AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 16, 42; }% m G2 ^# T) G* d
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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2 l* d4 k0 \" I! z+ \0 @
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- u" V$ w! F0 \" y: W) g
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* q. D* T6 f) Y& h& R; T
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Night Naval bombardment of Attu Island at 153,49 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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+ I! o& r/ ~- A( e6 GJapanese aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses& {8 U2 l/ J* f, Q
E13A1 Jake: 58 damaged
" `, [* A: p$ l+ [5 ^5 g* O E13A1 Jake: 3 destroyed on ground. L! o; g# Q7 Y7 ~' P
B5N2 Kate: 24 damaged' G/ C# g( d9 `, C' K8 ^
B5N2 Kate: 3 destroyed on ground
2 ?% h( i N4 K) s8 v; @ A6M3b Zero: 22 damaged0 u2 s& S9 u( ^$ o; U# @
A6M3b Zero: 3 destroyed on ground
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9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.1 f6 s j h- G
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Allied Ships; ]& L0 _( Y# I+ m" w b
BB Colorado7 N. I6 e# W; @9 S5 c' y
CA Quincy/ V$ J: u7 q+ u
CA Minneapolis
: @1 _5 n; F5 z: v1 @* G9 F2 T CA Astoria
7 r9 ?5 K' Z. e4 y CA Chicago
/ o" h# K" I P! p- D" ~: W CA Chester, Shell hits 1
6 W) l0 w7 w3 i9 l3 n A, r CA Northampton
5 M3 V2 t: U" E- |, d: Y CA Indianapolis
+ j; ^1 N8 o7 K/ }4 X CA Portland! b& g! A6 P3 I. B+ q
CL Nashville
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c v, K+ O% [Japanese ground losses:9 j: F) _3 a- a" X, y' O4 W0 U# ?
374 casualties reported' f) X# [7 N. e( D: S" q" b) Z
Squads: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled
5 s# C9 ]( x- m# @5 E0 e Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 38 disabled
' G. @- ]& |9 t) t, z7 f* ?8 ^- y Engineers: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled
. S% Z) X9 t- K0 q( E Guns lost 18 (4 destroyed, 14 disabled)
* E$ _. }; m! \9 N4 T Vehicles lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)
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8 |& N! V, D* ~; l9 f* A. ]! Q1 [Airbase hits 19
2 T3 I% h+ W+ }Airbase supply hits 234 Y/ b* [) O7 U- P+ B! c$ a
Runway hits 28
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, Q0 o; e/ S% J0 X% bAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain6 z, ^/ O' `1 _
8 f! o# c4 Y$ [# l& NRaid detected at 100 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.6 \- r: s, G0 r
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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1 ~1 _) h- O- A D3A1 Val x 26
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Allied aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses
C% S/ B) T) z$ _- o) U A6M2 Zero: 17 destroyed# n; B) a1 g& w7 [# F8 x
D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
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# q1 I' w9 x0 B( y H( u! z; JNo Allied losses
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Allied Ships
! l+ f/ ]. ]; k P) [( e% a! _+ W% ]# P AM Muritai, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
0 U1 `& I- {, L# ~' o% h7 O, k4 e4 O xAKL Columbian, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage |