AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 42; B' e, M6 c" g9 _" n) }. c) I: H
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; V2 O$ a* `$ Y7 U C7 f0 ^+ g M9 c盟军正式登陆阿图岛$ j' L/ M- ]4 l- D& h( I
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- N% [# K) a- G. Z! K
58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩+ Y7 Z4 M* E! U( R
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* r2 [6 X. Q. J* P$ l
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* `8 Q' |; k. {
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! @$ ^# p: ?8 ^/ F9 V/ ]. s
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Amphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49)0 t; k+ `8 E% h3 e
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TF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,49
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Allied ground losses:$ U0 a+ v1 q$ v' `
253 casualties reported" l! G( h$ F' V \- u9 \
Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled
: d$ w! _- [9 k5 c4 ~2 T- w Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
z, D, c0 X" z- ]& P2 X8 y Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, `( \7 X" o w- i+ e; ?3 A, F$ F
Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)* D, l3 S2 N$ K/ K6 `/ E
Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)% Q4 N1 g. D$ K8 i0 l; u
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Ground combat at Attu Island (153,49)
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9 [1 ~& B4 k( k6 `1 |% G) TJapanese 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 = 426
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Japanese adjusted assault: 0
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Allied adjusted defense: 339
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+ y! \& `2 o& V3 OJapanese assault odds: 1 to 99 + J! I3 b2 @ h1 q- Z
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Combat modifiers
. r5 W5 |, }% s ]3 ^+ QDefender: terrain(+)
& [( q# N8 x9 e' R$ nAttacker:
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Japanese ground losses:
( s! y6 u! I- V0 Y; {; m4 U" } 1597 casualties reported1 t/ z; a0 s3 l8 b
Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled, b3 u$ g- ^2 u# U7 [+ v( ]
Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled
& V. B, ^) e, b: ?% a* g: j Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled* I) {8 S, k* @
Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled) `; i3 s& U# j! \0 d
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)# Q2 f! P1 ]& e0 F5 T
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Allied ground losses:/ l: l6 j$ Z5 f# ?
100 casualties reported
v, E( P" W+ r9 W* j1 n1 L Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
) u" V4 ]% a9 J; v4 k Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 v$ R& J- g/ y& c
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled& u0 K! d* ^( Y, _6 ?" J* e6 f+ R
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Assaulting units:
! c/ ^. t5 [% ~0 V% r8 T+ J 3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion
1 S% s1 H% Q/ I' i( k8 O* N 302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion
, M4 I' f1 q# I: O: p- M @ 12th Indpt SNLF Coy
L2 o, S. |5 H: U% c 7th Base Force
2 m0 i7 z6 _% F2 ]/ M- s8 w 8th Field AF Construction Battalion6 j# w5 M6 j, O9 F8 W
5th IJN AA Battalion% I0 V) u& P, s. l) _
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Defending units:
! F- t% A% ]% B" o8 v j! D Americal Infantry Div /1
& o4 X* q) _! M4 u- R8 y7 I3 ` 4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
4 M# ^4 _1 E1 @/ h( S4 A; y& h$ s 201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
9 o& I; d5 w3 t, r7 A 151st Combat Engr Rgt /12 B" V- m0 J ~* C
153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /17 t* w _' r; q
198th FA Bn /10 f/ b7 A$ m1 i K9 U& S: I. ]
250th Cst Art Rgt /2- E7 x0 o% y7 u
81st FA Bn /1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,574 t: l$ q+ `' a0 o0 C# V
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms: T9 n5 |6 G4 r
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.; n9 c6 @3 K& C
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft0 N4 g- X4 ^4 v+ f( ^
A6M2 Zero x 25
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Allied aircraft
1 K/ x9 _ e2 [0 N F4F-3A Wildcat x 12
8 W8 q2 ^3 {0 S: x9 `( M9 R F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
) c1 b, ?$ L- a. ^' K SBD-3 Dauntless x 72, u9 m6 G4 b8 q1 x# ^% F I+ N: X
TBF-1 Avenger x 30( b. H7 N; F5 D8 Y
A d/ h% W! K m2 ZNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
$ G" B, }- b9 `; b F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed
# Z' V, a! d8 v8 J/ ^, B7 v F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed& F# U) f! e! T9 Q1 R2 B
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged
2 o6 v/ T' {' N# g SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak
2 e: o! J! `2 @$ K8 z2 D TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged) c+ s; {3 f: O, s2 C
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Japanese Ships9 W& c/ w1 n& D( j7 X0 M
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires3 z9 Z1 e( y8 e" t1 N3 `
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 17 C3 U# C$ d2 ~% P7 y
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire' c, n: \' ^" Q0 V0 ?# h. U9 L
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires
" K9 i; R. k, O5 J2 ^9 K- B- N CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 2
$ N; j# b6 Z) x6 ^. j3 v CA Furutaka
, y5 X6 @! X# V& C9 V) l! N1 A& | CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
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6 \6 t' T8 Q" q4 a7 YMorning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57- C7 Y% k. O1 Q7 X% u3 \; d
% f5 L* y/ s5 ^& K8 zWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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$ b" z1 w# z: ^; [Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
8 B' V5 l: g+ A& V) fEstimated time to target is 31 minutes! _# I" `2 ]) [" ?" C
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Japanese aircraft
9 m. z. D8 X1 _0 U4 u9 D A6M2 Zero x 16% R4 j. a* }- w E+ |
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Allied aircraft/ v1 {) Z9 j" R
F4F-3P Wildcat x 122 ?5 Q+ k' q' j: E9 P% o1 r
F4F-4 Wildcat x 15
8 @/ r$ h A; C0 ^ SBD-3 Dauntless x 51/ ?* A- C( y( N$ y# E
TBF-1 Avenger x 30. @' {7 ]4 A3 Y9 r, {. r/ {4 p% o
7 _. p: q7 u7 Y( _6 Y* Z$ DJapanese aircraft losses
1 ~% x' T" y8 l A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed A" M, l3 `# O: g8 R
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Allied aircraft losses
' o1 U; O2 |4 t( Q. W, a- A* p6 v SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged7 a& p2 p! ~: m; [9 h! m# u! B# }2 ]
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
- C/ C8 d" w x) h TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged, p# d/ f- U5 v0 Y& s5 T' D
4 s; U' X. M& G/ ^Japanese Ships+ }4 c ]0 e$ Y2 Z- f
CV Kaga, heavy fires
! v2 r9 ]5 Q) N CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
8 Y& @ }7 z4 @' M, n) {0 q6 q CV Zuikaku, on fire
. T2 z$ q) Q" |% a CV Akagi
+ e" _+ }2 u7 N% L* U* M CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 A" i2 g2 i) q( X5 T DD Tamanami
" y4 b( Z/ x( b4 s4 p4 F( [ CL Nagara
6 Q( a! F& o, } DD Oite
. \: y: }0 x$ m DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire
! i7 Z) @% u0 I% T6 X5 P2 m: O CA Furutaka% K- ]' b9 }: q1 O
CA Kako, Bomb hits 1( ?; T; z- H; N* [, T
DD Minekaze
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. ]+ {! n* B- `; s. {7 |Morning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,54
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( h, W0 H$ Z7 dWeather in hex: Heavy cloud$ j- O' s3 T7 L6 V7 q8 q! T7 m" W
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
' n" b2 A1 Q8 M/ M& p! \# cEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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' k+ A1 `5 q$ l1 ^Japanese aircraft
! h( r0 R7 ]. v' W* R" {9 [ A A6M2 Zero x 33
4 r% _/ K) C, f- P" f" S/ w. d B5N2 Kate x 61
6 y/ K8 g5 y5 V. w3 k D3A1 Val x 44
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Allied aircraft2 d9 X3 w) [; P" M! b
F4F-3A Wildcat x 174 q( [" `% b# I
F4F-3 Wildcat x 48
4 p2 m. M5 A+ T- O* Q F4F-4 Wildcat x 81; C7 z. H' R9 u, |5 K
' R- R3 m/ B+ H# R4 p G; f( L7 H& J8 KJapanese aircraft losses
: n1 E* X0 l! `! ? Y A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed' q/ c* t' c$ m* h* g% v- O1 O
B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged6 P0 k4 A% y2 @6 H# s4 N% k4 \) O
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
& |4 W: G/ ?, d' Z6 q D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged
% D0 v% s r5 F D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak! T. J8 g' m. B3 G
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Allied aircraft losses
! y; j. J! g! p0 B: `, ~& O$ } F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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8 J' G6 x4 S; ~3 s: b( W: B+ a CVE Copahee3 E/ {! X9 W U) g+ i, |9 z
CV Yorktown
- i5 l& `9 m% X4 j CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2" d8 g" l$ c5 E, O
CLAA San Diego- T: \- B; O/ z7 j& r; N
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# }7 R* [2 j0 ^( \8 SAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud( W. W% V/ ^( f1 p
) S U r4 u. E) D; Y7 M) z zRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.$ D& T1 X! L" n9 }
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes2 u1 W/ L$ g. c3 W
2 [3 U4 P3 i: [$ o3 }- [Japanese aircraft
2 \, U4 g$ f0 M+ Y B2 O A6M2 Zero x 3% Y, [$ u, L& M6 ]! }$ M3 w$ S
- H- V/ ~0 d& `Allied aircraft
+ C- R4 Z+ X. z1 u, T1 f( u0 u+ y F4F-3 Wildcat x 2
1 R5 U3 W9 A! T, [: e8 T4 x( | SBD-3 Dauntless x 19' W5 ?6 G9 h& B/ S$ h; x
; Z& ?2 R0 [$ CNo Japanese losses
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A/ J( u" C& Q. f3 WAllied aircraft losses# O. a0 r3 b" b$ ~+ W% x
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed" H+ W9 Q+ Q% x, c9 S
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
( H( Q) R, g; n _# B9 F# j SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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1 E* A& ?$ q( o& U- A1 [Japanese Ships
7 X1 T, v: |8 r; X; p; T/ D& H# M# @ CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage- l" X q/ ^$ t" D% G
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire, v" s* z; ?8 J1 R
CV Akagi* v4 R. ^& K4 q2 {: b7 S
CV Zuikaku, on fire
5 N+ e, l; l4 z CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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( B* P* h" p- y* o$ w% @9 v" ~Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud- d9 w; E* s4 b( b/ q9 s5 C4 i( ]+ _ U
9 a" l& u6 o+ d5 H$ s. X# kRaid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
' D0 E, T3 w; e( Q7 p3 }! W; uEstimated time to target is 25 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
9 m$ G$ G) h+ I% X2 n" n8 v% F A6M2 Zero x 2+ `) y2 U4 |2 m3 C' ~0 ]9 B) s
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 2
( I5 s% a {/ H! b, | TBF-1 Avenger x 6
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5 v" B& _( n# {, M0 H n DNo Japanese losses* O0 D7 ?8 C1 w6 M
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No Allied losses5 c4 k1 C6 T! x! e/ }8 \- M r$ `
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Japanese Ships
k0 ~! J' y* N2 c; @8 { CV Akagi
: v* i0 c4 }' l, a CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage/ w) C) b; h3 I% c/ s
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) O" p2 O9 d! ?Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57* \. u6 I- w- j l1 R- y n/ U7 j
# `: g1 U/ x, C9 ^7 _$ x( ?2 sWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
4 V. E) k$ A5 \# w; \& E5 B' M2 G. f FEstimated time to target is 37 minutes
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Allied aircraft6 K3 W& a3 X( {! K. H
F4F-3 Wildcat x 5! J1 ]7 }9 ^1 V1 W
TBF-1 Avenger x 39 T& {, }* Z8 ^! ^8 S8 F3 A, O
" r/ _: u3 U; l S% o; B6 ^0 d! A% bAllied aircraft losses
; n+ o3 j. H3 q( x" Y' m* M& m+ a TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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+ a+ \6 T3 [3 _& f2 F& t9 jJapanese Ships p5 X3 z& X% D: v
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1* A# L$ @6 V2 o/ R) I3 ]1 g' C
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,562 d& N3 m1 o# B6 s) P, N, D9 ?# ~
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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# ?8 m5 ~; w% N! D) s ^+ K, v( ~Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
1 _) t: ?. u6 _( P |, ]- kEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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3 L0 r9 A- Z" wJapanese aircraft
# l5 r4 L+ ~ N* b& F0 \8 [+ ]# ] A6M2 Zero x 6
' j8 V7 g5 O8 }$ R+ \, F, k B5N2 Kate x 15" L# }. Q+ R+ k+ K0 D$ J- b
D3A1 Val x 19% W+ K/ C& T. p- e& D
( R* R1 K, B) H9 o' VAllied aircraft) X* I W$ h0 j2 Q6 E% ~- I. g2 I3 x
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
1 D4 f& I+ U, V0 k0 A# y F4F-4 Wildcat x 36
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Japanese aircraft losses# p. f( K% ]! T N
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed% C$ N' v. v C- L6 Z4 E5 d
B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged* t7 R/ v9 D I+ F* F- o6 g3 {& ^6 |( T
D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged
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7 b0 G4 \' m+ Y+ f; k8 y" dAllied aircraft losses/ ~3 J' G- G `, ?& H
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed7 U0 p4 ?# h' O& x. y
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Allied Ships0 S. Y/ B# F# i
CV Lexington
/ n6 ?: ?& t, P, z& v" Z CV Saratoga
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: R" V5 s6 _% l" d5 M2 pAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57. K d) R' ^) I: q5 G7 I
5 K1 f* u" a3 r! }. s! K6 G( ZWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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# \! F9 Z: T1 ~Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
# G# j2 m, ]$ U! yEstimated time to target is 31 minutes9 d: P; v, W9 k1 `# {3 B7 d! h
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Allied aircraft3 O; a" Y# b0 A2 S [* z
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12( a# t7 A6 \5 P
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12/ b: i+ U" g' Q. Y5 A
SBD-3 Dauntless x 70
) Z$ h8 }) h9 p+ V( A TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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Allied aircraft losses
0 O9 T9 V5 {- _ SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
! \: r) k6 H1 K TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
8 o# Q6 M' ?. i. O2 y8 z CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
- k8 f! r( O5 C7 O. G1 P* K% A- R CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires' O/ r0 R1 }/ r! m4 l
DD Asakaze |4 O8 P- e3 M2 Z1 j
DD Tamanami) H% M+ ?# h" B `" Y
DD Onami
* @3 N7 t/ W5 O" k6 T& z, ]9 n DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
' P: w* ]/ o2 F9 J. r+ h% @5 y% D0 m CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage/ V$ R! F4 I i% ]; F, N1 S- D/ D
DD Oite j/ U, u& o. \; Z7 {
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
2 I, L# v3 w$ i: u& d" [1 A DD Suzukaze
( O8 _$ k! }! D: I9 j3 | CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1& ?& e# C7 `& h8 D2 h4 l
CL Nagara
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud- P [* ]$ X4 S2 O5 p2 n- D3 I
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Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.+ |0 x$ a0 h# O9 d
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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: w" X2 H8 V2 |9 o. _. v/ U* |Allied aircraft' F- J; G/ k; ^" l
A-24 Banshee x 2; Q/ \( E7 ?+ @( a, \
SBD-3 Dauntless x 25
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Allied aircraft losses. e0 [: ~; c! @& E
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged5 _ w' g, ]- s( O$ i9 A4 H
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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p) m9 z/ }6 M" l0 s0 _# eJapanese Ships
7 {4 v1 X& c+ e; M$ I) d. z CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
& |7 b8 s) n8 I CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 z" N* v& j+ q4 W9 x CV Zuikaku, heavy fires. H- u) \! [) ~4 V! M8 H
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
1 r, z" \2 p, w' e2 v: X3 b. i DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
: r- d# v, {$ T6 Q5 r" J CV Kaga, 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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" ~" Z8 p d1 N6 k! m6 pWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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. ]5 L4 M: z. g* Z. yRaid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
4 c8 ]7 @1 `; S5 sEstimated time to target is 12 minutes# D8 g/ X: ~! ^: R
+ w2 J5 k3 S; b1 A/ Y4 {5 iAllied aircraft
. O" n* x5 H ^* {+ |. n# n `5 X4 H8 F A-24 Banshee x 144 a" D2 A1 Q" N; |
5 j; d; I( e" U- tAllied aircraft losses
$ f% ]" @; E4 ]! q0 `: h. C A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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' \/ O5 _8 _2 I$ I3 D SJapanese Ships' n c. D/ C; t; V. T ~3 O7 L" ^: N
CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
% u% Q1 W9 K. ^' \ CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
- k& T- z8 S$ x( a DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage/ h: s3 @: S5 X" T' N6 _
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
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. l4 D* e, v+ l; f% ~Raid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
0 P \ a* d& C/ {! O$ uEstimated time to target is 27 minutes$ E4 K+ L5 J' g( D: E* w* J! {
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Allied aircraft
. Y' q9 L1 |5 Y% s. t0 b A-24 Banshee x 2
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7 \1 F1 C5 D5 K( D. j+ L) Y% o1 tNo Allied losses1 J3 J0 Q5 y( V' i
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Japanese Ships6 M- H( }, i8 e0 k# F
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57% {2 p. E; K: j4 P! U
2 `2 ]( F& S8 GWeather in hex: Heavy cloud' `8 {0 N9 f/ p" j2 e
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Raid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
6 J( g2 W9 K4 Q3 W# t/ } U7 f* J/ TEstimated time to target is 24 minutes# I- V8 x# P! L' {, y
6 X$ k# ^, z& h- EAllied aircraft+ O4 X8 A4 w/ y, M2 ]+ E, U
F4F-3A Wildcat x 2- \ q+ d4 ]3 Z6 _+ j8 i* {
SBD-3 Dauntless x 31
. a1 e( a. ~8 z2 z TBF-1 Avenger x 157 r8 C- h" U. `+ f% G+ ?4 a
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Allied aircraft losses2 u8 [! a* i6 a
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged" Y$ r1 t) P9 w
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged# d" `. G; b3 Q7 K
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Japanese Ships
" Q$ x- J- J' l0 S CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
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CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
! ~. }. |- J0 v0 v: _6 p1 t8 i( k+ n% R CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
* Q0 o Z3 t3 z' ] CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
6 ?# y& i6 y3 ~* h) x6 [% K DD Onami
# c0 O# a7 Y$ K5 P# o5 W+ O DD Tamanami9 V5 g. K6 u' `0 G4 z
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire
* V) [7 u7 L# W& W* j DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 1- n( B$ y+ e. W& K
DD Minekaze8 P' {( M/ Y/ S7 O" l
DD Asakaze
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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7 Y [7 L T2 T- R3 u3 J0 N0 m& F/ YWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
% _8 P/ |% D: k' m6 ^1 ZEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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: Q) {7 t( y9 a6 R/ c3 YJapanese aircraft f+ l, Z# K+ r8 ^# M% n
no flights
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Allied aircraft6 D4 u* ^+ E8 J% r. R0 `( Q
F4F-3P Wildcat x 107 o- i+ X# T+ ` G; T6 c
F4F-4 Wildcat x 146 s5 O( t2 v( Y! I. e
SBD-3 Dauntless x 63: D1 o2 S$ G2 D$ ]
TBF-1 Avenger x 18
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: l1 c, u- ~) a: y; U& UNo Japanese losses2 z- X& ], d4 @( O9 r' B. z' l
! A) Y x6 N. d {Allied aircraft losses3 |+ L( I% g) `7 L8 q. t- x
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged0 a6 \3 k- o E1 m- t, q/ r5 r3 R, w
TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged
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. d8 Q' [ w; O3 t6 U7 x' J5 zJapanese Ships( I! S, Y! o1 u0 Q! n; O/ G( w8 _
CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage+ z2 h& `) S- q
CA Kako, and is sunk
0 P3 ?; @$ x, J [; n2 I: n+ q CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage1 Q) u& M) }5 b' F3 S
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
4 ^' j* E# \* I8 Q- h, D DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
: E9 ~4 }, U# R0 \$ e8 G W DD Onami
" L/ H* d9 b& [# a6 x2 Q. K DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
) D6 R! R$ K3 z$ u a# n$ @ DD Asakaze! c' \9 p* z$ I: k/ Z1 d
DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
& f/ j8 t$ R7 G# _6 q DD Oite% u3 a0 ?/ B2 H. @9 d; b
DD Minekaze
. }4 U4 W" V& r9 w DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire X e1 }" V/ f5 m# \
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57- m+ J8 d/ Q( ?4 G: A- y, S* ?
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Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
0 q) K$ J* t, A% C4 nEstimated time to target is 13 minutes) k9 J+ e; `+ k0 u
& |0 s& B% g3 o) \# DAllied aircraft
9 {! C5 H! b# G* l# J/ R SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
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Allied aircraft losses
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Japanese Ships
5 B8 J% ^, P( g8 v0 l8 L CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 Q9 }0 l# | w- q CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
" g/ o: h0 V0 l, d* ?) ?: i DD Sawakaze( u- T- {3 t7 [0 R/ e; H
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |