AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 42
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/ N8 a* H z# D# m" M盟军正式登陆阿图岛
# e! v3 J: s) V, N- T; H" r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) v% Y9 V* I- j0 d7 q
58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩( A5 L* R! W- f1 S6 P+ {8 b
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
h9 {% k3 J7 B1 Y2 Z; k: t! ~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7 G8 P. C) r. E1 z" L. c
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! w' X# H" ]; E
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3 G9 M* l" w1 h# ~* a/ @Amphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49)
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1 L! H7 X% c4 oTF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,49" `+ _1 Z6 U, B* n$ V0 M8 I
0 L7 m$ B: {+ ] ~* I G! BAllied ground losses:& n f* i' c; X2 [" I, } p6 W1 U' Z
253 casualties reported
( N/ ^- O2 R) ^4 F Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled
# B$ O2 E, c9 @/ V7 o/ S! | Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled; x! A2 [% e! N0 T: x( n1 o+ _
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: n' D4 V2 R$ `
Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)+ Z' V: _9 H6 R2 `& e6 `* F# n
Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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Ground combat at Attu Island (153,49)6 V/ u# u! D% I' w7 W' r, }
i7 k8 x* O$ b3 E, k* bJapanese Deliberate attack7 q# ^& B, c6 ?# u5 [
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Attacking force 5357 troops, 43 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 975 ^" H) `1 C+ m( E+ b: b5 o
4 G( A; d: [3 f B) b) hDefending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 426
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/ i' A; [. a# s8 m# B$ @; DJapanese adjusted assault: 0 " G5 X5 P5 z& m0 X4 j) `
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Allied adjusted defense: 339 3 p& f% v9 P% ]
8 J, K6 w/ H; D# O9 ?# O. y1 hJapanese assault odds: 1 to 99 5 d- e1 _# `& M6 S/ O
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Combat modifiers$ X6 w; y1 w; a0 I$ N/ B" V/ A
Defender: terrain(+)0 M9 r2 R3 t; B5 ^
Attacker: 3 Q0 z3 n6 T5 c- W# v6 P
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Japanese ground losses: O: `5 l. J7 y3 x+ X, E" r5 o0 k
1597 casualties reported6 f, S1 E. Z2 ^0 D# N, {& Z
Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled" x/ H5 g8 J" `# N! s
Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled. R5 A( r1 n( }8 q# t1 [3 m# ]! N5 {
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled8 b( v; j/ I- E' e4 E
Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)
* z- ?- a f3 ^ Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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4 E+ y- Y3 _+ _0 i- OAllied ground losses:
. V9 ?" j8 h( n 100 casualties reported
2 ^2 }/ M O/ _7 W7 _ D; I+ T Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled4 d( B9 R/ V' z- h' n
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
4 ~! o1 n( b& v& Z T8 u- c V Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled9 {8 Y, I- g5 `' h( s; U
6 M2 B( c" }$ B% t/ lAssaulting units:
- }. R5 ?4 ], ]# m! x! h# d 3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion
}! N* f% K4 T' C! | 302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion
9 \) X2 Z! J1 k( C# y* P 12th Indpt SNLF Coy 6 f) M& H$ }* @, s8 @
7th Base Force- |; z- \, j9 ?( ~& M8 U
8th Field AF Construction Battalion
& m: ]) A& V, I% @$ `! W* k+ Q 5th IJN AA Battalion
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. e `) h) ]# X0 P% U3 S# hDefending units:
( } M5 |2 }% l- Q8 d Americal Infantry Div /1' n, o7 z# ~, n# s! u
4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
0 B( R% }9 r% N' \0 v! B 201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
9 q8 m W' U+ Z" ~4 \1 N3 m3 V 151st Combat Engr Rgt /1* y6 F" U% c: c b: Z
153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1 w+ D/ @5 T2 n3 {3 l7 e' }) `
198th FA Bn /1- w# |) ~7 X! J6 D' h9 a) U
250th Cst Art Rgt /2
+ _2 S! L. ~2 y$ Q0 K$ q 81st FA Bn /1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57# U1 ]& \* G; f3 d/ U: D! K
& H$ W! P& t0 p- j4 FWeather in hex: Thunderstorms8 G% \0 F9 ?* P
. O% Z2 O4 m# E! ]Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
4 W4 I2 F% {( s9 s5 z9 ?Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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. T& U( S* S: R' W6 m8 I gJapanese aircraft! q! ^5 Y3 W7 B* c- W" I
A6M2 Zero x 25
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Allied aircraft7 H! ^' Q/ P, `8 I( v& i0 H# G
F4F-3A Wildcat x 128 W' o3 G! U" w7 u( x9 ]( a
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
& N4 u7 v% l- ^; U9 U! @ SBD-3 Dauntless x 72
: g2 k; s# D/ {$ v$ F TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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) z$ i8 b9 ?7 d5 F5 @- U7 I: dNo Japanese losses0 Y+ z+ Y, q% B; X4 |7 s1 Q
g0 w& [6 B7 e) ^Allied aircraft losses
% g9 A- i6 j2 m, G7 \+ d F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed* B% ^; N% C* Y1 b; ], [8 V( L. ` a
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, q5 i5 Y; J% G" F* }4 z) d' {
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged
% ~5 {( M2 ^/ ^ t! G( D7 _) m SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak
3 m9 Q! d# ?2 _7 d% F7 Y TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Japanese Ships
' G, x% w( o r- X1 e CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, E5 R6 {( m# e; {% W3 `6 I- m
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1; a# Q* _) c' @
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire
" N# r0 G, |0 J$ R2 i/ T CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires3 z, }2 o, p f5 ?+ K$ F
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 2
]) Z h& V# ?' A4 J; _ CA Furutaka3 ]4 r. `9 @2 a+ G' r& w
CA Kako, Bomb hits 16 ^5 Q' s2 W) X; x
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9 G. O) k- H6 a, r3 i. |2 bMorning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57! I* |. `" g' h, _) B
$ C# L# j8 ?+ d4 c& E# fWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
3 q. ?* B$ _' O) lEstimated time to target is 31 minutes& H! t# H; Z9 H, f7 d' P! y
3 H/ H9 u# g, x8 Z6 c: m5 oJapanese aircraft
; Q3 D. P: ~; M! c* K A6M2 Zero x 16: w6 t, ?4 C) e& x
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Allied aircraft
( @8 f( R5 k$ J S: e% f I F4F-3P Wildcat x 12' _3 W$ l! `4 e) @3 @
F4F-4 Wildcat x 15. ?9 U; h+ G, ^$ d0 G
SBD-3 Dauntless x 51
$ t, [4 o6 |: h TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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* Z3 ]0 y, F$ V% Q. V: G* r, z2 YJapanese aircraft losses
7 A% H! p7 [4 j$ u, x" X A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
9 R! o: h2 k1 H3 N3 a' L1 z, [( @/ p 9 U7 t, k; _2 w3 w( g# @5 w
Allied aircraft losses
" e& @- l' y- j y SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged3 ` {' I1 ~! s9 Q9 l
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak; o! A' g0 m0 M) ^
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
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- b+ T$ m% B8 X* R8 u( w' }Japanese Ships: N% u' r/ ] K( k: m+ [
CV Kaga, heavy fires: w) d! G% y. N* @
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires3 o( @) q( ~. w7 R o
CV Zuikaku, on fire& Y0 N( m$ y$ R1 e" T
CV Akagi
' l& {9 P( B* T8 N! y8 |$ ^" }) x- p CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage b' g2 H% X' i1 s% J
DD Tamanami: T" }4 x! L" z, d! E; F1 u# u7 L: F3 W/ y" [
CL Nagara
1 o9 Q5 S& Y/ w& t H) _' | DD Oite
! k5 }5 [- L: T: H' M* C0 F; y DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire
G6 u" l! l% F/ ~2 z L" C" p CA Furutaka6 w3 o9 R. j* V& a! J% U# h
CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
6 I! c& n% {7 V3 R+ ?6 }$ t9 P DD Minekaze3 X2 f# W+ Z3 h6 \0 ?5 Z8 v& P2 a
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6 I, T: |9 A; @5 V/ ?: \1 a. qMorning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,54* V/ z2 x* t- c6 I9 L/ E1 `( h
& c: Z- P9 g# I e' D2 d3 gWeather in hex: Heavy cloud0 q1 l/ H/ o) U; A: P' w1 F; f/ c
0 b& w! }, I- M9 c) S- ~Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
% T0 b8 T i8 T" m1 S/ s5 [% TEstimated time to target is 15 minutes6 u& U, L' |) A2 _% r
+ E, z2 W4 k% R. d1 sJapanese aircraft
* D- v/ Q3 r$ F0 @; K A6M2 Zero x 337 I c9 F4 C0 r, J
B5N2 Kate x 61
/ x) M% ?/ {6 _$ @3 y% t$ V ]! b- ~ D3A1 Val x 44
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Allied aircraft$ t7 O. C, h! o
F4F-3A Wildcat x 17; _' p# `7 ]! ]5 ~$ {2 T! P
F4F-3 Wildcat x 48; L3 k2 ?1 ^ h3 x- @
F4F-4 Wildcat x 81
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8 v5 J# A% j5 O5 o0 y1 L8 V6 FJapanese aircraft losses
- v6 e8 O x8 w0 k5 m5 w# k* t A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed2 }! y( \5 c9 f) W
B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged
* b, a4 O: C& N+ x" u B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak, }2 {2 q4 v3 r6 Y1 p5 J, y' U$ u
D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged) l0 ], n! c8 `
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak7 J" a4 y- C( m& V S
$ j1 Z; z' H% J6 z6 qAllied aircraft losses
0 L. D7 `3 m; @, n F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed1 Y+ \* `- P' n4 q( n: c$ R9 \
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Allied Ships
m2 D, b! v* P3 W. E% K5 N CVE Copahee% p# b. y7 I: ?8 \
CV Yorktown
0 Y* z5 K3 j; f* i4 u8 F CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2
. d: G" S! ~0 h7 {4 V/ [ CLAA San Diego }4 k4 d. c$ |" j! u6 a# W
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4 f/ s+ I u( e5 |$ HAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57) n# ]/ i6 ?% U [2 B0 ]! |
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud, T1 @+ f! l) |% F9 j9 s' p" Z9 F
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet." [3 s$ v1 ?" i; u5 X/ D
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes
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$ a: a& O# r7 K! [. ^% U5 [Japanese aircraft/ w# K# m" x3 a# i' G3 c: v7 W! \
A6M2 Zero x 3& [: J# a7 [9 b1 i2 T2 R0 Y! J
3 ^; \4 j5 f9 p( B1 vAllied aircraft5 s' q# _: X* d5 X/ ]' c
F4F-3 Wildcat x 2
; {, v6 o4 C# U0 X: A SBD-3 Dauntless x 19; k% J* v8 a5 f
4 S9 f2 H4 F7 j* S% [No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
' k9 l2 p7 k$ T F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed; D3 |4 f& e8 f# Y
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged' w2 ~6 g2 n0 {
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
% {* J, W6 l7 ]$ @ CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage8 F' t6 C% w0 O$ U
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire2 W( N) u2 G2 d
CV Akagi' L! v' Q3 ?# x
CV Zuikaku, on fire$ D& R- p& n6 s, h; q1 l& |
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57/ ~; U( G5 u* ^8 B0 Z
! x4 s- l: d7 ~, J1 K; E% r0 b- OWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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7 [% y% {6 z, s MRaid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.* f5 a& z' L5 e
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes, L: m( H6 M0 ?$ M: d1 w/ q
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Japanese aircraft
$ j. M1 v- v: @, M! j# z- |3 d# w A6M2 Zero x 22 L2 y3 o/ d1 p
* B0 F" n, {: h5 OAllied aircraft
n; }: x: D9 G- R. f* Y SBD-3 Dauntless x 2
; d3 W: E; L: e$ G TBF-1 Avenger x 6
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No Japanese losses2 t5 S4 L5 F: N# g
1 `5 W7 y- b( E# }3 c' rNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships, f0 \- @* B: l; T7 i
CV Akagi
1 q2 l! r( P9 l) V5 L6 f9 L CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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- q/ _+ J4 ]% H1 T/ E2 U# A. v* oAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud+ t* x+ e4 E) l% I: ]0 f
- T8 ]/ ]% X8 {; j* C" `Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.( W2 C8 M; P. e+ }
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes3 ^0 f+ N) k* a& V6 Q: C) V
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Allied aircraft
9 f6 b& J! V6 W. }! H; _7 G! g4 B F4F-3 Wildcat x 5: c! C; b5 b; |/ q( e
TBF-1 Avenger x 3% e% |* [) K: L; U
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Allied aircraft losses
& z( E6 H3 Z+ |# W0 L! l TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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( P, C/ d$ C; {( r- jJapanese Ships
~0 i, g, h0 U( Y+ [# p; ? CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1& k3 j7 g0 E5 f) k
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,56
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain4 u$ n5 k) B/ j( u6 @& _7 c1 W
" w5 b6 D) ~* S5 U" A8 kRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.) k: K" v' b" \7 t- S; n
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes' C+ P' \% P2 |# ~: I( g- A
9 i9 o9 z) l' D5 [1 I& J( zJapanese aircraft
4 z2 E9 R7 s7 A# c A6M2 Zero x 6
- @( P0 ~5 I6 P' h' W+ ~! Q B5N2 Kate x 15
3 p* a7 a! y3 G# F) t D3A1 Val x 19
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Allied aircraft
9 F2 ]5 l' p: J; A F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
$ G, T" a% v5 Y F4F-4 Wildcat x 36! C1 e( O; p+ O' a3 ~& U: i
2 }! }1 i+ k' F8 P7 ~% XJapanese aircraft losses. d- L; f4 V8 y9 T" T ]. O: g. w
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed, N6 t, E/ Q( _' x$ s4 C5 \% H
B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged [0 x1 Z3 A, @ G/ N
D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses3 P! g- _" j( \$ ]
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed8 o2 b+ Z; K) e7 k3 j6 t0 S* L
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Allied Ships% H* o* D c5 r5 n# p
CV Lexington( N ^2 F& h3 e9 e
CV Saratoga: }: e+ q( [6 x# r! d* M
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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6 X* z& P; d) l1 U1 m% b$ EWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
# i9 j) B U5 M2 n7 G6 fEstimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Allied aircraft
$ E* X5 s" {, H, c# X2 R" d F4F-3 Wildcat x 128 ?6 X$ N+ V# u$ i2 _2 h: y
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
1 ]+ N/ |1 x8 Q0 L) @ SBD-3 Dauntless x 70
1 E- t9 q! J% F- V: l1 N TBF-1 Avenger x 30* j+ G G+ w- `8 C/ V3 k* M
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Allied aircraft losses' I, E8 Z$ i8 t$ v3 o8 J
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
% _7 p& ?1 ? N3 K3 s TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged: V& X/ X$ A8 l: s
3 q7 R1 G" l5 w( a! l6 c+ K0 uJapanese Ships1 I0 q+ z& p5 W6 a |. J
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage2 L+ K9 T- T% c$ T
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
# Y5 p3 S/ _( N/ J; U; b' M DD Asakaze+ c! ]) A3 K0 r$ n% P4 u1 R
DD Tamanami
) l% u* i, Z9 [$ ^, J DD Onami3 B, }5 c3 X! G/ U/ w
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
6 r; Z7 n0 k6 A. p: P+ e9 C CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
+ b5 h5 I& G- o+ r# n7 X4 x DD Oite
! n3 b4 M, K, V% d. {/ v DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
, N% Z2 `+ v" x; D3 M DD Suzukaze
Y0 ^3 [. w l: z0 Y) a* F; a& G: W CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1, H8 ^* S) t/ Q0 i& Z( h2 e
CL Nagara/ }( P( s2 u4 w
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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* ]% {/ p+ X, \& z% v) y* b+ dWeather in hex: Heavy cloud6 y) _ a& ~* X: I+ \* A
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Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
& N5 g- F& O/ \# @1 Y0 CEstimated time to target is 30 minutes' ^. ^' q+ {0 u% Y \( M1 g
5 _; D& O3 j& ^( ?8 F! S6 ?Allied aircraft
6 ~3 ^2 `7 b3 a& T x! _ A-24 Banshee x 2
% L5 L4 j& L6 ?% u2 @* R+ R3 I SBD-3 Dauntless x 25
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Allied aircraft losses: \; {/ U: {7 ]0 L
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged) |% T/ d! T4 c! r
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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( }, q( i" \2 A& O5 ?* GJapanese Ships
8 S" F$ I* S1 |% W1 O8 L CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
; F7 I9 E1 [0 R CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage4 ?3 S0 P7 J0 @7 V# ^9 I
CV Zuikaku, heavy fires' E! N3 O/ L" R; O
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
8 y8 I! X7 _* c! s4 l% M DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
) k: g0 @. @) h& J' p CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,570 v6 w) @' f1 I# Y' G3 Q. F1 \
( p! e7 ]% B, N; l3 lWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
4 S9 r9 f' b8 I- Q2 n5 u6 h' p9 w. yEstimated time to target is 12 minutes$ \% M( I; {/ o- ]
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Allied aircraft
6 ]* S; _6 ~9 R& |( j3 U! K3 T A-24 Banshee x 14
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: h1 k, s* ~2 R/ R# F- U( PAllied aircraft losses1 ~- c% h" j, ?
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage( [3 B3 u& [: T- _" U
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage9 K& }( z/ K D# b( e+ D7 C
DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage$ m% W2 d* p! z+ u4 c2 s7 k
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage0 K3 D0 ~4 h7 t6 k% `9 U' |1 j
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud a9 K7 z8 ]; b' n+ E5 F) @4 i1 I R" `
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Raid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
4 Y. e# v8 ~7 [4 ^* HEstimated time to target is 27 minutes+ I7 ^5 o/ l! _' |3 n# P
9 ^: Y0 K- K. O* K2 I' EAllied aircraft
# I( P4 I1 ^# F$ ~' X1 A X7 Q q A-24 Banshee x 2
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No Allied losses
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+ Z8 ~! }" Z1 Z: A [! a CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
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, {: z0 }2 @) |4 qAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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2 A8 b l: D zWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
- j' T# ~; c5 N1 j7 U2 h" aEstimated time to target is 24 minutes5 r8 o/ ^9 ?3 V. R- ~
# O+ U. k, b7 m+ I' \: y, n/ kAllied aircraft( P* l3 ]0 K5 [! t1 w$ f. M X* l
F4F-3A Wildcat x 2
! |6 s# a, d2 a9 w" K SBD-3 Dauntless x 316 k% V$ C6 X: P+ D$ m$ w! L
TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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Allied aircraft losses Z3 B; f) D R2 o! j
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged% h3 `: \% |; i; g$ Y
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged3 H7 Q9 p8 b/ Y4 L/ i
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Japanese Ships* g" k3 }/ b1 [; i
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
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8 Z7 V( p! Z* m! n0 _$ C CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires8 p5 H! K) r b7 [, d
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage5 n% X9 ]+ I! W# g" \. V- ^7 w
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage, t% b5 b/ M* S( A
DD Onami5 U7 I1 z- ]/ g/ h
DD Tamanami& b" ~# q$ J5 s0 c1 ~: Y9 P
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire; R7 g- f4 s+ H
DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 1
( ^3 A4 }- j: X1 Y( r( B) Q; c9 U DD Minekaze
8 f1 f: O' t+ N0 V! k DD Asakaze
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% E: C4 {' O; m, u2 HAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.) u- y. _$ c" t6 X7 u0 {4 M; j
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes6 r- C0 w! c5 p0 d9 k# K
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft1 v9 h! _+ L' @% W6 O7 w) G
F4F-3P Wildcat x 101 x3 O, k- ]- n, ?, h
F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
5 s+ n8 I! _0 v; J, ~4 ~ SBD-3 Dauntless x 635 ?# N7 M3 a* P. f
TBF-1 Avenger x 18
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0 k3 y0 }) |( b" eAllied aircraft losses
$ ^1 B0 V3 p i SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged5 ?) ?- |6 \" [. v
TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged
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7 @9 i. A6 d, i& ZJapanese Ships
% _& f, R, i. x/ Z( {1 w: | CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage
- l& `5 J* Y: A# i; X1 n* G CA Kako, and is sunk
* Q# e% @; x+ o2 `( S' G8 k' P CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
( q. d# u( L; A( `7 ^ CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk% x8 M: j+ O& A' l% d# `% {
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk( r5 a* z+ {+ O2 T3 y, Q
DD Onami" \7 F b$ _8 x" k: n# G( w* L
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
9 {* |" d r8 C8 [ DD Asakaze2 o2 I! A- R) t& O( a
DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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DD Minekaze
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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6 k' X" q& L1 g" L O8 M4 JRaid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
" M$ K( Y! h( t/ ]* nEstimated time to target is 13 minutes
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 163 u, R# Y$ t1 o% V7 ^! D& Y
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0 {3 C+ h, O7 ^ SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged) E5 A, E, l) n: V& P
5 F/ J4 A. }+ B4 r, ]Japanese Ships
& L1 T i b/ B1 g% M% ` CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 g6 u6 S$ I9 C CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 u4 A. x% K6 |) w @. @ DD Sawakaze J) N* Q- |3 V& u/ A7 d
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |