AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 42
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! P% a5 W& `1 R盟军正式登陆阿图岛5 v# r; Z( o7 ^- o4 B# q( t7 A" ]
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# S" p, q# v r% F+ k4 s9 R `
58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩
; G2 S1 O4 ]1 T, V9 j( g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# B+ J8 q! C* M0 }6 ?( H
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3 `$ r# z4 h4 `; o9 w! g8 v, u
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; t0 \( t3 M z! L' O% u) X
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Amphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49)7 K3 F, |* e1 U
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TF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,49: X+ ]6 ~' o3 P
& |8 N, }4 H6 V9 @Allied ground losses:
8 _ C2 E$ j( G" {1 d' A 253 casualties reported
! y+ g' V: G) p- e0 W0 O. J Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled, K" v9 R( P% d2 r I! N" j
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled0 j" z& c! d4 v& S) J
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
, `( ^" v9 H A9 h5 k6 H( W, w Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)
4 `+ B) H8 N- }) l Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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Ground combat at Attu Island (153,49)
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/ \) ~- G5 n9 I- d0 n% [Japanese Deliberate attack. q* U/ a. u# _: g& q, w
3 |6 i" p* [) l4 x+ k5 b; LAttacking force 5357 troops, 43 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 97. l% g6 d8 H! Y; [; u
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Defending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 426
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" ?4 W% i/ H, iJapanese adjusted assault: 0 : X1 |" i# y7 a
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Allied adjusted defense: 339
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 99
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Combat modifiers" t0 C( W, p. r8 S7 i7 I+ k; }8 d
Defender: terrain(+)8 c( @' A6 W/ ?4 C) @9 \! q# n) O
Attacker: 9 @6 N: w& \" _# q
* M# T& L" c5 _. e6 W1 I4 {' i0 rJapanese ground losses:' D1 s& L' ^" r6 f1 n" J
1597 casualties reported- L' r1 K! p R* L0 \' K
Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled
; f' W8 g8 W2 E3 b Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled$ P2 M+ k' J/ `0 u Q! e
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled
+ K0 k* Z8 h& P! a- j; F Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)/ v3 s8 l6 m6 t4 s) K# o
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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" x3 }6 Y* X6 qAllied ground losses:
' v w) E* y/ C% {: `1 B 100 casualties reported+ G* _1 q* ]1 y- u' s
Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
/ ^- |1 J, H q4 w9 J- T9 S Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
+ f# c5 _5 B; j1 W- W+ ?* ` Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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0 c5 M7 B5 |4 E4 h9 k! y: Q* hAssaulting units:8 d! G3 @/ Z) m
3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion0 S" \: y6 m& a# k6 y4 M
302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion* \. p4 O. A7 D a, R# f
12th Indpt SNLF Coy 0 t, v6 p& L, e! A7 ?
7th Base Force# E g5 }/ U4 a' K2 g) _
8th Field AF Construction Battalion
* o' @+ F# j; B 5th IJN AA Battalion% w& B% L0 H" h0 l @9 O0 ~
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Defending units:
( [ x8 n* |" @0 U% A8 L Americal Infantry Div /1* S$ Y. L6 ]. l, Y) |
4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
' q' ~- Q" w0 g# Z 201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
: [+ \2 F r& C 151st Combat Engr Rgt /1. i! G3 _! S+ r' [4 B8 E/ z \$ ^
153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
; c p# m( _ ^9 r 198th FA Bn /1
% H# t) p, t7 k 250th Cst Art Rgt /27 b6 r- k+ e0 ?: S
81st FA Bn /1
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: B* P0 @: u1 CMorning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,578 G* W; ^' Q( }. W1 B
4 E( Z; ]/ f+ n+ MWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
: t: _ [1 I2 T8 \ x) \: ?- OEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft* A! D3 o5 e4 {6 U
A6M2 Zero x 25 A2 h: h3 b9 i6 F* P& F+ p/ p# h
3 }: W8 j( [' t2 u$ a' M7 YAllied aircraft
0 l0 m& z9 H9 B F4F-3A Wildcat x 12( K! F+ Q. P3 X0 B" V3 o
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12$ b! o, ~$ R8 M! @4 _. x
SBD-3 Dauntless x 72
% Q- f/ @: J" v. G0 D TBF-1 Avenger x 304 ?+ C$ w1 q, ^+ h
1 z: m- N* ?* F& RNo Japanese losses' D% B m2 _7 e3 G9 u7 i! {4 f
* u/ {6 Y; o3 {" w7 }, wAllied aircraft losses
5 Y2 y3 @/ l8 `9 l F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed
, \. S! n( v# U5 U" \; } F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
& p7 Z* [ X0 c) t( N) M5 S SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged
4 G" D5 u* ?9 Y- M" ~/ Y SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak) R+ w6 S0 p( `% p' Y# C
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Japanese Ships7 z* Y5 H# x. \, G# _
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
1 B' E) [' }6 l CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
- _0 ^( o; U( D1 l5 o6 g CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire: @4 j7 M; `- U: W9 b) ]4 J8 q$ l
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires
6 V% s7 z6 e8 r CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 29 @1 M- f1 S( S6 M# C
CA Furutaka+ B- n0 L1 Z3 Q" Y8 A2 b/ \
CA Kako, Bomb hits 12 M/ }1 b# Y/ m+ k
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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/ \( y- i0 `8 k9 s/ o/ w: D# o1 YRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.) i" l$ Z7 |- L
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
4 r3 A+ `$ z3 Q0 R A6M2 Zero x 16
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Allied aircraft
4 M7 z0 J7 N, h: h/ @ O2 T F4F-3P Wildcat x 12
" Z8 n' E8 R$ }1 A0 M! d F4F-4 Wildcat x 15
0 p& I, y3 x' ^ SBD-3 Dauntless x 51
I$ |$ ?8 \- o6 F0 z4 `# B+ ?# S TBF-1 Avenger x 301 Y, S5 ?% V) ?; r/ h( {
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Japanese aircraft losses
2 Q$ B+ M2 a$ _- S; W A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses; U" _2 |, x. U- L- m3 d
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged8 J6 ^# \6 x( |: X0 N& N. K
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak& @' D5 p, a; i
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged$ }' d+ K* D! ]2 u- _9 O
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Japanese Ships# Y0 t% b9 V- z( n
CV Kaga, heavy fires
6 {. Y6 b" [% k3 F5 @ `4 p6 \, z, O, j CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires/ X* M; _8 {7 Y B; ^: {# g" v' q
CV Zuikaku, on fire* |* ^; S& y/ |/ g9 A
CV Akagi: }6 ~# w) |5 U0 {, |3 }
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage" ~4 _* o& X7 C0 A2 U: a
DD Tamanami, d5 k9 T+ a( V y& G# Y' O
CL Nagara
3 Y% r6 |8 Y. D- N4 O. Z DD Oite3 s( r2 [. e' x0 c9 v4 ?
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire
; e: }% v* [0 ~- v4 j CA Furutaka+ \$ _# Q F8 E, ?( v% X
CA Kako, Bomb hits 1+ c# m3 ^3 l/ N4 A" T- r4 ]
DD Minekaze
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,54
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud) s" K* I$ h! `& j" Z- V: h! Y' Z+ i
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.- V, N) {* @9 m, R0 K
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
/ a2 ^2 O1 c' y: F1 V A6M2 Zero x 33
+ U! Y7 ]! v7 s; L6 W `; {! ] B5N2 Kate x 61* M! e/ `) t1 ^ F. a1 h% R: r4 p
D3A1 Val x 44) V, i# O9 e! p4 @, k2 z3 W
" @4 j }+ r4 d& KAllied aircraft# ]( E) e s2 V4 p7 `
F4F-3A Wildcat x 17
& c+ N- W! M: k4 d! ^ F4F-3 Wildcat x 483 Q+ J- M, l; A. z1 P) U- ]
F4F-4 Wildcat x 81. ?$ j' F1 O( r. n7 @8 A. d/ ^
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Japanese aircraft losses
) U+ _( ?1 U6 ^; H A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
+ d b8 q' h3 ~- M4 E6 I B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged, y) d z" y9 o$ E
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
1 d- N4 q5 u/ a t% Y* z& m D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged1 X: n' D g- u0 o# t* ]
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses& e* I3 H/ `* Z
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
) u/ u1 q1 H- o$ a' t CVE Copahee% {( K/ ^! J+ u( E$ E8 z
CV Yorktown
. [$ b6 x2 @ a" e+ \4 n CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2
7 n3 @3 \) g5 a, {3 X$ f- x 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
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
2 H; G; q t% U3 i2 t* {, QEstimated time to target is 29 minutes. ?+ E2 o5 }' G: U: z( {3 |
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Japanese aircraft
. r8 \9 f/ o3 K A6M2 Zero x 3$ i. S m9 P' z, T+ \
, z# N8 g0 l8 Z# [, ]1 RAllied aircraft
% @* S: h$ V: j+ F" p F4F-3 Wildcat x 20 d b" L0 J. L
SBD-3 Dauntless x 19
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No Japanese losses! L" _4 |, V6 L, Y3 A r0 b7 e
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Allied aircraft losses
% N8 ]7 d Y* v1 R3 b F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, b+ Z1 X' K! v! {: S, f' H
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
o$ l& N# y! Z- e7 \ j SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships$ T5 Z; d" ^# @
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 ?& N8 x# s& r3 F! I7 s1 S; { CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire6 q" E' V! ]+ A$ o4 S. j# E
CV Akagi. h$ x; T8 T4 P4 ?! R, k
CV Zuikaku, on fire
8 c: u/ h0 }, |' w# \ 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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4 T! F* f4 u" T# L' v4 W; gWeather in hex: Heavy cloud+ H. C! o) r% h }
# y( [8 m/ t0 J) }# fRaid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.( T$ R; H% K/ C, L9 y7 X
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes* t. B- D0 ?# [( D7 O( m. W& X o
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Japanese aircraft
T& G4 z, f" k7 o+ w5 I# M" L- l A6M2 Zero x 2
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Allied aircraft
: W& ]' a# _( Y6 f2 O7 N SBD-3 Dauntless x 2
5 A! x7 V' x& B TBF-1 Avenger x 6
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+ P7 W& V9 v! _4 N' D# h& zNo Japanese losses
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships% H/ ?. a' p8 h P) P) A
CV Akagi9 L* g5 O# [9 i& \
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage/ D5 [, Q- u. @1 H4 e+ |/ E
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,573 ` j+ b! C* t5 F" _* w3 n
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud% G4 P, m8 M( B- N
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.# E& K& {/ M) D
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes
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Allied aircraft
$ b; O) C9 D7 d% \ F4F-3 Wildcat x 5
$ |6 J. H. f" m, z5 H1 Q9 K2 D9 ` TBF-1 Avenger x 32 F. Q2 _8 i0 a
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Allied aircraft losses
: B* ]5 m( O0 F. c1 ~$ I TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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5 l4 Y7 x4 o: ]( I m CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1$ Q& E, T" E7 L/ B
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,56* y; }; S% {; i5 W- k& p, `$ x
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.9 j1 a1 U1 z# a5 K( D- v/ M& ^. E
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes3 _+ l5 H. u1 p' o7 v8 a
% k9 e% ]- `8 l7 ]! pJapanese aircraft! V8 H/ _' U6 T) I
A6M2 Zero x 6
% H0 ^' V" [* t4 H" d8 _ B5N2 Kate x 15
2 R* j1 [- ^/ f4 `# ^* R: T) k o D3A1 Val x 195 i2 f/ I# [: w3 t0 C
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Allied aircraft( _: j8 Z# ^5 \; f9 g# a
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
5 g$ ?& [+ W p) O0 V% X F4F-4 Wildcat x 36( k4 G! }9 W9 f+ M
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Japanese aircraft losses
8 j5 u7 d7 n$ E& ] A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
6 F3 Y! L, q% b* g. [3 D( D+ d B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
' v" m0 C/ U/ g% U8 ?5 N D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged
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, ^7 m: M- I, fAllied aircraft losses) ^* \9 |/ j, P
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
" l/ T/ h" k. `" t CV Lexington ?/ Z- I- U# k( ^# o
CV Saratoga) x/ a; \# b4 w+ t* M4 Z
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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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, t& }" i4 e' i6 i9 ?Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.4 K* _( q) b, e: o" D, F2 Q. z9 J4 R
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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5 l, F! i P; ^/ p6 d# J. @; JAllied aircraft/ \3 I1 L' E! U2 a. T
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12/ u' p" Y- o* c5 ~7 ?5 }6 A I5 h
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
' z' ], u1 G. y SBD-3 Dauntless x 70- H! e0 w) @3 Y) H* O
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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/ x' A" u5 L6 D4 k1 d1 `Allied aircraft losses
t3 D+ s3 c& S SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
; q0 x- q( n' x0 W8 P* L TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 X& G9 x3 \2 B CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
8 t& @# A$ N! Q. s: N! P DD Asakaze
2 ^5 {, R) U7 U: X9 s DD Tamanami8 [' x/ o/ A; O
DD Onami
7 r& W( G5 j0 n+ t" ~# ^) z8 ^3 m# o DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
; l2 B, V6 E. U7 J( T6 r6 B7 H CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
@2 p& \+ ^/ [, {- k: Q DD Oite
& P8 i4 m/ Y- K DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage' Y) j% s; L5 h* y) _) P1 y
DD Suzukaze- q; G, Q0 g' w/ W6 F
CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 18 C6 [$ r+ p+ n9 ~4 }5 L
CL Nagara
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud) M: d5 w0 S4 r5 }3 V4 n
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Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
- R1 {4 z3 v v+ n4 J* T1 S4 w+ _" n5 OEstimated time to target is 30 minutes7 p% A+ E3 D$ U9 g; Q& g- f5 ~+ Q0 Z3 V
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Allied aircraft8 b3 F/ E8 d, }6 u% V
A-24 Banshee x 2# c: g7 W, g6 O# Y
SBD-3 Dauntless x 25. S" ]+ r& F% k* `4 h; w( k
8 k( M7 z5 X/ |/ AAllied aircraft losses
* ~1 N# o3 N* z" P0 i0 s: Y A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
4 T7 q9 e6 U: ^( L SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged! H" _. o) a% x( V% A
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CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 X; K0 U/ F3 s" L- \9 d* u* O3 D CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
( V* ]4 n+ N: m8 b CV Zuikaku, heavy fires
( b2 L+ y) g- m! m' T CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires& D( `; c& ` s7 ^
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
u! [' A9 }6 K& Z p CV Kaga, 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
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Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.- L1 _9 O/ w* {0 w {
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes' e$ L2 a6 w F( V. g6 ?
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Allied aircraft
! n6 H0 |( Y# `, n+ s8 C) K3 [' B A-24 Banshee x 140 d8 v Q+ l% Y- T
: I! a5 K4 Z2 F; Z. }6 Q+ Q& Q) PAllied aircraft losses5 w+ z" L! X& [
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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. b7 C) d6 |: z' u/ ~Japanese Ships
6 m% N) y$ H. j T* ~" R: W( C CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
' @2 x) v! j4 N CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage3 K$ z% D+ @" g2 x
DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage
; c0 y S5 ?) l( r2 O' O% b CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage: c% v0 |/ C; }; M# v: G
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57# a5 I4 O; l$ I1 I: B6 E
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& P- ]3 b; X6 |$ U' JRaid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
; G: {% g% U f& L; F" J5 L% UEstimated time to target is 27 minutes6 [8 U8 r8 E+ l: v8 x/ f
5 M8 R8 e+ Q# t6 W& P6 l2 p, QAllied aircraft
7 ]# ?2 p: l) R" f A-24 Banshee x 2
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( P% v' P/ ]' o* J/ P5 YNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships7 I* C+ `, r* J) S5 e
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
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1 j+ |( A) }1 B# CAfternoon 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.
% ]3 g) v: c. Z: |! `3 Q: ^; |' T% y- l5 vEstimated time to target is 24 minutes& `) m7 F7 D' A1 K- L
/ Z9 \- ]8 X4 v4 RAllied aircraft) V5 k1 v( e2 A d9 ]
F4F-3A Wildcat x 2
5 B* J% w( c1 |2 }8 U SBD-3 Dauntless x 31 v6 g$ U8 _' ]( T f; U( u5 f& Q
TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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9 M& B7 j n* }3 f; o! JAllied aircraft losses! _2 M7 b' e! l1 `. Z7 Q
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
4 O- d1 o( T# b2 L# w0 G! w TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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$ I8 c5 e( v2 ]. [Japanese Ships
5 R# y# u" [) D7 c1 m D9 F$ Z* z CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
, z! Z5 C) ~8 g+ m9 J: K DD Oite/ Y; G# c% {& Y
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
- M0 M. [1 b8 l& `3 N CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage2 N6 j+ G! M4 o) X0 ]
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
- V# q+ b4 F+ l DD Onami
' D9 z. U2 U/ n; S. l DD Tamanami( k7 x9 q) l5 Z" f, U
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire$ o- |" s1 C& ? m( r
DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 1
; O. R4 [1 W" A9 D/ {1 Y, R8 D+ g* _ DD Minekaze* S7 o, h! U* e, X
DD Asakaze
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,574 K3 s7 x6 e/ D( f1 J' \
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.7 e, k% a3 `" e9 |1 ^1 i$ s2 I j
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
; j4 n! m6 P7 r( n no flights
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7 R+ V. H& ]" k) L OAllied aircraft
/ w+ q0 C) y6 H5 r+ S F4F-3P Wildcat x 10! F5 n2 K# V1 ?
F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
6 N2 H/ S! D1 b7 F3 q SBD-3 Dauntless x 63
) c/ H% M; z( \$ m. L# g0 w) l TBF-1 Avenger x 184 x8 [: w S* E6 m* s
6 t' m* {& Z% e4 S8 A, g UNo Japanese losses
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+ _/ A4 G3 t a: N" o" n5 AAllied aircraft losses. i; @( g; [7 ^
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
8 i9 k/ w: j% ~ TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged8 L2 e3 ^; ^; B" p# b
: x. |/ R: N7 s6 A& t( wJapanese Ships
9 z D! `7 {2 s4 O0 }( e CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage
) W& u, `5 a8 U CA Kako, and is sunk
" ~; H5 J( ?2 ?! D* g+ L& U CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
( F, t1 V" `7 ?: J0 q0 r CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk3 T" a& b8 Q1 K9 @, \# }
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk6 Z# r& }/ W9 s \: y; b+ `
DD Onami6 O R" I0 C! `1 V& C+ i; X
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
; W6 n- _% p) \ DD Asakaze- ^ @4 X2 b2 y4 d* F, X
DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 {4 A/ G+ M3 L- M5 o DD Oite
' O7 a; e# o" c1 G; S) v DD Minekaze
^9 @, b; j S; z& k: u! v d DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire3 B% r4 m& g) {
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2 h" W" V+ z vRaid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.: R/ `% v% a( C3 |% p1 W
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes7 `. T, T7 e& U) n- B9 t# o* Y% g
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Allied aircraft
5 g7 `/ B, y+ X SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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, D! N, G' U4 |9 K$ B' l7 vJapanese Ships0 h% e: u8 {! J1 ]1 t" t6 A
CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage& S# H7 M7 u+ d5 }$ c; ~
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage/ n, {3 n; T1 M% l8 l
DD Sawakaze
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