AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 423 S6 P( F! d% H& `9 f
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盟军正式登陆阿图岛+ W; ?( \8 I& j! s# 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
! O- r" B$ B, @- L# F58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩* d2 L5 e9 P4 Y
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; T% B: @: z' H7 N8 S, w* E
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! N+ X8 v5 E0 {; s. o" ?
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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/ g- s; D6 G- T# K% CAmphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49), @8 D& F6 m# g1 v3 h; h
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TF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,49
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* c, n' h) a8 }% m* |Allied ground losses:4 f9 T$ z9 ]. f1 e8 ^. T: X
253 casualties reported' k8 l4 ^+ e8 A- R5 c
Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled
/ R* k$ ?8 P/ o! `; D3 \ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
3 Q7 T3 i5 p3 ~! B2 ^: K1 b Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
' N2 c; ]" F$ N% q- \ Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)
) J; g4 [+ |/ m" k) B Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)$ S4 v) s7 @6 v$ M
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' n7 m+ S6 S; o$ HGround combat at Attu Island (153,49)" y7 r: ?; _3 i% E2 }3 }
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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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5 T- u1 D5 N! M) PDefending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 426$ u; n2 k; I' P8 D$ Y
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Japanese adjusted assault: 0 3 L0 | j" `& [) ?" C
& L% ^) W% i; ]4 I2 [+ V4 tAllied adjusted defense: 339 ! c; e# b( a/ _; p1 O
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 99 8 c: u9 G# p. Q8 ]( ]: Q
9 N" L# S! \- W2 A6 [+ w$ j. O% e9 wCombat modifiers3 j" ~: X3 l- W1 N% r! X6 h
Defender: terrain(+)5 F5 @2 @5 n8 `8 b& q4 p
Attacker:
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. D) P/ G1 J$ c! p) TJapanese ground losses:
% k i( i# h) r/ S 1597 casualties reported
- k- _7 _' A0 f( D! ]5 s5 A Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled
8 Z% o$ V! o8 Y2 X6 X% x. N Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled7 p8 g! C1 `0 e' M' r5 r
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled( C6 F' ^* {4 \" T7 M
Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)
9 J0 u! f7 v, j/ h( K Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)9 F' m' j, @" j. V
3 {* o( w+ R1 I3 t; k& p1 aAllied ground losses:
2 N& M2 d. x _( ~: e4 b 100 casualties reported
x% k7 d2 a) y+ V" j! O8 s Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled$ z/ I! C* D, G( [
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* q$ V9 d: y6 ^# S
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Assaulting units:$ f) u( k: ]1 ^+ _$ |1 z
3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion
& @9 p1 \) A: B* j9 h8 G! g% N7 a 302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion
; n; c$ `9 E1 s7 s# B# { 12th Indpt SNLF Coy + }; Z$ A2 O% p ^$ |
7th Base Force
) `3 G, o: Q7 o: |! j 8th Field AF Construction Battalion
: j. E# J9 ^+ h7 J$ ^6 g6 i3 t9 R 5th IJN AA Battalion
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, S/ c. T+ l9 U1 WDefending units:
$ }& N6 O8 e @ Americal Infantry Div /1$ Q0 [ l$ k/ y) p6 p
4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
6 q. {3 o; I! m9 o 201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /19 w+ r# y l% B. q' I; `
151st Combat Engr Rgt /12 Z: P8 H* s* z0 p" p; ~
153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
3 X" q' \1 j* P) T 198th FA Bn /1
/ V* |( p! U0 [; x 250th Cst Art Rgt /2* \6 d% R W, v- h
81st FA Bn /1
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* z$ w8 o& F' K6 V5 h" WMorning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,572 G7 X* [3 ?2 x, ]% }0 c+ G
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.. f9 P+ |+ @$ z* m1 Z
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft/ O+ w0 U; D2 O. y
A6M2 Zero x 25
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0 F2 Y, j3 x1 g( w; m7 AAllied aircraft$ X7 N# f! x! \8 [, U4 O
F4F-3A Wildcat x 125 H7 i h# F7 l: f
F4F-3 Wildcat x 128 T1 T0 t% l. @: y" ^, F
SBD-3 Dauntless x 72
8 B1 v7 r4 N: U/ I* K0 J5 C; c TBF-1 Avenger x 30: |8 `5 C( e$ F/ J# R- x% r& l
5 Q7 j8 I& W. t6 ?$ KNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses3 H! B* |8 `% r& M9 Z6 |! L& b0 S/ i
F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed
" J7 U2 j& y, f# V4 c F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
( d# o, r. c" I4 V7 l9 v SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged
* n6 u2 G% a3 Y' b SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak4 k" U) ^, @/ _$ f8 N+ i
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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# V! Y$ Z: |/ i3 u! tJapanese Ships
& G8 J1 O! l! {- ~) B CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires7 ~* g8 ], B( z% M( ]
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1) o. o9 Y3 d4 ]
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire6 ~/ U! X, }/ z X4 [
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires
6 z- I6 p! [# N ? CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 2
) J& I5 g5 j* |% s; I4 |% B CA Furutaka* j( W1 x3 E) D3 }
CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
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8 o0 B( g# F# H. iMorning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57 R/ M/ n2 a& X% {+ n+ @& }
" V$ K1 }; n* f6 J( v5 O; p" R+ A$ uWeather in hex: Thunderstorms. K/ _# p" C5 E; E7 g: a. B
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
& b G5 @( v% M! X+ MEstimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Japanese aircraft+ Q3 F4 f7 M8 N+ W) i, b! Q
A6M2 Zero x 16
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Allied aircraft1 D# ~) M1 {1 r7 n8 r
F4F-3P Wildcat x 12
, U1 C5 N4 w1 j) X8 c F4F-4 Wildcat x 15: Q$ e' x5 Y! ?& H5 P
SBD-3 Dauntless x 51
) Z. ~7 C3 ~4 T9 W8 V" Q5 z+ u' O TBF-1 Avenger x 30" D) V( q- U/ f: T$ r
+ V" [8 h3 X; V6 ]$ Q WJapanese aircraft losses% n! G1 A+ W* R# Z4 w n
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed/ c% L) v" J8 ^
0 A9 ?( Z4 v5 z' n2 A& M9 ~Allied aircraft losses
6 o2 S$ r' o+ x1 { SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged* N1 C! O' g% x* W" G0 L
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
+ k& Q# N+ ]! q6 S* g8 U4 A F TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged+ M; k( K6 w0 p+ }. j3 b6 S
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Japanese Ships# M, r& Z/ G8 v1 r4 s* n
CV Kaga, heavy fires
2 i% a. ?& w) M& c" q CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
9 m- f a( k) }, s* S CV Zuikaku, on fire3 t; q# T% G: P
CV Akagi
* p) E- a4 ?8 }9 p4 n3 O CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage: |# x2 A- D# }0 I- l9 y$ l% ]% \0 Z
DD Tamanami
- U) `& }0 ]1 c: n& z3 x CL Nagara" _: Q& ]7 l0 ~
DD Oite
5 o. M, A7 ^0 b( a: T/ d DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire. F. \9 P7 _5 G" H" Y
CA Furutaka
( s e6 v$ m/ n5 S" ~ CA Kako, Bomb hits 17 W2 M5 [; ~0 i" D6 y+ ~8 ]
DD Minekaze
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+ ]0 C: j; u# o$ I J/ g% S# W1 FMorning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,543 n) l* V5 g1 Z ^* g. z
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud1 x" A2 {" I! l2 H& Y, Y
6 v5 O4 I+ j% G0 d% n1 z& QRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.) t7 `: ~" o9 @+ d7 Q
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft2 A/ J9 }6 x, G. l$ i; T* j# y
A6M2 Zero x 33
7 I% N% V! ?, ] Z. T2 S B5N2 Kate x 61
5 |# C- h4 b% v) ^5 b D3A1 Val x 44
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( h- x+ X& O0 N J/ C& Q/ EAllied aircraft5 V i6 K W1 t& P, o
F4F-3A Wildcat x 178 s& G' a( y, p9 R |+ D9 S1 a
F4F-3 Wildcat x 488 k( L7 Y2 C5 g$ r" J/ b
F4F-4 Wildcat x 81
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Japanese aircraft losses
2 _* y! E. r6 D7 k! a A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
, L/ a5 [! R2 K; t9 l! w B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged, G) T( W! w! k2 L
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak; f! I+ i( ~3 O+ n. P( V! z
D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged
. s* b S- I0 G/ [8 R$ S3 Y: l D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses
9 }* ?4 d, k* j* T, J F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed) }- \' F4 b2 {1 Q3 h7 u
8 h% l8 C: G( k' TAllied Ships1 G/ }7 }6 o9 N# \. d9 }
CVE Copahee1 K& x, w7 r- H% u L9 G
CV Yorktown7 x- K' n+ n: W0 \8 R# b
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2" `0 D# F) w( _3 e
CLAA San Diego% J6 O/ _5 w- z! B1 k
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,577 w: P( [( f8 Y9 V- y& _
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud3 a4 u6 ~! v f+ J/ {
' z# Z. ?8 W; O. T' v! WRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.0 g# Z( J+ n3 p" q% {
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes
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6 I5 K1 A4 G0 e! z3 U5 ~- B# NJapanese aircraft
7 A p9 L2 g- L, X/ n+ h& Y: v& J A6M2 Zero x 3
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: |# o$ y" D1 O3 K* X( x) }Allied aircraft
% ]# r- X( t+ |* d* L/ c F4F-3 Wildcat x 28 b+ R8 Z+ t4 _; Y
SBD-3 Dauntless x 190 S8 x0 m. L% e. N# K
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No Japanese losses
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! k! N9 v% o; ^* f' C% T0 eAllied aircraft losses
* N& l8 S5 d9 C4 j" e" l3 {4 u7 H F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
+ l- h8 g& o/ f! U. E SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
7 L1 o) B4 U0 K2 z% F# T) a7 \ SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak: G; c# w5 u$ B( w( s& p, ~
0 L4 z; X" k9 G+ k) F$ g% WJapanese Ships0 _8 Q# Z, R, m3 B l+ l3 F. X
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage- |6 @% F7 V) T _4 x/ B0 L* J
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire$ C4 [! f# A5 t# R* ^
CV Akagi
$ J* z4 r7 C3 k8 F) o CV Zuikaku, on fire! p9 `& P$ c: ]: F5 G
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage+ A" R( ? U' ~/ P8 c
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- ^/ ^9 r) f# }0 f4 [" KAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57' T9 x- z4 i$ b
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud& H; ?& V1 B3 ?' A
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Raid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.5 _. a9 U4 f+ h6 ? a
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes
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Japanese aircraft7 L5 A/ N: l5 n6 \5 v2 n; [5 f+ ?
A6M2 Zero x 2, r# f: S F; B; _: g( f8 g. e
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Allied aircraft( j8 q( O5 B5 S7 Y9 G. E* J% t* I
SBD-3 Dauntless x 2
( O" q- c* U4 k/ K* b TBF-1 Avenger x 6' }# S8 Z, ~6 ]' A- F
/ C% Y2 J7 i/ B: f7 hNo Japanese losses( v( b% \5 R2 u! _6 \( _, {
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No Allied losses2 s6 w$ z. ?; G6 l' `7 l3 f3 }* j" V
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Japanese Ships* w; i+ i$ u/ O, ?' e8 t: C
CV Akagi
+ {/ g; M& @' n# p t% P! B9 E: P CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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7 Y8 j! d: q# V3 I' J% z; T2 Z5 pAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57. R! c4 R* T$ s# L0 v& i" y
4 z& `+ c! z0 \9 ]$ lWeather in hex: Heavy cloud( ]! i j6 d" f% K% Y v
% t6 c/ y/ M7 a* P1 K8 mRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.) u' f5 E+ } z, W/ W9 A
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes; Y8 n" ]; D2 o+ H
f* m- |9 K6 lAllied aircraft0 I- I5 g5 @ N( X' c ]1 E
F4F-3 Wildcat x 5" q3 _; S3 k: e+ k
TBF-1 Avenger x 3" w$ D# ~1 l3 e& G2 Y
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Allied aircraft losses# S6 x* [0 l1 U8 M" r. _
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged! _+ h# c) Y0 q4 L# Z4 T
" ~; e+ ~6 ^, e& ]6 R( q# G# ?7 XJapanese Ships a- K3 D2 L0 \5 O, ^+ [2 c6 n
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,56
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: [2 N7 ?" m9 T- d% IWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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- C: N1 P: Z, J) h* k6 l4 oRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
+ u; _4 D" \5 y/ gEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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: S" W r. r7 Z; R0 kJapanese aircraft
1 a( c% \) V# ?* j M$ Y( @* k4 o A6M2 Zero x 6$ k5 Q' `( ?) `9 I7 A* i
B5N2 Kate x 15
% D" c6 \/ j+ D D3A1 Val x 19' N- ?( q- o8 S1 m j6 t" d
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Allied aircraft
. c. ~# I r+ c- ?) l) V F4F-3 Wildcat x 36) ]" z, K8 v! Q/ i/ r' |! ]
F4F-4 Wildcat x 36& z) p0 R& G! E0 U+ k. P. U6 D; M
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Japanese aircraft losses
7 Z6 G, a& x0 o) l ]4 i- W A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
; t$ M2 x) w/ t8 H! H# p9 \) e2 x# [ B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
- s2 i) \ c" k! p* W% l2 a- @. ^& Y4 Z D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged
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8 e; C1 R& S& E& [Allied aircraft losses
3 z) h7 |2 d2 Z" F2 { c0 N F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
; N* y' m% s# \2 U CV Lexington
" N+ V, l- U, q8 ]# a9 X9 \% f CV Saratoga, I! s0 s( S' c: `( m+ n* `. ?, `8 d
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; U2 C2 ^ r5 U( XAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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* E$ ^ H+ K: S7 |' i$ S1 z. a: |1 IWeather in hex: Heavy cloud X# T- c! |5 J/ X1 i/ h; h
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
9 z0 g c; j( X! cEstimated time to target is 31 minutes, {4 Z f# h3 Q, `* `2 M6 N5 }
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Allied aircraft; y: Q8 S4 D5 \, j# c1 ]$ m
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12! S0 Y+ B) }6 J$ |% Q8 D
F4F-4 Wildcat x 123 Q9 _; e( n( N' A; t6 m6 x
SBD-3 Dauntless x 70- e1 z+ t# y3 V8 Z* ?# J
TBF-1 Avenger x 30 S; B* J! `$ m- j
. j/ R5 @; y8 KAllied aircraft losses* Q. u6 u- K9 E+ U
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
0 u: W" z3 G3 E- w& } TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
' ?* I& C8 O# a3 v' l! Y$ F: ] CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
- R: y4 i1 a! z$ n. i CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, J/ @6 d* ]( W
DD Asakaze
$ w0 A7 _- h( _% O* _ DD Tamanami+ R; z( C1 E+ u* m/ Q+ S
DD Onami
7 k2 Y# ^% S- w DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
) T3 a: G4 W# N' b CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage: H1 h( D2 f/ L9 i; V2 I0 @+ ^7 E& G
DD Oite
8 Z/ H% L* Q3 ?+ H" J. j DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
& x. `6 [' ^8 C6 a3 F DD Suzukaze
+ _) u1 q8 ? K1 V, q' F+ [ CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1* ?2 L5 c+ ^: N8 G
CL Nagara( K! X: l- v! s5 K/ C
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- R: t6 X ^/ a7 a/ d0 |: AAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57/ o3 |9 H# a6 y# l& G9 F1 x9 n. e
1 k- I( P& q* nWeather in hex: Heavy cloud) Q0 O$ Q* x: G: ]. U* c2 ~
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Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
, Z* m% [3 z" p: F: H2 pEstimated time to target is 30 minutes% B+ W( z5 p8 t5 d5 K3 K/ L
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Allied aircraft
5 z% Z0 P/ l+ g# a1 e A-24 Banshee x 2
' ~; `. X' r( T% G A SBD-3 Dauntless x 25
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Allied aircraft losses
6 p2 l* D8 d( E8 V A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
6 | i4 o: l9 `( m0 H+ @ SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships/ r9 N+ e$ I) V( ^* r/ H
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
: y( V/ u/ ]' F+ W: R: a2 D* N8 y CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage# ?9 k2 l, f* W0 W5 _' V. `/ B
CV Zuikaku, heavy fires
& k: w" ^- S- m4 |; _) v4 C CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires v( X2 Z( E1 i9 _7 E6 m: f( U% i
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage: [: q! d4 K7 k8 H" y$ u0 w: n
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,574 p# E! ^0 f" t9 T' M
- s8 z8 i' _: X$ s, ? JWeather in hex: Heavy cloud; l4 e2 e. o# t; D3 N$ u2 Z& N
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Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
/ b5 ?# K1 l# V1 ]. pEstimated time to target is 12 minutes2 f) f) u" E4 ~ Q
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Allied aircraft
9 x) I( e4 s9 j2 R" t" }4 m A-24 Banshee x 14$ _7 k9 y, o9 D$ E2 `' `5 H
% j: H9 B4 Y2 ]9 `* YAllied aircraft losses
: U2 u1 j- T: c, k% Z% ` A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged% E o9 s9 a, J A+ f% @
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Japanese Ships
& K7 D& h' D% p' G8 t! n CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage3 Z& M6 f* @! M7 W
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage9 Q# B2 i- }+ @" F4 c
DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage1 _# x: |5 V b, O4 O: A j
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage) G' O/ b ~+ x! [
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57! a; @; V' T2 r) B- T
3 e5 Q" M; }6 G) Z# V MWeather in hex: Heavy cloud6 V" t2 E' S7 p- P( X# ?$ U- X
, g( p9 V% z% s- }/ w. URaid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.3 n% F- E" L" Y' z% q7 P
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
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Allied aircraft
' }9 x* n2 R" a. ~+ x# r' y1 @ A-24 Banshee x 2
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No Allied losses6 W8 @- K5 g P. U
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Japanese Ships1 s8 n7 r' @0 E+ |- a" n
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
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6 B3 e" v% v: r0 C0 y6 ^Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57# |7 x9 F# h s8 d" O5 j6 G
: f. G* X3 p# mWeather in hex: Heavy cloud8 E* |/ v* z" u/ x7 p4 ]" K
) l8 S f7 u! ]0 m9 XRaid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.- h! G1 Q2 D, {; r6 s
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes6 c6 [# j a; R0 J, M4 z
+ T. _- A9 ]0 m# q M+ y' E0 AAllied aircraft( q: L1 s# F' R2 k: S! z
F4F-3A Wildcat x 2
( T4 v; y5 t% H+ N4 \, f* O9 g" y SBD-3 Dauntless x 31
4 n8 q z. C- z7 x4 h TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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Allied aircraft losses, ]' m0 s9 F. F$ g: _4 o
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
& U: W! ]' @- d TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
. e" G* Q* c9 y& n; F1 |7 N% }. y6 ? DD Oite
* X' x; G# J2 _ C0 `, U( y6 K CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
0 I7 o7 N( K- v! g6 Y, D( F2 Y CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 ?* @; I. E4 V' ], u CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
, O" |. f+ L& a7 B5 \6 ]1 o- B DD Onami% T/ U5 l' D) j$ _
DD Tamanami
& X1 `: b4 c1 L( K# C CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire$ p, Q/ X) |6 }
DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 1
) `% R3 L* G& Y t DD Minekaze
4 z$ Q/ h+ Q4 o& ~9 j$ W- c DD Asakaze! y, Q1 u$ ^" X) a1 ?9 E8 B6 v! p7 l
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% H4 l6 L& i8 w: c& E7 u7 gAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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F0 y9 d: A# O$ e% VWeather in hex: Heavy cloud5 }! h1 S, H7 _, T+ h$ ?
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.* p/ Z$ y5 l$ R! ~ d( F# c. ] [( |
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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3 N" l- b y0 _) n4 e+ Q' f. JJapanese aircraft
6 W5 U# L# g+ F4 O6 T' o no flights P# X5 U+ s" @& g8 @7 G
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Allied aircraft
, I9 L* s: k; a: R F4F-3P Wildcat x 104 \2 I0 D# C" `+ m: @- e; e7 n
F4F-4 Wildcat x 14+ L6 c9 |8 S# u* K8 U' a7 ^: }
SBD-3 Dauntless x 63
+ p* M$ [* O: p TBF-1 Avenger x 18- n' p" |: L: F' l5 L) v
: K' n7 e& s8 n6 K V6 l) N! m: JNo Japanese losses1 Y5 s% y! X& g! S& Y% z+ l
1 }9 N& S$ l* E2 q( |) I) D- I! S$ gAllied aircraft losses9 ^% H$ B- g, j }3 ~) O J9 [
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged8 v/ m, I$ a! D/ ~* s: M0 q- D
TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged0 h$ C' s! t5 N9 [. P$ N
5 I* J$ Z) ?5 M, ~Japanese Ships
) Q: }* g& w( z' t |. n CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage
( p. M1 w: y! \! D2 U; d1 Z: S CA Kako, and is sunk& M5 ^) G8 q) k1 I7 n$ j& p& }( _6 f6 M
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 w" t* W/ Q& j9 b$ l( d* Q CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
" i. @* s, `4 D0 ? DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk" v; ]; Q/ l/ s0 S9 Y
DD Onami
1 l# m, m& C& s* u3 [7 V- t DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk/ y$ T+ r$ b y; f# q0 X5 l" M
DD Asakaze
9 B; @+ c2 P, ~: K4 O DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
( Y# ^5 s4 e3 z* i DD Oite
6 X! R" M/ ]& m) F DD Minekaze
' {2 G( k3 D9 ~# I( b DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57; m* r3 k! g- A% t0 _: x: r
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud* @" A4 o( K& F
/ H: m6 l- c" V9 b ^+ ~0 D# ?% `Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
) z& e" x& w- D" U" Q" Q! q( REstimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Allied aircraft
, I" u0 T: P& b* t* C SBD-3 Dauntless x 168 p8 e/ S# k; p+ w+ c
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Allied aircraft losses
3 u- U* F2 l2 Q( o* t- J7 i: H1 m/ L SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged) F( w" H0 N4 [+ H. M
/ d1 s) p$ ~# |3 PJapanese Ships
B8 H1 ]! m$ E! o- P CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
% o' s0 J4 {% J) K' F. n CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
# [0 B' H4 ]' ]4 e5 f DD Sawakaze
- m5 i8 G7 j1 f1 P# S2 h' X! M DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |