AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 42
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盟军正式登陆阿图岛0 g. e# Z! B& i) y n, g% a6 ]- P [' x
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+ {8 o# T1 }/ _
58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩
& `9 e2 z9 {, A& p: X7 f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
- t2 c2 ]# S ]) x% ~ T" C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
0 g' o, N& Y( h3 Q5 P; D& [3 t- C0 J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1 x2 W) @! G% Q! ]: ]
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Amphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49)
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TF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,499 g# W9 H8 ?3 [1 B
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Allied ground losses:2 s7 ]0 |3 h2 N# n( Z
253 casualties reported6 {8 S- U6 s$ ~) ]
Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled
8 M( A8 t! s7 d M {& n) f Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
: C1 T8 T" |) ?* ~% @" `. ]# G O1 s' L Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 y4 ?. g- ~2 |2 `+ P( l
Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)1 x7 f2 ]' h! l6 t
Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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. q' }. Z z4 T: y' ?Ground combat at Attu Island (153,49)
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" S9 A, H" n% Y3 R- |Japanese Deliberate attack0 _6 k8 ?# }+ p. ~2 Q
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Attacking force 5357 troops, 43 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 97
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Defending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 426( ?0 o4 q4 y0 d y6 O E, e2 j
1 R+ u; m) Z4 K6 F% e( z8 Y6 QJapanese adjusted assault: 0 3 Y+ ]7 l! |% R- B3 W0 f" ?. ]
* F! r4 S# d. ^3 ^- |$ kAllied adjusted defense: 339 6 B5 l5 H) m$ t7 ?7 a, O; R
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 99
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# X- r. t3 J$ p8 b- f& p% c* sCombat modifiers. p8 E& k- J9 B7 k
Defender: terrain(+)
. b* H# X. b* {( S4 h5 x( wAttacker:
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Japanese ground losses:8 G( x2 c; f/ b
1597 casualties reported/ K2 q, S$ A) i. d+ g0 M4 P
Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled: L! v. N% E* D) j
Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled% ] G4 V% [, P. B& F0 q
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled
& B0 e2 w1 x' q2 O Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)
( x9 Z1 r/ B, Z Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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6 d& |% `' e9 JAllied ground losses:& @) }2 _1 { C- f; F% t7 t( _
100 casualties reported: }/ R( D" T1 D& u3 C8 ~! }' R
Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
2 G) r3 l! ?# O1 b u# Y Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
! H; j0 G" ]. a7 u8 n6 P Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled$ } k3 O9 g; ?. q- Q& M5 M
. D8 v0 X0 `/ TAssaulting units:4 ^/ H) ^8 D8 U
3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion
) k; P4 m# ~1 Y: N6 f4 U; {; X 302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion
$ R) T9 ^6 U3 `2 E* ^" c- v4 V" K3 x 12th Indpt SNLF Coy
# h6 s: Q5 O& C4 Q1 b 7th Base Force1 ?4 e2 m: @8 w4 X6 n: @
8th Field AF Construction Battalion
) E5 T- X2 w. e# Z4 A/ `. \) h9 _ 5th IJN AA Battalion
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" ~- m% \$ h8 L7 p3 X' `Defending units:
V5 b |: z& L( |$ C1 R T Americal Infantry Div /1
0 ?2 w! R: p' J/ W5 B7 ^% M; o" M3 g 4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /1+ k& e, } l+ h* v
201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1# c/ {8 S+ u T( d& U. c
151st Combat Engr Rgt /1+ j" Q, {) g. S5 z; T. O/ ], ?, o
153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
, l) A; W4 B/ D9 I7 C' R/ ` 198th FA Bn /1
6 \0 o4 Q/ o7 U% o. W 250th Cst Art Rgt /2
- ^. v( h( P N- ~. l0 I6 @% u 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
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet." f6 t. g0 P( Y$ i3 T, Z
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes/ F$ ?! M* p# Q. o: U* k5 {0 \3 [
; L9 Z" F n' I( [0 I" H: TJapanese aircraft: h( R! Z: F. Q2 }$ V5 `
A6M2 Zero x 25% p0 \, b) p+ T# d# w
/ R8 j$ o$ n8 k0 FAllied aircraft' Y" Y' v S% O3 h6 i0 Z3 x d
F4F-3A Wildcat x 12
S" x1 S3 B) t) v! o9 R8 E F4F-3 Wildcat x 121 }* `4 J, T# }7 z/ O. L. V
SBD-3 Dauntless x 72
4 b8 I9 {9 Y# k$ v& i TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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. {4 d' R2 W) @) C/ L+ |* I& RNo Japanese losses* u3 F4 s m' Y
/ p4 F3 |4 e- I0 Y1 |3 N- jAllied aircraft losses
% {( u3 d: `& B& v F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed
* i7 F0 J" ^" }5 p- B( O$ X F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed2 d! a8 n, L2 E
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged* r, X: y# o: f7 ~
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak
1 I) @# D: A g( z4 Z2 | TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged3 t1 q+ }1 i$ P* s
9 a& W0 L) d* C" ^. ]$ C2 [Japanese Ships
$ j! j V8 A, V t0 j$ q CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires$ |" i9 H" B7 Y; B- a& o' @: J
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1$ x( ~* o- [; g; W6 l
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire) @0 k& s7 C2 r& a; p4 P8 p. f
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires
: f; t, r3 o7 ?# h% n CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 28 o, z J) D$ y( q: G
CA Furutaka! g) Q2 f. X% E/ L' }/ P. U
CA Kako, Bomb hits 11 R% p' s$ p' U
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( m7 f, e% T; r- G$ i0 m& [5 EMorning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,571 N. S+ w- u. @- W+ x, x+ z& C
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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% K1 s; S _, J* [Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.$ h2 H: J4 i7 `0 v& W- W; U
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes/ g5 ~) m3 M1 l3 ]$ A
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Japanese aircraft/ l/ k$ O' z! h: }, Z% R+ @% G7 [
A6M2 Zero x 16
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& G' I, g: k, o7 y5 N F4F-3P Wildcat x 12/ k& f/ g2 @, L% |$ q; H! w
F4F-4 Wildcat x 15
* V/ t+ m' K7 ]& u$ v SBD-3 Dauntless x 518 e% d$ O+ c$ K/ R" K9 w1 S
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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8 }" J8 ~( g9 r" xJapanese aircraft losses9 c/ k: d) k% j' a: K6 b
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed9 [3 J* e% k" M
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Allied aircraft losses+ ~9 b% I) }( E, @
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged+ R2 g/ z( q( n2 |' B6 u1 Q
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
( W4 V2 K% m1 X2 Q TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships
7 u0 B4 z: T' X5 M1 U, ~5 H1 Z CV Kaga, heavy fires
8 m+ {% s! K# H" c CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires2 Q& V+ l8 r3 ~4 `, Y
CV Zuikaku, on fire
$ E% g3 ]8 t8 \# ~" r9 P; f* x6 i8 I CV Akagi
! ?# H v5 P# J- ]* L CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage) ]/ I3 q6 A6 G1 q- P
DD Tamanami
" @% ?6 H8 [. y CL Nagara
2 ~) x ~9 G. p) ?! r( l DD Oite3 W) h, v9 ]( z0 m* W' [
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire4 M+ P; e$ t/ k+ x: M$ p7 m
CA Furutaka2 ]6 z: e' Z& [3 p
CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
2 V" B' X/ _: V DD Minekaze( ?! A7 Z4 U- H
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,54
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) h+ U/ V- s! E& ^Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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1 Y' B. s0 |/ b8 X; h" rRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.5 P4 R9 D5 `2 M" c
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft& J$ Q1 b9 d7 I7 O- n
A6M2 Zero x 33/ ^. t4 S! G" O" A' ]
B5N2 Kate x 61
0 I6 a& e4 n2 D! U( U2 L6 ]- ^( ]2 p- g D3A1 Val x 448 O( P: N0 M" {7 y% @ ?) P) `3 \
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Allied aircraft5 j5 i& n' z2 q8 {* i. X% s5 H
F4F-3A Wildcat x 17
0 O* i% r* A6 I" H) k1 d1 f2 H F4F-3 Wildcat x 48
# D& \) h* `" v& }: k5 ` F4F-4 Wildcat x 81+ b# l; N. x2 {5 e- B
0 }( W/ M. S# c1 T5 C. h( K5 gJapanese aircraft losses
9 o5 S$ t) C% i( n A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed/ B' H6 U; L5 m: ]! i4 Y
B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged3 ]/ x7 h# j. N6 P' k
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak: K8 n# v3 K) d5 z
D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged
8 {! J# _* P) t5 G; k" N& ~ D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak& @: {3 N( ^ e. d: u
$ \' ~: E# A5 B% |: u$ v# Z9 xAllied aircraft losses) z' o. p7 M0 T& D ?. u2 T) C
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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CVE Copahee/ [* J; @7 R; T* x" U7 t4 F
CV Yorktown
8 R1 d. m6 I& x( W CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2
6 h' X# s1 Q1 D$ g2 v0 n* V* j' r CLAA San Diego& @' [4 ~, Y! D/ s* ?8 z! e
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3 M7 B7 H" `6 v+ N+ i- T QAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57$ B3 M4 F+ C; v& A1 {
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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+ F4 |1 h, C# R: y: Y! jRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet., f8 g5 r+ k* G
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes& ]( A: x9 W, T9 j! f5 c6 ~
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Japanese aircraft
, D3 d* [$ y7 l* p$ A A6M2 Zero x 3, A. t+ B* z& V7 ~# v9 }: b
0 d) ?" c3 h& O3 TAllied aircraft
) [2 I0 w% g3 \) \3 g$ [7 m F4F-3 Wildcat x 2+ P; E7 w4 h, j1 G6 T m2 w
SBD-3 Dauntless x 19
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No Japanese losses
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; ]2 N4 y& c0 l% m" w5 \4 O( KAllied aircraft losses
6 ]8 \. T% M' `0 L( P F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed2 a- Z& s- g+ l4 M
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
9 X4 ]( l- B) T' d$ O. L SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak5 `0 o$ R& ], X8 M2 ]
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Japanese Ships5 d8 z! \4 ~0 o% o" u
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage- j* b+ }+ f- ]7 ~# B. d
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire
7 V3 t, \# U, y5 _2 |4 D$ d4 R5 T CV Akagi
& o# l; t$ c0 @ CV Zuikaku, on fire
! u$ }, W2 J* Q7 Z; R CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,576 J4 [& _6 }' [% q$ [) L
0 L4 G4 Y) a2 x" C6 C, eWeather in hex: Heavy cloud5 _" B4 c, m# X8 `
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Raid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.0 s0 `, A% H i! b( ?; S
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes! o! V+ h+ c X: w6 I
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Japanese aircraft
0 ~8 j N! [5 Y/ Z7 S+ T A6M2 Zero x 23 L% ^4 q& ]; h2 R
, i" J# N, K6 ^% O. |" \# GAllied aircraft$ Y* F5 r% s8 ?% o- H
SBD-3 Dauntless x 2' e4 P3 \/ Q5 ^; K* {1 B3 g9 f
TBF-1 Avenger x 6
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No Japanese losses y! `" ?) g$ t$ x5 {0 P6 x6 J
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
0 V& v8 J2 m) ], v+ }' f, q CV Akagi
% E6 v3 c K: }% n6 e CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage% u! U% E& c9 v' m
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8 w7 _7 P P+ F2 L7 ~( L# jAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud7 l3 Y- z; u& t& x; E2 t
1 @8 j+ B d) @: N, q& URaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
3 k! j$ ^8 G: \; s& c4 @3 BEstimated time to target is 37 minutes, p' L3 `3 s8 W4 m! g: ` U9 k
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Allied aircraft. s/ A* k5 v, a4 _
F4F-3 Wildcat x 5
5 D* e6 B. ~& I3 } TBF-1 Avenger x 3
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* M1 H4 z: f/ X/ B0 l( ZAllied aircraft losses
0 j3 m, H! S0 q6 I- d2 d TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged5 h- D+ D. j6 |+ \4 r+ ~ U
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Japanese Ships0 ]" M' y+ O- f) X$ |
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
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7 L; \ a8 u$ _# _' X1 ^ \# qAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,568 D" v: p5 W/ D% q3 d6 `& \3 [
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
* P1 K- a7 Y+ n aEstimated time to target is 15 minutes) E S z$ z8 N2 R0 Z" k# n
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Japanese aircraft8 T/ [0 e8 I: J. {! T3 P: B
A6M2 Zero x 6
7 L$ e; G8 Q, F0 f! h" d B5N2 Kate x 15' O- d, A$ f5 s8 z2 w& U* r. C
D3A1 Val x 19$ s9 N. |5 e1 u6 w/ f& W6 v9 k3 l
3 M+ D3 @/ c) d, d$ ]Allied aircraft
) P% G) d d2 }/ e( G F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
) D* t" M2 z+ R8 C' J F4F-4 Wildcat x 36$ S8 V- c5 S+ R4 w
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Japanese aircraft losses
' l! n7 l8 {$ b4 _' O; p M# V; R A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed) f ~( C& R" b; A$ W1 T- S
B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
4 K9 Q3 O- n: ]# r2 A* p! k3 X D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged
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I: N& h" C( m8 U8 S- SAllied aircraft losses8 f2 v$ j3 l7 e. d" w1 i6 M
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships# ~# P& m u# d0 p
CV Lexington
9 y' s2 W6 A0 W3 z CV Saratoga
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! c9 f. Z7 {: k( e7 O0 z) SAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57* R% t, b0 v- i* D5 S
7 r: ~1 N3 ]6 c KWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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% h7 j, v1 i; d, A8 ^Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.0 X. U$ e; V! @
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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; D) b" E% ~: `8 b6 h" g5 VAllied aircraft+ m: H+ L& ?7 x$ Q/ T
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
7 ?1 |& U4 p3 Y( q' [) A; O/ U F4F-4 Wildcat x 121 `5 D1 O5 A+ l& Q3 t) ]; J
SBD-3 Dauntless x 70
* x8 u; ~. B% |6 g TBF-1 Avenger x 30
7 [( |( s& ~. j3 Z2 N" R4 ? 6 T4 o' H: n6 \, g: Z: G8 j( Z
Allied aircraft losses
& y2 H4 f+ v8 I- ^3 O( ^3 g# p SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
' s# }4 o9 d% G- [. S* T8 P TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
& O# G3 Y* g5 ] CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage |0 f; T6 t: M: j
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires/ c' Z: L. T% f& ]9 t$ O
DD Asakaze
# ~0 F9 E4 k0 d DD Tamanami6 F; w- r- l* t; _4 [
DD Onami. ^* W) d% u8 ^" F/ A! A: ?9 B
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage/ {' O m7 N* |! f0 }2 {2 Q
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage9 k: f* w% i8 w P- {
DD Oite* E# j4 b @3 W2 F' j
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
/ M' W3 H( L& N7 @2 B* G" I7 d; S DD Suzukaze: \% T" q* A# B- m4 p3 s
CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1
- D. r4 q1 `, t4 s- F CL Nagara0 w x/ R5 X' T5 e- z+ V1 J2 }# X
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* P8 }+ Y: d/ O* HAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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0 y: Z$ a6 f# y" u; E/ g! ]0 R7 DWeather in hex: Heavy cloud4 F% Y% @- I6 }3 l1 S8 {
$ J5 m& `5 D7 PRaid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
$ h$ t$ H9 u: l5 G; h% NEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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A-24 Banshee x 2
- x( O: Y. d r1 i SBD-3 Dauntless x 25' Y$ q& g8 n: E) ]; z
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Allied aircraft losses
3 {3 @3 V9 q- C* D A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged- @; u& g) l' k; u1 |) ^: ]
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged3 \& m# t+ i" f$ S
! K8 N0 g% z, }6 h+ F+ W$ d$ R5 pJapanese Ships
4 U. D4 V/ ]1 ]; g- I; a CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 B% h+ j; N, B! e2 E/ { CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 J* k6 j# T/ C! ^# H CV Zuikaku, heavy fires
% t. y' T4 f! w8 \ ]2 D CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires5 R2 q: i% w3 Y% m4 @( H
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 _. L0 f0 G6 F1 Z* L8 X CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage% R" z. x: j1 f( W8 k) J) D4 Y% W
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8 a3 R6 g0 o8 uAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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1 c4 }( ^! ]; v x: T8 }Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
& Q- c- A$ |- u9 d) @Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Allied aircraft( c% ^! s- X! |) h1 q
A-24 Banshee x 14/ n# k% S: A' ?9 F
" e; v1 l# {: D" @2 sAllied aircraft losses7 X# v6 X1 }* x8 ]8 J' L, g- s2 N0 o
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged1 Q1 @- L2 j( M0 f* a
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CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
" A+ M, w9 ?7 k$ {' Y/ z* k0 y CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ W4 b: b2 F% s9 z DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 K" ~- X7 S& a# z7 B/ C6 _ CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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6 p% a1 M; e( \4 x7 R' _; XAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,572 s8 z& {' z1 H( A. V3 M
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud& S2 B! S% b+ X- _+ d# L
4 T5 M" \- K8 y: d" ~% sRaid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
( ~1 I: E8 L6 j( nEstimated time to target is 27 minutes& t3 ]' u+ B+ I% d+ v
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Allied aircraft
% P3 m8 H$ l9 o2 W+ f7 M5 P$ z( y A-24 Banshee x 2" w a6 V. ?. c B o7 q
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No Allied losses
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9 u R6 w& i9 | h- M) _9 }9 yJapanese Ships
7 [( i. b. b; X; I {4 A6 s CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
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' V' t {+ @3 f: e! pAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57/ W( D* t" D; ^( ]% S( R, r
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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1 y# Y' m% j. p& l" c, _2 J; QRaid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.( z( q# t4 k' u+ f& I8 y3 R1 y1 R2 j
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes
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Allied aircraft. B, {3 O8 u: ^1 y
F4F-3A Wildcat x 2
6 C: h5 O0 z5 M& N2 l- b: k0 q SBD-3 Dauntless x 31
' y) T! |: O, d- a TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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7 [" M8 S2 e9 U- H$ d! | xAllied aircraft losses
8 O8 N, Y$ w+ n SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged2 `0 ~3 _* Y1 L9 D+ d
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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* H$ N* F( z; |" wJapanese Ships
* F7 D: Z- ?, C CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
) o" y% W7 F0 S+ N) @ DD Oite) G9 ]: e* v9 O4 l/ e$ H1 Z
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
# P! p% V- O8 Q9 m& \ CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage2 p6 h+ W# q! e
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
6 a3 @) c8 v9 M) c! p DD Onami6 Y' E5 d9 f0 S
DD Tamanami
! b0 o5 j9 ?& I/ }; V CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire& m+ Z. k" i1 w+ k7 G4 Q, q3 h
DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 1
, [- G8 r# x; E! }2 G2 u( o DD Minekaze
: Q" }9 d) w7 ^0 n g DD Asakaze) j. I9 e4 F2 t; Z* c
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7 @* d3 [1 F0 y/ N% g8 i' IAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57' ?, p9 k! o( t8 W) ~
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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/ P1 ?$ X( Y' SRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
! a7 C3 k3 O6 o: }: f/ t# wEstimated time to target is 30 minutes' ^: v; J7 |- T ~
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Japanese aircraft: ]- u& L2 R/ y1 F% F
no flights" M4 i. ?( F5 }% B# Q
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Allied aircraft8 F8 N5 C5 |% j$ @( j
F4F-3P Wildcat x 10$ G3 K( r9 V8 k) ?
F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
# s E! Q0 c1 O& V- [/ }1 o SBD-3 Dauntless x 63' V- \+ Y* o% y. i K; t/ P
TBF-1 Avenger x 18
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No Japanese losses
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6 p' @% U, U! n! m% ^Allied aircraft losses
; f6 U$ R* L/ a0 E SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
/ ~$ E) n* ^( o3 W, S6 | TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged
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CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage" r& s& S, K G, T
CA Kako, and is sunk- b- P$ m2 ^- v
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage$ |0 J' p% ]4 x' |
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk( m* E# d* r/ J7 |1 @& @: \5 X! Y
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
/ j' T" d/ o, j& K DD Onami( \: t" I* y4 Q- X
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk% g# a2 z2 k, A, A
DD Asakaze
* x& g; S) { C$ t- i DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage' r( \5 V( a% ?9 d# [
DD Oite
5 k f, x0 b, E m3 K8 \7 ?( X' B DD Minekaze8 V0 k* W1 c! j* Z- e
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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4 J# X( K/ V$ u* Z1 qWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
6 E0 B2 z1 K7 d/ z0 n/ c" bEstimated time to target is 13 minutes$ O( z+ |7 N" r* q
( d0 N+ r% o% P' JAllied aircraft- Z$ E% `4 L$ w7 G# l
SBD-3 Dauntless x 164 C) q, t$ K- [0 C+ h
, K, o; H' w5 b# ?Allied aircraft losses
I/ ^3 N5 f( g& s/ G* [ SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged/ \# k! ~3 s- a. p) t2 f8 ~! U
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Japanese Ships0 l6 b+ K" H. l9 y
CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 c2 y; q; d0 w; W CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage' n7 _ v- ]- ~
DD Sawakaze
4 X4 f+ @+ c6 j4 t! M DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |