AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 16, 426 ~3 A" G3 Y: i; g, ]
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: n- p! h7 G' _+ E- |- g: i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
& i+ U3 r' |* v) q" ~. d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; w3 g0 h g3 g
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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Night Naval bombardment of Attu Island at 153,49 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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Japanese aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses q6 V$ m3 @+ q* w9 I8 A) C$ d8 `3 A
E13A1 Jake: 58 damaged
( V9 h0 Y/ c$ N2 c) S E13A1 Jake: 3 destroyed on ground5 t# n" R+ ^1 ~+ n' l% a
B5N2 Kate: 24 damaged$ J6 ~& L7 c2 e% b
B5N2 Kate: 3 destroyed on ground2 C" |" X. @9 i% X
A6M3b Zero: 22 damaged) G7 \1 ~& _4 }& `, {
A6M3b Zero: 3 destroyed on ground
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9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships5 \9 U4 c3 e' J3 C4 H( k
BB Colorado
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CA Astoria
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3 J. s L0 z; J- V) m CA Northampton
. z1 A" c$ Q7 z7 D CA Indianapolis5 n' d2 O# o [$ k, \
CA Portland- R8 D% w+ r8 @8 j0 [' o
CL Nashville& F& ]. o q9 Q- a; u4 u
]2 ~7 a9 C% R: J% O8 T) |Japanese ground losses:9 w! T [* {9 M$ d! b
374 casualties reported# T; f7 k2 r) v, F
Squads: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled
3 x+ l! S! Y3 w Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 38 disabled4 N: ]0 _2 U4 v: H! L
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled3 p6 m. R1 H5 q- s% h! m
Guns lost 18 (4 destroyed, 14 disabled)
; ?4 r8 m8 n* R Vehicles lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)7 m7 x9 H! u% S |, F
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Airbase hits 19" J# r) s" @- i B6 F r e
Airbase supply hits 23
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Port hits 4
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 100 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
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A6M2 Zero x 37) u( w/ A" i7 z# c8 G; i
D3A1 Val x 26
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% ~) U) u( j# `8 }Allied aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses* Y; s, A) M, m
A6M2 Zero: 17 destroyed: |- ^% X* z, N* p: Y! a8 e
D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
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No Allied losses
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Allied Ships2 Z2 [8 ^ a7 t8 \
AM Muritai, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires; v/ y1 S. z6 X3 w' x. {
xAKL Columbian, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage |