AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 28, 420 M m# _* M0 [
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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 X1 o日军的陆攻未能突破58直掩圈。
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Wallis Island at 142,155$ K. y2 ?# b |0 E5 S
, h- \0 v Q. U: r0 lWeather in hex: Light rain
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8 q& V" x" V: X+ b5 b7 gRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet." w2 J$ C G2 [# Y4 X g
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes) }2 |' `: b7 a4 m
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A6M2 Zero x 9
9 b' K% C. z6 a- @5 V- k$ V G4M1 Betty x 16
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( I) `) ?; A8 \% B/ h- N) o% DAllied aircraft$ {9 G+ [$ j1 X: k1 K
F4F-3A Wildcat x 30
" f) `$ F, r. u2 k F4F-3 Wildcat x 60
' D8 z6 S! |- c! l$ r( ~+ \6 x F4F-4 Wildcat x 79: p- ]0 i: V' D# O; H
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Japanese aircraft losses
0 i6 q" w: ^! @: A6 }. T A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed$ @; u a Y& w
G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses2 U* Q* H' y$ j1 t q# c2 u% h
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships9 J. k9 B; ^, e; d( q
DD Buchanan
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Savaii at 146,159/ c/ J2 Y4 l$ u! s
# Q9 ^1 [) n& y) e% i, sWeather in hex: Heavy cloud/ U) |7 }# P7 s) ?& U6 w
6 b" F |0 t; Y, O3 WRaid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.; Q* B, }' P$ s) R- M% j
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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" P5 H* X8 X! N8 v# uAllied aircraft
, f- C' V0 C$ G7 x+ P4 Z F4F-3A Wildcat x 18
0 \$ Z: h9 J5 B( Q F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
$ H& z# ~" u" F) a4 s8 m; D F4F-4 Wildcat x 44
% V% w. P5 C: o# L2 r# s SBD-2 Dauntless x 18% @ D [" R. ~$ H$ D# J/ s
SBD-3 Dauntless x 81
" X4 \% g* r3 S$ }8 Z TBF-1 Avenger x 30% Z9 H7 w4 a Z# e6 W7 f# H
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged6 D; Y" t S2 J T
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Japanese Ships
6 H9 G' [8 q t7 } xAK Ginyo Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk9 @) O; @2 _% e2 T! T9 V
xAK Kinsyo Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 f$ y W( u; J' x- N AMC Akagi Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage7 }/ F1 y* u. R' ]8 p! O' L
AMC Awata Maru, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage. [$ d+ H0 W' _! |
xAK Panama Maru, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk
! R | y% w9 k# _ xAK Tonan Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
9 [2 C+ G7 i" R$ } xAK Nitiran Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
! m+ w1 `, l6 l. T xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage% o6 A/ t$ C4 w2 B- |
xAK Hokuroku Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 {0 c/ X' P" X8 N, \8 q xAK Aobasan Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ A+ C7 x+ F3 u8 [4 w. V. c xAK Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage' N; X+ K; e2 S) O
xAK Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
( q3 d5 l9 T @* y CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2
1 N. M+ Z; y' q5 c; @4 ~ xAK Kimishima Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |