AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 42) T2 s1 N2 j/ D
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8 q* s3 h% P( y4 \/ d盟军正式登陆阿图岛
0 ^! W4 ]; L' ]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" }+ _ l2 u2 z0 C9 z! K" V58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩/ G. D q3 r4 T# u& E
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
/ v, N3 u) Q- }! T; c 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4 V: P/ I3 _! @. J
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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' I3 I* A& U* V+ N8 a8 _Amphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49)( s8 x! x+ w8 o2 B; o/ ~4 q
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TF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,491 O% T1 T6 S, @7 Y4 C6 c
0 C8 k4 J: l- F3 P1 A6 Z' mAllied ground losses:* L" D z2 ?+ c# B# d$ e% S, p$ I" G
253 casualties reported
" O5 k5 W; w; j" Z Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled
6 p- y+ d; P" ?0 q; N# [4 P6 Z Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
' `3 i9 Z l2 }( O Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ R- ~; t# i8 H
Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)1 {* `9 T3 D0 D( I% o# T, b+ W! h
Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)6 Y7 Q% i/ L* F0 e* O& i8 J
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6 }! v% Z4 X8 e# K7 [7 L/ sGround combat at Attu Island (153,49)
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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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- s& j7 q7 A! l+ VDefending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 4269 a6 l* y5 L' _% W* v! V- y
3 Y6 a0 c4 z! n2 [Japanese adjusted assault: 0
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% }# l; O0 v- q6 ?! SAllied adjusted defense: 339
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' A" N8 @2 `# v. K9 ^Japanese assault odds: 1 to 99 ; y% I0 i. R& j, ]) X. _4 X. r
\* `: B- y5 ~, A0 Z& e: `% @! bCombat modifiers
* x4 ^/ o0 m& S! y' O+ [Defender: terrain(+)7 A( L6 Y6 x1 \' k4 x6 y- y
Attacker: / X6 R2 X* U5 \! b: @
, d7 g- ^ x# x# }Japanese ground losses:
/ Q/ n. l5 P3 C 1597 casualties reported; [$ I% A6 {3 b$ m" I1 u0 c e
Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled5 @1 i z# H$ J* p
Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled9 _ o+ P9 _4 G5 n; n% A, }
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled
" q/ q/ R# [, {# A Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)# S0 [1 S- U9 y1 u- d
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)5 ]0 q: n! e" W
5 F, {9 t. ?+ ]- Y$ u U( eAllied ground losses:
y3 v3 Z" o4 k: F2 U 100 casualties reported6 P& l. V3 o! ]# O) @1 l
Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
0 C& e! z% e" h% i Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 P; }9 v- f; r0 `- k
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled5 ~$ d9 ~# M3 | k9 p
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Assaulting units:
2 U. z4 A0 d$ H8 Z 3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion
& W0 x+ m: D+ x6 L. w& [6 a' D h 302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion. \4 r3 F% E- B
12th Indpt SNLF Coy
' C/ I8 l7 [. k+ Z9 x 7th Base Force% \8 S) N8 {. r6 ] `6 F" y: @
8th Field AF Construction Battalion
% n7 r, ], u$ S/ ~% f5 u8 V2 K+ _ 5th IJN AA Battalion) X$ q) g% K- O5 \! y8 N
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Defending units:
% i. y/ N3 b. C$ f- Y% B0 _& k Americal Infantry Div /1
" E* t' j2 t9 r9 p& p0 ~( W1 @$ N3 u0 t 4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /1& d5 ?3 B4 p0 k) D# O4 Q% U
201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
! t4 O+ M3 U- d" X. q 151st Combat Engr Rgt /1
* F; B1 ^8 v3 M1 Q2 }6 G$ a 153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /12 R7 e3 q' n) t% c' r
198th FA Bn /12 P9 o$ l/ `$ \! S# a& M
250th Cst Art Rgt /2# E0 }+ I1 r8 F; d1 Q9 c( a( \9 G; Q8 j
81st FA Bn /1
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5 X6 F* n7 K0 V& rMorning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms) e# D5 @- f% a/ O
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.( _' {0 l6 [# y1 m' `$ m5 E
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes5 ?* V* a3 e' i6 O& w- B
3 l1 Y, i6 x+ lJapanese aircraft
: p T0 N* Z/ j/ O" [) D, s* Y A6M2 Zero x 25/ X# Q' I4 c* f- Q" v, D8 ]# z
0 V( }1 d3 E6 s- j( W6 r. C1 W2 V/ }Allied aircraft" b- G8 O& s2 V* h' H
F4F-3A Wildcat x 12
) {# m& ~. w4 t8 c$ u" ?- E F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
2 I6 L, k3 u" `( Q" p0 \; [$ j SBD-3 Dauntless x 72
; r* o0 H2 F: ]4 H& m: E8 V7 g TBF-1 Avenger x 309 q- ~2 r2 i9 I. B
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No Japanese losses! o& U+ S) b; }- D r( }
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Allied aircraft losses
) x% d: `; y+ h F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed
7 ?: B6 q: Y3 r' H5 h F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
3 ~% h, O* P# Y" l% ]3 ~ SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged8 q3 M! U: h$ n4 \( i- R
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak
, s5 i, j0 |9 h" n* t7 S TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged8 n: T" g; m* e1 {
* e9 B: S- N; X/ aJapanese Ships# a6 i! c) O% s: ~
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires/ g/ C; c+ R; @# W7 o$ I
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1! z* D( G9 N/ l+ u; A& x. b; \& |# F
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire! J" ?* [& V: c/ @* w; n7 z" O9 M
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires8 A+ ]3 V3 F) Q2 [0 @( N# G
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 2
& I, P% b3 ~% G! C3 j CA Furutaka
: P9 x& \8 l3 V4 q2 i* r CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
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% u+ @/ d, c, m: HMorning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms8 M5 \ w& K! [( v
; x: ~# R# @* j N0 o5 w3 G8 Z9 JRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
$ L) R" K5 L: F! r7 |- H. fEstimated time to target is 31 minutes/ Y$ ^; g4 c4 ~9 ^
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Japanese aircraft4 Q; K4 t5 Q b. `8 Y7 w; Q
A6M2 Zero x 16' A T. r$ U4 `6 a7 z! Z
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Allied aircraft* Z4 v! V: e2 T
F4F-3P Wildcat x 12: U2 ?( x) u- W
F4F-4 Wildcat x 15- S2 J7 g7 ?+ E* T
SBD-3 Dauntless x 519 ?# Y; ~3 k# G$ n _' H8 O4 w# U
TBF-1 Avenger x 30' E0 Z8 G2 Q$ L, d
, m3 ^9 ~3 h+ S/ W" LJapanese aircraft losses* ^7 [! n& K4 ?
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
# e& K6 ^9 W8 W; [. J4 Z2 _5 x0 @1 L SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged* r' R; Q- z) t1 t7 `3 `5 R$ ]( k
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
/ w8 I) P9 Q& x! ]1 m# | TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
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: X" ?6 L; s: \/ @5 l; [Japanese Ships) @* W, }9 ~0 U, Y& ]1 h& G
CV Kaga, heavy fires$ b% g3 E; {& b. C2 h
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
+ O8 G2 x( g2 g$ s' H. ~ CV Zuikaku, on fire' u/ {0 P. N" D8 V
CV Akagi7 D1 Z( `5 D. D/ z6 k1 k5 R
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 }# [) [2 L9 q& m DD Tamanami$ @3 |" c7 Q4 ^0 q8 w( H7 W8 C
CL Nagara- R0 ?9 n: B2 t: s' q7 t
DD Oite. i3 K8 H& u; B! ~; H& M, M. l
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire
" Z, X, ^8 U8 |0 b CA Furutaka0 D1 ^0 q5 b+ ]) @7 l( w0 @+ Z5 v
CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
; o+ T" k3 T" X; x/ j0 Q* S+ t: f- d DD Minekaze# h8 Q6 K( A n* r3 H
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,54
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: z J! P: l, i7 p5 jWeather in hex: Heavy cloud n2 S' c, g, {) W' K- F/ k
/ M1 b6 ^4 P, z) P1 N2 \2 GRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.9 M# ]8 x8 u# e# k
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes9 _+ @! ^6 F: E2 v; Z, s4 ]
2 @0 ]4 k3 R/ B" tJapanese aircraft
( w0 L. u+ ]' V- V$ P5 n A6M2 Zero x 33
# ~9 w0 {: L9 x" ~" O! _) a/ o B5N2 Kate x 61
' o! _* {0 E# o/ H( O D3A1 Val x 44
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* K, Y L! s& f# a7 T0 E; c& p p7 HAllied aircraft$ |8 u* n' g$ h) Q
F4F-3A Wildcat x 17
- q3 v8 o0 m$ }1 B/ R( o F4F-3 Wildcat x 48
6 }2 E/ L7 s) f+ C1 g0 g6 u8 n F4F-4 Wildcat x 81
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% E0 }9 {3 A, OJapanese aircraft losses
) E/ }. x( {3 S9 d6 r/ H A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
7 [& @+ N, p7 P/ @/ l7 Z$ ` B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged
' @4 U/ h$ ]; O B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak6 X7 i, z- Z8 f' {
D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged+ r3 n, f2 P1 x) K- \& h
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses. j# d4 J( r8 l! J9 v4 n
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed' o: p6 ?) Q2 K. |
* F# {/ R4 r" q+ f% K! w* qAllied Ships
1 N$ [- _* w: l" c( i8 S( L CVE Copahee- |4 b" N6 n! p `: i/ J8 x
CV Yorktown `4 ?# B3 j8 w2 a: z; R
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2
+ p h& y" ]& D; g, n9 n1 | CLAA San Diego5 ~- q8 e9 U/ E6 a/ K. q6 V/ t9 e$ K
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57! ^6 K9 S/ Z0 l. p. D1 `1 |; @; e, J
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.% }: W1 @0 a; O0 T d7 m
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes
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. M8 D/ A6 M% |* GJapanese aircraft
( _5 L' C3 |& m" F A6M2 Zero x 32 b' g/ D1 M6 k! v1 p7 \
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Allied aircraft
3 A( D- s/ @& [) O2 C F4F-3 Wildcat x 2
+ K- H- K) y4 X) L3 l/ B SBD-3 Dauntless x 19
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: t% w: Q$ N _) N8 _: i+ V1 j- NNo Japanese losses
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. x1 r3 E( E) E5 F QAllied aircraft losses' ^% u ^# m/ U( R' r* j$ n
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed! Q$ M7 L% S, n
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
# h1 o: O( ~/ g SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak3 s) }- ?8 P: m/ A- L9 n5 {
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Japanese Ships0 d1 i# b3 ^- {2 I4 d1 S
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage0 n3 t$ d: W' y p; T
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire$ a& q3 @0 a; e6 P; F
CV Akagi; k D v. o- C V
CV Zuikaku, on fire; g( o- E3 L. N& X* H3 t
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage: B9 K6 L9 a+ f: Z2 g2 O
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57: }7 x8 g# M/ l0 i
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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4 w+ X: v" W ^( \. A# Q$ eRaid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
1 m/ n0 A4 z) ~- {, j: ^5 h% s! c' l# kEstimated time to target is 25 minutes& ]1 X2 `9 ]$ J; k1 W# x: S( ]/ j
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Japanese aircraft
- y* L5 y$ I; E4 b! X A6M2 Zero x 2
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4 Q% o: u& j& ~$ LAllied aircraft
" J# m: z2 j1 V8 V* `1 H5 I SBD-3 Dauntless x 2/ j- k) G) A0 Y8 ?7 r9 y
TBF-1 Avenger x 6. M* A% R& G/ e5 W3 Z
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No Japanese losses
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% `' W* T$ F3 v; |6 e \No Allied losses$ n9 D/ P' }5 a3 f7 u
' |5 j! E7 r* K6 t- mJapanese Ships! s$ x( d4 \- _: O" ~
CV Akagi' A% O4 X* B Q2 V( A! `
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,575 f* T# w3 b, P/ D2 K
- q* l4 H8 l5 [+ z6 }2 |Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet., T7 a7 H# d& Z6 u+ g
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes9 a5 F' X* }8 [2 E: T% e
5 R$ P _" {! W& OAllied aircraft- ?5 I3 y* [2 v F, H9 n
F4F-3 Wildcat x 5
& R3 z% ^$ n) t1 Q2 F O TBF-1 Avenger x 3
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Allied aircraft losses% K" F$ W' t9 `( l f6 }& a+ @
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged- E5 R* M1 w3 J' I8 [
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Japanese Ships
1 a3 o' w" f6 m3 h! \7 u7 C7 J CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,56
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4 v, e0 ?* f- j" O( W4 ^Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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\; |- p/ ~; p/ q: B0 e, X* D6 O, K! ?; oRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
) j0 r( S9 N3 [& P, e5 x @Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft. C" x+ s; u# F7 H5 s; a5 h B8 i
A6M2 Zero x 6* G- Y$ Y) q' | ~8 w. Q7 I
B5N2 Kate x 15# o4 j: @" k$ j% u0 D- I, @' V
D3A1 Val x 19# I. n2 r. l4 `8 t' i
" h9 f3 _$ E7 O+ C+ [Allied aircraft C2 `: \. C0 g4 o Q3 {6 h
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36# ]1 p; Y5 q0 C! m
F4F-4 Wildcat x 36) E( N$ D7 k: ~: [3 S5 u4 d
7 x( |4 y* a/ E: i, IJapanese aircraft losses8 b- N, D" P% m
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed o* C+ E2 e& N; }0 E: W. R3 {4 @
B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged) p% P7 B% U! O h. z- J0 g8 j3 @
D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses4 }1 Q- h2 i9 N9 L0 O6 P" ^# d
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed7 a5 V% K: p" W7 `* d
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CV Lexington
4 a0 a: j) ~- E8 a) [% I' z CV Saratoga" ^8 }% M. k8 c) Z9 _
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1 K5 c" J- i5 j: n8 yAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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1 S7 o" f \0 G" `& N8 wRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.! @. G9 s6 Y! ]! \5 `
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes m* }, `; ?4 V: A1 c, X
X. L! B$ p/ T) RAllied aircraft
) T/ I; z2 p2 v$ F9 b5 U: {1 W F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
& y3 K ^: v& d* q F4F-4 Wildcat x 12" B: |: |0 ~. B
SBD-3 Dauntless x 70
( s+ F& ]4 H- p7 l# K3 ~0 ^ TBF-1 Avenger x 30+ u/ z% I% @. I
7 ^8 H( O% ]* q) f( `& P) Y7 u7 I
Allied aircraft losses
5 E$ @+ l$ c* E+ {) o |' O6 s SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
! l, @: g- z4 D2 e! o TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged9 O+ n$ ?0 Q0 u1 @8 O
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Japanese Ships2 X' ?6 N/ |9 I1 r
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
' Q1 v. Y# X7 D CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires( d+ C5 @$ y$ D7 r# Z
DD Asakaze
+ R/ d9 M0 m& o# I/ p { DD Tamanami C3 Q- z4 C, W) A) ?0 |
DD Onami
, I e; |6 Q+ C( C/ ^8 H DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
3 u2 m- H% [9 ^3 }& @. I$ {+ q! h) Y CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage' c$ A) S. f. z# p* I0 h6 k( @' |
DD Oite6 X8 M7 L# H3 ]8 K, U! p
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage# s* }% r0 W9 H$ s6 l
DD Suzukaze
0 A* Z }2 F/ B$ g9 E7 r5 ~ CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1
! ~4 J8 |7 Y' q; { t" |8 u' ? CL Nagara6 j0 [% v" c" }/ J$ ~
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57$ [# z' d. x3 @# U
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2 K5 F1 g" @ _% j! ~9 f1 bRaid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. O% \3 }3 O0 I3 N% L" J. Q
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes3 ]' l5 R) q0 Y! X, E s
& q* |) b2 Z: k2 rAllied aircraft
8 s6 F8 |7 r7 @/ W/ r6 j: n6 j A-24 Banshee x 2
7 q. e# \7 J3 e4 v! E( ^8 X SBD-3 Dauntless x 25
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Allied aircraft losses/ G4 r( j% }0 F2 v5 H: ~- i
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged; a& d( }. h% s
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged {0 H- z% b# g) J6 v6 \' `
7 \& m/ \" X8 a' h7 j' F0 FJapanese Ships
* I" X' N7 t% X5 g; h CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
. [, R$ b( Q0 L% ^ CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
" z( w* W+ J( x7 O$ @2 @ CV Zuikaku, heavy fires
; z; J( B8 i7 A. {1 @5 ~5 d- r CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires: ?# y+ Q6 i. B: D3 p; N) I
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage- A( E6 o, s. c+ N5 w3 ~( H+ ]! y
CV Kaga, 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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7 z4 W$ S0 P1 @' X6 K8 AWeather in hex: Heavy cloud9 q9 b$ o @' H$ S
1 ?+ R! e7 F7 n) D( g; {* P9 VRaid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.& ` B' u6 {# _' d! v: R! W1 K2 F
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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A-24 Banshee x 14
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6 {# H# A& w4 T7 L; [3 GAllied aircraft losses' ]7 C) {8 N" @9 b6 F k1 d
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged1 p9 \$ B1 \2 F% F( ~! b
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Japanese Ships
+ \ u" R! a2 |# x/ f# _ CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
, @0 Z& x# `3 w X: d& B, x CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage6 d6 W3 ]& ^( ~3 \; f+ J! J
DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 F7 _: S/ y6 \6 L CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57/ N B e; _3 p: a* N0 H
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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# d: W; r. O5 u7 g: x- TRaid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
6 ?! q, A# j7 E- U/ z. G: JEstimated time to target is 27 minutes, k- z; ~, q5 G' z( ^& \
! @+ g, E# r( p$ x$ B& \; P+ z& qAllied aircraft
5 |) Y* v, {) i5 w7 x A-24 Banshee x 2! T0 K+ @! E9 { c# h+ Z1 G
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No Allied losses3 S! z, g+ l; z% c" p' q* U7 L
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Japanese Ships- S% [( W `" C8 J$ y% Y) D
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires/ ?5 j. e) ]# I' e' b. j
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* j, Q0 [8 W: lAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57) j X$ L1 ]1 w5 p
6 _0 {" D; Q! NWeather in hex: Heavy cloud1 v* g' m* c- T) \3 u
: z5 S3 I% P T& y' Y! wRaid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.2 i1 R# @/ U. L G% M
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes
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Allied aircraft7 k9 h* o0 y8 S( w$ \" j4 f4 ^% ^
F4F-3A Wildcat x 2
, F! H2 ^9 A" R, J5 D SBD-3 Dauntless x 31' {* I0 u; g/ T' h
TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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Allied aircraft losses E" P. m& B' w( m- |/ }
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged' e a5 Y3 z% v( `; m5 |/ O
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged' ~' D" A, S+ B8 D
; F% f, j8 F; H5 mJapanese Ships& ^/ _& g0 Z2 J! f
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage+ S6 \8 B7 J( k8 g. Q/ r
DD Oite
( O4 d( t/ { T% c4 s. p4 A& I9 U# T CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires+ k4 i- F/ T: k: `5 f0 Z
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
& c* ~5 O$ y* m9 {- V! @9 A CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage) H0 e+ V4 C* n2 [* e( A
DD Onami
, Y3 z# }- Y" @$ u& a, ~ DD Tamanami1 }8 i, k- n- ?- J, [
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire4 H7 X" n1 [+ X7 I5 n# P- k; t
DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 15 U$ m8 ~8 K$ {2 z$ s5 c1 r
DD Minekaze) A8 e8 c$ a' X5 ^- w, m
DD Asakaze- Y% L8 B$ r8 P+ T: F- d
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\2 r+ I/ T c+ \4 B& l" g1 xAfternoon 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 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
' S* v. T% \/ J+ ]Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft3 c/ }# K5 q) H. W
no flights
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, M" N+ M7 u! w5 J; P6 ~% `3 rAllied aircraft) y# _! ^3 `- |, n9 V' p# m
F4F-3P Wildcat x 109 Z! u# o; V2 R# c
F4F-4 Wildcat x 147 F* R; q: W5 @0 n
SBD-3 Dauntless x 63$ [ ]% |: q% X. i9 d+ @7 G% B
TBF-1 Avenger x 18
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: V! b* d* I6 u; s! ?6 f# KNo Japanese losses6 y, n# l. b5 m
0 @& c6 i* G: n9 D: @3 lAllied aircraft losses: k) p$ V u7 t% C" }0 F D# c- k
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
3 |" \8 i$ R3 P TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged7 E9 P# I# ?. o- J) }0 a9 F
. P/ s9 S1 f% _: Q WJapanese Ships
J! E' n0 B4 g9 C+ ] CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage" N' w n5 F& m) S
CA Kako, and is sunk
3 g1 P+ q {+ ~4 H7 G0 g- X7 D" q CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage8 K5 }4 B% h! a* Z
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk3 C' O$ D+ \ m
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk$ f* f- ]$ [! L, H) X
DD Onami
% O5 F$ T9 B( G2 f/ F1 v/ U) H! j DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk0 K0 {& X ` e# p' n6 b
DD Asakaze6 W. W P. O, M- }$ [
DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage9 O$ m2 _. J% E% ^9 J
DD Oite
7 I$ G( m. u: U4 M DD Minekaze
% a7 B: p# m$ A4 d2 ^! E# d( U5 ~ DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire, e2 g# U1 b- V% \3 a3 ?2 X
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5 P) |# n5 B3 pAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,571 M1 U; I* u9 k
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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2 l. s' g2 K* u5 tRaid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.( B3 t' C2 P2 v( H) U4 ]* {
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes- G8 ]$ A" p# t+ u% U/ C* }! E
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Allied aircraft* z' L9 W' u1 W1 ~5 [9 j/ q' H
SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
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& g5 z( C7 g# c7 ?% U* ?1 l% k1 T) EAllied aircraft losses! u( A) q( {4 o. i. A
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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! h) K4 b4 |3 c5 _1 ^! h k4 HJapanese Ships
3 S+ p, Y$ V8 ? CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage, x3 \6 w$ d# D H
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage9 ?/ Y6 R$ x/ U# y( o: F3 F
DD Sawakaze- v) k9 p0 I2 ?& c
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |