AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 16, 42
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- ^$ y) h. q& f0 G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" T! C4 }' }6 i2 P& a# n; C
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 B8 t2 k% n0 f- }, I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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3 Y1 Y' K9 S$ F8 k i( iNight Naval bombardment of Attu Island at 153,49 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!- G- f, X1 b2 K- w6 f+ F
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. |: z4 {% |; t7 Z; nJapanese aircraft losses
5 Y" p8 O2 o& p! L" T+ _& a/ a E13A1 Jake: 58 damaged
6 X9 `4 n2 P0 R# R9 a E13A1 Jake: 3 destroyed on ground
8 {1 E4 L- w2 V* u5 |( q" _# e B5N2 Kate: 24 damaged' O/ Y' Q8 T1 Y8 d8 e
B5N2 Kate: 3 destroyed on ground; ^& T2 J' C5 v0 Y$ `8 i5 @
A6M3b Zero: 22 damaged
& x9 B1 }: Z- w; m5 F- V- A& w5 g A6M3b Zero: 3 destroyed on ground/ ]8 d2 q! u: k; J
( t* y2 T3 l$ r7 ? E9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships
0 X( ?$ m2 n, i& H6 \# u BB Colorado
9 E. ^. ?7 [$ R% K CA Quincy! C! J8 B8 x9 H" p
CA Minneapolis0 |7 s5 P0 Z& N" v
CA Astoria
h, K: @( y4 G. X CA Chicago
! L9 y k! n$ F2 J CA Chester, Shell hits 1
) Z0 _2 C* R# _. \# y9 l CA Northampton
/ i2 h* O+ C$ i# t) e" @4 N CA Indianapolis
. q, f8 E$ ~5 t CA Portland
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Japanese ground losses:
& f/ E6 I W& R; t 374 casualties reported8 d g% j7 I2 Y: d' G' \% X) |+ W
Squads: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled5 G7 v6 X! p2 B I
Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 38 disabled
# z8 d! ]" u C7 R" b/ ` Engineers: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled
2 {2 L' X" _5 m3 W Guns lost 18 (4 destroyed, 14 disabled) A" o( Y' q+ Z, I2 S7 O
Vehicles lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)0 ]* q7 \ u) w' Y( u3 W
! t# r% K4 t& {5 qAirbase hits 197 d# ~8 `* e4 f3 Q0 s
Airbase supply hits 23, l" n1 ^% N* W/ ~
Runway hits 28* P( c. S/ _# s
Port hits 4
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,527 X9 Y; S% `$ ?
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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9 D: Z4 y* w# g* \' S$ h5 WRaid detected at 100 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
2 X) H) Q4 W8 T, cEstimated time to target is 37 minutes- K3 Z% v4 m7 I/ y% h- {- a
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Japanese aircraft, `6 v6 D: g7 z; r" X
A6M2 Zero x 37
3 s( ^6 P4 z4 p& D2 t D3A1 Val x 26
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Allied aircraft
4 n" V( Z. F* D6 z/ C9 P P-39D Airacobra x 480 h) ^" n+ l$ r( {- `4 w2 v/ L
, ?( ~+ J0 W; {1 p/ P* WJapanese aircraft losses e2 {( V6 b2 @& Q' f) h0 B
A6M2 Zero: 17 destroyed; g% t6 k. J1 O8 \: o$ o/ d
D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
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No Allied losses
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l* z# O: Y7 i AM Muritai, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires: ^, N/ g- ?" `! L4 l9 C5 p9 q
xAKL Columbian, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage |