AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 42
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* l7 R% `1 a% _4 U! T! K+ f+ s盟军正式登陆阿图岛
2 C) w* G& s7 C% N+ k. ?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1 b( `4 W0 b3 H, Z( V. Z7 P
58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩) s, e% d# [3 o5 A4 m$ Q" 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
" k$ B8 I& ~' y4 B5 t% E$ Z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 l6 }( ?4 h4 H+ ^3 @* A/ W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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: L! y( c7 |' S# Q5 @Amphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49)9 ]1 m/ U$ h; s _* x
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TF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,494 R% e1 J. r( `. R/ |
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled5 ]$ Q6 h* }7 f! S0 C, l' [6 Y
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
( m7 _ ?: [7 f) Y0 W8 a. ^+ ^ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) ?' d4 D7 T3 D
Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)7 E2 }& Z$ W' v
Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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& Q9 p2 C7 |; C' {Ground combat at Attu Island (153,49); D4 x J5 ^$ G
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Japanese Deliberate attack1 ^7 ~4 n; O2 q4 o
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Attacking force 5357 troops, 43 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 97, n2 R7 E4 w* h2 j/ n: ~7 z5 ^
" M1 r' }6 ~/ Y4 a+ N* C4 B5 {Defending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 426, e9 |" A0 J2 O" L, `1 _
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Japanese adjusted assault: 0
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% |8 @7 [/ s/ ?! r* Q# F% l, y2 [* @Allied adjusted defense: 339 & h0 B" t% ~5 q6 J# W1 \5 P8 D
! X2 `3 D5 P( kJapanese assault odds: 1 to 99 R! E% z+ | p# J7 N( E
3 E. }" o \- @0 OCombat modifiers
! [& @+ l) Z" m) LDefender: terrain(+)
# S; _& Q( B( [- b2 v4 C- ~Attacker: V$ L% G* K3 V+ E' g" X- m
/ q3 \- d0 m9 w: GJapanese ground losses:9 b$ U) f4 n- A( @2 o# w/ J
1597 casualties reported
6 {! d# H% C. M- F Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled! i; D* x4 r1 I' Q* o$ i' P7 O
Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled
( ~- d r+ A) z Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled
4 v0 P. b/ C) m V Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)
- d* u) K: R- [; C+ i' p Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled) {/ ~0 M/ `$ s+ w4 e
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
* S' U# L! h( s6 Y Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 C7 ~4 }" u0 A$ A5 o, t0 A Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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+ x. F- T K; S" u: F; [* \Assaulting units:0 U* s! ~9 M8 a: e) c- A/ x& i
3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion% K7 B4 p# ]+ Y* s/ `7 @2 ~
302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion
) A6 e& R9 U9 z: ]" h 12th Indpt SNLF Coy * M k- \+ T; Y1 i# Y3 F
7th Base Force) C" |0 ~0 m) h) Y* F) }
8th Field AF Construction Battalion
0 P$ j9 c A: e: ?* v1 q6 v 5th IJN AA Battalion
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Defending units:7 {! ^" J* o! ^
Americal Infantry Div /1 ?6 W+ E; M B& ?
4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
% L% u2 c9 P6 d" ]" k3 k: ^ 201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
S0 L9 z* q/ c7 ~$ \6 O8 J D 151st Combat Engr Rgt /19 p* |( x% V0 L8 m! S# g
153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
0 U# ]2 }" s" c) n- ~% d 198th FA Bn /1
* x- k, I/ }8 B# c 250th Cst Art Rgt /20 E% k6 y& k0 l p2 f
81st FA Bn /1, k l- V. Q& R
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, _6 W8 [5 i8 F) m; @Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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6 w/ D1 g/ e% X0 aRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. y1 Z% J7 J" `! D# P; C
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft A5 P6 D0 h/ Y# V
A6M2 Zero x 25
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Allied aircraft
1 X2 O' U1 j- q+ A: H! ~0 f F4F-3A Wildcat x 12) H% \* x% R }' a% W4 y
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12: V9 e w+ v. X$ J$ n7 B
SBD-3 Dauntless x 72
: m7 T. N' \/ T4 ? TBF-1 Avenger x 308 P: E/ N; R* p6 h& p! J" _. k
7 O4 a) p* }7 NNo Japanese losses
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: O! B9 u( n/ ~Allied aircraft losses% y8 d& R9 F$ q% b) |
F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed
) V" i/ o4 g% K6 U: N F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed0 W- W$ e2 S+ w8 c, m' G. y, Z
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged
( M# I+ U$ p; Y. l2 t# P) Z SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak" v! m6 L: t) s) m8 Z6 Y7 I
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged9 K2 O2 E9 g' I" R) Y
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Japanese Ships
7 u# B7 y. K" k4 G# M( N, G CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
9 m' g. k% l; N- q3 i4 C* T* m CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
; o+ p% t7 r9 I1 b$ c2 w* ?& ~ CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire
( M: j4 G& y4 O CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires8 J* `4 @, {- H7 B
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 2
F! _4 Q4 L$ t" D0 R CA Furutaka
* z' N4 @1 a# s8 b% M( c! o CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
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# [5 \8 B: P% b5 V! C4 rMorning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,579 H ^# e$ J5 C8 h7 k8 Y, Z" e
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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" M2 p% F2 V, H* JRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet., Y( k" i. x+ f
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes& c+ {; Y" m, W" |. H2 Z+ G( D
/ U8 }& C: ^" ]! s3 W! MJapanese aircraft
" E. E# K8 M( u3 x7 j A6M2 Zero x 16( \2 R3 G) Q8 C. K
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Allied aircraft
# G x2 G8 Y' }0 P0 S( i1 e F4F-3P Wildcat x 12
8 G/ U" b8 ?0 H2 k6 d0 Z F4F-4 Wildcat x 15. {) f2 F% c, ~! P2 h' N6 K
SBD-3 Dauntless x 51
8 V' F. Z( b3 E& t J3 L' _ TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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( ~- n9 t$ V% H6 |8 w4 W5 j2 p6 vJapanese aircraft losses+ Q5 L( ?: {5 O4 R5 F2 O# g
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed/ A9 q# {0 `' P. A* X2 l
, W# L$ L$ ?/ b1 o" XAllied aircraft losses4 O, o8 X" y M- b" E
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged ]% v3 {8 R: j6 G6 R
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak I; F) T* R& W4 D' Y: {3 @
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged8 T6 P* N6 ?" a% Q' c: t
2 r2 m. D/ R# z6 a5 A8 HJapanese Ships
4 S# |$ M7 c% I8 P CV Kaga, heavy fires
- r \0 k/ F. g. l CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
4 V. R0 I# K$ k8 C i CV Zuikaku, on fire6 j% l- S3 }8 r7 }
CV Akagi
7 \( a$ R! B3 }# y( Z" T$ ~2 b* O CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage' H0 t3 S. n% _- L. A
DD Tamanami
9 z* Z+ ?: Z! w, s7 _ CL Nagara
* ^! k5 ]3 _9 `; M! k3 l( A! _ DD Oite) j: @, q, P1 E' F K
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire
) g3 X( ]5 V% Q: U) c l8 | CA Furutaka
, d+ w- O, L. q* }9 H1 o5 J CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
7 R7 A0 U% |6 e, F+ W% j# B" n DD Minekaze
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,548 V# w0 O, e% s' h. n3 L
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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% ~5 \: i) u9 h, tRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
- Q) W* }0 s2 e& GEstimated time to target is 15 minutes5 w; g9 X* O B! p# W' g% S1 s* O
) v7 n+ D" i8 Q% @# R3 nJapanese aircraft1 W4 m6 [. d. S; [! a+ Y
A6M2 Zero x 33
, E* E, C' ^. J; `0 q* \ B5N2 Kate x 61# T$ H0 [* D1 S* ` n
D3A1 Val x 444 C `! c% ~: Y, T" M# V/ I' {
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Allied aircraft/ e! q% U, [0 _" k8 [
F4F-3A Wildcat x 17* c; W7 W- N+ s0 U
F4F-3 Wildcat x 48
8 S5 k- c2 ^8 A9 L+ C F4F-4 Wildcat x 81
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Japanese aircraft losses* q- ~& b5 B, B0 ~1 J
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
8 `; k) q5 w% S7 w1 B B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged& E9 P$ [" e( ^/ |5 L
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
1 ~0 u8 y9 Y( B# j3 d" \ D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged; l3 h& }2 Q& R
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak8 b2 @' d$ X& B0 q8 a$ C
* Y* u$ G/ }# l/ P% WAllied aircraft losses. P# N; s8 T: [1 h) }0 z4 `
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed5 T1 ^& |5 U. L* ]$ a2 A. _
5 n% {/ {7 {4 @% t9 _" U, rAllied Ships% [: T& c. ]' g: F
CVE Copahee
! A3 H* T" s- L7 j. o CV Yorktown& x, W8 Q( ?1 o
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 24 g+ ~$ u8 X! b, P
CLAA San Diego6 E2 t# o/ D1 C5 U; N
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud' ] w* j: ^$ O' T8 H7 t3 q$ x
0 w1 L; ]' K2 P4 W% M4 }6 ?Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.+ D4 k, \9 n9 E. V8 U
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes. |: ~0 p L$ D( | x, s
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Japanese aircraft- H. M# |- A, W% q$ Y d2 Z
A6M2 Zero x 3
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Allied aircraft
$ e. Z0 d# x ]8 n/ B F4F-3 Wildcat x 20 ]9 K; M) K& y; z( @( h3 J- o
SBD-3 Dauntless x 19+ Q. _$ G0 r- j% m, x, A
3 U) }) t0 H+ I* @: s" _ xNo Japanese losses
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. j+ z1 t. R, D, q7 yAllied aircraft losses
5 g/ l, j( j% a7 x# J F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed3 H+ b8 m, `- _. }0 x+ h7 y
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
4 ^+ [( W6 [( _8 L' u( h SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak' H( N) c8 O# r% R# _* A, u8 }
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Japanese Ships
9 C% B* C( P# J5 H7 ^' Z/ P5 \ CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
* m: F: N9 h$ u$ |* Z Q; t" n CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire
8 v$ R4 L: D1 q$ K CV Akagi( n+ I2 J F& O8 \/ H/ X
CV Zuikaku, on fire+ w, P* W" ~6 a! A; B
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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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud" T; x7 A* \/ U) I! O
9 o0 W$ `. U. W- x) sRaid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.0 F% N5 c n* j. A: k
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes
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Japanese aircraft, y7 o& ^* U7 A$ e3 r' v! j9 Q
A6M2 Zero x 29 e/ q: m* V* N8 [' I8 s
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Allied aircraft
1 ~+ Y$ f, c/ G( h1 s* Z SBD-3 Dauntless x 2
v0 ?0 Y2 Q+ N. \* ~ TBF-1 Avenger x 6, d1 t* W2 f3 i1 }& n* N
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No Japanese losses) w' X' o6 h) y" u4 E
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
! H) l4 i. t# G' a% V CV Akagi5 k# Y- o( F) T) G7 O4 C0 x
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage% H7 M( ]0 M" e! F; _
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6 J; |! p0 k2 W' v1 SAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud3 n; E. ^3 w. e" V- h8 m+ r5 U( ~
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
$ N# E" T$ V: b3 b% _+ ?Estimated time to target is 37 minutes
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# H3 i) @) z0 C) Y4 g& zAllied aircraft. e9 A3 w5 ~0 ~3 z3 S# z
F4F-3 Wildcat x 5
( \ T J& q$ a5 s1 R/ K2 N9 L+ y TBF-1 Avenger x 3* b# m/ M: X' r5 P2 M4 z1 J' u; c
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Allied aircraft losses
0 E# f9 _ N5 a) m. h TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged2 k, `6 s$ {& V. t
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Japanese Ships
. k; Z n: M6 k2 I CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1& n7 `: r% A4 E. H" w
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, e& w+ M6 C. m: z6 K. tAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,56
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$ a1 T$ X0 \$ E/ c2 z( R/ hWeather in hex: Heavy rain; o2 _- x& g7 [
X" N2 W& c2 ]4 }) u6 V5 y3 _Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet." J/ z9 k5 U$ `& K+ }
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft3 I9 ^# n1 Q v Y5 z+ D$ }
A6M2 Zero x 66 W0 c, a1 }4 N
B5N2 Kate x 15
: N8 p+ O6 X( A5 @, n0 k6 Q2 Y D3A1 Val x 195 e/ X8 x. i E3 l1 z" {
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Allied aircraft' i1 t5 `7 h7 g
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36 d$ W4 f# b |
F4F-4 Wildcat x 36" C2 w0 v2 t& @! e! o
2 r. G( [1 z. ^Japanese aircraft losses( t* _% c) [, J" M9 x) ], D
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed4 @/ t* f7 u8 ?
B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
/ j8 w' i/ R5 X4 p D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged: d2 U. D3 |* o9 ]
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Allied aircraft losses6 g2 f" }9 @& o0 e# _' i5 g
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed# G. y# q# K4 O8 d( s
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Allied Ships
+ D* }6 S# H* Q( X! i CV Lexington
4 i) j9 v2 R; O7 p! q' b CV Saratoga6 {& u; }4 {3 m- j; I- I+ n
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,571 [5 ~( A* r0 H. a; U3 l
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud' P! \# h4 C! U8 ]8 @$ k
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.0 |0 _$ [/ G4 c* X9 w- [% D
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes! Q6 O* Z3 C* L, E! S, q; P
2 g5 W$ T* z! a- O* W) W0 l8 kAllied aircraft
% w' f$ x; [+ x. ^( l F4F-3 Wildcat x 125 f5 v$ F, M, f
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12: G( t% [3 f8 L {- C% D
SBD-3 Dauntless x 705 \& f- u6 q) w. m; q6 A+ A
TBF-1 Avenger x 30) H# n6 R! j8 b& n
2 H& e5 r" s( y# }7 X+ E8 R |: [Allied aircraft losses/ O$ {2 _6 t/ o) w( d
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
9 W& N0 g+ l/ T TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged# G) n* Q1 a+ i- T7 ?6 M6 }& k
: \- i4 Z/ c' U& ^3 Y: \$ |( |Japanese Ships
& E1 g% O+ Q- p CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
% s9 B5 l) s, ] S7 [! ` CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires- O5 b/ @5 }% {. W6 A) ^* n0 w1 {
DD Asakaze
0 y1 s' Q( U' X( E! I: m DD Tamanami
7 D$ x P( {8 a, h+ K F+ ~ DD Onami T# h) U8 b, ?& B7 `
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage/ p5 F; i8 E) ^' o1 w8 y) y. X
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage( C9 H! A% ]( s; ?. c4 Z
DD Oite
9 M0 r# h/ L, M$ {2 F; k DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage' h0 W7 u4 m) u' b7 |" }- {
DD Suzukaze& ~- l$ \" l9 L/ w
CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 12 W M% E9 f$ [. J t1 ^7 ], ]
CL Nagara6 F6 ]: I! x2 o0 f
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# q5 p. h* ^! o! w3 D. cAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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* w) L0 }; j4 x. S: O5 Y9 iWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
$ O: r! W1 [9 Z7 p; J* XEstimated time to target is 30 minutes+ d6 O) H; T9 G! I- I$ _
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Allied aircraft
. r" t# y7 c# S( J0 w A-24 Banshee x 2
( a/ u1 @# T9 S7 W SBD-3 Dauntless x 25
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+ {; F$ \) B a% L9 n5 K) r A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
, l. w) S! F/ C SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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$ b- W2 Z, }3 q+ i, D0 Q; Q' C8 AJapanese Ships3 b* J. k+ ^ q; k* v& M4 a- W
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage: M. }8 F1 J1 \! k Z; Z8 P& T
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage+ N& x6 ^5 V5 K. l
CV Zuikaku, heavy fires) {' D2 ~ [) |
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
2 _; a& ^6 |* R$ V( Z! l. p DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage- @5 u% k9 g. W* q7 X) l+ p- f. U
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage+ I' T4 F3 \2 c8 q# ^
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud+ W3 ?. J- N9 o0 w
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Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.2 f% p7 Y8 }4 B6 A# d7 n
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes0 V. y6 g; H+ |& S+ }
4 ?5 A& p6 N, xAllied aircraft
. r8 C3 `. R/ B" m! _7 | A-24 Banshee x 14
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2 H% |& L. e. x7 K4 eAllied aircraft losses
! \8 U. F+ e4 x* Z: } A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged- F% \9 U- k" e4 W
0 s% ^+ f0 u# Q% K% @8 wJapanese Ships1 @6 }& l1 E6 e) V
CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage& {( r6 t$ V1 o/ j' D! z' h, `9 q
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage5 z3 U/ b5 Q6 Z
DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage4 \/ s0 S7 X2 y8 Y- p2 k* v
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage' H/ ]8 i6 j! e; ]) H8 v
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,576 e5 K$ f) d. ~0 G3 p
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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2 _6 n; }; p0 m) x% DRaid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.1 x! G! h1 w5 \, W. s
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
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Allied aircraft
5 n7 @& `3 U( \ ]' u A-24 Banshee x 2
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No Allied losses7 ?( q( o' ?% V5 D6 u
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Japanese Ships6 Z7 R/ k; X g6 Q0 a
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires& |( ?; I9 |' M8 Q! ?, a
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5 e. H# `7 E4 F7 }% U p$ p8 ]Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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8 O! I4 V8 L. j, j5 i5 I+ f6 z1 ]Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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: }; e/ F5 z( y7 z" I8 S: JRaid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
$ K; g( \- B' pEstimated time to target is 24 minutes, _; l) K2 S2 t y" @
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Allied aircraft
" ^' _" Y: i8 R( x' G F4F-3A Wildcat x 2
( ^ C$ y0 h& Q& u SBD-3 Dauntless x 31+ a6 z0 o+ H+ N( n# J
TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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Allied aircraft losses
6 _8 k1 s, P! K y' }: k7 s7 j) v SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
% V n' x' _; C TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged4 q; {' H b4 D# @+ n+ @6 k* n2 |
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Japanese Ships
: C C$ G& d/ C, r$ y CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage' I" s) W) y7 a b" u1 v H
DD Oite( D) }7 `8 i0 p( H* J: z" w
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
T4 `) f& _/ d2 c" ?3 k' J CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage" k8 |5 R5 M9 A- I8 q2 w
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage$ n7 L f! N {' ], s' m: h
DD Onami/ K: J( a ^+ n& N0 t- n
DD Tamanami
5 _6 F: O x; T* L/ g CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire
& M8 A7 D% ]2 C4 J& t DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 1
) `' t, V' v1 y# B7 J DD Minekaze
- H7 R, P( l! k# C- X v4 p! m3 _+ { DD Asakaze
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57* a) j, N% O0 j7 h. ^# I
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud% @! u! l2 ]# v w
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
6 T; p- W) U" r: }6 UEstimated time to target is 30 minutes6 a- D" F$ J. n0 ^1 q& o; x$ F! l
8 @6 x) T+ J; k" F! vJapanese aircraft
% g& G& k5 \0 ]7 S0 Q, w/ g5 Z+ { no flights; G. k" z4 r) t/ l( t7 E+ M6 t
0 l2 F: k8 e! c' C& z: X4 Y1 zAllied aircraft
) f, T/ K4 D/ V F4F-3P Wildcat x 10
7 j& F& ?( C1 i) t9 Y F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
% d) b$ Y A6 |$ d2 e$ J SBD-3 Dauntless x 63
: N1 r$ {7 W( I4 Z7 u TBF-1 Avenger x 18
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& \7 U0 B& s0 }; |/ X# hNo Japanese losses
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1 \( T" K% E% Y. d- D7 M" oAllied aircraft losses
4 g5 _- k' ?# Q+ ]: ]8 Z SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
0 k1 Y n3 d% D Y8 l! P9 G4 C TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
+ ~7 p4 I" G1 _+ `" G CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 j) x* b1 S" Z$ r' | CA Kako, and is sunk: b0 G7 ~3 J: X$ U; K2 E4 P" t
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
]/ C' q* p4 m8 v: M CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk! M u9 b( ^) X, h
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
" B) l+ U3 I& t$ s DD Onami
! {! y. v: J: T1 ? DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
( C" d, V7 C* v. r DD Asakaze
9 X y* a9 P3 A ^, A# O3 B) J) U DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage7 F) J8 D$ G( |: t! D
DD Oite
" O5 A; s6 G& S$ t DD Minekaze
* l4 w" T% g- h2 m3 ]; O DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire K$ x3 `+ U$ H, _* w
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$ q" }8 V1 h3 z9 kAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57/ b `! A& ^$ d9 S3 R8 c
H& R; I8 U" P2 T& l/ iWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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( L5 Q# J. `$ v( ]Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.; G5 t% v$ J# Y/ I( Y
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Allied aircraft; N+ p# ?6 Z& e, P+ B
SBD-3 Dauntless x 164 k) [0 G @6 S) _+ Z
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged6 ]' v: P6 K/ |( J% ]5 J7 ~
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Japanese Ships* S/ I" _! w# X
CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
! o& W! R* N: {' j" m7 Y) t CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage( F* N' s& ?% M3 w, b3 w
DD Sawakaze
5 Q( _( Z! {: L DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |