AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 03, 42* Z8 u2 Y( K3 f: J3 c
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! q% a6 @. q, O4 \: \9 w% v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4 F+ S/ O& A: l" c8 C; `' j8 Q
天亮后阿图岛日军飞机企图捡漏,被盟军直掩击溃; \* B0 M/ W1 T! n& j, ?/ r
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Attu Island at 153,49, Range 8,000 Yards" w a" O4 L% y1 J! }7 v
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Japanese Ships; r2 J" a; ?/ W! |' S
CA Takao, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage" J# K) R! I' b, ~* [, B
CA Maya, Shell hits 1
. P2 d" _& u. ]$ j; @5 F" _ CL Naka, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
" S0 F n$ K$ W9 c* i, S! O DD Fubuki, Shell hits 1
% z* o7 j2 H, j9 t: h( F DD Shinonome, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage, k' y' E1 l" c" z* C
DD Ushio, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
2 r7 z6 D. y% f5 q$ d1 Q+ w( E DD Oite, Shell hits 2, on fire; i% F" D9 [" `
DD Sawakaze
6 I- e+ O" g M' M8 ? DD Hokaze, Shell hits 2, on fire7 S+ E- Q0 z" g& c
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BB Warspite, Shell hits 43, Torpedo hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
( X! N% z# m- a, J. m% R- n3 H' @ CA Northampton, Shell hits 1' t/ x5 m8 ~' L$ r0 w' T6 L K# B
CA Chester, Shell hits 23 z2 \* I- n* @ Z- {
DD Blue
2 [8 I2 p6 S6 V6 N0 ? DD Helm* l$ r& q4 L# K: y: o% ~
DD Mugford, Shell hits 1, on fire
- s# [, s- `& n6 D# y$ x7 d DD Ralph Talbot
. j1 K/ I& Q/ U8 Q DD Henley
5 V6 ]; L! L$ _ DD Patterson# u# }$ I/ e9 K
DD Craven, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk5 k( k7 q" x& m
DD Gridley
4 s" B0 _2 [# `2 y" P# @3 \ DD McCall, Shell hits 1$ W6 K; s/ `1 ]6 ~) l, \( V9 m% a7 `
DD Clark, `* }: K& t+ c/ }3 f/ X
DD Brooks
) Q- Y) M5 v& J DD Gilmer V3 D& B2 E7 S3 o7 i' f w
DD Hatfield
4 F: `3 l6 v) d' }0 z DD Kane, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Omi, I. crosses the 'T'
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4 y& S% \& h" f' [5 U4 sNight Time Surface Combat, near Attu Island at 153,49, Range 6,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
5 E/ V1 x! n; k& K0 z PB Santo Maru, Shell hits 17, and is sunk
z/ B+ O; [" D% `( O PB Takunan Maru, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
* H% L3 v, \ [) i. y. I PB Zuikai Maru, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
* f2 g8 T# A4 L& G5 D/ r3 N' { PB Mikitade Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk8 R/ d7 X9 ]2 A8 p
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: q* _% I1 H4 I7 I: X; \. J CA Northampton* _' I* n& v% S3 L/ R* }
CA Chester
/ a- U2 s% P1 E) {, T: T- f DD Blue
8 _/ ?! X# j9 M$ ]. v. P DD Helm! [8 X% ]+ L( w8 b/ o" ]
DD Mugford
* S& k* ~" n! B* P DD Ralph Talbot
+ b- x" n* \8 J& P4 \ DD Henley: R- ]: t2 A5 E
DD Patterson
9 g) ~! N8 x0 t8 Z: x* P DD Gridley
5 E- l6 s* l) ]/ Y; q# B( y DD McCall
. h( H: z2 q' ^8 h8 }6 `+ X% V DD Clark) R5 T& y; R8 h
DD Brooks
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Shock, T. crosses the 'T'* S: i: _. [5 d- \
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5 \5 {6 M! h A! U! \ X! @' ]Day Time Surface Combat, near Attu Island at 153,49, Range 26,000 Yards) K: C. ?( d8 N
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Japanese Ships3 }1 d5 L2 O. I5 N7 `7 ?; Q( K: L3 J
DD Fubuki, Shell hits 5, heavy fires
5 S( l d1 D; M' @7 r DD Hokaze, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
* X7 w8 ~& G- R0 b CA Maya, Shell hits 5, on fire$ n0 D0 v' w8 T5 c2 \8 m1 Q
7 ~. A ~- P7 }8 e% sAllied Ships! f& z% C8 F# I( O! {
CA Northampton, Shell hits 23 x0 p. f) z- X5 E P3 U1 J: v
CA Chester, Shell hits 2, on fire/ V4 W6 U. B. H, W" ~. v
DD Blue# m, n1 c! a$ B" ^5 T
DD Helm, Shell hits 1
& H4 @( Z& ~1 O9 e' r DD Mugford( U4 [! t2 J& Z% j& k( H
DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 1, on fire
- ~" p; J+ g$ n+ d$ J6 Q DD Henley
+ ^5 p& p" b) i$ X: S6 n J DD Patterson
( k$ f6 Q! p5 J% E0 R DD Gridley0 \5 E9 C% ~ ?$ T# I: g
DD McCall5 ]. o$ ~; h1 W0 `! L5 a
DD Clark
" f' r0 E1 w0 G! y4 E' k DD Brooks, Shell hits 19 }9 x: ?4 ~$ B4 p- I
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Buldir Island at 155,51( v# \4 z- M+ c7 Y3 ]
( T% K j; d8 @+ q' g9 ` HWeather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
8 l! z- y1 T' P f; I; [' xEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft3 ]( a* K8 e6 `! y$ F b
A6M3b Zero x 4, B* c6 i8 H, W4 E; ]
B5N2 Kate x 9) N, E$ J( E- @0 ?3 C6 I( L O% S) U
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Allied aircraft
e) w! ~( E# m/ J P-39D Airacobra x 7' u$ K1 o9 k6 F6 k4 r8 ~! ?
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Japanese aircraft losses7 S4 v( K) j8 F! @! i6 Y4 v) j7 M
A6M3b Zero: 2 destroyed8 Z- {" y) K/ ?" {
B5N2 Kate: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
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/ p# S1 O" @0 K- Z$ I ^No Allied losses' Z- U. P1 s& o2 E
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DD Hatfield |