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! k8 Z$ Y% R# N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$ A5 v0 p0 y3 P, }! \7 X1 D
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2 L% G9 U3 Y0 Z+ I" e2 d$ k& J3 F
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) N' z6 G6 \! Z! b' |2 YNight Naval bombardment of Attu Island at 153,49 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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Japanese aircraft
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c) |, k" W4 w- c" M9 m* @( l' ?' vJapanese aircraft losses
8 x1 N( z# T6 r1 x' | E13A1 Jake: 58 damaged
$ D% `4 Y D. e' O9 j4 \ E13A1 Jake: 3 destroyed on ground
5 t) K' {/ T" F+ e B5N2 Kate: 24 damaged4 i) B. h) t# {, h2 G
B5N2 Kate: 3 destroyed on ground) W9 H& _: |: n; R$ B
A6M3b Zero: 22 damaged
5 A9 h$ o: [5 z7 A; h9 @ A6M3b Zero: 3 destroyed on ground. e+ ], B% C/ Y/ G9 Q! B
7 V/ V x# S; s' H9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships+ c; w8 Z0 z. N$ J9 V M+ E7 z6 F) \" O
BB Colorado
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CA Minneapolis6 Q. Z" `" Y4 \+ b3 Z& F# c
CA Astoria
4 ?; x) H( e$ k CA Chicago
: {6 V" L3 B6 H; x( Y0 N CA Chester, Shell hits 1
1 m p2 Q' c- c, `& i& v CA Northampton
5 a( }' T1 N1 n/ E) _ CA Indianapolis
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2 B/ n: K7 k: }) b CL Nashville, ` H3 C* k+ `* j* R
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Japanese ground losses:+ C! K7 z8 U/ E0 Q2 S& o# ~: B
374 casualties reported, L% X# X* O, t7 B/ E- u
Squads: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled6 ]# {$ Y" o2 G0 g! {3 ]$ q
Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 38 disabled
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Guns lost 18 (4 destroyed, 14 disabled)
$ v' T! V1 G" d1 k% p1 o s Vehicles lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)0 S# c; [, m- t# O, q2 o1 M
" {0 g& J" G$ m0 DAirbase hits 19
5 F3 \/ u, {- ~0 Y. sAirbase supply hits 23) f+ Z% ?! v- q+ L
Runway hits 28
& j& t1 ? E! g4 _4 EPort hits 4" m7 a; h7 \/ q( S5 D2 V% e
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4 X" |3 Y( t& ^Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52- \! z$ S) h y
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain! {. s* Q: Q" _6 U9 e
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Raid detected at 100 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
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+ P/ W6 @, a# _* O G A6M2 Zero x 37/ r/ t' |" _4 H. y( z
D3A1 Val x 26& L+ F) n" k$ w# ?: o- w
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Allied aircraft2 a1 y2 `0 _# c+ W3 }
P-39D Airacobra x 485 Z) x2 ^8 X# X
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A6M2 Zero: 17 destroyed7 D6 n# D. T3 P) o
D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Allied Ships
( `! q8 H- S9 n AM Muritai, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires2 P( D8 j, u; _4 @$ R( i
xAKL Columbian, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage |