AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 16, 42
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" D& D* h! f" q5 s( p3 H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* w2 D/ l0 W5 R
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5 D% t) N- |( s1 [9 e: N, U5 j
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!
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Japanese aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses9 T4 i4 L5 O9 K, i( j" S# d, N
E13A1 Jake: 58 damaged
& O- H+ [: q, z. t! U E13A1 Jake: 3 destroyed on ground
- z K0 Z q$ ` B5N2 Kate: 24 damaged
5 G9 G8 o3 f3 c$ @ B5N2 Kate: 3 destroyed on ground4 L% ], N _3 D3 G* K6 W% m
A6M3b Zero: 22 damaged1 w( o$ v8 I1 _% w# Y7 a g4 r1 h" a( T9 p
A6M3b Zero: 3 destroyed on ground
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9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.5 S2 B' k# @$ _5 j, n) y
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Allied Ships
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CA Quincy
5 C8 s: T6 \ v2 G$ B CA Minneapolis+ R! a( y) C( O; W
CA Astoria
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CA Chester, Shell hits 1
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CA Indianapolis
0 [ X7 K. d+ O; \% m, [- T CA Portland
- [: I0 Q/ V% t5 |: e( m) ? CL Nashville
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( E) x- y* c4 IJapanese ground losses:
: |9 G5 U, h! `4 v 374 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 38 disabled
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; i) a6 [8 C2 X! h Guns lost 18 (4 destroyed, 14 disabled)
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Airbase hits 19
$ D- j# `1 z! }+ `% YAirbase supply hits 23
( h% x* ~( [) k9 XRunway hits 28 ]8 _% M4 I% m. {9 C$ y
Port hits 4
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52
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Raid detected at 100 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet." l- i& F. j3 N; H
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes
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Japanese aircraft+ @: O$ a- H, z1 u# A
A6M2 Zero x 37, }. u: E/ L5 ~8 M- [9 [7 i
D3A1 Val x 26
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P-39D Airacobra x 48
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Japanese aircraft losses
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D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged6 r' |, h9 M7 g7 q3 i: a( G j
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No Allied losses
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Allied Ships
$ q2 r& c# _. {6 M% Y AM Muritai, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
9 F. T, y. R1 S- f: I7 J% z xAKL Columbian, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage |