AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 16, 42# B- |( ^" s- F& Y! {2 [( C
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5 s7 Q5 [0 [4 X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8 A; }9 X% j/ L" P1 U
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
0 I4 y C/ M' S! [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9 W" {* U) L4 K# c
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Night Naval bombardment of Attu Island at 153,49 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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no flights: h3 R* y4 B0 k( R, C7 m2 ~
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Japanese aircraft losses4 x) s$ J$ K/ ~
E13A1 Jake: 58 damaged
4 I: R/ i; {" C' w, a E13A1 Jake: 3 destroyed on ground
; g/ E$ n4 R* M/ ]1 P0 q B5N2 Kate: 24 damaged
* z1 i% }# D! J B5N2 Kate: 3 destroyed on ground" h6 j0 B$ c ?# [% Y3 f' v% Q- ^
A6M3b Zero: 22 damaged
. j4 n/ g( x: k: _' i% p1 w' } A6M3b Zero: 3 destroyed on ground2 B& u) b1 D& Q4 ~1 P! _
' x! X2 i8 x8 l" |! i* b9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.) z: d; b U( @$ W" _, K8 f2 b
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Allied Ships
4 G; ^6 F1 _* z BB Colorado
9 h g3 x* Y9 R; l/ E CA Quincy
9 C+ t0 l% R( s2 \, V% ? CA Minneapolis0 t ^& A6 O4 s' z! m
CA Astoria
8 H$ C) y b. _2 T) P7 K3 P1 i CA Chicago
( p0 l! y/ H$ W, F9 {2 S CA Chester, Shell hits 1
* A& D) j5 ~7 v5 l& A: D CA Northampton% V9 K, i' W" b' Z5 G
CA Indianapolis2 B" ~. R/ @4 A3 Z
CA Portland, |" _! q/ g$ o5 }( y. B& i
CL Nashville8 B' Q+ C5 l# i5 } B
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled
# e" k2 q, P7 M. R" I Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 38 disabled5 p- @' F, O3 u3 x5 S$ ~6 s
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled
) R4 @0 Z, w1 [6 r0 z5 ` Guns lost 18 (4 destroyed, 14 disabled)% q6 x" ^! Y; e" P5 b! ~1 v- d
Vehicles lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)2 X% q' E+ H3 \4 q6 U5 w( D
7 ]8 T# Z }* r0 _* q- ~5 FAirbase hits 198 H3 N9 Z, J+ A. G6 H( c7 W- F1 b
Airbase supply hits 23
1 c2 d) j$ q. s# W8 _9 i1 hRunway hits 28% }5 R' _& \8 F! p; X
Port hits 4
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( U: G; o7 m8 F% {8 r5 e8 a3 gAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52
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# U# ~' F+ r; y( l: XWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 100 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.& s/ d4 J: }8 N' k) e
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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D3A1 Val x 26- h; f# h7 L- n
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Allied aircraft
- R- Z1 C# K9 j# o8 o- ] P-39D Airacobra x 48
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6 ` Q! w* G$ c0 }, \Japanese aircraft losses
& U4 T7 S6 z7 P8 N2 J/ B* y0 O A6M2 Zero: 17 destroyed
4 J1 z+ N/ ]/ Q# o, l D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Allied Ships
% Y1 a) T, C5 l# M9 G1 v AM Muritai, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
! q2 V; T2 c, Q% m. F7 G" _ xAKL Columbian, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage |