AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 42
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0 a; o. w9 n. W: M" D8 j盟军正式登陆阿图岛/ s/ X) H' x' ?: D0 {, w
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& n4 m8 C M! w& C1 \
58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩
8 O7 b. y! v: s" f7 o2 q3 W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+ _8 I9 w2 H* Z( Q- 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
7 N8 J2 H; h4 @0 S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* N, I. z4 ^" w, } J
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9 Y& E' J; W# E6 E( ^2 nAmphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49)
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TF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,49
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Allied ground losses:
& E0 U8 a. V9 O( y 253 casualties reported
- g0 `+ z* `( Q+ D6 I% N Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled/ M" l% ?/ L* [1 T! q4 f$ v
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
/ N9 f* [, S( H. u5 F Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" `% h5 r- E& D) P4 O
Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)
4 y9 p4 i: W. w ~ J; ^- v Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)6 v9 X& q, E; q- `3 J) U# P
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Ground combat at Attu Island (153,49)
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Japanese Deliberate attack
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- g- D$ |4 |7 N/ \* tAttacking force 5357 troops, 43 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 97 j7 c' L* o: G' O8 x, Z/ v) r% c
: b* y2 n7 {. Z& o2 n7 m v" x$ lDefending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 426, L6 i! X& \$ L! ?: c+ n2 [
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Japanese adjusted assault: 0
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0 d& w u' h7 b9 UAllied adjusted defense: 339 2 N- x6 v0 |0 t1 S8 S. V- I
+ M; {, I6 d6 Y% j* t: {) J8 v% wJapanese assault odds: 1 to 99
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2 ], x) |& e: [3 Z' eCombat modifiers
; j# B ~5 v8 f1 lDefender: terrain(+)
, p( X7 n0 l y+ N, I6 HAttacker:
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Japanese ground losses:
, P9 ?2 B4 F0 a$ o7 M 1597 casualties reported& u; c" G" ]$ b8 y" P6 F& R) t8 F
Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled) m; Y4 D' U. S' S4 k0 O$ F
Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled/ b1 y1 R" q2 }
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled0 R) x% [, R3 [: G
Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)
& ]& ~4 {; u/ `- w; N Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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j; w% Q* V/ I% S) i8 K4 hAllied ground losses:
1 t7 R) @( `/ w6 m0 D0 F8 P# A 100 casualties reported
1 u; L# L$ }( i0 H9 A' s Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
( v0 }9 D* `' k7 B E+ ? Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 g$ I/ ]6 O/ S% ^3 v1 G# L
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled' j- |9 i+ g# y( C4 T& l* P6 x1 ^
( l5 q7 o* ?! [0 \3 Z+ C/ _Assaulting units:5 r% D! z; I$ g$ H" M: O, C- P
3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion+ L) w- o0 ]- Q
302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion6 W$ E4 u) _* m! c0 y( N: \
12th Indpt SNLF Coy
+ \, T3 U$ k' C% c& u3 }9 V 7th Base Force
: ^1 p3 p% z% `' g 8th Field AF Construction Battalion6 o# g0 |8 O0 e2 N7 d; v. p8 P
5th IJN AA Battalion
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% @! @: s# {: _' I& fDefending units:% X0 ]! M7 Z9 c1 D; D' r5 E2 J1 K! X
Americal Infantry Div /1
8 C/ S R% j- o 4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /1+ @- L2 U7 Q6 P* o1 K8 X* V
201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
) L1 o; ~- f# k" J: E W* ? 151st Combat Engr Rgt /17 n0 b5 ~+ p; y! p' O9 u
153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1+ T& f. A, }+ m( g; `
198th FA Bn /1) e z- k/ l4 k) s( q* w
250th Cst Art Rgt /2% b7 v8 V/ F8 n% U8 a
81st FA Bn /1/ N; z! ` J+ @7 o2 J
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57; e p# N& q, e4 {: x/ }+ Z
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
& r* ^. o9 H) UEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
9 N$ R5 i: j9 N l* u/ _8 a A6M2 Zero x 253 x- n- @- i# \' ^5 x: V
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Allied aircraft
! q" N' F* X% `/ j) K Y9 { F4F-3A Wildcat x 12
. f4 `7 P6 l4 `) Y8 J/ {9 e F4F-3 Wildcat x 12, f$ k/ f: T! W$ D7 N* n8 H
SBD-3 Dauntless x 72
( E6 r. l" @( P$ r, I TBF-1 Avenger x 307 c: `. v( W4 t8 Y. ^, U- K
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No Japanese losses
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) }2 m9 [( l2 i& \/ _Allied aircraft losses! J* P( V4 J5 C, v
F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed
2 y/ E6 c p; H$ { F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed! N5 i ~* k3 o
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged
( c d& |1 |( x& L: Q2 a4 ` [ SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak
$ S/ l! }1 T6 {# O3 n6 G$ |6 E TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged7 I. W) a- M+ O
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Japanese Ships
Y. q& {, z$ q9 p CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
% W5 t# B3 U: Q" F! j' @' j CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
: u/ T4 O: \4 p& o5 r" o CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire& V- W4 k; C7 y
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires! n; ] `' V3 M5 Z/ j3 k# ~" \
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 2
9 e& s( X! E; [) M ` _ CA Furutaka5 z# G3 {& F1 B A; Q( h
CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,575 R3 H I; R. T0 t. d* @
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
0 t$ Y) v7 M( BEstimated time to target is 31 minutes' H- f9 E& L- V3 }
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Japanese aircraft+ R3 L% r" _3 P8 R) M. n) F* _
A6M2 Zero x 16
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F4F-3P Wildcat x 122 K1 u3 i5 {0 a4 H1 @ w
F4F-4 Wildcat x 153 I+ t! C% X( q; q9 F- |7 Q. [
SBD-3 Dauntless x 519 p, K8 w5 |5 n3 J8 V
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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4 h0 v# W4 p; ZJapanese aircraft losses& P% \$ y J% N0 O" s
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed! M0 r5 H9 z/ W& E) L7 {0 W
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Allied aircraft losses
+ @ O. c3 Q9 \% N# i$ j2 i SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged$ ^- `2 b; z' K( p
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak! U. m+ t8 C. R$ v$ ^9 g
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
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; [) r3 F6 n2 Y: A- Y& VJapanese Ships1 G2 }" N, l. { w; k d% C! H
CV Kaga, heavy fires
5 c! U+ u5 h7 M* Y6 | CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
# V% b3 a+ | N. e$ H7 Y CV Zuikaku, on fire6 R( D( d3 i0 r- v: \
CV Akagi
& t, G$ y1 J. }3 F2 J7 V CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage! F% A$ Z; U' y% x
DD Tamanami
5 A* G+ e" R/ k# C; a CL Nagara
4 u4 u* [& Y1 C2 F4 m# i) w DD Oite2 {: E( d6 J3 r h, x
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire4 N6 o% J3 E7 E$ c* F2 n
CA Furutaka2 c/ B2 e8 i5 r4 J* S3 c
CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
: _4 d7 v+ I, k$ h DD Minekaze0 |( }+ _: F: x$ ]3 v2 Y6 \# b
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/ A1 ^5 o: T: UMorning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,54 L0 l6 d& Q7 f% t
/ M1 C; k1 M0 i8 SWeather in hex: Heavy cloud2 y4 X5 R( \, S" q. Y: w
$ t' |- v3 M2 P7 _4 J9 Z9 m4 SRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.( i: I( h4 |2 n P! C. k. e, Q8 B8 y
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes' u/ f. ^( i3 M; }
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Japanese aircraft% X: Z3 q# K, A5 j# j/ k
A6M2 Zero x 332 U) m9 ?( h( [, I& q
B5N2 Kate x 61* ~0 [' L8 M, u- C; Z6 T
D3A1 Val x 44
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Allied aircraft( Z/ _3 {$ j) a: k
F4F-3A Wildcat x 17
! V9 `/ F# {$ Q( ], d8 {% f9 l F4F-3 Wildcat x 48
}3 F' `# C1 p9 o$ g& Y; h) w ^ F4F-4 Wildcat x 81
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Japanese aircraft losses
, q' T4 n, K0 k A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed; L" X* S9 x' X+ n3 T) P
B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged+ c! b1 B0 l1 V- z
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak2 {4 {( h, P; {* E! u0 P
D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged% u! w0 Z% e1 c2 _, V3 x G
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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" v4 a, n1 o1 v6 @Allied aircraft losses
4 U; X8 N1 b! {! ?& o4 j$ g; S+ E# q$ ] X F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed4 I M6 N$ j U8 P5 S5 \3 r
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Allied Ships; M. _) G1 N3 q5 R
CVE Copahee
' J: _4 y3 X' z: `! h" D( B2 w" V CV Yorktown
- o7 k$ ^; `: t& L6 f8 n8 v CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2
, F& [2 [, R+ b! t% I2 ^ CLAA San Diego- [& ` s/ J0 r! D: h9 q f, v
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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2 ?( _$ w& O! R* Z R, `Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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4 `5 X: X1 c3 DRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
) c) K1 |% c# r% o$ U$ D4 ZEstimated time to target is 29 minutes
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. q1 q3 i' r- ~! |% @; M( IJapanese aircraft
! `7 S1 Z+ q; z6 u2 ~ A6M2 Zero x 36 p4 z0 d/ D4 {0 h, c
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Allied aircraft
6 L: g! F# y& _! m/ ` P F4F-3 Wildcat x 2) N* Q' p8 b6 m1 y! ?' C
SBD-3 Dauntless x 197 f7 [1 R% p# I7 s6 b
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
+ C- M" _& r# r4 @# j) y F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
4 H6 O$ }; i1 }. r SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged, r3 b+ y) i8 P' U% f
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak) R% @6 r# l$ `) w6 ?) ]1 }
9 A3 p/ u1 M6 N A* r+ fJapanese Ships+ [: Y4 g- t* k6 w' H
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 c* m V* q# h4 t. R: Z CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire
6 r7 o( F0 b; W1 ]) o% F/ ^3 H* j CV Akagi+ [ T1 r& Q9 v+ `% M q+ g5 H
CV Zuikaku, on fire
# H' q, c+ B# F' K. l CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage, ] Q# H" g4 M2 j. B
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,578 z3 |% w% j0 ?8 T( F
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.$ _% @4 |& g' l. T; h
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes/ f- `4 r4 y# c: e/ {
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Japanese aircraft& H e- K' x3 |0 V
A6M2 Zero x 21 l3 @9 J/ l7 Y- c) w
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Allied aircraft ~7 l& n2 N2 C; E$ W
SBD-3 Dauntless x 2
* v. U" P1 i6 g4 j5 R TBF-1 Avenger x 6. R: N! W# X7 d
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No Japanese losses
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" p7 n6 D, L) k# u- K' nNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
( J7 O8 Z6 }; S, A; h, Q& L CV Akagi" r! q @6 m$ U2 b8 ^
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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9 |) R1 q/ R; d0 ^Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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5 L7 x1 A3 j$ nWeather in hex: Heavy cloud( v( I) s+ P$ d1 M. O) J
) X/ J% u5 h" B* h% t2 ^0 MRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
' U/ N( |; d# l w% UEstimated time to target is 37 minutes: |' q2 q+ ^5 \/ t# ^
. X; l! F1 @! X/ L* o( b ~$ O9 `- Q0 ZAllied aircraft: k1 ^" k" c c' O$ S8 |" i% k
F4F-3 Wildcat x 5
3 x0 K, S q, b' f TBF-1 Avenger x 3
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7 K( H, e6 }) T% _+ o TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged6 g: p7 W! Q4 A% N. n- [
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Japanese Ships' K8 g6 z" M0 |- {
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1$ m* Q2 v4 o' I
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,56
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7 F* v3 _- ?/ M3 a7 R6 P: \7 UWeather in hex: Heavy rain. \! B- }. S2 ?
: S7 r5 v- j! ~$ V, iRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.! `3 I6 T8 b% F1 M v
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
6 L. S2 k2 e* T8 W. |0 M; h. P A6M2 Zero x 65 ^( f$ K# w0 e) H# W
B5N2 Kate x 15
, t* D% X+ Z( H* q- C# S+ j% g% r D3A1 Val x 196 V6 s6 ~0 o2 Q' i0 ]; {
. s+ x2 G* p, D6 Y" \Allied aircraft
) O Y6 t# I* D8 i" i F4F-3 Wildcat x 36# k2 d! k5 u. b: F: c
F4F-4 Wildcat x 367 l& m o3 W, Z# t& s2 I: l
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Japanese aircraft losses
$ ]5 |# A2 R" o5 ^9 }8 F) v, f: Y) ~ A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
0 ~; W. d3 `& T$ O, Q- ]7 N B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged! e% h& a; y% P
D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged
F4 a' u, A" `/ E8 O( R9 r8 x ( N2 m+ \# I! r
Allied aircraft losses5 D) o4 }- L" l$ ~% e2 d
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed A. Q$ V: J. p( n. ?
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Allied Ships l- d( x! C4 _- y2 U" O- e
CV Lexington
0 Y+ c* `7 ?. _8 v2 ?- l CV Saratoga2 N. t( {- A. M
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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0 u8 Q, w4 U/ y, J) N- V4 H, N/ f2 {Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
1 ?7 ]8 n) g1 c0 X9 ?0 r }( BEstimated time to target is 31 minutes: @3 C' u9 n' l& A4 ]
- u. ^1 T5 j7 kAllied aircraft
" X* @. E8 x& F' _7 l+ w% \. Y5 I F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
3 w# I. Y j% _' X1 i7 w F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
4 O7 F, u6 _& r4 e9 ]0 f SBD-3 Dauntless x 70, l1 q4 q4 e# A
TBF-1 Avenger x 302 d$ K5 k4 ~0 r$ e! Y$ z; J
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Allied aircraft losses
7 Z8 I1 \6 u3 }6 a SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged3 W( L: ?# c; h% R/ E. a: l# D: P
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged- K5 B" V' _, H" H/ l4 U0 L2 F
: X* \, }% p R* nJapanese Ships
# w7 l/ z" N u. L/ `' r0 S0 v CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
. U' K. X# a% A CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
' I) _5 t; h0 q0 V6 W" q DD Asakaze
. l1 c6 d j) }* O$ M2 T6 Y DD Tamanami0 Z- N5 r* a% j v, R0 H3 D- o
DD Onami
- Y. @; m7 i1 b1 b+ P- T DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage2 x, g3 p0 O+ p7 X4 U" d
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage" r+ L, r/ _2 [0 k
DD Oite; \0 {' t2 q: a/ v& |0 [! e
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage$ n, q+ D2 S! ?
DD Suzukaze' ^/ y0 G7 Y* s) E4 D# X8 q
CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1
# `5 e. h& \( B! a4 v P/ Q( r" ` CL Nagara- P2 n) X0 O& T" J" R' f" |( w
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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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! H- P2 ~. ~* \$ nRaid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
6 C3 @3 B1 h3 x7 S' y' ~8 x8 AEstimated time to target is 30 minutes* T- j* ]1 L5 w2 Y
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Allied aircraft
! e/ b# I9 M5 W- h( b A-24 Banshee x 22 ]8 S: }/ s g; V) _
SBD-3 Dauntless x 25
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Allied aircraft losses
6 u, A* g2 j$ K6 O A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
$ k/ g- H6 V7 g. t SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged* }3 K9 V }" t: ~1 q+ `1 |" r/ B
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Japanese Ships1 T3 k3 d5 l. ~) r7 n
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
* u+ v9 w4 D* M% B5 S2 W7 H CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage: i4 O" h: x2 i b" ^, r6 c
CV Zuikaku, heavy fires6 ~* [; @7 b2 f" G
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires0 _ _( B% V4 Z- A" l* X
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
S3 X' C; b! F* N CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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4 s( t+ u' D# a1 K5 h4 O( hAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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8 q( r! o! g9 h3 Z7 L" H7 L6 gRaid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.1 B4 W' r. ?! i3 ?
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes1 a; E, M9 B, A1 @% b8 I4 C
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0 F u3 `/ H0 |* h A-24 Banshee x 14
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( v6 h g% b' M7 w \Allied aircraft losses
6 `8 z F4 D+ H0 ~" M A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships: p7 h2 g# T/ x$ ?7 ?
CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
P' c( l( I) s( `8 b: S# I& A# p CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage- c) C6 w7 e/ ]
DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage
" k, _8 m/ y( X }; D CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage: h: H1 }' r$ R6 X$ A" w! H' e
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57; i4 N1 D+ x( \8 R! Z
& m2 H1 P/ F. F1 E8 vWeather in hex: Heavy cloud( b! Y1 n1 f: |3 c8 c5 O3 I
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Raid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
d' y; w; e) s2 A Y XEstimated time to target is 27 minutes# [3 X& s) J; p0 I
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Allied aircraft
/ Y# o" Z8 v; i _6 { I A-24 Banshee x 24 P+ s9 R; k! Q" C
# F! W1 }4 w7 [8 H9 l/ t0 v- hNo Allied losses
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# b; K" l5 r$ lJapanese Ships I2 F9 m( J, y- k
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires. U. c9 {1 D% X+ x$ ^- M
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% ~ Y. i" w# H' o. NAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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4 t7 t3 _% Z3 f0 Y* h$ XWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
0 a& t2 ~+ u6 q& XEstimated time to target is 24 minutes
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7 p6 s1 ~, f- rAllied aircraft% q. l1 Z8 o7 ^5 H& N* k
F4F-3A Wildcat x 2
5 |. L) M* L. s3 C* j$ N( { SBD-3 Dauntless x 31
9 _( M$ r2 @8 g3 N6 Q5 X5 r2 h TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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6 m) _5 M" G) b- J5 G ?Allied aircraft losses& \" d( d4 c* r/ E+ M; k( J
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
7 ~7 D# h3 h3 d" V! o! @! v6 s- q& U TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged5 j( [' L% h. k l D
y& W. _+ z$ fJapanese Ships- D, B" N+ E4 h4 l- c
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
' N$ y& i" G' Z4 p; F4 Q) m: B DD Oite0 x g ~/ _5 b- N1 K6 m
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
! W, U7 ?# ?; O& H2 T% B CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
" _8 Y* r% W5 a U" F0 g" ]* \ CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
, S1 G6 ]9 P- }- a. B. r DD Onami; G6 a; y7 v2 ?* S
DD Tamanami
4 e+ {% `4 z9 S CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire- ?# q# ~9 V3 K/ Y
DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 1
2 _1 Q# J) `( N- }/ q3 ] DD Minekaze/ }0 n5 \0 C4 ~# ?! ]
DD Asakaze ?+ I9 C- d7 \, R7 a* T) z$ U0 E
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# J. F$ }- P1 D' u8 E, @' PAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57. T7 ]$ @7 G# N+ J4 p# } `
; ~! m0 c _, G0 `- O/ B* b1 [Weather in hex: Heavy cloud, v0 R8 G, U: V$ u8 Q
2 ~* ]+ K& ?$ C: z! WRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.9 @' k* F, a% N v! J& s
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes0 K V( e" [; d
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Japanese aircraft! W k' C+ }$ o$ e+ B, V
no flights6 J# @8 |2 {0 ^- d) F
e" C) t, N% l* _. R7 O, fAllied aircraft
4 {. l2 L$ @; ?) M F4F-3P Wildcat x 10: ?8 J. v: I7 X3 X5 d3 M
F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
$ {8 ?' G3 m( l6 J& i" G SBD-3 Dauntless x 63/ t8 C) a! k3 d
TBF-1 Avenger x 18' F# h7 F% f# I+ s8 Y
9 U, b. W' m; n( R6 N, B+ U3 XNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
5 o, v" K \8 o1 _1 f& A SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged6 g6 A) I# c; \- m" _: b9 j
TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged
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8 t) Z4 ~9 @8 k; ]/ }) kJapanese Ships
8 U) E6 n7 P0 p4 v CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 ?5 y O/ h( \, ~ CA Kako, and is sunk
' W7 a/ ~5 b9 A" v+ V CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
% Q/ A, q+ t6 ^7 {; m% Q CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
7 n" C/ y! Y0 f$ {8 N- V4 p& ] DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk" j( W# v1 t$ O$ i" w- b+ g( P3 C
DD Onami
( L* i/ V- w9 P$ s DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk1 p3 j9 E9 z# c# r* V+ n- D
DD Asakaze3 [) @" F4 l- F, f
DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
' J% `4 k" Z+ {! X5 ]) A/ q6 E DD Oite
! p; }- @- X; U% {: b1 M2 h- s DD Minekaze
9 ]* d9 x: H/ y. p( k# P \3 [: l( m DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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* b d* V3 E. Y/ k) FAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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# y2 c) c7 o. ^/ X& p& v0 LWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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! G3 \ p/ m W1 q$ YRaid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
4 V% s. \% u4 w8 L' q6 i r% GEstimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Allied aircraft6 G! E S2 O& F3 H3 J
SBD-3 Dauntless x 16) {7 @0 f! k8 ?# h1 w! F3 m, {
/ ^( T H& E" b$ E. |" f& MAllied aircraft losses
7 P+ k" t, m& B1 Y. v( U SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage2 f, I$ j# Q' ^. q2 N. R3 T
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 ^) O% Y- J+ G" y( a. u DD Sawakaze
" P0 M! Z: E1 F DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |