AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 422 X( b# s/ d1 Y. I
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盟军正式登陆阿图岛
. g7 S; M: E3 X* v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
! Q( B5 k" Z: Z: x; e58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩5 L* V- F5 [& ?. N
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 g9 x1 P& A- W6 V& ?: }
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
2 a( ~ G# G \' V" n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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7 t5 v; m3 \! n" a# P0 L* H+ oAmphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49)
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TF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,49
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5 Y% `1 y6 I2 c- a# S5 cAllied ground losses:7 }* W4 |1 x, o- p# f7 o3 C& \: I
253 casualties reported D0 V$ \8 I# \' l Q
Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled! S; a5 R3 R: ?+ D3 n4 H
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled% F) F% Y- v1 e0 Z% q) H
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% l Z- G& m) J* W0 x! ]; d) v
Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)( D8 f/ l( ^2 X$ q1 w5 ?, t
Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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Ground combat at Attu Island (153,49)! t3 x2 z. }( _
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Japanese Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 5357 troops, 43 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 97
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7 V' F; c; C; v' v% m( B* _Defending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 426$ f: s9 z- i! G& _: X/ [
5 x, O w" D" J g, KJapanese adjusted assault: 0 8 o3 q2 i3 Y2 d4 i0 @" D0 r
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Allied adjusted defense: 339 0 [" _; m5 {+ I' A* w
/ j4 b! @3 X$ f) A& PJapanese assault odds: 1 to 99 0 S0 b* [( p7 C# Y, K
; ~9 h5 ~8 z+ C# S& M+ V0 SCombat modifiers
6 m1 R) q9 U; W6 O2 sDefender: terrain(+): u- m+ ^+ v9 s$ G$ W) c
Attacker: 1 N- g" f, `' h9 u- J4 i
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Japanese ground losses:1 e: A0 S& u! i2 K9 |4 p9 U
1597 casualties reported
- S0 H2 k: D' [# e1 h! u. {* g' O/ P Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled
# w) Z F9 c( _! d Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled/ V4 W: t) D" b) b
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled
! ^ z5 B2 `: p9 R) y1 L Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)
: D2 G" }5 j4 E5 L; D- G Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)1 _9 L; Z8 y! g' r* j4 f9 E
4 `% i1 C1 n5 X( R* x# tAllied ground losses:" s' o( _ b; T/ t' E; c: {% S
100 casualties reported0 }5 X: v+ \& V, S0 J0 L4 }4 a
Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled; S* _2 Z$ E8 F) v5 h$ M# l& M" Z
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 R$ ^# N. b" P1 q+ H' o1 ` Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled2 Z9 ?4 N! p* p8 ^' m: t
/ y. z- X/ q) U6 w$ W, t- l8 jAssaulting units:0 x; d- b, |" F$ x8 u6 a
3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion
2 k$ d8 ~3 i4 ^0 C 302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion
+ w1 I4 H) g v; I 12th Indpt SNLF Coy
- K6 I5 w$ {* b# l 7th Base Force$ M% V! M ?* F8 A* t; T+ ?( X$ a
8th Field AF Construction Battalion
' b9 b3 g/ \8 c8 }. w$ U2 \ [- [, o 5th IJN AA Battalion
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, }; n9 x I% i( i. N' uDefending units:! v( s" B" ]% p
Americal Infantry Div /10 I4 } q) l7 q. s1 i, c( y4 V! v7 ^
4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /1* p2 S5 t: I7 q8 e1 D- D7 R5 B( a
201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
! \1 \; I# O' N& h; F! Y 151st Combat Engr Rgt /1/ l9 Q7 f0 \6 P! y Z/ O$ @
153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
1 Q) T% b% N+ \8 D# _% U 198th FA Bn /1- |& G/ ^% p" o+ N
250th Cst Art Rgt /2$ P& ?: R; Q H% j* V9 T
81st FA Bn /1
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* P1 O3 c. j/ p4 u) rMorning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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; p$ L% w9 k$ ~6 p- H7 c! _/ i. `Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
" P1 H( Y6 A0 d5 c5 G- iEstimated time to target is 30 minutes( M5 R" S J) Q. L
% ?( f! Q) {4 v! c( D0 S ^3 xJapanese aircraft
, t8 F- b! q2 ^7 M A6M2 Zero x 25
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F4F-3A Wildcat x 12
8 M+ M1 Q* z, i% W: c( U& n9 H F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
1 _ S2 r- h: c SBD-3 Dauntless x 72
L0 K! D$ M6 p3 `' [ TBF-1 Avenger x 30# m0 o/ b3 g/ P) V7 V1 Y. P1 K
, G6 q* |5 ~2 a' ]! D2 o/ _No Japanese losses
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8 w9 E$ J% v. c# F9 O* HAllied aircraft losses
- Y9 U* F+ p b/ O F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed
5 {, o7 o4 m, X" u* _ F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
3 j4 F8 S5 `& d* s- `) ^; V4 ], L SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged/ ~; ~4 J; C- u$ P E. u
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak
; j9 v$ b$ w8 G+ { TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Japanese Ships
' p' z. Z- \7 D CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
# y0 V" _7 p# s# w' t CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 14 o: ~' p& g; o2 g
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire
6 s+ m. g1 t% ]+ ?& u, Y4 M# i P' ] CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires- @! N, Q- I! F& _: o4 J
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 24 d, x; |! a. U6 e; y6 L
CA Furutaka6 T* S; g9 k& p! B: y( `* q
CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,576 B/ p1 ~" S2 ?9 q% F5 L" u: F8 m
2 L, r0 X( P" V( E( R9 [Weather in hex: Thunderstorms& T1 s7 ]+ J% B' q9 d* a
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
6 f2 G' y/ p- j" L' R# L3 N) FEstimated time to target is 31 minutes
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& e- {8 N0 p7 e2 ~/ KJapanese aircraft& [1 |0 w7 p" l1 z9 L
A6M2 Zero x 16
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/ b/ A4 w7 }5 k- V* Q F4F-3P Wildcat x 12% q9 f* @ H) ~& M4 L
F4F-4 Wildcat x 15
- T+ Z, H7 H! k8 `/ g& s SBD-3 Dauntless x 51
) {; ~- i/ ~0 {4 ^& f# i4 t TBF-1 Avenger x 303 V, r% k9 [0 z& y* R ]
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Japanese aircraft losses; O0 P# A8 q, |2 L. e8 t
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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; \- ~: {! A9 r- e2 o2 `% { O SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
+ o. A1 Q7 V( M SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak) Q* y% x! R$ B3 x
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged4 ~/ |$ w8 O( `5 C9 A9 o: U* [: B
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Japanese Ships
: P( h- x1 Z+ i, k' }# V CV Kaga, heavy fires
: U7 q$ b; ]6 ~) w- U CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires1 c7 l) o1 ]6 P& B2 Y7 s0 p1 q
CV Zuikaku, on fire' o' o+ u& v3 p
CV Akagi8 g& p: B- N2 h) ~/ R
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage7 `2 i8 E m1 y1 w- z1 G$ K
DD Tamanami6 c# y/ K5 N' C3 x3 Q6 ?
CL Nagara( S: T. ?6 r5 X7 e0 ]* l
DD Oite
" [" {: p" i# j6 Z7 R+ f6 d, J; d DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire
& W, Y: C9 C: B: Y# w- k CA Furutaka
; I! {& `* w6 \; M1 ?( ? CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
& \( H7 H' S2 i' ~ DD Minekaze
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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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* m: B+ v8 k1 pRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
6 i1 u' O. I: c" F5 S. X9 a4 b0 w$ GEstimated time to target is 15 minutes3 _; U5 T( @2 x* s) G
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Japanese aircraft/ l2 @# G9 s# ?6 s/ b
A6M2 Zero x 333 C E; |# q7 ^; p; \8 F) F0 f% L9 d
B5N2 Kate x 61, D& [! f# S$ F$ Q
D3A1 Val x 44
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Allied aircraft
/ z5 s$ d# ]+ X+ O F4F-3A Wildcat x 17
6 }; y: x8 ~% ^ F4F-3 Wildcat x 483 x" T0 T" m/ V9 E
F4F-4 Wildcat x 81
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" G& F7 a* S+ Q7 ]( }Japanese aircraft losses- o2 Z7 o2 w0 w) A' {9 G8 f
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed* w& k$ Z, J( P" p- c% D2 C
B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged
1 W1 C* ^2 Y( h9 f4 \9 E B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
! b6 m% T+ U# ^& B9 T D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged
) J0 l m1 w( t5 O, ^% i D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses) n+ a+ C8 F4 h1 K3 O7 V
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed+ x" v1 [) j1 Z b" l
4 H5 U! x N9 P2 |) P' rAllied Ships
4 u o: p* D8 K. h: z& R( S& {! c; O CVE Copahee% l$ _* l+ x# m0 `4 M9 r
CV Yorktown
z/ K# _4 o, g CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2
7 @% F$ f& [7 a( j2 P CLAA San Diego4 K: y( q& Y7 J5 T' g. c
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud! C6 p+ t$ F2 \; v* v
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
2 C5 [1 }" j* a- c/ U7 h1 qEstimated time to target is 29 minutes
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$ T: U6 m; @- F6 l: CJapanese aircraft
% U2 k b: j' ] A6M2 Zero x 3
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Allied aircraft( m, Y) K; }' {, G) J/ S
F4F-3 Wildcat x 2
& l6 Z+ x% [' s! l SBD-3 Dauntless x 19
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses+ N6 V ~4 P6 E# V) ]+ o r
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
9 o7 F. X! O6 U2 c SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
; v( j9 c$ W. T, S0 U% H" N% Q SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak, g3 K( p9 Y7 ?9 Y/ ^
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Japanese Ships
' D8 {% X6 z& H' o; P! ^ CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage4 B$ O: ~ e5 b. x- J0 t7 L
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire0 X" Z' Z& J3 y5 n: e' \/ A6 h \- a# m
CV Akagi
. U( G# J* p. q CV Zuikaku, on fire6 p/ s5 b& A! ]' a8 m R
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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4 E( l8 P7 V. A- u+ o+ p0 lAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57' g' R, w( s2 a1 p. C+ D, l
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3 G$ M" m$ j6 `; |# q& K8 iRaid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.- ]# E l" j U! u
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 2
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Allied aircraft
" i/ X* v, }8 z" u! _9 x7 n. R5 R SBD-3 Dauntless x 2
! Q- G" O% Q g- |4 k. H1 H TBF-1 Avenger x 64 e+ m& h5 `. _7 b$ w) ^
' m! H, \# a& V* l5 J* DNo Japanese losses
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships/ l' a: e% t7 C. @, Y+ T2 V
CV Akagi
: [' G t5 I3 p3 G5 b7 J 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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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
+ u% w# G7 H! b: P+ X6 XEstimated time to target is 37 minutes! N. Z4 v! b. k8 j1 q# \ Z
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Allied aircraft& t/ J0 e6 }, l
F4F-3 Wildcat x 5% y3 V9 K5 H- }8 N' r5 h5 g+ y% i
TBF-1 Avenger x 3
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+ h% P& O; j5 y0 a, v TAllied aircraft losses
4 w! F; @# ^3 Y+ } TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged& Y+ x* S' v4 J9 E) }: l- ~/ `
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; \/ p5 g' N9 G l- O U CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1% s( t$ Y4 Q- {7 T& _2 R5 s
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) g$ U# ]) e; X MAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,56
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain7 Z o% Q/ L* a* a" p1 c" C% ~* S, B
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.& k' w" P* _6 n2 c P
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes$ V" K1 B- ~) D5 i, g$ c$ k
5 C) L# ]: |4 g5 Z6 p5 P/ G- F+ c- L6 JJapanese aircraft( l7 T8 L) D- t2 S9 S6 a+ k; p2 T
A6M2 Zero x 67 H( P: {7 c( N6 R/ C
B5N2 Kate x 15
2 o& E# V$ d1 x( Q: s' y4 m" g& d D3A1 Val x 19
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/ Z) K! e0 `: s ` O/ ]Allied aircraft
7 v- O- k, u N; ?9 G& t7 R F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
* v4 y; p+ B6 o1 M% g# z F4F-4 Wildcat x 36. P5 Y9 N+ t! Y6 \- o
7 g2 r9 T$ f+ vJapanese aircraft losses: _$ n! m+ r$ e9 A: ^3 g2 R
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
1 `2 T4 X: [# ]. X B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged* x! q9 O' N% t1 h; F' R) {
D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged- A- D) C) Z: c7 n
' @* t; m; i$ L5 W6 _Allied aircraft losses' J* C/ d9 m# a5 d% o$ d
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed1 d! U) [4 u5 Q" b6 {2 f8 U8 ^% D
9 v v3 |, D3 m2 D" K% aAllied Ships
" Z$ m+ \7 P2 i8 q$ d% i" D CV Lexington+ R$ S; N4 V; h3 ~7 u( R
CV Saratoga& Z# i$ ?1 s; \/ K9 g E, F
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: \; z9 |3 b) c& K9 i% h+ T+ rAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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& V0 i, _" t; D9 C9 d" LRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
9 v1 n0 Y/ {( X, O5 e) [. {Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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" C% J# [8 [: w: \# rAllied aircraft
. t8 y/ I! l1 t( ~ }1 l# W F4F-3 Wildcat x 12/ Y3 N. m/ W5 f* E
F4F-4 Wildcat x 125 l3 Q# N6 ?5 L; F6 ~7 ^
SBD-3 Dauntless x 70
3 C4 z3 c& k9 z* k$ o6 l) K TBF-1 Avenger x 30) U9 L @4 S7 a! r
6 g, j6 l& ? Y3 Z+ s9 UAllied aircraft losses: I+ {/ B- U4 ^, V$ W
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged9 W3 F& x- t0 a
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged9 W$ m' _/ E/ L: a, r
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, C* G+ s! X. y3 x' V CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage3 t: A* @5 n( u
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
" q ?8 J, e- H% b6 Z1 `# } DD Asakaze8 E% T. ?/ E! O& r1 v
DD Tamanami
* \+ J' L ]! u1 _* ] DD Onami
8 ^; y7 _4 U8 f* m" ?% b DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
0 X2 C2 K% R" D% b& o2 A9 D! Y CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage+ s' D) z- H" j' W
DD Oite+ C4 f2 @+ N7 m" ?4 S' e, ^( R
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
4 a4 u9 X% P6 V DD Suzukaze; y, q5 y# Q7 ^- W
CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 17 I9 ~+ ?* A: h' k* I5 k' {
CL Nagara" L8 y" M j+ \4 [
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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 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.6 H. f9 Y U$ `8 o0 f
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes; m3 w4 y2 G9 @ ^9 u, D; K i! e
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Allied aircraft- {' x8 t/ L4 d3 u; x# E; w
A-24 Banshee x 2
. \# G% M* g2 g2 [- E SBD-3 Dauntless x 25
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Allied aircraft losses, s4 o7 k2 ^: A l( Y; \
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged9 `" U/ f) s. R& w6 b
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged$ P" _. F4 |3 T, l
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Japanese Ships
8 G3 h' i( e3 p CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 v" _& S( n" c7 i& R s CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
" D* S" j: B1 ^) o/ \4 L CV Zuikaku, heavy fires
# i1 \) m: s5 V# A1 o9 y CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
. E5 T. X3 y; k& A8 b DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage# {% E4 K7 {( ^: r+ [+ h9 N! M+ Z' W
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage" F; a( {* x4 c, D- S1 I* }) P
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" l& Y: E+ J9 D9 zAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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" A0 V/ e5 ^! ?: R! d/ f$ mWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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( w4 }- [* q4 iRaid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
! I% J6 I# c) [7 C# I0 [0 fEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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5 }' w3 d( F3 {. iAllied aircraft
2 V- Y; w/ N( X A-24 Banshee x 14
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5 j3 a& H0 C/ l$ hAllied aircraft losses) o4 i" A/ l$ b4 }' j: \
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged4 _ }# J( w2 I* V' k
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Japanese Ships
$ W' I4 I9 O4 g2 Z! K8 |( n1 G# j CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage2 S/ `. Q7 M) H. W
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 k% ^( j; Q$ T' \- Y8 L. U: ] DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage
, l. x. K$ _+ ~) T" Z6 Y CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage3 h9 d; \0 P- T2 L! `
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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9 G* p. Y6 w5 Y7 n* m2 eWeather in hex: Heavy cloud' j( P+ F5 y, D4 n' x( O: v
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Raid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.4 d6 @$ y8 Y2 [9 X5 }4 s
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
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Allied aircraft
M' o: `2 ?5 y% F5 N& c A-24 Banshee x 2
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No Allied losses
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CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
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( j9 V t$ q3 o0 j: EAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,576 A% ~ T5 z. x% k- O
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud y3 R. Q5 N, i5 ?/ o
: U# |8 Q1 U0 r1 q# uRaid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.: z: G' l. M3 m. D
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes
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Allied aircraft
: }# f' v6 H- {# C& V- J, l* v/ Y7 O F4F-3A Wildcat x 2
! y+ Y( ]: Y7 w( x% ] Q+ Q SBD-3 Dauntless x 31 r1 W- Z: _; U! X$ d1 O
TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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Allied aircraft losses
9 S0 {$ I) @! u. ~" x1 u$ @% g) ` SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
' q: b8 N3 ~1 v TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged& ]. \# S, [# D3 q, R1 R$ y2 o, E
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8 x" C- w8 Z; {. y* M, A CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ s' _* v, P- v" `" l+ } DD Oite
+ U: b% C, n& x" P0 w" w$ o CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
1 b% j+ s* S: d5 M CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
. C$ H( r' v1 S `. h, b; t7 o | CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
: C- y7 s7 H! k" B: P DD Onami9 J+ ?4 H6 _) \& L
DD Tamanami
/ \/ d! \: {9 X4 t- H. F7 g7 c' X CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire; I$ ^* z& {, g+ @
DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 1
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DD Asakaze
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2 r& ]. ?" J4 C" u: b" o( W, Z' LAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57+ P9 v4 @3 m1 c
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
& P& j0 `: g' {' n+ SEstimated time to target is 30 minutes- S' r) I2 k J' W6 Y- _
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no flights) b% i2 {( V$ {
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( Z. T. ?& E0 H F4F-3P Wildcat x 10
( c' r! B6 J( A C; I1 { F4F-4 Wildcat x 14' G( c! \$ Q- O' Y# l, r, Z
SBD-3 Dauntless x 63
/ x" p$ X. |( q TBF-1 Avenger x 18
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No Japanese losses8 D. N2 f. z# b) m
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Allied aircraft losses" ?6 u; C3 p7 Q( L
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged) q% n: I2 e& ^8 z# l
TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged& M" s8 d! ?6 W- }$ L [' y
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Japanese Ships
+ i" J" ]6 Y5 U; Q0 }" ^ CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage+ g7 y5 f! T0 _
CA Kako, and is sunk+ v" l) D5 V$ T0 t1 o4 R, O! K
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage' D0 }; g3 y! l7 }' T3 F4 K
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
3 C0 Z5 b9 q7 G7 l' P/ o: z DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk* M1 Y( g$ M- i8 g) j# V2 B
DD Onami
: Y4 m; r; p8 Y, h' A, i DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
& j" p/ \- I* B3 [0 c DD Asakaze
. q2 v; g5 z; Q) n7 ?, }% | DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 R k/ @0 A; A. e9 C/ j4 W; u DD Oite
. L9 F' ~ b/ B6 z& E9 _ DD Minekaze
- v4 }- N7 T: @) N DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57" U, U( n d h: j7 |3 ~
( D8 I$ w+ B9 N) _9 [. b( [, E9 LWeather in hex: Heavy cloud+ o9 Y7 W+ U7 G/ {( ~; S
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Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
1 f) G9 A6 j1 d# A6 pEstimated time to target is 13 minutes
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
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% Y* Z( i( _& N. ?, YAllied aircraft losses
9 b/ L2 K) B+ r0 b SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged, M7 @- ?& n" I6 Z- R+ r
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CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
`; i& \0 E1 E9 X2 L3 [3 y CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage& G, G% L+ w$ V$ {8 k k
DD Sawakaze& B6 D: h# E" y, K# v
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |