AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 03, 42- a' b' q6 q P* a/ P
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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- F0 D- D2 T" l% I
天亮后阿图岛日军飞机企图捡漏,被盟军直掩击溃+ K4 r, E/ k. B; \" K& s4 @- x) J
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% l: O+ r% j5 g! ^: `& u) ^! TNight Time Surface Combat, near Attu Island at 153,49, Range 8,000 Yards
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/ Z- h0 T& ]+ ~& jJapanese Ships2 x# `2 l" v& q. @$ l% o
CA Takao, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
" W: n6 w- J7 S1 [% w5 m CA Maya, Shell hits 1
) }& g* t# i& b' }/ [5 O CL Naka, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
# Z$ O/ q# }& o) F; F4 F* j" h DD Fubuki, Shell hits 1
2 Q# R! y! k/ D+ _) I2 s S$ q DD Shinonome, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage% U5 G2 [, |1 z3 p' b7 D2 V; G: B
DD Ushio, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
/ ~* q6 E& q. p& M6 d/ q DD Oite, Shell hits 2, on fire$ ~. e9 h7 z, A
DD Sawakaze+ n- H. d1 {$ x$ S H, A
DD Hokaze, Shell hits 2, on fire
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Allied Ships
j) R8 ~' r5 g+ Y7 P0 n BB Warspite, Shell hits 43, Torpedo hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 c) ]9 c: @1 A( n; w: f, m CA Northampton, Shell hits 12 e2 N) U7 D+ W( Q$ ^& g" B
CA Chester, Shell hits 2
# P! i) c+ j n4 h! e5 U2 t+ a DD Blue4 z4 _* y4 e' _+ E
DD Helm& T/ c p% w# X# Q
DD Mugford, Shell hits 1, on fire; l ]* m Q2 s+ C
DD Ralph Talbot. e3 ?( n) Z- P- ]
DD Henley- Y, c+ g9 _# g3 ~: I* A" \" Z
DD Patterson0 S h! ~# K/ v: `: b/ k
DD Craven, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk; f" S, d J8 U/ G- i/ x; q/ l
DD Gridley
( e b$ i6 G. n DD McCall, Shell hits 1
$ K, \5 \ _ N DD Clark) K3 }, h: o: h5 p8 s, }
DD Brooks
R' E+ ]. b# }! C& } DD Gilmer7 ?. D1 @* f7 {, x- ^
DD Hatfield
0 _! z* Z" y: h& _7 U o1 i- G' d DD Kane, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage) Y6 s7 v' A- j' p! |; `1 u
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Omi, I. crosses the 'T'" p/ g v. a4 U1 C: o r" E
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Attu Island at 153,49, Range 6,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
- A8 G* }: R0 r3 @3 b PB Santo Maru, Shell hits 17, and is sunk
- w/ \1 w, D* D1 E PB Takunan Maru, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
3 ~4 H# X% ]# i- Z, X. | PB Zuikai Maru, Shell hits 9, and is sunk' @4 d& q& R- E3 C P3 U }& ^
PB Mikitade Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk& P# H9 ^* e6 W4 E8 {$ ~3 o
/ j3 L1 q' `0 q% _4 xAllied Ships& _' N4 X" t( U$ T' u3 P/ w5 g
CA Northampton/ M) T9 F8 ?$ ~
CA Chester
( E" ]0 `, b; k& W8 g } DD Blue
* @: o+ R0 D, N2 s4 b# B- @& c E$ M8 ` DD Helm" \. U4 G X: e" Z- e- z6 ^, ?! j. @
DD Mugford
5 f$ P& ]( G& j, c# F: u DD Ralph Talbot. @: Q- E" m; b5 g5 n5 S- k
DD Henley
8 B8 w' U8 m, r% P! T DD Patterson2 f' ?4 B: _2 T, \4 N( B+ q& n
DD Gridley
) \2 x5 d. h$ Z( J. _" j) |$ K9 m DD McCall
8 h8 p' _7 {; V+ B/ h* d DD Clark
3 H. y O% u, G- h) V2 j, L5 \, y DD Brooks% ?: J! x3 F( o" a
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Shock, T. crosses the 'T'' k& a7 `2 c7 x
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4 k. V6 u+ X' j$ k* _Day Time Surface Combat, near Attu Island at 153,49, Range 26,000 Yards
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! \1 C( g; h3 E* C1 z2 Q DD Fubuki, Shell hits 5, heavy fires
; s% ` M- v+ R% `' N DD Hokaze, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage# g+ X4 }& B) y0 d8 x
CA Maya, Shell hits 5, on fire
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Allied Ships" f/ Q: v& ~: @* j3 d: w
CA Northampton, Shell hits 2
8 n' S A6 ~1 ?: F8 G# [ CA Chester, Shell hits 2, on fire
9 X4 A% D8 A% f DD Blue
$ f% G# p# s- J; D% w% s R% K DD Helm, Shell hits 1
4 J% P4 f5 ~! n1 p DD Mugford
6 P: K# S! P2 [9 d DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 1, on fire
* i( l3 v9 T( [: a$ c: A DD Henley( T$ q3 o0 E' v. j
DD Patterson
0 X, _# A& X& V( {0 Q DD Gridley
, a! Y( M) A, e& t$ {' M DD McCall
& \. C* Y+ e4 A" L- S DD Clark7 g, M! y& ~# b3 }
DD Brooks, Shell hits 1& Z* |5 X. G O) ^. O: o0 b, |
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, o2 D7 A* I% h2 e8 P1 ~- zAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Buldir Island at 155,51
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+ u6 _0 O1 M6 w8 xWeather in hex: Light cloud
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. t& i$ o5 u7 c$ W0 h# ]Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.* a* r4 a; V5 X" l: i" }2 i
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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! a) ^9 ?8 L1 bJapanese aircraft
9 A/ F) U8 } U& D$ U, |* q; b A6M3b Zero x 4
7 m" E% J/ u3 E1 t# b B5N2 Kate x 9
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Allied aircraft
9 E3 b$ ^; {1 D1 \" @9 G4 n* r P-39D Airacobra x 7
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Japanese aircraft losses" i2 K$ ?" h5 B8 x) {
A6M3b Zero: 2 destroyed3 D$ f) r/ _$ B3 G
B5N2 Kate: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged0 M# I v% t0 i- _$ x5 |8 `
8 T* z( [" u) \0 F6 t4 GNo Allied losses
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Allied Ships
9 T% U$ t) g" h2 t DD Hatfield |