AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 424 o6 L9 Z% Z P5 H/ [; y
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4 Z9 ^ {; w: [9 r盟军正式登陆阿图岛& T3 V8 \) I+ J
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
) U+ V; x2 h9 g$ e58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩
7 x; ]& Y) S2 c% l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1 F* U V4 Q0 o' b& q; k
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
* v9 O) ]! F4 \ t" `) B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* l' o+ m* i' L/ O9 y% u
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- e6 |& r9 `) E6 ^" Q8 n% D" s# YAmphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49)
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TF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,49. f; b4 J- H6 ?) H: t# b' g
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Allied ground losses:& C& L+ V1 v# C
253 casualties reported
3 {, Z6 F0 _- ^" H r5 F Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled
8 |( L4 ?$ |& b2 x" u9 W- w+ u( g Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled" @) }# W( O1 Z! H0 G
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- W; [6 {7 {6 U
Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)
+ `: Y- s% Z% g. m Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)2 r6 `* f! }* G) E8 g2 [
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Ground combat at Attu Island (153,49)
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Japanese Deliberate attack! W5 c; ]( e$ T
' m! T, p/ S2 ]- a8 T2 eAttacking force 5357 troops, 43 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 976 `4 `/ g1 z+ O7 }
- ~% q( q8 o RDefending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 4264 H0 _7 ]! A1 ^9 @& I n
2 X& B& X2 W; c! v1 {* e3 ^Japanese adjusted assault: 0 ; l8 C. n& b# w% P) @
& u9 X& Y* I2 j1 _$ ]: IAllied adjusted defense: 339 * O( z# E# T8 r9 @6 }. s" [
' |0 a# y, }# ]0 KJapanese assault odds: 1 to 99
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Combat modifiers
) |" \8 c% k2 w1 V0 F. r+ _Defender: terrain(+)) m4 C8 `' v1 a/ t
Attacker:
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. o# b6 g. I$ ?2 d7 u3 HJapanese ground losses:6 E$ N; f- I% ~! d$ Z
1597 casualties reported! J% E) t6 o5 a$ z! A) F2 L$ H
Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled- V- q6 w% R% S+ S
Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled9 Q* c4 @: @- p
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled
: C1 ~ c) I* O) Q1 O Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)
/ L& o. ^- Y1 v4 K# V Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Allied ground losses: B5 W S a0 X6 V
100 casualties reported
. V& M0 ^) r6 Q- j Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
, y, k9 A2 g" b4 Y4 v" I2 W9 k! z Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
, ~, `7 I8 q) f o) u Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled, t4 d& f4 v" w7 l
% z4 @9 C( B0 I$ h, B# RAssaulting units:; c9 c0 f3 B2 @2 v# w
3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion2 I; r4 s9 f5 M# j/ {) v3 S
302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion
* O7 C4 J- I- ] m( g a& O 12th Indpt SNLF Coy % v) M/ ^; G+ N: x) d7 f4 P/ L
7th Base Force" u4 _ k+ U" H$ j/ {4 {' q* \
8th Field AF Construction Battalion1 H8 T# f. A0 g! Z
5th IJN AA Battalion" r! _/ N: P- ]( }4 F
" z3 E+ z* I$ y sDefending units:0 I( ~7 N+ C$ J6 [/ _- J
Americal Infantry Div /1
) X- X _/ R* G3 Z 4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /1" R0 C3 m1 z7 ?/ F
201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /19 U8 G! y/ H# U1 [) s& h4 I
151st Combat Engr Rgt /1, Z$ `$ \/ O* x6 ]
153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
$ R0 h! M$ ^, C0 \6 j' T2 |. o 198th FA Bn /1% ] C# B3 D( E8 h7 m
250th Cst Art Rgt /2* r* v6 U2 t5 H9 r* a
81st FA Bn /1/ V% b, S D3 _- I+ L* `/ J+ p
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4 H, ~9 ~) G2 J+ [5 x# b5 I/ P% |Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57; Y- [- f) T4 x' u
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms9 y3 A' F% ^ H( r
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
5 v1 d& _" R$ [/ K: _Estimated time to target is 30 minutes n5 I+ W. T3 q0 p
9 [3 Z% D# l6 g- |1 wJapanese aircraft
3 g( i( V: M: N2 k' i2 ?/ [, ]# L A6M2 Zero x 259 E( ^" C% @% \2 }
! ]1 o+ U% G2 E6 d& pAllied aircraft3 b8 A: ^" i. ?& u1 i! P
F4F-3A Wildcat x 123 I5 j9 Q' [/ H4 D
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
* b7 G5 [% {$ I% D) C. @5 b" t SBD-3 Dauntless x 72
, M& D0 C& H$ v3 _ TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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5 G. o" r/ e! J2 z+ bNo Japanese losses, k3 e( f0 g" f6 T, d% V; Z w
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Allied aircraft losses
8 D# n' ?. }% r1 P/ g F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed0 e# b) O" V2 F5 R8 a) G( j
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed- W* h, g% g" N+ H2 c5 [ W" w
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged
" n8 Q5 a% p: d: f3 { SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak* K5 ^9 q$ R9 \* |2 L
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged2 q* h7 V7 e) ^2 I4 e. o
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Japanese Ships- l t( x, ^/ U0 X, |1 Q
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
O" i$ b4 k- v8 }3 C$ v2 o+ \% A9 ` CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1) a* L% f4 M: j! w
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire
* b* O, `* `$ n" {8 f CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires
2 g- ?3 U' ^- Y) }9 O; \0 T) I CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 2
$ k5 r' g# B" R CA Furutaka. r8 J3 |2 ]! l( k* h
CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57( e% B' M1 z8 f! u
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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: D/ L$ A, `6 F2 B: JRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
- a5 L$ e( V Q* w0 Y1 t7 DEstimated time to target is 31 minutes1 w |! b. ^2 q% j9 {% l
; Z+ t4 Z1 P. A0 k) b" m% U. N" E- bJapanese aircraft# o1 ?. A# k* F6 V. R2 ^
A6M2 Zero x 164 M: y% |, k/ ?/ |0 h
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Allied aircraft
% w1 ]: P/ S! W! o4 y F4F-3P Wildcat x 12
1 l) _0 p# o/ Q2 c' g& y; } F4F-4 Wildcat x 15, \3 I) T) R$ g+ M
SBD-3 Dauntless x 51
% F5 Q9 E: \! `' Z' k* z8 _% ]/ H TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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Japanese aircraft losses. Y1 @$ r# f$ X8 L2 S
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
9 X7 q( F4 y4 H: } SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged% y+ X3 t" g* C8 Q
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak5 W% i$ B' |; C2 G& e' v( e7 O
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships3 p; a. \1 {3 a. L7 q' q# q
CV Kaga, heavy fires1 J$ h* w! i3 A" C+ t+ L) C- U
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires6 F3 L$ }4 v1 M! N0 _
CV Zuikaku, on fire" J1 d1 U8 b q- d( L: Y: g
CV Akagi* a+ a7 `+ Y+ Q2 ]- T6 F
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage; R; X9 v: F3 W; A# D' x+ D
DD Tamanami
# \6 r7 F5 s& F CL Nagara. X# K% x$ r, ]& Y5 F/ c/ r
DD Oite! t, r' n& }; V' v( _# |
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire$ s) e: v- g( m" E+ H' Z# D/ m
CA Furutaka
, C8 ?' `) f7 Q" a: A CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
5 ?; O" j5 k7 B Q3 t DD Minekaze: [! u2 N* v: A. \7 e/ P
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4 w2 o6 E2 y* z6 v# b7 e# KMorning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,54
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud8 I, \+ B4 x, R
+ b) C' B2 Y. j: a7 N# ]) RRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
1 G/ u" {% y/ x. u: ~Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft# c1 N: H6 A, t& F" @
A6M2 Zero x 33
7 a! h4 m4 Z/ N+ h( X0 C A( b- x B5N2 Kate x 61
4 j4 [; N* D6 r$ Q* _5 o6 A D3A1 Val x 447 u; h2 s& m5 \. t
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Allied aircraft
& b4 d) \5 j+ b7 R F4F-3A Wildcat x 171 R( ^9 |, J8 U
F4F-3 Wildcat x 488 i9 u# B. [0 [) Y p+ H8 b
F4F-4 Wildcat x 816 L( \8 M) O: G& ^0 _6 |8 D6 M& g5 e; S: H
# |& X6 U* L- i7 F/ O EJapanese aircraft losses% I" c) F5 C, R/ t1 B7 h# Q# q
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
& m* z y9 W% x. K- n B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged
A6 e8 \) \* i/ w B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
: R* P/ N6 b T" s6 N D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged
. s! s: K T/ U' X4 p D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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: [" i" \+ U# F6 K- \Allied aircraft losses+ Z: q' D; P3 k [$ F* J9 i/ n
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships' x% ?% f& X. z# w
CVE Copahee
) b+ U; W5 ^6 K; P! f CV Yorktown5 u7 Z! n0 e8 B* e9 ?0 s9 P
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2# n- m1 I' k9 A9 B0 W
CLAA San Diego3 W. r: v0 }5 |* T5 w: x; j# q9 Z
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' r- e4 o9 D" p' W/ x2 pAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,570 z/ J3 F8 D7 m4 K, K. R! G. E( U
9 J' y' @/ F l0 ]2 NWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
# r$ V2 O" N3 o/ i# u) oEstimated time to target is 29 minutes' \, G! }! S# t/ Z7 E4 [
8 t5 ~ _, \: b/ JJapanese aircraft. T: A2 K* }! P2 w& q2 r3 [" v
A6M2 Zero x 3- x+ S4 V4 x2 d$ G' k% ~
/ h3 T4 {, N, ]7 t/ sAllied aircraft
) X& l" W* W( P. s$ Y F4F-3 Wildcat x 2
) M/ N0 t4 P: a SBD-3 Dauntless x 196 i. b6 M1 U9 }+ K) ~( B
% Y l- m% f/ c- l% sNo Japanese losses+ o; e. V; z$ o/ D4 k& Y( a
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Allied aircraft losses) |- }! u* g# M F
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
1 e) z! o3 n9 D: n0 Z/ y SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
# D2 J6 Z9 q$ d+ L$ |% S. `2 \6 |) ~ SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak3 B0 F# R" c& \) l- i6 k0 ^4 i
7 v- J' |) y1 s& `: ?# R) aJapanese Ships2 O% V2 @$ b- i5 D) m! i
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
( x* Z8 X }3 \% e3 b. A' H CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire. T6 s3 ~4 L0 c3 e
CV Akagi& p' L/ I. L" u! E0 G- k, i @
CV Zuikaku, on fire
' A5 r0 |- P4 m9 F( V, f5 y CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage& Q R* V/ l$ t' r, W8 K# k% B' F
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57$ A/ z+ p% f F7 Y+ X
/ ]/ u1 A% {/ X* B# `$ d# d2 VWeather in hex: Heavy cloud0 Q; K2 x! U- i: t( ]
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Raid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.; J6 m. y8 Q* `& l7 t; f
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes+ q- n8 I5 N c& O# B
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A6M2 Zero x 2
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Allied aircraft
% J0 t3 }7 v; q4 r p* v1 D SBD-3 Dauntless x 2
6 l. G0 @! _( l TBF-1 Avenger x 6
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No Japanese losses
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7 o8 R( }8 |9 v. \! Z; b2 Q) ~3 rNo Allied losses2 A+ X5 \) w4 s ~
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Japanese Ships
, m( U, p3 o6 L# O CV Akagi
6 w4 q; V! e- N, t. k1 ` CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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5 t$ O4 @0 [) g5 cAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud$ e+ e0 H2 I9 V6 J
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.! |* S" \4 Y5 Z2 o, D9 G) E" Z
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes
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Allied aircraft+ N8 ]) |& [7 [. e6 ~1 N
F4F-3 Wildcat x 58 H8 C, T9 p% D/ Q! {: T$ ~! k
TBF-1 Avenger x 3- E- k3 N; [( q- }) y3 @
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Allied aircraft losses9 f6 ]5 h" {$ ?$ G. G- d9 Q
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged; T8 v, @! {$ ~5 K2 S) _
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Japanese Ships
$ p4 H. ^8 S' Z6 }/ _3 {% T4 k CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1: F+ l+ a$ e# R, b4 Y ^
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- _) |+ |- |9 J% ~+ Q0 E( |8 {Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,560 e4 U' B0 k9 A0 I5 g$ B' Q, s
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.' t a; I9 Q- @6 ^0 A
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft$ f M5 E1 { Y! W
A6M2 Zero x 6
4 k: v2 `- {6 I) f( _ B5N2 Kate x 15 b3 C5 `9 o. t. l1 `2 y+ \5 W
D3A1 Val x 19
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Allied aircraft
4 G; Z+ C1 o; L; I' Y F4F-3 Wildcat x 364 R' T% g, d/ h# N
F4F-4 Wildcat x 36
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2 N) @! d( _! g a7 p" O2 uJapanese aircraft losses/ w* K% H, S8 V
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
& U+ i" f& h% _: c2 Z( T2 N7 i$ } B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged: G8 h6 [% d' |" u3 w
D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged8 G/ ^5 E: q& \, o
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Allied aircraft losses# J" c4 ?" l. K9 N9 a
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed: n, _% Z% s2 l6 E5 I0 ^
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Allied Ships0 ^. i/ Z/ ? R; a1 ]
CV Lexington7 J& h2 J( G% z4 X7 V8 B1 U' Z
CV Saratoga3 L9 `5 m/ O5 Z& D
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' M6 U4 x- D: W3 M9 s3 m yAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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4 W! V! {& L: y7 Z+ N3 W3 `6 BWeather in hex: Heavy cloud! k) D a( t" \' H$ g& B
2 ?6 M0 V' S: |+ p+ O: S! xRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
; y& T& d: K- iEstimated time to target is 31 minutes
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R, z$ k: e' }/ z( e+ ?7 n- kAllied aircraft
?7 l, q8 q6 K* G F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
l7 j) R6 |$ W F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
2 S# _, M& v; i/ k SBD-3 Dauntless x 706 f6 `* P2 I8 c5 M& F2 E
TBF-1 Avenger x 30; ~' w9 v" A8 j# W! d; c. G
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Allied aircraft losses% b+ _8 h4 s' h0 J5 x' J
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
& o; |% o1 ^: Q- C* O TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged" z R, S5 @0 \: \' y! n9 z% h( o
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Japanese Ships7 N1 p& d. }- b3 O, {' {8 I
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage% ~' n0 J0 O9 G7 Z* R, Q4 X
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires$ g6 h/ y; x+ [$ W" @/ V
DD Asakaze4 L/ g- p& W8 |8 `
DD Tamanami6 s! j% _+ c x& g
DD Onami: W7 \- J; X+ ]
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
) V' d5 w2 b4 z% i& L. X* o CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage e$ V7 P8 V/ T6 [3 z
DD Oite
1 v/ Y. h. `: O; Z% C w DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
0 Q' d' r( k+ w, }* b4 | DD Suzukaze
# s% ^/ ]% y4 A( r1 Y4 V, O; m CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 10 { j" l: H! ]
CL Nagara
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$ E& ?- B. }7 z8 bAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57' Y( x7 E Q+ i# G7 Z; ^
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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' a7 C: y1 A' W) D" f5 _+ {( s) xRaid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
, m! g6 {6 [! K. e' l1 DEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Allied aircraft1 d V* l( I" ~! Y3 O, q- B: ?
A-24 Banshee x 28 z, f% S5 }1 u: \
SBD-3 Dauntless x 25$ r+ @) D& E3 {4 J' n
( K6 U& ?6 N; `1 \) HAllied aircraft losses6 B1 ?& E" l5 |: E+ s, E1 J9 k
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
; a# a. ^4 t! Z6 i7 Q3 ?% }8 ]6 t5 f7 ? SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged3 h W0 o; @. [3 O7 Z+ ^# t3 H' @
$ |( J8 I) R* r6 } w5 TJapanese Ships
' q8 m! p& ?' C/ g8 r7 ?9 D CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage# d0 k/ j1 y' U+ k% g$ u. T
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage2 z0 h. v s" D) d, F6 h5 p
CV Zuikaku, heavy fires2 z) q8 Z# {% C! {4 }
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
$ n' E1 K3 Q) x2 y8 ^0 K7 \; A DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage2 u0 @4 W. B1 U4 h* e9 \
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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0 U( J1 P; a9 p% H( @Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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) p' P- k5 z) l } `+ `1 zWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
y( l( T+ @( z# @# _Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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A-24 Banshee x 14
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/ r5 b- X7 y& J4 P. TAllied aircraft losses1 w3 V/ P9 b5 a P) `( A
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged7 |+ Q& g* y0 Z5 t: u g
6 P' [: I1 S- zJapanese Ships" K: F$ h) b3 |, F) S0 B3 V* B
CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 s5 A9 V6 i+ H* {0 v# e9 V CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
# i+ W; z }7 M) R8 `6 S+ D6 ]4 _$ E DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage4 V2 K$ L7 X- ]
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage, C3 s0 U! A! K; G- u- p- @2 u/ @
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D" f+ B$ v9 ]0 z1 _Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57; A, x0 O$ a' x" v( Y4 m( D* ]
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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8 G5 k8 L& U; p x" @- iRaid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
9 N ~- v/ a0 G. _: g% nEstimated time to target is 27 minutes, j: n6 |6 G/ r8 d9 K6 j
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Allied aircraft! g/ B. I2 d3 Z4 t- d; H/ V
A-24 Banshee x 2& `/ q( g$ Z. }+ `% d" i1 q# ^+ e
8 J( @0 ^' f/ CNo Allied losses- ~, E5 O J! ^4 |& A. w6 N. x
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Japanese Ships
# d0 d6 ^# n) Y7 @( N! t$ q, |1 N CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires0 @4 ^6 h* b% e$ K$ k
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$ M7 O6 d/ I/ h$ _5 t+ W8 wAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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/ O+ ]% ?) ]& w* Z @* ^6 CWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.; N+ Q9 J; B( v& }3 h( l5 }0 _
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes
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! ^* w* y6 I! W0 T3 r& zAllied aircraft
0 J [: ^% H% R F4F-3A Wildcat x 2
5 ~5 P& _- T: v+ j SBD-3 Dauntless x 31
! V4 B% F0 R4 B% {- j `# v" V TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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Allied aircraft losses
7 Z$ n! ^: |2 m- Q SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged" h8 ^* g, S# G3 M3 R2 k- @7 Y8 m
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged) y2 e" d# t. S: R, d8 d
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Japanese Ships
+ Q g* }0 W% p; w# W+ S CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage0 Q2 c, Q8 r' Z4 R4 X
DD Oite
/ ^: e: n6 l7 ^# g4 @4 w CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
$ Y% l' [, N1 Q0 I' `5 t CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 _3 X- ]9 _: P# y: j) Y9 l7 W CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
% _6 |& K. ]# T4 H( i& i DD Onami
; R9 c( \3 l& v0 S5 U DD Tamanami
- I( J) C; A2 `8 h6 [, @! d CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire
6 S3 [) j) o+ C DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 1
, Z7 z4 J1 X% u; M5 n f: \ DD Minekaze
! y" R N5 S% Y0 U DD Asakaze$ K) @% N }! j: J
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- C$ m" e# S3 o3 b$ o: s; jAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57' h) h m& _. h9 b* S( u* T- }
2 i) k* J! h- b5 l6 XWeather in hex: Heavy cloud. Z. L# |* Q0 B9 k
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
0 k5 X. \- S$ Y; P; xEstimated time to target is 30 minutes f3 L: B0 F! Q9 Y7 h: v% i3 h1 P
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Japanese aircraft5 c( @% N& I3 u @* b9 e! u
no flights
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Allied aircraft# y7 Q* i& M ~' E' Z9 K
F4F-3P Wildcat x 10' i+ ^" z( K- k6 h! U
F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
) i. z6 ^3 P U! C+ J. ? SBD-3 Dauntless x 63
. k( k/ w) F1 Y- g TBF-1 Avenger x 18
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No Japanese losses
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
: ~6 S5 q' f) ] TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged2 a5 m V3 y, {2 o9 }7 j* f+ O& a Z0 Y
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Japanese Ships
0 G+ A, T2 j; v CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage
) J$ z7 B0 _) R2 w8 Y' I# Q0 V CA Kako, and is sunk
) a7 k8 J$ F2 A$ C, g m7 j CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 E+ p1 i0 [4 P, T. a% a- u1 A9 L; z CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk, |- B$ R8 @# m0 c
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk* S% S4 u0 I* j
DD Onami
; t; q* @3 o( ^7 z+ T DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
: ]; x! |5 D% u. |2 ]" ~ DD Asakaze
$ O& [# ~; i0 `- R1 |* C DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
; o$ `2 m/ I( l7 k$ r DD Oite# L7 d+ x9 |- J ^/ {5 H+ W% W
DD Minekaze
; {# B% d9 M, \ DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire0 H0 Q; D6 J, E# ]! Y1 I
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$ A# x$ `: d1 |( a/ s( x9 q7 ^( ]7 n! xAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,572 T' l4 @/ Z7 T. L, n) S6 o) u
3 e L/ T) N, F% l2 J- vWeather in hex: Heavy cloud7 H- Q; a, a6 Z t6 o' p- v
0 N( R9 ~) y! d. X3 BRaid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
1 `' y' U2 f0 V. `1 ]- {4 |2 T! j) V# i& jEstimated time to target is 13 minutes% o; I; p+ |7 g" A( @ H3 r
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Allied aircraft5 [- L5 \3 C2 n* q, m' U4 M) I+ s
SBD-3 Dauntless x 16" [4 j. j& R: `; `! W
2 A; X5 M5 ` CAllied aircraft losses
/ j* D" S& V9 k0 m/ U4 U SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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- @3 {/ O0 j* Y5 a' kJapanese Ships1 m8 v# B. }$ b8 y
CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage6 o* w: ~2 P7 l6 s' x8 V
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
* }* N' G4 ?. o2 n6 W DD Sawakaze
! V l! H. `$ ^3 g DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |