AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 42
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盟军正式登陆阿图岛1 `4 S( H- D( p; `6 @) o
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
$ }$ N1 S' |# Q; f- q. W0 I58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩
) Y, V7 J2 _/ r" z/ F6 h" \ o Q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
7 c& w7 Q/ \, Y. n' I- \! Z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0 @* w7 I, B/ ^! }, [
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5 X9 `* I. X2 F& m3 i
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% d& \* H( c% O1 y& ]Amphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49)5 {7 F, a( i' B/ L9 ~
0 c. S; C1 _, d% ^TF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,49
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! {5 o) \" X! E+ W; K( Q7 d( xAllied ground losses:; S+ z; X/ ]" D/ R( I) h
253 casualties reported2 H2 x4 Y& `" Q, G' W
Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled
J: N ?4 T: b E5 f Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
7 h- l: D4 `+ ~5 B3 O7 S: M Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" Z& f% M3 b, d2 ?% G
Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)
2 _9 V7 ]) y% k9 }9 p( v Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled). D! y- R% J# i# s/ q5 j4 C4 m2 `
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; a% @* D" k" ~; ^' i$ n. ?Ground combat at Attu Island (153,49)
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Japanese Deliberate attack, p. |8 r2 ?" Y3 _( X8 k
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Attacking force 5357 troops, 43 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 979 ?+ d2 q! E+ C( r; `5 i
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Defending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 426
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; }8 O9 b; A6 R a/ vJapanese adjusted assault: 0
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Allied adjusted defense: 339
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 99
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Combat modifiers9 @% V A( i: F/ i+ g3 |4 A+ }6 p( \
Defender: terrain(+)5 }+ @7 l3 @( ~# Z1 R- r3 H0 H8 a
Attacker:
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Japanese ground losses:; m/ g/ q) h- h2 k9 v
1597 casualties reported: ]# r: W# z7 ~) v8 V
Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled
( i) I* `5 n0 o" ] Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled2 K3 I5 C1 d3 p6 c4 H
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled7 J: H& K0 G7 y9 i7 I `! S
Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)
$ a- |/ T4 `' k$ ^4 { Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)3 e. o6 G$ D4 Z* a/ l7 l
! V- `( z2 j6 c) U5 |! fAllied ground losses:
0 T- ?: B8 l, ? 100 casualties reported2 x3 M4 f. A4 p
Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
! @- [- u# Y$ z" ~" ~ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! [: P% L; h) u7 b% M) g7 c: S4 p: Y
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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0 y$ |8 d; f) `* n% f3 c B) zAssaulting units:
3 x$ Y+ C, g: V1 _6 Y 3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion/ t# D6 g( G! `$ R
302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion
9 u1 C5 K" r+ E: @1 U/ u2 s 12th Indpt SNLF Coy 1 ^9 d L: P* q* \9 o
7th Base Force
( [7 ~9 Z" N2 O$ H 8th Field AF Construction Battalion7 j B3 F6 e- A7 ^
5th IJN AA Battalion- J1 I+ C2 t% {% V% C
7 ?8 Q8 Q/ T) pDefending units:
$ I0 U) U% z! f9 w3 ` Americal Infantry Div /1' Q6 L6 p- e4 V- z
4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
) t z! m' @' v1 s z1 j 201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1 c# @1 c9 a2 D5 L
151st Combat Engr Rgt /12 R% O; E! g3 o8 f5 f/ V. \: R
153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
5 v' N. X; |0 @1 t+ E% \ 198th FA Bn /1, c# N+ @8 V! L! m% i" A1 f5 ?4 n
250th Cst Art Rgt /2
7 H* o% _' z w# u+ C0 B 81st FA Bn /15 N. g% {( K& c! b- s/ @. f9 O
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4 s0 @8 g: G& h3 u3 s- V+ `; j3 UMorning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57& Z4 Z# K7 J( h7 l W3 c
2 B! B+ J0 c9 i1 g, oWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
& ^1 L3 }! w' \. K! {Estimated time to target is 30 minutes1 k* N5 e0 m5 K+ |1 a4 D& F
; P# [9 D* j Q' i( e( A( R4 q1 O7 ]Japanese aircraft, p. q, H5 G0 D, {4 [+ \
A6M2 Zero x 25
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Allied aircraft4 ~& z% _+ z! n( Z
F4F-3A Wildcat x 12
8 n$ i: z! {$ V" v. J F4F-3 Wildcat x 12 E& P8 \ v4 }/ ?+ o# K
SBD-3 Dauntless x 72
8 T" j f, W0 j' \1 S" v TBF-1 Avenger x 30& E5 S4 S; H+ l& \, E( ]
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No Japanese losses, D% X" T. l9 A3 i7 E
0 B- ~2 b. a2 QAllied aircraft losses
7 {! m9 S+ J7 j: @6 ] F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed
0 a% g. r1 l% U, I F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed+ C8 m+ ~* R6 }+ r9 b" S5 m
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged. G7 S" J( n( L8 Y) j- p
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak) w2 N; I( O# X! e6 R3 R' n
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Japanese Ships; _& _$ F0 {( |" {0 j
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
A/ N% m' w% }. ? CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 16 ~ v0 r$ O; `0 J2 I. l: o6 \
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire
' G6 J9 h! C, `) }1 I CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires/ \: Z# Y i4 g; f
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 2
( r4 B* p/ z, {! f; _+ q: v- ^ CA Furutaka
; [- ^& j1 Z. r0 M CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,575 E1 o, {5 M) I6 l ] F
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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. d' G, @; r0 A+ s" B+ w+ HRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet., o9 G/ F+ f) }$ G3 V
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes4 I. {, Z9 H' b2 F: ?1 G$ t
0 A, u1 p5 r3 t' K$ p7 [& q6 O) nJapanese aircraft
' ?3 G$ t# @- L A6M2 Zero x 16
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Allied aircraft
/ N9 n5 D. h9 z7 | F4F-3P Wildcat x 128 @4 u {) @$ u
F4F-4 Wildcat x 15( v3 _/ r n, ]- R% X5 r
SBD-3 Dauntless x 51
$ R. R) F9 z7 @+ c) O* n0 ] TBF-1 Avenger x 30% F; m/ L* l$ _5 U/ V0 e
4 R) B& k, X5 @Japanese aircraft losses
2 V! [! g% A: u. s A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed& y9 s, U# a- X6 A1 T
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Allied aircraft losses
C2 i% S5 l( s7 J SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
2 }; g% p' x" c! a+ a" E SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
# V- O! J/ N1 @* a5 V/ A' q TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
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% ~! y& w! B$ KJapanese Ships
{' }, a4 P! s, {# w# j$ e; h/ P CV Kaga, heavy fires
& c s# j$ v) p7 B+ c( T; ^ CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
, @# A1 Y" p b& S( p" l. v CV Zuikaku, on fire
K+ }9 K P3 q! \' x* d CV Akagi& f3 y- B% k4 {9 u* {$ R
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
( R2 c9 i( Y3 V& f; R D' q$ U/ c DD Tamanami3 o% P7 L- G7 T2 k
CL Nagara
# u3 \) z5 T- ~7 G' j& |, ` DD Oite
l9 p8 ~* X3 q* ]9 H2 y* x DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire
% _6 }: \* l2 L- d' V CA Furutaka1 G( z/ g( i& ?; y+ G4 r
CA Kako, Bomb hits 1$ u1 R% d) ^6 p9 o& c+ S0 L& X# ^$ N
DD Minekaze- Z# x! t b& `. G, U
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7 M3 i. ]4 {8 V0 J4 e3 `Morning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,547 {3 W8 }, z" H+ b/ M1 U
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud9 s" q- i e" P6 }) h
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
) Y1 E; \* f4 b1 HEstimated time to target is 15 minutes2 E1 C5 P$ D. g- G) a2 g6 m# @
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Japanese aircraft. ]& Y& Z! Q# \6 Z" b* q$ c
A6M2 Zero x 33/ C- |. Y" {8 U9 X0 f$ `3 U
B5N2 Kate x 617 r9 v5 b4 \7 Z2 W# y8 W/ V$ q
D3A1 Val x 44
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Allied aircraft5 F9 n% l- e3 w+ q
F4F-3A Wildcat x 17
: E4 }6 d3 U- n8 H9 y F4F-3 Wildcat x 48
6 B& C2 q: A6 v* _) y' H! M F4F-4 Wildcat x 81; J- ^9 @! O, C
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Japanese aircraft losses: a7 p4 a, G" c+ k7 G
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed+ _3 x& A9 `) j) C5 v, J
B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged( l. z+ U/ _) @: Q3 c f5 i* W7 }; x
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
, m. F! d$ E% Y D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged3 R4 D; \3 X9 y1 c* T% x
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak, d; s6 I# [$ |: B! d. T
3 l7 ^1 W& s" o) v0 [Allied aircraft losses' H3 N& I& R5 A% i9 t6 j; e
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed" ~& q# ~( g+ B7 g
% @, S( x' t* D' v% [3 v5 x8 lAllied Ships5 G! M; R6 Z& P$ d5 _1 V
CVE Copahee8 Z$ ~- |; [0 r5 _; q) e4 l; j9 Q
CV Yorktown
) `, }# [8 }+ G! d7 P" y& x4 X CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2+ X% L1 j6 w/ @" ~$ O }& J: R$ T
CLAA San Diego
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( Q+ U0 b) q6 e& eAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57- u; b7 Q9 z. M& M4 M7 ^
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud$ n- v, h8 z Y* E, Q
6 j" s/ L. {8 Z, w. r% d; g+ o. s7 C. ~Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
7 P# _" s, d( a& nEstimated time to target is 29 minutes* {$ G$ l1 ~; ~8 K" `* m4 Y
6 d: w5 o! r1 C' x+ xJapanese aircraft
8 b" |) @$ P( e' h- l A6M2 Zero x 3
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Allied aircraft% v ~. e$ Q! d. ^ [* t
F4F-3 Wildcat x 2
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
7 n \3 k2 X5 H; l* f5 j- p F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
1 y2 U G2 _# b SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
: @. V' `6 S0 {7 \ SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak4 A! ? W' B( O" a. F, u
- e T9 f# Y3 j! {6 B# p) MJapanese Ships% W% T Q+ g0 N
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage( t" ]$ f/ n' A" w! k
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire8 N7 b* h: c, L( G9 ~: q: q
CV Akagi5 t9 X* }' G+ l, I, A
CV Zuikaku, on fire! O, R, y. s+ L2 ]
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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: |! \" A3 b/ C; d. \3 C. gAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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/ I) c% P/ y# A+ K' qWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
5 q. h# r! ^7 S* REstimated time to target is 25 minutes u+ C* C) n) M N t5 c, w
* ?% ]" C# h$ j, lJapanese aircraft
* G2 T! p8 d7 j. ^' \4 y; c A6M2 Zero x 26 `+ { l6 P4 F4 @
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 2* K1 {! R- X9 y- L6 J2 k* b
TBF-1 Avenger x 6
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No Japanese losses
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No Allied losses7 q+ ]. p1 [: g
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Japanese Ships; M* F$ |- H& E% s6 g9 a: T
CV Akagi
8 I. Y$ ]+ A! N CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,571 T/ J$ L' ]8 X6 W1 v- I
, N5 Y8 D! [- g2 p5 s9 u: _6 MWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.0 \5 Z: a. D7 T; i6 Z/ B' Y
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes; T6 o$ h2 _! H8 Y; D, ~; D3 ]% [
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5 U! X: Q- v9 Z ` F4F-3 Wildcat x 5
% C1 E- _- I Y TBF-1 Avenger x 30 {: m2 c- A* E$ H) _
9 @9 N0 {. z! [8 K" q9 kAllied aircraft losses) T: W# w" _, W8 }' k7 ?* G. h1 P
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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3 e3 I# s$ I- w5 p9 UJapanese Ships
; T2 a6 {4 |0 C" ?5 z f1 { CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1 N$ V1 A" y6 ?7 M! D" s
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$ W' R% X, O9 {* T% \" A* RAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,56" L5 K( o9 `. q- o* Y& O
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain8 x& D# D" s7 ~% U1 K, |
' W5 K# x% Z8 C" F3 [Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
8 K+ V2 H$ E. n) @8 L& {/ g4 [Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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7 e2 [0 r5 \" A3 b. xJapanese aircraft8 J* l' B9 S* ^3 s+ t0 x
A6M2 Zero x 6
+ K a0 f' `. J6 ?' n" R B5N2 Kate x 153 i$ J: ]0 j1 ~* r& W
D3A1 Val x 19
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Allied aircraft E% E# E( W% H' S% V
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36 Y( _. ^6 d/ d' l' I/ X
F4F-4 Wildcat x 364 t5 l" Z: J; _, H
% j4 X7 Y( K2 MJapanese aircraft losses
4 o$ P1 }5 [4 q" H, d/ S3 y A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed$ U3 D O9 }! O# y& I' B
B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
, s* o4 ]8 W6 s8 ] D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged; q \9 q/ A8 O, m
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Allied aircraft losses; m: `7 X# C* M* P, c0 d! }+ j' D( e
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
) D3 t' D0 M0 a& l8 {$ B4 F( _+ c CV Lexington' a5 T' O, [* `5 }% T
CV Saratoga
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57+ `2 @! l- H2 B' ^
( R3 o- e; r. ]# v, E3 g1 o. P% LWeather in hex: Heavy cloud* b9 } r# p5 l% p* _) G
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.9 W# s* v" [. \& r
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 12$ ^( b+ P& P* p" ]
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12- ~& w7 P# I0 u5 v+ F
SBD-3 Dauntless x 701 M* u1 `) H! q# X8 Q. ~
TBF-1 Avenger x 307 s5 Z) j. p9 R( X
% |& V% S' _0 v0 f: R, j) zAllied aircraft losses
. x# E& m. H' s8 M0 d# v SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
9 m6 ]( {5 s0 T; I3 C TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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0 w) q0 ~$ L4 J/ `$ gJapanese Ships* c3 `& l; B; I9 |2 n5 Y! ^
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage2 R0 {: m f/ f5 _ {3 L! j% w9 o
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires( a( M C1 K$ }8 b" ^: |% X- U2 c
DD Asakaze
' r& Y1 i/ f4 X: { DD Tamanami
0 [3 V4 W' ?$ {$ B1 i/ @ DD Onami$ {1 H5 V+ V: w
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage. g% w1 Q0 |0 Z
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage, `& r9 z/ I {; P2 I
DD Oite
% j1 H1 R! X2 U; x7 I) Z DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
8 A J# o3 h8 v5 M' q7 B DD Suzukaze
( V: C9 b, s" j9 ^ CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 12 B- _" O: J" u2 {' l+ a8 C& Y
CL Nagara- G+ u5 ?. X! l; _, F) [$ |" u: ^
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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# k3 Z- {2 p4 u5 c$ i$ fWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.- l0 M8 H1 a( S" L( J% Z
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes# s# K# P4 R! C: I
( O4 l1 s5 S4 `1 RAllied aircraft
. U& ~2 g" K/ R, c+ ~/ n% Z5 c" g A-24 Banshee x 2* B7 W' M' x* d- a# r
SBD-3 Dauntless x 25
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Allied aircraft losses
! c: O' ]' {! r9 g Z* |! y A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged ?% J: b) C8 q$ p" Y
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged$ [2 U6 J2 n# G+ k
( v( M' W, d8 J+ P! ~: J+ _" sJapanese Ships
( |: R& g. H: [ CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage1 Z" B3 l; V9 c* h. P( O
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage+ }" [; m1 B# b. Y$ d( X
CV Zuikaku, heavy fires
- j. b) y0 p) v3 P3 n' _( T CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
& c6 H4 y+ `+ E d DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 I) ?9 c9 f( T" `$ L- ? CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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/ o9 o- u3 e, e" W& C8 }) {Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet., b) Y1 w% ^( g N$ M
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Allied aircraft% w3 G: i, j7 a- E: x& {1 ?+ V
A-24 Banshee x 14
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" T8 @" A* D7 g; I& BAllied aircraft losses
# b5 @# q' M. O) V* P A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
& d, V" c0 Q$ u$ I! C, k CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 F2 J7 y) s( a# ^0 K5 a CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
" s7 m: J1 [5 | Z/ I DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage
* r i: `- F h CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57; h6 G- o: D1 j6 }
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
, q! n m2 P9 `Estimated time to target is 27 minutes: @' U- _* ~2 \$ J5 A' g
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Allied aircraft( P9 S; v! Y2 ?2 A$ F- Z) r' z
A-24 Banshee x 2
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No Allied losses$ w* b0 W) Z5 J' ]' }
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Japanese Ships
; G3 r, b( W$ |5 D CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
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: c7 a/ a; C0 |9 SWeather in hex: Heavy cloud5 h- ?8 E: Z% L/ `2 ~4 p( j
# X* }% X2 b! T1 C, u4 l) iRaid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
7 M- N% ]8 T3 v5 SEstimated time to target is 24 minutes
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: @6 a8 h( p9 B7 KAllied aircraft
( Y' w* F p" x5 ]! X! \ F4F-3A Wildcat x 2
. b7 C( ~( g4 d; [9 r SBD-3 Dauntless x 31
\$ o8 D/ c) g4 R2 O: Y: G1 b/ ? TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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" Z4 T# n5 G: ]( ~2 O! I5 X9 Z# yAllied aircraft losses# ^8 E( o# L- q6 ]6 {
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
& Q' B# Y& S! r9 D: M* b TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships. @" h7 ^0 _1 L4 ~
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
' s. W _3 K) K+ h8 v z) ? DD Oite
6 t* p6 C6 W. [& i% k/ O8 t CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires- p$ l; K* q- x1 }7 v# h; p
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 J. f( i$ D- {2 Q2 D1 d4 s CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
- f6 p0 X& d' N+ \$ n2 \: h- \ DD Onami
2 K8 s. _6 t7 C/ e4 s" B DD Tamanami
. o$ t0 R3 B( l CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire
# h' K1 T7 \$ ?' p p, M( j8 ^ DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 18 H F: l& _1 g( V+ ?$ t
DD Minekaze
3 @' `( ?, x0 A/ s! L3 l7 ~ DD Asakaze/ q% e% y* |% J1 g! W
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5 D3 L' N, o3 {6 p! j3 iAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud# l" s8 _ l! ^5 T4 ~1 H+ a2 [
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
! t/ Z; u0 s6 o. z9 qEstimated time to target is 30 minutes1 w& B' |% A2 V+ U% m7 g! M, j
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Japanese aircraft
2 H8 H3 v1 O" \% b6 V no flights: E7 A/ F& S4 i- b/ G$ I I
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Allied aircraft; M p H6 o. D; E% M! l
F4F-3P Wildcat x 10 i3 K# U3 K- [4 ^3 N/ c* ^$ Z
F4F-4 Wildcat x 14* ]# [6 k( ]- m( Z0 ~7 u- Y1 w- w- {
SBD-3 Dauntless x 63; ^: n$ Y' |8 D# W
TBF-1 Avenger x 18
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
; E# Y( m5 r( i SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged Z3 i1 g2 ]# [* P- ^3 |
TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged* X4 k9 W: H/ N/ M
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Japanese Ships! B) J) A5 a3 y% p
CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage7 \0 S& I- Q. I1 S! X0 ^* {
CA Kako, and is sunk" A; c: \5 h0 Y* i# H( F: |
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
: I L5 ?/ ]0 V7 J CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk) z2 L5 y, T* s, K- Y. c
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
, b$ U; o: T) B6 s, K2 ? DD Onami
6 }* l& x0 S8 f8 C& Q! S DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
+ N- P/ N, d6 ?/ b9 L. h DD Asakaze3 f3 H- c% i) B4 p- d; g A
DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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DD Minekaze N& Z8 I" C# ]& [) n# v3 U5 T
DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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) w: K# x8 O3 ^, M# V/ E+ pAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,576 a" d9 H& Q7 ?% `& c; R% E# E
8 D! ]8 D P! D. |Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.+ K1 O% M8 g4 t2 m: n: T
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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$ {+ |$ W' j4 H( Z3 hAllied aircraft
, Y* |/ T G7 a, F, h SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
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" l2 b) k- p$ r" i( @$ vAllied aircraft losses
7 @- S& B M: Q' p SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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, v0 g, i) J1 T) |) Q1 ^" d- a/ W gJapanese Ships
/ y. F# |; i% K0 C2 l% `1 D( L CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 k* e# _, G% C9 S i# I CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ d$ a$ {# Q+ ? DD Sawakaze
6 w5 W# K2 r, \% v$ k+ \ DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |