AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 03, 42
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# y3 H, S2 @8 _0 B, s6 C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% u/ N8 h W- b& V: d& O
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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* ] l C* N @9 p, {/ lNight Time Surface Combat, near Attu Island at 153,49, Range 8,000 Yards1 ~4 ]: q. x4 b8 T# v# l/ O
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CA Takao, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage. K! i. S, A8 d" G+ |9 }2 A( h
CA Maya, Shell hits 1
- o) ?1 n( O/ P. C CL Naka, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 S2 O& X& P- W* e: I; x DD Fubuki, Shell hits 1
! u2 ~* h) L. Y. [ DD Shinonome, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage) G) q. }2 }# p {) Z2 x+ @; o: o% l3 D
DD Ushio, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk1 _. x' o9 _+ m+ n$ E
DD Oite, Shell hits 2, on fire
2 f9 @: U" x3 G* K: w) {% y DD Sawakaze+ \. }) y8 f6 Y3 |$ |
DD Hokaze, Shell hits 2, on fire' M" n- I& j E& [9 t
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Allied Ships6 k5 }5 t: K" B2 B" g
BB Warspite, Shell hits 43, Torpedo hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 d$ U! m1 w$ l4 V3 t& d$ f CA Northampton, Shell hits 1
5 M2 Q& X* ~1 H. K) \5 I CA Chester, Shell hits 2
* G+ F% }4 U! P, c* U3 D DD Blue
8 p6 H7 ~( w* U; O0 R; k( ` DD Helm& I" l5 I" E& \' H5 j& o" w$ l
DD Mugford, Shell hits 1, on fire
8 J2 l) P! f6 J( p4 b DD Ralph Talbot
, Q$ K( y0 `0 d+ I$ G DD Henley
7 B8 u" R. [( T: A; i$ T$ C DD Patterson
9 S6 i+ |# d, S. ^% g! X0 P( n# R DD Craven, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
- y1 @6 Q4 J0 R& L C DD Gridley
8 f! Z9 q J3 d8 ], d DD McCall, Shell hits 1
( |" }8 T) M: L [5 W DD Clark
; ?4 n6 e# i4 ?3 ]( w DD Brooks9 u1 P: I+ w, {! e4 Y* q2 n9 V+ d* z
DD Gilmer, T, D; I& ~* j# g4 M% X
DD Hatfield" t4 g/ B+ C, D
DD Kane, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage1 G4 J, m# r: L/ g+ b. Z
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Attu Island at 153,49, Range 6,000 Yards9 X8 G: k E1 S% g
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; e( g. |- e. j k4 g6 E9 a& N PB Santo Maru, Shell hits 17, and is sunk; {" `$ ^( h- O5 B
PB Takunan Maru, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
) w0 X, Q9 L, z- _ PB Zuikai Maru, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
% W6 [6 j+ [3 e PB Mikitade Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
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CA Northampton# p. H b8 v9 ]) `" _
CA Chester' w7 [7 e% _1 |
DD Blue
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DD Mugford. P, ?; `) }% g+ v+ X
DD Ralph Talbot5 Z! u# B* p: n9 D, @7 f) [
DD Henley& N4 K* f% A# H8 V$ Y0 b
DD Patterson& \. n, ]& `5 M+ }
DD Gridley
+ M! X; e- k0 |* K DD McCall
% ?/ }& U3 R/ F DD Clark
- w1 k' K0 R* F DD Brooks6 U) _7 d4 E" z; D
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Attu Island at 153,49, Range 26,000 Yards2 K: f4 `, J: L1 ~$ @0 |
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DD Fubuki, Shell hits 5, heavy fires
; O4 r( h; K' w" F' P DD Hokaze, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage* p2 @$ ~( F5 G9 Q8 p
CA Maya, Shell hits 5, on fire" X# G4 ]% l) Y: S& p y$ c
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Allied Ships
/ u4 b j" ]6 Z CA Northampton, Shell hits 2
5 j* u& m+ P- D& u# C CA Chester, Shell hits 2, on fire
1 m. b/ W; U9 P. S+ I3 c0 X7 P, D DD Blue
, e4 R3 {4 f- s1 s* i DD Helm, Shell hits 1
& c$ I! a$ D+ U1 z DD Mugford, a: j' z5 A2 ?
DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 1, on fire
; O; O* {/ i( C8 L DD Henley6 D9 q% d6 W9 Y' p/ }$ U+ l# Z
DD Patterson; t" j/ G7 K* g8 F
DD Gridley
# A) G7 w! A$ ` DD McCall. w% p7 ^+ j0 d% }2 S
DD Clark
( U: P" W2 T! h; n( A! l DD Brooks, Shell hits 1
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Buldir Island at 155,51! x/ F, K5 Z5 a [ ^, G
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Weather in hex: Light cloud$ a$ j- {7 b) A+ x+ B
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Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.+ e, `' b1 p. _! B3 S0 n9 T# L8 Q
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
8 B" Y2 C! o+ R' f A6M3b Zero x 4
/ d m8 j: [/ A B5N2 Kate x 9. E" v2 [( y( |. `4 e0 A: q
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Allied aircraft) \' q- J; |/ ]; p. g
P-39D Airacobra x 7
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Japanese aircraft losses0 z$ k+ S7 o% Q0 f
A6M3b Zero: 2 destroyed; R/ P! C0 l3 w
B5N2 Kate: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged. q% X0 G' |9 |% R1 n
' z- a" U# T. r6 |; Z& UNo Allied losses5 J" X/ q2 H5 ^; u- a
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Allied Ships
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