AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 16, 42" D8 m5 T: B7 |# Q7 P
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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
* a+ y/ u* ?, I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
6 ?3 `1 Z9 w4 B+ ]7 v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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! ~0 _8 g8 _7 v: T; q/ {8 g% wNight Naval bombardment of Attu Island at 153,49 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!8 V7 k4 p( b- p' H7 n' z
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Japanese aircraft
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E13A1 Jake: 58 damaged
6 N' N e% a* x5 _ E13A1 Jake: 3 destroyed on ground
i) S4 M( W! k/ t: o# o; S' K6 l B5N2 Kate: 24 damaged1 ]$ @7 n2 n. `9 q0 L: U
B5N2 Kate: 3 destroyed on ground
; i3 B. a) P/ o& J6 b A6M3b Zero: 22 damaged
8 u, I' g. g( s+ \ Q8 g$ d0 x" H A6M3b Zero: 3 destroyed on ground* ?$ A0 h% i7 [
! [1 P3 A3 H( `* D5 {( l! ]9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense./ Y" m. c8 z0 U( I. q* {
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BB Colorado
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/ E& x1 O2 T% g1 Y CA Minneapolis
6 R1 H7 [3 R" g CA Astoria1 {, y, k7 n8 Z# T/ ~4 r
CA Chicago
+ `0 m7 X( c1 @6 c& L i2 n0 ^ CA Chester, Shell hits 1, E3 Y; ^2 T0 F) b% c
CA Northampton
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CA Portland7 H2 }1 W& W/ P
CL Nashville6 g) D4 R3 r; b' H* z! V2 d
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Japanese ground losses:; F8 u" \/ I6 u" a* S3 C% A- c
374 casualties reported, E- H$ u6 n/ ]* v+ v/ c
Squads: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled- Y4 M, V5 I2 A5 W8 x) Z
Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 38 disabled6 U, e. ~/ k( e' _+ x
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled% T# A6 H5 S! ^7 w
Guns lost 18 (4 destroyed, 14 disabled)+ [: ~9 k6 B7 Q- l- N* U
Vehicles lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)
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Airbase hits 19! p( k+ {, j) d& h# o( U( \
Airbase supply hits 230 o8 x: p1 R) m7 }+ Y, ^5 U
Runway hits 28
: ^5 r3 I% ^3 r4 b5 a4 ]Port hits 47 j/ _/ {: [+ w/ A1 i
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: j9 m7 E* J- T' k! x3 {& ~: a3 n' H+ AAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52
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0 R1 k! `" i) S6 a! x. LWeather in hex: Heavy rain; m* Q8 }4 n; z$ ~* O
. i. U9 Y3 S Q' o" gRaid detected at 100 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.; `% z. }9 z; F3 b3 v6 R
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 37
9 }5 `% r( b* G3 _& ] D3A1 Val x 26
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Japanese aircraft losses" }5 _; [& ]5 m
A6M2 Zero: 17 destroyed
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. ]. r6 S' P; x4 H: L! I9 F- ZNo Allied losses
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& }, U7 L8 C+ J/ k AM Muritai, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
( p5 Y& E* c* L: \) U6 w xAKL Columbian, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage |