AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 03, 42/ O+ P1 e# V$ }+ c5 n; j
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, u$ u" P) `& q! e, z& @1 N" `北太战场,盟军夜袭阿图岛港口,反而被日军抢占了T字横头,数场水面战后,盟军BB厌战号当场沉没;日军沉没1艘CA,重创1CA,数艘DD或沉或伤' B0 k2 f5 k, B& c) M( {
天亮后阿图岛日军飞机企图捡漏,被盟军直掩击溃
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Attu Island at 153,49, Range 8,000 Yards2 [) \# H- Z! O
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( F# [, X" m- s& M! v6 B9 ?0 A. U CA Takao, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage ^ O7 U& Y/ D
CA Maya, Shell hits 1* Z$ r% E+ W8 d& s3 P: G S
CL Naka, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage5 z' }0 S7 u+ R {2 l0 F
DD Fubuki, Shell hits 1
5 Y% n- t9 F! Z, z" z DD Shinonome, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage+ w" J" v$ G1 z% s( s# F7 n8 a
DD Ushio, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk+ u& g4 g5 v" M+ u7 [
DD Oite, Shell hits 2, on fire& ]5 [+ ^8 g/ z8 i* ^
DD Sawakaze
' L' {1 Y% w, q+ {6 h5 ~; E# p4 B# I DD Hokaze, Shell hits 2, on fire5 c8 H# r' \2 M8 e( p+ ~
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. A- F/ K) J9 }. g5 V: v5 g4 K BB Warspite, Shell hits 43, Torpedo hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage4 i' W; ]5 z( y x0 Z8 W
CA Northampton, Shell hits 1# l J* `# N- @ t5 ?
CA Chester, Shell hits 2) y/ i, s$ w# e1 L
DD Blue, O" q5 `" j5 f7 ?
DD Helm
' d ^& q9 d2 X6 d5 w ~# |4 \ DD Mugford, Shell hits 1, on fire
+ C, t" d4 c% P DD Ralph Talbot) A+ g1 x1 X8 i/ L& d6 |5 s' O2 Y
DD Henley `7 H, a, `/ V+ x$ P( R
DD Patterson, t8 W3 z" V2 }. K8 P
DD Craven, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
* U) C; G8 _+ e0 e% ]" X+ ~; J B DD Gridley3 u" z0 Z# ^" N% `# J
DD McCall, Shell hits 1; i* b0 d4 v- v. H
DD Clark8 G! ]! h2 j z
DD Brooks& e, b0 q6 p! D# l7 B
DD Gilmer
( j8 y) d+ A; y' |, E8 {. X, J DD Hatfield
& f8 K4 {% f- v* Q& P* ]6 b DD Kane, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Omi, I. crosses the 'T'
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Attu Island at 153,49, Range 6,000 Yards
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PB Santo Maru, Shell hits 17, and is sunk
2 w2 e! i9 H" n4 Z, W PB Takunan Maru, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
7 T: \+ _. x" E3 N/ i ]/ w' @) f PB Zuikai Maru, Shell hits 9, and is sunk% L% d( J& |1 j/ {" X+ P1 Z
PB Mikitade Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
" w9 p+ j4 m: X8 m. Z: @ CA Northampton' s+ h( S# n, |4 ?
CA Chester( M+ C! e$ }' M$ F& [% \% }
DD Blue( w/ V W8 y9 z7 Y l* h1 u
DD Helm
+ Q" B* ^6 i, l: x2 a1 c; [( `# ~ DD Mugford! u& U* n# B. D% ^. V; {/ ~
DD Ralph Talbot# F+ G3 }: f! A
DD Henley5 n |; e# v! |$ x" ~4 _
DD Patterson; j d6 u- K9 Y2 o2 v% z, I; \
DD Gridley8 \" t; h- A- E6 P* D# `: J/ ^
DD McCall v$ u, s- S9 d- h6 i9 y0 ]
DD Clark
0 X1 |) }9 g2 J DD Brooks6 x4 Q; B7 e( y8 t U) F
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Shock, T. crosses the 'T'2 n' f& R( ?/ V x) L
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Attu Island at 153,49, Range 26,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
$ |0 m# L' J8 z! Z- s2 E DD Fubuki, Shell hits 5, heavy fires
% G! `8 R- H4 G" j" V DD Hokaze, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage {! h9 j0 S/ f
CA Maya, Shell hits 5, on fire
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Allied Ships
- j r1 ^: c6 Y CA Northampton, Shell hits 25 N Z4 P* m/ e# q1 m
CA Chester, Shell hits 2, on fire6 D3 U5 ?& Q& |: M
DD Blue
' t* Q& V* a) _$ G8 i3 O( i DD Helm, Shell hits 1
3 _" o( f% b! @) z& T DD Mugford
~. }. z2 b0 R ^7 X DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 1, on fire
" I1 a) V' Y8 O4 m$ ~6 j/ t DD Henley
1 u% z: O- V: ^( V. g! G DD Patterson8 x+ S* o8 ~+ q' X- V7 n. k( k
DD Gridley
( Z6 ^3 f" e2 i! J0 ~; Q% J, @+ }% R DD McCall- D0 {4 ~! }( F' {8 z
DD Clark( ?! Y0 Y- ]) c
DD Brooks, Shell hits 1
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/ S4 R1 b, E, {8 ZAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Buldir Island at 155,51
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: u* S @* j5 }& d+ X" FWeather in hex: Light cloud$ \( j$ c% G! I
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Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
0 m6 l: w! v8 {' |Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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9 r3 V8 ?( S1 e$ ^' N! DJapanese aircraft- Y ~! u. `% n$ F1 G
A6M3b Zero x 4
- z5 u6 `% b# J( m B5N2 Kate x 9: r" N/ a/ _2 |! i4 j. v0 [
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Allied aircraft
* J3 J8 P/ W7 Z, L P-39D Airacobra x 7
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Japanese aircraft losses' b0 R$ g/ H5 t
A6M3b Zero: 2 destroyed
( l4 T% O0 w! j: L B5N2 Kate: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
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; T, W, V( F& W% KNo Allied losses
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