AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 42
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盟军正式登陆阿图岛
- Q! Y; U/ J$ }) p1 |3 z* x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; Q1 Y$ m! B0 c$ P58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩
7 ~( V9 T" e+ v$ _$ Q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& p2 \8 A1 l2 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
& k+ F }6 t, o; D2 u1 A6 ?" g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+ s4 R: H# k; Y6 S J3 Q$ q; U
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+ D: h2 u! }4 n" J0 _Amphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49)* P# J K& P5 X9 T: z. \
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TF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,49
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* e6 D! C; Z" `$ [1 A' ^# dAllied ground losses:7 c. S* V" [1 L" ~+ F
253 casualties reported2 j, V: f# \$ }- y* D7 |% z
Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled: A& N0 d- ]4 X1 C- O2 ?7 U/ Y- Q
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled6 e7 @' q' C1 a5 e Z/ ]0 B
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
, [8 w+ b9 L$ V7 N% O p Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)( V! [& i- F/ [$ \
Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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1 U1 ~- s: D9 A( E; _0 VGround combat at Attu Island (153,49)
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7 ]0 R6 C/ K; W5 a) eJapanese Deliberate attack
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5 Z# I) d. N. C- xAttacking force 5357 troops, 43 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 97
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% J2 `) n4 u, o' B/ yDefending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 426
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Japanese adjusted assault: 0 : Q0 |0 ^5 n/ w, n! T2 p
; E6 \4 S) x) n k; ]; ~Allied adjusted defense: 339 8 h+ @# [% L2 y+ z. {. V) C
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 99 8 r+ B6 z# J4 r. ?3 [" }" y0 R
6 S7 P. G3 n9 D) t, i6 ^6 ]: Z/ M6 XCombat modifiers
& h6 i7 k- @/ E! m6 rDefender: terrain(+)
" O( j/ L0 @3 v6 i2 c5 rAttacker: $ P$ n' ?# |% z0 j0 L. E; f! _
/ X4 O% E) `( \1 `Japanese ground losses:1 T0 H$ }5 h% o" Z6 v" s* c7 A
1597 casualties reported
; u" C; D9 G' O% u6 N+ e$ J$ ^ Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled
) K% Z* F9 J o' L! P( ]1 `) Q2 f. @! _/ A Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled
# [* J* s8 N( h( O$ l6 ~ Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled
9 z. l5 I0 @) S Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled) p2 p0 E _* \4 m, G" a: z! g2 I
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled); h6 B6 w; l) C& q* B+ T! K
) l6 f+ i; |7 {4 p* t2 bAllied ground losses:
* X1 o9 D: d7 ^4 ] 100 casualties reported- z/ d# c1 ^6 D; n3 h+ y
Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled( H& g; `% ?6 v. c/ A
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 Y8 l: D9 J5 ~3 y% y5 V Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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+ r8 [; m1 {4 K+ ?+ ]1 ^Assaulting units:
3 `% B- l! o- Z8 s 3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion/ h2 _6 z7 Y( o) \" U- [ ~$ Y: _( I
302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion, D, l6 Q3 ?8 J+ d
12th Indpt SNLF Coy
" n& K/ s' I; g0 O9 x! u: K 7th Base Force
0 d1 |8 b2 W3 R) p* j( h 8th Field AF Construction Battalion4 B+ g9 J+ V2 ]6 m
5th IJN AA Battalion
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( T% e$ W8 ?! G7 Z' d- _Defending units:
1 w+ D6 f9 |0 h Americal Infantry Div /18 V0 w7 u+ N6 `( j
4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
) ?& H) \. W1 z& P, F( z$ Q, H+ N 201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1 w$ f1 H+ h2 U: d) l8 K( x2 m$ j
151st Combat Engr Rgt /1$ v' g ]; ]0 N. J* h3 X3 q) E
153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1# x. I9 ^6 o9 O W H' t% M
198th FA Bn /18 h3 x) l8 D$ q* ^' G7 z
250th Cst Art Rgt /21 g2 ?9 _& L$ s& P1 C6 g- y
81st FA Bn /1
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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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) a+ j M7 z2 _; c9 D( SRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
* G8 e% t7 h9 i0 @) d8 C' xEstimated time to target is 30 minutes6 Q/ \, W. A" w ~- n
) q* _, G! a3 M# f$ VJapanese aircraft* _; c2 R+ a& A6 f' L% F3 L
A6M2 Zero x 25/ w* [+ r0 {. W3 f* W
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Allied aircraft0 T4 y: t4 r9 R: X; C% d0 V+ g
F4F-3A Wildcat x 12
2 J( z# c; r3 c7 H, | F4F-3 Wildcat x 12* [9 F u1 U8 | {) w
SBD-3 Dauntless x 72( z# t) w3 z& I- h5 E
TBF-1 Avenger x 30: d W6 L5 c/ W: R ^) l
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No Japanese losses8 Y3 j9 [6 Q9 U; j `' W
( C, E% E4 K4 W9 ]/ R# uAllied aircraft losses# ~7 b4 q$ L x
F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed
! I# m" d6 k0 b4 L F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
; ]5 i5 Y! P- A' | SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged
# e0 y4 ?4 ]/ V SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak
" l) R+ M* g8 G; a6 p! t TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged" J1 B$ h0 P1 [* d( z" y
4 M k1 b3 F! k" g% wJapanese Ships
8 u, M3 z& n5 c. S CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
, a, Y2 a+ a! l0 U2 L' v1 U CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 19 ?9 B3 h+ O' N( Q8 U" i
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire
% O8 P' q7 v4 O3 _ CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires" n2 e0 j$ n+ m7 O0 A- P$ z" o2 B
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 2+ X' j% J, ~+ V( l. _# j
CA Furutaka
2 _6 o7 y8 {* d: \' _ CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
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# v+ h" U! X& RMorning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,574 R' w/ }) v) R |
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms. o' ]0 h( m" }; x
& Z: l, M3 R5 Q0 a4 Y8 [: MRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.# a a0 ~5 o' z/ `. e
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes9 F, [7 k' _$ P
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Japanese aircraft" Q" {0 _8 u; y6 ]5 ]
A6M2 Zero x 16
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8 _2 ~9 ~3 \) j" C. k, z) J4 f6 BAllied aircraft& Z0 U* L: i5 B
F4F-3P Wildcat x 12' j" f) A `4 [0 E$ q) J! g
F4F-4 Wildcat x 15
+ G) h7 v9 B. P4 W+ D: L1 b; o6 O SBD-3 Dauntless x 51
- z u. y2 B# g; J2 s TBF-1 Avenger x 30% Z8 I2 B$ g/ k; I D0 L+ o3 A
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Japanese aircraft losses" ?! m" }5 n$ Q9 ^/ F0 @5 b3 r* _
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses2 L$ r' C2 P2 V3 h) @3 K
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
8 X; D6 Q$ g/ R9 Z# a9 e SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
* r0 Q' d/ P4 w, x" G u- _) t2 T. V( e TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships
' B7 n2 u& R- [* a9 z: A/ }$ h CV Kaga, heavy fires! ^1 X6 P' p7 ]$ Q7 C0 ^
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires K' k/ V- n6 T1 Q
CV Zuikaku, on fire. H }: e S5 s6 [5 k3 i; ?0 T1 m
CV Akagi/ S& y( K# \: G% K" ]& A6 W' M; g; a
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 @1 C7 W4 G- u/ P N4 I3 y- m DD Tamanami
6 K6 Y, i: y$ `% |: v( n CL Nagara4 G& `! B3 q7 H' Y% [- r" r4 [
DD Oite) s, q/ v! }- p7 ?3 t
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire) E5 d6 Q8 v& h0 b+ Q. e4 e/ b
CA Furutaka+ S! i4 R% a' x; t t/ z+ F
CA Kako, Bomb hits 19 H& T: P( [+ I
DD Minekaze( l7 a# a1 i; G6 D- n
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2 W3 k5 j' j: GMorning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,54
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud/ f) m) d0 F6 g r( q' {% [
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.- M/ M9 S& l# _" L- S3 w) H
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
3 a9 f8 \4 X+ l. W8 y6 H# `6 w A6M2 Zero x 33( c0 ?* c( ?/ x
B5N2 Kate x 611 ^1 @8 b' {0 f' r4 U! N' q
D3A1 Val x 44% D( Z% Z" B- L
6 V& y6 r( \( j! M! P1 JAllied aircraft
m+ `9 ?, S* a; y# `8 h) B F4F-3A Wildcat x 17
, P9 u! X. Q0 J" A7 {) g) D# S F4F-3 Wildcat x 48. p/ A) X, X2 T6 ]
F4F-4 Wildcat x 81, |1 Q7 ?; u& c* A% H
) n7 F+ }) @! J- G3 p( ZJapanese aircraft losses
9 t. \# ~; D( i' j8 g A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed$ G5 Y5 T$ t$ f6 D2 d- e9 w
B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged' v8 K L# U) k7 v) \" m6 p
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak0 D1 s0 K- C& C9 J# }- Q" I
D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged
# r5 J8 u o& t j% s% G3 ~ D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak& W6 Y2 H% F E6 r) a3 ]
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Allied aircraft losses3 _$ Q; ^+ o" I' V! P
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed6 U! q) Y( |0 L+ t" M8 U
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Allied Ships6 Q3 G, |7 Q4 v. a
CVE Copahee9 Y# |# F: Z1 I1 \& K7 e g
CV Yorktown; U9 Q8 ^# v0 T4 B J, J
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2, C% e( S1 o8 x' q I
CLAA San Diego* J) {6 i' }( ]
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/ M5 ]/ c- t5 \, }7 O1 j" F; @Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,576 ], [, B9 q, Z3 ~
7 x9 Y6 T4 x4 f7 t: x- F G; D$ L4 _Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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6 c$ R/ I3 j, ?2 X% RRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
) e% l/ u3 G; b. h. _- g3 N" IEstimated time to target is 29 minutes1 k Q2 x- E* c9 J. ^
$ j/ H6 J6 m; @6 p6 v t. m& h. ?$ CJapanese aircraft' q5 j' O' N* Y0 K0 ^; R
A6M2 Zero x 3
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Allied aircraft
+ d( ?' ?6 G6 ^ F4F-3 Wildcat x 2* E; t: |. I' ^% F( Z+ @2 x/ @# a
SBD-3 Dauntless x 19
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2 ~( @7 j+ D& PNo Japanese losses1 @# z; W: ^# D: X! r3 q$ F% N
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Allied aircraft losses/ x/ m# B( f. ~7 V D
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
6 X) V3 T. v: O9 i/ F4 z2 O SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
' z6 @) H" T# p# z+ z SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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+ ]3 k4 W- d2 a5 {( oJapanese Ships5 E) B/ [4 e4 o1 p' N
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
; ?- ~* i) e: A$ s) u! n2 n% c: x! b9 }/ ~ CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire$ _. v: B" J E( L0 X3 \7 T
CV Akagi
' |( @4 }& r; c4 ~* D CV Zuikaku, on fire0 ^* n5 h, r: l
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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. ]* o. l. ^% c7 F$ k3 DAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,574 c/ ?$ A1 G6 X8 M# ^# w1 P* J9 B. R
" b, y, i+ m; g2 U6 U, HWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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! `8 @2 }, A+ e/ d, b' P2 ARaid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
: y7 ]* M8 u; t5 U- [. gEstimated time to target is 25 minutes
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. q' A1 B4 W& B$ R3 M' i. h& h) ]Japanese aircraft
" D0 t! C5 L& A A6M2 Zero x 2
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Allied aircraft, }3 a, [; {! C$ t* h4 u$ Y/ S
SBD-3 Dauntless x 2
0 n' L# }( n' H8 F, ?. K) M7 n TBF-1 Avenger x 6
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No Japanese losses9 d9 v- u9 P: Q$ o) I7 D
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No Allied losses& P' o# H4 i! _5 X8 \" z" {6 s4 R3 ]
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Japanese Ships% h( n& i( O6 Q. [3 h: z9 k- o
CV Akagi. C; q# t l' S1 H
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage0 T v0 _4 ~ A9 K5 \
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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 15,000 feet.
. a @0 B- }& u' J8 V5 }Estimated time to target is 37 minutes, x' J5 u4 |% [1 L
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Allied aircraft7 j$ b6 l a; @; T6 w3 l
F4F-3 Wildcat x 5. i( d0 X; K7 u6 O
TBF-1 Avenger x 3/ l" X! G) C' g M' l$ S
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Allied aircraft losses
& W: N, d o9 ?, Z TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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/ _% H& F7 c; C; ~# Y. t0 F1 WJapanese Ships/ |0 d! X5 h7 y; e; A+ O
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 16 L- V0 u- m0 \, X& p0 D
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. t: ^' z# i, Q5 p$ jAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,56# |3 e$ J7 e7 }; W* q( p7 W
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain/ v" G$ H# M( ~- `
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
, r7 H7 T! j9 \5 S# I' f6 ]Estimated time to target is 15 minutes; e( g; O& q6 [9 K
) }( K; w6 I% `2 h" ]" U2 S( k$ \3 S j( XJapanese aircraft6 W# y; H g5 X2 W8 ]! P
A6M2 Zero x 6
" h) j f& v* R9 J b% W- L B5N2 Kate x 15
; C+ d9 C2 q: n$ c. n: z! U D3A1 Val x 19
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Allied aircraft$ s3 C( `$ O% f- [7 H
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
5 ~" v& `: `6 a8 C8 t$ W F4F-4 Wildcat x 36. u9 R9 h% m2 [& ^+ c( Q
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Japanese aircraft losses" l0 K8 q5 \2 Q0 _4 y- s
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed6 M0 Y, z$ E( k/ c2 ]
B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
" r3 |8 o' E( s* p' G# K5 a/ O D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged$ }. d* |' j( ^8 j/ {5 f
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Allied aircraft losses
: L$ J' _# ]6 {" K* g7 T F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed6 h$ ?& @* ] u- \& { |' [
( O& F$ M7 o2 [6 X" {# R. W+ T+ UAllied Ships" g9 _& O( x, a
CV Lexington7 G8 c" u# N$ k% [ S
CV Saratoga
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud. r8 J5 w3 A! J, o# }
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.6 S# m: e% `( ~9 O, c* W
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes& j6 z, i$ y0 P- @
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Allied aircraft W& [$ |+ M8 b( R8 d) X: f5 o9 o: P
F4F-3 Wildcat x 121 Y' @+ `3 W0 j
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12% F7 T* H* j; l+ K
SBD-3 Dauntless x 70
, L2 O1 h7 i6 ^8 M TBF-1 Avenger x 306 x. h+ i% F- x2 J
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Allied aircraft losses8 T" u+ Z& A( {) }7 U( m% L% E1 a- S
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged1 [: M% _. M+ p6 z. B" a6 h6 I4 W
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
: U3 w& j) U. O CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage. T4 X; T# l0 Y8 ^$ s6 Y; L
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
9 t! {: ?) Q/ |/ ~8 l. W DD Asakaze
4 H; b9 b8 E/ q, E DD Tamanami
) `, [# }# D7 x1 {8 F, o DD Onami4 _: R: |* D7 O) }- T# G$ b3 K
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
. E' Z6 K" C! z CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage" l0 U! p8 f/ p7 G
DD Oite! Z8 J; X! {, s9 J, q1 H' B
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage( }: B( {- x) l. n! q0 S5 ^
DD Suzukaze
% l5 B( K0 E1 V+ g3 ]/ ] CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1
1 S# d" o) v8 H; o/ T1 |; m' R CL Nagara
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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6 I" k. j a1 R& U/ f2 s/ RRaid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.: d$ h* y. }3 p2 y% J# T
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes& o! U+ H1 o3 F. t- ^
7 p5 \( p( R+ z) n# \Allied aircraft+ g# l% n4 }4 m! |
A-24 Banshee x 2$ e8 S- d& e; `# K, x% ~* S
SBD-3 Dauntless x 25% I1 v1 ~, ?5 c9 H* | Q) ^
, ?5 j0 U6 [: i" p7 ~, Z1 B) H/ P3 tAllied aircraft losses$ Z! O' i6 n; u# ^: j
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged h& F/ R: r/ L" Q: G2 @) E. Y
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships7 [3 d" @( S7 z# ^' b
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage& m F& |* Z7 Z( s: `* z
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 y7 U& o# ^1 c) P$ ^ CV Zuikaku, heavy fires. _. A9 r# Z& c) s0 h1 f! v6 q
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires. [% \; }- L& b: ~% o
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
! L# W2 K* J) ^7 e" Q" ?/ T$ e CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage( t& z; E+ B) C. [0 d' Y3 F* u
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# i$ M# v% _& H( p4 p: uAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57! ]; C; f' Z$ G9 o% m
+ p+ Y% t+ A8 @. H( DWeather in hex: Heavy cloud6 |2 h7 b# L# ?2 n3 I1 t
3 n5 ?, H* M/ k7 o1 `/ MRaid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.% R7 f2 A8 R. }! ~% _5 m4 Q; Q
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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8 W" R! q" i' p; ?5 WAllied aircraft
* R* m; G$ g/ L A-24 Banshee x 14/ U3 b# t, ~& k( F
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Allied aircraft losses
) f) u, w1 i9 D P: L+ x+ r A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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% V- i0 o) W8 M$ Y: m5 h6 iJapanese Ships2 q% u2 q0 F6 e8 Q, V9 F' {
CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 b5 y8 e, U2 e CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
( R' a! K( z/ N$ R% } DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage. \. a9 _& i# n/ A! 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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Raid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.8 f# I; b9 x4 C. t, y
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
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Allied aircraft
4 o9 Y S' o! a4 x$ ^5 ] A-24 Banshee x 2, M6 U2 U5 ], U' X
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
5 `$ ]% y9 q" l x# S CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
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& v5 l0 {/ i; J6 ~* m+ PAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud* ?; r. d# ?2 i& G0 z
7 @! \8 a$ p/ }: x. K6 e7 ~+ nRaid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.- a1 R" b# q5 _" J# U
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes
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- \ \7 k! N. D( n9 S' w; c% IAllied aircraft
3 G0 P! | ?, L" j. f; R F4F-3A Wildcat x 27 I) h, Z( f; a% X* w
SBD-3 Dauntless x 312 u# y6 A. y# w4 e. f. A1 o
TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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Allied aircraft losses+ T% Z x8 n/ M6 F1 ^
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged* R0 O, f! H( Z" e- n
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged- v6 A7 n& C8 F
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Japanese Ships
6 b* o- L/ i, h3 ~, C CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage& k( B3 G m0 X6 W
DD Oite
) h' V8 J a( m0 K; V* B/ U! s CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires q$ ~/ V6 D) @, S4 `
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage4 u n: Q; W- t- {" t3 L+ U
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage6 }( s& h, c1 k( e z) C
DD Onami. `) v$ U7 D3 {% \# w! m9 d2 d
DD Tamanami4 @" i8 U, Z% t8 B% K) D
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire3 F# L: B7 q# V5 s2 h
DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 1% ?& P1 a& [$ X; N
DD Minekaze7 W1 }* Z2 A- Y3 l7 j. R
DD Asakaze9 ?8 Q# B& v. a' b/ k3 U% l
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud4 r1 H0 e$ |3 q
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
H; D. K( L- ?$ ?7 cEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
1 n; Y& D3 B+ l% E no flights1 P7 l5 v" e, g. [
/ `4 M% S0 O! `1 t$ xAllied aircraft0 M! p' ~$ w8 O; P. n9 ~
F4F-3P Wildcat x 10% n* L" x3 c b; T2 K! V
F4F-4 Wildcat x 142 r, X' E* \) j5 K# @
SBD-3 Dauntless x 632 _) [2 c) D9 Z% q! z& B
TBF-1 Avenger x 18# B8 r% z+ d; p/ H7 P
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
4 e6 |/ u6 K7 u! [6 y! f% U SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged o% O* `8 F$ ~
TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships% X, e0 Z3 K" P8 k, y- Z
CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ |( [0 e+ N2 t0 n) \/ L CA Kako, and is sunk
5 @* t* y! T; h" z CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 P* T$ ?* P$ |9 d* T4 G2 {' W) o CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk; Z) ^ [( R3 w5 P
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
' r. Q, `! E+ d7 K( I DD Onami
- {. ]' c$ W5 ]; ^ DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk, [! @4 E9 I" |" \6 x1 G( [
DD Asakaze
3 {: Q6 [& T0 c8 F! V# N! ^: A DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
" S' ]( g, G' _* ^6 l. w4 e$ l" z DD Oite
# K# m' k0 F2 w" _! a DD Minekaze
7 c! `1 p: N/ A5 u. g; R# D4 T DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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9 o/ Y: }1 i6 [0 ^6 XAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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1 Z! a* V, u, s o1 X Z8 IRaid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet./ K1 A% f6 D* o
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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8 t' ~. l, O/ `Allied aircraft
9 y' d5 K1 S! r5 D% P# L SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
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Allied aircraft losses
, W* z( a+ \/ c SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged2 I7 x* r* d+ t9 Z
% N( B* j: b+ _' C+ n8 NJapanese Ships2 Y( v( r% e& l3 J; Y6 `
CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage8 ]- r# R* a9 K' A5 A3 k4 ~2 z
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 H1 D6 p; y& J) G7 G DD Sawakaze
# p$ G, |- V1 F- A2 L. f DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |