AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 03, 42
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7 \" L. O6 M( |7 Z$ l3 q x* A+ L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. s8 {) k/ h' O4 w r# i
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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- z' X; z a$ z" n. D6 G' E6 A0 tNight Time Surface Combat, near Attu Island at 153,49, Range 8,000 Yards
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2 z0 h! k3 U/ d2 _8 MJapanese Ships
+ C6 ]6 t2 L3 B8 v CA Takao, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage5 q1 Y' N1 m9 a6 }3 m$ U/ R8 ^
CA Maya, Shell hits 12 F' |! H$ R) w' N: s4 h
CL Naka, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
; c- r" b$ V m" Z# G DD Fubuki, Shell hits 1
) @. K: @" {7 E1 R4 ]% \1 f6 N DD Shinonome, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage5 M9 z$ d2 X9 k' d3 U9 P8 ]- K
DD Ushio, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk6 G' R0 Q4 j! v$ \- G$ @# T ], a
DD Oite, Shell hits 2, on fire" x V8 K# x) E$ b8 }- h! c$ Y, R
DD Sawakaze
) i0 l" S( L- K, v2 e DD Hokaze, Shell hits 2, on fire$ ^( k2 p1 ?" n) i/ H
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8 d5 q8 J/ o4 R: b BB Warspite, Shell hits 43, Torpedo hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
Q' r/ e8 b$ {* w) v CA Northampton, Shell hits 1! p, C* X6 Q$ F H, x
CA Chester, Shell hits 24 S9 P7 _4 j8 b$ u
DD Blue
; _( o- W+ b! u. ] DD Helm* R, o% d5 P+ @2 U9 q6 |% X
DD Mugford, Shell hits 1, on fire
, x5 v' V' ~, f! R G9 z- K$ x DD Ralph Talbot
, X; Z0 w2 A L$ z; ^ DD Henley
; T H& k+ X& Z2 ]' ^$ I2 z* B- M# G DD Patterson) [+ O. \; s# d4 u Q% C1 l0 l0 w
DD Craven, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk- a6 ~; y0 Z. ` S& `$ r& i8 b3 A
DD Gridley Y6 {& d- ~/ Q5 p1 m6 Y- v8 ]& v
DD McCall, Shell hits 1
* ^7 U- e" z6 t1 A0 p4 u1 L$ b/ d DD Clark( r8 U* U; S9 B) J' U( y
DD Brooks( H! w" b" m: p& _( G: S
DD Gilmer
% G' _7 w; c; X DD Hatfield
6 y/ b! {( A) B6 n' i DD Kane, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage4 w4 {! [2 u' t0 t
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Omi, I. crosses the 'T'
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Attu Island at 153,49, Range 6,000 Yards% X X9 q. U& B4 X. k/ H
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PB Santo Maru, Shell hits 17, and is sunk
3 D# I1 H- X. k( R [6 e2 |3 k2 S PB Takunan Maru, Shell hits 6, and is sunk6 e7 b( s/ i( H1 X
PB Zuikai Maru, Shell hits 9, and is sunk; m: K/ Q/ G2 V/ m: ~& [9 g
PB Mikitade Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
( y' ~/ V1 v% j: r1 y CA Northampton
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DD Blue6 y: V8 Y. P9 L( N
DD Helm, j) u8 g1 C/ m0 w8 y( j
DD Mugford- U7 m7 o0 ~8 T, V8 k
DD Ralph Talbot
9 D6 L; j" E2 `# S! t DD Henley) O& r. l# q! [$ @
DD Patterson
' `4 a4 j! A" b- F' y5 s DD Gridley
' v, z a, K& g# G DD McCall
, |6 \! D7 t) u6 Y$ z) H DD Clark
& I- C [6 _, \/ B: Q DD Brooks
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& @ `- h5 T, D/ A' {- I- wShock, T. crosses the 'T'
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Attu Island at 153,49, Range 26,000 Yards
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7 f) \' h* O* k: V; K DD Fubuki, Shell hits 5, heavy fires
4 O+ E& z* S' F- ?+ o, n1 v% K DD Hokaze, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage% j3 n. e4 H X) b1 ~- p
CA Maya, Shell hits 5, on fire
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CA Northampton, Shell hits 2/ G# D8 s. r1 C5 H. p: g
CA Chester, Shell hits 2, on fire
1 M( Z% ` X* w7 B DD Blue
6 \& ~& V+ T" [# z0 ?2 R \! X DD Helm, Shell hits 1
1 ~' u1 k5 d( I( t! E DD Mugford
! Y6 [3 ~0 n! u& Q5 o" g& {7 j+ p8 p# Y DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 1, on fire- a; w2 v! H" d" q0 Q) [/ u2 _3 v
DD Henley
3 T" }" Q F8 v E$ E! E/ L DD Patterson( F( }8 @+ P5 u9 S0 U& ^
DD Gridley" I# E5 J" b/ n; O# k9 g: |" x
DD McCall) g! m+ d5 @9 d/ a
DD Clark
8 ]5 y* s5 D( P/ K$ X2 g DD Brooks, Shell hits 10 Z# M m' `: O1 w! R
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) @- ?- l8 W% ~/ o9 i3 u* a6 zAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Buldir Island at 155,51: I$ F9 t: l; P+ W5 D/ f5 c
7 D0 E( F( f5 h4 t, IWeather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.* z: {) d' G8 S7 y
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes6 @2 a7 \- c: d5 K* d7 _0 C
1 W$ d, H5 P K/ r1 ]5 tJapanese aircraft' z- W, V% @/ G2 y* I3 P# c
A6M3b Zero x 4" W. j: o! x: N
B5N2 Kate x 9
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Japanese aircraft losses
9 T. V; s: ]! L5 Q A6M3b Zero: 2 destroyed
$ k0 z6 U, n/ D B5N2 Kate: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged! H9 G& G% q* P8 R
7 O/ F B! v5 O* G, p5 |No Allied losses
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Allied Ships0 E5 V9 G4 F% P+ g8 M
DD Hatfield |