AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 16, 42+ t; ? x1 ]" ~7 v: m+ {
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, b6 S n+ q1 F% O" I. Z4 [9 E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& e k& g: B ` h
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
|7 f% o: u0 o$ G6 o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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O9 [ x, d9 a5 QNight Naval bombardment of Attu Island at 153,49 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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no flights
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! F6 S2 D- O: `- s: |# l& ~Japanese aircraft losses
: L0 y" f& t* U E13A1 Jake: 58 damaged' ~0 J2 V: c) F) U# H
E13A1 Jake: 3 destroyed on ground% X" J, V( a, s) p ~
B5N2 Kate: 24 damaged
9 H' U. E6 B, x B5N2 Kate: 3 destroyed on ground
4 A, l g# [5 F% T# T$ f A6M3b Zero: 22 damaged
! U6 J; v) E0 i$ p* i# Y5 R A6M3b Zero: 3 destroyed on ground2 [+ u- _9 J7 F( q5 g: E+ g0 `
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9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense., e& @ [ a8 ]& j. x1 O6 V% f
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Allied Ships" Q" p) x* |, U$ V, O; J$ c0 q
BB Colorado
: O% y: Z( f; { p% X CA Quincy6 `% V( O' q4 h7 ~6 K- T y% [
CA Minneapolis4 ~5 F; p! `8 D9 E9 p
CA Astoria: N. ]& q+ N: h X* r
CA Chicago
" I" Q2 R* C1 j CA Chester, Shell hits 1) j2 a+ z% k& A, d
CA Northampton
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CL Nashville; ?0 F+ X7 `$ x) ^: ]9 w
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Japanese ground losses:
C/ O! S2 ~1 |: f, u7 S, H- K: [ 374 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 38 disabled
: J3 k6 k. I9 s$ A& J" t! M+ s Engineers: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled, I: K* Y/ X" o2 Z
Guns lost 18 (4 destroyed, 14 disabled)
0 f" N6 b+ I0 |+ ` Vehicles lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled). j6 R, @' l8 h' w- g6 m" b1 K7 Q' j
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Airbase hits 19
9 ?, `, {( l: n! y/ E6 k9 K6 vAirbase supply hits 23
0 g& a8 U _! l, N' mRunway hits 28 j" a; S N5 {- u
Port hits 4' v4 N1 z& |+ v% Q/ e4 `( s8 |# P
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1 W( Q% u% g2 D! T: R# `" }Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52& \8 O; x6 n D& a8 D
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# T$ Z- }! D {6 pRaid detected at 100 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.) X% \1 o: y+ F6 h: o5 e* B8 I: H8 c
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes- F7 j1 t8 k3 x8 O
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Japanese aircraft/ H% }% X0 f; H0 s( g' \; ^
A6M2 Zero x 37) i Y4 ]6 {& ~: K( T/ s2 e. C
D3A1 Val x 26
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1 c" X- `- @& C' C0 h/ LAllied aircraft
" t2 \( c7 k! ~' Z P-39D Airacobra x 48+ j9 g5 D6 S. u3 _# w* u
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Japanese aircraft losses7 a5 b% b- r) d6 q& H) W
A6M2 Zero: 17 destroyed
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Allied Ships
4 o j/ Y6 p( y AM Muritai, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires% |5 g* z8 d, a$ l2 K5 K2 }3 i0 T
xAKL Columbian, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage |