AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 42
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- @2 v3 Q) A; a盟军正式登陆阿图岛$ T3 r6 X4 M. X. f; K; X
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
- a( X; ~( \) e6 C5 C% I7 @0 E58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩
' {- S8 o! T/ [0 L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" d/ C% W" i2 L3 L
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 Y' G% w0 f" p( }: X0 m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
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: n9 F8 I; U* N+ k) qAmphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49)
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TF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,49
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Allied ground losses:
+ K0 ^' d6 W) a d5 g. g P 253 casualties reported
' b9 R+ M: {$ E0 y% k) N& Z6 I Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled
3 p. }& _9 U! n9 Y Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
. ?/ B- A' B2 O8 ?4 j Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 }# M K5 ~& T- m4 z Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)
$ t( H) M$ w& r e6 |' J Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)6 ?0 C& m& M+ m1 r$ B3 U- n2 X
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Ground combat at Attu Island (153,49)
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Japanese Deliberate attack0 `( d8 T9 ]' W- s q5 D
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Attacking force 5357 troops, 43 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 97
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+ S- F- j+ J3 ODefending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 426$ _0 r" n) w2 M! Y2 o
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Japanese adjusted assault: 0
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Allied adjusted defense: 339 9 {! R" s/ Y+ V0 M1 \- O
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 99
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Combat modifiers3 W& M \ G, k
Defender: terrain(+)
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Japanese ground losses:) h* [* S2 F) W T$ r
1597 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled- O8 \2 z" d; S! X G4 Q+ ~
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled
, U( P# O* Z5 v2 Q Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)5 J4 }* | B) `# R3 R" V1 y `
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)$ m: N l. [# K* d1 z
. ^" u. B) H$ U0 n& @ J; A. xAllied ground losses:. S5 ~7 L; f2 K7 @# m3 f1 r1 V
100 casualties reported+ u+ B- t* ~4 L# I2 F3 e; Y. d
Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
9 w$ _' j, c$ A3 _ W' X9 N6 J- { Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
+ q# Q% P9 j" o- k& h- a Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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2 C* w% ^0 Z) |, ?/ w" m FAssaulting units:
1 m; ?: N/ H% L, M0 V 3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion6 T: y! ]+ u4 |2 t2 O
302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion! d) W2 y8 H+ [0 b
12th Indpt SNLF Coy
! {5 ^, K9 h) k8 S( F0 m 7th Base Force
9 F5 r! B8 g6 E/ p. ~- x8 B 8th Field AF Construction Battalion1 R; E/ \- e, P; \- c
5th IJN AA Battalion
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9 [) Q3 q, f6 U2 ODefending units:; |" v c$ |8 _5 i
Americal Infantry Div /1
$ n& K* F( E: M8 d3 X 4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /1& i" z! V. z* f
201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /18 R O! \$ \$ A7 p! e+ L5 d0 i
151st Combat Engr Rgt /1; K4 @) J# Z2 i5 `; t! n* s v' Z7 t$ Z
153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
5 S9 o' b3 Y9 s$ [& U/ w 198th FA Bn /1, X/ I1 f9 b6 b8 N# [: H0 j
250th Cst Art Rgt /25 Q" l/ X% D- Y9 n
81st FA Bn /1( U2 E# ~ p/ s
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1 [) ~. \/ Q7 X& r" S2 OMorning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57, l+ o6 q0 x6 v
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms8 q/ w3 H: h2 s- o" J$ j! N
" N, i% v) f; L. R8 sRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.# |" e( I# b: e( p; z4 Y
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes. O2 }9 A( `7 R4 E1 _
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Japanese aircraft) `& C( n2 g+ d
A6M2 Zero x 25
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Allied aircraft
I1 u, L- d+ X. ]8 |6 | F4F-3A Wildcat x 12' I3 R9 |8 p) g. p* |1 C3 X
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
* Y8 }) g S" d3 T SBD-3 Dauntless x 72
) i. b, A7 y1 _ TBF-1 Avenger x 30/ {* x" ]7 K( T& c3 _
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
5 y7 o `, g7 H, H F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed
# J- R5 P4 s3 u+ p: f, P, @ F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed: X6 ^9 ^0 H* J/ g; W5 B
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged, {9 @- ^; ~( ?/ K( X
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak9 E6 U3 S V* ?% g0 _" o2 `
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged0 r4 f9 [- ^/ `; V
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Japanese Ships
$ \$ ? G+ S/ e CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
! G7 l$ V1 f& V4 w CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 18 }' i# L- { K$ }0 H: I4 l
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire
5 G% B9 t& x& |6 M CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires
2 `8 b. T% ]; `- O( K+ I2 n" i CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 23 i/ Z, Z1 P; W% R, c
CA Furutaka0 e5 W* ^7 d* E
CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,574 Y0 `/ x8 {+ Q$ E1 l
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; x5 h6 {; M2 b! Z. |+ xRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.& ~. f O3 k6 `$ f6 V. ]
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes9 U' f$ N; s6 o
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Japanese aircraft
4 O, j l- a" G$ L! j9 o1 t, ?7 g A6M2 Zero x 16
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F4F-3P Wildcat x 128 E7 _, k9 ?- n3 O5 P. i* a# K
F4F-4 Wildcat x 15
0 P7 j% y! B. J5 t% F! S* m SBD-3 Dauntless x 51( _8 e: w6 P7 L: \, m& [
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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7 \, }9 n; m4 a- IJapanese aircraft losses, S H- n/ a) U( o# ^; L) }0 q! D
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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6 Q% O8 g2 o3 J3 `+ f9 \ SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
; H, T) s8 W* S8 [ SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak8 v. q8 N( N R4 `# }1 A: l1 V
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged( i5 O$ R& I7 x6 e0 m9 s# n
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Japanese Ships
" w) C/ J7 s# |4 s CV Kaga, heavy fires- a3 d+ f* N q R; l& F9 g
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires# _0 @: j5 t4 Q) F1 n% E4 A- p9 _
CV Zuikaku, on fire
! I+ ~1 I. Q0 |, `* r CV Akagi+ F+ u( y, o" s! y& @
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage* r ?7 T0 v2 e; i; ]
DD Tamanami
. D8 b# Q- J3 S+ i CL Nagara
& Y+ ~1 e* }! U, | DD Oite3 h- M) \/ ~7 H
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire
, F! |* ^& \& K1 m s CA Furutaka/ b4 D1 Y$ J8 d, P$ B+ e9 N
CA Kako, Bomb hits 1# f+ U" j- }# v
DD Minekaze
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% A7 q. x; t7 b2 t# N' O e N( RMorning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,54% B6 O' K8 s) c; A, K4 o1 q0 S
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) I' k/ ^7 `- K, Q8 rRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet., E% p& d7 P+ l0 G& G
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes+ l X# P# j6 j( {8 G
$ |; t/ M) ]5 j( h# y2 d* HJapanese aircraft
9 v/ C& p, r/ d$ h+ {3 L9 g A6M2 Zero x 33
1 R7 v: K( p$ v, V5 F* y B5N2 Kate x 61
8 g) O& o D. P: `7 c. V3 M D3A1 Val x 44
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Allied aircraft
( C8 b) j9 U- u9 O6 F F4F-3A Wildcat x 17
1 j. ^6 _- O; f* ?1 h5 ] F4F-3 Wildcat x 48
- ?1 x1 }; n, `4 @% |& D8 o& l F4F-4 Wildcat x 81
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Japanese aircraft losses* [: u T6 c, |- f7 W) b
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
. e0 M* k9 ~6 O( }/ i" J B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged. _0 y2 q$ U* l7 V3 o+ G
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
7 T! q& l1 F) z7 ?3 e D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged
% Z, A. F, A4 L4 v6 C D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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" P: n/ V3 {' m p F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed3 K/ H& f+ x( F1 o( O: l
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Allied Ships; x. m4 r- h( z2 H/ m( G% d
CVE Copahee
: M1 w7 T1 y& v/ E+ |6 a2 V$ e CV Yorktown! O% ^6 I L0 {* o W: W8 ^+ O
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2
$ H: m% M0 B% [' {2 B CLAA San Diego9 N) J: }) q3 T" f
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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\2 @' F+ H- I2 ~, n0 YWeather in hex: Heavy cloud+ V5 t* U4 g) J9 s& _
7 n# C2 v9 @% j- m6 K$ i" R; s( gRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
6 N n' m4 [ T1 l; \9 u3 yEstimated time to target is 29 minutes
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Japanese aircraft! e3 I4 v$ s5 d/ @( n
A6M2 Zero x 3' a. N {- K& ~. [- a' X" ~0 O
- [" U2 D% R" K0 {, a1 zAllied aircraft: ^# q c4 n: k
F4F-3 Wildcat x 2# Q' e* G- y8 l L/ r0 P- x X
SBD-3 Dauntless x 19
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No Japanese losses; J$ {4 ^, I$ s. `
6 A! n2 b2 @, Z8 G; G2 xAllied aircraft losses/ F6 Q' F& V8 Y) D6 t
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed3 x" v/ ?1 J" v2 J9 g
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
: d" ^0 c5 {3 E- O% B, r SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak3 V" a P* |* N( b& q0 U! V7 I
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Japanese Ships# S( j' ?# v7 P
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage1 i0 ?# z1 V6 d( F
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire
& E a. s$ w; t/ h9 m CV Akagi
- W; D( j w! v9 S' b CV Zuikaku, on fire/ B" ~+ I: K! `8 ~, {
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage# Z* V3 j2 i$ q* q) ?3 L, B
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud8 U3 H6 C s) r2 X- D
8 v* V, F7 c7 ?- g- Z& G& c- q& cRaid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
: ?& p! a( c2 {; o+ T! e5 \Estimated time to target is 25 minutes
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( d. N# h! `# W* DJapanese aircraft
4 z9 i7 A2 m- b A6M2 Zero x 2
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Allied aircraft1 H t* F- x& l$ O- H: B; T
SBD-3 Dauntless x 26 h% `9 X$ K. A% x
TBF-1 Avenger x 6
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No Japanese losses
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships9 i/ F! {+ D7 V
CV Akagi2 e. x- R1 F' X4 Q) w( [$ m1 S
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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3 m0 Z* M3 x* ` w+ J, U* uAfternoon 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 15,000 feet.( p* ]4 O9 C# e
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes
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/ q5 N4 i' o v5 n( S/ SAllied aircraft' U: o1 @3 ~+ W; F
F4F-3 Wildcat x 5& q4 s, g+ b" t; v! t Z
TBF-1 Avenger x 3% q4 Y9 G* W" e; B$ L& ]
% o2 w; N. Q7 g' r' ~& ~Allied aircraft losses8 r6 n% d/ X; M( b, o" |: Q7 i
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships2 h' [& `7 U6 l* y6 q8 U
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 15 a1 F) s6 f) |4 P! u
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3 J& e- m5 u1 HAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,56( s: K) L! k) Q0 x% L
3 `0 {& [! Y5 U# m8 S' i% hWeather in hex: Heavy rain) D6 z) b) j& q" o! [: s( q
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
" B# ?1 z/ u9 Z1 yEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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# j3 \( ~ T W: \Japanese aircraft
3 e0 O* i( M5 M. |+ F A6M2 Zero x 6
. d8 x; p' M \6 `- w% T, U8 V: D B5N2 Kate x 155 C& k4 G* x$ H; r
D3A1 Val x 191 t: o) f2 k. ~. y
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Allied aircraft( r2 j- x6 J# I
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
# }* M( _% {# h" ] F4F-4 Wildcat x 361 g- i5 X# R& A6 q r/ i0 V
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Japanese aircraft losses7 m+ |& l& x/ E0 U: C
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed6 e }1 I( T) M5 d$ {9 e7 B
B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged6 G: S& D8 {+ v7 o4 v5 L5 ]
D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged/ I8 k2 b1 E2 p6 m& n" _4 k+ k: U9 ?
, @3 E* n- o: p+ Y& a6 V$ h5 pAllied aircraft losses
+ N5 Z2 D E$ o0 K" ^6 G! V F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
8 B ]( |7 ]. t' v3 v$ v CV Lexington! t# v8 ~6 l/ h: T5 a; w& Q
CV Saratoga+ i3 A/ X/ d9 N* E
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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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4 u a' n% {9 m5 y/ i6 w; CRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.7 [! x, Y& {% K L; A
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Allied aircraft$ e$ p8 @* G& u% c4 b6 A1 Q* U
F4F-3 Wildcat x 124 E- p) [$ F: L! d$ O7 [
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12# ^7 F: T' A3 [9 o/ H
SBD-3 Dauntless x 70
2 s L7 e! @, @: P TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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& I# r6 v* O+ k; t' n* C# C8 {% DAllied aircraft losses7 J r+ q2 V4 N' ]5 _ B
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged; \9 Q; C8 x& M4 l" L
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
2 u* i$ U: Z5 |4 E( l! N" ^ CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
) X! d7 M' {2 J* Y7 V: { CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
; z/ [% E' S1 C: V# | DD Asakaze, ]+ J7 t& E. p# r; f0 K- `" F, q
DD Tamanami
+ }" ^+ [. }+ ]% [# G+ i5 c DD Onami5 G! i% n! L7 I- D, q" a' a8 H _( Q
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
% O% Y6 u" Y' s- T# o6 o0 ] CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
?0 r+ B, s5 r$ }9 [2 L0 f DD Oite. h2 G# E9 ~5 S% b9 H v
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage8 p, s) w1 J& J+ g0 r1 E
DD Suzukaze
" m( E- x" }& U/ M( U2 _+ v# w* c CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1 J1 `2 R& M9 U2 b! v1 H# F
CL Nagara
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57: g, D- K( h/ `( C
* C5 h; A, w% {Weather in hex: Heavy cloud& m8 c y& Y: e3 o1 X) |; M
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Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.- r+ b: h7 u# M3 d
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes; D2 @' I* ~3 J
( I- g0 Q' G5 a8 W( a5 VAllied aircraft
K7 F# Z7 F6 }/ X( V A-24 Banshee x 2- ?+ S7 h: u" u, b# o; |5 V
SBD-3 Dauntless x 25/ M. L$ ?5 x; Q2 A0 O8 ]
* S) c1 u1 J1 H2 \4 C; ?$ K% A6 YAllied aircraft losses
/ D F! ]2 g2 H8 n# {( V( u/ t A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
/ E- ^3 W, M2 @9 w# o8 D1 d- ] SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged! p) N: `9 ~$ s' |
8 p5 t: Y8 c- r! l" G5 J/ EJapanese Ships$ u9 R: _3 j# K6 `' V
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 u n1 @1 J" d CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 F" i( G# A% L6 s CV Zuikaku, heavy fires q8 W! L9 ]( |9 b: F; H
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires% Q; P1 m9 h, B- ~/ ~# J; L/ R
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 \3 E0 S3 G# v' L6 @" |* s CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage8 D1 Y" h% k, v- m" w
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,578 U! ^* N& N- d* z ]; X" k7 \
( _ `' A0 ]' O4 V0 cWeather in hex: Heavy cloud0 u) _. X$ d; l
# M8 w/ q# R$ ? pRaid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.7 a6 W: g! u' S
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes- o# G% @: i, W ^; U
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Allied aircraft
% ~+ o* f4 {3 \! X( T3 d A-24 Banshee x 14
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, c4 ]! ~/ u, Y e8 J A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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* D4 q: X! z. y- yJapanese Ships5 o w9 A( z1 w& P* P% S: c3 E
CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 N3 _, }+ [/ R3 E" o( P- z CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 S( O0 n# w; `+ e% C DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage- I( I m' f) P
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,570 A9 G V, J5 N, @
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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: z# Q- W7 J g. E/ L0 C3 I1 I _Raid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
6 `* o/ T/ h; k6 t7 l# f* y/ u9 P" BEstimated time to target is 27 minutes: H. V) y7 a; j
0 R3 X8 A, {6 s, kAllied aircraft
3 U' i/ \- P7 G A-24 Banshee x 2
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/ o& F& @$ g8 n3 ~* d# E$ {No Allied losses9 W3 @7 X( z. F( ^* d$ V1 w! M" [; L* }
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Japanese Ships
; v. W$ w2 T8 |' i CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, o- ^4 v+ b7 l; ~, F% D8 \+ f
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# x. X; E, d5 l4 g, ]+ DAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,574 Y* H0 `" I3 x, @% ^" F1 E
4 _# N) i2 d- r' H6 r# NWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
0 f7 C$ D' e7 c8 ^9 [! v+ LEstimated time to target is 24 minutes8 w" v' ]+ P8 K# G( x
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Allied aircraft
7 f) ^2 k! w' O- \ F4F-3A Wildcat x 2 ^: n0 G* m9 u6 n/ e, J
SBD-3 Dauntless x 31# [2 e$ j) P: `. G( p
TBF-1 Avenger x 15; n- t* d# E/ d6 q" }8 b" t
4 ` g& l6 Y! `7 @& ~; WAllied aircraft losses
# ?9 r3 d8 |" z, e2 U SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
: c8 N4 s, k) a+ G5 @ TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged: t+ l+ q( K0 l/ H
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Japanese Ships5 H3 h [1 Q- ]
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage& c; a/ T c A3 `! s8 p
DD Oite% p# R* y1 [, p6 I, y: a+ O6 D
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires6 o X; j" V# o' T! F& H
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ G" q% T0 {( A, k# u j* b7 k, [ CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
! X- q: ~- u1 A$ o DD Onami4 s3 A- u4 W C
DD Tamanami! E/ s: {- i* g
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire
1 ^7 S8 E6 J1 P2 @ DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 1
& {. E- a x* ~2 {- b DD Minekaze
7 } l( ?" e; I6 ] Q" ` 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; V3 |7 f" @& z1 J: n9 x I
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.- Q) y4 `& r" d% u8 H
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft9 |7 i7 f/ P. x5 _( V( ^8 u+ V
no flights: X$ ^- q. @* C
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F4F-3P Wildcat x 10" ]0 d, _* j" `! I/ W
F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
* Y* d& ?9 ` o' h3 u- y SBD-3 Dauntless x 63
2 @5 M; N) e. T& t, u$ M+ ^: i1 u5 p TBF-1 Avenger x 18
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`6 D: Q' }" U3 k- ^No Japanese losses
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) P4 A! }, u4 H" I, [Allied aircraft losses6 q* p# ?8 |% Q6 F$ W6 P% B
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
+ N* K% o5 `# y: k0 k, {, Y- w TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged
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2 c7 O. `! o( R: ^Japanese Ships4 K; _" i8 v- ]2 R z
CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage- I( ]' L$ U! R" I, J
CA Kako, and is sunk
. q8 N( Z. f, _$ A [, U& s CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
; t' a) ]1 m2 ~' R& ^ CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk0 q* v2 ~* K P1 S, w, F
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
0 A2 S) q L, @( h' [* T- x0 D DD Onami2 J4 E8 A2 k7 y; S
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk8 Y5 S0 Y1 X; P7 [. P
DD Asakaze
' y- r, j8 {0 N l' ~ DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 l& c, V% @2 k5 J! {1 ^8 P- ]: ] DD Oite
0 M9 Y# x6 ] t: N DD Minekaze* q# @" v6 R+ T
DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire3 S$ y, q" j) G
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57- O1 ^# y- E9 E5 z
0 r, ]; S* E9 F2 E' v8 {$ OWeather in hex: Heavy cloud6 k; D3 b' o; W ^ T8 W, C) ^
" o4 ?8 g# s- h+ s8 g- jRaid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
7 }* w7 F+ W0 j! b% fEstimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Allied aircraft
. \7 r+ t8 R/ r! N: Z SBD-3 Dauntless x 16- s9 j6 x% N' _# E9 a
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Allied aircraft losses5 ^3 ]$ D) r* r9 a4 N
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged- F5 c! g4 Z' h: B. V" q
( c- X* `/ n2 fJapanese Ships- K$ P6 g1 b! y$ x
CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
* g4 R$ ?3 K% L5 |6 I! o) z% d. d CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 N& ?- x$ J% |3 s n) s$ Y DD Sawakaze+ _7 N& s, H, Z, X. ]& [
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |