AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 42
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盟军正式登陆阿图岛
/ c- N3 h! J' M( ?2 ^( Z; T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
( L }& _/ v4 ^9 c4 {# z' u58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩1 C3 e/ _" i2 w6 l7 _" E4 j# I/ j1 _
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0 `3 L2 J& g6 h$ o* R! C
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
) S% Y( m0 o( e3 Y% g! ^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1 P& f# I! S1 B" M% p( d" l
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Amphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49)
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5 r1 u& R6 r5 I+ f+ c, P3 jTF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,498 L+ X; p' M- @* m
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Allied ground losses:" _5 L; E5 n5 h7 W" Q! ^' y
253 casualties reported
$ F+ ~- {' Z& q Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled
3 i% O0 D$ d8 L) U/ o+ N2 ~ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled% Z+ o% b" C+ j) K" p5 u0 h5 P$ M& w
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled( z' ~5 x6 O3 O* |( ]% B1 o
Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)
: I( J/ S* X3 ]% n6 @; A6 s- q Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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. Q: ?6 b6 [) ^( EGround combat at Attu Island (153,49)
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Japanese Deliberate attack+ }7 _6 `% g4 p1 G- [5 ]' Q
, {, p# h+ D4 `/ v. S- S2 z6 sAttacking force 5357 troops, 43 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 97
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3 f2 ?! s( m! Z0 WDefending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 4265 o$ j- ]2 Y2 o' i) f" p. I' U
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Japanese adjusted assault: 0 * @! H4 G/ x5 v; b1 D
. B8 }& I) o8 ^1 {! I4 o9 }8 yAllied adjusted defense: 339 ) G3 K' Q" r8 c2 ]
4 h4 v% L a. \' |9 aJapanese assault odds: 1 to 99
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Combat modifiers S2 Y' B8 Y8 G9 T' U5 {
Defender: terrain(+)
3 X( u5 }- M ZAttacker: 3 [+ \: ], L% `
1 [& ^. E4 V/ d% A& C, D6 ZJapanese ground losses:
4 Q' G: ?% H' b, }1 l* O 1597 casualties reported. P6 F% { G4 q9 }% T2 a
Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled
& |& W9 Y7 T' l) ^ \" _5 g) P \3 a Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled
! w' R) F1 w' h k) ]8 W0 N7 e2 L; h Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled: P& K# f4 V) O. h' P0 h# V: K
Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)
/ T! {- H7 F0 ]& e! E! c1 R Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)9 q: O3 K' M7 }
& y& s/ B+ l* R' v2 }Allied ground losses:
2 @7 V* z7 B! z5 i Z! s: R9 ` 100 casualties reported) j' W8 z4 M4 s) w
Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled+ }& ?) x7 O/ D7 w
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
- ^ y+ [. Y! n Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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- H3 L8 L# ^% N: @; b3 rAssaulting units:
; Z! |0 S7 K! U/ e* I 3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion3 l2 m% |9 \0 H2 B
302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion
, F9 i" p: H; I' H: ?! U% H 12th Indpt SNLF Coy G8 u% y% \* j. H
7th Base Force5 r& N3 T- m$ B- L# t! a
8th Field AF Construction Battalion; r! o+ ]# @3 K
5th IJN AA Battalion
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Defending units:2 N' }, Z2 ~. W2 |3 Z
Americal Infantry Div /1
4 B& v- G/ O% c, C& F2 r0 X; m 4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
/ I' E; d9 m2 w- \& e 201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
5 N. A7 A0 d! R6 d0 e/ q5 N6 o& Z 151st Combat Engr Rgt /16 |* R3 u+ n$ p- J7 ^% F5 J
153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
2 p$ @! Z2 R: d& d8 Q 198th FA Bn /1. r- @" x- J9 s9 M+ T
250th Cst Art Rgt /2
! Y$ q/ J0 T* G 81st FA Bn /1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57) }' Q; \! u% A2 ]8 |: q; a
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.7 o3 b: A+ L/ A7 q3 v; |. K- r+ m1 K, u
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes+ v2 ^5 Q) g7 w+ B5 n
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Japanese aircraft- [6 F# a( X# w8 {9 z- Q- ^. x% r
A6M2 Zero x 25
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Allied aircraft4 {/ u0 U. N# o, r
F4F-3A Wildcat x 12
* ]. ^( F1 b# P9 e" c7 a F4F-3 Wildcat x 120 b a* \" j# x$ s8 Z
SBD-3 Dauntless x 72/ `3 P1 H0 D" F/ D% D4 B
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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& u( V/ [8 j+ `/ Z4 i- r+ ^No Japanese losses. z) o: f) T+ [2 O4 Q- X+ g
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Allied aircraft losses
+ \6 w) w$ a; k8 b F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed
$ v/ m9 F% K5 | F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
- }8 C3 t6 i+ Y SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged# d P+ b. h' @) V
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak
1 b6 a5 r4 H3 s8 t TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged( e$ N; u# _7 d9 Y( c% ?. B
1 Y% H3 V; [) ]# k: SJapanese Ships9 W5 v( @* F! i9 a+ d5 E& L! w
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires e0 R1 l" T1 u8 Z' X; Z
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
0 E: V% y5 z0 M3 f5 \ g CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire5 Z% u0 C9 B% ?7 V. B7 Z8 e+ j
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires
3 x) d" Y( M2 H: M) ~ CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 29 W& u# X6 _$ A8 P
CA Furutaka( m. O1 e% G* ~: @+ g! E* f+ _
CA Kako, Bomb hits 12 k5 A; Z6 |- ?* g
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1 E+ V% S; S0 D6 ?- |3 l7 j* EMorning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,573 t) y" i( {5 y! O" Z
, v% b8 R7 F) ~" f5 cWeather in hex: Thunderstorms3 I* W( U* i( [
2 K$ P! {8 i N) o# [Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
3 U0 e. y7 H' D2 I$ R* K% g# KEstimated time to target is 31 minutes
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, x7 a$ h- [( @) \0 Q# x# [8 bJapanese aircraft
# o1 ?5 K; y" o% R9 D. r/ ^3 @$ c A6M2 Zero x 16
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& A% X/ O3 h. J( T3 @8 f9 LAllied aircraft. v& }( r2 E# R6 x
F4F-3P Wildcat x 12
7 n4 W; i* c0 P7 X; I# y F4F-4 Wildcat x 15- B/ m) E9 {& ^, j# B+ L6 a6 l
SBD-3 Dauntless x 51
" X9 ?6 } g1 U! o* ], c+ y" k TBF-1 Avenger x 30% r( C1 [$ z- x ^: s
- W$ T) B( ?) J; Q8 n5 _5 NJapanese aircraft losses: I, L/ m' x9 ?
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed& \* @: N. `& |1 T8 H; Q/ C+ ~
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Allied aircraft losses
# a7 \ [2 h7 R. u; I SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
0 l+ x( P5 Y' c0 q, {9 Q/ d$ V D SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
0 T4 G2 s6 D8 Y' V TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships
% M7 |# j7 E" B$ R CV Kaga, heavy fires
) V: F" y1 h8 |# o( n4 r CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires3 M0 Y1 `% {/ O: C" ]
CV Zuikaku, on fire
8 ^* m% B5 |7 H( F6 N2 k CV Akagi
4 [' } [: @ p. q* Q6 q CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 v4 z' j% _% {- a; L6 p DD Tamanami
& o, M* l( Q2 @( P( w CL Nagara$ B0 M. C$ R$ D: ^* n3 {( g1 P) I
DD Oite4 B) F# z0 t! [; N
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire+ ~& |, Q9 t( c5 U5 D7 o" F
CA Furutaka3 T5 f9 e+ O1 ~3 H7 \7 E8 G
CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
3 Y6 {4 @1 }5 [6 T' a DD Minekaze
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,54
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud8 v0 P# [& |* W8 k/ q, k
; l0 D1 U0 C3 A y& rRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet., n! ]$ d+ p+ U; w( J7 p; f5 P
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes6 A/ v2 I s3 {0 `& s
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Japanese aircraft q5 Q. d: W/ h. \7 _5 [# I
A6M2 Zero x 33
; V1 |7 P+ ]) j2 s+ O7 ]" P B5N2 Kate x 61
; i( h* ^$ d, Z3 s: s0 w D3A1 Val x 44& J- I0 U4 t3 x& g: M; n. m
6 X" {+ W8 h0 E' {, yAllied aircraft4 s4 y" ~4 E, C6 q. o: t, {
F4F-3A Wildcat x 175 P% |- j- a: V
F4F-3 Wildcat x 48' R4 n3 N1 W% N2 w* r
F4F-4 Wildcat x 81
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Japanese aircraft losses: |* o0 h1 t1 s: Y8 e
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
+ \0 v1 h( X, { B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged
# A/ b/ V( }4 F/ J. |- C B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
% Q' k3 R6 ~* b! T% A2 I( a D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged6 E4 j; U: k& d; c
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses
! J, d! `8 `) ~( `$ N5 p+ l/ d F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed. \9 }( V2 D! Y/ q
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Allied Ships
8 x) F1 j9 c9 A \, b CVE Copahee
& b4 T ~2 J3 z- I CV Yorktown
1 F6 `) g; @" A CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2 M* z# a+ K: u0 W% n/ B: `0 k1 L
CLAA San Diego
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,574 z3 e4 C$ ^# G
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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* J, a/ p& I# HRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
" H9 P& [6 y. t) W' v5 b1 `4 w$ nEstimated time to target is 29 minutes
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* y; s! [! [0 ]8 n2 N. @Japanese aircraft
8 \/ t* `, G* m) M( Z A6M2 Zero x 3
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Allied aircraft" d3 v" {+ B$ s/ s5 E
F4F-3 Wildcat x 2
& x* ?7 [6 i/ ?2 \. X( j% l$ q; i SBD-3 Dauntless x 19( x% T1 a& l' g. e) T8 E
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No Japanese losses3 U: }7 E9 m2 _2 ^6 g
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Allied aircraft losses
6 @9 M% `1 g* _4 `& R8 T/ c0 G. Q; r F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed% a J8 e/ y g, ~- i/ _# ]
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged2 V4 g0 w3 _3 U6 V2 h3 d( i" W" N) F
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships1 X/ B" E+ }$ V3 b4 \. |) N: |
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
. v# p& P. `6 p CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire
' o: R2 [) N9 n# Q, L( j9 N. f CV Akagi$ o& @2 h* r1 {1 a4 g
CV Zuikaku, on fire
9 a* a6 _* E" {. a6 t( A CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage/ @' q& S( K; n
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57& l9 ~; K& _$ t4 U% J
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud o: p H+ w, j' |
s2 D" h- T4 s- yRaid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
' G4 X. W: J& [) PEstimated time to target is 25 minutes+ C+ p6 |8 v# J& }$ _& \
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Japanese aircraft
2 D# n. o6 H$ ^4 g% |+ G# C7 w A6M2 Zero x 27 Z: k6 N+ i$ F. P5 @9 [7 L9 ^/ V
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Allied aircraft& |) g& Z: \* \' [1 T- @- `9 J
SBD-3 Dauntless x 2
F; O% p% j$ M5 Z- L9 v! [3 R TBF-1 Avenger x 6" n9 s. q; X% Z
$ R) l1 R2 p. mNo Japanese losses
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. d, J- D' e M: _! zNo Allied losses
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& K" X# b( Y. S0 iJapanese Ships4 S1 n6 ^4 m6 {) R: K
CV Akagi- R; ^! U, w: L+ e9 e7 O1 u4 F
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage+ ] K) F3 b6 Q2 A
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& W( v2 X6 ~; z5 \' Q# `Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57" h$ y# a, e: q2 T! g
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud. g3 T5 V* L \7 R
5 i3 j$ D( _9 J* r) T9 pRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.- Y$ E% E, U5 E) V
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes( E( U" S) ?( t* K% ]5 h% }
0 J& {2 Q1 @& {3 H FAllied aircraft/ x* d# S4 l3 M: y
F4F-3 Wildcat x 51 Q+ O- k. w2 F8 [# y4 R
TBF-1 Avenger x 3
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3 i& ?' e7 W1 K6 x1 |6 SAllied aircraft losses3 [4 d5 N v6 ?" ~& E. _6 ^* a
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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( P+ b# Z# ~4 u& h: T: K- n/ e S CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1: }! r9 J* H7 ? W
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^: r R E |, K& ^Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,56
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& U6 ~1 P( o" k) ?7 d9 eWeather in hex: Heavy rain5 j: N! K( {& y5 r. T
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
$ A X3 X) n5 V' j* h' W: UEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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' F5 O; U) T) x, b, _& cJapanese aircraft$ Q' n/ E7 G+ N) \' l0 u9 y
A6M2 Zero x 6
- s& z$ e+ f5 k' ?3 b B5N2 Kate x 15
6 {/ c0 e! u; ]# I# x/ b D3A1 Val x 19
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Allied aircraft! N5 W8 U$ ~2 [, ~6 S
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
% [& e. {9 N& k( j7 e( I7 \ F4F-4 Wildcat x 36/ r& Z1 j3 a( z2 k7 O- Z7 ^7 s
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Japanese aircraft losses, T$ m" {& |0 M- ?) s
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
0 l( Z L, ]3 t1 g8 ^' o B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged& O" j$ v' f* v7 t/ T
D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged1 c! K. U7 C% S; d% v
' ?$ ~1 m' ^ \3 b: {( \+ |8 qAllied aircraft losses$ T3 J+ o: Y2 }! v2 Z# Y6 a# |+ U
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed% N' S$ L: F$ q* x- ~) Y, j8 q, Z
* }" {; x2 x. q1 g7 C! k9 gAllied Ships
1 D) s' U: u8 K1 D CV Lexington
5 G6 \7 {3 H$ F+ e1 b3 s% D4 t CV Saratoga
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- M5 E' J, A, ^Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57+ ]: d) g& b+ x6 e/ W( K, W
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud L3 C8 F$ D/ {& i+ ]/ R3 m$ ?7 `
9 C* @- {- F+ H- D2 m/ vRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.0 G3 F/ Y6 s8 i U$ U8 D
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes3 Z5 h, ^( j; J" d7 w' p0 O
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Allied aircraft
2 O/ r* q) x) C5 U& y4 V F4F-3 Wildcat x 12# X" D* H5 a. ^, [+ u) I
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12$ o" H7 O6 E- P2 E, Y( \1 w0 J
SBD-3 Dauntless x 704 e9 e" k6 J& p8 a
TBF-1 Avenger x 30! Q4 f1 n; T# D( z5 h# v Z
/ n+ t' T6 E7 d9 G* z" |; SAllied aircraft losses' J% p$ ^& d/ P1 [1 [
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged4 K4 v/ c8 V0 h
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged4 }( l: \4 d* Z5 o4 m
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Japanese Ships) K9 ?* v1 _. N% y
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 F6 Z2 g/ w8 M+ n( ? CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
% r! O/ w" C3 O5 L! x$ G( M DD Asakaze5 r6 r6 U0 }( ], K) u! [
DD Tamanami
, q. q- m& m6 V7 ^ DD Onami7 l2 N4 p/ _$ V, a e
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
9 ?7 W) Q8 B3 p+ X4 O7 y4 s CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage2 f l9 ]: s, K, H# [" K/ L8 Z9 n
DD Oite1 C+ `+ p+ ?; h! l& m Y
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage$ k$ e) s0 V: z$ P/ X) ?. O
DD Suzukaze! v; I: R; i$ S
CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 15 X3 G9 I. N, u! t$ u) b
CL Nagara9 F1 Z- B8 O( W% o! V
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,576 G# a% R* q" O
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud: k5 o$ `/ _+ p. `* k+ A8 D0 }3 p
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Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
+ M6 t7 K: P n5 l4 m6 KEstimated time to target is 30 minutes0 g2 q0 P, b- n/ y
* m# L+ M- Y0 u1 PAllied aircraft: d" \6 H, j; Z4 B& X
A-24 Banshee x 21 r4 m1 G( `6 G* \7 Q6 V- q: W
SBD-3 Dauntless x 25
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Allied aircraft losses
: S% j1 {' k5 ^ A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
0 ~$ C/ V2 t y( N* v, J d SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged8 M) N& x, K/ T! U' R0 H+ W# q6 ]5 s% F
& a- G9 R4 F) Y$ H8 S8 m* e& wJapanese Ships7 f; ]+ @: Z5 o/ ?
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage0 b- F" h8 |% N# m$ E t& v5 h0 [
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
; w3 I* `& w+ K& N CV Zuikaku, heavy fires
% E; t6 y6 c) d4 X7 g- N CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
7 i) t3 f3 y8 D DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage, B2 C8 @/ f" Q
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage$ j, X9 c- A1 m
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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 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
: D9 P" Y) R }! OEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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& s! a, x- l5 l$ _7 UAllied aircraft9 W9 X, n6 } X
A-24 Banshee x 14! Z2 B! `' H; ?& q) Z
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Allied aircraft losses) g; g) x8 D; P9 d" S- k d) e
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships6 X' B1 P! U8 D
CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage6 `7 p0 U, B, k' V. X, ]
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage& j" b) e/ E; S6 B! u. f* e. g
DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage- U( h R$ H# ~& {5 L( l
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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4 P, I5 G3 I6 uAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57( K/ U$ k1 N! A! R' O/ @- q
; z( m& T: f0 C0 V- H2 ~Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.8 \5 a, B# o' K; t" ]1 p
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes" Z7 M! C1 J0 n2 T
% A+ l& W3 | AAllied aircraft
f' ^2 Y' T( v8 W5 P: r7 ~ A-24 Banshee x 2* g4 A, n' v; r) O( R
G+ F, J, ~, ~) I- RNo Allied losses
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5 ^8 C9 |! b' }! Y h& O7 H% g8 K+ VJapanese Ships0 q; W) p1 N, @9 ~7 T2 q
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires( `9 z+ c! _1 i" O3 A
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,571 S i& ~. Q+ Z; G
5 N/ [+ [2 Z" ^ Z1 vWeather in hex: Heavy cloud2 Z) p( d, f0 l6 u$ x6 ? x
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Raid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.8 k1 A2 P* q' P$ M$ O8 y
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes
6 B D& _& D: N" S" u& m ! B. i N: ~8 F2 U/ Z
Allied aircraft8 d+ @& W! {: T
F4F-3A Wildcat x 2
0 G& W$ w( y& v! U# y" \ SBD-3 Dauntless x 31
% n; m! _: _0 E1 K9 N$ A6 L. i TBF-1 Avenger x 15
3 I4 t u4 N- v/ L7 R# y* X # L5 }# |! n( c2 S( h/ F/ j3 U
Allied aircraft losses+ p* W- v w" X/ m) X( q6 a3 b
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged) G6 ^2 Z- P! n* P+ Z- l
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged& F5 p# p% p3 o, U1 a. H7 U
: w. n2 J4 S( {* R- TJapanese Ships
5 a$ N4 A! n/ ~; Q+ O0 W8 L CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage1 u# y8 n% f6 {9 d4 T. A
DD Oite
% ] O! v5 E8 n% i8 N7 c/ ?3 Y CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires! c! u, k- C7 p' ?
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
- T5 |) c9 M" h+ k& Z- `! R CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage) Z/ S) A4 d$ S' d! h0 B
DD Onami: f) t! o$ L7 S) U% {* {9 Q
DD Tamanami
4 ^! s) j; ]6 G9 w CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire
7 j& \" V9 s$ u8 E8 r DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 1" c, Q: ^1 H4 q+ Q* R( ]
DD Minekaze: `/ b) A" C2 P
DD Asakaze
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57& c9 O- P4 d6 j. `$ d! s3 V$ E
5 X6 M" I( g1 ~6 uWeather in hex: Heavy cloud# C# @ B2 e8 z/ ?) O
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet., k+ l' L8 K. u; t
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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0 X, L* |( p' q$ B# p. G) jJapanese aircraft
; X& R% ~ z, h4 L$ ^% Y( m3 V0 a no flights
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* z Q) ^# i+ s) q' dAllied aircraft. E2 @( c3 l) r8 n0 t( g7 r+ f
F4F-3P Wildcat x 10: X- M7 w: o# a/ J2 m
F4F-4 Wildcat x 14! w4 l. I7 [, h! ~: d9 s
SBD-3 Dauntless x 636 i! I+ ?1 Y& ]4 S+ I! C% V5 b
TBF-1 Avenger x 182 q3 [, P7 [+ F+ B& y1 t$ F! E
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No Japanese losses' S3 H V: K& d! B( [% o# i
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Allied aircraft losses
5 Q. B* D: K3 a( u; s- |: L SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
( q9 K' Y% B! u. ?1 C TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged1 T6 e" k( U1 H0 \
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Japanese Ships
0 R1 s$ }$ p2 i, y2 e CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage! ]- Q$ W2 y' Y2 x- x
CA Kako, and is sunk
- T- j, P0 D' Y) U2 s* K CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 r/ b; T# @4 g- S" r: f8 x, _- f CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
- v& ?, \' p2 h: I6 m+ M8 Y DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
$ J6 R% x L6 J) U7 |/ M DD Onami/ Y( g7 l; k, P3 C. T& z+ j
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk4 ^ N; C9 [3 h* H; k0 ^
DD Asakaze
$ ?% C! |$ D$ H' _ DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
! c, d9 [. s8 W& v. V& Y7 Y+ T& U DD Oite& ^& ], T0 N! j6 |! P
DD Minekaze% v V$ G; s2 H: ]* ]' u4 y
DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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t1 x1 |5 o7 b6 ^) j% cAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
9 U9 ?5 M1 S+ Y; W8 A
T- d8 E2 F7 v, H- B1 B4 \Weather in hex: Heavy cloud/ Q- Z+ A% ?; Z& P
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Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.' X7 C3 J& q6 Q/ }
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes9 X2 q; `; a0 `6 @
; a$ i# J9 j$ a( q' vAllied aircraft
! h& J. o0 i7 M% g0 i- v SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
- k9 e! t$ h6 d! Z, ^' ]) ^ * @2 b, z/ w9 H: q0 T) v
Allied aircraft losses
/ B6 J$ a( r4 W SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged% `! i( z7 R8 ?6 r" w
+ g+ k/ s! h6 t$ h) y* GJapanese Ships
5 }# `$ G( \0 { CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 R$ Q+ S3 H {9 G/ o9 U6 l' h CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 e% P3 x) Z; A# ?+ W. G) Z/ q* N DD Sawakaze
8 F' L6 L+ p) G& p [3 d DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |