AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 425 Q( G$ k* g D' D
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# F, a5 C/ @% K, Q% F盟军正式登陆阿图岛
$ E. k, {( N& 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9 D8 P! J# [- J* K) ]
58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩
7 j! z: E) _5 ~0 Q: @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& H8 \/ \5 H+ H; }% @' i# z4 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9 b. ?! z% R. ]3 z W) L- m: Y
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3 |, y4 D9 l. \3 p
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8 w2 @( w I! q4 i# VAmphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49)
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' ~$ @& @& O% D# xTF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,49+ h* ?0 Q7 m" L. W
. o! o; B4 c! I) lAllied ground losses:
3 q* ~4 n$ }; c1 Z, X S 253 casualties reported6 s& k$ n; j4 z1 u* e$ X- I
Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled
z* W( D# w, A" j) H- c7 g- X Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled P W: ?* r+ l
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 p% L5 g1 a: U3 C
Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)
/ F% h- ?# `$ j4 b 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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2 E1 k1 i3 m! W0 G g9 wAttacking force 5357 troops, 43 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 97# q1 J. Q; i: S7 E8 E
- G: y( b5 o7 o M$ x2 W7 h9 xDefending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 426 `2 C% W( J! Q6 m9 e( U R. s
. \2 q; N' M6 d& f4 J; u% P+ lJapanese adjusted assault: 0
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Allied adjusted defense: 339
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; x$ Q: C1 M9 D0 N+ O* b8 PJapanese assault odds: 1 to 99
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" ^" r. f( c0 b4 E6 ZCombat modifiers
- t' u8 h: H/ x. L! hDefender: terrain(+)9 k% u4 j7 Q1 }1 `6 t1 w4 W- z
Attacker:
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Japanese ground losses:
5 i' N# [2 I( v6 u9 s6 z 1597 casualties reported! A- C/ O' a0 j; L/ \, \0 R
Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled
3 M' H. y+ i8 F* t) w5 g) J! z Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled/ Q9 T! ?) J" J. g& a* s
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled, v, y. Q; r4 X
Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)* s4 ^2 o, J j+ e
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)3 z; T4 j5 O7 }
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled4 v! I2 q# |) N6 i/ ^* r" V' o4 @
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
' S6 \( s" L- `/ x! Y1 i6 x. ^ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled8 T4 x, {2 L% H2 D3 M; l# ]
' ?6 ]7 |2 b) {# z& b) {Assaulting units:
/ u; N7 M2 j1 k# V2 I! n 3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion+ t2 [: _ U5 i( W# ]
302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion5 c0 e1 k6 D0 O6 W, V
12th Indpt SNLF Coy 6 ~' X- ^1 p: r$ `. v
7th Base Force9 _2 A' }. X$ z4 P* g
8th Field AF Construction Battalion
: F. i/ t& y" W7 e$ v- ~' O 5th IJN AA Battalion
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6 j5 l& U9 V' f' v3 _, ^* s, JDefending units:0 s: Z+ u/ m! G9 T0 E
Americal Infantry Div /1* {! x/ ~. m2 L3 T/ k4 h8 X
4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /15 P3 _' _ f: t, `# e- d
201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1* m8 O& \. V7 g+ U! T' j
151st Combat Engr Rgt /1- s0 D8 W$ G, X+ ]* q
153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
+ m8 W) J: e" |7 R# k& I 198th FA Bn /1( a$ U/ w1 d& m/ w0 n: z0 K
250th Cst Art Rgt /2
% O3 h' X5 o( ?: C3 q 81st FA Bn /1
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/ p1 P6 s* B9 m z |1 Q0 }0 v6 tMorning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57, U5 Q! T, q, {3 [
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
% V, g2 H3 w, [* |2 l6 GEstimated time to target is 30 minutes9 U! V+ W) }% P$ ^$ I
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Japanese aircraft3 M( N8 J6 a5 n2 t8 M9 ^
A6M2 Zero x 25
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Allied aircraft' e0 u! e2 b# K. e
F4F-3A Wildcat x 12
2 O b; x% t$ M, }% J7 V4 ~ F4F-3 Wildcat x 12: U5 P) I C, N5 S' g4 W, R3 a& L) n: f
SBD-3 Dauntless x 72
: n6 U: V" b7 k: `0 Q5 K( t- S d TBF-1 Avenger x 30$ P3 @9 \; \: i8 n; v2 |
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No Japanese losses% v" H8 U3 R9 U% L5 P
) C! g) Q* L( E; J& vAllied aircraft losses
% n% c) e% |: Y5 n/ ^- b F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed
9 R. b c0 m( H! u5 z* P g4 Q F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed! _0 i' B$ k: _: L- Y$ G
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged
4 |& \' f8 V" u( Y' \2 \9 X7 y# f SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak
5 R/ b6 o2 v* H g% c q' a TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged) e: r# F6 U. |
0 B' j# S& y- c* s( U6 R6 jJapanese Ships
6 t h& _1 k( ^ t- F% a l, O3 M( | CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
3 V" n# U- E( N CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 19 _6 R) f0 x$ Y
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire2 S4 B( K% F! r3 Z
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires
2 b3 E9 g' m& z$ r/ Q+ T; q CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 2/ v$ T+ H( {5 p4 W Y2 O! ~
CA Furutaka
j1 q! o0 a, M9 }9 |- ] 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: Thunderstorms
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' G+ b7 R: ~1 k1 J/ y5 Q3 \: G/ IRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
- i; Q7 b1 }+ r0 dEstimated time to target is 31 minutes' x3 s8 E( R% Q
8 n3 O: U0 \! ^& C ~3 i2 KJapanese aircraft, Z* C. A) d# }' {! q
A6M2 Zero x 16) x$ E: ]. o3 T
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Allied aircraft
9 b$ ?) T& I% I5 i F4F-3P Wildcat x 12
: Q$ E, L6 N' F- q6 x) U F4F-4 Wildcat x 15
6 S' I, A9 _+ t+ F! O' W SBD-3 Dauntless x 51
% O3 V; T% X1 ] TBF-1 Avenger x 30$ q" U v2 k* F7 {8 a% r Z- b% K/ R
4 w$ O% p7 ]6 A- ?Japanese aircraft losses
; T( [+ e$ R: f: n* R( U- n( q A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed/ v Z% }1 J9 o6 }0 r9 J: |$ ?
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Allied aircraft losses2 j1 B! I. b. r$ _! J5 y: ^
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged8 r% b$ H' I) f: R8 _
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak+ w* a% x6 \% }5 H1 S
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged9 m4 ^. {2 }% T# o2 ?; v: n$ s# S
) ]# H$ c, R& v4 O7 K; T: RJapanese Ships
. w* C" W7 v. n8 e6 r CV Kaga, heavy fires
1 P0 D4 O( m6 u* J6 ]3 y CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
H3 A/ K P4 v( G a CV Zuikaku, on fire3 m4 Z& w$ i1 M' a5 `4 W
CV Akagi
: v) Q" o4 D& d+ _. q5 H4 C1 ? CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
. e3 \7 T2 w/ X; V! V DD Tamanami
3 k4 u- T" y2 x, n; b CL Nagara
+ s' ^' R H% v0 l DD Oite
6 K! j( c$ r4 w7 Q( V) _ DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire
7 v/ M7 `/ w, [* J9 j) _% q CA Furutaka% @) c+ M) g. Z* w7 [: R
CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
/ U+ x& z5 N5 U+ F |+ l: l! V! U& F DD Minekaze# o7 T+ g/ D& Q- {
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,54
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; g. o* y' H6 K1 xWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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, t( j. G$ w6 q7 D eRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.' S1 g* B4 i6 Z" u2 Z$ u% J6 W
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
* V/ `1 S7 X" n A6M2 Zero x 33" N0 J- ~2 T Q" d
B5N2 Kate x 61
" Q' D* x* P% `# J3 l- T6 J D3A1 Val x 44/ z+ ` }; z3 M- M0 B4 e
1 V) H+ b" B. x8 y3 u( ZAllied aircraft
5 I# R( c; o; i( T F4F-3A Wildcat x 17
( `/ f, F; W/ y; L0 C3 C3 w$ T. N F4F-3 Wildcat x 48
; ^9 B) X9 ]" q F4F-4 Wildcat x 81- k3 M: `0 g1 ^9 z
) Q( O0 m' n( {0 ^( p# CJapanese aircraft losses
3 a# m% Z [) Y2 x A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed: B" Y4 n, `2 V# L. m6 |5 `9 M
B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged
! [2 X& u E$ G3 `3 T B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
4 n6 ~# |9 S0 ] D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged4 Q- S j9 N. u! f
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses
$ C- o5 W9 |8 N4 ?* k' C! c8 m m F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships& v" L) B i0 g: X; e/ x
CVE Copahee( }; \7 d! i8 U2 J4 V2 W$ w: p" N
CV Yorktown6 R$ ]. B) w/ B. j' O# v
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 28 D3 p/ R% ]% {& j& i
CLAA San Diego
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57+ e% f* H" |1 Q& J; w) {3 G0 [
+ \4 E( l; ~. r* PWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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8 e \3 ?2 _3 cRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.; [+ O3 k/ b9 _6 E! ~
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes V% j3 r+ i1 B& L
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Japanese aircraft
2 L4 g+ }) `8 w. v% M A6M2 Zero x 3
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Allied aircraft5 T, G. {' ^1 p8 `, c. E! x/ ]) n
F4F-3 Wildcat x 2% Y, R, v' c! B+ @4 b5 R+ x& w4 `2 j6 ~
SBD-3 Dauntless x 19
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( z% A* `9 V# L7 S+ v E' INo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
$ ~8 Q. W- X5 w6 q; g/ g$ G F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed! r- \. s4 H3 y+ ^$ w/ f9 I3 \9 r
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged" l; X, q, o' P' p m/ ^: D
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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) J9 N$ j: ]; T; h _- l7 `+ oJapanese Ships
8 R. `3 C9 u5 T5 ]1 z CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
! c* d; _- \' Z8 K: d% P CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire
7 `1 D: \, g1 C( T* Q CV Akagi5 w1 G3 U6 r. Z; z
CV Zuikaku, on fire; R- }8 H$ G2 ^% }/ T9 g2 Y: m
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage+ H f, G$ a" }9 M" h- N( r; J
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57& r( e: i8 I0 L5 t8 r0 o
: F" l5 [) {7 c8 Y! s" QWeather in hex: Heavy cloud9 @/ j2 V) E: S2 x! f
: U2 r6 P1 S1 E) dRaid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.$ ]3 N' X, R: P$ d
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes9 O8 d, p% l* o$ A |& d8 I+ H' x
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Japanese aircraft
4 p3 B6 R: ]$ L- Z& F2 f8 `6 N, K( H A6M2 Zero x 21 T9 K+ s5 G* ]* F% @2 c
2 b6 b3 b& L, G# q- v0 lAllied aircraft
& J. z1 h# b) o4 l; K SBD-3 Dauntless x 2& v- P) u& O( ~! u
TBF-1 Avenger x 61 U' u8 S" s; H- |
. |' c5 W( W( N6 S3 B6 NNo Japanese losses8 O9 W2 B Y# \- O0 [6 r
3 A' N( X3 b+ K$ a- } q, ^No Allied losses
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/ M$ Z: u" g8 W y# }Japanese Ships
4 Q* U4 u6 Z1 |5 F Q CV Akagi
7 w/ j8 {. P A( h/ {* F CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage7 B1 _9 W' j; [ E0 A# i1 x# X
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57) U0 c& J) {( q5 I# Y
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud0 r& e% ~6 e, w. x8 H
' I4 P8 W* G8 l( k. _* GRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.$ h) P+ t9 V6 @
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes9 w/ N1 ?: }8 }! z6 ^ q G" f
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Allied aircraft" r: u. O4 c$ x8 h3 Z: S* r0 N
F4F-3 Wildcat x 5
" m8 t$ f3 d3 H/ s) b7 N TBF-1 Avenger x 3
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Allied aircraft losses
; C# Z1 ~0 u0 _! M) j# x4 e# J TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged& g5 A$ y/ z, S4 s
0 W+ d1 ^6 E" M$ j2 NJapanese Ships9 C/ `9 i# Z3 M: I, m$ h
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
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/ }: Z, l, o" S; P- @3 uAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,56
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: F7 n; E2 \, `3 x3 o ]Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
- W" I5 @* b% l9 n3 CEstimated time to target is 15 minutes9 T% B) \% y4 [0 a6 ]- p
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Japanese aircraft
h# b; _5 x' r2 F. n5 Q5 E- B A6M2 Zero x 6
& _: n% \, l% l B5N2 Kate x 15
d* v; p7 S) Y. F; } D3A1 Val x 19
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3 j- T5 d. L- C1 \: L) u F4F-3 Wildcat x 360 f9 A3 h w1 t3 Z/ t R
F4F-4 Wildcat x 36
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Japanese aircraft losses
# P$ N8 z$ P4 n0 V; O8 R7 v7 Y A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed4 p+ X# f' B, e2 H' x
B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged0 l4 w+ k4 l0 T# x; @! O
D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged$ {) Y' e: E% ~1 ^8 g3 I: F
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Allied aircraft losses5 u! F! x. a2 m+ j$ q# V5 R T" O4 L
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed% F- v/ u \7 k& a1 n
# y- C$ p |' C, m, B. XAllied Ships
; `6 c( F$ h: c; ~& X CV Lexington
, X; [* ^0 x6 b6 ^+ o/ T. z3 m CV Saratoga; M* d0 p3 J: @2 n" Y! m" g
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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T' Q0 L/ O- `* [ jWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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. u+ c# T) L7 D% ?; G$ D* [* yRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
# G# X o8 s+ t- z REstimated time to target is 31 minutes7 Y9 M7 s; q2 C1 ?; z h
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Allied aircraft( g" C a7 j0 Z/ S
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
& F# c' `$ W, L3 N F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
% C& q4 Q# X- b SBD-3 Dauntless x 70! A& M; m* `6 I* Z* c! G: Q
TBF-1 Avenger x 30! \6 g- ], ?1 } S2 s" i
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Allied aircraft losses! j' S8 T: A: D) W" I% S2 P
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged3 R2 O! b! Q% E/ `
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged5 J. z3 D6 f( e) A6 Q' w4 y; H o
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Japanese Ships
+ G6 N E2 a: C* T3 H CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage1 @0 J) x4 b; G4 ?* d
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires9 @; m2 V! L8 S3 ?9 u
DD Asakaze- g X/ V$ K4 d7 y
DD Tamanami
3 Z& {4 j; b3 s" K8 P$ U, r% f DD Onami
& X% s. g* ~! u( a DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage( M( z) O( f$ d; K+ S' l
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
& y9 E' E7 ?; Y/ c8 E* i DD Oite& \) N+ o$ d- ]$ X% V j
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage4 |8 p! S6 S* L! l
DD Suzukaze. P+ ~" x" H! ]% O( D
CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1
) I1 ^2 P5 w o' h7 B- \0 { CL Nagara E% f. ^. H. l( u" Y
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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- Z2 T6 ~- y& n: M# Q" g) E! I/ LWeather in hex: Heavy cloud6 r$ X1 P$ D3 k1 U: v, H
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Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.( ~. W/ T/ w8 b2 }$ [/ S4 R
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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! @: K- k' F! k2 d" o7 gAllied aircraft) G. t4 a s/ ]. @# }" e/ b
A-24 Banshee x 2
2 b- S; |1 g* E* Q5 D5 \, @, S SBD-3 Dauntless x 25
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Allied aircraft losses
! @1 a0 K" x2 X% p9 { A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged2 k& y' ^3 M8 ~% E. F( A, T
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage+ |# M0 \' A! F: `9 F+ M
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage3 m) J0 H* P! w
CV Zuikaku, heavy fires1 r6 Q- R$ H; {! C3 x( |
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
" Y7 v7 |) ?/ x' ^2 K4 Z DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 N& E2 c2 {. N9 a' v% `7 ~7 C CV Kaga, 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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Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
: D. L( j# \! f; i* E; w- f0 vEstimated time to target is 12 minutes: l8 Z W2 t5 C, q
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Allied aircraft2 n- J9 \, Y% A; J; N" { ?
A-24 Banshee x 14
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" H9 t3 A- n- x @( TAllied aircraft losses# |# D, R1 a: n- A
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged' M* ^0 ~: B s% `! G2 l
, t- }, \- O2 Z2 J1 d6 lJapanese Ships
) h( n( d6 A0 P CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage2 a, ]: Z3 F; f6 d" {, y8 P
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage. k& u+ O; A6 g6 w& Y% A
DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage
! t) p- ]+ G# t# ~ CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,572 Q/ v1 `6 D+ r$ f
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud. d- i' d9 z4 z) L
+ b$ |8 U c3 n" N- |Raid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.8 n( D% i* G, N
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
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0 Y( ?1 z, _0 W* L/ CAllied aircraft
# o `! [# N t$ J% [ A-24 Banshee x 2' w; m6 x# E3 G( R2 m" [6 t
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
/ B- L7 j# L& V4 u/ N' G5 ? CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires7 }2 ]7 @1 O5 ~0 [: j7 J5 l4 G
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! q! Z! ? H0 G2 G6 j4 lAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud+ \3 w* r5 E$ d, n" r# O1 B" e6 C
$ b4 l" G z1 j3 k4 a1 y( I) kRaid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.4 D9 p u5 U# I$ u
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes/ N) H# w; }) G) F
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Allied aircraft& J3 e/ Y) s6 m: @' i2 s
F4F-3A Wildcat x 2
4 Z3 i9 O* j# j9 _8 b/ l2 y SBD-3 Dauntless x 31
# R* U1 C& }( n" ]4 Z- z TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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Allied aircraft losses
8 s/ _3 F. [' z$ k) S SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
! V/ N9 h/ z. M1 A2 Z. Q4 j P% _ TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships: D2 F+ g( J" v B/ H3 I# R
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
& c1 Y9 T: E/ b* | DD Oite: @. w- S2 M j
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
$ y" |8 T. Z1 ?5 f7 \# N CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage$ r* x& |6 @# y9 z) k+ ~
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
8 H; d% N& { A/ ~' r DD Onami
8 X a8 H0 j) [ }# t DD Tamanami
- P! A2 C. E2 f" Y+ _" H CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire
$ F x. R! @& g DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 17 Z( m [: D6 E- u2 \0 Q
DD Minekaze; ^/ D' \; T$ C
DD Asakaze
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57) d, u! c" ?: P2 g
- w* b* m) _1 u& L% H* a6 \& p. JWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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% E8 L, ~' X9 A0 C; LRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
3 K4 h+ ^2 o5 @Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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8 K! ~ M5 k2 C8 ], UJapanese aircraft/ i3 R9 R6 {6 y* {) }4 s' p
no flights
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' S; u4 Q% h \# ]. U D1 SAllied aircraft
# f2 _. I6 n% O' e; x$ J' f+ K( q7 G F4F-3P Wildcat x 10, J9 ~0 Y9 g( ]; ~ ]
F4F-4 Wildcat x 14) M, c* ^+ W5 M9 E( O
SBD-3 Dauntless x 63
H8 H2 R6 }0 P& q2 m( h TBF-1 Avenger x 18& M. M1 D( X& ^
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No Japanese losses& T, L6 h |( F0 q& ~7 U+ b
0 X8 d- q+ ?5 Y2 z" _2 b4 yAllied aircraft losses- E" \" y0 s5 t' i& j% N2 G. U1 |
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships6 F- f% Q" N- ^+ h3 O
CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 n" F0 x4 o; y7 F CA Kako, and is sunk+ y2 D& ^* H: K2 j6 {5 O4 m; C
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage# v. \! X5 ~! f+ b+ u/ g
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
$ f4 S+ M, h" Z( Q9 y$ R DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk. f4 {, f+ Z% P/ c. K2 w
DD Onami
9 U0 X- i1 g& B: ?4 o" U( m DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk @; A& V$ H5 Q; Y3 H! f3 o. G8 \
DD Asakaze
& G+ W1 d* ^: {% m/ O$ M DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage' ~- c: E% o! \0 ]
DD Oite
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DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire; D; @7 q, t' b* K# x' J* V% V
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57) D/ X- F0 b+ O7 N6 t+ V1 p
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud/ \/ ?) ^/ `' k
0 x' P' z" ]" @! {. l" w" YRaid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
) }- {& h1 O6 ~! X. |Estimated time to target is 13 minutes( p; r! B, J: o R, r
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Allied aircraft
; N1 t) i5 p2 v8 N! L" Z( \; ] SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
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Allied aircraft losses
, M( n- g1 k0 n SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
Y; V0 E7 [; G. P1 z1 f' y1 d CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
) i! D* M A# E3 v7 n) Y CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
; t) v0 @! J' T ~% `2 E l( M! _: E DD Sawakaze
( X2 D j1 p' X+ J( \6 d7 h DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |