AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 03, 42
. X8 O2 }) V% F ]/ ?--------------------------------------------------------------------------------1 F6 }+ B$ B* ^. ~
北太战场,盟军夜袭阿图岛港口,反而被日军抢占了T字横头,数场水面战后,盟军BB厌战号当场沉没;日军沉没1艘CA,重创1CA,数艘DD或沉或伤- g N. ?: G% \" ^
天亮后阿图岛日军飞机企图捡漏,被盟军直掩击溃8 `& a: G1 x: i2 n) c
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- V6 S6 ^, p6 h( f ? M& \' O0 g3 S
Night Time Surface Combat, near Attu Island at 153,49, Range 8,000 Yards
+ p* G& |; h! I4 }, m# y G- y 1 }7 [0 R' m% J3 v: `+ F: G, u
Japanese Ships I3 f. a% F. A" k7 w
CA Takao, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage/ q0 E& x9 D1 L9 ^* `, h
CA Maya, Shell hits 1/ @0 \/ w& c0 }2 H; _" F
CL Naka, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
% V j7 k" ^0 F. p' Z# H DD Fubuki, Shell hits 1
0 r+ Q& r) @) d5 k+ _2 N DD Shinonome, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage- q# o) V$ N+ `6 K* x1 C0 Z2 E" Q1 g# C
DD Ushio, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk& N! T5 B8 V0 }; o1 K' `
DD Oite, Shell hits 2, on fire" k3 [" O. {+ y/ Y
DD Sawakaze8 y8 i4 j! u9 ]8 {- k) Z
DD Hokaze, Shell hits 2, on fire0 Q6 x5 s( f5 `6 L! X& O7 N+ s
8 ]) g# \' v: j& A1 F
Allied Ships9 h; [( G, }$ [1 I, ?% n) b; u' _
BB Warspite, Shell hits 43, Torpedo hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage. s9 o! {; r* G P! P+ m
CA Northampton, Shell hits 1; o& h% F3 V u$ Q' z2 Q+ X
CA Chester, Shell hits 2- [8 R% g* M. C
DD Blue
3 m1 L3 w" P9 U) W DD Helm1 y; e9 L4 t8 L
DD Mugford, Shell hits 1, on fire
w4 l- S, z& t- N3 K% c- Z2 b DD Ralph Talbot7 [# ], }6 \0 E8 z, R/ H- H+ R
DD Henley# w z* p: U, e0 Z
DD Patterson$ i; Y, ~, K5 ]5 Z3 w9 Q' n
DD Craven, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
" O- O7 N' E6 Z7 o2 J DD Gridley* k6 p; [! R! ?0 h' S u
DD McCall, Shell hits 1. d+ q9 K7 c3 J. P1 N
DD Clark# d1 u9 J4 @6 N9 \
DD Brooks$ K; K6 ` I9 Z! J# h) `
DD Gilmer2 r! `6 a9 ?+ Y; g, L
DD Hatfield
: ^% |/ M" Q+ `0 j) ^ DD Kane, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
H2 `0 d/ C/ G) s; {0 [3 X9 X G& r7 V4 p; h
Omi, I. crosses the 'T'0 f) N$ r T0 z ]+ Z8 T4 A
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------' B9 w0 b/ \, u
Night Time Surface Combat, near Attu Island at 153,49, Range 6,000 Yards
/ b1 M( z# T" `! v0 W
6 @! N. S: [7 i# ^, L: H" uJapanese Ships U; u1 h9 A5 m- ] u
PB Santo Maru, Shell hits 17, and is sunk
" w2 Q! L9 C2 A PB Takunan Maru, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
. `- |4 Q& M( ` PB Zuikai Maru, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
. f. e7 G* q/ r! I+ | PB Mikitade Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
/ `) D; n, X7 \1 d6 E: g' e4 Y
: u( N. U h BAllied Ships8 I4 |3 w* H" z% c
CA Northampton( B0 ]3 \+ F) ?7 Q! e2 j: t
CA Chester# L+ t: u- p* ^, @+ Y
DD Blue+ c8 b8 d0 X6 l
DD Helm
; C. ?" B; Q+ d/ G4 N3 s1 u6 G DD Mugford
& X) i3 F6 M$ J DD Ralph Talbot, g, g9 @6 j1 r i5 C
DD Henley
+ k8 ?; O4 \2 ]$ m6 `! H- ^+ O DD Patterson4 x1 e" d' t' w
DD Gridley
8 g% d( n) j+ y5 l' D5 j$ A, S DD McCall
8 z; q1 `) n2 v' p8 @9 o1 ]( W, W DD Clark" G# {, t1 ?, g! j2 ?! b! }
DD Brooks% q0 {7 [1 Q5 `6 L9 v3 T% I# @& m9 I- [
4 L* g1 g7 w) F9 t8 ~# r( |
Shock, T. crosses the 'T'
( k, _$ P2 t9 E9 u--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
! Q7 B7 \8 Z9 l7 m2 ?; J- @. iDay Time Surface Combat, near Attu Island at 153,49, Range 26,000 Yards
% \. o- S" j6 W' B8 Q; M 6 `/ M) k0 l7 Z7 R
Japanese Ships
9 {, x! J. X& b7 y! k DD Fubuki, Shell hits 5, heavy fires
! v" |. z. i' G3 q: C5 V DD Hokaze, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
! X3 y' r( W5 X3 S CA Maya, Shell hits 5, on fire+ c" k9 q4 G4 J2 [+ {- e* n& c1 L9 O
4 ?! k: [5 P6 ~Allied Ships
3 Y% j1 l! L0 C. K CA Northampton, Shell hits 2
% X' L8 z# |9 F3 j7 e/ Z CA Chester, Shell hits 2, on fire
5 |) p) ^# M2 z0 T* b- P* r DD Blue
: h/ A4 {% {/ r$ d4 Y DD Helm, Shell hits 1
& u/ G; m; P6 L DD Mugford
6 V* s* k; x# x( C7 \) D- h DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 1, on fire4 h- d( s- Y/ E: J$ C. }# k
DD Henley
2 ~) k& a" ^" g6 z1 n DD Patterson
* |" n+ v. j# U3 k DD Gridley
6 ^) O5 K/ U; \; C' o3 P6 r DD McCall+ m! v- B; L7 r
DD Clark
$ j0 d. Z8 a) l1 W- v3 {7 U DD Brooks, Shell hits 1
4 G5 D1 g4 ^; W7 t) A2 I--------------------------------------------------------------------------------2 P# _7 k# }! k( f6 ]5 Q( \
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Buldir Island at 155,51
+ m' x5 F9 Q. d# b+ @4 g& z ! n+ M4 O) A6 ?$ n+ S. D8 o, b9 A1 ]! T
Weather in hex: Light cloud
7 E1 i+ K0 D# M; |$ f, _8 z0 k( [
* Q9 _# a9 X) _; m. y+ w! gRaid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
- ]& C: Y) S$ n* W$ EEstimated time to target is 12 minutes* t" C$ D* b$ _& A( m1 c& M
) W, h. q' k3 d5 j) R3 YJapanese aircraft
6 ^+ Z3 u, K' B# O A6M3b Zero x 4" B# h2 K5 W6 \, i" X
B5N2 Kate x 9
! l, k+ @5 H" H+ z7 ?. r
: d! Z5 q6 ?' JAllied aircraft
) c% H x1 R/ b9 d& ^- c. M P-39D Airacobra x 78 T+ d0 Z8 W3 ~, Z: R5 _
E/ r9 |9 A" D `) P7 {2 o
Japanese aircraft losses1 f7 f }* e5 D6 D/ R$ l
A6M3b Zero: 2 destroyed
a$ k8 |' J+ V3 i6 R( l B5N2 Kate: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
/ p5 S/ M2 ^* U
P- v4 M1 Q1 z0 u0 @No Allied losses
1 S- @0 c6 f) m
, u/ _% h, O% z' f4 r7 j- r3 sAllied Ships. w: L2 l6 e0 ]# O! X( A8 o
DD Hatfield |