AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 42
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盟军正式登陆阿图岛3 i0 r" k p( {* r5 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
) ]: \& ?0 S1 R* n# \7 H7 v6 z58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩- w9 q* h% d8 p9 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$ p% r: V* W9 @! P4 r# v% |) P8 R
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! |# z4 D2 {5 Q& y% }* p9 {
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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Amphibious 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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& G% J* _; N/ {6 h5 _Allied ground losses:. E! l4 R: y8 d; q% }
253 casualties reported
( G0 E3 M; x0 \ Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled
" ^! p" r) i! P% t9 Q Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
: _! {- s( g( c' \ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
; q- [' [# B3 Y) N; n, T3 V. U' V Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)# _% X6 a/ _8 f3 }& l
Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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, r) Z/ T/ G: S( `+ w9 B4 P2 z0 TGround combat at Attu Island (153,49)
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3 |9 i2 Y+ k k; tJapanese Deliberate attack( e) p* q: S% H8 {+ G$ ]
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Attacking force 5357 troops, 43 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 97
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: {( |) e, F9 }Defending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 426! ~0 P; _8 d, G3 `7 R0 q1 r
; e& T, K4 z% E& C/ A: b& T. R; `Japanese adjusted assault: 0 0 O0 a4 [+ _- J2 K
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Allied adjusted defense: 339 # @6 o+ X. V) V
9 N- M+ ?$ H K# fJapanese assault odds: 1 to 99
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! i8 W% b4 f! _1 L# h, bCombat modifiers
! J* ~. H. Q: u4 _4 c CDefender: terrain(+)" _1 Q3 b2 M9 F3 G+ o
Attacker:
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Japanese ground losses:9 A8 I0 F9 X# J0 Q
1597 casualties reported
: r. e% c/ M, U4 r) M* V Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled3 m! @0 ~/ e* U$ K
Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled
# ]0 y2 u! r# g# @+ h4 k, T. S2 d5 E Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled
5 T3 J s+ H' z) h' A, Q9 M, j Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)
: L# B/ P1 P/ ^8 r- e# G' W Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)5 ?* J+ w, A" n9 ?1 r' [
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Allied ground losses:
8 g# \4 C- a; Y7 H! { 100 casualties reported
7 O+ Q! q4 |) J+ _) L. W Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
3 g) o! n, x1 f5 \( k; R Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% Q1 `' @/ L( I& P" B9 T
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Assaulting units:; _5 F( v- w+ s2 v
3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion( h* d- J6 Q9 k6 H
302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion4 }5 }5 ]& J! b6 y% u. L# S
12th Indpt SNLF Coy
4 a6 I- ~. y5 O 7th Base Force# n1 ^- M. c3 @ l
8th Field AF Construction Battalion
# K8 B6 c; [! v6 V 5th IJN AA Battalion
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/ f) r8 ^) T0 Z7 ^9 m+ u# qDefending units:
2 A3 }& A, b o! q Americal Infantry Div /1
. \( u, b% Z3 _7 _% k, J 4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /1. @" \6 V( O: o% U
201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
/ I; T1 E! a1 t$ v7 r8 t& ]3 m 151st Combat Engr Rgt /1
; ^. C6 e. n( D. N 153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
1 f: I& A7 o9 j( k% U 198th FA Bn /1
- b( V) Q7 M& O [- R+ a6 y 250th Cst Art Rgt /2+ K2 G+ i- x; A, j! R$ H, M5 h
81st FA Bn /1+ M! r: f$ v! A! G
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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$ h* m5 @ ^* L& c" W; fWeather in hex: Thunderstorms3 k. [' E5 C' P. M' `. ?* T4 A
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
6 y. H1 S% S/ T# @0 N8 I6 yEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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9 ?3 g7 y# t+ h5 j' o0 }2 N3 Q% nJapanese aircraft, D0 C9 e7 R4 d! T3 y
A6M2 Zero x 251 B2 H4 i8 a9 ]; f5 e0 S% `
- u( U# a2 s. U* t" [$ U. ]Allied aircraft2 b7 p9 |" E5 H0 O
F4F-3A Wildcat x 12. |+ [3 U9 e1 s
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12) N9 u, e' U6 U% J
SBD-3 Dauntless x 726 k: J _. h: Y9 G: j! T
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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No Japanese losses" N. O+ G* u2 ^# V/ s
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Allied aircraft losses
5 r7 g1 x H8 Q% a% C F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed
% Y! y' i9 a& p F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed0 i4 \& q1 C8 P
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged6 V9 ]/ d) m; X# l
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak
, d4 J6 ?' q; r" o TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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+ x0 n. T8 f) E' ?Japanese Ships+ e8 R: P# p' J3 u' s
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
* s* Z3 J' Z: V CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
5 v# i+ t2 J8 l! t! x( Y6 ?% z, H CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire1 K; S. y" g8 o; ?* @
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires
* L D) ]( K$ d CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 2
4 T: ?3 x# {/ _7 N$ Z CA Furutaka2 U$ Y. O+ A) A* y4 D8 y4 V
CA Kako, Bomb hits 1# Q C% D# s6 h' w
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57: O" A0 K m* G9 O
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. ]; B+ y. `$ S5 t3 O/ v% CRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet., j1 M) J2 K# ^* x
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Japanese aircraft [% ? @* X0 G) Z+ ]
A6M2 Zero x 16
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5 {& k; `7 `- c9 c, fAllied aircraft
( @9 F$ v% W' J" a* R F4F-3P Wildcat x 12& L5 y f, M# @8 }
F4F-4 Wildcat x 15
9 Z+ K/ }5 J6 l0 Q SBD-3 Dauntless x 51
) T1 |1 L* }: \) u TBF-1 Avenger x 30# l+ I8 u" B9 w8 l2 h
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Japanese aircraft losses1 ~- H W5 |# R$ r/ n' {# `' M! t/ e
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed9 [' G. |7 z* o6 q6 u3 K$ L8 X. Q7 Z
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/ N3 h5 z0 I( V2 T4 |- w8 U SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged8 S* ?" O) o; k$ B. O0 b
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
) ~+ l3 o2 q) c \9 t TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged* M2 v# j* B5 c- q6 w
0 A3 u- }7 a8 `, B# N# x$ V e: kJapanese Ships) i6 g! V" l3 Y
CV Kaga, heavy fires& U, a: P2 ~( P$ N" F+ C
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
! Q/ F2 R/ k/ z8 [ v1 |8 y CV Zuikaku, on fire
3 Q8 B8 d' ]2 E CV Akagi
% ^7 @( [& X1 }' u/ ~ CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
" K n9 } A2 u& A3 r, P DD Tamanami6 r8 B; v4 h! `% L* R$ ~1 ~, Q5 ~
CL Nagara- F+ B3 J$ X( F% J. f, y r7 x$ ?
DD Oite& b2 L5 ?, i' {7 w: o+ R j+ H
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire: o0 r7 O: _* H" \. D. |$ `
CA Furutaka, l. T o- H5 z) Z
CA Kako, Bomb hits 15 Z* _, ?# d* I1 T+ B2 e
DD Minekaze
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" ]# H- y- o* m: W4 e, {Morning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,54
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.' |/ F' p, |9 N! _8 t8 m
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes5 [4 x1 r1 Z$ m" T2 U9 ?+ M0 M) N
1 a' l* Q. y4 U$ N1 QJapanese aircraft2 S! W* y+ n1 |* G, C
A6M2 Zero x 33+ x" }6 U% ^5 d
B5N2 Kate x 61
0 M/ z/ n6 _& N7 }4 F D3A1 Val x 44( _5 G5 R+ \% B2 i2 @- g
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Allied aircraft4 P7 [$ Z- [! r
F4F-3A Wildcat x 17
/ A/ q8 D+ N; W3 r F4F-3 Wildcat x 48
! u: V. R) x/ t0 u* s' ~8 V F4F-4 Wildcat x 81
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Japanese aircraft losses( V/ Y9 C1 G9 Y9 w$ F
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
; Y7 k9 A2 Y% {" k0 S B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged
- Z' x7 k5 M. K% w B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak& Y- l3 [; t5 v) M$ K* z
D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged. D, z q5 a. C; }
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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8 I) e- m4 f1 h) yAllied aircraft losses
% O6 R! e9 G0 L3 D F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
8 j% E: G3 ?& D" R$ W CVE Copahee( x3 E% m. ^ \, c& e% s M
CV Yorktown
# [+ t' Z% a* ^3 L- {4 T, G CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2
. g+ V% m) f1 m7 k CLAA San Diego
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud0 \% P7 r3 P7 i T, ]+ j
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
# Q9 D* Q6 S+ D, B! I; REstimated time to target is 29 minutes% P) R# o, L- X; T/ {' [: Q! ~
4 W: t8 x5 O, A8 HJapanese aircraft
8 W( [7 N1 @& |$ N A6M2 Zero x 39 ^9 D' @/ d7 j! b
; P0 k0 ?* C& v% \/ k! BAllied aircraft e Z, i: @/ C
F4F-3 Wildcat x 2
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No Japanese losses
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% ~; x, J$ u- r+ L; _9 X# K5 SAllied aircraft losses
* b) Q% L- Y6 V S+ X, \5 q F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
5 T& x7 ^7 B4 w4 S5 G, |& W SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
* S, S7 V2 }. R SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak6 c: C. i/ i& j: a, n/ S8 @& H
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Japanese Ships2 q8 m& q5 a7 {: b
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 q. g- R+ v# J7 J8 L) d CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire' n; X# Z9 a, X' t! G: W
CV Akagi
- s1 R1 d- j. P' l" i% ^8 E CV Zuikaku, on fire7 J# K; J) \2 ]( s
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,573 i+ d/ P9 m" s( }' C, _2 v' m( _+ m$ t
( p/ A( H; c vWeather in hex: Heavy cloud* V# `/ d! W' O9 `" L" y9 e
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Raid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
6 d0 n8 i: m0 EEstimated time to target is 25 minutes
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/ J2 @3 s& H3 s6 i H$ H8 Z* U% jJapanese aircraft
; f. H m+ n( m2 M% Z A6M2 Zero x 2
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Allied aircraft
1 W' s" I. D7 e2 ?( | SBD-3 Dauntless x 2) k# v5 D! g% G" V, X7 \
TBF-1 Avenger x 6
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2 j& P) k# p9 R0 N- Y) k$ h0 C7 |No Japanese losses3 d# \1 d5 L2 j* W4 ~) q
9 \# n6 ^/ d& N3 |; i& ]No Allied losses6 o6 Y0 ~0 b( R6 V( ~" r
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Japanese Ships
) b' K) M* [) {3 l6 R. ~* p7 D+ v, X+ j CV Akagi' o5 t1 k5 v, B
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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/ O2 X+ [7 n# W, hWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.; K5 X& b' g8 Q% v
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes
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& U5 Q- I: A3 RAllied aircraft
8 L7 V0 s4 |, R& j. G F4F-3 Wildcat x 5
" J( V! E9 g! q+ S0 V TBF-1 Avenger x 31 s7 r% e& k8 F' R3 r7 _9 k, W- W
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Allied aircraft losses
/ T, y& t7 w' n8 L7 n* k8 f TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 10 L- r* _2 | O8 ?
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,56
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( P7 K% d3 o% u0 KRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
, V9 @5 ~' p1 ~* B! B7 Z0 aEstimated time to target is 15 minutes" i- r- W, _' V) i8 o
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Japanese aircraft+ T& y! `( \9 A8 [
A6M2 Zero x 6 _: K9 n6 z# e) p5 s( N
B5N2 Kate x 15
/ J" R& B8 y* j, A' j) h D3A1 Val x 19
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Allied aircraft
1 _- d' i$ G& {$ H. ^- z3 a F4F-3 Wildcat x 36! c8 G6 _, \/ M8 |
F4F-4 Wildcat x 368 m2 ~' l/ K4 [! h" i8 R* q
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Japanese aircraft losses
( l* S `* P r* n A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed9 l% }1 o% C# _
B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
& W; B! C) k5 V) i% [ D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged; {, e4 c) g0 A: S, J$ U/ [
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Allied aircraft losses
1 \, a& T2 s! H# N1 y F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships5 w5 o8 z9 p' O
CV Lexington5 J" V+ Y7 z% D0 S
CV Saratoga7 P0 S) u, }* x6 }& ?
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. m8 G$ H4 T/ s: M" i5 u5 Q( r9 {Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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( w# q3 |, o" I- c8 ~Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
5 U6 d4 J, V+ k1 v- {Estimated time to target is 31 minutes- `* Y" } t" ]
2 B/ j# O( z1 B( ~" qAllied aircraft
1 X2 `& P% a0 [: C8 l F4F-3 Wildcat x 12/ J- {- N/ Q3 `- I. ?# E
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12$ T& |7 t6 h: p; j3 \9 T
SBD-3 Dauntless x 70" [+ Z6 {1 V2 p* ?3 G$ M
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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' s# A4 s7 \' GAllied aircraft losses
" K T) }) H6 i# ^# @( n. q SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged/ H; F2 V* e6 J5 A# i9 G
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged2 m1 m2 A* T7 K$ E
, J* Q" l8 x8 T1 fJapanese Ships
3 _7 K5 B7 A- k4 L @ CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage, X/ ?2 h3 |# o* N
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires0 X# c% Z6 T$ P4 C% D
DD Asakaze7 {9 x7 k B8 z# e& H8 i7 u( ]$ Q
DD Tamanami' w7 ~( I) s, U1 O1 V( t) L* k8 |
DD Onami
( ~( |! A7 k0 N. @7 u DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
6 k0 @$ }/ u* g2 {: G8 ^ CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
- x+ ~# A1 K8 p DD Oite/ c- U0 e7 ~" F" i+ M
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage* r" l1 }5 Y' [4 Z
DD Suzukaze$ o/ j7 g; Z9 U/ D* Z4 E
CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1- f5 T6 u4 k- F7 ^' ?
CL Nagara
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. C- _4 E# [! E% { J# _Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud; s: ?1 e! C3 x* Z
4 s/ ?5 J1 D8 L8 G: M# y' CRaid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.' h9 j' _# G* d6 O# C+ W0 g
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Allied aircraft
; [" N4 o s# v9 P- S: n2 ? A-24 Banshee x 2
/ p4 ]3 R4 u( \% U: ]+ b SBD-3 Dauntless x 25
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Allied aircraft losses
. v6 b) A9 G9 K1 s3 M5 s* }1 c. ? A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
. N( y( C( `1 s2 t* f* x2 }5 O SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged, i5 |$ \7 M' p* l. a" X
( E; l! H* j: BJapanese Ships
6 E0 R' c1 Y& t$ L+ f CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
& u' Z; L9 c' `0 u. P j& i CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage E4 T2 Y! n, t" }4 W/ b3 r
CV Zuikaku, heavy fires: D( D; w( S9 n6 M! t: x q
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
5 V) T. i3 E( k6 T2 g* x2 T5 d8 H DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 j9 G4 n \: h; |# u: Y CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage5 L7 C. |+ S( L
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7 Y5 \2 n* }6 a0 r1 b( Y% eAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57. M; `. v- p# y
( `& ~7 d" e8 X/ {$ bWeather in hex: Heavy cloud d) O4 Q5 e4 a8 ?0 i; h' h
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Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
5 |7 F7 ^8 j. }& m( V- VEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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A-24 Banshee x 14
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Allied aircraft losses h; v6 |% P5 z
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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# p& z1 R% ~- X- z: W$ rJapanese Ships
9 L: p# E9 ]# \4 c$ T1 J, M CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ U# f( B$ N' w) x3 |* w CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage! E! r5 ~# T. L/ w
DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage
* O5 r( ] J+ j X6 D9 B3 c CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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6 e' T( B( q6 @' t( tAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud/ l* d% {% @$ q$ l0 \. m
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Raid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet./ O6 V! { `$ m% {
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes2 S. b6 K7 O. A8 v* C$ i$ {" D
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Allied aircraft
9 `" Y* ~ e7 F& | ^* x O/ R4 E A-24 Banshee x 2
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No Allied losses. | M7 ~/ ?+ n( E3 S+ l- [+ l
n4 R2 }$ P$ D0 b9 T3 RJapanese Ships
3 [0 W& y5 `* m7 u; Y CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
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2 \; [8 k7 f; p' Q* e1 XAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud; p7 t/ @1 N# G1 D5 O
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Raid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
- X6 j8 s5 E, v' F5 xEstimated time to target is 24 minutes
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Allied aircraft
5 q+ t! n- z1 n7 w2 ? F4F-3A Wildcat x 2
) B, h& _( ?* K+ f0 @ SBD-3 Dauntless x 310 v' l$ f) S" v; f, y
TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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' {3 x% O4 N2 C! HAllied aircraft losses* d8 [( X4 e/ |2 |1 x6 r4 C
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged; p0 } K% [0 `+ H
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged3 u2 w9 I6 R% m ^
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Japanese Ships1 B6 y4 I+ {( t! C& F* N
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
- E. g+ L1 r( E; z DD Oite
# \; i. N: [" G9 i CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires4 }' H9 ^: T/ I
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
* U/ O% _ C% E( V! r CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
0 w8 e1 x# [; |0 G& {2 Y; n DD Onami% J, e! z! i& }2 S. H( n9 c
DD Tamanami
H' H( H& n0 C CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire
" L% f. U R( @# d9 a+ D DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 1
- q8 V3 o* \) G2 \% U DD Minekaze
/ d4 |% g1 H5 o* x; J3 C5 Q" n! _ DD Asakaze) u$ B* } p$ t2 W; @6 }
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: c9 v4 u' w& @- sAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57+ c; z9 i2 W9 S, l. |8 ?* j" W& _
6 f' T I% l. R; ^8 f0 U; z; vWeather in hex: Heavy cloud% D8 t3 V/ N3 H$ n- k+ x. h# M
; ^% e5 e7 @. C$ |Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
& k: U& F+ `" X8 |+ F+ T( AEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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/ [1 ` G r- R' H- }' j: DJapanese aircraft
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3 P& @0 o) L; Q0 r3 @* mAllied aircraft
9 F# j8 |! k7 W- U0 b( \% c' G. L F4F-3P Wildcat x 10
0 B$ ?% |" ^* Z) D2 U1 ] F4F-4 Wildcat x 14% W- f/ y. h+ c" _; |0 `
SBD-3 Dauntless x 63. s4 c8 ]' d* }$ k, k
TBF-1 Avenger x 18
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3 o- X3 }2 y( vNo Japanese losses; p `$ t9 Q0 y0 V7 v/ ]0 b
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Allied aircraft losses
4 f1 C, m# L s- Q" _$ R SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
R' g: T0 Z: g$ t TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged
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' X; S1 m1 T; v0 f; X& }. f3 bJapanese Ships
9 |4 F8 N0 @/ a j* O/ s& O0 I CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage+ Q! e- u1 N" V
CA Kako, and is sunk: q" d: ]( z7 M% T5 G& I7 L0 T( @
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
* t7 a' j& ]5 k5 U6 e) P0 z# V8 U; e CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
5 W! ]- m% d+ b( N( Z$ e# H- Q9 A DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk6 O$ U1 E; }2 d, k) q% c _6 g
DD Onami: {& C" ?# V6 M; k! ]: A
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk# f/ B! R/ M) R" O9 G
DD Asakaze: W; h' h5 t+ f6 r, i
DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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DD Minekaze
, F9 d. c/ ^% U; I$ ^ b# u. E, O o DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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+ ?6 [1 p# r0 A1 K% nRaid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.5 N2 \# J" O3 d) d
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes! f7 g0 a2 D" C! ~7 R& ]* P
1 O7 s+ y' M F' |9 V2 P% c, KAllied aircraft
. P8 T0 M |. t' k! p SBD-3 Dauntless x 16+ Y0 m5 ]$ q! ?& Q0 B, F1 d0 {6 \/ G
; ]* Q1 v0 s, |; }" lAllied aircraft losses
! I: o2 h2 g$ `9 P SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
B1 [5 m8 T% P3 V CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ l; Q/ z F0 o- m, e m/ n2 I CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ ~/ j4 F; `% ]0 l" X DD Sawakaze
, B( ^: U7 H ?& y [ DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |