AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 16, 42
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0 {3 U$ P3 H+ {! C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1 w# V% h4 j# e6 x) ^! e8 B
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
9 m, h1 l6 Q+ [) G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( W) P. H" ~$ \) D
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Night Naval bombardment of Attu Island at 153,49 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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- n! I/ A4 r$ I0 bJapanese aircraft losses
+ d- O; R. n z$ K: ^8 p2 T& _ E13A1 Jake: 58 damaged
% T/ L: T- U3 m* E( s E13A1 Jake: 3 destroyed on ground
5 i( b- C8 h( `/ E% P B5N2 Kate: 24 damaged
: `' H3 o3 q2 }% a B5N2 Kate: 3 destroyed on ground4 n0 u" q4 ^$ [
A6M3b Zero: 22 damaged; z0 X- O) l/ s i/ Y9 I5 {
A6M3b Zero: 3 destroyed on ground& s9 J7 b: D/ I9 h6 z4 L* p. Q9 E
$ i! a" i9 H, d9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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9 W- x2 j2 z# ]+ x) ~: [# O/ sAllied Ships- W5 L' N# I8 |/ d, s; j4 F
BB Colorado7 ~0 W3 R( G* P5 L. ?: O
CA Quincy
6 V) r6 \$ A9 P8 ]8 u7 j+ G CA Minneapolis8 c3 y- I- `/ u) s% c, m
CA Astoria
6 t2 h8 r4 b _7 T CA Chicago
9 ~$ @& c3 ?3 y! O& ^ CA Chester, Shell hits 17 C+ D; w, r) l7 _. f7 r ?0 Y
CA Northampton( z2 F5 R9 J9 g x
CA Indianapolis7 M2 L5 z* o$ i
CA Portland
5 V, `$ i) w' ]: }' W8 U7 R CL Nashville+ x2 T3 g2 _# M3 ]/ v
* c! \5 j8 q: Q8 ?$ }( l1 HJapanese ground losses:
! }- Z0 x$ ]6 ]5 a 374 casualties reported0 {' u- P( k/ W* ~8 E
Squads: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled8 [% H7 t: ]3 Y# p \
Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 38 disabled
# v' b2 x+ F7 x1 Q8 }; Y" m Engineers: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled
; p( Y: B% V" M+ q- l' f6 U3 Z/ E Guns lost 18 (4 destroyed, 14 disabled)
A3 F! S B" ^4 C" t Vehicles lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)
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Airbase hits 19
! d( S1 @/ _: |: t$ K; jAirbase supply hits 23+ R3 {: B. F2 n. P! C
Runway hits 28
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! J3 u, }, {% t2 M) _# a# zAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52# D( R: ~, v4 Q F5 y
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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@, H, ]) U6 ]Raid detected at 100 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
P: c* Z6 F# K' cEstimated time to target is 37 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
* H/ N4 q! Q1 z( L) i5 F! ~: C A6M2 Zero x 37* [' T4 T" x1 H7 s& ^
D3A1 Val x 26
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; x( w" B% k( c4 F* N- F) m, DAllied aircraft" B+ u& n3 m+ w3 e" D/ [
P-39D Airacobra x 48
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2 V+ S, ~! E+ o# J9 PJapanese aircraft losses( s* a! b& w7 R
A6M2 Zero: 17 destroyed; Q* q! @/ E! `2 m, o3 ]- v( `
D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged" P, L6 p8 p& I& b: c: P
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No Allied losses1 w( ~9 U" n; l8 @" T x! d! G; y* R
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Allied Ships. o8 D2 {) I4 `& v2 A. k: F
AM Muritai, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires7 Q9 k$ T3 y# |+ i
xAKL Columbian, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage |