AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 42
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# z( Z7 m0 T* r) M! r盟军正式登陆阿图岛+ ]3 @1 d' x0 G! ~# X, ^
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5 M' X, Z) d. Y, Q$ d
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" b& Z, f- H! z! x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
1 u! G/ N+ ]4 A1 C# D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6 ?3 B! d; Y! \# ?6 n7 K
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0 J5 Y! u! C9 v: ?8 ]% e4 i
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Amphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49)
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% c( h' @$ `$ }TF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,49, J3 W, J& Y3 [& p- c; {7 f4 n
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Allied ground losses:
/ O: b- N. P% ?# S 253 casualties reported: G( v) D1 l2 s, [" h/ N4 E
Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled$ l* ^+ R3 C a( H
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled0 l, S. v K5 r7 e4 c% w; K
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 d) r0 m# T# Q5 K# V1 `% l
Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)
: |3 O d: T+ f 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
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Attacking force 5357 troops, 43 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 97; f8 D5 L# U# c" E: I
H. D% |" J/ l+ Z5 c) R, W9 V0 v# EDefending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 426& o, L6 t+ x+ h* w0 X% i5 m, l
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Japanese adjusted assault: 0
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' i" ]: I1 Z' x. n- {Allied adjusted defense: 339 : z' k1 h$ B. a% ^1 @3 g: a2 T* c# M
& W6 u) g0 j* D# m: XJapanese assault odds: 1 to 99
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Y. @! ~8 Y3 \% L. }5 y0 S+ yCombat modifiers1 o* g! z5 E( M) \4 F1 R
Defender: terrain(+)- { E) P# d0 P- y: H ^
Attacker:
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Japanese ground losses:% a; L+ }* B5 i
1597 casualties reported& t' R& p" I: T$ w& ]
Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled
: Z) m" _0 f# I0 f. m Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled
5 j# Y7 D9 H0 p( b/ k X Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled
! ?; e o9 t/ t n Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)
+ U q: W& X6 n Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled), \( D1 o( l( X6 K
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Allied ground losses:" R$ b. w& v, x- H: Q3 w
100 casualties reported
0 Y9 o' Q6 h- }+ s! \ Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled" I9 X) D) Z. x k1 D
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ E w, u( b9 G i ]
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Assaulting units:
8 s6 v" c5 |6 g* P 3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion5 D3 e+ `: X; s8 Y
302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion
; |0 a L& M% r7 G# S 12th Indpt SNLF Coy & {/ E- K( V' H' V$ e/ Y/ y
7th Base Force! P$ T3 I7 x8 l2 A
8th Field AF Construction Battalion+ L. J+ m6 T1 K- \* t+ u
5th IJN AA Battalion5 O: S: i$ {3 O5 M( w; F
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Defending units:; t, l, D- U$ @3 {4 I Y" i
Americal Infantry Div /1
9 k, i0 a: {" _, ^5 J, t 4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
; f* O) W2 \2 s8 w2 W2 E 201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
( d, X$ q$ j; P, }) p; o 151st Combat Engr Rgt /1
& L$ D, R. N# O9 t 153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1! D8 j# R' ?5 T2 o) p* G
198th FA Bn /1
0 x, T4 x) l6 Y6 ^% i 250th Cst Art Rgt /2$ H6 {4 J8 D/ G5 ?: T/ X. b* c, Z* N
81st FA Bn /1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57% e, J( B9 j- C; a1 r' b3 D
1 \9 S A5 F) G$ H7 Z3 \, U% oWeather in hex: Thunderstorms K% q, ^; U$ k1 e9 T
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
* ]) s7 M) K5 x- \8 ~Estimated time to target is 30 minutes6 e8 ?+ b a8 z+ S1 u, n0 i$ I
- m% u5 J0 B; T# e, A& ~Japanese aircraft
: u7 Q' B5 ^ h+ n A6M2 Zero x 251 y+ L6 I" i1 H' ~
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Allied aircraft
3 O! P" l4 x5 [: L2 Y F4F-3A Wildcat x 12% j1 Q* R& ^0 e F& m
F4F-3 Wildcat x 120 j; l' N/ P+ E7 M; d, ^
SBD-3 Dauntless x 72
+ |1 v2 J5 I) j- x TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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No Japanese losses
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0 o# z* l1 c+ A& ?' y! T) K F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed
' i% K' A3 ]2 E: `& L/ a4 x F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed# t0 a3 v6 i" h A0 ?4 q
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged( J- j- r. k+ l+ G+ ~- @9 N
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak3 r! q3 k9 N: k3 c$ I
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged; [2 C) h% o. Q, G, K# P
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CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
* a2 k' m C7 {. |9 ? I CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
9 o- l& W( p" x6 k. B6 m. m1 B4 H CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire8 u$ N9 t+ `0 n0 y/ ?# i ?
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires* W" @* g" U4 N* U, ?& a
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 2 B! ~+ H8 { y
CA Furutaka2 V) |. n3 \+ D' |- Q" @, r7 l2 K
CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57" x2 U* u0 g6 O9 k
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms b8 O2 Z; Y) Q* ]2 T2 X
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
$ j5 a; Z+ L( {4 V0 zEstimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
( t; K" X, d4 [ g A6M2 Zero x 16
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! s- G( j q# @: G& U F4F-3P Wildcat x 12/ w/ }0 `6 D. S8 E3 R# h9 U/ ?- g
F4F-4 Wildcat x 15
2 H0 G. V# V' T# t$ t SBD-3 Dauntless x 51
8 ~( T* a, f$ R8 Z- f" l' W TBF-1 Avenger x 308 o4 D) g1 `, I
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Japanese aircraft losses# ^$ G5 ]$ } b [
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed. ^ P M. b0 T7 m/ B
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Allied aircraft losses) A+ v$ R6 E: Z5 N! D/ Q
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged; y: a! [" E. e6 f# }& i# b
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak/ r5 G, z8 ]) p
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged+ `. M& f- |1 y! v9 h2 B
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Japanese Ships) l, i' V: z) e5 I- a4 T* n
CV Kaga, heavy fires- ]9 M* a- C# E% N! D4 Y1 S
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires( N9 Z0 i- p/ m2 _& F. M: B
CV Zuikaku, on fire
3 b9 s. Z. z/ Q0 ^ CV Akagi
( S. u" d$ U7 D7 O( T$ d8 j CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage( }! k: n6 d" n) H+ M, h
DD Tamanami
: b" E9 i) {+ y+ b% G! _& ~# w CL Nagara
. l, G3 S3 l- w- b# W6 s( V' | DD Oite
/ y( T# F+ ^( k. X3 d C, }2 @) H DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire
0 g0 W3 @$ _" y' B CA Furutaka
( n) b/ ?; M) Z CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
5 H5 ~) `; c9 ^$ s/ h* ? DD Minekaze
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4 s- m8 X. |0 E1 nMorning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,54
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.$ \* S; u; C& K* s
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes! @9 f( P0 j/ y* Z% F
, `4 @7 d! h& r _Japanese aircraft
& a% s$ Q: S: k. Z% w6 w4 ` A6M2 Zero x 33
5 D- @% {' p( O; ^ B5N2 Kate x 61
* x9 a, k5 v" M6 E D3A1 Val x 44
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Allied aircraft. Z" A3 {1 ~& y
F4F-3A Wildcat x 17
) u% q- i0 p8 j x$ R F4F-3 Wildcat x 48. x: }5 n/ L" c+ c- ^1 g
F4F-4 Wildcat x 81
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8 H: X0 s' t `* O/ O/ U5 qJapanese aircraft losses
! n; l9 P4 c8 |* a @. i A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed% \- G- N9 w9 l+ | }! D7 M- Y
B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged
1 k7 B: |) H# M+ \3 i* V B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak. ]0 y# B* d/ o, o4 c9 d5 L& ]
D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged" D) L0 F! M. C& c
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak. X$ q* x/ e% M7 O
# T; X& y+ a" Y) V) IAllied aircraft losses A6 x) `4 g; s' N8 u4 h0 [' d6 M h
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed4 {3 p1 N# v3 \3 K8 u& I2 A5 q& p6 X
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Allied Ships
7 _* h# d' y) G' Z, I% Q CVE Copahee
2 m! y, f. c; l" G8 n5 K; [ CV Yorktown
0 W3 a# h N) h: t0 F( M1 Q CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2
3 I* p( T9 L1 `0 U CLAA San Diego
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- F: ]" U* `9 y% N# UAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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. y+ L3 y: c3 @9 CWeather in hex: Heavy cloud: R" |- h! P. p( b- f/ [! a
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
! t; N& F5 y6 ?$ L+ m9 S4 l6 NEstimated time to target is 29 minutes/ ^" `& h: ^# O
- C5 y' l/ l2 v' {. \ L; `- }) gJapanese aircraft+ s+ ]- L6 G1 r
A6M2 Zero x 3$ O1 a+ ]) ]0 @ G' I' G4 \2 I
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Allied aircraft
( j }+ E( S/ K1 P8 z F4F-3 Wildcat x 2# F# X/ L; T$ ]' F# U% j( i3 N
SBD-3 Dauntless x 19
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$ n* E9 ^) e2 j: L' d" bNo Japanese losses
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* F# s. u: V9 C- {3 @: t% w& rAllied aircraft losses
: e8 N& a& ^ w; N F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
, {+ ^) h$ V8 t: ? SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
* b* i' V9 ^! D* R$ V+ Q @$ C' { SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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) d( S3 ]1 }9 Q& z: n' `Japanese Ships
. u4 M# W6 \) {# z CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
, k! y2 @& u- K* w/ T7 ]. Y3 \* f CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire
^5 g7 S( b8 I7 Z6 |/ C CV Akagi
) D& t5 c" v( B8 { CV Zuikaku, on fire
7 J3 L2 ?$ q# w$ U9 ?8 S! f CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage6 m0 I7 \9 D" |) T+ I3 | K
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( ?) K. L3 {) P/ o) f' dAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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! E( \; W$ T9 S- s' A3 ^( kWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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6 M$ J4 M( T& K* M( @Raid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.! C, L8 y: W' D1 O
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes
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3 L1 H! z8 o5 F( FJapanese aircraft
& U8 n `3 D! l& C1 w/ a A6M2 Zero x 2( K5 M% @* e" E( V/ o
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Allied aircraft! d9 M6 h- L5 X1 N
SBD-3 Dauntless x 2
+ I/ `# l7 C& L' _" ?; D* O; U* Q TBF-1 Avenger x 6# F, ^' ]# w2 c, x3 q* Z' y& A8 \
9 i; f) Z7 M Z( y7 Q" fNo Japanese losses. Q9 a' d% t& J! F* c! n* H
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships: |1 W0 w' q" w+ H. ^$ a
CV Akagi
% K* a1 D0 K' u( e k CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,574 C: S! H/ Y4 N( J) A8 g
5 t* j! _. h) ?3 l# jWeather in hex: Heavy cloud: i. r" U: Z% E& ]+ v, e5 n
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
) P/ ~# U! \9 }1 }$ Q" KEstimated time to target is 37 minutes
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Allied aircraft: j9 l! D% @5 k6 x
F4F-3 Wildcat x 5
- D+ G" Z! k. ] TBF-1 Avenger x 34 E5 w; L+ U0 ~4 T
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Allied aircraft losses
. l: t4 T/ b2 U TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
0 T) K* B& r8 u CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1- B. t9 m4 o% d- X
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,56; t( U8 P4 o' q& S4 ^( t
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
% C9 ?7 m+ M0 H- a7 BEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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9 {4 O# f5 y! `+ \! b& AJapanese aircraft
, R, N2 G5 E0 d I A6M2 Zero x 6. {9 n9 l' M& F: V+ B" j) g% O
B5N2 Kate x 15/ \, X! H' ], J
D3A1 Val x 19
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' I/ m5 a9 W; B% {Allied aircraft
( c }, k3 Z6 F1 B% f F4F-3 Wildcat x 36- L$ g: }; ~. r9 u
F4F-4 Wildcat x 36
7 ~( ~3 b+ a: [$ O% E# ]% l ! l6 s$ h7 q8 Z
Japanese aircraft losses
0 d( \7 e! M2 Y% |$ N3 } A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed8 z8 C; k. j3 N
B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged: \# F4 h3 t- M; o2 B+ D
D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses( X# q% G% ], m% @+ \
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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$ o/ w6 z' g* w/ z. VAllied Ships
$ {; u$ k; T4 h+ ]+ [. r CV Lexington
4 V& B0 v( n8 G( B& ^( Y# q# g CV Saratoga! X; L7 a) m+ ?0 u$ G
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57$ J2 ^% V/ P+ _1 k8 D1 {
0 e2 U+ \( H% @( j" zWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.: r, S* c$ K! D/ d/ I. f
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes1 H' A2 C1 |9 L$ {7 x
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Allied aircraft1 o X# v3 S$ [3 A" l
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
: [; b' g8 N/ t8 S. P1 O* |. C F4F-4 Wildcat x 12) G# A- L5 S! {$ @/ z" |! o
SBD-3 Dauntless x 70
5 B7 T H X5 S+ a3 k TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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Allied aircraft losses( w+ E# [( X! w3 G
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
- |. Z, }9 f( @1 ?9 W TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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" w/ C3 a/ |9 O2 L2 jJapanese Ships
, ` u, I- P" z: s: k; o% q. A CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 k: k% d# y' H2 ^# B5 I; i2 F2 { CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
+ H( a* Z# \4 v4 e) V0 j4 k) u DD Asakaze
1 E# e5 m: B p. q d/ S DD Tamanami% X, ?7 p' J3 \( v& e
DD Onami% t& F' G4 B. L
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage/ p* s8 C+ B/ p3 O9 I6 E. @
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
8 F5 z9 J4 _9 l. F8 J' t" b5 S# ~ DD Oite% }; P) t* R/ H, `7 m2 l
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
+ H$ @$ W$ |- l: ^/ W DD Suzukaze v1 l7 X/ L5 o5 g0 T9 p
CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1
; J% n! Q8 y5 a0 _( J) u9 q% Y CL Nagara% Z5 Y% P! F9 r! w/ P" Q7 E
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# V1 a3 D$ S5 u$ ?. ZAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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/ e2 V1 l) {% u3 J$ G: l' [2 T/ iRaid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.5 B1 A' h$ [4 A$ @+ z
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes4 c& e2 p% @* N3 A0 |
6 r! C$ s/ f- t, V! NAllied aircraft4 w2 z- T1 l& |7 ~7 @0 Z
A-24 Banshee x 2
/ S* [# R# Z E g% g' R" t SBD-3 Dauntless x 25
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9 S' C! n$ ]- i3 G" N, ~$ rAllied aircraft losses
7 F! v( r3 P: a! z2 `5 ^( w" N A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
/ z ]1 b6 l0 ^6 } SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
! ?: Z# E) i% \ n7 h5 C CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
' K, M" {8 i. Q# h- Y CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage( n# M" K X- z+ b/ S& T3 n$ \
CV Zuikaku, heavy fires
& t+ B# z! ^/ t( q! t CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
( U# r1 j6 W; s3 _ DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
, w& a+ i7 `3 c8 w CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage, Z' A f5 j% H9 F
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. J8 f. v7 B6 X9 cAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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8 j+ ]; ]& Y! k& M4 ]3 o3 yWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
6 K9 _8 m3 T; {$ d. HEstimated time to target is 12 minutes p* e$ b! b$ S4 V f$ v) W
2 Q9 R) f2 u2 g: OAllied aircraft g/ {' @0 P& B
A-24 Banshee x 14/ d, m9 a! \4 c
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Allied aircraft losses& H% t! R2 @/ O
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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1 c1 Q5 K1 }0 }) {8 z! t3 IJapanese Ships
/ m) l! j: ?, X CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage8 s0 Y% }5 p/ u l
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
. {, c) [, w% J) M! H! M! Q DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage4 m K( P7 k3 S5 S/ h
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57+ R, \0 M, Q5 d
3 d/ H& F7 ^- `7 w% mWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.4 m/ B7 L8 p: X
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes* K$ Z* J( L/ Y8 }/ f! d
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Allied aircraft; p( d- X* \, g! H: C
A-24 Banshee x 2
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8 w# e# F4 K; H7 C3 N% e# s, ENo Allied losses
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( l& _: Z2 Z+ t9 }# ]Japanese Ships1 z7 F+ z. b; A; N
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires. K* U8 E; P; `! v5 O5 }
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,576 b' K- |* W$ a' ~) H+ ]: n! K" P
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud! Y% F" A: \1 z2 P. v6 t9 }4 \
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Raid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
& X! I- B! k7 b% q& PEstimated time to target is 24 minutes: w& r* u# m% A
! m- k: D) X- D8 @! n% H! XAllied aircraft
$ w" D& ^+ G( g; o4 a F4F-3A Wildcat x 2" U8 d! z: n* C/ T
SBD-3 Dauntless x 31
" R+ B) V, k+ n) x TBF-1 Avenger x 15# X* E- e; U6 }0 M- P! A6 [& o
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4 F) `0 Q. k f% f/ U SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged* B! B: `/ c4 u' M9 d) l
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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) _* C% p0 i; X$ ?3 oJapanese Ships
& g/ z( j. J3 f: c" H0 Z; G9 Z& D CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage8 e1 U1 X! F+ ^3 @: Q
DD Oite
( ^" |2 D' L P' q CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
1 \* x2 z3 P* x CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage6 z& ]1 Y. [2 X2 L
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage0 C3 V9 i* u/ ^0 i
DD Onami; W* G* ~ ^" O, O7 b) i! Z9 Y
DD Tamanami4 ], s( q# S; _
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire; ^% S$ f F4 I2 h! Z+ [9 f
DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 1
( Q' O' N; O$ c* z- H4 F- w3 k DD Minekaze
9 ?" `! u' h( ?# Y DD Asakaze
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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5 p" P L' m6 u8 A F7 Q& l5 aWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
+ h3 k2 {# Q9 |: [# nEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft! [6 ^% f% F9 |- G
no flights
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Allied aircraft1 B; }2 J5 W2 U
F4F-3P Wildcat x 10
) Q' m1 p/ p* ]7 }" E/ i F4F-4 Wildcat x 14% c' K: d/ ~( E. y$ f5 V+ n/ ]6 [
SBD-3 Dauntless x 63
0 Q2 K8 R* q3 Y8 @1 W1 c) E TBF-1 Avenger x 18( x1 _5 o2 S7 C6 o& D& `/ W+ `
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses+ F- X. u! ]8 K* P
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
' N% z! A" m) n% N! M ^ TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
; E% y2 N) E: u6 S, ] CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 a% X( y* m; e. {( \! Z& b CA Kako, and is sunk+ z- d( u6 L6 j) M
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 Y- _6 J) f( F9 `* s! x CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk$ r9 D0 @; X, i* H3 ?
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
. t, _% ^, X$ I. I DD Onami3 M/ b ~5 [- W
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk& ~& n* d# i. L* \. s0 c9 b
DD Asakaze
+ M/ [' l9 B" _8 L7 z: n DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage- N2 l- U/ V" ^6 n
DD Oite
$ Z0 F7 g% W7 h2 f* H5 A5 H DD Minekaze
8 t" T! K% ?& k q" v DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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# ^6 U2 d; t2 \& g" fAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57) H& e; b- G4 g& e* s5 u
D' ~9 s& b V0 f' oWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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6 R0 g3 }' c, l% x m/ BRaid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
) o o5 A# D, q3 |Estimated time to target is 13 minutes8 y7 Y2 A7 N( [' A: F/ K
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Allied aircraft8 p' E. z. @! h6 O2 y+ }
SBD-3 Dauntless x 16! f' v2 S7 y1 _2 f3 v6 E
7 x1 ?6 K5 j( O. ?$ x& B' LAllied aircraft losses
/ f5 s. M- n/ R6 j y* [ SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ P, {5 i' P0 I( x4 l( { CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage' Y {1 V" ^' [4 |! H" u( Y
DD Sawakaze
5 ?' H1 Q5 x3 _. }) I DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |