AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 42
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盟军正式登陆阿图岛3 O$ I: `4 W6 g, {- Y* C2 F
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* ~. S& z" ~1 X5 r
58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩
6 q8 u% g# D$ O% [# B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
$ b$ B( t! M5 X4 U0 f3 S5 l% P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3 ^- C! |0 A" M# N1 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)
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TF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,49
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Allied ground losses:
p3 a' D0 C5 f2 _$ y" U% G 253 casualties reported- Y3 y1 Y/ \$ V0 y6 B E8 F B$ p) N
Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled
" q1 p, S. v) b$ ~! E6 H Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
6 w) h. s1 ]( v, X: D6 }( R' t Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 `. h- Z; U+ ~
Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)
% X. c8 a% F! v0 ~/ q" U Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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& H: n: v) h7 r* CGround combat at Attu Island (153,49)
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Japanese Deliberate attack8 S$ z& `% b1 u; W$ P) V. v
! _! X' ]4 v4 oAttacking force 5357 troops, 43 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 978 ~8 C+ o6 @' u" c9 X! A% L
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Defending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 426
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Japanese adjusted assault: 0 * t% J' g1 h$ K$ }
" }; R7 i( Z6 ~6 z7 S8 WAllied adjusted defense: 339 ! X7 e# e. e( o) t+ m3 m- E
2 H3 o# H$ ~0 J2 H: d/ [Japanese assault odds: 1 to 99
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Combat modifiers3 ~7 R. g5 ^. o+ l
Defender: terrain(+)6 q9 @" z- W: d
Attacker: ! _$ h8 C+ ?8 H1 _0 \( e) d
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Japanese ground losses:
/ j1 L ?) ]% R& Q$ X: g9 N0 ~( e 1597 casualties reported
7 n- \. Q4 |" @3 v$ y Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled
i- D3 `* Q( {# B( C2 O( k; \: o; ` Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled
. q/ C; V, U7 t$ [/ o' B Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled# n- s7 x: n5 r: ] _
Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)
4 M4 f! K9 p3 ]: b Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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7 l" _7 Y/ J5 \* E% ~Allied ground losses:4 p |* I0 `. x$ b
100 casualties reported
D6 Z6 ~/ m7 z+ E H8 }4 v% L* n Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
6 I5 _3 A' I @# ~2 T Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
/ }0 I7 z0 z5 z1 K- F2 I7 ~ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled4 N$ }, A/ P* ^! |0 X$ l2 G
1 M! G. X8 V/ zAssaulting units:
! Q; U$ F5 y# W+ o% m* ?) D- p 3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion3 d# x% B% Q- r
302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion
; m0 r0 |9 p* H* q/ F 12th Indpt SNLF Coy 3 J/ a! ^, _; w! V; m, q$ O" s
7th Base Force
t4 d+ e$ Y/ C 8th Field AF Construction Battalion6 G+ q8 B0 Q3 i1 F* p
5th IJN AA Battalion% ^- E3 d! j: {6 W* j% _# e+ F1 ~
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Defending units:
( m# A$ Z% x0 \; g+ Q. v Americal Infantry Div /19 l! I. `! Q& n3 u* p. e9 @ R1 N
4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /15 a( x$ |, }' y( p. g4 l
201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1& d( w: \" g: s% D
151st Combat Engr Rgt /1
" |0 B+ f5 E0 |3 E8 a 153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
( Y' k4 B5 [5 t, ?5 I 198th FA Bn /1
6 ]2 F) G% b: E/ O4 P6 U 250th Cst Art Rgt /2
" d! D; @9 ^. h5 f0 [ 81st FA Bn /18 k" ^, ^0 W/ K0 C
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: N/ \- Y4 `7 x. f2 b7 ?# WMorning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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- [* f5 }8 Q1 q; [' U6 RRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.' A1 t2 U+ k% }5 K! x* R/ T& z5 m
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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! A6 J9 K" ]! E. [7 i1 Q& aJapanese aircraft
& ]0 C6 r9 K" Q4 S+ V9 f4 | A6M2 Zero x 25$ ` k& Z' U/ P g; q' }3 D& h+ ^
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Allied aircraft
6 e- Y3 |( r) h/ u& s F4F-3A Wildcat x 12 E( j7 A( z# g" U [- F
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
$ ~/ V( ^* S$ ?$ j SBD-3 Dauntless x 72# U- w4 p3 U! @# @' q9 U4 T7 l
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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No Japanese losses& t1 |6 F- i+ O
* [* i3 n5 G. P8 y9 j5 hAllied aircraft losses( w/ @$ y( s( k1 q8 E
F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed
x7 F- r- O6 h+ E$ f& f/ e F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed5 y! ?' U8 L( \) o3 E
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged2 X- \/ w! {( @& _
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak5 ?/ _' s) M+ a- ?
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged% K* D: J1 x: B7 I5 C3 I" H O
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Japanese Ships5 V/ Q7 W; S3 p
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
* b& c- \9 e/ |: ~" N/ \, S' \2 R CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1! s) V7 m1 H2 W4 d0 N
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire) D. {* Q+ K0 D
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires+ M' H4 G* Y- T- r8 S: R
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 23 ]! G$ ]1 H3 e
CA Furutaka
r1 B5 `: T* G4 E% M, E, i& S8 c3 K, I CA Kako, Bomb hits 1) d6 k7 ^7 ~7 t: k. p Y( S
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57# M: y1 ^0 Y' D1 x
0 M, k( B5 X M2 r- U0 }Weather in hex: Thunderstorms* X- g( W5 N$ j- Q* u# }
2 w! ?8 o) I; k: \4 SRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.9 t6 ?9 {* u/ A9 A, c3 R3 q: j
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
( ` t" h" r0 R/ k6 n A6M2 Zero x 16& s+ E) V; x) r9 z& O
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Allied aircraft3 V2 c: M) o+ d3 ^, |
F4F-3P Wildcat x 12
$ {0 N; m& v' |# p0 C6 U F4F-4 Wildcat x 157 w/ B( x) \3 t) y; p1 G1 [4 u2 f
SBD-3 Dauntless x 51" [ M% x1 U3 Q* }5 t1 b
TBF-1 Avenger x 30* V1 J" _. y6 A" L) R- f+ j* e5 I, U
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Japanese aircraft losses
/ x6 t# {+ p+ z4 `& J% h- R8 o A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses6 X5 R; E/ ~! y! U5 `
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
) U' ~9 p/ K C6 P6 R SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak: z8 k- W' K# V; f$ R7 W; |' y4 i0 q
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged% s( o2 u! b7 u4 h- \2 I* r# K
# ?+ J! S% _ R8 j8 C, ^6 zJapanese Ships& G# r$ V- b) e# Y
CV Kaga, heavy fires
# `7 U$ k. X" G5 y CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
3 r$ z0 @& E5 I4 a6 w CV Zuikaku, on fire
p% {& S2 Y! U2 s# A CV Akagi8 i% A0 U; \; X5 O/ A5 Y O! F4 V
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
- C) ~5 B7 G" E DD Tamanami
$ c7 X! {: `1 \0 Z* _/ }. v CL Nagara
) H; u, D I' S- z; V DD Oite
0 h7 z5 O% @$ f( c* M" e& O/ [ DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire6 S2 B* Q$ a8 s c/ J
CA Furutaka
O0 x4 Q( n& Y8 G: S: C" `; [8 X CA Kako, Bomb hits 1) c/ T. V& ?8 b" i* [# @; b! |) I
DD Minekaze
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. T; v. [& y- f: m: z$ o. MMorning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,54
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/ o/ T" G* B" z; |6 A: ]* o# U" g7 {Weather in hex: Heavy cloud5 V( j% \( e9 Z' n# v# [5 a( R
0 {$ S7 A+ O6 l5 `Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.- A0 { D9 T8 O9 C
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes9 Y- e' I1 D, b: t& P5 ?5 P! k
, N! U/ b+ i8 D9 {Japanese aircraft
( ?5 Z, Z! u( }- l ? A6M2 Zero x 33
: O5 D, C6 U3 P. K B5N2 Kate x 61
4 a+ G3 ^5 e2 M D3A1 Val x 44
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/ E8 j, U& x, H8 b1 gAllied aircraft
1 Y- v+ `: ]- A6 L- g4 U6 O F4F-3A Wildcat x 17! ?: S: m6 v v m2 S+ n
F4F-3 Wildcat x 48! }7 X$ e- t8 b* Q4 f8 E) X! u. a
F4F-4 Wildcat x 81
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; a4 I) F% t6 u0 s) N( l1 OJapanese aircraft losses
" R! _' f# n: ~0 A: `% p/ ` A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
" T% F4 j0 r, z B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged9 C8 w2 m( L: h5 L$ L+ ^; k G
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak) J1 j; x+ r$ U9 W
D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged2 s5 N- x% f0 L& v, a& Q+ S' Y$ z5 X* o' i
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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i0 a" y0 u6 _- BAllied aircraft losses4 {. r- V: O2 A7 o$ }
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed# \/ o8 J/ n+ x; O" m, j: l' B7 m7 q4 {
2 S# `% ]$ l( J- @1 FAllied Ships9 \, t& h2 [( Q6 g& m8 s. I
CVE Copahee
/ v9 J* Y8 a8 m CV Yorktown
( h) A. M* \9 s* f! Z9 |) d CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2, ~' W! \! p7 v, P7 Z
CLAA San Diego
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud/ f( A7 d# b9 p" |
% t- [- d1 Z3 y9 yRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
7 K( F, h& X* o% N; F( ]% XEstimated time to target is 29 minutes( B% ]6 W f2 M, K
) S' ^- ^6 a$ z1 B/ qJapanese aircraft! x$ n' h7 x k2 h/ B5 T
A6M2 Zero x 3# S9 S5 A G2 l6 y
+ L8 J) E8 Y q5 m9 X7 f4 lAllied aircraft
$ E2 I" j6 ]7 Z- J F4F-3 Wildcat x 2
* l+ O; O7 ?% h% ^5 g1 ] SBD-3 Dauntless x 19# u3 [7 G" D" s9 [8 `( |1 L
5 g- R4 J2 d( w4 o7 }No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses% o$ l4 t. K& O9 _5 R
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed- V3 U) G5 [/ z6 L1 K
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
5 u' m; f. F1 N SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak$ r, w% z3 J( @1 t0 q3 d! e
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CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 k$ Y$ K; v( f3 s! v CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire
/ Y; @3 _$ r+ y& R+ l; V) G& O CV Akagi `+ D2 s' @' C) }
CV Zuikaku, on fire
/ r" M( ` x/ a* ]# c! E+ l* e6 r CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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8 O6 ^" _, O' Y4 Y( m) }Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57' P, }2 H8 X/ Q2 K, U
3 M" A* j9 @ {3 J) z0 IWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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7 S/ F- \7 t1 d4 VRaid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
, _9 [$ q5 c! i: G' c* A2 tEstimated time to target is 25 minutes8 z0 A- m) F5 Q: J* D7 X" l
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Japanese aircraft
7 H5 ?) C+ O' v( n) E+ T A6M2 Zero x 2; ?6 a8 U6 |% w7 [0 k
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Allied aircraft1 d' m4 u, [; k- t0 l6 f8 u
SBD-3 Dauntless x 2
~6 w i# X& z4 C0 ~ TBF-1 Avenger x 6
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No Japanese losses5 j7 A, e! R7 I
5 w) y Z7 h" Q4 ~% Z, h% rNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
6 J% A/ x' u" l" s" l4 H4 U- ^* r8 e CV Akagi7 I+ V3 U- j( l0 {( N( H0 F1 F: P0 q) k
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,571 ^* a% s1 l- T" [2 a
. A& I- i4 p& t! O) Z9 |% I+ rWeather in hex: Heavy cloud8 I! P9 `4 i! N: A
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
5 E& R+ `! E% Z: D9 h8 F8 PEstimated time to target is 37 minutes
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Allied aircraft
! `/ ]* T8 K9 ]* _5 g' u F4F-3 Wildcat x 5" n& E9 ] E! x* Y* Y |- x
TBF-1 Avenger x 3
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3 F6 _6 D6 D. k1 K. MAllied aircraft losses
" T0 U5 P) Q: l9 i6 s: n( z# o TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged' J [+ U9 B$ o7 c/ ~
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Japanese Ships7 H$ W% H% l9 h: M0 L* W. y
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1/ D: Z$ ]" V4 ]/ H5 o6 [* ^+ \
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,56
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain: H- D; C$ j/ j" Y7 \0 D1 n$ }
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
) U$ n4 a( T; U% `) `6 q8 n* tEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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: s( S9 I2 Z2 ^5 t: y2 T3 z2 J C# ]Japanese aircraft4 m( H( w2 L* f x
A6M2 Zero x 6: @+ t) H! P) s1 R7 y
B5N2 Kate x 15
# }* ]4 O, i/ N( P D3A1 Val x 197 L' e6 f+ m3 I# b6 Q
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Allied aircraft
: R7 S/ {, l& ?% x F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
) G* ]! y$ A2 s) o( v8 k F4F-4 Wildcat x 361 w* K, @, C/ Z# e5 `# G
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Japanese aircraft losses" L$ [, z# d# G% p& W, c& W6 _
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed- {2 j) j$ i- {- _0 e% M, n
B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
' l' m! ?/ u7 r8 [3 l, L D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged% N2 S( L7 p+ x. D3 T* n
/ P" q$ B" A6 L+ t4 ZAllied aircraft losses
4 d- ~: v; E) l! J F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed5 L5 ?0 _# C& y ?8 L
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Allied Ships
! E" X1 ] N/ o5 I CV Lexington
/ ~& w$ w: L) o8 l# g CV Saratoga$ t) J7 W, v$ r& e! j4 o5 b
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57; F ]7 L6 T; u: v, o4 h
' h, m: Q) C4 G$ {+ zWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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- @( ~$ A- @2 J% D2 vRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
' t" g( `. V3 B' A' S# GEstimated time to target is 31 minutes$ ~% {* z Y9 [* P6 v
. s Y7 v. z/ b' \Allied aircraft
$ w; s" e! p2 w3 S5 }3 V F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
8 t) i C. E* J- z F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
. y! U8 O% `/ j! J9 A( P# [ SBD-3 Dauntless x 70- |" j5 x' ?$ ?& D6 B/ H; P
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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9 e4 I" X- Y! y! g, C& r+ FAllied aircraft losses
4 z9 D5 f: I8 t) \ SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
. N; {+ v( y. z' F4 r$ a. t TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged, [0 d" O3 o" e- p' I# i
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CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
! ^4 o- C% w- M) X1 g CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires2 S3 P9 r& K7 f# b
DD Asakaze; X1 t @8 R+ o! t/ A) [. W3 \
DD Tamanami
% N+ A) S% U, y* p- _& N7 o DD Onami% x4 ?% P' O* f0 N! _
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage8 ]" j: o9 i* @, r0 ?) N+ J
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage2 v2 B: B% @, T7 g- f, E
DD Oite
* O, J+ w; Q# ~+ U, |2 M6 c DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
: v7 h/ |: z8 y DD Suzukaze
" D( B3 t$ \* v' f/ H2 k) G' { CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 11 K6 n; \5 n- R- \0 V* O0 W u
CL Nagara; L; I+ F1 }( n, k
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: _) S0 Q1 T" `0 N. t* uAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud3 w9 v, J; ?( |' J6 Q
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Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
; ~( T& B) v: nEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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+ d; X. E7 B* E4 {- X1 n( yAllied aircraft7 b! C6 |/ Q# w: q% x
A-24 Banshee x 2
+ ^3 T) [* I9 V" f" ^ SBD-3 Dauntless x 25" b' ^( @$ ?" Z7 s5 O4 _
$ [9 J& H* [; K& ~/ m$ PAllied aircraft losses
3 D: `, H- J7 u2 b5 M" \; C A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged; m+ Z1 m$ O- \5 C$ G
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged _* ?5 E( Q6 e7 R" @" W
5 K) r3 s2 [2 `9 I7 i% B/ jJapanese Ships+ s: h" o! [5 w5 y# k0 M3 ]) S- _
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 a: ~! @9 n- o( j2 R CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ I$ ^- J$ s% \" @ CV Zuikaku, heavy fires
6 h- `; v! f* A. w3 O CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
9 Q+ x, R* v7 \2 Q9 n8 j" a DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage- c1 _( f( j6 S4 Z7 |
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage* {2 ~" o5 S" y+ K- k
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# g+ T5 E8 ~; Z6 }1 `Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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- b/ [3 s- `) qWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
( k3 H; p1 a9 {, j. p- vEstimated time to target is 12 minutes" A7 p; s( K% D3 ~8 R
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Allied aircraft6 d) F% `; w- h1 R' H, u' c5 o% D
A-24 Banshee x 140 o; F/ D8 F+ j0 I7 X b5 ]
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Allied aircraft losses# g0 F+ p9 F2 [
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged) j, `9 F6 Y# q8 C N! y
+ _& O2 p5 s9 ]0 [' P0 I* sJapanese Ships
4 T* A6 Y% u/ }' D2 B; `3 t CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
! d0 ~7 m# ?% Z4 l CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage* W$ f0 G+ s' a/ Y; y) ~: \& r' k! T
DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage( q9 S' L% w, h# s
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57$ T; A% X. O! ?( q7 q
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud2 n4 F* s8 B; p: _% C" n0 d- D0 f) n
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Raid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet., P9 f+ w M0 V. L" s2 Q
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes% o1 V- i* y+ \2 }0 c( X
A& c2 M+ i8 s, U) F4 \4 _5 ]Allied aircraft
, }: h8 A+ s; Q! h A-24 Banshee x 2
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No Allied losses, |" o- G, Z* l" g
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Japanese Ships
$ n( O( X8 [2 O! } CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57/ L; \1 v. L( R/ J$ j! {
6 C T8 ~; ?! h6 [! yWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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( z0 J! O8 |7 j$ r3 mRaid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
% } r$ x4 g9 l( D' XEstimated time to target is 24 minutes$ V; Z) Z# t/ f6 c* B
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Allied aircraft7 K/ s0 L7 @4 A1 M2 ]* o
F4F-3A Wildcat x 2
. @6 e' r3 D0 B- v SBD-3 Dauntless x 31' B1 @0 Z9 _# J: `0 Y- a( b2 m2 _
TBF-1 Avenger x 15; }/ q. }, ~3 `; p$ @0 {
: m6 z5 i- B% b; m/ ~' b6 I* MAllied aircraft losses0 H/ p$ x+ O1 Z7 ?! p6 n
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
/ u* F. a! l. T" W TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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2 A- f5 E# C1 h( W& F0 i CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 ~& \+ Y4 W8 [ Q2 d6 \$ o/ G/ C3 {' |1 X DD Oite
, u: |. h5 W9 v+ R5 B" R. E1 D CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires4 w5 O5 H# m# u7 P, v; b, J) g
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage, z" B3 n2 Z. ]
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
3 L" j1 M& _1 n DD Onami
( e% E. ]4 A( f# z DD Tamanami* v$ l, T( Q% ^
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire
: B) h' N) s- _$ Q! R, j# L DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 1
9 A: M+ X9 I( H# c5 z DD Minekaze
. m! c* Z* G/ f; x# k4 m7 x5 V 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.
: w: ], E P1 N# G9 ^Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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2 n, }7 f* N7 Z/ LJapanese aircraft2 F. R/ d( N" L
no flights+ g6 W5 u: y" m$ R6 [8 m
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/ C, N4 \0 A$ ]5 r F4F-3P Wildcat x 10
9 ?' y z) N9 Y/ W- p I F4F-4 Wildcat x 14/ R+ R: Y5 y6 F: R# I& i
SBD-3 Dauntless x 63
( r0 b3 h5 J# X% a& S TBF-1 Avenger x 18" O( X, y5 y& Y/ N; q
" q, ]7 @2 ?% ~1 B" B& W% B7 z- \No Japanese losses. f0 t {$ X! c$ Z/ s) |
/ L/ P! q+ x' |5 q7 }- qAllied aircraft losses
6 I0 W9 e8 m7 @: @; j& } SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged$ | J" B+ C! J! h/ M# L% E
TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged1 C+ d/ ^0 b9 a
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Japanese Ships% B5 e" ~7 }% u
CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage7 n8 b+ l+ e [: Y8 d$ H$ |
CA Kako, and is sunk1 e* Q( I- W8 j0 l, \" d
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 b" l4 v- b Z: b' J' ^ CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
" q2 R* g" a f7 i DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk% r3 Z0 V% A" E$ w
DD Onami
# K7 H- e6 r/ Y. q# @1 M( ]; m DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
% l+ @" e' a' h1 G' i DD Asakaze
* ~1 R [) t s/ K6 z+ Y1 [ DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 A) K6 O" ]; k0 P DD Oite
. Y( F( W3 g1 o* }# ]% l DD Minekaze' O" h! y* L: }* Y, n
DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire2 H/ M& r. e/ I& g0 \. m
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57- ?+ h: ?9 `0 i4 h1 F2 @/ B$ j
" X7 ]- i3 I1 V. h- KWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.7 e8 o0 H: h5 g+ |! K
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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! b4 T3 G( m# }6 ?. B! dAllied aircraft9 t! j) V9 h5 H6 _4 w& e. z! Z
SBD-3 Dauntless x 167 {& b5 ^0 V" ^; f
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged2 B" p2 d, D9 Y* x, J6 x
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CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage! i0 C; f: S. K6 A* B
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ j/ |0 k( I, q% S) w9 _, m: A1 t DD Sawakaze- s; }; o" I% b( r2 C4 P& l
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |