AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 42
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盟军正式登陆阿图岛
& _# |' `( k1 ? D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: x7 a1 ]" l58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩5 ]/ E0 t0 _' e$ C
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' P2 g' q! f" f0 Y
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2 i ?7 o! V( @# \% f( @
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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) |1 r8 g& X/ X4 M% f5 U9 }; Y3 _Amphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49)
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TF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,49; q: b1 C: L* G! W
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Allied ground losses:
/ t) O" R0 v0 A! U+ V# }! E! b' u 253 casualties reported7 r/ m/ E3 w& c* H1 Z
Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled
3 G$ V& [4 H5 n$ Y/ z( ^ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled1 ~) |/ n8 x- }+ q
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! ~& L v1 q% { s) c
Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)
! m! k0 H) d- A( x4 w# J Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled), X' R4 b) L& {6 n) i# @
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Ground combat at Attu Island (153,49)
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/ B$ t+ d1 D. ]Japanese Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 5357 troops, 43 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 97
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& E8 B% E0 n( F! _, CDefending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 426
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1 ~$ Q+ U+ ]7 j" ]/ CJapanese adjusted assault: 0
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Allied adjusted defense: 339 " x, v# }: A: o% q4 q( J
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 99 : |: f% r) I# n+ O/ @/ Z" h
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Combat modifiers; ^7 Y4 o: J: E' V, I/ _
Defender: terrain(+)+ a" T" ^" C0 L. f- P
Attacker:
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( }8 h: w$ c1 Q9 \# H" TJapanese ground losses:
+ K8 S+ b% a7 O, K" |+ | 1597 casualties reported# N% ]$ C N/ U) w" R3 S
Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled7 O2 J9 x: K6 l4 E3 T7 Y# p
Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled
0 D8 D7 r. U8 g; T! N1 ]7 K Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled" g. u" i q4 S3 F
Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)- e% N( j! r' K- D5 C+ n
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)7 @, {& [. p% C, x
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Allied ground losses:
: p# g+ A8 f0 m2 Y! W }# Q 100 casualties reported/ Y. O. o/ g, x
Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
5 Q) _+ F* P+ T Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 p$ @) Y1 H9 ~' h Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled. x+ b6 ~9 h2 e7 H3 p6 }
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Assaulting units:
) I. |, ?1 o; r. Q9 L! ]3 A 3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion
* x, |3 O# F8 j. Y$ }& S 302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion9 d) D* a& V" B; n$ s4 J, e
12th Indpt SNLF Coy 3 Q/ U; n, u5 h" I( j8 r# N
7th Base Force0 L* d; S% U s2 K
8th Field AF Construction Battalion
8 O! U% v: ?9 U6 q; |( [2 F 5th IJN AA Battalion
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9 z0 Q# U. W6 k2 u% E: nDefending units:! T5 G7 v6 y* k \: e0 X1 c9 u
Americal Infantry Div /1
Z) p9 d9 ]4 u+ M$ P9 R 4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /1! o+ b7 X7 L8 H; ]8 h4 @# q
201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
6 ]! } z1 Z, J# L1 [+ e 151st Combat Engr Rgt /1
0 J2 n* Y- `" b" O 153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
9 W$ Y7 P" e/ Z1 Q 198th FA Bn /12 S. X" m* r$ w8 E7 b8 N! [3 H
250th Cst Art Rgt /23 J1 E7 S7 A7 t( p. V0 E7 ^ @
81st FA Bn /11 @" ?6 v8 S" x) N3 A
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4 q% K" V" V& p7 B- D7 r ? wMorning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57+ q9 p- `+ d1 j9 x0 o
4 ^9 R( `# q, [3 O! n4 a8 VWeather in hex: Thunderstorms9 D$ d$ J) r7 I1 d
% v$ y: M2 k0 M" v9 {$ `/ ~, @Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. j+ H( \- G7 f# f" }: i
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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3 T( F8 N1 S% I% a2 Y$ nJapanese aircraft
1 h: S, E6 ]1 U A6M2 Zero x 25
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Allied aircraft, ]: v: i8 u( [4 n
F4F-3A Wildcat x 12) I" W4 X+ r0 s( z$ T
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
; O- V0 C+ O, }7 s3 H1 ?- T SBD-3 Dauntless x 72
' |) d, w$ H7 _8 N0 h TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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No Japanese losses% {) j8 Z( W* _: o
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Allied aircraft losses6 x7 U& L: Y: W/ |; t5 v' A( z, F% x
F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed
5 Z. j, f8 {9 b' ~1 L! S F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
2 [: o/ I8 {4 D; ] SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged; R/ Z- T7 z. F9 c
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak
4 ^( T6 U$ T( @' T& |; [ TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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% i1 d0 H, B5 N, \Japanese Ships* J5 v9 l- d5 Y, s
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires+ K9 ]: r2 K8 o# }- \
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 12 q+ n* z7 e' x: J0 a
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire2 c O% I+ g% P1 {; u
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires2 s$ v7 s; L5 G
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 2
& A8 m( e; b; s9 G( V2 p; g CA Furutaka
+ j' s. Y& `$ u CA Kako, Bomb hits 16 t1 G/ [+ F' p9 h; E4 E
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( I; a1 f0 E3 f9 A$ w5 Q% w- }Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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% a4 m8 A6 j1 i! O S6 uRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
) B W7 ^9 W9 {" e* S# \Estimated time to target is 31 minutes8 a' \/ n. s" R
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Japanese aircraft, r+ g/ H. H6 t. _: G
A6M2 Zero x 166 d5 i' H' y* d- z& S4 ]
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Allied aircraft
/ {* k+ ^- _8 ]7 ]& J+ D F4F-3P Wildcat x 12& H# j, `0 l5 ^
F4F-4 Wildcat x 15' ?- H/ ^5 O* P! D
SBD-3 Dauntless x 51+ L. e7 b5 Y; R. ~
TBF-1 Avenger x 30% q: U7 t z+ m5 W$ z
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Japanese aircraft losses" K* d4 q+ I# A' Q1 @2 l
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
0 Y. ?) u, O7 ` SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged+ M4 k6 q: H0 X. i, u3 M/ l
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
* R" X# M6 P6 n( x+ i' p TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships
, x0 E# l! r0 j& j CV Kaga, heavy fires
& M7 K. f9 w. i6 k- ^* ~ CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires% k( ^9 q3 ~' ^1 u4 N( Q3 u: s2 p
CV Zuikaku, on fire
# }+ @+ o# B; l/ r CV Akagi
& z. ] g* g# D) H7 c- S; ~ CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage# L+ [- }% ^0 ~5 }" `
DD Tamanami
/ S3 k$ @3 C4 Q& \3 Y CL Nagara
# n) t x8 A0 n1 J' o DD Oite
& x# {0 v9 E9 O3 w$ Z8 j DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire
- s) n( h8 R) r( ^9 D" N6 Y7 \ CA Furutaka9 b. @ o/ ]$ _* F- L
CA Kako, Bomb hits 1# P3 u% S; c) N# _2 a
DD Minekaze" A! ] q8 `" A& u: ?* H
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! X/ i" ^; ?* O' @& o5 PMorning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,54
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0 d3 S# U$ B/ c! Q* WWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
6 w4 Z0 I. I! a" |, E! CEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
+ t- T* h: m8 L6 U) F& h A6M2 Zero x 339 Y, e- L0 {! F
B5N2 Kate x 61. \% e" R& Z0 k1 }2 t1 V
D3A1 Val x 44; b8 c6 _/ n( @8 G
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Allied aircraft$ G/ B+ g! d* u) _) I5 U) t3 ]
F4F-3A Wildcat x 178 Z: _9 B! W4 ?; U0 t- I& Q
F4F-3 Wildcat x 485 l' T/ y7 s0 ^" X. a# X% C
F4F-4 Wildcat x 81
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Japanese aircraft losses
5 }4 o( w9 ?" ^( S% R A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
( e( |% t( n8 g; j3 B B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged
0 P- Z( ]0 n* D B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak$ x2 O$ o) {% I! H
D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged. j; b- S/ n" r; [9 v" p7 x3 X
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses: j; y7 E0 L1 \
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed& o+ W% F6 S& o! S* L
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Allied Ships
) T, W; s0 p7 J, p* t* z CVE Copahee
( U0 W* `# e& Q n CV Yorktown1 ]" \- X2 R- \5 q
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2
" C4 ~4 ]2 m. M. R CLAA San Diego( @+ ?0 b+ x& K7 r" v
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57& S' N" G+ E4 E. m5 A, R3 I
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
2 j$ ]- d" z; Z, c1 t- X5 H4 o0 vEstimated time to target is 29 minutes+ r4 K% {% J- I$ @( d9 s4 m
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Japanese aircraft
* m3 O2 b2 P: G* v6 U2 C5 r2 N A6M2 Zero x 3+ f" l5 [% b/ n2 g
9 y) M6 i2 O# |2 GAllied aircraft7 I) L) ^8 j; A) o; P
F4F-3 Wildcat x 2 {/ A: f8 R6 x0 s
SBD-3 Dauntless x 19
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5 a7 R B" H$ a( zNo Japanese losses: q+ q+ G: n) k* f* F d. ^
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Allied aircraft losses
, H4 K" J( u$ } F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
G3 @2 h) U% M SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged7 c L, a% \/ ~* O0 Y8 f' F$ V
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
. ~% O5 v7 q$ P; R, D: l d% w CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
* Q' u; }* W. e$ Y4 _# v9 k CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire
/ k/ \" T$ M/ ~5 s$ j/ @ CV Akagi1 K$ N' H4 x+ _& b* e1 ?
CV Zuikaku, on fire
' r( o) U V8 E) X9 S1 P1 r4 V+ T" I CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage4 {" Z7 S0 ^( M1 D- o3 F8 c* `
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6 S5 f- A* ~& uAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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7 ~7 [, [; w7 J5 ?: v. ]! z4 SWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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I! |, n0 G) p# {7 v! k. ORaid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.. V+ R' h/ x. {. ~5 p- F1 G; K
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes
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Japanese aircraft* F! W: p8 P- P. r
A6M2 Zero x 2& N9 X6 g9 m* s1 H; h
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Allied aircraft
2 s5 G+ g' r. {' Y0 x$ Y SBD-3 Dauntless x 2$ R/ m. R7 d/ u o+ @1 J( O+ C
TBF-1 Avenger x 6
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) @% y" ?" X( j, Z# qNo Japanese losses
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' ~! F3 t% I7 y t$ Z7 ONo Allied losses
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7 n _+ y& b3 g9 @- [' j' t7 CJapanese Ships
9 j6 _/ B& d3 j( T* Q CV Akagi! [; C$ Q' \1 X8 ]# p" j8 _
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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9 c2 Y/ q y5 @1 y3 V& hAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,574 V% r. W# U$ P R! G
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.) {. ^; w8 W% w6 E
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes0 X9 r3 u0 ~& `0 F$ B8 \
/ V, i" `7 K" l( A7 J' \+ kAllied aircraft3 b% S8 L- Y! f8 l
F4F-3 Wildcat x 5
, z# F1 }! h. Y9 C. x TBF-1 Avenger x 32 K8 A& C0 e& I% T; |7 i& p8 N" g; ~/ w0 T
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Allied aircraft losses! a: o5 k% x4 `% A
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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6 H" Z9 ?2 m) D2 RJapanese Ships
/ x% c5 g }; R) H. N6 J CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
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5 `' t% L; W& o% k- N F1 UAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,56- f1 R7 C; m2 Z, y
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
1 @, |: d: w4 L9 o' M l pEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft" N) L: X2 H- \ m7 D, x
A6M2 Zero x 6' N% E2 W; G5 h1 |* z7 j
B5N2 Kate x 153 Q. {( H( o7 c5 E; i( ]
D3A1 Val x 19
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Allied aircraft0 g9 h4 ^2 u; ]2 _$ z! { C
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
# n4 p6 j. C+ C/ a9 [" N F4F-4 Wildcat x 36" O6 {2 m8 @) w) M2 M
- ?) n6 ?% y; v% q, u1 [/ v) w( sJapanese aircraft losses
6 d2 }( L; \! x1 k; |! ]$ o A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
6 Q6 J" E3 n. i B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
3 `( F/ I6 x2 q0 D V D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged. K @' e+ ?0 M
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Allied aircraft losses
- v) | [" _5 a1 i* a6 w F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
0 x! {: K& {, D. X: W: ? CV Lexington: j# b9 O* k& j, S
CV Saratoga& ?) n6 W# P& H, j2 w
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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9 }8 f4 M' o$ {7 M( a n. Y4 UWeather in hex: Heavy cloud; ~# H- P6 U: L) D* Q( K. o
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
8 V: e1 o6 f2 D2 t% y, FEstimated time to target is 31 minutes. h" K) t1 ~% D; b, |
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Allied aircraft
0 E% F' m9 C* Q/ w8 d F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
8 R7 x' K# v) t- i- h+ p0 ]6 D5 F( I F4F-4 Wildcat x 12, t9 Q) S, m5 T- A3 {9 y
SBD-3 Dauntless x 70# f) ~- Y: f7 ~0 B' s& j8 q
TBF-1 Avenger x 300 o4 B2 G* V$ d
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Allied aircraft losses6 a" k. `8 w$ ]# r" K f
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
1 Z% D. ~8 g! ?/ P2 m TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged) _9 {9 w$ A2 Q# S; u6 I* z6 O
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Japanese Ships; a0 h/ L2 `. H. V. N
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 D# d" f$ A4 b. R6 |# t( ? CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires6 I6 `& X) s; u2 l) l
DD Asakaze0 p( ~: [ p o+ z
DD Tamanami
3 X2 u' s. `' G DD Onami
! j/ h+ T& ~; i5 h6 | `: N DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
9 g; E& Q. B! V CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
; o( {# x c _) M DD Oite
- D" J1 `% _. f0 b5 F! p7 {$ d4 V DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
) b' o0 R8 n T6 ^3 Z DD Suzukaze X( {! Y% t7 j3 x
CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1 u( ^+ t+ ^" U
CL Nagara
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+ {% v1 o! ]; t: pAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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9 f6 o' c8 R3 N8 C8 E: TWeather in hex: Heavy cloud/ ^7 R2 f. V1 j/ j9 n- w* p
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Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.' R i( C$ F; s0 B2 c: j' i: a! ]
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes! w0 M& ~3 U+ N9 ?: g
% }0 r$ k/ t3 t4 uAllied aircraft
2 C" k s+ ?) ] A-24 Banshee x 21 g* _1 I- f- @3 A0 }, @) i& g. v
SBD-3 Dauntless x 25
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Allied aircraft losses V6 p$ `1 l1 Q7 G$ {
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged8 W( G* C" a3 _7 v( q/ n
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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* l! I1 S u. ^2 ~7 Z$ o$ U9 XJapanese Ships$ s M! L' k0 a, C5 @4 j# s7 ^* x2 b1 e
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage, I! W p" p/ j! u+ x4 F. m3 A" J
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage7 m! c1 c3 h z$ F2 ^; W: z
CV Zuikaku, heavy fires
. d/ `: y" Z+ c9 t/ ` CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
7 }% z/ O+ b1 I" v DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ C( z8 F# `5 i b4 w. H. u; G5 @% H CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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3 l+ p& L, j. f% W$ K" nAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57% I4 R i6 e. ^$ h
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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. n! T3 k. v/ ^3 R# y* T* X5 t* iRaid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
! K+ A3 V# B7 W% J! ~( HEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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8 n) g5 \9 _9 K+ a( I0 CAllied aircraft: [' v4 R3 l, ]1 V& R5 m
A-24 Banshee x 14) B7 u [) y; V
: w' m9 p4 i) s' {' f4 i) O( gAllied aircraft losses
% B: g6 t/ T I A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged& i2 A/ G( R- b' g
3 o1 X* O# K7 t9 {$ qJapanese Ships
0 Q+ v2 n& Z- K& D9 |* V; r CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
, [% Q, J. L" g$ j5 H U2 Q& x* Q( E2 w CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage; I" ~$ M. E4 s6 G7 y
DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage( ^ w' J |9 x: L* U7 V, a
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage. S' H8 @$ P, E; G4 s1 T* {8 c7 U' y
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' v' F: X* J+ @6 h8 O }# f2 wAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57( `* X! m0 d5 X/ \( t5 H
% E9 W: g" e1 L( w( a' S- LWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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3 p7 j/ R2 z+ |! o9 y; aRaid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.7 z' x; @. ^: d
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
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# U( t3 E" o( B7 OAllied aircraft
8 g; X* E+ E$ B$ Q: d A-24 Banshee x 2
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1 n( |( y4 j* ~0 B- ?' r( Y: SNo Allied losses! h$ V) f1 w6 s
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Japanese Ships
; ~; \* d4 `* y/ U8 E CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires- W4 n8 r, r& g9 l9 f# _ T
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) y/ m0 o3 q$ X1 R9 V, ZAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,573 A0 w" D4 ^$ {. A
& m1 z0 E3 A+ e1 ]- k5 PWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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7 f! Z, R3 c S( J. U3 s; b& IRaid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
4 {6 [9 u+ j% FEstimated time to target is 24 minutes
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; X' Y5 ^% y' ?; O O5 W( d! v2 F1 vAllied aircraft
; x. ~2 R' n$ i5 R! X F4F-3A Wildcat x 2
2 t( H$ _0 v: z. b- _ SBD-3 Dauntless x 31" `/ }, g) z& e, @( H+ c! t- W
TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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Allied aircraft losses
) z2 j+ X! F( A SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
" I e. i# [- l) M z TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
( T, Z# r# z/ Q1 P, r: d/ L | o CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage# Y: T/ n d' I! \. I5 \: [) d+ p+ d
DD Oite9 g8 a' ^+ @- G" e& ]8 M$ z6 g
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
' r' e, r" P% } CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
* T- J6 X3 y( b; F) ^ CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage) P2 j% E3 x) P4 E4 s, S8 e
DD Onami
$ q. v% F6 s/ j* Q DD Tamanami
. |% c1 g' Y0 }8 H4 } N CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire
: A; H& r3 A4 l6 @8 U1 K6 ]2 |. V7 V DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 1
* O, ^' O) T( { DD Minekaze8 O. G; b a- T; k. d
DD Asakaze
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57! m) v/ t. p( H. H' I% L
0 r1 o8 Y5 i3 N4 VWeather in hex: Heavy cloud! M% Z+ g, L2 r' ?2 I
7 i, J) J4 m. b$ x4 Z }7 TRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
/ S. k! p# [3 o; r2 F" M/ GEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft2 Y i" U" ~5 T3 p; L" R' d
no flights
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Allied aircraft2 W8 \+ }5 d- P0 o
F4F-3P Wildcat x 101 _0 I. \- M0 X2 ^" l
F4F-4 Wildcat x 141 L3 s) R }- n
SBD-3 Dauntless x 637 j9 g7 ~' [% F, w2 J
TBF-1 Avenger x 186 I) m1 n3 ^/ B0 h, a& Z2 m0 s
, _9 a! w, F, x6 M( `No Japanese losses
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- Z5 ^+ i4 M: H3 e) TAllied aircraft losses
+ U( B7 p: N" A, D SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged" b; n6 [6 O% }3 |2 u: K W0 Z
TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged' g7 p: B+ q( V. T
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CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage
D+ @ b7 K" ^/ e3 F, a) y. f/ V# j4 O9 O8 @ CA Kako, and is sunk
( |/ l/ i$ I/ q: `5 u! O CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage6 G' x. k1 d9 Q% [. d" B
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
" |; n/ N# {2 D" F5 B/ |6 M DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk1 D1 B6 S: z0 C2 L% i
DD Onami
" }7 X, D" X) l% _1 N DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
% B/ U R9 m! p9 e, V) ~7 u DD Asakaze7 U$ z1 g U. ~1 `
DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage* m/ b5 ^0 n8 d( x' Z+ w' u1 S
DD Oite! l6 [* D. g% l) M
DD Minekaze$ w `& l, I6 N: I3 E& P* K+ d- x9 D
DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57' E( d" k1 }2 z0 j" Q* t
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.. P" M; e1 {/ L" C! e7 D; F7 W+ ?
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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, N3 m) ?4 D* p9 G# xAllied aircraft6 f8 h: I. u6 C+ M
SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
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2 F3 Z* N( h0 I) I2 cAllied aircraft losses
; X+ Z- ~! C$ E4 Z) W c SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged8 w# i& H9 ], |6 A
; X$ g5 d% c9 |. H! UJapanese Ships/ P- t/ ]$ a8 @) G" O+ z) Z
CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage0 |: Z; N; [# a
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
( V# M+ H4 N) h- }% m; {' e3 K* h DD Sawakaze
7 q* k5 `4 S' v1 z7 @ DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |