AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 42
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盟军正式登陆阿图岛% Y; T( @" L( p9 |1 E# Y
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
) x( G5 Q/ F* u0 A: P6 T58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩
/ F: x) u1 g- ?" D3 Q: [% L1 Q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. R4 q2 Z* Q2 p" V- 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: z% ~6 ^" {3 c6 b% K: 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
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Amphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49)" P" H* _+ ?+ D
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TF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,49
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Allied ground losses:
" X3 J, \6 Y: j6 ^( v, z+ i 253 casualties reported
G" w; z( W6 m/ V" Y, B7 x Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled
: ]" m" ^5 R, ^% L- f& t Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled6 H6 m8 J& {6 I+ g0 }1 e
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, V7 l$ y7 r$ {2 i
Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)
+ |+ { }( r# l& B; I Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)" \! n8 M) e& s& u; o7 n5 ?
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8 R* K- ~6 |% ?6 A9 \7 AGround combat at Attu Island (153,49)
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Japanese Deliberate attack) A5 n( r/ X5 Y2 ?! k
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Attacking 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 I6 F; ]( R+ B2 R
9 c& U9 D* u' F9 Q" c% n) I* {6 u1 ~2 O5 q" JJapanese adjusted assault: 0 % \6 ^ Y3 [$ Z9 H
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Allied adjusted defense: 339
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0 x- L' V8 L2 Q4 X) ~" ?Japanese assault odds: 1 to 99
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. y; c: V; S% f0 t( n. `Combat modifiers
7 q. r* B# i3 r2 x0 BDefender: terrain(+)
1 E9 E( I, i- |: T; r5 M3 HAttacker: + S4 K% }2 q/ T; J+ ~
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Japanese ground losses:: t+ M- Z# r7 c+ p* F- z
1597 casualties reported* L$ L/ I1 K) ?/ }; _9 y$ P4 V
Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled$ Y0 H+ O9 f( z7 H6 Y, x& n( N
Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled
2 t1 w* r. p* _/ `, l Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled5 A- B0 d& ?5 O6 v/ [
Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)
5 s. |4 j, t& z7 k8 ?7 Z* o" R+ y; ` Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)8 ~6 d& E5 `) x$ A
2 \2 k; b3 A# G9 X/ NAllied ground losses:0 `# M8 ?# @+ \1 y H
100 casualties reported
: R/ T3 d! h+ n- n; o Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
. W- Z$ U: J1 V, l9 u' N) N Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 ?5 D, ~4 V/ v1 E3 M, T' s$ B/ ~
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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, Y+ Z/ c x4 K- C& Y& SAssaulting units:( ?% E. L3 z! o; n. k' { q" N
3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion& N3 n- B# A Y9 V
302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion
% u' F5 D; a) A; d6 e) ~2 [ 12th Indpt SNLF Coy 3 t" c% i5 M8 ?! _& v0 o
7th Base Force
7 e, n- o+ D1 O9 q* o9 W, K 8th Field AF Construction Battalion
: _$ X* e0 M" K; E) ~ 5th IJN AA Battalion/ W/ M. P$ F6 m- @/ l8 g
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Defending units:& \2 H8 b" m$ P1 @, q+ J" m7 W
Americal Infantry Div /1, @) a7 T* C- {* G/ O5 A4 T( ^
4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /10 @2 M# D! n% S1 f
201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
' N; d ^' _; G# E 151st Combat Engr Rgt /1
! d8 }) N$ D: c% @% b 153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1 L/ }( g" H0 s: \# J0 H0 _$ \# u! B
198th FA Bn /1
A" ], K! _) t- ?9 K7 b 250th Cst Art Rgt /2
1 i2 m- d) B k 81st FA Bn /1
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5 m, g" l- W. z) M. {Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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; g8 b8 j& |0 g) K' }Weather in hex: Thunderstorms! [. Z q3 `% n- z3 F
& f- z$ g" z: K3 C$ `- { XRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.- p; D! ~- e" n
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes- S/ F' o+ B) K
% `* W' i2 w9 ]+ T" MJapanese aircraft
~ N( `+ p' Z5 c, w8 e A6M2 Zero x 25
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Allied aircraft
+ s# z0 [" H l) ^& q7 C) j: z# i F4F-3A Wildcat x 12
! c" y7 | N2 s7 S' c5 o2 } F4F-3 Wildcat x 125 ]0 o. b7 g: r
SBD-3 Dauntless x 72+ H5 S5 ~ w1 o% p! n. ?8 ]
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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No Japanese losses0 h4 o, K# t- e5 N1 K( ^
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Allied aircraft losses
+ D4 ]8 h. y4 j& C+ j F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed. [: N7 w) q5 X f$ T# i1 M5 o
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
5 p1 U. z" F+ N( j2 C6 h, i SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged* n/ b0 F/ C0 v& h3 z$ d+ Z
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak4 C) E4 W1 Q3 z& R0 J
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged% t( ^! ~7 |/ c; V
; ~) I Q' O- o3 v8 xJapanese Ships
) _9 A) K0 p. _: f5 {8 V. _( @ CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires: @/ D$ k& _- W: d' F
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
- w/ Q& H+ t& D: O! g7 L" D+ M CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire
0 V6 z' s3 X( K) C& w CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires
. |; d6 B G) g CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 2- ?! ]0 N1 @3 q& b5 b
CA Furutaka
4 U- B2 H' M9 z+ g2 v* Z7 J4 u CA Kako, Bomb hits 18 }+ C ~ f5 Z9 }# x" f
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms: V, G2 B: u! J6 k6 `
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
0 J' D+ O1 `6 f! n4 B7 GEstimated time to target is 31 minutes% j% B" ^5 Z: k8 S2 Z
+ ~2 J7 a' \ J2 ]Japanese aircraft
# F# _1 F5 F% i0 M1 q5 ]( G A6M2 Zero x 169 m. O/ \1 U, z$ A P# z
; B* S7 n# _1 y) |Allied aircraft7 e" h: H/ T! Y0 h1 g8 \9 \/ D4 X
F4F-3P Wildcat x 12/ \: D7 a0 o. H
F4F-4 Wildcat x 157 j( [# J+ W! L9 j1 p
SBD-3 Dauntless x 514 ^8 t% Z% M" D) K6 f) M3 s5 s5 t
TBF-1 Avenger x 308 s4 w9 A7 v$ q; G% v/ k1 t
6 y% e& x; I* g, I2 G ~* ? hJapanese aircraft losses$ I) u F0 ~% M7 V8 m
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses* a+ x- A* e6 T2 H) O) r: V1 E7 n6 j
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged1 m& H, S! }: I- n" @: i# g; {; R
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
4 h4 m2 ?2 h" {" f TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships: m0 z: p+ z7 t3 E8 _( D
CV Kaga, heavy fires
7 l9 g5 H8 |/ s) x1 A { CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires; n( E( i! Y+ I/ b& d
CV Zuikaku, on fire
2 z2 H: g) V8 t/ x CV Akagi
" Q" C. s e1 u/ h7 A/ d CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 S1 u) |+ N$ {5 \% a9 t+ @ DD Tamanami) p; b. |7 j! j
CL Nagara% q' W1 o r& l Y a _
DD Oite Z E) k3 s4 b! q7 ]
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire z$ U0 t+ \7 h" d: p0 Z, @
CA Furutaka
( M5 V* C! z0 u: P3 ? CA Kako, Bomb hits 1) c7 ^, y4 D# L) j- M
DD Minekaze
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,54# T* _$ T" k2 T, w) u/ \. T( q
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud6 X5 t- e+ V# x- y0 ?
% |7 w6 L/ j- e5 A, \Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
* F# W7 e/ B1 ]" I! m5 HEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft/ D1 |' G# {" c1 F5 H6 y
A6M2 Zero x 33- N+ E; f1 x6 u* A! \
B5N2 Kate x 61
0 D" \* V. e. N4 _ D3A1 Val x 44
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Allied aircraft
0 f" }& G6 f7 B& K" A F4F-3A Wildcat x 17
: x: D- x2 D) u: A8 S! V F4F-3 Wildcat x 48) G5 W- |5 ?0 |+ k7 ~' T, p
F4F-4 Wildcat x 81
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6 g' z$ Y/ e7 |' F5 d* e1 SJapanese aircraft losses3 L% ^7 ^0 Z& u; s5 V2 c
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed7 |, C! b! F! o1 l" ]9 B
B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged
2 o% C( j' I, a3 z B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
! Y( u' y$ L5 y, r D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged( V0 g& ] W2 N" Q4 g
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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3 H5 k5 n; I) p6 S1 YAllied aircraft losses
5 w( ^# }) |4 p& {" B1 H& i F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed' |( z+ h7 F' a" t9 v- E
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Allied Ships9 k' x: {5 I" h% j* F% e( h! D2 p
CVE Copahee
2 [9 [4 p( B3 b' {9 S CV Yorktown$ d% D9 O+ B/ Z; G6 R8 G/ w
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2 h9 n4 s5 O9 f9 S! F8 q* H* X
CLAA San Diego
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7 J9 L& e$ f0 P5 BAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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) E! e7 F( L( C# e1 UWeather in hex: Heavy cloud. U3 h# d$ ^5 K
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
O+ R' m% e( F3 A% K# u/ ^! wEstimated time to target is 29 minutes9 `' W& g; K0 v0 Y2 C2 ~( N4 b7 o4 C2 z% S
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Japanese aircraft
8 T1 p6 d% g8 R A6M2 Zero x 3# Q2 ?+ @8 h' Q1 y: C; L0 B7 Z* i: E
% Z0 j1 }3 f( v; l! IAllied aircraft
8 i# ~7 C- ]0 m F4F-3 Wildcat x 25 M" K5 u( d% S {6 o0 f: S
SBD-3 Dauntless x 19
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9 f1 n' n1 p. k( E2 M ANo Japanese losses) v; F$ R. V- W* o- {$ m( a2 T4 u
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Allied aircraft losses1 h" e7 `8 I' W" ?5 q9 F7 j1 h
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
5 i4 v: g4 y% U: N r6 t" g SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
7 @' f( t% v# R# u$ Y p* i: d1 J SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships6 y1 z; D# G6 x: L0 w3 R F8 s
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ S& h9 b5 t* x" j CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire% _" S, N/ R0 Z) @. b* a
CV Akagi& y- R2 `- u2 F+ q g( y) e- [7 R
CV Zuikaku, on fire
& J. I* {- }9 Z) x6 F 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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Raid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.9 c# i& s. w4 a0 I$ E6 O! h# w$ n
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
a* E; B1 A6 j8 l, C A6M2 Zero x 2
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Allied aircraft- a7 g4 D1 V0 f- Y. ?
SBD-3 Dauntless x 2& K, j' j6 _% h2 N" J
TBF-1 Avenger x 6
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No Japanese losses4 m( Y1 S* p& b- Q$ ^" \) n
( w# f- r+ I* u% DNo Allied losses
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2 }6 C& Q1 \; Q A p; yJapanese Ships# U# Y# {1 i7 }3 }0 s
CV Akagi5 v) Z- |" l2 y+ b9 D) |
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage8 K; z& m) G' o1 J6 \' o( X
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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) J) h9 x7 T2 O5 H, q5 @! eWeather in hex: Heavy cloud- D. |) ~3 E& u+ h/ T4 L
! L$ q( i3 D9 r$ g5 q4 ORaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.; I; @) ^/ N, |8 `, j% h' i1 N
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes
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2 D: n7 }* W7 s& f6 l. D2 L+ zAllied aircraft
1 A! [2 i$ B! F, e- E7 c F4F-3 Wildcat x 5
) u7 ^2 i4 E& r4 X" i8 g% } TBF-1 Avenger x 3/ ?; N( Q3 s e8 w- c
# n7 \. `* Z2 M9 h& f HAllied aircraft losses
1 M# i8 l1 V% I& M* C1 q, V4 m TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged/ K/ T/ R) H, E- D* t8 ]9 l
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Japanese Ships, ~- O: [5 q3 R+ }+ V( W
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1' ~- {* @* O" x
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,567 Q0 [- m X/ R: k H' o- [
: d1 U1 O0 y- h! B1 K1 _Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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- _8 }6 Q% B# O p" i& nRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.5 l. O. v! T. b3 D* R
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
) J. l! @+ U* A* Q" V A6M2 Zero x 6
i4 I" Q) x8 {" Q5 v9 X B5N2 Kate x 15
# ~& J1 Z; M8 D; Q# s D3A1 Val x 19% k$ P7 v" m" u: ?. G& p0 Y
K: T" M+ r: @* s" S; v* u/ q0 qAllied aircraft
/ ~ K. x, x( g c3 u F4F-3 Wildcat x 36/ s% ^& b6 ]& P: }+ H
F4F-4 Wildcat x 363 Z j# k3 _" {7 X
" u3 j; q* n0 s: F2 b* hJapanese aircraft losses
/ Y) j9 R2 y# g9 X% N( @$ I A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
. _' N7 S% f# O& m2 [# F B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged" P3 Q+ V- E) c( _2 N0 s* ~
D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged+ n7 L( i- p4 R' L u6 o. Y7 j* a
+ J) N" Q5 ^& w6 ZAllied aircraft losses: j/ }3 E$ H$ M' a0 X7 Q: h% \6 e& W6 ?
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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3 }: R s, K. T5 A. s2 sAllied Ships
$ n/ s1 x n- A c% O CV Lexington
( g; c6 v1 D3 J) |; H, U) ~; ^: C CV Saratoga: ~0 Z$ I) h$ M
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5 G7 v% v" q1 e* ]' E% SAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,575 D, c9 B- p- l' Z& l. o
2 ]5 y! w* ?) k1 N1 V2 L9 s6 [Weather in hex: Heavy cloud* }6 K1 _4 j# W/ A
' H1 b" c: D8 R) B1 ZRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
5 O) n& [: w e4 l' R k5 |Estimated time to target is 31 minutes2 W3 w& h6 m" ]: B( D
! _$ A9 E! y3 s, |( eAllied aircraft& d l% q* x' p+ W9 w
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12, N! B$ r& U, z4 e
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
( z% V- ^2 B5 E% q SBD-3 Dauntless x 70
3 G6 e' U' H+ t# Q( c. C9 l. N+ A9 X TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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Allied aircraft losses* c! O3 ?7 W' ?5 ^; I! ?
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
# K# ]' |& a, Q* j, n N% ~ TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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4 ? m `7 @, i6 _6 IJapanese Ships
$ ]9 f' [8 q) n. ^5 D4 T CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage% p! U5 x& H, ^ ?2 Q7 K3 g( L
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
@7 Y; m& g5 r+ F" S5 r8 `8 B DD Asakaze
2 b! {# O1 b1 l3 c1 e DD Tamanami
% T! ]! B7 N i% f DD Onami6 q! J8 ~( { w2 N
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage H6 p9 f, n7 _. f* N' `5 t# ?% ?
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
1 I( o0 a) u0 C4 G- m/ O( | DD Oite' i5 ~7 H6 t; c. C
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
% a5 j. {8 Z1 |+ r7 I DD Suzukaze
4 Z) M0 j. G7 X2 K- P9 w CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 10 G2 B0 E8 A0 ^9 {1 V: N2 g. q4 V7 ^/ B
CL Nagara% V( w q# z8 v; O2 O
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,575 j5 r/ l/ W1 C6 d8 h, I
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
% t [/ T! N$ aEstimated time to target is 30 minutes% t" [8 Z& p- `2 H# ^7 o
# j% F/ W4 ]' z7 ~; hAllied aircraft
" y3 | Y m2 x) O6 T! P+ d A-24 Banshee x 2! J6 y- {# Y% {) j! T4 ~1 U# t
SBD-3 Dauntless x 25
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Allied aircraft losses# } e$ M# ~% p. K6 ]6 \8 r$ r- y
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
" o) s) e. k' f0 f) ?' f+ [- u SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships: a+ e' l0 `$ J. x
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 v! Q3 |: N$ P8 W CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
; b# {8 ~, e5 | CV Zuikaku, heavy fires
) ? x7 x0 o' k2 J+ w* y' h CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
7 x6 _- k# z! w" z2 C& n DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 P) \* o0 Z4 d' @5 R CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage; A+ e% u- a5 J4 n ~3 ?6 c& T" y0 @
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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" N3 ?; N6 ~) e& E, kWeather in hex: Heavy cloud% [) L, y- u. P$ A# A
. D8 P; X. \2 ^0 iRaid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
- R6 c# O9 q" S4 d% QEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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9 l1 h8 K5 q; l/ V# O! Q A-24 Banshee x 14
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2 K/ ^& @: ^4 m1 p$ P( @2 BAllied aircraft losses, B6 l B( J9 n2 e( x
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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9 W% Y# n4 G- [3 pJapanese Ships; D; E/ ]5 ]$ m: s2 G! S
CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 d+ W0 Z& i& V4 g3 f! Y4 T CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage+ k# p. Z ~* B6 r0 `) F( k2 g
DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage
! \" [$ d* Z$ K2 R1 D0 l8 t CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage- {" b! _8 V& C% s3 Q3 f5 t4 c
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,571 Q8 o9 C& e7 b/ O) M3 ]8 ^
4 H8 \1 l }! P( y) A) B; tWeather in hex: Heavy cloud( h+ Z/ I0 ~7 V/ H
4 l; q. [6 @5 P8 ~Raid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
C3 H o" W- d9 AEstimated time to target is 27 minutes1 K0 `4 }. `, K4 S
( \4 y- l& h7 U+ }Allied aircraft
3 i' K& F+ W3 P# O2 k1 a; J8 N A-24 Banshee x 2
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( w2 }& ^9 m2 B8 c3 u$ r; KNo Allied losses& t/ n; w4 O3 e" H5 B
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Japanese Ships
, l/ T+ @9 u, {! v! k5 }: i; c CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires. Y) \# i# K: b% Y: G' [
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,573 i4 @1 t% O; q. `4 o5 v M
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.& ~1 h, G! ?# U8 }$ }2 ] g4 Z
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes( W% j- v, v# @1 r* ~, H: M; h
: w8 ?/ q6 K3 i1 j' m9 tAllied aircraft7 Z+ @* f+ S5 X8 D. r
F4F-3A Wildcat x 25 n: E; w* l. j4 P0 S" U
SBD-3 Dauntless x 31
, \; g& Q. O+ l; S TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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4 B: ?8 C) R: D/ f7 V. LAllied aircraft losses* n! t- F: A D* Q- u
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged! X+ n2 w& n6 W* c* |9 n( Q
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged+ R: F0 O! Y+ M+ i v- h
5 b3 X8 Q S" D s% `. h) m. rJapanese Ships+ ` ~7 h7 S2 S. j) J2 R& I) @
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
% L; Y' A8 d& \8 d: h. H DD Oite, X, R# S& ] o) T) [
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires% v* s2 G j2 D- L4 v. i7 t
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage" k8 ^/ @. @; U
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage+ q, A3 t8 H& u/ V% g& E4 n
DD Onami8 Q8 i4 \! j2 V, k; H1 W
DD Tamanami
6 h& k9 i# @" Y: s$ o4 {5 h8 z CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire; k6 y8 f6 [8 c- J7 h! y, ~
DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 1
. ~2 V! F$ Y1 l N* _( I8 r* d DD Minekaze
* y/ w/ s6 x6 ~/ i% A0 i( H DD Asakaze$ b% x1 h P( y& O5 w
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57, e* C0 Z1 {) \4 r$ d
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
4 ?! O' U2 \# t( Q! n# X, `) oEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft+ ^* ~) [6 {2 M* X g) H# I( |
no flights* O' y" o6 A( o" K7 G, b' {! `
) p4 [/ V9 {6 s: O. A1 }Allied aircraft. A& {- e& T- v
F4F-3P Wildcat x 10
/ T( X' B- B2 p% D* T7 i F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
. _; C# K& ~! Z9 h& l SBD-3 Dauntless x 63
1 f8 v+ d4 z5 B0 ] TBF-1 Avenger x 18
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9 y2 g1 `/ \( k. o$ Y) W/ ?No Japanese losses) [2 Y2 b+ k6 x; I, D* N) M
5 I5 M g/ \! r
Allied aircraft losses
5 K( `& \. z6 Z, |: F( ]# q% o SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged/ W1 ]# r7 A1 ]; |- |2 P1 _8 m
TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged; y Z+ ^ o9 W
8 `/ e/ W; R7 FJapanese Ships) H9 W' u$ R+ n; n
CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 n: r5 O- A; {6 u% l CA Kako, and is sunk. g% O4 C* L* C' l! P$ \# ^
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage. i# q2 ^: B4 _+ E+ T( X
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk- l, p" T* S* e4 z J9 v
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
1 i8 s- i8 X; a6 d/ x3 `: D DD Onami; A0 W- D) i$ W d+ x
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
9 B$ s) \% H* Z3 q: G, v8 w DD Asakaze W; `/ Y! T: T
DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage$ {$ @# F8 S8 y" A
DD Oite" C( P) F8 Q3 u: Z i ~3 ?* _- W
DD Minekaze2 C- E5 g U j x
DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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4 X- J& e" h" GAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57+ h; F; `1 I4 C* i! V4 Y' a* o+ _
$ I: S* `2 M. s. M% sWeather in hex: Heavy cloud+ a) \( C# M' f
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Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.1 Y& |' I) {$ Z9 X. p7 c' Y
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Allied aircraft
% W3 D; S3 L/ D SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
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$ m! l. U* t8 f W. ^" CAllied aircraft losses# p2 z9 k' S0 u, b" K# d
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged; |. }* t0 p: o& ^3 g
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Japanese Ships
; u) _9 J+ W3 V0 |8 r# J, k- M3 \ CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
( I- D# h" f* x0 y- v CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
! }2 q j$ [) R DD Sawakaze, n( d$ ~, D1 }' r+ n
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |