AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 42
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盟军正式登陆阿图岛9 a8 ~5 O. ~+ K
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! {: ?$ B3 w6 D. h' c
58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩) J; c0 E% Z D+ \6 j9 K& o! 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
. I" `4 I% R K: H! W, n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
" c$ ^+ A+ ?% d, ?$ z0 Z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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2 ]$ Z+ }6 u5 \. o+ \TF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,49
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1 S& h/ d6 {/ F3 g6 @; K- uAllied ground losses:
% N( P) ~ i( h7 J& ~3 f' ] 253 casualties reported
1 G; }6 {. p4 C- f Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled
/ [8 u& L( \1 u$ k Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled! r& a9 I& G i( F/ z, I7 d: h" a, K
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
1 X; d* [/ R8 ] m Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)
) r5 t: S7 G4 a R Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)/ E( L2 i+ b9 P- N' y
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Ground combat at Attu Island (153,49)
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1 M0 s# U/ I! ~* l k. k2 mJapanese Deliberate attack7 H9 d; {# p+ V) A5 Q1 M
+ ^9 U1 \5 l! L( s6 SAttacking force 5357 troops, 43 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 979 `5 z0 [* f9 Q6 R7 O6 H
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Defending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 426
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Japanese adjusted assault: 0 " t' W9 D: ?% P+ z
% h( M w) d# GAllied adjusted defense: 339 5 a4 `% h! y# H& r( A* V4 t7 G$ \$ M
2 Z+ G+ [3 V8 XJapanese assault odds: 1 to 99
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' n* a; ^3 R7 r5 n6 LCombat modifiers
! G! ^5 E8 T. WDefender: terrain(+)" u# N+ D3 h' n+ ]. R# H
Attacker: 4 h: B5 |$ ^; Q8 ]& ]" N* F
A! T4 ^; z+ I U1 y. G9 lJapanese ground losses:
8 [- y9 J: m" H 1597 casualties reported7 }7 P$ ?( j+ w5 _0 Z" K
Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled2 l) H% ^. K; B) m
Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled$ @4 ] d/ ]' Z. ]
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled
5 u8 d/ z5 G: X { Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)
, H# I- i! h; B8 G Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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# r+ z' h; X3 k/ X7 c. z& _" O2 dAllied ground losses:2 G3 i& B% E2 D& ~
100 casualties reported0 O+ a$ K( o; J8 I
Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
8 [* g. E& Y& y) J5 t" P Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 L$ O6 k' f* E* G! S
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled f E; l8 Z" o$ `
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Assaulting units:
9 Z; Y% h. b5 C* {% M7 F4 M& U 3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion
X B2 B/ K7 f8 j! ` 302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion( F8 s* S9 y/ @& K
12th Indpt SNLF Coy M- g' Y! \& z' }
7th Base Force
/ |- S) a# C, D a ^& F 8th Field AF Construction Battalion a$ ]: x- R8 h3 ]& u3 A
5th IJN AA Battalion
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Defending units:7 g% W& r% J2 p1 t% |! h
Americal Infantry Div /1
( g0 [; g0 L5 |' u& L7 p 4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
# p$ y! I0 t l$ I/ o 201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
0 i) K' v' K- l, Y) F$ k! D 151st Combat Engr Rgt /1
9 n' u; R2 D1 V4 W, S+ |0 L1 l 153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1" K* c* i" _; Z# q# l" F
198th FA Bn /1
( n& F- V' V" z& B" R3 \; O; v 250th Cst Art Rgt /2
" J$ E: W( k$ w! N% t 81st FA Bn /1! e* Z, D* z8 U
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms0 [# [7 K. J* ?" E4 i8 B
! V7 {" z5 B4 h6 _Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.: u6 Y7 I# ~) `5 a6 ?( F
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
5 N+ U- Z: Z" [0 N1 d3 E9 V6 @) ? A6M2 Zero x 25
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7 p8 m5 J& P% D h( i2 ? F4F-3A Wildcat x 12
: t! u6 j' C* E! I% s+ c; C F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
4 H* J) x/ t- [9 C SBD-3 Dauntless x 72
" j( Q4 s$ u- U3 d: c TBF-1 Avenger x 30. G6 W$ @$ ~8 y8 \/ l) X9 K# `
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No Japanese losses( f; w4 l, v5 L, I6 V3 u
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Allied aircraft losses* P9 |2 l- x4 Q& J* j' }3 s1 o
F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed- x! N* |+ y- K* ~
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
3 U9 E7 O% c0 G SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged
6 \- }$ {2 ? `& V8 n1 i2 n8 k SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak. t# a) s* r3 N1 }% w: X
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged/ v& Q9 A' b4 a) U$ x
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Japanese Ships4 R% M( \: u: F5 P1 P4 h# y8 E" i
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
# C l( d; H+ L5 X- n3 s, R CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
: Q1 ?' }: F/ J3 h* n& b5 Y CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire
" w, J- N1 c% l( A8 W* { CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, J2 I4 h: Q" l$ M4 Q/ J# V" J
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 2
& |' R+ m( \' s CA Furutaka
, A+ j6 S5 d) q" E0 r- O) N8 v' U CA Kako, Bomb hits 1/ z/ u, s: c0 Q% _
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57' Q' s; S! } L* |1 h; r
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms% B" p l% Q b. T& @2 t# s% n* o
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
) M2 [7 q: p8 i' h6 m7 zEstimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Japanese aircraft, v% O) D$ W, e L# Y
A6M2 Zero x 16" a. J7 K/ o& y
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Allied aircraft/ t; @$ V, U2 R L. R
F4F-3P Wildcat x 12
1 S4 ~5 p$ L3 h5 V$ z5 P2 l8 F F4F-4 Wildcat x 15
4 Z$ e; J1 Z# Q, y& G! b SBD-3 Dauntless x 51; A' k2 F* C* ?' a% H( o e. o4 M
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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Japanese aircraft losses
2 }( [( T( N3 t3 Y# X4 c5 O V A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
( s. p6 r8 ~# Z+ a7 K SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged7 u" a5 i& ]! q- @
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
/ E7 [$ d. n! ?: R1 f- m TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged4 h0 u5 `/ d7 R
3 B6 V% B$ ~/ k; T. A B0 a( iJapanese Ships
( t) m- e: S: z* X" T4 a CV Kaga, heavy fires
Q$ ~4 z) w6 ?/ f: |; h CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires; }5 a2 S$ m, B. l' X0 G2 Y2 S
CV Zuikaku, on fire3 i) }' F3 ]% b5 X
CV Akagi: m8 u; h' k1 t% v* o# n
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage2 |+ |1 d: n9 v4 R- d! A3 W) E& B
DD Tamanami2 g) b+ P( v) }7 P
CL Nagara. ]& P$ s3 X5 b
DD Oite
" y5 I# N9 u( {% P% y4 U DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire
" U# z3 X. x: A3 y% l7 R& l' ` CA Furutaka
7 h3 O0 j2 t" e/ j: _6 T CA Kako, Bomb hits 15 O* C5 J! U( J2 w8 f: m
DD Minekaze
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,541 @, Z7 s& N5 X3 S! B6 F
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud7 U1 r6 f* R) O8 H" X+ f
0 M# d; S% X3 @: t( q/ _3 uRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
/ ]7 g. Z2 W& mEstimated time to target is 15 minutes, E' C- S1 b8 T( K$ K
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Japanese aircraft! X% _: `' {. H F* ]8 T+ e0 }
A6M2 Zero x 33
3 r) s7 m5 \# ]- Q f B5N2 Kate x 61
/ Y+ k4 h* j/ ^ D3A1 Val x 443 U6 p1 ?6 A+ O. f! @, {
+ |: Z' |# f/ D9 LAllied aircraft
' D/ K, B* Y0 y F4F-3A Wildcat x 177 w0 {7 j; l7 ?8 V' |
F4F-3 Wildcat x 48% {+ G( a8 S, \" @) L9 g1 l
F4F-4 Wildcat x 81
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/ C/ M; N' ^/ A( bJapanese aircraft losses8 q! i P' T5 a, N
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed* O9 ]0 L9 Y+ @- |
B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged9 ~' b" U8 {$ z* |$ q9 L3 I7 o
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
8 Q$ v; X2 a S4 _# w* h D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged% q8 Y3 \0 @, b6 ~
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak# U3 Z$ o1 U) T) l, m2 u2 K
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Allied aircraft losses; P# ~# ]# y: b1 x G
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed; [; s1 l2 ~3 _6 G \# T
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Allied Ships
' E! f4 v1 P6 B# e7 v! Q CVE Copahee
, W7 _0 f8 D4 _+ C2 O CV Yorktown
5 P% J+ h) E3 }8 I) ]+ P3 \$ v CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2
8 c; _" ~1 A8 C CLAA San Diego
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0 t3 W) K f( K- }Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57+ j; v) x. D% j# U5 |% Z5 Y) D* L1 H
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
0 J3 l6 j) d. }8 D) ~2 r+ QEstimated time to target is 29 minutes
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4 _9 ?0 l a" V- k3 C/ E- X! SJapanese aircraft. Q" y* h9 L: g7 j: G% R1 w
A6M2 Zero x 3/ A: {5 _8 n4 ^- s( x% s+ b
) U J) C* {* e, [Allied aircraft- q" c: z* s. |* X5 E
F4F-3 Wildcat x 2
4 |, G, ], Z! M( e9 f' |$ O0 T SBD-3 Dauntless x 19
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5 h) x" C( d& h0 ?. o) E5 ENo Japanese losses
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( `/ _1 w( }( j3 WAllied aircraft losses4 {4 _1 ?$ q- b. C. L
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed- U" L' T2 {" x% o& ^, o
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged, Q2 P7 _, X+ Q& v( q% r: }
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships* d& ?- B' A" A
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 \: [% I* b) i/ C: C1 p CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire2 J/ s6 k0 l `, X _9 b
CV Akagi( u$ S( e i: H7 s0 l
CV Zuikaku, on fire
% J& C, w% s( L% v' I" ]5 M0 B CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage7 N4 a+ Q* p. ]5 y
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3 `7 z; _. Q! zAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud4 f: g. y% v8 o2 g$ L8 z
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Raid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.$ k2 G! t3 b3 C: s; j
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes
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; M7 T% c# `- [) |Japanese aircraft
5 \& P; j1 A/ f3 o A6M2 Zero x 2% J* V2 W/ _" I
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Allied aircraft: K: {0 N3 _/ v' h9 Z: j
SBD-3 Dauntless x 2
# d) b) Q1 ]6 ? TBF-1 Avenger x 6# p' h, z9 a' X' Q. m
1 b4 [( m2 a* m: ^' m& l% ONo Japanese losses
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. s. { b+ e3 d/ V- VNo Allied losses
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/ u4 v7 t( w/ m3 S8 yJapanese Ships
9 h& q- _1 T# t" U& x CV Akagi
|( b5 R5 y- {& k: l 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 cloud5 f% U; K5 M6 _. Y$ k
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
% N' D* J& H% P/ c6 lEstimated time to target is 37 minutes
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Allied aircraft8 |; H( b0 O6 Q( j
F4F-3 Wildcat x 5
; \3 k1 W& e8 H TBF-1 Avenger x 3
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Allied aircraft losses3 F( l9 {6 l1 ]$ O8 |: i4 d
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged3 }! h8 i, k; F. C
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Japanese Ships
' T, C2 M: T7 n' u0 E0 S CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
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! b; r& l& W0 R% TAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,56& H8 y+ O& A8 c
7 v: m/ j s# F" MWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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: x, V' w1 z) n2 R8 TRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.# v9 d* v1 S; r j) n+ ?
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes, G2 F2 w' ?7 E
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Japanese aircraft
1 L# y. c& |9 U A6M2 Zero x 6
+ m2 j3 E8 D- m8 W- U4 W B5N2 Kate x 15
; N& F" a, }. t: Y2 V* R) t4 B D3A1 Val x 19
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Allied aircraft" @ C; c! h2 h
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36/ O9 Z1 U8 B- Y% n4 ~/ K- Z
F4F-4 Wildcat x 36
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Japanese aircraft losses W( A. C4 s; A7 c2 N8 r, `
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed* s+ t+ @" C6 A
B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
( [" Y) o1 |& E' p3 R2 Z D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged6 H3 _* y* ]; @- B
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Allied aircraft losses
7 D( e1 o0 I3 G1 l7 p- y F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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CV Lexington6 M' i4 E7 J) _1 B: q! d- I
CV Saratoga
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$ C3 C/ r7 l- f. R$ L- g4 KAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud- B7 T' b4 X9 V
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.7 [4 t6 f( z# `6 V- d! }. [- j
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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4 z: _1 i: z ~' X3 l# @# n! QAllied aircraft/ |# }1 g+ b% F; S1 r/ \
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12' C3 S$ J+ M6 w3 C% d. ~, P
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
1 _. W1 A1 H2 j M- O SBD-3 Dauntless x 703 a- K' b- v- M
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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Allied aircraft losses
3 Q) K$ Z' R$ ]" K7 g' V; ? SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
# b( {3 d& `. C5 C0 ` TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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& E* ?' g! Y9 u$ qJapanese Ships
+ N# \8 ]- Q" i+ d. b CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 u6 a2 ~! `( }! O( E5 f/ m CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
) x! a2 g* U( e0 S3 c% O DD Asakaze
+ W% G3 C8 v) N* W DD Tamanami
8 I/ W8 U6 Z; C, W% a# J) _ DD Onami
% \" b& l+ K: t DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ?* D% s( F, {
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
1 p! f7 _; F0 ~! s+ S DD Oite
# e$ t+ J7 |+ h! Z; ~1 c DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
# V) A: k j9 ] DD Suzukaze
. L! b2 q6 a9 r0 W2 O CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1+ q; w& e$ s5 S' U
CL Nagara
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; ^( I! I; v3 a% }4 B. D: Q$ LAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,576 }. X0 |5 e. `2 u8 b4 K: L, X
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud+ p5 ]0 O( U/ r
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Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.! Q* I% P5 q) J+ V1 n, e) |
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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3 B8 n, ^# _- l3 {/ ^& MAllied aircraft
3 W' c2 L: ?) `8 G A-24 Banshee x 2
9 R5 K7 c+ v' f SBD-3 Dauntless x 25; l% F% m# b9 D7 v1 F
+ t& D5 ^/ @8 d; E% k( Y* KAllied aircraft losses2 B- ~* l5 X* B+ n
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
! T: Z' h4 }+ n SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
+ T" i) \* } A9 ]+ B CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
" f+ N( F0 A6 T V6 s$ Z' p/ ` CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
! m! e& }4 K4 z' y CV Zuikaku, heavy fires0 F- `3 {. o# [& `6 u: F1 j, a$ _& O
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
9 w- o, N( n' U; z DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage9 \ D; t4 `0 _
CV Kaga, 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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: k$ Z, R2 N9 K2 eWeather in hex: Heavy cloud1 @) s+ k3 r1 j z
9 r, e$ C5 {6 }& S' oRaid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.- }/ i: h0 J- m U6 w
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Allied aircraft" V: ~* I8 O% N, E; {
A-24 Banshee x 14
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7 I' y& S. x7 e% LAllied aircraft losses/ L" d9 }- c4 v! v- A: v6 f
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
; T/ t6 g9 I, G6 S5 k- C8 z CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 n# |7 ~1 E" y6 \5 K CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
# M: u* ]* x, t1 s DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 p/ O0 Z7 d6 y7 b v0 c CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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) ?5 |4 E# J8 u; aAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,574 K/ ]. W1 d& A- B% p
( ?9 t8 J0 H; n" dWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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( s) ~1 i6 {8 l; z1 {5 |Raid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.' f) p9 ]; }1 v( U& K+ J% A
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes8 ] ^6 l# [! d! o0 | L" z
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Allied aircraft W" U6 r# |2 L/ X! C, n8 Z I
A-24 Banshee x 2
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No Allied losses5 F) e+ B+ D' o! B- Y8 l6 U, }7 g
1 ~# A e, M# ^- m1 c: L/ Q4 pJapanese Ships" \9 c0 I) l) o% \0 [
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires; D8 @ v" w; B4 M7 ^4 ]8 R
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9 K' i5 ]# @/ Y4 ~4 d/ [7 U) D% W2 UAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57' ]& t. q8 H/ F, E
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud; F* d# l, y2 G1 }
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Raid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.5 s1 r, y& K3 _4 N
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes2 T/ `/ h/ E" v7 H1 [. v# Y
3 f1 s& q, s; W7 `) Y! }6 ~Allied aircraft7 {# O" R _1 J
F4F-3A Wildcat x 2) g& {5 u% T& m; W
SBD-3 Dauntless x 31" {4 d$ I+ B6 f( O3 a9 [
TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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# T& ^) y _) O; }Allied aircraft losses
# @3 e" A2 l- h$ w SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
0 h+ ]+ f g0 e TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
" m9 t. H3 ^9 |( \: k CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 h/ ?$ O- T y; t* q; j3 U7 _ DD Oite. Y; F+ s7 L6 i
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
) ^7 w$ U# q0 k$ ] CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
) }3 C L8 W7 R CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
/ g0 O- D5 d7 s( @ DD Onami
" t: c( S6 F. n1 j3 D: H DD Tamanami9 Z9 \ y! o0 r5 K
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire( N: z- ]- k& `% w5 A5 n& t
DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 1
' k9 K" i! g' t9 i DD Minekaze
$ u& C) S2 [( Z) ~$ y( d DD Asakaze
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: ^: x1 Y9 e1 W- D _* k9 fAfternoon 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 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
; S' x# J7 p& _) i8 V, OEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
# U, l/ J9 q+ D$ K/ x8 | no flights9 ~. t! u+ ], c! \9 ~# ?7 b
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Allied aircraft- |) J) W( y8 k( v, H7 v$ N
F4F-3P Wildcat x 102 E0 x4 D9 E7 l9 B; ?1 ~
F4F-4 Wildcat x 148 M% H" y; \4 n0 E' Q
SBD-3 Dauntless x 63
1 n/ y0 R Z: {. {. w TBF-1 Avenger x 18' C+ Q# M, I; O, I3 i4 U' Z
% \# e( e% Q# i, e$ ZNo Japanese losses8 z j+ X, ^: o! Z8 i
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Allied aircraft losses& h0 @- E3 _0 H! H3 L$ ?7 X
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged8 l9 I- U! G* V# V" V
TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged% I: S9 X$ D i: `- G
4 T3 w# ^' E, oJapanese Ships
1 ]$ Y5 r2 P3 W; j( G0 b CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage1 x% G, ?( @* h( I$ R
CA Kako, and is sunk
3 c1 N$ s; T1 w4 I! K, K8 a/ v) m CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
- s1 X, t7 K4 e8 ]! J CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
) P/ F! @9 N* p2 } DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
0 _. @0 Z% a+ M4 \" ^- H6 l) v DD Onami
# W- ?+ Z* ?! o- Y. [* v2 s DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk/ h! f0 Z( H! H9 v4 n& I
DD Asakaze' r# f; K5 j2 k8 `+ \
DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage7 d+ l% g5 n/ T/ d! B$ f/ e* y1 I
DD Oite- ~: \ P U' T. l$ g
DD Minekaze
# P, ~$ K/ R: Y1 ^$ i DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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+ b, X; X& T$ G, Y* g* i+ e. ZAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud2 o0 s) w" i9 d% G' R F7 z) e
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Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.* v$ L1 c7 J% {9 H6 F$ Z1 z3 _
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes& G4 t, B% G) m7 Z" j4 A' _ m
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Allied aircraft# Y+ m m5 z* D/ E- p; r
SBD-3 Dauntless x 164 N! y. g. `7 n
4 \0 T' B+ g* H. {. N* T; M9 kAllied aircraft losses
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Japanese Ships
# D) {2 J3 r0 C& ` F5 Z& W CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 M$ d2 w( T3 P1 v) G$ O, o CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage |5 k* z& d% r7 ]; v* `7 x
DD Sawakaze; h2 I0 o5 A( i# M( K+ R* w
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |