AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 28, 42
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6 L1 I8 \6 K5 y2 X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。
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' N3 Y4 S# ^/ w8 qAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Wallis Island at 142,155
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Weather in hex: Light rain3 z5 \2 w% q( b7 L
$ a2 h4 U) u! S. b& ARaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
& i. W' I8 R) ?% X9 S. aEstimated time to target is 28 minutes
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$ d9 x6 _8 \5 J7 {# C. ~. p0 u% HJapanese aircraft. [/ B7 ]; [/ p: t( Q
A6M2 Zero x 9
+ ^) |0 c8 d" R. C6 b G4M1 Betty x 16
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F4F-3A Wildcat x 304 ?3 Y; E" m# s
F4F-3 Wildcat x 60: t" X) [# C! y1 N/ j3 w- G
F4F-4 Wildcat x 79
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Japanese aircraft losses; u6 C6 Y1 p( t3 z- K
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
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7 D8 f$ E: o4 }; j, @& CAllied aircraft losses$ ?* i5 @ l! F$ B1 G/ b8 J2 |
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed- _4 c' O% z# p }
, A( X/ m+ H- B* _3 NAllied Ships
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Savaii at 146,159
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud" R _$ I4 R) M$ Q! A! Z- ?
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Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
4 V/ w) N3 q& S7 MEstimated time to target is 14 minutes7 R6 M& U+ c0 u% F! r& v1 G
$ x( p6 u7 D# J. }8 nAllied aircraft1 W6 C& R5 Q! H& I! d1 W u& c3 G
F4F-3A Wildcat x 18$ Z+ v/ L- T$ r) o: t# i/ h s
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
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SBD-2 Dauntless x 18
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TBF-1 Avenger x 30+ d) `2 w; p+ j- T- c
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Allied aircraft losses
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Japanese Ships4 O9 G. D3 a2 c8 ^- i; Y
xAK Ginyo Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk* ~! ]( Q( r0 _. Y
xAK Kinsyo Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage6 N# B/ o! ?$ ?4 E; N+ B6 \
AMC Akagi Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
; ?3 m; U% W# ?6 Y# Y AMC Awata Maru, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage; K, Z% k. o+ }7 L8 j/ v0 y8 `! C
xAK Panama Maru, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk
2 G& \% B) \& L/ B# O x xAK Tonan Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk; j4 \- R9 y2 r8 O6 m t
xAK Nitiran Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk8 \; Z0 w. x% K" g/ H( G) F- B* o
xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage/ K n. R1 w- t: l% V8 }
xAK Hokuroku Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage9 b% I3 D5 W$ {
xAK Aobasan Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage9 j; ?. ^, s# R7 d7 m. ]
xAK Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage3 h1 }8 x2 g8 F" y# O* N
xAK Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk! C1 x! X: m/ q. ]7 S6 o8 j. t
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2
; ^( S* Y { u j7 @; `8 E xAK Kimishima Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |