AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 16, 42( _+ D/ z6 h# N& b7 O. g/ @4 G f
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# j- m: W3 G+ M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
A G; s( S0 t# v: I& g0 {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
+ G# R1 D. c4 H. W, {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9 g- S V7 r1 ?/ _* A
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' N! h a, u* F* PNight Naval bombardment of Attu Island at 153,49 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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Japanese aircraft losses
) W, h6 k8 k! Z8 U/ K E13A1 Jake: 58 damaged" |/ D y* `) s" J) [8 b( |$ ]
E13A1 Jake: 3 destroyed on ground
; H. b/ q: b5 o" S2 u8 [- K B5N2 Kate: 24 damaged- {% z( j _! }" H# D, I
B5N2 Kate: 3 destroyed on ground2 t3 {; f k2 n# K N/ `9 j
A6M3b Zero: 22 damaged
, j0 j2 |) ~) j% E$ F A6M3b Zero: 3 destroyed on ground1 C1 T$ d% o- F$ `/ F
& }+ p. x, j2 u- w' l9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.: |( f5 C& p+ z% f A( o5 j q; i9 {
0 A# g* C; @( eAllied Ships* b: i8 g6 H; g4 y$ g7 k9 P) Z+ l
BB Colorado
( E6 Y: O$ Y' Z s CA Quincy
4 E8 j' t7 h, \& S% v0 G1 N6 _( M CA Minneapolis
$ ^! |1 I3 }' W0 _, Q+ i' R CA Astoria
& j1 R) D% o1 @$ G% x2 J CA Chicago
0 E9 k- i0 a: ]" n CA Chester, Shell hits 1# W/ Z1 D' Q+ K
CA Northampton
, j! z, c. S; A$ x5 M& m$ w CA Indianapolis
- q, p. Q; L1 j$ `. P# e& L CA Portland
- Y7 }$ L5 a; s( K% D+ e CL Nashville$ M' r- `& G8 T
7 g' |5 r9 `0 P+ |% O1 eJapanese ground losses:
* R* n# I3 m0 ~5 J. r! W 374 casualties reported5 w& O. C( P( k8 B
Squads: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled
& J9 Z0 m. M1 p+ V: B F4 C Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 38 disabled7 `7 Z* H" G) a% \+ @
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled
8 u; w! I: I8 s: P: K1 j Guns lost 18 (4 destroyed, 14 disabled)0 w0 P, J$ L, M- p; h6 [9 B
Vehicles lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)6 `* e+ v$ _( n" R, k: N
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Airbase hits 19
F! \; _2 g. P$ ?0 k; e: _# eAirbase supply hits 23
5 e* G, A( s7 d0 y7 k% cRunway hits 284 [; r9 R9 O/ |1 D+ R% N+ o! r4 `
Port hits 4) A" E, V" y- v% T
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U E; G8 B4 o pAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,523 E, {! p, M) _& _ y, }
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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# d0 A* @' k* v" S( q& zRaid detected at 100 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.: C" e" M2 ^1 |* t9 k! c! o
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes
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Japanese aircraft7 @9 D. ^) s% f; s
A6M2 Zero x 37) Q+ I& g( i0 o! Q
D3A1 Val x 26
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Allied aircraft( O& L4 [8 S8 K2 l
P-39D Airacobra x 48
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" H0 N( p) n% E# Q5 b! YJapanese aircraft losses
$ w# ~4 h/ @- L8 p# {. H8 { A6M2 Zero: 17 destroyed
. s, {# e7 a0 @, e6 }$ p( V5 ] D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged, F6 J; d. d/ u
5 g6 p# |8 ?' {; \9 ^No Allied losses. @# p* D! p2 l
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Allied Ships
) n" B9 e6 g5 t$ T AM Muritai, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
: d' J) G# B+ S, \! e xAKL Columbian, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage |