AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 16, 42& b$ O6 y, t! c
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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
+ @5 }9 t& o- M! n& v& 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/ Q; c9 Q% `1 H& c4 k
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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no flights
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0 M; W& i) p+ r# l5 u' N4 j2 wJapanese aircraft losses, H, j3 ?7 p2 s0 S3 x8 O! g
E13A1 Jake: 58 damaged
3 F! L: |( h0 h) \* o3 O. I% Y E13A1 Jake: 3 destroyed on ground
* ^) j; |# Z7 S1 H# C6 u B5N2 Kate: 24 damaged. C; V# K0 v* O% N) c; H6 r
B5N2 Kate: 3 destroyed on ground
0 p% E, [5 u9 J! N. }# ]' I A6M3b Zero: 22 damaged
3 |" ^$ n; o6 M: \2 j, S. ~- I$ ` A6M3b Zero: 3 destroyed on ground% ^: |/ [* r. z6 ]
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9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.& j& o- v8 `7 a( V8 o) K
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Allied Ships
* B& S' q3 U. s7 K5 e1 T BB Colorado
$ @+ R$ y5 g" C3 I: m CA Quincy
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CA Astoria
% ?7 C4 ^: ~2 Z7 j" J CA Chicago& x) M; o. g, B; x- a5 z
CA Chester, Shell hits 1
9 e$ T: k! p) a4 v: p! {+ j+ R CA Northampton
% K" j. L! V% U3 g( a I% C4 Y CA Indianapolis
& i$ e/ m- x0 B8 u, A4 T CA Portland
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Japanese ground losses:
2 b1 S9 ?' H+ _% ~/ D) ^ U 374 casualties reported
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! p) E# A: }/ a1 E+ q$ c Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 38 disabled0 z0 {0 x% K! V% {4 }2 q& y
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled
1 B: g* d3 }7 b# V2 ? h Guns lost 18 (4 destroyed, 14 disabled): X) f P& q7 @" ^
Vehicles lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)" Q. M) v; |/ B2 e
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Airbase hits 191 J$ @; j# R9 f5 J/ ?
Airbase supply hits 23' G! r. V/ Z/ A" a# A8 r/ e
Runway hits 28
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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& X% @7 P8 V( }, N2 B+ V* NRaid detected at 100 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
4 c$ n% k7 j1 A' W% SEstimated time to target is 37 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 373 o- f: @! k1 Q: `. P, o \: K0 y; y% x& I
D3A1 Val x 261 c V( ?/ y# S8 k2 s g* s" ?/ d
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Allied aircraft: y, x j- b8 p; U6 V
P-39D Airacobra x 48
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Japanese aircraft losses* B; A" E, i K( s. x8 I
A6M2 Zero: 17 destroyed; z( D4 m; F z# i
D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Allied Ships
/ n. a. l. N# a AM Muritai, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires: }& m5 A; r" y/ r% `
xAKL Columbian, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage |