AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 42+ Z) Q1 g6 u' I. o8 D
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盟军正式登陆阿图岛
4 r( E! F0 G& b$ b, ~% G0 x; f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' m/ e' U7 F: t9 \4 `2 _
58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩
; B3 v; W% D$ K" t. D. ^9 p* B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 S) R) M. m8 z. V2 c7 ~
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
1 W2 i' G! X6 o( Y, w% B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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Amphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49)6 J; O9 A/ e4 f0 u' m; p
$ W. N9 Y' a8 f* B8 d, zTF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,49
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Allied ground losses:" J3 f; L' }% p; j& C0 Y
253 casualties reported
& D. t( v& E$ ?$ l Z* K% o. P Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled
: d* _9 d) A5 w6 ?) h: e" U Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled" O: F4 ~, @2 `; X. q
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
! U8 x$ X1 F/ t) S5 H& c$ L Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)
- L* z3 H( D M Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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5 j5 v& u2 ?* k: \1 M* j' f9 f Q0 rGround combat at Attu Island (153,49)
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/ m0 m2 D( e& p) {4 FJapanese Deliberate attack
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c; J: M9 |$ ?: Y9 a& V( [Attacking force 5357 troops, 43 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 974 W V/ w, d% C; k; t- L
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Defending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 4269 l3 W* i! q3 j7 Q0 H: W
' i0 N$ f" @( C6 zJapanese adjusted assault: 0
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: ?( e0 j& y6 D( s3 ?! yAllied adjusted defense: 339
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& v0 j" z4 N% {3 O, bJapanese assault odds: 1 to 99 3 {6 ^ u- K- `& V/ F5 ]3 G2 J
: @$ e, g( L* f8 ]9 s/ W$ SCombat modifiers7 f) g; W- M5 c4 H
Defender: terrain(+)
7 g- H8 s0 G/ H; T ]: kAttacker: 5 y* f7 n$ J- W9 p( _5 L- s Q
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Japanese ground losses: w5 j! s4 X: E3 m! z6 }
1597 casualties reported
1 m, s- P2 M) U' m3 V. Z Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled
9 P* c1 L7 i* D: F2 s. ? Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled
) ?+ @) _: u6 n Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled
( p, P6 i3 C6 _5 I Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)9 N; T* f2 K- s$ G
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Allied ground losses:
' l: o# u/ E5 P: k4 U$ s9 k 100 casualties reported R `" y2 L+ a) H
Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled5 i# i3 u& h0 n& \6 R
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; w) W. T- }/ W4 |6 y
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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6 t# G4 ]! T0 W3 T& n6 K& c' RAssaulting units:
) |0 Z0 I ?: y8 P c T$ T 3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion
. [; H" X+ n$ ` 302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion
/ Y; T' F5 Q+ M* a2 H 12th Indpt SNLF Coy
) |6 V7 j! k c 7th Base Force: n5 |( y& X6 P9 z, c Y
8th Field AF Construction Battalion
( {( x- V" J& f2 k 5th IJN AA Battalion
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7 B4 {8 b5 V# EDefending units:
' J, Y; J0 S N3 E" C. b4 x5 | Americal Infantry Div /1
: r, {+ M, q0 R+ t5 g/ v 4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
) j/ N/ c: D& d) A7 H 201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1: g i7 S- q7 e/ C
151st Combat Engr Rgt /1
. V# N" T! ~6 w8 e) m4 \: j! ` 153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /18 q! }$ @) D* U3 R5 C
198th FA Bn /1" Y/ o4 R$ G7 r; D+ z
250th Cst Art Rgt /2
9 b- s) w- s) U8 H- c: R9 y 81st FA Bn /1
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0 ? S5 K$ v" ~* U6 u' u: HMorning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
* k9 ^. V2 q* s* ]2 @7 dEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
/ W: c% ]: T' p7 u" H/ c A6M2 Zero x 25
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Allied aircraft0 [& K8 d+ B; @4 v3 |
F4F-3A Wildcat x 12. R M$ z8 b6 S- Z) E0 w( w0 q# g h
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
. p0 p+ K7 K1 ?* c: U' t SBD-3 Dauntless x 725 U0 w, `2 [# u0 @- M
TBF-1 Avenger x 303 i5 C9 y! ^, f: | C
8 I/ G/ {& Z7 R0 q7 CNo Japanese losses0 i! @8 X% Y$ J+ r6 X
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Allied aircraft losses
! c' @2 ]7 Z( _" u: @+ G F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed* Q0 J# D7 B4 Z5 N0 s5 H
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed/ a4 b% d% o: q3 r( Q
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged2 o5 R( n: O/ U$ D1 Z A6 h
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak
9 V' I: b+ f4 u! g4 U+ D TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged2 _: ?8 |1 l& G6 ^& |' e ]/ f
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Japanese Ships; i( t( B6 O( l. h/ v3 o3 ?4 l T
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
& f+ n' I- ?# w CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
) E1 D1 C6 g2 o2 v3 G CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire
8 E6 `3 X. ?; q/ D/ |- J CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires5 a; d( W+ _. E' ]- }% [
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 2* J$ i$ l% A% x
CA Furutaka
/ {9 W; f3 N/ d- P" ^ CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,578 I+ c' @0 v5 l" G
o3 b8 b+ c) t2 H& H4 ]Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
! f T7 z M1 f8 \# v: }* c# q0 PEstimated time to target is 31 minutes+ y w0 }3 [- q2 K6 ?8 \- Z% w
7 h$ y& r, z9 N: qJapanese aircraft( Z; H" g) m8 W2 m" \# p6 K
A6M2 Zero x 16- @; A5 S' d2 T8 x- d
! O* |: |$ ?. k' V, BAllied aircraft0 T" p% W7 K, `: B
F4F-3P Wildcat x 12: {, Y, s) } g' n! y# m: L2 ?( z
F4F-4 Wildcat x 15
: f2 o: L7 v7 L SBD-3 Dauntless x 51' O! a. y, X7 W" \3 K
TBF-1 Avenger x 30" _' a' p7 Y3 m
$ E0 K/ ] u, m! x% _Japanese aircraft losses
6 L. D$ X! ~( D A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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8 X7 A# J3 Z8 w; _6 MAllied aircraft losses
1 e- C: f: j% v& U: T" R SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
4 v5 e$ Z$ w" G% O; t SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
5 O+ R. x# X( x6 O TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships- N% h. j/ O" s7 v& F# f
CV Kaga, heavy fires# C0 I& A3 |7 c9 l
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
: n- n0 V" O- o# ]+ b CV Zuikaku, on fire
2 e# k9 K; D/ C) W+ q* u CV Akagi) K4 P2 w( P% P; D4 b
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage3 u8 U" ?# B# r- J/ _' X
DD Tamanami
; ]/ i' Q: B! f5 G! {0 T0 O CL Nagara8 P i9 z+ ~2 \3 o. d) D5 V
DD Oite6 }. ^2 _$ E$ j N. L1 m" ]; P$ m. {
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire
/ r d+ h/ g0 f2 e" j- [ CA Furutaka9 `3 j9 H: o: s2 R2 L/ w
CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
5 s# Q/ `1 I- H2 G& K DD Minekaze/ G/ m7 W( B! z+ V4 F
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,54
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2 y# L' ~& z* j& c& _1 K, pWeather in hex: Heavy cloud" o. M) Q7 A p; G
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.5 g0 s* e2 o& R- E1 q! r# h
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
/ ]3 u& C6 V" j6 F. `0 n, v; ] A6M2 Zero x 33! k$ k7 a* v& e
B5N2 Kate x 61- Z9 l, y% ^- w# K
D3A1 Val x 44& o" f+ x$ y! ]( J. x* Z4 X, Q
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Allied aircraft
; X6 r9 K8 g5 |# U9 m: R F4F-3A Wildcat x 17) T( v: C: u6 _0 z, M
F4F-3 Wildcat x 48( ?, Z* E( ~8 Z. ^7 x/ T4 h
F4F-4 Wildcat x 812 r* R2 X1 f9 ~& w- I3 `+ G( L
8 m N8 @6 U8 w( R C! ~+ nJapanese aircraft losses
: V: i+ S$ n, E1 ? A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed% t; _. |& w5 I8 A3 z0 c
B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged
6 Y6 r9 ~% r' F& c4 y8 f) U5 U( @* c9 e7 V B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak3 Y0 A, E8 j! L+ d2 h
D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged7 \0 o* q1 i: O
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak Q2 @, `& V- ^4 u% Q; x5 u, M
' ~3 Q' y; P. B* o B$ EAllied aircraft losses2 ]% K/ h7 X7 @1 |
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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& J8 q' X( Q7 \+ M, @Allied Ships1 Q! B* K: H, W- y6 A6 R
CVE Copahee8 R: o- G: C; |
CV Yorktown7 D0 j- v! r: U4 {3 g
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2, U3 F% G- p" Z+ T
CLAA San Diego, t2 o p/ D; N$ |* J# b8 o) c
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6 t+ {7 }$ c: Y2 qAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57& y8 B& V. L! F2 C; ]
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud0 o8 J. _0 j# w' @+ P) X9 [6 J! K
& K; R/ c6 o5 _% T) FRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.1 ~! O% {" h+ ]! t, R% W
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes
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Japanese aircraft* y g% v; o- ^5 L3 j- X
A6M2 Zero x 3
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2 i; F( b( S6 QAllied aircraft
! |, N2 b4 ^9 {8 V* w6 f1 q F4F-3 Wildcat x 2
7 L5 K5 t; @. ?" [1 S, P- R SBD-3 Dauntless x 19( \2 G% P+ |. O9 L0 ^9 M7 P
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No Japanese losses3 g) K( |& v2 b. V& i
7 P, C# ?3 E; T! qAllied aircraft losses6 b+ D1 r, ]9 V2 f( W
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed7 |3 L7 }6 x9 m" V8 q
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
8 H0 n5 e- b! [9 y' o U, h* k SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak9 Z: o5 D G$ ?- l& B
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Japanese Ships: F/ o6 J' u+ a
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage0 N5 |2 i: s0 Y: p* d
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire( v- O% K1 k% ?. J/ }
CV Akagi
+ p7 A+ t$ y( _! W/ { CV Zuikaku, on fire
. t! p2 V8 S3 N3 w1 j$ f: n CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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- a2 S# D' O1 ^- lAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57# | d6 w9 b2 z5 A& `9 y+ P
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud H) j& Z6 b0 k A# a1 Y
% R7 o- B/ ^( V% nRaid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
% o2 _6 p+ f0 t0 g. r* v [Estimated time to target is 25 minutes
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, z: E4 E' r; `4 g9 x9 aJapanese aircraft- A3 D$ }9 M) T1 }" a1 o& L' |" Y
A6M2 Zero x 2: v: [: c, N7 C) |0 h2 [# {
l3 G8 x3 ^- ]6 w$ |Allied aircraft: Q/ a# A) Z/ Q4 x% k. Q. u
SBD-3 Dauntless x 2# g2 h* F! N t- \; u; q- U
TBF-1 Avenger x 6
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No Japanese losses
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, O7 k' U E8 L9 gNo Allied losses
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* J! L0 Z9 X" |% J# BJapanese Ships
4 A/ j7 O2 O+ q/ k8 q) m6 i& g7 A CV Akagi
: [: C% l+ d1 L* y" M0 V2 J* ^ 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- ]! x% _$ `' @" j1 ^0 R
, l3 i, L A# E) `: T/ n, mRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
5 T6 u( [$ w( z- Y1 V/ OEstimated time to target is 37 minutes
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Allied aircraft
3 {7 b0 R0 |; y! V( q. y F4F-3 Wildcat x 5
3 a! e6 W1 B9 o$ \6 o TBF-1 Avenger x 3
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+ ~! {5 Z( ?8 O0 l' g$ O* F6 TAllied aircraft losses
2 m) T. Y+ u9 e$ T( P TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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/ O. J! o, T5 VJapanese Ships' K v3 E2 {& e, u6 r& h
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,568 ?; l2 E9 x& D4 {* x
9 g! _; ^9 q/ s9 C( OWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.- p& w, b- ]$ a; z& f2 R
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes, Q2 H) b% V( j8 P6 U" m
' u* A; g2 @' e g5 d$ Q9 [, I* qJapanese aircraft
' M% `9 n/ Y4 r5 c; u4 `/ w" V A6M2 Zero x 6
; A1 g8 W9 n/ v1 s1 O5 p0 s B5N2 Kate x 150 j( R+ ~: W7 g4 e ~
D3A1 Val x 192 d, ?9 c' B& b, h0 x, t- y
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Allied aircraft
4 `/ P6 _) t# i- P% e F4F-3 Wildcat x 36# u; A8 q& ]# E" Y; B* |% q% B
F4F-4 Wildcat x 36
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2 p; A c( k, p- S5 H0 a& T% F% w6 EJapanese aircraft losses' L/ M( M3 E/ W# C- @0 j
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed7 O9 ^7 z( A5 @* h1 f. i
B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
7 j" g; J# i h0 A D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged
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, s5 F& v" Y; k. m6 e3 L$ \3 DAllied aircraft losses$ d/ R' b0 Q8 R7 S
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed* W+ F* P% a' l9 ]
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Allied Ships
$ P- A- p" v, N; G CV Lexington
% R; ]7 \( Q4 s5 K CV Saratoga
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2 g8 t1 ^! R$ d; _6 qAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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, B% h4 T' W- x1 @8 D# b1 Z, eWeather in hex: Heavy cloud# T! Q, Q6 Q7 D% m( w, k
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
+ W( V, Z2 L/ J' _" _7 `Estimated time to target is 31 minutes4 `( K' j- @8 t
7 e7 y9 a4 |: x- cAllied aircraft5 \ f3 F: A! ?* A
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
4 W; T/ Q% C- F+ G4 T0 [ F4F-4 Wildcat x 126 T# f/ @. v( a/ a
SBD-3 Dauntless x 70: U3 Q. [ Y9 i
TBF-1 Avenger x 309 k5 r) @& I1 O$ R% l! f: a0 b
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Allied aircraft losses7 D" y" n; {3 H7 n
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
8 |9 [& \2 z7 U, X$ k; r5 D TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships: N" Z$ B5 Z# ?/ v
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage+ ]- u% |1 T5 k3 R
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
" x3 l9 x3 d% P' k DD Asakaze* K. c. a% [7 F+ ~
DD Tamanami
5 G$ d! B' D( i% U' ~ DD Onami! Y% {5 g7 N7 h+ z, C6 B
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage+ b/ F. H2 I- l9 x, y8 X
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage7 V) c( L, @8 }2 e% W* I
DD Oite
1 ^0 F3 W, q! y. y DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage: a6 g) P9 q. s' t: F9 p6 [$ @/ I
DD Suzukaze0 m6 A, z0 z \0 |4 y0 V1 N
CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1! T& |8 v( o& u" T
CL Nagara. k: \- e- k6 R1 ^+ ^! T
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1 H, ]8 C/ z7 {2 n0 b3 P! wAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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2 D$ G# _7 E# M7 T6 cWeather in hex: Heavy cloud7 @5 B3 N: k9 e- `+ R: D7 h
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Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
4 p, `5 t6 W! [; v/ [2 p- ~, q9 oEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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* @, q( {' ^& E4 \# @$ n) t9 |Allied aircraft! m+ E M+ A% _; W3 K
A-24 Banshee x 2+ U# C3 m7 z6 h
SBD-3 Dauntless x 257 ]0 @7 V2 x3 ~( q+ }
8 j3 C0 |: t7 a! P* y3 fAllied aircraft losses
' R& x6 ^/ n$ f! b A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
2 ?" Q0 O; w; m/ t! \; o6 T: H! M" k- j SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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8 s0 T# W' w' k2 l: D% yJapanese Ships2 C5 ~1 T. o) Q" g$ L! d
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
* b( H7 k8 D3 ^6 O: M5 E CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage4 T% n) i, V2 i, C q$ J
CV Zuikaku, heavy fires2 D; W5 ^% F- h4 ~. f4 G: I
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
) m9 E) {' r+ B" [ DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 l: F. t8 t% r5 e# S a CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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# R" M0 {; v2 P6 b2 E4 d9 JAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57) J C$ T" Z# @7 N
4 E9 S% v. {+ Q2 m3 M$ `4 u: n" UWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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& r! i9 O2 }8 H d9 ~% N' V, d8 DRaid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet." s: Y, I U9 K
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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+ b- P* H. J$ HAllied aircraft; Y8 a+ H7 z" \5 r |7 ^% ^" t a2 I
A-24 Banshee x 14
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; X8 M" I$ ^% P) x4 Q# G% m |Allied aircraft losses; o% P. N, S9 `& J
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships6 U& m: _: [ C0 f5 m
CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage& P8 C6 N; _5 i" V5 {9 s8 N
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage; d* t1 W$ u5 C+ F/ b8 k! H
DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 W: a# J9 i, b CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage+ N j; C7 _9 ^; B7 x
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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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Raid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
* j l! B5 U" I' n: t& D+ N9 OEstimated time to target is 27 minutes
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; U, l% _ U% nAllied aircraft* M4 f# J [5 v5 v8 c4 O
A-24 Banshee x 2/ t9 C+ R, F; j/ o/ r" o
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No Allied losses
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7 {7 F' s8 N3 l0 RJapanese Ships- g. m9 g; b r3 _& n
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires6 O* B5 j6 c# j, B7 M( i. X
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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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Raid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
c7 }9 z T% h% A" sEstimated time to target is 24 minutes
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# @! i( b0 p6 K: q' t; g% sAllied aircraft4 s/ Z5 T+ J1 T! V
F4F-3A Wildcat x 2$ o+ [1 G, @# r9 T* J
SBD-3 Dauntless x 31
! X; N/ Q. R& b8 Y2 X( x6 | TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged, n7 l: K, H/ T1 F. n
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged4 \- f( Q( E1 V2 V1 d8 b
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Japanese Ships4 b1 p5 v4 X7 D7 A1 O5 p' ?
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage, ~7 _7 s. w# J, v& [9 Y
DD Oite# i9 m& }2 x) C
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires- V/ }2 _' W0 Y1 \# G
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage$ m" h2 A$ C) y$ L( m0 z8 B
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage8 ~9 x1 ^' y9 J6 L
DD Onami/ y) t0 F9 b$ h8 I; R& X
DD Tamanami1 t# b2 G+ }- B5 P6 |! @( t( ?5 h
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire
/ I! d% l% S2 \ DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 1% o6 t8 E, W2 t0 J8 B* s0 ^
DD Minekaze
# v7 _" h/ c* M" L- r3 V8 v DD Asakaze
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud2 [' A! s7 \) p, d& [
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
6 u9 M9 ~" C8 |6 T7 J( a: UEstimated time to target is 30 minutes3 \; }7 R" J, C( {& }1 `4 x
- D# P* g1 J3 S/ X* EJapanese aircraft- R0 c8 e/ Y% s/ u$ ]- R: a C
no flights4 J; `' a* D/ q$ l
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Allied aircraft
7 U2 B* E1 R( _. \ F4F-3P Wildcat x 10
" Z5 K; X# O8 r, D! W0 x F4F-4 Wildcat x 14! z$ h: Y% }, Z7 B2 J% d4 j- [
SBD-3 Dauntless x 630 r% ^- w9 l# B& C" u
TBF-1 Avenger x 18
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6 H* F6 Z; g/ p! x5 j8 M2 XNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses4 i% _; Y- ?/ n7 I" j
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
" D- ?: g+ ^: P% A1 b S TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged7 l) b6 T0 a" C
" A: b3 p" D3 r0 D. G# E kJapanese Ships1 x! \0 h: V% K6 a8 m
CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage
, A; B. Z! T; x- X3 ]4 i CA Kako, and is sunk
3 F! d* F5 f, o; V" X$ S CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage2 G; R$ r( \# R) f. E7 R* I
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk, X1 ^+ h4 O8 P I
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
9 I: j7 n& G+ ]; C: z$ \ DD Onami
6 L% Q, L$ D; m; _% {% X DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
. Z9 E6 x4 f9 `1 [ DD Asakaze
2 G3 {8 R# Z3 y" P0 c J8 }1 m DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
; U0 X5 C: f- x1 c6 O! o/ n DD Oite
9 u6 l! N' l$ ^6 k( _5 i/ T1 o% }" u DD Minekaze0 d3 b( e% a+ }! b+ k; _3 ~4 w
DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire: V. s4 H; w6 Q0 q% I( C; c
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud1 V# A* f0 r& s; Q4 c
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Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
% J$ {+ j7 t' f4 l- iEstimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Allied aircraft
4 W: S; R2 D; Q, I: f6 L SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged3 Q- x! R9 G4 d: P# b
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Japanese Ships4 I6 o& ]6 G7 i+ j5 ^
CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 R6 i: [& Q [6 |- B CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage& I" F( I/ Z& x6 J# @
DD Sawakaze
5 G4 I( B/ r4 p/ d DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |