AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 42
8 x X) v: p* m' {- [7 V--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
0 R9 e% q$ e( X# x盟军正式登陆阿图岛
' i3 ~6 ~& K& T# L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+ Y& x# `5 n' \
58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩
7 O' \5 c5 ~0 F; Z3 x7 T, e3 _& ^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 g! A4 m1 O3 V" R* \2 E( n6 B; i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
6 E. K7 N, [$ W; d2 m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 j% [$ ~. h4 B( t--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
& w1 W0 K3 I& E1 b; j" }Amphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49)
% w3 X7 f s! ^8 Z8 {% `
+ h$ v2 C9 ]: e- m5 x" kTF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,49
9 I& i3 Q& K6 C4 i2 W' U' j ! g8 C' w; S& b
Allied ground losses:* _( U8 }: B- N7 ]
253 casualties reported
5 P/ x1 ^: C9 x! A" f2 S Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled
- |, S, a+ B) \! O, f Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
8 S; x! s8 @: u4 O4 R6 ~1 N8 Q2 q: S Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
' y8 _9 ], W2 J! o! ]8 Q& H Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled); r/ X% P/ U" \) f
Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
9 X: @ j4 A p1 f6 [--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
, V ?/ K/ S6 }7 g. b) {
( ^/ y4 y5 E% \$ s4 ?+ G/ rGround combat at Attu Island (153,49) P" V- d9 }8 D/ F/ X* C, F6 a. w
7 f& C: ]* [' W0 A5 J2 o
Japanese Deliberate attack
* Y' m% @6 h6 W) g, H
9 C" n% r% s7 G; l* PAttacking force 5357 troops, 43 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 971 F" K% V' Z0 D' J3 I6 ?
) f4 S5 S6 ]% t: F1 P3 z
Defending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 426
! r$ Y5 F- m W( g |/ |- v
+ B! v, Q* h% C0 ?1 TJapanese adjusted assault: 0 ' y s3 D( J8 ~. V; t
8 s1 y2 U; c8 q3 N$ p5 q. r
Allied adjusted defense: 339
( X7 U/ M9 T: j9 }4 h& ~; q
! X; ?; O; D; @4 J: K4 ~Japanese assault odds: 1 to 99
- D( T7 A9 }2 L% n
8 ~$ [# m- y: p2 O' ^8 V( fCombat modifiers2 @7 ^1 T: M e
Defender: terrain(+)
; L' ?" k9 v7 x; V7 c2 bAttacker: D& ] K2 t# a% q& d0 G& P
9 ~3 b9 h$ B v) q4 C' zJapanese ground losses:
1 K5 ?' {% q' i% e4 D 1597 casualties reported6 k% Y/ u% i9 {7 G' G( ]
Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled
5 K ?3 J; P* W+ [! J! F, u m! r Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled
# K$ F E1 x( ?7 | Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled# N2 W4 w5 {7 L. d/ S8 Y% D7 _
Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled). G7 f/ r5 e8 Z2 n, s) v x8 Q
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
9 r) c) U; `9 D * m7 ]% q/ P3 ]; L# n
Allied ground losses:
9 X5 ~. U* k# }& L9 _4 d0 Q& { 100 casualties reported
6 t2 Y; `9 j) U4 S1 x Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
8 l# F+ z0 z/ L' l Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
! j/ U9 ^1 K2 H Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
% O/ |7 ]1 |. @' { 4 V0 w U( _' k6 R3 t3 Z. J
Assaulting units:8 B5 h: A9 m; T5 o1 e# Q
3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion' \; `5 g$ k7 v1 @( ]3 z* N
302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion! J2 G# z0 @' ?" {' ]6 m
12th Indpt SNLF Coy $ e7 T4 v, H8 G* a! Y: @" g* x B
7th Base Force- L8 W5 n3 ~8 p5 N
8th Field AF Construction Battalion
' @0 Z3 S; T d: L) B5 h7 a* d! _% L 5th IJN AA Battalion: h4 C2 k4 I7 w2 c$ D# e
+ a3 K* D0 s) d$ Q' bDefending units:
! D4 L' r3 W9 b; I8 \* E Americal Infantry Div /1- ]/ o/ _3 j, T# [" c
4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /1+ k# z8 M6 k. V( ^2 U
201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1' t7 ~9 A+ ` J- [
151st Combat Engr Rgt /18 c2 a9 `& @9 y# G" q$ L$ ^
153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
) X. }1 M/ ]% Q8 E* s x 198th FA Bn /1
6 o, A% B/ ^+ p' S 250th Cst Art Rgt /2
1 K2 C) v# @! I7 q. z( p 81st FA Bn /1* ?' {" G9 V, @% }
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ J1 G- @# G l5 f e" q3 k2 z3 y/ cMorning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
& C0 G! C) U4 a$ M
" ~% U e# a5 J( Z- o5 pWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
$ u/ g4 ^$ D; w8 h( d
* G1 C" y& N; F. U1 O3 I: J& X% PRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
( F- g/ m' N9 c" g8 F. H4 ^Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
% S4 c' E9 w: E 6 G, h; ]( D( u2 _* y, @8 }
Japanese aircraft
. Q! W! @/ @: g0 X& Z A6M2 Zero x 25
, I- b# L) h5 Z3 z- y5 z, X/ ~9 _- s ( n' Y5 x, Z8 i8 R5 p
Allied aircraft! {: O5 S- L6 q3 s u, B
F4F-3A Wildcat x 12
) Z b$ m3 ~$ F6 [$ M' z F4F-3 Wildcat x 12' |2 j' r2 D0 d. Q0 s
SBD-3 Dauntless x 72" c1 u8 V I. Y
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
" w5 W! O0 Q5 E. g) Q/ y # j3 s6 z6 F9 o, G( f. a
No Japanese losses% A% U1 }) `/ T# L$ m% `
0 ^8 K. f: C$ }9 F1 g
Allied aircraft losses* _! P! f4 m0 j7 x- H$ D" |' w' q
F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed
* Y; ]/ t$ b, ?2 f F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
1 j4 ~& t, b0 a6 ~4 X# o SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged
' j5 ^( i+ r; ` SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak5 G" h# W% c" a) T* g( L
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
5 M8 E. w0 F6 `* {0 H6 M 6 S% F0 c- @$ P9 |+ V' D
Japanese Ships' x0 ^6 H& g- S. p2 v) x2 E
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
0 w: w0 M9 Y- }6 J5 x; [- x4 D9 k) Y CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 12 l+ {' H! q) o3 V
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire. O' W. r) R/ a$ X, ]
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires
6 [$ { O. }; w( L CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 2( D1 y9 L. R9 L- [9 ?1 [; h% @
CA Furutaka) R$ r9 H, T4 D
CA Kako, Bomb hits 1' O/ |$ e5 a1 w$ D6 c
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
; r& @% Z6 h" QMorning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,578 l. d A& c- r1 u2 n' j- I
; i$ E+ ]3 c: T) N# DWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
# w5 T) t1 I$ j: O# E6 N4 w m7 }6 i( H- R1 |0 D, g% N* s. V
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
( U% r2 v1 g) \* @Estimated time to target is 31 minutes& {$ O7 _) |) T L) J0 j
9 P; l# D' d- k; S q/ [$ A
Japanese aircraft
; i5 b. F& A* R- \8 u A6M2 Zero x 16
' z, A; s" X3 M( z' L
5 G6 ]/ Q# ?: F- MAllied aircraft
6 k! r, u# l% f Q) P* w/ u7 k F4F-3P Wildcat x 122 i6 O& K* y0 l; Z3 R
F4F-4 Wildcat x 15
- f% Y. I6 I* O. S" k SBD-3 Dauntless x 512 o* Q7 S# q/ ~2 \ N
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
+ c& \3 U, \: f; t3 K ! k4 g, \9 J4 w+ c7 R5 r* y+ S
Japanese aircraft losses# n. H+ x0 P# H/ k9 W. }0 C# I
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
, e m" i: F6 F: Y9 b/ O4 s
) |% e- _+ v1 dAllied aircraft losses7 P r) F; m( C4 U9 f2 n
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged9 p) H4 p' \& _: m/ O, x1 _, r0 D2 I
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak' @0 R( r; W' K1 H' f- [0 v) N+ ^
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged0 }; ^" j8 ~( E
- P$ {) n# S& Z8 ^* \
Japanese Ships1 }& Q, p- y |$ Z; m( f
CV Kaga, heavy fires
' i. p( S6 s# a [) b+ }! B9 e5 ^* h CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires7 n; Q5 T6 k5 B" a- }6 ]1 j7 ?
CV Zuikaku, on fire
9 u/ v2 G4 i& Z0 s! l C! q CV Akagi
) F- c9 o! X: q6 r( F/ O1 N5 G CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage+ O G; f, k( u
DD Tamanami
: e- v% f+ g. }" m/ q7 } CL Nagara
. F$ e4 K) R/ y. Q' D6 E DD Oite
5 T2 R! X3 e) _" C9 k8 i& n# M9 ] DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire
2 P2 k. P: r! z4 e P; H7 ^ CA Furutaka
) K& `0 t* f K$ G/ ^+ @ CA Kako, Bomb hits 1( ?$ l6 C8 c+ l3 R: Z0 ^0 ]) O! R L
DD Minekaze7 y9 j& n8 r1 @* Z9 k% X
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2 a9 @" f& h: S4 y" _ D$ {4 aMorning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,54
& s; d$ \0 r4 B, a7 D- \
' _, L9 J( L" ~, v' pWeather in hex: Heavy cloud& h( C) g b0 j/ E
7 g8 \* ?' o d x& {% Y" _0 l
Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.5 U/ ~# s0 d8 Z4 A3 W v" q
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes4 ~" r) p, O' b( o: S8 I
3 ]2 z. N, u& l! A# E: K$ G2 oJapanese aircraft* t# U1 m- r% n! e) M* U0 q! D
A6M2 Zero x 33- Q8 \) C8 |0 U- {, M0 r
B5N2 Kate x 61
. _, ^$ ?4 n, c' g8 z, r+ e; U9 X D3A1 Val x 44
1 U/ u. F0 Y% G1 s& a3 V+ |: A( Y / Y; X3 s$ p" d; W/ N1 e0 }; s
Allied aircraft! O! {; i$ G( u+ \. K
F4F-3A Wildcat x 17% L: [( C% f9 g; N" G8 s' ^
F4F-3 Wildcat x 48. L; R' X) L9 \4 {/ Z7 s! w% \
F4F-4 Wildcat x 81
# [7 i( ]# P1 x# A6 l) B4 i
) x) {: u7 @8 `2 g7 `) y: p1 sJapanese aircraft losses
* d2 C4 S6 H9 Q9 l A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
3 h' o D O5 M" X4 T7 v B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged$ I$ B' B6 _3 F6 j7 G! t U
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
* U0 G% H# p4 r0 I D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged
/ H4 }, l) r3 b D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
* o! t0 p; W5 ^6 } " f( H( S0 t; P( G% u7 J
Allied aircraft losses9 h5 A6 M* _1 U5 ^6 ?, i7 u% X
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
$ K* g' T& X- U7 n3 O; {
2 g" C; G3 D) f3 }Allied Ships9 ~ f; C1 W( G
CVE Copahee
9 q% e1 S( r# E2 ?- P( F" p CV Yorktown
+ t1 m+ f: i1 f. g6 x$ s; D CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2) g' }) N) A! l, f+ a8 w$ Q* M
CLAA San Diego
0 T: r ]9 e2 `- N% N+ Q--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
9 ]. {( t2 D. L1 G& a# \+ O q( D5 MAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
+ H! ~' a4 Y7 u% L) q [' P {
/ ^3 A* r- H1 V3 CWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
( D8 A* ], \$ ~4 t ) U. j: n7 [" ]' R1 _# B" [
Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
7 z( h( ?* C( O3 [Estimated time to target is 29 minutes- V5 }4 s% z4 c- J0 Z7 k/ `! }
; J& |9 [: ]1 p, YJapanese aircraft/ e, n6 H+ a% N& o
A6M2 Zero x 3
/ d% J( G' k, }
$ X/ s, d5 j- z0 x9 p8 a8 fAllied aircraft# B1 L* _6 t6 t$ c( L
F4F-3 Wildcat x 27 W2 [6 n* w# {% z6 k
SBD-3 Dauntless x 19
! n, `' t% H$ M5 n+ H# v" a
# C# _) d q: x8 d% uNo Japanese losses
- v# y0 B7 _5 C/ `1 U$ ~9 q 8 K/ B. M8 S# Z
Allied aircraft losses
( X x) d% v5 x F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
: S" _+ E9 u& I/ u SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged: t. A6 ^! ~+ l
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak1 e# G' w- ]6 l, a
! K; Q2 Y! x2 h" U' q3 a2 q9 u
Japanese Ships$ I% ~) R/ i6 M) Z. w a
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
* L' X6 u. Z5 h" n CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire' v5 N' ^( _7 E% Y
CV Akagi) F6 P8 I$ {3 L0 a
CV Zuikaku, on fire2 F$ I: e7 Y" Y" K
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
& o( c" L& o8 v' l y+ T+ i, t--------------------------------------------------------------------------------3 x$ W. U* e1 d. x5 [/ E
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
4 A& J* P8 \3 p* u; Z2 L( E' {+ H: d
6 A' z9 |2 p& D8 oWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
4 N6 U/ e: W' l, x# T 9 `( r }* a5 u& ~( m2 P: c) M. [. [
Raid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
4 ~$ C* z' `+ U5 _+ FEstimated time to target is 25 minutes1 C, n% _% e; r5 o
; L$ r( N/ Z+ H1 EJapanese aircraft
* b8 A# f, D# A5 c, @ A6M2 Zero x 2
( y0 t" J+ F! ^, G+ p+ J ( g( P' n: T9 M0 Q7 Y1 _
Allied aircraft& _% {/ W U; i5 `' G$ Y! R6 I# e
SBD-3 Dauntless x 2
. R% A$ z, |4 E; G9 X TBF-1 Avenger x 6
0 t( S' J- \3 I + m* G3 c: r6 O6 Y1 }; _* U
No Japanese losses
: t% I& M, Y9 s9 I, I( t0 N 8 K5 h% R# B' l; [6 B' ]7 B
No Allied losses1 n) F' v+ w4 a" D2 @( q9 s% R- o3 E
8 D9 y$ ?: P/ ~, I
Japanese Ships4 N# B+ T# j# S5 j+ ], p7 A4 h
CV Akagi5 s: H4 w2 p" S- }
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage+ Q% y* U2 q7 T+ q* {
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------9 E/ r& | ?# L9 n
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57/ i& e, i& q! u6 b
4 w7 C5 y# d0 D% J- Q. y& h X5 p
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
8 ~" y( a$ p4 U' {$ b: |0 C . q* g5 ]( s* ]! u" @* `
Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.3 c- c+ p; R; L
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes
+ F0 M) U- b5 v- c. D( w. u / P+ e! e8 E. j2 o) v- E0 c9 n7 U
Allied aircraft
`6 l) S% T1 N9 A' ^" f5 ] F4F-3 Wildcat x 5
0 S' A5 m- A( |' k TBF-1 Avenger x 3; B7 j' f d# V1 O5 e
$ a3 F. b1 m' [- i- i1 @
Allied aircraft losses+ `6 o) C0 H8 w& T. p3 r8 |
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
0 v1 o" ^3 J7 M* R) D - Z, f( m V# T% q3 s1 \/ o
Japanese Ships: l o9 S$ Y; X3 g- B' f
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
8 g2 G8 D' Y8 `, J--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
/ O3 r( e! e) h' I4 F4 ?8 dAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,569 c( J3 s" z0 Z0 o; P
" ^$ `* t( v1 v# Q0 f
Weather in hex: Heavy rain* M* E8 L/ p$ S2 T3 b: D; W
! D' J# c y$ Q% ]" t
Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.3 g) b/ k) ]$ ^4 {/ i5 e
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
3 i' p6 R8 T1 P* _* Q0 d 7 R8 f8 ^. p; a2 c
Japanese aircraft
) P e) M2 X) n7 H% B A6M2 Zero x 6
, ~3 N- v# i1 O" m: G% L$ q B5N2 Kate x 152 i" d, v! D& o4 V: I
D3A1 Val x 19
; c3 U$ F7 R% ^& T - V5 {+ C! Z' d+ g) l
Allied aircraft' V% b1 e% Z/ _* Z! \
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36$ f1 Y$ |% O* `) ? l
F4F-4 Wildcat x 36
1 R. Y# N+ R6 v# C! L ) v* q/ Y$ X. e' g( z+ u j
Japanese aircraft losses4 b0 u- N/ F- _& A8 U, ? Q: y
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed9 b# e4 ?4 H* v: L6 ~
B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
+ d" |/ G3 D" y+ { D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged) M8 }' E7 o ]7 b! I. Q
: h& z6 M" g2 g+ Y4 G4 lAllied aircraft losses
8 F" u; U. o- c F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed; l0 F/ d. n% K
" U) k( w4 A9 F. S; Y# H
Allied Ships6 I A7 }, }" P# j
CV Lexington3 e9 e( ^4 f$ j& D
CV Saratoga
0 y) s. j% k+ W1 d- Z--------------------------------------------------------------------------------' Y$ o* ~+ h/ a4 f0 z1 ?
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
, X, z2 h; \. q; ^
! a$ G2 v. \4 G b3 S; b9 gWeather in hex: Heavy cloud/ H- i! Q. S" {0 m
* f; o0 s; K! W' @ O W; T) yRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.: F" P1 M3 R; p
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes, G7 p B* ^: G" C
# W* g9 D! y- h: s7 G3 sAllied aircraft
3 E8 m: K3 k+ r* g5 e! f F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
/ [5 c1 O7 p/ f F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
4 c( O% Z- C2 D& N S! o SBD-3 Dauntless x 70; O' W0 p6 l5 \5 N
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
5 J( H. I: ?1 }! S! ~' X/ J" f' E + Z, V6 {2 j" l1 P' ?; n/ U# B
Allied aircraft losses
/ q' o. h v i' I. j6 \. q9 }: L SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged6 y4 |5 [9 I3 S3 d' B( c
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
1 W) a4 b- x% F2 [! ~; U* L8 x
( {# O: u& E* ` iJapanese Ships8 T, h k; m0 G1 ^, M% A
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage6 J7 ^; k, e S3 K6 A
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
5 r% i! S. t* U: Z0 L9 `/ B DD Asakaze+ Q) r% U8 _7 @( h+ u2 s2 x
DD Tamanami( q1 {) O$ ?& o" E5 G' i" ?! M
DD Onami
8 w. ?6 F/ ]5 n5 J6 b; M DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage1 w" c% |( z$ Q0 p
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage8 |3 m6 ]& @, ^* e$ \; {
DD Oite5 c( l4 w2 Y0 S6 N6 k
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
% W$ w6 _: w, [% q% @4 @ DD Suzukaze. x' q1 F4 L ^ {4 ^) K
CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1! D/ n1 k. R1 j ^
CL Nagara" t% i- w) | S, V. x
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------! e# g" v- L+ E+ c5 W8 l# @/ D
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
/ p- R4 V o `' N8 T) o9 ^
9 o7 n& M; a1 L" B; Q+ `: {* ^Weather in hex: Heavy cloud( c. g8 Y6 V7 W5 G, G
% E3 A( G8 B5 B$ q- R, Q5 m
Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet." m) Q) }! q0 n" m$ h D" ?2 ~
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes2 q5 r( \% M/ X+ n1 u( M
4 r2 k% r6 Z) A9 K' jAllied aircraft w, @+ Q1 J) d2 l* Q& D! F0 @
A-24 Banshee x 2
. Z" A+ B5 Y/ y& S' u SBD-3 Dauntless x 25
e3 Z/ \: N8 \8 R( l8 { " C1 X3 V* C1 Q& q$ S% K
Allied aircraft losses
, E# L* E* O; L7 F+ s0 s) U8 b G A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
: A \; k2 ~' {% m& y/ X0 j* Y SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged& {: N2 V! A/ q* [' Y
! a& b8 f$ o& O+ X* s. VJapanese Ships' H: v2 I/ p1 i0 o# _. d
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
' D& T+ r! `' K; g$ }* }" Q. t CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage7 q2 k3 L( E9 ^8 y
CV Zuikaku, heavy fires
/ G! Q! O C/ H2 ]0 B# X" v CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires- }. i/ y, } B2 H
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage) C# C6 o Y l4 l' X
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
' @' H1 T, D, h; A5 c$ C--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5 O+ M }5 h# X! y& o( L* B( t/ KAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
4 v, e2 h( n3 O: L : F% d2 l- ^1 \* {& }( e# s3 Y7 C
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
2 ~/ U6 c6 A6 F) E' N ( g0 R' f( P" M
Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.' L4 c! o+ C; f& P
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
+ }, }# m: `1 @
9 {$ p1 e4 N8 V7 N9 f/ J1 {4 {Allied aircraft, Y" x- G1 ~1 W
A-24 Banshee x 14$ E3 e5 b' L6 P! u
) O0 Q# j3 z* d' Q8 g- UAllied aircraft losses
. {8 ?" G' S6 d c3 b. m) w A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged$ V, L& Z7 }: A* r2 ]; O. }5 ]# C
1 ]8 W5 i/ L) y0 z7 gJapanese Ships
+ R8 j( ], V' x2 I* r2 O) M CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
* k1 b4 Q8 i1 Y8 E3 S; l CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
% k9 }! O) B( B' l- T5 K# |5 L DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage; j3 C. s9 M. e$ B: y$ t' V4 l4 w% k
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage3 m$ R8 T# n4 d4 z: H, y
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------0 @/ M$ g* K4 i# p; S
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
* h6 h$ S& @$ g% K ^1 c3 c2 `2 j2 m1 h' i4 T
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
3 K3 M. m- ]9 O( \6 Y, u9 A - \+ Z0 h" n- s9 t
Raid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.* f. ~- }. ^ b3 ~% M& T
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes2 n- e# j/ x2 Z% Q
4 h- v3 x; R# n5 x0 R
Allied aircraft# J W+ l5 d' K5 X2 Z' T! S
A-24 Banshee x 2
5 T/ P6 R9 f. l, b( D1 D8 o
7 L' y& O; r) S; m! h9 M. @No Allied losses
. ~: a5 e( x! P5 `( ^
, G# M/ W0 b) S3 BJapanese Ships
& _6 L( z6 N8 @7 N: ] CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires5 z( t: [- K3 U( A& r
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: w/ E- R* P& O4 u2 u8 d4 bAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
3 s( [" w8 b& g% O5 @' }5 `
: s( }2 B& `$ w/ Q8 qWeather in hex: Heavy cloud7 o7 o! B" o @, f( N
1 {3 n, D) z% b5 B; M8 mRaid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet./ H/ O3 M" `+ p/ _! ]
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes
' b4 _/ v1 F+ Y 0 r1 z- I2 e7 O) N C+ Q
Allied aircraft
a" C( K7 G8 q% Y3 ^8 f, d F4F-3A Wildcat x 2" h7 @7 D" r- f6 Z8 m. K7 ^9 N5 j
SBD-3 Dauntless x 31+ G% O/ I' l2 @5 Q
TBF-1 Avenger x 15* B N* W* ~: | A; |
8 k9 M7 M+ r# \/ \* f4 R
Allied aircraft losses+ [& d' c2 D- s* p0 d. M
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
. e! D" n; y) j TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
( `/ k* i1 t$ e# k& F a3 y& [! m& A1 e
& P: W o9 Y; ]- i/ o- C$ ?Japanese Ships
: r- S8 e1 M2 B" _ CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
, D/ ^3 J8 _( F! n5 a DD Oite
% r3 \$ z+ p4 U0 `- d CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires( n" C+ i, R1 y
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ m0 K" Q( E, f3 z3 s& G; `1 ?9 @ CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage; ]6 s7 A1 H2 x
DD Onami
+ D( j& j2 O: e' J" {- g DD Tamanami& k' |7 t+ T0 ~2 p' f+ ~) K" ?
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire
* ?3 e- c4 E* l5 z( W8 b DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 1
* n; l2 L& ?. G; A% |& B& ? DD Minekaze. U; L; S, h/ u: r+ \+ A" R1 m
DD Asakaze
' r2 _$ J8 s( v--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
) ]* j$ i- j m3 ]1 oAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,577 L+ R G. M( \" b# b
( [( j! _) T) F1 H0 j! d4 K
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud% N$ m: ~3 K, O$ l
% [ t, f0 a1 X& ORaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.* s& i% Q( z* ~" I+ H# P
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
. o2 h# g, O3 f" `* u$ {
4 T: u$ Z5 K( [2 a; u3 g; O$ ^. vJapanese aircraft! O# P" f4 I+ x0 e- o" q' u0 N( a
no flights
) u- u! t, a, t* p
+ H+ h6 z" O0 U4 f+ @6 \' f9 eAllied aircraft
, a$ k/ M \. K: n2 L F4F-3P Wildcat x 10
0 X4 k3 P' q, [7 m8 } U F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
+ ?# F; f6 Q/ y$ K7 w SBD-3 Dauntless x 63. X2 `' T9 b5 J! k
TBF-1 Avenger x 18, J! ^! ]$ S7 b" T6 Q; Y9 y
+ E) X2 d" I' ~; r
No Japanese losses
' S2 U, s& G! S! g+ S& E- f
2 ^* E* l# [7 D6 CAllied aircraft losses+ }3 Z, J; ?/ J- }2 P
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
9 R$ l C4 i& S9 |& j; V TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged
( B, k- N& Z+ { }% P0 L 1 H+ \8 X( N5 ^
Japanese Ships
: @6 E5 J* C8 v0 L! b; o0 @4 q+ q CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage
; x( }6 L; m! }9 g CA Kako, and is sunk
9 |% f7 h$ C2 p, v" X+ @, _& \# r CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage, c- t. I( E) p, z6 m
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
' r/ c- ] K T0 X, P DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk% u! ^: B, j- _6 E, [# K
DD Onami
6 U8 {4 a$ r A3 E* T DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk) V% o$ Q& A9 C6 C. F; n0 p. _
DD Asakaze
* n+ ]! T! v3 \" E3 B DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage9 C; v" _+ J; |1 l: I3 g9 X
DD Oite
- i3 ?# I9 a" r DD Minekaze$ S" _( g! x/ o
DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire# y4 Z5 ]7 e& W$ G. o b& a$ w2 S
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
! g6 Q6 {/ Z, H6 Q! k, T- @Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57" N* d1 ]# |2 [% s+ T/ S
( t, y7 K R% H. f- |6 T0 q- E
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
+ v/ B2 O8 H/ v/ d# _$ O
+ u" q/ q$ k: V$ tRaid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
' v0 c2 }2 K& @# C% I' I# o6 V3 \Estimated time to target is 13 minutes2 c& q% X9 o' P+ f8 j k
7 \$ Z1 T7 w d3 }% |% h2 iAllied aircraft
, c. z; {4 Q* t3 J7 Y9 Y9 [5 M5 d SBD-3 Dauntless x 162 e9 a: ~% p: Y
$ S" P h0 ]) z( z. A$ e
Allied aircraft losses
: ~2 b: S" A) R% y) `% Z0 H8 } SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged2 S" _3 }5 E4 q! {. O
8 f" f0 `' s& D$ k+ IJapanese Ships+ t9 a9 c8 Y% }* M3 A/ K
CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage8 D0 r- J; b# U8 I' d
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage. ^& u$ K4 _( d4 r: c. ]# O# {1 h
DD Sawakaze
/ H* p; V! X2 @ DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |