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5 W: }6 a# _) e* {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+ d1 K6 l  I/ g, D( ]- d& g 
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4 t  K9 O$ X& _5 G3 [ 
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; r) g1 h2 G. ? 
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Night Naval bombardment of Attu Island at 153,49 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!0 z8 Q  p3 I3 B1 o2 D' u7 o 
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Japanese aircraft 
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      E13A1 Jake: 58 damaged 
% C, O. n7 J9 u9 h      E13A1 Jake: 3 destroyed on ground 
* g: A, j* t3 L* T  h      B5N2 Kate: 24 damaged: w' d$ b/ ]" S: ^4 h# P/ d 
      B5N2 Kate: 3 destroyed on ground 
6 O) L1 u; m) X# ^" k/ x4 B      A6M3b Zero: 22 damaged 
2 K; `7 D! P% S# Y( h" Y      A6M3b Zero: 3 destroyed on ground3 }' T0 {' ?0 e! w 
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9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. 
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Allied Ships 
6 q' e, i) t/ m) r      BB Colorado 
: g* n0 A- A- \2 @2 d" C5 |; S      CA Quincy 
& W4 P- w# ?& d( h( |0 v7 b8 }' F      CA Minneapolis 
6 W' N0 q2 x! f2 {      CA Astoria- {, S  T" {# C  n$ ~ 
      CA Chicago( t* b4 f0 D$ q! Q1 ? 
      CA Chester, Shell hits 1) c7 X/ o: \5 B1 ]) @2 U! A, [) Z+ m 
      CA Northampton 
* t$ Q7 F8 l8 J" W" R) N      CA Indianapolis 
% B, ?4 x. H5 [  Q      CA Portland 
; u3 T' M+ K( |1 t( j- \! h      CL Nashville 
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+ L1 \* m- e& x# {Japanese ground losses: 
3 q% A# O: ]/ c& P      374 casualties reported5 ], C0 W" n5 Z; e6 K2 e# a 
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled- U; G3 e0 t' `/ d1 F 
         Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 38 disabled 
) F, b* V, P' H" v         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled5 C1 J0 [/ H% a+ X 
      Guns lost 18 (4 destroyed, 14 disabled)! g" P1 j. a+ l- P/ ~ 
      Vehicles lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled) 
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Airbase hits 19 
! y: |! h5 N; g% t: Y1 YAirbase supply hits 23# }% b% q' f( a5 o9 J, b 
Runway hits 287 Z% h/ q. L% Q. F* L$ ]& j 
Port hits 4 
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8 z9 `1 T+ t6 }; NAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52& B, p, p0 B7 l2 U  d  i6 Y1 L 
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain 
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Raid detected at 100 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. 
. ~6 Z  r, N7 g1 @- cEstimated time to target is 37 minutes 
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Japanese aircraft' o% T( N) Z9 R! n5 j 
      A6M2 Zero x 372 r) n& [5 ^" b" n$ ]- Q 
      D3A1 Val x 26 
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      P-39D Airacobra x 487 ?* n; Q( C; G  t9 n 
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Japanese aircraft losses" c4 I/ Z& D  I4 P4 Q8 ^$ L, e" X7 j 
      A6M2 Zero: 17 destroyed 
5 |- K+ ^+ B! _$ X      D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged 
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0 f. s% K' U, NNo Allied losses 
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      AM Muritai, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires 
6 b1 J! j6 R( z! T( N* b      xAKL Columbian, Bomb hits 7,  heavy fires,  heavy damage |