AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 42
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- q( {; {2 ?5 u6 l% u) m盟军正式登陆阿图岛! K8 U" E) m% H4 l: N
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: R2 S; H0 x* w$ b+ j h4 E
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 N6 W: i8 S T# t! k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+ _7 e( B- y& Q
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; `" z3 p9 ?8 \0 T. _
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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2 Y7 u3 X: D( Y" T: W O5 bAmphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49)" f4 y& U w' j/ _) e0 Z6 }& z" k
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TF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,49' P ~7 F, C, Y' B/ o' l7 u( d7 I
5 x8 J! Z( t" `/ }4 C8 n% VAllied ground losses:
: k( Y, i; \4 M# S2 J; q 253 casualties reported# @; q- F8 l+ ?1 m2 r, L$ g0 N" b6 l
Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled \8 c3 i- i5 E! a4 G# x7 D
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
# S; P0 A* a1 N, _7 `& [: ]9 Z k Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 w: v$ {. u0 x3 R- I. P
Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)
_8 F7 l) K; ?& D Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)- B8 K# }/ X& ]! D t) U1 z
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1 p E; m( r! w m! ^Ground combat at Attu Island (153,49)
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1 d# E% q K) q9 |Japanese Deliberate attack& b( P3 s; _" ?% c" Q/ N7 m4 N' P# s8 [
+ s0 I3 J3 V L, vAttacking force 5357 troops, 43 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 971 A* ]: g+ N% N* S# x8 u6 D) [
/ V, t+ S* g0 T# o- b- s YDefending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 4267 A. | {+ n1 r I/ `
; \5 c1 E" {. }3 W0 FJapanese adjusted assault: 0 " f+ W+ {( o y' o0 q$ G; e
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Allied adjusted defense: 339 % G6 l. B; @: I; O& Y4 O# w. Z/ r
4 Q8 W. M4 s. H1 o bJapanese assault odds: 1 to 99
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5 z {# }& r+ ^Combat modifiers
@7 o0 |! w" ]; yDefender: terrain(+)
8 _9 A4 O- W8 }: @3 ]Attacker: * ]& j% u" p7 n+ T, Q, p
6 m( `( `$ ` BJapanese ground losses:
5 K# J# @ c* x! O 1597 casualties reported* x4 L# n# Z2 x4 v
Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled/ N+ c# e( e# B9 P
Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled5 q( y+ |4 V* V- n, |, z
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled/ D: |$ g/ v1 v, Y) J V
Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)
1 V1 B- h" {7 A Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)+ G1 p7 j/ a8 O( w" g
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Allied ground losses:0 Q3 t3 r/ O- ] A) O, Z
100 casualties reported8 g" C. L3 ?. }9 s& k) m
Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
8 p; @, I, F. }- S/ O* p7 d* n6 Y Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; N" D% |7 A0 o' r
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled8 ^6 w) n" K6 ^, Y5 @( {
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Assaulting units:: Q9 d- X$ ]( @7 }+ s U; F# h
3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion9 K4 G' S! }/ _4 p7 y
302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion+ B9 k$ G% E: n$ k. N5 w) R9 F
12th Indpt SNLF Coy
6 V3 p! I) D) ?0 m- B 7th Base Force: v: P: e2 I' g' @6 \$ t
8th Field AF Construction Battalion
! [+ C$ e4 S; T" [) h: V6 i 5th IJN AA Battalion! Y) V$ L8 c) u4 p- s0 U
' ?$ N: L7 }/ S4 s xDefending units:
9 m3 p6 U$ o8 \7 [3 X! J Americal Infantry Div /1
8 K6 \; o3 Q( _5 W0 }8 y0 p 4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
: b8 y2 X5 G3 c3 | 201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
, r. S) c) z/ N: z 151st Combat Engr Rgt /1
( v5 R u' G! c. z: a- E$ z 153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /13 _- P _( P# |" k
198th FA Bn /1! g$ s5 C3 m# F3 L( r+ o1 I
250th Cst Art Rgt /2
; D2 U# [+ j0 H3 k$ V8 M( q, Y0 q 81st FA Bn /1* n$ C/ Q1 q$ {: T; E7 k- V! U
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7 f7 Z0 q/ X4 ~" Q% DMorning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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3 r& j; z" ~9 F' j7 x! CWeather in hex: Thunderstorms3 m/ W5 p# X2 n) s( \7 x6 Q
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.0 @+ l( Z/ I% y( W" d* U. a+ |3 J+ o
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes& [+ a: N% I( e } V
( i! b K' \( ~+ z: d: RJapanese aircraft
$ C: {& J, T/ |$ U, a A6M2 Zero x 25
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$ ^; k- e5 L+ |Allied aircraft9 P" D* X7 a4 ?' x9 I" Q4 Y4 P
F4F-3A Wildcat x 12
8 w) n7 G! M/ W* G' A# V$ L* }. I F4F-3 Wildcat x 12# a9 H D* Z7 E# {5 F( N- m8 C( X' P
SBD-3 Dauntless x 72) [* B6 f" C; z; \% B {# H8 ?; O
TBF-1 Avenger x 30& E( H; F% l9 s0 s5 d, V% S7 ?
\+ N- @# [- ~6 C* p7 t/ H9 G% ^No Japanese losses
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: G7 t& R) Q A6 [) a- y4 ~Allied aircraft losses
' q8 i. A, I/ Y, b4 M6 o3 }6 {' Y F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed
" f4 }' Y* s' ~5 p1 V! N/ } F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed- D. |! p8 L) c
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged; h7 C! R% ?0 k2 B
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak. `, x+ N/ [, y6 ]7 r) v `
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged S3 l: o. ?" i1 k5 a
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Japanese Ships
. V+ n# V3 d5 [5 ^! i/ l CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires& M0 r9 m# r1 \( m
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 17 y n, W4 u: h+ \" B* s l# h1 T" j& c! s
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire
% Y5 S& C+ {& r Y4 k CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires
! x, g7 S9 I# _1 G; a1 H CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 2' {: x7 K3 `" A9 _0 R
CA Furutaka' ~; s2 d0 h- F* k
CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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+ l6 G' O* {' G, L- GWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.$ N) n+ t* w% Q
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes' Z5 ^* C c, n
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Japanese aircraft
7 {. u. S* U- G- [5 H A6M2 Zero x 16
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$ [; f2 o l3 b( o ?* TAllied aircraft
3 O* {- [- T4 v8 {- D. D U% q F4F-3P Wildcat x 12
' k# O/ r1 l7 g+ @, \ L F4F-4 Wildcat x 151 R, s$ w. q4 k% }% F) _
SBD-3 Dauntless x 51
( e. a- ?8 ^# z" v! o7 c- v TBF-1 Avenger x 30/ E$ c! g+ _1 F6 D2 z
: l% A; G/ z2 I6 eJapanese aircraft losses
X& Z8 A( G; y! ]- k A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
1 [1 d: k: I3 L# Z* Z( N7 p SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged# o- i" W* g4 B2 \2 n1 ?
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
0 D* u: _0 r5 S TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged+ X" ~/ t& K) u
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Japanese Ships5 J; z( h" w4 `3 a" c9 F! q# J
CV Kaga, heavy fires
$ z0 t1 ~, C3 {6 s CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
" x# j% p2 w# z5 E$ p* G CV Zuikaku, on fire$ c7 o W; W3 D
CV Akagi8 G! P/ O6 J1 P0 G2 E$ Q
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage, [9 j/ ?% }+ \4 ]
DD Tamanami3 I9 X! y s! Z$ p" \" r7 h% {& f0 Z
CL Nagara
/ a z( I, P5 N, O. Q$ u& {) g; N DD Oite
: M) W5 v5 G# ^ DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire
" E( k @/ R2 b7 K9 z0 J/ b CA Furutaka5 C w: z$ _) s2 h+ M; h
CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
2 h' g7 g0 z8 p8 c' R( I DD Minekaze
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,54; N/ @2 d4 D' X$ P
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud( [0 C. V* {+ [7 \9 s& S x
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
3 j) q. g+ k' O4 O0 HEstimated time to target is 15 minutes0 J! P& O$ [: B: o( y& \: s% D
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Japanese aircraft
- [% l, h7 u5 i8 l* B A6M2 Zero x 33: w3 n1 G/ e5 p# j6 r5 ^9 n
B5N2 Kate x 617 h# J5 p f- d" u
D3A1 Val x 44
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Allied aircraft
1 ]& ?' i& c3 _1 u1 N& e3 Y. `8 z F4F-3A Wildcat x 17
. Y8 p& g% \/ A F4F-3 Wildcat x 483 P9 M5 G5 b( C7 D2 a3 Z
F4F-4 Wildcat x 81$ u2 L. m3 `7 D) A" ]6 ^
' ^3 H1 i& w' D+ u3 ~7 LJapanese aircraft losses
& O' |7 V' ? n+ R9 {. V6 w A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
3 K5 V' J7 H) @) I B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged
# N. p m% ]2 t' b& r B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak& [9 Y9 @, ?5 F2 W, i; D2 {, N# f% M
D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged2 L! o1 x1 @0 F. U5 O4 v) o/ w
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak, J% |" ~2 ~8 ^, ^" }/ j8 j* m3 M
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Allied aircraft losses
/ o) J, L/ {/ M" P+ U+ B" L F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed9 a/ S1 @9 J8 Y! q" \7 D/ K$ t$ C9 P
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Allied Ships
) V( \$ `$ z) f$ D: t CVE Copahee
! D! z4 x" l2 F. a: D }4 P4 ] CV Yorktown' j* M, e6 j1 X5 K( j* C
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2
7 g2 m' D) d6 x CLAA San Diego- z3 G: `* A) i! N$ G n
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud$ a7 d0 z R1 e- z1 ]# d+ k4 x
( a. x' q% o. u5 O0 g. c% e* Z( jRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
( i+ [/ t7 B' vEstimated time to target is 29 minutes
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3 a0 h0 s5 _' AJapanese aircraft$ ?% X7 K7 L( E2 w. t0 h8 S
A6M2 Zero x 3
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Allied aircraft6 m2 q; F0 E$ X: q; [8 R
F4F-3 Wildcat x 2- B i4 {* X5 R/ c: i. x4 M, ]
SBD-3 Dauntless x 19; E: N( A" y. m8 Z1 C& a
! z& J6 T+ e+ ` ENo Japanese losses4 y' G4 E5 _" Y9 O1 V
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Allied aircraft losses
* p3 M9 S, X# n2 `5 s F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
9 f! J2 l. i# A SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
* }- n$ M1 `5 ^" o6 i, [, B7 K, y SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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/ f* K" s+ ~. }$ bJapanese Ships2 k. s1 c0 v# M! u7 H
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
. k- C, ?, E. b$ O! `1 P CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire
/ U- o, d" r5 ^0 W# b# g I) d1 J CV Akagi7 Y9 u x. k) e9 @* B' S
CV Zuikaku, on fire( K$ m2 R) }0 M. m4 u+ b& 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* q: t: Q0 r( V1 b$ l
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
+ S3 ?8 d: Q u3 v4 mEstimated time to target is 25 minutes
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* a5 [6 u7 K S8 F/ E+ J3 \Japanese aircraft
& N3 \, z: [8 Q. c4 o$ V7 \1 t A6M2 Zero x 2
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Allied aircraft9 J3 q( w# q# P* p/ s3 B
SBD-3 Dauntless x 2
" r3 e& n+ m ?& P, b TBF-1 Avenger x 6
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No Japanese losses. j/ w& {7 \' j* v; s6 L
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No Allied losses
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# B# m7 C' q/ cJapanese Ships
. I5 R, i) A2 {+ q CV Akagi5 E) l6 W7 R8 L, _& t* H
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage. s, i* u1 r% r
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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9 W4 |) i7 Y' P+ Y% TWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
2 D8 R# k S ]: n5 q( o! pEstimated time to target is 37 minutes
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Allied aircraft
0 P% O( }% J& I9 ~) }$ Y* L F4F-3 Wildcat x 5
4 S v. H0 a+ v TBF-1 Avenger x 3. ^; b% f0 \+ q
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Allied aircraft losses6 \( _: h" x& B7 W$ O$ W5 ^4 b' U0 {
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged7 Q V" e( D* R; p
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Japanese Ships
B9 z6 L C- D) \/ T' y CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1# E# e5 i& }: ]4 O
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,56
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain3 l; o( ]) I( i8 V* @5 f7 G$ [2 T
" K5 ^" P8 o( ?9 @$ g# wRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
1 a" W* D0 t8 R0 h( [- BEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft6 u1 d& @2 C0 Z% v! |. k* w8 Y! k
A6M2 Zero x 6
# C& O5 w& ` x7 o% Z B5N2 Kate x 15
, ]1 ?4 p8 i8 T9 p4 O6 d D3A1 Val x 19) { [/ L b: h, i
! f3 k) X4 [7 n; Q& m4 CAllied aircraft$ G! w" P2 N% W" u; J
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
6 z. a% g7 P5 ]4 Y7 F F4F-4 Wildcat x 364 {" j8 ]; O8 i* `- m
$ ^7 q. |$ E7 n/ d" {5 wJapanese aircraft losses+ o4 p' W# x4 p
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
, e; @$ j! p0 ~( Q* _ j* y6 D0 M" y B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
4 i" d9 Z( C/ K$ k& g D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged8 `; R/ P9 `7 r$ X: \2 V
+ G: x5 g M& L9 jAllied aircraft losses
p- d8 S4 P! n4 a9 S7 x F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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CV Lexington5 M" M3 k3 b% g
CV Saratoga
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6 R2 u, E; y# P' X; f gAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud% i9 w" q. q( {! H! E
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet." j; [- z4 @ b8 Y& G
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes5 o! Q- F: ~' q+ G5 A; a. g( v
- t) B0 l6 R; |. k! j9 B OAllied aircraft- k e/ v$ Y: F6 [' L
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
/ R+ A1 r s# v4 k$ f' t F4F-4 Wildcat x 12$ w5 r0 p& R4 `4 c: d7 f5 [
SBD-3 Dauntless x 70, ?6 C, r+ T: r5 o
TBF-1 Avenger x 30/ s1 |7 l! H; ?5 x% U& O% ?6 r% n' M
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Allied aircraft losses F1 o) z6 \8 y+ [' ^
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
( h* q; @5 h5 P- { TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged8 U6 p' }: F3 b: T
8 z) T+ s9 n# }- R0 F' iJapanese Ships8 K1 [& T }1 l( l
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage# H8 l& B' d6 }4 c
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
: {' u5 ~2 U0 ^5 m- V2 f DD Asakaze
3 j' K+ ~2 Y' T; ~5 c! L+ B, s0 B DD Tamanami
- h% A7 O3 v0 m4 q' B; _: Z4 s. f' K DD Onami' P5 E( Q0 ?& Y8 g: F3 s
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage2 h- n- ~( z: }& N- N& t+ \
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage' V, S; ]$ H4 L" t1 O) I7 }
DD Oite
2 Y- @+ P0 `0 d( j; G( x DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
8 i: U) W- P* g% H. f+ S! | DD Suzukaze
- X1 a' H, Z& o ^7 m# f4 H6 j CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1
: T" j0 J5 G* h7 h3 r CL Nagara
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9 m9 I: G* _8 s1 J [" h$ aAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57' |+ E: \8 D- s, m; z, w4 o
4 c" z: q9 z: A2 x2 t( B2 @4 T9 E9 vWeather in hex: Heavy cloud% T; g5 G, M }0 g
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Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
$ h% y: l# T& ]% ?- w& f1 }Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Allied aircraft
6 b" [ R1 g* H& J$ \* G3 x5 i A-24 Banshee x 23 N J7 i% C, F3 Q+ w. W
SBD-3 Dauntless x 25
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Allied aircraft losses9 E w# _: W( b6 Y/ }& }
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
" `4 ?; f0 I0 z) v) f SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged8 H" _. m/ \( X& O/ w8 D' [% n
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Japanese Ships/ F0 p \" k, R9 L
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
S8 j4 s- ?3 V# A CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
* c7 s% b* i; J) t9 O' @ CV Zuikaku, heavy fires
& _6 p, H/ \. u) C4 m- z CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires6 r8 k% q- X, G/ G5 o4 ]- Y. i' R8 S, g
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage1 I C. c: M. v% [2 y
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage; ], |* I( h( l7 F
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud; x9 q' A% C0 d+ N/ W/ E2 q: _% N7 Q
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Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
4 z7 q- k8 T6 e7 r8 ]Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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$ w& c8 ?2 Y3 ~; m$ ?3 C6 VAllied aircraft
% D4 [$ g) g/ ^ A-24 Banshee x 14
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# g# [/ d" x! Y0 ^+ _5 N: l5 hAllied aircraft losses
6 M: L6 s" m+ t( k6 N+ J4 r* H( ~ A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships9 j; X/ T# r- k
CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
' [3 P; D" c b% h CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 A7 ]- _6 ^. Z% i7 d- V# [6 @ DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 s! a$ V: r6 r CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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) J e6 K0 \4 l2 y& }Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,573 t' `' Z: |6 S7 A
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud5 ~4 `5 }1 ?. H8 `' o7 P! q, }
9 \' } Q+ v, b: }4 k/ VRaid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
: Z7 C. |7 ]% [$ D+ Y5 `Estimated time to target is 27 minutes7 G3 |) L Q0 I
6 y& n" X2 G0 eAllied aircraft
+ T* S. `( l0 ?, G4 l A-24 Banshee x 2
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( {( a) W) {/ s9 ENo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships" Y! b' t8 `$ r) o: d& g/ X, ?0 h
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires8 G* X( r s2 M' y( ]
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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) F2 b' u& X3 ?4 W. W) CWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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" b9 f5 ~0 s. C$ Z4 v0 P$ J( KRaid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.- R+ r6 L) j1 x
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes
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; z+ t* N3 g, O8 a7 x( y' Z# z/ rAllied aircraft9 R( N5 k% c0 b: i
F4F-3A Wildcat x 2
* ?5 S+ U/ d5 t2 b SBD-3 Dauntless x 31
& z$ r4 ?; }4 ?: R' S0 v. Z TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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Allied aircraft losses) b" d$ M$ r+ Z8 Y1 p' T
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
x9 g& Y* L. y4 V TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged1 c1 n: z ]/ T- Y$ _% k
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Japanese Ships
, X- a: B, B9 F$ g! A: h CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage+ h+ P- X% s% g- g4 f. E: E. T
DD Oite q, _/ ?! c1 ?8 k- U
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires/ h5 y9 d3 H; N& x3 p2 X( V- r
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage2 N. x9 v: Z0 V7 P! m: Z9 z' D
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
0 b0 S3 e9 i/ |$ e5 } DD Onami
# C, D6 X# Z W6 h0 y4 \7 P DD Tamanami
0 P: e% G$ C! A CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire# y' [5 H/ u5 T' N$ Z y' R
DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 1 p/ ]2 p4 H9 A9 G
DD Minekaze
& e" D( ^' [5 R: H/ @% q DD Asakaze
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$ h# c6 W% K2 W, N/ WAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57; ^8 |: I8 [& t( Q/ y
$ t( X/ ?( r6 {+ w g o2 GWeather in hex: Heavy cloud6 E; U* V. y. G
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
1 K8 S9 ]6 R7 h" gEstimated time to target is 30 minutes7 n! e) l3 G" x( ]/ T
) h, Y" r2 c) V3 a( Y. {7 PJapanese aircraft2 s- B4 c3 N$ ?: {! n3 Y
no flights
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9 \& t W6 |+ |+ d" c- cAllied aircraft1 N' D. T- k4 e( Q9 s, ?/ A9 R
F4F-3P Wildcat x 10
' A7 X; B# ?9 M( }3 a' b1 B d F4F-4 Wildcat x 14: a8 [: R0 M# e1 q7 D& C4 A
SBD-3 Dauntless x 631 c# H E; R: l2 {
TBF-1 Avenger x 18
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Allied aircraft losses! P. x, s6 H4 G8 a
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged) D$ P i ^( W9 M3 Z! R
TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged
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, f E$ T: N! h; B+ E! xJapanese Ships
6 a* p8 C$ h& o% X9 n; T b CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage
% z+ Q+ l0 d; t R/ {! a CA Kako, and is sunk
: {' n, D4 W4 R) J. l4 z CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
& ~, ]( y* x2 w/ c6 p- H CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk" `* { G! N4 z# v# B4 L
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk1 Q' ~0 j& w# F7 l2 T5 v, E; D
DD Onami* s! P5 S6 P& l- x$ `
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk9 q" I8 E0 l7 u0 w/ ~
DD Asakaze
+ J7 ?: c8 Q+ ]% j7 E4 u. C DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage* l7 A$ t, N& ?; H2 ~
DD Oite
7 N5 a! {1 i% K% J: k7 q DD Minekaze+ ]% Y+ W; p1 N" d$ Y. U
DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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* _" W& P: ?; I EAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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* `! ^, ?6 u# c; [7 F+ h YRaid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
/ L; U6 Y. K( L! T7 fEstimated time to target is 13 minutes$ K3 }/ j: I8 ]& \0 M% ~( G
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Allied aircraft$ H8 |9 r/ _3 y: `- R; c
SBD-3 Dauntless x 16$ V2 G) c; m; T
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships8 m9 ~' V( X$ |' ?7 n! G7 I, ] e
CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage& R; _% r* ^( Z7 Q6 J3 D4 q
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
' y9 ^2 M+ M# V( d, k& N0 M: A4 p" P DD Sawakaze# F' \+ O7 z8 R) c
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |