AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 42
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3 ]4 M" c& Q6 S0 B盟军正式登陆阿图岛0 v L8 x8 e5 d7 |( Y' a1 R8 n4 W
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 N; Q' e9 Z58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩
" D4 m, F: |6 C' N; _$ H: n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; ~: u& K7 `, K$ l* Z" J: A, v
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# u7 ^3 [4 u6 m, l: r0 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
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Amphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49)! w6 |! G9 A* t# B
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TF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,497 U& W3 |0 q& X4 D3 b
q; {5 C$ e! K$ y* qAllied ground losses:
% X/ m5 a) A) c- Z 253 casualties reported
% z! E& {7 D4 ]& O Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled
$ F+ |0 }% ]( y) p2 w$ `, z9 U. { Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled _/ b6 }0 P0 o7 Y' F, k7 N
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled t2 _+ k# ^* F5 B$ ^
Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)
" R2 I( t5 s$ {3 L% f1 J Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)( B' @1 O9 y4 h4 n+ p
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Ground combat at Attu Island (153,49)
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1 M5 c" A( h5 l- @; \/ NJapanese 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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Japanese adjusted assault: 0 0 N8 {8 i# p+ z
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Allied adjusted defense: 339
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 99
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8 ]6 c" c5 g$ F" B& m9 c1 r4 GCombat modifiers
8 O( v. D( D6 b0 C5 |Defender: terrain(+)) R' m/ g' u) J
Attacker: : ~8 U1 v6 ]6 A
~4 ^- D3 u- m7 DJapanese ground losses:
6 O; V1 G: {0 W% n: m) W! \ O; e' u 1597 casualties reported
8 m/ a! p: H% G4 M Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled
/ w% @0 H4 W# r& t$ F Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled6 I: ~- d2 E# Y, c; x
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled
+ W; d+ W4 Z! Q% w* w0 C, c3 M. M Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)1 f$ Y+ [% H" Y) I
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled) m6 a* v" |1 e
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Allied ground losses:
$ g$ o: ^8 h& M/ Z 100 casualties reported
5 y7 Y" \ u7 ~2 C5 v Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled: O2 A0 \1 [6 \" _) z) q& G3 J
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 P* S- [' n- C, r. R3 c7 G- C
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled: G6 m3 O$ _" t e' A, `
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Assaulting units:4 D, v8 f3 H j! d/ m
3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion
5 ]6 B! x: n2 Q 302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion
3 `7 K# j$ G1 p2 d' G! t8 B 12th Indpt SNLF Coy
; Q: X9 Z2 m5 N$ R. e 7th Base Force
/ A# m; s5 r9 o1 A9 }0 x 8th Field AF Construction Battalion# X) O0 i$ J( q- s$ [; M) ?
5th IJN AA Battalion
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Defending units:# Q. ^* ^0 m. ~& ^: ^8 m1 R; s
Americal Infantry Div /1
0 m" [; ~% o; Q- o- p 4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /1( V: _! N4 o. |
201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
+ U) I( d+ H: ~- [# G; m% s) | 151st Combat Engr Rgt /1
. q: r: B& W6 @+ l5 v- H) R t7 j$ _ 153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1+ c9 ~7 ?; o1 i! R& H
198th FA Bn /1 |3 U. \ S* j$ R1 W& ~$ T( s
250th Cst Art Rgt /2
1 t: r; @: P3 v; X/ ] 81st FA Bn /1
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7 M+ F+ o0 ~. z; P" dMorning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,570 c+ w4 j% F# D2 U# J1 _
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms$ O) l3 O/ b2 B0 @" _( I0 q
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.; u I# m/ R! g3 n+ R
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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" U2 h: \# I, g7 _; mJapanese aircraft1 z% t8 T$ `0 h3 \
A6M2 Zero x 25- y# d0 i: `( b) u' z
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Allied aircraft2 M0 W+ ` n/ v8 L$ p5 S
F4F-3A Wildcat x 12
) F3 C/ @/ E6 _1 F, ]/ w' @3 P F4F-3 Wildcat x 12+ P% z2 L; L/ q" U
SBD-3 Dauntless x 72
% J& s& \& U9 _ TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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No Japanese losses# |( g7 K! F9 q
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Allied aircraft losses
4 ` {0 i, K8 |3 F4 b& w F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed) t; `9 I# y2 i' D+ k
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed3 l1 L) k; L @: r3 Z8 i+ R% w
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged
9 u9 }5 i) e9 {& v; J SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak
: }% t& c6 _2 A) {7 Q1 Y TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Japanese Ships
% v9 p) C6 K9 D# |2 b/ R6 H' j CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires# H! l. r4 C8 a: O# }* a
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
; Q1 k3 [- d. i3 b& d' G CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire
' U k% @+ M8 E6 c/ O CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires5 A: i& _1 \# y ~$ }
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 2) H6 J* X# c, V' {: B
CA Furutaka" k" r7 R# Y/ |0 t$ U2 e/ T+ [4 U
CA Kako, Bomb hits 1& u! Q! A3 B! q1 x% _
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms O. u Z j8 o6 U$ ]% w2 o0 O4 u
/ e4 A( L0 F1 m/ N# V0 M# N, P5 Z1 rRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
9 P0 t4 ]- n: yEstimated time to target is 31 minutes' f. Q( `7 e$ P5 _3 W7 u6 n* Z
. a! I, F! Y4 h- K% U9 tJapanese aircraft
+ y: U8 g9 }4 ^4 l; H A6M2 Zero x 16$ r! ~: p0 n% f+ l# N
* L5 J- A; }; ^6 t/ D3 w# g- XAllied aircraft2 P7 T t3 F- j- E7 H7 X
F4F-3P Wildcat x 123 R* E, Q: X5 F2 [7 d2 K% X
F4F-4 Wildcat x 15# i! U1 a- p8 k {- Q6 }8 G7 `
SBD-3 Dauntless x 510 g/ s4 k* a/ H; x/ G
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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$ x. a* f/ b6 C( }& D, ]Japanese aircraft losses
7 r$ h2 O! g5 l# o A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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4 |, ~/ b' q% X0 V) f+ dAllied aircraft losses7 c% a2 C$ x( M. s1 z1 b
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
* O4 z& m! s" G SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
) ^: x% _3 A3 X( J& b TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships
! Z" n# c7 h) ^, F7 P CV Kaga, heavy fires
% ~- c s( {! t) ]2 a" w# B9 o CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires: `: R2 ~# c/ N1 Y2 p
CV Zuikaku, on fire' Y. w9 w6 I) f7 e o/ u! x* g
CV Akagi" Y0 ?- V6 q) d* {( _
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
* X8 |5 I1 h; Y% d$ D! y3 S$ l8 H" A DD Tamanami" s" m& `0 \' K: N2 e i
CL Nagara: T% k" c0 j" e% o
DD Oite
& m. G2 }# H. J- t+ T DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire! \! q: o, u: `" Y0 D- C
CA Furutaka
# R! h. R7 S6 u' E$ c% g CA Kako, Bomb hits 1: I$ e+ t4 Z6 x2 t" ^4 A0 X) e
DD Minekaze
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,54
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.1 r' j. ], B& z8 I9 F
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes6 ]' A' ?0 E) \+ l& r" b1 T/ B X( S
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Japanese aircraft
8 K/ d* }% n( v5 T% G/ r2 j A6M2 Zero x 335 n% V) X1 U: V
B5N2 Kate x 61" b2 n! U& b7 u
D3A1 Val x 44
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Allied aircraft- j2 v! G0 d! [8 C5 v
F4F-3A Wildcat x 179 X6 x1 ?2 e* @4 q- q1 r
F4F-3 Wildcat x 48! p$ q& N) N- j/ X
F4F-4 Wildcat x 815 P0 c" f+ q& x1 o5 Z/ `0 W+ u& v
v5 T3 j; X N3 i' Y6 {Japanese aircraft losses- |2 w: k1 [, T9 q
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed3 ^2 h$ c1 M& P1 q8 m. f k8 a
B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged( F9 H2 q: w' @* m9 s
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
; j* _ z3 d) F/ Q4 y1 P* ?8 f D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged
" n- t5 v, S( M) O0 _ D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses
* o, K( K( Q1 d3 J1 m ? F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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S4 u7 U8 x. Y2 Y8 aAllied Ships
0 z2 C u" Q$ \ CVE Copahee% V0 Y8 Q, {8 P2 X8 p" D" Y* M
CV Yorktown
3 F! [: n. d, }- B CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 26 f- y+ T% _5 _* ?' Q
CLAA San Diego
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57 _! d2 o. j5 X7 _3 z
4 ?8 _ l0 `" t2 a* oWeather in hex: Heavy cloud( K" r/ L3 R; i% {$ y" c- k
: `1 e! j" {, _Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.3 [' F# ]& V2 s, j
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes
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" L' w6 z1 k- ^+ f* zJapanese aircraft6 Q$ ]* _8 o* Z, S p( r
A6M2 Zero x 38 ? d u! z9 [# I
' b/ E, w- b Y3 o& s4 G5 _Allied aircraft
9 u5 g; B- |* @ F4F-3 Wildcat x 2* p; L4 N$ _$ t5 p" X8 f; t
SBD-3 Dauntless x 19
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, C8 V5 t( }1 p+ F8 ONo Japanese losses& Z+ b7 z* }& @+ p1 {9 y7 T
3 [$ ` |$ r& UAllied aircraft losses
: u3 v9 B) M$ ?4 r+ W- K F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
7 ~; S0 _( r! l) G SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
7 ~% a; t: P4 {& q* A0 k+ C* P5 j SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships+ M, |. _( {$ f; C& S& R4 J4 X
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 }. A2 ^& d% ~( K I6 }7 P CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire m; ^- ~$ ^; e7 S" L4 j
CV Akagi6 g; G1 b( z$ `# o: g& Z
CV Zuikaku, on fire
8 b8 s0 q4 ]! d% w4 @5 j( ~# Z CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57: y, {9 u4 n/ {6 G4 d, s; B4 F
: w! e. n9 w" m& k- u) e% H1 mWeather in hex: Heavy cloud7 i- R: {( s! X# I
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Raid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
: G0 j/ _- h1 }% q' CEstimated time to target is 25 minutes- u4 p& b# |& ?/ F2 r( }
* w" ?6 s1 v4 g2 H, v2 yJapanese aircraft2 v. H2 Y d, p
A6M2 Zero x 2) `% l$ ~8 \6 C/ g
. [2 `/ Q, t* P+ c* r! V8 ~Allied aircraft6 w1 e# Y7 {: E% v
SBD-3 Dauntless x 2: e! _. p _! _5 H( |, B- r0 ~" p
TBF-1 Avenger x 6
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No Japanese losses
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Japanese Ships! s3 H/ p" n& x( w2 {6 J* A- P& v
CV Akagi: E! G T W+ W/ ?6 ~4 o. o
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage" Y ]' g. N. @
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4 a3 }0 l+ X5 J' {* o ]. [' pAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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+ }! [+ r& \+ h8 r6 F8 vWeather in hex: Heavy cloud: x3 G$ g" y# V% Y" K4 n" F- A
9 }- s4 U/ z- U) F! yRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet." [2 f# j2 K6 [" H2 n. A1 x$ L
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes k; B- z$ t4 L- o: c
: _0 F6 M' [7 t. R4 k$ dAllied aircraft* c" g7 X+ {1 C
F4F-3 Wildcat x 5: F, V9 w3 ~8 x O* B8 N+ X; T
TBF-1 Avenger x 3
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- f Y& `. A' K/ P) IAllied aircraft losses5 T2 k! ?$ a- ?: o
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
1 p: J1 u1 Z. M6 \' o# g# g& S CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,56
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain; P$ p( V- U: q1 F# h5 o+ D7 y
3 s0 M4 k& b( m; L( ]. ?* c. WRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.7 G" A/ S- N% e( W. `" v
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft: c& }+ l' i4 N( Z
A6M2 Zero x 6- K% F5 V! o/ ^
B5N2 Kate x 15
2 }5 N/ a! `' \2 C7 [; a D3A1 Val x 19
4 _4 M) |/ E4 i5 r 3 G8 {' g( r! D. O0 n b, d
Allied aircraft- L" ^6 w' Q, y5 Y
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
% o, f @; V. O8 Y" L: N" _3 U F4F-4 Wildcat x 36
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Japanese aircraft losses1 `; W0 X9 \( Y: E% d! l9 O
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
' V3 ~( C' Q n( h% q. V B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
9 H6 J+ y; Y6 _ D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged' N3 s5 g6 e( X, g, Q
% V9 b U R0 c0 a0 tAllied aircraft losses C. _4 H6 ^8 ^1 r. J9 m% p1 A
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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) @6 j0 `3 u0 v. S8 cAllied Ships9 {4 @; s/ G! |6 L2 d3 d% g
CV Lexington
7 }/ T) z$ g6 C9 q0 R CV Saratoga$ j8 ~# {2 K0 y% ] o
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% e! e6 B! |9 m1 B- g, ?Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57) J3 P! l0 ~2 R+ r" t+ i7 S4 Q
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud _. N. w1 \/ c$ v, e, z# s
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
6 o. I+ J# B0 s2 A8 nEstimated time to target is 31 minutes
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1 B% g4 ~8 W- h# ^ aAllied aircraft% l! ^5 q+ R* |. U
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
K ? A' R2 z7 _5 b6 p F4F-4 Wildcat x 12/ Q7 m1 \- y& M J
SBD-3 Dauntless x 700 h+ N7 c( p- J. ^& c }
TBF-1 Avenger x 30$ R' F* ] q% @* @4 j4 o
. T1 F; o, Y; E) U( {: ^ b* Z/ UAllied aircraft losses
! \7 n. Y5 ]! ] C) z& u9 m8 ] SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
. E n5 h4 y j( P, a+ k" a" N TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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: X5 b4 \) Z- NJapanese Ships
; ~) ?$ w, m8 k3 h! S9 Q$ T CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 n/ o0 Q) c# M) | CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
- _ P% C6 j- e2 x6 e6 j" n DD Asakaze
3 W, q: W' ?0 x DD Tamanami
" N1 ]8 {+ M! ^: z$ w G DD Onami( r1 Q$ M+ f( S1 d" N
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
; o/ `& c- f: ]$ w' w; t CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
2 J8 H) h- P4 x* Z7 G1 Z% _; l DD Oite
% b5 ?" G( l/ r8 {! F DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage: L9 B1 X6 }# T# {: X5 F" R# D
DD Suzukaze! i+ p- D% d1 _/ a( m
CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1
* o# e# ?1 d$ }- s CL Nagara
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- T8 F+ J- X! G2 _+ j, ~Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,573 R c, J2 {( f' t6 A' ?
8 N( K5 P/ {# C% l3 m7 J- \2 tWeather in hex: Heavy cloud% i8 N4 Y7 J0 I6 D4 J, c
. Y) g+ R: O: z" ?8 zRaid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
7 K. b; D1 b1 I. C6 J( XEstimated time to target is 30 minutes& K0 @, X3 C! k/ y
4 d# M$ S! E8 n, B: j7 UAllied aircraft
$ g: z8 |/ D1 r) G' D/ Z A-24 Banshee x 2
. u# J. o# U. n5 Z; o2 E b SBD-3 Dauntless x 25
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Allied aircraft losses/ f2 {9 a$ ~7 V
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged* Z5 M3 \ b% X% O3 Z! t
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged& X. j# w1 M( l( K1 x
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Japanese Ships: G3 B/ O2 h, ?% n$ L# }) }% ?9 R
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
" m* ?- e J3 X' `+ f1 l! t9 C CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage1 g* i# M* G4 N6 ^3 s
CV Zuikaku, heavy fires# [' n4 S. L4 v
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, r: Y0 X$ D: w% t- W, |8 Y
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 t" I, ^ y2 S8 n5 K" D/ T CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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. h, G% ?5 g( V" G$ jAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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. o- V0 F! D! v$ m9 ?7 ?! yWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
" \* Q& ]. o" v; [Estimated time to target is 12 minutes) O( L4 A/ u( k- y! s
0 C5 |1 J, ~1 M1 u' G* [Allied aircraft. S" p1 [* Z& B d. B9 \+ a
A-24 Banshee x 14
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0 s$ I/ S5 s4 U* G' R* kAllied aircraft losses
% F1 r2 K" k9 ]& @5 z8 ]6 O7 x: ^ A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged) k" `) M6 u# T% H% Y
+ V( M: k- X' i% B6 [0 bJapanese Ships0 l5 z4 P9 \2 e! ^/ ^2 t
CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage* w" H) T4 u; b% E/ l- ]5 O
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
: g' K8 z2 L" R8 t" A$ ? DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ V5 D; g' T) x6 o& r* w# Y3 c CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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8 Z% l" z6 A8 {1 I, W* P- @Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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G& m3 y- H( S8 _( M3 e. FRaid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet., S3 X1 h7 K8 d" p t# m, s
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes1 X* q. Q4 Q0 N. U' y
4 m6 D5 `, G y/ O, TAllied aircraft- }; u# {5 ?4 ]/ \3 c
A-24 Banshee x 2
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4 l6 h% p( \; u' m. E3 I/ CNo Allied losses
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3 u) T, R! Z' Y8 l+ t" TJapanese Ships
/ Q7 k; Z' j) N5 p: } CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
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! Q% x1 b7 F/ y k* z$ q/ sAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.2 x( p" m+ u' g. J
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes
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Allied aircraft/ b/ n p! d7 x0 P
F4F-3A Wildcat x 2
, p0 } {! T( d- ] SBD-3 Dauntless x 31
6 ?/ C, M$ ?2 P8 Q3 g4 Y# ~' ? TBF-1 Avenger x 15" w+ p( z$ ~6 O5 t, X
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Allied aircraft losses3 F+ X( d# X: Z+ [3 j
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged$ [- L" O. R+ I$ M
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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! m# P" W o, v) D CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage8 n( ]( A, `# q" w1 x
DD Oite; {) }+ A6 m# F; E3 @- Z
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires: _* e* v3 ?% q0 k9 Y% x+ |' Z& }
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage5 u3 x% v' V5 R! [+ A( ~
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage( z; ~8 o# l4 ^& H
DD Onami
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CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire9 H" J6 Z" V+ Z# U
DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 1! p- p* u0 j; g, O) ^6 M% @ }
DD Minekaze
9 O& N) i2 `' v! p2 S DD Asakaze8 o% p' a' V, _/ G4 g5 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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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.5 W4 p# p/ B) d' T- H8 {3 _
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes* o6 z! q/ |5 {
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Japanese aircraft7 D* l" h+ O# V' v& ?. \
no flights: h3 b! H; o" K
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Allied aircraft
x2 m& \1 x$ a5 o F4F-3P Wildcat x 10
" @3 C% t# \, U; i, ?9 d: k3 S F4F-4 Wildcat x 14$ X4 ?, l9 s" q, R( l2 k( P
SBD-3 Dauntless x 63
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; [" }6 X* ?# H6 C" mNo Japanese losses+ T3 o' u2 D z8 ?. Q
/ Q$ y. k1 s0 F) H' {Allied aircraft losses
3 j" {* [! X% b! R( k SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged; {6 s2 }/ S: R+ e2 _& c" H( _5 K
TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged
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2 }( I. \% B6 v9 gJapanese Ships
- ?7 r' L- ]' F6 T, D) C: i, R CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 j( @( R! L) y9 g2 m CA Kako, and is sunk
3 f- {( ~$ \# {3 ^ CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage5 I$ u1 h$ V0 O8 c& `1 e* D
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk6 ^% v E+ p8 d0 o
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
5 C ?( p. q: o" N7 C6 r: J DD Onami
3 ^8 j; S' j8 V7 m6 V4 o- Y1 _4 P DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
[* Q9 S5 _( e+ T5 Y/ r! F( V DD Asakaze
- S A8 Y: s1 ]2 z2 U$ u DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage- E/ D/ ^& t; w6 O# y" v, Z0 C& h
DD Oite
: _+ }% e! [6 x5 c DD Minekaze
& q/ Q, z+ r |7 k( m5 y DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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+ G9 y- |( J) U3 }: nAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,574 K% M1 B* a4 I B% g6 t4 j6 F8 z5 ]
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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) x5 P/ U8 B: pRaid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
. d8 G2 N% i1 S3 V; F! l# rEstimated time to target is 13 minutes r) a5 \$ s! D% y- }' Y, d; L
8 v& P- S$ q% d4 b( v5 ]! ?( Z' VAllied aircraft
) F, B% S. z9 O6 M: h7 V# @ SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
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Allied aircraft losses. E. e7 t' o$ n7 m
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged# E: h' U. X. y- m& |/ U
5 Y& z% u% Y9 @Japanese Ships& o F4 I) {- H. _- p; n4 G U
CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage0 m3 _6 t& ?1 ` ]
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage! r; f7 m1 S; Y
DD Sawakaze
0 s3 |+ R+ o$ q( Y DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |