AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 28, 42+ ]* p& d; o6 @! D; A) b6 k
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5 [1 T9 r6 C7 G' G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 Q8 R% ^3 }4 k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 142,155
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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1 T9 c3 g, z* O! b, iRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.4 B; Z) J8 D' U) H# d
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
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. @/ U* U; [5 Q9 { PJapanese aircraft
4 m! U2 o+ W0 L! B( w0 m A6M2 Zero x 9" c8 H; f1 G, R- Y' i2 m% p
G4M1 Betty x 168 c3 V/ X: Y1 a1 A
7 m- s$ A; Z9 ]2 G c1 ?* h% MAllied aircraft
4 P4 Q+ D8 k' Y, E, f0 Y& [( | F4F-3A Wildcat x 30- }7 g% M0 j: n, B& k4 e* |
F4F-3 Wildcat x 60
$ m. D7 L# F; s" X4 S- e F4F-4 Wildcat x 791 \* T5 o+ P7 @! w" h# P, r7 ?
/ ?) \: A% @( a$ ^- ZJapanese aircraft losses
' ?; e0 X$ x& f, j8 U A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
! D$ W( X. ?3 v1 F, j- \# z' O G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged% b9 F# e7 @+ ?2 u$ j; |, c! W
! k/ q$ z9 G( ^) D* U9 R9 s9 OAllied aircraft losses
1 V- t, O1 O% M5 q4 @ F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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. J4 \. ?! O/ a( l/ pAllied Ships9 z$ Q/ X# t2 K/ k, L
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Savaii at 146,159. Z5 ?# f: F2 F& {0 ]: t& j- G& V
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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7 s0 a# B0 J) w: W/ [Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
! U0 t- V) r7 m, E* _Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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Allied aircraft
; Y E I+ R% |3 x: ]" \, ~6 h! {2 [ F4F-3A Wildcat x 186 @9 H9 x9 j9 z' Z
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
% X! n# j1 @% J. F8 d7 |' _6 f* ]0 q F4F-4 Wildcat x 44
+ r3 j i; K& i* b SBD-2 Dauntless x 182 p& X7 E! v. \/ F; I: P% D
SBD-3 Dauntless x 81
( _$ K2 ~( C6 U2 l TBF-1 Avenger x 30& b# U/ ]% `: c
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; T" ^; c$ X, a U6 S5 g; V/ JJapanese Ships4 y, S9 e: O+ h* Z+ Z) }+ n
xAK Ginyo Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
" U( ?: s9 d) U5 e. R; H8 @ O xAK Kinsyo Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage, ~5 o O0 L L, I8 K% f( Q
AMC Akagi Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage& p& e0 T6 z! v: O9 ]
AMC Awata Maru, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 v ?$ ^8 @$ X+ o9 D xAK Panama Maru, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk( S) b$ Z* [; i+ Q
xAK Tonan Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
2 C# o* _! |) n$ | xAK Nitiran Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
7 @: s3 m: v0 _! J k; `( k, | xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage* B; d" n0 g, u3 ?# I1 [, e6 x
xAK Hokuroku Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage5 J" |8 J* V9 f- G
xAK Aobasan Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 `. v2 S8 @* ~* o+ l$ H# F xAK Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage# ?4 A* k0 O( W% z, N2 x9 C3 T( I
xAK Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk2 j7 O I2 ?8 Z, _+ R1 K7 H+ ~4 ^
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2% t4 u! g; J1 h6 C0 c' S8 }* b
xAK Kimishima Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |