AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 42
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5 r3 t% ~- d, B. _盟军正式登陆阿图岛
$ Q" `# Y1 @% H l: 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
* l; S' Z& m ]+ {3 {6 D58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩7 s" B7 y' f) Z# {
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 c8 e: j. @& K) Y; z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
* C! W8 C3 u+ B& H' n3 L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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' Y# _! Z2 l% _% x& |Amphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49)0 \ \+ \/ S/ i" Y/ ?
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TF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,49
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Allied ground losses:6 ^6 Y; A- r3 u! J4 F
253 casualties reported5 P: ?, D) \' T; B) Y
Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled2 x* w8 O% z$ k
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
+ ]0 t* [$ t3 E( ~' P Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
) b& Q3 P* h7 q1 l/ F; q Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)
4 c( Y" N+ \* d0 D3 h f Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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Ground combat at Attu Island (153,49)
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9 c5 {) \! d+ g+ }0 aJapanese Deliberate attack: R/ X! p1 v |* G$ Q) b! m
( ~4 `- E E1 R9 l0 j$ G1 eAttacking 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& [: q' o: Q; }- u0 b9 ?
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Japanese adjusted assault: 0 3 l8 p8 B6 r* e
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Allied adjusted defense: 339 0 }. l) u1 D' L( ~: o
3 h; o: e' [; q8 JJapanese assault odds: 1 to 99
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Combat modifiers% n: c/ C% M# u
Defender: terrain(+)
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Japanese ground losses:
6 S6 V$ a" v0 S, @7 W) J, W$ K 1597 casualties reported
+ O" |2 L: p g) c% h, A+ [ Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled
% R y$ o! |3 R5 [# M* t0 z' S. I Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled
6 U6 W4 L5 k& V' E Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled
5 z4 X8 R+ z* A1 `5 l Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)% ~2 [: U8 U, |
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)4 Y+ }( F. X; `( L: j+ j; N" T
# J6 ^) |- Q0 ^0 |, j3 M6 IAllied ground losses:7 I) x9 t* d# W% H c) Q
100 casualties reported; e/ O4 t" {. K( P3 l/ a3 v* j) p9 u
Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
4 @; r6 q ?1 j6 G- f1 T" k Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
+ w: p- h4 e9 ?7 R Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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0 u" @5 l: w ? H& aAssaulting units:, M3 P* q2 k; [# e
3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion
4 N1 a3 R; I3 r: y+ I, G 302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion3 {: S( f y- B; g. x1 D- W P
12th Indpt SNLF Coy " G0 _. y! _* F+ R
7th Base Force0 G' h! B8 S/ V0 ]9 r2 p
8th Field AF Construction Battalion
* M6 T+ v& i8 ~% m+ S 5th IJN AA Battalion
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Defending units:
6 m h, a8 f, G; x Americal Infantry Div /13 R2 k& l! U' N
4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
/ _* @' C4 ?9 H 201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
& {& z9 b3 A5 P+ G4 N: g6 ~" I* z# x 151st Combat Engr Rgt /1/ x1 d3 V: s& G; u- v
153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
4 W- @5 e# L S/ x+ c( z 198th FA Bn /1; z6 L. U8 Z+ V0 [. f. G$ H
250th Cst Art Rgt /2. ]( J. ]! Q: C# G$ |0 w& ^
81st FA Bn /1 y9 ^3 C# j9 p5 z
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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4 `; m# @# \! }5 w/ \( c5 W4 Y3 |Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.4 z- m3 {" G4 v! z9 b, m
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes) e, {5 c: d7 D' _9 d* a( E
/ C) a6 R! o6 u& L6 H" A6 j$ [* rJapanese aircraft
! _" j9 n6 `, y" R# f A6M2 Zero x 25
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7 a( o8 }7 p" U5 e% `( b! |* B& J3 tAllied aircraft- M1 s0 e4 H3 f+ l& @3 u; `) `
F4F-3A Wildcat x 12
* b9 p+ S* U) U- u i7 U9 [ F4F-3 Wildcat x 12; [7 U+ s3 E, o3 e5 {
SBD-3 Dauntless x 72 R8 B M, x+ p
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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7 q4 Z. e* f* R" BNo Japanese losses( R- v- E" }0 O& ^' A
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Allied aircraft losses" l; K% b* @: o3 r/ r' q8 J5 O
F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed$ I/ r" i, Y. h& O: K( o
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
* }9 i: I# D% q. \ SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged
8 q2 z- F. z2 y( r/ ?9 U6 x5 X7 r SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak
2 T- Z4 s" H3 R& Z% i TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged' t+ G" z: T* m/ I' V# Q7 r
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Japanese Ships
& D* S1 K2 x. L: w CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires# Q, ~# J; Q) Z! s
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1! S+ [* E3 u9 _. p6 L# N
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire
, E. t& U3 N+ n8 h* I/ R9 O CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires
& ~0 T3 K) @- g8 C% B CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 2
. I" o* f/ h! b/ M CA Furutaka
5 }% N, H, p5 c( @( O+ R* n* o CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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! c+ k2 B* f B' q5 u/ `" zRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
0 v2 ]! ~) ?1 P% U$ XEstimated time to target is 31 minutes
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9 W5 _, {/ l6 Y6 y6 Z$ k7 j' o# X. K1 nJapanese aircraft
# i/ e/ X4 F# z' m$ P A6M2 Zero x 16
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- d) y6 c4 ^& V$ ~; D2 M( yAllied aircraft8 c+ _9 c' }7 Y$ l8 A7 L2 ?
F4F-3P Wildcat x 12
0 N% s) Z# h+ p: X, }" [( v F4F-4 Wildcat x 15
! D5 w+ [3 Y* i# a2 O3 \" v- w" U SBD-3 Dauntless x 51& {2 _& u l Y2 B! R; @+ H- ~
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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( x! {: [. V4 V0 w8 fJapanese aircraft losses% H' W1 {, B' k4 D) I: ?) Y. ^
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed6 I ]* m2 M: K7 a2 k
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Allied aircraft losses$ d: n& I" H, b& u7 H! f
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged9 d5 }' m0 u/ O" c- O
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak" V! X8 {5 |. ?, c+ F3 V
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged+ n! D; a0 T$ O# S
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Japanese Ships
4 |! W4 F# o* R CV Kaga, heavy fires6 n2 T4 c6 e# r6 `( \* C0 h; m
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires# z1 u3 z5 K8 T& O8 B! M
CV Zuikaku, on fire
/ j0 v& C9 D$ ~) } CV Akagi) y- X) X4 k+ Y# a6 m6 l
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 B+ p( q% }, Z DD Tamanami6 s$ R. B' f! h& m1 q. D& `6 y
CL Nagara
5 W) q, C! p$ y% m DD Oite& W7 u1 Q' a2 e* ~0 l% |/ R
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire4 b9 i7 a% a0 P3 I& V/ \
CA Furutaka/ X* r4 U; u) s6 K# J3 ^, @
CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
% M% W# T- q" w* C# n& d DD Minekaze2 F- x0 t$ `3 a2 _
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+ A9 V( h; l; m7 _2 Q; kMorning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,54
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* E, o1 ]( k8 _5 @# @Weather in hex: Heavy cloud, R) t4 }) d; W
$ ?) P# }* U; Z U& z2 D+ t6 V {8 XRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
6 t) g2 l* h$ H l) v4 v* VEstimated time to target is 15 minutes% Z0 n. P5 V& l& C& b& P0 y( R
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Japanese aircraft
, l! s# U4 y \ A6M2 Zero x 33$ y9 `4 S }& I& t1 U5 e/ x
B5N2 Kate x 61
/ Q; T. v0 A9 L z0 H& N& f D3A1 Val x 44; J% N) L) \: f9 y+ h# _0 g- B! d& c
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Allied aircraft. _8 Z. S. H) \( s- ?/ g0 O
F4F-3A Wildcat x 17: x, V' H$ a' v, ^& ~& J! m4 V; {6 }
F4F-3 Wildcat x 48+ q4 S1 e& \7 _7 N. g9 ~& S/ O4 @
F4F-4 Wildcat x 81
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4 i* \. ~4 r3 q* h+ C3 UJapanese aircraft losses
9 f( ]8 ?8 {, L/ p( C$ j+ V7 d% O7 p A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed$ F# v" f c4 M
B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged
1 D }9 j( v+ E- [( }' L B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
8 A2 p+ {( X* B- o( s( I D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged" g) I1 ` T+ i- Z+ Y
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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6 y' q5 S- [# K7 b: [/ ?4 q0 bAllied aircraft losses+ \6 K! ?3 b: q4 M+ I* T: f" c
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed7 o% w1 Q$ T, [5 N. l% M; i
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Allied Ships
6 a, A( ?0 r/ Y: s7 x0 `, Q t* z4 o CVE Copahee
3 D- P7 Z( {5 Y& D* N$ b CV Yorktown7 `5 Q. }# o( ~
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2# a: x. U" T+ C9 O1 A2 b8 O+ }( G
CLAA San Diego
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, l) i1 o- s6 _. _& _2 LAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud# u; g1 g; X! l
5 i. u* C, s9 k M: u. { sRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
( ]0 O" _9 y; C# W1 |7 oEstimated time to target is 29 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
, Y# p q9 t- K' c: ~5 w A6M2 Zero x 3* K0 s; F' M6 m" p. m
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Allied aircraft- U- E z- l$ U" A) e( ~' u
F4F-3 Wildcat x 2- N A: w( o9 f
SBD-3 Dauntless x 198 v1 f! ~& d) S+ `/ v/ F
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No Japanese losses) o# K/ ^8 ^ N! j6 f5 a
8 L, {8 I# t/ jAllied aircraft losses
7 f: E; T: }' v0 K F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
! j. O7 }6 R' L( R0 k. k+ F2 O; a SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
& T+ ?* s" |( P3 x& n! C% G1 ^& h2 i SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
' Q; x. G! q5 [$ q5 l CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
" s8 Y3 m0 j. b/ t! H/ ^/ s! Y1 I CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire$ t7 {5 V: r1 B! T! u1 q& f+ J+ Y$ y2 f
CV Akagi! i$ T1 p8 j! p5 E2 r
CV Zuikaku, on fire& n- ]6 l* L9 G+ s; |& C
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage+ l) ~: A, v* S
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud: Q% `% E0 `0 m1 X5 J
* T. X, i7 h+ ?5 W2 l. |4 eRaid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
7 ~+ v: t" _* p o" q( O8 wEstimated time to target is 25 minutes
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Japanese aircraft, p: o$ P3 {6 j8 `) g- q/ @
A6M2 Zero x 2: z" j7 A7 y. H! M, Y, n
1 ?, N' w3 _/ D/ y$ lAllied aircraft
$ j% n X* @$ J9 O/ L SBD-3 Dauntless x 2
+ Q4 Q' m5 D) k, u5 L c TBF-1 Avenger x 6, x. E7 g. b0 G+ X' {* [' Z
1 e, D# a8 L& E, A7 \& K L: GNo Japanese losses$ {( N$ h$ \$ W, L, {: V
9 e9 ~ a5 D; B% ]6 Q" FNo Allied losses* g: z% _( J) Y: [7 E& `# x0 A
! O* K0 ]/ S; G8 J& h) }+ OJapanese Ships, u) C( C7 C# K) \
CV Akagi
- D" {5 Z3 i, D# l 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+ q. W6 V* d2 o* I; a7 t" A) ?$ J
2 g- o$ n$ _; a1 [4 R% x0 RRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
8 X7 V3 x/ p* o6 B& B/ ?1 AEstimated time to target is 37 minutes0 a! |3 B' p) I3 Q8 x
! B% |8 a5 U% {) }2 iAllied aircraft' F- x! d; {! E( }- e
F4F-3 Wildcat x 5# Z; H5 \8 l; q2 _, k3 [
TBF-1 Avenger x 3
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7 A T2 l4 `% ]1 M0 UAllied aircraft losses: D! {& Y% e% `: W, W
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged/ W% n" n% m) d) T, F& `7 ^7 W1 m5 }
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CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,56
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain+ N' F. {+ ], j- m! \* i* p% r) a
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
; y! f8 C- v& }6 C$ rEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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$ e/ j: `0 \. S% LJapanese aircraft) _' T! W$ R- P' b2 p
A6M2 Zero x 6
. U) ^0 U7 X" U1 r* ^, {. K7 R' o B5N2 Kate x 15
; G% W5 O: }$ K0 s, t( Z- @ D3A1 Val x 198 c- U) ~, e2 x6 p$ l W8 V+ V" [
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Allied aircraft
5 v8 D9 m& V6 [. v* q F4F-3 Wildcat x 362 A6 I) C- Q3 c" D$ h6 B5 W* ^6 z
F4F-4 Wildcat x 36
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Japanese aircraft losses
& [5 |2 B" B P0 e* @ A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed( f) @1 a# I: B/ W/ e
B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
5 v& U: S4 P, e7 V( T. Y: k* K! K: S D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged
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8 f( r/ W. f: ^" S( rAllied aircraft losses* V3 A* \4 u. T" O5 e
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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( E/ n1 l) `" j3 C) ~: ZAllied Ships
. q2 a( q: {% ~& x; M/ } CV Lexington1 g$ [& j3 @; h- S- \6 t! s
CV Saratoga
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' _) s! F1 l9 H* h5 D" GAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57- q1 l9 E* g: C2 E. z/ S# O
- m5 Y6 b$ `0 RWeather in hex: Heavy cloud. N; D* B7 Z8 {% u4 C
: y& u% H0 r& U( k# C( e/ t, P6 VRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.4 P0 L0 k" C. o' ]; Y
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Allied aircraft
% e0 }' b2 S- y0 R F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
( M* j. `2 x5 a; | F4F-4 Wildcat x 12, u Y0 G+ b1 v% h
SBD-3 Dauntless x 70, }+ j# G$ \% z
TBF-1 Avenger x 30* j) W9 U" w" G/ c; r
6 d1 V8 a' z) R: S% _Allied aircraft losses
( t, ^! S, w$ c: y SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
. ?: M( x0 S, v7 s9 | TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged2 M5 {# }4 z( _6 O2 @" n
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CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage0 R k5 m3 j6 s2 H4 i _% N2 m: q
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires7 z2 D6 w. U; O, r$ B9 u+ ^; _. W1 u
DD Asakaze
) z7 I! H: e! D DD Tamanami
) s) c/ \; d! I* N DD Onami
2 x+ A) y& Q+ I, m; P DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
8 P1 }# o9 |0 P8 c CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Q" @ S* H7 c- @ DD Oite
" Q% ^: d) U: a. b4 J0 z, U9 g DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
) m# h6 S9 d3 m" [( x DD Suzukaze
( p+ J4 V* ^6 s& Z6 G CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1
* H- k/ Z+ N& g& H5 w CL Nagara
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,570 w" \$ t' C( ~- X; B- M
1 B# b# R6 I& b$ l! p& Z8 Q) b3 aWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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! i, g! F: G3 B7 d! _6 jRaid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
% A+ F2 ~9 s8 X" y/ qEstimated time to target is 30 minutes6 B2 n3 ]( C" K& d5 f0 q; `7 C0 f
4 Q" `1 l1 h2 ^9 M* \4 e6 `Allied aircraft: f' _* J7 G g
A-24 Banshee x 2! i" F3 ~$ r4 k/ ?
SBD-3 Dauntless x 25
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5 h( Q* ^' L3 Y7 N' \; e* j7 C2 }Allied aircraft losses
! b1 E7 Q0 j3 Q; I3 L/ S& _ A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged- T. s9 E8 E( E' @ p4 j
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged0 `- g& T; Z1 {( s
# J4 b3 g% O2 N1 d% r6 G/ KJapanese Ships
2 @+ y3 u* z. q1 t+ t' I: Z1 O CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage+ B2 D0 A1 J6 D' h% H
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 q1 t. N, d1 i4 ` CV Zuikaku, heavy fires
# O9 p/ u+ [, Y CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
) W$ j2 \% G; v) P. E2 d DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage/ q- b6 A+ R2 C+ Z0 `
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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4 q. E( I J+ {0 o V; N z4 |; FAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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5 B0 z; l1 ~5 ^+ lRaid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.- l8 u o9 D6 x! c0 _/ B+ |/ O* {
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Allied aircraft
* p6 l: \% q4 b0 W4 x A-24 Banshee x 14
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# B' S$ |! z6 N* M' i/ t& |Allied aircraft losses
3 O$ J1 A2 d+ \ A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged, ?0 W& x4 f' }( O
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CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage$ l# @! u' e) A7 |% y
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage1 _5 l9 P8 \- U8 f X! f" A
DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage( y' q5 l6 G; w
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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: ?; @2 v4 ^" W8 GAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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# p- p' o- A' p1 L. aWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
% z7 y6 \* K# l& w# LEstimated time to target is 27 minutes8 u8 ]" z' D7 X
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Allied aircraft0 v# A* L1 y* z( G8 W, \- I
A-24 Banshee x 2
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No Allied losses
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9 Q+ B5 }# l/ [. v6 q/ AJapanese Ships9 W' C& X& ^3 \/ a7 [: C- x
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires% Z" I. W' N' `$ E2 W
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57* b$ v; G7 ~% O" c* o% i* O
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Raid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
6 f! \8 U1 @ u' mEstimated time to target is 24 minutes
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6 j% b& V1 R4 @* X1 v! a8 b' IAllied aircraft
v& h0 z% ^" l( Z- k3 H F4F-3A Wildcat x 21 `6 T$ W8 Y u6 i, J
SBD-3 Dauntless x 31
; | D/ v3 S' ^+ a" j. g: v TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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; U$ `( l8 h3 u3 X8 g8 \0 y. d% ]Allied aircraft losses. D# @: [! P/ K4 D0 f$ o
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged& b% P% c5 e5 F% V6 u, `( s
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged. [2 P6 T) u) x7 b! ^
3 W; m8 E& E2 AJapanese Ships( G5 R, {) H) c8 l: ~1 U$ @
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
! s2 W% _0 Q% ~ DD Oite
, s9 s" I7 @: |9 p& B( T6 S CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
1 l1 |* \$ t3 U* a8 H" D; J% V CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage# F1 C1 ]0 G6 j9 ~' t" O
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage7 D8 y. z1 w) R9 p' {! K9 }
DD Onami
% O$ H- k$ G0 s. @7 p; ?8 {! g: h9 j DD Tamanami
* K1 q/ ?1 P7 j( V CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire4 Q$ {0 j' Z& d' j
DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 1+ I/ m) F ?- C
DD Minekaze, @7 `7 p* i; K. z
DD Asakaze
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.& l9 o( o2 r* \& ^% F: Q
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
3 h! I2 B3 V' o% V F4F-3P Wildcat x 10' y7 Y( j0 J5 i# U. E% [- I! g
F4F-4 Wildcat x 141 _; F% U+ R$ v# k- C& e6 o; h% e
SBD-3 Dauntless x 636 j5 O- ^" v2 Q6 z" Y" C3 x* i
TBF-1 Avenger x 18- u' _. X0 _4 s. [. O/ f4 g
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No Japanese losses
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- Q; C# P3 Y) N! z3 S SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
" I' s" W3 q8 Z7 K TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged
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+ J0 \- k# ~+ i/ F; @2 g" SJapanese Ships8 Q; _) K$ r- R
CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage, Z& E6 Z4 |5 t, Y- ?0 S, x% b# E6 f
CA Kako, and is sunk
/ @4 o% `5 ]0 U2 j CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage5 e0 p: {. x2 f' L& N: m
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk4 j4 T6 p6 a1 _& k% ?
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
( i# k# l. B3 [( }3 D1 y DD Onami" V; L4 ]' B2 r" C9 t# a. \& _
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
l; R1 ^+ d$ G# b DD Asakaze
7 ]- x: o @9 l; @4 ] DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
' j5 k0 y4 ^6 H6 h DD Oite. e. `/ l- Y; z# M+ t+ }: n
DD Minekaze
% B- Y8 G0 P" |) M& s8 d T DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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' _, u/ S+ d/ N J4 lRaid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.: @" f" A0 s9 L- |8 D3 U
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes4 Z& m- t' j6 ^
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Allied aircraft% a( b4 M# z( T8 J: r
SBD-3 Dauntless x 160 G; h9 i; {4 r+ ]
8 \0 I! O8 X+ |6 O: ^, y8 FAllied aircraft losses
+ L9 i9 \: a; A- i) _) ~1 B SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged0 @% y0 r% s" v: b* H0 V9 K5 `
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Japanese Ships
0 n v, E9 m* b8 @$ i- `( w% M CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage; N; g# _2 B8 C' K2 M* y& g
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 T0 |$ P% h# H0 J9 F& n9 @1 J3 W DD Sawakaze
9 K6 |3 ?3 G; O& Q; m/ h: F5 | DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |