AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 42
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" f0 w# ~/ Z* P( p5 V; `盟军正式登陆阿图岛9 E+ ?' D4 a5 ~; J# m7 c
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7 m: D, r+ j, b
58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩' p# J7 R6 Z' X1 G; V ^8 _
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8 \+ u8 E# L0 `8 S1 B! P! X
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
8 S6 v1 }4 }" V9 L) Y3 S; Q0 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. G5 ~1 d b1 S8 Q# t- U* O
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Amphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49)
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TF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,49/ T/ @% W, _5 z; g T* S1 P7 e
3 H8 x6 Q% T( C" C, R+ ^Allied ground losses:
" l g. X1 Y! Z1 g. d% c 253 casualties reported+ z$ l/ G" r. V0 s0 g8 w
Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled
, N" _4 k0 B+ i& y Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled0 J2 _5 m1 p4 G% y/ y
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
$ g1 [1 {$ `3 O Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)4 F" a. ~% W/ I7 \* O
Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)# Y. r, B8 I) R$ d; M
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Ground combat at Attu Island (153,49). M) d7 O$ ]4 d* R% t+ C# l
! ~, b& x. f6 t1 P7 NJapanese Deliberate attack. H _( _. u, O2 M' ~- V7 K% a0 C
) b* `! k! [2 e: @' s: ^0 YAttacking force 5357 troops, 43 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 97
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* Q' }- z3 z5 T+ y# d. {" aDefending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 426- q- ^9 H4 w. I5 T/ ^9 g$ \/ ^
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Japanese adjusted assault: 0 / E) k+ i7 J& u6 l
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Allied adjusted defense: 339 2 c$ S( J5 ?$ q, I' D6 B1 L
0 O: x ]' x$ h- |, ?2 RJapanese assault odds: 1 to 99 0 t @1 G, P4 V) w5 M( n
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Combat modifiers
+ C) A5 B4 ~: D r5 g, ADefender: terrain(+)" j: m/ e( U9 ~
Attacker:
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Japanese ground losses:
7 `) e4 n! r U- ^4 O( c) j6 J. W3 e 1597 casualties reported
2 }; d8 j, f" U Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled
2 d0 \! v( F: W- ?* x Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled
$ H' ~, u. [# ]% `- J k& s, | Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled. ]: H, k* ~7 C( `$ ^
Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)
; c" o, j& E' B( j5 `5 U9 p Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)4 n. A4 W0 x0 Q7 E8 X% \
0 O4 p* G+ U6 {! ^; oAllied ground losses:
2 u* a- ?/ M: d7 i, p' ?, x2 Z* [ 100 casualties reported( ?0 p- n* @1 c0 Y7 f
Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled6 y& h4 Z, P. h; K( `) V0 `+ U
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
+ t) m1 }( h" h Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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2 i4 W5 Q5 a* ^# tAssaulting units:
t) U- v9 S; J+ ~ 3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion
; b- w/ {/ l4 S( m1 X G9 B 302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion$ [1 |9 p. o; z5 `' u! O/ d3 z
12th Indpt SNLF Coy
8 h0 Y* A# h' j' z# N% c 7th Base Force2 A o2 r' K7 Y- e' j. X: m
8th Field AF Construction Battalion
0 z8 q2 H& y! @: a- c: X5 t7 _ 5th IJN AA Battalion
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/ T$ U1 [$ P7 ]1 J1 t3 t7 H& n/ eDefending units:$ m/ F+ i5 D/ m8 u( v7 }
Americal Infantry Div /1: ]6 _, G; ^$ T) [
4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /12 C8 ?( R( g1 B/ m2 p
201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1, ^) M6 F7 _7 _ Z7 j
151st Combat Engr Rgt /1" k1 R a+ |: y8 _$ f/ A4 r7 d
153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1 m& A0 r6 T9 K4 p4 X' H# U6 s
198th FA Bn /19 g$ m' N% d. j
250th Cst Art Rgt /2; X! M* F. S4 Y+ {3 p) f: X! r
81st FA Bn /1" C* W8 r6 v; q4 T
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Morning 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 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.5 t! m0 q1 M* b( `+ T& d& E, ]
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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5 z D7 k. q2 S2 S+ RJapanese aircraft* G+ N6 y* N5 E' J& f3 g1 M
A6M2 Zero x 258 }+ K3 d s: B9 s
6 m" e) [8 u+ U- ~ X" ?7 C/ R& iAllied aircraft
' O1 r+ a' C, ~/ g! a/ B( j( d7 h* s F4F-3A Wildcat x 12% U, C6 A; r- c/ n+ A X% N2 x
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
( b3 t+ v0 R1 S0 M7 |" N. E SBD-3 Dauntless x 72
# q8 f" @4 d& R$ s# c TBF-1 Avenger x 30! c) T) ]" c) B' n! x. Q' N
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No Japanese losses8 p; _$ ]9 M! e* Y" P+ |$ y2 C0 {
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Allied aircraft losses
; ^" q1 H1 {/ | F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed
4 a9 c) P/ |; L$ D7 L$ J0 R4 \; L F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
! c! ~" d/ N% H2 A [ E SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged
- ^% o- }& ^3 X9 { SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak
# x+ ?! A7 B2 u TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged7 A/ [8 ~9 a0 N
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Japanese Ships" \- S* ?0 M) j+ _! f4 T8 ?
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires G* y; @/ Q) C d
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
) ^9 U/ J$ w" P5 q CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire
0 c: B2 T) F" H. J8 E CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires- R) V8 G7 o' ]
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 2
, e* ^5 |9 T( B1 Y& `- ^" O CA Furutaka
. T T' D: \3 k. o CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
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t( ~! n4 y$ ]+ ?0 JMorning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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5 Y# j, |& Z3 y$ A8 S2 wRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.+ F; T) r: ^7 j k9 x
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
' V3 H4 S8 V7 n" c2 s* i8 E$ ? A6M2 Zero x 16
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Allied aircraft
5 H) A( k" T& T* r; F; U7 u F4F-3P Wildcat x 128 T# u# m/ V$ N
F4F-4 Wildcat x 15" Q3 u3 ~% n7 {. @2 ~
SBD-3 Dauntless x 51
& b5 D5 R5 n' ` TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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. q1 J- `7 G! Y% B$ sJapanese aircraft losses2 v) k2 U& q" }- f5 V* g$ M
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed" u+ z, p# |3 W3 H1 x8 t- y
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Allied aircraft losses
* C! G; A5 H0 S SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
. a- H1 @( T. K! G; Q# j SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak7 I, l4 U( t3 }7 ~
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships
0 v, U' E, A. t5 v! ~+ H: V; J CV Kaga, heavy fires' k! D( x6 T! I# W( H- @5 |
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
- n" N6 @1 C( B! A3 ^( ?$ V CV Zuikaku, on fire0 \% a- @( D1 Z% J
CV Akagi+ l" x: a! z- l1 \9 |( k0 K% J
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ s5 M6 x3 |( P5 y DD Tamanami$ J$ e9 e' i0 e
CL Nagara9 j) y% a% | u: h3 I
DD Oite5 q" ~( ?. Q7 a/ }
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire
: z! H6 }7 A& O) E7 q! h% A5 Z CA Furutaka
/ j' J3 b4 H; _& K& U8 {9 N- C9 F4 L CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
I" Q8 S7 y K1 r' W: v5 d DD Minekaze/ J) W2 @) ~8 c) U0 t3 L8 t. f
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,54; B4 C5 b" ~9 ]$ D
6 o2 n! i0 r5 ?- [0 q/ h6 R1 m* LWeather in hex: Heavy cloud% W4 l! `% E3 Z: p- b5 I
1 m' s# t/ g9 Z, f/ P, NRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
7 h# m* i' N8 @ o+ c( aEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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. H& M! v0 n* G& p4 }, D& @Japanese aircraft
7 _/ x: {* |' J2 O. ? A6M2 Zero x 33( b& F$ I0 @% B p3 c6 A
B5N2 Kate x 61
! W- \& j2 l5 \& M5 h! K9 H D3A1 Val x 44, n H b5 [: _$ \
* j3 r% F: ?3 [. f1 b- tAllied aircraft" m$ J9 h' c! W$ P2 B. f6 a
F4F-3A Wildcat x 17
; c* _& s5 N/ R* K4 M* |/ K+ s; k F4F-3 Wildcat x 48
- X# @/ H& ~/ ~( g/ b; } F4F-4 Wildcat x 81
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Japanese aircraft losses
/ j, Q4 g. F( V4 h; Q7 R* Y A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed: }, A" ~- K* d* } g3 e
B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged
5 i& n. O& L9 c; K B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak7 q$ B0 R; i6 M1 M& @
D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged
6 x: m1 T! r- U& r) Z$ w D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses
3 i( S" N& j) G( R* d9 l F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed) {6 Y1 }: [: \2 s `4 l4 b/ E8 f8 [, u
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Allied Ships
5 t" d* \1 U H# t4 n CVE Copahee
g6 L+ m' E- s# M' w8 Q6 D9 G$ C CV Yorktown+ u' {, B! x0 E6 W( L) i
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2
, m8 X! W# Y+ i CLAA San Diego' o! H3 y9 H8 w: a! }1 R* I& B- ^* f
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57( X4 @3 v1 I: i0 B2 F5 r
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.1 S2 ^6 b' B/ V; @1 C- L5 ^* [, p- S0 D
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes
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% P* ^8 P: l$ q& yJapanese aircraft
0 ]- Y6 x5 b& G: S, ^: u. c A6M2 Zero x 37 l' a9 [5 Y2 D* u- [3 l" n
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Allied aircraft
( N- L) e8 n4 e5 y/ [/ u, u F4F-3 Wildcat x 2
5 { T0 E" y M% ~ SBD-3 Dauntless x 19$ N& T( x- h$ b: i
2 | Q- |# Z( ~8 F: C. XNo Japanese losses
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0 k& M$ K9 s. T4 E! dAllied aircraft losses6 ]: G4 _) v f/ n' w8 u
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
2 b. |; J9 V7 R" \. `3 ?8 [4 { SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
1 T) ]7 O6 R. ~; C; B SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships0 q, e$ q% ]3 I7 p: U o- ~
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage' F0 o, j3 x. j- J! ~
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire
# F0 i E6 n2 {+ b; g7 y CV Akagi
& p/ C0 F; U0 n CV Zuikaku, on fire* T- A* X1 f# J$ F$ c
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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' s4 ~" N0 ]$ j9 K* H5 H+ J2 V1 d# MWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.* G0 h! g% ^! t% l2 o$ x
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes. J3 l+ {$ x( O$ m3 j4 i
( V$ ?( e- m' bJapanese aircraft
9 [/ O$ a/ q7 I, v U/ Y A6M2 Zero x 26 K1 \ H6 K! _" T& L
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Allied aircraft
& l3 A; ~! B( x. l7 l SBD-3 Dauntless x 2. k9 K ~# v& C% i
TBF-1 Avenger x 6
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No Japanese losses
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No Allied losses& M6 m9 h# n: C7 j* B
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Japanese Ships5 V. ^$ m8 t a! K" `
CV Akagi5 o* D2 Y, O: }
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 cloud0 F& k: h, i' T% v2 {
& ?: l+ p/ O% d0 c1 z( ]: ~! ERaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.3 K! X/ H, V; z( o5 H# w
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes: \" Z: {; H, s5 H
+ c) o. D9 l9 H# _/ s5 m. R! c0 qAllied aircraft
$ D' o! T/ J# h" c' Q# `% y F4F-3 Wildcat x 5, _. e: k8 E( w+ \ R2 \
TBF-1 Avenger x 3! b+ x" p2 X6 m: I
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Allied aircraft losses
; w3 P' V3 W" N9 @6 F1 q! P2 L TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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, ?4 \$ C6 D. q0 u CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 16 p( b# C9 I% b1 W# v& S
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+ k5 P1 S% b$ KAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,560 r% E: _+ O: e% g) y/ Z
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
! i. a. B( |" e0 x1 nEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
+ c2 \3 f% I0 k" H" h2 I R1 {" { A6M2 Zero x 69 W4 c2 |" j1 X0 Y5 ]% c; b
B5N2 Kate x 151 k- \+ x3 A. Y/ p. `
D3A1 Val x 19, j9 o) X# ]' v
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Allied aircraft
0 `6 K7 o: c/ N/ h$ L2 ] F4F-3 Wildcat x 36; v' K& Q" z7 x3 V& O
F4F-4 Wildcat x 36
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Japanese aircraft losses
: k W. Q( D+ z' K+ F- ] A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
' d h" @9 q0 S B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
/ x' Q7 X$ R' G0 X$ f D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged
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n) V# b9 l- T. u; t* J6 ?9 J$ oAllied aircraft losses
" Y- s: R; t/ f! P8 Z% L) }* A4 r F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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3 k. O5 H; _8 p ~9 VAllied Ships
4 Q! o j$ \6 n3 P* v+ g$ G% t9 f& a! ] CV Lexington
f) s8 k& ^5 o' g2 Z CV Saratoga
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,571 ^8 e* `. s" y% g( b
$ e/ F! A( w8 E4 T9 iWeather in hex: Heavy cloud) Q1 H. ^ Q% ~
6 c9 c$ E2 n8 v. E; t1 W! e6 P& @7 X3 p2 MRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.8 `- J+ J R! }7 L$ P5 K
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes, M! F: |( i* s7 K+ T1 o/ T+ ~
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Allied aircraft5 p7 g9 o% ]+ W7 w) Y9 c6 }! ?4 B
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12 Y7 C- f6 [+ j/ p- F
F4F-4 Wildcat x 120 C4 S) h9 a" B+ x) X& d
SBD-3 Dauntless x 70
0 _) @3 Y4 T( W1 M TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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: n l/ ?3 H) m" y4 Z% bAllied aircraft losses8 a* S7 w; }" E' P/ M9 E& E
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
3 D: \+ V$ S& s TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged- _+ e( I) c: D) H% E) w
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Japanese Ships4 ]- V* }' n1 u/ a6 J2 M
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 G5 [5 W& p" F- e CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires1 w( b/ Q% r+ l
DD Asakaze) _; `/ `7 W* I% `: q
DD Tamanami
4 Z, v* p, W& i" {" ]4 d2 u& S+ ~ DD Onami: {# t/ u8 C: H A, O% _& T( P
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
$ u4 @$ d% j7 j2 V; t CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
$ A3 }0 @( u: i. o }+ ^! l5 W3 } DD Oite
y% b/ d- c+ O- G$ I+ [$ H% O DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
0 C# L2 K8 M, y" U DD Suzukaze
0 S" Q( ]5 W4 ~! h2 z* _ CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 10 a# X0 r, ?8 }& O! }
CL Nagara
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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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% }3 G5 R% e) z8 s& G% cRaid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
) b1 p; ^3 S, w: g9 J8 HEstimated time to target is 30 minutes, a" i7 R* _8 i2 e* H# C' ^1 @
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Allied aircraft8 @; x. A4 u$ R, h
A-24 Banshee x 2- x1 P% a+ \. e; f: m2 I
SBD-3 Dauntless x 25
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) V4 o% M3 p$ H& DAllied aircraft losses! K% B7 Y) Y. }+ O1 ~# ^$ J8 ?
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
) N( p* h! \3 a2 H" @ SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged7 I# [# r) p& C4 n
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Japanese Ships+ V0 I3 [! F4 k! c. Q* _
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ I6 {( M- v7 V: V) F' I- ? CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage- [" T* y6 C1 ?- Y3 `6 a Q; \$ O
CV Zuikaku, heavy fires
& y5 R: O: w, u0 @% N' _ CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
$ y, ]- [. T. B, d( ?! V+ ] K DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage" L7 }* N c) ~ ^5 q. Z
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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5 ?: C& B) q( g7 g* rAfternoon 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.0 {! k8 { m# i
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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5 e& B5 o4 a' e% g) QAllied aircraft1 o' p" p" u. y4 d- a3 R/ _0 M& m
A-24 Banshee x 14. l% I5 g9 w( @4 Y
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Allied aircraft losses5 M) r3 I% y {4 X% ]" w9 C- C
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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& O( u. h S" `5 lJapanese Ships
5 z4 e4 i* E( |3 j% \ CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
, E4 A C* A5 q+ ?5 }) w* d CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage5 K/ M6 a, i2 z8 z) I
DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 w3 J+ ?2 C4 b CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage7 k G2 X& G& U6 ?/ i% x- r# C
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: c* f5 v5 k' ^, HAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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" h1 J' u( b$ D' W$ u9 kWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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5 S/ \9 N, [6 b1 {) a& @: f4 pRaid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
1 ~: M7 }* v Y# t0 jEstimated time to target is 27 minutes' k6 \. }; m- x9 o% P& i
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Allied aircraft
( _, U1 P# W, j* @; l- E6 q3 g A-24 Banshee x 24 X$ d- S* p2 q# L3 ]9 Y5 ?. T
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No Allied losses# s3 k% Q) \7 M+ w# g7 t( w
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Japanese Ships- k; y9 O' U/ N9 d& s
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires" I: D5 x% v R3 b
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; q9 y7 g% S) @- ^4 P" cAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,571 m5 D6 V7 i8 _; K3 k
8 @8 g, b- g# Y6 PWeather in hex: Heavy cloud X% R( l. w ^$ _9 @
1 b/ S2 g+ A& ^0 Q+ n' p8 yRaid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.! Q y: I* R$ F K% G( N# P2 X; f
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes* y1 S: o2 H. t9 S$ u4 }5 {- p
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Allied aircraft1 M, v. f. W( b/ X. G
F4F-3A Wildcat x 22 t0 _" l( u+ A) r1 Z0 {( M
SBD-3 Dauntless x 31$ w1 K( J( W6 q, x Z* o `0 i, H
TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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Allied aircraft losses
) p+ |) A* B2 \8 M1 }' O7 P+ e n- o SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged3 A. r4 B" h' H: a6 h9 c% V
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged, G1 z1 o8 k( g% ^
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Japanese Ships
) z; m8 _$ N5 K# t6 o CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage, P! G2 `5 a7 J+ G( S% n
DD Oite- l4 U( \7 z1 o2 I# {. B
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
% Q8 ?; c7 `- Q CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
' J1 k1 z& w9 }1 U$ U0 {2 t' K% t CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
. r' S& q$ s: R8 U DD Onami
9 u( l$ ^! o4 g DD Tamanami
+ E. V6 d$ A l CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire' z3 o! m. v7 P; {
DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 1
8 e `# Q3 S- e% p4 Q5 A+ G DD Minekaze
) G% V5 w; B$ H! x. L DD Asakaze
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57' `" g- K5 o0 K- }; u' B+ f$ y# R8 g
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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7 k# T3 R5 C0 V* O4 ?: p' qRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.7 ^& N- A- ~2 B5 ~$ w2 a- ?
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes2 w" f4 b: u* g# Y7 u9 A
, Z! R; D$ F/ T- A8 A0 Y# ~Japanese aircraft) a6 V- b/ A, T- o8 e- Q- j& H3 T4 ~
no flights/ @* N: Y% B' o, z/ u
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Allied aircraft4 }, W( W9 V3 \1 v# `
F4F-3P Wildcat x 10
4 S- O5 f7 x$ F1 e$ {& R7 K: Y F4F-4 Wildcat x 147 \% @% b+ W: V# L" m4 Q
SBD-3 Dauntless x 63
+ }: L8 b" j; | TBF-1 Avenger x 18
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No Japanese losses5 U( g! Y( t }" g
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Allied aircraft losses
4 b1 s# H" Y- G' v7 w SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
8 i1 h% q k* Y TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged! \. K7 s- y7 W
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Japanese Ships
8 i5 o( K9 U: I% _) u5 _6 ^ CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage2 @8 @0 a: k3 @8 B0 o
CA Kako, and is sunk
( v1 x+ z1 Z5 e; V6 R' c CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage3 U: d! t2 b G- p/ q) T
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk& U& L& ^9 S$ r1 u, `
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk/ J) F* {* T3 I! M$ c$ ?
DD Onami
$ u- O: J: e0 n) ]8 M, z2 m DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk, s0 [& F/ j5 F5 P/ R0 Q$ N# _& |
DD Asakaze& c1 |% [3 A1 ]
DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
( ` |8 Y3 ~$ ]7 n" ~+ ] DD Oite' r9 x6 @' b$ Z! _5 v
DD Minekaze) u' l& _& x( p4 I& q/ e
DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire: _/ o. y6 r5 l; g, `/ b# r7 U
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud. I1 C# P. Y: f: H# U& w( x
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Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
3 b3 l$ w8 p6 M4 w5 FEstimated time to target is 13 minutes
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$ S/ U( H( Y& b) B) s9 N1 S) XAllied aircraft! j/ [3 l7 J" {* l9 Y- f
SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
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3 w1 `' ^" w) h4 IAllied aircraft losses/ t p5 d! ]) j3 H9 C% A
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
# c2 G5 l5 J% F M7 k& E+ r4 U CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
& t2 m+ M( O7 L$ H. q CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage2 h; ^2 z' B$ F- C% D) R
DD Sawakaze6 U- @# }) Z5 m
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |