AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 16, 42
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/ y* ?1 D/ g- M6 `9 S! B0 {5 H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" |5 j- b3 i$ q4 n/ |2 {5 }. Q
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
' e# A6 T0 E, S/ I) _6 W6 [8 w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/ T- u( X* V1 @+ g! o
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* O0 d* e2 v' D8 [: A4 [- INight Naval bombardment of Attu Island at 153,49 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!, v; Y! S2 x! G* C U+ Q
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no flights
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- |4 w& t: \3 x. W6 S" LJapanese aircraft losses
, E- \. y `9 A+ v! w& ^) f E13A1 Jake: 58 damaged
0 v1 F3 t1 |# J C0 d/ l E13A1 Jake: 3 destroyed on ground
- B+ d0 S1 ^5 p B5N2 Kate: 24 damaged
3 u* M# d0 W% N( W" F* K9 w) F B5N2 Kate: 3 destroyed on ground+ P" T4 c7 B. j" V& S
A6M3b Zero: 22 damaged
, e/ C1 d- r# I- \* @ A6M3b Zero: 3 destroyed on ground
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9 E- x0 u! O; W% P1 H9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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1 w0 c, L" X2 J+ n7 CAllied Ships
2 C5 X* V6 W9 D4 G8 d BB Colorado9 F& t1 i* L \1 P$ E3 L. a
CA Quincy
; I. P( I# }" a, Y9 h, n4 w# A CA Minneapolis
}, i2 v1 [- M* |7 N CA Astoria
) A- K, a! v2 x7 `; _! |3 F CA Chicago ~# x, k% t* P, Z) `3 K
CA Chester, Shell hits 1
7 x2 _( o' y* c. ]. |" g, o CA Northampton
4 R% ~: I, T# C+ ^" i7 q7 g CA Indianapolis+ j0 `+ O- m$ j6 A9 B% S; f
CA Portland' n7 Q9 Z8 \4 A _7 o# d$ c
CL Nashville3 j8 J, k5 \) A3 L: \- _
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Japanese ground losses:
O2 Z& l* H' G6 m) e 374 casualties reported
7 J. f: l( y9 Y% H2 _' ? Squads: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled. l7 n2 ~; _: B J b7 I7 ~ Z) t
Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 38 disabled
8 a4 B: I' c; W0 T# l Engineers: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled
4 J+ G1 g5 m' \+ R4 F Guns lost 18 (4 destroyed, 14 disabled)
- w7 u( W+ z. h" I3 d1 v: W: j6 ] Vehicles lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)
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' t# U$ e A5 `% GAirbase hits 19( F. P: e7 h7 |5 v
Airbase supply hits 234 X( w4 `: C3 j
Runway hits 28
+ l. H& |4 h. v4 QPort hits 4 _+ U7 G2 A' C, }5 C8 m
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52( U8 Y# r1 X( r S
2 K% ?" R& m& u5 @Weather in hex: Heavy rain9 `% k9 I7 M+ m' c, c6 ?
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Raid detected at 100 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet." b4 C: k; G2 z) g! @) x6 f: f: _/ Q+ K
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes! h+ ^& \) M+ O; w7 i( v
( X/ G5 R# |& uJapanese aircraft
1 I! W6 }$ A8 Z5 ^( h* I A6M2 Zero x 37
0 q3 X3 z9 \ n D3A1 Val x 26- t$ X$ q8 V- g0 u4 Z
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Allied aircraft
8 H2 D+ A9 s: B6 u6 y) ~ P-39D Airacobra x 483 W% X4 G9 \ d8 x, k' `- |
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Japanese aircraft losses
4 O# W7 Q F. E2 @2 V! b3 e A6M2 Zero: 17 destroyed8 h x V4 B/ m
D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
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No Allied losses7 y3 p: J1 z+ e V% @) s
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Allied Ships1 F* |/ k6 {! e/ v3 o6 q" k. t
AM Muritai, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires- K6 ? j% J2 U* I7 n
xAKL Columbian, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage |