AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 42
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% g; p2 ?* Q, c6 [ @" E! N& ?" ]盟军正式登陆阿图岛
$ u* H4 I" ?* 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
3 Y ^. |: l& A. z, F$ F58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩
- G4 C6 x5 a8 I9 i' n* 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
8 I" u! W' Y5 ~* A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& v R6 U( @- v s9 m4 `" A' o
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$ e* J( H& e" B) N
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& t- Y. e3 Q& G; @9 `; u" LAmphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49)
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TF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,49
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Allied ground losses:
- X6 V. r! ?$ |1 p8 v" \' Y' E' T0 ^ 253 casualties reported
2 v: L* }6 u' c8 o/ O$ F- ~5 y Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled
) V+ ]7 n, @, b% _( M$ \0 k Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
8 z$ Z' }7 {9 v/ l- T0 E Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
$ N$ z7 `* }7 u& y7 w6 f2 i6 ` Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)" W# Y, O$ A, M5 s% q# Z) o0 x7 s- u
Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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! }1 J9 W6 b- M. ~, gGround combat at Attu Island (153,49)' z% O. t8 R0 p5 w' p
' A+ t9 t6 E6 bJapanese Deliberate attack
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6 }7 y4 o& p% ?Attacking force 5357 troops, 43 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 97
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+ Q: ~. J9 e- U0 qDefending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 426( M5 `0 ?( c, u
# e/ @4 X* i" s: }$ s; Q Q0 DJapanese adjusted assault: 0 D8 a. |0 S! L
. H) L' E0 k2 x0 j# eAllied adjusted defense: 339 : _8 \$ t, `& Q$ _, H
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 99
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Combat modifiers
1 Q4 }1 \! Z M8 m w3 G# k5 X: C3 uDefender: terrain(+)
( t/ q- l5 O- H$ U7 |8 C. fAttacker: " C5 T' M8 U* a6 \9 O
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Japanese ground losses:
" D" k5 V; B- b+ N- F/ N 1597 casualties reported ]/ x6 i, `) |8 }% y2 T9 j0 D
Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled
. K) k: \; U2 [9 s% A K- s) b: q* ] Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled+ g5 p6 C$ _. ]4 D0 k' L5 S
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled" j5 c j$ V/ B! }% n- v0 t
Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)( T# Y! |( L- `# I" \
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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& G' f* B( F' `. A9 SAllied ground losses:
2 ? b5 I2 N' ` 100 casualties reported5 H$ ~9 g+ W+ B+ M, h: }
Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled1 @& P& m% o" U9 x% [: S2 n' K; Z, T
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
0 {2 @- y4 ]* Z4 f0 `3 h. [: V) f Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled% ^" H9 A( I7 b
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Assaulting units:
9 R$ N3 o( i0 t9 z! B( l V2 M/ J 3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion1 w; l4 L8 K' v/ W$ T7 k- G% Z
302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion
: x b- F& d6 J' {& _- W V, | 12th Indpt SNLF Coy
8 n; E4 |+ i( v' j9 t 7th Base Force
! Y) C7 ^( {/ G0 ~7 F. F 8th Field AF Construction Battalion8 `# A( k) l) U! R8 W2 l& z9 @
5th IJN AA Battalion
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Defending units:* p* R1 s1 f i- m w: R; @* T
Americal Infantry Div /1" S% ?5 G; I D) R: v+ O2 y
4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /15 J3 l) A# B. n- ?/ n
201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
3 }# w: Z: Q: G u$ x 151st Combat Engr Rgt /1" k- q* ~ C5 _8 K- X( v/ h
153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
0 d" Z$ T5 s1 i- e8 I. |& h; x! T7 ] 198th FA Bn /1
/ a+ l6 _. z% R) S 250th Cst Art Rgt /20 p" D% k# s# x) u8 X" a3 D* ~( h
81st FA Bn /12 }9 e2 v" L1 i8 j3 D
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57; e8 |2 S8 b+ P4 g
, B# o0 s/ U( B& r& CWeather in hex: Thunderstorms6 a1 j2 y" A3 W3 Q. |
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Q J+ K' U9 Y4 z, k0 r Y. J
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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3 G7 \3 ~8 [- L" o4 g4 K$ `Japanese aircraft2 T) v( y2 c8 W7 X( F+ ~8 c
A6M2 Zero x 257 n0 j+ t2 V. C# h: i9 l9 L; J9 s
- x7 S) D9 W( e, d6 B9 x7 H( {Allied aircraft
& @2 q1 i5 Q& W, s3 C. n; k F4F-3A Wildcat x 12& K9 |# O+ L/ t9 p& U
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12) p5 V$ i' w y2 G" c; n
SBD-3 Dauntless x 72, ]% ~; e k3 R6 c( G- ]* v' C# n
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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x! [% [: r$ d/ S& E: V& e( _No Japanese losses
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% M6 U/ v) W }/ B8 VAllied aircraft losses k& X$ t$ V: `, K3 o' \( Z
F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed
c- n! Z! B* H! c F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
; _3 m* w) Z7 `5 c SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged
% L9 v5 `6 E ~ a& }1 S. } SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak
1 L3 n8 F6 B) X TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged/ e/ Y* l% [* L. _. |3 ]& z
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Japanese Ships0 Q, {. d M9 j1 i
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
- K5 Y! E0 t+ L CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
; z. Q2 }& e) P- u, b' R CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire3 s& h g* Q* C- L w
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires
3 `2 M' n2 e/ ]. A- \- @ CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 2$ s( K+ T" S# T
CA Furutaka9 f# O: P& h0 L% E
CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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8 O3 g6 E2 ^4 DRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.0 C) j' L* @9 ^" W/ G' [
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Japanese aircraft9 [& p% ]: m$ R7 { t" r' ?
A6M2 Zero x 16, O q0 b8 R6 o1 f
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Allied aircraft& g6 I- z: r0 H [1 w
F4F-3P Wildcat x 12: q" E1 g. h0 B. C8 ]. s; y3 L4 `
F4F-4 Wildcat x 15. f* @" _% R, h1 M
SBD-3 Dauntless x 51' o) v, ~% D1 Y
TBF-1 Avenger x 30 a6 q) _+ Q; D0 r1 D& k# f& m
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Japanese aircraft losses/ ^" h6 a' j3 [ o+ r) Z w: _
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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c* s9 o& w$ {( X- sAllied aircraft losses
1 {: i9 I, b* ^/ k8 I: v SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
4 [' F3 |$ A {; m1 \9 U! I8 N1 [ SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
/ ~0 N9 l, _, |% P) h' T TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
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% a; G8 A: d, f( J# [2 cJapanese Ships
$ J, D: W; z5 p. h CV Kaga, heavy fires2 k( O$ c) j8 K' v0 S7 ^! @
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires6 R& U' f `0 v# e& n
CV Zuikaku, on fire
/ N0 l8 W& y8 G0 s9 i4 ?0 ^$ ` CV Akagi
! b7 e6 S5 K9 r8 O: N) H CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 e) {. j3 g) x g. ^% w DD Tamanami
- p3 a7 p0 Q5 X0 G3 o( U: X( q" Q CL Nagara
- m8 D1 M" t% z! E DD Oite
6 T8 w1 I; |: `* y& F) h/ D0 Q+ J' F DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire
5 l) P" S0 E, g4 ?8 H" a+ U CA Furutaka
6 e1 q3 Q% H9 m* F' L CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
/ U$ g4 k. P' Y; ^- T: l. R% q DD Minekaze
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( n. E b2 u) ?% D' HMorning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,54
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6 N- ?" J$ _" l+ `' W' RWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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# Y0 c; H8 k$ q' QRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
% P/ |* s' Z% B9 i/ PEstimated time to target is 15 minutes( F5 n( r; r8 e# ^" X6 K+ p
* n5 Z8 w% |: `& J* o$ `0 v( qJapanese aircraft
- Y( z$ f8 @* S$ p9 P4 _$ n A6M2 Zero x 33
8 B: G/ |+ M( b! f) X B5N2 Kate x 61- }9 v" }. b$ v+ ?
D3A1 Val x 442 N3 A4 e/ ~# |$ V7 q- N
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Allied aircraft
7 w: O0 Y; R$ ]) Q5 `* w, M F4F-3A Wildcat x 17
& b7 w- M+ b; z( _* i l% _8 r F4F-3 Wildcat x 48
' N1 I5 ~# |* e5 @$ y: `: `5 j F4F-4 Wildcat x 81
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2 p1 F: W7 D0 k/ t& y1 x& _8 W L, @Japanese aircraft losses% K: {$ _- Q/ {
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
+ C7 ]& B1 x7 p B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged8 t) X7 v/ u! z4 w7 |, V0 O% b* p
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak1 |6 ?. S9 D F
D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged& {' O) q8 l/ j8 [ r8 I
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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4 \! o; P0 V3 L/ [Allied aircraft losses
3 Y2 V# k4 }5 `" `$ ?- v! V+ k F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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; C) Q( |2 Y) r5 l" MAllied Ships
) g: D, K# a& J, l3 s* h2 `+ \ CVE Copahee
, k" q) p; {9 o" c0 o* A CV Yorktown' y! C& {* J/ L7 U% ^
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2
* g3 h/ c$ T) _0 {1 l CLAA San Diego
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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5 [" \" U+ r- u+ BWeather in hex: Heavy cloud* c* i4 V# J" {) t" Z
6 y1 w8 X- a o0 Y5 h ZRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
9 R. b0 ]# l3 _7 W% N4 T! u, T0 M" A* oEstimated time to target is 29 minutes+ W! I5 K* u3 E
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Japanese aircraft/ q2 @: T: R" _" v% s
A6M2 Zero x 33 }0 Q9 H# o. ~8 w$ G7 f
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Allied aircraft6 [: \9 B& |* d1 v/ R/ g$ S
F4F-3 Wildcat x 2
" h2 ?' x/ r& c SBD-3 Dauntless x 19+ h4 D2 }# G6 N
0 q3 X* D7 o" @3 T+ c/ o" sNo Japanese losses! n8 H5 |6 k9 u+ r7 _% O9 a9 J1 k& q
& w/ y8 q, m2 x( y& kAllied aircraft losses4 B# l5 v7 y" y/ z: u
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed! ?. V X; b. K4 ` @. j" G
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged, c' [2 t7 \& {! F
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak( y2 `9 n' ~" A+ u
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Japanese Ships
" S) f/ r) [8 P; j9 N( a( Z/ W- `9 E! U CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage$ t* h+ f- y+ z4 n+ }& s# [- t' S
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire- g1 h3 L3 M s6 Z# k. i
CV Akagi
. u% l' t6 l5 M& r CV Zuikaku, on fire
- e/ y" j& h# c. x CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage% X* o/ D" {5 O9 k
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,575 V- N9 z7 k4 L" L Y1 @0 f2 F/ G
$ P7 }/ ]7 S. R0 W- WWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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: T' h% }" y% D" l% T$ VRaid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.1 h7 x' |) ?1 C% n* S
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes& w, @( H, b) a; v( n
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Japanese aircraft
) e3 u: k( W3 Y: h7 s, A- o) T. x A6M2 Zero x 2
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Allied aircraft8 N8 E. N% s3 c2 _: d! K" v
SBD-3 Dauntless x 2$ T& \0 }8 c6 y" j& ^' G% `
TBF-1 Avenger x 6
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No Japanese losses, |$ E) @2 b; O4 F5 p# f- O8 a- l
9 A0 O E9 V( M4 C4 |No Allied losses) Q8 S+ ^) }: N2 b4 C
% r! [: V/ [4 M2 OJapanese Ships! ]/ f3 r8 C! Q* I' F. K1 ]
CV Akagi& c2 m# w: s1 k' M
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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& d2 \. E8 b$ mAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,574 k/ i% z. z1 m, v
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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9 S- v6 k" b5 j- R/ ]8 ~Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
0 H0 Q7 Y% s0 q0 |Estimated time to target is 37 minutes" A" L! H6 T& c( d& ]0 k: e9 ?
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Allied aircraft2 T5 O; o6 \4 o, B$ ~7 K* h/ F
F4F-3 Wildcat x 51 v* b. r9 H2 p# P
TBF-1 Avenger x 3
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. B! i! A( N* a5 f# _7 L, WAllied aircraft losses
- C5 t+ i5 B3 O6 ]+ \" r" a TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged, G; M- u. O! B) w- ?' C
0 U$ c7 t& }7 ?$ C* V5 f2 xJapanese Ships C! T0 {2 h L& W }
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 10 T. k, M9 D, [) n; l
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,56
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$ l# a7 l* ]0 h0 C2 dRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
! W% C/ k2 j* ?% J9 V% Z$ |8 iEstimated time to target is 15 minutes/ f* k4 a7 ]: o0 z4 M4 T
- B0 z. r( Y6 p" v+ `- }7 w2 s* E0 ]Japanese aircraft
3 ]. O4 u( N1 I. h8 h A6M2 Zero x 6
9 g8 \4 j8 v1 B- m- T B5N2 Kate x 15
+ M. T( k8 l( H- O' b D3A1 Val x 197 k5 q2 E/ H) e! R* G" u) Q: G8 }
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 36# \- U4 m8 q0 [+ H% O. e5 V* M" ]
F4F-4 Wildcat x 36! D ?$ d8 Z5 v6 e4 V
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Japanese aircraft losses! ]* f7 @( w- {8 E6 d- y' z
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
" }+ \4 R8 }# Z B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged# f" X+ W$ [# F! }! O
D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged
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' ^& T) C+ b8 l8 E* \( EAllied aircraft losses$ S1 W) i& `, n2 F0 K
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed/ l( c# \+ {$ n5 g, e' Z
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CV Lexington
1 l' \( t. q1 j0 _0 u4 D CV Saratoga
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; i' Y A; n- k) R* N; WAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57" i- o% V; L$ W: n% A8 _4 O* P* e7 g
R/ c# U/ ^: [. H- bWeather in hex: Heavy cloud7 d8 R- }, _1 P( {1 Z( T& a
9 {' M- J/ \" J" K% H7 PRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. N1 _7 Z) |3 j6 u5 E; v. t7 h
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Allied aircraft1 |! o$ U; X- A$ F
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
1 C7 V- H# b8 L! X; ~% z: x F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
! @/ a- }' w8 d5 ~6 _ SBD-3 Dauntless x 70$ K; e3 o2 }2 a- L2 k
TBF-1 Avenger x 30. W) j9 G6 c) R5 v
4 K3 o8 k8 q, h% _( y* ]2 LAllied aircraft losses9 D: @4 E2 C& s$ z
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged% ^' C% m" Q# N k+ ~$ G4 V3 k
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged2 d$ u$ r) w2 K. r& o
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Japanese Ships1 z U9 t! E' o* t5 c8 c' b
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
) S1 z: S3 Q# I: Q) Y CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
' i8 L- P$ O6 V2 y" I% V DD Asakaze5 B, n' ?/ M! D
DD Tamanami
" J4 ~+ z; ]$ N) `& W! S DD Onami
1 C" c, T5 i3 U! x9 o% \9 U DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
6 G6 H' Q- Z3 L, z% r8 r+ F CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage9 T( Q X H, X, e& W4 Q9 C
DD Oite' k% A* l. Z4 H( r& m+ \ P1 M
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
# ~. f$ n* e# c& f* N DD Suzukaze& H+ q( S0 v. s! B) b% {
CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1
7 P% k3 X- H# d CL Nagara
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5 k4 I9 o2 T9 ~( u2 ~0 X' AAfternoon 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 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
9 a9 ]4 o; t# c2 b ~Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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# N5 o8 I' Q: v8 YAllied aircraft
4 |9 g/ O+ E: `' T$ F% E A-24 Banshee x 2
# [% F; }3 u3 {; k/ N SBD-3 Dauntless x 25
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% C+ N+ m/ E/ T6 ?7 ?4 ?% YAllied aircraft losses
0 { |+ E8 Q$ E A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
' O2 J: f5 Y: V+ b% a0 K. } SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged" H+ p/ M$ q, f ~' `& e/ o& _
# T7 q% u/ h" |$ @. wJapanese Ships8 r: ^0 A# n/ D1 G8 G
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage: J- \: Q9 V: h& }0 h
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage/ N9 ^" m- T1 v- L5 T
CV Zuikaku, heavy fires
' h# O+ {# K3 y6 C$ H, F6 W1 S0 W CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, q- O. i$ R( E" I" n8 R0 a8 T2 E) ]
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
. a7 q5 C3 C% H. g* v& ~ CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage$ h( ?, g7 x) g) |
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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3 F" a3 b5 @5 _Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.3 G% l* }; o0 E+ ?: r; F2 W
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Allied aircraft3 k! }# Z& h4 L1 ^
A-24 Banshee x 14- E; q' ~. r, T! ]( l
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Allied aircraft losses
. O* A' q& z5 x A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage3 Q9 y: Q; l i! O1 t0 c
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
" h. e H: k( t+ L0 y' t DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage$ Y% B! u1 ?( [ L
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57! r- M$ ~+ h) o$ |
/ S) Y3 J i$ z, `Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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$ O& P& ~$ C0 l9 CRaid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
2 E6 k) R+ g/ c3 C- J, n5 U/ OEstimated time to target is 27 minutes
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Allied aircraft% N, e% K) {5 y8 e) q4 [
A-24 Banshee x 2" s! t' E) _) H9 ]% T9 t: [
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No Allied losses' n4 r+ o, G! ]6 P a
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Japanese Ships u' Y; |" C7 V
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
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Raid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.+ g) `" x3 p- ^7 Y" m
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes
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0 D% C' I+ R+ v6 q$ TAllied aircraft
1 Y. x& ~( r& r, X- ^ F4F-3A Wildcat x 2: Y |4 h1 t$ C& a1 e* t
SBD-3 Dauntless x 31
6 i1 B( O. l9 c) d( M. _9 i TBF-1 Avenger x 15' b5 N, A( z1 p9 `% U
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
! `2 y* o8 _) h7 i4 z3 J2 r TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged; N+ Z9 I* }4 {
7 R$ y1 E, Y: A: P7 C6 ZJapanese Ships5 i) b9 M8 Q2 `0 b7 Q
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage" J* P. G6 g; ~" v ]- r
DD Oite
: _" h3 e2 `) H9 e3 |2 M CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
# [# Z9 E; K! @! D9 ? CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage$ t( V3 k. v9 @3 }5 d9 Q* d& d
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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DD Tamanami
: H" c6 ~+ f; i# C7 u8 [4 H, P CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire1 v6 `+ h$ p# {6 q& j! V9 C
DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 1& ?+ Z+ Q6 z' c
DD Minekaze
D3 X! h$ @' Z8 ~% Y- M DD Asakaze
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# ]) H( n/ S1 p/ q" X9 }# VAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet." U3 ?+ C$ a8 D1 H
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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. T" S' H/ i% v" QJapanese aircraft3 ^, n4 R# Z) d6 \) O% @+ W0 u
no flights" i5 @' {6 z% K
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Allied aircraft
, _% s$ G& ~1 d) b0 z/ A# A' X F4F-3P Wildcat x 10
8 v- r% ~% v; h6 v# j F4F-4 Wildcat x 145 ?! K8 T( v: M: l; Z
SBD-3 Dauntless x 63
8 l5 g" b" s8 q9 K TBF-1 Avenger x 18
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+ [7 f7 w6 D2 W0 CNo Japanese losses
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6 x, ?9 Y7 T9 h/ _5 a9 d2 J# bAllied aircraft losses
E" L M/ I4 K1 ] SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged3 o7 b( F* A) j9 N
TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged+ ~( m2 C8 I* N. [
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Japanese Ships
8 _# f% x0 J; s |0 M CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 d. m3 u$ ?! G CA Kako, and is sunk$ y& `/ K* Q2 v3 c% l
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
K! g8 S9 G: M5 p CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
$ L' a1 m3 ^& {! ?/ M DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
. I4 l1 J; w5 Z) D DD Onami) \( b; D1 `3 g8 {: u& Q& I
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
0 l& V) R" v/ H& B# Q+ x DD Asakaze
" @+ p: E) k! L DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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DD Minekaze) f% x% p0 ^, o0 q9 D! m
DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire7 M3 U: t* g& t. G+ o7 N% I( I9 S
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,570 R0 M+ K0 i0 J; Q
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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& C/ A' k- E: m) `9 VRaid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
" g/ r' t. \+ N- k$ q. PEstimated time to target is 13 minutes
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
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Allied aircraft losses
. \- X% K/ o$ q8 T, e) C0 Y SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
' x( l7 _- W' r3 q6 I; a CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ e, I# R Y4 j7 G6 b CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
" y. P/ I7 r! m; N0 D1 Z8 k. g DD Sawakaze$ h) f: b9 J7 y; [
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |