AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 16, 42
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$ V! ]) T+ k: I- m/ A8 j5 f6 L0 [5 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: U: H( o" x6 w. @; j& ?: K7 p( d
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' r- G$ @$ \: r$ s- J
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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5 J- y0 S& h/ y) `& D4 bNight Naval bombardment of Attu Island at 153,49 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!9 f. L& b* H2 u& L
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Japanese aircraft losses/ _# H0 s! q/ }3 Q8 n& f
E13A1 Jake: 58 damaged) A, R h% o( v0 \3 a
E13A1 Jake: 3 destroyed on ground. H0 T7 X( W$ U8 Y. d# D! l
B5N2 Kate: 24 damaged2 o p. P( O; V" h5 n- h- A! L. C
B5N2 Kate: 3 destroyed on ground
G+ ~9 b' `& @+ f% a A6M3b Zero: 22 damaged
/ e1 R9 i. H* ^9 g- T' ~ A6M3b Zero: 3 destroyed on ground @2 Y2 w( c/ S, h
# s! \0 @; B# W4 I; ]) Z9 }) x9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.5 a4 Y( [$ _" {& ]- A
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Allied Ships
) q$ W6 U" i) h* ] BB Colorado6 x2 M2 r ?: K$ n+ V2 M3 N+ _, ]; F
CA Quincy
0 Z, f" J. J' c CA Minneapolis
/ O' @: \8 {, E CA Astoria# O& i8 R! M, O4 ^
CA Chicago5 a3 {) |1 i2 \3 R) b
CA Chester, Shell hits 1
6 S- h. ?2 o9 q CA Northampton
2 i. W8 X" l& o4 e2 n! {6 E CA Indianapolis2 |8 z1 b4 ]! X
CA Portland. S; H8 b2 `- L( N0 J& K7 O
CL Nashville- O" m6 w' ]* E8 C" @* D* h
6 I8 w6 Z7 i, h" ?, i9 lJapanese ground losses:
( G v- w) i' x5 T5 J" s! _& A2 G2 v 374 casualties reported
9 W- E; k5 J6 x0 P Squads: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled
5 a* ~, H7 J0 a3 d! w6 R% U2 i Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 38 disabled
$ F: h' l7 X7 [3 p4 |. a8 U1 v Engineers: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled
: G2 e0 Q5 R6 G" H ?+ T Guns lost 18 (4 destroyed, 14 disabled)
9 @, w) r8 \ Z2 q$ q# i& z0 i Vehicles lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)
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, z6 h( q) ~8 U0 N7 sAirbase hits 19
' V5 N( [' g9 ^! i# K NAirbase supply hits 23
" C X: C- J7 B; `Runway hits 288 b2 P% s0 t- S2 h1 d( F
Port hits 4) @9 B S4 s* p' T6 b
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, K4 L3 e0 ~7 ~) l+ J% L2 iAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52
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" i- m1 o3 @* \ f( T* AWeather in hex: Heavy rain$ W% Y, s1 v7 d. j8 t% W
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Raid detected at 100 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
, U6 G# M1 n/ R w6 z$ h& ^$ sEstimated time to target is 37 minutes
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Japanese aircraft8 i6 g' ^9 w$ r+ u+ J. {
A6M2 Zero x 378 Z$ E( d" x4 r
D3A1 Val x 26
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7 c5 W6 {$ `; n# }Allied aircraft
; a0 L2 F6 L! x. I4 n/ ~ P-39D Airacobra x 48' U3 e! [, a/ U* b. z/ I5 P
7 n' `- P9 i) u, g, R0 i" OJapanese aircraft losses
6 [! ]' j5 L5 S4 r A6M2 Zero: 17 destroyed8 W& t& u6 r/ p1 u; q% k/ F
D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Allied Ships+ ~# k& n, N( I
AM Muritai, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires$ `2 D- e* y* U+ x7 L
xAKL Columbian, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage |