AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 42 P! y% o) `# P/ I; K1 E+ c7 C* i
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3 s9 ^3 l, ]1 ~8 v" s盟军正式登陆阿图岛7 [, y* ~# R; h4 A0 j
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 W# g8 x+ `. E# d
58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩
8 o6 Y/ }1 s; H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8 B8 v! v y1 ]
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( R/ \/ v7 I8 b5 G# w3 r$ J
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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6 W! ^, G6 w+ ]; P+ k7 T9 ?9 AAmphibious 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:0 z* j t7 W3 y, C! i
253 casualties reported
& h# g: O) l$ Z Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled
# _: T8 O& P0 @; \ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled/ o) g3 x0 [; T' i0 J; w& b6 T
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, }8 U) C! `0 N( u% I* U
Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)# F1 ~8 H6 l2 A2 u5 c( U' W1 a
Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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) n4 G# b& A- O4 O- uGround combat at Attu Island (153,49)/ q7 U% \1 E% W0 Q& K
& v8 B# _. |: A7 m. {Japanese Deliberate attack+ t0 }$ x b' A! k
* k; r5 z% U# hAttacking force 5357 troops, 43 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 97
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5 j3 J$ k' \2 n8 a+ _8 N+ ?Defending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 426
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Japanese adjusted assault: 0
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+ b4 D! X) K7 |Allied adjusted defense: 339 + m) y# F; L+ I& ~! }) P1 I# N* U
0 ?* |7 w5 U! R; @0 D; kJapanese assault odds: 1 to 99
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; ~7 X) g) b4 t2 z. K8 aCombat modifiers
/ ^' r3 L, g% \0 a4 K, P2 ZDefender: terrain(+)
" O+ m; |( t8 ]# g/ u8 R( g* G6 RAttacker:
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. ]' m1 u' q' t0 s% X3 tJapanese ground losses:
' s* Q! c( O; O 1597 casualties reported
2 ?. e8 \% z0 ^4 \* { Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled
4 N1 E- P$ X7 j Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled+ v/ @3 Q \6 T
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled
' o( d% A) r f) v Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)
/ w) f2 V; d: O/ m! l# V$ R( v Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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3 O, h9 Z; R0 l. [0 J0 g/ \2 w4 BAllied ground losses:6 a8 S1 r4 L% P- }5 l
100 casualties reported a5 O! r( L1 H3 O, \+ X: h* Y% u
Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
. r! B; `5 r8 f, p( A Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
' M+ t1 m# m/ Q5 B: ~1 [ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled& X8 l* Y, L0 y( \9 B' J
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Assaulting units:# e7 K( V% l9 V$ H; L
3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion- }7 H# i0 g7 \: Z' d. w
302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion" \8 R x6 l; h' A
12th Indpt SNLF Coy # i/ v$ n% ~% J) m9 I/ y7 u4 D: }. o
7th Base Force
g7 c0 Y1 Z, Q* i 8th Field AF Construction Battalion
6 K" V) _+ J; ^" g7 I8 w, ^ 5th IJN AA Battalion
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Defending units:
6 L7 d& T# w: @7 J4 T, F Americal Infantry Div /1. _- ?# ]$ E* A% n
4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /1: s6 z+ `. A9 S# G# w
201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
! h9 k4 ?3 P+ S 151st Combat Engr Rgt /1$ [+ G: X4 i2 ?( u) I" W- g2 W
153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1# k' m+ A4 x9 c r/ H/ E
198th FA Bn /1
% b; a3 R6 x7 R7 u; a9 K 250th Cst Art Rgt /21 w# }/ ?9 z$ e7 [
81st FA Bn /1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57/ l& \" ~1 Z. o2 o9 k& o
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.6 I: _2 N+ t0 d8 n/ n
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes0 N6 P* X, W( _$ v9 Y- C
# O' ]' O/ g6 \5 `0 Q! qJapanese aircraft. Q) q7 d8 n; r& C
A6M2 Zero x 25; S$ \4 w2 D% y1 e, `/ c) {
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3 Z" O# `* E* j" |+ ^5 C" c F4F-3A Wildcat x 12
. k. o7 T6 Y- B* _5 z3 w9 N1 V F4F-3 Wildcat x 121 R( F' l8 ?! m
SBD-3 Dauntless x 72. W6 s1 W' s2 Y$ ?8 z2 O! s5 G
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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No Japanese losses1 i# s' f( `+ N0 k* I; l- A
- P2 z& {$ v: I( WAllied aircraft losses% ~- W! h# X* u5 K' f1 i( l& i
F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed
3 D* n: X8 g3 Q3 Z% V. f A9 U0 T5 Z7 ~ F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed3 ~! \) H; E! C, o3 d
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged
2 a5 c. a5 R( Q& ~2 B- k SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak& F5 S6 i4 e" q( l L0 y
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged: C9 r2 r( L+ U- V/ l0 F2 o
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Japanese Ships1 h b* Y" ~( G* f6 b
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
2 y( Z2 o2 W3 _4 s; } CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
+ v) u/ E5 ~" Z8 a$ f( v CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire
- i/ L" B( E* k. _: z CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires
; l# |# \3 Z1 h! F$ V& `6 ^ CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 2
2 p% P0 c1 E. g CA Furutaka
s$ Z. p1 m1 m6 s8 J CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms6 F; c1 O) x3 z
" e q9 I5 u% v9 m) d4 VRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
6 H5 y- a. Y. W# ]% }( n+ LEstimated time to target is 31 minutes% z& u- P" z; X! j1 N: e
" J( `. ^9 P k* gJapanese aircraft/ ?+ B) o) v$ y
A6M2 Zero x 16
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+ `$ J( p7 D% ~# i F4F-3P Wildcat x 12' } C/ R3 _$ }3 r( I! H2 V
F4F-4 Wildcat x 15
+ v; O4 q% D) e/ f: H% O0 K: V/ j SBD-3 Dauntless x 513 r7 K6 ?. [# s
TBF-1 Avenger x 30, @2 L# c9 _: w; P: g- H I
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Japanese aircraft losses5 `' g3 C; l# f8 O
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
9 _& x s. S3 ~3 [6 O1 w& ^& i4 p
0 n+ z" c l. i1 I3 DAllied aircraft losses
( D# \8 j# P% E7 x; K SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
G/ o# Z& U7 Q$ [* v$ D SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
) I: s+ `$ e) ?" Q- T6 A: Z- o TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged9 p! M+ U- ^, O. F2 n i
" A C* m# j- m% Y' a8 fJapanese Ships
4 o+ e4 i" g* m( i% J CV Kaga, heavy fires
) Q! P$ Z- F3 i. `, h6 j- Z CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
5 m4 L* h* e$ I" X* _. D1 [4 L CV Zuikaku, on fire- G6 k. [* T3 ]% b
CV Akagi
# r3 K3 z; X8 Y' B CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 m: P5 c5 s3 s2 g R( m DD Tamanami
! u5 ]! J( E% z3 e/ \' l CL Nagara
v2 x& s6 N/ t DD Oite
; U6 k1 U. p- B+ |1 ?4 [; a# U DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire
1 H8 A3 {- u8 @- f5 H# x CA Furutaka0 C* u" ?7 S8 M" P7 ]
CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
5 ?+ V8 M" `" a- ]4 r3 P6 x$ ?! I DD Minekaze
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' t/ n( P; P( W& N# `. ^3 u3 U5 V/ I, NMorning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,54
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud, ?/ Z$ r' g# T c. n& Q0 f% [
8 z: P* U' P8 }3 ]& L4 ]" VRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.0 G) g; ~1 a$ ~2 b. X4 R
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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: w8 P$ R* t# WJapanese aircraft
- Y1 ~; |& I; S1 B2 v" r A6M2 Zero x 33
* j4 G* \/ `4 r+ t/ V B5N2 Kate x 61, U$ K s9 z' U, y
D3A1 Val x 44
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. g5 Y/ P8 R2 M2 J! }( cAllied aircraft
$ I) {1 R7 |" X1 { F4F-3A Wildcat x 17* g; J1 T5 S; A. o7 U* u( [" I Q
F4F-3 Wildcat x 48. i7 P8 V, z5 }7 R6 L; ?
F4F-4 Wildcat x 81! V& ?. ?/ q% Z; [! _
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Japanese aircraft losses
3 H1 m1 j/ c, r, W9 @& I A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
; v8 h7 x/ B: i% f& Z B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged
$ @8 H6 G, g& H- F D B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak7 X; {8 d, t; g& Y- `
D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged, [! P8 C6 j, @4 V, z
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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o; M; y% H7 I- {Allied aircraft losses: J' L/ u% r$ K8 n+ Q
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed6 }' F. b6 }, G- s. P2 [! K/ e
/ A$ u: u* @4 l6 V. r# LAllied Ships
0 J$ V( J `0 ] CVE Copahee
6 z, m% W+ q5 o2 i% n. K3 c CV Yorktown
: q( U/ @/ {. Z0 h CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2+ }2 |: ] x+ B: r9 O* ^+ Q0 F! f
CLAA San Diego& a' ?/ }& I( j8 V6 i% a+ b
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' Z6 v2 |0 z$ @0 RAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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* d6 q' `! X1 H2 ^Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet., A8 C9 a M' B' y
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes) K/ t2 ?( X$ Z n6 Y+ x4 `
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Japanese aircraft8 T! j" J- n* j) v5 ~
A6M2 Zero x 3
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3 E* j1 O- d, I6 F5 M8 m, W. Q5 TAllied aircraft
. o) B2 | Z% A/ w F4F-3 Wildcat x 2
9 j2 G3 G: i _3 T$ { SBD-3 Dauntless x 19
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No Japanese losses/ I, @1 h9 l* s* y/ _/ X
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Allied aircraft losses
" l4 P% V8 V; Q: b F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
. R, K5 W) d! K2 C7 o# o4 i SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
$ k* i) y" n; c, S$ J% e SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 I5 I D! N' U" N! w CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire, ^& H, ]- }' n, M- o$ T
CV Akagi x/ ~! h( T( E$ y; O
CV Zuikaku, on fire/ n) l! a& m% D& H d* {
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage) V B: W( m7 {6 N+ q+ K0 s5 c
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" K7 V6 K' {* ~2 } M+ `Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud+ F4 W! P1 N7 h7 T. R0 K; ~
6 m; `7 {' k/ [8 _3 zRaid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
/ Y2 V8 Z" h$ Q& B% xEstimated time to target is 25 minutes, |$ H% X# [, G
, O1 M: S+ m0 Q8 L- ]+ A( v8 A% RJapanese aircraft
4 V+ F" u( t3 v$ z0 @6 y3 l0 `- f A6M2 Zero x 2* @9 b5 L. T" V4 `1 [
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Allied aircraft
( @3 M" V! g* ]( T! E SBD-3 Dauntless x 2, B5 E# `' `/ [" P' o( L$ f
TBF-1 Avenger x 6
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) \6 |9 E* I1 k* T; K2 L* x5 UNo Japanese losses
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% C: k; t- J2 ]No Allied losses
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" ~7 V% m% p. {+ ` GJapanese Ships3 {6 T6 G7 A( {" `! m0 H# @
CV Akagi3 P/ [, l" L% K, W1 k7 t
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage; b- P, m U7 o( d5 B$ d
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2 U6 g/ x5 w8 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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! u- L T9 w( l% @; r& I* gRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.4 Y+ |! W. P( ^0 d
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes
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Allied aircraft
* Z% R/ i2 ]" k0 @1 l; R' t( t1 _ F4F-3 Wildcat x 5
& }& _3 b, A# y/ g# [, @ TBF-1 Avenger x 3- X1 l+ y$ N: z
! ^( o; s- W5 ~% h* n6 u0 l FAllied aircraft losses
, @! i% l% o8 C* a TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,56
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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4 O% y' u! z! x k) G" F$ qRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
F |' y) ~2 yEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
. p! j3 T: n- k2 W% o5 u A6M2 Zero x 6
- I; K8 J/ ?. a4 N# ]& v. c! } B5N2 Kate x 15# M" V% j8 z' X' b( i8 X# M
D3A1 Val x 19( S# f( W" s0 S$ I7 `# @
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Allied aircraft
* W# Z5 A: }; ^! |; V( F F4F-3 Wildcat x 36! U F( i; S, X% `- J
F4F-4 Wildcat x 36/ b. {2 r; ]" N
/ @9 a2 v: z( E. wJapanese aircraft losses
5 A& E* Y% [/ b2 T) j% y; r; ]% O A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
6 M; A* g/ Z( f; U$ Z' Z- n B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged! m) q5 j2 h3 k' j
D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses" X4 z* m. d+ y7 Y5 D' W% {
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed5 q% j: I: U) i/ K/ b9 }# |
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Allied Ships6 y' `7 z+ ~) J, p8 ?5 x& h3 T
CV Lexington! O* B* Q& Z4 ^! f% k I% f
CV Saratoga
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0 F) e& S: a A# ?* O" yAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57: r4 E1 [& t/ o, T& J6 T# ]
2 q: w0 N7 x6 H j& m# O0 }1 `Weather in hex: Heavy cloud- e2 I+ k- P! W5 j
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.5 ]; V, X5 l( g, M8 }
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes# D- U& M N- G, H1 a
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Allied aircraft
; E2 }* h7 {9 M* w, M( G' F# [# u- _0 d2 e F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
9 z+ A1 u y( A5 L$ @7 ? F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
& b/ V1 o6 Q! n7 I- P2 Q$ A3 A3 f2 a SBD-3 Dauntless x 70! j8 f2 ]* e0 ~2 n; ~
TBF-1 Avenger x 308 P& l7 C1 w. v+ K! E) m
8 _) @( W: \/ \" s$ FAllied aircraft losses1 }1 e; v% J# T2 S
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged4 w2 c9 V+ ~8 i! ^
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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8 U3 ~. W8 I% K2 U* s! [ w lJapanese Ships
' f/ h) K% H9 \8 P3 X CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
& v( R" d2 {/ Z V9 j5 V) b+ d CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires$ p% q) }2 m8 W9 @
DD Asakaze6 |- B8 r8 Q; F9 G; M
DD Tamanami
( a2 T4 O. F0 f/ P; K0 T" ^+ _6 I DD Onami
d, L+ C4 O+ w8 n$ v$ a DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
# o$ ?3 S; L: O! z3 E E; f& Z+ { CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
& U* S7 P- W* p8 V DD Oite9 P( P1 }9 K/ @! I+ f: h& _1 A
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage1 N# n9 Q0 L; ~. v/ R4 G
DD Suzukaze
D# u/ l' D4 M$ N CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1. |) L R$ i/ d: b
CL Nagara0 v' b8 |% J6 e6 f0 v' f
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# K; L L% m; c _& oAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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- C2 g5 N8 O" O7 d- l- DWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
4 B7 }# Z- x: |, F( NEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Allied aircraft
7 b& d. }$ H% J* i! } A-24 Banshee x 2
: C" C) i3 D0 Q* ~ SBD-3 Dauntless x 25
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Allied aircraft losses
8 I& X1 I x7 E& n+ i$ S, \ A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
7 M; D; G) U4 I9 S% v% [- j/ Q SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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0 S0 c1 ~4 q" T- ~, N/ Y2 x+ hJapanese Ships
0 `+ b7 M/ [( S0 p8 r- P CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
! g4 Y! `, |- x. I CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage" z, ~0 t- p6 J" q G3 L: y
CV Zuikaku, heavy fires
" t. P9 V" a- g& \2 g CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires7 u% G& r6 k% M9 k8 j1 z; p
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 H+ i1 N) ]8 K. j0 w7 p& T CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage8 V! [7 O; D- C4 c0 [
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d; U2 e# L h% ZAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57' y) ?! ]/ J' |2 k8 U( u$ x" Q
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.. {" ?' Y# L9 H* e7 j2 X
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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: {. R0 S6 T: Y) u& q* t) JAllied aircraft
+ R! O' K% B4 I# ] A-24 Banshee x 143 t* `5 t: I9 _3 {! U
' }( o4 [: N6 WAllied aircraft losses$ U; J$ Y. a7 m! `, K y
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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# ?3 A% Z6 F% |7 b5 y" ]: UJapanese Ships
+ Y3 i: H4 x- Y4 ~" A- K CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage o* I( j( V4 l* T
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
! P* E' ]7 G% T0 p1 r( S& r1 D DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 I$ i3 u1 w3 d6 n& r5 @: D CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage4 y2 N4 ?0 \* U) b
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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.
/ {* K: d. A! |Estimated time to target is 27 minutes: A# C, q; n }* }' B! y; |
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Allied aircraft* P z" _5 p2 o, k. w
A-24 Banshee x 2
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) D& ]7 K% B5 D3 A6 ^+ @& \+ _No Allied losses/ f: b; G+ [ Z
/ G& p& S- v1 B2 d% x4 L( i% f- A WJapanese Ships' M3 x5 b8 x# J) r8 \/ |
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
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( N5 n$ i4 }, F7 V# |* u& z$ wAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,573 o% p, Q# K i' T0 F0 c& ?( E
9 a& e4 t' h& ^Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet." Q( V6 }2 ?, m( H9 j) ~. r+ u7 d
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes* r$ E9 R) @( a; r, H9 n9 d
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Allied aircraft
) ^1 r: N" Y+ P, L" R5 D# H F4F-3A Wildcat x 2
" c/ f( H3 d. R+ [( k. ` SBD-3 Dauntless x 31
+ Z h9 R% Q P8 R5 v& G0 j TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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Allied aircraft losses
4 c2 o3 W$ W1 s8 Q SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged3 P9 w6 E4 l* v
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged* p. t9 Z% U6 t# O1 n. v
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Japanese Ships* N/ Y( H Z, P& H
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
, m: ]3 H, \1 u: B DD Oite- U% }6 S( Q+ A3 V" U, p
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires2 g8 s+ h7 b; x" K# o* @
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 D) I' `6 R! @/ U4 V% {+ u CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
w" g; J; B U9 Z6 W" I DD Onami
7 [/ ?: B4 ]8 L3 T. U DD Tamanami
2 @' g% }' M1 G4 } CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire
d/ A. {( B x DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 1' L1 e# U1 m- ?" C$ X' C- x$ p. |% \
DD Minekaze
5 J, L+ J4 R0 P5 i DD Asakaze
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, A7 G3 }1 ~; G. N9 GAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,575 ~7 k* P: p6 d: a4 w/ ~
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud1 [0 q( s1 N0 R/ E8 I
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
I* r4 R6 u1 F0 _7 q% `: VEstimated time to target is 30 minutes3 X# p8 {7 A# y9 ]
! {! O4 ^; @9 @0 ~- cJapanese aircraft
8 _* f3 {- Y# {3 x+ P* `0 L1 Q2 V3 l no flights
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- m/ {. w8 v# |5 C# H( qAllied aircraft% ^8 D8 y6 a, Q) L3 z
F4F-3P Wildcat x 10
8 P; W- ]3 f3 h! i8 c, v( i F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
; g2 U6 {( g, S SBD-3 Dauntless x 63, f% K' e3 P' G0 F
TBF-1 Avenger x 18( r- v6 U, r8 N
/ `# [& A$ v1 \. SNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses; |' J7 X" ] K7 D1 x
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
: P9 A6 o9 v( V1 a- d0 d, Z. E TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged
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$ {9 L( f- T: S( yJapanese Ships( q9 b$ N4 l/ @# `
CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage
& t. h: [% `6 _3 v! k CA Kako, and is sunk% c1 A- a% R- y# V" k" s7 k
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage x/ T8 @: L# f& g/ K: F
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
' l" Q8 J; T9 e) k# }2 m DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk8 S) T0 U4 \1 p+ L' Z, e; W& T
DD Onami( |. H3 y9 z7 [/ e" }" X3 [8 s& l
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk/ I! S. e. Y2 F% E) c/ G( D
DD Asakaze! b9 ~) w" Y3 _
DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage7 S# `& T( v+ Z; b! I, G% {
DD Oite
k) l7 e5 H, \& m y" R DD Minekaze
8 ^1 t) `5 n/ e$ s( x DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud: H% ?" v) c) j" N4 I G7 n; c% t- D
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Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.$ k6 U& L& y3 y6 L& k1 j7 J+ r! n
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes: K& d. H- y1 J! J
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Allied aircraft
$ K4 I; o; t" k* c) J SBD-3 Dauntless x 16* P4 i- E. c6 K! o8 b* ]
2 u `2 ]5 V6 P$ E D) ~( K5 p3 tAllied aircraft losses% r0 z, b* ]+ D. H, N2 ~" \
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged3 i* N- I H" w3 r+ l
9 ?$ a; K) o# H' o% GJapanese Ships' B& e& O# Z. J- q0 n
CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
" j+ @! L9 K# y4 w CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage$ F* V9 G' O& z
DD Sawakaze
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