AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 03, 42% H' d2 Q" X9 W5 q6 [: X
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/ e* R9 C4 U% M; h8 x0 r: c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+ N3 _% @( m: C& I
天亮后阿图岛日军飞机企图捡漏,被盟军直掩击溃4 |( T4 h; ^3 o0 ^! s2 K, \* Y) X
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9 O- P% b- P& ~/ y* ]7 mNight Time Surface Combat, near Attu Island at 153,49, Range 8,000 Yards# k1 A @: x8 r/ ?$ J9 V# h
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& @7 a# n9 f* ~, ^+ j CA Takao, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage4 Y2 Y" B1 O3 Y- q7 f0 Z- A1 h- Q
CA Maya, Shell hits 1
8 [5 O2 {4 t! I2 M CL Naka, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 |5 C+ r; D8 q* {% l- N DD Fubuki, Shell hits 1
5 k+ O# ^5 V; J0 F. s DD Shinonome, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage! G9 {$ P. _/ P1 U) A" i
DD Ushio, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
! B# ^# n0 \& n6 B& _' u" q7 u- [ DD Oite, Shell hits 2, on fire1 l3 |" [. k z4 V4 R. j- E
DD Sawakaze M( G) Z4 w) G" Z3 H
DD Hokaze, Shell hits 2, on fire
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Allied Ships: N$ L( m8 ]3 r$ _& f7 `
BB Warspite, Shell hits 43, Torpedo hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage' C! j! @. ~9 J+ o8 L8 ^
CA Northampton, Shell hits 1
3 w9 e+ ?% U; I4 c- X5 Y CA Chester, Shell hits 2 U& I& A. ~/ Q2 N- }8 q
DD Blue
! O. N! h- ^. X R& X5 ^ DD Helm; B5 f- y9 {, a! e4 U p
DD Mugford, Shell hits 1, on fire
0 T6 X; N* ]* n5 m( a% g0 e DD Ralph Talbot
3 h1 G ~% H$ b Y DD Henley, @+ y0 a3 @% E1 b
DD Patterson
* s1 ]! p4 b1 i$ |6 y0 o1 W7 X DD Craven, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
) x7 j" i$ d) } H DD Gridley
3 i, l' @* y2 E& B DD McCall, Shell hits 1
+ G$ o1 m' i5 I! y DD Clark
( w5 L* J& g5 M- G! h4 E6 w* @8 e DD Brooks
. `$ }3 o: a& Q \$ U, D DD Gilmer
2 ` X9 @) s$ K DD Hatfield
4 @+ `3 h5 d9 A DD Kane, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage/ Q5 N! r' [' i) f/ {
5 J" {/ e( ^" e, I/ t1 l4 pOmi, I. crosses the 'T' H1 t- _$ m- A$ q( |& Y3 C- w
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Attu Island at 153,49, Range 6,000 Yards
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PB Santo Maru, Shell hits 17, and is sunk% Z* O2 G: p J4 w) O
PB Takunan Maru, Shell hits 6, and is sunk2 m0 V; v; ~- D2 ]" Q4 E
PB Zuikai Maru, Shell hits 9, and is sunk+ _% A- {! K, f, R3 W6 @# u/ ?
PB Mikitade Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk) ]8 W1 e5 w3 |( k& A
3 R" r2 f( F( M) v" \5 {Allied Ships
) m c: q+ \1 S- k# A CA Northampton
% X. g2 f% u1 s, c/ K4 {( v4 j CA Chester
8 p" q9 P- _. B* s3 J- H DD Blue
% z6 M. G. p% C. O! _# t; U DD Helm
$ N# T7 o& @8 l+ G! l | DD Mugford
5 g# _/ J t1 S# ~9 o; Y/ Q DD Ralph Talbot
3 f# M7 I' R3 C) x: u0 D DD Henley, C z! C3 w. w/ h
DD Patterson9 _9 Z0 _2 Z1 l$ }8 I/ V& r
DD Gridley2 B! m7 n; H; j+ j* o
DD McCall2 `( {( T0 H3 \; N
DD Clark
# ?- r o. X/ n DD Brooks( _$ W6 Q- r0 t$ [& v$ Z. h
) h7 l, n. `) H0 W! oShock, T. crosses the 'T'
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( `- W* d( O; k( |Day Time Surface Combat, near Attu Island at 153,49, Range 26,000 Yards; Q& l; M8 a9 l/ B
1 p; E; a. \5 i' d) R {, ]Japanese Ships2 U! |* h" c& a9 Y1 ~
DD Fubuki, Shell hits 5, heavy fires
. s3 z ?! T3 Z+ b9 F, M DD Hokaze, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage. m& U' f8 ^7 j( l6 u; |
CA Maya, Shell hits 5, on fire+ @& B5 g& @ `, B8 m$ S
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Allied Ships7 \1 m3 G% t e3 X
CA Northampton, Shell hits 2' w' ^/ D3 H& b* a1 |
CA Chester, Shell hits 2, on fire
( a3 x( A Z# ] DD Blue
( P) y% e7 e* ]/ j2 _ DD Helm, Shell hits 1. I4 L0 \) C; O7 ^0 ]
DD Mugford
3 F& N6 B2 D/ F5 g( J' \ DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 1, on fire9 F! ?) Y. a5 p( Q$ b3 { P! _$ e
DD Henley+ j$ W( |3 o" b1 z
DD Patterson
( x' f) b3 p/ u. S/ g1 O DD Gridley' l8 l4 b' m' O; J- f2 @2 X# ^
DD McCall
" U8 [# J4 @9 |' M- s: p6 W DD Clark
% M# c) s: b3 G" S DD Brooks, Shell hits 15 ]: ]+ H0 |# h: [
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Buldir Island at 155,516 Y% E, U: \& i9 b% c6 C3 Y0 `
' X! k) p6 b5 qWeather in hex: Light cloud' B2 y* u3 _0 U1 b
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Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
8 p3 z! ^/ E' j& H, d X4 SEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft1 O6 Y9 d+ b9 e5 @4 ]% H+ }
A6M3b Zero x 40 _* ^4 Z7 U" h, |) Q- \2 l3 ?# D8 _
B5N2 Kate x 9
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Allied aircraft
7 t& n1 d' h* z' L* ]) F P-39D Airacobra x 78 I0 I7 S3 B3 h% v
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Japanese aircraft losses
! Y+ b0 l% V7 L9 J A6M3b Zero: 2 destroyed) B5 m* P& N2 j8 f, `- c
B5N2 Kate: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged3 ?% y9 }/ m. W& g3 E! _5 |
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No Allied losses; {2 d. i- A& n# |
9 h! n9 {- I3 T; i2 W+ w! i$ cAllied Ships3 k1 z; _0 ~, M8 ]
DD Hatfield |