- L* D
Allied aircraft
( [. L* o# _" ^# h# K F4F-3A Wildcat x 17
# b: `, W) | a. F! i6 ^1 Z: ? F4F-3 Wildcat x 48! R* N$ i6 d6 i( f& ~, f
F4F-4 Wildcat x 81
: I% m: y; V! l& h! ?! I . L8 L" h/ ^" N4 Q& \- u# Y
Japanese aircraft losses; d) ~7 V# `- _
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed0 O8 H" W9 v8 ]& ^5 \
B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged- Y' { i4 J; C" J. J
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak% Y7 o' N! ^- k- |6 m/ N
D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged7 w/ ~9 `# C1 Z" N( L& F: e: ~$ G
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak: r0 |* D1 I9 ]; ^& w
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Allied aircraft losses
# h0 x' x( O! K7 _8 d; _# S% T7 e F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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/ a6 Y, k; g! x2 kAllied Ships
8 J! ]7 M0 ?/ C& _2 q$ d' @ CVE Copahee
0 G$ {+ M, {8 i5 Z. u2 L CV Yorktown0 B& y: }! M6 ]( c' r9 J
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2) t3 Q5 g g7 M
CLAA San Diego/ K3 b+ w- `0 t9 I! V% W% n
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1 s5 I/ b, d4 H1 b3 nAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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) c& m9 X/ e( Q6 \5 x3 E1 x2 @8 PRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
, l: E: V, j1 ]6 I" WEstimated time to target is 29 minutes" e3 A4 S6 V1 p, K1 g
k9 c3 d; b4 n! LJapanese aircraft# ?( A- Z; d# x& g! G
A6M2 Zero x 3
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. o' w6 R7 k$ F+ {! m3 U. S5 VAllied aircraft
! I' v) D( j! O2 S, |* U% A9 p! a F4F-3 Wildcat x 2
! q u9 d( B4 J5 B7 x- m- b4 E SBD-3 Dauntless x 191 ^$ z1 }) ^$ r# l% H9 q
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No Japanese losses
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4 `; ^- l$ G/ BAllied aircraft losses5 w/ S& f# ~. I1 l7 z2 |
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
; Z3 U6 t6 | F& ` SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged) } n7 D2 M. g4 f! s/ Q1 s( O
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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: m; W; P0 I7 I$ uJapanese Ships! ~4 Q1 L& A4 e. g& M8 b0 O' _* `
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage; P) g9 q0 g2 X* {6 m4 e! b+ P9 p
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire1 @8 D6 n% E' H9 L: I$ V
CV Akagi
z# {; |* y9 G/ o CV Zuikaku, on fire
. T3 m- C' A% P9 E0 x 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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, D% M6 n" S+ i' x$ U# _Weather in hex: Heavy cloud& d c2 b5 }9 v* g/ E1 N
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Raid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
" N( G5 m; N1 kEstimated time to target is 25 minutes- Y( ~& c& s$ U' v1 i
; [* M4 N3 r" X( j% k4 i. r2 U4 RJapanese aircraft
t$ R8 H$ o0 V2 u, J" g0 Y A6M2 Zero x 2
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, m/ y& |3 y# a6 y: DAllied aircraft; _ w( A! a$ l% T
SBD-3 Dauntless x 2
5 y$ R/ l$ w: h# G8 j TBF-1 Avenger x 6
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. C4 e S6 P, aNo Japanese losses% j7 K" r3 }3 w6 U
* z2 [$ R0 j9 L9 T6 f& o- aNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships; v$ c1 I B! s$ t
CV Akagi- n5 t% t. W3 _6 j- p
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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. X0 f/ V. ^) |: l# A f( `Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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: A" W( H( o" P' M9 F2 e* X; m6 nWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
6 A3 ]4 J& b9 oEstimated time to target is 37 minutes6 v7 u0 i0 J: ^6 j i1 K4 n
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Allied aircraft: D+ ^( N2 y5 u* p, Q' }" I
F4F-3 Wildcat x 5
2 c) t! Y2 e0 Y! L- {# r- N TBF-1 Avenger x 32 R9 U. Y7 Q# d% ?
2 v' W7 [" {) x' _# [
Allied aircraft losses- a1 m: \1 [, l0 Y4 W6 ~
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged; c# k7 p! a, `* }% s. F8 y
& @0 O! E8 t, y) F# d7 J2 EJapanese Ships# C0 c5 e, B! W5 Y1 F- @, R" [
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1. ?0 y6 V- K2 ?9 J' n; Z$ w# k
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,56
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* s/ B: ] O, u. z9 `Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
; a8 l, ^& M" o2 ]9 m1 v# x0 @Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
`# O& j* e7 ?2 z8 ]6 h * n- o5 f/ a: j2 F4 O7 }' ]) t
Japanese aircraft+ ~4 {! M2 n7 ?) G. J: N' w: s
A6M2 Zero x 6! n) [# E$ h! D- ~! u; u0 U
B5N2 Kate x 15/ a/ z( e4 S) M% o+ ?4 B
D3A1 Val x 19
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Allied aircraft
1 o6 q. k( n* N F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
" E& m0 d2 H# q+ P% D7 n8 U F4F-4 Wildcat x 36
3 W0 V0 e J- f6 N
' R4 ]6 z# w" [1 }Japanese aircraft losses
+ a3 y, `0 _, X A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed3 W& a F- P; L5 c/ q; A
B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
% d, h8 e* [7 ?' [ D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged( C1 f" F* e0 i, o+ N
6 h$ I; R. }3 }! A$ d3 C" i) lAllied aircraft losses6 [. N4 I* [/ x T! s' {
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed4 {# N" F# I' j; l$ z
. e/ O3 U/ P Y) `Allied Ships
8 p* p0 w4 y! w7 V1 V6 o CV Lexington, U u5 I5 m& T0 p
CV Saratoga. p; ^" e* R1 \/ t( W) t: D
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+ S2 B5 o. t* V1 t2 D0 HAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57* Q( I' g) x$ U# [. q, V
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud5 R) I% B0 _# ~0 h- H7 I0 }/ v
5 t4 a: Z2 y! R" q% ORaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
% {) y4 ~( ^0 e8 p- hEstimated time to target is 31 minutes0 U. J2 D3 F& f" N( H& s
6 i0 O# K# w+ r
Allied aircraft* m/ Y/ ~6 t- f4 z
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
$ }& T: Y6 E/ P# a$ h. h F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
9 O9 W3 s5 z' d. q. G0 R( S* A% E SBD-3 Dauntless x 70
& e, \9 e% F4 `0 \3 H TBF-1 Avenger x 30% A1 U+ N" g8 M4 E+ J& r; A, N
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Allied aircraft losses6 S, g9 M# o" N) j Z: W
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
9 R8 M6 S! {' g9 s( @! k4 c TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged0 d6 f3 O% J0 \/ r& R! }
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CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
' C: m( u* l) n; V" W CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires4 P/ p& r4 A$ R5 j& m% C: V
DD Asakaze. `" o$ @5 v3 e" ] h+ [$ y
DD Tamanami8 a4 |, ~3 w2 a' A
DD Onami! a+ ?* N; v; ^, J
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
' W; b2 q" d* V2 F; o$ ~9 W7 N CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage, H, |4 t" o6 Q# Y% g
DD Oite
- R& q# p# \" E h- a# E$ Z DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
: [& O& g: M1 M/ B: ]7 ?/ W DD Suzukaze3 c( X, }) ]! P$ T# R
CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1( a/ w& G! R4 t! e- Y
CL Nagara
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- n1 u. S/ g; l6 pAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57" U6 M2 N( B! l- A$ C
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
7 x9 r i' X/ n, X/ E1 O8 Q/ J+ P! Z! jEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Allied aircraft
& T% W4 m5 g5 h, k) s A-24 Banshee x 2
% d" G1 q2 E, q! A& p- i/ d1 L; l SBD-3 Dauntless x 256 R5 O7 U& p# q; f/ U
4 M) x/ l6 x, s& _+ m2 }
Allied aircraft losses
7 P+ @9 G! E! n5 s A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged# r( [5 ~: O; A5 z
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged5 C, J1 O& B5 g; G6 P
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Japanese Ships
7 P. L% o0 e1 a* @% J CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage0 X, L& D( U2 _2 m
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage/ ]9 z# `( g5 Z* v
CV Zuikaku, heavy fires
% V M2 @% I0 D* B/ Y CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires1 W9 _; G5 X. O, |. V" P) o1 E/ b! t+ q
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 r2 y- ?( K# w 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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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud i9 z; T2 ^' F' n# f4 F) Q! W
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Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.; K8 _% `; d$ m, O
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Allied aircraft
j4 D5 V* r- N/ V) { A-24 Banshee x 14
5 C% Y3 @; f+ J% q! ^ ( t: L/ ]! E- k- k: V& [/ S
Allied aircraft losses7 S& n& r5 t2 `' }! C' N
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged( ?# j5 P: T' B
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Japanese Ships
4 m! C5 ]: K. h# j CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage% t; D6 h) U9 {# M' |7 M
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
) A1 \* H6 W' g$ f DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage
: d! h; ~+ W& L" _ CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage& W, M* K/ Z' \3 ?# z* M; K% [
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud, `% I# E N9 V2 u) B; u; B
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Raid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.0 X! k$ P3 D2 e- D# o) j1 N; B
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
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Allied aircraft/ U" |& g: R# X9 Q
A-24 Banshee x 2
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No Allied losses
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CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
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) N3 d$ K' C+ G3 o$ t; LAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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5 b! s1 T; M1 ^+ N; PRaid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
8 |, [5 B5 p0 N/ B5 [9 p9 NEstimated time to target is 24 minutes* b4 k5 @4 j9 ^( B R/ J
, y; V, ~4 e% k# G) ~# V# BAllied aircraft
6 p. x! B8 t2 c, Y; q F4F-3A Wildcat x 2
+ z) z1 ?; ?& r7 y: g SBD-3 Dauntless x 31
' U9 ]- u. P# ]' Q4 Q; h TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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7 _( F& u# x/ c: ]) F; x$ q7 ~! J: wAllied aircraft losses
* ]! ~; M+ ^$ M* R# I9 M% c4 b: B SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
1 g/ t* C+ h2 W3 L- r P) |/ J7 @, V TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged v; L8 I# D3 b" g/ H
7 D+ V6 q, s; ?9 b0 qJapanese Ships, [+ d* ~/ n& o' M4 T! C2 y
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 Z" A6 Z( c+ `! ^6 s1 z0 B DD Oite
/ t( I5 s5 V, a9 `, M8 X CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
& E; E: \0 C( H. F' X# t; ` CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage) @3 |8 D( i' X
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
7 q* v0 ?; U6 n. E! x DD Onami0 \" m5 {. D9 O7 i- V
DD Tamanami: D: ^7 V' J4 p
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire
& b9 V- e9 f9 `. H# o. K/ Q DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 1
. g1 S1 j( L S DD Minekaze
, o, r* r) z! ` DD Asakaze
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57+ |$ l5 T4 C! r; a/ W: M% J
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
) J: w/ Y* ]/ ^* N, y' M4 REstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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v- C3 F0 Q) p+ m3 MAllied aircraft
4 A' _/ S; r% k( K2 d8 E% w. F$ i F4F-3P Wildcat x 10; o6 A9 K# R: I& q: z
F4F-4 Wildcat x 141 K M w( w! e4 i, C# d
SBD-3 Dauntless x 632 V) l$ Y: }6 O
TBF-1 Avenger x 18/ S! L" @) \$ F8 [1 C7 P
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6 q1 a5 @+ k! e! q1 i7 ]0 zAllied aircraft losses: a3 Y) C6 q: \( D; N9 e$ ]
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged7 Q+ }% e" ~, O/ c0 V( v" N
TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
7 Y) I* }, ^: f CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 V2 [: m" Q! C4 i# j/ Z CA Kako, and is sunk
$ \- s7 Q0 c( v; \9 U CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
: y2 ?- Z/ x2 J CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
2 w. N" S/ X6 t" U' {4 ] DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
- _0 F! D5 d- ^# t1 q DD Onami
) C0 q' d, Q% _) e. o9 B% T' r( [ DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
, A- U1 \2 e1 h- g. ^+ K DD Asakaze
9 S) J0 m3 |5 S DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage0 D( d1 b' p, h
DD Oite
. D5 @" _% S8 e4 q DD Minekaze0 w) ~9 w6 v* R& Q: ^8 V3 Q9 ]- z! Q
DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Afternoon 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., a2 M$ p- g: H% |% g2 ~
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes( W2 L* L, \% m5 N W+ A
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
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CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 [ ?0 C( |! I, U DD Sawakaze
+ _6 d- x9 c5 ]# r- B' v DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |