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
8 V$ T0 h1 e- P2 P( R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% y- E# r3 g/ ?9 B# X4 O9 x
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
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; s e) M' M+ _Night Naval bombardment of Attu Island at 153,49 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!5 d: _5 w/ o3 @ e7 X. Z# q
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' U" n0 L w9 r/ k* b( fJapanese aircraft losses, M5 P3 ?. T4 t: `: s
E13A1 Jake: 58 damaged% i; A$ o# T O$ @5 y
E13A1 Jake: 3 destroyed on ground
1 @/ a) e9 r8 p U" C5 Q- e2 X B5N2 Kate: 24 damaged
" y- U( p, _* ~& Q8 Z B5N2 Kate: 3 destroyed on ground
) d s% a7 N* g A6M3b Zero: 22 damaged ?2 Z1 r; c: o' L$ C" D+ i4 C
A6M3b Zero: 3 destroyed on ground9 ?, Z F. C" ?: b! i1 W" A, F
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9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships
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CA Quincy
7 c/ _0 X0 i( ~. R# L: ^8 \ CA Minneapolis
- a" j& r& k4 P CA Astoria+ a$ l7 y( Q7 h. a" j+ k
CA Chicago3 r, [, W2 Z6 E2 O/ f+ v
CA Chester, Shell hits 16 @3 s7 Z8 }8 e' f8 @( t% \+ o* A
CA Northampton3 O; z6 }* j4 {% y
CA Indianapolis
7 Q/ e9 S) o8 I. F y, y5 \ CA Portland
7 c% n! P9 d4 ^. ~# J CL Nashville
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Japanese ground losses:
5 g$ |0 w' p4 m5 p 374 casualties reported
; K4 v+ y4 A9 X. i5 d Squads: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled" X+ e) s; Q1 r$ Q" `" v; o5 h* _
Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 38 disabled: W0 A0 w" Q% V$ r7 K* o% r& z
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled
3 I' e) P' G- `7 w4 F Guns lost 18 (4 destroyed, 14 disabled)! y T* c% b1 y4 J* i8 Y4 V& u7 x( @
Vehicles lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)
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Airbase hits 19, @9 C! \ v- a- z/ \' ^8 E: ]# T4 x# ~
Airbase supply hits 23
' l6 x8 S& l1 p& }+ mRunway hits 286 ^% O2 h E: a% a# o4 P, C
Port hits 4& Y& U4 {: v+ t( ~$ Z
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6 g, a+ N) ?/ E. F, ?Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52' ~3 ]. q/ ~ ~; E
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain7 ^2 W5 E- l6 Z
& c" d" H; m, |, [ n; ? xRaid detected at 100 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
+ o$ Q; i t I9 I2 |3 dEstimated time to target is 37 minutes
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Japanese aircraft1 X% q- T/ {4 a& D" @5 Y
A6M2 Zero x 37; x% C; y/ H1 s0 g
D3A1 Val x 26) N6 @. N$ u6 Q. ]
~/ l' g+ _$ D. yAllied aircraft9 Q4 Q P$ |! ?( i1 H: j8 p; V
P-39D Airacobra x 48
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+ E7 L# `, T3 M9 V& \Japanese aircraft losses
9 i( y+ ~+ {/ B, j0 X A6M2 Zero: 17 destroyed4 C% ^0 C, c7 o' {7 F6 ~1 k
D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged5 K8 m: f) l/ `" v. x) S
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No Allied losses3 e; |2 F. J% W
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Allied Ships' I6 ~2 @0 m) M" o- H5 ~, F8 h
AM Muritai, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires! p9 A( J+ f9 e+ E( R. b* w" R( d. M
xAKL Columbian, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage |