AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 421 Q5 C2 ]# h, X! e2 i 
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盟军正式登陆阿图岛 
* t7 s. j& I4 s% a7 M6 A: ~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 
" R: w& G7 B6 Y7 g58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩8 k- W& j) ~. S9 t% w) M 
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8 ^6 _9 [2 H9 g7 z; |! @ 
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8 N, P( H: |1 {  }7 f3 d 
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3 w/ [; v% }% L1 b% D 
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Amphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49) 
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TF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,492 F, O$ w) f% C/ C% a  ~ 
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Allied ground losses: 
5 ^9 u6 \" p. z8 k- E0 j% A% Q! T6 G      253 casualties reported 
) b( A& c3 Z5 o3 `. q+ W         Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled 
& @; K8 ?& p* E" A/ F         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled1 x$ J) j3 a% Y/ ~) ] 
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! J6 x7 a! O7 ^3 x3 N0 d! \ 
      Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled) 
  {2 @$ f7 x$ b  W$ m. d8 x1 M. j      Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)8 _# C( m7 L1 G% K$ s: { 
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5 y! o6 @8 r) S( ]  B% S8 _9 mGround combat at Attu Island (153,49)8 q  G: `1 u4 D* \( O$ s, I1 v, B 
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Japanese Deliberate attack 
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Attacking force 5357 troops, 43 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 97$ I0 y9 o: i0 ~ 
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Defending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 426$ g$ a; [. X3 R7 o3 W7 R$ Q1 I 
  
1 l7 }# Y9 Z1 h( s# G- wJapanese adjusted assault: 0  
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. F4 [: o# g$ j9 P& A! [Allied adjusted defense: 339 # Q! D4 _5 [! p1 a! X5 x1 m1 ~' O 
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 99  
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( d1 ]5 O* b  U6 W) P  fCombat modifiers1 {8 K: v& W) `+ d, k# R3 ?# a 
Defender: terrain(+) 
1 {1 {2 o5 X4 _' Q( uAttacker: " r( F1 i+ {4 n4 O9 K# ` 
  
! x! k8 a8 v2 M1 n$ i  \# {Japanese ground losses:7 O0 |5 Z8 ^+ f9 ^5 ?  U 
      1597 casualties reported5 J  `- j# l1 k" q3 E, M 
         Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled9 a* \' s) J8 F  U 
         Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled 
4 j/ B# U2 k, R* P         Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled" B4 w6 A1 U1 A: v% B' X  R 
      Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)8 K9 u: J  x) |3 m; n 
      Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled) 
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Allied ground losses: 
) N: \/ u. B4 o      100 casualties reported 
& |% a9 p+ E% u7 D3 O         Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled9 E9 s9 N: r6 Y* U; H# S$ {+ L6 p, D 
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! P( `# ^+ C1 x- }3 P$ L% G 
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled 
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Assaulting units: 
5 ^$ A4 c2 O) ?    3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion7 L1 m: z2 `" G" B  _ 
    302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion, F/ ~: m) K+ E: c7 p! k 
    12th Indpt SNLF Coy " k# a3 v& I' R+ J) ~: i" L 
    7th Base Force- F, z7 B* l0 Y4 @5 v 
    8th Field AF Construction Battalion 
  S4 ?. B" b* g8 i" I. l! I    5th IJN AA Battalion+ d5 `+ l. ?* [$ _* P 
  
& H' e! N6 a! s, xDefending units:7 \+ K6 l* B% |) N" r 
    Americal Infantry Div /19 r3 i/ S# f* V3 I 
    4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /1. j! T- h7 S% Y7 B  q# D 
    201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1 
8 f3 d  T$ s$ K6 d    151st Combat Engr Rgt /1* Y( i# w* u6 `% o1 J8 B* D5 c8 c 
    153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1: \. T9 u. L2 z! _8 O) o: R4 Y 
    198th FA Bn /1* a/ |" t+ |( j" Q 
    250th Cst Art Rgt /2( V8 g, M4 l' c! d% y( D/ q& A 
    81st FA Bn /1, B( X0 g1 S# m5 t 
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,571 S  R  z8 \6 g1 o 
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms& ~7 `  a5 L% U: {: { 
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.* K- M2 _+ h8 O 
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes 
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Japanese aircraft9 Z0 L, U, k  J$ g6 i- w0 t 
      A6M2 Zero x 256 o5 h! D3 D7 K 
  
/ x# U" O, C0 g) r9 o8 RAllied aircraft 
: i, s* G5 j; _1 F! R6 D, ^, D9 i) o      F4F-3A Wildcat x 129 S, @3 j% m5 f' M 
      F4F-3 Wildcat x 12 
' A, t8 L, W/ G7 V- V      SBD-3 Dauntless x 72 
5 G; O7 r/ z4 S% ~4 y* N' `      TBF-1 Avenger x 30 
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% s8 o' j4 h1 G% y4 W' ~No Japanese losses 
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: b/ |$ @6 M& tAllied aircraft losses 
+ ]2 H6 Q# @6 R      F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed 
+ J6 J8 K) K; Z0 Y      F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed 
5 Y" s9 M/ s0 b& G0 |- p      SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged 
8 T4 C1 \4 J3 R      SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak: n4 B/ p9 X8 t  H) F% y* W 
      TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged 
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Japanese Ships4 ?2 s: A1 R+ V. [7 B7 ]5 J 
      CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires 
/ M8 M2 ?+ J- @! H( o0 K      CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 13 c. x/ y! A8 \- l, F- k 
      CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1,  on fire; A* M; E# p- t$ J- @ 
      CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2,  heavy fires 
& t5 s( ~0 b& d: {* O6 o* l      CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 2 
/ g6 ^- J: t% ^& ]# o. J6 {  R      CA Furutaka# h, J8 i0 `# ]' ~+ y) \! \. X1 w 
      CA Kako, Bomb hits 1# ]5 e' x+ j: `2 z 
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57 
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$ U, R' {& [8 O2 KWeather in hex: Thunderstorms 
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.( c$ k6 k" B8 k5 p* v) j! I 
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes; i  ^" I* [, {' a/ z 
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Japanese aircraft 
# w$ [6 Z) _+ ~8 P% }      A6M2 Zero x 16, c5 Z  R  h' ]% U7 M) p5 d 
  
2 \/ W. l$ Z9 ]% ]. |# A* oAllied aircraft 
) i0 Q$ X; a- S! l  O      F4F-3P Wildcat x 122 L( \: f. s: y0 ^ 
      F4F-4 Wildcat x 159 ]( K/ B/ J" T% e; Q 
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 51 
. \: B2 Y& @- Q+ {3 D6 }      TBF-1 Avenger x 30 
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" [/ O3 x% H' Z: o0 H) \5 I" }& nJapanese aircraft losses 
  f5 V% x9 B  k% e2 D+ u      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed2 C, f0 |, A/ ]' Z: I  @. L8 H 
  
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1 G6 G# B# A! u( Q7 s% b( q      SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged 
& Z; ^2 X; `0 j! l, G      SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak1 R8 {4 O# J' w( p2 c+ { 
      TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged* L+ X! J6 ]+ _1 i: G: Z) t 
  
5 O( U. `! D" r& s8 B' X" j* UJapanese Ships 
, W9 r' K' H4 M- d; a      CV Kaga,  heavy fires 
- Q0 Y7 Y/ r4 N- J/ Q; z& G      CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3,  heavy fires 
3 e) I; V$ ]. r1 t      CV Zuikaku,  on fire 
$ r& h5 _+ m5 _- x8 B      CV Akagi2 n0 u2 m4 ^/ c2 n6 [) R 
      CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage' M, \: H' W2 g% [( P* { 
      DD Tamanami" y% m8 C* l7 m! u$ U 
      CL Nagara 
9 D+ X0 p+ c9 z+ `% v. Z      DD Oite* H# L2 \- ?' Q' {& M1 p0 ? 
      DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1,  on fire 
* H7 ?  d# e+ d' M. U      CA Furutaka 
, a8 {/ L6 c* r      CA Kako, Bomb hits 1 
5 s; Z( F3 W* r- ]# w      DD Minekaze* u1 K. J: v# _! C 
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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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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. 
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Japanese aircraft 
6 `7 n- G- F1 b      A6M2 Zero x 33 
' `: f1 ?$ Y% v8 I2 A, Y/ k      B5N2 Kate x 61 
) S! {* Y0 I' `, b( |3 u- Q      D3A1 Val x 44 
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3 D4 i+ q8 K4 B6 b9 t/ }Allied aircraft 
+ Q1 l; A- j7 O1 I: Z      F4F-3A Wildcat x 17/ a; R4 ~2 y# F: w# h 
      F4F-3 Wildcat x 48# h1 O0 ]0 M* g" U7 o* p7 ? 
      F4F-4 Wildcat x 81# K. `0 D0 n: k  x3 j9 E; v% K 
  
( L5 l2 J! Y/ l7 J6 r" l* G0 a$ b4 sJapanese aircraft losses 
% ~& Y* H# w- H( f+ h      A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed- j9 x6 {4 |) ]  \$ E; J 
      B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged' S% G! d  G( a0 R2 I1 K 
      B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak 
* [5 c& o3 q6 V% u8 s. Y      D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged! {. c$ J7 b$ m1 h9 {- q( O 
      D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak2 K( n/ K1 v+ S" e 
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Allied aircraft losses& n" h$ }* r; e3 ] 
      F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed 
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Allied Ships 
! \. o( S" j; d      CVE Copahee  |! v, m/ }- i, Z 
      CV Yorktown: Y/ L' @9 D( ~% L3 \0 G( L 
      CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 25 F9 P- t4 ~# q( s6 V 
      CLAA San Diego  ^1 f8 S+ ?3 `( ^, h 
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. N& T! ^7 k* V- kAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,576 E. ~( k: F7 j. [% V 
  
! @* T, L: ]) i9 N8 RWeather in hex: Heavy cloud 
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" k/ N* v1 `, P# L5 SRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.% x* h1 ^# w7 z' o6 T 
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes 
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Japanese aircraft) o1 I2 A2 p; ]0 R 
      A6M2 Zero x 3 
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Allied aircraft 
8 D! o+ n( t0 A, e7 }' v      F4F-3 Wildcat x 2 
* s% _) Z, M$ Y1 l: ]" ^% \      SBD-3 Dauntless x 19 
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+ C$ s! P! q$ O& C) o7 h, P  k+ TNo Japanese losses 
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! u2 `: Y% |9 \5 _Allied aircraft losses5 G. ^9 W$ L* q' i, @9 L1 N6 u 
      F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed 
7 E4 C" ^6 B* @  n9 E/ w+ h      SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged 
4 Z: X9 J2 D+ v1 a$ ?      SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak 
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# p: z7 e- ^, |8 D; x8 wJapanese Ships 
0 ^, T) W' g7 u8 Q+ W( a. S      CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage 
# `, o5 P# M  {# O( T7 h$ a      CL Agano, Bomb hits 1,  on fire7 ]! n" w6 j* p1 q# U 
      CV Akagi 
6 Q( `$ i# _( \7 v1 _3 B% G5 c. t      CV Zuikaku,  on fire 
5 d7 M! s  N$ u9 g+ [% \5 Z      CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage 
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( e% n0 s5 \  SAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57 
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud 
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0 j! M1 I- t" W6 {- I% T3 t* S2 B- ?* pRaid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. 
4 ]4 N; G) |& eEstimated time to target is 25 minutes 
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* p9 o/ M5 A+ V$ P% [Japanese aircraft) P! N+ U( Z$ _6 Y 
      A6M2 Zero x 2 
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Allied aircraft5 D% V0 H& p0 G% `" }9 q8 U  u/ s 
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 2 
2 C5 C( S  \+ k  T. ^      TBF-1 Avenger x 6 
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No Japanese losses: j# _8 u7 M# ? 
  
# ?5 s, l; f) I4 R8 q1 V; ?; ^, SNo Allied losses 
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, u. J# ?+ t) LJapanese Ships 
3 p$ B9 i4 i( H      CV Akagi 
, ~, K  U* D0 Q- }; D      CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage 
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  N" w# p# {8 I6 P( q* lAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,578 W( ^! P5 y: Z  u 
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud 
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.3 q$ T: m7 t0 q  P4 A 
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes 
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Allied aircraft5 K! N5 V5 y; W6 x3 O; f 
      F4F-3 Wildcat x 5 
3 M( A5 ^  X' p+ b/ U7 ^6 a      TBF-1 Avenger x 3 
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( ^) C' p' P2 F% p- IAllied aircraft losses. h+ B7 b& }1 b7 S" l( t 
      TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged5 v$ x  ?$ ?$ Q0 x  m# Z% r  P 
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Japanese Ships 
8 ]7 _7 t$ l, _" u6 W      CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1: M$ Y$ c( _; k  X! B. v0 x 
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,56 
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. 
* u) k8 W& h. S; B5 REstimated time to target is 15 minutes 
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2 x* L6 \+ C2 tJapanese aircraft 
* D9 t  Z& {& p$ L      A6M2 Zero x 6 
  |$ ]% n$ H( }4 O3 b      B5N2 Kate x 157 C8 b9 B5 B9 \5 G 
      D3A1 Val x 191 }$ j$ R( r. G+ H( _ 
  
6 T' ^, I: `% t* f4 X; FAllied aircraft# ]: [$ y+ P: Z* l! O 
      F4F-3 Wildcat x 36 
, X) O  a$ p" R. \$ V' ?      F4F-4 Wildcat x 36" ?6 E, \9 y# J5 C) }+ m 
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Japanese aircraft losses- w4 m/ D% G* l! ^$ o: y 
      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed 
, H2 b/ P2 _0 i! p2 e" }; B6 `      B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged0 x! M2 Q1 g! l+ Z 
      D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged 
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) S7 m; l9 v' [$ U% p1 X2 mAllied aircraft losses 
# g. ]+ S6 `2 d+ H9 v( [      F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed1 C' T* O4 K, h+ h' J) R- J 
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Allied Ships 
4 V) ~# L5 H% P, ]7 O      CV Lexington 
3 [) C3 {3 L9 Q+ B$ v) g      CV Saratoga 
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* I" |6 w) v8 @) h6 _& CAfternoon 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 11,000 feet.# S6 W9 X; J( P) @# Y8 z 
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes 
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* Y$ A0 |" ]; V; `4 l/ P0 HAllied aircraft. o& t! b( X) q, K+ O2 S; U' J( z 
      F4F-3 Wildcat x 12 
, z+ R/ L7 g6 O1 P6 l$ I! R) L% F4 O% d      F4F-4 Wildcat x 12 
5 q5 Q/ Z$ Y/ c6 F, c8 U6 l2 j      SBD-3 Dauntless x 70 
# |7 M/ T0 B" e& c) P, r$ l      TBF-1 Avenger x 30 
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Allied aircraft losses 
  l% @8 j9 O* P. ~3 Y( a3 i      SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged6 P0 L+ @# E3 u 
      TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged 
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Japanese Ships 
) N% Z" f( d* Z4 S" ~; ?      CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6,  heavy fires,  heavy damage; l- g0 x' @2 Z' b2 b 
      CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires, n! y( L8 E$ E8 a' n  s4 P( B 
      DD Asakaze, q7 s  h9 x  U  ? 
      DD Tamanami 
6 k" h+ s* b4 L3 o      DD Onami# S) P0 V- D% y( p( K! M, i3 R 
      DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage$ u2 {4 E2 H( x9 @3 W0 n6 W 
      CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage& `* P7 R% P8 n/ z; D 
      DD Oite 
$ {) m. Q. M2 ~0 E8 r      DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage7 N/ i. B: `5 v% Y 
      DD Suzukaze4 _) R% ?) ~. [9 A 
      CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1; X7 s% H4 X: H3 U4 y) a& L 
      CL Nagara 
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6 q  Q: L! K1 l$ {1 T2 V+ LAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57' Q3 X0 x" u) P! i7 R 
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud9 r4 ~; k3 b# ]( L& ~ 
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Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. 
* `0 I" Z; I. \Estimated time to target is 30 minutes! \: F% @3 t# B 
  
; s7 G0 W3 I% X/ U% P9 [+ rAllied aircraft 
+ y( j5 ^. e' E1 J2 m% e' {8 v      A-24 Banshee x 2 
8 x* K! J: y6 I. \3 Q/ u3 G) E  b      SBD-3 Dauntless x 25 
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! x% V! V1 X; g) O' NAllied aircraft losses; A7 x: |8 i9 O& w. @ 
      A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged 
; g  ]2 i5 n3 i( U0 t/ u      SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged 
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/ V, F$ u4 i, u) ~% ^: IJapanese Ships 
: d8 @9 u6 a; k! D7 c      CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3,  heavy fires,  heavy damage 
3 S9 t+ j7 l  W& ]! i      CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage 
3 `" @0 ^. ]# D      CV Zuikaku,  heavy fires 
$ W" U. j; Y  e+ g/ L0 s      CL Agano, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires 
& j  N* B. ~! m+ Y      DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage 
! z3 J$ _' o/ r+ f. A  ~" H1 r' H0 Z      CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage/ Q; [, t$ h1 h6 A; a, L 
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud# j0 P- M- V! P 
  
5 j4 M3 A" j$ N: O, E' I- h1 qRaid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet." g% N5 q  b7 I6 H% h. B 
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes/ R: M9 s0 f! ] 
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Allied aircraft* O6 D) D4 \' Y 
      A-24 Banshee x 14 
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Allied aircraft losses& k) b' g/ a, _$ m# Z" K+ i1 Z! L 
      A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged/ F( y1 @0 p/ p1 V. _. [$ r 
  
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& u  R" w8 b  c  C* a2 m      CVL Ryuho,  heavy fires,  heavy damage  L7 N. p5 p# f5 {0 Z 
      CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4,  heavy fires,  heavy damage1 r+ ^% O3 g# B- g1 S5 N; q 
      DD Okikaze,  heavy fires,  heavy damage 
: t7 `* k8 p% T2 y) T5 w      CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage3 Z: D1 M1 x4 ~" ]. S 
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Raid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.2 h0 T2 ?1 J2 E( N, o5 ] 
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes# [7 w. S4 ~' I" \, H& t 
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Allied aircraft 
4 G4 Q# j" S1 u! T# z+ l# H' I      A-24 Banshee x 2 
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' X1 u7 M. y+ `% I: j5 aNo Allied losses, b6 `$ j# x, }& h# R 
  
: R& e7 C# Y; dJapanese Ships, f- }8 d) C8 v$ j$ l; ^, y+ _ 
      CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires6 l" a9 @/ O# N, K" b* H2 E$ b" V 
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57 
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- k/ b2 ^0 ~  QRaid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet., K5 w5 C0 S2 F* Q+ u/ l+ g" Z* q 
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes9 \/ a2 F- o/ U% {, N* T2 U 
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Allied aircraft3 e- v: x& z, P# G, V; f0 H 
      F4F-3A Wildcat x 20 W( r; ^) W0 D- { 
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 314 H  }! N# J/ L  m 
      TBF-1 Avenger x 152 D6 R) j. m$ R! G; }5 ^ 
  
% I& Q2 U1 z8 d/ X" p; q0 p3 E1 }" QAllied aircraft losses 
( G2 x* c! D# e( y3 y  i      SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged 
$ E1 a! Y. f/ ]* y; b      TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged; J9 }4 ~& B; Z# b: J8 W+ x8 B 
  
' r. r+ ^! D* s8 j, MJapanese Ships 
) M5 `8 S: |6 J      CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3,  heavy fires,  heavy damage 
% R) N, `- @7 p: N      DD Oite 
4 j, @5 {9 H& {- @0 e      CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires; P2 \  i8 j% q5 T( t6 S 
      CA Kako, Bomb hits 3,  heavy fires,  heavy damage 
; Y4 o+ m; ~) Y      CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage  t8 J" p; H$ I 
      DD Onami/ [0 H# I6 T1 K, V" d 
      DD Tamanami, V9 z, P/ x+ b6 T1 e, @ 
      CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1,  on fire* I3 k* r5 b, o+ H/ W. D 
      DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 14 G0 f5 n2 j5 g5 V) R1 Y 
      DD Minekaze8 [; Y, d! E$ S 
      DD Asakaze 
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57 
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) w' w3 [+ s. DWeather in hex: Heavy cloud 
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. 
/ @" u4 p4 w4 w5 P' L6 O' {1 MEstimated time to target is 30 minutes4 X9 a0 ]7 i/ B7 J* o* e( s 
  
/ t/ R% L9 Y* L. E- }1 o# F$ ?5 OJapanese aircraft5 t& e& O+ j! d2 T  b# J 
      no flights 
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, y# \- S5 i7 i* E+ ]) H; S2 TAllied aircraft" V8 P3 b. q) w 
      F4F-3P Wildcat x 10. w. f( L# m$ n" ^: R0 r 
      F4F-4 Wildcat x 14 
: e4 m! B! E! e) N" I# Y% c      SBD-3 Dauntless x 63 
8 J! o% J. D# Z5 w      TBF-1 Avenger x 18 
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+ {& p& s" z! x; Y! `- Q9 gNo Japanese losses 
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Allied aircraft losses 
+ Q3 I/ J" {6 g) L2 ~' E' y* ^3 V      SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged5 ]5 ]& C" g3 F6 ]  J2 [ 
      TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged 
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Japanese Ships 
1 F# S# X  p$ q* u      CV Akagi,  heavy fires,  heavy damage 
8 U" ]5 i3 o2 w      CA Kako, and is sunk- o: X- ]& k/ T 
      CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4,  heavy fires,  heavy damage 
$ n( |* K/ A$ s. N3 D5 m      CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk# T& f, x: C2 V$ \( @ 
      DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk# I6 c7 k/ s4 Q& [; v 
      DD Onami 
# Y2 h$ a* j! R8 n4 _$ s      DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk 
6 k6 ^: N1 [* x( c* `+ e      DD Asakaze4 A% z* N5 a; G) s 
      DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage 
1 H7 d. H" Q* x" Y      DD Oite 
+ l. ?$ s4 I9 F! i& s* Z      DD Minekaze 
' k4 @' |! @0 U5 Y1 b" p) D' Z      DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1,  on fire7 U' Y; h5 u0 P 
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Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. 
, X! m6 t! W- R  O( m) Y* ^% \/ Q# wEstimated time to target is 13 minutes 
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9 O( b; l! N- i      SBD-3 Dauntless x 16 
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% Y6 C; J$ J" _7 E. g* @5 t% qAllied aircraft losses- |% X" D+ _0 o) j: |* d& a" B 
      SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged  L( Q# G% U" n' y& M 
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Japanese Ships 
4 R. @( s3 q# e, G! [3 h) d      CVL Ryuho,  heavy fires,  heavy damage 
+ |9 ?' T  B- j: j      CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage 
& C6 Y" A, T  l: z      DD Sawakaze 
8 J7 l9 }0 m  k! f( A; ]1 B      DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |