AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 16, 42
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& k' @& @: H9 O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
* u: w/ H* e( p" c0 C* p2 b" z7 j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
, s+ F% ~7 ` R' z, m( e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* P1 b7 L. `' D- M( O+ P
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Night Naval bombardment of Attu Island at 153,49 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!4 B8 n! \1 |+ g" B. ]3 n6 [/ P
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Japanese aircraft losses
" \ f0 } b4 v7 j0 y4 Z E13A1 Jake: 58 damaged
7 E& x9 |9 _- J E13A1 Jake: 3 destroyed on ground
. K9 V% z% \/ b7 }* @; J, o# l6 d B5N2 Kate: 24 damaged
6 [8 B" o' V2 b% g5 t1 Y B5N2 Kate: 3 destroyed on ground
# ]4 r9 s/ m) R2 Z A6M3b Zero: 22 damaged
2 u+ Q. B5 Y% D% } A6M3b Zero: 3 destroyed on ground7 }% J& @* }8 \2 s' Q# ?1 f
" Q& |, M" k- p" ?7 F9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships( B8 j# _8 l7 ~
BB Colorado9 E2 a7 P0 t4 ?: g$ J9 |( t8 Y. |
CA Quincy
4 I6 V# v5 b+ O CA Minneapolis4 X' \" ?9 ]' `- Q8 P9 W
CA Astoria4 ^5 ] W+ F4 ^4 a, `# c
CA Chicago
4 c& e! F( }! l) { CA Chester, Shell hits 1- y8 y+ l8 g5 b: v
CA Northampton
v/ F7 e) w) E) g CA Indianapolis
8 u/ g9 d. ^8 k, @! Q CA Portland
8 d: w2 o2 K4 c. Q& | CL Nashville
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Japanese ground losses:, t; E! ~! D6 T0 @
374 casualties reported7 S& z7 l3 @7 h* l$ n+ T2 U1 f
Squads: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled; G; Y. P: M0 \* g( q: Y8 B) A
Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 38 disabled: I$ {: q- B- k) g
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled
S5 i3 A1 q: w) {& H Guns lost 18 (4 destroyed, 14 disabled)
5 E2 u s% ~; T7 }( T( J Vehicles lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)8 J5 O: S3 y: ~8 c% g. W2 y2 g, A& N- V
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Airbase hits 19
8 E! ]! i8 c. `; sAirbase supply hits 234 g6 o/ [' s5 R& D
Runway hits 28
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) G- a* e- ~& V/ i9 c0 ~ |Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,521 `! g8 [, \3 P" U
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain& s9 R+ ^5 L+ @/ l& r; h
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Raid detected at 100 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
) A( ?0 ]1 |. d$ FEstimated time to target is 37 minutes6 K, ^2 _ Z; ~5 z2 k
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A6M2 Zero x 37
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( Z0 P) {+ y7 K8 X P-39D Airacobra x 484 I" a8 W$ c+ v" Q: A3 q- J
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A6M2 Zero: 17 destroyed
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No Allied losses
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5 i3 |9 t( l/ R# y) k AM Muritai, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
3 {. W9 N; T1 N& b' H2 U xAKL Columbian, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage |