AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 42% ^5 T: {! g0 F
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盟军正式登陆阿图岛' l6 j# i1 K1 [; o4 t; F. ^( B9 L
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0 p. n" a4 h& G
58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩
3 g# ]7 @- J8 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
`! x2 W9 e3 v% g" F0 k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
* x! A; }. f/ J% q0 g! u7 {3 }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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' Y; Y0 i) ?6 r* {( G. ZAmphibious 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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& p f r/ P* n% c L6 _! KAllied ground losses:
6 h) ?( f2 R' `' W2 h, r 253 casualties reported
5 ]2 P( Y3 V# a+ ]- l7 o4 b s Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled
7 o* W* D# d E+ u Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
! ~' ?! g/ a( s Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 i) w% b- z3 {% m: I, D H5 O
Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)
5 m! F* M3 p; \, a. S Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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j; ?& X; Y" G+ p: C. ?Ground combat at Attu Island (153,49)
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Japanese Deliberate attack" u2 {; f' M; C4 i" q7 A0 V! r
9 S2 s0 D9 n& |, n/ J' j3 cAttacking force 5357 troops, 43 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 97
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Defending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 426
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Japanese adjusted assault: 0
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& \* _" N4 y t+ U9 WAllied adjusted defense: 339 9 w6 r1 |% }) x! ^1 s
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 99
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Combat modifiers
( ]& {$ X8 f. n% CDefender: terrain(+)/ S* p& c/ O: B# I' E% F; V
Attacker: 0 w5 ]- ^$ P# r) Q) j
J) J" A* J1 ~6 f9 V. s }0 YJapanese ground losses:. \. D* j- K+ E8 H0 t# V' m
1597 casualties reported7 Y% t& b5 R/ t) H) Z& Z$ V
Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled! L; S* m2 M/ W( R. X
Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled/ I" l: C1 I0 V. j4 }
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled- h' t( D }5 p, G
Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)1 i3 P& ]/ u- A4 _, b4 Z
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Allied ground losses:
- o" P6 i/ `* f: R" O0 _ 100 casualties reported2 z U0 L" u2 m8 ^" u n
Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled0 @: L/ t8 k9 }) a% T+ ^4 c- j
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- ?6 M4 ~+ n$ C0 N6 A1 a$ N
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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4 u/ B& s8 b: ]. tAssaulting units:2 _0 _9 @5 U7 D5 L+ a
3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion2 X& l i$ w3 p4 m' y
302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion
: ]4 ]0 f/ x) Q8 { 12th Indpt SNLF Coy
% @/ p4 ~: R) C$ I/ }2 ]# H S 7th Base Force% r7 g) x+ Q9 J( }, x2 ^
8th Field AF Construction Battalion
/ X6 D+ m7 @) v$ w8 X: X3 K 5th IJN AA Battalion
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Defending units:! V' ]; c$ K4 }% w$ t& y
Americal Infantry Div /1' n3 t* d! V% Z# `. n! }
4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
( j, u, o: q. t/ \; ^& Z 201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
' A8 P; C6 V9 f+ s 151st Combat Engr Rgt /1* p) v2 n9 k- y% p" v7 e. S$ r
153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /14 l, z% ~# }/ |4 W+ Z3 O2 {
198th FA Bn /1& m0 O! g' X; ^+ D/ y, l
250th Cst Art Rgt /2
6 _, h! c9 y- V9 h; Y& x6 ~( i& u. R 81st FA Bn /18 X9 b3 `/ X% w2 O
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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# A2 F4 [$ X6 wWeather in hex: Thunderstorms( a, { {6 f) O8 Z' L$ ~/ Z. y+ \" Z
! @ Z7 t' n2 URaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
7 Z' u4 B8 B2 f7 w6 E. d% F' MEstimated time to target is 30 minutes, i5 x3 s y+ S- w4 s5 O6 u
8 ]+ t" _; R' y3 R/ i" oJapanese aircraft
8 z& W# Y- } o. r" _# M9 i7 f9 S A6M2 Zero x 258 [& V% C& N* M) x! X" K
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Allied aircraft7 h8 q5 l9 P9 ]2 |' t& Q
F4F-3A Wildcat x 12# M1 x! |, B: D9 Z' f% h( K7 r; t
F4F-3 Wildcat x 124 i+ C$ {& q% y( Z& P6 s) d
SBD-3 Dauntless x 724 ~9 j t0 o+ P1 W9 d# d; V2 F+ b
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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No Japanese losses
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2 l3 E; K5 K7 ^% \& t& ?! a7 HAllied aircraft losses
! M' \& C7 x5 F0 o" ? F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed5 K. x) C9 g8 @, Y
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed7 R# P/ s0 ^, C" ?2 P
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged
0 K. b7 X# h2 o SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak2 ?' x9 J4 e5 w+ f
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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1 X! J# B; M7 ~. b: d$ YJapanese Ships
3 R; L: K4 j: X: } CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
2 a! b) p3 h9 i8 E CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
' x- v8 x; J% J, h, x- a CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire
; B! e7 W/ m. {& i7 n! l Y7 o CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires# K% A$ N4 Z. f6 t+ ~/ `
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 2% Z: a' o/ M5 [9 G( o
CA Furutaka' K0 X4 Y' l9 C0 E$ p/ W
CA Kako, Bomb hits 13 n0 T* a5 u' Y+ n
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6 d. E* ^0 G l' H& {7 S7 k6 i+ NMorning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms9 C* \' G/ ?. _$ P9 H
3 e8 ^3 U4 }2 BRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
' t" ?% }7 X& ]Estimated time to target is 31 minutes9 j& W+ Z8 l' T Y8 M* k
! Z7 ~4 ~) e& U; H; m2 ]Japanese aircraft* ?; F5 M( B0 v" E& P1 B: L
A6M2 Zero x 163 z2 ]( i4 ^. Z2 x. O
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3 M8 x4 ?- S& g F4F-3P Wildcat x 12
0 b$ Z9 b9 d+ L9 _; t: e ] F4F-4 Wildcat x 15- m& H. N$ t$ \( Z- Z% w& l7 t; R4 \
SBD-3 Dauntless x 514 B) f" W/ v3 L4 J
TBF-1 Avenger x 30( d% r( x7 y) W
9 f. g+ J$ f6 U: YJapanese aircraft losses6 o$ t) B8 T$ I( P! P4 z
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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+ L) M) S( `. j% ]/ KAllied aircraft losses
+ T$ B7 |5 a x: X SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
8 Q" B9 n. F/ F' S' a SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
; d. ]7 r) n4 z; P! @- A; G TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged/ D5 o8 K I$ G& n
, I1 v" O4 E9 r# @/ }Japanese Ships" V2 @: e& H7 ^4 ?0 S
CV Kaga, heavy fires4 m6 h N6 y4 L+ X, p% s7 A
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
, P* w. p3 l/ @ CV Zuikaku, on fire
$ l; X: C5 I$ N {! r& B CV Akagi
% w( S' F# Q x CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
& E) @7 _$ g# R( l DD Tamanami
4 Z# Z( _; ~7 \ CL Nagara
! _4 e8 E# [0 W! q s; c2 j0 ` DD Oite
; T) p, s" Y' c5 O! M DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire
9 `* `% A! ^$ r9 d5 _& U. i CA Furutaka
4 N4 w) }2 F! A2 W( x' n2 V& L' z CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
. E# U b9 Z, G! b) F4 a0 c2 g. z3 ^ DD Minekaze* `8 }. G0 P, R l+ I5 ]8 s
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) L8 M- s/ C% |( \6 DMorning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,54
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
/ U# V- [% U, q3 P8 D1 [- }6 @Estimated time to target is 15 minutes( x* P/ e5 E8 c) Y& N$ }1 {: B
9 t( h4 u8 K/ U. `Japanese aircraft4 U9 T/ C9 Q8 N k3 }
A6M2 Zero x 33
# n" H D7 F) O5 r6 f B5N2 Kate x 61 ]" E5 ~! L; {
D3A1 Val x 44
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3 Q- ~# w% u0 |9 R3 cAllied aircraft
# _; y" }" V& r# `& q, [, e' k+ C3 s4 ] F4F-3A Wildcat x 17
, h7 X3 B& o# x- m$ C F4F-3 Wildcat x 48( P- B6 {3 Q: }) G; ]
F4F-4 Wildcat x 81
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9 T" l4 l* u5 @/ ]; dJapanese aircraft losses, c/ a7 b, Y$ L: k1 S6 M' j* K
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed0 d& g* c z- T( E( H" z
B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged% S& X: U1 I5 K( R
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
4 y/ }6 l6 P* j9 B D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged
' p1 _2 }; S& u& _ D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses
( U% w! W; D0 P' G4 t4 ^) B* S& C F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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" \& u/ M) w, l& l) x: _Allied Ships
* J+ e# h7 C1 o$ T5 K3 J CVE Copahee; n* o) F; H0 u- C2 {" @. y$ ^' f
CV Yorktown
7 I8 H' B5 U" T6 Q# N7 v CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2& O) s2 g7 J- |& A# y; n! K3 u( {
CLAA San Diego
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$ R% ] }9 @& q) f9 cAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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3 a" k/ X& q/ W6 ]5 @Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.: g! \: q Q/ [4 b& u5 E
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
" c1 I6 D+ r3 [5 o2 T A6M2 Zero x 3 ]9 Z! @" @- t/ S! k% i! i
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Allied aircraft; F7 L7 B n" _5 c% @
F4F-3 Wildcat x 2) s) S- @+ _- w1 P- b: Z
SBD-3 Dauntless x 19
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No Japanese losses0 e6 H, L% i* W4 J2 T, U* n
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Allied aircraft losses( Z" G0 M' ]$ H, J, h8 P
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed/ y, w' e1 [" e. `- ?1 o- J. J
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
9 {6 F+ B# A) P6 P- j/ J) W& V SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak9 T- l( z* q& E5 h) ~9 T
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Japanese Ships y/ W3 |. |( i7 L, E# b/ k
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
' h( C) R$ @, G2 A8 `! \, D) c CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire
8 j/ d4 P* {) _( Z CV Akagi
) N9 U2 i8 Z2 p" G9 l8 U* q# I" U$ r CV Zuikaku, on fire
0 o" k' u! ]' ^- g/ d4 T: U CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage1 @& e' f5 }8 d2 B7 M/ l% U+ |; A
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1 o$ n) i0 \. ~Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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: n. O( j; [1 x o# {6 k$ e# GWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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" U1 V: V, x2 h( _6 ARaid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
% m& D& v+ Y% o, _/ w* ~/ \Estimated time to target is 25 minutes/ O: ~% g( n, k9 F3 }
+ a$ O: Z! p) Z! Y: b+ l( kJapanese aircraft
) H. r* K2 M; y. S1 n A6M2 Zero x 2
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* [9 k! }- _+ a- f9 UAllied aircraft
; s: L4 }% m$ c: M4 ] SBD-3 Dauntless x 2. |$ Y5 v1 K* i( v! z
TBF-1 Avenger x 62 z" g( E# H% J/ y# i4 u+ Q
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No Japanese losses8 }1 g) h* k9 ^0 J+ b! u
i U3 R2 H7 j4 p, xNo Allied losses
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CV Akagi
$ j$ F4 R, I! G: O CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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7 O% N8 a6 |/ D/ WAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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$ E* R7 O! ^/ o! J6 YWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
2 K# x- K% D! V& `1 P2 EEstimated time to target is 37 minutes1 u3 T4 x* O' P; y) k; w/ ]+ x
; @4 B8 P* I3 JAllied aircraft' S# E: Y, K8 {9 S: D
F4F-3 Wildcat x 5
: j( F, j% k1 k7 o TBF-1 Avenger x 32 B/ u3 T* a/ G, N3 [/ Y, _1 L
$ o+ o2 }0 L8 P# J1 q% ~Allied aircraft losses+ ?8 z- A- c1 ^ J7 S8 x* h
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged2 p: c4 a- X7 F3 `1 n( h9 A
( g- k% V) ]3 t" z7 AJapanese Ships: S& Q0 ]$ y3 W* M6 [& K
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,56
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w. ]! X& Z( ]' C6 NWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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* i2 _. Y* i5 V; B9 B7 ^" URaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.9 s. b, {: e! I. j/ F6 e, J
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes, a# ~+ i2 N( R/ [: f* q
% |( B/ ?5 m' JJapanese aircraft9 E! Y& g0 t6 h2 t5 N1 o
A6M2 Zero x 6/ a- I3 x+ K& i6 P6 S
B5N2 Kate x 154 G) q8 { S8 b: U* V/ \
D3A1 Val x 19: t' K" S0 f8 D; y, Q- v
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Allied aircraft$ m$ F# A# F9 d* y3 U5 n
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
. A. f; A& j2 t& `5 @7 {1 m F4F-4 Wildcat x 36: d. Y+ k; g& ]3 c4 E' v
0 {) n" T' {7 c6 O0 q" O5 GJapanese aircraft losses
2 @2 G( A) q1 |# A+ M A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed# a2 g. _" O. V7 V0 ^
B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged0 q7 ` o4 y& _& h' x7 @2 M* x4 k
D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged! {$ p ^& C4 ]% Z- ^7 N: M
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Allied aircraft losses
3 ^, o) d8 [2 e. p1 T$ l4 S F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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* g8 i, J: x3 J; {$ g8 q0 E! ^Allied Ships
3 \5 c: J% b) L CV Lexington0 L& L) h( [- C1 e5 L% {0 s
CV Saratoga! A7 F `+ ?) U- O
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8 d2 U- S! w0 { z( B8 xAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57" C) y+ b( L6 u' b0 B/ `) V
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, _/ ?0 ?" ~9 d$ fRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
; k& ? M) ?; U; T$ {, t" _7 QEstimated time to target is 31 minutes1 @* S A) y# |
6 k9 ^0 e0 M3 U8 _! h% ^Allied aircraft1 ?, C. b2 }7 l3 o2 d
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12+ V' M p+ A' e2 R5 [
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12( S% o5 B3 P0 K( H1 f5 W6 J
SBD-3 Dauntless x 70+ H0 \! e+ V/ A
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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2 z8 l7 l; z7 R$ ZAllied aircraft losses
8 a' H7 f: ~4 K4 O# R" ~. y SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
/ a& X8 e) s6 o* N) }* U TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships- S7 a8 A$ @1 [2 G/ Z6 x; _, g
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage4 f( k/ G3 t, e7 }5 X L
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
1 C' A. P4 O: E7 k6 L4 l1 c* J DD Asakaze# }4 |0 V& @; J$ }3 w% f
DD Tamanami( r5 | w5 ~/ N X
DD Onami0 W1 S2 m1 E( P3 A+ W) E
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
+ F2 I# H: b. f CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage+ u8 w& }" A9 q3 ^
DD Oite
2 G0 u a p; t* p6 H DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage. h8 W& L# b# F: S
DD Suzukaze
" K- P) _/ O# q# R) U/ T CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 11 V: Y% E+ ]( z/ |9 u. I
CL Nagara% X: t( ~; s( g3 Y) k* J% ?1 L
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57. H3 s, P' {! U
( m8 ^4 y& e$ j0 W2 V/ aWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
* c3 U; e9 |5 M1 H- k7 G/ MEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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. G! c" v) h2 a! F* n8 RAllied aircraft V; z2 j* T4 L7 Z7 E
A-24 Banshee x 2- k( A) d7 Z& d0 y) r6 O$ n
SBD-3 Dauntless x 25+ d2 Y3 q3 k1 {& U( \
+ w( [, p- d3 C0 W+ vAllied aircraft losses
# }$ C$ ~5 b) g9 O# @7 p& E A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged8 d p; Y0 o9 Q
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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, y: i8 n }* f. H% O8 @% u( UJapanese Ships4 O# q8 f6 ?* b
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage9 m% O; {4 y) H7 a* g; e9 k3 [
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage" n# e, [- d+ m
CV Zuikaku, heavy fires
! h% _+ k% K, R- h2 l! | CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
( {) F' q, I: }# W' l- i DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage' H, P" k+ Y8 X8 Z v( T6 q
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.( ]+ C3 E( q8 C6 S
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Allied aircraft) P5 i) P; [0 _& F3 ]9 N3 N
A-24 Banshee x 14, m! K( i7 v% H' y6 ]* p
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Allied aircraft losses7 z5 V2 Q5 u* D5 M' M
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged6 W8 X5 r8 S" L& I! n
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Japanese Ships
2 @$ U4 J# C) P1 ~8 ^" u CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
& g) t& V1 X: W. P2 W CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
. {/ b( c9 h5 `9 ~' `, `; J+ a3 q DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 {! e0 `6 G% z2 F CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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0 C7 i! k9 @0 D5 pAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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# B [+ R8 C( k- [1 XRaid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.* b8 c7 Y& y( N' a8 e5 k- c ~
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
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Allied aircraft
! z _7 }" \ I# q' N A-24 Banshee x 2
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No Allied losses
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CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,572 Q# U/ z Q, W+ t, x, {% F$ G
7 Q5 `. @+ J, ^2 c& z; fWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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! E: W; z% U. U" QRaid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.# S9 I" ]# R. S% h
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes
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Allied aircraft% g, i4 O+ R: s- e5 Y$ l* \: U4 z
F4F-3A Wildcat x 2
% h! e/ v) p# [5 @, C( `' f SBD-3 Dauntless x 31
# J. T4 O; m1 s TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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0 s. l# P$ \% e8 \) S SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
4 s7 k) ^+ U; Y' n TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged( b2 \. {; v+ ?% A3 k+ P7 P" |
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CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 g. P$ ?8 R& E! p; T' s, ] DD Oite; a5 j- Q$ M9 e0 v
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
& ^0 n9 o* D) D% M CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 V; l$ L- K3 w CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage' {5 ?# H3 d6 c! S6 J }- W5 n
DD Onami
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CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire
% h: m5 Y! P' |. s8 Y5 W0 J- v" O, c DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 1
% i0 D1 z& C" X% T! L DD Minekaze
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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0 u- I8 G# Z$ X# @Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. H, I7 t4 {4 J; w9 B9 g6 R
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes5 J, C- H* m* r4 G# v/ n
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Allied aircraft
9 [. ~+ Y7 r& J3 x; H/ s; O: }) i F4F-3P Wildcat x 104 e- C/ j5 r2 W( u6 X$ |& n
F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
, z1 U0 P& c3 L; Q! Q SBD-3 Dauntless x 63
. n( ]6 S% s7 A TBF-1 Avenger x 18( [+ L( q; J$ ~, Q! n
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Allied aircraft losses- f6 C% Y$ i! s5 F4 |6 q
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 l7 G6 o2 v3 a% V CA Kako, and is sunk
8 }/ B2 B4 m/ S! u# S8 J; f) j CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage: ?4 S" v7 A, C2 H
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
8 r- _9 G: K [7 ]; E DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
- i2 S; v# p. S; y4 M6 f/ j DD Onami
; Y8 w) d9 n8 {( h# ^" U DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk" n" _4 v; H- \
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DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
t. u" X& W @" v DD Oite
. I- ^4 r. _2 s8 @: v) g4 R DD Minekaze
) A1 l- u" t4 c3 ^2 F2 a DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire7 q3 i, Y( a2 R1 T8 o( s
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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6 P+ E% j a& L: ]% L% O9 [Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
! }% L B2 ]3 }Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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" }0 R4 a. K+ h" I SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
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Allied aircraft losses4 o0 r9 @3 k/ E& `
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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" H7 a. X6 z" h* |5 j+ N3 O CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage! F. ]2 J7 K) S% Y2 `) |
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 L" L5 E8 m* U8 N7 ~ DD Sawakaze
+ V# T' x: t- H2 v* S$ p, X DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |