AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 03, 42: m: s& _8 t; ?& h
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9 q1 R% I+ e2 t3 T" S2 f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
: b- K% i$ a& X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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2 k! Q/ p( L# y: m, vNight Time Surface Combat, near Attu Island at 153,49, Range 8,000 Yards4 D7 S; N/ @3 x m8 z7 l
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Japanese Ships; I# v$ E+ s, f4 l0 m
CA Takao, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage% [ I1 \1 x* F! L# R. H2 u
CA Maya, Shell hits 1$ x4 P; ]+ U' v" ?8 \+ t/ U6 U
CL Naka, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage8 g# u" }7 I: z4 W. B% d8 @- o* ?
DD Fubuki, Shell hits 1/ H7 R" L# B1 R# S2 `3 }
DD Shinonome, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage; @+ S! c7 q2 P3 q, o3 H; P
DD Ushio, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk& J8 E* ]1 D1 X5 N$ f: x! g; a5 p
DD Oite, Shell hits 2, on fire# B4 H1 a1 j3 A' u7 c1 |
DD Sawakaze2 S& I9 I6 U7 |9 n; t
DD Hokaze, Shell hits 2, on fire
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Allied Ships
' `3 C9 @2 ], I' M$ O& B7 H BB Warspite, Shell hits 43, Torpedo hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
. S3 q# O9 I1 W) G CA Northampton, Shell hits 1$ j$ M C; A8 B9 J
CA Chester, Shell hits 2
" X2 }0 A) i t. z DD Blue
% W$ g f& h; ^9 g) l0 b3 j DD Helm" v7 w8 T* W8 v R, w
DD Mugford, Shell hits 1, on fire
0 Y& f+ N0 B e' K" A4 v DD Ralph Talbot) R5 `! h6 u/ H6 J$ P8 K+ @
DD Henley7 V" O g2 s' B2 V
DD Patterson$ j3 f# S: v/ t6 `9 K
DD Craven, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk0 M3 @; |# b" u* ~ @% z2 @
DD Gridley* ~0 }8 l# D3 Z2 |
DD McCall, Shell hits 1
2 s6 h6 [- W& B8 q6 q2 y% R3 u0 J& G0 Z DD Clark9 T8 w! [% \# d7 U, L; t
DD Brooks
$ C& e+ z/ b2 Z& S DD Gilmer7 v0 @0 T: O9 W9 K/ p0 Q
DD Hatfield
- G: Y; `: y: `0 D+ v5 k) R DD Kane, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Omi, I. crosses the 'T'
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+ y, O/ g; A& B" tNight Time Surface Combat, near Attu Island at 153,49, Range 6,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
( U8 Z( B* y) j) L/ @2 z PB Santo Maru, Shell hits 17, and is sunk3 [9 r0 R+ G$ A5 D8 U4 W
PB Takunan Maru, Shell hits 6, and is sunk8 n0 ^ Y g w* \* k* B
PB Zuikai Maru, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
& L* f; a' R1 C5 R8 }4 ?4 c PB Mikitade Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk" z; z! y3 Z* p
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Allied Ships1 e2 t- e/ @0 ?) h
CA Northampton1 m1 I/ ~5 I, W% s9 q
CA Chester) q+ E( g9 z# z6 h2 X% M/ T/ [
DD Blue6 U' O+ M3 ]0 t7 }1 q! @
DD Helm
8 I) v- K8 k4 T+ D4 W8 B DD Mugford
4 c/ `/ D5 w0 X9 ^- f% ^ DD Ralph Talbot
/ [, A* |. e, i( C6 E3 _" m$ u$ ]* C DD Henley
1 o4 D. L0 V- D DD Patterson
& r! g) i! x* u* r, r+ _7 S0 J$ K1 g DD Gridley
6 g/ f! A1 y* A+ r. J DD McCall% T @5 N7 y, z' Q6 K3 o& U
DD Clark
6 L* R- `% [/ D5 |" H9 o- m, m# v DD Brooks
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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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9 g" x, ~" i1 P% A$ ?" DJapanese Ships
" r5 K: k3 o2 U8 W DD Fubuki, Shell hits 5, heavy fires
5 j/ @7 _; \& o* z DD Hokaze, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
, k1 V% n7 L) _; o CA Maya, Shell hits 5, on fire
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$ M& X0 z) K! X2 y# Y$ r$ v0 K8 y) hAllied Ships
! A P. Q3 c& l) R CA Northampton, Shell hits 2
1 x( {* N+ {3 G3 Q4 P* |1 \ CA Chester, Shell hits 2, on fire g/ U; _8 p, \' l G, [
DD Blue: P. n' _' m3 Y) J
DD Helm, Shell hits 1
, L) }) |) i% J+ b @ DD Mugford
4 Y7 O5 B# d5 y+ N+ {: G e DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 1, on fire1 ~: @: {7 x* h9 |7 ?2 H" s
DD Henley- I O1 C6 f" Y$ l* z5 v5 v6 S: {9 n
DD Patterson
9 P! P f$ W( y: U) Z! I! j DD Gridley) _, Q0 G7 ~- K4 R
DD McCall
$ A3 |3 t' T. l* a7 ^- W DD Clark
/ ~. O& o) p, a" y3 G& e DD Brooks, Shell hits 15 | e3 Z+ a0 y
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Buldir Island at 155,51
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Weather in hex: Light cloud( r; ]2 Z |8 s# A4 c
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Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
9 ~7 h H/ G, g9 }2 _2 `4 ~( aEstimated time to target is 12 minutes3 y1 x: K z: \' U1 i% c
' ?# A, l- I5 {& c, PJapanese aircraft& w8 Z: P0 `7 }' G* s
A6M3b Zero x 4! a" l. V: {* i6 @1 C
B5N2 Kate x 99 M- r$ z- y0 P/ f0 U9 j
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P-39D Airacobra x 7
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C$ D/ B4 n8 v- U( ~1 J MJapanese aircraft losses
2 U/ k2 q+ u" V+ l" h A6M3b Zero: 2 destroyed
+ T7 u- k- \. w9 b$ G B5N2 Kate: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged5 [7 u: ?7 @9 o0 i0 e; t
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No Allied losses8 J z7 v/ b: h# K8 d- d+ z
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DD Hatfield |