AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 429 b; m0 [" o, H0 {( O8 R
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盟军正式登陆阿图岛
# n$ T4 S& p, F; k- u$ {' i3 Q5 ~2 t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* q# E4 x4 t. n; D3 E, @$ v* B
58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩+ b( Y9 s" r; k. v7 |7 e5 e# ]
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$ Q6 G* M3 ] G" w4 E: i
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
4 b3 E8 r% U' u4 @! p$ y g& O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)
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TF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,49
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" X. w! ^# Y* V* `; S* N. [( o- F) _Allied ground losses:
2 O6 \6 [- Y: x1 c' b u4 Q 253 casualties reported
7 I2 C/ E( e2 l5 |: a3 Q Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled
9 G# ?, D" A* Q& J# A! M Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
0 a+ }: z& A- s4 G) \3 T& W Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ d J; A4 n$ e1 n
Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)% Q6 {- V$ O' x! P2 g
Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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Ground combat at Attu Island (153,49). ~8 n" j5 U" X& E) y3 d" K
( z. j+ B8 `. T m5 y/ t; h" fJapanese Deliberate attack
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' P! C. }: C7 P% B& ^- P9 {Attacking force 5357 troops, 43 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 97
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9 m$ k- w) b7 R* E# e/ w# n) ]Defending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 4263 u4 p- O8 l# a; h" _
" {# a1 b1 {7 GJapanese adjusted assault: 0
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: Z4 B; M, t. ?! L8 dAllied adjusted defense: 339
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/ \9 c$ z. m; | y+ F& g" Z( bJapanese assault odds: 1 to 99
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7 Y1 I5 _& u7 t. k2 S1 J1 ~! ACombat modifiers
1 W- z3 j) X a1 x. lDefender: terrain(+)
6 p1 b* Q! f3 f! e9 J& X- KAttacker: / {5 R" W4 P4 ^0 R- o. s+ `" C
5 {3 ~( [4 z5 d" T# h' k% f$ L3 v3 f6 KJapanese ground losses:$ f7 t5 M$ ^. Y) ]' v( I
1597 casualties reported
$ U: U3 y" F' p Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled6 ?8 l6 y0 T. v, X; ]4 ~
Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled) e. w- {% U+ s0 F' k
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled
6 ^5 O9 y8 ]2 n# P) N" t$ z. M Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)( N, P- l$ S9 F0 W! @" ?+ w
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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& v9 T' C k! S* J, h; f0 KAllied ground losses:
, Z4 E* U5 E+ l0 e* p( a, O' ] 100 casualties reported# F7 T/ e' {0 ]
Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
5 c. K$ M# T) G& O* d, j Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled( ]' O2 a) f; Z" H# L$ U. `4 n
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled( g" `, A5 d# [- Q% s
( Y- B4 h3 A5 Q- rAssaulting units:
' O; F1 l& O9 M# D n6 [) E 3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion2 O5 y9 k( Q q( Q
302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion
/ a; q; M6 ^8 Z: K: B" U/ w! n6 o+ j 12th Indpt SNLF Coy 8 n$ M1 y) L) m. a p4 n' d
7th Base Force' P( _3 T5 ~3 e
8th Field AF Construction Battalion
1 y' P4 q! y7 `# d 5th IJN AA Battalion/ B" ]3 t. ?4 P+ C" x
, S0 T, L9 K7 g6 ~Defending units:5 W% t8 |# t; D# c: t K
Americal Infantry Div /1% h( f1 H/ R: @7 X
4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
/ }& m: I# v3 B+ l 201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1' O* W1 z S5 r
151st Combat Engr Rgt /19 i/ S' A7 Z' S1 Z3 u/ D" k9 F
153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
7 n0 j7 l* D2 W4 e( d! g/ O* K0 T 198th FA Bn /1
, s# g1 Y1 P- J6 z4 m7 i Y5 | 250th Cst Art Rgt /24 _0 L* [* ~ Z9 f1 ?! u( ?( s0 `
81st FA Bn /10 ? v2 K5 B9 ^% ?
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms! B! J3 B6 j2 _" m
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
" R9 ?3 F% E7 w. y' o) X% R9 Q$ X+ lEstimated time to target is 30 minutes; u& }; h+ d# W' D( y3 @( i! v
$ v: e+ s2 V0 q3 H# o) GJapanese aircraft
$ {0 _5 O7 K+ t" I2 G$ Y& h A6M2 Zero x 257 F* `- W* O4 Z3 R! A
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Allied aircraft
, y3 r. b& ~ O9 Z F4F-3A Wildcat x 125 F' L# E: d" B% y0 k$ f" r
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
" [3 G" A5 \; P5 [4 d* V5 z SBD-3 Dauntless x 72
) G, e) l8 D q/ j TBF-1 Avenger x 300 _5 d5 J% Q8 B% C
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses+ s# A( y; P. f8 N# k8 C
F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed$ Z- R% d% q; x' W( `
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed' W" d/ h2 p7 B
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged
; i) k' l; m) D1 y: Q SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak
+ a: c" C2 X$ d/ k1 ^$ v; {: a3 v TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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. o' p2 P i* E; C9 A* M$ \Japanese Ships
' a# |! `" ^, A I0 G- w/ G CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
, y w5 k4 G5 O, q9 K CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
8 Q/ K1 o5 Q4 O" Q$ h CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire
6 W! T6 g! x: h7 a3 J" z+ q CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires" D& J! |* i. x3 m
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 2
7 e3 l4 V- s! u( S6 Y8 M CA Furutaka* B1 `) \7 X+ a# U! x; I
CA Kako, Bomb hits 1; [$ ?% w" }. ]. E- H7 {8 _7 L! E
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% `2 p9 `* r; v; ~! vMorning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet., h" q7 T+ N. C7 X H
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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6 L4 h6 K9 ?7 p- [9 o+ M" uJapanese aircraft/ ]9 k; D+ ~' M
A6M2 Zero x 16 D% [% R* g c: Z5 ^
- ^ c1 w; r) u& f+ rAllied aircraft
; ` {, p; }& x/ P$ |2 K F4F-3P Wildcat x 12
) n+ m* T1 ]1 N; g( K* P6 o F4F-4 Wildcat x 15 A( n" n. t7 H5 ?( V, w) V; p
SBD-3 Dauntless x 51
9 \ Q4 `& [, Z/ C. c& ` TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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2 x2 k& H# M+ X& ]/ [3 q3 J1 GJapanese aircraft losses
0 f5 O& g2 u6 j$ K* ], @ A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed6 ]7 N7 A: @1 b$ P4 O* W0 `8 w
2 |, J) p" o2 _0 M) @Allied aircraft losses
2 r( J$ c% ?0 a- L SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
5 H+ e( t9 Y. h* z/ h [1 _: M SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak: s; p6 \" C6 B3 k
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships& i$ }/ P1 h8 }% W* ]: f" X3 b
CV Kaga, heavy fires
1 Z+ u' [' W* t: W$ I CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
2 \: h0 W4 Y2 A- g CV Zuikaku, on fire
, A) N. E- a7 O- J CV Akagi2 j" t% e) ~3 |. ]1 F; L4 ]
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
~) w9 A7 E' O0 }5 b DD Tamanami
& N3 T3 P7 @0 O' R CL Nagara
6 a, g( g1 C8 B* z# p DD Oite
$ W) K- G1 q: e2 C4 @ H( C DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire
: V& x" {# Y. S- o5 y: d( O CA Furutaka
! i* w' o) v& y1 [" U+ [+ h: C) {8 E CA Kako, Bomb hits 1! ~# ]- r: S$ W8 r
DD Minekaze. y4 A3 p) W3 D
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,54' x, H: o4 I4 j6 A1 b
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud% P \% `( c$ A
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet., H4 s- Q+ @ O* [" ^' J) D3 W, N
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft: o* E$ I1 [# R+ s% v5 X
A6M2 Zero x 33+ `& k* K0 s: u' ^
B5N2 Kate x 611 Z/ X) V8 Q c& @: |% `
D3A1 Val x 44$ P/ e3 Y- Y9 w z- e% }& U9 o% Z$ A
+ Q2 |! [: v! u% D7 _& WAllied aircraft
6 Q2 g3 h8 c# Y F4F-3A Wildcat x 17
$ v: K9 M6 A' H. z7 J- W* D& ` F4F-3 Wildcat x 48* Q3 v% j# o7 p
F4F-4 Wildcat x 81, f; Y; A. ~3 W2 A3 K: d( `/ x
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Japanese aircraft losses2 a7 Q* e4 x' L# P6 n) I
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
$ Q. I/ d% H4 l9 J: Q B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged
. j0 E: y# i8 {. q1 ?1 j B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
1 g; F7 {3 L* L8 Z$ T8 O. p D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged. q% t) g/ u' H% n" t
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses
# N2 }! F4 {$ u( j0 o% z/ y, K F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed: e" x {) L( @5 N8 u
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Allied Ships. }: I* e: i0 B3 J& U) I4 Y
CVE Copahee) M& [. @( T) F3 m& P9 E4 K
CV Yorktown
9 W5 n1 E+ l1 E5 q! P/ z% _& @& X0 L9 s/ f CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2
6 v0 h. R, U. n5 E* R CLAA San Diego
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$ Y2 E w0 ^) m) j) v6 `Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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/ V+ Z* K/ |0 x/ PRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.9 H! ~) x L, i: S3 q7 S
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes' n# X+ w. \, M
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Japanese aircraft
3 x, |7 ?! X# ^" I/ R: u A6M2 Zero x 37 M6 I3 V9 K" b5 X) p% i
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7 T; p, k" ^4 } F4F-3 Wildcat x 27 W) d3 [/ p9 g6 v- X: P& J" P3 x
SBD-3 Dauntless x 19& t, h4 Q4 ^$ k# {0 G `
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No Japanese losses
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8 l+ f' |9 V$ CAllied aircraft losses9 o* B" O P( t! s9 ?
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
+ o( Q$ T+ ~" }, {$ d1 S6 l SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged1 a8 c( |9 o" a4 H. |5 L1 E
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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5 m3 J {% t( I# X( [& I/ ~/ CJapanese Ships0 }! A; W! ^! Y' Q; q
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
; j) O5 T$ ?+ Z; q7 ` CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire
, x# @8 D: U9 | CV Akagi! P5 g C1 T, ^& H) r! w" B
CV Zuikaku, on fire% B9 t- F$ U! S) N s+ i3 K+ c! o
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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# m9 B: Y1 ]2 f, L, h1 bAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,572 g) S: r9 Z9 Y( w- n% n- ^& V
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.4 ]+ P, z7 k# C9 v( B
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes
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) B$ B2 `% Q- l0 y% G1 o. S$ Q, W& ?Japanese aircraft
& [$ u# |7 e- Z7 X A6M2 Zero x 2! ^, I6 I/ L* ?
+ [, X* d) c% ]* g1 C( mAllied aircraft
' H% d V4 E9 M8 C SBD-3 Dauntless x 2
7 I: o: U6 k) O1 y; i% g TBF-1 Avenger x 60 b9 r" s! [7 O \- N2 X8 _+ M
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No Japanese losses
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No Allied losses7 j1 h! v6 X6 s- T% }! g$ I4 V
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Japanese Ships
" p2 n& I. x G7 t* c8 m) q, H# t CV Akagi* {8 f( n) b+ P
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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8 T3 Z3 Q& a0 e3 ^3 `) c8 ?5 ~Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud' S2 k3 [4 n% ]
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. t) h- ]( ]1 S, _5 {
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes
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Allied aircraft& g% A: W1 O0 d; I
F4F-3 Wildcat x 5# z1 U P7 P, n3 w7 `
TBF-1 Avenger x 3
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8 C9 X1 R. s0 {" c; u/ h5 mAllied aircraft losses2 R2 {0 @0 E3 l3 |1 Q; {# ], M
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged1 M e: K( e/ b5 d* p% T' U0 R* p
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Japanese Ships/ }' G& n. f( d
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,56
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain8 Y1 K4 t" g. ~
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.; M X* B6 B- o! V) t
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 6
+ s/ O3 B* Y' `" b: |7 ~& O6 o B5N2 Kate x 15
$ g. }" [0 Q7 y6 w1 { Y2 I( i D3A1 Val x 19
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' B; U. d4 U2 m2 y l( Y: ~) eAllied aircraft
2 ]/ q, B' y; |3 ]6 T5 h F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
O, t+ d, q% ~+ l F4F-4 Wildcat x 36# u7 ?+ y4 g4 m
3 ? T% |3 r- A9 oJapanese aircraft losses
' e2 [' G& x H* V+ T A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed) q' u2 H6 t; L2 b" }, x
B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged( n m1 o2 S: _3 ]
D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
9 M. m3 } s, S2 e F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed8 A d$ B, @4 Q4 ^
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Allied Ships+ G6 `4 q, F1 [& `
CV Lexington
3 \( k8 v3 F* d2 R3 q4 v6 S CV Saratoga5 {2 g. N# Y$ ^
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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' G% j+ B: H+ t1 J5 J9 V$ }5 gWeather in hex: Heavy cloud6 M7 \4 |) h6 R+ }1 Z& `' y! t
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
) E) o0 m' u6 H0 g# e0 ^Estimated time to target is 31 minutes3 e* n8 _6 I7 i. d4 a
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Allied aircraft% [* ~+ B# y8 f. O2 ?
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
& l8 n! L1 J8 [, E F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
) @' [; F" Y% e+ b" G; ?4 z SBD-3 Dauntless x 70& o" V! l) H: a6 @' D/ D6 q
TBF-1 Avenger x 30! U6 p b" L) ~3 p0 O
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Allied aircraft losses, b B! k2 c$ j6 f8 f8 C
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged6 e) S9 Z7 E2 G5 g2 l: t
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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; z1 q" |, I+ E; uJapanese Ships3 s) t5 ~9 W3 [7 P3 B' d! t
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage5 x" u5 m6 t1 E R: f0 @
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
7 U a% |. @2 o$ d6 A' V1 R DD Asakaze* B2 {& C. H' t P
DD Tamanami( e3 B. V- w/ P o4 U, j
DD Onami+ D( q$ h( K- T
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
1 U! k/ \: k v CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
, ]% A6 R0 M& s) G0 p. W: l DD Oite
3 Z; \# y: P+ c DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage8 l, u% j. k' B* K$ h9 E
DD Suzukaze
$ I- d4 b t6 J+ t; g; x1 q+ N9 C CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 13 N( \. d1 C( P" {5 ]# q4 [4 z
CL Nagara) m. ` l3 O5 M$ T) P
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1 h/ D f2 k& Z/ tWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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* w5 x, F' ~. R! s I$ ]" ~5 `Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
. z2 `( e3 j! E6 j7 Q" _$ @Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Allied aircraft2 n1 s! a7 R5 o% d! U3 c" }) r/ _
A-24 Banshee x 2! ^, [0 O1 M$ D* H
SBD-3 Dauntless x 25' G5 E8 J0 K* k' V6 I
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Allied aircraft losses, `( D: P! V/ G
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged& ~$ H. ^7 y7 `* ]( V$ H
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships1 u7 Y3 a" T1 \& K% u
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage6 o% V. ^9 n2 e7 n0 @* Z
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage1 H; u5 V! u+ N" R# [6 F
CV Zuikaku, heavy fires
" ?+ T9 |! p! N1 w# A CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires4 m4 C; A8 l8 F# n
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage1 H4 c" K9 y0 l, M- v7 [. T1 J% n
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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9 s2 {. y0 }% P8 y# a3 N9 `# D+ }Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,578 B( h+ v) X1 {* V, E! p2 _
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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! J) T* d& e, cRaid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
' P6 \) `* G/ J+ y% w+ IEstimated time to target is 12 minutes$ I) u6 G, R3 `# X3 `1 w( [% O
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A-24 Banshee x 14
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! E% X8 c+ X# T; P! i A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships" f8 @9 p( s! K. M( K; O
CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage9 T$ }) f0 h9 m- t) W# w; o
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
* ~: v" G9 j3 ~; N0 W% W J# e DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage& p/ P9 B* V& \" {
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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+ W, L- D9 ]; o2 n: |Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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3 A, A3 n5 C. U c6 x& M4 D- ?Raid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
6 j2 A7 \& `3 l0 E @Estimated time to target is 27 minutes" [! u1 g J) k+ n. C- k" [
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Allied aircraft
$ I6 e# w2 a& e* {2 G- d# p& P A-24 Banshee x 2
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7 e2 I) d/ Z9 |1 q+ M; J3 V4 O- qNo Allied losses! G- d2 l- R7 A# P5 H
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Japanese Ships
: [% k' L. [: d! _! ^' {# F CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57# S, ^- Q% F: N" o" p' Q5 ~4 q
9 @6 O4 z2 U, e& O/ xWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.* v( z- ~# e2 D7 f, J1 G
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes8 X. F6 M0 B! m1 s* m1 Y; ?3 g
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Allied aircraft% g B& H* F! f3 x3 L
F4F-3A Wildcat x 2
2 l/ T, L- x7 J* E& E* L$ N SBD-3 Dauntless x 31 k# D1 _* |* n) W- H# v4 A
TBF-1 Avenger x 152 U& U- j z4 P3 w
~9 W* l+ g0 q3 x- bAllied aircraft losses
0 Y' T) @7 L5 P' z: t1 f SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged! T; S/ ?) h+ i7 x# `. H
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships w6 v! u( _$ M: Y7 I j% ?
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 w- @# J4 i! T/ a DD Oite# L/ m8 P. S( [( A: d9 I, W2 @$ ^
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires. H4 _3 \* q0 ]; ~4 y! |
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage7 I8 l7 U0 b, ]" [
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage: t2 Q5 Y6 Y/ K% C
DD Onami& z, s3 r# U. p) H% k* k( c
DD Tamanami+ u `. P! y* v4 x; s0 w u4 P
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire+ l1 W) {7 m( n2 e; Q ?
DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 1; j, `2 X- Y! K
DD Minekaze
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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3 O! i# w2 M9 i/ |. I. TWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
% I% B/ q+ ^8 O. l$ mEstimated time to target is 30 minutes# ~/ m9 c( D7 G
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Japanese aircraft/ G( s, r% E3 G8 g% E- ^! y) I
no flights% x' n& l- c8 b' V" p- ]
7 f# n" g& E/ V' @5 `Allied aircraft
, t1 b, d' p) A F4F-3P Wildcat x 108 @8 F3 ?8 K1 y* P
F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
- p1 x2 ]& z' S/ I SBD-3 Dauntless x 63
3 [+ J; W6 J1 p) T Z8 F+ H TBF-1 Avenger x 18( c8 k6 o8 |; l6 Z
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No Japanese losses8 R" [; T9 u9 S
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Allied aircraft losses
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- ?+ z* v" S, Q% { TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged2 y7 w/ R) T2 F; k$ S% C' i- o
, K0 t1 @+ c7 O& k- R% Y. fJapanese Ships
! I# I# w- l- k2 v5 f" g- p9 W6 R. D+ ~& q CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage
; t( S$ ?1 C" b# m. p7 @) D) g CA Kako, and is sunk
* ]/ y, ?% R, W8 C$ ]1 t$ l CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage# A( W9 ]+ g- L7 V
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
7 I. v! P) }/ F) O* F; R DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk4 Q- ~2 o, ]9 i! _ N# k: c+ H
DD Onami
6 S; v0 E1 }- g) B: g DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk* l0 x; u/ N9 X C
DD Asakaze
1 B7 p1 @( \& T l DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage' j6 f8 Z3 N0 H2 r$ N9 `
DD Oite
: f4 _2 N& f' J/ q2 B; R DD Minekaze' S& p% Y* K. N+ G! Y
DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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% r' [. B$ a% DAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,579 r3 ?# ]8 Q8 i# b1 q8 i% T/ P. m
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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6 i! P4 R3 M0 c r6 q B' eRaid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
6 m5 o7 E$ C/ z) SEstimated time to target is 13 minutes& S2 P. j* k* M) X z4 j# u# m& h9 C# n& i/ @
- m0 |. [: ^; }/ tAllied aircraft
+ W$ ?. u9 Q4 s0 n; J$ K5 d" D SBD-3 Dauntless x 16) B; f+ K. N4 ]. z' b1 k! F, A
3 _/ P8 \0 E) wAllied aircraft losses9 j4 l* Q v0 h& }& K" P
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged9 q1 A6 p4 k/ X' B' I7 e
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Japanese Ships5 W _6 P5 |( g& n
CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
* l/ C/ \% v. ?+ i, f CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
, N W" I* Z, D, s' w% o" z7 x. B DD Sawakaze
5 @% Z3 M% J) Z" [2 l, Q: ~ DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |