AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 16, 42
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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
+ C# s, a" }" A) t( i F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
: ?" u5 Z* T$ o! F8 g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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" B; {7 T3 r6 | u& t6 DNight Naval bombardment of Attu Island at 153,49 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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% N9 J* j( I1 f( @* v no flights
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! ^2 f) U; x7 w b4 Z! T9 n3 I9 cJapanese aircraft losses
# j7 Q7 P* M. @" ^ E13A1 Jake: 58 damaged
6 {# U) z* } P3 }; T5 M E13A1 Jake: 3 destroyed on ground, B# L# Z+ w$ X, B/ B* a3 c. h% ~
B5N2 Kate: 24 damaged3 Q. u# R2 k# w% C! U1 g m
B5N2 Kate: 3 destroyed on ground
6 L+ v2 J* I6 e: _ A6M3b Zero: 22 damaged
& U/ r: a3 ]: a5 W0 A8 D# j# r A6M3b Zero: 3 destroyed on ground
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9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.$ Z8 ]: Q9 V# O4 w2 o
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Allied Ships( x' ~- `6 Q% y W) n' k; @6 A
BB Colorado8 m& {, Q3 e }1 n1 E$ q
CA Quincy
: x o1 O, p& _" M CA Minneapolis
5 w& [0 v2 ]; q- Y8 r, e4 w CA Astoria
5 X7 A, |+ R# }% ~' F CA Chicago
0 p; C2 d; ~- b4 q/ T CA Chester, Shell hits 1
" } V& a" Q* |5 R/ d CA Northampton
9 A5 z% Y7 f0 m/ d5 H CA Indianapolis; J' W+ a r1 p% o/ E. n
CA Portland
' W( g# _+ [/ |) } CL Nashville
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Japanese ground losses:2 ?' e# M: V% l: [# M, ?
374 casualties reported" G4 ~) _9 p# G3 C
Squads: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled
* f( w1 \3 Y0 L. r9 Q# X Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 38 disabled1 ]- B) U6 C: @7 @7 G
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled1 u2 ]5 h6 g3 X% {# N$ w$ U% m0 n
Guns lost 18 (4 destroyed, 14 disabled)
$ H3 ?1 h* M. z s3 `1 n+ { Vehicles lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)0 ~1 S0 t0 L3 _( z- E9 B* w, k' u
; I" `# d- X; U, F3 zAirbase hits 19' B* E9 G% k8 I3 _) b% g& r" R
Airbase supply hits 23- n3 s$ r# o6 n
Runway hits 28
# n; [: @! c0 t/ V3 A3 ]Port hits 4
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$ ~4 U# ]; {: u+ b" a5 n ]Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52
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# J0 T; u0 j( _5 q: F- o9 D+ n8 u: X' IWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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. J% g/ s. M' ?$ t/ W6 E# P9 eRaid detected at 100 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet., A" p% n* w4 W9 P8 E5 K6 r
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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D3A1 Val x 263 b& w. S/ q6 @3 A# Q% a T
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" ]5 Y, l o0 g P-39D Airacobra x 48
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Japanese aircraft losses
! T( ^! p& x2 V4 I, S a# l6 o/ Q A6M2 Zero: 17 destroyed
2 j/ @( P' s5 L: l3 d D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged9 o; P: a9 i5 i6 B( F/ m$ T. s
8 w9 _5 F5 `7 q/ {+ c7 ^; c* oNo Allied losses/ u8 A3 F! x4 |% [
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AM Muritai, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
: y& S, |8 }" J& [5 A2 G xAKL Columbian, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage |