AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 42
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; R3 }# ]) ]1 B1 N W' ^( h- v盟军正式登陆阿图岛
" _. p2 x- o& ?$ Z+ Q9 W# p9 e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
6 f4 Q# `1 d8 b1 ?) U( |58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩 l l: R5 ]( Y; g
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
- J. Z! g" s3 ]( S' y0 r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
7 \6 N6 a+ P! l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7 V' V4 ^, A/ h2 y# R
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* f3 d, H7 K, N4 Z9 Q2 `' NAmphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49)8 D! c& @8 ]3 M4 Z4 J/ n' _
+ C% E4 e6 F( _* }TF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,491 `% O V- w4 N& W
: i8 c& O! w3 j: MAllied ground losses:/ h# ~9 n/ I5 y& y/ ]
253 casualties reported# m: N$ s9 m4 S3 D6 Z* D% x; v
Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled+ H, @" L/ j+ x, ~! ^, k
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled3 m E( s# a T1 I0 T7 D
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" ~2 x) p; \9 D
Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)1 q5 T" ^1 _# L4 C$ e9 f
Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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' u3 \' N- ~3 ]" I; pGround combat at Attu Island (153,49)
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. b- m) P' V, x9 ]( ?0 B3 ^6 [Japanese Deliberate attack( {8 W( ^% g! C& C% J8 S/ H+ |) @* R
8 V6 G( J) r: ?/ }7 WAttacking force 5357 troops, 43 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 97
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& d) Z' c1 ~$ I5 h5 \; FDefending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 426, T( O O, ~, J( ?* Q& S
' W6 e: J6 ^; o: q& P- tJapanese adjusted assault: 0
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Allied adjusted defense: 339
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$ E/ j, z# T, D' }% }Japanese assault odds: 1 to 99
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) x- d* p( N7 q5 n1 L4 jCombat modifiers& N& z# v1 v9 l5 H; g
Defender: terrain(+)
, f& u: r* n& VAttacker:
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, ]% y9 L b1 p" P' ~* vJapanese ground losses:/ z% s: t4 F4 u1 r& R
1597 casualties reported
3 V3 k6 `* W4 E& X8 a# r Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled
# M0 z. j: p8 _8 S2 W Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled) ]3 f! T9 g7 q3 D
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled1 }- {1 @/ L1 W6 K6 E0 D) P
Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)# } K: C; Q- ^) S6 S
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)+ x* j* u' i! |
/ [7 y6 o3 |* N. [# pAllied ground losses:
- s* y; W }3 ~ 100 casualties reported0 C; B; o) E0 n7 ^2 t/ e
Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
6 |* ^9 r) E3 W3 l, g1 t2 X0 G# I0 k Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 W9 M+ I4 P# h" w9 e7 I' Q: \
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Assaulting units:0 V: G$ k5 a5 c0 }0 I6 K
3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion' U/ H& G, Y; v# y/ @9 e
302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion
$ G; J& z7 X" m$ F. T 12th Indpt SNLF Coy
2 ?* y+ `( L4 S$ c; [ 7th Base Force" p6 x4 G" @0 r8 q
8th Field AF Construction Battalion+ a" |% x' ~& O
5th IJN AA Battalion: P- O) [. c7 A2 A8 Q& l7 t
8 V& p9 f& A, |' q. rDefending units:
% n4 t/ |3 x, S$ M Americal Infantry Div /1
: N8 x9 H( E- v+ W7 y* H* d 4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /1) V5 Q" Y y }8 ?7 K6 O Q
201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /15 B/ O6 q4 C0 g) ~
151st Combat Engr Rgt /1
: K- m7 c7 d4 B: U& p; B: U) i/ ? 153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1" d6 y( Q1 d* |( r$ `
198th FA Bn /17 B J; d3 K6 A; t8 }; |7 x T( |
250th Cst Art Rgt /2
0 L: n7 t; e" @$ l6 \- B7 T 81st FA Bn /1
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9 Y- \: F6 x7 \$ N/ |) y5 ?8 K, OMorning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,579 C7 S4 L; s1 e7 h0 m9 d5 s
1 _% m9 v U8 o6 m! `Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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+ k5 }/ E4 X' v1 e, f1 l3 |! B. ^' R& ORaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet." d+ f% H H5 N5 V! g
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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5 K; `2 q2 h, S- `! NJapanese aircraft
$ D* E1 _6 A+ h H A6M2 Zero x 25
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* s( P/ i P7 \/ ^5 E/ `* WAllied aircraft
O- T, n5 a8 I2 q _ F4F-3A Wildcat x 12* Z/ R4 V1 K) S# k) \5 \ z, R
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12( @. ]/ {1 y4 T' b: D5 K
SBD-3 Dauntless x 72
4 e% I: S8 k! S" r* S. `8 h$ n: b TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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' ]0 h8 W. W& n- J q/ p" VNo Japanese losses( x: t! S% W' c8 f" h, }5 P f
: ]( S3 r: J5 {; QAllied aircraft losses; r. P/ }9 j- M$ f& ^9 x: _
F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed
. {0 L8 c( @# M8 X6 M, }2 x F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed) l/ C# A6 m( N v( I( u0 b
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged
7 \) U/ c% E: H5 Q1 I9 I SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak$ [* g2 b. Z+ f- l' K
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged1 x7 R5 E! d+ \' v. l. ]
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Japanese Ships# t/ B! m$ k. k9 ]" G2 ^
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
4 X4 z1 V9 _4 U# I( f& c CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
& ]6 T; ]2 _1 w6 n$ Y: G# y CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire
! L, t1 x! o8 \1 q$ h [" | CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires
0 h+ j3 v- O% P- g/ o' s CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 2
5 ^3 e3 @4 u5 z4 ]. X7 E CA Furutaka
, d2 f6 @0 E6 C$ I6 z- Z+ j8 j CA Kako, Bomb hits 1/ J0 H x# T1 r6 `
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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# L: R* t+ |" p! k( d0 [6 `Weather in hex: Thunderstorms( V X4 R. ^- V2 b/ z
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.4 O( ?/ [0 ?. u; O
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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5 H4 |' D! o3 O! r: bJapanese aircraft# S: `, R: d* ^% P' P
A6M2 Zero x 16: h% I8 @4 M |2 I+ |9 _
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Allied aircraft
# P6 Q# l- p# l. k2 Q F4F-3P Wildcat x 12
( n+ }0 t$ o% K F4F-4 Wildcat x 15
. {7 s( R5 u; b7 D SBD-3 Dauntless x 51
1 w% I% G7 |2 \2 ]. Z TBF-1 Avenger x 30! O9 U- Q/ U }' `
0 P# W$ V8 s& P& N9 U: c
Japanese aircraft losses" W, n$ r4 \: v C% j$ T+ ?+ q
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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: f) |* J6 V2 aAllied aircraft losses
. ^& D) o+ C- v0 [9 W+ X% v' l SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
" T. m2 }4 {4 @/ g* F4 C+ h j SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak! n. S: A( z. o) Y! |' s
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
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' o/ h7 F {$ z- ?2 dJapanese Ships
h: q d0 I5 Y& K8 ]* b CV Kaga, heavy fires
, ]% g: v6 I7 ^9 z$ P8 c CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
( x5 |7 s/ E* l7 O% Z/ g; T CV Zuikaku, on fire
; C4 [1 G6 T; O# z+ T/ y CV Akagi$ O8 ?+ [7 P$ D X
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage/ y3 ~+ n& B; ?# N8 q
DD Tamanami
& w. f9 M: ?, c: f% K$ X: ^: G1 o CL Nagara/ u. o/ z7 r$ `$ l# B1 O
DD Oite
/ f- w3 O0 e0 E DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire" g/ c" ^* ~1 N ?" M- B$ ]8 _( e
CA Furutaka" S2 V" M- x. ^
CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
# q7 P9 B% A, ?. d DD Minekaze, `" q# V) S2 j- i% |9 @
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+ M# h: Z; K; z- ~( |1 h6 Z8 Z. nMorning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,54
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud* @- L% s8 E6 ~# x
4 }. |4 L) G/ y0 MRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
" M/ J t+ B! ^& H6 uEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft( x6 K0 p% a# U5 s
A6M2 Zero x 33
* N$ X. t& r S$ D B5N2 Kate x 61
6 ?) }6 ]' J7 A7 p8 N. D D3A1 Val x 44. b: E, R: \9 B# X( D
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Allied aircraft
- O. X3 s: U5 }* v) I! ]. g F4F-3A Wildcat x 178 }4 H+ X) ]/ z7 y. O
F4F-3 Wildcat x 48
9 T/ Y4 P8 Q" X4 N) |6 ^ ` F4F-4 Wildcat x 81/ _+ a- ?2 l9 S2 {' A% k* y2 c
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Japanese aircraft losses
h' E I' e0 E' L A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed4 H; M! [) p( F( i8 `, w( K
B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged( Y( S/ i" b, q
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
+ Q( L* t0 l `* M6 Y D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged
% q6 x7 R2 }% A- G; y D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses
/ z! E4 L9 x- x% ~4 X" q- ? F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed& [. j$ @& O( P8 Y
6 h; y5 ]2 m3 |( b- f2 OAllied Ships9 k5 S7 [" w( |, t) `
CVE Copahee5 I& m3 G1 w# u; ^
CV Yorktown# `$ M& ?, v) O
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2
- S' a4 o- I8 f- F) y CLAA San Diego
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud! l i4 F1 T3 F* J7 p. y
i" j# f; _" z1 }Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
" i# X. p( b2 TEstimated time to target is 29 minutes0 e+ h. |0 {3 f/ f* O1 q V0 M% ?
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Japanese aircraft; T% y7 i& |9 B. t. _
A6M2 Zero x 30 W, Q0 A: f0 j7 l! P; n% D
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Allied aircraft/ p! u! {* S, P2 s
F4F-3 Wildcat x 2. S5 B9 p& m+ V' ]
SBD-3 Dauntless x 196 E8 W& J' d- Q. S5 _: T6 k
5 I4 h( ^9 ~5 s- Y6 F- [No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
* c. J- m! {, I. c) G F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
9 u" G6 u% h; N) w* Q9 G" N SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
+ d3 W5 v& k2 q x0 H6 |3 L SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak* N7 f6 P: _8 V0 w: J7 R) c; V
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Japanese Ships3 X p( N6 q9 N( x7 x
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
, ?: h/ J# m/ t& s* g! R' k CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire& Q2 g6 |* J" c6 l8 s1 @
CV Akagi" V% n3 `. e4 d8 L' O7 h) I
CV Zuikaku, on fire
& M% u, Y( R/ d3 I, x CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage& e! ?' }5 e, t' C0 v) G2 k" Y
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57; G& L3 Q' J) _# @8 t+ w, J4 H
# n9 l# R6 X. D' p/ l2 KWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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8 c# B# I7 W' G! o9 t1 Y* CRaid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
/ g2 w8 z* i' y2 s+ E$ `9 F0 E/ v; UEstimated time to target is 25 minutes7 I7 [' Q/ k1 ]! P' L: B
8 J9 a5 f* ]( P" t( UJapanese aircraft. N' Z3 ]' ^0 [' D. w; e8 U0 m
A6M2 Zero x 25 t% W" w) J! o$ t" h+ i# f7 ~
$ Y# E; }0 P1 `8 _4 |; z4 cAllied aircraft
: k1 X$ M, r4 ?$ A+ h" G5 g SBD-3 Dauntless x 2
& e* n; d x/ A S( w; e W& q0 p TBF-1 Avenger x 6
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) I) V- c% O0 b6 CNo Japanese losses
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No Allied losses
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S, [2 z6 D3 {Japanese Ships1 {/ W3 e5 P4 {' a# l& M
CV Akagi
; |/ V7 K R! _. J CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage1 z: h) m D( l* A8 `; r
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5 n$ q& I3 t7 |" A7 d' WAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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/ W1 E- Z5 \: s' P7 Y! i2 R$ ~) }Weather in hex: Heavy cloud& D5 R8 ~* m( `. S, A. i
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
" k) ` d$ \) M: pEstimated time to target is 37 minutes5 a. M H5 \5 d- k
6 d) n5 ]! {! AAllied aircraft
! \6 m$ `5 S m- `6 b F4F-3 Wildcat x 57 e1 |0 [2 o% e6 X" l
TBF-1 Avenger x 3' f- r8 e. K) H" U. |( P" H
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Allied aircraft losses6 F1 `" O1 ?/ X4 w: ~( R
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged. Y1 j; W1 j j0 y
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Japanese Ships: f9 y2 L+ ~ G
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1; k! _3 ]* g( N
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! _5 @) ^5 J9 w: C. K5 p7 i' S' gAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,56* b+ V& X* y3 Z3 c" Y
* L* T5 a: y. K3 ~8 U/ SWeather in hex: Heavy rain9 H/ B" M9 g) ~' L! z8 z7 o
' S4 Z$ a% S3 b2 n9 `& F$ wRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
V' O0 P7 k! B" s7 `Estimated time to target is 15 minutes+ ] m, L% Y! A
$ y7 I2 z4 B2 W7 B2 b. |Japanese aircraft* w( r6 r! R1 w, S2 m
A6M2 Zero x 62 J# ?( i8 h8 u5 ^+ C8 N
B5N2 Kate x 15
8 P2 C; z W- C. v, N4 D6 E8 H D3A1 Val x 19
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Allied aircraft
/ _# ?4 t0 z. \( u F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
) _6 B: y7 N* Z% I% L F4F-4 Wildcat x 36
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/ h$ D- R% |, E- ]0 ^Japanese aircraft losses
0 L3 K D1 q& N P# N A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
1 U- i. c, ]+ M! g- J B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged$ U7 u7 K. F& ]& g% u7 s- v
D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged2 r3 o$ |$ f* d+ p. }" e* [6 F
: b, L) Z! u" Z; g0 _0 f) k* SAllied aircraft losses
2 e8 ^8 l) C6 b. ~0 b7 h F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed ~6 \' q; b/ F: l4 d K
. r1 u7 X: w; J- L6 ]Allied Ships6 k& M6 \- r3 V4 E% ^
CV Lexington
& T, P2 M! s" k4 p CV Saratoga
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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. B- i; @ K/ vWeather in hex: Heavy cloud) o3 ?) {6 Y# i
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
" o& v9 l3 t/ o8 R/ BEstimated time to target is 31 minutes
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0 O$ ^: R$ ] J& j( V& T- I4 mAllied aircraft7 X1 j. M! v0 L$ Y! |
F4F-3 Wildcat x 123 U; d* ]& W+ q: Y
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
: ~4 z- q& j0 v4 e( m SBD-3 Dauntless x 70
1 O/ E# y- b) Q, I& c( o' w, V# L2 x/ f TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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Allied aircraft losses
9 R, C6 j3 d0 Q! w SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged; A5 J# H8 n: c
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged6 I8 y( Q! ]1 @9 I
' s* }' U+ c. F; m+ Q: z3 [, f3 h, rJapanese Ships3 V" `1 n% q% h: I! P: _
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage$ u4 }) F- \3 R
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
4 r+ _- G9 k8 `# ~ DD Asakaze6 r% e) @& p2 r5 U
DD Tamanami
) G$ T' O1 B$ o! O: S8 @ DD Onami( |" `* {9 f2 p, o9 a
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
* `- m \. ~* F, Z2 Z' H1 Y8 p CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage( V5 N4 b' u2 [7 @) D$ i
DD Oite8 Y1 R m w. P9 P) ~6 @8 o! S
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage/ \$ m1 u0 _( P, u5 p
DD Suzukaze2 ]5 y5 K- j7 `
CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1
, G5 `2 H2 d' p CL Nagara
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57( D" W# E u9 J% Y" G
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" N# a8 ^ [" l2 N# K3 b) s& n, WRaid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.0 l3 w- k2 Q7 X0 C6 n
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes$ L8 p: A) Q+ E7 r
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Allied aircraft
$ H2 S! ] m8 `9 J A-24 Banshee x 2
, C2 ^. b/ A# `, y9 U SBD-3 Dauntless x 25
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Allied aircraft losses6 o: j+ ^0 Z7 E: t3 t
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged8 B& l1 c" x' C: Y. }4 `1 r7 o
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged% q9 x0 R' {1 o+ w9 o8 z4 \) x+ H
) I" x7 V- P& F3 BJapanese Ships: Z4 S0 A' P! j% W
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
# z; a- `+ h6 Y CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
( ~+ a6 K3 U2 g: ?' p- h5 R4 c CV Zuikaku, heavy fires
7 Z: t: |& l# J; M9 W) Z) v CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires6 i T4 C' O f8 u! \
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage5 _* Q9 f) j) J: @ `* \6 L
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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1 U* B _, h4 c8 Y9 s6 f0 {Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,578 W9 |: @( R3 t. [ b1 v
) q' i# L& y* R$ I" l @; MWeather in hex: Heavy cloud4 y; o) {, h. B ^( |7 x
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Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.! ?( b" m7 M' t+ i6 A( J3 h8 k
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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# h* f u' \+ b" u4 |- nAllied aircraft
( C+ Z7 ~9 T# c* c A-24 Banshee x 14) \ F" K5 U. B9 Y9 X9 v
6 C& c3 Q' x' u+ ]Allied aircraft losses
3 c( C2 G" c7 ?( @) e A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged/ `; t9 {4 V* b* J3 g& X
$ f" E L% f) G- uJapanese Ships# P0 x$ a$ m! z0 x/ V
CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 z- [* K$ K( s* m5 ?( Q, ]9 P CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage. j- h1 `* N5 y5 ~1 M: o! H( R
DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ f+ i W9 {& h$ J* } CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage, q) {) d% E2 F0 D
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3 i3 J0 v9 g) j$ j6 i! Z* G& NAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57" v' P. q( ~. d3 t8 e% E: o6 {
9 ~4 n- W, d3 a# {3 v0 T- EWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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9 E# t: t) u/ J( m& k* TRaid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.. }- j+ d; S9 u3 Q3 q/ W
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes- n8 _( L+ T4 s) b3 ^; E
2 ]/ b9 T) f0 _+ LAllied aircraft
" E+ j0 O- |# r2 y' n A-24 Banshee x 2" J- Z7 Q1 F0 w J7 Z' A$ i
! a8 J K8 G/ |- o; \No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships; T; X3 ?+ l4 W- M) k# Y7 ?
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
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" J% p) Q: v5 i+ M5 D4 Z" S! r" cAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57% `3 J6 H' K1 h8 m0 a5 v
1 i C* M% t! J3 p3 U! ?Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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, C. X3 u# T. r& O$ ^7 }# D- bRaid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
% e/ O' b8 O+ E* y9 Q% P( d/ jEstimated time to target is 24 minutes
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Allied aircraft
1 w7 C) {7 X5 ^$ k0 y) F: E F4F-3A Wildcat x 2
; ~% j: A5 v# p, b2 s SBD-3 Dauntless x 31
" x1 [0 {# x# {2 y! A' l: Y TBF-1 Avenger x 15 n1 u- V, M4 @* p+ o" y4 H4 ^
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Allied aircraft losses3 X; R0 a: k7 q: I0 Z2 f: Y' a
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
) D. k5 f) x4 S% D; R& R+ m TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged% S+ x9 V6 ^, l; q
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Japanese Ships
" u |, B% N$ r1 G! f5 H CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage. q* s2 V1 V3 I5 O
DD Oite
1 C. n. t ?/ |# [# s4 b. P4 t CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
- I. w: J0 _9 I& W y4 P CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 T1 R# M; b/ q } CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
% \3 o* ^0 i* h) D: B7 O DD Onami8 j) d6 M& @+ `, b0 y* W6 I l
DD Tamanami/ d' h5 j$ b, t" e9 w
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire. u f3 N$ c, |9 T+ }5 a- j+ [
DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 1
# T* F. u8 c* |. n7 ?2 C DD Minekaze! c; w& |( L# L }
DD Asakaze3 K- s! q5 f+ H M
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8 p& G! E) W+ L: KAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,576 _9 F4 F% u- f1 W
+ [& p9 i8 d5 o. iWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
$ w% |' c6 ]( L4 c8 [7 G' JEstimated time to target is 30 minutes o$ n! x5 q8 z$ K. Q2 N0 I) ]
# ^. P1 B& e* i* T' }Japanese aircraft
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4 u& i- c; q/ L i/ qAllied aircraft
8 v) S3 W: c" W, h) T F4F-3P Wildcat x 10
9 C5 [6 `- f0 u( A8 W; p F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
, ] q4 I0 t% F$ k# R. M" p t SBD-3 Dauntless x 635 E* X1 F, u% X: ]
TBF-1 Avenger x 18
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No Japanese losses
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* K2 T6 ~; x8 C3 O: y: e9 }Allied aircraft losses
( N) l$ I; D' p4 v7 Z, f SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged5 d& C$ b# ?) H9 \2 N- A6 g
TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged
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# j# r% {( G) ~4 HJapanese Ships
; w( p5 c; j7 v9 B CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage" B: G# M2 Z) b, s6 j
CA Kako, and is sunk9 E( P4 s0 n' C) ?9 p9 [
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
! P, {+ S; `9 E/ {& X$ w CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
; L( K* ~3 b7 l DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk5 t0 l; ]$ {$ F
DD Onami! w* i; C9 R( X9 t! P6 g
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk U1 T& F/ h7 X0 Y* b; o
DD Asakaze! f- k& K. Q0 l& D
DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage, C, ?: H n$ K4 i. w9 F4 e
DD Oite# ?" t: a& }, }, r8 I
DD Minekaze9 r% ^, O: w$ }/ D6 F- d h( d g
DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire6 G2 H ~3 t8 A# ^% T
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57) s. V C4 F% L
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
& v- ^7 L/ G2 D& Q! ?Estimated time to target is 13 minutes$ Y5 R) P$ f1 r: c, @
( N, `9 s% \3 E2 K. ?7 FAllied aircraft
2 P: Q' ^9 U Y% e: \! x1 O SBD-3 Dauntless x 16. D3 s: s% Q6 k) l
! m) J5 r8 ^& `0 ?' uAllied aircraft losses
9 H. W% L, W9 m' l6 [ SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged5 |5 v# w8 \) V1 o F
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Japanese Ships6 D$ |4 T- b; k5 @7 x, V
CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
. A$ |! b6 p& A CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ z4 \* a) |# o DD Sawakaze, M4 @4 G* }* L
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |