AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 42
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盟军正式登陆阿图岛/ W7 _6 a6 B5 V/ k3 T8 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9 l0 c: X ~ k; d" d' m
58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩, O& g- k" k$ ~* 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
2 m/ O }- I% z+ E2 n3 M! I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5 B) Q+ Q% A( y, E5 t' X- N- @
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9 \+ P8 q2 i2 ]: m4 ~
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J+ ^6 P% c8 SAmphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49)
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9 E; }+ F* w* UTF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,490 x2 V0 H E, @, z
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Allied ground losses:
b5 }# z" R) N7 h 253 casualties reported* d' d$ o. R; |4 p
Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled( d+ [7 I0 k/ D; b0 s
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
5 f2 T% F3 I, X' Z$ Z, }6 w7 @ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
4 D: S9 F; h \: L3 y+ S- S Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)5 L; H$ f4 b+ _' h" J) b
Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)1 h! _- v$ m3 v: F
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# @" G& |) G" VGround combat at Attu Island (153,49)
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& a& `$ \5 B2 rJapanese Deliberate attack
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' h( Q$ c8 A& H( K `- Y4 AAttacking force 5357 troops, 43 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 970 i7 A% G a: _, E. _9 E: B j
2 }. x+ K! |# i4 Q3 }/ |1 \3 g! BDefending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 426/ d9 q$ `6 L" k1 }$ r6 C N% f
$ _* G' l. R: _8 m0 U4 U. Y; |8 zJapanese adjusted assault: 0
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' z. u5 Q( Y# ], a2 MAllied adjusted defense: 339 3 Q* v4 v ] G" ]
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 99
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Combat modifiers
! e7 n$ J& C X% R \: HDefender: terrain(+)" T$ E: v7 s6 c- x2 g" Z* M) h& |
Attacker:
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$ T+ }$ }- o' eJapanese ground losses:. O* {) J% D8 n k
1597 casualties reported
/ m. G3 w/ }8 l, @' W Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled/ Q# k% |9 M0 @% @; m, H5 ~" b# I/ U9 Y
Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled
; _+ j6 B8 e5 E8 Z3 `* a7 } Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled
- d5 w7 O6 v7 g( {; u Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)
4 o/ H' D5 I( S3 a/ X) F% i Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)0 {+ s& q, m4 j' E; ~8 }+ ]. Q' N
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Allied ground losses:
* }2 d. Q t, a6 H* i8 H; ? 100 casualties reported3 e, I4 T6 r: M2 Y& F7 j
Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled6 v: w2 u% e# u# v! F0 O
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" }) x8 f/ V% Y! A
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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( s- V. g) }) Y) Y/ R1 W/ K2 s2 mAssaulting units:
# t& G) t+ b$ F$ u 3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion
, A, t8 q3 _$ ?5 P7 A8 ?' W7 u- h 302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion5 Y3 o5 j6 ]+ u& `& }" {
12th Indpt SNLF Coy
3 i5 H1 Y+ t; l% k8 @9 k7 [2 V( s5 u 7th Base Force7 R; }" h! i% ]5 j/ e
8th Field AF Construction Battalion6 R7 Y) f7 o! V# `) W; u7 X+ I
5th IJN AA Battalion1 S& P; x2 ^6 h2 x
& W* @/ \. e# g/ C$ ?7 s8 R; C# x8 ADefending units:1 F# i# Q$ G& V7 X) R
Americal Infantry Div /1
, ^! A/ q1 P# z! Y* k. L 4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
`& [! ]) s' y8 d; m 201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
/ g' J3 G: u* v: P, H5 r3 d 151st Combat Engr Rgt /1* `# c/ A5 c& D; [* t5 Z
153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1$ k; y; s) X) s( d5 S. H' o
198th FA Bn /1
a$ t8 e6 s9 Q* n4 W4 [: T 250th Cst Art Rgt /2 F1 `( H7 A, @6 P9 Y2 Z, Y, ~
81st FA Bn /1) n7 `& j" \* b" k2 {/ C
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms' H' x9 U1 Q! S- B& F; }- L
, g" |7 b x& j z0 SRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
$ @5 l( G& b: Q6 {0 t. w) _Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft c) ^! S+ h# m b) @
A6M2 Zero x 259 r/ {, u+ V2 _' T5 }; J
5 a: ]: Z" w& r8 fAllied aircraft
; x* `: @5 v* e# q1 L) \, k F4F-3A Wildcat x 12
, J1 F4 B# }$ C" k0 S F4F-3 Wildcat x 12* s& A; r4 q0 a; y5 M, P7 M8 I
SBD-3 Dauntless x 72* F9 ^' x& }$ C0 W f& C$ _
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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* F8 b" x; R8 p: `! ENo Japanese losses
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8 A; X3 _7 ^6 E/ B' x$ b3 W7 tAllied aircraft losses- a# [5 G0 u$ D* m( D4 n5 O- r
F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed
v3 [+ r5 L$ _" o& o" z F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed; [# Y; W1 ^% ]8 k/ f M+ ]5 u
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged
+ G/ M4 y- h X! D1 s SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak
7 W; {" I8 a s* F TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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, ?% b" @. j7 f; u- w6 _Japanese Ships+ d* x9 L: B5 M$ t1 Y& k
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires D- B6 T, A! F5 l
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
& u0 k; I* K8 Z+ h3 g" ~ CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire; }) w# K6 b0 H5 {5 k: G
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires
8 Q, T' h, }2 B" b) s CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 2) t" L; ?$ I. |5 B' {
CA Furutaka
! F6 A6 ^3 }0 h" `4 n3 t) Y CA Kako, Bomb hits 1! v9 K* u& w7 [/ J; S6 h1 u" z9 t
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4 x6 \! y6 O. s }1 p6 F9 gMorning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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" Z( q2 g7 `, o# A2 ] w- pWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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' m5 ^" m5 {) [+ W% dRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
" g- Q2 T; {0 Y9 n4 f! @ \Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Japanese aircraft6 t: ^% ~- o7 @
A6M2 Zero x 16
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Allied aircraft
. y; O' z; y. q2 e2 _ F4F-3P Wildcat x 12
' v: Q: ]) Z9 |. p, c$ Q! w; `* e F4F-4 Wildcat x 15( J& K% w* |# _1 _8 j( g3 e9 M+ Q
SBD-3 Dauntless x 51
& t0 x! r8 M4 P c- J TBF-1 Avenger x 30( O% L7 X' X4 H" V G; _- W4 H: {
4 G* H7 x7 i- u2 P* vJapanese aircraft losses* j% w0 r# N* u3 y' `
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses7 I% o' W. x7 [) j0 Q# m
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
/ _, L) ?2 s* {1 T6 _ SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak' r7 ^' ^! v" \
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged# u1 J! {& r( H4 P: x$ H9 Y& \
C. C6 K6 n5 o5 KJapanese Ships4 Q w+ W7 P, E% r
CV Kaga, heavy fires
9 {4 R: I/ `' h1 e! S+ y. q CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
2 o' _, C& ]) e% R3 T CV Zuikaku, on fire
( n& l, ]! s8 z9 u- k- l: d CV Akagi2 w- Z/ N% _# q4 w a5 j
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage5 g; }( n# }) I6 a7 @ L" K: O
DD Tamanami& _- g$ u2 b) Q7 b; W+ v
CL Nagara' W/ O0 @6 D" `: G3 f7 D
DD Oite
, U7 |% H3 \0 I8 Q DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire
$ T J7 q$ H; y" r: O5 H: l( P6 F( H CA Furutaka
& |/ s" z% ?8 `: E- { CA Kako, Bomb hits 1- v/ G# }/ u2 ^3 }' z) l
DD Minekaze' R8 A1 }5 c, I. I# Z" q4 p
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,54
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
A1 Y# q; O0 [9 J+ A. FEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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( S2 t0 @7 K7 e; S" _ tJapanese aircraft
2 K: z! r) ?( G1 _* A A6M2 Zero x 33; ~$ ^& S! I% V" Q9 J
B5N2 Kate x 618 B( R, [- s6 R3 e3 c* R1 T( ~
D3A1 Val x 44
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- p4 l- K8 w- \6 f8 BAllied aircraft/ j8 N l7 T% {" q7 k
F4F-3A Wildcat x 177 H. I F, S* e5 C5 p9 C3 P* r8 }
F4F-3 Wildcat x 48
: c) e6 U! m7 J g9 q' `7 Q6 l F4F-4 Wildcat x 81
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# z$ m1 S; X, S! j% ZJapanese aircraft losses
6 L5 F, \. E* [" C( q% z A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
! P( T$ g! R! D( w: m3 W: X B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged
! E0 N' o# ?5 V0 A" q/ b6 s8 U6 J2 v B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak+ m9 m' U: {: @* G* I m
D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged
: A8 h5 T5 u9 \: M, A7 e D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak. q$ W* o" s P+ B. g4 m
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Allied aircraft losses! H9 _, l! N3 y
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed/ u& K1 U8 V( `. \5 v' U/ O
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Allied Ships( `7 P, u, X+ A9 \' }' ]; B
CVE Copahee0 M; d* c. |4 F5 Q$ u" n
CV Yorktown
3 ~$ d. v7 a5 Y1 J! I. K( u CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 29 B! Q$ f- D, G9 @& e! ^5 a4 H e0 h
CLAA San Diego$ _9 x7 h% i+ v' W+ o0 Q+ N( n, T V
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+ A6 T, c( `2 T x% wAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57: N8 P' l7 R# u
# w7 V; n I1 }' r- eWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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j! S8 P& p! N, E- W- WRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
$ _* K0 Y; Y t5 r! a, [Estimated time to target is 29 minutes+ b' P9 h5 d2 |5 d) Z$ y( M
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Japanese aircraft/ C& ?0 p3 z7 r( K$ z
A6M2 Zero x 3
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Allied aircraft
. k# P0 o' f1 K) _/ w F4F-3 Wildcat x 2
* P/ ^, Y4 v. M3 L SBD-3 Dauntless x 19
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No Japanese losses
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; P. B4 [. f! y3 e0 f ]Allied aircraft losses4 Y3 Z) q: |9 o; S1 m4 Y
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
5 x+ Z- T5 O0 g1 m SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged4 K( i/ U/ @1 v& N
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships' C! T. r9 n% A6 J7 i
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
& y* C6 }3 ?! v9 [ CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire! p& s1 K; \8 I+ A: c x5 }
CV Akagi
2 [0 N) `5 d5 R( O CV Zuikaku, on fire# E1 b! i u' r* f
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage! |9 ?4 `! S$ j2 A
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,571 k, m, h0 I/ K$ n' x, j; _# h) Y! _
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet., x b! O$ Z7 d+ }
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes
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Japanese aircraft, u/ h: h" H, @6 L& b$ w( H
A6M2 Zero x 20 e( e$ W) u H
, m8 @3 O0 y% h( e) {, uAllied aircraft6 o5 V! H9 j( c$ _& f9 r& j
SBD-3 Dauntless x 22 C6 }7 |8 \$ i2 ~! B3 r* s; z6 Q
TBF-1 Avenger x 6+ r% ^2 B/ g- |
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No Japanese losses
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$ a& }/ z- `0 A7 B2 C& O! lNo Allied losses
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" ^5 b' b# K1 `, p0 g5 N- p, qJapanese Ships
+ m7 E C: g: D+ s3 B5 J CV Akagi
0 A/ ]. s$ `" J6 E1 J/ @. y CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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2 d" f: [4 s# n1 fAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,576 v) F+ Q% w% @- ?. [8 t3 l# B, Z
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud6 Z6 Q* v- S+ h$ ^
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.' ?7 E4 W9 n/ i) Q* K4 j& H4 C
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes
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3 ^/ A1 o! {& ~) s, S, v0 `. HAllied aircraft
' M" H8 f! q7 I$ [" w* E F4F-3 Wildcat x 5+ l! p. X! H$ K& B" Y
TBF-1 Avenger x 3% z5 }9 y1 c( E* n L
/ g; F' I/ K7 g( a; DAllied aircraft losses. }( z2 g- m0 p- Y, i
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged$ ? ?& v+ l5 t# F& P/ ]
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Japanese Ships4 y( y4 ?/ p* O& m1 C5 K( s# B
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1, s7 u) V- V, `- @0 P6 @
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7 W0 F# D. A) b u/ k3 s& ?Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,56
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
. L% w p6 A7 n/ y% P% W4 y, D8 J5 l: LEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
( r" i% F$ X" h: D% ^( r+ S A6M2 Zero x 67 K* z" r a3 e7 l; W+ P
B5N2 Kate x 15& S( \) U$ L l: Q# q$ W
D3A1 Val x 19 x7 U- a. j8 v" q! R0 @% x$ M
. Y/ z9 ]2 ?, I, {! J0 p. U2 HAllied aircraft
( |6 y7 k' T5 k F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
a: O x* T4 f. g& t1 u F4F-4 Wildcat x 36
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) P2 O* H4 G3 Z% Q1 V) ~Japanese aircraft losses1 J3 c: ^ ?! q$ M9 }
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
C0 b. {9 E+ N+ z O" u, N/ U B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
4 U; |# b4 l; e, r& |5 r7 q D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged+ T0 H, ~, i: b% O, I) H. C
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Allied aircraft losses4 V& C: G: @8 H( {1 d: E
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed/ W- b! Y% h+ K
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Allied Ships
8 l% m; ^$ ~5 G! c: r6 R! @ CV Lexington @: r: \* K& M+ [8 d9 v" ]
CV Saratoga4 g' I- d% r3 {6 B7 o7 k
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! ^% V4 U1 `" tAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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6 Z ]: ~% k8 }; z- v+ eWeather in hex: Heavy cloud# z* E4 m6 B. {: P! n2 _ X
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
. P3 N, F ?, H% X9 _Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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1 x* h4 q" T% Z9 ]' ^/ KAllied aircraft
- l1 r9 ] U1 N, x. a F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
+ w- e. d; J- \& A6 A0 q1 R( m F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
% o7 q& i3 _, o3 Z SBD-3 Dauntless x 705 j. ?( \* q& J
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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Allied aircraft losses
0 M- ~2 i# `7 L2 ]: W. Y b' C SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged; {$ N3 ?8 l$ Q0 R @
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged3 t# x( H3 o' o! E
# U. W& Q9 O. q: z0 uJapanese Ships* o8 d# w2 W: l( O' w
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
; N1 o/ t- |- V5 q CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
# a% D3 e3 ^$ ]5 \9 ?. e DD Asakaze
% }0 W2 e# u4 y DD Tamanami
3 d2 W, z3 B6 b DD Onami8 b3 O: W3 B, R" _4 ]1 H6 E
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage* C. v& i$ i! s! w
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
' I) `2 w4 w+ M& ?! g. T( @9 v, r DD Oite* ^+ X( `) [( S" [, j% O
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage7 `- z8 j% P4 ^1 k
DD Suzukaze
^ M) v8 Y1 A1 L L' m CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 15 @5 ?4 n- z7 K) K
CL Nagara$ A& O% ^: [, e/ ?# s \
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57 t4 e, @2 N; l3 P% F( E4 A @
4 d g# Z7 C" y/ n" z: GWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.0 `0 K. H8 V6 J) ~
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Allied aircraft
0 j1 _" ~) o2 A+ `! \! r ^ \ A-24 Banshee x 2
$ K" X6 Q( T( r9 p E/ { SBD-3 Dauntless x 25
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% T' X9 S/ i4 _Allied aircraft losses3 e1 f8 j1 J6 y& ]4 p) O; E
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged: Z/ G; y. u5 ` b8 H& ]
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships6 C8 k- v ?/ m4 a7 m2 U" R3 L8 C
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage9 r* o) ]& }" S( p7 r
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 c- }3 y+ C+ j0 \/ c- P1 A5 ] CV Zuikaku, heavy fires& W: l, Q7 }" u6 V& H
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
s. Q- Y C5 I2 ?7 `% A2 b DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage* v0 S7 p! d( Y0 B3 E4 B
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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6 a* S# d5 `4 R* A% eAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57- K3 s* g& C% `4 }
' ]6 u7 T/ M4 \/ wWeather in hex: Heavy cloud( X8 \. U% z7 r: W. ^) x* Z
: w0 H8 H; A# E ?4 ]% zRaid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
8 R/ Y5 y4 F& l' N0 ?3 ~1 O! {- ]2 CEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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! j" f2 R8 p* e. f: J9 z7 z- \9 _3 KAllied aircraft# y' h! L, Y" E' |' ~
A-24 Banshee x 14
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Allied aircraft losses, {% l! S6 F4 g9 s$ U- p' F
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage6 K; k) l8 D( U
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
, u$ A6 c- z8 i6 N DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage, o! l5 `4 ]& {+ c7 a6 S* u! q5 G
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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; T+ t+ \, ~. E4 S$ P8 O& sAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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' T1 m; S, H, I6 N* G2 ?2 N G' SWeather in hex: Heavy cloud! A0 j6 B) u4 a0 s; k
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Raid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.6 {! {; \ Z2 W+ f
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
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Allied aircraft' }: d$ V0 |! Z1 `
A-24 Banshee x 2
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1 i# U- [2 ]& C/ iNo Allied losses/ }) u; Y* C' T8 a. {/ [
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Japanese Ships3 I$ j! \# Y1 D# f. ?6 g! |; Y% |; v
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires2 @' E7 I: J- m7 \
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,571 W! X1 B) `, W
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Raid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
' w+ i) A& i9 l% p/ w$ w7 OEstimated time to target is 24 minutes# b; Z: h$ ^3 U
, N5 T' n/ x- G- G1 R& A4 l5 }Allied aircraft3 E6 ^" b- H) u3 a( g
F4F-3A Wildcat x 2; S; v! v* R' |! Q% N! g- H
SBD-3 Dauntless x 31) t4 k/ v; S: H0 t4 x$ n0 j. v
TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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F4 K+ d* Y" I/ bAllied aircraft losses* x6 [# x, P' O
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
1 X2 r1 X' y4 [: H& f& Y: [! g x& v TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged" }8 Z" V" {3 S
' `2 U8 e" h! I2 GJapanese Ships
# n1 W; g l- u" ^4 w" p9 s* v$ [ CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage8 T* l# a7 y4 S5 A
DD Oite, ^/ c" p1 W/ S: o# Y1 w
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
1 h- \, b+ \, Q: O* s- K CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage/ Q& o' t" p; N; d4 q4 o3 @
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
# e, T& I: w Y' O# H) i DD Onami
2 D9 d2 Z, ~1 L- X5 i DD Tamanami1 s$ K2 W% M0 R, }
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire
; y4 |1 x( I$ E0 T9 U, U) F+ V DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 1 \; y9 d7 [: T( w) Z) j
DD Minekaze5 G. f& I' |( q: Z5 _7 A1 G
DD Asakaze
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' Z$ G6 m" c7 C2 R# m mAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,577 i* E8 Y7 L9 O8 F. m) O7 t
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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% t% _: ]5 t0 Z7 E/ z" HRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.1 ?" l4 V" e2 t& v- T$ r# T
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes# Y. {1 @/ Z. x) B0 a, f
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft' C. v! s' z' q# @: [* r
F4F-3P Wildcat x 103 M# s8 H$ g$ q/ J: z. ^
F4F-4 Wildcat x 14" j' Y" g# h: Z! _6 T% ~
SBD-3 Dauntless x 63
% }" _+ O; A o( M TBF-1 Avenger x 18
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[. v. \4 n) T( P$ P% ONo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
& y- [' T: O- k( v! J) E n SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
- e1 w- g1 [; e9 E' l& M' b TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
0 j4 _$ V. Y J CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage& E7 a! r# H0 P4 U. @* D ~3 V
CA Kako, and is sunk. n* W5 ?8 g) k& h" [5 z0 C
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage# a4 Y/ ^( M0 F. F$ C) W
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
, [2 S$ h5 {, ] DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk/ W1 \- R1 \% W( w4 u- S
DD Onami
; v( g( \: i; Q7 d DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk) Q R3 y. k# Z' ?0 @: X" w% Z
DD Asakaze X2 T# N- x6 e; {1 a: S- w
DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage. Q: t" t' ]8 E* V) p, j
DD Oite" t/ f% u' N/ c# g
DD Minekaze+ h+ a( |; L6 |, p/ x* r
DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire& s1 i# a. S2 S5 r4 O9 A/ F
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud; V, ]0 f# f* m8 B
1 f* [/ A5 [9 N% [* NRaid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.& e, M D% U5 D6 g8 `0 l: N; |1 B3 \
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Allied aircraft
: I" t; s3 F" x7 g7 G8 |7 b* g4 P SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged; K, b) c; J8 }! M z% n; ^
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1 T- G" J: E# {/ ?8 n! l& Z CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage1 r/ U- B3 p i) _
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ [: S1 N' w0 a: ~3 g' ? DD Sawakaze
( [1 h- t( \& ~4 X DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |