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, e6 x# l2 |# j7 b& W/ M2 _3 O盟军正式登陆阿图岛
* j/ w; z) R) W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: t: V1 _1 ~7 W( C) v
58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩
# z. ?( T5 g. T- 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
' H" u% x7 g, I# A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
5 [$ j% y- t3 q/ m/ x! }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+ N ^- d3 Z9 p, J$ {) u: ~$ o2 Z& z
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! S7 z" }& @8 x& @% }" M* DAmphibious 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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Allied ground losses:
2 m' u! F, g% U" J* n4 K( i9 P 253 casualties reported( U4 |. b" T+ a* \3 e
Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled
# ~: N6 t l. F9 {6 c( N; @ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
# U! F2 }& G; h. k1 O1 x6 A Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
* {* Z" w* W" c& d6 L! `. @# E& a Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)
2 w( x! v+ B7 Y$ f9 j Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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. y4 |+ T' ?, ~Ground combat at Attu Island (153,49)
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1 i' [2 A0 Q: L% y5 nJapanese Deliberate attack( t- K* s3 R0 ^; Z: _
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Attacking force 5357 troops, 43 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 97% n( I9 S* Q3 D5 r
& |$ ~! O& k HDefending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 426
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Japanese adjusted assault: 0 " s& f) m% `/ f6 }% ?# h% ?8 I
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Allied adjusted defense: 339 , s7 V! |6 O' ?/ b, Q1 A% n: Y
\2 O1 y' I! q( @1 S0 S; l6 h. QJapanese assault odds: 1 to 99 3 J! T, A' I: R3 M; U2 q
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Combat modifiers
9 Z6 O! A" q6 k$ eDefender: terrain(+)
$ j; r( Q6 J3 r2 `Attacker: & V# E# S, w, @, ` T, T( {' ]
; w j" b# |' B3 zJapanese ground losses:
( {3 ~7 p, V$ L" B6 [. n; b 1597 casualties reported+ `4 r" l2 w) ?4 P7 ? U, `
Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled e. B+ z4 `2 i5 ?' v* s- j
Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled9 I' Y5 B/ t. |
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled8 a6 |! i# [' Y' A
Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)0 O) T& V5 I0 I9 d; F/ v
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)! G2 K* c0 F+ d' h
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Allied ground losses:
; U6 j, E; f/ A# }0 A5 v8 D 100 casualties reported/ K0 n0 i* i: ?6 |
Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled- \" l9 p n. t& P2 [3 i" ?
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
+ \# o+ J& j; ~5 y: U" | Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled) ]- x' D# p1 K' c0 {$ _
+ r! I% j5 i: i+ k, T0 G1 EAssaulting units:
9 M% b0 I- e/ M) g$ ^7 R 3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion
; |+ ]! i. O8 Y* a 302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion
* _5 k$ f" z* I1 j 12th Indpt SNLF Coy 9 J5 y$ X- L1 v, c8 }
7th Base Force
+ }9 M2 v% \" U 8th Field AF Construction Battalion
: @: ~! @6 J: a# y 5th IJN AA Battalion2 ] N0 u" j4 @4 `9 i
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Defending units:
( Z* D' S% z: B+ v/ j Americal Infantry Div /1
- C a- {( u' G& z% a# p 4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
0 c1 m1 Z4 m) L# U- A- [ 201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
0 t6 {) s& L) Z 151st Combat Engr Rgt /15 a+ d" u6 M% s0 G$ q: J
153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
6 c9 V0 s* R, s& K. o; S q 198th FA Bn /1
5 r( p8 r8 o/ U H' O I 250th Cst Art Rgt /2
5 x' V6 o8 u* G4 l1 U 81st FA Bn /1: U) K& d5 o: t3 t
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' U X- q6 S2 |Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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; @* ?* f$ x. Q7 t# z1 pRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.. C& V- D+ @ [- t
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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3 ?0 ~5 v( n, h9 n: bJapanese aircraft4 \/ B! t8 c, a0 `. `4 o2 W
A6M2 Zero x 25! } U' {0 n, |9 W6 |5 q( N) X8 }
* ?6 e N6 _$ ~Allied aircraft: i, Y9 ^' T2 P2 H1 H# C
F4F-3A Wildcat x 12$ d `) M! z) I. x5 `( n
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12% W D& W3 K7 G6 C b
SBD-3 Dauntless x 72
- a* o( s) y* P# L; Q: f TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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4 p; T! ^; l3 ~* KNo Japanese losses6 s2 f; z9 A( q* `# C
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Allied aircraft losses P4 M* k4 T' U- Y
F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed4 y# E+ R0 q( J C0 D
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
. ~. A4 ` w& q! h: s" X3 m SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged& X# T( `% F% w5 t; e
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak
0 S g- u/ k! C4 j3 v. p TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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5 c$ p2 V# R5 t8 Z; |Japanese Ships
% A6 G$ a% X, _$ Y) c( X+ M CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
3 u! X7 x: }0 _( v CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
( g" A# ]4 ~+ Y2 W& J; G/ u CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire( ]2 `% i0 k& i5 R9 I$ x- B+ _
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires
2 f4 c+ \/ [9 T& G CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 2
0 k9 s3 T& A0 Q1 ^8 R7 B CA Furutaka
; W9 ~6 L+ V- G CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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" B$ k7 f7 L/ B4 d8 s2 A) F4 ~Weather in hex: Thunderstorms6 k8 f) e) ]" ~( }/ I8 X! i$ H1 T( d7 _
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.# J; J Y) E4 c2 u2 N
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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7 f5 C9 p2 y3 T# g* j/ r: e2 R( B. {Japanese aircraft
- z4 l0 I# T7 C) p0 \& r: v1 k A6M2 Zero x 16
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Allied aircraft
9 l" n# m3 c- `+ W8 D4 _ F4F-3P Wildcat x 12- z' [& m# k+ R# f6 C
F4F-4 Wildcat x 15+ Y8 F$ s; \' I& I0 f; h6 C
SBD-3 Dauntless x 51, }3 Q* Y6 H4 |* V
TBF-1 Avenger x 309 `5 O2 J( _( X9 d8 _
' `& o$ O( T1 I3 P l1 x, YJapanese aircraft losses4 A8 |& z# L9 S" V5 J9 p1 [4 s. @
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses( w; n9 P- s& R! O$ i! W0 i7 f, u
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
% E6 p/ O0 L- ~ SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak% o+ a! y, J4 C- @6 P% y3 i
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
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! ~1 L* P, b1 I, [Japanese Ships
, ]- U7 M8 g& y CV Kaga, heavy fires( D9 t$ l6 y( w, G- D! K d' |
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
6 k+ v- Z2 Z# T- p* @: S CV Zuikaku, on fire
& e! V3 [, u0 V5 x, j% ~ CV Akagi; U# Y' i9 [& E1 N
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
^* C+ Y% l$ g8 d# s DD Tamanami" n3 j7 b ]# @1 m: V; a
CL Nagara1 m j& N' ^& k+ a$ G- Z J8 W
DD Oite) e0 |/ L1 u! d# k e0 L
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire4 {* _# S# b( q. D. o
CA Furutaka
8 G$ K$ {& a1 T8 B' d CA Kako, Bomb hits 1( T- h2 L. k! z
DD Minekaze) y, S5 t2 v4 l! @- t7 U( }7 f& m
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,541 o( T3 R. C5 f+ e" ?
4 L) F2 B' H4 A u) ~+ W5 bWeather in hex: Heavy cloud* ^+ R" L& {3 z" B4 |/ C7 Z' I
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.! }0 q8 U& ?$ `8 |# z
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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" p1 x1 j$ W5 g+ j2 N; @Japanese aircraft4 H" |, g+ P) a
A6M2 Zero x 33
2 S7 N2 a& ?0 E' e+ Q# e8 }- D! R B5N2 Kate x 61" F0 ?( o- Q# V/ L% i J& j
D3A1 Val x 44) Q1 {4 B$ r# d
0 W* r8 c6 G5 X$ D( F4 j# Z3 q/ IAllied aircraft
3 `" I) q- j+ R6 @ F4F-3A Wildcat x 177 `* `$ y* o+ Q5 f6 s- T; Y% c
F4F-3 Wildcat x 48* ]. {! b( Y3 c* e, ~4 q2 H1 Y
F4F-4 Wildcat x 81
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) @ |1 X! I7 p. O$ h' [* A, aJapanese aircraft losses
: P; U* C ~; D3 O3 Y- C- a1 G A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
, [5 t" T; Z+ T1 A- U B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged
* [5 g y2 Q; V! I/ X B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak" }- \4 R H' f7 [ Z" a6 O
D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged# F$ f9 ?& J* d) S) z
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak5 o: H; p3 x$ M: b7 T' A$ m
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Allied aircraft losses6 I; n% i# T ^3 f4 o9 c
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
9 t9 }2 N% m0 b CVE Copahee
1 d* i7 N+ N% r* i CV Yorktown
" q" ^0 N5 e# A CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2
) `- u$ I- v8 N# Q1 X% H0 Q9 ? CLAA San Diego
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,571 d2 s) w' E( D& ?* F, K3 e/ ~" k
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.2 M! m( s) L! L9 Z* I. b
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes, W# J0 h1 `+ o- o# E M
, O, u8 \( G! p/ t' x3 mJapanese aircraft
) w7 y+ S# S* o& ^7 _8 M5 H A6M2 Zero x 3
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* {' L6 i& [8 f" v" u6 y& d5 [/ GAllied aircraft$ Z! m5 L: q* @9 v7 i) R3 s
F4F-3 Wildcat x 24 m8 _7 N0 w0 G& s
SBD-3 Dauntless x 19
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No Japanese losses7 y/ l' {& ~( z2 a
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Allied aircraft losses" v; M4 M0 n8 h7 ]# c; a( u: G) ^
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed: B6 t* E7 p L% u
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged4 |; ?, L# j5 a* h( `6 C
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak: f' [. j8 W! _* | l/ E; o
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Japanese Ships) N" f! n( P+ Q% Q8 `
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage' x. f. i p' A W
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire
/ r- [4 A7 I+ j CV Akagi
. T; I {2 r* r CV Zuikaku, on fire/ L9 Q$ B" G- A/ [4 U% E
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage* n: v, G% [- d
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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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( f) q2 l/ _9 W1 ?5 F# S" b! ^5 W! pRaid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.; J. c% p& x; l5 c8 X" f: B
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes) H0 Q) S; E: @
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Japanese aircraft
* ^8 K5 O7 J( h/ e. k+ l4 c3 P A6M2 Zero x 2
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. y* Z# }- O3 R& e) a f, J3 }Allied aircraft
; K& c/ S" u$ L" v1 o. q SBD-3 Dauntless x 2
, V6 q4 b8 c3 Y* z8 d9 U2 W! V; Q3 n- k TBF-1 Avenger x 68 E& H5 _' i- i* c/ R
7 o: l" G R0 X# c; W8 s/ I- JNo Japanese losses
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! m" }& R2 p" N! \2 `+ `No Allied losses
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% b& ?: ^$ ~& ]: Z! OJapanese Ships
8 I- [5 t$ r+ U+ k CV Akagi
0 E) x, W- ]- F1 y+ W7 @2 b0 L( M( A CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage$ |7 Q2 m. b+ O
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4 h/ B; x" y# ^( I9 T# }) w* v% {Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57! o9 j& D& h' D5 ?2 [. \
2 c* }' ?% o6 L0 |+ ]Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.) b$ X0 w; d7 l) C8 W
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes
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Allied aircraft
& t- J2 A7 Y' B' ]5 @/ _* c F4F-3 Wildcat x 5% j" ~2 R3 F; J
TBF-1 Avenger x 3
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5 l0 g6 j: S) z% ~% M' GAllied aircraft losses
}% q: T5 ^1 ]! I% H1 V TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships% w6 o2 n' [8 E/ i6 ^+ l' V' @
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 13 D! a; U/ K0 d6 ^' u4 Y9 ^ X
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,567 e( m6 e3 o8 w/ M: k* ?! z; a
2 p( g' `; Y+ f% h* VWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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& f% ?& v, C8 A% z- TRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
# n6 O$ b/ @ u1 z2 AEstimated time to target is 15 minutes* ?' `/ p% J8 j7 {: K; C0 c3 Z
" V4 V( p# \$ EJapanese aircraft
( J+ r! b. E+ q- H+ ^4 ^ A6M2 Zero x 6
: n9 Y1 X. a$ E. x- |4 h B5N2 Kate x 15& D7 D1 c$ a" }! q0 }9 E Y- E. V
D3A1 Val x 19- m8 o o$ V$ a1 |+ c# @( \6 r
* ?4 ^3 m! |# U) x6 s
Allied aircraft/ L4 k+ W; Y) ?. T- M6 J' d
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
( U( W& p' X1 ` F4F-4 Wildcat x 36( V# ~/ f# A" l8 V5 X
/ ~+ |1 l8 J" {' z! B% g1 ~
Japanese aircraft losses
! l; P8 i4 f4 H8 @ A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
4 ?: o1 H1 `% q B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged% z3 u: S' {/ ~3 s: h. Z, o3 F4 u
D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged) R& l& n: _3 C8 `' |, W% f
* ~* a2 K5 w$ wAllied aircraft losses/ [, \! g3 I6 M$ ^# ~+ q% v- p
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed3 z5 G. }- H. Q6 ]6 _# \
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Allied Ships
9 {8 C A- r/ ?0 T w" p CV Lexington
}0 }" n9 t7 B CV Saratoga
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57) S' I1 R7 k7 e9 q
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud" L% d3 k% [0 A7 i: }- M
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.( x+ G; ^. g* J! X6 _; u
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Allied aircraft
- z$ f, B) W1 @( b3 X; H F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
1 r; J4 e. X+ b) Z F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
3 k P' _0 Z* V) ~ SBD-3 Dauntless x 70% C; h% o z$ t2 ]5 `
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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Allied aircraft losses5 L: E5 X: Y8 A+ O0 Y7 d
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
5 v! y1 W) g8 v7 ^ TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
- t5 _' l# F* ~; A4 { CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 u; D/ P% A% {5 n, F- p2 L CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires+ S& R6 q/ }/ }* ]
DD Asakaze6 L& y- O5 s* |& V2 C" Y1 G
DD Tamanami
) D/ X4 E& g+ r6 p: e+ T" [ DD Onami
# u/ h v4 x# L: J) r DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
1 z7 W, v' \% o7 {6 V# | CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage' L6 O7 c. d! Z0 c5 r& S
DD Oite/ D1 c5 {0 r- l8 n
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage- s, Z T+ Z4 X/ B
DD Suzukaze# k5 m0 w& i4 e- |' B" O' e; b, T
CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 10 X9 T5 [6 K: g7 z* C5 q, e& a
CL Nagara
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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3 [0 f$ e1 p1 }( G& F. l! d5 PWeather in hex: Heavy cloud9 p* k# q; H7 l& \: e$ g
3 ~3 z. E% a/ a4 }( |- q# E0 CRaid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
* G( P1 r% i" |& D+ @6 bEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Allied aircraft2 }. u5 @6 F5 O" o: S$ S: _
A-24 Banshee x 2* ]( m; U. p5 n' T9 C3 L( f! A
SBD-3 Dauntless x 25/ R4 @' m- V t) x! X
, M* Y" K* X+ N3 s3 tAllied aircraft losses
* L5 j( L& p; T( Y A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged% e4 [, G+ L4 T2 D- Z
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged9 Z+ H0 a y0 L) G
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Japanese Ships r/ x$ O! @1 Y9 Y1 g
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage7 _4 s( h3 A( q- X( W$ {4 ]
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage, D, y$ _ y& W. |/ L" R
CV Zuikaku, heavy fires$ ]6 ~! m$ l4 V
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires0 r& b e3 Y9 p
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
- C E0 p, ~, p 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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1 ?1 p, T0 v+ S; Z$ lWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
8 t, E2 `5 Y( P- q5 Z& AEstimated time to target is 12 minutes Y& h7 ~) e# f* l& E* }& g: X
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Allied aircraft3 P6 j5 f! \7 ]% x
A-24 Banshee x 142 F- Z: v- L+ E& \; I
: n' F, V8 g* E8 h( vAllied aircraft losses
2 U# S5 o) X2 N A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged, f# h. ]9 H. \. }0 f' c+ S
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Japanese Ships
, H5 M- ]# x6 h% h$ ` CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage8 N* e0 V7 P# ~# E7 O M
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage4 D1 G/ g! \, a; |
DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage
# T% {6 ?* T4 w3 s D CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57, ?; W7 H% C- M" D8 a0 h
4 J6 ?8 T0 x0 p, sWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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" u7 _8 Y" n; GRaid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.% y/ ]2 `( I0 ]. |
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes6 C3 Z6 W& U. I) H! Z
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Allied aircraft
- G- o+ C. s1 ^. r A-24 Banshee x 2$ A# `* j- p6 j: X' E
0 y- {2 e- J6 K" }No Allied losses
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1 ^# S2 R: {; u" {/ m) fJapanese Ships
% ^" _- J) X7 e. m0 O 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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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud+ S0 ^( z. u0 r0 P7 @/ n
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Raid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
+ Y* D2 o2 U' nEstimated time to target is 24 minutes' e6 n. }! ]& }
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Allied aircraft/ b* S6 t% \' P/ q8 S2 H
F4F-3A Wildcat x 2
P4 j7 P' X0 r- U2 K; H SBD-3 Dauntless x 317 S U2 n5 g7 O8 c
TBF-1 Avenger x 151 l& F$ }, P2 @# s; r
& E: U! y+ J+ Y* ~% bAllied aircraft losses
: y, v# j p$ n2 I& x% e/ i2 g SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
: E- W) n: s- j6 m5 m3 o0 R, m TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged Z4 \6 _, p4 M" j% t+ `2 U# m
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Japanese Ships3 m5 h! M3 y: z4 i& I
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage+ ~: |* Q9 V! s' L' ^, `
DD Oite) o& `+ {6 t4 u) A
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
% |3 ^2 S J6 v: X CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 W4 ]$ {: d9 S) A( ^7 M& g3 I CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
7 l; y- u: t7 s0 }+ ^3 G' A9 E DD Onami; G5 l3 I7 c, o1 s) |, f1 b
DD Tamanami. Z7 T" v1 c1 J6 a
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire
% r- i2 I* E7 s7 ]* w/ {4 v DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 1
/ N$ S s5 U B) s2 b DD Minekaze/ S5 j) y- f3 t* X/ Z1 T3 X
DD Asakaze
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5 M, ?. F( j3 z8 G3 X6 sAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57# V. a' F/ K8 H3 F5 q/ j: u
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9 o( E( d3 T! m! t" YRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
$ O& Q1 W S' \( h$ ~$ X9 `1 REstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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! ?6 [0 ^( f7 r" L, R2 x no flights
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Allied aircraft
5 Z7 V8 q9 i# j1 O9 K F4F-3P Wildcat x 10
- {$ A2 P, S5 }$ m& q% M F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
) ~. f- b+ F! w3 D' }; \ SBD-3 Dauntless x 63
3 S6 g1 @5 g5 l h3 J TBF-1 Avenger x 18
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No Japanese losses) Y c! T, X: C: f% {; W* L
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Allied aircraft losses
; y+ ?8 q! p4 S& }- L0 c SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
0 K; A# e& l* Q8 [- T TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged: n, x3 _; Q+ S$ Q% K
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Japanese Ships, w6 c _. p6 ^# [; h" E* L
CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage# A- b) B5 F/ ?0 ^/ {
CA Kako, and is sunk
4 E u: k, ^; e3 V* X2 T CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
! B; l5 M0 @+ s$ y5 E) W CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk$ M$ f S9 r5 }, s, Z
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk, l1 m; z4 F- t4 K O
DD Onami
% b1 {5 s A8 T4 P# a: J. Q DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
9 G# j" g: s4 X+ y% N# R5 E J DD Asakaze
/ C. g# M. Z) a5 z DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage1 A: p& B) ? H+ J2 p' X' g
DD Oite: n, i8 v8 l& M" F- B3 V! z3 Z& t
DD Minekaze
/ W+ B$ D. L, Y* L5 | DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,579 I: X$ B- L. f+ x. F
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
7 H" G8 ]* E9 t# r. YEstimated time to target is 13 minutes/ m2 l9 O' m& d* v
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Allied aircraft
- `" I3 q9 a" N" s SBD-3 Dauntless x 162 J& O. @* i# j5 j5 o7 ^
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Allied aircraft losses
1 }; E. u' U* H- C" y9 } SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships! J5 d+ K6 ~0 f
CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage% g0 `8 M! z+ b$ a0 l4 `5 \
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
, ?+ t8 G6 \. `1 R& m+ `" H DD Sawakaze
& C; w9 R4 J4 r y& n4 J i; B& M6 s DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |