AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 03, 42
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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: }9 b' J! N! c: X% R. g& k
天亮后阿图岛日军飞机企图捡漏,被盟军直掩击溃; G* F1 L- m5 P/ a5 b7 s! N
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Attu Island at 153,49, Range 8,000 Yards
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% {) T: v/ i, tJapanese Ships& G% o" R. Q" @, K
CA Takao, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage# E0 v5 t0 K8 x
CA Maya, Shell hits 1
: _5 o+ T& N" a- C$ k0 V1 Y( Q CL Naka, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage8 z4 H* R4 i' f" G% l
DD Fubuki, Shell hits 1' e/ m* @0 J. l, X ~4 T- n0 R' c- V) N3 B
DD Shinonome, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 ?! x3 l$ ~9 X* Q DD Ushio, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
/ Q" q! q7 } g) |4 c/ @% w( e DD Oite, Shell hits 2, on fire
% h1 y$ E2 T/ q4 L. a DD Sawakaze
8 R7 {# [. |: r0 {/ J$ m% U; i$ I DD Hokaze, Shell hits 2, on fire
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Allied Ships
0 k* ], P4 H O) j8 v- }7 N, k$ e BB Warspite, Shell hits 43, Torpedo hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage8 p0 H1 \" C& A+ G
CA Northampton, Shell hits 1# }: v5 `6 w; v* B
CA Chester, Shell hits 2
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DD Mugford, Shell hits 1, on fire% N0 z, W5 f+ Q5 O! [% \- R* z5 Y
DD Ralph Talbot9 s- N( }2 }, _% T* ]7 h; m: ^
DD Henley
! o" ~- C: d, ` d# W% y/ m DD Patterson' Z2 Y9 p; B0 f6 y8 L+ m
DD Craven, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
, L) J' M; W% c: x5 C DD Gridley# b& ^* e! v+ D: X
DD McCall, Shell hits 12 u l# ~1 c2 s& R
DD Clark
# G8 A8 m: y7 C# A+ _% u+ q DD Brooks
8 S5 P# a0 w) @1 B DD Gilmer6 G$ I! I9 \: L0 ]1 U o
DD Hatfield& {( D( P% j, w7 }( H& K$ X
DD Kane, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage- w+ g" Q' y/ y" u/ [
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Omi, I. crosses the 'T'
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5 M1 F R% L* f6 uNight Time Surface Combat, near Attu Island at 153,49, Range 6,000 Yards& x/ E) H* c! _9 k! e
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Japanese Ships
3 Q- W' ^4 b5 S' |, {4 | PB Santo Maru, Shell hits 17, and is sunk, B& \: q% R" r/ T
PB Takunan Maru, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
# i; I7 e: [/ \/ X6 v9 i' G! T- E* s PB Zuikai Maru, Shell hits 9, and is sunk8 c. m% D) \7 G' ^7 `
PB Mikitade Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
: r! j4 S3 s) k N2 `* S/ S CA Northampton4 L) k" c' c" c0 F3 r# a( o
CA Chester
$ {& e% Y# c o. c/ Q DD Blue6 ]- ]) {& X3 @( o: w& ~
DD Helm
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DD Ralph Talbot! a0 G( u# I9 N: a( r
DD Henley
& L% S4 L* z! n" `3 A- I DD Patterson# I1 }* Q, x( \0 o+ @8 S
DD Gridley
4 e( X7 J- x U& Q+ a! {, A DD McCall
1 H- K+ k% {1 L3 X DD Clark
4 A" ?; } d3 ^. K DD Brooks; g* C! K+ B4 S
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Shock, T. crosses the 'T'
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Attu Island at 153,49, Range 26,000 Yards3 u6 m& Y- t! }+ @/ z/ {
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DD Fubuki, Shell hits 5, heavy fires- l* w0 r- n% P& T3 g0 f1 t9 @
DD Hokaze, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 z' i- U+ h- W5 ~8 x) R CA Maya, Shell hits 5, on fire# `* g6 ?5 v6 i
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' K5 n& ]' b0 ^- f3 `6 Q% U CA Northampton, Shell hits 22 J. {( g6 E- N8 ^
CA Chester, Shell hits 2, on fire: }$ z8 Z. Q0 }( V
DD Blue" ~/ r# N; A4 H9 y3 R
DD Helm, Shell hits 1
$ L$ `2 R! a; ? u DD Mugford2 b. Q" V% j, s8 g
DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 1, on fire) q7 W+ P8 a( o; Q8 @
DD Henley
1 t% l2 o) k% T DD Patterson l' S/ e; t4 L7 |
DD Gridley
! m k. F7 Z% Y% n d5 _ DD McCall
6 G' W7 z5 o2 f7 N0 W$ R" b DD Clark
2 w; F9 c( L% o DD Brooks, Shell hits 1
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. }; C$ U! {, z* z0 ~, {! b$ tAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Buldir Island at 155,51) h* b) }1 l1 b6 G3 l* ?* `
7 o+ p6 ]& a. m' A/ kWeather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.6 Z1 v% O& s* x9 I: |# x# G3 c, r
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes5 a/ |: ]0 q" \& h
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Japanese aircraft( `1 ~9 @9 l0 f. ~# o% `# ?' m1 L1 G
A6M3b Zero x 4
% I& C# T3 L. O, T, b! v5 } B5N2 Kate x 9! g" `) G* {2 }
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# ]4 [6 M9 C6 o- B P-39D Airacobra x 7- G ?% v. h& G! P
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Japanese aircraft losses
- E! w# P. K" v9 Y2 S' H A6M3b Zero: 2 destroyed0 }9 q' Q$ {" r1 w, S4 ^' i
B5N2 Kate: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
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2 d5 w `, G% \$ c/ sNo Allied losses
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Allied Ships
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