AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 42
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8 C3 {2 L: O' w$ `7 } T盟军正式登陆阿图岛+ ^" j2 D G% Z+ W/ h" o) L6 m1 V
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 N- G$ R! B( G1 x
58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩
: k% g( ^0 k9 M3 x# N4 H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 D. s' |2 ]. n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1 _: E+ J, z1 G1 [! H; I; z
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, 153,497 Q+ R g; g& C( ~" W8 Q1 Q5 s
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Allied ground losses:
8 o/ u6 R& |! o: ?- H" d- D* b 253 casualties reported
8 H- N0 o# J4 [6 ^: Y Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled) N$ `( l V8 V# G
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled: b% ?9 h, A( t% q/ p* `6 v
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- h. b: Y9 ]3 p9 R5 P- r, Y+ F
Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled) R$ P, f' N: M6 R
Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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6 k, E7 k4 Z" q* vGround combat at Attu Island (153,49), e. j5 F+ \& N
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Japanese Deliberate attack; f9 `- m# R; M1 w1 ]5 Z7 k- l/ ~
3 t3 S* M# }) Z: C: @Attacking force 5357 troops, 43 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 97
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' o. j* a: t4 G( `# IDefending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 426! K# N0 Z1 |5 F& R2 j$ l2 S
, }" b1 T q2 y! X0 X7 x7 nJapanese adjusted assault: 0 9 o' C% o9 o% \. h
; U1 Q/ c: x: F; FAllied adjusted defense: 339
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 99 & r8 G; b; }+ x; n# A6 F" z
+ h% I; O. n4 z* i6 sCombat modifiers) N$ M* S" g, d; c, |
Defender: terrain(+)
8 W9 a; g* `" z( ^* L% _Attacker:
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Japanese ground losses:
, h. [9 g, u8 ^9 N( K9 Q' Q 1597 casualties reported r' B0 z' [7 K5 c1 y
Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled( f% ~% b. [0 L5 g' E+ M3 Y
Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled+ y+ r+ f* M; m& }
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled
4 w4 {8 {6 f% T& \8 ` Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)
- G2 `# C0 P* _% q Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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- u: ] l: X; Q! j( KAllied ground losses:
: w' Q* w( x5 C3 D5 L 100 casualties reported
3 W1 B! f( P9 Y Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
+ ]& \: w5 q" |* w6 w5 O! z Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 u' Q4 W6 F7 Z' B5 z( A2 Q+ U
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Assaulting units:. o4 Q+ l M/ z- U( x: o
3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion
( L& X! L) p0 U- ~- y7 \9 M 302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion
. s7 M/ H& j9 d E% e8 z4 o 12th Indpt SNLF Coy ) o# C; F% m- |2 t5 R- K+ E; w
7th Base Force3 R7 [3 {; J7 S' T# \% b% b5 ]8 U6 P
8th Field AF Construction Battalion# d" x5 ~( v4 Y$ P6 v
5th IJN AA Battalion
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0 F+ \! k ?4 d1 m2 n! `Defending units:- B4 F4 |2 Y4 L
Americal Infantry Div /1
$ d4 C" h& w" B, N 4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /16 W0 C$ B) B; k. \
201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
. g. c5 e8 J( v: v3 @ 151st Combat Engr Rgt /1
6 ?5 N5 Q; M/ ~+ K: s$ b 153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
3 j; {4 b6 a; e5 u8 } 198th FA Bn /1
3 r0 |7 p4 e7 |0 Z$ P* } 250th Cst Art Rgt /2 P% ^: s$ ]' T' Z
81st FA Bn /1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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6 G- O$ Z7 H" Z3 W7 M4 Y0 E0 FWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
$ h# N4 c6 R7 }$ y* H+ K1 `& ]Estimated time to target is 30 minutes2 X' c1 @: C+ f7 B3 V5 y0 ]2 a
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Japanese aircraft6 A! b% L4 {+ \
A6M2 Zero x 25
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4 I/ X5 s+ t9 j7 V* }Allied aircraft
% P, a5 X$ U5 i+ W v; I F4F-3A Wildcat x 12. M" }( d6 c5 W j( ]1 [- p; [
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12- U9 C3 t1 R" q9 O& p E$ ]. W
SBD-3 Dauntless x 72- {, ?+ I$ ]1 J" i) J$ l; Q& _
TBF-1 Avenger x 308 f) l8 I+ ^2 o
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No Japanese losses y; N4 l" T/ a8 e! }7 d
8 M. P6 r2 v" `8 @+ dAllied aircraft losses; N+ ~0 v, y/ T2 |, l0 N
F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed4 v) O& k/ N# U& Q
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
+ Z' Q" {/ X$ Y1 ^ SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged1 d, K2 [' w# X! {7 }$ B1 f
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak
* N! V: @+ k! i3 `: T7 {( w TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged7 ^3 _9 x8 F( p+ x' Y& F4 l
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, I7 J7 H7 S6 S1 I. I' i0 X CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
- v4 {- L1 K: A CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
' H; J1 ?# b2 ~% _4 d* [" s CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, L H6 U; @1 R
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires7 f& s4 m) W; H* g2 u/ g0 W
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 2
" K# G: M7 o/ o1 I8 |8 f CA Furutaka
h+ q$ p d' M% \1 e CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
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) q$ `- [. ^' {. N# x. M" g, @# iMorning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57. P5 A7 p$ M- N% G9 T+ ?; @
# g7 d" C) M, n1 K8 y6 YWeather in hex: Thunderstorms q! _ D4 V: A; F$ D0 r" S
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
$ h# y; U v* n4 zEstimated time to target is 31 minutes" e' s( C" g1 B
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Japanese aircraft
0 I/ B+ p4 A7 P A6M2 Zero x 16
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F4F-3P Wildcat x 12
5 q* U( Z" T6 n' F, ^' V F4F-4 Wildcat x 153 v9 }. \7 A9 E$ G: [+ ^1 ?/ q0 }# [
SBD-3 Dauntless x 51& g+ g |" o0 ^" f$ N
TBF-1 Avenger x 30% d1 y0 j6 p, N: l, J: ^2 w2 g
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Japanese aircraft losses) s k2 i0 k9 q m4 |, g7 |6 x5 _+ `
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed$ l/ _2 f+ I9 g2 f
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Allied aircraft losses
* S- h8 d& z) X- L& [) A SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged2 }. D9 s7 ~ z& c
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak7 P2 F, J& P& w- w
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships
4 k$ E$ u. l; F CV Kaga, heavy fires
/ W, O, ?( t. u" M5 p k8 o( K CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires% ^( a4 u1 Q2 D) l9 F
CV Zuikaku, on fire
0 C: \: P' e; }* N7 N CV Akagi2 w) x4 ]; D# G F
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage/ p: [$ Y3 M7 S, }6 r) O
DD Tamanami, j# }& t" A6 z, h0 Q7 ]
CL Nagara
9 h6 A. d; Y, q DD Oite
% z4 B6 R- ]; @ DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire
0 Q) Z/ e5 g) t/ S. f* }' W CA Furutaka2 U; J' q4 F, Z
CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
`' W( S& @( s; S2 j8 ^7 E, O DD Minekaze, p4 i/ G# z e1 ` x2 X8 T7 d
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,54- { T/ [" g& G$ G8 B' r
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5 Q2 ~) w m- J }3 G1 ARaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet., R8 C" ^; o( I$ l: \
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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0 o3 ^! R* s4 U& Z, AJapanese aircraft* x% K$ |- k3 X2 R8 c+ X. [0 f
A6M2 Zero x 33
6 y4 e3 e5 ], T! g- k B5N2 Kate x 61
6 Q. K& n2 o7 { D3A1 Val x 44( H% h$ U+ t- W$ _
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Allied aircraft" u8 `" ^3 i: w# K: Y: x! F" i3 \
F4F-3A Wildcat x 176 [* q$ K# c; v O2 K
F4F-3 Wildcat x 48
6 y' T9 N) B$ Q: z F4F-4 Wildcat x 81
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6 s' C" D7 c* ]$ ?$ FJapanese aircraft losses
, ?8 a! {( s7 D0 y A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
( A$ U* t& N: Q$ k" S' a B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged% f- M6 h9 \# t8 F6 l/ ^' E/ |
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak: W L4 B7 y' z
D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged
2 d4 q; D' {4 H& Z& S: z0 A- O D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses0 V$ i9 c1 ?: u/ s* ]8 ?
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
1 T" C" i9 @9 o" ] G& c& U CVE Copahee/ e) J1 m$ b }3 ?( X; e
CV Yorktown
% s; a. D# r3 T! F6 ^ CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2( s; [3 a) U. ]+ R$ B
CLAA San Diego: A. f3 O0 U3 a- f. c T
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' p. B1 h2 _' i( m8 s; j6 ^. B# LAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57, F7 P! R/ c8 w. N8 G
2 u' Z; [' q. N: T7 H8 NWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.; o- r5 ~# X. s% L b
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes
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Japanese aircraft2 W/ f- V( D% G" h" q6 Q! o: c0 w
A6M2 Zero x 3
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& Q! s" t. E& F' R8 U6 d2 U1 LAllied aircraft
& e6 Y' \8 w% F& w# ?' p F4F-3 Wildcat x 2
$ A# n9 q5 N3 E( `' ^ M! i SBD-3 Dauntless x 19
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; n( C- ^* l. ]2 l! WNo Japanese losses& {! j' @$ u. O
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Allied aircraft losses$ w. L+ L; I$ U% @
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed6 J! P, n2 I& S( z4 B- ?
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
/ z$ p4 F7 x, b8 C1 q SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships/ b5 U: i$ @5 ~: S. o9 k
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 Q: a2 J4 V8 r; g. a& ]! f @ CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire
9 f. k% U4 r# @ p7 y B CV Akagi$ ~: k- j! F( Z8 ]: m
CV Zuikaku, on fire
$ D0 K) ]" e! u7 g& w3 [8 z CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage2 J$ b7 {' Q2 b
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57# Z; b( {1 t% u. [0 ~ B: ]! I9 {
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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0 z4 Y% u+ j) P8 E `" ?! KRaid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
" C$ s S, W2 y. Z. eEstimated time to target is 25 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
- F7 J6 Z; @1 G& p8 [) G A6M2 Zero x 2
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Allied aircraft
8 R: {! D( q0 p7 Z9 c SBD-3 Dauntless x 2
2 u0 Y- Z$ M# K( Q* k. y TBF-1 Avenger x 6" ?6 X3 h" R. S1 O! m
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No Japanese losses
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: _) Y* w c# v! ^No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
+ K& C" r, c5 _- \( l CV Akagi
: G# ^" p; k/ y CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage. ]# w7 u. ?! s) h
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,575 ]# x" G; s- g1 i4 W% z4 f W s
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud5 M. V7 N8 o# \! _/ g
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
% [4 I% R8 @$ o9 B& }Estimated time to target is 37 minutes1 g3 W" |9 ~# h3 B% m+ C" E. b! ?
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Allied aircraft
4 J P4 Y0 ~* j4 J" w1 S F4F-3 Wildcat x 5
5 w# h0 r, M* d( n, t b TBF-1 Avenger x 38 v, e# w, Y+ H! K% F" G
4 ~2 U2 E8 l; j3 o- o9 \9 uAllied aircraft losses5 G6 z9 |; Y* O4 d$ h- \3 F3 U; S
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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/ M7 U9 d- f- P4 IJapanese Ships
" y5 C' `& g: K' H \ CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
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* \! }1 z/ {4 t2 r5 Y6 W% T5 cAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,56
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain+ l1 @3 P7 h! A& n; s6 @4 L& Y
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
" v! S# k3 ^4 o9 FEstimated time to target is 15 minutes8 c& ~& x. C% w8 T4 Z& f- j; [
" `: y3 E2 ~' @; p3 I' MJapanese aircraft7 v1 H5 ]. E! c1 h" a4 k
A6M2 Zero x 6' O5 k, z9 v4 U. ?+ ]
B5N2 Kate x 15
, v# @' l3 [) B' d9 | D3A1 Val x 19
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; J6 S6 _0 C' J" v" n7 SAllied aircraft
/ _1 h8 @; [, I F4F-3 Wildcat x 369 B' {8 k* ]4 k D- f
F4F-4 Wildcat x 364 x$ N8 @2 d) c6 }
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Japanese aircraft losses
" i5 S6 Y! O6 {2 L# d A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
# I9 z$ l+ Y) C" X: h0 C3 C B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged* p5 A0 g5 R: s( ~
D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses% o$ I/ u/ P- k: f. `
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed3 F- \$ n6 p! j) c# X3 j- P
. Y' c! J& ?; Q) m; VAllied Ships
# L; K+ m# z' {( p- R CV Lexington6 |2 {2 p2 y- A7 t# F* ^" f
CV Saratoga
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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8 o# i) ~3 k; n: b: u3 q! IWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.- V' s% W8 g8 {1 a4 U! d! U* p
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes i' @! \3 X" @
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Allied aircraft- k5 t* u8 I& Y7 D$ N' E
F4F-3 Wildcat x 126 V* \4 R, r; t( _& X" j9 n
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
. x, s) k) M# I* n) C+ T SBD-3 Dauntless x 70
# Y$ L' m( x: m: Q, U TBF-1 Avenger x 30( f; {# e& c4 n0 e7 P; o6 {' x% p7 O
. i* _* Q m8 JAllied aircraft losses0 x% H+ B9 M! n$ |$ I# J
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
% c4 \5 @1 ], ?0 g) \) |! V- j TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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1 }9 s: M6 s7 [* O2 SJapanese Ships
6 u6 \, n/ N6 z8 \. }6 Q6 B0 S CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage( i7 F( z& a9 \/ D, X- l" P
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
! J/ M4 |& N$ c DD Asakaze/ v( |9 G8 b$ g! j4 {! d
DD Tamanami0 g2 a7 F- m3 T
DD Onami: u# k. b3 a; e
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
: j) a1 y1 S) L4 {$ y/ e CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
: X, g( O$ U* K DD Oite# |# N C( i9 e
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
; w7 d9 n: Q; L8 i7 B DD Suzukaze
* f. G3 t1 R3 A9 [( u/ f* ? CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1; r8 p- N( l' M
CL Nagara8 B4 I# J1 x& O4 H
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- ?- a# W, S# o+ S! K! Q3 I4 }Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57. X" v( g5 z; k& t) @. n9 ]+ X
+ H% {' ^* ?5 N6 _4 [/ _Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
7 }- U1 \+ f7 X! l2 hEstimated time to target is 30 minutes3 c8 B1 b0 |! M d3 K3 h
$ B4 Y5 W6 l" I' r: w6 o1 NAllied aircraft/ F+ l; z }* N) O" o2 Q
A-24 Banshee x 2/ M5 l5 }. M% ^4 h) u: c
SBD-3 Dauntless x 25$ G2 H# G& s' ^" m& T4 Q' F
1 `0 ?+ p) F/ v/ Y6 gAllied aircraft losses) F* L1 o" U1 }$ D5 g
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
7 a- C r; M; A# ? SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
* n9 h- O: D6 P2 O, p CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
. W9 @: f _0 I9 i CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage2 V2 T& J; ^ f: q
CV Zuikaku, heavy fires& D- R! ~, d' U$ Y" T H$ H0 O
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
" L e* b" Z0 i1 }/ ^' `/ F6 w DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 V8 O9 W5 j" _' e, [7 r CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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2 z6 g; A' M1 C7 |Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57+ R, r4 B- K0 R5 j" `4 r4 ?* p) \
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud) w2 ^1 o9 ?7 ~* ^2 t
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Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.1 @ ]% \ o( O2 N0 Z
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes6 _. m; j3 R+ h4 p
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Allied aircraft
: ?! h! M! _2 t& c7 k# X A-24 Banshee x 143 F2 A. R- }; m5 m/ |5 }
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Allied aircraft losses
2 b7 t* O3 ]* N6 { A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged% J# m* V0 D4 p5 A5 d" u$ D
6 ?) Z, v2 B. m( uJapanese Ships" e1 [0 m5 T6 D& T
CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage* p0 B5 s0 @! S* Q; F# Y6 @# v
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage# i1 p8 Z9 e `' @7 S/ Y: [
DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage5 T* @7 U; M$ d
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,575 o) J/ C! S) s1 ~6 m
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud9 } l. j9 K4 f( _
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Raid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
2 f( `- r7 h" u6 X" ^Estimated time to target is 27 minutes5 j- Z W# x5 n/ q. k
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Allied aircraft
; x! k2 x6 l5 K& m$ _/ @ A-24 Banshee x 2. f' W1 z6 U! n4 _+ O/ a% C
7 ]' g3 i5 u# u. lNo Allied losses
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5 ]- y+ m3 b6 s3 P& c/ g, EJapanese Ships
2 n* T0 V0 h5 u6 I" b! y CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires ]3 q8 U3 q0 v' M7 K: a% V
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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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9 S! @# \2 H; gRaid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.1 h: l( e" @! i, y/ G
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes
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( x5 v# w# g) e" o0 }Allied aircraft R* V5 B( e/ C/ v: v+ L
F4F-3A Wildcat x 2
2 b! ^; s; @* b6 G. ^" J1 V SBD-3 Dauntless x 31
: v$ T1 s( F0 _% @5 X- | TBF-1 Avenger x 15- U# h6 B$ W1 X! T2 R' d
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Allied aircraft losses
; w+ Y6 E3 [2 H% `$ \" P4 P( w SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
' T+ {6 k* a6 W; |' B. L TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged' W$ R; u/ h: i3 v
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Japanese Ships
, P ]7 y7 E$ B: Q- X9 s; x CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 ~! Q N1 g2 v$ N% p DD Oite2 o" ^4 h+ J3 k3 R
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires# H: L: I. Y6 S5 O
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
! \- m% o! K! @/ h CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage- v) m. a5 ^# i& r5 G, Q' E
DD Onami- Z2 l, v( @2 s
DD Tamanami! h# P+ J% U- v; P$ W7 r9 ?$ ^
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire
; R5 H) Z9 F2 S3 x9 l7 J# I4 Q DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 1
. S# c3 f5 t6 i) n6 s. j DD Minekaze7 G- A8 u( r/ x3 V/ e
DD Asakaze
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8 K: Z. ]. F) t3 F* ~Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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% j/ s! d5 C( q ARaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
' q* ?% `% q1 d. ]Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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/ q, y) M8 o+ Z& f4 T# Z3 S vJapanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
7 j* }3 N0 m1 P% S6 V' J8 x+ X F4F-3P Wildcat x 10
2 Y! b! n; F. |& X5 v0 A& O F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
( |. K$ W" i2 Q/ m SBD-3 Dauntless x 632 o6 n4 f1 o5 F3 O4 k3 i7 F
TBF-1 Avenger x 18+ p0 k7 D" Q+ v, n
: q6 k4 C1 l3 q* ENo Japanese losses
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
( @( R" s+ H+ t+ m TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships3 `+ B0 m0 M' |) O* a7 r
CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage
' o4 G8 |4 I G. @0 S2 f/ ~& _* _ CA Kako, and is sunk
( ]' ^' E- q+ R( l/ Y. d CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage$ b g. M2 k- r: P" D+ H
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk5 z& u2 f4 L; |& I; u) T
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk2 A- w2 |$ @! P
DD Onami
1 ?% @! c. a/ u4 ^ DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk) u, Q0 e# L9 G4 e3 Y" q
DD Asakaze+ N. d9 w6 {* h8 B* S
DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 ?7 t' z. [6 O _ O0 u* I7 d DD Oite
$ @' q' f9 Q2 i! S8 ~ DD Minekaze
Q# j+ O1 E& Q* K8 |, \0 k4 Z DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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6 \: j6 Y4 {. e7 ]" UAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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9 s& B" z9 _3 \: l# gRaid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.: G' x7 B' \, D% k& S3 i8 J5 v* a
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes @% h$ ]& d. z! C$ g
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Allied aircraft5 g, q- d% a) C2 ]3 l! m
SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged7 J$ ~8 R6 O1 u/ f& A' J, ~4 \
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CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage) `1 I0 i, R- @" o
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
. v* N p2 M- `$ E DD Sawakaze
) d4 }! m4 c( `' |2 s; g) m DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |