AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 42 \- M3 ~5 e* u! e
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% z" p* h6 u' u: B盟军正式登陆阿图岛
; X1 V1 E' l$ 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0 d$ f6 Q. l' x2 Y1 h2 p" U
58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩
/ }$ V8 j5 z9 Y* U A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
x' J1 g6 n: D$ _" L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 ]. s/ _2 D9 `! j- J6 | o: 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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Amphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49)( W7 g2 q9 w. J, n
, Y4 p4 y7 Y0 |9 P- ]7 xTF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,49# `3 D% {! |4 p" f; f" M' j9 I1 E
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Allied ground losses:9 W" }, j6 V& `
253 casualties reported
$ k: s+ J% T" n Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled" {% W% k" {; m! R1 t( e8 @. u
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
: ]1 P, I1 U' `, q% Z2 P% r* j Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
% e5 H3 h7 q0 g0 d% `4 Y Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)8 ]7 y$ N2 l7 i f1 i8 L4 E
Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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Ground combat at Attu Island (153,49)
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0 G8 ]0 {8 o* {$ @Japanese Deliberate attack; R9 N# N1 i. d: `$ f! V) Q$ z
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Attacking force 5357 troops, 43 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 97( o! i" H6 D, x
8 R0 R( d$ P) o8 eDefending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 426
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Japanese adjusted assault: 0
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: s; w8 u: A- r) VAllied adjusted defense: 339
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 99 4 o" l; P. g& w; n
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Combat modifiers" ? |) g" O/ l6 B
Defender: terrain(+)
$ B1 g2 g; i$ v* O$ A4 vAttacker: 3 J. e, ]* P, k4 y6 f S% b j @
# L! r5 z, A; c/ k) H1 F* W; e0 e" zJapanese ground losses:
4 D$ Z; d2 i% ~+ S( y6 a/ q 1597 casualties reported# W y$ i8 m: S) L( `) o
Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled% v. i* o, q4 y7 r& ]' i
Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled7 [- Z9 R3 F- y. u
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled/ |- Y( q. y6 K9 n
Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)
# M% ~8 A" a6 V$ n5 T9 ?1 | Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Allied ground losses:
# o2 ~# }/ }7 g! i( n 100 casualties reported
! c5 Q$ m; E' v Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled2 D+ h& C4 q8 ]) m5 ]* d. }) }
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 m% v0 ?. {1 r! N4 c# p Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Assaulting units:
( A0 N5 r3 p- V. ?- k 3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion
G# h( X( F% a+ s v; @* b 302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion; y: \2 g, u$ v6 Q: Q$ c) y" ?1 G0 i
12th Indpt SNLF Coy # f0 Y. \" h' P9 Y! N4 Z; m
7th Base Force4 e$ d% n# G. j6 O& i
8th Field AF Construction Battalion
" c2 ]. T6 e) }* q; G- F 5th IJN AA Battalion* U* O' `, N; T( U% P
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Defending units:( J- ]3 A; H& d* k2 n
Americal Infantry Div /1
7 o/ r2 _1 U# k$ G" N% ^' ] 4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
, }2 j* V0 I6 i+ Q J+ n 201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1# a4 f, R& l# p* V( _5 e6 U& _& t! \: l8 x
151st Combat Engr Rgt /19 W9 c2 q- s1 I+ a
153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /16 `, M3 N) Y: P! O7 } \1 o
198th FA Bn /13 o" Z! ]7 Q2 ^' v- V
250th Cst Art Rgt /23 b3 s+ r2 L0 Y6 S2 W) P5 }& p& p
81st FA Bn /13 _8 G. m( Z R
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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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& X4 t) I7 N8 G3 |$ b Z" B0 [0 D% U, FRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
# O; t' @7 t/ x9 y, M( KEstimated time to target is 30 minutes$ c, C1 F" d( W$ ?* ~
$ ] @- f& D0 v( @$ A+ u3 I1 e; l0 PJapanese aircraft
" H2 L6 v+ \6 _" e8 F/ w' P) a A6M2 Zero x 25- c2 z& S \7 D2 _0 B
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Allied aircraft- O% R2 n6 F3 d% H9 D
F4F-3A Wildcat x 120 C2 c1 h0 r; X9 Q* x
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12# u) C) j: X' p. _ V4 d6 d' E
SBD-3 Dauntless x 72
% ?/ q: O& O* a! l TBF-1 Avenger x 304 v A& q* \" V8 u
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No Japanese losses$ V. W; `( D2 {
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Allied aircraft losses1 z2 N9 ?& y7 p& j5 E; g( B* t3 @
F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed% T# h9 @1 r+ f, i# t
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
9 m, y. n' G p: R- S9 d. n* P SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged
6 h3 D3 p* a% r: ?! ~ B SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak
, `2 q N0 M3 c TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged4 V6 x: p% X/ s' n2 c1 ?
' U4 Z, w3 J xJapanese Ships; y" v8 q* \8 L9 h$ V
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
4 E* v" Y3 N0 [* ~, ^" I( y0 o- o CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1: p' Y5 j9 \$ K% B4 n0 F
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire
3 w2 z+ H5 @$ T& U1 T/ f+ h+ g CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires
M+ q# w- E$ ^ CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 2# S5 q* X$ s( t- M" b' K
CA Furutaka- w% w4 q6 t) a/ @+ [ V
CA Kako, Bomb hits 1# A* m# m6 H* s& {
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6 _5 K$ @3 B# `4 EMorning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms! T6 `" b f7 ?: e2 G" {
" c4 k( L$ ^4 m. \: J! D" C( yRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet." V' `$ H1 C" G6 a; W
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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/ ~) g6 X T. |Japanese aircraft
2 d5 _* K6 b2 {3 q3 s* F5 t A6M2 Zero x 16
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Allied aircraft
* C Q# u& I1 I( J: d9 w F4F-3P Wildcat x 126 C0 X1 x! Y, j) w9 X- g9 A. Q3 C
F4F-4 Wildcat x 15
' W: _% y+ E) ^) f9 Z SBD-3 Dauntless x 51+ |0 X+ v. o( M4 u2 l8 G: k
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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Japanese aircraft losses! z% k% N' M0 @# {3 u0 ~
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
( B0 [0 i% F2 z% h2 C n4 {# y5 k4 \ SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged' z, E1 G; |9 @
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
$ |* w- j- X: u9 q( g4 u/ O TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships
( v. R) c' V; n; N2 e4 |8 ~ CV Kaga, heavy fires
! P, q& S+ h9 n8 w% \/ g) R& g CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires" j2 I4 q' B& z2 U) v* Y+ @/ V1 H
CV Zuikaku, on fire
2 ?( c8 |0 a" v9 \2 F CV Akagi
3 h1 S. ~) D2 W CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage/ h2 B3 i& t& t
DD Tamanami
* ]/ Q) G9 v9 }: U- K CL Nagara
% [; K; V( ]7 A# D2 U# g DD Oite# d7 M( _4 t _3 v
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire# o( T- n2 x# H7 |" [5 N
CA Furutaka- U9 e, Z" z: c8 G4 U' P. E: [6 l
CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
: p% [' [3 ]- V% g, g DD Minekaze
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+ ^2 T& ~) ]$ MMorning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,54
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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; Y( N+ B& \) b3 [( {( kRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.' n; X; W9 n& J. ^6 L
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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- y0 f+ g$ d4 k/ y2 }( a; GJapanese aircraft
1 x, R3 ?- u9 g0 ~5 w7 c2 E P A6M2 Zero x 335 {7 R8 i* m3 K9 m9 ?# a- ]; K- B
B5N2 Kate x 61- L5 Q# ]- X( y) k0 Z( M
D3A1 Val x 44
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/ a: z* U2 Y& G* aAllied aircraft% c3 u) i* U0 o2 t- _& y8 o8 C
F4F-3A Wildcat x 17
& }' K: h! C, \, X, N2 v& K F4F-3 Wildcat x 48
3 W# k$ ]! r4 ]4 |$ E F4F-4 Wildcat x 81
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Japanese aircraft losses
" R5 ?, I9 E$ [- i A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
! n$ n" g5 K1 Q) l# ^ B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged1 D3 A) N2 }* g
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak0 V* O! m& x$ d
D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged5 g" {% `- @- ~0 e# X- I
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses* B9 L: ]0 v: ~
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed. A( f/ S; n% h
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CVE Copahee T! c8 ?- ~$ b4 E6 k
CV Yorktown
( y1 p# c' Z- K( Z# m4 J0 X CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2; h" {. s" I6 M0 s- q$ A( T
CLAA San Diego
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57# j* w+ ?7 Q9 t2 o4 g
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.% r% L' K% s+ V0 ?7 z% @
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes+ `4 r$ O6 N8 l0 I
2 d1 ]# F% F+ E+ TJapanese aircraft$ N2 _! q7 j" C1 i% R
A6M2 Zero x 3/ a% |& ^6 Z% I$ p ^4 z
5 T4 m2 V- \* R8 ^! [5 sAllied aircraft. Q2 c; \) Y7 n6 D
F4F-3 Wildcat x 2 a9 h7 a( I( l: r2 I, V3 w
SBD-3 Dauntless x 19
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No Japanese losses0 u) R6 |5 x+ ^# G; O+ \% H
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Allied aircraft losses" e/ k' E2 |/ ^/ C
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
. d k; P+ S; ?2 i) ?5 e/ | SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged. \7 U6 X& c# j2 Y; w* h1 F
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak9 s* V, O" U% I. K
2 F. D2 [0 U0 RJapanese Ships
e; D h. z9 i2 g8 Q; Z CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 v" t" n8 F; B. _8 I% r0 Z0 B0 t- t CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire
, [$ J- G9 C: [: N! ^ B- {9 l! X CV Akagi
# T7 ], M3 C8 W4 E) l) s: V CV Zuikaku, on fire
9 b' D* ^( x1 O# J2 g s) a- d( I CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage1 a, x: G4 S1 t/ j# J' V( G# y
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57' B# q* }% x4 E( M
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud+ J& t/ j6 T7 R0 A; s
2 C, m: H; m8 T, r( {5 CRaid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
' _- g4 J- ~& O( qEstimated time to target is 25 minutes
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; i! D/ C7 U' n/ \3 @) O+ V2 |Japanese aircraft
1 G$ ^7 @1 ^& v' [( A; @* b A6M2 Zero x 2
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1 G2 {/ Y% M! V$ Z3 E4 f; w/ V5 l SBD-3 Dauntless x 2
6 l5 N P2 V5 ^0 e8 U+ Q9 A TBF-1 Avenger x 6% j7 X ^ Z/ g3 F6 t0 B( {
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No Japanese losses
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4 L5 \6 D" A& z( d# t7 b- {3 m% [" R: \5 nNo Allied losses9 t- A- e: O, I( W0 S+ ~0 C
8 O: a3 f& l. y2 B) l; ?) S! J- lJapanese Ships
9 d( `% f" h. C4 ^ CV Akagi
# n8 @5 F& N$ g* n8 x" l* R2 L) P CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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& j* D! }! S7 N/ R- L. z- QAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57" R" m; j4 P# n K ?" H4 J
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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, _: h* Q" Z. mRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.! t" C. V' y) e( M' D) ^6 q7 Z
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes
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' U' t% U" Y6 x" D1 A& w$ ]( kAllied aircraft$ h+ d" ]7 ~3 E U
F4F-3 Wildcat x 53 y1 v5 K! f) B! r) p' [
TBF-1 Avenger x 35 s' k5 w# E' K/ y2 x' R
# I8 ~; n5 }* I5 [5 F8 U/ ZAllied aircraft losses% z4 X; f0 O' S4 { }
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged( y+ g; t7 }) d) |' |2 e4 A
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Japanese Ships! n% K/ \7 `- g! W. Q
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
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( x7 X8 |% q* A( iAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,56
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6 O; |' S u5 V& CWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. J6 D) h( j4 H8 m' |
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes/ o( c% N( P% {: w+ ^) w. ?
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Japanese aircraft
# r# ^) Y; C) c- i, D. ~+ i3 i0 ]% X A6M2 Zero x 69 |& l5 j4 R* W+ W; `' X; s9 |
B5N2 Kate x 153 R! U4 {" B9 x8 ]3 V7 L2 q. B
D3A1 Val x 19
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Y5 e% H0 R: y, T/ e2 l3 }: X' |6 b( RAllied aircraft
+ a1 }9 d& k6 P4 o4 i& L/ G7 b" D F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
& H1 M+ x) q# z, r4 p' } F4F-4 Wildcat x 36
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Japanese aircraft losses% q. R+ s6 Q4 g. p6 U/ `6 j
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
; j/ B# Y5 ?# S B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged; X6 \- u, }. P/ l6 ?
D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged& e x; u/ ~" O- B G
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Allied aircraft losses
2 R. F5 Q% d( L1 U F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
7 x f/ b9 L( ?" y4 c. [ CV Lexington) B T0 Q+ D7 s* Z8 N6 a$ }7 D
CV Saratoga
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$ F& _4 X* q" ~5 S8 b: qAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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; Z" j2 P+ v- n5 B6 h0 b# R+ `" F+ @Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. ~3 y' e' O( \" W. c! j! D5 M- _
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Allied aircraft# @' b1 z: e% Z7 f* j: x8 K9 }9 J
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12. b: g- N2 D: F+ n% m6 x
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
, d" Y" u ?% c SBD-3 Dauntless x 70" j8 h, [* {4 ~/ a Q% G! x
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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Allied aircraft losses
+ ?& G: d" T6 T( J/ A. g SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged2 A h7 }) V6 U \) U y9 m5 m9 y
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged! j8 D$ c4 Q( m' [& I
- v9 N; g$ \/ a( `4 F6 {- AJapanese Ships
, @: K+ G; a% o4 D1 L5 d CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage) L; x! |' ^8 p0 z0 W# q& ?, b
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
" F) x) k7 u( @1 j% j r n- R DD Asakaze2 Q( I5 W# Z- X9 A! `* j
DD Tamanami
! k. O5 k1 z. t1 q Y DD Onami
e) O3 ]/ j0 D DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage( i' t) t' H! E5 a
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage6 l5 w% n' ^8 ]4 A4 t2 t: f3 z6 X/ k
DD Oite v b) l2 s4 u$ K/ r
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
8 ?0 J" P' g! m# ?; ?, w DD Suzukaze* j( |' u n6 X9 x( `3 Z
CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1. B) ~0 {7 M7 P
CL Nagara, v# H, D5 f( ~6 I
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" e7 s4 `/ J/ E* q, C% W0 SAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,572 \$ Q( f& g+ R' V+ }* B
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
q: M9 h, A* }% d5 c* v t5 FEstimated time to target is 30 minutes; q# r( s- g# P
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Allied aircraft) d( J$ c6 H$ L7 q* c
A-24 Banshee x 2
/ P3 y1 n S& k' q Y SBD-3 Dauntless x 25
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Allied aircraft losses& R+ [" R% Z% L. @
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
- K0 ]9 B6 y0 H+ ~+ ?2 y SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships4 M- u0 ^; H3 \. a% V. l5 E& ^. q
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage! E" v; H+ W, W3 N( @" Y
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
. Y* \' d& m0 v w# O+ g* F CV Zuikaku, heavy fires
$ W$ V( i; M& i. ^2 s3 i, p CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires4 [' n: ?# e- y) u5 }" e
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
& A% e5 y* j- s$ {. m, Y CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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0 l, K( m' A0 y, Q. W' x \5 [Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57' L: l2 k. G x
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; G1 r$ v6 v3 P" ^& S- ~) I" @Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
1 b% _& z9 ?9 e3 i8 _Estimated time to target is 12 minutes# k$ {8 D/ R* @; j' O
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A-24 Banshee x 14( e# a9 U& o# v, n
; @8 R+ Y2 N2 u5 k8 u7 GAllied aircraft losses) I2 H. r, f6 Y4 \9 d
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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8 s( K' x4 v7 S5 }4 L% ]7 ^% x' VJapanese Ships
: v1 }# n5 N( x7 e0 [ CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage, |4 Q5 J! L* k2 N& \! I9 t' K
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage/ d' y2 l# D: H. @1 G- c
DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage4 H1 j! ~3 Q; s. v0 Y% M- [; O! [
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage- n6 ], X" E7 _" E% ~+ [) w
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. F. a0 |( X( w1 ~* }( j6 l: PAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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$ l! W) _7 C/ Q8 @6 i! `Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
2 H b( L( j/ ?" A8 t. {Estimated time to target is 27 minutes" ^& Y" T2 H( M" U: F. F4 ?6 f
" ?& b1 c" D( h! L3 {% h% RAllied aircraft
1 ~7 T+ c% S. ^! |- M A-24 Banshee x 2
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No Allied losses3 Z& e8 [/ R( q7 i* p- k: i
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Japanese Ships+ V6 n& a Y" t. D( x, J* `6 s$ |) j+ x
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud% e. o( M7 P7 u8 L1 C: Q* v
5 _1 M+ i* b. C# aRaid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
. @) v% ~& h; CEstimated time to target is 24 minutes
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& O- @5 Y) g& K. tAllied aircraft
0 d( H+ k5 U4 ? F4F-3A Wildcat x 2
( P3 K) | ?" }3 Q5 X SBD-3 Dauntless x 31$ O. r% W( y) l8 h$ j4 J
TBF-1 Avenger x 15' R8 Y9 b7 J! g9 V, d5 W
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Allied aircraft losses
# B2 U/ h' w8 ^ SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged& ~+ T3 ~! k2 l+ U7 @2 T, i
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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5 x4 Y' G. w- n% J3 c3 r7 JJapanese Ships0 X$ k" _* k9 l, Q+ Y
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 Y1 m3 E$ h0 z9 y/ A DD Oite
2 Q- z) w$ m# L+ e" w CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires/ G2 z9 X) V) ^% a6 [, x& M
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 _; n W: U3 e1 L8 ?. r CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
6 T3 M' Q/ ]5 L* J DD Onami5 N* f6 z9 W0 j8 q7 M
DD Tamanami
6 G; t- W' x2 W4 o! K0 _) a2 ? CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire+ y" b( g3 H: g! f1 {9 Y+ o
DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 1 W) W3 @' `( t1 o$ S
DD Minekaze
0 M1 X, ?) b" k# Q' O DD Asakaze' s0 w7 U7 }% I: _" @) G2 Y
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: G: w J1 Z* q R: ]2 ?; w) x# v; |, r: MAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57% s" y5 C% v6 H6 |5 } Z2 H! Z
6 g, x" G5 }) i+ d8 m) CWeather in hex: Heavy cloud3 {) ^, a0 G% z* W' M
4 ]% W8 G3 I9 F- t! QRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
; [; w, y+ R, @+ D$ d+ CEstimated time to target is 30 minutes! j4 g* a- F L0 r+ W
1 G5 X+ O/ K5 ^7 J( ^! QJapanese aircraft
: w* A- h0 D; Z$ J/ q no flights
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Allied aircraft
6 W4 r9 ^# a4 _ F4F-3P Wildcat x 10/ P" f T5 M! ?7 [1 x& p
F4F-4 Wildcat x 14. n8 g; c2 r' M
SBD-3 Dauntless x 636 R* Q9 P) h+ ~$ P: Y4 i
TBF-1 Avenger x 18* C* s9 J& d6 o3 i1 M
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No Japanese losses; B. @) ^8 h4 w2 U
0 n( O& o, T, I2 r' F2 VAllied aircraft losses- D; O# O) U! U: n) }
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged a# j: x- Q3 P$ E C" y
TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged
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- }" U% w2 \6 C, C5 [Japanese Ships) d3 J% c# n$ J8 L' y! {, e! ?
CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage3 U( P6 |5 v9 G
CA Kako, and is sunk* R0 O% m% I6 f8 T
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage: b$ u! E1 W# x) P9 n1 L
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk9 }& Q. m0 m& L2 X6 v, `+ u
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
: [" x0 |3 d% O N6 M+ [2 ^0 n DD Onami
8 ^6 ]+ |9 b m) H2 Y3 O DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
. B$ Z. U) G; O; ^8 t DD Asakaze8 k) ~) s9 M; L5 q. S
DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage; k! Z: w0 ^+ O5 `+ _* p
DD Oite
3 B1 ~6 Q- x% \1 G# b DD Minekaze# }( j4 q+ k$ f! ]$ d
DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire3 I3 j& A5 d6 K
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,577 |: e' ~; _. P/ Q/ ?& b
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud% Q1 X/ u2 Y$ n& g" N3 h
P5 @9 s2 L- V |" t. w; r" ^Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.6 _" i* c$ w# d" i- J( y7 P
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Allied aircraft
_- Z# N% u( S4 i# ?; L, ? SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
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) q( T* i. ?4 h9 R2 m, kAllied aircraft losses
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Japanese Ships
, g; b( W7 X7 x2 U) z CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
) U8 `) b& b" V$ S$ Q- @- W2 ^; U CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
. H; \6 q% \- j6 o; _6 i8 n. A% P DD Sawakaze& K* G' l/ @: N, s% y# K' ^4 G" |' T$ `; ]
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |