AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 03, 42
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' ~% V0 H- B" A9 U$ l) N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1 }* F8 x' ~, y7 h5 \2 D
天亮后阿图岛日军飞机企图捡漏,被盟军直掩击溃5 c2 R! F E7 X0 D+ v2 ~
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2 `; J5 \# i+ h; sNight Time Surface Combat, near Attu Island at 153,49, Range 8,000 Yards
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. _3 G' c9 A( d8 XJapanese Ships
- j% q8 q& S4 R! E CA Takao, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 j, D1 H9 Z O$ m" U5 R CA Maya, Shell hits 1
2 a, t3 [: z* W CL Naka, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
! k! n u" P( E7 A5 n DD Fubuki, Shell hits 1
, d. y% g* B) g/ ^& d# J DD Shinonome, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
; n2 _2 S, i0 k b2 c DD Ushio, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
( y* F$ ^$ |1 ] DD Oite, Shell hits 2, on fire
8 y& f5 m4 K0 t! f8 i6 U7 m" u1 G DD Sawakaze
7 S) }# A9 O+ b' c+ ]. i DD Hokaze, Shell hits 2, on fire+ x; m) @4 g# C( {, k$ ~8 d
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Allied Ships
" g9 o' S( e: F( y BB Warspite, Shell hits 43, Torpedo hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
- z R; k1 m! |$ E CA Northampton, Shell hits 1
/ T5 I! v/ s L. ] CA Chester, Shell hits 28 G9 q9 W( p. t0 \3 D5 c. A: R' g9 b
DD Blue+ M, }, Q; i! y- A7 v
DD Helm3 e* Q6 _4 F" S
DD Mugford, Shell hits 1, on fire e; l% M- x* ?. y2 A1 {
DD Ralph Talbot
3 L% P$ D0 A4 k DD Henley% q, M! T9 I3 K& G
DD Patterson
2 L; T; \4 P$ e# {$ C0 e" k0 R8 E- W DD Craven, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk$ d* V) m" L( _# k1 N, J/ _ G
DD Gridley
6 J: M% ~; [" N# D DD McCall, Shell hits 1
& y- @, M0 Q+ H7 l1 c DD Clark
' i6 k9 X. Q8 g( i9 r DD Brooks
& x4 E' M' u7 t0 ^9 a& t3 X DD Gilmer
{0 o( X w: A, n+ [ DD Hatfield
$ z! S( w2 u% k }% J: M DD Kane, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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8 Q9 y% y7 Q( b% t. d4 \5 Y3 AOmi, I. crosses the 'T', t/ u) P" b. }3 q( L) o/ ?
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Attu Island at 153,49, Range 6,000 Yards
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?6 A1 h- ]4 |% X; s/ j5 H' \/ | PB Santo Maru, Shell hits 17, and is sunk
9 _: a9 B. F, ~1 G) X7 n2 J8 Z PB Takunan Maru, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
( y6 J) ?8 J) c! | PB Zuikai Maru, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
) h+ S8 Z* r( b& m2 G! A# W PB Mikitade Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk7 m' h6 i# ]/ J3 K$ n' [, B; r
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Allied Ships
" y& ~9 Q3 m9 i' `5 Y CA Northampton: i# j, x3 t- \$ \
CA Chester, j k7 u/ L. B: |
DD Blue V3 T" |. ] W2 t1 x
DD Helm
, C3 c+ t( g/ y DD Mugford8 y/ o3 j7 V. j' {. u
DD Ralph Talbot
) d9 G9 s% l2 A5 ^7 `! ]1 M0 G DD Henley
! r; Y7 W7 v3 o q4 Q$ k+ C0 y DD Patterson. J$ C/ ]5 Y! y
DD Gridley
# E; Q0 m) {9 |$ b% b DD McCall+ I3 x1 j: F" c+ C% d ^# f
DD Clark2 H R* t3 X' x( K; K
DD Brooks
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Shock, T. crosses the 'T'$ a, g5 t: h+ K3 Z7 w6 Q
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+ G6 R# k9 f- ]+ [+ G% [4 nDay Time Surface Combat, near Attu Island at 153,49, Range 26,000 Yards
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7 C- i0 d. j9 o. y& c4 m# |# I' mJapanese Ships
: W4 z" `+ q* V" U! l/ Q DD Fubuki, Shell hits 5, heavy fires
1 k# v0 B# v# \6 G/ ? DD Hokaze, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 X/ e/ O+ p* D# C" ]3 w CA Maya, Shell hits 5, on fire4 f1 O% B( k% v- }/ C
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Allied Ships
3 h3 ^% P6 r7 b3 T" V CA Northampton, Shell hits 2
$ z- {1 p" Q) w# Q% Q( N CA Chester, Shell hits 2, on fire% p& C$ o9 A/ e" M2 A+ ]' t
DD Blue
' M- _1 Z* |& \3 [) E1 _. g DD Helm, Shell hits 16 k0 g$ M+ `. ^6 Y0 Q5 v: T
DD Mugford
3 T3 s8 S9 `- h* X' i$ f DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 1, on fire4 A5 i- u2 U/ i
DD Henley/ A3 }" d0 Z% Y4 C# U3 l3 t: x$ f0 |
DD Patterson
# _7 P8 I( r4 g; c5 ]+ j DD Gridley
$ ?1 t$ g6 W- G DD McCall
. P7 v% C! v: j9 r DD Clark4 f+ K) w- _( ~5 i& F; H
DD Brooks, Shell hits 1
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Buldir Island at 155,51
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- V+ X$ Z* w0 w0 TWeather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
. Y) v$ n8 L* ^" `1 q8 _$ JEstimated time to target is 12 minutes5 N; a. l, E9 R! _; X
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Japanese aircraft2 h2 A9 n; R* c0 { \- Z
A6M3b Zero x 4
* U: n0 |% Y6 ]! r- ? B5N2 Kate x 91 U& L" c6 H4 z& r3 f% c, p
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. ~3 _" A. g9 m2 z P-39D Airacobra x 7
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Japanese aircraft losses
: H2 r" ^7 B* }4 @, i7 x A6M3b Zero: 2 destroyed, ?. N1 g- `: m1 @
B5N2 Kate: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged# B$ W* l, O& Y9 |) @* a7 V* Q
4 _ ?# f, A$ ]. eNo Allied losses
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DD Hatfield |