AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 42
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盟军正式登陆阿图岛
* @, Z. t2 K+ u" Z4 A/ C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6 y1 S9 A# @- A3 N. X3 l4 n( o( L
58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩
; |1 r% n8 k0 ^( A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
0 \: X( y$ ]% w3 w6 M5 I5 T% j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
1 D# J# W- U! `8 b% h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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' ]9 B# Z0 }9 L. eAmphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49)5 T$ S! W! y0 e
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TF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,49
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Allied ground losses:, W7 w2 K- w" ]
253 casualties reported
# h* W& Y8 a7 s5 K9 U# ] Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled
* [' U* Z8 ]- J2 V Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
- D7 V5 j/ {) J. [. {2 i Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 x6 \: O; E* x E% ^" {1 H0 c; M
Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)
s$ o; K4 q( M( y0 S/ t' s, \ Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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7 W) C" M7 t8 N3 ^) T" s" \Ground combat at Attu Island (153,49)! D3 y/ J T+ i6 z
: Y& A2 W! o+ rJapanese Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 5357 troops, 43 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 97$ Z0 P! V3 e0 m1 f
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Defending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 426
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$ ?4 W, G* u& l4 {9 U7 FJapanese adjusted assault: 0 ! _2 D) ]. b' N) z3 v5 X
' J4 h" J6 O8 D! U+ FAllied adjusted defense: 339
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/ _+ d$ M1 C, d8 S3 n4 tJapanese assault odds: 1 to 99
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Combat modifiers8 |% e' s6 l7 _) [; ^, E5 t8 k
Defender: terrain(+)! D; g% o" q! o6 w$ ^* x" P/ p
Attacker: 6 F$ }) q- d3 Y4 q) d" l6 [
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Japanese ground losses:* r) H1 k( G8 C2 r# L. E
1597 casualties reported
$ N$ n* B) u7 K6 ^6 w V) Z Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled
# T2 ?+ j; @+ Z) V( t Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled; v3 H: n# M/ e
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled( o! h% A; d' k* w* k! I( M$ s
Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)
8 M! f. f* E! f3 k6 n Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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2 d! S; k0 [! [Allied ground losses:
0 \( x6 S1 U1 o& D( W# D; H) L 100 casualties reported0 |. C3 R& N0 E& h0 ~5 h2 |* H
Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled: _9 h$ \) P" ]
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! c8 [) o/ u/ M
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Assaulting units:
2 N( W- e! P& H u( o. S$ J 3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion
: z" L0 d# N, R' {4 D; q4 }. D 302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion
1 P2 a* y& ^5 A4 W* { 12th Indpt SNLF Coy ) a7 [! h' E: j
7th Base Force# B/ s6 e& R+ ?8 {( y' J
8th Field AF Construction Battalion
9 d! k6 ^& k( ]& `1 ? 5th IJN AA Battalion+ R0 X% N" h$ Y) L( [
6 J4 r6 w( Q& q# Q WDefending units:5 _) I# a8 [7 @* G9 m1 U
Americal Infantry Div /1
' E, d2 {; O( e2 C- ] 4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /13 ^+ ~4 D4 \$ z+ H6 z- U8 q
201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
2 @0 ^: e4 ] w' B: W 151st Combat Engr Rgt /1
' s( n! O% M% A 153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /16 g+ A- D3 S2 w1 j# d
198th FA Bn /1
7 }: }) m$ B% T/ f 250th Cst Art Rgt /2
* B. k8 y, P+ W. ^4 O) O* l, {4 S 81st FA Bn /1
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3 J9 K# w! b6 k: C- T4 jMorning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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; |* Q6 t' m/ l$ H9 n, y# i/ cWeather in hex: Thunderstorms( i/ b6 D+ j* W' N
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
% N: O6 n: C K( s( w( l) TEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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3 g7 Q) o6 Y4 L. KJapanese aircraft( Q+ b8 }& j! Y: t* f$ l
A6M2 Zero x 25- ?. S/ b4 X$ M9 v6 L
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F4F-3A Wildcat x 124 |4 E3 }/ C% K
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
- T, {, d4 b/ T5 o SBD-3 Dauntless x 72' i% ^! u* S2 b- c6 m$ Q# H
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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9 e7 m1 A2 ~1 t2 o8 i( GNo Japanese losses8 Y6 Z. ~) p/ n0 w4 s0 s
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Allied aircraft losses
2 |7 J' H: n9 w- N+ T# E F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed0 R* _; ]4 ? S, }" b
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed: K* [+ L: A; M$ w% s
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged
* q- [! S, [$ a3 x' E" ~& A SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak
: Z( W# S0 j. B3 ?% J! ~5 @# I TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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9 V: y$ m* N" P. a1 ~; {Japanese Ships
/ `+ d& c( x1 ~7 @# h1 `/ _) d) m3 }' L CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
9 q# \2 U- L) _ CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1( M% L2 l) W& y: [- F9 q
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire
9 A/ o6 p) ^1 Z% i* @8 U7 ^ CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires+ P- B! T/ t+ W5 e" l
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 2
( X; o2 t( V; @ o$ `" z' z, ] CA Furutaka
. S8 \6 m% b( a6 @- o CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57% \4 a- G2 |. \
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.+ [7 C" D$ [/ B2 {& h& A6 M6 [ {, a$ _
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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. }. d' G# k0 d0 @8 tJapanese aircraft$ i! v z7 p# P
A6M2 Zero x 16 ~/ R5 r4 H' x
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Allied aircraft
$ d5 v2 ]6 u* N3 c/ }) g3 }, N& } F4F-3P Wildcat x 12+ j9 S, ?. y! j; ]* ?
F4F-4 Wildcat x 15- d+ J: Q" P1 Q+ a+ I6 S
SBD-3 Dauntless x 51- n2 ~- P# u/ N8 d+ u: `
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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* _( v: }, Z# w @$ \- c+ L1 G8 HJapanese aircraft losses$ D" j4 z" f) Y* L$ [1 X) G5 b& R
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed) X2 b0 C! K* J7 S1 h
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Allied aircraft losses* \. L% @' S4 K, t( E8 L; ]. @! [
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged1 y1 E3 o9 X% g7 P: i
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
; C' K$ K/ g: j( e2 S TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged2 U6 _ o+ }/ ]5 k
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Japanese Ships2 c: `" \6 @2 p! d" Z6 @) ]+ J, I
CV Kaga, heavy fires0 W; e( Q" Z1 \& {# h- {# V
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
7 z$ X9 s! w' @) h# J CV Zuikaku, on fire
% Q( N4 S# U2 h" Y- U! n9 R CV Akagi
: n! `" h1 b0 ]% q CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage- O' |) P0 J% ^- T2 Y+ e
DD Tamanami- n$ M, [) t; Q/ _1 M
CL Nagara
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DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire) K4 z- Y( ]8 \' e3 ^
CA Furutaka9 q' P( ?7 X2 ]( W& s2 F/ r
CA Kako, Bomb hits 1: D W2 ?$ r4 F( ]5 k
DD Minekaze
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4 C$ `) N( f! dMorning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,54( _: i/ d' m9 M+ l0 E; e" H) T
) @; z& j5 }. }5 Z ]Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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4 T2 H9 B N- s, _& aRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
8 Q' y8 _ Z7 O4 TEstimated time to target is 15 minutes2 J6 V. o Z; r- w' O
, |& x$ ]# Z0 ~Japanese aircraft7 D( d/ b7 h7 h6 z
A6M2 Zero x 33
& i6 @' m6 z: Q' ^ B5N2 Kate x 61- ]; z' W0 T* ]3 b
D3A1 Val x 44
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! E8 m5 n3 @5 Y E( R3 y! qAllied aircraft
: Q' `0 y: q% O p, v" n F4F-3A Wildcat x 17
4 L! ~3 F' N) E" ] F4F-3 Wildcat x 48
: B( c. z% M- `1 E* x F4F-4 Wildcat x 81
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Japanese aircraft losses
8 m( f. l# t3 |, E; s8 U. I A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed0 N: i4 {# J9 d* ?8 r$ u; r( l
B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged
) b ~$ g7 k, U& q! v B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak- f N6 G) u3 s2 Q+ R/ |8 s
D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged* k- E2 i( H. t; s1 M, r* i$ l# Z c# ^7 e
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak; c, t6 ^+ R: \* }; y5 X
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6 |' X, Q' G8 F9 d+ @4 e5 i F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed0 b3 H( M8 y- E
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CVE Copahee# M3 D4 ?, g/ A
CV Yorktown
1 o H/ Y5 m0 B. `" ~ CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2- v. L. h4 c) O$ ~ Y0 n' \" [
CLAA San Diego: t3 L. M# E2 n6 x
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q* a1 o# w% Z: r8 BAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,576 k/ i' Z( K1 ]; W/ \$ L9 s# Q
6 y; J( n2 t. ?. }6 I3 u3 MWeather in hex: Heavy cloud4 L& V& i7 e; h
* O5 w p: `4 R' v( F4 ~* @5 KRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
$ ~+ e6 S" i2 f6 D) x8 c; rEstimated time to target is 29 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
: Z5 J" D/ D/ o% ^ A6M2 Zero x 36 ~5 h, U$ f2 ?* @1 `5 _" H* u
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Allied aircraft- R8 {* D- f0 ?
F4F-3 Wildcat x 2
. s% W3 V7 `+ e7 W SBD-3 Dauntless x 19
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3 R9 ?! u) u7 KNo Japanese losses& m' {+ Q( c1 G. v
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F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, u4 q2 R" P6 Y! z
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged! T, ]- d8 q' e F" ` D% j# l; Z
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak% t! y& k# X% n" F1 B6 H
4 [" W z9 s# ^" T' V5 PJapanese Ships
6 N1 U$ K, L4 X2 A! L+ } CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
: k% A% ?! ?$ ?1 K' I: [ CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire
; O1 Y# n( Y0 S6 t CV Akagi
& |8 E' p/ z1 q% ^( q7 h d' ` CV Zuikaku, on fire9 t, W* k* M3 e. L+ f
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud! P5 g' q$ Y3 C3 e# S( I$ C3 v+ n
6 I/ ~" x, |9 N+ o( B( a7 {Raid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.2 t; [. C; l9 |. S
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes/ K8 A) O. B4 x t
9 Y$ J7 e+ V% `2 p1 OJapanese aircraft2 o1 U% z, A. N, j2 w! m6 Y
A6M2 Zero x 2" \0 w% q$ k) ?
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# g* S' ^# e1 n$ g4 V1 d M SBD-3 Dauntless x 2! d8 H# z* O5 j7 D
TBF-1 Avenger x 6
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No Japanese losses
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$ h- Y( F2 T7 L2 \* oNo Allied losses
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2 A5 j7 X) H: {- W5 t8 wJapanese Ships
% D4 h3 R; {% y5 R& ` CV Akagi
3 I! [) R; F6 J5 y CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage# ~$ p. l0 V# M) p
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud j2 Y4 E9 J3 g! G G% m' q/ s2 V
6 N' s; l6 ^( Y0 E: u% q, ^Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.; F' q' {& ^9 h1 t
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes9 W2 \% ?: Z+ f( n
1 o: T K# e1 h* K/ l5 ~& IAllied aircraft) ], P4 D- A! N
F4F-3 Wildcat x 5
) V" Y+ Z$ _6 `9 ^+ i [ TBF-1 Avenger x 3
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Allied aircraft losses( g0 ^7 Q/ G( R
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged" n) B+ J' @9 v
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Japanese Ships# m( f+ I7 @3 w, X' s8 k1 L
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1" @5 }! [6 l( N
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,56( J) [- s* F3 I: } S" [. w! ]
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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s9 C# h4 n* L( X @Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.4 F3 O. X6 u" M% j7 W( k
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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( v* v& b& N2 NJapanese aircraft
/ _- c# O- v# F5 W9 e1 N A6M2 Zero x 6
0 B# f5 U/ l- A& H- D4 A& B+ Q# Q B5N2 Kate x 15 M" V J( O' |
D3A1 Val x 19
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7 T5 e5 W* X1 [( L5 Y" [( qAllied aircraft! x; a* {. g) k, g
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
+ Y0 C/ L+ |+ N% Q! f$ X F4F-4 Wildcat x 36. g8 K0 [9 e/ J. s1 ]
5 G& `3 X! h' k4 s4 ~6 K$ v) hJapanese aircraft losses
( w \4 w' f2 u8 A1 _+ d% L A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed Z. c% a h9 _1 @5 r: U5 R; {
B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged# R/ I7 ?% c v% b
D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged+ [: Q; V. A9 }) L: @/ Y
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Allied aircraft losses2 Z" d, j! ?9 ?3 h a7 N/ C
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed4 D: e/ a: m! ?- P
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% g6 ~2 W/ B8 ~+ M4 C" Z: `5 e$ S* _ CV Lexington5 C( l. C, {# c7 Y3 F- V; [
CV Saratoga
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( t+ ?5 K2 D: X6 XAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57: A% \9 l9 M: ]
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
. t; u1 X1 X1 _% `6 ^- W* \Estimated time to target is 31 minutes- m9 t% Z3 M3 T" W0 e1 X
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Allied aircraft
' e7 G7 B4 `. M% E% A: j0 q0 S F4F-3 Wildcat x 12+ Y" e" t8 S; r2 b9 H5 ^# @8 |
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
( D2 T2 z+ [; z# i1 n$ s: p' J) ] SBD-3 Dauntless x 709 U; ?( t4 b5 z" _4 T: m1 n) A
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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4 A( j; r9 d7 e2 K& YAllied aircraft losses
% g# h4 t+ `/ M! l& y- I SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
7 w" _9 F/ z5 T3 F TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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( z" g% ?6 w T, h: cJapanese Ships: z0 i" l4 s# U8 }% n
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage0 r/ z7 F! F" t! r
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
5 C: E0 Q5 i$ U DD Asakaze/ T4 j$ c/ D3 s7 I& b8 ^! [
DD Tamanami
$ s9 g% P9 z, i; c DD Onami
! w8 A x$ a; H DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage$ D) q( _- Q D5 I8 q |
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
3 Q8 s- c' J1 q. h E DD Oite9 M8 ~5 b; H: r( B/ g- \+ A
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage P: M; c' q( ~" S! S i3 z" e
DD Suzukaze
% I" z0 y* t b+ p CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 17 p; ?# p( r/ g' C# i
CL Nagara; r r& K* @, Y$ E, [1 t/ o$ c' B
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% n4 | h3 D# yAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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- a) `7 X( G5 {7 R- _+ s$ dRaid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
5 n8 e4 X9 p" FEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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4 U) Y: z" N0 | `6 e$ OAllied aircraft
' y( |) Q8 Q' a: b+ M: k; W5 s- N A-24 Banshee x 2
/ H! z0 r! Z% m SBD-3 Dauntless x 25; o, w# y& y# F! t7 h1 k9 \
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Allied aircraft losses# [- T: u7 g+ d: g
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged8 R7 I/ u+ D7 [& K* w
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged4 q% D& ^$ t; O2 e; R
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Japanese Ships
; E2 `. B/ [' N( U CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
v; c$ J. `: u: F$ [3 t% m' O1 F CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 |5 N- Z& ]) |/ t CV Zuikaku, heavy fires; ?5 L4 u {/ |, U$ f) z
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
1 O" y' s9 _( K# P DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 S) H0 E* \; V CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage, E3 M& Y' Z/ J! L# T- [* a
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57; @% O; x, K& T+ O
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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0 ~* d9 E, a3 J, r) dRaid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
* ?' T4 b; L' r6 m9 s! nEstimated time to target is 12 minutes/ L, E& w: j& \0 {, f
. K: c K$ C, Q8 yAllied aircraft
' |9 u# y( L- x) W/ S A-24 Banshee x 14
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1 M& [8 ]' g* s0 @Allied aircraft losses3 d% {; Q' H+ p6 X! m3 l# `' [# `
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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, G9 [0 w* r, V1 J5 EJapanese Ships
% k0 Z& N& z7 K: P CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage: V1 H G5 h/ ~3 W9 K( l
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage( g- `, P8 A. @( ~4 m. @
DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 t2 H+ a7 @4 a! j9 m+ D CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,578 i+ }' H$ d' b7 q2 n) k P8 g
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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; y n9 l* Z& ~) f/ H. HRaid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.( V& k/ n. D7 ?$ P
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
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9 Z" J& _6 S" ^4 YAllied aircraft
7 L: W- f! m3 J# n8 Z& y# \' D A-24 Banshee x 2
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, l1 c; y# O2 k, h7 \9 yNo Allied losses
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5 |: w h4 s+ o; z5 _Japanese Ships
$ y' m9 l p+ |/ Z3 q' w3 h CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
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* x( ?0 |" V, u0 _( r! ZAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,579 N* r: T9 P( A$ J, ]6 `% w
' P# J* e% K5 q! I; n0 fWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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1 k! Q. k, Q9 f! f* ~+ g/ vRaid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet." c4 @' c4 F2 B5 }6 {
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes' P6 H. o0 P: g
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Allied aircraft
+ ?3 B8 d0 M3 F, c( z3 }9 d F4F-3A Wildcat x 2# `( j; t# Q2 T3 R' s5 @; @, n1 k
SBD-3 Dauntless x 31 @9 H! c) A {1 k1 F1 k
TBF-1 Avenger x 159 ?% I! V; L& }! Z6 `5 J5 n
. A5 b: [; i7 a% c# N# Y6 m& \Allied aircraft losses
4 }5 n& E5 R6 ?! V SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged, e, {- _2 N9 v E: `
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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+ a2 n4 }" m5 S# SJapanese Ships
; w. p4 Q/ l2 I( a CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 S, d6 H& F+ J$ w1 V4 S+ s DD Oite; u' L$ U- R8 o7 n
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires0 p' d$ @ ]/ i! ?; m
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage) ?/ P6 U Q1 X- ^
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage) s5 y0 d4 b) ]( {/ X
DD Onami
k, |+ @& T; Z! w8 M0 N DD Tamanami
8 h6 l3 H0 j" Y+ I& Q* \/ ?: O" T CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire0 Q' B7 _% k8 I+ c) ]6 m4 A
DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 1
" N8 S: E# G( @0 F y r W+ q DD Minekaze4 g+ g3 Z# x7 m4 C9 K5 R) k
DD Asakaze
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,577 ^5 S) @3 ?. F3 B! W% _: L( e
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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4 D& ~% n1 k; J, g/ {8 K, q2 j: b' LRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.9 t, q7 c9 W, n r9 _; {9 J
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes w) S2 [; g9 [) g: V- {% d1 Y' S0 S
# d' y, A9 Z; U: TJapanese aircraft: C4 G) F3 O0 l( T- l t j& E, m6 M
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Allied aircraft/ t( ?/ y9 }0 i, D& K: z, o
F4F-3P Wildcat x 10; ]9 J9 R+ T O5 N( Y4 `6 r
F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
1 i. P B8 X: V. _1 k SBD-3 Dauntless x 630 F t. F j2 T8 ]4 T% j$ q
TBF-1 Avenger x 18
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Allied aircraft losses
. I' V% g l1 W SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
. [* W7 y1 T' j! I4 m1 L8 q TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged5 z! t9 R$ k* I
3 @% K( ?% T4 GJapanese Ships
; M! t! n! ]" V" i" D1 P CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage' P- {. o- Q+ L8 S/ {8 u3 r
CA Kako, and is sunk T1 _; i/ Y9 R# }6 V5 m2 d8 s
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
( |/ C F1 v: g; L) Q8 i/ A CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
2 T! G# N( F& Q4 ?8 a DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk: ] a: e {* N) i
DD Onami" I$ B6 h6 L8 ?, M1 }0 R
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
3 e6 w- L/ v0 F5 p DD Asakaze4 y- D* |1 B6 H- }0 d2 h) P6 b
DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage8 \. `; v. \9 X* ]1 e
DD Oite
. \6 `* K$ i& s% D+ }1 Z DD Minekaze
$ T" x2 Y. ]6 @; r DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire. S1 s& \5 m7 I
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,575 k+ u+ ?+ A l# Y) C
" s! {) j. j# E* z GWeather in hex: Heavy cloud! ^+ k; h$ \! P
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Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
4 ]# G, Q( H- X! F9 I/ z. Y5 qEstimated time to target is 13 minutes
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 16/ o; N: B6 ]3 `: B; H D
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Allied aircraft losses9 |; {* E0 L; B, C
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged' M3 P. \0 m8 @8 M! k) L$ n( q9 w
) J' O: s- J* lJapanese Ships2 V1 B: [+ @+ I8 N0 m C
CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage1 A- d% a( m+ H, d. M" K' f
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 m' z, x- g$ J DD Sawakaze
" I- o/ v( I! \* Y( z DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |