AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 28, 424 V7 n$ r4 [9 O$ b7 h, H* [
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盟军TF58环太平洋游击,在萨摩亚群岛附近空袭了正在萨瓦伊岛卸载的日军运输船队,收获颇丰。
( M" j1 V6 ]& i& B: p& {6 t1 a日军的陆攻未能突破58直掩圈。9 f/ b) _) t; r% N: ]$ A
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0 B5 m6 V! Q) U# F9 c I) ~! T( SAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Wallis Island at 142,155. b" f8 [$ _3 v1 c1 [! C% [
" r2 ~ S& N/ g% j. w% f+ w/ bWeather in hex: Light rain+ P+ {+ v$ p$ q/ i
# W5 ~' X f3 }1 o4 T6 q! MRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet./ m3 a0 q1 m) P9 g; d. Q2 d" x' {8 {2 c
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
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Japanese aircraft3 c( U6 N3 N& z2 Q
A6M2 Zero x 92 `, R# }7 S; C( T- `
G4M1 Betty x 16& d- [" n# P' P
% h4 V5 E; z' l2 T7 k% P9 pAllied aircraft ?; E* z% y* R2 e' \
F4F-3A Wildcat x 30
! N% f# o0 U0 e" n" A3 g+ e F4F-3 Wildcat x 60
( F7 y2 A2 ^$ c( T) G7 t F4F-4 Wildcat x 79+ @: p) Q2 P3 T* i' e7 L
: U- d5 J# ^: r4 T5 oJapanese aircraft losses. L, h& {7 E7 M4 F, o' a
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed* y' h- h. I* N# t
G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses+ J* {. d1 g5 G) {3 |
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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3 i0 U* B1 m$ f. N" I2 DAllied Ships
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3 Q' W7 a0 P( nAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Savaii at 146,159' y" U8 Y/ k1 y+ W( M
+ t" b o' X3 p7 w( Y1 TWeather in hex: Heavy cloud- q0 k' n) M+ L
3 d) a: y! U! r8 X% C4 |, Y7 IRaid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
# j, P g7 Y! D9 o+ y% MEstimated time to target is 14 minutes: z* q1 a* p2 D
% s$ \7 I& ?$ V" `! M' _6 N6 }Allied aircraft
* o9 t1 g, O* P8 ^* N F4F-3A Wildcat x 187 d' O9 J* {+ t6 W
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
3 B7 T' P/ c5 [" B0 P$ P- t7 Y6 _: i F4F-4 Wildcat x 44" G7 q8 N6 [! X: t4 K$ P
SBD-2 Dauntless x 18
& ?! B$ S7 E6 { SBD-3 Dauntless x 81
) _ e$ v) U: G; @* i7 M TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged- q' o/ j2 z# x! w
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Japanese Ships
7 A! [; V+ F, J* k5 u xAK Ginyo Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
. f' y' `6 K) m* z+ r! k O7 \* B xAK Kinsyo Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage$ @: a) K+ ~8 M& X' G
AMC Akagi Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
) I( v/ V% H. \4 Y AMC Awata Maru, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
- ~& o n' o" t) | xAK Panama Maru, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk
. t2 j) o( Q2 O4 p3 _, U' l xAK Tonan Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
1 D* s. S& d. @" t5 G xAK Nitiran Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk0 G/ F2 e, s0 M% k
xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage% `9 E4 ?4 l) s2 ]' d" p
xAK Hokuroku Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 e( v( A; g. R xAK Aobasan Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage8 o* |1 p7 y6 N5 f7 X
xAK Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage1 q2 I2 I* E0 H/ ^& P- |
xAK Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
6 ]( D9 F- p* n+ A1 n CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2% G2 O- {4 Z* x$ W
xAK Kimishima Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |