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。
0 p; k- }& G4 J日军的陆攻未能突破58直掩圈。' u2 x: d4 }' y
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Wallis Island at 142,1552 h) q3 Z( D; l. \
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.4 }. [& G1 F& @) s. v/ h9 Z
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes7 f4 `0 e+ S7 V5 _
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Japanese aircraft
' e8 D a! j- L |2 _ A6M2 Zero x 9
* w9 s k# P9 Z3 [7 c$ E! M G4M1 Betty x 168 Z! I8 Q! C& V" S+ b6 B
: h7 d6 `1 g* Y: R' w& a X6 zAllied aircraft
7 `& P3 `# u R; C) `6 J& X F4F-3A Wildcat x 301 g0 s+ X* ?5 U# }' q
F4F-3 Wildcat x 60. E. y$ \* J8 \: E" [7 V( B/ M
F4F-4 Wildcat x 797 r4 K. c0 T$ k7 o1 ^' S. B( X
5 O0 y, A7 W# @Japanese aircraft losses# y8 d* i+ Z# a
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed8 ?8 T' t6 A" v+ { e) J( _, _3 k
G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged4 }3 h" g% q# g$ h" h0 w
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Allied aircraft losses1 J; D L1 t7 L5 J) t
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed( f$ R2 t2 L( I, y! b
9 }9 c {3 S& V. x- CAllied Ships5 d) i& f( ?/ \" _9 [) \9 M
DD Buchanan
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Savaii at 146,159
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5 ~4 Y' {2 C: u2 WWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
. X) G& f( f F6 t9 ]+ C0 o8 REstimated time to target is 14 minutes- O. w$ j9 P& [8 A
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Allied aircraft8 X+ _; l$ x7 l/ b9 A
F4F-3A Wildcat x 18
. [6 s k7 ?7 F! H. \6 n2 { F4F-3 Wildcat x 36+ W' f$ v' x7 o% R( f* p
F4F-4 Wildcat x 44
( L' U3 M& o! n' [ SBD-2 Dauntless x 18
/ z1 R: _2 o% U& u, U; U/ u& X SBD-3 Dauntless x 81: N4 @2 U% W2 D
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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Allied aircraft losses- H- t/ T. P3 |, D1 u/ r! [/ T
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged0 u0 N) }9 [8 G8 e9 g& G9 G- f, d
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Japanese Ships3 z+ T$ H+ e+ b
xAK Ginyo Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk0 E7 d e6 V. }
xAK Kinsyo Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage O( @* c0 F l" i% ~% a) V* [
AMC Akagi Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage' J: V5 D6 ]( J+ U- o! A1 E
AMC Awata Maru, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
% y8 E0 a: j) e' W1 B1 ^ L xAK Panama Maru, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk5 h$ d2 l& G y* X- B Y3 e
xAK Tonan Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk3 w- h2 ~# l6 i: }& W; V, Q. B
xAK Nitiran Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
! \4 V6 y3 T- K. j' }5 H xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage8 [1 h( B& T; G" l" f- T# `( n( E
xAK Hokuroku Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage( X1 O5 I3 q) s- X, A7 B
xAK Aobasan Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage7 A# K8 n9 O) ~' g7 z/ u) j6 H) v+ J# T' o
xAK Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage7 l+ }% A; ?& Y2 Q$ i0 W
xAK Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
: i5 m) S; \6 @/ ^% w% h: ~ CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2* W( K4 c4 V# D& k
xAK Kimishima Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |