AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 42
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盟军正式登陆阿图岛8 ?" \$ }$ D) J f3 \" z9 t$ P
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
9 i( s9 t! v$ r0 C6 U0 d8 W58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩
7 o% H# B( Q" c- q9 K0 O, l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
8 U5 K. U4 k* c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+ B8 U- @: G; Z, G1 z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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0 x9 H3 W( s5 W! GAmphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49)
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, J+ e( U8 s. V1 |TF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,49
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Allied ground losses:. M5 U: [/ _1 i. n- K) P7 {8 N+ o
253 casualties reported
/ _7 J" d) f: y Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled+ g2 q7 d* _3 H6 \2 p: i; b. N
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
9 C9 l- u" W' Y" G' @ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* y: q6 v0 O& }! S2 w' d1 w4 L
Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)
3 l" C3 g3 R2 [) ?# `3 I; [ C; N Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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Ground combat at Attu Island (153,49)
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: w0 `/ u. T$ [" I+ uJapanese Deliberate attack* H) J! n, ]) D$ _) Q" \
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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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Japanese adjusted assault: 0
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Allied adjusted defense: 339 # y& Z' c5 D7 }
$ e3 G T5 A% b8 e: Y/ p' qJapanese assault odds: 1 to 99 ( q% B0 B' ~+ m" k% w, J
: Q' r- O4 o0 I3 \6 e! _4 |# G" iCombat modifiers" E; ]- ~& z b
Defender: terrain(+)
# n5 C! I* d) e0 y' ~0 WAttacker:
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! c' N1 O. T8 M8 }: vJapanese ground losses:
) A" I$ u$ _& }- e9 l 1597 casualties reported
. a2 f+ I7 ]5 i$ k% q Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled/ B; F! C- Q; J, ?5 e
Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled. `- n4 ~5 Q: j2 ~. z
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled) K# H8 i/ u8 I7 t! s: |
Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)5 D5 L" A) w- u: k7 m9 r
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled); @2 A6 E2 z2 j) E
! g2 r) L+ v; L& n2 H: \Allied ground losses:
/ g I; `4 R, _7 l 100 casualties reported" O0 j, h( V! G* C- L' X- g
Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled* ^4 [: o2 u! k
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Y! R- N% N% _
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled+ }8 p% B9 \/ d8 w* x" c3 D1 K6 i
% N1 O+ ^3 `% t8 n- M* TAssaulting units:
0 l6 }( j$ C; I* B# ^ 3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion/ R: [" Z/ C/ Q A- |# {5 a/ x
302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion
! M5 t- f) _8 l9 p, O 12th Indpt SNLF Coy
, J, y, `& o# G4 k; u3 d( w4 h+ w 7th Base Force
* K: F6 O* b" G* b4 L& m( { w 8th Field AF Construction Battalion
; A9 G/ N$ s. L1 b/ ^8 p% r! N/ X 5th IJN AA Battalion$ y- c4 n' S* r0 q
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Defending units:
8 f q9 D! t/ L5 P: n7 } Americal Infantry Div /16 L1 w) r; x* o' V% r
4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
# @. I- G( ?& m E 201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
, z. `, t' A+ q ]4 g: l2 ` 151st Combat Engr Rgt /1& i* j! k+ w' f+ c
153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1) K1 Q' I: C' K( I2 O
198th FA Bn /1
; ^$ H5 }% W, Q& K 250th Cst Art Rgt /2
) n) }3 t, X% U6 Y* S6 b% b, p) F 81st FA Bn /1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57" r' J: W* b. u( A+ P# k: Z& _
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.% i5 [+ e: E! d" \
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes- F5 g# u: v. d# \4 @+ j9 _: W
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Japanese aircraft
# `, B6 i4 M, U8 k% [7 r A6M2 Zero x 25
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Allied aircraft
" D4 K% l, ]% a: }3 c6 u. J F4F-3A Wildcat x 12
) M% M* n; @6 B) [ D! | @ F4F-3 Wildcat x 12: u/ ~7 c% Z" G9 t. G+ g4 m
SBD-3 Dauntless x 729 j* U! I5 y+ f: X; j1 e2 Y' G& O
TBF-1 Avenger x 304 Z* {5 n0 E; @5 g' f. R/ a
$ H, l( {% J, j, R/ GNo Japanese losses& L% Z1 m I2 l- b
; z( j4 |$ Q0 W5 uAllied aircraft losses
7 k1 v% ?% D" V" m' [' G F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed6 J0 z: R9 B5 ^) ^' D
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
" ]! P; a# h. t$ W! R SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged/ ^& f% q0 _$ p
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak6 a! ~6 p2 p) G6 {6 ?% L% s
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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% s% X9 G& t/ ~- d% hJapanese Ships
- {) S" j( J9 j/ K) H; u3 M' R CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
, f t7 \, F5 J- N! t2 o CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
7 ?' m" `/ g5 c) ~/ [/ I CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire
% G& P! B* _ M5 G3 f j8 ` CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires+ I n9 L A" {& _
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 2
, ?; r& f6 G" |! X/ Q* D6 k3 T5 d1 ?5 \ CA Furutaka9 m0 j. {# \ H/ R1 \3 J8 G- J
CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
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3 _6 C" L/ h8 v7 E+ @, `+ L+ }9 uMorning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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/ c" N# x, P( L$ d$ \# t+ H5 b; t8 q0 kRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.' u0 H! ?: q: H
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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! z( s, r2 z8 }2 UJapanese aircraft) S# T/ T* a ~+ ^9 o# { `
A6M2 Zero x 16* v- n/ w: G: K6 n: O5 g
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Allied aircraft
* `& z/ G) H: J/ ~! R6 t$ r F4F-3P Wildcat x 12
& u7 ?/ \, M+ N F4F-4 Wildcat x 15) ~3 H n- J$ P# [& t
SBD-3 Dauntless x 518 k; P2 ^2 Y. L1 U3 K2 K0 z
TBF-1 Avenger x 30+ O# s. m% w, S' {5 N; t8 i
. M; R1 \+ E& i# j% t8 E, SJapanese aircraft losses; C0 `; I" R4 j) ~/ h
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses8 u- z R. ?( ~2 B) R
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
. U$ _1 M% A. n1 m, a& e SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
: K, J O6 n. B6 |: G6 I, Q4 V5 J TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
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CV Kaga, heavy fires
8 z# N( m. {: v8 u* | CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
; h# M- e& _. s& J1 F0 x! G CV Zuikaku, on fire
5 ?. T2 {/ Z& i: K' @ CV Akagi- }" a2 |6 g+ @1 Q# ?: D0 z( Q
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
" G$ p! c5 t3 K) X2 l0 p DD Tamanami
0 G9 Y' N p7 B! g' \5 a: b CL Nagara
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DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire
/ k; Q, [6 s( N- h! p% C: o CA Furutaka
, O+ V2 _6 l6 w! P- H CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
/ @( y( V$ }" S4 U- k- U, }" L) d DD Minekaze$ E. y& j, {! D$ \. {
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,54
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud; e) A$ u& a. s1 ?, a' J9 T( u+ n
' I) r" `, P. F8 M! z7 jRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
) P, K2 s% Y8 a: TEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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3 e- l2 A" E @- ~9 A5 `4 u5 H% MJapanese aircraft2 z. O! M9 c& s
A6M2 Zero x 33* J" Q/ g5 S5 y0 e: b; @! N* s* r+ l
B5N2 Kate x 61
6 }5 z! C$ ?2 z# X7 ~ D3A1 Val x 44
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Allied aircraft3 {, r+ Q2 m5 B( V) v, w& F) ~( \
F4F-3A Wildcat x 17- x0 K! i/ V$ h( s" Z' y# m
F4F-3 Wildcat x 48 k6 `5 C k, q1 M. d/ q
F4F-4 Wildcat x 81
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6 e9 l7 S9 V5 j* f: H) ~Japanese aircraft losses
" ?8 f5 |. w7 L; F' a A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed, G1 `& E& r9 e6 ^* a
B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged; I* ^! C3 X1 v$ V( p
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak. \8 `4 z3 ]4 N u* @% t$ Q
D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged
2 _; j, M; J/ `8 g9 X$ I D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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( R% f( y7 S3 m3 c& w F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, O7 ]. h+ v# w! R6 K7 U+ \
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CVE Copahee
: J7 l0 u- m5 \/ r5 D# h" b CV Yorktown+ f5 ?' h. r. u# H, _3 m
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2 c4 U* B1 B* N' V! d
CLAA San Diego
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57, ~7 @* R! a7 c- u5 E8 }) L8 M
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
: E! }2 @2 o* E9 a( K; Z7 UEstimated time to target is 29 minutes
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) P! {6 ~3 J$ j5 Y% z% dJapanese aircraft
0 ?* N: E( X- N) r, B0 h A6M2 Zero x 3
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Allied aircraft
* o: y+ s& |* r) c, n. N F4F-3 Wildcat x 2
+ c! [1 O' H0 O# s% V SBD-3 Dauntless x 19, T) T8 j% d% u; J
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
3 O/ Z' w, c j, |" S) E+ `% F F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
+ e# F7 F6 L) z; u SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged6 s* Y8 L5 W% Q x- {! w
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak9 K" p) a/ ^! ^* E1 T$ g
5 j/ H9 h, M7 X4 u0 j& m2 UJapanese Ships
* C1 |& V& c: r7 a* K* l8 |* ?- V CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
; }; c6 Q" A/ W# D CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire$ T2 Y/ f' V' v9 ?6 u1 U8 t
CV Akagi1 N0 b5 N! N6 ^
CV Zuikaku, on fire
# w* P" [+ R3 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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Raid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.- W0 _2 V( c5 W9 {$ `
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft+ Q! p0 |* h$ ?4 Q. Q0 A0 S
SBD-3 Dauntless x 2* X* ]8 U- s( _8 ]' \. a! F6 a6 M
TBF-1 Avenger x 6
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No Japanese losses" |# ^, v1 i* R' s, D/ \
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships: ^. K$ P' \) n, R! b* y' ~ e
CV Akagi
! p5 P1 [; R6 p5 M7 M CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,574 f) N5 x% B- J5 l
4 y \, T. l1 l# PWeather in hex: Heavy cloud0 I, {0 F4 j: A, Y: E( q
2 C7 M3 D/ {. M% q5 @' {7 bRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
' y' C0 v* c9 x2 G2 zEstimated time to target is 37 minutes( e* O2 g* R& D) {% @! B
( ]0 ^5 t, P5 p- O. d% B$ gAllied aircraft
% l; F5 J t M7 s; `3 G F4F-3 Wildcat x 5. w! a# N3 \5 l# s) M- J
TBF-1 Avenger x 3
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2 Z& r U8 e3 f o" z$ P& cAllied aircraft losses
6 e+ J) [* F1 n( }7 l TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged! N7 C, ]6 e2 W/ l9 V5 ?
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CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,56/ b- f" ~6 k/ |4 ]: o& c
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain6 f! b! i' d2 n& c2 K! K! V$ d- Z3 i
" B6 ] k* j$ G6 z" o4 B C" uRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.' ?3 R, E7 O/ X% `& D
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
6 |, @' n' ~* w- }" J A6M2 Zero x 6" a% L: B* b2 ?' k4 D& D
B5N2 Kate x 15
6 K1 R z/ v6 B8 m D3A1 Val x 198 D8 R x; D$ m9 \; i. H Y Z* l
# \* \5 `( b& d5 _2 iAllied aircraft
. v- R, y- Y: A N4 k. |% F$ j' } F4F-3 Wildcat x 365 S; @( {9 T3 {: N' T8 @0 c
F4F-4 Wildcat x 36 p& k5 C. T3 }. z5 l7 x
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Japanese aircraft losses
7 p2 r, z, B' X9 f5 a2 R1 U A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
$ w: S) k. t, A) V+ L0 C. c B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged8 {8 s# P! p; a; `6 p
D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged0 \, [& @! t' e: x6 F
+ J5 v# G) F; W7 `; o7 t0 SAllied aircraft losses
9 P: W3 B5 k8 X8 u8 B8 L) L F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed {) J0 D$ W1 y: H
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Allied Ships
8 w3 U! G" ^1 x# T% K CV Lexington1 e% W# G# Y, v. x4 G) C, n) |3 g
CV Saratoga7 i6 U+ T' m* I
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# u& e7 E" @4 t, K# m6 T" dAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
0 r9 G! F/ f* n5 s) a9 N% e2 C: }Estimated time to target is 31 minutes5 V& n: V0 D+ A8 l. }. {
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
_" D5 y" S6 _- Z6 F0 S F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
' k' R( m% p6 M9 R1 z SBD-3 Dauntless x 70
; |# f5 r4 N/ x9 l. Z TBF-1 Avenger x 30( D+ M$ l/ Q$ U9 n" e5 C8 Q
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Allied aircraft losses
! u: f7 v. @8 \ SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
+ a8 q/ X# w4 p2 n5 X! U4 P TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged/ U W- m N$ ]2 O9 [+ o" O
/ D0 ~* `0 f+ S8 s& G- J6 ?* q* xJapanese Ships, T' m" [7 S, |0 R! j3 m
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
; W: b6 C. |5 `. @ CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires( F$ I. x8 a6 `" T
DD Asakaze$ C2 D0 P) L. h! n
DD Tamanami
8 W: f" v( g2 s! |" r6 ] DD Onami
' K& v! M3 e9 _* j( g DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage3 `2 p/ v' o+ l: N0 s5 r. { A
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
' R2 T3 ]& k: l0 {% t- w8 J; H DD Oite. m; n& F% ~" u2 I/ ]; G. t
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage7 n) U4 [0 P+ r- d7 q
DD Suzukaze
8 M: `5 z3 r3 J, i, V CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 13 y- d' w* e6 v5 K7 |# [3 G
CL Nagara
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) T' s t+ S2 u! KAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,571 r2 E; V/ Q4 B" V; }3 c1 F
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud' U3 h* g3 ^5 t4 t: q
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Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.1 f8 |: U0 D! C0 }
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Allied aircraft
% s: _% A; `% e: p9 H, @" l A-24 Banshee x 2
' h* v2 [0 S; g' {" I( x SBD-3 Dauntless x 25% \* [% \/ p; h Q* I2 i0 d5 F
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Allied aircraft losses
7 @8 n' _' j7 L1 p# _3 ` A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged& e: T7 s4 y: T" i- N5 G. h9 J4 F
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships' l$ c( v. J0 K, W9 V
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage$ ?9 Z! \: B8 q/ C" J. F
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ }" Y$ B: v) ?7 B0 W3 f CV Zuikaku, heavy fires
# F) \& G$ A/ x6 f! ], J+ v0 \ CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
H2 j7 O0 i' s' Q DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 T9 q- E: p) H. m/ a7 k CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage7 F0 o+ E9 Y9 N! H% f0 Y5 n
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,572 E8 J/ D! z0 {( J
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud0 A5 e; ^! R( P7 `9 b4 d& C9 O* m/ J9 M8 i
* R- V( C$ Q/ f; sRaid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
/ D3 e% R8 C/ fEstimated time to target is 12 minutes$ W9 |7 M6 u9 w% G0 ~3 T
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Allied aircraft
" h, `3 o* }( @7 }4 ` A-24 Banshee x 14
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: R+ e/ a5 B. t1 f$ K0 x1 g, Y; NAllied aircraft losses
8 s' A; `) e2 d A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged2 X3 M" _5 a6 b* a) G5 Q* Y5 |$ j
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Japanese Ships5 c8 h% Y) _2 @* J1 H1 B
CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage5 s5 Q! b( L O$ V* l: w
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage5 Y* x* F: \$ p/ n
DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 V6 U2 {$ W$ P9 m CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage8 X& i; h; N8 H3 B( }% D
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8 h+ z% S( M; BAfternoon 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 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.$ r: n3 z a- Z% A- ~
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
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Allied aircraft
' n/ x. j+ {7 a6 v+ e5 f/ M A-24 Banshee x 2
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1 Q) t& K* ?9 s# h( s. U {: N$ eNo Allied losses5 B% E, O- d. \. D1 ]* ?# U0 e
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Japanese Ships
# V, d1 e% J8 K1 Z4 P5 h7 e CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, W8 M8 V) Y4 d' y6 I# z4 f( s
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: G1 ], `9 ~0 L YAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud7 T+ }% b1 s3 a! r
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Raid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
' g9 u. }, X3 A4 D1 pEstimated time to target is 24 minutes; k2 L8 K- h" Z
* L; j9 }) `$ s# A( [5 ]# I) m/ LAllied aircraft
3 B6 Y* }& H+ G9 [ F4F-3A Wildcat x 2
0 t, z$ s+ Z0 c& ]& Y: m+ U1 @ SBD-3 Dauntless x 31, c A/ n% C& d# \
TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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. f% j! A0 C1 S7 A9 m7 k9 W2 MAllied aircraft losses; p# F4 ^# t/ K4 f3 e( y
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged, f& E/ p* c7 F4 o9 @
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged$ L" ]- @& f0 s
) G1 {; W. e* O J9 R a$ wJapanese Ships
4 z3 E }5 l# J5 h CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 `0 x9 \" J9 i7 | DD Oite, h) d: O/ l' {/ r
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires4 ?* c8 a# O" [( {( l; U
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
. L( N w2 J& S2 `9 {/ Q8 a CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
1 y. }& ?! e0 v9 X3 a7 ^ DD Onami' J5 V) [3 w) ~+ l, x) [, t, I3 m3 Q
DD Tamanami3 v3 ^; Z# v4 N1 v
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire9 h2 o( b6 d; n
DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 13 }$ p8 p: Y# A. H f8 ]- V% S
DD Minekaze! a, C: r/ M( M T- }) {
DD Asakaze
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57' `$ m6 Q: W- \8 y) S) y% K
6 A3 g; `& \' s- t7 E( k9 x6 vWeather in hex: Heavy cloud0 z9 |$ W6 `3 I* ~& j% z' a8 w
6 O4 Q& W, M) m, DRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.2 [" \4 s. j R: G9 ]* F, g
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes, H. E, Z. }# L2 d; `3 J$ O- m2 ]
* I: ~$ ] G5 v- [) b+ pJapanese aircraft
1 k* b- {- ]- d9 D# N no flights
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Allied aircraft
0 V+ i+ v' f" b% ` F4F-3P Wildcat x 10
& A) E u/ L8 O0 e- x F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
; u+ [2 z. C5 l) O% Q' v SBD-3 Dauntless x 63; U' W$ S' B5 G; o1 @/ }
TBF-1 Avenger x 18' h5 n5 @: I. T4 T: K9 ?2 R4 {
# Y6 d4 U4 A5 y9 ?5 A0 cNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses' _6 n5 O r6 Q& ~6 j
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
( N: \3 u0 N' |+ [9 \- o TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
4 }4 L v; j0 ?4 p% I CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 E; P5 o/ r. Y2 G' x2 Z CA Kako, and is sunk# ^9 ^. C/ g; v4 y4 z, C K9 y4 P: }
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage& \& d$ T; ]" x
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
1 r5 f! N8 E; O" e# |/ n DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk# B; i6 ~7 z" E4 q
DD Onami
0 N' S: |" E! d, y& i, K# D DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk9 g8 u, y4 B! D7 y
DD Asakaze
& I. ?4 Q3 M) Z) T% ?; p DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage _) k! `% z) w. s0 p8 S
DD Oite
' k" y+ t' ?8 G4 r DD Minekaze
" i. |( ]) r6 \ DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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3 }1 [' S; E2 Y& h6 HAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57- @) C. d- [7 p+ s' k6 K0 ~9 l
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud! D4 _8 v% ~! D: g
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Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.! O* X% X# X& ]
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Allied aircraft
5 h5 o% t3 n! X4 k SBD-3 Dauntless x 16* z$ G8 T; K0 b+ g
5 s, N b/ e7 i( H+ D
Allied aircraft losses
; y. m# |% x8 Y SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged4 T7 b u. M# a$ P5 ~* T
' A( k( p( a1 b) @( zJapanese Ships: L4 i7 y2 `2 ^$ V [% ~ \, N
CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage7 [$ d( n1 t* {! d. k
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
" L# c0 E% R% o2 [) S DD Sawakaze
3 V' N( ]5 N4 N7 P6 V% c& p DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |