AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 42
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盟军正式登陆阿图岛
9 Y/ j' @/ }5 p2 @) ~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: c! j2 x2 G# S
58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩; s) y& y7 u" T+ a0 {, T: F! P: z
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
0 z, M3 {7 n4 c# O; M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
! Y. z1 H3 Z' [0 q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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Amphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49)
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; u, H" N, I! H/ w8 n9 eTF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,49
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Allied ground losses:0 Z8 N2 ^4 b$ X. K+ r; g ]
253 casualties reported7 x: b: W0 ~5 H4 i6 P0 p
Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled/ z9 Z2 E. X" }1 c, u8 o
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled0 A2 S& c8 H. a8 ?
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 \9 S& @/ e: S8 _6 d
Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)$ m# Q, X3 c% G- A" A# Q1 y
Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)+ h% T" c- j1 h+ w! s
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Ground combat at Attu Island (153,49)- `) V2 K% G( ?
) Q, T A$ y$ O G" D& V& x4 I. [Japanese Deliberate attack5 f3 O% H/ |: w5 E6 F( K ^
9 a( a c' x# f5 n, N# XAttacking force 5357 troops, 43 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 979 F; A$ \ D" g
M6 _3 p0 H% d) i+ m! G* r: a qDefending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 4260 M1 B* o! b" D2 n: `+ b* U
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Japanese adjusted assault: 0 ( [$ B. i$ c# f0 f) |
, p/ |: ^4 R' @, W3 T% e* CAllied adjusted defense: 339 4 T J3 O( f1 i$ Q% a1 q% _1 f8 Y
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 99 c- i3 T, K* w6 N/ z. L: S
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Combat modifiers; K; L, E8 O- s; ~. @
Defender: terrain(+)% a4 t2 N! X+ E& i: D; {, ^# w- o
Attacker:
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, r3 |" ^" _" w& P* M8 NJapanese ground losses:
3 c" M3 J9 i. D5 d7 t 1597 casualties reported& m3 E8 D0 l6 }' a
Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled
7 m: g, K% T+ @9 ~; M) ^7 A Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled
3 t$ y2 y. Y; l; U& z' e8 s Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled9 C8 n1 B3 C; G. ]/ t" n! m
Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)0 l% l3 Z$ ^5 q! ?
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)' k# t2 s5 B0 v2 e; p* a! K3 f
# G5 D" K5 r% i5 m5 V' H& sAllied ground losses:% Q& [3 \; `/ R# j
100 casualties reported
- @- n, Q5 e4 i Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled) W3 s: Q, ~( u$ g7 O' m8 A, d1 n
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
4 k/ @- q. w3 @5 j( v Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled/ [% c5 r9 g+ ^8 C; j; w; F
! S" ~9 P0 a* D; W$ O9 bAssaulting units:+ V5 F0 z: I' T* G k
3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion
% b) }: j9 o, F" a 302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion
9 d" I9 R! F) M) n8 [ 12th Indpt SNLF Coy . q5 W w. U# J) u l
7th Base Force
) _ d& z, c' S 8th Field AF Construction Battalion/ f- e7 i T4 P5 ?. a$ z; Y" _1 q
5th IJN AA Battalion& G G5 B+ U; m6 c" s; d$ N' p! }1 p
( x1 Z2 {2 Z! |- |& r$ B+ IDefending units:
) ~" d5 Z3 t# O Americal Infantry Div /1' V6 S" t2 W: q* ~4 ^. g0 Q8 b
4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /1. Q5 E6 J" U2 e& l+ ^( d& h; o! `. m
201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /12 u# g8 c1 T' b. W7 t
151st Combat Engr Rgt /1( X) j% t$ K" S* \6 @* F
153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
' [& n* ~# T+ ~; {9 x 198th FA Bn /1% M7 H1 P. ^$ U% ^
250th Cst Art Rgt /27 m! o4 K) c+ e0 @6 v
81st FA Bn /1& A( O7 _ R+ D6 z
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0 m4 p z# C7 c2 H# A4 \Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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' F8 o$ W. o+ D+ g; s4 y5 e5 K) tWeather in hex: Thunderstorms, M4 i! _# ?* w/ V& Q6 ^
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.- [3 |# e1 y! f$ X* y' Y* M
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
% g% R0 U! w: b; q; | i! y* F/ ?! f A6M2 Zero x 25# j/ J9 M* u# e! q% Q$ a) [
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+ B+ X' g( i5 s F4F-3A Wildcat x 12. ^ t; T9 V2 W+ f
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
5 q a& U& Q$ }( J SBD-3 Dauntless x 729 r, v0 ]; V7 o |, j c
TBF-1 Avenger x 30! j$ j3 R9 u# ~: c
" D6 w) A% p4 I$ UNo Japanese losses- M2 M9 v0 |* z: t p- [7 a
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Allied aircraft losses* B6 f7 P& n9 e8 H ~+ q A
F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed
9 s I2 Z2 V: n; B& t& u8 } F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, m" C( g) O' |6 L$ T: S
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged; s6 T/ S3 ?4 G. V4 ]9 w7 K
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak
$ {; ~/ I' v7 q+ m4 M% m TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged3 Z8 }$ @2 b3 z' P
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Japanese Ships8 S; f. ]2 [9 Y: U, E& n
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
$ [& f9 o5 V G8 N ?. v CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
+ B) ^6 d( n" o4 h6 z CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire
' V% o" v7 Y& I5 _# E/ A8 v7 R CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires
, B6 N8 G, _. { p" u, K CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 2
. Z! x% b* U: G9 V7 [5 ] CA Furutaka
- ?6 }2 c+ m: L: M) y6 b CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57* g' ^# Q8 R% }' Q( o9 u3 w
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms; _) J4 P. b; U2 c- h, _
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
+ G/ m$ B. c- J$ m REstimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Japanese aircraft0 n/ e+ y d# x& Y5 @- F
A6M2 Zero x 16
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Allied aircraft$ c6 }6 a* Q1 v. L) M1 z+ m
F4F-3P Wildcat x 127 K4 v, i" _3 w7 g3 ~
F4F-4 Wildcat x 15: z9 q$ V% Q9 D
SBD-3 Dauntless x 51
; ]$ w! s$ S& S, ?2 { TBF-1 Avenger x 306 e7 ]$ Y! \' S4 X' C
7 B' M/ Q0 {) _( M, _Japanese aircraft losses
# {! c5 v5 s1 U* E; O A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed5 f1 }) r+ \, _( W0 v7 [+ X
$ s5 W D4 @5 r' }+ g4 {8 A; ~Allied aircraft losses9 Z0 h7 r4 z! C8 a2 c2 h* i. l/ @
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
, U0 {% @: h, ^& G1 r SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
; k7 l$ c! M( w TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
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: j. a- Z. w p. Y% s. @* MJapanese Ships
1 m1 v. ]4 P5 ` CV Kaga, heavy fires
& S2 k7 z# [ ?1 W1 t8 J CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires8 {( K" X' _% K2 P! `
CV Zuikaku, on fire' B* t2 p- I( i6 z6 |
CV Akagi
' F2 v1 {! r! V$ w/ Q* a CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 x! t6 m% y( [1 ` DD Tamanami
# w! o4 y$ O2 x3 R" R( i" S2 B4 F CL Nagara$ C1 v% b! h5 e0 G; \
DD Oite C o. k& v4 e2 t4 m5 l& U
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire y& R8 ~; y7 A
CA Furutaka0 G1 j6 A6 y( k I: ^
CA Kako, Bomb hits 17 D5 \ Q, W6 l6 @, X
DD Minekaze
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$ D# u! _/ l0 w/ [+ } ~/ QMorning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,54
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6 u; \, S1 s) ]( V. OWeather in hex: Heavy cloud5 O' R1 T' \) w( ]2 o# _. y! V
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.8 z: }* c* M" J
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
- o% E5 e) [* E# K3 I2 t: X, h A6M2 Zero x 33
, b8 d: f" o- K" c& k3 C% h B5N2 Kate x 61
! _& F! ?7 ]) `: M' z$ x$ l D3A1 Val x 44% L/ R* A. g7 T' L
2 Y: u: ~% ]0 _, H7 p* dAllied aircraft% r* p1 J8 D) R/ N9 j. R
F4F-3A Wildcat x 174 T1 e) i( R' S9 |' T( E
F4F-3 Wildcat x 48
. f% y8 _7 L5 a9 x& |1 z2 U F4F-4 Wildcat x 81
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Japanese aircraft losses0 ~ n, v9 g: l) l
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed# j" \4 O6 l ?# R9 Q: L
B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged9 t# m" T! ]' Q3 E
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
2 I8 l/ ~3 O- y9 [! U' t D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged( d+ j2 J; `+ \- D: G o0 w! \
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses
- h, S" ]7 X( E& } F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed! R2 y( n4 x( t* |( a1 b
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Allied Ships
# o3 j' N1 `+ G J& |$ Z/ }( J CVE Copahee- }; b+ p5 k2 G8 F, @
CV Yorktown
* V6 `8 n2 [+ ]4 B CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2# b+ ?. s& o2 _. P) C9 Z1 [: S
CLAA San Diego0 w! W6 {- u2 X8 c% P
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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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- [- L J* U3 C: _1 V: wRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
! e( e- z$ b! d& t4 @' D$ N: hEstimated time to target is 29 minutes
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& D( M, M. R0 S3 w6 M9 f( S' L7 TJapanese aircraft" ~- {" V- n- Y
A6M2 Zero x 3
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* G# [* ^5 r4 |# N* h, yAllied aircraft0 Q: Q. V( q L( ?
F4F-3 Wildcat x 2
# d8 w* ?# q$ c' D5 S- H1 c SBD-3 Dauntless x 19
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& b& {8 |* a2 ? n7 l4 R# xNo Japanese losses1 W5 S+ Y7 f9 ?9 S A
0 w$ P; L' X0 `+ e' N& h. PAllied aircraft losses3 C) s$ H* ]2 R
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed. j8 Z% D) b+ k+ k2 _
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged* D" o* B# l* ^8 }: K5 F
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak9 ]2 T: E J$ D% c: O& d
; |' \) `* f7 Z7 G, {Japanese Ships+ W$ X3 b8 M" }$ W7 t0 ]" U
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
, }6 ?2 m' \+ Q7 A CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire# L, W( ]6 }5 a* O" {# K
CV Akagi% g$ {2 E K% Y/ }5 f) r
CV Zuikaku, on fire0 T4 Z& Q9 j2 ?2 }0 r1 A2 L
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage; F: e$ n, w. P* W
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% q" W; l: h4 QAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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8 x/ u1 a) R' q4 v7 u' ~, a8 ~Raid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
4 q0 p {! J& `, E, `Estimated time to target is 25 minutes
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: B3 ^! N# _+ o" W2 LJapanese aircraft8 i b. G( N) j2 a+ B5 A+ G
A6M2 Zero x 2
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 2' [* S3 w$ K9 W/ a6 Q- [
TBF-1 Avenger x 6
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; M$ H7 R; _1 w" }( G' P" XNo Japanese losses* y( c1 f+ m9 Z6 A3 z
7 Y( J9 F3 G' E% Q3 W4 z1 cNo Allied losses
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0 @) w$ V, z% D) c$ m( w5 t4 N# uJapanese Ships5 _5 t- j/ e! q2 V
CV Akagi
" A# r9 f9 h# R3 c# k$ O CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage. k# |; r" h! g, A
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7 Y7 z7 f. \2 S8 P2 J4 aAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud& N0 L0 D" e+ a1 e/ F
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.) a! B+ q6 ~- G$ _% y. F
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 5+ A. q& V# O0 `1 h% r4 J( v! y" \) B
TBF-1 Avenger x 3
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* g u( Q# k5 ~3 f# FAllied aircraft losses5 T! W5 V1 Q& t# g: {- z: q- D
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged# g- T" C) R* V. N* i3 {2 c! I4 r3 ^
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Japanese Ships
3 R& [2 u( d- i! m CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
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0 z7 T" y5 t2 C' VAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,56
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! P# o" W* w' l( |5 q- gWeather in hex: Heavy rain) m! Z# A/ p) g7 ]" U7 k. w7 H& h! G
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
( X! a4 K1 d* T0 a" oEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
8 x% `+ }! E2 h' c( g4 V8 p A6M2 Zero x 6; q. ^5 K- P, ^0 D
B5N2 Kate x 15, W. A, |: P, Q. C+ m8 G; y5 Z
D3A1 Val x 19
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Allied aircraft8 F) B5 P1 I, ^& F0 l& q5 _5 U
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
1 l6 g2 P* `+ T7 h0 E5 s F4F-4 Wildcat x 36
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Japanese aircraft losses% H8 C9 m4 c9 s3 E- Z1 d$ b9 g( C! _4 q
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed3 K* Q% ]+ D5 C0 F
B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged6 W, V4 k! Y7 c$ w" q9 ]8 F T
D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged. _ ^3 U- s* H
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Allied aircraft losses' L. A0 l% X) L6 R. E+ W* a
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed4 O8 K, |7 G( _ `9 w1 c( H! @
1 s }/ u5 b% e# v# {4 @2 DAllied Ships1 @( C% @$ R# g$ k' l) l
CV Lexington
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,576 |( z* S# C* V# Y
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
/ O' A% D# |& }# ~7 zEstimated time to target is 31 minutes
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8 `- l e: G6 [4 C& G4 N( WAllied aircraft/ l, n7 e) l# Q8 c
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
* @/ }0 j# k8 [. r5 c8 z, v/ c F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
3 z) w& h9 \. D6 O! i7 W8 u# x SBD-3 Dauntless x 707 I( e B9 C0 ]1 F" g
TBF-1 Avenger x 30) D. b2 c* l7 J& u4 I, h
) U1 o2 q9 \1 r) E/ w- ZAllied aircraft losses3 y* Z O+ H5 x' H2 o
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
+ B" n4 p7 p7 v& c# d! K TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged9 b0 f' t" E, k ~+ o
$ W8 @: `* |! s# K+ I8 z8 zJapanese Ships j4 j3 F2 X* D% f, z! U8 I6 i
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage/ V4 q) E0 R! V' M
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires) U% M# S5 g9 b8 R7 x
DD Asakaze
4 x: A8 S$ ~) _ DD Tamanami
, g/ D* Q4 I J3 w! K5 {, Y5 _ DD Onami
2 h! n6 ?9 ?3 m DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage4 h* ~2 l5 G/ c* v& V6 e
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage" X$ A3 v7 Q J6 S* i1 q: [! a$ Q
DD Oite) k" J/ l+ J3 w, |/ k: m+ O# v4 R
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
) r7 P! {; E4 x; H. f DD Suzukaze; l7 A( V0 A- |# D
CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1
) b* S9 r% z. L9 X CL Nagara
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. J6 R" S9 F2 q+ {4 l% UAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57: l( Y) D* ?. x7 O
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud0 Q( Q; H+ [0 ]
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Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.9 |/ } Q( b z+ S# b
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Allied aircraft
7 s& c5 R* n* A1 J A-24 Banshee x 2, ` N( \$ Y, O2 }
SBD-3 Dauntless x 25
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5 C) o' b' o/ i7 ^9 X9 dAllied aircraft losses
! H; z7 A0 \$ H1 o0 E A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
7 V4 O3 ~4 T* `; B; F SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged% S+ \6 ` ^) x2 G s$ n" f! g c
( y. X, a$ w1 [7 m0 y* `Japanese Ships
/ \0 O- x7 w9 S1 T CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage# w4 X h! j7 x2 b ^5 W4 X
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 ~6 `+ V% u( _( J2 p- ^ CV Zuikaku, heavy fires" w" n, N- P' h% q. W. e
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires) S! L+ ^- z# @# b% k
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
' e% b3 {: |9 {- W8 A CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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' S( R! W4 e6 E4 S c' a8 CAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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9 B/ v* j$ S# N* K, _5 pRaid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.0 ~. [- V- A3 l L: ?( G' V) j6 k
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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+ s, W( C9 Z p( t5 y4 e0 oAllied aircraft
$ r' T2 v+ ~1 H# l! M6 `% m1 p A-24 Banshee x 14
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1 f& ~1 o0 _8 ]7 G A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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. W/ E1 o" s! s2 f& L4 r+ _1 F$ oJapanese Ships6 E- V- m3 K5 J. C
CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage0 t+ g" ?4 O: _; o6 s
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
" f! u7 ?# f: M: ~/ ]( C6 |5 J/ e DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage A C J/ J0 k4 ?
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage( W x" x) d9 E7 e H) z6 s0 Y
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* R5 K( W% l0 I$ _+ u1 [Weather in hex: Heavy cloud; k0 C$ w3 C' a
/ h7 p9 ]+ [. O/ a' YRaid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
5 A, Q+ Y% `5 r" q9 Q$ ~Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
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Allied aircraft4 x8 @$ d% i) _! a) t0 z
A-24 Banshee x 2
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No Allied losses! q D# [' a% `9 h0 M
7 m$ A' x) O. ~9 J, T' J2 GJapanese Ships% o9 n6 x7 W. b+ k
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires# w$ J* R7 X8 y& C& y" G P: ]
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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9 T; t+ f7 d" f8 Z4 qRaid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
0 k2 R4 e1 Z0 C" C# DEstimated time to target is 24 minutes. G, C' E# @( x2 e- c3 b' ?
) e8 @' a0 I qAllied aircraft
8 Z$ R- M7 z/ w( a5 @ F4F-3A Wildcat x 2+ o9 S9 y: r! r$ L
SBD-3 Dauntless x 31
& o Q% t& [9 S9 N h9 o TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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Allied aircraft losses0 S3 l0 Q) {$ ?" v- S3 N) _6 Q
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
6 c! I# W3 ` o/ u q% U TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged0 ~2 \& G8 p# X0 W. O
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Japanese Ships
% M* u6 o4 ^3 f, \3 |- l" k CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage0 l- |! n" P/ l; t+ j
DD Oite
4 v" K! i4 C8 ]1 V6 m5 { CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
* [$ H( l1 B; W+ s( } CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 }2 P. b; Q4 I! z CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
2 n+ g4 S' ~/ K# h# m DD Onami
* L8 |8 i' X5 }) C/ R+ s2 T* s DD Tamanami! Z& [# D5 C; d
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire ?" z% _0 H8 _4 |) }) Y
DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 17 f7 {! |7 j, a% W" n- [
DD Minekaze
) o1 Y1 p0 U4 R) t1 e DD Asakaze7 b& D: t x+ k4 P$ i6 t" S
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: P( K, B! X( N3 [1 T( wAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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8 T+ c7 h* s5 m+ S1 PWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.' K# c: L6 L/ t- C( ?2 i
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes- L/ ~+ D r6 i' d3 S" |2 x
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Japanese aircraft$ | W3 v, L9 Z6 o: W
no flights3 O; k3 F9 \ L1 j* I
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Allied aircraft. D& G y4 l; V6 L6 Q* }
F4F-3P Wildcat x 109 C* D2 c6 i6 B( d& `
F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
" t0 \' K9 g, D- u. \! v. P' n SBD-3 Dauntless x 63
! k2 Q. k- w" s. T( s6 W TBF-1 Avenger x 18
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No Japanese losses1 N5 U, T3 V; m3 F$ w% o
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Allied aircraft losses
5 T, c9 P$ m2 d3 e* s SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
, \9 H5 \ `/ n, f3 n TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged
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$ M4 F* K1 D4 M" e( _Japanese Ships
. L I; t2 m1 X8 _4 K/ u p CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage
, C( A7 Y4 ]* z/ P, s) ^. f) v CA Kako, and is sunk2 C0 L. Y3 F! `: n0 x+ v
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage4 |: T2 @, P$ a F& ~! R
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk. ?1 h: V S4 A. ^ Z3 a. E4 w
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk9 {5 `) q4 A: K& u( J
DD Onami5 h7 }( y: u1 D: U# g. f
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk/ z7 |; E) V" v9 h: n3 ?5 m$ t
DD Asakaze
& i4 I4 S) q0 i" z* A9 H3 \ DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 I& \! j. D+ Z# ^- W- I$ `3 G DD Oite& I2 I$ d7 @; }4 H% E
DD Minekaze/ e. V, e8 O: Z1 z0 r* I
DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57" ^0 }7 S# @: M# i0 X& s
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud: k) M) h8 y0 Y
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Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
8 v$ S/ T, r, p, aEstimated time to target is 13 minutes
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9 ?) q* k% E% BAllied aircraft
" a9 _, _7 W+ ~9 _% k) S/ j SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
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+ O$ z q; z# F# o- m/ G) hAllied aircraft losses" ]" q3 i, [0 v5 i' x5 {* F4 Q( \
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged+ @. e: O8 [+ \, u
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% Z) ?+ k1 Q% m( R' m5 v CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage) Q6 m! Z1 U; p
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
* e8 M# u9 o8 u( @7 T; _; f: ^ I DD Sawakaze
' p6 {& y" [! D* ^ ]3 ^2 i; ? DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |