AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 42
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盟军正式登陆阿图岛
7 j' z: g& q) }8 f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
* e" r3 x& R# m; j58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩
- ]/ B2 g+ e9 z9 w; F. G; t8 S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3 {" K0 H5 }/ b7 D6 }3 H
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' L A! y. W6 E. R
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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) _' k; _1 y; M$ B1 BAmphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49)
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7 i! s: G2 w9 _% X2 R6 @! bTF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,49
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& v. B( S b$ [" pAllied ground losses:
: w z0 S, C4 K& w: ` 253 casualties reported
, ^+ ?8 }6 g! F, A Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled: f/ _: W& B/ H
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
, A8 A1 P/ N3 A2 ]2 p8 p+ @9 [: j' E Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
" G3 F% ~, |3 l Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)
0 ~- @$ M( B9 Q' m Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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Ground combat at Attu Island (153,49)8 p, l% h; f0 ]3 l
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Japanese Deliberate attack
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; b; d4 G9 p' h. LAttacking force 5357 troops, 43 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 97
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Defending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 426
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) s4 ?4 X. j9 T" n9 K- yJapanese adjusted assault: 0 5 a8 d8 K8 n9 H7 k: b( y5 H# {, E6 b* Z
' R* r$ h g" U! S1 DAllied adjusted defense: 339 7 A I% @7 | T: j1 h
- @6 j$ ~7 L. s0 `Japanese assault odds: 1 to 99 w$ B; @7 Q; q% U( r! r3 X8 I
2 n" |9 T$ K# D+ a; h5 X6 @Combat modifiers; w0 r. J! N/ r+ e4 k
Defender: terrain(+)
6 b! p4 i ]4 IAttacker:
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' e7 M% g* q( H0 a" m2 ~% p% TJapanese ground losses:9 G' a9 |4 S& C4 a6 N
1597 casualties reported
7 O% }# w4 e2 q6 {: r* c! l Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled& d9 E9 I8 F% F5 P+ @
Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled
+ h+ `; U: X- S: B& D, y Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled& q6 h. V* Z4 A% P/ c( l
Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)! M8 n2 k5 }8 ?% a; g
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)% g* a( s4 H5 X; `5 ^& X
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Allied ground losses:
}. \* ]6 V; m" F. M, ]& B 100 casualties reported
% Z( n, l1 T5 Q Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
# R' j' }7 U( G7 D0 h Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
% L( t3 B/ D& K Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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4 }. h2 p' k0 y: h- E, QAssaulting units:
8 j) w9 t2 e, F2 W; Y 3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion
, z- X7 c6 ?* v- K4 L) }- S 302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion& \* p% ~9 N, z. A4 Y
12th Indpt SNLF Coy 6 q" q Y' i$ S! Y/ \% |1 J. b0 t0 Y
7th Base Force/ s4 K! S$ ?9 l; }3 y
8th Field AF Construction Battalion4 R0 u& g! ^5 Z3 L( B, S
5th IJN AA Battalion' _) }4 S8 u& |1 z, H! ?
L! ]" D& N7 n, r- X, @& iDefending units:
: y: _& _' ~- | Americal Infantry Div /1
: e4 X8 Q' H7 J 4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
4 o" U. O, w9 j' Z' E. z2 y2 S 201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
8 q+ z' J) P: S4 O' H 151st Combat Engr Rgt /1; J6 h# A% X* [/ O6 L
153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
5 O9 N% `1 E" I 198th FA Bn /1
}# x9 Y% w; ^5 p P H 250th Cst Art Rgt /2
" z4 P) {0 O* R/ C9 v 81st FA Bn /14 ~1 V' O: D k+ Z
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7 L/ n+ c' f/ RMorning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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0 {3 m3 [; `& d+ d3 G: FWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. x( d, t2 `0 q3 f( {
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
. v9 r* D, y; O) I) B. ]4 Q% X' J A6M2 Zero x 25$ p0 j4 ^4 Q0 R- [/ c9 i3 e
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Allied aircraft. m- r5 N i4 Q5 c5 l8 q
F4F-3A Wildcat x 12
9 s% E% C6 t/ w0 Q7 c, _3 h F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
; Y; {: ^$ }1 |8 K$ X9 q: @. C0 ? SBD-3 Dauntless x 722 C& F" S$ m/ K, w1 P- {
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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No Japanese losses
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+ _' ?: V# j. MAllied aircraft losses
4 d7 Y2 O* z% M4 g& T F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed- O- [- B- T' W( D- o) ^" i' V
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
& _. X; t) ~+ ~/ b! R SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged6 d' a: \- d& [8 G" A
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak- v' B, t- P: | S- U* T
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Japanese Ships
+ r) ~4 N$ I4 g/ v( S6 w CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires: |/ ]! s1 i9 B7 v y% Y2 k
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1; p* G% A. Y) K* S1 B( f
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire
. _2 x: x, f6 p5 T( R5 p- @9 N x CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires5 e$ g O( M. m! p
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 2
$ U, }- a" C d- i! l5 D9 a- w CA Furutaka% l9 c- A1 A8 B9 X
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& u7 ?( V8 ~) l9 l' B+ J% z2 n, w5 Z
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
6 N4 e0 ~. [3 YEstimated time to target is 31 minutes) D0 `; ~# G' N9 H4 b0 Y
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Japanese aircraft; ]9 y! H: I- C% z; b' O
A6M2 Zero x 16, P' M8 t$ Z" m( z# U7 D% u9 @
9 @* u4 b& s$ LAllied aircraft/ w4 a* x4 Q9 ?8 V& b, r& A6 _
F4F-3P Wildcat x 12) S! b5 D y3 {+ e, {' d6 }
F4F-4 Wildcat x 15
0 R: ~4 w8 r2 P2 w0 j SBD-3 Dauntless x 511 S, s8 A8 j( E
TBF-1 Avenger x 30; X2 y1 k/ C) G9 T
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Japanese aircraft losses
1 P) r3 u0 g2 {9 j% s2 G! @& {6 `9 q A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses. {1 R8 C; g( U7 T$ o& o% p
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
2 p' u( j& U+ S3 V& c SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak/ }6 b! s- c+ ~- { n& ^8 _
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships" P% Q! n) S* T9 M* C1 q( Q9 b
CV Kaga, heavy fires0 M @% n- V/ U i: C
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
; j3 E5 ~) a( P9 M CV Zuikaku, on fire0 t. s W% W6 k& b/ h. m4 L B6 {
CV Akagi
8 k2 I! h6 j. ~: g% F CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage* H) T( b- y% O9 @/ o- k% h |
DD Tamanami+ j- |: i3 l5 |' a" k1 v; D8 F
CL Nagara5 W) o* Z$ O) O: C
DD Oite$ W0 q' n2 j9 M
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire
; }/ V& q1 |6 i. I; o CA Furutaka0 Q+ J5 C% U0 j' c
CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
+ D9 A2 Y* `" b+ o' F2 q% q DD Minekaze
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,548 |* _2 K0 `% _5 K% W5 H7 |
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud1 J+ ~& u, j% B4 c9 \% ~
8 O8 n# ?$ l. p. k6 qRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
! H. Y, [- D( k! UEstimated time to target is 15 minutes# {; y9 Y9 T# N2 X7 }" ?. W
/ r; c2 H7 ?) r: q" fJapanese aircraft# j+ H6 l) c( W! U1 R
A6M2 Zero x 33
: a3 X4 h, g6 R# }4 b/ s B5N2 Kate x 61
% i) t" {7 W1 m- O [3 S D3A1 Val x 44! g; B; ?4 a$ v) j. I# N
) U4 w( |7 d3 W* a" H" i2 AAllied aircraft L3 O0 a ?/ M: E; y& V
F4F-3A Wildcat x 173 r% w* q1 ]* f" d8 v
F4F-3 Wildcat x 48
8 u% b' S- k1 l( u+ K F4F-4 Wildcat x 818 }2 N/ O8 D! c T8 L$ B
& d9 k8 t6 x! b4 M' iJapanese aircraft losses
5 F- P9 r$ Z9 D. U6 Q A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
* E- X% H5 v2 S$ X+ [& t7 h T B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged" v1 V3 a2 t9 q8 i
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
0 P( ^' `8 M8 `' k: D. a* ^3 G D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged1 v. i: s' F5 L u/ q
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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2 Q3 i( n: m# G5 aAllied aircraft losses
" i- U' N E$ }1 r) v' p6 Z F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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: a% ~2 s J" s9 W% d7 _* d: KAllied Ships
, M6 Z! \% O4 A ]9 c CVE Copahee, V. R& f" ]+ v4 b
CV Yorktown
; V7 C; F: o4 V! c CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 23 a1 H% `. _* P8 O9 _ x
CLAA San Diego
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57; J& X6 P G3 o' ]
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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2 D$ P" I# T7 E b* U RRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.: F* b8 q2 m& y" U
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes: _: Q# U% V7 W8 U, h
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Japanese aircraft7 J1 D, h7 R8 p S6 \) P" Z
A6M2 Zero x 3
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Allied aircraft
; w# q( h& N3 ]' Y! d# R F4F-3 Wildcat x 2
( a- q. c7 o# \4 M3 T+ G- i SBD-3 Dauntless x 19
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! m9 c' T- Z# g" e( ^8 ~ _. @+ ]No Japanese losses) _' f: C8 R V
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Allied aircraft losses
3 l8 g9 U3 a! J, [% A5 E. y9 X F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed0 k! V$ b3 n, H' u, A# [
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
8 T3 k# C* _, D SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
& _0 ?. p) k+ N$ m( m CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 x9 n% j# d2 F$ A% u2 R3 y CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire
/ X4 F" [5 x2 v4 K. e CV Akagi" t% z% b# G1 G7 c: Q6 S; U9 W- f# ^
CV Zuikaku, on fire# e1 [$ V* R! n" c7 e3 g ]5 v! s) L
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage" P& j7 q$ i; W2 g k
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6 M# R& V- [& _& u& {. KAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57$ k; [" ~+ V$ S6 ]0 E
8 w1 Y3 |% j( H9 e' C0 j1 GWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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# O: e0 |9 @* r- D/ |/ ^Raid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
0 r2 y5 o2 E: {9 i, @Estimated time to target is 25 minutes
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S- m8 n$ K* @" ?0 I; zJapanese aircraft+ e+ ^/ g. s. B) s* U# z4 g* S
A6M2 Zero x 2
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9 F4 ^( P1 I, I+ Z5 y1 J% d SBD-3 Dauntless x 28 t# J3 G Y5 Z
TBF-1 Avenger x 6
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No Japanese losses
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; r6 n! K& e% c* }* {- ?, BNo Allied losses
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. g# G* u( |$ \, N# p& z1 BJapanese Ships
* d( A# ^& F9 | CV Akagi
0 B9 z1 L" g& c! 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! X2 B8 Z4 _; {7 {/ G
. f! h7 Q2 z3 O6 E# t0 N6 eWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.3 J! e& {& Z* S
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes& B; [7 C2 t. [# Z$ ]
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Allied aircraft, P5 d1 C3 O; I/ z
F4F-3 Wildcat x 5
9 J9 x( s4 \( s TBF-1 Avenger x 3
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Allied aircraft losses
4 N) }' B+ q9 H0 I3 h/ F3 w# j TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged0 f9 E/ R# F* _! B% b
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CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 15 U% w, B& j/ v8 u# _
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,56! ^2 v5 Z R7 x# _
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain; m1 d, Y {1 `- E' g/ n
5 y6 I1 F4 p2 K1 [Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
, B% F/ h) A3 B3 O& A5 v2 n" bEstimated time to target is 15 minutes3 ^! m3 k2 C1 E1 A4 h
% h! _7 K) E; i, fJapanese aircraft4 s# I& r, b: I
A6M2 Zero x 6
6 o7 W: W; I! a- v7 X3 _! E+ x+ F2 I- h B5N2 Kate x 151 e! S: t8 u9 F- |) F
D3A1 Val x 19
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/ P$ u0 M1 j; [! h' I0 ?Allied aircraft
% H5 o) y% Y7 q4 Q F4F-3 Wildcat x 36. w0 F% [! h: ^3 E- I9 [; G
F4F-4 Wildcat x 36 h" s+ M* u1 ]' G/ r% L* M5 u
' ~1 B4 D# n0 _: |! oJapanese aircraft losses
2 @, }2 n. f/ }5 ^1 |( L A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed5 O, L; y6 Q1 g
B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
3 G$ o# M5 t2 w J D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses, G3 q2 L6 N6 L% `
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed3 Y# {) E c- l$ K5 M0 U
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Allied Ships
6 |. r& D# @3 L2 x* I2 [: e" ^ CV Lexington
5 i. e) S( ]+ k CV Saratoga
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) w3 h9 R6 F9 g6 dAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57 \9 \- J/ W5 C: z
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p H* m9 |" j2 ?Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.# P& ~# v* N* N* @2 k3 O
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Allied aircraft8 f$ c7 U' u- D$ x
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12/ o/ u d1 ~$ b& X% g6 M# a* W
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12# h+ \0 d) O6 y& x9 b. D
SBD-3 Dauntless x 70
( E5 q( a, ^/ u+ G$ e: B) u TBF-1 Avenger x 307 A u. m6 A/ u! |7 V+ l7 u9 j
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Allied aircraft losses
+ ` _+ G: @: G. N& J. G SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
( f) L8 G1 D/ E E; [ TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged5 W. ~: x* Y6 |$ S: |. p; ^( y& Z$ p
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Japanese Ships
( L) P. f {7 p7 y: x: s8 k6 C CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage" |; }& q$ v4 }
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires! f: L& `1 Q# k* X6 d) S) \. [
DD Asakaze, j" i* L* x% s! `$ |' ?% W6 x
DD Tamanami
1 u3 h5 B% i* k# o5 c+ Z DD Onami
! G) G+ x1 p8 M4 [ DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
" \2 A: ^( ]; @5 z, H! A# D7 j CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage' a n* w0 b# u7 j! \! N, S0 J
DD Oite
6 _# C" X, F* \5 _0 F1 d DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
! S2 l# d. W" V2 i* V+ N" l8 a! m4 { DD Suzukaze. P c/ m/ l2 ~8 X
CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1
# F' ^7 }# O! w. {) l- I0 Z CL Nagara
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud! _. G; ~& U! C9 [) S
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Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
4 Y; Y! |! x2 }Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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& C5 _! }* e6 `5 SAllied aircraft
0 b) L& B* m% K A-24 Banshee x 2
# [% {% k* }) s: F: l5 B SBD-3 Dauntless x 25
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Allied aircraft losses1 T& ~/ O5 m- D$ q% L" I; b
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
1 H. }4 G% w" `; |3 q5 P SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged' c5 Z7 _' G1 o, x6 S" H) c( X% I7 c
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Japanese Ships
. v0 v( C% S+ P" K( K9 Z CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
. }# `1 W$ z8 D) Y% o CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ b" x2 a6 O2 X, w! J* }" _ CV Zuikaku, heavy fires
' ]' @& j3 ~- C5 G, F( H- z* r9 C CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
5 C4 b' [6 k6 h, `' o- y% z. c DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 e/ ?- u, z. ~0 V CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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& k9 t. W, }& C* q! ^Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud; j8 I. p- ]% X i- u
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Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.+ C6 f& N7 k& a
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Allied aircraft
/ S- Q4 |& K% \/ v A-24 Banshee x 14) B) s0 T6 A# o6 a6 s" `5 ~
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Allied aircraft losses, y' Y: `& I* {" F# F2 q( X. G( I
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged- d' K! _ }6 N$ \
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CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage3 N+ y( a+ S/ U, B' a
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
) c0 U% [$ E; c- J W DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 [& ?, M' v8 g4 B" V CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage, J9 ?1 S% @% G2 K9 ]
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud1 c( O! n/ u. X% d% n- W! h" [
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Raid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
+ S# O) R$ s% E( I! c( K) z' oEstimated time to target is 27 minutes( {, `' a) e9 B$ _; T* J
4 o% V$ o, H7 r3 k. W( |4 GAllied aircraft
3 e3 [7 [# y* Q) }3 w+ e A-24 Banshee x 25 t- e! o' T* u; ]- Q L
' I) D$ r' Z7 {+ I- S: m2 wNo Allied losses
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7 @5 x4 d! x2 C/ FJapanese Ships8 B: }) q0 r0 W6 F5 d
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires6 U- A. V5 \- V" [
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,577 v2 f; Y- B: b8 P8 z j6 b
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
& b9 X0 O3 \' `9 ~, eEstimated time to target is 24 minutes; |6 ^- D5 Q0 H" w
. ]( D* I7 A- y0 m* X7 GAllied aircraft
+ z. y4 R( Z( n i, c- z1 l0 o F4F-3A Wildcat x 2/ k8 J- X9 \6 R
SBD-3 Dauntless x 31
2 |, i2 F0 ]) D+ { TBF-1 Avenger x 15- Z/ S5 A3 e2 V- i' s
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Allied aircraft losses8 G8 g4 o, N% `
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
/ ^8 Y; L) j, n6 J' C0 y8 x( h TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged0 f# A5 s4 d4 e
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Japanese Ships3 g+ X, q% J& v. b) S" B3 c3 x" t* M
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage# g) @+ s1 Y* B5 }' D( D0 S
DD Oite' _9 l) ~" L* O& T! Q
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
8 U1 Q/ _% l! e CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage) p3 J% ?* r$ n
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage. m T$ E" `- F, v
DD Onami
: D I2 z3 q# ]$ }: c4 X8 L DD Tamanami" O! |8 U- B- K& ]% x/ e: O: L
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire
/ s7 o6 W& m( E& p3 `7 s! j DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 1
( S% }7 N" M3 X9 A DD Minekaze
6 E5 o" g/ {! [ DD Asakaze H, k" W: E. W5 ~8 n O! d5 _, F3 i
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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 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
- r; W9 P- K3 n' s$ B$ Z; w! I) |Estimated time to target is 30 minutes% v1 g6 h1 U- M( e: ~& U% M; f
7 @7 m* r5 A: xJapanese aircraft
2 N# r4 \7 y8 S no flights. X* ~5 I! ^# h. G% `; K
* k, c6 A: |8 ]! I: M- m( RAllied aircraft
! V) b" O, G+ a" d) @, ? F4F-3P Wildcat x 107 a' d7 [2 H3 W
F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
- ^, p: Q- @' ~# z8 Z5 a SBD-3 Dauntless x 63& z# u* J* j+ N
TBF-1 Avenger x 18
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; K9 }3 [ M& P8 i' q, ONo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses* }' \7 m7 V7 N& Z8 }
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
K. u( V( A5 ?1 O8 U' i, r TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged
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" g/ _) `- _; v5 D+ RJapanese Ships
, u; z( \, t& F+ O CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage2 Q# [- R) {1 L; k. j, p( `' K/ X5 T
CA Kako, and is sunk9 u8 a' Q; Q# x6 j
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage3 n3 Z# }2 I, N) t5 P
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
% x( o3 \: R7 H% h3 c0 N DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk5 F" s* L+ v2 V# u
DD Onami( a5 W' t& L5 S0 q8 O* M
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk# ^& v) j2 w) D' i
DD Asakaze
' m: G; ^% r* ?) t' J/ u4 ~8 ~8 o: C( P DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
: p/ }+ I- `+ E2 Q' ^9 ^ DD Oite# j* _3 Q$ R2 T( i) \! m4 |. J& G4 x
DD Minekaze* N8 [0 ]1 r' G6 S. o5 K
DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire M& J: l% ]3 I; D+ T! K
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( u4 a% F1 r, E; J" pAfternoon 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.
. @. b" A, ~8 D5 \6 A' IEstimated time to target is 13 minutes2 \ {0 E7 m% d& h9 v5 b4 X
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Allied aircraft# ]0 {0 a2 O5 v! }
SBD-3 Dauntless x 16- r0 k- `* w' r9 U9 s
! s; Z9 x; P9 f9 H, B2 v) ZAllied aircraft losses5 B u9 y) `# g t! I
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
) [5 A% t- S; Y CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
( A+ o1 ?% b# L1 m8 D0 J; U CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 O8 V0 S9 s+ S DD Sawakaze
; L) p: L9 f/ Q t2 U q DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |