AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 42; q3 g0 q) `6 S- k
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盟军正式登陆阿图岛. T0 Q% r! \) n. P, \8 A
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
$ O( ` S N$ Q/ _6 _! H1 u7 K& ~58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩' a! q- k0 ?; q8 S7 f5 Z: c
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
+ V+ r8 h/ B& H5 l: h3 c. d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: P1 g$ h3 y) p' d. }' 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
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( I+ x& T' L& J% NAmphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49)+ T" E' i5 `' u
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TF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,492 H1 s* E z3 R
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Allied ground losses:* {& l* [# M# B# |1 y$ @; F
253 casualties reported) W j+ N q( o" X4 o
Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled' i, {7 @3 c# ?8 |% ]7 J7 X
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
$ _5 j9 _( J) U Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ l& e P! ?5 g4 D+ ?' T
Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)& ]$ o- v+ a2 t/ V6 ]* I
Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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* W5 S; U8 B! ?4 zGround combat at Attu Island (153,49)
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Japanese Deliberate attack9 Z: W' h* [2 U
& _* S+ t% H# f. u1 h# T! vAttacking force 5357 troops, 43 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 97
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" ]* H; z' q! Y: GDefending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 426; l* r$ z* P4 u+ v0 t1 e- X) s
2 O7 B6 C* ]/ i! u: r+ ]7 kJapanese adjusted assault: 0
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Allied adjusted defense: 339
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3 Y3 D: V* M6 j; G9 F I0 m7 FJapanese assault odds: 1 to 99
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Combat modifiers" g( ?3 L* A* e7 S. U, q, s2 ?
Defender: terrain(+)8 y* P0 @7 e9 |
Attacker: ' j; c7 h( u5 K4 d
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Japanese ground losses:
8 M, F8 v2 T0 G0 x7 r 1597 casualties reported
6 O/ R; u( U! ` Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled
' j8 n1 V9 A. X/ r Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled( s9 C& K9 t3 P0 w4 N
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled
& X+ p9 _ k4 B Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)
6 f& A' B q3 u5 V0 C) p9 s( A Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Allied ground losses:
4 A% i; M9 F( x7 Y* [ 100 casualties reported; ?: W/ ]; k8 |# l
Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled& \9 N+ Y: Y8 ?" Q, c3 D" _8 |* |7 T
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
2 \' l* c) I/ Z9 Y Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled8 |. z/ l6 y) m
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Assaulting units:
& K3 p, U" ]4 [, E" b/ c! ] 3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion3 N* r6 t% F9 k/ J0 _" O
302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion
7 s! x. o% l. ?1 ] 12th Indpt SNLF Coy
( U4 Y0 K7 k+ r, x: N 7th Base Force( a5 z- n2 C- }, t( p8 Z3 ]
8th Field AF Construction Battalion
+ A2 m# U, A1 ` 5th IJN AA Battalion3 C! i* ~" j f
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Defending units:1 l' c8 g7 a4 _
Americal Infantry Div /1
8 r C, d1 e1 n, d 4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /12 J7 n' s6 d. T1 J- G! y; y, q$ v" ?
201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
3 q& l& ]7 h* d. \2 f0 w 151st Combat Engr Rgt /16 U2 ` t0 `$ [3 b' ^7 l* z
153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /14 E: a3 E/ L* w% \1 A
198th FA Bn /1
; `5 s4 y) E) T `6 T; v3 P" T 250th Cst Art Rgt /2
' ~; j1 ^8 K! a" i* x( A r 81st FA Bn /19 k$ [$ |: _8 m1 s) A# Y2 S
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- P$ w6 O4 d9 E7 O* D2 hMorning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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0 {9 q6 ^6 D4 g. E+ AWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
8 X" l7 x( a1 Y3 V/ ^) WEstimated time to target is 30 minutes( \. E+ U1 m3 E+ {! p% |7 [
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Japanese aircraft
B0 a2 U8 @7 Q A6M2 Zero x 25" s. Q3 k+ {) u3 _" Z4 u
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F4F-3A Wildcat x 12
8 V4 @) \/ L& n F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
4 T* y: F9 i- V5 ^5 A SBD-3 Dauntless x 72
& n+ ^3 Y# L5 |7 _ TBF-1 Avenger x 30+ n6 N+ `$ m$ X- A, T
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No Japanese losses: B) K6 x$ V, p; d7 {
2 I% |+ Z% m9 fAllied aircraft losses
# i# Q/ Q& t1 g3 z% g* v: T F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed: z9 C* Y& \* X* S- y* ^8 W
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed5 Z* w) l& Y$ Q2 D1 G' I% w8 R
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged
% I! S+ c- w% t7 q! [- L! i SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak
- v7 d. [ a8 u TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged& B7 O, v& Y- a( C2 q* i- K
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Japanese Ships, i$ ^& I. {! ]
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires y# h4 e8 r9 t8 E# P6 Z9 V
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 15 s! b5 E5 d n, Y
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire) X3 x: x. E' ~* _2 v' V
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires
) c. l B5 _& m# u& L CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 2
$ J" `, x+ s' r, V8 s) b2 Y2 r; A% I CA Furutaka+ X# q0 Z' [) B+ ^5 s
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
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.9 Z' D( s# L3 z" E
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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2 E1 b* {& {2 l, JJapanese aircraft
" j1 k+ i% s$ F, e2 q A6M2 Zero x 16% \7 G. z- k6 Z! W' o5 L2 U
: p6 G1 Z# q' k+ O8 d5 K8 V" S5 u0 DAllied aircraft" k3 {+ n- O' V6 R
F4F-3P Wildcat x 12
- p/ l" B# m( i6 X F4F-4 Wildcat x 15
[" N: [' m) I. q SBD-3 Dauntless x 51) B* F$ t8 o1 ]5 X7 L; h% u: }0 p
TBF-1 Avenger x 303 T' G3 W" r( Q, J! E) i3 d. \
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Japanese aircraft losses
* X( ^! W0 @! F* k A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed4 q# w* j ^* n! i& G
: ]. g' M( B' I. Q8 |3 ], CAllied aircraft losses
9 v3 h; R" c7 `. Y SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
# W2 B" f" ^# N; h- R# j) s/ ~ SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
! S+ ~! C2 V5 Y8 m; j, T6 Z, x TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged8 C& y9 ]1 W' A2 [# ?
6 x* M8 ^* i t% Q E- v- y$ X" l, K9 QJapanese Ships3 g0 Z3 ~0 u; l( M7 f
CV Kaga, heavy fires0 V4 Y9 t F% z% m5 w# _; W/ g$ v, a; n& i
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
+ B+ J% y. T; [+ f4 P' o CV Zuikaku, on fire
! ]/ B _" X- s; g3 d; G CV Akagi
0 o4 c' @8 T4 Z4 d CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage6 ^: t8 H. h% ]9 j3 G0 M
DD Tamanami# |) a8 U- R# d) H: U1 i
CL Nagara
7 C6 q' @* K1 D6 y DD Oite
9 @. j/ s1 f. G6 F DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire
* P& S$ G$ [2 K% z CA Furutaka$ ]" k8 B# Q6 Z
CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
; [3 P0 j$ s, t DD Minekaze
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5 h( K& L* V0 BMorning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,54
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! F" ?. U& {3 h$ eWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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5 y' z1 X) {1 m% MRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Q( O/ h5 G; MEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
; \2 ]. m, j* K A6M2 Zero x 330 Z E5 y% o! w* q& p; |% I
B5N2 Kate x 61
; h) x) ]* J+ m2 S5 C. { D3A1 Val x 44
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Allied aircraft* |6 }7 B, B3 j' b0 d
F4F-3A Wildcat x 17
: X8 D+ H& h& z* @2 n0 r" Q0 ? F4F-3 Wildcat x 48' g2 |3 r3 p% K
F4F-4 Wildcat x 81! n* k- J' s$ m2 V# x; e& V1 @
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Japanese aircraft losses
% o- m y% r3 i# J+ B0 p. Z A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed- C; U2 G2 O9 U+ u. \$ i8 r
B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged
/ c1 B5 E0 r2 G2 u2 b7 S) ^% ? B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak' p+ T, i6 n7 }
D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged
% G. o' P$ J# y& H D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak; F, B' l6 E$ P+ i$ i( u W& A! g% u$ J
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Allied aircraft losses/ d3 }8 D6 w+ J6 g
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships( [1 M$ m4 o6 z' O1 a2 w- ~1 R$ G
CVE Copahee
5 H* J! d- _/ h, S$ X$ {3 k7 A7 e CV Yorktown! U+ m8 }+ }0 b& C) x9 j, f
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2" l# `3 j; e. }: D E0 \
CLAA San Diego
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,576 ~( U* l: e1 V2 N" c
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.# q6 ^2 `, G" S4 f* D
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes
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$ O4 _* S2 Q! w4 oJapanese aircraft
5 F1 }/ T* m8 E2 ~ A6M2 Zero x 3
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Allied aircraft* _8 X0 u& c& T. Y$ T; w5 l3 }, y- ^
F4F-3 Wildcat x 2) |. Z, ]; {6 m |6 b7 Q8 s
SBD-3 Dauntless x 19) P z9 ]3 l+ a
- G8 u) k# m- z. ^; _No Japanese losses/ l. d- W$ d. F0 B
3 c. t& I4 f( Q* K! @+ }& z- @Allied aircraft losses9 i; W8 w' v! N6 o% D& X
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
2 V% ^# ~ X% H x4 y SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged6 c) T, |: U' F! a4 ?6 v6 L
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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* r- b. B3 O' `4 z% [, M4 z" q8 r6 ?Japanese Ships! ]. H* h+ {% x+ `. w9 m9 m
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 S# \& p( J c8 f. Q8 p CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire7 J1 h5 a8 Q, `& v# Y! w
CV Akagi& Z- R) ]: e9 G" @9 X1 U* I
CV Zuikaku, on fire
2 k7 Z y0 i! Z( H1 H- Q 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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& H7 s4 S0 q* v g: A( e3 nWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
F B; P7 Y$ f: q1 F0 @Estimated time to target is 25 minutes0 m; Y# y2 [1 j& N6 b& _
0 ?& o9 I+ Q. f- y1 vJapanese aircraft- t& X( J/ V. t# i% ~6 W6 v' g
A6M2 Zero x 2# B* b7 r, w4 S! E E
: q1 s+ @8 l$ [9 c" Y' T9 ?Allied aircraft8 V3 V& M5 M: c6 k: ?2 F' @
SBD-3 Dauntless x 28 g$ B8 p/ x0 |( J0 i, K
TBF-1 Avenger x 6* B! K: Q+ m: T' P I* Y2 N
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No Japanese losses
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No Allied losses0 B3 f8 g& ^3 r z% ~8 O; g2 ^
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Japanese Ships3 o& K% Q- o8 O1 n& c
CV Akagi
( m( v0 V: N7 a+ @ CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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6 X e" D1 o# b0 Y+ s3 R2 S' RAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
" F7 y6 B& ^# Q" w& u6 q* fEstimated time to target is 37 minutes: @" B3 O( p" B7 H9 r1 c+ [% p+ s
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Allied aircraft* v3 g/ M: @ X: J
F4F-3 Wildcat x 54 o2 E$ N! w5 K- {! \
TBF-1 Avenger x 3* o0 F5 [! m! f0 k2 z2 x. Z
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Allied aircraft losses
6 w" e/ F$ M3 p6 C' Z* K+ l! x TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged3 F$ i& s5 \) k$ d& F1 H
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Japanese Ships
; D" }3 p( v" s! s. ]8 `5 L CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1; Y8 b& c+ A& ^) D/ {
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,56! \) w; e. c; G- s& n8 a2 ^5 g0 y
, m% k, e6 X5 WWeather in hex: Heavy rain; h! `$ C; W- l* z0 D8 y
( s1 a2 W" z; ]( ?! p4 a) \% D- |Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
% Q4 P) ^3 N+ B3 ?/ p& {6 rEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft( q- B6 O& M. ~2 I; |4 M0 }
A6M2 Zero x 6
" ^1 a6 t1 E: n4 Y$ \. ?3 l* I B5N2 Kate x 15
% j9 y% z: G; {0 ?4 A" D$ w D3A1 Val x 19
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Allied aircraft5 }4 v f& \5 i5 k- O
F4F-3 Wildcat x 367 ?) {9 y, Z" d1 U
F4F-4 Wildcat x 36/ V @- L% S* N* `+ ?, ?
- E( W$ Q4 o4 i) _; cJapanese aircraft losses5 @# z6 O1 e3 T: v3 o9 K7 w2 v
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed+ [- m5 ^! g. k! y- F( E
B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
* s0 `/ U: B+ }2 |! g D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses2 e, ]: b' F& {/ Z& F- K& ~
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships5 t0 h0 D3 v' l5 g
CV Lexington! S3 [ u7 m# U! o' s( v
CV Saratoga
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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 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.( d, I: B8 `& E5 M/ Y. ]" H* L2 y! S
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes. F: ^) B9 ]+ W1 v$ Z( j
; _$ [% @- S0 b' tAllied aircraft
4 r. E" G/ p. B F4F-3 Wildcat x 12; w9 c* d3 L0 `; l# P5 t5 d; N# `
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
0 g* D, [3 P$ f; e SBD-3 Dauntless x 706 B, G0 [4 K$ ~! j( J
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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5 q. _1 ] h& }( JAllied aircraft losses* M6 P7 ^+ R3 f0 J! v
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged$ A# a1 B+ A: B1 h
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged- I. H4 X' d$ e8 Y5 _( i! y. u
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Japanese Ships8 W: {2 c7 t8 a( j& A/ |4 M1 [! D A
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage& v* W. u2 @1 q) p1 X+ g
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires2 r, [* n, `2 E* t
DD Asakaze. H, ~; b! K4 @/ C" W8 s5 ~
DD Tamanami- y. g J9 l X6 d5 o8 @4 l+ P
DD Onami
1 L4 ?" g% V8 [) s4 b DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage* Y+ }. z, j- l
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage h% T4 H4 y& u z* Y
DD Oite% a1 C' \+ I( x' k
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
& N0 T( x$ h/ m" P+ \ DD Suzukaze; k8 a* }3 Q" c9 g2 I
CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1+ v& o! P8 z9 u* n* s) _1 C
CL Nagara7 b k1 _' @2 x, M. \* Y. d/ {) ]
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud% W) d1 v4 L/ q: T
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Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.& w2 ~' `. A+ @8 Y: U9 \9 @% ~
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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% f4 T' J5 h+ X; y- OAllied aircraft
* ] [+ j8 F( ]1 Z A-24 Banshee x 2
$ s* ]5 L) a8 z! Y O SBD-3 Dauntless x 25
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4 x1 \( Z$ s+ B. L0 y9 XAllied aircraft losses
. ~, ^9 l8 G3 Z# F A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged/ E, U9 k$ K& s5 C6 X _' J N' _$ l
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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' Q; n- S) b* p: p! u8 a7 w; ^Japanese Ships
0 [9 K3 f) f* T( L/ n5 o& ^ CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage& h! d+ E7 h* B, I
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage7 u3 k/ _# }- w2 j
CV Zuikaku, heavy fires2 o( x# C y* I) W f
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
, f& K+ a6 T: k5 l7 C DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage- _) R$ ~- b8 h6 |
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage) p" U0 [; `+ S Y1 _2 I. z
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: p! M8 x6 U7 ^1 }Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57$ i0 y" a! n O5 X. ^# W+ ], K
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
4 D3 O- R b4 v. V5 n" xEstimated time to target is 12 minutes/ _/ `! K( [ U, y! V
$ f h1 v4 M. L! [6 H' ?2 l3 G# a$ [Allied aircraft
' [ s! q7 S9 e A-24 Banshee x 14
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( ~+ u: a5 K% ^+ e, q8 s/ eAllied aircraft losses
0 E6 ^1 f* M3 s+ x A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged3 g" M; _, V" j m% V
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Japanese Ships
S' b$ f7 V! T CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage7 b7 Z& p$ R( Y7 j7 Z& s/ l0 j
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage% W1 m8 G* F0 ]7 c* y1 e) [
DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage
) W2 z. |7 B+ p% R5 I CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57/ _6 U+ h' ?: D J' ^7 ?: _: N; t
0 u# H5 P3 L) ]' FWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
" p2 b! P9 V' OEstimated time to target is 27 minutes9 w$ A6 _7 X+ @+ ^$ a( ?; k. q
, v3 m- b* \2 @, R; T% ?3 F2 VAllied aircraft
/ d, p7 l7 m) ?" W7 m% y( f; e- z A-24 Banshee x 2; [7 w7 g4 L7 ?3 @( B* \
! h6 v1 v; F' l8 N9 x$ B0 |) `No Allied losses
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4 @' `& I" R) ]: D8 }Japanese Ships" w% g0 b4 X9 a9 t0 O8 |! H
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires# l/ `+ {( D7 g% F6 y
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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4 n0 c j H4 s7 M6 a0 o- VWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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( E, I$ s ~8 E+ b5 Q: m$ aRaid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
3 h% |; s4 G5 w& V4 l$ QEstimated time to target is 24 minutes
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9 F5 V7 H8 M* w- YAllied aircraft
& ^$ R; t8 i% i$ J: i F4F-3A Wildcat x 2( r3 ]9 Q x8 p4 H5 O
SBD-3 Dauntless x 31
9 ^: K- [5 t; A1 \! R4 M+ \$ ] TBF-1 Avenger x 15+ b/ e* j. U* M8 V
: Y" [; C( r: e* T8 G8 u, SAllied aircraft losses
) D4 k; I7 J) g0 S! |% C3 s& o% O% j SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
! K* k Y% u& Q9 s) u% u TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged9 a W- s! z8 @4 N6 ?/ f
5 _3 B4 R% h5 ?5 M6 n! H5 K) f( cJapanese Ships
/ k4 e1 _. ]$ k m1 Y' |# ~$ K CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage: V* t* t8 X/ E* I5 @; v0 X
DD Oite
3 V5 E3 S d; i& x! h; A" n CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
3 h8 j; L+ d5 b CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
. V4 _, a# d6 S6 w+ [5 K CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage3 z. v- H# L8 ^, A2 B! b2 i
DD Onami
8 h! o; l# _% l DD Tamanami
; @! I7 }9 y# U* a& ?# a/ e CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire
6 }! w2 D& u9 O4 g+ z DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 1
4 b( V$ y$ c" w) k! Y1 w DD Minekaze
1 G3 ~) o, F1 g) E DD Asakaze
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, f$ r5 ?& @2 n6 A% EAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57+ J8 _8 P, O& O# \
, S# c1 ?" H( N- j; NWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
4 G5 b5 ^. o' ]- IEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft* ?8 {+ u! n4 P8 l2 g
F4F-3P Wildcat x 10: a" t- d6 c$ p. R
F4F-4 Wildcat x 148 S! [' f" j" E7 ~8 j( K
SBD-3 Dauntless x 63: z e8 J$ C: J. L( T/ R
TBF-1 Avenger x 18
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0 o# b$ X9 I" R3 INo Japanese losses
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: [* |$ A/ K+ U) X: iAllied aircraft losses5 Z4 v/ u3 K( k$ l1 t
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged5 K$ ?% S m" F, [
TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
; m# d( V% w) ] CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage
" v9 O( z3 O+ [- n/ d CA Kako, and is sunk' C- \* \) X% H) @/ L! W: t' o `
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ m! ^- i+ S& J CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
. e/ u/ R- f# l6 ^2 n$ c& W: U DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
+ W7 B0 s: ]# F& {0 l' c* e DD Onami
$ |! O' `3 W5 i: L6 m: F6 L$ M DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk7 d0 _! S) h2 l. K& ?
DD Asakaze4 }7 \$ A& q) l+ u0 `0 v
DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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DD Minekaze
1 M3 e% m8 w/ A4 _* W# B- x DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire, R$ K' k# ^: X
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9 Z5 V6 [3 [5 DWeather in hex: Heavy cloud* X" `; @' D+ x6 M2 Q( i' R) m
$ c* P8 X& u% n1 `# r+ xRaid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
8 x( S5 ^8 }6 h6 U) mEstimated time to target is 13 minutes7 Y+ n5 |2 ?$ r& B2 j
# F+ q4 n- a: ~. R5 i' JAllied aircraft. H* {8 Z3 H0 {& D, m
SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
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" d) _! r' a0 p" h, x: yAllied aircraft losses1 u. \& C+ o. i0 b2 S' ^# K
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged+ P( K: N8 K& |6 c' h
) H( H" l' O0 W# U- K1 rJapanese Ships8 E, T0 X) S5 x* Z( d" u8 C/ n
CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 u) P, ?" \: v; `0 B CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 A; f% ~+ |# F/ P8 `, f DD Sawakaze
/ y$ n) {3 J3 [8 B$ C8 A DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |