AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 42
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/ H: B: \( ^- [5 P6 y盟军正式登陆阿图岛5 f% N0 r, F* L5 o+ q* u
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0 X5 u; T% U" f6 ^7 K
58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩
) K1 ~* r2 C/ L8 P( W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
4 ?+ S+ ~6 T3 _' U! G( z- L8 {5 `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; \& Z. u* I4 j3 [" U4 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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* f$ U2 P( W% ^, tAmphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49)
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TF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,49
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' k! f- s1 v7 a7 w6 R& y1 PAllied ground losses:
+ c! @, J+ F6 e/ M 253 casualties reported
8 ?! W/ d* K( ~ Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled
6 V7 H6 D* \& ?( y Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
5 U7 B0 T" l5 i+ d; u Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
2 G: E( R( ^6 z1 \ Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)- G' i" }' i8 ~# B
Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)( k+ @ R9 Q. w+ _! @
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Ground combat at Attu Island (153,49)
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Japanese Deliberate attack2 N8 o q; B* l6 h' T" s" B3 N
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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" x: }# S: X) m7 U/ i/ Z4 d
$ x9 C, y4 ~1 M) V) V7 NJapanese adjusted assault: 0
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0 S7 ?+ f0 }8 n% @% I# e1 yAllied adjusted defense: 339
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 99 ( E: D l& y6 b1 r+ h8 L! v
' J$ i3 c6 l7 q. o+ OCombat modifiers: f9 R( a8 ]4 F$ ~* s, I
Defender: terrain(+)
- @5 g9 w/ x f; a) [' ?- NAttacker: & X9 r2 m$ O+ z/ _
/ a n; H9 ?5 S) `6 ?Japanese ground losses:: @: _- k: P- U$ h5 C' ~
1597 casualties reported
) s9 N1 @4 f1 \8 T Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled
3 h% Q) z& d. Z# |1 V. v; G0 v4 _1 t Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled$ Z- }2 `, t; P- P0 K
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled1 E! ]: |0 R0 a9 c( x" u% ~
Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)
& ?# ^5 J, \, } Y0 Z/ d Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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" d8 ?' k. H$ @! t/ d. oAllied ground losses:) `/ @" w$ @" L
100 casualties reported9 K0 P2 {) M& i0 y5 {& n" f
Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled2 l. L% ~, U( t& I! A
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) Q! ^" G9 c- V) e3 c, {7 Z
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled+ A. A: g# l1 Z) o
' O& W( V3 _! B; A6 x& N+ AAssaulting units:, `) u7 t' a4 w% W5 v
3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion
# u3 I0 l& M8 r: [ 302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion
' l& p; L; m5 i2 D3 a 12th Indpt SNLF Coy : K! |( D- X, H: C! q# j" C
7th Base Force
! g. h6 P" x7 I' Y4 M, _8 Q 8th Field AF Construction Battalion! n: X' n8 a1 r- P
5th IJN AA Battalion7 j5 u0 v8 ^" i3 a
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Defending units:( S9 P; a3 ~- S) ^
Americal Infantry Div /1
9 V, O1 @$ P$ a5 q. h 4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /1# R$ h8 ?/ }% a5 ^; J- T
201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
5 s. C3 I8 v+ h( K1 r3 N) r 151st Combat Engr Rgt /1* u( f. Q5 A/ X) o$ L/ L5 K5 F1 l
153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
+ g" n3 q* _* E3 h0 S: u0 \ Q 198th FA Bn /1# R1 o2 e$ U: v+ |$ S
250th Cst Art Rgt /21 O, g2 G; U1 d
81st FA Bn /1( X3 c/ z8 i) H" Y7 C$ x2 N5 @
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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$ z1 f' |1 J" c n7 C, n# EWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.. ^8 \, D; f* T# R+ d! F
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes+ N/ a9 r) v& [/ |* ~# w
0 W, @: O- o6 q+ O- N* ^7 {Japanese aircraft' v& F9 C7 w# t1 c
A6M2 Zero x 25
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Allied aircraft: |" q9 g- J5 q' M( h) I4 S
F4F-3A Wildcat x 12
) k. h% o1 L: z4 } F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
2 M! \3 i3 s: U# Y' Q" e SBD-3 Dauntless x 72 Q Y2 a. W8 s- [. E+ ?
TBF-1 Avenger x 305 k/ E/ b3 y' w4 l. k P. G- r
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No Japanese losses g9 E' Z* r1 \1 t( d% M
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Allied aircraft losses$ y# Q E' _! R$ l
F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed2 k" n+ Z/ L" Y2 E) x
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed2 Z. V- v5 g6 L
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged
1 w0 ~8 o; r" r" i SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak* `. O2 k# {3 y X0 [& L4 ^$ | }
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged6 o3 J7 d2 m9 _( r$ d& @5 M: t
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Japanese Ships
$ `& U5 R) c0 B CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, R! r2 E3 S; g; X
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
6 p, F# B2 W% v) Q4 G CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire
* K2 \. I* d' S% D5 y9 Y e* P CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires8 n( p+ k# j, T$ E$ s
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 2
- L0 N) @0 \' O! } CA Furutaka
( D* q8 I6 q% i. X; o0 n CA Kako, Bomb hits 1! T% f9 J' g" i1 \
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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$ N4 i/ H/ @! i) wWeather in hex: Thunderstorms8 c7 R( L. g: G3 c
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. ] b! K2 n6 x; i6 z4 V# c# W
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes9 R: Q& U$ N8 b: L/ t
7 h/ |, w* [9 l) z- m, oJapanese aircraft
V$ t5 L, h" | [9 c A6M2 Zero x 16
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Allied aircraft; U" ], r) q" N z/ o
F4F-3P Wildcat x 12
: M' H% k+ A. ^9 u F4F-4 Wildcat x 15
" G5 U" D$ f! Q/ w& b% R, ? ~ SBD-3 Dauntless x 51
) u* F; b5 g5 E& U4 E# K TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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Japanese aircraft losses# y; ?' X1 }6 o8 Z+ ]
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses& t/ T$ r9 P: h' `, I: @/ S
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged7 n" Q/ _3 d0 C
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak3 c1 ]0 O( Z* M* X
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships
: f/ K v% C+ Q- u& y7 b. H: Z: l CV Kaga, heavy fires
l( |* g8 ~) O$ t* Q5 k: s/ J CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires" R- f3 H; ]3 B
CV Zuikaku, on fire
2 V. |$ C% u0 E6 t4 X; ~: w# e CV Akagi
9 h, v6 _1 E2 M5 ]' n CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
; o) b: Y9 g1 l+ R DD Tamanami) j: z1 }1 ~3 k! ?8 V% d
CL Nagara
* w! ?% r2 I2 D DD Oite' `. {3 q, H0 e4 U2 j- J1 |/ \2 `
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire5 ]* T7 g% t/ t
CA Furutaka, N8 n6 l/ ]( _$ |0 Y0 G3 @
CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
* `7 r# D5 B9 E% |+ u8 M4 {+ \ DD Minekaze* K' y) n& v7 n% _4 v8 y+ ~* n
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' _1 L4 F# b8 V5 y# ^7 x, }Morning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,54& W [; m$ ~4 B9 z4 M- j
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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: u, [: R; [7 y5 D. JRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
+ B* Q0 u9 O) Q x- ]0 ~4 Y$ CEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft- M! p1 V( ^$ y5 @
A6M2 Zero x 33% Y8 H& T1 H5 F# z i' `, r
B5N2 Kate x 61, `% r+ B% n; E( z) o" w4 O
D3A1 Val x 44
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Allied aircraft
0 i( S |+ ^" D; @: {3 i1 f/ e F4F-3A Wildcat x 17
, l4 H: r8 L& w# A5 j% ^* m1 G* ` F4F-3 Wildcat x 48
( H5 x2 ~* I+ J F4F-4 Wildcat x 810 [! }0 ~% H% j2 \* w4 b+ {
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Japanese aircraft losses8 _. D" H! L6 Y0 \# h$ V
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed/ W+ S) f. }* B+ o i$ L
B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged
8 ?6 F" ]& x4 w3 \/ \! G" W, I B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
3 l) u& ?7 e! P4 E$ `9 a9 v D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged
1 K: V$ y, {- w0 V2 U, d8 C; c: _ D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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4 P# o8 A1 ^/ a3 p3 cAllied aircraft losses; C* b7 d& c$ Y$ Y3 {- C
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships- C) i" A( a' W
CVE Copahee: r! P. Z! G& f$ W0 B8 k& [
CV Yorktown$ M$ G% R* `& D9 H
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2
7 ^/ c: s: M: e3 [0 b% d CLAA San Diego
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) t. V- A$ ?0 l1 u1 R" hAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57: q$ t9 N/ N& e' H. M- J
* b4 |% g1 [1 m7 C4 [( O! w: T7 mWeather in hex: Heavy cloud" j* j& M3 F& e3 C/ q4 e3 X
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
5 r T$ f9 |% BEstimated time to target is 29 minutes+ C I/ h% @# o. @" y. y1 G- v
# u% C- c8 q5 ]+ {6 e$ ^Japanese aircraft! Y; n" r4 T" A
A6M2 Zero x 3# |* i8 p: {1 y$ |) K* s0 j
6 y: W+ B3 w- i5 }, D }& v7 B- yAllied aircraft
' w$ F, w' Q& n( i$ ?/ a F4F-3 Wildcat x 2 X0 C ~# g4 c( E+ Y% e9 u" W
SBD-3 Dauntless x 19$ c3 [' h( m3 U5 f, R- k
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No Japanese losses1 o& F0 {- |- n _
- U' G: ~2 s" U& o& I& aAllied aircraft losses9 w1 _' ?, g3 y, R4 z
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed6 z& r. e7 E1 W
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged+ A, l- T! T0 C" r6 E9 E
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
7 r* n) D9 i9 z! m' s0 Y+ Q CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage i, d `' W/ x7 n
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire
$ u2 y- s! Q1 W; o( P; @ CV Akagi
# d$ D( `; X" e! d+ s6 |" ^ CV Zuikaku, on fire
) P4 R+ ^ O7 I. l4 |5 Z, w; E CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage; o/ v2 `! n, m
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57# l4 L7 k; v4 I% }8 w8 }$ _
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
! `; w+ p( _2 j* G! HEstimated time to target is 25 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
: V( B- w; }& D* g: R5 q! z/ n/ j A6M2 Zero x 2
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! t `4 R1 j0 D$ HAllied aircraft
7 ~8 y( D$ L2 s2 q, e SBD-3 Dauntless x 2! m$ Z/ G& Z- ~' K. q1 [7 i, |
TBF-1 Avenger x 6
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" {# u; z" ]" L1 E8 @/ y- LNo Japanese losses
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No Allied losses* }7 g" n# e; X: L, X. e8 m
: U# c0 c0 Z0 p0 WJapanese Ships, L- h9 z, E' l* C5 j
CV Akagi4 `' L! g$ E$ F( H4 T$ @5 A
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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6 a1 q( a: A# O; t: SAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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5 r# d" D" B" Q7 I: S& DRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
& w, \3 A, }8 ]7 `+ |Estimated time to target is 37 minutes2 W- E6 g) Q; |+ s0 v
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Allied aircraft
* M n- y, L& n F4F-3 Wildcat x 5' X# e! h1 R( ~1 o0 ~
TBF-1 Avenger x 3& c9 M% n/ d0 }& ~* P
, O }' {. E1 V( c$ FAllied aircraft losses J1 t6 V9 b7 i0 G) B( J) E
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
8 y/ @* S7 ~& o( G CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 12 L: M5 m8 a+ E5 W. ]. B
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7 f5 c1 z) P4 gAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,56; `) p0 _' S/ O3 {5 X
$ Y. G f \% |- AWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
0 k' y8 s5 u& k4 i0 UEstimated time to target is 15 minutes# q: J/ s2 E3 p, D3 M
) a% q( ?1 B5 BJapanese aircraft3 C" M4 }' u3 c' U8 P1 Q
A6M2 Zero x 6
4 d. k9 k3 m1 U% v9 L, L# m B5N2 Kate x 15
3 x2 f+ s% W2 @1 h) R D3A1 Val x 19
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Allied aircraft
e3 S8 R! w. V4 {4 |4 T+ ` F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
0 C- E9 v# Q6 E8 W' f F4F-4 Wildcat x 36
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& D+ U' r5 W4 H( @: R# B4 k) cJapanese aircraft losses/ \! x' i# V, c/ {" b' G
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
- b9 S( \* j0 V9 g B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
& R; o* T$ m$ Y: u$ f2 j D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged
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n$ I# Y3 O; N% _: N' h! yAllied aircraft losses& W x# ]6 s9 ? K7 y' O
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed( r" t/ I! |. O* ^7 s B" h
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Allied Ships0 X) |! ?4 g& Y4 G2 d
CV Lexington; F: \# n) k* X) y% C% Z. w* P
CV Saratoga
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" W" S" R C3 p+ |9 [; EAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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6 O, y2 p. [2 L* Q( bWeather in hex: Heavy cloud9 K: A5 O% U4 n7 W
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
9 `# I& h* J7 C& o3 r2 D5 tEstimated time to target is 31 minutes- k. Y+ u% a2 J( W$ ~
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Allied aircraft$ x1 X' Z; ]3 {! W; g6 g2 O- E* L
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
; }" N" B3 m; [. V- g, c5 ]* Z F4F-4 Wildcat x 12/ L F- `) O# |: }- o, E: ~
SBD-3 Dauntless x 70: L) r4 l) c; b# I; i
TBF-1 Avenger x 30/ j9 q; }" f' ~
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Allied aircraft losses( }. W( o0 s( F6 @
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged8 @& |7 ?" ]; |
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged2 ~% m/ _6 h; \! B
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Japanese Ships
3 _% {# I7 j# L# d3 t8 v, u7 O CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage( j- ~8 M' y% c7 g1 m# y* r2 g4 q
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
1 O5 n$ N' ~# X' t6 m DD Asakaze
4 ^& j: R3 W& }, Y5 a DD Tamanami% J: h) g% U% ~6 L
DD Onami: `4 Z3 q- L& Z$ v0 M- s' Y b- j
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage, F! U- ?- T( Y% G- y8 U) f
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage' p% ^- c' V7 C5 L. O2 F! z. _
DD Oite
" v: |3 W; J- q! y: ^; j$ { DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage* @; q* \0 l1 A8 z6 y5 J
DD Suzukaze
/ E' I0 L# F7 p! F' x CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1' l( c, z( e2 R: R: \. M: T" G
CL Nagara+ |4 E) m. n+ P
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57' l* F+ Q5 }2 P9 [9 R
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1 u; A7 M+ a* d/ p7 {8 sRaid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
+ Q/ ]2 y$ e! G( ^. e4 v: t+ ZEstimated time to target is 30 minutes7 F5 S4 B' @9 q$ _5 W: f' g2 T& @2 U
0 o3 ]& P- u p8 t; @6 D5 pAllied aircraft
0 \# d4 b. r8 s1 z# F" ]' P* } A-24 Banshee x 23 d! e' U- m: Q# G) N) c
SBD-3 Dauntless x 25- F& r* M/ C8 t) U! }2 |. x9 }7 e
: u% _+ |1 C) c) HAllied aircraft losses
, K: G- H- d9 ^4 S2 X: Z6 r A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged; U: \% f) U! x% Y
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged- ~1 Q; R, y! {) w4 Y) \
" J0 i1 I# _! ]Japanese Ships
8 j" u* {0 A8 t& l. j2 e CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
" N. W5 n [( \+ f CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage! ^8 @" L% c2 e, k2 O
CV Zuikaku, heavy fires
|' O" Y" V. B CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires0 C; p3 b1 t) C$ I
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
& a( k7 v+ K& t1 ]8 v 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$ W+ f% P9 }; S7 ?; L8 L( y# S
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Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
- ~; Q8 n2 g( gEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Allied aircraft5 S" M9 u* Q- C. b+ m# U
A-24 Banshee x 14
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6 p0 D/ K( U0 K- Y d& D' QAllied aircraft losses; t* B. I0 {: v- W E$ N( u
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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8 u( H3 B M6 g1 W" o# L2 YJapanese Ships
! L' w/ {- I T: ^- Z* J CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage% h) N7 @% b! q$ o8 k4 s5 x; D
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage, ^* b. x8 v; s5 d
DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 G+ R8 ?2 W2 w- c CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage+ g) {* |% Q! k& h. C6 x, j0 }
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8 P* m+ n6 u! e; E+ uAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,576 V8 D7 N! N% T4 V& s
, K' P D9 a6 Y; z1 @- S {/ WWeather in hex: Heavy cloud( M. t$ \0 T# M6 {* g
: ], z+ y9 ]5 |% C5 ~Raid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
5 O3 a( d% d% J/ i6 b$ S0 }, n) L; eEstimated time to target is 27 minutes% k+ f8 @1 I" [1 m
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Allied aircraft/ n2 o5 p+ i0 ]$ g# F5 D, `
A-24 Banshee x 2
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No Allied losses5 B X7 J f! K
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Japanese Ships- S. L0 j8 G6 q
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, y; E: c# f7 A1 T) U8 C
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud# e! F7 v5 a7 t) n
9 n/ |. s/ I+ gRaid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
b: A. W+ m# _Estimated time to target is 24 minutes
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* P- r k# I. H. n4 V$ ~0 _3 MAllied aircraft
" ^; h, S6 N" z9 i F4F-3A Wildcat x 20 R3 ?3 _# |$ l5 N
SBD-3 Dauntless x 31
' K. s. P- a6 `; \0 x TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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Allied aircraft losses
2 E: r, H. n* B# V5 T0 I% ~ SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
3 f; o6 V4 ], p3 I0 N+ q0 o3 u TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged9 e+ u& Y- g; b6 K/ F3 l. E
$ q8 l6 \" q7 [Japanese Ships& _$ o- j: [- j6 c. T
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
; v7 n$ H, {+ X& c; T8 e DD Oite9 t! d% Q3 \2 y1 h$ z/ G
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires; X/ ]+ V2 s f$ j9 }
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
- V# V0 D6 q- o3 l: _+ x+ k CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage0 O8 f3 }4 L7 |5 w5 |- a
DD Onami( c/ \0 U+ m# x: h! e
DD Tamanami
% q: O2 V5 D8 b2 c/ r. m: u CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire: J1 m- G0 B. g3 c2 K# S. ]2 c
DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 1, v; r4 ?' G! `' u+ A! [' [+ K
DD Minekaze' }4 o; A- u' Q2 x/ v
DD Asakaze
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Y: j% K3 W) p! {% VAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57) k3 o) m( n- z: z( T
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
% o9 O5 W ~* A$ b8 {/ V- p' ?Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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4 j6 j @' b- c- I4 fJapanese aircraft
) F$ b0 g8 L, s6 Z. Q8 q7 [ no flights
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Allied aircraft
( x: U/ A" J# z" l/ l; P- R F4F-3P Wildcat x 10
: G/ ?/ ]7 G2 I( `2 T/ ?; z# } F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
% \% O" `# ]+ z SBD-3 Dauntless x 63$ e/ n* H% v+ o2 ]3 H( M
TBF-1 Avenger x 18
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) d5 r) m* [4 @ V/ t4 W, ` XNo Japanese losses' A' W- a( D: x @
# k) o& M; ?' |# n; }1 Q0 g" RAllied aircraft losses, W5 h9 c2 d$ e+ K
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
+ w+ b% h! r7 C& E0 P TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships* x) @2 {& \: j$ s
CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage
* K# E5 i2 ^; l/ \# r+ ? CA Kako, and is sunk
, ]1 w: A4 R% m2 [ CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage9 B. a1 d" a! F [0 V
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
- a$ U# Z# e7 b7 m DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
! r- m- t: g# \% Q- w* D0 }/ _+ v6 J DD Onami8 ~+ Z6 f8 i5 S- B$ o1 L( o
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk& v3 K2 ~! h$ M% E" c3 U
DD Asakaze
7 x' ]4 x( M1 B0 `% K% {+ h* p DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 F5 r; t7 ]1 b# U$ j* [ DD Oite4 c7 X% n: i2 ~ K* p% _# [5 m
DD Minekaze4 N9 i/ G) W8 a+ `0 y
DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire* w0 Q; h% d8 u* L' `/ g
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3 |8 t8 w4 `# o$ x2 F) G# ~Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
0 }- M5 T1 n, k# a" ~, fEstimated time to target is 13 minutes
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, K- N# a' f2 R1 \/ gAllied aircraft
. A5 c; P& ~+ w2 d" N SBD-3 Dauntless x 165 e6 A4 |% h3 A: ~+ u
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Allied aircraft losses
8 K, V B; w# T" v g C/ U0 M SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships w) q2 I* N8 o8 ]; L5 z* t
CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage$ ]; h& S) u. S
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
# Y4 l# G# q+ V5 m DD Sawakaze
: ~# }! O; J' a( I+ G; f( F DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |