AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 423 L8 u) Y. w2 I' J1 M9 ?
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5 X D6 `7 @8 h X0 f- f盟军正式登陆阿图岛
% X0 a- @* C4 p! 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
3 g& e6 q9 g) }, X) \" C, k58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩
7 a9 @9 p8 s5 X9 v6 k* C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
) v- ~: [9 ]- N' M/ k1 S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 p$ t6 f! x* W( P3 D( B; p
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! {0 C% e& p2 N' N" Z! U
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* a% Q' p# ?9 y F" K+ K" F C& eAmphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49)7 W* P; d' }( \! t/ U) k
8 D2 i% s7 U; D) C# q7 V/ [: `: q! ITF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,49" C; y0 a, c* H$ J# p4 ~1 t. c7 G- o
0 l$ Y; D: f# F3 XAllied ground losses:
# K2 k3 @$ ~# L5 S 253 casualties reported
/ D! q& {8 [$ j" }0 m5 { Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled" B5 Q) V2 N3 R/ E6 F
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
0 C' U- I- M: ~# b: F" { Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' [- H% j9 S2 e2 t4 Z/ K1 ]' j
Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)
/ d+ Y! R* G: m; p! O! K; q- F Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)' h' Y6 ^4 E0 O9 A) W
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Ground combat at Attu Island (153,49)
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2 `+ u3 U6 z) d' ~Japanese Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 5357 troops, 43 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 972 f i8 _5 i0 q# Q3 W* `' Q
! J. e# j/ c! n7 @, cDefending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 4260 E1 e2 [, b+ N/ B- a8 C
- ?0 U/ I, n8 c% pJapanese adjusted assault: 0
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- P# F- X* j/ J4 \- zAllied adjusted defense: 339
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 99 * ~. k o+ [9 Y5 w
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Combat modifiers
% e( E: j- i/ L3 aDefender: terrain(+)
. a3 c5 T* ~; U0 f# `Attacker: / R1 i* C0 W3 [- I. n
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Japanese ground losses:
4 L0 F, T6 l {: r& D& Y, q 1597 casualties reported
# `2 x: t6 ^! Z( b Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled& o+ F- D1 w( N: F
Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled/ X$ f5 }( g/ v8 A. C) }& w# X
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled
0 d( S* H. }" c& o3 W1 f Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled), Z: W$ s7 N7 Z2 Y* e
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Allied ground losses:1 M% {' F5 [# F8 M
100 casualties reported; Y. M5 ?8 x4 k$ ]; d% {9 g- U: O
Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled( _/ r8 V8 b* \1 v! J7 @$ E* P
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% ]: S; i- o2 T* F
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Assaulting units:
5 P2 o: l3 y! L2 j$ J3 ]7 ?: |8 | 3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion
) g5 l$ Y$ u$ Z o5 v 302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion
. d* e3 n* s# ?4 c) i& A" q9 m 12th Indpt SNLF Coy : t' `" @7 [4 w1 g/ B! y
7th Base Force
; G# b1 S' r3 L; t 8th Field AF Construction Battalion
; |1 g4 @- o$ u/ p 5th IJN AA Battalion
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\; i0 G2 ~: A# I0 i/ nDefending units:
- `0 W0 c) @, d! P4 x) z f Americal Infantry Div /1
. i5 b2 i, `- z1 X7 ?7 C: N 4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
* ~: P/ q" p2 T 201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
5 P# k0 P; t5 x, g/ [( L/ ] 151st Combat Engr Rgt /1
% [7 I3 n5 T2 [ 153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1# a) K7 w+ _: F# m& q, a( c2 z7 B
198th FA Bn /1% Y( B/ G" d X) d0 [8 h
250th Cst Art Rgt /21 @+ l1 V; p; s5 X) C
81st FA Bn /1
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* T& v% k: G/ KMorning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57! ]! k; V8 r8 Z) E1 V3 s+ R1 `
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms* o% b! t2 R( w9 r4 `
) f- ~+ g$ h* p- QRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet./ y1 K5 U8 g2 n( g- _, q4 i
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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4 U* Z" {8 u1 W, v) H) xJapanese aircraft2 J2 K# X e; H( R( a
A6M2 Zero x 25
, K4 P2 y' X5 z
6 T* A- y: m1 u1 R* l. L2 TAllied aircraft) |( t5 x4 d+ [8 a+ j1 M
F4F-3A Wildcat x 12
k, W4 {5 P7 Q7 M, g" b F4F-3 Wildcat x 122 }: T# `: @7 C* g& h8 _
SBD-3 Dauntless x 72
5 Q7 f5 t+ X! w Z: f) h" U TBF-1 Avenger x 30. K7 M" Q; N# n) W5 s J
2 a0 S, ]/ `3 j) `& I4 V, ~! L, ^4 p( MNo Japanese losses) Z. d, [; o, L/ u
( z: z% O+ N8 lAllied aircraft losses- Q- `* ?' V' X/ z# H i( `, M3 M' p
F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed, p" a+ E- D3 b0 [9 ]
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed3 R5 ?6 L% C8 I2 u) K/ p/ Q
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged
* ]! P2 _. e* r' E SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak2 w) y' G: g0 F+ I- L
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged# n2 p: S$ {- V1 [
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Japanese Ships/ U E* J- g$ Q0 \
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires! F1 W( P9 l1 P: G0 g! a
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1" H- D, ^) W' i) r* r; z$ w
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire
: W. q/ Y6 ~4 E6 i CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires. e5 p2 r5 c8 M8 K# w9 D5 G
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 2
+ B( d% l" I9 Z3 e CA Furutaka
3 d4 _6 P( L, R5 m* @4 ^ CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
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* Y/ g. Q8 [ O/ o# d1 c1 r, [+ dMorning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57* a5 |* Y5 V; o. E) e" W0 _
+ o8 f% q8 d& S3 r- Q( R- JWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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1 i: P0 H K2 o6 [2 O. d+ t* hRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.% m/ G1 _7 a! E( y
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes0 c. N6 d0 W. J( i- u
+ T; P4 P% N) L5 R2 y( a: N( oJapanese aircraft
" [) w9 Y: a2 `" A0 U A6M2 Zero x 16
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4 V0 d9 z- }$ ?# d% T+ ^4 @% h( F fAllied aircraft0 j+ ^& D6 n5 m6 {. c8 [3 o
F4F-3P Wildcat x 12
, j6 L+ b& ^+ D$ [* X2 C F4F-4 Wildcat x 15
, S! a4 w& _* n7 X SBD-3 Dauntless x 51
% B) W9 C7 F% o TBF-1 Avenger x 307 E! d/ v* J% e+ W9 K
2 ~ G7 z# T8 F4 L/ z
Japanese aircraft losses2 V5 c1 k7 H. i: ^
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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6 w' V, Y* c5 V; n. Z SAllied aircraft losses8 y' `' P. @& U6 K$ E: r5 j
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged. B+ P% e4 _: R E$ a6 w
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
/ D" ]% @% m9 j TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged" `& l2 w8 E7 L" _8 }! v8 h2 w
8 n$ _' h0 ?+ j9 \0 K. aJapanese Ships
/ c0 Q# _5 A4 ^ CV Kaga, heavy fires: ?( N8 g6 K6 G7 |0 ~
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
7 t9 C+ \; j& [7 e* H j$ E7 r' W X CV Zuikaku, on fire' b+ j: L2 a8 a3 b: r( B' V* t
CV Akagi8 a M* u% b- B( f; o0 K
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage" I, }3 F: ?; Z- R
DD Tamanami& Y# K- A1 d" E$ X6 W. W z; F
CL Nagara' m9 u* ]+ b4 Z# |5 N
DD Oite/ [- n0 P! @7 k7 a3 E
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire+ J/ l7 Z7 |4 ?. o) {: C/ o( e
CA Furutaka* p9 f5 U, K4 E# n9 F( t' c
CA Kako, Bomb hits 1( n s( m$ z% r. d7 b
DD Minekaze: }5 S8 V! r1 q1 T. X8 [3 N" ?- v
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9 G* W) B: }3 pMorning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,54
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; \* T# D; P) U5 a3 Q" mWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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/ I* P# J* ~0 W S% O6 FRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
. a+ e/ D# Q1 T" U7 }Estimated time to target is 15 minutes9 m: ]3 G7 f$ v, e7 o+ u: X
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Japanese aircraft
! G9 {9 K- A2 Z4 i/ z A6M2 Zero x 33
( X! k5 p0 }* o# R4 L- \' d. M) i1 U B5N2 Kate x 611 Y" o" A! [. }+ Y9 I$ h# i/ U/ d
D3A1 Val x 44
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Allied aircraft4 ~! m5 n. T/ K8 s& ~
F4F-3A Wildcat x 17
1 w; E4 e, z7 o; O- n F4F-3 Wildcat x 48
$ x; @! K. g. {- H F4F-4 Wildcat x 81/ ]4 ~6 l, c, ?, i
* p4 J6 [" c3 p4 L7 VJapanese aircraft losses
) T7 |2 }0 z( \4 v3 e; q A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
% d0 H' U0 ^* S& } B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged3 y" y6 D7 Y e& K+ k' I
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak1 z% O: c1 U+ D; o
D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged9 d* D3 ?- I* X" o
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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3 U6 ^! x8 y( }& r0 E* @Allied aircraft losses
' u# K' A& ^6 |8 f. S4 O F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
3 m& A1 f; B; R$ Z0 _; n, |4 _
2 u/ M! B" o8 w8 q' ]Allied Ships3 j6 B" m: W I- Y. S8 l6 |$ f
CVE Copahee
0 ?! ?* k7 D( G3 Q9 U7 U; r CV Yorktown& B4 u/ ]) V+ {" K
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2
# Z: c6 o3 N5 Z8 t$ x6 F- Q CLAA San Diego/ ]+ e- t: U8 g& a) o
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9 O- J1 C! H4 N, _! Y4 PAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57 ^% A, Z, d# _8 N
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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/ N/ B. L5 }- P/ M3 eRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
6 c* r! V% o. N) S/ \# W( @Estimated time to target is 29 minutes$ G+ a" J c, [% K1 g/ V7 x A& a
6 Z8 L0 {3 p1 i; EJapanese aircraft, e( u M9 [6 I$ d s! a5 l6 d
A6M2 Zero x 33 R9 p8 w0 E1 y* ?
) @+ v$ x' v7 S1 s' s7 b: S0 K0 Y8 rAllied aircraft
4 E% j- C$ G" F) U6 c! |5 j F4F-3 Wildcat x 2
' m3 h& @ f8 ^" H0 F2 _! Q SBD-3 Dauntless x 19% T% x6 L/ w9 Y( e# s. O
- M& v. C8 U) E% \- V- BNo Japanese losses0 n. _+ i' s% K
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Allied aircraft losses
( C' d/ r+ k& b" M% i! V/ Y$ J F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed. T' z& P& Q- m* L/ g
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged0 g( C2 C. x% I3 G( x8 ?
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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3 s- s- z( p+ V1 j' v: d( [Japanese Ships
, m# A6 { V# u3 ? CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ @3 S0 K, w# r' r p! e' K- @ CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire4 m2 h u2 c& O. h- R8 ~; L
CV Akagi
1 w0 h7 V8 R/ [1 p" P4 O CV Zuikaku, on fire
9 M/ S* K) \' A+ `! r CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage* ]' u, M! o" F- F8 n$ L: s5 D
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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# ] A& k+ D2 b# C7 D& JWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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' t: Z$ {9 ?- a- k- hRaid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
9 q; n1 i& J x0 j8 [0 o( B/ JEstimated time to target is 25 minutes, o* ?2 |8 G7 e- E& O
4 T9 O8 b- e. v1 j* SJapanese aircraft
9 R6 w u$ L9 {! [% G A6M2 Zero x 2
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Allied aircraft; {. D3 s' |( k
SBD-3 Dauntless x 2
1 e0 }; w$ P) r7 n2 w TBF-1 Avenger x 6
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No Japanese losses6 i8 |% f& b' \ n6 U
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No Allied losses6 F& A4 K) j. n3 a2 B9 s
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Japanese Ships
, b- e* ~5 I% B/ [! o CV Akagi
8 k/ i2 a3 y, T/ d CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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8 a1 Y) J1 V3 `( m- f8 }Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,571 u: n; o. _9 Y/ M; }
) E5 K3 i v. a+ H4 Q8 ?9 Y# N; AWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
: U X R3 m3 _# t# r9 hEstimated time to target is 37 minutes9 }: l" U; `' @5 C$ Z5 k
+ B$ y6 ?3 d2 d: J8 lAllied aircraft
6 J! Z" p% V5 K8 v F4F-3 Wildcat x 5
; T" h& y2 H) x% {$ ^6 K6 o1 u TBF-1 Avenger x 3
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0 {/ i5 e, i: Q' I/ V2 `& DAllied aircraft losses
+ I/ K9 f$ m" e TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
9 \0 Q, i: H0 E% p7 C CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1+ L" G: }1 }( r; z3 O. |
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,56# t7 W$ o% W: g; D
7 h, R5 j$ T+ W) X. |5 kWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet." K: X% e9 Z3 w, {
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes) w5 l m" x2 S4 a' l
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Japanese aircraft3 ?8 e/ X0 @& g- t+ T
A6M2 Zero x 6& Y* `% {" S+ k% C5 n! |
B5N2 Kate x 15
% G* U! A+ b" _( o, z$ v D3A1 Val x 19
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Allied aircraft
7 i4 n) i g% U9 S6 G! ^6 i* J F4F-3 Wildcat x 36" D* P% B! l: _: F+ q
F4F-4 Wildcat x 36& s: ^. |0 g% M+ j9 r5 K- S
3 ]; N# V: g; e1 a5 Z
Japanese aircraft losses0 S* G9 x8 _' o+ `. p
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
$ t4 h% U* N" Y# X. c# @7 t: f. e8 } B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged/ U2 a1 S: D7 ^, |$ b7 ?! R: |
D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged# A7 n: t6 Y% i/ k6 i" p, T
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Allied aircraft losses) c: K) @; A& @
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
L( B; K$ L/ f' E( c6 n. I CV Lexington! c, S; e9 Y7 |, {+ p
CV Saratoga
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5 r8 f* E8 K5 p6 ^, Y, [Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,574 p A. k: |, _
: D, `4 y6 G' |2 i: {) AWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.2 V2 x0 o7 e( h' }
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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4 s2 I2 t9 c; C9 E1 rAllied aircraft
. ~ B2 k- m" C! r' M9 x; R F4F-3 Wildcat x 127 @3 H6 `; ]" n; z* E
F4F-4 Wildcat x 123 S2 q- D/ F" Y: c( b
SBD-3 Dauntless x 70
3 n7 T# h. y; S; }) ?9 n7 p TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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Allied aircraft losses
. K6 h: W+ b: G( n) x SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
5 B1 K1 R; |; I TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged. d7 F+ I6 f/ t7 m a { X9 d1 `, @- D
; ?" ~* ~- s6 _0 t/ xJapanese Ships
" l2 t% a* ?" R/ l4 v7 I CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 `' b# x: F4 L" `7 x3 C/ {7 t CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires7 H2 K) p8 x9 E2 T& y) N
DD Asakaze
* N/ t/ M0 R" d DD Tamanami C, ]! |* b( |: W
DD Onami
5 ^- }$ {+ U# m" s8 _: Z7 Z DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
9 Q b l: ? b) k d& I: W S" W0 W CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage3 {2 p' {$ q0 l( T0 A `
DD Oite0 Y3 r2 ^4 P5 t _0 x, Z
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage3 }/ d9 T, B5 I
DD Suzukaze; G s" t4 H1 Q/ m5 L7 ?* I
CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1; A7 I+ T" A/ H+ }& p/ w8 F# O
CL Nagara- w" j9 n+ L- _2 v1 i0 j: z
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: ~! U+ a5 m. v3 ]! v$ NAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,572 ~ P8 M( c6 Y: f5 h( m0 Y4 x+ L
: m/ y9 r# x/ ]+ A# {/ S# P/ qWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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& o5 |& |8 c9 bRaid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
; O6 v" R, O! Q5 XEstimated time to target is 30 minutes# ?0 }3 f+ y P* K y# x
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Allied aircraft
# { N; v( M7 D+ u E/ ?0 I A-24 Banshee x 25 s& h5 P4 Z% b6 j0 r+ n" g! _
SBD-3 Dauntless x 25+ X6 K- p7 i3 h, P. X
0 Z* e& ?4 ~3 ]- f' L3 ^! C5 m
Allied aircraft losses8 g8 w0 e1 W0 B/ v
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged( S: M! L0 n+ s- Y5 m: z j
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged+ H. z' z5 t4 v1 j% s2 b4 ?: `5 `# u
# J' W; i( F& \9 d5 S/ K/ O( mJapanese Ships8 r, A( G) v* g Q
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage0 `6 D# w1 L1 w& \* {
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 l4 L8 f1 U+ \/ v CV Zuikaku, heavy fires, d4 r6 o3 f6 W3 M: A1 C
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
# |5 c k& o& \ S4 ^ DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage, b% n0 ?% y0 k# {
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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& s) N) T; i. A4 g6 _Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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/ e. M4 r9 a0 RRaid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
8 X* x( L# j# `7 O s G0 E$ _2 a/ gEstimated time to target is 12 minutes. M; A9 m( |: O/ P' u( i
3 l1 ]2 O0 f3 M, m/ g7 GAllied aircraft
2 w7 ], L3 H% A& g) B A-24 Banshee x 14
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Allied aircraft losses" o3 B) F: `- a
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships, S& {8 }& a1 G; T) |
CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
; H+ {3 S5 D) _) z/ x* m+ j: R CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage3 C& \2 V8 g$ T* n1 S- B8 j
DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage3 I, l' W! l3 c
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage* g; s% u0 @# f1 V& H
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& P/ T; @ O' ?! h- X) eAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,578 K( l- z5 q; a5 S
8 z1 A+ N3 w! I9 T. w) |* W9 XWeather in hex: Heavy cloud, Q. Z6 v5 b8 Q# ~
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Raid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
$ l3 P. l/ e) a+ h# x0 mEstimated time to target is 27 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships. Q5 p8 w) k' Z" {4 D: ]# z
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
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3 I4 K& }5 P$ Z+ v& s f( f! AAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,575 b; q7 S/ i6 ]1 W5 K
k0 t: H5 |& G& U; W" PWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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- A( P5 d5 N1 l3 j+ bRaid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
7 u4 X! ?( s6 A, j1 r! |6 l9 GEstimated time to target is 24 minutes% K: f0 P- ^7 o6 S" Q! @# O7 P; P: `
T3 ` `# t/ b5 EAllied aircraft8 b2 ?0 h( T2 Y
F4F-3A Wildcat x 2
# |$ {: B8 s& T" j% u( M SBD-3 Dauntless x 31
1 D) ?) r3 t& n2 a- a$ B: Q4 n TBF-1 Avenger x 158 Q' G5 l% O6 e- Y+ ^2 ]
* R' g7 c8 y8 v7 q& WAllied aircraft losses
2 x, r5 s- \) a. h* X* T L SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
0 s) o" ]: |8 | TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage6 }$ E, }, F) L- U8 h4 H( n
DD Oite! N# o3 V) }. z, }' L. o5 l n# Z, `
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
5 O8 Q. b6 m5 P CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage8 g' s$ c3 g( C5 b( r' F
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage) {: d4 z2 W; t
DD Onami$ T$ f: B( i3 v' c
DD Tamanami
2 {; P9 d8 v5 C) Q+ w% p4 i CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire! u$ q! N2 J! C F: w
DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 1
4 ~ J6 p+ W* ? DD Minekaze: ?4 a( |, C/ r( x5 ]1 q
DD Asakaze p- m, m) x( r
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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 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
" X1 n5 y C+ e* J! fEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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6 d( @/ ^( P1 L$ u+ IJapanese aircraft
. w n6 s7 t, X* \ T3 J, @' G no flights
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Allied aircraft) o0 e! F& x0 F, I: _9 c, J, Q- Z
F4F-3P Wildcat x 10' j+ x8 l- g4 i$ l
F4F-4 Wildcat x 149 w. r! E# X9 ~, K8 J
SBD-3 Dauntless x 63! F3 n4 w- R0 J5 I. [. b
TBF-1 Avenger x 18
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No Japanese losses
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6 s5 U: l) V* S, w" I2 w* TAllied aircraft losses3 \. x6 X! e) L8 w1 H
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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w* {8 [0 F% _% I" I8 V# \Japanese Ships! n6 h0 w, Y" U) O. G# U
CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage
( [& ?9 ]6 i/ ^5 l w CA Kako, and is sunk' |/ P/ [. M. [5 Z+ e1 _7 S
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage7 I# x# o: v/ g& f! d U
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
( a0 e% f8 {- Y. i. z- ] DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk* c3 O8 w) w) o7 _
DD Onami
0 S7 _1 h- Y' z$ Y1 ]' _. s' ] DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
# |' [1 Z4 e7 L1 N {+ \ DD Asakaze
) ^8 |$ k( p4 `2 e* s! I/ A DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
; P4 h$ d: O* N" R7 Z- Q( @ DD Oite
. |: J- R0 X* F, X1 y9 U% B DD Minekaze! u- n8 `- n/ B% c, j. {' |, s
DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire% ~/ o9 p! i/ R3 S- h& m: E
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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2 ?0 w6 b7 k* d# L- XWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.6 J* ^9 a6 `; Z3 o1 t R5 e7 k
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Allied aircraft
8 D8 `$ {( x0 A0 y* X" p9 u SBD-3 Dauntless x 16: c/ h5 e. a8 c6 R
+ A" S6 p/ Z. W/ Q# v* DAllied aircraft losses
( a g7 A$ m5 t7 E2 ^$ B2 B SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged) X+ D4 h; k& X5 f& |" k/ A* b: @
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Japanese Ships
3 h1 A3 ~1 W5 i ? CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage- x+ N5 d: O7 _
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage5 U4 y; d/ V6 X# g
DD Sawakaze+ z9 F4 a) O( g0 X
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |