AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 42
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盟军正式登陆阿图岛
4 p- E9 N. y& q5 P5 {& R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 r# M1 v3 B; o- K+ i58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩
% {3 R, g* H n; I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
5 C8 z* Q1 j! h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$ }- `+ \# b9 n5 x6 y( }
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2 H0 h* d7 a# D. S
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Amphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49)+ ?/ I, A4 W# ^* x& B
3 Y+ @0 b& @ C! k4 STF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,49) j9 i& t/ M3 ~- s
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Allied ground losses:
' s+ a i# t$ S- y9 H- S 253 casualties reported
" y1 O4 U- H s. s+ q' a+ h2 y Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled: ~6 e ]" }# s% u+ L; Q
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
( r0 R, ~- l5 O( M! F" d Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ [( p8 l; I( z1 c0 n$ b
Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)& K4 V q0 C8 I4 m
Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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: D U, v# U8 r6 G; m6 @Ground combat at Attu Island (153,49). g8 t6 U! a$ w/ S
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Japanese Deliberate attack
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z N! g% C" ~9 HAttacking force 5357 troops, 43 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 97
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% W+ t4 o6 V9 H+ e* a6 M4 JDefending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 426. n, B! Q* E, x1 r8 k! g9 F
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Japanese adjusted assault: 0
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7 c; q" S" B: e9 \$ SAllied adjusted defense: 339
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4 d6 |: u5 Z: Q: ^Japanese assault odds: 1 to 99
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Combat modifiers
' W5 g# a( J5 P! {+ k6 ODefender: terrain(+)
3 t1 P/ Q1 z' NAttacker:
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) b7 d! I: } x( }Japanese ground losses:
5 ^2 u: J1 x, _9 H i 1597 casualties reported' e2 W$ ~# a* J0 i, u
Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled+ m9 j9 O8 S; N. i
Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled
* O% x s) v7 k: r8 f' c! g Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled
+ ^2 Z3 c! a0 e. T% X9 T Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)
. V/ `" P( b* Y% F Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Allied ground losses:
1 B3 a7 @6 F2 ^' S8 r+ ], Y 100 casualties reported
& j! M( ~+ `1 A4 k Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled1 a* I: a9 u# T* M: U9 Z# c
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
$ O9 V* k" C/ s" d" I6 P Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled2 \2 E2 ]: G/ d$ R1 U( G* e
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Assaulting units:' J$ ^! b9 X9 l; X- J1 x ~3 I
3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion3 [/ t9 i. d% n9 L& z
302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion
( Y; x( Z5 _8 X, Q) B9 K 12th Indpt SNLF Coy
7 r9 n- g4 b, n) g 7th Base Force* d) v0 L5 ]4 `9 o4 g7 X) }/ s. J
8th Field AF Construction Battalion
. Y* ]) k. `- ^ s% ~) V 5th IJN AA Battalion
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3 H @" i' k! @! \- c, R% R0 x% vDefending units:
+ M/ |8 ? ~& X: F0 S Americal Infantry Div /1
# H. l, B4 L9 f( |- L0 t 4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /1; P# _' x; V1 W; ]" g# D
201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /13 h7 y/ b7 y- D# K Y
151st Combat Engr Rgt /16 w2 ]# i [) s4 Z1 y7 i) J' k( `
153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
* W- G) ~$ }* D7 a. c 198th FA Bn /1
; S/ l) R/ t* e! \ 250th Cst Art Rgt /2
$ `6 C' \9 V+ J- { 81st FA Bn /1
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2 P0 Z3 r) {8 N0 A. Y% {; I' CMorning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,579 H: M1 M* v$ t. P. i: A7 P
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms1 Q/ L0 ^, x$ B/ c2 f
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
2 O- Y- `/ `2 P6 h; D6 @ REstimated time to target is 30 minutes$ b& i% S5 o3 y' j/ Y" _
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Japanese aircraft* t" F/ b+ u3 Y) ^9 z1 u0 d
A6M2 Zero x 25, u2 \, S9 ?3 L7 z7 `
: A# V# H3 \' N3 aAllied aircraft
5 q7 T1 ^" D" Z5 T) s F4F-3A Wildcat x 12. m1 ~0 H9 @9 n, C; D3 Z# s6 O
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12' o3 e( O% e9 j9 l
SBD-3 Dauntless x 72
% N4 ?/ J3 l- O) |) n9 O4 F TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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No Japanese losses
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" G% t4 i" E: z4 C& ZAllied aircraft losses
: `# L& |6 l5 n, C! X7 \/ H1 n& Y* ^ F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed
& Q: g" G! w9 o- B+ _* B/ I F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
$ b" g' k" R6 `; | SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged* @" e, D3 p @3 z1 C% Q
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak# B/ ?! y! u9 c1 C5 x+ F- Y% v
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged! z& P+ Z2 T, w0 B: o9 H' b
9 }; N! f$ E J5 tJapanese Ships& O3 v+ i0 P2 E0 z
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires8 [; [( Z7 M1 \, B* ?
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1+ C, W" M" U m: q
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire) O5 X' n- Q( y0 k2 [
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires2 L9 B1 [$ c6 [% n1 S/ ?
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 2! v; P. L8 h% E+ h! r# z { ?
CA Furutaka
3 [: q- G% \3 w1 N# |- w CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
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4 p2 z% @% x0 g$ ]. V$ p# aMorning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57% ^$ ^' N: R8 b: W2 g9 D \, M
* W3 _' j( w. U( P3 {; N9 D* JWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.8 Q5 S# U9 d9 W" p4 I) q! O3 _* r
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
+ w4 j; @5 E r. }0 R, [' x A6M2 Zero x 16
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Allied aircraft) j( n- k7 G& t y( u% D0 n
F4F-3P Wildcat x 12
2 R. ?0 B& H, R5 @& T$ Z% P F4F-4 Wildcat x 15
z, K5 ]/ x) R, W# b5 m- K SBD-3 Dauntless x 51' p0 k' V: B# {! u1 H
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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Japanese aircraft losses
- v& n- f) l, F$ ~5 Y" x A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed) y# b$ f0 ~$ k0 E! I# E1 R( n* i
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Allied aircraft losses7 e- r% @) V1 p# U
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
! o& M" I( y9 B) k0 O# g2 P SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
! t6 I% |% j; W2 L& K TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged* U0 a4 Z& Z+ D% l O1 |- ^ i. w
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Japanese Ships
& j1 Y" U) t3 z8 S, D0 N CV Kaga, heavy fires& A6 m* }% I6 M; @2 g% P
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires+ C/ q2 {" O& h4 v
CV Zuikaku, on fire
8 W3 [1 s+ F5 s, s6 Z+ \+ V. S CV Akagi+ A0 d6 N. ~3 K$ @# Z/ A/ I
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage& Q3 X/ C0 }7 N! v+ m k
DD Tamanami
. I' Q2 b) b$ e" X. [/ a% u: D; z7 P CL Nagara
9 o; x% S" k" D: P1 I) U' G- { DD Oite
8 l$ Q+ g% x: k% u4 c/ b DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire
" p* [# i- F+ P1 n# t CA Furutaka
5 U/ w$ A2 ^% G CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
$ l9 _6 Y9 [4 F) H# Y6 M. b4 c DD Minekaze
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,54
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+ U, ]9 H% s, R2 lWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.( a4 L' n+ n3 A! m/ d7 N
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes: i5 p& D+ R5 c. y6 r
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Japanese aircraft8 y& n. s& E8 D0 a0 P: \" d
A6M2 Zero x 33
. x7 t* L C+ w V! n2 N B5N2 Kate x 61
: v- ]6 b2 D7 {! x3 i/ a# a D3A1 Val x 449 a7 v ] ^+ t. U, ]
4 z i" u- j( a6 u7 E! x! mAllied aircraft
: K5 b! o) e7 W9 M* Q, r F4F-3A Wildcat x 17
7 j# s! Q- d% R4 a% k. q F4F-3 Wildcat x 48
/ d2 `2 f* r" t& |2 @+ u F4F-4 Wildcat x 814 L, Z) l$ t) y1 f: T
- ?% ^$ U' O8 F5 [Japanese aircraft losses
! q& g, c, m( L1 x7 j2 L3 U A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
4 p' c; v/ O* L7 \9 m B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged; z, j6 J- @: }7 Q* k
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
1 `/ z, R' U. Q D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged8 O/ _+ _7 K+ M+ Z
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak" l2 T9 @6 r& w4 e
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Allied aircraft losses; f: p( g2 J$ B, j* D7 a
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed+ W* a1 W& p& A! n( a
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Allied Ships
/ k. j$ V7 g+ I; }5 @! ^, { CVE Copahee; A' _ n6 n3 h8 L$ Q2 V, r
CV Yorktown- r& b- |9 H# v0 N
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2
; D& f( a( `; n CLAA San Diego3 t$ a% Y' }! t
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud1 {% }6 p: }) w+ B5 w, m
9 x4 G0 W# f9 K& X5 d6 s4 _% |, i, aRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
3 E; P1 B) X! M3 G9 |/ m, cEstimated time to target is 29 minutes
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( r$ L# m4 T. c3 yJapanese aircraft' J3 y* [6 e" F$ ^6 }
A6M2 Zero x 3' R# M$ C6 | Y
8 c$ W1 R( ~! v% P$ N, }; XAllied aircraft
/ N* H0 Y: ^8 I. c F4F-3 Wildcat x 2
, e0 x3 E. v1 k& `1 [ SBD-3 Dauntless x 19/ E9 c8 |0 U6 l% E# X: @
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No Japanese losses! ?' \( ?) Q" L
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Allied aircraft losses
7 W2 l: P. a: t5 x$ L, [ F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
% x$ M4 S! W/ u. m) ~! a! I SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
) M) ?9 }/ O1 a- e: Z SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak4 j5 d8 F. l0 s' I2 z
. P4 [' b! T, V3 F- zJapanese Ships4 _' p) l7 l' k0 {7 f4 \4 j
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage3 @! `! \, j' d7 @5 v
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire
- s" L; g. G7 \ CV Akagi
: T! U+ A5 l" S, d6 H" f) S1 L CV Zuikaku, on fire
$ j0 T k- ^- P CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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; u- w3 M1 ~. W( E* Z7 H, E+ VAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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" U1 S: n$ B! G* `, y jWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
0 B& T- s1 ^& x6 S+ tEstimated time to target is 25 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
; {0 b& y) S0 G- F" z- p' } A6M2 Zero x 2: F) R/ Y. r5 X' n8 {* {
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Allied aircraft
0 Z; ]: r+ F$ I0 ]) k/ F* u' k- h6 q SBD-3 Dauntless x 2
3 f, J) S, l& I% {7 X0 W2 S ~ TBF-1 Avenger x 6- @8 f" W: v: F1 A
6 P! g2 u0 ^- L, j# D5 K+ ONo Japanese losses- L* `9 E0 @; V! u1 a7 ~# Z+ g
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No Allied losses
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+ O; X% O# Q+ O0 M3 W6 n# i/ R; n% TJapanese Ships, J, e6 R- t0 e3 M
CV Akagi
/ w* U( M9 J; H2 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
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8 v7 |5 ?1 Q3 ~$ D& o3 @8 D# M, bRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
( V/ }8 S& @$ Q& j4 mEstimated time to target is 37 minutes
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. T" @2 E' l" X- v' k, K$ iAllied aircraft
! a. \1 m/ ?* c2 ] F4F-3 Wildcat x 5
: W3 a+ n* }/ v6 ] TBF-1 Avenger x 38 ]: r; E& N6 y G
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Allied aircraft losses6 r: A# n# u3 i; I: m
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged g+ W! m. u: a3 {+ y( ~8 T
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Japanese Ships
% \! V: U( t8 d; S# G CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 10 r+ m5 j8 o' }5 V+ U+ Q5 l9 Z
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4 H4 [3 r3 I; x, ?Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,56
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' q" T4 P# @% MRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
" G5 h- F% M7 _0 i( L9 fEstimated time to target is 15 minutes9 v% y; H C/ S
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Japanese aircraft; z& t0 _2 V) J" C4 a0 [
A6M2 Zero x 6
( `% p+ N8 N* `5 B9 c3 G: t B5N2 Kate x 15
! i, B1 X( a8 a' R! }9 S4 w D3A1 Val x 19
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Allied aircraft3 d6 O4 s( ?, \6 u7 q3 c# H
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
: I5 f8 D1 M4 B/ u& ?; \" [5 o Y F4F-4 Wildcat x 366 f0 S+ X. J9 }/ }
8 a2 c9 h2 a& rJapanese aircraft losses
6 s! |+ o4 ]# x; { v A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed- F$ c0 b6 D" V
B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged; O4 z; o b9 {
D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged6 z' h* j0 y% r! |( G7 W9 U
( Q& g& ]% T+ k- ?Allied aircraft losses/ r' s: ?/ P/ x* {9 T, ]% X# W
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed2 B9 b \# ^' J* Y
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Allied Ships- E: `$ f$ ]" _, d8 r
CV Lexington
7 ?9 ?3 B# p) h* @/ V CV Saratoga
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud0 X3 c d) U% ~0 I
0 b: M% L; K7 _& N6 I$ @Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
. n8 }' r% x7 R2 N2 _Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Allied aircraft
- a& b1 {9 h g) X, S% U+ W' D% I F4F-3 Wildcat x 123 N4 H+ a/ n; A; P8 m
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
0 ]% H! I B2 n! ~7 w8 [) K; { SBD-3 Dauntless x 70; v& R4 G# ?& Z1 B V2 Q
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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Allied aircraft losses* ?/ E9 x U' L* x# T5 Y/ W
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
4 g$ J7 b* ^3 Q; R8 ] TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
0 Z% k( n- n% a7 g, l+ f2 \" U. [ CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage; p) r' z9 R* m" J, f% W! C! A
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires# _6 J9 F* _( d; f
DD Asakaze
. [/ T* i4 X! ^5 Q2 X DD Tamanami
, ]# x+ M8 w" R: c6 b DD Onami" P% ? W2 d: L: T# x
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage6 H; ?4 o% ]" W5 B; O0 a
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage: `6 b5 X5 a. `7 }& A7 D' _ z
DD Oite! N4 b2 {9 X$ \9 V2 e: X- m
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage3 C2 K* W6 I; W6 B- q
DD Suzukaze4 }" v% T9 R3 ]% p6 j9 h' V* Q
CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1& a$ d, B. K6 E/ z i, c
CL Nagara! K+ a: P: S2 z4 a1 T t, a3 F. t
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6 }; i; ~. F* U4 c- e E1 @6 rAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,575 P3 g. D7 s ?! y; l' C l, \
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.- L- c9 J! G: ]9 \6 O0 `# F X
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes8 @4 t8 E4 W" D0 R- }' y4 }# y2 K
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Allied aircraft
6 `! J1 I' ^" d5 B: M A-24 Banshee x 2
4 [$ Y5 I- H+ y( B3 W6 ^ SBD-3 Dauntless x 25$ I3 ^7 x; M2 m4 |1 L
' K$ D7 \& N! e, k7 UAllied aircraft losses- Y2 u$ S1 B% q Z1 s, G; O
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
7 C5 O' b2 I9 g3 H8 C& O% Q SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships; S4 f0 c f% _9 n$ i/ c+ }$ _' k
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
% Z/ B4 @2 T. a/ n# V CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
' W: b7 z, S& @ CV Zuikaku, heavy fires
- S& Z+ J# O, M* F$ U- w CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires& j+ N. T8 |- _) G/ H: x' F$ R
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ {$ o; y* P/ r+ S CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage& t' j( m$ s: V5 e- r
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,576 n; A8 B: w$ U! n4 U- o
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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: } }" g% U K3 W! D- N3 U" T, _0 x- ?Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet., ?# O9 Q1 |2 L: ^3 X5 k8 e6 o
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes% B6 l& L/ U1 k1 K
; `( C0 P% x6 d& DAllied aircraft
" b( k t E1 s8 x+ L3 q A-24 Banshee x 14
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7 [& Q. v& O- ~' n; |Allied aircraft losses5 G( d9 h) _8 }, G
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged% ^" p( L- z0 N% A% p
2 p! j1 D2 e$ o9 o; O: GJapanese Ships0 Q9 i1 c# x O0 v! P1 J' Z% ]. x# c
CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage+ H" x& G A5 e& g& [5 W6 U# e/ V/ T
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ E* X+ o! f: _" @2 D% o' P DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage
# D4 [7 b/ E4 z CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57% T$ m8 T) E7 n- I" h' q$ Y
1 E! U* G- o( u2 i- {Weather in hex: Heavy cloud! l1 P: ? W7 ]0 ?9 m, j( Y. m
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Raid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
3 ~! k0 _& u5 R4 A" }$ [Estimated time to target is 27 minutes* U$ M! M3 h: F9 s$ k
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Allied aircraft
R& X( c9 S/ }1 w- W A-24 Banshee x 24 R' Z5 m8 k y6 S; l, e
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No Allied losses U' E* z. u8 Q
$ F. ^7 q$ Q. @Japanese Ships0 E! h3 Y6 z7 K% W
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires- J" r( k* r; O9 k" X* f$ F
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,579 J; T& \* v: \! P% x/ J- H( \* d, ]
! A; s+ {0 i8 n% t( aWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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% {# k; K$ ]0 e/ j1 D# H g PRaid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
- P6 a. I3 c6 i$ I: ?Estimated time to target is 24 minutes3 }5 P7 _- W9 ~1 T, n# B( X
' z! u: L5 V& C% l6 DAllied aircraft, L6 p! j. S1 B# a
F4F-3A Wildcat x 2
4 p) P$ ~. @# q/ c2 `: k4 f! H SBD-3 Dauntless x 31
9 ^2 S/ p& W" T' Z! t6 k TBF-1 Avenger x 15% x$ g$ _' x) o. J: |! w
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Allied aircraft losses
) o* R- B0 ^$ ~ SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged5 W% T( p4 q1 |0 F# o% [
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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' R! I: @. J* f$ y+ M. d+ FJapanese Ships; j6 ~: d& e8 S& v
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
Y! Z/ F7 \- o8 b9 \. Q C DD Oite3 E5 p; v! O5 f$ O8 z) ]7 ~) \0 N
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires3 U. d" A) j4 i8 P
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage: B& {5 I& h' e* R+ j2 X) d
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage$ a, O& n/ X$ B% o/ |4 P
DD Onami( ]7 C* Q3 N( w, E; }
DD Tamanami
% m, Z4 X( D. l& j; M/ ~ r; c CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire
9 J9 c9 r* x p DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 1& D2 G" X b- C2 B* ^! v& d3 D
DD Minekaze- z7 x* O- g1 @0 Z- E0 A/ C( |9 ^
DD Asakaze. ^5 B3 J4 e! S
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1 f5 L& ~0 M- }; F- oAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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3 [6 p1 u9 K* p7 S) S7 tRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.0 W3 C/ w. n$ L
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes8 l% j, q# R1 g" x% c' @/ @
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Japanese aircraft1 R4 V1 f+ U. b8 T
no flights* f$ ^3 h3 j6 M; x f% \
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Allied aircraft
6 D4 q' L( ?" Y% E F4F-3P Wildcat x 10$ W/ e& ?! s- L9 V) w$ A: g% q
F4F-4 Wildcat x 14! Y5 q2 L- {/ m" h1 J" d6 l1 F0 g
SBD-3 Dauntless x 63
9 A2 x; |% ?- X! i TBF-1 Avenger x 18! _5 C1 z; G1 w; W+ L- k
* S6 c% a& O8 {4 r3 `+ }No Japanese losses
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Z7 {2 J4 A$ ?7 \- NAllied aircraft losses
- I3 ~( w6 K+ T$ E4 { w5 P SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged [0 y$ y4 s8 \
TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
& T V, C% ^3 G* ^0 f CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage
. C* l b: h) \7 h ~/ T CA Kako, and is sunk
4 u; \; w, W4 H! @7 l' n5 B' Q CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage. {, L7 z& y2 e- @
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
% M- {5 A5 N/ ?, h$ {- P DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
q- S# s9 ~4 l) P" C. K4 W DD Onami
4 X w4 b. I* ]& i# V DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk% p( O; K ~+ {4 y
DD Asakaze
9 B# R- W) O) n' v DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage6 I0 I4 o3 m' P* @0 f
DD Oite6 [# V1 ]; o2 }
DD Minekaze
) c* q& b w# y. _ DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
$ s2 y/ Z9 M0 ~. c& a8 o% MEstimated time to target is 13 minutes5 o% D7 p$ ]" n7 U
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Allied aircraft
7 z2 s' k0 d+ G2 T I6 P5 e SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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# z: A% y6 L4 ^4 v( s9 |Japanese Ships
# ~* v: k% U+ w. j CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
, w7 N5 N5 a4 ^; H CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage: f) _6 b/ A+ A, g& v: l/ F
DD Sawakaze
* L4 ]; \ J& P* i9 ?6 l/ k DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |