AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 28, 424 W1 K' j* \- U% }9 `
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# y" \, ^: A: g$ ~6 b4 J8 N* K5 V" \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。& p; P( [5 x; l( ]! }
日军的陆攻未能突破58直掩圈。
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) @2 T# k: n3 \Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Wallis Island at 142,155& I0 s$ @) x, K" }4 w" h- b
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Weather in hex: Light rain |3 J, c& O, d- T
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
' ~. a/ g0 S1 _/ bEstimated time to target is 28 minutes" b3 Y+ M' J7 }: M5 s& W" N2 {
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Japanese aircraft0 o, D: n( P$ z7 k$ a
A6M2 Zero x 9* a$ p! t1 O# W; G) t" W4 X% Q
G4M1 Betty x 16* [) F3 o# J0 i$ ?8 a( a" R) ]
; S5 Z. z6 p& M' j- c pAllied aircraft
% y, B9 ^6 L9 C l, u F4F-3A Wildcat x 30
9 B* I' M8 q5 _* ?/ r6 x: g, n d F4F-3 Wildcat x 60; i5 U$ W3 E7 k
F4F-4 Wildcat x 79
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A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses% v7 y V8 `6 n: f! q
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed6 b% d, q5 H+ C' H% N2 x
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Allied Ships
2 Q1 i7 T O% D: e& B DD Buchanan) g6 ~% y* P# }: x. V3 ^
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Savaii at 146,1592 n6 t9 p/ ~- }0 X$ @) M% P
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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5 G) s* x* b; ~. v* |Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.7 Z3 f; |8 j$ G$ V% i
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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Allied aircraft
& D9 T4 i0 Z) I; D9 @* W F4F-3A Wildcat x 18" Q2 b9 a# V+ R. g$ _* S8 M& t
F4F-3 Wildcat x 360 [; h# v4 W, v/ R$ w0 j \
F4F-4 Wildcat x 44
@! \$ y7 _, @6 B5 C. B7 {) n SBD-2 Dauntless x 183 D+ x. s4 S/ m% n$ _" |) P7 h8 A
SBD-3 Dauntless x 81: ]: K' l& Y1 q' h7 f ~2 Q
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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4 b& K! ^* I. r SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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- e S5 L K& K& ]( cJapanese Ships
: U @' z) q' Q( m xAK Ginyo Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk4 B8 i9 h& p' j8 y
xAK Kinsyo Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
& i$ K& f% d% K AMC Akagi Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage# { q m" H! K4 K' Y( H: |
AMC Awata Maru, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage- b: `3 j. \$ ~3 _' g
xAK Panama Maru, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk2 J! I5 z+ S5 s/ M% f$ l
xAK Tonan Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk# o# p: {0 f+ e. a/ j
xAK Nitiran Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk1 \+ n/ l3 b% L3 u
xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 `* j" q3 x8 n* J8 g' b xAK Hokuroku Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage& ~0 e0 ?; W- k! U
xAK Aobasan Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage0 K0 m. u% r$ H; I
xAK Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ [; ^) v) ~2 E" B: \% x% e xAK Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk4 T: N/ T4 |& R2 Z C% Z6 f1 v
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2
' }, d8 t y# ?/ r$ D' @ xAK Kimishima Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |