AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 42
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盟军正式登陆阿图岛9 c# I& P7 J5 d. |8 o
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
* F6 l, i% o( [58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩- s$ I: G- K* D, q0 `* D% y) I
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
5 J" T# t$ K5 u3 \: x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5 I7 l/ u' `: t3 n+ g
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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9 A" l5 \3 q* n( f0 k# Q% H& iAmphibious 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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8 c, F: m) j+ u- uAllied ground losses:9 C3 P7 ? h9 }0 G) S+ p
253 casualties reported4 F& N- l7 J$ i; Z
Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled- n( ]" P) c( ^$ ~. u
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
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) |+ t ^; Z: s0 @ ^' w Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)9 w# @6 Q \2 i6 c, T9 j
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' ~+ B0 q4 t n+ W
" t p% R$ g9 |# r0 bAttacking 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
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* e3 v' S+ T/ \2 y+ m- aJapanese adjusted assault: 0
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! r1 P& b4 e* NAllied adjusted defense: 339
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. j, p" x6 V PJapanese assault odds: 1 to 99 ( H4 H o$ j. B7 [/ i
) s, D5 u M% Z) i* y& VCombat modifiers3 a; ]: A- L' a% ]7 q
Defender: terrain(+)
) h! i, {5 N# _# I7 Y6 lAttacker: " l6 S+ z$ I" b) [6 O" V$ v$ y& Q, y
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Japanese ground losses:
5 Q& {% y6 E1 E6 r 1597 casualties reported$ b) |' x8 N* ~/ C
Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled
+ y1 _+ [( ?9 [4 f6 L Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled
' j4 K( d' S$ m8 J/ {3 X Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled* A; t" C( n& F* A! V, }
Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)2 w0 l. L/ P8 r
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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8 C; e- X+ Z. E! J1 ?Allied ground losses:
4 u5 Y1 q5 f" Z2 Y 100 casualties reported) \! n. r# U$ y$ Z* f+ A P8 S
Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled, a) A8 Q5 I, ?: y2 o: B
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:
i/ h0 U2 {5 M8 K" O' s* V/ ?, b 3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion( q. V: s, _' }, z
302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion5 O1 B8 a. M$ a
12th Indpt SNLF Coy 8 `. B0 ^6 ]& h: k: _, H
7th Base Force% k/ v. g* H2 ^! C* K) @5 D; c
8th Field AF Construction Battalion2 }( j! b& e( N- `4 `' B- J
5th IJN AA Battalion
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Americal Infantry Div /1
6 @7 w8 ^8 o% f @% [1 w 4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
: L2 i5 ^3 D# s! }& u. t% U' j 201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
: t, a% I& z0 \" g8 W 151st Combat Engr Rgt /1
3 e7 ^+ J9 Y4 p0 I( L) o 153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1/ s5 g% {0 N3 W0 a. m: r
198th FA Bn /1" U$ h1 U. g8 a- A9 {, D/ i7 W
250th Cst Art Rgt /2
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57" p( B) ]. Y0 F
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.- O+ O4 k8 w4 `8 \: J1 X
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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: z! u. ^/ d' p5 Q; ]Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
$ a) d" h8 x2 } F4F-3A Wildcat x 12: J# B) g& W2 S2 f0 c
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12$ d! W6 a2 A! U& h* m( V0 F- W
SBD-3 Dauntless x 72
5 ~, A) t8 ?9 V+ K* ^( I# c TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
- L7 V6 A7 }3 I% l7 L2 [+ C7 r F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed0 R3 k$ H# p4 N) @0 n2 X
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed6 C/ q0 B; o# c6 j
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged
. b1 B- T0 Z9 [0 q7 d1 l SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak, h* O, ~0 `( O& D1 F' a' \
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged' j. Q/ ]) ?0 P$ J
4 U- j6 ^% S- K8 L% G, hJapanese Ships5 @; _( ^" @$ E' D. x
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
* M- v6 |1 i7 f# s CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 13 G/ j6 q; |* k- F
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire+ T0 Q6 t# O! h I" L
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires) m2 d @% I9 O- J
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 23 b. G) r! m$ E& M8 y, x
CA Furutaka/ H$ E( S% l: T6 [8 O
CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
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9 F( b. U. D, M2 G- FMorning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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5 }4 Z1 ]5 E N: a* [2 CWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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6 O. G- M( d( v4 T. CRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
$ {9 N. Q* I' bEstimated time to target is 31 minutes3 \) T s# b# {8 C2 W$ \9 F
; O4 o' P$ W/ B( z7 q8 p! {Japanese aircraft
$ H3 q, `, N# t A6M2 Zero x 16# v8 }8 B" ~2 ~4 Q4 d1 v
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Allied aircraft
% j9 v& [7 a) T, Z2 d- k% e F4F-3P Wildcat x 12
5 s8 f1 f4 H1 j6 P' z F4F-4 Wildcat x 15
1 d. C1 w" J- r7 |4 C2 P SBD-3 Dauntless x 51
D5 w5 o' `) e4 N TBF-1 Avenger x 30, [7 p& w9 [' U
& l0 Z6 O+ {# L7 d$ s4 `Japanese aircraft losses3 X" ]9 m V' c. p! k- ^$ _! c
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed, n% B6 q8 D5 q+ |' A% l$ `& c
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Allied aircraft losses
+ d! K1 C6 R4 r& r. n) P4 [ SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged" o. W9 _6 y. T
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak9 ^9 r1 o4 C( N. o6 `# c
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged W# \0 o/ P2 H
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Japanese Ships( G3 P0 J8 @5 ~" Y/ P. q
CV Kaga, heavy fires
$ y1 [6 a! f: n; o& ~ CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires3 n0 P# L6 H/ q
CV Zuikaku, on fire& e; K3 k) C7 @# ~) L4 ]- ^9 `0 O
CV Akagi" P( t) A. t! i! x
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage! K4 |4 H9 k2 |2 v7 g# U6 O
DD Tamanami
2 M6 h. c2 N, S" h! h% Z; a CL Nagara
* y6 y, e. ~ Q6 ? | DD Oite
7 ?2 S* a! W( x& {; b7 e DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire
" {7 C! ?( S% d" s" c" J+ z# J5 _# q CA Furutaka) C& x5 c L" L/ Z H
CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
) [& n; O; o2 T3 T9 ^ DD Minekaze
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,54
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; [0 A' i4 ]2 A9 X& aWeather in hex: Heavy cloud; v+ ]8 z$ Z+ y2 ^
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.4 ~5 T" j% n- V: c2 ]" y; `
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes5 W4 H8 B1 h, n1 h5 |% V# t- }
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Japanese aircraft4 l( B% T) ?) S; u+ r, n
A6M2 Zero x 336 A5 J* E- k: s! v. O2 R
B5N2 Kate x 61
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Allied aircraft) e2 a) w( i8 k u2 Y. L
F4F-3A Wildcat x 17- i& U6 N% c0 x; n- S
F4F-3 Wildcat x 48
7 n9 K5 T. x4 I0 h: i- W B F4F-4 Wildcat x 81
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/ E) o; N0 m3 ?- e: G0 V) pJapanese aircraft losses
) i: m+ z n) R* Z( p% Z8 C A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
. G5 D1 r+ u& F' f7 l. a. t B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged
6 L" e' h8 u3 ~& Y B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak6 b' R7 k! L. j1 g1 c& o0 H
D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged
- v' ?) I2 L0 z- P ? D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak y+ V0 Y( E8 o+ {# h1 l
: K% F h7 @1 Q3 A+ R: {Allied aircraft losses
7 K& U' c! p ^/ ?% O/ A7 L F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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/ z3 J9 R. D, r# qAllied Ships1 @; N5 ~7 R0 B! x' F) ]/ z% I; q$ K! u
CVE Copahee6 z: |- q) _$ u4 ]. s
CV Yorktown+ `2 ]+ L; U! Q: V \
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2
/ N9 L) w& }5 _: N& d CLAA San Diego
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,577 ~ S. L; _2 D+ Q8 J) Z
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud* y9 s; K4 g ?/ ?8 r+ @
; ~& ~- ?7 G6 W6 m/ vRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
/ [/ ^5 D% m# y- t8 L4 U" c! K4 eEstimated time to target is 29 minutes$ x5 N$ {& ?8 U3 F) \
( _8 ^; w1 c6 f, \& Z7 b* HJapanese aircraft' C1 d* ~& F* w. F$ y- {
A6M2 Zero x 3% f6 Z: ]- D% `# \. ]
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 2( n2 Z: U% t' U0 m, ] `
SBD-3 Dauntless x 19
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses- v! X6 l; W! m4 p, ~) {! n5 g+ ~
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed* {' o+ z# b) M. F# h: {* Y
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged8 y7 m+ q) A# q- E$ b' j
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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+ A/ w9 B5 v3 V/ N) c4 lJapanese Ships* N i3 P. l' r* ~6 {/ H4 v n
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage b! s3 q2 |3 U; h( V, {' ]0 l
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire1 K% d+ y, c$ r$ |
CV Akagi+ i P: Q( E, r% u" Z& j1 Z
CV Zuikaku, on fire' n# p6 s* ^/ V& h3 k2 T$ X
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57- V2 B p) U9 y7 d$ G
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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1 z4 \$ x0 g, a9 ?" L0 c, K- H- [/ l* ?* CRaid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
- F' V$ A& @: D/ S3 Q# IEstimated time to target is 25 minutes2 ^; r% \$ Q: N/ c. }9 Y( h
# L+ n) r! U7 K0 L) s: S9 pJapanese aircraft7 q5 K0 E+ i) N: a
A6M2 Zero x 27 h! |# |. P# s! N, L
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Allied aircraft
& {6 q7 i9 ~& ?: g2 Y0 a SBD-3 Dauntless x 2
7 P: `( v6 m3 s& p TBF-1 Avenger x 6, n# S2 P- [$ @+ ~& v
1 P$ {6 L9 T6 ~! @6 kNo Japanese losses
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% j' A! c/ Z! `# U/ _! zNo Allied losses7 T/ l+ h V& e' e. J% c
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Japanese Ships' u' @+ R. [* ]5 l
CV Akagi: l, r) G+ J4 d! ^, W: V5 M
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage+ |( R, n9 |3 b$ E$ [1 M+ p
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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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* _2 Q; G. g' A2 sRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.4 `$ V4 d3 w% ^$ a g
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes3 |- ^; ?# ^* T7 _3 @) d4 M" y) v U
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Allied aircraft
, |$ ] o5 V) D* }( l4 R l9 r F4F-3 Wildcat x 5
6 G% z4 Y' J; c* a9 g TBF-1 Avenger x 3
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Allied aircraft losses4 M5 A1 j* d! r! n/ J
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged4 G2 A. V8 v& Z3 x, g
( s1 U5 |" J& N& o8 c4 M2 oJapanese Ships
6 F: ]4 m$ V' |0 \1 `( I CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,56
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! m/ r, D- }; o. UWeather in hex: Heavy rain% ?9 |, t7 C" d, R
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.& {& {; J) _3 C# [* p! T* C
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes6 r& a& B n+ ?
9 Y( b% z1 k5 ~; x: R4 kJapanese aircraft
y% x8 z W4 G8 T7 i8 A( E A6M2 Zero x 6% o; |! u6 D0 f2 h* H7 L
B5N2 Kate x 152 a i( I( Y0 |' n4 Y% ]
D3A1 Val x 19; ^6 S( M/ [% v7 l; n
& l3 U* ~, F$ T, F* W/ m5 oAllied aircraft, p& q' H$ `" g# z+ L/ l+ M( d
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
( j3 o) T$ v8 S7 k; A F4F-4 Wildcat x 364 J9 z5 g7 k9 F8 \6 L. _. h
z" a! U! {5 X& ^# i! e& e ^Japanese aircraft losses
/ P8 u2 m- l$ M+ S/ [/ O A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed! y3 h1 J q+ ]) M" _
B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
- E6 E v! X6 |6 v& C D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged
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+ x6 g2 o% r/ V1 d# M5 a7 R4 W5 nAllied aircraft losses
9 p& z4 g8 k% @) w6 V: i1 t F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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2 n( v$ B3 t$ k6 y7 Z. ^' s- d CV Lexington6 F) o! Z( M2 |0 f8 o
CV Saratoga5 `0 S& V6 I4 m+ K9 W [# ~
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5 a$ p7 m$ _% \/ D. C. e% t% t7 qAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57: d( q6 N' X$ r0 v( z
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.# r5 `/ L5 A# S0 E5 j1 _1 Q t4 [
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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# V" r5 C3 D L pAllied aircraft
$ ]+ Y. |; ~6 N0 J F4F-3 Wildcat x 128 \8 M6 T8 u- r: H; p
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
5 C( _ S! V# Q) Z2 ?9 B$ R6 u) D SBD-3 Dauntless x 70
: p) K- Y' ?; m' h TBF-1 Avenger x 30, e! h6 U6 C# | }5 M' _" }
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Allied aircraft losses
! P- U& P6 V! S SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
. B7 U1 |2 h4 j$ @1 k* P8 H TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged [6 n. E) k" @$ Y1 F
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CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage( z# z; i. {2 S8 `, t
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires( l) T% |3 ?* b
DD Asakaze
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DD Onami/ d/ M e! c& u. Q+ D
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage( m3 B# e0 U% s
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage% z# y, q7 O# d# u" Q8 Q3 l! \
DD Oite% F: V! m8 P! M A( K A0 k6 j
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
+ u* a& J2 R" x* } DD Suzukaze, }( S# H; u; v2 X* f, V
CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1! k6 C; x9 q6 @5 l, R
CL Nagara
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,575 E, u2 L2 Q2 {
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud# T) J, x/ Y; y4 v, c
W& O5 p5 d3 z' D: p+ Y6 {: d0 ?Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
! ]1 O! t- M7 g# c! V CEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Allied aircraft
* Q. y" h% n5 G! q9 `; N A-24 Banshee x 2& ^8 d1 x- m& l/ B
SBD-3 Dauntless x 253 n2 ^+ m! [- R3 l
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A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
, D4 u3 H: D3 ] SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged: {+ R- S: t& W7 N
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Japanese Ships
. V5 ~& n" [6 l1 U! l, M) l CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage; m% i& b6 y' O# R5 [
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 ^/ N" {$ Z. D CV Zuikaku, heavy fires
- W& a5 `1 \* t6 J( L CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
4 C3 Z+ t3 m+ x DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ E& l8 `- e9 ` G5 Q/ z) s$ @ CV Kaga, 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 cloud8 u8 c! U6 t' e s5 k9 _
4 D) b* j$ f; f" c _" nRaid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.0 n2 ` r3 y; n* w
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Allied aircraft
# t4 S$ `7 {* U% D$ c; [ A-24 Banshee x 14
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Allied aircraft losses
0 B3 Z8 c2 l0 T7 W$ v2 j$ ^* x A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage6 y( g6 @; R, @. d- `' K2 N
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ ^5 D- Z' H& n; @+ W DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage
. \( m$ o8 \4 ? r. ?' p CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57! `1 \* U; X* \; Q8 E. l r& v
0 l8 \* | o& X8 A5 v( v$ lWeather in hex: Heavy cloud, y5 Q0 W6 Z% \2 |- H: V$ j) b
+ [+ y, Q9 u( j7 `2 H/ \+ ?1 GRaid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.+ O1 j( V4 g1 u5 G$ y; @
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
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! I( S7 U( `1 p/ x& m& o" Z! m: S; MAllied aircraft1 C4 M: D0 h. b5 ^, t* ~1 V9 p/ D
A-24 Banshee x 2
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6 Q' I r# C4 h7 P: YNo Allied losses! j3 ^1 \. @- _3 o3 r* Z
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Japanese Ships
$ v7 ]! F3 j1 t. ~ CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
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0 H1 a7 n' F4 Q5 u$ f+ CAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57, X6 `* h- V0 M* a: s0 o* k
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud1 w) Z$ F+ U9 \4 N7 A
. p, S$ z Y+ L4 GRaid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.$ z1 j% F" I* q; Z0 H- Q+ {# j8 T [
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes# G9 Z9 P3 k" U2 O0 {% M
+ ^4 b, \3 b! q% k! kAllied aircraft9 T% x5 g4 A/ o
F4F-3A Wildcat x 2# S- U/ w% Y$ I4 N: z( k4 d
SBD-3 Dauntless x 31
& s4 r/ J7 k+ i3 h7 R6 O* C% b8 \/ k TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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. z$ w5 X6 o6 K9 \5 g$ w- w) ~6 GAllied aircraft losses
$ ]+ D5 E$ h7 X; X/ A/ R9 Y SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged- R; I- @/ x! e
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged4 ] ?# v' m* k/ v
! T7 H" D& o" Z6 aJapanese Ships. y; N% k- T" c! B0 A
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
# x" l9 H7 y8 e9 R3 [' D/ A: X' C. G DD Oite; |& D& B4 \/ a: O# V
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
6 D! Z/ n: K. S; s# Y7 j CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ o) B" d$ a9 I- c CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
+ x- x% l/ B" \ S DD Onami; L1 x3 Z [+ a, P, u
DD Tamanami
9 W8 T5 u7 n4 }& j% y3 v u+ I5 D CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire
( h, c" g4 n. `% D& P DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 1
7 H- q6 T9 N v: g DD Minekaze
+ t! T9 l3 q" \9 s" l% G5 G DD Asakaze
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0 S4 t+ o5 p4 [3 e9 {' w5 |1 n1 [Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud4 h3 z9 C5 `+ _9 A, g' J. \
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.: L- }4 Y9 W" j, n0 Z9 T
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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; C ~" O( R1 g) CJapanese aircraft
5 q6 h" J% N& [ no flights
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; `5 w. d0 K5 X+ X" SAllied aircraft" t" K4 a* n0 t( O# T: ^ f
F4F-3P Wildcat x 10
9 v# C" H. e/ D3 I* s4 i F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
! b0 H5 }1 f$ z6 y7 T$ ^ SBD-3 Dauntless x 63 f) \ D* T [. h" Q$ N
TBF-1 Avenger x 18
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4 t1 w; ]9 M( ^7 |, ~) hNo Japanese losses& w0 v) W, v4 |( H/ g/ ?3 l
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Allied aircraft losses) ?4 \% g2 I0 Y0 h/ I5 x
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
$ R9 W! c$ U8 n0 D TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged7 T6 r3 U! U) o
0 L) z$ Q! v- I+ W/ D- |$ n5 Y- eJapanese Ships
5 d% c. j; P1 E CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage0 ?2 Z: q& F" V: D. [; A3 D \
CA Kako, and is sunk, T: ]6 A# R3 ?5 M% s
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
% c: g9 @- K5 D! u+ c CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk4 A# p$ {" b! h1 `* Z# T" H
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
6 D, h' u- ~2 {2 }, E DD Onami v: S: V+ E# T- Q" E0 e. a0 z
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk. k! @! j9 l5 _. `. T
DD Asakaze
& E [6 M0 y. d' w DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage P9 z4 x5 ?1 |, H
DD Oite1 c8 Y+ _( w# _7 j; i+ E, O3 ?! z
DD Minekaze$ G( N/ b- A8 x- g
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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+ Y) ^; `5 ?& \; g3 ]' A! e* p; b5 aWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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" P; M" j8 ~* ?& `9 U6 `Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.% {" ]' N6 X# \8 F
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Allied aircraft
9 W# e V' a# O+ A1 Q, G$ @ SBD-3 Dauntless x 16. ^: F: d& E3 O2 i, V$ d
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Allied aircraft losses7 U" f6 P; Q9 |( W
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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5 V* k9 |; P( j( jJapanese Ships% P/ ~. B" K$ o# u+ ]- v
CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage1 g( w# V- |/ Q" p a2 J
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage5 B* F$ n# h1 p( Q
DD Sawakaze
. ?4 h4 i! Z% Y& D; S8 H, P9 A& L DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |