AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 42
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& V, I6 m- e( o# @9 ~+ n* F盟军正式登陆阿图岛/ _# n$ H! E$ d+ Y
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 Z2 m, a! e# x/ |/ S58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩4 e# _! u- V H5 S( x" ~2 I
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- C6 ?. D% v. O7 | C( 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
" f8 X) J1 k6 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
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$ s- w9 V8 D# C2 A. oAmphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49)8 E$ M% M# K( s& y, Z# z0 v
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TF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,49$ f: A& h6 u) h. t8 I1 P( D" P
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Allied ground losses:
/ m% _0 ^1 O0 b6 ^1 p, T 253 casualties reported
7 d) I; u6 Z: l$ Y: W) M Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled( e2 {0 m7 L) e) b- [8 F0 K
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled8 R$ ]6 z" n% I6 V+ X( H
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, y- @- O; q& p8 H9 [$ q& @, F
Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)
- `$ S7 m! Z3 N5 U' l# t Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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9 p. ~, b! i* m9 x; }0 NGround combat at Attu Island (153,49)
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Japanese Deliberate attack
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. ? U9 O+ u' ^) M# lAttacking force 5357 troops, 43 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 97. T0 B" w& y. Y- w
7 A8 D& r' B* V/ k% {& ODefending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 4264 R0 z. Q5 X6 q: K1 I4 ~# n
" B, f1 h4 `- U; cJapanese adjusted assault: 0 2 K3 K8 x y3 K6 `' ^7 W
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Allied adjusted defense: 339
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 99 " x/ x( Z2 m; t' A! o
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Combat modifiers
' h4 Q4 S; P v Y* KDefender: terrain(+)
. n) _: ]0 ^* q/ G tAttacker: % Q1 H2 m% Q8 u$ h8 R- ~4 t8 x
: q2 ^ g" D+ D' J1 p. KJapanese ground losses:$ g4 S( @$ Y, Q+ |4 ?6 }
1597 casualties reported
7 x; S3 t4 N, r! F' @ Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled( C& B" q* M; Z5 F& p! z9 W' A4 I/ U
Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled$ J8 w, g3 Q* P$ C: Z
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled
9 d/ {6 \/ Q2 j/ [9 [/ L3 J Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)4 R% y/ N1 x+ k) A6 T
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Allied ground losses:! X+ ~6 i2 o8 ~8 N8 o) j
100 casualties reported
* m: i: a+ B' o! H9 A4 E Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
8 E. D; Q4 W6 A$ \$ m6 t4 k' ` Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
, Y, }8 X, ]$ C- u( Y+ v Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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; U$ |+ O1 }, g8 f5 j3 gAssaulting units:
$ P6 G5 q C/ W! S" l; _" ?5 ] 3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion3 P \5 Z: Y7 V6 Z2 J
302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion9 R$ N- ^) r2 @2 `0 y/ _( B
12th Indpt SNLF Coy 3 U( J* U, E4 J5 W r2 w! K- p! m7 t
7th Base Force' |; o- C" x* ~# B- o
8th Field AF Construction Battalion
- E' B: M2 q! { 5th IJN AA Battalion
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Defending units:" l# ?( T9 K. A+ K" J) y% R' ?
Americal Infantry Div /1
' X6 e- J+ ?2 z4 M 4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /1% @0 ^: m S( t( }
201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1' y" D* ^' x$ z5 _$ ?
151st Combat Engr Rgt /1* u. W& g n2 G# u& e. ]3 q' p
153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /11 V9 y; Z( [, S- {8 r
198th FA Bn /1
6 u- V( q! s5 N! g8 e7 v1 ?" F 250th Cst Art Rgt /22 v8 F; a7 F2 ]1 c' o# \+ m* {2 Y
81st FA Bn /18 G0 ~0 @+ S5 }3 A; d
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57( }6 u$ M3 P( M5 u4 N! Y
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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. {, B7 w2 V2 `$ V9 aRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
6 g6 j: x! c5 o# Y' a3 iEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft j6 f1 L7 a, c* n
A6M2 Zero x 256 D6 H% U, a; N+ ]9 p/ F
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Allied aircraft0 r; a' L; M1 [, B7 S2 r- n
F4F-3A Wildcat x 12" q8 N6 ~: J# o0 I' W1 R7 L
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12/ E2 F) w9 _# d* C# [& ?( q& u
SBD-3 Dauntless x 72
( {8 c3 `" {7 H+ j/ M TBF-1 Avenger x 30/ V* y$ i8 x! B
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No Japanese losses' k8 W4 d" z! c! i
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Allied aircraft losses
9 j( v* ~, X$ t: ] F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed
$ e4 L2 i6 \) S N F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
' ?* @' {0 c _8 Y+ C3 E1 ] Q5 P- ~: d SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged, s7 k; X/ g" u# y- [- y0 n/ H
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak
+ m' j- C6 q# u6 L TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged- W- s5 I# {6 B% S" s# Z
~% S8 T( Y- z) \0 x" oJapanese Ships
+ K3 N5 I0 \8 c& c7 C; R CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
2 \: X& ]7 {' W CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
2 v4 b4 `/ u" s) |! X! {* j CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire7 D3 u/ _" K ?% N. G- D
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires/ T6 G3 f# L3 G# o; b9 a- R
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 2! x1 P* z( a) v5 \
CA Furutaka
6 b) {0 Y8 C' _. R7 j# u+ X% X9 ^ CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57( D+ |% h$ \9 n
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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. x, C9 c( D. h. Z& g& d9 R3 TRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
% H# u( N; N2 H+ QEstimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Japanese aircraft: _$ h3 A1 W; ?9 ]- a+ d' c
A6M2 Zero x 16: |9 I- Z1 l! l" K3 m" ^' e! ~
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Allied aircraft0 R* j+ L3 [! Z* X: l8 H/ B
F4F-3P Wildcat x 12& X' _) c. ^2 h2 D9 M" O
F4F-4 Wildcat x 155 r7 u z+ a3 v* Q
SBD-3 Dauntless x 51
, G! h) {$ N) q+ a* f TBF-1 Avenger x 304 u$ Y" A2 `& M; S/ I7 D
: \' T3 c: ~) F) Z/ QJapanese aircraft losses
( D5 Y4 P4 k& X$ ]0 _1 ^ A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed- g* [4 j. l$ E" S3 F
8 h4 R8 T( [9 ]) w, W' b+ KAllied aircraft losses5 j' h2 s3 J$ V: k) m0 |( j9 s
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
4 b. {2 J. `. f$ e* w$ u SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
* I* M" {7 q& W, |/ V9 _6 O TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships
3 [6 Z- Q2 o* U/ [; N2 o7 ?% S2 u CV Kaga, heavy fires
# Z; B: V/ M3 }) W' Q) M- N CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
7 k4 x0 L8 v" w; b: J9 S J& L; ? CV Zuikaku, on fire
' O# N1 P; @( n* P" s+ h3 p: | CV Akagi8 v% S1 a3 |9 u& J7 U
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
& M2 _: b o3 V$ }% | DD Tamanami/ D( M ?) l- e0 ?$ e/ l, d
CL Nagara$ v" ~' N1 }* s% N: f v
DD Oite9 P4 {& R s$ O, ]6 E+ p
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire# d/ V8 a/ a3 i5 U5 U$ [2 h
CA Furutaka( d) j* E" k$ j5 P' V/ P
CA Kako, Bomb hits 1, `* s% l5 U' X( y
DD Minekaze4 j4 ?. ?" y" n6 a- @5 j2 H
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6 Z% a: \& _, p) _; I0 F9 bMorning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,548 u" @- m+ s5 P
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
* [ ?) P* F/ ]" \0 v: w% e+ wEstimated time to target is 15 minutes5 J( T4 h$ n9 t, D( j
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Japanese aircraft
/ Q* h/ f6 M# Q' z7 S A6M2 Zero x 33
3 x6 O5 ~+ U4 K B5N2 Kate x 61
# f4 k( k! H# ]2 P! E3 h. g D3A1 Val x 44
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Allied aircraft
7 i& I; V' `6 O' q7 J' b8 F F4F-3A Wildcat x 17
4 X+ ?3 l* y6 Q F4F-3 Wildcat x 48" F! Y) c6 \# L- E% \. }! G
F4F-4 Wildcat x 81 l0 G" ^9 N ~2 | k5 T
! r: J% H/ @8 L- w5 c) D8 s8 D) ]* DJapanese aircraft losses
$ V; T( s- c. Z A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
( k1 [1 |. ]7 W" s, m& R) g* A# v B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged4 Q w, |6 Y x) Q) u& E; |- P+ c t
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak/ e2 F# W5 B% @% B8 i
D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged
. @' f- K: }/ y' ?, K+ B D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses
7 y2 b, E y7 v6 F, e F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed/ ]- S4 m8 K9 g: \' x6 I
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Allied Ships, V: c' H4 E2 D' E' B' ?; k0 _
CVE Copahee8 \. Y+ M% d5 E1 H
CV Yorktown& u9 Y6 R1 ^3 U
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2# B& ]& o$ u3 ?
CLAA San Diego8 i k, }" n; S) I1 m
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' o% {% G0 Q3 U5 r7 z9 lAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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t1 u7 A4 ?6 |! oWeather in hex: Heavy cloud* g3 Y7 B! [7 G! K4 _/ K8 c
- \* Z4 n2 r7 p; r! P( lRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
! @$ t2 h3 E& n" L8 DEstimated time to target is 29 minutes
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0 R* n5 u% N# B/ c6 h8 _9 i6 s" LJapanese aircraft/ a6 |% f O) x. W( [
A6M2 Zero x 3
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" o3 w9 X4 ] p& t F4F-3 Wildcat x 20 ?; Z3 `/ q2 W( D
SBD-3 Dauntless x 19
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No Japanese losses' j0 A0 J6 t# p; j# S
& u2 J, O0 ~9 d7 b; j: {3 S& ZAllied aircraft losses
$ k" ]8 [+ N( \ ]0 { F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
1 a1 G* y( @1 @0 B( V SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
7 @# d! h2 @( w+ ~7 d SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
9 Q! q" o% _; ?3 ]# o0 W7 J CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage- Q3 A: P# R5 H# p0 F( Z. k8 @& {
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire
& i$ q. F* i8 I4 a& N6 `+ j3 k. V& m CV Akagi
# r. V: i( @9 B4 g4 }; x! ] CV Zuikaku, on fire
$ x3 l4 _, N4 L2 z5 u CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,570 h# b; V" b5 Y, t& H" g
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.& M+ Q* U' I# J
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes
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# ~$ b: g) @. ?& O( W# \4 }9 J7 {Japanese aircraft
* ^& p/ d3 q: @+ Q) Y1 q A6M2 Zero x 2
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/ d9 D. z$ O2 s! p7 oAllied aircraft, c7 f0 `8 c7 F: w8 B1 k+ e
SBD-3 Dauntless x 2
# g, g' o. Q7 v) H TBF-1 Avenger x 6
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4 H' g, C# n' f4 [No Japanese losses
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' ~2 s+ S3 i) @$ f+ `No Allied losses# A$ K, _5 r. Q: k
4 Z, e, d% X6 F* f, j# bJapanese Ships
' K1 P; v* r& T7 O' ~' A CV Akagi
. y1 ] f! |% [" X. o CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage( @0 ?1 P/ z" I6 O6 l
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1 D& ^. F2 z, [8 u; t/ y) _ XAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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( k7 L6 X2 l0 \3 N& y* {Weather in hex: Heavy cloud; H m6 T( }- C
, b9 P- K4 z1 v" A* J( DRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
3 m) E9 l! w( F8 F0 CEstimated time to target is 37 minutes
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# l# c4 b: G# e. R* Q2 KAllied aircraft! z. o- z" u/ y2 t
F4F-3 Wildcat x 5
* {# l1 P# h- S' r TBF-1 Avenger x 3
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Allied aircraft losses# z8 t" k! k" g* K0 x+ o/ D+ K
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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7 P) T' t1 X! ?7 u9 E Y" EJapanese Ships
& V( V4 z& J& }# h& @ CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,56- v+ r' g. U0 u+ M# g
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.( f1 [' s/ @& \ _. J6 W! }
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes. s% x7 _6 R Y; M0 ~- ? N; J1 y4 w
' A9 I, f" m. T+ t4 ZJapanese aircraft
) C9 _+ u$ J. m2 C9 U A6M2 Zero x 6
$ B, r, X# h) ?$ i1 b0 A, _ B5N2 Kate x 15
8 @1 X4 t, x. i+ n1 R D3A1 Val x 19. i6 f; [% C( i! G' c
5 v4 F3 n& n( O' XAllied aircraft
' M9 t% x6 z9 Q8 ^9 B3 U F4F-3 Wildcat x 36: C; n; [. e. Q
F4F-4 Wildcat x 36" J) \ B) _# y- Y9 w6 _
6 |5 r; E( D% c/ B, H' b, ZJapanese aircraft losses
4 i! r0 J9 U2 C: h7 g0 s A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
: |: j# j) c V& O B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged' k* R) @! e- k# v& N0 \
D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged h# n5 _: m8 k7 t9 l6 B$ L, h0 S
# q2 R! @6 C3 D, a8 JAllied aircraft losses" C# o# p0 x( D N# d
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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0 X3 u% t8 h% I$ N- fAllied Ships
# B$ n6 \* G6 R8 v( V1 v CV Lexington
b! m& M7 z3 `( C% v3 R: D CV Saratoga
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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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6 @8 t2 ~/ M WRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet." @- s) X' A$ [; h
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes/ o* a* n2 ^" v$ Z4 V8 U
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Allied aircraft
0 z1 ~# D$ c* H% Q( Q5 ? F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
$ m% A3 e: X) M4 |, Z% w5 Q' {+ u7 u' [ F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
. P# r. i: E2 w SBD-3 Dauntless x 70( N5 c; a/ I1 ~! h* i& \7 D
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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c: `" p1 C6 M# G0 PAllied aircraft losses E. Y' Q* F1 C: m1 c& Z' O. s
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged7 ~& c+ i A& f* g& v! ?0 i
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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* j6 Z; f% P% A. d' j" NJapanese Ships4 c/ i* i) E1 m( q
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 g- y5 q2 e. r# y CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires4 V/ ?% ], A# `. N/ s; K
DD Asakaze
+ v8 ~2 ?1 L- I$ g, X* A+ s/ N DD Tamanami
% ~! i0 y. \3 S2 K# C- P5 r' t+ [ DD Onami8 E5 X2 Q" M4 D: ^+ _: K8 f
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage2 v& E; q; i3 H4 Y8 h2 m# |
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
- p+ L# Y+ M$ f1 ]# z/ C& Y DD Oite! F: A7 c! q. k4 }
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage! z7 s8 z' r2 I, S
DD Suzukaze
+ ~2 a8 |. m5 _; [9 h4 w9 l CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1
/ |/ D" r+ @8 M% |; O k CL Nagara
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^. |. A# g! ^* ?& lAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57% t3 B' v/ l% D" N7 l7 D
- y# x1 R0 {2 y$ T' a: P! VWeather in hex: Heavy cloud# K8 X3 ~7 T! z# g- c
. Q; H6 D+ r# D2 E3 D# A7 RRaid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet./ G6 }9 c- k% e
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Allied aircraft8 K* u( ]/ r" {) I, X
A-24 Banshee x 20 O$ D+ e0 D1 E) ?
SBD-3 Dauntless x 25
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Allied aircraft losses! m1 Y2 y1 T$ [
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
6 @' j) y% z2 s% N" d. I8 g& r SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged5 C0 S4 L7 ~7 F+ D* @& G
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Japanese Ships" D# t( S8 u8 k/ c9 b
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage v- m$ y; f8 a* V2 ]8 e1 _
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 Y9 }. W5 [% ~/ U7 A% K) g CV Zuikaku, heavy fires
" j+ M2 K. \4 f2 j, M CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires+ z8 r& q& i: i- S
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage8 T9 h3 H5 M6 s" q9 n
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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8 ?! M1 l$ I7 L/ M8 i3 [4 C3 AAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,578 ]- L1 ^3 ]+ E1 @
% n+ `* l$ f4 n6 ?6 K: cWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.8 p+ w/ ^/ F- t
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes! ^4 y& O$ H" ?7 ^- E! K6 s
, X/ L4 V# `" }( G6 ^, a, NAllied aircraft
4 e; x3 S0 Y4 q* p# Y, q% M, c: U a A-24 Banshee x 14
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# d! D$ E% D/ Q$ vAllied aircraft losses
' i4 n( {4 F. ^) Q; l A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
+ f5 J( b! p' w9 j+ ?% ?3 ~ CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage; b- ?: S& Z; q2 z& n8 U; z
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
# v! }3 Q- m" \% C! G" u% z7 a DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 Q6 y: P+ x+ \7 s- w, L CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage) A2 ~' r6 V% p2 b( `' W( l
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3 B! m2 V5 e) y" [5 m. `Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57! j4 C+ N" Z! \- z- X1 A. Y, n
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud/ G2 u9 M: X( U( O |2 e
& O5 `0 ] h* o; p' Y4 v fRaid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
U9 g4 F/ @0 F, t8 B2 `Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
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Allied aircraft
0 A+ v, A+ L7 A, u4 h+ y A-24 Banshee x 2; |6 U3 c: C; A6 K) J" @; d
% T% }) Z7 p8 g6 }6 T( ~( d3 `No Allied losses+ d6 p# [( J- b9 E9 d/ x: U. `0 _. n
: p" T8 {0 D9 FJapanese Ships
* k3 X" E, W. d3 g CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
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' B: e* J$ `; D/ o1 p) XAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57; s3 _( _8 Y. g
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud# T- a/ x: ]" F. w
% |. e9 E5 x, MRaid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
3 P4 @7 _+ h. O9 t% {9 b5 sEstimated time to target is 24 minutes D2 P: f- R% H9 ^
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Allied aircraft ]8 E6 H1 S: j4 J
F4F-3A Wildcat x 2
' a$ Y: l3 J) i0 _: Q7 D: E8 ?) K SBD-3 Dauntless x 31
- \- ^6 }6 L" s. O1 ]2 B; R TBF-1 Avenger x 157 C6 R7 E a# U, V% n
6 V% R. ^4 W' b; T( f, h7 ?4 |Allied aircraft losses3 Z& `" |- `! {/ B* v% D
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
) U- ~3 c, i: l TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged# c4 v! H/ N# G% |3 o3 [
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Japanese Ships! x/ f) Y2 L$ S& s. k
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage1 ?( n. J% {% M( ?
DD Oite$ h, J6 A8 p3 G. g1 R& g
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
6 H3 c" ^. I) W+ M9 P1 Y' g CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage. j8 [3 j$ Y( l, g. A4 Q& p
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage$ Y9 A. s4 O ]6 I& N$ Q
DD Onami
6 q7 M) b8 d9 ?6 m2 e+ n* T9 x, ` DD Tamanami
5 v- [# w( p0 Z CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire# g9 v* ~* r* `
DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 1
5 u2 G6 F/ B1 ^; h DD Minekaze* L* b3 R3 B; V7 M' c0 b
DD Asakaze) s1 }% B4 n) i, T% s3 t
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8 E( m# j2 W& U: f$ _Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud# O. n- C: Q% i: K) W% Q: Y# _
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.& ?5 H2 ]: }5 O
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft3 A8 k: D1 |$ ~/ S
no flights, h6 v M1 k& }' R" \
' z0 |9 k* r) M4 T6 n# x( U f' \4 V/ DAllied aircraft8 K! i- P5 v6 x. H1 h
F4F-3P Wildcat x 10
- \2 j& n; C* R1 N( F. p K F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
, e, k3 F$ u7 J% E) ]: W' W \ SBD-3 Dauntless x 637 k0 _# J2 D b8 H. X
TBF-1 Avenger x 18# d0 v% [; r4 s7 e' ^# R. ?8 D9 S
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No Japanese losses7 ?: ^ G3 f7 X2 \( B
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Allied aircraft losses7 t8 \% Y4 Z& T; o/ I* T
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged+ f' x' g) p* X/ j8 K3 Y
TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
) m, G8 q$ v5 H u CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 }! K0 n# U1 i; j* z' N2 k. ?( r CA Kako, and is sunk# n( U4 t: G% n1 {. R L) x6 {5 t
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ Q1 D+ Z- ~& F6 Z- P H CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk, R% |- D! z7 M
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk" E: {' @0 b4 Z& Y- S! [
DD Onami
- P. c/ B2 W5 R7 E DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk8 X8 u) l8 I8 W
DD Asakaze& C) _ W* A/ D
DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage, `) B2 c9 H9 e3 \
DD Oite' o1 d- J7 A* v! g! U- }
DD Minekaze
. F9 f( T; A A6 b& K# W& [ DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,572 N0 J, [9 h& z' g
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0 e+ P- I% T# Q4 ~7 uRaid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.; a1 z0 v+ ]1 q* p/ c/ N
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes# D# U1 Q2 U) Y+ y! m/ G; G, |, H
& w Y2 i7 q" b( \ V9 gAllied aircraft/ K" f( `4 d( Y- Y: M0 ]0 @0 l
SBD-3 Dauntless x 16! `( u" B- T, C
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Allied aircraft losses
8 S8 D$ w: b0 l3 x& k% h5 s SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged9 k5 R' [/ I- e8 k. s# I% T1 c- z
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Japanese Ships
+ V* @/ H6 ]( J# q" [( E/ `; u- y9 [ CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage; T0 J7 e1 m5 q+ Y j) Y
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage. v# B2 T0 y" J
DD Sawakaze# F+ x' N A3 V4 j# K ]
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |