AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 16, 422 o0 g& C; h6 K5 t: s* V* w
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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; {+ S5 N* Z3 r+ o! L. _
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0 d# @/ z& W/ N5 N! z5 a- P( ]* H
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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Night Naval bombardment of Attu Island at 153,49 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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6 M; M2 ~" u4 G; nJapanese aircraft losses
5 \8 H$ K( ~0 ]& Z* E E13A1 Jake: 58 damaged
$ e, n ~6 X+ d- t2 O+ r# I) D8 w: c E13A1 Jake: 3 destroyed on ground9 u3 d1 z. |( P- h/ p
B5N2 Kate: 24 damaged
7 M0 X1 P, n* v9 A9 X6 H, @ B5N2 Kate: 3 destroyed on ground9 k6 R5 x9 C% ]$ v2 B
A6M3b Zero: 22 damaged9 I2 r4 q6 O- c
A6M3b Zero: 3 destroyed on ground
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9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.1 f I! O" N& w/ k# z6 {
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Allied Ships
! D& M. M7 P' E BB Colorado
( n6 {" I$ e8 v3 A1 S* p CA Quincy2 ^/ {1 d( K! e1 c
CA Minneapolis; y X- K7 z( Q, [
CA Astoria
9 H1 x: e$ |/ C! q# V8 t CA Chicago6 G2 b% d& h) W' c$ e. d
CA Chester, Shell hits 1
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CA Indianapolis
1 z8 V8 [1 G. d1 F2 j CA Portland" r( d5 u- E/ F3 b, n
CL Nashville
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/ I* t1 S; ]) Y" ^Japanese ground losses:; b% W, J8 Z+ V' h! l) @# m
374 casualties reported* W5 P* n* ]! O7 g: {
Squads: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled
! U4 I* `+ ~3 q) ?9 E! I Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 38 disabled
: L6 {( J; c3 s; ~6 @ Engineers: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled0 x2 `# \1 X. D+ j. \- k9 v
Guns lost 18 (4 destroyed, 14 disabled)
6 B" ^+ Z3 U( r. u5 ?6 k; T: F7 t Vehicles lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)+ t# c" J* i6 W7 l, O+ f
8 B- s3 l2 @% c2 {$ Y* F1 VAirbase hits 19* E9 ~2 F; I: @! J9 A1 J
Airbase supply hits 23* k! k5 l9 q8 J0 P
Runway hits 28, a. N3 w8 N7 p) V
Port hits 4; k5 p! [! W# N8 w8 y
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52- G, O: i. n0 J6 r
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 100 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft
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- ^7 X" u6 r* Z7 ] D3A1 Val x 26
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Allied aircraft
, S q# e1 J4 C0 g, j- a" m- p% n P-39D Airacobra x 482 w) p- Y2 a) D% H' k; E
, d. ~% X$ a. KJapanese aircraft losses
3 @2 w8 l. r2 C8 D5 ? A6M2 Zero: 17 destroyed0 |, b& o6 V( X" [& y
D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged1 x T. s! F5 ~# Y& N
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No Allied losses
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Allied Ships
: e1 E/ y3 W ^ AM Muritai, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
, }& y1 J) k( j9 U8 o xAKL Columbian, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage |