AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 42
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+ d' D# o! C+ |0 o% g盟军正式登陆阿图岛
9 f; Z1 g& w$ ]: s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
7 d; A' n! |. ]8 x& D6 p+ n58以品字形阵型出击,每个编队2CV,CVE单独编队提供全直掩3 E- K) g3 G, L3 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7 w; F& F8 a9 c. f4 d8 g
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
- P& Z4 ~! x" \$ T! ^% \8 i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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- c) k# K' B0 A. S/ K* Q E( o% @; t% rAmphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49)
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. P D2 L, I2 A5 \5 _* ]TF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,49
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Allied ground losses:
i/ F+ v: \3 K$ l/ S% T 253 casualties reported
. N& G6 ?! [/ }, T. b; O- v: A& F Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled3 X0 e9 O5 w5 f! E6 K8 L. K& W$ A
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled1 N" V- _5 Z$ f" [/ K& \5 c* g5 w
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# e$ q# i: e' u" R, Y' a
Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)( e+ V/ \1 o5 L' ^
Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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1 }. b: j: V9 b) r, DGround combat at Attu Island (153,49)
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Japanese Deliberate attack; z! x- F; d6 v8 {
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Attacking force 5357 troops, 43 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 973 |1 ]# q: Q$ s9 y- a8 n; n
& @7 ]/ m$ B' a! S; BDefending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 426' N& b' f/ g+ o* S4 k
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Japanese adjusted assault: 0
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+ Q9 x& }" ]& v: m$ K' |( _Allied adjusted defense: 339 ( S+ G) f) l2 @+ n9 L
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 99
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; e: K, K$ i) M& I0 ~ T1 S9 vCombat modifiers
5 r u) R3 ~' t5 N* K! q1 RDefender: terrain(+)
4 z+ m/ g; h( ~. X. U' JAttacker:
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- _1 W' D. G6 A8 |0 hJapanese ground losses:
2 j5 q! G* Z3 G6 y5 k6 p 1597 casualties reported0 @# d! F5 A c' t& ?
Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled
$ `" ]: u W& g9 i7 g, W7 Y" } Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled9 v* e8 f/ E3 v: v
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled
9 a/ e4 Z) \2 J7 b- B# { Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)
( @* j* {' G% V( }4 C Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)3 W5 }( u# Y2 {& Q! E! r+ g% D( D
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Allied ground losses:
4 h- P: N/ F. [& O 100 casualties reported7 d7 x5 a: |( S4 M) \
Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled0 G/ U- i% y% K4 u4 j
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
: j3 e, D, I6 U5 S7 W& b, O Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Assaulting units:3 r( c6 y5 ?$ \+ W! S! W* q4 G ?
3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion
( G4 U' \8 k* Q0 h+ F* b3 v 302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion
% k1 Z' F/ {" O( m# j" T 12th Indpt SNLF Coy 0 H0 H' E* I/ b% E
7th Base Force( x# W, a8 _& b) @' X
8th Field AF Construction Battalion
" o* a7 M9 i* i# l2 Z! g% n 5th IJN AA Battalion
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Defending units:
Z Z( C1 U# ~( T5 Q( p Americal Infantry Div /1! k7 L$ G. f c; f; ]$ S
4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /1" B5 u- N c4 z* H( @5 x
201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
+ ^( B- |' j& g& ]& H L 151st Combat Engr Rgt /1
6 J- Q! o; }( @! z 153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1* @- P+ ^: l8 T8 W! a Z" j
198th FA Bn /1
+ j( N8 ~9 m5 t 250th Cst Art Rgt /2
6 X& R# o; _1 s( \ 81st FA Bn /1
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4 j) [# z' v5 g8 I6 ^. yMorning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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/ x; P2 g# F& X: y3 ^5 [) K" ]Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.; V+ Q; P7 F" T7 O ]6 @+ c; e
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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4 W3 u- t* {( N/ \! C& PJapanese aircraft, F, T) S0 [# T
A6M2 Zero x 25
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Allied aircraft9 L: h4 @, N1 k" K# T
F4F-3A Wildcat x 12
5 [9 A$ g4 j9 g8 X F4F-3 Wildcat x 123 @" t3 L6 _+ T0 `9 n0 c& ?
SBD-3 Dauntless x 72/ t" L5 }' |; w* Z
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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No Japanese losses K" c3 f K( J+ \7 A
f# y) J$ x; Y. v+ N, sAllied aircraft losses) G4 d! P/ x! j5 l6 L; b& C' h
F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed! `; y( g. X2 e4 i3 A
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
: ]- \8 a9 c9 a* U SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged9 a8 ~. E! @3 [
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak
" u6 f: }) F% w9 H* p TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged4 M* K3 b+ k, a2 W" M
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Japanese Ships% [( i# y8 g6 F; K9 `8 k
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
: L, }- p. X3 e* N3 C CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
1 Y; N+ |4 c' K+ F$ d3 m9 b CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire" X% k- x8 u- |$ G1 u! H: q) m
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires/ A9 \ X- ~5 @* [5 Q
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 2
) [* c/ j. ]' |0 v CA Furutaka
( e8 c4 F/ b- |, v) ^2 N CA Kako, Bomb hits 1, O8 I2 B* ~9 X8 ?0 M7 i$ [
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1 P* _1 ?: A/ oMorning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,576 ?. {& `$ u" T. e1 }( Y: [
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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$ A. n' `& n; Z, [! R8 {$ oRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
$ l7 ~$ B8 F: O3 s( q' fEstimated time to target is 31 minutes! h* @9 H5 c! v p, O
2 Y" x' r7 J3 b H2 ]8 N: P; jJapanese aircraft
: P8 Y. u0 V, w% @$ a& T$ O# b A6M2 Zero x 16 J ?1 M7 X1 ^; M: d; J
: D% Z) ^: o) _5 _9 YAllied aircraft1 |8 C! r J; H( A8 ^) E \
F4F-3P Wildcat x 12
* `2 u) l& H8 q7 ^; J% q2 s( o1 V4 k F4F-4 Wildcat x 15- L( [3 t" U; K' \! x' u
SBD-3 Dauntless x 51
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Japanese aircraft losses
5 y* k# l- Z" I% ~ A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses) q1 N7 L1 _+ [$ [- l- M2 F3 N
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
( l$ k3 C5 s3 ^ J, c; y; j SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak* U: J2 g- ]8 k, E
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
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, y5 d y$ D% j& K6 I" A f# ^Japanese Ships
g+ Z; D5 D" p+ \6 i$ G, y" q6 j& d CV Kaga, heavy fires* D" n; R2 K3 r+ U6 S
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires. M3 J+ g u. m, V& ~3 P ?
CV Zuikaku, on fire2 y ` ]; E Q; o, ^4 l# ~8 ~
CV Akagi
/ f H8 i. j) k: _- h1 u, Y CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
@4 O* M( Q3 {! e. |+ e# \- a DD Tamanami
% ~* b( ?! p& ` ?" H CL Nagara$ V/ i8 f8 |2 C( O# A
DD Oite
, m2 V* c1 i" L5 ?" H* i DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire
7 ?$ S$ h/ F0 G* K CA Furutaka M G7 H) ]$ k# e
CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
" M5 u6 b: b7 M+ ?/ ^9 I* H DD Minekaze1 u0 [2 z3 j) D0 U6 H1 r+ _4 L6 \
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,54
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( K7 d% i/ L' I/ QWeather in hex: Heavy cloud$ U. x! g4 f* ^
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.0 }+ b3 Q9 v7 g |
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes) |. g" C" D' b
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Japanese aircraft Z+ |! I! w1 _$ N' K
A6M2 Zero x 33
6 |! a! S0 C5 M. V# d+ k3 n B5N2 Kate x 612 g- I5 `9 J9 D
D3A1 Val x 444 [( T+ R( O$ T3 |7 ]" m% I
6 |6 ]7 i# L2 c- |& PAllied aircraft# l; I$ [2 c# Y9 G3 z
F4F-3A Wildcat x 175 |# z7 @5 g+ ?* T! C4 _2 I
F4F-3 Wildcat x 480 Y- a! d" a/ @8 u% Q, o1 ?* r ~1 @
F4F-4 Wildcat x 81
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Japanese aircraft losses
# @( ?9 a a2 D! i( X! l& | A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
: u5 I# a! L/ t+ ^% R B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged7 S8 m. _" B# u
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak' G" B$ u+ D; v' {1 h3 Z5 w
D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged7 b Z F1 h* ^: n* `4 g3 j1 H
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak: J( A* Y1 b6 Z
# j' X! |7 b; ^$ X! H6 }Allied aircraft losses* t+ x+ p+ \0 X
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed1 o; `6 m* V1 W" O: \& n
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Allied Ships
" U1 f1 Y: }/ \ k CVE Copahee5 N+ H7 g# r3 g6 k1 C: Y& e
CV Yorktown
' x( ?, E0 S5 W) k* n7 D z$ [ CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2
4 n: E8 I/ `; \* T% | E CLAA San Diego
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! _& t1 D& _5 T. g- z( hAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57& ~9 n, @3 p3 f6 M% {; @; e
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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2 r1 b: }, V9 N$ G: t. FRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.- p6 {3 I, Y! v7 n
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes! A- }3 D' _& O, D& Q! T% D
% w, I, \! l) t/ tJapanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
* M& {7 r! Q+ R$ m( }( ^; {, t3 ]( p/ A F4F-3 Wildcat x 2
l' Y2 S* W$ B$ e9 X SBD-3 Dauntless x 19' j+ W% d: F4 a7 v. L* B! J
+ I: J' [9 s- H4 Z8 fNo Japanese losses/ x) Y/ a+ `0 f: v; A# T0 c7 ?2 G! m- t
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Allied aircraft losses
& k9 X0 M" g0 b; B F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
+ ]5 L7 S2 v+ k: R7 ^- ? SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged- ^, s. d! o" G# t4 \3 o
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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% j$ S+ p$ S3 r5 [, W; e0 s8 d8 ]Japanese Ships% \- m* F1 j! s4 N$ r# E
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
# p3 w/ n/ A0 ~% m CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire& Q- ]. `8 S8 S0 Z2 I
CV Akagi
5 t+ [3 c* j0 e6 O CV Zuikaku, on fire ~) x# F' g9 X9 I/ G2 w( d
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage# O( v* J2 w' j" a" r- j
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57' r. p% y+ m0 e2 _" V; R+ p* H
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud; W8 r w' |+ w$ W5 O; r, ~
* a Z9 E- m! b( V3 b; Z& zRaid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.7 \7 }, `( H- X8 E1 @
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
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TBF-1 Avenger x 6( A- P+ R5 j% z7 l
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No Japanese losses' _0 g- ]7 Z0 d
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No Allied losses1 {8 x2 a- y# {' C
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Japanese Ships/ q0 ?2 X1 U3 q3 ]' N5 Z& R* d
CV Akagi
. x( f/ I9 `/ I% V ^ CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage8 t7 R% z2 V* ?1 s( E4 y
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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 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.+ S1 d0 h: ^* F; t5 y
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes
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Allied aircraft# |: x: u2 k7 Y" m. J
F4F-3 Wildcat x 5
/ v2 x! f" M8 S4 [ TBF-1 Avenger x 3
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3 q, I0 x+ a8 Y; P$ ?( ^# ]Allied aircraft losses9 j3 _$ X% s. Y
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged/ Y9 w8 U: @. M8 D5 s3 s+ h
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Japanese Ships
5 p7 h" ^+ H; X3 B* o0 M CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1( P) r W! c9 `' e; ^ o
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,56
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain3 @' P$ v" Y$ \; l$ M; G
1 F1 a! S- q+ ~Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
J! W( U3 U# Y$ @/ `Estimated time to target is 15 minutes" ~1 ^4 i* C* J7 \% W
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Japanese aircraft3 `; t6 B0 c5 Y# U8 ?2 m8 v5 e' T+ O3 |
A6M2 Zero x 6
T2 [* s) N% d& k1 a B5N2 Kate x 157 X8 Y/ n: ?/ T9 i' K$ k* l
D3A1 Val x 19
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+ s- J8 h+ C4 r6 N3 `Allied aircraft
, P. S' T$ L8 h1 I2 r" ] F4F-3 Wildcat x 36; y/ i }! V) d
F4F-4 Wildcat x 36" @' y8 [6 g" e! J7 g8 S$ `1 z
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Japanese aircraft losses
6 Q+ p& T( ?$ D A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed. k6 Q6 H% Y6 j; h: r; l1 Y% A
B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
& w; H4 P) s8 g8 k. q D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged8 T( f* b G/ M9 b. O" ], O
7 K# @: c; z% u8 r" R3 G# OAllied aircraft losses( o, b4 g; _0 ]7 T! `9 j2 V
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
! M. r$ X' }3 E4 d7 T" J7 R CV Lexington
1 _: y/ b! u8 Q6 O) _ CV Saratoga
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2 ]* k+ b" Z4 _! }0 m) T4 RAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57. P; w6 n" `0 \* W0 N
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+ D$ |4 ~; z+ }! d& [% ^Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
+ e8 h* s% K+ ^5 b/ q# JEstimated time to target is 31 minutes( c9 R y. L; \7 C) i4 _
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Allied aircraft( u! _5 c6 O) D3 i* ~
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
" k$ {# C6 i4 B) q6 F/ D" }! q F4F-4 Wildcat x 129 m! f# u! S4 ]& ?
SBD-3 Dauntless x 70/ k) k: f- r% Q2 `
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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Allied aircraft losses- I, Z1 S9 H" I* e! K8 U
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged, g3 k7 Z( T5 J9 t
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged# C+ T0 X6 U/ J. \ b
% _( T) h0 y/ v+ q t- eJapanese Ships
/ P Z& Q3 A3 ?- U8 m7 p CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 Z0 n, @/ U1 T) w& O3 v CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires: b! M/ u( {3 a0 w j# R M9 c
DD Asakaze
. y1 x, v/ K: x2 H DD Tamanami7 p6 z3 t* d5 f* Y: q
DD Onami0 f/ ?' F- e0 Y# V- |2 M5 F
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
& s! n; V1 e# a R3 j8 B U: b CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage9 {1 i) G* d' g: I/ n1 ?
DD Oite$ G! c$ c7 t& L. ?& l" C. P
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
' k. I0 Z( F0 e p DD Suzukaze- j% r' W! F" q, I- n1 a' L; [! w
CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1& ?: N+ x& B( ^3 |
CL Nagara
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,575 ?4 M/ H( F& J! l: ^# [$ J
) k' J! i% d1 T$ G9 HWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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, q) m& ?+ F* U" y0 ~7 F- t. N3 i" RRaid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
; v+ s. P8 W8 V! S- J5 f1 |: W! q& eEstimated time to target is 30 minutes6 F# I; G9 E/ R& W; c( \
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Allied aircraft) J: O( K6 j; v* b
A-24 Banshee x 27 j1 g5 C0 T3 ~$ Z" E8 X
SBD-3 Dauntless x 25
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$ _: n! J$ a) `# j" QAllied aircraft losses# i2 T2 R( c5 d* [$ ?% C# P9 ^0 Y
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
1 \. v& V8 K5 F0 [ SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged L3 W3 O: C/ x* L2 L* y" f5 X
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CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 E1 ~% ]4 R( C CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage, y# l7 W5 I: Q% l
CV Zuikaku, heavy fires9 S/ g# `" s, m9 b6 B9 J
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires. x8 L2 r/ }% H l4 h/ ^
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
* N* w+ ^& B/ p3 v1 F* @% i* A( O; p$ { CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage$ [; o( T% P7 O# i: H) g1 [
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: ?2 t* c$ k( W6 v1 o3 yAfternoon 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 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.3 ?: _& r4 z( ^; h& g1 d
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes/ ^$ i3 u1 [ p" V* t8 C+ S
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Allied aircraft
6 S+ U) V& @$ _2 g A-24 Banshee x 14- n2 P. v D1 g. z5 a5 B& B: s- q: C
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Allied aircraft losses
9 N2 B, Q' T9 p, V. Z( y A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged# g: v2 g( y, [. j+ J9 E
* k( O; Y1 {% b+ V yJapanese Ships6 c: E1 o3 j; g$ [* N/ R2 f( \
CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 j: _ r3 u" t6 [9 N1 p CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
' g8 E7 N6 z- ]0 S+ ]: j. ~/ I DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage8 ~# z9 N! j) r+ `! i
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage9 a; r8 ^- h) a8 q6 D& A
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57" v2 d/ p( s! Y. D
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.' l1 ~3 I$ |* i5 ]0 E6 Q
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes( Q* y1 l1 V- C% q) Z N
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Allied aircraft
, M- Z a% U7 \ A-24 Banshee x 2
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* v1 ~0 K3 p6 w9 M T- B! VNo Allied losses# p/ S4 S9 d" [# i o
8 O/ ^; N1 N5 ~, uJapanese Ships
2 \/ M2 v4 f& A: R8 c" H CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires; u4 X% k( F! a' E! `$ |, d
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,572 Q( {1 a2 w/ b& u# q
3 M% u8 ^! ?. g% @$ UWeather in hex: Heavy cloud" I; g$ u6 ` h# H% [9 t
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Raid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
0 r, @3 {# c; `3 Q4 KEstimated time to target is 24 minutes8 \0 @) I+ B& h
. V' J$ S# |' R( v1 `Allied aircraft7 ?# Q3 I# s; }
F4F-3A Wildcat x 2+ J5 o/ {, Y. f) ]
SBD-3 Dauntless x 313 \& r; W, q. C
TBF-1 Avenger x 158 q# ]$ S5 k; I% I" U2 G4 v8 Y0 h
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Allied aircraft losses
T; i2 i9 {1 y4 Q5 J1 o4 [$ Z7 t SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
' @; x6 b; f* O1 f' M TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships3 U( |, n% p" N, L8 I& G% c- H, A7 a
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
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CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires1 X* @. e; `! O
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage) g7 Z3 M$ e# W$ n
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage7 p8 g' k8 g4 |! r1 y) a) d6 H
DD Onami
6 o7 { p! n) I" ` DD Tamanami! Y$ _9 e9 a9 C& J6 O8 K
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire
: O# Y1 U# C% w3 ^* m9 u9 | DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 10 |" ^! A: j( d# e7 S, L
DD Minekaze
8 R3 m% f8 B% _; R8 ^ DD Asakaze
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. w: T: c# p1 D* @+ KAfternoon 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 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
4 D! r: {1 S8 g$ EEstimated time to target is 30 minutes. g3 p" e8 I V5 o0 T
) W) |7 u2 d7 MJapanese aircraft
: q8 _1 {( K' k1 d0 z) K1 Z+ x no flights
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6 x0 e- {9 N% KAllied aircraft. G: A3 n$ R# A1 |
F4F-3P Wildcat x 10! _( l1 j1 O9 q6 B( L1 H
F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
/ R6 B/ _$ e# [% u$ c5 s) @- \ l SBD-3 Dauntless x 63
; a6 k; |9 t' o2 ` }" @ TBF-1 Avenger x 18
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( P$ Y& ]8 t( g9 c, WNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses; ?& Q; H p. f u: U
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
4 p5 P6 H: \, U* X4 C% u( a2 ]% b TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged1 t4 m$ Q; \2 o( ?
z0 O- W9 W6 `/ _$ K8 y* t8 j: cJapanese Ships
. @4 U0 @9 y3 d3 p+ s5 c w CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage8 E$ R3 `3 O- \3 g1 e# e2 O. j
CA Kako, and is sunk
" f6 V# x1 C0 r' i CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage' w$ A$ a9 R/ \
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
* Q6 D; i5 p1 J! A; r7 o" r DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
G: Z$ A- y# {6 l9 p4 \8 h& |/ N DD Onami" d4 J) {" I6 p* @% U, d( ^
DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
4 y2 E/ ^! [9 W8 O DD Asakaze
4 |4 z# S9 n: T- F DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage" n- g( K: j ^8 c
DD Oite
( W0 j) p. V* N DD Minekaze
. V4 `1 s S) x* P+ A9 b DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire- i, D0 E* u# X, Z) C6 p, z K# v9 N
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57' Y0 F) I$ Y, d$ j* O+ T$ Y
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud* g ^5 b' o& D2 R* y
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Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. n6 }- }+ V4 j% H# v4 v. @
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes0 @( {$ |: R' m1 ]; E0 \# t
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Allied aircraft. U8 ?. Z* K$ i, X
SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
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; y6 B. W3 r. D* v1 c( ~Allied aircraft losses3 ?6 \- Z! p9 ]- a% P* \! X6 t
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
, o3 J/ P/ m, o+ d CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 U$ d* B/ Y. }2 ?/ Z8 k& g CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
& q, U. f! e2 E E0 {. Y DD Sawakaze
/ \' F& A! m' y- @1 b% B( g DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |