AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 42
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盟军正式登陆阿图岛
9 C& H# o4 r# r8 T0 F# K3 e+ l: i2 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
9 A, I# c0 B9 c6 A58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩7 d7 S, x/ Q( @6 g# k" x
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
/ @4 n: ~* C l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. V1 ]% k$ T, K+ ^
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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* v4 R8 ?' K) q) DAmphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49)
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; [* U" R4 {* fTF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,49- \# p: T7 k% k
! I. l1 ^# w4 @/ XAllied ground losses:
' ]! J9 ` |; b5 M* k @ 253 casualties reported
3 B& s: [. R$ w Q* Q8 g. a Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled
) q2 q2 e7 e# b& b3 L* R/ K1 Z Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled* w- z( [+ I. h0 ~8 n F
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 e5 f* I. v/ s; Q/ S- a5 o Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)5 O4 U" ]" M f6 J9 K2 `
Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)9 K t- K. D% o
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/ U' M) b5 o& W- JGround combat at Attu Island (153,49)8 j# Z% `* |/ M; l& F6 h
9 U7 d" w: e4 _, |9 _2 L+ @7 XJapanese Deliberate attack: |: K7 j- x) T6 V; N7 m( w
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Attacking force 5357 troops, 43 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 976 Y# g" ^3 c. Z2 c
$ l' D. N' g/ T M9 [9 @: PDefending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 426# l1 h: o% D' |3 v
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Japanese adjusted assault: 0
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0 }& ?! W0 p7 w |' {) v' j5 gAllied adjusted defense: 339 % D: ?" H$ w8 I0 H- e' o7 v" s
: F, O! M/ S7 O; I0 |Japanese assault odds: 1 to 99
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Combat modifiers
, Y! L( ]+ F, p. |/ pDefender: terrain(+)
0 V* l3 w# n; S. pAttacker: 2 |8 }! y6 F' E8 I: E7 ]
' S! J" c* V0 ?Japanese ground losses:
: ?; z. R4 Z6 Z O5 J 1597 casualties reported+ L+ X& K! X9 u7 y W
Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled
- A/ u b# _" f Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled
0 Y: C! v( n# Z& ` Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled9 |: g, S, ^9 j
Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)$ P( \2 P" O g, P8 \
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)- h2 ^/ I+ N/ @0 ]
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Allied ground losses:) N, ^% g0 R' F" [7 N
100 casualties reported1 _$ A# w: Q; E1 s
Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
9 j$ f. E( r0 b4 V; l Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" @; R* P) w4 q( S9 m$ D% R& r
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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) w+ ~0 m( H* E4 w7 i- qAssaulting units:! g; V% I% {8 A* C
3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion
' Z+ R9 e0 o, K6 Q. H* B( N 302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion( h4 d9 I. H" u( j4 |
12th Indpt SNLF Coy " S% I X4 \$ y# @3 @
7th Base Force1 I. ] }0 R; W) F
8th Field AF Construction Battalion: u- o( M1 U& ]1 s6 a% i
5th IJN AA Battalion
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Defending units:
4 Q3 X; y: q h+ M3 Q8 J Americal Infantry Div /1& ^4 v4 L2 w' a0 F9 {( D& O; G
4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
& y+ p/ L2 _# Y) Q+ S' W0 R8 \* @ 201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1, _# Y) s& j$ _9 l1 `
151st Combat Engr Rgt /1
- z6 {! e5 P- { 153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /12 ` f$ {/ i6 Z/ r; z
198th FA Bn /1: w& a$ z d! u1 O
250th Cst Art Rgt /2
: _$ s! \2 j4 l) x3 T3 A v 81st FA Bn /1. O' |0 y8 c# C! G6 T/ i
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57* v$ ?& J/ B6 M
9 ?, `: w+ i W2 T' ~: x0 ?Weather in hex: Thunderstorms9 x& w) \" G/ w
6 k) t9 y$ U% k+ m2 R- ~# GRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
4 u' ^4 ~# B3 X) _4 T; x% VEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft- T- I5 ^4 G& |# w/ C" @4 S
A6M2 Zero x 254 x2 n3 I2 d, |
; a$ L# _& m' d! X6 QAllied aircraft
3 {- c! F" B! Y/ m F4F-3A Wildcat x 12
2 }+ b8 t# t* M1 O$ B F4F-3 Wildcat x 122 b9 q! }+ P9 g) R/ ~
SBD-3 Dauntless x 72
- x) h2 A2 \. [5 l6 H, N4 d TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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No Japanese losses
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% C% T. f$ Q5 O* `; ^; N7 gAllied aircraft losses
' I! q5 F5 D0 {$ M F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed2 E5 C" L* p6 e; @% u+ R
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed/ \3 S- M, [/ z
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged: F! j s! a9 M2 w) w
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak
/ ]) B. M" |8 i a4 W7 s E7 \ TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged1 W" T9 r; H" `4 P: k
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Japanese Ships
- u- \) J j# H% s7 S- I CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires; D: s2 s7 n9 o( ?& p
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
) s6 p- ] f# Q: ~% X; H5 q$ N3 F$ K4 v, G CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire: t0 u. v9 |* @8 M3 u ~
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires7 r) l5 X" x, D5 y
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 2
0 T, V: r4 j8 \& ] CA Furutaka9 {+ n- f n( j9 W
CA Kako, Bomb hits 1' H4 H$ Y# ^! z" u
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57* M9 i7 d8 A" B/ A9 Q/ c
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms" o' H, \! ?4 R3 t4 L$ C
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.7 T) Q' @8 J, j& C& l. {
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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: Y1 P' E. i9 n' W8 h$ V$ r5 S8 gJapanese aircraft
& F5 s9 C5 j6 ]5 |. x2 C, a A6M2 Zero x 16
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% m3 F6 q& v0 v5 o0 _* q+ L F4F-3P Wildcat x 12
% T6 O" f; Z% ~' _1 h F4F-4 Wildcat x 15
2 B7 k5 S# ^& t SBD-3 Dauntless x 511 r6 ^$ o4 q$ S& U' F
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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6 v4 A3 p$ F" e. c6 w/ I$ B, \Japanese aircraft losses5 ]# [$ l( [" n. A% q
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed2 Q, y7 U) Y, O6 W; J* j6 X$ o& g$ [
B+ I0 N) ` r' f1 ~! QAllied aircraft losses
$ ~ S+ X' X/ `7 i9 X. ~0 } L! \2 u SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
$ o& A0 |# }, H/ B2 l8 g8 a% y SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak4 J# W9 C0 _% i* \) _' w$ m( Y
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
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9 N! q! M# T. [- G* C/ ?4 ?$ TJapanese Ships+ N3 ?5 |! \' l2 e x
CV Kaga, heavy fires
$ p6 S2 U$ K; U, H/ o% ^! M, _3 E CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
7 V' }' g9 U( l3 \ i p6 K2 a CV Zuikaku, on fire* S$ J) u. k* e* S
CV Akagi* P& g0 a( W, K6 p8 u
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 K7 o' X- P& b7 C5 \2 T- P DD Tamanami
8 E9 U3 P# h* B CL Nagara+ \* u, i3 S3 \# ^+ R; m: R( b
DD Oite
0 w- @% h0 H) C- |9 l& b5 ~7 U% Z DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire& {5 O! \4 O% m% o4 O9 ~
CA Furutaka
2 E2 j- E4 p2 R CA Kako, Bomb hits 15 R; S( G& X z0 _6 Z
DD Minekaze
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* a0 q3 ?* B- K+ N7 s5 ~Morning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,54
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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9 g# G; D& ]9 X3 u" oRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.: n# P4 A" J. {7 j
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes( k8 r+ f; c7 i; y# }7 j# P
U5 s1 `1 U4 \! @3 `0 B5 aJapanese aircraft! l% d* L8 d0 i# K
A6M2 Zero x 33
+ K. a# E0 H% i1 X- y B5N2 Kate x 615 `/ q! U5 P6 h9 @: x) ?
D3A1 Val x 44
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/ @2 T4 S ^& z' y8 L qAllied aircraft4 o# q6 O6 I* Q; \( f5 D
F4F-3A Wildcat x 17
: D- D# [" [7 D3 r7 _8 M+ `3 x s7 ?2 P F4F-3 Wildcat x 48
8 I- ]& }7 N. D6 X; | F4F-4 Wildcat x 81
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Japanese aircraft losses2 y8 f/ g& k/ `1 j8 b! v$ X
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
7 h) _$ R1 p* M B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged+ J- J+ y; s$ |: y% ]0 v- s
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
( p# \( v. M% r D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged
" a! r3 F T6 K# W D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak3 i0 `1 s" b. f/ c1 l
/ k# M% f! T, x5 C+ d+ W) l* ]Allied aircraft losses3 n% Y4 L n; y8 k
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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7 v, \& m$ B% ?Allied Ships. b5 ]$ @7 A6 {+ Z; O" C
CVE Copahee
5 H* h! [7 ]+ j) X) v' e1 p CV Yorktown$ w) ~+ A0 l5 [
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2' I4 U$ l y9 X9 K& T7 `
CLAA San Diego
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' _6 |% m' I. i/ Q+ W" m4 bAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57. F2 l; u8 s7 `* N" ]6 s
$ i# I5 h, v9 E7 ]Weather in hex: Heavy cloud2 Q& l, ~& H3 m; X: L4 m, Q
3 j# E4 X$ x% k' M: Z7 W- ]Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
( ^& @/ r3 z' V' Q- vEstimated time to target is 29 minutes
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8 _! ]" ~; g0 s. xJapanese aircraft
6 m+ H! M7 z$ N: U/ ^3 t2 L7 k A6M2 Zero x 35 r# o7 ^6 O1 T8 l; K8 V. L/ s
6 g0 l4 c0 N h: D9 ^Allied aircraft
6 l; w. Z" d6 p& j* y$ I F4F-3 Wildcat x 2% z9 i% _. E/ I- w3 a7 S* z
SBD-3 Dauntless x 19
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No Japanese losses4 t; J% n/ b, L3 E5 {5 [7 J
0 Y* G& h7 @0 g8 O2 J8 xAllied aircraft losses: G/ b; ` o: z7 K! X
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed2 o4 n. b" T7 i5 R5 B6 S
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged! ~6 k9 }3 O' M; h3 u, H l
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
. W# k* `+ z& X% z ]: v, I% ?7 R- F CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire5 y6 ?! s7 y+ @2 R
CV Akagi
' D4 d5 {" T* ]1 j q1 E CV Zuikaku, on fire7 o1 G- o% i2 D3 ?, ^
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: r# p1 h' y0 C$ Y2 z& A U0 V9 ^
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Raid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet." K: g, ^, a0 G5 q8 R2 l' h3 f! n
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes; r7 O( S( }6 [& n( a
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Japanese aircraft7 C1 E# o" Z$ ~
A6M2 Zero x 25 H1 E- m* i& S( v6 e
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Allied aircraft
+ ^3 J7 c6 _ A" M SBD-3 Dauntless x 27 F+ Y: v/ j) {% f
TBF-1 Avenger x 6
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$ _3 k+ K: m, ?No Japanese losses& f% D0 E1 ^. I! i L2 Y
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No Allied losses8 n8 b+ O _! W, @" |4 Q; v
& M/ W- P" S/ M& x8 eJapanese Ships7 z. C# k6 r' ]& C& h
CV Akagi
6 c5 }* l" C* D CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage6 C$ @: A, e1 M ?9 ]- E, i1 B V" `; D
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* ~$ h* Z! p+ e1 J0 A6 J- BAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud7 V. h" W2 p1 X; [: S; T
9 ^. V: @+ f, r9 b0 xRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.7 N4 j' h& \1 ^% r# H
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes
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Allied aircraft
4 m3 U- f7 \" p) l" Z8 |7 z/ V+ | F4F-3 Wildcat x 52 n5 {3 V% C% a' J* m1 U. V b* M& v
TBF-1 Avenger x 37 J- Z* I1 j- R3 [% r! w: _
. w8 S9 ?, u* P2 R% ?. P) d! e/ ]Allied aircraft losses4 g) w3 n7 E: K8 @) v6 H8 ]/ k X
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged1 [- t) M5 F$ R0 O2 y
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Japanese Ships
- l+ a* Z6 G* ~; Y9 C- n5 U 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# p4 [6 @. W8 X3 g" |
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.2 X' m" {; P2 Z2 _! T) i
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes, j+ ~: [) d. K6 l
" w+ X- Q$ R5 _1 P) b( vJapanese aircraft
1 X8 Q$ z, j0 c& B* y" j: y A6M2 Zero x 69 ? j" T% o0 g- G) R% z
B5N2 Kate x 15
* z. k9 }6 _7 T( _$ A# N D3A1 Val x 19
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Allied aircraft
4 `' i. m/ }) }3 R F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
* y) I/ b1 N. Z- h) l. p; Y F4F-4 Wildcat x 36* d$ k* _* s) S" o. ^
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Japanese aircraft losses
: I* @$ [) `! |+ D6 a7 d A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed( i2 E% y$ p- ]
B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
" _6 y3 c) z1 ^, {* d/ j5 a* Z$ F D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged
T. J; a t8 g" v$ ^ # o/ e! m C8 a8 }/ o& U; r9 g
Allied aircraft losses; m+ d5 p' u( A% t! B! V
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships- R( w( |. J; ~- R* S6 U& y
CV Lexington
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7 _; |) U2 ~0 T& f7 w$ N( \Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,577 V! y7 p, T) c
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.6 M% D' {6 ]' ~ u( ?% @
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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( h t: y/ I( L1 ?Allied aircraft
" o( ]8 ]% [3 k F4F-3 Wildcat x 12( `- r2 e* l' _& ~9 r) W) L2 H
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12. F2 o9 h! k/ t" o6 k
SBD-3 Dauntless x 708 g1 @6 |5 s2 P- g
TBF-1 Avenger x 300 Z2 Y& w. H5 I) D
$ Z2 @# O- S w: t; M0 NAllied aircraft losses
. l3 [" W" u" Y8 U: K* p SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
' i6 j0 x1 p: C! F TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 L$ }: I/ |4 ]- `6 b CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
. D% B2 s+ B0 C0 i$ Y- ]9 F DD Asakaze
8 |# s$ ^: \6 P! H0 U ] DD Tamanami' O& @$ z) R; L0 E9 y
DD Onami8 w/ B# Q! `: F; z& t4 t
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage3 ~6 z: c F6 Q* R* U
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage( Z5 e3 V: D, Y- Y; q0 D4 x
DD Oite
; U; b4 c+ \5 u- t DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
/ S- ]* \# N$ {1 w8 T DD Suzukaze
/ }* A% G& P& S) d CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1- D8 h& x9 s0 ?: {% j. i+ G- i4 Q5 x
CL Nagara2 ?8 Y. ^& b3 Q8 t! u2 |
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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9 ?" b' v" s" P0 xWeather in hex: Heavy cloud7 Y4 R+ F9 Z6 ~1 m, }( Q. y" o
4 i9 l) Q9 w7 R0 ]; s! ARaid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
) B- b% }8 o; s: `3 z% CEstimated time to target is 30 minutes0 @. E% w% ]* O6 q
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Allied aircraft
5 n+ O( g) J5 d$ i A-24 Banshee x 22 g2 L' N) m3 t$ T$ V q1 @+ y+ R l
SBD-3 Dauntless x 250 v! G4 ^! B% M0 a- Z/ X
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Allied aircraft losses8 B0 R2 h) w' m8 v3 P3 D
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
0 D+ V+ u( [+ m0 _. }: f" i SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
. s2 ~' f- v' N" v CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 n/ p4 i* j+ o6 v1 R CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage5 _# v% s: f4 m& r: b4 \7 h( R8 H) ~
CV Zuikaku, heavy fires5 B$ m; ~5 v" s2 z1 D
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires: o/ H; K4 w3 W. d2 w+ N7 N
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage" @% O" q. O3 U: C, z2 a3 d7 r
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,576 p6 E. A4 }9 a7 Z" o. K% u
! p( v) m. _1 ?4 s1 z0 ^3 X0 lWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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. m% E; m0 C' VRaid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.) N. H( E, A4 ~4 Y
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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/ K+ r' {' H9 m$ PAllied aircraft
9 k& D7 ^# i7 o* L1 E+ z A-24 Banshee x 14
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Allied aircraft losses
$ Q! q2 H s7 A A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged$ P6 s2 g3 p: J0 |2 }# y4 j6 J; t
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Japanese Ships
( }# s. l5 ~8 q$ M! E6 J CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
' ^' `2 e+ K: P CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
^- C# w2 a) m: ?* ? DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage' a( `+ n& T3 O
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage9 [4 ?8 G% r* M" V( ] k( O
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9 k7 H- P* O6 f3 i# t1 [( @Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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w$ z" j5 {4 N- HRaid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.0 G" \ e: H6 g9 w- a
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
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Allied aircraft; K& _. I+ }3 s/ c6 l; X8 B
A-24 Banshee x 2
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No Allied losses- ~/ M1 L) R) O, C! X4 t
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Japanese Ships% x1 O S$ S7 V# N/ w6 X
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires3 k4 u- T y C2 ], ]# F0 C9 R# ]
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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& Z8 K- d+ g ` f+ Y5 ^Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
. U" [" l3 }. w% b6 e* REstimated time to target is 24 minutes4 G5 { k! {, J7 u( x
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Allied aircraft: S5 Q: Z' C N2 Z. t
F4F-3A Wildcat x 2, |4 M! E) w* ?: p$ n. \
SBD-3 Dauntless x 31
6 M; `/ U* H8 h u+ B6 `' h TBF-1 Avenger x 15$ m& j' {; F: n
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Allied aircraft losses
: D+ x6 m' H1 D1 D SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged( u/ q% I" @& k
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged) f! ~; i9 U; t/ u
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CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage, \ _/ W' W( c5 j& q: L, w
DD Oite
( z' X2 i4 X! J- y: }% y$ S1 P CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
8 [. v0 Q" h9 k( M. S/ { CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage" o7 Q" H, r% G/ X$ `5 ?6 m7 ]( Z
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
! W: ]- V2 m* ^% H4 q' |+ ` DD Onami0 A' w& f4 i5 B: R
DD Tamanami
5 |5 u7 D: |' M$ C; F: C* B9 r CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire, O, f- ?: `& l% v" X3 f
DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 1; V, @; S( W% T+ M2 n# N
DD Minekaze5 Z. X! K7 _2 u1 l- ^
DD Asakaze
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
" G; h+ q$ E9 f9 X" _/ WEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
% B; y6 S0 t% D' I ` F4F-3P Wildcat x 10! {6 F( n. _+ b% |) N a
F4F-4 Wildcat x 145 R1 B: u) h% I$ `! V6 P9 W6 K
SBD-3 Dauntless x 636 ?/ b- g4 W3 s9 j
TBF-1 Avenger x 18) T# ~$ r* a* |& j3 O; H
: F: [: i/ i0 \ ~) U0 ENo Japanese losses
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% u& p8 y" @. a+ G9 RAllied aircraft losses
: \1 f+ O% z7 V+ r6 p SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
: J( e% ` j9 y; r TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
) s; d2 E! C0 h! M y6 y CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage
: H# C v* [3 a" ~2 N) A CA Kako, and is sunk
- ~: P4 ?5 C! H5 T CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage# P, ?' L) o, A5 r
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
* a% h2 D+ S. l$ d9 L DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
8 ]* U7 P3 c+ I6 A$ @& d DD Onami
4 Z: A `; }, E' e' U1 A DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk! E4 R, _$ |6 X$ p% z$ B
DD Asakaze
8 E7 P2 S! {" C+ M% G ? DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage) l7 o3 t+ Y \
DD Oite. f# C3 H6 ^0 f9 |# ` ?
DD Minekaze
) G. a0 w( d+ E+ _ DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire3 p# i. A7 L& G0 m8 m9 f1 n
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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/ t+ r! I, l/ z, @1 L& YRaid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
2 _; o U( J! l2 REstimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Allied aircraft& P/ J- ~$ }) Y @3 r, q
SBD-3 Dauntless x 16" T4 j3 t- l) e" ~9 W
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged. `( z3 ^1 C# w& h3 B
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Japanese Ships7 D9 n+ m V9 Z" I
CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
, [' y6 j' ^. d9 ]4 a8 `' N CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 k5 [ z. ?# I' o, X DD Sawakaze
1 K! f& N4 q! n: _- S' Z& z: u7 k DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |