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" v" g- w) K3 i6 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
& o9 t" O4 e8 p3 e% [6 ?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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( y% v/ m9 Z; X, j! @Night Naval bombardment of Attu Island at 153,49 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!6 e5 `9 b/ q( H; q9 f3 O
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* U3 E& f1 }! fJapanese aircraft losses
* p# @/ D' q9 ]( s1 r; w% } G E13A1 Jake: 58 damaged
' Y9 `1 ] d" |3 I( V+ O E13A1 Jake: 3 destroyed on ground% P ?0 `; w9 g6 e
B5N2 Kate: 24 damaged
( ^, N3 l! B2 `! a B5N2 Kate: 3 destroyed on ground" P u6 Q r7 B* q+ {& ~+ `
A6M3b Zero: 22 damaged. h9 e, y* O% q* F+ j% \
A6M3b Zero: 3 destroyed on ground& p/ W- A/ a% _+ v9 v% c
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9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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6 ~- \& s5 [7 W) dAllied Ships
- p0 J! I/ k) t/ s1 U BB Colorado
2 S/ F) s+ N ?, E CA Quincy
- F6 s+ b" p. z$ @0 P9 p CA Minneapolis8 O4 i7 O7 J5 o! y9 k
CA Astoria
: P$ w: y# R- A) z6 c CA Chicago! ^1 O! N1 s3 o& o0 V3 j
CA Chester, Shell hits 1
+ ~( f4 X, K$ ^( j, b. {& W CA Northampton; ?/ ?; I2 d+ p1 l" P f7 l
CA Indianapolis
& _+ ~, s: m# c3 O6 T# m& d; D CA Portland3 ]! B6 t. f, j& T4 e) Y# ~
CL Nashville
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Japanese ground losses:
5 ^. W8 q. ^. ] 374 casualties reported
) J; H) N3 |7 C5 }. K- D! y N Squads: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled
+ u% M7 ~: }/ \* m) w Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 38 disabled
* s" C2 u3 g! p; c X Engineers: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled
! i- ?. O9 ^- x A. n q- z Guns lost 18 (4 destroyed, 14 disabled)
* [* A2 f- t' y5 E3 j% b Vehicles lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)
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Airbase hits 19
5 y$ h9 `6 o3 p7 d, I oAirbase supply hits 236 v8 y: ~' H: R$ i8 T
Runway hits 28) o, _- X) N" f8 X$ c
Port hits 4, I% u, r: D' f5 f
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52) v: x. X8 k0 `. z C6 g- K+ [: r4 n
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain" K: s# V8 c% \
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Raid detected at 100 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
8 n) B* ]6 O5 v# Y1 PEstimated time to target is 37 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 37
- R+ v7 F4 ^4 H0 ? D3A1 Val x 26
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$ X; ? f8 j, Y P-39D Airacobra x 48
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Japanese aircraft losses
/ L' h0 S; s; F7 d: r6 A" v, K" E/ d A6M2 Zero: 17 destroyed
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, X T- s1 [6 G, ]No Allied losses
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Allied Ships: {& }* i" z% Q0 j1 ~
AM Muritai, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
8 k* X0 U: x9 ^5 f) i8 y! D- F xAKL Columbian, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage |