AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 42
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6 q) w" C- F1 C; k0 U$ u2 }盟军正式登陆阿图岛- @# b5 ^3 j! w+ f4 G0 N9 h$ L8 @7 o
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
9 a, q8 X2 H) T$ L0 U! r1 z; X58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩+ r- u9 a [4 l" p
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
~ L0 A" h) K7 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
* h1 b5 p8 r) N) L' \; M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 @. j4 x% v% C
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0 J& g1 r: {' \% wAmphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49)" p. B5 K _4 o+ g+ [, a
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TF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,491 x- ~' @: n, [# R' b3 _. D. V% [: c
( D1 X: W, z5 w$ t$ L5 U2 \9 iAllied ground losses:, E2 i: I0 E: J9 n/ e
253 casualties reported8 p" T0 }$ N& D6 ?
Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled/ g6 ~8 Z, c6 ~1 b) I# \
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled0 k3 E+ Z( d# r6 Q! D
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
% a3 D% j2 q4 S# \: _ Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)/ y" s% [& Y$ ] y$ G- @6 r
Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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Ground combat at Attu Island (153,49)
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" ^; d0 E; o& O1 X( E5 h/ aJapanese Deliberate attack+ o8 [7 S$ `% l- E" h
6 i: u) @1 a& p1 E8 B! Q: {6 _( LAttacking force 5357 troops, 43 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 97% K% Q& a5 K& c1 N+ t6 D7 a
7 c Y `# ?4 kDefending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 426
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Japanese adjusted assault: 0
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Allied adjusted defense: 339
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 99 2 O) k3 h! `1 g( U( `
. i! K) {" V7 W: x' I' E, XCombat modifiers
& o# D2 @5 |9 ^! ~/ s2 v7 W2 pDefender: terrain(+)+ f2 S0 D3 b9 T* E
Attacker: 8 G& N3 r4 F, s0 {
F) x% b; _ ~8 [+ RJapanese ground losses: e7 ] `: p X0 X8 B
1597 casualties reported% I' K+ C: p# {# W9 e
Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled. _6 a: ^6 J) q4 }. G
Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled
2 S' L5 t6 ^! S Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled0 v* \4 J: ~& W7 U0 t+ e
Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)& K8 r0 W1 d1 X! J& V# G
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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0 C& N7 \$ s/ G' O, A; @Allied ground losses:& q; x& z% j8 i3 `7 m9 X
100 casualties reported* ^% O2 {+ v2 w/ i( @
Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled, o! l/ {3 x% L
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
. T7 T0 ?4 Q; m* G8 T Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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+ Q# |6 {' A8 fAssaulting units:
. q! M1 ^5 W3 K: Q& q 3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion W3 \0 i9 f, {
302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion
0 G4 ?6 W# ]+ N 12th Indpt SNLF Coy
5 D0 i+ a( _7 i8 {+ w 7th Base Force
8 q/ g% j/ J8 b 8th Field AF Construction Battalion
2 J+ s$ y6 W$ [; o 5th IJN AA Battalion
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Defending units:8 I- [) F7 x8 `* H1 w( ]
Americal Infantry Div /1: V$ u: B. m& i- {4 O8 n( g
4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /1. o; b& {8 O% E7 o C. Q8 Z
201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
2 R- @1 ?& r% A) O 151st Combat Engr Rgt /1! X2 O$ f; W7 b7 o+ P: W0 G
153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
$ W! X9 D8 v0 W: o 198th FA Bn /1" E# n1 e' B7 a9 h/ v# U- q U
250th Cst Art Rgt /2: G1 C& }( E; d6 q
81st FA Bn /1" M- P+ B1 S- o; |. n
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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1 Z6 v' F7 W# e" N. l# j9 K }% ZWeather in hex: Thunderstorms8 ^& O4 K0 e, O' F% y; h( t' O" U7 t7 F
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. ^ y/ ~7 R, r5 X
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft- h/ e/ ]" I+ R/ n8 x
A6M2 Zero x 25
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Allied aircraft, Z [' q! n9 ~9 u5 K
F4F-3A Wildcat x 12
) f! P/ A& D5 A( \/ P F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
/ W8 \5 T9 F" y' |, p2 e SBD-3 Dauntless x 72+ r4 ^3 \3 E1 f/ a9 e l( M
TBF-1 Avenger x 300 a( b1 M6 N- C$ k/ |6 m$ B* c
/ X5 S0 g5 N2 ]% S/ }1 lNo Japanese losses
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3 p6 R& f; M) D( rAllied aircraft losses
2 i8 ^+ t, E5 `% C F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed
/ Q% W) {- p; K4 L F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
3 s1 L7 c! R" i9 O' i SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged; A) N/ ]& K% Q+ f' c
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak+ b' b7 ?6 \/ n
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged6 i9 S* A0 C2 I' H' U% X
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Japanese Ships; s: K" p& J- K3 n+ n
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
8 ^7 U2 |! ^1 m" M5 d* g6 ~/ ]1 H+ t CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1" H, }8 V& S1 e, m: h+ S
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire% f. t' P4 `; s% n
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires
/ X7 Z: }1 W. z2 R CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 2- V. b6 ?8 F/ A- b2 ~" |; n/ l
CA Furutaka9 a w( N$ B' a- R
CA Kako, Bomb hits 13 i) o. x9 N5 b8 n' y# n
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57, r1 h; o2 M/ ~
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms+ b k! s8 Y0 ] J: X8 U
C: ^0 g' o& A# yRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
. T: G4 s/ g- xEstimated time to target is 31 minutes
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3 E1 n: s7 s7 D& A# XJapanese aircraft
% a1 d: [! E$ {1 c A6M2 Zero x 168 W9 x" A% n3 R2 u6 h V
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Allied aircraft2 x4 K; [8 J9 T9 ?8 g9 o
F4F-3P Wildcat x 12( c9 c2 v8 ?; L# s; k
F4F-4 Wildcat x 15
+ i$ z ?9 E v8 Y1 P& g7 T SBD-3 Dauntless x 51
`5 ?8 t- d& |) L7 X* h TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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Japanese aircraft losses0 D1 x g+ L# d
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed6 Q8 |) ]5 A9 d" {4 U/ N0 |! A
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Allied aircraft losses
: B) P# h. E. O: U0 S: S! @ SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged+ T8 u8 Y+ ~$ O
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak( @! i' ]$ ~* j2 I! U$ _+ K
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships$ A; v4 v5 S0 m9 h2 l- b
CV Kaga, heavy fires4 D, o8 E. v4 W* L
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires3 L, D, N! c. R$ \8 R0 ?
CV Zuikaku, on fire& Z! [7 s2 _4 p* {& q5 V( \5 ^0 S
CV Akagi
; W5 N0 I8 n6 j' ~) r v4 P7 Z1 m CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 ~2 q ~0 {" A V2 M; ? DD Tamanami1 x! u6 A0 M% j8 ?, s
CL Nagara
8 T2 I3 O( V7 a7 S DD Oite5 g3 j: ]' Q' l* i" {
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire: ~ E6 x* j9 o% X6 b# \
CA Furutaka
; e e* G0 E4 r2 H CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
( R2 V. ^3 p7 R5 j% _ DD Minekaze; i4 _3 r" H/ K8 h2 {, L
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7 M( k& r5 d9 B% O' \, }7 ~Morning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,54
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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0 R9 z2 I! @: f3 z2 P: ? s5 CRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
' R- M( }; @9 q4 M$ G3 C. j" O& LEstimated time to target is 15 minutes! U }6 \7 u5 q" d
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Japanese aircraft
& F7 Q( L. T h# t A6M2 Zero x 33) j1 X0 p; ^5 A
B5N2 Kate x 61) L( e: \2 H; A, o8 Y8 e5 f& I
D3A1 Val x 44
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. i4 Y) p' h8 f& l$ b! d: Q) f5 sAllied aircraft
! X; O5 |3 K. R- A F4F-3A Wildcat x 17
9 Z/ U, ~, }. G1 e+ n) @" F$ d F4F-3 Wildcat x 48+ C0 a$ w" x& f: V; I9 w% m
F4F-4 Wildcat x 81
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7 z# u9 O0 T0 S5 VJapanese aircraft losses
^- M3 p6 l# z0 A A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed F$ Q! O3 w8 Q" {* x- S0 Z
B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged, l0 {7 _% b+ J: t _& X
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
/ r; H! p$ f- @! K( [2 ] D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged1 C0 J/ t3 V* h# y2 U' |
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses
& }8 D, M5 Q* E1 B7 Y9 W# J F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships0 C3 L8 ~5 O% q; G9 z3 _; e1 C1 D
CVE Copahee
: v: N4 s' m( n2 P CV Yorktown7 B) ~$ e, Z8 A. F' j- R
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2& K X# }7 p* m% d
CLAA San Diego
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0 p* o: [, b6 ^. EAfternoon 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.9 _. S' Q+ ^; e! a
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes) t/ M# D& D+ e# @ @* \* k" Y
+ M' q' J8 k; d! B+ z. tJapanese aircraft# w8 K7 j& k3 O i9 v' D& ] f/ R
A6M2 Zero x 3
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Allied aircraft! X! p! R: e ?1 v# Q) V9 T+ y
F4F-3 Wildcat x 2
: W( j4 D5 _) E2 \ SBD-3 Dauntless x 195 G( [" F% R& A _
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No Japanese losses
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: g+ j& R- N: B) K% r& r1 VAllied aircraft losses
+ f6 K7 i0 B$ Y& n/ M5 C3 } F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed9 o; \8 n% {2 t
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
7 y8 \. s' k# I _ SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak* O1 \1 n! j" I. I, E
/ P4 N' b) C0 C, IJapanese Ships
5 f- }2 J) b' T, \% ] CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage* s. H4 A& i' i$ j0 k" e) }
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire& `2 J/ t/ ]. g6 ~+ ~* V
CV Akagi d8 Y* V! d0 U5 K' G8 a
CV Zuikaku, on fire
7 z7 a# v+ ~) S! C2 W CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,570 w- s" |) H, Z- B
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud+ z( D8 _2 {& z7 Q3 s* S' S
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Raid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
/ m' o* J2 w/ v% t5 m/ a9 uEstimated time to target is 25 minutes
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Japanese aircraft, C: ?4 O& `% j, r
A6M2 Zero x 2
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4 K7 a$ }. Y: Q& gAllied aircraft
! T8 q( h% h b; a SBD-3 Dauntless x 2$ o6 S2 ?8 R( ?6 t0 [! \
TBF-1 Avenger x 6' K6 o' `+ B6 M5 U; Y
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No Japanese losses) `& P# W i5 L1 M+ j7 j f
0 t- |9 {% ?, nNo Allied losses
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# {. c1 [8 t+ ]8 @$ e' z J* uJapanese Ships7 Z5 P2 f1 N5 }8 t$ B4 y
CV Akagi' C% U) V3 X& s, a& b" b
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage% A) J3 E: H; ~- @ h G
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* a6 n) S1 H; }6 A0 q, i7 mAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,575 |0 J5 z7 j4 n
9 R, p. M% h4 N/ M! rWeather in hex: Heavy cloud5 Y( `( p0 \: t% N: n( ^1 A
. d, L% e( K' S# c, eRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.7 E: ?1 Y7 g; R6 x7 d& I
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes
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Allied aircraft
1 b$ ^$ v. P# |- N7 Q+ W4 ] F4F-3 Wildcat x 5
/ N" L' H' x' y) z% Y TBF-1 Avenger x 3. Z( y+ t4 ]: t, g' _) e% A* i
& @+ w4 j$ R* GAllied aircraft losses
& e+ l. n) R, P O7 ] TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged9 d+ S$ c! w5 \& i
3 ^/ w2 u! M4 e5 IJapanese Ships
0 v3 O3 h+ h" {1 [- q$ ] CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1# I) z. P7 d7 M1 P+ o, D
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; A3 l6 [6 w! R; ?Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,56+ u/ u8 ?+ t+ ]* w* Q3 F
+ _5 Y/ d* x; B4 S: ?- VWeather in hex: Heavy rain: a$ Q+ H: r, f1 @9 T, X
& l' Q: l0 P7 U( B* f/ n) KRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.0 r3 j7 z/ {; q" O9 d0 S
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes% w6 d3 w1 s1 I$ ^
7 e/ f" r# ]* ?* b" o- c# KJapanese aircraft6 B7 |4 N/ ~1 ?- t2 |) Z
A6M2 Zero x 6
7 O- M" F! i8 v% U; c3 c B5N2 Kate x 15! X0 d. w5 i! \' Q4 c
D3A1 Val x 196 K% L5 N% W& z: D9 o) j7 C
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Allied aircraft; L$ Y% o9 i9 Y( a3 c" j ^
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
' H5 S R, }- l' g- W) m% }/ P F4F-4 Wildcat x 36
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Japanese aircraft losses
/ w3 l3 F9 q6 M9 Z/ ^4 d( l6 t+ s A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
9 q8 p: G! y: ?! M" N, A' ]( F B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
8 d+ v+ L1 c1 g+ r* S: E$ o3 I D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged# H1 j3 z+ E! C9 V, j
4 e3 \$ S$ W7 W! PAllied aircraft losses' N$ P" h) U! b% @$ W! c
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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+ M0 E, Y2 V! D6 O/ R3 P3 Z' |2 z CV Lexington
$ l2 K- m z* d6 `& S/ C8 b CV Saratoga) S% d" _; _) [( b2 p2 P7 ^( i- t
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& Y3 \: v* z# U! u3 s3 {" oAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,577 R1 c: W8 _' P1 a" D) c' t8 _
5 G$ j" M% b% SWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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" t& b k" P- }6 S" GRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
F* q- y% Z% K; C1 XEstimated time to target is 31 minutes5 ?& y$ |- k. P, U8 _
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Allied aircraft2 Q: y7 `, s8 P; F# y9 z% W
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12' X+ g- s9 l; t/ `
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12# z! i: f) C! g0 w
SBD-3 Dauntless x 70
' Y+ V/ w: L5 v& d) W$ l5 w TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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# S1 ` t! a }* X0 B0 g$ e7 ]Allied aircraft losses
" t5 a; \1 B4 ^ SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged# l Y: y" T. H% h. n5 c
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
3 [( U! W7 @$ v0 n, [4 e CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
' x1 x9 D% |$ y& m @6 A CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires9 U @; u5 I7 N) o, i' i E
DD Asakaze5 r0 I1 U' J1 g3 P7 o
DD Tamanami3 B& W) N! d0 Q
DD Onami$ U3 ?2 g+ j4 O: _" W
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage& N2 v7 W0 g& l
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage* R$ H, ^% @+ Q% X$ X
DD Oite
+ L2 a- A9 l) _4 P) C: B DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
d/ `/ S( |7 u* X# ?6 J+ `+ R% K DD Suzukaze
' J* @( r" B# c# r/ G CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 12 B( @9 F( i* z, S6 O! b- u e
CL Nagara
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2 J6 v! z! T* w" `( ^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 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
e1 e: K. _% `% _Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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% a' i# I$ ^9 w) ~0 r1 y: dAllied aircraft
8 c' _6 ]7 T" j A-24 Banshee x 2
" J" V J% C9 g4 c/ t) \ SBD-3 Dauntless x 25
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- z' [* R$ s* y3 }Allied aircraft losses- B0 P' x( X3 `" V, m- H" y( u, o
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
6 d/ I9 ^4 ?, c) U SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships9 S' W5 V" e, v4 w5 q4 R% {
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
' w7 F5 u9 W% I5 o% Z1 m7 e CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage7 u8 Z& T) @' W( \& y+ M3 ?
CV Zuikaku, heavy fires
: {/ u' {6 E8 Z Y CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
$ Q' J3 H i3 f8 n! F& _ DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
& w' p, N* N' Q; @: `8 n CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage% ]+ [& }& o& Y9 F1 N
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,577 T0 q9 Y9 {3 }6 A5 w4 H7 G4 Z
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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% n$ q! @; @/ Y; L" y NRaid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
- `+ \, F! ^; _ _4 ?- V4 j# c+ iEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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7 G3 H. @" E: @4 H9 w! EAllied aircraft
+ _. s- P$ W3 J; I5 J A-24 Banshee x 14
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. U2 L. T z; h7 j4 F; O7 V* YAllied aircraft losses2 t* T2 Q% u' _
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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* }& L6 w) ^4 Z# X7 `Japanese Ships1 m$ `- Z7 |& [) k8 ^1 @' \) K
CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage% J) b0 B7 g" h" f
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
& K2 r; q- `: O. j! l' J+ q- \ DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage
! x5 Q5 [- ] f$ d5 w( T/ V! 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
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Raid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.& c; ?+ T9 Y3 E( D
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
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/ ?$ P/ e+ M2 Q! O' hAllied aircraft" E& E) ]# M: c2 |
A-24 Banshee x 2
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1 d# o3 j/ b; P# s. ?Japanese Ships
9 _3 @: ^5 M: b8 q1 O$ J CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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, d7 F" ` j4 q; s6 n* K, EWeather in hex: Heavy cloud7 J( ~% D f4 m) _
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Raid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
6 s9 e1 j3 P# z8 t' X, r( @Estimated time to target is 24 minutes
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Allied aircraft
4 x8 R! f, y3 O7 m6 [ F4F-3A Wildcat x 2
" A7 U/ V. Y2 U. N# Y SBD-3 Dauntless x 315 M: Q+ p9 _/ |4 @
TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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4 v3 H/ o0 c3 n8 cAllied aircraft losses
1 O6 O. N; x2 V( Y SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged1 h8 ]2 |- t! V, H/ c
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged8 Z; n# q. J$ \% @1 h$ r+ k2 K: T9 ]
8 y) @4 t! L. ^* Z" Q; QJapanese Ships3 J6 e/ b, X* I: @+ S; n! M
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 F% L5 u( i4 u" g2 e! h DD Oite. K( V% c* Y" \ D5 X
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires0 p l; p8 h0 A4 k
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage" ^& v9 s' \- `5 |7 {& J
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage8 \: \; E/ y6 J2 V
DD Onami" c$ i% W/ C; o7 o$ N C1 S
DD Tamanami2 l6 J& S* i! |- q8 L8 s5 t. ~
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire: x" C/ @! G! d& ?% F
DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 1
6 H5 |- n3 O. F+ | DD Minekaze
) n- |2 R' r$ [4 E4 o; ]/ A4 A) r- E DD Asakaze
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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# L7 C# v' ]5 @5 `* ]" RRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.8 b. T, \& C& B: h% q- Y
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes. p4 ]0 C8 C" U" ?9 ^0 q
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no flights
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F4F-3P Wildcat x 106 F& Q9 K% q6 Y4 T1 x; w
F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
% f& ^9 {9 a' z |/ c SBD-3 Dauntless x 632 E2 K5 i& @, f- q) Z& i
TBF-1 Avenger x 18
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7 B. l- D1 G3 P* HNo Japanese losses
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) n' i. s3 c$ _9 S$ y0 }8 SAllied aircraft losses# `9 }( R: g/ S9 L4 z5 X3 f
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
4 Y0 x% a5 q& m& v( S$ W: B TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged* R# t: l- Y; n, @* A
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Japanese Ships
5 v" R6 s0 j: v) B3 {" i7 J' z( n CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 Z2 P7 }) ~3 c1 {2 n) n% Y CA Kako, and is sunk
# l- _5 G+ t1 ~* B N% F7 w CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ P9 A( W, S% s t' _' c CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
3 w* _$ U# ^) Q& C/ i" k DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
2 I9 C4 T& }- s3 c DD Onami9 z, O& a* ~5 h# ]* r9 B$ y' o
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk' L4 U8 j# W& @3 C6 x
DD Asakaze
3 ~# W, }9 @/ h2 F5 U! \% Z& K. K DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
: y, F+ z2 R* S. s! \4 v- c* _6 j: |3 D DD Oite9 J4 ]# G' Q5 t) i1 F6 Q
DD Minekaze
8 X* S. O) C0 }' ~# m6 k: a DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire/ a8 w' _ I" G0 Q( R2 R
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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4 S3 x1 l6 l" i$ \) r2 i$ }7 X5 g# lRaid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.! I! o# k& ^) c5 L7 E
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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z5 [' Y5 d9 y# @0 MAllied aircraft9 I# n. g' D+ p. G- B# S) F
SBD-3 Dauntless x 16) f) _, K; [3 _" F
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Allied aircraft losses
3 H0 b; d% }5 W' V: z SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged+ W' W! y4 |7 {
; ]: j( }7 y V" A$ Y; q; j' IJapanese Ships
( F% g1 u$ L! P0 } j CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 K( [! u/ q0 F/ \# s3 i7 Y CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage5 C5 ] m. m" s; W/ Z
DD Sawakaze8 v% Y7 g2 |1 l, P
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |