AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 42
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盟军正式登陆阿图岛7 h [) z- S% X! A5 N7 z0 A% n+ m
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
* g# U7 |% R( a$ O$ K58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩
! J5 O" q( |4 o' a3 j! a5 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
z4 d9 P' x. u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8 F+ G# O9 H) @# K7 s. F1 w% N" y
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( V( C2 T$ q/ J% u+ C3 G' p
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! V% e5 [6 @$ n% SAmphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49)" O. i9 z- I) W# |) L
1 Z9 @* ? w) e, WTF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,49
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Allied ground losses:
& d3 u0 T' B0 c' u 253 casualties reported
% ?; p5 g) r Q0 R$ Q& T ` Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled
0 ?) u1 L. A1 e1 r Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled" v4 k$ L. q& p/ X3 l) i
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
5 L+ k$ j2 ~( V1 m5 D4 [ Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)8 T3 V* E2 C3 s8 z
Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled), G( h8 O- y* x! s4 ~
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, s. R1 Z; q, V8 f8 P- J: OGround combat at Attu Island (153,49); D6 ^! G( e; |9 M% W1 n. M5 }* x+ l
. V& T6 H* @! T# QJapanese Deliberate attack
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% D3 B4 m6 r! }7 GAttacking force 5357 troops, 43 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 970 L9 ?! E( ]6 g
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Defending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 426
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( u& [& ?6 S" a7 E' n. wJapanese adjusted assault: 0 # X% e; `$ X5 o4 c+ F
7 W' c+ v6 L2 h$ C7 d4 J, yAllied adjusted defense: 339
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 99
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Combat modifiers9 m V0 f; Q! j. x
Defender: terrain(+)
7 U1 E! K3 P2 ]- S3 M& [: [Attacker:
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4 j2 C/ m [/ F# h6 QJapanese ground losses:( A0 H# i' B3 M) }3 g
1597 casualties reported
) |- s0 C! @* }* O7 u+ D Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled
2 K# o6 q) @) C8 M$ ]1 \: V; N Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled: D! o. g# }* o! Y1 w: X$ N
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled
, c+ ~# n( ?( m) _3 D0 P9 O+ ~ Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)
$ u8 l" d) h) N5 F f Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)& K. G. T' w3 s, A
- k8 ]/ ?$ e) ~% gAllied ground losses:
/ S( H ~( ^) l 100 casualties reported; u2 U! b& l* e( y Q) S8 X
Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled: I9 f6 E0 c' R" A, k8 Q5 g _
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
1 u% z- c7 E! [+ n: r Q7 I0 d% v Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled H/ c( m K: ?5 t
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Assaulting units:3 G6 Z0 Y- K# }, P) O9 T+ m" k
3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion. _8 l; d' y+ ]5 O$ m5 K- r
302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion
) T i* N* d+ ]/ |0 W 12th Indpt SNLF Coy
. \( Q5 [0 ?5 ^( {9 K( P 7th Base Force. v& R/ `# n4 @8 a' R+ y
8th Field AF Construction Battalion
. b, O$ i8 h( I4 S& ^2 H8 ?8 c 5th IJN AA Battalion4 n' r t0 r; \- i
+ k; t! ^, u4 V( s! I) i: P8 ~7 eDefending units:
7 t" Q5 Y* S, _8 } Americal Infantry Div /14 N' q" p5 s0 |% i9 s) c
4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
0 N7 R; I& x9 v4 O 201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1' L9 p8 U Q6 E* P
151st Combat Engr Rgt /1
: @% @' Y' Q8 q7 M" [0 q* }1 K 153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
/ |; h% `* Y# ] 198th FA Bn /1
& Q% q: Z6 x8 S8 t/ ? P2 V( s) V! Z 250th Cst Art Rgt /2
: B' y- C0 g' Z! a 81st FA Bn /1 ]# O) B0 i, w6 r6 l4 `0 D. F
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; ^+ `0 [* }# jMorning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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. B3 a4 y T( O# Y6 |0 LWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
+ _4 q$ x( P$ oEstimated time to target is 30 minutes! U2 X r. X" [) ]4 k
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Japanese aircraft* V8 W. G6 s: B& t
A6M2 Zero x 25) r# ]; }( C5 F. y3 A
* n F" A. n3 ]- KAllied aircraft8 T; W# X6 f; I. C; H
F4F-3A Wildcat x 12' N5 m1 C/ z ]3 u1 `, r: s
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
7 j( ^* Y$ `9 t' ~- G0 U! I SBD-3 Dauntless x 728 W& a5 l6 `) t5 S
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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No Japanese losses
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7 ]8 i. C# m# q: r3 jAllied aircraft losses
- G O. l. R4 K* w( P F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed
3 q6 x6 G6 ~, R9 I2 A5 \" f2 i" ~2 K F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
; w$ P9 `# i/ T; |/ f. D2 Z5 Z SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged
( R, P: I. q$ v) F% F: b9 u SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak
- i8 P7 R( x- _# [. c TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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4 z% |: i; [; pJapanese Ships* [/ w# F7 X- c& f3 E' G0 H
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires+ _8 p" V9 m1 L5 V8 H
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
r, S- w' V9 g* c9 I; V P$ X CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire+ ~1 i$ l) z! }& h6 }# z, L! E& c
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires
! V, C+ s! c' i6 l( C0 j CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 2
- J" J0 u4 c1 R; I& D CA Furutaka3 F9 p6 G( L1 ~) i( L
CA Kako, Bomb hits 14 M' `7 X7 G/ Z2 I2 ] \- q& H D
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,573 F1 e8 |! T5 v5 e- q: I
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms; {6 g' q" B8 b5 [2 L. [4 x
. Q( z& T: T8 b; ^' p0 ^9 J. sRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
' n; o* j3 O" a# l3 kEstimated time to target is 31 minutes7 b: C. j1 Q4 X4 j% m3 J8 A
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Japanese aircraft9 Q* O" `1 {' r2 R- N5 `8 {$ ^
A6M2 Zero x 166 r+ h+ @2 K# t: l7 S9 m
v% u5 d% Z& [( s- jAllied aircraft
4 c2 ? Z1 D8 d7 ] F4F-3P Wildcat x 126 R, }6 I( \; r1 E1 v5 K& j8 ^
F4F-4 Wildcat x 15- U0 S- Q5 V& a& Y9 l. E
SBD-3 Dauntless x 51
/ r' t" _9 @* \ TBF-1 Avenger x 30/ h ], B( T2 F7 Z
* _5 F. N5 i* F3 P* u* O5 rJapanese aircraft losses9 T& v6 F# S0 E E4 t8 ~
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed3 P1 Q, B- y3 k8 w2 N( O7 N
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Allied aircraft losses1 t' W W, i# ]* B
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged. Q8 }1 [! ^( Y% c3 |
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak/ D- G# g. E3 s
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships# |* y. a7 N3 H* l3 M
CV Kaga, heavy fires
; n, W# E2 q% H+ \ CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
* l, s2 R* O1 ^) f+ p' a CV Zuikaku, on fire5 y" D3 J# R) V, x) ` G h
CV Akagi
/ m% v$ D5 Y% @" l CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage( x- X3 }# V* c5 }& S
DD Tamanami
# D/ w2 S2 ^5 y& y# _ CL Nagara
: q4 f$ z* ~6 l) W6 U2 Z) b DD Oite
8 Y! D2 X. o. _+ T( o; R DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire
3 ?2 m/ [" I9 ^" B0 Y CA Furutaka
$ o% L: T1 n1 L( i CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
" [9 B% _, O! g' P" n; e DD Minekaze
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" }+ {6 f4 j3 j( Z7 jMorning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,544 M/ P l4 K7 g/ w; N5 K8 J# E/ E; N
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud. t1 E( ]* L. O( Z! e: D+ z
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.# s6 y; _, X& P0 E
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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6 I- |2 \/ S8 v* ]1 ?" n+ w/ ?Japanese aircraft
9 z P; j) | @* t& Y A6M2 Zero x 33+ F b2 t5 E3 ^! J" T0 q5 U. S
B5N2 Kate x 61* @. N% W; h2 L: q) {
D3A1 Val x 44& {9 i1 v5 Q3 z3 K9 F
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Allied aircraft0 i2 M6 {( T$ z6 V( A
F4F-3A Wildcat x 17
& M$ U W- w* A0 \ F4F-3 Wildcat x 485 {$ ^1 }( g! L. L7 w; X
F4F-4 Wildcat x 81. u S& i% H, y
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Japanese aircraft losses& T2 D7 [" O, {& W+ b' G
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
3 d5 ]: ?. l: J- Z$ b+ L B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged( K, a; \+ I+ V! G% t3 r+ F4 Q
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak% S, Y) C; k! C+ J
D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged; t0 |2 {( ^8 n
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses
% B, N5 w9 ^, j$ W" O F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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U' ^% |5 i' i0 xAllied Ships
- M. F; S8 n! ~ J' a, N- N CVE Copahee3 Q% Z% w% k" k0 e; [# T" |7 V. y
CV Yorktown2 Y1 i; ]& |+ j$ J- t
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2* j+ X* g L/ N! K* }. x
CLAA San Diego9 w+ N n( w" p4 \
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) U& B! w+ ` @5 k9 J4 B8 _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.
: R5 D% c% U! I; u/ CEstimated time to target is 29 minutes1 x7 [' |) ]" T1 p
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Japanese aircraft( m7 |$ b% T) c/ Q# I" C4 p
A6M2 Zero x 3
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Allied aircraft% K( w% R F( Q) F* |
F4F-3 Wildcat x 2
7 Z7 Q( ?5 n1 g) |6 d3 R SBD-3 Dauntless x 19' O6 ~$ Z3 v/ u
V; F7 }" C# P, @7 T0 @; M' MNo Japanese losses
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; j' }0 j: Y8 O7 TAllied aircraft losses
, Y& f/ k! D' m7 B' a4 L F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed! T$ p, D. l3 k. W* H7 s, u" K0 v
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
! \. J& g, y% {/ q* [8 d SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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" U( L1 k1 U: ?8 gJapanese Ships8 G# h. X# l6 l" V7 C+ |+ z0 y
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage$ H$ V( _5 I! }) x" r
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire
# z6 V( H( F) F1 w CV Akagi# z3 M( Q5 F. h- S
CV Zuikaku, on fire
4 K% J- M! G3 D8 s' V CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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# I0 x: ?7 [6 M2 WAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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5 L8 V' A, `0 |- FWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.! R4 Z+ ^# `% m" {/ ^
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes
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Japanese aircraft( q! _! G% F& z
A6M2 Zero x 2: o8 F% ?; z, E+ E% _3 |
: Z% w- f5 G8 D/ uAllied aircraft
. h( s; I Z/ P) Y9 ~ SBD-3 Dauntless x 26 S; [8 G& Q1 |
TBF-1 Avenger x 6
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No Japanese losses
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( y; t& X, ]- a2 u2 HNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
1 O W5 a8 q& J/ v7 `' k CV Akagi1 ^0 \' M U; g6 O
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
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) E6 O& j3 w, {% y0 p5 W$ E0 GRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.* `" }' l5 j4 k! D0 d6 o5 p" c
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes q- x8 g; x/ i$ O4 M
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Allied aircraft
8 F; t4 j7 c1 y! l F4F-3 Wildcat x 52 z J$ x3 f% ]5 F
TBF-1 Avenger x 3
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Allied aircraft losses
! }' H* N+ `& Y T6 ~4 ~ TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
4 h( ^1 K$ r7 ?6 }" Y CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
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$ Y9 s. k% S2 c, YAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,56
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9 n6 Q& o6 s7 I8 l6 sWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
5 G/ T5 o: S& Q) vEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft. a4 l$ b2 K* T6 _9 h; m! _* I, Z
A6M2 Zero x 6
- S+ H$ R0 i+ q/ U4 s { B5N2 Kate x 15
1 J* S+ q% g, w3 ?7 [ D3A1 Val x 19
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. S4 ~/ l7 h5 V/ `2 h$ CAllied aircraft
7 |8 [5 x* t. q: ^5 N F4F-3 Wildcat x 36; \; s6 V! _/ S5 Z C- r
F4F-4 Wildcat x 36
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Japanese aircraft losses4 a! r9 g8 n" r# h7 A: g
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed6 {7 s; U H0 B( _& X3 s+ c; J
B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged8 c* G5 ]) b2 {( f3 q, m
D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged' w+ O6 ]# Y( b2 G- H
8 {; V! d& [; x1 A+ a6 G. K+ vAllied aircraft losses
0 x* h6 r" @0 N+ l2 P `! P F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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" V& j& Q M6 F K, hAllied Ships
# ?; Y# ?4 N# _/ i CV Lexington
7 y, C% j$ B+ m* m0 G CV Saratoga
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57. L$ w6 |0 a$ u0 m$ S: A
2 Y; _# Q: r, D% |6 l+ }3 FWeather in hex: Heavy cloud2 {" e: }6 @$ W$ d
6 U2 d. N4 ^2 VRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet., P: `7 {% y& \9 J% ]( J0 F9 ?, b
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes( }( [& }+ D& }# a5 G
+ Z8 V% D+ n2 N% [0 k qAllied aircraft" Y7 T& }6 t1 H3 @% S
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
& |" R* q& R2 c" D9 }; e1 j F4F-4 Wildcat x 12, a9 {& B0 j* Q a( R. V. u/ u
SBD-3 Dauntless x 70
0 c* [ g+ H4 _9 n TBF-1 Avenger x 30% ?1 ~. T2 C0 J: q4 g% i& Q
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Allied aircraft losses
$ ^4 F3 I$ D* V! e+ d SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged6 y0 I7 [& A; O# R% U
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged% d& K2 x% y- a( p3 q0 C
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Japanese Ships
6 R: p, v$ [: ]: a! w CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
- ?- q) B8 n% O, z' _' B CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires4 A" c) E: Z. M9 {5 H+ l) r
DD Asakaze# H! V- r3 |5 t& s$ L. {! }- m
DD Tamanami8 s* e- V2 v1 _5 q9 S4 @
DD Onami+ z- Z" {" ]# I% e; v y& U% g
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
* P7 E1 z, g/ C CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage0 P# Z! l6 L9 B+ L& i6 f
DD Oite% s6 k. D; g4 l* O. }3 }
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage1 H# R* i9 h% a& i6 L/ z
DD Suzukaze, {" n: f1 A" n1 f. E, B: b
CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1
* r r) U: ~0 T7 r& o, d CL Nagara( d) }- s) ^. y0 @- H4 H' s
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,576 K. A4 n( H8 R* v- W
- O( R+ z! Q5 F' cWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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0 E! u) S9 Q; T2 M, fRaid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
) a3 X9 O( @( r2 c/ v7 x( REstimated time to target is 30 minutes& x" F) t3 v( z0 e
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Allied aircraft% P9 W$ T7 ?4 m, m" D
A-24 Banshee x 29 b8 T9 X0 I5 P- X
SBD-3 Dauntless x 25% R. T8 u! `5 z! }9 ~' |( C1 T
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Allied aircraft losses; ?4 {, a5 m# w3 `/ E9 k" q
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged8 R* I8 y) ^! B; W. w) n
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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, r5 X; W; Y$ M. SJapanese Ships6 J8 W% T F, A+ K3 g" j: J: e
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage/ }- Z4 u& F5 Z
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage2 ^% _0 k! B) S! k( h
CV Zuikaku, heavy fires
$ \: k" J4 Q' ?) J8 \ CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires5 J3 |/ M% G$ z) z, e/ g* L
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage- a, n, a4 M; X
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage& m8 B ?- R0 C; o
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,578 @0 ]' e( j+ U; K6 z( h
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$ u, S0 l# Z* _2 k8 l1 @* g- tRaid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
2 X N1 O( U9 ^: j3 t) VEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Allied aircraft- K/ Z# |) s5 B. ?2 I) J: k
A-24 Banshee x 144 a$ e+ y( h# z7 M* M
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A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged3 B5 h/ H! k6 P$ [* o( k
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Japanese Ships: K9 @( i% _1 ~5 N& L9 o
CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage" y$ k+ J2 `$ w" [6 J5 n
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage1 C) E- L8 l( M* k2 x7 s: p* z
DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 P' V1 g- u' Y' s7 S# o$ h CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage. [( x: S1 K1 S. l1 j
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
( p" _* y5 b9 H! y1 {; fEstimated time to target is 27 minutes
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. ?5 {6 V, v) o# j; eAllied aircraft7 t3 Z. T% c$ c- s8 s) p
A-24 Banshee x 24 L, O t% m2 P$ s# F8 o7 S3 O* g
4 K/ O# _' F, k6 @ z5 aNo Allied losses" E$ ~& U0 ~4 \0 S4 `3 z, `9 w
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Japanese Ships
2 _* I# h- t! [ CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires- h& Q1 g+ e, J) V# R6 R& F1 g. L1 H; d
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Raid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
: t9 j5 ^$ x% {. r8 z& L; ^Estimated time to target is 24 minutes
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3 S. S3 l' C; S% _& F' D. D+ VAllied aircraft
6 A* y+ N; e4 g3 o F4F-3A Wildcat x 2
4 G. n3 T& i$ p% G& w SBD-3 Dauntless x 31: b/ o* e" {- L6 g6 y( i% ?* s+ M* e. H
TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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Allied aircraft losses0 B* e) }* Y2 k- R# ~; I! [, U
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
7 D- _! u7 m6 z2 J TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships% D$ }( D( r& n
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
% O( c% h8 `& h( d7 |6 V( @5 P e; ] DD Oite" I5 O) k' {$ f5 B
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
# \! a4 v, x" w _$ q" p CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage: w. o+ A. ~* [! n
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
1 W3 T4 u5 S4 I) Y DD Onami* } Y0 T% H' p/ {' T
DD Tamanami; p9 o5 x# C; L
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire
6 O; D" V# \% {8 A/ @% A DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 1
% x. Q. C. D9 F$ w- \+ S DD Minekaze- G& g b7 k' W4 O0 t) S+ {
DD Asakaze
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57' g) Q. G: Q5 Y: y e# ?0 U* _
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$ o8 A; ]2 W& t$ F( t3 N! ]8 [Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.' f' J* l0 @# y5 z% X6 p& B' _* f
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes7 M' ^; \) q. t
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Japanese aircraft
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( K+ G5 e+ V0 C' y& _Allied aircraft
) x! G6 K7 t- `2 B( [5 H. V F4F-3P Wildcat x 104 ~4 ^% v& w! l3 a. u. n) d$ Y5 s6 m
F4F-4 Wildcat x 143 H6 c+ K* e" \ Q
SBD-3 Dauntless x 63/ H( u& u$ y% w4 t4 D
TBF-1 Avenger x 18) S$ P" B* O9 \) k
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
8 J' t) |; D% e SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged/ Y$ Y5 z! E! u& k, I! i) m
TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged
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CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 L0 U) g z, L7 {! E9 G CA Kako, and is sunk
# }& f$ _! L4 h* m4 Z# m3 j CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
! @% i# }- O8 b2 `, D$ ] CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
; i# b' w3 d; R$ \% m/ w& O DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk. s) T; @6 x& E" ?' U, `3 h3 _
DD Onami
1 ~, Q1 c; d5 H" D DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk: B2 Y1 y! }( j% G
DD Asakaze
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DD Oite
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0 X( W; s& t" z3 ?% j+ n9 k8 Y DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire5 q2 }8 J6 @1 t, \2 V
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Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.4 Z A1 A/ y8 ^. i. ?3 d
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes5 z9 W! m& X; C) K+ f4 P
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Allied aircraft
, ^7 ^& s( h" [7 z6 X SBD-3 Dauntless x 16$ O* n! \" W; M; Q
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged8 s$ V' {1 F' {' S7 P! E
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Japanese Ships
4 X! Z9 f7 P }# E& `9 ? CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage# _$ O" x: ~4 Y
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
( Z2 [8 f: G2 c5 S+ _% { DD Sawakaze9 n4 `/ o% _/ J( B
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |