AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 42: \: w  }9 c) z5 n& B1 L: {! j4 L 
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, v4 k/ N% T) U# T9 J1 `盟军正式登陆阿图岛 
) U0 M' U5 |- u' w* n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8 [; T/ M9 ~' v+ f0 q% e 
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 k8 z' F% S. A7 k; N- y/ H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) e7 r6 I/ J/ @, n 
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 
% I0 t/ E( F8 H, T, ~5 B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 H7 B0 {; a8 K, W, v, k 
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Amphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49)9 t! c. w4 r9 M0 M# ?6 u9 p 
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TF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,49 
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$ `7 ^3 E& X1 U. x- J: kAllied ground losses:3 O, ~; @% e$ F 
      253 casualties reported1 z& q1 m% h' P 
         Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled 
6 p5 Q& z6 q+ P7 w* M  ~2 e         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled 
5 d7 z( c  z8 s# S( |+ K; j8 X         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 
# Z) b: o, a9 W# n5 R. `      Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)& b/ K. [! s0 Z3 E3 L 
      Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled) 
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, j& @; r- d1 g+ F1 X) k' aGround combat at Attu Island (153,49) 
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Japanese Deliberate attack 
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Attacking force 5357 troops, 43 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 97% d  u3 U7 w% H' U 
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Defending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 426 
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+ [% [, X, r/ e( {, ^+ WJapanese adjusted assault: 0 ' n4 R/ c' F$ w 
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Allied adjusted defense: 339 ! m* f0 L* ]% N: J, F( l+ M/ L 
  
3 v, n6 j, V& f4 h5 T6 Y, kJapanese assault odds: 1 to 99  
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4 t8 `+ X% k! {; T! S+ uCombat modifiers+ n$ z3 `1 B2 q 
Defender: terrain(+)$ w+ m6 U# e  [7 [5 z8 r7 \ 
Attacker:  
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Japanese ground losses: 
5 ?4 H" K5 J/ O3 r& e% U      1597 casualties reported: M7 v- @! K2 ~( {2 }' R1 k 
         Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled 
6 W$ D0 A( ?& h         Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled 
6 S6 U" @1 \5 p' X# _! `         Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled5 }; F- f; m1 o* D$ B5 a 
      Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)4 v, f, F! [, P6 u 
      Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)4 i4 F6 u5 u% X  u5 c' ?. i' o 
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Allied ground losses: 
) J% H: l7 _" g- c) O8 E2 E1 L: I      100 casualties reported; T7 E' S# |0 B9 z7 ~, }; p 
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled 
% s$ e; w% K8 r/ j# D! M         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ ?3 s# g; G: i* \ 
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled 
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0 x' `$ C% {7 TAssaulting units: 
, |3 B3 X7 C! v9 s! R& z    3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion+ D& ^" [$ M) ]/ y; c+ ` 
    302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion. w% z6 M6 `7 P3 U) {$ Y$ V 
    12th Indpt SNLF Coy  
, a! {, S: G5 n) u' k& L    7th Base Force4 d  R& x# F+ N' V! R 
    8th Field AF Construction Battalion 
2 Y2 S. v) g7 B4 L    5th IJN AA Battalion* q2 j; d: @, A( e) H 
  
8 W& H+ X! h8 H, n) XDefending units:* z. s/ S) `7 Q1 D. ~7 ?/ J2 x 
    Americal Infantry Div /1 
* o$ |& m: u) D7 I3 N1 K* J! h" v    4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /1 
, c7 C8 r* Z- j  Q  f" Z, w8 Z    201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1 
2 c/ _6 U2 U* g  c- L% {' A0 S- W' i/ c    151st Combat Engr Rgt /1% ~5 D2 u. \- |2 a4 s# S 
    153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1  P/ p5 Y8 e! E8 Y 
    198th FA Bn /17 R* _: i6 \4 t7 p' o! y 
    250th Cst Art Rgt /2# k& \# _5 P2 e; C4 e, L 
    81st FA Bn /1 
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9 p' x5 \7 k" z/ {% u7 SMorning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57 
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5 F! d3 P5 {4 GWeather in hex: Thunderstorms6 g% L0 F6 w0 Q6 a( O' f 
  
# }8 j1 o  l9 u9 W  z2 kRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. 
8 E# N6 }( L: Q) YEstimated time to target is 30 minutes5 A# I: ]2 B% A$ m# O4 l0 u 
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Japanese aircraft* |) O/ U+ p! c5 M# q$ Z 
      A6M2 Zero x 25 
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Allied aircraft 
# F& {$ R' p+ `      F4F-3A Wildcat x 12 
, w) Z) R3 R) ~' t      F4F-3 Wildcat x 12 
0 ]5 O. e1 U0 J6 ^3 k& S' E! A2 Q      SBD-3 Dauntless x 72 
& n8 w! m8 ~9 B  d6 A) p      TBF-1 Avenger x 30 
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No Japanese losses; m: [- L: h$ ?' ~1 l0 p# O* N* P 
  
2 v$ _# q, p+ _. N/ yAllied aircraft losses, @5 L3 T1 P" Z/ f! _9 E* M' [ 
      F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed2 \% ^/ Y# h% J 
      F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed( B, `4 }) K2 J, H 
      SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged 
/ i( H  k/ I2 F9 M- s      SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak 
( v" i1 u, [, U7 J) W, b      TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged# H3 [/ P& C( I7 Y0 v* c- L 
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Japanese Ships 
7 {, E3 {" {. ^( h, Q# F      CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires 
: N2 d$ Y/ b- X. ~7 n1 C% @6 h      CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 13 b9 X& i$ U! q2 t 
      CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1,  on fire 
5 o1 K& Y. L' y( r- U7 s* o      CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2,  heavy fires, V$ C7 G: d. [( X3 G 
      CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 2* h# _$ @+ Y. a; |# j' r, j 
      CA Furutaka 
' ]  t" d9 j  o& _      CA Kako, Bomb hits 1: L0 E: X" v8 I5 C 
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,574 [7 t! D8 a# p& ]! g3 u$ G# a 
  
9 R5 i1 [9 Z. a0 P1 ^! v/ ^7 W6 yWeather in hex: Thunderstorms( \! e6 T% Z9 h2 G2 l 
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.. e9 t0 n; n! |9 F$ w- J$ K4 P1 M 
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes 
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Japanese aircraft 
% I; O3 d: D% u1 P      A6M2 Zero x 16  @% @/ x. p' D1 Z2 M 
  
9 A6 I( i+ \8 R/ d! n' _Allied aircraft5 U- l; H- S! [: ^9 _& \ 
      F4F-3P Wildcat x 12+ b; v* }% Y6 e7 z7 H/ u) Y 
      F4F-4 Wildcat x 15 
: j$ R; a; L( _( a      SBD-3 Dauntless x 51 
- [8 ]4 r- b0 f1 a3 W1 X& B6 O      TBF-1 Avenger x 30 
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Japanese aircraft losses 
- A; h* A. A6 e7 r+ t0 W' {      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed' X8 ]* w& ~+ Y5 M 
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Allied aircraft losses  b# D8 l$ o& c5 a6 a7 R 
      SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged/ Q$ i6 s9 g: p: v4 T0 W: u 
      SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak" e( J, x7 w% J0 J 
      TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged 
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6 |4 }4 s2 u% r) P; o% @Japanese Ships+ @8 g8 y6 V( m& Y 
      CV Kaga,  heavy fires7 k. `4 A" c. c4 ?, W" q 
      CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3,  heavy fires 
: o* `( J6 a1 [& b8 a$ N      CV Zuikaku,  on fire 
+ E6 H. [1 l1 z( c' D      CV Akagi) u: b! U0 v" D- r; U 
      CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage 
' a1 t7 U6 i$ h; d      DD Tamanami 
0 l/ o5 @' u! R2 q* N0 b$ Z      CL Nagara 
1 |9 ?1 S% `) p( i& D0 d% W      DD Oite 
5 \4 `6 x5 l+ `! a      DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1,  on fire: Z$ J! Y& r/ h8 a6 Q8 ^% w 
      CA Furutaka& U# a5 `! K7 B+ M 
      CA Kako, Bomb hits 1* e- x% M& r- V/ K! o9 J9 l% x 
      DD Minekaze3 U( f+ w# {3 R% C  x- X4 O5 R- T# ~; y 
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,54 
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud% q/ ~' B* Z5 p" B: e 
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.7 }' G: c( b1 N2 O$ n 
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes0 D/ e( Z/ |' B% ?2 v2 p 
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Japanese aircraft 
  R7 G) i8 D, Y5 ?7 l, R      A6M2 Zero x 33; |0 Y7 t* u. @6 g. [* e 
      B5N2 Kate x 61& E8 _$ b, [  q8 ?5 O: P1 S: { 
      D3A1 Val x 44# `$ o9 `0 b- A( B9 ^ 
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Allied aircraft 
# G" z$ U- r- G% A! @      F4F-3A Wildcat x 17( Z( L' F( v- A2 U/ a 
      F4F-3 Wildcat x 485 R9 N2 J  x+ L0 g 
      F4F-4 Wildcat x 814 N$ a: a% p$ z; d+ S" [ 
  
& {  K6 J# C7 z: r3 g0 MJapanese aircraft losses" b. q3 V3 W5 P# B% k4 | 
      A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed 
. l! {% j/ w; a      B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged) `4 Z; o* r' r, |% y2 Q$ L6 K 
      B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak$ O. f6 M5 I" _# |- J; O0 z 
      D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged. R, g+ [* n9 E) N% N8 C( j+ d/ w$ u 
      D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak 
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# y  C) ]' z4 ^  A* `, v1 MAllied aircraft losses  \; x% i2 T* R; o+ y 
      F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed+ F5 c& M4 ]! n+ m: m9 [; k 
  
5 j( V" h" v, K% }: r* ^Allied Ships 
& y2 ?/ C  \4 V: \+ }6 B      CVE Copahee; C+ _. R2 D6 F; S 
      CV Yorktown 
, s8 E" `. L4 G! T" S9 Q      CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 25 p' o) d7 L; U* s2 ` 
      CLAA San Diego6 Y3 W) N9 A2 d# x6 S9 X: W* F% Q 
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0 ?8 K' O: c9 C( c8 P; F* r% rAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57 
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud" T6 m9 f' Z8 o) }6 t7 |: w 
  
+ |8 t# j' w0 j/ E7 U8 rRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. 
7 R4 e$ b% V2 U5 X. Z7 B; H! SEstimated time to target is 29 minutes 
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! D' ?) @- d1 [1 ?8 bJapanese aircraft 
+ v( r/ r# U1 W! D2 m      A6M2 Zero x 30 O# L+ c) N/ g& ` 
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Allied aircraft! O" L1 s# e4 M4 I! u 
      F4F-3 Wildcat x 2 
  J! x" Q* u! ?* Y/ ?1 |      SBD-3 Dauntless x 19/ R! A$ Z4 I- R/ c7 d$ K; Q8 Z 
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No Japanese losses2 m3 l. u/ H3 D9 ~ 
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Allied aircraft losses 
  N, P% }. }5 b3 c" }% ]/ U      F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed 
3 q" `8 y5 M/ s      SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged* J6 V/ C- }, K, K+ s 
      SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak 
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4 W5 A2 [& l3 Q& ZJapanese Ships! d# A8 J7 W' ?" K1 L8 J% t; ]; b 
      CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage 
- S! `6 f/ W7 P4 f+ Z      CL Agano, Bomb hits 1,  on fire 
! Y: Y' }  {7 {* P- y* \" R      CV Akagi 
" B9 N) U3 g4 ]$ i- N; t: h      CV Zuikaku,  on fire4 V! u6 F7 p+ D0 S+ `- f* A  a; E& ] 
      CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage 
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57* N, A6 \( }# H- \4 B 
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud2 f/ I+ s# q: V# d 
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Raid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.9 S: j' |8 K/ c6 v& H 
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes 
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Japanese aircraft; n/ U  b" ]/ D, q: W& V/ n 
      A6M2 Zero x 2- P9 W( \  c1 y1 t3 Y' G9 J 
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Allied aircraft 
( V* q4 i1 H9 K: h" y0 Z$ w      SBD-3 Dauntless x 2% w! t3 ]0 ~$ k+ v0 x. P 
      TBF-1 Avenger x 6 
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No Japanese losses 
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# r8 W) w) z# o# y* BNo Allied losses 
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4 w! u3 L! Y1 P$ FJapanese Ships 
% y' U1 b; A1 L8 S      CV Akagi7 C5 D4 r/ g. g3 ` 
      CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage9 E# x" n/ K6 r& B, c! U9 r 
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% q( B/ a7 W% F2 l" a" y! sAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57  }. Q5 Z% f( V, ]( J 
  
: S9 ^* Z6 O9 |Weather in hex: Heavy cloud 
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet." Z' `4 F$ `. x 
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes 
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Allied aircraft 
; Q, @5 ]; h. j      F4F-3 Wildcat x 5 
/ Y# @9 H2 j* {/ R. R! r, A0 b      TBF-1 Avenger x 3 
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7 @0 S6 t7 u: |" \% A& ~Allied aircraft losses 
6 |) X0 F1 d( t- I; a5 G% s      TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged 
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  `7 _! k8 g5 _% |- |, N5 CJapanese Ships 
& O" K0 B* O& B" ?      CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1) p/ s8 J! H; j& o* W 
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,56 
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain5 {8 A5 P( v9 L$ O! V" b4 G* p. ? 
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.! w, R7 T* }2 i4 x4 r0 _( G 
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes2 A( g/ W. P: J2 \$ Y 
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Japanese aircraft( O& }9 r5 W  ^: n 
      A6M2 Zero x 6 
6 z) T4 S1 o+ t; F1 f' M+ R2 D, }- }      B5N2 Kate x 15- o. c# Z! _, ^4 y 
      D3A1 Val x 19 
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- Y# Z  |. p; ]7 P, Q+ PAllied aircraft6 G+ i: r; a* x2 b  W 
      F4F-3 Wildcat x 36 
' }# c- ~4 p& i6 r      F4F-4 Wildcat x 36 
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8 v  ?0 s8 a& V& c: x& h! J4 V& a4 wJapanese aircraft losses5 j' _0 T3 L8 e1 x: ?5 }: ]4 q 
      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed6 V% N9 r. H' l1 @$ T; J 
      B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged! D7 M! d" `' f* F# a0 R 
      D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged$ K/ Q& }+ A9 F; _" V4 Y 
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Allied aircraft losses& l1 N) i5 U0 y! Z% z- g8 A 
      F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed 
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2 S1 y7 y: |6 {$ l' E3 k$ p. J7 wAllied Ships) @' r* i* S- W/ J( Z5 j 
      CV Lexington. v4 Z4 m8 U, i: s2 r/ G+ T 
      CV Saratoga 
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/ o  ^( l! n( \# I9 ]Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57: n4 |+ N+ _3 B' z; v5 ?% E 
  
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. 
9 E$ F  ~+ h# m  V( P$ p& TEstimated time to target is 31 minutes9 |+ R4 S, O* ~. E6 h, v# U 
  
' q; Z2 q7 l- ^4 ]Allied aircraft 
" E( I5 [) C9 I% a! \( f      F4F-3 Wildcat x 12 
! k, j/ [$ ?1 ^* Q9 v* }# J8 y      F4F-4 Wildcat x 12 
% j" I) s$ X1 _/ B      SBD-3 Dauntless x 70. D  t# Z) Q* e: h( L6 S8 N5 o 
      TBF-1 Avenger x 30) P' F3 ^5 c5 _" [- @( r. @ 
  
  S1 q4 ^0 ~3 H+ T9 }+ _. [Allied aircraft losses) H3 L; G2 \5 V- L$ q9 ]* w: n3 L 
      SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged3 [2 q2 C2 N( x9 I. t) J; w; @ 
      TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged 
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& z5 [) v9 w; O( uJapanese Ships 
+ F) z  z" b9 e6 w( G      CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6,  heavy fires,  heavy damage 
1 M, v! T( L9 L" b3 ]1 W- o2 j& t" ]' e      CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires 
- t: o. t, i* S& l# E1 e6 r      DD Asakaze/ C. f9 u3 D% }" ]  v; r 
      DD Tamanami 
/ t7 b: F3 w( ?, A  [2 R& c      DD Onami 
/ E" c& i$ h; b6 ^+ w# L3 p$ C" T      DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage0 b( l; k' }# y  O& L1 z0 }2 Y 
      CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage8 t( J$ J; k! F3 k) U 
      DD Oite 
- d! Z" X' h; X$ n) O      DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage+ U& [7 R5 D9 R* Q3 r+ {$ e 
      DD Suzukaze6 J& W; \, V+ y  q* M 
      CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1 
4 ^  s- g7 r1 a5 e. F. y- `# A      CL Nagara% J" X3 [& g5 a$ }# ~0 T1 e& \! 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# \1 c: d7 C1 E& n 
  
' b4 f% m+ T! |Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.$ z; v0 U6 e% z# [4 A$ x4 A 
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes6 p5 T  i/ R* ~3 n 
  
5 n/ M5 [* y2 E3 J' S( J: yAllied aircraft 
& ]% c  x! p. {- \" v+ h$ k5 K      A-24 Banshee x 2 
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Allied aircraft losses 
2 v& w8 b" K/ ~+ `      A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged 
5 N) n  r# N; i" l2 s      SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged5 ^3 r' x: n2 W" C 
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Japanese Ships4 E* C+ {1 ]* q* J6 H: F 
      CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3,  heavy fires,  heavy damage! L, O8 v* b, T. U 
      CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage 
; ?0 [2 G8 c; j' r' x: L$ {" M      CV Zuikaku,  heavy fires 
8 C! f2 e* v4 Z, v  l      CL Agano, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires7 s" \/ h# s5 u3 b( B/ c8 e2 F 
      DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage 
" f' r& G6 K) ~      CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage 
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1 j; R$ K" _6 H: B0 t0 fAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57 
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud& o4 ?# x; I5 I. i+ H% R0 l 
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Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. 
5 J- Z) m# ?0 h# n$ |" C2 p1 aEstimated time to target is 12 minutes 
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Allied aircraft0 T  l5 y: p3 t 
      A-24 Banshee x 14 
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, t6 j+ w1 U8 U% `# d8 u# `1 v1 w+ p+ v      A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged 
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; q" ?6 o- n3 W3 R$ @Japanese Ships5 `. @; b/ h6 S' f! P* m( p+ ~$ w$ H. q# U 
      CVL Ryuho,  heavy fires,  heavy damage 
3 L- ^& S+ Q: }' O! E5 a      CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4,  heavy fires,  heavy damage 
7 `3 G. A& I" }      DD Okikaze,  heavy fires,  heavy damage) ^: `6 q- L2 U 
      CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage' s" `5 q9 L, |+ P8 x 
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,573 C( {: W/ _: J4 ^. g 
  
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! D3 h, e( M$ yRaid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.: z6 W/ f  ^& V1 L+ H3 r 
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes) O8 m$ t. G- s: o- V, a" ^; k 
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Allied aircraft  m" ]# Q3 J4 }9 r& C 
      A-24 Banshee x 2 
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      CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires 
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,575 Y2 r( S# q* I 
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud$ _3 h. B- A9 Q+ ^; i 
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Raid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet." a8 t* A3 o3 i 
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes 
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Allied aircraft 
5 l; B6 T/ y. }; s% V8 w      F4F-3A Wildcat x 24 E% U+ v; X' A$ m) G 
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 31 
) [1 d$ ]3 v: q- ^6 Z2 ]      TBF-1 Avenger x 15 
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6 m# N# p: p4 c. d7 N, x' Q; v+ A( }, |) S      SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged9 V) u4 |4 q5 l5 i1 [ 
      TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged% b# I2 b- s6 Q0 x/ J 
  
/ @8 ~4 |& O# m) Q# dJapanese Ships 
/ r, o4 r. @8 p7 f      CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3,  heavy fires,  heavy damage 
& D2 D* J  W6 Q9 T% e! k- @/ C      DD Oite 
. {" u% W  T6 F6 d  M' W      CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires3 a$ M+ [4 U0 c# D 
      CA Kako, Bomb hits 3,  heavy fires,  heavy damage 
7 S4 C' d( Y$ H- y8 o      CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage 
! _, Y1 j- h+ M% q' S! x      DD Onami7 B/ w4 B# t! H; v! C8 R1 n 
      DD Tamanami 
9 k4 {7 w! c9 t. [9 j9 S' f      CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1,  on fire 
3 r- I$ ?- h' n- s5 i      DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 1* i( d' w8 n- ~0 { 
      DD Minekaze# i% I# M! G) A 
      DD Asakaze 
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57 
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. 
# I# H& k/ ~0 k3 [/ M: z8 [Estimated time to target is 30 minutes, L0 S) c3 h% [ 
  
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Allied aircraft 
' i+ P: {$ y. Q: ?      F4F-3P Wildcat x 10 
# l# O- A$ t, R& Z8 R      F4F-4 Wildcat x 14 
4 m9 i; D' V3 p! Q      SBD-3 Dauntless x 63( s0 C+ N3 G8 L8 [' P1 z+ U 
      TBF-1 Avenger x 189 ~4 w% ^) ^0 z& g4 p 
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No Japanese losses/ u+ p( _: h, |! N' F 
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Allied aircraft losses 
6 v' e4 Z- E- M* \      SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged 
9 j9 y2 L: O% v" N6 b" u! B& U      TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged 
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, l- G" I( r- D9 ^      CV Akagi,  heavy fires,  heavy damage& @+ r; ^' A8 s) {# f0 |/ d 
      CA Kako, and is sunk 
+ p+ {3 e* V' l      CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4,  heavy fires,  heavy damage 
. f2 |7 s/ U; r: N1 ?8 y8 Z6 n' |      CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk 
+ u$ ?# {* s  N: M- i) z! @      DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk* ?: F8 B% R! ~# `" ^0 ?. M, d 
      DD Onami 
0 J, F# T' z: _5 y+ y/ v      DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk 
/ W2 o, Y) s# p5 S      DD Asakaze 
5 C7 m% _3 D) d; `* z# F. I      DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage* W; c( v" ~. T- ]7 u 
      DD Oite& H+ t! o: I) V$ } 
      DD Minekaze' g1 i8 B) O( y) g$ ] 
      DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1,  on fire 
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6 F6 ^$ j) n' D- C0 `0 oAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57 
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Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.; c4 c+ n% `  c/ {! ], X5 t 
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes 
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3 |: P, M; _- I3 l- K/ ?+ u/ @      SBD-3 Dauntless x 16 
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- S2 [, \2 v7 s9 `& |$ W- i1 P      SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged 
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" b" ?; q! R0 T* @5 iJapanese Ships' v0 Z6 v* y/ g& n 
      CVL Ryuho,  heavy fires,  heavy damage0 {1 Q; C- h3 x 
      CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage! w, y6 i9 F" I2 T7 J6 w) F 
      DD Sawakaze 
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