AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 42
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盟军正式登陆阿图岛& G! l" a* N) c5 d3 b
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 |5 X- x+ a2 q3 K) 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
( R# S5 j+ L& B. l# W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
, N! F& B3 N5 h5 e" h# G* 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4 c0 j! w" [& O- ^$ s P7 u b
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8 N- U6 I. s! V& O8 B0 R# x
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6 g+ x& G) J1 D: T5 o; R0 HAmphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49) W; ?" @7 g- O$ L8 [% a* C/ K8 j' Q
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TF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,49
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Allied ground losses:3 p4 y- Y" Q9 O, `3 X+ t: B% j
253 casualties reported
, U( S$ V) `4 Y4 t6 U6 Q Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled6 f- E8 K- g& q, q- y; Y0 n# d
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled, A! k) q7 L8 J! E/ R, t6 E' N
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% g) }5 Z3 ?5 j! r% f# q3 l
Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)
3 @# t2 A0 C+ s, Q% [, c Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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2 i' d$ g3 O, ]7 W$ G4 hGround combat at Attu Island (153,49)
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# Z: N& C& Q& V$ C; `Japanese Deliberate attack
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$ q) i, X w2 u3 |+ J' SAttacking force 5357 troops, 43 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 97
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) J' c9 c7 E/ Z8 g: ~$ i* DDefending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 4260 n. s# z M, C- m
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Japanese adjusted assault: 0
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: z" B/ h; K. @ I4 f) p. \( d+ TAllied adjusted defense: 339
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1 o t: z( ~9 o* O: HJapanese assault odds: 1 to 99
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Combat modifiers8 v' E, x2 W) U6 o5 B L/ j6 ^$ b @
Defender: terrain(+)% w: C8 Q& Y# z, Y9 J
Attacker:
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! k4 f2 ^* Z! lJapanese ground losses:9 l# q! C7 K2 w( n& ]3 u
1597 casualties reported
+ _2 i# P$ N2 D* e: M. A8 a Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled3 X# W l( U+ Q' n% f. A
Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled
; Q4 p2 |, u* O Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled" t( D* C2 w8 g0 {# I- }; c
Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)& l2 T8 @0 j! Q; ~# N
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)9 W2 C$ ?' h# r( I3 p; |; y, h
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Allied ground losses:# y. X: M7 [5 i v$ U, S" m2 I% \
100 casualties reported
( J# e! s% g# g( \" } Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled! V" q0 {, W7 }: T% {
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# t1 ^3 C7 ?2 f' X; W5 w
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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5 e# C/ ?# i$ y" C/ IAssaulting units:- n- [4 P3 e, G6 n9 i6 l5 f$ K
3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion
0 }, p# n0 W. n n+ S7 g: Q4 T4 h1 F# n3 C 302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion
% K b% O8 c& p6 D4 } 12th Indpt SNLF Coy
7 w* s. n0 W# E f# B/ d. L, t 7th Base Force
5 V/ Q1 r$ ?7 |6 K" F0 N 8th Field AF Construction Battalion5 @+ w# G5 n! S' q# Z, `6 S
5th IJN AA Battalion
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1 p4 M0 ~& A" R" [! |Defending units:
, R- D8 v- C: Q, r Americal Infantry Div /1% X. t* g! i$ @2 d8 c
4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /1" T; I8 z7 P4 [% V
201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1/ q; L/ R9 T" H0 e
151st Combat Engr Rgt /1
; C( ^: G/ C4 P' }' S( z 153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
/ C$ Q" E F+ Z, J 198th FA Bn /1
1 s/ @" e2 R- @: g 250th Cst Art Rgt /2
# ~5 j% R F4 X' f: Y9 T 81st FA Bn /1
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8 X* b, T8 {4 ?/ f# q( aMorning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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" ]* V2 l; r* {7 x( c& I1 b+ JWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
; ~% w. ]$ K2 b9 C; \/ \) BEstimated time to target is 30 minutes/ A |- m: L! d( A4 o' r% {5 d
$ x* Y" w, K! |: E. f" K, EJapanese aircraft( M5 s! C+ ]1 w& H* m( ^' Z
A6M2 Zero x 25
A7 ~) v; u2 v* s1 w% J2 r, }, s, d4 ~ 3 A6 ^' J" }4 D' n5 H$ m9 J
Allied aircraft- ^" v2 a2 Z4 t
F4F-3A Wildcat x 12
Z7 l$ B( O m! w4 s: L& b7 i* Q1 Z, D F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
- \3 }$ F# r {7 ~ a' q f SBD-3 Dauntless x 72
; H* o6 R9 _1 @* ^ TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
, k5 p% B9 x* T7 H/ Z' u F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed3 L+ ]+ k" T$ e1 E+ M
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
2 \0 J8 a3 e. b& e6 v- T8 _# n SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged
[( d" u/ Q9 ?& u1 W- b* C; w" }* O SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak) h2 p% N n3 s5 P
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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; ] i6 ]8 y' Y3 H( i3 A! ]9 mJapanese Ships
; g e" q( U: R8 I; B& b- Z CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires. e, {8 ]/ X L6 o
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 12 G) [8 _ U+ M' u# V. P: M
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire
}7 f4 O/ ]& h4 m2 ~8 r CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires
1 g/ n# A6 v0 u; I8 W. S CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 2
H6 N1 z1 O+ Z7 p) d CA Furutaka" A* X6 W( w1 b9 x
CA Kako, Bomb hits 1. t- D5 _" G2 F* H3 g
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,577 n Z. l _+ z; f: Q0 D3 c
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms# h& p, I$ [! b' S" I$ Y
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.6 N/ o( I' F% y" X7 c
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Japanese aircraft0 I. Y; W) E8 ?, L# o1 Q( {! ]( F
A6M2 Zero x 164 P3 [) m/ t0 |
8 n- n4 X/ v( ~4 BAllied aircraft
4 J- I$ L! [! F$ L2 W6 J F4F-3P Wildcat x 126 Y1 O* C% }; o) u, B
F4F-4 Wildcat x 15
" Y) K$ {( @8 ` j; \ SBD-3 Dauntless x 51
+ p+ I' H; A" e {, Y TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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Japanese aircraft losses
! c) g5 `# v7 j8 [9 x5 d A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed3 P* f2 {! F0 B! d+ l: b
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Allied aircraft losses* f7 ]& H% M6 P" i: y9 g- _) z
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
: r& F6 Z& A) X/ G8 { SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
% @) y6 I( l! I: }: I TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged8 L4 [, [7 B4 E a9 I
0 V" h# ^' ^) o$ N8 d- f7 Y, d" iJapanese Ships
) I$ K# m/ k6 C* E CV Kaga, heavy fires
4 S3 }9 ]* K4 j# ~& O1 C CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires/ H$ \ r# `0 d0 N' C
CV Zuikaku, on fire' I, A7 U/ a6 c2 a% @% S i
CV Akagi2 U, W. k6 f& H: t- u: e6 w
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage# Z8 O+ N5 v2 @4 T8 n; r- @
DD Tamanami2 @0 |, F$ N8 f) F0 C2 m3 O. d
CL Nagara. e1 L0 d- _- K9 e* c j+ y
DD Oite0 m5 ?& A- Z, A/ ]& g
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire b' u, e& [; i
CA Furutaka
' A, n3 z6 W& |1 h r5 J CA Kako, Bomb hits 1# v7 u" g( d: j% o1 a
DD Minekaze' C: `- a& a+ i# V8 L" p8 B
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1 b# q3 r: K3 p0 o, k7 XMorning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,54
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- \" ?1 ~# O- a& |$ eWeather in hex: Heavy cloud4 Z6 f' x# ?: Y# D- P \* o
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.4 a( {# }1 u* J9 A4 O' B7 e- n
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes3 D+ C7 A( `( H- ^" Z8 C+ j4 m
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Japanese aircraft
; v1 u3 u" ]5 Z/ y8 F A6M2 Zero x 33+ t- A6 d6 u! R) B2 u
B5N2 Kate x 616 d% L0 f8 [( a% u2 j ~+ l
D3A1 Val x 44
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" m3 w% M6 C! P, b$ c- k1 QAllied aircraft
6 ]# m! \- o- D) C3 h F4F-3A Wildcat x 17
% A3 s& T& c' ] i g( t6 E F4F-3 Wildcat x 480 A/ o8 k' l, W% j+ R
F4F-4 Wildcat x 81
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Japanese aircraft losses
% {5 `. o- [( S( A) r A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed3 ~/ Z) o1 I3 W1 m- B! q1 F0 ]
B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged
# G- x/ C0 l) g8 g% y B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak: A3 q( B3 ~, ?/ D }$ n$ L
D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged
% r% E N7 e6 r1 j% e3 t9 G. U D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak7 D. a' ^# ?, A" _0 h
5 k( M" h! m4 [4 j3 WAllied aircraft losses, g; `) O, d; p3 J1 T, m
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships" S( \6 ^) ^4 z; j$ v) t
CVE Copahee
/ s, h1 ?% ^: X6 G8 S CV Yorktown
) J; S+ u1 t. u- f% p CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 23 f! @ Q1 l+ Z7 G- P# P
CLAA San Diego5 a) i2 X& F2 |$ a9 I2 ]
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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.
% `+ \6 i: G5 _, u* jEstimated time to target is 29 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
5 P9 O7 N1 J% r4 |: C% o A6M2 Zero x 3
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Allied aircraft1 f U2 U4 b/ O8 v
F4F-3 Wildcat x 2( m1 I8 s# u2 t! K0 @
SBD-3 Dauntless x 19! k& W, i" L8 t# P6 U9 s/ G
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No Japanese losses4 ]+ ?1 ~8 G+ O0 p2 |& p
* ^$ p% y$ l, E5 e2 ?! |* GAllied aircraft losses$ i! w# Q1 N5 j6 _0 ]" ]& m. h8 ` t
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
! k+ q" }: ]6 l2 a SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged; t7 t* |4 f; w8 ^* E
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak0 s8 t. z. N. f$ d! {
; @8 R1 M3 U$ R9 @- q5 q8 i* Z$ w7 AJapanese Ships7 }3 v: o4 j0 k
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage8 Q. ~/ ~# c% s- [- x
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire, D' A/ e$ n% j4 ~2 K; a
CV Akagi2 w) _& e. h6 X1 Q# j
CV Zuikaku, on fire8 Q1 i7 g# V% s& ~
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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6 |& j8 w' p1 t4 I- q8 V3 O% lAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud4 b2 G# K# Q5 s" B
& l+ G* n1 g: HRaid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
2 D- }$ D6 H* ~4 ~! E# h2 y9 JEstimated time to target is 25 minutes
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- ]5 G5 P8 o8 o5 g! W$ pJapanese aircraft7 F# g. d H; x, e
A6M2 Zero x 2
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* B! r4 P' K2 [8 Z, Z SBD-3 Dauntless x 2- _% u! k0 R* [+ k
TBF-1 Avenger x 6
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No Japanese losses/ X! M4 Z& K3 _5 Q! F: w
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships. ?4 t- N: ?, H7 x% ?2 J p
CV Akagi
# E _: X* h7 D4 Q5 P CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57) r/ r# o6 e5 c/ O/ l* J8 B
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud P+ |3 n6 s' S! w+ m4 u
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
+ W5 M, i+ d# KEstimated time to target is 37 minutes
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" m% g" J& e2 o9 W" Q* e2 ~) UAllied aircraft" k A2 g- e N9 l% j
F4F-3 Wildcat x 5
3 T7 L O F1 b TBF-1 Avenger x 3
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8 p% _* E# Q4 D( C3 \0 V v1 Q/ NAllied aircraft losses( W8 ?# u8 d0 N3 ?% R
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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8 _$ G _ U, a& ]& |# r* P( yJapanese Ships5 `$ Z6 I; }0 c; q6 m
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,56, W/ h. r1 Q- v6 }& }9 q' r% D- J
2 R, [% Y9 `1 x JWeather in hex: Heavy rain1 \7 b1 e5 I7 k8 n1 J
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
3 K z8 a' ?% AEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft2 {4 Y4 i' S+ [2 u! G6 H
A6M2 Zero x 6! h) Y3 a' D( |/ L( U" R+ n
B5N2 Kate x 15. s& b; w/ n, b! i- v: P
D3A1 Val x 19
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Allied aircraft
* I4 j p a' Z& @3 U F4F-3 Wildcat x 366 }" @* y9 e7 ^6 I5 x: F
F4F-4 Wildcat x 36
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. g8 j+ {1 n+ x; \; gJapanese aircraft losses% ]) g, k: o' P& b6 Q. r
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
. {7 E2 D/ C" Q5 ~$ } B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged: i6 \" T/ H4 z, w4 s7 o
D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged1 ]6 u1 K L H0 R8 y; D
3 f6 h, p0 W% y) Q( M* t7 ZAllied aircraft losses
3 g2 u% P: j; t2 F! { F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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& ] O) w$ d- U, R+ P* bAllied Ships t" ~1 h% L& X" o9 e
CV Lexington, @# Q7 v6 o, [* p4 n
CV Saratoga
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; x) v6 Y- t# i, AAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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3 Z4 J( G: U$ z: r- \$ R9 ^Weather in hex: Heavy cloud, Q& O( b7 a0 O0 f7 U) _
: y$ N# y% e: s! p- tRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
9 m, ^$ q4 J! W9 M4 b GEstimated time to target is 31 minutes7 `8 s9 ~* d$ p. g+ D+ k
6 |6 H" I) { r9 }# n" [Allied aircraft! A5 T+ J4 t0 O" s
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
3 F8 h7 }4 L' m3 X3 o F4F-4 Wildcat x 125 h! a& k. D! T& e
SBD-3 Dauntless x 70
0 _1 `# c0 u: J7 b% M5 E3 Z$ @6 X& W TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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Allied aircraft losses, |8 [: R2 a8 i6 H: f/ w( y
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged, ?; ]+ d$ `' \1 i }0 |4 S
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
, \# X. l) _) p0 L7 ?2 k) i CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
9 \3 }6 U( F4 |. G+ [% R" _ DD Asakaze
( E, j" _1 H( X, ~6 Z9 g5 c& ` DD Tamanami" q" W2 X0 K! J3 G% J! W1 e+ o2 N
DD Onami
* m1 V% d9 r' p/ o4 h$ I DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage: ?1 a. h; v- C5 v3 A7 m! H; J
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
4 w" s* S" h( ?/ I# O2 B DD Oite
3 m2 G4 O4 g8 G" M2 ^ DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
7 K8 U; Y: Q8 ]$ U4 c8 j* r DD Suzukaze
. z8 F2 @* `! R5 o( ] CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1
# s4 ?+ ]: y6 a( U CL Nagara
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57& [0 f0 v8 c, v
[+ D5 @8 v6 `Weather in hex: Heavy cloud$ M" ^5 Z, K5 z0 l2 i8 v
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Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. p- o" H. G' ~) N; ]
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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A-24 Banshee x 23 C2 G4 h0 q/ s' S! g
SBD-3 Dauntless x 25
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7 g! O% b7 I, _2 e/ f9 @/ E) HAllied aircraft losses
: N' I8 w. s7 w A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged3 h+ L) R' m+ Y9 m0 k* @0 j
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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+ h3 c4 o' j& M, E" R$ @' f1 oJapanese Ships
9 K2 \$ c i3 _3 m/ W CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
- ]1 f! S8 g/ m9 r" y( E6 D8 d CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
( H# H, t+ U+ v CV Zuikaku, heavy fires5 L! i+ i9 a6 d
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
9 C( q$ x) M# d' n6 s DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ J4 [4 D% N0 i CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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$ B5 u" d( W& ^' P0 TAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57% L! I% t( X/ k/ Z- P0 t* o* q
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud' W3 j( X2 z: O: l! R8 a- q
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Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.- @. w1 f$ p( a, n' X9 Z
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes8 e0 B& Q, E1 f0 l; x# l
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Allied aircraft" V* T& n3 |& ?) |' f) _2 o: J
A-24 Banshee x 14
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2 p/ @" C4 n: {" u' P5 g' BAllied aircraft losses
* Z( K( ^: {+ B5 ~ A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged1 a1 K @3 T$ r3 w7 `/ j: K* ~( e
0 e# ~9 i7 P0 ^% @Japanese Ships$ f0 [9 [# B' C5 H: O" e! p: m) M
CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage$ G; P( D- {+ T; s5 o$ s! M5 o' A
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ B2 s+ m* Y4 D) B DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage0 A3 B% @2 e+ X4 p' o4 q. r
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
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Raid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.8 N% \: T7 c. h
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes0 c4 T( q1 v+ X) t
+ h' `1 x' m: |' dAllied aircraft6 ]" p/ Q' l) C/ }
A-24 Banshee x 2% }; x. h x( p5 |5 l8 [
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No Allied losses/ M: V# M% h/ |" `& O0 d
, ]! Q! M5 H2 B# _( KJapanese Ships. O8 R! s. |6 B! Z! r
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires }3 ^8 v0 Y2 W8 X. m
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: w9 ~6 [* t i% |Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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$ z4 D* e+ D @- I7 o$ F+ `! FWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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- }9 E5 b0 R, M9 U9 I4 BRaid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
; B! r2 K9 {: n# T6 R- \4 hEstimated time to target is 24 minutes
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Allied aircraft
5 G* r, k7 u) z F4F-3A Wildcat x 2
& N3 t! C7 d, A e" L2 Z SBD-3 Dauntless x 31
0 X/ A$ u' w# r# V! I$ O; T TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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Allied aircraft losses4 k; {( L' ^+ a' \7 t$ O j5 |
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged+ |3 a4 f% K8 A$ L5 _$ k
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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2 e8 W& `2 K& }/ p c/ nJapanese Ships: [3 q5 P3 ^& j
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
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CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires* [. m+ s; c# G: Z- N G
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage( c8 u9 X9 m8 F
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage# k, U$ A6 ^* w& b7 O3 H
DD Onami, t/ y7 B5 x% A% O. d, c
DD Tamanami
; K. L. d1 I- y0 e8 j CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire. u( s& U0 y& C
DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 1
7 Z/ i- N0 K+ B, q) ^# k DD Minekaze
J) i" m+ v4 Q. x' ~" z$ C' `) n DD Asakaze
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# i2 o4 e2 ~! [3 L6 ^* y' V7 CAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,572 k% F, Z5 h1 p" X: A2 A3 t
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.7 u" ^9 a0 q$ i6 {
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft4 R W( {9 V* ?( a* }/ h4 Q2 T
no flights0 o6 p( O" {& Y3 _# z
3 f! W. E* F( j) eAllied aircraft$ o" L0 F5 Z( {( s, {; P
F4F-3P Wildcat x 107 Q# d; ~0 Y$ a2 T9 ~6 J
F4F-4 Wildcat x 14# P1 g; B1 z3 o" x" \" @4 m1 W0 l/ {
SBD-3 Dauntless x 63
+ o' W7 }. v! }* R7 i/ A TBF-1 Avenger x 18
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No Japanese losses5 X x( [! q0 N: _0 r# x2 Q
: p/ @( W1 ]- u: q5 }1 |% gAllied aircraft losses; v+ C$ b' V% ?2 G/ }) M; x% e. t
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged9 m1 }6 V" x* r6 y3 s# Y7 N- U
TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged
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7 n7 w1 N1 l8 q2 u% Y& HJapanese Ships$ N9 C9 C7 r0 M/ L q
CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage
! j4 B _$ j) h CA Kako, and is sunk/ l: U% w% b9 E3 q
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage0 K! X; \4 i) q. i
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
: T$ a5 Y3 \% Q( ^ DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
# K4 D9 L( R8 c. G1 M3 M" ^ DD Onami
5 ?& i' p- z# Z8 i- ` DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk/ b d5 d( j( p" _8 {' b
DD Asakaze9 I- r% Q2 q* V9 Q
DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ f, Y+ V% D" ~9 n! I6 ]$ Y) L DD Oite
& O# f0 J' h& \ DD Minekaze( H; ], V! A& a2 o6 J
DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire: }' _3 G" v/ |8 l4 V/ ~2 }
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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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8 E% i/ u. Y" VRaid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.+ ?2 U7 ?' K" e& [& u
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Allied aircraft
G7 m! c/ Y& g& }& t" n; J SBD-3 Dauntless x 16/ k4 n: o% o, t9 ]8 z8 F* V0 {
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Allied aircraft losses2 f. _9 m% A2 M. L8 o( r& X' C
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged7 Z' V2 [9 g% b- o
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Japanese Ships8 u# D8 L' L6 x* n- `8 v, G2 V
CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage! \% }; q8 p4 z: d; t! l
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage1 j! M5 ~, e; n3 A* } D* G
DD Sawakaze
) n5 H+ ^( u2 `4 N6 n4 I d$ v! \; S, \ DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |