AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 03, 42' E! X: \# Y3 @( g9 T! J
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% j3 D( H, X+ [% p& O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
# v/ n! {/ P& |! Z, }, _天亮后阿图岛日军飞机企图捡漏,被盟军直掩击溃
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Attu Island at 153,49, Range 8,000 Yards
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) u" M0 z8 C$ b( C) D0 @$ ZJapanese Ships
" B/ ^+ U% A$ f# c- l: P% ^% i CA Takao, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage+ |: f4 T# O: G! L
CA Maya, Shell hits 1. m' I/ J s/ Z8 t y
CL Naka, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage# O7 J2 C7 O, q5 q/ L: I
DD Fubuki, Shell hits 1+ j0 P: D; X& [0 A3 \6 \6 s
DD Shinonome, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage- }* u8 A/ Y2 d. C8 Z
DD Ushio, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk% }) }( c8 i2 b
DD Oite, Shell hits 2, on fire# Z9 R0 K2 l' I+ {! ^
DD Sawakaze6 s3 J n. k. ^- q( a1 H) l, @
DD Hokaze, Shell hits 2, on fire* d' E# E4 Z5 n' [, j$ R& y) `
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Allied Ships, a) n/ [& O) ^! a! c( E: u+ m
BB Warspite, Shell hits 43, Torpedo hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage6 d& {/ y5 N/ k# {
CA Northampton, Shell hits 10 ~, D) a0 c2 [# [9 L% |: m9 F* r# X
CA Chester, Shell hits 2
) g. @$ R/ i, B9 y" V: G! Q DD Blue9 Q) s A6 e2 q# r/ a6 I" t
DD Helm+ a0 }' Z4 A* L. m! T
DD Mugford, Shell hits 1, on fire+ e( K) E6 q: V: C$ q
DD Ralph Talbot
( H+ p9 ], {" U; B) Q0 P, ]4 }; \ DD Henley$ Q& f# j0 O4 y
DD Patterson% @, q& S" v) d7 [( j3 K% R/ h
DD Craven, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
, x0 z9 G; ~4 X! f: M# c/ V$ t. w DD Gridley) I2 F0 W9 u% @" d6 \3 f. |: _7 [
DD McCall, Shell hits 11 `2 R. a: z+ p. g
DD Clark
+ q- O3 Z! l8 e9 H* x7 \ z; R DD Brooks7 L% m4 _2 D) `: T
DD Gilmer* m( w4 I, Z% b' P
DD Hatfield
7 c) A4 f! j3 Q6 {1 |; R' Q% { DD Kane, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Omi, I. crosses the 'T'8 M2 t, Y) J9 b& l* o- K2 d
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Attu Island at 153,49, Range 6,000 Yards; p# {5 w2 B: y. W& n3 I1 W
+ X5 C9 \% y2 o$ I5 BJapanese Ships
$ H% [6 p2 ~0 m6 O PB Santo Maru, Shell hits 17, and is sunk% w# Z( O2 }0 j; C* R
PB Takunan Maru, Shell hits 6, and is sunk) O9 Q: _/ P) `
PB Zuikai Maru, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
% H- ], g/ K7 Z2 t4 {8 v4 n PB Mikitade Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk( q9 E: A' }( @& B
, e& a; j9 z b7 @; B" ^Allied Ships# v" P5 J& i8 B# K6 C2 E
CA Northampton
2 T A$ ]- D! P) j# e CA Chester5 p1 p% c. ?1 x
DD Blue6 o4 [, |2 k- J' F3 d2 ]
DD Helm
* g7 ?$ w" y* B; U DD Mugford
' X; F* M4 a" Q( T/ f DD Ralph Talbot' o J# R& u' b* Y2 r2 x
DD Henley% L: T8 N. M3 S6 q4 l0 W3 r
DD Patterson
) _# M2 d# W8 {) I0 d. [8 G% x2 A DD Gridley2 R* |6 y/ l' N3 S4 B/ D) U
DD McCall
) H0 w0 J6 _; v( z* v$ i9 C DD Clark a9 s4 O/ o6 u% Y% X+ u
DD Brooks6 B* i* t% C# ^
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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
- L1 h+ [$ q8 A DD Fubuki, Shell hits 5, heavy fires" X3 ? w& P, H0 w$ J& U
DD Hokaze, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage5 g- f4 Q( n7 `0 t. `+ Y" m
CA Maya, Shell hits 5, on fire( k3 H6 M) B9 M7 {$ o
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Allied Ships
, ~) |9 K5 o) Z- R" D q) F CA Northampton, Shell hits 2! J7 s& n6 p+ N: Q* @3 k! b# C/ T- r) P6 O
CA Chester, Shell hits 2, on fire9 [+ I+ s5 G2 N: ]* o
DD Blue. A M6 A+ {9 X( g! O, E: N0 i
DD Helm, Shell hits 18 Y5 H) |1 `6 t& l7 W
DD Mugford! b5 O; X5 U& R6 f ` ]
DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 1, on fire$ U" l3 y- P4 v! S! M; n& c/ h7 J' M
DD Henley
; N) i: o$ s9 H4 d: G* x DD Patterson
! v: I. j6 {6 U& v7 p3 v DD Gridley
' D; k8 H# |1 ` DD McCall) X" q+ I' o0 }" ~3 h) O+ [
DD Clark
- v7 U& N6 j# [1 G DD Brooks, Shell hits 15 v+ K- `) J1 }" |5 z9 |, B8 Q
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Buldir Island at 155,517 J; j" D, o% N w
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Weather in hex: Light cloud. @, O8 `8 M" p# b, r8 L( n. d
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Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet., \& ^$ U4 V. A7 U
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes. n3 m8 ?" Q( T
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Japanese aircraft: s& o9 t, i5 L: n# O$ c
A6M3b Zero x 4
" E2 `8 N2 c# V0 Z4 x' w% c B5N2 Kate x 9* o/ B% F" n, s
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P-39D Airacobra x 7
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, F& L/ j8 e, {/ ?% T; P( mJapanese aircraft losses
* f6 m: S8 _) h6 h+ p |0 I! ^ A6M3b Zero: 2 destroyed
# m" q; m' @7 S4 Q' T' u: [ B5N2 Kate: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged8 u2 L/ v6 l' F b0 o% Y+ K" H+ E# M
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No Allied losses; t& o& v( b% p& e- c w
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DD Hatfield |