AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 42; n4 h- \/ E' J
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盟军正式登陆阿图岛
/ o+ N; ^+ W8 I# O- H( g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
8 M4 g6 B6 D7 Z. a/ b58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩
% O" {! I7 O* `0 b3 M h3 E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0 ~% o0 L9 q3 o7 }$ D
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
, b+ X" H7 Q' ^ U# ]5 ~ {, v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7 M# q. P& _, h9 y- G; s
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0 \ G" b$ \4 Q! |5 V* B3 ~% KAmphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49)8 y3 c9 \( n5 [1 {9 c
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TF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,491 {8 g; e/ }/ L# Z
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Allied ground losses:( ]5 \; }7 ^5 d$ Z6 R
253 casualties reported
8 m& K \9 D6 P6 i Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled
/ e3 b7 m S4 }4 u4 h) \ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled( ~+ Q* v+ i) a# l" [+ D
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
/ M/ a9 z8 d3 U' Z h% _ Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)- K8 I' I8 Q/ |- ?
Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)3 J+ g! L3 A. @
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Ground combat at Attu Island (153,49)$ x8 L6 A- `" {2 F6 D
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Japanese Deliberate attack/ N# V" ^: r* k; A5 F- l/ ?! {) E$ r
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Attacking force 5357 troops, 43 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 979 q/ e) L& e8 B } T
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Defending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 426
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- ~$ _+ Y/ Z2 S7 CJapanese adjusted assault: 0 5 W) `1 a1 S% C b
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Allied adjusted defense: 339 $ b% q0 p. C3 A; o
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 99
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0 P' x4 r: y8 d' Y! f1 b1 k( `/ j3 dCombat modifiers
& p# H( q" `: }0 b. l9 s* M7 }Defender: terrain(+)- N- v: E, o# W* \) Q& Z
Attacker: 4 z8 d7 _; B1 R0 `; h
S, r( g" @3 }+ c7 [Japanese ground losses:* R+ h) w+ k1 E) o" l. m) F% X
1597 casualties reported3 P9 m* i# h# u9 W. p; l
Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled7 k. t( n% g+ ^
Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled4 w- f# N7 \: Q% H$ ~% r& N
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled! X7 S6 C1 s) c8 O% Y" `5 Z
Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)8 a' f" D1 M) ^- P
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled) H$ e$ z7 D9 M+ ~& N
+ e9 e, J# H* W1 ~Allied ground losses:
- z1 L' [2 ^4 M8 d: F, @% Q 100 casualties reported8 s! B8 l( Z5 W1 o9 l i; H
Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
0 s+ x: x# c3 V/ P* Q8 q Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 b1 P# r* D8 X+ N& y* m
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Assaulting units: |% R ~ R5 \6 _9 l Q
3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion; ~5 g b$ T) M/ A$ P x
302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion$ ^8 h: h% d! ~8 a+ A Q9 n' S
12th Indpt SNLF Coy
4 }* C5 A4 D+ G; @% Y 7th Base Force
Z; I- F3 E* V+ } 8th Field AF Construction Battalion
& R2 I/ A7 G: d; F 5th IJN AA Battalion
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Defending units:/ N% x: I4 u1 g- |
Americal Infantry Div /1
( b# ~% w2 C6 B# q K5 x+ ? 4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
8 f; B$ f% D/ u& i7 ]2 g 201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1+ ~, a& F$ n$ B: |$ S8 l7 X, D X
151st Combat Engr Rgt /16 w( o/ R' f2 d7 y, u
153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
' v- e! {7 Z. w6 @: i 198th FA Bn /1
5 T' J0 o5 H( Q( S/ m: D: @ 250th Cst Art Rgt /2
Y1 C$ S2 j. d [ 81st FA Bn /1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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5 Y+ I( L/ |; b0 r I$ Y3 w# o8 l9 bWeather in hex: Thunderstorms, `9 l. q( @) ]# [
, v, T' p# Z. z7 ARaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.1 e# d6 V, {' Z( p, u
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes* m% ], \+ w* G& Q
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Japanese aircraft& l1 F8 m/ f. X1 A0 ~, I
A6M2 Zero x 25
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Allied aircraft
; z# @# t6 y# O4 H9 J2 q3 ~ F4F-3A Wildcat x 12
, C, B M/ E5 ?, m9 f6 R; T F4F-3 Wildcat x 124 Z) j! a/ l5 v5 t+ _5 N
SBD-3 Dauntless x 72" Y) W% D, L. ?1 C
TBF-1 Avenger x 30) U: d4 S- u/ p3 U5 i
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No Japanese losses
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$ E0 X9 i* i+ @5 u7 u9 u( g' k1 VAllied aircraft losses$ N3 k+ B. p( ^" O0 {* ?
F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed a1 t- b5 a1 k9 S2 }& q' a+ j# _
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
8 S# d* s f9 K4 h. N4 C; N: n SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged- M! P+ B9 N9 \/ O8 w7 ^; Z
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak
. x. f" W+ G* j TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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! V6 E: L& v* `$ ]Japanese Ships
3 V2 S L1 s& V CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires! P4 L" T! X/ F q" L9 R
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
' G z& F* z# L2 g% U' d5 a+ e CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire" T% n, N* y( }) e! S4 O1 [2 N
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires
3 ]# m7 x& n+ c# K CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 2 }( s+ m/ h+ q" k
CA Furutaka
/ t% o; R1 [' R, X% i- f CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
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* A) L; q7 w! K( FMorning 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.
; I: F$ T' S1 YEstimated time to target is 31 minutes
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- O3 J( d+ f) I- Z( ^; I* LJapanese aircraft0 g3 u# O8 J- {4 c, e7 {
A6M2 Zero x 16
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Allied aircraft$ A5 v4 }5 u3 ?& U
F4F-3P Wildcat x 12
" Y7 P) J: @" w! ^8 ] F4F-4 Wildcat x 158 q1 v. X; E; e
SBD-3 Dauntless x 51
( k% v, R6 |9 B( y P' Q TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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Japanese aircraft losses) {! ~8 o. ~' C! `! P( f; c" b
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed9 E( b* `% p# N, B
* V" \- r6 k- Y: B+ x+ I/ LAllied aircraft losses5 }* a: m) S) r5 v0 `
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
) s$ _! V9 H" A% ^* R }3 y SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
# _0 `/ [) B5 M! g TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged9 X; T( \8 |6 m# d7 S
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Japanese Ships
, |4 _8 {% j' \! K* g0 Y3 n: Y CV Kaga, heavy fires# O& o1 F( S. x" W
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires8 c6 |, x) ~% x
CV Zuikaku, on fire
8 Y. i6 J# ~- [+ }9 `' k5 ^3 o CV Akagi, k/ } X" Y: H$ r
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 \1 a M8 i# W% C2 w! w2 Y DD Tamanami0 Z8 _6 L! |7 t6 T2 C1 {7 U
CL Nagara
& j8 i) r3 V% a" \& K, | DD Oite
, [: i! C8 u/ f! w DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire/ m& h' c, E3 g! e/ g& B
CA Furutaka8 G# [# w6 G# z4 k q) n
CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
4 F$ @) N' d$ i( G F4 V" d; w' p DD Minekaze, X& M; _% E" w5 H
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4 |2 P! [1 b4 e7 l& D- oMorning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,540 M* _6 I8 q0 A- t1 V* ^
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
$ _* p" y4 z7 t* ~Estimated time to target is 15 minutes& J! u- ^9 n3 z7 o3 j+ M) d
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Japanese aircraft& F' U }5 W, B! l) |/ u
A6M2 Zero x 33% R, T0 e. K# \' K" U- v( c0 v+ H7 b
B5N2 Kate x 61
# `, p& Y' L* d D3A1 Val x 448 V, g3 Q" Z+ D
- U2 d& @$ B2 ?# a4 QAllied aircraft1 f; N2 N. z! {8 d& P( v+ K3 f4 ~
F4F-3A Wildcat x 17
) Q8 r$ s Z' G4 o F4F-3 Wildcat x 48
9 L; h- T5 I, ~1 @3 T/ \ F4F-4 Wildcat x 819 V1 c. {3 C. N1 k
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Japanese aircraft losses8 w" Q9 c$ e7 w$ b' Y( f
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
0 ?9 r( L5 c. Z1 ?: y: m3 M, {. Y/ P B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged9 } c8 q4 `+ I; D2 d; d4 M1 w
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
6 ]4 Y2 s4 q- w: l$ O D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged, ^3 W, Y. y! a7 h; F3 z9 W
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses
5 { u! p1 N6 o+ G0 i$ |( U1 g F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed a0 W# m8 f" C4 _# S ~5 }/ A5 e: ]
: b2 W1 o8 u: e1 g; {3 `Allied Ships
, z% _5 b; q8 f8 z( d' d; W CVE Copahee
/ M) _, u+ I0 j9 o' ~- j CV Yorktown
5 \2 \% M! t$ b" [# L9 D CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2/ J; D! {# |0 M3 r" z
CLAA San Diego0 J0 y; x1 a4 W2 {1 q, d5 d
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,572 f: f0 _: r! P B
& A) O/ l- _% Y7 _Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
5 n7 N0 ~) ^- I( c% f5 e; Q; ?Estimated time to target is 29 minutes- h- V) x5 }$ q i6 h% h3 C' @
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Japanese aircraft
: C H7 D+ A( |& r* U A6M2 Zero x 3
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Allied aircraft
% G& A& h9 U# Z F4F-3 Wildcat x 2
/ Q1 A" T/ `, u9 [* I1 v) O2 z SBD-3 Dauntless x 19& G. r4 a. r# e- @4 C7 n6 R# P
8 V4 q; {) _. _ x7 B) `/ S: NNo Japanese losses
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. i# U5 }& r* [) Y1 R" d6 D5 W: F; |- JAllied aircraft losses
% D l3 g+ A5 T: E" g( x F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
1 j* x0 f t7 G# ^* ] SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
4 ]) O, d* V% }0 m& f9 f SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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: g% F8 c6 j# g4 HJapanese Ships. C) v) l6 ~6 d" P8 N
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
, E2 P3 f& t k- b2 q9 i7 t CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire
8 U+ |; E' `$ b; d4 ^: f W$ _ CV Akagi
. n8 {. G) L9 ~ p' f8 t. A# p CV Zuikaku, on fire
* H; C) b% r3 M. m' G CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57: k% D: i. q: j* p( T4 F1 D
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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/ F: k3 y# c9 b5 r. V# sRaid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
) \8 b( N' `$ l# g, e/ jEstimated time to target is 25 minutes. X# ?. W9 a# }$ E- Z. u" N
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Japanese aircraft: i( n2 K3 Y: m* y; r" t/ S
A6M2 Zero x 2- G+ v5 r. l2 T3 c1 t: s8 J$ P* M6 O
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Allied aircraft
6 y+ d8 U: }0 o. I* J1 Y SBD-3 Dauntless x 2
8 L$ j# i/ A8 O: k TBF-1 Avenger x 61 l7 Y' Q1 Z& h
, _$ B$ j/ a$ M, HNo Japanese losses
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2 E# o w8 H. q0 W4 SNo Allied losses
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6 S+ s3 e) n( lJapanese Ships; B) y0 Y9 r: H% `( E
CV Akagi4 j& h( D* n3 E4 P
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage4 Z: @ p2 y6 Y! `
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* f. c4 b& [+ FAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud' G( `9 T, e3 T _
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet." `, B0 W. I7 m0 x, R- j) E
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes" Y5 t! H. C8 M9 c3 R4 a# N
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Allied aircraft
; \ X% w2 Q2 Q* P5 M F4F-3 Wildcat x 5
; \. V- M; K. a TBF-1 Avenger x 3
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5 ~% x" q4 r7 y. s* c3 hAllied aircraft losses" X, H+ [" N' A2 J- N$ C8 ^
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships0 X5 c7 l( \" Q* i# H5 b. \
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1 w5 x; K+ ]% V) c: A
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1 x* n: O7 S- Q5 m, t1 y5 yAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,569 ]$ B2 o$ A/ y! {0 n6 R
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain, D0 ?* ~& x$ t# I8 ^
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
9 b; }& q7 T* i6 wEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft. h- j: b6 B3 c Z
A6M2 Zero x 6
4 J( p1 i; K% B8 y1 I: s B5N2 Kate x 15
4 ~, o6 Q/ B2 @4 ]7 k, @ D3A1 Val x 195 m% O- ~" m4 d1 _8 U
$ u+ s; o8 h1 H5 `" BAllied aircraft* b5 I7 G% I8 E/ R% m* B4 M4 M% m! ]
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36& X! H$ i3 k: B' f8 G0 g
F4F-4 Wildcat x 36 a. n) w$ d ?8 J
& a( o$ Q0 c ^, {+ jJapanese aircraft losses
p" q, d) ^# R2 F A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
' J( t) b1 b: {7 C n" ?! M. M2 ` B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
9 @! Y! Q4 O. d8 I( F& } D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged4 a; `* W; F" U+ ^4 l7 U3 ]
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Allied aircraft losses
# n# Q' X- ]% T9 B) L* F F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed3 c5 S$ t; [9 Y# u1 h) d
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Allied Ships
& k# W* D2 t+ a( s b CV Lexington
. u" ~* r5 p# q# C CV Saratoga+ x7 B5 N; A* O9 q
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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& n3 q. p j8 D5 r. BWeather in hex: Heavy cloud& o+ P0 H. K' F' ~) f6 K
2 C" Y: v t* v" K, @Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.' W) E) t6 O3 ~3 @
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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6 i6 I% i) S0 }) M, |. D ^# lAllied aircraft! n. w1 F I3 @, T, J1 R
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
' A" @) ~' b _( W3 k! X: F) c; _6 v F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
6 ?/ N8 G6 F: H. d8 u SBD-3 Dauntless x 70
`! [, F. G$ G$ ~$ [! \) l: V TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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# B" i4 M/ U' r% S8 D, \Allied aircraft losses
4 k6 N3 m. J+ s4 W( w l2 A7 s% f SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
0 q) |% Y7 L, T! t H TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged* O1 w5 T$ {8 e: T. Y
" `# T* |1 U! X# _Japanese Ships. h8 `8 P' y# Y
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage* B( Q" n. O$ I, B6 f% Z- S
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
' j9 X$ z/ p+ j& e* w' Y DD Asakaze
: S) P7 K4 y9 m! @5 Y3 g: g' a DD Tamanami7 {0 D5 k( s: P- D ]
DD Onami, X2 }0 z0 O2 m' D! I+ h3 b& n
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
, f, n6 p* e4 q! G) B5 R. x& Y CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
U% I, @2 w5 _; g% A DD Oite
+ R( t$ w! P% I8 E; a DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage* r$ M) _( U3 N+ d& y7 ^' I7 o
DD Suzukaze
& y# ]6 t0 t5 ?; K% a% b: E CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1- i% W. D D4 m( r. i' r& {) j
CL Nagara
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,575 D6 Y# T* v2 l5 f
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.8 C/ J. w2 C7 Q1 M6 e$ h8 _, K
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes6 T' }, P' u: X* ]8 t0 C% q+ O
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Allied aircraft1 u. z5 B2 R! j7 z4 J2 ~8 G
A-24 Banshee x 2
# q5 f6 M. ~& u+ e/ ]3 d% W8 b4 X SBD-3 Dauntless x 25
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$ y6 O, P. ~+ a0 n0 ~0 {5 r" {Allied aircraft losses+ H) v- E1 ?, T/ q$ Z" Y9 r$ H
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
, j' N5 V) _" V; i, X SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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# `) V2 e8 Y8 e w' M; n, m0 }Japanese Ships
% o, B8 V" o) M$ O! @ CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 w' [: ]$ H3 M) A4 T( W3 I8 U CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage- k9 `/ U4 W) V$ {! q) ~2 N$ J2 b
CV Zuikaku, heavy fires' ]! W) N) Y6 f
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
/ K+ Z5 e" k/ ?5 B0 e/ x& p' M' r DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage e6 H9 W8 }+ 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+ C2 x6 x, z1 s
8 w& B: o& ?! p# T L/ C% uWeather in hex: Heavy cloud9 A% m: j/ Z# i
( {( h$ m* a/ p* I% IRaid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
% f% O" Q( I' |2 E9 F3 N5 {Estimated time to target is 12 minutes; G9 A/ U5 A" {+ a) W
% y. \1 X4 J9 L5 i, CAllied aircraft
5 q+ ^% t; l5 b. k# z A-24 Banshee x 14) ]" B: `9 Z1 I: F5 a
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Allied aircraft losses
. W) w3 Y0 }# @% a0 A+ A- r A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged: O; X4 N3 z9 ` X; ?; b) W
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Japanese Ships
9 H" J; X, D# s+ w# B) | CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
& c: x0 K; Q* C* v6 i# g CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
# @* Q, |; m2 V5 h# D& I+ b/ @# | DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage
" h4 m4 [/ I2 g6 S3 a" ^ CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage& @) D2 w1 T# K' P+ i
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, u- |, i* L `0 i: v* `Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57" y* y% `3 P! a) A# e
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud) ^: { z& b' Q6 G# ^
5 g6 g+ w! d( @! ^2 _Raid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.$ i( X e6 Q1 k5 v H/ l3 X
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes; d( q: j8 j5 X! \+ e
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Allied aircraft
* @8 L3 `# e6 `- ^0 P$ v( J A-24 Banshee x 2
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships1 p4 W) E3 w% x
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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, y! o& ^6 W8 q9 ~$ rWeather in hex: Heavy cloud' n4 r$ B+ B- _
' B1 A* [2 v5 [* tRaid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.3 Y4 |# D" c5 n& r$ g$ [9 A9 d& N
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes; ^/ ]. c& C/ ^+ @5 f
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Allied aircraft
0 _$ q! Q! i: z9 W% R; }2 `% d F4F-3A Wildcat x 2$ w6 s. U+ s2 x1 q0 J, f4 T# @
SBD-3 Dauntless x 31* d1 K" h" x. ^" K4 [* a3 g7 h
TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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7 H9 ~0 r+ b% VAllied aircraft losses
* G- W; N& v3 R. Z SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged3 A5 ^+ o; B" J w
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged% u9 _( [, [) C
) `8 ]: @2 V3 D: r; b. IJapanese Ships
% K* _0 b) Y4 p' o! Y2 S CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ r$ }3 K, |/ I+ V5 j DD Oite
4 c6 E$ u7 ~4 A) f4 l3 E: E CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
* U( Z4 k! K' S+ z8 N/ e, C8 g% E CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
; a2 G* B, T( x" e* T CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
- e8 U% r) k4 p6 O. F DD Onami
& v6 X$ i: |" n* K+ H DD Tamanami
9 |! F. y8 g1 _* o7 U5 Z3 p) e CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire" o; ~6 {) K+ |% {8 I9 A( }
DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 14 w3 D1 Q& r, K# J$ T
DD Minekaze3 |: y3 `* K- C
DD Asakaze
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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& u+ l7 a# n, t$ j1 O. O) i0 QWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
$ P4 g3 D# D6 A" {1 GEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft6 F. J/ J4 f3 ?# Z
no flights& V$ G+ s. S+ z# \8 [; p* f. g
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Allied aircraft; O. g6 K5 z. ^
F4F-3P Wildcat x 10/ g1 l5 Y( Z- a$ X
F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
! h4 |( z, e0 z6 O5 b) Z5 G$ Y SBD-3 Dauntless x 63
! H8 f6 O" d) H3 Q; H! S$ ` TBF-1 Avenger x 18
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4 _# C' {' ^. E6 W8 |No Japanese losses% W; X- g7 `! X1 r
1 R8 w& s: c5 Y* U0 o; hAllied aircraft losses6 k4 Y5 Q9 ^9 ^' D1 k: |
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
& U6 I9 A/ C/ S1 c% |- | TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged* v) Y/ t3 X* d6 y @& J7 `7 x
, l$ `! i3 R% f4 jJapanese Ships
0 L, h' w) w0 |# ~$ w; g) v) g# Y CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 C1 `5 B x5 i. B; T, r; H+ z CA Kako, and is sunk) ~' p; j; @+ b: Y4 A; J
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage! Y6 s% D! T) J v
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
( S: A8 ~+ }. A DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk3 R/ ~& i2 @) }+ n% I
DD Onami
u ]- D/ K% I/ l" S DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk( `+ q- t* y% }3 I1 b. j
DD Asakaze& J/ N8 k+ _' X. b8 w
DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
- S' v/ r$ ^' \& T DD Oite
8 G) t4 h" }* _3 V! ~ DD Minekaze
( k* M! l* d8 S; }) W# _ DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57 b/ A4 H, w8 v
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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9 ^& e% A2 I) D/ w, VRaid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.7 X$ h$ y1 v: Y6 C1 ]; g9 w6 K! }
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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3 `& ^8 q% i. S* HAllied aircraft; Z5 D, U7 V5 N' i# I% b6 i
SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
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) a7 N4 h, E: H* F% c% wAllied aircraft losses
4 K; U7 z" ~2 J7 T8 V6 W2 N4 y SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged) d" N& ~$ u7 [) {
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Japanese Ships
$ F& q0 i9 |( g1 `) k2 U/ l CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 F) i4 p0 n" |" _+ j9 m( n, P CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
- g- M9 T5 Q; j- \3 }" o DD Sawakaze3 \/ ?& A, p1 g
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |