AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 42
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4 |0 m% Q4 d w! O; B1 u4 o盟军正式登陆阿图岛
! w# E% ^3 f/ r5 f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% F. Z. \' H: w9 F% r; ~5 D
58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩
( d% Y% U5 Z8 o# `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
$ Q9 B9 a* }/ I5 g+ W& W4 J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* E- i0 Y9 J2 W; l, w7 ^% t K |
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* l8 D: r- X: `* k, o
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Amphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49)* }) g7 O( n! R
: b! ]0 ^. Q+ e/ S$ _& STF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,49# i9 E* X1 Z8 y' v4 o: J# z
) y: Z J% q! R* j3 tAllied ground losses:" `/ h, s( G/ S! F6 s$ U4 l
253 casualties reported& I7 |" S# J$ S5 B5 b! L
Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled
: r5 A5 b. O( G' G8 U8 P Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled. G/ T1 t# @6 G G! N9 X! a- I) h
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 Y# i' Q0 v# H0 b0 D$ k, c Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)
! u: j( W" l) s3 ~, c Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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Ground combat at Attu Island (153,49)7 Y y/ N; n. _/ T+ A
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Japanese Deliberate attack9 e1 [1 }3 X0 v; R( n
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Attacking force 5357 troops, 43 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 97
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6 C9 m1 z; I! b. N3 t: qDefending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 426 K2 o* l* W6 G0 X0 K% f
% V9 M+ n, t( x: u" k. L5 g0 oJapanese adjusted assault: 0
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Allied adjusted defense: 339
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9 i$ m- N# U M2 W1 h& ^6 @3 [2 tJapanese assault odds: 1 to 99
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Combat modifiers6 B& v, M% [; C6 d5 ~$ q1 T+ c' @0 m
Defender: terrain(+)
# J7 Z- F3 y3 C- e9 tAttacker: J- q- @0 d! d9 i: u. M0 y$ Z
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Japanese ground losses:
) l; D; J! [( A2 _4 z8 o! ] 1597 casualties reported/ c) L8 v& J! W
Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled. @0 J# }3 t" u5 L. g7 `4 p
Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled
! R0 f F& a& t p4 ~' M7 f8 |1 r Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled
. e( j% E m) p2 L- } G: D8 C Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)
, p# T( D" n" [" M Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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3 N! u$ ]0 o# c1 O0 R' |Allied ground losses:
) f' T) j* Q* A# C# O0 h+ V 100 casualties reported
# y; [, `1 `; D7 \, a Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled3 F. B- ^8 v5 L; l& S y
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
/ {) m5 ~! V" F, _ q! {; F/ } Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Assaulting units:
+ Z* r3 Y& i! l1 v8 _" D+ \ 3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion
! X/ p. h7 Q0 w 302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion
) t6 |! J; E! L$ p9 m6 I1 u# [+ x 12th Indpt SNLF Coy
, q* V/ ~4 y' m- f6 y* ^ o+ u3 D 7th Base Force+ D) o) z5 u9 r$ G0 `- r ^9 m
8th Field AF Construction Battalion
2 I0 s, @! j- F/ N3 N1 h) R" j4 k 5th IJN AA Battalion8 X: M! D" @; ~# x
3 N, a1 Q# h9 m/ _0 HDefending units:; e7 A' I% b, d) \8 [& P. t( q
Americal Infantry Div /1
4 Z% q' G# s% j# }! u- a 4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
# l' a! w' N+ ^. B7 j. {3 ]! S$ N 201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
. y3 O g) B0 I% Q 151st Combat Engr Rgt /13 ]. a7 I/ p/ b* }+ l# M
153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1- @% o; N7 _9 \& U! s8 o5 j
198th FA Bn /1
4 y s$ D0 j5 r" a* C( L- ] 250th Cst Art Rgt /2: G: i1 o' {8 C1 ?' N- Q& o; u. m
81st FA Bn /1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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T0 y* N3 j- U) {8 v# T }Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.- P$ l, ]5 N. d; J8 q
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes5 J8 a6 j5 I% N7 v2 i( L, |
, _* P3 X. d7 CJapanese aircraft' `& n9 r7 a, D0 G7 t0 s8 M
A6M2 Zero x 25
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Allied aircraft4 r# L1 m5 j# R! y- z( F$ ^
F4F-3A Wildcat x 12
+ y& d' y2 m3 \6 M% o. D F4F-3 Wildcat x 12- P& q u0 v( y) u
SBD-3 Dauntless x 722 |* w5 }1 Z0 u7 H1 C
TBF-1 Avenger x 302 A& C! f+ h/ t
! }' z: v2 O8 nNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses+ u2 I( N0 I [
F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed
' J- M& w: M7 O( ~4 X F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed. {5 @0 J6 r& O5 H0 @4 K1 F
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged
& y9 r# x ~, m, j, E" ~* B: Z; E SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak
, E1 Q* _- V, V: `" q" G. m- e TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged" R% r3 p+ |1 Y/ k
6 N5 T5 }0 K9 H3 C7 S4 M' fJapanese Ships( H- f- X6 F6 Y2 h, s4 ?7 E& ~0 r
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
U9 h4 C' q: b/ { CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1. _- I6 @6 C0 o
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire* E& F6 O- I/ s
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires
( w- @; v5 L" P, V CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 2
9 g; t4 r& d$ e( b CA Furutaka
`& u v T/ z CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57 R( k3 H. x& U% x% x: ]
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3 S6 y2 ]7 @, H$ X% WRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
% |3 k- t0 D/ `Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Japanese aircraft2 L4 S H0 _% O0 @
A6M2 Zero x 16: `% x4 _, Z) [: `6 y
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Allied aircraft
2 n5 S Y- `- C7 k3 A5 Q! \" f F4F-3P Wildcat x 125 t* ? t* I4 }2 K* f$ U( g% t; i
F4F-4 Wildcat x 15
V8 a' P9 F* l' u6 J4 ~ SBD-3 Dauntless x 517 H- q$ W: J9 \0 S1 K. S+ m
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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5 B; a2 X6 l7 }6 |7 J% mJapanese aircraft losses4 l ? I1 h7 r6 }' c+ O
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
( W0 e7 W- |/ M6 J SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged4 Z% `6 t1 Z* L
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
, Y* Y& n2 s% v) X" t TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged/ M8 a. ~+ x. D$ ], l
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Japanese Ships
0 _4 C- e. \6 e4 e5 n0 b2 ?7 ] CV Kaga, heavy fires2 \# L- T( v0 y2 v3 B- K) t
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
D+ D7 b% `. B3 Z CV Zuikaku, on fire
7 r8 \2 e8 {7 v CV Akagi
( c1 u2 g9 H7 U2 u: r0 y" _: m& Y1 @ CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage( ^( }( A, o( B$ u5 f% A( g
DD Tamanami8 ~+ x+ c! [/ o2 b
CL Nagara# z) T8 k, p) R. V: f* F! ?
DD Oite$ L' z( K- E' Q- @
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire
; [9 B0 V9 G) u- e4 `$ _" s2 ]4 U! q: l CA Furutaka
& x$ i! E# t* G9 u) p8 S CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
1 j/ `5 o6 U/ a! D5 S DD Minekaze
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,54
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.5 O" r5 _9 O `0 U6 E
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes2 O' o( R4 p* t2 a
* `8 g# m$ j5 w2 Z! H# V8 g. \+ [& mJapanese aircraft
2 ]3 J9 ~( w+ e8 p2 O A6M2 Zero x 336 h. S$ w& n( Q. i8 M/ k' q3 g) \
B5N2 Kate x 61- k# w J, u. S& s
D3A1 Val x 44
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% r' r# A& A. @* d! g0 P) d5 EAllied aircraft
8 t- J: Y) B4 g4 L9 A8 I1 m4 r F4F-3A Wildcat x 17
, F! l2 b0 W) x9 g2 ~9 s. Z8 V F4F-3 Wildcat x 48) P/ h2 }3 O8 [
F4F-4 Wildcat x 81; D9 a/ y$ g) T7 c0 n" i, l+ a: {
9 z6 X& V2 a) w* Q4 XJapanese aircraft losses! W6 Y. b7 m( W6 {- H2 p+ C1 y
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed. ? y' M0 V! [ M' I7 r @
B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged/ T# e: W' V! s3 Y% P
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak% K3 x% h0 G- }; g6 j
D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged
2 `, R* p! {7 n* g. A D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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6 `/ J+ [# [) a U' A! }( ]; BAllied aircraft losses
; ]8 n/ \* M0 c& j F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed; c9 t# Y0 c4 h# k! }
) ]6 e @3 n1 K/ ^Allied Ships6 r' O6 y, [9 r# E. R
CVE Copahee
$ D- R" H4 X% y5 k2 T$ o3 L, Z CV Yorktown- L$ ~* k" c9 P. ^6 p
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2
% i7 y3 n1 N9 U" p CLAA San Diego
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* B6 j& v" {& A5 L* [6 NAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.! p0 Y4 [. ?* Z, l) ]4 N
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
" [" f; Z s1 P: q/ O6 u. V A6M2 Zero x 3" T2 ?8 ^ s; h/ U5 J3 ^
! }6 g& k2 C) EAllied aircraft
# ?1 P6 s4 S! f$ w& i W! v; t$ j F4F-3 Wildcat x 2, d6 _3 b3 ~, ?& z; K8 S/ G' K. l& R
SBD-3 Dauntless x 19
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4 p4 G( U! z/ Q& oNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
, L9 g9 y" J; c$ g* C0 n F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed+ }4 Y5 G1 A" Z E, P$ r1 Z
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged9 k9 m3 @" g1 \* {7 M
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak8 w# z# \; W4 `7 |7 J, b* ]/ q
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Japanese Ships1 y5 o- V" ?3 `: {
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage$ Z0 c2 ~6 Q3 d( A
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire7 | x) G: S6 ~; d2 b
CV Akagi
: L" @8 s! z2 o: S: e4 Q! A( J CV Zuikaku, on fire
/ M4 C' M, O$ O8 W, q4 ^ CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57, V8 b! ~# y3 o5 ?
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.* b# q1 H. |. h6 w
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes& _1 h8 \6 c4 H" Z: j- k
+ X2 V, T- P! U9 `. PJapanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
I8 G$ o1 r, _" v SBD-3 Dauntless x 2 t/ ]% F, b, h% I
TBF-1 Avenger x 6% P% e1 J7 _& G N. |$ j2 A X+ y
6 x( d( l @$ _. b! Y3 }No Japanese losses9 n/ r$ M- ]& z& D
+ \3 F8 W) P5 d/ D$ b+ o4 x6 m, Q" |No Allied losses
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( S& `" a, \& s: N6 fJapanese Ships* O( Y2 r: X( p% U2 M+ Z8 G% [8 O6 M
CV Akagi/ o$ g8 Y6 R% F3 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
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud/ ^" A0 _ ~; H; N
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
9 V7 V7 \1 d( W5 E/ m' o* i4 XEstimated time to target is 37 minutes/ N- I7 r" v" K3 y( e$ Z( |& E
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Allied aircraft
" o6 A$ _! e1 Z% a% L F4F-3 Wildcat x 5) i* @& j8 D+ P" i' U Q
TBF-1 Avenger x 3
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Allied aircraft losses/ F- R& h% a% R
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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* ]" L% h! a! c. ]9 C+ nJapanese Ships
. q, C1 q2 n8 w# P; C. E' U CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
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* O, u% A& ]7 \5 d. O. z; A+ iAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,569 Z( W4 r# v& G
& D4 C. z z* H0 B/ N; oWeather in hex: Heavy rain- A; w* l! z: v# M( B
2 q, _; v3 N+ wRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
! r# v( V9 N' z* s* h& {7 oEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft+ |6 O" K* H8 o; j' ~1 F0 j
A6M2 Zero x 6
1 _+ P( q5 l; d B5N2 Kate x 152 q+ j; g$ X9 O4 n6 ?1 P
D3A1 Val x 19- v% d6 R* W% T; r" A
4 C5 K. [: Y9 _! S# P @( ?
Allied aircraft6 s) L& |; w- t' S
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
0 a; \" S+ u. D. F `9 R. c F4F-4 Wildcat x 36
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7 f) @ o! d. gJapanese aircraft losses, ^0 G3 a5 Y, Q* p& i
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed0 \0 n! R' M) V. A3 e
B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
+ m: f2 g: A2 H2 A, t9 ?- v D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
4 s2 \2 b8 n/ Y F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed/ _3 v" V+ j7 g" f% u
! o( N5 R5 w- s4 aAllied Ships
. L% t0 h/ l" D- D CV Lexington
- ]4 o6 t& \. y: R CV Saratoga
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4 [) a) n0 f" g3 {" PAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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/ O9 X1 f# P% MWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.6 j0 a4 J% \! A
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Allied aircraft6 R3 z0 ^( j$ P( U
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12) J' ], [5 V! `" F+ E `4 {) A
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
" x! c4 T4 Z" t) s6 C SBD-3 Dauntless x 70+ C+ A7 e7 l+ Y9 A+ D/ t. @5 J
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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+ y# t; D: B0 a, L; ^Allied aircraft losses
6 x% F0 ]" I4 [1 Y1 p SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged6 f1 @0 I; O9 L! \$ e
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged) C% w) ?0 k, W3 t8 x, Y$ H
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Japanese Ships
) g+ O. l9 B8 p. I: V; r: Y" l2 ^* i CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage j2 U& y; |) J1 m0 n7 ]' G+ H
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
+ P4 `0 k* C4 f( Y/ @ DD Asakaze
$ h4 B, R+ E9 [- h. i DD Tamanami! O& Y+ h5 @ H$ o8 E
DD Onami2 I* Y/ |7 b4 ^1 A2 u
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage& H# f5 n) ~5 s; M; O7 q' i
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage! ?/ c4 I, n2 ]( B
DD Oite
" P( r* P+ V) l3 o DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
% D L4 D, X h/ z DD Suzukaze. E: g' O* \, B) Z2 Z9 P1 F
CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1 h& v0 H4 f. @# m! @
CL Nagara
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57' @/ m4 z. N% X+ c
0 t7 X/ s2 y4 `) NWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
. L7 n: H. x6 S0 ZEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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7 y+ q# W7 h. D4 WAllied aircraft6 K- D o& C7 K3 D; f
A-24 Banshee x 2
( L9 {6 @0 x m6 c R SBD-3 Dauntless x 25
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Allied aircraft losses. z2 R3 [9 e) |: |) G* O5 R& w
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
. A! f4 r) Q3 h8 h' i% w- x( J. S SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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' L5 h9 b. \, S# A CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ r+ H' z" n6 A; z CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 }* x4 n) Y8 \5 E+ s9 D4 a% f CV Zuikaku, heavy fires
9 m" S+ d2 O0 ]2 T% ~ CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires& ?+ Q0 S2 u4 S/ N @. O
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage: u/ S5 K, T0 C1 U! m z
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage- m9 N6 C- h8 O" z ~* q5 s
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7 W O5 \5 O' g: L. y" P, R. gAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,572 I% R) P) _' s0 n! P8 M
: e- F* B9 s& dWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
* W; f! k& D1 p1 S2 }' m" t% gEstimated time to target is 12 minutes# {" X0 z# r. s9 m- G, B
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Allied aircraft
) _, ~' e e9 J8 r- U! V9 Q A-24 Banshee x 14; M5 c; F ~$ m" f7 U7 i4 ~
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Allied aircraft losses
% w7 H( a' p1 T6 ? A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged) Y" r8 z- Q" {- I. v
/ Y$ `. [. [! a4 i% p. hJapanese Ships6 ^+ g5 y0 Y7 c' u* k# |3 T5 O
CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
* y* x, f6 a6 Z" p; P/ e CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage3 u4 e2 ~6 j* t1 U( r* m
DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 P" y% m! \) P1 p: q( e0 v" k CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage& z5 }6 X. O% L& \
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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( R4 P( b2 m# ~5 o8 M0 _2 zWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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2 @$ }7 C" ?% URaid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.: W$ R7 r$ v3 D# w {: Y' a1 c6 d s
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
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Allied aircraft
6 b) _1 T; M3 S- S A-24 Banshee x 2& A7 R/ u3 O% f% d8 @7 K2 ?1 i
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships; C. X& S9 C# Z. n O
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
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. W; s5 P# u/ s6 X; vWeather in hex: Heavy cloud. r) U# k) } {7 `3 D
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Raid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
0 e) Q: d6 v' Y8 L0 I; XEstimated time to target is 24 minutes( I: }- p0 U& q1 X
7 I! A9 J& u" [+ @' _; w1 IAllied aircraft% K% D1 j8 @& N. Q
F4F-3A Wildcat x 2
- j; ~& o$ ]" Q" ]( T6 ?$ m SBD-3 Dauntless x 31
$ h2 @7 e8 u" d+ j TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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6 [' d, v6 b; Y" k; E& ~* xAllied aircraft losses+ |- ~. F: V2 T* Y; c
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged% s( N6 X1 T0 ?& N
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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* }" Y# [" S6 a/ GJapanese Ships
0 V& |% F& l" W- w2 C. n7 ] CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
) I& v3 j1 j% y2 w4 i# P/ Q4 U! @+ K DD Oite
O2 O$ g8 m+ K+ ~( Z( g* _1 f5 F CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
. x7 U: J& m! F4 i' ? CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 G3 t. p% R. c! e! l0 u CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage4 I+ ]) g4 W1 T" J7 D
DD Onami
B1 N/ @. }7 P. F! b( v! L+ k! ^ DD Tamanami
+ g; `/ V6 X3 a/ S+ p CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire9 H! V& ^2 P! d* R, |/ k2 E
DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 1
0 [' i/ ^# S, { DD Minekaze
* r# ~! ]' P X0 |) ~. W8 f DD Asakaze6 `! S; ]; z0 G7 A1 u" {( {
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud0 O6 u+ D' E+ C2 o+ ^
- C/ |. }) l3 `' w2 o1 VRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
! G I3 E2 x' W! DEstimated time to target is 30 minutes# H) o; Q# i: n& E V% [
1 ^9 `6 {, w( w: cJapanese aircraft
8 R; C+ q# _. m1 r7 _1 f5 R no flights, B: W" V' Q1 E3 F
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Allied aircraft
- q P. W# D& f1 P F4F-3P Wildcat x 103 [* c7 {' o3 ]& B0 Y) S1 H
F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
; w E# j0 D' A, Q2 H$ ]8 a! \$ p% ? SBD-3 Dauntless x 63
1 r! w4 a2 b$ R, H2 ]2 @ TBF-1 Avenger x 183 a% y6 L/ i) K3 J7 b1 H3 \8 V8 o
) V/ k4 i" J1 X0 i0 bNo Japanese losses% M. Z* R5 J2 z. r3 i
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Allied aircraft losses
7 K/ m* ]( c1 q) Y4 K SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
: T4 J& y, ]& `; }4 ` TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships; c' J. I/ X) i2 L0 K5 ^- \
CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 M: `& ^; e2 I- H CA Kako, and is sunk6 V. m3 U8 [6 O, f H
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage& O0 }6 h8 A8 h. i
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
, d+ h* u* v& A DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk7 M" Z& a, B" F$ J
DD Onami: \8 M ~6 ^+ r
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk4 J( f* ~% |0 m# u+ t
DD Asakaze
2 W: M. ^0 O) o7 O$ f DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage! e( D* b4 N- ]
DD Oite- h# q8 \# O% ]1 }9 f
DD Minekaze3 h* Z1 S5 H" b
DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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X" s" }& q; ?9 I* ~. KAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57- N9 @* ~ N1 {) e7 g
( W; l& F j$ S2 N$ D D% DWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
. u/ w: B5 k7 e2 ]Estimated time to target is 13 minutes% m8 S; r0 C, h4 A: p
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Allied aircraft7 d+ z4 i/ h2 @' n4 M
SBD-3 Dauntless x 165 a% N$ a! q) f& c6 X
C5 _' {2 n+ XAllied aircraft losses
4 `5 F/ P, s1 c+ k) p SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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1 I. |! {1 @2 b# S4 rJapanese Ships
3 f. e0 I8 O, F5 s1 v' W CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
' M4 _6 _4 D* A- S9 k9 [7 Q CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
& T! i5 ^7 D' J0 J) F; m9 @# ?4 F DD Sawakaze
3 S. L# l! y# p9 T5 R DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |