AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 42
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$ O/ T8 V- i# H7 e6 y: G盟军正式登陆阿图岛
, s X6 e( K$ P; P" m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 h+ z3 ~ t: Z& Q% ?
58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩" ^' Y1 w6 ~6 `! V# _7 k. h% O
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3 D, C! `, k. ]& V f4 w
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
! ~' R# Z5 X0 y9 y9 e0 j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9 I" }/ O! b+ x2 t
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$ ?' n& {1 w$ k5 K* VAmphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49) L8 t) n# M9 R5 ~# |. t
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TF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,49
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! |: Z% |4 S- J$ h9 r8 ]7 I* kAllied ground losses:
" {+ j; F4 p/ Y$ J: E5 o' E! N0 r 253 casualties reported& [ m$ ~: X! s4 E9 j' Y/ g0 J
Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled
e' p) S; F3 r6 b9 Q# D. } Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
5 T% e. l' |9 h Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# M2 M: ?+ N- k# T. c% t7 p
Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)% U4 K E, A. F5 F
Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)' k5 e5 W( g" \$ R
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- W/ K# `4 s( o9 _# \1 TGround combat at Attu Island (153,49)5 ?/ T+ F, S* F# d6 W
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Japanese Deliberate attack& Z2 i+ H4 |# \# m' W
+ b3 Y7 H; U8 R* r3 {* Z& W3 g dAttacking force 5357 troops, 43 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 97& c- w6 R/ v* d, B1 a u$ ]
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Defending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 4269 O. \4 u* c; C. `8 u
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Japanese adjusted assault: 0
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Allied adjusted defense: 339
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. C* m$ x& F- k1 [Japanese assault odds: 1 to 99
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$ C4 l1 ^% R& i8 _Combat modifiers8 X5 I% Q3 ^/ i! B2 S% v
Defender: terrain(+)$ d) z4 p& _' i5 e. [2 J
Attacker:
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Japanese ground losses:
* z P( q* F' e) I- T5 x 1597 casualties reported4 F. X+ ^/ c C9 \0 m4 W
Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled2 Z7 O- k* d. M0 q
Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled
, T( @, C- H" S3 S+ H( V M Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled. i* f# D% S- g( ]
Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)
+ g0 c8 z& d6 C5 w. v Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)& p9 M2 d, e$ I, k! Y
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Allied ground losses:' L* s3 A" c- p7 S6 z W
100 casualties reported
+ C0 b. j q n Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
% r0 Q W3 j8 q! b/ Q' s2 O7 _. c( L Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 i/ I s2 e1 P3 x4 d1 s; w Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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8 w) B5 b# H3 n7 l9 DAssaulting units:; t1 s& J) [$ N- E* I v
3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion
4 P$ Z3 r- N! {& t& s 302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion; `8 ?3 @1 W6 T) X
12th Indpt SNLF Coy * z' X0 E |( Z
7th Base Force
' ~ C2 y6 k1 D5 _3 k8 \) t4 L/ _ 8th Field AF Construction Battalion
& W9 I5 l' V8 _+ m/ }' Q- G 5th IJN AA Battalion
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% h4 i$ w( z* b. nDefending units:1 b5 P: E) h7 ]7 {4 } b( x. a/ J
Americal Infantry Div /1$ V8 W7 x |* s9 U, S, `# W# a5 p- N0 P
4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
' ~6 N; x) v! W0 M/ v o# | 201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
- X* e( K1 [" s% H# X 151st Combat Engr Rgt /1
2 B1 h0 c! k* L: \6 B1 O 153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
$ y. L9 B ?! f7 @# q: R 198th FA Bn /1
: r+ G( V' j7 l( w) s# J 250th Cst Art Rgt /2 s$ u% B! J m0 _ {
81st FA Bn /1' W# T3 Z8 M1 ?
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57' x+ Y( k1 h% b% _ h0 b2 Q
; I* G$ E" f5 r l* F5 _Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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0 j) \9 s3 S4 G7 O, [Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
& m; A; O. R) Z' w; j6 `Estimated time to target is 30 minutes7 E/ C3 G3 a7 h p
9 I8 I. u0 U+ V, ^: h3 v) tJapanese aircraft/ J+ p0 P8 B, L
A6M2 Zero x 25# F& G1 R: {7 n1 G' U
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Allied aircraft. o! p7 g. r, V, v1 G! D" s
F4F-3A Wildcat x 12
% n7 l! f! Q- N4 I4 L9 e F4F-3 Wildcat x 120 _8 a0 ~3 ]3 q9 Y
SBD-3 Dauntless x 72
) S) p8 \7 \+ }' z( k+ H! s' k: v TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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No Japanese losses m. _" ?, e# a
7 A# P6 X9 H, @/ }8 C" M( XAllied aircraft losses( ]4 k+ w$ d2 M+ {3 ]) g. G2 o! ^" v
F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed
7 w9 [: z. t0 z) p ^ F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed/ ?4 E( X+ Y! @8 Q; n' h& w' q
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged
/ L7 l6 ]/ u( S* s% U( @6 { SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak
% r* C, F: t. v+ m- e; V$ @ TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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8 J/ _5 I" G& [1 B* m# c1 f& [Japanese Ships
, Y% o# Q6 n2 Z0 N4 Y CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
% f9 C% {1 ?2 J4 ~$ Q7 n CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
. W8 _. I8 U+ _6 y- y1 W- \. a) W CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire
b, V4 s0 w2 w) c- a! j9 I CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires' J0 _8 ]' Q& \/ l6 w
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 2
, q. f7 m" Y* n# l+ A$ \+ Q CA Furutaka p: i# u: z+ o' L6 u
CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57# j F, \+ P* g$ M% J
+ N# r% e+ I! V7 |2 ZWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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+ H$ w2 y# x! R4 zRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
! N7 ]2 x6 |8 F/ I oEstimated time to target is 31 minutes8 z8 ~3 S) t* |, T' [
y Z9 Y. ]$ C/ ^Japanese aircraft, Y1 u* ~/ Q: b9 B6 o, _
A6M2 Zero x 16
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, A1 G! Y/ N$ k: hAllied aircraft
* K4 T( g7 m2 q) p% s3 G. Y" \# x F4F-3P Wildcat x 12
( G+ _2 o" h% V S F4F-4 Wildcat x 155 ^2 U" C) S" H+ B8 @9 q( D' q1 k
SBD-3 Dauntless x 51
2 E' t+ {, Y3 U' g( W% M9 }, V, a TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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& n* E% m5 Q0 Q$ A9 v5 q! sJapanese aircraft losses9 \) c$ N6 b: c/ ^! ~- @
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed5 U: P: Q2 E9 o6 ~8 w7 a. {
: l+ X3 N) `* E: ^" Y+ mAllied aircraft losses
3 o, N. E z/ [ SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged Y% R" _7 J4 j, ` p
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
4 y! w( x8 {+ s1 {* T TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
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% A p8 R! X8 y! j- l+ a# zJapanese Ships- ?+ Q+ t% H& o
CV Kaga, heavy fires5 Q# U' f4 f4 Z1 I$ W
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
8 G& G1 e U5 E- Y0 J; m CV Zuikaku, on fire5 s' ]$ Q; O( k
CV Akagi) A5 {3 D1 C/ Y
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
) r! d9 e1 E3 S+ ~2 [ DD Tamanami- v1 v0 j9 Z; y' p
CL Nagara6 O( V# x# y5 `& |% {1 [
DD Oite0 x3 n/ h6 C6 q, P
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire$ A1 J8 Y) e" Z% v/ d
CA Furutaka
8 ]/ d; F+ z$ A+ `' T9 O& c CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
|$ J) G2 E4 y# Z" B% v DD Minekaze
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,545 _" X' }3 I. s: {: y
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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# p# N9 W) \# M4 w7 e+ r* XRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.6 x' M6 f) ~6 F }9 n5 I: A
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes$ ?# r# E% R1 `" _! r$ c
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Japanese aircraft
7 Z' p+ G7 H# l. R3 s i A6M2 Zero x 335 o# e6 U5 e. t) k5 q8 a5 ^
B5N2 Kate x 61
6 [; e7 w5 N' J9 j+ i D3A1 Val x 44
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Allied aircraft( v; K* V8 B3 N! y
F4F-3A Wildcat x 17
$ [ T: z4 n: A" R& } F4F-3 Wildcat x 48
% X) T; k9 c6 f+ C T F4F-4 Wildcat x 81
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) Z3 u5 |3 z6 W; s$ @Japanese aircraft losses: S$ w x8 [8 D: D
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed0 h/ A/ Y4 Z% o7 K
B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged! A- K% y' g @9 u! V
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
# Y2 }3 T O7 M; Z3 b' w. B D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged' J. e, o7 o) T3 u9 r# z
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak5 B+ N3 {. y1 Q( Y+ e* N( q
T2 X2 j* j+ J& S# u4 b/ O* uAllied aircraft losses
4 H+ _2 v8 S$ c* j# q F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed2 z. Q& L% `2 J5 ^0 K
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Allied Ships
% r& w1 ]$ Q* Q" R; b( z* a/ c3 ^( l CVE Copahee% Z$ B O( G' \; U$ e
CV Yorktown
& |$ C4 f/ t5 [" R. U( y CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 29 N5 o, a+ s# o3 z& o
CLAA San Diego |# w" P* e; |
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, K/ F5 X A, q5 Z0 fAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57' X% x# v3 b' U3 w/ r$ o2 G
5 o- K5 T$ u! m+ o8 _Weather in hex: Heavy cloud- \) q; Q9 A% p" K" Y, g8 v8 q
1 B7 U2 V- @+ e7 E u! ~Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
0 S" W9 F% C$ ?4 ~: }, fEstimated time to target is 29 minutes' L" Y0 U: ~( ^
7 Q+ ?6 Q& M5 k3 o j5 T+ ZJapanese aircraft
( Y& J% V) \) q: d2 W A6M2 Zero x 3' j6 H5 n k0 i& s; Y
: W/ J l7 [$ p. `Allied aircraft
$ a0 u2 l( D; f i5 E) A! ^ F4F-3 Wildcat x 2
6 {# T& u: R" j& f. v% R2 ? SBD-3 Dauntless x 19
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
% K6 p6 p, z% I5 z6 t# N F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed+ v. d6 T& J0 I$ W& L! O- }
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged9 l$ ] r6 E: z* a. _: [
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak8 z4 O( ]) R0 o& Y1 Y
1 M( X+ m# b p7 W5 jJapanese Ships4 c7 p* z) |' t V% D2 }: N( e
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 w5 X* j. Y3 {0 g CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire
# d) x5 |% b& O4 S; ] CV Akagi9 d3 s& U! F4 W. U, t" F
CV Zuikaku, on fire
% T) _' e2 |2 M) h/ ]5 ` CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage: L6 j3 K, C: b9 `8 t. J
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2 o6 f/ r- i1 a* BAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57: k: T5 C0 r* ~" s
/ X; b3 J8 Y( D6 y$ WWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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- {0 ]5 @- [# y M6 Y9 p; {Raid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
: x6 O3 P/ s4 a) U2 j: [Estimated time to target is 25 minutes* B ^6 X# O% Z8 C' I" O0 X8 ^
1 {. y, H* z: X9 QJapanese aircraft
6 N& Q; A" |+ u7 p A6M2 Zero x 2& ?* {6 @) M* E8 f
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Allied aircraft
$ m9 G" k: N% s$ |0 q6 E4 ~8 K SBD-3 Dauntless x 2! ^ M% m% a1 H
TBF-1 Avenger x 6
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. p9 V) A+ w/ xNo Japanese losses
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. L* N" |! d) u/ J/ b- nNo Allied losses/ y. j, M6 F5 C o4 `
1 j$ l4 G" @8 @$ y/ t3 K6 mJapanese Ships7 n# k/ m( I* _0 S5 x3 r
CV Akagi
' f/ T1 k$ d; B5 N% q3 M, Q& W CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage1 }( i ]. m& h) s/ C
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/ a! T' y' n) [" F$ {, ?Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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" k" b3 Z! D: y( }) C/ oWeather in hex: Heavy cloud, |( O+ Y. G" R" a5 R7 h& m& @
! i4 Y/ b+ b, P, E1 qRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet." e% D O* I0 |4 x0 w3 G3 v4 C
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes h4 J/ R! ~1 A* k& b7 J
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Allied aircraft
) y, B! B, o- ^5 r4 m, _ F4F-3 Wildcat x 5+ D* U8 X. ^. F4 h* ?5 l
TBF-1 Avenger x 3
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+ r$ n, B5 D) \; x% Y; X- gAllied aircraft losses
8 n. ?! |. M4 {0 z9 v9 x TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged; N+ u& @4 y% d4 }6 x& F
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Japanese Ships6 O0 A( `$ x6 i
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1" t, }4 N7 n( Y+ E8 H
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,569 r$ u$ c9 e& a, e
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain( E! z# B8 R' b q3 S
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.8 q; \3 _, A$ p! X( Q5 n
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft0 i7 P% J; D& d$ r
A6M2 Zero x 62 }, i0 n h1 U0 r5 s3 ~. [0 v5 R8 {
B5N2 Kate x 15
& i5 N0 p8 @. Q2 i5 m- N; \ D3A1 Val x 19
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* _+ [0 F6 \1 O. |. f+ f+ z1 C; T: Z0 bAllied aircraft
0 d# @5 O0 J) d, e F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
8 G# W }" e: V. w7 r F4F-4 Wildcat x 363 Q' Z \. Y2 F5 G5 y5 h
# @, b7 ^) _5 {0 Q. x0 y6 |) ~' bJapanese aircraft losses
1 U8 b2 D) b' L0 |- K7 t' J A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
4 K2 ~4 [: u* ` B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged d, a0 J+ j4 p9 T- m4 K$ X
D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged# c5 r1 y& c( N1 C
7 e- x' S- o- a; @3 ^8 C& e* y% rAllied aircraft losses
* W1 b1 T: ^# S0 u" k F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed! j/ B# c: f) u+ n2 v( |! {
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CV Lexington' N6 u5 t7 M) M$ \/ |
CV Saratoga! c6 S, t* [, P4 |9 x8 h
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8 Z, R$ S+ G5 y4 g$ i9 d2 UAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57$ @) } t \" I p
) S) k' c( C$ }, K! aWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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/ H/ ]3 R% y( f' v6 G9 ~3 U6 I; I5 `Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.8 T; H( G. h4 d4 V& q
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes* ?& u/ D J9 I$ w
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Allied aircraft
" J) o- {/ V p! {/ Y' w9 g F4F-3 Wildcat x 12( ^) n% Q2 W* P% q3 W& e
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
7 q8 V- S( \' z1 `0 f* _6 o, G SBD-3 Dauntless x 70/ h9 {* P) [: ?7 K& g% |3 z
TBF-1 Avenger x 30& J1 V3 e4 [' t, d) r2 j
2 R- u( x0 r! n( x5 c7 R" sAllied aircraft losses" w2 s, u X. q5 m
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
/ c2 n! ]) G& k$ n8 a TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged5 |( v! E9 c3 }, A
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Japanese Ships
6 d( Z! Y& x' o4 j. b; `/ X CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
' i8 K) e% X! r: ` CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
. l7 D, P; o' S- w8 T# S DD Asakaze# e& o6 O( | x4 Y
DD Tamanami! |1 m) i/ a! i; s+ U
DD Onami
' B% h+ i3 `: p+ _. ^5 L DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
+ o( v7 u4 ]2 j, }; R: C CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
. M! w6 P( x- M% e' h. t8 s2 s DD Oite2 f! ^, I# P$ r2 k2 Z
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage& J9 L' C3 l; s
DD Suzukaze
, J# Z( A; s+ f1 p6 \ CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1
, G( K$ ~8 e( Z$ e CL Nagara
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/ E) ~$ Y% Q( X {Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57. j) w& `2 W. n
# s1 s6 P0 N% `3 Q2 u, ?Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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* w( J7 E# t: c# J) B7 rRaid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
0 f% E$ Z3 u; l( r4 F( ~+ `2 q% A& bEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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' a+ q8 V; B9 r; Z9 o6 g iAllied aircraft! U+ ~! A- T( C$ f( s5 m2 ?6 E
A-24 Banshee x 2
+ B2 z; u2 e. R. n2 A* V SBD-3 Dauntless x 25
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Allied aircraft losses
) s2 C* `* j# b! |' V. o m3 S A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged- @6 H% j( ^1 c r3 H. P% N" |
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged' T; s8 F* h- B- R
3 d3 l6 v+ M3 N @5 tJapanese Ships3 ~+ d( U' d I9 U: c, y% Q
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 B) T$ \( h4 D: j: d7 C' E CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
( F( J. w3 X+ n0 {6 ` CV Zuikaku, heavy fires
, N8 z, z, P! J1 l. B. P CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires! O# o8 A g) d' ? C4 p% v' s2 ]
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
! `; o$ ?5 r" s3 X7 j CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage7 ?6 y: m/ x' x3 g- z
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57+ w9 G! j5 m/ N) b( ~1 U4 \6 n9 X6 I
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud$ W; m; u: O* J5 H, z/ G
a: T( f; J8 \Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
% S* A2 p# H7 T, } H: m/ B3 Z4 e. yEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Allied aircraft4 _7 i6 g5 U3 q5 ^" H
A-24 Banshee x 14
2 o! ]3 F! J$ x$ X" N ! D( _9 A: l7 ?$ l/ A2 A$ _
Allied aircraft losses
; b) X3 Y) q2 w: G7 O) ]0 b A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged' k# `$ M+ a8 h
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Japanese Ships, w k F ^+ i9 v% B5 v% O
CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage+ ?) F2 Z P8 y1 R3 `, y( T% g
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage, t, N. i6 X( z) K' V. ^
DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage x8 s5 k$ R9 D; l6 M. m; m
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 cloud3 c6 u( `0 O8 e- {9 ]
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Raid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.9 U& F' U: k# b* [& y8 u1 o9 u
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes5 K. s( F* {0 D( g9 o
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Allied aircraft1 p! o; P& z# p6 N! U
A-24 Banshee x 20 F0 [9 p4 q8 v$ P2 K3 e
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No Allied losses x1 B( I. r4 \! I$ d" g K
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Japanese Ships2 }4 F' O! @4 `$ v
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires% \' W+ W$ ^9 A# ?
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57: y( D# v ~& u9 M1 Y
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.* ]4 J b% Y0 G, H
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes
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F4F-3A Wildcat x 2
4 C4 v3 V" r7 v, l6 j3 ^ SBD-3 Dauntless x 31/ l% j! q; o* h. L" V6 y
TBF-1 Avenger x 15- ^; }. K8 p) y9 r' T
' m3 B8 }1 M6 J4 ?* JAllied aircraft losses, u9 a2 y: d" i2 _
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
, w' \( @. _8 { TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
, Z: v# G5 m \6 y/ R' D CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
* ^( `( Q; h5 j2 J) C# t& ` DD Oite
3 \1 V7 R" g5 o$ z: S% E7 G( F CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
) ?0 F: e$ o' y2 B CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage% a5 `; L& g! |
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
) q: g5 Y0 p8 | DD Onami* L# F5 B: A7 Z
DD Tamanami
- P0 R" v M9 l$ t CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire
7 h$ n& I! H& c* u0 b DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 1
$ e s3 ]5 d) T7 W- H/ ]1 T/ T: r DD Minekaze
: Z7 y4 e7 r! o+ }7 \% w DD Asakaze
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud8 ?( E# C; o9 j- l% `. X
, W& M2 O1 {1 ^ iRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.5 ?* P: F& _. n/ L' T
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
$ ^' s% b: S! g7 h F4F-3P Wildcat x 10! S: z/ W' z3 R0 Z! ]
F4F-4 Wildcat x 143 j+ Q3 i+ T2 @1 K8 p4 S
SBD-3 Dauntless x 63' h! k4 y9 Q6 O4 v$ t9 k
TBF-1 Avenger x 18
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No Japanese losses" G0 F1 z: C- Z3 {9 H' s
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Allied aircraft losses
. u' A6 u S3 y0 @8 _: j( [ SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
" J$ l0 _. G/ ?: ]/ N TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships. W) A- c0 `! x& a# E( y$ B/ {3 P
CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage
# n- D$ \ t$ s; I6 m! j CA Kako, and is sunk
1 L6 o; d3 E' `; t CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 a! q8 v! _8 l' V* ~3 N CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk* L# U8 U! K' K0 C
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk5 N; @0 V5 o! [1 N2 b
DD Onami
$ T# Z# ?3 P; R DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
( N0 b2 ]4 B% i k5 k DD Asakaze
4 V$ G+ ~: H1 w5 @9 B DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ {- W. T; [2 q2 {- S1 S8 g DD Oite! W, w8 i0 n1 m+ q
DD Minekaze
8 q9 W" \4 L5 m9 M. |" H DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire( F7 f' ^) r6 }7 ?, l" ~
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud3 W4 i7 x2 }, g0 e* \8 n# T
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Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.0 K' o. K0 W. c# `$ {' Y3 W0 B
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes* V( _0 e/ b& P: Q, \
( C2 c3 I, [3 H; Y6 r1 ^Allied aircraft
; ?0 G) P0 b _8 I/ i SBD-3 Dauntless x 16& M7 Z9 Y# k, g2 a' b, s- a0 Y
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4 w" g' D o* ~! w SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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3 I3 s' J& w' ^/ qJapanese Ships
1 A) @0 B6 y# i; N& c) ?* `1 o) S5 k CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
& d5 j9 p& c$ P9 V) ` CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 Y& T8 K# B$ p1 ^! ?0 B DD Sawakaze
7 j. B+ e) C- n1 \) |6 G DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |