AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 42
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盟军正式登陆阿图岛
& I3 n$ v* K; ~- 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& t! [) w: T3 {9 E' J0 a8 X7 E
58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩8 o, E: b% y7 N3 z
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
' } l+ ~" Y6 ]: V, D, f$ U" 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
4 y6 {* j G( S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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Amphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49)
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TF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,49
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( K& H. L1 r! I# n9 fAllied ground losses:7 |' [9 B6 E0 {$ S7 P# T
253 casualties reported+ _) s5 A X; h
Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled/ Q% Y: Q2 Q" n Q# u2 Z
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
3 v. Q7 O: d1 D- _ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; S0 j3 {( m/ ]! H- a
Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)" G4 E$ q& P" }0 U; l3 p* M
Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)$ E1 B4 n7 w8 P
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* J( y+ n+ Y, ?* x, k# QGround combat at Attu Island (153,49)$ F/ f7 X5 N7 D# P6 S
9 |: I, L# F" R( F7 Q- R* FJapanese Deliberate attack
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3 C& y3 k8 r4 W8 t% P. c* z2 z7 oAttacking force 5357 troops, 43 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 97
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, X% T* H# M0 J( d1 iDefending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 4266 U& c4 q' t' K |0 {: c/ W
* r2 [7 V2 Z; lJapanese adjusted assault: 0 2 f; O& ?+ x! A' o( D
2 q z% ?/ Z7 s# v5 t+ d" ?Allied adjusted defense: 339 . a& g& R ]2 e2 j7 T& I
1 k- P6 u- N5 ]. g$ E; rJapanese assault odds: 1 to 99
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Combat modifiers# _0 E6 o1 E: y | K( H/ ]6 U% }/ j
Defender: terrain(+)2 G# }7 r# X2 p% t; L
Attacker:
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Japanese ground losses:0 ?, |0 P/ G- k/ I. ?$ ]' R: B
1597 casualties reported# _ Z4 P1 {5 a% N. n
Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled
1 t5 H5 I7 N; C" e: \ Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled9 C3 Q$ j8 `1 M) B; [( \% X
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled
# ?, V* Y) A, i+ f- \* g7 a Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)+ Z: @/ S; d8 G/ V* j
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Allied ground losses:9 [$ \8 }* Q }: p" r
100 casualties reported
, l6 R& D% E8 E6 |: v3 x6 ^ Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
5 h* U* u/ v8 ?5 ~ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
: _9 c& B% `& X# ]" S4 k" d Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled- B, L! m& b4 R: P) r2 _/ H. w M
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Assaulting units:
) _' V1 m* d: Q- V/ @$ b 3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion
/ A' E2 K' e" P( }" j 302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion* [( q- m" O+ l2 h$ Z
12th Indpt SNLF Coy * x8 J( f( ~& n4 X& b9 c3 ?& s
7th Base Force
( p x s2 f2 } o, ~3 D 8th Field AF Construction Battalion
/ p& l" N# E8 b; Q3 g. H2 }& T 5th IJN AA Battalion
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Defending units:
! }3 D" ~+ z& Y1 ^5 c5 @* X' ] Americal Infantry Div /1# g# Q: H9 P" P6 b- g) P
4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
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6 ?$ c6 ~- d; a6 a8 x 151st Combat Engr Rgt /1( d% D3 z* ?- U% [, L; {
153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
5 { A1 t, T/ K- p- n0 x 198th FA Bn /1
9 j/ ]; c4 ^9 W1 S. n$ [ R5 c/ n 250th Cst Art Rgt /2" e. V- u1 m9 N; U7 `" I; I5 ~! s
81st FA Bn /1& \% o3 z- ]4 d1 J _
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,579 u( g3 [5 _% b& \( h+ J
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms |; w* j' u! n) T* [* C+ c1 ^& r
* x2 @0 |1 C5 W6 SRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
' {: J* f0 z2 X7 o( C) vEstimated time to target is 30 minutes1 }2 h& Z9 n8 m# O' G
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Japanese aircraft
/ S8 A( _" ]/ A# ^. L% [ A6M2 Zero x 25
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F4F-3A Wildcat x 12
0 s* s! m. Y/ z( j6 ^) j+ _ F4F-3 Wildcat x 124 E! n: U( Q1 R* d/ ~$ ]
SBD-3 Dauntless x 72& t* [% M+ |8 X/ x# u) V" z
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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1 j/ i4 o8 q! u ~, {1 x0 d( BNo Japanese losses
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! f. e' ?# q% c4 b- X! qAllied aircraft losses
; s6 V' v! \0 j, t- C) c F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed
( l( M* R2 f% f, J+ S: |0 A F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed1 P/ m* t4 k( {! G5 H7 _" b! y$ F
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged
# P c+ i% O# u SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak; h' y9 \. b/ M
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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2 s" f$ m% F# @Japanese Ships9 q. D! V8 W" t+ w+ B# H4 I; Z
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
( \( G! ?3 d5 n! d3 P; j CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 14 A1 X$ q4 _& ^8 w
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire
/ i/ ~/ z! n$ a. G# ]6 W4 { CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires' g; Y' U7 z0 x
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 29 B* {3 `. z2 W' J' k' D, a
CA Furutaka$ W$ }( M5 ` U+ [. P
CA Kako, Bomb hits 1. h$ e! b4 \" |1 O; X! q+ e8 O; T, m
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3 }$ C8 P; y9 M' l' \0 d0 f9 L2 q4 vMorning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms5 c! \' k6 j5 N% ~7 D) A f* X* z
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.8 T, J/ Z' W6 C7 ?8 N% A; B
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Japanese aircraft5 n( R! a E* _$ o3 D$ C! U
A6M2 Zero x 16
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& P @$ u8 t. C5 j8 C0 `' SAllied aircraft
/ R# D+ `+ \+ S F4F-3P Wildcat x 121 k( R! n' R5 t& H* o. s
F4F-4 Wildcat x 15& O2 U3 L7 T$ G, h! t* q v
SBD-3 Dauntless x 512 }8 ~% Q" L; O6 N5 |
TBF-1 Avenger x 30$ _* N" [* |; X2 W# T
! S) D, R% A2 Q, U' VJapanese aircraft losses2 C* r, @5 Z) a( C B
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed: F& Z" t' O$ `; I& R
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Allied aircraft losses7 s* p8 J$ D$ ~- A5 @7 s/ g
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
! X1 \1 h6 Y# Z1 l8 W& Z. ?3 _; h SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
/ b9 [( y8 A% `) f. x! q TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged; Z. P- [8 p1 k# {6 m
, U9 V6 N0 G; Z5 h3 e$ K* ZJapanese Ships9 ^ T5 S# @; k6 D9 E* u2 \: u
CV Kaga, heavy fires0 Q' K3 ~6 H! j. S1 P2 K
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
4 g0 R( ~+ E7 j9 S( _5 v CV Zuikaku, on fire" A5 \: y+ \5 F, x% q5 k5 b$ x
CV Akagi# g$ u) v. J! X0 e7 x3 q
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage+ e! c% L1 m' f2 O) Z
DD Tamanami
) \4 ^/ e$ y( x& C) R& Q- B7 e CL Nagara
) B q6 M5 [9 e* N3 n6 h$ b0 L9 @) j: F DD Oite: C( ?1 g* H; M I, e
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire
) c+ H6 K& j3 m0 Y3 t CA Furutaka) m# w9 b' q% p; _/ |. W! q0 I
CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
# e+ p* u, \) n8 S! x DD Minekaze5 ?" l1 y+ T, g3 Q$ \
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,54; I+ W9 ?6 c: f! ~2 V
9 {; Y5 G% ^& S% R# uWeather in hex: Heavy cloud7 K* @" G' B- L, o% }; o" {
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.( p/ X! e6 z$ p: |/ I! d
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes- A8 V6 |0 o1 X: ^0 x
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Japanese aircraft
# C' r/ r2 z! C7 C A6M2 Zero x 33* X- Z/ v3 Y% u+ V4 \" m# D
B5N2 Kate x 61
/ ?) Z: D# Y( y/ R& w+ n/ J, q! @& D D3A1 Val x 44
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Allied aircraft. m) g4 v2 Q* i; r q6 [% F2 l
F4F-3A Wildcat x 17
* ?: s8 Y/ r" `+ ]- A F4F-3 Wildcat x 48
+ n/ d* x7 _: q+ h F4F-4 Wildcat x 814 e) p' ~. R4 e1 @/ A$ b; q: J
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Japanese aircraft losses
/ F2 q* v4 c; `! Z, h A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
5 k! X6 a" O Y: w$ k5 a$ o B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged3 R% ]+ ~( c4 Q8 f- k
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak1 Z2 W0 ?" D' [* a/ {9 U
D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged* k6 `4 G( e3 K, [. {9 U5 n
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak* y7 T6 r' ]) }+ X3 m4 |7 K# ~
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Allied aircraft losses! Q) {* ~ W- q- T
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed$ j* i! |6 | _
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Allied Ships5 I6 Y4 Z' [9 ? N, H z$ w$ }& ?5 ~ Q
CVE Copahee
, J* ^ D' y7 I CV Yorktown4 m4 Y2 z1 s. ^2 D2 N
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2" u. @7 u) W: S% S' @
CLAA San Diego
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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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' H9 a3 Y+ S/ [' vRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.! Q/ i9 V N1 A3 o7 V
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes1 s2 M0 w! q* S$ C& F1 W
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Japanese aircraft) B: f. D! N9 Z% X. B5 ?
A6M2 Zero x 3
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Allied aircraft
# `. l; {! `' B* b F4F-3 Wildcat x 2( f% g4 g9 A5 z6 Y. @2 ~7 h
SBD-3 Dauntless x 19/ Q0 _2 \. E. P/ g4 r) Q0 ?5 l
+ T7 @2 ?+ r( z* ?No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses1 ~$ W& S K# @
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
/ @' E1 t/ J$ \4 o! o SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged- X* @5 |& K( p( k& |
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak4 T% T$ Y7 u5 y' ]- ]
/ m* v9 e* C- y# ?& S1 W& q* sJapanese Ships
. ]) P& ~0 i( L) l2 ?- }. Q( w CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 v3 i4 {% P6 c! p CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire5 g" [' s. s9 |
CV Akagi
# b6 \2 F. N: t h ] CV Zuikaku, on fire2 g6 w7 c7 u8 W- M. o7 }
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage. Z# a0 U% h# J" s
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57: N0 r5 C2 I, j! h& v9 V
9 j8 d. a3 ^5 y( `* wWeather in hex: Heavy cloud! R1 Q" C1 w. U7 E0 [6 S
! U4 {$ V8 a. J. ]5 U$ T, Y$ h lRaid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.! f2 ^7 z: M/ f' ~, @0 f; ?/ a
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes' \5 c1 a* ~: [
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Japanese aircraft
5 j' E1 M3 @- ~ A6M2 Zero x 2
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* a5 n% d4 b, z+ v9 @8 t3 rAllied aircraft* E- y4 ~ k; q% |. c- Y! |! ?
SBD-3 Dauntless x 2
% G% W8 d( U( }7 b+ s, s TBF-1 Avenger x 6
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' z) C/ m `/ T" j+ tNo Japanese losses
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1 k$ ~8 I: z5 mNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships" C8 C+ h4 [6 z; h! ^
CV Akagi
[' q6 L( B$ F9 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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( d# ~2 M, ]2 e3 Q" D( T/ u2 TWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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6 s' J* |$ B7 o4 p( nRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
0 i- v5 b7 C; H- q! w, I" q2 `Estimated time to target is 37 minutes
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0 \' p" F+ Y( y+ Z+ A& n8 T mAllied aircraft- ^7 e3 A. Z% r% \8 u
F4F-3 Wildcat x 5
6 z" G6 E3 Y, O; k' M& ? TBF-1 Avenger x 30 `1 b1 E' f5 s6 ~6 ]
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Allied aircraft losses, M! @" L0 P9 _8 c2 h
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged8 z' ^& I* Y( n
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Japanese Ships+ _+ K" N K& f7 X# m* O) I, ~
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 13 q8 n" u [9 Q5 j( a
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3 R& g2 p3 I9 r; {, p& e( }. m0 s3 KAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,56& |$ k7 o4 w" Y1 g
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# N6 z) y {1 s8 b* `" X$ mRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.' E2 G1 ?% A$ m6 ~
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes3 U+ h' M7 X' J1 ~9 [; A
( c' C9 l9 G" b: n8 OJapanese aircraft1 `2 L$ P% M- G& k# {! W2 |! a) p
A6M2 Zero x 6
$ k& }+ a, M6 I* K9 M$ J; T; F# z B5N2 Kate x 158 J& z) a0 b; m/ S5 t4 F. L
D3A1 Val x 19
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Allied aircraft
1 T# D$ D# r# c8 O/ D2 \/ ? F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
4 D3 \ M( V; g$ H4 Y0 W! [ F4F-4 Wildcat x 36- i/ d9 N1 k0 j* y
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Japanese aircraft losses+ E1 s" l( D. ~- |- w
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
% U' y# e6 w4 q8 A" t- P ?* L5 C B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
. |5 r* v/ @$ l [+ X% s, o7 l( Z s D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged5 J6 V# \' O: N/ ]' z+ h, l
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F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, j1 g) w! N d: O" `
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Allied Ships
% N) F! z; [- S0 B CV Lexington
5 h8 e* B6 V, ?! r6 w7 |' H, G* Q CV Saratoga
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,571 G2 }! O6 j) i7 A1 `' O
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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3 U7 r7 s, _1 A$ E4 S+ A/ C+ lRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet./ u( l( E1 Y( _6 g
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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+ D4 R! i# L7 t5 IAllied aircraft
1 w4 g4 r9 `; U( ^3 A F4F-3 Wildcat x 12; J) _: s: Y& [ j. z' {" C
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12- @3 ~4 m+ b8 U2 L% P- l
SBD-3 Dauntless x 70/ V4 Y8 b4 }# V0 ^3 b: P
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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9 K- M/ N: P. K3 z; ^, s. G. mAllied aircraft losses3 ?" A% w% c' d0 g* t2 f$ ^
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
\/ ]$ b- ^% B' l% \ TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships0 A+ x9 Z1 A+ k) \0 q. n# {
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage; b1 L0 p" z3 I4 `+ A1 _6 Y
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires v" o1 y5 v0 ]. c
DD Asakaze
; |( g( g2 o1 e( Q% b DD Tamanami$ ? v+ t1 R3 y& p* m' d
DD Onami; L- d. Y! w. x9 ^& y
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage% j* P9 |: W" Z! W6 p# P, r' m
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
& d6 q; y1 m0 G# i1 C/ } DD Oite
; f# p1 ^8 _7 q/ f DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage$ v0 w& ~4 a/ L
DD Suzukaze( M% |9 ?5 ?( Z& _6 X
CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1) F5 g- Q# L- K, \$ h6 @
CL Nagara7 z0 U5 X' u/ u! T8 u! C- q
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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& l% o9 j, q7 o3 qWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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2 I% P7 a: D r" NRaid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
" }( C) u; ^; K" P& o9 h! q% ZEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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$ j( B* o5 i& n; o+ l/ J, @Allied aircraft
) ~. \: b/ i' k2 P) v+ _2 w. J A-24 Banshee x 2
% s, u+ z2 d/ e8 _, j SBD-3 Dauntless x 250 e, U$ b) }6 e7 p" j
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Allied aircraft losses
1 \' O+ [$ Q% n$ J$ u: o7 h A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
/ u! {* X2 p8 l' v; [7 E. ?* ` SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships7 P% k. X$ G M+ w8 M' W
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 Y4 t* h4 e4 j2 r" R, f' C CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 a) e" S* o$ x) y' p+ l CV Zuikaku, heavy fires
" S3 @5 ]" b* ?/ D( k CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
' I, [2 e& e9 }- D/ y$ T' Y, r DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage% L5 h) F' n" p- T+ U# i! r
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 cloud1 s8 ]. S8 o+ U
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Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.$ ?6 e6 `0 G7 X: y3 Y! L
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Allied aircraft1 S" _8 H* `6 a
A-24 Banshee x 14
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/ {3 a+ R6 n2 L: p1 g! DAllied aircraft losses
; p. O! ]9 O- u0 |2 s/ w9 t A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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Y4 T J m! G, U5 @6 T" N) D3 p! FJapanese Ships" ^, D1 E& Z7 d$ e
CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
# O' \- `. D8 q4 ] ?+ R8 F! @ CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 e% m6 F2 e) _5 A DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage# q5 Y6 t9 r% w, n
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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% K( j( Q8 M( R) |# s2 ?9 g, u+ uAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57+ Y) K, E0 d! i% m2 g; U6 q
) s. z" j5 w) `: JWeather in hex: Heavy cloud8 P) q/ V c: I! R r: z
* Z- Z- B" x+ r4 F# X) nRaid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.8 M# o% u6 L. g' R; L9 h! e
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes: G' V8 Z/ M; k( Q
& E$ v t9 [6 A$ p- dAllied aircraft, O A$ ?% h! l4 V
A-24 Banshee x 2
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4 E' G& _; {9 o* w9 s, p4 v& hNo Allied losses: M1 o3 X9 ~& G4 t4 y4 Q) m8 @
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Japanese Ships. r y; \0 {* X) T; m" N+ j
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, C* o6 h5 V- d7 V) n' _6 u: q
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7 g l4 s& h3 d+ r8 U* |; @, SAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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; k% a: Z. _+ ]/ Y# `4 E. RRaid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
9 W8 E! Z; t; r% XEstimated time to target is 24 minutes
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( m2 v9 g+ |+ B& S* k' p* M. \Allied aircraft: T0 C" z* `+ f
F4F-3A Wildcat x 24 q7 P- A$ L2 M4 w$ i
SBD-3 Dauntless x 31
& M. L0 C5 n& X2 |( C' ]% y+ g/ S TBF-1 Avenger x 159 C+ J: R1 k. F" x$ f
- X2 R7 K7 e3 ]3 MAllied aircraft losses- q% ^1 a- P- j t
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged4 ^; q. b. h4 t
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged9 ?6 X2 s# W; ]: R, v! b' L% s5 g
0 E6 h7 b8 a$ p+ `' h, l- h8 GJapanese Ships
& I" ~; Z; \/ T+ w8 M- t CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 o; D3 ]! x( E# O) l z DD Oite. X( T- ~: l# J ~) K* T. N3 b. [( J
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
4 G2 m4 p, T# Y R4 W CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
: z! H" ~2 v( z/ V% F CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
# S. r. t5 V L" s DD Onami
; F3 ]! C- y3 `9 m. ` DD Tamanami
u2 Q% L* T: v3 j7 P$ j CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire- D" Y7 e( ]; {: a# b
DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 1
/ v- @7 R4 g. ]) D# \* g( _+ B DD Minekaze
. } h4 \. l0 r+ l( u" @ DD Asakaze
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' Z( x3 C# |. d; Z$ ^Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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9 V5 M7 J1 @. xWeather in hex: Heavy cloud8 o- b8 X& H6 {4 n. M" b# W
) B+ t5 | Q1 M- r$ m8 g vRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
( I) k' \8 p/ oEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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# V/ E' ~5 f+ a1 D( y* d* B! s/ [) bJapanese aircraft& i% w/ m& S D) b8 k& h$ M
no flights1 ~3 a- i8 a5 V b) c
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Allied aircraft* F: b5 f1 o( m7 N+ F
F4F-3P Wildcat x 101 O/ \6 V g! F
F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
* B1 f. A9 \0 e5 W1 ], Q7 _ SBD-3 Dauntless x 63
5 \ z% G$ s+ t- F3 ~2 H TBF-1 Avenger x 18, I8 d, b; J- L: C" V$ z, f
5 Q s! W e) c, D' dNo Japanese losses9 {# L2 u. {5 N' R
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Allied aircraft losses
, j0 k6 n$ A; s6 T; L) E. q SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
0 C8 `5 B9 R' O: ? TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships) T' n) X0 l3 c# G7 S2 ?* v; L
CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ K8 ?% t0 c. U' E7 h! } CA Kako, and is sunk
$ V$ _: v+ R }4 w% Z( ~3 R3 t! T CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage! f b5 B+ f$ g: o3 S7 j3 x% S6 l
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk' e3 d' C% k7 x2 T/ g
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
+ m4 T2 L( k% D0 [$ Y- g8 S; C DD Onami7 }& M! S/ X0 _4 J
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
! W( [, I0 J+ S DD Asakaze) K* |8 ^/ i' F( I
DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage! l5 Y5 c$ E; G2 d
DD Oite
" z/ T* V7 ~" L* R+ I) a7 Q8 D DD Minekaze
& d7 g/ y$ \ q7 f DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire- E5 l2 v5 F1 Y- K: X6 k- u6 S
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1 U e4 s1 T' A. n/ n' b1 Q. [! V. IAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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* J7 m# ?! l1 u) g7 ZWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
5 N6 K* i9 a. @- aEstimated time to target is 13 minutes% d# d0 \" H3 H) S' o* P) j( k* L
, Y0 Q2 G5 N E( \* X8 J( H' o2 f1 gAllied aircraft
( ~) r' E- s+ R3 u" s' d SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
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) G! \# N7 q4 t# C& BAllied aircraft losses
# V% _ f7 h3 M' ]! [# N- l SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged8 Q8 `4 H; J( P+ z6 R' G
# r) X+ i- d. w$ t9 n% DJapanese Ships- v. r) c/ ^7 G4 y
CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
% M# @0 L/ X: J { CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
; T8 I- |6 Z! I DD Sawakaze5 Y# ^7 g0 F Z d9 L% R; [5 ]; j- s
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |