AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 42$ |3 O7 D8 A7 {. _
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盟军正式登陆阿图岛: c, b! \+ Y3 S# x) b& Z8 I/ ~( i
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
. O& L' h8 y9 T3 m7 P% W58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩' p% U9 `: j- S! i* q
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
q' M3 G+ R' @( u; ?& a3 I5 M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
( o9 N9 d6 J- n+ ?% C3 i4 r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$ Q( x1 ^" N/ k' Z2 Q3 x* K7 q
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2 r% r+ ]0 q O) \Amphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49)( } o5 G( [. k7 c
: X% g& w+ Z, t4 M1 i e: mTF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,49
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6 B0 U: z+ Y& U" [3 C7 i% \Allied ground losses:* ^( r) k- V4 D3 _# ^( P
253 casualties reported
( E5 B' ~) t) X% j k `, \ Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled& I3 F8 r2 d, S. U5 \
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled o/ y4 p7 e0 _( s7 K% w* i
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
$ a8 M$ G* o' j' ?4 u Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)
" x3 |3 S+ v7 i }( I% g Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled), v, R9 V, ?+ I8 f O9 D
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Ground combat at Attu Island (153,49)
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5 E. d" Z6 A6 N" JJapanese Deliberate attack9 M. s6 B' D- y( T" c
( `$ J8 Q( X! K2 WAttacking force 5357 troops, 43 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 97
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7 k$ [0 r' o0 J" y7 i. Z% e$ U6 W3 @Defending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 426$ w( g7 }6 \4 _
: T8 _1 C/ d7 v: `6 |: J# tJapanese adjusted assault: 0 ! e. ^3 U8 H7 V/ {. L
0 Y- i2 z1 ]8 r' z5 O& KAllied adjusted defense: 339
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 99 * ^; A1 G1 I5 t7 R3 X
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Combat modifiers
0 a: q q- P: b: @Defender: terrain(+)
/ X3 E- w- z' B! `7 }Attacker: 5 R7 E- m, b) q' p, E' _. n
/ T u3 E6 ^: i# I& }. z4 E5 Q7 F' xJapanese ground losses:
( B% z# h. n [* r/ n5 L( R; g 1597 casualties reported
4 k) B% x1 `& L& [5 o; R9 { Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled4 F+ T' d: j! M. C F+ Z6 I5 d
Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled
) L0 r, k" X/ J; N/ [5 d! X3 [3 E Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled) C0 [% i' n6 s0 v
Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)" q. i/ ^2 }. }3 `/ r0 X2 H
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled), c2 j. y) U, s- z- m* i' g
( q. c6 M0 ]5 B" ^Allied ground losses:6 N5 G, y1 n& A
100 casualties reported
9 g, e6 n4 A: Q* Q L Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
9 R( J* c% L' Q# x( _8 T4 P Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
1 }5 h7 X) G) W" H j3 s Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled# U: @: S. J4 A
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Assaulting units:
6 K: O( \" w- r5 f7 ~ _ 3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion
" A1 i- e' Q0 u) U0 l0 `' ]! y 302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion0 ]2 w1 s! V2 D2 H
12th Indpt SNLF Coy ( Q) S1 O" U+ Q
7th Base Force+ M7 d: M$ O- ? m5 Z
8th Field AF Construction Battalion' [. R% l0 ?4 @6 l f6 u$ T
5th IJN AA Battalion* `9 s0 O4 W. g( k. J. o: Q
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Defending units:
3 j4 ]2 M5 U& A& g; V Americal Infantry Div /1% [1 m6 P) ?, ^1 p+ F
4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /1) _8 |- m" V: C6 }* h) R6 ], @
201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
5 [" [3 R9 a7 v$ F, Z 151st Combat Engr Rgt /1
5 w$ e" c* x. U' Z% y" N s3 m 153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1$ W) f: z+ w5 a2 q8 i2 `2 F
198th FA Bn /14 y6 Y2 @8 z% x% }' C
250th Cst Art Rgt /2
0 Y* |) v- [: f v 81st FA Bn /1
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# P7 |6 N% W1 J0 K2 r1 }% OMorning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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- q7 |" t4 B- BWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
" }3 t) s1 P# J0 h$ \( h+ F8 p$ M! Q# tEstimated time to target is 30 minutes# v6 i& l4 A1 D8 j
, g6 k- w1 `. I( I# s+ LJapanese aircraft2 q0 d$ Z2 C4 `) [
A6M2 Zero x 25# ?0 [$ F! _' n1 B
6 }2 A# S/ p7 }. P) T- o$ R' V9 U
Allied aircraft7 `3 B& z7 @5 r! N: M
F4F-3A Wildcat x 12
; u) w5 s" |2 f; F; E F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
+ Y# X0 N3 D4 [8 Q; m& Z+ w# _8 j SBD-3 Dauntless x 72& F( s! q; X- \5 m! E' H
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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5 R" h M" s7 i, H! O8 x' vNo Japanese losses
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# c. G! f6 _3 S2 vAllied aircraft losses5 @* m; ]( w; ~! ?9 ?
F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed/ m- U4 @% h9 P( f" d1 l: n
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed$ z' t! Z2 ?8 L8 o% p* o; o) p
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged
' a+ [' F) N( u SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak5 N2 O$ \( x6 {, w5 e3 } w' x
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Japanese Ships- ~) I# G$ w6 t2 B5 b
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires9 Y) ~4 @$ ]$ Q* ^! A" R( [3 I& J
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1: V0 J" b ~6 p3 g: T! H
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire( N5 m. g$ V! F8 Y! W
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires: F$ g7 p: n6 C7 `& X
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 2( ~- s6 M9 J' t+ S+ P) d
CA Furutaka
5 i' M" |# W% k- g/ f9 t CA Kako, Bomb hits 17 O8 y( r2 h! m
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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" X8 r3 g+ X4 I n5 r7 lWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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/ u2 I Q1 o) P7 a L& _Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
- A, v7 s) c* O# _3 }Estimated time to target is 31 minutes# q, \$ I, ~( n! X1 D
* T' n/ E7 N6 R R' ], bJapanese aircraft0 E8 L* c. F1 o
A6M2 Zero x 16
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Allied aircraft
# V/ h& ]0 U4 T7 D; R$ v F4F-3P Wildcat x 12% C, R* w4 |" J ^2 z) f
F4F-4 Wildcat x 15
/ s, d* s D }9 i) k SBD-3 Dauntless x 512 \% r7 T6 m+ t( z$ j* \, h' N
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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Japanese aircraft losses6 s8 J' |5 }# {& N# B/ y- t
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed# V% d' l1 _) @3 _3 ^7 c
& w _+ K; D. N) t2 B9 A: rAllied aircraft losses
, G9 c4 U, I p$ X SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged7 d: }7 E7 d4 t* M
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak5 I+ d' ?8 \4 G! Y3 Z2 _' Z
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged+ t3 {+ b9 k7 s4 _$ |, Y$ w' f
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Japanese Ships
4 A% V5 [7 A$ N" _9 S# G$ k/ [ CV Kaga, heavy fires: O2 `* ~0 O$ Y! o. q" r# f
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
# Q7 y) p! g9 V. J- a6 Q CV Zuikaku, on fire
/ h6 j Y+ Q" s) g CV Akagi0 _+ D5 }5 K T; V
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage. P" f1 J- A: h* H8 E
DD Tamanami
( s" ] A- `4 I/ D8 Q5 |0 e& Q CL Nagara
# g8 H* }; L* E% Z4 |1 X DD Oite& A; F- d/ Q$ b% T2 w, O
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire
2 B" O( \3 Q& z CA Furutaka
, a l+ N0 |* X) l# L5 |8 e$ `6 a( n# n CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
0 M! X0 E2 }2 c* q) u7 [ DD Minekaze
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9 w; [: F1 F" P1 X( z5 ~Morning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,54
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) u* l! V( X! P, P7 w( W( I, qWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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& O; l2 C% `- o# o G4 b: NRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.1 P% D. g! U7 D3 `* I( W* @
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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K2 s( h; C8 U9 Y: mJapanese aircraft$ P9 F" B0 X4 H$ o
A6M2 Zero x 33
( P# ^5 J$ Y8 l4 G. E. b% j- U# G7 Q! t B5N2 Kate x 61
8 u, b! i& [2 b, B( | D3A1 Val x 44
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Allied aircraft
4 V0 V- H8 E! T( }" }6 ^4 M) d* h F4F-3A Wildcat x 17
6 _+ d/ [8 K8 a3 o3 R$ g F4F-3 Wildcat x 48
) P/ `" S/ N; X4 n1 U F4F-4 Wildcat x 81" Z9 z; R% B2 s3 A+ {' ^
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Japanese aircraft losses
, X6 v& ]+ t' m/ U A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
7 M, N) }9 t7 U/ O; A& u- B* T6 w B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged$ u+ M4 k6 U, W
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak. ^) b2 H# d# a5 n0 d+ f
D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged
' [3 I' i( V& w D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak) X2 a% A6 ?5 \ `$ r
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Allied aircraft losses1 b) ?) t& c g0 |7 c
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed7 ^, U6 r' k4 W4 i. d
6 ~* A g3 L, ?- Q+ W! ]* p
Allied Ships$ B% R' o) w. j. g
CVE Copahee& h7 U! x {1 ~7 n
CV Yorktown8 R$ S9 d# Y1 d$ {
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2
+ A8 h" Y2 F# w6 ^7 F CLAA San Diego
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,576 e* f o/ O4 u' j
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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- s! s$ X5 W4 C( L pRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
$ v2 n$ }/ ~1 y0 O, r& A. G- G& wEstimated time to target is 29 minutes J( y% U y9 {7 H8 _. q: K* f* D% K
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Japanese aircraft
3 `+ b" f- P( u7 n5 Q0 ~7 D A6M2 Zero x 3: b8 B5 K* N0 e
2 o8 d& Q, G6 K& \Allied aircraft8 x8 X- x- B( J
F4F-3 Wildcat x 2
4 Y2 W( B% e" W9 [# } u SBD-3 Dauntless x 194 ] G# d8 U# r5 r0 R1 M$ S" B5 I
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No Japanese losses
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. j4 E: I0 Y3 T& L( `( l8 cAllied aircraft losses
( R$ M0 j* T7 L1 h7 m F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
. \! p, b$ i. g* p6 c' G SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
2 u9 d4 q0 y1 Z+ ?; u SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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2 Y+ F( C: x j! [: T# i3 S$ fJapanese Ships1 @4 P) |% F. ?8 Q( l% x D4 k
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage( Q8 Q5 l3 J( P0 z1 e* ~ N+ h
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire L5 N/ \" D' I: H
CV Akagi8 z2 t# M4 r3 p1 J3 T9 a$ m) J2 u
CV Zuikaku, on fire
% C3 }0 O% C1 R ^3 b! u CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage. u7 {- ~/ m9 _9 q: T
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& [( E* d8 c6 w0 Q- TAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,572 y; q; r) t2 [+ }1 H
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud# d# z: k- H: o7 h B* y( o. A
# i0 i E$ S0 E$ s9 o0 PRaid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
8 B5 H5 X8 H* W- _" ]Estimated time to target is 25 minutes- `$ _- T Q. W' P* g, S5 v
" Y8 y; Q9 C0 }$ ~* W: D/ _Japanese aircraft# V* N: h' U' Z3 Q3 `3 {
A6M2 Zero x 29 j9 J* x) {1 {7 K& N# ?. R, O
6 l6 P4 ?" y( x* y
Allied aircraft6 T/ \/ F. c, E4 S. m7 N- _$ P9 [
SBD-3 Dauntless x 2
1 X- I4 F; X E6 y7 h3 Y4 l9 j TBF-1 Avenger x 6
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- N5 v& P6 @; A$ [# q, d7 xNo Japanese losses' T7 I- f' t8 ~
% `. ?- O1 s g7 U. ^: w3 l& i* JNo Allied losses5 E% C5 h3 J! z! y: U: e) n
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Japanese Ships
1 K/ w& r3 X, o7 D0 n2 u CV Akagi
5 b' ^ {: p8 w L CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage9 N) g, H) t9 s9 b- R3 J. Z A
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud& J, @9 M7 g. I7 _2 q) k
" f- G: Z" O6 B) J3 U8 D! oRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.( A( p6 Y7 [# L' t6 m B
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes, X- {3 ~- b# H! c' x" G
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Allied aircraft* S2 K" J7 t5 z9 p
F4F-3 Wildcat x 5
3 a# D5 J3 R( F, Y* d TBF-1 Avenger x 3. j A1 w: M0 O2 o; [% \3 K0 p
2 J2 A4 I1 w% }' Z' TAllied aircraft losses+ t; x; r4 b0 [1 J; W/ ^6 |! j
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
# ]" Z! X9 g' ~# J: M4 Q CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1 Q& @; p+ |" t0 K
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1 F: }1 S8 @9 U- s6 PAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,565 z) A' l4 T! M b9 J. X) ~, g% x
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain: B2 a% t, y: {
' J1 w0 d8 ^+ q, u* Y+ }1 o8 c$ CRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet./ D# i" R/ a) x3 r+ x! e3 I# |9 N+ ~
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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2 o; h3 w1 i; uJapanese aircraft
0 e9 g5 Q8 ?2 Y# W) k A6M2 Zero x 65 `4 s _! V$ J. H
B5N2 Kate x 15+ W7 m# ?$ {, r
D3A1 Val x 19
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Allied aircraft
( L* K, G2 g; M' m F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
5 x2 X7 S) y3 y1 b6 G: } F4F-4 Wildcat x 36+ k1 _( Q4 o( H5 o' G
" e# _* U& E. G% f: f( j2 y+ kJapanese aircraft losses
' [9 M; b! a5 w! l A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed4 U; }% k6 P+ ~3 S* r4 R) d% I
B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
" z1 p9 Z! E4 V$ N7 \" v5 K D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged' u! k! d. V* y; H/ A+ a- |7 G2 o; r
) N, a4 k* B, I3 ]/ U& VAllied aircraft losses
) v# U6 O* F0 J9 `& s/ x+ p" k F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed( v" p5 @' K& C* j b
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Allied Ships( N4 k: e) `& a2 L4 m3 I s4 h2 o
CV Lexington
7 } |3 J& J; F6 p CV Saratoga
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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4 A4 A* k s$ K2 @Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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) B0 D( f* p; y1 `. G* l. q6 HRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
; H( N8 T1 }$ r6 [8 J, }& [Estimated time to target is 31 minutes1 Y8 Z) W$ ~5 d6 y
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Allied aircraft
9 w( X. G, p( L; R, A7 Z1 a$ c F4F-3 Wildcat x 126 d! o1 U' r8 ]7 G. ?
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12$ Y6 S# ~# {* c( B
SBD-3 Dauntless x 70& }1 y$ b3 P# K' R# d
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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# G c: D# k# o8 lAllied aircraft losses
* n% ]4 n: q& M9 ? SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged: t( S. X# }6 J% [& j
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships7 V3 |, ^8 O5 D, Q4 G! g+ }
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 B4 T% V7 O c4 B/ Y+ ~/ Y CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires/ b) O, s9 r; d A1 L
DD Asakaze! {* ^0 X% g& P4 m4 |$ U
DD Tamanami
: }! ^' l8 X( a0 Y5 }. g0 o DD Onami
3 ]0 |) |; k, o: U0 t% f, S9 Y# } DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage% h9 [" g: q- b( w
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage7 ~1 [' m4 C! {7 j3 ?
DD Oite5 Z7 P6 `* R- {: J% e0 C S S
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
$ a' v8 _$ k* u DD Suzukaze
& j# g* |- F7 N CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1: w$ F* E" e$ m9 {
CL Nagara2 i6 `* _; g) x7 o5 b
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0 V1 |( T( H" x+ OAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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* a( V" y( h3 R% d0 mWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
5 j7 e9 s" k* ^" u5 M9 U9 CEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Allied aircraft, m6 [( c& {, H; `9 v7 T
A-24 Banshee x 2( U W. H V: x
SBD-3 Dauntless x 25
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% U2 q6 u6 [/ e5 G$ S% h8 ZAllied aircraft losses
* c& B& M+ z- ?) T6 s A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
9 K0 w5 e4 W+ j SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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/ k4 k" T% @. Y" J% Q( L4 G0 q4 z% O+ U CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 s K) \& e, Q( e% x CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
; f4 q) e3 f' V0 Z/ l0 Y CV Zuikaku, heavy fires0 y* A1 r% [' C# e7 ~; Z4 e$ c
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires. k# O: t/ E: G
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 l- k7 b" U! N+ R- w) e# d8 F: M 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. r o( ^# I6 b _
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Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
, n# j; q; ^# CEstimated time to target is 12 minutes4 c6 _( V8 E T* h3 j! K, W
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Allied aircraft
( X- \6 k7 K' t- T3 K! C A-24 Banshee x 14
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Allied aircraft losses
8 R* j2 }, Z3 m7 i, { A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged& d+ { N1 | k6 @: v: m3 X
" m( }* @. r, b' _( S+ b" XJapanese Ships
0 |# [$ `' S# I! f [ CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage: K8 H' ]& E0 W; M. |% F; Z
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
( d6 U: T& q% M DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage
" ?! | d% y. `! c CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage2 N! R ~* ~: R+ `; Q) L j
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6 ^9 c2 m8 w- n' [9 r# [Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57- ~5 s! K' ?# X7 O! @5 @/ Z
+ d$ A: ~' S1 p8 HWeather in hex: Heavy cloud* m0 o3 Z( P/ C9 I3 [4 O- N" w
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Raid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.2 |+ D y, [; t: {1 z4 n/ K# I
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
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Allied aircraft
: K5 S/ J* R" k: |6 o A-24 Banshee x 2, G Z) F$ _; k$ h
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No Allied losses/ f8 q+ ?; A6 d- ^+ T) U: P9 P
! k" p+ S6 H9 u+ wJapanese Ships$ W7 B: A/ l1 U" a
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires* K5 a! G" m9 t0 Z% Z! R' K
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- C% }0 {, ]* n+ Y3 X1 {" ^Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,576 Z2 \# w: Z2 \" b! G# h6 q" c
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
. p' ^1 n8 A4 S: j# h& jEstimated time to target is 24 minutes* x5 B) i$ `7 N6 l, J7 \3 @
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Allied aircraft t6 b5 q: L: h1 Y' `6 p; v
F4F-3A Wildcat x 24 v0 K" v) Z g ?) v
SBD-3 Dauntless x 31
% ~1 x% G+ V) V" X TBF-1 Avenger x 151 Y7 D2 g) G" R8 n# t
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Allied aircraft losses& e' J8 I0 C7 `" q
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged5 L" b1 ]4 N8 u" E. F% b8 J2 ?/ `
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
7 O$ O: B4 S$ g0 X2 v1 w8 v3 x s4 ~ CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ t; s5 s& _, T% p5 p DD Oite
# Q* N" X; e/ [! j CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires2 n- i' Q4 _$ L/ S
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage, F- g: b4 M, G' h2 r8 p/ y. _: H
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
; _$ S h+ w+ h DD Onami
5 B) f2 h! q' \ DD Tamanami
) E8 f# |0 N" E+ f, P: J+ G- N CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire
2 Z- |5 |; b' i& @ D3 v DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 1 D4 v! t6 `: Q% |' M' A3 a
DD Minekaze
* C# Z; ?: G8 J DD Asakaze l: U% {9 N3 f6 F; \+ r
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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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% ?7 O" A$ M$ I2 D7 h2 \9 s7 URaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.1 e% a" `' \& e1 F0 s
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes8 O: u( P2 v* @
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Japanese aircraft
2 C+ l9 X# c: ?' G3 o6 g no flights8 r6 B) u! g( @( q
) h1 r& B. r& l5 J% m. }Allied aircraft# @# |6 g; G& [2 E1 ^, d
F4F-3P Wildcat x 10
. F$ r4 M2 }" b0 O F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
& D6 x$ A r* O3 r5 n SBD-3 Dauntless x 63
; ]$ r2 A% Y9 M: a0 F" d TBF-1 Avenger x 18
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No Japanese losses9 ~' f, ?2 D6 Y W+ e
Q% y9 d3 A0 kAllied aircraft losses
! l. S- ]' g4 M% b6 G( p% a SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged& [' j) o& Q" R+ E1 V1 q
TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
+ s7 G+ T- t6 J CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 n: n& V# `3 q( I# A CA Kako, and is sunk; {! S7 `% x: R' t# O0 M
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage- C, b- w5 T, a: d
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk m! M! J. V4 E& m$ A# @
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
* ^0 P0 W+ q; ], X DD Onami
. v+ t6 K" x, C$ Z8 E8 g7 i' O DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk8 k$ f; f$ C0 D( u9 M
DD Asakaze2 p4 s% ^& p$ B: k* K6 `
DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
, I/ h1 {6 ?- Y: X+ v* T DD Oite+ Y; Z: r1 u3 f1 r9 R
DD Minekaze
v$ N; C5 ?$ N/ z( _; G& ` DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire4 G. V- v) c; S6 H
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57' R- L2 f+ I5 N% G
8 Q0 i& N$ ?- c& j! q0 L5 MWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.: A$ A* T2 K+ t/ G0 G( w. z
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes& @& F0 B) ]+ F( [4 q
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Allied aircraft
7 J* R3 [0 K7 ^" x& e SBD-3 Dauntless x 167 C) Y/ o# B6 R! @
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Allied aircraft losses
2 c9 {9 T3 m1 h( L" |& o; ? SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships7 y7 Q4 H* r1 `; d
CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 A4 ]- ]3 x5 S1 p CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage; C1 s* k. h9 {6 E0 R) r% t
DD Sawakaze# `' Q# l2 s$ j( s: F0 j. c
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |