AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 42$ w+ u3 c+ V4 O% [7 d" O
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盟军正式登陆阿图岛4 e+ \& o8 C7 }; e4 K
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* ?6 K4 K$ a; {5 g- D58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩
% `$ s5 Q' [- \2 w: 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+ z7 X! N |8 S
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
( Y5 y' f1 D4 Y! b L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 [) [" y( s" [4 w: D7 a+ ~! p5 O, n( DAmphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49)6 V. {- G& O* x
# t, W/ v! T2 Q; ~6 TTF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,493 t' f1 V2 a9 V& n/ v. d; m9 E
* Y& o% w( s) n4 AAllied ground losses:/ J" b" Z( z; L* A# Y0 \, n
253 casualties reported
" k' @: E* F8 i2 c- V3 E3 l Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled
- n4 N% n, \( S% D/ P Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled4 G- l' u7 h5 F6 ]2 q
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 X- Q7 |- a$ U& q$ H; P" o Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)( |( w7 Q3 Y2 }4 k+ k
Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)$ `1 O! r" c9 a1 k" v* I
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" |' f7 p" @) U& O7 u) UGround combat at Attu Island (153,49)
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Japanese Deliberate attack
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( P1 b o( R' ~8 GAttacking force 5357 troops, 43 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 97
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; }7 u4 A9 }& ~& m4 QDefending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 426
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3 F3 W! @* j% {" ]* hJapanese adjusted assault: 0
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Allied adjusted defense: 339 0 p$ B4 L1 p, l p% T
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 99 7 F/ w3 R1 F7 h4 b a5 p
# E1 o# N3 ? w9 V: C9 zCombat modifiers
9 H( }: @7 @6 M% I3 [9 z$ q8 fDefender: terrain(+)& z# D3 O( q/ L4 t. w" [
Attacker:
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Japanese ground losses:
. G+ E: N: r: @$ K9 f0 u. y, c 1597 casualties reported O8 X8 U+ L, n
Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled
/ Q/ M8 ~5 l& Q4 |/ m1 ~& `4 h Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled( L- g% }6 D! `
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled n9 h/ H# j: N5 Q% k
Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)) I! U0 V! x, ]- J& `" U
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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( c ^ U/ F$ A) ~ H) V3 T2 lAllied ground losses:+ V, d% e; U }: q
100 casualties reported) f# m* ?" [% |
Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
5 y: c) a( X$ l7 o0 @9 y Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
) l7 m8 k% _+ b _0 t Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled1 _: H8 b1 y& E0 _: G( O6 A. Y i
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Assaulting units:
3 t$ H4 I9 B, n! C: H i- ^+ `; S 3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion. R: `" X, `3 x0 y' J
302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion% r6 n' M1 d! T8 P
12th Indpt SNLF Coy 8 c' n. }0 ~/ K5 e$ b: e
7th Base Force
1 G+ T7 x3 ~! B" x H 8th Field AF Construction Battalion
7 h5 M+ L4 \! l& ~ 5th IJN AA Battalion$ Y, m4 F2 O& S( d( _4 I
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Defending units:
) w) w& j8 \% e* L+ r Americal Infantry Div /10 D' k3 N& Z% |$ m. J7 c, N
4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /10 `+ J& k4 \# d: ^ r; W& k
201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
1 B" F) t2 R4 ]! \' l2 U 151st Combat Engr Rgt /1
& R% \" _( P; O9 z! h+ P 153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
6 N' D/ m% m) D6 {& x# T( W& c( [2 E 198th FA Bn /1
' t, ^$ ^% W, S+ X t0 i( K 250th Cst Art Rgt /2
9 C; g. c2 x2 q" W8 |+ n# y 81st FA Bn /1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms$ l+ L- z1 a& \6 V( O
3 `* `* |/ l% T8 }4 KRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
4 C- K$ S+ C/ e$ P* s1 @Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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, I U% C0 X! y3 {Japanese aircraft( a7 s& M3 b0 S' M v
A6M2 Zero x 25 L1 R, v' C: V+ K$ M' ?5 A1 J
' o* z4 O8 \+ c+ @4 g T- F% oAllied aircraft
+ ~; N+ \. j4 C: \ F4F-3A Wildcat x 12
/ N# q M- j1 |& o) I F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
" | ?& }, A0 l* A SBD-3 Dauntless x 72
. q, ~6 T" J* z) T, s5 ? TBF-1 Avenger x 30- i2 ~' P. k7 B: `/ _/ L
0 g6 i* Q; V6 H B9 H: I( }No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
& g+ n' i+ g$ n* e) J& B F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed8 v7 R3 ` y& A8 d
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
2 W$ o: |! E6 b# z* u; s SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged
6 H+ `6 |: q. E; C4 Q* x8 F( {( F SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak
, z1 _3 v/ }8 C% y TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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$ [9 m' M/ x+ v* ?8 ^$ ]' JJapanese Ships K& y+ B# J$ j+ m; z: G) m
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
P2 [2 b1 k& N6 L: t9 I CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
+ A! D% `# H. ]0 I/ ]& u% S" B CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire
7 Q# P9 c4 [" b: y& K$ Y CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires( _! M0 q- h/ N2 o
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 26 n: o: m* O, A/ u4 {# n1 ~
CA Furutaka
+ @) F3 A: I; G7 m: W( B1 x CA Kako, Bomb hits 1. E1 N; T- l, B+ m6 M4 ^
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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! G; ?7 o8 y) }& mWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.$ }+ |. c* k [6 a3 v
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes' @+ I- Q5 }7 X% {: f4 O
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Japanese aircraft
7 }( k/ _8 ]* j# L G" C! g: ] A6M2 Zero x 16
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% }* D& U6 }( c, Y8 g) Y/ Z$ |" WAllied aircraft
1 @- ? D2 S1 x. S F4F-3P Wildcat x 126 ^% m5 {4 d1 S, D1 j6 E
F4F-4 Wildcat x 15
* T( G$ Q$ {$ \1 T* X SBD-3 Dauntless x 51
0 a! K9 Y# M7 s5 N( R/ W! a TBF-1 Avenger x 30* r- ?4 J0 M) A! E% I1 \ b$ S
9 d/ y$ z! y: O. d: {Japanese aircraft losses1 R- F9 h' N+ V" T; ] ]
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed% N, Z4 }; z9 N* g; @- J
6 a) |0 Q/ N. Y5 r0 _ U }) o, HAllied aircraft losses
. `) v$ T! g) k6 Q SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
- T# ?) |; o5 K; G SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak; w9 J1 \4 o4 s% d
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged* S# I2 R3 f( n9 z W
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Japanese Ships* C3 R+ _( `' z9 G2 ~
CV Kaga, heavy fires
4 v2 T, @. w ^ `8 {( j CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
" Z0 c1 n" U( X8 v CV Zuikaku, on fire
2 V7 f5 v5 d7 @9 u& e CV Akagi
* E$ t. i9 u" c CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 G% S% |5 C0 c* U DD Tamanami8 u& S6 c4 |2 @+ J, M$ B# Z
CL Nagara
: G; y8 K# v P+ p DD Oite
0 W1 |* O+ [& X8 X8 c0 E3 ]5 t DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire" X9 b! h6 |' Z1 S0 ^
CA Furutaka
9 I. }$ B! r( G) b T; r CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
) O6 P) S! F D DD Minekaze
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# B2 F8 }4 z, X8 C' ZMorning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,54
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9 M2 l+ L. g2 c8 ?- I; aWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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3 H- K$ H f2 ~& yRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.( Z4 s0 F2 V5 t) k$ I" Q& d: l
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes3 A& b& Y4 m% d8 f
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Japanese aircraft7 j7 \4 y. G. z& \: |6 @
A6M2 Zero x 33
4 _5 r8 D% T# w0 T$ U# L9 I& M7 s B5N2 Kate x 61) V% ?; b0 p; O9 O& _9 u7 o
D3A1 Val x 44
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Allied aircraft
0 n$ A" g8 J* N5 e6 e& O3 ` F4F-3A Wildcat x 17
& `. v" G7 E2 t6 p5 n& L F4F-3 Wildcat x 48( `- g" ?. W9 f! j1 H- o
F4F-4 Wildcat x 81
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Japanese aircraft losses
0 [. _) `: d; ]" J+ A7 K3 E% h A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
6 c: Z& w- p' ~" q5 o! H B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged# m& Z/ {. k" e
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak: u' M4 b2 J8 d- O) d/ B- S
D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged4 i/ D F& _; n* q) m7 X
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak3 M2 U; d) ^: i( O$ Z
7 z) q) j4 I% E! D$ X/ T$ i) lAllied aircraft losses) |+ |1 S' A6 Q* n% b- Q2 w
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed6 z9 k, D6 Y2 y
* R0 H- a1 J7 _0 GAllied Ships
/ m! C4 o- d' N- X7 y S CVE Copahee# d2 y. w8 n; P
CV Yorktown; \! e% I9 p: T6 M- [( ]
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 29 D9 ~ p$ I" {0 P
CLAA San Diego( G- j& R+ } t& b8 ?2 b* [
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/ N5 k/ k) Y" \* VAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud$ y- j6 U X2 J. e
# o9 ?8 M3 ^* d) U8 c( URaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
0 d1 ]: w, h& F' `7 {7 lEstimated time to target is 29 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
! J- J; U! [. ~2 }% u. J+ H/ s" i A6M2 Zero x 32 }4 N) q3 C5 `9 \' a( [* T
- m% L5 R. q) z" [Allied aircraft
. q0 q8 U1 i4 e' H; m+ j5 Y F4F-3 Wildcat x 2
' L7 ^6 D7 t K) ~ a2 Y0 r" H SBD-3 Dauntless x 19
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6 ?. g0 K' [/ W; ?. i3 G# _% U' SNo Japanese losses2 F `. z9 v/ i# I! ]" t
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Allied aircraft losses% ?( F/ N5 M, f3 X& z
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
6 l1 n# \" e- X+ l( t SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged) ^0 U& K3 I+ S' L& A
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships8 c& c2 |( L# o: g/ I
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage3 [9 J0 X0 X) Q j, N
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire
6 v1 J5 O' X. w CV Akagi
! U9 v- Z0 h# r! ~) ] CV Zuikaku, on fire
1 U& M+ _( @- s8 h O: \; U! D CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage) P6 o& s9 Z1 q- k" z* d8 k
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,579 z4 t' t0 y' s8 |$ k" H$ k2 y
7 ]6 a$ ]9 U, U# v. UWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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4 e. L1 E; Y+ R: j9 j& ?- h/ Z6 q7 _Raid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet./ ~5 {2 L; e0 X8 I8 F
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
/ h, {& t+ R1 H9 Y3 ?: A* G A6M2 Zero x 2
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Allied aircraft
4 U3 A, {& Y8 x) U SBD-3 Dauntless x 2 B# E" l& _+ Z0 v0 @4 u: Z
TBF-1 Avenger x 6' l; C) h) M/ p9 C# e" f3 i
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No Japanese losses0 ?# C# r/ |+ i. v+ v& k, o1 O. R1 N
3 O( k4 i% j' G0 ]5 k+ WNo Allied losses
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9 M* p1 b: R8 Z( U8 y6 b4 iJapanese Ships
: k* ?& Y$ |& V' l CV Akagi2 ^' [* W2 d7 P+ G" d7 P
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage% I6 g: L0 V2 H- i2 J9 C
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,572 k: `1 w4 N! G1 W+ N$ Q
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud3 }; i5 L4 C% y0 A
3 |+ X) u6 B dRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
- b5 L2 c( T; ?$ G# bEstimated time to target is 37 minutes" j5 A- d c% u
; D, q# I H1 u; U+ h- `Allied aircraft( W* N# k+ ]/ y( _9 _
F4F-3 Wildcat x 5
% k, B6 |' |* N6 F TBF-1 Avenger x 3
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- R+ y; O6 K7 v9 D3 d/ p. N TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged) T7 }1 l$ x! A' |9 h2 w3 y7 R' b
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Japanese Ships
/ s t8 C; ^; ?) r6 N, p, O CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,56+ C9 B5 H+ N8 B) f- L
3 ^3 D6 W" h: K5 q6 yWeather in hex: Heavy rain/ W0 {7 t6 @9 ~. o) O
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.5 d( K& c( J% u4 Z5 N& t
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
$ K) ~$ i/ k( t9 o o! \* \& P A6M2 Zero x 6
+ M) ]- `0 u2 v8 k" j4 K& `. R B5N2 Kate x 15
8 q) Y- p) @' ?5 i D3A1 Val x 19
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Allied aircraft
2 `8 D- C5 U( i! l( c F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
+ z/ l1 H, d9 H7 Q6 g F4F-4 Wildcat x 36
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* P! U, l! ], ]3 m ?; MJapanese aircraft losses4 R% U) L+ \& c1 F- l2 P+ M1 d: J3 K+ m
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed3 \0 u' @: L; ]' P! G: w
B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged3 G' Q7 g5 N- ~6 f" i* W
D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged
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# W8 U$ w- [% T9 cAllied aircraft losses, ?) I7 q- H" F" x0 y' M5 a9 s
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed' N( A2 A! T& H" W) K
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Allied Ships( t1 k& G# g+ w: Z4 s) K# G
CV Lexington6 p: n! ^4 G- X8 d0 O: T) A U4 o5 U3 ?
CV Saratoga
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: o# h9 Z2 g" q- L4 EAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57# Y! K* b4 S9 z* c& ^0 z; k
, S7 Y( p# x+ @# VWeather in hex: Heavy cloud5 F; B. ^7 W; }
% T7 x/ U2 I5 h& \Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
! {$ C7 h" p( m# c( ~+ X, u& pEstimated time to target is 31 minutes
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$ c$ K1 [( ^' Y1 \8 X% Y7 {Allied aircraft! e% ?, v5 c2 d! _6 G& [
F4F-3 Wildcat x 129 x5 O+ c& L. e" I9 I' N9 \
F4F-4 Wildcat x 122 @/ d5 m$ c. {9 J2 D' B8 J
SBD-3 Dauntless x 70- L( u$ [' f. B$ {) o8 E' _
TBF-1 Avenger x 304 |6 m. X. |& K/ V0 t5 G# v
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Allied aircraft losses
" Q: Z6 h1 [* ~; Z SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
/ f3 t, U0 M/ D" @ TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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; b6 r' m8 W6 d; z/ J3 \( WJapanese Ships2 [! v' X, h; r" u5 H
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage t J7 N0 k. F. @$ Y, y6 F5 `
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires* h6 ~, |6 X8 I! v
DD Asakaze3 t- {6 E6 [* M: U0 P
DD Tamanami
6 k) {! y& M( T7 ~ DD Onami# @* P& \: V2 N
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage. y; ?' \( c$ }4 _. n3 c: s% }
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage9 ^. r0 H% e. ~8 `0 {4 K1 `3 n; j
DD Oite u! w `% j, a j
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage( `% u$ R. J4 v% x) G
DD Suzukaze6 P) ? r: j7 b5 L: r" T! P4 ]) n
CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1
; n+ f& P# ^" A3 x" F# z 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 cloud
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Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.& i- ? u2 y& m
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Allied aircraft
3 |9 \/ \- X5 X A-24 Banshee x 25 ?7 G( x6 Q: J+ ^+ g9 _
SBD-3 Dauntless x 25
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Allied aircraft losses0 A1 x9 r$ b# o
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
" `4 j `3 G( ]* F2 g4 | SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged2 b3 o9 C' M S6 L, H' W; N8 m. Y' F
% L t: K6 h6 y- B* y( g2 wJapanese Ships
- n* ?0 ~* V! Y# @7 ^ n/ F$ Q$ R" Y CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
@* C5 `! d6 ^0 ` CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage Y' x% S! b& A
CV Zuikaku, heavy fires
# _) ]4 j2 b' Z3 ~. C2 }. X CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires# F' w" k7 x5 J
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
) x* Q; d; i/ p" l" C5 l& |9 y CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage" j) n6 S! j3 b0 f, Q1 r. T
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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0 Z9 z. i1 B- H( XWeather in hex: Heavy cloud3 Z, T1 ?% s0 ?; B5 x1 o
3 p( V5 x e% M0 NRaid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.: P: z" T Z" k5 |! x2 a& e6 F
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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A-24 Banshee x 14
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Allied aircraft losses
, t- a3 ?, l3 }5 T, ` A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage! w) F4 s% `: B8 d: m4 v
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage. `; ]3 Z# |2 K* T7 N
DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage( M& l! _4 ?# F
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage1 z0 f; l0 b9 h/ U# u9 s0 N
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2 H, c+ a/ \+ s# vAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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7 C8 N1 H2 ~% P+ EWeather in hex: Heavy cloud0 `1 e( h* Q0 N) H) e, |
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Raid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.9 \3 H7 j$ e7 d7 Z# K+ D9 s
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
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Allied aircraft
- B* t) Y4 w# {9 V A-24 Banshee x 2
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
) n+ q0 ?% o1 a6 L0 A# M3 E CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,572 T+ Z- ~/ a9 F4 W* t
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud. q" ]$ ?5 _& B2 o4 G* v
?& Q W9 W% n9 U9 ~! a t* _Raid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
# B* @4 o$ U$ o1 n9 ]3 A) h0 U* zEstimated time to target is 24 minutes& I; s8 x# I! x$ e
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Allied aircraft
. C5 `) f8 O* b! _9 j5 O' `( L F4F-3A Wildcat x 2
3 y9 V! s1 R3 B& L; P. o3 h SBD-3 Dauntless x 31
0 c2 T: s7 z7 M% R" m TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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Allied aircraft losses2 Z8 A# J8 i s+ ]1 q
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
" y8 G+ E, y7 p4 Y$ ^+ H. h TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships% N$ _2 T6 ^$ ~
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage% K1 `* d3 F* q! R
DD Oite
9 M& p" ?2 E& x$ Z& |! w CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires; t8 Y# `2 @& D& D
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage3 [ q! f: c, ?) o
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
3 q: B% l, s2 D/ ~; ~8 T DD Onami, N! g5 P+ q7 g3 o; [ L4 D
DD Tamanami
0 q' v1 N% a0 s" R CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire
! }- l2 D+ x! Z3 y DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 1" c( |8 u; @9 z
DD Minekaze
# v3 w' g9 h! v% K3 N DD Asakaze: M" o8 D2 T4 A7 |9 v" Q! T
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7 G, ~$ J& }9 ?$ j, N5 xAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,575 i, `) ~* M Z# X6 H8 a
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.* \* v/ C9 [! ^6 J: I
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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* L* y( V. s, w/ VJapanese aircraft
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& C' w! k$ P" R' d [9 ~( lAllied aircraft
! G* G5 `* B4 z5 N g5 A1 y5 q+ Q F4F-3P Wildcat x 101 n* G# ^! x2 s
F4F-4 Wildcat x 14+ I) O& W& l- E
SBD-3 Dauntless x 63' O* i/ P2 g6 n4 {' W
TBF-1 Avenger x 18
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No Japanese losses4 i8 D5 O- r: [/ y2 A
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Allied aircraft losses
. M/ P+ s/ L/ v& f# K SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
) o8 y0 J Y; Y2 l TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged* k& b' l. R# J. W
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Japanese Ships
# x; }+ ]+ p. c2 B- } CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage
, ~5 {% ?3 m! a) l4 S CA Kako, and is sunk. v1 @9 @" w3 h
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ c% ]+ H9 z- R+ v3 e3 q/ d CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk a+ x5 ~ K9 ^" n# h
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
4 {/ s- A2 D& H! s l; K" ^5 G DD Onami+ f& J1 d' v7 P% @+ G7 A
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk, |# n9 I' ~5 {! o W
DD Asakaze8 V( D% j3 c0 e' R
DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 C' B6 Y6 s) {- A. Q: ?% s DD Oite
4 K. _1 H V9 G \. R DD Minekaze7 G* C& w0 R3 t: h( O- n1 P) Z7 K5 \
DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire0 }1 E7 Q8 T' U6 `& J Q! p
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud8 n" `( u: J$ S, Q
* v6 W) h; B i# [' Y5 u9 t: tRaid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
4 ?- ^4 z# \6 M$ y' j+ `Estimated time to target is 13 minutes: k5 ~: l% c0 w, @
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Allied aircraft
3 G5 P/ T3 R( X% J4 u SBD-3 Dauntless x 16; D) G/ p/ f* Y' J3 W# G! r
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Allied aircraft losses" x# |, B* J/ [& o
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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/ K8 W% i* s8 x! J8 K5 c* r8 `Japanese Ships, W0 Z6 h" H( ^# |9 D) I
CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage5 Z1 g9 e \& t# m: v. L
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage7 K0 t$ ~/ B# E* u+ _" w. O- I1 Z! @$ F0 W
DD Sawakaze
# g0 ^5 f; G/ T: o6 i) { DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |