AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 428 A% W) E( L' l' L. l" o
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盟军正式登陆阿图岛
: I3 r% [' |- e# Z1 R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* d6 g' z& k2 P& d+ o6 ]
58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩
5 {$ U$ }# p+ z, f6 W( 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
, @" \; P' _0 i* D7 O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
7 \* W- z4 O9 O9 _% S7 C! W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* x+ g# V/ z! V; N3 Y
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7 i8 o: X6 X+ i7 A8 B3 HAmphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49)
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5 |4 d' ^" _3 c. [) {6 yTF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,49
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# q D6 z3 w8 K/ GAllied ground losses:
D+ ?0 g( M* l+ i% W 253 casualties reported
" r$ F$ {4 V9 k5 e8 r1 G- E Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled$ `* Q$ Q4 n6 M
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
* `4 B2 _1 y: F4 ^ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 W* R, b% L7 W! [
Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled). {3 D( H9 K5 x! A* r* z: I
Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)7 p& P2 G8 r( q" w4 H
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9 l$ F! `/ ]) l5 i HGround combat at Attu Island (153,49)/ U( F2 Q& B4 n& w; h y
- T) ?& z8 ~3 }- BJapanese Deliberate attack
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; p" x% n0 j' ]0 ^$ qAttacking 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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Japanese adjusted assault: 0
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. q6 y3 N+ r$ j- TAllied adjusted defense: 339 ; Z! A& Z9 B6 _2 K. R8 ]
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 99 _8 Z7 K; `. V) T- t
6 k2 \: ^: h5 A2 X( kCombat modifiers
9 K% F2 X- u* _: ?. x2 _- [+ bDefender: terrain(+)
- {, E& K9 `* j1 }Attacker: ! ^, j( F! [' X
1 B7 j8 J. \" v6 k2 }# Q( x; LJapanese ground losses:0 a6 B; z1 v4 H0 q: X* w: r/ y
1597 casualties reported
5 d( p9 b4 Y4 B* r4 v' t( @* p Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled
1 W) @! u* `6 G; d c l; H Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled/ Z6 |" m6 `8 ]+ k
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled# Y. l! q. q9 \% |) M6 w
Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)
! L* v4 G L7 _: ]# J Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)& s4 s: s1 [, o9 t) Q0 y, u! R4 v) R- u
9 t5 R# G, q+ \! a) mAllied ground losses:
3 h/ l6 e+ t* h2 Z$ v9 b, I 100 casualties reported
; d( X* f# _- X( c& N Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
! i k0 g+ W( d Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
; M; O5 K! ^, z3 q& m Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Assaulting units:
7 I2 h4 _% ?0 x+ A' g 3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion
3 m+ U/ }' [( M) V( O9 m 302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion3 G& M4 |8 ` B! E* Y7 _
12th Indpt SNLF Coy ) W5 O% E+ k0 c9 z% |1 Y; H
7th Base Force) `! L* i: O" `$ i3 ]/ y+ G. b
8th Field AF Construction Battalion
8 L2 K. N0 k2 f( h- G 5th IJN AA Battalion
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Defending units:" [% r- ]) w/ b3 d8 B7 ] ?
Americal Infantry Div /1
$ D" v% X& e& A 4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
N2 l" |9 x! q' O 201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /16 F$ v4 ~( v2 A+ [. D
151st Combat Engr Rgt /1
2 l; B G: u+ N' i, i" w 153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1, `3 \% x# A. c8 J1 ]4 N
198th FA Bn /1+ {4 ~7 g! B* |$ b
250th Cst Art Rgt /2( g3 i4 [) \2 q4 G6 J+ ^
81st FA Bn /1" x* u$ e0 Y. h+ T' \% x
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z Z/ y ]# P" [5 T) w6 V. GMorning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,575 n4 D$ `. c/ ^9 S$ b0 v: L7 J
7 _" b% |9 @9 x; _& H6 M3 vWeather in hex: Thunderstorms7 H3 [' l7 Y8 L# w, n5 _ v
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
# `: f/ M+ R( e6 B* L7 ZEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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. c. R. ~( I0 B$ P/ EJapanese aircraft0 z+ S+ ~9 G+ V* L# @ I6 D
A6M2 Zero x 25
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Allied aircraft0 M( F9 ^ [, A) g3 c8 @
F4F-3A Wildcat x 126 u7 _* Y9 H1 r- c
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
* }& D, ^! x/ a: ?& { SBD-3 Dauntless x 72
; M5 L: Y- F% j, I2 J+ H# i TBF-1 Avenger x 300 ]+ P! r9 O, d. M
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No Japanese losses4 \. x' J: O* F. [4 Q
: I" L1 i6 Y! b$ h) z. M0 DAllied aircraft losses
* H0 z( _- }( G# U( c r F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed
5 W3 Y! C3 }0 T# {& x; T$ Q( d4 f F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
* i1 W+ N. O& W1 O SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged5 l7 ?" [7 O1 L/ K
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak/ I7 S' g- |/ n0 X3 L, `6 f
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Japanese Ships
3 @0 c7 K& I( } [! X3 b# k9 { CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires) ~+ M6 b# v% D6 P3 x
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
: ~4 `- N9 L9 q. ^& q CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire
7 z$ D- y. N! D- G2 v3 t/ k6 x CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires
; \* ?: N7 h( R& y! e CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 20 k4 n- l" E7 d/ R8 E
CA Furutaka
) ^. c, q o3 v- x CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms# O) A& V( I: `7 z: w! v) E0 ^6 e9 c
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.8 I6 T L" U: i+ x( F8 z# t
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes6 ?, ^3 b! {( Y" E+ ^2 J
2 A4 ?* g* ^' b b' P1 O2 HJapanese aircraft
$ ^1 ]$ z8 b) w2 k A6M2 Zero x 16
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- [) J( s. J4 S+ x# U# OAllied aircraft
8 C. D% E; }; C) C6 O% Q F4F-3P Wildcat x 12: }( z7 e2 g1 q7 l, U( s& ?; Q
F4F-4 Wildcat x 15- i3 U* l6 d8 _2 E1 Z' j( w* B/ c, d
SBD-3 Dauntless x 518 T9 N5 ]9 m8 @* A& i5 `/ o- E
TBF-1 Avenger x 30. c2 V" |) ]1 f9 u+ E6 Y8 R
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Japanese aircraft losses; I; |* i+ H' G# Q( u
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
% w* o& ?4 V7 H0 h. r SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged& B- ~1 T# [+ ~8 K( P& l
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
6 d+ a5 i( t K0 C5 Z( } TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged, b; }! p6 R9 _! |
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Japanese Ships
# o, B6 E( R$ s/ m' D& {- e CV Kaga, heavy fires
* x. O, K! X( y, `# |, p) o0 _ CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
; U! H u4 k& v$ q/ B0 z7 } CV Zuikaku, on fire8 ~# N. L/ b' X& w7 u9 z# s
CV Akagi
8 ]4 I4 A# N' F, o CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
) x5 G' s% w$ G DD Tamanami
; m7 s8 X5 g4 g6 o CL Nagara# b/ m$ o9 v7 l3 f1 P6 P, G" B% t
DD Oite
5 K+ e& O; \; H B S DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire
+ ?( K& W4 }6 m3 I1 R CA Furutaka; A/ ^2 Y! P) z
CA Kako, Bomb hits 17 u d3 O. l( C' r: g. x
DD Minekaze
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9 [! n7 S5 `% G% q9 ^Morning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,54
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/ Y" D" o, v0 p3 P6 {& L* ]Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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) k6 S4 r: p1 T D3 gRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.' a% s/ i! |; \
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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H7 z* _' B( A' \% mJapanese aircraft/ H& ~6 k8 K4 r* Q1 C: r- Q
A6M2 Zero x 33* ]; ^, @& Y+ p% Q2 |) n& W3 P- z% l
B5N2 Kate x 61
& |& Y ?# D l D3A1 Val x 44
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Allied aircraft
, F' U7 j7 w) M+ F+ `8 @9 X2 t F4F-3A Wildcat x 17$ w' _/ E& H5 c5 ]/ u1 h% E
F4F-3 Wildcat x 48
+ U$ Q9 L' _; i F4F-4 Wildcat x 81; M$ B! a# J: x
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Japanese aircraft losses
; o; L0 j5 J7 s A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed( x% s8 U5 U0 V9 w7 X
B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged
7 i& M! K' f$ R9 d0 W B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
, ]8 A M% ?9 d+ ], C0 C/ Z D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged
: s( N& o* R, m D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses
9 R9 Y$ S8 s3 E1 k2 A0 U( b) z F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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3 K2 f4 e% ? a0 s& P: u+ E7 vAllied Ships6 a6 q% \' }* ?
CVE Copahee
. ]9 A( u5 x; h9 s" o CV Yorktown
6 ~) B" }& e2 x- `1 m; j CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2
. w4 H: w9 @3 t) V4 f+ L% p CLAA San Diego+ P& J, i8 ^" q, N" y4 U
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7 f4 q4 y9 t! f& dAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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6 w: H. R- \, J. c0 fWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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+ |6 b- K4 {5 }& QRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
, ~$ t4 L/ _& R2 eEstimated time to target is 29 minutes
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6 N5 u7 T0 {5 ^) dJapanese aircraft
2 t" D* y% t- A! X" t$ g A6M2 Zero x 3
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9 p, Q) i1 D: l% Q3 u' T0 z' k3 tAllied aircraft
& R- `; ]2 B9 P& S F4F-3 Wildcat x 29 N2 x4 D5 J8 N' p- a3 _
SBD-3 Dauntless x 194 a- t" R/ k9 L/ I! Y5 ?8 T
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No Japanese losses
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- i3 B+ F1 W$ |: x! `1 fAllied aircraft losses$ V6 V5 s8 N! _1 j) V
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed. [( [) G% E# L# b! y
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged5 K$ G5 P( i( i/ u
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak0 q" G# o* @' g2 b
4 P% F/ c" E% ]& J) d1 ]Japanese Ships, V3 t7 J4 f1 r% T5 q
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage- r3 n+ w( V. @' ~" ?
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire
4 i- _, Y: }1 _6 ?3 e/ Q CV Akagi
, G& b2 z+ M0 S9 X: f( o3 `7 N CV Zuikaku, on fire4 \0 X; g- D. g* {
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57- `4 {4 V2 B( d$ S
5 L6 Y V/ [( `/ S0 VWeather in hex: Heavy cloud: n2 z" I3 T3 r1 C
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Raid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
6 ^5 Z2 S7 W; }5 EEstimated time to target is 25 minutes2 S. [" k+ f. j. L, @7 Y$ x; R
, n* d; ^: o: \Japanese aircraft
! W% Q; Q9 x: C+ a9 } A6M2 Zero x 2
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/ H7 c0 J: L. q, `Allied aircraft
+ g0 Y' d/ ~5 s5 e& H9 p) | SBD-3 Dauntless x 2: ]6 h" X6 r% [ p
TBF-1 Avenger x 61 I! I: ], V% ?9 u
/ S+ m) W F9 r7 ~* Z% _No Japanese losses; R& b2 u2 j# Z" p* g
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships. I0 k7 ~$ A; Q9 ^0 F8 M
CV Akagi1 ~6 e A0 q8 d+ m7 i. M7 `
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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' A6 Y, ?2 k, _# ~Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,575 Y6 d9 A4 s2 v1 J6 Z' I1 f6 ~2 v
1 k$ @4 ]: d# p# c" j- PWeather in hex: Heavy cloud# u% Z$ H- k7 t/ Q6 ?
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.; ?' y" `- h+ S) s; z8 E
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes5 U- J" o8 `% I+ l
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Allied aircraft+ M) T+ G/ |$ ^! o
F4F-3 Wildcat x 5
, s% [- @# H: u! N3 |- e TBF-1 Avenger x 3
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Allied aircraft losses0 w) b* y& F% ?6 I, p L" {; b* h
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged: ~/ c+ S$ `7 w: Y, R/ V
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Japanese Ships$ T9 g6 n0 l) A, G7 v4 \$ u
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
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4 g: h5 z6 v7 h0 p8 t! KAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,56
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain! M2 B3 U9 `4 V! f. w; C' B
; i# f7 G+ G9 kRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.3 s& B K9 Z v$ R
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes+ E6 P3 p, i0 u) n
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Japanese aircraft7 \, H# P' {6 D) z6 l# F9 V
A6M2 Zero x 6
6 R1 }0 U1 h$ y) U) u B5N2 Kate x 15
, Q( I9 Q( P! x3 H6 G. s D3A1 Val x 19
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Allied aircraft0 K# O4 ?) E! {; r
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
' h1 m, r3 I/ J1 Y0 O0 n' ? F4F-4 Wildcat x 36
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Japanese aircraft losses
9 I% g: l* J: K7 F% [8 x A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
% F6 o! Y5 v1 g4 E, ~3 r& L B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged' k9 q' B E D# ]
D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged3 t: b a1 p1 J+ O5 j
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Allied aircraft losses
; {: n3 H' z. \7 ^7 R F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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# e2 C* W, P( ^ r5 \8 b8 X6 |: p3 ?6 SAllied Ships
8 I2 v; ]' {0 ]9 R v CV Lexington
2 _5 R1 c- \! p2 }! R CV Saratoga% \- W) f9 T& C1 x9 L
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: |& s6 R0 k: Y% J& p1 M1 n4 OAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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% D+ ?# E6 d2 }5 \Weather in hex: Heavy cloud8 q- F2 \3 W; D( O! U9 ^
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
F/ n' T& \( }0 ]" C# j7 WEstimated time to target is 31 minutes- l2 X% D; N: x6 ]: X" F, f: l
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Allied aircraft4 c8 r1 p. W3 {. m9 M" \) q) F
F4F-3 Wildcat x 126 d7 T. Z* u) ?! [; }
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
8 b( h1 V9 [5 R* q' F1 d& @8 r SBD-3 Dauntless x 70 ]' q0 t" u' M4 N% `( @7 N! E
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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Allied aircraft losses
& Y7 `% }/ D5 Q. T( P SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
/ E; m% s4 ~. j TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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! L& I- U) k+ V+ wJapanese Ships Q3 n) }& k5 h
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ _$ z( [0 _7 G0 \. p8 z2 t CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
) R) v' u0 ]% Z# @% d! o8 I DD Asakaze
~0 N3 R: X$ A, Q! t9 R' i DD Tamanami
7 z7 P, E; H. ]* c4 `' o( q$ O( y DD Onami/ C5 b9 M0 n* N) M$ o* t I
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage! `, r! i, g0 [+ F0 V7 D7 A
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
: r* E% O# m! y" }( }1 R% M DD Oite
6 w$ x, T" `# u DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
4 P9 i, W! I7 { DD Suzukaze
! I6 a8 ~8 h1 L6 {$ {2 |1 m( N7 t CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1
; `5 h" Y/ `9 B/ G CL Nagara* I% I$ [9 _. g! {* d
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57; b E' @& H4 d) a+ B
/ |! s6 ^& X/ M4 ~7 ]2 dWeather in hex: Heavy cloud; q7 l; P8 X r& V' G- B
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Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
" m3 W8 C; \( \) zEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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+ E! I( {5 o, p! a1 a5 }. LAllied aircraft
" F7 n! A! z( C. U. M/ y. I A-24 Banshee x 2
) \: V3 k- W# Y1 i8 S, E+ M SBD-3 Dauntless x 25/ U* o6 s6 o; G! H
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Allied aircraft losses
$ ?9 h- n8 C& y1 h9 q. a4 w A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
3 y4 O* ` i6 ?5 r1 S! ^ SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships" R% q8 r$ x1 _; u5 p
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage' ~% |& y; Y" e; }
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
* o E6 k% O1 c D: l5 P CV Zuikaku, heavy fires
% K1 {2 w6 f2 J CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires2 e4 I4 S$ P+ f. e2 T
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage: {; k: x+ m9 R, V0 g7 |9 r
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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& I$ I- L# A! e B. KAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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% r6 {) |2 ^7 d9 x8 yWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
: G7 p% Q) I& ~9 j- M2 ?Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Allied aircraft
8 f$ w3 y( ]$ F' |* I A-24 Banshee x 14
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Allied aircraft losses
. A3 D# r5 I2 v- r5 e- A6 {' W' ~ A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged3 h3 q7 E; G1 v1 ?* m r7 p
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Japanese Ships
`7 ?7 T$ e# a" a CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
: Y6 z* z1 s: {9 z2 @9 [ CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
! G w$ k0 [$ P9 P4 h DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage% ?9 _" H0 T1 I) _1 o+ Q1 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" {% `% F7 K. j" w$ W+ q
9 y/ Z8 H2 X, vWeather in hex: Heavy cloud, D' J+ h2 e3 E+ P9 ~0 R, F
& Y @, G' ]1 y$ _Raid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
8 |: O; J/ e+ q7 K- F0 e \( FEstimated time to target is 27 minutes5 ?+ T* c. ~; I, `% g
( K% D4 G' P* n8 d8 G g) KAllied aircraft
: \0 K. h- j( _6 X6 Y7 R A-24 Banshee x 2
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9 z6 Z& ^- e+ ONo Allied losses" d C5 X X0 ^. L8 b" w1 l
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Japanese Ships
1 i5 g5 Q; E; h+ |: R2 Q CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
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1 H& b0 @' Q; p: p+ bAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57+ g7 b+ C# X$ k- T
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud/ q9 g H4 y* I
; C7 J; ?3 i5 NRaid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet., _- C. b% [* ^, X# Y/ \5 w
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes
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Allied aircraft
+ v" T& F; w {. ? F4F-3A Wildcat x 2
% D: g6 J: j- M8 k( ] SBD-3 Dauntless x 31
4 N/ ?# L( r2 m7 K+ y TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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Allied aircraft losses2 g/ @$ X4 Y0 @4 Y4 b
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged+ N/ e# P+ B8 m. ~
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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: ^( U& N" M, d; I7 h. [$ eJapanese Ships
1 D' O# M n4 b5 e CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
, b- q, a7 S% F/ q6 V DD Oite
$ J* H- W! n7 D$ e Z CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
! w( x \6 x5 V7 Q' J CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
- C9 V+ i. h1 c5 J: C CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage: m9 }& Q, |0 Q9 x& T/ m6 w7 V
DD Onami
8 J$ s; h4 i$ K3 }4 N; i5 f DD Tamanami7 z9 V" u' \2 k. l
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire2 V$ o( T6 H: S2 ]6 I
DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 18 `, Q+ T* v7 J
DD Minekaze
* S. Y, w; a8 y/ l3 ]; j2 K DD Asakaze, k4 s5 X( O2 U$ l- m) I
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; T, ?2 U+ R* L& ?1 i4 @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.) K6 S$ ^& e" J, P: C3 r
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft; J+ V) p+ F& l0 o( [2 e' T# l
no flights' f2 `( T/ P0 |2 B
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Allied aircraft* `7 U% ^% P& U% S' Y- E; h
F4F-3P Wildcat x 10
. }8 l- T9 t n F4F-4 Wildcat x 146 H: ]$ G8 I- A2 ~+ m0 j/ g* A
SBD-3 Dauntless x 63
8 [0 s" D, P! W) P! f8 b8 W TBF-1 Avenger x 18
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: X; J' G2 P! f- g. oNo Japanese losses! T. d6 e$ @+ Q, @
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Allied aircraft losses
- D% W+ K; t0 @7 Y9 d; u& F9 g0 a SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged; t$ m% |6 _/ ]5 i1 k' ~/ \2 u) p
TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged
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CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 a% z l: T( ?9 r- t CA Kako, and is sunk
$ @& b. J, a) b) L) a CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
" H# h: ]% D7 } }. K' T% {- I" b CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk: E0 _0 H( G7 Y" [
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk! v; W( l: j1 @( G' |% B
DD Onami6 D- P, Y1 p+ {4 \) z9 `
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
& o( ^ B5 Y- }# e. T4 r; X DD Asakaze, f( S' J/ V& i- B' | G
DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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DD Minekaze
( B* n! j# U% U* U DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire; a* X9 C8 Q4 Q) n
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,571 p$ Q1 V$ C) b% H2 F. \2 z
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud. b' H7 d, ^! M) r5 ]! Y
% L% W0 A% H2 O! q+ gRaid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
6 q6 z |# B$ t# {$ F# VEstimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Allied aircraft
0 t5 X+ S7 X$ m/ X, u3 o9 B SBD-3 Dauntless x 161 E* r/ L8 q" X5 M' \* P
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Allied aircraft losses0 O4 {1 D+ R* E3 \& G: j! z
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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% t K. O- V4 X6 |6 K* K5 F' A1 IJapanese Ships0 }1 ]3 W4 x% {8 s& N2 v A9 D
CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage E g* @9 M: u5 W, `, P
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage- }8 E+ G1 Q m W2 k5 u( @" K1 @4 l9 i& b
DD Sawakaze, }! B- X @7 K
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |