AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 42
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; K) B( q4 b; M- @/ V/ R盟军正式登陆阿图岛# X" F9 e1 w- o) i/ ~- H/ N; B7 f
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
- N+ f! R1 r4 S* ?58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩
% G2 Z2 o( O! G2 B( _! `9 p; {. A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- O/ r7 F/ j" p- V% C& n
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
, K' n$ Y- N# I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9 Y* T! A" n* G* b
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Amphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49)' S {/ m$ W/ l* S3 j* n1 a
1 Y( |+ L) T4 {1 w9 ?TF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,49
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# y3 v0 s+ u( PAllied ground losses:
2 {, x4 I# ~/ c3 \# N' z( {( { 253 casualties reported
$ R h5 d+ i" ]" t, P% c8 b Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled* s- q2 F( e1 c9 d
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled5 D% Q# P& s0 a
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
2 F+ [5 l1 `) d' |, \1 E; U Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)8 x4 r7 O- |) J8 s( A1 k2 e* h
Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)0 V* I3 y& a4 i
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Ground combat at Attu Island (153,49)
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# s9 K$ p) o: kJapanese Deliberate attack0 _: t8 P$ l0 a1 N
" H: ^! X/ C, ?2 o fAttacking force 5357 troops, 43 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 97. k$ R$ u5 L0 ?; j
$ V* J6 | V8 G& ]: ]Defending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 426" d' p$ F1 c/ S4 Z2 N& R
4 c& r& I% h# j% O* GJapanese adjusted assault: 0
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Allied adjusted defense: 339 * D1 r8 ]: D s& C! z, `
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 99 * }$ _: \. e: G9 j$ I
- M! P7 c/ D* l% Y, j, qCombat modifiers; F5 a; B' y7 J( w) J- _- x
Defender: terrain(+)
, D3 O# I1 ~7 v" aAttacker:
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Japanese ground losses:3 f+ E! F( D8 C# \5 t. j3 R( k
1597 casualties reported
/ J* z: I9 U( f) p. a Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled
# ^3 V! j/ C* L9 u Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled
! R9 G7 d: }( m ]8 t8 v- y Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled( P6 Z8 c' T! L! v, r4 J+ x
Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)2 G! s" \, b- J
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)5 F. {- B7 `& c0 ]* R, B/ }& V0 X( ^" S
6 C; M# N* A* yAllied ground losses:
' K8 ?9 y5 [7 H' u$ v8 `$ q5 b" y0 C 100 casualties reported3 v" |) S+ n' X" s
Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled+ ]* e% g/ w. \% Q: ?: Y
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ }" u) x ?# L9 d2 L) j* H0 y1 M1 H* \
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled. Z. C7 N% r, I& p) x
. m- \% j, ]+ E: }( GAssaulting units:
6 C( O6 O! V5 H* x' h% e 3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion
9 o+ Q; a+ v% ^% j' Y 302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion" d1 J: G. s) X/ y1 V1 b( L
12th Indpt SNLF Coy 6 e* k0 }4 Y F- ~1 t
7th Base Force
. |( a M7 K4 i& B- Y6 | 8th Field AF Construction Battalion* M! O% S# `: y* C
5th IJN AA Battalion! J; M* ?$ j6 d- c$ c6 e) X
1 G% T" l5 e' l2 R1 U( CDefending units:
5 Y+ D6 U- W1 W4 R5 W7 a Americal Infantry Div /1
+ g, W8 R/ X0 Z. ?$ z R 4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
$ d1 B5 w4 _, U9 w0 B9 h 201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1. K4 J5 I/ O. ^5 t
151st Combat Engr Rgt /1& X: n$ ?% o5 i/ k+ f. f5 c
153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1# N9 I# ^+ I/ P+ e
198th FA Bn /19 f5 u; s& ^$ H; G" N% q
250th Cst Art Rgt /27 r* L* @7 @& ^+ h% b- v5 @ `2 X
81st FA Bn /1; w6 F% r( B' W: h+ f
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1 t) W3 H( {( C1 IMorning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,572 b% @, t' O) {8 X5 l+ n I
/ @" \& f# Y* hWeather in hex: Thunderstorms2 L# e# U6 Z* p- u1 a* W# v3 o
2 ^% g8 F0 v1 hRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
: n' z: v# L6 e" X7 I& ]( lEstimated time to target is 30 minutes3 E$ h6 t: \: b# q5 o. \
$ g" {- P) j' z: BJapanese aircraft3 L/ L3 U+ V$ {' _; N
A6M2 Zero x 257 f) R$ q9 s+ l. j/ c3 \
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Allied aircraft
' i; ^; S$ v% K8 b# d- } F4F-3A Wildcat x 12( H0 n& \, f/ H3 B+ u& G: r" V
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
% n1 s) V1 n/ D$ I SBD-3 Dauntless x 721 ?5 ^0 q+ l. v! t
TBF-1 Avenger x 30$ y. Y3 Y+ Y- Y u a% @' S4 z
% J9 k, R! b- O; V, E$ @6 Y) oNo Japanese losses
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/ s1 X' a+ \9 E4 p7 j7 {Allied aircraft losses
) x2 M6 {8 F% c! w# u2 a F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed( Q1 U# k- ]1 y# u" J' r
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
|4 U6 I7 p, U- l2 i2 i& i% d SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged
) d' p% U* W2 O SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak" f" T' G* U* [- l0 ]' U
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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! Q) O9 @% e/ W, _8 [- q; W/ I8 h3 |# |$ dJapanese Ships0 }* P) `) E- Y: }( W: M1 D
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires0 P, e% M, |3 o1 z
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
6 I( _( h* t7 G. R CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire
5 X+ G8 c+ e- P% @) N CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires
# ?/ w8 Q& X% C( R* q CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 2
) K# ]7 Y( W- D+ o# Y3 U) X( c CA Furutaka
1 S3 b D# h) j8 a3 `7 Y& k4 q CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
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' b# u$ W8 Z: j% m+ @5 \/ J2 rMorning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms+ w7 z. A3 r0 a* y) b) l
, g$ a9 G$ I: i) n3 vRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.( Q3 ?$ u5 A$ [; l6 H/ B
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
6 }3 R* `8 d' H A6M2 Zero x 16
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" l5 ~9 S" r ^Allied aircraft
0 Z, X2 \, M% g9 R- n; m8 l) z F4F-3P Wildcat x 12
* W: U0 \- g5 k& y0 F# ^ F4F-4 Wildcat x 153 J3 S9 a' N+ ]' h6 v+ J& M
SBD-3 Dauntless x 51
# p; P8 V$ R' w2 E. o$ m% F0 m( w TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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Japanese aircraft losses
- s% m1 k e$ D1 m4 h& q, b: Y A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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4 w6 W+ E+ p9 g4 \$ \2 r1 [5 \Allied aircraft losses
" y0 g! H9 M" P# j/ ~9 e SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
- h- v; d$ A* Q+ ^! ~. ~ SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak {/ ^4 b) h: w8 B
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships! Z6 D5 u' O" O
CV Kaga, heavy fires
. x9 Y j, g7 Y: z, P9 T CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires8 p) L. m3 r4 R0 ~" K7 o1 K5 R1 Z
CV Zuikaku, on fire7 J0 ~" o! _! H2 E
CV Akagi
; t* ?. f" r9 R5 Y" f CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage6 v& |: W7 d2 e
DD Tamanami
4 u) A* M+ h! c( c CL Nagara
- i" a0 g6 P6 V5 Q- }* L/ H DD Oite
- P" g7 h g- O; k$ n* P" f, T5 Q DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire% O- p) W6 A3 ]
CA Furutaka
8 ?/ Z5 Y1 P0 A3 ~ CA Kako, Bomb hits 14 k: P+ x+ ~8 B2 y3 k1 i, \8 K
DD Minekaze" ?6 k4 L. i4 ]" {1 ?
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,54* N$ y& v( z7 ?
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
/ D6 I( h( N$ Q. W$ J( ]Estimated time to target is 15 minutes; C1 S$ n* J% ^
$ ]+ f/ y2 k0 ~1 K cJapanese aircraft- M' H2 C/ Q- y5 L# q
A6M2 Zero x 33
( L4 n: Y) A9 A7 @ B5N2 Kate x 61
8 C( E3 p0 H j4 Y5 e1 l7 X5 z D3A1 Val x 44
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" D# \: R6 H4 \; t3 ^ @Allied aircraft
, |) t [9 U4 O; ~ D( c' u F4F-3A Wildcat x 17
! b; t. E' F# t' [1 D F4F-3 Wildcat x 48! e2 r- V& J+ m+ i; ]3 X
F4F-4 Wildcat x 815 ?: h% q9 d+ v) z: Y
4 i; L2 y1 D9 n2 X6 y) x& oJapanese aircraft losses
3 o0 D' r6 t! X+ Z4 {5 [ A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
1 q V/ j3 d( o8 ?( W B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged
+ ]3 t" Z" |9 k B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
$ P) R6 n) m2 Z4 n4 r4 R+ j! w5 E: A D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged- f1 F2 j1 _7 b2 s' [. t
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak1 ~ U1 R+ L) Z/ E
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Allied aircraft losses$ Q9 ^+ A1 }! q0 P9 y, P
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed+ d J$ P% ?( x2 Z* ?4 r* u# o
3 c' y9 f/ h# U+ BAllied Ships
4 b5 P4 ?* Z- Z3 S8 w/ t8 E3 X [ CVE Copahee
3 D- A! H7 [9 N2 Q5 A J% D CV Yorktown9 x. n& X! e: |. q2 s% a
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2
7 ]' K7 J R( J- Z5 X CLAA San Diego; b- S- `. Y ?. i! h
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1 U" }' `+ m% k/ G8 M1 Y# PAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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4 c& c- C A) L, QRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.) y9 |9 D. q" t% g) _" h+ i! x2 Y
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes. O" l3 Q7 i C9 {0 C
" G3 |7 X7 E* T0 UJapanese aircraft8 Y( W! M0 \9 L6 m3 v
A6M2 Zero x 3! {+ w, ^0 i/ R1 G, f3 ^# e
2 [: B5 U4 W% o# V4 [( [3 eAllied aircraft
! b' c/ N6 M) x' n7 M" y F4F-3 Wildcat x 24 T) E5 Q7 b5 x9 d
SBD-3 Dauntless x 193 d( |2 F! c2 p" R2 T' E: q
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
) W E% u, Q) L; I2 B F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed0 B8 L- x% U4 G9 a2 f7 Z4 M" h% Z
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged: n0 ]2 q% p0 ^3 L: ]1 {, U4 q
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak$ d, h; }$ f2 L# Y" x! j/ z, y
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Japanese Ships4 ~. P# S3 ?0 F( R
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage9 l; ` y$ s) @( W
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire
0 [0 E/ S& v3 U4 z. k CV Akagi7 k: }1 `8 z! J/ y$ c5 Q" D
CV Zuikaku, on fire
3 U/ Y) ~% e! ]: \7 o ^6 n* _ CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage% A+ f0 v1 b$ O3 p: Z1 z
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57 U) h' r5 L; ]+ r( h& C
, O5 N v6 k2 U/ n( @* O2 q8 ZWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
. u+ r4 z- l' h$ B. I. X: hEstimated time to target is 25 minutes2 x- P6 J& y" \& ]4 o" T
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Japanese aircraft
& L1 Q9 y. R( w& c( P$ \0 D A6M2 Zero x 22 O* W4 ?8 x3 O/ Y7 r& o+ A
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Allied aircraft
) E" R& g* M l5 h) r SBD-3 Dauntless x 2
# H2 m$ J+ S8 @% h TBF-1 Avenger x 6! g4 ^( z# v$ t3 b& w7 B
4 B& S: L' i3 a- gNo Japanese losses& Z4 i: i1 O& J/ \' I
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No Allied losses
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3 E3 t; P& |8 g6 t# |5 PJapanese Ships
* c6 G4 J5 R5 k3 H. m' R CV Akagi
& v: w% J/ l' Z7 H* j2 m! L CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage( z/ T3 |/ _. x' @9 L7 c
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. V# f9 D0 E2 C/ C2 H" t9 X0 G* mAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57- D$ I2 r9 z5 }9 S5 z- M- O) B
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud9 g( J: a. o5 i
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
1 \" r/ ]( P( V" j, YEstimated time to target is 37 minutes7 ~1 ?$ e B g
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Allied aircraft2 ?- q R3 _& W' [' l6 I
F4F-3 Wildcat x 5, y' p! F+ ], V" T% E8 j" J5 n2 M5 E
TBF-1 Avenger x 3
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) |, X! i0 x/ T# S5 r% e# _Allied aircraft losses' v( R4 e9 S: [! W% Q4 i
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
% \& n) w8 N8 b! x( m CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1$ M% n5 F+ L8 Q, d6 j0 o5 O# Z2 }
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,56( f# } ^6 P# A6 j |* B+ ^
n8 N2 X, C- y1 J6 {7 h3 FWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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% T* k/ [9 G- |. n, M& ERaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
, A5 x+ _& ], Z: |3 p }8 v/ AEstimated time to target is 15 minutes" Q; q- f! G" | `! v e' s
7 a2 Q! h% l( R8 M$ F1 K8 d* gJapanese aircraft
3 H, i7 h" |; P A6M2 Zero x 6
& j+ V: M4 l' P3 |+ Y$ k B5N2 Kate x 15
v0 r0 M. J, F D3A1 Val x 19
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Allied aircraft
$ }9 ` p. f0 a5 M0 |) Q1 ~2 @% `7 C F4F-3 Wildcat x 36. S( {; x" q+ N* m' G5 b7 W
F4F-4 Wildcat x 36
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. m4 L0 v' c8 c$ I% _Japanese aircraft losses/ ^: v) s9 l% T( `' t! c- F
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed8 ?& T. I9 K" {1 W
B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
& ?3 q/ q3 W/ \ E' S) P- {9 m$ J' |5 {3 u* D D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged
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2 H# Q1 ]: ~* H* g! u6 ~( S3 CAllied aircraft losses
8 _) j: d/ K2 W' d! N( I* |. K F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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CV Lexington
& K& ^: M: R1 C! T4 @ CV Saratoga
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% V9 i! K" ~+ Y; c' A6 M: vAfternoon 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 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
9 Y& x Y0 v# X' L; n" MEstimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Allied aircraft0 A# w. K7 [+ B4 d' v
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
' R! x6 i4 H% ?0 z; h m F4F-4 Wildcat x 12. n# F8 R: _/ }
SBD-3 Dauntless x 70
+ \) g5 \, Q6 e( n! t3 S+ i TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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f$ {# N5 R5 n; u& k0 ^2 R- L! ? vAllied aircraft losses
# ^4 }2 R# @) { a' `: q SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged3 T) b3 n- d% N: q) Q- J. _/ C$ n
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
* C5 p. m" {; b5 w' l, h CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage# N, m& h" ^6 m7 S
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
) A( v2 g. e% | DD Asakaze
' D- K$ A) U$ N5 Q DD Tamanami/ I1 U# J) P8 P# i4 C- J+ J
DD Onami+ v7 H% ~% n9 t* z6 b) F
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage; M9 y$ F6 e" |4 z3 v. S: [7 c
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage6 ~4 ]. r' o7 R4 a9 o6 z z" I
DD Oite
! @; A& y3 K& h- h DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
`4 y6 Q# r7 V; T: X DD Suzukaze) j e' T8 E( N7 `
CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 11 k0 w# @/ v; g9 t+ Y
CL Nagara
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8 x9 _4 y/ p6 W- c) oAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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4 F% @7 F& [: |$ _/ i' WRaid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.4 k7 O$ q) O1 W
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes) t: c. ]0 R. f7 @9 K- R! ~5 K/ S) \$ {5 t
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Allied aircraft7 @7 l$ Z, m0 S
A-24 Banshee x 2; @8 D" U3 Y/ V+ }, o' h
SBD-3 Dauntless x 25
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- w0 `( Y4 _ f4 j6 T A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged- h) S6 l+ U6 T+ D2 u& O% ?
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships- j0 Q# E5 k$ z: d) f& F5 n0 c
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
! }# k6 K6 v% h. T# p CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 [2 y/ [& {" @ CV Zuikaku, heavy fires
9 f: P, Q$ ]) C) p" i% d CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
4 `( E/ ^1 [4 [( ?3 N$ a1 O" B |- B DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage: s% U% p- G* t! Q0 I
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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! R, Y/ e* |, e3 u6 p! E0 WWeather in hex: Heavy cloud+ r2 _! Y# ~9 ` S. A
# S& I$ U1 ^5 s1 [$ t1 F, yRaid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
4 s6 `8 n( D0 |7 ~; yEstimated time to target is 12 minutes, ]; r' |9 x6 Q
0 ^2 U; t4 Y% a$ y" `+ @/ V' W% j, sAllied aircraft: P+ `+ M- l& x
A-24 Banshee x 14( a' P1 ?8 t$ ]5 B* b. U* w( a$ Y
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Allied aircraft losses
* B U2 p: {1 F0 ^$ O A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged( h; i3 |/ ]9 G; \: M: i
% ^: J3 ^+ t! ]! @/ KJapanese Ships0 u6 _( ~2 N' L/ n/ ?5 D
CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ m- ^- K# B7 c; R CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage7 ^. J! t& ^# g. f3 y
DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage+ [& O7 l. l7 h- K" Z J
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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1 G0 |( @0 S) ~: f; EAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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$ A( @' v) y a) ?* z7 PRaid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.* p7 ]- ~3 Q8 G X
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
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Allied aircraft
& r) I$ @9 x9 R0 s# E, K% N4 u* ] A-24 Banshee x 2: ?0 N. O% s9 |! J4 g8 x
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No Allied losses
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5 v9 `1 P& [* g) fJapanese Ships3 M6 L: a, C# N, }
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires8 r, n" n$ i0 z5 O6 M. t5 ~8 d
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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8 U* }) e# L9 \! ]) wWeather in hex: Heavy cloud% @8 z0 m& b' B' g, Z K ~- q
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Raid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
' Z8 w- ?" ]; m' H( EEstimated time to target is 24 minutes! O5 X/ x; X9 ^* O( m
* A: _8 N$ s( Q. pAllied aircraft1 c% h+ {0 _) P c! s" f
F4F-3A Wildcat x 2' t2 e$ q; e i; K# ?5 r0 X) I
SBD-3 Dauntless x 311 ]6 V* c2 B6 f& s" L- y
TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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/ m8 g8 W5 g/ O2 e3 m# s; gAllied aircraft losses
1 q6 X; k& G$ w/ c SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
$ [" Y, K8 v8 ]# {; b TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
- b( U. B( W$ i) F: ^7 E: R, Z CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage9 |/ p4 p! x/ l) @
DD Oite1 l! H% Z& \( ~5 D
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
5 \5 `+ U( s2 |; m6 N CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage) N* u: P R+ e2 Q! ^! S: c) {
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage% s; \! Z T( j( [8 l: `4 ~
DD Onami1 z$ h1 V, H& w8 @
DD Tamanami0 ^1 S6 h. _% ~0 f
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire& Y+ @8 t/ L% ^7 n: D2 r5 c }% L
DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 13 z F# e% y& e4 O" A5 T
DD Minekaze) C4 D2 u( L) P. G$ M
DD Asakaze
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- i+ m8 ^, I2 j! iAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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9 ~/ x/ i4 n3 F3 O2 u( nRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
6 F- | M0 f. a! T& \4 `4 S+ @- F1 VEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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: C- a% a) k( G/ \# ^4 PJapanese aircraft5 E* N( M# M* s% E% ^- b, q
no flights& D3 E9 w* L/ J6 A
! x! f2 @$ }6 RAllied aircraft
& f: z/ [; B+ I F4F-3P Wildcat x 10( U5 A/ ^2 d4 L
F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
3 s2 `- m4 y& F7 }; X; d( c( G2 Q$ q SBD-3 Dauntless x 632 O5 ]- u2 E! [# x0 o
TBF-1 Avenger x 182 l; M' H/ X1 g9 E- R B7 L1 K: B5 n
7 F/ |8 W* [2 d) I% ]5 A! \* RNo Japanese losses, i" e" M# I6 l! _: R
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Allied aircraft losses+ @4 ]6 T/ A% B* A" a
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged/ p4 a: i% L- S" t+ s+ u; Z
TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged S' M9 a6 C4 [* U; @& u8 }
2 D1 ^# W; _8 ~Japanese Ships& s J& k5 d1 F; V& M4 j! F
CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage
( t8 n2 `' X, n9 r CA Kako, and is sunk9 w1 \+ {+ A& O; d1 e
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 V, `4 I' G) |- I& r" z CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
, z# A& J K- ^+ x" K) J4 q DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
3 ?* z% `7 c: K+ ~# T# e1 t+ Y DD Onami
+ R4 a7 _/ {/ \, o. ] DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk: ^* E$ Y: W2 K2 ~& w, ~ y
DD Asakaze2 n0 K) G4 M& C% H% _
DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage8 J$ ]8 U% G* B4 {% ^
DD Oite. A5 A4 v/ }. ?
DD Minekaze
% g. Q/ L- M9 t: [& @6 Y! ? DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,572 a/ y3 s) }9 G- t
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Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.. u& g5 y- V( c! A" t1 A
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes, {- c( M, |7 i8 T
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Allied aircraft
0 L, l0 k( G9 t/ Q8 \! w. R. g SBD-3 Dauntless x 16; Z! b5 B; s h, e- b
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Allied aircraft losses0 T; \, {2 Z3 V; y2 d" l9 `& j
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged! K& c, A& r6 x2 t' ~5 |% o8 j1 u( T4 C& z
' l' H! v4 e# p' D: X y; TJapanese Ships9 X: @$ e: v& T7 U
CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage9 z9 J% D& q; W e# ]: G; G5 p
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
g" ] F% p9 ~. J3 U i DD Sawakaze- W( J$ W- L5 h. v7 x4 C
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |