AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 16, 42) W4 F4 k$ e9 |0 h! J' _6 y! P
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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4 W5 C, G( @8 ~& I: R! T2 S; `; I" }
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
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Night Naval bombardment of Attu Island at 153,49 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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no flights7 X; M5 M/ E" S, I9 p5 Z7 I
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Japanese aircraft losses
. ?/ P+ E/ U N# x# @( J E13A1 Jake: 58 damaged
( }/ ~/ l* L% t( y E13A1 Jake: 3 destroyed on ground
2 U( F4 U8 n; F( p: z9 ~( l" e! U B5N2 Kate: 24 damaged
' N1 ^9 ~. J. [; | B5N2 Kate: 3 destroyed on ground' b/ F4 v. l# B$ I6 b4 B, C5 j
A6M3b Zero: 22 damaged( W5 V2 T! x6 E Y2 G2 s" Y
A6M3b Zero: 3 destroyed on ground3 T; B0 N& T: q9 [
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9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships
: d2 \9 S1 Z4 m# m* \2 u. u p6 Z8 p BB Colorado
4 x5 W6 {* U- k4 v9 u CA Quincy3 }6 H% l# W# n! H7 U& w6 H* v3 M
CA Minneapolis5 j) @5 p5 r- `9 d
CA Astoria7 l+ l* T) u! L; q
CA Chicago
( H5 h, \; W. |& a CA Chester, Shell hits 1
1 Q& U7 R/ k/ B) k' K CA Northampton
; `6 v$ j4 C' r% ^( \ X CA Indianapolis
! j% y2 U$ U' N! H CA Portland9 \9 [1 |, E! Q9 s# W+ B2 e
CL Nashville
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Japanese ground losses:
% I- }; t- s) [ 374 casualties reported
' z; s0 D! d; {0 j Squads: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled/ j( w6 }, i- y: P- e, I8 D1 C
Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 38 disabled
0 E% V q6 X; f7 m! d* Y0 U Engineers: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled% n) b( _. }# S# B' s- S
Guns lost 18 (4 destroyed, 14 disabled)! V7 e. C2 Q5 s0 Z: M
Vehicles lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled), u$ V# M0 i* v7 N
2 w s8 A5 ~ m% k; wAirbase hits 19% F7 W8 t) x5 s. \8 k7 `0 h
Airbase supply hits 23
9 M6 Z9 Q) q2 o/ ?Runway hits 286 I# b" N% j1 d
Port hits 4
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2 s" p, p- c* ^Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 100 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.5 M. s: i% w$ H
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 37
3 v8 l$ b' s; t* \- o D3A1 Val x 26 x4 P6 q' _7 S6 y0 n# @- \
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Allied aircraft
3 f* N1 e4 H7 R3 m: v( F P-39D Airacobra x 488 t9 E1 x: { M3 A
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A6M2 Zero: 17 destroyed& M) [$ C) {# B
D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
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AM Muritai, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires1 O4 T0 V0 a3 ?4 M
xAKL Columbian, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage |