AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 42% f+ l1 Z% V' b0 @! I
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盟军正式登陆阿图岛. |% T% V# i1 X/ j- X/ k
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
' D5 D/ Y# C0 t1 q) z0 z K& {58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩
* p6 o1 r( Z. T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
$ o& S0 @# |/ W; z. F0 G+ J9 P+ ]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
" {5 a# u- z; ]# J' s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$ F0 m9 f; `" V. i: f
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Amphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49)' P& F! M$ A# S8 D# C+ C( K. n6 |1 K
, o, [$ J4 V" A: n9 WTF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,49
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- `7 W0 d5 ~& s5 }Allied ground losses:
" ~) {# G; g2 T 253 casualties reported! m" `3 i, P& u% [6 B
Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled! ]; d( P4 H9 N6 A% c3 s' {' J! Y" C
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
8 r* F4 z- ^/ w% h* {! Y Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
: x- K+ J* V4 j' R% K5 f9 | ^ Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled): J1 e. @2 l( i( Y
Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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Ground combat at Attu Island (153,49)
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Japanese Deliberate attack
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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
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Japanese adjusted assault: 0
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) g% @$ J+ Q% \4 [Allied adjusted defense: 339 4 Y7 j- i+ Q2 S1 a, n- Q/ @
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 99
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/ D# a: Y* u0 w3 c! f- SCombat modifiers9 F) T3 e- u+ h
Defender: terrain(+)
1 ]" J- P3 G+ C7 mAttacker:
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Japanese ground losses:5 ~8 \" P& }7 \! D
1597 casualties reported! L5 q/ G G7 a: w8 W1 i+ S
Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled: j3 h# S3 y) ~
Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled
! d" Z) Z2 f# _ h Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled( i" D" w+ Z- F
Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)" W5 n0 L8 @7 T& v& w- a# @
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Allied ground losses:
" n8 e' \ O x3 {2 l0 W0 q 100 casualties reported( \; l$ A/ }, `, t. n
Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled" j6 s- s/ D" X$ H! ~
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
! O2 O4 }: m6 {/ ^9 Y Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Assaulting units:
$ H# m6 E3 O7 G3 B 3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion
* @/ d9 {3 p) l f3 [3 ` 302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion
" S: k5 }/ Q" ], X6 N* s. M1 F 12th Indpt SNLF Coy * S% p4 r: H, w" n" J8 C: c: a
7th Base Force
# t# ~! j. n6 r: j 8th Field AF Construction Battalion9 a+ n# }! }7 v
5th IJN AA Battalion
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# H7 F4 {" k3 L+ uDefending units:' O# q' _; E5 ^+ _! h' G. B- E) v: Z
Americal Infantry Div /1% U8 g3 c, W% c' D
4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
9 B1 k G: i. h5 N$ g 201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
4 m; a& \* y7 E. z U 151st Combat Engr Rgt /1: e! X. C) g/ J7 H
153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1! a! ` r5 N! t6 F) i* h' L0 @
198th FA Bn /1
2 [! A' `( b6 W& o: l# o* Z: S; \ 250th Cst Art Rgt /2. c' O) X7 o' n# ?; d
81st FA Bn /1
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+ X1 Y1 R. N! M4 gMorning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms! Z, T) a* [6 s& R, V) g: }; @- W7 b
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
9 V$ E* T9 y5 D% L+ gEstimated time to target is 30 minutes8 N9 k9 C$ Z9 {2 `
* I. K1 I5 H/ A7 w0 _" y' ?' ]- YJapanese aircraft
: A" j5 d+ p0 q9 G' Z. { A6M2 Zero x 25
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( E3 U/ E/ p" M# d' j/ TAllied aircraft
# |% T% O0 d' f y3 b n! C F4F-3A Wildcat x 12
2 ?: p$ F! `0 u ]( f, s F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
5 L* [) m/ c; O, t# N+ V8 a- f SBD-3 Dauntless x 72
8 J' ?% `$ n5 \# h& C8 I TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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No Japanese losses
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7 r7 m0 _- U/ C9 ^% G1 \Allied aircraft losses- A0 T5 q( F! k' v5 s3 g6 ?4 D
F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed$ a* W7 V% h4 y" ]# N( ^
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
: k( l. r% N; a. z SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged' ^3 Q' M/ n- @6 [; }: c0 v! |
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak
! q; E$ T& w$ t e$ c+ @ TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Japanese Ships1 M8 Y$ P! W* f/ N* r" H6 _& a4 x
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
& O# Q* s N# K7 t CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
% n) |! z9 J5 J: e CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire \, @" C" g+ {" A4 o( x) F
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires& O: n1 T8 U4 @; c$ \
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 2
% ]; a6 z9 F% i' z CA Furutaka
% Z& Q5 |! S& V% G3 a CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
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4 U, |! N- [) yMorning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms. c+ ^! j- T+ C9 ?: s8 f
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
1 ?+ J* ~: i& oEstimated time to target is 31 minutes& G1 n$ `6 I. }$ [% }: _& ~2 M3 _$ t
' q: F& ]+ {* I; D. O* ]5 HJapanese aircraft5 y4 r8 z, G6 z1 N1 [; x
A6M2 Zero x 16
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Allied aircraft
3 y" x3 t) M. P% Y F4F-3P Wildcat x 12) V% p5 L& B1 Z. q* j/ x7 p
F4F-4 Wildcat x 153 ?0 H2 V7 ]6 ]6 o
SBD-3 Dauntless x 51
, e/ w. E& }1 C* E TBF-1 Avenger x 304 J$ ^! r( \* J3 y. b+ ?
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Japanese aircraft losses
* `6 N* `7 T$ A- x7 z0 @+ O5 u A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses/ g f Z$ R2 u2 j; Z3 C; J& K3 _
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged, i0 G$ l, ~5 ?( q3 |: ]% Q! _( P
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak* Z1 b& \9 m5 l1 E
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships
0 u6 _# h& l6 A/ }. Y CV Kaga, heavy fires& B% l. B5 t; N4 ~7 b8 z
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, o9 w7 g, a" b2 y$ a1 H# {
CV Zuikaku, on fire# w5 U# G' p# W& n
CV Akagi
1 m$ Y5 `, g+ v, I' r CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage' |/ A: K* x' d8 F$ \' P: b9 E
DD Tamanami/ `$ c) u/ A- n6 B }$ ?
CL Nagara
/ j( w+ E8 C' V, r DD Oite
% z- `; o% l7 V: K1 e$ K/ `/ _8 F DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire/ f% x* Z, ]# x5 X
CA Furutaka( F2 B) v8 U- {0 L; l
CA Kako, Bomb hits 1( L2 A( w- A7 D! u1 h6 M7 H8 H! L7 a
DD Minekaze4 }; J+ p# a6 \! S$ J
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0 F/ S; @0 ]0 r9 SMorning 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.
8 w- c, W& Z: x1 P4 C# y4 XEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
& |! h+ G$ s9 I/ ^) l7 I; T5 Q A6M2 Zero x 333 ~* S. }9 t% Z
B5N2 Kate x 61
7 d' v1 Z4 e. J% P( K5 _; d D3A1 Val x 447 Z9 a6 Y0 z4 K/ \" P( c, j
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Allied aircraft( b$ F' K& p8 F: K
F4F-3A Wildcat x 17* n6 |/ U3 h* e1 ~- g" T* |
F4F-3 Wildcat x 48
2 |% k. s7 m! z! A0 U7 K F4F-4 Wildcat x 81
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Japanese aircraft losses4 K a* L$ D( \0 H7 g
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
" t& e# L+ h( f5 P0 }. J9 @6 y B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged9 u! X* M1 u0 w
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak3 g7 [1 w4 M' o }; {: |4 s
D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged
2 ?4 t( e* p: C$ W, U D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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5 N6 b. ` b! R, V& BAllied aircraft losses/ d R0 x$ t) o: P
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed3 J# R5 f0 E0 u- O5 {
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Allied Ships
+ W; B$ G* d0 Q! B# E' J CVE Copahee- R" p& R6 |" S S' T# q4 O! u
CV Yorktown. s: W2 [5 ]$ S6 k- ^1 R. m( x
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2
; n4 A2 l l* n# |( q CLAA San Diego/ B8 b) s3 ]5 x, a0 u/ V& ]
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6 R9 r: B) j% HAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57* Q# P* c6 H( t C# V7 x
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.0 w: i6 o1 ~9 K. D; v4 m
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes
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Japanese aircraft7 D) T N7 B4 W; x
A6M2 Zero x 3
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2 Z* k6 I+ T; O. b, N+ jAllied aircraft
+ w1 a( A, v. ^3 P0 h# y F4F-3 Wildcat x 2
/ m- l( I" l R SBD-3 Dauntless x 19
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' D/ [* J7 t* y! S" S' CNo Japanese losses5 r D) L6 i9 p1 E
* {9 Y2 q- F l5 e* c# cAllied aircraft losses
' e( b+ r2 P/ A8 F3 ` F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
3 t) j" [2 o7 r SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged) L+ E. q$ H, |
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
" ?8 P3 }+ e! x+ p5 J1 B CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire+ N, }% F5 ~2 y! \# F8 F
CV Akagi0 z0 K/ x* g) h* h9 K
CV Zuikaku, on fire2 s8 y9 D' }1 p# N2 C% q7 p
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: g: ?# |& x# S% d
D3 M f% E4 j3 WRaid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
0 P N$ h# ^; XEstimated time to target is 25 minutes, ^' _( A8 r/ ?3 u9 n
a6 Z% [* f/ q1 jJapanese aircraft
9 r( E2 T; a' y4 U. w) Y A6M2 Zero x 2
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Allied aircraft* ^0 ]2 f- E0 E1 y9 g0 v/ s ?
SBD-3 Dauntless x 28 ~% V2 f9 t( p8 ]% \ k! I& O! J
TBF-1 Avenger x 69 `! T/ ?8 {$ W% |
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No Japanese losses X* h7 R/ B5 N8 w: Z) @5 O
# F9 O7 k- ]. p$ e# Y+ \No Allied losses4 f8 d! e; s7 m g- E* H3 H
3 h8 u$ k. J. PJapanese Ships
& v ~. D) B, [ CV Akagi
" s! V6 N* g# l" ^' C/ G* I8 } CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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/ T6 f+ A) N" a) x; ]* V3 S! P) eAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57& f, v0 t# A! d" _/ N" u9 Z
# q, d( C" T3 z* J1 ^7 w5 `/ _Weather in hex: Heavy cloud2 Y' d I! j; `1 A# D8 u7 m
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
$ N" y, X# H& `: M2 l% {Estimated time to target is 37 minutes n9 X5 h1 H `
5 \% J/ V, p- |0 N# kAllied aircraft
1 r5 g9 n9 F" d5 J; h F4F-3 Wildcat x 5
& {8 `) T4 f1 H: ?9 F* { TBF-1 Avenger x 3
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Allied aircraft losses- t7 I& u: b5 e& ?* _; }$ r7 p% O
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
( e% d8 A4 x, Z- _ CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 17 S6 Y0 ~$ x# F6 t5 W. C/ U }, s
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5 w; b4 x4 y) a9 }Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,56& h: i& C9 W5 L4 Q9 n3 k
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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5 Y& U5 ^8 m- ARaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.& m6 d+ c' K+ x9 z
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes5 e2 L. o3 ~' d' S* u3 c+ B: C
- ~7 a+ k1 P, a+ yJapanese aircraft* O; C+ [- ?1 \. X9 h
A6M2 Zero x 6+ p- V. e2 ^ O3 i
B5N2 Kate x 15
1 M. J2 ^7 R M G- r2 n# h# M D3A1 Val x 19 r* w1 Q- F; d# t! J3 o
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Allied aircraft
% P3 L/ z% l5 W- v. { F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
& y* d8 z# P: g F4F-4 Wildcat x 362 V9 C4 S* a" Y& U w% d1 h" R' |1 f
5 u( i1 t4 E) {$ O5 p" _) jJapanese aircraft losses
9 U6 W) A" _, h2 D: @ A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
R$ K1 q4 ~. H4 h/ G# p& T) | B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
9 Z3 i( U9 ~( o2 J4 h# c7 S D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged1 L" i. c! ]: R. `6 r
9 f$ _0 Q: z' B4 n; M4 }( [Allied aircraft losses4 @0 D3 q) n8 P5 ]2 j$ E& D7 |- P) C
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed) |' |/ B! P. v. z
+ o( w* S9 ?: z- CAllied Ships
5 w4 y% b0 U: J9 k CV Lexington
! }; k, }5 v0 t! }0 A0 C( H% P CV Saratoga
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- G3 N0 r" S7 I- W0 dAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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& |3 l7 l9 U- Z. MRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
, Z5 |+ v- p3 U0 O. G4 m" TEstimated time to target is 31 minutes$ W! d3 @! U; E/ v& R N
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Allied aircraft
6 e; i/ b. m: T F4F-3 Wildcat x 12( M9 }: G0 H5 z" s6 z
F4F-4 Wildcat x 127 l% x+ F) e; v9 ]8 y- }% D: o
SBD-3 Dauntless x 70! z# b6 c! r" N( c
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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Allied aircraft losses( n. I3 ]2 u/ c$ T9 `, Z
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged: k: D* a* b" z; b* W
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
. b# R6 x. s5 h' o" i CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage0 p6 I9 n( a& c) G5 u
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
6 `- e% D. C7 n! B; v H' T DD Asakaze
6 F8 y" D5 g& [4 J3 T9 x* | DD Tamanami
5 m: h# O' p3 t4 ]& p0 N DD Onami1 ?+ f' c2 ?' y1 o
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage8 r, c9 w* K8 C3 y. h' e# e" N
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
8 i. S1 `* I& M# L7 B9 | DD Oite( F6 z( h* J# T& B
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
3 u! I: m2 t+ `5 u. l DD Suzukaze
' w0 S4 s5 ~" G- k+ ^8 Q/ s o2 { CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1/ w5 b% O- g$ ~$ W& F' u
CL Nagara3 V% r+ K) a- s1 D- q1 R: U
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: Y, m r0 P* a# h PAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud! C# ~ c% _* H6 t) ]
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Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
6 B3 K; x- R: o% {7 wEstimated time to target is 30 minutes" X ?* D" n; X" M' z6 [& P( d3 c+ s
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Allied aircraft
7 D8 l8 p" c: n% }& S A-24 Banshee x 2
2 _/ q- Q/ @7 g- T SBD-3 Dauntless x 25
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Allied aircraft losses1 J' `# g6 s7 @1 k/ m7 Q
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged: r, ^/ G/ ?) Q7 c0 Y) G
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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* ?* D1 a0 x$ H0 R! Q6 E( `Japanese Ships
4 i1 w* X2 ~ G+ Z3 M CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 w7 C. Z9 B h5 U j, o CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage7 b+ k9 A& m2 T' ?, I
CV Zuikaku, heavy fires
2 ^9 v& u) q+ ?0 j; G CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires9 Z/ Q d5 O! t9 w- h3 w, h
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 o; T0 ?5 u5 l) i CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage, Q, \! ?3 I( G& P7 Q2 T7 ~
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57! @# s& y R- b& o
7 b' S0 r, o1 A- p7 ^Weather in hex: Heavy cloud* H- O0 n6 J. E. q2 T6 d
0 D, L) \/ F& t. m1 x/ gRaid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.! m% K; o3 o6 _% W. m
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Allied aircraft: r1 D3 d8 }+ ^5 u( M
A-24 Banshee x 14
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, @! N5 K3 [: L8 Q xAllied aircraft losses
- z! y" b; w7 G8 }9 k A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships4 B2 s' {" b0 G& B# q
CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage, E3 I1 |: ?% y
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage8 H ~" v5 \' f7 Y
DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage) `! |. j$ c2 K/ J) f) |, |7 H2 p
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage1 b: ?$ {; a6 E% N# a* v
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57- y3 L% I( X% a* z9 D0 o: {
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud9 p$ E# L- f( s& D
2 v& z- L7 j5 z" eRaid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
5 s6 t4 Q4 R5 \Estimated time to target is 27 minutes; s/ s) P1 A1 V0 U. P' |
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Allied aircraft4 W! z9 ]8 P- i3 X
A-24 Banshee x 2$ ^ Y& Z; O- s* @& Q
# S/ s7 [, `; |$ q* s- ~6 dNo Allied losses
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W* ], z) F! Z" }9 r6 dJapanese Ships
6 p! e0 ]% M+ i7 C CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires' l3 d! [4 T8 H7 I, ~2 p$ A" g
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* C: U+ f7 B+ yAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57! H$ q: X$ S2 n8 f& T! G! Z! v
1 f# O3 i) ]5 Q- N+ h% [5 iWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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3 x6 C% I5 N: iRaid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
- W+ b; M9 c7 G" L' q0 N( r: }Estimated time to target is 24 minutes
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Allied aircraft
. {# ]1 `8 ]: o1 l4 I F4F-3A Wildcat x 2
3 d/ S- J8 w. f3 _ SBD-3 Dauntless x 31' R% s! P) k" L: _9 V& B
TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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Allied aircraft losses
( H+ S* o6 c6 ^5 L SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged% ^- C l; I) ~5 {
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships/ B5 J% E) [8 f% L; c* m# P! Q- B5 _
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage- R/ z. m: ?2 I* A4 \9 l9 u! }
DD Oite
# O+ e2 v# M- B/ ?/ \% I3 n: w CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires ^+ |# k p p% r; x
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage3 P, x3 d! S" E& A3 u3 n! o ~: @
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage0 q" h& J+ x3 P* j+ K: O% n$ d! o- u \
DD Onami
' R: C, }9 e6 q/ w DD Tamanami
' P+ t( y. H& s- T* K* n CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire
% r4 Q1 J1 i4 I& | DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 1! R( I5 F" O6 ~0 ?& V' S3 K: G& i
DD Minekaze
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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.% H6 i6 g" O9 p- w; F' T
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes, e. ~: ?) D4 R1 t4 ~
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Japanese aircraft
3 U$ g) {, j: `! W- x8 Q no flights
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Allied aircraft
: U( b; u4 F4 R5 l! s. W F4F-3P Wildcat x 10
; S! J7 N4 H9 ^* Q/ p1 X2 J F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
, l; ] X2 P- z1 q3 V& c+ _- _ SBD-3 Dauntless x 63
, I# z# F* p* r$ B TBF-1 Avenger x 18
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1 ]0 R' L; {4 C( c4 W% zNo Japanese losses7 b7 G, a$ z9 n6 e2 U T
# c3 B, v) I6 O. h6 E9 YAllied aircraft losses) x! B, l, i0 i( e4 r$ ^3 ^
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
8 Z, s+ o# Z5 D) P6 r TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged
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" F9 A1 P4 n. p {: E, o. |Japanese Ships
* q4 Y4 v' [! G) h+ [: {8 L CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage( |' Y( S* ]) X/ k
CA Kako, and is sunk7 \8 ^7 h. ]; W1 [ h
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ a( n8 n8 a1 C! O CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk3 G6 @4 M, d1 r( a" Z1 I5 {
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
: P# s. P9 Z' j+ h' l, y* r7 L DD Onami4 f7 K9 v9 V/ F2 e# [2 J. o5 |
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk7 e( v+ v) V K* R7 z
DD Asakaze/ J0 y5 e9 ~; I2 h* P2 j
DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ L, B4 F# Z/ ]. p DD Oite
3 ]+ `/ L. N' b+ p5 n DD Minekaze
1 [ }7 L8 q: L( i" d DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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7 ^& u4 O8 _$ ^& T4 i, o2 }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 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
2 P. l4 |$ b5 u/ n& KEstimated time to target is 13 minutes! e0 Y; g7 [! |8 h1 d% q4 y
. @- n' }5 Z% R# U0 V0 HAllied aircraft
) w# N$ R2 W" z SBD-3 Dauntless x 16# d; e3 Z! c4 B+ P
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Allied aircraft losses$ M! [+ X- B, _+ }3 {
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
& e" ?$ i) X7 X2 s9 A+ E' u- L9 U CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 [+ s1 c$ P! m$ A DD Sawakaze3 D7 m) q/ l0 ] `9 |2 U: h, e
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |