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5 @, _5 m/ o: R8 F: Q+ c: X
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6 x3 I* L9 N* ]/ Y
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: s* _; `' @4 ]. G& d# D# x8 G( w
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8 ?% K% A, L7 c( d7 {; kNight Naval bombardment of Attu Island at 153,49 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses9 s5 _, P: t6 ]" \
E13A1 Jake: 58 damaged" H |: k/ e! ]$ j
E13A1 Jake: 3 destroyed on ground
' K, ~( J$ ~8 B6 s* z$ m B5N2 Kate: 24 damaged
! v% E+ _2 L( U# J B5N2 Kate: 3 destroyed on ground5 K# e* Y, U; R# T
A6M3b Zero: 22 damaged
: t7 C& {% `1 b9 B A6M3b Zero: 3 destroyed on ground
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6 A: q9 K7 ]# u& M9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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# [2 E& y3 V% W7 u BB Colorado! Z7 K- b0 B7 |6 y4 J
CA Quincy( t5 C7 w6 I0 L( k( y7 r
CA Minneapolis7 X2 G M6 |) t' s+ w9 f; O
CA Astoria& c* K' h8 S! C+ m' ?. ^+ i
CA Chicago
7 J0 z, A$ K& S* n CA Chester, Shell hits 1
/ _6 U1 o9 w$ }- q- y CA Northampton
: p; f' s2 O8 E$ z CA Indianapolis
0 o' T" q0 a, |, L CA Portland
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Japanese ground losses:! [- a; n4 n! S6 @( e+ z: v
374 casualties reported) s- p& R6 G3 e- T
Squads: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled% A& K; y9 H/ ?* e3 D, b
Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 38 disabled" Q9 m! W% L G% [4 X; H
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled
( X/ M# H7 x7 c4 v Guns lost 18 (4 destroyed, 14 disabled)5 k# d$ m7 o, J l3 ]( _
Vehicles lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)* N- G( d' k2 Z8 F3 k
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Airbase hits 19
) ~7 c1 @" A6 V/ c0 JAirbase supply hits 23
% ^; B+ r' C8 h% u" VRunway hits 28
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain9 [# u- S$ E) M; y% ]
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Raid detected at 100 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
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6 a+ t2 v: J, `2 G- M A6M2 Zero x 37
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P-39D Airacobra x 48
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! I3 I7 N6 }% l$ eJapanese aircraft losses
8 T$ |; Y5 U: l7 z0 n1 d A6M2 Zero: 17 destroyed
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. a1 ?$ Z. h; E1 c- {' D) B7 mNo Allied losses
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Allied Ships
" K% ~0 Q( x {: a AM Muritai, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires! \1 V7 U; E, E. s5 Q0 I4 K" C6 S
xAKL Columbian, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage |