AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 16, 42' I4 q! m" x7 G( J, n* X m
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* C" [' o: E9 i3 _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 m4 {9 t8 C6 \8 s* B2 r; Y; q
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
. N' y+ J1 G# f- Y; \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!! c$ Q0 F. Q7 i, b
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Japanese aircraft$ M3 S, a) r! B2 o0 P3 l
no flights
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' N6 A/ h$ I& F o# uJapanese aircraft losses/ L; a) p6 |9 H
E13A1 Jake: 58 damaged8 S$ n) O5 l/ O- X9 Z3 \
E13A1 Jake: 3 destroyed on ground7 B, l0 J2 t" W- Z
B5N2 Kate: 24 damaged( o8 J- N4 ]8 \- I3 v! \ R
B5N2 Kate: 3 destroyed on ground
, S4 W: z- b* c# h& S A6M3b Zero: 22 damaged6 L! m2 J. k1 {* ]1 Z& v
A6M3b Zero: 3 destroyed on ground3 d6 @0 {- _0 B+ W
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9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships1 a) V' ^ A% w) e+ A1 w; \! ~
BB Colorado
' s$ L( T7 ]9 R CA Quincy0 ~' n0 ~6 T1 i: j
CA Minneapolis
4 v+ l# X" j3 P. p, K CA Astoria7 J6 i; j5 u- ^7 e' e
CA Chicago
7 }, M9 l! `5 q6 S+ S0 j1 s CA Chester, Shell hits 1$ ~! h% Y( Q8 i- i; U* E3 S
CA Northampton: U4 i1 h9 D' E7 n
CA Indianapolis# ?, v0 {/ l9 D- g. t3 z
CA Portland9 w0 q5 v9 }5 h( p' a, }. T" S" m
CL Nashville
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Japanese ground losses:) r+ P: g Y+ v3 \
374 casualties reported
1 P! Z, f; z& |3 w1 ^ Squads: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled
+ U2 _ k* c6 n3 M+ `: g Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 38 disabled/ H! ]" w# C4 x8 m# @! Y7 V
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled, E/ y: j$ G/ t8 c
Guns lost 18 (4 destroyed, 14 disabled)
, G+ d" O |! d) b ]9 h Vehicles lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)
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7 [4 P: ]' M t- t' Y6 J1 RAirbase hits 19( q% o$ p! H1 Y4 g# M3 R
Airbase supply hits 23
5 u" e+ _: j* O% `$ e; vRunway hits 28
/ v- S0 }6 w+ \' n' R" q! tPort hits 4
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain3 ]7 Z* w4 ~. }" P3 D7 q& J" {
3 J8 n h1 B* g9 ^Raid detected at 100 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.3 N" W2 T2 c- c/ d% [( f( q5 I# C
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes8 B& i- c% ~5 ?' n* b$ w# V
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Japanese aircraft, Q* {8 @ _4 N% B
A6M2 Zero x 37
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P-39D Airacobra x 48
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4 @5 d2 w( G) u# \Japanese aircraft losses
, g1 w& j* ]% r: B A6M2 Zero: 17 destroyed0 M2 u+ v7 I- w8 a
D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
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No Allied losses
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4 P" _9 p& J; X: D- h1 vAllied Ships
6 d% n* d0 I- I* k AM Muritai, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
. \! O N. f- R8 F, d& w xAKL Columbian, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage |