AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 42
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" \7 f, g0 g3 z盟军正式登陆阿图岛
* O; [! \+ |- o" K2 n9 q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
( k& G$ k4 E( P3 O5 D1 \58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩7 Y; k1 d- y1 G* o/ E% ~! v
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
6 M- W& R0 w7 I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6 Y# r4 h5 h8 y
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8 T- W) a- P8 x" L
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Amphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49)
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$ w6 F, k4 @, q; u6 z B, R& a2 {TF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,49
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Allied ground losses:
# v! X. y) z" ~0 T 253 casualties reported' l+ y/ ?0 a/ O* ]+ z2 r
Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled
- g- i6 S6 D1 L% ~ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
! t4 K& I% k D Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
) N0 M2 I$ T' [ Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)* U* j$ |; r5 O) T
Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)6 ^8 U, a* d% g' v! b/ J: f
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Ground combat at Attu Island (153,49)
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' h. u) H2 v1 j7 W6 yJapanese Deliberate attack
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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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- q6 u4 S6 T7 R8 A( k- l% vJapanese adjusted assault: 0 , L% f- _8 Y+ |$ W1 H$ |
. g% q$ D* T( P* AAllied adjusted defense: 339
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5 ?& A% K T6 H+ x* lJapanese assault odds: 1 to 99
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Combat modifiers9 P. F* E1 L# u) v1 X* u5 o- Q
Defender: terrain(+)
! O- W- y( X. s! S' R/ [Attacker: 7 K/ d5 h) |* D% m7 [' O) S
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Japanese ground losses:1 O5 J. |. A$ B# t6 p6 o3 f* v
1597 casualties reported
# f& U$ ^8 @; o) [! S$ t. E3 B1 \& L Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled
% e" H' r# M7 o7 o5 X# t Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled. I3 [5 l0 a V- T0 v/ c- ]
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled3 @4 `% R1 v' u9 C, G0 `, s
Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)/ f* ~( a1 f+ U
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)0 V ^/ [8 D U h) E, G8 q1 o
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Allied ground losses:9 D2 Q* i, Q/ |+ `, W
100 casualties reported+ ~# w% ]; E5 {% j" i# n
Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled0 j1 R; J+ x6 t' ]/ B
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 A8 B# h \0 e2 m6 H7 ~" S Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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1 B) ^. k" K# {$ q" f( TAssaulting units:
* t+ R" I$ }% b- w) x6 [' B 3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion- F4 b; ^9 T0 Y9 y
302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion- _) M5 v2 ? N3 D
12th Indpt SNLF Coy 8 k- n8 t3 Y z/ S* `; }
7th Base Force9 W) S3 b1 N+ h& a! e" O) ?
8th Field AF Construction Battalion3 D9 y5 {/ i# Y& v0 B$ v
5th IJN AA Battalion
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Defending units:
- o1 |' y# X, I+ T; W0 I Americal Infantry Div /1
, f" {8 N+ e; x5 X" F5 ] 4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /17 Y9 t' v* y2 t0 Q: p
201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
5 C, I7 k7 z9 L4 A 151st Combat Engr Rgt /10 m( @9 O+ Z2 w: X( H+ ?4 |
153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /10 i/ r6 @. V& F: ?9 m0 u7 a6 r
198th FA Bn /1
* \0 {4 K6 \6 D* X* b) R* N 250th Cst Art Rgt /20 ]& [4 q8 }1 a, E, {
81st FA Bn /1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Q0 T/ p, _2 {- UWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
" S! T% a' O T0 r6 `Estimated time to target is 30 minutes8 Y3 M* ^4 D' c. y8 U$ c! K
; b" }' [' a, p# X, f0 Y: N3 uJapanese aircraft* Q+ y" o$ m$ i9 x' P0 N/ i3 N
A6M2 Zero x 25- ]) t$ k' u3 M* w' W
3 j, R& G ` c h& |Allied aircraft
- ~: `) R; V" F; p7 F) M F4F-3A Wildcat x 12$ u3 o% T0 k! B, W( k8 r* p& g4 g4 k
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
: `' s( r6 r+ }* \) N* U SBD-3 Dauntless x 722 K9 D( O8 p7 S
TBF-1 Avenger x 30/ P* \4 q7 w, |' b+ T
3 s7 I5 M3 M( M/ {8 Y9 _$ @' HNo Japanese losses. t6 ?: J0 I: ~
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Allied aircraft losses
& B- g: u; a; u/ e$ [! ~9 u; s- n4 a F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed( }- t8 p6 x) R S; r- C
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
3 g. B- }5 r: Z! p9 q" c5 v* j SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged
' a! B5 n2 Z8 M# Q SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak) d/ P; h: C8 A/ F
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Japanese Ships
. p2 { s* a0 G3 f, T CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
! x1 T( i/ b# i% x CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1; k1 c9 N- h5 |! m
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire: A2 m2 g. p/ b8 u+ C' }$ C
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires
, M6 C# S! I @ CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 25 h- v) r8 s, a
CA Furutaka, k. f q2 H7 v3 A1 y8 N
CA Kako, Bomb hits 17 \4 I$ b0 p+ l+ ]2 @4 g& i3 |
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$ y( p: J+ Q: G8 {( v$ bMorning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
4 u2 s- O$ O; m0 `Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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1 _3 n- h2 n/ \7 V! qJapanese aircraft' h9 z. T( z+ K6 m* l# |4 V
A6M2 Zero x 16
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F4F-3P Wildcat x 12
, M. J& x" O7 n: [/ `* h1 y f) p F4F-4 Wildcat x 15
! o# l. Q+ B: I4 z; X% P SBD-3 Dauntless x 51
$ K! K! a( y. B! w& E( }: W TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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( n5 V9 h& Q# L1 i! yJapanese aircraft losses) a+ W1 p6 L6 j. s: B
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed# t+ P% u" T X3 T% A
: V4 h. \$ S: d: R, Y" x; xAllied aircraft losses7 P: ?* L `9 I1 S
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
/ r( e( l! ?, X# O; H* ~ SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak" @; s7 s0 s( u% d; ~) r
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged: I* q3 b) O" f* C
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Japanese Ships
0 ^4 [& H, E/ j* I0 K CV Kaga, heavy fires4 b/ J* ^, v( Y" \4 y5 W* M( n* h
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires0 T, K5 e7 Z E% `8 ~3 f
CV Zuikaku, on fire
Q5 z; Z j; E CV Akagi' k) w) y/ P% l
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage& \! @" T! X Q6 k5 F
DD Tamanami
+ l! d2 ]' H0 t d9 m& B CL Nagara& z* J' d0 X% V0 E( j
DD Oite4 ]. N! T5 d. C! T6 H" ^% l: t: j
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire
0 K4 t; |2 G* V' e( X( p CA Furutaka
! ?- d' L* h: b* |& r0 y k CA Kako, Bomb hits 1+ J* z/ ]: K* z( q- i% ^9 ^8 G8 v1 M' E
DD Minekaze, V0 ]2 E2 R0 E2 d0 c5 }0 o
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5 _: L1 y* X0 t8 P/ l: [6 f! i% d6 TMorning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,54
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud: Y6 \6 _9 ]0 ~8 ~6 z
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
0 n6 {( l7 ~& F. {/ l0 ^2 f ZEstimated time to target is 15 minutes: R, T$ D4 e' k% L5 C) A
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Japanese aircraft+ q( g. q* A$ o; X7 T! v
A6M2 Zero x 33
* n) t8 a# V7 l9 j" | B5N2 Kate x 61
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Allied aircraft
( g3 P8 b5 _ k( B- }0 J3 \. ~ F4F-3A Wildcat x 177 e+ n9 d3 {( n. ]7 r. n
F4F-3 Wildcat x 48
) i, z6 S9 _3 G' b' K7 S( z F4F-4 Wildcat x 81( Q. a m( D6 o
& D7 M- W+ d6 j' H. n7 W9 S" _Japanese aircraft losses e9 B% a: U b7 P7 E2 l+ `
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
. `6 E- u; n. e. o2 w7 i8 z B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged+ E2 ?) V. c/ s! B+ `5 D! Z9 X
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
6 v+ |8 a/ ?* o) Y! I- a" q D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged
8 L1 R, a, Y5 O+ s, d: l* K D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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3 d& t. L# R/ cAllied aircraft losses
) |' ]- F2 J* _ F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships. \- k7 }1 U8 Z. N7 P2 m4 i- T
CVE Copahee
, l" C9 S+ a: T! r CV Yorktown
9 L( N3 d& k. X+ j" O9 Q( i; U) u CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 27 W/ z g) Q9 C8 e8 u/ V
CLAA San Diego9 M- X* k( Q: Z) S
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8 d% F, y, E" D8 s0 w% tAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57# D4 C) }0 `" b/ N% X ~
4 v; A3 U3 a6 r% E( m8 p0 Y& d3 z. `/ ]Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
9 H" o& q- h% L# a& A2 ^6 d3 tEstimated time to target is 29 minutes
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3 t/ b) Q2 r2 y! CJapanese aircraft
/ d+ F- [1 s+ ` A6M2 Zero x 3& W& R, m. V+ D/ e
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 2! j! K- [* }) E4 V* U6 a3 l
SBD-3 Dauntless x 19
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4 R7 I X8 B0 O# d5 A6 _No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
; M/ {3 o. N, I& ` F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed' [* U; W8 D# {7 q
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
) u; O) ?% g3 }9 D0 C- { SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak" Y3 u U# @% T. W% d5 S1 Z+ S" U
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Japanese Ships
1 X& a& C7 C! ]8 \3 _ CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ @& _: i" ~ D8 A CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire/ L1 }& d7 X/ q/ X0 G1 B
CV Akagi! H. `$ V: f& b6 V6 L D, z6 M8 e
CV Zuikaku, on fire
4 C9 ^5 E' i. R* { CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage0 ?2 F! K% d9 ^9 j. u' b ?. J
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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8 X2 D. s$ i: I$ v" FWeather in hex: Heavy cloud S9 n" T: u6 @& M( ]" Y' E. k
- U" ^, h/ p+ m" Q$ G9 U" tRaid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
6 P- {; d+ x' c' _+ U6 v8 B) GEstimated time to target is 25 minutes( B+ ^5 I" f) O' H3 f, r& a6 r
, J8 _- {9 g$ g3 [3 a0 xJapanese aircraft
; Y+ }- Y6 [) H! t7 ] A6M2 Zero x 2; J; G! l( B/ ~4 H6 j' r9 Z/ ^
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Allied aircraft
% t) c9 A j! e4 @0 x8 Z) j, ] SBD-3 Dauntless x 2
0 c( N5 h8 `9 M# R; W TBF-1 Avenger x 69 {* v& y: ~- a% @7 l/ y+ e7 z9 N6 r
4 L5 c, e4 t6 w; Q) Q. }No Japanese losses/ o: u5 }& g9 \, z: C* x
; I& X$ w0 m3 iNo Allied losses
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5 u/ M) k7 d6 ^7 Z# \( q1 xJapanese Ships
4 \# w) K7 ?! b! r- F0 ]4 y CV Akagi/ w9 G# r# t# Y$ w/ U# k9 b3 M
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
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.2 A: I" g6 {! i( U/ b6 U1 K; h: h
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes) x1 p6 k/ _) N* h" u, W) J }
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Allied aircraft
% m- X+ q# R) `, Z8 k4 z9 ] F4F-3 Wildcat x 5
1 Q# o8 F0 T& P3 U) A2 s TBF-1 Avenger x 38 y' v' |9 h7 @! G
3 [& y, H( _& X: eAllied aircraft losses/ w* M2 ^2 R! S; h. Q
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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6 C1 @# Q& H. P6 j: }Japanese Ships9 z- T( }: w2 H: m- t
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1% b: D' e) N) O& M
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& L' K W" |( }9 @- IAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,56
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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3 u. `; f! `, i' WRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.' I( w: x4 K6 v" f# @" v
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes( R6 e& k6 m7 Y" U: S# S
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A6M2 Zero x 6
3 j! _ P0 M8 N- G* }4 T4 N! \* j B5N2 Kate x 15
8 Y0 l ]0 ]9 W) a3 w D3A1 Val x 19. P: W) C7 q/ {
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Allied aircraft2 _6 X+ R$ h, h8 O9 ^7 Y
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36 ^3 B1 ]. g6 ~/ b, l" |
F4F-4 Wildcat x 367 ?4 Q5 T, P% U% P* H9 n
; f7 k7 X( `- PJapanese aircraft losses( m8 Y1 y4 s# v+ [) ?
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed! M3 @! z, |4 d2 v( C5 S
B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
- a' ]* [" ^ `. \& Y: n: \: m D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged& @' F9 ~/ t; a5 ?
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Allied aircraft losses
% O" v6 n. }, u: p5 I6 t9 d* z4 V F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships1 E+ z. s" G- x; D* a1 H) ?% u
CV Lexington
+ ^: R# H2 |% @ CV Saratoga
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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, F8 g, ~0 v. Z& zWeather in hex: Heavy cloud+ U) A' q* T& G. F
9 J) D! O4 b1 K* d, {9 t6 CRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Q8 B. R( ^* N. U2 P2 ^
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Allied aircraft
! k, H: D1 O2 S+ t F4F-3 Wildcat x 12) `' K- ?( h+ i1 K& p5 }# \
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
u+ @! W" [* r1 {/ O1 S+ K3 z J SBD-3 Dauntless x 70
% i$ j" V+ s+ [& u TBF-1 Avenger x 30* t; N3 `0 }1 O) G3 f
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Allied aircraft losses
& y: q* Z- e1 n$ [! X SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
% {1 M& U) e8 K$ V; [ TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged Z: G5 R2 M/ ~
$ ^# k0 l' D G( T- E7 L2 KJapanese Ships @* z: l" a6 y" @5 _0 P
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 e! K2 I3 T5 P CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires" u0 `2 p& k0 l( n
DD Asakaze+ O" \- y& `- ~' T. x. l
DD Tamanami
" s, _5 a' |) S DD Onami
2 G9 T3 ?7 M' k! o DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
+ ] d% h+ C9 A4 N CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
0 a9 y, K5 {2 {0 F1 G/ W DD Oite% n3 _1 a! }' e' a t
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
& B0 d% s7 {) S+ n+ i DD Suzukaze
7 h; n4 V( b' G4 N) x& ] CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1
0 v' q$ A6 y6 Z+ X- O! ^$ ] CL Nagara6 y# x5 y- G3 q M+ J% F6 }3 N8 r
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& o+ Y2 i. ]6 I9 |+ Y( U) aAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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2 I) c( q' y/ S" A/ n: cRaid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
! ^* G) \- w, N+ TEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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$ Y- Q# f# |! TAllied aircraft0 u9 g5 K6 P9 t- ^+ h
A-24 Banshee x 2$ n$ J% P8 D- p7 e7 E! }
SBD-3 Dauntless x 25
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9 Z1 y: `5 ^' O @; qAllied aircraft losses
: d& p9 h! }% Z7 ?6 U2 g A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged$ t( @, y. q1 d: f
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged4 t9 F! v& V! u
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Japanese Ships0 j* x7 Z$ |9 l. s& d: g
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 p( Z: }# }$ r# L CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 [3 X6 W0 S6 c) ~2 V4 j$ u CV Zuikaku, heavy fires/ x2 r2 i, r1 y7 ?
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
# @2 `$ E# {1 v9 u1 f, p8 P9 O5 u2 o DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage% ]$ Q1 ~- A$ H6 k3 `) x1 b
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage5 ]' b5 K9 z1 S P
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,578 T i& S( j5 M- I/ E \: j* B+ P* T
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& K3 b$ R* s( rRaid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
8 I/ l) @; [3 `% @# z9 {Estimated time to target is 12 minutes7 }; F1 f5 [ L7 o) T
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Allied aircraft
+ f- k" n2 ~- V1 k# [( `2 [: h A-24 Banshee x 14, X, T. M% z) `; k$ G/ F
5 y) i q1 }, S+ S+ xAllied aircraft losses
( E3 a" {1 k. R: g A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
9 G5 L8 P N; g8 P4 J7 @+ _ CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ C: F; p! I3 F- @5 ^9 J CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage' A/ C( l/ R4 s3 _
DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage
" c0 n. g+ g) A- Q; V CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage1 d D6 S2 ], k! O* d& N' J8 P
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* D" i, M! a: Z! u' D8 P. WAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud2 I6 [' P# q" T7 I1 D
' c) J- W/ u1 l6 z1 g$ V; O J o6 `Raid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.& X1 p3 `+ [1 L( h- ~& k
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes1 e& j( n' L- u
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Allied aircraft* m4 a' {( P8 X& [- [1 b
A-24 Banshee x 2; g: B2 A6 T6 z
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Japanese Ships# j2 U5 T7 J% _5 y) o
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires! {( v: Q* i1 i& S2 w8 b1 g* |
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" v7 G6 o+ |; i }$ r5 ? ?6 `- [Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud9 N/ C/ j/ b( ~ k. z
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Raid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
) P" g9 e+ f/ ~% T/ \% }3 g o) ZEstimated time to target is 24 minutes6 v9 i( [2 R3 a
4 N7 H8 I: v6 J# |8 q, uAllied aircraft
, H9 U+ |5 z0 `9 A/ `; Z F4F-3A Wildcat x 2% @1 N; t- i/ G
SBD-3 Dauntless x 317 f7 n+ K8 e+ s: q, k/ [0 X
TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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4 D7 `7 K* `* |! t' g1 EAllied aircraft losses8 p: v1 `1 n9 L1 M
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
{0 W: n& L5 E6 p& Y9 a) B TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged! G0 N7 _5 L- F
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Japanese Ships
5 D$ d+ T7 e, _5 Y CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
; ^" X$ c0 p, [! ^) \) r% t DD Oite
' V) ?' F4 R" L* }3 M+ C' j0 [4 [ CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
" s% g1 D5 H% b# R' B5 R CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage G% \9 w" Q' A- x% f4 A& w
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
& r) ` X) y/ n- a DD Onami5 J/ k, }: a/ c' D% e
DD Tamanami# o5 Z# s+ o5 Q1 B1 s U3 C
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire
/ i, k1 R4 s" u DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 1! ^. `4 `; C! I$ J+ B
DD Minekaze
' x$ e$ l7 Q3 B DD Asakaze. Z1 O: J4 r% M
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,579 z( Y1 Y* g% C( r+ n" E# w
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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5 }; m* x' V6 X1 Y3 V6 eRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.# c% P g' G) z) G2 f2 j q8 z
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
`1 Y g2 @5 U5 V2 {7 y, z7 w2 t no flights
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6 s2 O2 \3 q7 o/ g, l) ~: i$ ZAllied aircraft
9 ^* x, P5 M' d2 C6 f! s F4F-3P Wildcat x 10$ c& W; l7 o5 p/ e7 E3 h
F4F-4 Wildcat x 140 Q( J3 F0 r/ J5 L" Z2 m7 B1 H
SBD-3 Dauntless x 63- n4 N% y( b, ^' }$ P& f
TBF-1 Avenger x 18
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+ `4 \/ }: ?& O4 K# F8 n9 vNo Japanese losses7 S6 u$ s# s: y" c/ s7 C: \
: ~/ }1 ^% C4 [* W2 xAllied aircraft losses- e" z! Z f+ ~; t
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged* C# q* C7 v4 [
TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged
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3 l; N( T9 l# y! j- ?Japanese Ships
8 s9 a. k. O) ?" d& Y CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage
' J7 z% K" J3 }& M' B CA Kako, and is sunk: N$ j! ?5 E* I3 p, z+ d
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage, g" M( c- o0 b0 P; y, k; g j7 F
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk2 v" I8 \/ p$ D- k' y1 Y) x
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk' d3 Q6 T/ b, q* A7 P+ f; R. N; F6 X
DD Onami+ Y! W( o4 U+ v
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk/ J. ~9 R$ V; c) D
DD Asakaze1 p1 T/ z0 [( I. d# H/ B% h
DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage9 P% z" H) e% v; T
DD Oite
3 J, B( _0 q2 U* a; p ^ DD Minekaze6 ^/ w/ J$ u" N& M6 w- p$ Q: T$ m
DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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" m6 ]. G [5 e( @9 @6 SAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57' D2 Z5 }6 Y$ _" `, O
. G' B7 W/ j4 i. A H v9 BWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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& p2 q* L6 W* h3 D2 wRaid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
7 ^* }* K1 R/ s G9 g5 T# |. k# VEstimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Allied aircraft1 u) p% ?4 |. U9 `7 z2 _5 i: t
SBD-3 Dauntless x 164 W( m1 P% }6 T6 S
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Allied aircraft losses
/ c3 l; ~! ]: m) c SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged9 T& @+ F2 Y$ u; J
+ A0 @& t' S- t2 S( Y# ]9 fJapanese Ships x/ I" Q5 x+ h- |- J0 o# g
CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
! c4 P/ W7 f& \* n/ C: t CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
# H: S: Z' l e# t x$ E# a% v DD Sawakaze6 g* _5 o# u$ Z0 P w: G8 x8 U
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |