AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 42
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; I S5 h" N6 g盟军正式登陆阿图岛
4 _" d9 G- N# K- s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
' K! I5 c! X/ w/ v# |, Y( Y! Y58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩7 ]4 V% g6 x! a7 R+ G
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9 q# M! B w& O7 W
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
" H& L. q4 S4 Y2 K, f+ 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& C0 y+ A- A, M1 a
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5 L% J! x2 N" E$ ~$ o% v5 FAmphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49)
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8 j; T/ S% c4 {) H L5 W" y+ G- ]TF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,49
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6 K- ^" m7 ?0 uAllied ground losses:
& V& g' i! o3 Y' t7 B 253 casualties reported
% q% Q/ y) U8 p/ F! i& {; D6 W9 r Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled
" r3 l" O' R9 I. M+ r) f3 q( j2 N0 f7 ] Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
7 n3 v* K- |4 k; Z1 N Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
1 Z; Q# e/ X! C/ I Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)' F# K& y8 h, e2 Q
Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)1 ^7 G0 c5 f, j( p2 g
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+ a4 x" D4 q: y% LGround combat at Attu Island (153,49)
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Japanese Deliberate attack
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# Y0 U2 j& Y I5 Z6 n/ ~Attacking force 5357 troops, 43 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 979 z) f% p, T5 C+ C# p2 c! j
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Defending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 4267 ` w; K2 l5 m0 F
1 r3 s. _9 U; {. C' `4 j) pJapanese adjusted assault: 0 , j4 s D) v. \ y. h
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Allied adjusted defense: 339
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 99 3 N3 r2 V+ S9 B a* u9 `) v5 Y( G1 |
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Combat modifiers
: u' y, I0 M3 W9 b$ o1 ?$ O# ?Defender: terrain(+)0 X3 \4 |& ~# b
Attacker: ) a1 {9 D! w8 ~4 Z
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Japanese ground losses:2 p% I" }: z+ j5 L, c, I
1597 casualties reported
# r3 S* ^9 a: R0 c Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled H+ a* }4 s+ f5 m7 ?. E* o3 j
Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled
' v* s$ `, t& O. n3 t; A Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled! d8 {$ b( O7 J+ m/ L) O) W
Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)7 b( t) n3 ]! U: O. T5 ^6 _
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Allied ground losses:
! T# K( Z' ^+ V0 C: r 100 casualties reported
$ ^% _- G2 v" W, W: } Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled6 n/ }, z6 G) G" c" T, e
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
0 @* A k5 `0 a( | Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled' B2 j# P/ B/ d0 f
4 Z+ d f& f. g6 uAssaulting units:/ s D5 Y7 k' ]
3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion
6 |9 p& Y- D$ V5 N 302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion( `# Z( B i; t3 d# v, Z
12th Indpt SNLF Coy * y+ \2 s Q: r: `# Y4 G! e
7th Base Force
: g/ n$ a; V5 d# f 8th Field AF Construction Battalion
& y x( a" X$ s+ ^8 M0 ? 5th IJN AA Battalion
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Defending units:7 k) Z9 W1 g- X( z; w
Americal Infantry Div /1
/ W0 d" J& X" b7 P9 O+ h 4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /1- y* L1 i6 ?, R* A! ]7 \3 ~
201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
$ R% m1 w1 t: [" n$ ]$ r 151st Combat Engr Rgt /1% q! k* A" Q- R; W" h) O5 |
153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
2 @, h& G! l' L 198th FA Bn /1
: K ^% w3 v5 F6 q- ? 250th Cst Art Rgt /2
0 ]( X3 Q- D5 O& l 81st FA Bn /14 I H8 X' e$ N( k! I; l, D
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0 c7 P8 q: ^% J* AMorning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
- H2 f- F, g- \# E; h1 CEstimated time to target is 30 minutes" c. s" p8 v2 |( s2 L
' M2 ?; }4 b9 iJapanese aircraft2 G3 x8 q; m. H9 ^. m) I
A6M2 Zero x 25* i `) d3 b3 ~% b- u/ ]' R# z) J
7 c9 g6 {$ T0 h% m! }1 s* A" YAllied aircraft
- n2 S7 \. K! i: G0 _/ p7 F) j F4F-3A Wildcat x 12
7 z) Q. d* L* [3 p3 c F4F-3 Wildcat x 12. x; T e9 J* }) r8 _. P$ y( m
SBD-3 Dauntless x 72
: ^/ [' Q5 |0 d' k. Z TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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No Japanese losses0 y: h3 B9 J5 \+ s- }
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Allied aircraft losses
3 E/ p/ d# {% @8 ?2 [ F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed' [) L6 M% }$ m9 t" m" S- p" G
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed8 }# L, k+ x1 c5 e
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged
" Q4 f1 o4 w0 b+ e- d q SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak% B% o2 J6 O- u- C; g
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged( n( w2 |3 l" O0 t {
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Japanese Ships
3 b( B4 Q6 S U; M# x0 W CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
# Y5 m3 S( J1 }. x+ D CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
1 q6 r5 J# j- W8 V) p CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire
0 G G3 F5 H; L, @ CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires) A3 i6 ~# ~+ f6 R/ s( W
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 2
8 l' ^- |: m5 U8 e& ` G \ CA Furutaka
9 a% w/ N; @2 f8 {- B- M' } CA Kako, Bomb hits 1' { h! M5 z9 }' b8 {1 i% w% J& C
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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; f& n8 k3 n Z/ k6 s8 c- e; gWeather in hex: Thunderstorms* K, A" A7 `! _& i
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
7 T- E+ o) U* dEstimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Japanese aircraft8 q8 ^- G+ Y9 y/ D4 r' u
A6M2 Zero x 16, R5 E6 p! k; d! v7 S, G# [) Z
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Allied aircraft
3 x3 n& m% K2 o F4F-3P Wildcat x 125 N. S/ i. w/ B
F4F-4 Wildcat x 15
) k: y5 Y9 q7 \/ h SBD-3 Dauntless x 51
8 u/ x/ u. J$ j9 y' \' p, A TBF-1 Avenger x 300 G4 H/ @$ c0 S/ }
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Japanese aircraft losses& v7 F( f N; f1 G/ r7 O
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
+ q# e* C) c( j9 h4 C' g& v) Z SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
+ z' z# e o, T3 w$ z# {% h# K SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak+ a! y; Q2 @) h! z: B
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged& ?" e: I9 G; @& F8 p7 w1 g: X
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Japanese Ships
& N& ?- h2 C$ w. E$ b$ d CV Kaga, heavy fires, z$ a! h! f. w' p( p* ^" A
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
9 v) k; Z9 q: b0 S" {& I1 w7 K' K5 u CV Zuikaku, on fire! ]7 ?4 i. V# b5 z+ i
CV Akagi: L, m$ M5 S/ l) h$ A% }
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
' u. W! F2 H. j' y% H6 C DD Tamanami
5 P& ?$ B6 R @3 D& S CL Nagara$ P% b- s: @: G0 f
DD Oite7 y3 h" p8 R0 F9 {- Z
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire
1 l- u" h2 b/ M) f CA Furutaka4 E! O0 P: k' ?
CA Kako, Bomb hits 1! F$ Y# _2 X2 N
DD Minekaze
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! A$ f7 J" [9 a' Z( b4 IMorning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,54( O7 q2 C4 E6 ]. r( n# T
1 G& ] h& S6 [1 PWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.( e0 h2 ?, f4 q
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes2 i1 O; V! s2 E$ U2 A' K8 z
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Japanese aircraft
! H& s' F; p8 A0 T2 s0 X( M4 h$ A' c A6M2 Zero x 33
- R; w+ d8 Y( l& o, d' r# ? B5N2 Kate x 61
, P. d8 G6 B* K' Q" T0 E# H D3A1 Val x 44
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Allied aircraft! R9 D. a7 P( K5 v( b
F4F-3A Wildcat x 17
4 o0 N* b1 G. M* ?0 S F4F-3 Wildcat x 48
0 y$ b T( |; q6 c i9 I2 P7 G F4F-4 Wildcat x 815 c5 M7 E% e z! n
) u2 Y$ O1 h, y! X6 UJapanese aircraft losses
0 h4 M) d2 Q4 @ A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed- c+ ^8 w4 e7 H# S+ G- G
B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged( v' M3 |2 j4 l+ X( ~! E
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak7 J: R$ H% K Q0 z
D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged! q( ~! w M( Q* e
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak X! f/ u' G; L% g$ y p
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Allied aircraft losses
7 `$ p& C/ y4 [/ L+ o F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed) h/ D( u, W/ K0 f
" X; p" _0 _) P* W+ OAllied Ships7 d$ U- Y$ r$ v$ K
CVE Copahee
, e5 a0 ^8 H$ ~( ?( l2 { CV Yorktown( P7 {; x7 {1 I8 b
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2
: S. Z* N: r) d- B+ E7 `' o CLAA San Diego
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,578 Z, C! a4 Q3 ^8 g+ [
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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3 l7 A3 V* Q) g8 YRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
# e2 f+ C2 _9 m1 L) M; fEstimated time to target is 29 minutes! t. |- g/ k3 J4 L+ ^7 v1 b
r; |0 w( P5 Z9 L T$ WJapanese aircraft
) s7 K9 l( S& ~8 B6 ^8 c# b+ M A6M2 Zero x 3
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/ }% ? } n; \) u# R3 QAllied aircraft
. c+ f5 X6 `1 X# A& s( I F4F-3 Wildcat x 2
/ `% O9 j/ ]5 a# s. X SBD-3 Dauntless x 190 B1 I N0 R$ e- M! }
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses( f- w) ~% F c- u" Z! [
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed2 ?- K! r; [) U
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged# x4 H! k& ]7 A0 t6 `! ~7 Y' w
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak% Z' H0 w4 V3 G2 E$ A3 T3 k
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Japanese Ships
/ u7 ^/ ~7 _! x; _$ t" V* C CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage6 Y+ d+ E. d4 M
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire+ {9 e4 F' P7 Z @$ r, |7 p
CV Akagi
6 W* ^; F3 t$ n; Z7 d, p CV Zuikaku, on fire( d [- d7 _; X/ Z* w' g
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage6 ^9 b0 M% K5 j; t) c* i% O
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% c% e( Z9 c4 _- ? K8 a# nAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud8 z1 G- Q8 ^4 K
6 h6 B) ?& I) J1 \ k- c3 ZRaid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.( {7 R: `& K) R5 @$ W$ b5 _3 o
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes
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* ~* y+ L: j! l, @, P! IJapanese aircraft" I1 I. q' R7 l8 a9 v
A6M2 Zero x 2) V0 B6 f$ }# T9 H& G6 e7 c8 ~; p3 \
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8 E* _ ^8 M7 a0 `% l' \% L& i SBD-3 Dauntless x 2) K# Y. V" q: Q+ u
TBF-1 Avenger x 6* Y; @) A4 V: c0 ~6 H
( {& [9 P6 y* ^! p6 _% ?No Japanese losses0 o& ]/ z( J" ]+ ?; u
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No Allied losses i8 B, m! h: _, a% O1 ` E
3 h$ I; C+ _, k1 N+ p5 P- jJapanese Ships
5 |* ?$ {; F. l8 f. V9 o! e CV Akagi% a- H. r! a! D! W8 V, I- k; T/ E
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage1 w% b5 X4 w4 T$ c- N% I4 V. n% q4 N
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: e7 z. V( Y- X! v5 l6 g$ @; C7 tAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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, P* X6 p; g3 YRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.$ d9 L" @( g5 h2 M2 E0 i
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes
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Allied aircraft
, n) b: t% B1 }( ?0 _ F4F-3 Wildcat x 5; J2 h) r+ Z% v" t! p( z6 @$ o u
TBF-1 Avenger x 3
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% P7 s% X$ Q' {' g, MAllied aircraft losses' e! `7 y$ l! d1 y' t, R* g* ^
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged2 |' X8 l8 @6 M7 w7 k' i/ S
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Japanese Ships
) t2 j/ F& N8 r2 \6 o- [ CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,56
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6 V' x0 O; u/ Y5 Q& [, H% g$ nWeather in hex: Heavy rain3 K% y* Q$ K' e* _- K
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
6 Y0 H. P- d' R. u* rEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
9 j! l1 `( `3 H* b7 k; R. I* ? A6M2 Zero x 6, |4 ^' b9 |+ Z9 S( m7 h( s; P' v
B5N2 Kate x 15
- |3 S( s1 K8 v' c" w4 o9 K D3A1 Val x 19
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Allied aircraft
+ h2 W6 a5 A' ]% A- {: @& b F4F-3 Wildcat x 360 a8 [( ~4 Q$ n5 S+ Z$ i6 T
F4F-4 Wildcat x 36
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Japanese aircraft losses2 E: O5 f9 P: U4 u1 A
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
1 r& E* |) i/ w" L, N B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
5 k+ b3 H* G( a4 Q7 E- B D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
, D O8 V% P/ a$ s# p F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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7 p# r m# E0 i% X. c- e/ ]5 IAllied Ships
; c7 [6 \3 B/ B3 \% o9 k CV Lexington t t) H9 I; e4 T: H
CV Saratoga
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" O u0 g0 V: `8 t* d0 G5 N# y9 aAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,576 d/ {! g" z" i% w
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud* A1 O$ l$ p% g9 d8 o) T5 A
$ M( p+ m/ ^9 @: V) m5 rRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.6 m: e% Q3 T, M. z5 @( i2 n
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Allied aircraft
) b6 B& h+ g+ d9 U1 [' w7 S# u F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
" Y+ [8 I6 u& R4 X' t F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
8 k2 |7 M- @ w' o) @ SBD-3 Dauntless x 70
8 N7 T7 n) a" ^' t% U2 p3 {5 H TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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8 T6 t. U9 R0 c: y4 sAllied aircraft losses
* v" Q/ b9 s- ]3 z* ^* I2 s SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged6 X% {# n7 ]; p$ f6 _
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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$ F. e0 r: G: W4 QJapanese Ships9 o5 n' {9 Y' Q1 y% c7 Z' ?
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
! ]6 Z R/ s( q" \ CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
- m- R$ j: m, X7 r" c DD Asakaze+ P3 h y; H x9 P4 \+ b
DD Tamanami
1 g6 j$ Q& v8 \' ]2 G DD Onami
6 R/ Y) K7 x [9 o DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
$ O/ v/ g! r* K) d* Z* p% M: o CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage2 L+ U3 d- R2 f
DD Oite
8 h9 K1 o7 d6 t DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage% k2 Z; ~5 t* n g
DD Suzukaze
; V2 L. Q3 h0 P4 A CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1' I+ t% d3 `" x" V X# g( b
CL Nagara% t$ L9 ^- h( a6 [* ?. x
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3 L! k0 x8 H% D& T. PAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,572 e6 Y. l4 {: J4 ~& p' J6 |
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud6 H) l2 ~/ ~# j0 R5 H
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Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.1 x8 h$ ~5 ?/ r' D
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes) K& p/ e$ g0 z( x& G0 {
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Allied aircraft
% h: u0 w. f2 `3 Q A-24 Banshee x 2 u# x: A( [. u' y" ~! [
SBD-3 Dauntless x 256 j- [& C6 i3 x6 ^6 v: h
7 M8 |6 `! {3 S1 pAllied aircraft losses
. V- `; S5 B' G7 D A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
' C! e4 C" c# O! V! W SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships1 p) K$ [+ j$ T+ ^
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage) Q/ `" }* I5 [, l/ }: A
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 G3 j5 P+ Z: ~( {, j CV Zuikaku, heavy fires
; B: G% t J7 Z( Y; C- { R' q CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
6 P9 E9 [2 y! p9 u6 X DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 W; M5 F9 A$ _+ }' w) ] CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage3 q/ i# k+ T& r6 I, @
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Afternoon 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 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
. M) g2 R1 S& |8 J4 A+ j+ DEstimated time to target is 12 minutes9 ?, K* {( r7 t! l
9 c7 H5 N4 [" PAllied aircraft
3 a6 f! N3 U! _ A-24 Banshee x 14) o) [; N/ D- W
: [# H9 [: D: l( r$ A6 T! R: z# B6 VAllied aircraft losses2 l+ ~6 X7 _3 q% {9 T/ O
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
' f: E8 i' X4 O: _3 Z& j; h CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage) c. C. Y9 @4 g% b) h% |: i7 q1 l
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage! d8 A5 a) J' [7 V$ R/ U0 O
DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage
- X! d/ [, x) v, K& `/ e9 ^( k CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57" O- Z0 X* o/ L; q
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud( D. F( v! h2 c' d
2 e6 M h' i5 _( g: b( BRaid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
! ]+ h6 q5 e3 ?1 k" S3 E0 G6 _Estimated time to target is 27 minutes$ U) y I! q7 o' j3 t
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Allied aircraft( q0 ^2 p$ |" o5 V% r3 }+ w- u0 l
A-24 Banshee x 2
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships. ~4 \1 k* V- E z& m/ d( c
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57) B4 S8 {/ O; B# D0 u
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.9 V8 [) z2 A D5 p. M9 c! S; I8 h9 u
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes# r! ?2 p- z' k6 N4 N
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Allied aircraft, w& A/ t! O* i
F4F-3A Wildcat x 2# F Z9 l3 C9 T
SBD-3 Dauntless x 31
}2 Q: \5 _" \; O/ Z$ h( ]" S- { TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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+ v# i, b3 M' v8 h& }3 H( sAllied aircraft losses
4 E- f% B- l7 v$ p% j. X3 h+ B3 C. d SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged5 [8 q2 X5 }0 e# L5 t
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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. V$ \- p ]. s5 {% D3 b CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
, `" K9 ?2 x, \5 R( t4 P3 @ DD Oite
4 \1 C0 {: f8 Y' {& M7 \2 m CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
% {3 b$ f: q/ w( q9 {3 {+ B CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage( `# F7 [& G2 t4 ~) A$ v
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
" {8 ~$ S B0 \5 O- M# i DD Onami) R# L& o0 I: a1 |7 c9 f# u
DD Tamanami
1 L/ N! e- L4 P. M9 W CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire9 _4 N. n4 U% P1 w6 k9 ~
DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 1& B- P0 ~8 v+ u9 h
DD Minekaze
& D) {& j& G; v* | DD Asakaze
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- Q1 K5 y# R9 A e; F$ C* CAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57& i$ w6 s; i3 }3 U- O5 {- T
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+ g+ B. L) d; N' ^! X# a, S YRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.$ y; h" S6 u% |5 n. k
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes( O7 v5 F2 @- T; [0 ^
2 H& q/ J# |& c) aJapanese aircraft: N1 d6 T5 O q
no flights
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6 L2 q: S( k* g R, q; AAllied aircraft0 E! h& u4 u, Y& D- i2 J M
F4F-3P Wildcat x 10
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: t! i7 ? o9 I0 n SBD-3 Dauntless x 63
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No Japanese losses' B% Q/ n5 j3 ^1 c2 L: ?! m4 P
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Allied aircraft losses/ K! ~ b# {# C. x8 s1 U
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
) z+ o0 \# T0 Z4 n0 H& `9 l TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships% Y; v6 C# e" k8 B* m* r$ P
CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage
* A- X& @4 d7 U CA Kako, and is sunk
7 P/ i! s' H4 o6 ?5 c8 s; W CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
, N& N; J* O% F4 b3 L- } CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk, H# R5 G/ G |; E
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk; l- x0 J9 C& j G4 L1 p
DD Onami3 V3 Q. h5 N, G4 @4 G5 r8 E
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk9 K: Q$ @$ T+ I' s) O& W! ?: Q2 ]4 J
DD Asakaze/ t' t5 G3 x% s$ c) B4 M
DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
& D0 b- X8 q* K1 ? DD Oite8 D7 \6 m+ ]3 X
DD Minekaze+ P6 Z S2 K1 n1 z
DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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6 ?, O3 |4 T/ p- vAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57" i* W' ?. x! O
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud' B! v0 J( U1 s1 p; G
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Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.& f6 f% M6 V9 R* d
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Allied aircraft
: c3 w5 ^ [6 o! @3 Q SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
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" @$ \, Z( Q5 W( A7 ~9 zAllied aircraft losses
# F" `) q* X% U- f0 o- M SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged4 u) _3 q3 p, }& z7 J) P% {
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Japanese Ships
( ]+ t5 {# F0 P" X CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage7 L% c2 V- Q V! H! v% H1 `; k- J+ B
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 f+ }: O7 K) `! y) l DD Sawakaze
* x5 j2 N) d; P( ~ DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |