AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 16, 42/ J; H5 V3 B- q; C5 g1 N( D, x* _1 m9 z
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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( l+ t: H& v4 q' }
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0 _! p0 g( l$ a: k
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) t9 D6 [3 N; f: n: v. r" I, T
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Night Naval bombardment of Attu Island at 153,49 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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Japanese aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses
8 f6 m; x" j. W2 G/ Z E13A1 Jake: 58 damaged
2 c* r) ]. U6 U4 F: b8 d# I E13A1 Jake: 3 destroyed on ground# D1 f; K3 b* @5 R+ ^9 M
B5N2 Kate: 24 damaged/ X! Z, F9 R: b% Z% {- W
B5N2 Kate: 3 destroyed on ground2 m2 M. b0 f* E$ X. `( a
A6M3b Zero: 22 damaged# k- H X% x8 y" T- O7 ?8 }, }
A6M3b Zero: 3 destroyed on ground
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Allied Ships
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CA Quincy
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\1 R' ~* n/ q7 I CA Astoria Q* O& ]5 G3 W4 M1 u2 i
CA Chicago+ z2 T- X# N! f( I6 {! Q9 u
CA Chester, Shell hits 15 G( `8 T w( `% U$ s( ~
CA Northampton) _# h8 R0 |/ I2 u6 N7 @/ T1 j9 J& y
CA Indianapolis
7 N; _, g7 y! V/ j( K CA Portland
/ r. ]3 a1 n! }* F8 c CL Nashville4 [/ ~3 R) ]6 v' ^1 ], \1 c
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374 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 38 disabled
' Y* v/ ]/ u( M Engineers: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled9 c- z. J% I/ K" u/ F& T
Guns lost 18 (4 destroyed, 14 disabled)
; f2 F% C' ^& `$ L! q* A Vehicles lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)
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Airbase hits 19' E# s, Y4 E. D( Y5 t
Airbase supply hits 23% _6 C* Z& V8 X7 u+ d" {2 l, V
Runway hits 28
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+ {2 n1 N$ V6 @0 G# A/ w- q w! [. WAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain7 C" f) ~" O& F/ T# H
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Estimated time to target is 37 minutes: A) N7 y2 V& e) i, B) x/ z+ E( k
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Japanese aircraft* r6 s& E/ f8 T
A6M2 Zero x 370 R% i# f) J/ l1 Z! \
D3A1 Val x 26
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; p& }' t: D; {* _* fAllied aircraft
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3 ]% t, T- a* \; Z* o% R/ HJapanese aircraft losses
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D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
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No Allied losses
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Allied Ships, r7 G, G8 V( r( Y8 R3 N' {! S2 j
AM Muritai, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires+ o" [$ u! g, m u" c' ^ Q+ S0 S
xAKL Columbian, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage |