AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 42# V& x$ C6 H Q. z; C
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盟军正式登陆阿图岛
2 M0 n8 {5 s: e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" p$ ?3 N& [+ H6 n
58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩/ |. m9 ?7 f$ o+ f7 {$ K
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5 l* B d; L, {- _0 A7 Z
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
( W( b: q# @* E. K5 M# Z1 V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( I7 c0 M6 a. L7 T" Q5 J
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1 Q( c, E9 F! u3 `7 U% H# S) BAmphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49)
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TF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,49
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Allied ground losses:& E$ g, o( P& b1 F
253 casualties reported, f/ R* i$ @/ i( u' Q$ U
Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled
/ P! f' t- C8 V& `& g% q. E Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
8 t6 @+ E, |3 a6 E Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled0 ~ s% p2 Q5 y! L$ n l2 f
Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)
* i* C9 Z; w7 U: i# ~& r Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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Ground combat at Attu Island (153,49) l6 g' e2 N4 K- a& {" b
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Japanese Deliberate attack/ `2 M3 B( t) c _0 W/ H
' }* H1 Q( O# kAttacking force 5357 troops, 43 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 97
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Defending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 426
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Japanese adjusted assault: 0 . E3 b( H, }9 | E3 n) v+ `0 G
0 Q. N, e5 U d/ @, bAllied adjusted defense: 339 " R# C7 \* F/ a) b$ }# D; r# L5 j
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 99 - v5 \5 @; Z9 g: C4 z
! g7 J; @; c4 yCombat modifiers
; I( S0 }0 @$ B5 L/ T \6 ~Defender: terrain(+)4 a4 L0 h! q! ]/ G; ~* E4 W; b
Attacker:
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Japanese ground losses:
7 k) }4 i: ^8 a 1597 casualties reported
; v+ y3 d& j( _6 ]8 f, k+ O Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled
' ?# k) F! L( k, W Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled
3 V- s+ i+ J; k1 V9 j# i Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled3 r1 v) r5 ^. N# E- B
Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)
; F1 ~- r4 z, o) M1 x Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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" Z9 ~8 {3 ?# W4 t: Q1 C8 BAllied ground losses:
8 z. u$ u9 X$ f8 ?+ F$ f) Q 100 casualties reported
2 R* D8 ~$ r/ `4 b& ]/ F u& D Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
2 b: b: a) R* I4 S9 J Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; o3 o/ K4 R, A! l. l$ U
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Assaulting units:
) Z- e$ v: E+ ?& t 3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion! y0 Z$ V" S. q0 D
302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion) l2 i8 O9 [9 X0 k
12th Indpt SNLF Coy ) n# h4 M' K; I) t, G, s! Z+ s
7th Base Force; s M. g7 [# s/ X1 S7 v
8th Field AF Construction Battalion+ v) i$ _# C; @) b& e% W
5th IJN AA Battalion: e, P4 m( {( }/ }4 W
5 u4 K; |' q4 ~* i& f5 EDefending units:: Q, q5 N5 f. `7 _! O! F+ B
Americal Infantry Div /1
4 y2 e0 T, o9 s5 W 4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
9 C" j0 S+ a+ w3 m& x( | 201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /19 P4 a/ A2 s4 o4 Y4 J# P
151st Combat Engr Rgt /16 g; n; E$ M( k0 ~% k# F
153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
1 M; ]. p1 ?9 c& X! _ 198th FA Bn /19 [8 e+ p: x9 F# r
250th Cst Art Rgt /2* u3 A$ d* {3 J5 W7 Z P1 Z! p
81st FA Bn /1
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# q. w( o2 @4 o6 E$ Y j( _, lMorning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57$ p( H# Q6 a- ~$ Y B0 f7 i; z. z' c
1 R: h' T8 `8 T' R% IWeather in hex: Thunderstorms, c1 k& e4 m+ U) _8 q, k
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. J8 `( ?: w/ g( F2 ]6 {
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft9 V! a! _2 T7 K, s6 O
A6M2 Zero x 25/ {; {5 l& q/ b. @& N. R
. `# R* j" P+ Q7 ^1 AAllied aircraft5 n1 l$ v, K, W( D
F4F-3A Wildcat x 12; `5 ~& A1 b0 C8 O
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12$ H. U! g& H3 F# }8 l; i& z9 L- e
SBD-3 Dauntless x 72' l/ l: T% |9 f
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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No Japanese losses9 I$ b- s, M& E/ _" T1 Z3 _( Z
8 l; {) ], Y' G6 D& iAllied aircraft losses
" O8 N9 i2 e$ k7 J/ A- h" X4 |, l6 ], p F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed& S) A3 p. F1 l/ B
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed( E9 C+ x$ C/ w! v1 F8 V2 b
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged; b6 w5 Z+ A4 X/ Y+ U/ K
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak
. m8 K' M" m/ ~ TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged/ t# j' L) }- N" q# W6 E. I' d
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Japanese Ships
# J$ v3 y) j* x5 d f, i CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires; C# U; `5 J$ `, b6 F% e+ i
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
0 o# y2 [% s* N6 H% N! | CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire
+ u2 ?) C& L; P. i$ B+ [1 a5 a7 ] CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires$ C( v9 {; Q8 E
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 2
/ Q0 |2 Q7 Q" b x CA Furutaka) V! _1 _5 j! Q, E( e; s
CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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4 y( S _- y' P, d" wWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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# Q4 @2 j1 S9 m: N) y6 \Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
. H' e! ~/ T, l9 F5 FEstimated time to target is 31 minutes, U7 i; ?) j' s) u0 H7 F
: p# E" W; t0 k8 r& \8 ?" f/ c3 CJapanese aircraft- I2 Z3 V# K% w" ^+ ^
A6M2 Zero x 16' t v7 k+ c. L$ h1 I
- D" S* J1 l. oAllied aircraft
. H2 ^6 _: f" K F4F-3P Wildcat x 12
/ u, n: {% w! [. ~& C0 s, u/ S F4F-4 Wildcat x 15
\5 Y% Q. G8 W6 z7 P3 s# O SBD-3 Dauntless x 51
2 w5 `; @ Y6 s! v TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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Japanese aircraft losses. O+ U2 Y" R% ]8 e
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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9 V% X8 r) o, B! A4 g K: a0 OAllied aircraft losses5 B6 {+ }, x( I5 o6 p5 u) J
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
( g# U$ t- E B ?" B: Z SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
( b. B) @! }. K: _8 A TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged) q! C( }: w# \+ X; o3 \& Q4 o4 [
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Japanese Ships5 w1 Q U1 d. {9 q
CV Kaga, heavy fires" n8 N! ^$ v+ R
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
% o9 l$ Q% t: n9 u9 g* M CV Zuikaku, on fire
$ _, m- a: l2 l" O- ^4 ^ j% w* D CV Akagi
+ t& N0 j3 h! [% g ]$ N2 o/ [0 V CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage2 ^8 B. {! l( [: t' J7 e* \
DD Tamanami( j& z* @8 g1 `) v( T$ ~- m' p
CL Nagara
! [5 m. R! X! l2 k# n; {7 k DD Oite
/ M; X; w/ G6 f$ }8 r9 s; P DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire) V: s4 v; `% R
CA Furutaka
T0 T8 Q S( }; j5 t+ j, ?( v7 Q2 h CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
6 N2 x y) a9 Y+ @3 \# B DD Minekaze
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! e% E: c$ ^' F) G% s% T4 y( {Morning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,54
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud: o, r: R' E$ e6 r
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
+ G6 V/ ^ f4 R. V3 ?3 ~Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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$ V) [* n1 ]! L% z9 k3 QJapanese aircraft) ], x# Z; Q0 F n8 h; f) B
A6M2 Zero x 33* @1 d9 b8 ~# l0 l7 A
B5N2 Kate x 61+ w! L. X) ^( [4 Y
D3A1 Val x 44
F) F: }2 E8 |% s
5 g* f$ ]! V! i4 d z! F vAllied aircraft
! S2 O# M& S1 L' b2 T' C F4F-3A Wildcat x 17
1 }9 I: B* y# \% I: r9 J F4F-3 Wildcat x 48( h! d- @; o8 m3 p1 m3 }; C
F4F-4 Wildcat x 81/ q) h1 c1 Q/ x
& l! K0 C: W ^/ k' OJapanese aircraft losses6 Y/ S3 F/ ^9 l3 h& a6 m& o8 x
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed/ i9 J# h% j# H! a$ A1 o' D4 G' I D. |
B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged
& C- J4 n2 s+ q7 D7 }( R" r, N B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak- i5 f4 Y6 s8 @$ p3 G4 \
D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged+ ~! [3 X& u, ?! H+ x7 [
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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6 e9 x$ j% N4 P) l7 hAllied aircraft losses, Y* r" c3 ~) @4 y+ S+ a- ^
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed" \2 J$ A: B0 n, i1 W
2 N$ w; K4 n. W" ~/ Y) O1 T5 Y$ HAllied Ships
" i8 \. a" v# }$ x: o* | CVE Copahee
* I! T$ q' _& b; e, k' | CV Yorktown
/ T' m: O4 A* F1 i" j9 |6 Q) J$ B( k CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2
1 l8 T+ k# V4 ^0 S% F* f4 _ d4 p5 v# z CLAA San Diego
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2 M0 F4 F \* L6 mAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud- _9 l; V6 u, @* L9 ]( k
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
' t4 m* T$ z0 Y' I* aEstimated time to target is 29 minutes' g% Q- U" e) _. u; J0 ^+ d# ]
$ @ V/ X" Y$ {, pJapanese aircraft$ v: k) _1 q7 r, b. w
A6M2 Zero x 3
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$ T0 B( U# e9 i, \! eAllied aircraft& J3 J0 P# S/ ~' t' g; y2 T
F4F-3 Wildcat x 2; f6 j. A" t/ u& y& |; ~4 D
SBD-3 Dauntless x 19
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) B: m7 W' }" M- O5 N. VNo Japanese losses( Q. @% d2 F$ \( i/ i. G
& r6 l% Q9 x/ p9 e: j7 E9 O$ WAllied aircraft losses5 M% D/ \+ _) [4 n" b+ o
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed7 f' K3 E0 V, R; G8 j: K
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
/ E9 O2 b( d0 J, T1 l4 R SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak% e' n& ?0 Q* `+ w5 G) s6 H2 M
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Japanese Ships1 i' ]! W4 z% _5 \- ?! h1 a
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
! J$ K g6 \! |. X ? CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire( x9 R' ~# L/ E# S; D+ b% D
CV Akagi p% o* Q5 h4 L5 W' x% H6 @+ L
CV Zuikaku, on fire- G5 g! O0 Y( |7 e
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage/ {" ?) g6 o* `
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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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4 l. w- a) }. J$ f3 t" }Raid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.& U1 o1 D) O; N( l9 X
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes$ T2 F* q- i+ p* {+ g/ }% h
% ~$ P! t b+ A& J2 f% ]: A( i' QJapanese aircraft
# J ~2 r' c2 F! D A6M2 Zero x 2
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Allied aircraft
: b4 Y0 r6 s7 f' F# P+ d" O SBD-3 Dauntless x 2
8 a" ^/ l+ B0 B& c* r# K TBF-1 Avenger x 6
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No Japanese losses6 I( g! n, @- i, V" @9 T% A
. v3 S* z% e n! s/ ~& KNo Allied losses
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$ I" `$ P/ N6 Q* }# n" CJapanese Ships
9 U5 h7 W4 p# }; A$ j+ ?+ h' x# ` CV Akagi
3 m3 k n2 n' x CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage* ~2 |+ b/ ?& }/ v
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/ T9 |0 \( v+ e& d4 yAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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9 G: u: _6 K1 ?) wWeather in hex: Heavy cloud- h3 h4 y9 [, n. X
7 r* U+ b' L2 n. W% a' pRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.3 Q1 C- v+ x0 I9 t) s
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes% b. W/ y2 P. u1 C. i& |
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Allied aircraft
* C! E7 C7 ~. f+ U3 Y& B F4F-3 Wildcat x 5* P+ @9 [" i/ z# H* `2 T, y
TBF-1 Avenger x 3" k8 Y" D; u3 T- K2 \3 F: r
. O% x( _5 b7 ~, c+ lAllied aircraft losses
$ N+ Z- ~) d9 O5 a TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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7 D) N+ R- L. v( W9 |1 cJapanese Ships
: D0 W+ A0 I: q' v2 p CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1- J. W6 t/ q+ e7 R$ u* x% L6 e
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,56
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# f# J% Q, h* b$ g% Z3 n7 O+ JWeather in hex: Heavy rain: S( `0 \( i1 s) t: P6 B4 n! r
3 ~# K. J8 e4 u1 YRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
7 }: b3 K* N8 A+ N, k# D) oEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
4 Y3 ?2 `; f! v- O1 k) g A6M2 Zero x 65 Q5 X" ?) X$ T; P3 q
B5N2 Kate x 15
0 x% H' R( y9 E D3A1 Val x 19
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Allied aircraft9 Y& e& @$ `2 S% _& U H
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
0 e* @5 V3 w6 ?4 _) ~) M5 A F4F-4 Wildcat x 36
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7 A% Q& S2 ~0 ?! ]6 \. o5 HJapanese aircraft losses
- }. y9 u) C9 P& E$ A, ]4 A A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
; p0 E- e$ I9 V, S! y: E+ Y- C2 S B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
; a& _. h K- x: s D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged
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0 N0 {8 d1 v8 B# y& Z. b- E& I; ]2 Q: JAllied aircraft losses# _7 h3 x, k8 v/ z/ n
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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3 J4 }, ?+ u7 D8 Q; hAllied Ships
) W6 |0 D/ L! r3 ` m" k4 G CV Lexington; _7 J2 r1 H9 Q3 q7 Y3 d
CV Saratoga3 M6 \ ^! p: s/ A) O" [$ h" w
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6 f& V. R4 X+ mAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,575 z+ g6 y) b: `& X5 X" J
/ |. X `% v6 p+ ]3 CWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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; f( N4 N( ?/ X5 }Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.8 {+ @4 y& g" S3 ]0 R6 W
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Allied aircraft
" q" N" A) x$ s$ R$ X F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
" X; v1 y3 a) F; f! A* E F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
! `" x3 w3 Z+ b6 z/ F SBD-3 Dauntless x 70& g2 w! T/ C( M, F& _; S6 G6 F
TBF-1 Avenger x 308 K" C2 n8 M* j& v9 V' ?9 k
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Allied aircraft losses
; d2 R7 H5 g$ q$ k2 T1 B SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged r% i; N+ V$ b" S
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships/ y1 O K$ t J
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage; C2 J' H2 \: a" t8 R O
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires" L" ~! |/ V5 f( }- M
DD Asakaze
) G2 \+ N: [8 T0 }! r DD Tamanami
+ h# @8 V2 Q! Z DD Onami6 S+ Y% B7 Y7 ]7 Y0 e, s' ^
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage" T' t+ | h$ B" `* V6 {2 S
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
& g: ~* R3 w2 B5 D3 m L DD Oite
$ D0 y% [( _" k1 O8 w# [7 B: e# f DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
! d9 c9 u! f# c) r# Z9 x: { DD Suzukaze
8 H! [7 ~! @6 R6 N6 `; Z CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1
3 E! A# {- n4 q: d* {$ l CL Nagara& _/ O4 `5 m5 k) i6 }* m
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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5 S) n) j0 f4 _/ YWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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3 ^& v& ]/ |& d5 U7 sRaid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
, n* A- r3 @% W7 f+ G3 `Estimated time to target is 30 minutes# Q2 W- `) ^, ~# S, {
; Y0 m8 x+ ^# }3 x. qAllied aircraft
1 `9 `7 N3 W2 v ~ A-24 Banshee x 2
j) x8 c9 h% e& u _% u SBD-3 Dauntless x 252 d/ I1 y! b$ i
/ ^/ H# z4 G+ ?' \% iAllied aircraft losses. e* _9 y7 h% ], @9 @) z
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
$ i& m. |+ |4 m1 ^ SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged1 H9 F7 E0 i; u# g
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Japanese Ships
' v! f% s3 B# e5 r CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 J% c, P% `: D2 { F$ l CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
: ?8 E$ |$ b- u) C1 i CV Zuikaku, heavy fires5 t! A" o1 T p8 P- G8 ~8 O
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires" O: P, l/ g) k c
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 R& `% D( u& A CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage# k6 t [: K. l: v' {
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57- e5 q8 V# n# q; V/ }; Y, E+ W
0 f( x$ t/ [0 x/ xWeather in hex: Heavy cloud. ^5 O9 K/ f3 B+ T
" {) E( B6 Q c# E# mRaid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.2 V2 b0 e+ U) R! z1 A
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes# }7 d! ~, [* B. b( E9 ]
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Allied aircraft
- f3 ~! s V" [" w& G. m A-24 Banshee x 14
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7 J& X: W( b$ X/ M* l A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged# g0 L1 S3 e% z5 Z& O- l
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Japanese Ships
8 k7 w2 e" Y0 Q* d* K7 N& r CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage9 X; Z1 k7 k* G4 Z/ h4 m
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 m7 b2 S- | B+ w DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage( Z: P) T3 Z. |8 g. I
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage+ |% H# \% V" P) a- Y8 @
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Raid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
# Y7 G% W2 C: i3 XEstimated time to target is 27 minutes
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3 s0 ?4 l# N- S- x5 V8 h1 ]9 b9 q0 T' l3 Z6 AAllied aircraft+ B' m& N& w' t
A-24 Banshee x 2
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No Allied losses
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/ a( E+ ~9 v+ }' ~/ WJapanese Ships
9 f+ L- k6 F% i; q& Q CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires# G+ l! v! n7 i* X
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Raid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
8 i; |$ [4 i$ v2 q5 A3 k) i( {Estimated time to target is 24 minutes2 k5 h/ D% }; [$ ^( M
* x, m% D4 ^- B! i8 U7 }: [ |, iAllied aircraft: w% r7 R, N+ b, N0 K; P
F4F-3A Wildcat x 29 h2 G% w) S: c
SBD-3 Dauntless x 31
6 O- n; Q b4 L8 A7 s TBF-1 Avenger x 150 s4 w1 j/ d5 a
5 J9 D3 Q3 J+ g" a. oAllied aircraft losses
0 w8 b/ l2 |* b7 H; g. f0 g SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
% n% m- [2 K0 T( X TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
0 y4 n. P& T: Z, e% a! e CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 i N; \) |1 h0 g- `8 y DD Oite) W' p+ S5 q, D. h! G
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
6 e' E# u1 o1 E4 I! L4 V& P CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
! Q/ B, _% b2 a+ v' I5 n3 i- F3 o CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage* a2 L9 Q! ?1 T s; N
DD Onami% X& H& q7 |0 k5 M* f5 M: L
DD Tamanami9 ?- I; K! `4 S
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire
: }7 H/ B0 t/ s/ a DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 16 v2 X8 i |3 J( S8 h( b( l7 W
DD Minekaze+ C, }4 j4 k0 X
DD Asakaze
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G. ]) O6 N. c: TRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
$ |3 V# E3 z$ N# [Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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4 N/ m* \) F4 ?, H4 \Japanese aircraft
6 b1 G$ ?% h6 p7 `, ~. W+ n no flights9 F: i2 |4 q4 u' J
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Allied aircraft/ Y/ _9 C) B" Z7 y( _% j* t
F4F-3P Wildcat x 106 c7 s9 \$ h) i9 t
F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
: @6 S5 v" @6 d% g5 E7 ] SBD-3 Dauntless x 63
# j: k/ w0 [$ N. f1 q TBF-1 Avenger x 18$ X6 ^0 W# ^' p# a
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
6 }1 j* I4 C# v SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged8 }8 n$ @" _ A8 f; A1 h
TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged4 Z8 |3 l2 Z6 z. j
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Japanese Ships+ i+ @, I" j9 w1 K' E- R
CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 R$ i5 D5 p' G6 V/ |" p CA Kako, and is sunk
& q8 m/ m: k$ q2 m0 ]$ x. f CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage `7 i4 }! f+ n" R: }
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
( i' h: b5 _5 _- O& I5 {; t4 V# P DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
) n4 M# b: O0 g0 ? DD Onami
# w7 S4 g( j, j8 F( {" X DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
/ ^2 X; P( H- e& O7 \8 ]5 B9 K DD Asakaze/ F. `; T# f1 f2 W1 m7 _: f$ p
DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
' O% H: @' o) F$ [7 c DD Oite
6 K2 t6 i. ^6 J* R3 T9 ~" X: r. Q DD Minekaze1 Q9 q4 b) u4 b, N
DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57 n/ g" G- O* C {4 l' V! y5 D( c8 A
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
7 R/ A$ {' J# X0 U) J& a' I+ L3 CEstimated time to target is 13 minutes" p k( j2 n2 B6 z/ F5 t* J/ n7 B3 `
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Allied aircraft+ V# a6 |& l/ g1 J+ g% d# W$ B
SBD-3 Dauntless x 165 I! a; J5 g, d
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Allied aircraft losses! H7 P, P r6 G, C
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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0 M( c# T! b! |Japanese Ships
" q: y* k3 J0 ^0 U$ G3 c CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
, X8 Q B0 A1 c- F4 G6 C CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 |8 u8 {% j# ?+ _, b DD Sawakaze
1 i6 g# X6 j0 P. r; w4 X: s DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |