AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 42
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2 j N2 t/ Q: D; N2 x# v! L盟军正式登陆阿图岛
) \1 t/ H* Q8 J+ P8 d' k1 T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
& z' u P& k0 n$ D" O58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩& l, \1 }' }9 W# D: L# b M
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
# r M' }7 f7 m' V& B6 S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: R3 Y8 Y0 L( T
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* Q! c" W Y: p/ N2 E! `# T
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T% ]# _! r, M) H- n+ PAmphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49)
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4 s' j8 ? Q$ i, ?TF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,49) Z$ {% z% b+ U: e. _5 U1 m. ]
3 z8 D+ W# p2 u4 S: z8 vAllied ground losses:
1 j* v$ j/ ]) U7 q. F U 253 casualties reported6 G5 e5 M( S; G, S% F0 b
Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled; J. b0 C+ a6 E) q; X
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
( W4 t- w: f; q' u* a: H Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! Q+ q# R c' k# j: d6 c
Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)1 ^5 b1 q; c: T/ B8 e
Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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& y3 q& n& x0 C( PGround combat at Attu Island (153,49)
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- S0 W D& a4 uJapanese Deliberate attack) r! P" p5 l B, E5 ^
& K6 M8 C. l% rAttacking force 5357 troops, 43 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 97% m- _7 B1 O" F( X( I2 c, Z" f
+ g; p6 M" {3 sDefending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 4264 \' C6 n: N4 I1 @
8 T6 o) Y' L" n) M4 EJapanese adjusted assault: 0
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0 d- W: T D: JAllied adjusted defense: 339
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. t9 Y9 u6 i& v9 r* V* h$ [" Z( a sJapanese assault odds: 1 to 99 0 c% g3 ?% M, ], J& G6 U
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Combat modifiers( |) ^1 A& ^) ^' Z6 z3 O- ^
Defender: terrain(+)
) x+ ]( |9 l5 y3 aAttacker:
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Japanese ground losses:
& C) }; V+ [% _, c9 l9 \! m 1597 casualties reported( \. Z p8 j" M' f7 z8 _
Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled' ~! a4 }' R) T3 T6 c4 V
Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled5 ]) W) k" w1 g, @2 M8 D
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled
( l: T% l7 Z. s" x Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)9 a' g% M1 W% `. s, ~3 E
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)* V$ w+ h# _6 }/ r; c
: g( @# V& [3 |5 BAllied ground losses:! X! a/ O+ q8 C2 [' J. u$ B( f
100 casualties reported6 g+ [- l' x3 e% D1 n
Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
' _" g- S, f1 H, X; m( e5 a Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; A" {0 x3 a: s4 J5 ~) Q
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled1 r3 B T1 ]- \1 ?! W+ N5 L
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Assaulting units:
5 n2 i7 H6 Q$ |3 Z3 K3 J7 z* |) b 3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion) }$ y7 W0 I% _8 A8 F; u/ U b
302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion
0 E% v$ A& |7 \4 J 12th Indpt SNLF Coy 4 ?3 y1 ~+ b4 o; o7 y4 H4 r) q
7th Base Force# W' m" L- l" G6 z
8th Field AF Construction Battalion
( y# f* {. Y& j- s' g 5th IJN AA Battalion1 f4 Z: V0 E" E& }; h+ l: }
8 M( t: w. t J' u1 Z9 Q$ o/ L1 q' hDefending units:
" p) m& Q) N$ [8 _$ L% W* I Americal Infantry Div /1( x$ r t# U0 E K0 O
4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
; C, |' E) ?) L" b8 p) P+ P ^7 H 201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1# Y. K3 T x. B! A/ }% p- [
151st Combat Engr Rgt /1
% b0 |* @, @( w! j+ \ 153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1: l) r: t+ | ]
198th FA Bn /1
- }" B% O _. n: f7 H6 V 250th Cst Art Rgt /22 b6 w# v" Y0 f' o+ k
81st FA Bn /1) ]8 ?" J. @0 l6 p% y! W
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5 y5 u" y& c- Q& v7 LMorning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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5 T! J# }* U3 v$ v7 fRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet./ f1 z2 a/ I, M- u
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes4 l- X" T! x2 @, X
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Japanese aircraft( I3 K, D+ t6 ]$ R
A6M2 Zero x 25
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Allied aircraft
% Z- L' M7 Q' V( B8 i+ t F4F-3A Wildcat x 12
3 |8 h: F7 a) v# @% t/ E/ f2 C5 c F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
7 G4 D3 g+ H& X: [ SBD-3 Dauntless x 725 i; l0 _! s! F* z' Z0 m. y5 v
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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) z$ s* n0 ~! j, r. r1 Z( ~6 RNo Japanese losses$ i! z4 X& }% B6 r0 A
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Allied aircraft losses
# o/ [! t1 ?5 o3 l3 z* w+ Z& A3 m0 x F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed' U; v% d7 Y: x6 b
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed% J7 N/ K1 F) Y" y; b& p [
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged
+ H! h; J2 J9 O/ A SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak1 ~# n9 ?8 V2 O7 L' `4 b
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged M6 q; v; F4 F- ]9 S; U
5 r. F6 R. `4 h5 B* x& ?Japanese Ships8 ~7 C( D' T- F! n# Y
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
/ @1 |+ \( @9 c CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
; J+ ]6 |1 t+ N7 H5 N. V, l. Z( e: w CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, l2 j- J4 c6 v
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires
4 i5 C: m0 o; W1 V CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 21 W0 E* ~/ b( ]* z7 j4 v
CA Furutaka
; n! {' D; a! q4 N. y1 @ CA Kako, Bomb hits 14 k! {+ o+ s0 [! m2 @
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. \! ~; ]% q' [Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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7 m7 f3 K$ H2 @6 v& `Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.4 N( C @* ~- u; `
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes, c: H+ D8 E; m( e3 J$ H' }
! f& ?0 V( ~ wJapanese aircraft' @6 u, b: V9 B
A6M2 Zero x 16
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Allied aircraft
2 l! u7 i F' X1 C F4F-3P Wildcat x 12
, o) V2 z8 {, K F4F-4 Wildcat x 15
+ @% D1 D u5 O+ ?% }) i SBD-3 Dauntless x 51
0 @5 O+ D0 f4 S/ a8 H TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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- N+ r; p' K8 z2 V0 e$ ^+ `6 nJapanese aircraft losses( m/ a: f0 i! S4 t5 Z, N
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses3 g4 a! S _' V+ C" |& ? C, \
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged' j! H( c# V2 d4 ?
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak* j7 o w+ h/ E U
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged* b; K' V7 H E$ v2 F& k# O8 k
2 t0 V2 V, ]+ u4 ]Japanese Ships
0 a1 h, q& Q- k. Y7 }, h CV Kaga, heavy fires+ Z; t" o j! m- n! r* z# @/ F
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires! K" C' b: G3 u1 J0 K' J, V) j& p8 r, o
CV Zuikaku, on fire
p- g( ^3 U0 q+ O! s- ^ CV Akagi
3 d& Y0 f: e" q! c CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 f" ^# q* y! [ DD Tamanami
/ I% N( y+ s3 n0 g4 j* O CL Nagara
, ^' t8 \% F5 f' f2 v DD Oite* T; T- b8 s7 Y0 V7 t/ d
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire2 a* z8 `" _' L: |+ t& s5 V! K$ R
CA Furutaka
+ }, {& |8 L: [ CA Kako, Bomb hits 1( f7 z- O% @; E9 m( p1 X9 C+ q
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.% Q: c6 Y4 ^$ r* E9 `: [6 C
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft1 l6 s+ n" h; l1 i; ?! |; j8 V
A6M2 Zero x 33
0 S# D# X$ M. i0 D r5 ^ B5N2 Kate x 615 B! F: g, X! I( u- X- ~, O( r7 r9 U
D3A1 Val x 44
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Allied aircraft2 @1 k- @7 ^/ i' I8 j
F4F-3A Wildcat x 17
- P4 H) ~1 _9 Q0 d3 n0 D F4F-3 Wildcat x 48
* I0 \7 _# U6 p; d. H/ O F4F-4 Wildcat x 81- l2 V$ ?1 s; U3 x; q
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Japanese aircraft losses9 a1 z8 G8 q+ m! ?
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed8 C6 I0 i! b }6 T4 W
B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged
0 `+ k- y: k2 D0 Z9 T0 h* k' @ B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
& f1 B% Y; T3 S( G1 I/ ^& @0 { D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged6 @; g, ^8 `8 j' K
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak! P' y6 A1 D& ]0 u- H
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Allied aircraft losses
2 R( h f% o; _4 O' J4 C1 M+ Z F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
% w. K/ A4 |& e5 `: G CVE Copahee
/ [) v3 n, w1 h( d CV Yorktown
# Y; Y* Z: B, H+ B2 z9 R, Z8 |' p CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 24 z; {" I. l. {1 ^+ t7 {% K9 g
CLAA San Diego4 w& O% M% w. u1 f2 q
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4 y) C* @% L" N" RAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57' s* n8 w( {$ `# w/ L
9 v* `( r/ |6 i& j+ iWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
, p8 ?; U& C+ n/ i+ @Estimated time to target is 29 minutes8 O8 C/ Y5 f. X; q+ v3 G% a
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Japanese aircraft
4 P1 z( E& d% M- V5 D A6M2 Zero x 39 ~- C) ]1 B9 ?* Q& i, X& H
. o2 b. o" b# S* I6 GAllied aircraft+ \4 |7 `* | a5 Z
F4F-3 Wildcat x 2
$ q. t- m, \% b1 A% r1 | SBD-3 Dauntless x 193 R/ A8 ?2 R% V
" `3 x2 K) ^) J( R0 iNo Japanese losses7 J0 @4 p0 x, F3 X) b6 _" g( ^
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Allied aircraft losses( t4 J0 h, o6 d5 q' n2 z% [
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
3 ^+ y- m5 D, l SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
7 X o" C7 A- Z9 o6 I) G/ e* T$ s8 T" F SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak; q$ Q$ K8 P. b2 b W, F2 D5 o
( U* Y2 f, N; @: s3 ~Japanese Ships
! Z# c! m4 Y/ d6 o& s CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 ?2 n o+ M1 l& G+ T$ g B5 N" L CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire
" @! `" W3 K, x; R; U CV Akagi8 T: ~" r+ D! b( m/ |- R% T' R
CV Zuikaku, on fire
% E$ p0 b! U6 n6 |5 o3 S CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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- ], A9 o! K: |8 w* X' cAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57! M1 n& d2 R: z
! ~4 s ~+ H7 D/ aWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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) v. E. v$ {* m. k1 k1 X U8 LRaid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
# L( N$ g% c5 QEstimated time to target is 25 minutes. G$ B3 ~7 X/ C0 V& f: U
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Japanese aircraft+ O2 O2 Y1 A" D8 Q9 w- P9 o0 U
A6M2 Zero x 2
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Allied aircraft
$ H. c; V; U. ~6 \5 P. Q! Z SBD-3 Dauntless x 2
; T: _! g# m, S- [2 ^! X TBF-1 Avenger x 6
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5 \2 Y- ^: f0 O& s) \No Japanese losses
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No Allied losses& W/ h) ~: ^" g/ ]2 u
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Japanese Ships/ A# e7 h% }0 b! a5 T" V
CV Akagi) S, C$ N3 x: `% I* f/ H' S
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage* }+ _0 E8 y1 W( \
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57$ B: x0 E% Z/ c$ B& J; w5 ]& f
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud( z3 n7 a- `$ G0 b2 n
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.' [* W! s# @' P6 O/ S
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes# G4 @3 I! m( Z: l; s5 ~2 R7 Q
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Allied aircraft
( Z6 s) o5 x) ?0 {/ g F4F-3 Wildcat x 56 D3 Q7 O" X- b$ A d$ ^( _/ ` L) @
TBF-1 Avenger x 3$ t! E# M% ~: [# k3 ?' e+ j
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Allied aircraft losses, w$ g0 _" I' y" z% v
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged& w5 }1 C" B; r: u3 X1 z
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Japanese Ships
2 k% W: d, ]6 ]8 f CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,565 n- m% Z) |" Q9 C. d5 p
. M& N3 t0 H6 P: \Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.$ X5 G2 Q. `: _0 ?
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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1 L- p. h- f C+ U) @* C/ YJapanese aircraft. V- e. R% f0 p, y8 a4 U( W: b
A6M2 Zero x 6- T! x1 b h8 H6 P( H' ~, `
B5N2 Kate x 15
! F4 v8 x7 F4 d" T% e" T# ? D3A1 Val x 19
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9 r9 d$ H8 R1 R& i2 ZAllied aircraft
( X2 N$ K3 S7 p# ^4 C+ { F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
S* B, E( w0 V0 e* i8 V. f9 Z/ d F4F-4 Wildcat x 36
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Japanese aircraft losses
; e" ~: u% C# V. u" R% N% I A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed. X$ _+ D1 g5 k/ q' F" s1 U3 U
B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged1 f; }8 O z# E. s5 E
D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged
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6 z+ \. k. s, D$ c A" `Allied aircraft losses
6 w* ~3 \/ x3 y: I7 E F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed& m, v! L+ L% t
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Allied Ships$ Y) l# ]# Z) `/ H* N
CV Lexington7 D9 b j4 D: S1 e
CV Saratoga
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud: V6 }* h* V. a+ L
% a) O1 J* ?. @4 v" d. D: s9 @ VRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.* P( J0 D* a$ V
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Allied aircraft
$ W) `; z. G7 A5 W, Z! n. t F4F-3 Wildcat x 12$ B6 b* I C6 F7 W, P. ]9 X
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12: ^" x0 y1 o4 U# r8 D
SBD-3 Dauntless x 70
( N) e- ~& ?( T3 n# u# W8 q TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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5 u2 P7 `5 f& q% N4 CAllied aircraft losses' f- w; x. r5 H+ q- c
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
n2 c. g' e0 C8 n) |; f TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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9 \! @/ Y( B7 x7 N: V+ wJapanese Ships
& l8 m. j$ H6 G O1 [9 s# O' t R! b CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage: V; u* |1 H' |' j
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires' A9 ?+ U( e& H r4 p
DD Asakaze
9 e/ Y% A: y/ i6 x1 e DD Tamanami
l# {; l' u# [/ d DD Onami9 g6 E i% r$ v
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage3 P0 e' G$ h6 S7 o5 ^8 u
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
# }# z0 V9 n/ V DD Oite
2 N0 I' y: \9 ~( K. y DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage- W$ t6 a7 g- G4 Q+ U+ C2 s, @# n- ~
DD Suzukaze, g' E" y$ m0 s4 p: M3 S
CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1% R# ?( \5 k) z, ^; ^5 }5 M! J, H M# b
CL Nagara, [ G# r1 |% n/ S5 U$ y" a1 V; L
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' v0 R& o- p) B, EAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57' e1 q( i. ^: I, Y8 [
, V2 k2 b2 e( u; M: T& qWeather in hex: Heavy cloud* f, N! q1 ~9 e/ `! L, @
% |) P c1 B! J% ?Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
: l: ^6 i0 \0 X4 d4 f# F7 Y8 XEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Allied aircraft8 l5 v7 I! D" }6 O+ a0 Z' F, X; n. J
A-24 Banshee x 2
: ?5 w6 M& E p' ~: ~ SBD-3 Dauntless x 25
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Allied aircraft losses
4 ^; K# K- O. \9 u A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
' T m0 z5 f3 i2 M$ T5 T& v" S SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged0 r( e% L& [# L% V' z7 [& ~
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Japanese Ships q$ R! b4 J+ ~+ |, B6 [, \
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage% y, h5 o# b( F5 m+ y
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage. Z* _5 Z( e# B: f
CV Zuikaku, heavy fires2 g5 M ~( u8 o! v& t! g, E' w
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires( n4 p* _% W% Z
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage1 ?2 @& \8 m1 @4 V* S7 `
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage/ N* m2 `8 Q" e0 _
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57 a( ?1 u+ F; ^
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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7 G0 U' s8 e# C5 B( pRaid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.4 H+ i6 S5 G: S9 r
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes) E, D$ m4 @, b9 @1 ]
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Allied aircraft
8 G, V/ [: Z7 T; w( I: T A-24 Banshee x 14
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Allied aircraft losses) `8 Z8 z9 t( J5 g2 ?9 G7 H7 p
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged* m, j' O1 }: m/ h/ ?
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Japanese Ships, E7 n4 `3 c& P6 t
CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
; r# I9 [0 A' Z CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage' c, C5 O- A; |4 `# w3 ?
DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage: f1 ?: V1 ~ X) P/ }' x
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud' P* u5 p( S; q) h$ Y; u) K. w
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Raid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
' G! A; T" A' z& X3 XEstimated time to target is 27 minutes
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Allied aircraft
/ x; I$ ^* |- B5 k5 h4 a+ X A-24 Banshee x 2
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No Allied losses5 n$ I7 ^- K" T5 j
8 L* e, i H5 m- vJapanese Ships/ U& i0 I+ P# R
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires! a. S7 W6 w3 m3 p
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud' s3 [ p7 f! @0 E! r3 O) T
0 b; e+ s. u- Y+ P, QRaid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
% w- L- }7 K) y, ^Estimated time to target is 24 minutes
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Allied aircraft& k; g4 }& u& M7 C
F4F-3A Wildcat x 2
# {) y; O. [/ e# m \ SBD-3 Dauntless x 31 z2 y$ ]% G a9 e$ X
TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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1 F# J) C# q6 [- l& RAllied aircraft losses% Z& _! T6 U6 A" G
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged9 L6 O/ e5 B2 @3 J# h# f2 L
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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z/ a' `: j+ l/ _ _/ c7 RJapanese Ships
" p% t+ `% w1 e5 u) g CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage O4 r: T/ S7 _$ L- K- |9 p& g
DD Oite
0 p2 h- C+ S2 p p# D, q CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires6 ^4 V8 y4 y/ l j; l o
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 B+ U+ u5 _2 e) Z$ @ CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage$ V. B( p+ Q. m( ]3 G1 F: y- ]
DD Onami% r" O2 D3 b; b X d, T
DD Tamanami
' M Q9 Y" ]( o CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire
! b' ^9 e8 w5 e$ \1 R; v- M" D DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 1
: A0 D/ S+ P$ F( T+ v7 D DD Minekaze
$ x3 N; Z+ `, ^$ o/ p8 i; H DD Asakaze$ G8 U T! T9 ^% @% X
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% {: ^2 R( a2 I0 F# f9 o# OAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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. g. e& c& G5 q+ \, h9 I# @ f# qWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.9 o9 u6 }! p2 L! I
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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, z U, z. U* ]' LJapanese aircraft( M3 Q6 ?6 n9 Z2 u8 ~, w; d
no flights+ H6 H- O: R; |. E
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Allied aircraft( p0 {% Z3 C$ c
F4F-3P Wildcat x 10
8 ^ W- Z M, x8 z" Y2 O& e; i: w F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
( {3 p! [# E1 z4 g2 _ SBD-3 Dauntless x 63
' K' R: [- Z1 ^) A$ @ TBF-1 Avenger x 18, G& R" A/ M4 [5 n/ _1 v0 t# g7 H
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses6 w7 @) k" p8 X& p) s! K. K
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
9 c6 \/ u) Z0 e+ a P$ \ TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships: W. P }/ G& V" l- ^% c
CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 y& H# P# s3 W$ N; {7 J CA Kako, and is sunk
8 H+ Z+ ?# R4 a: H% d2 v CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
: G% ?6 O6 t/ T/ ?/ k! V7 h Z CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk! O5 f* P: c/ E
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk( ], ~/ I( v5 A% Z6 r, G% H8 b
DD Onami
, |" f w. w4 S6 c DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
& d* G0 P/ [$ {3 Y" I0 ` DD Asakaze$ m5 R/ v! {8 v5 y1 S
DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 p3 E" E, \$ O9 h2 r DD Oite
m7 y) B$ G" Z# |, V6 n DD Minekaze
" ?& t) f- |2 R$ A e7 l1 z" Y$ L4 R DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire1 T2 V+ x& ?0 D* s: n7 [
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. W9 S( X" ]' ]5 a) ]Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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( F. R' p& V, Y( qRaid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.& Q% c: A' i1 a6 f& X
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes' ]3 e! i8 W* f0 D6 n# |' ]$ D& B
9 k; \/ M, |2 KAllied aircraft
8 k+ y+ o9 ?- o7 N7 A& b" K1 Y SBD-3 Dauntless x 16& G# t, F2 _! W8 z, r2 g' t T0 z. O
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Allied aircraft losses
! w. t/ x8 c+ P( G: O6 t SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged6 y# ]5 N6 a+ G
: L1 R- n3 ~! H, ~1 g& G1 u# MJapanese Ships
! z3 D$ S7 q/ a9 G ?7 ? CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage1 f4 g r6 \5 }# g, B
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
& r0 S2 I: t$ p! }: U& X! \ DD Sawakaze
6 y0 j7 T& I$ l, H7 o& S DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |