AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 16, 42
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' D2 L: X4 Z+ Z G- ~# Q1 \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# O' o+ r: V- P# t7 S
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
3 h* ~$ n t( B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4 }5 ?! [. C$ W- d; n+ F6 } f
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Night Naval bombardment of Attu Island at 153,49 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!$ A& ]* j! Y& q
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* i& z7 F5 ]+ N$ A% xJapanese aircraft losses, ]" N+ `! y& y7 Y# T' {
E13A1 Jake: 58 damaged
3 H3 K0 n; A! ^. \, C R E13A1 Jake: 3 destroyed on ground7 w) G' x0 i& l: T0 _7 c
B5N2 Kate: 24 damaged5 f+ G- L! ^; M x8 f6 r) u
B5N2 Kate: 3 destroyed on ground) c! z# G7 ^7 t; P0 P
A6M3b Zero: 22 damaged8 n! w1 o/ A& A% u$ y: P8 C
A6M3b Zero: 3 destroyed on ground6 t. r7 A5 f( U% v8 }
# l& G: r9 K `# g; u9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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! S+ s- `. s' d: wAllied Ships
; J+ W. K6 ~2 G' m a$ ^ BB Colorado
- M& L! U/ F: q CA Quincy
1 }% B; ~9 H& Y: N4 r" r) R ~% I& I" q CA Minneapolis
# l% W. b, |. U% o9 n CA Astoria
. t( d. T6 I9 g# l) ? CA Chicago; J7 a. \3 `$ B- j( A- D ?, }
CA Chester, Shell hits 1+ U0 S! `. g0 d0 V* ^* C6 D
CA Northampton
7 w; A$ U) d& u" z CA Indianapolis% z$ i2 J7 \- N$ i$ k2 Y
CA Portland) l: y8 x) x8 L1 l8 `! J: D9 m
CL Nashville: V; ^; G, @" F
+ N1 x+ J6 @0 o' S1 c8 }Japanese ground losses:
9 b6 V' W7 S6 s: N9 x 374 casualties reported
2 A6 y, x" N1 m) l' T: w Squads: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled1 [% ^, e* \: o- C
Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 38 disabled, G- X, B" i& ^6 d/ {* {
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled2 w+ Q2 \* a! H7 _
Guns lost 18 (4 destroyed, 14 disabled)
' r# v, O% J; t Vehicles lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)# Q/ n1 J8 J0 ~
7 w7 G Z" F2 y3 \. dAirbase hits 19
$ Y" |7 Z) s B* |+ x% Y7 PAirbase supply hits 233 V3 X+ H% r9 y+ y& x, q
Runway hits 281 a& I& y6 a( }! ?
Port hits 4
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+ s- O( ]5 M! G5 R2 S# F, Y" g- w1 }Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52- K, Q/ I8 e% j+ j. O0 e
: u- ~+ w4 E" j, y' d/ dWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 100 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.- E# K9 {9 ~6 a* A5 x3 j
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes, S; v& j# L# g5 U" w
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A6M2 Zero x 37
, D3 {0 ^9 _% g; F D3A1 Val x 26
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P-39D Airacobra x 48! A! `- i# f5 \0 J+ K0 P {/ z" g6 _
8 z$ e! w8 n; a1 J( nJapanese aircraft losses( j( {9 A+ i4 y( i" f; P5 F7 u% G
A6M2 Zero: 17 destroyed* |9 R" o+ M% [" P: D& t3 n- M
D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged! {. f8 R" O$ k4 R6 M3 }
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- O# h G* [9 V. q" O8 _ AM Muritai, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
J8 U/ U, f5 t' w xAKL Columbian, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage |