AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 42& O, L: ~+ E7 V$ ^
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; ?/ h! K' ]' L/ r: B/ e7 u J8 {盟军正式登陆阿图岛" ?- O. F9 M6 a7 U; i
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% H1 e8 }1 \2 c
58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩. K z# `' w1 j& y
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
( Z$ s* k' W) l! a9 E/ `9 [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9 W+ E$ P" K& 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' q. c& d) g' J; Y
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" Z" n" H$ \4 E D' |6 VAmphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49)' ^' v* N4 h; t# k/ G
K4 g* K: B: ^, f, G* rTF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,49
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& q0 h g$ K3 s8 e1 vAllied ground losses:+ ]6 ?- L. \, j& z6 s# N8 t
253 casualties reported: d2 S" j+ M" m0 K" z# j
Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled8 j9 k( W% l9 J# Z$ k0 h9 j
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
$ l6 C2 t' P8 c% j Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ i1 ^( Q' `$ @2 u
Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)
# d2 ^" ^: R5 e' }) u! w Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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Ground combat at Attu Island (153,49)
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Japanese Deliberate attack
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1 x$ w) {( B* L4 i* ^# A$ j% [8 fAttacking force 5357 troops, 43 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 97
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Defending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 4261 f! i- `8 C1 C' p
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Japanese adjusted assault: 0
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: z+ T* X4 z V6 _ fAllied adjusted defense: 339
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 99
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9 a0 O. @4 o# a w+ O1 V, V3 X& c$ KCombat modifiers
( d! e8 I7 a8 @7 y6 O9 b) u4 @& fDefender: terrain(+)1 \7 Y/ p$ m' n# u
Attacker:
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Japanese ground losses:* x/ S# j- q7 e1 ?0 @: _5 ?7 l4 \
1597 casualties reported* ?! y/ c* A. D+ N0 y/ ^
Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled
2 n7 ?9 ^/ t- U. D z! M" _# k1 X. F Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled
1 A+ f' m* q4 s Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled
" r, C1 Q! T) ^. a. |5 g Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)
C! T; E$ R7 z% x/ z, l- i Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)+ B; C3 e5 S" x* T
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Allied ground losses:4 k( f: d0 d* J5 T
100 casualties reported* f3 W8 o, C p
Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
4 g5 D5 K1 m; B, A9 D% S9 Z7 P0 j Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% K& d; d9 r6 Y* x! Y g) Q. K
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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' L7 x: M- k- c1 P. G2 iAssaulting units:
' t% W2 G* s+ h& W& V# h q 3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion
3 R y- W) @+ L7 n1 k* x: _ 302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion
( K& L! Z# V- E+ F 12th Indpt SNLF Coy ( M1 k. ~/ A6 Q( @) L; m
7th Base Force
& x: H( q. k4 T/ Z 8th Field AF Construction Battalion+ Z# v! K0 q6 z' }% E2 M
5th IJN AA Battalion
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Defending units:7 o7 w! s1 g$ L$ y1 r* z
Americal Infantry Div /1
8 K% s* P1 K i9 |7 t 4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
9 B8 r( ~6 Z8 f/ X" K) F- V 201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
; V7 z7 f. l& m1 A) w 151st Combat Engr Rgt /1* n# K9 m' Z4 H6 D) A
153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /10 c0 b1 T8 B( `: |, C5 G$ D: p( m
198th FA Bn /1( |. T; ?. H' E( }8 o0 H
250th Cst Art Rgt /2
: K! L$ N. u# O- x& t) V 81st FA Bn /1# u3 x G9 |5 M, g! q+ H
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57* d8 b6 H# C% X* U
/ k6 D% {$ T( P) U {& HWeather in hex: Thunderstorms9 N @% i' m; }& P' N2 P
5 M2 Z' @: ]4 ?5 R7 NRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
) K5 |/ B2 P! b. }) c% K% [Estimated time to target is 30 minutes4 B5 W' a! _0 V
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Japanese aircraft
7 D& }% o& o( b" p# l A6M2 Zero x 25
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Allied aircraft6 o% J5 d5 Z+ o
F4F-3A Wildcat x 12& S) E6 r. n, T K# v
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
7 l; N. t) j" g" j: a+ D SBD-3 Dauntless x 72
9 v' s$ e& n8 S2 l TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
+ e* n* W' D4 e* Q0 w6 d) k6 q F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed
- Z$ K( {/ h2 Y9 E4 N) M9 d F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
B# K* C0 G4 x SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged
d3 t8 D+ \( q SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak
3 P. y4 S+ l! z' ]1 | TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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# D5 ]0 d3 ~, U+ ZJapanese Ships
0 c5 V* S( U, C, ^& z; X6 M4 @ CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
% O5 E! i) V# Z; Z1 D1 D# \8 l CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 10 Y( R# @) n/ h3 r$ P6 S
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire
8 J3 Q; c5 e1 ]' _1 d/ q CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires" l k% `2 r. [; m& k' c. w
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 2
2 z5 Q6 e0 D1 U% u( ^) s1 a CA Furutaka
4 c1 N2 x$ ]' X4 v/ ^) ?' R CA Kako, Bomb hits 1& S& e+ j6 w/ N
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57& x+ V& R9 S0 I$ y" M
* T( u# M. d+ @* Y+ v- ^- YWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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+ H8 x) n0 t$ p. g. d1 i6 F QRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.3 [) ]: Y7 {/ R& D+ u
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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% q; X( [% C' |9 M2 x0 D+ x9 X$ yJapanese aircraft5 r5 Y& h( W$ J) i* W2 i9 L0 W2 ?
A6M2 Zero x 16
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5 l2 @2 }5 \2 {Allied aircraft
: V2 Z1 f, j7 z5 T* V, I4 K$ i F4F-3P Wildcat x 12
& P8 x# a8 ?8 K' `1 z5 i. V" {& F, w0 R F4F-4 Wildcat x 155 X' p0 ?- ]8 O8 j2 S. r" t) A/ t
SBD-3 Dauntless x 51 A. q5 u1 P) l: Y& w" m! e; q8 L
TBF-1 Avenger x 30# ~" a; ~$ Y7 q& g- P
: K% ]+ J& A2 L: ~2 kJapanese aircraft losses1 k l# O) o9 Q1 R- Q
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
, G8 `( L# G) C# f! U7 D7 q SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged1 N7 h" Z; U( B$ U% \0 T7 D# h
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak5 ]2 B* g0 @/ W' y' H+ R0 I
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged7 y9 c# o! `1 ?4 |/ I
$ \2 @) U7 k3 X' y1 m3 x' TJapanese Ships
, O" W T0 A E2 m2 E& S b CV Kaga, heavy fires
: m# M# u) J2 V7 Y6 x8 C CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
! L3 {5 D( K1 p4 S7 @# ?( C3 C" Z CV Zuikaku, on fire: O3 `6 K8 l/ ^
CV Akagi
, b. O6 I( Z" q CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage( [/ o" \9 Q* E
DD Tamanami. R, Z8 Y8 B% Q6 N1 r$ O% Y1 |
CL Nagara
6 [$ K# H& O9 y DD Oite
1 p5 p- J; g* e DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire
$ W2 e {" b; |$ i7 ~2 B# O8 G CA Furutaka( g* n9 E. l3 F E9 k7 Y1 u4 t% C( U
CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
0 J+ b) F0 r( u7 A5 L DD Minekaze
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,54, z( V- I! y2 u/ o. K
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud6 J2 o3 p7 k0 a* ^7 d4 V* Y1 t
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet." ^. x2 i- h7 B0 W9 f
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
8 w- s# g* J+ I A6M2 Zero x 33
$ C$ C2 B7 O- u8 O( g5 a( Q) ~ B5N2 Kate x 61
$ ^8 T: O& O5 j) V8 j8 B& X D3A1 Val x 44
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* x* q6 \5 e# Y% d8 K0 x8 X8 GAllied aircraft
# |# V5 j+ o6 L2 g/ B F4F-3A Wildcat x 17
) W: f4 W9 }3 e8 g6 o7 @2 V F4F-3 Wildcat x 48! W2 @; c @: A
F4F-4 Wildcat x 81+ T: _' A ]& Y& f1 T
- x' a1 L) r! @5 oJapanese aircraft losses
5 h9 [( R( `2 K# i/ u! w; m A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
. b- I: {' O: p4 n B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged
d! R2 t9 Z* ]2 i R B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak3 ~1 r: [$ `% G c" q0 }
D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged# T7 I/ { o& Y1 B0 h) Z
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak5 W1 ]* W- c' k6 J0 }* b% q
8 w7 H' G2 r* ~3 [Allied aircraft losses* F6 D, {6 I# S8 a6 H3 B. G
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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' R: o- u) l1 z2 a; }Allied Ships
5 P7 M) C9 v$ i9 S% [ CVE Copahee1 V0 V( a2 D) y
CV Yorktown. Q, C3 K2 v: @) R- b: T/ g8 k* \! ~
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2
$ m9 T$ u2 O9 e3 U# N: [) A CLAA San Diego8 C9 b3 e6 G r9 C3 l
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% h' o3 }& S; h9 RAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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8 l/ c/ i1 v2 LWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
; r' ]' b; A# I3 _. B. U: gEstimated time to target is 29 minutes$ N9 c9 \4 K0 z0 w
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Japanese aircraft
; N; J+ N- m2 B# U A6M2 Zero x 3
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Allied aircraft9 U5 ^4 c/ \5 A3 \
F4F-3 Wildcat x 2
, Y) i, |$ O: _$ a8 S" d& [, x! ^7 S SBD-3 Dauntless x 19" J* K" I- T- d& E2 B. ^* d" L
% Y, i' N+ Q, dNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses6 l8 f7 ^$ `! G+ Q* t: V7 X
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
3 B' V5 w- `0 f9 ] SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged7 Y- D* ?9 Q$ p* r
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak* W: n" P I3 }8 o9 F" G9 l
6 K9 z- W! f! l, e3 LJapanese Ships0 l. V' C# @- L1 v# Q
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage7 U% P# H" R4 p" |" o, i# }$ r
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire% o# p L$ v5 u$ F/ i, q2 Y
CV Akagi8 ^+ W' D1 |3 ~0 ^1 s' n
CV Zuikaku, on fire. b: K- l8 h0 }7 |& A
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage# K8 w$ i1 c) P6 q
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! k3 e' c) ]& U8 @' _Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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0 e; h2 M0 N2 g. p2 aWeather in hex: Heavy cloud. h/ g* q$ K* q3 j- q# ^
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Raid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.% R" } P* p) \2 b+ M% Y
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes9 K$ h6 {0 d! v1 C; I8 T
3 {0 A/ U+ T9 E' I2 G2 |0 Y% KJapanese aircraft! K8 k; w: ~: u8 k; x. J6 h
A6M2 Zero x 28 y! o) o) r' T8 k9 Q' m
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Allied aircraft
, z. N, f. k& q0 k- K SBD-3 Dauntless x 2% o( q8 T. E2 Z# V" z: Y
TBF-1 Avenger x 6
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No Japanese losses4 O* \3 O6 k; k
; W% L; |9 p4 S, E( O# D5 Y, S* SNo Allied losses
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5 ]7 U) x; i7 L: b' F) o7 ]Japanese Ships, d% l# g3 ?7 V7 G1 h- c
CV Akagi- {% K! {% T0 n# V
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage* x2 U: O u& a' m: B
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' {- ~/ e8 Q5 fAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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# w' e$ ]. i, o* K8 A& N5 j! R! }Weather in hex: Heavy cloud7 c+ |6 B+ @! M* _% V3 h8 ^% {
f; G& i! B- K3 o7 ]7 B$ wRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.% y* A6 ?( w! B9 I
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes) [+ K: T: ~1 B1 j6 h
' j2 `" w0 U' d- E- `/ r8 eAllied aircraft
0 n: \, a. u# B, t F4F-3 Wildcat x 5
# I7 U. `* L% z1 K* |2 ^ TBF-1 Avenger x 3
+ D3 r1 D. n; I
6 f2 O& v* N( k1 x/ b% [5 [Allied aircraft losses2 i3 N9 Q* G( ]* a' C0 t
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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* h. @; u& J- g CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1( n$ k6 T. \- h. r+ t( Z
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L5 l& v) s) f: A* F$ g8 @Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,56: U7 w! L, D F2 G J
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain1 U) C. h0 \: w
7 _2 e; P6 i6 n5 MRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.* a! M# w- N$ w2 \
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes: ] B j! j2 M" I
) `+ T, E0 O6 G/ V5 @2 FJapanese aircraft; Z7 M- I4 z% g; \ o4 J3 `& N! l
A6M2 Zero x 6! k% `$ q$ }# I1 O# k( M
B5N2 Kate x 15: z0 o- E1 I0 ^. o- |4 |6 W
D3A1 Val x 19$ J4 m$ F% b4 J7 ?/ I' }
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Allied aircraft
% C0 s# O8 z" a F4F-3 Wildcat x 36+ Z2 ^7 z# N9 i- i. T; }* H
F4F-4 Wildcat x 36
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0 J! J" f/ Q. c$ {Japanese aircraft losses$ D% G( i$ Z6 p' a
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed0 ^& m' l+ W& @/ o$ l4 }" ]+ c
B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged& t* i0 C. O0 S5 O# d) D
D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged
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; h: f+ ]" {9 fAllied aircraft losses) U/ j' Z6 z. I, _4 W) u$ J
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
: z3 J; z% n% R8 Y- N CV Lexington
$ n, Y3 Y. ]7 l$ q5 a5 p. c CV Saratoga
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57; K( z& R1 u6 ?4 i ], f4 c
- p( F `+ u I: MWeather in hex: Heavy cloud) g5 ?: C s' P* c4 b1 d' ]2 A
+ j" Y3 ^; p# p/ i4 {Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.7 @. e) L$ h7 Y" n4 C
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes( h: W `6 I) z4 ^
! p1 d- F3 J7 pAllied aircraft, Y9 U, {1 ^) _4 ?& u
F4F-3 Wildcat x 124 h5 g* M* u; ]" F/ U% j9 w- E7 T
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12) g3 Z; R3 c0 j& ]2 {5 @. [+ I
SBD-3 Dauntless x 70
+ [& i- m5 p& P TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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Allied aircraft losses5 e& z5 g: p8 \7 }) O+ i+ z
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
# \* z1 R, n9 \ TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships, S' ]" l1 y, ^
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage/ L: O9 X; i3 c; Q5 q
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
& C- V1 Q* Q& B6 @0 g$ l1 G" Q DD Asakaze9 `- n6 c/ K9 e0 m9 v
DD Tamanami
% T. R+ x. D2 }1 [# w; V DD Onami x1 c) C9 h8 F
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage9 m' ?; Y/ Q3 w" R+ U
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
) ]0 X8 Z1 ]2 y3 q9 a. n DD Oite) O0 Q% j" A0 F! Y% k6 M$ H
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
$ i" q8 x9 I- A0 r$ ` Y# K DD Suzukaze3 @/ v0 r4 s; Y* e5 `6 q7 ]1 E
CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1
2 q) h! [0 t, X CL Nagara# U! O; H. p$ a5 p
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,576 L( ]; _0 _4 a# \
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.) L: W; `- y" T# h; P4 _
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Allied aircraft
. K$ a7 w+ C" B( q2 G6 C A-24 Banshee x 2
- u7 C- X: f: p* Z SBD-3 Dauntless x 25
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Allied aircraft losses, x" H% C& K+ }9 G8 H0 h
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged( d+ Z9 q9 }; D3 Q
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
0 j' @6 x; z' b c# L CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 F9 c9 R2 b/ f/ d7 |: Y0 I6 x CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
( ^0 Y5 f& U8 E$ M# K% F+ R CV Zuikaku, heavy fires" \8 }4 X+ \: d( p- S$ ]4 {
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
& |* S$ G, m' @; G7 h& U$ q DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage, l5 E( M7 z" w% K" t+ W% H
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage3 B8 e, i7 p8 E; q. n6 p
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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 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
' d* g7 c, s( \( c: sEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Allied aircraft
( F& |1 y4 _( C6 d& N3 V A-24 Banshee x 14; _& s( Y+ g: n) b' F3 Q4 H& x9 a
+ W$ R, [" I% C! Z
Allied aircraft losses
/ Q* F4 x; }; ]. z A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
3 g. G+ n/ h7 j CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 q5 |; \( Q( p- _2 R CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
: V. {2 r% x2 m1 \/ u DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage( D; C3 y. ]4 o8 X7 G1 n5 `
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage% f. y# e7 L) {- {0 l$ U0 H# N' ~
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57- Q( B H( ?; M" @9 A0 W# I* A
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Raid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.0 }4 L) k+ `$ z
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
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A-24 Banshee x 22 O/ D1 W" g1 v. ^% l4 K( A' n
+ E& i2 w! G: b, wNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
! @2 K Y" k+ t CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57% d! z# O* U/ {6 r/ A! j* t
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud) t2 E) g4 E+ ?$ r
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Raid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
( s! ?4 S& j" r( G5 z% bEstimated time to target is 24 minutes9 \8 ]6 ^2 Z( L$ A5 D
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Allied aircraft
$ s1 c# E9 a) ^7 q5 I F4F-3A Wildcat x 2
: {( @0 M& n! S SBD-3 Dauntless x 31
6 ]. V8 ~' ~5 b. d TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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Allied aircraft losses
. W% O& q0 g" t" g2 O8 K# u SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged3 M# a1 O$ k$ v& M& H
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage) w7 P# X, L" P- q8 m
DD Oite2 C$ A# R( s5 D
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
, i9 m9 C5 s- a; _9 d2 Z: h CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage+ f8 [( y8 @; W6 e; \4 ~
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage' R6 Q/ b( P4 b+ y8 C9 j
DD Onami+ m( X# s1 B1 x6 r6 O6 |/ j
DD Tamanami
- s# B2 @0 A( M* H9 r1 `! e CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire
; q; ?0 T, l; m( H6 m DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 1
8 d& B9 \" j! y9 K- ^! [ DD Minekaze
0 @; f1 C2 j% x DD Asakaze
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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6 r' [& A$ Q. |Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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" Z5 B6 ?& z8 I, zRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
* x- c1 l* W) c, D/ ]' jEstimated time to target is 30 minutes; M7 E1 e+ L9 Z/ X0 C1 C* j; ~5 v
5 t* ^2 B$ w- s4 ]# FJapanese aircraft
$ a( b6 b. b6 `! N& O$ e4 M no flights
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7 h# C) v' \- W, B- K9 W# cAllied aircraft
( e$ Y% B) J$ w8 _1 ~. @ F4F-3P Wildcat x 10, o7 X3 p/ A! Z( m: n T9 d7 |3 q. P
F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
; f$ C9 z5 y) ^$ ~9 d$ b8 h4 ?' V SBD-3 Dauntless x 63' W# X1 c" j! j0 O& F G$ ]
TBF-1 Avenger x 189 m: q2 f, E0 J
& _3 x3 O1 K9 |1 d% L0 ^ cNo Japanese losses
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* |" l! V }& x" ~/ A SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged; E9 S; `3 W" S: F6 c
TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged, w. ?* f! p2 A% Y& D
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Japanese Ships
4 L* o' L) ~8 W6 i1 P9 W* t! g CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage
* a6 `, P9 Y2 v9 b CA Kako, and is sunk i" J3 A4 C5 f8 O
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
: @. V _# k0 l CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk. V5 @. I7 r' m& j# H$ l
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk+ J" i+ G* K% d
DD Onami- S4 m8 d9 `2 N' u% S1 r1 ^
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
# w$ {% T8 u' n( L DD Asakaze7 }' S# a0 d$ r8 ~% w
DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage7 H+ p' ?; }2 H1 l' r2 @' _
DD Oite$ a+ y. @! @5 J# G. N( P# ?
DD Minekaze/ e3 N! T1 O2 _! E
DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire3 j+ Y5 Y$ ?( m; D$ F
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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 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.7 O0 J, S- W6 M6 G9 ]2 _5 D$ G
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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4 n9 `! L' U7 V- x$ p SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
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6 m) F+ K5 e( @6 w SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged' `% `7 x# n q n2 k7 O
1 f1 p# n* G8 O2 Q0 s- o# a0 FJapanese Ships
]% T! C3 _$ T! Q CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 R' f1 r" D! L6 L+ Z CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage/ D7 {1 S8 X1 `# A: V
DD Sawakaze& L* b+ u5 Y1 {' _" O# {" _" N: r
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |