AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 42
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盟军正式登陆阿图岛2 Z* A9 T. O7 C4 A- i* }' @4 V& [
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0 s1 g7 Y I/ {: u
58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩
8 c! ?6 n, ~2 n5 h, m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 D1 s" i, V& \) k% W6 [+ ^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# t0 P/ ?# R6 L5 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
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Amphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49)+ ?3 o0 _: Y9 G# @$ ?! y& ^# M
- W7 m* P' [% r. u9 T$ \, |/ {TF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,49
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Allied ground losses:8 U! C0 `7 C0 L
253 casualties reported2 L- l4 w( m$ e' N- R9 \& ~; R/ L
Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled
8 q/ p; V% A* H Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled5 ~, d; \# E% M' v0 ~5 D
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 G# B, S$ o! L* }
Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)
3 ~+ ]& G0 O) ?: U) \ Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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' m3 u* `* u: S- kGround combat at Attu Island (153,49)
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Japanese Deliberate attack( f9 e$ `2 f" J$ k+ z: Y& H
5 e# q& n2 f) f- F8 F9 h$ PAttacking force 5357 troops, 43 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 97$ k# K8 N4 r v5 p/ o4 [$ y
1 j& D) D4 w V5 o0 ?# |: h+ bDefending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 426+ q0 ?3 `5 \& q5 _
, i$ z1 D0 B) LJapanese adjusted assault: 0
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Allied adjusted defense: 339 # Y5 S( I; k" t) n; w
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 99
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$ g( p) Y) l4 e' ^Combat modifiers
/ I+ ] v" x$ S. u9 S2 w' h) sDefender: terrain(+)
. B/ T& X, G% @8 h5 D+ fAttacker:
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9 Z3 h/ Q( I( u4 Y0 ~! {Japanese ground losses:& \7 j# Q+ v" n9 ~9 t& w
1597 casualties reported
8 i7 V, }4 O0 S) P Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled2 x7 R/ q8 ]" e6 I
Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled
- C" L/ R/ P1 r0 ]+ V Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled: B# @+ i$ t; R( b B/ S
Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)
2 {! p5 q( k& B* Z2 w! S, y Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled); a, m l5 `% p3 c
# U. m1 ~* {$ o- b# x- YAllied ground losses:, E; @/ [5 x- J' I! U! \6 Z
100 casualties reported
5 u7 A4 Q3 Q3 X$ m- j+ @8 K2 x2 X, L Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
8 V2 y- |* c2 F/ ? Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
N; S& L) c1 @) {9 L: M8 z' y Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled U* g) I; P2 l$ d
5 a' e# p+ P* m' |! x; D0 IAssaulting units:
1 W% }1 H* X# E. ]6 Q; K! \ 3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion
$ R6 T8 H5 L h8 ^' h 302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion
) r1 L% W v7 p 12th Indpt SNLF Coy
, b/ o, X/ b# c- H l' G6 }! P 7th Base Force2 t) z( a2 h D
8th Field AF Construction Battalion
2 k V, R1 Z, ], Q5 } 5th IJN AA Battalion
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) ]& `+ j2 A+ ADefending units:1 K9 n$ A9 D. J f* Q" l! s4 b. y
Americal Infantry Div /1
{8 L5 P7 v/ M; l 4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
4 k+ a v! v5 L1 P5 t6 K! V 201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
5 f% u1 U6 W0 Y9 {2 @6 L- V" l8 T 151st Combat Engr Rgt /10 J/ \! c. q6 [ c
153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /13 @9 G2 S) H/ k9 y# Q+ C! A
198th FA Bn /1
. H: {: o& ~! z n/ ~ 250th Cst Art Rgt /2
/ `+ e; |, m: L5 e' T; e4 o 81st FA Bn /19 n# c- z0 Z6 S( h/ O2 W# y4 Y
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" |) U/ C! j+ R2 V! g: G+ @5 jMorning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57' o: V: I. }- K, ?0 @
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.2 c, J' p; @+ n9 s
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft+ L7 v; s5 A8 E3 e& z2 E
A6M2 Zero x 25
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Allied aircraft
0 T# O& B& a c! m, h+ O, H; J3 R! a+ u F4F-3A Wildcat x 12. c( O4 E, S4 y6 y3 L
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
$ V$ T8 H# T) h! p0 r- ?: X SBD-3 Dauntless x 72
6 ^( ^3 O$ y* M TBF-1 Avenger x 308 W& n9 E$ C, U; {. [" A
8 R! `0 D% Q; n( wNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
" u$ Y; @* C) z% p" O# F( h F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed% N% @- y q& y
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed4 {: u4 n1 _0 ^4 X* }4 m
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged
0 ~. M7 |7 E0 S; [ SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak8 q. h3 ~7 ~- U4 d- h6 p5 P$ {
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged+ J2 u6 Z9 ]% u0 `) C2 L! _
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Japanese Ships
/ L1 H2 }% d9 o CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
, E5 M# ~! k( v5 @! M7 v+ X- _; h CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
0 R% ?4 V( D& D" R CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire
. J6 h/ R. }, W! H5 A6 ~ CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires
9 v9 v' _( N* t CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 2
9 S/ N4 E0 P% _9 s1 R CA Furutaka- d- @; P$ o4 X% z$ a X* r- n/ o2 Z: I$ j
CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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8 Q( n) r! C: v/ R; ]) e6 N) E% HWeather in hex: Thunderstorms4 [: E8 M5 R- h) C
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
2 t4 l4 {& I, M% T3 t* r) c! pEstimated time to target is 31 minutes( J V* ^, H7 i; o* H. y6 g
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Japanese aircraft
% |/ ]5 E. N1 U) r) V( i/ _% W0 Z A6M2 Zero x 16- }2 Z' P x, ~5 l! h9 S
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Allied aircraft
' Q+ o) T4 O) r) L F4F-3P Wildcat x 12# K4 f% E8 E' X0 n- f U2 G
F4F-4 Wildcat x 15) s" x; q2 _$ v( T6 s
SBD-3 Dauntless x 51
$ m6 b. m4 ]+ f7 j TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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Japanese aircraft losses
) f1 G9 D3 T2 V( i" {7 y: H A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed- ^/ b1 A: z# h5 L; X" W
7 }' ~8 M( o; n7 C) JAllied aircraft losses' N* o- `8 E* p/ x
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged' P+ Z! W8 y) y% G3 B2 X2 ^, Y+ s
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak1 Q4 [3 r* a2 v
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
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. f* y. f7 q( P5 L, S* QJapanese Ships9 l4 r- l! ^1 K2 P) P) B2 Z
CV Kaga, heavy fires5 j9 \; C5 c; K: h
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires' g( H; P$ h: M, O# X u
CV Zuikaku, on fire
, q- a6 W+ f& g6 R% W CV Akagi
9 s+ t' v% X: I5 P' ^9 d7 ~" o CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage7 _5 }* b) T; q4 {/ f
DD Tamanami' x" C1 U4 l; a6 D5 _1 v% d) C0 l
CL Nagara( Z' f' G4 H8 m. n
DD Oite
, g2 M% S9 u, |3 C" P DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire
9 O4 u5 K6 ~2 B# v; V3 v CA Furutaka* V' W7 N0 @7 g, p& `& C2 {
CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
, O/ O R( m e$ } DD Minekaze/ E- b. R, J. e# P' u
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! r- [8 S7 b: I1 z# }2 o# |1 WMorning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,54
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.+ M7 Z$ Y: u3 f" t. g7 C6 N; h9 e
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
- B6 M( B( ]% y0 d9 w* h2 e/ @ A6M2 Zero x 33
2 ]. C* o" `6 v. ]6 x B5N2 Kate x 61" j q4 _8 f: k0 Z9 H+ o
D3A1 Val x 44: L Y$ }* |5 _* I
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Allied aircraft* s! @* a v: [" \$ j& ~, B) V
F4F-3A Wildcat x 17# ~* l/ ~& x$ r) y( q2 N
F4F-3 Wildcat x 48
8 F P' B) c4 }+ F8 }3 W0 V F4F-4 Wildcat x 81
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Japanese aircraft losses
; E6 t* X- o3 k. q- I/ K A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
! S# j0 o% q. s- c! S B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged
$ N- C- X) v I5 p' g$ t B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak& \3 `; F) g8 U
D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged
. W' [" v0 |, H1 g0 F D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak! t0 r2 C9 I" b$ J
8 ?3 ~9 a- a# r' R" FAllied aircraft losses: l" s, G$ j- E# N
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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% Y d3 A3 a* `" e4 X7 V' \Allied Ships
. n" ]- n1 w. o3 x: j2 b% a CVE Copahee
* w6 h! Z$ s/ _/ d& S: |( h CV Yorktown2 D- m1 o, X- R& x. q/ s( L* i. r5 e
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2: \% ~! `/ V8 X' j% w4 U3 I' c
CLAA San Diego
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,570 i* D0 d8 c6 c+ B) c( U' g; s
7 z1 }' k2 @" Q# _Weather in hex: Heavy cloud3 O1 F4 F/ \2 n3 H# ?
. z7 L+ N' j# Q4 IRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.. y. }$ m/ |, ^: m5 x
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
; Z; b4 o" o8 l% u3 v A6M2 Zero x 30 Z, c( i& T+ X, j# b% [) T2 J
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Allied aircraft. J0 t1 {& B# h8 i. C8 Y9 V
F4F-3 Wildcat x 2
/ ^" Z& O! J" F: P2 }' d SBD-3 Dauntless x 19
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
* n6 F6 v9 m0 Q4 r# ~9 L% O" j F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
. u8 @1 n9 P+ U* K6 s SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged) x$ e/ _7 |& H- y3 Q' ^: P. X
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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* s8 M/ G% \! a/ P- ZJapanese Ships
{1 x! g$ e" D1 ~ B X# N7 X# H CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage- _4 P& Q! ?0 N; C7 {
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire
/ J) D' w9 L6 c9 Q4 m5 J CV Akagi
4 Y. F1 N- q3 g; U; N9 B CV Zuikaku, on fire
9 n' G+ t" `9 n# \. x6 Q CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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# o( Z' O2 s! {' K" s0 Z9 r: ^Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud3 u. H7 Z+ b8 Q5 ^# D3 ]# I+ k
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Raid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.- ~, N6 W& b( A: H$ {
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes7 r& W- }) \& h c0 m
% W, E9 j& z" @) W# q z" C8 MJapanese aircraft
& G) C" U, M0 |! \: y A6M2 Zero x 2' v4 G& j5 u9 c2 G0 R- h
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 2
; D r8 }$ A! K" J TBF-1 Avenger x 6
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No Japanese losses
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5 A( l; L+ p, {No Allied losses
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6 S4 n0 e3 r- r! m8 D8 HJapanese Ships3 a& O% [4 H2 M# E$ i, e% {2 E1 V
CV Akagi
r2 W% G% o1 ^: g+ Z5 l) ~ CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage& y# w7 \* J/ l4 g
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# F. I- [0 _* ~5 [+ t& BAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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2 E/ x4 P: S1 f1 L, e/ L/ Z6 N2 ^$ GWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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. V- y# s% w# PRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.; }& I6 |8 ~% V1 a
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes
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* V' i2 N" c* M. `- H) u, WAllied aircraft
' H7 f( d1 a' ?8 P9 l+ d& T0 [ F4F-3 Wildcat x 5
1 m9 ~ w1 |+ D' V7 `9 U TBF-1 Avenger x 3
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3 w! }* ], b- }9 J2 |8 rAllied aircraft losses
$ v0 X6 y% l3 q TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged% e! k- }) R$ h6 Z8 [: c& j' D
0 t) [0 Y, y& c+ H5 GJapanese Ships
3 e1 f$ N; O4 E# N CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
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7 ?3 Z1 |0 g, D. t# Y1 A$ `1 zAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,56/ v7 m9 T4 M, o; ^4 H3 l
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain4 A/ Q5 c% }# g; v. k: u! h! Y
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
9 {" `7 g0 ^$ e5 D' o; ?" aEstimated time to target is 15 minutes5 i% W2 ]( I0 \: e; a+ r
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Japanese aircraft' z# D O$ v/ U- N t7 {3 i) S0 h
A6M2 Zero x 6
; e6 Q8 S+ B! L4 h: b B5N2 Kate x 15
% J: L" q1 W" s- J/ G" Q D3A1 Val x 192 Q% A% N" ^. y0 p! O
7 F$ P3 A$ M4 U' IAllied aircraft
; j4 b/ S+ q3 |; y4 \2 S$ F F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
; O& l% g; m# q F4F-4 Wildcat x 36- B+ }( |' m/ m# K+ h+ e. P9 z
# w! c5 c( y8 q7 [Japanese aircraft losses ~, [- h; O3 N+ _
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed C6 J: @; z# u5 U. Y
B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
" V0 o( {8 B6 m D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged) H9 _4 c. Z# ]5 k2 N1 B! E% w6 \
? P+ o6 n/ [1 c4 ^/ yAllied aircraft losses8 [& }2 p4 B% I& h; ]- } q( N
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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CV Lexington
+ a6 j3 r1 r( `* \' ?* Y CV Saratoga: l8 D, u+ o. H" G
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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" g# X' P6 ^# I$ I% lRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
# v# L* i+ m, T" lEstimated time to target is 31 minutes+ e7 H0 C7 F8 Z7 V+ l. u# u% t
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Allied aircraft( X% [8 D( q( W
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12" z: X' R# Q) s/ o
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12, V5 {8 U: f( d/ I' n
SBD-3 Dauntless x 70
$ M: a+ ?6 a0 b; m1 L TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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^) a( i! s+ YAllied aircraft losses+ k, |7 V& q$ w# `
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged9 p: S. q2 P+ t: c
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged/ s! [0 }4 d4 P% ^( G
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Japanese Ships) e) o" r/ _& E, T
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
) b% R/ E- g' P$ W, i6 Z) B CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires+ j* V6 {" g' g" M3 C
DD Asakaze
; Q( O0 |% b7 E# m! Q: D7 x DD Tamanami$ F' K, n* O$ n: I$ S
DD Onami9 V' o9 R8 f( A5 {7 N# i
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage# j) a+ M; \2 T% t$ a" _- n9 @2 w
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage' I0 }9 C! M5 Q$ B% o
DD Oite
3 x, ]$ v* X- N0 _8 | DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
; e5 M( e: V2 k* a/ `/ ] V DD Suzukaze6 ]/ r3 `/ n K. Q; n: f# Q
CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 17 p4 E& J$ d( V; N( S) s6 X( ?6 O
CL Nagara
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' ?! C" |6 |$ H$ K0 l f1 yAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,577 \' S) N; Z+ s! B+ R* u
) D0 w. K( z, a% V' V6 t7 ]Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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& ~% u3 o! x# ^Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.4 M4 m1 e& b3 r) E
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes3 n$ Y# V1 G8 }
* R5 R8 M0 S$ DAllied aircraft
4 B6 V# }7 W; i! Z$ E A-24 Banshee x 2
- |. `! R. K# n( L, Y! ] R SBD-3 Dauntless x 25
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Allied aircraft losses! a" u$ o3 o, J+ z9 a% g4 `
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged- Z2 j* y8 g* I% E
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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7 V( t' {" B0 {( i, C. K7 \Japanese Ships* | {1 B/ r5 j( R, Y# L
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage3 Z2 u: e8 }/ l; [3 J7 N! {
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
; g! @ D0 @. Y6 J1 M+ c/ I CV Zuikaku, heavy fires
3 v+ H* B# \. u CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires9 M- A) h( S$ W/ z. l
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage0 U& B) \9 v: k8 e) h6 V- \
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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/ a2 }1 F" E" N5 |% G# fAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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9 r2 U% O7 I$ T1 uWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
$ E/ M; j% f+ r4 tEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Allied aircraft
9 b/ B0 P0 ]/ \ A-24 Banshee x 14
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A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged2 ^1 n9 k* H- X% k" D; ]( A8 b
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CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage8 ~4 q9 u) g# @/ l% I/ H
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ `9 e2 G4 g# ^. B* k5 U DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage2 H5 v& |% A$ c! m. b3 S
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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5 N2 l: ^, m4 oAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Raid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
0 Q4 A7 @" D% s6 b. {) wEstimated time to target is 27 minutes/ C) K/ ^. J6 A$ u# h* x, i! U
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7 w/ {: G! Y/ V: u8 f$ u; ? A-24 Banshee x 22 X4 W$ u7 K# r8 l
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
) {1 u5 r' j0 w. i0 R2 ?$ X CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires4 Z$ b& g) ?( D e! O
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,577 R3 X2 j: I* }7 V* c' W7 |
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Raid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
2 {, _# b% I/ b2 ~Estimated time to target is 24 minutes$ s k/ W g; z! ?
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6 p, @0 I) I; K1 b! L* H( n F4F-3A Wildcat x 26 h; m( l" q; @9 [) X* v7 o
SBD-3 Dauntless x 31" h5 H( V( U0 |$ y
TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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Allied aircraft losses) B o3 u+ V/ I3 Y8 ^* N3 G
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged% h: R$ B' ~5 ?/ A8 F6 y. h! h
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
- N0 ], P, @# w. v) K# V CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 f# j ~0 `# B8 O DD Oite$ I' f- i6 H! b* q5 Z; ?- k9 `
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
* {" q' E( q" ^4 [1 @ CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
( j5 a; U0 ^- A0 j0 C: |1 p CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage9 d% b Z5 z! N" ^$ _7 g% @3 I$ i8 _
DD Onami
$ U) Y; g+ d- l* O, y: a& m DD Tamanami. O5 r% Z0 ~3 C& N
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire; d/ A* A( G' J3 ~% m1 f" M- u
DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 1
- z1 i; j% Y8 }5 z: r2 K DD Minekaze
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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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9 M1 f( K) t, a b) V Q$ R" h0 \# |Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
S: ^) \" M1 v! d( u; `Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
6 B( z. ~: c& k1 Q% I, `: M, f8 T5 e F4F-3P Wildcat x 101 m3 u$ N# Q8 t; N0 v$ F
F4F-4 Wildcat x 147 N+ `' _1 P; D) T
SBD-3 Dauntless x 63
1 M B4 z% [' @! K+ M TBF-1 Avenger x 18- h/ f c6 x5 f. Q) F: T4 Q
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No Japanese losses
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
8 i9 h1 `: [( o) A% x4 g" a CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage
& ?* b; T! m/ G I( o CA Kako, and is sunk* b8 u- _' }. l4 U1 r& |& E9 J
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage6 {0 V2 z+ C* I$ r9 y/ Y9 g; n. C
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
: c3 L2 A! ]3 A2 N/ d( k DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
4 e2 M3 N5 S/ R& N4 ` DD Onami* n7 N) n) M5 ^# z, y
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk2 K% I( Y$ C/ b" @( b* ?3 ~% l* J
DD Asakaze
* X# \' K6 [" O5 `0 q2 p; ^ DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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DD Minekaze
; B2 r) _3 i( u. Y7 d, J DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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1 K N: e( ~9 T: GAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57" r. ]1 ~" `% R
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) g$ O5 }7 i( i7 J' CRaid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.4 v- J4 I& A6 r( u" G( c1 _
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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1 @5 H# d z- N SBD-3 Dauntless x 16, J* A0 b" w& g3 s; E% J2 X7 o, l# q
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships( d1 F0 T4 K$ u
CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
. ^' {% W: c/ V$ `& t0 @ CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage. ~4 A5 T( k* ?* ]4 S
DD Sawakaze8 z% F$ b- j) m* e# a$ ]# D
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |