AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 426 Q8 z' d) D4 j9 H$ s% v. B$ M# s
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! A/ Q- B) |8 X& V8 a' X+ `盟军正式登陆阿图岛
" N8 x3 f+ h' \2 ~) q% k; [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
$ u' ]: @5 o! E58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩
! e, Q2 h1 a8 {/ E+ `9 A" h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
2 o/ w0 J! M' W* ^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% i# t% d% q! `' }
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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; D1 x2 e, F. B* e2 X* `' q- vTF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,49
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4 [8 L$ S, h2 @Allied ground losses:: {& k' b$ I# ^, Z$ L! N
253 casualties reported
- u5 l, ?/ i& l5 F5 x4 I- P7 G Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled- B2 S8 G+ b9 x' ~) i
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
9 j# M3 M8 v6 z) ~# d* I. _ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ A/ x6 [6 l8 l( A" F( n4 m |: `
Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)
2 @$ M: V" E \6 |& ` Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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Ground combat at Attu Island (153,49)$ W, m5 t7 k, i5 O5 F! s! z/ c" l- R
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Japanese Deliberate attack, t. [. ~$ o' p
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Attacking force 5357 troops, 43 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 97
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4 l) ?( m8 Q' Q5 a5 o- FDefending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 4263 q9 c8 X7 l; f' B, X& g
8 A: U0 c6 e4 p& D7 c* G- U: y( E# ZJapanese adjusted assault: 0
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) U( Y K4 C; S0 _2 [/ n3 vAllied adjusted defense: 339
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; |2 r4 H$ M) f% ^4 C! G8 _7 OJapanese assault odds: 1 to 99
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Combat modifiers
% J0 G" P8 e' ?8 ]" @Defender: terrain(+)0 L R$ S5 v/ {
Attacker: : X% f* a0 u6 E/ q
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Japanese ground losses:. m9 q$ X4 p- F5 \
1597 casualties reported
% ?' r! E- O( |5 ? Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled4 M3 p7 D0 z; F) U! H4 S; M T* o( @
Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled [2 t( X" }: e2 {
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled* w/ |# ~1 d; o: B; y/ R$ g
Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)4 a" r6 d: r2 t# ^5 u- g0 J
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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% r ?2 d) i- M1 s) y) }5 bAllied ground losses:
6 n- R6 b4 @6 E" t/ g- [ 100 casualties reported
) p/ E# F% e- E: Z7 n Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
. C c0 }+ s7 [4 C) r R Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& n2 c. g$ q* ]- q) E, r
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled1 T/ R% k& v# ~2 z2 T
& d' W; w) u( o6 G5 t" xAssaulting units:) I; ]1 y1 }5 W5 e
3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion L6 }& b5 W N$ b( ?# P6 w
302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion
# ?1 b" X, x/ O' c6 G4 H' F* Z 12th Indpt SNLF Coy
0 u4 x* g1 Q& d' n 7th Base Force
+ T$ y# n: m- Q! Y 8th Field AF Construction Battalion- n5 q5 x* |) \2 o
5th IJN AA Battalion# J: h( E9 E4 p& D0 R3 j
7 g( l/ i' j7 mDefending units:6 Z* C- {7 ?) }5 O+ V3 z$ E
Americal Infantry Div /1
. w- P2 e9 d4 U' R$ w" t 4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /1$ c; }/ t( A+ S6 x. v4 h9 @. @
201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1 [$ n- N! u( v+ u, p! q
151st Combat Engr Rgt /1
. w# U# K% F* a; l1 S2 z6 A1 n 153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1& r$ `" X5 q0 [) o
198th FA Bn /1% q" x0 T6 p$ r; a6 V+ Q% v
250th Cst Art Rgt /2
8 d$ ` J c( }0 W+ u! ]5 o 81st FA Bn /1, y/ x% D5 V- p% X: u, g
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- g4 d4 C/ ^$ X1 M7 OMorning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,579 c9 D" s6 u1 Q8 l( D! Z
' D W6 Q( A6 y5 S- IWeather in hex: Thunderstorms; R5 Q% m6 m6 ~9 m3 ~# i7 \5 s6 @/ T
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
6 E! X c# I5 m1 t jEstimated time to target is 30 minutes! s- x9 \- S8 P
0 p% p* b- J5 ^. t. _Japanese aircraft* ^7 _" G4 h k) w8 l( A
A6M2 Zero x 252 h. p1 r! {) G! ?# v1 Q& b
' u1 U0 {8 ]. X$ ]5 U7 X' Q5 KAllied aircraft' J' k* c- ^ N* o" a( M+ y
F4F-3A Wildcat x 129 r$ F( R. f5 E$ A* E
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12/ H6 _, b1 ]& L/ @
SBD-3 Dauntless x 72
5 |% }! ]* ]" S I2 L5 m; ` TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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No Japanese losses
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# o5 v* a, R, a" Y2 QAllied aircraft losses
5 q4 y1 |: H6 J; d& u F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed
8 I! g1 a9 r2 e3 C& _. e% e F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed: t$ j5 G' b$ o& F8 D
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged
: o5 ]0 X2 C2 Q1 d' u1 @' ] SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak
8 q& K2 W4 F9 H) D" t TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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# Z- E3 o; I0 \: m) b P0 ~Japanese Ships
9 o3 g! S* n3 B s1 _+ E' V" c- H CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
- R' C1 D, k/ |$ `5 n+ I CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1- k7 `8 e3 J5 W, S4 J' ?0 K
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire
( _. [0 x' z9 n6 F CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires
+ ~0 e- x. A/ C! f CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 2/ d( s/ z: K$ r! V3 M/ h
CA Furutaka
! y2 d* ~( j( ~% _& N: r CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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3 ~1 I3 c V, t5 k/ @; c9 _' tWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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; u# H6 R/ U/ H$ B7 oRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
/ X* D8 ^ R# w! f) R( _Estimated time to target is 31 minutes% {, W- y2 U% i; t# C5 Y/ L
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Japanese aircraft% S/ }6 j6 K0 @/ V& k b; @) b
A6M2 Zero x 16
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F4F-3P Wildcat x 12
" p( j, N5 @- C% g) s4 L0 [ F4F-4 Wildcat x 155 @5 v* T" G4 Z. p* \
SBD-3 Dauntless x 51
3 A+ x4 m0 w/ G2 R# o: G& Z2 E TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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Japanese aircraft losses
, K) H* Y; A$ V {' D A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
' t9 b5 m/ l# y0 ~ SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged7 _3 V' D' V- h9 s) B6 d
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
* m4 Q" _- k% K3 ] TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged9 l6 i& Z/ A% s) r) K0 B7 l( a5 K
+ y% a; |" Q/ q9 }2 @2 i& dJapanese Ships) _+ ?% H, C2 G4 j2 R( N i) {
CV Kaga, heavy fires6 x' g6 y, z+ n! w; @9 G* j
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
( r: U7 d1 N* C1 P+ l CV Zuikaku, on fire' t8 ?/ G; R" b. [. e9 l# q* x
CV Akagi2 X$ T4 B% o1 |7 C
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage/ M" e; ^( o9 ~# r; w
DD Tamanami% D, a. c7 Q7 P# N9 i. x( m
CL Nagara4 o% o, X; c9 a" R
DD Oite8 d2 \5 z# e2 `- Q8 K
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire9 ^) _# ]; l. g F% ^
CA Furutaka
" ]1 ?5 ^% V' {' D! ?4 ~ CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
, m$ L) _0 L% D) V# Q6 a DD Minekaze- F+ n8 r+ N+ `0 }1 d8 V; v
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, E A! x8 }2 ~& `5 G# ^/ uMorning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,54- o7 p1 ~; ]. v- q5 o& u u0 C9 e
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud& g4 ^/ g9 b+ V' W- }: w1 u
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
2 Z: N& o9 ^6 B, R: p& e& l6 LEstimated time to target is 15 minutes# X8 b+ Z1 ~# C9 }
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Japanese aircraft
6 S) H5 D3 T* D+ B8 r' G3 @ A6M2 Zero x 33
1 }& f4 T3 G4 ?& @ B5N2 Kate x 61
: S9 {4 `6 ], P( V4 r2 u D3A1 Val x 44
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Allied aircraft7 D" u# ^" i: f4 E$ c" s9 Y
F4F-3A Wildcat x 17! d/ y7 b P' F" R9 E8 h4 _
F4F-3 Wildcat x 482 B+ M1 m% C0 B5 w4 E9 c, X
F4F-4 Wildcat x 81
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Japanese aircraft losses
7 j/ M2 g7 c5 G9 `3 F2 E A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed i8 m* f! M$ ^+ D' O
B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged, @0 N {, d! _* q. o
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
1 o* G s5 o/ ~1 ` D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged# A% O" p8 d6 q4 ]5 o* ^; L* e
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak% }8 x7 s7 o) p! q$ ]
6 w3 R. G0 T/ zAllied aircraft losses7 H: k% C# E; D' w6 T" F$ c6 z/ w
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed6 l$ B' g; j) N7 p
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Allied Ships
- F5 F. g: P( H CVE Copahee9 o" j5 s' p; U1 D
CV Yorktown6 X2 d$ y% F6 m, u% i
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2
% R, W: [3 z4 m+ ]) y5 n# a& Z. x 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# d8 W( @; f5 n) ^4 Y0 A8 M. A
" z" {/ A% j$ d1 ~* v5 i9 CRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.( V% b( L7 t% B7 D" r, P
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes3 b* Y- E/ v# V; ~8 o) I
; k; P8 ?2 I0 M% \9 rJapanese aircraft* d2 u% }$ G" Q4 r8 w' z8 ~
A6M2 Zero x 30 G) y. g% Y/ h* h V. C
- b j* F2 z5 z7 _) JAllied aircraft
U1 ~ i! F+ _5 k% p# ?+ S F4F-3 Wildcat x 2/ } }3 c7 W/ c: X+ R) b
SBD-3 Dauntless x 19
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1 U1 b( H) D+ \, }No Japanese losses! U* S/ ]6 ?, V6 J [1 x
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Allied aircraft losses
2 @2 B8 r: F8 |% Q( ? F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
& b7 R# v8 j" v! F5 P SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged' k; g& K- m |' ^9 }2 d' S' }9 x
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak/ }- A4 y2 Z5 B( `8 g/ ]
, ]& O, ^4 L* mJapanese Ships2 t/ F' z7 ?* O
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage. Q/ N" V" Y( Z7 e0 ]. F2 S
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire
5 j) Z8 W0 R' K- K" g5 s8 W CV Akagi2 V E( |' P1 z
CV Zuikaku, on fire
+ K- g- s O" d: A) k/ ^ CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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0 T4 x3 T0 v/ ZAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,571 Y# M) f9 p; ?8 D8 V& ?! X! k V5 P
5 } M0 }/ B% m$ F' M% y6 kWeather in hex: Heavy cloud9 O4 W3 ` g% M8 h1 ]6 f2 c( q
+ T/ x! q: {: d6 n, \' BRaid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.# ^8 ~7 Z; l7 J4 H
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
+ E2 |, R3 }! _3 L% p# \( J# \; \* r A6M2 Zero x 2, ]* j5 g$ x/ |8 ]) M8 q
! S8 K! X3 K. K1 LAllied aircraft2 D# O" _( _1 x5 z# R
SBD-3 Dauntless x 20 V* w8 X! L7 k8 R; N
TBF-1 Avenger x 60 O& j2 ?+ r6 @5 h" C$ h
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No Japanese losses
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" K8 e! U" f- Z4 ONo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships0 g5 \5 I6 @5 r+ e
CV Akagi R1 @) Z6 q+ | N1 K
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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/ w9 S2 S4 ?& tWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.4 H! @! Q: e/ L8 U6 G% [. i
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes
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0 j; E5 b; `. e6 h7 H" }6 ~$ C: _Allied aircraft
' u* u( s$ W" S& ~ F4F-3 Wildcat x 50 V) N6 S; h) |+ R. @2 t& s
TBF-1 Avenger x 37 ?0 I8 O% F( j8 _
6 k6 o, [3 ?- T( @$ i6 J4 \) XAllied aircraft losses
7 w7 a% e" W0 A6 ]1 T TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged- U+ E/ d1 n; ~: ]% j# M
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Japanese Ships: S, o+ |3 Z8 q# e& Z
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,56$ U" L5 b2 ^' _$ R
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain& X! c6 N9 Z' v
: o3 z9 T8 B$ d& VRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
$ ]3 P- N! ^% N; v, vEstimated time to target is 15 minutes# e7 \( X3 m- G: o4 X" H
# U0 _/ l( H x1 I, UJapanese aircraft c8 y, S2 N% W( V% l# z5 [
A6M2 Zero x 6
& _ L3 O+ O* Y1 r B5N2 Kate x 154 _) s! V! [) |6 U0 f
D3A1 Val x 19
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Allied aircraft
6 k. E# Z/ I* `" E F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
, \& n0 u1 X' R) z R F4F-4 Wildcat x 36
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- G/ K% {* v$ Z/ N3 ?8 GJapanese aircraft losses: C/ _8 o3 r6 H6 A% ]: O/ R
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed+ @. K; ]% Z8 ]
B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged* j+ `0 b( y5 U {/ d: b+ n9 _
D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged+ P8 D" W- E7 l8 l. |
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Allied aircraft losses8 v9 J+ M9 |+ c' l5 [% C2 P
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed- @2 n% y7 k5 b
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Allied Ships, N5 i2 k; g5 _# q. _+ r( ?
CV Lexington
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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& v7 N7 z$ Z: f/ w- a; O* _1 sWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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5 b1 Z: y& d9 ^) A" f; O' `Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
4 A, a; l" A# A- N; ^: H/ R& _' bEstimated time to target is 31 minutes, t( i9 c4 o9 ?3 p3 f2 k
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Allied aircraft
8 p z1 t9 E/ W9 g$ i F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
. j: f/ t+ d0 I$ g1 X6 }* R# W1 J F4F-4 Wildcat x 123 G: g4 w; V' J2 [# L- P; G
SBD-3 Dauntless x 70
- \! ^- u3 s9 v8 @# E TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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0 W- j- L/ }% I2 ` xAllied aircraft losses$ ^# w( V2 q! l1 P
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged1 F! _! u8 t, P3 N6 n
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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p$ D9 |# c% J/ x# CJapanese Ships9 ]* |/ Y! W) q
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ v% y6 u3 i+ k2 k3 Z' n: a& Z5 |6 ? CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires4 H. o. U& x- |/ W) p; n' e2 o% P
DD Asakaze
& m" K b0 W4 p DD Tamanami, L1 d4 o y- F9 Y; r$ R; g
DD Onami
3 j J' q# `7 C! r9 t DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
* l" e0 i, N8 l+ N CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage/ A7 m. j, z0 ^" O- M1 Z
DD Oite
/ O/ W) D- o. B9 f* m) t8 T; D DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
( _0 C9 i2 e' c) V& Z DD Suzukaze
9 t7 L _# b. u8 j; Y3 I# v0 _9 A CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1. R$ c& p; _4 [/ J7 ^/ f% S
CL Nagara, @- g9 U( V2 ?3 V
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57! O* i% y' @0 w
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
0 S* ^1 f3 R: \: u: e! \% @Estimated time to target is 30 minutes9 {3 } u! r- A" Q {/ P+ D- E
' C9 Y) W0 t% _/ S9 B I* _* eAllied aircraft: Z, P% U+ R. D, ^6 ?, R
A-24 Banshee x 2( C" F1 p! D: k% C6 Y7 I# ]
SBD-3 Dauntless x 25
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Allied aircraft losses8 f; y! \- M7 y5 d. d+ f
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
$ w5 H, E8 K) L SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged n6 }% x; G! r4 v
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Japanese Ships
* C8 W; H+ \/ W0 z* N CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
. s# B# c( W3 e+ j& j7 \! q CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage3 z# N# J+ T) A* I
CV Zuikaku, heavy fires
, F& v) l Y" l6 Q( n- G CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires l1 n8 M U& X* z
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage( |- p# h! E# v6 }, N
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage3 L( A; M; @7 X; Q R0 H9 Y
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0 R% J1 G1 p5 MAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57# O. N+ f6 \$ t) t; X6 w
( m7 A# P+ I& k" ^, G( AWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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0 \3 Y& v4 G) I7 Q2 ]. N W2 rRaid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet." r# f- f H+ i4 N) m% g
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes$ A0 { V; b. ?( e4 `9 q3 n
( }0 H/ ?( t' _& h, z9 _Allied aircraft
& p; s& ?4 c" _; C/ i" B6 C A-24 Banshee x 14
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' W W4 g# c+ L. WAllied aircraft losses3 z8 g W- |/ a
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged, m, l9 Z1 h0 c# s4 T
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Japanese Ships' o$ x7 l$ h1 z0 z" C8 u
CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage0 Z) l* L; U% t# q2 S/ w$ L
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage- ]$ `# W8 ~; y1 X" H
DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage
' b0 ?+ Y# h' R0 ? CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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6 h- r3 d. F% W( A/ Y: [Raid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
& X5 Z: V7 D7 v9 S/ L$ x# M* mEstimated time to target is 27 minutes
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2 d- m2 n0 y5 I) y! h9 S; [- wAllied aircraft
* h* H' x6 g3 i. r% V A-24 Banshee x 2& _* L% @- H* Y+ u+ B
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships3 f- F9 t9 u. G) o" V$ j
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
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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 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.2 R* Y9 _: N5 ?0 R A# {6 |
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes
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Allied aircraft
1 G1 n# @0 T% @8 o* u4 T F4F-3A Wildcat x 2; W9 i j7 w9 K0 o
SBD-3 Dauntless x 314 _" ~; y* X2 a- g3 A- M. ?
TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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j* g$ N( Q, Q/ Z; i6 SAllied aircraft losses! n/ ]7 W( r& E
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
0 |! `' @: b7 k4 I: k6 D TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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$ I+ ?7 b2 Z' w# ]Japanese Ships
5 Y! V- b* j8 I8 z CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
; g/ `! @1 q f DD Oite
/ O8 D- x) i- B CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires* n5 X$ r( i! Z6 m: W
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 q: R+ I; D1 t" _, f2 ^ CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
* y9 n0 v3 {+ _* ?6 I DD Onami
* \, g+ K& D" ] DD Tamanami5 E6 V+ e4 K/ M1 X$ t" Z6 Q
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire8 H. g! A7 N& F* Z+ R& ~; {0 X3 d' y
DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 1
& f* H f7 n1 f8 N, t DD Minekaze
3 y( r5 h' u4 R3 Z* a DD Asakaze( a9 h" i1 e/ q9 L6 d
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" f2 T3 x6 s% i" l, W5 NAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,570 @; q* `% [- p& H3 @
: P6 e- n4 i# l; iWeather in hex: Heavy cloud; ?( b* l6 G9 k9 A2 E i4 u5 A, W( ?
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
8 T3 m" s. G3 V) x3 xEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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" R% @! F& H& R% x. K" zJapanese aircraft( v2 y5 Z# m4 R. _4 h
no flights
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F# O% [# S {# j' q& n+ yAllied aircraft
/ m# a- f% V0 Y* \+ V2 @0 M F4F-3P Wildcat x 10
' k; ?* S# y* U- Z0 p F4F-4 Wildcat x 142 G: X& S: D4 l4 N& T3 i$ p/ }
SBD-3 Dauntless x 63
- _: L2 j& ?* K9 s4 @ TBF-1 Avenger x 18# P% h% `& M" m# X+ L" b% D# w
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No Japanese losses
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; {8 d, x1 s& \$ z2 L6 a3 Y& WAllied aircraft losses
' w6 }, b. x5 u! ?! u- g/ A SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged) j3 m# U7 j0 I# P9 c0 Y
TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged0 I$ g5 a% O% u) O/ V0 [
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Japanese Ships
7 q8 a+ D X- ?' t+ P3 X4 b) Z CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage* M3 X! _# ?6 m" L) C( u( d
CA Kako, and is sunk
: B/ H/ j$ h- L( T: o# F$ l2 z# B CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage8 o; I- Y! V# s; P
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk2 v k# t; n' R; P
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
) Q& h& b$ t" V& X; ~7 c. _ DD Onami# t; d5 K3 L( g- U, }8 B
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
* z4 l9 f$ c% q% L DD Asakaze9 B- l, t" \% F: B) p8 c
DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage! F1 y2 \, R% A' N
DD Oite6 [8 X, X- n% S$ k- V/ c4 _ B2 Y( k
DD Minekaze
* z& T1 ]. M* Q2 } DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire' Y0 W- H' _3 @7 K
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) d- _3 c) Y! V+ X2 o* hAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57- b; ]* U, G8 l* ^# C
% o, v& L8 T" T/ LWeather in hex: Heavy cloud: ?* f- S4 j1 p+ @9 N/ J' b
1 e" |3 ^' U' u8 r# x- B6 WRaid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
# `/ A% j- S) q% @& _Estimated time to target is 13 minutes5 R% O7 c+ V8 I- W5 x
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Allied aircraft
5 a% M: ^$ ^( J7 }8 e: O SBD-3 Dauntless x 16' r5 h# Q+ Q' A" j6 L1 e0 [1 y
# \. a& g0 v0 c# D% C9 GAllied aircraft losses8 A/ D' {! r- ^; B0 k
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged- B% }7 P% ?$ E- d/ g) M- {
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Japanese Ships O9 _- V6 M5 k- G/ p$ a; h/ Q
CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage2 d2 b% g( @+ L) q
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage* X# N2 N2 `' K. U y
DD Sawakaze! t. L/ Y, c1 F% l/ p8 N
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |