AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 42
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- v* q( ]: D5 b1 ]盟军正式登陆阿图岛; H9 w4 e5 @7 z* u1 l, B; m- N9 {& @
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( ^: S( b7 i2 Z4 s5 T2 i, _
58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩3 W) O8 b: k0 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
" k5 Y+ ~& f4 O' G4 d: T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
9 j' N: n% _/ g: B& e0 P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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1 D1 W8 L5 x1 Q1 [Amphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49)9 a' A% ?3 h6 Z. Z7 O( I7 d) a
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TF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,490 H- L# W; V! q4 N
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Allied ground losses:8 Z7 s: e, m2 N4 U4 u: R) s
253 casualties reported, Q Q, J. l7 S3 s/ s( Y
Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled$ W: u. A \, j( f4 B7 x
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
9 {3 y( R& S% H* } Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& Z; A* F. d: m: K' z
Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)
: p+ ]; A$ I1 J1 w Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)% c- ?" e$ x, P2 Y! P c
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Ground combat at Attu Island (153,49)- f) @- h8 o5 T9 M
- X3 U, g, V0 ? Q8 }6 JJapanese Deliberate attack) k) Y& `+ O; S
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Attacking force 5357 troops, 43 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 97+ K7 A) C; A% G0 J# O, R4 X- k
; [, y# f8 F3 T1 w" c# T2 `Defending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 426# P1 Y1 i Q- R6 s- M- P
+ u& _4 \9 J! g4 s* q" iJapanese adjusted assault: 0 ( P- P( k$ G b# r. n- S j
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Allied adjusted defense: 339
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m( k! U& Q8 S7 ?Japanese assault odds: 1 to 99 $ c/ Y. i" u! Q; ~4 t1 u. e7 S
5 Y- \/ s7 K& @2 H+ l: q# h$ i# ^Combat modifiers
* ?- q; M1 x3 _6 Q/ J1 cDefender: terrain(+)/ ~+ j5 Q! _2 |6 U+ k
Attacker: . U1 m% c, }! s f& f' J5 [
9 ]& Z/ V& H$ o1 ^8 G" SJapanese ground losses:# L. f# r, Z3 Y W
1597 casualties reported
2 l( [- x& |( f p% O0 D P Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled' M2 U& |9 `$ d9 f2 C! C S
Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled
7 C9 |$ a, t3 [3 [0 R6 M* m/ q Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled
1 ~) m8 _& ~5 R- N& a Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)2 }6 a0 r3 x: N6 N
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled); m5 Y' L: w% W/ j
G* N: `7 h. Q1 ?2 o0 K
Allied ground losses:( X+ S2 m ^1 w/ m! q4 k) o- [
100 casualties reported& S- q: \$ m& |0 y' j3 {
Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
: w O+ g; {/ ^8 G Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
, f+ Q }" M/ i- c Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled) m p2 i6 y1 T) g# w% |
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Assaulting units:
; T; T0 z B2 s/ {3 Q 3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion' _" b# R E" }( { }' c+ W% s; D) m# P
302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion
6 v* r1 z$ T: i 12th Indpt SNLF Coy
) y$ P: |5 ?8 v/ o' O4 t3 m9 y 7th Base Force
, t7 _% [7 b9 j7 y& Q# h) Q 8th Field AF Construction Battalion- l) N7 D& M# F0 z. K
5th IJN AA Battalion1 ]2 w% D. o% c! h! b
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Defending units:
2 s3 J1 Z0 h: @- ?- w Americal Infantry Div /1
/ Q3 Z/ v3 w& O/ d7 G5 | 4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /1' ?' N' y3 J0 v' y* r
201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1% k; Z* {. P. y# l* ~
151st Combat Engr Rgt /1
: T! A M/ t+ p' W2 W: F 153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
5 g3 ]! P+ j" h 198th FA Bn /10 s! F$ u s+ m6 O2 G V6 \
250th Cst Art Rgt /28 N9 S+ a( O4 }& C# v
81st FA Bn /1, X3 h2 B7 l+ }& e" V9 e0 ?9 L
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,570 n/ m) j0 ?) s, A% K% n/ \
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms2 w4 M. g5 _# U$ |4 x5 @
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
2 U9 k8 q2 _5 X1 S: K1 KEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft- |5 b- \% i% T1 Q; G
A6M2 Zero x 258 l3 R: A# p% u1 H, I
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7 p3 u' p6 ?* M# b, f F4F-3A Wildcat x 12( _% E8 N6 i' i5 U( u: ?$ \( V+ R
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12% v: f5 Q4 _; W# P+ }! L
SBD-3 Dauntless x 72
0 z& P7 h0 c; |1 f& m" l7 l. U. \ TBF-1 Avenger x 30+ M# m0 d, e& X" U; O5 C* s" f
0 `# f7 A3 x7 |' B5 H) w) T' gNo Japanese losses+ g! X: z7 F, b
T9 P B0 ^$ U) M9 t; B, A" r, ZAllied aircraft losses& s3 E$ J) G' T# b5 t
F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed+ f9 H; Z: f/ \3 T$ g
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed4 h7 h, t+ m ~( o" P1 l
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged
. p) o/ o; n% I# U SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak8 S% E, i9 o: U& a8 R. X4 O1 L, y. k! i0 w
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged Z' U7 i' l( o
' m: |2 }7 u e/ |5 {" R `( `8 wJapanese Ships& A( t$ n0 H/ c8 L! {
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
+ {8 T$ m* ^1 E' V3 \# y CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 15 o$ E' e! T) L7 R
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire
( ], x+ W# S- m6 g CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires
" O9 C# \! I$ ^( Z3 ?; @! p CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 2
9 `/ z# e' Z) J& |) u9 E! N/ Z8 z CA Furutaka
! {1 L9 D0 _. f0 h! k CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
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+ z0 y* o4 Q+ S" J! ~ BMorning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57" e( a1 [% b! i0 L9 r: s
1 m5 G; k" f8 W- r) Z% _% ]2 X3 x0 yWeather in hex: Thunderstorms5 U- G4 r; C$ B' a h* S/ |
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
; i+ X5 f5 N, f/ VEstimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
; \, N( o* p$ | A6M2 Zero x 16
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F4F-3P Wildcat x 12
4 E) { w$ `; G8 h) ]4 ` d) d( i F4F-4 Wildcat x 15
( ?( G7 _1 _3 n( s) c/ d SBD-3 Dauntless x 51
8 r Q' _- R$ ~( ^ M( _9 m; H TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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7 R1 f2 p1 e9 M. O. fJapanese aircraft losses: X0 W; ~: o; L4 w: B# F. G# O& o
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed* y" C) z' E" k' ^1 o
; y* i- \2 {( t* y# P: |, B/ pAllied aircraft losses: Z. Q4 N1 f) J* Q: o; `9 r
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged9 h/ B/ ?; {. D& \
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
2 }. E, a# i3 V* _; P. X @ TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged5 J. D6 ?& |! [- T. W% ]
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Japanese Ships
( t0 G; l5 K) b' M0 g, p CV Kaga, heavy fires% e" c% Q0 R* q) |- Q
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
3 p. I' s7 P$ @7 F) Y CV Zuikaku, on fire. V' J7 C5 V4 a) w. p n" a
CV Akagi- B% A% f. ~0 z
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage+ `% Q e, V/ ?
DD Tamanami; {) _9 F7 f9 t/ X, m& n
CL Nagara6 u$ }+ U$ O# f2 ]) P" }3 V$ h
DD Oite) q( F2 X5 X' f) [" L3 e+ O
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire
5 V0 u& }6 w. ^+ Z CA Furutaka
0 b; N9 K( e/ q CA Kako, Bomb hits 1" l3 ]. e! U+ k6 r. c! y
DD Minekaze. k. F) i( h t' }- q
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,54
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! [' w$ ^- N2 f% j8 {3 H1 URaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
6 S! r' y& _! r& vEstimated time to target is 15 minutes3 R. J' l! Y; P$ E/ L5 @8 f
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Japanese aircraft
7 W! B8 f* t" l+ [; ` A6M2 Zero x 33* ~9 b# }" U7 e
B5N2 Kate x 61+ q$ g% c5 ?- _$ t
D3A1 Val x 44
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Allied aircraft! e! L- @ [& a* H2 G
F4F-3A Wildcat x 17
) F+ \' U: b. z$ M3 y2 H; z- a; u& `6 f F4F-3 Wildcat x 48/ k: e2 Z% F) U8 n5 {
F4F-4 Wildcat x 81
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' c* U8 i6 T: I2 t% T( h* `: EJapanese aircraft losses
8 [7 d4 q, s7 q- W$ p3 F A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
0 |9 ?3 o7 n. C2 Y$ E9 s4 h B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged4 ~# G0 @3 E% u& T* t
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak: n0 y. ~2 @9 h; P K
D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged
% f6 l7 a$ i C% K$ |0 C D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses# p6 H$ B+ l6 E$ I/ D
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed! t9 m, q0 ?3 d2 S# Q0 D3 }
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Allied Ships* \; ~% _8 [$ r5 A9 s5 D7 N
CVE Copahee5 c) P0 V( ~6 \8 z9 P( P
CV Yorktown
0 D' L& |. C1 N% E A' }& d6 t CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2, x) D, e, q8 `, M! e$ `
CLAA San Diego# ?6 B1 u4 P2 r! v& T5 T
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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+ q; A0 p: t6 e. y5 U. v" gWeather in hex: Heavy cloud$ A8 _( o ]$ n2 u7 v' }' J s! `
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
: b! T. A/ B7 C) K1 P! e9 v/ xEstimated time to target is 29 minutes: U+ h6 I* A/ c9 J4 v* o4 }+ P
3 C0 F5 n: U% t" t( Q( d* q8 h; PJapanese aircraft* y' b: R C$ C
A6M2 Zero x 3
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) b" I# H$ K8 E$ G* b5 QAllied aircraft( o" u0 G" G2 D- p" L+ L% H
F4F-3 Wildcat x 2
3 j ~' Y2 `) p, Z+ r4 A/ X* h7 m SBD-3 Dauntless x 19
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No Japanese losses7 R4 T e W0 g- p _5 Y" \( S# `
' A) S1 ]/ P- Y) I$ e8 WAllied aircraft losses
: |' m5 W( w1 y4 v F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed/ Z/ V1 [) B1 p2 E8 T) S a
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged- a; Q9 ?/ M# R# K" e
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak- y. P$ h+ a3 J |! |
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Japanese Ships
. K: _: I2 E- ], t5 E CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
' @% F% n9 N3 N7 F! F" k CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire/ {: @( |5 t4 W" h7 V! d
CV Akagi
( A5 C/ }# T* N6 }, r( q# _# P/ } CV Zuikaku, on fire
- J% L8 n3 I8 ]: z5 C CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,577 f4 U* B/ y. H- T. c
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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3 O3 U2 Z; ]$ u. Q, b; F( g$ \Raid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
9 @- R, f1 _( K8 BEstimated time to target is 25 minutes" f: M1 i/ ^0 ~0 v+ N
) U, w8 s/ Y9 [6 ^Japanese aircraft8 P* s5 m1 B; H0 P; A
A6M2 Zero x 2! E( P' J6 p3 }" i [$ Q, y( c
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Allied aircraft
, Y) G5 e8 I0 i/ ^; d SBD-3 Dauntless x 2
( h+ g- W m" h4 W TBF-1 Avenger x 6$ d& N# m/ ^, ~6 {" k' v
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No Japanese losses2 e6 ~5 d- ^: k
$ t1 w8 d$ R8 M# }! sNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
2 u( b- c O' P( v9 a6 m CV Akagi+ ~# b! Q: e1 C
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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2 W2 [) f: {$ g g8 w zWeather in hex: Heavy cloud8 p; _; R4 h# l, f/ x6 U+ d8 m
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.* e% [" d1 w* d) o9 ~+ Z
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes/ Y5 V$ w. |% V& p7 k
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Allied aircraft s' P- z2 Q& b+ t+ z
F4F-3 Wildcat x 5
& o, M* K; W* \, O TBF-1 Avenger x 32 e, E% T2 [* M8 w$ C9 `( r* X
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Allied aircraft losses; a+ n0 p( r$ h' S2 h! v
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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5 O8 q+ x) e. |0 ?Japanese Ships
2 ~- f: A, k! K8 C( D3 v/ D CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
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+ b2 r! U# X. i3 q4 c. [! @1 P" oAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,56
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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1 u+ H1 [ s5 C& A, x3 RRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.+ s; g: q( w: F/ k- H4 G
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes8 o& f3 w8 j# S0 X1 |
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Japanese aircraft4 G/ B+ Z4 A- n& l. r( r. u
A6M2 Zero x 69 {$ N* j. @4 x, `: K- a9 e/ d
B5N2 Kate x 15
$ D. r7 v: A5 Q7 ? D3A1 Val x 19
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& r$ U7 U8 N. D( g- H5 J3 X. }* @Allied aircraft
/ K. k- H8 I+ v1 R7 g' L. G. ?6 M9 Z F4F-3 Wildcat x 36: N; C, g' d& S( n7 R: S7 z8 ~# \
F4F-4 Wildcat x 36 r% n5 K( G7 S6 G
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Japanese aircraft losses
; _' ~5 U* X, g5 e8 | A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
% q7 T$ B! N4 d+ w B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged' |: N4 q0 l; {, H; @
D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
' P1 q8 d7 q! x$ T% l0 D6 ~2 \ F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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6 N0 P" K) N }Allied Ships
' x7 Q. s$ K9 }) [4 L" o+ K CV Lexington
0 r) n5 F; i$ W: Z0 Z% e CV Saratoga( Y5 U! J" {+ r5 g
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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1 m, _% l$ o* ~# i0 n$ R" pWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
: A! t e2 E1 O. M% Z* ?) P/ eEstimated time to target is 31 minutes( s/ _% c6 t L4 c4 d8 ~% Z
; c P/ R; _0 O# C' j L+ FAllied aircraft
" L5 G3 W% V5 @. X3 p/ [3 j7 ~ F4F-3 Wildcat x 124 ^8 C) j% Z4 Z5 F7 L
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
8 a6 L2 k# o1 M& a" Q( s SBD-3 Dauntless x 70
# J" P6 X5 q0 ?, p TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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% {7 E3 B0 p& X5 O0 U+ d) MAllied aircraft losses! l4 q: s5 _4 j7 p
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
! Z F# R. V2 q5 J3 B* |1 t TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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6 O) J2 k+ o; MJapanese Ships8 r- t5 Y6 O5 f F8 z# X
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 F# M: [9 z) O8 F! s" n9 O4 g CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
6 }) d9 ]0 f6 A7 f, X DD Asakaze
$ U- m3 N5 u3 R+ L* J DD Tamanami2 q9 S. {0 j0 g' H+ }$ N
DD Onami
4 J! Y6 Y' t, j DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
# `! A+ m9 p" M CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage& |$ M5 M/ E* v) W1 A
DD Oite
, o7 } F) J6 i% Y* [+ C. R8 A DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
9 M5 H! ]( {% Z: z" s DD Suzukaze0 B0 [0 Y" ]. S$ Z& I a! T
CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1
: F$ a7 B6 X0 g6 C, O6 j% \ CL Nagara \7 d0 o% F3 t
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& d% f2 `/ r5 o9 UAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57$ ?: Q) ]& Q* m' R
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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" p; e5 ?! T) p8 m8 B8 TRaid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.* n5 A+ _& f/ G
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Allied aircraft
" X! @: @+ M0 z4 o3 r9 Y A-24 Banshee x 2% e- J" f- F* |1 b# [* o9 J
SBD-3 Dauntless x 25
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- p! d* Y2 ^; P6 s p5 r/ m( P9 SAllied aircraft losses
7 J9 c k8 S# ~2 W7 |8 n4 S: ^ A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
1 N: l/ e" t7 B2 c2 n' `! Y! M SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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0 |) m V& u. F2 F0 DJapanese Ships0 X) {3 d* D* }& z4 L& `
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage1 U& X" S" O3 }7 x3 P
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 T% b; r$ T. h( z CV Zuikaku, heavy fires
4 @, b! M9 i" T' d CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, d; I5 Y/ I+ I5 ?9 Z
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage- @4 T; ]% a. z$ p1 C8 \% [
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage' }; [) f6 b& @! O* V
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57$ b% O, m6 \: h( l1 L# T- p- h
, d$ f- A; _ m5 _8 n) LWeather in hex: Heavy cloud- q4 M. M9 u* \/ m+ c
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Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet./ X0 Z0 C! N- l1 z' N4 h# @
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes! v1 w6 A; l* r, G- Z7 m
) y6 ^, V4 g+ b; EAllied aircraft# U2 v |- Y9 K. [8 s* M& _/ W
A-24 Banshee x 14! T/ t. I2 \* c$ _7 h) x8 J
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Allied aircraft losses
9 g, w, |7 G0 T, M A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged2 q. X. M+ i4 T+ l) l
* |; F5 [5 S% {; DJapanese Ships
6 Q7 h( T9 _' S$ { CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
, e' O$ d% p+ N2 y0 x: m- v CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage( E6 s" q( W& C# d9 E% J/ _
DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage
; K0 X6 _5 q' f0 ] CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage! S* r. d1 P* u2 I' y% S9 ^
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57# G( U! Z/ R0 `( x
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
! q0 x& _) t3 t, ]2 _Estimated time to target is 27 minutes# p; b2 @ z% @/ g# l
) D# t5 t. u; h( NAllied aircraft
- Y3 M$ \7 q4 V* x2 C+ {. C A-24 Banshee x 2
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; q& P4 m5 D5 Q: f* t( BNo Allied losses+ t; A h3 J7 y, G
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Japanese Ships0 k4 k3 @; ]+ R1 V6 `3 h/ @
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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Raid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.: D' x* k5 Y! s8 S3 ?6 z
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes. T9 u- V8 Y2 C9 @/ ^3 e) P
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Allied aircraft
1 ^% A0 K1 A0 _2 u. c2 q/ U F4F-3A Wildcat x 2; G" i8 B$ h( C& @6 c5 \
SBD-3 Dauntless x 31
, k) B! c/ n$ v# ?- e+ ~ TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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Allied aircraft losses$ U) }, B! D( q, |
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged$ n% L/ U! j9 f' i8 m) `
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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6 s) X% [. ~+ L/ x CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
. F& y* f: i( M/ ] DD Oite E5 w7 Q9 D z% }+ @! O, y, R0 k
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
$ ^- q; M/ k# t2 V; S1 ^ CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 Q" t" x. n! k x CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage' Q+ Q! y x" P) S) V9 T5 m
DD Onami- `0 m- x9 T, ^& T/ ~9 ]
DD Tamanami
* w% l% y1 e6 j CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire
: k- [" ~4 k8 ^ DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 1
7 G- R: v, w+ l) n1 u& n& Z: P DD Minekaze( \0 s) j8 ]4 P7 ^; a$ L q& h
DD Asakaze
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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5 T1 b, d# o% G. L3 w' I; VWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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2 N! ] O1 L5 q4 ^5 NRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.1 d H& D. u4 Z4 l5 K
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
8 m4 u# |4 R" S: n3 P# m" T% s+ l no flights
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Allied aircraft0 h3 s4 I6 T: C0 G8 v9 M8 s
F4F-3P Wildcat x 10
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 63
2 R6 m' \' I' H |* j TBF-1 Avenger x 18
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8 L3 q" _* g. A8 ?/ Y% F4 FAllied aircraft losses
2 v0 c( ~2 P8 g0 t8 J0 w SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
, n8 U- A& C5 S. s7 N( _- [ TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged' i* w1 |3 H! f0 I' t* [& R, O; v
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CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage/ j6 i; t' }- v6 S4 ?2 G
CA Kako, and is sunk
8 O- n* x. `. |) z CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
U* z$ V) k- @2 Z CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk& @0 t- Y. c' r2 V
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk) E9 z, t- A9 K6 }& e8 _
DD Onami1 M( D) E# z" p8 F
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
) q! U7 g- @6 x- Y+ b DD Asakaze7 D x3 v8 H5 |! a. t
DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 D- h% Z8 Z5 j' Z+ p. q7 D6 r$ \ DD Oite
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DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire. }% ^- D {! [2 Q3 N
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- A8 K; I, j' Z/ P* a) VAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57% j( @6 b" F: m
! ?* a- d' ]2 z7 mWeather in hex: Heavy cloud. \& N0 P+ E1 I0 h6 J) E
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Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.* S2 k, A. Y: G1 b+ W5 j' s7 p9 g
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes N; w* }- M/ j& H
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Allied aircraft
( {4 t* q. M7 G% ]' [5 q: I SBD-3 Dauntless x 160 g+ p5 {2 ~4 l2 e
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7 |" }% o" h+ m$ `) D: w9 R6 SJapanese Ships
8 Q1 n: b) D+ X& [" ] CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage% o8 P8 X3 r7 @& ~* j
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
) _2 t" K1 q3 M* w6 i DD Sawakaze
- p r) h; @+ A U! z+ R DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |