AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 16, 426 h$ O4 l; ^4 v
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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 @. o1 Z! p( M6 y: ~; P" Y) S
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" ]$ V$ C; e! ^$ \. m9 E$ O
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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Night Naval bombardment of Attu Island at 153,49 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!7 N i, T4 V: b0 A$ n4 ]- `
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no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses
* r1 [% J& b3 V1 v; Z1 \0 q E13A1 Jake: 58 damaged ^% y( }4 I1 g0 h4 \
E13A1 Jake: 3 destroyed on ground* L, M4 I+ L4 \% U* t1 \
B5N2 Kate: 24 damaged: i# a4 I) R7 D+ d9 B
B5N2 Kate: 3 destroyed on ground, Z3 g! x7 H9 p% R
A6M3b Zero: 22 damaged; ] O3 R* T; W; m+ H _
A6M3b Zero: 3 destroyed on ground
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$ v/ `) m) Y. |% q, M9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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! M v6 J; q, Y0 ^4 N$ uAllied Ships
, d2 P: a3 r5 R3 v BB Colorado
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CA Minneapolis( k/ T; `. H$ Y0 H4 ^
CA Astoria
8 K- J" w5 u! w3 ], J CA Chicago
0 s6 U6 V9 s- r- B7 P S( H CA Chester, Shell hits 1
4 [% b9 p! c) F7 ~0 R; V CA Northampton
3 w% S' O1 r5 H, e CA Indianapolis ~6 q$ ^ o% q5 _; @+ ^- `/ ^/ W
CA Portland
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Japanese ground losses:
7 E% D/ K6 @/ A5 z& d* x 374 casualties reported
, Z- i1 C8 [9 ~1 e; O Squads: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled
+ A9 K- i5 t6 ?- S, I: | Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 38 disabled
+ _- G1 T& E' W1 W7 `, F M5 ?% D Engineers: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled4 g# k* |2 D0 b+ O1 r* w+ j
Guns lost 18 (4 destroyed, 14 disabled)
" D: k: D2 {/ n9 w* \$ u Vehicles lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)
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8 j% n/ p, b3 R2 K! d3 c8 M( V: [Airbase hits 19
* s& e; u3 r1 LAirbase supply hits 23
) t4 f x7 T' G( g% R: {$ D; LRunway hits 28
5 l/ ]2 l1 Y/ G. x5 IPort hits 4; g4 D2 V |: B9 `
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,526 ~) {3 M) R. D. W7 f1 ^* W; `
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain1 b* D8 K6 \, ]; m
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Raid detected at 100 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
& O, e/ V6 \% A% DEstimated time to target is 37 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
5 m( O* r3 k0 ^7 v A6M2 Zero x 37& q" s/ u, S9 s; r$ y& K
D3A1 Val x 26; s5 p/ v+ |/ e) ]4 ?1 z: G, [
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Allied aircraft5 v, S* _& P& n" W, B0 I/ _
P-39D Airacobra x 48* q1 N, K1 g: u
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Japanese aircraft losses
0 \0 C' k R1 i3 b9 z' a8 _ A6M2 Zero: 17 destroyed
- [4 \6 m7 v( r6 h2 }" T D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged0 \. M1 H% P% @: k+ P8 T
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AM Muritai, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires7 u/ I; U. V. ?8 G+ D+ K
xAKL Columbian, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage |