AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 421 Y/ T8 G6 o7 t1 c$ q/ A
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盟军正式登陆阿图岛
: Q$ D$ D7 x1 @/ [4 t8 f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
& n8 C7 n+ Y' ~* }& T, [58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩
% m8 y) o: I% d% \2 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
/ [3 T% B/ t; |0 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
* J H6 \. L( R: e9 C' V/ p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& K" z( b2 b( u7 X; R
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% [& q" _4 b* W8 @) U( IAmphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49)' E) n# U* G+ u
6 c' y) n: h% \1 ]& S8 aTF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,49
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Allied ground losses:
! j% B6 I* U0 S& J7 H. U1 S6 v 253 casualties reported N9 M$ T6 h: { Y k" j
Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled
* m$ C6 Y7 f6 v3 t2 y" k Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
' m. {7 p+ ?( N9 t: K" l9 m% I Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
* C, D: B- Q3 }; p# |6 r) S) I Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)- d) y5 `6 s* {: k1 c
Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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Ground combat at Attu Island (153,49)
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Japanese Deliberate attack* h0 k0 S4 Y2 H0 q
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Attacking force 5357 troops, 43 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 97
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4 g! d; c! G7 k( }) tDefending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 4260 O- ?/ `7 C* O$ x K' Z) [
6 y' m- k: s- T( h. SJapanese adjusted assault: 0 , t7 P& {) @. A5 I' Q( Q
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Allied adjusted defense: 339 5 S3 n% d0 }- R/ s. L! P
: t5 z3 s9 N% O( y) V/ |# Z% YJapanese assault odds: 1 to 99 9 l) X, ?- |* S. q9 u
: ?6 h) t* o) U8 r5 fCombat modifiers5 S- Z; S1 J4 x/ U
Defender: terrain(+): R0 H. A! `! e: R# x* C" ~
Attacker:
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Japanese ground losses:. P# Q, T3 Q) N* h3 ]1 ^; p
1597 casualties reported
7 U; g" e8 w. U" T. z* l Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled
2 k; E! i% l0 `/ ~8 B' _ Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled
E% M/ G0 C8 S, s' w$ n Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled
3 ~. U) B \0 Z$ [3 ] Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled) N5 _% E; X$ p0 {) D$ d9 Y# t6 J! H$ b
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)# |: w7 ^4 }9 o z4 D1 x' R
. _, a9 I3 ]/ P5 m! QAllied ground losses:
5 y8 W6 B! x! _ 100 casualties reported
8 D( U& t2 g$ D+ j Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
1 s& D; H) D* ]( T Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
+ o4 C# k9 F/ {0 }" B4 b9 S2 I Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Assaulting units:
" H! ~" u- ?. i0 w% W( d 3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion
7 N8 ]0 [$ P# b: W1 f% v; G ` 302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion( T1 J+ X; e& v: j; e$ K
12th Indpt SNLF Coy $ F; i+ l% V3 L/ m9 X4 w1 Q
7th Base Force
% m1 k0 F0 C2 @; ~/ Y5 v- R2 H8 P9 f 8th Field AF Construction Battalion
0 b: {: E. K2 Y; } 5th IJN AA Battalion
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, Z& l. U/ a) r( O0 j; WDefending units:1 t8 c1 V: x9 z- ^/ U
Americal Infantry Div /1
: P" M3 @2 Y# C! ] S. t# i 4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
% }- R7 u" n8 r, o 201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1! W" B! I0 R+ g3 Y' Z: O
151st Combat Engr Rgt /1
% P) x' {' j1 t# ` 153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1$ Q( Z. U2 Q2 z$ G
198th FA Bn /1
2 z8 h* i! N( y- M; H) N 250th Cst Art Rgt /2( e9 n5 K$ t2 e% t
81st FA Bn /1) p& e( ?% m8 q# v; X5 W0 D- ?
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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8 k; W3 b) I& E! R# m+ b& NRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
* W, P# ], L# j8 lEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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* O9 N T. f/ d4 [* U( `& jJapanese aircraft* N: c" E# G7 ]- D' r
A6M2 Zero x 25. ^$ b, W% D6 C5 k/ n, |
9 o. C7 A+ q+ rAllied aircraft
G' A: h% y, _) C- {6 E F4F-3A Wildcat x 12
6 X" a+ F) E' H: k3 i$ v+ F F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
; Y) D9 ]/ q) L/ T& |1 L' n/ ` SBD-3 Dauntless x 72
1 t3 p/ j, T4 q2 [ TBF-1 Avenger x 30* |. W) l1 V4 ~3 j1 Y! M) r
+ d: |4 R0 W9 R3 g' {4 w5 [; k' [No Japanese losses
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) i! s d$ {, }( c VAllied aircraft losses
! G4 h2 \( G0 U# m Y( r F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed+ M6 O" b2 n# @
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed) r. ^% ~3 A* ?) o, e; ~, `
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged- t5 O& F) T# P$ |
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak
6 |3 p8 I. {: z4 W$ G( }0 U TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged$ X9 J" v" `, B& k6 v7 v; A
( A) Z: i7 J5 O' T- GJapanese Ships
7 U9 F& ~, C) |0 K+ A2 o/ t3 I CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires @5 z( \, \ N* y/ {5 G8 R& [4 _
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
* r( e: H2 m5 l$ V" o CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire% L# P$ [0 C0 t$ W, X
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires
( J! d! e( L F2 K; r, G( s1 Z CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 2. u" x" V& g/ R, R0 P) `- }4 P
CA Furutaka' J4 s2 q* f* Q) i+ G1 D
CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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, p$ c8 J/ C9 n8 a; A, l3 ]0 ?Weather in hex: Thunderstorms1 F8 m a! U, B# S& r
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet." [6 T& z# c) \8 `. w
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
8 i o, `( Z& G( ]- U A6M2 Zero x 16; X$ l5 D0 k7 c8 K2 b' W' Q
" U6 ~9 Q* a# v4 L) |+ D& e/ UAllied aircraft
$ c1 u _ C) j3 S3 ?3 v F4F-3P Wildcat x 12
* z7 d2 X4 ^% i0 E F4F-4 Wildcat x 15
( C9 M" b; `( N5 r/ F' p+ y: z SBD-3 Dauntless x 51% x9 |2 Y4 b- h
TBF-1 Avenger x 30# q# p: ` n! h1 {% \4 Z1 B+ G
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Japanese aircraft losses
$ m: b: j. u4 @4 r* Q' t# Z# \8 \ A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed3 w# _* C9 \% B% I* q
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Allied aircraft losses
) @4 }( K3 X2 _5 |5 B% K$ Y. t SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
: b6 c6 v, i2 q- z4 X2 [ SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
3 z' X5 F$ c* f% F, |( v, V4 ?# H3 [- ^ TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships7 y1 Y: x ]8 d9 W6 W2 L* [7 x' j
CV Kaga, heavy fires
- G( ~5 M2 I5 a7 P2 J3 z CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires6 }. \* c. O& }" S6 s
CV Zuikaku, on fire" a) Z) ^% k# J) R; i3 ]
CV Akagi
( R% w) l8 p D3 p3 x9 y CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage$ T6 b5 E# @* R! }2 v
DD Tamanami
1 e" w$ S5 M) X6 r! u6 @$ M! Z CL Nagara8 x- V1 Q8 m5 e- r
DD Oite
7 e+ \0 M, Q0 j' T/ ` DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire
5 I' x% D+ g+ s8 c CA Furutaka/ k! e/ O; T- u' R
CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
- a/ B% @ A1 U. P" c& h8 T9 b2 V DD Minekaze) H; n7 a% p% `( f1 @
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,54# v, a% I4 w; w$ }
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud( S4 B+ @. }4 u
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.& [. S2 ^$ ^" ~7 S# W( @
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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4 C# x# b& v- S9 T! J* L5 s# xJapanese aircraft
( f2 v# }6 `7 p" r A6M2 Zero x 33' E6 B2 g3 @$ B; \3 d- F! R$ w9 U
B5N2 Kate x 61
1 O( U3 |* m `3 y: b" N1 h4 g/ ` D3A1 Val x 44* `5 ^; v- a- ~" _- i* \5 {; v' X
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Allied aircraft
2 y# i# }+ R0 @) K7 I F4F-3A Wildcat x 17
; H: ~- k9 F+ }* |, }6 _ F4F-3 Wildcat x 48
! g# E1 J7 g; S F4F-4 Wildcat x 81) @" f3 b1 l5 |+ X$ `
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Japanese aircraft losses
$ n4 ~1 ?7 N# b6 b1 X1 g8 g A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed D7 ~2 M4 X' d
B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged2 ?( p4 b$ ?' r. w/ z8 s
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
- A: x' Z x& [9 m' h0 v: h& G D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged
) {) s3 z* R6 o2 _ D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak# B! G4 ?8 o" Z8 e+ k
3 E6 l, _" P0 M8 b' A9 lAllied aircraft losses6 d9 C; x1 M( N5 M! J3 \
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed8 S) Y% w& w( D
# h v& l/ w/ b! s+ x* bAllied Ships! X# S( V6 L, W4 ?- r
CVE Copahee* Z" y' {' R3 u+ _
CV Yorktown6 @: [6 ~! H' h. p5 ^+ Y& h
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 25 F0 [5 z2 f/ v/ B9 t4 J9 o- t
CLAA San Diego/ A; i8 w) H. v" {6 e+ k# j, g
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud7 i! d' m. Y1 Y2 @$ J
) M' e& k6 q; ?2 a- s: ~: qRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
6 s: o* h& f, G+ _5 q! kEstimated time to target is 29 minutes6 s0 G/ `, y2 t% d* S% J
2 p% s& H5 C/ M$ D& ~Japanese aircraft
2 h0 n1 A. V& r+ L( A2 ]0 Z+ y7 M A6M2 Zero x 3
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! w1 F) C' @/ k6 l$ |Allied aircraft
, l8 m- Y7 y( y& i) U' b3 M2 B/ m F4F-3 Wildcat x 2) ~4 { h9 J6 c o9 c2 ^
SBD-3 Dauntless x 197 {" l5 T$ _% Y! O/ d' G/ B1 U# k
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
/ X: v: C$ }" N9 A# N4 l: a F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
* f7 C1 Y6 ?1 F( k+ v3 s SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged& C% L9 j7 s& ~+ @2 c0 @; L; O
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak% T( I/ ]' m( l+ c: T4 P
( o( Y" O6 g/ _/ x+ l0 A xJapanese Ships
5 @# ?& c6 U& I2 P CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
. D/ {8 U7 w% b' N3 l; l CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire
6 e7 b" f0 D* i& h. h* e+ {9 q CV Akagi
- G/ B: W$ {+ M3 i CV Zuikaku, on fire
4 l) E& S; P$ j6 H* g& s CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage+ }7 R5 |3 c: t+ h0 G
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57! L+ d4 d; E! w. v# Q
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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! p" I9 _+ q+ d( Y. I9 ?Raid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.4 ~* S/ W& R5 b y; u
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes
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' f+ y* ?9 w5 l( G# C- c7 N) bJapanese aircraft. M8 R2 f: C) P1 d8 y
A6M2 Zero x 2
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Allied aircraft8 Q. l1 I! H2 _" j/ N4 u
SBD-3 Dauntless x 2
6 \1 a! z- i a# S TBF-1 Avenger x 67 z4 _/ h9 X+ v% y+ k- A& t
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No Japanese losses
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; T$ Y3 v/ H! ]- x3 c8 bNo Allied losses& K0 L4 L+ R/ C
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Japanese Ships" H }# o) l/ W+ Y% l+ o
CV Akagi K8 k8 H* P8 R
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage; j& E; g! p' |* M$ L
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( Z- J6 a, |: B4 J ^Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud/ C5 y! |* W" i/ M8 v
( U( {: {- } X, A, M$ P" gRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet., L' x3 |- K) B' U# ?" q) Q8 Y
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes
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Allied aircraft G# Q# x- d3 P0 u4 T# U3 x
F4F-3 Wildcat x 5
1 B O; F4 ?/ I- f; c1 N0 m TBF-1 Avenger x 3% H" i# G: {" x8 @5 i8 d
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Allied aircraft losses3 E' a; G8 b; m$ b4 I% j7 y3 g3 d/ L* |
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged' w/ \$ j7 Z" j% i
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Japanese Ships
9 C1 F" L$ J; L; W" H" q CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1/ \4 o/ z# w3 a
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, F/ p4 P; B3 I) VAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,56
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
) a9 u: ?5 T7 o1 CEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft1 Z6 V" u, J* ]; Y' O. E' V
A6M2 Zero x 6. z+ d" v* c- ~3 c+ e! N
B5N2 Kate x 15- k0 Q! s1 r, k, v6 O' r
D3A1 Val x 19
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8 `( s) b; D1 G& D8 mAllied aircraft
# r/ U+ l' N4 e& n9 P F4F-3 Wildcat x 36. J, t* }; V2 D, @
F4F-4 Wildcat x 36: o2 C& X0 M" p* u7 j, f. k/ F
# c; q7 [2 o5 t, _6 c- UJapanese aircraft losses
4 d/ S* x2 s- H0 B) I A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed6 b0 H: Z3 C% |# [: G1 V
B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged! V% m! q# Z7 U% f0 V7 S
D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged! U, I3 e, i* u$ D
% W5 \6 v% [$ v, M4 nAllied aircraft losses
. n7 v5 j$ @4 J! w/ U: }$ N F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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CV Lexington
7 b: w' Q+ G% `! n CV Saratoga6 |8 _' B& C" Z1 y. ^& L
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+ E/ [; ?5 w' l( oAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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. R# N$ X% X# `! ZWeather in hex: Heavy cloud4 n% G! R0 L6 K9 i* z6 S9 L
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
- I# v7 \% z9 q+ J8 V$ Y( l( N" FEstimated time to target is 31 minutes7 m C5 d) u7 L; d
. q) [1 m1 D9 sAllied aircraft
5 ]1 L+ }4 P) n3 D F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
' {$ s& Q3 _; X2 h: b; H/ @4 l F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
6 p6 F: q6 s/ W SBD-3 Dauntless x 70& h4 H6 ~% R+ Y
TBF-1 Avenger x 30) @- G; J/ p9 h. c7 f4 Z! l2 I0 R
5 q* F4 x$ C% k4 Y# SAllied aircraft losses e7 y. y( |) T" M; c' B/ `* S* A, T
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged1 u# a, g1 z8 j8 b: |
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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9 ?# {) A5 U( z0 t- DJapanese Ships+ }. Y5 T" _* v4 P
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage; `! d3 r( H. r" \! ~% s, e! z
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires1 @5 |$ c% X2 n3 \7 ~# B& p3 F
DD Asakaze
7 ~; x3 e& k0 }4 D DD Tamanami
3 o; L$ I& z9 t, V DD Onami
; h1 t% _9 H0 _/ S: T( J DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage! O3 O, b3 X6 `
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
! H- Z1 ?0 C+ N Y; X0 c DD Oite
; X6 c& O3 E* {# y. \& F# \3 V. w DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
2 [4 \8 C% S3 [" e7 h* }5 k DD Suzukaze: z. a+ q5 L) G) }
CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1
5 f# ~% i' J# p CL Nagara
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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 Z7 q4 Y2 t) J. e+ V! z
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Allied aircraft# p* | _" e3 t5 w& N) @
A-24 Banshee x 2" k) X8 k: y7 `$ a4 j
SBD-3 Dauntless x 258 t1 P3 }1 p/ X6 c; n/ b3 k7 z9 G
( Z5 z0 Q! \+ r$ p9 k$ vAllied aircraft losses( A G7 e/ y; U4 f7 j% B0 n1 j3 S
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
% P% D/ u) g. m! N6 H, } SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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, m) C# z4 {& ~8 O1 e2 e! ? CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage( w4 j0 e' X" L" t
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 \& p; |) v/ B8 c. c CV Zuikaku, heavy fires5 |" A+ F, [0 E; r- S# u+ y
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires8 F6 Z9 Y! i3 }3 q9 ?
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage+ n# P2 t! O- ]+ D- D( D# J
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage# R! F, L& y1 b9 \9 J2 g
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,579 d" [$ b2 ^! a% Z: Q/ a
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud& h: J) g) [& M |2 [
; W7 ?# ^) A: W. ]Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
* x8 G1 I* ^# |5 |9 H) m5 REstimated time to target is 12 minutes1 {' Y6 n( j$ x% k4 d3 j
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A-24 Banshee x 14
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( {4 b, @ o" I8 B1 P/ i A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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% }) | r" ]. g1 C9 j1 P CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 r/ E! Z/ K3 u* }8 Y CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
! K2 u5 p9 Z8 y3 D/ C; E ?; e DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage
* T$ X5 V7 I! V CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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6 @: Y8 B1 A' L- _! r! o+ wAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,573 s( J6 w3 A0 v6 l& Y. [; O
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! T# z; @3 G% t, x" U- {. WRaid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
! F3 }7 l9 T8 E/ f& }1 W6 LEstimated time to target is 27 minutes0 p3 I0 O0 P% d w( B4 `6 \
8 Y. ?5 Z! B; k$ b! H4 j) k1 sAllied aircraft4 C g' n j2 L' ?3 d; G) l1 k
A-24 Banshee x 2
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' j% ]& K4 E/ j- S K7 wNo Allied losses* F8 C; U5 a) q& W8 T
- ~8 A7 k6 [/ t% J1 Z$ IJapanese Ships- Q7 q$ @9 ^2 h% ^, A/ f* d
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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$ D2 U# Y$ Q1 d tWeather in hex: Heavy cloud5 {" k L4 k, k0 S/ f% o
7 u1 K1 e2 {; A; q- M3 O4 ORaid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.* D# p) Z$ f9 h! P
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes
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Allied aircraft8 g6 A" ^" o3 L
F4F-3A Wildcat x 2
+ N. L& E K: g8 d; D) z SBD-3 Dauntless x 31
( U3 p e# j# l TBF-1 Avenger x 15; G! z, E6 ]) e! s/ } A& C8 S
3 V, ]7 G* N3 C. f( t3 P: `# tAllied aircraft losses
. \% q; Y- O5 I SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
) u. |# i8 [7 c) `; N6 O TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
) r; i: j% I* r5 p" Y; J CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage, [0 ]2 b$ s1 L- c: {# d8 ]. }
DD Oite: j4 Q! ]+ F# g1 k
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires9 j( q) b7 `9 G2 i
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 V! z$ e% v# H: J. u CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage( h* Z; n$ I4 a; @; n5 M, `
DD Onami7 F4 m# a- x+ R! Q
DD Tamanami( ~9 p; \: R9 ^5 u, F: D' r
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire
" L1 ^2 Q2 B6 m4 v8 v' U1 E DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 1
' d+ G6 `$ `% M: f2 n1 R" { DD Minekaze
# Y/ E6 {5 f, z% J7 m DD Asakaze
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' c9 L. X8 M+ D2 _/ w9 kAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57* }$ t4 T: @6 D" `5 x u8 _3 N
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
8 }0 Q8 ~* Q$ N! cEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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8 {: a3 M5 J8 YJapanese aircraft
1 g) q8 j$ n U6 T, i5 }' Y no flights
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Allied aircraft6 _' g- Z. ~: y' b$ k
F4F-3P Wildcat x 103 U; l" F/ v% s9 @
F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
. R. }: a" r2 a3 y SBD-3 Dauntless x 63$ }0 w7 v$ D8 i" y
TBF-1 Avenger x 18
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% o- K: A8 `; G$ F# q3 jNo Japanese losses5 W& V" S/ A8 C( N; Z7 a" a4 N4 q7 x
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Allied aircraft losses' d' E* M! V: S7 x' }& w
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
7 O& G% p9 p% ^ Q+ _5 V TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships* f& J- d: X# {) y( b/ M7 m' Z/ e
CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage8 P& s9 J& ]7 X3 t4 q9 J
CA Kako, and is sunk) h0 u5 G! F# y' j
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage/ K7 X- Q6 C/ M" S# Z! b* t( L# Y7 w# t
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
7 L* ?- C( b. x- T B6 y DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
! C+ O& g) t( D% a7 ?, T DD Onami1 x7 q: r' |" Y& F# S9 y8 I9 ]# W
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk8 J( U; V7 M' i/ v5 {$ J
DD Asakaze$ L& q9 d' K* O& B* y1 g* s
DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage. y2 {9 O+ K. ?( p8 |, {
DD Oite) e& D `5 S" Z3 c1 D2 q
DD Minekaze* @) g5 |5 X- a9 u! c- \
DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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/ n0 X4 q5 H% \6 \1 a9 P" ?Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
6 u4 m* W# o0 W7 V6 fEstimated time to target is 13 minutes. p# F) [% I7 L8 @' X
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Allied aircraft4 f n8 {$ i" M* M. E+ b ~. r- H: f
SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
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- \& B" z' F9 g8 TAllied aircraft losses
' B S7 I! k5 B" ^ SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
/ X1 I. j* a* u& g) N1 f CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage- h7 ^0 ?! W2 \- V
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
- v M5 J# P/ i+ N" D& \ DD Sawakaze$ @ V* D, x( f5 S
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |