AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 42; g7 H+ U2 Y3 b$ {7 S+ ]
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盟军正式登陆阿图岛0 x, N) w5 f V' ]. k
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 `5 l$ A5 V+ `
58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩; d+ N5 p) ?: y$ c/ H! M5 U
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# x5 s6 b! G/ r' V
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. T# g2 M2 V* n# h- p; T
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& c5 x* L# H7 l( U r. U
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Amphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49)
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' o) u& p) R2 i! G$ _TF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,491 R2 ~9 c7 f% y3 s% h$ p
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Allied ground losses:
" P4 {3 W2 Q! y; R! W6 W5 n* s4 z9 F 253 casualties reported1 q. R& U- N, j' s3 |
Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled, ~/ a/ \: ^6 ?: g( ?% ]0 D. [
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
. Q- T, D# e) M" {. q, I ] Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 L! N* F5 g N/ C/ h Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)6 f' E) ]2 m/ x3 j C; e( l& `! u& B
Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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Ground combat at Attu Island (153,49)* I. {) N) m$ S2 S' B, H$ ^
" T4 x [0 a7 h' S+ p* EJapanese Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 5357 troops, 43 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 97/ H0 t% z8 {1 g P; Y/ \0 T
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Defending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 426) @" }; o5 a( d8 h" b( a) k7 D0 a
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Japanese adjusted assault: 0 ' @3 r' G; Z- t) S- q
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Allied adjusted defense: 339
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 99 7 d' o( ^ X d2 Y3 s8 ^- H
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Combat modifiers
' C+ h! f6 e" X+ x' ^7 m( SDefender: terrain(+)( {, W* ^( V" h6 n2 s
Attacker:
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$ q) G% \9 O. o5 rJapanese ground losses:, H% O6 K" L" q6 |4 _4 {7 R
1597 casualties reported" p" m& I3 m I
Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled
* B6 u" r. r! z, | Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled
4 W- @& _- W" C5 ~1 N$ P4 l# s Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled2 I. }& f2 x$ {0 W0 h. @* q
Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)% m3 |* s9 F; W: U5 t, P
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled) A; L9 X* K; M' g' j! i
! p: a0 l$ {) @# cAllied ground losses:
' i, H1 }. v8 _$ x5 t; E7 s6 E 100 casualties reported
, a0 ~4 c3 H4 f7 u0 Z Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
- x+ G y$ L4 B Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, G) ] C* S4 f+ o
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Assaulting units:
4 A5 F- r& L: R 3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion# ] y0 h1 I" a# x$ [
302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion
, b& V# O k S0 N" n, W 12th Indpt SNLF Coy : f! ? N& K% W/ d) {: T
7th Base Force8 u. _5 P' z6 A9 x7 z1 H, n5 {
8th Field AF Construction Battalion
0 w z% g$ C) c9 K, y/ m' @2 s' j2 J 5th IJN AA Battalion
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0 ?; q# r4 E; T" ~& K7 t* jDefending units:+ L A0 K) J8 p
Americal Infantry Div /1
2 Z& v( z: r1 ^ 4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
9 K5 C" y0 [9 y$ @7 y* m 201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
3 x7 o& V& u4 y- q( u) |! Y. Z: U 151st Combat Engr Rgt /1
' K" C! t, G; q) w @ 153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /14 U- \% W! j3 \! n! Y/ {+ g& w6 q1 Q
198th FA Bn /1
) Q4 C" d G; {& [" |. ^3 o9 t 250th Cst Art Rgt /2
2 V- e+ I( p& [ 81st FA Bn /1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,579 M2 l" D0 {: s4 n; _, \0 e
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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9 T4 B, S* f+ U- U( b. cRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
1 a9 Q- Q/ P3 I% E0 K6 z( I( ^0 jEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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* c& |; x2 x" V: K0 x, Y3 kJapanese aircraft* Q$ a4 A1 O$ u
A6M2 Zero x 25% s. R5 [4 i* H: W
1 D# F# }4 t cAllied aircraft
3 A& H. @; e% w# f7 t3 u F4F-3A Wildcat x 128 p1 n% }1 c/ A0 b
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12) s/ c! J3 M; a0 ^* }4 D
SBD-3 Dauntless x 72
* N; I& k; r% Z TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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l8 R0 y$ T) P3 V' ~2 hNo Japanese losses
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$ Z' g- m9 K4 b c& bAllied aircraft losses
/ p! x. I0 {; f- t! |; y- s/ s5 ~ F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed
/ K" _" \+ x4 v4 B8 Y* Z+ { F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed2 M0 E2 R" k% C9 Q+ _2 Q
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged& V2 E# U' Z* Y. M; _
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak+ D. w4 \. T3 G. p9 l( Q
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged$ j4 l2 N7 C* O$ s; ~5 \3 A
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Japanese Ships
1 b" Y* g* g+ v( z( {, g4 u3 _; P CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires y5 y$ Z- y, }) S' L& ?
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1/ C$ O3 F# ^4 T# j; t4 F+ m
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire+ B9 R f2 E+ W) d4 Q# H. v
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires
5 Y k9 V+ M& N CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 2$ r/ N5 X( A; \# d
CA Furutaka7 |% H3 `& ]& i9 R+ N
CA Kako, Bomb hits 11 w& @$ C2 F* d9 V0 V ^) o0 H; c
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4 D7 i+ f& _8 SMorning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,570 l7 T7 |8 z6 A' o& ~
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms- l) \) |3 Q7 w1 h6 R# |
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.! ^7 L- T4 F9 _ ?. C. }8 n% J
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes' }6 L2 ?& R+ Q& Q1 ]0 a0 {+ i& u
- b9 j; F9 } V& g2 }5 o+ KJapanese aircraft& B, P& r s" c: t' H+ M
A6M2 Zero x 16# |, `1 X: G3 w! L' N
# y4 v) g! J3 \' B4 JAllied aircraft
% m5 X) P1 S, H( T/ } F4F-3P Wildcat x 12, x" p2 x7 z, s3 [5 i4 J7 {( |
F4F-4 Wildcat x 15* r/ O" c/ M# ?5 R3 m3 N
SBD-3 Dauntless x 51
: U- s3 S& L7 b/ K6 X TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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Japanese aircraft losses
) g: T6 R! p2 v( t- c A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses! i1 ^, r! I* B. F# N/ K
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
/ U- C$ ? ~, i! O4 f. d/ c* c SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak( y' z9 L$ ?3 m# Z; Y* w0 E0 @- ?
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
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/ q# x$ L+ S* U0 |0 `9 ~4 a6 z CV Kaga, heavy fires6 [) k1 o6 I3 x/ o1 {. J2 ~& N8 M
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
& O. \ W2 \& t! [ CV Zuikaku, on fire
% s; A4 P4 |" a& B- y7 \ CV Akagi4 u: Z8 r$ g, q+ P, H
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage5 o& Q6 |. Q4 M c; Z3 U. O
DD Tamanami
, n- f; t/ ]( _3 o6 [ CL Nagara
& b( t' R3 ?% s1 m- R' w DD Oite
- |$ n: s) W2 g3 ^( @ q DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire
; T0 Q/ h- f% @+ w- ~& R$ h0 J CA Furutaka
( P5 m5 F5 A/ P CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
+ Z) B4 A+ y- v; _" h DD Minekaze
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8 I/ m7 M$ \ t' X# `: q1 BMorning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,54
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& ^* ]. E$ ?. nWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
1 W) z5 l2 R1 s! X& ]% U0 [+ PEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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8 q5 Q- | Y, {! Y' J! q- e$ D+ UJapanese aircraft# S% q \$ \! }: M- y/ F
A6M2 Zero x 33# S! S4 K. h- ^: r+ Q
B5N2 Kate x 613 ]6 c8 H) p7 F/ `
D3A1 Val x 44" |+ s4 r' z+ `1 C* F
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Allied aircraft2 v# y+ T# C0 W6 O1 `' ]
F4F-3A Wildcat x 179 T+ [; ]. U/ L R3 |6 T
F4F-3 Wildcat x 48
' l' _. C4 H3 x! m. \* d0 L2 G/ N F4F-4 Wildcat x 813 f0 R( T6 j" P
4 A# N5 L- t" G; b( UJapanese aircraft losses# C. ]3 p9 @8 L- D: ]% N3 ?
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
5 r9 z! }4 j6 t2 |" Z3 U B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged+ j& n! s" i% d1 i
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak1 X& g6 _& S& o7 N
D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged
- c7 [/ `, Z9 |, I1 ?7 N7 \ D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak1 r* ]# {# y$ w; Y
5 }5 \. F: ~! x5 EAllied aircraft losses) v& M9 \7 N5 v, K- H# r
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed. @- P y" _' o- o- d
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Allied Ships: ]2 o. Q. {% o
CVE Copahee4 s0 `& d) s6 e* l7 d/ E V9 R v1 |
CV Yorktown
0 B4 f4 g7 u; [ CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2
8 x0 e' A& j6 J: F CLAA San Diego
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) I! l1 x- U( AAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,575 d+ L3 o0 t. e! ]8 K
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.* U$ e* p; T {0 U# W
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
+ i2 G- j* ^) Q* v A6M2 Zero x 3. o7 ^/ ?2 [6 K V
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Allied aircraft
; x9 o! ^4 w- t- | F4F-3 Wildcat x 2+ {: j( O; y; N
SBD-3 Dauntless x 19
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No Japanese losses. H- ^6 N8 m# {( j/ I. k
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Allied aircraft losses
) P ~/ I( m! J* o" c6 O/ M% Q F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
+ a6 j& T/ M3 V b( b SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged/ P j+ N& J$ p$ \) `
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak: }+ l* ]" B- U# F2 u7 K% H
6 U/ M* _4 r$ s KJapanese Ships
3 z4 _3 [0 ]/ u4 E6 {8 R* r CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage* i- y/ J3 V. K" ^9 j; R" J: V
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire
+ c$ c/ }; I% \- g" S7 m CV Akagi! D4 L0 W6 m5 s6 W5 G8 D$ t
CV Zuikaku, on fire! W, l% K3 M U6 e4 X4 t2 q
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: I$ P" R, S3 h; V
+ M* h9 ?* T! F1 a- V3 IRaid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
" I9 _+ y( e' z, ?. C5 aEstimated time to target is 25 minutes7 L6 S) I( i. X' k( D- Y( ~
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Japanese aircraft( g* R2 s# n$ i
A6M2 Zero x 29 V9 h; C& U7 y7 a) v
" a" t+ C4 B' J+ |Allied aircraft1 E, q0 F. P* H1 h
SBD-3 Dauntless x 2
9 Z v# ~& D" w. p7 L0 u. X TBF-1 Avenger x 63 Z6 L" q4 N- S4 b. ~& @* ^
' r- E4 e" a( l0 E3 X% q6 ANo Japanese losses ]8 W; i) k. s; |( A9 V0 }
8 n& Z# h' p3 Y9 F1 g8 d z) uNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships- j" `7 V' k. C8 l* h3 Z
CV Akagi* y) ?7 t+ h0 U9 U8 E) m9 v/ i% Y* b( u
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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$ g, M. K8 A7 H7 x$ b" ]2 YAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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; y% D6 n# e8 jWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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4 j/ r. Z) F- I$ ?4 |4 n9 F" r' VRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
( F( Y% G; n4 F& K& X) }Estimated time to target is 37 minutes1 n3 P" Z9 v# \! J8 F9 i7 o5 ]2 g
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Allied aircraft4 m0 `( g5 t8 U! X& C. \
F4F-3 Wildcat x 5$ e( L+ ` O% ~5 U3 m
TBF-1 Avenger x 3/ r+ @4 i1 m% P7 l
5 K' ?. d4 i) b4 P0 u) u) LAllied aircraft losses
; B# x6 }( |, f- i. N! c TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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) M+ i; f# n8 ]4 r5 T8 N CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 12 u e. d" _8 @4 P [3 D
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8 m! ^2 h1 x0 `7 l( t) D' Y! B* mAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,561 X3 l2 p3 k) ]. H
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain+ |' f0 {9 w+ V7 R
% i( U! t/ {; z- ?0 b6 q. CRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
* h% s( Y( C2 c0 [ U9 U* hEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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1 A. b) p+ m5 ?4 ^* U- ]7 b# u: eJapanese aircraft2 B9 i2 {* c$ S4 o
A6M2 Zero x 6
# f+ r4 E9 ~. {' n: J) [. e( J. ] B5N2 Kate x 156 c5 T' L' N+ n. c( j) t- \
D3A1 Val x 19
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|# s& @, a( O+ ^8 ^1 ]Allied aircraft# d( [$ |- E. ?# U/ W7 E
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
+ S* ^7 {& J; D# S$ p0 d F4F-4 Wildcat x 36
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9 Z4 T+ Z1 a' y. }$ z& mJapanese aircraft losses8 A! b. _ y" Z* \' q8 x
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed7 k+ x0 M {5 m) r' w
B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged! k; Z7 V% n1 T, }
D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged$ l/ f+ q; |, y2 D
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Allied aircraft losses/ M: c5 }# X) d9 I! O- U
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed' [8 L* ^( x6 ~- g
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CV Lexington
' j0 i( W2 p) Y3 V, y6 p CV Saratoga1 y6 f f2 `) w7 z: I! r F
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" H/ I0 {; T7 A& p( F8 m/ ]Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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. ?7 @. f0 b& Z1 I, wWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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; c8 ^# W: J4 E, H( ?, [/ [Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
6 a1 E+ i* a! T3 YEstimated time to target is 31 minutes' h9 z+ n5 V6 n; S+ F( R0 i6 U" U
" N3 b9 t: g( M, u G& @# i {6 XAllied aircraft
3 N+ M" j* M& a* I F4F-3 Wildcat x 12' p- Q1 v! `* p+ Z" ]
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
* y/ v9 d u( j k" [9 {) F1 Z SBD-3 Dauntless x 70! p0 P' v+ h2 y2 Y) i& d4 l
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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3 ?- c' M- \+ w2 Q5 t0 NAllied aircraft losses
* h' o* _9 Z6 M9 B. n' t SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged& g2 ]2 ]& V) I* z
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged4 B& }5 v/ X, D+ g, N; c
3 c+ |$ a8 i- H. S( i; HJapanese Ships( f5 S/ o4 U M! L0 ?, w$ q2 ]
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
, K: x) Z6 w% ]7 O CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
/ `9 H. l2 D! n; f. G DD Asakaze0 b9 w0 ^5 P4 Y! W. c9 z v
DD Tamanami+ l& F7 R& }( ]
DD Onami. r0 N7 ?6 o7 v' Q: z& a
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
3 F. y& H# U7 a: {5 r* {/ c$ l8 x. { CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
8 k: D8 u( i$ q" i6 I DD Oite
2 X+ \! W0 a" Y7 F& l6 Z* `& _ DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage4 P: q. V5 L, c1 ?0 g, U5 k" I# G/ C
DD Suzukaze
4 \" v& X* ~( a) T& Z- e T CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1" G1 x1 h8 Y/ B' s
CL Nagara' D- t* C$ u! j7 @3 g" E. _1 T7 f [
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; c' _6 ?7 J) g4 N3 y4 bAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,572 D ? R9 S. I2 L" x4 O
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud% u- f3 F6 n/ C/ E
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Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
4 Y) i5 L, Z8 ^' s3 KEstimated time to target is 30 minutes! q' Y" u5 q' g9 W; z
7 A$ s' n- [% y6 s5 p0 tAllied aircraft0 W; l# q0 w. E
A-24 Banshee x 2
+ d* \& l' N5 s4 m1 G! j( v- @: e SBD-3 Dauntless x 25
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Allied aircraft losses) K% r7 v1 C2 G* l5 U( Y0 B- h7 z
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged( A# c3 |& q2 q5 r1 m
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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* B! \; j' j2 t& f; _, rJapanese Ships
8 y, k" f8 W: d/ F CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage2 k) b. d5 B- r/ Z- X( \4 Q
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage2 a5 @' C( a/ Y; z' I+ S( c0 l
CV Zuikaku, heavy fires
2 }9 x' {9 M' n* V CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
1 `9 ^$ K8 C$ k2 t' B" V- @( D DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage1 K0 r6 a7 E: N6 | `' C
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage/ o. E" v! G: L7 c! `& [! z
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud: c( y6 {9 i3 A0 a# t0 j
* {" i& t! Z9 Q4 d( dRaid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
% q8 e8 t% ]/ n7 `Estimated time to target is 12 minutes8 p. `, F" D; i5 q5 }5 g
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Allied aircraft# P" f2 }0 R! i% g2 Z1 R# A
A-24 Banshee x 14
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Allied aircraft losses
& g" ^+ R1 o* o+ B A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
]4 |' }: D3 I; e( e$ l" U: `$ F CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage9 o. j, B1 l# I, k0 e
DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage! a) ?3 q/ U0 t. e
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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3 y1 ~: E5 l0 ^ u+ gRaid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.: ~; p8 q6 B- Z! Y
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes/ z$ B, e; ^. l+ y8 _
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Allied aircraft
5 ]+ e* j5 L$ ]1 v: g k" e A-24 Banshee x 2
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No Allied losses# o2 N1 t7 r+ Y& @5 c
/ y X. |9 ]0 `; YJapanese Ships
# B$ {. e) g* j$ I/ l( L8 c* | CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57) i( G" z/ c2 }6 l! R+ X8 \
0 d/ ^' D' N! v4 v7 ^; n7 zWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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( q7 T. f3 {% K: c. O% P/ |Raid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.' \3 ], m0 j3 i* H
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes. \: t/ B3 [+ c6 z# g. a9 a. D
6 O: W# P L7 u3 E- j: @Allied aircraft$ U& ^3 n1 z! b
F4F-3A Wildcat x 2 F; L: M; [. O% O
SBD-3 Dauntless x 31
; _3 D: B( k* X- h" I \ TBF-1 Avenger x 15% m2 x! Z# v+ o- ?8 X% i$ a8 n
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Allied aircraft losses& n% c4 |+ w( i% r! F3 O5 Z
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
' Y* o2 G( t' c TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged4 [9 f7 k3 j& n, s
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Japanese Ships
8 r' i4 ^8 h5 N7 h CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
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CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
, c& ?* [5 W6 H2 w/ n+ X* s8 n CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage4 S3 }, a5 E' s- E
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage0 g$ _* G! c" Z
DD Onami
" w8 [! H5 {$ Z* j DD Tamanami
7 v# F9 r* f/ K CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire
6 }. {- E) _$ A6 l7 k3 r6 P DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 10 e$ s0 r/ n2 |( P
DD Minekaze
* n& P0 J% S% J. X* W DD Asakaze5 Q9 i" L9 a7 b- x# t. q: K
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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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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.0 u" |, d& s! X
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft ~9 Q8 V, M& @( D
F4F-3P Wildcat x 10
" R e. x) Q0 c" X" _ F4F-4 Wildcat x 148 L" k7 q6 Q4 l3 f f
SBD-3 Dauntless x 634 a# t9 N' ]0 [
TBF-1 Avenger x 18
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7 }$ O8 _: j( b$ l$ ?. xNo Japanese losses: k3 q u x7 [
1 k6 I8 }- `, M# L: g# XAllied aircraft losses4 C) Y% J3 ?* f
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged7 X% C$ x2 y' r7 `, o+ w6 A
TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships9 U0 A; x7 p- }7 e0 o
CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage
: U& Q1 r: {1 K9 R CA Kako, and is sunk) J. ?: Z; Z# J' d. g
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage" }; D# C) E2 }
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
: I2 J: u( x8 ^4 ^ DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk% _. W5 a! j5 H1 ^6 S, W8 s3 P
DD Onami2 _% ]$ A* D& |, f$ ~" [2 ]/ g
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk( h4 n: |) @. p9 ^1 N1 X& F5 y
DD Asakaze
! ^, b' d8 D0 f$ Y8 n DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage, {0 {- p# c8 d% i2 w
DD Oite: V' H( W' R& O( R- r
DD Minekaze
; x, U/ [9 _; I" b9 i: r DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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/ \- Y" W, a. A. ~: L8 }, xAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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7 E7 I$ Q/ h" bWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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6 h/ q x F' F# J) J. N: ~1 lRaid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.+ [; y7 o! r7 O1 b; E# H* I
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes8 Y- B' p, \* \
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Allied aircraft
5 V$ l. e: |; A3 k& i! |3 r0 ^/ m SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
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+ }% m' E, i/ `: J+ [3 B3 ~9 N4 j/ i9 JAllied aircraft losses
' C$ p# _$ E0 [& q0 `; ^9 W( [ SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships& [/ r0 v% v) I/ v
CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
- L7 f, n4 b$ G- h CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
, T8 R; B a/ m DD Sawakaze
% T+ B. ~9 L* G; H2 w7 S% Y DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |