AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 42
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盟军正式登陆阿图岛- w3 b6 A8 c) J- h) ~! p/ _
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
( g2 P- P& B8 y2 M+ w! M* [6 C58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩8 [$ B% i9 |2 ?; x4 i2 J/ c9 s
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
C: a: z( O* ~1 G1 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 G9 P6 v" @% G* W- t
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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5 i2 |- r: Y0 V. k6 a/ SAmphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49)
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TF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,49: }2 F i7 Q# [1 A
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Allied ground losses:
( E* R. [" u; G 253 casualties reported' l% O! L, Y4 V C# x- i1 [
Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled5 L& ~$ D! |* K7 G' [8 d3 G
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled. O- T E ]- E) @3 G: n3 J& P
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
5 Q4 x C% _1 F& K Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)' @4 }+ m! l. c6 g9 n
Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled); M# ^; N- l1 H5 j
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Ground combat at Attu Island (153,49)0 ]0 I! }; H% X3 U5 W
7 L0 I2 w1 v" c3 v" t5 M6 d. o$ kJapanese Deliberate attack
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. f& s/ W& v, z+ B! u% aAttacking force 5357 troops, 43 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 97
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. v, D0 g% U7 A: T) }* l; ]4 GDefending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 426, F0 u, u5 ~1 U8 P/ Q0 m9 W
9 s( s3 z/ H! {Japanese adjusted assault: 0
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Allied adjusted defense: 339 3 ?, M- Z$ X; U, L2 ?
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 99 ; Z3 F2 J; Q; A. e6 }& x3 q- C# R0 q
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Combat modifiers# @! W: t8 M/ J. H3 i1 y, ]4 m
Defender: terrain(+)
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Japanese ground losses:1 \( u7 I& W; b
1597 casualties reported8 I$ M. T7 T: o1 `1 L
Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled
7 ?4 m: W. Y) g/ Z! s Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled
+ k/ g3 `, a# T4 | Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled* j( x1 I( b3 p, Q; k
Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)3 I" S9 `4 B# r! W. Z
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)& K, I7 A. Z8 b9 I
# }" S6 @3 W* \- t- e2 j2 j7 @Allied ground losses:. [9 U- E6 H, |' W4 Y+ \) t
100 casualties reported3 C( v5 Y) x; T# |# I4 E
Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
) t! Q: H* f1 n7 z* Z Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ }# D: u' i% i
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Assaulting units:/ x! F( }9 r7 ~4 \! D7 r" @8 w
3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion' d) |$ Q- j! J( x2 l: |$ ]
302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion& r& S3 ]5 l0 C* F5 N5 ]
12th Indpt SNLF Coy 1 o( l$ }+ |6 y
7th Base Force+ T! C6 @% \! Z* m( P" u" \* C
8th Field AF Construction Battalion- r4 E3 `+ b; F4 h% {. q% G& h
5th IJN AA Battalion
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5 D/ O$ c- d v- h+ wDefending units:
: c h* P6 [( p! } Americal Infantry Div /1
$ T8 B8 C8 T+ C- P+ i 4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /13 w( y% F w, n! ?* R1 M1 S
201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1+ i8 p% }$ O& q9 I8 I3 T2 X. w
151st Combat Engr Rgt /1' \& Q6 L6 g. j) x
153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /17 _$ K) t% I; \1 x& Z I; P$ I
198th FA Bn /1% Z. @/ P1 s! \1 R2 p" @0 J
250th Cst Art Rgt /2' y1 ~; {0 W c/ P4 S# u3 }9 Y
81st FA Bn /1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,577 q; `+ \' e i* r0 W# w, [9 f
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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8 W F0 d, R2 ~4 y# _Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft
" i" S3 e; `$ C# m2 `$ z) Y5 t A6M2 Zero x 25
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Allied aircraft
" L8 t! q2 r3 S* P F4F-3A Wildcat x 12 }3 |" } G" [0 t
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
P6 c9 t/ E9 F( F5 G$ B6 i SBD-3 Dauntless x 72
0 P' t) @! ?0 Z TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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No Japanese losses, n: r$ n9 `0 K; D g7 Z! h
- S6 j9 |7 [% [! CAllied aircraft losses
/ ~& l5 x# g% V5 k F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed+ V4 b8 r$ G+ i; `3 g4 R$ B
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed+ f! [7 m5 e; M" a) ]; E. R# H! S
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged
& v0 O6 d1 J! |% o2 Q w/ L SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak
: p2 v; I: \: s/ V. b; n# H TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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, C+ e& z6 ]% A9 ]1 EJapanese Ships
& f& _; L q2 W' ? CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
4 K; \8 }' j( d2 u i9 } CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
1 w8 l% j& \5 D' ^4 o3 x% F CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire7 ]+ ~6 y) U7 ~! h# z2 c, f
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires$ Y. x2 I3 [! v) Z! |% \. }; T
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 28 x! Z* j0 q, l: I
CA Furutaka% L3 C$ e1 v- j+ A
CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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/ q, T: n& S* q7 X9 e9 g X* `" p( jRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
* j' A& k( Q4 c1 I4 y4 Z" XEstimated time to target is 31 minutes3 q! X8 k' X5 T' X" K6 v
$ [* U( G% O9 `6 G3 F) v1 v6 |Japanese aircraft: @8 Z2 d* `7 a) U7 v& g: K+ X
A6M2 Zero x 168 s3 G% o9 j8 ?3 m3 S
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Allied aircraft
# D2 q% L- Z% b* R. g2 [5 K F4F-3P Wildcat x 12
8 x7 `4 _$ G0 z5 m' w, n F4F-4 Wildcat x 15 g1 h2 R& l+ ?. W& L
SBD-3 Dauntless x 51: N! o6 Q6 q3 G4 B" ~. d( P
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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3 M7 ], T( z5 w/ ]Japanese aircraft losses
* Z& l( w1 t" {. y A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed5 \ E5 ~6 h- Q: e0 y/ U9 J
, y: T7 Q: G1 p, fAllied aircraft losses
) B2 l/ T2 d% g# i1 j# I SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
4 h- i2 C* X ~ SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak9 t$ \5 i/ O5 E. c- }
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged" ]5 L; D* n! ~" D/ ]2 b. q3 f
6 ^6 a& G/ y/ ^ L) ]. CJapanese Ships
$ I4 S! ^) @% M: k5 t# V CV Kaga, heavy fires$ {* c: q7 Z( E4 C- f, ^
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires g1 x* L: L; H) ?* ?, T" r/ w9 W
CV Zuikaku, on fire1 L( C7 f0 a) a3 f' \* t x
CV Akagi
! M" R5 \/ w" }# Q a CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage% O/ h0 w0 l6 P9 W# j2 N l% T; d
DD Tamanami
6 z( A. ~; i& F9 B. J$ T3 h% T CL Nagara
3 u/ D1 F p$ b4 w; B+ V DD Oite( T! n/ x% P" ?) ]: R" z4 k- A1 n
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire( B3 x* F3 X& Z* k
CA Furutaka$ o. G# e. D# ^
CA Kako, Bomb hits 10 |$ T# [6 G( M" ^8 ?) O
DD Minekaze
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,543 O- _$ _: Z* x+ K6 \8 U( ?
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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/ S3 b6 u+ ^ S3 O# @, ?Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. y2 n2 a- ?( C0 C d; s. l5 A) q: L
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes& U' ^: z- |( L( c& Q* x: V
) [6 N2 ?/ n3 VJapanese aircraft
: ~* z! K" \$ M D0 f A6M2 Zero x 33
9 y. ^9 i5 @$ u# b! M- P9 I) @ B5N2 Kate x 61
4 Y. H- D8 T0 i- m: { D3A1 Val x 44- f- z3 Y6 p' ]1 g2 z$ `& o* A6 o" d" \
5 a; @. B+ e; s! xAllied aircraft* ]# @( N0 p r' a9 ?7 O
F4F-3A Wildcat x 175 @/ L3 \, L, |: i% @
F4F-3 Wildcat x 48
; ]# W# C3 L2 j F4F-4 Wildcat x 81) K8 z. i& \( w
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Japanese aircraft losses" K4 @/ M M9 I0 u; U
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
& [4 P3 I) y6 r9 k B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged
0 i) Y* I1 @2 Q/ ~; W) r/ v B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
" E8 ~# U4 C. _2 c, v D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged0 N( B: `) x" \$ U: K& ]! y
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses; _8 K' h$ c1 U& x
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
+ p3 z" J% Q. g$ C+ ~ CVE Copahee
7 m' Y# K: r- q0 A+ }* e CV Yorktown3 q2 ~$ h {9 D. q/ U
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2
) ?! X9 Q/ H- H* Y4 l, f CLAA San Diego
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; ?) s4 ^( x3 _9 m ?. w. qAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,579 U! E; x( U `# ?2 u! p( b7 a
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud, z' f6 m2 n* O2 }+ i) j2 m) D
& Q5 N/ J# n0 {, l: hRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.2 a( h5 _1 R$ W0 O% C8 G
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes a# `! M; O+ ~" n
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A6M2 Zero x 3
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 26 @# }( g0 V* N( i: g
SBD-3 Dauntless x 19' w, f$ {5 [, n, m- _5 M! D# M
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No Japanese losses
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F+ [! t5 O0 F* IAllied aircraft losses/ ?% U; H2 R5 O' L# |/ }+ P Z
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
3 D8 U Y0 k9 G' g; J; t" ] SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged) f$ e" `* }6 `3 i$ S, M
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships3 R% E2 N# S4 W- P: G' ]2 c
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage4 O6 `% ^1 g; _
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire
7 T3 Y) _+ S, r, w; p, q- W" c; u CV Akagi
) ^0 O/ h4 ?& k2 m# S( D CV Zuikaku, on fire
3 |9 W9 o# r- D6 r: k) A CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage7 {7 B, |5 G3 _8 w$ P4 z; b3 h8 T
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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2 Y& d6 S, B% JWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
8 U$ o9 f9 c0 |, QEstimated time to target is 25 minutes# f0 Q& v' O5 t F/ q% ?4 W- E
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Japanese aircraft
1 R1 j6 |/ {, }1 ^+ ] A6M2 Zero x 2
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 2
" t% O' l9 R& o- h5 k l' | TBF-1 Avenger x 6. V! w% u$ s; I0 n
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No Japanese losses
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships3 J& j- M. ]$ S3 B' m
CV Akagi0 h' K+ m( P$ }
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage( ^ F m) _% U" v) I
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57, V% M8 H$ A( G
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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8 e8 w T' d! _9 ~5 JRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet., H5 B. r1 q O8 i- M
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes
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3 P& H7 D7 o* @: w F4F-3 Wildcat x 5
$ O: l. [' r h TBF-1 Avenger x 3
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TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged6 |; ` M" W' I7 N+ g( G
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CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 15 N4 N# z, T6 W
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& Q$ {2 K3 I/ ~- g2 AAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,56
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.3 B+ m }! _! ?5 |% m
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft5 A% \1 A2 R5 I" q6 x
A6M2 Zero x 60 S+ x" ^9 B* Y
B5N2 Kate x 152 X5 b- l( u4 w: N
D3A1 Val x 190 j O- B7 M, E0 |$ J* K7 f4 ^: K
0 X& _# O) N7 Y9 [( c2 u/ eAllied aircraft
3 h5 T: j& q+ B6 J+ x' W F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
' ?/ c4 i9 D, w% x# N Q5 m; z F4F-4 Wildcat x 36; h2 o- ]) I6 S7 p
. N5 G8 F' F6 d! J! HJapanese aircraft losses
! [; B) F2 k3 S# L A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
- O- y4 e3 B6 G: b6 I B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
* i. I7 g9 z$ ^2 h1 q1 S9 E) I: e D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses6 N) }# M W6 ~5 T3 X
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed. a2 z* v/ ^ n' {, Z- j
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Allied Ships
8 y0 v1 U6 L) F1 B+ S. Z ^ CV Lexington
+ g: ], \5 ]0 B7 \& j0 x CV Saratoga
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.# v* g( U3 p9 l- @5 d' O( w: O
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Allied aircraft' u1 N: R$ |+ J9 z) G% p4 K
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
+ w- Q0 s6 P2 b* F; e0 n/ e2 @ F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
, S8 G9 X4 ~# q SBD-3 Dauntless x 70+ `/ g; D% X0 ^# T, l. j9 D
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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Allied aircraft losses
6 b5 P+ H- H( ]8 K1 ?7 B" @- @* C SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
. p/ N4 H+ f! V$ `/ A1 Q7 w! i TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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4 @ [1 u1 l1 d" z$ uJapanese Ships
2 E" E2 Z. p z/ m9 H; V CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 L2 q3 ?# B/ z5 Z" r2 \ CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires. S8 _: [3 J$ \& V0 m4 d; O2 m
DD Asakaze
1 U/ H9 R& d0 i& i4 G' l( J s DD Tamanami& t7 r* P) ^% ^1 r! B
DD Onami
; I# m. K) }- s* M# [# z k. K DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage1 g6 i$ |( I) t: q, v& |- ?
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
7 ^1 O7 P5 o8 t9 ~* S1 q& Z DD Oite1 @4 q ]- B$ s
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
: r& x! `3 H7 { q# q; D3 ~ DD Suzukaze
' o& e3 T- f" Q: ^ I& c ^* M- e CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 16 s( L V5 I+ d$ D: [ i" g
CL Nagara
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* A9 S# M0 R6 @! K( B7 y+ IAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,579 w3 W, s/ s' P( V5 G |- F& l
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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. ^: a" N% u) W) i, o! b2 ^Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.4 h# v0 J, j9 Z" c
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes; V! M0 t$ \. N* `( K
3 Y* o8 Z! n# |4 n+ O9 z$ V0 cAllied aircraft
2 m. K6 a6 ?& B" G# c- u, T A-24 Banshee x 2
( P% ^( `" c9 `0 [; C5 G SBD-3 Dauntless x 25
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Allied aircraft losses
# E- n" |* g& _3 \$ K. M A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
( J# S3 v; q% \$ L! ]" O. n% R SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
/ c, {8 Z) U' U$ [2 v1 ? CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage1 W& c# a- ^$ ?
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ b. a/ [% v3 o0 v CV Zuikaku, heavy fires
' s0 K5 U4 q4 _( i- \4 P- M CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
; j: U* k+ H) t DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage6 y" a* @5 ] k- I4 r) d8 r! E0 B
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57- a) E* q( i4 F1 d+ F$ ~( G3 u( @
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4 g3 ]. p1 b* p3 A9 _( uRaid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
$ x) W1 r+ G8 m' W/ WEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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A-24 Banshee x 14
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Allied aircraft losses) \$ Z% G) k) M* n; f
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged2 ^0 G8 ^7 P/ E5 d9 T; H! R
5 A9 x# v$ g2 J9 kJapanese Ships7 o4 @9 R+ F8 V5 n1 f6 s
CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 _& A6 ^; x" |6 J/ z$ ` CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
, Z* j- d. Z9 z: O& h7 ^ DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 M8 L" b% r3 I6 G. E+ B$ D CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57) ^0 o1 F5 q/ u j6 ~; [# w
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
, e" N- {! a- r9 M T- wEstimated time to target is 27 minutes
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Allied aircraft7 ?0 @9 _5 F% n" s1 R2 ~; h! K
A-24 Banshee x 2! s# t4 Q. C5 U7 N: I( }; }
3 s/ v3 S; E: _No Allied losses6 }. m1 p5 o9 v4 o3 z3 O R9 g* C
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Japanese Ships! H& J: A+ g3 S7 \
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57% J+ D; s" o# b2 V8 W
' i* D' S5 @" j e A0 V' F+ D* TWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.7 z: h$ Y v; w8 n
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes1 H. w7 P3 H2 c' h. P6 z
7 y; ~$ k! ~8 E. F) h q- IAllied aircraft. E K6 [5 W1 S; w, V2 y
F4F-3A Wildcat x 2
# Q$ E. K9 C# B4 T% _ SBD-3 Dauntless x 31$ K6 ]8 w3 L& T1 [" ?
TBF-1 Avenger x 15. \% E5 a% p3 L) S$ B# R
0 e( E L3 r) p2 o6 E+ RAllied aircraft losses8 @4 p3 x* S+ D$ @7 Y& G
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged! S3 _4 b! _4 E+ Z+ C$ f9 g) ~
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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) @" x+ H$ i+ w: WJapanese Ships
; m/ U, i- `! V1 ]; Z: o! z# k v CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage" c" ?: b/ H9 y$ K- U
DD Oite. c% [) s# _/ D' B9 ^6 e
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires2 M: i- H5 o4 T j9 F
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ I0 Y5 }6 _4 ~& { CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
; N& @7 E2 ?. h# f* H) f DD Onami% U- D* T! x+ c6 g* \9 `
DD Tamanami, {6 k5 w* S/ f# C
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire
3 A8 U+ G5 `7 I- h8 m DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 1
4 c$ v) x, h8 y0 S4 V- e DD Minekaze
; J4 b; f1 X! F- H; ^* ~ DD Asakaze
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud9 r5 C9 ]5 {+ I2 O3 S, X- Z# t
- [/ ^5 w1 S3 S$ F6 gRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
+ c, Z& c. P: j2 VEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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. S# ~. _' @' @4 M3 j4 k! HJapanese aircraft
( G2 a# v L! u t no flights8 j& j2 y% O- R: C
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Allied aircraft
0 M+ W9 U/ V% P, h/ f" }7 R$ W+ j F4F-3P Wildcat x 10, }& ^% a! A' p) p* G% ~0 m
F4F-4 Wildcat x 149 p2 H- m7 W# t$ X- _+ s! S
SBD-3 Dauntless x 63
2 v4 x0 V8 s: ]" O% I( Y; z. K TBF-1 Avenger x 18
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
/ \0 j7 S3 `# h6 B9 a* B- d SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged( }; q& h# `6 d
TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged; Z8 c$ l; `7 i4 D3 W# K6 e1 w
0 x Y- ^1 G) s! @* d! {Japanese Ships3 P" G* L: i" a J& u
CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage/ Y) Z8 @# z3 G7 J6 w2 |% M& h, p
CA Kako, and is sunk) w( B) O4 }9 R& q" R6 J0 S. ]
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage9 w7 n( f% f0 a
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
" }- Z* N8 t4 w$ A DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
8 {; y/ I8 p# S, G" H DD Onami* t+ }3 o; J, y0 B# \0 w
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk' n4 {* J- @% s2 @$ B3 l! y" ?
DD Asakaze
, D; L5 V0 ~$ I4 j: t3 f9 u DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
: V3 J. A$ M5 v5 _ DD Oite1 f+ h R1 s! \! w2 p4 ~7 M
DD Minekaze) K" g, E9 q4 D% w: n3 x8 T
DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire' O8 H% }$ H9 D1 z
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8 H& F" g# N' ~2 D* ZAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57% @$ p, y7 @9 Z9 z
: p1 t( k. e- kWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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9 T3 i& b @% r9 K) B7 V4 C* }1 HRaid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.4 f( J- [6 X* b
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes7 V$ P, f& g5 Z2 U9 q3 W
% p: Q1 M( M4 M6 e. c5 PAllied aircraft- V3 E! ]1 {: J8 x
SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
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6 w" f) J$ q7 p1 Z8 ]- @+ [0 PAllied aircraft losses
8 ]6 A0 `, {: b/ |% [ N: w SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged7 }# O, Q# ?1 D
0 }4 M4 a/ t5 d+ NJapanese Ships
/ A/ E$ m4 `; G+ S- M) t CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage' j0 r0 g: I: a, E$ L3 t
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage6 T8 D, a: c* p: Z/ R5 G, y- R
DD Sawakaze
- ^/ D p2 x9 U- R3 V w5 h& T DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |