AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 42( Z& W9 g6 l: s( f' b) \- v7 N! {
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盟军正式登陆阿图岛
+ }. S; o- H4 l5 q1 y0 d8 {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
. H {+ T/ R- i$ }& A( {58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩
# Q% M0 O$ j, d- ^9 f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3 z! \/ i, k* z8 W$ i/ `
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! t' `# Q9 H: z/ G
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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, \8 m. Y3 b9 k+ J* X% g! MAmphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49); [7 B3 ]8 F7 z, q4 I" w: b
3 Y, k5 N" w/ w8 t5 r& MTF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,49& {; K) [% L8 {6 o3 t; ^
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Allied ground losses:* b2 ^9 E: p G8 n, W1 N, j
253 casualties reported" P, i: K: B7 w* e3 ~; n- m0 I6 k
Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled2 W j" C4 E3 s. `* [3 `9 m
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
q2 D- U6 Z5 X$ L" W Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 K: z0 _! T: R5 n5 r Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)6 N8 U, X( Q5 n' t* z- K; M
Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled): V2 _6 @. p+ H( }5 K0 b0 ~3 Y" N
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Ground combat at Attu Island (153,49)
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Japanese Deliberate attack) Q9 i* Q9 u. `# n1 B
2 |5 R. {1 F8 x' n+ ~+ tAttacking force 5357 troops, 43 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 979 |& ~! Y% \2 x7 }5 ]* T
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Defending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 4265 E& N. j% c& n9 p5 t0 `# \
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Japanese adjusted assault: 0 4 W9 l5 R0 ^5 U# m9 x) G6 K! s8 d
5 @+ p; P$ `/ p5 @$ P) G3 YAllied adjusted defense: 339
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 99 ! U6 f$ P& a8 P
) d0 ^7 v3 \$ C2 p* v6 a; A5 Q pCombat modifiers5 w K! o/ ~4 s5 G
Defender: terrain(+)
l g) v6 T# c; @: UAttacker: 4 A$ S5 j0 I& U# G3 ]1 J5 j
! ~+ w) _3 e! z" `+ `! mJapanese ground losses:! C7 N1 n/ d. j% `7 R! b' Q
1597 casualties reported2 n7 u! b# s0 M
Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled
2 f, q3 D$ G& ~) I9 s& V% q2 y, I Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled
' ]4 J# V( k: E4 { r+ u Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled
" {- ~( v) Y# B, ~& I3 U Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)" }- T9 W; `+ ]
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Allied ground losses:
+ z/ H* p* t/ w# B, \: F- O 100 casualties reported
! Y0 X8 ^1 e2 T& O- q, o Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled& W- L1 e4 k& V( Y# ]+ T2 @, j
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ T( v! P! {. Z" O% d( E
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Assaulting units:. v) f1 Q) X. z) }! b- L3 G
3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion
3 g8 [7 q9 ]9 _5 a) x! G 302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion# x; Z4 _) ~. p
12th Indpt SNLF Coy * c7 u0 m1 y. a. {5 ^; ?
7th Base Force5 Z; z* G0 ?$ _* c8 Z
8th Field AF Construction Battalion* ^ r1 _' a) I. u0 s
5th IJN AA Battalion
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Defending units:) b1 K6 u0 \* ~, n! N* q, v
Americal Infantry Div /10 ?3 K# ]; [) ?5 s7 w: z
4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /18 U& n& I, H3 @7 D! K
201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
* X) g) L) e% \" s+ Z( S/ Z 151st Combat Engr Rgt /1
4 \; ?& V% `5 |2 K8 {) F5 N 153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
" [; t; S; O5 x$ ] 198th FA Bn /1
# X U' ?! \: `* U. k' M" y4 ^2 [ 250th Cst Art Rgt /2
7 I9 V) \/ V0 e# z: j4 a 81st FA Bn /1; A* w9 P1 {4 F7 \
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" } k. Y. V1 e- Q; j, k, d3 VMorning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57! p$ }8 r! O) X# t
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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; V0 ?$ ~) {. x {Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.8 x+ v% W+ N; v" F+ Z9 L$ q! W! F* S
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft+ D: S5 ^! y+ z9 k3 Q5 G4 C- y
A6M2 Zero x 25
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Allied aircraft0 n. O8 ]9 B X! \8 R2 d
F4F-3A Wildcat x 122 {2 Z* s; W" U# A
F4F-3 Wildcat x 126 s" c. g( x; }: z
SBD-3 Dauntless x 72
6 g2 a1 Y' e5 ]+ I/ w W' n) F TBF-1 Avenger x 306 l1 Y3 E- Z* U6 [( l
& [( D( { q) [8 n+ z8 WNo Japanese losses
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8 n. \; b2 n# D) d. v! @" j% v0 HAllied aircraft losses
/ n& ^. D* }4 I7 J, C F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed
3 z; i) G3 Z6 w" A1 t F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
9 O5 }( w4 Y9 R8 I SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged h1 @! h$ }$ X4 v& t
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak( A' c6 S9 W" e# D: J2 P# o
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged" u5 ]: W$ ?3 A& x" ]/ O n% a+ w
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Japanese Ships
$ v( a7 R) u( I* d" l& C CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires0 A% ?/ V2 H5 Y4 |/ |5 W8 }
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1! F; D9 o! I X: `4 Q; ]3 S7 f
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire) r( w7 K6 d- }3 @
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires: Y1 |7 T- o- [$ j
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 2
- u. W: w! K! k% T' h7 E CA Furutaka
% f N" L7 o0 }3 M2 C( V: ]' `. [1 L9 I CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57, ~8 C2 v5 Z* p
9 G1 L, M. u* p8 d" XWeather in hex: Thunderstorms* U4 S8 D, K. M6 f" H, ~
! o- Y7 j' {, @# C) Q7 QRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.7 b7 u) i3 I M2 x# W
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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1 P5 n( f h/ N4 @3 r7 r2 O2 i! ~Japanese aircraft3 K7 e7 ?& V! G% @$ E
A6M2 Zero x 16
O- [$ R6 U T' A( @4 \" |+ y 3 z% O7 `8 T7 G& g- m5 u9 M
Allied aircraft) \# d/ ?; w3 Z# X
F4F-3P Wildcat x 12
0 d0 w, E/ b2 Q/ d) s F4F-4 Wildcat x 15
6 m+ S1 R* B% f SBD-3 Dauntless x 51
, k3 K7 Q+ i% J5 x. i) J0 I TBF-1 Avenger x 30; n9 O# p" w' B6 F, {9 c& M1 A# @
5 j' H5 y! B" L7 ?/ eJapanese aircraft losses: h; C. F* ^7 v" g, f4 ^; k; {
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed2 G/ n: V1 M% M9 r1 o' B
( [, ^7 D- [" m% x- F4 k& K4 r! w% RAllied aircraft losses
# W( E0 c! U- B5 p" R* q! o. r+ y SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged; q$ o: N- N/ c% `% [5 G4 R
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
, h9 h& E3 O3 c y( j% A5 N) y TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged. F0 B# ]; }) s/ w% T( ~4 _. Y
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Japanese Ships4 |! R3 Y; i% X, f% h* d
CV Kaga, heavy fires
* D$ _* Q3 D( u0 L CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires% L( G8 H% ~8 K; V# X# A ~
CV Zuikaku, on fire
0 d: }' |4 A+ S CV Akagi. e9 X' o. r [ U" O) @$ t5 \
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage J C0 E: w0 S; ^) O
DD Tamanami: D6 E8 Q# w$ t! d8 i B
CL Nagara, k) F" a" D; Y _1 _' N
DD Oite, m* Y8 q. ]. ~0 K5 U3 O
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire0 ?1 F \' i" _. t! ?: S$ n2 h
CA Furutaka
3 n) S* \ N5 k/ I9 j5 I CA Kako, Bomb hits 15 r8 R7 j: ?5 m7 _9 W
DD Minekaze
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- R* O, o0 a7 j( i: ?6 C& bMorning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,54
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1 I( {/ y9 ]- K5 LWeather in hex: Heavy cloud0 J6 B4 m# }# e* K& L
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.0 ?" w# s- i% d: m; R- a" Z5 s6 ^& Q
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes* ^+ v4 O3 }. n1 ]
: s. [5 w8 ]* B4 _+ IJapanese aircraft
) o9 B- {% A3 O8 P$ C+ ]4 C, R A6M2 Zero x 33
, T0 ?5 Y6 D$ ^$ |4 F2 [: i3 c: Q B5N2 Kate x 61
3 G! u! I4 H' n3 f, T+ X2 l1 a D3A1 Val x 44- p" s+ u* q* h4 _4 \( b
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Allied aircraft% z& o' m% U! {* J0 _
F4F-3A Wildcat x 17
1 E" H% g7 o; `4 I/ P F4F-3 Wildcat x 48
( G" {+ `, B; _) j9 a F4F-4 Wildcat x 81
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' D& U2 i( ] X5 D3 oJapanese aircraft losses. l+ \, r6 Z& E) x$ B% ~
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed3 x$ E% r) a, q1 p1 k. t* `+ X# I
B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged
/ l" i9 O1 K9 R4 u/ X) W B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
$ ^6 }! [+ z- H. ~ D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged! @' z4 P, u M8 R8 w: Q, G1 R
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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0 I; z+ g+ d/ p; Y5 A* I% Y! I4 HAllied aircraft losses
$ s! h8 k$ X4 |7 K F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed6 x% r4 S% O, \7 h2 X7 w" k2 o
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Allied Ships
% `3 \ u- R1 r; ]; o CVE Copahee
4 e- `6 b" M6 l7 { CV Yorktown- h& u/ X$ G$ H9 m/ }
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2
" s. ~: d/ ?) w% Q# P CLAA San Diego9 D& F4 y5 y. t! v
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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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: M. {! _" k2 HRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.2 X( F2 |/ ~9 }9 [) ?3 B
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes9 W i3 d1 I1 g. ]1 Y
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Japanese aircraft+ K0 D. C0 L( U& S
A6M2 Zero x 3
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Allied aircraft) H4 @+ F: O( K3 T, U! }3 U/ I
F4F-3 Wildcat x 2' n8 o# X/ A9 g1 [' {4 W7 ]
SBD-3 Dauntless x 19
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- ^+ D/ z" }) w$ { O H9 A; @No Japanese losses) N$ V, N( x( P$ O" w7 S" i
: g7 b9 c6 v9 }. PAllied aircraft losses+ s! g7 o/ j4 f& t$ E0 }- q2 T
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed5 G( _4 p( J6 B/ @4 o7 N0 c- g% p
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
' {, Q( y4 D- Y( o Q2 j3 a SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak n$ F0 d0 j) D: Y5 S
% Z- q5 T- {, C* W# eJapanese Ships# s3 I) t! }3 V" {3 L/ [4 G8 h
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 l3 ]* L0 s( v4 ]1 F CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire
$ z' [) K' w7 s$ v# G CV Akagi
8 h5 v% o/ u2 A8 o8 I CV Zuikaku, on fire8 P' l! Y( b& K- s2 W5 v/ x
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- w7 V) {( Y2 v, S- W; ~" K
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Raid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
' g/ R w7 v8 t4 l6 m% bEstimated time to target is 25 minutes
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* n" D1 M. i6 _! C; ]1 I! A" ^Japanese aircraft
1 A D/ F4 G' X2 X7 Y/ y A6M2 Zero x 28 y; E1 n9 B" n5 j; A1 [+ o" c% l
, s6 a F. k% l" q* K. ?Allied aircraft
; F. C" R& O+ [$ x SBD-3 Dauntless x 2
. e2 C y9 n7 X9 q& }5 l3 A [ TBF-1 Avenger x 62 A7 x3 r& `6 w0 d1 n; M0 J4 I7 G
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No Japanese losses
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8 N( A& U( ]/ X9 D/ l' U% hNo Allied losses9 m2 o. I, p) q1 w. r$ b
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Japanese Ships
7 Q8 }* B; \/ n$ e2 w: b1 n& M CV Akagi. `+ a t1 ]1 t. Y8 V G# v
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57% H0 V0 A$ ^5 N; K, v: ]. v
2 C7 @; a1 A( y; {Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.. n" N( j. h( p) h9 N4 [/ ^0 D0 H
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes" e" O+ `0 m. Y9 I0 c2 ?% m# `
% j% X5 s" h/ @+ I3 [9 tAllied aircraft/ g3 d1 ?9 ~$ J
F4F-3 Wildcat x 54 Z: ?4 z6 |, L" r$ ~
TBF-1 Avenger x 35 o9 U+ }' e) ^+ Z
3 ~; v; V$ X- M" `. }- ?Allied aircraft losses
' y, u) @& A" t9 ? V/ z8 d- p2 P TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged9 e& F+ ~4 c1 I; r5 c, W2 Z, y! [
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Japanese Ships7 e0 L% F$ W3 i
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1! V: Z9 D% b1 B7 m+ j0 ^" e, @, ^
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,56
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+ j @4 s3 E5 _, T3 Y( e+ u) eWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
8 f' W# m8 Z1 @8 ~# F4 @9 e6 k- k4 B- VEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
, o' A" {( D, \( } A6M2 Zero x 6' N- S. P1 I% ~/ v
B5N2 Kate x 15( s+ [' C6 e: a% E5 p5 ^
D3A1 Val x 19
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Allied aircraft
+ j! K3 l) h- k, N3 F/ ?2 E F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
0 o, C, x' m$ Q- A0 Y$ w) C/ y( S F4F-4 Wildcat x 36 c, q# b) j5 [
% j S* D; d/ `" X) nJapanese aircraft losses, Q8 C- I* O5 {6 n
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed5 I% t- l+ A0 v M$ w
B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
/ }! [3 A: q9 B+ \8 E9 c D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses" c7 ^# ?2 s% f8 l$ d4 m
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships5 v& @! L9 p4 y
CV Lexington
3 V [8 W0 }4 a' G CV Saratoga* l* N% [5 O/ N `8 Q5 [4 u$ r+ z
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/ {; L2 k& K& p' HAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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- X0 z5 x0 R5 h% d% L$ SWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.0 v" |# c: \# I3 I; A# h4 {
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes" j* R& e- e$ F# O4 T- k& j1 L b. z& G
' ]. w( P8 `0 E2 |+ m% i1 bAllied aircraft# j: h2 n Y; c6 s2 N' _8 N
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
# N0 g# g# p: g9 E* S F4F-4 Wildcat x 12* Q! n" l' y& E8 f$ ?
SBD-3 Dauntless x 70
6 {& i6 |9 p- _5 r! o1 e5 a TBF-1 Avenger x 300 S+ D1 z$ y0 A7 f/ F5 N) a8 u
% M+ |5 m6 O1 p. j) }- IAllied aircraft losses
* I2 L$ A V8 w6 R- F SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged" C/ E! x7 [: j) c4 u' `8 j I1 t
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged: q i4 Q+ ?. @
# H7 z* E( h" CJapanese Ships2 _7 c* P6 ?! r9 W' Q
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 U# b. I+ b2 `( B0 t CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires: o: ]# C7 g7 R% Q7 Q: [* f4 v+ t
DD Asakaze
6 M' @4 U/ F+ F, x+ ~- e* Z+ A! ]$ J DD Tamanami1 C) ? Y( l6 A4 L9 K
DD Onami
6 p8 t6 A& F: ]. Q DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage6 C; U9 b3 C* W* |
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage' l# h$ ], P( s% a2 T" C
DD Oite
m @ v/ L9 j' b DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage) K" R [" D) x+ ~1 ^7 @
DD Suzukaze4 {0 {2 ?7 Y [
CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1# e# b8 A# S+ @: h
CL Nagara7 a5 D, l: S- Z& t& s3 _
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57+ I* p2 o# J4 H, ~% n" H* ]4 i
3 P# ], s3 V7 P4 G0 m! lWeather in hex: Heavy cloud8 K& a( |. u/ t) R
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Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.. L/ P9 b. e: _4 a
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes) \8 [" C" b9 U1 ?) F( D4 |
+ F% T3 c7 |4 D0 f9 GAllied aircraft
K4 N. I, |& z0 n A-24 Banshee x 2
. |5 c7 U% e; Q, R7 Y; x# x0 m SBD-3 Dauntless x 25
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! O) g! l5 X7 SAllied aircraft losses2 c8 n4 `( @" [& v) Y+ \* K
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
8 Z4 L& o U0 L! } SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged+ n$ b! Z5 q: w- G# }1 e
1 [3 c8 p4 n8 B4 iJapanese Ships
! |5 D1 Z" g- @ CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 v$ P1 I# o/ b6 d CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ b, Q5 l2 ]% X. s7 F, d: N3 O CV Zuikaku, heavy fires* B, w9 |* b, W2 \
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
) E/ N# L3 b: S( ~1 [# A; ]0 A DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
* K9 C3 c2 w' k6 n. E CV Kaga, 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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5 B* S) f" p8 V' ZRaid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
4 _, M0 h8 `5 ^1 R; HEstimated time to target is 12 minutes! Z& b! c) m, F, s. t( C8 L, F
S/ C% O1 I" T% X* i! WAllied aircraft
0 c$ e0 @& a+ X: B( X A-24 Banshee x 14
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+ A7 c) e8 V" ^1 }: B, i/ I: LAllied aircraft losses; Q- z2 i$ R8 J, P- Z
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged. {: s1 V: v, c! h1 X3 m2 u- R' P
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Japanese Ships
( S# j% w) N- u1 h0 i/ G CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage/ N0 z% L$ @6 X9 x. i6 t, e
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
" F" m8 P! ]; Q DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage
% x* O( k) ?$ |1 D0 R" k6 E# ? CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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' d! q3 K4 J6 x# d( fAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,573 w5 d( _+ F* Z+ G
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud" q% z' s1 D" @0 N& n: S
7 Y+ d' R; f) o s4 [; Q- U d. rRaid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
1 u) K i& b, Y1 uEstimated time to target is 27 minutes! x: P9 W& b( V
7 O1 u" Q. b. `3 g; ^Allied aircraft
% g0 R# T( B4 q A-24 Banshee x 2# A+ c+ Z6 ]! o9 Z: L6 _+ x
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No Allied losses3 _ g! c6 ]5 g6 t
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Japanese Ships
7 j/ k' @9 u+ X3 T- A CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57% d; ^9 r2 P' d+ f, p9 [% d
' L- Y7 A' e7 q! gWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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' \& s, n6 T9 n+ H; u- _Raid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.3 F: f9 @6 q2 i# J
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes
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Allied aircraft; q5 a. ^; _$ J" I& Q. n& k
F4F-3A Wildcat x 2' S( w: ]: b8 U D3 t3 A
SBD-3 Dauntless x 31
3 s5 X# W1 Z7 Y9 h- F% `5 r TBF-1 Avenger x 15' J6 J% B4 m+ x
/ p- i6 K" f* l! DAllied aircraft losses+ t% c ^+ D8 U/ Q `, A0 [: [
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
y; S& X, s" q, O/ d TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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8 h5 m( P8 R8 ?Japanese Ships. ? Y+ N' C/ R
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage4 m7 ?4 L( ~2 _9 d0 |3 k1 |
DD Oite3 ^+ d" D' t) D9 C! O3 _2 e2 E/ ^
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires' ~7 `/ w0 H; Y
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 M( Y6 P" L0 V# m CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
) a+ v* J _% s! r+ r) b DD Onami1 d# A, a6 I; ~ ^! J9 k' M3 n% u' w
DD Tamanami
/ u) Y/ ], r# P: J! } CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire
' r: H* K2 j! C. P% |) T j DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 1* h2 m/ X' B, N, h. H) I) V
DD Minekaze! E; Y( O$ }+ U5 B
DD Asakaze
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57# Y S. L/ E' I6 |+ L# u) _
# l; t) \ A- C; s' L9 WWeather in hex: Heavy cloud" s b9 Q$ }* x3 X7 [; y
+ [3 t* ?) y- ~1 RRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.7 K6 a! k n% ^& _: N8 H3 @5 L
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes6 c! l& D7 W: e& E, `) O
$ e8 x0 g8 @: U( W$ Q2 D& |5 lJapanese aircraft
$ H/ q" L; K9 v3 Z3 `! ?% R' V no flights
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Allied aircraft3 Y% l% d. L9 W
F4F-3P Wildcat x 10
- H( z5 H3 P( w0 {& a5 Q& G F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
7 g% c; H0 G: |0 { SBD-3 Dauntless x 63
$ c8 D k0 ^# K4 W TBF-1 Avenger x 189 F8 j; k+ Z: T4 Y: Y
4 x d0 c5 k* s ~' sNo Japanese losses5 q" G3 T. t6 n1 h
' L7 ], s9 E. z' [4 xAllied aircraft losses
' b2 ^$ d! t5 X0 @8 S# D5 H9 c SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
/ P* ]# Z- v1 Z) P; F% y- D TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged
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4 i2 Q% Q6 E5 j4 V5 ~" v. M% SJapanese Ships8 A4 w L2 R; l
CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage
) b6 Z6 B/ i4 r+ I4 ~; z CA Kako, and is sunk- I5 Q9 g$ ?9 C6 m3 f/ i: D
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
' I- s3 A+ r/ D- B, u( W' F. E CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
5 u. o& j# p! C3 \. V" _0 P) i DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
& W% j2 d2 D$ |( y DD Onami; w$ q m8 J' U- f5 x
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
, i, s F3 [$ q% i. l6 w2 T DD Asakaze
8 A9 ?0 ^4 l9 T! o* f) O DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage+ o' v O; f( G2 s; N8 ^
DD Oite
+ I R. _" Z; L DD Minekaze
) z$ e. c4 P: ^4 D DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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6 J& {1 y+ [% q2 u1 k5 [7 `+ {Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,576 f7 ]) o/ z. ?* p" Q
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
% H4 Y( C# E* o% v/ B& UEstimated time to target is 13 minutes8 z" C/ L2 V! x$ @+ S
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Allied aircraft; d: ]& W/ [/ B9 R$ ?4 u
SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
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2 x O" X0 _' r' ~0 `. n' lAllied aircraft losses
# I% R" L% |+ i5 l( B- \ SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged# ~: l- B; n+ l& I
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Japanese Ships
* d* W1 _, \7 w( |$ m- B CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage0 T. o8 f! E$ @" D
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage" c1 n2 {0 L1 c! Z
DD Sawakaze
7 F4 a% }0 R7 K# ^2 d DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |