AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 42
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盟军正式登陆阿图岛
; F% a0 ?2 F6 U0 J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 z' F- P; 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
0 X0 S( E6 J# O4 M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
4 V3 Z. B! s2 X- Y$ f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
% D; \: `6 [, m. z' l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9 o6 D3 Q6 C* P$ G
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+ ^8 t+ m; |. g1 f, @Amphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49)' F9 e' k6 E) b% c5 } ~* h
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TF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,49
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9 @; G1 T9 z- k3 q/ aAllied ground losses:
% N E0 ]: v# h% F: w- g 253 casualties reported
# W$ ~% S3 }. x+ g Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled5 Y) V- v3 Q! m) ^8 a A/ ~
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
* v* }3 O& N7 h Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 B( Y* `3 j# J9 X
Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)
5 x' C5 r/ s* t Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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, _ L3 `: K0 r* DGround combat at Attu Island (153,49)
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- @5 p( q& n! gJapanese Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 5357 troops, 43 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 97
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Defending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 4261 u& D1 [9 Y8 ~- C; X
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Japanese adjusted assault: 0
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( L/ `3 u! \1 B+ ~( V% n) J: v5 FAllied adjusted defense: 339 b' e( t5 }) B& h! B% M4 x
; h0 o3 k7 |, g8 @& F9 mJapanese assault odds: 1 to 99
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# B7 M" c0 T) t$ l' W; NCombat modifiers
- v& M) A6 z% C# t( ]* uDefender: terrain(+)4 U/ G: T% D; h1 ~- t( H
Attacker:
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Japanese ground losses:
/ F+ n2 B1 v: S) p 1597 casualties reported
$ n5 S0 y8 K) n3 w! Y I Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled
l. R3 ^8 M$ l6 T Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled& P8 }# v- `# m! ^5 g
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled+ S) E4 U' }9 s& @" `
Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)+ i* { ^* t! {
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)6 S7 _. a% D8 i* D) \3 Y
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Allied ground losses:
( [' a: R9 y' S5 ^ 100 casualties reported
/ e; |* I* Q8 x* }7 I Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
c% ^, s9 r, X0 Q' r' ~4 l Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 N9 Z. P& v3 A4 i: @2 }1 o7 h2 r! F+ [, m Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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% a9 m" _8 d8 S" s% i; I9 RAssaulting units:2 s1 N/ T5 n- s* }1 z% S
3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion
; B1 n' H1 a- t+ t 302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion0 H' @; j0 }+ m5 Y& J: e& H
12th Indpt SNLF Coy
; l8 o x. \: q% g8 a: M 7th Base Force
$ U- ^ C6 P: e! r 8th Field AF Construction Battalion9 k5 X7 m. Y7 U% o" i+ k& \% A
5th IJN AA Battalion
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Defending units:! _$ y; H, C" ~6 R+ k7 W( r4 t
Americal Infantry Div /1 a8 T* O2 I8 |' @* p
4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
1 \( R' q3 v: v0 C, y6 \; G2 S 201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1" [6 h: J9 O5 ]7 |/ @; b
151st Combat Engr Rgt /1* J8 ^; F7 y! Y* J1 f T3 e
153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1- }$ V3 j/ v6 S3 m4 ~
198th FA Bn /1
: r5 O( N. I7 T 250th Cst Art Rgt /2+ ?# Z$ n. J$ I7 T* Q8 q
81st FA Bn /1; \, e" S% X6 G, w, b% K7 l; ]+ ^4 I
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57; v! ^8 _+ j9 K* w7 o% {" S2 E
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms. B) ^- ^! j7 @) l2 B( w2 \
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.( b4 q' r1 \2 N, B" }; m6 N
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes8 ~ Z) S5 ^2 G3 l! p
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Japanese aircraft$ w8 z/ T! d7 S8 X' q
A6M2 Zero x 255 i) Z- g; q H1 P. R# ?7 ?, n& [
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Allied aircraft
' `: ^8 ~( |0 I4 O F4F-3A Wildcat x 12
+ P8 P! V( Q* S: A F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
. x. V0 p& K8 l# s+ E7 { SBD-3 Dauntless x 72" O% l" @! t& a* r1 [7 ?" L
TBF-1 Avenger x 304 u4 P" |. |6 C+ ^
5 _; e, M. z9 kNo Japanese losses# B4 t! ^+ C% {! \, c0 H
A) l4 n$ h. @1 J# xAllied aircraft losses
) n: N. X& J) T# e. N F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed
; O) \( o6 a) E p4 L F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
& Q4 r: X5 N. D4 z2 l* k3 y SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged' o' w6 R! a5 j
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak
6 i+ t7 ~" c1 M TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Japanese Ships
3 D: a: Y1 [5 B& l8 g CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires8 |& c/ g9 s" L y9 x$ a# j0 _
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1$ |2 L8 O* N0 ^- C/ M
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire7 B |4 M; M, M/ _- V
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires: y. B) z& C4 H' O
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 2' b7 O; W) d: A# n
CA Furutaka$ J7 {" ?. N$ I$ t5 b/ P! s- P
CA Kako, Bomb hits 1 V& x/ d- R8 V! o0 [
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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# t( \! r* z1 ?3 v5 FWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.9 i& ~6 W) j+ ]0 ~7 S8 B; J7 K
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes% W# W# T' l( x) c# ?
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Japanese aircraft
+ p& ]) H e0 E% J Z: X( z A6M2 Zero x 16. `. z7 J7 j1 n! b! ]: U: D" c! o
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F4F-3P Wildcat x 12
! O p( E A2 U/ y+ I+ H p F4F-4 Wildcat x 15( {! m; e/ z. m% N4 l
SBD-3 Dauntless x 51
7 A% j" o. J# @5 @# J- f7 g TBF-1 Avenger x 30. q( N3 Y) g4 o- e6 o8 ]+ `
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Japanese aircraft losses
$ F2 T8 ~( L' d5 q* L A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
9 G N; J& I; L1 \# k' Q SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged) a# R" D' T9 @
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
6 }: x9 h4 s; l8 O) N TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships( Z2 Q" F; C8 D. j
CV Kaga, heavy fires
- ^- O" A$ h/ H2 x% Z( `7 t/ g2 ^ CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires7 Q( j) M) @* B& R1 B( ~* ^
CV Zuikaku, on fire
% J0 n7 F% s2 E CV Akagi4 m- x- J( d4 ]- O6 J- |5 z# c& S
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 E4 e/ f: X2 P1 X DD Tamanami
2 K% J' b- s( r. o# U H CL Nagara
) b5 t/ N! J! X8 p DD Oite+ ~7 W9 I2 u& ^
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire- F4 Z' g0 Q9 A4 p. b7 F' `
CA Furutaka
# o, r5 K" O! y CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
4 W0 u( J s6 [0 i% s# E DD Minekaze( L9 N' n4 O% k1 j% j: L
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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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9 {! X/ \) O% N8 Q/ aRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
7 N4 S9 I* R. S3 ^- J1 I2 WEstimated time to target is 15 minutes6 y4 o& i) N" |! f3 \* V: A
+ W, z; d6 @% E* G8 R4 s6 _Japanese aircraft
# q7 S: }( P5 i ~1 E A6M2 Zero x 33. U& e. d8 e, q
B5N2 Kate x 61
0 N4 u: G% }) `; J- n8 J D3A1 Val x 44
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5 q/ C9 z4 Z- l, @Allied aircraft
5 K6 `- H' Y; u+ Y) x# h F4F-3A Wildcat x 17
7 U: U% b' B7 K7 x2 g: v F4F-3 Wildcat x 48 P [& |/ M# E4 D* e0 h- Q
F4F-4 Wildcat x 81. y o" [* u4 A4 A! I
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Japanese aircraft losses
( L7 U- B3 h" {+ f6 R, W+ w A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed0 ], c; w+ F( [- T
B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged/ q) V4 m7 Z3 H3 G( h1 L
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
) n, T- Z: P0 T( w D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged2 S% _' U4 d; C. F/ n" `
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses5 X+ Z( D9 M$ d+ u9 S& u
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed+ A7 ]' v) ~0 r) P
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Allied Ships* m0 s% }7 p% C2 B
CVE Copahee
% T' I# Q' B. K8 q CV Yorktown- K* {. d2 s1 R4 s( Y5 P
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2% o6 ]. r% X G5 o F
CLAA San Diego" c! U( y/ S; R: f! f+ W4 ^
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+ ]4 E# J$ h( U. pAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud3 k- H- O8 k/ v8 ?2 `4 [# J) m. j$ o
) x; b7 |( |: T* e: zRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.5 s; d. n/ U3 y3 L7 [
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes, U' A# D1 m; q$ T/ i& C* r: j
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Japanese aircraft
! Z2 s' s- o' X' K* a A6M2 Zero x 3: o7 Q$ Q- K% l W. D
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Allied aircraft8 H: d. u! ?' o6 m0 S
F4F-3 Wildcat x 2
- |) F7 d3 a: K- b SBD-3 Dauntless x 19
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3 S8 h5 {. m- ?/ [1 B0 LNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses! D2 Z' T% v1 Q1 M2 W
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
& |6 l$ u6 ~6 U* M; E2 a SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
" M" U g \3 ? SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
7 _6 R5 }- @4 z CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage. r, ~9 ?. Z$ [8 C1 j7 g9 m
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire
% ^4 U+ u9 ?; D* E, c. y& G- V, D CV Akagi* x* Y- q( E6 A+ D
CV Zuikaku, on fire
/ S( f) `' n( S6 G+ N! d( V! c 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% j( {2 B- \6 W" L
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Raid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
9 n4 B# l; f) a4 M" O# ?# PEstimated time to target is 25 minutes
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: Y$ u% Z% K$ f& z3 X# b+ QJapanese aircraft1 F2 _: Z! B$ _4 ?
A6M2 Zero x 25 k7 i ~: J5 L c% ~
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Allied aircraft7 x% @$ z' U# A8 j3 I% o
SBD-3 Dauntless x 29 N8 Z0 Z& l' t# W
TBF-1 Avenger x 61 R& L; v( Z* o! [( Q! o
4 Z B7 H) T; KNo Japanese losses& W8 N! _7 t7 t* [
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8 a5 y4 ?3 o) o2 ZJapanese Ships
$ i5 \8 [( S7 o: ?. N# J CV Akagi4 {9 Z6 M& l. I6 y9 \
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,575 b" D* U( ~ ]
; u+ p) @$ `$ \Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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7 w. I; F6 `3 q* h' h6 m J) {Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.# E6 n: X# B$ r- ^( a& }& L4 d( D
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes* t! K$ o ]$ Q- ^3 R+ K
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Allied aircraft( e* ~" W7 N! D4 ?, O
F4F-3 Wildcat x 52 {. [, f4 m: Y0 S& ?0 ~8 E
TBF-1 Avenger x 3
R: l% ]8 g0 v, g( r( y, y ! E8 T& n/ H% G8 v' i) I8 l# y: ^
Allied aircraft losses
- d' [4 G0 {# v$ z+ m& T TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
7 T0 z& a8 C- L2 X8 j9 P w CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 11 u: q0 }+ t0 N" \3 C
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9 x% [' X# Q' p/ UAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,56/ i$ N) B+ }. `$ Z3 l5 b$ K
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain8 X. R7 c( E% v" f% N
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.& u$ _: R# e; x
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
# Z/ A% g; f4 B( H/ s- ?7 T y A6M2 Zero x 6
' }/ }- [( E* }7 l3 N6 ^1 v8 f B5N2 Kate x 15/ U5 j( T' d2 V9 @6 `
D3A1 Val x 191 A. I0 k$ W7 [ h$ x F
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z2 Y; ?1 A) f! }1 s F4F-3 Wildcat x 36& d. c) |+ Z6 x8 z$ w
F4F-4 Wildcat x 362 j: e8 Y) y% L( ?
1 j2 w. u7 h- K! n2 z( FJapanese aircraft losses( |( ]! c- h: ?* ^
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed/ d9 v& B% P5 z' b2 B; p+ L
B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged K6 M( Y. C4 H6 W! H8 ^" E- r
D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
+ j$ a% o+ Q: i$ _# I F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed5 D. e8 H4 c: ^3 l
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Allied Ships
' t& e: P7 ]& D A8 R1 D2 S" e5 i# f CV Lexington+ o+ E; s) |/ R: q
CV Saratoga
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# L8 j# j7 u; K' B7 I% l6 U1 `) tAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,570 h) o. J# C3 B2 Y8 K
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A0 J: w2 k3 G( `1 M4 gRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.4 A8 r1 z/ g0 F9 \
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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, W6 x2 t3 ^4 aAllied aircraft' \ Q/ g- n+ X# y. E7 O
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
- }& G. Q' _0 Y" j# H F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
8 t _0 p; s Q SBD-3 Dauntless x 70
9 n5 z( G, I" E: o; T TBF-1 Avenger x 301 ^( w/ j6 f4 l4 E
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Allied aircraft losses
6 z7 J Q) ^! ]: P1 R8 D SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
, A! X3 U# K6 A! [ TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 V! e1 @# [! Q CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
3 y5 c) G: z5 W7 R: Z DD Asakaze. p2 \; v6 j% s R( |) C5 x. N
DD Tamanami; Z/ L1 }+ k* O6 J2 a6 ~( Q" g6 p
DD Onami
( [3 v( T: [0 q+ D" { DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
6 I5 \, N& Q4 O1 Q/ q8 _7 f CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage% U8 ^' |' z [! N. [
DD Oite ^8 |0 W8 R: J. N# d) u$ I( o: P& t
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
( H5 i, V3 S9 N& y8 s0 O DD Suzukaze
+ F( c( v5 z% L6 I; s" B CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1/ u1 ]! M3 j1 Y+ q* \8 A
CL Nagara8 B9 V% Y( k: \) A
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8 l' r; u q% E+ G* j: ?! @+ n6 ^Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57% o* W A6 x" Y8 z
9 A% _2 {2 m9 W9 T) X* h5 A, cWeather in hex: Heavy cloud, v" ^" D6 e; _0 R
" d6 m! |" _0 b5 IRaid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
: o5 I# X' K: }( u% S& EEstimated time to target is 30 minutes+ m/ I. j0 B' B3 f# Y
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Allied aircraft
" @% N* o, r3 K+ ]8 r- P2 q A-24 Banshee x 2! K4 Y' I: O/ u# v$ p, I# S
SBD-3 Dauntless x 25 L5 } i# G% K& _
% n9 a7 [) D: ^4 }4 SAllied aircraft losses
* v0 C- _/ ~, [6 c+ U A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
( R7 g* d2 I0 f5 n5 _6 N7 M SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
( b- p1 b# ~. G) I CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage# L* K5 v" ?' u; J4 C
CV Zuikaku, heavy fires
+ W( l4 w' W; |0 o c* W CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires& ^/ A3 u+ v) ~
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage8 ]! K- W$ T3 K# t+ u
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage8 Y) S' f6 m9 [ J
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57, |- I Z$ Q( y& ~- a* Z5 U# R8 ]
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud1 r6 A7 j( K+ i
& m4 h, S( _# F4 L1 q9 HRaid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
- p' \0 K H, }5 M+ G) X& J2 I6 XEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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3 M4 ?3 G8 Z# p$ b% z3 i* @Allied aircraft
9 z5 l' \5 f3 k3 k W% I A-24 Banshee x 14
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2 Z4 _- i! c* o0 s& k3 M; x' u7 wAllied aircraft losses5 H/ J; h: W% c
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships5 L W; Y, n1 m/ a0 G( M
CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage2 X4 |$ r0 v4 s' L: O
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage; q1 {# F z. }1 o# V% P) b
DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage$ ~% E- ^( l% d! ^' R
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage9 p3 g1 D4 m7 L: S3 p5 e5 w/ M
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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; @( _$ N) V/ j+ j9 C' I4 c7 _Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.8 R3 p, R2 v& q
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
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Allied aircraft# h$ v* z8 w8 ^2 X, P
A-24 Banshee x 2
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* {/ N s" n5 b% g! P4 pNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
; T+ c) C- \2 p- |9 B6 l! P CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57* g: @! w0 E/ H! }5 A$ @0 h
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
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F4F-3A Wildcat x 2% ?2 `* {" a& c9 M: F; G
SBD-3 Dauntless x 31
. b; a6 M( j/ }& ]" I TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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; z8 u9 |) Z+ b" a& z: j SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
5 k, F+ l } S% e7 w! I' z TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships5 @( a* h8 |! [
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
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CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires" o, W" G1 s6 Y. o# W0 f4 a
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage i/ b7 Q5 K% X v1 S
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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DD Tamanami
' k! |8 y% }3 \1 M6 w CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire! ]& \/ ]( S- ]1 c$ W7 W$ c6 L* T5 v
DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 1
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* [1 m9 g7 {; V DD Asakaze
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5 B; |5 X. G1 A( u$ ]Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,572 Q I! e; f* _' c/ z
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.5 s/ ^9 x7 j8 s: A
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes. d) k/ |( l8 w @: W" n
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3 j5 H* |) O& F' R4 q$ R F4F-3P Wildcat x 10% K0 T* D/ L8 X# R
F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
; z+ T! J+ t* m- z D% x0 A SBD-3 Dauntless x 63" i o9 @( c$ ^
TBF-1 Avenger x 18
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Allied aircraft losses8 {. S5 A: ~, O2 M7 d
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged& Q% \$ c. R1 a! d# ?. \
TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged2 p1 a- t3 ]/ v5 g3 Z
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Japanese Ships, N2 U0 l* Q. p4 Q& w/ d
CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage, S3 ~# t5 u- B% P3 Z
CA Kako, and is sunk( W& F5 o) P1 [$ C
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
* [/ Q; k8 B& `) y CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
5 G8 d3 z1 A9 i0 ~# h2 e5 c% o DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk# ^+ y* G1 I9 ~! l7 [
DD Onami
; I, B7 G: K4 ~+ m" U% b6 j DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
& X4 T0 c( j( }! i9 i: }. K7 @6 r DD Asakaze4 m# Y' A$ h. u% I9 j: Y) m: f4 n
DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage# A+ [/ v3 `- }3 v( s
DD Oite
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DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire+ l( b2 A% K! Z _9 }7 P' Q3 o
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57, X0 r/ M- \7 _( E1 v
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$ p4 V9 a8 u6 }Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
' D/ a+ w2 \9 k. N# WEstimated time to target is 13 minutes
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 16( N! \+ _+ Q0 Q5 W. v, b
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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5 @0 h8 t6 w' j CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
# Q4 R* w1 N, T% A! q% ` CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
: _2 i( |- ?) Q3 m5 l, M V+ U DD Sawakaze
- |! |2 d5 w0 G: e" n DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |