AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 42
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& F! s) U& i6 H, A. x9 Q9 p! M8 [* }盟军正式登陆阿图岛2 D0 M& \/ L9 ~- G; J8 m
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
( e* r# _7 D/ u4 g0 W7 b( A `58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩5 w6 m4 h- n8 B5 ?
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3 t" C9 V. ]2 }: }
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
0 a* X& J, 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" D! S$ U, h |! ]
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Amphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49)
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- @ a* _9 l; a ] C- e! OTF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,49
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Allied ground losses:5 B S+ v* F. D6 X, t% N- G' ]
253 casualties reported
5 w3 a5 J& B- ^8 g$ y2 X Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled& ~ D* S9 H* _9 f2 H9 L
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled# @" }) }5 f) T6 a
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
2 e( y( ]4 C9 d# A Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)* c9 s! q; T8 I p! C
Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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Ground combat at Attu Island (153,49)# v/ S( }# c+ K; W, Z
?( T1 x' i9 U- gJapanese Deliberate attack* O# _1 v5 a3 a, q+ w0 T& ^
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Attacking force 5357 troops, 43 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 97! D& ?$ Q* M6 h: w; r( M
) `8 s# e o" S5 @. R# KDefending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 426
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: {6 n) Q) z( z8 d, {8 `6 ~/ BJapanese adjusted assault: 0
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Allied adjusted defense: 339
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 99
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Combat modifiers9 g$ L( o! R* L, N& W) ?
Defender: terrain(+)
% @2 ^ ~, {% N' @5 HAttacker: 7 ~2 M V' P5 }8 l6 R6 @, k
( u3 S# x! @/ T/ |! y3 H& SJapanese ground losses:6 }; w' E2 {- s; w/ e3 Q7 ]; c
1597 casualties reported
6 Y! d6 H9 v$ v7 Z* Z& l3 g Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled
* v2 O8 t8 c9 K% _ Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled. F4 ]/ {) B% S- A" I" y- r4 R
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled0 k8 J# V3 [ \
Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)
/ Y, }; U' G$ h Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)* ` i: t# K- A3 g( d7 E) l
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Allied ground losses:
2 G) e( t% ?/ a. D* S/ i) L 100 casualties reported: C$ R" c1 g& ?. U4 y
Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled: v# O3 `5 Y! I3 B
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
* B$ M, X) g3 ~( r Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled' Z- K5 J' O3 d+ P& Z
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Assaulting units:$ ^5 j, M$ _3 _
3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion/ A ]: x2 m5 a' n7 {6 q; I
302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion
9 J& `* c' s" B/ q1 G4 N* ^2 Z0 ? 12th Indpt SNLF Coy , x2 L# U. G" n& v7 Q& _
7th Base Force
. m" [; \4 q5 X; T 8th Field AF Construction Battalion9 w3 z6 T' [5 o4 l: q+ C6 B( ]" V
5th IJN AA Battalion: T) Z1 N) [/ p7 W' a/ \& Y8 F4 _
& N; N7 G4 m4 k" KDefending units:2 o( r$ b: D3 [. f
Americal Infantry Div /16 e$ z4 R1 @0 u
4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /11 k! L/ U' Z5 ?6 m7 q
201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1' u! n1 s0 k! {( n" w. |) H4 i( l
151st Combat Engr Rgt /1
9 |+ W( T1 X8 \& a& T 153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /16 l, p& q) E' S2 F3 X6 G
198th FA Bn /1
" k3 P/ h8 b# O& ~* ~ 250th Cst Art Rgt /2& v' I9 E3 l8 g+ d" \( G8 K
81st FA Bn /1
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) r- a/ e5 ?' IMorning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
! k. c" B1 q5 A$ X9 h' o, LEstimated time to target is 30 minutes. T. h( x* t! M! G; h4 Q1 \# `; Z5 p
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Japanese aircraft
! ~* |/ a' V } A6M2 Zero x 25# h' H9 [* t% b4 @' q3 O
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5 R+ ]8 N8 ?0 ] F4F-3A Wildcat x 12# L7 ~& {* b7 K( o: X- q
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
: [# Z x7 a* a( C" l, h SBD-3 Dauntless x 724 p+ w5 [& h, F+ Y8 E# i
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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No Japanese losses0 M( t. Z# b' O2 i, D% a
' J8 S: x/ |5 L( \& T- X6 OAllied aircraft losses- R2 `+ c; f& Y8 n5 y; R7 |& I
F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed, X/ s+ t4 J( C! S8 {: O x" m
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed" [* P9 c: j" U, T2 y) X
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged
& h+ u6 l6 O2 M: Y; z9 O3 D SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak
6 p+ A0 \* v$ H4 v; a- y( Q TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged6 e* Y* `# M- @' Z# x+ P! @0 b
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Japanese Ships
2 ^! k6 \ P$ ]( B3 m CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
4 r* A; s: j1 @9 Y* F6 G7 q& U CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
0 T3 b8 C' N+ C W, ~ CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire
8 a9 Z8 L: k q( V- P6 U7 ` CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires3 W/ c% R z% G, Y% y z: A4 Y M
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 2
% @* M4 n. h+ T9 m. { CA Furutaka2 y' T+ Y( f; w) T4 h D
CA Kako, Bomb hits 1* {" `/ N+ w( L- R6 w
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- h; ~7 v" V9 r) w! j6 OMorning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,572 I' g. w3 U) u# T& G/ y" e& N
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
" ]2 O8 J7 X7 z3 U$ FEstimated time to target is 31 minutes8 l: H9 y4 D) D3 W8 e
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Japanese aircraft5 n4 j% f& F" G$ k7 a3 I2 O
A6M2 Zero x 16
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* V! s# s( T$ R; @' XAllied aircraft
# H# S- V$ g# Y! S# N F4F-3P Wildcat x 12
: \1 I, k* p, [4 m) l [% ^6 ~ F4F-4 Wildcat x 15% u& [: Y3 T$ U& o1 P y3 [ ^
SBD-3 Dauntless x 51' X2 M" z2 X# [5 h
TBF-1 Avenger x 302 T: F1 f" l# x0 c
O$ x4 |5 t# U @9 v' X1 q1 ]Japanese aircraft losses) e% a9 O" @- q0 K; }; K
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
' V6 f. v( w/ D# [5 q' l) A SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
) @) ~. o: C0 D k: a# n/ k) L SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak- Z0 D, t; A1 S
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
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" M+ X; X' j7 B2 w- oJapanese Ships* X1 k0 A: d( J8 A. t
CV Kaga, heavy fires
+ M4 f$ L& `, q5 b5 Q A CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires' ^. c& M, I. s$ `
CV Zuikaku, on fire
, j2 z4 c3 G+ H/ f& C4 Z CV Akagi/ l9 g. u" c: N4 j" `. B0 Z9 R9 e
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 k: T: o3 D; @7 ?$ p9 i DD Tamanami7 M" T5 N$ `7 L( d
CL Nagara5 |* A( _+ J7 w) Y! ?" v6 |( }1 s# h
DD Oite) T& _- z! a5 z3 @/ @
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire- ]. f: G" @) {% `# w1 E6 ?
CA Furutaka
0 v K' ~; s3 y& \# q& | CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
& R% J9 A8 X% s h DD Minekaze
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' G/ m' r- J2 Y. P8 nMorning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,54
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud( ?7 F$ u% v1 x7 s
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.# z1 z' t$ j+ A
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft: _0 J1 B |) H$ C
A6M2 Zero x 33: r; s5 l2 p/ R" J! L( b$ I
B5N2 Kate x 61
1 O& c- I [3 a1 F' e- Y. ]2 v D3A1 Val x 445 S% ] W/ d, f/ r1 s
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Allied aircraft
3 o; u8 ?* K s. T0 p F4F-3A Wildcat x 17' R5 Q% r; ^) g' y
F4F-3 Wildcat x 48 A; o: i' v3 _5 G
F4F-4 Wildcat x 819 o" S" r. L+ N, Y- [0 ]
, s) T6 {7 w$ C* c. v4 o5 R+ ^Japanese aircraft losses
+ `. B/ b' j3 m4 { A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
+ \% ]* D7 k! ?. {5 s" C B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged
& N5 X: n6 `; q5 H1 z B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak& S' G% o+ h) ]9 p, @. k
D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged
6 ~! [6 a1 v. v3 T3 J D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses5 f% E% o* J( I
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed3 r6 P; k6 s' g; G0 k$ @
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7 }) A6 x3 i! P1 v$ K CVE Copahee
4 R* f/ W( R/ r O2 u CV Yorktown
# I% d# I! R+ _; ~ A CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2
4 @! {% e/ s/ ?, [ CLAA San Diego) U# K1 p: ]: |- |' p _1 D4 L
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,579 d8 ~% N8 O, O& T6 f
1 `" q6 X7 a7 e) q; uWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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; h7 @% P/ G* l8 g) DRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.4 j- q2 H, x6 z
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes% _) `0 \8 T: j; S
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Japanese aircraft' M1 f ]! ^: ~7 P' |
A6M2 Zero x 3
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Allied aircraft
6 R6 A! b- ]0 l( A F4F-3 Wildcat x 20 O! z: ?) M; i2 s R0 F' }& Y
SBD-3 Dauntless x 19
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; u. e. n# X( m4 z ENo Japanese losses3 y* L1 L. H& y( U+ v
: T1 B( L0 ^) k: \Allied aircraft losses, A. m, r- C, Z% `+ [5 R& m6 x
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed; j% R& j6 [: A) |4 K! f( d
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
& F" t7 W* ?$ L. v2 r- N SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
6 a( v0 d- p- h# Y$ n CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage" _7 g! p+ Q. m/ h9 J; C
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire
% l# v$ t% [( l9 p- u CV Akagi: t& `6 E3 O( n& |' q) m$ V* {* o
CV Zuikaku, on fire4 \+ M; H0 ^- R! E9 M
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage9 O+ o3 l, h1 |0 P
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Raid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.* `2 R S* h, T* i6 f
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
8 K! Y& {; p3 q0 X A6M2 Zero x 2* y3 r# U$ S2 C" U; i* G0 t6 |
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Allied aircraft4 r# k0 H( Z: @, f5 I7 k; [
SBD-3 Dauntless x 2
: C+ m B' f. i( L$ v% ^/ n' \* I TBF-1 Avenger x 6
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/ r7 ^5 B' ^: N$ A& q- JNo Japanese losses9 F2 a; o# L: I& r
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No Allied losses" }) `) S7 G$ r
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CV Akagi
j; f1 p( l; T A CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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n8 H7 U- k RAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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' ?! d# V3 D% Y7 u' }2 ]- u4 nRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
7 k9 p! n E% C0 e2 j" {- p: eEstimated time to target is 37 minutes
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Allied aircraft. c; t& }, p7 a; r- ^2 M* f- T
F4F-3 Wildcat x 5
( N6 e! ]4 P9 r/ S5 `7 U TBF-1 Avenger x 3( v _7 G2 l& r: P6 c
! G8 J" D3 f' i! q4 P9 ~1 mAllied aircraft losses
* e, G( e1 e5 b' A6 K3 Y% F% l8 X( {4 M TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged. w: K7 K2 g- b
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Japanese Ships5 i4 Y1 R8 `+ n* m! y6 @
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,56
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. S7 c' e6 m9 ]* \8 L; I4 k) v6 I
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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7 l1 q; d- `$ r! [# HJapanese aircraft
8 {2 ` n' h* p' J+ g A6M2 Zero x 6
: {1 ~; S6 G. s4 C4 _ B5N2 Kate x 15
9 t+ T, T7 W3 [7 A4 }" e D3A1 Val x 194 a7 c# P1 ?6 s
8 _1 [" E! x% X- t- lAllied aircraft! U$ C% N. r) K9 B! [+ _7 Y
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
% v0 D! p- ]0 y5 g1 P2 R F4F-4 Wildcat x 36
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) Q, D# T- l2 A! _* k2 lJapanese aircraft losses
7 E$ Z, N1 R5 [4 j* G, m A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed1 X4 j/ y* h. s2 x p' C
B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
, S i3 Q+ i! s D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged; q. I( z7 ?* K! R
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Allied aircraft losses5 I3 z% _) u% Y* D
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed' ^+ a$ d' j7 m- N' x
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Allied Ships
$ {/ P$ k, r/ V" p7 R4 v8 F CV Lexington# f! P* L/ ~, i, E8 }
CV Saratoga
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5 S F$ u& R% [3 S# RAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,575 l8 S L& g \* n' a8 h
& l: t5 H- O# l2 [% y7 ?Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
& i2 `8 Z' I: Y3 pEstimated time to target is 31 minutes+ `5 P, V1 @8 n5 n, ~- g6 ^
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Allied aircraft; V( l9 _3 T1 [6 E
F4F-3 Wildcat x 125 X+ _/ C; E' z. s. E8 e- f0 o
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
$ Q9 d: B1 ]5 M, f- V5 Q+ r- w' u SBD-3 Dauntless x 70+ ~! l! T# C( H2 }! b. ?9 k# {9 x
TBF-1 Avenger x 300 Q" M6 i5 \7 A) w" @( M
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Allied aircraft losses
C6 y D3 t- k- ~) l SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
7 X( C( C% q5 t TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
& }, d+ Y! w, B! n w4 | CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 D: D: \4 @% ?6 y, b0 z) T) ?8 n CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires! o8 C( G$ e# V" _% L! e! D1 O+ W
DD Asakaze
3 ]3 z9 a2 @5 j! y3 i; P DD Tamanami/ I$ R. _$ W, a0 _" J* L
DD Onami/ p L* s; E) \" J
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
, t; f2 v+ \: C3 R: | CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage$ _6 C; s) y1 F4 I( E8 A3 e- z
DD Oite# s& U; b7 ]: o: k
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage4 k) K9 D+ h D# j( D( M
DD Suzukaze
1 \6 \! _( H8 I* L6 ^ CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1
! ]* G' b# S a) w& h CL Nagara. E- U1 j+ G- ?( _# W L
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' g1 H( ^" n# Q8 QAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57) K8 E+ P; w+ l$ q) m
$ {3 a4 N8 H- A+ K! ^4 iWeather in hex: Heavy cloud4 |; B4 {, c0 A. y, t* R _
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Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet." `8 H7 D+ m B/ G$ Z
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Allied aircraft* N8 m# K6 Q+ b) z: N
A-24 Banshee x 2
" j$ S1 S8 P9 i1 U4 C* [ SBD-3 Dauntless x 25+ t F: ^7 i1 Y, z3 q5 m
# D; h4 ?) n+ _* K* g% @0 RAllied aircraft losses6 s4 k$ i8 }; G1 q( c' S. c; I) l
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged6 D8 U' g& G( y+ ?
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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( @" T" g2 k4 ^& X" C7 KJapanese Ships8 p5 a0 Q1 l3 E& Q+ H3 I0 u
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage5 ]. g3 }1 C% |+ N5 x4 \4 Z) z# C; s/ d4 A
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage- r% c h9 L. b) \2 p
CV Zuikaku, heavy fires7 p- _' Z) ?: d6 r" I
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
7 A8 q3 d6 s) g6 X2 R+ W DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage6 F( a7 n/ e# d$ @# t, 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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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud s7 H$ w0 c% B+ C8 d
3 r: M" @# l! k9 y* CRaid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
( O) j! ~- i+ ~Estimated time to target is 12 minutes# v4 @4 G8 I* _, j* S! g' S
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A-24 Banshee x 14
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Allied aircraft losses
* j! u7 c F+ d( _& c* o3 A A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
5 {+ r- b$ G5 e+ u+ _2 K+ N CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ x- Y% l& U: G& O/ T CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage) v; Z/ P7 q% b2 ?) s
DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage! p. q2 h8 C" q0 F
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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8 W' P0 ?: `7 m) r1 _. p; lAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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0 n1 } N9 O9 ?5 ?- y5 l% G3 `7 R; FWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.* }& U' J8 g( V7 X4 b
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
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% K' {: \1 M# E8 C, q4 P8 K/ q( |% AAllied aircraft
" r. q: J8 t( k: f$ l, b A-24 Banshee x 2
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No Allied losses6 R. n, |9 [& V) ^1 u
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Japanese Ships n( c1 P9 U1 P! A6 Z
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,574 D. }9 M* u. v' Q7 Q$ r
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% a, A8 u( ^0 k+ C; i* y, KRaid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.) s+ p8 C# T/ g5 W4 x
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes ^. X* G. z$ F& D; a
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Allied aircraft* ?: c3 S" k% m( G& I" Q
F4F-3A Wildcat x 2& `7 m( [4 T# N; n( u* F5 c/ }
SBD-3 Dauntless x 31& W! w1 C5 z5 R2 D
TBF-1 Avenger x 15/ H* N* n+ r: d! r3 ^: c
2 U1 F- q$ F. J( AAllied aircraft losses' Z$ |& s8 S' k) P
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
3 g2 Z2 H7 Z6 \ TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships+ D: ]7 k9 @& j( `# Q2 e7 {$ \
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage5 s- j# M1 o6 l6 l" n/ U
DD Oite4 ~ c4 i" x: f" B2 J
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires) u& q0 q3 |/ Q
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
! A# h% Z$ r9 ]! {$ q! q9 {* S CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage5 }- Z/ f; a* M: a) o2 C
DD Onami
6 p( w- d1 I' t( R5 k' K DD Tamanami
% Q: N$ G* W+ x! C: I* H CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire# d7 I6 _0 T, G# d$ z; F6 n x
DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 1
$ M% ^, L9 y! U) L DD Minekaze
: a$ T+ x/ M- F$ W' E DD Asakaze
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4 L/ E- ^2 E: i nAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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: @2 j5 M5 Q1 }4 N5 v# j* WRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.( S% ~/ l9 O; E: E7 Q: O
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
) k% q/ X/ v; K no flights
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7 r% P3 C/ h2 L5 [- v' w5 aAllied aircraft
1 [0 W1 H" T7 W: u F4F-3P Wildcat x 10
8 t( g/ F0 r/ {8 r: W3 c7 _ F4F-4 Wildcat x 14, s8 Q4 ?! u5 t
SBD-3 Dauntless x 63
* D; V4 A) Y4 c2 d TBF-1 Avenger x 18% y; i& [1 O$ b6 Z- W" [8 W' e
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No Japanese losses1 x: }% `* }$ w" a2 J/ n, V- F
, s @) ^' u8 W. IAllied aircraft losses, p% r1 P: _% z4 p( ? i
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged0 p) k4 ^) V) F, v' N, N
TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged
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$ ^. v% j5 {' r2 {7 ? a) CJapanese Ships# \4 k; p% o0 S( [: Y
CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage7 Q1 [7 T; @2 `9 I+ R; Y
CA Kako, and is sunk5 ?# O* b, z9 u( v% w3 ]/ E. j
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage- I+ p1 J" d4 S. j
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
5 \) ?7 }' b r/ H, E. E* P DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk8 z4 {; x7 W, ^' d% `9 _2 u
DD Onami
7 Z4 M/ q7 \$ h' H. ^ DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
, r- u& G. b6 q/ D DD Asakaze( o+ l" D: x- A( c& H' q- @
DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 ?3 |7 Y4 u; L2 ^ DD Oite; P' t- [. P; J2 @) |5 |% H* T! J
DD Minekaze
/ S- h$ N# [, d z DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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+ }- {+ _% B6 L$ e7 sAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57/ ~$ z+ j2 u; T3 Q
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Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
7 N6 A/ E6 Q2 | J! z$ Z+ YEstimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Allied aircraft" d9 N6 S: D! A* N% z' E
SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
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Allied aircraft losses$ F! Y! ?0 O5 `" o* `
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged; g, u" v8 J, n7 v2 \
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Japanese Ships; }2 ]: b3 J) p6 @3 c/ x- ?5 p8 \
CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
q/ b$ A+ k$ X0 D3 R, _ CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage* X" ~. b$ W$ q" X5 ^# H
DD Sawakaze3 y/ Z, h9 Z# n, C3 K4 V9 I# r
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |