AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 42
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& c: Z4 \* m6 {, f盟军正式登陆阿图岛1 p7 O0 L' X" x2 a. o$ C9 x
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
' h5 a% ^4 `( }1 R% [% M6 }' s* P( r" d58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩( M' q2 y3 \) l" g5 R
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0 a- M; Z3 A$ U) j
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
# [$ j# a& `0 j) D% 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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6 k4 S, a9 l1 k' Y. ~. e tAmphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49)
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TF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,49+ J: }" G" A: t' W
6 P4 o; D" y) a$ oAllied ground losses:9 _' l- x+ |7 S& a; w# \6 u7 ]
253 casualties reported
$ q* R! C& c2 M Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled( u5 F! G8 K2 q; Q
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
3 c2 ?/ R$ z6 N2 o: {7 U, W9 A Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 n- H; c8 U$ B1 s4 W9 W
Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)1 z6 ^% b' T; n o
Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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Ground combat at Attu Island (153,49)
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Japanese Deliberate attack7 a( W# t: f0 e
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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 = 4263 T2 c& o p6 T4 w( y
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Japanese adjusted assault: 0
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) }9 \& ~, y& D% l% L6 GAllied adjusted defense: 339
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 99 ( J# A9 b: N$ S; o2 A
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Combat modifiers( @, w4 A' w( ~( z( b
Defender: terrain(+)
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Japanese ground losses:
8 f$ p2 \) t% B 1597 casualties reported
% D6 I. x1 z( [7 r Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled, ?4 R# e7 N: U
Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled
/ S7 N5 G/ O4 O& R6 o Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled
3 G, v6 M0 c7 F3 C" W* B Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled), b* o# S' ~! |2 n6 m! n
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Allied ground losses:
3 f1 L M0 w+ R( f B$ \: @$ ~ 100 casualties reported. k" ~' W0 q' p
Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
4 t4 f! d3 u3 y4 k2 k# Y Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
& K* a) S K; m Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled% s) K `8 [- J
, Q7 Q) T1 b8 z+ F. ^. sAssaulting units:
# P; `( U" C% ]8 V/ o. W 3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion8 s( l& f3 _9 `$ F* ^5 l
302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion
3 ^; }% d% N8 d; d( J3 I: w7 n% E 12th Indpt SNLF Coy V$ O" {$ K& e* m6 B
7th Base Force
( t) {0 F( b4 o& D 8th Field AF Construction Battalion
/ p. J: i+ }7 X$ X+ j* i 5th IJN AA Battalion( z! ~8 ]: e0 l2 M k6 b* Z
1 R1 e1 Z) f0 x& w9 V! }Defending units:
\, J; X& S# X* C1 G" X% H q Americal Infantry Div /18 W/ z) S5 }. t$ T7 }
4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /1$ l, x2 {: ~. _0 G9 |% E! T0 s
201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /14 t1 Z* }7 J+ ]. G2 L) q
151st Combat Engr Rgt /1) j+ c0 ?9 b3 W( A& a8 r- J
153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
5 S6 {! \, _. q' T( _ 198th FA Bn /1" J, S6 }9 I& i6 J. P
250th Cst Art Rgt /2/ {- v0 E, a, v+ f. t$ T5 u# B, F. O
81st FA Bn /1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57: L3 `7 h& D( w3 F' b- v
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms' _6 W4 q+ h- C0 F% v1 L2 C$ T
* b8 I% F/ ?2 h( W! W! ^" ~ eRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
0 L" b! ~; X: x; FEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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0 w2 @+ S# t+ c6 b. y1 h& r0 h8 K: E3 ^Japanese aircraft
) ] Y$ |( b% [" F T2 N A6M2 Zero x 25
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4 u! |% F) X9 C" h) N% }Allied aircraft5 v( [% Q% ~, Q: l* m6 K
F4F-3A Wildcat x 12
+ p# m$ q8 W; @, h) I F4F-3 Wildcat x 126 Z4 ~( p- V1 m) j
SBD-3 Dauntless x 726 e" t, t6 ~. t1 r
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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No Japanese losses2 t2 O7 ~0 U' G) |; R+ o; P
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Allied aircraft losses
5 @+ b6 P0 | U. s$ V' P F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed- y# D) v4 P, ? e
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
. C7 ~( E0 y* S/ ?; h( w, t s9 X SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged# \* h8 N! f% w' Q1 {: w# `
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak
4 n7 f. J- b' D' {$ D TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Japanese Ships/ Y# A, f- x5 W' ^( b9 y
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires# l3 n( Y) e. Y2 \+ S5 U: T
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1& W8 n8 X' [/ P$ N8 L0 ^
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire
/ U) Y4 P. T6 }8 E7 n' p5 o CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires
% F* W1 N2 q2 j' A2 ]# C CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 2) k' u+ }. D4 D$ U3 h8 D
CA Furutaka7 \& H# X, ^- ~3 p4 [& Z; x
CA Kako, Bomb hits 1# ~& c- g: k8 V; V1 D; F- Q# j
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57: K& K% s" a" }) e1 ]# v u$ ^
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms# H" C$ q# P! v* u- @: a# y" v1 H7 @# X
# P0 X' u$ A( c$ [Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.9 r8 `% v8 [6 U' m% F* E" _* b
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes" N; Q4 m# I& `. r; w* n* m
9 M" a0 l1 I7 K. C7 bJapanese aircraft
' l8 ]7 T4 B9 a; Q& A A6M2 Zero x 165 }1 A' [% L. i8 M5 `: T8 C4 w
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Allied aircraft7 k, n% h6 P: }# r6 v
F4F-3P Wildcat x 12. }& Y' M( L% o- O0 I! C' y/ h
F4F-4 Wildcat x 15
, n6 w3 M/ ]) j J" t SBD-3 Dauntless x 51) P% L" J4 ^* A2 \, c* F$ N
TBF-1 Avenger x 302 k. f! X6 {- @) ^" m2 q5 E
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Japanese aircraft losses8 P: B0 y9 D3 K9 I
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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. j! Q- x# \0 mAllied aircraft losses
. `" i/ b- m$ ` SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
( Q/ \! T/ y* f+ D: h ~: p* b+ R SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
3 X& O- n3 X5 ]0 c( \! } TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
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- v# s( P7 p$ W0 ?Japanese Ships- z6 g' a: H( L1 _
CV Kaga, heavy fires( O0 w) M# ^. r" u0 I
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
7 }7 E- G) X# y6 @6 ? g+ ?/ H CV Zuikaku, on fire
4 @4 {% b! e. t6 K CV Akagi
' w; M" l0 `) g5 w! |+ Z CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
. W9 }+ w9 s1 ^ x' { DD Tamanami
, R F, H8 h; q- e CL Nagara8 Y/ a3 Z+ b! U9 t0 A- e
DD Oite
# y& c1 T }' c3 D8 B" b6 D P. \ DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire
2 X$ X" V' V. y' _1 j CA Furutaka
9 F" X; \! d& m1 ]6 A9 l CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
# o6 S: {2 n6 p+ _1 h DD Minekaze
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,54; n4 r" c2 e; q3 i
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud4 C; W0 w1 r7 K2 L6 V% Y; Y
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.( E! Y9 ?8 }3 p2 ?; P# ^
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes3 t! O( U5 p! _, _
: g! L) a6 V+ CJapanese aircraft" `8 |( n1 `- A g
A6M2 Zero x 33
! ^ d. m- i2 v/ i B5N2 Kate x 61
& [8 R# m" z. A* U$ |4 J+ {2 y2 F D3A1 Val x 44
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Allied aircraft; m! c0 y! B5 P( P+ g/ a* h
F4F-3A Wildcat x 17; P4 ?5 L3 P( P( x% d U4 X% I
F4F-3 Wildcat x 488 o' L8 U2 {4 y
F4F-4 Wildcat x 81
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4 w2 _: K: Z0 H! kJapanese aircraft losses
, ?6 |4 E$ ], }9 v A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed* v6 P9 u, \6 h2 p/ B$ F3 L5 i
B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged
. {: ^* M8 x: r9 F B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak- J* b$ _; C" K/ q0 `* a
D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged
; a2 z+ ]& H k( a6 r D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak; r/ h: t$ I. Q& O: A: j
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Allied aircraft losses1 u% w- F9 v& t" }! N
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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7 c& }% [- q8 l' U) j8 f2 G0 F0 ` N CVE Copahee
/ c" p* I8 I# b2 r CV Yorktown
: ]9 k% Z: ~3 N7 j+ a8 E CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2& I; E) \1 N2 z S( _0 E/ W( w+ T
CLAA San Diego
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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" l. k- I# }# K$ x2 ]" Q( G5 HWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.7 U+ E6 \$ o* J$ U9 T% e Q, y9 F
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes5 r0 x, u( \" V: n* k K3 m
- v& ]) H5 H0 M2 g+ kJapanese aircraft
- H" V Q& ^& B A6M2 Zero x 3
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% _' }; a; B$ [ f3 p W4 OAllied aircraft
) Y& m8 I+ Y& W Q' q, M F4F-3 Wildcat x 26 g& x r- ]6 }0 K& _6 ~
SBD-3 Dauntless x 19
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
$ F! o9 ]9 T9 l4 S V4 q4 t+ d8 u6 L; n F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed$ D4 W: w& c' S
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
$ I6 r5 _+ p; G4 b/ e2 x; m( S' W SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
5 t/ D5 a- A& s CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ V, }4 q; h( K: B CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire0 Y3 ]" Q- V+ p) E! X2 C
CV Akagi
: q5 `' G8 ?& ~/ C CV Zuikaku, on fire
5 b7 z6 s6 B W. e CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage8 N. T1 U8 U3 X, ]- M1 l
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K3 h8 a8 \0 ~- ~4 |% `9 B6 Y" T% cAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,571 Z3 F. S6 ]0 Z0 P6 I2 Y
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
1 _) R4 H- v/ }5 n/ t9 B$ NEstimated time to target is 25 minutes
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Japanese aircraft% O/ B. S' B9 [4 p; H) l) u
A6M2 Zero x 2 v4 X( D h: ^3 m9 g
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 2
7 ^% J0 V5 H) q9 c; ]1 z0 J TBF-1 Avenger x 6
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$ q. c/ H! A' S9 c& [8 d" P K& p) cNo Japanese losses% U, ]+ g' c! I& y2 \2 w4 F! ~
5 f+ C# P; G$ V/ s" qNo Allied losses
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& W$ z5 d$ J8 k' @! s5 E2 \4 HJapanese Ships
) X! U% Y/ G1 t; R$ s4 ~0 v CV Akagi5 ]8 o! Y3 {9 v: A7 p. c" a# ?7 `
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
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6 L( b" W- @+ ]( R" F+ b8 dRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.; _( [" `, C* x, f
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes
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( Y# [! t, ]' o @' B4 s: V' vAllied aircraft
' ?! D; M8 x$ j" R$ a+ j, w7 V0 @ F4F-3 Wildcat x 5
3 k8 ]( l0 U) p1 K: O TBF-1 Avenger x 35 b# @* a* } L/ A+ U. f
/ @! x7 z) ]/ R) z: FAllied aircraft losses
! W! m& g* t6 `% i% u6 O0 C+ o TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships3 K; o6 ]/ ^' R' h6 _6 E
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1: ? y( o: R ]; h4 x) 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
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.. w7 |/ l( A: u; r X3 v+ O+ g5 S
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
/ I9 K6 z8 M e! J* E; w A6M2 Zero x 6/ l) Y- U8 H; p# U" H% a
B5N2 Kate x 158 m& `9 u5 M8 r4 S' u/ M
D3A1 Val x 19
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" X' p- n' V* s% u& f7 q) G0 kAllied aircraft8 I% k3 Q. P! L: a; R+ ~/ f
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36! v* t2 K' M& h: @ Z7 i" |
F4F-4 Wildcat x 36
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Japanese aircraft losses* ~4 t* y0 ?# Z) ^& X! u: B
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed( l T. Y, J. C7 T# f
B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged- J6 Z/ ? ~- [6 E4 S
D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses# a; z3 J0 k8 j' q0 g, ^7 X
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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4 r' |0 N( h* M, Z8 n# HAllied Ships/ T6 P/ {4 J# t+ D2 Z d& U
CV Lexington( g7 K O y0 p1 Z5 r1 ?$ @2 n
CV Saratoga$ n7 f$ V5 o( N- P, M' w1 t
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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. `5 @, c0 F) lWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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& Y6 ^# Q9 L! P) _Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.0 W* S7 k5 D9 s9 s
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Allied aircraft
X# p7 B( Q4 p% H) T# [2 v! L F4F-3 Wildcat x 121 A/ G9 X5 w Q, |
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12( c; j7 V v/ K7 }
SBD-3 Dauntless x 70# ?* z, i/ q- e& e. a+ J1 ~
TBF-1 Avenger x 30& U: ~/ I6 X8 |+ p# u( p6 q" U5 t
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Allied aircraft losses# J* q* y4 ? g2 p3 Z
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
& V1 X1 R# I. f) x% w TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged. j L6 r: M' G* p- X4 c
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Japanese Ships
- }9 z3 _$ O3 Q9 ~) X4 t CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
* m- w7 T8 g# J- @$ ~" i CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
6 R+ n8 i2 D2 v4 C- V DD Asakaze/ F I8 T( P; `; G# ^
DD Tamanami2 J' P \( |& ^+ A/ ^
DD Onami" ^% { l+ T* W- N& \' o- c% S; [# h
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage3 m ^' G6 Z. _: O
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
1 o0 I: M2 s) y DD Oite* i/ E* W) t, k, f2 b; c( z
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage7 ?2 w( j6 g6 Y# ], E- o
DD Suzukaze& o7 m. P+ Z/ j* U
CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1' Y/ n3 u8 H- m6 I
CL Nagara, W! a7 X6 d9 L& Z
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57/ O& G1 _4 ^% f- P7 C7 X
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud" ]) K! E* ?. |4 T2 |
# u1 H- H1 f- L! G: J% ZRaid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet., I9 l7 U8 A2 F
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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}' v& f4 `) f) K' cAllied aircraft
4 u' f) D# M$ a8 m, P A-24 Banshee x 2
" V/ |% u0 |9 W& d9 G2 M4 X; f0 x- K) A" P SBD-3 Dauntless x 25
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Allied aircraft losses% [4 K% q& H9 D/ j3 C, U8 `
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
. C# H9 s+ P! p: i7 K" ^ SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged" _6 K; z( l, `" i- t5 w/ i8 l
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Japanese Ships
! P0 _/ N, n. [ CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 s- R* ~4 r: G2 f7 { V6 L CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage6 O- m% z. J7 t; x2 a
CV Zuikaku, heavy fires6 p; b" _ R7 X# o$ I' k9 ~
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
1 y. H, |' D$ c6 r: m* w DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage0 O3 [( H6 c7 r+ W: e
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,576 Z% C. }! {1 }7 Q% [9 k- y
7 I5 @" C% z' k/ s& iWeather in hex: Heavy cloud7 |( |' ^$ ?* t- {# p3 P
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Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.- t, _- f3 l7 D L Y
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes% j- |! S( B6 I# L* h$ K
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Allied aircraft
/ K& n5 l- f" F A-24 Banshee x 149 d3 p7 ?) G0 T' H; L% F R
3 g# m8 }' ?0 w; W d FAllied aircraft losses
p0 F" w* u' l+ y' H A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
9 T& T1 _* x; G5 k CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
! e1 \& r# i; a2 b9 E/ G ?- v CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage' K' p1 |. P q9 l, U B
DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 G9 ?# Q3 q, s& Y# ^9 u1 [ CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage) |* ~- n6 x2 {2 J
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud, a3 ~* K* `6 L' S; x
7 r$ h+ {( k- P8 bRaid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.$ j7 F# _: A9 w# X
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes9 t. E1 P6 q3 B4 o$ v( k# n% N9 [
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A-24 Banshee x 22 H% n% s' l' J; H
/ u* b C2 f$ E1 o7 xNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
1 v& y( g+ \& q: l CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
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- e: I9 U) u4 z9 x% uAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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- O5 g) a; D# ~! J# FWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.1 \9 {7 W3 r, b) P9 h8 O: z
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes- z5 W- F/ q: R4 [0 z! t
/ H1 J6 E5 I/ p# [- QAllied aircraft) x7 q/ a- {; c# _0 S {# r3 ~
F4F-3A Wildcat x 2
) a9 `4 G) ?7 Y7 R2 I2 L SBD-3 Dauntless x 31" K1 k+ G1 h9 _ T. k/ b
TBF-1 Avenger x 156 ~1 c% ~7 ~& ^7 k: L9 W6 q! b# o
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* A+ K% i J2 i) ^% v/ h TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged& ^" n3 C' }+ Q- ]( h+ F
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CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage; w5 p: a% g$ Z$ c7 h% p
DD Oite! `. J, r! @7 ]$ C) U0 d7 R
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
* b4 X7 K+ p% ?$ w- K CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage4 q! e9 J; F1 o3 ]* }: c7 R: j! X0 \
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage- g y9 B, N1 w7 s# H
DD Onami
8 m( I' t3 x! e1 `# _9 S9 E DD Tamanami
3 E# q* | [2 ^5 ]8 z; r" u0 q CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire
" w$ Z$ w9 Z7 f$ F DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 1
! z9 E, [9 {" H, t% v6 B9 o* F DD Minekaze+ c2 ?* w$ {0 J4 x! D @
DD Asakaze
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57+ Y8 I9 k: a R
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud% G+ o5 ?- Q" |7 V# l! ~$ E
( r8 E8 B& s4 R1 M$ XRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
% u% ?$ \9 `4 V G7 G* [$ ZEstimated time to target is 30 minutes# v3 r* H: v. C
7 G( x- X8 \/ f( JJapanese aircraft5 t# ~+ i) x: V
no flights
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F4F-3P Wildcat x 10; j0 `% U4 B( o! O3 k2 y8 W
F4F-4 Wildcat x 14% D# |* `1 M- E2 A
SBD-3 Dauntless x 63$ }$ j* m/ r, v3 V1 ?" Z, p
TBF-1 Avenger x 18
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No Japanese losses
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TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged, ^0 ~% ~7 _ Z3 ?2 w e. M
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Japanese Ships$ r [4 F7 D4 ?* f7 x7 ~0 z
CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage7 |4 I A* t5 Q$ d1 [6 T1 E
CA Kako, and is sunk: }% Q$ v/ Q6 P& y/ t
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
" K# }# r5 d8 L$ O CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk" z2 W' B5 R% z
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk+ R% j9 L& U6 W4 d; Z, k
DD Onami
; t! v6 t8 k* b# f+ B6 c DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
1 _4 R' u/ Q! G }- P# u$ |) Y DD Asakaze8 j% E. j/ c- G7 R p. G" M( T9 N
DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage, R2 s# E. H& B9 N" @. } c3 I
DD Oite) M' P9 K( T$ q; m2 F: }2 ?
DD Minekaze/ `; f' p7 E% X4 J% P
DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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% E7 ]5 f8 M+ M1 TAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud4 v6 r+ }3 f0 ?, n+ ?5 k
+ }" v6 e+ n( t; G6 `4 uRaid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
* T& I* ^6 W1 w7 X% M& A. hEstimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses# a" ^+ W% _# Y+ \, i0 z3 T9 u8 }
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
5 R* b# |2 L$ _6 J8 y CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage' T6 O0 H' B* U6 {4 Z3 d
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage! Y1 F E4 Y# j5 D* i7 y
DD Sawakaze
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