AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 42$ [+ H- L! q y% z. }
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盟军正式登陆阿图岛3 u8 c6 Z- V2 w. w- Q
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0 B' M6 T' e% z! J+ h
58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩* L9 e ?* D% U E3 A
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
' D R0 N$ b4 N( I2 ?2 u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2 Z. i, C2 P! L
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; g/ Z* L- x/ e! M: K
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Amphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49)
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. S8 ?* T: @7 J" ~% eTF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,49& \0 C- v- c2 e! {2 x% _4 v' f+ v& }
4 c- L# F' N% F5 T. m( ^. {Allied ground losses:
1 ]# i" p9 x+ j' x( \ |, _ 253 casualties reported
3 N( G% q6 n" ]& ]+ U6 O q Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled
! F3 H+ K) k! @* H- T$ A Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
) l: h7 P2 J/ F2 H# i: k Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
?3 `6 a: I v; j2 s8 U Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)+ j* ~( ]0 d% n8 ?; x8 B
Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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Ground combat at Attu Island (153,49)
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Japanese Deliberate attack8 H( I" M' F' }; a( I5 x3 Y
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Attacking force 5357 troops, 43 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 97' ~; r& v* n$ r; U9 s
2 {% P; D( U# q" t& R6 P# T' RDefending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 426
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Japanese adjusted assault: 0 ' }/ [1 k% q5 A% J/ j" P+ Q' P
7 O9 F$ K4 o3 c0 a& ?4 x3 N1 R
Allied adjusted defense: 339
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 99 ! b3 A: A% W$ h) W! F6 Q& j! e5 @
) j( A+ q) T# j4 ]* X% _! DCombat modifiers. }6 b1 v0 ]# x& t w" w) e' i
Defender: terrain(+) q# k2 d( c& h; J5 S/ g
Attacker: & _0 M. S$ i1 Q9 m
. }& E# G! O; }3 R9 P i9 D" wJapanese ground losses:# Q: ~" m1 ~* S4 O% |: b; I2 L
1597 casualties reported4 t8 j2 x! O' t' j% Y8 F& g$ Q) Y
Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled; R* l. s9 s6 r( W" Q
Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled
2 E' E) J" ]0 ?: B! h; } Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled
$ }4 S% a4 o; j Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)
& \. s. Z) v! Y9 f- Y Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)7 ]' u% a: d% ] R! |* Z$ M
i+ I9 T9 X) M0 z' v9 \Allied ground losses:' A( ^# c; g# g6 B2 ^: ^9 x% P
100 casualties reported
; k Q" t4 J, p4 ]! f+ Q Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled" |9 C: m# S* {0 O
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
0 {, x9 l0 L! r! ~/ b( j Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled9 ~+ b/ H( J- [: [% `! j
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Assaulting units:
: M+ e& H8 V# X 3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion ~7 _; a- ^4 O
302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion
& K& N5 W- O. S* m# o* v3 I' W 12th Indpt SNLF Coy
1 h2 e7 l7 n/ N$ M% { 7th Base Force
) B- L* O* k/ w+ [& k 8th Field AF Construction Battalion
& u0 n! N n' l7 K' `+ Z 5th IJN AA Battalion: m% N& F7 d% ^
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Defending units:4 z2 A, {: ]- P8 I
Americal Infantry Div /1
( [4 A8 z) a) r2 u+ c: A( J1 c 4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
9 H3 H* d. C) T 201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /19 u7 C3 \2 {1 l' D) O
151st Combat Engr Rgt /1
& U0 t k5 T% | 153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /19 Z9 l- |/ i" D9 q) W5 I8 i
198th FA Bn /1# |* _( t& C, N, {$ k" Q) p5 L" O
250th Cst Art Rgt /2
% M' ?: v; z& j+ W% r1 v3 T/ l 81st FA Bn /1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57/ K: v2 S; E( r
2 M2 S, U F( R+ E* A- fWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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4 g Y8 e8 |; k/ N+ }& U8 y" m) W4 iRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
: ?5 R8 F8 r% B _" Z3 ^2 CEstimated time to target is 30 minutes( S4 z6 D* l9 O1 K0 K! w
6 L1 k1 G: a7 i4 R* t( t; ~Japanese aircraft
! g; e6 {9 Y( t8 P# n A6M2 Zero x 25
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/ g4 ~, t9 ?, R$ BAllied aircraft
' G/ O' T" }9 h. {1 z9 { F4F-3A Wildcat x 12 X1 d4 I h: }
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12% l5 O- a4 a/ B# v) O0 b
SBD-3 Dauntless x 72! }0 x' u5 D: ]/ {& Z, O
TBF-1 Avenger x 302 b+ Y3 y' m2 V! Q+ {/ x- r
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No Japanese losses
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9 [5 i# Q- X; }) FAllied aircraft losses
. i% v( {, v- r8 w1 c8 e2 M+ ~9 s- l F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed5 |4 z4 y, c4 t( v
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed2 t+ z3 E+ W0 X/ A$ `2 U! b5 Q0 j. @
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged6 s+ J4 }5 H% @( c) x
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak
4 F/ w- G5 b* o9 [; c1 z. @! B TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged5 i0 T& r' }! i
# n6 Q0 h% Y0 }- B4 M" h4 GJapanese Ships
/ m1 j$ q: z0 Y- K3 T% l5 U% J j9 F CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires5 \$ Y& j& M& s3 q2 b
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
( X" [" s9 {& w CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire; x6 t& }4 o$ r/ c
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires
, h& }& o1 T' \: \ `' e& L5 }8 u CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 2
F- e, _3 P, d! t0 k( } W CA Furutaka! x. O: z% g8 G3 w; A8 \+ y
CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
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+ c! @3 R8 }/ O$ }$ zMorning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57% [1 ?8 C- e0 M9 Q
9 @. f% O. u& E8 U7 E; y* EWeather in hex: Thunderstorms# {. S: I Y4 ?( y7 C
- ~. Y$ ^9 |* t# S: Y0 _Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. w e& I( a/ c' `
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes+ E; T$ ~1 g) C- Z
% q. I2 k3 O U6 u- ?, SJapanese aircraft0 [3 q" [. t- r$ ]! Q, ]
A6M2 Zero x 16
0 d) a; y. E8 o j7 t) ^- a4 i: h. k
% P( A" D4 ~5 y+ K5 y, @' N; tAllied aircraft
" f9 v4 T! c0 ~) _: C6 r. h F4F-3P Wildcat x 12( n9 g# Q* l0 |4 o/ m5 g
F4F-4 Wildcat x 15
5 L! C- A0 b' S+ h$ Y SBD-3 Dauntless x 51
t4 n- S% T2 S9 z TBF-1 Avenger x 30$ o& {% K7 b! A- N* o+ B$ j( B
/ m9 d4 v: F3 L. |) ZJapanese aircraft losses
2 j, w( G( e& |2 l1 m, Y A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
7 j! \, F% l. R( Y4 m6 U4 |% J9 J 6 R! U% `" E8 ~
Allied aircraft losses
+ D6 Y! ]8 k8 E5 h# s SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
/ J8 Z* l+ Z4 |! Y4 d: J SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
/ h& d, l* |5 z/ K TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged% P- c# g+ K% y8 B$ f0 Q
+ j/ B" a$ _8 f1 mJapanese Ships
: d* E8 t5 H) X/ X" \* z CV Kaga, heavy fires
, Y0 u& y/ x" j4 n& `" I/ k CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
; m: a* g& j( T* e. Q CV Zuikaku, on fire
' t \2 y, I, a- F3 Y/ k+ d4 G CV Akagi! C* S. b4 b1 O
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 m! T$ p5 g, D, e- [5 M DD Tamanami
/ D6 o2 {! \: ]: g2 d; ~% ` CL Nagara, F1 x, i; L h: i+ [
DD Oite, \+ x& k! F5 f( w+ R' d( D+ V
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire& ~/ n& }: j' t" Y) m9 z4 u3 H
CA Furutaka$ q4 F, R) }- o ~- [4 s! q
CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
; b# m5 x8 m* J9 {3 G/ ^! p DD Minekaze
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8 W: o7 j4 R* ^2 `8 C: _Morning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,54' }; `: |3 q1 w J* [
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud2 V$ n9 R* I8 `8 q, l7 z
' D4 k* u3 A/ h: D+ i9 ^Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
8 H2 ?, Q( Y( p- c1 s! @. uEstimated time to target is 15 minutes! w: X9 j( z) l( J! K2 F! O
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Japanese aircraft) n0 O9 ]( }5 Z$ e% v
A6M2 Zero x 33
. J3 g& a$ B) z6 m8 e0 E; n, c B5N2 Kate x 610 I7 b, |* |0 I, F! n
D3A1 Val x 44 W# ]0 {/ R, x- [
% c% Q' Q( K% c6 m G j3 fAllied aircraft
' q* l8 i7 k: t% G2 D8 c F4F-3A Wildcat x 17
3 g) a0 y0 [( K# i0 P F4F-3 Wildcat x 48
; ]! G2 I3 q. o/ E4 U F4F-4 Wildcat x 813 x. W5 q: ^& [+ @8 Z* H- _
6 Y3 W* L, P" E: x; C- ~ m/ NJapanese aircraft losses
, s8 Y% `. s5 v4 F6 H/ W A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
, Q- q7 v7 z; F% k7 B0 | B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged3 L- x; b7 Q7 }0 d+ ]" X. j
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
+ n/ u4 q: v* F0 a% ? D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged$ L/ F# W; \: [0 ? N) d% S
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses" u! _# Z3 n+ T5 |6 j2 |
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed T8 j% M, f+ {, a, Z
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Allied Ships
! ~! Y1 f+ w; Q: q. G CVE Copahee
9 X: N3 g+ u( O! x CV Yorktown3 j3 s$ ]" G) r
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 29 j& E' l$ Z1 `) P) L
CLAA San Diego
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1 I& |7 e9 p% gAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57. U& q9 M7 T% A8 c+ b
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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% T5 q, w( h8 Q# A, q5 y/ oRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet./ a3 w( o: j/ @0 O# X( y6 F
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes- J2 t( P( F o% E$ F0 Y
1 y& U+ k; Q0 w; ^Japanese aircraft
. t7 g" a3 h/ V" k, e; V A6M2 Zero x 33 Y e- P- c& y& d; }% T C
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Allied aircraft" X8 y5 w8 `) r$ E+ G
F4F-3 Wildcat x 24 ?: |6 Z. X1 d4 }$ E6 k
SBD-3 Dauntless x 19! ~- N7 M3 O. h( O# g
2 H+ I3 \# j- E7 H# s0 oNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
) P0 Q# N' a' L+ Q) V4 @$ a F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
! \* \7 J/ I6 I; }- X0 B7 P4 r' y SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged3 _" M ?: e" t- R$ ~' h) ~
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships: Q+ d6 r; {, q. i7 o( X- _
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 [2 E9 K3 i3 s CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire4 [' m! L5 q6 e8 [
CV Akagi5 J8 w# b9 W q. x, s" X8 s t
CV Zuikaku, on fire* J, ~& E* X `) ]- A/ h- e
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage1 Y: e2 D+ {. v' o* T
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( m s9 S; I2 L+ X. @Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57$ i8 a- `3 Y) g" r4 a' t o
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud' u. {+ V2 \5 J2 h( G1 b3 P
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Raid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.6 U+ W. T9 ?% `1 t4 l) C% Y
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes& L. L* R, s' l \6 j# ]7 p* e
% T: ?1 {2 c tJapanese aircraft
7 ^! C( b8 _4 y$ r8 K A6M2 Zero x 2
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Allied aircraft5 r+ Q T3 |. C7 i& q; `, O
SBD-3 Dauntless x 2
5 A4 ?% U6 u- F& I TBF-1 Avenger x 6
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7 {- H6 i( v; d& _# u7 jNo Japanese losses
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No Allied losses8 x5 Y6 {; P r; M2 P) u
/ y; d, g1 V8 FJapanese Ships
o$ y" c, F) c3 O" D" M CV Akagi
X5 l0 @+ z# u CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage3 ]1 ?1 q6 O; K7 x4 H2 h
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,575 n2 h, I5 Q) B. x: z
* O# e, v* V) h' f- CWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.! v& E( X/ d& d+ ^
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes
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Allied aircraft
6 R$ Y. i8 O; \9 M8 @- {5 J8 Z F4F-3 Wildcat x 5
7 Y4 f9 ^/ p8 d f; F TBF-1 Avenger x 3
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8 k5 {4 b8 Y! X1 Q( sAllied aircraft losses7 {: E; u, F" k6 W7 p& E9 d8 {6 e
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged1 B8 O+ ]6 [7 @
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Japanese Ships6 V, W9 \7 e6 x3 ]. Q$ B
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 16 U* P0 X6 b- C/ q3 g6 K' o
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+ [6 F% }& ?0 w1 _( h- ]Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,56
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1 I2 m% h4 X( x/ Y2 @Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
1 }+ \8 N' E2 S0 FEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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5 ^: C9 Y+ V9 mJapanese aircraft
$ ~' y s, P3 H; k6 u1 V A6M2 Zero x 68 f/ P+ t" B5 i* r
B5N2 Kate x 15
! }$ t/ z8 w1 B/ U, n D3A1 Val x 191 ^7 b& S1 {# i( B3 m! e6 j
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Allied aircraft+ ~3 l$ _' j2 N& Q! b) [/ G
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36' Q8 x6 M7 O2 e; H8 [* w6 V% o
F4F-4 Wildcat x 36& o+ {6 {# y( n. z6 y* ^7 p5 @
* ?: M/ n& H3 t8 s
Japanese aircraft losses
5 v* C( s( a* c- Y A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
( ~: S+ r1 C$ |% B0 A B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged/ @4 B" z* c# T" v5 W; H8 g
D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged
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$ \/ Y5 i5 W7 H$ F+ OAllied aircraft losses
2 \3 N0 ~: F8 P9 m F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships4 E( J: F; t$ a; o1 h' n6 O' l
CV Lexington( ]3 t4 |# O% r7 `+ e' l
CV Saratoga
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) P- a! {" r3 j. x ^Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,574 q4 z+ y5 @4 {4 {: g+ B' Z, M
; d, \: _7 l+ H8 w4 x1 m6 G' i1 WWeather in hex: Heavy cloud! x, z4 l9 D0 R- b) y; {
+ L" }, M8 g! K, T+ h" h4 N- cRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
7 [# r. c% q% LEstimated time to target is 31 minutes
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/ z3 C+ s2 V m( t BAllied aircraft% B6 w( G8 z+ f
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
9 J% n8 n- K% [' C0 { F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
% c4 q# ^5 X" _/ u! W SBD-3 Dauntless x 70
6 O6 T6 p8 ^3 G$ u8 F TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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! U8 e7 [2 t7 Q: J8 c' yAllied aircraft losses2 y. v- ]! m. W$ d& T( `
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged1 i6 m( @- l, t% w4 I- _
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
5 _" `7 I8 ]4 }+ s! _# Z% q CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage; s) |; j/ N! P, u$ {8 L: _4 L
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
& F: @) x( }6 o7 i5 p3 [( ~ DD Asakaze: e" E. {4 \1 s% E
DD Tamanami. d+ I7 ~- `' e9 [( p4 Q( A: ?
DD Onami- q- ?' L$ D! i w0 e' ]# W; E+ X
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage/ c T2 p5 c% c" r
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
/ K& g/ `6 e! z# N: j DD Oite# P$ I, {) l3 g! T. B+ R+ ^2 x
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
- r0 R. I1 O/ m: k& _ DD Suzukaze
' g- e0 D" D! B# n! W CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1
; _6 g; B2 e8 r; u& C CL Nagara; c( E4 S% x9 ]- b
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6 ?1 x/ F! Y i. E) R; QAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57+ c9 }- b$ B2 y- A1 F! t* O: M
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud: @ x O7 X8 Z4 j, u9 O
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Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.. r, u) L2 n. S- J3 k. }
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Allied aircraft5 b& o ~; Q0 j
A-24 Banshee x 2
+ b! p2 s9 e# s# ] SBD-3 Dauntless x 25+ N( p1 m6 m; M5 \6 Q. }8 o
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Allied aircraft losses
4 e g7 Y3 K! Z4 V' \ A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged! w7 ^# k; Y4 {! T8 ^
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged. ~( A2 T- }3 Y* ?: s" G. r% p
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Japanese Ships
* M. h6 f3 o1 B9 M3 L0 k) w4 ` CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage( a' c& l) ]2 g7 j2 L9 Z6 b
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
" Y( n9 `$ a( W& v r' Q0 a CV Zuikaku, heavy fires4 R' F% Z- x3 R6 j
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires( J2 z# w8 g8 J
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage: ^' B2 p$ g0 k& B- ^
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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0 [' H7 J/ m$ EAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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+ ~1 O( p& U( t8 eRaid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
/ L6 |; S# I2 tEstimated time to target is 12 minutes: y. |$ R a% G8 I7 j
" a0 B6 F* Q6 i- XAllied aircraft
* _+ J9 R% r b/ S7 y0 G- D; g% R A-24 Banshee x 141 j- ]7 N: ?3 o8 H% ]
2 g6 |! a# k3 i% g$ vAllied aircraft losses
* k8 x& Z V0 s7 f" o A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged! w, t2 g6 B) a: D. O6 k
* g, p/ y- P- p5 V( |0 ^' OJapanese Ships
+ n3 \( d- `7 o. A k CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 T; M; l9 w" D6 S CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage/ p" w3 S7 Y! ~; c' [, j4 s
DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 f6 b. a' L3 C# Z. o: }7 S+ X CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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! Q( o/ p: u: PAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57' E5 I& p; W" I- y# N
9 J" ^$ h: [0 h- |Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
/ \+ Q9 b3 v DEstimated time to target is 27 minutes
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! W- {) H# z5 h% p# e7 {Allied aircraft A0 V2 a) W/ M' W$ W# B8 n) S6 n
A-24 Banshee x 2$ p/ G% @% E' g0 b: b
: l4 P3 G, h; i- hNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
9 t* a x( F+ r* s! E CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires I1 E, F1 v3 u, F5 @' i; X
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57 J+ H4 J8 y3 _ |
+ Z! i( j$ A7 `1 aWeather in hex: Heavy cloud9 g' o$ d! ?& q9 Y0 j& ]0 |
/ n- l, v4 F" D8 sRaid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
# G7 @' \$ l" {: E$ N# p; s, V9 H( qEstimated time to target is 24 minutes0 w3 J3 l! @4 Q6 \
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Allied aircraft
+ K F* e: t3 O0 I3 D, F3 m: n F4F-3A Wildcat x 2& \( p" o8 i# l% [5 T
SBD-3 Dauntless x 315 Q8 k: r% x$ f% [% d0 |6 ?- @
TBF-1 Avenger x 15. f9 W+ i) f9 r# { g5 W
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Allied aircraft losses
# R x4 D9 J! V6 A9 x8 k) n; D% A( U SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
1 n( H( X7 i+ i, m TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
& {8 k5 S1 f! Z( l3 p2 U! w% @ CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage' T" u% @9 f/ I4 y( K9 B' L6 H
DD Oite( L2 k% k" B( P2 V
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires+ H9 _$ x- _1 `5 z3 z" C3 M
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage1 O. P9 c! G6 e) T2 E: e
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
2 d( A) B' R0 e l7 ^: {; h DD Onami! c3 B5 t4 Y( ?. Y5 S7 c
DD Tamanami
* B @( K$ N+ a( ]+ d# i8 I- \ CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire2 @! w( r3 v5 Z7 _4 `) I
DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 13 C( S5 y" g# Y# @% c
DD Minekaze% i1 V6 e; l2 |" d1 p% T4 k# u
DD Asakaze, ~$ a7 [; `1 u0 T8 _+ _0 R' T
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9 d/ G# o. g3 H# kAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57% p( A$ ^9 Y2 P. S! B3 Z0 m1 Z. z
+ D* F9 @5 \% H7 `0 O0 C7 j2 HWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.( a0 o. b ?' {3 M& F2 b$ U! N9 X
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft* I3 e- ^$ @+ A" M1 H h
no flights
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0 E+ |' D* | ]- s# }/ |5 ^2 YAllied aircraft
6 r9 G' V- ^7 i4 X# }. Y F4F-3P Wildcat x 107 H+ |' l+ N% X" W
F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
, g3 i3 a" a: |$ |1 P/ S8 L4 ` SBD-3 Dauntless x 63% z. g5 Q3 p: ?, J' z- P8 f
TBF-1 Avenger x 18
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' N. E6 F+ L: J9 }No Japanese losses: q; j2 `& P5 ?2 p* z
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Allied aircraft losses: p1 H& f6 V2 J' q% Y9 s
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
3 w3 D. n& D: A$ g4 N! [0 H TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged2 |2 {8 \! a. }
. F9 C: H' M3 v* b% j: Q) _: _Japanese Ships5 {3 u1 q/ H# x! [ g
CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage- v7 K- M; g- n! u
CA Kako, and is sunk
" b% H9 ]' i" D! O1 x& A3 n CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage- V( @, ^! {) j$ D# ^# ` j
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
% B& H: U, j4 k, [ Y4 L DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk" W3 D& r5 J9 s' n) ~6 p! q( P. p
DD Onami
0 `/ V* F% h4 n; Q DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk! ]+ @# s% q$ Q4 `
DD Asakaze% b6 W. t6 b1 d) v. f
DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
" `8 G1 _/ c: _. K+ J3 Y- W8 b2 U DD Oite7 ~$ _; S3 C {* v, ~
DD Minekaze# i( ^( C8 ~ n1 k
DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57 B1 |8 W: s# M
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud, r5 F6 i( f. E* O/ h# _& w
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Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
^! T2 c H+ ^9 q4 i4 M$ TEstimated time to target is 13 minutes3 _& i$ X! K5 ~& E
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Allied aircraft
! v8 O: Z) i2 l# d# @% ]5 I1 s6 s SBD-3 Dauntless x 16; B8 f# \( r! s9 s4 K# Y. o$ Q# P
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Allied aircraft losses: Z( B; w( q+ Y. b( ]2 b( m% f
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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* y u8 n8 }! z1 G$ B; y3 fJapanese Ships6 T/ m9 M2 B5 \: D) n& s4 E$ v
CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage: o; [' u2 h" t F. ]; X# g- ^$ A
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage1 ~5 e8 W9 N8 v Y4 M+ I4 K8 `( a
DD Sawakaze/ Q* b9 L$ C( K+ t: F
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |