AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 16, 42
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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
* Q/ k3 k- P5 @7 q' s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
+ `! L. C& P9 K7 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) Y$ r$ P6 ~4 N- @1 C; D) C
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Night Naval bombardment of Attu Island at 153,49 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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no flights
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% b7 n' s4 y) L3 JJapanese aircraft losses
. i! c! ]) z. E4 L; A5 w E13A1 Jake: 58 damaged ?& T+ G! |6 {# B
E13A1 Jake: 3 destroyed on ground
) W! m6 ]& p* \( ^0 F( ]3 g6 F B5N2 Kate: 24 damaged
6 X; ?0 M4 l6 } B5N2 Kate: 3 destroyed on ground$ w7 j8 \- q& G. X
A6M3b Zero: 22 damaged
6 ]& M+ O( y9 @- g A6M3b Zero: 3 destroyed on ground
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0 o. ]9 E3 U8 C# d! t ^) r* L, c1 b9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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- ]" I' h5 g: t; a' uAllied Ships! g+ _% G3 i/ f0 V! s
BB Colorado5 w( g9 k2 ~: ^% h+ L& Q, q1 {
CA Quincy1 G4 l, s5 A, d
CA Minneapolis
4 V! R- S* w, U9 F6 H4 x; b CA Astoria
4 z& O% V+ K( {+ w/ W1 j# C CA Chicago
" C/ J# i9 ]8 P$ b6 S8 B. O) e/ @ CA Chester, Shell hits 19 {* x- v s* ^' k' [/ C
CA Northampton# r, ]) v: U L" o4 r3 N
CA Indianapolis9 p, ~ t/ r$ \- e
CA Portland
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) M( `' n" @" n3 \! e" JJapanese ground losses:* e$ Y7 S" Z a& V9 g& y# q# r
374 casualties reported% n; S4 s; Z; X$ z' {: b; A
Squads: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled- f l/ F, W1 g: x+ p* L
Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 38 disabled7 z1 J$ v9 f& A2 O( T5 W' E# s
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled
! O* T$ ^1 K1 m S6 V9 V+ a$ C Guns lost 18 (4 destroyed, 14 disabled)
0 }2 c5 B) C! F0 B: Y Vehicles lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)! v9 Q( i& m8 W: d0 P5 o
% W1 c8 E s* ?3 \6 PAirbase hits 19
$ [" |% l! w* V; j; @Airbase supply hits 23& G. O& T3 } Y: B
Runway hits 28
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52! w7 w, s4 A5 V* F* X3 l' }) l0 X2 q
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Raid detected at 100 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.) ^. Q. I& n& n4 i
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes
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3 P& ~9 B* P6 G7 n4 T$ p A6M2 Zero x 37
$ Y5 A& A6 u) U* S' J9 j8 Y g D3A1 Val x 26
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6 W0 ^7 X5 c! \ W, ?* Q* sAllied aircraft8 H$ C, P0 j' O) e! H
P-39D Airacobra x 48
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Japanese aircraft losses1 W9 H8 r1 L% O* |* g$ E6 t% B4 G& g
A6M2 Zero: 17 destroyed3 Q/ x6 A4 I6 }/ M
D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
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* h" h7 j3 _# e A: \- gNo Allied losses
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8 `) Z: t$ X& R3 u AM Muritai, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires% Q, r' `* _3 {4 O+ e
xAKL Columbian, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage |