AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 03, 42
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) [& A3 f1 j2 {( D! x0 J9 s: L1 t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3 m5 Z4 d% ]3 U* T4 ~8 Y
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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0 v& @/ o8 O3 h4 G! Y N6 tNight Time Surface Combat, near Attu Island at 153,49, Range 8,000 Yards
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3 K/ Z. X5 q: x! p z$ tJapanese Ships
) |( v, u( t( [, I% ? CA Takao, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage1 ?$ v- ?6 u: f
CA Maya, Shell hits 1
1 z! ?/ ^) K0 [ `7 L. O CL Naka, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage6 q+ [$ L; X& Z% n
DD Fubuki, Shell hits 1
/ Q& L. r# |( b8 u U" j DD Shinonome, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage4 [1 e. f, u$ o# y7 `/ O
DD Ushio, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
) Z# L& Q$ {5 P DD Oite, Shell hits 2, on fire8 n" j" j2 k3 u8 [* b; A
DD Sawakaze
; d1 z" A) p( [2 g; c X* y DD Hokaze, Shell hits 2, on fire
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Allied Ships* s" U( D- b! U" }- s
BB Warspite, Shell hits 43, Torpedo hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage( O( I# s, H0 J+ \6 b7 i5 S
CA Northampton, Shell hits 1& p& Z0 J4 C2 Q% i& ~* U* W* s% O
CA Chester, Shell hits 2
7 M9 i+ b3 M1 P5 \6 j3 X7 M) C DD Blue1 Y8 S# E* x% t5 i, c! D( B
DD Helm
& f" W9 [9 C3 D DD Mugford, Shell hits 1, on fire+ ~( |% a& L$ L6 l; i) g
DD Ralph Talbot' ?" B: R4 X9 `1 t( h* {! c4 A9 A
DD Henley3 \4 F$ a3 B7 G, ?$ v
DD Patterson
$ L( N* U. K- i& b+ M DD Craven, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk3 r/ L- ], {+ S' r
DD Gridley
* x) P9 `; W7 I, R3 u8 d8 k& Q DD McCall, Shell hits 1- q+ |: Y) m$ v" B
DD Clark
6 D7 H5 e1 e N# y5 v DD Brooks+ X! ?8 H4 r! t4 U- c7 _( {* B9 t& W# j/ x
DD Gilmer
6 ~* m; a+ e2 a" l* R6 E- m DD Hatfield0 q8 n- A7 }5 Q9 F: ]" b6 E2 y
DD Kane, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage6 `, v/ I& k4 N1 M G
}/ q5 ^, n: Z4 \- tOmi, I. crosses the 'T'. L1 {. `' z0 o7 ~
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Attu Island at 153,49, Range 6,000 Yards, i; G( i% J4 F! x Z {% u6 g3 n
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Japanese Ships
0 I ?& @/ e' d% j PB Santo Maru, Shell hits 17, and is sunk
+ O* }- l6 l) C1 a! L( u) r PB Takunan Maru, Shell hits 6, and is sunk3 u1 [5 q8 R- x+ h7 Q2 C3 V, d/ v
PB Zuikai Maru, Shell hits 9, and is sunk" R5 ?6 g$ T) j, G" Z2 _ ]
PB Mikitade Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk3 D# |4 J) z, g( U- r V
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Allied Ships
7 G9 Z0 [& E: a1 N2 g CA Northampton1 q! C# t! K/ ?9 c# i
CA Chester
6 A' |9 n% s2 _- p DD Blue
" _4 [, u5 X' e) E& \1 _ DD Helm
, L; x0 e5 D v m3 K- o/ M4 v0 @4 P DD Mugford2 ~: D, ]& h0 z8 K( K
DD Ralph Talbot
1 F+ l. y9 X6 E9 M4 y4 f# U- \ DD Henley- l# H6 H0 o0 `+ E# {7 G
DD Patterson' x) n2 }/ n8 O
DD Gridley
' A# [$ [1 ^/ n8 V. z X s DD McCall3 ~5 l( f; \+ K5 W/ l$ ~
DD Clark0 I, ~8 Q6 n- r2 V
DD Brooks
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Shock, T. crosses the 'T'4 F9 c$ y! k' Y% }! y
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Attu Island at 153,49, Range 26,000 Yards7 A3 R+ A+ P" I; K+ W, i
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DD Fubuki, Shell hits 5, heavy fires1 g. O7 y; f, R! Y
DD Hokaze, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage* Z/ m# g* V, F" {& o" }" z, Z. }' {
CA Maya, Shell hits 5, on fire% K- V" @# \/ F' w, i0 K
1 G) x. s/ i0 ?1 L; gAllied Ships, L* O% c( b/ T. \$ r9 m% s
CA Northampton, Shell hits 2
9 b( ]" E0 g3 S8 @. k CA Chester, Shell hits 2, on fire( \7 W$ N, Z4 B2 q
DD Blue
5 i/ [/ l% @/ z/ p+ K: o DD Helm, Shell hits 1
- E7 T% j7 _1 d4 d y# v DD Mugford0 ]) N5 F# r- y* w. i
DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 1, on fire
$ m0 @& c, s- f/ H9 A7 y DD Henley
* h J; M3 ?$ ^; A1 ` DD Patterson
9 M# D) u8 A8 a8 [ x; t* p DD Gridley
* Z% X' F4 ^: Q, U/ D3 O/ U DD McCall* a/ V0 X% _ I+ S; o3 n
DD Clark' \. j6 I* {& j7 X
DD Brooks, Shell hits 1
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Buldir Island at 155,51
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8 z# [4 n1 M- m% [6 a0 r9 [" qWeather in hex: Light cloud- G6 x0 W# q6 F. `. I
- [( K' \3 Q2 P$ C0 dRaid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
1 z p/ `- a7 a" KEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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5 G+ O1 ^$ j _Japanese aircraft2 f5 Q* r( ~3 f5 i9 ?
A6M3b Zero x 49 K$ k2 Y o* ]* N" z& N6 h6 v
B5N2 Kate x 9
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D* L- n: Q1 ~' i1 \1 `* TAllied aircraft
% V7 G4 l* G3 m$ W5 t4 V3 \- M+ { P-39D Airacobra x 7
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Japanese aircraft losses( }5 F' ^3 B' v3 y
A6M3b Zero: 2 destroyed! y/ K: S4 T" q, G0 z# R! `# f1 i
B5N2 Kate: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
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No Allied losses2 h# r! d" y: q% ~3 L- y3 ~* V8 s, p
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