AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 42
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; K4 D. u0 E a4 n! m盟军正式登陆阿图岛. ^" F: d; L7 f
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
0 B9 X/ T. T9 x' p58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩4 E. a: c5 M9 Y1 F
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. s: d) V" p2 Y
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 H$ B* O& q- G7 [% l; N
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4 K# \% ^, M" p( K) {3 s7 p
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0 p/ |# F6 C$ s9 Y9 yAmphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49)
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' m9 a" S8 w8 |6 nTF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,49
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, K: f; P" _ |2 W( rAllied ground losses:
/ t1 c5 F0 l3 X 253 casualties reported
: t! K% T" e) Q9 G# a Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled
9 W2 f+ J& `# c0 O l; h9 k Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled' A2 P1 @9 w4 ?; _0 \: b0 {+ ^
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# P" d. C+ R6 n9 B h. F; I
Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled): @# ^) M; M9 k* H' O$ T
Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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Ground combat at Attu Island (153,49)3 D7 {' M6 s$ Y7 O
. [6 Y) R8 {! @, k8 Q( J* l3 R$ ^. BJapanese Deliberate attack7 `5 F, ]# E- \! z4 D
& S9 s* I1 W6 o2 v: DAttacking force 5357 troops, 43 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 97" Z5 A! ]8 \0 I: M! a- s
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Defending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 426- P$ e6 E, b# n, p" [
! f+ @" B' O1 V2 e- OJapanese adjusted assault: 0
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/ P8 S0 z* ^" s2 XAllied adjusted defense: 339
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' V1 u. n! x3 D4 ^ m/ F1 m5 CJapanese assault odds: 1 to 99 7 [, l* S8 d! W3 H3 R, f0 {- j
# q# r5 P9 ?' w6 f( GCombat modifiers' q; c8 B9 _$ [4 m
Defender: terrain(+)5 [7 T8 u% p5 x! }* [5 Y
Attacker:
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) i3 A; [, E/ V9 o+ d, o/ ]Japanese ground losses:% l$ F# i3 Y8 D ]) m8 m7 d
1597 casualties reported0 Z# ~' L4 p3 f/ `
Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled
7 S D Z1 O' Q2 C" M Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled
) ~) j5 w0 G2 Y0 Q6 D3 H& M9 Z Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled( f" Z/ V; M0 D S/ ~ m8 O
Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled), u( c; z, L$ h; {5 \5 U
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled), j+ ]( S4 K# Q! F, F% k
% O6 F" w7 b- ~* s" p7 A$ QAllied ground losses:. A5 {& Q4 x c; g0 R
100 casualties reported% I9 T9 b- p0 D$ E! F, i7 V3 \# Y+ R- \
Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled- c3 s" `, L# R, V5 P' L2 f5 y3 J
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
2 g3 g3 v% z% J! ^- Z8 B, p$ c `) t Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled( N& w0 E+ R3 i/ }" F! n' i# x
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Assaulting units:2 q7 O T- x1 }! d
3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion
# Y* T* N3 q& F9 {& s3 s 302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion
8 f7 w X; _- @. g& t* q" {8 y 12th Indpt SNLF Coy
9 O4 p0 ~: ~9 s. w 7th Base Force
9 [$ F9 R6 n5 r" o# l. z 8th Field AF Construction Battalion
2 ^4 r0 D2 f4 I' Q0 h9 e 5th IJN AA Battalion# A1 r* W; [4 U! R6 _, u% v0 Q6 @
6 _4 K1 s1 n/ B$ \Defending units:
! t! b. ^; p& M; X# h Americal Infantry Div /1
$ r& H; ]6 V% D- W8 x# P4 E 4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
9 i) D* x5 R+ K/ {. u/ X9 x, D 201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1- @+ v! L# g% x/ |9 G) b
151st Combat Engr Rgt /13 _- Q0 _0 p- w w
153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /13 H& [$ l+ v* y4 ]* P/ f$ m
198th FA Bn /1
& F& o; I: ]( L9 W" Q. i: f# M7 n 250th Cst Art Rgt /2
5 O3 |3 a: X& o; b" p' M4 R( C) ~ 81st FA Bn /1& ]2 x3 e$ N5 M: ^2 m6 z9 X+ Q q
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e( U/ R* q" F7 a( B; U& @; KMorning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57! o5 i! [' l. p& L9 [- ^( E
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.0 p( ]. A1 F2 ^8 h
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft5 ?9 L- X6 [' i
A6M2 Zero x 25
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9 x! x5 z$ x$ A z6 S2 ZAllied aircraft
# w7 L4 u, z- V$ X/ \ F4F-3A Wildcat x 12
+ g; C6 c W8 A3 ~9 c$ a F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
" z9 A/ m. T+ u% f SBD-3 Dauntless x 72
& k( t) ~. r1 D' A TBF-1 Avenger x 305 I- s+ A( |6 u; I z! b/ x
, _& B" D9 n, jNo Japanese losses
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0 k$ u# b3 z; V& M5 P, @Allied aircraft losses
. G. u6 e* p2 J' Q# V9 N3 I7 @% V F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed
' H7 | r( k' D/ c* C F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed4 h# D, `/ i2 j. ~! b$ T
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged
2 G- l6 |/ T% g) b( h- ` SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak4 K$ b2 C/ Z) g# |5 y" E
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged- T+ O _( ?' {8 M6 o' ^' C
; a! H. X* S# zJapanese Ships
0 }! t, X8 O( ^- f( `9 y- z CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
" P, H9 I2 {! |) C* U Y; d" g CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
9 z# i! f2 N2 C8 f6 I CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire
$ F' l8 X8 D% i8 j CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires- L: b7 G5 I7 k7 J% c _/ W
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 2* l$ |8 M& L2 Y; d+ W8 v
CA Furutaka
* ?3 M7 _* B8 ^* Z3 T' |0 ^* t CA Kako, Bomb hits 1' T6 j7 W, {" i" [& [9 r
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57# _& Y0 A- H& K& s3 E/ F
# B/ V# H; I& RWeather in hex: Thunderstorms C, s: x+ ^" v7 r9 d S0 r
4 O+ _2 Q0 W! L& }Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
% r1 F% |4 U" m# Q7 Q: fEstimated time to target is 31 minutes) ?6 I+ K; z/ A: K9 g9 p8 t# c0 u' e
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Japanese aircraft# U7 o$ x/ A9 p" _
A6M2 Zero x 164 [# X5 w/ a0 r8 e; l
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Allied aircraft* [9 y4 L9 I+ ?7 W; j. L u6 B4 F+ d
F4F-3P Wildcat x 12$ ]2 j! q' c0 N5 [7 W# J- H) F
F4F-4 Wildcat x 15
/ L, j% z% h% u# A: n SBD-3 Dauntless x 51
' v5 \7 I7 ?- D% M2 ?' |& Y TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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Japanese aircraft losses
X6 s5 L% {- V2 g; o A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed9 c: r$ Q' p: J* H/ n: B+ d
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Allied aircraft losses b( b1 g0 U. F3 C0 j, G `
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
8 U. u0 ?% e4 O6 e9 } SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
0 C+ W4 ]7 u& j TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged8 [( D$ a1 }/ r+ k$ j( f
0 J2 C7 t- A UJapanese Ships$ a) r; P/ i% B
CV Kaga, heavy fires
$ m/ O3 X2 o( w" U. o CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
5 k8 C% [; @9 Q+ B, i8 p0 V CV Zuikaku, on fire; w' C! u, s/ E) f7 t. _
CV Akagi* K. X/ T% }+ x. E) }
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage& @0 \/ A6 k8 H
DD Tamanami, `! b+ i+ ?9 J" F
CL Nagara
, @2 i$ H7 u# N3 U DD Oite8 X2 }1 I5 l. f; U1 Q
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire
9 d4 D7 T# _/ }3 K5 c H CA Furutaka) M) f1 a/ ?; n" B! K5 O/ [
CA Kako, Bomb hits 15 W0 B' M$ g8 {/ ]
DD Minekaze# Z' Y( Y2 P$ c$ ?8 ^, L4 }
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,54
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud5 \1 g- f1 F6 d# A; ~
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. ~$ _) i D% p8 p& h) B. b1 z) K
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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, u l4 s6 D# }8 g/ S9 }Japanese aircraft+ k7 b5 {0 `) Q9 ~. o9 k2 _& [
A6M2 Zero x 33
* v" ^7 p6 @' y. G' x B5N2 Kate x 61
$ y2 _1 z1 L+ X) d: Z2 s2 E D3A1 Val x 440 n$ ?& E3 _3 W: O0 |* O% Z& I; d5 [
1 q# ?; b' w6 P) q. pAllied aircraft2 y0 w! i. u, z, G7 j
F4F-3A Wildcat x 174 b. ]/ h. J( v4 p& m4 X
F4F-3 Wildcat x 48+ E3 D! X0 {7 Y; P1 B3 [
F4F-4 Wildcat x 81
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Japanese aircraft losses
) S9 W0 b# ^$ |5 a) B A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed K b5 E3 Q z9 k7 M
B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged& m5 H* |" ] }4 N; L
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
; `& j) Y8 X/ _4 B/ K D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged, ~8 V0 N/ T, H) M$ i' N
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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) h8 x; R/ }' d" D- `Allied aircraft losses
8 {% K8 S2 Q2 c- O( g* P% O5 Z F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed1 _" Q+ K8 [ _2 \/ M8 I
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Allied Ships& L; s6 Q, O% B9 S/ `3 @
CVE Copahee
7 y5 J1 J `1 f CV Yorktown
7 t7 N" i, w5 q) G CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2
6 X7 t$ P& e7 Z/ V CLAA San Diego) \" l h8 s3 o( H* s
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57+ F! {4 w% D/ N- D6 t; W5 h8 E
. [( d5 e5 p+ U0 ^3 p8 |; hWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
. E4 v6 J* G' ?. i) MEstimated time to target is 29 minutes; h; B- @& s0 f' _, Y8 }' O
3 J- L# j$ K2 u( X3 i+ I. `Japanese aircraft. l( X& g, u& j* w
A6M2 Zero x 3
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Allied aircraft8 t; h$ Z& y4 R( j: w
F4F-3 Wildcat x 2
; u. K9 {4 q6 i' Q+ f8 Z5 H b" d SBD-3 Dauntless x 19
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No Japanese losses
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) Y9 C. I! S8 o/ P0 G+ S2 nAllied aircraft losses
* N* O2 v6 b( ~( p' F F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
# `# M4 a% M& n$ \( D7 \# L* Q SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
4 O, K/ S; J, S) A% R SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships+ ^) t( t( l( W i1 `
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage2 N+ n3 V% E: a5 d
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire
% Z5 y$ A+ S4 p" @- _6 Z CV Akagi
z1 B0 B7 Y& ~ j CV Zuikaku, on fire' J9 @+ o0 ~; E" _. v
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage; X) b( q' h2 z% g/ R
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0 e2 J) M$ f, ]7 AAfternoon 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 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet./ v" ?* X7 ]4 a' e+ h& r
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes
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2 \3 u) W( v& } O9 {Japanese aircraft
5 C% f5 e# @' n; N A6M2 Zero x 26 o) u0 | ^! M4 a6 K
/ D# O6 n/ T \! HAllied aircraft* K% K! C6 F0 z6 r4 B$ x
SBD-3 Dauntless x 2
% |0 N6 }8 q/ F) q) S4 i TBF-1 Avenger x 6
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No Japanese losses6 V& R/ C- c3 L$ a
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No Allied losses7 |+ y2 I' b& O, y4 U9 `
; }! ^8 w: q! z4 [% yJapanese Ships
* m% Q& A& j# ~4 U5 B% z: b CV Akagi
1 D5 Q" k, k8 T; }7 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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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud' w d: P4 E& r! g5 j O
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
( y8 _5 I. f+ I* m$ g1 _7 i1 D0 u8 UEstimated time to target is 37 minutes
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Allied aircraft
# _# O6 b' j0 H' y* B F4F-3 Wildcat x 56 z7 I( A3 Y+ G; C. G$ [
TBF-1 Avenger x 3
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Allied aircraft losses
6 a% J6 a2 ]5 k- r C3 g9 {& A TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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$ D: o* m# D/ h qJapanese Ships
]( w( v( v* v: `$ i CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1( d/ c! x' w* d: r
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5 G I( y) s0 c. K/ @Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,56+ e% q1 }5 I( z6 X( b
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.) f6 Q( k2 m. r) b
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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/ w+ ?7 i( _' d9 Y7 P- ^, ZJapanese aircraft. C6 V, g* ` D1 I, n4 a6 u1 R
A6M2 Zero x 6
5 ~! A# \) o% ?/ I5 F& f B5N2 Kate x 15
; W. L% x! d; L9 I D3A1 Val x 19
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Allied aircraft
% `0 o! b5 x, Y4 W7 O. h7 B% | F4F-3 Wildcat x 362 K, H9 d4 r! I* D f) B
F4F-4 Wildcat x 369 s& F% g+ R/ X8 \1 G! t9 z
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Japanese aircraft losses
+ j+ V3 m, a; i8 {$ q7 ~ A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
T& N3 b0 D* d/ W% l B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
% R' m: `# M5 E: k$ b7 n D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
8 _- r" _9 A+ I( }; f F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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/ X% l- p, _7 V0 t/ Q2 }Allied Ships
/ n' Z4 h5 O! Q CV Lexington
/ v# \, c6 B# j0 f" y( i* U1 v CV Saratoga9 z% e7 o" e; |- S2 D8 z
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud! n, H F" l' k
5 v$ F4 f6 s' _' D" j" j: m/ TRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.$ s2 v' }# d6 B/ _6 ^
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes0 q* E! c, J1 V$ R0 N
( `; R: X8 J2 `# A% t; y, u5 k7 [Allied aircraft
0 f' G- E8 {5 J% m F4F-3 Wildcat x 12& j! C6 D# \3 \2 E
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
1 e3 ?, x: p% z) k! E1 P0 Q SBD-3 Dauntless x 70
9 ^* _! k; W5 Y$ }7 o TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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( F& R A C' l& _- RAllied aircraft losses
5 F4 R4 K( Y5 N. R7 l H SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged4 E' h; _8 b9 W0 ?8 v8 ?
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged% K% n8 | o* E$ d, L: @
7 N3 H# @0 k; O' |+ u+ I- ^: LJapanese Ships* r! Q ]) \5 E3 @
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage% f. S3 i! s1 R
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires; b; C7 ?& o3 l! J7 d0 r
DD Asakaze
0 i: I! b$ J( _) x8 O9 j) t DD Tamanami
5 v8 P5 \' P7 M$ b+ U" a7 ? DD Onami
. {+ L% ^& r/ Z( q. f3 i& \ DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage$ q- o/ k7 E1 T _7 Q
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
, t4 C8 ~- `3 c: ?6 I' R DD Oite2 {% {4 H- D4 ^2 j
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage! i% b- ^1 n/ S: Z
DD Suzukaze+ e5 t7 o3 G }" o5 o
CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 17 _( e/ N% V+ q
CL Nagara6 \8 d9 ^" J' J: }/ t; R M
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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 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
% [8 }$ ~) M2 w9 T9 }Estimated time to target is 30 minutes. G2 Z4 w- d' Y# z/ `
' Q, J( f f& C1 ~' f+ p, BAllied aircraft
+ b1 ~+ c# s9 ?$ C/ h A-24 Banshee x 28 d* I8 Z+ ?6 `- b4 j- K7 ~
SBD-3 Dauntless x 25
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A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
! k4 d n0 M5 p* O$ U0 x9 D4 i SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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* i; z g7 f: {7 d6 \% RJapanese Ships
5 \% M4 n3 W R; _8 n e CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 F, I- o8 b2 o1 [2 W0 @+ s5 t, b0 U CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
s; X4 R. _5 `6 J R7 d CV Zuikaku, heavy fires
- E. v! z; V* c& Y CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
' e3 H; d7 [- e6 [( Y6 `& R. I DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
: n* I& O9 p! t. `$ A5 R CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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0 O: R: J9 f% h1 W# x2 uAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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% ? O, i* P2 p4 x a# w. }Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
" {4 P A6 ^# iEstimated time to target is 12 minutes0 x% F/ @7 Y' s( A4 L) p. \
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Allied aircraft
5 T, F: }# P4 ~5 s" ~ A-24 Banshee x 14
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, c& u8 U. Q) `/ L8 n, \+ |9 ]Allied aircraft losses7 i" @9 K7 i/ I H; g
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage# H+ E5 \9 B! u) P4 R9 m8 j* o
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 S' u! g! q& v6 ^+ c DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 W$ f/ t \( \! X& w CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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8 C9 g7 D$ ?' C+ F6 x+ y" n/ jAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57* |" j9 b& b- |# p6 X7 H% n2 h, i
: A; z' M3 v6 S' [* O3 vWeather in hex: Heavy cloud! |' Z6 _6 e6 N9 h. l& \
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Raid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
8 L1 `2 z9 J4 d9 Z9 z3 _ P! X$ zEstimated time to target is 27 minutes4 I) y( A" y% F- g B" q3 b
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Allied aircraft
6 K0 Y6 z3 g3 x A-24 Banshee x 2
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No Allied losses3 R8 ^: Z% H) D. L
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Japanese Ships
# R7 ]9 [; w1 y$ M: K: E3 S- x CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57+ l( a7 q% |* h; y" V$ H) Y9 E
. N! x- W7 Y& y" l1 AWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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$ E, x+ r# g- e# [ c: PRaid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
3 H3 W9 o/ ?! Y2 m& gEstimated time to target is 24 minutes
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Allied aircraft
5 I+ _2 q9 g) f L F4F-3A Wildcat x 24 \9 m* r% k: I% }3 O1 a
SBD-3 Dauntless x 31 X) O4 j0 e) J8 |% v7 l* A
TBF-1 Avenger x 15' ]6 U0 E4 D0 b8 J5 r0 s6 T+ X
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Allied aircraft losses o, q4 B8 x* F+ O
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
- C7 o: D- t7 v! U9 B TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged; z8 A# e/ }1 G/ a8 J6 }0 j
( f, _& E" u7 B: X: F* gJapanese Ships) s5 v. |% p6 E6 ~+ h: _& O8 E5 `6 @: p
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
# s p1 {- f8 S: m5 \' L DD Oite
. I5 E( e; H4 W* W# a$ n2 Z0 m$ y CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires' Q3 O, I1 q1 T4 N" o
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 Y( Q7 t- ~; f- p& {- M$ L! Z1 m CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage% }0 @& V( h9 q+ V' h2 N
DD Onami
% ?+ |- U% x6 a, b DD Tamanami: E- Q$ P" `% `3 S9 B& j* m
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire) C1 h; z9 T: S/ s8 w( h
DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 1
' F3 k Q: y* o2 w4 S DD Minekaze0 g7 x, y* M9 K: ^, g. [: T7 c
DD Asakaze
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9 o" c1 D, M) \ u2 L" _4 W. MAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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3 E6 w6 o( U+ t- z- G6 E/ I5 Y, KWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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3 r, r) l8 l4 Z. M6 C5 kRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
1 T- _( \0 I/ X9 B! @Estimated time to target is 30 minutes: A ?$ y3 u( u0 X. N! p9 k( Y8 d
0 D+ s6 K- N6 y. ZJapanese aircraft
4 _) T; k5 F1 v% T f( W no flights/ S; m- Q- Q5 j; I, l
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Allied aircraft. C+ t9 V1 P5 Y; J9 _1 R9 W2 k4 @! q
F4F-3P Wildcat x 10
2 B# f/ q, T- n' l. w, Z: A F4F-4 Wildcat x 14* p7 }0 q+ B9 w3 E- E9 f/ {
SBD-3 Dauntless x 63
4 M2 Z' H. ], u& I7 N6 { TBF-1 Avenger x 18) ?# T& i- Q0 d
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses0 a2 c9 H, l, \/ y) I! ~% F( I
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged9 l c: W }+ @1 p) k* @
TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged/ b( x! G( j y8 a( I* K1 ^
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* `9 r1 D+ J; E CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage$ S' p: D2 u9 ?( n+ j
CA Kako, and is sunk
8 D; H+ x1 ]) t: ^7 q; M) V CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage5 U0 J( l4 f4 Z( `$ W
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk; [( Z* D& m" D4 H
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk* H0 ]# h2 R7 \" c2 C
DD Onami* j2 k o" z; D
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
$ T G8 R$ S- x% J$ J DD Asakaze
. Y: S1 D" O. V+ S' k DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage3 H- |' i% w7 t% Q9 u% p# N/ S, s1 {' t- r
DD Oite
' v8 O3 f& t- l, ] ^% H6 z DD Minekaze
8 r, y( e% g) M2 C DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57: e/ V7 G$ I5 E
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud6 v, J9 Z# f" t% l) g4 ^
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Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
" z7 h1 \0 v- |3 XEstimated time to target is 13 minutes. |+ U i5 F* P- T! ]* }
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Allied aircraft- c' I2 S7 s2 Y5 Q* z0 }
SBD-3 Dauntless x 166 D% r- E5 r% @6 K
+ z, p R& z+ K2 vAllied aircraft losses
6 x) L8 v( Q4 K% ` SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged, |, H* Q6 E; Q: ~, N% t" x+ A& a
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Japanese Ships
7 J& w% K) o, ]3 F! d CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
; L5 b' v" d9 T' v$ s- T; P. h/ X1 M& ] CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage8 q. d i% {$ l; {1 h; h
DD Sawakaze
$ I) S5 m# q! _+ X7 m, ` h3 B( P DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |