AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 16, 42 b& }$ ~9 }& y! q
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: N+ ]1 |# ^, D' d& Z) y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
# V4 l- r* c" K" A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
1 l3 a; v. ^0 G9 @9 V% p) H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- O2 [/ o, y4 p1 r y
no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses
& o/ O" J, r6 ?1 @0 p E13A1 Jake: 58 damaged
* Y8 ^: S7 ~6 a3 l E13A1 Jake: 3 destroyed on ground( r: P6 z8 E. o8 \8 C% d0 s
B5N2 Kate: 24 damaged7 I; G$ `( e: m
B5N2 Kate: 3 destroyed on ground
L& T$ L: C5 ]6 a) Z1 h* P' p A6M3b Zero: 22 damaged
0 p, y; L$ P/ \9 D: E; x A6M3b Zero: 3 destroyed on ground1 D/ C8 z; j- z- Z
% ^2 N A t" y4 w% d. Q0 y* \9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.7 C, c6 R. z' i6 N& z
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Allied Ships
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CA Quincy( T Y; P7 P6 _9 n2 w# v
CA Minneapolis
{- g% U! ?& x7 m7 U" R6 Q CA Astoria
* g2 G% |2 b7 i* \ CA Chicago
3 d5 J' X- y% q' [0 I) l, |& h- P l* t CA Chester, Shell hits 18 D f4 o3 u! A" i# D4 M
CA Northampton9 c, M% \2 h+ y3 ?% N
CA Indianapolis8 W# v4 j5 r/ U
CA Portland w- M# t* F2 @* _% x, p/ b
CL Nashville/ L3 P% O; U& c& i) C
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Japanese ground losses:
: W1 f: n0 u. H- d 374 casualties reported9 ]; b0 o! {3 Z5 k& l
Squads: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled% t6 u& r$ n# @8 g# Y- U+ ~( m8 i+ c$ M
Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 38 disabled4 d/ C" F* c5 P' [: u' M$ j
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled; _( O' `7 s" P( _( `3 u# W
Guns lost 18 (4 destroyed, 14 disabled)
( f8 c6 X. Y) C- J! U# N8 D Vehicles lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)
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* s" M: s5 e5 O1 b8 B0 X- {+ lAirbase hits 19( ]/ k9 j4 G; W- Q1 ]4 c
Airbase supply hits 23
# y K1 h C M* h( }/ |Runway hits 28
& h- S1 d& Z4 APort hits 44 _. K) ^2 h$ V$ C0 S# A1 ?1 O- b
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, b! f* b# D0 G( u$ tAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,525 J7 l$ c6 `0 S) {% {: d
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain8 P" M& A! ^( M
+ J8 w8 |+ i) V* vRaid detected at 100 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
2 h( q+ Q5 A2 Z! QEstimated time to target is 37 minutes
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; P4 P& E4 ]2 I5 nJapanese aircraft5 n: E9 g8 f9 X. J( ?, J, h9 }+ ]
A6M2 Zero x 37
; S8 m S- T+ [% @5 d, ^: H D3A1 Val x 26
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Allied aircraft
* ^5 g: f% ]# C% n d P-39D Airacobra x 48' ?; N6 x" _1 `8 J
3 ?+ j9 u& ?- O& R5 zJapanese aircraft losses
4 f K/ ]4 I: x1 i A6M2 Zero: 17 destroyed
" g9 q3 @+ F; O# ]' | D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
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No Allied losses
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Allied Ships
, }) y' T, C4 l. K$ @! ?* {! w9 I AM Muritai, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
4 \+ o+ C7 z% E9 ~( B2 | xAKL Columbian, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage |