AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 42/ Z: ^. i+ t% W [1 I
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/ J% N0 a4 v8 }- i; v% r盟军正式登陆阿图岛" p' {+ g0 Y$ s' F/ R% L0 |2 m
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
0 U/ K7 m& j2 W u2 G58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩
2 c2 \$ S9 E, N# _+ k2 [# {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
$ p, Y6 b9 {( g# J. 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
, ?; r8 x3 w3 ~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* U6 o( A1 R9 D) i1 t0 W0 |$ h
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. q" i6 y6 F' o6 _- EAmphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49)$ X, x) `6 ^5 U# X& \6 s' Z$ |; l
$ m w# u9 D2 v, p7 t) nTF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,499 L4 d) g* o8 v4 r. u
! P+ U6 x* _0 p0 r+ L# KAllied ground losses:
0 R* G* X# L; j3 i 253 casualties reported1 l5 b) _0 v8 u' b1 Z: r& I1 s
Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled
* E) |) w( o* A4 Z Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
& J% d1 x7 L1 K+ t( `+ D W Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& [% ~+ {7 a- S, o
Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)
; I3 j5 s- f5 u: M; j4 U- J) Y/ p Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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Ground combat at Attu Island (153,49)# }/ ?, a8 z2 o+ o4 L) x. o& W5 n
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Japanese Deliberate attack) s/ v" M i: s5 g& _$ h0 c
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Attacking 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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% E" `- ?; A1 R @4 L& x# X/ DJapanese adjusted assault: 0
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Allied adjusted defense: 339
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 99 ' l |9 H. u% `
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Combat modifiers
0 u; e8 `0 J; LDefender: terrain(+). [( i/ `- B4 Y) J9 f
Attacker: + I/ o8 P" A' v8 @6 Y% V
* A: y/ E* P) E; I/ KJapanese ground losses:) Z& c! t8 a% x" h7 D. \4 i, X
1597 casualties reported# ~3 B! C# g$ I7 E2 Z' N0 F- P
Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled0 N& B* Y4 E7 A
Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled& h1 Q! v. Z, e6 Y, [( [0 f
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled5 \/ d3 k9 b1 Q* d6 D( h) O
Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)
; |4 P% z8 x1 ]4 |3 H* g j+ R Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)* n+ q% i2 B5 ?- s0 l
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Allied ground losses:6 a. g! b k) Q% F! d
100 casualties reported
/ l. a% Q( b, P: z: e4 e Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
& W, T. \! E3 e1 H- C: V Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# S# w4 V9 H$ s: H' k! I) }; D
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled; C8 o) w( U3 B% Q. O* j0 d4 a
$ V, |$ @6 d! y- ?3 [, z5 P: hAssaulting units:3 D4 w- {6 y8 P( i' ~5 N3 o! p) U0 M* r
3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion& x3 n9 E- W7 x4 b$ D1 |; [- r3 Z
302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion
1 G! l2 O" k# L$ _, p: z 12th Indpt SNLF Coy , E7 ~4 n1 T U) O: e
7th Base Force+ F# n' W3 o% i; V6 j
8th Field AF Construction Battalion% W8 t- U! f/ I, N
5th IJN AA Battalion
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2 s: @8 W2 i$ B6 J, aDefending units:) k+ W/ m& v: I/ t' ~0 W i
Americal Infantry Div /1
+ ^: w& q! h; Q& r$ d 4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /1& k: h. ]5 |" K* ^9 C
201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1: v8 R; @0 ^" G! J
151st Combat Engr Rgt /11 B* \) F+ |+ Q- w
153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1: B# ]2 |# j, f+ S+ d
198th FA Bn /1# }4 Q6 A0 R. H9 ^7 ?
250th Cst Art Rgt /29 Z n. n! N" S8 R: A1 K# s5 J
81st FA Bn /1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms- K9 r1 r: K2 `6 p. t
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
0 s9 L8 `; _0 uEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
' Q K3 L {, S" s/ ^ A6M2 Zero x 25
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Allied aircraft
* ~) V3 Y' W4 y& I) W* x8 ~2 G F4F-3A Wildcat x 12
2 E! y. E3 h; V7 z7 p) [ F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
! p# @7 [2 i. `) B( r SBD-3 Dauntless x 72
5 o2 @$ e/ k7 A' C6 K TBF-1 Avenger x 30; B! Z# {# S* I/ g" x3 S
" a( a" L9 _$ i7 sNo Japanese losses
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( E3 r6 Z" c( v6 ^0 ?( xAllied aircraft losses* L: K* ?7 g0 U$ F) w& F6 @
F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed
* n4 b/ f2 J1 C, Q G F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed7 a* x5 ~! T6 y3 V4 O; K- k
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged
3 c# e3 ]* k- ]+ l; P. _ SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak1 Z a/ J# N$ k
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged s$ V- x# o5 c+ ]
- N, X6 @1 j2 O4 V5 x% H1 lJapanese Ships
/ Q, d" M$ x# ~; R4 Q CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires) D5 i& b2 t$ t
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1+ f' O! e- s' r3 G
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire9 o1 l2 L% @3 j1 W
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires5 G: O% a" f2 c0 \
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 2
, ~% c8 k4 F% O5 I4 n9 X, }1 T CA Furutaka, @: ~ K3 H% X6 u
CA Kako, Bomb hits 1% l6 |/ A4 [6 P( H
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9 |/ f# Q0 o/ y) NMorning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57/ T' ?, |9 U; D3 I( T- u+ u
6 ~/ N: t% t4 r/ o" G, VWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.9 g4 [5 `$ ?' x0 \( Y7 ]* _/ A
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
& b8 u9 m/ \ U1 l6 S A6M2 Zero x 16' q; H% ^' i# Q. @8 w8 @
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Allied aircraft
y; i8 F0 d: P: k. F9 ?: X% K F4F-3P Wildcat x 12
/ Y# D. W5 m" @2 x* v/ ] F4F-4 Wildcat x 15
+ E; V0 ~% o. x" |* X SBD-3 Dauntless x 51
" ^7 Z# a' B: C( u4 h- K TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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# A: f2 m# ~ P9 Z. G' GJapanese aircraft losses
5 ] i' N, A% V8 m- y A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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# u9 J# R" i, u: GAllied aircraft losses
! m1 N- F' ~! }6 m SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
) k, k7 [9 V- Q0 U" K4 x8 |! x/ X8 x SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
6 q5 h, ]1 \ y# B TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships! U( ~. G- L# i. O
CV Kaga, heavy fires
' `9 }2 Z& [) h' n! G CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires R6 q. {! h$ W$ n' H) _ i
CV Zuikaku, on fire
{8 z1 ~! w1 d. S$ O7 b) ], K" H CV Akagi
. X) {0 c3 E0 V3 m/ \ CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage9 q4 V3 i7 g) K$ @$ i7 t" s
DD Tamanami
2 h! J. ?) W6 W7 Q' E3 D CL Nagara1 y9 w. ~7 L" p1 `; K+ t) T3 ~) c
DD Oite( A! U9 H' Y, {, L6 W5 f, s
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire, {. y. m6 Y5 ^" x* o+ r0 b
CA Furutaka
1 J" z. g5 [2 F! L7 K$ E1 F CA Kako, Bomb hits 1; b- t5 G8 \1 X! Z: _
DD Minekaze
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' s% J& S. w* o. D4 G5 BMorning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,54; c) q! s2 x* T1 L$ y6 ~8 A6 a
" Y0 O& x5 h( x. B7 H# ?Weather in hex: Heavy cloud) H. ? z! B/ n: e. p" F
/ m j$ A; {( q& n8 {Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
7 B4 g2 K4 }. NEstimated time to target is 15 minutes! { C1 g/ B7 H: I1 l h
[& D+ y4 r4 s: u5 lJapanese aircraft2 w1 `" a5 q; m5 a4 g) D' U
A6M2 Zero x 33
- b! k5 S9 l# H: g$ n9 Y2 H B5N2 Kate x 61
% |& V* B4 P7 h$ u5 U. w; k) n D3A1 Val x 44) U+ m8 P4 T6 U- R1 [- _5 ~
0 k9 r4 k% l# O0 cAllied aircraft
$ y9 m7 s# h9 E) n F4F-3A Wildcat x 172 a9 L& l8 r) a
F4F-3 Wildcat x 48' k: C! ?- J( S$ u1 Q
F4F-4 Wildcat x 810 C& }$ x1 Z; d5 W/ |
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Japanese aircraft losses- H" n6 \2 b( |8 q% _3 g; P
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed7 }9 D4 v7 ]+ E
B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged
9 a) D% T2 x8 b1 n' U$ n B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak% G7 o9 x* E ~! @# d9 K) A/ h' I
D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged
- i) y# ^1 }5 v7 q D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak7 p. }& ~. P! E$ [$ k
$ D, {, {" \! i. v( @" ` xAllied aircraft losses, E. n h6 ?( B7 T) x. b H
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, X) E& I6 I3 K& ~5 r
6 b3 _' S& Y# [. l/ |Allied Ships: p" b: [- N5 ^9 ?* H1 U" }7 @+ H
CVE Copahee! J6 R6 A6 O/ q" F1 s' B' {
CV Yorktown
8 b% m5 v3 y7 @3 r CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2
( ?) k% X8 J. d, s CLAA San Diego
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,577 y3 V+ e: Y& h H2 @$ `$ c
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
. K" f8 w, d$ P6 M+ `) W5 WEstimated time to target is 29 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
5 o3 L0 C8 a" C1 F; f) C A6M2 Zero x 3. B! m* t" ~" }
& \8 j# |5 I4 rAllied aircraft
4 b: m5 w$ ~' ]; A F4F-3 Wildcat x 2' B0 m" y( `8 }9 c& @
SBD-3 Dauntless x 19
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: X/ {" y( F2 U- U G4 TNo Japanese losses4 |4 U5 g. Y/ d- T3 I. K
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Allied aircraft losses
5 n& A" j5 m, u: e- l! p F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed; i- h- S1 f. @ L/ I2 ^4 i4 r8 P; `
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged2 y$ M3 T \2 p& L
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak: e1 L' o% b6 k
2 p7 M4 V4 n5 H: [6 L1 Q% z3 U# ^$ {Japanese Ships
0 v7 L9 K! T" Z5 d3 L% ~ CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage) H/ y& h8 q3 s+ \: U! [; @$ g
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire4 `8 \9 y* ?' i, T- Z
CV Akagi
6 \$ W$ ]; d5 A+ r2 h' H0 \: F CV Zuikaku, on fire; J: m2 k, s; f9 I0 A
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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! X% z* W3 V: n( s3 P8 ]7 b9 A$ yAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57 j! j& T% K. ]- f! Z' X2 Y
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
7 q/ l, O# o, H- K0 k8 mEstimated time to target is 25 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
+ ?1 H: E, N! U8 t) f/ [: y A6M2 Zero x 2
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Allied aircraft- _2 h5 p4 g: |6 a
SBD-3 Dauntless x 2/ b2 `. Z8 U+ X$ D& c
TBF-1 Avenger x 6% V/ H3 g$ D, V f, ?& ]
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No Japanese losses
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
, L5 e2 w7 [. G1 C, k CV Akagi
* J, C. a# q( x' B CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,575 M5 ]0 q! I: @) `
: M: H! C F3 A# O) jWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
/ ?5 l+ s/ Z$ Z1 sEstimated time to target is 37 minutes$ r% Z& G% I' W6 B6 F( ]2 f9 D
2 x; ?, V7 @! p$ o7 V2 GAllied aircraft! k, Q; ~$ S3 P3 K% C
F4F-3 Wildcat x 58 E5 u7 E7 G1 B+ c7 `) J: e" b
TBF-1 Avenger x 3: l' c* v( Q5 L$ U/ _
3 c7 G6 t2 B. b* z. s9 VAllied aircraft losses9 S% k8 G) P; d1 ~5 D
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships" s; R4 t( c5 O7 Y' W9 g& Z
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
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) M4 K# b, Z& e" oAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,56- ~1 x. ]8 j2 n8 p# N$ n5 @9 d, P
" W4 `; a4 f( {0 K- tWeather in hex: Heavy rain( Z, ^- m; Y, r
6 y* w( m" i" ERaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.& G5 `9 B, q }$ C( |9 u
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes8 P+ D; q' F* g7 \ u7 }1 K
( D Z6 p" u0 W% c* E4 F2 n% pJapanese aircraft% n8 `' U2 x* Z% T; W% x
A6M2 Zero x 6
: [( m8 d" b; @2 Z+ d B5N2 Kate x 15- @1 B5 R. s5 G9 o% ], P0 U( A
D3A1 Val x 19
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" o: W# c4 h: ~" R. s3 CAllied aircraft) `. ?4 T+ u! h1 o( N
F4F-3 Wildcat x 368 V6 o9 s9 x: h" r1 R) j; L
F4F-4 Wildcat x 36
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Japanese aircraft losses: g8 u* n" x* S' q
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed; ?' S; S# n: {7 [
B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged" n F- P1 S+ a8 q7 N
D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged$ h7 I, [" k1 d3 ^: Z' x
; r! Z/ |* ^6 A$ x ?9 Y9 wAllied aircraft losses
' v$ a6 E5 o0 k% L# |9 v2 Z F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
* m) Q4 U2 H9 _ h Z6 R6 Z8 ` CV Lexington/ L8 m5 D% F, H( C7 ^; S# H
CV Saratoga% M0 @- M- I5 l6 Y# R% K
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9 P3 @9 k0 I+ w5 X9 |3 v5 m1 eAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57/ [, P+ _7 ?9 i- t2 [' g
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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) Y# Q9 t) X1 l2 {Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
. r8 M7 ~- n2 ~9 P2 w' y4 sEstimated time to target is 31 minutes0 Y. e9 w6 ~$ ~% |
) q4 i5 {0 |& K `Allied aircraft1 z S% p1 R# h8 C
F4F-3 Wildcat x 128 \" b. d: Z6 G. v3 f& _% X2 i$ x8 {
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12- N$ U$ t/ n7 T. E& s- {1 d
SBD-3 Dauntless x 707 W4 |" j4 c0 S7 N( F5 L6 B
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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2 G2 f2 S$ p2 _0 O: ^: S0 a+ PAllied aircraft losses3 d4 Z* U4 n9 N5 b
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
4 o2 v: e) z: W7 i) {" a TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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! Q* i1 @5 I3 j# D/ t& LJapanese Ships+ y9 W+ E7 b3 a+ O+ U5 Z* \
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage4 ?, s! Z2 ~$ e
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires# y) r: t s. F/ y/ z2 F ~* W
DD Asakaze
7 d" M0 p5 O) x5 e DD Tamanami- y6 e) G2 k% {, i4 K0 d1 z
DD Onami
1 |# H9 a4 H2 A: ?) h9 @! f+ W DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage$ ?, o) ]# x5 j& I7 G
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage( e8 W: a3 h, M* N8 y
DD Oite
/ L; \9 A$ ]8 x* n! ?- } DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
6 M* m5 o) S7 }6 e) n DD Suzukaze/ K+ N* P0 L; d% p
CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1
9 H5 W0 p5 q1 M: L2 Q CL Nagara/ E+ W, Z% Q) n8 G+ w( M; c' i
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+ Q. C) M& X N% N: H tAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,576 {7 [1 ~3 p) \2 P
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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5 Q w5 X/ ] I2 P$ T- O7 s( qRaid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
6 k: H( U+ m4 F1 V4 q; f# V: E4 MEstimated time to target is 30 minutes* n5 {) v- R6 `- ^ y
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Allied aircraft# X# A8 ` E) l
A-24 Banshee x 2. \9 P1 p& W& A D0 C* o
SBD-3 Dauntless x 256 a1 X3 a* }: ~( y
' v2 x" P @- B" DAllied aircraft losses, u: W2 z4 w* p
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged% Q- r0 W0 z; [' ]. X
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged y3 U4 f Y0 u3 A ^( ^2 t
@5 k1 C1 y5 M8 V6 A% R# x- e0 LJapanese Ships* t4 \4 [' Y. B: m! K
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage. z$ N9 [4 ^. O
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
' E; V# |7 O* n CV Zuikaku, heavy fires! @$ {& U! G" F# d5 X$ g
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires0 G; q/ {0 F# w& x' z7 s( k9 c
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage0 ^+ ~5 o8 a& @: M; Q" ~) J
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage$ U2 ? J( f4 ?- q- n
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; f1 ?9 Z. @1 q4 Q& a- }Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,573 i, j: b. D/ Y2 `. z& ^
; A1 f! \! i: K4 N4 b9 s+ \% m- `Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
& o( ?0 W# j0 `* n/ S7 U2 z. \Estimated time to target is 12 minutes1 f7 j3 S* P% T" t0 Q
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Allied aircraft
' o6 ~( ?7 S2 t& e A-24 Banshee x 14
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Allied aircraft losses
# [5 N! o: o& K) n5 ^: T A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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, a. h3 \/ V; [ h$ E& D9 T9 NJapanese Ships# ~6 G# }9 y( P3 x5 R
CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
e! W0 T6 f; o) u# Y4 n- p4 ] CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
% f/ | j: Y. |$ Q3 L6 ? DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage% q$ x8 |2 @) i4 I6 R0 j' J& I
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage, a( Q' C& d( [' G
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( |( h3 \- q. ` R, PAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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7 ~. a+ W9 a# P+ M: MRaid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.& H/ ?% k3 O' {+ Z* q
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes4 R. e3 Z7 d" M- q) w8 r Q. l5 R$ _
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Allied aircraft
4 y9 j1 ]( d# H9 f7 t7 N A-24 Banshee x 2
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No Allied losses* p2 Z: R# s2 A2 i& Q% a% H" w
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Japanese Ships+ z5 u/ T3 E/ w, T- u$ t/ j
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires1 S4 j8 L2 d" e+ w
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& @* V# @. O% u. oAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,572 O0 x1 o% v% Q4 z( O
8 K: h; O, n( f& o* |# {1 FWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
4 T# d+ V/ M3 v( H( p* l. @Estimated time to target is 24 minutes* M$ r! o1 u9 ?1 V4 q* C
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Allied aircraft& C- K3 w* v: P& r
F4F-3A Wildcat x 25 U6 K4 Y4 _$ I. U# Y7 ~8 ~
SBD-3 Dauntless x 31$ D/ M& B5 G( ^& S& }' w% W
TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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: x& V, q$ Y4 H; z. pAllied aircraft losses: C, U1 S2 h. i/ s! F; C u! ^3 Y
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged; S' p. v4 A% k
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged( T: h0 x, c% @ S) J: M5 T
% C9 N! Q4 \' U2 z, e. IJapanese Ships8 E2 Y/ u) o, T
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage7 f Z; ~) m1 ~$ B, G
DD Oite; m1 E1 k; C. b3 n8 s' U
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
; X( g4 ?4 O+ `, ~( Y7 |) v& z% u CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
& E2 b; s2 G9 l; {& k) q CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage& L3 [$ S/ a1 J( @6 v9 s
DD Onami$ k) y# _) Y' c. f
DD Tamanami
5 g+ r% d6 b( }7 _# s% y* u) r" x2 i CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire
' U% e9 _% \* D) |1 s$ J DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 1
. n @. c8 c4 @. F" f DD Minekaze) S/ i7 O) o" _/ Q
DD Asakaze9 U* A; N9 B$ s9 B
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! W9 X4 x: \9 N# FAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57# A# P% u- }% q# H! x" b
1 [5 {, p. q5 T# b" sWeather in hex: Heavy cloud1 N+ f$ a' b8 O
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
& c2 G# }& ]: ~+ XEstimated time to target is 30 minutes/ C8 Q' N+ K7 ~. O$ }( p0 b5 Y
2 d! S/ {4 K( P6 H" \1 eJapanese aircraft
" W: k9 c8 M# U* e" s: P3 C no flights
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! e7 E( e3 P$ V3 W; cAllied aircraft
+ R1 h& W7 q% N: |) s" A F4F-3P Wildcat x 10- Y6 V; @+ w) Y$ x0 o
F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
5 t! k+ T) X6 h/ Q5 h7 Y9 r/ \ SBD-3 Dauntless x 63# u5 b, u9 o U* @
TBF-1 Avenger x 18
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No Japanese losses ]# G' T$ A0 l+ F1 C& r9 o
+ Q4 L' n: Z6 ^9 hAllied aircraft losses
% L9 \$ W1 m3 [ M8 K SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
- X/ m9 x# L9 s+ }6 S TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged$ p+ C1 U1 S/ t: h) P. g8 K0 r
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Japanese Ships
; k6 m, f" G L+ c5 `5 A# w CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage! \; L: J; `/ c
CA Kako, and is sunk$ n/ }+ C( y! B3 ~" v( I
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 z }. m" d* n1 d1 q8 C% s6 m CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
& y4 I. r- j1 C& @+ Y% i6 P3 f DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
# O* O( N3 F4 _5 p. h3 f DD Onami
5 z6 h X X. K+ F& f DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk) p% s1 b* i q8 [* D2 \1 F
DD Asakaze- c7 R, H8 q* q* N0 T
DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 H4 W) [& u6 y- c& R DD Oite k3 p0 G7 V0 L/ y
DD Minekaze
' B( B% S5 f" \2 ?* P, r4 @1 { DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57 x6 t, v m+ R- u8 P" Z6 j* {
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.9 O4 T% N: G9 m5 Y* C; }8 K6 P- [
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes# S3 l/ m* o) J7 \
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Allied aircraft
, }7 ^! C0 \2 i/ ^: V8 N0 F SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
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Allied aircraft losses
( b& D2 S4 r# e$ ^/ V SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
$ l: n* Q' I% V" F1 V CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 F* k, v5 H! R, M/ B8 a CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
# Y8 D+ Z4 p* P! }8 G* J. x DD Sawakaze' _% J1 |" n; p! Z% q/ o7 Z; ^2 Y
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |