AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 16, 42& V4 ^7 l4 o. s1 m9 \: Q1 `
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3 b- L" ] ]9 |2 B( c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
; {( N5 Y6 @ `$ y; C" v* G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$ M1 R$ Y$ L& |- @' Q+ _. F
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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6 m+ k; ?: r* v v" kNight Naval bombardment of Attu Island at 153,49 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!, A" B7 X. g$ ?$ d, Q
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4 B; M# K$ ^4 d no flights
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`) { } @+ l6 s1 `7 gJapanese aircraft losses
! s% r" w3 r" n6 K7 l/ T" |! q9 N E13A1 Jake: 58 damaged
9 _/ {. f4 w/ d+ j9 a E13A1 Jake: 3 destroyed on ground6 D) z2 m' \4 D
B5N2 Kate: 24 damaged1 v% T, d# v2 q7 K
B5N2 Kate: 3 destroyed on ground
# q: o& `8 C6 _+ G0 N+ n |, f A6M3b Zero: 22 damaged. w1 D) E" @4 l, w) |0 x
A6M3b Zero: 3 destroyed on ground
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9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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4 l# Y9 ~" d# }% q$ r" FAllied Ships, f! S$ V& f5 p* Y2 x( p' s+ ^
BB Colorado0 m* c: i2 N. @. a' I
CA Quincy* k1 u- e9 d1 n
CA Minneapolis; S" g; L: [1 v
CA Astoria
8 Q1 S( S, ?- O8 }/ w CA Chicago
$ ?6 v! b1 P" n2 P! T2 E CA Chester, Shell hits 1/ t- m6 g9 n4 r+ n2 y" f
CA Northampton
/ P4 t8 Z; c* X/ c( c" L CA Indianapolis
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CL Nashville; u( c/ e5 n2 W8 g
3 L( F8 M0 x1 S6 g% }Japanese ground losses:8 X2 h b2 ^! U& @- ?+ g& C: X
374 casualties reported8 }& O% W: A# p0 w+ M
Squads: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled
1 C* j0 J. |" m2 T4 W9 V. A Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 38 disabled
* h; ~3 r3 Y8 u# Y3 K8 F& j) ~ Engineers: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled
! R# F5 A( U$ Z( `, H8 ^) I5 k, } Guns lost 18 (4 destroyed, 14 disabled)8 C, J$ e2 t; y8 V' M2 B% n3 C& i
Vehicles lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)* \! K3 F. }# A0 V, S/ D2 ^
- Y3 T1 t' p7 K/ kAirbase hits 19# j- C, H! R" j: B: E( Q
Airbase supply hits 23
$ |: q [$ x0 oRunway hits 28
1 ~; |( |. b+ G) u+ [Port hits 4
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6 z. J, S9 n/ u% jAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain9 {1 c, T6 Q [ w
2 ]" y f: u9 E, nRaid detected at 100 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.$ I" M0 _) [' P' F. l' L
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes
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Japanese aircraft& c, y+ j( I$ U
A6M2 Zero x 371 p5 y8 X0 M( ?: }. s
D3A1 Val x 26
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Allied aircraft1 B# A9 S+ O7 U. k+ L
P-39D Airacobra x 48
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A6M2 Zero: 17 destroyed* Q- S# D2 g: j
D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
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0 k. P" ]3 `7 xNo Allied losses/ F' C9 m0 T4 N% E* U0 c
' ~4 J# P' V8 o$ W$ mAllied Ships
6 Z4 ^; L, c5 g: d! K; Q, P AM Muritai, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
1 j' r, j- D: M& A, }! e xAKL Columbian, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage |