AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 03, 42
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2 O; _5 Z! Y5 i( L. k7 Z7 A2 X北太战场,盟军夜袭阿图岛港口,反而被日军抢占了T字横头,数场水面战后,盟军BB厌战号当场沉没;日军沉没1艘CA,重创1CA,数艘DD或沉或伤
, S% \! Q3 D% m v1 h- u# V2 \0 \天亮后阿图岛日军飞机企图捡漏,被盟军直掩击溃
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Attu Island at 153,49, Range 8,000 Yards
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' M: M+ ]0 L% ?- |* pJapanese Ships1 l E: f) i' c: ^3 q; I- z# {
CA Takao, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
; [9 @4 v' W* X w CA Maya, Shell hits 1
- j1 T% U; K8 H; L( Z t' V CL Naka, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
, U" m/ q1 K: | DD Fubuki, Shell hits 16 J& n1 L4 C- F0 L4 M6 g6 H
DD Shinonome, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage& [3 {& z3 f; D
DD Ushio, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk+ J; h1 p/ F( ?7 ^, n' Z0 u! T
DD Oite, Shell hits 2, on fire3 B* r! q8 _. ^7 w3 G, t) b4 H
DD Sawakaze( k. X d$ w Q' d
DD Hokaze, Shell hits 2, on fire* ^; E! M: L- j) J
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BB Warspite, Shell hits 43, Torpedo hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 x- Z; U9 e( I- l CA Northampton, Shell hits 15 l; A: S# w8 c" h6 y t$ Q
CA Chester, Shell hits 2
& z- B* L$ e" B. J DD Blue, {( R; D7 b$ V$ p
DD Helm
) Q, }$ P3 O2 J, ^ DD Mugford, Shell hits 1, on fire
. Y4 P! X$ N) H& a' l- ?, u9 e3 u DD Ralph Talbot
, `& x7 }5 g- q, l( [# V& S! t DD Henley
) g, U- r" N3 ]! i9 ?, g3 y DD Patterson
, X) |* d: [: o9 [: O& |6 W DD Craven, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
( l$ }" g- A% a DD Gridley) s# s3 r0 L5 |) S, D% M( j
DD McCall, Shell hits 1
. H0 H8 x: f1 _: W+ d9 S, ~3 c( @ DD Clark
, a9 I+ w$ v; C7 b3 l9 J2 a DD Brooks2 \% X& N4 N! _3 o! x' D
DD Gilmer
$ s# e% g5 a0 ^: e9 H. L$ L$ M DD Hatfield
2 |8 B0 v$ n" A% s DD Kane, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Omi, I. crosses the 'T'. o& b2 ^! d4 q- g3 u- ?
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! Y, [# G7 h$ c6 ENight Time Surface Combat, near Attu Island at 153,49, Range 6,000 Yards( z+ K1 D- \; ]3 x& y4 O0 J; E) b
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Japanese Ships! H7 `- @/ O$ ]" Y& M0 O" E
PB Santo Maru, Shell hits 17, and is sunk7 D% s/ X( @1 d$ d! u. H7 y, l* ~
PB Takunan Maru, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
! g! O% g4 r4 M- ?& Q PB Zuikai Maru, Shell hits 9, and is sunk8 T# r1 I3 x& w g- o# C
PB Mikitade Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
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5 o# J! W1 W% p+ ]( ~& oAllied Ships
; @; h* B" t- E% Y& |/ y, w CA Northampton
- z0 N, N1 h- `5 u CA Chester
8 V4 l/ Q5 I, I$ C/ y5 l DD Blue: o) I; `: F7 T
DD Helm$ c3 s7 m9 ?+ N+ C( t! y( A8 W# d
DD Mugford& f$ x+ v! P( Y& p, Y
DD Ralph Talbot
! E: I, ~; J: |* c2 {+ d& J0 D DD Henley: C# v! n2 Z3 z$ b
DD Patterson% M$ n. f7 O6 B# l0 }
DD Gridley0 x* [1 \# I: I2 Q
DD McCall
; `# O' D$ B* }' h1 x& f4 n DD Clark
$ z" }5 d# n! k" I0 K( K2 [ DD Brooks
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6 H! X4 W# R1 ^1 Y9 C" lShock, T. crosses the 'T'- f, Z8 x4 X7 k$ r1 P$ b- m
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Attu Island at 153,49, Range 26,000 Yards
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DD Fubuki, Shell hits 5, heavy fires+ \0 | B- a# R7 R1 R$ ^6 p
DD Hokaze, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage* ?7 C) [' ~+ ^5 t( \% E* M
CA Maya, Shell hits 5, on fire
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Allied Ships
0 U- u8 D7 x/ c1 K CA Northampton, Shell hits 2% `- b8 t x7 M5 P' W, l9 s9 Q
CA Chester, Shell hits 2, on fire
! c" Q8 [3 L% E5 w DD Blue% P$ u9 ?4 S4 r5 m1 W
DD Helm, Shell hits 1/ N* W( l; X' Q8 }
DD Mugford
% r( Z# N* ~9 Q7 \1 E DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 1, on fire. u7 X& v" B4 x' X
DD Henley w/ `) q5 k) M) o' x9 X
DD Patterson
# J a& @! k' S- y* ] DD Gridley4 B! m9 | Z3 q9 p/ ]; U
DD McCall
0 l- f l, D8 Q+ l$ U; Q7 \( P DD Clark
2 w7 f0 F0 U& D& ^# h1 t DD Brooks, Shell hits 1
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# ^( h p- s4 A/ B7 k/ NAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Buldir Island at 155,51 m/ x( N# ^: L7 Q" `
4 m/ [: [+ l' ~5 i9 XWeather in hex: Light cloud2 S, X1 L4 o; ^5 q! k" k
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Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.$ O. w' o, a- v5 Q: s) x
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes, a" J4 ^: {" x$ E, f9 s) ?* H
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Japanese aircraft H/ g9 v/ H/ b2 ^) D8 G( J. t! V, P
A6M3b Zero x 42 T! |6 t& q! p
B5N2 Kate x 9
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P-39D Airacobra x 76 Z* [! \! V) \- E$ P
* G8 h% _+ |6 h2 ^Japanese aircraft losses
+ T/ o9 [, m9 K- ~+ z" D" `+ P A6M3b Zero: 2 destroyed' E; I; E2 G- Z7 D
B5N2 Kate: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged9 F8 q* N; J1 r& ]8 Q( B& H6 A3 z
( a2 X2 q$ M; {# N5 KNo Allied losses" Y3 ?( u9 O- E& N) _" [
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Allied Ships2 \, i1 |% x5 x+ `( U
DD Hatfield |