AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 16, 427 m/ h' l. f |) W: |5 z4 y
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* s7 |& l7 T# e8 F0 g! F- u7 x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* u, ]5 T( u, y6 z$ m* 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
9 Z$ z* F) A: s8 E5 @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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& E9 S5 [3 M5 Z8 B rJapanese aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses
9 d/ D7 V/ b ]4 u9 ?6 T0 N; n7 \ E13A1 Jake: 58 damaged; [2 O: i; I# P+ v2 _( }; P
E13A1 Jake: 3 destroyed on ground1 r* ]' _- |* v. B, d) q
B5N2 Kate: 24 damaged
( O& Q9 m) g0 { B5N2 Kate: 3 destroyed on ground
& I2 I0 F8 k1 ]3 B9 {" r: O6 h A6M3b Zero: 22 damaged
: a3 f2 A0 s: ~- d# `4 N A6M3b Zero: 3 destroyed on ground
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9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships# a5 H7 K- R+ i5 f( [. m! Y0 ^
BB Colorado7 _8 B3 l" S3 e3 H% p
CA Quincy
5 @1 I! Y6 R3 r' ] CA Minneapolis# ?) Z, r7 _8 y/ M# b
CA Astoria0 R( I& g; u7 `5 h& l3 u$ j" Y8 ~2 Z
CA Chicago3 [( y% p! K. `6 L3 N
CA Chester, Shell hits 1
) J' M) w: a, p6 X( r- N' [ CA Northampton
0 _9 A6 `2 O( {' W CA Indianapolis8 t2 D; N9 z* f2 A7 J
CA Portland
$ T9 n! {7 d4 I" f" J- Z8 { CL Nashville. Q9 i/ O, ?9 W7 x" P
2 |- C. `* F9 j$ }Japanese ground losses:: l6 i6 S' T1 _
374 casualties reported( y0 t0 U! i5 H
Squads: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled
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Engineers: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled
1 G @1 b1 Z0 G$ N Guns lost 18 (4 destroyed, 14 disabled)
, k% ^4 K& |2 P) X w; s Vehicles lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)
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9 _! G7 ^( R% R) x. ?, q' ]Airbase hits 19
2 E3 w( C7 j% aAirbase supply hits 23: o$ g1 G6 e2 P8 i+ z- t5 L! k9 G: j5 w
Runway hits 28! v6 ?6 ^. ~; r. i9 @0 [6 [
Port hits 4
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) H/ G4 u [$ @) A \! IAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52
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( `+ D% a9 `6 |9 ]0 {$ iWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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6 ?7 }" h4 q0 ?( M% VRaid detected at 100 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.8 I9 W U8 {* u5 s& [+ ?' Y, \" E
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes7 Q8 K" R- N, c" Z) p* O- S2 `
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D3A1 Val x 26
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Allied aircraft
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4 {$ r( o; s! p" c8 Q! d h2 O8 T A6M2 Zero: 17 destroyed
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No Allied losses
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AM Muritai, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
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