AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 42
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盟军正式登陆阿图岛$ n# e+ ?% c; b3 U% E* _
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
7 L( R* G+ s) ~& y. g5 i58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩! ?9 \9 h+ U" r) t7 O4 t
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* K6 K7 \+ e+ Q" ]2 }% K
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
" i( ?1 x5 o$ g; Q0 M. W* d) ^) s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1 h8 q0 w) I7 \, z
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Amphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49)! K7 f" d3 o2 l3 ]1 P6 @4 E" R
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TF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,49, M8 o. W0 }% u1 z3 b: w( C7 S) s
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Allied ground losses:5 U& ^; O! j+ C4 P0 `* |- c
253 casualties reported
$ o! o6 F' q0 X8 \. T7 U/ ~ Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled5 Y' \9 E2 T1 n; t# q. H8 u3 F( Y- N
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled' j$ `$ V5 Q; R8 P
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, s1 C3 \6 R) S
Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)5 l" n3 Q( y5 U& [& @
Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)9 z6 Z* b @: O( X2 ~
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+ Y% y7 f( N: T; o$ F$ i& Z+ rGround combat at Attu Island (153,49)
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3 v8 J% \ S$ F! t9 LJapanese Deliberate attack$ l4 c( w: P- E) C7 Q) r K; K
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Attacking force 5357 troops, 43 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 974 |2 _) X" x' }. D
9 k: R/ v' [& U; W" b- f* f5 gDefending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 426
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: S( K$ P0 }6 m( s/ G ^Japanese adjusted assault: 0 $ i3 ]6 M& H4 p' o j+ Y
: h+ i$ K; u0 O* S- p) R% R: n4 iAllied adjusted defense: 339
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, M3 q! K8 X" }+ p. y; a7 b. `Japanese assault odds: 1 to 99
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Defender: terrain(+)
9 u6 `/ `+ z; x& hAttacker:
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1597 casualties reported
2 |% a$ v: G5 ~2 c2 U3 ^ Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled
$ o# F( ?3 V, w* ~$ U Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled
( l5 r0 i* | t5 H! Z l Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled
% ^/ A5 I. O4 O2 r Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)
S: |9 y# r( N) N Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)! F1 B- G! Z" @; B8 n5 y
- q7 I$ m4 Y3 C- NAllied ground losses:
( z0 `# W) A" D2 v 100 casualties reported
. E" e9 {% b9 M- J$ K, { Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled! \- M# b2 F8 u3 b1 ^6 z
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 R( ]# M4 E) v9 V Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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0 @/ o3 i( Y6 @* v# l. iAssaulting units:& d$ o' F9 | h8 i6 ?3 f( s
3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion4 A# z/ u9 Z5 W; J+ F6 U/ N
302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion
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7th Base Force
+ R3 |; E/ ~6 a& X6 b 8th Field AF Construction Battalion
+ T/ n% a+ z d+ c/ e2 v 5th IJN AA Battalion& Z$ q9 O4 G! k T0 J9 o" o7 T
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Defending units:
9 t$ i) I9 G f9 S5 Y& } Americal Infantry Div /1
6 |( m0 H$ K: s3 h, \7 Z1 m! E+ E 4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /1; M! k* l" ~; _
201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /15 X" b1 {7 E0 m. q
151st Combat Engr Rgt /12 Y6 m1 x+ _: y, b. F8 y
153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /15 y/ z; o/ e2 }5 x. K
198th FA Bn /1
& J" |4 A( _( q& Z& X 250th Cst Art Rgt /2; I6 ^0 @3 w4 e9 x1 B$ I$ t
81st FA Bn /1/ Q3 u: z' s5 s4 R
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& q: L: O- X: m1 m p; lMorning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms3 i5 l6 X. A+ a9 ]! y1 Q
+ W+ |, v) @% r8 N7 G+ C8 e: wRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
) V; J+ h; M& {2 D$ a. jEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft) m1 y) {$ f4 \) m) V1 L
A6M2 Zero x 251 G+ V7 v2 v' B( B/ s
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Allied aircraft
$ a! j1 V. T( X F4F-3A Wildcat x 12
. O2 k* N& E' z4 r F4F-3 Wildcat x 12; Z) ] O# `; w" E4 Z# b4 W
SBD-3 Dauntless x 72) c. Q1 U/ Q) V' i: w' K; @& s
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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5 o" e' W0 G3 T6 @& l) m9 `/ lNo Japanese losses9 Z3 i- T( r3 Z$ E" k
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Allied aircraft losses
/ c( O' {# z$ Q! q1 T6 E" O2 R5 f F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed# F8 |9 t0 g7 [: j4 d6 f) W
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed3 c3 l, v* k( Z) N. ?: ?/ N
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged$ a4 P, V- V8 N" C
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak
5 |* i9 x; V% E! w3 t! a TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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3 g2 u2 }# F% P2 OJapanese Ships
9 \1 Y7 \, ^$ I* L; U' D8 s4 K CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
1 D7 \ u9 h! b8 w, G" A8 ] CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
+ l' r1 o8 h) ?0 t$ A0 ~ CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire/ ? x- @7 t! }/ P" n" p& y1 n! T
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires& f$ d: T; q5 {* c2 C$ D
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 2; D, o' Z# t$ |* {
CA Furutaka
3 _9 \8 K* a7 {# u; t CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
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\0 I- t0 |) z) pMorning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms4 [2 K0 k* a0 H
4 W6 `( }# x2 ^ b7 |Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.! h {0 X, q- ] T6 }
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Japanese aircraft8 A/ T( m* m: b, ^, l0 _- Q
A6M2 Zero x 16
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Allied aircraft
: g! j9 F5 m. ~* O F4F-3P Wildcat x 12* ~3 i, ]- Q) z5 | P* _! b/ u, m2 D+ u
F4F-4 Wildcat x 15
& v; i7 {" j3 r8 P SBD-3 Dauntless x 51) ^: |# Y1 _$ @. a& v r4 k [+ F
TBF-1 Avenger x 303 B7 ]5 \; h; O3 }& s
' T9 s: ]4 L8 n3 L% _; tJapanese aircraft losses
6 s. X& u) w4 Q A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed( _* B" T8 P8 E' i4 q! L* L
1 T3 `6 r3 v, U" F, OAllied aircraft losses
8 {4 ?+ z$ E& } SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
! v5 B3 M8 O6 a9 E) }2 n* U SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
0 X; o" m8 `0 ^% @. f# g" j8 f TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged0 [3 O% a; Q/ u$ I0 t d, K
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Japanese Ships
7 A; E9 R2 }5 b6 w/ U+ p CV Kaga, heavy fires1 j" S4 A) `1 V) J4 w
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires3 R* }+ N& g) s1 P u
CV Zuikaku, on fire4 ~ ]: \- a* D+ ?* |* H3 j
CV Akagi
# |0 X' U$ E1 B# F5 N CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage+ t: V3 e! V: \2 w
DD Tamanami& {- D7 s& l- v j4 m. x" N% D4 ~
CL Nagara+ F! o7 P8 _& w. T* I) W, F# ^) N" u
DD Oite' `0 t4 Z, x& z6 {# @1 I
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire
- _0 F! V; K2 G CA Furutaka! B4 V6 y, T; P" a: M$ r
CA Kako, Bomb hits 1+ p+ ^* R0 |% j; z$ \; e
DD Minekaze# l( B* G+ f3 W' X# Z, b
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$ N& {& L, o6 q; c' YMorning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,54
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* I1 [3 [7 a1 S$ w: hWeather in hex: Heavy cloud2 S) d" d+ n) O/ X
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
& y3 o' U0 _- o; O& _$ LEstimated time to target is 15 minutes# O8 V' {" s9 V" h8 l+ P
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Japanese aircraft
4 c3 C& x9 w0 J A6M2 Zero x 33
/ O8 u+ ^, g% p( R7 ^- n# E B5N2 Kate x 61) N$ M/ F3 h" \% ^9 ~- ?! {
D3A1 Val x 44
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Allied aircraft7 t1 o# q9 h$ g+ T2 j0 h$ Z+ n
F4F-3A Wildcat x 17
' j9 Q! Z- p# V$ q F4F-3 Wildcat x 48
9 G0 x2 K) D: U9 n2 \ F4F-4 Wildcat x 812 l" H' O. {5 U5 A
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Japanese aircraft losses0 c6 v- V$ @& X
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed: j& ]7 M2 ]8 Z% }3 I/ d
B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged/ G8 W [9 S0 W8 W1 D
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak' J% r& D5 Z. d4 N" n9 M- O; C
D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged
+ l+ ^# D. h% c2 w% z) z1 x! ?, q D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak' h+ i8 O* G% {
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Allied aircraft losses: L2 E; L" U0 H; N5 X# z$ m
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed/ K; Z5 z- ]) [7 ~8 {7 r$ L
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Allied Ships
3 g, R: G4 ~1 v9 r( _ CVE Copahee1 K/ S% D- Z' w7 J1 o4 x( X D
CV Yorktown, m. v2 s( h! H. ]
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 24 I" v& Z- R, y) K1 m `* @
CLAA San Diego
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6 E! }4 `) d; D7 AAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud9 ^# B0 u* s7 x
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.- w( v! y, P2 ^0 J4 u
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes
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1 a- G% ^5 O" g+ ~7 QJapanese aircraft
8 G- l) L u1 w! _) o( Y2 J+ u( z$ J A6M2 Zero x 3
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! B7 {/ v9 Z0 h) I. R3 YAllied aircraft
/ g8 |# i7 O8 Q8 b$ l' o7 [* r F4F-3 Wildcat x 2
# F4 y* s8 c! _1 _6 A, ` SBD-3 Dauntless x 19% ]8 r8 L( S8 y0 E. [7 ^4 o
1 G3 c( A" ?2 R) b' BNo Japanese losses/ O$ h" Q# B+ f8 v" ~! _2 h8 `0 G
" B8 H4 `* t5 N+ hAllied aircraft losses8 W U9 c8 X- K, D$ ?
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed6 }8 B' e7 j; s/ \
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
& ^# C; K* ]: N" A/ |/ p( X SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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" }1 M6 ]0 n v$ p! M- c7 M$ eJapanese Ships
0 ?0 ~5 s, C5 F+ Z% i1 S9 @ w- L CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage5 \0 [+ Z& c. ~, j4 M
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire
! @4 A# B% U+ m, a7 I J# o CV Akagi
/ k6 r8 J0 _& \" x4 h' c; ` CV Zuikaku, on fire
" U- L% f2 c1 f9 \( w CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57& x# X( _% h* o. q, S
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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: J1 X( e4 { u. F9 wRaid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.+ ^ H7 s) ?3 M' s" |5 u
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes; c! s% l, h; R
2 {5 T) s. A7 d- w0 h% q2 {* J9 Y5 w+ P+ KJapanese aircraft3 { G% S( n/ ]6 t% x2 G9 V' w* p
A6M2 Zero x 2
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Allied aircraft
5 C, b9 j5 ?5 N" N9 a SBD-3 Dauntless x 22 O- w' g' p2 b4 t# z8 K
TBF-1 Avenger x 62 R; d2 h4 o) R6 F! B4 g
b/ h) y1 K$ N- P0 e, }# PNo Japanese losses. E( t4 d3 W3 t8 Q" g
. I: N' e9 E# Z3 g. l' ^No Allied losses2 n8 c# `5 [( G" Q( [0 Q7 ~% r. @
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CV Akagi
x$ X; h9 x' P* t CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage6 L( d7 }# }( M# l5 p
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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X- N9 e9 q% V0 G" q- PWeather in hex: Heavy cloud3 D: A$ W# X: }* j8 F
6 D( g$ H$ l L9 {Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.0 k9 H! T, L0 x: I4 W( C: M
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes
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7 T$ f6 y- G3 K( WAllied aircraft0 h& z% X$ k$ d; B
F4F-3 Wildcat x 5
9 |# c `* k( ~/ V0 {8 L TBF-1 Avenger x 3
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Allied aircraft losses
* }4 c W% X' r; ]0 F TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged7 D0 y% S. B% U; x: L u
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Japanese Ships H. a, k' r- x: K" f
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
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) d$ h0 X4 {2 S- G/ i1 RAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,56! c5 Q' J3 E( A, H6 T F$ i3 y
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.0 y: B( p. e* Q: Q( h# r
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes1 i! @* R7 U& m$ T+ |
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Japanese aircraft
k8 m- @# Z2 g- B/ _- x" f/ _ A6M2 Zero x 6
' p+ l0 c0 r& M: T B5N2 Kate x 15
5 S u) E$ B* @, O3 t D3A1 Val x 19. q* |% o2 f$ ^+ v7 k1 T$ g
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Allied aircraft
9 A: K9 _* {. z Y F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
# v( @5 m$ p7 r e9 [6 T ? F4F-4 Wildcat x 36
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Japanese aircraft losses0 @4 p' Y4 L& K; K# P" E& C6 {9 w
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed* b L& p8 H/ L$ d' d g! p! T9 C0 v
B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
0 p8 b! }7 Z: D7 _ z, z" Y D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged
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" j3 s5 d- H: Q0 |; gAllied aircraft losses
# _9 `, X9 @8 c1 B F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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CV Lexington( t$ d' z2 G! e5 ^! z0 m; C& h; n
CV Saratoga
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& B* G9 I, N7 {/ I% PAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,572 w; @( V+ T8 C8 H Y7 {
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud' s7 {7 `( l5 o7 |& W) C1 V
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
6 L! L. R d+ x, ^Estimated time to target is 31 minutes# }9 r5 C( e3 u4 |6 s: A. \
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Allied aircraft6 X+ ~% \7 {& G1 `2 g- n
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12) c, g4 D( B8 W2 G, v: b! c" R
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12) D' R4 y5 X H& t' d# {: f7 b
SBD-3 Dauntless x 70
3 T- f/ Z+ C$ x5 q. t" J. m TBF-1 Avenger x 301 M: `* I2 q8 ]2 F5 W, S
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Allied aircraft losses
+ O* Z) Y% L6 G$ V/ I SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
$ _+ i: G+ y2 C: ^5 c( w. ^, m* C TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged: j- v# P9 v* K5 ]
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CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage: {& t2 R- k, ]% n' Z
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
9 g4 Y/ e) i; S/ n7 b DD Asakaze
7 U' I ]' \7 q8 G& U' _- C DD Tamanami) U1 e1 z2 B; p
DD Onami
: Y+ T5 i q* c. e' K DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage4 K9 `) f/ `* o# n& e( y
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage/ P. M* Q' ^+ g" ?" M8 D1 ^2 x+ S
DD Oite
3 n, V k4 A6 {% B DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
$ @/ C3 q; `. p/ u" r! O% S DD Suzukaze6 z- a6 }2 a6 E" ^& L# I @
CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1
7 @( B: L% X" D0 X% Q CL Nagara3 e: L+ u/ t0 ^) M. E
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1 Z; a6 w/ z: E, V& y5 NAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57' L) t/ N& n2 y& ^, Y8 I' I* Q8 `
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud$ U% b- g+ Q2 r% {9 O% x
8 n3 ]& L& c) iRaid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
% E# P; I1 `2 N* TEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Allied aircraft
% y4 Z; n; [) M& @ A-24 Banshee x 2
( y& Z/ ]8 o" Y9 V1 x1 L$ a8 w8 O SBD-3 Dauntless x 25! F, K) g1 R9 |9 ^
7 ]5 e5 B. A$ m* [1 ~2 i6 ZAllied aircraft losses
U3 C# h* r7 h$ R5 g A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged O% i9 x, Y2 b6 T9 H/ e
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
6 y0 n' Z8 X; }8 { CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage/ N7 w4 g' S1 N+ ?4 a
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
, S8 j. c# D' T+ T. V6 J CV Zuikaku, heavy fires! z' J2 H/ t. ~; q; ~% A b
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires+ x r- ~" f+ u0 n
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
* R a) q" E3 i5 m& l* B- U! i CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage; y$ ~: Q |0 \/ N7 z
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,577 x d, a6 w1 t
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
0 E8 l' n/ @2 Y5 J0 r+ jEstimated time to target is 12 minutes+ b! C& u' l$ Z! S
& k& Q. N" m6 t5 b' s6 x$ Z4 r7 ^Allied aircraft
) c! F x( a7 p' L5 k4 @. _ A-24 Banshee x 14
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1 M/ Q) q7 Q AAllied aircraft losses
8 n1 p- z- b0 f0 Z A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
( v; u) P( x e/ Z! | CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 @. j8 t+ H& W+ g( v- ?; E1 P DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage+ B9 v, d* N; I. K/ I9 E
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage8 z! Q6 a2 q5 K7 T. |" i
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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# @8 I' F( b0 _6 ]6 v( XWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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/ S4 s9 B& h; ?; ]& L8 H/ f& C9 o& uRaid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
6 c. }. M; D' `4 ]Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
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A-24 Banshee x 2+ k. M' |% v, m
$ c7 p s! a9 lNo Allied losses$ \3 U0 M& R* l3 C1 l# [
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CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires( I2 O) S6 |& v/ x6 t! y
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# n; p$ l' L# g4 g7 b7 NAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57. e+ D' J" ]4 z* N! Q# D$ z; U( ]- _
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Raid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.- D' k( Z% D4 a& l' H$ h; y% g
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes3 t4 M, U* X# E, x, w7 `. r
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Allied aircraft
6 t4 B7 O( ^0 P: ?& E F4F-3A Wildcat x 27 l4 {& F$ A6 i% B# C
SBD-3 Dauntless x 310 A9 v# h T" q' F! F# R
TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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' Z# b6 X: y# Q( GAllied aircraft losses
1 X N' Z/ k# p. p$ v) ^: x SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
4 p3 u t8 Q- T( v- O1 L TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
' \4 D0 b4 y+ O( q" ^: o. e CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage& x% r9 m3 S ]' N: u6 M
DD Oite* h' N) H( G1 }. C* |
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
- V2 Q7 w/ w; Q0 ~) R! e9 s CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage8 W1 P! n9 `1 h
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
/ c @6 }% @' D DD Onami
6 C. a# d$ k4 y+ F. W/ d DD Tamanami
* ?% m0 H% b5 @! J/ |* Y( a& j% v CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire
, g4 J' S( Q. C4 X# m; a DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 1
- B5 z0 U& w1 o3 p' n/ i DD Minekaze7 t! W0 ~* X' q0 ]- T" Z
DD Asakaze
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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$ I' G, y7 J) u" U5 V! hRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
% M, F1 A5 z4 CEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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no flights
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/ E9 A$ [3 n F8 E* T( w3 EAllied aircraft- ^) S; E# j9 U
F4F-3P Wildcat x 10/ f6 D, H+ `! A- a$ x2 n, Q
F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
0 C8 Q! N" H$ X* ~* h4 x1 d9 ^ SBD-3 Dauntless x 63/ I+ b( s6 [- P# E0 N" } k6 A( M
TBF-1 Avenger x 185 {, @2 ^6 n9 }" H3 Y
1 i# U/ u* Z& e8 g4 X; HNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses& g4 @% f$ c8 i2 ?
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged9 R5 B) S7 X, K0 U8 O
TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged N3 a, m9 j& P5 i
/ T# E9 ^4 B- J; wJapanese Ships
- m/ O) ]$ c2 F7 S( O6 L/ Y2 r# K& H CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage! L$ {0 r. I$ p% y
CA Kako, and is sunk, E! R2 ~4 u" @9 Z) ]
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage0 V; ^# l. U/ X2 B5 q
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
4 }7 L( t! c+ o; ~! Z* ? DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk# i3 u2 o9 I$ ^- }9 d
DD Onami
$ V7 c2 v4 S; d/ C DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk6 f9 {& h' E, r" a# B
DD Asakaze
$ U5 [7 E) l5 C1 q. J DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 {7 e( x6 I; d DD Oite
$ r$ y' r% s6 ^" Z2 e DD Minekaze, ~* ^- @1 j' h' ~2 e' O% x) ]
DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire( U& Q1 N, f8 h( x
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Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
* h C1 G% V; }$ i- w% ~ Y/ PEstimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Allied aircraft7 H) t4 A9 h0 Y3 t7 I
SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
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Allied aircraft losses
2 c9 `, [( Z3 W9 `- b SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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+ H6 H, ^" ~1 R$ V4 \" h( ^Japanese Ships
@ `* I( S( i9 l) j' E+ e( D; p4 W CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
* N- H L* u; G# b, T+ ~ CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
' Z0 {3 s& C4 Y9 r5 ?. }$ ~0 M5 j DD Sawakaze
' R7 s' c& K5 H4 ^ DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |