AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 03, 42, ^7 t M" x% d
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. W. @- V, Q7 l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+ ~) ~5 i( F2 z/ Z( Z
天亮后阿图岛日军飞机企图捡漏,被盟军直掩击溃* e1 F9 w+ S1 E4 Y- D; _
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& p( \6 M9 t/ x% }1 Y- b6 R! YNight Time Surface Combat, near Attu Island at 153,49, Range 8,000 Yards
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8 h9 D/ d" K# I% C& p9 Z2 A7 P. q1 sJapanese Ships
3 _% x2 R7 x7 c7 J CA Takao, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage7 y4 Y+ f, d) f8 A
CA Maya, Shell hits 10 E- v h- |1 p$ q
CL Naka, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage* M, l3 Y$ j. q1 T
DD Fubuki, Shell hits 1, D5 L/ f$ s2 N! Q. i/ J! \
DD Shinonome, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 s2 S5 T/ q% e* D4 m5 Y DD Ushio, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
% I& w- G$ s. ]5 t DD Oite, Shell hits 2, on fire
3 N. N5 e% z. ?/ V8 K DD Sawakaze
) h8 J: m" v" g$ V5 h DD Hokaze, Shell hits 2, on fire, x8 h2 ?* p8 A4 r0 U9 m5 M) L
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Allied Ships2 Z% ]9 f$ D3 X6 q& ? b: `
BB Warspite, Shell hits 43, Torpedo hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage3 b3 Q, z9 r ?# m4 [' z- M
CA Northampton, Shell hits 1& l- E4 A3 m, n4 `7 O" N: s
CA Chester, Shell hits 2
4 W5 ~. e9 j1 _7 Q# F" m2 V; q DD Blue
7 ^# |8 \% g' G4 e DD Helm/ |2 z1 v5 [% u+ e, w2 \
DD Mugford, Shell hits 1, on fire
" H# S1 m$ ^4 P( a. S) X DD Ralph Talbot
6 l. m' w9 e0 ]' `& E1 l DD Henley
K: ?) f! V" T DD Patterson2 b7 Y, q/ ?6 B. E% M% E/ b) ]0 G
DD Craven, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk C3 d" C2 J" r+ I1 N. P) A
DD Gridley
3 R1 f( ^2 _( x DD McCall, Shell hits 1
/ V5 Q q, y: m0 H$ L& E' o2 `9 c DD Clark
- Q3 ~- D: D8 p7 R& k DD Brooks* X [7 O; u* C5 L; |
DD Gilmer
& n$ v. s+ x. ?. E' Q* o7 U8 v DD Hatfield
; Y, M/ k0 g- o' o# W8 ~2 v2 k7 w DD Kane, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage; J" W" L' o# ~- Z* f' Z/ Q
& R5 D3 @0 z/ \Omi, I. crosses the 'T'' e: ^5 Y7 P0 D- D# m! e
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Attu Island at 153,49, Range 6,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
$ E2 T: z! O9 E5 h9 O PB Santo Maru, Shell hits 17, and is sunk O. l6 r6 @# H1 o! i
PB Takunan Maru, Shell hits 6, and is sunk0 f3 P9 J1 h8 t) R+ c
PB Zuikai Maru, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
* A& z. T' ~& H- X: X+ N. k PB Mikitade Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk2 }/ r+ ~2 a' |& z) q
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Allied Ships9 U: X* m" r' n' q
CA Northampton
/ ^6 {, C' s( [# M5 \$ q CA Chester$ ~2 _, @8 x1 k$ I! o x
DD Blue2 l0 @& N; B4 g" [/ |4 t
DD Helm6 f5 d- {* M" X) W( ]$ |
DD Mugford9 `5 M4 u# {/ S3 j$ j, Z& G4 ?
DD Ralph Talbot% m. O3 w5 l2 s2 K: i1 W1 A5 q; |% x
DD Henley
& u- T1 O) S3 o: M& T. |1 G1 y, ~ DD Patterson
0 d& {" i! _( `; W( A& r DD Gridley
) U0 M" R6 q/ `* ]2 u9 V DD McCall. p7 c; U( w. b$ I" i; Z
DD Clark, C) J( m( U/ D
DD Brooks
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Shock, T. crosses the 'T'
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Attu Island at 153,49, Range 26,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
4 n- x6 b" d( s6 ] DD Fubuki, Shell hits 5, heavy fires
9 ]- l% w0 B4 c& x2 D6 | DD Hokaze, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage% o6 N" P W) @; r% M. s
CA Maya, Shell hits 5, on fire
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Allied Ships
4 q0 M6 f* P4 K% Z8 `$ A2 O- L CA Northampton, Shell hits 23 ~) t" l/ Q: K2 Y% A2 T
CA Chester, Shell hits 2, on fire4 A% w+ d% R# n+ ?
DD Blue
) j+ W7 R/ H; w DD Helm, Shell hits 1
5 H! |! J# g5 I( g DD Mugford5 _: ?/ D, W+ K2 B9 x9 t
DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 1, on fire( U) X( x0 ~/ H' | ]8 a
DD Henley4 C) C4 N. j; ]0 O
DD Patterson
" m4 ]% }/ @4 V( n2 v2 o* ~% i1 @" L G DD Gridley
5 E0 W0 g) ?& D9 g5 h4 h$ | DD McCall
) @! G* l7 P& Z2 ]% X DD Clark5 V& D: A( ^6 f1 d. G
DD Brooks, Shell hits 1
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* W" \( T$ `- nAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Buldir Island at 155,51- }7 F* N2 ]! \: {1 z5 j
* G* X4 r2 I, R1 J7 sWeather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
6 S9 J9 `% Z KEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
4 M1 {$ F/ B8 X7 X2 ]5 K# G4 T& W A6M3b Zero x 4
* ~+ t5 `" p% Y! I- o9 ] B5N2 Kate x 9: L F. J& `2 z+ v6 a
6 o# ?, q# [+ s8 k& Z# wAllied aircraft# n, S$ m" T4 f# z8 b# C
P-39D Airacobra x 71 g, u+ L2 }3 I' y8 @
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Japanese aircraft losses
, m: ^2 v' s: i A6M3b Zero: 2 destroyed' x5 s l5 O4 \, P. b9 `6 V
B5N2 Kate: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged/ b" L: s4 J d1 b$ O
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No Allied losses t U% N- ^3 G
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Allied Ships3 g2 a0 w0 ~+ E+ g; ~: \ B
DD Hatfield |