AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 42
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盟军正式登陆阿图岛2 s% e2 r. C. H2 ^8 _2 K: q
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% ]" d7 G+ @- V. T) C8 f
58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩
# `2 j9 e3 i9 G: h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( R- Y" u) T1 I+ A
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
* J5 N: e. X9 e* D7 `1 O2 ]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9 P' e$ p) j, X; Q8 `1 u
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) f) W3 y1 U0 R4 M1 WAmphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49)
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; H+ j4 K3 W! N1 p! QTF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,49' M) @6 l. ~# o' ~
; d' S; G0 n0 k2 b& k% LAllied ground losses:
8 D" N# r) v+ U# k3 F* H x 253 casualties reported
7 q8 {0 W- s: B0 \* r/ ^6 q0 S/ w9 w Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled9 B. q/ ]& z! k% Q
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
% r7 {/ D; C- U+ t! Y6 s+ o+ V6 `9 \ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 p4 o9 J ]5 M3 L/ A' D9 ~
Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)
/ @' t! C) G) z! D& ], l Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)2 N* ?: S5 W( f
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Ground combat at Attu Island (153,49)
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Japanese Deliberate attack/ ^6 k+ _$ m0 {, j
3 L& E! e: |2 ^# d" l# U9 jAttacking force 5357 troops, 43 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 97: [% q: T9 C2 R' k- Y# _' j
$ S# [; P% g' l$ I; C/ T: }8 }Defending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 426+ N$ E& c3 G- {0 F0 L* A4 s
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Japanese adjusted assault: 0
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. F1 I. b! e6 ~- R/ K* ]Allied adjusted defense: 339 6 C5 ?7 P& E5 b3 i# Z
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 99
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# R: e3 O! q& ~7 v) _& n( lCombat modifiers
5 ]" Z0 E) n! nDefender: terrain(+)
. X f2 Y5 t: ]3 e: H3 I' f4 a9 m: TAttacker: # M6 V) q* v' {) Q1 \% j8 d6 l. [2 m
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Japanese ground losses:% x8 m5 O8 f2 U% u+ T9 J8 A
1597 casualties reported
; ~3 M, H, E u( t1 J) ]( U, @ Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled6 j( l' H- A/ R4 O5 z3 s0 p
Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled
: R, d! V' o, R. ?7 e% y$ p4 [ Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled3 D* k/ M: m6 n. e
Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)6 E- ~/ O' M8 w; F5 b" u$ g1 ?
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)# w u: [) F5 L' `% W2 `; X% R/ A
& v- S7 W% b) W7 v3 N3 Y. H5 z3 dAllied ground losses:0 A& ^) Z: b! q
100 casualties reported
# S, N8 [/ n: S& J Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled+ A8 d$ _# x6 u( c" M2 J
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
+ M, W+ l* W* z7 n/ j9 u2 ?# Q. T Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled @) E6 g$ L. c. y* J0 [ B$ k7 a
5 @, Z$ g& A3 K6 o$ M9 V. ^Assaulting units:+ h Z J: ^0 s/ B/ g y/ s
3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion
+ p0 U% X4 L7 i0 Q/ T 302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion. g4 m9 ~; g) V) b$ v& N' ?
12th Indpt SNLF Coy
8 T( S9 C8 R1 B8 P 7th Base Force
5 A [# q8 y. r3 V 8th Field AF Construction Battalion
2 _8 I4 w2 M) v# H( E$ Q g 5th IJN AA Battalion6 s! x# I! l2 L! e0 n4 p+ H! p
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Defending units:4 O1 [" d- [- }, ~+ }
Americal Infantry Div /1
" K3 c( [( Q. }5 m$ j8 C/ ~% c 4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /13 ~ v1 W( [8 Y" T: q @
201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /13 n# d9 Q0 Q# s& |( t
151st Combat Engr Rgt /1
# w E* j* S: @* K+ {# a$ J: I/ y: j 153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1 Q; O$ b6 q7 P% h1 J# l
198th FA Bn /1
8 k6 H/ q' }% K3 p: Y, Q 250th Cst Art Rgt /26 [' Y0 Y- X" \" k! \2 Q/ h
81st FA Bn /1
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' F0 ~& m0 _: }# R" k$ {* {Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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) O( e+ N; k7 N+ y, T9 d% BWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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* ?6 _, L* m; L9 h* KRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
6 L" t4 x* ~& HEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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6 C- l) d* y |* f7 f% nJapanese aircraft5 E3 S' Z: s. q/ c
A6M2 Zero x 25, q [5 t: w' Y4 j9 z' M/ C5 F4 L
; a1 O' j/ \3 C' iAllied aircraft9 Z' j4 q4 q5 F" b9 r; `. }8 s
F4F-3A Wildcat x 12
$ N4 Z" q" {1 L6 v F4F-3 Wildcat x 12) H# q- g* [( }" s% I0 O
SBD-3 Dauntless x 72
8 g6 f4 v; x8 R- ?7 E1 Y$ C TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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No Japanese losses8 E, D. \- _" w# g* x- A
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Allied aircraft losses
2 [# D6 ^0 x2 v F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed
7 @, y- o* d$ K* a/ r* L! r F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed# f6 s; ^+ C$ a' u/ `; O7 ^
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged1 Y7 ~" z" P/ z; `9 C& I$ a
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak; D4 s( \0 A6 Z! W1 ~ K
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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5 `# h. P- r; {1 r% h) s: I- K6 mJapanese Ships
) P+ {! C: R8 H5 `# U CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires% ~/ ?4 `1 Z, y1 F1 v3 {
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1; d' w2 a3 X; g4 p8 W: A2 O' [
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire3 |: R8 k9 r8 K$ l& z
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires
- U6 Z( M' l7 I7 c6 x* c" @. @; J2 Q+ @ CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 2& z9 o1 m9 c# m) @8 w4 [" x2 W
CA Furutaka
0 m: N, D) A5 k% Y+ T" l, ^0 b$ S) S! w CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
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- d+ @1 L; r# B( n WMorning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57: E) {9 |# e6 u! [, W% v5 G/ S
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7 Y$ t8 ?0 a4 T: O% BRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
& {* i- J% u7 X; y V- v3 ^Estimated time to target is 31 minutes' Y/ }' v) A. H) P7 X
: r: d* R2 s* b! I G* A: @Japanese aircraft% X% s! T- s6 u+ N4 U# [
A6M2 Zero x 16
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5 Y! N. _- H$ G. oAllied aircraft
( O, F- Z* n( s3 Q' C F4F-3P Wildcat x 12* F7 i! p0 q. v7 T4 V" m7 L# f, C
F4F-4 Wildcat x 15
+ Y5 M: \2 A% a4 g SBD-3 Dauntless x 51
+ ]3 J! c( [9 j) `# j TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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Japanese aircraft losses
8 u/ [7 \+ }. s; W O' M' A/ I' b A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed0 W, t0 S- n& C$ e' e# ]- Q* N& ~
( v, c7 J+ i5 `! uAllied aircraft losses
8 s: t: c( a9 V6 [ P% N7 y SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged" B8 B& i, _! }/ G
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
: T* J3 B! S2 F. ?# z TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
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% h; K/ i) E* `7 T; N: w! yJapanese Ships3 q3 |; V8 g8 r( ]4 s7 m& C# h
CV Kaga, heavy fires! f$ S i/ q" \" d
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires9 D C& n$ b5 }; N
CV Zuikaku, on fire8 t! _4 `) E5 s+ n' C u8 a# ~
CV Akagi
0 W4 s$ _! Y- `+ ^8 ] CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage1 B S: `$ T8 S
DD Tamanami
* t8 F7 R! I* N6 X, e1 e i CL Nagara: J1 B, I) k3 n3 Y0 n
DD Oite
0 J: V1 B8 y, ^5 t' N DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire
' u8 y3 Z$ h% b9 O! J1 g. k* B4 b! b CA Furutaka
4 L) Y: r( x; a w' t! h* M% I& x CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
6 J; I2 d: Y6 I" M' Z! N DD Minekaze S4 L' Y6 I/ J! P# \
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Morning 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.
$ R+ p+ h$ `& i$ e' f. \( m- G) C- sEstimated time to target is 15 minutes [) i, T' J" s X, i2 f5 l
U' t# I/ x! Y, r+ `# U" ZJapanese aircraft
/ _/ u- y2 d9 N4 ] A6M2 Zero x 33
1 G$ C8 ]# Q# K! G B5N2 Kate x 61
1 r+ P' x7 B' ^6 M. l* h! j) S D3A1 Val x 44
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1 S! u6 y, A+ zAllied aircraft
3 w% N, y u$ V, n: z6 v! @; P F4F-3A Wildcat x 17' w0 y$ Z( D0 ^, R
F4F-3 Wildcat x 481 j) [# M5 t2 R# Y+ ` G _
F4F-4 Wildcat x 81
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f% d! w4 E# z1 TJapanese aircraft losses1 i; R( i/ g- B- [% H! S
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
/ m2 S' d* _8 H* X+ P6 W B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged
# o) i! L. \! D. X B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak- w0 }$ \" r9 }3 |. \0 R
D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged) t# c9 i% `& J! H
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak$ @( w6 W7 B# r/ q {! Y: A
0 U5 o a' D- x# e. RAllied aircraft losses9 B" O8 g& S- b) y2 m0 _
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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8 p. m5 E! [ j4 y9 kAllied Ships
% _# k* B0 V0 e& y/ H! C CVE Copahee+ r$ k/ \3 B# d
CV Yorktown
9 D% e' i8 u9 d) p; r CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2
$ l4 o1 ~! u4 y$ v* y$ e5 D CLAA San Diego
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,570 C$ a/ p; S% B0 D) [+ ?9 T R
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud* l% q* I8 w; f& f
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet./ J G) p* e) W% g# O# i8 D
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes
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* o, T/ Z: S: N8 Z. |) \7 gJapanese aircraft4 Z" ^4 R1 {2 M, r& y8 f0 J
A6M2 Zero x 35 Z# G: [1 s4 y6 R( j$ G9 O5 W6 H
U/ P8 u$ @! @$ ~+ o! s. B& Q
Allied aircraft% ?: ]. A8 Q2 k. g8 X7 y6 J
F4F-3 Wildcat x 2
; E1 X# A9 s. _ SBD-3 Dauntless x 19
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No Japanese losses5 x A: x, D. I8 {/ i2 V% X
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Allied aircraft losses7 U+ Z( b- p8 ?! g
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
. ]: a& o: O& @' X# l8 V" e1 ~ SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
! }7 u6 b/ o f' Z& R2 [ SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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( ?+ Y; H6 k8 P- p e+ r3 IJapanese Ships
& k* ~2 I8 |$ V0 w7 P" e+ v CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
; P7 R g2 p/ N5 t( d( z# P CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire7 X5 x6 b5 g5 g
CV Akagi
W0 ?5 H& {4 A$ N; I4 z, m& _: d CV Zuikaku, on fire
( r6 I' j4 u, i CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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! v2 ~% w T5 N* s) h5 t x4 LAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,575 P' h+ G0 b a, K& w% f, w' C
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Raid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
7 _1 O& j! k: u% Z [Estimated time to target is 25 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 2
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Allied aircraft( F6 i$ k/ K" h. w P! o1 _
SBD-3 Dauntless x 2! w0 y* ~) U- h0 J5 z4 Q% o
TBF-1 Avenger x 6" E; w5 I7 G5 k6 o( H
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No Japanese losses
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No Allied losses% I# ?" @1 q$ P
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Japanese Ships, R' f2 E2 Q" X
CV Akagi, N8 N% M* E! Y) x+ ?+ b. D- T
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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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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2 ^6 N) F7 ~# d6 x, yRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.2 o# z: a6 G! O' U( h
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes
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+ [$ w1 u. o* W* _, fAllied aircraft
& l4 R0 Y5 F, Q# t H* t' u+ @ F4F-3 Wildcat x 5
; s9 ?( w8 h9 m0 b/ K2 i( G TBF-1 Avenger x 3: j, R: v2 j9 w1 i# ~
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Allied aircraft losses
" F5 k6 K# d- c3 |3 w( I5 m TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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6 R ]/ ~+ L+ s& YJapanese Ships V* B/ \& \. H4 r3 z" d! Z
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1% R: _' S; r3 ^0 y- D' A! c5 a
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,56' x' A9 z: U9 b% S+ F! V0 g
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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4 j" }5 m" e( J8 y. j2 m6 IRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
- ^0 P" c2 d2 H% EEstimated time to target is 15 minutes. o% u D, b, |' o- K
0 ]+ f! u9 b* i% vJapanese aircraft/ G# Z# r, x. @; X& x4 I* Z1 N
A6M2 Zero x 6# w- M5 d0 |) I/ I8 R9 ]! \8 G0 e
B5N2 Kate x 153 a5 D( H8 _7 W3 O) w( [
D3A1 Val x 19
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Allied aircraft
1 n* A7 B" Z! C" @- x/ ] F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
' H% t0 r" x8 s; k9 l F4F-4 Wildcat x 365 N) ]# U0 [: d5 r. N
# f1 x$ }* s; o% J# IJapanese aircraft losses
4 [3 Y" j& f6 P8 ^7 T A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed1 ^; V! u% [. |# \* H& T K
B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged1 S9 C/ A4 j# |5 l8 D' D
D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged
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, d# l' J5 f8 x( D, G( N! OAllied aircraft losses
( D6 [6 J! S! n v& Z) f$ N F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
2 E; r2 y& p2 w4 K$ Q CV Lexington
) c5 C, O( i+ ~( ? CV Saratoga
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0 F( ~2 O# ?( |Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud! y" n% [1 {& i7 G8 f
3 s" a3 n& o6 Y4 b" v7 T6 O" ?# nRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.; \4 Z3 S) C2 o' c
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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5 y- S N6 v, [0 a KAllied aircraft$ i! w$ ?7 B1 N$ V
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
0 ^" M! Y+ `1 a6 |; q F4F-4 Wildcat x 121 A$ G0 {0 c$ @( U2 t1 U; v
SBD-3 Dauntless x 70
! k6 `- l, m4 V; H7 O0 g' t0 H TBF-1 Avenger x 30! ~* ~; q3 S" D _' L
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Allied aircraft losses
( d& d1 J" N2 ]( |0 r SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged1 H3 _/ n+ \4 p
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships0 x- G; R# [5 p# [ ~* Z
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage$ v+ g6 N5 ?5 Q1 V: e6 v6 V3 d
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires6 a) h( F3 n/ e* {
DD Asakaze3 |( z- C" |- {. [! q
DD Tamanami8 ^0 d7 w8 d8 [; B6 ]; X
DD Onami; ]% W/ [% @% T' E9 h* o, S
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
; c# U8 |+ T9 j CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
1 K+ j1 t% N0 s3 h2 k. F7 H1 L+ ~ DD Oite
2 ]3 M# W+ Q$ P2 D9 y) |. W/ ` P# d+ D DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage5 }+ T/ \7 I+ ?' b* s @( O( g
DD Suzukaze" f- G0 K5 ~0 b
CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1 ]! \! Y; x$ O. [
CL Nagara. d1 o* q7 k( P h
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; k$ q+ b+ @: z% c) v, zAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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* }, ~. ?5 W+ C' \2 H6 OWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
$ t f, {" s- c: \Estimated time to target is 30 minutes! T0 i% i3 ?3 ]+ ]4 b3 h
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Allied aircraft3 X0 _0 O) r3 {7 J9 q, F
A-24 Banshee x 22 ?# F! w* ]; M7 I% u
SBD-3 Dauntless x 259 r, W. U: h; b) }2 `7 r3 y
* T- ]9 n3 u9 `4 {Allied aircraft losses8 X2 C# J, h# }; D0 O
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
% T; T4 a$ c* B SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships4 a" m, j' p. l- `- O
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
: H) `- X) M1 Q6 v I CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage% `0 S# v1 F! V; u% I) m
CV Zuikaku, heavy fires4 D6 K' n. J7 l* }( G, b
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
; \; ^- C* V5 J6 K& c! } DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage O' ~ g0 ~; X9 B/ p! `
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage: e/ k$ B) V4 \* A' ^
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57$ s" ^: |1 p" j3 g+ L
' R E' h# ~" M. d! l% MWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.% S: C+ ^5 B+ \: w) j5 q( n: k' |
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes# F* Y. N! V8 T- n
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Allied aircraft- \2 K9 C7 D7 v1 c: @3 p7 N+ @
A-24 Banshee x 14+ [# n" S6 e' B3 z
% s4 t( J* O9 U- {* c) ^Allied aircraft losses3 r0 I! z: E% X- L$ f$ \9 `# Z6 \4 G
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged5 G# c& o5 {$ Y( x
$ k- ?. Y2 x* H uJapanese Ships; |' D* `+ R) W2 e1 F4 H
CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
: {# _5 |; J9 z$ j$ d CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage& x/ o. S9 `* d8 j1 G: J8 B9 y! ~
DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage' X; R4 I- d/ v7 {. ^
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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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud0 y9 o# ?2 G" d2 j
% U0 u3 m, O" q1 p9 h/ g& d( e5 hRaid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. W( ]7 W( y2 s# z( H: B
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
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Allied aircraft3 W/ ?* A) Z* ^1 P
A-24 Banshee x 2& L0 z: d) P& S" z3 c" q
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No Allied losses
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2 ?. q/ |8 I$ o6 FJapanese Ships
6 f/ o8 \$ {, J, f8 ? CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires+ M* j- }+ {) m" k
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,574 I c& _! y2 F$ g
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.+ W. n" ]% f6 q2 V4 ^$ S1 Q& q
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes
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Allied aircraft
5 V! q5 I, `1 @% X F4F-3A Wildcat x 2
~. k/ S& ~- O7 @ SBD-3 Dauntless x 31' [8 g/ ^9 R T; V+ X1 b8 l3 U# [
TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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Allied aircraft losses
% [9 y# c) g4 y" Y" k SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged d( x1 F1 I: d+ q' p
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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$ _; t( L* h3 q/ E9 n( y TJapanese Ships! f: N& \- B1 S; j3 @. g: l* A
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
: Z. m8 x6 f0 B. \2 m DD Oite
, n$ K p. G0 d CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
! R8 m2 c9 s& E" Y0 l- x CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage& O: E$ L8 `; T1 N
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
# q0 G: o6 i# m) n$ ^9 J DD Onami
: h$ n7 O( @( s2 y( B DD Tamanami: Q: h' Z: }$ @3 @" H
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire
6 ~& H2 |: D& ^ DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 11 r7 E E$ b/ o" K9 n0 q \' W
DD Minekaze: u: z6 j, P% _6 Z$ Z
DD Asakaze
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' D- N4 K1 J5 m; R0 W8 C) f' VAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57" i+ X3 _% }( q j8 |6 r+ |4 Q% y
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud! f' c3 h" y# b
8 U& A; d6 m" R/ A8 I/ QRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
* D- I' s1 g' ^3 K6 [6 p7 ^Estimated time to target is 30 minutes+ ~+ Z9 }& Q, [3 g
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Japanese aircraft* s5 ^2 x2 @, @! K
no flights( r) Y- {% X) f5 j
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Allied aircraft- P0 k; n9 K( k% C, p
F4F-3P Wildcat x 10
* j- w. {6 u# ~" {$ A9 @ F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
i& Z2 C& z& ~/ Z+ `$ l SBD-3 Dauntless x 632 S+ n2 H7 ~$ R% \! o6 m5 C
TBF-1 Avenger x 18
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No Japanese losses/ I/ Q2 Z6 |# @
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Allied aircraft losses; X6 P0 {, k( N J& k! z
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged$ j; m) O$ `$ n
TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
) ~3 E, i4 U0 V) Q CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage& L. j- z5 C; o- Z- O/ ?) I* n5 R
CA Kako, and is sunk+ B$ I/ @. ?" |7 R
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ A- P3 I# Z; i, Q0 A CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
$ P( ~ X- g, C DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk: y3 u3 _) N% g: f$ O8 M
DD Onami
/ v8 }3 b; c" _ I3 J DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk& ^6 {7 C# Z5 g; M
DD Asakaze* Q0 f$ d! h4 g3 V, r
DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage$ Y5 w T# v$ K
DD Oite
8 B# L9 l, c( S3 I) v, _ DD Minekaze
* K; X7 N. `' B$ ^ DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire; I- I X8 M$ p+ N' V" @, q
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% J# I& I7 v |! w- EAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud% x: `! b! x7 F, `
7 D8 u' R* b" p+ ^Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
; Z5 f' `& F2 S4 T2 k) _* xEstimated time to target is 13 minutes
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# k6 N$ F- x, o7 e2 n) |5 D! ~Allied aircraft
( j- I! l8 M) D- Y2 m SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
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5 n/ r* W, D0 }! V1 Z, V2 o* r1 D% ?Allied aircraft losses8 R4 b" `3 i3 A9 h' {: S- s: `
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships0 H7 \+ A: i8 p* s3 f5 q
CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 [3 C# P g, L2 M- _, }; N CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage# k. ]. S, `$ x# t
DD Sawakaze
3 f8 l, \) f3 N% n) Z/ f DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |