AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 28, 42! ~ A& |0 |$ o8 S& {0 V) M
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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。
- A2 r7 n8 w! i6 a' J. r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 142,1551 Z9 R9 k: {7 R# ]) g- ?; h
, P3 \% m5 s9 z/ G$ aWeather in hex: Light rain9 s, H, T3 l, [4 `! v; g- h
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
" {: H: ?6 c' q9 u; S# ], g* uEstimated time to target is 28 minutes: U& L& J* G, T5 J% W$ c
& P, [2 l0 ]1 f7 \7 {Japanese aircraft
) K) x. e0 }* e8 q A6M2 Zero x 9* M% J0 Y; {7 i$ v7 o0 T
G4M1 Betty x 16
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F4F-3A Wildcat x 30& ?# j, R% q9 B7 J# V/ q# `; W0 }( O! E
F4F-3 Wildcat x 60
$ ?8 p$ D! T, _. X1 \ F4F-4 Wildcat x 791 E; M' a) ?& R9 M& b
+ H+ f* o7 E7 g, j" Z: D& n8 fJapanese aircraft losses, X% l) `' P( ~2 @
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, r: P x! w6 i% {6 E% z) ^
G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
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3 g& e& V/ Q4 P( J! V% p9 NAllied aircraft losses+ H0 c, M- {7 Q! H ^
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed7 H7 ]' z* b: ]) t
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Savaii at 146,159& [3 v+ b7 u) ` r3 g$ J5 H, T
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud6 y2 y& D5 n3 I1 ?- _; D
& X. I9 o9 z3 C" R+ WRaid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.6 y1 d9 J" h3 F
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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d" k' x9 t }5 u. T) @Allied aircraft: {1 h+ `3 D! x- d
F4F-3A Wildcat x 18, V% O0 m" C* H; ]& ~
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
0 w- {. L# f$ E { F4F-4 Wildcat x 44
! [9 R( W6 X! l- A+ {4 @, t8 U SBD-2 Dauntless x 18
1 m) y! ]2 T" V9 Y8 W0 l' f% o SBD-3 Dauntless x 81
" l1 H! U7 Y7 }+ v; X, a TBF-1 Avenger x 301 g; [; R2 @6 D- m' P8 q
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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+ D O+ e' w; ]Japanese Ships
* K4 J. z$ ~ E xAK Ginyo Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk1 C% C7 Y7 O# r& x0 [2 Z
xAK Kinsyo Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 S5 @* ~8 p7 e9 W* Y' Z AMC Akagi Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
; u4 t8 ]5 A( e, X0 w: I! ?! r AMC Awata Maru, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 l0 L% j ~" X: Z2 k. i xAK Panama Maru, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk" m" i/ t* G4 d2 e9 T# E, o
xAK Tonan Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk2 d; \ w* ]8 N+ r5 o2 t" ?7 I
xAK Nitiran Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk$ C, ?: f6 n/ Q/ v+ c( w
xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage( p8 W. U- ^% \6 R
xAK Hokuroku Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage7 [5 b; A" R8 w( s+ E, Z+ a
xAK Aobasan Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage) E9 s. G9 F0 v$ `! W) M
xAK Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
& b$ C% P3 {7 z9 g' _ xAK Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
* P0 a) m5 p- s/ w# u# k" {1 l! b CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2$ ?' s* s1 k* @8 v- v
xAK Kimishima Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |