AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 03, 42
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+ I6 v5 ~) t4 R5 C. X北太战场,盟军夜袭阿图岛港口,反而被日军抢占了T字横头,数场水面战后,盟军BB厌战号当场沉没;日军沉没1艘CA,重创1CA,数艘DD或沉或伤9 @# o% [3 i& _1 p
天亮后阿图岛日军飞机企图捡漏,被盟军直掩击溃, D, c8 C( ~" \ G. |* p5 k6 I: X
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Attu Island at 153,49, Range 8,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
8 n( [ k0 w' T! |$ J' i% }$ G CA Takao, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage9 g! D3 g* A8 n Y' E% L$ }
CA Maya, Shell hits 1
( T8 M% f/ t) {6 _# ]+ R" m6 ~ CL Naka, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
! c. _, N) I" ^ DD Fubuki, Shell hits 15 r1 Q+ Y% o# O$ F& d9 m# o
DD Shinonome, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
[) K- { R1 U8 k. Z DD Ushio, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
/ ~) R ~+ F7 ]! g. X( {( y+ j" d DD Oite, Shell hits 2, on fire
; V, K# x- _5 P) P! n* K( n DD Sawakaze1 Y. _) h' w, z2 ~
DD Hokaze, Shell hits 2, on fire" H- P$ J2 T/ J) e. ^
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Allied Ships0 F7 X8 Q' {- o& {5 N; V( W
BB Warspite, Shell hits 43, Torpedo hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage) I% v4 H# P2 u5 E" Y, @
CA Northampton, Shell hits 1- g: b7 D" Z! v
CA Chester, Shell hits 28 _% k M. D! m% `: T* {& G4 t
DD Blue ]1 W2 p2 d, b2 e+ C0 k, n/ b
DD Helm
# E* Z. ?5 U; T1 ~( r DD Mugford, Shell hits 1, on fire$ s' {5 s5 {5 E
DD Ralph Talbot
8 f* T, H# P& L- j2 y" k/ s DD Henley
) h A7 `" D9 u8 t) S DD Patterson! d, c& Q. u2 Q0 o4 ]/ j. Q! o
DD Craven, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
' \# p9 w- ~! b% Z+ }& k: Y; S DD Gridley X. W* k% E0 M+ b# D0 R9 U
DD McCall, Shell hits 1# O2 R; f5 [+ M W
DD Clark+ E* p) C! o& m5 ?% M! U4 X
DD Brooks
. H4 D0 x1 G `/ Q& V( t3 a3 Y DD Gilmer
* S7 f" u- N- R" a( S! Y3 {7 a DD Hatfield8 h1 n$ j* m) i8 k6 O H+ h7 j
DD Kane, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage9 I7 V4 n( e7 I5 M: k! o% q- p
$ S9 u4 K% h0 kOmi, I. crosses the 'T'
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' { S( s R% M& B& y: P# SNight Time Surface Combat, near Attu Island at 153,49, Range 6,000 Yards
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3 f2 f. I9 c$ z3 H5 i6 `7 [ PB Santo Maru, Shell hits 17, and is sunk
$ A- c+ Q1 _3 U0 u* W0 a8 J& F, b PB Takunan Maru, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
, ^2 ]: {) U9 m8 d PB Zuikai Maru, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
5 }( {. W# o* @( a& R PB Mikitade Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
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Allied Ships! J, ~+ E" E& r0 m$ K' ?; O
CA Northampton
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DD Blue' h+ w1 g+ C% Z" @3 c) g
DD Helm: t+ ~& @3 p, o+ k+ h7 T
DD Mugford* H2 x% d4 y) W$ a( S" O4 g% z
DD Ralph Talbot) n! P0 V3 F, a
DD Henley
- u" K. d. O/ ^4 k DD Patterson
* }$ G: p' `& @$ ^8 i% E: S. H DD Gridley
2 I' t5 W2 d s; p$ Y DD McCall
' W) t! z! O/ |0 u# N F5 Z+ O DD Clark+ c8 m6 M9 r" z9 E, T7 a
DD Brooks( F- @9 |- q; o
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Shock, T. crosses the 'T'
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Attu Island at 153,49, Range 26,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
+ C5 ?/ n; g' m; t DD Fubuki, Shell hits 5, heavy fires) W. h. s5 m# K
DD Hokaze, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 q2 M* P3 d! x7 g CA Maya, Shell hits 5, on fire
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CA Northampton, Shell hits 2
) M3 q" h( I2 j" C CA Chester, Shell hits 2, on fire, `; _) y9 j* {- L# \* u$ A
DD Blue0 C B( s0 B8 j# Y! R
DD Helm, Shell hits 1
- F+ b' R$ r1 c. @ DD Mugford8 _0 j# q4 z' N
DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 1, on fire
2 G G% F! @& h+ e DD Henley) `1 y* \/ p# i/ _
DD Patterson) D4 R0 j4 }6 Q* U' B+ x
DD Gridley
" N* m. J N+ N% z. u' z: s DD McCall
* g& ^# o! r- J DD Clark
) d" U' u( V* @& h5 f1 S! ?; A% O DD Brooks, Shell hits 1
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Buldir Island at 155,51
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Weather in hex: Light cloud6 h& H7 T7 F- Z3 G: x' A/ f. X
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Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.+ ]6 {) I5 k, K' j, ]
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes, |& I% h5 ?: P1 ^
/ _' ?9 E& t& O+ |. u/ ~) i, kJapanese aircraft
; D/ f, k: u* s+ V0 u' G A6M3b Zero x 4
! i% m7 S+ O7 \7 R B5N2 Kate x 9' h! ^1 j* P6 i6 a3 h
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Allied aircraft
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- C' X$ E# S( L3 }Japanese aircraft losses0 Z3 J4 W5 `; \; @9 _# N5 S
A6M3b Zero: 2 destroyed
0 H5 C, e$ s" r1 j+ M B5N2 Kate: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
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7 y7 i1 @9 x+ g: }+ hNo Allied losses
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DD Hatfield |