AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 42; U6 \4 ? }8 h) t8 X! L/ ^
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盟军正式登陆阿图岛3 G0 o8 y) W: \& Y% _
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* a- @* C. a ^2 G$ B
58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩: f/ @' m* S" X8 `5 i
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% ^* _9 b! ]) x' E X# o* K
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
3 e8 y O8 j* v/ S0 G) o. 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# n% w- c7 }3 x& Y
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4 e7 G/ f4 R: SAmphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49)2 h$ @- p2 I8 p% g9 c* n, H
# @( m' S/ _: }TF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,49
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' c/ S& l: i0 qAllied ground losses:# Y" d3 V2 n; E+ _# L
253 casualties reported
# v' j5 ]4 |* ]: F. k) f Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled
6 A) j2 h1 e: _1 V$ K& o% b Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
; S+ F1 T: | W1 b$ `3 C% F, u Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" q/ B$ }0 C- B$ O; m
Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)# D; t+ W0 b- ~
Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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i6 v% G6 Z" C3 v5 j+ `Ground combat at Attu Island (153,49)) r$ o. D0 P# M: [
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Japanese Deliberate attack4 V* {6 v7 Q. D4 ]: V
9 B5 \! w( c0 |' ]# Y8 VAttacking force 5357 troops, 43 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 975 U7 F! M1 L& X) v/ y
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Defending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 426
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! x3 ?1 W ]" y. RJapanese adjusted assault: 0 ; }6 L) L0 ]- _5 e c: M
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Allied adjusted defense: 339
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 99 3 h& t2 n/ O3 I9 |9 N I) M
7 O* c- S: T+ J- @! a7 X7 z: q" rCombat modifiers& c6 ?5 ^ t# z/ |( Q' Z
Defender: terrain(+)2 Y+ D% M3 z$ J" I( R P
Attacker:
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Japanese ground losses:
1 Q9 K; x/ g8 v 1597 casualties reported
5 ]" i) H" k9 w; t4 I Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled3 S: c( J' s9 P$ z, d2 q' |- ]9 u0 h
Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled4 H w* G7 `6 _
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled) w+ ~$ C4 u# O4 ~
Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)
# _0 G* [+ Z4 a7 S Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)0 l, w1 Y7 n! z/ J! H
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Allied ground losses:
0 W$ I1 O6 C% c 100 casualties reported
0 s& D+ g- E8 v) W* `. x1 ^ Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
2 l- b& C4 x6 \5 o Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! C- b7 I* |3 n# d- I# d
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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w8 _' P5 s9 ~0 U8 XAssaulting units:
, Y' R# `( d( ~( h8 L3 c& L$ r5 H 3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion
/ Y7 G: |3 r H, M& f. l) D 302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion
) O9 E/ y8 j3 e 12th Indpt SNLF Coy
5 [% C+ |8 p8 O3 z. p* | 7th Base Force# p: ?( Z8 @; M
8th Field AF Construction Battalion- ~/ @3 f% k+ U- o6 }% H# _
5th IJN AA Battalion
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Defending units:, Q5 H2 K% N- M
Americal Infantry Div /1
; Y9 i0 o, Q- ]% e3 y+ }3 | 4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /18 [; A% n+ C% d0 ~% `# t
201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1" g' s/ f" z$ \: [5 H( I4 G
151st Combat Engr Rgt /1
! B8 a1 q3 A8 N# f 153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1: M- m. p0 B. D) R1 o, ^
198th FA Bn /1, Y o; y2 W" x% H( t
250th Cst Art Rgt /2
H e3 B+ c- \- v! _6 u1 w 81st FA Bn /1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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; ~# Z$ r. i1 ~2 RWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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. G( m/ C# k* k" ?/ A( t" KRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
7 h0 I" M5 p5 y" y- V" u+ ]) sEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
. O# C! q+ X4 H3 |: n/ T1 B! r A6M2 Zero x 25
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Allied aircraft
2 E) w/ }2 ?4 x F4F-3A Wildcat x 120 I! G/ |5 Q7 [# q
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12& x) }' [( \* z" \: ]+ j/ S
SBD-3 Dauntless x 72, j1 Z; `$ |. c# d; d$ @. h8 n
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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No Japanese losses
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# L- g4 i" q8 W6 [3 r4 Z3 vAllied aircraft losses) F+ ?- \. g' F% y7 d1 E& c
F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed) P Q4 p; N* c2 u
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
& f w7 {' p- q% v SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged1 F8 ^: N F1 }+ G2 [. M
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak* \4 Y6 }# Y5 f2 m/ K6 Z3 T
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged5 |5 K8 G* e' T6 d/ z
: V: F; h, M0 [8 Z4 @Japanese Ships
3 L5 S3 A u; c, m P" }/ o% h CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires6 O9 S( K' k4 {
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1 w* f! S- E( r7 P/ M y8 S/ t
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire |8 \# {% G2 n: }' ^# u2 _. v m
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires n9 {' r) B2 o! ^5 l
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 2
2 l; |1 `; [! t& Z3 d) X CA Furutaka( C$ I: ?* ~9 v( V4 l( y" ~
CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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) g: {$ U1 `: C! oWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.8 O1 U- K' }% q# j) ~$ J
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes- o8 u" m6 H& g" C& x* I. w
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Japanese aircraft
- h3 L: A8 G" S3 {3 V A6M2 Zero x 16
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& ^( S+ D0 z& k3 CAllied aircraft
& ^6 g& l* C7 d5 D F4F-3P Wildcat x 12$ x/ g/ X" k+ l, @; ~
F4F-4 Wildcat x 152 q- n+ s: u4 J+ N" \
SBD-3 Dauntless x 51
- ?! |+ L1 E: l1 Y8 k TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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Japanese aircraft losses# K) s j' p# S, ]' ]6 z* [' u4 |
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed- |* R- _, ~9 Q( A
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Allied aircraft losses) O4 j) R' o; u5 [0 I* m$ v! X
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged ^9 i; s2 Z$ g/ F: n! B$ g) I; T" G
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
, A8 x7 E! r6 r" j% t TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
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2 A7 Q) I2 n" K) z) ]Japanese Ships
" ^7 v: I W: F8 T% a9 z' t CV Kaga, heavy fires7 u) _" L0 d I
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
8 m/ I% O2 N# d& B4 X CV Zuikaku, on fire# F0 j$ G8 u! @
CV Akagi! I% s# P# x5 Q* g9 x8 D( c
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 M% r% v9 u+ i$ m* T DD Tamanami
* h2 d7 Y/ r: q8 \ CL Nagara
6 F0 ~) H0 j9 v' m; e7 F DD Oite
* K& o& O' @7 ^2 G2 K. I6 g DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire
6 O, C; Q! K8 G" t0 q& i( q# g6 G CA Furutaka
) U- M. l( Y7 s$ m: h& D CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
5 `# Z* g$ D; t9 |! _ DD Minekaze) N8 J5 ~1 j* D2 f# T
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! T9 ]$ v I8 |/ x! Y% SMorning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,54
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, n, Q0 [( _( x$ ]6 zWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.: [1 r1 ?0 G4 @$ [% U
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft5 P7 o% p5 f. ~
A6M2 Zero x 33
( `; G" |6 m I- h, L! T2 J B5N2 Kate x 61
% k) e8 I4 b: M9 q- R* ^ D3A1 Val x 44
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Allied aircraft/ `1 b+ W7 }! Z F, h( _
F4F-3A Wildcat x 17
% f: r1 C1 M& t A) r F4F-3 Wildcat x 48
; Y* A n: N( S* q/ I: X F4F-4 Wildcat x 81
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& y/ [3 t+ A, |& u7 ?1 v6 IJapanese aircraft losses
' c# V N {& c0 |9 p9 A A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
; ?; w/ d4 d3 S9 |; q# w" k B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged
* j: g8 N4 k. |9 n. O B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak) A# f& X( g: h5 L, p$ u
D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged9 S9 q% {& k& `
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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; N5 {3 k' @4 @. ?3 @# [Allied aircraft losses
! m9 G; T: S) @6 g5 N$ W! S F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
6 S9 _7 @1 i8 W8 A/ ?5 ] CVE Copahee
; D( h" @/ H) I CV Yorktown2 U7 j) z5 k& r" t/ o& H% D; F
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2( v" f$ D9 D7 {6 B; l3 @
CLAA San Diego' }! D" E* e# M
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. x" p$ Y9 U5 P8 B" j% {- mAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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1 B w. E- U' u$ _% XWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
4 h: ?& v" A0 |5 g* ~Estimated time to target is 29 minutes% j+ N) F8 i0 B3 s+ u2 S8 O
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Japanese aircraft
6 z) N" E9 w: v5 Q A6M2 Zero x 3( o8 y# g- h( B9 R# m
. T/ c0 H' V0 P) J# e% uAllied aircraft+ o* z( }& z6 d( _1 f* G- ]
F4F-3 Wildcat x 24 V. J" `: R/ U6 [. c
SBD-3 Dauntless x 19; o4 x0 V/ @) ]8 p
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No Japanese losses; W: y& G8 E% J& m& T0 F7 w
( [2 E& F5 ~% W( c0 o/ T6 s) jAllied aircraft losses# |4 a/ N7 G; @
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
" z* s4 @: Y7 d# |4 o `* V SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
! t3 G% e) }3 e% c- f, X SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak" `: o4 x1 P3 E4 l$ ]
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Japanese Ships/ Y0 u2 o/ z" I' ~9 v( e
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
% C6 s g+ o+ n4 U0 P/ r! [ CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire4 g" o! ~4 |6 Q3 @/ m9 x+ H8 j- q& U
CV Akagi
$ q, Q- m1 ?1 L* C$ r- D CV Zuikaku, on fire
, `. p- r8 V( S# A CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,576 v3 J8 _) ^* u" P" ]( ~
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud3 }8 y, `" e8 J8 u7 ^" ^- D
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Raid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
- w6 {0 u- i A. kEstimated time to target is 25 minutes1 x/ g. S* u8 O
' ~3 j- ]8 y5 P1 sJapanese aircraft
/ E( f. A. d1 t; y A6M2 Zero x 22 @% x4 W2 s1 u
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Allied aircraft
# u6 d8 v O6 j* w- b* V+ ~3 D SBD-3 Dauntless x 2
. Y! x2 P* U j TBF-1 Avenger x 67 a: W% g+ }& e: `
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No Japanese losses
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, |- @$ [: a; R: L8 XNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships$ I6 k* v/ w7 P- h% K% j6 N& c
CV Akagi( B+ b g; \: O* u
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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9 w. d3 G$ t( i! }4 KAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,578 b0 ^9 n$ J( {
- ^4 ^7 B; f8 \( J& cWeather in hex: Heavy cloud1 C/ C# i5 ~0 N* `9 o
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
" {) R( W/ s- ?Estimated time to target is 37 minutes* C2 i+ h4 n* s. Z3 v
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Allied aircraft, z/ O3 H- s9 N. Y) z+ k
F4F-3 Wildcat x 5
0 B$ j, P* y# b TBF-1 Avenger x 3( Q' ]) i& F$ [. S; q }) w
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Allied aircraft losses
# W; W7 j- F# E$ f TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships0 w( b+ V$ W: ]3 H5 Y7 {; J- ^+ w
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,56, n* R* d* @: ^1 }' H. ]9 q! t
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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, S& _+ q8 [5 Y4 ], O6 J# Y7 QRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
. @1 X- T# A/ |- V4 b0 J9 m6 ]Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft& I# g% t- u2 t, b9 |$ W
A6M2 Zero x 6
) q7 }; Q2 n$ b$ M/ F' m; {0 z B5N2 Kate x 151 i5 q* ]9 z4 [" C( w
D3A1 Val x 199 }, d `' q$ i
# E) `7 f3 C5 i+ o5 RAllied aircraft
& z7 K5 Z, p$ |8 t' \* v# v F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
$ g) S/ Z1 ^/ {* H3 r0 K9 v8 w F4F-4 Wildcat x 36
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" p2 n7 X# _/ Z& iJapanese aircraft losses
! i! I2 y6 H c @( W: U- \ A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
2 p7 n7 _2 l# _5 k5 I0 g B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged, g& u7 a, W2 W2 C6 h1 c
D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses- `% u0 }% g0 }9 e: I% j5 ]
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, }2 ^) r9 I$ ]( D% q
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Allied Ships/ j. q$ R. @0 g! d5 R4 V3 R
CV Lexington3 P2 R9 D# |- |! v( y' t$ ?
CV Saratoga1 w! w. V: f z! N3 f3 d* X
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9 P0 q5 x! K5 D! m. `5 Y0 QAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57* O: D. \# v' k( E) l, m
; T: [! \8 ]1 F. e( ?Weather in hex: Heavy cloud; j7 D( h9 `/ w; H5 i% D
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
5 |) d# g5 \: n0 P# mEstimated time to target is 31 minutes
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) A$ V1 p* {5 h& \$ {Allied aircraft
) B9 B) T! K1 W7 C' C F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
5 i/ e E" u) F$ v; m) b F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
5 }$ y. q- `2 ~$ Z/ q4 b5 c SBD-3 Dauntless x 70! X: H. Y5 ]1 C% p. i
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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Allied aircraft losses. G5 y7 ~( b( R/ P
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged: o$ X4 C4 w! Y( w7 e4 Q1 G2 |8 c
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships9 B8 l& A1 n) I" T+ `
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 j+ ^- J% Q; v6 R, ~* e- e CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires* G0 A1 G% n, o% E% g: W
DD Asakaze
# S& |+ [: K/ S1 |! I DD Tamanami4 S( [4 g2 r5 H: `. y* K
DD Onami. F0 {+ _% R! R. V1 p( W2 H
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage1 r7 L7 T, J: S. P
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage0 F7 n' R9 N2 Z
DD Oite
" @. x2 v1 E {( h DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
6 X1 P& m2 _7 ^- @$ b$ ]& `7 Y DD Suzukaze
' S+ P9 c2 Z. f" i5 Z! g* s" y CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 15 m8 G1 ~! A; f" ~7 @
CL Nagara
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57 [0 F! Y7 }3 y) s4 D/ v
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud2 ~, ^/ q0 D. _$ @* I+ \2 ~
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Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.4 o, ] ?( A) s% a
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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; R6 S! w8 ~" h/ R& K5 l5 x% nAllied aircraft* d# x' b8 R) o, |
A-24 Banshee x 2
y& |# b$ K" \/ R8 [, E SBD-3 Dauntless x 256 T- ~" |$ `; d+ ^4 N |
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Allied aircraft losses# `# q3 v; o& X# b8 N: C
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
4 m1 |( x# x6 m" d SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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6 a$ e' X, ^, A ]% E) cJapanese Ships0 @8 q+ y/ l f" }. b
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 L. ^/ g1 Z0 b' K" R7 f+ ?0 i( N: D CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
" S3 } G- d" y" v8 ? CV Zuikaku, heavy fires
|3 x5 k: u' z" P0 _ CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires% V: S# e7 E( w! c6 @2 |
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage. V) l; }% Z7 ^1 q* o7 D5 B
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage0 g! z+ o5 f8 l8 K: r
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57/ ?0 i5 K4 Y' _, U% k6 P
3 _- y3 T7 V$ E6 F% |Weather in hex: Heavy cloud5 Q- \: C0 | S; V
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Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
2 q% B1 K1 R- \Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Allied aircraft" ~: u% q% i- {9 j: H$ O5 J; l' O
A-24 Banshee x 146 W* s/ j- @2 ?: p6 s! T
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Allied aircraft losses
" g( ], t+ m4 j4 i2 Z) a% d( D' M A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged* o F$ ]+ J4 j& H5 p
, N i9 k) z9 g7 Q7 @Japanese Ships
( P' T/ l: M: ^) T. p) K CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage8 c# W/ I" j0 ? j( c
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 {' i, v5 T& M: u& V0 I7 x( @ DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage. t2 v2 i# X8 \* t* S: D/ Y
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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4 e: L& B2 w4 C5 `4 E( O9 cAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
6 F& W; |- g! t3 |% l5 REstimated time to target is 27 minutes
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Allied aircraft6 b2 W; o0 M0 o, \! `! ^2 S
A-24 Banshee x 2
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No Allied losses) C3 O) @- p0 g# F" T
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Japanese Ships
) C( z [ R8 ~* }9 u+ f a CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
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. d' S/ f% }/ e7 Q6 s* S# uAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,570 u$ O) V) v3 @% Q
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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, w( J! c4 {3 E/ i, qRaid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
# @% q$ `" i2 NEstimated time to target is 24 minutes
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Allied aircraft
# C8 A2 r* K* w& \/ c x4 U: c/ n F4F-3A Wildcat x 2- ^+ m: @) D$ f, J. X9 G8 y" d6 O
SBD-3 Dauntless x 31
! N$ h, x1 n" B. z# B TBF-1 Avenger x 15: B x* j6 N% a% o; k3 k
: d7 ^% L, o3 s- s# K. y- XAllied aircraft losses, C; D+ b8 f; B, _, d# R- b: j
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
6 g) J& j7 U* T TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships+ A7 B7 K9 f6 |4 V
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 y% u' y6 O9 g3 ~; z! n; r DD Oite
6 j2 P4 l- d# k' x4 i CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
5 J1 M/ _' w5 L3 l9 C) o1 X CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ Z+ W9 G6 f& W5 z$ u9 s CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
, f* R4 s7 A# F DD Onami
! V+ a0 b! A$ u% N8 h' E2 g DD Tamanami9 ]/ G, X: M0 ]8 M# X$ h8 m4 S
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire4 k( R' R' f; u* s; b0 L% Z
DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 1; a4 n7 U& |! @5 I5 [" m9 X
DD Minekaze
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% @6 d. H; F; j. r+ c( o; vAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,571 U3 X& t6 i3 o( t6 |6 L2 w& U9 ?9 e
9 V4 e) [7 M( R& G0 \9 XWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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& i1 _& l6 g* z1 u0 O" @5 y- kRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
+ `* l1 Y7 g& n+ `8 w4 tEstimated time to target is 30 minutes1 v8 @4 {7 p0 }$ I3 y, i: a
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Japanese aircraft
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; X4 N1 z( Y, n# @2 m+ n2 AAllied aircraft; \9 P+ n! `' x0 o, y% x
F4F-3P Wildcat x 10
- [$ Y, W9 T, I0 f F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
( a' D: K' T' {( X SBD-3 Dauntless x 63
4 V/ x# D; S# p TBF-1 Avenger x 18
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No Japanese losses* z* g- |3 ^' m. b
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Allied aircraft losses7 {$ c% L) _3 x8 ^
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged; s0 `1 Y$ l! t
TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships! T, I- E4 K9 k+ w( M, Y0 n
CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage
' B2 Z Z& ]5 K0 s* r8 D' Z' } CA Kako, and is sunk
+ \2 H9 H0 h$ Z3 v5 R, _ CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
( K# C; h% \, c0 h( P- v CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
+ c! s' Q! g" |4 l: w* d8 k& j C! [6 _ DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk' @+ j9 v) S. E* w0 Y, s
DD Onami
5 R3 J1 a$ L0 g) P; D) G DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk6 @0 M, D& a, I% r6 W& B
DD Asakaze
4 l* E+ z+ {/ h DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage. ?, x; z% v2 T2 i; w; C0 }3 ?: F
DD Oite
7 I% Q) y/ d) C3 @ DD Minekaze
( ?: s2 U$ z( j" J# ]% { DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire# W+ m1 Q8 [9 l% y( Q0 P! S4 s1 K
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,574 C5 [: U. r0 w! M) q) M9 g
" V# r) V3 x+ N1 t( K( bWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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- V8 C& L. L! cRaid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
- I1 N1 t0 S6 H W4 a! bEstimated time to target is 13 minutes2 `, M5 E+ ^. c! |' _/ x2 g( `
J* ^& ]* y9 \( `" w( pAllied aircraft+ P, K6 k4 U/ q7 r
SBD-3 Dauntless x 16" f3 {* y8 R, E* u, y
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Allied aircraft losses
( s' |* i8 [8 h SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged3 H7 B4 U$ a' |+ r. O
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CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage/ j. C" t$ b& ]( N$ T
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage. \! Y4 ~9 |- n) \8 J
DD Sawakaze
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