AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 42: @3 z+ ?3 \1 r, h2 W, b: }5 V. n
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盟军正式登陆阿图岛+ A+ ?" e; o, _' W
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/ M: t4 f: Z( C& Y: z
58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩2 m( e( k0 k% f p
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% z0 y) r1 D( t- q* S$ `
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4 \, p, j6 {0 o! f! q% k0 g
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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W! |) ?/ s- STF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,49
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Allied ground losses:
, k& g% ~5 R+ X7 K4 j+ D: [3 x 253 casualties reported
* L8 g! T8 J7 r9 r# u/ y Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled3 ] A7 e+ ^# n
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
2 g4 A; {/ ~ N& [0 j Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, x3 r$ _! K# X: ?* X; `" c: c
Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)
8 l: h4 `- }% n, r5 w5 _ Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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/ {1 Y1 i" p. }0 f/ nGround combat at Attu Island (153,49)2 K* I) \# b# s9 N
( r( R: D* Q8 dJapanese Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 5357 troops, 43 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 97
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Defending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 4263 Z3 V5 g }: x# p; c, b# x
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Japanese adjusted assault: 0 ; ~3 b3 T# N4 O
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Allied adjusted defense: 339
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 99
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$ p2 X* \$ m5 ~% e2 x( d2 TCombat modifiers
/ s5 O9 M3 M+ m: ~& tDefender: terrain(+)& Q7 N3 J% j+ |& N3 m
Attacker:
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Japanese ground losses:
/ o& l# x+ G+ _* d' S+ M& l5 | 1597 casualties reported
* B8 i" K6 S9 m0 d( w Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled1 c! s+ p# u$ E" I5 i
Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled& Q$ [0 B7 h5 S7 f: E$ \
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled
: M7 M3 {9 l+ U: N Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled) l! Z+ p. K- c
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)* p. \, h b% g% x1 C3 g7 [* Z
. f& L1 m7 z' g. ^0 E1 A2 B1 N: zAllied ground losses:
( T% v9 H; b" l5 F: f 100 casualties reported
( ?; B/ J( B) V+ R/ A Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled5 [# R2 U3 e1 B5 T4 Q, A
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& y' `0 P9 E9 ^% R8 H- n w7 d
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Assaulting units:
9 A9 G0 I+ x5 q- M 3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion; Q0 ?% U+ h' L* R, N
302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion' b! ?. m* g$ ^ e5 a! B
12th Indpt SNLF Coy 8 y) T( d! p' ?" f
7th Base Force
+ q, r. t: z+ q9 p7 D7 |3 B 8th Field AF Construction Battalion' s5 v0 @0 Y5 j' I& z
5th IJN AA Battalion
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Defending units:
1 z9 \- @( f8 I& R3 L* ?7 Y Americal Infantry Div /19 |( \: V6 G7 ]3 n' ]1 L2 W: E# I
4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
. f. o! |8 r* \. F; m, H. I 201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /16 K: L7 b# ]1 D; \
151st Combat Engr Rgt /1/ K8 @2 p1 K0 d5 H
153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
+ T3 c% ~8 j# T) i# c- b) O 198th FA Bn /1
$ _7 b; D0 O- y; u; D' @ \ 250th Cst Art Rgt /2' q% G; D6 `: \, C. a
81st FA Bn /14 O8 I$ Y# P7 N+ K
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( j& M4 c+ G( L9 S u5 ~Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57* R$ k6 I2 k/ a) X3 p
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms$ @4 s' t* T5 z) {2 p& J
5 ~, U: {4 W) Y2 P! D kRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
5 N' D8 a9 U" t% ZEstimated time to target is 30 minutes1 _& }3 g- M" B o) v2 a5 {6 C
" j8 y X# E& U, _2 u, hJapanese aircraft
; E/ C* L! B9 R+ A& [, N A6M2 Zero x 25
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& F1 \. u% {( y' {' v& x! P+ PAllied aircraft* f+ K7 A) |& V: D3 i8 P, |5 g
F4F-3A Wildcat x 126 V6 Y$ {3 r* D4 z" m
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
! }3 F! c6 o2 t2 B" |% L0 Q R SBD-3 Dauntless x 72
- a5 z% [: G5 N9 R* b4 w TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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9 [( v1 x6 H6 y x/ a" Y" KNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses( [7 e) |1 y4 \" }" T, h' V
F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed& w& A2 c* `+ @# w
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed! B1 I4 D% t' P, Q
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged
0 b' Q; z( r' Y! E w+ J9 n SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak, u8 H& _, U$ \* L e* ?5 m
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged0 [& \, B0 |) H' j2 H3 }
/ d& A: N7 R2 X$ k+ HJapanese Ships
1 P4 l3 `5 J9 s CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires) j& F* y( V; o8 B8 _% ? T4 h* x
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1! L6 u. V, v3 K" ]& c
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire
# P5 I2 S0 G: z2 _; o$ P CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires7 \6 ^! }8 D* e* |
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 2$ s! ?4 m) R. F/ g
CA Furutaka
5 _4 o6 B+ M, P; V CA Kako, Bomb hits 15 p4 z6 G( V+ }9 A! R
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,573 ?5 {6 x7 P- y* M5 [! G
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms: X# x( Y- x, @- f" }" V
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.& R. \" F- X/ t; w5 r4 `
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
8 Y5 m1 J& I9 Y3 u A6M2 Zero x 16. d' N! y% S t
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Allied aircraft5 O; g& j7 `5 v8 G% _5 Q) J% t# c
F4F-3P Wildcat x 12- l; U1 Q/ V4 t6 K7 F; a
F4F-4 Wildcat x 15
" u b( r1 h8 w( j SBD-3 Dauntless x 518 w0 k" R1 T* `- ?. V
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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Japanese aircraft losses
' y0 O" S" ~& b# C+ Z: P* O2 v A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed5 [" Q' i l1 y( Y0 }- h
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Allied aircraft losses, t( c3 P$ e6 |9 K) Q; w
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
9 Y4 Q' d3 U7 Y6 j SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
# \. M' G+ O E) F TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships
( u8 \3 u3 l: j8 | CV Kaga, heavy fires
, [2 h3 A% R. _9 E; P CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires0 ?$ N8 {5 f- w2 D9 `
CV Zuikaku, on fire
7 R$ U- [+ w5 g' f" H- X6 [2 t CV Akagi
# g2 f4 U) p2 q CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage! x5 m$ `7 Z. e. S/ j
DD Tamanami
/ a6 `1 O D! o" T( h CL Nagara
0 p/ @: x3 B8 }7 v5 B, t DD Oite
3 _; L4 Z5 r/ I ~9 O+ T/ t9 { DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire0 K$ k3 W `0 v4 \, R; _; \
CA Furutaka
% g3 E1 D- |* r CA Kako, Bomb hits 1" i/ A4 |, J% v
DD Minekaze1 g7 o& e% L j/ I& K9 `
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,54" g& t7 O9 ~% N/ ^. _' x/ ?8 e
3 o* p3 x' O) J' IWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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- C! @! N$ N2 FRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
: p0 D% X: Y5 D# K6 ZEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft# m$ n: f; v) Z, U( z6 P
A6M2 Zero x 336 Z9 }* C1 ~, }3 g0 x9 m3 U. }
B5N2 Kate x 619 K- L! y; W( q1 d* d; [5 E
D3A1 Val x 44, U' H' L i+ P4 E# ?8 W9 r5 e7 L( D
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Allied aircraft: s' C5 b. W4 G
F4F-3A Wildcat x 17. E( N4 Y" A- m! L
F4F-3 Wildcat x 48$ @' M6 \7 S, l% q; e7 v8 _/ Z0 ]
F4F-4 Wildcat x 817 ]1 C# ^/ B5 \
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Japanese aircraft losses/ ?7 F n I" n, I* F& b# p4 \ W
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
8 g, r$ N: T2 J7 w9 i9 e B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged' ^- v. c( ]( t/ R+ f
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
y: v5 R4 ]1 F: v! u1 P$ P" C D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged7 H( \9 A) y/ F |
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses
3 o# d8 s5 m8 T" O! O5 ] F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships: B4 ]+ Q" o b
CVE Copahee2 y s" T! }" G4 r5 V. A1 O4 E
CV Yorktown: m+ i J' e; a. P
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2
% K/ ~) L0 Q$ J( p5 |2 q/ [6 x CLAA San Diego
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud/ Z; B/ z. `$ v0 @# X* x
3 {: ^) Z1 N: I; K' H/ oRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. t' f" I, ^) y2 z9 Q
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes# l) c& x% n( C# x: Z$ D( Z
5 U* M4 H* T" y( x- m% fJapanese aircraft
. ^( M" B0 p8 Q7 u' O& Q3 H A6M2 Zero x 3
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Allied aircraft8 ` ]9 @! y: n. e1 V
F4F-3 Wildcat x 2 A8 K7 z4 p4 P/ ^
SBD-3 Dauntless x 19
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Z" u9 k9 V+ z+ D% B) y' ?. T$ _" gNo Japanese losses1 v$ Y; V9 w3 x1 n/ O
8 Y9 K1 X5 d7 A9 VAllied aircraft losses9 n+ _6 T4 b% J1 c& w& T4 [( P& A
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed6 {- n0 k9 `; |
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged' E+ q9 a; B' c7 Y
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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2 e- Z, m7 W# I8 UJapanese Ships
) z( |2 E# P. e# A; e* n% e CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage* t+ |5 W$ Q/ x3 H2 r) s O" {
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire k% X; I+ e4 r3 z, k+ V8 P l% B1 s
CV Akagi
: F% l0 { q) [. ? CV Zuikaku, on fire$ f5 V6 f3 W( T# { T
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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% U: H+ o! j0 Y+ d. kAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud( d8 A- w/ s2 a" v7 g0 G
I! v2 E$ G V# ~$ Y1 l# ]7 wRaid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.) W; m# D& \: g/ ?
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes2 C, x; F- G, S" ^
' S ~( E/ s* }2 a4 U2 L. DJapanese aircraft+ v+ H+ m3 N& P6 j/ M2 w" A
A6M2 Zero x 2
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( s0 v2 {. J( I$ h5 KAllied aircraft4 b6 w( y( ?: k6 ?4 Z7 Y
SBD-3 Dauntless x 2
( m4 I% l* J. B( H; [- b& S( \ i v TBF-1 Avenger x 6
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No Japanese losses6 g) k, ~& `; S7 M$ P7 W0 @
7 M& ]& Y) K3 Q$ ]; v) l& vNo Allied losses
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( ~0 P' D5 a. m+ f. S4 ?Japanese Ships1 a1 M) E+ p. j& |
CV Akagi+ M3 W' [) B: t
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage9 ^5 w# F" w" q7 E9 l+ g
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud: v7 t8 d- I* g v w* @" ^
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
! o: `& i$ }4 g& aEstimated time to target is 37 minutes. {# z1 w. @4 V5 b
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Allied aircraft
4 Q! h5 U) f) Y" m$ H3 h F4F-3 Wildcat x 55 F9 Y, E2 D8 C' M2 @5 b8 w6 q, ?
TBF-1 Avenger x 30 {5 T! J0 G7 m- z
4 ~; N) {" f4 D( d% F/ g- ~ n" LAllied aircraft losses5 H& ?5 y8 |/ S& P
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged( O7 y& l9 U% C4 ^- m0 G9 W7 l8 X
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Japanese Ships
8 ?, I) B8 p; ?/ R CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1* H# J! X4 v# F+ |0 k; [
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,56) i! O9 N0 S G+ }8 R) e% y
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
* ?% p8 F* W& G# T6 x7 Y% a' H0 QEstimated time to target is 15 minutes7 N+ e! w# ^7 B+ M7 g
. L8 f$ w' t0 X. @% K( P& M5 l- c* d. W' kJapanese aircraft
$ d. V9 q' G* ^9 P$ i0 l4 a A6M2 Zero x 6
5 }6 Q* G y; b$ Q' ? B5N2 Kate x 15' P9 J# ] L" @; P' f& w
D3A1 Val x 19
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5 S& p& I# i! G9 J: } s9 o0 ?Allied aircraft$ b Y- {5 i' k6 p% n+ w3 p; \
F4F-3 Wildcat x 368 x. L4 _- C+ v. z: q( ?& E' o5 a
F4F-4 Wildcat x 365 t ]' V, J) o$ q: e- U
% f5 Q; v! m; V cJapanese aircraft losses2 {1 a, U0 g7 l3 c( o
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed: o1 B5 \2 i/ a2 H* Q3 i" e
B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged; {( F# [: X# U, u; x* Z
D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged5 @$ L4 D; h t/ e2 L1 T$ ^
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Allied aircraft losses
% [5 v& B4 v9 W3 p5 u F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed( K/ l5 B4 E5 T$ Q
( e5 r: c4 t4 ^Allied Ships; a# S& r/ N) s! N1 j6 F# p7 D
CV Lexington L- ]: l: `" H+ B! N$ O, h$ y0 [* L
CV Saratoga
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud: A6 U6 Y- @% n% i
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
/ |5 P# w0 r% F% KEstimated time to target is 31 minutes7 ^/ n8 T& p% n
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Allied aircraft; o' V9 V) a- T; W- K$ }8 H
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
1 f/ n& y' `2 ^* j1 c9 `+ T) i F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
4 T# N' [# R: G2 c+ n SBD-3 Dauntless x 70
, Q0 ] C2 q3 E! O$ }* o, E5 S) _ TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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\! a. X, Q6 C% wAllied aircraft losses9 a7 a" d" n- F& o
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
- O5 c( L1 Y6 O8 u% D1 i& e6 m, ?$ D TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged" b) a" F+ z8 N. q. Q
( U$ |; |( |( U6 k" s2 |8 iJapanese Ships$ P) W. `+ x* c) k& w
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage5 @4 w0 r" e7 b' D0 m1 Z- `- I, I" y
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
. D0 B9 W, ?0 W' R( z( o9 K' K DD Asakaze: J$ ]5 o$ k" K: a: ^. u+ D
DD Tamanami& u+ E- _$ T' C1 k! T! ^
DD Onami
9 M q) t" u% o- W. J DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
7 @0 C& i/ v5 N' J% J& g7 q* j CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
8 g- g8 A @8 ?+ J# p/ m6 _ DD Oite
9 c2 y7 @2 D8 ^* g DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage) C% k/ C6 v" h. b& ?$ J8 |
DD Suzukaze
6 Q. ^' ~5 D- ?( U5 J CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1
" a2 ?+ J2 \( Z CL Nagara
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud \4 C+ n+ U( |: l" H& y/ ]0 s# l% U
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Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.6 s8 Y6 j; a' d0 a6 e8 T! P5 G
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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/ l1 u4 A9 z4 t+ ?, Q3 AAllied aircraft% Y i+ D, R6 p$ j1 K# P9 P; [
A-24 Banshee x 27 V3 y9 p2 d) M0 M* r) Y n* @
SBD-3 Dauntless x 25, B# r9 s( u& c8 r; W# c
# l, K6 s# P$ a3 H" gAllied aircraft losses' W( o- C+ Y& C, D% D* f4 n
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
, o. |- J. i3 V$ D0 F SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged- }! n# O% n% \% s& Z
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Japanese Ships5 h. A% O9 ^) N# q# E) r' Q- h
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage) O8 z% y. }2 g! H& k( B9 t
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 e7 S1 e5 C/ l, ^% j CV Zuikaku, heavy fires3 y! N/ w j; n+ C& j
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, y: {' D! M+ C5 d
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage4 h7 N+ q! ]$ K9 Y
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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9 q8 M8 D. p" t# n. cAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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8 r/ X3 L$ b3 R/ d" L/ qWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.3 l$ z1 O3 ^; q
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes! f2 n$ p+ @/ v! ?5 G7 Y, e4 f
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Allied aircraft
6 g/ Z7 t; j) I' r A-24 Banshee x 14
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8 j% ^% [- ] W4 }; xAllied aircraft losses
+ J5 I! R" u6 ?+ t. \ Q& ]1 ~. x A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
4 q1 X! h% |" { u* ^! V CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage* E7 M1 w/ p2 t5 Y5 `/ R0 g
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ ]9 O6 {3 Z0 K2 h9 I. I' k DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage
, i1 E7 X* z7 i. N; P CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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5 A( p% e, Q# Z) mAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57% b' m( E: @: `9 `6 w! K
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
4 a* P- y; C' ^. l9 bEstimated time to target is 27 minutes7 r3 c2 h* s3 n/ G& G
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Allied aircraft
/ e+ |0 J7 U/ ]& K5 j A-24 Banshee x 25 A% X( l1 J: a
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
. U3 X0 j6 t9 Q- t7 G, y CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57 D* Y# Z0 _6 ^% K
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6 s" }6 c- J, C8 U9 ]0 d k3 O8 MRaid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
, A2 e( T% _8 n* XEstimated time to target is 24 minutes
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F4F-3A Wildcat x 2
a7 Z3 g+ c. I$ d+ U1 q SBD-3 Dauntless x 31( B2 T4 ~4 O( I5 y, v% A# H4 b
TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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Allied aircraft losses
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$ k1 z/ I* m4 g) z1 H- g TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged( D) ~! E$ P" m H- R; V
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Japanese Ships
1 L4 y' l1 J" d e: s1 ` CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage4 i/ T$ [% Q' j9 i6 |
DD Oite
7 P/ d; O7 q# L2 c6 h* \0 o CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires" r* @' \+ W7 h( B
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 C% u* z7 P9 a3 o$ `+ z% D CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage7 E1 ?& a, l. k
DD Onami
5 {3 S6 d0 \: U& f9 M7 S DD Tamanami: k" j# S2 ] f7 x( L
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire
# z& Q8 T+ B# O# t, {" t5 ` DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 1
( `( O: L/ ~' G DD Minekaze
, ~: A" ^% a( N+ O" C DD Asakaze
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- ?- S6 |+ _% F, nAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57 X: C, d: }5 x1 @4 p! N' }
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.3 ~* m" P3 ]/ B% v; @
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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8 T6 X3 e; F: lJapanese aircraft
! _& T1 L o# k. {, |% C7 k no flights
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Allied aircraft3 o9 l, M( p1 ^$ L4 D% w9 _ n
F4F-3P Wildcat x 10# Z+ k2 c' n- U- \- t
F4F-4 Wildcat x 142 L; |1 w2 d1 @' C* @1 i
SBD-3 Dauntless x 63
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
0 W6 a& Z# ?2 J* E5 _' ?# f SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
* i! a" q' t; n) ?# @& S5 D, i3 M TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged
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. @' l& S) R6 M6 Y% UJapanese Ships6 v2 v* R! b, m; m W4 n6 f" k
CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 J# S( q% I/ x! F* a+ S0 H- @ q/ m, E- S CA Kako, and is sunk
$ c# R0 B7 ^9 O" Q& J8 \ CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
; x+ E# K4 T5 c3 E, _" Z+ S+ k CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
/ X+ K- N X% ? D( t# E" e DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk1 j, C+ |1 `# l7 b
DD Onami
: Z; m' e! E+ ~0 m9 \ DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk7 r/ ^2 Q- I3 M" }( a C- m
DD Asakaze# N2 K" ~+ c# h: O# J
DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage) t- T$ H+ B# }$ f7 r
DD Oite
, D; c; x9 V" v5 i+ j+ W& } DD Minekaze
8 V' |4 o/ o, S ^ DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire( k! | i5 i5 R& ~
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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0 z' F$ s! b( {. j) p P% FRaid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet./ r0 t, W8 N* _) L. @
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes6 z4 h+ g# @! z: \- [* G( |9 i
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 16/ I% u0 ~4 J9 N, y& }! @1 r
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships# ~, q$ @& L/ l$ ? ~' s
CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage! N z9 X, @% U8 b5 F3 H
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
: `6 K M: c9 G3 w1 V C DD Sawakaze
! q6 L7 _5 \# w, h DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |