AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 42
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% N5 T, l. a$ v% ~- {% h3 }* V0 G盟军正式登陆阿图岛- n3 a$ V7 v" ?6 x: o& Z$ [
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# P+ ], `& i9 `* y5 B+ W1 R. [2 x; H# G
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 z' S+ s5 g, t) R! s0 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6 `6 M# k; U0 l2 Z9 O' q
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. J) {% @) z \2 `
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)* K1 B+ W+ N9 z( F
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TF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,492 ~; t; I+ i8 `+ Q
% F; c H5 k s3 @, m3 `, q7 {' |9 mAllied ground losses:
( W; e; l. D$ R: J, \ 253 casualties reported
! u* X( a' D: ]3 G4 x; h Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled
" o3 Y7 f& G, m; a Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled# d7 m% G& a/ ^9 o/ f
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ N0 ~& v4 N9 Y) C4 J2 `0 B! c' u
Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)1 u1 s, |% N4 h5 m
Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)9 H# u- T4 @, _' d! y
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) R% t% o* t% v TGround combat at Attu Island (153,49)
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, s; f4 O$ E' k+ I5 }0 `Japanese Deliberate attack, O; N# D6 M- M- @+ i& s
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Attacking force 5357 troops, 43 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 97
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4 `. m% N2 a ^Defending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 4268 s; O2 K( @# Q1 D+ h" {
* L* Q+ S. Q+ R/ PJapanese adjusted assault: 0
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5 Z! k$ D% B( g& D2 rAllied adjusted defense: 339
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 99
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Combat modifiers
) L& X* b( k2 m" \) |2 v2 v2 j# ]Defender: terrain(+)- F0 n. W3 J2 C4 M* J* r
Attacker: ; M e$ ]# `% X# g0 O" s8 z
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Japanese ground losses:
% Y2 @( ^* K1 x* K2 `' O4 e( a 1597 casualties reported
0 T. o+ h% {! d/ f9 ^8 E Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled% r8 G8 y6 `; g% s+ r$ |
Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled& g( Z# Z% K, e# Z) R5 g4 |
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled
+ Q4 ~5 Y+ ^: n6 Q2 N Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)$ ^. a: ]- M3 A' N" h
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)/ c! \, T, R: _: T# O* U2 r
- M9 c* D2 n3 r# CAllied ground losses:" s+ U: I& y8 x6 f# V7 _0 d* k
100 casualties reported
$ {; i+ H/ T+ A3 z' k Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
, q& y l! Z+ t8 e3 M3 g Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* Q1 K! k* s, x8 ~7 V
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled1 L$ T6 I0 H& K, P
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Assaulting units:
' f( q. X5 Z) K: L6 j2 p0 r 3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion
9 A8 u [0 B, Z @ 302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion0 N. Z9 x6 K3 ?* `, B& @7 {" ^
12th Indpt SNLF Coy 3 h8 `% \: j& C5 b
7th Base Force
* ]. Q( B, {7 E( d 8th Field AF Construction Battalion
- y1 k$ h6 Q. [ 5th IJN AA Battalion) A6 D* R' R ` O3 I# g( Q) t* ]: e
! Y7 m$ b2 ?' \+ m+ [Defending units:5 C: R2 n f$ W; {6 \0 r9 [
Americal Infantry Div /1
0 y' D( ?; c+ u* H0 ?7 N 4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /12 \. }( D# s5 c1 R' ~% b+ A. ^ I
201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /14 Q5 w& K1 g0 f1 \
151st Combat Engr Rgt /1! m. K$ ~- x! K
153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1' @. r' k4 _! b0 e( A) P
198th FA Bn /1$ e' r9 U) d) u( Y B
250th Cst Art Rgt /2- z7 w7 W( q- `7 x* J8 ^
81st FA Bn /13 L4 h9 c" `+ ]) ^
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,574 _5 h2 j1 a. C, F2 V# G$ e
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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' l0 D" W7 V! t: X* C' WRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.1 R' f* k5 s; U2 l+ l
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes a+ O) B" \1 K4 c4 Z( J8 R0 X
* R3 j3 Q! Q. Z; f8 F ]6 P/ C+ GJapanese aircraft
4 p+ V3 P: M- ^. G A6M2 Zero x 25$ }3 u1 C- v$ o! z o
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Allied aircraft! R/ t( O; e" q9 N9 W# m* j
F4F-3A Wildcat x 12
8 b* G. x' X6 ?8 v+ N1 ~9 h- b F4F-3 Wildcat x 12: Q7 c2 u; k/ h" A
SBD-3 Dauntless x 72) C' C0 J: }: d7 @
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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" l, j' U2 | l# c, n$ ~No Japanese losses
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4 }5 g5 Q! Q! ?$ s0 U1 jAllied aircraft losses- C) j/ [* i \7 ]. j
F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed+ t5 q3 Z( g7 p: l- i
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed( c7 v- g2 q" ~, e
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged% q# Z% Q/ {2 q o; c; @
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak; Z- p+ O! F+ q3 y; Y
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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: V" _& Q ]% B2 J# oJapanese Ships
* T# P7 w9 Z3 E& ~ CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires* x( m# S9 b; g# ]! N& G
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1, T4 r" q+ j5 C! k: ] M8 @
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire7 B0 b7 L) h7 x/ g+ v
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires* a$ w A M- U; }0 J, Q. j, \
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 2
4 t# k( {6 w9 |9 a- ^ CA Furutaka
. e8 K3 i: x" j' l- t6 c+ f* y CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
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P8 t: c& r- v8 w# f, \6 EMorning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57& g& r- u( G" Z$ n& d
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
8 b: @) ~" M7 Z P9 T1 Q0 D5 oEstimated time to target is 31 minutes+ l. V' g q! P- `5 F6 U5 B0 e
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Japanese aircraft( l( l) ^4 N' f p- z! m: {
A6M2 Zero x 16
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: U1 H& T" r0 M. {* B1 W F4F-3P Wildcat x 12
& M% d. Q0 y8 V. M( _2 m F4F-4 Wildcat x 15" R; A* K5 n1 m& U6 J r
SBD-3 Dauntless x 515 r* m/ x% ]2 X: q9 A% T b+ L
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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' B) }/ |8 L5 a8 t& T u1 HJapanese aircraft losses$ d$ w& y1 w6 p) h- S( q6 N$ B7 y
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed: O" I7 }/ f$ x6 Q% R
% p+ ]& e- N, F; BAllied aircraft losses2 t/ ~' |4 B! ~
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
) s4 D8 j" J+ h Z4 P SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak/ a, r# Q) f; v
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
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! }- N j' }5 w, eJapanese Ships
# b' L) |: N$ q CV Kaga, heavy fires
* @; m+ J- T6 ]0 L \ CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
* ?5 d# P& }* r0 _ CV Zuikaku, on fire
, v1 L! b2 W- x5 { CV Akagi
$ J! ~' K4 L) }% n CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
# \1 |' x4 c* B- i6 M) P DD Tamanami
6 q# e. c: L5 U CL Nagara4 m( \; J" }9 x6 G _$ X
DD Oite
! _* u# w7 L, F/ r/ v) p DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire3 J, k/ A7 d3 D5 \4 r7 }
CA Furutaka S$ z' r: B# K+ f4 w
CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
1 ?: k0 e( o; H& @" p: w( S: H DD Minekaze% F8 \ @; E/ y* ~, t8 W' J/ N/ c: d' w
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$ _5 q s& i3 W( ]) b" d/ uMorning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,54
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud0 p- J7 p x4 \: e1 M* o
+ i1 I8 o; V1 E3 gRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.* T: l9 Q% A: X1 B
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes$ g& M' C1 [6 `9 ^
) E5 @ r$ M3 aJapanese aircraft& q1 Z$ k3 n3 \) r
A6M2 Zero x 332 E$ A: Q7 y: k! s9 u G1 ]
B5N2 Kate x 610 F5 E9 w# y( z+ w* Z) M1 }% y
D3A1 Val x 44( m* i% \: S* f8 _
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Allied aircraft5 |% u0 N) t! ]. d) v/ \1 A' I
F4F-3A Wildcat x 176 T% e6 {! Y$ M7 e( O0 w( Y( g8 h
F4F-3 Wildcat x 48
Y; m2 I. }5 N- H F4F-4 Wildcat x 81
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7 ]0 ?6 x# S) [, u7 |Japanese aircraft losses7 t' b. p- t4 h: j7 @
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed/ y: _( m! b" B! H
B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged* k4 ~4 g& C6 m! ^$ a8 K6 R, }: _
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
5 J( v% Z$ z+ |' a* E$ T D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged
' V# z1 G8 \+ x2 q3 R! h* V v% o D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses
+ |7 I8 J/ e- x& U F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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# _+ x: f3 A8 d# BAllied Ships
" W4 j# s4 W* u$ H; A8 O: g. m CVE Copahee
( g h- O* X; [" \2 Z: b CV Yorktown! B/ t& d7 ]8 c! y4 |3 Q2 A" M
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2
* [' F% d6 ?1 z6 W4 a CLAA San Diego/ t( y6 Y1 [9 C9 m
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$ G5 b" L) \ p) Y" K' g8 bAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,572 u' |# Q' D2 W1 u3 X- s/ S, K
) z1 ~8 ?9 O7 B) d0 DWeather in hex: Heavy cloud% Z! {1 v0 j8 M3 |4 D/ c) |
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.' N2 i: F6 I0 ^# u* J4 b5 S2 `% a' ]
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes" P! B/ ]: s, X7 L
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Japanese aircraft
* w8 f1 p+ Z! g, s m7 \ A6M2 Zero x 3+ J; {+ f7 Y! M1 C4 H' t
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 2
* x+ `" T$ m; b! t3 ^0 k SBD-3 Dauntless x 19; e, t1 ]" K9 Q. i/ g N; X0 {
' }& O2 f2 s+ xNo Japanese losses. i1 o7 u( X/ O3 ?4 e. F- ]
5 x4 x+ y: i: OAllied aircraft losses
; ~3 B( r. J0 w' X9 o F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
' e5 Z0 B9 d3 r7 ?$ J SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged- E2 m7 D) l. M/ y+ x& V7 }- N
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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! Y; Z9 S9 t& L4 W9 b+ GJapanese Ships8 k/ O+ ~% o/ i0 _% d; b N6 t6 C, p2 e
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage* v! v% V2 t( `- N8 M# V
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire3 p0 t9 k, m6 p+ V: y/ h% D
CV Akagi. `& f* I! q; A4 C% u6 E9 `$ t
CV Zuikaku, on fire
# w; \% g, T' |' ?" J, s! k CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,579 i& y5 P/ B* k2 B, D* [9 N
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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! y5 g6 I8 z: ]% l/ [, \' k9 L$ p6 vRaid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
: W9 z. D1 t- Z6 i# t9 P, ?Estimated time to target is 25 minutes
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4 A1 {* I. W5 NJapanese aircraft
9 `( K0 [& g' C, j: ^ A6M2 Zero x 2
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' f# L5 u4 ?( \7 ~1 a; ~ SBD-3 Dauntless x 2. F- R C% t! K" ]; S* ?
TBF-1 Avenger x 6
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No Japanese losses# N, K, Y% Q6 n
, q% U. J6 }; g! t" hNo Allied losses$ d w0 B7 V4 P7 e( q* T
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Japanese Ships0 ]7 }7 @$ L4 Y! M1 k5 j) L4 W
CV Akagi
3 y0 `$ S4 t+ E% Y4 {, 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; i- t2 r' O# H3 s8 v) g/ R
5 |- z3 ^2 m0 T7 H- p! n* h7 D; \1 rWeather in hex: Heavy cloud: H" O) m( Y# T+ l$ X- B( u* n
! [ T; v3 N7 n, PRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.3 w8 U9 T/ H" K: C# o6 ]* L3 x
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes
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Allied aircraft3 [9 C) C6 \8 `8 ^: l
F4F-3 Wildcat x 5
0 l. v) R0 U# p9 Q m7 y n TBF-1 Avenger x 3% g, C- ?1 x- E0 [
6 _; B( D* m+ \+ M. yAllied aircraft losses8 ?* D8 |2 _" W8 G
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships$ r/ P0 n1 q; _; `1 z
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
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7 N, t9 Q0 b& D! _- D; f/ Z S( jAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,56
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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6 R5 Q- @ a( x8 b: N/ a/ P2 ?Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. d3 Z+ P% K& S9 y9 ?' H
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft: `$ V3 |! p$ n8 `
A6M2 Zero x 6
, R# ?6 v. ?3 W1 w1 c: \ B5N2 Kate x 15$ Z- V- p: K- L) Q& Y' }' n
D3A1 Val x 19- o z7 ~% v- C4 A( \
2 N3 k5 v7 H fAllied aircraft1 S# D/ x: ?3 v* g
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
. f' K# q _, U; W F4F-4 Wildcat x 36
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1 p. B* p3 W+ T' uJapanese aircraft losses% U4 q& O+ g( m6 X1 q9 u
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed: h0 U8 h. \( a3 G7 [$ l8 G) }
B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged; |; A5 o$ c: o- l! _0 w
D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses- Q6 o- q8 U0 v* |9 E5 D, Q
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed* h0 \% G. s. y2 U8 X
( h& a! r% o! c8 pAllied Ships2 |$ {3 P" i. f% u
CV Lexington
Q9 Y4 U% L* n+ T; W- Z CV Saratoga# i$ P1 N/ R# b* W
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57! S' \. }, [( j; Q$ E4 A5 ^ Y
0 q M/ _# ]7 C+ M5 e4 V- A( @. oWeather in hex: Heavy cloud2 _* D. y" f I. L! N* ]+ ]
+ N$ F2 s& E2 k4 Z2 P3 z8 hRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.; c: P+ y; l- [; S& L5 v8 _ |( j
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Allied aircraft
$ l+ v6 c5 T: B" G1 p F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
( \9 Y& C+ P1 w F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
- c; }: Y0 X; g' j2 k U$ e SBD-3 Dauntless x 70
; T4 Z4 W/ Q- l* X TBF-1 Avenger x 303 G4 l/ K, O; B
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Allied aircraft losses
, p2 d7 h4 W* @' _3 D& C9 T SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
1 |+ c+ g7 [( w6 K TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships1 y* O7 Y3 m' V3 r7 D: S" ~
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage& l$ D5 i+ z+ f- D" O
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
* f8 u* \# x1 b2 |" O$ e" ] DD Asakaze
' X" Y4 P0 B) \( L- Z3 _ DD Tamanami/ O7 `: J/ U) H. Q
DD Onami6 m% ~' Q2 b" G& Q4 H- e( v( h
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
2 F( D' z) \3 u; D6 y4 x @ CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
: E+ U: y0 X: n5 x8 W1 p8 Y' q DD Oite
; L, y0 O, Z0 j0 X0 T' j, h) k* A DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage0 Z4 l. {! F& p
DD Suzukaze
: y7 t" ~) k; @: Z8 c; D3 x# A CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1' m2 m5 L, }# |8 x! v; J, x
CL Nagara6 V1 U0 E7 {9 {7 ~
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57" x7 C7 {1 M% z
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud* H" i. k* X9 w. I. C5 E
1 }) M" J ^( q5 gRaid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.. n# B, K) w0 N8 A6 v
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Allied aircraft+ J) U- Z; L" E
A-24 Banshee x 2$ J4 D# D& X' O! b# d3 Q6 a
SBD-3 Dauntless x 256 D0 z$ m% ?8 V" C! o
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Allied aircraft losses
3 w$ C- Z% W& V! q; t: m A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged' o& |( e& d$ C* N
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged3 P! \3 U# `# I& ]! d" h) A
1 ^9 C- M6 o S' G. U3 CJapanese Ships
8 ^# f" O* o: V6 O- V CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
- o; a, ^1 P! k* u CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage/ H9 u4 [& g, [8 Z2 j
CV Zuikaku, heavy fires$ v$ X( d+ {( e+ B; ^6 `
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires$ v" E9 b, w: N7 @
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
- @) ]0 _( c0 R CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage+ \5 E @; U; C" V J
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9 |. a0 V5 n3 u8 qAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57: P+ t! v0 |! i( p. P/ i
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Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
! K/ n8 O# i4 I( t& b1 A! P: VEstimated time to target is 12 minutes, F& B; o! B4 \9 u
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Allied aircraft
: u5 ?7 O! i) t g A-24 Banshee x 14
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A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged) [4 n6 S0 y& D# }5 \
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Japanese Ships- X4 f$ t6 Q+ h4 U T- L
CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
) Y# n# c- X6 O0 ?4 Y CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage7 @# ]' {7 N+ Z" l8 S4 \
DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 I4 ?* B, u6 n5 l3 d8 x' i0 | CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage* H2 x/ c' ~ Y" m# i. @" `
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( Q2 V4 j% u1 \: E7 T5 H( UAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud4 ?8 v3 L. u4 ~: B) t0 e3 k- n
# Z( ]- Z. }! j/ e; f5 fRaid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.( c' i) {/ K) g. n
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
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Allied aircraft1 ^# f% E! i7 u! A) w; o
A-24 Banshee x 2 E0 i9 W- F( P+ i- F& q1 D; H( Q, A. ?
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No Allied losses! S/ t( k- b+ z c
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$ C0 r$ y& z* e! |2 ` CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires. ~: d9 j9 @8 e* t4 }$ F
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8 x* U/ M) `/ ^9 CAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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% u" U. R0 u! g* F! v, k3 v; }Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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( n' p/ O- U1 F2 E& u# r2 bRaid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
. T9 v+ z' t0 F t8 ?8 r3 L7 nEstimated time to target is 24 minutes
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Allied aircraft7 u8 u% S# A' z# k% `8 A) N8 N
F4F-3A Wildcat x 2
) C3 p( _- O, Q+ h0 E4 D/ W+ |* @ SBD-3 Dauntless x 31
8 s( e; F l t8 g7 Z2 i4 _2 | TBF-1 Avenger x 155 y2 F/ C7 J3 r& f. `7 @
! U3 ]6 E$ g+ V3 UAllied aircraft losses
, c; @. G( A3 Y4 G( W$ H SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged( x' B7 A% s, a+ a' r4 L
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged: t0 d8 X+ t2 I; v+ R( ?
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Japanese Ships
4 r S( L4 g, \6 M2 r1 T CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 |$ \8 Q5 R3 W4 q4 | DD Oite
- [. H. K, ?5 V7 ~ CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires7 }! p/ S# c: o8 ^. R, A' h9 J
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage- y$ f- M# h. E
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage5 y" G+ Q B1 ~- _4 O$ p- M
DD Onami
$ o4 ] z7 u9 ^ I' F" j DD Tamanami
2 i7 {# g& K) I( D* a2 V- n CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire
9 F3 c. c$ R5 @ DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 1
6 d# c5 H" H1 p- r& q8 E DD Minekaze6 D) S% L- j2 L5 _- ?( M- w
DD Asakaze
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57& l: c5 N1 f* n6 L
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud' G, y/ ]" K8 y, z
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.( }0 |8 @. h& X
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft5 g) c$ E) }, f: a
no flights
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% @9 U7 r# h) a9 mAllied aircraft
% u- A" c9 `8 [* x0 j F4F-3P Wildcat x 10* A; b) u2 o# n D$ @
F4F-4 Wildcat x 145 p. b2 }% P5 z* ^9 p0 V2 Y) ?2 b
SBD-3 Dauntless x 636 q- o4 C0 C3 I+ e1 q b* z
TBF-1 Avenger x 18
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No Japanese losses' I, @7 e- }) a; W. R
" T! e A( N+ X2 ]6 ]3 XAllied aircraft losses6 i! U. S, p' R4 h/ ?( U7 h
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
+ Z/ L/ y0 o) z7 u4 j0 b' }# O TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
- \- }5 d; F9 Q7 g6 U CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage* A9 w* e9 _1 A- E$ r; I+ E& i8 w
CA Kako, and is sunk' x Q6 L: U, m/ V& z
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ f& e* Q! x. T0 v" ^: w3 P CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
# \# k; Z+ w6 }8 V DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk6 S. I2 C3 L% m. Q3 Y0 ?9 Z
DD Onami
! t% g4 o5 q: H2 m; X9 ?& | DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
, Y! `; Q6 g5 N) H DD Asakaze7 T$ B, G2 z1 ]% u; }
DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
c2 ` v7 i% p$ k DD Oite
g, u) q2 \6 O. G8 J5 i# P5 ?7 S2 d DD Minekaze
: R, |5 N/ r6 n0 m! j1 K! J DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire" W! Q" @5 {3 ^0 ]
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# C& g* G7 d3 d5 wAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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: d* j, R/ y& ^! q% v8 ~7 E3 eWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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0 _% v z' p! Z/ H( A, ]7 {Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
8 o& ^: ^! r$ z; Q2 ]1 {/ Q& PEstimated time to target is 13 minutes
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged! [! O8 C5 q. H, U
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Japanese Ships
% C0 y1 H# U k# \+ ?" C CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage- D7 R# X. l+ H% S4 b& U n
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage1 c1 R; h3 s4 t: V
DD Sawakaze
; c# X4 }7 }: ~* ?$ q DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |