AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 03, 42: g9 P& U2 ] H& N
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! P* u) M7 z4 N6 i0 e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8 p. E# [; e0 q" _2 p( _" X
天亮后阿图岛日军飞机企图捡漏,被盟军直掩击溃7 ], D# D7 k+ s4 H2 E
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' m9 }: w ~+ {Night Time Surface Combat, near Attu Island at 153,49, Range 8,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
2 Q7 v; f. f7 j( p. l( j6 I CA Takao, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage6 Z* G- I$ D) f" ]5 x3 h; E7 C) t
CA Maya, Shell hits 10 u9 f: Z7 [) {$ M9 r
CL Naka, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
: D; F0 I* ]# E7 l% \+ q: i* F% P4 ] DD Fubuki, Shell hits 15 v; i- B# V# }: w
DD Shinonome, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage1 E% w3 S; F3 G/ J; e
DD Ushio, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
) @' d, t' \; O+ ^6 a DD Oite, Shell hits 2, on fire
4 ?* `8 l+ j! X! h ] DD Sawakaze X# r( R( K9 E \5 l: s3 i
DD Hokaze, Shell hits 2, on fire
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BB Warspite, Shell hits 43, Torpedo hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage; u. ~$ r7 y" p; @: D+ L, `1 R
CA Northampton, Shell hits 1
_( d$ z/ w0 W+ f CA Chester, Shell hits 2
) Y. f& W" ^8 u, s9 S& R6 F7 \ DD Blue* E! Y" W8 D3 n: G0 t _- @* E" t4 M
DD Helm$ Z$ q/ K M3 l+ p
DD Mugford, Shell hits 1, on fire
& U. [" s7 w( x4 T DD Ralph Talbot
/ s' I+ w) g+ U, C6 r" {' \ DD Henley
$ F7 L# B0 l: j8 U# r DD Patterson
. M J$ v, _* p2 F DD Craven, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
+ V5 h6 u/ d, E; ~0 a8 b, J9 w DD Gridley
/ q4 \3 V5 U* u8 s DD McCall, Shell hits 1% c7 p4 j" i& r
DD Clark8 @3 k& O+ N% X& W" G2 z. Y
DD Brooks2 h# j( X( z/ l7 Q; W, e
DD Gilmer
3 ~" P0 V9 B3 t M; B; S r/ ~. x DD Hatfield- g) T( [2 W. V' u
DD Kane, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage2 r. M5 H: D+ W( U2 x$ l2 q
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Omi, I. crosses the 'T'
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Attu Island at 153,49, Range 6,000 Yards; Q; \" |3 b- o, L2 W+ e. r
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Japanese Ships2 _3 y: ]& z' V* H5 z) `
PB Santo Maru, Shell hits 17, and is sunk
, C/ I4 D, o* p1 u PB Takunan Maru, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
' @- i( Y6 y6 m PB Zuikai Maru, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
- u8 l3 t5 I. } PB Mikitade Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
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2 g/ f& ^. t7 Y& [# XAllied Ships7 e& s% b4 O, X5 y$ x% j# `
CA Northampton
& U; a* o1 ~8 n% H; p CA Chester5 B, L5 K# _# p8 j6 ~/ S. a. f0 K, T
DD Blue: I( r. ~4 k' r
DD Helm1 G: u3 @+ y& E, M* q( L/ N
DD Mugford
+ M9 I* k$ @0 ~/ M DD Ralph Talbot3 q5 z1 q4 S% I
DD Henley6 I! A/ }! j1 I! k
DD Patterson" [& x& @' v5 e* [
DD Gridley& D3 x/ [0 A7 G/ X& b
DD McCall
8 n! n2 z! H" l3 q) z2 g2 X DD Clark
5 n8 u0 ]/ a% U DD Brooks
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Shock, T. crosses the 'T'3 Q6 v I) n8 T! ]2 T7 I+ P
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Attu Island at 153,49, Range 26,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships) X7 Z4 n7 `+ c+ h
DD Fubuki, Shell hits 5, heavy fires
' ^6 S5 G# T3 j DD Hokaze, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage6 u/ J- a, i) ]3 k
CA Maya, Shell hits 5, on fire" U! |# a* p& y4 s. {# I% U
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Allied Ships, S i6 b% w5 e
CA Northampton, Shell hits 21 f. z/ o" t7 x+ l* l
CA Chester, Shell hits 2, on fire6 o6 F# Z X( A
DD Blue- Y5 o# e3 L! R$ |$ ^- M% j! b( g1 `9 A2 B
DD Helm, Shell hits 1
$ ]1 ?1 q1 {$ R; w' \. a1 a* A DD Mugford
: J, F; u M& g5 @0 D! {0 K DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 1, on fire
5 u3 ^- Q4 S2 X6 k! k4 ~) o. G DD Henley; X. v6 |, X( ?$ a; U: t
DD Patterson
0 y, }* G9 D" ~* H5 A+ R DD Gridley
3 [. X! Z8 Q+ v3 z$ U DD McCall _* }: Y+ M% j3 c
DD Clark& Z& n- x8 t4 u* q ^
DD Brooks, Shell hits 11 |' @' s) A( l. @# }
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Buldir Island at 155,51' u. C% A4 J$ [$ m3 c& w2 @7 ~3 x1 g
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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& ?; \9 ]# g) u1 A6 ZRaid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.1 R9 Y4 t, m1 W+ D6 r3 M
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft- z I0 z* M" |
A6M3b Zero x 4
2 q8 r8 C& G& Z# H B5N2 Kate x 9
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Allied aircraft
6 i. Z" |' m) h P-39D Airacobra x 7
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Japanese aircraft losses
/ i8 [3 @ q2 i- X% g5 v A6M3b Zero: 2 destroyed- C) a5 F" g6 N7 P) z
B5N2 Kate: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged" p: K9 N V# B3 ]
5 O0 K2 o" N- X) A: gNo Allied losses
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DD Hatfield |