AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 42
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盟军正式登陆阿图岛1 z# u! P2 ~6 I5 v8 j: D/ E, [9 B) S
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 ?! K' A( e- I58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩: [( r: G" `$ A" G* x% L
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1 p4 n0 k; T; B! 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- T! T( e/ N- c# y6 I
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)5 L* ]! E/ |8 O% H+ n" P
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TF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,49
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: @5 M- ?' m7 S8 e7 ~Allied ground losses:. A" r2 f. W* P: k
253 casualties reported% E, [* I; E6 T' x
Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled+ c% S: K4 M7 U1 t5 G6 F
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled1 X! T4 L* |0 `$ [& Q9 [; M
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled x, P! C F# l8 J3 |" W
Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)
7 B0 r* e) W& K3 o/ y Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)0 e5 k* v' j- R5 Y7 Q
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" ~, F% Y2 z$ J8 n+ @* H" ~4 ]& bGround combat at Attu Island (153,49): A1 `' I. [ v% F2 ]! O
/ L! v' L. }+ k5 s- t9 V# mJapanese Deliberate attack. l: V: `2 F6 M$ s
: L5 H) o# X2 G" @# [% w) AAttacking 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$ G$ H6 \/ x4 F) [. l
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Japanese adjusted assault: 0 * J6 ^- u6 C& d# y* k
- e3 A0 d- n+ U C8 K @Allied adjusted defense: 339 $ x0 e4 f0 y( T; g
8 H# }0 p# B. R( S- K2 ]) HJapanese assault odds: 1 to 99 + P( S+ {4 T$ E4 g. O
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Combat modifiers. a# u$ ]. K; z& f9 }3 v( ?
Defender: terrain(+)+ [" K) a6 U6 J1 C i% U
Attacker: ) a% Q" z; A% x. |, Z
4 `. `8 `' Q" F9 M4 o; T! CJapanese ground losses:
9 ~# Z: V. z( z- k4 X 1597 casualties reported! P" |/ I3 R4 u: \/ C7 p, i6 a
Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled
/ U6 T" S; l( P# g5 O$ x Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled8 N! G# c% J! p' B; T* @0 @
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled
O% x1 I6 x4 V Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)
+ O' o# z, ]3 N0 ^3 [: g: q Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
4 i# s7 J* z+ d) S Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 }9 a$ m x W. g1 D
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled( C- c+ _5 X$ F& Z8 O( U
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Assaulting units:3 a$ j+ k$ r% I4 |% D
3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion
2 B' a' g z( H9 Z" C$ h 302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion
$ I$ f; Q5 o2 w# G' \$ B 12th Indpt SNLF Coy
1 `7 x" s' Q; P 7th Base Force3 ~4 t: r! a4 K) k# B
8th Field AF Construction Battalion
- g# w/ j. p" t4 D/ t8 R& e 5th IJN AA Battalion8 I, u& Q+ T. `8 O
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Defending units:
; C2 N" O ]/ F; D! z* } Americal Infantry Div /1/ N1 Y& R7 Q/ K/ F4 W! _+ ~
4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /1) a8 X* S* |8 M0 u
201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1, F+ }5 \; I* S1 g: A
151st Combat Engr Rgt /1, b( G9 \' V: X* X
153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1: X5 H. G& k8 L# {' }- D2 \
198th FA Bn /1 L9 M4 L$ ]" T, l6 A' y
250th Cst Art Rgt /2* T+ D( U: ?) z5 |+ d( f4 W
81st FA Bn /1
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5 l6 R* `5 o. }$ m: v2 A* zMorning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57- Y, Q; Q( n5 a# P
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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* C2 b1 q+ u+ z- I7 ^2 n: @( VRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
8 M. N) i: n3 DEstimated time to target is 30 minutes, W$ s! z9 x# R( H( N* E
4 L( S; Q) o2 ` {( FJapanese aircraft$ {' q# p5 f y
A6M2 Zero x 25
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Allied aircraft
: }, P% c& ?. I4 l( j( O F4F-3A Wildcat x 12
" d# j+ c* J9 S" S0 p- J+ L' L F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
1 ]( m5 B* B) M: V" g3 _& t SBD-3 Dauntless x 729 @. r9 ?+ Y: w I+ ]+ Q
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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No Japanese losses o' @- r! ?# E) g( t
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Allied aircraft losses- C; i; N( t3 w, F9 P8 r
F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed+ [7 `* _& U; \. \# I+ z" F7 ^
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
4 q0 u2 B3 W" Y SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged
3 z2 K! U% o3 }0 t { SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak% l" C, f& j9 b' T
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged+ ^% |! k, ^% x% f
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Japanese Ships
& \! _8 v+ X) W/ m( Y+ {: R H) K: p' s CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
9 }; d% }8 e3 |5 f7 f7 U9 D5 R CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
! {9 p! n, c/ g. O CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire1 v8 {' V8 p _# v! p9 z
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires: O6 A! o' W2 ^/ X" I% Q/ Z; n
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 2; @8 e. a% L1 Q) W. r4 k$ B
CA Furutaka% C5 H# U8 A& G b _, }
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
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/ {0 e7 Z1 m) e6 q% q1 L" eRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.8 a9 u, P l3 y" y$ s
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes+ c* C7 { f; F" _! R$ z& ? U
: D0 B% {$ E! r! o& sJapanese aircraft- i* k; } }) W& u
A6M2 Zero x 16
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- `: `0 L' ]* x* [# ^( ^9 nAllied aircraft
" \* R% u! r% F; b F4F-3P Wildcat x 12
' ^, c2 X5 }8 l$ ~" @- C F4F-4 Wildcat x 151 L- ]6 P, y D% [% `
SBD-3 Dauntless x 51% }! }! O6 b' O6 A8 E
TBF-1 Avenger x 30* W" ^3 m F" Q- E# j
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Japanese aircraft losses. U( q. i7 m$ C* ?. }
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed3 S4 u) [& F1 g, n
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Allied aircraft losses' o4 s: }) i, Q$ }8 C4 r1 t) s
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
7 T& S, [0 L* f# u! ?. @, [6 Y SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
( s8 ~) M0 U2 j' d8 W/ \ TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships8 }( y: }5 |, A' o) \
CV Kaga, heavy fires
' e: w* y& A" s: o2 I7 G CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
7 `6 A% A: y% i: r& H. M CV Zuikaku, on fire
0 i; Q' j: `% ^. U; n2 m CV Akagi6 `8 H) Z3 ~# V# Q4 A4 o! l- m
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage9 J8 `6 V0 W. d: `. X1 k# W
DD Tamanami+ h' `+ P8 l0 Z+ t9 J& o
CL Nagara/ L6 [: c z5 A4 L; A
DD Oite
" y1 l3 L* v' n! [- P DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire
! U: S! o4 p& m) `; ?% Z' L0 T/ p5 W3 ? CA Furutaka: v$ s- e: M( J% L
CA Kako, Bomb hits 1# y' Q; F1 C v* p! _+ I
DD Minekaze' `: B- h7 Z) n; D' l. h
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,54' S2 r* W$ p; ~+ P1 z( k- Y
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.+ Z$ `/ M! R8 m0 c( @4 e
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes2 g3 R9 W! c$ u' s& m
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Japanese aircraft! N* m% ]( |0 B9 S" w7 e6 }
A6M2 Zero x 33
4 c0 R' {7 P: O# u, \; K3 `+ S8 t# G; n B5N2 Kate x 61
+ Q3 L% i+ l. J D3A1 Val x 44! ` {3 d' [. O6 |+ o4 L2 B
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; J) H" N8 a( }& c" `7 F0 [! W" K( y F4F-3A Wildcat x 17& f; J9 R- x- n- u8 V+ j- t$ e5 z3 h& k
F4F-3 Wildcat x 48; W7 f3 E+ ~: L! o1 H
F4F-4 Wildcat x 81' f& A* C K* @% M! ~7 h" k
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Japanese aircraft losses* }& m& e$ x% q8 a; z
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed) t, a' q) z: Q6 Y2 k/ A% ]+ v
B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged
& L! ?3 v8 A' U" O! P B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak7 h- ^3 i, M& T# _( K
D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged7 Y8 o7 H. v4 J: ?0 f$ _
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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# b& k% _- c6 ]. a, B8 @/ zAllied aircraft losses" ]6 z# I( V$ B% z- m; ?
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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CVE Copahee
0 c* j* s4 e2 H* i0 K CV Yorktown
1 j j" y8 ?3 k& }$ d CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2
! F% Z. F3 h. J1 Z2 I CLAA San Diego9 s+ w; d8 x; e
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3 M& N: s1 l3 h8 m& [; G9 @Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57- t. a3 o+ M: |3 Y" ~# R
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
( c2 V3 N$ ]; U5 U( lEstimated time to target is 29 minutes
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& f( K) c7 ^) y2 U( EJapanese aircraft
9 P4 x; |$ ]$ r Z) k' r( z9 c A6M2 Zero x 3
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! G+ B8 h* j; r5 C6 R* A0 y, hAllied aircraft
6 n3 X& E# Q6 A" H2 ?* P7 C' t+ M" ~ F4F-3 Wildcat x 22 G+ _4 O( \/ N- I" `9 a# [0 y1 V
SBD-3 Dauntless x 19; ]. I7 E; i. Y8 O$ G/ Y
- X+ T6 n3 [& i, P7 W9 sNo Japanese losses
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. b+ d, ^! W$ W6 Z; n( n" uAllied aircraft losses2 \, S' R* y# e8 m7 Y0 v
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, {4 N, T' I0 ?3 w; r! \
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged7 |' M. H. i% Q# j
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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{2 `& v1 L+ K2 B, MJapanese Ships
- x R7 l. r3 |. @ CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage6 H& t1 F; h# K- ~; c
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire
* f- x* H) A1 A' E+ o CV Akagi
" i( E8 z0 a) r! p0 i9 a. e; x CV Zuikaku, on fire. Y V- A1 _0 W- I+ e! u1 Y0 l
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage, B/ y) v3 u1 E2 k
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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2 j$ [& i W" P9 MWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.. T& Z; [" Y$ x, {# P
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes* U0 P/ F9 Q0 A' T
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Japanese aircraft+ @; }8 p: \0 K' c K4 X
A6M2 Zero x 2; W! u0 s w4 P6 M G2 }/ {, b
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Allied aircraft
4 @2 a+ P! q3 P K* l+ X. a6 s SBD-3 Dauntless x 2* m3 D1 U1 t4 ^
TBF-1 Avenger x 6
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No Japanese losses
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No Allied losses
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c) r+ e$ p, C6 f- n CV Akagi- \6 R2 o: E( D6 \+ 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; ?3 m) p% u0 w0 Z9 K8 e
, e& X0 J! ~ t- @$ D4 cWeather in hex: Heavy cloud! i" Q# ^3 |5 `1 Q8 x' l9 o
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
3 h7 K) S: v) m4 qEstimated time to target is 37 minutes! n' \, U4 R( [
; c" z b, `/ l# KAllied aircraft* y; r6 h* r; t2 E
F4F-3 Wildcat x 5
- d5 G) n3 }1 {6 S9 X6 p% \2 C TBF-1 Avenger x 3
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Allied aircraft losses
7 y$ z. {# l/ c, u' N5 Z. |. I/ P TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,56
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4 K' G' O, O# }& ~8 E4 @/ @Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
5 g- j p* }/ G/ z$ D% lEstimated time to target is 15 minutes- L7 T' \: j4 e* q8 y+ B# \5 [
* ^* J: Z1 {$ C& E# \Japanese aircraft
1 Y3 O- @% t: M8 ~9 \ A6M2 Zero x 6
6 J' F/ o) T1 b, Y- O" g B5N2 Kate x 15
" {, a9 j }! M7 O1 m. d D3A1 Val x 19
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
! E' |1 D! a9 @" t' B. V# [ F4F-4 Wildcat x 36) W, ^0 X0 Q# j, G6 D+ p
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Japanese aircraft losses9 l5 R h. h n J* N; M4 g
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed8 s8 X1 l9 m& k/ u9 d+ \
B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
8 \2 r: R5 K, l5 h+ [% h D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged& T1 `7 T6 Q, R( P$ |9 B( T
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Allied aircraft losses
5 \2 W! C/ c! ^- m" C8 e t$ H F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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( ^0 p! _2 ~- } CV Lexington$ x! l8 t# y3 N; y' u+ ~: p! C
CV Saratoga: ~. Z& F0 d: e" u) l4 s& V1 ^
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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 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
9 W8 p: N$ M# L1 ^4 q6 tEstimated time to target is 31 minutes0 B1 [# u# e$ o" q: W7 _% U
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Allied aircraft- d4 L6 O6 Y, o; N
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
. D' ]# t7 A, o1 ?9 T1 c F4F-4 Wildcat x 12- p3 I5 s0 Q; X, \% E; D* N1 r; p
SBD-3 Dauntless x 70
1 S7 K, Q) d" m9 \# B% Z1 G TBF-1 Avenger x 304 d3 O4 j4 T+ d
0 F) c9 p# v `0 d9 e# u+ E. s4 i7 lAllied aircraft losses- m/ g6 |: O3 E5 U- n' r, G
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
+ r! n! b7 h/ i TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships( T5 {* o1 _- X7 a1 w
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage% J7 T: i3 ~# z; h
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
+ m3 V( u: H+ O0 ]3 q1 n DD Asakaze
; q" ?) ]! c! p/ q2 [5 U+ }! ]/ p: L DD Tamanami) ^! M: f" S0 `$ Z, K) z
DD Onami
$ B3 [$ i1 f! k L; }* q* r DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage- o8 Q# s0 B: h
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
- R/ v8 w9 U+ U6 j! @: _. u DD Oite
9 ]2 m* n& O* M6 R2 j* ]0 m DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage o3 d3 {2 f5 m, h* j& H" b
DD Suzukaze3 u* @( ^$ M5 L; P# ?/ u
CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 16 I( p: d, T7 }' Z
CL Nagara
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,579 ^/ ?+ S0 ?: d* K
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud: S" o- N- f0 w$ e) O. }* r
% O* t; j' S& nRaid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
! S! Q% \4 Y1 _1 g B/ aEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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$ o; {2 x7 @, {+ x3 E( r' b) S+ gAllied aircraft
' H. `. W) k3 I$ V' C( P A-24 Banshee x 2
' R& b& g; q: h# W1 d& r& ?6 Y* J SBD-3 Dauntless x 25# o3 q8 n2 z0 ?9 K
4 z6 W3 p/ s3 }; g1 b) q0 N7 }2 H* `Allied aircraft losses
$ k4 m* k9 H5 F$ u A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
4 A! W: v( Z" b SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged' M* y6 _: a+ q8 |) k
: B" c+ g; U; w0 D. o: { kJapanese Ships- b; S# c: B4 q, {% l9 m W& o! P
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage, U( m9 f/ v5 Q! k3 i& I4 z
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 s9 N# Y X) D, Z! \* b CV Zuikaku, heavy fires$ Z7 x i: u1 ~- p: t, W/ ^6 ]
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires$ {& C7 K# `/ H6 L$ V
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
& y( _! C' F0 ^* K CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage" A" Z" w0 v' U+ ^: C2 @) _
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2 w' U5 A' @0 J' S2 ? [/ ~+ ZAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,576 z3 d" c6 v4 v4 F
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
* b5 Y0 t7 Q" }7 c5 b8 IEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Allied aircraft
3 W0 i& N- h6 ^1 ~$ t7 c F+ d A-24 Banshee x 14/ y% W3 i- [! R7 ?- p+ H
: B- }. I/ o/ c/ zAllied aircraft losses
* B- @; q5 N9 r* U/ S! j* J A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships5 G; s" c# i$ P9 U- P
CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
# j2 X, @+ l' `- N CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage T! m7 b( G( p5 [/ _
DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage& T2 V. {5 o+ H( J" t
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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5 }8 {" P3 E" T+ d5 f4 Z! qAfternoon 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 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.5 A0 t6 J+ O& o/ w2 W" ~; T) x e: A% w
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
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$ N! t1 x3 d" K* y5 BAllied aircraft1 L0 c# V% b s# v) S. N
A-24 Banshee x 2* G: O0 o- p7 ~2 Q& f `! }
5 n! k% z( u+ i9 @! D+ `No Allied losses
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CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,579 M* P {7 v2 {' @/ E) T. K( A+ p
) R0 f3 Q5 ]5 JWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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( d$ |# j% @2 s6 u3 u: X+ wRaid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.( T0 G8 j, }3 V7 X% l# D/ s' O
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes5 t! ^; c7 @6 C- x+ Q8 d
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F4F-3A Wildcat x 29 j( b1 @: B0 N: N8 q1 j7 f
SBD-3 Dauntless x 31
4 h9 l2 U% b7 H$ R- p% o TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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Allied aircraft losses6 k# L" ^8 o. K6 a
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
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CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
- ]6 _/ s0 Z) r9 N- {& }- | DD Oite
; c! ]$ _- [: y0 X# ` CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires: C1 n" x9 r. @0 f, I! O
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage8 G0 v4 s* ]4 G; @8 h, ]! y
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage' a9 L9 D [( E
DD Onami! q4 L% _. n7 _4 s% h1 o0 I9 g' T
DD Tamanami
+ d0 {* t. M5 J) Q CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire6 h9 ^/ G. X8 B, w4 R! |# z
DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 1" M" i1 A7 B" E, M! d2 h
DD Minekaze
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,578 Q6 X, H* G6 T, |
7 h8 G9 e0 h2 y9 E0 U m+ O, P' OWeather in hex: Heavy cloud+ k+ x7 p( r& C( J
6 l) M( b9 W+ U- C! Q. FRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
" X' u% C" L. r9 J8 KEstimated time to target is 30 minutes" U- X4 e/ z! x0 C: S; x" ~
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Japanese aircraft. B3 x* Y" H2 C k3 Q* X% T- p
no flights: \% V" U% W6 A0 b$ z9 k2 W
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/ n2 \7 H! w$ |9 v3 _3 g1 K5 } F4F-3P Wildcat x 10& C7 l1 K$ w( ~- \9 N
F4F-4 Wildcat x 14% s O2 S, J$ w$ Z6 V
SBD-3 Dauntless x 63( v8 ]5 i, q3 O& F0 ^6 H( D" a
TBF-1 Avenger x 18: W6 H3 d; `! B% X. H8 e, N5 E
F6 K5 a! D7 r, q% lNo Japanese losses+ b* \0 S' x& m6 o9 N+ {$ l3 r& G# z9 I
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TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged3 \+ G7 Y* r# r, @, l2 g
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Japanese Ships
. ?4 t8 P' P8 Q7 t CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 }. Q) l8 Y' a9 M& X CA Kako, and is sunk/ U; c$ E& x3 l4 P! v( K/ I
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
% t6 _+ f3 [3 `% o# B+ | CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk4 Y% E+ G' i$ g! [( z8 V- k
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk2 o0 X: s6 b9 E: n1 x
DD Onami3 S) ~3 U) g U3 q& v
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk# m3 L |9 H, A9 r0 |
DD Asakaze9 c5 @9 n' |/ F) k
DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage2 ?0 E3 @- |9 V! D8 X x
DD Oite
7 @+ R) ?4 m0 [ DD Minekaze( x5 n; k8 g. P8 H
DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud1 K2 M# \$ w# m# @) _, U0 i" h
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Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet., r) ~* M1 T" ]; `- S
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes+ t; C7 I# A% B4 z
+ C+ H/ H2 q2 u. x, g2 VAllied aircraft
1 j1 L8 r( g4 N3 F& m+ W; E0 }( Z SBD-3 Dauntless x 16; z5 `& p/ E! O8 c
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage1 w t7 n+ d0 M- }. G
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
) l, T! P7 A8 p DD Sawakaze* L/ o# M" x! Y1 N" g' S
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |