AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 03, 42
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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
% H* r Q: _# J0 P$ \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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+ w& ]" q1 m7 n/ CNight Time Surface Combat, near Attu Island at 153,49, Range 8,000 Yards r# @: r- O6 Y7 [
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Japanese Ships
: Y5 v! b' o' R, z CA Takao, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage7 }9 c6 @; E( _. I) m8 \% M( G
CA Maya, Shell hits 1
1 `# g4 V8 L4 d" G$ E/ J2 \9 E; } CL Naka, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage! @. a4 s2 S. I
DD Fubuki, Shell hits 17 m$ i0 O C4 D; }
DD Shinonome, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage5 d2 @8 v4 ]; U
DD Ushio, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk; @! t, B3 v) I
DD Oite, Shell hits 2, on fire
, P) r4 |7 Q. H) A% q DD Sawakaze; w& @, ], Y, M
DD Hokaze, Shell hits 2, on fire
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' T) a; J! k* d6 V' l BB Warspite, Shell hits 43, Torpedo hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage. n' V4 O8 d2 c0 z) g
CA Northampton, Shell hits 1
; e. z1 y4 P# [/ \; U5 Q1 A$ h' Y CA Chester, Shell hits 2; r1 e4 N/ _% Y+ B3 C; q
DD Blue$ C2 p. a \' U% d
DD Helm9 {" I. D0 {# o2 j. v) j. D- k) l
DD Mugford, Shell hits 1, on fire8 J6 z7 y3 y1 H9 ^- L, l, {
DD Ralph Talbot
8 U' }( _2 P) A. ] DD Henley# M1 D/ E/ f; \7 E* C# B
DD Patterson5 B1 p. ?' {% \2 h: C* q' v2 H
DD Craven, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
. s. x* g5 e5 j8 s; e0 i. h; T DD Gridley
8 p* S( O: Q4 ^& E* z DD McCall, Shell hits 11 d/ Y$ c' z# ~8 w+ }% j
DD Clark s4 R- Q' H1 ?2 m1 y9 H
DD Brooks
- I8 X2 v& r& q" h" h DD Gilmer
t H; j2 v$ Y& P DD Hatfield
, m) b& ~# h# C8 C3 } DD Kane, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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8 I/ i7 u- z# `' uOmi, I. crosses the 'T'7 ^$ h. e5 h# A% E. E6 h6 n* C
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' w$ k4 ]. O8 a& jNight Time Surface Combat, near Attu Island at 153,49, Range 6,000 Yards% w" w$ D% ~4 V
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Japanese Ships/ _: R8 G* x4 g) k p" ]: H5 d
PB Santo Maru, Shell hits 17, and is sunk
' y2 n7 O# V7 L* e" x% J! c* j PB Takunan Maru, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
0 r! |" t* c8 Y$ R) N PB Zuikai Maru, Shell hits 9, and is sunk; v4 w+ v4 j6 c& t$ Z
PB Mikitade Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk1 @ ]1 G8 ?( e6 @7 ], }# t" B) H
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Allied Ships
# f. G. d6 |/ I/ Q CA Northampton( M' B+ g1 ?- V$ T) n9 Q& \
CA Chester! w! H- q' u0 n9 |9 ?! L
DD Blue$ d) o2 m" i) y8 p
DD Helm
8 T6 P: Y! P& {) s5 z( M DD Mugford. e: ^6 T% y2 |% J6 B" n3 n( K
DD Ralph Talbot5 O* p' q' a, a7 \! r
DD Henley
]1 g; {8 p' u$ p DD Patterson5 N/ s1 F+ k1 D' Z7 C
DD Gridley8 n1 y- }0 ~, `0 a( t6 N; E
DD McCall/ ?7 A& m1 H5 E" C* M8 l
DD Clark, @3 V i+ r ]+ @& \' \
DD Brooks+ H. W) E6 A3 y/ V9 b5 ^
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- i b3 \$ E: L3 j' m: |6 o3 JDay Time Surface Combat, near Attu Island at 153,49, Range 26,000 Yards
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& `- P+ I2 e5 O$ U DD Fubuki, Shell hits 5, heavy fires
S f! S+ M m# y/ ^ DD Hokaze, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage E- t5 t( T! r, C7 V( |2 ]& M- Y
CA Maya, Shell hits 5, on fire
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Allied Ships
. ^5 q6 d- |8 R1 o- T% I( F CA Northampton, Shell hits 2
) M( y% l% g2 Q" g/ s CA Chester, Shell hits 2, on fire+ K. w, O; O8 ?7 {( U' ]1 V! d
DD Blue
% W' P& ?( }. K DD Helm, Shell hits 10 L7 v5 W- y0 K* h) X' b$ l( u* e
DD Mugford
# r7 A3 @' v. r6 i& w5 u$ J/ o DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 1, on fire
: U: F) C! o! f( g DD Henley
3 X# \' J9 E5 J' d; v7 S$ V2 P1 ~ DD Patterson
& L4 i; j, E4 J% {$ p8 h DD Gridley9 F/ k: K8 d0 ]) B8 H8 _/ {3 y- V
DD McCall# t% K2 o' z& W9 ~8 |3 D7 `
DD Clark3 m/ h; S+ @! Z7 _2 n7 ]7 k" [
DD Brooks, Shell hits 1! ]* Q f. ]; t* H) k
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2 F) k0 w% g" `Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Buldir Island at 155,51
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7 Z* g% v" S4 |, CWeather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
+ M7 m+ @3 u! q4 REstimated time to target is 12 minutes+ H3 e4 ?* i1 B: O
: s- u/ a8 l8 o$ v! n3 a! wJapanese aircraft
3 ~$ t+ V) L, x7 Y+ V/ }6 W; ^ A6M3b Zero x 4. ^2 ]4 |6 N. m1 K$ u
B5N2 Kate x 9+ ~$ e; D" N: J2 ^
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Allied aircraft" Y. A* ?6 O$ | X. ~5 @
P-39D Airacobra x 75 D3 `8 I+ R d
; m v' y$ J8 E1 {6 G2 }0 |7 i m, mJapanese aircraft losses
6 ^' x* S, l7 g4 {! y) s A6M3b Zero: 2 destroyed: Q6 ~* t# Q0 P+ _ w# x* I
B5N2 Kate: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged' z0 n2 T4 a6 x& G% y e( f9 ^
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No Allied losses6 v* p5 F# I/ `! G( W
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Allied Ships
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