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! v+ q4 }% w# U8 G5 A0 ]
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
$ h' H' G6 D- j, k. H, V5 r# E3 f5 v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
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( G' V+ k5 K' Y& c5 v. TNight Naval bombardment of Attu Island at 153,49 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!1 x* G x" x/ X4 X" H* Y
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Japanese aircraft losses- _/ M0 ~+ Q. P) X; i+ H
E13A1 Jake: 58 damaged
, U# ]- A+ U$ O4 u% z. P2 m E13A1 Jake: 3 destroyed on ground+ Y- E/ }( K8 i$ O: v
B5N2 Kate: 24 damaged5 D- F- X0 x/ W/ |% ^3 c+ n
B5N2 Kate: 3 destroyed on ground
; B0 s# i# t8 v3 e/ w A6M3b Zero: 22 damaged6 \1 a. Y8 G8 p, {
A6M3b Zero: 3 destroyed on ground# F7 m' m9 v* _7 {. O8 \7 r
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Allied Ships
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CA Quincy
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& [2 n( `, o6 h9 E) O' [5 i" V' U" m CA Astoria- g* O# E- _2 @4 N1 |6 v
CA Chicago+ H5 u9 }4 S$ f3 G0 q* ]' G" G
CA Chester, Shell hits 1% _! x" [+ Y$ ]5 l; T2 q
CA Northampton& M/ X+ i* j8 R0 p4 E* f
CA Indianapolis) o7 Z+ w+ s& ]' S7 w* D# t% L
CA Portland
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Japanese ground losses:) H% K' p1 ?9 H0 W$ K( R, v8 F
374 casualties reported
, U/ P' h e( L6 b- L1 d Squads: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled9 a/ x( ]2 A! ]$ m* u
Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 38 disabled* ^! r/ L, L# O s
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled4 a# }5 W: e3 J2 x8 E
Guns lost 18 (4 destroyed, 14 disabled)+ P: |6 j9 O* B, T/ K
Vehicles lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)
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Airbase hits 19
" J# \; K2 I7 g4 D6 d/ \# LAirbase supply hits 23
: p6 {- x) h8 E9 Z2 q5 M p1 H2 QRunway hits 28
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X% N J2 I3 P! m1 \# k# M; H t% ^) fAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,520 Q. |3 o* b0 R
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain: k6 [4 `7 g: @" ?7 k8 O8 i
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Raid detected at 100 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
3 n0 [: `& @; W9 cEstimated time to target is 37 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
9 j- H2 E+ e% ?# D ^% u9 j$ | A6M2 Zero x 37
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5 R, \( d) T+ b6 KAllied aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses
3 H# l* _4 B) @3 B' m A6M2 Zero: 17 destroyed, a+ r; A; H1 \' X& ~
D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged+ M) l4 q p3 w9 v; H+ T0 m4 a/ J
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No Allied losses
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AM Muritai, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
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