AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 03, 42
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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' v$ w, B6 E+ Y- {* _9 T
天亮后阿图岛日军飞机企图捡漏,被盟军直掩击溃" {) {) k% A/ [) @
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Attu Island at 153,49, Range 8,000 Yards
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6 x3 k% Y' F4 _# w- w CA Takao, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 a' M# A3 @+ W% `$ k- v, F CA Maya, Shell hits 1
4 K$ N( K0 }- X$ `* V1 j: A9 c CL Naka, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ }! V5 E1 q. d4 N8 U' O( a DD Fubuki, Shell hits 16 E4 \) t( ^, g; N* [& W) M
DD Shinonome, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
O# N4 M. x* }. [9 d- H DD Ushio, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk/ q7 ~$ ?8 U" I# z
DD Oite, Shell hits 2, on fire
8 }3 h6 m) n6 w+ Z; l DD Sawakaze
+ X( A N* x( g- k9 a! b0 ^' N DD Hokaze, Shell hits 2, on fire$ _. x4 n% I% ~1 J% n
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BB Warspite, Shell hits 43, Torpedo hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
: M2 T7 \! M+ C5 b CA Northampton, Shell hits 1
5 I Q. M2 q+ Y CA Chester, Shell hits 2
+ a9 a/ A$ e+ ^3 ^* n9 h DD Blue
& }5 E* j/ B3 G, S DD Helm
9 @/ @/ ^; c7 s* ?' k, K DD Mugford, Shell hits 1, on fire& K9 V. Q9 F) ]( I! }6 G! @: l
DD Ralph Talbot1 z* s; F& ^8 K9 ~5 G! E1 t
DD Henley0 N6 L; n* ]9 O7 \
DD Patterson5 o: H% x+ M/ }' H
DD Craven, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
+ ?. K, ]0 n* Q1 _9 h$ W5 e, `3 b DD Gridley
8 K2 p, Y) L5 v# x/ Q DD McCall, Shell hits 1
/ L! A9 q$ R6 T. u0 w' r2 {' O DD Clark, x' T6 F" N; `: Z
DD Brooks- y- u3 k- Q- X o0 ]% c
DD Gilmer
) g; R, R: p9 k7 m3 b DD Hatfield
4 k; M- F2 y# w+ _* U6 W DD Kane, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage/ |+ g( E& T) Y& Z
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Omi, I. crosses the 'T'1 }! {$ w8 H+ T* B# o0 }
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2 Z& W- F7 J! p9 C- z- BNight Time Surface Combat, near Attu Island at 153,49, Range 6,000 Yards! n+ J) X& p9 f3 c- k
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x6 S: w8 _3 g0 n. P2 ^ PB Santo Maru, Shell hits 17, and is sunk
" k; |8 B" O' s* T) T7 C( C6 s4 k PB Takunan Maru, Shell hits 6, and is sunk( C* t7 e% B) r1 x' @
PB Zuikai Maru, Shell hits 9, and is sunk8 V7 _7 M: c- h6 Q0 ^5 [7 x
PB Mikitade Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk# ` h* ?& s5 a, L7 d6 p# V( d
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CA Northampton3 f$ _* l2 A5 t5 A% Y
CA Chester3 S4 v6 Q _* m. x- t: x1 S
DD Blue) [0 r2 q9 G {1 l5 m- \3 f6 @
DD Helm
" R8 u- E; ^# n& D DD Mugford
' F# G! `9 K% G$ p/ c DD Ralph Talbot* T* S7 c& I3 L$ E0 x& e$ V
DD Henley
) R8 @9 u2 T Z3 p' Z9 E1 q) C' | DD Patterson. a2 w/ s+ D+ O* B- l- C4 ?
DD Gridley
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) |+ R* I+ ]- n1 _# X DD Clark
6 X( O2 \6 X- f! T DD Brooks
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Shock, T. crosses the 'T': N X+ ?0 v7 A. C X& D! k
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# C$ Y* e c% ADay Time Surface Combat, near Attu Island at 153,49, Range 26,000 Yards
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DD Fubuki, Shell hits 5, heavy fires
^1 h8 @2 q4 M O DD Hokaze, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage2 V* [3 `$ d: X1 k; D
CA Maya, Shell hits 5, on fire
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Allied Ships
; w. f8 {$ Z- l$ P: K( s. \& U CA Northampton, Shell hits 2
9 F0 `" `4 O+ C6 A9 g! H: | CA Chester, Shell hits 2, on fire) D+ ]- u, \$ r7 w
DD Blue+ x: ~" F. Y" N: i
DD Helm, Shell hits 1% S) W. ~ L. j- X* m$ t$ Q9 C& }# b
DD Mugford& v3 ^, n1 v; r- t
DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 1, on fire; k- n& B8 o$ Y
DD Henley* R( `% {: m' n: E
DD Patterson
0 h7 L* V, o( y6 j' x" g DD Gridley2 F/ p% j4 K1 a8 ]; @+ [4 l& ~
DD McCall% c. N' L# c% |3 L
DD Clark
5 Y( @0 m* `6 j9 z DD Brooks, Shell hits 1
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Buldir Island at 155,51
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Weather in hex: Light cloud( p) l8 a7 o1 I8 @0 Q+ ^1 d% d
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Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
/ m/ p/ e# o( q3 `1 tEstimated time to target is 12 minutes1 E- X c' ~6 l0 U" g1 c1 K; F
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A6M3b Zero x 4% F) U5 T" F2 ]; L
B5N2 Kate x 9
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/ P9 `& a) {3 _* tAllied aircraft
/ G, v; q C! ?8 W P-39D Airacobra x 7& _8 T: G/ {% f& f' i. z9 G0 h1 R' G! V
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A6M3b Zero: 2 destroyed
/ \) f: N" {; v1 e% T B5N2 Kate: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
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; Z0 m/ `! X$ T% Q( gNo Allied losses
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DD Hatfield |