AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 42
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盟军正式登陆阿图岛( c0 ^ ]; ^% {* p
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
4 u6 x9 P- ^+ {- X- D X& y58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩% u6 Q, {5 h+ P, T
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0 N+ f/ T0 R j( y3 Y+ K- w6 Y
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 i) \; X! H' D/ Y( h7 g- Z8 _
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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1 [, e( }4 e, O( ^6 r3 gAmphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49)
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' ]* R7 M5 K/ W* M& WTF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,49. }- s2 j R- O, \: v: T
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Allied ground losses: {0 L X7 O( } R4 ~4 y. ^2 C7 k/ x
253 casualties reported k! E9 u, l7 E o$ G7 j
Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled
3 `+ K) M) A y; P$ e6 o Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled, z) e9 \' N s# }" q# h
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) `% n- L9 {: e# I' Q
Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)5 |* W( g0 P R# y
Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)3 N# @4 k/ B7 ^: I2 J5 L0 X4 S& x
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- k8 E7 }- \: U. hGround combat at Attu Island (153,49)
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: f" d3 W4 Y" [4 s& A; bJapanese Deliberate attack5 O. M0 n4 W c, s' A
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Attacking force 5357 troops, 43 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 97
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. |6 y, O+ C* ?. J) C( ]: LDefending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 4264 A3 {' X, E8 c" L7 U3 I
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Japanese adjusted assault: 0 ; ]2 q& T; S' A: W1 f! k
, }9 E6 D$ M2 {' \8 _' ~- [5 {& hAllied adjusted defense: 339 , J% [. e0 y8 a5 C" q
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 99 # c! J. G+ Z' f6 Z
. w# c, Q7 V4 Q8 sCombat modifiers/ N _( `+ W2 n* ~6 {0 Q
Defender: terrain(+)# ~2 m! U$ ^7 e4 m8 ^
Attacker: : E8 \) o5 y# {* [
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled+ c' E: b, v2 T( t0 l$ `2 u
Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled/ n7 Z# W8 D2 [$ \) \
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled
5 N9 y3 D2 \ {3 I2 D Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)8 w6 a# \; P* f0 V6 {
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)' a" `1 h" y3 o6 W; K
& M% N8 X. ^% a* V! u: \7 GAllied ground losses:! K# e. |) R! i+ X( l! W( b
100 casualties reported
) g" q* Q* o |- P B+ i4 Y Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled. B9 n; W: T8 M0 d
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
3 a- f( _8 S3 N6 L$ }5 T( p- Z, s- _ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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3 B8 U9 l" a- J' E" Y9 n7 T- j: {Assaulting units:) d9 }3 P7 w1 z+ K [1 V
3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion t# b9 \' z1 P% \! A! g
302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion) B% ~! S5 `; }; P) @3 M. ]
12th Indpt SNLF Coy ) c. W* L8 q( R# |' v' X
7th Base Force
/ e$ @. [6 ]' ?! c4 O- W5 N 8th Field AF Construction Battalion
D5 J! y, u6 r. p 5th IJN AA Battalion
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Defending units:
2 v u4 _& y G Americal Infantry Div /19 n1 @9 k; o" n8 ?' ?- A
4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /1. b6 C& C' z- R2 Z4 e' R: l
201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
' w+ M6 s M% }& [6 v+ s: ?( D* ] 151st Combat Engr Rgt /1
0 j7 Z" h. ?1 |: w1 R& j3 m 153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1& M# ]2 U# e% g+ L
198th FA Bn /1
; U2 v4 h8 @* K \ 250th Cst Art Rgt /29 o7 Y6 g6 A. v; A+ T4 ?
81st FA Bn /1- h& Q7 k; g' D: N! f" q8 U
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8 r* D0 w" X& }3 q6 D+ H* rMorning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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9 h2 c5 b. b4 w# y N* M9 `Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.; [; b- r: h$ G% g9 d: W
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes/ v) ?; w5 i2 H+ v& X
9 d( m" ]5 I2 ? K+ {, Z& Q9 z' |Japanese aircraft; S5 G H. O0 M8 Q
A6M2 Zero x 25
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9 M' t+ t. M: x2 u* QAllied aircraft! f% [/ \# B, q7 ^" y# m
F4F-3A Wildcat x 12
! I/ ^/ L% M8 k6 w' K l) ~* \ F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
" { N2 p* ]: O& h6 ] Z1 u SBD-3 Dauntless x 727 S( P# I; F) a
TBF-1 Avenger x 30, i" I; {; N3 M% z# I4 @+ _" {# v
1 U: f3 o- p. k* JNo Japanese losses
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2 `7 [4 S2 Y p9 G) GAllied aircraft losses! m1 k7 Y: A. ?5 A/ L) ?5 ]
F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed2 B. C0 C- ~" c" z5 l, v: X
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
0 x& b( G5 q+ ^+ A$ P7 x, f8 V& m SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged+ X& o8 l; Z2 M; _; {5 l, j, l
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak0 A6 H, W: v; B. D& E A
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged0 u* L6 |# S- p0 G
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Japanese Ships0 d7 }. U& ]$ `
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
$ H6 }/ \' p9 C+ n, n8 U' e CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1+ ?( Z* b5 a6 U8 q: U0 G0 F
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire
7 ?0 N) t2 d- |& T9 p CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires
6 D+ N6 N2 G: l+ v1 ? CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 2
6 A1 k# B+ ~9 u6 d3 F Q. ` CA Furutaka
! N C( x. I8 t, C/ T CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57! _: U9 w. X# k" O) [5 i
1 F) t( u9 r Q1 B6 Z1 Q- v4 E; \* H# L5 zWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.! h. A: H- F4 U( h$ {
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Japanese aircraft0 d% t5 a* A6 s" Q7 V7 V
A6M2 Zero x 16& F) d7 n3 M, ]1 u$ J/ I
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F4F-3P Wildcat x 12
' b+ j7 b- X0 ?. u# d$ q* o9 e F4F-4 Wildcat x 156 S9 I2 r3 T1 x& W
SBD-3 Dauntless x 51
8 R6 q: c, @0 l$ ]/ E+ c6 ~ TBF-1 Avenger x 30: h+ M% C9 k0 A2 N
( _9 M+ u4 F( ^. ]* w) NJapanese aircraft losses
. Q# } z( [- x A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed- I. `+ Z8 w+ @2 _
* Q! C7 B4 ?5 wAllied aircraft losses
8 W1 C8 A0 M: `" ?0 |$ t SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
- A% {- ~7 h. M7 l2 \. A6 Q4 M SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
9 C; w. ~% P. Q, K6 ^) E' { TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged( Z; Z2 a$ s7 S8 Y1 @, e6 B+ ]0 a
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Japanese Ships
7 U/ Y: s8 s f! ~' J0 l' ^. a$ ` CV Kaga, heavy fires
^# u: W) _! n3 E, Y CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires# O, L' @' w- _ O
CV Zuikaku, on fire
6 j% E2 A3 j+ t! p CV Akagi; N* t& x9 O+ [4 G. c
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage0 Z7 Y# H, S' O$ y' X ?( x% M$ f
DD Tamanami
" R7 u% F9 C9 \- c* X- | CL Nagara
- i p3 N' S( M: z1 ] DD Oite& I( O4 H _6 v, ]0 m
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire
% _7 O K% I2 R- N( R1 ~7 f5 ~ CA Furutaka
3 v4 n1 c! _6 @ [ CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
& X4 p; K: h* n+ x DD Minekaze7 F6 y) x8 u8 {5 E4 n3 ?2 L
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,54
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. c8 D+ F6 e3 L+ z3 l
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
) d3 A8 l4 }2 b. I A6M2 Zero x 33
+ l2 T8 k2 n+ e2 ]6 U B5N2 Kate x 61
4 b9 e. Q' a/ \' }/ C D3A1 Val x 44
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1 a' O8 R5 j8 }; n- \) WAllied aircraft
. k. n9 H% l* |+ d8 K+ h F4F-3A Wildcat x 17
6 F0 ~+ |. b1 f0 ]1 ? F4F-3 Wildcat x 48
2 J" f5 z# k3 s F4F-4 Wildcat x 81
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/ j" y/ w8 X9 X! m& V; |& _4 yJapanese aircraft losses
% O) y0 D1 }3 M2 V4 F A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
/ ^" m H& T0 d- B6 D B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged
! n: v+ n! b$ C: X B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
' B2 P, Q) c7 L% h- r D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged9 {; E* G I4 Q+ Z
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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) P% a- ?1 I- x) \Allied aircraft losses1 |& s- ^ Z) [" k2 w4 T5 c& P
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed) {/ E6 Q$ p. U. `
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Allied Ships
* a" i- P* k2 R) ~ CVE Copahee
5 H! F) e* E3 I* K* u. y CV Yorktown
9 H0 W. }" O) ? CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2) L) g/ {5 w$ j2 x8 W
CLAA San Diego
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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( O1 v! t# C. J7 E! i! Q3 S+ zWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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: C @+ @/ H3 T/ iRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.3 @. b( K$ v; p% Z6 m5 m
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes
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- o: w3 @+ \! ^Japanese aircraft
& Q. ?" {: C& d- Z! G A6M2 Zero x 3
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# J" O6 U- _ a" mAllied aircraft
0 ]( p. L3 w/ i F4F-3 Wildcat x 22 j1 S/ a4 `9 d
SBD-3 Dauntless x 19& m5 r3 d, L" F7 i
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No Japanese losses, h) [- S; j7 i
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Allied aircraft losses7 K5 u4 l' G/ g N( R8 _4 r! W9 V
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
9 k2 e) ]5 F' B8 b5 f6 u1 e SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged: U8 y! }) i3 `/ @( g s
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak) A7 x( W$ _* Q6 W
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Japanese Ships2 F6 J' `; \( D0 F$ W2 k2 T
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage: P, ~) d! I% } Q: t
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire
; S/ z( ]! k9 R4 ]! m8 ~4 \ CV Akagi
* p3 `8 a( H3 |4 B" t CV Zuikaku, on fire1 [; ]0 m" ]) C2 p
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,576 x- y0 H/ f0 ~
3 D2 \; l. e: \Weather in hex: Heavy cloud% d) O: G, Y# ~; C/ C
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Raid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
, x. y& {& v1 n! J* I- y, r3 [3 o0 SEstimated time to target is 25 minutes
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% o& P7 Z4 w$ N# l7 x; M4 X& kJapanese aircraft6 s$ y% K7 j4 ~1 E1 o! r
A6M2 Zero x 2 h$ B. S" P x, F7 ~9 w4 w9 o
: a8 m. p" Q/ _" a& E0 iAllied aircraft. n; N0 s! J* h8 N- F' v
SBD-3 Dauntless x 27 X! S+ m3 u5 n* _6 x/ o- Y
TBF-1 Avenger x 6
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8 D5 d& X4 g$ k9 ~# b; d4 `No Japanese losses
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No Allied losses6 m* c* j8 A! X: P
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Japanese Ships) h; @( U- b: ]8 p \
CV Akagi ?, p) g e# {* K
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57) y) g" d8 Y* H: t/ I" F. k
3 S$ n1 |/ d7 @/ y+ v& i& oWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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6 @# O/ V, }5 w2 j. ?: zRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.4 k+ E P U& g( ~- U6 J1 l3 e
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes5 M7 _" D9 t( ]2 R( I K9 K
* ~ M* q, u! A/ ]+ b2 |Allied aircraft z Q6 g# S7 q
F4F-3 Wildcat x 51 u: e2 P M# f! w; H' h& v
TBF-1 Avenger x 35 @& i! F! q) I$ X- R2 Q: Z, _
9 w8 n f: e( r# |* X5 {Allied aircraft losses# \, p W: I+ \9 z9 L0 b4 n) w
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged6 Z2 O$ F' I2 h- p7 S7 [! T' O
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Japanese Ships
4 w3 z5 }% a3 S( b: _) v8 L4 ^+ f CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,56 r; O0 F$ B( P7 Y |4 n8 ?/ Y
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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% \& D/ D8 t+ XRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
; W3 L2 c* _* E* ], e( Q2 Z: zEstimated time to target is 15 minutes4 Y @' s' h" p I. s: ^. [5 i
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Japanese aircraft& `7 U3 X. s* I; }. N2 l# y
A6M2 Zero x 6
' H7 i' Q0 ?5 I! Q B5N2 Kate x 15
5 r6 _* {" ` F' z% K- E D3A1 Val x 19/ S) J/ Z) f5 v* L" d
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Allied aircraft
! Y' s! ^6 M9 X% i) @$ i F4F-3 Wildcat x 36/ v1 Y( o1 f+ w# B2 y& ?
F4F-4 Wildcat x 36
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Japanese aircraft losses
8 b. g; N, L" K6 S/ ?* \$ m A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed, {9 B0 a+ w8 A9 y6 J6 k) ~, X- {
B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
2 x5 S3 v: n/ H$ f& S/ J9 M D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged
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; Q; l0 r4 O1 D/ YAllied aircraft losses
2 m3 ~5 [ N* I* ~/ S; L F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed( g# G9 |- G0 e* a$ {
6 e$ j5 z9 D2 N8 ~- G! `& {# b6 SAllied Ships
- ? [1 v, q& E! Z; n% f/ \ CV Lexington7 M2 X( N r( C7 w7 R8 L
CV Saratoga( `+ g' C7 K0 g1 H/ |" O
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7 B R, q ], G9 l, f' B, xAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57% D f, d7 L8 f3 t; k* I- f* B
/ ^# f( Y3 W! U- _3 G8 `4 t) BWeather in hex: Heavy cloud- \! o+ a- K" s3 {) e& ^/ D* l
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
6 s( t7 ?$ R5 ~; _Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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6 o: z, ]/ d, rAllied aircraft; T( W; _/ v# h/ G; f7 ~1 X8 ]+ ~
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
% _6 g2 O' t, C1 @ F4F-4 Wildcat x 12; ?' w4 F9 V$ K: Z$ W
SBD-3 Dauntless x 70
% l+ c, o m& D! c# I TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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Allied aircraft losses
; N7 T3 ~( } q/ y' i SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
5 @: [% v9 G; M- h; v: Y2 F8 I TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged$ U) }2 h& j. }6 z( m3 r
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Japanese Ships
; [, R# n- y) r CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 W: E! y2 U, D% }) ` CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
# Q: L- G8 X4 b. D( w4 w2 }4 r, H DD Asakaze
- p Y7 [ m8 R% |- d9 j% ^ DD Tamanami
# p1 {6 d, u4 m" i DD Onami" l& A0 E4 \# w: i" m/ J1 H' m" a
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
3 M N# A$ A* S( q3 n5 { CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage0 Q( C% p6 m& k* Z, p4 W
DD Oite
S, I% h2 X4 F9 l/ l8 b" u3 h, ~3 C DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
% Z0 ^5 w' }, b3 `8 E9 V DD Suzukaze
; A$ |0 d) L( i CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1- Y" P8 ~3 y ]) e: x
CL Nagara
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud7 u: _0 h2 J7 D8 _1 x
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Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.# r! g4 A6 Z+ Z. r
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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, A( Y3 M S7 f5 Y2 }7 } RAllied aircraft
9 B; a: D$ X: L A-24 Banshee x 2 A" x# c. h6 z% F
SBD-3 Dauntless x 25* l4 j0 w I7 H3 }' N; {0 r2 Q
9 m" l* b$ j/ q! r3 V7 v8 GAllied aircraft losses( O: B$ v- X) s% ]+ {7 C
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
: u. N0 S: a5 Q" D0 h6 L! v' z! ? SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged' y! N7 A h% f* T
H+ B1 S# y2 e1 lJapanese Ships
; E/ q+ R B; y- t( W9 m- m CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 m4 E& {% K w) G CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 ]' X$ \; G' ^) a/ p8 Y0 B CV Zuikaku, heavy fires. I8 Q7 o2 Y3 X3 i( @3 m2 \
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
; M4 `# o( n4 z7 h% o) E) Z) [ DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ f t, G9 _+ @" c& X; P CV Kaga, 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
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8 D7 @2 [; W3 s5 t6 x6 `6 Z' X% _Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.1 [5 ?# w) h$ h4 Y6 F* z* P
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes; E! {+ ?: S/ K# I, v: w& E% k
) }) N, o- F9 I# `Allied aircraft
" J* v: Y7 l/ ?2 c A-24 Banshee x 14& f) D2 ?) a0 Q8 d* m) [
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R9 n0 I0 M x1 k6 x A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged9 q" \( P2 f* h
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Japanese Ships
# g0 n- I: @3 Z( Y' W( K+ U. ? CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage8 q: D8 X c+ v$ t: C- O4 p% A
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
( b" A+ \ Y, J DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 O4 Z2 v( m: O1 F: } CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage: U1 A( X+ P5 `# @
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+ o0 W ~5 P/ oAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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+ {4 c; W a, g: @9 d* r7 ~( {+ vWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
+ |: |* W/ I$ c, hEstimated time to target is 27 minutes+ T; i5 c2 U' p& b8 E
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Allied aircraft5 k* u) V# [+ [7 c
A-24 Banshee x 2' J- W% V1 G$ X* i. M* f: X+ \. E: O
: l0 c2 V& G- m: W" pNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships! y6 q& g* j: O. p; F k
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.1 r B9 y, R; R# n9 s! m0 u
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes
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: y1 h3 `' Z# aAllied aircraft& P7 S) C7 s }
F4F-3A Wildcat x 2
) b/ O; m& E* v1 q1 C. j" e SBD-3 Dauntless x 315 ]* _& B% o4 u1 [+ n
TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged3 Z# H/ y, N$ `, I" `7 y
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged9 Q6 c( }/ J, U. ~/ G& x; Y
+ t( f$ m" ]* R2 kJapanese Ships
# q4 u- y2 D3 }+ C. @6 Y* x CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage- p5 h( f2 i; Q
DD Oite
' k0 K) T: q+ Z* U4 W4 {6 Q( n: ] CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
/ l4 _& F4 G: r& z l& s2 v- l0 | CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ n/ w3 F* Z' O1 z+ U CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage# |( w7 d6 F" G% ^- w9 }4 O t
DD Onami* p7 P7 N4 {5 I6 g/ B8 Z* R9 Q2 R
DD Tamanami* H) \" P5 \! J2 O" R5 V; X% C
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire; E+ x- N: @6 o1 |8 _
DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 1$ {9 j" f) I+ [0 U" ^( t
DD Minekaze
; D& `' t7 S1 S' {8 O9 m! s7 ^8 U0 P$ ] DD Asakaze6 V* H" ?- ^4 R& C
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, Z7 E$ `9 k" B, yAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,578 {$ v1 v3 D! t: H# f* N
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.+ o3 y$ L5 U# m& F) \
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft) _% Q4 v& m' p5 B# R
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Allied aircraft
# T9 W& I! {2 ?" c' p1 ^! m F4F-3P Wildcat x 10
# C* H a5 I$ |) s. P) H# l6 K F4F-4 Wildcat x 14$ x" ]. \; |; {4 Z* t9 Y! b& g; `
SBD-3 Dauntless x 63
) X8 m$ @5 r. ~5 n TBF-1 Avenger x 18
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Allied aircraft losses
# e! {" r2 |0 k4 F" {6 K SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
6 T- _" e6 R. v) u TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged
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CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage z: f, j, D( i3 Q% H6 o, i
CA Kako, and is sunk/ V5 S# g( \' T, A1 |& {" l: I
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage& x1 |. k! K1 d
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
7 r1 P7 L; U! ?% F5 } P. k DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk/ G0 c- o* `4 Z- B( v. x- e
DD Onami* l. E2 W. J- |8 c% O
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
, n# Z0 S$ D5 q9 i# Z4 a1 N DD Asakaze
. O5 k& L' u0 Q DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage+ B5 D: r9 f% ]2 V
DD Oite
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DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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# [. `+ Y0 Z' W" k. ~5 |Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.7 D2 g6 }; C- B0 @* l% u2 u$ d
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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* d$ ]0 M! C4 n5 X SBD-3 Dauntless x 16) h' C3 ]( h; M/ f0 a! M. z
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1 A2 Z+ e m0 {/ Z6 U2 _4 O+ i- l! V SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage/ P- ^9 M. Q: @+ A+ z
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
: C7 J) m7 ]+ Z' ]3 Q8 D DD Sawakaze# P8 s j% s, z$ j
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |