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
# X1 h2 ^' v' Z: d8 W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
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# X I: S9 |9 o) K- w* \7 ?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- L' ?6 N5 w% c! o7 P" J6 M" V
E13A1 Jake: 58 damaged/ @7 B# |4 w! j. w# y) I( s: }
E13A1 Jake: 3 destroyed on ground; b7 H. a- W! z- S! o
B5N2 Kate: 24 damaged+ r6 @# J: c6 u) y
B5N2 Kate: 3 destroyed on ground. C- j" N4 T1 F, M7 P4 G; k7 ~/ `. R
A6M3b Zero: 22 damaged
@$ d. n3 w% ? A6M3b Zero: 3 destroyed on ground
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Allied Ships
: h7 o& v4 F w4 v8 u BB Colorado
3 {- y; @7 m+ ~4 y CA Quincy
( R8 U. _: n! s CA Minneapolis
, F5 a1 o6 w* V6 I) Z) r CA Astoria8 ?6 z: \4 B) }# @- @) ^! Y
CA Chicago& t6 n# r$ v% e0 E/ o- \9 u! D: D
CA Chester, Shell hits 1 O2 z D- m; D$ e% J9 u
CA Northampton
1 C9 P& @ d( l0 K- G CA Indianapolis
9 f1 C- ?3 H6 Y) o CA Portland N. U# X6 U4 i$ O
CL Nashville' j6 A( j4 \! U5 Q8 O& g
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Japanese ground losses:) K' D6 J( J4 b. j) @) L3 l) S7 K8 N) D
374 casualties reported
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2 [3 a! ^8 q- {2 @$ Y Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 38 disabled5 w1 v, D+ F$ `, n [( f
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled
$ e6 y" l1 w" u0 W9 W+ d; `( a; T Guns lost 18 (4 destroyed, 14 disabled)8 M9 c4 \- `; y/ U e& V+ _- u. _6 z& _
Vehicles lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)
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Airbase hits 19, j0 x2 t8 S! b- s( Q% v
Airbase supply hits 238 @/ E$ M- q! h/ G. b6 R' }
Runway hits 28
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! L0 C. }0 @+ K6 tAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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. N! `6 l2 Y- [$ Q/ JRaid detected at 100 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.* l- O9 I" ?& z* N+ @
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 37" }. |* K4 Z7 e3 \- P1 u
D3A1 Val x 26
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P-39D Airacobra x 48, b7 n2 P; ?- x" s* Y4 d
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A6M2 Zero: 17 destroyed
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No Allied losses
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Allied Ships
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$ O( [9 N, c8 A xAKL Columbian, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage |