AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 42
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. t- |8 A- g+ }: M! L8 q' [4 s盟军正式登陆阿图岛8 c/ H9 m3 F3 _7 B( q# N4 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
! ]2 f+ Q: T% c# N58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩
0 f! A0 R8 x% \( A: H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$ G2 ^- d1 B9 q4 C$ P3 R
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
) H& j2 q2 g2 |4 x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# M7 V& T& n, E
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: x* n3 U; f) e w0 d1 I" i' C: iAmphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49)
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TF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,49/ E8 t. P$ r b
9 b! w, o5 U. L! OAllied ground losses:
' D c8 }5 X" {( z& f; X 253 casualties reported
* O+ P5 E1 j3 Z% N; f( B% \( G$ @ Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled5 T2 E) R/ `* t) H) D
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
& i7 y# [/ ^3 r; U Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ o7 A( o; Y' n, C8 f1 D! j+ Q) B
Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)0 a U9 g6 b1 p& A1 w; a3 O2 t
Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)9 l j! ]; K& v* k9 w3 O1 Z
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. ~, {( b4 l1 `! [" iGround combat at Attu Island (153,49). O1 n9 k, \$ k8 V+ _0 `) w; o4 j
9 q/ b3 u$ q; x. s& TJapanese Deliberate attack1 ~! J0 T& r& \
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Attacking force 5357 troops, 43 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 975 I$ Q+ F0 A: \& v
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Defending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 4262 R5 J3 q- o6 Y Q$ m# w
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Japanese adjusted assault: 0 @& T+ A0 Z3 J3 R n
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Allied adjusted defense: 339 2 C w+ a( u3 t8 e4 I+ B9 p
: y9 T5 u* L% XJapanese assault odds: 1 to 99 ; q" u% R& y6 n5 Q3 U& Z
3 B! G y% k! Z9 t6 aCombat modifiers
2 t& ^8 ]% D3 D- M# q! z2 SDefender: terrain(+). h/ F- Y8 G7 D- |( Z; U
Attacker:
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" Z& V6 ^" c1 mJapanese ground losses:) O( Q. T) t0 W0 v" h; K' {/ G
1597 casualties reported% s' V# A. ?7 x7 g
Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled
" {( b c) Y" g Q9 A8 z$ [ Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled
3 h" n" i. s, r! b/ ]! Z Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled5 i$ q3 I) n# ^ ^0 `. K
Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)
* G7 ]6 l5 u, q1 i9 H6 h Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)5 A# l. I- d& m( o' a) L% Q+ Y
8 k( X8 E, F: MAllied ground losses:
3 |/ ^2 C1 c+ [; e 100 casualties reported+ U$ Z( C. M% w
Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
. `/ J' \ g$ Z$ l% t4 w4 [8 d Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
1 ^+ v) `+ L$ Q Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Assaulting units:
7 g/ b7 Y3 }6 p: c: H 3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion
( m, e" c9 d7 J; E ^5 o, s4 K5 ] 302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion
: [+ c. Y5 J( Y* H6 C5 x 12th Indpt SNLF Coy 7 S1 O1 w8 w5 \! V6 }7 X1 M
7th Base Force7 z$ s. w* Z$ h+ L! c. \
8th Field AF Construction Battalion
4 Y3 [8 L4 f d: P" U- y 5th IJN AA Battalion
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Defending units:/ |1 a5 C+ r, ~
Americal Infantry Div /1
* T4 e$ @# ^' k 4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
- g' @9 _/ _) @/ s% } 201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
8 x# A' r: b- r" x0 ~: v2 B 151st Combat Engr Rgt /1
+ R a ?) ?% p( b4 \! H 153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /13 E4 G! _! M3 r6 C- q# T; r
198th FA Bn /1
) d4 d0 {. o- K4 X0 ]3 ~ 250th Cst Art Rgt /27 K4 N0 Z B1 y4 A& S" `
81st FA Bn /1
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$ D' U% Q: o$ m$ ^/ u- zMorning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.) @5 V- K# T7 B2 P% }
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes3 C2 `; p2 m- K5 n. u5 B% ^* B
) N" U7 A# H G* ]& e/ _Japanese aircraft, X- v) B& u2 z* K4 y0 X, V( i
A6M2 Zero x 250 u, u* I* `9 y
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Allied aircraft y4 @- o) ~9 I: V1 F
F4F-3A Wildcat x 122 V* Y4 p [5 _9 T% U
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
7 |; {8 K( i y, z6 \* ? SBD-3 Dauntless x 723 B" o! X# l$ Z; g, G9 H, x5 @
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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: B8 x9 Z& R; aNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses G5 D! z3 H4 q+ C) c/ S6 x* L7 E9 V
F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed
( J( @$ m- R' e9 e7 X F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed: a, Z6 h* j4 |2 \( ?0 e% d
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged
/ Y6 l; W2 c4 f- d( z0 q SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak
! d" K" ^$ d3 o' l: R TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Japanese Ships; C9 _5 C% V/ J% Q, Z. V( M
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
4 B( l' T) |$ f. t2 e CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
/ W* ^2 p3 A/ K& w C CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire% ~6 K6 N q# P- w, _) S
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires
! n, L0 V$ x+ m+ S CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 2
1 r0 z* b, Z# Q: h3 h. E( P u; a+ ~ CA Furutaka2 S0 O/ j" x P# K$ Y
CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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" {/ G& `6 p% ^7 C3 nWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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% E. [8 r" V% MRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.' h0 c$ M7 N5 X5 J$ U9 W
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
$ n5 t, O+ j. P, x5 d: ` A6M2 Zero x 16
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F4F-3P Wildcat x 12
) U) G0 x& A% M4 t3 ~% P- o F4F-4 Wildcat x 15: g! N) L# w% D7 h( v( N
SBD-3 Dauntless x 512 b" M6 O# z. s1 i
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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Japanese aircraft losses; d( J$ g. R7 H3 L/ z& P) [
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed9 I) D1 D9 i( a4 ~
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2 ~5 d8 Q6 q1 x. X. n |, C+ ^ SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged2 m8 Y' D2 y1 U; f
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak6 c* C R, Y' M; T6 f
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
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( h" x/ @, \) a0 ~) i% O0 aJapanese Ships
! D! p; z4 u; _9 P CV Kaga, heavy fires/ S& g# M: a& T2 Q
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires' ]( t- {4 G" D* i5 J+ O. ]6 d
CV Zuikaku, on fire6 ]: A3 d$ G+ w. M
CV Akagi
( I4 i! Q& v9 ^8 |- c) U CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage- D0 h/ {2 b+ g) x( L
DD Tamanami
- v$ |7 E/ w1 W! z0 S CL Nagara
4 c. j5 y4 T; F DD Oite! u& J) t0 v7 t, b# V
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire
! V! N: T! j! g8 Q- y CA Furutaka
0 I" ]- \2 i/ S+ I' Z+ }" G6 {8 L CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
7 q) i# @1 d2 P" ?5 J DD Minekaze
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,542 D4 n9 P5 _, I* @3 N
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.; K! m( C4 ?% Q: `2 v: a
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
7 }% C' \( B' S7 h, x3 g A6M2 Zero x 33! X+ `6 L7 h9 b; H6 j
B5N2 Kate x 611 _; F, t3 y0 j9 x/ Z. C7 p4 X' j
D3A1 Val x 44) @: F6 A% i0 T2 {" o1 e
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Allied aircraft! g+ @( z3 |& H1 T; k+ X; }; A
F4F-3A Wildcat x 17
2 u' v0 m; h0 e& G. j z! d* X F4F-3 Wildcat x 48
/ u! u4 Z. ~% n4 N F4F-4 Wildcat x 81
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Japanese aircraft losses
3 W+ ]! k. [4 q# \" v$ V A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed. h$ i. k0 M+ ~' Q4 L; P$ {
B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged
/ f! B8 h0 v- s3 A+ Y- t) f! l B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
: L) O' @2 Y3 g6 p2 z. Q D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged4 I3 A; f5 Q/ ^& v" _+ B
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak% ~/ N9 d/ v4 S$ k( ^
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Allied aircraft losses2 Y- G) v" s8 b" E) V6 Z/ A
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed6 h, y8 O. n/ y' f3 m- `4 K" m: D
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Allied Ships
8 X3 c$ O3 ^" }9 C& k CVE Copahee# A- I( H( y- c* O: N0 z8 l# m A9 e" \
CV Yorktown
( c3 f. C2 U8 @+ K/ z# i CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2
8 E- d+ t* i* t, i) @! T CLAA San Diego0 U! i+ g( b$ d( e
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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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; j! j7 \# |/ I1 x, l5 K) LRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
3 u+ e5 r; x! KEstimated time to target is 29 minutes
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Japanese aircraft, Z% p* W. x: Y% A& v
A6M2 Zero x 3
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) O8 s" i6 c, r# L4 q& DAllied aircraft/ D7 o/ \1 \! Z6 ], M9 J+ E
F4F-3 Wildcat x 2- y4 h0 I/ H- `; o
SBD-3 Dauntless x 19* f4 n* d$ P( t
. a& k' g8 a0 \No Japanese losses8 k/ T7 b4 I8 J
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Allied aircraft losses
9 g6 n: w* _+ m3 v a, N- E7 F F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed1 v0 n, M, ?5 I( F2 s& O S
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged) k" G+ m; q4 \. I
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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3 K% L" _& I2 w- s$ b6 T" QJapanese Ships: e4 F& A# [( v* j+ @0 w/ O
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage; c9 b1 c( M$ G2 M% c
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire0 s G r d: S: S g7 S1 I3 g
CV Akagi
- @+ Y% |& o$ g) M5 G CV Zuikaku, on fire0 j+ k/ T r5 H* j4 ^1 y' v
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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+ l0 T3 R" X9 ORaid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
' R/ I* c" @" yEstimated time to target is 25 minutes
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! k# x; P2 }5 e" W, JJapanese aircraft7 D _1 Y1 T& K# _
A6M2 Zero x 2
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! Z3 [% O# l6 vAllied aircraft
; V0 G' ~0 G6 \2 \/ E SBD-3 Dauntless x 2
% M+ D4 h! V, Y' S/ g TBF-1 Avenger x 6
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/ J5 V9 x! W! R: n; A' b* GNo Japanese losses/ h! E. W# b$ x4 U7 w/ `, ]
& r$ O" O% r% N. b* ^* tNo Allied losses, d& ~/ s5 m1 z/ b2 h. e4 _
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Japanese Ships( ?8 [% j3 d0 A6 q7 L# _7 u
CV Akagi
+ K6 k" f4 L, r% n! E0 o 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# f% j! }9 }: A# u) v3 E
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% j0 c. G D, n6 ^9 B( }Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
+ z/ @1 l4 Q3 s! X- DEstimated time to target is 37 minutes7 z- x R8 d0 }
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Allied aircraft
) S8 f. G! a+ k: | F4F-3 Wildcat x 56 ^' V: L5 G# h6 O8 j
TBF-1 Avenger x 3: M# `1 s5 k. A+ V
: c4 w$ d. n% [- i. aAllied aircraft losses
, q! A$ a5 s A8 h( { TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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/ ?6 s( c' ^- EJapanese Ships
) \. g E! P G5 l. b H/ a& k/ R9 \ CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
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& z5 I2 C( `, L/ xAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,56( d1 H% m2 a {, _2 i
& s) H& e4 v: ? P$ D7 GWeather in hex: Heavy rain6 r" d0 \* V0 ^2 x/ U) p9 `2 Y
# r: O4 a3 G7 m& v; \% l5 u9 sRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.; Z6 T- X* M/ v. b6 g
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes: w' p( C: g! M0 i
* e. }) W; L8 p, m) R* U9 nJapanese aircraft
$ O6 R' @2 w; [4 R8 A' P$ L4 ]" S A6M2 Zero x 6) |( t3 o. ]5 g/ X) @4 N
B5N2 Kate x 15& F( f* t% y* [6 x8 q) U
D3A1 Val x 19
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; W; ^& h& l1 _2 _2 m5 W6 \Allied aircraft& \( W) y; S! R0 L" Z
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
( c* I: w$ i/ g( _1 H W, n F4F-4 Wildcat x 368 t% L! ^' r! x# p& B: n: `8 c2 @
; F' H* {9 f( r @6 Q) XJapanese aircraft losses
2 [; @, T0 T3 z: m3 [! K$ M7 e7 o: f A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
0 R" j. U/ @: T$ k5 a B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged3 {# J) ~0 G, p2 m2 y+ L" G; r9 X; Q3 e
D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
+ |. S% T; Y1 g" A; Y2 C F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
5 K0 [& c1 o/ u4 p3 z1 C5 n) y$ V CV Lexington
; h6 ]* k2 x, k' p, v& V. x CV Saratoga
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57 }2 g. b1 w5 Z7 I
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.4 e* J$ F/ m! g9 d9 I' q
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes& g* {' T- f$ p* P- `8 ?3 v+ N* }
) a9 |: P [' f& [/ vAllied aircraft
8 F V- H- I. d |* l4 j F4F-3 Wildcat x 123 J9 v9 a. e! b2 A+ n- ] I# T: o
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12& }8 n, ]7 O4 `. i
SBD-3 Dauntless x 70
- Z) X" @* n. n$ P; Y' b TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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Allied aircraft losses2 [' m# v# F @, T( E% D
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged: h. A$ Z+ y6 s, J) {9 `4 U2 B! B
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged+ K. U2 F, Y" c/ b$ ~- k) u
" G: D: j& Z/ QJapanese Ships" v' {: n: w# U
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage2 ]9 ^# d& ^; ?, L, \8 B- ~8 c
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires6 V1 K* F+ P* o, i" E
DD Asakaze
. Z6 K' ]+ y& {; Y$ H DD Tamanami
" V$ Y* L6 @3 e DD Onami. ^9 x' v$ C5 o- f1 f" _$ p: ^, R
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
, ]6 h. x9 \4 o" j' I CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
+ s* \8 n9 @& U1 L6 { DD Oite
- p3 f$ y4 {3 u$ C: Y DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
3 w/ }2 X+ R8 x# E7 w1 } DD Suzukaze$ h# S! _/ U8 a( W: k
CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1
/ ?, B+ ]( O1 `) G4 ? CL Nagara
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57' _" K0 {/ K2 w
7 Q9 E; A9 [; N9 a& u& cWeather in hex: Heavy cloud8 [, [+ a2 h/ ?
$ \, e3 @ I4 f1 l. E" l. ^: WRaid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
0 P: @0 }- g4 D; d7 A" ]! z; @Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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* [1 i, }+ r7 |8 jAllied aircraft
4 S; n) Z* _/ L* g9 b A-24 Banshee x 2
& H$ X, J3 Y% s% Q4 [( V: r SBD-3 Dauntless x 255 s0 t! I: Z% f2 I: A; u! e
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Allied aircraft losses" Y/ P1 T8 P: W9 [+ Y4 H
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged; k# i4 d+ r: s. m; S
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships& M% n7 d7 U# c7 Q# M: j
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ |1 [9 U: ^/ i9 ~2 E6 F& l8 a$ E CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 Z9 s( j4 J+ k# B) R# l CV Zuikaku, heavy fires7 a' ?. U5 ^& B; W1 }) P9 l% H" _- Y
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires% A4 T) S" v @/ ]4 t
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 w, B1 x4 ~$ p" S CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage2 m1 H0 I2 A. z- }
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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) d% i/ _" M& E% A Y8 y4 j. pRaid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.5 |. n* l3 K$ y# g' I3 ]
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Allied aircraft
2 Z" A9 ?" H9 b$ T) o0 S6 H* | A-24 Banshee x 14
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A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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t' Y7 K2 s5 G; T; v' m" [Japanese Ships% w- ?4 m3 C( F* Y6 t3 o% M
CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage, N! b( m; [ t O
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage9 ~# K U. b5 ]. n2 H0 B
DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage
- B4 l; P6 |2 D CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage4 @: m& T1 ]$ \$ I8 V5 @8 R7 j
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: z) x7 ]3 \' T8 I* wAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud( ?2 }& s& y6 p- Z) o
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Raid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.* G, b! \4 r/ c+ l2 X
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
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' ^* T0 v, Z6 qAllied aircraft! A& R) ?9 Y* D; i) y/ T
A-24 Banshee x 2
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; |0 F0 x: j% J* A9 ^No Allied losses, ^7 w- p" R: O* L; A( p. n1 Q
8 S% z+ q, q" }% aJapanese Ships. ^5 d( J$ y# C2 [. y& f* u X( [
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Raid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.; d: ^* z$ K- }2 p6 Q
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes; v0 s, Y7 \9 T# E/ _2 @
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Allied aircraft
% k" A; o1 i- p F4F-3A Wildcat x 2* }) h, c( S6 R, r
SBD-3 Dauntless x 317 A7 i! p' z- D* j5 F7 ^1 I
TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
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Japanese Ships
4 U; P9 J \, A( D* J CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
( A$ r0 J# C7 v7 ?. K3 e N DD Oite, t9 a/ |* W" o9 `7 I
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
) C3 k1 ` R. y- X6 q k) C CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
. S: _# @7 ]$ I! z7 E CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
3 M5 } h, W! A DD Onami
4 I0 q" l g4 _9 }, [. d* o7 W* w DD Tamanami! o ^% E! Q# Z, A @ { ~
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire; \ H a: C i, G
DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 1
# ?$ d3 C& t% T p# y3 z# `/ G DD Minekaze6 Y( j' f( O; K: {! I
DD Asakaze
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,570 f+ L6 X1 |% d- u
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& z/ e1 Q5 P2 z) `) PRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
' q/ m) k" B E* d* {: kEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
0 g. T5 q5 O+ @' B* _( y no flights
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( M3 L& ]& U1 k5 LAllied aircraft; A1 v( U; F- U5 O# g1 V, d
F4F-3P Wildcat x 10( A7 h' E. G% j/ W
F4F-4 Wildcat x 14* c! X7 P) q4 p1 [" i) s" T
SBD-3 Dauntless x 63 C: ^. W: e# O/ L7 V
TBF-1 Avenger x 188 b8 ?6 e; X7 B2 I9 \# `* U
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Allied aircraft losses
7 \6 }+ e- J: e, J' I SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged. i5 R" R% @ o4 y0 n
TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
! e" ^1 c( u% p) C3 r- | CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage
' u6 J) H4 c& K, g* Q1 b5 Y CA Kako, and is sunk
( m6 x Z/ d; C p6 _: m CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage; V! M' E; S" Y4 X/ Z+ W
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk% g' N1 p7 @0 j$ J/ r3 f
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk/ R3 k3 l% C- L+ F' W% S
DD Onami- B% @ p- p4 A6 {" l( `; C
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk7 W, J ?7 X' H- m
DD Asakaze, u, f1 ?( p7 c: V. O9 q, F; a
DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
% ^# s8 a6 g) O" j% o5 } DD Oite; J$ |3 @, f& Z. J$ h
DD Minekaze" u# o! ?1 q, S/ {) k1 {
DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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& ]" X3 c5 Z2 y- zRaid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
0 ? Z: e3 ^0 J5 J6 @$ fEstimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Allied aircraft3 l5 l, U& {# y+ S# j3 P$ \/ R
SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged7 G* b5 l; e( X0 w% @" s
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Japanese Ships' K7 u0 S! d& h4 |/ n8 {; g
CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage8 F* n# R# R( X5 ^
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage. z. n& b' s6 E: j
DD Sawakaze4 ?( N' ~0 [: o; _3 J5 k4 C" a1 _
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |