AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 28, 42
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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。
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( w: G; Z9 s }) Z1 n* r4 {Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Wallis Island at 142,155$ K+ Z, t- d! G" ]* c/ k7 K3 m
% l% @$ I* E- MWeather in hex: Light rain; o9 j% T- X1 G7 D
: }9 I- E; P% |0 n: gRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
9 K6 }& P' l( G4 w, L) h+ }Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
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0 G Y# P$ X* t1 z. @1 p& J. k8 IJapanese aircraft/ V. G6 E5 q9 R" U
A6M2 Zero x 94 W9 }+ ~6 S' }
G4M1 Betty x 16: } U- P L3 q0 \% L- E s8 R
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F4F-3A Wildcat x 307 A7 v" b& S" l" ]2 J" Y
F4F-3 Wildcat x 60! @3 S3 U: O/ |% |6 b2 Q& x
F4F-4 Wildcat x 79
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/ Q* _2 g+ M2 {# x0 wJapanese aircraft losses
3 c8 u1 s' D8 F& U, z# T: Y A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
* E }: x$ X: e! u& \- T G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged' U5 f. `( Z& o. L( @7 d
/ L+ D9 y' ?8 a6 i3 rAllied aircraft losses" e5 [1 ]+ h5 R H, L1 ?6 l) Z
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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8 U, [& b; T gAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Savaii at 146,159
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4 \) l' _) m' `0 l! j% p- PWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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/ ?( y& C( X2 m- C; n4 WRaid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
- b4 }# Y5 F7 OEstimated time to target is 14 minutes, v) M/ S7 c& p9 z5 y7 q
& B; K A! H1 E/ [+ c- _& p( KAllied aircraft; i% ~6 `2 f ^% ^
F4F-3A Wildcat x 183 @# y# i; A9 f; }! k
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
. X8 L) G8 A% t7 d F4F-4 Wildcat x 44
5 j, X- Q) j3 B5 G/ C SBD-2 Dauntless x 18
' u$ X: e/ M# z6 ~2 t SBD-3 Dauntless x 81* y; j8 u: e; E2 A( J
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged. h& g$ i& S3 S- x3 `4 ^3 Z
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Japanese Ships
' o8 C* ~/ K6 v1 Y& H xAK Ginyo Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk8 B5 p) S' K5 D& ]
xAK Kinsyo Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage% n# X- F- @; z: o. @% f% T
AMC Akagi Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage- i' t( u( Q/ }* t$ ]' u+ p' [5 R
AMC Awata Maru, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 A/ p( p7 E$ D1 L/ z xAK Panama Maru, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk
! t. ^4 n d$ i/ I/ d xAK Tonan Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
8 S- k( a3 B1 F+ d# j xAK Nitiran Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk0 K' G, W8 \% {# t! D2 f6 z, |' c5 P
xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
" E8 L3 i( w$ F1 q xAK Hokuroku Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
- ]. T( S, G4 ]! g& r/ B xAK Aobasan Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
* G5 F$ K$ D! d" p* b xAK Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ N' e3 W: ~0 R9 i xAK Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
% V* V: s& {- P+ w0 i CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2* o" u" @4 S; ]! U' `( Y) V/ F
xAK Kimishima Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |