AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 423 ^8 c4 [; A m4 D2 b0 \3 p
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盟军正式登陆阿图岛, g+ H8 f2 [ u1 l% J, I: s4 D
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$ D) E. |! ?$ N) B
58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩
" e9 ^- {0 i3 Z8 V; e2 e/ C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# T: O! Z8 \" B6 M. Q/ n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 r" e$ `- B" M) A; |$ @& V2 g0 x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 q' Y6 t" S- b/ s7 \2 U" z2 v
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+ d- @; d1 i1 p1 TAmphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49)
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; `# N F8 X* W9 }* ?& CTF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,49
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Allied ground losses:
( r$ B7 Q9 Q3 H* c( z n 253 casualties reported" B! A: `3 g) o# s4 A5 C
Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled* V4 s1 `% }0 c( O; p9 e& b! j4 o/ ^
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled3 y9 o2 Z) t0 l
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. \8 p, x4 k5 S; `: w
Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)
: |& v8 f" [" D; y; E/ [ Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)& i1 m' S9 [2 R U% x1 Z
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) l" g. X- `' n# P5 R: W2 DGround combat at Attu Island (153,49)
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Japanese Deliberate attack/ G4 d: n* i" a# }. h+ ]" E+ l
3 M! K1 x5 R$ L9 d9 p& l. p3 ZAttacking force 5357 troops, 43 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 973 U1 A; [2 v. p/ T" l
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Defending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 426
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: | X* i) R" `* ZJapanese adjusted assault: 0
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1 r& l( e% R& v3 l+ IAllied adjusted defense: 339
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 99
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Combat modifiers
1 k$ o" c( g; qDefender: terrain(+)( f# [) J" [9 m) {! x8 U
Attacker:
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8 C l& X0 K4 @( v. Z5 PJapanese ground losses:
" x- W0 N+ d, n. k' h% a- v 1597 casualties reported t' g$ _6 F1 d" \ D. a
Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled
* F3 t+ _" R0 S: x1 c Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled
1 y1 C& b3 s7 _* n }4 Q4 Y1 ?- l Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled
4 R: M- u8 T9 i+ F( J Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)
9 S6 u0 K# k+ s Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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9 K5 g) n+ I. T" ^& w2 s! UAllied ground losses: D# U* P& |, u+ l0 R5 t& D1 u! d
100 casualties reported+ S' F' y _+ {5 K" a
Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
1 F& ]+ N& ^! m8 k) M% f& u Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) t2 a7 V I% u; @0 i5 Z! A
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled2 M* J* b' O; I! t) V: j; Z
" h' J' Y. E6 f& `+ d: P+ x3 pAssaulting units:1 Q/ H$ o% S& o; H
3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion7 B/ A: E( g/ M
302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion
) @ w1 w6 c7 e( D7 K" z+ D 12th Indpt SNLF Coy
' D `* G3 c, B 7th Base Force
; d; B6 _) D2 X7 ^" p. O4 R" l 8th Field AF Construction Battalion
4 `+ U$ D6 Y) `/ V, { 5th IJN AA Battalion. O0 z& v' C) T8 w
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Defending units:
& d5 M$ O. p- p) u: O4 F5 | Americal Infantry Div /1
3 U) i, M# i) @* j 4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /1) g4 r, K9 m# I- n& ^( c! _" Q
201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1' p, k! ?3 Z4 \7 k" A( F# P9 z
151st Combat Engr Rgt /11 E3 U4 }- r! E; S) v
153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1" w* @8 {8 k/ j$ S3 |5 F
198th FA Bn /1% ~: x3 x0 {6 ?: `3 G* q6 ~, M! F
250th Cst Art Rgt /2& w6 G0 {5 q- H" e7 M, Y# s
81st FA Bn /1
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6 ]) @; s0 x4 k# Q0 t2 I7 ^Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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. q' ~# D7 l1 q8 I. @Weather in hex: Thunderstorms* | i0 l; _. t. ?4 f7 g
9 ^( l3 ^, ?+ sRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
7 u7 X8 P8 [1 I/ q N' mEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft2 V: s V; T7 q7 U' E1 b
A6M2 Zero x 25
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Allied aircraft8 H' Y6 ^3 Q8 u5 s. X
F4F-3A Wildcat x 12
@$ Y# A7 K* j: y" N. @ F4F-3 Wildcat x 120 R3 C, N+ Y; e% D1 g# H# T# \
SBD-3 Dauntless x 72
* y; D( \* @# N- \* |7 X3 S. j TBF-1 Avenger x 30& u! w) t# U. Q. O( m
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No Japanese losses% a9 [4 y% A6 \2 l
! z u9 N' [% i8 NAllied aircraft losses, [& U C {: W
F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed
* x/ {) T9 z) `1 ]$ q, E F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed6 H+ J. X2 n1 M) j
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged
$ K7 C# U6 Y3 x/ n! J SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak
, \% o( S* f- `0 v | TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged7 ~2 {; R( L( N3 m
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Japanese Ships ~7 o4 B# T2 }, F7 T1 Q8 j) ]
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
) L3 K& U( J# [, R4 t5 n CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
' {7 l K0 j4 G! j! X2 ]0 g d CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire
! T4 w% n, D6 U5 r4 m CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires
! k' S( d. `) k+ x7 L w% Y4 D' p+ J, U CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 2+ w/ F. l7 V$ }, P/ V0 f: D
CA Furutaka
7 G; S; Y B7 d! D' c4 U2 e) ~ CA Kako, Bomb hits 17 c: S- L* w" d J$ ~
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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- n7 o+ @1 b1 u5 aRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet." r6 i* E! r+ } b
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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; A1 k- T# W! ], |% wJapanese aircraft
* o, k- w) a% G A6M2 Zero x 16
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. e' J2 X1 @+ _% ]$ h6 cAllied aircraft- q% W7 ?5 i5 n, ?) J# J6 L
F4F-3P Wildcat x 12
0 l# m0 b' _ P+ c b F4F-4 Wildcat x 15+ f! a) k- F# J- C% P
SBD-3 Dauntless x 51
% @. s$ J( d' v% U& z# C) | TBF-1 Avenger x 302 m) F( M+ U! ` g/ J. v {7 S7 T
% ]1 |9 G( v' H' W" J) `Japanese aircraft losses
# x9 ~. U" ~* M- F/ s A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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7 M& F8 d' t, o3 I2 ?5 s$ uAllied aircraft losses
: ?7 o Q% y J+ ~ SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged8 ?2 h$ p/ q3 L
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
' U3 R; R/ |- ]3 t( U) l TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
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& `2 v" }% P& J3 b4 i$ iJapanese Ships
) c8 T S. ]& B0 u3 l6 Y/ j2 H6 x CV Kaga, heavy fires
: I0 B* I3 ~! k" K* v' R% [ CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, u) e& S, D& {( |$ R
CV Zuikaku, on fire
! \; c* k( K, n8 ~, ? CV Akagi4 e! S+ Y4 i# b6 H1 y
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage. O# i' e0 d8 [- K5 R5 [2 M
DD Tamanami# W2 y# i8 Q( s! W' b9 ?
CL Nagara) E# W6 U, }. j1 }/ p
DD Oite G( O# l' f0 f# \& n5 `
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire0 D0 z+ _# s5 X0 j
CA Furutaka$ l8 J3 x& T [% A& y$ b4 N$ c4 K& f
CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
: f6 y' x9 [* c5 a DD Minekaze9 t5 i; ^( ~' b: @% W* o( v
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- I! b0 L5 ?' E% R% hMorning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,54% ?' v- R6 U* }$ ^6 G
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud# k/ I/ M( u" U) k# X3 y5 p
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
6 d T, ` b& z+ Z5 JEstimated time to target is 15 minutes: X' u9 J0 {' h& Y) Z
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Japanese aircraft
/ F9 | J% @4 N0 Z5 n/ L$ f A6M2 Zero x 33
% ~# M" X1 Q9 u [$ h B5N2 Kate x 61
. F& D4 v3 m# O- _" L' | D3A1 Val x 44" M' E1 h$ E; i5 H
0 H1 j: o, q0 S2 l8 n6 HAllied aircraft
' {0 j3 h: K* `3 N& A! @ F4F-3A Wildcat x 175 N* x. v1 M" u- W
F4F-3 Wildcat x 48
! C' X3 l( r* _! q+ |! \, W F4F-4 Wildcat x 815 c+ Z4 }7 i, N8 Z1 x
9 Z& z ~0 P. F9 Y7 vJapanese aircraft losses3 f0 ?# y' J3 s) b
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed5 ^! F! u- Q/ @( S8 r5 @
B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged
: E- s3 K9 a% i1 Y B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
4 S. A" y6 A1 G% e D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged
7 B1 j' [' u% N2 z! j( M D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses
7 s" p: q" X+ G& E# r- j ~ F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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) d6 J& A8 Y0 ^% j2 HAllied Ships
1 E; x$ ~7 F! `7 h# ? CVE Copahee; q+ l, Y: X( S0 c
CV Yorktown$ N( t( W# v5 g- F. ^
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2
+ \. B% i% s3 X. x9 Q CLAA San Diego
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud# \7 W% t3 D1 m
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.5 H7 @! q% T: _( {# u
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes. T: F) D2 ?+ i$ H9 W+ @5 D. R9 ^
7 X3 U+ V( i7 d; |Japanese aircraft7 Q" V; ]* p: d, j
A6M2 Zero x 3. w3 i8 r: ]! f0 t/ e. n% A* J
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Allied aircraft
, r! q& b$ n8 l: ]8 Q F4F-3 Wildcat x 2
4 L. _ @4 B7 g7 t5 L SBD-3 Dauntless x 19
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+ f5 T$ I2 H5 o. V! ?6 pNo Japanese losses; k; j+ [, k- I& b% e/ R* ?
, B4 |( }# b# m& j" A; W. n- }, yAllied aircraft losses* C9 h* T1 ]% |7 Q8 s9 l
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed( B0 E% Y; m5 c, y! V5 ~) m
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
9 U( C4 @; ^5 K9 o% R4 t o; g9 h$ G SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak2 L2 Z7 m+ ?$ J9 \: O8 N n: m. p
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Japanese Ships
* N9 U7 A# i8 J$ l# }( B6 N' } CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage( }0 |. R! L J2 |! Q! j% B G
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire+ [) v5 j3 c# L$ b
CV Akagi
0 P9 \! N1 W* p6 f# s" ] CV Zuikaku, on fire! ]8 ~5 {7 ]! D6 d& x/ C+ w
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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3 ]& ^4 U1 X0 c BAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57! `8 g6 L9 D. L6 ^9 u# r
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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" H' Q5 q4 f' A c: E6 U; ^: \: sRaid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
) v* N1 z% @ W+ z8 E' IEstimated time to target is 25 minutes6 L7 H! [1 S$ b8 W. [. e& _3 }# s, n
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Japanese aircraft$ x- j4 W: M( b! B$ |; U
A6M2 Zero x 2 D* G2 J) O, G! x. k
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Allied aircraft5 {8 p; X, j* Y4 c+ E. }2 y+ s4 t2 G. E
SBD-3 Dauntless x 2
2 N. f2 a5 P+ S, Z1 E TBF-1 Avenger x 6. L2 \/ x: F( G) P. }
% f/ D; v3 N# ?. u2 h7 y3 s pNo Japanese losses3 X0 M6 x" X$ B1 k
. R: D2 m1 K" z7 x( {2 B- {No Allied losses+ b7 d, P1 [' k. M" }, z8 d
' v: j8 ?: o7 k3 N! U( ~7 x. I. dJapanese Ships
% ?8 Q8 h4 Y3 d1 @0 E% B. j6 G CV Akagi/ |. Y! l5 k |7 U8 C
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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" C9 X/ W0 s) v/ R. v$ U5 _+ L, WWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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( v1 a6 L+ S6 ~% oRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
$ i: K% M1 v5 L! N; oEstimated time to target is 37 minutes3 X* k" [ t5 v7 ^( P) \
) i, C& M9 }( EAllied aircraft2 f' |) }" n; s; h7 y* f& ~! G
F4F-3 Wildcat x 5" _8 b* I0 N. \7 j) f0 U `* E U
TBF-1 Avenger x 3
0 z% H1 Z& k2 h0 T" `, R & f! ]4 T# U0 X# S; n
Allied aircraft losses
5 S8 }& j# w" R& t+ a! c TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships0 R8 H2 C1 W1 d, h. J2 [: G
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 10 R" P7 x2 \) Y4 O+ g' q& m
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,56- X2 }4 \1 A) {! s
7 | |/ }2 V6 {! n! uWeather in hex: Heavy rain; T7 i- o* q" ]6 z
! h @% d9 {& o9 Z8 MRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
2 J1 z- Q7 y5 M, \+ o9 i5 oEstimated time to target is 15 minutes' P7 X/ E$ u& U3 }
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Japanese aircraft
6 n1 Q% ^! R& w, e3 Q/ x A6M2 Zero x 6( o( a- V" F/ r( X
B5N2 Kate x 15
3 C+ L9 r4 j1 ~8 ? D3A1 Val x 19) j" @6 M) X B0 w4 v, h
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Allied aircraft2 E$ O* W: {; r) B, b0 {
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
# n/ N6 W. ]$ d# r. N5 y8 e F4F-4 Wildcat x 360 ? D% m2 z. U0 m
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Japanese aircraft losses2 [1 S% O# ^5 k
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
5 |; s: b! V O, a B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
6 z( S/ n/ G$ ^) A5 f# \0 u1 P D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged6 k& N; }4 i; J) w7 X
$ R' `2 R! ~0 h- K# WAllied aircraft losses
' \ b5 D y- r# e7 a% L& Q$ E F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
1 q4 b! }4 I {9 n( Z% f/ k2 ?4 L CV Lexington
- U/ I. K7 ]. O) R CV Saratoga
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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. D" {5 _' m0 Y; T0 D; I4 k$ {Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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/ @1 A- ^8 ~; G. Y) qRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
- n: K% l# U8 dEstimated time to target is 31 minutes8 l: Y* j8 I+ I0 [- `
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Allied aircraft
7 T8 g9 p2 m" I" o* ^" w: v' O( W F4F-3 Wildcat x 12/ P5 k. j& D% }/ y- A
F4F-4 Wildcat x 124 V# X" C$ {* ~6 h6 w1 P# @
SBD-3 Dauntless x 70
& {/ k1 B: y3 E) Z3 w! k- {. w9 V% C TBF-1 Avenger x 30' z- f/ z0 Z f( A+ `
5 A5 M2 Q; g* C3 ~" SAllied aircraft losses
1 m) t% B& F- R5 { Z3 h SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged* N- c: I. F( M% n
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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& C" w# f9 p# G4 T# sJapanese Ships
4 p, ~6 {4 a8 Q; e' _* } CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
* K i* I9 k; O* q CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires% J( s; v7 V* P7 c) C+ q
DD Asakaze4 l6 c2 E; [. S# Z0 D' G
DD Tamanami
8 I) R1 p3 Z. h. f6 v DD Onami
# j7 Z7 [, r, }% N DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
1 D* f1 _( O# {8 a$ i2 t CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage/ k7 p4 [& y: F; P) Y9 U- t- K2 N
DD Oite
2 Y5 w4 W% ]3 \, R9 G( Q DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage" A: |1 I" u" W6 H
DD Suzukaze, t* d; J6 n9 V) Z5 w4 n
CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1
" `/ X/ X# V2 K/ U CL Nagara5 [8 C+ i, R U' D- K9 i7 Y
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1 G" c) S9 w4 H. OAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud+ w$ M. }! t* _6 @! Y) }% z' c2 `
2 d$ T: E ]* A- X, o" W8 @Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
0 m, B$ V# t! P2 t+ ]Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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, B$ ~ `6 B5 u$ c; R* n3 BAllied aircraft% @* r6 \8 |+ L3 Z# G) w
A-24 Banshee x 26 q3 A v" g; } t: E2 \$ [3 T8 O3 k
SBD-3 Dauntless x 25, s2 w9 H& o; u* s
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Allied aircraft losses4 k( E, n$ B R0 Z- R4 F3 z- `- s. u
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged) q& w& v% Z6 j" E+ Q7 _/ t
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships" O- Y" i4 C+ ?! E1 H% v3 m# p- ~; S
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage- s s: N3 A4 l
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage( I( p' I2 B8 i4 ?. ?% Q7 p
CV Zuikaku, heavy fires8 k% i$ O$ P4 ?1 s+ e
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires$ C4 q( p; ]3 p6 h' X0 \" F) z O
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage3 ^5 J; I- m, X( z; l
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,578 m; j# p; `) B! X( C
3 T5 U8 x) Y# W: a+ w* E' pWeather in hex: Heavy cloud* M: O _2 g2 X8 M+ ^$ Y
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Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
2 H$ h o* }% O% }Estimated time to target is 12 minutes* r A. X4 t, ^7 I! d* L$ W
* C: \1 j- d" O6 G6 WAllied aircraft- P8 x& d* [! s
A-24 Banshee x 14
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Allied aircraft losses
; P2 F. b' k- C% {! z A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships* C/ o2 [9 c" z. z. O
CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ R6 Y1 U" J* Z4 y# f4 k CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
, X+ E4 c* J# {, | DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage
L* q0 ?4 ~$ |% `3 L CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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, k" I4 ] p- P5 `Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57, _. h1 F6 X x7 P
4 e! Y8 K/ k- xWeather in hex: Heavy cloud# B) J4 L7 ^$ w; q" ^
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Raid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.' A, `+ J$ E- b7 u! i5 U
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes. d) T9 U; Z- E' T9 n/ n& F: I
; j3 A5 x" j) W1 l- QAllied aircraft
/ |! J( D/ f, q/ w" P+ n A-24 Banshee x 2
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/ Q( I* u: J4 i6 H% v6 @No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships" i, N1 l5 x. o. _# @
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires/ r0 F& K, n; T1 m- U; 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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Raid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.. D3 x! [' Z& `) s6 F3 d; b# J4 P
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes* i0 w1 X1 h/ X v
& w$ v3 K O) ~( dAllied aircraft0 g) {0 U' |. B# v0 f& m
F4F-3A Wildcat x 2
7 S2 D* A z, s; Z/ X& T; D' P SBD-3 Dauntless x 31
0 i& _6 A; R; e6 f& o' t TBF-1 Avenger x 15: k6 M$ ~. q, R0 N- e! _
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Allied aircraft losses7 ~. W+ A; s5 f) x+ `4 L
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged3 Z" J5 m% y, G- o, p3 q
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged2 W, O7 L1 y8 [
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Japanese Ships
5 a* S% ]9 ] G% B9 g# d) E% c$ H5 @ CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 H- j; a: }& {- Y* g DD Oite
$ L0 j1 F/ ^9 B( Y0 J$ c; X2 g CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires! U, q; y8 \4 ^" k4 f; R' Z' \
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
; H8 O3 j; ]2 b0 W1 l% H, H: Q CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage$ }, ^0 q( J2 r% d, q6 H& U
DD Onami$ W! ~, s: Y1 ^# l& Z& x
DD Tamanami2 ?7 |4 I; Z/ E8 n J
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire/ q t) a) x& [; i
DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 1* C+ S; }& p3 T; l, m
DD Minekaze* B- i- Y& r! s1 E
DD Asakaze7 b2 v/ {% z2 H t5 m
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; A: O: i: V$ U9 U! PRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
' f4 `# b K- I) f; v TEstimated time to target is 30 minutes2 H5 d; f( C6 u
* H o5 G% V" E; V$ K5 \( NJapanese aircraft
* d+ d' J4 e+ N9 u) q5 Z no flights
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Allied aircraft9 P" J, u7 Q$ h" \4 l" i5 T+ m
F4F-3P Wildcat x 10
( L! V" r4 I- w3 L F4F-4 Wildcat x 14+ N, J8 r8 D$ H/ o. j8 l
SBD-3 Dauntless x 63( I9 s% n0 U. y
TBF-1 Avenger x 18; \% A i% G" B+ c9 e
+ k$ _; A7 h A- K. U1 ?( KNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses) h: p0 y4 U. S6 F
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
- J2 P0 Q3 a5 m# o" v TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged
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5 ^3 m* P8 W! ^# p% g8 yJapanese Ships
1 d$ Q% f3 e% m4 k CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage0 |& ~, q; S6 q8 ?3 f
CA Kako, and is sunk
' y, |, I g* z/ ]- |# W CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 [7 n: x% d& A# N. w7 k CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
. A D" `: S7 J/ M- v' O DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
9 a# a$ d; Q! |. v2 b! U DD Onami9 q4 d9 h. D3 p6 J6 M+ n
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
3 Q# t$ Q( Z$ a DD Asakaze
. x0 W4 ]( d B: L, T5 \$ i- m( E) t DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage4 D, m3 Q( R' c! J m5 [- v. X
DD Oite
" r- \5 g0 a" {% o8 ] DD Minekaze1 i" [ s3 t3 g6 Y, c, P
DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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) f. x. Y h) w9 |Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.( P- ]/ A1 n: L& P5 L
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes6 G+ L3 w6 `( D& Q& @
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Allied aircraft
/ q4 s( h8 U: J* \5 N, {9 T$ b' F* Y SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
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Allied aircraft losses
' w! }2 Z; J" n: v u; `- p SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged5 ^. Q$ _- W, K6 L( M
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Japanese Ships- T5 b- f5 ~. F/ L- i
CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
# s; p$ z: e0 \! f/ O CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
* _/ ?- c# C9 V: E2 l1 ^; F4 r DD Sawakaze( D1 ? s1 J6 K' O, g# w/ U
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |