AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 42$ t6 W3 t, u$ C6 ]" [
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3 f* L2 k# V5 u4 V盟军正式登陆阿图岛$ r3 q+ `6 R( M' ?
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/ x) I- i6 m! R1 S
58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩, o% X b' D! n3 p8 ^, g! f
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
9 T2 l* W) ~8 K) I/ c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) V9 x6 H% B+ { J, q# P
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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Amphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49)
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TF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,49
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Allied ground losses:
4 r+ ?' i3 q5 d& u1 R- h, Z 253 casualties reported. P5 I6 N, s: `# `$ _( v5 `/ y
Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled
G2 j& g6 _2 x1 c3 w T5 @- p Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
# M9 c+ h3 \0 S* @$ g+ N. Y& D s7 H Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 J2 {6 \' Q" u4 W" G/ R! I
Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)
* ~1 a( `0 W* `8 O Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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8 N# p1 L) k- d, g( XGround combat at Attu Island (153,49)
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- l) _$ u2 s" PJapanese Deliberate attack3 U# J# j8 A6 T+ l9 J6 g3 M- b( Z
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Attacking force 5357 troops, 43 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 97# q2 M5 ?% K+ X, B* {2 ?! N
0 w' Q- O! ^) Z& w& F5 eDefending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 4265 h$ v0 y/ L/ h* E5 q* J
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Japanese adjusted assault: 0
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& g: o6 Q. `/ o8 E5 {9 o+ w* G& [Allied adjusted defense: 339 $ J0 M3 [- G, h3 ?
9 @/ n. d. Z6 jJapanese assault odds: 1 to 99 ' C8 }( T" ]8 g1 z: z+ D9 s
5 j1 t6 s2 j G& Q rCombat modifiers% ], }3 O7 P6 P
Defender: terrain(+)
) a" U6 J3 l2 L4 j' B. SAttacker: - t/ ]7 y8 S8 }
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Japanese ground losses:
" o- {; o h2 A; Z7 _9 R* r 1597 casualties reported: T( A8 w2 B; ~& j: B ?5 Q) ]3 p
Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled: X! k7 Z/ ?1 R3 ^ k5 ]
Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled( T3 H9 |6 p/ ^# O4 Y, I$ p: f
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled. J1 V# a" y- s5 P1 O! b; o2 {
Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)
5 j& [, Q6 j3 I; w/ D9 S Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)# v2 y: d3 B' G/ J& T& \4 H
' l. e& U+ \1 @Allied ground losses:
6 |( M' d. G* q) V: e 100 casualties reported; F1 K2 W& G2 W' `% M# W& P6 p% s
Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
6 B* w# l3 N- _! o+ @+ f5 F Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# L8 r. d- u" s! K. P1 j) ]6 j
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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! o2 h3 w. G: Q pAssaulting units:) T3 P7 M: n& p4 W4 D+ L& X* G
3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion( O1 x% D7 w7 U" o1 ?
302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion. S7 C$ u: b( A' t
12th Indpt SNLF Coy
$ r6 b; L! V4 D) E {& V 7th Base Force
9 V; k9 e, l% m/ H: ?9 ^) I5 n 8th Field AF Construction Battalion5 a" p( M; Z+ N8 A7 ^$ K; l
5th IJN AA Battalion
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Defending units:
3 i- [% }0 O* [ Americal Infantry Div /1, m9 L' M6 |* | N! t6 u$ m( a% H! M. H
4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /18 q! p" h( }# L6 v
201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
1 a/ P" T& \# E3 U1 N. R 151st Combat Engr Rgt /1
! L$ C% `& k7 I; M- z* A 153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /14 j% l" Z8 O1 I! U+ J/ o+ U
198th FA Bn /1
8 g, {4 h) W2 Q8 u/ \* Q 250th Cst Art Rgt /2# A/ ?6 W( S8 s. e
81st FA Bn /1
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_, N. {, n0 PMorning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57! Q0 t5 ~9 F" Q' z
1 t- G. O) ^& i& t+ `2 KWeather in hex: Thunderstorms" t& O* s( ~8 Q
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
2 r7 M( N8 W# P- |# }Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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3 B3 Z4 k2 y$ K& rJapanese aircraft* v. P4 i6 ?6 s2 f
A6M2 Zero x 25
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Allied aircraft6 v' k2 ]' L5 n$ K4 K
F4F-3A Wildcat x 12
8 E$ ^ v& u" |" c9 g F4F-3 Wildcat x 12& y- J/ E1 V3 T V1 J, {8 a* a
SBD-3 Dauntless x 72
4 V# z/ d5 K4 {* r TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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9 E0 L3 F) g) l* p8 eNo Japanese losses
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- [) e2 L; x( _8 {6 FAllied aircraft losses
+ l, Q+ Q8 ]3 Z9 y; T, M* {) W F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed' w0 ?: R; [, a8 F0 A7 i" ~
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
1 N' F% L) r3 ^5 f" I* s- y: U7 o SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged, K$ } ]) D$ I) p7 z' n; v$ a7 ?
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak3 O) g2 t* L3 x* P
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged3 ]) C6 k' X+ x1 k( Z
2 i, |1 b3 Q& i5 \0 ~& jJapanese Ships a8 K) s* i6 ]$ A
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
. @$ g' i6 H) v# i0 A; x3 t, j CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
2 A0 |6 i' J6 c1 P; w' M B CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire. D. X( J' R4 C1 ^; d( N( G
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires
, G, [+ N' o1 W; Y CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 25 X. z- P# A7 I# {$ v' W- @: ?+ @
CA Furutaka
( I' v' M: s6 M7 I CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
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`5 @+ q0 i2 h' }1 s: N: rMorning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.: q! O( p' D" P4 c3 q
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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7 |9 C% H9 Q* M: Y) ]Japanese aircraft- q* |* U9 Y) H3 s+ `
A6M2 Zero x 16
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$ e2 E$ f* b \; B$ F7 cAllied aircraft
' E( h4 r( V! c- e( Q* P F4F-3P Wildcat x 12. K% ?, G! R2 Y
F4F-4 Wildcat x 15 r* O: z9 n! q& c! v" w
SBD-3 Dauntless x 51
& D% Z7 |$ `/ g2 r' p/ y TBF-1 Avenger x 30: Y' N; u" P" \+ l' f
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Japanese aircraft losses9 C8 p1 | r# C& z( Y; v! f3 M5 k2 w/ G
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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i6 s m# s o6 `) B% N5 PAllied aircraft losses' d* ^7 k3 V/ B
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged$ t" T& z" t! w2 E2 J w) G3 Q) s
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak c; p, j% d9 h* e; M E" A6 t
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged! `' R% b M' z% O2 n
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Japanese Ships- w! N6 i6 A* J( N0 T2 D
CV Kaga, heavy fires
) R0 W" ~3 M" @+ Q CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
7 U H( U) v6 r a CV Zuikaku, on fire" f6 A. y a& ]# K
CV Akagi
% O! t+ d: t1 B1 ]( l( U- b- q CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage* |5 c8 |9 c8 p( }' m1 Y0 k/ }
DD Tamanami
7 {% N8 R5 U5 W1 ]5 K CL Nagara* q7 c7 P& I8 `8 ^% B& K) u
DD Oite$ p( {# m4 V' W; u; G T
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire
8 j1 `8 Z- i, i* {' _3 S CA Furutaka
3 E3 y$ {; v& E1 c7 x& X CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
$ T- y K+ f4 F1 P DD Minekaze8 @2 g3 W9 z% F$ i1 o
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3 w# d. L% d. J0 I) ~0 J0 rMorning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,54
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3 Y/ m7 n4 A5 Q, BWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
& R3 ~/ B: }) N8 q6 G ]% sEstimated time to target is 15 minutes' w3 F6 j. J! o3 f, R
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Japanese aircraft
% A/ m: X, S' N R7 j# O A6M2 Zero x 33
; y/ a$ T5 r5 t B5N2 Kate x 61/ i1 I; ]1 g) Q( H; m7 W
D3A1 Val x 444 G O. j, R. N8 O) v
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Allied aircraft
+ Z; M e2 A, i' ^3 e+ N. z1 p F4F-3A Wildcat x 17
& Q6 ^0 R) U5 U' F5 B+ h F4F-3 Wildcat x 48' ~% f2 ?0 u: Y( m" R* q
F4F-4 Wildcat x 813 b W% I \ d$ @6 O
4 a. z; e6 }, C3 l2 Y3 `/ A- cJapanese aircraft losses+ ]; K- j5 f$ B
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
! V/ b5 `8 M+ e9 C; C B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged
9 V( v8 c; I1 B) W) m P B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak% K" |/ t5 A7 C5 S# Y* ~; V0 ?6 G
D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged
+ F: p6 B' t9 ~% p D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses
! O! K; Z3 V/ R+ }+ q1 | F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed4 E& ~1 x1 @% H/ P6 X+ Y
( v2 r& \/ C; j( t6 u9 UAllied Ships
' p9 n) P# _$ x7 B CVE Copahee
- L; m+ ~" X: ?3 {$ H CV Yorktown( \& u3 l4 l, P+ @/ h5 o/ j" R- v4 ^7 \
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2. e3 D- L `0 p8 i3 h" P0 q' ~2 }3 e
CLAA San Diego
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57 H0 q5 X5 F& i8 H F( Z
$ N( A5 J' T f' c8 `Weather in hex: Heavy cloud; g) [- q0 l3 c) ?
2 ?# j: X) L% S, f7 ]Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.9 l" @1 w+ G8 M/ [! A( D( N+ {' @
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes- ~4 x+ e2 y4 P8 B" B
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Japanese aircraft1 i. G, W, {; c5 f, ?
A6M2 Zero x 3
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9 D5 ^' Z% t4 NAllied aircraft
1 q/ u; ~- a0 u, b7 O& I5 g0 A, l F4F-3 Wildcat x 29 L' P1 {, s. v# l. Y
SBD-3 Dauntless x 19
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No Japanese losses4 S4 a: G. @5 L6 p+ S, Q+ f. B, `
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Allied aircraft losses
. U/ }9 A3 X4 N: J' e F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
' N6 J% w( Y% H/ @. N SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged( Y' o5 N h+ v1 Q. N, F
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak4 |% K: p" p/ W# Q j5 D1 J
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Japanese Ships7 c; v: A4 t# _: u j6 O
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
- C2 E& J/ H/ h+ k/ M CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire% V p I' i) v1 `( J1 a3 h
CV Akagi4 ~( I. @5 E1 {! _( w6 l, i
CV Zuikaku, on fire1 c) C& _$ L' [/ Z! F
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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" z$ F6 y: V( Q Z/ }1 L, c; B+ y6 mAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57) E5 n7 S/ O$ \+ @7 p2 R7 L
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.& ` O, j4 z1 c$ U
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes
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Japanese aircraft6 I. |& L! _) n6 T, M
A6M2 Zero x 2
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Allied aircraft
. e/ ]9 O# z0 Y8 P SBD-3 Dauntless x 2
- s7 w) b4 `2 a9 N: e1 f0 c TBF-1 Avenger x 6
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- U! _& @ N+ D5 p9 X9 W; INo Japanese losses* R' m4 Z! @( g, q0 J2 H- I$ |$ _
5 ]9 N# y# n7 I* D- \" k) @No Allied losses3 ^- L" _/ x( B' H/ T# M! [
9 [) ^8 n7 P# I9 f6 mJapanese Ships
! t1 l, } U/ R( Z# l- S5 F" [ CV Akagi, k U- A2 G8 R% V: F
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage0 Y0 z X8 p8 v" R3 K" n
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; \. ~8 d0 K/ G# q4 G7 Z" V# GAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,578 N* _8 v9 m a, P
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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7 A. W; t y8 M- s0 {+ hRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
( N, \# c5 H# Q' {Estimated time to target is 37 minutes, f8 }5 d4 u4 v# t3 R7 ~
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Allied aircraft" c0 D( Z+ O& r4 h6 J
F4F-3 Wildcat x 5
2 v- N. F( L8 {4 P TBF-1 Avenger x 3
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( M6 ^3 v7 k7 ~, x0 VAllied aircraft losses
, O6 J3 F8 N- O' Q4 i, w- B$ } TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships/ [/ K8 R a. @: R5 V: L
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
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1 M- f. c2 L$ jAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,56; w2 I$ F2 f* s/ T" [" }* A" c
5 S( i% H) }' h% y3 [& g+ e* FWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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7 T# s4 Q f3 X9 uRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
! w# E* t7 b' ?# I8 {% p8 D" k0 HEstimated time to target is 15 minutes5 E3 d+ L* {! N5 J
}2 G( [% w4 J/ p2 W: h% UJapanese aircraft
' D d2 P0 G5 Y! s( w A6M2 Zero x 6$ w! O1 H* k3 X3 m# _* M
B5N2 Kate x 15
' v/ ^5 l( s6 l; a9 Z4 ] D3A1 Val x 19; y, i7 `! k, c! ~+ Q7 M
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Allied aircraft' H' x' G7 \+ i3 i
F4F-3 Wildcat x 360 J* T* g9 \& U
F4F-4 Wildcat x 36* c N2 E" z9 k/ @4 \
( l$ Y7 H! X: G3 jJapanese aircraft losses6 S8 i7 Q @) V$ d" U! G
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
" k7 f1 E7 T# J6 ? B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
9 z) G% k+ g* x. q6 s: } D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged
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( O, r+ V. a4 I+ Y# iAllied aircraft losses1 x" l9 v' n( }8 g( r# K
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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CV Lexington6 r- E8 h% S2 D( M' M
CV Saratoga/ l1 L* \& N* b e9 r1 @
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57- u$ l( m. ^! F
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud5 i R! Z2 G5 C9 o' T) o
# ?0 R1 j6 w7 V- C1 y6 }Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.5 G$ F1 T4 {% A0 a9 c
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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$ Z; a8 `1 `2 z: s4 F3 kAllied aircraft+ ?) K% O6 o# o- u
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
8 ^. R1 o3 o" X) U" Y& t9 h X F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
; o7 l/ l! T1 s9 [! _9 s! J+ l SBD-3 Dauntless x 70
# f6 K+ u1 |! S1 y' Z3 M c TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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Allied aircraft losses* P0 t' y4 G: c- r5 |6 X
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged* K: p, [, `3 [( I: J
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged7 r& K; e8 \5 e8 J+ Q* B0 |& w5 k+ S3 Y
1 m$ J. I1 e4 h3 Z( Z! s3 _5 XJapanese Ships
( M- g$ x3 W& P% Q1 o2 k CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 B& V& T( m. {' F; J" O CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires. U5 |5 {4 A8 V3 C c1 u b' q! r; Q
DD Asakaze
) L4 \! D2 O; _, d; r4 s0 G+ l DD Tamanami3 U6 m1 \" N' l8 ^0 @3 Z5 {0 x+ c
DD Onami
& i. O7 S8 G. u5 P. | DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage& b/ z/ Q7 g( `4 K' B
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
% A0 w5 m* t0 I DD Oite4 J% L' l: Q$ N6 k. @0 a
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage3 p' b) g# o0 j R
DD Suzukaze9 P4 [! z5 B. C* {3 j; K/ ^' }
CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1
" `. _4 `) W- H0 V CL Nagara7 s! t$ H2 {/ p% A, r* W, y
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,573 P/ `$ G4 x" y3 J
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud9 ~, s3 Y' g- b3 s$ v
$ Q( Q9 R9 |3 ^: oRaid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.) G1 Z5 R& c6 h6 a
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes) u' d# ]% f3 d! X p3 r. m
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Allied aircraft9 z* y6 v5 H* U, }
A-24 Banshee x 2. T( t, X/ i8 O* ~) W; X v
SBD-3 Dauntless x 25 e7 P% k% l. q! E! k
/ M4 M! h g: xAllied aircraft losses/ l( Q8 x5 Y& k: u% ?. K7 p( K
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged8 G! X0 w$ _! M' }# q4 n ~! P% B
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged" E' m9 v9 Q! ]2 m6 ?
! k1 r# f" P5 b& b0 p8 Y+ `Japanese Ships5 K* z# _- x% u; q
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage5 m- D" L4 |5 R2 Z# E- F+ U
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage& B# S* n/ X8 V
CV Zuikaku, heavy fires" b4 a5 r3 A! ?& C: s( U) P
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires$ E* B2 }) S6 T6 D# A
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage' w9 S) N" F- ^/ X# j2 p* Z
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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% P3 N# {8 Z: B* e" r. LAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57) u, c& r3 Z2 B% t, U2 x) Y
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud+ y; T! U4 T7 {
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Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
" O2 i" `* p( i' G/ l G% B" WEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Allied aircraft
7 Y# U* m" u6 x' ]6 D7 `8 r9 K W A-24 Banshee x 14
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Allied aircraft losses
6 _) t5 V5 i! a A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged5 X0 b0 N( Y* k" i
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Japanese Ships
7 c5 G) l6 J* T# Z3 [ A# ? CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 k- [) f m) L- t ~5 m" k, C5 l# D CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
( `$ v- I0 @* c DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage& {5 C2 s/ A* [/ p7 H, p
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage; ]; N" r6 K! \) ^- X: ?8 F
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8 ?+ h3 X( ~4 j) S8 m5 q0 r" k6 v) UAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud8 W0 E8 `2 a- K0 b( M A# S. @
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Raid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.7 J8 n0 @7 v# L5 _! M3 u+ g) Y
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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- t1 K/ S: B9 O' X8 _3 \( pNo Allied losses1 m0 u5 w- J8 L9 r
5 o/ G: N. {' _- v' `* M1 j$ pJapanese Ships
0 }9 `7 q2 C; g. T1 v- M% a& W CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires+ B7 c; F. o, c! Q% h2 k$ q- i. L
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. z/ O% U1 i. B& K: @* dAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57; T6 z, j5 N+ [
, E/ l" Z- b/ ^0 s- M3 v8 rWeather in hex: Heavy cloud3 g/ I2 p1 ^) N. O$ g: e
; X8 e& O0 m. n' R" E( gRaid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
0 m9 U0 f( o! U) O) }: R) s* H rEstimated time to target is 24 minutes2 x; q: M, }+ C& t
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Allied aircraft8 ]( h) E( j6 F) V# c K
F4F-3A Wildcat x 2
8 |' a- o9 F$ R SBD-3 Dauntless x 31! X6 ?: m& g: ^9 |: z/ J6 s
TBF-1 Avenger x 151 @( l0 ^ ]! f) m
% C, F2 \* @4 E3 S1 S2 b% X- OAllied aircraft losses; _" e* z/ S' \! I) o/ \
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
; n# Z3 P( o( k( a: j: a' l$ E TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage: p* Z M$ y+ B! p: I# F
DD Oite
+ C# X- g* \5 \# V' _, v CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
1 o1 J/ m( h" \7 v! |- H CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
: m; j0 r6 g* V* f! F CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage- m; l' a# j7 q |$ R2 W0 e
DD Onami# \: A- b; v5 t$ h5 i2 p t7 z7 ]
DD Tamanami: ^$ Q0 m6 `3 z( b7 @
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire
. w4 n8 k6 R2 d9 A# O, F1 W DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 1
& g+ [2 o& |- k6 W, I v( \ d DD Minekaze
+ Y% n9 a" b$ M/ O3 R 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 cloud3 j$ Y. u9 S* S5 N0 T! y, \& L! W; [
1 Q$ e" g2 {6 L- [: _ x }3 oRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet./ ], V- e) H3 p. V
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes) ~0 u7 c! O* D9 b2 J/ n
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Japanese aircraft
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% w; [$ t: }: e5 G# l8 ^Allied aircraft7 Q% M6 G' x; Q, H
F4F-3P Wildcat x 10
! `( I2 f# d- A2 i9 c9 c+ \ F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
+ ]; ?+ F; L- h" J l) ~, D9 B SBD-3 Dauntless x 639 N" ]$ V' J B, o
TBF-1 Avenger x 18
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' c: [( }% H5 R4 mNo Japanese losses5 V+ _: v" W; ?1 |. v4 r1 {! M
0 J5 u& L. c+ v7 p$ p" W# ^7 H4 UAllied aircraft losses9 w: m2 y! M: H) Q6 b) p
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged/ @/ ?, d/ d3 B9 N. c
TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged/ k4 o5 e1 u& y0 V/ E8 w" ]
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Japanese Ships5 `1 ]* t# z8 ]1 Z$ v2 T+ q4 `, A! C
CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 K9 ]* b2 a$ H" v" t0 z1 f b+ l! y CA Kako, and is sunk
( o# K, D! q5 ^& t) S! e" A$ O CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage. ?; `* F6 D! p& l$ f9 k! Q. T; U
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk/ A& E1 e6 Z. l1 O
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk+ y. j' ?0 n1 ^( }
DD Onami B ]+ d, r# g7 {
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk* P0 O* Q/ B! n2 ]" _1 L
DD Asakaze/ q$ B9 A5 `- F4 c
DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 E: j4 R0 e" ^( [9 v% e DD Oite
% \( u6 l9 ?" s2 j. R U. O DD Minekaze. x* T# r4 P7 H) p
DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire; B! m4 P2 Q) V
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' |: j" ^5 _/ O* `5 z8 kRaid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
- [3 w6 F, Y- U3 L3 s; AEstimated time to target is 13 minutes
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9 Z$ A# k) T! \Allied aircraft. q( q/ A4 ^1 A% S: | E* D& m! G8 [
SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
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6 E5 q4 W$ y2 J9 E* F# WAllied aircraft losses
& Y; `: E3 O6 u A( { SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
$ a3 j7 r& ~' N+ m CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
& D# ]7 ?7 B7 ^% | CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage5 F( ^$ W ~% H
DD Sawakaze" H. ~3 p# S+ r' b/ `* E. S
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |