AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 42
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盟军正式登陆阿图岛
1 f- C) P8 o# y4 q& ~# r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
( ~4 t7 L+ ?' A/ s0 j58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩9 `. z4 X5 k) D/ E9 p
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! a4 }+ g( L1 z2 q3 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3 ]: |# s W. Q0 P5 q1 G
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 G b4 n( X) ~% ?( X8 \
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! P# s# W# k3 c! j1 R) t0 x$ ]Amphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49)& c; B' i/ ` {. [7 h! D
9 |/ B8 a8 N3 ]2 d+ B/ p% \TF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,49* J2 ]* \; v5 q* T0 n
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Allied ground losses:
0 L- w7 v- ]3 y/ M6 Q9 S 253 casualties reported6 c/ g8 f5 u0 y8 s# c/ |3 L
Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled
/ a+ g% `: U! F- v: D Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled9 l+ K( T8 r! k# U% G
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
& p1 L- h# f& A N Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)
3 x) s+ N2 K* F! t6 E. n7 b+ y Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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# I. `0 ~& c5 W+ O8 g% FGround combat at Attu Island (153,49)
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, r9 f( t) Y: z- R: d+ }Japanese Deliberate attack ^& x0 _ W; M- C0 g z/ f
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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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Japanese adjusted assault: 0
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Allied adjusted defense: 339 2 P$ _. q+ N! x' L- l
' u1 Z5 Z8 S+ t; GJapanese assault odds: 1 to 99 2 E+ X5 `# g3 M" v9 x y
; F5 c9 a) J, e2 Z: \Combat modifiers5 f& P8 u7 Z! v! Z1 {: w- `
Defender: terrain(+)
" D# V9 J3 }- m. g% HAttacker:
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Japanese ground losses:
7 s0 I t/ B! j 1597 casualties reported
" J( s* A1 P Z" {1 d* c( g Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled
/ n0 K7 f( r0 m8 s1 u% l% |* f Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled- A# s* n0 X% d* P2 N1 _( b4 ~% ]8 c
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled. Y, [( V4 y4 R* Q
Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)
/ I! V- v6 f" w) j1 ^4 q Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)7 m4 i) j' @ k1 q5 V0 V. T9 L
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Allied ground losses:' Q A! I7 e0 m! h4 {" I0 b( |% P
100 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
" W( d: C: f' z8 O Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled3 K2 s0 v; @6 ?, \- |! o/ W, P
+ e1 V* Y! C, F3 t& z9 y# R HAssaulting units:
2 Q# ]/ B" T% c& @$ y( j. }: v 3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion
7 i* M, J( Q/ W v# ~2 R! f( j 302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion, n0 ~# y/ C( e! @' d3 Y$ P% b
12th Indpt SNLF Coy
8 y9 M$ \: z+ M 7th Base Force
$ d1 c7 m, n4 R; j. B 8th Field AF Construction Battalion5 \5 U" J' l/ N6 s
5th IJN AA Battalion
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% h: P. i [8 f& eDefending units:& [8 t& Q- c: a* M3 f% O4 X3 S7 |
Americal Infantry Div /1
- O: X+ q- I5 G7 s* m1 H 4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
% b% C( M! F r) }8 m0 i- g 201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1! E* P+ f3 i# N/ M
151st Combat Engr Rgt /1
1 S. h8 D( W* ~6 K& N& w 153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
/ c; }6 N( H, O; A2 i 198th FA Bn /12 G+ I& Y' @. O% B+ b4 F
250th Cst Art Rgt /2! h3 n0 o6 W x5 Y
81st FA Bn /1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms6 d. Z* K/ p2 i1 u9 R
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.! \- O& f/ ^, }* P# Y2 c
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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* }, e$ ^7 e( d. i: [Japanese aircraft& |: O% I# |7 @
A6M2 Zero x 25
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F4F-3A Wildcat x 12
$ }0 Y, ^* [: b F4F-3 Wildcat x 127 B# q" M p1 d0 l6 ~% F3 M
SBD-3 Dauntless x 72
' j8 i9 C! e& s% w+ Q TBF-1 Avenger x 30: d3 s0 s0 C0 ^$ r) Q
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No Japanese losses' K) ]. U8 `; \
8 O) ~0 L% s2 x& kAllied aircraft losses% U3 }2 A9 h1 Z* I) m" A. E: p
F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed
4 M$ d- S' T/ I+ n" Q F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed; ?3 l5 m& O$ g% ?: \
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged
9 T6 M$ x0 j: G# I8 k SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak
( ]3 j' y/ U8 Z; m TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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% W! G) @% D# P$ {: {% E+ }Japanese Ships
_8 h. o9 a4 | Y CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
$ `. H5 Z2 q3 ^5 I CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
$ W. E! x( _5 m CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire6 l' @' ?7 ^& i# I
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires/ S1 A. m3 J6 X1 I
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 2
7 v8 g5 F( E3 _0 q& B% h6 l CA Furutaka+ h: j1 j* }' ]$ {
CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms1 m! J+ e8 O2 [+ v1 R8 j: g
# G0 h, v% z/ B6 lRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
! ~' P2 q& @# Q* REstimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Japanese aircraft X5 Z1 [( P' l; I
A6M2 Zero x 16, d+ O# x6 O% g. R
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h" F) R% q0 p( [ F4F-3P Wildcat x 12) R; J& K( Z; _# G) O
F4F-4 Wildcat x 15
" [$ H Q9 b( P# ]- V SBD-3 Dauntless x 51
9 I1 a. `% s, @: f4 `0 H TBF-1 Avenger x 301 h+ W! G6 T, s. s
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Japanese aircraft losses
" i( l3 S# w& `7 H! J A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed t- N6 U2 Y- V9 l: U
( x" p9 Q' f' I/ uAllied aircraft losses6 T' t1 u: Y9 @' H
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged O: m% m4 Z1 H- i# D$ m
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak# C6 x/ K: G) H/ n) U" I; {3 V6 ^
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged" s3 T. l& G; v1 }5 L5 l+ w2 [
3 Y2 ~1 T+ n! B v, ]+ TJapanese Ships* q6 V8 n% h4 [% R" \
CV Kaga, heavy fires' \ K. B! S3 S9 c8 {3 [* \7 X
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires: u8 M/ `# W# S$ L
CV Zuikaku, on fire) X4 l, z; U( h7 x8 z9 }. b, u
CV Akagi
- }, n/ r$ N/ {, t' W CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
) Y& R6 g* c4 X DD Tamanami4 ^! \8 ^, b0 _' x& R* m
CL Nagara
; T2 J# x& t+ j7 b$ r DD Oite+ r4 O0 |( U& N U
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire. d* i8 U' [3 |' y1 R# W6 l0 h/ L. t
CA Furutaka8 o- Z ` b5 m; }" N$ j
CA Kako, Bomb hits 1. Z; Y3 f+ N% }: d7 p
DD Minekaze4 N- y4 w$ p/ K8 C3 J
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u* n7 p* ?, s2 n5 I1 QMorning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,54
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$ V1 r2 W, H+ [Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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6 c/ r+ H1 A' Y- S* \, T! y- JRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.$ T4 {6 g6 t5 j9 {- Y1 |
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
. g8 ?" X( V; S. W5 P1 h A6M2 Zero x 33
, D, @% g0 f# T$ [! G+ c, I B5N2 Kate x 616 x7 s5 c$ ]# A
D3A1 Val x 44. Y' D0 {8 z$ _ f9 j
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Allied aircraft
. P7 ^6 ^& @7 L6 j F4F-3A Wildcat x 17
, m5 t: v/ B6 M* O F4F-3 Wildcat x 48
_# p) ^5 C! d0 o) z F4F-4 Wildcat x 81
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* }* L! F0 L7 O* aJapanese aircraft losses/ L9 Q! f/ A0 {, k+ Q1 m
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
G: b" }" S+ C B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged4 N. ?4 T- h4 f9 E9 ^7 \. L# w0 M
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
- `8 a" x( }( Z* [4 ?7 V/ _ D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged
3 [& f- B- X. F& l. e) d( I: Q D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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! I" a/ Y" N5 b7 {* A- ]" KAllied aircraft losses
0 o3 A) d3 O4 O0 u F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed( W1 P2 L: u' k, ], V' y, S. E
7 e w$ j2 w L) }Allied Ships
* b1 H- J$ b" u9 k7 Y CVE Copahee8 ]' |6 F7 C: o: [+ r
CV Yorktown
0 J. U) c1 K, s6 q* \ CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2
& _' v1 _- n9 R! _" g+ ]- M6 Q CLAA San Diego/ F6 A9 p/ h% u
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7 x# ^& }: C( \+ T" I8 M! FAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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% C" {( C! R' ~0 k3 tWeather in hex: Heavy cloud8 N* h# L% \6 K9 V1 y5 H
: W( B& F% N) g! }! uRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.' }% o$ {1 f9 q- q3 A
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes
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) c' }3 p2 r/ l3 b6 wJapanese aircraft
_8 X, X `' n9 k& z6 Q A6M2 Zero x 3* }; D% ]. k# m
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) g' h+ Q1 U& h F4F-3 Wildcat x 2
6 K' f; ?( C' v* e6 C SBD-3 Dauntless x 19& p7 T& i" x; ], A
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses; `; o4 u1 e. i1 D6 S. o
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed. S! e3 b8 W: s& W4 X) B7 O
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
; ]2 j/ H7 d) L+ |( N1 Z SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
' |' O7 i# o: l0 o CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
" y9 E' j/ p& R CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire; `0 m& H0 @4 X7 n/ ^
CV Akagi" S; B3 L* V1 I- r2 s
CV Zuikaku, on fire+ L1 G0 d6 w+ |
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage$ B8 l' h$ F( \$ z- n
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( K4 L2 g& |. C6 F+ uAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,578 t* t2 I, \$ {" F" K2 [ _3 Z$ T
& c! z& ~+ A8 {6 T! H! Q; ]2 MWeather in hex: Heavy cloud p! {+ E( ]5 v0 k% t
8 r& |, Y; z. A. U4 P' lRaid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.3 G0 I/ ~& J) ]0 r
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
5 d1 `: D! v6 s6 W A6M2 Zero x 2
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/ O) p. l1 u1 f$ e SBD-3 Dauntless x 2
7 i' K, S- X9 d9 H' n TBF-1 Avenger x 6
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3 Y3 H5 o8 _4 ANo Japanese losses
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8 e& S$ Y9 l ZNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
) Q: I5 }1 |4 A e2 |# B$ @# f% D& c: @ CV Akagi
* e& ~7 U$ A0 ^; Z 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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! o4 ~2 Y$ R, _# t1 z1 H( TRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
$ z1 M: r) ~8 `8 c+ d2 aEstimated time to target is 37 minutes
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Allied aircraft
p7 V2 H5 W- w5 E F4F-3 Wildcat x 5# @; h% F9 P5 b' i
TBF-1 Avenger x 32 M) ^7 ~9 m2 X; ~/ K; J+ h
5 ~/ b7 a$ `. N7 ~3 m: Z7 rAllied aircraft losses' I* [& e/ A% ]" [
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged/ h. A: x/ h7 ?9 H) v/ Q
: L; d, t5 s6 L; p& X, [+ FJapanese Ships
! V; O+ E3 ? {# J5 I2 b6 o+ K CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
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8 t/ I1 `# d: g6 g3 a8 eAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,565 ]! J% @! y/ J) P7 K+ @
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.5 X# j/ r& j$ M$ l' e% U! _! D
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
6 A) q' _# g: {1 e) z A6M2 Zero x 6( t( H! U3 X* Y- F, \3 J
B5N2 Kate x 15
3 }+ G4 z: I3 H5 R9 }+ y& ] D3A1 Val x 192 ~" M* I% f4 w/ d# ~: R: e
% F; c- K& g* L5 D2 N3 p T! fAllied aircraft: c, T) E( t7 P& D1 b5 R3 E$ b0 W+ x
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
3 v0 R4 A0 h9 H3 _3 v3 T F4F-4 Wildcat x 36
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Japanese aircraft losses y! a/ `! J' y+ R2 D5 N/ X
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
0 C8 Y! C. j8 v% s/ R6 O" O) V# F B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged8 M1 X# g/ X/ m! L* K* O( e6 A" ~
D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged: J N9 e& Q4 H- ~7 \+ Y
/ d6 }0 {9 Q- s' C" B5 f5 T y6 yAllied aircraft losses
7 P# r( a8 t ?+ l F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed( X) G1 \ k/ ?8 S, c c8 N
0 D& _3 j: x6 { TAllied Ships
8 P0 w, k' h- J5 v CV Lexington4 a3 j8 j8 k/ p7 a; Z. b
CV Saratoga
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. c8 I, L4 P# I9 SAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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% h1 t: }' S7 n+ T* T1 T1 SRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.3 h2 o, Z2 k1 B3 m' U
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Allied aircraft
" S$ W( Y# M! i% Y' w F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
6 M9 v& S1 d4 C+ j F4F-4 Wildcat x 126 v8 q9 P5 y9 B. E7 X! y c
SBD-3 Dauntless x 70' P3 I7 j6 Q$ i; V1 ^! A! s5 S0 \
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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Allied aircraft losses
. J. q2 \9 R- t2 S- E: m SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
' |" r" G2 q/ T3 d7 u TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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& P% m p. X3 o+ H. w' T7 @2 X5 K7 rJapanese Ships
j; r) M8 I& g7 K" H! g: H CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
, l: N. c( c& H7 T6 K$ Q- M CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
( w- h/ `# r) I; |* z DD Asakaze/ [0 p$ h) }& T" M" c. A' V9 n7 m
DD Tamanami! \" c8 w4 ?! n) g( S5 i6 u
DD Onami- z, C5 o$ R: X" V' D8 D) L
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage7 C6 J( X* \: f2 {+ W, U
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage, i+ O4 c) w3 O
DD Oite* c, s1 z) [ [6 u# o$ }
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
( f" i1 O6 F" ~% @6 Y DD Suzukaze5 @% q) h- U( ?
CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 17 @8 ^" D* j- [, A' w5 h
CL Nagara% }% Y3 E }6 z' ?/ E2 e
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4 }! f- t) {# ~/ yAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,578 B4 ~+ b0 }7 H
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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& R0 e& W/ U+ w) w) v7 N; N' @Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
6 J! R' L6 X( K1 bEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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. \& K7 a# T6 Z _- s% g- sAllied aircraft& O- s4 l; ?7 i( p" ?: ?7 J- D
A-24 Banshee x 2
+ Q) j: f2 B P, A) h! d SBD-3 Dauntless x 25
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7 h0 p+ J ?2 R/ oAllied aircraft losses5 N, N) V. a, }, K e' G* z# h
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
6 U% R" P: |; f t# K SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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7 }! X2 `6 ?# s0 u# eJapanese Ships# f8 v0 p% \* l; Q' R' \
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 C# \* M7 m& { CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 w8 M9 @( W W N$ K2 w CV Zuikaku, heavy fires
1 r) d0 E0 a& R2 g CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
; e, s' ~0 d) O \/ m DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage3 m8 B1 s# `" C0 }
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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& I: c y9 T2 g# k/ k' ?. r* XAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud: s2 `. q0 }/ Q
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Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.3 x+ g( Y f# p* s! a L: O
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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A-24 Banshee x 14
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Allied aircraft losses
: x4 d1 Y: B+ K' A9 Z3 O A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged6 R1 W7 ?5 M# p0 k/ C% u
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Japanese Ships$ `9 z3 ^7 i4 z8 l7 o- J$ [
CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ Y; s8 ]9 z0 m8 M$ M+ k CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
# a, p+ |5 F1 J2 f7 `/ u( e+ R3 }& \ DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 Y9 C. C* O, @; _; W0 M CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage0 x+ ~- O, \2 \$ k* k
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& ]5 U G2 V |! _( l, K, yAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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3 j5 S: X( U" ? E! mWeather in hex: Heavy cloud& ?0 R1 Y7 L% D- [
+ O: Y3 N( w( v5 o, j! w- j5 vRaid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.7 F9 N4 b: L3 k% `0 X n! R
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
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Allied aircraft2 X& P/ J' B, ]# N1 K$ z
A-24 Banshee x 2
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3 u/ O/ C8 d; @5 ~No Allied losses" q* e% u N7 e* d' l S( n
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Japanese Ships+ x/ Z: R g3 J
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires+ e. l R$ U* r0 b
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2 T+ E% z+ D& eAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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& e7 l* z) k, H I; P. sWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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: K0 W( `$ e4 n3 w) eRaid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
7 s: D5 }. n; P4 F- lEstimated time to target is 24 minutes
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Allied aircraft7 ?% x5 C( W5 k- v
F4F-3A Wildcat x 2
9 |7 i9 h& |% d! d! d. b, ]3 }0 n SBD-3 Dauntless x 31& J7 e& A0 w$ ?7 v4 _; e; k8 v
TBF-1 Avenger x 157 Q7 Z( D* `5 r* N8 A! i
$ F8 a5 C* Z9 i; }& cAllied aircraft losses% e- {& _7 ?0 t) k# p
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged8 l# @$ s# l% e+ ]# d7 Q6 `- M5 a& m
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
# D. m7 T. S( t2 L% P CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage' L8 {% K4 ]9 {# g) C) E7 _7 z) o. d
DD Oite3 O T1 O4 x$ ]+ \5 I
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
% t1 o5 w0 o, l5 [4 X CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ \5 ^; M# x6 f& ^8 a, p3 `/ ] CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
( K s! |) y+ | DD Onami( {! ]. V% T) o
DD Tamanami( [5 ~6 B+ E. w! `2 b3 y* R
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire
7 ~& N1 g9 M( D, a8 K1 R# u: j* Z; ? DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 1
3 D5 J8 X( F4 _/ ~ N/ B DD Minekaze
) j! G4 X) A& y* v( T4 U: h, Y! _ DD Asakaze
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud" C! u) q: C1 C a2 x
+ o! t4 \- x" q8 bRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
% i O1 n' F. V% m g$ E2 b+ nEstimated time to target is 30 minutes" y: U7 G4 M0 w3 f1 [- h4 r) }
8 q0 F [+ I' X" p2 qJapanese aircraft
|* r& w1 ^, [/ F no flights; x8 Q# c2 R/ i* I. {( {
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Allied aircraft
, \1 T. I X, L9 |8 {) H F4F-3P Wildcat x 10) ]+ w6 N+ i& c# d
F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
: b5 O" ]! `: O% ?& G SBD-3 Dauntless x 63* ?1 L1 z! c5 d: {1 ^
TBF-1 Avenger x 18: P/ I0 k& D& B3 c, [: s
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No Japanese losses
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2 Z/ a; H: a5 _ YAllied aircraft losses7 ]/ h i4 s- P, L) a# m) x
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
) c( z% A" R9 r7 ^ TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged5 n9 a! n" j. x8 c4 n9 C! O+ }
$ U* D( |6 P" b; G2 E+ S1 [Japanese Ships
* w% W2 M" r$ z; i& \ CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 J- F* @' h6 M, A, _4 y CA Kako, and is sunk
; { o$ R) {. ^; ~% E CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage- c$ v$ W3 J2 \* o
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
& V& l) Y1 a5 U4 G+ o* E DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk: z( M% }4 x1 d) @5 V/ k( k! U. R
DD Onami
. Z. q! p* C6 q DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk% ^9 Y( G" W+ q" T2 q& l4 I
DD Asakaze* _/ m( x4 ]( w+ g0 w
DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage" _7 v3 X- X/ P' `
DD Oite7 U+ ^) J+ v8 o' i }7 T8 b9 ^
DD Minekaze
( W: u! l Z% B3 |5 w* j- ?: K DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,574 d- S6 r" p! Z. X
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud) `) K+ B6 }" x8 `! y
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Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.- _1 @$ R% b, l' V$ U" O. e
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes5 E0 @ j1 j/ E. |& m
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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- a. Y9 }! u' v! J/ ~: i& {+ e CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage( U+ ?( ^! `3 [ A, p% y( K
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 [5 |# _' `" a; l) ^ DD Sawakaze) e" Z' I) ?8 G
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |