AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 42
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# Y1 g( J. f5 U* A5 s盟军正式登陆阿图岛) ~$ x( M0 o$ l$ B0 }" _. \
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/ C/ E( m$ \9 J" p/ w
58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩
# N" l4 y0 L- q6 N$ C4 C+ I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! ~, K3 e, w5 {2 _ B
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) Y* I+ }# T- o4 s$ u& m+ O1 I
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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- z! ?4 k2 V" g9 v- {( t# ~5 h1 oAmphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49)2 z. g& i; m, m' c6 A
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TF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,49
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253 casualties reported8 {, \. J$ V' t! z( z& e5 Q
Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled
8 u4 `1 I/ B$ _ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled* R3 @" @6 I+ m
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! R1 Z) t! ?9 O C+ Z
Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)6 T8 D, K3 I6 G8 K) ]
Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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Ground combat at Attu Island (153,49)! [) z) `: J: } ]7 s
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Japanese Deliberate attack: q3 \. {3 b# }# s3 j
$ l' }7 Q9 U! O+ `Attacking force 5357 troops, 43 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 97
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9 n" C0 O- y+ hDefending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 426
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Japanese adjusted assault: 0 , l0 k& n( }) p9 p& J
! F1 r& d& p, _- Q" L) `) ]9 l1 O h% gAllied adjusted defense: 339
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1 I- r0 l, D( F; A: R( E3 U9 bJapanese assault odds: 1 to 99 / U" h7 i% ~1 O k$ c
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Combat modifiers
" P& V. b q6 _2 B+ W O5 A" vDefender: terrain(+)
! o. r% J8 X+ [7 j6 oAttacker: ( a5 a' c* u d7 R$ i
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Japanese ground losses:
' }$ P, m( X# b" F2 L/ | 1597 casualties reported8 M1 P" } V, s) N3 N
Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled' i2 W6 K9 Y3 q( D
Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled
& M9 V; {6 `$ B/ y; z Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled) e9 t' z3 k: {
Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)
" T# [' d: Q2 ~ Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)1 {5 K- x* K# X+ A' h! e' J
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Allied ground losses:) `: `+ Y: [6 t0 F4 t
100 casualties reported
+ v. R' G, Q4 a% W Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
) A& w6 X7 P, Y% h Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
1 r) b% n2 }5 N, J3 ?) m Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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( M5 r6 ~4 K6 P) R3 lAssaulting units:
& p% R9 w$ u- H3 y/ I, m) q, B 3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion2 H4 ~+ |8 D" \$ z1 {# ^- O
302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion
/ |- O6 ]4 r" B: ] i6 o: M( k4 ~ 12th Indpt SNLF Coy
* u: |+ U, `; @# u$ i: U( X2 g! Z 7th Base Force) Q% r- N* _8 i q3 r+ B) H
8th Field AF Construction Battalion
7 H- H* k d% t* E 5th IJN AA Battalion
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# k& n7 e: H$ \) X, O% nDefending units:
, x' c' U$ h, g+ ^' D Americal Infantry Div /14 x6 L& |7 y/ c( m2 d0 }
4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
% h* m9 c7 M; h s# A; C' @0 ? 201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
* F4 m: W& o x- N2 b/ O: M2 O 151st Combat Engr Rgt /1
: D4 I' X; `- b) ? 153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
6 w+ U1 L, V, @9 I 198th FA Bn /1
! L7 l3 @2 S; ?/ g 250th Cst Art Rgt /2
: W8 c5 [9 n6 r* ?' V 81st FA Bn /1) c& o* F4 S" b: j4 ?6 L
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57' Q/ G5 ~0 W# S2 B u0 l
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" A' C* \- N" X) n, T. P8 L1 |Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.: S N) h% O0 t0 |' [2 |
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft2 b4 T% _: K" a c) c
A6M2 Zero x 25
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Allied aircraft( A7 t8 f" p. e
F4F-3A Wildcat x 12
( D* n5 H! I- N6 ]7 ^) F- W% c) ?7 G F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
, H0 q( a* v7 S b SBD-3 Dauntless x 724 h" y7 F/ @5 p
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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. M9 p/ `6 \5 E8 J7 o, TNo Japanese losses' \- N2 e2 X- W7 u
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Allied aircraft losses
- g z7 a: @, f$ e! U F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed
`/ G; i% Q/ K2 h1 K5 T F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
9 U! m5 j ^6 l8 m$ ]1 P, w SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged! R, @* T6 F9 B
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak
! N- ]1 H% T' H2 V$ } TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged% |( J/ p r& [4 C2 q) Q A5 d! n3 C
* ?$ o/ i8 f3 S) s8 R1 eJapanese Ships7 m4 {, _& E3 i( B& i9 J+ A4 }
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires! o/ t! ]7 y( p m3 K/ K
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
1 P* i& U3 ]6 j, V5 X& u5 Z1 B0 ^ CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire
$ @2 y* @5 K1 ~2 B CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, B2 x9 K% L1 Z5 B2 i
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 2* d( M' d- E1 C. b& j9 ?) o6 [
CA Furutaka
; Y" n# c6 e4 l6 t- b% f% T CA Kako, Bomb hits 1' x b3 v4 v" o) C: M/ X. g
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! @, w* F- C0 L; `/ fMorning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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0 y" v) _9 U0 _& ?3 h" h: J+ m8 |- ^7 URaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet., a! ]2 c3 M0 M( t( k
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
; N+ G2 q' a3 o, s& D0 k: e A6M2 Zero x 16- F6 U+ C" n: h! B2 K& R! u
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Allied aircraft
' {$ J' Y6 N$ D" p F4F-3P Wildcat x 12/ u; k" A- ~( {& x7 W$ v
F4F-4 Wildcat x 15 b2 X. E3 X- N; v
SBD-3 Dauntless x 51
5 B. B: N" p+ W2 B TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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Japanese aircraft losses
( n: V* l9 V. L, c, u A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed7 b2 m7 p6 Z6 ~5 [' ^
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Allied aircraft losses
8 H: W. Q6 }7 b; L; t SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
& {6 w% B3 p! ]% m- c SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak/ m& c. K, {0 z+ D0 D
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
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" X3 s8 Q& m) e% j% _% T( o$ q* T1 YJapanese Ships! L I7 L5 _4 p
CV Kaga, heavy fires9 j! p" d$ h8 \: k7 }7 E4 L
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires3 X6 P/ {( p2 ~8 @! V( }0 L
CV Zuikaku, on fire
2 {/ ^+ v7 v* \6 X CV Akagi5 |: f' |( c1 y& B: ^5 x
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
% V/ k: O+ a* n4 W& P; F( o DD Tamanami
5 g. `" `3 i9 K/ \ CL Nagara
) u3 H0 u( z1 j6 \) F DD Oite* Y" ]/ U3 p5 f# b- J3 v
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire% q" ?8 Z% q6 C/ a( R. `
CA Furutaka2 v1 W+ i: l" o) T `
CA Kako, Bomb hits 1! @- X' u" A. m% ?. O7 X, e
DD Minekaze L: d6 O: c0 r f8 E
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/ ^0 C$ N) [' T8 s4 Q/ x# VMorning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,54
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud" ` E- I# V, I; I: [$ }/ P
4 f4 W. ]# V; \2 d: s6 cRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.. L& _# V' O8 L+ _
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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; k8 Y1 C& |- L" X# t* V1 ^Japanese aircraft9 E5 ?$ c% t" [$ p( o9 p! J
A6M2 Zero x 33
" s7 \% k( j5 T- Z B5N2 Kate x 611 U8 j- K' }7 R' J
D3A1 Val x 44
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Allied aircraft
; M- b& E' n) o0 G8 v$ i- B( i9 m F4F-3A Wildcat x 179 Z+ d4 q3 c5 ~" u" P
F4F-3 Wildcat x 48
0 U( b8 e g" C- f0 K4 b F4F-4 Wildcat x 81/ i1 B0 D K: {% v' B
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Japanese aircraft losses
3 K/ ?0 L( t, y+ u9 A& i6 a t/ ] A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
2 U# | T2 R5 n) X B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged2 ?' J' W# |3 o* _; O: q9 ^
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak* M: }% ]+ K2 h f
D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged
0 e. `. Z2 X: M% B3 |$ b5 [0 `7 S1 U } D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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# T5 O- @/ m- J O& C/ T0 IAllied aircraft losses& s$ V8 b% v- O7 }/ P8 V/ ~
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed# Z% s# L1 y) V" P1 z$ _
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Allied Ships
: y- k J5 e! x/ O | CVE Copahee2 S' }8 ?6 z3 {/ f- P
CV Yorktown
; p2 ]. W/ e' l# s8 z; T CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2; ^5 `4 a S* \$ f B
CLAA San Diego! v4 y. {; `9 J8 O" f# ]7 {' ]& r
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$ H" Y& S. U" dAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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. l7 ~# R3 q: s7 zWeather in hex: Heavy cloud1 V* h4 _* @. Z6 C# S
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
& `" ~0 G( |! `Estimated time to target is 29 minutes
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Japanese aircraft, q7 k5 e L- z4 l
A6M2 Zero x 3
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8 J% {- ?4 F& zAllied aircraft! |1 s! w8 a1 e# d4 Y5 R
F4F-3 Wildcat x 2. t& |7 K7 ^* w/ b
SBD-3 Dauntless x 190 q7 R: B3 B5 t B9 U( \+ _
: G. K& J4 Y% PNo Japanese losses m( s/ j" m* r
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Allied aircraft losses5 S8 K# e. {% Z7 |
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed* [# G. ~5 t5 v. k) ~
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
# p8 K/ f7 f' M SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
$ V9 g! _. K. c' m' E e& }- M CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage" x) [) V4 {8 ~( }/ A
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire
5 R# b) i O- @" b7 M# }$ w CV Akagi
: Z% y4 C- E B CV Zuikaku, on fire
+ f! p# Q* s% H* P. s4 T CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage/ v" J" o# r4 C2 T: J9 ?
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. O: B+ }5 c% R$ uAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57" p. @# I: K' T
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
t2 ~) ~$ E! D) DEstimated time to target is 25 minutes
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Japanese aircraft+ N# I4 a7 k. g; \( S$ M
A6M2 Zero x 2
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" O* F) |2 N2 ?& s; Y6 yAllied aircraft
. W ]% d& Q) i& @; y) y: z3 _ SBD-3 Dauntless x 2
3 u, ` c4 I9 z3 _+ B( v# a# C TBF-1 Avenger x 6
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No Japanese losses
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No Allied losses
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# I' U% b6 x2 k' [9 O% D X CV Akagi" W! H" N- y6 N+ k8 c
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57" y' `/ d$ h( N+ t0 b
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
% ]: l. D6 e& K5 TEstimated time to target is 37 minutes$ j0 v v9 z& { ^+ H
. J3 ]+ ^/ K- FAllied aircraft
0 O% s4 K7 O- K; @) h5 m% ]* [: ] F4F-3 Wildcat x 5
7 X, z) ^$ c8 Q& {# _ TBF-1 Avenger x 3* @0 J1 g9 f) B7 R
! T4 p, J1 O' I4 SAllied aircraft losses
) B; A( ^, w! [, t/ ]% Z& J' Y0 V TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged3 u9 |7 X; q+ x8 y+ I+ P
' {6 e. t/ \5 g. o' LJapanese Ships3 r: g1 @ q# z2 r: V) H0 g
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1' A4 q# z+ {. w9 x' I) n% g+ h
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/ i* {: l2 x" [/ b' l( sAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,56! S5 Z4 H4 C: m5 r: S5 p
! ?) {1 L2 w9 b* i) \Weather in hex: Heavy rain* K0 S# T8 p L8 E0 o2 h
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.% d" S) e( I1 f7 f% ~- M" d4 u
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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: k+ b: f8 w4 Q/ R- r$ TJapanese aircraft
) h" R2 m1 z* { A6M2 Zero x 6
L& U% Z; ?1 N W; M }+ V* q B5N2 Kate x 15
' D V; ]4 y# O9 k6 S$ `1 p' K D3A1 Val x 19
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9 x, [8 @$ O: V+ C- NAllied aircraft
1 j2 q: G3 h+ i$ l' A F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
' j+ m7 [5 H; a6 I2 k d) z/ l) A6 D F4F-4 Wildcat x 36
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: H' S3 _7 I/ M; Z3 H- r" CJapanese aircraft losses
2 @5 ^7 D4 w6 L) Q. ?" p A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed2 o1 ]- b: l4 T" i2 t; u2 y8 y
B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged2 q4 c; ~, U7 G* O( |- U/ {
D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged
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4 v G8 Q% C6 m2 E5 Z* NAllied aircraft losses3 ^8 T. t: R% M1 Z E
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed& Q: S( D% }) v7 F7 @
% `5 C5 Q2 z! G% [- _! ~Allied Ships. R) p0 m# J5 }! |% m
CV Lexington9 T& I7 J c- V' D8 E4 ~# _
CV Saratoga
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( D/ H. z& G4 K# r) U8 }8 sAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,574 `& V/ K- O3 ?! z9 c! c
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6 _' ~$ @/ T2 x1 d7 N. IRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.% F9 Y- d$ i z! Y5 F' u4 `
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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$ m% ?* h8 D! \Allied aircraft
$ l9 @, I+ c: {! |& ? F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
5 \% E5 V4 ?: X# e6 M9 @ F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
+ F0 V* L( c8 p SBD-3 Dauntless x 70
9 i/ q% K3 \/ y: S' L7 t( V7 O TBF-1 Avenger x 308 o- P9 u- P2 s
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Allied aircraft losses9 [$ G/ w0 n W/ ?7 ~4 i3 e) B
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
& e9 C' n4 K; Z$ V TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships+ W7 L" Z* r" q3 `5 P
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage, r) O+ l2 I6 t3 F
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
1 N9 a& D+ z! g5 B. D% d4 F0 u DD Asakaze5 m1 g3 W* e; T; ~
DD Tamanami G, C$ j; i+ z: L
DD Onami; B7 q+ w+ t4 C) J+ p9 ^( P
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage$ j, j. J$ D( a# h6 I0 [- _' }7 L# q
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage! C" y9 x, ~+ _
DD Oite% q" `+ G) {) Z8 ~' c/ y# n
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
' `7 ~5 J9 P+ A+ k DD Suzukaze
* N' Q) b' I. B0 t% b' T CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 17 X( _0 |2 H8 @2 U* |$ F- A- P
CL Nagara
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; U2 D: Z1 q4 T; s1 NAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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$ L9 o, W1 f/ Y9 {# @Weather in hex: Heavy cloud0 M: [3 `% A6 Y
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Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.2 z0 z! @1 c, p
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes9 R. b! w+ ]0 S9 A, ]
& y' @* L: N+ Y0 zAllied aircraft- s1 G" J" j3 U* ]3 s
A-24 Banshee x 2" o- K! G/ f9 V9 s# j/ o
SBD-3 Dauntless x 25
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0 d3 t1 I, A/ _Allied aircraft losses
5 |4 q6 ?3 }4 j3 v A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged; R' q6 p# B5 A) F
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships% H3 A- f4 n% b7 I! f/ \9 v
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage& A5 k- h, a3 ?( i7 \2 Q" ^+ U1 Q
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage0 q" x5 q" ~) z7 O; f$ X, d
CV Zuikaku, heavy fires1 e1 V. a. y7 K7 k- x. f
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires" ]+ n8 E7 B) D* N! [/ o3 a4 n
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
, A! F0 I/ P2 _* ~9 d! _1 k/ _ CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage$ p6 X" D+ r3 w/ g k4 Z
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud3 B! z9 x! e' M' [( a) i/ p! V- `
- Y$ X f5 c; E# _Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
# }' J; L$ t, FEstimated time to target is 12 minutes+ A; U+ i5 w* e
8 K3 ]! q7 d- s6 `/ }. gAllied aircraft
/ F4 ?2 w; ~! P+ Y A-24 Banshee x 14) I7 Z# {/ M S2 P
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Allied aircraft losses
2 ^* K3 y8 D2 C A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 b+ J; C% D- w! B$ x CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage" C- d: ~! j: W w' @# g5 s
DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage' J8 k3 u" J, M" t2 |" x
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage/ M( l8 ]& X, c1 D8 w9 D6 C
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57. Z; ?& }0 X: D8 z& H+ \0 u) w. U; Z
* o: q9 Y/ l/ w$ fWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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: w: R9 G3 r. G0 T2 Z6 y& y9 e$ }Raid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
1 L) ]$ h% z2 q# F" U3 t" i6 UEstimated time to target is 27 minutes
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$ |7 g5 N; }7 @6 [+ N7 d6 wAllied aircraft! D* J" Y. c8 y# e% c- k
A-24 Banshee x 2
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No Allied losses
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8 i' s3 l7 C6 [$ } H: U' z9 FJapanese Ships
9 h5 W3 O8 c# Q CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57: c2 K+ W9 }$ z+ v# c( w* R1 A
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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9 C* k6 l4 ?) ~3 B6 p2 DRaid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
: F% m3 L- K0 k P- A* Q JEstimated time to target is 24 minutes
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Allied aircraft
) |; p, Y$ k" o9 }$ k5 I8 f. } F4F-3A Wildcat x 2' K2 j/ |/ D( w* t" |$ `7 K
SBD-3 Dauntless x 31& T1 R! C" B& K {9 ?( q
TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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Allied aircraft losses4 s2 ^7 C; f, V& H- k$ ~% I
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged9 W1 S/ A6 F% S
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships' C2 W7 T, k! K! w0 o& L
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage+ b! A: _$ ^1 a) p- D4 a+ a
DD Oite$ a0 Y' q |$ y* M9 A5 {$ n
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
4 x# a0 G% k1 E# ?) y; a1 K+ ~4 L' i CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage1 v% c" X+ r+ I4 y k6 u$ R
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage# d* v' |- j" Y7 m% z
DD Onami( ^% a; r1 \) G" |) e/ l8 }6 ?
DD Tamanami3 T- q* Z& m# g7 K! \4 b
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire
& F, t$ H D8 r3 @7 y DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 1
" k7 l9 e: f: D' l ] DD Minekaze
0 d* q3 G& v/ r* h DD Asakaze
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2 c2 E* x# w( q' Q% B- i% n/ |4 R5 N& ?Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,572 O" `4 ~0 Q6 h6 t- V
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.' i: @- t t; |/ k! g
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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no flights
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F4F-3P Wildcat x 10% |! V' f# @2 h& \' y+ u% `
F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
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TBF-1 Avenger x 18/ s; Z* f- ]$ x8 w4 g7 y
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses2 C* ] E; l+ m3 M
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
# h. l' Z4 b0 S) l. t6 E TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
+ C8 m$ H: O* Q5 h- x CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage7 S* P7 ~5 G, r) K/ H0 P' k' y
CA Kako, and is sunk: C1 Z( F& S. L' }8 e' z3 E
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 J' z' Q4 o# f CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk1 y; N6 ~7 ^5 i) ~& t1 b o8 j
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
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DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk0 l- b( d- X5 v z
DD Asakaze# @5 x' M. W8 X1 |- ?$ `- Y; [
DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage$ [( o0 i5 v2 F$ m/ G
DD Oite
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DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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0 l/ X- g- {- M$ u+ X* QAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.+ |5 ^7 p2 R/ r6 z0 E) E
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes4 E/ {' H: ~7 [; E8 z6 y
; b# s/ M" m' {& vAllied aircraft
2 h& v& V9 C% ?/ c SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
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Allied aircraft losses
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CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 H) R5 A7 h0 R+ _( |0 @ CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 m' a% p7 L: h DD Sawakaze
- o8 H( N* N( Y" s; W DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |