AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 42
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( R# g7 Y( P3 I盟军正式登陆阿图岛8 V8 m& Q5 F6 t8 B! `8 G
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
f* u+ [$ p# J6 g) Q) _4 G58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩4 X; i% i1 B* }/ a6 q
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
" H# _- t: R8 J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
: K2 E% Y U+ v6 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% v& j: v/ O7 i7 z
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Amphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49)3 j0 S z U; v. Z0 z6 q
+ D; K. ^2 \3 H) MTF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,49- }5 a' M4 y9 E7 _# p" q/ G
& @3 x6 n9 y [/ x" QAllied ground losses:
7 Q6 p7 }6 ?5 G! \, P0 k. [/ ` 253 casualties reported
/ Q/ {. A9 Z* @. H# B! i& R' j Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled
5 D; n# g" @. {1 Y+ a1 [! z2 T Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
% x9 R8 G5 e9 n0 `7 b Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) b- W1 \5 j# p. | `
Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)
. n7 ]' d9 O8 w, }/ L Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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Ground combat at Attu Island (153,49)
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Japanese Deliberate attack: n/ ?* u2 J9 f @( u
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Attacking force 5357 troops, 43 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 97 X* C9 R6 x- `# t4 g$ R
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Defending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 426
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5 U, |' I J% ~7 hJapanese adjusted assault: 0
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Allied adjusted defense: 339 ( X) T5 J, I" h% V- O3 [
; l. l$ \5 L m1 d8 C9 KJapanese assault odds: 1 to 99 & r# K- y5 j1 r8 _2 }3 y# Y
( m6 O. q+ ~2 VCombat modifiers
* i/ |1 N! x( |9 s3 v+ T5 HDefender: terrain(+)$ [2 x0 W2 y; S5 b# F9 q. C
Attacker: : m' L* B: u3 V0 @& V' o5 {
* P5 _" }4 R" pJapanese ground losses:
9 Q( D3 H" g! V6 ? 1597 casualties reported' H- @# q( V0 F9 u! Y* a
Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled
6 D/ {7 I0 `) N# V1 Y Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled& A8 v7 x: v4 x# ^( u5 W6 Z
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled
# M, n- e& |+ y+ ~- p1 p. a) a5 D) {4 s Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)
- u, R: A: p: q W$ t6 ~ Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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' B( m: V% ?( Y7 ~! nAllied ground losses:
& v3 h1 X2 A. I( z3 h 100 casualties reported* M/ L" j* I% o6 n) ^5 n8 A, O
Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
; o5 O0 B% W3 w/ _9 V) U C% Y+ [' k Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
! \- ^5 }, [( ~* B! |4 H Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled& f% P8 s1 u/ N2 D" s n
: m$ q: ?6 Q6 v3 H& G/ m% QAssaulting units:8 `. w( @) l( X
3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion
; m# r$ r6 Y H) O# q2 } 302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion( e5 `. w3 K* T" S* v6 d7 Y
12th Indpt SNLF Coy
4 g, F. d8 k5 M 7th Base Force
7 z0 N; v0 Q, j7 ~2 [ 8th Field AF Construction Battalion
* s3 j8 _/ S/ V- o 5th IJN AA Battalion
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: l q# W1 A/ y a2 x U {, [Defending units:
: D4 z- g D0 E# O. R/ k Americal Infantry Div /1
- [( ~! D1 r% v3 ]6 B 4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
) H3 u+ X, F0 s 201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
n) E7 J: X8 w, F$ @1 j 151st Combat Engr Rgt /1- `+ e" t7 V& I+ c
153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1* j% B- O' O- F$ d6 H( }
198th FA Bn /1
# S- @: O0 g; I* l; j& Y# s# K 250th Cst Art Rgt /22 T3 C: s6 W h9 x& ~
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: Thunderstorms5 A, P W+ u4 P
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.5 \" Z" R# P- Z1 G! g; o0 a
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes5 J5 g/ a/ Z! ]. M6 P6 R
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Japanese aircraft6 Z/ I* ~2 i' k+ {
A6M2 Zero x 25
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Allied aircraft8 m. D1 T2 f X8 ?
F4F-3A Wildcat x 12( |9 ]5 E, h2 ?9 v" ~) m+ E, e
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
1 l3 g/ W; `* {/ e, }1 X# d SBD-3 Dauntless x 72
3 w) Y* W! L+ B% k- [ TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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No Japanese losses' m% N: v7 Y- ~- P# G* t
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Allied aircraft losses! M S5 {5 O9 i3 _
F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed0 f) |; r7 Y' w' m$ D7 o7 x' x
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed6 C0 i# Z7 o7 R3 `* \
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged" T3 P# e- f B" ^8 z& m
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak
& ]6 |' u1 b7 _6 ] TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged$ @- j$ H3 @3 `2 {
1 k% |4 [) G: b C9 I* VJapanese Ships
" r# p0 P! F0 X }" O2 I! g7 w CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires n. w& \& d9 I' D# F
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 11 ~3 T$ u8 `' Q, |' I% b( u/ ^# U4 X
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire
. i8 e# U9 L- k4 b2 B CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires
. q3 b4 p$ S# m7 x( Y4 e CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 22 P. e. x8 }% o# M4 x
CA Furutaka
1 W) p3 \9 a5 Y7 Z. X$ W/ y. q# g$ u CA Kako, Bomb hits 1" q' ^/ p6 r. z3 D: D# V, A
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4 F* _# @7 V9 y. J" W OMorning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,576 A9 W2 b o) D8 @/ Q! ~
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms$ A+ U8 g: U1 F4 H' G
6 B* M6 b) G, o" lRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet./ ?3 O# {+ O! ^6 v. l
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
7 k+ O/ y k& |5 Z# z' z A6M2 Zero x 16; O. O( U8 j6 h2 Q1 N/ v
' Z4 H& W: Y. x- X- l- {Allied aircraft
' L: A, C @% e3 d F4F-3P Wildcat x 126 f- A5 y" s+ m5 P0 X
F4F-4 Wildcat x 15* Y( M* C y9 z0 T" T
SBD-3 Dauntless x 51
# Y( }7 O! e/ d" ^* A7 m TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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4 ?; d- E0 B; s- j* W: D7 CJapanese aircraft losses h0 F; _( @0 u; a( j
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed. ?" |1 t, Q" @. x3 E# g
' S" I4 D( U: NAllied aircraft losses
6 w- W5 I! ?" e. u SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
1 z8 k1 A y: N) z, P0 v% J SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak/ f) Q! `( h7 C* m+ H, J e
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships+ b& J) u1 Z5 Q& m
CV Kaga, heavy fires
# _/ v/ a2 \" r( Y$ h8 z' z CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires: D0 b) ]* j, c8 u
CV Zuikaku, on fire$ \3 p: R4 T. p2 e0 \7 }+ x- U
CV Akagi
( E" t4 x" B5 {* j% N% J& b CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage. t9 C2 W! e: }
DD Tamanami6 @( q W; S/ \- |$ S
CL Nagara" L5 M9 W# e4 ]1 D( v( N
DD Oite' V5 z7 ^0 A( F1 x5 N- }$ d7 Q. V, m
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire! W- _5 I3 m7 g0 u: L8 N
CA Furutaka: I$ H* ?% J8 I! n' |, c
CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
! m6 j# Y, f' l2 u4 w3 r8 r DD Minekaze) H" p0 V1 Y W; E
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9 w8 {! U* o5 j+ _6 S, RMorning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,54. M; a' n5 ]; p0 ~6 F
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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, g! f7 m7 c( bRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
0 v; y5 N, g* z2 s1 {9 `Estimated time to target is 15 minutes: p- v* X3 E, I7 e' k. f+ z
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Japanese aircraft
7 o' n! ~- }: w1 N) { A6M2 Zero x 33$ y0 \" p$ w4 s2 {9 g M: P5 B4 N0 {
B5N2 Kate x 61
! W, v3 G3 g, x! l9 b D3A1 Val x 448 c) }2 h- o( b( L0 c# q0 h
4 s5 y. H/ Y- aAllied aircraft- j. t, y0 S! ^% D
F4F-3A Wildcat x 17
; C; y- @3 t3 ?8 m! s# k6 q9 |& K F4F-3 Wildcat x 48
4 W" l, u9 G+ Z+ h, _. r F4F-4 Wildcat x 81
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Japanese aircraft losses
! b! w) c# S2 Y2 j+ } A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
( x# X. \2 ~3 l* k) J" } B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged6 |; b2 P) d- `
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak; X5 y0 H- a. v. ?3 T- _1 F$ ^
D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged
9 {" m4 b3 h0 |4 j! y D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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0 B! Y. d% @2 @- O: M! }5 a# @Allied aircraft losses4 z/ n C# F. l1 E* l
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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; w- u; o' j5 b! UAllied Ships
# T: O! U6 J1 U0 `, E CVE Copahee
2 _- G J: E" {; ? CV Yorktown7 j& Z# n$ ~" g9 C
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2# l! D5 a. @$ a9 \$ Y8 k
CLAA San Diego
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% g2 \' U" ^2 U3 `' z1 qAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud; B/ F; ^* y: X* v3 c4 ]3 B
* s7 P; P/ k4 Q8 ^; F! ]. vRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.* S3 j; J/ T k, i
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes* f9 _0 M! }* N
5 d4 M) G& }: NJapanese aircraft* j+ T/ u, z; s
A6M2 Zero x 3
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Allied aircraft
6 }: D# j4 F, Z; e( y, \& l F4F-3 Wildcat x 2* K, s# p- m3 w) i
SBD-3 Dauntless x 19
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$ J; P! A0 }5 n0 PNo Japanese losses' X# _( T/ c; b! q
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Allied aircraft losses& D% a* ~8 ~$ @
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed7 r* a. q; d0 c/ v' |
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged' ?6 k3 a, v4 O9 T, I' i/ {( Y0 f! H6 F0 ^
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak- F3 n* [4 v" `( M! }( n
/ F: V+ I( @7 p" U# uJapanese Ships* M" Q. A. K" n% r5 Z2 W' C
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage4 r2 n3 i: i% G& ?
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire, h% R+ P' S% c7 O# d5 n
CV Akagi
/ n, D* d7 G8 h9 p8 P( D+ ^5 e CV Zuikaku, on fire
2 j5 H! H/ Y1 i9 z% R4 z; {8 \3 P CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage+ C: {% {' p& f/ z3 W
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57 a. i& M+ _3 K3 |( h* E
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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+ h2 G( Y$ h1 b! [' Y3 fRaid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.* a$ {% o) W: Q, o3 z$ H
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes* B9 u' G4 r4 Y0 y' ^9 O5 \
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Japanese aircraft
! Y4 B0 w) R! ~5 ?$ f A6M2 Zero x 2
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/ u: j, s( D+ WAllied aircraft
3 M/ I" C: a$ `* K SBD-3 Dauntless x 2! Y& G! h1 N4 \8 |& ?- `: ~
TBF-1 Avenger x 64 |" y, Z& w: y( V. d" ^
1 `2 {4 k9 q- B* [No Japanese losses$ Q8 A S! S3 i- x6 c
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No Allied losses
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" O/ z6 e2 _6 _. }Japanese Ships
7 q1 g' e8 K; L7 d0 u, W CV Akagi. v: T( k; b7 s1 A4 e. h
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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8 f* q4 u5 a; v4 n7 w+ |Weather in hex: Heavy cloud; T# m Q6 O. N! Q1 S6 G
, z6 w6 n$ R! T# ^( S- L$ t, tRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
- T; p" }4 v% U1 M8 v+ h: hEstimated time to target is 37 minutes
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2 g1 J; G6 l& b. l* z# Z- FAllied aircraft$ ?5 ~/ |. n6 P: H
F4F-3 Wildcat x 5" f. N; D+ C7 R& l# A$ C, u" X& K
TBF-1 Avenger x 3' ^' s( ?' g: }" D- X
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Allied aircraft losses
3 D: M" w" z4 @* q/ B9 L# P& o TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged- p$ t. s9 X# y# I: N. r
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Japanese Ships9 y, R- p* Q: I7 T
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1, I, [- t+ a L: y4 e% E+ E \
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0 u, a& t. ~% y, Q3 A$ T6 qAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,56) l$ ?8 T& \, H' A# {# x4 N* R! c
! k3 M' g+ M: A/ p4 A8 K' x: `0 \Weather in hex: Heavy rain: L0 b N5 I: d3 s( G" h
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
" X) o" h6 e7 T9 U5 r5 C* b ?- vEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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3 y$ I& ^0 y1 q3 m! ?0 I- wJapanese aircraft
: o) G6 s: R& a' X) ?' m; K A6M2 Zero x 6
# |) |$ y! b7 N& c B5N2 Kate x 15# o# z0 a) H/ m* `2 @9 P2 X6 G
D3A1 Val x 19" k S8 T6 p' \" N
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Allied aircraft
4 M/ ?( O2 [" @! \: I6 V$ s F4F-3 Wildcat x 362 G) b0 L" j, @4 V1 A; i# p' x
F4F-4 Wildcat x 36# k, P. A* i$ R6 a
9 ?/ R, A |" w OJapanese aircraft losses
, Y9 E' t3 B1 n5 c& V A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed; v- Q' n5 }* H- n H, j8 l3 Y; d( ^
B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
1 m+ B. M* s4 y0 C8 ?- c D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged
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. K5 f E [3 j" {: k9 xAllied aircraft losses" r2 j! B7 c) ^0 h4 Q: B3 `
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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( J" T- v* j2 z2 a8 z+ Y9 x; h4 cAllied Ships; b- Q8 v! E8 `2 g- G* S4 W5 I
CV Lexington: m* {' v% U k* P
CV Saratoga% m: l- F9 w1 {+ W9 s8 K$ g
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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 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.1 f4 V, o6 {# z% B j" G
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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9 R- P+ i( U& f$ E2 ?Allied aircraft% f9 B8 ^ L1 ~( G& _3 O
F4F-3 Wildcat x 126 k9 B6 t+ e9 c W% O* T* `1 u
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
% v- [! D6 t# s! E( q6 o, _5 b SBD-3 Dauntless x 70! {: x2 e5 }& E6 x
TBF-1 Avenger x 30* x5 o0 s0 H! o6 M' r K0 e' ]/ z
0 P* R- v' @$ w% [" bAllied aircraft losses
; \! C# A; l8 k! y d3 [ SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
! P2 ^# c' w/ x X, K TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
' D) {5 t8 @7 a1 z: A; Z CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
- Y3 H3 i; q5 k/ }+ [% o5 t; ` CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
# E, G( a! W7 \# L DD Asakaze/ H- m/ O, y/ q. W
DD Tamanami
+ F# d6 h, u% h DD Onami
( r. z/ X9 w. Y$ Y DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage; e6 q& ]6 P2 s( W# @) L
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage3 @. }4 C' V& r2 e
DD Oite
& j# g7 \# h( Y, K DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage4 J, K# P( `4 m s& b
DD Suzukaze! G7 f O& E# D; M- y
CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1
. G2 @8 b. N9 ^4 t3 U/ s @ CL Nagara4 V, Q; I$ t G5 m- A- v& U& c
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]; _5 F6 s f" l( a# \/ a2 KAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57+ U; k) {0 ~- l1 R
$ F. v9 m/ Z( P- C u: {7 zWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.7 K! z3 k; b( R; t% Q8 s$ D
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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A-24 Banshee x 2
0 r& C7 M1 H& u: W. n) q SBD-3 Dauntless x 25$ U h5 @. }' ]! l; H6 `
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Allied aircraft losses
; q2 J6 ?: d7 v/ A" r# D A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged' S' s+ u* D5 T- Z" W
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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/ Q8 @" _. T. _- W/ ?Japanese Ships
$ S1 e; a8 F& ]& ]3 @: i CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
( P" m! f( G1 w2 h CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage3 p; l" b' J) c2 _7 ?0 H7 ?
CV Zuikaku, heavy fires
! O& `4 H- [/ w' y4 p8 {* }# M CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
1 h: N. x# n( } DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage# i4 S# W! C, r- ^0 c5 J
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage* p) K. B* e, |
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57. {9 P% ?, X" B' m" Y) o
8 z b8 a- |2 b, j/ V2 G# ?Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.7 }6 D" G. q0 ^ v. V1 t! Q" V4 N P
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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9 K- D% G0 Z% N' i9 RAllied aircraft
* N* X- X1 T1 ~9 T' p) K: E A-24 Banshee x 14. U; d# E( G( G( ]7 V7 v; D( ~
9 ]! Y8 r4 G& ^! FAllied aircraft losses
: h6 ]4 E' D- M1 z A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged9 f" }: D: o0 @0 j
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Japanese Ships- |# l/ H& O8 |$ l
CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
" ]4 E- }- {" I$ Y9 s, s% a CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 g v0 O, N# h% R j( z DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 q3 @$ P) i/ c9 C9 Q/ F CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage6 h+ c. H; {9 v2 c, W
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5 E+ o+ K1 _& ?5 K( n2 T; [1 AAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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/ v) h% k% ?" E. a0 BWeather in hex: Heavy cloud3 K# _6 L M7 h
# \$ e% z r7 G' Q. y+ xRaid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
8 h, C1 Z6 K- d, a# BEstimated time to target is 27 minutes
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Allied aircraft. \- h7 z; o3 T
A-24 Banshee x 24 L; X+ x1 P6 a0 N9 c2 B% F
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No Allied losses
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: E- q7 t$ }0 Z, iJapanese Ships! t2 w. C$ Y" S( P- v5 j+ Z
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
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' y/ R0 m" ^' E& xAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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- l R' K9 v( Y5 H4 D$ SRaid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
2 d& E: x* H, Q8 `Estimated time to target is 24 minutes
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Allied aircraft3 M% v8 i I2 @
F4F-3A Wildcat x 2
: u8 q% S8 y6 f0 G1 j6 q" c SBD-3 Dauntless x 31. {4 s) X- g5 W8 `9 n! r; T6 w& o4 l
TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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+ d& j* ?7 o% R' BAllied aircraft losses+ \& P" r( h* K) _, j8 B
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged0 o6 _" T! ~2 h
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged# L& \( o5 B$ M: D6 A. R6 g$ [. T3 w
# Q1 T V) ^8 Y1 q* O9 m3 y0 TJapanese Ships
6 }0 n& ^) r) p/ y H CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage' h8 m8 r. |7 C6 A* k2 ~. B! a
DD Oite% \. c" [+ \! e% a( x* d- t- U8 w
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires% o4 R5 Q. Y& e1 |8 j& p: H; R- q
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 j( f# t# k8 d0 z; `# V7 L/ | CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
|8 Q5 [9 s9 N% B- r7 S$ Q DD Onami
/ ^# v4 o% s7 j) K# P DD Tamanami
# }# J1 P: v( @, E* p1 w, c: e CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire- b) g9 h8 t: D( i/ l0 h" w
DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 10 k- E ?/ x( ^/ u
DD Minekaze
: h4 Q# q/ h4 F* `% K1 s DD Asakaze* r1 l/ x1 r! q ]
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57' d4 {) ~; u* I$ L
" J/ Z. ]) i- ~. A7 D5 D# j+ z QWeather in hex: Heavy cloud: g. V" i+ `2 F3 `1 Q8 m! B7 ~
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.& v. ~3 h; Q" Y& G) z
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes% j* I% |$ ^" Y1 E, ?5 f
6 P8 b! L: e) U# W4 A- GJapanese aircraft
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; F- i3 v4 U+ fAllied aircraft; A% Q! r' ?, m- b: x) z _
F4F-3P Wildcat x 10
: I3 G K3 ]6 F9 V* f- N F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
3 X6 P3 X# q' b3 F, }. I SBD-3 Dauntless x 63
, O: \: @% k" s7 b' F TBF-1 Avenger x 18& l; y; q4 {9 ^
3 T$ m7 ~* p# E( N! yNo Japanese losses+ [4 H4 x0 e; z) ?: G/ Q
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Allied aircraft losses
' X, `1 p% a3 v# \& ^. ? SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
, |2 ~0 T1 K0 ` TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships7 o2 e+ `! [* a
CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage7 }8 }% ^# V3 E+ [6 M" V8 W
CA Kako, and is sunk5 v+ J0 Z8 `4 f+ l, D
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
# U5 c6 W" z1 x9 r4 Z- W. [ CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
' l+ g$ v" _9 j& G# Q" ~ f1 d DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
- X8 i |/ f* ^# ? DD Onami/ M8 {0 ~( i: H$ y
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk9 J6 O7 X H2 m" \
DD Asakaze( w9 v3 Y5 x! T! Y, r
DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage& ?& @) h* b6 S! N
DD Oite6 H1 I% S% X7 X& x- t. P Y6 L
DD Minekaze- e/ c8 L* i* H% ?
DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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0 A1 s# X1 @% b: bAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,577 O( p$ d1 C7 k, t( w5 U
/ u& e8 b6 {$ A: o6 CWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
7 A N; G, ]0 J! g% C: P5 ~; F8 FEstimated time to target is 13 minutes
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# g* G+ |+ i6 s! @* i% dAllied aircraft
+ a7 C; I3 Z& l8 r. @$ Q9 | SBD-3 Dauntless x 16/ c! R! m/ ^5 V7 \$ d
" f' s1 C) U+ {8 b2 s" rAllied aircraft losses! S y- U: T# P; B
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged' O( E- v4 o# o* t3 V
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CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage7 y1 q6 f9 P. p z; u
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
" B: p O! H5 U4 K( s+ A6 x2 U& {7 s DD Sawakaze
. R2 g5 e/ Y) Y: S; ~" q DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |