AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 03, 42
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c d7 M. {2 D( k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
6 a q( i8 ]$ q2 Z8 G3 X) W天亮后阿图岛日军飞机企图捡漏,被盟军直掩击溃
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: x8 l7 G5 F2 v5 Q- ^1 bNight Time Surface Combat, near Attu Island at 153,49, Range 8,000 Yards5 b) W, J, _ }7 y5 I+ F8 `& H6 N$ q
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Japanese Ships
4 L1 M8 i# e$ ~9 l CA Takao, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage( @! M: p$ k8 ^* X5 h5 D
CA Maya, Shell hits 1
! y8 a; h& N4 Y3 u) w- d/ [ CL Naka, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 s% w' _1 `. ^5 J! j# ]9 e. v DD Fubuki, Shell hits 1& u, h6 `& g# [9 }) I" K% t
DD Shinonome, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 M8 C5 @( W2 c F$ d* x! \, i DD Ushio, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk5 V) m7 R/ a( x2 o4 Z
DD Oite, Shell hits 2, on fire1 Z, a* c* P3 O1 V0 c
DD Sawakaze
+ S, }4 y. I4 y8 y5 P& o6 ?, ` DD Hokaze, Shell hits 2, on fire0 M$ L. ^( }* u8 P
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Allied Ships
& c t" R" S( ~, `: F5 ~ BB Warspite, Shell hits 43, Torpedo hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage* \1 y0 c% e, V2 Q. P( ~
CA Northampton, Shell hits 1
z0 s7 X: n" p) I+ Z CA Chester, Shell hits 2: T+ S7 \" ~2 {: w/ j& q
DD Blue, U$ W* q8 e: S/ B
DD Helm
0 M2 ^5 q5 w& M6 O8 ]' ]4 K1 D DD Mugford, Shell hits 1, on fire( K- q' {/ T; o+ n/ u% u
DD Ralph Talbot0 j7 ` C& V# X: e9 B, `
DD Henley! c/ g& x. w$ q& l
DD Patterson8 S: T1 s" _0 l. O, O
DD Craven, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
4 f# R5 A. D7 ^' K5 e1 d% @ DD Gridley
( O; {, u8 g. F1 K- A" }( [ DD McCall, Shell hits 11 o9 U* F) i9 |# o" I
DD Clark
" ~3 {: \6 `/ A) n DD Brooks2 q2 a5 p5 X7 n5 w5 ?
DD Gilmer8 d* w7 g4 b( K
DD Hatfield
* ], `" u: V0 L; g1 t3 O: O DD Kane, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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4 o# J* I; n2 \% O0 P; DNight Time Surface Combat, near Attu Island at 153,49, Range 6,000 Yards
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- ~1 b( Q4 E2 C; w: ~, e PB Santo Maru, Shell hits 17, and is sunk8 {2 B& e x" N5 H! c5 C% t. i5 p: k, e* _
PB Takunan Maru, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
+ O- z- @3 G- u( _2 t" ]( _# ^ PB Zuikai Maru, Shell hits 9, and is sunk3 d4 J7 K! m, @6 G6 O2 W! [6 |1 k: e
PB Mikitade Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk/ A/ O7 C3 U* f4 b7 q2 t
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CA Northampton
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DD Blue
$ \# M& ?" l: K: Z8 x0 ]5 { DD Helm
0 ~8 Z' x& ]9 O DD Mugford
- ^8 }# y, o! I, V DD Ralph Talbot! }, b( A. X7 ?1 O7 `
DD Henley
3 v0 m$ W* s; I; n DD Patterson
/ [+ x5 T0 B# e' U/ l DD Gridley5 }/ q E# m" M, d) W i' D4 I
DD McCall
/ C0 t q4 T( z M& M5 h( C# x DD Clark
, g" @- |* e8 @ DD Brooks: O3 r' d6 j; T% w
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Attu Island at 153,49, Range 26,000 Yards- J* R% g. j% {1 R$ G
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- F* k- S) M% k. ] DD Fubuki, Shell hits 5, heavy fires
- s4 _$ H1 W, u4 t4 { DD Hokaze, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage" i& z! v- V& m! r) \
CA Maya, Shell hits 5, on fire
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CA Northampton, Shell hits 2
! C6 q. y8 g2 w0 M CA Chester, Shell hits 2, on fire
: v* S9 s# i; X1 B, I6 c DD Blue
}7 G8 a4 H; p; N+ S" J: @9 V5 o DD Helm, Shell hits 1$ y, ?$ }9 M* w( U' H: J+ g
DD Mugford
( C7 d, [2 F, P/ P7 ~1 @ DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 1, on fire" ]5 o8 `. u9 a$ r# } T
DD Henley* f" K8 a* k0 i9 d9 @2 f G/ e
DD Patterson! |! p) x4 Y6 e5 r- g7 ] v0 J# V6 M% {
DD Gridley, R6 v+ S% W6 B* h# h# \9 Y
DD McCall0 ?1 H: F' k6 B* L
DD Clark9 @+ W7 v1 D0 L* Z8 R$ v7 B4 p2 M
DD Brooks, Shell hits 1. H# J0 a2 }) i. L% f8 m
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7 o/ b) ?1 \) D [1 tAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Buldir Island at 155,51$ X! Q; N1 r0 K' _# }
! k7 P2 B/ }9 ` x' Q1 d. Z1 fWeather in hex: Light cloud) }: n2 w% k+ \! _% |- j% p
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Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
: o' E( W \5 @; }9 S4 u7 `4 dEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft- Z0 n! S0 G; h1 y$ p8 _3 y
A6M3b Zero x 4
) T9 z$ `- C$ k% D/ u( L B5N2 Kate x 90 t) T8 {; d) a! H9 q" X
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P-39D Airacobra x 7" x8 K& P9 g- k8 o4 H
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Japanese aircraft losses
$ u8 K8 R& Z8 _. p9 Q A6M3b Zero: 2 destroyed' ^, @, M, P7 K# F6 l G/ h
B5N2 Kate: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
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6 p# E6 d2 P3 P* A3 m. Q- ^; RNo Allied losses! U+ @' J: Z! v. c
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