AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 16, 42
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. v) A7 `0 C( q" q- ~, {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
8 C4 G7 @* H3 s6 T2 D6 i P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0 M/ O7 U( z. C' H" W+ g
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!
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Japanese aircraft losses
5 ?% C$ f j: g1 T E13A1 Jake: 58 damaged
# g+ k+ @6 o/ e& E" s E13A1 Jake: 3 destroyed on ground3 ^5 M4 g/ C/ u, K! s) B8 H4 T
B5N2 Kate: 24 damaged$ ? ^# H3 K+ { j6 z* e6 b
B5N2 Kate: 3 destroyed on ground: J9 h7 O# d' ]
A6M3b Zero: 22 damaged
- K8 ~0 }$ r1 b A6M3b Zero: 3 destroyed on ground
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9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.6 V' l+ e3 ^! ]! H( z7 m
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BB Colorado
1 ~# e( g0 W4 @2 }) o CA Quincy* w7 E: w1 |8 S( V y" I$ M9 q
CA Minneapolis- n; m. g2 g& s1 z; a- T
CA Astoria2 O/ r( v3 C$ d& m* v- J
CA Chicago( ^; @/ Y: J7 F: d. U. v6 P
CA Chester, Shell hits 1
* f3 \+ ^3 n. r2 Z* J CA Northampton, o, ^( A, t: f( M4 T
CA Indianapolis0 _5 p- w) \; K; C
CA Portland
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' o" K) ^1 A6 i) p# qJapanese ground losses:
# g; {& K/ e/ H/ B( L+ c. S9 P 374 casualties reported7 E2 }2 W U' y* f
Squads: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled
, I3 }7 X3 Y$ V5 b Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 38 disabled
' p: ^. X2 J. `- N: `: R- ] Engineers: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled
. j2 F$ T/ }2 v' ]# ]8 s8 r Guns lost 18 (4 destroyed, 14 disabled)
3 _5 c6 Q o8 a' k) k6 q Vehicles lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)
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f5 d# c# E% X1 K* _2 Q0 B3 {$ _" n1 p. nAirbase hits 19
% e1 F9 q( C7 `' c2 DAirbase supply hits 23
- D* V# g1 ^7 QRunway hits 28" m+ U. t7 f1 z
Port hits 4
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6 g0 i2 ^0 x4 p1 l5 ZAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,529 A6 W, C1 V9 Q) m5 v: w# Z
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 100 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
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: D! ]; k& ~1 V" E" s6 g7 Q' R! |* d A6M2 Zero x 37
3 R3 h: @# Z; I+ c7 q D3A1 Val x 26# a4 a( G+ G: K$ P# x
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Allied aircraft
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: @( v8 T) ?- p* `& ?Japanese aircraft losses- P) `* B8 I6 G, `- T- D3 \. Q
A6M2 Zero: 17 destroyed. T6 e- ~% V8 s0 `* F: |8 Y
D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged, ?7 g& r! ] k$ a
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No Allied losses% G. m; i: z/ f$ h
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xAKL Columbian, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage |