AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 422 b0 y5 z: }3 Y. L( C
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盟军正式登陆阿图岛
' V3 H/ x$ d" r! f( `3 i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" }! J' l$ h1 Z O) Y
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 Y! r9 q @- B# U; L5 g+ V
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) z9 S6 t/ V6 @2 U! [2 f
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
$ U+ ?, z; I6 x6 R1 z& x1 d* @, r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)6 G: B( K4 ~) U7 [/ K
2 { o" G. }5 m0 I' eTF 130 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,49 _! r2 ]) V. u
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Allied ground losses:
3 _$ [2 C* V9 |2 f" D/ e5 ^0 U 253 casualties reported2 ?( Q$ D- U9 r" N: u
Squads: 6 destroyed, 31 disabled ~8 [6 O8 v% B2 E2 ~; H& y( j
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
# E5 T2 a' o* v: g, @+ K' v5 h Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 t8 T$ l# k3 R) e- t Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)
$ J' J& U; L B; l5 M Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)$ z' E7 A4 ^# K9 G' R* p' H
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( p6 t' H8 R; O$ KGround combat at Attu Island (153,49)! A1 h# D% L$ s2 H% v
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Japanese Deliberate attack
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) w( N4 w2 d3 o# _6 qAttacking force 5357 troops, 43 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 97
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Defending force 9498 troops, 68 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 426
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Japanese adjusted assault: 0
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Allied adjusted defense: 339
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: G, g, q: O; N* V0 N5 ]2 F$ AJapanese assault odds: 1 to 99 : h& R; v0 G1 V: W7 |* N3 ^9 J
7 z" |2 N# ` X- |; VCombat modifiers) n6 @ x9 R1 b$ c2 X2 k! v! ]- n
Defender: terrain(+)0 E- I" J0 U4 E4 J2 d" P
Attacker: % a( Y6 o7 j9 e6 F, Q
& ?6 q; i, B/ E) k# ^$ HJapanese ground losses:0 p# `$ t& f5 _. O( ?( W! _
1597 casualties reported0 Y1 H, K1 w R+ W" ?2 Q
Squads: 61 destroyed, 29 disabled
$ k3 M" x% c5 Z5 ]7 O Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 45 disabled
3 p+ K' R' l5 F( c2 D, Q0 L+ l Engineers: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled1 v: m' r* O/ s4 X' f1 s
Guns lost 21 (15 destroyed, 6 disabled)
- t. d! F1 B0 P) l; {1 Y Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Allied ground losses:+ z6 B" s5 g7 U5 Q! k
100 casualties reported
+ n( M# }2 C! v$ X! N: p Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled Y) D* o8 e! H0 c
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
3 ~6 t- d7 A \1 |; Q Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled+ b7 _1 B' D) \' a+ x6 s9 |/ U9 a4 t" L
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Assaulting units: s+ V4 L, X! J& d7 L! m! N
3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion/ c% L! K- x5 }! [6 Z" X7 }9 O
302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion X7 ]2 Z- a9 f0 B
12th Indpt SNLF Coy 7 }" R2 X7 q6 l V! a
7th Base Force
# s# Z ?* g% w& p: L9 T 8th Field AF Construction Battalion
( |! o- [% ]' V' x& H$ l 5th IJN AA Battalion
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Defending units:
" N( ?4 Z$ y' O) ]# y Americal Infantry Div /1& O: F* {3 U1 _ p
4th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /1- o- q- V7 E/ C6 V6 d
201st(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
' s- r4 ]7 l: W: ~+ }! Z 151st Combat Engr Rgt /10 Z9 i- _. i1 q2 G/ f, m/ i
153rd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
4 i$ |1 B2 W' V 198th FA Bn /1
+ t# v7 K7 k. d- Z 250th Cst Art Rgt /2& X: l( N7 j9 m7 N5 |& [6 }
81st FA Bn /1. U7 T2 ^3 f2 E
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7 G: I4 ]) X( L8 vMorning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57$ @; ^+ O; D1 q" N
1 t. c7 u: I; j H- u1 @Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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+ D0 `3 O5 T+ f% @Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.- i P4 W, @$ w* C+ G, W+ R2 @
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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) X( I5 t/ Z+ ~7 B6 \7 {% IJapanese aircraft0 y( U- B X8 p6 m) |$ q: {; F# r
A6M2 Zero x 25( B) k) c) c* C$ i
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Allied aircraft
) m6 r8 V8 K$ a5 ]) g4 W, g, [' g F4F-3A Wildcat x 120 @0 M7 O0 p) k$ q7 i
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
+ b7 Y/ s/ I" f/ r' w4 ], U! k SBD-3 Dauntless x 72
4 n5 J+ v* J% N1 S; `9 Q5 ~9 R TBF-1 Avenger x 30) }2 b) M9 G1 Z) n
( {& K- G; R* |# E! T" j/ j# FNo Japanese losses
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0 H% p) V4 f% L9 I4 GAllied aircraft losses, ]! _8 B0 i$ ]+ Q0 d
F4F-3A Wildcat: 4 destroyed& l- h/ k# k% v* }
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
2 ] d8 k. ]% s SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged2 M! G: G4 k& ]1 O' e
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak
! \6 Z' t! ^7 }& P) w TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged* i. N2 B+ O* L
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Japanese Ships4 Z" T; B6 n+ q2 H: W: { T/ m" L
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires3 |: c$ J, |( w9 J/ l
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
1 P" V8 |6 B0 w5 Z, a CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire
/ W* W. |# G1 {. _, R CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires1 I4 d0 r x2 d, g9 v! I
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 21 O: K* S' ]3 y) c2 @3 \
CA Furutaka0 m8 ? W. k) Q: L) g& @" E& O
CA Kako, Bomb hits 14 Q# T9 l$ q) K! `( P
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) E4 o! X6 m1 _" B/ S$ l8 h$ m& C( lMorning Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms6 c5 m6 a2 \$ ^
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
* e/ [' ?: J" @1 EEstimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Japanese aircraft4 e$ L2 r2 Y, e ?& \3 ]6 {
A6M2 Zero x 16+ B" e( H* v% O
7 F- ]9 p# |2 g8 h$ z5 TAllied aircraft7 ^8 z* p1 Y+ I N0 ^1 F* v# X# w
F4F-3P Wildcat x 121 v8 i5 T7 Q& t
F4F-4 Wildcat x 15
# l( [" s9 v5 D2 U3 Y2 h& ? SBD-3 Dauntless x 51+ p& {' t1 o ?+ {
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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Japanese aircraft losses, \! U5 z% A# |
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed1 Q6 H6 R8 Y# {- s- W
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Allied aircraft losses
; S0 ^1 C! X& Z3 k5 _ SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged3 A5 b- F% ^6 [/ ~' e; x
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak5 M/ Y; I. h' z/ O- E, L
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships
/ x: B- J& n& s" M+ w1 t$ k; N CV Kaga, heavy fires
* P" s2 a, V; B/ _ m CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
3 s8 ]' U. g- J- [; ^3 n CV Zuikaku, on fire: G j% B2 z* v# g" {5 s* H" C
CV Akagi
! Q' q; C0 E" p8 a CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 p/ O; r5 t! t0 U: y8 y& _* Q# a DD Tamanami X5 J# ~* F, y* W* c
CL Nagara5 t/ a; ^: ~, g% e9 ~4 s
DD Oite
2 J) r( \8 c' e# W DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire4 Y/ E. a; S0 p: d( L3 }
CA Furutaka7 _, C/ u7 Y- G/ K3 E- q. e& Q
CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
$ y7 S+ {, F8 f DD Minekaze: ]/ J4 \5 v& o7 E
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# l; L- C/ R0 c2 X# p7 D' lMorning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,54
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. S) k# T* W" z" b" ?1 kWeather in hex: Heavy cloud/ N; v: ^- F$ T) ]) [6 j: i
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. A9 a2 J$ i) d4 x+ M2 F- L" h* H
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
2 N% x% _8 M8 m A6M2 Zero x 33
) R1 w6 B' X8 v$ y B5N2 Kate x 616 J- R' G& W' `5 U( x2 _! {
D3A1 Val x 44 a4 I: p. T6 t. t
& [9 f& A9 C' E4 Z& m' b7 K' [/ yAllied aircraft
) u$ Y1 ~% h; x6 M9 P3 h* a F4F-3A Wildcat x 17
! i/ z$ W% P! ?, l F4F-3 Wildcat x 48
0 h5 D" n9 e9 o% M F4F-4 Wildcat x 81
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& q+ u R# I) c w# I$ HJapanese aircraft losses& h% b0 p& i" ]7 A6 X
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
( {2 V" L" l, x/ I5 k) ? Q8 d* | B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged+ d# ]" c' `0 b8 q* X, ?3 T+ J( K
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
' `: N% X# p1 Z. P# \/ X$ ^' T0 } D3A1 Val: 12 destroyed, 5 damaged
1 K% w! |& u `. t; v+ l0 Y1 I D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak6 p8 G% I* ]7 e# c3 {' j e" j3 l
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Allied aircraft losses) C8 D4 V. t e- F; d* r
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed8 v8 K* I* f7 }: r* F; i
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$ a& l5 d* B! v+ H( J5 d CVE Copahee- T! \+ T4 i) E4 D
CV Yorktown
C6 X$ @9 ]) M; G# z9 i CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2 U1 Z/ s, n! U- \6 Z, x
CLAA San Diego
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57. _- M2 X# ^7 q: |
& b+ C1 d- J& _# J# O7 o0 k6 gWeather in hex: Heavy cloud0 c' ~5 {4 Z6 r' X- p( P
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
* e. Y3 ?6 x8 ` ]+ g* v/ }( CEstimated time to target is 29 minutes
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% _2 R! ~# _% O- u# h" uJapanese aircraft: R" a6 W' B; |2 _! O# p
A6M2 Zero x 3
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Allied aircraft
& f# L- }# @1 X& `; c F4F-3 Wildcat x 2 Y7 \9 ]. w2 z& Z6 R7 p I$ k8 d
SBD-3 Dauntless x 19/ j; o; L0 w& B t5 B
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses' P, Z$ S2 _& l0 `2 R8 z( v
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed' G6 Q V7 V* ]; m: j/ e/ h7 `
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
+ A$ V5 S! T t; R) n SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak C9 K `- o2 ?
" V: l8 B6 O( R5 `1 y/ @2 ^Japanese Ships
* W$ R0 S. X5 `5 o, z- a4 | CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage+ b. Q/ X4 F" L0 t4 d. K
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire
$ ?/ \$ d/ `/ d CV Akagi
9 R& s4 n9 N8 G% Q" C CV Zuikaku, on fire8 P4 v" u9 I& c( W9 o3 ]7 ~
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage4 l% s; D. @4 s0 R
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4 m- h, J. \7 e9 Q; d" U6 IAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,576 W6 N# c; X: w8 c6 q6 `
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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/ v) u$ E" v/ P6 A& `" _5 K4 _Raid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
- Z( g% o$ y5 J4 PEstimated time to target is 25 minutes
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; @$ F" ^" A( @7 N9 I! NJapanese aircraft
+ J. K7 i. S9 T4 t/ r$ c) ?! z A6M2 Zero x 2
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3 P: K+ w" G, O6 D SBD-3 Dauntless x 2
5 c. {1 @4 r O3 U p TBF-1 Avenger x 64 [" ^& {/ T- K$ }
) B# e7 E2 ?0 c- W P6 D4 X$ iNo Japanese losses
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1 o' u1 Y3 f3 s1 ANo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships. s d3 Y8 Z/ S3 [7 t7 I2 ^, z" V
CV Akagi
* }5 o7 J' O X, W/ E \ CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage4 {# K/ D3 i+ @/ q( H( K& l
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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' z' c$ T! F3 m( D4 {5 x' YWeather in hex: Heavy cloud% x" E4 \, F" b. t! f
! G9 N& o$ i4 V$ h# {Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
1 h M3 j& c9 MEstimated time to target is 37 minutes
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. j) Y( O) s- O" C* f0 E. jAllied aircraft- r' v. w- M7 ?2 ^
F4F-3 Wildcat x 5
; N" d5 M7 l/ n$ E1 W' I, q! S3 e+ k8 o TBF-1 Avenger x 3
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Allied aircraft losses
+ k/ U7 [1 u- Q+ F7 j TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged( R1 O; W( {: G8 v$ ?/ o( S: |
; T7 b. W! p4 Y0 {Japanese Ships7 M6 M2 O( \7 u' a0 `! E/ H
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
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3 F/ h: L& U" n- VAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 156,56
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4 \: _( k, v W+ R tWeather in hex: Heavy rain: j1 e* c" U& V. [1 l/ ^5 d4 n2 Y
0 S$ v% C/ B6 cRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.4 k/ T; N0 O, e' s, D
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes( S0 h0 V! O! n, m5 p; u0 b
0 y$ V g9 r4 D2 I0 `Japanese aircraft
# ]! C9 f* c. m9 Y; [ A6M2 Zero x 61 ]( |" f4 [) f+ R( i
B5N2 Kate x 15
7 W: Y1 P2 k6 {$ { D3A1 Val x 19
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- A# G$ C! K; \* I$ ]0 Q' C' yAllied aircraft
* a8 F! y, [9 u2 g8 P, K6 P F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
4 g# Y, b0 b: S4 ~, K0 [' Z F4F-4 Wildcat x 36( ~5 d- C* n# o" B$ y7 I9 q, Y- \0 G5 s
/ O W. X: Z: M9 x9 ` fJapanese aircraft losses
; X% f, r: n$ E1 ] A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed. k* v# B5 Y# q: I! U# g
B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged, ~0 q9 \. H' B7 d% N% X
D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged/ k: m, x- D' N U0 u
5 e: L$ I+ W& ~; \Allied aircraft losses
8 V6 q8 s& F# \1 s7 x& o F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed p' E1 E( Q: b: M' ]; `
( {' Z6 i% n! P1 p m# T6 |Allied Ships
/ |% d- L0 u' [& d4 J CV Lexington
, B9 \$ u1 q3 S* A0 K" z CV Saratoga
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/ v2 h- W" p+ dAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud6 `1 E1 v$ b' b: {3 P* r0 Z1 g" ~
9 f. Q e2 p4 h, d6 ~6 _Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.( d$ [* n! G+ j0 o4 h: p" ?1 L
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes7 ?, l+ E2 o/ `, C
1 I) d7 n" m) S% N+ N1 q* H3 t+ jAllied aircraft3 n* L3 \2 u/ W% p
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
6 Y2 \% j' ^" N7 }9 h: E F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
2 C& L) L# g4 z$ e9 @, a0 { SBD-3 Dauntless x 70
$ K3 ]; _% v6 }: [- p7 w) u TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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0 d2 R, E' `$ i3 @ g3 L6 Y! J& @Allied aircraft losses& w$ [/ ~6 H, A3 u
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
" i# L0 P5 | f TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged# @+ |7 r) x; G A8 R: I
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CV Akagi, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 C3 @; s8 u7 M* z: c: [ CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires7 h( k7 H \( {( \9 R9 W1 d! {
DD Asakaze
5 o- v4 n; p/ l1 X& U( F; C DD Tamanami Z5 K+ X* d* p( F9 |/ n! Z
DD Onami
: e% c* m" W- h% I DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage! D9 V( ?8 B3 f r
CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
% [0 R& M) s* f, T9 L; a* y9 j! K DD Oite; ^5 J3 c+ y, ?
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
8 m% M4 ]( e. q; t, J DD Suzukaze
5 k6 B" ?- N" z7 g X7 B' O$ j( O CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1
5 ?8 L4 r$ O7 T1 X9 _0 c0 a7 D% i% e CL Nagara8 ^! \; J. m( ^" i6 i% t! 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$ _7 |, @' d0 r: ]
7 |7 m' u) q7 c6 LRaid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.* Z5 n$ @1 i: F) y" ^5 E
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Allied aircraft
) X7 [5 e: Y$ u# }) s% `# ~ A-24 Banshee x 2. Z+ c7 m# Z: x; d6 s# j2 {. W
SBD-3 Dauntless x 25
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$ t% i) O; B% k# X- h AAllied aircraft losses
9 K" h) j. b2 h+ t3 C A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
+ H! z4 q0 P. T2 N SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged& B+ }( a4 w8 p: b4 y
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Japanese Ships
( h4 ], e% F+ w4 J- v9 V" Q CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage2 Y8 f" a) U! I, L% c# `
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
. M6 {9 }' r9 o8 C3 V/ Z2 T: J" c9 O CV Zuikaku, heavy fires- F: A' J! ^% y' D! k7 d1 N! Q
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires2 W6 i. D: r5 N8 Y
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage8 `" o( g! F+ i% m
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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" z% x2 ~6 Y9 P) W4 gAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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) y* {$ z1 W4 \* D+ ?2 T. tWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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1 G: ~5 @3 m) p4 y6 { s J7 n1 X* aRaid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
& v0 c# i4 b, K/ s: N5 UEstimated time to target is 12 minutes: r4 q2 m$ y! E4 n9 Z
/ ~/ H8 i- e p1 z2 TAllied aircraft
! ?9 |, c; _0 q* u" y8 I% R A-24 Banshee x 147 @# t) k+ _- z" N# H6 H+ R
9 }3 t& D. c6 i' Y7 b4 F( g+ M% d0 QAllied aircraft losses$ n) t+ x3 M" M9 u. }
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
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CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage4 U! m/ ~ y$ M) S8 S/ O4 Z7 ]1 }
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ Q" n$ f* Q$ Y' h( ]2 a8 }5 N DD Okikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ o+ n7 f. h) T, l, g" }- n CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage# ]. X) F* ?* k% b' w
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4 S: j; a( ]9 X" x* G4 a5 J9 ~2 P+ hAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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1 i: D: D2 N+ C0 i! w. _Weather in hex: Heavy cloud9 Q7 S, M) R) c m9 `/ z' }
# E+ Q% x. Z5 `9 c0 o5 a4 K+ P5 SRaid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.1 u& M* ? M1 X" q7 J
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes4 L/ K0 k7 a1 ~; V( [
: b+ B* E, b& YAllied aircraft
3 h, C% N2 a: u/ \: Z- X5 q9 b A-24 Banshee x 2: G% e ?6 c& Z8 `" n
. {/ D# R ^4 i4 A) Q B$ @$ NNo Allied losses
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8 @# V3 c) N# C+ b4 uJapanese Ships. [) A$ r% L" V& I/ B
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires) t$ @# j0 ]# Q
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Y& |3 Y5 k7 }* K0 u# K# j
4 _8 ~! D, ~: E( cRaid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
r r T U7 D7 u3 }4 rEstimated time to target is 24 minutes
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3 K+ S3 Z1 e ? D! {, A; \Allied aircraft+ {0 Z! | O" J1 r5 s+ q; m. S
F4F-3A Wildcat x 2
' |2 }; C) }: x9 T0 M& X SBD-3 Dauntless x 31* x7 ?) i) m$ G+ V
TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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Allied aircraft losses# Y$ m9 I8 C; g0 j; p$ I; [
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
0 i( Y) O# f* p+ `, p4 d' o TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged% w' I( l% t6 D: q3 r
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Japanese Ships N8 r- Q" `3 K6 Q/ b1 h3 `
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
& Q) I0 k) k. K DD Oite) P5 Z% Z" k4 _3 i& e9 c$ H
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
+ g0 p0 {: Y8 @* k- ~ CA Kako, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage5 A* m0 A+ y; o7 j
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
: P8 g# F9 q- e3 u DD Onami
$ y7 m) P6 z" O2 F0 C DD Tamanami/ a; w1 Z! m1 E- g: J1 y
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire/ E/ J& z& @! Z
DD Suzukaze, Torpedo hits 18 J# q5 S2 k2 p$ l3 I
DD Minekaze
, t5 s+ q2 W9 D8 v0 z) _ DD Asakaze' @8 S; z6 j( q: d
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! X5 F% g. |& ?5 R: yAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 158,57
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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% ^/ Y$ v( D fRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.2 I8 O. {: a& l' p" M
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes3 W3 |1 z/ p2 n/ `9 _
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Japanese aircraft
6 Q5 v1 R% u5 t- l0 G d no flights
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Allied aircraft
) H) ]4 Z) ~7 P" G F4F-3P Wildcat x 10( u4 Z! p8 g- k( Y) X0 g
F4F-4 Wildcat x 146 f" d n+ P# o. {# d, F
SBD-3 Dauntless x 630 Q, E: G& j3 M) Q3 [
TBF-1 Avenger x 18" `. e, X# u# U0 L. K% W9 X2 M. E
5 w0 d& u: l5 zNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
" y8 `1 T* P, h5 R SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
/ j5 p+ z6 g- P3 M! N1 T TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged+ { l7 C# ?/ g. ~& Y
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Japanese Ships
- y( Q1 h9 Z4 v CV Akagi, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 H/ n+ I* H) u CA Kako, and is sunk
/ X5 d" i7 Z. n6 T3 c CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage. `4 y: V0 u2 d! X2 e$ |9 R1 X
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
& \6 o: I' d) L1 P/ f( ~ DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
- v4 E+ q4 z* Y3 ~ DD Onami
# _) K7 }1 s: A2 |5 E$ ^; H DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk7 s% l2 j% Q( z# P, p& ]0 B' U. D- ?
DD Asakaze$ O) B$ d4 A- @. j) h
DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage% \5 }: ]. K% V+ m$ K! n# a0 Q- U% A
DD Oite
& l s& ?# s; u& _2 W DD Minekaze1 M# N, `4 P* a$ U: o
DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire0 \, t6 h; u& D v2 Z* w
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.' ^8 M4 d: _' y: L$ K& p
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Allied aircraft
/ ?7 E6 [. U7 k. B4 q SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
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+ p. E e5 p; O; Q. oAllied aircraft losses
8 c& D3 `: w) y" | SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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R3 `( D1 g4 T, NJapanese Ships
$ N6 L( y# Q4 v2 `/ Y. J CVL Ryuho, heavy fires, heavy damage/ a y# [/ ?/ y: k s
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage6 v& r- V c0 t5 ^! V
DD Sawakaze
2 T7 u y( T; U3 C& e DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |