AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 42
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% I& j& r4 G4 |1 U2 q1 a4 L3 d2 l9 x盟军正式登陆阿图岛
% B* m b; _2 R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) E. |0 a3 E# @$ }6 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
) P) Q. W6 L* K0 m7 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 }& i, x: }: G3 n- K2 U w7 U
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
! O% m* {" [! 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
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, z& I7 V! L( F9 a; Z) Y" zAmphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49)2 j/ w) H5 A! q3 i( @
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TF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,49
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Allied ground losses:
0 y6 z# A8 J9 }7 q: m/ {$ G 253 casualties reported
4 L6 H, p0 A0 [ Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled
/ v; c3 u2 f0 P2 [, I Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled; W$ x- U2 C2 W' E0 |3 t) T7 y
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
' u4 ]4 g. M) @. m2 X& C( _8 I Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)0 B8 V% d$ S( b0 p0 ?8 Z! F
Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)+ j' T( \" s3 {% j. |! |
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Ground combat at Attu Island (153,49); l4 R7 F9 V: t8 n! F5 L8 U- W
2 i3 t9 h. ^" T( qJapanese Deliberate attack3 s- v% j! k0 U4 L& p
6 ?& r6 S2 c( j# |2 r. PAttacking force 5357 troops, 43 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 97
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n; A3 T- T% s: A2 K+ qDefending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 426
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Japanese adjusted assault: 0
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Allied adjusted defense: 339 ) m. h3 E" B6 V1 |) q8 _
) R9 Z! S1 G9 EJapanese assault odds: 1 to 99
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Combat modifiers
8 j7 m: M! K* h- r+ `Defender: terrain(+)
& @/ |( _% v4 o' D9 ?+ ?3 }5 fAttacker: 0 N9 H, I' r. k! M( {7 G( m
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Japanese ground losses:
6 w% P1 C7 s. A. m/ m( F 1597 casualties reported
2 L2 Q# p. Z9 o; s3 P$ B% Y Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled
- U/ k6 @% P+ i; _! ]1 c: B Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled" w5 E3 c8 ^' b6 D& P, G' M
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled; v; F# H N2 x# i8 L# t; |; n9 a
Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)
3 b G t ^* D+ ^, w( q. B Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)& Y+ V" ?$ u3 m# l( ]" j
8 m, w- G# K' ~+ ~, F" AAllied ground losses:
& Y+ P8 l, }. J! k: h9 t$ `' j 100 casualties reported' V+ W% Q+ Z+ j" R
Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
" a# Q7 L" m" J3 C1 l2 L Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 Y& F% y8 U: o: \/ I
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Assaulting units:# ~" v! k- b* X( G! ~& `( y
3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion
9 e- d' t& U v, [1 i 302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion) S% m9 `6 j% f' W1 E. v
12th Indpt SNLF Coy
% g& s( s5 p4 k) t6 O 7th Base Force
+ v7 h/ n3 v7 K$ ~3 `2 o2 x 8th Field AF Construction Battalion
) F1 q3 E0 v l 5th IJN AA Battalion3 |+ F& {7 B$ E6 B7 L
- p- c6 D$ N UDefending units:9 u, a( d4 k* Z' p; a f) B
Americal Infantry Div /1/ [( `' V+ u2 {
4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /12 B/ l' K% D5 T. H. a3 a8 R/ D
201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
2 q* I) K+ G l: \5 ?, \. V" G 151st Combat Engr Rgt /1
* F) j9 R- H" C0 b" N 153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
1 h( b2 R0 o' t6 n" J1 y$ ?' ~3 T 198th FA Bn /1
) ?" Z+ d5 n4 V. w 250th Cst Art Rgt /26 w+ M8 {7 a7 A+ E* D
81st FA Bn /1 F1 R- C( l/ f% ~8 r" ]
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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0 i3 W/ r! q' A3 c$ PWeather in hex: Thunderstorms% }4 h+ Z0 q2 C8 l/ U9 K5 d% {
1 H8 @9 g6 t) WRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
! m, R: z: u( |7 i QEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft9 ]6 B/ q& H( l) I( \, D
A6M2 Zero x 25
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Allied aircraft& b/ F( T$ q0 F5 J x
F4F-3A Wildcat x 124 r W( ]" k7 n' c4 v6 z3 w# b
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
' t8 l7 g+ @1 m, a& y9 `$ f2 ^1 p SBD-3 Dauntless x 72
" a9 ?1 _# S) s TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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Allied aircraft losses& R. q0 B2 B* t; B7 B: D- S5 A. A
F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed1 ?2 d( f6 Q) v+ B/ L4 i
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed! I0 X/ N9 C6 {* \
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged6 v4 _- c6 n2 b, e5 r. S
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak( @3 H2 J3 g7 A+ ^7 a6 f6 z! ?
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged% S* y$ M8 M! R; [
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Japanese Ships
" W+ \% M& [. R CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires @0 J5 {: }8 c$ i4 m9 ~: c( I
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1$ S* X, g6 t+ H2 n7 J6 X0 o. a' D
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire! ~& `4 U) z, c; [
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires
1 I& g N0 D5 x CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 28 u- H" r! _5 _; v p) @* c g
CA Furutaka
' Z( F4 q( ^ b' W) e/ B! k CA Kako, Bomb hits 16 n# J4 \" g0 e/ T4 @
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( |. R- V6 b+ R* H o9 wMorning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,571 n2 I7 y" q5 S$ B5 [1 E. \
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. ^. C, p% S g |4 a) p! ^/ K% O
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes- M; v3 h' q# Z4 E Y1 H; I2 x$ x- |
( W* y" h" {4 s5 cJapanese aircraft8 M( S- F! \6 x" X7 J, P
A6M2 Zero x 160 s6 l( [4 D7 n1 x/ F$ W) G3 T
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k. H3 P% i5 ~; b0 @ F4F-3P Wildcat x 12
5 }2 g/ F. p1 J% ?. K F4F-4 Wildcat x 156 x8 c& P- W9 _: c9 y3 Z1 t) q3 p0 S, t
SBD-3 Dauntless x 51
* o3 K: B# o5 e; Q. Q8 o TBF-1 Avenger x 30( t3 `! n; h# p3 j! {" y8 |2 D
8 _+ f+ z1 X3 l! R7 QJapanese aircraft losses+ z$ z' e- k+ {/ j1 f
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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" H% u) t( X$ O) f; T) hAllied aircraft losses
$ b" T- Q8 {; J) Y3 M. f SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
; g& C1 {5 v* u* W/ e3 ~ SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
% a& I% H S9 {- I TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged! J1 l/ V$ [7 L |$ u$ _; H3 ^
& P W4 t+ z' D( |/ F+ a% a2 V) ?Japanese Ships
" E& Q! ^3 K4 y" r H, O, r' D2 A$ f CV Kaga, heavy fires
, K' U) `. M5 j& @/ |$ j( h; j CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, z* I p+ {& r5 z
CV Zuikaku, on fire1 ]2 l5 c+ k; V! o5 k, a
CV Akagi/ U' v" l+ n$ V# T( Q
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
- M% i3 F! @+ \: l( [0 I8 H DD Tamanami
. x: t/ |. l5 `8 `8 ^8 f CL Nagara
* }# b. F3 o0 k6 \- l DD Oite# e/ K" S0 [1 O% E) b
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire
8 i' W& P1 }# n CA Furutaka3 z1 v+ [( Y4 {$ Y
CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
5 l- h+ g) G" I, O DD Minekaze
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) f5 Q% z" Q2 \) lMorning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,54" P% ~3 _- k) f
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud. @: {1 \& {/ l6 R @7 L
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
9 U0 I# o* w: sEstimated time to target is 15 minutes8 D; S) F7 p. B
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Japanese aircraft
* y# u' B! p; h9 `/ F; B& e A6M2 Zero x 33, L" q D- S3 Z3 ]# ?7 ]
B5N2 Kate x 61
, |7 P; x. J' g* @- V( O D3A1 Val x 44
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Allied aircraft. S- Y4 b$ [+ ?1 e( y, r. f1 x8 i
F4F-3A Wildcat x 17
% Y' Y5 A! ^0 k F4F-3 Wildcat x 48
9 S- T1 J' G; ~8 }$ Z0 Z) }+ N0 C8 K0 } F4F-4 Wildcat x 81
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Japanese aircraft losses9 E; j0 e- Z. A9 [
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
) D) G* e% |2 a2 ^4 w! P B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged
7 d9 O, I/ Y( `# r B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak$ q4 }- i# m% n* b$ r) I- Q' k8 s
D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged
9 P0 J, J5 `5 M. Z( X! E8 y D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses: {/ o$ [: H5 O4 v7 P3 @) N
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
2 _+ z! |4 ~) X) T1 N" N6 x! v% G8 G- i: E CVE Copahee
" v' q- d" m# ^: g CV Yorktown
3 H1 \" a, e% w CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2+ j+ }. k) s- c+ i5 |, f2 k
CLAA San Diego
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, `% `1 I' I+ E0 A* `- MAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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: j; j1 f2 N& f/ C) cWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
K4 F6 I% J! u2 J3 HEstimated time to target is 29 minutes7 k7 A, B9 K8 b8 n; ?( q
7 g( ^3 A) k" l7 \8 ^) ~Japanese aircraft& @& f. j, n: y6 g. O- e
A6M2 Zero x 3
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6 O! P4 @1 [: `5 G3 z5 ~6 vAllied aircraft
' X: |5 Y9 E- s0 f' Y" y2 A F4F-3 Wildcat x 2
- j9 t5 }1 F' c# y! E0 U SBD-3 Dauntless x 19
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$ k1 g, Q) Q* z/ v! E5 H bNo Japanese losses8 b7 D2 F& a+ ~+ L+ B& W9 K
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Allied aircraft losses
4 J3 a0 I, i9 ]* o9 p8 I' G; g F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
2 o# @5 l/ `/ }, Z2 [7 n0 M SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged8 J& h( G- f# |7 ]
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak$ D) ^: w0 w: o' u& V% r
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Japanese Ships
2 @, {; {' q w1 d% G CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage8 e! D1 v' K8 M4 {. h# _3 _- V0 Z9 H; F
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire
; J$ c" j1 N3 _1 e0 V CV Akagi7 O! G9 c( _" R* s5 {8 x
CV Zuikaku, on fire* |2 s$ f9 l- i* l; |
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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6 C( y& K. f9 y6 `9 i% ?Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud, |. y1 j+ `- f5 u( W
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Raid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
9 c0 E5 w: x% j5 YEstimated time to target is 25 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
0 I4 d2 s8 r0 b7 U4 K$ Q u A6M2 Zero x 2
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0 ^3 `& {9 |0 V' sAllied aircraft5 D- Q# P7 X9 p# u" M) S
SBD-3 Dauntless x 29 V: x9 w. Y$ |3 J
TBF-1 Avenger x 6
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' c8 F$ H% P% X6 m) zNo Japanese losses
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No Allied losses3 ^2 E% n& f3 F7 j
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Japanese Ships
4 R# w. c9 z5 q' a. U3 [: A9 B CV Akagi
1 v0 p8 L9 j& Q CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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: t7 j; w) t8 l( T: W5 [1 _; C& TAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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g8 W" |2 [7 nWeather in hex: Heavy cloud: |. @, L# O# H2 }. u
1 w1 N- Z; J- ]/ k0 a" t* {9 A! v/ wRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet." _3 S9 {2 B0 ^
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes- v1 R- c0 ^) T1 t4 g
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Allied aircraft* Z3 b `) X" ?4 Z" C, O
F4F-3 Wildcat x 5
7 m( N, F. W5 W6 j) u' N% g! M TBF-1 Avenger x 3- g% `7 y; l' C& m8 t; K
4 a* I/ q0 [, y* TAllied aircraft losses
4 e1 D; [* v/ m9 C TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged- e; _/ p9 y0 K( Q' {
5 J& O; N2 h; r1 y+ S. @3 O" T" jJapanese Ships) J7 j8 }- v, w1 p7 z( J2 L5 V
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1! m2 i) K" |% ?. E
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, h- L4 ~! [- d' e8 ]/ f; `, @' x% iAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,56
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain' }0 H! `5 c, t7 M
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.0 K! X7 J4 Y9 H
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes2 n# w' v& X; p9 E- \8 T, `
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Japanese aircraft2 n+ m. q4 m! U9 i+ b! {; S
A6M2 Zero x 60 |- H5 ^# q4 i$ _% c; y
B5N2 Kate x 15
4 h! k; x0 p. c* L D3A1 Val x 19
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: P/ y6 q1 F" S6 r2 r" `$ g+ ^Allied aircraft
5 j: R8 Y* M8 R) g, a U4 b F4F-3 Wildcat x 368 ] `3 M1 G: ~! P' b6 Y
F4F-4 Wildcat x 360 B! ]" V; x. y9 f& f0 i# F a1 ?
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Japanese aircraft losses7 R/ x( u0 Q; C$ d ]/ O; P% ?
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
) G7 m0 w8 W" Z8 {+ a5 F B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
/ S5 K( e U% J- D D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses+ w5 `) p0 f1 k$ z
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships4 G% F6 Q- b# A' d0 \
CV Lexington
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4 J9 _$ V; _9 d7 o. f- IAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,571 s" f- N# p# t! G7 j" o, {
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud2 W4 k6 f, @6 l
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
7 S% [4 ~$ b' B: JEstimated time to target is 31 minutes3 Y. E% \9 a' _9 J, V
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Allied aircraft
7 d8 P& v; z& @ [ f b F4F-3 Wildcat x 122 l. Q- O2 e0 O. @' q3 t
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
/ n9 b2 e' K+ d/ f2 b SBD-3 Dauntless x 70
" j0 J% I! w9 K) f! }% E TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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Allied aircraft losses+ K& v7 h$ D" k" { i
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
1 a. v, {3 m9 Z# _% R TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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$ d# k" i# P" b# @" dJapanese Ships6 r/ A9 S1 Q& E% F' ?" I& w& u& P4 R
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 Z r2 [* s: j8 A CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
6 F! z/ O5 \$ K9 {! P& } DD Asakaze* z% G2 r' Z) o* N7 A/ ?1 m
DD Tamanami8 ~3 \% l5 [0 d
DD Onami
5 n0 h4 S$ k$ @7 D DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
: ~) m5 d& x2 s3 Y, Z+ l+ c CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage& t7 @9 E& U0 j- l
DD Oite. j+ D9 { a, z6 r* y
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage, \' k$ M- T5 W( ~# [) }; T( n4 I
DD Suzukaze
R5 l# [. U$ d4 t1 U7 @ CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 13 J9 n o4 C7 H+ K' r! u2 B
CL Nagara9 l% Y& v' S9 a& v4 l% E
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# _6 I F4 P, w0 pAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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8 `( K. u: T0 cRaid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
3 T" D2 m8 A, i, ?" CEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Allied aircraft
4 s' }/ I6 T( T' S# t Z2 g( X A-24 Banshee x 2& k h, D3 ]8 Y& g1 f
SBD-3 Dauntless x 25
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Allied aircraft losses
7 m1 R" z, N. ?2 s7 Y. S A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged# w; T" T/ S- X+ E+ S# s6 W
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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7 b) ?. X( w* |% oJapanese Ships
$ g6 _9 x: H) Y CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ f2 {$ o: e; `4 N CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage$ H) ^7 y$ X" I* q! q: ~
CV Zuikaku, heavy fires
+ [1 Z; ^5 o* ]7 B3 i# w CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires0 _, M& J5 {9 v- l/ t v' U
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage5 v) N9 u3 N7 K9 e% _% C
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage' ?2 s6 |8 K X4 }2 i; ^7 G* C
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$ t4 W: T6 r0 @/ q! S8 z8 L$ d TAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud) K j! K7 F) T9 q( M+ ^( b
N& W2 y2 G5 G7 {8 c6 W/ b6 c0 CRaid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.9 m+ B* n6 \4 d3 x+ @8 B
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes8 N/ ^9 n! {; u$ t- f
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Allied aircraft
6 f& L) o/ n% {* k+ C# { A-24 Banshee x 14
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, }- W, x& i6 I$ |, A }! NAllied aircraft losses
+ N' S9 Y( Y3 b8 \, K( f A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
9 q9 W" D* q* Y5 I CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 @: p6 q+ `' s9 a. a CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
: a# w0 ^( Y8 d" n. R: z* G DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage
. g# C: G- v6 O- G1 U CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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% T1 E# g/ E/ ^6 x1 hAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57. R5 L# E( G' v5 l4 V7 b
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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5 E% H4 { O& F4 ^7 YRaid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
& v) j# C* \- s: L$ wEstimated time to target is 27 minutes' E$ @- c# r+ w
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A-24 Banshee x 2
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No Allied losses( M! @% T+ m8 l! U+ P- X8 h
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Japanese Ships
2 t( v, O& E* E' F, I/ T$ r CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires7 b8 l" B+ s4 H3 B1 J/ Y
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud! A/ [ _7 f5 J* u/ o
# Q2 R/ x1 L; c( a7 p4 @: R' ~* ^Raid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
2 D% T( ^, P' l6 b- _- }4 JEstimated time to target is 24 minutes; W$ I6 x4 H0 D( {; s6 K! c) w
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F4F-3A Wildcat x 2
. }8 o+ ?* ^4 \5 p SBD-3 Dauntless x 31; B/ N8 J3 x* s
TBF-1 Avenger x 15$ [8 ^7 T8 N; v: @- j
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2 r; ~& e) j# W$ U TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged' i: {7 W2 ]0 A* A# q$ I, {/ E
: T5 I |/ f& ^1 I; gJapanese Ships8 y' j* M$ u4 R: _1 l3 d/ n4 A
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
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1 C+ W0 Y+ c8 l4 [1 U5 } CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
6 Y$ h: s, e3 ~9 a; u+ @ d CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage& w p7 @1 V# J, j. g8 c
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
3 `; ]8 `- ]2 G0 k8 Z4 B) o DD Onami9 m0 _ L4 t( @1 k5 l9 a
DD Tamanami
' a& r+ r+ w! P B. a* V' i- k CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire. j0 E0 I8 L" y( I! ?2 s
DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 1
# ^ \; p g" _0 w& M DD Minekaze
l9 w; `: X; ^% T, F h4 ?4 f DD Asakaze8 i4 w# O5 j, u! I1 b" v
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# c& q0 a3 u/ p2 U5 t) |# qAfternoon 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.
; a+ L( ]/ a+ V: t& F: qEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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8 ~/ t& [2 K& v. ~* p0 o! lJapanese aircraft4 T' @, C3 R/ H( L: W2 T4 W$ j3 \
no flights
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F4F-3P Wildcat x 10
" i: P6 N+ U0 A" n F4F-4 Wildcat x 149 e0 }0 `) M9 c. `
SBD-3 Dauntless x 63
! r: u9 M' z/ B1 x2 F TBF-1 Avenger x 18
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No Japanese losses
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4 h6 }3 G5 N0 o8 gAllied aircraft losses
* o" {' @+ B+ Q4 v" ` SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
* P( s, E. P1 A& X TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged
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3 ]4 E- }1 A1 {7 HJapanese Ships4 R+ g, D( t/ {' T+ D8 I
CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage, P1 I, A4 m; r/ K4 i Y' g
CA Kako, and is sunk2 e2 R K8 R! \
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage' x) \6 E8 H2 _! b9 \$ V1 h+ l
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk/ L9 |, ~! g8 ^+ p
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
. g( ?7 N2 I; s DD Onami
1 c1 }% g5 {/ H DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk4 H% H/ @- C: R5 ^
DD Asakaze" g/ }" I, Q/ ~6 O; I
DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage2 u2 k! |. j. N, t! R; J% j9 C) A
DD Oite0 \* i& @# l0 z) ~4 D0 f
DD Minekaze6 X5 o+ P' \/ s p$ Z/ ~
DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire/ n$ M0 M. @; ]8 _1 m
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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/ [" c6 Q0 u" t- y2 ]9 j$ ORaid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.1 _" T- f' _4 r5 p# `$ d
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes, c: T2 u8 ^& p! u
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Allied aircraft
6 f( g6 g# v" j8 R7 ^9 c2 D; c SBD-3 Dauntless x 16# `) W# d* [& q
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
1 I0 T# ?) X" c4 v3 N CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
( S- u7 U" C- u( W# c CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
! x4 t' x3 l, k0 H% z DD Sawakaze9 {2 ]8 a" S5 _& M
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |