AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 42' ]: x V2 X5 r7 I+ G) h
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% a0 Z5 z/ r, z) B% F$ p* A3 E盟军正式登陆阿图岛6 ~. ^. n2 q0 _% G# i1 }$ {4 L
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* O3 c# q* i# X3 k
58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩
0 i1 C/ {+ E+ ?2 R3 j* Q1 A! z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) O6 \; L4 i. X' t( G$ i
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* `! ^* b3 V' q i& R3 S7 O! ^
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 K5 w/ b8 {8 X. x5 ~
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, a5 e0 A! K% k( ~) K# LAmphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49)
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TF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,49+ w$ I- R9 [# I8 l* ^) ?
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Allied ground losses:1 Q! P0 L& ^5 @- D4 V
253 casualties reported
$ [* V% n' J% U& g6 r. i, f2 v) \ Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled6 B6 W# ]! d4 Z) e t
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled& r3 |. d: l, o" i: p
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 k) h9 R" r" D* C
Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)
! L2 r8 G* w' p. b% ^ 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! ^9 `& o, J8 x ~) B
2 x/ e* U0 G) d1 uAttacking force 5357 troops, 43 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 97
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Defending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 426% ^$ b+ |$ o5 v7 } A" v# Z6 o6 j
* C# t9 a" N/ Y4 e& d8 L2 pJapanese adjusted assault: 0
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Allied adjusted defense: 339 $ ^, ^8 F2 j: R7 I
9 D1 l; c6 W0 a9 w8 X! oJapanese assault odds: 1 to 99
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" D7 A+ r) H! h* E7 SCombat modifiers
7 ?4 t/ u1 q* K+ n* dDefender: terrain(+)
6 L; n1 S" w/ `% {- lAttacker:
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Japanese ground losses:9 O1 q/ z1 j0 b, l
1597 casualties reported
/ t q, N1 J& o4 D Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled3 t+ G$ C+ x* w" `4 c
Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled& s0 C7 ~) a& d' ?9 C3 O
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled
/ g+ }' i+ e2 B# ^3 Q7 Q+ n Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)
u% ]7 |/ _9 E8 Z7 ] Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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+ I* }. a3 x) L7 E8 T4 [Allied ground losses:
1 b. d+ r) D2 z9 j( g 100 casualties reported# l4 ~1 g) s9 R ?. Z$ x! ?( M
Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled: u! O$ w8 e9 Z8 j1 r' q
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 G/ z+ J3 M' @4 l. Y4 g Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled: M; O9 c% I/ k N+ y
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Assaulting units:
' e1 v' j* n3 p5 g" K4 K& V1 U 3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion0 A0 O8 K9 s( \' _: o/ S
302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion" ~! k! q" h U2 n# Y) Y
12th Indpt SNLF Coy
. m* j: {5 p+ `4 C 7th Base Force
% u$ a1 @' R' M 8th Field AF Construction Battalion
) l9 [: o* p/ q% p 5th IJN AA Battalion
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5 ~7 o; W9 N2 q& S, r& bDefending units:( p. v) w9 i4 j& |
Americal Infantry Div /1
. R9 T- x3 j/ A" V1 ~# F' a. }1 R 4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /12 E7 k6 } u& m+ V
201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
! m) l8 D ^1 F% D 151st Combat Engr Rgt /18 P3 \6 \( w5 |# m) z& @9 p
153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1" O% t" z# k5 e8 l
198th FA Bn /1
5 H9 G+ h8 I- [2 f' p8 f% a, N 250th Cst Art Rgt /2
& Q w) e/ P. ~- w. W+ k; I+ X 81st FA Bn /1 k; |. l& l B" j) H) D2 G
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms8 \; A! z, V! l8 X% y# v; D
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
, E0 N: t6 `: UEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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& }4 R! c2 l/ SJapanese aircraft$ A" D2 {6 O) `0 N
A6M2 Zero x 25
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% Q5 J$ G; V, o2 ~Allied aircraft* ?0 w2 ~+ J; @3 \& F
F4F-3A Wildcat x 12& r9 Z; X3 f6 R) O
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12/ O( h7 C( n& L& j; C
SBD-3 Dauntless x 72. B* S! s" {* B/ \
TBF-1 Avenger x 302 l9 p8 l- W8 ]! w( l
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No Japanese losses9 Z- g& J5 U# X
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Allied aircraft losses
2 l( b4 C0 p* Q& T F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed9 `5 u, ?- i1 K; w
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
7 C. N1 u. @# h SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged5 m- c# Y0 `7 a1 k/ c
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak3 d5 b+ z. [7 j$ o
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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/ g1 g( |- u/ @9 F/ U" ]Japanese Ships4 I# I8 T0 E& w: E) [
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
7 K( f3 Q) ~( Z, z) B$ z' b0 D# g CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
8 A4 b1 K$ X) G6 M2 q! e CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire! E4 H; K& ^: k" f! Q
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires- l$ D( ~; V/ _: Z+ x
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 2$ R. {$ y- F9 t8 @7 D
CA Furutaka
- `3 d' C9 }* N; J/ I CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57) U2 N7 P! g. D H
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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7 g$ G6 R G4 b6 E, k% B! XRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
0 h: x. Q4 o. O, ZEstimated time to target is 31 minutes- B4 D/ w8 C" g, P* \
% ~1 y5 | ?) r5 `* R6 YJapanese aircraft
! F1 W" x3 z4 ?0 _) c+ M0 E A6M2 Zero x 16
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7 V, i0 _7 b4 w+ n4 J4 [$ cAllied aircraft7 M: b& ?$ _) Z3 h! h
F4F-3P Wildcat x 12- H- V" p' P! G4 w
F4F-4 Wildcat x 15( ^6 u' p: o) E) b7 g2 s
SBD-3 Dauntless x 515 ?" a# m, G) q
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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Japanese aircraft losses
; }. z5 `" D! b, f# K( a% S8 g2 w A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses( z! w2 e9 }: }) |3 o5 j& u0 x
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
: C( S M1 T7 ]" c8 t5 z SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak1 W3 I2 n/ B' ?; T
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged" ~. w9 D5 Z1 {: o* T) i* w3 [
& n$ \& a S3 W- Z2 |" BJapanese Ships T8 ^! H/ J" E
CV Kaga, heavy fires6 f, A8 Q- B- A& s7 F6 ]1 O
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
) Q2 Z+ n7 C, x/ t CV Zuikaku, on fire2 `) K( r9 W/ B9 l
CV Akagi2 y5 I6 A% J( i( K8 B0 t
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage% {* k2 { b* z3 ?
DD Tamanami& P7 U" j* g1 V6 V4 m, [4 Q
CL Nagara
& b+ T* E. o9 }! F0 `" M: ` DD Oite
3 w! R: I1 I b+ F+ q3 w DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire: R! y1 K9 e- v" n) P/ ?
CA Furutaka1 r* ^. h2 P/ c9 q* k+ Z8 ?
CA Kako, Bomb hits 1* K& H. G- j8 z }
DD Minekaze
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,54* ^0 @8 @5 o$ j0 n
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud9 f* F0 b+ N! _5 l
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.; n/ F7 b' E) ?3 t4 O
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
6 Q0 c, g, S/ Y1 G% m: _ A6M2 Zero x 33# b* o$ }, J5 b" Z k& V
B5N2 Kate x 61$ R/ S7 U' P. g& ~: B0 U
D3A1 Val x 445 l# C4 z: _$ L' Z
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Allied aircraft1 t5 `% K4 c' l+ f% F: C# {
F4F-3A Wildcat x 17% _ X0 \/ @. j* `$ p# g" `8 W
F4F-3 Wildcat x 48
4 e0 P! v7 d: Z% O( X1 u; } F4F-4 Wildcat x 81
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5 r; M5 ~/ f$ \5 I6 A8 a2 aJapanese aircraft losses
0 I% n- P j# T0 [! ~ A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed3 j8 t. B# s- b% s% v0 d D
B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged
& x# p1 K6 O" F3 u7 E B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
0 s4 E/ m4 f; q# h( K D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged' |& x8 |! ^2 L' `9 u
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak7 t- f; |9 A/ e8 G- d. o1 t% k3 D
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Allied aircraft losses
( O' D* O; S- h. z2 e% G& j! ] F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, L* I/ v7 `/ E6 E4 b) W
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Allied Ships
% x) P. `' W, l9 l& E CVE Copahee
; J" j7 g) v4 I4 s) A3 ? CV Yorktown1 `/ [9 u# k$ r1 @
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2
2 k% ^5 e& k* d3 y CLAA San Diego
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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( k5 `( ? P2 Y5 H7 d+ RWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.$ E2 J |8 h( b0 i
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes6 d2 M0 W/ P2 l' q/ B, d; ~/ X' h
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Japanese aircraft
3 _7 @. o0 r* W A6M2 Zero x 3
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G$ T, b$ J) w) |& E ~Allied aircraft
7 [+ Y0 B: j- U( R. q2 h5 K6 _ F4F-3 Wildcat x 2
6 j* s8 ~# p% c9 I: X SBD-3 Dauntless x 19
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses( \# ]% x, o; u6 B, Z" F
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed# m) @8 C- O: R" ^2 c9 A5 L* e
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
% R) s5 @! O1 K$ | SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak6 d5 N! W& D* Q/ L2 t% Q2 v' F
" x2 l( s: ^5 q" I0 zJapanese Ships' z g4 q5 d3 o# [8 ^- V
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage, d ` ~2 `% |
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire
j, Z5 H4 b0 I CV Akagi
8 _+ ?* M! V5 h/ b2 W( U! i6 Y CV Zuikaku, on fire
$ ^( H9 j! N& @ M) h+ ?1 \ CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage7 G7 b6 w2 N1 V2 O
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5 M- E% y' C. w0 c. c9 GAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57# m7 C$ W9 \& K3 a+ h% c; w5 S3 b
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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3 J2 c. q( E: i4 c$ E" tRaid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.) K* {2 C4 N# H4 ~4 Y
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes% H0 Z& j# {, q9 M' A
0 u9 d- m a9 X% rJapanese aircraft
; j4 G$ Y# A k( a( z A6M2 Zero x 2
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$ B' r, b4 ]' v' s) \% ]. b: E2 z7 WAllied aircraft5 N: x: Y+ Y4 K' s
SBD-3 Dauntless x 2
3 Q5 P( w& z4 }2 u0 T o9 _ a9 ~ TBF-1 Avenger x 62 w9 ?7 u& C9 {2 N7 v# z; U) `
5 T) ?1 d* m7 D% fNo Japanese losses
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( @ y6 H( z2 z qNo Allied losses g* t7 F- ?4 \ V' [) w {; p7 W- u0 M
4 E# A! ^- v7 t0 LJapanese Ships
8 U8 }0 o- D* |$ X) ]! s- L, x* ~ CV Akagi
# r1 N. |4 S6 {- F7 L0 \# e 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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( A: ]' L9 O1 d& mWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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" S4 d) E( R( [/ O+ S5 bRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
( X* V* O: }) s) ^Estimated time to target is 37 minutes
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7 O1 v( u* _0 ~7 ~! T6 R$ AAllied aircraft
/ g2 o( R) m' W& o F4F-3 Wildcat x 5
) M' y" y2 Q! K1 b' B6 x! [ TBF-1 Avenger x 33 f: o* \7 |8 o+ \1 ~! N
: x! E3 s; N# SAllied aircraft losses; B7 e4 M" r4 ^+ m4 N$ ]
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1 k& P( D" y0 c$ [+ _; Z& t# l! d
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% ^" j( A" d3 }* o5 dAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,56
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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! `, e9 ^: u- o2 U/ n4 b2 WRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. @8 Q$ m5 N. w6 K
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes- m7 |" v% w, M- e# f. N
* K1 b5 w: w$ Q8 k) mJapanese aircraft
' p3 @, a3 q7 T A6M2 Zero x 64 Q, M) |4 H+ U$ ]/ A* g4 P
B5N2 Kate x 15
% b# d3 d; o( s+ |2 [4 J7 z D3A1 Val x 19' s5 V9 S4 }4 M
. B8 O& v- h' @# h" DAllied aircraft- x- s& k3 s, j; p. I0 Q4 ?2 m
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36+ Q) y/ P, i' r' O/ s. p
F4F-4 Wildcat x 36
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" B9 u- \0 H* M9 U K* I* h% ^Japanese aircraft losses
( V. u W( c& c) Z( V A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed# x! g3 b+ ?! v) u
B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
3 G5 k/ v5 ~% ^' o# U3 \( [( N) f D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged& R) v+ y0 {# U! C: J- r9 i
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Allied aircraft losses
2 I+ _7 o7 y. @/ r( Y7 c$ j: G F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed: S0 ?9 i! h3 b; K
. x5 u3 S4 }) }. n. QAllied Ships* g2 n7 U& \( L) X% H* b& W
CV Lexington+ ]2 j5 i- O w. T% q9 E
CV Saratoga
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,570 p& ^# V/ |' Z8 P. \' O
/ I- Q* f5 w' v/ {9 l( jWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
% G8 l3 D3 g% h/ h! |0 O$ r/ ZEstimated time to target is 31 minutes' ?# E9 t+ ]# }% q2 D
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Allied aircraft' D: I S* ?$ v# C5 o9 m
F4F-3 Wildcat x 123 X7 [" u, M6 x# F
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12- d7 q- z C I
SBD-3 Dauntless x 70. f- W h& x1 r6 ]
TBF-1 Avenger x 30" D5 ^( ]6 N) l' C) R
- m' Z2 O5 w! ]2 P4 ~, n8 N+ ?% [8 v5 YAllied aircraft losses# Z2 {, C; ?0 c& ^6 Y, O# m
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
7 }" j ]3 E* \% ? TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged0 V1 H5 @5 ^- g+ d; F7 P
4 o% L8 I9 n! m0 r4 rJapanese Ships
* S) z: A* M' ]: i; P4 v7 ~3 K/ N CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage6 E) i- d- n, k
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
! A J4 }% Q+ G DD Asakaze
- @% `% k& |+ h# h# ]; r* A1 z DD Tamanami ^' u, Z/ p1 E9 l( s H# j5 B
DD Onami- Y0 d: G9 b0 W5 s
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
5 M7 {4 W! D0 z: g& c CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
1 H: b5 C2 M+ _( s9 k0 m+ U DD Oite
3 j9 X, e) A; J$ B% j DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage7 k& m( s4 C* ~4 Q1 e
DD Suzukaze q1 s' G# j* S* s
CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1' A: ?% q! Y, P
CL Nagara
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% h1 o- D4 Q% A7 l3 aAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,578 g/ g( V: d: S1 A
8 c( A2 _2 v; m8 f' yWeather in hex: Heavy cloud4 }1 \+ |) n: h1 i% Q
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Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.! s5 Y3 m1 `# L- ?0 E) g
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes8 C% y/ p; c% {1 Y* d
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Allied aircraft6 s' S, C7 w. E+ c7 ] X# d; ]. V
A-24 Banshee x 2
1 e& k% D7 N6 O! t# j) O, {0 Q& ^ SBD-3 Dauntless x 25
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Allied aircraft losses( R; U' [: N: \# i# E
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
$ @5 a @ P0 b8 s SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged- ]6 W. n8 G% G N
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Japanese Ships- d3 U: s* p% J5 k* l
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage, y' d2 |1 b; z! c z9 O5 o6 h% N- J
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage1 t4 Q; t. z7 L5 _6 J! a2 i
CV Zuikaku, heavy fires: j3 d! C8 i7 z6 U8 j5 z% z
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
& t0 f9 E, w. x8 W$ |6 Y( v DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage5 W6 U" b7 v% Y7 d. Y7 n# `5 {: h
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage" {7 H- b/ H8 b3 z
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57; G( ]: X' h$ K: b
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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, J' `: l3 U zRaid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.3 p1 a) m' G/ s3 a1 L
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Allied aircraft
; O" U4 i# C" a& e/ D7 c8 E& K- N A-24 Banshee x 14$ d# D) n3 I) T; }/ w# \
; a/ D1 G5 k( E( h3 eAllied aircraft losses" h0 M' |8 N; I' h7 g; X3 j
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged* ?0 B! p c. p8 C6 z: O8 w
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Japanese Ships
! `/ ?( v8 \" b/ h2 O! o CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
& O3 K* _3 B$ X2 O CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ m' O* q. `* y8 k/ d: s( k3 ? DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 D4 O2 k: i8 s7 m( | O! g9 k CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,577 x7 K# x! X; d
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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! y& U6 W+ h: K! ~Raid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.% }2 z! r0 W( I" N
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes" C- I+ d$ G, U4 c/ C5 @( `! J
1 c4 G# N4 b! X1 Q8 g4 t# pAllied aircraft
. G( X2 W) B7 f- L7 G A-24 Banshee x 2
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships' P% ]0 m& @$ _ ]8 S; O" X
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
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( Z1 Z: I+ c5 K% ], y {9 D, a+ OAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57; u2 y) F, I' C$ A0 Y' \$ N/ B
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud6 \+ q: H, L( a
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Raid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
$ ? _, s" D0 m0 K* j. sEstimated time to target is 24 minutes% P& M0 }( @* I2 a. z: `
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Allied aircraft, F1 b3 G, w3 _" o& l K% O
F4F-3A Wildcat x 2
9 R+ K1 _% x! y6 y SBD-3 Dauntless x 31) X# R! c6 M3 u" r
TBF-1 Avenger x 15) t$ N) T! M. S1 h
/ x) X; m6 w2 yAllied aircraft losses1 w) s$ C% s( o5 x. Z
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged& u6 b7 w2 r8 ^+ @4 W* U
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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+ I6 @3 a6 S9 x+ E# k EJapanese Ships7 }( S$ W' @; I7 D5 `% q
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage \4 D; ?4 t) d& k
DD Oite- O( p7 g- c5 X
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
6 ^+ F( r( N+ ~( ]$ Y$ V CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
% v7 ^" u' ^4 B, q w% U5 e CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
, l! i6 Z3 J1 E# b7 j( z* O* q1 g0 Q DD Onami6 U" j6 c; ?! I3 ^+ o. E
DD Tamanami" J! p& {, X/ ^& R( t" N
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire; E# z/ O8 {# C# s2 z1 c
DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 1' g: G5 }$ C1 v
DD Minekaze
6 C% w* Z1 h9 t o* N3 O; ^ DD Asakaze8 B& n b* `4 s7 J
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57) Y& n& w" e; k) \0 }: D9 a) D
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0 G2 V3 G) ?9 |8 ^+ }Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.- e- s F& Y6 I; l
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes6 h% U- P* e; K `% N& n; M! U
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Japanese aircraft6 J; Q# ] ^, V, c2 Q
no flights
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: X& I/ F& G( {+ }- Z8 _$ n, K8 mAllied aircraft( f5 n- _, ~( n/ u* h& Y# P& i
F4F-3P Wildcat x 10
( P3 |9 G7 f6 i* T F4F-4 Wildcat x 14. M: g5 O" g- J; w9 ]3 Q2 ~$ L: I
SBD-3 Dauntless x 63
# {9 ~8 G# `* C$ K2 Z/ e TBF-1 Avenger x 18
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# k y& t( ]( `6 w: ZNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
6 S8 M& k, Z: h' k SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged) ^8 g _2 F+ Q) O( d
TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged" ~% t- ]( a$ F/ l e4 F# L) b/ Y
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Japanese Ships* _; x, o& _' P$ b9 k3 Q+ V }
CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage2 h# D8 H- @ g9 P! W
CA Kako, and is sunk, R3 n7 }, Y- T/ O: e3 f$ a" w
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage3 }: _- b) x$ i+ I
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
6 L- z* }1 P0 [6 o, \$ c DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk9 Z4 p) R& g2 i+ }9 b k- u
DD Onami
. l; u5 h; M8 ?# z2 s DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk7 J, X7 U4 P8 a/ b
DD Asakaze1 @% w/ o6 D, N
DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage/ n/ u: y2 `% M
DD Oite
/ U/ h( \7 @! C0 i/ Z DD Minekaze/ U* C$ r/ B+ d; k
DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire& H% g4 i1 L3 z# O* |. p
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$ Y1 K+ v+ | {' k: \Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57* M* V* `# \# g) G) U6 A! A# P
+ x% a7 i$ h( I2 `$ X$ sWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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- F& c! a/ D# f$ o0 fRaid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
7 |, N$ O0 S& H2 GEstimated time to target is 13 minutes s! v& f( y: f3 b1 c V3 R
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Allied aircraft7 y" A D7 J- L+ Y
SBD-3 Dauntless x 16/ n7 g5 {9 T8 i2 T& m6 @) ]3 I
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Allied aircraft losses
/ w; G# t( Y) x \2 R$ X9 ? SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged- Q4 Z& _7 k2 r5 s5 m4 J% r. @% y5 x+ t
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1 W3 g/ `; y$ I$ k& S4 v7 _1 g, t6 U4 x CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage( v: p \6 _0 f: Z8 a' a# I
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage0 e: m5 t/ b. I! ~9 S8 S( W5 F
DD Sawakaze
4 `# N8 u' B2 s* q) Z4 g% y DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |