AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 42
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盟军正式登陆阿图岛1 X) J3 n0 D S* ]8 z) Y
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4 p1 M; h$ c; S
58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩2 P, k1 C0 t& D; n' a( C/ K
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3 K. T3 T% l$ \8 U* x1 U" M* \1 o
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% r1 O# J. c& G# 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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Amphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49)& M* |' O- Q; g( I
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TF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,49% n8 h8 `* m q7 Q
; @0 d# f3 X# C' x- o* iAllied ground losses:
1 q+ n# J5 L2 V/ B D1 d1 t& v 253 casualties reported
% e2 t R# c1 u: t8 l0 H, y! e4 p Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled0 m5 }0 h4 Z$ o$ ~- {0 J
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
1 |: i4 f3 K) @2 t Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 M5 |. x) B+ }# A4 g6 l
Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)" o( {* q$ {0 V
Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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5 D" y* F" F4 b% Q+ l" G4 PGround combat at Attu Island (153,49)& D3 D4 X" g3 @* i) ^
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Japanese Deliberate attack
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3 ~, j3 G' ?1 i/ x$ s; nAttacking force 5357 troops, 43 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 97
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) b% ?. c* t' x bDefending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 426+ v+ T5 h5 t3 S* D; e
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Japanese adjusted assault: 0
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Allied adjusted defense: 339 4 U$ z+ H+ r- G/ g0 q' [( [; _* b3 n
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 99 ) W/ P1 ]7 o9 g$ F% N2 h" J
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Combat modifiers
! N" {9 v( D- \* mDefender: terrain(+)2 h5 `; o: o' z
Attacker: 5 d9 j' ]& S* O5 }2 e
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Japanese ground losses:1 B6 t2 n" p' E3 Y' T
1597 casualties reported
# ^6 N5 w7 r3 T* ` Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled/ l! ^1 m1 m3 s5 E4 J
Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled
! Y: A0 o9 w7 q. c$ @ Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled' j2 @- z* A) M0 w
Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)
$ n! H% X. Z4 F Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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+ }' |1 }; X2 b) {7 YAllied ground losses:
. `3 R0 B2 Z# O 100 casualties reported- j) @3 s' Z! h+ j
Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled. ~& t4 W/ X* D( |- @
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, i. n, N- ^0 M* U+ M' T6 o8 K
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled W) s# \, n( X8 O( d
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Assaulting units:- i* L$ P6 F1 X8 u% x
3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion
3 v- K C7 ]% V; g6 g 302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion; z5 @% z/ h- j- }! W/ { ]
12th Indpt SNLF Coy
! h4 Y1 |7 S3 h1 _: H% s 7th Base Force
7 l# f2 X6 h: q' e6 w! D 8th Field AF Construction Battalion; X. D8 {. u+ r. Z h- r1 ^
5th IJN AA Battalion; t. ~" V' x" u% u
2 w( J; u% x. H kDefending units:: |+ g H! V% p: J
Americal Infantry Div /1
, A4 i/ Q) S4 Q& C5 ? 4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
' m* j2 L7 c9 ] 201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
2 ~* `$ R4 `6 B) b; r. a) l: Y 151st Combat Engr Rgt /1; o% `7 L0 `0 H$ N. L
153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
- H* V$ t! i. ^8 T 198th FA Bn /15 W# l. |9 w! z! P) S5 _7 V) s
250th Cst Art Rgt /2
% X' u0 V& A. w 81st FA Bn /1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,571 C7 C8 E* n' }$ |
* R' G- d# `* n5 z3 `' O0 Q. ]Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet." c, l- Z2 Y; D! A3 i3 y/ l
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes2 d, k% N, ~( V% V) e L3 G; I
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Japanese aircraft1 A$ Y. w, Q d# k1 S
A6M2 Zero x 25, x! Z: Q5 _, c
, \' \" A1 @( f& pAllied aircraft; s3 m0 b6 Q- b# U0 R- {
F4F-3A Wildcat x 12
+ I6 `+ I+ K0 s% I+ P3 x% a) z F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
+ D- w A/ b! Z3 A( x; J# P SBD-3 Dauntless x 72
( g& M4 @2 h8 p( z% r TBF-1 Avenger x 30" q( P8 Z1 g& G
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No Japanese losses$ J0 e1 R$ H- G9 R3 W- K9 T, n
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Allied aircraft losses
9 }6 v; Z* U5 M) S4 n9 d5 N F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed) z0 C# u; E, n. `0 @
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
, n0 Z! F! M2 j SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged
$ e9 G F3 k9 E& Q/ B1 j# m SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak
/ [4 ^ }+ `" ]& g. U TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged4 t& } N7 r# T' J/ T. d, |' G( M
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Japanese Ships1 m7 g2 B3 t8 o+ [1 H" Q( W" c
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires0 U2 M; d" A7 x% u; [
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1% F8 a4 X+ g% K6 W1 K$ m# s
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire
0 |; _! t: L8 x1 `5 E CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires/ n: ^) P6 }: R. u% j
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 2$ I% |) u5 J' \4 [. R1 {
CA Furutaka& k* K1 _- y4 R9 R1 i
CA Kako, Bomb hits 1+ U7 O6 U' r. ^
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,577 x" n8 |- F1 ~, e& e! y+ e0 ^$ z
T* @# \5 d9 S) G9 ~- HWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet., U: r+ f* s1 y5 G- o: J
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Japanese aircraft5 t- r5 E% K9 E) p/ K8 s/ s0 y2 e5 K
A6M2 Zero x 16' v( D/ K' ?, w, Z; Z3 X
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F4F-3P Wildcat x 12
% X7 j3 @! f% K& o F4F-4 Wildcat x 15
0 q# p, }7 X3 g1 q3 g" T, x! _/ Z SBD-3 Dauntless x 51
* n% o5 T% U9 y, t' M TBF-1 Avenger x 30 T1 e5 A5 m) B W4 u1 {
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Japanese aircraft losses. i2 \! b' ~. u1 m, m4 H: X, X6 m$ E
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed7 V' Q9 i% |; T! O) [
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Allied aircraft losses$ t3 X1 M! t) ]8 J h. f
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
: ~' ^: l) v2 K$ T4 u5 P3 z6 s SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak+ J9 b& A& V+ _+ }
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
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3 a$ I2 v6 F( {* U: {3 cJapanese Ships4 o [: Z7 g1 b5 v- C( @
CV Kaga, heavy fires
% b0 Q3 x) t9 H+ F CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
7 J0 t' m8 h0 @7 b CV Zuikaku, on fire
0 d+ T7 @" z8 I CV Akagi- ^2 \- x4 \8 f' }! D" U
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 }2 U2 i* r5 p, O9 X DD Tamanami' p7 o+ t# t2 u& {2 p
CL Nagara
N" K# i( {4 j; F) | DD Oite/ V& B) e9 u0 m3 A: x* N: v1 U7 w
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire( C& z" h# f' e! B
CA Furutaka9 [$ u: o8 }& u8 [: ]3 H# D6 s
CA Kako, Bomb hits 1/ f5 R& W- N }
DD Minekaze
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) f$ k% [3 Z$ Z3 I$ }4 C9 \Morning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,54
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! t7 z' U1 R$ v5 cWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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+ i! o: ]% [9 A' z! M6 _3 Y# _Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet./ k5 ^/ b' ?$ k9 f' Z
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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: P: a' A. Y7 GJapanese aircraft
9 T) M4 M9 U( p. c1 A% N2 A A6M2 Zero x 33
9 b8 F, e! k7 E7 s B5N2 Kate x 61
5 K# t8 `/ i0 h% x+ A D3A1 Val x 44 N6 l0 H4 h+ g+ x8 U; ^
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Allied aircraft
* f6 u. {1 Z+ W. Z/ P F4F-3A Wildcat x 17
. {2 A3 i. b. ^9 L F4F-3 Wildcat x 48
5 D# b! V8 Z% n- W5 q F4F-4 Wildcat x 814 b0 ]/ O! E; F
6 w* i+ B/ a X" d8 VJapanese aircraft losses! @ ]% u. ], F/ s' ~4 v+ \
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
* _; b, S+ v9 B) q B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged( Q8 \, M0 M/ \5 i( M- T
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak5 X- Z t, T4 Z! T
D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged
. d4 ^6 d+ E- g9 F$ l2 d- r D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak. }( Y$ V4 g9 e3 }
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Allied aircraft losses
7 T* p8 h n& [2 f2 O4 Z; P F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed8 e; v4 O, n6 T6 q; {' V4 F
2 O$ R" o( `5 H9 ^- s1 AAllied Ships
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CV Yorktown# v4 u5 E) |3 u1 e# T. }4 h7 Z
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2& ^& Z% I- p# w! L. k
CLAA San Diego) B" S- Q t2 `. C3 W9 t
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* _. e: V" x) Q' m4 pAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57% E' n5 G( ~* K8 [
% l8 i" Z- g( N7 q3 h% j0 N6 TWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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6 `4 A) R1 ]% f8 Q' tRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.4 T# W$ Z; @! k' q/ G' C
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes9 E! N9 P8 d; F" X& Z' c+ K3 q
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Japanese aircraft
" l" I6 y3 y' n3 Y) N" S8 h A6M2 Zero x 3$ {& t, ?- G. S2 B- Q! {. v
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Allied aircraft, [; N' y" P& z, m7 R
F4F-3 Wildcat x 2! x$ J+ r0 B; b0 p s" m0 c
SBD-3 Dauntless x 19( |" Q; o6 }+ b2 o8 E4 L
$ k2 N! V( R8 yNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses: e( F0 @0 j! w* _9 G
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed# a0 ]0 V9 M* p9 J( c- _
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged! Z1 l w% a9 r
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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! k; M4 Z( K+ k3 l' x. G4 zJapanese Ships4 h% D+ R0 v8 h, H
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 k) @0 Q1 |, ]5 X& c# Z2 k CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire$ ~9 ]* b; q9 U* ]% _! S: N
CV Akagi
_5 A8 ?# v' g) a$ n2 l CV Zuikaku, on fire
/ h! D j$ E: H9 y CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage' p( r- Y$ ^9 \# s d7 N; C6 Y" _
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,579 Z) p& i, @5 Q# J. l
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud/ S2 O/ z0 R; s8 N" k3 l8 R) P( Z/ e% W
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Raid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
8 k$ O7 R: ^9 `2 c+ ZEstimated time to target is 25 minutes! q* ]3 T" S# G4 L7 M# V4 d
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Japanese aircraft
( e$ [! x$ K! u1 C2 Y A6M2 Zero x 2
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Allied aircraft
: M' U, `) Y% v7 M6 e7 d- ~ SBD-3 Dauntless x 2
, Y5 C2 Z: E- V( M H( }! ~ TBF-1 Avenger x 6
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8 K9 `) t% x: N3 L* f3 ^No Japanese losses
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* H4 w' c: H2 X, T* KNo Allied losses* [6 e8 n. f! ?* T) B) ^
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Japanese Ships
! T2 L9 `& l0 H, c# o- W6 d$ V' d CV Akagi/ f6 \. ~. L! s/ I
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage# ^7 F+ c. M$ ^) f2 }
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9 S( A% i Z* u$ }* w( _Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57% a9 T! X, s0 A! f# ?! p
* v4 l. E1 P _1 MWeather in hex: Heavy cloud& [& k" Z7 L3 r* I" R
A+ X/ ~1 s* v+ U% g$ ~7 ~/ D; W URaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
) I. y+ o( ~5 bEstimated time to target is 37 minutes7 [& g9 \- Z. E, o4 l
]8 b5 F- }: K; oAllied aircraft
# [$ Y% m- N, T y: `# { F4F-3 Wildcat x 5
9 h0 p! h, @$ F1 c TBF-1 Avenger x 3
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Allied aircraft losses2 a- N" V# r$ E
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged T# Y: p/ T) K- ]5 L) P7 K. a9 Y
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Japanese Ships& R7 L$ N# Y5 G7 J( m4 i+ P
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1 N/ S$ i6 H! \$ u
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,56
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain! J R1 `( L. s @
+ R. X; W% T0 @8 P0 A- wRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
# P; ]& j: V$ [2 i8 nEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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4 @7 ?0 w9 _( s9 U# |8 E. qJapanese aircraft
9 i. s' u1 V/ [, q; E A6M2 Zero x 6; M7 F: f2 D/ Q1 Q
B5N2 Kate x 15
" @; Q$ K* j; z9 Q* V9 d D3A1 Val x 19
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Allied aircraft
4 k' d$ z5 w. s; Z F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
5 X2 }$ J! g0 \ F4F-4 Wildcat x 36
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Japanese aircraft losses5 s9 z+ T/ n* S! a' q
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed+ X" \' t. f, q3 r
B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged3 ?. O9 H% E+ A; g) O1 O; m8 }
D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged
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" C! T+ G3 Z$ _' X6 w, aAllied aircraft losses a% \: Y8 H& ?, ~& V
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
$ B" m% s I7 A( n$ M/ h' T+ D CV Lexington
/ i1 W1 w, E% U: f- [ CV Saratoga
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57" [' P& C' J7 C1 \6 y" Q/ D& e5 _
& L% {! ~6 r; {8 W$ u7 w1 VWeather in hex: Heavy cloud( l+ e6 S8 |* Z, k1 x
# F% G1 S" @" n; oRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
" x- Z$ A9 |$ p4 _* E# _Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Allied aircraft
% g% x$ \: g9 p6 ]$ O F4F-3 Wildcat x 12$ M! q9 z% k A1 M- y# o, R
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12& o; O* j5 j3 P% T% W! p P
SBD-3 Dauntless x 70
! a! [6 p- A% W7 g; V, o TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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5 L+ I7 e8 C p& JAllied aircraft losses
8 _) M( C: m. v3 M SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged z3 a# A5 g+ X: f, M9 h( N
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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6 F$ U+ ` ]$ e5 Q" w, }( RJapanese Ships
2 D1 t1 X. v7 q: H# e CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
; L0 Q5 s# J$ U6 r CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
) l/ u5 G b9 R5 j DD Asakaze
1 w/ u M1 g/ _0 B DD Tamanami
+ R, T, m( w. P DD Onami
6 h) B, \: W6 x. M$ s DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage6 z: o+ d$ l% O4 \! w9 \
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage' O& N% B/ F; _# s4 j
DD Oite3 C/ G H( J" }5 z+ e
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage9 I8 B. T5 O) R1 B9 f
DD Suzukaze! `6 C2 E+ s; v! a' Q% t( K
CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1
$ M$ {+ W4 V& j CL Nagara
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/ _. }9 Y5 \* d( P) I; v1 CAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57; y1 H% F. V/ w3 n: C
* V( X7 f9 A6 J- f6 rWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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8 g1 {' X# `* Z$ S Y/ uRaid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
! O, y6 R9 N x6 YEstimated time to target is 30 minutes7 r) i3 t1 y O" l
7 ]3 \. \8 o* ]/ i; rAllied aircraft& r. U5 w& c2 a3 S% S) |- @4 b
A-24 Banshee x 29 W6 q3 {( B" P) j+ [
SBD-3 Dauntless x 25, i, z& y4 ^/ v1 Y3 v; n
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Allied aircraft losses
" c& f S' W2 c; N& j6 X9 { r2 I. X A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
8 f/ v0 |& J. S2 n6 k SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged) T9 p. h* S+ d. N. D$ B# B0 r1 J' U
' J" W% l% }. W/ V7 M( MJapanese Ships
. q( x C ? Y4 W# n. ~ CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 U. ^; H* ]" H; s- ^7 } CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage8 I# h7 D5 I! o$ R
CV Zuikaku, heavy fires
1 s3 Y; U9 Q6 l# a, E3 W CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires5 ?! @% J O1 Z' a
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage& s$ Z( }. U( X, o5 ?
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage; o: s! X9 A! ~/ Y+ \0 h
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57& j$ R5 `* v6 x u
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud" g* J! A8 J9 M0 C) F$ C1 Q
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Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.5 w( w* ~2 o; m5 s- l; `' F+ p
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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: g) H: t) w! x* D a: g% bAllied aircraft
! `/ \8 `# p7 X' J8 S% i A-24 Banshee x 14
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Allied aircraft losses2 c9 Z; z$ e& Y$ u) G! _4 |
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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# O" i) d5 l$ p5 D9 f CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
) O2 q) d4 I8 L5 ]* _1 w CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage5 N7 O& ~) E( Y3 p- K, k
DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage9 F" b b5 n( i
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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9 P( \! I0 D8 d& D7 i8 uWeather in hex: Heavy cloud) e4 S( p2 B7 v& W& b
7 @8 K) X! x* V: v: W4 `Raid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
( f9 }# z% @/ h3 t0 sEstimated time to target is 27 minutes
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Allied aircraft( q5 p+ p% h! A5 j; K+ X0 P1 w8 `
A-24 Banshee x 2, B. l+ v0 p. o0 {' P$ b$ M
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No Allied losses: H: G8 I3 j4 G4 W8 P% J
! V: S+ e- S: q1 n V5 KJapanese Ships
- {4 f6 R% P/ r0 a7 d# Q% z CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,571 o# [1 Q S. l5 c
( i( } n" A. S' x: }1 tWeather in hex: Heavy cloud. e8 x- z7 S* i3 D6 y' Q' \; u. n
1 u7 Y ?' s( p8 G! K7 T/ eRaid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.7 C* ~' F' W6 }. s& b# a: U9 p6 n* h
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes( V; u; ~$ b/ Y' g1 H6 D
; `6 V4 v! P; [1 D3 c- DAllied aircraft# l; a6 F$ q7 G* N s
F4F-3A Wildcat x 28 A/ e: f2 |' f' ~& X
SBD-3 Dauntless x 31
) V9 W7 X& g: @1 ?2 k$ D B TBF-1 Avenger x 15, ~- T% b: ]& q i. i$ B$ s5 M6 `
" L- d% J& W1 ]/ H9 x* d: GAllied aircraft losses- D7 L: f8 Q3 @
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
7 y2 S/ U2 j8 J1 } TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage: f+ }7 K8 P8 E: w7 @0 d! Q
DD Oite
. D" y0 ^+ |2 ]2 L CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
" ?4 f4 Q8 o3 S: q" `' I8 {$ u+ _9 c CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ m- A& O( M$ \; z# J8 m CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
8 Q5 t5 K ?# [1 V DD Onami
& r3 }2 J& W' _) ] DD Tamanami
2 q4 s6 ^- ^1 U& k/ K. @$ I CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire
5 e- k C1 e8 D8 V DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 1
# ?& A2 k- E# q* w. u; ~ DD Minekaze4 `/ v; J% b- V' {2 y1 w8 O
DD Asakaze
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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5 p V7 {6 {, O1 Z! ~Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.# ^9 J5 `; c/ M+ t0 G3 L
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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9 t) j2 u1 u% Y6 y3 NJapanese aircraft8 l3 _( k0 i& t/ R1 d
no flights
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1 y/ R' B4 |5 K+ \Allied aircraft
/ _8 M7 \: Y+ H! L7 y7 `2 f F4F-3P Wildcat x 10
# R0 y8 d g1 ?) e F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
$ b; X6 k: V' w# q SBD-3 Dauntless x 63- E, R2 O4 A Q/ F" x' p% `! g
TBF-1 Avenger x 18: l0 O; G9 F; f1 v+ K6 P0 o
0 P. e# _/ V- U8 ~* v* y. QNo Japanese losses$ } f! Y: b$ t3 E
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Allied aircraft losses
6 P2 x- X* _1 F3 U" t$ I: ~ SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged4 M8 Q7 R! S# x) f
TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged
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* |7 k' c* [( x2 h4 @& T. lJapanese Ships
: a) V- V' A% s$ G! H CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage: O( H9 V# I( m/ P
CA Kako, and is sunk
) i8 @7 t' @) u3 s/ s, U CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
* A8 A9 [ d9 q$ M CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
8 P- N# y0 F# u DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk, b+ R/ \" o. J' {9 u- ^) ~
DD Onami
2 ]2 }- z7 F& C$ H! x6 Q; i DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk# r) G/ e- Z/ k- E
DD Asakaze
5 p* T P- M* C* |8 b% x DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage3 x7 \; a- O1 k* V C
DD Oite
, }4 {+ {; l1 g* X; o. [ DD Minekaze/ u" K/ L; k- S! m
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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2 X8 d2 o- M1 _! b7 G5 eWeather in hex: Heavy cloud% I O; Z- r& M
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Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
# ?3 k+ C! t8 c( qEstimated time to target is 13 minutes2 L( Y7 A$ B8 m T; A
( r3 P) P0 n/ B d- \) }0 A; QAllied aircraft
% c8 e3 ^/ z4 R SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
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- x4 z j( A' bAllied aircraft losses
1 `2 r, V' l- n# T SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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% U3 r( z/ N# _ CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage" ^( ]4 T2 n: a' `
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage* f9 A8 h8 {& ^& i' Z
DD Sawakaze
" H3 e5 x2 m4 }0 ^4 x. v DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |