AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 03, 42
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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. j& V# W- l" m* E/ Z; f% g
天亮后阿图岛日军飞机企图捡漏,被盟军直掩击溃
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Attu Island at 153,49, Range 8,000 Yards; K+ T7 a3 y2 n
. l5 o3 Q# {9 I- TJapanese Ships' ^9 o- o# ~7 ]# u3 G
CA Takao, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
* D7 F' z% `6 q. C* p" e CA Maya, Shell hits 15 D! I- n/ o# Y0 p; W
CL Naka, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
, S% u1 C' T# ^4 u2 Z/ L DD Fubuki, Shell hits 1& P0 |% ]8 g2 H' e" y! s
DD Shinonome, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ I$ i0 m [: B P" S! e M DD Ushio, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk" q$ k. j# n7 [! `8 X
DD Oite, Shell hits 2, on fire
& N5 U4 e& W2 L% [! w; d DD Sawakaze
2 V, K: t* q) L DD Hokaze, Shell hits 2, on fire
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BB Warspite, Shell hits 43, Torpedo hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage% N, K4 n, b- v
CA Northampton, Shell hits 1) b& b8 h* W2 y( K' j
CA Chester, Shell hits 24 ]* G/ h! x1 c p% G: w5 B
DD Blue, S8 k# i: n" k1 J. B* F
DD Helm- ?# @1 {" c9 ]% h& f( C. S. w7 N
DD Mugford, Shell hits 1, on fire% [4 A( Z" u' U5 x2 x' q
DD Ralph Talbot" h o- J! ?6 ~. R( V$ r
DD Henley/ [' X+ t5 f* y2 U/ a7 q2 U
DD Patterson
* }" a6 a; `0 m. _9 K; D1 ^ DD Craven, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk0 l: j# C0 ~2 @8 e; R
DD Gridley
' z% u6 U6 n) Y( X' |/ r- R DD McCall, Shell hits 1
. K; s. A4 w6 Z3 e' q DD Clark/ {/ V. }. t+ v. c0 ~! Q9 j% `
DD Brooks1 L: i3 d2 S, y/ ]8 _7 T8 m) H
DD Gilmer
3 x! r+ J) ^' p8 S! @! F DD Hatfield) r; }7 g7 Z7 |- b1 ~
DD Kane, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage0 R/ Z3 Z* ~. z. x B* H: @
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Omi, I. crosses the 'T'! z; U1 z2 g" ~# k4 {
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3 t$ a# S z" ?, D0 yNight Time Surface Combat, near Attu Island at 153,49, Range 6,000 Yards4 D( }1 m% ?% b1 N* O% _
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Japanese Ships
- W* T3 T) c! L- f- Z' T' V PB Santo Maru, Shell hits 17, and is sunk
# @. D9 j6 x3 n$ d PB Takunan Maru, Shell hits 6, and is sunk6 S; y' o b) [1 A1 X3 F$ `
PB Zuikai Maru, Shell hits 9, and is sunk' u! Y% @9 F% S7 `9 X
PB Mikitade Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
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4 C6 B, q' ?2 \( E g: r- q& ZAllied Ships
( z1 C" B5 I; N) C5 {. d6 Q& v CA Northampton
( x) s/ v2 S6 S, {4 B5 M. g CA Chester0 I0 W( R$ x2 P
DD Blue/ ?8 a% o/ R9 X* } i! P
DD Helm0 e; M# H, }, T: x2 ?
DD Mugford$ k! X- L: ^ D F+ Q% A
DD Ralph Talbot
1 g7 {+ {3 D$ ^* y& o! y DD Henley0 |7 m5 v8 Y6 o6 D0 G, W
DD Patterson! @3 ?$ Z' x9 z
DD Gridley! R* \& x! g+ U: }1 U0 L, c2 `* ^
DD McCall) i) t7 s+ X% ?" I: d) U
DD Clark
3 [6 A# d/ |3 K& y: h+ P7 O DD Brooks1 b0 j" B2 L$ Y$ @: J
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Shock, T. crosses the 'T'% b+ h. L) \! W; j
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Attu Island at 153,49, Range 26,000 Yards) U2 g! C3 x, Y* w5 K3 y
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DD Fubuki, Shell hits 5, heavy fires
- z0 f4 a3 C w& g& N# `+ r DD Hokaze, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage, k2 ~1 p) Q5 U0 Y% j; O u
CA Maya, Shell hits 5, on fire
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Allied Ships
/ ^6 S7 j/ E( ?8 |, F U CA Northampton, Shell hits 2( G, |7 P6 e: R& P' V% R
CA Chester, Shell hits 2, on fire
$ d% ? Y7 F' j2 o7 e0 c r" E7 G DD Blue! G( Q0 {* i& j( p2 Y8 b" d
DD Helm, Shell hits 16 }9 Q( ?" n& {1 ^7 `8 |
DD Mugford! u6 J U% i& t1 f1 t
DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 1, on fire
# \. q0 Y$ J+ a% C3 C DD Henley) M5 k" h5 ]7 |# ~9 \
DD Patterson
/ }' o* n8 V2 s DD Gridley; P0 p# g4 ^9 @8 m8 H
DD McCall+ i/ M( \5 R4 G) `/ i% |
DD Clark
# }! w( F$ W! Y2 ~1 z DD Brooks, Shell hits 1" O7 }- X" T Y- ^% J5 s
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Buldir Island at 155,51
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Weather in hex: Light cloud2 R) S k; W( p! X9 U9 I" N
9 d. j- o: U+ Z3 R3 _1 TRaid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
. c9 R) T1 E5 c3 vEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
- T$ o: b( O( U8 N l$ p; n- P A6M3b Zero x 43 l1 `( K; \: B( x, J
B5N2 Kate x 9
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. {; C$ F. w5 W4 {; S+ Z) {1 T P-39D Airacobra x 72 b0 Q ?3 f7 s7 d4 d! z( U# {" R
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Japanese aircraft losses7 s/ w D" d6 r9 [: [' _
A6M3b Zero: 2 destroyed
, T# b; U7 Y* J* H( X B5N2 Kate: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged/ I* A' d! ~. {6 a0 J( d
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No Allied losses
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