AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 42' m0 K& I) R+ W
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/ _2 P# e$ \4 S% d) b7 ^盟军正式登陆阿图岛7 s8 Z' W( D4 |/ E1 h
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
- k9 d& c. k0 E& p( @; ~( p7 O$ X$ `58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩
, E7 v: A2 j( b2 m; m( d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
2 h" @5 w) l% P! `; ]( L3 J; g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
. e2 Q" U. C9 ]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6 t8 ` o( J# E: r
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' {: q5 U7 R, Q" D$ WAmphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49); [# S; }5 K7 c, d0 ^3 p: \
% \% }: }/ ]# kTF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,49
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1 P! ~- C1 ?' k( g4 j. N% A/ d) mAllied ground losses:! _% V& K2 R- w
253 casualties reported
+ t& q. t; k% j) b% E# [ Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled
, y" x5 F6 c! _5 k Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
6 ?# X* n* {* `$ Z: O Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; s6 ~) R1 c' ]. Y
Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)7 t$ e8 ~ b8 _( d% ~; Y
Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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! j9 G s+ }- ?# {& ]: \# `$ TGround combat at Attu Island (153,49). w& E+ ?$ O2 _) n- U8 X
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Japanese Deliberate attack2 O, p+ ~4 w, H1 I9 Y9 E
) t, Q% K# o0 C! _1 cAttacking force 5357 troops, 43 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 97, |+ U. h( ?, K# W$ V9 L. M1 o
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Defending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 4269 f' s" y# I0 L2 F) m$ W0 T
! e# s7 b: k( A" l$ X a" `; zJapanese adjusted assault: 0
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0 T6 j b+ `4 s9 l) BAllied adjusted defense: 339 : \$ A3 R$ C7 ?( {7 T
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 99 7 ?5 D, i. ~9 @5 M. X
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Combat modifiers( T0 ^, l- w7 L/ _ L$ i) f
Defender: terrain(+)
* |& [' J" q! w' z$ _2 l4 fAttacker:
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( g2 c' {0 j' s# FJapanese ground losses:0 Y9 a5 `% r! O& K# |/ _& v
1597 casualties reported
: O2 R% {0 l# v, M Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled
0 m% z, O0 m) l- G$ N# w# F- ?; I! M, m. N Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled+ b/ x) ?2 @! a" U) Y! F
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled
j. s$ D" Z- A( ~ Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)
4 D5 o! s; n, o+ i7 V5 c Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)' p8 H4 f" U: K5 w% U' y
; c1 i6 W9 Y* KAllied ground losses:
% Y, B& V) X9 T 100 casualties reported
" P% j7 A' g& I6 z5 u, l: z Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
z3 z4 ~* Y9 c' Q2 {$ z Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
. w0 M( L% ?! E+ I$ m Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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' i8 J& B+ E; V: s( A, ~ S4 MAssaulting units:8 T9 Y: W I' a5 v' v0 N
3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion
$ }* r! e: _; K, _: l9 x/ g' f 302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion# N$ x2 R7 D, Z; I( z
12th Indpt SNLF Coy
; c! ^& ~) V( x( I 7th Base Force, U; J. ?( E4 b% b: g* U
8th Field AF Construction Battalion! n6 n0 L+ B Q {
5th IJN AA Battalion
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Defending units:$ Z, Q3 @' w" \& b3 G
Americal Infantry Div /1
& `# c% d, s# I% z9 v0 @, N0 _ 4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
2 A8 d: o! c/ x* o. K* ]4 k- o 201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
g$ Z& u% W: `1 v' E) N2 \# Q 151st Combat Engr Rgt /1& p" x" X& W) _2 t
153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1, ]$ l( d* M4 j) ]
198th FA Bn /1
& E# F1 q) ~) B5 Q 250th Cst Art Rgt /2
3 j4 r8 E/ |% {( ]) u0 E 81st FA Bn /1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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% S; @% [: S3 L: K1 [Weather in hex: Thunderstorms# b. r7 O/ Q' b4 x# F# x0 C
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
* x1 X/ c. w0 sEstimated time to target is 30 minutes- [% [5 M& V$ Y! N3 F, B
. `) E* y+ y F& |* ^Japanese aircraft8 O! ~- x& C! y9 O$ E
A6M2 Zero x 25. z8 p; D: `0 o; [3 V5 M% [
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Allied aircraft; V; a( D' \0 m+ k$ @
F4F-3A Wildcat x 12
6 C! L+ b$ m9 i% T8 ~+ Q* { F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
1 D- Y+ ^& J+ H m8 z" P9 X# V SBD-3 Dauntless x 72
6 A: }# H6 K. R0 t! |9 ~ TBF-1 Avenger x 305 F& A1 w3 x3 _: @& C s
- M8 X! q* s# c' Q2 W$ x. H1 YNo Japanese losses; A$ g! K2 z" i: g6 `" T m
) @* k, a0 h9 c* |8 | _Allied aircraft losses
" t; n/ Y6 c4 ~. ~5 s2 {; C F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed5 K P1 ^8 I2 Y9 W
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
& k% O6 t( m( j8 @# C7 u& \; P* y SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged
" a, i- m) X- f SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak
4 G2 }* z+ l7 g3 F, V; _; P: D TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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. p2 ?" @6 ?5 B' ]8 w! }5 JJapanese Ships
7 `) P5 T T+ u# O9 y% h/ Q CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
. R0 e _" F, z+ G' Y CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 11 i3 P( A4 Q3 Z2 n) h
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire* u# ~1 ^5 B* r7 u# V6 b
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires
# Y7 p% c3 l, a7 @$ h. @; j5 e CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 2
4 ~" ~' o. y! ^% R7 c) Y CA Furutaka
+ [: l, \. s. Q CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
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. K* T( E" C& Q0 zMorning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57' F Z/ y! K: ^2 |: j9 \
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms' \1 \: l z% c. A- w% l
0 ?" j: m- @6 |( _Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.7 \! G9 L( B* G- h5 E6 q
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes+ F3 M5 Q# \: V' W( h. ^
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Japanese aircraft
3 A8 V$ c$ ]1 y7 i$ { A6M2 Zero x 16
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) q& V0 O6 K# D: m( G) ZAllied aircraft
) s& [) A) p/ ^/ Z7 ? F4F-3P Wildcat x 12
) m1 S$ Y* n( S+ K# p F4F-4 Wildcat x 154 e2 X$ v3 o3 g) U# d
SBD-3 Dauntless x 51
) Z2 D; A! s0 t$ J TBF-1 Avenger x 30 g: o5 p l) t$ E7 T
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Japanese aircraft losses
: S ^, h* o3 D A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed7 W" O$ r# i: A1 x( H0 }1 j8 J
. [2 h! |) K0 S; H5 r/ V* f1 vAllied aircraft losses
$ G+ [& B% G& I( {& m; c SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
7 `9 r' S: r3 m7 K" B6 L, g4 P SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak) b3 M6 |/ x* m v
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged4 K3 H9 I4 }3 y/ l
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Japanese Ships# i0 A# r' \8 m; R4 |1 w
CV Kaga, heavy fires
. ~3 @6 H* i9 K O* {0 j" V3 _ CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
. N5 F5 v, W, m5 }) T+ ~1 W CV Zuikaku, on fire" P% W. E( z3 Y
CV Akagi3 v& g; o1 B( z' Y# b) r. V
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
& b9 B0 m8 J. ?' M) P DD Tamanami
, P# Y7 g6 c* z3 Y3 l CL Nagara
! d; ]$ Z5 Q/ a& n DD Oite- j; H. L3 d- v
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire
9 I7 ^, z) e; H- u7 E CA Furutaka! B5 z5 F) R5 u, f
CA Kako, Bomb hits 1, t- ^1 ^3 f6 m: [; X W
DD Minekaze M! h/ _" w0 A( H0 S6 U/ E0 l
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- _# P( Q4 d- wMorning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,54" d- v* {$ H) o2 z/ [' |
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud5 j" ^7 m R) u+ c. Y
. e6 r+ q$ A6 s* C" p: _Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
( {6 @* H9 |6 m& VEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
" k, X1 e- j Y) b: ^/ f1 P6 B1 p5 v A6M2 Zero x 33
8 K& s( E& J' K" Y: n" N* ? B5N2 Kate x 61
3 N$ M6 Q; d/ n) U% k1 h D3A1 Val x 442 c# z) H! V) X
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Allied aircraft8 X' H) U, f6 k+ I
F4F-3A Wildcat x 17" ~5 A' u2 S4 `) }
F4F-3 Wildcat x 48
* n. }/ H. o- @: z0 w7 x( u+ Z F4F-4 Wildcat x 812 S3 Y4 K' b \* O' p$ x
9 d7 f& W2 z6 p! qJapanese aircraft losses' W# \ b0 v6 P2 s9 K8 F* { h
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed+ ~: Q9 ^: ^& j( j6 x4 H6 s
B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged& B! I! d* u/ N) W
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak; A* q# p. C# ~+ w& E2 f8 F
D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged
8 n5 |+ O3 z$ y _2 k/ P/ S D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses
/ d: G1 y8 ^" c. R$ ~% X F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, n2 o ^* h5 \) r0 R
+ K4 X* g( W- M5 V
Allied Ships- ^! K5 a$ c; z |" m! e
CVE Copahee
. y* h# `: Q: h; m CV Yorktown; O- J: r! T3 V" L% S
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2, S6 z. E0 q7 @3 \- C( K
CLAA San Diego- R; K- r' t% L8 L [+ a
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57; m5 M: x% Z M
. x# @" t' U! GWeather in hex: Heavy cloud' }0 ]& W; H% \5 b0 E( `2 ?2 u
8 }# I4 [8 C4 J: d7 l8 }Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.; h0 B8 q9 L* m
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes7 l" u. v5 t* N( \) {( s1 x
; \$ @( m4 d# _9 X# ?Japanese aircraft0 C; J' `( _2 A- J1 G7 o% _
A6M2 Zero x 3 o+ j: i& M e/ Z
$ u6 Y" S- W: x$ [Allied aircraft
4 ^0 K/ k( o6 R6 Q: l F4F-3 Wildcat x 24 n6 n' q4 c2 \; \
SBD-3 Dauntless x 19
1 h5 d2 x9 B, n& S
0 ^. ^$ X) E( t4 v1 kNo Japanese losses. z1 b& W' X3 B' f1 N1 R6 K
: w8 j0 o' ~+ i1 ^ XAllied aircraft losses1 ?: W4 ~, O/ {' ^7 o+ ~2 M! m
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
) r B/ S) }% n2 ~6 e B( d SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged- b% b/ ?' \. y1 h7 S7 W: C/ ^- E
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak2 R% Q. H" ^) Y& R- m
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Japanese Ships5 \! Z5 M3 E/ @) d9 m
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage% S* ?, U% }6 Z; C* p" x
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire
# G" `7 w4 P: a I3 \ CV Akagi
5 ^7 }) F/ s5 N+ D0 r3 W) @ A CV Zuikaku, on fire
( O% a2 y# x3 n+ @ CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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6 k4 P+ {5 W1 l2 u+ K$ {& HAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57* A& K; `) C8 h0 c* M3 ]
0 X" A0 E4 P! m# c9 s2 T* V1 P+ JWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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0 g9 Q1 @1 ^6 }/ n' m) lRaid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.1 A$ e. B' p9 ?2 v
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes; Q. W+ ?8 E R7 a. O/ M9 J9 t! I
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Japanese aircraft. \+ Y! [: G j& N( G D
A6M2 Zero x 2
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Allied aircraft# u0 M- ~3 Q; f; v
SBD-3 Dauntless x 2/ [: \2 r- c2 w i0 Y
TBF-1 Avenger x 6, _' C0 c1 f- q
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No Japanese losses1 z" P; L; M% E; ~! U q
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No Allied losses7 G" ]: a {2 j; e
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Japanese Ships
: D$ y2 {4 z7 N9 N! ^1 y CV Akagi
5 }( ]0 Z' v. g7 m% ?' ~5 q8 A CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage+ y& z% f# ?6 m- `8 A
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud% R+ z+ i. {# N+ \$ C; h' t
: [7 R- k$ ^# u+ k& aRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
. V$ A3 E: ~. U& E! u m2 H5 ZEstimated time to target is 37 minutes( I+ ]4 E# j0 r' B6 t1 E9 k
) C: ?1 `& s& P' \6 U7 n$ TAllied aircraft4 l' n$ f! `0 R. y
F4F-3 Wildcat x 53 i7 x! R; r4 j& j' `6 g: N
TBF-1 Avenger x 3" F* g* {0 S" U! N4 y0 J9 b
/ e) u! w5 f! ]# G4 NAllied aircraft losses9 k, ^! q1 n( m3 I# ~
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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* c. I! j; w# }0 k8 @2 YJapanese Ships( X! C* Q* O0 U. w
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
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9 c% r. Q; X: o8 u( K3 WAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,568 f8 m* R9 q+ \$ U1 I
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain4 Q7 Z0 o# d/ o( P
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
6 h' {) x# X2 K7 g8 qEstimated time to target is 15 minutes v( l; k! _- P# W* c
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Japanese aircraft6 _$ E I; A1 w2 a
A6M2 Zero x 6
; ~6 ?6 Q9 {; u: Y* i5 x: |) E B5N2 Kate x 15
6 `; |- b' u4 K0 C& B) V- O& R D3A1 Val x 19
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. L" ?( j: t! S. b X1 w& ZAllied aircraft
0 {2 O% H! ~( ]' f F4F-3 Wildcat x 36) J5 y0 q8 Q# J2 G7 _# p. H
F4F-4 Wildcat x 36
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Japanese aircraft losses8 B# U2 W( V. v
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed) l8 K% d3 Z, Q1 v& H- A: q7 u- l
B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
a5 s# g6 C2 f( z5 ? D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged
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& k7 X' u# b' a4 W) rAllied aircraft losses
* R; M b X! [9 S( ~ F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed5 e" r9 P4 s6 q: B+ g
" B/ P P% F Q/ ]( F' k4 n/ G0 OAllied Ships
, N& L% M6 E" ^7 e+ A: \* h/ w CV Lexington
; ~) V' p& C: m CV Saratoga
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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' q: F7 J! d2 b: v8 L) j4 {Weather in hex: Heavy cloud2 C4 G; ^3 q% F' b) \
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
9 _/ z5 T) ? f5 E/ Q" H0 n$ y# ^Estimated time to target is 31 minutes; C' O/ U8 O) h2 E3 F
$ C- U0 U& s% a/ \Allied aircraft
2 O4 k5 i$ z9 z& ]" I F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
8 T j0 _% w2 j q F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
2 m0 R* f3 }( ]; o SBD-3 Dauntless x 70
2 F7 |0 _; v$ O. K TBF-1 Avenger x 30& C4 d( w7 H2 j& [" w
# L& E1 A7 u( g+ e4 aAllied aircraft losses! P3 \/ H2 |8 L5 t7 H9 M. u3 f3 ?& m
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged/ M# p: A: N/ L2 @1 Y/ k
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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4 M2 E& k1 Z0 c0 k6 T3 x( }9 QJapanese Ships4 k* a! U' T( g. R4 Z# \
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 }5 A) H1 E( q CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires# g. L# M$ g( }
DD Asakaze0 s/ `3 q& L' k. z9 i
DD Tamanami
2 a! r8 g0 m- M1 s. d DD Onami/ X) ~: ~3 t: z# y& y! i
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
3 B e! f: g3 p) `5 u; |, t CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage# H; d) ]" ~( ]
DD Oite4 ]( N4 ]( f2 K+ D8 n
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage2 m' w# a8 ?9 K
DD Suzukaze
( l/ z" O2 ], `3 V/ K4 K6 L4 }; s4 f CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 10 }) C7 s5 m! x- i! g9 W- g0 N2 g
CL Nagara: g3 i( G6 B6 t& J! g( s
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" ]) e. p$ {: `' c9 K* f! g+ QAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57. s _9 M" k4 o4 l
& |( P/ p4 F0 I9 _2 ?/ u/ p) AWeather in hex: Heavy cloud" ]5 n4 ^) o8 D3 H4 d) K8 b
- t- ~3 l* ~8 r$ j: P( TRaid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet." u: [! E6 ?% r
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes |1 N7 h/ r) S2 ~0 C: C
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Allied aircraft- `, ^3 M5 R. V/ I0 Q1 |! Q% k8 f
A-24 Banshee x 20 i9 z6 s7 _ \2 P
SBD-3 Dauntless x 25
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( l, @, Z8 {, t! X7 r' GAllied aircraft losses
5 T2 h! i" u; J9 Y A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged4 P d2 b0 v1 t! j
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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, c: h' f4 l$ W. Z9 Q; A6 DJapanese Ships
9 I" |" u2 j4 y- X. } CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage/ J! r9 a; S2 _+ i* g5 r
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 `3 I6 {% M. N( @ CV Zuikaku, heavy fires) k# M! f" g! E
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires6 d; y. O$ J) Z7 f7 V; _
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage% r% U, h2 K9 C }: r* |6 }
CV Kaga, 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% F f6 {% |4 ?" b( N ]
7 Z' }( W! q6 o- l4 KRaid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet." c7 ?. L. ]5 ?$ q
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Allied aircraft6 Y" B. A! r A# i& N) i
A-24 Banshee x 14: _% m, v' T7 K& _ G* F
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Allied aircraft losses
" d* v" \# `; |! C. | A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships* i& q2 G7 ?: V5 S1 n* N. X
CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
# G5 b- o' p+ e! f+ W+ f! b CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
; F- k- K. B( h1 Y! e* I7 @2 c DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 N9 \, P* o" d/ u0 h CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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( b0 V4 y7 w+ ^Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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7 ^+ }* I) b" o4 {0 L3 `9 y. fWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
+ O5 i" I" j: X+ o( J( t1 P/ AEstimated time to target is 27 minutes1 X6 ~0 n4 ~* Y+ X- X2 w9 \
; N9 s3 O" r8 N8 k% g( OAllied aircraft
$ j/ W* H3 D: C# O$ p A-24 Banshee x 2
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& l) m( }" ^$ w- r0 T6 m5 BNo Allied losses. h0 t$ H% j/ M
' N! n7 U2 \8 SJapanese Ships
( Y/ \) ^8 Y* g* ]% o1 r4 K b5 | 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.
" U7 q) b9 X3 C3 D- B x& w% ~Estimated time to target is 24 minutes
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Allied aircraft
^9 g1 Y/ D0 o5 w# w. a; H F4F-3A Wildcat x 2
$ l# r) y) _; v$ u7 G1 Q* F7 F+ T SBD-3 Dauntless x 319 d3 W+ B" A8 F* G- [5 K6 B
TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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5 q7 t' K1 m5 w5 E$ nAllied aircraft losses
+ c8 F9 z; x& v, D SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
' {5 `( ?' T8 F% f s& N# C TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
" h4 z9 [1 N$ F5 |- P CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 b; N8 d% J$ m2 c/ A3 Y# o DD Oite
5 R& u8 w3 m6 M& I& u CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
- A3 Z3 E5 n8 v- z& k0 } CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage* s5 P( ]9 S* _% G: l$ J
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
3 M4 A% C# \: D) V: z- ?; Q DD Onami
& ]! o# e) k+ V: v* E5 Z DD Tamanami0 Y6 ?) k! V1 Q3 V# Y( Q( C
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire
3 _( }, C+ Q! u/ ]( s+ p/ | DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 1
# O; p3 b' Y: i/ y& u% X8 j+ ~; Y" p DD Minekaze: N" H0 p6 J" O: \1 @
DD Asakaze
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57% b. L$ Z6 t# s& |: E2 ]
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
9 T/ ~8 T8 j* V0 TEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft! x8 o7 C. _1 [7 f" |- E8 J; s
no flights: x' v; ` x) G0 q3 F2 ~
7 |& v% l7 H6 KAllied aircraft
/ C9 z" T/ h; I( l- z+ u6 M5 q; d F4F-3P Wildcat x 10
2 Q4 X/ `: {3 U( _; D3 R; ` F4F-4 Wildcat x 143 Y1 P* G4 I: _ O0 C6 @. s
SBD-3 Dauntless x 63' Z% ?% g4 {( ~1 z# S' l( q
TBF-1 Avenger x 18
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No Japanese losses% {/ N0 n* ?" U8 ^
0 l% k- c& a; i$ Q/ g# DAllied aircraft losses& y* m( I( j4 z* R. c& P
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged, Z/ U7 A; g8 I7 k
TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged N1 W' b- v' Q3 x! _
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Japanese Ships+ \+ ?4 i9 z7 p! h8 ?& ?, y. V3 I* E
CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ a' Q3 \" E8 }/ `# n8 L CA Kako, and is sunk1 h* x( i! v0 ?! m
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 ?, s# U3 R" M; b, p* O- g CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk& j6 N& A# F, @/ g T# l
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk0 m. L% n- K+ W8 S6 U' ?
DD Onami
/ T& t- x# s$ Q( N* [7 T DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk6 [' g+ H/ f& a. i4 ~& f8 j) v
DD Asakaze
4 G* Z% Y2 g( f7 M DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
; J6 q; C$ R7 s) S$ K% [ DD Oite+ X$ @: S% N9 Y1 c# E6 X
DD Minekaze
/ v, Y$ [& H1 ?+ m DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire" m+ f$ g( j7 |# g" K7 O
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1 }, R6 {6 q. G9 fAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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2 a4 p" g# J: x+ c9 {: XRaid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
9 v9 T2 u K" c% x- [/ I( PEstimated time to target is 13 minutes/ C; k, B3 i& _! \
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Allied aircraft
M; Y5 l7 Y9 \7 }- O SBD-3 Dauntless x 164 A! {. H( x+ u0 v% V3 \
# e$ z$ a8 }" p$ G& qAllied aircraft losses
3 D3 J' F9 R8 B7 [2 d+ E7 m$ ^) ~ SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged; w8 Y. r; r: V7 _3 \1 K6 u
, l0 U( D* O: w$ \Japanese Ships ~9 \8 C& Q* G/ D% v
CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 ^0 c6 Z/ a% [+ ^2 ~ CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage+ I4 S$ I' T& ^$ A0 Q1 }
DD Sawakaze
$ n1 P: E" t/ ~; U$ ?" T6 { DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |