AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 427 u0 k9 a+ O" @7 m% T& H
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盟军正式登陆阿图岛
* z- {5 L% u7 X3 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
& d; W5 Z) j0 M5 }8 R. X8 F58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩
: O& {! u" L7 n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# _, R" D7 X& t ?9 G
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& V+ K# p4 u2 s7 h7 |
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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! P W g, L9 S. kAmphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49)- J- S, Z3 c8 _8 I: h
" [ R6 Z8 w% }: f- { H( q% dTF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,49
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7 d2 ~6 Y8 p) C2 kAllied ground losses:7 P# p/ X& d1 Q0 x
253 casualties reported
$ H/ D$ D- d5 M4 Y& s Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled
( Y' |0 x8 r* J9 F" A/ L8 v Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled6 g) B% G( v( |
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! B) `: q& C6 E$ U5 K* T+ T
Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)
( V1 ]( Y, i# K9 q Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)0 O& L; |8 c7 G X, b) ~
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Ground combat at Attu Island (153,49); H3 R, t2 R) }& w0 \
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Japanese Deliberate attack8 W4 f0 y a; C
( |/ t+ r# b) f1 i- l5 l Y" AAttacking force 5357 troops, 43 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 973 O$ [, j" u' C4 x8 L0 }5 ?( @
/ m9 L& `. y+ HDefending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 426+ @5 T4 t3 b+ L6 z* M
: o, g) ]+ C$ O; T, T: e& p) ~Japanese adjusted assault: 0
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Allied adjusted defense: 339 , l3 O) V+ ^4 p9 C! I% T
' L9 N. _* e7 ~: ~5 PJapanese assault odds: 1 to 99 : n( M; s, m o. H( o
+ V- d- w; V, c) E1 C$ ECombat modifiers. ^5 u( C$ M( I
Defender: terrain(+)0 \3 s' \2 G/ @8 A6 o8 i( L# s# T
Attacker:
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# h. @& d. k% ~Japanese ground losses:+ R0 x! U" ^ c. I* y
1597 casualties reported
0 d" ]+ d, E( y' ] Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled
0 L# ^0 I+ e3 m) M# m: T Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled
7 P' r, I; w& x- ]! y; z @ Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled
p g. _3 T# P2 s3 L% j Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)
7 Z% F* f- d$ k$ B. ~ Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)6 ~/ {+ m) @/ C; L* f9 ]0 U
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Allied ground losses:
& F( b, r8 b; l5 |/ J Y 100 casualties reported
* L$ [0 |( I! o0 n6 ?: @/ O Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled2 y/ @0 G) U) \, ?9 S
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
+ k. ]" x) T+ X8 J% {8 v Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Assaulting units:
$ j; J1 d9 ]' i 3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion
% K) k: ?7 b& p' j 302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion5 M% m ]7 x0 S( [
12th Indpt SNLF Coy
! \+ K2 _3 e" D 7th Base Force
3 u, u1 `% i$ i! I, J- H, K 8th Field AF Construction Battalion
# W/ p9 V7 X9 O( p0 } 5th IJN AA Battalion1 M- G9 \; c8 R" p6 I% H. M2 ~; _% M
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Defending units:
& K% R9 ?& m& R1 v Americal Infantry Div /1
. S, ^' T7 l( ^3 {3 j/ e 4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
+ z/ U. K/ ~2 H9 ^6 r0 a1 N* C 201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
( H9 A% o$ ^- M0 v D 151st Combat Engr Rgt /1! Y3 v/ S3 M) u& _
153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1' J; S: b" |! O. ]" q2 g- }
198th FA Bn /1 r8 t q! s V v) Q. u
250th Cst Art Rgt /2& Q( |0 v0 |+ x" q
81st FA Bn /1+ L* ~3 `: \' f @
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,579 {8 k6 N6 @' p4 [+ o; n$ k C
; M" i: ?/ I/ Z( zWeather in hex: Thunderstorms: W: V) r h1 U5 ~! o8 T L+ G
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.' x4 S8 m: u2 k- }. l5 K
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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9 j3 K3 j: b8 L6 \3 cJapanese aircraft
- u" e' X; K `) `* J2 X A6M2 Zero x 25
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Allied aircraft
! m0 q* n' f* V Y( d4 X5 \$ {/ F F4F-3A Wildcat x 12
% @* t! V4 [7 c9 {; m5 ?8 O7 l$ } F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
) p& K: [! h) D! R& b) p SBD-3 Dauntless x 72
* C5 \7 z8 Y) c! B3 M TBF-1 Avenger x 30; |# h8 L: P8 i8 _. H2 K7 p/ N. f0 Q
5 S7 T h7 K- B3 |7 y9 pNo Japanese losses
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) B* ^/ m) H$ g8 b$ H6 nAllied aircraft losses
5 q( Q4 W/ k2 w6 t: j F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed2 H5 @; `% h. U& w- m( w) E& U
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed; P# s$ S) T* K- _8 w
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged
6 h% m6 e7 Q& [4 M" D2 X& i SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak6 ~: A7 m9 n3 F4 | t
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged9 \! e; }+ d" b% [+ g1 j; `* ?
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Japanese Ships9 @8 Y; W6 z- V; k. H& \
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires: m5 G( K' N" j% z N/ T) @
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1 `( I: `9 V. w. k
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire
; E) U) N' f7 J* o, X CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires8 j4 t1 F, c; p5 A( M0 J) ^4 _
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 2
1 w# c. t5 w1 u! I7 ~$ z! n0 T CA Furutaka
1 M' e4 t" _* O+ W4 g3 e; [6 \1 v CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
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; h7 O; q0 A, b6 b: a, j+ X6 bMorning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57" u2 e7 m7 u) @ @
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms: h4 o* j2 D, u8 ^7 M$ @3 C z2 }
% g" F; U: |, d+ h" B' BRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet." H; e& @8 i8 Q0 y4 k
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes5 v. h8 ~' H3 ]8 @9 O
/ f- r6 W i2 [7 v! G( N/ AJapanese aircraft
+ J5 G" ?, r+ P9 n1 z9 w+ f5 } A6M2 Zero x 16- n% Z. Q0 E& W E0 K0 J" w( P
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Allied aircraft
& V9 q7 }6 `. F# u# v" C* t/ J F4F-3P Wildcat x 12
4 q0 Y( V& [ g: X. y% T7 X* Z6 [ F4F-4 Wildcat x 15* W; W4 ?7 _1 t# E, H5 A
SBD-3 Dauntless x 51
& n5 B3 I8 N% y$ j TBF-1 Avenger x 30( C- k' }5 P$ Z: T
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Japanese aircraft losses
3 B3 A7 O" n F$ [4 t A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed6 F, \6 D" f# `* ?+ e; H
5 y5 d$ O) i( S5 l4 z- R4 t- t3 HAllied aircraft losses7 D+ c+ }, z0 ~- N( _
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged5 f8 B1 P! u5 i- Y. @: Q& K# |
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak( ]2 z4 }% j- V# l ~% g, o
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged9 z9 }- k8 d% B
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Japanese Ships
) c2 I4 I' a+ v' p# s s4 L2 ^7 G CV Kaga, heavy fires6 Q! i* c+ o4 F; y! E
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires% N9 s+ [0 I+ B8 p
CV Zuikaku, on fire7 F' K, Z- ?! B% q" k
CV Akagi
r7 g- V8 N; D$ ?% S CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ D! m, t# u$ m$ } DD Tamanami
' P6 X; G2 T. v CL Nagara
6 Q# D+ W0 y- ^6 ~ DD Oite) ]. F; Z- E% h, _ K
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire
! W3 Y3 s5 h i. O, K7 c CA Furutaka; T! |1 U9 j+ X/ o. x! |% U% x
CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
4 l+ C. s' K* h. {0 V+ C DD Minekaze: A" I" ~* R' _5 | x4 ]" _: D, x
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8 k! k$ S- l" B6 f- o# p- _* D ?1 vMorning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,54
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' }( T, s3 X; v4 I1 I7 C5 `: c7 j dWeather in hex: Heavy cloud3 A2 x! b5 d+ I, h( ]& w
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.5 Z! n5 b7 o. c1 Z
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes; W! P C& O+ D+ L
; U+ P& L) E1 _: A% `Japanese aircraft3 x/ {' |" F C5 P- H/ z
A6M2 Zero x 339 l. @/ Y$ A4 V; L5 v P* I
B5N2 Kate x 61
2 l( Y' p6 M" [) Q% c- H0 E D3A1 Val x 44
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Allied aircraft' ^* w- f5 \! q5 U
F4F-3A Wildcat x 17. H |+ R0 }5 b- k' v6 V
F4F-3 Wildcat x 48& |3 ]7 G/ Y& F1 n. Y
F4F-4 Wildcat x 810 b2 Q, U/ e" G7 }
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Japanese aircraft losses8 W, i8 y6 o' z" M0 r
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
* ?# D. k: ? E B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged' A/ e& O7 R* q9 Q
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak$ R, X( v E! X
D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged
w1 K L+ I U5 l8 @2 T {, U D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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" H6 k4 ]/ W) R1 D( L/ SAllied aircraft losses
2 U. c# s: n7 c' T# m9 j# T F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
0 \) `* {8 R. S# C0 T; t5 c ) D7 \; k. e+ ?, L8 E W4 q
Allied Ships2 u: M$ J' y0 l) i5 Y
CVE Copahee
9 @9 x/ @) H2 B CV Yorktown8 O( ?. l7 B# p5 {0 N
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 28 a: W3 y9 y b% f
CLAA San Diego
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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3 `) y# K R4 i# Y. T( TWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.2 Z# c1 W$ V; V
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
" I1 v+ a. Q2 W" C8 _8 L! d A6M2 Zero x 31 d ~2 }' J; {; a! r+ U9 E
. \" x* z7 N$ _3 |6 l7 W2 P5 ~1 F: dAllied aircraft9 N! n0 v3 X' h
F4F-3 Wildcat x 2
7 Q( I9 u8 _! t, W% U" X SBD-3 Dauntless x 19
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No Japanese losses
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5 g ?1 Z5 B% X0 pAllied aircraft losses
$ v4 k8 }+ F. v: B; P F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
1 f9 O# u a0 y9 C, }8 J6 D SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged% M7 g; ]: M6 ]# T" g- h$ T. y
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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8 i9 Z& f" U. S- A- L3 a( DJapanese Ships6 t, Y* Z. [$ D. Q: O) x
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 h' I3 ~7 Q4 W: g* i; g( n8 b CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire
0 ?( Q2 C! D, q: l+ b+ Q3 | CV Akagi4 t& D+ B' O+ p& N' O$ t( T
CV Zuikaku, on fire5 b, L9 U6 S! r
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57; B$ C) h6 u% k4 g5 r6 C
8 I+ Z, L: @1 N1 \- r J- f {& {( eWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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. ]* F* {& N; ~Raid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.0 Y% w q1 L8 K/ C
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes G: H$ S' I U: a6 k1 @
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Japanese aircraft
" ~9 f: h7 W% L3 O8 t0 D( ` A6M2 Zero x 2
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Allied aircraft) T& M: h5 f, D* V
SBD-3 Dauntless x 2
; k4 D* c1 l j: u& o: x TBF-1 Avenger x 67 T5 i g" I8 v# S; I1 q! h& }
. T+ A% k9 n9 s6 INo Japanese losses
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No Allied losses* h O% l$ M7 S8 y) A4 }$ D; j3 ?
5 o2 b8 o; M4 p0 I6 e, iJapanese Ships
7 O% A2 T* a6 [5 | K4 E; r0 B CV Akagi$ r1 k+ S7 U0 G9 V7 I1 p/ B
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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1 i9 g2 [, Z6 s e- |Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57$ o4 J# s( Z- R) W
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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, r A! ?* T2 ?' A' I: SRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.& w- {/ z) |: |* f, }$ ]5 n
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes
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% g8 t. a# L( a5 DAllied aircraft) c) k* m. Q/ u o
F4F-3 Wildcat x 5# n4 ^, y! m$ b) c, t! S4 p
TBF-1 Avenger x 3. P* z# w/ I, @
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Allied aircraft losses
# B* n0 z; x( i- t' C TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships& N" e# a% l/ w: G, q$ r
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1( A7 k8 N( v5 ^
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,56
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.9 V7 o' r' i% E1 A) y$ `
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes2 i$ J0 E V3 E) A3 t" P b
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Japanese aircraft; E, r6 h& r1 T! |% G; v
A6M2 Zero x 63 q+ v# Y- m* I0 j
B5N2 Kate x 15
. m9 l2 C, a7 V9 m: y1 N D3A1 Val x 19
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' d" j& }% B4 k' o4 Q* qAllied aircraft
1 {0 h1 \, ?* P% F F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
/ V. D2 z/ j. a8 \5 z0 O F4F-4 Wildcat x 36
& u& B0 Q i+ K1 |6 C: Z# P1 n + \6 X, L Y. ^3 z5 p: u
Japanese aircraft losses
% H$ m% f' h# G* X" A0 }/ X A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed4 {$ O( l) a' }6 k4 C" J9 U2 w& {
B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
' \$ ^/ g. R: Z5 r: T1 X0 G) T D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged2 I, M+ R9 }3 z" ?0 B
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Allied aircraft losses
' [8 d5 c9 Q9 ~4 N% H) L5 m F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed" Y1 k' `: H/ X; o6 T5 E: o
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Allied Ships
+ S) X0 U; i6 J* l CV Lexington
) Q- `' Y8 d2 y4 b/ ` CV Saratoga& D3 I9 m @. S, U* [
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8 Y4 m4 Q! D# e1 w! G+ [Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57' d. U. ^9 [3 b" \: i) V4 g
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud$ w4 @/ c7 B( `9 a
~+ B) d$ X2 K H& ? {Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.1 G U1 z. P+ }$ j3 C+ M Y
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Allied aircraft k2 Q% O, x0 t9 N8 @1 x
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
2 A5 ?1 q9 F" l. s F4F-4 Wildcat x 12 D+ V$ [$ F% C+ h) U+ `& X5 u% o2 x
SBD-3 Dauntless x 707 ~. u( P. W/ [- B* ^) Q7 V( }, r
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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) `5 m5 h& x1 T: vAllied aircraft losses4 r5 a+ R7 [( q7 \( }
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
J, a: G* @& p: Q& v TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged1 p3 S' K B. p0 o( s, s
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Japanese Ships
0 v, l4 g0 j! ^$ q$ l CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage; |* C7 G' W. k* t
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
' D' _( X+ D, m$ P7 y& y DD Asakaze0 w7 o2 I# Q- n- i6 t! f
DD Tamanami
2 y- M, k: u. j DD Onami
0 W5 Q. b% ` I9 B, g: V0 a DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
( K; F6 V' A0 ]1 Y3 {7 _ CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
; f" w% D1 c, }( N8 {0 g3 w2 c DD Oite
( y8 A1 V9 M8 I, `: D$ N0 m: f DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage+ [ u$ X! J5 p& A' J7 N, w
DD Suzukaze
" R; G I8 e! o" }, | CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1. m# N/ ~5 {7 f- z0 P* }3 D4 d, N
CL Nagara
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2 ]$ o0 n; H8 bAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57/ J$ o$ @7 e- J2 o g3 k
/ |8 ?& U* b0 o( K* p% S0 OWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
3 m' K6 t) u' q: j) A6 k: d5 ~1 yEstimated time to target is 30 minutes+ D V, f1 ^1 C+ T; G- n! p, j
; ?! Q- [( W; L1 p- T+ `Allied aircraft9 Y D5 ]2 H! c5 a. Q. [$ @/ o, Q
A-24 Banshee x 2
/ W, M+ m+ {% f$ r% L. Y SBD-3 Dauntless x 25
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1 ?4 H" k7 n- `3 N, _Allied aircraft losses
1 [, v9 G" J, k A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged, N8 ?( z, V6 u' P0 i$ C
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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) w( E$ R5 {3 m' a AJapanese Ships
: u9 L8 A# V( G9 z9 j CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
" B f7 H, y0 ~- ~' N0 R CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
; F U. e' f: c/ ]' F CV Zuikaku, heavy fires
) ] @1 _: r* g# _6 ~ CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
8 Y) O- L/ h$ U, W) J DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage7 b) G4 L/ g$ {$ q/ }
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage! x @2 D* P1 }) {1 r8 R5 N
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, x8 [2 A7 u# zAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57' S& C! U4 w: N! m$ I
% G& B; w2 L* \# H Z6 EWeather in hex: Heavy cloud9 t& a4 T, n- f; l8 z6 E% K9 _
* s) D( j. `2 n. _8 Q, Q: fRaid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
. C6 x2 z, z! P5 GEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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# ~. V' B2 G. ~% hAllied aircraft
+ J f" |3 r6 g) w' C5 z* a( Y3 v A-24 Banshee x 146 ~2 X& l, Q3 ~# ~. D$ ^
! b& v# P2 t. R8 j" c7 hAllied aircraft losses
( z5 F7 z2 z# ^: p A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships! Y! S4 h; S, ?3 I
CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
. ?: `9 G! q7 Q* `- l3 L CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
* H8 g. d& X- t5 p& {2 p& h DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage0 N3 d4 s4 _) o1 t) g# }1 {. S
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage i! K) N' T. z) v9 h0 x( H
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% V; k( p" b0 d8 D) S5 u7 c8 yAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,574 B& I) x& l9 m* B# z
5 {# X: y' h% f( `6 x9 kWeather in hex: Heavy cloud- X# B' }: x. }5 E% H( {3 m
" B" S) h) i! F) I4 qRaid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.4 V- p c; S- p$ O- @
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes% l( |/ `# R& N, R E5 T6 k
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Allied aircraft
4 r1 h/ d) X; J) A1 M+ J/ |% S7 e$ K$ _ A-24 Banshee x 2
: J5 H$ z2 m: L3 D; U0 S3 K
' |+ m4 r% ~- I" ?6 I1 rNo Allied losses
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+ C% c" D7 {9 b1 y: y4 l8 ?6 jJapanese Ships4 m- G3 n4 l/ b% n
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires/ @5 Y0 W* Z) @) r, {5 i5 c% K' a
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8 o& E( |. G% |% _- wAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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, O$ m( P/ k" c% Z' ^; k4 D) ~% Y4 \" S, @Weather in hex: Heavy cloud7 T9 e d! F3 a3 o2 z3 ~' E# `
) ~" w: ? A& p% |; [6 p+ LRaid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
0 h0 Q+ `8 a t* w- p0 x' ^) OEstimated time to target is 24 minutes
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1 `! B2 o) q0 r% q' q ]Allied aircraft; G0 q7 {8 z R- _* B' c
F4F-3A Wildcat x 2% l6 o# ^6 o4 D
SBD-3 Dauntless x 31
5 b' Z5 i2 s; }: Z: T TBF-1 Avenger x 15* X- r; z7 T' r$ S7 S* O( D3 ~
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Allied aircraft losses
8 @- w5 ^5 G, h* G0 `3 x SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged/ ?/ @: @/ h. F8 X6 A8 @. U
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged/ |( w7 l* _- g7 e) O8 q
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Japanese Ships1 L* a+ s% G( f. S0 b( ^
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage0 j0 m! K; u, [- g4 o
DD Oite
# n: D* p5 y) v6 C CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
- w$ ^" L, e1 `' b CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 j! [7 Q$ t4 `: M CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage7 S5 G p; s& N8 C. {
DD Onami
! L+ B; k6 k* r7 l! J* X9 X DD Tamanami$ R( U4 K: M H1 E0 n/ M
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire4 X- E! p& t7 R2 A8 v
DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 1
/ C D! h$ k0 U! W. N/ A+ E+ o) f DD Minekaze ~* i/ m3 K! d C' }& A& ^
DD Asakaze# v& p, f! R8 y( I% q* }1 Y
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) T# U6 `" V1 x5 S. y3 LAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,574 _( W% o- G9 T- X
2 F, ~' P. t3 z7 u# @- o% C- D/ i" T% CWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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( X. @, y8 x# m) i3 n4 q3 N* D: YRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
' G+ }) {7 ?# [& iEstimated time to target is 30 minutes$ r& J, ]3 x( B+ d1 ]
3 V! V% j* D% p; ^; k. W: eJapanese aircraft+ I) Z! L0 V% [- k
no flights
5 R j2 P- G% B2 q2 G& e% E$ P
2 |5 j! {8 ~0 i6 w+ FAllied aircraft- p% ^6 _% b& `6 L3 \ m
F4F-3P Wildcat x 10) P% }9 i5 |0 |5 q7 E$ ~
F4F-4 Wildcat x 14 D! `$ O4 W4 W/ T0 W
SBD-3 Dauntless x 63
2 v( q" t% |9 q$ v TBF-1 Avenger x 182 r/ f: ~' P3 a- J2 x# F% u
/ _- ]( c. R- @5 G, m5 C: M8 [7 MNo Japanese losses
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: T6 ~# ?- [6 c- ^Allied aircraft losses' z$ ` H# z: g: D9 i) _
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
/ l( h" z! X" d/ I TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships( N% R! e# t6 N) b
CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage; S) e2 r8 ?; l# S7 @
CA Kako, and is sunk
8 H8 V Q$ o, X' t9 O4 U$ [ CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage5 z4 P+ c( w' B1 R A
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
1 G1 c% O4 ?6 Q+ E6 k DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk5 [# u3 ]- L- |, x
DD Onami
* J2 R1 V" ?# x, U0 n DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
; r0 H) z' e0 N2 A. d$ K1 X DD Asakaze
5 n. W- u% n, x' {' Y+ \ DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
# k( v v. `: J DD Oite
9 a. ?2 i) J) }4 c1 p$ S/ \* C s( J X; J DD Minekaze, Z8 U3 a/ M/ A
DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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" u* d4 n% j o% }; p. w5 H9 l4 {Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57% d# T2 S1 [6 d
/ n2 Z9 \! z" ?* F- J/ lWeather in hex: Heavy cloud) q( W" l* x! S% h4 H6 J" a; n
4 C$ a+ m5 J. a. lRaid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.* X$ h& }" H# z) X* @
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes5 f2 T6 K2 K$ P6 C
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Allied aircraft
/ b* W" R {# x: O0 C7 c1 J0 g SBD-3 Dauntless x 16, _+ X& n8 x* P; R0 T
9 _' F0 v" o" S
Allied aircraft losses
* E/ S5 Y& r; e8 c1 { SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
" f7 H9 O% g8 U" T; D CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
% w! {0 \/ G5 B/ m" w/ f CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
( q6 P2 _8 m3 ^ DD Sawakaze
! u; ]! g( N+ Q, }& I; d DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |