AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 16, 42
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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# a$ m: b. e8 N) F: n+ b$ c
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
% L- K/ a3 |( F2 P' L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4 P% Q' e, y/ ^* ?/ {( C2 Q- i
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1 w( ?, @* Q- G- ^4 s( c# QNight Naval bombardment of Attu Island at 153,49 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!. ?" f. v' X* q. P
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no flights
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* r7 f" m2 B& D7 X) zJapanese aircraft losses; P! b& E, Y2 }
E13A1 Jake: 58 damaged
3 a1 T) `# `8 z E13A1 Jake: 3 destroyed on ground
' P t, E2 e5 h; m4 \7 j8 d B5N2 Kate: 24 damaged
( Q3 c! w! J/ \% }# C5 R5 T3 Q B5N2 Kate: 3 destroyed on ground
0 x$ H& k6 ~+ L- O5 Z A6M3b Zero: 22 damaged
6 o2 U1 \! A4 N; V4 D# w; y: [ A6M3b Zero: 3 destroyed on ground: y4 f) Q/ P- {' d" U
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9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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. K& b+ c% h* U& v5 yAllied Ships
, k3 B( z. k, k( p BB Colorado; [1 i. H" w- o! f0 s
CA Quincy
6 i8 [. }0 p% ~/ j; s( W CA Minneapolis% T, V ]3 q' Z/ W- H
CA Astoria: v& @$ I6 ~- a. G9 _' E8 F% |
CA Chicago
- c) i; B' i$ b! A CA Chester, Shell hits 1
& D$ ]# l# ^% g- d CA Northampton" [! W# } M% b
CA Indianapolis
! o( `! S1 R. I& r CA Portland
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, e9 T: S% F. ?* i9 ]Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled+ E2 x3 w/ K+ k9 Q
Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 38 disabled# B( i% T7 [6 L7 {, n: F
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled
1 C( P+ }8 O% h Guns lost 18 (4 destroyed, 14 disabled)2 {8 z( D$ v3 `
Vehicles lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)7 O1 c8 G1 a0 E. e
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Airbase hits 19
) G4 x# q' J7 N5 \Airbase supply hits 23$ o7 F0 S2 X/ P" L
Runway hits 28
" F& z+ l9 y( ~7 Y* ?1 ~4 Z& RPort hits 4
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52+ L% X9 F# c4 K# q2 `
+ u- Y$ U" Q! s/ X4 X; xWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 100 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.# O5 f( w0 D; p- s6 e2 ?& P. j
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes9 u7 z9 b! a6 ]
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Japanese aircraft" o; a. c7 E! V* E* P
A6M2 Zero x 37+ s* {; h! {: A) c* z @' a& [' ^
D3A1 Val x 262 W0 B4 ~6 H7 q3 }# C9 @2 U0 s
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Allied aircraft6 k( {& b8 F: {/ O0 F" A
P-39D Airacobra x 48
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Japanese aircraft losses
1 J% x5 U; e% {! ~( H3 _ A6M2 Zero: 17 destroyed
, |! ~' N( K, [* V D D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged: H5 F2 J6 j: ]# | L. g4 B
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No Allied losses
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Allied Ships
# c& z0 b+ g; J" U2 z AM Muritai, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires2 Y- s( ~; @4 }0 z
xAKL Columbian, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage |