AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 28, 42 f# k8 A2 x& o
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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。/ H# Y g! R& {! b4 G; a
日军的陆攻未能突破58直掩圈。
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; W# o# A% p+ i( W* V; wAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Wallis Island at 142,155
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( ?( s6 l$ W3 o$ | b5 k1 `/ S d0 oWeather in hex: Light rain
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.* Z, }! W+ P& ?
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes% U1 L* D& d% O/ ~
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A6M2 Zero x 9 K# Z# S: _4 e! j# L( _
G4M1 Betty x 16
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F4F-3A Wildcat x 30, D9 A( g( T3 D, J% b
F4F-3 Wildcat x 60% h3 S/ t% y' d' ]
F4F-4 Wildcat x 79
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) T7 P# M/ g$ \% r& j2 G8 V0 yJapanese aircraft losses% Q2 Q. U4 q1 s6 ^! f
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed j! ]6 r7 i" G$ b; |8 n5 Y
G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged' J2 i* v0 o; }* u0 \8 T; ]" V
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Allied aircraft losses- V" f" J# h8 M7 q9 D
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed1 h% r/ q P- n4 s/ b% V& Q
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Allied Ships
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' E/ F6 m, b2 b2 F) i7 GAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Savaii at 146,159
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$ v' M) T' j+ o1 t) S1 \Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.0 X5 K9 ^- n5 h8 D: X P. z0 V& o
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes0 [8 T. q4 m3 `% ?- d
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Allied aircraft! Y" L: c8 f8 `4 n6 j/ L1 U6 m0 d
F4F-3A Wildcat x 18
8 C2 ]/ Z' S" D F4F-3 Wildcat x 361 Y) H- O: m" D
F4F-4 Wildcat x 44
6 l/ F5 {( _2 K5 { SBD-2 Dauntless x 18
* R; k0 K/ u2 r4 u5 { SBD-3 Dauntless x 81/ q( _9 a, s2 a2 x' L' B9 ^
TBF-1 Avenger x 303 }3 B( }" _1 b3 P
) t5 I! g& t4 k9 h; ~, D5 BAllied aircraft losses
6 N/ s6 \3 J: T& C$ z w& ~; ? SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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4 Y9 Y V/ |/ Q7 W+ f2 f4 YJapanese Ships v$ x& J' D, S8 r+ F, `6 ~4 G
xAK Ginyo Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
0 X8 d1 A8 m# Y xAK Kinsyo Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage7 @7 ^' |* \. s w, y: g
AMC Akagi Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
% |5 D' U$ c/ J- Q- p AMC Awata Maru, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 {! m; L3 G- L9 x/ y" Q( z) [ xAK Panama Maru, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk
( V. s1 C+ T* c, `9 i xAK Tonan Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
2 Q! K' d$ a7 q! k4 p* U3 Z7 a- m! } xAK Nitiran Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk$ J' c6 {; d8 X! @6 R
xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 M) r) Q8 }9 Z6 d xAK Hokuroku Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
' }* `3 o8 Z: a/ b% v9 X xAK Aobasan Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage6 W) w( _( m _9 Y$ ?& b9 G/ r5 B$ c, A
xAK Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage- {% q( ]+ z: h; W- u' W
xAK Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
x7 ]9 c& w; i R$ T CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2+ A ~) H" z/ ^: T/ H' L8 y; F
xAK Kimishima Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |