AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 42
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' V( V4 V5 f6 ~盟军正式登陆阿图岛
7 z/ b& U- v5 R) [# i! A: t* H/ P: v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
& Q: W! o5 R3 }$ y" e58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩% m1 O! s; p9 F
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6 T1 { N" G% V$ @" S
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* j3 Y( G7 F4 ~( B* 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0 ]5 M9 e# ]7 C2 s: U8 Q5 d
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Amphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49)! ^% M$ c& Q! R: [7 ~
# O6 \+ h' i9 m2 v1 M# m4 yTF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,49
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Allied ground losses:% I5 P& L+ ^" U. O9 g4 D i
253 casualties reported" k2 r& G3 [* }. `; @7 L' p
Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled, x/ `4 ^ u, d' V; l1 m0 C1 C
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
. L1 T- z9 m& ]1 u Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# u+ H2 b1 z9 t% p- X& o
Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)4 k8 y3 k: h; X
Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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Ground 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
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Defending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 426
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# D+ s2 k/ E QJapanese adjusted assault: 0
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Allied adjusted defense: 339 6 q T6 R s1 P4 M1 F( t
% r$ z. V7 {' e2 ]/ _- B4 U2 NJapanese assault odds: 1 to 99 # M% t; l+ r% Z4 f" u7 |: [
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Combat modifiers
6 X4 D, i I! ^6 y; QDefender: terrain(+)
- P3 ~+ _4 W7 ?$ V/ [1 Q' FAttacker:
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! U" c. J1 G) b- G x9 YJapanese ground losses:, q* c1 n0 o }
1597 casualties reported4 E3 ~* h; D: U. p/ |
Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled
& j7 J7 ?" ~" t/ Y E7 G ?0 j% Q6 { Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled
0 q1 q/ S' W( l% A Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled6 f% d" e, W) t$ l W, }
Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)
6 m1 f" g* `/ l1 S# s' | Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)0 \' @! w2 D7 l3 K+ z% v/ V9 m
4 c5 x2 p. y) t# z1 I: u- KAllied ground losses:" U3 u1 G2 w/ U ^- i) R
100 casualties reported: P9 a% r3 \+ T/ {: `
Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled; d5 ]- ~' V/ b+ Z8 _& ~$ O1 V
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
* Y$ p$ p: \- \2 |2 `, d Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled+ H& S2 v+ F# E6 Y' ~' B4 k2 {; L2 ]" }
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Assaulting units:# Y0 u: z9 L' Y5 z
3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion/ ?: A2 `/ `! D7 O$ I
302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion
5 k0 s, `/ E3 h2 \0 W8 x 12th Indpt SNLF Coy
, W) \6 d. l! k( K, N2 v# Z 7th Base Force: _1 U# |$ Z- f+ e2 o: e/ M
8th Field AF Construction Battalion
3 |2 x- |2 S7 a/ P D6 l* X 5th IJN AA Battalion
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Defending units:5 u- k: |, O5 N: r! h( U
Americal Infantry Div /19 V( E! |+ ^$ {7 q
4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
0 d' l. c/ z4 r- a! s 201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /10 u' ]9 }& k/ D( Z3 r5 q
151st Combat Engr Rgt /1
+ e6 c. f3 z8 S- ] 153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
H8 V- b7 N h- B& Y 198th FA Bn /1! B' C8 Y9 [& [& G: y
250th Cst Art Rgt /26 [- v* s* @! l7 J1 P( h% a
81st FA Bn /1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57. K2 Q1 @* ~$ C7 k8 K& j3 I
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms& k5 \& A3 k/ [ C' r
# }! p% J: ~$ O% F4 sRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
# {* d$ J0 g2 ^, V5 U/ L' Q) L0 ZEstimated time to target is 30 minutes0 f* W# a" Z5 {; |; P
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Japanese aircraft
- I+ R8 V" V7 J0 H D A6M2 Zero x 25. c; O/ G* }% l1 N$ f
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Allied aircraft5 i3 D/ ~% s% f- |, s: w
F4F-3A Wildcat x 12
- f% A u% a- ^& k F4F-3 Wildcat x 124 X4 d4 |- Y1 n* B) f' D) v
SBD-3 Dauntless x 72
7 m6 S0 a) D4 T* Q$ E TBF-1 Avenger x 30- u" _( v$ t9 v5 k. s* M7 T! _/ k D
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No Japanese losses
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; F* _( Y' h0 [3 g) FAllied aircraft losses+ T. Y9 h' I" L6 m* j% e9 }
F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed
% W+ G1 h5 Y& z8 {4 t: B F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
$ K$ k: {$ Y; U0 S7 e% h- j2 M SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged
$ }9 f8 ?% l& X' ]4 Y' S SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak- ^( i' P* Y+ U2 L. ]
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Japanese Ships2 I a, U8 m& Y6 I5 r8 F" _
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires+ X# L% H. X w: _
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
2 }& C2 b" v1 {3 t, U7 Q4 F: N8 p/ R6 t CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire4 E s: B7 D2 T, C' @& @
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires
& n3 L" p: I3 ~- ?7 Y CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 24 F4 l: H" ~& H$ o) k" v
CA Furutaka3 r- x/ h0 I" O" q4 Z8 F, o
CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
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. h! d! L8 ~7 d+ cMorning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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7 {. L7 u- F, t" E9 `5 W* QWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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/ W" h0 K$ _3 ]7 o) n# CRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
3 d0 K, M1 v, H# U7 T! S* OEstimated time to target is 31 minutes
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/ q5 c% L( t2 z. VJapanese aircraft4 L' ~8 G0 x$ O5 {8 q
A6M2 Zero x 16
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Allied aircraft
1 C0 C2 z& B1 T F4F-3P Wildcat x 12; n+ W. S8 K3 Q% u3 i9 w0 u+ x% L
F4F-4 Wildcat x 151 A; G. j$ l& l3 m
SBD-3 Dauntless x 51
, {, [* F% ?" z1 L, n TBF-1 Avenger x 309 T0 t8 y$ r2 w
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Japanese aircraft losses& D' P! M# }6 t/ t: e# h) W) P
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed' g* c) x9 T3 B7 \
# R3 v, v) ]$ s4 O1 kAllied aircraft losses
- C X, `' k& \, d SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
! t# N F$ d; {+ D1 n3 g# t SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak6 W) Y( v1 |0 |+ A _
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships
0 g% I4 Z7 S V' Q% b6 O CV Kaga, heavy fires
$ L7 J2 v8 ^8 z" n/ s) h* c: A6 ~ CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires; p% W% i& k7 t5 g1 z
CV Zuikaku, on fire
2 X" L- r/ h; @* k, j CV Akagi% x7 \. P/ J; l: V5 u
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 {% G1 E$ S% `: H, B' o DD Tamanami5 H* C) N: w: V$ n
CL Nagara
: @+ \" Y+ s! S* Q+ i$ ~ DD Oite
4 f: _! g& _( V DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire1 Z" @$ r2 }' P# G0 j0 b$ V
CA Furutaka3 q. @% P" y& [% o
CA Kako, Bomb hits 19 |) d' g. X; P8 r
DD Minekaze N9 Z ~8 x F F
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" J) t7 }& N& }% P0 n8 `. o$ t/ HMorning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,54
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- N. n, y' x, z( \+ qWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
: ]* O. A' Q2 k! |+ w CEstimated time to target is 15 minutes8 V6 c! k% D* v% S5 b
- P% L( M0 E( Z% B% _' u1 m. O; z+ EJapanese aircraft& E- s5 J- Q% k" v; ~& h e" k& Z
A6M2 Zero x 33
, c; V) Q! L+ j2 F+ J B5N2 Kate x 61" T' }8 d, Z- F+ H' g9 k
D3A1 Val x 44. n8 k2 Q! l7 X1 e* Y
% B( Y# s/ h [7 a' {Allied aircraft
2 i' {; f& P# i! `5 `, R- ^2 w9 N: ~" D F4F-3A Wildcat x 17: h& j: [* l/ Z5 q8 p4 y# B" X
F4F-3 Wildcat x 485 z0 a: A" T3 Q y0 x7 p( F: A
F4F-4 Wildcat x 81
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Japanese aircraft losses
7 Y% n2 p8 g: ` A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
3 N6 j' a* a1 B B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged& b" _6 i1 @9 d( f7 S
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
% n5 m& d. m# r3 R+ |% e* T4 s D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged$ I) D6 i0 T' K0 F
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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7 A3 P6 i5 i, Y' A4 rAllied aircraft losses
: U: V6 e. j h1 ^( l+ L# u. T F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
. h# G5 W" T, o% w( ]& q CVE Copahee6 D- b$ Y) T: b
CV Yorktown1 N4 n5 W3 N& ?, ]* Y
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2. S. _% ?/ j/ f5 n' B, g
CLAA San Diego
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+ v+ P& x1 M g1 b! e, I. z1 ^9 ~Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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- t D7 W1 \* G$ PRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
" C3 Q1 I' A' v( U' n$ s( \4 { AEstimated time to target is 29 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
! ]( n2 D3 q [1 O9 q, d& D A6M2 Zero x 3
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# C2 H. g! \8 t: M3 C; G2 wAllied aircraft- Z5 K- X' ~& ?* R5 P; _9 I$ N
F4F-3 Wildcat x 2$ t: I8 v/ L$ P. {( S2 L
SBD-3 Dauntless x 19
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses/ N. u1 U& h: X+ a' d
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed3 X4 t- R( Q9 W# Y
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged) u# b/ J3 e/ W% j9 Y4 N5 @
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships7 Y# l& k; @& {! F5 Q
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage0 F4 `+ p* O# c+ `
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire- k7 R# ]( p" x
CV Akagi$ \/ M- A0 P% j5 B n
CV Zuikaku, on fire% k/ C: O- F5 [! ? v; G) J
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage! z% V, N8 @; |& M7 a- v
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8 R5 U. G3 l2 P8 s; e: `% u% o/ V! bAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57/ X, U/ I" K: ^8 |# J4 [5 Y& F. u2 k
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud5 f% U5 [5 E5 Q; o/ n
7 K& R0 q# `1 q4 @7 WRaid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
/ C" f* a/ K. T; i; REstimated time to target is 25 minutes* |. L6 r% j* m' D9 W
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Japanese aircraft: a. {; U4 `3 P( p0 K3 L, K3 x4 L
A6M2 Zero x 2
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2 [$ s! g4 e; r) d0 Y- dAllied aircraft
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& F/ `0 F9 g z$ h2 O TBF-1 Avenger x 66 }( e, d3 \, o! t
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No Japanese losses7 k7 |1 H- {% S( d8 S3 v6 `
; w5 W; y) I v* E0 uNo Allied losses
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* I+ Q; M1 g1 ?9 D" SJapanese Ships
- E% } E) |- ~# p8 d0 o CV Akagi: B' i8 |# W y9 ^2 o( z6 q
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage P S5 k6 |# H
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6 N( `" e$ U& q0 RAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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; n# s) z- ]8 O: H* pRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.) g& U& q0 f8 N) K
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes
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1 a2 s1 B8 {$ ?/ r W& Q b. WAllied aircraft# i+ `; y, B- I0 ^: z4 F! B+ L
F4F-3 Wildcat x 5
+ X& O; P% G% @6 `) U TBF-1 Avenger x 3( b: |, i4 i# l; Z" E) X$ l9 |! g
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Allied aircraft losses1 q* e: s; c6 O) K5 }+ r
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged4 Z4 y4 X( V" Z/ \ W* e2 |/ U
; Y, t9 r0 G6 z5 tJapanese Ships. ]# w) B- U$ y
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,56& ^6 A8 R. k" K4 `
4 V* }2 r4 ~4 sWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
0 O: f; H' W2 ~) MEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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' R/ F4 {; b/ f1 Y7 R dJapanese aircraft8 m! O& I9 w+ {6 m/ w+ a
A6M2 Zero x 6# F" q5 ^3 Y; v5 c, P. T
B5N2 Kate x 15& y( {$ f+ r9 C0 H: S M
D3A1 Val x 191 |- E# a7 g, I% h# C
" @" ^1 O& F! e2 B$ dAllied aircraft! ] n) ?. b8 H& a* ~4 |8 k. W& {
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36; C4 c; `0 _: U& E) [
F4F-4 Wildcat x 36
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9 E i2 |2 H8 n3 Z/ AJapanese aircraft losses5 n! l% `1 s' c
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
* C1 J9 P0 V: ^9 I( c6 t B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged/ K- }# w' N% u
D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses7 h7 r6 H; T7 h1 B
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed8 q |) ^5 U. F/ f' ?5 k2 w4 q
: z: N9 Q6 ?) J& j! EAllied Ships
5 ?: Z0 C2 X Y$ e( C4 c CV Lexington# R4 c5 l5 R0 u
CV Saratoga
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, y# [' k$ [% G3 ~( BAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57% V- J' [& d3 Z0 ~" m& \$ n
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud) e% t. m" D7 I' c2 y0 b
1 ` n3 Z* w7 aRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. K+ w! j2 w% L, L
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Allied aircraft7 V. z6 b/ V" I4 r
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
' b4 h& r+ U- B1 n F4F-4 Wildcat x 12$ X# W9 ]+ \6 H; p- f- k% O5 c
SBD-3 Dauntless x 706 Z w) l' C, W3 p
TBF-1 Avenger x 30* f" U7 O* w" w2 ]; K& J
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Allied aircraft losses j7 X# \" s& z! ]
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged6 Q, x* B7 \2 r: G$ r
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships7 ~, Z3 n6 y: A$ S: e% C
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage1 G' `8 Q: o( n/ O. l
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires3 ^& n& ]- R& o& X) b
DD Asakaze
# q5 [9 p) N. \/ t& ]7 i DD Tamanami9 p' W+ D" y5 S+ B5 N) |
DD Onami
" M5 H! k' o \6 m8 { DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
0 o( E" d1 Q7 u CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage8 i2 F; K( i# l& p" u) `
DD Oite- b& p) F0 a1 X0 t' B8 ]
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage# {. A7 `- W. G! F! k2 G
DD Suzukaze
% m& q7 O+ [7 D& Z1 q! h. G CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1( [2 u* W" s7 c$ n
CL Nagara
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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. i/ f5 a- O. f( [9 v' AWeather in hex: Heavy cloud- D& w, x4 Z* r) U$ i
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Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.* h& T* s" G. E% ^* E8 n. ^
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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( e( X" U# r8 \5 eAllied aircraft0 p* J+ H) `" K, H2 u
A-24 Banshee x 2
: Z" w' V( ~: H) e3 s/ U SBD-3 Dauntless x 25
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) m* u7 l( f. P4 j9 PAllied aircraft losses
% ?% v2 T0 L/ p1 r A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
1 z0 v }9 p! B% {9 B, L0 d/ W: D SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
+ R* i0 S6 y. K* q/ o CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ l6 N( P4 p. x4 u CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage( S% J9 m& ?4 S& P0 C3 |( q
CV Zuikaku, heavy fires6 \: T# n$ C$ `8 Z; x
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires# U; Y+ w: j0 X3 {) E9 W! O2 Q6 ^5 I
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage$ v5 ?0 B1 U: ]4 J' p
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57/ H" v6 L( F7 \
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2 i2 n6 O) L5 F$ ]- K1 ?% I fRaid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
0 s6 U+ N! U2 K+ b5 i+ e+ IEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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+ c: H' ]4 h& cAllied aircraft1 Q2 f4 N8 q/ z7 V# d- t& ~9 _
A-24 Banshee x 140 V5 G! v% m; H/ i1 H
0 |% P: K- \2 k. ?( iAllied aircraft losses
9 F" F& j& w6 _2 D9 Z7 c A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged1 _/ |7 ?+ v3 P3 _
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CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
- @2 `& b& j( d% u) s8 r CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
- r8 Y/ h* b0 y/ O& N$ T" _ DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 J7 X& r' c7 o& u4 m3 c& T CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57! ^0 R! F- a2 [' k2 z0 l
4 s+ N3 m0 L5 g( J8 O8 M0 j# s6 J2 }Weather in hex: Heavy cloud' F8 H z* D/ B: d2 @- ~3 S7 T& e
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Raid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
/ T8 O$ ^0 t5 [. q( J7 t9 IEstimated time to target is 27 minutes
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/ _& y! Y+ z8 p$ U9 @7 gAllied aircraft
- @. G" G+ j0 W% V# b3 v A-24 Banshee x 2 w+ F7 B, X: F) e
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships) x) _/ [+ E) u: g$ n2 A) m- ]5 V
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires3 N4 m" w# G8 l2 Z5 d
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! }% R: j1 ] J9 n: S8 QAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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( v8 z: d, y* n, _+ y { zWeather in hex: Heavy cloud b( A) f E2 o
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Raid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.: P; s. [$ ^6 D
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes0 C: G6 {% i9 D* m- K
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Allied aircraft
" H# \6 Y9 R) k9 N F4F-3A Wildcat x 20 a: V, z( R0 o% D1 ~# e3 j9 d
SBD-3 Dauntless x 31
2 i V/ h8 Y* Y3 k& X1 \: ?2 m TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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Allied aircraft losses
# Y& \- f$ H3 b0 [3 S- c SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
0 d( h# e* J0 V TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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" ^* w' ^' m2 n' |8 {Japanese Ships
9 O: d( a9 e7 H: l, d9 o5 E: h0 K CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 L" [. g) ]3 N9 r5 o DD Oite( P! i' C0 a j2 h" }. y
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires1 \* @; l, l; U1 b7 a7 W; i
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 m) Q% p& T1 B! h CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage8 s, g1 P. ~/ a
DD Onami
& z8 H) W$ b& e4 N. B DD Tamanami. S4 ~( K7 v8 w) y! Y
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire4 H( T4 Q3 o- P) w
DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 13 b0 K6 q. F" h: b
DD Minekaze
]6 o9 d* y' E" |( Y* l' s DD Asakaze- y- @" s r9 D2 c8 |) A
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# {& d* M# h0 s$ u% P& KAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,571 K# E1 H9 s, y. Y# p0 Z5 T$ z
6 s& N& N' N& e4 S, {% F0 LWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.3 m0 ?7 i, M; n
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes& @7 _$ W+ z7 A, R4 J: J& T
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Japanese aircraft+ k, d% W9 ]5 Z# V! H) C
no flights v' \8 f" b7 }. {& Q8 D- X. A8 ?$ e
# `: E7 P5 u1 a; P) zAllied aircraft
0 W n2 K) Y+ }) r3 B M% q, a F4F-3P Wildcat x 107 |1 I3 J4 W5 v% p: s' y* v5 G! ~
F4F-4 Wildcat x 143 W- O* L8 Q' L. x2 W
SBD-3 Dauntless x 63, j& n* U9 q8 n6 w2 k
TBF-1 Avenger x 18# |' ~5 X8 A. v. o9 d
0 c) s2 Z+ V2 hNo Japanese losses
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' f. }' f& Z6 p4 r" SAllied aircraft losses
5 r" r4 G! u" f; B SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
# l6 G3 m# w: [$ q8 Q- m E TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged9 c3 R3 T. Y0 Y4 [9 S; ?2 Y
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Japanese Ships
' ?9 h$ p5 [+ O& O+ c CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage
* S/ J5 |( I9 _! j. q6 e CA Kako, and is sunk
: X* k! Z8 C2 ~% G3 S# w CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 x- [8 M4 A* z CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
! u% ]0 k* ?$ A) Q, P2 d: {7 s DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk$ S5 `# [9 L' s; h' b. v
DD Onami+ a/ _. y7 o- B- D& _' j
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
) z% Q D- O0 Q; R7 u DD Asakaze
2 c, O9 ]3 z( X1 v' X% C; w DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage+ N) {0 B+ F/ F/ B+ ]
DD Oite
- m7 {6 Q) @1 ^/ B4 `' e% X DD Minekaze! |- n+ b% n7 {, c
DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57" c$ @$ V9 k% l4 n ~
1 T5 _% b6 C+ {6 C. E+ @% MWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
1 t `2 _: J- I4 M& r. SEstimated time to target is 13 minutes
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7 n9 O# C2 ~0 @- X8 p) J+ gAllied aircraft
( ]+ P! `, j6 S SBD-3 Dauntless x 16; `6 W3 ]# Q( d4 W9 S) w
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Allied aircraft losses0 U, G8 {) F9 ]3 B S* \2 E
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged) K' `2 W$ C) X: o+ R; O
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; k4 p! A# N6 u/ i4 y- I CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage! P9 C8 y8 a9 C/ I# [! i
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage1 l% l' X* q; {% q+ v( E
DD Sawakaze B9 A4 i! \- [8 I! [
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |