AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 42' c; ~$ G5 l, l% r0 Q$ C: q- [
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盟军正式登陆阿图岛
9 K# B P- j v& O m2 K' ]2 u. K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
* k' B2 V5 [2 ?2 b6 G) m: g58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩
: N* b' D5 v8 S* X+ X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" o% |+ i+ o5 A, k5 M5 ~1 f
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
3 X- s$ y* A0 U b% F" A$ @ K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+ y' c3 M1 Z! r) J3 N- k4 f, I7 U
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Amphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49)6 ?2 R Y2 h* B- o4 B7 d
" m1 d5 c; `! e2 E) u% [TF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,49/ ~/ }1 w7 m# W( M% Y, H
3 r* p: j* t, G! T `5 ^Allied ground losses:
% K# ~! {* {9 y w) R 253 casualties reported5 { i$ s: G2 I
Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled) X! {4 e% f$ f" `# i, h: J
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled5 ]8 D g' ]/ Y. E) F6 W, t
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
) }8 a* k, j4 h Y Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)+ G9 x8 i: n9 F; p1 |
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$ y! x6 w- X" X1 n
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Attacking force 5357 troops, 43 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 973 F5 c3 m0 J4 G$ w( U7 K1 }
! b" O/ d; i0 ?/ Q8 W6 o* }* K7 @& oDefending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 426! y5 {7 u% q" L- [' U$ @
$ v8 v+ z* |% x" h" e+ `) b) K$ E" S5 zJapanese adjusted assault: 0
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Allied adjusted defense: 339
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6 }' q( `- t8 `4 W3 w! l8 ?7 ?Japanese assault odds: 1 to 99
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. E2 L" H1 q/ v8 yCombat modifiers: Z# t7 R9 p" \6 B! a) d+ ^
Defender: terrain(+)2 k! W( b0 E. l; w. Q" x$ c
Attacker:
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6 B5 i/ C+ P# tJapanese ground losses:
9 D. O8 h6 N l" `( k% `6 W) g$ O8 t4 D 1597 casualties reported
. o' q0 Q i& T; ?% ^ Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled* Y5 O* c3 |( L
Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled+ E) p9 W5 F4 a
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled' ?" e |" P6 S" w2 g8 c
Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)
, e! x% _; n* w. T; n: w1 O9 t Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)6 h! ?) u' O$ ]* B+ ^) d& E8 W u
: t1 r! s3 Z$ t# E2 PAllied ground losses:& v1 e- l3 s9 t8 k- _, ~0 x
100 casualties reported
) ?, G, z3 s( Z5 m5 k) o+ D1 q Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled! t( H: ^+ B2 c9 T5 ^
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# I% I' K& q7 d6 d9 C
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled: o- H _4 J% z7 s& A3 H
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Assaulting units:
$ ]6 d% d* S' ], x 3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion; _+ Z1 I* b+ \# a" y0 T7 j
302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion
: \" G/ Y( q* u: g& T 12th Indpt SNLF Coy 2 Z+ ^7 G' ]* I, l( B7 j" M; q9 W
7th Base Force
3 c3 B; e" C9 M5 W9 V$ m 8th Field AF Construction Battalion
# B+ T. ~9 M8 e5 J: I; ` 5th IJN AA Battalion( K7 H, d5 ~1 }. x* Y. |6 D
! M1 @# u6 |! _7 KDefending units:$ P/ K6 v! L1 U( O3 [' b
Americal Infantry Div /1! P! V- z5 L" D8 i
4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
6 a+ C9 B3 s: k, L/ W3 O 201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
8 T! b6 Y' R, m0 u 151st Combat Engr Rgt /1! J: L: a) q1 F
153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
8 Z$ K. S; a( n' G6 y 198th FA Bn /1
; k4 ^$ x4 Q$ Q+ [( y/ E 250th Cst Art Rgt /2/ I0 m5 x4 m- S- T
81st FA Bn /1- y# u T( i, s! h( C
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# N4 f r! T+ v9 w. d& }/ VMorning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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i& Z; O7 W, ]; V& `7 rWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.1 \ W; F0 U/ u: U! l& ?) S
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft6 p2 r8 \( @2 g% y6 o, Y
A6M2 Zero x 253 ~$ [& S* _2 q: I ~* ^
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Allied aircraft2 G1 x9 }% K6 J, W3 i
F4F-3A Wildcat x 12+ h a4 f/ h4 [: e' m
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12! e. U0 c3 C Q n. _8 p5 J
SBD-3 Dauntless x 72
4 S$ H, t& ^' y. k TBF-1 Avenger x 30 C% v5 e3 z" j h* ~- }- d
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No Japanese losses
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* J6 p" Y ?# f/ s+ eAllied aircraft losses, n6 o3 ?; x5 T; F, O5 R6 n
F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed
8 }, k9 Q) c8 r$ ]( K F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
! x5 }1 f# W' p; U9 C8 B3 R6 o) D) s SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged
# M$ z- @ G3 m SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak
3 g3 s8 c. P! b4 Y9 | TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Japanese Ships
" Y! g# K" W% S0 r% I" }; Q2 q1 k CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
' Y, [9 u8 M+ m& K/ q CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 12 z6 P- r5 X) X" o- x0 p! O
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire0 ?& K# Q9 ~! l3 J# x2 _
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires1 L( K$ s% H: G
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 2
% h$ K" p) @, U( m# }0 p+ b CA Furutaka
& Y* n7 j4 z P. ~ h CA Kako, Bomb hits 19 o1 t' y$ M6 z2 h4 I9 j: a7 \
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8 f+ ~4 V" R; C& HMorning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57# h' R6 h- P; J1 Q8 r
" p8 L, U& w9 ?% N0 c% P8 D7 xWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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, d( Y- `1 d/ f, E2 z% _7 tRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
! U% M; A' U4 s; \: }& zEstimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
5 U/ P: w4 l9 J7 O7 X A6M2 Zero x 16' C5 t5 Z) S5 E& M& [
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Allied aircraft
- n, T: y7 }7 z& G* G' N# B F4F-3P Wildcat x 12& a6 v1 l" A1 k4 I
F4F-4 Wildcat x 156 ^% \& [ ~: C( \1 d0 n
SBD-3 Dauntless x 51* i# ]6 G$ L! Q
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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( `# {+ ^' f+ w o6 C: FJapanese aircraft losses; J4 y; r; w3 r) u
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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. {2 V* @2 g# m1 z. LAllied aircraft losses! m7 \8 X. f6 W1 @8 V; `; C
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
7 H! ^9 k \, O+ x SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
W: k) i! e1 v# ]8 n3 r3 M4 H TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged4 Q8 P! ^! Q1 `1 B- i
9 O$ l- I+ l* CJapanese Ships! \: p% r `2 d F% g
CV Kaga, heavy fires
* J" ~# ~4 r: l1 p6 F$ r1 u! { CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
: p1 }: N _8 L5 I6 ~6 t% N CV Zuikaku, on fire
5 }6 `- l3 s# n- N9 g% @1 d CV Akagi
; ?2 f' ?, ~, b/ [9 C CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage( r9 p* k* l) G0 o$ o9 Z4 d8 W
DD Tamanami9 v) A* g5 m$ k- m& l+ h. ^3 F
CL Nagara
. d. C" [6 A( S& w, j' V- M DD Oite
+ W9 x& B* ~( }% [4 p6 I/ }/ w DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire
0 ` B+ b; q; c$ H CA Furutaka
* P5 P; @( P; R$ [( d CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
+ U3 l& D' a6 Q3 l4 D DD Minekaze
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,54
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y/ E7 i8 d* y+ d0 tWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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2 j4 M2 z4 J, w3 mRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
- e/ \5 X$ R0 ~' R! Z/ `4 v: t, b+ n3 sEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft( r" a1 a6 }& W9 K1 n
A6M2 Zero x 338 _7 f& _& Y' ?$ L$ i) k8 U9 w1 X
B5N2 Kate x 61
. q3 o: O- }$ D' v" S: ~ D3A1 Val x 44! F6 R, y7 F' S) k" g8 ]
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Allied aircraft, `/ J5 S$ Q+ Z, O4 L7 e
F4F-3A Wildcat x 17/ h5 J6 B9 R* C7 ?
F4F-3 Wildcat x 48
# R7 l% I7 B8 I1 f F4F-4 Wildcat x 81
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: E, G# f3 K, R, U7 l8 RJapanese aircraft losses% Y+ Q$ @* R5 m" w) s" w# H
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
' v9 d$ ^9 l* [6 e. s! ~+ t B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged
) O/ S1 Q5 }: k' X: v# E7 l% Z B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak- g" a& u) T7 e( ^1 O2 m
D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged8 j& o4 f. v) G# \7 ]- l% q
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak* F4 x, v5 ^- V, J: E# w
; b. d- {& w& L' n# AAllied aircraft losses
i h1 t- W! p F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed# g' S7 ?! y- h$ o+ x' H3 g3 ]/ m0 D
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Allied Ships
# v4 P5 w" |8 \7 E CVE Copahee* U/ t. S0 I' }% B, q1 ]+ B3 l
CV Yorktown
0 |0 Z* a/ \4 O: y- _. m2 s CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2; M& W3 t+ t* h& z3 h5 X3 Z
CLAA San Diego' I2 F) c5 o# |7 I( z4 j
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: b9 [# }# _5 {9 aAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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{+ W. a0 ]' P! XWeather in hex: Heavy cloud8 ~+ |7 g0 @' E$ F# V3 t3 o
9 k, k$ u9 ~. XRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
$ I A# E' h' z. W: oEstimated time to target is 29 minutes
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! @: X2 P( C% \ z7 L* MJapanese aircraft7 ?# C, |; F: Y5 [; A
A6M2 Zero x 3: D! g6 O, I: {" c
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Allied aircraft/ Z# y9 m2 }3 K; p# A4 v8 U
F4F-3 Wildcat x 2' `+ V& u" G7 a# i
SBD-3 Dauntless x 19
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- L9 R0 k; f# QNo Japanese losses! p( y# X! W, w% w) n
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Allied aircraft losses3 N9 d, I7 q, _8 I/ P3 H) [
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, v7 V2 v2 l' W% p: n
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
+ \+ S: i4 Y5 O, D+ a2 A- s SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
* b/ U# z: [4 k: K CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
, C) ]/ V+ h2 @$ M( l- l" f CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire
) J3 v! J F0 e4 O CV Akagi/ ]8 F3 Z: t2 p' H: j
CV Zuikaku, on fire: g" J" L4 m. A) v
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage2 s! T" B- W' ^( V9 A
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,576 P5 _3 s' `# x6 r/ ^, ~& A
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.4 E* V1 V3 e/ S% z i0 E7 }, V
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes
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Japanese aircraft6 Y- m' W6 `3 N" D- |- r
A6M2 Zero x 2
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Allied aircraft1 y: z9 n6 g6 \, D5 T
SBD-3 Dauntless x 2$ m- c! V- b& |" {. p
TBF-1 Avenger x 6
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No Japanese losses
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! z8 U' z4 T$ V+ \4 h) E3 @6 d. VNo Allied losses. ~$ o1 J( u: G* w
, a( C$ m9 E' d) M5 yJapanese Ships, s9 S& C a8 ~; g, n7 q
CV Akagi" x; o4 x: C9 ?3 C& r) r
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage$ [3 h4 h* e% s7 @& c- f
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: ~; U: a b6 J2 A' j. N: r8 ^Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57' Q4 d5 ^- _8 u% l6 d( H* G
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. ?6 F7 S' C; C- C
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes
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5 q- L$ W5 N" jAllied aircraft
# H4 F& B. B7 W+ B F4F-3 Wildcat x 5$ M$ e8 V# ~' A) {/ W' y
TBF-1 Avenger x 3% y. \) K) ~ I( [
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Allied aircraft losses
* {# n; t/ D: k TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged8 A2 Z- j B9 f' L8 E( F& D
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Japanese Ships8 B. e2 ?7 X, h
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 13 w8 v- L7 d* ?9 g" {5 X
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,56: S& J2 o! |2 a" K1 G
# W9 h; t! x1 ]4 C- I4 G$ q. fWeather in hex: Heavy rain0 O; w6 ]4 d" a
( S$ W- }0 W/ d2 t4 t! cRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
8 h, _1 m$ B1 K% |5 SEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
! J) T, s& E0 V6 X0 \* b$ K# D; S A6M2 Zero x 64 ?& L! ?0 f. W# G
B5N2 Kate x 151 v7 b, |4 q; o$ d! m
D3A1 Val x 19! j5 v/ Z9 d3 m+ p a
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Allied aircraft$ ]- a, t: @0 w' H% w A
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
9 }: B: {4 X0 K F4F-4 Wildcat x 36
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Japanese aircraft losses3 z2 ~) H% O o/ H
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
/ ^; _ [5 o3 W8 o5 B B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
+ o* `- I$ j% B& Y D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged
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! X( z+ @# ]5 ]; t; f( q. L& PAllied aircraft losses6 e+ _& ~* o5 V' j+ O
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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# {9 T3 N* m% G2 O# K+ o1 d# xAllied Ships
, E6 Z$ K% L5 P6 ~+ i' I' D CV Lexington
- J; D" a& S$ W5 i: A$ Q CV Saratoga
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, M& r/ Z1 ~9 t( j7 U& yAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,570 r+ W: N; Y5 q# L) V; t$ p! {) i
3 N: J! s4 ?7 F2 Q- M! d$ m' FWeather in hex: Heavy cloud5 S i9 L$ @6 P
; ]$ H( `: H( n2 r- eRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.% `2 n7 N! F$ h9 P, f$ I: `. N
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Allied aircraft y4 T/ N: M, }: Y& `
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
1 c3 c; b: H* x4 L, |2 A F4F-4 Wildcat x 12# s% L6 v5 _" Z# E/ w9 A
SBD-3 Dauntless x 70- E; }: v% v1 O
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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Allied aircraft losses
2 B, V% Z) `/ g- J' s5 S SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged8 s U n( @ l4 D& a/ a$ C
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships: m( i% B3 E ~
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage! n. x: s# Y$ n5 [) R- c D# c
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
1 v s! g" r1 }+ `9 R DD Asakaze
9 ~4 |2 ^ ?* B DD Tamanami
, }, }7 L5 F4 k( M# k2 V7 H DD Onami
1 t* I8 y% n1 X* g: n DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
; f- @& Q, Q; M CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
. w$ z! v% C3 X2 s1 ~' }3 m/ o% B7 u DD Oite
7 N% w) J1 E) t% p$ A2 h DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage+ ?1 d" G/ _8 e: O1 Q' `( B# w6 f! p
DD Suzukaze! t) m3 }- _* Z/ I/ M' H
CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1
& O7 z p% L C0 a' P- H. j CL Nagara
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# l3 |' N3 v9 F1 I- O' R! l9 A4 AAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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+ h1 Q, W6 z/ i! I8 z; dWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.$ A6 p2 A5 z% d+ f( V) u1 F7 `
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes2 z, m$ z4 N, @( K8 Y: A
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Allied aircraft: w" m+ r; J' W7 O+ l; d6 P8 n
A-24 Banshee x 2
; a4 L% c) O8 O# D" _ SBD-3 Dauntless x 25' A" e7 W; D. [2 z
+ @4 V! c2 N: \& ?# R3 O7 |5 }Allied aircraft losses
! P* L' \% J0 @ A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged2 ^' \' @0 [+ k" K
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships! Y9 K; }. g+ D
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage5 e" [0 l) _3 v( U# n
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 m1 t1 g3 w- c: b8 ? CV Zuikaku, heavy fires3 ?0 R" h4 h' S7 ^
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires) C# e1 B6 u0 y- ?
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage+ b9 ?$ C, [6 M3 z/ R3 b
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage9 G; E1 h! F: m2 D/ X4 C2 }
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,572 [/ K" b6 c8 K3 `
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
2 a8 C( d, }# e+ D7 dEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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- N i8 Q, P/ G; \, T6 P$ `* N7 ^5 bAllied aircraft( V9 M* f; ^, ^2 ^1 b2 ~ [
A-24 Banshee x 14
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Allied aircraft losses9 l, r4 W2 x5 P% }, I
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged; x* E: _5 W1 z' |" Z
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Japanese Ships9 |0 b1 T2 M5 l( t
CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 n4 h* }5 q' I) d0 L CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage) ?$ C" v2 g3 c; D4 x! T/ g
DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage9 }7 F, M0 E D. x3 A
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage( g/ u8 g2 e; w9 N2 N
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$ ~7 g, j( t7 a* L! cAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,574 C' Z: F* }9 o+ y# @/ f7 F
; [) s, k- n! V" n% }Weather in hex: Heavy cloud# H( }8 |, P; v' r, M( z
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Raid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.: |8 E% Y- {$ O5 \. |* m2 _
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
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A-24 Banshee x 2
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No Allied losses: F. T, ~4 T4 c* s9 h0 ~3 k
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Japanese Ships$ O' {# _1 }: X2 M; P
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires" ?, h* F- d9 y$ J
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2 `1 }# q$ { ZAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57% P, c3 \2 {! L5 T" ~
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
' X" k) Y N7 m% t% Z3 | iEstimated time to target is 24 minutes
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F4F-3A Wildcat x 26 K' r$ x. D# l$ q8 u5 V5 V
SBD-3 Dauntless x 319 T! L8 [+ N5 k6 G
TBF-1 Avenger x 15 q! [' P W: J# i
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
8 U9 L6 a {+ L3 X2 x TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged& v' Y2 l3 Q6 W4 X1 c# Q
7 f. z4 _. W. ~" DJapanese Ships. L3 A3 _6 L$ g- X4 i
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
# n, o) N5 s9 T) M8 v0 o9 K4 X DD Oite3 R4 i0 W3 _4 X" e. O) T1 o
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
" s# i' T$ h5 @* }+ T6 b# H& u CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage0 K% O7 B2 u6 N- T4 M% ]! ~
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage5 V* Y9 T- R# e M( L
DD Onami
5 S; z2 X9 D7 F# a! Z" n DD Tamanami; V+ W: \2 [, Z, [ D
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire% Z6 p* J9 Y' P4 d6 a) O8 R# [) ~1 q
DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 1
. Y( F3 m- I8 p5 `5 N( S% [% S; L DD Minekaze
1 `" Z8 Y9 K! V: @ DD Asakaze
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9 s# w# }& t* _& p% u- pAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud: _( a q |7 Q9 ]: R
) p: m7 J0 m2 \ m0 ~. D$ zRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
$ Z! w3 I7 h. s7 CEstimated time to target is 30 minutes" O5 ?3 F# M; a5 x: k+ S$ l
+ e! P) Y$ x0 ?& fJapanese aircraft7 F5 ]" t3 E4 h/ E: v2 J& \8 r
no flights
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7 G3 w; r$ k1 ?1 L v- QAllied aircraft
g" p8 j" n# a' h+ E& B5 r* V1 R F4F-3P Wildcat x 10( \0 c1 f1 A% Q, a; x; ]* K6 ^1 C
F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
4 J1 u! u7 ^( V( e* L# D5 J$ s SBD-3 Dauntless x 63; T3 ~# c" j( @" T o
TBF-1 Avenger x 18" I5 k! K; H C& S$ J$ G+ r
. f/ Y) n2 \* F% F/ B% j# RNo Japanese losses4 N+ t, ^) ^% K
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Allied aircraft losses
F9 O Q$ @' c* m+ B SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged2 S: f( O A+ H, k5 x- T' t1 l
TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged
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: ?0 |: x5 N+ j CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage1 ]8 J0 y. ?4 m
CA Kako, and is sunk* X( S$ W6 n8 D7 r) C) ^
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
% r7 D8 M( {. }* s5 B CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
4 c8 F/ |1 n8 A+ `' p7 o* q DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk/ X: a2 h2 S( J
DD Onami
; U# L! T. @- D DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
" z5 v% Y" _) B DD Asakaze
7 p' j% Q$ b$ X4 E+ y3 Y DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage/ }7 W. g" C8 F. j5 c4 v
DD Oite
* ^9 k/ S8 D/ j DD Minekaze
& u( N) d) N1 j' r DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire& z, v, n' J8 a$ a' k$ ?3 s7 A
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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 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.2 ~: H# e- a; k) M
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Allied aircraft9 e% T% d0 J* Q7 l
SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged# @, j, m# c+ n
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CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage. F2 Q/ h& ~ l/ N+ L! u- Z' L
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage# G) `" |& @4 |( O- ]' `) o
DD Sawakaze* [/ Q+ Y% M% k, a8 l g5 _
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |