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 P2 N, }/ p1 k
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 B. ^0 n3 ?) s$ b$ `. K1 u4 B9 `
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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, @) m- A2 Z2 C5 m9 o; O2 P6 e2 cNight Naval bombardment of Attu Island at 153,49 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!7 |4 v9 F) z5 @, ^: x( }
- H, k# K" u3 b6 dJapanese aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses m) m1 T" q3 b4 o$ I
E13A1 Jake: 58 damaged! p% [9 G& H4 u; ]# ^! g4 l
E13A1 Jake: 3 destroyed on ground; x: t* ]2 u+ [: w; j- Z
B5N2 Kate: 24 damaged
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: Y F+ u; R! J' r A6M3b Zero: 22 damaged( W) V: I0 ?" @* z+ h' n* s# N
A6M3b Zero: 3 destroyed on ground
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9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.6 [4 F5 V. G5 U: `5 x# i0 M: q
. L. B* D' m! S; A: m' ^" n$ JAllied Ships
" j4 Z$ Z* D. K7 Z) s; ]. u& M BB Colorado
$ J0 V3 a) t' s) b/ j CA Quincy
8 F3 F9 i% B; Z5 E CA Minneapolis
B& H8 B0 q: a' P CA Astoria
7 a; Z# T8 ~* J4 @ p3 j0 R CA Chicago
9 P. j& Q. H& \8 f4 ^. ?( ~6 d CA Chester, Shell hits 1- y5 @, [4 x# P# d7 ]% d
CA Northampton
/ K3 t7 V; i8 h5 J CA Indianapolis
" P& B: C, x3 z CA Portland
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Japanese ground losses:/ U8 e: r) l: R; C+ ~
374 casualties reported( j. u8 ~9 p8 i# [& Z. R
Squads: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled" b/ H# j. C% Y/ E( X* ]5 j# ]
Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 38 disabled
X, M2 `2 {& X/ m4 u2 t3 Z, [ Engineers: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled9 L! g! N6 ~6 _- e7 e
Guns lost 18 (4 destroyed, 14 disabled)
1 `$ P- N3 s* l" [( J3 s Vehicles lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)
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' V" n5 ~6 y: s8 n# A' g& QAirbase hits 19& D, {" k6 V! t8 f, \
Airbase supply hits 23
+ V- f Y* |* k" F; IRunway hits 28
' i. o/ D& y6 wPort hits 4
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) j- I* E9 g/ \$ ]3 PAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,529 `5 P) X1 V" H1 t0 _. E' X
* k9 g9 v' L* b" v/ f9 }1 MWeather in hex: Heavy rain1 x) @( a# O6 @8 }: a n2 E
6 W1 h. D8 x2 l: I2 WRaid detected at 100 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. E! n' i" `$ g# _/ ?
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes
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2 i8 {/ s! ^; iJapanese aircraft
: ]% Q3 c, u' h( U A6M2 Zero x 37* j8 R7 O/ X! V: g1 @
D3A1 Val x 262 o& B6 X5 d" ?" i- c, q0 h
: H- W: y$ } n$ z2 WAllied aircraft" q' G) o" B5 v1 z$ [3 F, F' _, [' |
P-39D Airacobra x 48
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Japanese aircraft losses
) ?2 \3 Y0 I; S$ a A6M2 Zero: 17 destroyed
1 _" a) }( A, o8 U4 b D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Allied Ships' M6 n( Y/ l( T8 U* w# b* j6 {
AM Muritai, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires' L" Q0 U( |. r: x# _4 t
xAKL Columbian, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage |