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。' E' n0 P1 z! g9 R7 o& y& |, t
日军的陆攻未能突破58直掩圈。
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7 j" c1 M. k# T: E2 N# ]* iAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Wallis Island at 142,155
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: n* S* k' G- y1 {' \3 o7 l0 CWeather in hex: Light rain% G2 ?) G& \9 o. x
$ |# [3 A3 R6 R+ J9 ~Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.% P) o: I2 Z7 S& ^5 D5 ^
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
: _% U) R# Y2 e' m* U A6M2 Zero x 9
! g5 W7 `- s+ b r2 J/ i G4M1 Betty x 162 d2 h4 P P7 W' Z
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Allied aircraft
& u8 v, Q9 i) d' G' P& E# w F4F-3A Wildcat x 30" |' J: A4 T1 }9 Q% G/ R
F4F-3 Wildcat x 60( e; M( V( f5 ~; A
F4F-4 Wildcat x 79) r; Q: o5 D- ]
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Japanese aircraft losses
- H9 }0 Q; z# O A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
" ?1 j6 O8 M+ D7 }# K G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged9 T8 c9 q# |- `3 M
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Allied aircraft losses
7 ]6 s3 P1 D7 w3 T5 H, [" k F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed( h& x# Z, @- s8 P1 e7 B7 A
3 T W: J% U7 s% H4 TAllied Ships* s: ?8 p. s7 e1 }) i
DD Buchanan
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Savaii at 146,159" j5 @' N# Y k: O7 J5 ^- c0 j
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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/ ]* K% Y/ s* P) mRaid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.& M% K, e: B$ C; y' G1 H5 ?# p: U
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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Allied aircraft, A9 P) K( N! ?) P6 S8 t8 D% K
F4F-3A Wildcat x 181 ^9 R+ M+ u, F0 S* {
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
w* J/ n4 a7 _ F4F-4 Wildcat x 44
( d8 `1 I0 s( g. @/ n. S SBD-2 Dauntless x 18
8 {0 u% c- S7 j m& z9 p% d# Y SBD-3 Dauntless x 816 y# G4 m. l, C7 T2 M9 u
TBF-1 Avenger x 305 x) `0 ^* d$ t L7 f j
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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6 b6 z- y; }# b7 |, @& y5 M- eJapanese Ships5 b3 l# @: g; S0 p0 \' W
xAK Ginyo Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk# Y+ [2 }4 Y- |* u
xAK Kinsyo Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage% _4 c& i" Q9 `% Q
AMC Akagi Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage) B$ f( t& E% z4 S3 l: {2 m) O$ b
AMC Awata Maru, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
; u! o( W% D/ w8 ?6 s xAK Panama Maru, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk! H, I! {; Z) d: ?- u% I
xAK Tonan Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
! f8 K- G# J! p+ A xAK Nitiran Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
2 I4 i! f [( w0 A# C' N$ I( w: D xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage# D& y- A l8 f5 `+ ?$ S# W" ]
xAK Hokuroku Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 t8 Q7 p" D+ z$ y6 M xAK Aobasan Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage7 E4 N* g! {3 v* y: U! l) d1 b
xAK Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage* A- g% e! b- W' V8 z: C
xAK Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk/ |- q$ N/ R! o# w7 b* p1 t
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 27 T% c! j4 e3 o9 f6 o; B6 v4 X
xAK Kimishima Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |