AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 42' X3 Y) B0 M& l/ X6 e$ f7 k6 A
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' ]4 w- j/ C) v: @" J+ J' }盟军正式登陆阿图岛
3 ]9 g3 f' g6 v0 y* {; j4 ?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
$ L/ c. H& I; m4 v1 ^58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩
( A0 k4 p5 r; h: V8 s! n+ Q' A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) l6 `- m* }& e1 N# h" j
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
$ z+ V, k6 ], f) P* d1 u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 D8 @& B% @* ~. E" {* _4 r+ A( QAmphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49)
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+ ]/ S& z' y( \4 [) u% j% hTF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,49( j, t+ D% c. ^5 n* M) d
: P: }5 d" o+ [9 |1 ZAllied ground losses:$ b3 {( O( N/ D, R! o3 z4 J, u
253 casualties reported
6 n" n& w+ s' k/ D; x# I. \ Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled
' Z' r4 x$ v7 `; B$ ^! V! j Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
) l- m$ O( \9 h s; M Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 k7 S* d, l! a
Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)! X9 n) o4 W% I+ G' X: y1 s; Y
Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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* K# J: M2 _: t, r( ZGround combat at Attu Island (153,49)
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Japanese Deliberate attack2 H5 a9 N# ~5 I4 D
4 } r7 P' ~- G: u2 c8 v7 Z0 gAttacking force 5357 troops, 43 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 97
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8 i- u; H: ~ v% g: Q: }Defending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 426, [5 \5 V! m, T
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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 * G8 b7 G, Q1 A2 S; @" c9 N
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Combat modifiers
' d$ {/ ^5 L( `Defender: terrain(+)
7 h. u: E/ ]& f! |1 n7 KAttacker: , ]9 S* C7 j' I
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Japanese ground losses:
0 x+ t; C& `: F' m 1597 casualties reported/ d" b. A& _& \7 u5 J0 _1 T! ?
Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled R; u1 Z v3 @+ q
Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled$ O2 Q$ f# a4 h7 r" C
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled
$ l/ u4 O0 q5 @3 S$ [ Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)) i' m7 e8 z5 T& ~6 x
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)% N+ {8 x& n9 j8 G0 u+ F# i
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Allied ground losses:
- j/ b% S& j8 u, u- U7 u ? 100 casualties reported
% Y. z! r6 W" l W Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled. k7 H) D1 L8 {+ B
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
* Y; \# H" C$ M Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled. U# N! g" f; ?1 B
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Assaulting units:* n2 ?/ a, G8 v# G
3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion
" N7 D: g/ Z; v8 M 302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion4 x; ?" E) I; ^9 Y/ |
12th Indpt SNLF Coy
8 x9 `6 \- K: `1 Q! }# X- ~ 7th Base Force
! l2 L* j1 n- A) l" _' f2 X! ` 8th Field AF Construction Battalion* x0 ]8 S% @2 e" S; z- E2 M, m: ?: v
5th IJN AA Battalion3 p% L# Z t0 S) r, u6 G+ s
% |1 u# e( C( n! S( z7 kDefending units:5 j& M5 |3 X; ?( a9 R: @! f
Americal Infantry Div /19 x, E0 E; v* O7 k2 ~
4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /13 W% U) j7 ~. [) u0 |
201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
H# Q7 U3 v2 ~* f1 L 151st Combat Engr Rgt /1
2 T- {! h0 F- \6 \* U* q 153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
1 C$ I8 `9 S$ M1 E! Y 198th FA Bn /1
; t9 R" }# e' m' `3 s8 |' p& P 250th Cst Art Rgt /2. g9 B6 D: e/ h0 ^5 A+ |# `
81st FA Bn /17 z' S0 K% B6 M; L+ I* S; x
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* W% j$ i8 o1 Z; a- GMorning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57" d; f) ]. }; C5 X. x) l# A
$ J& n; |1 P1 k5 m( q1 v" A; ^Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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/ Y; r' j5 C; H: M6 l- L" d; XRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
0 v- J9 ?" b( b4 wEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
2 C5 P B: _) l8 K A6M2 Zero x 25
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# j( ?0 d! H2 zAllied aircraft
5 N! a5 I- F% G& C; K! ~ S3 V0 \8 ? F4F-3A Wildcat x 12) @ [1 \( b) `% s* T1 {
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
1 N/ N9 @) J' E5 w2 N$ ~9 K SBD-3 Dauntless x 72
' Q1 ^. Y8 k+ o H4 Z! L% j TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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No Japanese losses) k& Z3 Q! e( @8 S$ }# O I
5 J+ U$ j" E. u. H R0 d( D& AAllied aircraft losses" G9 M9 B% S7 e9 B
F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed
$ b( b! x( |0 I2 n F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed+ W- R2 f( y+ D/ ^+ H0 E9 D
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged% U1 X4 s: @$ k: e: N# P
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak; `% K! b' S% i
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged$ I1 c9 o2 b8 Z
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Japanese Ships2 K" T; F5 q! Q
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
( Y1 B; t" {. t+ e/ M* N% V& y# D" q CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1: f7 y7 U; w4 `: j
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire: m, D. c! ^# `# c4 ~0 s
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires6 P0 F& M/ b& \" r v" o& A
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 2
5 _" j- k7 H* `, V" J% G CA Furutaka$ g" ^& ~- A9 g
CA Kako, Bomb hits 13 u1 d1 O8 B4 @) [, n; Y7 l* s/ k
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57" |3 V- L. n; T v2 X; P& q+ z
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.7 f/ s( \- \8 `& s. V4 c: m7 S
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes+ M% E+ ~9 p* f% F( P
2 e5 L1 k- ^5 ^- q2 n' C0 h! a' a8 SJapanese aircraft( c( P( I( [6 F
A6M2 Zero x 16/ H6 F% M+ K9 K- Y) p& m
5 e3 A: x* R. k. q# RAllied aircraft" V0 P# l* F% I6 e
F4F-3P Wildcat x 12' P' L7 r+ M/ [0 `
F4F-4 Wildcat x 15' s& o1 \4 h6 O U
SBD-3 Dauntless x 51' |& h2 Q/ i8 Z, O" k% l8 O- A) w
TBF-1 Avenger x 307 @5 }4 J% |' l9 J$ Z: n$ s
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Japanese aircraft losses
, P/ A5 K7 |8 p w& \0 d6 L# U A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed- I; J* J' ?) c/ v
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Allied aircraft losses
% B: z4 z X* Z9 M SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
) B$ n$ Y; ~9 C! V+ ]: K SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak8 I0 ^ X/ c& y2 Y; L' e2 H e% m
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged9 c2 @- K2 [4 X$ o% d
% v5 K: C7 I5 f: D" ]6 g" BJapanese Ships
/ |# |' h) X0 T; o6 j* ? CV Kaga, heavy fires
. o7 Q5 @7 x# f! O" O CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
" `6 t0 ?! ?5 p5 F1 M/ l: _8 ` CV Zuikaku, on fire
; S; S0 K A/ U- Z+ ?3 T# g CV Akagi
2 ], x/ t. O' }) ?6 K CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
* r" B; [+ j% d) t( S DD Tamanami1 ?8 Q2 }* a3 P
CL Nagara! V+ u1 U6 M7 b
DD Oite- _ N& Y( {- @% S7 s
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire
' w- ~$ F( i/ R9 t H CA Furutaka+ ]3 g( C* n7 `% ~ f( P
CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
; w1 {* [4 U }% i2 ~. \0 g DD Minekaze
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,544 \' x! {* D1 K ~
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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0 c @+ H: H( l# cRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.9 L" z" a! j @$ B* c7 x4 H
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
6 l- S" ~7 J: b+ a* r4 w. ~$ m A6M2 Zero x 33# y) D2 `2 f: J* w U9 i) b0 p
B5N2 Kate x 61! `% ^8 K, M. k5 L7 f& r# o
D3A1 Val x 44% p) L* @5 J ~
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Allied aircraft# l9 s4 e1 i3 Y5 u: H
F4F-3A Wildcat x 17
8 a y$ u( N: K F4F-3 Wildcat x 48! `) o3 C+ O8 _4 O- }
F4F-4 Wildcat x 81
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Japanese aircraft losses# ^& q6 Q# H J. H* ]' H
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
4 s: Y$ ~% B" F) K; B+ Q5 x B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged9 ?$ N" Q; B2 x6 N
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
) @4 A, R9 m3 u6 u: a D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged
( d* ]0 ]- i. D1 k! _. g: q/ ` D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak9 y( t4 \9 ?- v3 B
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Allied aircraft losses
/ ?# ~2 S, Q) @( J! J2 e/ w8 |* \( c F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships0 o" \$ u3 U* C+ T8 Z3 }
CVE Copahee9 j; [) A) e2 M) n
CV Yorktown
1 p* }5 W" l2 _3 b3 b& Y CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2) s6 ?( J5 r9 }+ M
CLAA San Diego; G' @# a0 d5 O* p5 H! ^
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( F7 i; H% @ e I3 LAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57$ R, c9 z% j0 c3 F
% P. `" `" M0 [6 L2 p5 KWeather in hex: Heavy cloud1 o. |9 f0 p6 K0 X4 M
. D9 {! h/ Z2 D L+ t; yRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
+ c7 P& V2 t& cEstimated time to target is 29 minutes
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% U1 J) `2 q" _& G6 ]: O3 QJapanese aircraft
) M& }3 b0 |* `1 w2 B& ` A6M2 Zero x 3) {: n4 V9 z; K) K! n
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Allied aircraft7 R; i3 H$ g0 i% n3 d& m
F4F-3 Wildcat x 21 s0 s2 P# K0 q
SBD-3 Dauntless x 19" V: E- F' I' E$ N* L
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No Japanese losses
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# }2 t3 E9 {+ ]: eAllied aircraft losses0 o" r7 a1 F) C: d z
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
9 L0 F& m3 n7 V( }5 k9 M+ ] SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
3 s3 X! n" w. @ SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
3 L" y* {) F* ^$ R2 f3 A6 p CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage$ t3 C9 Q4 e A; T* l% e8 z
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire
3 w( Y% \; y, |( d% B- { CV Akagi2 `4 Z9 M" A% R" {, t6 |
CV Zuikaku, on fire( L% l4 b* |, w, f8 b
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage8 |7 }& p1 q+ A
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% w2 i% L# ~$ s' h* ZAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57) u2 P: o' M( y# R& H$ H4 X# M
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud( _, T$ d* Y5 r6 W& k/ k) @7 `+ Y
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Raid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
. s7 F; W( [ Q) L" y* wEstimated time to target is 25 minutes/ E& p: n3 T L" T
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Japanese aircraft' s5 Z# e2 k- ~) K, H: |: [
A6M2 Zero x 27 `. C' \- a" i b
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Allied aircraft
! `; C$ L& M; b2 T2 P SBD-3 Dauntless x 27 Z) q/ A& {2 G+ H
TBF-1 Avenger x 6
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; `0 k& O" N+ g2 G3 w* gNo Japanese losses
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No Allied losses. c, j) k6 z) }% e
& D& [/ ~/ L$ F# m7 uJapanese Ships
6 i' Y- h" w9 t. m, A6 Z7 e CV Akagi
5 ?7 ]9 x: p! _$ L 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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# ^& x6 P5 l+ ? ]9 B2 Z; v3 _2 SRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
! e5 r! D, z9 NEstimated time to target is 37 minutes" I& p1 }3 v- L& t8 r, Y- j
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Allied aircraft4 ]; q: g7 J& a: W2 g5 M
F4F-3 Wildcat x 5/ X1 f/ P" E z" c2 s5 T2 U
TBF-1 Avenger x 3
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. P7 p8 H* v0 C" VAllied aircraft losses
# x: r+ [6 Q3 a- X6 }4 ]) D! n" ^' i7 g: E TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged% `1 `$ t; `+ p" ^% F7 P
) y& G. U' d5 m2 v2 G+ h4 b: aJapanese Ships
/ R0 w1 C1 ?& j" u6 p* R CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 18 C1 H i: i2 ~. R8 H
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,56/ ]6 L/ ^3 X& h. Z L1 C4 b6 | Y
# Q' B) Q J& B1 j! [5 wWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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$ ]7 S/ G! K& v: L0 vRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
/ T2 `$ B- ~9 EEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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4 [) {. p% i) Z0 n4 D8 [ jJapanese aircraft
' x/ s% E8 Z2 {7 {* w4 a A6M2 Zero x 6
2 d$ k3 `5 w* j4 ]. h B5N2 Kate x 15( |- d+ {1 {9 E
D3A1 Val x 19
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Allied aircraft0 N0 ^* }) k" E p% l
F4F-3 Wildcat x 363 G# F9 z+ }% U5 b
F4F-4 Wildcat x 36
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Japanese aircraft losses
) y: V: y8 E0 a# \ A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed) [6 Y4 v0 k: t/ w
B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
# B$ s0 F1 r1 n D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged4 W( {0 N/ n& g/ e# n
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Allied aircraft losses
6 `7 @) ~! @$ h F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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5 G! v; u7 I( x9 {1 |Allied Ships
1 I3 y3 L2 i# d+ K: c: N CV Lexington
% G1 Y& ?, s# V CV Saratoga5 d& v) |. g& w$ J. Y: x6 O# F
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud9 @) c2 j0 n5 g9 `
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.9 W" ?* |/ T! Y4 j* U% c2 ^
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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0 l% G5 p) m; h2 |) _) y, VAllied aircraft0 G' f2 ]" k7 W0 x$ {
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
+ B8 m# [3 b% o1 H% W F4F-4 Wildcat x 128 e3 i B: c9 o5 `% i+ b9 N; y
SBD-3 Dauntless x 70# k, ]$ \! f) s* ~1 S4 v- Z
TBF-1 Avenger x 30- A0 W0 I* z# e; A. u6 M# I6 b) H
- F# N+ r5 B, `2 PAllied aircraft losses
- O: j2 J4 O5 |" d/ I SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
( U6 f3 ]4 @) p6 j6 | TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged* W. J+ Z8 m: q" D
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Japanese Ships" S: Q/ _2 A! x% j' H, |
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage' E! W( T2 V8 N, P9 P
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires% R# G% b, b; ~. ]
DD Asakaze; f7 R+ x! t( |- n! d
DD Tamanami% e- h; ]& x2 b$ f! u
DD Onami1 k& V& {: Q. ] I
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
- U3 C. N+ d1 b' w" J( ] CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
: p S# ?- [5 s- z$ Z" @, Y8 M DD Oite
o$ b2 z* H z5 S DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage# Q! I6 [. u8 l3 \
DD Suzukaze
/ B" y, [4 t2 f V( a+ U5 o CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1- J! Z. h W4 V1 u
CL Nagara/ z {$ y7 ^* X1 ]' V, x2 p
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0 g: r) K( ~7 g4 s0 ^5 n# a! AAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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9 d) t& i& P" O9 W1 P. B0 k, f$ vRaid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.' \( u2 w" G: u3 u4 N6 f/ @( X4 W
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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1 C2 D, G3 t# M5 J( ]Allied aircraft" Z# \. d: V0 d% o
A-24 Banshee x 20 B* T6 p! i* R6 M6 ^# N
SBD-3 Dauntless x 25
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Allied aircraft losses
6 C' x- M# t$ E' ^ A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
+ A# y2 }, a5 s SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged! k7 M* X2 c- f a: r) F% W
1 l7 t# L! Q6 j& S: CJapanese Ships1 g H3 O5 v* ?5 s8 t# a
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage- i* q$ Q* t" f; \
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage( c! |7 m. `7 Z, m; p
CV Zuikaku, heavy fires
( m+ W. P* B% ?- o CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires( b" t9 E: E2 ^+ n5 G! w; p
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage6 I) y; G0 d: H
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage) W' Q6 \# P( X% @4 N! u1 C8 m
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2 [( c T, O1 V# v( O0 O yAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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& v2 i! n2 L0 K8 a: W3 d# w8 nWeather in hex: Heavy cloud7 d5 o0 r2 Y/ q& u* o3 k
" n6 O8 P- t! N0 N1 ARaid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
, n5 o ~: T( AEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Allied aircraft
- Z% O9 C3 o: r) X8 P A-24 Banshee x 14
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6 ~4 S" r+ V, \' [6 f$ JAllied aircraft losses
. o6 I' v u, G" h A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged$ N2 W1 _$ _* k% N4 H9 l
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Japanese Ships
4 i: P6 ^! b# ?. a$ R CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage! B G1 c% |- H. ?# i! t9 K
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage2 D( J$ E* B( T5 a% G% {* b
DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage
! b1 W# O1 y& t1 O7 @$ S* ]3 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
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4 ?' J8 t3 H+ }$ t- RRaid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
- F) o6 S" N' d; y' [Estimated time to target is 27 minutes2 T% ?# C9 k& ~6 }# {* z0 P
) t7 p2 K8 s% d% X g8 }Allied aircraft
. y! k2 t# X2 W7 }/ G9 |" d) Y! s A-24 Banshee x 2% `2 Z( d r# F% r- n% V- U
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No Allied losses
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9 j5 A6 _% y* L t5 ^0 |Japanese Ships
# \/ S8 O& j9 \ CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires% [( |: y4 n) \/ z4 e5 S
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57# A; m+ r4 ^6 r
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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( o& b1 a9 v- MRaid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
" `! t& \% _2 Z9 E; i7 uEstimated time to target is 24 minutes
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Allied aircraft
( Z4 m$ g1 e2 y9 z# H8 i0 b F4F-3A Wildcat x 2" h2 |% _( f9 ?% _2 r
SBD-3 Dauntless x 31
7 z X: H" L% m- ~6 f TBF-1 Avenger x 15& h6 W: D( w" W( q( v+ y v
& P/ |, h6 a G9 n- G+ h/ P/ @) P0 H8 kAllied aircraft losses f- v2 e2 T; J4 }* W! F" w
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
5 ]3 R: Q: ]# q9 h1 X+ f( T, Z TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged8 N, m) o. V8 f h" z
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Japanese Ships
/ ]8 ?% L6 L# i CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
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CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires* |4 J, L& d% U% a8 v' u
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage5 {) s! n8 G- ^6 C" u6 T' O
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage- F& {) a! a; v5 J* A7 Z( k
DD Onami
) t" W% c1 X% u% d) }9 k8 ]! A DD Tamanami
" s- \$ p, V5 Z Q* y+ O: x- q CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire
& a, g3 p/ Z: k1 v2 Q DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 17 R# Z) @/ B7 ^( T3 A
DD Minekaze# Z' u- f( R. T) Z, D. ^
DD Asakaze0 S# M* I) A$ K0 Y2 x
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+ k2 Y O- z$ t! Z: o+ {Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
& ^' R, v) C8 ~, s' q% L6 eEstimated time to target is 30 minutes. B. e; K1 T" S% ~6 N4 F
, E# m0 _6 p6 ~: d$ n$ W' pJapanese aircraft, B+ Q7 f# w0 q. x/ x3 [
no flights+ i' m$ h7 L9 K1 v" Y0 q! @3 ?7 h3 j
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F4F-3P Wildcat x 10
+ ~$ z/ P( p! T4 I5 q1 A3 Z. S F4F-4 Wildcat x 145 N2 Z& ]$ Q8 x3 z# `7 N) E
SBD-3 Dauntless x 63
7 P( r8 R: J7 x. }1 ]9 k5 } TBF-1 Avenger x 188 m& ]& Y1 T5 Y) q: P, F6 T
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No Japanese losses1 _* T9 F& o. A7 y5 v! L }; x( k
* M6 j* f5 }+ n# l5 i% CAllied aircraft losses5 V7 [- x% _# v" U. ~- x
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
2 i! W4 ]7 ~7 T8 p TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged, L3 C, n/ Z% d* ?* A8 F
1 i% d/ M n- IJapanese Ships
' v) {4 T- f* k+ }5 w4 y CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage* d% V" K3 h& g3 w
CA Kako, and is sunk. y( R- G. e% v2 I9 E9 G$ b' v& V
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 y$ I( t6 G! |, z4 y: n CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk( z/ I, s" E& H7 h( S$ U9 Y
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk& `& G6 M4 Y" F1 _! H
DD Onami4 M- d# \7 Y3 D _ @+ W# ~
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
2 H* A$ g! W+ A. U: l5 S# Q. Z DD Asakaze! L+ O9 P' w) P4 {
DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 n, d0 m1 c2 l5 ^# x DD Oite9 ?% `# f. ^0 g3 H. e+ b
DD Minekaze
! f$ w x/ v. E* u DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire3 @& a0 S, w% F1 h/ c
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Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
5 t7 u5 T0 a" m% J8 mEstimated time to target is 13 minutes- l5 s" x# D0 o
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Allied aircraft) t9 i9 T, s) @6 m( B
SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
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9 S! _+ x7 i* x3 @# A$ U, L& YAllied aircraft losses
0 z5 |9 A, m) g# @ SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
: Y8 F; k# g |7 X' y CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
& ~8 D* ]7 V2 n- h+ R. A* X DD Sawakaze m T" {: r% k, f, P- a' P
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |