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。& H+ }8 K) R8 A8 Z
日军的陆攻未能突破58直掩圈。1 [- Q1 z; E- h* G
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Wallis Island at 142,155
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Weather in hex: Light rain/ Q+ t. t7 s* _; z( i
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.( a4 B; T0 N. _2 H
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
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* x- }: M( a$ U3 w& ~Japanese aircraft3 d2 c& }3 i: q: `
A6M2 Zero x 9' Y5 a" m1 q3 k
G4M1 Betty x 16( r/ `4 F0 v |$ J; O
# ^9 Q8 G% e5 c) @Allied aircraft E* G2 t5 ~5 t6 _9 F
F4F-3A Wildcat x 306 Z8 }( A p( K% Q3 l
F4F-3 Wildcat x 60
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Japanese aircraft losses
! V0 q2 N" h# L A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
! w% F2 z6 X& u% x1 H G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged4 O1 Z( \- G" u1 ~! p4 r
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed/ `9 ~6 v0 C3 L& \8 R% F
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DD Buchanan
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Savaii at 146,1595 S6 K" w/ T) a |/ c4 j# `
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6 V/ c/ W; o, `1 l' K% @Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
# f5 F) o: v9 ]& |. dEstimated time to target is 14 minutes W$ g& f ]2 `: u+ W
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Allied aircraft
8 u( e8 D" x6 ~; M( |6 j' }- H* R F4F-3A Wildcat x 18
$ s# w4 L p3 X! I+ B. s! ` F4F-3 Wildcat x 363 ^6 a8 j6 E9 C
F4F-4 Wildcat x 44
9 o+ [' \* K2 T* O1 @) t# f; D SBD-2 Dauntless x 18* r5 j; H; u6 N6 I
SBD-3 Dauntless x 81
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Allied aircraft losses
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+ e7 s6 f, {% M8 t9 `8 L( cJapanese Ships
/ c$ \ E* w' h0 V7 g* \& N: z xAK Ginyo Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
. }" w1 D5 J* f; b xAK Kinsyo Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ }9 W3 y% u2 h5 D AMC Akagi Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage* \7 a. B6 J) F" _% g. r
AMC Awata Maru, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage; T' O& z! i8 s4 |' r
xAK Panama Maru, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk' Q) U7 y4 ]+ t2 [3 C% H( b$ c
xAK Tonan Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
7 d4 X! N& n$ K% k c) q xAK Nitiran Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
; J$ c, t3 C' Z% O- C6 R; I% E6 h xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage- @2 n, x. Q8 Q$ ~4 `
xAK Hokuroku Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage5 y* c0 e* V# n8 W8 U8 k/ v' I
xAK Aobasan Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage( c: V; j0 [9 v0 d k
xAK Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 T0 r& v: [4 ?8 V xAK Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
0 Y1 C; V z% f3 C+ ~2 T* J! r& S CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2
" v6 X& M" F" p$ F xAK Kimishima Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |