AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 422 p, P! ^( o' L4 h
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------% D# M1 w5 Z$ t4 P9 D f7 V
盟军正式登陆阿图岛. g$ u, e: v J( b; [ `
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 t7 H5 b8 e) H1 g" @
58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩' |8 e a# R& K* D/ M
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7 U& c; t3 L8 Z1 _/ t
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; M2 z- g. r5 ? m/ V
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
$ g8 S6 ]$ H6 J- u6 V7 f--------------------------------------------------------------------------------! c. u0 ?: N# q6 U9 a& \
Amphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49)0 b! u- t3 h, ? b5 N( W
) X; T- h3 N/ m" c! E; MTF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,49' j; {2 d7 @- H' w
- K- O$ q# Z1 q4 H* P1 U
Allied ground losses:1 F8 R& _+ A+ f6 X& q1 N3 T1 _3 P
253 casualties reported
. ?9 j# t# J. }: f. h Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled
% Q# u# l! ~' E9 n6 I' J& C* \ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
6 X) u6 E5 U- y; b8 L4 F Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
2 ?" M, R: D9 p+ H2 G' ^, j Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled) C( h) U( }; y$ x+ z
Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled) n/ L/ f. X! g" \% u! V
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------8 T; t# ~8 S# x$ H9 y- l6 v2 y+ B2 V
& w5 @: g& B y( M( O& k
Ground combat at Attu Island (153,49)
/ X5 C( [3 S6 A D
# \1 f& v1 U, P' B, ^' ]Japanese Deliberate attack
/ D& d1 `3 U# w% ^ : T& v! Y2 w& G m, c. D" O+ o
Attacking force 5357 troops, 43 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 97) k$ n( t9 E# j6 B9 y
! o4 G0 p. `) L Q _/ _' R- o
Defending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 4264 v# N1 v r0 a9 j4 ?2 n# g; T
7 I) F' l$ C1 C, f/ UJapanese adjusted assault: 0 $ ^+ l# N5 ~8 g+ ~
/ y' {' n$ h% x: p* a) w( X+ G& k* o
Allied adjusted defense: 339
( e5 H U/ H; w! {& i0 x
7 L& C5 t; P( X# mJapanese assault odds: 1 to 99 # m! {" k; R! D6 a$ Q
7 b/ K. i+ R( Q( q" vCombat modifiers
7 V8 R, g9 G' e" z X* aDefender: terrain(+)& {# w6 }8 s" @8 F, e
Attacker: + y+ q7 D9 E* t$ R6 Q6 b, u* n
* K! o" q- O0 [. z* V( |) L. _4 DJapanese ground losses:
- u: z2 g9 [0 B5 }/ G- O$ W- { 1597 casualties reported9 R4 e( I% V/ O2 {
Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled
6 o3 O4 m) r6 Q6 O6 E! c Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled# D+ j6 f9 A$ W5 @7 U
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled
( ^/ Q2 ^# k4 u/ G; E( N; V( y Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)0 \" `2 ^3 d" L
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
F5 h/ f! a5 ^7 c0 J $ }$ y9 V% B3 C0 h7 V% ?4 j) j
Allied ground losses:) h) ]( u( q( z0 d$ k {9 T' k
100 casualties reported
* e5 K9 ]& T+ e& u' \ Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
& g# ?( P3 b2 e$ l8 r Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 R; q% r! N# d( b. D8 x
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
; j G, o9 { O* t1 v; U; a
3 e6 }1 y( D' [9 IAssaulting units:
/ ~! k7 C( }. \$ D& X! Q 3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion
+ K1 N" L- d3 D. v5 i 302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion
! `. `5 W( F4 Q1 a" J/ a2 t4 [6 j 12th Indpt SNLF Coy
8 I5 k- `. M3 r: U2 J6 t1 Q 7th Base Force/ }/ f3 E. y$ i7 K) m0 I
8th Field AF Construction Battalion2 {& F' @9 i/ ` X4 T3 `8 ~ F: O
5th IJN AA Battalion( }; Z* q$ M: i2 X$ ?% q
8 [* v+ l, p0 n6 C% N* `; o( uDefending units:7 `! k* D1 g8 u* ^$ c. {
Americal Infantry Div /1. f g0 `/ P5 Z) T( W
4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
0 j# k4 E o5 F1 }- A9 r, Z! y 201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1' f! G! e4 b& y) \! p8 d
151st Combat Engr Rgt /1
- a" T: e; _0 k" p9 C 153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
2 f8 u) v( e/ ]0 U- p, m% u6 w 198th FA Bn /1
) y" Y) s R5 r! B7 G3 {* S8 O 250th Cst Art Rgt /2 T2 v! z# @4 x" O
81st FA Bn /1; N/ k& h+ a2 c5 {; j8 Z, G, o
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2 L4 v1 Y( M' v% M0 H- F* ~8 }# qMorning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
4 D4 g9 d d, Y7 K; o- A # s0 I0 m7 l5 R' B2 a% W; @
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms( t3 j( @7 u6 ~+ g* q5 @5 d
$ G. `7 X7 ]8 N4 \$ CRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.9 M& X' F) i7 K$ ^' y4 y
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes. ]* H" X. @. t7 w6 H; ^
- q( i' L8 ]( C6 F9 C( N+ v
Japanese aircraft: H5 k0 `& l! I+ L- ?
A6M2 Zero x 252 M8 b- W' J6 \- z$ O+ _
! a! G! Q5 O- ]' DAllied aircraft
/ \7 f: H% |6 a+ U8 Z0 u! f F4F-3A Wildcat x 12, d7 \& z- Z" a
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12 k6 Q! C0 b7 c* h7 ~0 ]5 \
SBD-3 Dauntless x 72
# v2 a. I) q2 T TBF-1 Avenger x 30
& m E; v2 @- I* l# m5 W ! z3 u- ]1 S& |0 r8 x, u4 c
No Japanese losses
W3 t: ~3 u' c$ D$ m, c& D
9 @. p+ P, T1 L( wAllied aircraft losses
9 E, y. l0 u. X9 Y F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed- z" \: W# y( j* ~" g. B
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
) v$ H3 C' Q3 N SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged
- }; {# n6 X( M; c SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak7 @4 m7 M( t2 D
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged+ _9 V) ?7 ]7 m
+ U2 p) }, K' a0 L4 Q# f
Japanese Ships4 Z5 p, e& y7 c i3 l% q4 d
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
. J4 C! t9 t2 V CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1/ d3 ~4 h: y6 }* m8 F
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire
' L# t" k$ g5 | CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires
8 s& t% Y- l% G! K* T# [, x" \- O CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 2
4 @3 u# s, d( S H& O+ D# n" s9 n CA Furutaka
[8 f9 }+ q1 `% @' t CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
% [; N$ H+ _! k+ |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------0 Y' ^) p. n4 m( B0 C+ U2 m
Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
' |2 a9 [ f2 r# O& N5 D- ?- d v 7 ^: H+ a/ z* `! V/ U
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
( y' |: G7 [. N& c ' b- Z' h4 I6 T( V" H# A
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
% ?6 G( D$ M1 @Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
' _7 V# C$ }; `
+ j+ u- d s+ ]5 OJapanese aircraft. H) h" E/ X" O' h* Q
A6M2 Zero x 16
. S6 S/ @0 i# U* s9 | e O1 J3 q9 x( k+ t ]
Allied aircraft% D/ f6 R) M. A; F$ v: k
F4F-3P Wildcat x 12
; W) }8 W& S( S! l/ E \2 R0 w F4F-4 Wildcat x 15
! l {' [- {3 e% k9 R! Y SBD-3 Dauntless x 514 b0 c& S( L" G2 r
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
: ]( u% A6 B1 b4 n4 o) f - n) Z7 a" {$ R1 F% a& W
Japanese aircraft losses
5 n) c! y$ l( Y* ]1 T! O# | A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
+ d1 u* ^8 K/ H/ B _
" x! P8 |3 H) S: p2 A; u5 M, q/ \7 AAllied aircraft losses
# W$ w" _+ `* b* }- J4 i' I SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
# L1 G/ Q0 {3 J; K3 m SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak$ l% s- ~; N4 ~* P1 U' D6 ]* }
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged& ?" U* J3 C' l0 B7 C' U
+ U# l& \' A/ ^7 ]Japanese Ships( P; t) }. i1 n: D# Y
CV Kaga, heavy fires
6 B6 L4 f j0 _$ @ CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
& _; z) e- V0 z- Y0 f4 l% a CV Zuikaku, on fire
# k/ e7 v, y5 m1 I CV Akagi
- ^% o E, i% H# q8 |' `) x* V CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
, c ~) _: g1 E0 R2 M DD Tamanami
6 r6 f1 \6 ~9 [) W7 A CL Nagara5 w. r) ]9 D, L; b
DD Oite
3 k; e5 r) q$ n& C8 B. l4 R DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire# [5 H0 \0 P7 H- M5 ]; n
CA Furutaka4 s U' l& ?: i, I9 o: I
CA Kako, Bomb hits 1" r2 M& E I/ v! z$ a
DD Minekaze/ Q4 c* g: Y4 F' ]& v) U2 D
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
0 g( x1 X q# } l- V9 |Morning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,54& ^. G( C" |* j/ m+ \$ N2 O1 p
x) m% e2 N: Y3 l) wWeather in hex: Heavy cloud3 h P2 @8 L/ n0 u. Z$ d! a' g
$ C% C6 C3 D3 L2 x, \Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.1 E |2 p, K% g2 {$ E e) B
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
$ p3 M( |4 E: {, w4 W9 ? ! }1 h3 A3 z5 K8 }( {; [+ r* Q; q
Japanese aircraft
1 J y, m# e* j A6M2 Zero x 33
9 n: Q1 v1 j% j3 i2 u B5N2 Kate x 618 u4 H9 Y4 a# e1 D
D3A1 Val x 44
9 ~) s: p ]5 C# q( O- J9 _2 V
* X4 F& c* s3 zAllied aircraft S c( n. u+ Z, h2 O5 H9 ^
F4F-3A Wildcat x 17% f9 M4 B) g1 ]# {
F4F-3 Wildcat x 489 Q6 b: l; r' l( Y9 P) E, d% j
F4F-4 Wildcat x 81, n/ c& B2 S7 L
( ^& d& }9 d8 u0 v6 L, zJapanese aircraft losses
3 a2 q; J! Q- c5 E2 F8 U A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
- |& P4 a m Z6 \ B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged
2 n7 ^ s0 b/ X B9 H/ P. W B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak& M; Y5 c: u H9 j1 L
D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged
8 X( W7 R2 f5 ?9 q+ Z9 L# ` D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
7 j2 i L. h: d; `
7 a! {& s! I9 q" n! Q8 O. F' ZAllied aircraft losses1 O0 T2 [- z/ V# g* S6 s% _
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
" I, h6 w+ i& @- A! o- h% H8 \ 1 g/ x' w9 c: n# {
Allied Ships
4 M8 N6 v& s5 Z' @# Q3 l2 K( }. E CVE Copahee
W) I( Y) v- F0 ? CV Yorktown5 R: ^/ M- R) |* Z( A
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2" }- u' N2 X% [0 N
CLAA San Diego
. `& c+ d9 O0 s3 V--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
' ^3 U; T+ ?+ aAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,572 G$ j! c/ |2 \+ N5 i3 W6 h
8 F. M1 D1 t' HWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
8 ^ i. _9 m$ Y3 N$ _, G + E) b0 B8 j% J0 |) f) N4 a
Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
! I- |3 _, o! L; U( jEstimated time to target is 29 minutes
' @3 _4 U, U' Y, O$ y3 C% _" G ' s- ^4 m' Y6 v2 Y# f! t
Japanese aircraft9 p7 B/ @* z3 E0 Y2 i: V
A6M2 Zero x 3
$ B& m z" l7 N7 q* b1 ] ( c5 C' B, \0 z/ b5 y* O7 K' B% {
Allied aircraft% M; g0 |5 k/ |- ?0 g$ \
F4F-3 Wildcat x 2
: J: \/ v* k1 T) b SBD-3 Dauntless x 195 B0 C4 I8 K7 h8 U
1 O% t5 d$ X3 H* `. a3 J) MNo Japanese losses
: ?, u7 ]) n: y* G3 L" M m* Y# y, N7 f# g
Allied aircraft losses( H1 C) T/ G5 W Q6 p
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
+ ^! B, ^1 Y* C& r: k. T- s) d$ u2 S SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
, t% E5 e* A+ M) ~5 u7 B0 ]3 t SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
; L2 ]) R5 H/ u0 ~ U" u$ Y9 |
( \8 j8 x/ @; u( G; f* r! L; {! KJapanese Ships# v/ z9 ~4 A, o" }0 z, ~
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage7 W' J# }2 W+ H( u
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire+ G* V" L0 B. W
CV Akagi
e1 b" W3 f% o/ \: J0 ]" n! H5 M4 H6 S CV Zuikaku, on fire
8 [. V5 ^7 T3 b8 @" B CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
( ^3 h# t9 v( A' a$ D4 F1 H; P--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4 k; B% @7 ~. H# j/ h0 OAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
. z2 q1 U, y3 _# T3 ?+ @" S: B8 m
# e F& h6 @' r% X1 ?Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
R, p2 T5 s+ J* v! p( d2 {
3 f2 g2 G* K7 S6 rRaid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.: I, N7 Q3 h- @. o
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes
! J8 r4 V F( G- } D$ Y
L0 A# T, U, X$ s6 n( Z* Q1 jJapanese aircraft5 J3 ~5 l9 Z0 K/ X6 q# f
A6M2 Zero x 2/ }. ]2 m& n- G: X0 y
6 n9 O6 U `" T3 V9 h+ UAllied aircraft
6 s& W4 N) |+ R% M SBD-3 Dauntless x 2
" ~* \8 f8 |# {! P TBF-1 Avenger x 6) P3 d/ ]: Z" W, m- h. K
1 K% z* F, I# \2 |* U0 ~" G0 KNo Japanese losses: P* m& B4 B1 d. F B
( }7 g/ c+ `- S3 kNo Allied losses
) V9 M. m' O; {3 C( C7 @4 V 4 I. @2 G/ y. L8 a2 p( U3 I& v0 b
Japanese Ships4 w, e+ N/ y6 R( o* V8 B+ J( g( t
CV Akagi% y: \' F8 Y3 z, F# O
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage7 p0 e6 s7 Q$ W) m; B
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------5 n! i# W7 H5 B, y4 Y
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
3 J% I# ^( N& r7 \; }5 [, p
& o/ h8 Y+ q* t% e) c6 WWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
" s! V. l1 O4 h0 N. T5 V: W
O0 D- o5 Z+ k5 H. C! M! qRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.1 q6 v' n/ c* b: Z
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes; d4 W! B% }- `
: n7 t4 z3 n/ d* h9 \& _Allied aircraft5 w* g7 M( s7 N+ d# M1 j5 k
F4F-3 Wildcat x 59 f. o0 E: S1 v" y4 S4 d6 I
TBF-1 Avenger x 3
5 ~# `. ?& \% i 4 l/ {' L0 y7 W5 L# f; I# Q- o4 M
Allied aircraft losses
0 b: a }$ E( c) {: s0 K m TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged! ^1 W6 A& c( @. I! Z& ~, q, ]
: L8 ?) L# ?" Z5 S
Japanese Ships/ i/ ?8 M4 I* q7 K: e8 X P2 E, [
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1- F) \% ^2 u$ S+ m Z
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------# [2 l/ y: d/ x" o
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,567 T- z5 g6 C G
! l& `+ {& i7 Y* i
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
( s- J* G( j" P' _2 p) p8 w2 d
! h. f7 `, I9 J& U0 _+ D8 kRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
( x" q! y) x+ Q3 g$ nEstimated time to target is 15 minutes$ T. g/ I1 r( y4 x$ q
; y6 I% a& g- s/ h% k1 W+ c$ k8 YJapanese aircraft# o. O, [5 @: `/ w6 X
A6M2 Zero x 6
& [2 l5 j, W$ ~; R$ s% m& L B5N2 Kate x 15
! d2 q1 E+ Y* r) M a D3A1 Val x 19+ {' m1 J+ S" i, h5 K! t& }' r1 X
' _4 V* K! K/ T' K, KAllied aircraft3 H- U# a8 S+ B P, R$ ~8 U
F4F-3 Wildcat x 363 a" H# n( N2 m" _; O& o
F4F-4 Wildcat x 36) A3 z2 m0 J3 U
1 Y$ R& Z) Z3 z' H" i
Japanese aircraft losses# e( d# P- j4 D) c5 i; R
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
4 h+ O/ x/ a3 C! m B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
6 Z+ C1 P4 m- U! g. ]* { D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged
+ a* X5 d2 P, E
: r5 I. Z. F3 `$ r6 a5 _Allied aircraft losses- v! Q; C1 m Z' T! e t' S' N
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
7 n% I. |, @3 P- d3 W$ `6 d! W
/ s7 j. K7 J& G. U" |Allied Ships: q! Z( n+ w6 r8 T3 n& f+ P
CV Lexington7 R; [+ m! u5 d& o) i
CV Saratoga3 Q4 o2 Y7 W- \- x+ r8 B& m( V
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------' p3 `6 G" F3 \' y6 X2 i
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
! F; M! M |8 H' T# C* p
3 g/ G6 P/ _3 G2 yWeather in hex: Heavy cloud! {+ @4 z0 f9 N# |( ?) ~. [ M! ^
* }4 t- j" {! I2 V2 t2 c; v0 l( v
Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.8 a' j% `- a4 {7 i: p1 J
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
0 R1 R+ a, N _/ s9 T, v % X- T) r5 t6 [; d& H( [
Allied aircraft7 ~+ t1 t& h l, I& ?
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12& E* Z; v0 [2 }' w
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
5 J3 t) [! n D# X3 f* T5 S SBD-3 Dauntless x 70- }, \7 R9 M% d- c
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
/ g6 s( D# e6 }$ `# v' c 9 g) p! g! |* e$ T
Allied aircraft losses2 t* [4 g/ w4 ~' D- O
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
0 H# u5 q2 Y* i/ I TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
7 Q1 H; L0 e* U- ]) z4 h' O; {" G 4 U. M# r4 }7 `% N( g' ~- f
Japanese Ships
4 b' M0 g u# L" p7 U7 A CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage/ G+ J3 ^7 ^/ m Z4 W& J
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
( |5 R* I6 p" C; ]& _' J$ \ DD Asakaze0 } z2 L" M) A* O& p( l! h; y1 k
DD Tamanami
% \1 w( G- `6 e* F2 F7 ~$ x8 e- r DD Onami
* c# W/ C2 i) L/ y2 H9 N DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
6 H. p/ ]$ a1 I) `) Y7 Q# T8 @7 M: ~1 Z CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage) h* z; c" d9 K: X; s! u8 d
DD Oite: U$ h% ]1 B2 @0 T; X
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
7 Y: g7 _1 _& ^3 g& z/ ~) x/ P8 | DD Suzukaze6 T3 t, V+ s5 @7 b+ _( T" Y$ Z
CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1
2 b( s# o7 k/ d7 ] CL Nagara
, [2 P# e6 e" ], L) Y--------------------------------------------------------------------------------9 V5 Z% D# u3 U. k
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
5 {& l d. T+ V7 W; j
N7 E" o+ o+ q. ~0 zWeather in hex: Heavy cloud2 a- s) W ?; h" u1 h
. y9 H3 l. P# K2 M! ?
Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
+ G+ {8 v( T' K8 m2 s4 bEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
3 _6 u4 Q( h! `$ K! P" w) U0 G# ]1 h
c" N* m% [6 J; GAllied aircraft5 N4 v/ x8 l- Q5 ~9 ?% ]7 p# N5 g
A-24 Banshee x 2
* a( n0 F5 s8 N, k6 q SBD-3 Dauntless x 25
+ K5 p# j" Q" D M3 e" D
: h2 x# }$ ]" WAllied aircraft losses
! M8 G p( A6 w5 v0 A9 m4 n A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged3 s0 t( b# J: V; v; n* q) k
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged9 @! w/ ~5 A& z/ P
% b4 c; W& N i+ w6 FJapanese Ships5 P# P( u& g. R1 V* U7 v
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage g) k. c1 A X0 A4 D
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ G+ V" \8 p9 h1 \2 h6 P CV Zuikaku, heavy fires" g& }8 o/ _7 `6 l. B& k; i( `" ~* V
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
% Q o' g& z) e$ g8 C DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 {- M% t/ h6 b. j+ Q CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage& @' e! a3 ]7 E( L( O
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
% `- f0 u- `0 m9 y4 \5 F* @ @Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
8 m2 V* G g; [; @ - K5 L! ?8 G) S! I% M$ C. ^
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
6 X) N8 U( S( L3 l7 g# N
4 J% x6 c# Z: Z+ pRaid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.+ C7 ]) r4 _5 ~- X1 M# N+ R, {& S. O
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes9 k4 i+ b8 m+ W2 J5 J t
7 i( a% B# O1 ?% X
Allied aircraft* X* U# h) Z5 ~/ [
A-24 Banshee x 14
4 x2 B/ R$ ` d z$ `& F; a . ^1 X9 T0 s" d# y u' `; h4 w
Allied aircraft losses
9 o* o" c! V& Q* p A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged7 A+ c. | J' [
% o4 Z( I4 Z* n% A0 ~! D/ ~/ K& _Japanese Ships
- y( T* k- o( c- \ CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage# M" Z3 L7 h; g2 u' d
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
% ]* \6 W' _0 {( E! N( O DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage
W- c( }: ~% D CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage" \( }1 E, l& }9 L3 ]3 U
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
( N0 [% T8 [( C/ I; `9 mAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
( j# K/ M& t2 Y K0 Q3 Q
7 q" V% M! E% B& c$ DWeather in hex: Heavy cloud: x4 R" G1 c* M! V" k
* ?! k6 P7 \6 ?2 E8 o; rRaid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
6 c1 {+ r( @7 c0 L1 EEstimated time to target is 27 minutes) U- y3 V4 U- d; e1 s
3 F( d+ g [' c" |! g
Allied aircraft
: ^7 k" }% ?: e0 B- v A-24 Banshee x 2# Z p, K* {0 Z' i C+ Q" ^. p
" J; e. T+ Q8 a2 a! ]# F, D# _No Allied losses
6 @) l* |/ a0 w5 x0 Z% K % D2 D# K( [- c7 ?5 a: Y5 _
Japanese Ships
8 \3 A) x% u2 Q, l+ ` CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
$ X4 b! s+ v- Y: A% N--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2 y& o* h5 ~5 pAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
r0 j) r5 V2 c5 _; z E4 f ) b& O) b, _& e7 G' u
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
) p7 h L, i5 l% \9 Z 0 A; Y) r+ g8 Q
Raid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
7 u( r0 D! j; x5 J. uEstimated time to target is 24 minutes
3 @3 W# V* |0 { 9 n/ p; M. o2 ^
Allied aircraft
4 L; G7 t% ~' H8 @8 t' d/ Z F4F-3A Wildcat x 2' D% x) s1 w) s
SBD-3 Dauntless x 31
{7 j% {8 y' S5 l* u+ J TBF-1 Avenger x 15
& R2 c5 J7 D) c6 H
" z; @5 c5 m0 v, M4 e( i6 E8 D- ZAllied aircraft losses9 G8 O& w8 c9 u+ r1 M6 n' K C
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
' u" S5 g% i& c) R TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
7 u9 C/ V! b' u, f3 a
: G8 S9 @8 U( H: P7 k. V- m( VJapanese Ships: m4 {5 p, A2 g; P5 ?- h% { d
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage& ]; T4 y- c! h. ^" \
DD Oite
1 E1 d Q4 }9 P" m CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires; G) S5 l* B$ C$ q5 `, a, _
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
- q# m- g5 \' }& R' X0 r7 u CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage5 D1 C! }/ l/ n- V7 ~3 i* e! k
DD Onami. ?7 d. X1 M+ M
DD Tamanami; A" `9 L! y9 D) B/ ` J) }
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire
* P: E" L5 i* [; J DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 19 q3 O7 f: q# D4 M2 y7 N
DD Minekaze
5 q) x E X+ D. X% ?5 Y DD Asakaze+ E" N, O, K& ?4 N8 V7 n+ R
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
; X8 f( b8 h% [Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,574 r/ I0 i- g9 P! P9 Z
% d- [* x) `. J% O p
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
/ j6 i- g9 S, q$ D: ?, v4 `; k $ w! ]" y5 v, N8 ^
Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.( Q- k! }# J/ s0 I! F5 q. z0 [
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
& s4 d! \# ]! ~: k4 B; I8 x
( H+ v$ Y4 W+ x$ @8 U3 C; GJapanese aircraft1 P% t) b' a: D5 A
no flights
# O' N6 u3 C1 l1 T3 ]3 y - n$ e1 E3 X" S* p0 S
Allied aircraft
0 z' K' l' ~8 l& k& W. @ F4F-3P Wildcat x 10) @8 e* r) h9 l) B& p
F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
# V6 F( N% s9 X9 X SBD-3 Dauntless x 635 ] k9 k8 [+ G( `5 l* y. X1 L& |0 G
TBF-1 Avenger x 18
+ J& X3 |1 g4 x# v6 |3 t7 v9 o ( |6 x0 n2 Y: r% N0 I {; V0 t
No Japanese losses2 }: S& @7 E" K
- }' C8 ~, [5 ^* J3 P0 m
Allied aircraft losses# i$ U3 G C. F! l. A) y: i" j
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
1 B' s+ C7 r& t. y# U9 T# C p" d( U TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged! I" C! q+ w8 y E, \- a/ z5 a
' N( x9 V6 v _' z
Japanese Ships4 F- R, v) n. G
CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage
* G+ E3 @ T: I# z+ N- ~ CA Kako, and is sunk+ C* A. D( \7 ?7 Q) {
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage- D9 p: Q" G+ Y+ S
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk9 A& R, H& _7 x
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
6 F: S9 V) r C1 W DD Onami
# m9 j( m: W# C2 f- q( J( A5 P& | DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
9 j2 E {; B h$ f5 B9 H* e DD Asakaze
9 I x9 b h( F e DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
% t+ e2 T# K O* N% j2 a DD Oite! w. O; i( M% a8 ?! R1 l* M
DD Minekaze
5 E' z- O0 z4 q# p& z$ l2 X DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire
L" w$ r$ T" V# R6 ~--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3 f- S6 Y* ^. f4 y) q5 {, {% iAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57: J- P: D6 J. B1 o9 K
( C- @9 k3 S1 m3 ~6 SWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
, p6 }$ j) H; B+ P2 H+ ^7 x6 E! V 7 O4 e1 i/ E/ \6 \
Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.5 U* x m/ \4 R M
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes# a1 e7 F" n1 ^, m7 M+ x# l: |
' r6 W6 I. o( p: I9 u
Allied aircraft
6 C0 \- s6 ?, A1 b7 t SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
* C1 a4 F( d! Y G. J9 t: `; ^5 J
/ ]) m/ P% l3 q3 c5 tAllied aircraft losses! a0 |& B& J# V% }/ f* [
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged8 b0 e! I/ |4 X w
1 Q7 I' |$ U- P# ^Japanese Ships7 {2 h9 U$ ]4 L, i6 ^# P
CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage/ J m% ]$ S" k6 n9 l
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
% C+ H' a7 e4 G" I# t DD Sawakaze
! k6 b) c+ d" \; t% J4 H DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |