AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 16, 428 k. Y; [5 s" E6 X5 n
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9 W* t: c0 A- q3 `6 l3 \9 w: Y& u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0 ?# r2 d, b. V0 q
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6 |! @( L$ {, L( d& G+ m" ?/ w6 t
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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/ b+ n7 \: j% x3 h. T& Q) v& UNight Naval bombardment of Attu Island at 153,49 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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Japanese aircraft losses8 v1 K a: H% q8 ]* n+ l
E13A1 Jake: 58 damaged
R8 G0 \; j% h* ~6 n2 {$ `" x E13A1 Jake: 3 destroyed on ground
5 x# w0 `0 B. P. y, Z6 i B5N2 Kate: 24 damaged
" d( ~+ h U, J; F: U Z B5N2 Kate: 3 destroyed on ground& d2 X' m& o) \4 _5 w4 ? D/ p
A6M3b Zero: 22 damaged
7 c6 W' D' ^: G5 \4 a( e A6M3b Zero: 3 destroyed on ground
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9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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1 i7 a7 e# Q' ?- ZAllied Ships
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CA Quincy
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- G& K8 {) M1 a, ~8 q& v CA Astoria/ \4 d+ m; i$ K3 F& Z: e: ^' g
CA Chicago v( q( [. N+ w3 C) m% J. T
CA Chester, Shell hits 1+ t+ a" m- J; H! e4 J8 s
CA Northampton' P; _, q t3 f2 H
CA Indianapolis% m8 V% {& w6 q9 W5 q
CA Portland
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: M+ X* h9 @! J! t& o5 fJapanese ground losses:
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8 l X5 H/ b: i2 |2 j' X& x, u) t Squads: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled
$ D0 ^4 ]" b7 a7 Q Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 38 disabled
6 z* R2 I0 b( H, E& r! ?3 X Engineers: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled
5 W* b' ~! b* J' ^% z1 N! X8 s# J Guns lost 18 (4 destroyed, 14 disabled)
% U2 _) e% @; c, J' K9 S Vehicles lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)
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, N; y. J3 v |: R1 w+ w1 C% U! F- RAirbase hits 19/ s1 T% h! B+ Y( [3 w5 O1 O
Airbase supply hits 23" s# Z+ \% P( R" L( K
Runway hits 28
9 _/ x3 V9 {2 g4 qPort hits 4
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52( D* @# Z, a) X( S, u
5 b/ r( f7 v, f( f9 H8 L9 qWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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* W5 Z3 u0 L6 [ @6 z1 ~Raid detected at 100 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
0 ?7 ^$ k! n; s9 ]; P$ @& q/ mEstimated time to target is 37 minutes P: V6 r+ g* _: r
& {0 x# m6 Y2 IJapanese aircraft2 ]+ r4 V. h) a8 h( l Q6 d
A6M2 Zero x 37
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Allied aircraft
9 j O# ]& [) X$ F P-39D Airacobra x 48$ q5 b9 {; a. h- G: O
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Japanese aircraft losses* ~# _- ]( A3 g/ V' a( ~
A6M2 Zero: 17 destroyed$ `2 q* Y& A1 H, w ~
D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
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* x4 z, o; `/ }% ~# N0 BNo Allied losses
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AM Muritai, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires9 n; b4 I: p% x' A4 R1 |
xAKL Columbian, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage |