AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 42
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, n+ W. c# H9 @7 Z/ U K+ U4 t盟军正式登陆阿图岛
, Q, L/ p- F. _% D1 `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
! @ P P; d1 _7 {# W58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩
$ |6 {6 H, N$ N0 o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, D1 I$ ~6 z- g6 G7 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
; d: y) |$ \- b" q+ F- h' X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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/ x0 X O3 V, G/ X2 u# zAmphibious 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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Allied ground losses:
( e5 o9 Q' O; t0 Q( C6 L 253 casualties reported" P i: J6 Y9 h, Z: }2 S, x& P
Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled1 V2 D- `, E4 \/ H
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled$ j+ U# n5 _) `0 B- `. ~. A( E( E
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: @) \) E: G8 L+ \5 E
Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)+ L4 k- O9 j( V I! m
Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled): ?0 B, [* e' h8 M( P
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Ground combat at Attu Island (153,49)
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Japanese Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 5357 troops, 43 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 970 p/ g7 V3 g. K( q* P. a$ g
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Defending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 4264 O. ]: J% B! X& S5 @9 J( ?
) T' T, S' a6 x v. R, i8 H( k, `Japanese adjusted assault: 0
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Allied adjusted defense: 339 + o4 V9 z0 t# W2 [
% G6 I" z0 {8 ^. z8 z8 cJapanese assault odds: 1 to 99 ! e1 i/ m$ x$ ~, a. m4 B- G2 h
3 r) ]. s8 `" \2 K) |Combat modifiers f3 K) |/ ?9 N2 I
Defender: terrain(+)
" s4 w9 x/ S9 A+ n- |Attacker:
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1 _+ U7 ^; l% WJapanese ground losses:
, a- G1 c* `( f 1597 casualties reported
- [7 Q) ?) \9 O4 f Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled. A2 L" E2 L4 b/ R; ~( ^
Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled
2 q/ p* [! m/ x: R8 ?7 w0 M( h R Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled! E1 {8 w- ]5 E1 U l" l3 c
Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)
3 V, P* A, c- j7 X3 ~ Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled): P$ |, E! a q L
`; x; u* U$ ^0 m. I' p" {- yAllied ground losses:
! h) ^$ G. S* U, A/ `# L 100 casualties reported
3 k! D5 Q( z: [( V Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled8 [/ u9 b9 K$ L( M! ^9 [ N d
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
$ X( X2 \* r3 R Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled, o, a8 T! ~* t1 A# q
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Assaulting units:
$ Y& o2 k; s3 K& E9 @ y 3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion
; f M+ t2 H- ?5 l4 m 302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion( ?9 R3 f0 O: z' t- Z7 X7 j+ O
12th Indpt SNLF Coy
6 C7 L2 f* q2 { V: p 7th Base Force
2 Z+ p+ f* Y$ W4 R5 s* z) ? 8th Field AF Construction Battalion/ r" o$ D7 m5 o+ A9 T2 W
5th IJN AA Battalion
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! W. D0 q# Q2 r* A' z7 N! ~Defending units:; W' ~8 e7 M$ D# C8 w! M, n
Americal Infantry Div /1
" b/ }, O! E D4 E+ P: n 4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /12 o, a( c t& H0 ` S, T1 D- K
201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
) s" V5 [: A P0 @% s* \5 f$ | 151st Combat Engr Rgt /1
! f6 p/ ~* A1 k6 t* s; V% A, E& [+ n/ t 153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1+ w. G; U! X7 s( u
198th FA Bn /13 W& b% `, ]4 V+ B! }
250th Cst Art Rgt /2
2 j6 _! ^; r4 L! } 81st FA Bn /1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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# T6 [! ~& Z% D; X* c# {( `4 L( PWeather in hex: Thunderstorms2 f n H9 d9 \. H @1 ?) v
' n" q, P8 z: MRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.2 X6 l0 [- O8 {- [% L
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes* r% r1 D9 C5 U' U) a
7 t, t& i& h0 a- BJapanese aircraft
; Y1 B+ D5 q" N& W A6M2 Zero x 25
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Allied aircraft
$ H' c& A& r/ c F4F-3A Wildcat x 124 M* U A7 P5 N4 X, p4 Z
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
' ^6 @6 A- t, ]) l1 t+ N$ E& t SBD-3 Dauntless x 72
, |$ h& S1 Y/ W; G TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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8 `/ i. C& k; U3 L jNo Japanese losses9 }0 T, e$ I$ q; z" }1 L* F, J) N
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Allied aircraft losses6 L7 D8 ]6 k1 q/ ]
F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed
/ l8 Q7 v# M% [ F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
2 b8 D. m; j: k SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged
7 L3 L: I6 J. I( ?5 V SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak$ M2 H! a5 }3 ]9 I; W
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged' |) R4 `9 W+ ~
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Japanese Ships0 E4 u2 | @8 q+ ]/ r
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
s# G1 h! B0 E" P: ^ CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
: k' t3 M5 Z; Z- i CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire0 m5 Q* T. |% J8 h: _) }' A
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires# B) T3 }) v( {6 t4 {
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 2% _& D# J8 r( R+ f+ a" u0 S3 J
CA Furutaka
6 o- T9 g: @/ o8 Z0 F! m2 ^ CA Kako, Bomb hits 1, K; }% ~# W4 G+ f% {2 | }
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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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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
; Z9 @1 ]$ k9 K6 mEstimated time to target is 31 minutes8 k. }" @" `3 t: |$ E9 \9 [
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Japanese aircraft
7 `& [; m/ `( ~ A6M2 Zero x 16
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Allied aircraft8 {" U8 ^' G. }0 d$ `) [
F4F-3P Wildcat x 12$ E$ h8 |4 J, q" t8 h
F4F-4 Wildcat x 15" O3 E4 O, T- |
SBD-3 Dauntless x 51% k, V; c' C: Q h
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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Japanese aircraft losses
# G+ i7 z* ?; k$ k" i; V! ` A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed6 i& O; R' u0 }
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged/ u" d0 I6 u) E: f+ {2 k
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
! x5 M6 F3 ~% N, j TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged* T- A5 U* w5 s* h. n2 ~! p
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Japanese Ships
' X! ~, N! C |+ ~ CV Kaga, heavy fires
+ a" p$ C _( E9 z4 g$ j% s( [ CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires& Q1 K/ y" Q2 M
CV Zuikaku, on fire7 a- W; _; {% q, Y+ k+ Q
CV Akagi9 H5 t' | ? N5 C7 p E, e: y5 k
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 N& l- x5 H0 H DD Tamanami
: b3 O4 M% i V# h; v2 M CL Nagara
5 w; j- H8 u- x DD Oite
! Z# p: P7 L: q! E. [3 i DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire
9 m: [& k2 Y: q8 S& R3 ?, g# l CA Furutaka; E7 S. k4 u5 M% M" D0 j* b6 X
CA Kako, Bomb hits 18 g+ }+ \! `2 Y1 F& E1 T4 X' `
DD Minekaze
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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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" O/ f% s0 `% `$ m R6 \Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.# }) J0 v3 U+ Q2 n% R
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes$ [' L. _; m. w ~) P9 U
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Japanese aircraft$ v/ B- i5 L! s2 _. ?. q
A6M2 Zero x 337 e9 l9 z: j" Z/ X2 N
B5N2 Kate x 61
. J" H8 l# g9 }8 W( v D3A1 Val x 44
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* |2 { y4 V5 C, L/ uAllied aircraft) e5 e8 s8 e! n4 [8 @$ v' `
F4F-3A Wildcat x 17" D0 Q; G: @* X5 S5 W6 ?2 @
F4F-3 Wildcat x 48
/ [6 D% |7 v7 |" @/ { F4F-4 Wildcat x 81( a" d: z3 i! F: {! w" K6 o
3 ~& {6 F( I8 y: xJapanese aircraft losses, q- o* V! n% N5 _1 u( c% }+ j
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
/ g8 j: C3 a* a' g7 M7 N# Y B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged
" J) f: ^0 X( }0 h7 v N- l# _$ K B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak. ?/ u- C( ~, `, O- b
D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged! C/ L1 ~. T" t$ n/ P
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak/ K1 F0 q$ S. b4 K& Y' E# l6 U
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Allied aircraft losses
( \! m/ e6 d a" g F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
8 [3 _+ ~# G. C% T1 f+ S CVE Copahee
) M3 K% `# Y6 l: X5 [0 I0 R5 E CV Yorktown6 e( p% y) d8 T6 ^
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2
' B: z U$ s% l* l* Q 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 cloud
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
) F6 i" E! {# U. K" aEstimated time to target is 29 minutes4 C L" ]- h4 c s' T& o) a
3 N8 {" D/ _# l8 e/ \! F! kJapanese aircraft9 [# f, ]1 N1 X7 ^! c
A6M2 Zero x 3
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Allied aircraft" w! t; f* A [7 N7 i% \
F4F-3 Wildcat x 23 {0 m( Y" o' l: d+ h$ p
SBD-3 Dauntless x 19; q+ i# k' j. C5 |1 n0 O# ]+ }
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No Japanese losses1 r: y% a- k! w8 h P* u) Y4 O$ X
6 j- `' c- @7 V ^& eAllied aircraft losses1 h' O2 Q9 {# B \4 j) A. `
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed0 }4 h) J1 u2 t1 I; A% ?% A, X" a# E
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged, ], d* |% Z$ |. S, @0 @, g: E
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships5 O+ n: m3 T7 y+ i+ n
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage, z! R# y! y% q2 v4 [3 n! e: W
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire6 _1 ]. V( `! W# B: F
CV Akagi
( B" W, o8 V O CV Zuikaku, on fire
6 K8 l8 g, w2 L7 z0 W" W/ ] CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage9 A( N. d& `6 r2 v- W h
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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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/ x, l$ Y/ v* _5 oRaid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.) e) T2 A/ u7 a
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes/ S4 T# `; p( ^2 X( Z- n
8 h+ n3 f" I' v1 ZJapanese aircraft9 \0 Z p4 L+ R! Z+ `
A6M2 Zero x 2
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Allied aircraft
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TBF-1 Avenger x 6
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No Japanese losses
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' r" y7 X+ g% d! x! lNo Allied losses
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2 v5 V# K! k4 I' ]Japanese Ships
$ p1 C* h6 ^, ]. j CV Akagi1 c# T+ _- \/ u0 u- m
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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- E3 U, m4 \' T6 l/ ^* z) }Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud7 T- P) J6 ?* T0 C5 |: i$ U6 _
/ k4 G: Y7 l8 i/ KRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.+ w( O) M- l; W$ r: Z! O
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes5 t* S. U& U) p) R( I6 I
% R8 l ?+ f N- G! u) RAllied aircraft
3 d: K7 v+ S6 {; O F4F-3 Wildcat x 5
; d5 s8 F3 l+ W$ Y9 p TBF-1 Avenger x 3
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& O4 U; b- G# D+ @$ `& EAllied aircraft losses
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Japanese Ships
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! I# \) L0 H3 P( n3 v0 c* FAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,566 ]. @! @* r1 [
( |) K0 X+ B3 V$ x/ O/ WWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.* w% Y g0 o, ?3 u }. J @8 E
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes& w* A \, \# k2 W! R) j6 X
" x: s/ \3 O) u6 R# [. M5 E- z3 a6 RJapanese aircraft
4 N# p1 Z! p$ M1 V& T A6M2 Zero x 6
+ {+ U3 a7 |4 k1 W B5N2 Kate x 15! d9 o! O+ q! g3 p# o! W
D3A1 Val x 19% N6 [- Q9 I: b# K: \
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Allied aircraft
9 @1 K2 O; J: {& W5 Q' K F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
1 f5 _$ c4 V! w5 \9 d F4F-4 Wildcat x 36
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Japanese aircraft losses- }4 k( m7 | V( d- b
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
* | F9 n5 H8 C B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
\; C1 Q |$ j1 c- D D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged' L4 r' w. ?& g" u1 J
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Allied aircraft losses$ c: S1 C" H0 a' D- d% H1 Q
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships4 T7 C; D) h% {2 _) f8 j0 h
CV Lexington
1 m: Y2 W& g" m, N0 A( ~$ P CV Saratoga( v+ [0 W( s3 J; W- ~9 e- a9 E3 p
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57* u* o- G! ]0 c+ I! K @" V4 a' O/ O
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud. O4 u- w6 n) O! Z
( T% d* @: t5 i. m7 j# w4 h/ O& Q% W7 Z9 @Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
( Q& C% s4 {' N) j7 k& ~# W8 iEstimated time to target is 31 minutes
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3 w$ L% I0 h) O1 U$ d! A. G( h( d; PAllied aircraft6 w5 T4 }+ _' m: S! s
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
4 [9 J& I! z: A4 {6 _3 \ F4F-4 Wildcat x 12* t* E* L7 x3 z0 I& w7 c
SBD-3 Dauntless x 704 x% z3 W5 |0 g) Z# k; g
TBF-1 Avenger x 307 Q8 r* \8 o* E$ n0 N7 E7 W! E
) e$ ^, c8 @9 r* B) c6 `Allied aircraft losses8 `3 t# b4 L& u6 }' x$ L
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
+ h8 O, s2 `) D% ] TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
# F: n6 n- O8 m4 n CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
* y7 R9 i6 k! p+ a$ ^ DD Asakaze) }1 n( ^+ _' t+ c' H, w0 D
DD Tamanami* y9 }; g; V) h5 D
DD Onami
7 o* R, l8 |* g( u DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage: q: X+ X. u1 Q. h
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage8 L, A& ^+ ?5 R3 [+ E/ T
DD Oite
4 a! ^: T: h& s( A/ R/ c DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
$ s _- ~4 F& `7 S4 @3 H5 C DD Suzukaze
% C) q% s. T; |) B( \ CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 11 s) p1 k- [- d+ E2 t; c0 a
CL Nagara+ Y* W$ I6 ^& {( X) H& e! C' @
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud7 |' E6 g) |. a+ d, S
7 i. [/ n" }: |Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
( Y; i( Y8 e; Y9 {# kEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Allied aircraft0 X* ~ d( `( Z, E( L, _8 w
A-24 Banshee x 2
/ u7 @6 G4 x$ {1 C! }2 f SBD-3 Dauntless x 251 x/ q# P1 ~) d7 N
1 Y+ H! A$ {. s3 @& dAllied aircraft losses
4 L: Y! A2 ^+ S4 E. D) h4 [ A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged6 d. Q9 ^2 e/ b* j
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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& _2 S& r8 J" oJapanese Ships4 l* Q. w2 F" \0 K# m0 h
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
( U2 i0 K4 V- g( u% C CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ h* X1 @! l8 R* ~5 p' C CV Zuikaku, heavy fires
; f1 b+ }8 x0 i9 C# u CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires6 `! c2 d$ q, W
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
) v& L$ K$ `! Z: K- g CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57; K- o0 W% n/ { ]
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud/ o* Y6 z! X0 U9 {- y4 L
! k; o1 k+ s9 XRaid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
7 `' o& |! D; U. K5 L, IEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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' c- W D% L8 mAllied aircraft
9 M- l( l/ A2 @) [: Q A-24 Banshee x 14 e* A) ?3 c0 d7 \
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Allied aircraft losses
+ U6 ^4 N8 Y* y6 Z. ?% S A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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6 M2 Q9 ^( j$ m* iJapanese Ships4 k7 d8 T# v4 A: V4 ^8 w
CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 Z0 c/ }5 Q: o' F: D2 W+ M CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ A5 g" {* T& R DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage
' V5 X( r+ I; t j5 X 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% o) ]3 W |: W% A! y+ g! J5 @! C
' F; g" a! p$ a& u3 f- Q0 Y) V/ URaid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.# a3 Y3 H4 ^9 u& T* B2 W' q1 z8 m
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
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7 I3 t- F+ C% Y+ a& H9 |Allied aircraft
H, P' u0 r2 e9 e+ i$ b: T0 C1 E A-24 Banshee x 2
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3 Q/ O" [3 l) l9 e9 Z" QNo Allied losses
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4 Y8 h7 N! K; s* S7 }Japanese Ships5 h+ |1 C9 G4 v7 \% D
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires! P: I6 {) x4 O/ a9 W! f+ `' |
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' _) S" O( q4 Z. R. KAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,575 I3 L. W+ x0 ^- \
' A: W8 }2 A" e, DWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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8 E, B9 E- ?1 j0 JRaid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
" A0 [4 t6 o" O( w' U3 m! _1 rEstimated time to target is 24 minutes
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7 a+ y. W6 S. x9 X2 c5 B7 ^Allied aircraft
% ]% O" k( S# n* ?. q- a F4F-3A Wildcat x 2
" v* z% D c, ^* v SBD-3 Dauntless x 31
- N- X1 o) S5 ^; o b TBF-1 Avenger x 15! v/ S" {7 ?, P1 r! P& N( n( T8 a
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Allied aircraft losses( h0 t8 q1 t* r" D) K, {; ?
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
, E( ~! H6 U4 o( @ TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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. c0 p: b, |- N( v1 x" U9 CJapanese Ships9 b# j" a* `& f' M0 I3 o
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
: t& {/ d2 j8 E$ V3 U. S DD Oite' `0 ?/ N9 Z- V
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
- {2 s; B7 G2 [8 [* [$ W CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage0 {8 _8 p& p; N1 \3 p4 K7 ]5 Y6 s K2 R
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
- ?& P( n' c+ E; D DD Onami
+ {% s1 C" L& t DD Tamanami
) Z8 O- g. E, m6 U2 V& ` CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire
# A1 l9 R, y/ q: j0 B( }; G DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 1( t* t# m w8 Y! Q6 L( Q, v
DD Minekaze
) l3 o! ?2 U7 C" a2 ~% C) J DD Asakaze4 q1 @8 f6 D0 \6 y8 ]8 D( f
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57% Q+ v: R. w, u# i/ R# H
! B" U, m9 R6 Y. V8 ^, FWeather in hex: Heavy cloud, H) ?& z4 d! q8 n; d4 X
: Y. o4 l/ s8 R+ C0 SRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
$ o8 m4 M! W# Q/ j! d; l+ Q7 P3 KEstimated time to target is 30 minutes$ {# q3 R6 a" S/ `: t- W8 v/ W
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Japanese aircraft
' L! N5 ^8 _& l, |4 { no flights
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) q2 c) ^- S+ h. g- {9 \. { pAllied aircraft
& P# n6 h( y9 C$ S7 O( @/ r. G F4F-3P Wildcat x 10
6 p' k M: y+ q* G, F5 D2 u F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
- M0 [8 W$ y [0 h) o$ D, ?3 C SBD-3 Dauntless x 63
; F2 {$ A( Z- B5 {* S/ U: g TBF-1 Avenger x 18
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No Japanese losses; D* k7 I) z; w, @9 f) M
5 J% N( y* X c+ h5 T l9 A# z8 IAllied aircraft losses
+ D3 J- B' v+ @' E2 b( Z7 y SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged; O+ p) w3 U+ z# ~
TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged
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+ R2 S% o( S! ~: QJapanese Ships' d1 d: Q" c8 n# A4 x+ V8 q
CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 T, C$ }( V( H2 n1 I CA Kako, and is sunk1 y$ k U$ _3 k# Q+ h
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
- w% {6 i7 j9 P: P9 [% j CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk$ s b1 r/ t1 E- s. p8 U
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
( f4 `6 c) c; Q4 `+ @# r7 m* Z DD Onami* ? k1 u( j$ |! { d
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk3 ^# u% V9 C! n: G1 Y# ^1 `
DD Asakaze! g. `% L8 w1 L* {8 d6 K5 v
DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage4 d! Y$ s& k' D! t/ Z8 R3 w0 n, W* f
DD Oite
7 P6 u# Z. j7 w8 x' k y7 f) A DD Minekaze$ C* r9 E3 M+ i1 a
DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire3 G3 @4 m- t) I
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: @) ^' y: g( v2 T& \Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,579 F/ Y# [, n% t( m2 t9 \
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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4 h( Y! {/ g+ k1 Q( Y( sRaid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.' @6 U; ?% k2 z: ]! }1 R8 L
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes- J$ H _, r+ D: G/ ] O
& E' T& o* z# J8 X1 e SAllied aircraft
" S4 a; }& M0 e4 w* q SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
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: a: L( u( e9 nAllied aircraft losses, k' J8 Y5 j5 V2 j2 V. K
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged/ w' @6 o0 H0 O% X1 R8 C6 b2 z9 ?
1 T; a$ G% z5 G: t. n1 B4 h& iJapanese Ships
* w' d1 y* m7 r CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ l5 K0 V- C4 P- a CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage8 ?3 s4 l4 ~! z A
DD Sawakaze) ~5 P% X' G) H# r( v" F8 q
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |