AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 42
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; O. u* q: e& T盟军正式登陆阿图岛
3 G( h) L3 ^5 U5 S3 o! v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
4 @* O$ u2 r; l( V, O58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩
3 b. y# N |- J/ P3 F9 L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
& E0 z- e# \$ m5 X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% [7 p2 O ^3 d. u" 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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- A6 _1 `" m1 }Amphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49); A6 f4 [2 K7 _
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TF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,496 s& M) V6 d5 D2 ~" b8 \! O2 t5 u" k
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Allied ground losses:) \4 W# k6 O' L' i0 g
253 casualties reported
) ]" k, I; C* h4 j" Z% a' K Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled
+ n* [% t# v7 R n# l3 y/ p X Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
& y( V( V. j! e- U5 d! G Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
) u: a& S6 }" p& S) x+ S Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)
- D! v6 o2 h- ^: E, ? Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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5 I, D. f1 b3 n, vGround combat at Attu Island (153,49)
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* L/ A( P; s( X7 C% P9 ^* `Japanese Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 5357 troops, 43 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 97
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6 R4 l, W; X) `, u% l+ @' N! yDefending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 426
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) S9 Z: G4 {6 E- ]' eJapanese adjusted assault: 0
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Allied adjusted defense: 339
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 99
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* p S3 l7 L7 `& U) L$ hCombat modifiers
/ o1 x1 Z; B; q7 b& v+ ]4 f9 JDefender: terrain(+)5 p" h s5 w, _" s
Attacker: - S7 A5 G4 S+ R" ~) c" Z
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Japanese ground losses:
6 ^) Z) g- ?+ n+ f, F3 F 1597 casualties reported9 n: r+ o; Z7 p' A; z& i0 R" ^
Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled
3 q8 {' ^% }6 C2 G; p Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled* x: h* n/ l3 K# L1 G3 a% j, `
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled2 t9 p, [ Z/ j
Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)0 L/ v3 N3 Q+ r2 }
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Allied ground losses:0 N+ S5 k4 W! c% A
100 casualties reported; X5 g; k9 ~4 s% Q; s
Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
5 R% F: `# }2 ^) w2 I. f: H Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; y ]* t4 r5 [1 o4 T/ z! `1 N
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled! K# z- Y; ] }
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Assaulting units:/ J: W0 y: f# r0 N! P
3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion. a/ S# R* e% f! C
302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion8 z8 d- m8 h1 X6 \9 H% s) Q& T
12th Indpt SNLF Coy
! v. p+ @" \2 d9 O' C 7th Base Force
1 U% ~' O& U5 R7 K* A6 Q9 T 8th Field AF Construction Battalion
8 K9 X" Z1 v, b5 V 5th IJN AA Battalion
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Defending units:
8 k0 ^ R' V3 }7 M Americal Infantry Div /11 a" v# q q3 e. X* P2 @
4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /1/ L. X& \0 K/ Q4 r
201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1. t' t( g- q/ \: K) P
151st Combat Engr Rgt /1
* M, \7 ^0 i6 `* L& h* J 153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
) X7 A9 J" S- c8 J2 t" W, B 198th FA Bn /19 I* M0 Y% F7 R5 q6 p, P* k
250th Cst Art Rgt /2
9 r2 x" R; z4 S+ J" j6 I$ H 81st FA Bn /1 }7 y) V, C: B8 e' ~- w2 f
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# G+ B7 h% H8 A6 o. }. `& z+ Z/ lMorning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms9 j/ ] u" W- b% o
& x) Z( f$ ]/ L+ H$ z3 l# ~$ `Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
3 {! l5 Q- o9 D) a0 E4 Q4 |3 aEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
& x4 q* |9 Q$ h/ M m A6M2 Zero x 25
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+ \* g# j# e3 L/ a/ nAllied aircraft# E# h* m7 ?+ O. X$ r/ `5 R
F4F-3A Wildcat x 12
% J3 k- ~0 B. n8 W' Z+ w F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
/ [9 U1 ^; t' B) ~5 O$ `" ], h SBD-3 Dauntless x 72
* n+ M7 c3 W1 U$ f! f TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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( d a# n) }. i2 VNo Japanese losses
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$ A& O. _# F$ y9 NAllied aircraft losses
8 R4 D% ]8 R9 g/ ? F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed
- R; ?9 E% k2 Y F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed0 F( F* }3 \6 P2 O* g, I
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged6 q, }, F. q0 ]6 V% a
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak0 b# P7 J- }' b- C/ r
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged* f( M0 g' p) d: e2 X+ E
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Japanese Ships
0 h: _. w0 X, P" {* o* N$ W CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
/ M. r/ Q) o: D- F# V7 Q CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
* m3 c: r8 \ u" ?8 } CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire e: R- O) S: v8 Q
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires
; ^: }( L5 @- B k8 k CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 2
, O: y2 H) M) Y, a4 {9 A( |( F CA Furutaka
4 x5 a9 x* g2 [) \1 ] CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57 U c4 h* v8 h$ _8 z( E; z9 X
! ]- f) b' S4 o r$ hWeather in hex: Thunderstorms9 C1 `. I* b) C* n1 Y# R8 D1 j( g4 V# s
' K! I! D B% @8 s4 PRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.! b8 [# P' ^% N( D' K8 l
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes) Z7 L x9 b) K2 O& r' W
$ O; J0 U$ E" hJapanese aircraft
9 S$ c/ \+ A- U A6M2 Zero x 16
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F4F-3P Wildcat x 12# h. S" r/ w6 g/ @% M2 p \
F4F-4 Wildcat x 156 h; p, {5 C m, ]
SBD-3 Dauntless x 51+ J: O6 n6 l0 h- u9 `
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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Japanese aircraft losses
+ X: a$ N1 l) ` A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed7 r; _+ J$ O+ N$ G/ w" W! s7 q
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Allied aircraft losses
. B* ^' p' N2 Y! \! u SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged# L$ W/ ?/ _ P4 `
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak7 V6 x8 {* ]- N4 L; I5 @+ U
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships& o6 N1 ~* }" L" K% ]) N
CV Kaga, heavy fires
* G4 ~! f! C# }1 y6 ^! U CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
( d! g+ W* K2 Z* n6 j CV Zuikaku, on fire; B3 X- G+ u8 {7 K' L
CV Akagi+ U+ F' o7 c" S5 ?
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ D% W% @; Q. E5 ^+ H DD Tamanami4 J' O; x. S6 n% A
CL Nagara5 n3 r/ U8 d; X @& ]; p
DD Oite
) T6 K& O& M/ r. B: @ DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire
& O [. J% ^1 b' x CA Furutaka
7 U) |$ B Y* P [8 P' S CA Kako, Bomb hits 18 W+ f$ m7 p6 K1 }
DD Minekaze0 {2 _* C6 ~- X0 P
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8 U/ @# F0 _- t/ RMorning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,544 t a) }: x: ~3 |, }
+ F* `4 J1 ^6 r* CWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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- Z3 q* X/ C) C6 ZRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet." Q# {: A+ Q$ ]" j2 B
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes% M4 k4 m4 H5 ~3 t- u& i3 \
) s a* J6 U. g R% V: {Japanese aircraft2 r" ]- k$ d% _3 n
A6M2 Zero x 33. p7 x% d( C: U. m4 G( s) I/ h
B5N2 Kate x 61
& V* Y% X, R. m2 m1 A6 m D3A1 Val x 445 G' W, C1 d' G* a9 }& G) [
g$ O! g- E% T2 tAllied aircraft
, J* c7 M6 @. S# ] F4F-3A Wildcat x 177 \4 Z+ \. M9 \- K& |9 U( d
F4F-3 Wildcat x 48/ q+ D9 i) c R* F+ U/ L0 L3 A
F4F-4 Wildcat x 81
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Japanese aircraft losses
% O+ ^& E9 {8 m/ c A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed _. _1 t( _; ], q
B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged/ ?/ {/ P( H8 }! t# T
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak b2 i7 `+ r, E' ?* j3 G) _3 R
D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged
9 r2 H" Q% x; p" ? D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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6 x8 l. s# G# E. \$ I$ O- OAllied aircraft losses; b: z6 R8 n0 J; D3 j( |6 D5 I
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed6 }4 y( y! v( _7 S6 ^2 u& P
- T9 l8 {" O2 }$ l0 C# A, O, QAllied Ships. l8 N8 U+ f/ H' H' ^3 U" Q
CVE Copahee6 \7 o. Y, y) U) @
CV Yorktown1 [5 k, s# O6 k
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 22 w+ j* y% M/ I1 F% u0 L- u" a: \
CLAA San Diego
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57, ~: K. @* o) l# q' B3 a
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud5 D* [8 K- e' f6 g* `5 ]8 I1 g
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
$ J" P. B, k: p8 k9 BEstimated time to target is 29 minutes' d( @) b* a/ x3 |% S2 H7 a
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Japanese aircraft
- |+ y. @* c1 `1 s5 | A6M2 Zero x 33 ]0 z9 A! W& f1 j$ J0 h
# I4 d- h5 F/ s, p+ ]Allied aircraft8 M! Q" H2 h( A! W% J9 f
F4F-3 Wildcat x 2
6 z- o" i1 [4 q# u4 ] SBD-3 Dauntless x 19, y& X) |. r: {
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No Japanese losses' G9 _2 s% x& U# U. }' |6 t5 R
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Allied aircraft losses
q8 W* H* G& b M1 c F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
: d5 |* V, A% h- }" K+ ]* y SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
+ E) m! ]! m p' N SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships, M# k6 k% o% u( N: |
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
; V( J4 D4 Q1 a9 A% D CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire
* F: m+ p; O V CV Akagi/ R* ~2 v/ ]! r3 \! h" u+ ~% m
CV Zuikaku, on fire0 Q4 E# {0 j! P4 }- }- O2 w
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage! l, c4 C. H+ Z4 Q% L' O: w
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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0 D% V& j# _: S) w* rWeather in hex: Heavy cloud( f" v a: J( q- @( L8 f. @1 f( e f
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Raid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
# @1 ^3 o, H5 u7 p) cEstimated time to target is 25 minutes
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1 \) D, b6 K" D! J KJapanese aircraft
0 _# G; _* q; ~" F3 N/ ] A6M2 Zero x 2" |# r8 \$ e4 ^, k3 A5 S& J4 U
`7 i5 M8 E+ D; ?$ sAllied aircraft
. S( {& P. M H5 L3 W# l SBD-3 Dauntless x 2
/ {$ p+ X) |# c6 S1 R0 T' C TBF-1 Avenger x 68 D6 K; O) I( k5 w7 U8 V6 ]$ k
t0 E. Z$ Y0 V) Y0 ^: BNo Japanese losses0 s$ L' r$ j9 @% x* L
* m6 A c0 A( Y0 uNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
8 f; l8 t, J { CV Akagi
; p# c1 P$ G6 Y CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57; u7 U$ ^4 \) c+ V, a; @
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud* w" ?" A5 G: J- ?8 C: c# T" L5 U
- \+ A, p( x8 u6 C' ?; I: s2 QRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.$ M3 b' e! B S1 ^: _
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes
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3 h) D, V# K2 Y% ]' G0 ZAllied aircraft
; _" A5 W3 O$ ^# y/ y# `0 T$ c# D F4F-3 Wildcat x 5# q/ O$ `! q( c/ }# e: d
TBF-1 Avenger x 3
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5 h5 U$ y0 j8 rAllied aircraft losses
% _1 d# \3 Q/ x7 W+ Y TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged! S- E/ V2 ~- E E
8 P3 D6 t! x/ {4 `* s/ w3 D, z9 o$ F$ zJapanese Ships
( ]( b- C# x' n# R7 P8 v6 ?% k CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1 ]. ], K4 J2 ` A1 l3 K' \- ? H
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6 z: u$ p5 U3 y% p, GAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,56
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain0 S( G _' s! O2 t6 _, E
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
! `+ P5 Z0 F# }& u. a/ T" xEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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3 ?9 [) W. l% A/ p- t) W- N# rJapanese aircraft) d5 Z! f6 P4 U |! S
A6M2 Zero x 6
. A+ T- o. H+ O- _ B5N2 Kate x 15
; @5 z& s4 K4 h0 K1 I4 M) \ D3A1 Val x 19& L, w- a; I5 U5 `$ y7 n7 f
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Allied aircraft
# g% H5 O# X7 `, L, G+ B F4F-3 Wildcat x 363 S" h/ \+ A" r2 v% K' S L( h
F4F-4 Wildcat x 365 T0 i. G6 V5 r$ J3 S M0 E/ |
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Japanese aircraft losses/ Y5 x! b1 o( |; R# ^" i# S% Y
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
3 S! E1 n5 v- _ B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged' E+ A+ f/ y" N, }5 _
D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged
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' @; V' a6 \8 _+ d" v! EAllied aircraft losses. f' i* S' b2 G' ^6 e! t1 [$ \- D
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
% ~2 `" {0 t A# M) Q; } CV Lexington, |4 s3 R& v. h% a" {( j5 s
CV Saratoga* T$ R; w B5 U
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57; P; L! T, H& ~7 b3 v4 S9 B0 O V- D
6 [& _7 M2 q# J0 [2 X( ^Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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# r; ?8 O& h' Y" @( V8 WRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet./ m8 b* N5 T; Q/ L- n
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Allied aircraft/ ~2 T* v- W- o! k: F
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12' r% c9 @$ s2 U( @5 @1 C
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
$ O g* I2 ?& D# b* l" D SBD-3 Dauntless x 70( u( d ^; S; j g* _) j+ H
TBF-1 Avenger x 30, p5 T, Q! \3 f6 X6 U* i2 x
/ r! T9 P, a: R9 A* G, N3 {8 vAllied aircraft losses7 l* i; z, I W
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged1 P3 ]" Q& H: d& @* f8 O
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged% r3 R% T8 n9 n0 A& h, _- ^
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Japanese Ships, l8 F* @+ M4 O4 Z' Q
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
; S9 M- }- _2 `& H CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
# h! ^5 ]/ ?4 Z DD Asakaze6 n, y4 M8 t8 Q: [
DD Tamanami7 x' w: F# m# Y( T. E% d
DD Onami
/ n3 n g: A& D0 P3 w* \& O DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage+ v/ ^) k h1 n) q
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage3 v' [( V2 L+ [% b
DD Oite; q0 z7 X" l- H! @- I: j9 u6 B# [
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
2 [% Q6 _2 B( J% |) ^& i6 D, } DD Suzukaze7 G; v# Y% j" P
CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 15 T m! G3 @. t8 n0 b a6 \% z
CL Nagara
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2 Y0 I" R) u( c7 `- |8 dAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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" J! b" J' I& n( z) M9 nRaid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.* R- p6 ~9 p$ k; i9 N; E" p
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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, d1 a: K- Y: o* Y& ?, p/ c2 wAllied aircraft# e- E2 ~) l8 ]4 @5 G) r, H) s
A-24 Banshee x 2
' b5 m+ w6 O2 g1 l) q: p6 r5 | SBD-3 Dauntless x 25
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9 e' I$ c% y! E" E5 ?- g2 ]Allied aircraft losses' C, C6 W0 ]/ ?( a! T( L
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged `5 x" ], r1 x% ~/ H0 N
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged. r0 J' ~1 W1 U. V0 E
3 @9 `; |. p, R; z c& J. V# WJapanese Ships1 j+ l" V; X& j3 s5 m3 h
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage" r0 ^# j8 W: a2 C F
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage) t6 p+ K6 e: z% [( x
CV Zuikaku, heavy fires
5 F# s1 F" |6 u CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
# T8 J8 d3 X# Q5 i3 a2 F3 s DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ F$ r0 J4 Q, |" Y' [2 l) i CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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: e d- e7 G4 s1 ZAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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" \: c! T: U @. |% ], v5 GWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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4 v0 L# ]5 `+ ]- R% `3 F. JRaid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet." h" S* O+ ^) S
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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, j$ E5 ]/ Q4 F# {1 @Allied aircraft
5 A) J j! e; C" ?, @& c% }5 g A-24 Banshee x 14$ }9 R' y0 s8 R' g1 [- e. {
. p) L3 j7 h! N* o, r# yAllied aircraft losses2 E' Z) Z/ K! F
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged! X- L; w' U) @6 G$ X+ i! z
0 ~2 L: w8 Z- _ W" sJapanese Ships3 A2 ?/ D! Y6 u4 W
CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
. y) e1 _8 r" a6 u* g: H0 A" E CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
& ]2 o" ]* `) I ]9 Z: K DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage3 M' u5 |2 _' J0 c* `! j
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,574 C4 N; j! ]' J
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.: C" C) {. B/ a* i
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes }/ X5 o, Z! v! K
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Allied aircraft( k2 v" a2 o8 T& H5 ~
A-24 Banshee x 2
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No Allied losses
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+ c, i! Q( A; ?4 s. VJapanese Ships
5 G; a/ A6 d: a8 Y CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires( G$ v) Q9 O1 H# w
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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3 G8 v$ Y6 }# _/ ^Raid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.5 [7 r% [9 I5 n& X
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes/ P& e4 z4 n6 y$ }$ ~& l
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Allied aircraft+ i$ @7 B( ]* c4 ~- |. B( [! Y
F4F-3A Wildcat x 2$ S8 K9 ^; e$ p* o
SBD-3 Dauntless x 31$ `6 L1 p8 B" H/ D9 v7 b: s
TBF-1 Avenger x 15/ f1 z- h: M4 w9 V( Y
1 C( d: `# d# H5 MAllied aircraft losses5 b1 i$ H+ n( _7 O. X
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged7 h9 `% W( c5 ~7 G
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged9 | {$ o& Q I. `- s6 I4 {
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Japanese Ships; U$ I; k/ q% [% }& F
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 y2 J, m9 @. _: P+ m4 o DD Oite. f# z& R; l' p0 u
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
% H/ T8 g: E& Z CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage, N7 K2 C) D1 Z2 m8 Y# x, T
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
6 C2 ^5 `4 h: r2 S% G! T$ | DD Onami/ T2 Y+ B' n. h( }6 u
DD Tamanami
. o) h0 E$ Z- N2 V) M, ~6 _ CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire' J0 G5 l: `% n; M! @2 @4 W
DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 1# \4 c; y, [! j+ q/ g6 D) c, v
DD Minekaze. T: y D& z& m0 d* x' H
DD Asakaze
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud* i) `" ^1 l7 d: W
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.+ k/ `5 q) A7 {6 z+ V/ J; Z
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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no flights. \* e& W/ B) M
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. f) q2 a4 a U F4F-3P Wildcat x 105 t0 N! s8 t0 W; c5 x
F4F-4 Wildcat x 14/ e0 o4 W8 }1 W( X2 ]9 x
SBD-3 Dauntless x 63; x `0 F3 @0 P2 Q$ _9 `
TBF-1 Avenger x 184 ~ r( t* ?0 v! ~) q5 T' l, I
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
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TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged% b( D; t+ ^2 H
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CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage$ b9 o+ y" E. w6 g }
CA Kako, and is sunk* A8 S+ R, }* M4 c2 y. @
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ V# u B; x g7 d2 h CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
; }, \/ m1 `# S: [7 V1 {2 H: @( @ DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
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DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk! Q6 t% L$ s' B( d* H
DD Asakaze
4 C5 K0 ?3 C. x4 w: V; } DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage/ h8 p) X6 w' s$ k" ~; J: X; |. V
DD Oite$ b3 O' h; w+ H4 G, `
DD Minekaze" u7 O4 S7 ?1 b6 H1 c
DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire7 m& |7 P2 }9 J* `( ^
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud! y8 G5 }) C; a. t3 l
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Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.6 b# D, f- \1 w G, d
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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$ ^. L1 S: N& ~Allied aircraft
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CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage+ |; ~! l s) R- i0 Y @
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage& c" D) ]9 P( U* x
DD Sawakaze
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