AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 16, 42& r6 w* B6 p- D/ p. g0 f
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8 }, H* T r9 y0 M# P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3 [$ v7 u0 A- n# O
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
( {+ R6 d+ q3 D3 W7 W- V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 ? A& P5 J+ T- F8 a' M
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' r( f9 Z6 W; @4 D& r; aNight Naval bombardment of Attu Island at 153,49 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!- D ]$ h: [& ^9 R
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no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses
9 c( b0 p% ~3 u, Y: L9 X E13A1 Jake: 58 damaged
) E. S6 ]3 U, c* K* j; V5 _" \ E13A1 Jake: 3 destroyed on ground9 W: \3 @9 U( T; \
B5N2 Kate: 24 damaged
; h5 S! B) x3 G B5N2 Kate: 3 destroyed on ground
" ?( M- X/ N5 O4 G: Q/ L A6M3b Zero: 22 damaged
2 w: `; C: T0 a A6M3b Zero: 3 destroyed on ground
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! a+ G I7 d: t3 V7 A& N9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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; p+ a! S1 z) O: M( z BB Colorado2 F* z0 v, p z0 h
CA Quincy c& H; ^' |/ L
CA Minneapolis) Q& l' S/ H0 @8 s
CA Astoria
5 E5 v7 K" H2 z* U! E, j CA Chicago
4 t& K9 a* g$ Z; `/ O CA Chester, Shell hits 1. q1 W- G- @/ K
CA Northampton
+ H! W# C$ \9 J7 p CA Indianapolis" M1 \# g! i7 t0 y* l7 f
CA Portland
4 o7 P, Z: }4 n& ] CL Nashville1 n6 x8 M) `; [' P+ {5 J
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Japanese ground losses:: x. s. ^4 y/ S5 G
374 casualties reported7 }4 J; O2 s$ j% \6 t0 n
Squads: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled
2 l* w7 c2 n4 u$ k Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 38 disabled$ G) p( ~! a, l! g# G& s5 M
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled6 f/ C4 h" M! S7 v0 L8 m
Guns lost 18 (4 destroyed, 14 disabled)
8 N6 n1 t4 X7 p @ Vehicles lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)
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9 w# p6 _) y* K6 @& v8 Y6 v7 oAirbase hits 190 k% x- m L, Z# u8 @% |2 q* \! x* d# c
Airbase supply hits 23
+ U! W( T$ p5 ] J$ GRunway hits 281 p, m9 u$ Y7 v `6 F+ u
Port hits 4
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4 V0 e" C' Y5 FAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain' J# L( _4 }1 O- W6 U- h0 A; ~( B# ]: V
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Raid detected at 100 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
* a: J$ }8 [: b" D; x* U; c! OEstimated time to target is 37 minutes
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Japanese aircraft5 g `0 w% ?/ ?8 A8 E$ D
A6M2 Zero x 37) |4 B' m" ]: _) e( T- c
D3A1 Val x 26, X: A6 x; ^* x L/ S* I
" r5 j% `- \5 r5 ^Allied aircraft4 {( ]' A* C/ T6 }' y( i
P-39D Airacobra x 481 }, J2 p- ^3 i
1 z' o1 C' W4 vJapanese aircraft losses
( |2 \. A; G1 ?, a! r A6M2 Zero: 17 destroyed
0 }& k& e; K9 Y+ Q5 z; Z0 L1 ? D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged/ }8 Z" O6 t [9 Y8 s
5 p& J( N7 R" i5 ENo Allied losses' U& j+ `* C' [0 h: p
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Allied Ships
' \' }' m& e& g9 } AM Muritai, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
2 c) `( h u# N/ I) i xAKL Columbian, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage |