AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 422 V3 G* f9 Z& D
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3 d2 c& N6 d5 E+ f$ h7 J. d A盟军正式登陆阿图岛
, x" b7 k# W( k( q$ 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: g$ F% d0 F/ @7 y. }
58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩( t2 p9 e$ n0 T3 A- Q. j' o9 B9 h8 G1 b
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 n" L1 b& x, g/ R; i2 m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
* F6 T& ~8 R( `/ @# k" M# q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- M, D T' R* D4 l% s" k: x
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Amphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49)2 ~4 b2 y/ j7 U/ y: @
. T M1 R+ Y5 Z* D& a0 DTF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,499 f( d" \0 w# W
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Allied ground losses:' y/ ^& Z5 J7 C2 ^! S, U: ]
253 casualties reported6 z* ^1 _3 p; N* @ @
Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled
1 r$ Y' n+ P8 d- ]5 a! P( E Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled a1 O7 F7 d: n; E# H1 Q' v
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 m0 _6 Y% @( j3 V; b+ b( S4 X1 f
Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)
/ Y4 a/ v. v1 v Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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Ground combat at Attu Island (153,49)
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Japanese Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 5357 troops, 43 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 97
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* J. g* s4 X, h" [Defending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 426
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& H3 {/ u; Q5 d) h( oJapanese adjusted assault: 0
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Allied adjusted defense: 339 1 d. ]$ B, G5 O2 n+ E$ e z
* b; h K. @ Y; MJapanese assault odds: 1 to 99
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! O/ W+ `% x( |" FCombat modifiers
* q, t8 Q. Z3 `/ `$ \0 M: N9 rDefender: terrain(+)
, L: T9 b" V. X g4 t, BAttacker: * m% O: r# y, B9 {6 E2 ]4 D
: {1 j/ q( Y2 O+ e2 W9 F! w# _Japanese ground losses:, M$ m( u# |9 K: U& ~+ m
1597 casualties reported
5 w0 F7 j& ~3 H: S0 I- J; o6 L Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled
2 }. ~# K) l. ^. X" y8 p3 I6 m Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled
" t8 Z- v5 t$ l2 l. | Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled) I5 {: z9 Y* ^# J3 F. v
Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)4 _- e0 J( s8 D# p8 S' X+ T
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Allied ground losses:0 ]- {1 j2 i' Z! @: d3 J
100 casualties reported1 A4 |5 R& A; Y! m2 {
Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
- V% F% R0 d. u$ }( w Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
4 C) z8 D" w- j Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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6 C. w4 L' j+ F0 xAssaulting units:
& a K9 r, I1 |6 c4 W 3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion- L2 p* {5 Y: ]8 p6 S! ?; ~# I
302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion3 n! \6 \0 k! g5 S m
12th Indpt SNLF Coy 4 r; Z. [( P1 ]9 t+ e
7th Base Force
5 {: G( l+ k) P4 T 8th Field AF Construction Battalion
* M% ^+ g' S* r* y; x 5th IJN AA Battalion
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, s" R0 h- Z. ^" I) m4 NDefending units:4 z @- Y2 ~" `% Q6 @+ g% x
Americal Infantry Div /1
7 s* i4 u4 o/ B 4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
# r: P+ `6 Y! b/ T) p9 d 201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
- b/ q( ]$ B6 @1 t* ]/ p 151st Combat Engr Rgt /17 t* N/ E7 u* x" B: N, F
153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
. {# a7 \" @7 }9 q2 w2 L8 J* @ 198th FA Bn /1
* t0 v0 u1 ~: Z' q. ^, j: O 250th Cst Art Rgt /21 v" ?! S- @) \: r* p) K0 c8 N
81st FA Bn /1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57! s9 `# c& e. p6 }
2 h5 o% B" _& w8 C! B; gWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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# h8 T- B# G, M' ?( c: rRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
3 d$ l" p8 \& j. eEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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2 _* D4 I7 ? uJapanese aircraft8 V) a, a' _ i5 K
A6M2 Zero x 25
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Allied aircraft" R$ n6 }8 c- ^; g5 e
F4F-3A Wildcat x 12( J+ E1 Z: i* Y3 X
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
/ ]8 @ d" z5 K SBD-3 Dauntless x 728 m# P! i, M4 I% D+ |
TBF-1 Avenger x 30% |$ n: K. Y% j5 v$ |1 E) S' I7 ~
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No Japanese losses6 L0 n6 p& ]" U8 D3 e+ _
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Allied aircraft losses
+ B' g9 s3 ~ \. t F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed7 P+ ?* S( g3 q/ a- \8 k% ~! D
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
" Z0 [) k/ |- b* Q' G, @ SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged
" C+ n3 |4 l8 Z: {4 a SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak
; D& C, F: Z& S- l& L$ N TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Japanese Ships
# a, J5 r0 _+ J9 F4 d. A CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires( [* O8 K, Z; l9 a8 @
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
5 D. w& p# K' f* m CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire# b: ]5 z5 Y. t; l
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires* ?+ r# p/ q ?' d9 a& f8 S. u$ U: F
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 2+ B. |) |! @) }) |; Q. A9 g+ N- \
CA Furutaka
- d0 {1 \0 k2 m4 w CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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0 V1 v5 I9 ?2 F) OWeather in hex: Thunderstorms( q# t! s$ k( X6 R& P: j
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.5 Z+ z- }$ _( a8 R5 d
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
1 I1 }" t, l+ }0 {- a) H& W; q A6M2 Zero x 16
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* j! o& ?/ C8 a1 sAllied aircraft5 z5 {2 Y' t3 t: I |
F4F-3P Wildcat x 12
% v, r& Q. Y- @6 |, |: S F4F-4 Wildcat x 15
w& Y( K& A; _) w7 a SBD-3 Dauntless x 51
l5 A- C' S& o0 e TBF-1 Avenger x 30& k" ?. z1 I* A3 R6 M# T1 `
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Japanese aircraft losses
6 _9 F! m" l* o( { A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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& [4 a: ~" Q% R0 c$ P- H* U& Q3 DAllied aircraft losses
" S: j! d4 o9 v5 ]: w- X& G2 [ SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
1 I- @% i! M" K4 i/ u/ V8 V" C1 R SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak/ p7 e9 b! W" X* t3 K( N
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged9 X, I8 ^' K( F* m& _
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Japanese Ships
7 k( E) ?& ^( W; y3 I# l3 Y CV Kaga, heavy fires
* y+ k! ^1 M( r CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
( J; T/ N' a5 C. t, b8 Z) e9 s CV Zuikaku, on fire0 f) l0 f9 f1 X" I/ k
CV Akagi
' z) j9 U `- P# ` CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage- o3 r+ k# \' j* y
DD Tamanami
: x2 B& y, e6 W: u: n+ d: f+ n CL Nagara
9 h: }, u5 `! l DD Oite! u3 [7 p# B4 O! G# G
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire4 H3 O4 k& }1 f4 u, N0 \) G
CA Furutaka
- [4 d! X& k8 O2 i5 J+ T- J CA Kako, Bomb hits 15 K1 m8 ^$ j! k( v7 _
DD Minekaze: d) Q' Q) X% F/ ^3 [+ b2 j
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4 }7 ]. u9 C) |Morning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,54
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1 z' B% |. X2 j6 HWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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- {0 x* n* S8 |/ zRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
! \/ h$ `! r: A3 N kEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft# m9 F5 c) ~# o2 A/ i7 A/ F- _
A6M2 Zero x 33
@5 H. m! M6 z$ y/ V B5N2 Kate x 61
; E( u: e7 N2 L9 J/ Q D3A1 Val x 44
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Allied aircraft
% u5 H9 X! }' h6 B7 A7 I8 W. { F4F-3A Wildcat x 17
9 J2 g% E$ z' m8 R$ f8 u' l F4F-3 Wildcat x 48
/ c1 K; A5 m* [: A F4F-4 Wildcat x 81
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% v9 [9 M- U4 h# c0 _1 Z. cJapanese aircraft losses; \1 K2 C) a" x0 S
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
, z- {- g2 ^3 {2 @/ a' W& j w# O B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged
! o0 D1 g/ {( x) ~5 q- X9 R3 ] B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
]! w! h# G8 u D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged& Y6 x) B' A& |) T4 m+ J1 ?& B
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak6 V3 e; p1 H2 G5 t+ R
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Allied aircraft losses+ G/ x. r* c5 D% e( {" u2 G6 {4 A! w
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed. @, ~- B2 v7 W% i: F! L+ H& m# \& T
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Allied Ships
" W/ Z# H( D! D7 u" | CVE Copahee
6 z( ~! G$ r" [& h" v CV Yorktown
: r$ k5 G% I6 w( v/ P CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2% Z, F- {6 M( Z7 }- n, D
CLAA San Diego1 m' I) g3 w1 `( [% K
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* v% Z% d# ]: {) o. M% U Y- SAfternoon 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 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
5 |( U: F( c5 e2 y3 HEstimated time to target is 29 minutes1 ^& @! O" N; p% T0 ~: U
1 U, M* m' r2 G0 ^, l' C0 W/ WJapanese aircraft- F5 o( M, J6 g, M7 q2 @0 O z3 ?
A6M2 Zero x 35 v) _+ ]3 i3 j) ~( J( a; _. }
4 j3 X7 t% }* x" T/ HAllied aircraft
$ B& p( P' C9 ^3 \. S, o0 ^ F4F-3 Wildcat x 2
) g% C+ r$ p$ e) r SBD-3 Dauntless x 19
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8 b& M2 }1 ~+ R' P! y" p8 RNo Japanese losses, u5 v) d1 W; V5 d- i2 x
; d/ Q- W& g; q k8 n* j8 ?Allied aircraft losses
6 g0 N" ]5 t0 }9 D9 S- | H* B N F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed7 w% o {- y; V6 T, w* q
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
6 |! r1 y3 O* G2 ?& T3 O. K& t' d SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak' e: x# V1 a' V/ E( C$ P
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Japanese Ships* z1 } n) p( G
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
~; ^* V' ?0 | _- n2 k! C0 c CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire
& D# R7 Z- G9 ^ CV Akagi: z" x+ O; O; |3 ~/ g
CV Zuikaku, on fire
! d3 h; b' A' P# A1 \% d; a$ L CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage2 e" ]6 `3 i4 w# E: x' }/ S+ K
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4 U1 A6 t; S# G- y/ w" B+ lAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,575 Z1 G, `. a' L, t7 x
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud6 z- q, R* j2 ^; b5 E/ r3 `6 E
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Raid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
( y6 O8 t/ W7 ~# FEstimated time to target is 25 minutes
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/ z3 D2 y& J: C- U1 R5 \9 RJapanese aircraft. U* y+ N* q N2 u
A6M2 Zero x 2( _9 d# R# Y- z5 F4 g
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6 u9 ^% Z0 \8 {2 p# X SBD-3 Dauntless x 2
; x) M& \" F R- h TBF-1 Avenger x 6
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No Japanese losses
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1 i# ~; g" c* ?) O) qNo Allied losses
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( e4 H: Q; ?5 C! l8 x J CV Akagi
* J8 W9 m3 c- P CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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+ j+ J3 A0 W% o+ S2 f! O2 xAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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+ i" E3 O ~ D$ ?1 O( C* GRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.1 x3 Z( a5 [: N
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes
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Allied aircraft# G5 D1 ^! m1 V& P
F4F-3 Wildcat x 51 b3 Y! W' o% z' x+ }' w' ?
TBF-1 Avenger x 32 G' s$ e, {( v2 C* i1 j
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Allied aircraft losses/ z: W* l( Y6 t% C o3 m
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged( t0 S# E' }1 Z2 J- L
: M- K" [! b, B# [8 IJapanese Ships0 M, w% f+ E: X% z/ j; d# @) M
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,563 Z& a8 J3 k5 z2 f
; Y5 C3 }* x8 N" |$ e) ?Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.+ k6 }7 ?5 u/ f% h& k5 n$ R
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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m' P2 K v9 r( |9 LJapanese aircraft
1 z; W- Q9 O# K3 A }3 \! o A6M2 Zero x 6
* m: q& k3 C" i B5N2 Kate x 15
" o3 b" M. I- x6 \' E+ j7 R D3A1 Val x 19! P' W5 i/ V7 R: Q: S0 U
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Allied aircraft3 c. {: x j- E! t+ \& @
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36+ m, C P% d# L1 C
F4F-4 Wildcat x 36
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Japanese aircraft losses1 R; U/ C+ s: h2 {
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
% L( p6 A$ f8 C+ P( } B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged1 X# t+ N" _6 ~6 y! Y9 s
D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged, U" }( D% ?+ {
) P. u" F# K" @/ D2 U) gAllied aircraft losses4 z( H* W9 `$ c& X
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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2 h- l# \+ u- Q% T: CAllied Ships9 s% ]7 f5 n$ b( v4 Y# @( l
CV Lexington- v5 d- X/ F- u' z- E7 s
CV Saratoga
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,576 N* ?+ a4 D' H0 f, } H
9 Q$ W6 \% e. }Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.9 p% B- V% a# h7 n0 v
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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" r& b2 l) N! q. a% [- SAllied aircraft
7 m8 B. p1 V$ X& y8 H0 x7 V7 z( |5 c. g F4F-3 Wildcat x 12; k9 d \* z9 f/ A( K" t; c
F4F-4 Wildcat x 129 D1 D- {3 B& q2 q) D& S5 G
SBD-3 Dauntless x 709 [( S# Z" S; T. S; Q
TBF-1 Avenger x 30% Q* q1 E" h) F8 d. Y1 W1 S8 t4 f% F# I
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
/ s' e4 j1 {8 A$ t TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged% S. S/ A! ~2 E8 ]' P- c$ D$ L, v
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Japanese Ships! I/ r$ u4 C! I) Z# y
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage3 R- H. e! ^# S
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires& Y6 f+ \% N* X( L+ } M
DD Asakaze# ~& p; O2 p9 B; O
DD Tamanami2 Q5 J, @/ z; V% D
DD Onami
( T$ ~6 w1 n# `1 T2 f$ b DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
( }0 {& f7 r' {: k& p CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
) P; ]* [1 d) `3 s DD Oite- G! r2 t ^% u: @# X
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage- i P4 q4 t& i$ T+ Q
DD Suzukaze. M. A4 X3 s. D8 }4 m* S& B
CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1
6 {% ~% J7 l2 s7 @4 i% y6 R/ Q CL Nagara4 A4 k, r& ~3 @/ }
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57# J p+ g! P3 D, Y. g
, B3 N P8 Y- c0 X- p9 Y$ JWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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1 M u% R4 L/ t6 \1 p V8 _Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
! c# x) F0 b, }4 ]' J; p+ @( o3 `2 lEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Allied aircraft! A# ] u: m* m6 e9 {6 p
A-24 Banshee x 2
* _: B! [3 U$ J$ t E, f SBD-3 Dauntless x 252 Q/ S5 h7 p" _" l v$ l
3 g. q& C& A5 A0 K6 iAllied aircraft losses
* c L2 `1 F8 H0 @ A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
) y, A+ M4 ~ ^9 V3 l* r* O SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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, S1 p* l3 A7 X0 K r, I" x* aJapanese Ships
3 W4 _5 s8 T5 \) B3 c& X CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
& ~5 {; A8 L4 K. @: K7 ] CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage8 d ~, j* {2 o6 @& l4 R, z: i
CV Zuikaku, heavy fires
2 z- A' l# l: I CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
2 H0 E* i' [& r- m' B DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 h2 H0 V! J4 p' G% k0 B0 q) f CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage; `3 M1 }0 t- z) a+ ], B
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57( s: V3 ?( U! q6 `8 x$ P3 x) E2 O) P6 z
3 w% [- r* c# s" ^; b7 A, [Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
% y- S( q# ^: s0 D( yEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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6 Y3 y7 g- d# M) p& y1 e4 O A-24 Banshee x 14
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Allied aircraft losses. g* Y/ n! f O
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
: v0 _4 Q d/ D2 n- b CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage/ c3 u" A, ~! R; k+ b9 D$ n& e
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
: @( K% v' f. e& k2 ^ DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage
( { c2 B- e& L7 [) L( ` CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage3 j3 C) O0 z% m! D7 X* v
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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.3 M# A3 s& Z* u8 P- a$ J; g4 y
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes0 B. j2 c& G2 S. g, g
) D0 y8 | i) P; UAllied aircraft$ M5 q: r5 I( H1 ]5 j5 Z4 m( n$ L
A-24 Banshee x 2
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No Allied losses, Y6 E- |1 a1 g. C
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Japanese Ships
6 Z+ b* J3 Q+ E0 l5 i: \ CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
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9 }# ]0 g4 n! f, zAfternoon 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 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.! t5 {9 U( j6 e4 L' @6 L
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes/ E+ w' R8 }9 a0 U1 _
2 `5 x( L0 n* F8 @5 M( MAllied aircraft. c& ?( _+ M6 h5 x' W
F4F-3A Wildcat x 2
* m7 [+ x3 ^; S+ Q SBD-3 Dauntless x 31/ U4 M4 Z" i0 B5 u. V
TBF-1 Avenger x 15+ ?" h4 k4 l* u" b) w7 R8 h% v! _
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Allied aircraft losses0 }; Z( V2 s; B3 Y* O8 x1 U
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged5 ^. q: R3 w4 v
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged1 N8 T8 \ v0 }& L0 S- Q& ~
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Japanese Ships( ?8 B. x3 b; i. Z3 x0 k4 E4 v4 |
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
& f+ P) u2 q. `3 c* {) y7 Q* O DD Oite
# I$ d% Z4 d7 i a5 ?( H5 { CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
* h/ ?6 U/ w& z; r9 k4 Y CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage6 s, z" g3 t0 A( T
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage# B6 u" C, m- e$ |& T' F8 h* ~
DD Onami
9 B& u5 O5 O4 j( R1 r DD Tamanami
0 c8 r# x% M+ h8 T4 r& u' z4 N% } CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire, n3 Z0 r* v: |1 H
DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 18 e3 E- M2 W; h/ `& g
DD Minekaze& W/ o( h- o, E& Y0 _
DD Asakaze
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7 G3 p' S7 {$ ^8 u1 IAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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8 C' a) [) D' Z) OWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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# H4 F* m5 i. VRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.! K" X( ]6 `, I. F1 c4 }0 t+ I
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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no flights* V: ~; Z' ]: K @! w
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Allied aircraft" e7 @" {8 ]! b7 U, o% k2 j
F4F-3P Wildcat x 10
4 [, e, ?- O* g7 T4 P7 Q# ^ F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
" }8 | C5 i0 L* h# a1 J6 w1 \2 U SBD-3 Dauntless x 63 s+ O9 l @7 B
TBF-1 Avenger x 183 f: Q# a9 D( A8 W8 K0 _2 a5 n
" O+ F. Q6 J4 ?No Japanese losses. O: I9 u7 c8 {+ \# X9 u
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Allied aircraft losses2 f, d2 x0 `8 g% r0 h( p' m& z
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged' S* w1 G8 }4 N( B& }+ Z+ W$ \. T
TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged, L. Z; G; ?' n7 y
% ^$ I: D1 M3 Y( u: N9 k) BJapanese Ships6 ]" W- `% c. c/ b, R$ {8 Y7 `
CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ s7 a3 h2 p0 Y& M1 X9 b CA Kako, and is sunk
# V; a5 B% b$ z. J4 V CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage. ]$ J" S! t" X5 {7 J
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk" c; l$ o {! J7 s+ q' q
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
+ `* d1 S: t' i: Y; d* H DD Onami
7 v6 v2 A7 c& x DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk3 i# C1 v" k$ f) {+ s( X* K
DD Asakaze
6 X% p; q D: L: F DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage! |) n, Q$ d' D( [/ a
DD Oite
8 D9 J P9 V7 z) n- w DD Minekaze
! S) X; O- @5 V6 F1 M y$ k DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire& H8 N U1 B, v7 ?; q8 }1 L6 V% c" Z
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* I2 s: E! y7 s1 I7 E$ aAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57- o% y1 g1 G. r
9 d; O6 w8 a% S) E- A1 wWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
6 Z6 b3 ]. t7 Q8 J5 {, t" \4 x9 sEstimated time to target is 13 minutes- ^1 K: @3 z! b+ d/ b4 D
1 z% C1 C. `. ~. Q0 lAllied aircraft
+ ?" j& d; [9 s+ z SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
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7 e, R' ^* Y8 i SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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/ U) H, d/ M- [2 f/ q Y2 kJapanese Ships2 U0 `7 a; Y1 g: E! m& H
CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage5 ?3 n# _" G* n9 r9 K7 L2 F
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 ^; D6 u b7 b3 f DD Sawakaze+ K# u9 J8 }5 Y5 u/ Q' R
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |