AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 42
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盟军正式登陆阿图岛' R( i ^& ]$ ?- {. C
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# x0 w0 R$ w/ h) U8 a& P/ s; J
58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩: @/ x: x: ?' B 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 [/ z S% p: J8 [: h* J N% i' b
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
0 C( W/ h& f7 u; T3 G3 @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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2 K9 b3 F' O2 Y5 UAmphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49)8 z/ w4 y7 a2 h. i/ L8 I8 ?
8 z* }/ Y/ `* x$ `TF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,49
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Allied ground losses:
" k I2 R& T3 s7 C+ ~7 A 253 casualties reported( c) B5 j9 t5 X/ M7 T6 E) `* M- T: R
Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled' _1 b0 S; y2 \: _
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
8 X5 \, y L8 O4 X Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, V! Z; @* d/ y$ U: D' |
Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)& O$ N9 Q4 S! s8 w$ h1 X' Y5 W
Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)( T% g7 M( c* H, N
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% ] I5 A: c2 F7 g% }* C7 H8 CGround combat at Attu Island (153,49)( q1 P" X) E3 [$ B& b. K% J( V
& P/ e4 }" X, V8 O+ i' ~& aJapanese Deliberate attack
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. s) _5 N% @' H* ?Attacking force 5357 troops, 43 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 97
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. K4 H- ^; s9 fDefending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 426
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0 h+ U" i3 J, }4 k8 v& HJapanese adjusted assault: 0
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" z% ?9 G! U8 S, K3 {0 mAllied adjusted defense: 339
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 99
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j. O2 d) s* H: |5 eCombat modifiers4 t9 {* F# d/ {. ~) |
Defender: terrain(+)
% H& s# B# q9 Y8 J1 sAttacker:
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Japanese ground losses:4 N: H# K+ K( z) C7 Y, D9 f$ E
1597 casualties reported" H& ]$ b. e4 ]- `7 ^4 g/ J1 F( L
Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled3 u) q; a8 M/ w2 n& ~. P
Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled. C2 Z" M+ Z- I
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled# o6 t1 D; H1 o* ]
Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)
$ w) B9 B) [5 S4 J" m; f Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)( D& ~& ?: g) R5 L3 k0 a" e
" k2 e3 G8 C2 S" \. a1 b, X& QAllied ground losses:9 Y- ^, ? d* y5 T6 t* Q. I
100 casualties reported
: R2 M. L0 p- ^& F8 z3 \ Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
% i6 S4 z B6 b) x" n Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
! l" D. K; p" E1 r( K: A: k Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled3 `$ N( u# d: [1 m& ?
% h! K+ ?) W5 R7 }0 VAssaulting units:
( A, [. _' P _- M, B 3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion
- G% \' n C5 R' n0 a- F& o 302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion( b9 X8 _6 o: f. B2 e5 m$ _2 l. U
12th Indpt SNLF Coy * ]* q' l$ r3 Q- s' N: h# b2 P; K
7th Base Force! t2 M2 u4 w! ?, M
8th Field AF Construction Battalion
5 ?" P0 ^3 Z" [" D0 C: W7 C 5th IJN AA Battalion
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4 X6 _' ], D& h- r& S: d- {; ODefending units:
7 j5 ?! `: I& z) x Americal Infantry Div /1
, k" u" J! K, h3 o- m0 [ 4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /1: ^7 `8 @' R# N7 o5 }0 U
201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /15 R8 P8 l6 A; c, C {- O
151st Combat Engr Rgt /15 C* Y' z- ?4 z ?7 p% Y$ o, m1 q
153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /16 i, S2 A T5 P3 |- u3 X
198th FA Bn /1* L# v8 b2 G) t; U. I6 d. l& ^( |2 u
250th Cst Art Rgt /2# v" d2 t9 G1 b* e: J7 c
81st FA Bn /19 S! E r: k, q, }0 @( K( P' h
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+ j$ \; X/ `) v. Z7 l* Q* S2 hMorning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms' A0 C$ H3 a) H. n# h/ b
/ `3 H+ \! p. l! }% qRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
& m1 E0 T! l) h5 L4 s {& Z! xEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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3 [$ S: h; v$ |+ T( ~9 `Japanese aircraft
2 k% m2 N5 A/ u# L1 U3 }8 Y$ M A6M2 Zero x 257 f- F: d- |0 w2 y
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Allied aircraft, N4 O- V3 C2 ^( ~! H
F4F-3A Wildcat x 12% }" ^1 B# u& z! d5 D3 R. x
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
1 _9 x3 c; o- L& k& e/ k8 i SBD-3 Dauntless x 72
! @* t. L% F) q6 A8 w TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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# f# ^% O& J i- jNo Japanese losses6 K% ^ s8 z' w: h% m" V+ R
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Allied aircraft losses% O2 [+ v8 n+ s- p7 `- n
F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed# M* M3 l6 {7 u/ V
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
7 b- _+ D8 F5 ~" U+ r: i SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged& G& y. P: e5 R& ~( C: X
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak. }& B4 { t6 K3 o
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged* V8 |; Q; |0 w0 I! `* E
8 v+ x9 P; J/ C* VJapanese Ships% ^0 U" j6 X& f! o4 F, {0 ~$ @8 T
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires& u" X6 d. Z c# ^
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
! h+ i) x% R6 e! ~% ~ CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire6 [ q- t& B( X! q6 C# f# @' W
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires @) `7 `" F# b7 Q, |6 H
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 2' z+ C7 ~) b* R$ C
CA Furutaka
/ G) ?' f5 [; ^ W5 b3 N# n1 | CA Kako, Bomb hits 1 R% R) `, g0 ]9 F& y. r; C3 E, e N. ~
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2 L% H: y4 u, _Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57+ V5 u) a# `6 M7 g2 V$ ?. @" _2 A/ W
0 \4 {- P7 [4 p5 [8 D8 o$ QWeather in hex: Thunderstorms' Y7 g4 \" V% t3 Q$ r# E
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.4 r: e9 T# J6 w) i, [- ~
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes& y2 y- E1 L. `
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Japanese aircraft
0 q0 ?- m0 O- D3 i- ^7 w A6M2 Zero x 16
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G# e( |& q1 b% S* D+ x! \- R F4F-3P Wildcat x 124 m. f1 E* j F( k5 @) y
F4F-4 Wildcat x 15! @0 F! m5 Q n- }
SBD-3 Dauntless x 511 }( e, t& P" h1 I i2 d0 M, H
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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6 Z9 d: U# O5 {8 u1 C7 _Japanese aircraft losses
+ G& |3 m0 c& O8 M. l A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed' ?+ K u+ s! Q. J w& X
5 I) b6 L# T6 B2 h4 K- y6 FAllied aircraft losses
7 _" m8 J" h% k: }8 y8 l SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
! v7 a1 `. K/ X5 o! n SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak3 ^6 z1 B' a/ j9 h6 ~
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged0 a+ D. G. b: V
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Japanese Ships
7 R( b3 T# ?4 H4 V; }/ B+ q CV Kaga, heavy fires
% W* C7 X$ m1 t8 x CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires1 S, w; p" v7 v! p! s- d
CV Zuikaku, on fire; H' Y# W" L& g! y
CV Akagi
! C4 f: s' Q! e ^ CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 |( B D' }2 U0 ~/ y! O9 V DD Tamanami: Y5 x8 W+ Z9 g4 u
CL Nagara& E& x" G# P1 t- y2 E# J
DD Oite2 P3 `# e; ^6 S% A9 n& l
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire
3 v( t* _! j, V) i8 ^: S6 N2 w/ C CA Furutaka5 m! G; q+ | k& Q' Q# @% N
CA Kako, Bomb hits 1/ L* h. o* i0 _' \# ~
DD Minekaze/ Q- \' D* m; B- p6 a9 v6 n
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& p y l, b- n+ T1 KMorning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,542 R) `$ L7 X$ S8 H+ G1 z
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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{! L+ q6 C0 JRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
0 L$ C4 m/ H% _ G9 v5 V" _Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
( w9 q- W4 C6 y' j, P5 O/ \ A6M2 Zero x 33
( @* Z# Q$ a! N- p, g, ? B5N2 Kate x 612 K: T& @" ^# T4 g
D3A1 Val x 448 g4 }0 D4 S$ N% q$ w
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Allied aircraft0 L1 C5 T C! @$ U9 F
F4F-3A Wildcat x 17% O0 |1 h1 X& D, f8 G
F4F-3 Wildcat x 48+ _* z& w2 i' p% N) z0 v7 d
F4F-4 Wildcat x 810 Q: V. r1 N& P0 }+ w
' r* H: V- B$ {- M) v1 lJapanese aircraft losses
" U& l f. `- v" B( b A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed# y0 Z R$ E+ B; c/ C2 s% J
B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged/ g; ?. H# x; Y: r6 T' F
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
7 u1 W8 D% m* M$ ?8 Q D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged9 S2 G; I- R# V; V4 ~4 x
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak; K9 L& \+ }3 R' f3 f0 [. [
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Allied aircraft losses2 r9 n! N+ K) ~0 X
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed& }, m. B. Q) C4 K
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Allied Ships: F" N, r8 ^% E
CVE Copahee- o; W! z( K, x/ m' n- N- D
CV Yorktown
+ q9 ?" [* k! C8 E" b3 ^; M/ S CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2$ V9 a7 q6 z3 ]7 f" Y
CLAA San Diego: g7 ~$ F! ~ L% K+ d/ D5 \: g; a
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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5 D8 x6 ]$ O* X0 R1 MWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
# c$ k3 M: a. K q2 MEstimated time to target is 29 minutes8 b) h7 W3 L0 u& r% L
# J& y* h7 A1 { Z$ f/ }Japanese aircraft& f/ @' w- r/ L9 B' l) e
A6M2 Zero x 3% ]. @& s% j% j# p2 j9 G
1 _6 j& m2 Q6 A& _# @# j% kAllied aircraft% Q x* y5 p$ @5 w( ^
F4F-3 Wildcat x 2
/ {/ \% Q$ C$ N; u5 I3 n) w# r SBD-3 Dauntless x 19
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& g# w4 ]8 v: l! [6 Q' uNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses9 s! U8 g" h/ ~* t+ Z
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
+ p2 A% u3 i* D, [+ J7 o! X C SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
( ^& h( ~) n5 I4 E8 o9 h C$ x SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak. T! l+ O( J0 C4 i
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Japanese Ships
+ D" p) k, { L& \7 D; F0 ` CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage! f) P% Z5 |' j
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire
9 U# \0 S8 e) L9 @ CV Akagi
3 o8 A4 B8 L( P CV Zuikaku, on fire
) L9 I- ^, M0 p1 a- b5 q" Z( Q CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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6 I c' I4 ?) H1 iAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57; \5 O. _- ^" Z3 m) t r
3 r0 ^0 ~: w f$ O2 vWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
" z' U+ ^9 `4 @2 @8 `# TEstimated time to target is 25 minutes
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* D; {# C. n3 m: z* J3 DJapanese aircraft
% J w" y. n& l* E A6M2 Zero x 2
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Allied aircraft7 A% q, e* }3 A: v
SBD-3 Dauntless x 2, E ?( d! L2 |% {- K5 L, G9 M$ s' g
TBF-1 Avenger x 62 \8 T* b) j4 W* W V
$ G& e4 ?/ `, z! c& cNo Japanese losses9 e$ H2 z! y2 N' ]9 j6 o R
# g @0 g( |! _% G: WNo Allied losses* c/ h0 |" j2 P5 E2 z' s
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Japanese Ships
1 L- n V. ]7 ^1 r( }/ V CV Akagi3 ^- R; e& z+ |$ V1 _2 o
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57! I: Q( G5 H4 G8 [/ P' v6 d) H9 Z, x
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud, P4 w- O; s: p+ W$ E6 A( W# F
! Z8 |' R' T2 d) ?# WRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
% a4 ^. s, d, X! T5 d9 s1 pEstimated time to target is 37 minutes4 p+ i6 g! @3 m5 i# P0 A7 s% p0 r
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Allied aircraft
% n Z. ^: J7 c# J& `$ S F4F-3 Wildcat x 5
* x; H- Q" T4 K$ h4 n0 V! O TBF-1 Avenger x 3
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Allied aircraft losses
8 Q1 k" K" v8 n3 l8 c8 S! X/ H3 ? TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged, l% o" p' V) \0 ~# y. n
$ z; Z5 b' u0 H' Y+ @ yJapanese Ships
- ]! K, ?$ Y0 W9 O1 r CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,561 V$ w' P q! u) n* f7 u
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain% s6 j; ~' I% e' K
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.1 A: c0 {( f. ~6 P& x
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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# j4 a1 m, ]8 [3 ~3 W9 a# R! rJapanese aircraft0 D9 G( C% `5 Y; @1 p% Z0 z) s
A6M2 Zero x 6 ~% N* f! n- w$ ?2 J& \1 X
B5N2 Kate x 15
% G- X- Y8 z& @$ ~7 c3 d D3A1 Val x 19
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& u( B! P0 q9 S3 _- q. N& h F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
: E. w. F% L2 M7 ]/ v% M F4F-4 Wildcat x 363 @# \2 w6 t) m7 t- h# H) A
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Japanese aircraft losses
1 |$ X2 c4 p. J: a A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
- d* T" l: s2 {8 l& ^ B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
" _! Q) d* H1 L' E$ ?- u D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged9 O7 U' c# b! u! O* z( G/ ?0 C* Y/ g' }
4 H& t4 h( H% aAllied aircraft losses/ W( I1 v2 y" p% n
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships0 }) d/ Z: q) i. _3 }
CV Lexington( {+ I: }% E/ [$ w6 b8 t G! s, O
CV Saratoga
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* K, |. n& a4 x& c; xAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57# B- z, n% A8 M8 x0 g1 A: x! M; K: y! f
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud7 [+ _$ X8 C( f4 f! ~# _
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
( q! m. |$ d1 y$ w/ e' ZEstimated time to target is 31 minutes; K$ d4 A3 \% c- f. ^
5 K7 P1 ^9 s3 R: ?% _Allied aircraft& C6 g9 l! C9 ?* B
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12. a; P; O7 k/ y0 a
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12# _. S5 G8 `/ [+ x6 u+ g0 G% R
SBD-3 Dauntless x 703 C2 w' N! L9 _$ ]2 Y
TBF-1 Avenger x 30' B" K" Z% D6 y9 r: @& [8 C
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Allied aircraft losses- W9 [3 w$ O# Y \: l
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged; }& K4 q/ G8 ~& Y6 _
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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' _; s9 S3 Z3 p- v, EJapanese Ships
) k& a0 m( g. o* B. n+ b CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
& ]; R# r1 o/ V! U' }1 G/ v CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires2 P% t1 l4 X/ f6 ~
DD Asakaze9 \6 I) j, o+ h: l& `
DD Tamanami
- I }3 q' H+ Y DD Onami1 N9 _4 J5 D l- o, K0 Q5 P
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
/ \ a0 G% D# \+ T; T3 ~5 p CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage! }! X5 l; a! y% {6 d
DD Oite
' D. ~3 o0 p) E9 _* U/ _ DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage7 d4 J# O1 t8 f$ R ^5 _
DD Suzukaze& y1 {& Z6 o3 m7 G2 j
CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1, E" }9 h1 m& S/ |: t, _
CL Nagara
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! v3 \* R$ v. KAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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1 d J* t$ ^, P( ^Weather in hex: Heavy cloud8 F. }% u6 S H. o; j1 ]
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Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet., U6 n" a7 \3 I7 e" t7 W7 R
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes5 W! i m" b5 H% @
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Allied aircraft. H8 m* K% N# O5 @! A$ |* F: O
A-24 Banshee x 21 g j' |- Z9 z( K6 f6 a# o$ H5 [
SBD-3 Dauntless x 25' e0 s7 R" P% A2 @& D9 n
, ^; I) U# c8 F$ H- PAllied aircraft losses
0 a+ x; n2 m: u1 O0 M3 _* ^6 {$ y1 G A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged5 G( S* O/ l$ E0 X9 J- z" T
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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/ `4 k7 }! }# L! b% RJapanese Ships
B7 M) |: c0 ^ CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
; v k5 [% Q$ ^6 D2 o6 S$ m* f1 Q( S CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
# H. r4 M6 ~ G$ T CV Zuikaku, heavy fires
! i+ Q3 H s4 P* ~7 e CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
3 |. U# [+ O: F) d; K) I/ ?" z7 h DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage0 A7 A' o b2 d# s8 a
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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( h8 k7 A) C0 \/ M/ s* PAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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! P$ n- u1 {6 J rWeather in hex: Heavy cloud2 I( L; f. S( ^: u- s( q! K" E/ A
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Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
% [4 p% U0 v G) J/ GEstimated time to target is 12 minutes, V) R1 |2 [2 U ^/ t/ `
s T P0 r3 H8 H3 u1 ]Allied aircraft
* Z) U) k+ e! g7 N8 Z A-24 Banshee x 14& Y* {7 `- W! P$ o& ^
- k: B" {, F+ u. _Allied aircraft losses
7 C, h, u4 g# f2 {+ } A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged8 Y% K- D. h( W c! z
( K' ^) Q9 M6 q3 A' QJapanese Ships
0 ]0 m% M5 D, |6 e1 P CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 X* e" w4 X) E$ f8 \+ ?( e. ~* i CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage2 ~% _" A! ?5 o8 f( x
DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage
, j s" F4 x$ Q, X; I CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage. d' \3 _# Z2 c0 e* @
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Raid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
" N: Z* `' v0 a* K& X# QEstimated time to target is 27 minutes
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( S( {' s7 |& N# T' I: r0 Z4 E# aAllied aircraft7 V; a/ ?( M# K; ^# R
A-24 Banshee x 22 Q4 d, D4 [0 Z' G7 h A+ g! e \
8 Y4 }& Q: r( pNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
* W6 W7 i7 L$ c: _) e CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires: J) u9 f1 E6 t; h8 C D
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- G1 l5 y* |! BAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,570 D* p+ {$ G3 Q1 I
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Raid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.' C- e. j5 R% J+ F: B
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes0 T8 t0 @. J1 { I# |+ i4 C
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Allied aircraft
4 R5 s. Z \0 \( d" x F4F-3A Wildcat x 2, @/ y6 t1 o) o) u% o/ h
SBD-3 Dauntless x 314 \& y+ w4 M, `% a/ V6 W
TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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8 k1 z$ r! j& f6 y5 l7 ?5 C( ]Allied aircraft losses `2 F+ a4 L) v Z" b+ t+ M2 J
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
& c/ s& {) C- X' N TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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2 R3 q5 K5 c6 _Japanese Ships2 _* K o8 h4 a$ B( f
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage+ q$ ~; S# G- { Z( |: U/ Y3 b
DD Oite7 ]& H d" M7 E T
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
: Y; Z5 A8 b5 U4 Q! X! ~9 Y CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage; g* F ]$ h5 F y; v
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
' h' F7 T% a6 D2 ?, K DD Onami
' N5 v1 s1 T4 m: a, v, Q, D6 w DD Tamanami
+ q6 h/ I# a+ B& x. H9 @ CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire0 K9 J' S8 Y/ N* w4 D
DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 1
# t/ v' W0 J# D DD Minekaze$ ?/ i' N L, }/ {7 h
DD Asakaze
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57( t( R$ R0 V; a7 G& R
p$ N& s9 H: t' G o5 N* _. iWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
# R# ?; i/ {+ r) {Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
r3 P3 y# p- @- i& J- y3 y g" | ' h+ b. j$ C8 d/ Y! V4 I
Japanese aircraft
1 K7 I: D* c$ P$ m7 H9 U. s! H no flights! i% d8 N$ ^0 k
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Allied aircraft
6 k' u- ^, t1 X/ E2 w. Q9 G- t% Z F4F-3P Wildcat x 10% u$ W( H, \# [+ A
F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
j$ Q. }. I& d: e( h: y. @ SBD-3 Dauntless x 63' [! A+ u$ k7 [* ^' O! e
TBF-1 Avenger x 18
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* D# B% w7 }: r' n3 z+ ~No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses( g" Z! L; l$ r! Q% @0 d
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged6 T2 H( }/ ]& `$ a% V
TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged4 x3 S& F1 T2 z6 n' i* I' p( f7 `$ n
4 {6 ?- A' _3 c$ ?3 h7 c! u" {$ b( \Japanese Ships
4 A+ j( y# r6 e8 T3 }# v CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage
, M% D0 e- f8 r7 p CA Kako, and is sunk
9 |5 i/ Q" U; K0 i CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
- z0 d) k9 q1 ^$ \ CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
# D2 ^9 p% Z6 {7 H DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk* E4 n4 s; ^+ s7 ]8 w u
DD Onami0 a( `$ |- p& ^4 n1 H
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk5 J/ F; g, q( T1 n" p8 V/ U
DD Asakaze7 [8 b2 ?7 _0 Y4 {0 f
DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 m4 J0 I% y% F i ] DD Oite
/ Q2 H0 ~8 z( n5 Q! I DD Minekaze
" V. c4 F2 h3 y( K4 l3 a M3 n DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57+ E; I7 C7 [3 h, b1 q; `
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- a# Z1 z, M; R! x' b. S. q. K- wRaid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.) U$ C" m, Z$ Y" q( p
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes5 Y- }( A! i: w5 @
& {5 b* w: s8 ~* NAllied aircraft0 T k% ]* t* V
SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
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Allied aircraft losses2 l0 R3 Y1 s' S3 {( d' @8 o0 ?
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged# ?* s, t- v- _7 a9 w
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Japanese Ships
$ j4 c. v2 q( y2 ?- ?( i ^) J CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 O9 n3 C" ?! a1 R+ k: w" g CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
# N9 m) {3 j2 m- f4 k0 L2 {5 K8 D DD Sawakaze
4 ?1 j: X( P9 m DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |