AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 42( W* r$ d! E9 E( o; s
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盟军正式登陆阿图岛( Z2 L: f7 j' E9 G' A W' z$ h' |: G
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
7 L& D9 }. `. t' K58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩
+ k5 k6 i( { l3 }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
7 q/ ^4 h, a4 r( k: O( F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
/ l# ^: m& G, F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" {. b# E$ P& U4 |
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' ~0 N( M2 e+ y0 \ K" g, CAmphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49)4 I" C2 a* ^5 u7 a5 ^
. Q4 Z1 ^( b# w2 F* D8 `TF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,491 B {1 ~$ S) K! ~
: `2 @3 T+ h- U4 r* dAllied ground losses:
2 a. @4 U2 A# X* R8 ^0 ? 253 casualties reported
& C, ]1 z+ {3 w O2 z Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled4 t+ }, A w; X& N7 y) Q* j7 }3 g
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
- f+ h" P7 E3 C. l. ]+ f Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
; ^/ H0 Z4 \$ Q Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)& l* o! v$ n1 ~, m5 v. T
Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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Ground combat at Attu Island (153,49)2 Z. S6 [6 a( B( ^* D
2 J" G0 m7 }; ]- a, ?Japanese Deliberate attack
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+ J7 a8 ?! S' _; `' ?3 o# FAttacking force 5357 troops, 43 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 97. J& Z0 z" H9 z. W+ y
" L) x6 a% o; yDefending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 426: F: U7 ~: K: E& l, l' l
/ T! R+ @" v* e( v6 vJapanese adjusted assault: 0 : D+ V" O& r" b0 Q1 ~
+ g- l1 t! | O% e. }2 AAllied adjusted defense: 339
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5 ?4 L( a/ M. [- n; f- wJapanese assault odds: 1 to 99 . j1 a: V0 M, d3 n& N- ]
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Combat modifiers
# @, V4 Z. |, q6 \$ QDefender: terrain(+)
. Z g( B# E5 A& l e9 X' UAttacker: & n7 z: I3 x5 m& N8 ~
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Japanese ground losses:/ R: Y' T+ L" _* p3 g
1597 casualties reported4 H, `3 V* J* q9 c
Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled9 K9 S' P" Z# n% H
Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled# B1 X7 U4 C5 T; d
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled8 `9 G1 }. d1 M% A* F) |* m" m
Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)
1 S# Z4 Q) b! C Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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) c5 q$ T% f" Q. fAllied ground losses:
]0 X+ }7 W: u4 A1 u7 y4 w% P9 \ t 100 casualties reported7 Z/ C, U& y8 ^* _7 Q
Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
2 U! N* O3 H. ?& e, `, [* h Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
' z8 g$ ~- S/ R1 N3 e' A) { Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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! h; a* B' }2 O; C; n4 j9 F$ Q8 [, JAssaulting units:8 u% p& X. z# |% {
3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion( ~8 Z; K2 L4 F; Q0 u5 p- A9 S8 K
302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion
4 [8 c/ u+ I/ o0 t 12th Indpt SNLF Coy * S5 W/ i1 j4 f8 E9 a7 z1 k
7th Base Force
/ n" e6 c/ K" @4 Y( w. Q- ` 8th Field AF Construction Battalion) M, S) `( Q9 g4 |' G+ m' r
5th IJN AA Battalion
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( R' ^$ ~( r( b8 gDefending units:* u. q3 _* P8 r) X
Americal Infantry Div /1) q. J2 U% l! [0 t9 T+ _2 s
4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /12 a1 r Z6 ]# }& J6 L
201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /13 Q* O/ M' T, r3 U: k
151st Combat Engr Rgt /19 b2 c; u" W9 u
153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
3 H2 b0 Q, F4 `; E2 g 198th FA Bn /1
8 m& p0 J, `1 k 250th Cst Art Rgt /2& h, O( W4 f" P8 X, f( B: @! i
81st FA Bn /1, X$ }5 Z0 s; n7 e: ~$ ]
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2 w0 c/ Z) ~- M9 N) T: ?Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57" W9 f& l# _! w$ `4 J' j
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms5 U- X _/ u# ]; `, Z
; a N r# {) k) WRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.1 h; Y+ i2 y( J0 O5 p8 z
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
+ r, P2 r$ ~$ P) x A6M2 Zero x 25! x4 d/ I) J, q; W' H
8 N# H$ H3 O/ @# I- `! ZAllied aircraft+ j2 [; V9 O) m* P
F4F-3A Wildcat x 12
0 l6 r) Y- V9 e2 x* d1 i F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
6 G- d- I, W }! p5 J, | SBD-3 Dauntless x 72
1 s0 K( o t/ F% h T TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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8 Z! ]) n0 b, v% xNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses, h, y. n9 i' h# n
F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed
3 g; X% t$ Y$ A* i Z- U" o% g F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed1 O& K3 W$ ]. R) P' z
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged0 O1 q3 A& ^6 F0 w; A8 U
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak
/ ^0 x: O/ @* I8 S1 f TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged2 t9 [4 S# D9 ~ s/ `
1 @2 k( I3 I) ? x5 ~, |9 oJapanese Ships7 Z/ Q% a6 Q: a: s0 J& \
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
c. o8 l3 X& w% ?" i2 i) Q CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
( E6 `. R1 g; S6 q CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire
9 f! N3 G( E3 H" r9 N, N CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires+ N* T* Q3 A" z8 m9 O+ {
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 2
# \4 a9 P6 F+ r' F: k CA Furutaka( q. j0 t6 X* i% W. N( c6 d
CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57- J1 V8 [% a9 b! U
+ Y; U! V5 {* AWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
/ U! m6 ]# U7 f' P. j( dEstimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Japanese aircraft% b/ ^! f8 `- }& }8 H- \ J+ c3 y
A6M2 Zero x 16
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Allied aircraft5 }4 } J! N; P2 B
F4F-3P Wildcat x 12
4 p) \& M& c! c- A+ o F4F-4 Wildcat x 158 R+ Y8 ]8 F, F. h" }7 z
SBD-3 Dauntless x 517 x3 F6 B' l0 O5 u0 k& r; M
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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Japanese aircraft losses+ B @: \* W0 Z$ I- v& B
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed: j3 c" C' c! n5 o$ D, p) G
1 x" r U& O" d$ G o3 Y+ u! ?4 AAllied aircraft losses
; |" t2 k$ X5 d* u! A- |" s SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
+ D H1 J4 s6 u$ i3 s! j# l9 D6 Z SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak. y& V( X i0 G0 o, H
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged1 S+ t% l! N; r) K8 Q- U7 x+ L* H
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Japanese Ships
" U: z1 x; b" `7 ^# W CV Kaga, heavy fires9 M7 {3 i% l+ X0 v. c- A" [& K$ j
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
# v' U9 f' J/ \ CV Zuikaku, on fire1 _+ [# X3 s7 U
CV Akagi6 d X R- L& e- t4 _
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage9 I1 n/ l% E$ o$ ]6 P
DD Tamanami
# [+ \5 v3 C( P0 D2 [% t* R/ Q3 n CL Nagara
, G( k* r( U2 c' r/ A3 w DD Oite1 \$ B3 p4 V0 y2 j5 h3 c
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire* T/ a0 }! x" Z% p( j5 Y
CA Furutaka
c! Z$ O; q, [: v; q8 i CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
3 x; A; n" g3 h( w7 m DD Minekaze
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* I, X% ~. `3 T0 s3 @Morning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,545 a8 ^1 U3 s0 Y7 w
i c& w: R; T/ YWeather in hex: Heavy cloud3 H1 s% ~0 E# T) Q+ m; Q; Q
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
% h4 j3 _* V6 s2 BEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
; E e# J* K2 O( i+ i A6M2 Zero x 33
; Z7 W( R2 f% q) |3 r! ]2 h7 ` B5N2 Kate x 61
3 N+ H3 n# S* q) [. K0 G5 ?+ v D3A1 Val x 44
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Allied aircraft
5 e1 |; L, R4 N1 Y F4F-3A Wildcat x 17, v6 I3 Z5 t( i4 x) N% K
F4F-3 Wildcat x 483 c. Q' O- h6 b% o3 M) X, T, y; m
F4F-4 Wildcat x 81' D( W h1 Z2 J- j+ q1 ]
, ^4 h+ S$ F$ o2 J1 v4 N! [Japanese aircraft losses% s* }( V/ S( I+ _. P
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
' W1 C( G& H S B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged
9 m, F$ P' w$ Q) o4 F1 r& T B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
: j* N. r# | L1 D# [$ t D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged6 T4 e9 C; K. f3 F3 ^# t# v
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak8 k3 r" K. T& V, P7 X
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Allied aircraft losses6 K+ C7 C5 C# F: Y( o9 s, u
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed! b' y* T* [7 l$ C/ c4 X/ _
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Allied Ships
% ^) O* X* \ Y; X$ l3 O9 Y CVE Copahee
* F& H; i" }; x7 `& X2 l: _ CV Yorktown6 c9 X0 r% x# o4 ^
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 22 @8 j1 v8 k) b( `- |/ x, V
CLAA San Diego
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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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7 V6 p1 V: Q p& O4 a# V+ D1 K* vRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet., k; y& \ b' M% ^4 P" u
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
: ?1 i& @: ], {7 p3 c A6M2 Zero x 3
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1 u" x/ M: @, I' ^$ j3 KAllied aircraft
- [1 Y% I3 g, P- ?" y F4F-3 Wildcat x 23 n! {- K" C- K& {
SBD-3 Dauntless x 19
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' a; ?# B' E0 b% G3 x' p. bNo Japanese losses5 G8 ~8 i' R9 p" J
+ W* r% C7 w8 C; ^ gAllied aircraft losses+ F1 p# |* w& Q$ Y) Q- B
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed w, ]2 B2 |; b* A1 y8 ?0 M- V
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
2 c3 F. d6 r4 y$ I0 n SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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& z0 i1 j2 q$ u5 I4 BJapanese Ships! x4 J6 J$ { T; h5 b; }8 G
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
; C) h( h2 D, ~1 }9 b1 _0 T( ~8 }- g CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire
3 M t% ^' g7 _7 S$ f* I; C% c( U! g CV Akagi
# |- Y' n9 E- y: z. O* F D- s$ b CV Zuikaku, on fire
0 ~5 G8 N* v( ]. _. B' @' m: C CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage: Z1 Z% x4 p. R: B+ O7 u
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1 l- }) M" z W- [4 y- }Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57! P6 f, ~: ?& e7 a( n' Z
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud' ?% q9 T& L! W8 z& v7 X3 b% o
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Raid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
1 e" j) z# M% d! MEstimated time to target is 25 minutes+ {( P7 U* m6 A8 P! Q: ^
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Japanese aircraft
- \0 T% W2 X0 ?" q( N. y: g8 R A6M2 Zero x 29 o) @ f2 _# ]3 |
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Allied aircraft- P# t4 G1 s4 i. X2 p' t# S. E
SBD-3 Dauntless x 2* c6 P. C6 ?2 X
TBF-1 Avenger x 6
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No Japanese losses' R8 e" c& J& [
! J6 A; }5 z# f0 E) f5 bNo Allied losses Y7 z# }# R: T: R
8 x9 v/ Y2 n& ?- oJapanese Ships
1 P0 [' I( s+ O CV Akagi6 t y E. A( m/ k* |' ^
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57/ c' _4 F# X( Y: ]2 a/ I* n
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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: \& p" h" c2 [! k4 fRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.* z; [' @ o- t' S; M2 A- X# w4 u7 r
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes
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Allied aircraft) h3 N' j# y, U
F4F-3 Wildcat x 5
, n2 @5 X9 [$ d5 Y2 ^ TBF-1 Avenger x 3, O( y, E6 _- \
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/ C: m7 u6 w$ E0 U0 O+ ?" v* z" x TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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9 z" f& ^5 }6 ~Japanese Ships: S) p1 A j, i
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1& `1 _/ L* o: p K6 y
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; u* ^6 u" v _1 S6 fAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,56
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain3 d- j1 F! X( o/ x
( c9 j5 I/ y7 A/ i# [6 hRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.1 }3 |0 w' a$ _+ B0 m# O, n6 o" z
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes9 a% x, O& N9 L5 G% h5 M a
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Japanese aircraft, K3 S, M1 ^: }1 Y7 M
A6M2 Zero x 69 z, b8 U4 Y% A' Q5 _
B5N2 Kate x 15
% b, Q9 U: G, n9 l( l8 A2 O D3A1 Val x 19
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Allied aircraft
]! o+ ~6 p9 y! k F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
0 `( L }6 [, y F4F-4 Wildcat x 36
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Japanese aircraft losses
8 I$ V1 `8 y5 _ A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
; S& q/ S) x ~; B, G5 G& G B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
- p' |% o9 B$ R, |- T D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
, C4 Z) {) c8 Q F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
. j( y1 B5 J) M! K B b4 ?% l CV Lexington$ R. c- q/ K6 U# O6 {1 n
CV Saratoga7 g; E1 y) Z$ [9 p2 n. A2 y$ F
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8 n9 h0 ^& d8 B [Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57/ z6 }, Z& `/ Y' _" j4 V) n" l
/ m/ \. b! g" K( _& T8 DWeather in hex: Heavy cloud: k j4 H7 r3 g
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet./ w# s z8 T2 t% T! R% {
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Allied aircraft
1 {3 V% a2 s9 \0 x) D F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
! ?7 i& G- Q6 S! M; b: C) I, @ F4F-4 Wildcat x 125 Y6 f) ?4 B5 N' v
SBD-3 Dauntless x 70$ I" r+ q9 f4 `" [# X: a
TBF-1 Avenger x 302 H2 ~0 l' v1 L% t
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Allied aircraft losses2 L6 n) d+ H7 ^+ o. Z2 W/ D
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged1 O) Q/ r" q4 u! b. s- ]
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships) |. U' ^! m& E" b
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage/ d1 L" ~ A6 f5 q' r: y5 s7 E
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
6 p7 _7 C Q5 D' l) u _ \ k) U DD Asakaze C4 L4 a4 ^- Z9 X8 `, J3 [
DD Tamanami
7 P4 V. j/ q3 P DD Onami
6 y" {0 @" Q% h# J* n( S DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage1 f, J* D7 J& @4 s
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage/ T+ k8 R' }' J
DD Oite# Z6 P# h' R2 p6 s$ \% H
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage: ?. X# f# E( ?4 e9 w' }
DD Suzukaze) y c1 e. r) m$ Z; ~' ]) Y; H8 M
CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1
* t8 Q2 F& L5 F- Y CL Nagara* |/ j: J, e) D2 h1 Y) \
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57" \/ s0 y5 M* x, ^8 H L% x
" |4 r: J( ^, T) qWeather in hex: Heavy cloud3 H0 H+ M- H% ]* S
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Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
! d5 A' f0 k( J: q- @- z. B1 }Estimated time to target is 30 minutes8 R3 H0 Q3 l( d9 k1 L2 Z3 l
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Allied aircraft9 ]; @+ W& d3 o# E
A-24 Banshee x 2
$ F6 X2 s! }: v SBD-3 Dauntless x 256 p+ u$ _" x1 v# j$ J/ L( x
^4 e- r% q+ k# C& ]Allied aircraft losses
; r" Y% C/ p o$ B8 C A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged" M/ N) S6 |6 H) H' K) [3 g0 m
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged0 \# ^9 R$ G8 \8 q3 H6 A
: |6 v( W( h. _( A& o( {1 [Japanese Ships
5 o# S: `2 H9 s! Z) G. O/ T/ r3 h3 @ CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage# g1 [: H- f' L; B$ K5 c8 Z
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage2 B9 [! L7 i9 G0 F( }$ R
CV Zuikaku, heavy fires. L. p& ?( }3 u. h: E8 Y4 W
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, c: M% u9 U: X# }
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
& z; b" p4 U3 G2 `5 _ CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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1 h- Z* T2 r; i4 x" PAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,572 f3 e7 ~8 L, X8 @ ]5 o3 h- s
6 q2 q$ B; @5 ]0 JWeather in hex: Heavy cloud$ q9 z' {- h3 A! j2 I
5 k& J& k' k2 w$ p+ t, C3 GRaid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet./ x* x6 F3 V0 r- t8 K4 ^; _. A
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes3 q' M/ o* N4 H( _
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Allied aircraft- u# B M* f% ^1 v
A-24 Banshee x 14
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( V3 g; {% U: Z' aAllied aircraft losses% w# a! D& z( a
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged7 {9 _$ F( ?1 h( |
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Japanese Ships
2 v ^! p, n$ F3 @& g0 v CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage D2 i( c$ a8 O# }7 [1 d5 l6 o+ r
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage$ t$ M4 @ r" {* g% \& F, H
DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage, H, Z3 s2 M1 o! |8 m! v' @" t
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage0 b: k6 w1 @% ~: T0 ]
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8 J3 ?9 M+ e6 q: { FAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,571 n8 W7 Q: U+ h$ Q3 k+ [
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud- |( w$ a) H { y4 M
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Raid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.+ E5 L. t: P) |, M A: g4 C
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes s2 W% ~. \* S
) p; G9 k! p; b3 \* M7 LAllied aircraft
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
! d* V5 l) L2 Y0 z CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
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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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7 I0 L' [* d" p9 {Raid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
5 t4 R2 m% K( P, `- S' NEstimated time to target is 24 minutes
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Allied aircraft
" G I6 l5 c& S/ c F4F-3A Wildcat x 2
& f3 R8 y" R2 U- }; \) p3 u SBD-3 Dauntless x 31
- j0 L) i7 H9 Z9 c TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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Allied aircraft losses
1 F# P2 n5 Y8 [+ @/ d ^7 l SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
7 X9 `3 D9 J4 a2 F9 j v' i TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged- k1 H4 ^2 ]( l# L& f6 J
* f; Q# u. q" y$ f% JJapanese Ships
7 F! B+ j( U0 c4 a CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage+ x+ B1 E# W/ I% g/ b
DD Oite
# R) o5 B6 F: K& L& M3 h1 b CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires' [6 O }# K9 Y3 w" P
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage- g/ G# N4 E% C* n
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage/ L) u" o9 r6 k3 T) v0 M, B
DD Onami3 T# ]) M* s1 Z) E# ^
DD Tamanami( U2 u! P0 d5 m4 d
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire
# f' O- c, {) m o" n5 { DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 1* ]9 o I; g. Z0 o( @% H5 X
DD Minekaze' Z3 L0 H) y" g4 F9 G# y
DD Asakaze1 S2 o* b- |9 h0 d a9 ~, N7 F, T
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4 |1 o& ]/ x2 e- T6 Q" ^3 u5 s1 IAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,574 x. A( d& D0 z& L; q
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! M4 i/ i# u# RRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.5 |( U5 R! {1 |- p
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes# ` n! w+ f/ j/ J. S" d
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. L' d/ h% q" L+ V no flights
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, i, N7 ]1 m% x) dAllied aircraft5 Q& }# D4 P7 G
F4F-3P Wildcat x 10
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1 p0 w! z, f5 l7 r {' E- v3 J0 c" G SBD-3 Dauntless x 63; }) K9 K# c- l* m* i" x
TBF-1 Avenger x 18
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5 e( G! V! ?+ }' FNo Japanese losses; P! Z# o" a" W) B
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Allied aircraft losses! ?3 a* B2 T) O
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged8 w$ s, ]- h' L8 t( Y1 K
TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged
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/ i: N6 A# y/ z- x& a, q7 iJapanese Ships4 r- P+ Z7 a; p" W, q/ W4 ]* L
CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage" k& V8 n7 ?. z4 k
CA Kako, and is sunk
, ^( `9 q0 T7 @8 q D CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage# |2 M( A- Z% x" U/ @
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk" g: W% g$ M$ M6 R ^
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
% J# v* ~+ {" \0 |2 U# ^. D/ J DD Onami
, L: u6 y" z0 \! \' F DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk8 A& s8 H/ D8 k6 [' ]
DD Asakaze
( S/ H3 e& b6 r- @) d& | DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 M4 F% }3 z* l1 a DD Oite
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DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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0 l2 |& T- k) C0 W/ T8 SAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.5 R: O' Y H4 W& T) R) b5 C9 w- U* J
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes" h8 r/ q* m! \
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Allied aircraft
% k# g; L; u& |* @2 M SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
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; l6 w! V0 I1 E SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged% M k }+ f. ^6 G% Z9 z
" |1 i: ?& ~9 F* L+ h2 f; NJapanese Ships, K4 [. v& M' R2 }
CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
% R# e; D0 S6 L# j; J3 L CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage% j1 b0 q F: e1 U0 r; F" X
DD Sawakaze4 m1 t9 \5 T0 n$ D
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |