AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 42" ^/ j  a. C$ g; y0 K 
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盟军正式登陆阿图岛9 \% p: Q) y! w0 W* q" _ 
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, J+ e% ^8 A# E# J# N+ S" 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  q9 G- l' ~, W- u! o 
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. x. ?3 R! q2 f& d$ w 
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 
! p2 h8 {3 l, X. e; N2 J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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Amphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49)% G- i- c* W& Z8 o+ ^# E) S 
  
; a: h- P$ q9 g7 U" u& n% b* {TF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,49 
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Allied ground losses:  @6 p7 k/ W3 g& F 
      253 casualties reported  \+ }) Y% g& J( r' v+ p 
         Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled 
/ G1 _$ f( A  r         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled 
" f5 A- h( w' I7 j         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 A6 g' n! l+ X  } 
      Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled). f1 p, d* z3 I1 ?/ a  ] 
      Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled) 
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Ground combat at Attu Island (153,49)7 R+ h1 g* M7 M+ e 
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Japanese Deliberate attack 
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6 o+ G1 M/ V2 c5 LAttacking 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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5 x& w1 x/ X& A; n2 J$ A- }Japanese adjusted assault: 0 ( O1 e7 _( L/ l1 b/ q 
  
- b) D7 \7 F) H) ^Allied adjusted defense: 339 / f( s0 i# z" H  x8 ^ 
  
/ y( Z# S# H  `0 P9 ?% I7 c+ p9 GJapanese assault odds: 1 to 99 6 N( [3 I8 q8 C7 Z  m: a 
  
3 Q& l! B  c' C( vCombat modifiers' a7 _! I4 \; [; R- x3 _  ] 
Defender: terrain(+) 
1 `1 W' v1 U7 W6 IAttacker: 9 [1 }; E3 ]$ O! ?) A1 i7 O 
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Japanese ground losses: 
/ [% \- z% I3 w/ R1 C8 v0 \. L      1597 casualties reported 
* l( c7 R6 Z! ]" i         Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled4 m3 s+ c8 E) L+ N 
         Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled 
4 a# ^2 m3 t4 o+ y  G$ c         Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled6 Y8 C" q! [' R/ q/ v! v1 B/ N" p! Z 
      Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled): u6 ?$ x0 m* U- T- O  k& i3 i0 F6 e 
      Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)- ?% f( {8 P* e* H+ T* q, D 
  
+ i  a" T# S* X- N3 q" F) TAllied ground losses: 
5 i" A9 Y- k! L5 k* h6 b      100 casualties reported# O9 z5 j$ D5 X5 i0 Y 
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled$ N$ R$ i+ u9 u' v2 ~( V3 `! y 
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 X' e: s( F" B4 _ 
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled 
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6 M. Z: Y0 c# H: M6 o) q# }Assaulting units: 
, D! A0 m6 x/ [: L5 y    3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion/ d9 Z) J& E3 D1 C7 S 
    302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion( n/ J, S6 k9 V) U+ ^' ^ 
    12th Indpt SNLF Coy / F3 A: K* H$ l) g* d8 l7 o 
    7th Base Force 
* I' b6 p$ |( s8 W    8th Field AF Construction Battalion 
) J1 h3 v& I; r4 f    5th IJN AA Battalion 
5 B* q% m. q  x5 U8 h - X1 `. {4 T* {) D! ?6 T 
Defending units:; t1 C( k" L8 v1 n" `' s 
    Americal Infantry Div /1 
* x1 M# A+ @) o& P7 K    4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /1 
$ u, t! P- Y( ^4 C( m9 P    201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /14 d7 a( l* p' I# r( t 
    151st Combat Engr Rgt /1 
8 G8 u$ E6 g  ~; Y' e1 y    153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1 
+ L  ^( @% Y& J- k2 L& }4 b7 ?    198th FA Bn /13 l. t- |7 @" R 
    250th Cst Art Rgt /2" M: R& z% Z1 u9 u+ D' a; Y 
    81st FA Bn /1 
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57' [! K4 }0 W9 u9 E7 n$ t 
  
0 P* {' F3 Q; k# c& dWeather in hex: Thunderstorms. E7 A" F9 ^* D& ~ 
  
3 t/ H! X1 A2 a/ O& dRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.. L- l& H" J6 K2 C 
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes* x7 f, Z4 v* \4 T8 v 
  
# Z2 h5 u8 m. y! L3 YJapanese aircraft1 T  m. m3 E- S6 @, ? 
      A6M2 Zero x 25 
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/ n& \* n2 W' ~' WAllied aircraft 
9 b  k: C. D; \7 I% ~      F4F-3A Wildcat x 128 G+ B+ s7 s; h3 F" n! ^ 
      F4F-3 Wildcat x 12# ?& k; n  n6 R8 x; g 
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 72 
' \& p& u* y2 P" D9 T9 L: \! R      TBF-1 Avenger x 30 
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No Japanese losses 
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Allied aircraft losses! Z  m" e+ q& v+ F0 q, e 
      F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed2 Y9 E9 S2 i; C% F3 v: @, G 
      F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed 
8 G4 W0 T3 }6 H% N5 ^      SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged 
2 I& w, u5 X  K% P) n9 Y, a, M      SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak/ q+ n! T( w) i9 T  V( l$ C6 P! r 
      TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged 
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; R/ E8 U4 N1 R1 l: mJapanese Ships 
8 o) A5 Z4 n/ j$ r      CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires: h3 P/ G  C- O 
      CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1; E& c9 g: u' q) b 
      CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1,  on fire% ^2 g' _: c) X, W& _$ n3 ` 
      CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2,  heavy fires! ]. z4 W+ M) _& v/ [ 
      CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 2 
7 N* C0 j" N5 q! G$ d4 s, x$ Q" r0 V, ~      CA Furutaka7 X+ b5 e. O9 f. y: b 
      CA Kako, Bomb hits 1 
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% @" U( f4 ?, A6 v4 jMorning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57 
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6 U4 \, W6 S2 k2 ]- U8 WWeather in hex: Thunderstorms/ e& Q* ]% A7 X0 l2 u2 C 
  
; u. `4 i7 a& k8 Z6 Q( ~1 JRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.% F) Z2 M, Q4 r( ~9 j2 D 
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes 
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" ]7 B& {# {1 r/ F) QJapanese aircraft 
* F) l+ N" b' J3 t8 Q      A6M2 Zero x 16 
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Allied aircraft 
4 a7 `' n, N2 {* o* t) f* @      F4F-3P Wildcat x 12. n9 k4 n, a# O$ X 
      F4F-4 Wildcat x 15 
* e3 R2 Q$ C1 n      SBD-3 Dauntless x 51! _7 c( Z! @& ~" Y$ B1 c; r# ~( a 
      TBF-1 Avenger x 30 
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- k( H" S" ?6 wJapanese aircraft losses 
* I, r0 d; L" Z. Y0 N; m      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed1 i# Q2 S& v, z3 ?# ^9 F- I" } 
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Allied aircraft losses 
5 J# z  {3 S. i2 k, Q1 R      SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged2 a2 h8 ^. ?1 y. P 
      SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak 
3 K6 E5 ?- `; h) O9 G( P      TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged! e/ d) B  o6 s' C  q. V* v7 C 
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Japanese Ships' `; _; D1 a0 h8 ~2 R4 A 
      CV Kaga,  heavy fires 
4 D9 k% V2 K5 {( r5 T2 s, j      CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3,  heavy fires 
2 h( H- }$ e1 G0 A; b- ^      CV Zuikaku,  on fire( j0 d  G& p+ q 
      CV Akagi  l$ {0 E: H9 `/ O 
      CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage 
0 w' {1 s4 G+ k4 t      DD Tamanami; ~4 e. U+ U0 |8 [" r 
      CL Nagara 
( X" [) ?% Y2 V! Z" _      DD Oite 
! M# p, ~2 v( y8 ]0 E6 O      DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1,  on fire 
: ^: i' @( z( R9 ^4 ]# R      CA Furutaka' i/ I7 t0 O% U6 \ 
      CA Kako, Bomb hits 1 
8 N& y! ]* R5 s' w% I0 |% z6 F      DD Minekaze! o2 k  ~% f+ ] 
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$ g9 W8 \. s4 [5 j6 u' T( TMorning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,54 
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  q. m' J# ?, hWeather in hex: Heavy cloud, H$ v0 S) V- S* x/ E8 u7 N 
  
' e1 u) N) ^! F2 sRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.* y5 k$ x/ F  P8 ^  }( N 
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes 
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Japanese aircraft6 Q4 r. ~4 M$ r  Y. R 
      A6M2 Zero x 33 
" E# f4 O$ [' a. x) q& j( _3 p      B5N2 Kate x 61 
' S" U5 n) p. r& Y) @% S$ ]      D3A1 Val x 44 
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Allied aircraft0 E0 ]- C/ i  c7 w- @0 \7 [& {( u5 ~ 
      F4F-3A Wildcat x 177 J" G3 S9 M7 k' }5 | 
      F4F-3 Wildcat x 48 
4 x& S7 C; M$ }; _7 U# T      F4F-4 Wildcat x 81 
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Japanese aircraft losses  H  y9 }" @( j: y4 i. f 
      A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed- x4 o3 d3 t% I. k 
      B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged) e5 V7 l8 p2 O) m5 D4 N 
      B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak. B' N; j/ d( F1 ?$ A 
      D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged 
8 Y: d/ A/ G3 c      D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak 
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! z0 S* j) A4 K% h" V0 TAllied aircraft losses  m! D6 l& K# X$ {* @2 p" K, j4 H 
      F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed 
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Allied Ships 
5 B- F( _1 \' @0 r& R      CVE Copahee 
6 [+ {- b) }8 K  t      CV Yorktown 
, A. ]% b' b, l$ @7 ?- X* P% B      CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2  Z0 M" g& R1 S6 n# E& K. D- [2 Q2 M 
      CLAA San Diego 
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" ]/ G0 l6 z' C& t" ?  D  U8 V( MAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,575 N9 o  ?2 z! q0 W2 } 
  
) f* a% C. D8 W' D; b. pWeather in hex: Heavy cloud 
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.+ }2 M3 w  o; `4 T, k 
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes. C% s3 o+ G, Y( C1 A3 `# L8 S 
  
! K" E0 g* ]1 c9 v1 w( d2 a# cJapanese aircraft 
1 F* f- \; N: P1 i, j* M8 Z$ N      A6M2 Zero x 3 
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Allied aircraft* ], g+ {# W/ d5 V* A 
      F4F-3 Wildcat x 2 
" }& q: ?  A8 a- w( E      SBD-3 Dauntless x 19% K; _/ C! S9 [, h- ?7 y 
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No Japanese losses6 n1 ]+ h2 D& z  ~" G# O 
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Allied aircraft losses 
: ^4 N6 \) j" y- t6 Q  C- I+ x" Z      F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed( A4 P- d" s+ j! I! H 
      SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged% z2 N9 s. t0 _0 [" I$ W 
      SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak 
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Japanese Ships 
  I- C5 }0 _: _( [      CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage+ j7 L/ i) o; \5 {; u; A 
      CL Agano, Bomb hits 1,  on fire 
3 j$ @1 _* U+ k% y* h* u8 ]      CV Akagi 
. V; E, X1 t9 T: V) M      CV Zuikaku,  on fire. W$ [  q' m5 M6 ^6 L/ w7 a/ } 
      CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage7 D, r- P' ]$ y' K- P4 f 
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. X$ Y. s' N- W+ w9 `: Z% RAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57 
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud 
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% H: q" x0 k8 a9 z! ?" cRaid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.: `9 j( O& o' Q# L9 k/ m 
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes 
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Japanese aircraft, ]8 @1 r7 K7 P' w; @ 
      A6M2 Zero x 2 
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9 F- U5 y; P; d' p+ uAllied aircraft2 c' ]  ^) N  H/ {1 j2 G+ `+ N2 B 
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 2/ g; Y  c  i  N7 t, O) s9 I  |0 W 
      TBF-1 Avenger x 6 
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8 f1 V. |! o3 z  Q- q  eNo Japanese losses) ^2 t9 T7 y1 ?- O 
  
8 R: |2 o' V8 d9 n6 X1 _. e: m  ONo Allied losses. N0 D) @$ l8 } 
  
$ n: ~; w" ~( x5 f+ YJapanese Ships; H- T, T7 `4 ]/ `& a. E* _ 
      CV Akagi* D$ l$ B. E% s+ E7 w 
      CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage' M: R. J  a8 F2 T! _' A4 K 
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. w/ k' H* `) s; i2 qAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57 
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! G: \2 O5 i% e& E6 E/ I9 ZWeather in hex: Heavy cloud1 u6 |1 q$ R) h 
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. 
$ g- Y. s2 |' Q4 }* ~, k. wEstimated time to target is 37 minutes 
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Allied aircraft 
; n% k, k+ {# C# b2 I9 s      F4F-3 Wildcat x 5 
8 x2 j" x* `7 S5 T      TBF-1 Avenger x 3 
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) C# W  `8 S2 y, K6 Z( KAllied aircraft losses 
2 H7 U* s3 e+ d: l      TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged# B) ?& R& X0 c# X& \: S0 \* c 
  
& M# }. V, ~% |  |" {Japanese Ships 
8 Z& M! }" _( K9 f  ^1 f! g: j      CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1 
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,564 ^  c) V" V9 {, o5 K 
  
. Q% O) z+ q" c# ^! A  aWeather in hex: Heavy rain 
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. 
( e( C( z6 @$ m; X/ vEstimated time to target is 15 minutes0 {1 e+ D# d) u6 B- I" A% _ 
  
1 |$ r* }- a* u% z, u+ JJapanese aircraft 
, b3 o1 Q8 i8 N4 D      A6M2 Zero x 6 
7 i# @4 Y- w9 r' l      B5N2 Kate x 15 
. j9 z! C) n# w) E9 I1 m      D3A1 Val x 19 
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Allied aircraft2 i  Y9 x) i& i. s- W 
      F4F-3 Wildcat x 36 
8 \* j* k* P9 H, U, E" i      F4F-4 Wildcat x 36' v% i, ]% L) \5 o 
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Japanese aircraft losses 
) I" T2 }" J; I4 s8 x6 L5 z5 ]; `      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed 
/ b  i9 Q6 q, e9 d; u5 ]) q1 r      B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged$ l) ?% F* _4 S  C% {" D 
      D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged 
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Allied aircraft losses( v7 F% [, |0 C; |6 Q 
      F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed 
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Allied Ships$ q- j" A% l* W, T 
      CV Lexington- N3 c% T4 z) P' K: H 
      CV Saratoga 
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,572 g0 V* g4 ^  E9 r$ L% W3 O 
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud) y' h9 R( ^4 a4 H; l 
  
8 B# E9 M" _- }8 A" N5 Z$ ?* URaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. 
& Y& ?& Z0 z  h+ x, O9 s; ^Estimated time to target is 31 minutes 
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. y' y: G8 w- K' h( F& G: I. LAllied aircraft 
+ l. F& x* p% x8 K" s      F4F-3 Wildcat x 12 
% ~7 N! F! g& R: v& \      F4F-4 Wildcat x 127 E  x- i' F7 {4 f; i6 h 
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 70 
8 \' U7 n6 j" m      TBF-1 Avenger x 30 
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Allied aircraft losses 
. W' Z/ ~$ J; f5 v9 E      SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged/ g" X% F  h. o  ]; k 
      TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged 
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Japanese Ships8 d$ _0 h, K8 t( i 
      CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6,  heavy fires,  heavy damage3 [) z5 k0 |9 G  b. t0 ~ 
      CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires6 B# L( A' V8 G' K9 S 
      DD Asakaze 
1 X% M1 B% C2 t% u      DD Tamanami 
, \$ U( J2 e- a$ U) m  w  i      DD Onami! z6 ^4 ~( {+ r1 `+ R 
      DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage 
" p( K9 V4 R/ O0 W  N1 x# b+ p      CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage( l% S1 J/ P! m+ T 
      DD Oite  j% g5 o2 j1 j6 E, }! H: Y 
      DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage. Q. B/ A; q3 j) G2 A7 K" ? 
      DD Suzukaze7 C, w5 j3 N5 S# S* I  @7 O 
      CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1 
0 L: a7 v$ A* V- ^8 X7 {- g% z      CL Nagara6 f4 H# D1 F1 D7 Q( @4 W 
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57 
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0 \& P, \6 Y- m7 gWeather in hex: Heavy cloud% k6 |! O& w! @ 
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Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.0 t1 D1 H, C8 n4 L# r 
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes 
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4 k1 m( z+ T% {Allied aircraft% x3 u! K! e: H 
      A-24 Banshee x 2; b& R" \% e5 R( c& U 
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 25 
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/ N. F) f' J* b; V. L5 t5 {0 ~5 x1 fAllied aircraft losses 
' a0 N4 p1 d  u* I/ y2 I; A: ~      A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged' L, n) V% D8 h* v 
      SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged9 ]. S/ N8 B( q) `) H 
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Japanese Ships 
! ]. B" U2 m- [/ z) G4 C7 ^      CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3,  heavy fires,  heavy damage 
% g) a* e' f* O$ C- O6 @6 ~      CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage; p$ V: B: x% L. [# A 
      CV Zuikaku,  heavy fires+ h/ a' q* D5 [! n. z) e  y 
      CL Agano, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires4 @1 H) T. s+ ]) x 
      DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage 
& @$ A. G$ h, h* a. i6 a  c& n      CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage 
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57; _& B* r, R) O7 I# X/ y: P) y 
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud 
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Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.: }6 z% g8 {) u/ f; _7 W4 H 
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes 
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1 P  \+ |$ W" j3 U+ w, k, NAllied aircraft 
0 d$ w( e) c% \( i/ c      A-24 Banshee x 14 
  a0 q6 A( n5 g& f& l- d ; N( ~2 i3 a) @ 
Allied aircraft losses) Q. J/ i+ ?. |4 y! q( S 
      A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged/ u! U! }7 a$ P1 T* \8 P 
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Japanese Ships# ]# M% p  ]3 @9 C, H! q1 z. v 
      CVL Ryuho,  heavy fires,  heavy damage% Q" M9 v5 l; i9 x% v+ O, ] 
      CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4,  heavy fires,  heavy damage 
/ e$ z0 P6 e7 Z0 i3 s5 k) U! M# C      DD Okikaze,  heavy fires,  heavy damage+ d" L$ a) v$ r5 s/ |: V 
      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 cloud) t# `3 [& V% D, G1 T1 j) d 
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Raid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. 
0 b& P6 j% u# k6 U- dEstimated time to target is 27 minutes 
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7 ^" m! c! F$ D6 r1 T0 g, oAllied aircraft% \, w+ Z3 b- C9 m" W% ^- b+ [ 
      A-24 Banshee x 2 
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+ T; d/ h# v2 q/ m. sNo Allied losses# m% X. N9 ^  b3 a2 x+ @' ]  ^ 
  
# @& @& t6 T& j6 I) ]0 J, @Japanese Ships: z. Y3 x) z$ n0 B2 @ 
      CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires 
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,576 ~! C- }; v4 g2 Y( \' l 
  
. ?) s' ]# J- P& W. A4 p9 s2 HWeather in hex: Heavy cloud 
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3 d% b: \# a! j+ [) oRaid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. 
* x/ v( \4 s1 ?: e4 T* P& T8 ^Estimated time to target is 24 minutes 
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Allied aircraft 
* M0 d0 R4 M% c. R4 i* {      F4F-3A Wildcat x 29 w; H$ Y5 F& @" L* E, d* r% {' x 
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 31 
- [3 w2 K7 M+ g+ ~, Q, J      TBF-1 Avenger x 15, K) U" T) N4 g& F 
  
& w% D% m: @/ Y+ n- a3 D$ \Allied aircraft losses 
3 w) Y+ Q! M3 q  D* z* s. A      SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged 
/ W* v5 X" k8 t: Y      TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged 
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2 k5 H" ]8 |4 d* w% D2 F' ]Japanese Ships- O' b7 s$ J# ]1 G 
      CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3,  heavy fires,  heavy damage4 I5 y2 m2 o  G7 f; Q+ p8 z" r  T3 h9 v 
      DD Oite 
, e& U3 @0 H5 B+ B, q) A      CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires& O# G& U& v, q" D2 J 
      CA Kako, Bomb hits 3,  heavy fires,  heavy damage( c/ U6 ^1 R# P0 t' S 
      CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage+ W3 z2 Q& q) t" ]; A) c6 m 
      DD Onami 
* i$ C* g  }% E1 v      DD Tamanami 
5 n$ |1 N% V8 `- v7 |      CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1,  on fire 
8 |$ x1 w+ g( S( a. |) O      DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 1' C  `% c' H# g5 k* D7 F) c 
      DD Minekaze 
4 Q# U/ Y) U: y      DD Asakaze2 ?. l. x3 F1 b/ `, R 
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/ }; ~7 [% t! Q% WAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57 
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud  d1 d; f/ B1 ~# x+ ~0 F7 w2 M( U 
  
4 O3 d, t2 K  aRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.2 ^+ ^( p9 R- w( P4 c 
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes 
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Japanese aircraft: _" r; V$ E" G( t& m5 J. S; C9 { 
      no flights 
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7 L0 p6 o. p; X2 U. X% O. oAllied aircraft 
; [# S( ?; z/ |      F4F-3P Wildcat x 10 
& K, c8 f  J4 }9 @% p, D8 N      F4F-4 Wildcat x 14 
' m& I8 v1 H. x0 R      SBD-3 Dauntless x 639 U9 U0 Y- S. L9 Q7 u8 E3 O7 n 
      TBF-1 Avenger x 18) K5 F% R3 q( R, T0 p 
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No Japanese losses) _( }: n8 A0 N+ |: C1 m 
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Allied aircraft losses$ r6 D# Q  u4 @ 
      SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged- M% {" d$ u8 h 
      TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged 
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Japanese Ships 
/ U7 E% \/ a/ x; `* }      CV Akagi,  heavy fires,  heavy damage 
1 _# z. ?/ Y6 f5 w; Y      CA Kako, and is sunk) K8 G6 c2 r4 e# H% S. _' B 
      CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4,  heavy fires,  heavy damage 
0 q1 w3 e- L" r      CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk 
( f7 ~9 s) u5 V6 {7 C% P% m      DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk 
# S4 u) T/ u/ {4 a$ j( o      DD Onami 
( A, u2 h: ]2 A8 n! b      DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk 
- D9 }- J  q* L) l      DD Asakaze& J$ V  s4 J8 H+ e. _$ y  P0 j, H# p 
      DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage/ o# N0 D  U2 v; x( v& h 
      DD Oite7 G& k7 [( t! i+ t9 s 
      DD Minekaze 
' ]8 [. n3 f3 I0 Z5 I+ ~6 H. N% _      DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1,  on fire1 |9 t( U* c5 r 
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57) ?0 ]0 D$ ]2 ^3 d6 @+ k$ A 
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud 
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Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.* R" r; v8 `7 {) z- V 
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes2 w; b3 s/ z6 B! W- y 
  
5 Z1 A3 K2 M- H1 lAllied aircraft 
$ J& |  Z. x, a8 N# M8 y$ Q5 y+ J      SBD-3 Dauntless x 16- Q7 b/ l' z) e" r 
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Allied aircraft losses 
- E9 s+ @) i! j1 y$ a" n* _& c      SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged/ j7 p0 h( x8 O% ~: J' q 
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Japanese Ships 
' I8 C0 e/ c. H/ \      CVL Ryuho,  heavy fires,  heavy damage; {3 O' _7 U1 K7 f1 W! D4 G# B 
      CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage/ l$ p% C% J, d4 q 
      DD Sawakaze 
, ^) i% Y/ W0 U$ e: O      DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |