AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 42
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Z+ ]6 @# g- U5 @$ H盟军正式登陆阿图岛9 }$ b7 ~. y3 m" ]
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
* ?* a3 N. o# K$ X58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩( h# p6 ~) L8 K1 v
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- S& w9 G8 ^, G7 X+ ?0 c4 Q6 D7 L
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
( r4 g8 f7 Y% L8 T! p- e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3 \# H: q' _% m6 Y; b F# Y$ d$ {
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9 x2 Y6 j: n- N! Y8 j- @Amphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49)
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/ w; B" N* @ }TF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,49) j9 q. g q' @* r
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Allied ground losses:8 o: N1 g6 N- `0 a3 A4 K3 {( W
253 casualties reported
2 a+ _5 B4 g, e( ?; ? Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled c! U. J" J) z4 T8 B& `
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled5 v K7 x* n: y& s, n; k2 v$ c3 G
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
, C/ E T, _9 a* ~1 f9 p9 V! _ Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)
( c# A1 W, U! q8 ?- Y2 P1 E4 M- x Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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" \ [5 S7 S8 [; T! tGround 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# [; k9 m7 _% R- Z
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Defending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 426& U/ z# r0 I p2 X) H
, |5 Z, q: D9 w7 D& W% s( QJapanese adjusted assault: 0 # ]3 J) z& D1 I! f7 E' m# B
* n9 H* ?5 N" f0 L8 C; {Allied adjusted defense: 339
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( c2 }6 o6 j8 [. ?" m9 K1 kJapanese assault odds: 1 to 99
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Combat modifiers* j, h# j; a0 t9 X
Defender: terrain(+)* C E' ^7 p/ t
Attacker: + @9 m& H. p! Y& Y4 O$ u
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Japanese ground losses:& [# R* [$ b3 h
1597 casualties reported
, U/ l; L8 n' i9 T8 ? Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled
% R) A6 G5 n# o* e+ E$ j Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled
5 q# j+ ]5 T% r; p9 ~ g Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled
$ Z( F0 v l9 V Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)( {' b4 C. T ~- p% T- o- P
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)/ c m: N) i% l+ x
2 x6 h1 |9 B4 dAllied ground losses:7 B" c" Q7 E) B5 R
100 casualties reported
1 G+ b: _$ I) ^% d Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled% f3 d' X: U+ s1 {0 x
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* J% ` S5 ~! e, [( Q$ g
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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5 C c. g/ K2 A: Z& YAssaulting units:
4 k4 n; u0 \4 r* L7 K9 N 3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion
9 G2 I! S. i1 [( s8 j" P 302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion' O8 y7 _1 n0 t
12th Indpt SNLF Coy 6 s: ? i. [; ?; Q3 h
7th Base Force
- y3 z: q+ R# U+ S! V 8th Field AF Construction Battalion
4 f+ d$ D7 s! I' H 5th IJN AA Battalion @ L+ x2 z4 i% E @3 |% n
9 T& p8 Z& d7 G V! D$ Z+ H1 }- LDefending units:
& S. P7 h1 [, W% u2 b( Z6 `: X* I Americal Infantry Div /1
! M! m5 }. `/ ` 4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /1$ ~$ v' @) f5 X; k3 ^
201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
% Q2 F% W+ h1 L& j, O$ B* D 151st Combat Engr Rgt /1) u6 U! K! B9 c! \. T* I' w; ]
153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /13 y5 ^2 w' e, ~; C! J
198th FA Bn /1
# b7 {) r; G: W: M, I# n9 L% c 250th Cst Art Rgt /2
$ c$ x$ [* g! F) `2 s: d2 x 81st FA Bn /1% S: X! N7 u$ [$ `# E% s
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6 X$ y8 }9 |2 P8 W; zMorning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57% [" T9 i1 y1 S
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms) N9 K' L7 w5 E& E7 \
7 m7 X3 W+ \$ IRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
& h, F9 e5 W7 W4 _$ p6 T' @- h% sEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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+ p+ f2 e1 z, l( Q: BJapanese aircraft r% L: m9 k5 y* c
A6M2 Zero x 25+ r1 Z1 Y0 k+ x+ @
) T( U; k" @5 o# U! AAllied aircraft" q$ q# }/ V8 D$ j: ]; ~
F4F-3A Wildcat x 124 E! \. F, G* A$ n
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
& L: Y) ]0 B: O7 v2 D0 z4 O5 o SBD-3 Dauntless x 72
+ @8 ~* ]- q4 G7 \; G" D TBF-1 Avenger x 300 B! H6 n4 Q9 \
X, A$ f9 b& V4 b4 G( T- I1 R) {2 FNo Japanese losses( \ z b5 ?- t8 \0 A
1 h# f- E3 D- V# pAllied aircraft losses& V) V2 B# j$ K. C! L0 V& z2 _
F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed5 z4 O/ i5 X/ n9 g$ y
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
: o+ M6 B- t; H! e& S SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged8 Y }. ?4 E6 ~) T7 M6 J
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak
% [* `: P2 b0 W3 C TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged$ A' v' N# O/ i# |2 @7 o
( L' b0 t5 t B sJapanese Ships: f8 W6 o! T# g% `" ^) e
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
- Q6 R$ L" y6 m CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1% k# [% w2 A. I( v% y6 ?; Y
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire ]6 H# Z7 i) r3 n
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires! g4 ?# G( ^- t- `
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 28 f; J. W8 r: ]
CA Furutaka( i6 y6 g* z' P3 M9 K
CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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8 | h m$ W8 C$ QWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
$ q7 ]/ t) U+ sEstimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Japanese aircraft; d* g: W* ^1 G3 M
A6M2 Zero x 16
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* m+ ~7 I! N. f$ {* m- E F4F-3P Wildcat x 12
' T" L1 w' I$ G8 j, V6 w' ^' M F4F-4 Wildcat x 15) d. c C- D4 U B9 f7 ~
SBD-3 Dauntless x 51
- l& t# E( N( G- V TBF-1 Avenger x 30. `9 G) c% e7 e' C3 A
7 v0 k$ g! @9 ]Japanese aircraft losses
% X9 M7 ]7 b2 K Z; C9 I! |) k A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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5 A% W( ^' [% ^ T% ~3 O0 g SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged0 r0 c% x& w0 X3 \6 V+ r" P3 M
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak( P6 ~/ e, Q- ]% ~7 b
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged; f: _, I" X& K3 Y% ` }
- ? b% S; s" S) t" u2 r! ^Japanese Ships
: y9 x: ], g3 s& m0 f CV Kaga, heavy fires
, }+ R0 X8 b r4 Z CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires3 t( Y" ~8 V( `$ O; N
CV Zuikaku, on fire
5 \8 W" M0 b: O9 |$ r# T* v4 E CV Akagi
. B$ p, a' k- h1 ?; t3 j CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage$ ^) ~& D/ M8 z
DD Tamanami
8 P8 M7 {8 {3 _8 v0 S5 X: o CL Nagara5 i# x# }+ L2 x1 S( [$ o
DD Oite4 L6 N8 b/ p0 c! s+ T
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire, P# y& {& d5 P! L0 J2 b
CA Furutaka
6 j+ A- X2 q+ J6 J CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
$ b- n( b2 n; s8 ^8 A DD Minekaze
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+ }9 [. W% ?1 Q2 d. c2 ]Morning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,54
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' f4 l* V# r: s. r1 w8 f5 wWeather in hex: Heavy cloud2 R' F, K" m) v- }5 ?- I" j
% u v8 y7 `6 [6 y) Z' ^Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
, c( i# `9 A" ?Estimated time to target is 15 minutes4 R2 P7 J/ O% K( [
* ~; P- h" ^7 V) PJapanese aircraft& x/ a: H; o1 z
A6M2 Zero x 33) _, s' j, O2 T+ I d
B5N2 Kate x 61
" y4 F% d1 C5 s& ?4 T4 B4 c( o# I D3A1 Val x 44
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8 {) T4 }4 z- h& pAllied aircraft
! y& P8 B1 R6 P9 f F4F-3A Wildcat x 17; H9 w3 U* T5 j$ `
F4F-3 Wildcat x 481 B& c5 V) c3 Q O
F4F-4 Wildcat x 81
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7 j& G% {8 n8 Q. B$ _& B& a9 o7 r4 @Japanese aircraft losses @: r$ h$ g# w8 [6 j, d2 u
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed8 Y4 M9 M) [# k, k' Q% K
B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged
: D- i' Q; k# |. a; t& }9 i B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
& s- i! ]7 [$ A2 g- X( h D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged
e, V. E! |9 D6 p# { D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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5 S( b9 i4 b7 j, L# @ F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships: p5 ^ ?+ W& t9 s4 V
CVE Copahee
- A' D8 S6 k! x7 F! P/ D! z* ^ CV Yorktown. h$ b. q: E# |
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2! o% @4 n% f5 w
CLAA San Diego
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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& g. [# h1 E8 i$ B. cRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
8 F; b! [5 v! G1 [Estimated time to target is 29 minutes) ~& S1 U1 |* H% a9 L2 W
0 e; h. G( r! d9 EJapanese aircraft
5 ~& ^ H6 a5 E9 v2 l% g A6M2 Zero x 3
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$ x( m7 Q+ q: J F4F-3 Wildcat x 2
/ h9 J& T+ W8 @5 d5 |& T1 I SBD-3 Dauntless x 19" m4 F& l2 R# H
) V; V# c/ S$ f. h6 _No Japanese losses; j6 A# L% ~5 X0 [' U3 f
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Allied aircraft losses
j; H7 p" S% Z& A! p \" _ F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed: F9 J3 l O/ r' |
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged1 J3 P- C& }# I* A$ N$ q
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak! _# p/ [% H, i9 X
) F' Z! i2 |' c6 T y& WJapanese Ships/ ~" R! r9 ~5 C( O% _# B8 R; C, s
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
) n; t# z) J: h2 n* F, r CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire" N% U+ y% H6 F1 n/ u
CV Akagi
! X: R) {3 g5 Y2 c8 c CV Zuikaku, on fire
+ t% I) _' w, ]8 {+ X; { CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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1 b- V& [ n6 u, L9 JAfternoon 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 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
! B8 d! L- ]$ j# s9 ]$ N' oEstimated time to target is 25 minutes6 w: g; h( X4 A+ @9 z1 R& c2 V8 G
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Japanese aircraft
. I5 T+ t6 v3 {7 X A6M2 Zero x 2
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Allied aircraft
9 E8 U9 n# ]# a SBD-3 Dauntless x 2
) F# z7 c( Q8 Y TBF-1 Avenger x 66 L. N( X* D1 ]8 ?0 X9 @0 W
+ |" Q6 [6 W W7 v9 C9 TNo Japanese losses" ]' |* n5 h+ u0 r
' d- u! d( H& z& k1 T/ eNo Allied losses! N' E5 C1 A# n: l
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Japanese Ships2 ?8 D- q- |4 i1 A
CV Akagi/ z5 b" |0 I) V+ R; U
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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) A0 P$ o& ]& p3 L" Q5 UAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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3 m) s4 }. O0 T: n, ?: w8 M& SRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
! X1 {) ?4 s4 x' JEstimated time to target is 37 minutes: c' f, t% L; }+ j
/ S# }+ i( x7 ^& k8 _Allied aircraft
$ i2 A2 e4 S% H+ ]) o3 |7 H( l- c- s F4F-3 Wildcat x 5
* M1 \# z, i. h: _# [ TBF-1 Avenger x 39 @: R" V' |: c: ^9 e
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* C6 A# _5 c0 H. \ TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged$ b8 c# b! c4 O$ k) G9 x+ d
- t1 {7 W0 N. o5 Q9 d( FJapanese Ships; K& J( Y1 [- j, j6 v, f
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1! g" l1 Q0 M- _ X- x: h5 q/ W* b
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,56
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
8 o0 m6 P# M0 }6 X4 wEstimated time to target is 15 minutes3 h- v7 s4 p5 H9 i
# F0 s1 q9 r1 R; T" pJapanese aircraft
. [5 x' U- q6 n A6M2 Zero x 6, y( B5 |$ p; d1 e! S
B5N2 Kate x 15
+ P" [. f7 d O2 c D3A1 Val x 19
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9 j8 F9 X# U- t8 l( t3 t- H/ B5 eAllied aircraft
6 z Z0 z9 w7 `/ Y8 R F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
( e5 b5 D4 ~. _* [/ O. ? F4F-4 Wildcat x 36
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A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed' p+ j! N' f; V& D
B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
- a1 K& r G/ c5 i. i: F5 ^ D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses s' K8 }1 k, O" E0 K
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed4 X! S6 h$ C. g/ y4 Q5 b7 h' e3 R1 }
/ u2 l8 A2 q) y& B3 g2 S' h# a+ f/ OAllied Ships( N7 y) \4 }# N- q- N5 l
CV Lexington g. V& j, y' f" j4 P, j
CV Saratoga
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: D9 z5 ~1 A2 m, D9 ]Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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, H$ I6 C7 @' X' `1 f0 n8 ]Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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$ S7 N) ^* d" J2 K9 \Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
* B3 A9 D9 C; `Estimated time to target is 31 minutes8 [* J0 Y( W1 Z
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Allied aircraft
2 I7 k1 m( i- z( I( I* _' X5 L7 o F4F-3 Wildcat x 12* m6 Z& d! S9 Y- P
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
' y2 ?# F4 ~+ u SBD-3 Dauntless x 70
* I. N& S& ]! T% m TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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5 P4 D: L* W6 WAllied aircraft losses
* x4 `& u, n y6 [* X0 A: ~ SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged3 S1 P" G" y0 j4 {. p6 D
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged7 B" I1 D+ P* l+ i E. B) w
7 a5 J) n! n0 V% e& w' c' f' FJapanese Ships6 D; F5 G! T; H4 k6 S0 X8 J
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
. |& ^0 q9 B) u* o CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
5 g# X/ M" p! H) W' b' J DD Asakaze: v- T" M. g+ [- H# O
DD Tamanami5 A& Y) b0 W; p0 X8 Y1 h: G
DD Onami
6 b4 [& a/ g1 J& Y7 V( u' i DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
# F# r. q5 b0 d9 H3 B; c% f CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage2 u( A: ~8 P. m2 F
DD Oite
& e* S% M$ P0 {+ j; C: l& n u DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
- J" t) o9 u/ w B; n8 o& P( |5 C* ]2 B, r+ Y DD Suzukaze
* l4 }% e5 g9 |5 _* G! m3 `& X CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 16 @5 l8 N) `$ @6 L) n3 z3 F
CL Nagara# h, ?& N5 m. r# b. u
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: M7 `4 X! d7 g) E! rAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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6 _" P; b0 ^2 P5 V, r5 k E/ c& ORaid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
0 N9 y3 ^+ @2 m& A+ CEstimated time to target is 30 minutes+ f" }* i3 t d1 B9 i; F1 v0 B3 ^5 l
% _9 \1 \+ S+ l& q3 O1 O/ DAllied aircraft
) V: T# v1 c$ m9 ` A-24 Banshee x 2
{. `8 k$ G' c/ D5 S SBD-3 Dauntless x 25
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6 W! _' B8 Z% P( Y5 ^ A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
% X q) I6 ?! F SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged0 F2 N! d) F! Z* j- v1 W
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CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage+ s- p; Q( s5 m6 `
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage0 L3 `+ l5 O7 L J
CV Zuikaku, heavy fires2 m2 h. K6 v! A8 B6 [6 }" a
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires* P9 H1 ?7 `2 j( X, L
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ ]* n7 B* Q3 q7 j8 a* y# a CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage# U, n. L7 h. R/ V/ w% O2 M
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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$ z# n ]! ^. ~& ZWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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3 L' v h4 b, K/ o0 p9 w7 G/ sRaid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
) Y; {: X, ^: l/ w3 lEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Allied aircraft- ]/ K r) P9 H, F
A-24 Banshee x 147 p$ i( r8 [& X
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Allied aircraft losses
# O7 ]) m; c5 p' [2 a( u8 f) ` A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged3 \% Z) y" n( N+ G2 d' H- {+ P
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Japanese Ships
/ [% Q5 K/ O# R6 C& { CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage* f; c+ j- x; q& P( a ^/ K% l
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
% V4 w" g6 `. E7 o5 L' ^ DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ E, B) I# k- N% n1 I" |+ J 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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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud* D+ S. H9 v) o/ y: A
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Raid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
' N: S4 b; `7 F# a* K @Estimated time to target is 27 minutes* P7 e& Y! K. \+ L" ~
5 `, A, h# o) i5 PAllied aircraft
/ ~% o! h! Z, D) N A-24 Banshee x 2
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships6 x) u; v. t& E7 A" h: [+ {
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires; Z. ?" [% E2 c O+ }) k
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5 L2 J! F+ u5 r7 N% q) r6 X/ Q. ZAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57( W% l9 k+ r$ V9 P+ a+ T) {, d: m+ g
! M; x9 [# z8 P' g q0 G, L. CWeather in hex: Heavy cloud0 {: K& v0 B/ U6 t0 F
1 q( r# e" M# y9 N" VRaid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
. G5 `" I/ G8 \+ E$ L1 QEstimated time to target is 24 minutes
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2 d; `* Y: \% E0 Y' jAllied aircraft6 x. v7 e! `: a; T
F4F-3A Wildcat x 2* N/ U" E2 T* A0 l& \
SBD-3 Dauntless x 31+ Z+ b9 U) P# O! _( u
TBF-1 Avenger x 158 b9 f) M2 U0 v5 r: L
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Allied aircraft losses
4 ^7 [( c$ n1 S0 m9 F! A+ F' a SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged. s4 Z6 p/ l O, u7 B& x
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
: s# G- ]0 x$ @0 n5 b% V1 p! d CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 c) ] p, |9 r) q# [! v- | DD Oite
1 f h, J G6 T$ o3 x- U CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
+ C* ` x3 ~4 H1 F! a* H: q3 U CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 F2 m5 E0 X$ b' ~4 U- m. ]; L CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
+ P, Y+ c0 v2 x6 d DD Onami! b% [# w0 i+ z7 k) [* K; Q4 w* q
DD Tamanami) g3 E; x5 f/ T. }/ k" K
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire) L: _7 x" h, _1 C$ {
DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 1
; v5 K3 g2 \6 I F7 y2 O' h9 B DD Minekaze
% M e `$ q3 \! E5 g! Q9 ?- ` DD Asakaze
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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0 Z# B1 k, _7 W L8 BWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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+ B' B8 o7 n- E9 BRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.+ n" v1 p4 q+ n8 r# K U
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes! K* k" E) Q) _- `0 C+ m% y1 v
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Japanese aircraft
/ k# o5 S c: T% x no flights* \$ I1 {, m& k+ b8 j
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Allied aircraft
- P4 v# ~3 ~9 I0 _5 ~ F4F-3P Wildcat x 107 J3 m& m5 X- w$ w7 B2 e2 c, b
F4F-4 Wildcat x 14$ m" V) \. d1 h* J. ]/ X
SBD-3 Dauntless x 63
5 M' { a( N- z& k! W TBF-1 Avenger x 18
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No Japanese losses: j: d2 B1 V) A& o* B7 J' b
( J3 `! s0 i7 |2 Q' I( iAllied aircraft losses- M: M1 X( M/ p. a& }! p
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged6 u4 C5 u6 l2 V. n% i% W
TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged% v6 D$ c" a6 W6 p) ]5 p4 y; B
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Japanese Ships, L& g" o. L+ x7 n
CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 x- I! g' @" D. M* p( i# D T CA Kako, and is sunk! |" ^/ X' V* B, C# k+ O
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage( c) V7 D A# a
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
& D9 N& w8 x9 R8 n DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
+ a5 g9 d$ q1 H7 f4 g# }1 M DD Onami' V! O( o& V# o, A/ P& ~/ j
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk1 r8 ^6 O$ ^$ P$ {3 {, R
DD Asakaze2 J! A8 I8 D4 c
DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
; p$ M& z$ Z( D: E DD Oite" [% o7 h* p; y6 r; {) \: |
DD Minekaze
0 r7 n9 q, X5 W; u/ E" s+ D DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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. P" ~" L. O6 K; \7 iAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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2 \8 k& u* b; W, FWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.8 n2 b$ Y9 F `
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Allied aircraft
) _# s. [ c5 t4 p% K% ] SBD-3 Dauntless x 162 i4 y7 V% K4 m6 A/ |
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Allied aircraft losses7 i6 F* y5 F0 K, d! G2 ]
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships5 P- o$ g" A/ x, Y$ Z8 ^
CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage( n: C* ^' @8 D$ i E0 r
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
! D: C' T* O# V& i) n; H1 s DD Sawakaze
, J$ [6 p/ b$ O; ~' E DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |