AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 16, 42( Z7 q( a5 P) ? X
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------1 D+ p5 {1 Q4 X' a: j+ W
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: V' ]" p/ D* D/ R2 J- I
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' C: T* I3 e- N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8 W* O' P9 v( I. `/ D2 s2 j
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------( {) a) l2 n# G& S' f, t7 U4 x
Night Naval bombardment of Attu Island at 153,49 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
- f5 \2 h6 f: B0 B4 Z0 m1 T
1 M* W+ s# H8 }Japanese aircraft
9 |. n, s( @* X3 b J( k9 v no flights4 x6 @% {5 o D
( e9 B1 ?" E4 S% ~Japanese aircraft losses' e; I; g5 S7 ]8 c4 }0 m& |; ~: R' T
E13A1 Jake: 58 damaged
5 |; ?8 Z$ n( [" H; \ E13A1 Jake: 3 destroyed on ground: K f; j: |/ s% J, K2 h/ g
B5N2 Kate: 24 damaged
3 Q3 c E5 Y5 b B5N2 Kate: 3 destroyed on ground! I# O% m2 x8 D) Y
A6M3b Zero: 22 damaged
# e4 o; F' t) a& W* d A6M3b Zero: 3 destroyed on ground- I* Q5 _! ?- F8 O' I
4 @7 d) b! R" z2 k; f3 U+ G9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
/ O: Y3 L1 v5 m9 f- R7 T9 z7 Z 1 d/ u! K% {9 z% J4 g
Allied Ships/ E( \# O2 J8 w. Y
BB Colorado
6 X6 B: r$ m* g% b% k4 G; a; w+ T CA Quincy
) F/ D! ~$ h: V! A4 X CA Minneapolis
) T) u! R# e; k, [* I, A2 i CA Astoria
6 Z/ c/ |# A0 h6 E/ ?; d/ @ CA Chicago
+ C# R/ F$ n6 E" h9 t) } CA Chester, Shell hits 1- @. g5 T1 V+ N% G
CA Northampton
# W' ^ `8 t" u$ m' f7 C% ^ CA Indianapolis
9 L- Q2 H0 j* l$ k CA Portland$ Y2 c& \2 L5 S! Y* x$ ~
CL Nashville* w( O0 F% R' p: z; a5 N
s) H2 }+ W4 K! X1 ~* N2 zJapanese ground losses:
6 U- z5 \( N. k% Z 374 casualties reported% q q1 A% y. E8 c1 f8 m# Q
Squads: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled& }; s) u+ d) q" @ }
Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 38 disabled# |# [: v v$ m
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled; ]3 r7 m; o8 E% w9 G% M
Guns lost 18 (4 destroyed, 14 disabled)! |; N: D% @$ \: t
Vehicles lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)
/ C5 w5 L. d, L3 } ) q9 J6 s7 R# i4 ^" p% R
Airbase hits 196 h |8 o& m* T: z/ w$ p8 O% V
Airbase supply hits 23
" n( v. q% [- d, bRunway hits 28
8 p) s, e9 U" d6 ePort hits 4
% ^1 w% X, U( L1 u- V7 L--------------------------------------------------------------------------------# T1 D/ Z2 L. k- c2 l( A6 T. }
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52" @1 K, z, |0 L( X
Q4 D. n, ^8 `$ M; M+ e
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
2 r: p7 V# W+ }- S& ^- f6 D
/ B2 U' t8 }8 ?1 @Raid detected at 100 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.6 H( q9 w' U% Y3 r" Q! p4 [
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes
% Y& `7 U( h, P' x
; ]# a O3 ?( P9 j$ c$ I( mJapanese aircraft
; `+ H* e5 H ~+ ]% z A6M2 Zero x 37
3 N/ g1 ~: L. }5 F% D D6 L% t D3A1 Val x 26) J, P: q7 E) V i7 G1 u# e B- B
( s2 |6 N$ e# d3 G3 L* XAllied aircraft0 R, O- e G% K% M6 v: i2 p1 W2 w
P-39D Airacobra x 486 t+ j2 \% a F* ]2 X( G6 g- V2 J
& n* \/ C( z$ j, F. q7 BJapanese aircraft losses" A3 a4 S& ^ N) O5 s
A6M2 Zero: 17 destroyed2 x1 N- q0 ]4 p2 z! l" ~
D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged: j8 o4 N$ l$ }4 S- P* x7 z
5 j& S6 r& ~1 y; D7 H3 W9 qNo Allied losses
" P" N4 J" Z2 [7 ]
, B$ e5 t, G" N% E" k- AAllied Ships1 A8 o9 y% l! o
AM Muritai, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires7 M8 h% d& s1 H; h2 X
xAKL Columbian, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage |