AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 16, 42
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. S6 Z3 u. w/ ]; y; O7 j D( u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- N% ^1 j, S0 Z. U O$ y
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 E2 w! J6 L8 P
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!" d0 r, H7 b: J2 I7 r: G' |
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Japanese aircraft
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}2 D$ N" ~9 s. P+ EJapanese aircraft losses
7 K. }( G" n# \. R |. i/ M( l E13A1 Jake: 58 damaged* a/ e" `. A- H9 q: A' Z
E13A1 Jake: 3 destroyed on ground
9 M4 g8 c8 x' S B5N2 Kate: 24 damaged
B' a9 s6 w s B5N2 Kate: 3 destroyed on ground: k2 Y) l2 @, W8 s$ X- j9 q I- B
A6M3b Zero: 22 damaged
- u2 z. ^# O( u! A" u A6M3b Zero: 3 destroyed on ground( v8 G8 C1 e$ W8 U
; d/ _! R" e( a9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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. s! z% D4 Q R4 H: dAllied Ships
1 |* [* t) z" F+ p BB Colorado2 \! B9 K; M: P1 k
CA Quincy
* I: @+ z5 v* j4 z2 L CA Minneapolis7 V9 d1 Q6 } F) L% L
CA Astoria
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5 |7 I k2 M0 J& F. ` CA Chester, Shell hits 1% o/ _, D+ t* j( O; O5 f
CA Northampton3 q2 F% O3 m8 i* g
CA Indianapolis3 o% \' j3 e4 n5 d8 Z3 I+ C
CA Portland' E( O7 G4 N" `# r" {. u
CL Nashville8 i. f" \/ C- S/ U1 e7 A5 i
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374 casualties reported
+ M6 s' X& V3 r t# E1 O" J( B Squads: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled8 E: M( u& L8 w
Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 38 disabled( J) y1 D- W) ~, i1 r/ N, N
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled; G; A% w- J& e' D! E
Guns lost 18 (4 destroyed, 14 disabled)
* N. s5 A3 \+ A) ~( g T/ q Vehicles lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)
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/ |: L8 _1 C! O. { MAirbase hits 19
u# L. S ~* E% x% i- b. o5 LAirbase supply hits 23
- F0 @6 H8 v5 P8 s5 dRunway hits 28
4 J+ H `6 c, C4 EPort hits 4$ S, Z& B2 H' p" T7 a& X7 \5 [
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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; t6 t+ l1 m- Q* e$ GRaid detected at 100 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.0 {1 t+ w& H( e0 R- t) n! I! e0 ~
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes! t, M c" Z% v4 W1 E8 Z
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A6M2 Zero x 37
, E* k5 F& e5 P% @& \7 h. m D3A1 Val x 26
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Allied aircraft; N' j7 P9 g: x n3 Z& P; u
P-39D Airacobra x 488 s7 T' V6 K" b. ?6 P2 x9 T& S% y
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A6M2 Zero: 17 destroyed
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No Allied losses
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AM Muritai, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires& J$ [* W( Z3 i. _
xAKL Columbian, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage |