AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 42
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盟军正式登陆阿图岛
! j* q6 w4 J, m% F4 [- J8 m) n L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
1 f- N) K% D+ a58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩6 b- ?6 x$ Z# R, \4 @4 _6 p4 g w
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 A) z0 U8 |: C8 [: d5 J- v! n- y
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6 h6 L& A1 a' @* k* l, u+ z' V0 F
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)+ U8 c& G9 Q0 O. z" N$ Q5 d/ }
2 T0 R& L8 l( W& `% L3 PTF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,49
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; W# g! h. Y ^( B- z: {) D' ]Allied ground losses:
+ Z& t$ H; U; n 253 casualties reported
Z5 f8 @. g* _' y# I Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled$ V7 _; C" w) _1 i: O. p
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled( p6 l- ^, E$ Q* u, A
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 o z+ r' s$ u0 x: G6 i
Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)
0 P$ A. _2 J9 R+ Q Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)$ N7 [9 y! U3 j5 e
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Ground combat at Attu Island (153,49)
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Japanese Deliberate attack
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+ A+ K+ K5 M- E' k0 |! l) vAttacking force 5357 troops, 43 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 97
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6 S9 Y. F, x/ f+ U2 ]6 ?& J( z7 ?0 _4 ~Defending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 426
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3 C% q3 V# L* i$ t+ S( @Japanese adjusted assault: 0
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# @$ ]; T( O9 a1 p) z+ gAllied adjusted defense: 339
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 99
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Combat modifiers; X* ~' |7 {. i" f% ^* S9 d# G
Defender: terrain(+)3 s) w) `) [7 u2 v
Attacker: & v) j$ b+ l" H
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Japanese ground losses:
6 N6 a# m, Q$ \+ }6 F9 N 1597 casualties reported
0 e6 u) G: V8 D1 C, n( d2 x Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled
; @, `; |% ]: m: w( F Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled
$ H/ K- N" s' ?! U2 U$ G Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled2 S' C7 k9 V$ g1 I
Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)7 ^9 d/ k" t- X. i, p+ P
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)- a& e& \5 _9 A4 b( J5 u
, M/ e, y4 @- P% T" S+ ?1 o( E) |Allied ground losses:
8 v" X; j( y; F9 y6 A 100 casualties reported
8 u* Q8 D4 k8 A$ V! P" f Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled/ P% _' q8 K, v) c9 |1 x8 Y1 I- g7 F
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
/ H0 w% U x$ _4 B, w1 P" i Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled2 |* M, n @- Z: E) X% o$ B1 P
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Assaulting units:
- I, P. W, J, z" ` 3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion6 H/ y6 E8 d5 v! v: Z# K5 T
302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion, r. N" K, ^1 n. H) x% x9 T
12th Indpt SNLF Coy ( d. S) t1 [5 J3 ~" z* I8 F
7th Base Force& ~7 L2 k' e4 b1 ^
8th Field AF Construction Battalion5 O- Z$ H$ S# }2 a2 r
5th IJN AA Battalion
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1 a6 ~8 |1 U/ gDefending units:
2 Z: [5 V6 e% C5 H) G. _4 e Americal Infantry Div /1( H+ h, v7 I6 G: Y& F
4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /10 t. R0 ?4 A" J: {# E" k0 F
201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1& d! x- l% O, s+ ~. J
151st Combat Engr Rgt /18 ~: J, b# T# r0 ^
153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1 y, y# j; Z2 W9 i
198th FA Bn /1
! [4 P* t9 W5 i# [, E+ R/ j 250th Cst Art Rgt /2
2 S* C- t- p7 e6 r/ X 81st FA Bn /19 H8 O$ q+ J3 \3 g/ W ^
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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- g8 [6 S- e- j. b) O7 S2 D( W$ pWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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+ B3 i5 S4 i9 K3 RRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
2 Q' a4 `" z! N6 W& xEstimated time to target is 30 minutes. Z7 L! |& E' v8 }9 P
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Japanese aircraft
4 N8 u" U& C4 \/ j* g+ c' H A6M2 Zero x 25+ P* t3 N- D4 X5 b; M
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F4F-3A Wildcat x 12
/ i. C7 P! o$ A& N7 H1 D" s F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
- g2 J" M3 ^- h0 F; J* ^. s SBD-3 Dauntless x 72% ]* I) |) \( f6 U1 U
TBF-1 Avenger x 302 K- U% g5 {) Z& f% j) ?
( c, y+ v( z" o( jNo Japanese losses
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7 s. `$ e8 j/ A7 @Allied aircraft losses. S3 A6 w s% z* o3 E X
F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed
6 D3 q* B. z) V( Z F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
$ I: O) U, z D2 \ SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged% V2 Q- M1 K5 z0 ?/ E
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak0 K" Q1 T2 M0 J) K& G
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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' e% N5 P ?3 o; HJapanese Ships
" t2 ?- E) z9 @5 F- w CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires. O( p1 @. |* g0 ~3 _! ~" }
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1+ f. V" d6 j- c
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire
8 _4 u+ N9 s4 X2 Y" L$ G CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires
, J* W8 Q8 x0 x$ ], Q CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 2- O* D6 }3 ?- Y& b( F" j
CA Furutaka
7 b W. N% }: Q CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
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- S0 U% W1 X# q6 ~8 `Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57; l5 Q, V# c" W( ?& r
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
! h; h: B7 C X" j* J6 GEstimated time to target is 31 minutes
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: U* B/ ?6 u5 B1 w5 m5 QJapanese aircraft
( j$ Y# q. |3 }3 T9 i A6M2 Zero x 16
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F4F-3P Wildcat x 12/ f: `1 _- d9 Y" r! X/ `7 E W. K
F4F-4 Wildcat x 15
1 C3 S1 v& E. m6 \ SBD-3 Dauntless x 512 u/ D4 S/ g7 G
TBF-1 Avenger x 30" b2 P' y( y2 }
3 I# a+ E& i( JJapanese aircraft losses
; m' t6 l2 q) a A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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% j7 P B5 h, A0 q; h y2 sAllied aircraft losses9 E: I: _. z. c6 u5 O
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
3 C( m+ {2 Z9 ?4 N5 I; Z7 A SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak; A3 H3 o | D/ f8 V
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged9 {0 [! K! [8 E
# r9 ~4 L' b3 @7 sJapanese Ships
- M" Z6 T5 q* {5 R2 S CV Kaga, heavy fires
( b5 d3 \: Z ^6 v- t! N CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
1 u4 d" @) Q, R4 g7 s CV Zuikaku, on fire
( d, I' q: z4 X* P7 o CV Akagi1 \1 x- y' @, B( u% b! l3 Y5 Q" O
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage5 q ^& Q. ?, U7 G2 o* h: e/ }
DD Tamanami, }0 p9 h; \- V$ s; B& i) F+ t
CL Nagara& F/ k7 O; z/ m5 E# ~
DD Oite
5 Z& ?3 ]( J1 b! s9 v DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire
$ W- Q( O0 Y0 k5 ~5 W. ?+ m CA Furutaka# C: i8 N! G5 d1 |$ z. c
CA Kako, Bomb hits 1' c X& d9 d' s; F8 @" r8 Y' ?
DD Minekaze; T6 M* K8 {! E& g X
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,54( {: a5 t8 W1 u2 o z" M7 Y
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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3 H8 E+ \; h0 R& h1 F1 uRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
6 o: k+ v+ r, [/ X# {; v: P* U+ ~Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft/ p8 q; Q+ o% @7 K2 K2 N( f ^& s) e, x
A6M2 Zero x 33
+ s. |" q9 _/ y$ g8 _4 m5 ~# i B5N2 Kate x 61+ _( q8 U4 {1 m3 Y; o
D3A1 Val x 44
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! c+ P) j/ q+ d( x' oAllied aircraft
. i; P( y9 [0 j* y. j+ ] F4F-3A Wildcat x 178 r G# g, n& t% }7 C( ^0 t; i5 S
F4F-3 Wildcat x 48
8 x8 K- z5 v* w0 T+ T+ W* v F4F-4 Wildcat x 81
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Japanese aircraft losses
! h9 {" R# y/ K% G6 {' F A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed% k0 y( O, K! v- U1 t9 R+ ~
B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged8 w: r) U/ f& B }5 R. ^" l
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
9 c$ k3 o3 F; {, U- X D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged
8 d( d6 \6 M0 W6 c# K9 L8 M D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak; m, g& e! c8 Y. P
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Allied aircraft losses$ n \0 U, A4 ?, X+ N- F
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
8 q5 r$ a; h0 f" O- E3 C; w CVE Copahee& J5 z. T" v7 T
CV Yorktown' L7 `7 l7 c r1 h1 v
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2
9 R# H. N6 D2 k7 n9 Q6 C CLAA San Diego
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k) b8 x, N5 p$ }' i. G: T, n6 `Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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1 G. V& Z5 ~7 J- L, n. X. IRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
9 @/ g2 x9 w. o0 M. \- e' fEstimated time to target is 29 minutes
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6 k8 l2 F0 A7 }9 w7 \6 g- f8 s6 NJapanese aircraft/ g4 z f. X! d
A6M2 Zero x 3
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Allied aircraft
# E4 ~$ q" n* m! w2 X U& z F4F-3 Wildcat x 2/ @' D5 O: W3 v6 d
SBD-3 Dauntless x 19
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No Japanese losses
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" v" |6 |) }, {/ z% ~5 pAllied aircraft losses* p: q' \. V+ y, \; V% d4 R3 ]
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
6 k3 U+ U3 Z7 m+ w* w SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged( k/ w' h9 M9 {% g# s9 R
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak, \. r$ m+ t6 r" y
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Japanese Ships
+ }4 ^! @" t: h CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage2 ]. Y. m" J3 F# R5 P" o9 P. E
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire- S7 F( u) d5 g+ W* S2 f: y) a
CV Akagi+ T0 k4 T5 u; r( G( P/ c1 K
CV Zuikaku, on fire8 L* [! s. k6 U6 m( 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
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft; D0 J: F8 k' t" M8 i" U v
A6M2 Zero x 27 K1 W- f# Q p9 Q- {- ^
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$ q! I0 y+ Z$ B2 X* b SBD-3 Dauntless x 2
% }/ L8 k2 B, d8 w# J; R" L3 i TBF-1 Avenger x 6
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No Japanese losses
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships" q$ K; |8 t* A1 r! B6 W" ~
CV Akagi
0 O3 `1 _# R; H CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage+ c# U8 \% `) Z' G$ l
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, {, i B6 i1 i2 |$ X- N! IAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud3 _( ] l8 G8 m B5 S8 N
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.6 Z5 V0 W& r8 k* @
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes
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Allied aircraft
: C* P! @3 } f2 K% F7 }1 l. a F4F-3 Wildcat x 58 ^3 {/ @- I- Q: W1 `
TBF-1 Avenger x 3
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TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged- l k' {+ x1 O$ e
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Japanese Ships
0 G2 d) t) S" g( j4 d- D CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 19 y/ C8 v5 A8 |- y. p
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' ~6 C: w, ^. R, W4 I$ \* \/ kAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,569 q+ A/ h+ C- P4 ?4 X ]% c
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.( D& M% ]2 ?5 ?* u; G5 I8 Q
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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' O0 _/ e/ i& m( E b5 q4 ] A6M2 Zero x 6
% w8 p3 }- @2 O3 o0 Z2 Y B5N2 Kate x 15
& `5 u' s2 a$ E. n D3A1 Val x 19
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Allied aircraft0 p4 L* A3 S1 K# n" @+ m
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
% m: X6 X1 q' @3 d6 S, Z F4F-4 Wildcat x 36
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A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed% V" o& S: R. A. a# T4 Q- O4 M
B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged/ W) E1 V/ G% T6 P
D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged' V6 N, b$ s- G/ S0 [1 G! Z
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Allied aircraft losses
- I5 P! q4 Z7 Y4 W% N; K' e/ W F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed0 K" `0 i0 y/ @) P
, g9 w, u, X6 c" f/ R5 {* C) dAllied Ships: n- h' [, ~% d4 z d# ^( _( H$ O
CV Lexington: R6 b) c' Q& m: d* m# G; M: K
CV Saratoga
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" ~5 V- w: c5 r: GAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,571 q% U- m2 G6 V- Q) @
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud1 y9 W1 W7 J0 z* K! z+ X
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
* s4 n& I/ j& x3 u- n/ CEstimated time to target is 31 minutes8 P9 f0 u+ v+ N7 O% r
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Allied aircraft4 }8 B- X+ H, V$ h; M
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12. s" Y+ ?0 @. k+ u" M4 B! a5 z
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
9 n1 O9 a1 B, m5 k/ H5 W a+ N' r6 q SBD-3 Dauntless x 70
0 D: u/ V9 d8 t5 L+ n TBF-1 Avenger x 30, S3 N: J( @& k* K
5 D# F2 x, u( ^! hAllied aircraft losses
# ?7 X5 d6 B; a n" T- b6 ~& c3 D) t; \ SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
# v' Z! L& w- o/ K" L8 T TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships7 b3 o, G3 ^$ y. y; A/ q
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage1 m; s3 y7 W; A( f% F6 N! a
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires- M7 w$ d% Z7 w: z- p
DD Asakaze, V( \8 Q: n# w/ x' d) ~% O
DD Tamanami: k! V/ z% C/ E$ r
DD Onami0 y" f1 y& @( G
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage% K, B8 w) k6 J4 D
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
; Z2 H/ ` H/ R! w DD Oite
: U3 D5 u/ B0 B" _; g DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage. l+ K$ M/ X) Z' {8 y; T
DD Suzukaze" L. Q4 ^5 _0 V" x
CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1
4 l( u/ A5 h6 K2 Z- S8 b CL Nagara
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, b' L2 e) G+ QAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57$ W+ z- m% h7 Q6 U+ T& O
/ B; M* b; Q" o( R& w/ NWeather in hex: Heavy cloud# J7 [& `2 C3 G" C
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Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.4 O4 M' q3 a% M' |4 _
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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A-24 Banshee x 2
* S8 m4 g6 O9 Z: I1 d) \) H3 W SBD-3 Dauntless x 25; N* R+ @( Q' c! Q$ U6 C* A6 N4 Z5 o
6 ~( g" r: X" u$ l7 FAllied aircraft losses
% B5 l! ?; y* p# } A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
# e2 G* W) x0 H# U" i0 K4 b SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
* n0 o0 b: r8 t: z CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 ^' N2 M+ m, R. k' P8 }9 y CV Zuikaku, heavy fires/ _4 k! M& @* [' c
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
) B/ n) p7 z: h0 x9 P, J" E$ D DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 h! |( i3 J4 m" Z7 z; \7 T CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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+ C: g) G a6 ?+ p/ dAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,579 D \7 H2 j3 [; ?& O! [, d. H
4 c6 M# `& D/ C, K1 A$ S1 xWeather in hex: Heavy cloud1 ?; u# b( _; V/ a- d
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Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
, n4 y L9 C6 G0 a% V; a3 y$ \) TEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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! ]6 Y& {7 h& @! x4 xAllied aircraft
& e& \1 K' w: X5 [$ U2 U A-24 Banshee x 145 [5 z" l. ?9 ^8 `/ }; o& C
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A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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$ P3 O% J, `1 WJapanese Ships7 I, d: D5 c1 n, w
CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage5 D0 ]# n Y' e" N( ]. y
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
# t& d) b5 v: M# G6 \ DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage5 s$ O" v& A+ q/ R* O0 }1 D
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage, D4 e/ Q) h4 d1 G
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4 I5 S) a: G& @Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,579 K8 B+ K# _; A+ z# a" V
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud* C5 f7 p5 b1 N$ A; }; _! I# d5 k
9 O% w2 h3 | p6 M# HRaid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.6 A9 |; F- k( f R& F2 g
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
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( ~- q& m$ }! z% U( K0 |+ E, R! rAllied aircraft
0 j5 p; _. ?( ` A-24 Banshee x 2
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No Allied losses. S" x' |6 [( w$ U$ e6 [9 }8 I
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Japanese Ships
) u* j3 D$ h* X2 c& P8 t CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires1 ~7 C* q6 r! Q# B1 A* O
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C4 g. t* y# ^* U8 c4 `Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57' w a) W% q: g* a9 Q3 |
5 z3 ]/ j" k/ [) nWeather in hex: Heavy cloud I+ M1 M" U" O h# T2 _4 W
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Raid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.* W) P U4 _4 z5 w; p& y
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes
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9 A$ b9 D# {0 F9 |- IAllied aircraft
- ]3 |" b4 J! E T" T! m F4F-3A Wildcat x 2/ I5 v! q' }1 Q$ D0 d' h
SBD-3 Dauntless x 31
2 ^! O+ o( Q* u TBF-1 Avenger x 15, H R" T/ l5 T+ G D8 N7 u/ y( z( N
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged0 N: a7 [1 e" c/ x2 \/ {
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged% g! }! I/ `5 p5 u
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Japanese Ships$ r; ` G* Q* e) d- x
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 f& Z, r. u8 A3 W$ O' h% ` DD Oite
7 p* H) ^1 j# e' L. o$ g7 D1 o- j CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
8 F$ {; d& `; G# A) J0 G7 l1 _1 W CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage$ P; i5 u$ [) Y
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage5 w; c1 U" e/ P$ i" R# t
DD Onami2 `5 ^: x8 f+ d5 G+ ~# u
DD Tamanami
% ?& y Z- ?' E* e: i) E% K CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire( |5 z$ W& C& y/ M9 ^. O* Z' K
DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 18 ]! K6 f2 P$ S( \/ r9 ]" A0 e) M
DD Minekaze; B- P& h9 Y1 ~$ }' A
DD Asakaze
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) R& ?4 \3 R* y; ~Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57% r3 p; S; o) A; f
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud+ E! ^. R0 b [4 z
) E6 @- V: s9 Q3 Q) p1 v; _Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
/ a. }6 z" E2 P HEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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) u B H: W! H7 h4 n, k; IJapanese aircraft3 O/ U: T% k5 F( k: L; j8 x
no flights) p! {8 y m3 I; [: B! J# q" b7 j: h
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Allied aircraft
+ d( s: b1 R+ a- P% D F4F-3P Wildcat x 10% `9 I+ o# ~* t. E0 c
F4F-4 Wildcat x 14$ T6 A3 p! r1 z" } U3 h e
SBD-3 Dauntless x 63# \- w3 s6 |0 A1 }
TBF-1 Avenger x 18
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No Japanese losses
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$ C' V9 o0 t8 O6 ^/ L6 qAllied aircraft losses
0 g& y1 {* k O8 L1 M+ V SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
( \& N8 l' V, o j TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged d- U& ~% ^. \/ p
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Japanese Ships% U% H9 I$ \1 _& v- M& D0 U& D
CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage
) ^5 ~6 u7 v' W* }" ` m6 }" @/ j9 D CA Kako, and is sunk
$ o; f- q w6 i* J( v! t CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 y/ E; v7 I: c CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
3 [, u% {* @4 q6 p) u5 x# Q DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
% \1 [9 z; c4 ]4 h- }0 H! e DD Onami
; }: j1 O9 P2 p! p/ F9 p4 _2 K DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk. P) i" d, s6 d! m- V" U* V
DD Asakaze3 C0 |+ C( L% o, b/ U
DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 @) j! @& i. L2 S DD Oite& G& M5 ~/ v% L3 S
DD Minekaze e# ~7 h% q6 F. Q
DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57; D0 Q& {4 p( I
# i" f* M; e& J8 ~4 iWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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: D& \$ \- g1 d/ a U3 u4 ~Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.& F; d8 X. k6 i% p
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes1 @, |8 R* [! p
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Allied aircraft
5 T7 [; p; A# @ Y3 O SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
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Allied aircraft losses# _" h9 X- m' X1 D, `
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
* R% u, t: {2 W# V, j. ]5 X CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage& {( Z' ]7 N: `) ?1 Y
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ T! X- z- W6 k1 ~ \+ ] DD Sawakaze) l8 K# f# t+ s" V A
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |