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* X! H% N: N7 Z5 n! x+ n盟军正式登陆阿图岛, A( c3 m% m: k- d& 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0 C& G9 J+ M8 X- I* t3 t
58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩
) a) F* z$ j; S6 e4 e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
* d/ Q) l- U/ f* f+ `% [( o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( l A) P- ]) {6 e
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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: x) l8 n9 `$ [4 oAmphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49)
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: w: D, d& P5 I: x8 P7 @) MTF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,49
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: Z# `& e, `9 b; c4 z4 a% o$ pAllied ground losses:
7 P9 @9 R+ e" [3 K4 P 253 casualties reported" ^) q, S( P6 E% a
Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled
2 i# K* r# b, v+ i+ A5 ^( h' @ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
! c, ?1 F/ m! ]* Y Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 Y4 K7 f1 I6 B
Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)
- T& W4 `8 I& o Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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Ground combat at Attu Island (153,49)
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4 D6 Q7 X4 @6 y" z lJapanese Deliberate attack5 h/ u7 @& X: |$ R9 `, ^
H+ X# i6 X g( I) t. \( ~Attacking force 5357 troops, 43 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 97, I/ `$ X4 J, X, F0 K
8 `+ ?% |# n7 @9 y' MDefending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 426
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% E! ^8 D5 x! N- g6 oJapanese adjusted assault: 0
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Allied adjusted defense: 339 * v2 u7 [) @+ s% P: t9 o
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 99 2 @9 V8 P- |0 L5 ]$ y, ^1 f" X6 E3 f
" A4 s5 g# H0 Z- m- s2 A' \Combat modifiers# e* Z) k: ~) M
Defender: terrain(+)" T( X! x6 Z3 Z8 Q8 V
Attacker: : h2 j( G1 y; b2 }' ?) G
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Japanese ground losses:; S; i: Y6 z' }3 [' {8 T9 _; |( G. J2 G
1597 casualties reported
$ b( T, v7 D. A2 e; t/ o- M Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled
9 N4 E9 x1 b5 I Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled
# J/ T1 X4 ^6 S Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled
6 |0 g! w7 g" ~0 K Y Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)9 M8 W$ i7 l4 |$ _# c( W( y3 j: K
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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* D) M2 r3 s( \" d9 J7 ]Allied ground losses:8 r! d6 I/ U9 j2 l, x3 Q9 k1 }
100 casualties reported
# N4 H! h% g! v" N! M. @* r6 J Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled" z& e$ n+ O7 X
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
+ r. ~5 x3 i% x% z Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled+ n/ ?3 p/ }$ H; o# s6 m
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Assaulting units:9 n3 A0 g9 s( ?6 n' N7 T' p
3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion" ?* `4 \7 O) K( F
302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion! Y f9 `: S! D) w: p
12th Indpt SNLF Coy
- Q# }% _7 M5 l# M6 a* q) p! S% c 7th Base Force
" k3 X) [& l* V* D4 N 8th Field AF Construction Battalion K" B: i4 N S+ g
5th IJN AA Battalion
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7 T1 R( y5 G6 Z4 KDefending units:
7 V' D0 U3 q1 c" `' i8 F4 g Americal Infantry Div /1: } U2 W6 `5 O2 J# T1 h2 Y' ]% C
4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /19 G& p8 o$ W) w$ |, t
201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
8 \9 J/ P, w8 x0 F0 T# x 151st Combat Engr Rgt /1+ C* ?4 \4 ^! d- T/ N3 }
153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1' D) R4 ?# u4 b- | T6 P0 K+ p
198th FA Bn /1
9 ^* d* G( V6 }3 M 250th Cst Art Rgt /2
$ Z% r: I4 H/ L5 ? 81st FA Bn /1
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! q* u* {3 p% p. J( xMorning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57# t% ^8 L8 g: q. f* w( L
r" C, f0 r5 C L5 q8 a$ eWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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5 t9 A6 _' }, o: ]) {7 c% XRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
& {! {6 m* x& W4 g& F0 W$ dEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft& S8 Y) d ~$ S ^. }' i. W
A6M2 Zero x 25
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4 }) Z% W' e& N4 R) Q/ |Allied aircraft
+ Z1 k: b' ^' @2 S3 i F4F-3A Wildcat x 12) M) I8 @" h5 a! R
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12# `! y f8 ^$ w# w0 r
SBD-3 Dauntless x 72; p2 B3 s" z- U- t6 Z% d+ |: W- K/ g- Z
TBF-1 Avenger x 30- z6 P5 e1 I+ W$ B1 j, i! I
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses" }' I+ n% G+ P' U" B
F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed
6 K4 i& ]) O% V9 x F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed: s/ m0 i5 J- i8 w7 a& f. _/ t# l* {$ R
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged
8 j1 J$ F* }) H! g7 R+ T SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak
" v1 J0 |) q) k j% Z( t TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Japanese Ships2 H% L1 x. n' ^, o; U; V8 t7 F
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
8 t- I% H! ]8 Q3 a# J" l/ _ CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 18 \' T9 B8 U7 o+ j# `/ P: u& r, s
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire
1 I3 s7 I9 `/ h. @- j6 ] CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires
+ r& X9 s' {! D1 [2 @% s; @ CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 27 a, s2 |$ \3 i: L6 M
CA Furutaka9 N! d0 `' I6 b3 A: ^, G
CA Kako, Bomb hits 1/ ~- e# W( s ~
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,578 K$ T. V1 U% ~6 X: S9 k: b/ p6 G
7 K; U( `/ Y& w% }; x F3 FWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
3 r) p- [5 \$ J C' I6 i( iEstimated time to target is 31 minutes7 m1 x' u M0 U, h: X+ m R: G: H
" Y' p! p% x1 j0 g8 ?7 l8 VJapanese aircraft8 v& u8 ^! i2 W' a
A6M2 Zero x 16
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$ g, z9 r L! WAllied aircraft
$ [$ e9 g: b$ ]) P: R F4F-3P Wildcat x 12$ j- o' U; T# B) N7 _
F4F-4 Wildcat x 15
3 E# p# k9 o5 H SBD-3 Dauntless x 51$ ]/ P) g6 a9 Z
TBF-1 Avenger x 303 E- U6 I! B5 y7 `6 T
6 T" p# n, Q. u( m R$ bJapanese aircraft losses
' [/ ~. O/ p$ E7 L, n5 G A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed' Q9 O2 C" {1 Z- N$ B" j
( y8 S& o2 y- |0 E/ sAllied aircraft losses# ^) N; z4 a' [3 r3 B3 W/ S
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
+ v0 y% v5 Y+ k( h SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak, H- b, ~! F- K8 u# l
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged# t% f: m2 ^$ [
$ \+ g! Z8 p/ i6 n9 p8 `Japanese Ships
" S9 Q+ O9 _, U* Y" @ CV Kaga, heavy fires0 ]& u2 B u- H N+ K, i
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
) j) [6 T( `9 |+ E6 t, h CV Zuikaku, on fire/ B* |9 z4 l( D* \# r
CV Akagi! H m+ ?$ _8 n+ ]3 w# S
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage0 O" q0 [+ Z% Z: ~) T
DD Tamanami
# z& @/ j. M% r- G7 E5 W CL Nagara/ `8 m5 F3 w$ d! `, i
DD Oite
& E- o8 [; |0 N. U- @ DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire3 B; m/ D. ^( f8 j: H6 b* U
CA Furutaka
$ W0 H' W s! Q* P CA Kako, Bomb hits 1/ ~2 o U3 J. ~" M& S& \
DD Minekaze! E! Z0 Z4 h* l1 a" V) y$ I" H
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+ O5 k# k. p, Z" h4 d G# S! aMorning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,54* ^3 D3 h! _ j; c3 ]7 h/ E' X
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud" J- ]* ^- e2 q3 o2 Q4 u2 Z+ L4 n
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
0 P* q+ i! I" q/ \% r% C# dEstimated time to target is 15 minutes+ m4 Z: i2 h" x$ c' i- C8 c6 g
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Japanese aircraft1 b+ ~1 M1 t/ F! k* Q% K
A6M2 Zero x 33
$ {- Q! f2 Y3 E3 r& z% w( e B5N2 Kate x 61
3 l3 q+ z: c- [+ _5 N D3A1 Val x 44
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Allied aircraft: z. K2 x% p0 }( H
F4F-3A Wildcat x 17
1 j7 r5 s A$ ^" T0 c F4F-3 Wildcat x 48! c# c+ R/ ]( u+ c! k/ @# v# K
F4F-4 Wildcat x 81
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Japanese aircraft losses- y2 ^% {, I; V5 A ]
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
% M0 z5 m9 \4 H8 \* U* X( F7 N B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged
0 }1 J3 M$ A# M5 s" \ B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
* }0 U: M4 \( Y# ? D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged
/ D* U. q) O# { D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses
4 r( N; n; W E& t F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed- S6 Z; j. j. ?; T; e3 R" N8 x8 W
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Allied Ships% V; e: c; b: Q' p3 z( X8 J' c
CVE Copahee
; d& ?' ^6 Q; w CV Yorktown
" U# g$ M. L$ t( K2 Q CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2( i: ^7 `4 O w. i
CLAA San Diego1 E1 [! g1 u- i- I4 _/ ~6 k
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/ H e7 Z$ x) T# d+ [% ^0 tAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,577 G, Y! K* W$ v% r( A8 H
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud9 ^: w4 [2 h: a' K0 X
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
( }" L. Z, X m( I* x3 i' {Estimated time to target is 29 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
' Z0 R% T" J5 K# M A6M2 Zero x 36 J! {' {5 A+ F+ @2 `
3 G# d! n; f+ R/ E. GAllied aircraft
( {5 p7 Q1 f. v( ^* E/ M3 G. Y6 f F4F-3 Wildcat x 2) { E1 g" G' W5 j/ ~* j& ]1 F
SBD-3 Dauntless x 19$ @! N6 j, p/ S% @5 t0 t
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No Japanese losses
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. p: E2 a( V# A0 s, ?Allied aircraft losses
6 J! u0 e, }6 w- a$ C$ ^) Y F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed: J6 U$ Z! \* w/ m# ^2 j
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
/ P5 ^$ h! I+ _7 j, w SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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* u! ~8 _9 I" ^7 GJapanese Ships
. X) s; e4 U. s CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 F \: Y8 K# y2 N CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire3 ^) g; j- t0 b* q. n0 B; I+ Q
CV Akagi+ f0 r1 e$ z- C. |1 g6 _8 t
CV Zuikaku, on fire+ I' x9 A2 D6 J( X% S% P7 v
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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4 C# x$ B6 l. ^! U0 j# bAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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2 U- Z% J% |. A# C' ?( EWeather in hex: Heavy cloud8 l/ }* H7 ^* y7 d
5 R; z0 _0 Y( J) U) u& }- e$ |4 _" HRaid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
6 x5 q7 u5 m7 r+ BEstimated time to target is 25 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
2 z* v! u/ u! \$ T A6M2 Zero x 25 S1 g; [ }: C I
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Allied aircraft) P! H% t- g" s" N/ s& O- a
SBD-3 Dauntless x 29 e" a3 K: Q# j7 X5 J3 D# O
TBF-1 Avenger x 6
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No Japanese losses
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# x1 z: B6 s; ~( ?* fNo Allied losses# T& H; ]0 e# R/ z3 j8 V; i! M9 r
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CV Akagi
* ]5 N) ?7 [8 i CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57; v& V: Z. ^# c2 _
; H" s K+ Z3 }Weather in hex: Heavy cloud) M3 ?7 X/ {, P' M7 d
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.0 J; A% l1 E6 P* m4 S
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes8 k0 `+ V/ O$ Z8 `- b% D
4 m; ?) Y& B. {2 O, s" Z- `3 nAllied aircraft* p) X: h3 c/ D5 O/ z/ c
F4F-3 Wildcat x 5 E0 m, o* ?( g- [- i7 V2 _3 P
TBF-1 Avenger x 3
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/ O" P0 W5 t5 k+ \) uAllied aircraft losses
" l2 s' X1 M& Z+ M) b3 r9 z TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged% c7 B. o' |. b$ n p
# C# J! t0 S; x, ]0 _Japanese Ships
: A9 F% i. z3 E) d1 k& r. L CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1$ r0 L' w! m2 p6 t! ?- e
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0 S4 }" e B9 N+ z8 [Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,56
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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/ y2 f }1 P0 C, y) i+ sRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.: d+ ?0 `4 R2 [4 [, ?
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft* z; x9 m- O) f
A6M2 Zero x 6( w! G& Z/ l4 D6 x7 }
B5N2 Kate x 15
: \+ G& t K. F D3A1 Val x 190 m! |7 N2 r4 e, @1 G+ e. V& R. D
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Allied aircraft: j( o0 V/ W( ^% e, W% K
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
" r) ]1 _8 Z1 i9 V8 A# H! A5 D F4F-4 Wildcat x 36$ a Q9 j' ~* H- p& E1 H: m9 X. V
" U. [" n3 o' L. W+ D7 dJapanese aircraft losses! E n4 C, C2 o$ e5 o2 j+ N
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
! e) l& ?7 f# O6 d0 s B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged: U& T: X6 N$ ~2 G, ^! d6 h8 S. H
D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses, ^8 q& P9 ^9 E6 q, E8 ?( ^
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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CV Lexington' ?8 y$ Q. }; B$ c
CV Saratoga
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& ?& x! F6 e" H! X5 z4 ~, zAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud: C. M, S) i; i
8 N" N6 o9 a f- H( g5 JRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
2 V; W- J% i# i: D1 O. mEstimated time to target is 31 minutes
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* X! y$ Z( K" \, D9 D8 OAllied aircraft0 R. `2 E$ u6 j$ j1 N5 g$ J w
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12* u& F7 O, `& L8 O0 ^0 r6 o
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
' O, `/ Q$ H X& I9 u SBD-3 Dauntless x 706 i' x( p, C4 F; s8 x( Q# n
TBF-1 Avenger x 30% p3 q# P1 s4 L5 {" x7 j, Z
8 [! Q5 N4 |" N& j4 T% H8 LAllied aircraft losses* h6 D2 A1 ~0 f
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
! G8 {( r% v* z5 X TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged3 B/ _4 T G/ C( ~( R5 n0 x; d
: v7 J8 o/ c$ l! GJapanese Ships' a: e0 r6 h1 j3 ^+ K# V& t! \
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
O% d. g- R4 C; P* E CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
; f- Q. m7 E y: h" e DD Asakaze
4 h- j! V# x5 n" _, E0 E DD Tamanami
4 q$ F, o1 }5 a' o* P DD Onami
' Z6 K3 [! {! }; [0 P0 j7 V# Q DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage* O* y) a. c1 ?5 I6 N
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage& j9 p- @( o2 d- i5 d- \: A
DD Oite- r+ { B/ G! a0 `- w) O
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage! O& C, o% Z! y& X
DD Suzukaze
+ {$ Y8 Z5 Q! T/ ^) O CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 16 |$ J) ` _. g w) R
CL Nagara% n+ p% x a1 M3 _' G( o S% g9 b
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57& M, Y8 }$ c) k3 b
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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) x n4 h x/ b5 E0 R* c9 LRaid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.( n) _# o" u Z/ D0 p+ J
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Allied aircraft
* _: W2 a. x" K/ E/ x) f8 P4 x1 q A-24 Banshee x 2. v7 T: ?6 ^0 Y1 S+ `* B. V
SBD-3 Dauntless x 25
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9 v# |! y+ _0 z; D) _% X( _Allied aircraft losses
8 w) _3 d, ]9 E' T: k A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged6 T7 d6 P: `# `$ Q3 @
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged6 H4 X" M* r& C
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CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
- O( k; h5 U/ ~5 x CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 n3 k% i) I. f' w D1 y" P H1 }( [ CV Zuikaku, heavy fires
# `& H" R: V/ |, I1 c CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
! _6 G4 ~" A1 I* }* k DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage# X$ Z) z( m0 W
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage0 a( \" i C; j% b9 v2 }
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57. ~, ^2 T1 _/ v0 Z& B
' p6 ?( t* s; q) D3 tWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.* e6 @* \$ S6 z3 d; B8 i* \( M) Z
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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0 \+ u; A- J) d) _9 [4 |Allied aircraft
/ K, z* Q; F4 R/ I* O. U A-24 Banshee x 14 L" u5 k2 D1 c- Z3 B
+ \* Y5 z- S; o( @Allied aircraft losses6 a/ c! g; U b3 s# W ^: b
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged1 x5 R- K1 ]) w. d; i
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Japanese Ships
3 A$ a |* K: a# K CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage' s: ^1 o( x+ L1 }& y5 Z
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
* D f7 ?- W2 E V. P8 i# c DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage- ~1 O& G( `; c$ k6 o0 h1 C% S. c
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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) l# U: ]! r$ d9 FAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,573 T# y5 o3 R9 u% R: @6 f, a
9 B5 e* K1 X: C) d$ k3 ZWeather in hex: Heavy cloud; v8 `% U4 j7 z# G/ S
8 n- S, E; ?# C, qRaid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
0 z0 O4 K. G6 h9 |. rEstimated time to target is 27 minutes
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0 s! q0 ~1 l0 \( aAllied aircraft
! Q9 R. P6 S8 k1 r( A1 g8 B A-24 Banshee x 2
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No Allied losses Y+ O; Z0 B' K( @& E: D; O
1 i* |7 Z* u& v. zJapanese Ships# |! Z. ~5 p- {0 |, H
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires; C4 o: c5 d) G5 E/ ?9 w
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8 W4 J9 R/ V1 F1 XAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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5 U; E/ {7 u! f0 @6 p$ tRaid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.9 Q) q9 O2 N' `1 J9 V: a
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes8 m5 z) `" D% p9 Q
$ Z- a$ i k0 g$ c! \. ^: I* `5 VAllied aircraft
9 K9 M# |( x& }. n7 T F4F-3A Wildcat x 2
. J) o; u7 ^9 h& S SBD-3 Dauntless x 31
$ e; N: r3 g) m* p7 n" k TBF-1 Avenger x 150 _) P1 v' `! `3 G" B
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Allied aircraft losses
" L7 q; j: u8 b( t* I SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
/ h1 p# k. \+ m) V( Q TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged9 l+ x, w1 C4 X. a( s* O
3 t3 ]% p+ I" y9 X. ]+ X1 L7 XJapanese Ships! C( H, J+ f! T R+ m+ B
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage- W7 R, ^: `( R0 E+ p
DD Oite H1 Z, H8 F2 Z! H
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires% z& j0 q- e' H1 Y( W5 Y `% w
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
; [$ M# L8 H# n. _ CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage/ x; F! x; {4 X# Q9 R5 }) u: y1 A/ x
DD Onami& [9 o1 s2 \% d) F1 d/ k
DD Tamanami; _( h6 m" ^5 r0 w; s6 t3 |$ B
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire
8 ]( q% W+ g- Z. v' N( A) P- \ DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 1) `) W& x6 g; x( _# m9 ?9 B' ^
DD Minekaze
) T6 k! S e( [7 Z O8 P4 X7 G DD Asakaze5 Z1 n* L% H/ R" J
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' }( B; X* Q3 Q- E- k- g" ^# G9 HAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57! F- C3 s3 I6 h/ ~; E" }
$ x# j1 ~: Y7 A- G7 r3 N* KWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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, I& q$ N5 y: S8 uRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
( M& T) ?+ ]- sEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
7 N3 L( ^* P' i: K7 e no flights
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, p7 U" n" P* g _. z4 i1 vAllied aircraft
) ~& Y3 i, B3 [+ B. x$ U* V: ^% M( Q F4F-3P Wildcat x 104 i7 s' B/ P N/ _' e1 |* f
F4F-4 Wildcat x 14; l2 }( D& y/ Z& o
SBD-3 Dauntless x 63
3 e6 F$ S. E% g' E, P5 }+ n TBF-1 Avenger x 18
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No Japanese losses, i6 u5 Q3 F& E" e6 _' ?' M+ F
1 [0 B9 p7 h8 Q+ p7 l+ c. PAllied aircraft losses
1 T/ B) c( s0 o S$ q" o6 P SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
% P# g* R; S9 R% L8 {) C$ A TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged9 k4 {* @) t4 V j: B
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Japanese Ships1 M# \9 d8 P3 Z8 U
CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage
Q; `9 j+ R3 b. l CA Kako, and is sunk- D4 L8 L+ Y4 P, U, t0 I( v
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
& F: K0 Z9 F' @& ~ CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk0 t" U7 |0 R1 _6 ^
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
5 s1 a9 G3 Y9 g/ F7 Z$ s; T DD Onami$ @6 t/ [3 R0 z: D% @! z K& h
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
) ^, g" Y9 q _ g- k DD Asakaze
( K; D) L4 \' S4 K3 K* r5 X DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 ?, p5 Q+ M5 D: Q; d$ e8 B. }9 h2 q DD Oite
, |; ]) y) j: {+ x7 V* \$ O+ ^ DD Minekaze: [; S# z5 P5 P0 h" d
DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire# D. T. l0 S" S2 {, J
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1 ^" N/ ] d! T; O# GAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57; w9 e0 V. C7 S
! X. L' T7 v! {- E+ nWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
2 j* f* c! W% g6 l" z. cEstimated time to target is 13 minutes- a4 ` V7 ]3 s; p# ^8 X9 v
2 H3 w8 D# }- q b C2 A) ZAllied aircraft; S, @. W) { S
SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
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U4 X ` Q& F" W! j" {" pAllied aircraft losses$ h7 |: y) k7 [# h# w# N
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged2 `7 S) T0 k0 ]6 _ v( H
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Japanese Ships
$ o. j; ~: U. Q7 M$ ~" V6 q CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 Y; w! C# g+ U" q8 G$ `) w* G CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage9 p. ]% g9 e# T
DD Sawakaze
- R1 S0 u9 d! f$ l7 a5 u/ S DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |