AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 42, ]! Q: [5 w7 i. j- j
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盟军正式登陆阿图岛* U O' v! Y4 _" M; C7 m1 |
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# S5 [5 D6 o. P6 z$ ?7 e* Q4 }
58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩
5 h+ b! f& S9 e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, O0 @+ k' O7 d- e! m! i
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0 A6 d+ a, D1 S, b4 W
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! T) F2 g* F/ f, b9 K* `/ Y, x
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6 t/ T" N+ V! Y% A, E8 w0 tAmphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49)8 G) @! W/ Q+ P$ E% y- ~2 d
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TF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,49
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* T& j( P- z* J9 |0 q( QAllied ground losses:0 H! H+ T: b5 p$ b8 s3 v# t
253 casualties reported* z( E! o9 X( t8 M6 W
Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled
8 K. w1 b6 b8 P. p' s5 S Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled4 \& D a+ o+ z f/ r! ^* J3 a
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
: f' ?9 U# H, t8 Z$ w. A Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)5 E9 q7 f; ^0 ^1 n* k) h( t7 J
Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)- z) O7 s4 Y# `7 j
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Ground combat at Attu Island (153,49)
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% [) F7 `9 r; b2 P+ Q. U6 kJapanese Deliberate attack. A) _) [5 \7 E: V: [
2 L$ E! U8 O! B2 G& j' O9 O5 p6 @( DAttacking force 5357 troops, 43 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 97$ U( o" s6 w8 Y( i; { F0 X# a0 e- B
# Y) p+ d9 K, D* p; S2 P! LDefending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 426
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& y+ s9 j- S4 I9 eJapanese adjusted assault: 0
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Allied adjusted defense: 339 ( {! {! I4 Y8 k& H; v
! l. l. W4 z5 ?" ], E) \Japanese assault odds: 1 to 99 & H% {3 T/ \) C+ I8 B% u6 O3 U
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Combat modifiers
( Y- q* t9 J+ m3 O7 U* \# fDefender: terrain(+), Y5 B1 {9 ~3 k. c6 i) \
Attacker: 1 G( w. M+ }; a* t3 g
U; Z: [/ A' S: uJapanese ground losses:9 r8 v9 c% X! y1 k( t2 T. r+ k- E
1597 casualties reported
/ x- H! q5 J- j9 C Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled
& }/ j/ ^+ {* `2 V3 t Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled
* p8 t- ~3 ], G Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled
* f6 T) M! n- y" j3 }' o8 r Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)
) g6 E/ D: J- l7 x3 L8 j2 y Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)+ y0 o0 N' m: w# C# F0 @5 x
6 }; e1 b7 F: O& N- p; ~3 g2 ]Allied ground losses:$ Y: j) E; \! o9 K5 S7 c! k' }
100 casualties reported
* P m+ Y6 D. f2 M* b, E, S Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled ?% {: p) }0 P6 s) h' v2 }
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ B' }) G+ n1 ]$ H
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled z, V) S$ H9 u: A1 c* G: g
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Assaulting units:/ z( P4 f0 p4 h5 B$ M; P
3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion; K* o {; c6 t `( B& L# @9 V
302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion
* r2 e$ ~8 u; }- i- p3 T, F 12th Indpt SNLF Coy
( S! x T, ^# J/ \5 q( i 7th Base Force
1 e, T. N. {/ [2 A) c h 8th Field AF Construction Battalion
, e3 [2 j1 e4 o$ U" q 5th IJN AA Battalion
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# C6 V {8 Q5 M- f! sDefending units:
# o% p; j! _+ Z5 h Americal Infantry Div /1
7 B" Y8 @: t* W: y9 k 4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
( A' b4 X7 `0 o 201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1. n# K9 Y- ]* R1 l4 ]8 u
151st Combat Engr Rgt /12 v0 {8 [3 K3 _: S
153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1' w4 s( v/ k0 ]1 p% m9 K
198th FA Bn /1 d! R6 j' @7 m" u
250th Cst Art Rgt /2
$ f4 ?3 Y1 ]9 e9 J" L5 u. m 81st FA Bn /1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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8 t, M/ X, D& d" f& \4 J( dWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
/ Y9 }$ p- `' z; O$ f. e V9 hEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
/ k4 F, `9 p" N! o p A6M2 Zero x 25$ `8 ?' k& m2 a+ d' @$ Y
X' @, T; x- ?; f
Allied aircraft# t; C( k( t9 L' {6 G( \) d3 a
F4F-3A Wildcat x 12
+ w/ }( V6 i; R' h: q0 t F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
" ^2 _8 i; j' c$ V: j& U# n& j" {- ?, T. e SBD-3 Dauntless x 72+ _. C+ s" ?# E+ o+ H! L
TBF-1 Avenger x 308 n1 T* L) `' E6 a
$ A* o. _. B+ p' sNo Japanese losses# \3 G) K7 ^: ^. M2 ~8 q, Q7 A0 U
8 z# W! _ n0 ~; V2 p( h1 E& AAllied aircraft losses
: G* R/ G. v9 e" N F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed3 `5 h, ~. [. g$ d g; j( U8 i
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
4 ?6 n% |, l- F% j( b SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged
! C4 ~ W8 ]' m6 d7 i |9 y SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak6 f- Q0 T' k- i5 O0 d9 L% o
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Japanese Ships
$ N1 ?( ]" E7 C+ o' \, ~( R+ z CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
/ ^) _' n! L- u" i; ~ CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1! u4 S$ {" W, y) L
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire- g2 f/ d% z+ C1 K+ K& ^
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires. ]- X8 r' M( | P4 a9 ]
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 24 D6 H9 ?! M. m2 D% ~
CA Furutaka# n; w: H! C# D
CA Kako, Bomb hits 1 z9 Z: `9 @/ g7 \* l2 H; b! b
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,571 a* H; t0 {1 Z) I, S; L
: Y. X1 L# f5 d; o2 J5 dWeather in hex: Thunderstorms' z, f+ Q y" R5 j+ z0 G3 w
( J2 h+ ^, W8 r7 W& A }0 XRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
# }) v8 \( s8 ^* i/ I# w, {4 G7 cEstimated time to target is 31 minutes
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* K& H; P7 B9 k% D/ @8 dJapanese aircraft1 a5 f0 j; B: ]4 W' h3 O6 ]" j& g7 }
A6M2 Zero x 16
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$ F0 y7 D$ Q7 J" m2 Z! }Allied aircraft
* `9 g T& j' @" m5 ?) Y. F9 q7 ~ F4F-3P Wildcat x 12/ h" G* c: n1 I& k
F4F-4 Wildcat x 15. s8 R/ V8 Q8 G7 Y
SBD-3 Dauntless x 51
% s" m3 S I: ` TBF-1 Avenger x 305 B# h' O+ W- }0 U. I3 e: Q9 ]4 R6 q
/ R3 M/ G% D1 ?" x. s% z" n }0 HJapanese aircraft losses- G- T9 a v& H0 R# b7 F8 j
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
9 Z0 [8 S2 R7 M" G8 g SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
& r: ^) d( W# S/ L SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak' o% C$ u( S% Y0 ~6 o
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
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1 h2 ~# h; T, ?- D7 aJapanese Ships
' m; p$ w( R1 A4 c) q7 _ CV Kaga, heavy fires" |: h0 E6 z5 P3 n
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, w# d: n( n+ I# a, X& J+ n% w
CV Zuikaku, on fire: {8 ]4 i" p' ~2 Y: r4 {% K) X H
CV Akagi
/ G: s; I/ y% \8 O% G( S6 k CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
) w& }( Q( D4 q3 g0 L1 ^ DD Tamanami
3 r1 B7 d% P% @9 e1 G1 e1 F% Y CL Nagara
! X; X; r+ c5 y9 g DD Oite
+ B! A$ p; g( v6 V- ?' W0 n5 f DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire
4 M/ ]! `& Z5 e* f6 L# Z/ y CA Furutaka
3 _: i7 d9 r; A4 G- l% e0 X! E CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
; u+ ?4 t4 b6 t6 T7 S4 b ` DD Minekaze( U/ _; k6 I, s, q) e+ j
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: l4 w0 z; B& ~9 J: ~ {Morning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,54
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.0 d& t" q' N8 v
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes& X, k8 u# `! g3 r6 f" J* e
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Japanese aircraft( Y, N! F" F" i. |" N- o; d
A6M2 Zero x 33
6 B" a/ V. G* T B5N2 Kate x 61+ B6 t% h+ b9 ?4 i
D3A1 Val x 442 S! Q/ z8 b/ Q: [! f
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Allied aircraft% R! C6 f1 @8 W# \3 Q2 X9 i- s
F4F-3A Wildcat x 176 Z' A3 V6 H! ]
F4F-3 Wildcat x 48
k; I: D$ R( E& U F4F-4 Wildcat x 814 m( J1 b/ F/ w$ g* ~1 r, I$ m
7 t; G" E; a+ S& H3 x" GJapanese aircraft losses
a9 A, u6 a) ^4 g, I A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed, B6 C8 \$ _7 `
B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged
3 C* t/ w" `7 X* l0 Y7 w B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
/ ~) @9 \9 v) d* m+ f D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged
) U( ^) f9 U/ k q D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses
) }* ?+ ]! N" n3 }! a$ o& }1 q F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed" f/ Y! I3 n: L) {4 \- d& O
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Allied Ships
& Q, n4 \: e9 u; T( m, z CVE Copahee6 l# k. K, h+ _% I
CV Yorktown
1 m! N& t! [" T) ]" ~! v/ [( [ CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2
/ h6 A8 v. E+ `) K ?: o# B CLAA San Diego! Z, ~8 S3 D3 j: }0 [# B
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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# P0 K, {8 ~( {& Q# bWeather in hex: Heavy cloud) N, B# D2 j" ]' b2 n
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.8 Y6 ^! W K. J8 T( O$ x9 G( \
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes
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% l/ Z( h! a8 f8 K# A, o6 W; vJapanese aircraft6 V2 C$ ?! Z w G7 ^9 b$ H
A6M2 Zero x 37 \. `7 f H. x6 o, l
" x- E( F$ f5 w6 i& cAllied aircraft8 R2 [7 L# ^- |% C
F4F-3 Wildcat x 2, a g9 H0 v4 u
SBD-3 Dauntless x 19# z$ k$ I4 Q9 E+ T
) i9 i G; C! U6 G. GNo Japanese losses9 |9 h( F/ T1 m9 {) R) u* K5 J& l
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Allied aircraft losses
. Q9 `! m- i1 {- X6 T- ?2 ] F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
& f4 D) c) n U( z4 ]7 J5 k" p SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
" M9 e# j4 t; j SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak2 g1 i3 P# N1 M
: ?+ F( K8 Y- M; c3 m+ Z! ~7 GJapanese Ships
7 N, s7 n: a% B. I CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage! q3 }6 K& @8 @ C# b+ T
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire0 E* o! P$ m$ T K. O' g
CV Akagi
- ^9 J6 f. t, `/ v# h CV Zuikaku, on fire, V4 B2 ?/ z7 m/ H/ @$ ^
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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" @% {; F7 M% m4 h9 q& OAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud# w4 h% a$ Y4 W( G
" l7 b5 C( F% E( _5 }3 jRaid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
! W1 d- J! B* q. zEstimated time to target is 25 minutes
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0 y* ^+ V" a Y7 R! j4 OJapanese aircraft
- U, B. @; k' i% a% @ A6M2 Zero x 27 y4 O4 w6 f4 T- }& x
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Allied aircraft
- e7 ~& l3 ~" V" s4 x1 L! j" U SBD-3 Dauntless x 2
* X& k0 h l3 }9 \ TBF-1 Avenger x 6
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No Japanese losses) Q- B( |7 ?2 K; v
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No Allied losses, p* D ^; B1 F+ w& G, e# F: _; T G
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Japanese Ships
@, e7 t% F+ n8 V6 e: \" W CV Akagi* L1 {$ @) Q5 v8 }0 ~
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage7 n$ H- D4 l( n+ ?7 P: J
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud: F- I. G) `2 |$ S' [- m
" U. Y" D) ?% E9 I/ V3 n5 ]. aRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
4 N" S7 ^! z4 v! `$ Y1 n- ~Estimated time to target is 37 minutes6 b1 l5 ~+ a/ ^: V
8 j6 \/ w& u4 e3 H$ d9 ^( SAllied aircraft
5 U+ G6 B+ @$ H F4F-3 Wildcat x 5
2 C f6 o2 M3 e. \/ j" H TBF-1 Avenger x 3' g: U% e% a, u
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Allied aircraft losses
# J1 O z+ ?+ }! G TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged) {9 L2 V) d0 G1 Z0 |
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Japanese Ships
9 s0 y) V/ U, ^- ~8 r# J CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1" {7 T4 [& I, P$ F! g9 ^
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2 L. G$ ]7 T b7 p# bAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,56* N" X1 Q% a% S b1 t" I
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
% D5 f2 R% i$ }: x KEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft8 q& D' [+ H1 n9 r s
A6M2 Zero x 6
: F2 \4 f) M! C) ^ B5N2 Kate x 15
2 T# ]! e" v9 b) d) ^8 u/ z. m D3A1 Val x 19
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2 X, n; p3 P' [" x( G# }, mAllied aircraft
+ B R4 f# R+ \! [0 E0 v' J+ M$ D F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
: E" i: z' G, n- D; k) `3 L% ] F4F-4 Wildcat x 363 B1 t: {" Z3 n$ {+ d* A d" z' ?
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Japanese aircraft losses
9 D0 `$ X# u, h" h3 f: P A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
" c2 S( Y% l9 u) E6 ?, G8 S9 M [% W B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
! [% q; }& _# A/ b/ T; X" l2 C D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged e1 R5 x, p) N6 X* q9 X4 b( p: L
$ g, D: m6 ?2 n+ A6 u( A" C2 v9 ?Allied aircraft losses
* M' D& O, E2 ]* q! g8 c F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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" b7 Q% L( {. b" ?& j( nAllied Ships- Q% l; |( J& U; a+ u
CV Lexington
9 Z1 [, R* C N: S+ w. h CV Saratoga# ]6 `; W' C+ a) E8 B
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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6 I& j5 O- Y jWeather in hex: Heavy cloud% M# U+ e. P' `
6 g8 |/ p, c- G8 T4 j# [6 gRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.0 U& a/ c6 y# M# ]; p3 D
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Allied aircraft
* t1 g+ O3 A( B4 |, G9 S1 b# L F4F-3 Wildcat x 12+ [: m+ `6 L, b8 R* p
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
: M, J- C$ W/ J" j1 `2 { SBD-3 Dauntless x 70+ K" F$ x* ?8 n7 k
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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Allied aircraft losses1 p' h: ~, B+ E$ `2 ^/ C/ F
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged% L0 [5 n/ o/ ?9 }" v0 `
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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/ @2 c5 H1 A S% ]* `# \! lJapanese Ships7 Q3 N' i# K0 ~5 q, ^
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
) i8 X, [/ o, v* {2 S CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
1 f, ^7 {5 I$ @- |( R DD Asakaze2 B( s- q0 t! m" K* k
DD Tamanami
7 g- P5 i+ {; K9 j DD Onami
$ L1 J8 \) F6 n# r( Z/ A- H0 L DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
# v8 g3 U+ x3 @4 K$ l CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage; o+ r; G! y& d! ]+ v* `
DD Oite! h# k# }" Z6 |3 X u
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage4 n9 C1 z. [+ C" r: K$ L
DD Suzukaze
1 |( z. Q4 I, X6 W0 ] CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 13 [0 ]7 s# y/ Y
CL Nagara
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57# I8 |" o: h, I' D
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" M( ~; b+ ?% T9 B4 D$ X8 w; aRaid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.4 s2 }4 A# K; Q0 x. ?8 i* |' Y
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes) }3 S0 ~: M2 G3 `" j: m+ e& `
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Allied aircraft
8 z8 e0 T5 f' C# C9 M A-24 Banshee x 2
9 I* s9 r; x2 T3 _1 z) F( m. d SBD-3 Dauntless x 25
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/ h3 V8 `5 i! }7 W2 A$ iAllied aircraft losses0 d; }/ b1 _- o6 F: v2 K: }$ @
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
3 b% z# Y+ k0 D+ K+ x7 ~ SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships2 P1 x, S* D" x0 D0 C
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage9 \9 G( B/ F9 F1 D0 k; {
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
" C3 X+ C* c/ m+ T/ j( } CV Zuikaku, heavy fires
H6 G# d" u7 J; M8 Z CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires R- N4 M4 w9 ^
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
( i. V7 H8 q4 s6 [5 ? CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage, u/ U+ D n8 u) X6 }
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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8 K; c- Z" e2 E+ zWeather in hex: Heavy cloud" I/ r8 h& j5 L- M# D
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Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
) T6 V, ^3 \& }Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Allied aircraft
* k8 k8 H# h* z+ z5 M0 ~! d A-24 Banshee x 14
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( o- o# Q( U3 E; z+ ^6 EAllied aircraft losses1 M4 ?3 y, q4 R8 _/ m" k3 }
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
- M7 V+ K* ~4 _4 s CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 p* D3 G7 K" g i' a CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage+ ~0 e7 h+ ~& z0 `# {
DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage, j" B% \" t' z! y2 ^7 m. M
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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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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! R2 }) ?) m: |8 \" PRaid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
! q! O% Z! i) e& c5 v s2 y uEstimated time to target is 27 minutes
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Allied aircraft Y9 Z- j: G+ \
A-24 Banshee x 2
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships6 M4 U7 e0 S( r# Q
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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) v/ i7 a. Z8 U# k" xRaid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.+ ~, X4 T* h/ R+ x' h7 [
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes
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: z8 @: _) x2 @5 E" l$ _: o/ L+ n# rAllied aircraft
1 j( k3 ?/ Q. t0 H( [# G F4F-3A Wildcat x 27 O/ b% n5 _9 a. F& w" f
SBD-3 Dauntless x 31. ]) ?# r0 J& s8 f+ s
TBF-1 Avenger x 15+ @! F: x1 ~/ }% x
1 b8 c; _ v c$ I8 r/ jAllied aircraft losses
$ g! Z5 Q4 g V: J9 [ SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged1 V4 t; `; G8 G. k
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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9 f' Z, D6 i% w6 x+ N& \ CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 a2 i! j! P/ ]0 D# x1 _4 ]1 ? DD Oite1 i) X: M4 O* v3 a. v# W8 Q. q6 d) s
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires- j; W& S' I9 m) n0 j
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage0 \2 I2 m$ ]& N$ [1 i( j
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage; o+ I2 ~6 w% w+ _; n9 I: l
DD Onami
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CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire
- X5 x! j! o# C3 A DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 1: m* n+ j. t5 {2 h2 @4 m
DD Minekaze' B0 a% ?, e. y0 S9 p
DD Asakaze+ \# O, t% E2 c0 I% D& c
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+ h( O! N E+ d9 ?# O& jRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
% q. k* l% t, o: y. ?/ A# u, Q9 Z/ C) GEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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F4F-3P Wildcat x 10: ]1 P8 K' k, ?* ?: l
F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
8 X2 ^9 ^5 l# T- @* B; m SBD-3 Dauntless x 63; j0 {/ `) @% o" m
TBF-1 Avenger x 18
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O3 N7 I' X1 U. XNo Japanese losses
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9 o! |, p, Q; K! W/ mAllied aircraft losses
3 v" d5 [0 i+ H/ U% i* d SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged- P" p2 k/ S4 w2 X: T3 @0 d' Z: t( ?
TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
4 T" O0 l }3 S; Q* k4 m CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage9 H/ u' i. B! e8 r/ [
CA Kako, and is sunk( f( z( @$ M. P3 M
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
( g& Z+ a5 j0 s, Z' g: B CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
4 E4 M$ [3 g o. H/ F/ p! d" z1 M. Y DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
6 [& P; Q2 ~& W* J: x DD Onami/ o0 g0 o4 b) H5 F5 U
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
: V% o* c) P, }; B' r DD Asakaze
/ B% L& d/ [ Q7 k DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage0 H8 I" R0 Q! ?0 M* [& ^4 p
DD Oite
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DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire7 B* O5 e; s0 Z' u, a
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x, }4 a% M& J; A# C3 H6 }* I- I, nRaid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.2 H( Q/ @) O) Q( p5 a9 A
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 163 q; p! V8 S- a" U
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Allied aircraft losses
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" J* @4 c+ S6 g- E; Q+ ^$ M: b$ lJapanese Ships
3 G0 V8 m# ]1 g3 w CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
( d- ?6 t' s8 M7 { CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage# u3 a/ k$ P8 J. Q9 d& p7 z$ R
DD Sawakaze
3 F0 ?3 f( ]+ v DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |