AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 16, 42
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盟军夜间炮击阿图岛,准备在可能的CV决战中首先废掉日军的陆基支援,TF58全体出动在炮击编队的返航途中汇合,提供空中掩护,同时伺机对抗KB分队,炮击的效果非常理想,基本瘫痪了阿图岛机场和飞机
- A6 A& l; m. ]5 r# @4 ?天亮后,KB出现在阿姆奇特岛西南方向,距离58有10格,预想中的CV决战未能发生,KB则空袭了港内卸载补给的运输船,但是被盟军的强力直掩重创KB舰载机 J* T2 G0 Y3 y6 g: V: o( }
盟军58没有被日军侦查到,如果KB继续在北太逗留,58将有很大胜算4 J$ J3 Y1 n5 c, U# ~) a
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Night Naval bombardment of Attu Island at 153,49 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses, @7 ~' ~5 k8 J% X8 J' P
E13A1 Jake: 58 damaged( b; D4 i( X) f2 ?
E13A1 Jake: 3 destroyed on ground9 i7 G0 a$ n5 L6 S& G7 T7 t
B5N2 Kate: 24 damaged+ h: G' @ X1 x$ o: y( U& N! P, L
B5N2 Kate: 3 destroyed on ground/ j) C1 M D) _0 S7 m, o
A6M3b Zero: 22 damaged
5 ~# U# j# x9 u# r A6M3b Zero: 3 destroyed on ground5 q- }+ Y6 _( G+ C. k% ^
0 l5 R- m4 N" {0 P9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships4 ~" O. Y0 v& E0 E( ~) e A" m5 `
BB Colorado
2 X4 Y* S$ d8 ]$ w CA Quincy5 u, y. m7 r' y6 @: j; w$ R
CA Minneapolis
8 c' u. r" B; j e, r CA Astoria
2 n3 O% m( a2 g! ^ CA Chicago
) O, X" {8 ?& s' c% @5 { CA Chester, Shell hits 1 K& X, \. H, {, o
CA Northampton
8 U/ I) G. B5 X/ x. j) l' z& m* G CA Indianapolis
, w; c1 u; _5 d, `& n, s1 | CA Portland
0 x2 P% q1 S) X* } CL Nashville! L/ V: w4 R; s) E; E. c
F" e2 x* r% p, s0 sJapanese ground losses:7 Z( t0 x4 d. U% N6 B& W
374 casualties reported+ l. e1 k8 f! F* Q9 W
Squads: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled9 e6 {5 x2 |" T Z% t( z
Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 38 disabled% @) D9 d3 k% Q/ Q9 b/ }$ x
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled
4 H8 s& {9 b& r: R6 k+ \7 @1 W Guns lost 18 (4 destroyed, 14 disabled)
1 o8 p/ V2 M/ G, I& Y5 h Vehicles lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled): }, l( G& H/ |# c
/ C# A+ d% M+ d4 {5 [Airbase hits 19
0 U% _3 e# `. z/ q- w4 BAirbase supply hits 236 U4 B1 I/ M& f5 z. }( V* r" p
Runway hits 28
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52; f' A) q. n) `+ k
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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$ K: c+ k% q$ B4 P+ a2 oRaid detected at 100 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
+ N5 E) N8 c' j) N$ MEstimated time to target is 37 minutes+ L( F. o/ u9 |
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A6M2 Zero x 37, }( X6 b: u, N; q' q
D3A1 Val x 26
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Allied aircraft
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& a/ o! }& q. p, N, j A6M2 Zero: 17 destroyed
5 E* m0 S( T5 r! | D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
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xAKL Columbian, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage |