AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 42
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盟军正式登陆阿图岛# L ?) T! @0 m: H, p
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5 X- R9 r2 p$ o$ I
58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩
' L0 i6 Z* i* L% V& c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+ ^8 j- |/ }! d& i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
6 q0 P- z% v, F, c. p1 x4 t! n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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: {2 ~% S* a9 Y! V$ TTF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,49; r5 A! D; [% Z6 \1 ~. M# ~- R& O
! s! ]* {& e* y0 M0 Z3 _Allied ground losses:% l% l7 Y) r/ q/ u O
253 casualties reported3 r; X- T8 ]( }2 U; `+ m
Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled. }6 D5 Q1 q& @. z! n. s
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
1 Q1 E* q, t ]7 E: T Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 z1 P$ _% Z- P3 Q4 I% ~: C1 ?- @, Y
Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)$ O. i y* a* J- U
Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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Ground combat at Attu Island (153,49)
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Japanese Deliberate attack3 y0 ^* O6 v R7 o2 r
' b, s) p0 C& CAttacking force 5357 troops, 43 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 97 h0 C+ B3 V' m
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Defending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 426
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$ H- J0 l- U% x1 i6 IJapanese adjusted assault: 0
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( M- x1 u* J& EAllied adjusted defense: 339
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 99
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Combat modifiers: {" J4 C w h$ k% B' J
Defender: terrain(+)# u5 I. p8 y' v- E: F# f( Y+ L
Attacker: 5 K& P0 O; U3 T1 ~: N" W, ~
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Japanese ground losses: Y: R" J8 q+ i; t2 y
1597 casualties reported
* [5 [4 K& L; ~2 E& R# { Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled$ O. [4 [7 Q8 s6 n1 _/ K _1 H
Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled' E( e0 q+ J. j X+ Q
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled) B6 q( s: w- D
Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)
/ C, l) g* l5 v& l1 ~: c Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)7 Y2 K6 s; ]. |7 o
$ f+ ?2 M1 J6 K/ DAllied ground losses:/ o3 x) x E K' Q* [
100 casualties reported
# l! I- _5 W h Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
5 W& [* I; ^3 F6 E3 |! v Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& t4 W: K# @" |9 E1 X
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled: l9 a3 H8 G! P* V$ s
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Assaulting units:
# s2 V$ E: K; D+ P! C 3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion) o* N) T* @. d& S8 ?+ V
302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion/ F, J: h$ ^5 }! [) ?
12th Indpt SNLF Coy
7 {/ @, U" s2 u" A 7th Base Force
0 |0 X' f; S% d$ k5 ^4 r0 k 8th Field AF Construction Battalion
' y) Q9 ~" h9 j+ c 5th IJN AA Battalion& r& ? u' e* M5 `; ?4 T
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Defending units:7 _; G% o$ e6 j* k# b9 J. G, O- \
Americal Infantry Div /18 I# [' j& |4 T; j, @0 w g9 v1 _
4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /1& H% K! k( q% v) W% P# |9 o& Y
201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
b6 u' n& V8 i% [- \ 151st Combat Engr Rgt /1
4 \" o) k: ~, t8 Q; R# z! [ 153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /18 b& ?. S, a- C3 P6 K
198th FA Bn /1/ B! t; d0 _. c& k; y4 e; P
250th Cst Art Rgt /2
6 M8 E& U' Y- ?4 D9 o 81st FA Bn /13 z- V" {* u7 q/ z$ ]3 k7 f
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, v! N. X; ?" Y8 wMorning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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l# R H- d. ~6 L- ?! bRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.2 W: r' j. `# ~) u8 u
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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4 U; c, m6 ?$ x3 }% {% V' VJapanese aircraft
$ p9 k& G0 K1 O A6M2 Zero x 25
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Allied aircraft
6 S2 K/ Z0 A# b- D F4F-3A Wildcat x 12! _3 }5 W; Y9 u7 l! C0 f
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12) c2 G7 _/ w" d/ l3 D5 R: Z
SBD-3 Dauntless x 72" N2 G5 E, v6 W! J
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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4 O( |; \% N6 R! k. `3 t0 `No Japanese losses: F2 [+ f9 T& u
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Allied aircraft losses
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+ f/ {# K( t8 S! `6 {2 K F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed" Y- `) f5 x' p' O3 C
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged
' G6 Z$ Z2 p& ~6 T' m, [ SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak3 M \" j' f0 [0 @. s0 c' c* i: u
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Japanese Ships
! C& m, H, o& e0 E' M7 O CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
% d% y% v3 _7 k: i$ p4 @ CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 14 T3 g1 n# o8 b0 v) K8 b( u
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire2 B! e+ R5 i+ f
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires
: i+ R/ \0 R- | CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 2
7 _5 A1 \' F0 T% X) ~5 K) A5 I CA Furutaka) H" }; @' y4 Z E
CA Kako, Bomb hits 11 C- ^! S$ q% Z6 \ V
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. D2 Y1 N, n4 T6 X& ~9 yMorning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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9 m4 t" z; R3 K/ h4 \2 u" M! g# SWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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# W$ L0 _+ J H( ZRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.3 m% w9 B" _. \( g4 S, c: n. o+ n
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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6 C. D3 R6 r$ I. C4 F+ O, FJapanese aircraft/ x" N2 {% o2 q% P% c; l
A6M2 Zero x 162 F% ~3 i) v# u! v
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F4F-3P Wildcat x 12
) `8 o5 |. K1 R n9 U8 ~; r$ l F4F-4 Wildcat x 157 [$ {$ w$ y% n0 _: g
SBD-3 Dauntless x 51
8 [* k( U1 @" H2 X6 }, J3 [; | TBF-1 Avenger x 30: M! n* [7 B1 P( D; W
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Japanese aircraft losses
k. m% w7 }$ ~0 g. \ A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed$ c2 Q5 @* a2 S6 ] z# Z
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Allied aircraft losses) m4 w0 {, n% ?4 K
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
5 p# _3 e) ?& W# o5 \$ e9 I SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
7 b* {7 Y |+ w9 S: {1 b TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged2 e8 c* m) o) G- E+ `
5 w! i! ?; L4 Z" a4 qJapanese Ships" W1 d. x2 ?5 `+ @$ H8 C/ u
CV Kaga, heavy fires
7 D: |! m5 X2 g8 f# c' k CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
1 E3 A3 B- N$ g) d CV Zuikaku, on fire5 E, V; J+ ]5 E9 Q
CV Akagi
: I% g% L5 T& o CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage( R- g$ t7 [$ A. Z- y
DD Tamanami
% |, C8 I6 p, k) G( J CL Nagara
( y2 ]) T0 P3 o8 B1 B1 j- S; d3 t DD Oite1 T# o% _5 ^( ]: A* s
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire% s3 D( d; w1 C, M0 V2 M
CA Furutaka$ s7 H: `) b# ^) Q3 I' {
CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
& ~- W, B0 {+ p: m" B DD Minekaze: J0 E# k3 g% o4 ?* G$ n' w
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,541 H- b1 u2 H7 D7 W
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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$ T/ D$ }+ A. D- ZRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.$ N* ?) T, Z# F9 @* A4 R+ d5 M3 E
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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/ ~" t: W; O) s; DJapanese aircraft- o7 I1 O2 H' T& |( l" z% B
A6M2 Zero x 33
' ~# w5 _& u; R' _ B5N2 Kate x 61
, I) H; G) [, v7 H9 \ D3A1 Val x 44
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Allied aircraft& [5 X3 w4 b [, _3 L
F4F-3A Wildcat x 17
9 ^# F/ J8 m$ Q0 C; m2 ^ F4F-3 Wildcat x 48
* W7 a. v0 h" c. S$ F# G8 X F4F-4 Wildcat x 81
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/ R6 O. X* I7 m9 t* w; P. UJapanese aircraft losses0 L, v& i, K" {0 y9 v* c9 p
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed# `) Z8 w7 H7 J: @5 l% s
B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged
+ r( _4 r4 E3 J- R Y$ k `3 l B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak7 x4 G" ^3 S% I0 N) U: l
D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged. N% E% m5 n3 s h+ P- q3 Z( Z
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses" }. f& L0 I# m8 u
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed& X0 L; c( X( E: \1 ^5 N0 p, O
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Allied Ships5 n! T/ Z$ z) F( `5 ]
CVE Copahee
, i$ |) B, P" k# k& Z1 ]6 E5 r8 | CV Yorktown' t& v/ h6 B4 H# r: }+ f! `0 P$ }
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2% f8 t) [ U( y" q
CLAA San Diego
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7 H, y N0 G; mAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,574 k+ m6 ~$ o. X# O, Y3 ?
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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0 U4 h0 Y( D. ~9 s% lRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.- E8 Z9 v9 X# c: E7 z, R- M
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes
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Japanese aircraft! S8 {8 N' _8 A% Y0 P6 L
A6M2 Zero x 3( n9 H! `8 s X& y5 y0 {% Q) m
j' ?% f8 G v" t, T8 x. qAllied aircraft
# a. W# R% P" W* {+ I- u: ~. ? F4F-3 Wildcat x 2/ L: p8 J' p* x% T3 ]& z" A: @* X
SBD-3 Dauntless x 19& w8 v' |* j0 p3 P& l1 m# T
6 k: A; L, s/ }1 j- y, M, UNo Japanese losses
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( K! `- d# n- r/ V7 \2 f% pAllied aircraft losses
& x, E. M; ]9 H' Q! Z- W* Y F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed! d$ @% g' }3 Y$ A3 _. I
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
' q# G' \9 T7 ?0 ~' I0 G SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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( f: y1 P8 f, A* T3 LJapanese Ships# v$ P9 `( |& n) B$ [4 r f# F) z
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ x( y1 f0 i3 g" \: N. U CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire" m' ~5 q/ p+ J+ o) e3 g _
CV Akagi; E- a6 [' V& P( x, H& W
CV Zuikaku, on fire9 k/ _4 L+ k# ]( n8 E0 k
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,578 D3 ?2 B M4 Z0 n
5 `) I2 _' \( s- U4 ]! nWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
3 M7 S6 _. V) Q, D- ~$ gEstimated time to target is 25 minutes
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Japanese aircraft& a* m. C3 m+ h
A6M2 Zero x 2
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, {0 f# S! C) q5 T* T, \% VAllied aircraft
* S* i! M5 ]1 ^1 }6 }) r% h$ P SBD-3 Dauntless x 2! @+ G: X# t4 }4 W9 r
TBF-1 Avenger x 66 ~( d! e) Q4 P) D3 `. W: U; d
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No Japanese losses$ a* }2 H' f/ _8 r
. t2 [! w z$ S1 rNo Allied losses9 z5 Y- k0 b, {5 r, o1 l; O% y: k
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Japanese Ships
$ J$ A5 M$ r" g0 H7 G( w; o# K* e CV Akagi) r; x* y9 x" }) Y: x
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage# ~4 {8 |7 Y3 p- a( H8 ?: }' R+ ~0 `
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57- `) b" h- n( x4 c, }% u
: e+ u4 ~- F$ ?% y" M' Y% xWeather in hex: Heavy cloud' t3 C. ~' N" V' R( q; O5 r% [& v+ L
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.7 z: b6 z0 X; G' ~1 E" _5 R. @, c
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes# p, |! t+ I7 }
6 R/ `' E" l. a$ _6 t; GAllied aircraft
) P( U# g% u" V$ Z0 Y+ O F4F-3 Wildcat x 5# b. k6 n3 Y* z' } w- e
TBF-1 Avenger x 33 c( v6 _3 O' v7 f4 G0 x, k4 B
! H9 Y$ J- n6 b% V4 U& kAllied aircraft losses+ W5 x' X9 ^4 R( u4 d
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged; U: e% {3 s% W8 J
9 u0 Y3 V* f7 ~Japanese Ships0 |$ R- N* p4 T, q! _% x
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1' V0 W6 `' J6 p
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4 d5 F/ [: \/ Y1 d0 ?% |Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,56
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$ M8 }" l0 K2 n% o# eWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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z4 B5 r0 R0 e+ P2 l8 T9 HRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.* R5 W1 Z' E( k+ S& L- w$ s- |5 v
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes) ^% R5 W$ N: ?- R* w
h9 L4 r9 `8 |' KJapanese aircraft# n3 l5 E0 o: M6 N: ?; w5 y3 a& V
A6M2 Zero x 6
/ _2 L' z# E: ~3 i% W- p. p; Q B5N2 Kate x 159 _* x) H7 p: ?( t- `
D3A1 Val x 19
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Allied aircraft' c: ?" K( F! }5 |# t! z
F4F-3 Wildcat x 362 h2 N6 [3 M: _1 w! T
F4F-4 Wildcat x 36
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& z7 L4 ]6 m/ [: ^: }5 l! fJapanese aircraft losses" A* S3 \: C5 j" s) u* N
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
+ G4 T7 t0 N4 D8 X! U, Y2 R) M B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged X ]" p9 B }" q; \% Q7 `
D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged
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# a! X0 f2 Y) q$ K1 M% T8 h# v' VAllied aircraft losses3 y, @$ o( r+ X/ \6 G* N
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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( L# T( _# E/ U# s; W( e CV Lexington
9 j) g% g& i1 F/ c& N CV Saratoga4 j3 K) C4 @0 x I. z" S5 e
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& o# o! \8 [; O3 YAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57 H" {; |$ q; ]9 i( n9 n5 {* H
/ O4 ?! _+ ^, \* H: z1 o. F, T% YWeather in hex: Heavy cloud; B6 ?6 d4 F. y) \$ e; `
) `0 `9 M! X5 g! Q! gRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
' }5 e2 b* }+ L! R* S7 _3 QEstimated time to target is 31 minutes' @! K# G) e7 D" j/ x
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Allied aircraft
/ ^( y4 _! Z# ? F4F-3 Wildcat x 12% t' f3 W, U" A4 [" A1 F9 S9 o; K
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12, m: u- E! D) t; u& }. G' S$ m" B
SBD-3 Dauntless x 707 N, N( k6 p% H
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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Allied aircraft losses5 D* Q6 H- M1 u
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
7 H; S1 Y( {- X/ G- Q, R( ~7 E4 c TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged: W/ ^7 n. j" D, n6 S# I
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Japanese Ships
8 o3 e& ?: h7 o1 G' Z& V# d CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
. y: O8 n- I0 v- |( b CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires4 l1 R) S0 A$ \
DD Asakaze
6 `8 @) S, r: s \# @( F DD Tamanami
?( l: S. v& O2 P' Y DD Onami% I3 j0 b+ H1 ]- r' W5 y" k
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
$ h1 m3 s' N5 |6 @- X' ~ CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
* z; y& A, y. H8 I* d3 V; k/ _- H8 K DD Oite# `5 I5 @1 b/ P& j# ?
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage2 a- I$ s! Q* D8 U
DD Suzukaze2 P' N& o; N& F4 M4 S; m* N V+ i
CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1. T" T8 _7 s, W+ T5 P+ Q
CL Nagara
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' [) R' Z% {4 T3 b& x, RAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,575 P8 [6 ~2 Z5 O1 n9 W) S9 \/ N
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud+ l1 ]9 Q& O* N$ d. p H8 v
b" h, X) }9 H; i5 V6 @* a! [Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
. K+ W& l" f5 M. a" B- W. mEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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2 ^& m6 P4 b' ~! vAllied aircraft' }% ~4 I w6 B4 R3 C8 ^
A-24 Banshee x 2$ u$ G' t5 g, F; |& |, B
SBD-3 Dauntless x 25
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Allied aircraft losses, N( W. e" e/ K4 w0 H3 Z5 x2 Q
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged" W9 |& V/ b5 H" p1 }6 j) m- z
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged s# n5 z* S& [8 N. Z+ E. c$ N8 ?
/ U4 D% E+ H. B9 e* p- X4 }2 UJapanese Ships& A/ V; Q2 d, i
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
- ~, |: b% W1 r( {) ^: W CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage6 O s$ _) G8 J h5 L' h
CV Zuikaku, heavy fires2 L2 u, d2 s' {! s% t" I& ?" @
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires0 I" r8 I+ Y* l+ }' E- m3 s
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 X- l( Q$ |4 V% U( n$ l& g& K& j CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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G* R7 K& K% ^' PAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud2 f3 t3 I! s) z$ Q$ L
, K/ W9 \& g- ?- L- }2 `; ORaid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.+ y5 m8 O8 v4 f$ ]- t
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes" r0 u* s4 A F
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Allied aircraft. L% V! q9 |9 q
A-24 Banshee x 14$ y1 p9 r4 }( p$ x7 A8 |# \
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Allied aircraft losses
, H$ b$ `4 s8 z+ H1 o0 o- {$ o A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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( l* w# `" }8 c* }7 P1 c8 e4 PJapanese Ships; R0 Y t, D4 P% t c
CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage, Y% t! ^: @4 n C6 `
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 W9 b7 ^% B* ^2 m# D& q; E DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage. k9 S; y! H, m$ @) H. y
CV Shokaku, 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
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Raid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.+ b. V6 N+ ~- {( D
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
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. |% I& T9 d4 y+ x, `5 i! }Allied aircraft7 a9 w( M1 Z# u' n% }; t; @, i4 O
A-24 Banshee x 2
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" e8 W7 M3 _; D: `# Q/ ?No Allied losses; f8 q I( Q0 _7 [& F* a
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Japanese Ships
. E( S( A" n, m CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,576 S4 c' @; \3 d. S
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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$ i" V T' W8 s7 _# \Raid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
- r& M. ?) p; M& M3 TEstimated time to target is 24 minutes
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! ?( _3 G6 f$ W/ t7 dAllied aircraft
: K$ J9 l* v2 D l f F4F-3A Wildcat x 2
+ t& A& R" p7 e5 {7 i' e5 g+ A SBD-3 Dauntless x 31
/ S/ l1 U$ f! @+ B: R- ]+ K# Q3 M- c TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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Allied aircraft losses
1 O9 w/ _6 M: r SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged7 @) b- n' l5 p9 q- [5 G( c
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged0 m- e1 g0 ]3 _ \
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5 y5 @7 g/ @9 p0 F/ d CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
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CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires; |0 q% t7 |: x
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage& p# ?3 q& }4 a
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage5 f2 F$ R/ K( S+ b
DD Onami4 F& p) M* S: a7 Q% X
DD Tamanami) X/ i6 G; S7 u7 z+ M' p
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire
. e5 \5 k! Q/ N0 ^/ ^ DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 1
; d9 I1 B* n0 A' \( q p d2 m5 ]- _/ K DD Minekaze' O" H1 p7 w+ f( M1 [# q2 t
DD Asakaze. O7 m; a1 G9 S1 I$ z# O5 V& X0 r
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6 f1 b l. p# n2 XAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57% Y7 _! K5 {& ?5 y& r! {
7 N9 P, n: b3 Q3 d# BWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet./ j4 T* e" S4 H, Q: j/ \$ o7 S
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes8 m* y( x- R0 Q' n4 U) r
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no flights
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F4F-3P Wildcat x 10 x' r6 ?' F3 R+ X
F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
" Z( D. z1 h0 k1 } SBD-3 Dauntless x 63/ ?0 P1 e2 y7 U E: M8 r
TBF-1 Avenger x 187 Z* U) b; p! S. i! I# |' Q; {8 \
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B+ B5 f5 s! W# H& R: fAllied aircraft losses( T( M% _6 B" F, }- D+ d0 o* x
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
3 `3 R8 {. p7 A, u* t# H TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged; ^0 P+ f$ ~: ]% E
# e! M# W6 o" A, J/ L+ `Japanese Ships! T4 q+ B- w6 `' \, O. j K* {
CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage
; K4 e+ N, n3 S, O% u! r6 v) W CA Kako, and is sunk
& w7 Q. I9 c, h- r% y CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 l, ~- Y9 `9 l+ U, \8 u CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
2 p) F9 q7 f& q DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk9 Y6 } s8 Z5 a% G4 N% k" Q- O2 K. \
DD Onami, q8 _7 X8 c- O- X' h4 R, V( X7 n+ x
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk" [: A+ |: l/ X- Q9 l4 W
DD Asakaze
& a) T" |9 M- m! P0 U ? DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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DD Minekaze
# u& h- r# `# z, C8 {+ Y DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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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 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.) Z0 K( h7 W% ]3 F/ I$ Z% ?# P. k2 Q
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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& W" u) R# q$ v% ?! m. b SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
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( W) T* z) w) \+ I1 W9 Q* _Allied aircraft losses
' Q( v$ b% X5 [5 N SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships/ Z, k* ~% _9 v; J6 B x
CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage5 T7 H9 V0 P1 M; O1 P* }
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
) r1 l4 K; V1 L: Z DD Sawakaze
, G6 L2 G0 ?& N DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |