AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 42$ p, [0 o5 y6 ~- o& n: t2 e
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 f0 i5 U5 \, H' m6 U盟军正式登陆阿图岛
2 U: U. S) w5 F0 v8 A; P9 o. \- Q% x1 l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
* e' n3 b: u4 e6 l& X3 K2 b% t58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩
0 p5 y! q6 o# ^" V: M$ ~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
* h q- b" l5 i" |* ]+ u) _4 m5 d. z# y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
- H9 h5 }) n' b% \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
m8 _; c% Q7 J% \$ R0 b0 i8 Y--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3 R8 O( b, d. X9 T$ F# K# VAmphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49)' T& s' M2 ?; @9 d ^+ j) P! _" V
4 r9 L+ B* f& Z) Z' c4 ] U! z
TF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,49 v$ E5 e/ l* L% P# v% B# M. i
( J. X) Y5 A# o' O* W- qAllied ground losses:
/ F) I. E( M$ B L, h 253 casualties reported& Z, Y. B$ H G1 ?6 P
Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled! _- ?$ ?4 L/ [+ @+ n p/ a
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled4 s- c, m" P9 c
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* h& J$ Y1 j1 \2 g- o$ @
Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)
) f: J7 o- n x/ a6 X y& Z. V Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
- |+ H' D; k1 s- _& d4 Y--------------------------------------------------------------------------------3 [9 A. M3 Q! P
( ]7 z6 q6 z* [& y( q/ R- k& _2 aGround combat at Attu Island (153,49)2 d. p/ j i; B5 o3 t i2 g
) B x2 T- o# n( ?Japanese Deliberate attack. ?- I n4 d/ Y& K: |
4 Q. ~( M4 L* Y. E
Attacking force 5357 troops, 43 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 97% w( o/ z; g" x. P- E" f: O
( k; u) ]% c* [6 o& y* Z: G4 Q& [Defending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 426 Z( A" ]5 C- Q( [, b
$ p; @1 R* ?$ r7 A, o
Japanese adjusted assault: 0 ( @( G9 B/ }0 {( m/ x8 C8 y9 n! i
* a. ^. s# X, T* O- ~Allied adjusted defense: 339
8 ~& z' ~ h1 r& y: \3 Z
$ q8 Z% C( ^* ^Japanese assault odds: 1 to 99 3 a6 j- x$ g& S% c3 t
( y7 W; o$ R* w1 R
Combat modifiers0 C+ \7 p/ |' W' C3 X: o- W6 q5 T
Defender: terrain(+)7 l: x2 I2 O4 [! v
Attacker: # g3 O9 X9 Z% ^5 s
1 E- T9 t4 l7 j5 D' S) }
Japanese ground losses:" m+ P/ u }2 O$ u* G
1597 casualties reported8 I4 X1 [) P9 a
Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled
! D. H7 C: H; _5 p Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled& ?0 s, _1 z# B0 g
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled5 ]4 P% ]. _0 ]+ t0 Y
Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)
3 R- t$ l4 X% X7 y" {! J7 V Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
% M: r3 q' R4 c& d
K. F- a* {0 D0 ^Allied ground losses:& C" n" i& ?% [
100 casualties reported
) L/ f9 ]$ k4 I& x& q Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
* l! |5 D* D9 z% C3 s9 D, b$ x. t Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 d& _( C4 f/ W" f
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled" S/ i: R% ?' L9 E! w( j) U
2 q& W# {3 k1 R" Z+ y. Q! B' I
Assaulting units:2 A( x- ^- Z, {3 d+ `
3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion: u4 N* d- L1 C- |- g
302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion( g/ x2 |6 n+ c0 g7 ]
12th Indpt SNLF Coy D! U+ U9 k# L3 ~
7th Base Force
' r3 k- N% U: ? J, [! _" C' T0 x$ I 8th Field AF Construction Battalion
: C' n; A. l$ ^' T0 p5 P 5th IJN AA Battalion
! V& b9 S1 O# x4 e% R' l- |
7 o* O, c* x0 S1 m- c! o. C% rDefending units:* y. @* U% U9 Z# m+ [
Americal Infantry Div /1
' n( t% U+ }6 E( w. h" e ? 4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /17 I: ~4 E4 N+ w% i" L, [( A
201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
4 I9 x: t- i! N3 q; |3 r2 d 151st Combat Engr Rgt /15 u O3 C. n! [6 m0 B$ `! K
153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /19 }1 Z0 w3 j, n* ?
198th FA Bn /10 c# w0 p/ ]! c# l
250th Cst Art Rgt /2& k2 e. l5 ?! r& \ X* [
81st FA Bn /18 x+ W X6 P' R' S
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
9 k6 M- O' H8 r( e* VMorning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
/ B% ]6 d3 g, z( }+ u P6 D w' J1 M
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
; q* A' S: z9 v& h3 F
" P9 T5 y; V% w8 J! Q: \Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
8 H0 [( D+ j' G: L3 e xEstimated time to target is 30 minutes2 m, o8 E, I, k
, |7 R( W5 C+ L4 e1 P3 A$ L
Japanese aircraft+ J/ J' Z2 O* q9 \/ _6 U" S
A6M2 Zero x 25
* z3 S. v3 v% o
& a! m( g( F6 l1 DAllied aircraft
+ B2 v- R% c7 Q, N+ ] F4F-3A Wildcat x 12& t! D2 Y* {5 ~) r5 h8 v- Z( h
F4F-3 Wildcat x 128 s" H5 W; `# G C0 {4 C3 ?( {+ u$ r7 f' G6 d
SBD-3 Dauntless x 722 ?5 K" u3 m$ w
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
/ D, @; l) \ K9 e) Z
( B1 S5 M2 a3 J8 ?+ B, JNo Japanese losses3 X; A5 z* c$ O, \. H
# N5 D7 |" O$ j) p
Allied aircraft losses; \1 o% W( F0 T$ f) b$ W" Q
F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed9 r* T( ^1 _8 Z B
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
( i( s2 q1 e, f; { SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged. P2 L4 u7 }1 @% `. i& D
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak& u1 {7 h" r- k" P3 s) p
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged3 E, c6 z1 g. ^" K$ X& w# }( @
2 w" i$ A- X" R$ _
Japanese Ships1 B, [* w+ _/ Q- p, r: @
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires7 j, x& [' ]& n8 O
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 16 z! B% s! X) q$ l
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire) k: b/ c: S% D( @
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires7 r" p+ t3 E) Z1 A0 y* @( L
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 2
# A( |4 m0 F1 e9 R7 V3 L: A CA Furutaka
1 ~, d0 d2 i9 B CA Kako, Bomb hits 19 a0 s- k( p1 a, ^- w" V6 a# I, |
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------* ?; f( Y) }) a- J
Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
( J" m5 K" H0 [8 m0 v
3 j& o" y `8 y$ nWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
' c8 n7 V B. C9 d7 i
* H% u( {% L/ i7 rRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
! o) i4 A* P9 r3 K; L) @( \3 ~- ZEstimated time to target is 31 minutes- A) i2 ~$ W. _ _3 {! @" s7 u; ]
- w% Q& M7 ~/ t8 DJapanese aircraft" d: M+ g \; V+ R
A6M2 Zero x 16
$ [) Y4 q7 i( o. p, D" p" U
( l% p- |4 w1 G" j- M5 ~Allied aircraft
' ?1 {, P) ?9 Z F4F-3P Wildcat x 12
' ~" F5 T. E* s7 h1 k F4F-4 Wildcat x 15/ j+ `2 e: @. K
SBD-3 Dauntless x 51
& z; ^' ?0 D/ q5 t% F" m$ J) `, C TBF-1 Avenger x 30- m+ b0 L) `8 S. A( `
$ h+ Z( w# T. S, n
Japanese aircraft losses7 V5 {. q( \2 G& ]+ z
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed/ j0 m: ]. g/ w" w
' R" I) G8 Z, \2 g# ]! g
Allied aircraft losses
$ c- ~3 l6 {0 t1 ]. _$ |" Y/ n SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
3 ?. x' ^! p; f, H SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak, I% u0 f, U4 ~" H/ |, S$ p, P3 t
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged. o0 m# J% V8 t8 z8 h
7 G) {! D i" ~! E& U5 HJapanese Ships
; z8 y: s0 a+ j# A1 B L1 M4 s CV Kaga, heavy fires2 J& _3 P, ]/ Q" U
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
# ~! f! Q$ `% I; Z( }( S CV Zuikaku, on fire! v- l) Z# R( m* K# e0 j2 h
CV Akagi
: O4 ` s4 p9 m8 a5 Q CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage1 }$ G2 d5 t8 `6 C, }. r
DD Tamanami# b; j& @9 A8 w
CL Nagara# e) u' N S' y
DD Oite
; v7 W s+ x0 D: z DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire
t. k# \) v7 t/ V" z CA Furutaka( q5 C* q$ ?$ k1 L2 x% ?8 f* e8 ^
CA Kako, Bomb hits 1, R/ i1 J* k$ F# }+ o
DD Minekaze& B$ g* B/ c6 z' p
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------4 @# E( T/ M/ n, M. {# G5 u1 S
Morning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,54
- @8 @8 p- Z& B0 P) O 6 z1 {( N9 P L( U4 \" J. i# \' R
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
0 A% P; R9 y/ b+ k
+ I7 D1 n3 @. T. J2 V; Z; B4 ~Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
9 M$ ?6 X, g' ~7 m, fEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
7 z: X0 F+ p6 p1 Q d
% X1 \' S/ [5 w4 D8 s) qJapanese aircraft" Z( ?5 M R T) E, E
A6M2 Zero x 33
% ?! J- [2 H; m9 j# z B5N2 Kate x 61
T/ i+ e4 h1 Q0 y/ j" B D3A1 Val x 44
G. v5 w" n( q/ S' Q7 C
2 a2 A! A4 J2 k; Q# BAllied aircraft
: E+ x, w" N8 C" o8 N F4F-3A Wildcat x 17
. H7 J4 q* \9 C. ^ F4F-3 Wildcat x 48
* q9 u2 U' \. b8 A F4F-4 Wildcat x 81- Z6 M8 n& X) Y5 P# }
3 s! \* Y C+ R' H
Japanese aircraft losses
% j0 [7 i: W. x A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
; s. d* F2 A5 U- Z! U' j1 \ B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged" s; k9 A1 c" p* g! R$ E% c
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak' u/ c T6 N: F' j/ P: |
D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged
2 S+ m( O! |8 g& j& E" d; A5 y D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
' W3 R" \% ~! y1 }9 W7 S* `
3 _8 R6 P! C9 a7 c& w2 B7 wAllied aircraft losses# A* t4 F. ^, b0 M8 C. F4 ?( y8 V
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed8 J- j t# k0 c7 ]
6 i: s1 c$ j6 A$ j' b. [Allied Ships
) e+ {3 B5 ]; [ CVE Copahee
+ p0 \- { A0 v CV Yorktown
6 A: c) I1 ?/ r1 r% w5 @; A CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2& k. k$ f M' M1 `3 O
CLAA San Diego# X; u4 U/ e$ _: N4 |4 Z b4 s, t+ m- l
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2 a! l- [2 b* \3 P! pAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,576 U0 [6 h. ^: A8 r8 k
( _$ w# O0 r! \3 YWeather in hex: Heavy cloud* |$ x3 @/ r; R, Q3 x+ K
+ c+ D6 t7 W$ v7 A1 ?Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
- }. n* m6 t6 p* D A$ PEstimated time to target is 29 minutes
! @5 f! c( R, ?( v' |, I4 l" d! F0 r1 s7 T
5 j' K: h+ t9 F6 E7 Z) E4 sJapanese aircraft
. ?8 _3 S$ A5 ?; k0 _$ {# ~ A6M2 Zero x 3 `% ]2 {9 V8 i6 h9 C: t* d0 Z6 Y' J
0 a& `+ _& [& p- b. E1 T+ I, BAllied aircraft# r. f' @) ~* p9 X" r. ]5 R
F4F-3 Wildcat x 22 i5 n- O. I( g* v5 X7 j, Q
SBD-3 Dauntless x 197 A0 t9 D& I, Q1 D
2 |; J- P, g6 k5 _No Japanese losses5 W8 i9 J( { \
" P4 x& E1 R, YAllied aircraft losses
8 H3 E4 q& v" L# V F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
4 c6 J. { d* [1 x" P1 r2 c8 v SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
2 q' i& S2 K& w SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak& t3 H ^& g; \% l7 h7 {. S1 X8 D. l: }
6 K4 z( G. G! I
Japanese Ships
/ u0 W* t1 }) J8 H- O9 p9 Z" G# O4 b! M CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage" y9 J- M* X/ y9 s- m6 T" V( |
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire
# q* F$ j" j+ T0 [ ^% s6 b CV Akagi
1 e% `5 r# `5 r. T CV Zuikaku, on fire
" _1 n7 q& L5 U CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage2 q' m; L8 Z) w& o$ y
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: k. _7 a+ S* N# v0 k2 D% xAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57 c6 @8 ^) O8 e7 J, O& ?
3 s3 \) K% J4 f( |' k' o: MWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
6 {0 y* K, |# M6 x0 C/ w % P1 ^- u$ o j& j
Raid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
" k2 j! f x, w; i: e# [' GEstimated time to target is 25 minutes
$ Q, t! J% n! t( Y# w* ~1 C
# U% O4 A/ Z7 G' I$ b+ gJapanese aircraft
# n1 E A& D/ j. h, A8 e, b A6M2 Zero x 20 I" N4 n7 x% c& N' B0 d0 b
2 V+ \; x& P/ yAllied aircraft
* }2 P- s6 ^$ M' R+ s SBD-3 Dauntless x 2
. M. p9 P7 u' B5 {2 A& c" `3 i! I: | TBF-1 Avenger x 6
. Y6 _/ J& V5 {! D3 A # D" ]2 D# X7 @
No Japanese losses5 K5 F& r! V% E- r3 h8 M7 T1 \
. o' y/ M1 ]: Z( O' X' [& pNo Allied losses
( D6 M+ Y5 S& _% c 5 x& O% z0 v' H! r/ f
Japanese Ships7 `2 [6 l- O6 `0 P, s. N) w- z, L
CV Akagi
4 ?( n6 v& K L+ H+ t$ i CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage9 q5 x* M7 b5 B, K! p
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4 F1 u3 z8 i) G) W/ w5 S; vAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
! i* [0 Y" |. e0 m& [ \9 v% d 3 T* l* O' f' c8 w
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
- }7 W3 x- c' k% E * g L+ ~4 e0 H7 X4 |0 i; d
Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.: e- r, k% q- n( `# A8 c C
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes
3 D7 e) q5 N. n0 @/ R ( S% {6 s/ U3 v1 y( r3 e
Allied aircraft
& q: C$ }5 e ? F4F-3 Wildcat x 51 D7 v7 n% d3 E) Q
TBF-1 Avenger x 3
, X4 d/ [( Z2 _4 n8 A6 u 7 M# q; x+ \5 m, U6 O5 A6 L3 E. R
Allied aircraft losses
/ W$ T& L% k8 P( D- g3 t% r: j TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged8 F- f- t; |; {' a
. O% D/ I. J6 \( TJapanese Ships* f4 t3 @% M5 W# v
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1: N# x( ^& F% s
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------# b% g) E/ V' g! [; x/ M
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,56
7 j2 w2 u9 u& q5 m ^1 G# D; f
' g2 o( Q/ r( Z& [0 O1 WWeather in hex: Heavy rain
, q3 K$ c. {% S2 ~
, `( j: x7 U j' ^Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.) `3 s3 f. b; z: V1 L# P
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
7 n, h. {0 Z7 j& b% a1 W
' R9 c, a( w. [' v. p% i5 r3 I$ S! dJapanese aircraft, ^" n: C7 j- A4 X
A6M2 Zero x 67 j1 D/ {! b8 F3 _# T% Q
B5N2 Kate x 15% i# K; y) A/ _2 w( D6 w
D3A1 Val x 19
4 N% A* q; g1 i" y9 B$ E
q7 I/ E5 t& Z8 E5 AAllied aircraft
# b: A/ ], f7 \! L- } F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
* u. S0 n9 P8 ~0 P F4F-4 Wildcat x 36; E- p6 H8 A W; _1 L
9 A6 a* g2 v! S% AJapanese aircraft losses7 c; b" Y) Y9 z
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed- a/ B- j5 }& Q
B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
, U5 v/ C$ z# U Y: k D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged+ D$ S& t6 h6 e' {, Z8 F
5 a* h: M M" j) E6 \% E3 uAllied aircraft losses
) D6 Z6 v! Z7 h6 h7 ^ m: r4 f) E F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed }4 p. Q& |0 Z8 E: H
0 `( B8 h0 H* `8 |0 ]) M4 XAllied Ships
2 i8 |) s6 D. k) W2 ?" k CV Lexington, r3 Z) C( e* P2 l2 C
CV Saratoga# J& m0 G6 z4 l5 Q
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
/ t* h' [% ]- L9 HAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
% k) A7 K& L" \0 X. W: ^0 n; s9 J 1 K ?* D/ @6 c3 [# k/ k# c
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud9 c5 ^4 H, V9 {4 d
; [+ D& }- M; R1 A
Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
0 _! W( q/ {# [ a* L; H+ R. ^Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
8 f3 m: l7 P' R, v
$ ^8 e/ ], p7 AAllied aircraft8 I( x7 p2 e# ~( O
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
2 D$ x; ~* @$ Q4 j7 L5 e$ N' h/ J4 M } F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
: H# w! U/ J) H, ] W6 x SBD-3 Dauntless x 705 |# c8 z$ @4 }; n e+ F9 Q" Y
TBF-1 Avenger x 308 l# ]: L3 x( B
5 d3 I) x7 o! H9 ^$ o* Y
Allied aircraft losses
& Z' p. K- a5 v SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
4 K3 n6 |" s" E; J: u TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged) U6 _ N; Z0 P" r/ O! d* A
/ q$ k. ?+ e4 |+ R# q, q
Japanese Ships
9 l8 F% U: A" Z! d6 o* F CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 F* M; t/ P( a$ G/ _ CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
/ @3 p+ M; X: R1 e DD Asakaze
5 [5 w' z5 x5 Q r DD Tamanami' R3 t. V t) | w. C: X% o
DD Onami
7 i1 L9 C1 @$ ^$ d DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage, e6 j3 `! d3 \: w4 H$ `9 j
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
5 b( z) z& P( Y9 P1 e DD Oite: O1 n6 R8 J! E( F4 X& u
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage; Y8 |( n4 ?$ v9 J( n" F7 M! |
DD Suzukaze
5 l" l. w* x1 Q* X6 m$ t: p CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1* @/ w n$ o, f5 h' ^. k' k- l; o8 Y# B: O
CL Nagara
; B! }5 ^5 J4 n$ ^; y7 r--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
7 U2 j u- n( L. n- BAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57$ ]- e6 G; c/ d/ v9 n( T
0 b% x+ y o$ S2 D1 L' j2 e% Y
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
/ `1 J$ A/ @# y2 A, q ! k/ B& B9 Z8 K8 U; t; ^6 @1 w
Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
I/ u5 k2 Q6 YEstimated time to target is 30 minutes7 C) X4 E6 h' W) t
! i- K- O x) Y+ T4 Q: jAllied aircraft
, R( N u. P9 j- s( F A-24 Banshee x 2
8 s- \+ P v5 O SBD-3 Dauntless x 25! z. f: u. O+ y/ p- P7 y7 E8 [
3 r" n- N# k' \1 w
Allied aircraft losses+ H$ T3 I: u1 D+ y$ M7 R* \; @( R) B
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged6 A- D+ l% j5 r$ z0 `
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged* p3 {7 \2 `: u) L& J F
$ }6 }! K5 ]5 q9 d( ~
Japanese Ships
7 v- ~* Z5 O2 Z9 I& J9 ^; J CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage( G3 _2 f4 V1 R
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage, h# D& |2 X. |4 ^
CV Zuikaku, heavy fires
, f. B* k2 d8 Y& Y% x5 e5 U1 n CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
T# B6 U" d- D7 j DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
" f/ a$ F: z: u# B& O% | CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage$ i; f; [0 b k7 _( V* ^# n
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
, |4 {) [1 u$ U' t/ E: I* w3 AAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
$ Y2 \* B8 i1 k- a 0 C% k8 M) {/ }4 x( F f" _
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud* L/ f7 O2 u( y% n
2 s! a z4 o0 n0 ~8 N! V: GRaid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
c; d4 b7 S2 A$ e8 `Estimated time to target is 12 minutes4 t0 B- l2 U7 X% b# i9 n
. ?" Y% t& i5 ^# i. @Allied aircraft
7 D+ F K8 d! i3 k, i, R A-24 Banshee x 148 w+ P; j: H4 i o5 i# i
0 z. l, }# l4 b# | @
Allied aircraft losses
! S$ C4 ?3 T! Q, J# R; S( j A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged6 I6 W* X2 h) y T
. |( q- Z6 n% \/ a/ B4 dJapanese Ships
5 u1 g" s' U1 C CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
- H7 I8 d3 C! f% Y' J7 X CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 u* |7 P- T9 H$ N' x+ Z DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage& ?2 p9 N, n- f# s3 o4 {" x" k2 H
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage2 B5 b& J1 a: F4 c
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 e4 p7 Z7 Q) E0 eAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57& c8 N9 C3 C0 a( L
, K% L0 c* |0 O. B/ E# C0 JWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
5 \. {5 |/ x6 T" j0 p 4 m* F5 [! V# d
Raid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
% W) o" V5 t1 N+ lEstimated time to target is 27 minutes
; Z; w' i. r+ E6 J
# x) J! P& G6 X' k" s2 ?Allied aircraft! ?, K$ x3 }+ g8 B0 M
A-24 Banshee x 22 _2 l9 ~2 I. f6 j) _
! l3 S! S" t% y4 u/ Q u$ B. U8 t) _
No Allied losses
7 | e T% {3 v* [7 W0 y. W
. n/ e( j4 |2 j! e7 d7 oJapanese Ships
" ?/ |9 g% f* L; X* z CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
+ T( }$ V) j* q' B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
0 E, P8 A; C% F" K$ U4 y0 JAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57+ {; F j- y C. N* {
- L0 d) A; T3 Q1 w) J( P7 rWeather in hex: Heavy cloud! a9 b+ t: N# K' {
9 j% G, |# F- u# G/ z& \ Y {
Raid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
. P9 o6 R/ Z# \5 c0 f3 c: kEstimated time to target is 24 minutes: H3 i4 d8 t3 n0 g; f# l7 A
' t# n0 Y$ V0 M% w! gAllied aircraft
0 k& ^. r6 H; u( D U F4F-3A Wildcat x 2. I o8 ~8 Y! W4 S Z+ {. P
SBD-3 Dauntless x 31
: X: k( |) S6 t: R3 j TBF-1 Avenger x 15
1 H1 y. _5 o! s
5 K: ^$ n* ?& C2 t5 f* b, Z u5 QAllied aircraft losses8 C# P8 i$ i* O
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged/ I+ ?. `* \6 C! S% L# H. I
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged5 M. d9 H2 {: }0 i& B9 x
) V, t) t2 u$ [; c/ _" _* h
Japanese Ships
( u% R4 U4 Q4 m7 @0 ^ CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ G) G1 y, J+ J+ y5 v DD Oite2 M/ D5 y8 S" h& }2 K- `; Y1 [/ p0 l
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires/ B' j: y" U* K9 V. \! z
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage3 e* N5 ~5 I0 |" o
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage3 I/ ?0 P* g7 c/ C1 ?( u4 i
DD Onami H2 K$ i" ?5 H# D2 |
DD Tamanami
+ f% t8 d: r' ~* _ CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire$ ^! j' K- g* ]: l
DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 1: l: H8 ?+ i' s/ w1 g8 c+ E' t
DD Minekaze
+ ]4 f4 O9 K7 H3 T DD Asakaze
( X7 t6 v( C' X1 x. b0 j+ h--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
$ ~) b$ I+ N: Z* J$ m- D* AAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57! [% C/ Q( r* E- c- ?" Y/ K
6 M9 u; S, F! m6 }" ?
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
+ l: h8 H2 Z) u* U; X" n
* f" y7 A+ }# \: eRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.! s1 w- i# v( o# T8 `0 G
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
6 a! u& i2 I/ T; f. e* E; v/ m& h
! T+ J2 F5 m' d7 BJapanese aircraft
4 p) f3 [' y4 Q+ L3 e no flights
B& i. e$ |7 m4 t1 P: N) U0 D
1 j8 C; m; e1 J0 K' ?) Q! JAllied aircraft8 W5 Y- b/ Y, s7 L6 P* [/ c
F4F-3P Wildcat x 10& O8 R* N6 ^1 w O0 \; U% [
F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
) l# O) I( U. d' t' P$ g SBD-3 Dauntless x 631 a% Q# X( m( O+ h3 R7 b( m% b
TBF-1 Avenger x 18
8 x& T# `$ ?4 w+ f# p' i, z3 n ! t9 j' h# V. C$ Q0 r: a
No Japanese losses
" E. U: K, p$ b* l4 i
4 K, A# R' O: m% q$ X: zAllied aircraft losses
% [& [% [/ ~2 y& e SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged( ^6 V" Y! z, c! Y( ]
TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged2 o5 l9 ~. b- n& z: m. I
; ^$ r7 f: g6 N" e8 F$ aJapanese Ships
& I3 H: j/ s" G CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage
" I- D2 N4 J% |$ ^& a0 {% ~; A CA Kako, and is sunk# x+ {( G$ j e( v3 [; S
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage# _& g S0 E. V! s
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk* [7 h3 |9 v+ h$ |( y+ `. @: e
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk6 J5 Y8 [, E( o7 X/ F f7 n
DD Onami
: Y& l( x. H8 v' B/ P, [$ X DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
9 [$ M1 J( Y9 \! a3 M+ w DD Asakaze% ^7 s2 U* B! R( E
DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage+ m8 b4 o3 {1 m
DD Oite
/ o# v5 W& b3 `7 J6 w DD Minekaze) ~9 E& y; |' y/ @* E0 T
DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire$ D0 p: P! |+ b& k; t
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------* s F$ h$ {3 ~+ w: j5 e* k$ E% t
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57, O6 o) r6 F+ m* K6 V3 i# l
. e1 h' u# q0 P$ PWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
' {+ w8 w5 I, p5 d ; ?- q/ z! Q ] S- S
Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
! W" M( w0 Q( Y; S4 `7 u- Y7 fEstimated time to target is 13 minutes
4 b% A/ _7 H$ c: l1 p . |! N1 d4 W) S! e8 n3 e4 P) j9 V% U
Allied aircraft
7 c: J2 F2 o! s' M( |, Z SBD-3 Dauntless x 16' O; J3 q+ F( m- D, j
$ m& @2 P2 K# L( t" cAllied aircraft losses+ X9 d/ f! w) X/ G: s
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged8 h5 v1 I- t2 e0 b( I2 J! F
: {6 |$ o# m. V
Japanese Ships
" K0 { Z( y# {, b" M5 e( |5 j CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
. }" m% h6 G7 N* W4 g% G* f1 ~ CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ G1 |2 M, [! X1 i DD Sawakaze
$ x# ?$ |+ N4 j2 J9 }- o6 v DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |