AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 422 B- x# p W& x% V8 J& }
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盟军正式登陆阿图岛
( V( K3 ]. G" J2 l, B7 i s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
! V' R9 O0 r. D; @8 H58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩4 O7 i$ i$ Y, Y0 s, \! z ~# S
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1 i* K9 q5 \- i$ `2 ]4 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% H5 g$ e) W$ f1 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( @' |' r' ~) M" r! Y9 B1 c
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Amphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49)
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% N E8 {- T7 y4 i7 GTF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,49
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5 ^7 e! S/ C; J3 f: QAllied ground losses:/ i0 a4 S4 b* ^
253 casualties reported
; \. w& D y: v" y1 [! a0 r# A Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled
$ p9 M& |2 O& q3 C Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled7 K" o; \; ?( @4 |
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
- c$ d. H3 k, x Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)+ U- h' h) p3 _% d6 c; I
Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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Ground combat at Attu Island (153,49)
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Japanese Deliberate attack4 h: y8 L) L3 o: V! S8 s4 q
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Attacking force 5357 troops, 43 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 978 \8 p- I) c$ |, t4 L
, H% ~$ V2 r" Q# |; FDefending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 426
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7 \& k* `% S- V! ZJapanese adjusted assault: 0
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9 ^" q6 Z0 V' H$ T# I5 wAllied adjusted defense: 339 + W) e4 w5 V& t9 C7 c/ n* W% Y
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 99
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7 E+ ]; N4 K: n* d+ i$ f" ~0 L8 CCombat modifiers/ s' F! c' o% {& N! \8 E7 j O
Defender: terrain(+)9 z/ D; p( d" i. C0 X: S& s
Attacker:
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Japanese ground losses:0 B Q$ W* c( K5 z" R) K( c: y% V" @7 e
1597 casualties reported
2 h% A7 J& ]! X$ ^2 D, T0 h Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled- o4 }+ W6 K; l
Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled
! f. N v9 N+ x Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled
5 j: T8 Y1 q! x$ Q$ ` Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)
+ {# {+ c9 I2 b2 m3 \# m Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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: I3 l7 Y; E5 A7 p& SAllied ground losses:7 B2 f6 F4 |3 B! F; y
100 casualties reported
3 Y- i) E* _& }3 i* G$ b3 w Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
4 G! s- m: b8 K+ i Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 C2 h& j: j2 R& ~
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Assaulting units:
% u- c: Y e9 |9 j* v 3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion% n, E; X6 G8 S1 m( e
302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion
+ K# t F1 K2 w 12th Indpt SNLF Coy
7 a. M5 X+ y8 h 7th Base Force U$ c. a) s9 i& n- C7 H4 w2 A
8th Field AF Construction Battalion v- J2 I7 I( Z
5th IJN AA Battalion: T: u$ S r# V7 |: Q
: r4 b: H5 S9 n& K% @Defending units:8 Q/ o8 t% d7 L* |; ]4 ^7 z
Americal Infantry Div /14 Z6 W. @& Z! [! {5 z
4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /12 G9 K7 H0 c+ P% z) f7 l
201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /14 l. S* N, ^$ p- o+ Q4 P! h
151st Combat Engr Rgt /10 V; z: G! n5 R
153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /13 u% A/ }+ g1 H: E( [4 r
198th FA Bn /1
& l% h- h$ b' A$ j 250th Cst Art Rgt /2
% f/ t. N( H2 @+ O8 |, U 81st FA Bn /1
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: Z$ e. W U" c6 ~: |Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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3 s3 R! r8 D$ y9 uWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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1 o8 {9 |$ U" ]5 \: e" @3 VRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
: K4 R1 a0 N* z tEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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5 M$ s0 Y2 {6 `5 q9 ?# z5 oJapanese aircraft5 z! y/ C; ?1 P6 H" r$ ]
A6M2 Zero x 25
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9 Q7 }# x% s& M7 ?- zAllied aircraft) d* q1 q7 ?( g, D1 l
F4F-3A Wildcat x 12
3 W6 S2 Q F* | `& ]: T F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
/ D. b" g+ u' `3 X& S SBD-3 Dauntless x 720 y( r" V. e, @3 H6 R4 ] I) }
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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8 b' z6 ^5 e1 xNo Japanese losses/ e' c) p/ l- t1 X
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Allied aircraft losses
V% y7 c8 u% ?' x: | F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed; k O5 ]4 U" l- ~, {7 o+ u3 B
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed/ ]0 y4 T, @7 J/ e" m2 K4 {+ P$ y
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged7 C4 d; v3 E" o" `
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak" V4 f" G4 h8 C& H" `: r$ A
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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- d l( D9 Y/ R% U/ q" P5 d5 YJapanese Ships# `" v6 m) U8 o/ q1 ^' J+ t+ ~* ]
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires+ w( q" z: S/ l
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 12 R; c# f) \/ ^" p
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire$ u2 g" A, `& \( y. S
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires E% s# o+ @. n1 k
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 2
: ~& I. Y$ K0 Z5 J; [9 B( J CA Furutaka
- G* y8 l" d" m" ~4 d CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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8 U+ X$ R6 Y5 k( Y E5 KWeather in hex: Thunderstorms2 ~! M! {0 B. r+ f
, i( R1 q1 r1 W' BRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
8 r+ U. G" S# q e0 C3 z- pEstimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Japanese aircraft' p! R% W- t7 H. g$ ]2 u
A6M2 Zero x 16
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Allied aircraft- n+ Z0 c( i" l7 x% c
F4F-3P Wildcat x 125 L E8 X' D* B G6 x
F4F-4 Wildcat x 15% [! v4 ^$ ^+ O5 f% p, ]3 I' R t" ]
SBD-3 Dauntless x 51
3 l/ ]8 a3 _: V, G1 q Q TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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Japanese aircraft losses
$ e/ _: n* _: [. M A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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4 {# _) u& z# f IAllied aircraft losses0 _, d! G/ c) o2 e) y
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
$ U2 o J* w- h# Z. W% o. b SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak/ P- U& W$ A+ I0 Y& {& n0 @8 Y' k
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships" ?( e! Y( j) T- l; Q
CV Kaga, heavy fires
' M- H: o" A2 @0 s) N4 l: K CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires+ ^% X h, I# y9 V1 F; v
CV Zuikaku, on fire A1 o5 w, C3 F% m' T: ^& d N
CV Akagi
7 b, m" G% S/ E0 k+ e CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage3 b. }- L6 v/ Q X
DD Tamanami5 Q/ V2 g( Q0 A) m, Y$ y
CL Nagara
, W8 W; h* l+ A: b% G: A3 ^. S) p DD Oite5 W1 T4 [" h0 r6 x& ]
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire
' j6 W& U3 K, F- E) d/ }7 m CA Furutaka
$ `4 L+ m2 v0 t) Y1 w. I5 w) x CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
2 N5 c, b- M. v DD Minekaze" ]% C, |8 b% e# t4 V" ]
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" m0 D" w- Q2 f6 G% G9 gMorning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,54( h% O. i2 {: A# ]9 [5 q S
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.6 x1 c- }% ~3 q% ^
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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/ v8 N5 P. P& T$ Z) XJapanese aircraft
! S9 G9 {" A0 \- B% W A6M2 Zero x 333 L! |3 r6 a' p
B5N2 Kate x 61
; ]( S8 E8 s' D' A D3A1 Val x 44
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Allied aircraft- [/ q1 B+ m- A, `2 ]
F4F-3A Wildcat x 17
2 y& R i# [) {: h F4F-3 Wildcat x 48
) C" K) n w, E' q. i9 D/ X+ G5 X F4F-4 Wildcat x 81
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Japanese aircraft losses- i. S: w6 O) q
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed4 H; G+ x |7 q f- A$ X9 n; s
B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged
# R" ?- [& w( G. y: e1 T) s B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak( d6 Y6 V4 x$ K/ n7 R4 Z/ ~
D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged7 P" T# ]* x! b+ ]4 S6 I( \% S4 |) W
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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* r5 a- t7 u% nAllied aircraft losses
6 r% U: I- r i) Z' z F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships7 j* H& n/ \& e3 g" A: Q u
CVE Copahee- A; r( R a2 T, f8 J; `
CV Yorktown: l4 g7 i& o* ?5 j3 |
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2
. q6 a' O% a1 ]& t, I4 k3 [6 ~! E6 s CLAA San Diego# C) W- _5 X# v+ n9 C o
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3 z, o! z3 H2 g" c/ dAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,576 s8 |3 t. K' w- G/ U
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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' T% ~- F9 @6 Z# P2 CRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.( L, i. H# Y7 I* j m
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes k" f% a1 H D- E8 |! y- V1 |
2 w; m; m& Q7 X, F( \) O; N9 `2 AJapanese aircraft
: }& T6 }6 W2 A A6M2 Zero x 3" h( t- j, W0 g( s6 I* y( Y4 U' N) f
n7 c3 a% g. F7 zAllied aircraft, D, M g* P" v, u0 Z& V- m: W/ @* f
F4F-3 Wildcat x 2% c7 I; b, ?( k% j- _* r6 V; G
SBD-3 Dauntless x 19
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No Japanese losses! @( d$ S! y% @
+ s" ~8 L1 `) F/ `Allied aircraft losses
}; F# d, ]5 m p q F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
0 f3 L! t9 D0 I9 l. P6 M- J SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged2 _% }1 f" e/ | w, l
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak1 }# T! D+ b8 M* {$ Z* }& V
, H- _& _: ~2 ]( p7 w' `( q- AJapanese Ships
0 J3 z3 r9 T$ I w; N9 e7 a CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage$ P2 v4 Q2 P) N' @$ B* Q+ ~1 `. U
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire- j0 _% A) ]. }0 w0 j- K( I* e
CV Akagi+ \) b. G, \& Z. A( I
CV Zuikaku, on fire
- d+ y4 l; l8 I: F" ?2 W 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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8 K* [3 U% Y! ]0 ?Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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& v: h1 n" u/ s5 ]Raid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
7 s5 e# r2 t7 }9 o! ^. FEstimated time to target is 25 minutes
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Japanese aircraft1 K7 _2 D: L( _: Z. \; N d
A6M2 Zero x 2
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Allied aircraft
$ z; c: r9 W4 g SBD-3 Dauntless x 2- a0 T$ n1 I+ `
TBF-1 Avenger x 6
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No Japanese losses* e( ]# P$ R7 y9 k) G- @
; _. M* Q* N" h& @! Y( u# DNo Allied losses% ~8 h v: P) T* P6 u
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Japanese Ships
- u4 p/ ]+ d1 r CV Akagi
8 Z4 }* b& s/ _7 u1 Y2 o CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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& R) }" T T0 P! B- @Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud9 P( h0 S- X/ i2 r& k
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
k* S4 Y Q, n+ M, z, SEstimated time to target is 37 minutes5 a1 d9 o' ? ~' O6 R0 @; R$ v7 @
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Allied aircraft# r( K5 T5 S$ A h: G- }' i
F4F-3 Wildcat x 5( N: m- Z( ?5 P* \" }- e0 V! {: U
TBF-1 Avenger x 3' \+ B: v1 f) v% m9 ]4 {1 d6 U6 I
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Allied aircraft losses! K$ I3 h L [$ e# @: n) I
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships, S$ l0 \( K, [; e
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1% j' U: }. n; n8 Z. s! T- [
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# i* u- Q, k' U G3 iAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,56
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7 S6 t/ y( l% X0 P U' sWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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+ s7 F! ?5 y) {. F; PRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.% `2 i( }- V# T
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes$ [; G! z. h9 @1 V2 c1 Y% ?- x, T
( U3 | ~" S' ]9 a z9 X4 b3 cJapanese aircraft% ^) i1 u# C/ K# {
A6M2 Zero x 6
+ Z+ c" ]$ i- ?" c; Y; M$ w( D B5N2 Kate x 15
) V0 |2 y! B5 [+ N D3A1 Val x 19% v$ [, x$ K7 J! c! P
- ?0 K9 l6 h1 hAllied aircraft" c' \8 C% \$ p
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36# \" q6 x, L1 J3 Q
F4F-4 Wildcat x 36 q4 O2 u: r* J# }
7 F$ q/ l1 F5 m4 MJapanese aircraft losses K1 p# Z8 v" _5 j' O7 _. Z- K
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
^1 d2 y8 b" \/ P" s# G B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
8 [2 T( G# q" a5 g. U D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
, K$ L0 _' R5 f F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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% N" d9 N# p9 MAllied Ships, Q7 F# h7 [& `& P$ ~/ i+ X
CV Lexington
3 S, m b" m6 q l; ~8 D CV Saratoga2 @+ g" M% W7 t
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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 11,000 feet.
& m7 |* s5 _( {0 A4 M# AEstimated time to target is 31 minutes" Q$ ]# h7 \/ a# \, e# J
' i1 i2 G+ R8 k1 n3 ?% fAllied aircraft
% ]8 `2 i) ~; o* {/ X7 ^, ` b6 X9 V F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
" ]$ V: U- c6 X* {( ]. H F4F-4 Wildcat x 125 W6 U1 B# `' W1 X& q! N
SBD-3 Dauntless x 70
- e0 y# y$ i7 \# t TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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9 s2 c) Z6 W0 Q1 d' N% TAllied aircraft losses
0 \5 _8 p$ N) R x" f+ S, _ SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged. n! y! g1 p% ~
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged2 G* M7 _5 d2 @2 h
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Japanese Ships/ j, V6 D8 [1 z, Y4 F e
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ N, j% Z; z/ D- K. N. l CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
8 \0 [! }0 Z8 m! t, c1 ?0 H DD Asakaze2 i, u/ n& n9 K8 O5 y* C$ b
DD Tamanami5 V& S: L2 P. ^. n" _$ K: }
DD Onami6 y' z0 f% r; @/ {" K0 H
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
" h# ~6 c( {+ T( h CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
" K# `: m1 Z$ e' a' C; G7 C) o! N DD Oite
$ j2 N" t* _- y0 {% |: Q( [ DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
! |' z- Y% y0 e" s DD Suzukaze7 N% L( F* r( q% }0 \
CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1
2 y/ V+ t4 M1 t CL Nagara
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. s& T {7 ]& L* tAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57& i+ y9 N" E1 A1 w
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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" X8 g- C6 I% h( O8 XRaid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
/ N8 C* Q5 P! @. vEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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% j, l ]9 `& m% V% tAllied aircraft1 ?2 J; {; g( f/ k# m# h/ N
A-24 Banshee x 2
3 @) Y6 `+ S9 k4 L2 u SBD-3 Dauntless x 25
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3 q k& R) G* ]# C$ K7 Q8 eAllied aircraft losses4 T# w6 C" g0 T
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
; K9 }" a6 f2 W% L% [. l" H SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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8 t( T k# p& ]* Z! pJapanese Ships
. n4 T% A5 A1 L5 ` CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage& N2 H/ Q( u$ P9 S3 }. u9 y
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
" |: m" }. T- C# u0 u$ { CV Zuikaku, heavy fires1 W7 @( U5 q" B: @7 ~
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
) ^# r- j s# G, D; a% U) I DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
. w. i/ x6 |$ n CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage$ O; }3 y# l3 q" U
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3 ]% l& Q( [# l7 Q; k5 [4 vAfternoon 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.' w" j1 M1 M* O' L J0 t
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes8 T8 @- n0 W% c5 n2 O
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A-24 Banshee x 14
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Allied aircraft losses
' n- c2 u9 Z5 k" E* P, C A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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+ C% M( S7 ^1 {) SJapanese Ships
8 P7 |- o( Q4 J! S p" e CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage3 o6 @# J+ }9 v2 s# h4 y' J' }# k
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage2 a0 H9 E- @5 T8 p. J! |
DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage
, X5 ]8 H1 y" [7 i! u! e. J8 k CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage+ S: }! |7 D) K5 [
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9 S( u, ^2 y8 O, e C- qAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Raid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
; t' B: O0 V' q3 [( NEstimated time to target is 27 minutes
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Allied aircraft' l b: _% B. d1 ^5 z& Q# \, {: t
A-24 Banshee x 2* I8 F4 A2 B/ a/ @ \; M8 ]( M# {
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No Allied losses: b y" K k) f, j$ \, L# ?# x D
5 O" |' N% t- W, U0 X _1 FJapanese Ships
7 X& w7 v M4 I7 { CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57; }( D7 s2 x3 K3 v6 {
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
) r; c1 [: B3 X" G6 mEstimated time to target is 24 minutes
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& E( P5 A! c* Q# E( q" PAllied aircraft
. X6 U. \0 ]3 f9 p( b4 m F4F-3A Wildcat x 2
5 m* t8 f2 ^& O4 V' ^ SBD-3 Dauntless x 31
/ T3 Z! ?% r; L8 u TBF-1 Avenger x 156 w p7 V: [" U) h; Y7 ], m
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Allied aircraft losses( K$ u0 Q" ]: i- Q/ e1 |3 @
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
! @' u7 k! J$ u- ?! A TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
, |5 U# o$ ]' x3 I" S3 b- T CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
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CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
3 d, q/ P' z( h6 Z8 K( b6 r0 ]6 r CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage/ F2 J4 o3 i, H& n" z
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
' J7 y2 [1 [" _% m2 _6 w& | DD Onami
' F' J6 W# C' e [ h" [2 o DD Tamanami
y8 S! j1 V: R7 W( i2 } CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire
' L1 o4 h- J* |+ G* f. q7 _! h/ B DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 16 I' a h8 P4 `- M) p0 W" d4 [, g
DD Minekaze
, p0 `! k+ Y4 ]# V& w DD Asakaze
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& R& D: R; b7 j6 l. p1 T6 n. ]" {Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57) v3 r, T" k$ f. ~7 S
0 q0 d- T' p. R0 ]4 a9 rWeather in hex: Heavy cloud% q9 X/ p# X% T/ ~: Q+ G
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
& J6 ?' v$ F4 K' Y7 F7 S- eEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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( x+ C3 s2 V* c6 p! @* ~9 yJapanese aircraft6 ^% T& A) c5 B5 I3 m" ?: y5 t* ^
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Allied aircraft
3 f- n+ D5 c; q; _0 Q2 B2 Y# ] F4F-3P Wildcat x 10
6 Y0 R& Y& _9 u1 B: B6 M/ U" r3 D F4F-4 Wildcat x 14# `/ q; ~- E- ~, |/ C* f
SBD-3 Dauntless x 63( C6 j1 V1 k _. c! t3 B3 g
TBF-1 Avenger x 182 X- m" a+ f% |6 V: V
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
) E1 R1 n2 J8 X4 W @( G$ W SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
, k. m1 l2 h. \5 d t$ U TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged+ W3 m N3 T' a% w3 s. ~! A
& n. i8 T0 X7 i" BJapanese Ships; I/ h% H, ], R v8 |( s
CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage b7 q a- @ C- Z4 c. n
CA Kako, and is sunk
9 ?# v1 W. C+ i3 W( t CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 ~) X4 K0 v0 _6 \ CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
) b& a4 d5 N2 f9 M& N DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
! W% H2 D! [/ o( e/ g& l8 e2 T DD Onami7 d/ d6 ^) M! R5 \
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk4 r' M$ N5 }* m+ j1 s1 q$ U
DD Asakaze! _5 q5 H: b* ?) O1 K, o$ L
DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 B8 }! s" K1 M! e2 u9 r5 ]8 I DD Oite
e# I* W" r/ v7 ^3 S# r2 G DD Minekaze
! K0 |+ F, n9 j7 O/ G U# k8 o DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire0 J; c7 ~) Z& R: {( v
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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% g' e5 n) E( {2 Y& LWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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- S4 q3 B+ Z! _* j2 Z2 } x$ gRaid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
" o4 ]3 t" x$ ^Estimated time to target is 13 minutes% M- x7 O, {* W n2 v' K N
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Allied aircraft
0 G5 V7 M. g5 A2 A# @4 w1 } SBD-3 Dauntless x 164 l* F, r9 R* K- @$ g
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Allied aircraft losses) Y4 M; J+ m! ?3 l' e
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged; E% U" E* }3 s( [9 W, ~
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Japanese Ships9 P4 m) [; {! o9 `/ I
CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
) S! m. N ]6 u! Q; \- h! T$ U CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 T2 G2 r$ F! R" n& o DD Sawakaze
5 P- {( [) V4 S7 {5 o4 i% l3 @ DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |