AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 42
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盟军正式登陆阿图岛
6 c2 b1 m& O6 _( t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; e- H9 Y5 }( c) s7 q6 L P
58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩
. A4 l9 c, L D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2 i* n3 u' ^7 c# i |* W3 q- m- Q& E
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! I* {, T2 X( i* e0 ^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& F% ~. P1 U* ]7 q6 o) P m; A( d
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" @& {9 o2 ?" cAmphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49)3 K4 j( a& } P6 a
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TF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,49
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. P0 D% c9 m3 m+ kAllied ground losses:1 Z* a5 l7 v: q: b6 B6 i& U
253 casualties reported
& Z& v* ~& b1 m* j) Y; J& q Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled
4 S* a; y) A) G* I Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
2 H- o& }/ M7 `4 x& Z/ O% B3 s Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 W" w/ U7 n: z0 x" _
Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)
5 c* o- B4 K3 B) ~ 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- K2 b ~( f4 ]' [
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Japanese adjusted assault: 0 / b4 c* Y2 c2 y2 w4 ?' S0 X6 i' k9 V
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Allied adjusted defense: 339 , a5 p& p! k1 {$ ~
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 99
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Combat modifiers
' u( n8 F5 {4 U1 MDefender: terrain(+)( f9 t5 [- r Y8 Q* N" Y) I1 o: j
Attacker:
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1597 casualties reported
% T# y: j- U, ~. ?3 b$ \( d Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled+ r' b- X6 S2 G; x: D
Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled
3 h/ A- W# O2 d! |3 k: U# A Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled- N' s4 e1 d* O3 ^% s! F' s1 w
Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)3 J" }# h" [. u, L# w( e' u
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Allied ground losses:
5 k9 T, M1 W$ J# Z 100 casualties reported
+ E' X1 Y- i, w' E* `1 c Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled( f4 h, ]! L, u9 w- G9 J, j
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. i) i9 f X% ]
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Assaulting units:, m- X4 ?: a# r% ~1 c: T
3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion' x" ~, D2 e3 Z- x! @1 V
302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion+ e1 L9 W: x/ h. J! o! |$ p
12th Indpt SNLF Coy
2 S/ K' y6 v% I8 u9 W8 M: V 7th Base Force
9 r: [' [% c5 Y' m' ?) ] 8th Field AF Construction Battalion
# o" R5 C- X; n3 ?# K: N 5th IJN AA Battalion
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Defending units:' h' i" V! F2 L0 q) p" Q9 O
Americal Infantry Div /1
" f2 t; A/ M: T8 \% O- e 4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
' o; n4 d& P2 P 201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
' ]! z8 i6 L! ]/ y3 M7 Y 151st Combat Engr Rgt /1# Z, S$ { t8 M( M
153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
6 y h% i3 p( n# n" p 198th FA Bn /1
- k) n0 g& G, ~3 y 250th Cst Art Rgt /2
- [4 n8 B2 z3 W& _ 81st FA Bn /1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,571 ~; J! _9 n; R9 a# X+ m8 Y8 F! x, {7 B
# C. ?2 O( B7 j% S9 NWeather in hex: Thunderstorms2 k+ U( }+ s( n/ i$ j4 ]
/ `' u i& H r8 p& \" h/ r! h; U LRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.' F2 T7 n, g/ s5 a9 H! Y' V
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
Z3 E: T' g; m A6M2 Zero x 25
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7 u9 U p% w- g' r( _5 ?3 p1 Q+ hAllied aircraft4 Z" L, J6 e. D- i
F4F-3A Wildcat x 12, B4 D' f) T# i. E
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12; o4 t" a( c/ f. x
SBD-3 Dauntless x 72
6 K& H" @& Q7 J0 H TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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0 c+ R; {& C& _" k$ i3 eNo Japanese losses
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" c v6 J0 Y0 K) H4 G' NAllied aircraft losses
% X% F! Q6 ?' w* X, [0 [$ m' S+ Y F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed
! z3 m3 q4 R6 v, R9 [- A6 F F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
* g6 \! F* [3 O2 D SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged
! ]; f5 _2 H: t; E SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak
' o) Q) a3 D; X1 u TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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5 B4 L h9 ~1 fJapanese Ships
/ u* }9 T1 c$ c CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires0 e% L2 |9 r3 Y$ Q4 K1 Q
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
: k( n% D3 C/ h& u7 d& t8 l P+ @& g CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire3 [! ] x0 ]4 g# W' L: _3 S( ~
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires; `) { F% E5 n, p+ U
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 26 \5 U" s+ e; l0 [. U# \4 w
CA Furutaka% p6 }( b* t" \7 {1 S, D* F
CA Kako, Bomb hits 1/ {3 n# E+ \; `" d3 z
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57/ I! P6 \+ q- I# p' c6 a! G
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- z8 S: Y/ e7 M; WRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
, D, F' U- K4 x) V! dEstimated time to target is 31 minutes
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5 v- m: H, K( }0 k# k$ s0 s1 @Japanese aircraft6 d0 v" D8 g% k; g% b( C
A6M2 Zero x 16& F9 {% Z% s8 `
7 M O' a) J; iAllied aircraft, a4 a& u' b" g. `
F4F-3P Wildcat x 12$ f0 ]$ v, ?7 L6 B( w$ \
F4F-4 Wildcat x 15
4 ]9 u- {8 ?8 F& _ SBD-3 Dauntless x 510 a8 G/ V9 C- D2 q x- z" }6 R
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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/ I/ n& _# h* \2 D& ?Japanese aircraft losses
8 r& W7 R3 k' J5 j A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed3 I" f0 v: A! K
9 s- G7 [9 H, G1 F: a+ iAllied aircraft losses! f7 u: L. ^' \ W
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
/ P1 P, j, g" W- a- q# q SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
7 P( p( C$ t5 C0 z: e$ ]# Y$ U TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged6 s& x5 C2 `6 _) @4 f
& s0 |" O& {& Y# p, ?; M( oJapanese Ships' C5 F" D3 V3 E3 @) Z9 E
CV Kaga, heavy fires
" j( W6 L2 {. f* G7 W! |( i CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
: b+ }; t4 G' } CV Zuikaku, on fire% l1 o# F3 {8 z! v1 e; a
CV Akagi
x3 v$ J2 H% I% C- P! j CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage( ?/ { `- r- |( k2 B. M
DD Tamanami
& Y$ R% L: R" D8 F CL Nagara- \% R8 p' T8 C; ]& L5 [
DD Oite
1 f! [' W4 z) ^ DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire
, L5 D5 m7 h( z0 c) g F CA Furutaka5 r2 A' i9 N* G+ g: U& d
CA Kako, Bomb hits 1! f# S% @' }4 H, `( `. @$ N" H- b7 p
DD Minekaze9 t5 K3 f. v [, f, g% @9 R( ^
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, X+ V0 n: D/ y3 nMorning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,54* P4 ]0 R$ o5 F9 q7 [- l$ [
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet., p6 l8 h: U8 a+ x! v' `' q
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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5 S9 C% P* |* C5 h/ C- t2 dJapanese aircraft {# h" l: _- j( m! [; u
A6M2 Zero x 33 I3 x1 h% T& d
B5N2 Kate x 61/ Y( v* N* q2 K8 Q1 R
D3A1 Val x 443 {$ Q9 a, J' E6 @& v/ C5 H3 h
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Allied aircraft1 t1 c* Y4 Q! m5 p5 u
F4F-3A Wildcat x 17& q+ y5 `1 k9 G) K2 \$ C+ i$ z: _
F4F-3 Wildcat x 48 f: r- ] g2 B# n- i
F4F-4 Wildcat x 81$ y$ X. y) x7 H$ N5 W' s6 g8 j
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Japanese aircraft losses
X/ }6 [3 ~9 M* L, C A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
8 N4 Q, V6 Q% j; n% ?6 F B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged: S! D; p+ Z+ e/ r
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
8 T g' k$ q( I6 r D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged
- {6 a( a g- B- n2 c4 V D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak2 b+ s" Z5 }& I, a+ b, C5 B0 S) ^2 ^
, o5 d; i" ?" ^. K [- F( WAllied aircraft losses
( a* Q; H& q' V' [7 x1 w3 q$ g F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed5 W. o( y: ?6 r* O/ `
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Allied Ships; @, c0 y" g" i2 H& j
CVE Copahee0 V; w# m+ o9 X
CV Yorktown
) M. j& M* N. t2 @! n CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2, m( u3 y# h% }
CLAA San Diego
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57' `# a& @, C* a0 w; q3 ^# F
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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, x+ n* E1 D& [( J" eRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
]& U4 w& G4 Z. TEstimated time to target is 29 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
. W7 u9 h, f% i6 W. H' H A6M2 Zero x 3
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& q$ K$ t R8 J9 z. J) rAllied aircraft" f; W7 _2 L' y1 j( Q& X6 j f
F4F-3 Wildcat x 2
0 L4 I- k7 m4 ] SBD-3 Dauntless x 19: \4 h6 i& N* ^
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
4 Z5 ^$ ?0 ~. ~! g+ l F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
* z- Q, S/ u- L; A- O SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
. x, h3 O& d: w SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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: L5 r' Q4 h. C% |+ t& lJapanese Ships
2 F) @) E5 \# u! r/ | CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ I! a. b" z, u4 M CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire
* I0 o* X( d7 k CV Akagi
' n. w7 z) V, v0 @2 V CV Zuikaku, on fire
! J9 A! H: k6 ~! [& I CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage! e9 v# T Q( A4 I: `9 `
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1 a L4 ]* z O( W. @+ tAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud0 ~- R% l7 m: U2 ^' y' ~
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Raid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
7 R9 B! u9 K* ~+ o# c% TEstimated time to target is 25 minutes1 ^+ b Q0 Y8 v/ O1 T
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Japanese aircraft" w+ h; L- `( w5 x5 V" C
A6M2 Zero x 2# J. E8 {. {, [+ R4 i& [
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Allied aircraft+ v$ _9 m: N6 e1 w, X: X
SBD-3 Dauntless x 2
' `/ V& p& `4 {, \3 x TBF-1 Avenger x 6) ]2 k# s' V7 a+ M" M8 f' y) C: S
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No Japanese losses; C. c3 ] H6 ^4 X4 B
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
8 d7 @' b1 F- r' p CV Akagi- W8 s. v9 [1 ]( Q0 c1 I9 A5 F9 [
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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! y( ^. N: y% [& x! ]" v0 [+ X9 vAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57( v% \ d# o; ~ U! p. S1 y9 ^* B
6 m' |6 Q7 r/ U' X4 q/ q% w% MWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
7 D- C4 s5 N9 K3 r# EEstimated time to target is 37 minutes' h' P3 I) I4 o( a+ }
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Allied aircraft
! E& W7 d! N) m F4F-3 Wildcat x 5' _ e, D# A% `# L# m( N/ u
TBF-1 Avenger x 3
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Allied aircraft losses
" v2 f9 N+ E# {1 K0 p TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged/ f0 r; c* U7 T& J, K2 I" ]* ^
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Japanese Ships, w" ~& M- K C0 _' h3 E# Y, X
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1- \0 [5 h- {) z2 h
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,56. z! T* |" S+ G
$ n1 f& N2 k) p) t. {# Y3 h9 z# N5 R FWeather in hex: Heavy rain9 z* D4 o8 a. p$ K0 P2 `7 B
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
9 Q$ U2 \% p- w* V7 u- S! mEstimated time to target is 15 minutes6 B# `9 }& ]; U, D0 t
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Japanese aircraft/ ]1 {0 L! J/ H/ p$ g* @- |( h
A6M2 Zero x 6
: z! e1 a$ J: }& R' q$ B% M. X B5N2 Kate x 15$ i4 O$ n4 V* s1 E3 o+ C
D3A1 Val x 19 x. e- L4 L- v8 b+ [
3 H5 r+ A6 _, F/ G7 y9 z5 {2 C( dAllied aircraft( T: t, [! Y8 h* X$ m5 p1 G, M
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36/ Q$ t2 b, V- u9 V# v4 s$ Z; _* h
F4F-4 Wildcat x 366 @; A+ Y$ R3 W0 H0 R- W ]+ }
4 P/ \% T/ Y) x3 gJapanese aircraft losses5 f1 j/ Q9 V4 C' p) P
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed: m; Q% ?9 r& q8 E* V# l- F( J
B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
3 M# z( x* J5 }. E8 U2 [$ L }' | D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged& h+ F0 A3 h6 h4 E' M5 T v
/ L( D5 P3 I4 a, m! }1 YAllied aircraft losses9 q9 g" A# [5 b& z
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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CV Lexington+ Z% o7 K1 z5 m6 x/ q
CV Saratoga
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57* p' m% C8 \6 t( Y4 s, r
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.8 S, n, c8 C4 T3 y, U$ x% w6 t
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Allied aircraft' @3 j; {) E0 ^+ W9 U' d
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
: O. P; m4 m* h. M F4F-4 Wildcat x 12- Q* @# L# j, |& E
SBD-3 Dauntless x 70
4 r$ {" a3 s: g4 z( c) c Y/ w4 d TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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, z, W, ~* h% Y; F; I- t8 zAllied aircraft losses( `* H1 |5 k' {1 w) J0 M" o0 _
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
; L1 g7 _& U+ K4 P# N; b& `( p TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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# I& X' q+ p% U* |+ T7 p( wJapanese Ships
% b6 {' R7 b# L5 |) l CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage% M) Y! ?) X7 [7 b+ |
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires1 F" b! h8 M! a9 G7 c( b$ {7 B
DD Asakaze! R$ P" L. B9 L, K0 v, q; T
DD Tamanami
! Z: M$ U+ U, d ` DD Onami
) k* U" D" a) ?( \. \+ S DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage$ x; Z( d K6 O: F
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage; s( r* ^* i# B- T5 Z- y3 U
DD Oite: h/ A9 t7 j# Y/ [( }0 V
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage, r3 S) Y9 ?3 k1 k
DD Suzukaze R4 E3 U! c% V3 e
CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1, Z& ~! W. q) ^8 A9 i
CL Nagara
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* _+ |+ V. H' KAfternoon 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.
5 M0 z! G9 N# u% |Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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( W1 l( N2 j' A0 ]6 _Allied aircraft
5 i" ~3 D) k2 v A-24 Banshee x 2( o7 G x( A' }0 U( n; H
SBD-3 Dauntless x 255 T! t+ m; u4 x! u% N5 }2 W8 B
% q: n. }! N [2 Z) C3 V& e2 wAllied aircraft losses5 D3 N. Q5 g) v+ ~: Y( H) H5 B' s
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
3 K' Y8 Y1 H% Z SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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3 T: u6 S. L4 wJapanese Ships+ E9 g+ f5 s; Q* P) V3 B( ~
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage* o' Q0 E- X$ ]: v2 r9 W
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ D% ]& S( A" D2 J; f$ F CV Zuikaku, heavy fires/ N: U1 p( x& @- K: F0 V: B
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires5 i+ q6 ~6 M) a% @% J
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 |% x/ U+ K# \' }2 d3 L) s CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage3 T9 E: [& d. V T2 i1 B3 T
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.2 ] X6 h) q2 q, R, Y
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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. F( U6 x) y, `( hAllied aircraft. \) B7 R0 u9 M
A-24 Banshee x 14. @" d7 A* j% X8 w: R% L1 k
3 q, V7 ^8 T6 n3 Q# c5 OAllied aircraft losses
' w! o7 Z* Q6 o S" ~/ H. r A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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8 }, N! H. m6 HJapanese Ships
4 B" G% q$ ?7 t' t% O CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage# T0 f, E I4 F% g a/ r
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 p& S; W! |6 m- Q DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage2 V* E% z, L" o" S; @, d
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage8 o. L. c$ C$ a! g
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" y- x) W% }/ i4 b2 `8 j/ H$ x6 ?Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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* R( n7 K/ `8 i3 u) l1 bRaid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.2 O2 O$ b! \7 @
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes4 t* u' Y8 N4 t* O3 a# O# b. \
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Allied aircraft
. g+ Z3 a! f! B) I& A5 c1 R7 W A-24 Banshee x 2
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No Allied losses% D* k+ k3 a. x# q" a
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Japanese Ships
0 S, }+ M- Z2 z U. o CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires& M" B- r* W; z3 |& U; |
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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d$ p6 K( T4 ?: H/ pRaid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
2 I! N }. o1 Q' f5 ] `Estimated time to target is 24 minutes3 o/ G& }( p! j
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Allied aircraft" |+ H2 C5 r A* f$ g& n
F4F-3A Wildcat x 20 i: ~0 E! U5 |
SBD-3 Dauntless x 31, h H( n% ?( P& G! W; A: K1 P
TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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Allied aircraft losses& g( g E: P" f5 j# e; P
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged# S+ H, u( L& g
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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+ K3 k% C i ~6 E' l. t* s5 ^4 CJapanese Ships
* }' I, o* h. J1 a! p. B$ x. N CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage1 P* k$ `& i, R7 b& G
DD Oite
: Y5 t' U! B- U) q4 b CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires. t! Z8 f5 m" Z4 ]8 u
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage/ ]+ v6 L3 L; j. m5 W
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
v+ Y, @1 T6 g5 v DD Onami- X0 y1 n2 Z/ V# ?; o2 ^( U
DD Tamanami
* S# ]8 Y( f* s8 c U CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire
4 a9 T; W: |/ Q+ D! I" ^0 Z+ j) E DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 1$ K' z6 i" O5 K& a% B: m% H, l
DD Minekaze
( n9 e/ w% p' E# i DD Asakaze. Q4 v( C' q4 E |+ J; q. G7 B
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0 [9 f+ R* {" Q' @) FRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
7 L' X3 S/ K) g' sEstimated time to target is 30 minutes4 m3 H3 Y4 }( d+ W/ I5 T3 F- _5 y) O
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Japanese aircraft
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" ^: V8 x. u! DAllied aircraft
8 P) [1 H/ D: C7 a3 G: H; w F4F-3P Wildcat x 106 L+ q. u6 [& b! |0 Q! S
F4F-4 Wildcat x 14' Z& g0 d" n1 G, j* v7 s* _8 ~
SBD-3 Dauntless x 63
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No Japanese losses& M: h" X! M. Y2 W# L( a( M
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Allied aircraft losses) `8 Q, w: b% [+ P! N$ F- m( A+ \' Z
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
0 I: b* y6 v) Z; A CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage
' D% {/ \& p4 U" \2 a3 C CA Kako, and is sunk; ?/ z. d; W- n4 X
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage, j1 p6 g+ v& W% o$ ?) \ w7 n4 S' \
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk4 l5 V/ R ?% i. k$ p3 s0 g! j8 X
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk- v% R2 x% K; B. d4 A3 D
DD Onami& \1 U9 e" b: X, p
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
0 c$ e. w- ~2 @; _$ X9 ]+ y DD Asakaze
% r" S$ K4 P2 ]+ C6 x z+ ]& h8 A DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
# S/ W+ m' O/ i' g& s DD Oite, q% _- H1 H$ U
DD Minekaze5 {) ^/ S9 ]+ i. y0 n, o% j
DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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! c) Q* W. m' j% }* G! Q! [Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
, e% }% V% d/ Y- D; O6 WEstimated time to target is 13 minutes) d4 I2 p/ z# k6 u q! B
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 16; E% a! L& R& C2 l& z3 P
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged# s; N; R) i& m1 D) `
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3 q/ v+ q' | p! P- U CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage' u( M) t" N+ _% l* X
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 K( T, X! e4 F, X5 _ DD Sawakaze2 U- J3 z4 A$ ]
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |