AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 28, 429 s8 [5 x) y$ y5 h) j( Q
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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。
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N, G: e. y" Z+ W/ G8 jAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Wallis Island at 142,155 } q# B9 |( ]$ v
9 ^' Q9 x& `3 G+ u8 m% g/ vWeather in hex: Light rain, L9 t$ J1 `5 Y5 a6 w. y
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
1 U$ z% i$ N% ]$ CEstimated time to target is 28 minutes9 F1 K5 o+ [' ^/ c$ i
5 L4 z1 q5 T9 @2 I# Q3 lJapanese aircraft
+ G: Y; ]: x( B A6M2 Zero x 9
3 f. W/ b& T% ~2 g; B G4M1 Betty x 16
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Allied aircraft) U2 P0 G5 g5 ]( Q
F4F-3A Wildcat x 30
O- G- R7 V0 W, S& X F4F-3 Wildcat x 60
* U& U3 g6 Y0 \0 }- b. b8 T C F4F-4 Wildcat x 79
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Japanese aircraft losses0 b- a; E E2 j# ^' g
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed$ ^7 o* P [8 m6 I) t
G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
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7 x m1 u+ V) \5 v- J; G J3 I' S- G" JAllied aircraft losses
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Allied Ships
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Savaii at 146,159, V; E" ~" z; u0 `
) ?3 X, \& G! ~0 lWeather in hex: Heavy cloud* M2 V! v9 N1 Q0 |
1 E2 M% e! i' kRaid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
& ]& I h8 f# g8 G3 c+ k8 eEstimated time to target is 14 minutes5 X9 U: T- [9 P/ V Z7 B
2 i0 k1 f- M7 H/ {- w4 d9 JAllied aircraft& [ u5 w4 F& h. `8 L
F4F-3A Wildcat x 18- k! z" b/ v, Y0 P" m) b. [ R
F4F-3 Wildcat x 363 F0 I3 @5 `5 U& r* I1 r
F4F-4 Wildcat x 44% E* c% e# N& r! l
SBD-2 Dauntless x 188 ?3 M5 i0 X$ J' E
SBD-3 Dauntless x 81
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged. T, @6 ?4 x7 \, |! ^4 O* `, _6 K) ]
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3 i" s4 F6 K; \ xAK Ginyo Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
' H1 u- F7 ?6 d xAK Kinsyo Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage4 u# P; J* \9 d& u/ S+ a/ d/ L
AMC Akagi Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage" i7 n( {/ A+ p; c9 {$ ] C7 k
AMC Awata Maru, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 P( k0 P% a B; _( v xAK Panama Maru, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk
% ]2 m( q4 J% t5 } xAK Tonan Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
( K* y. J6 }) n xAK Nitiran Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk; A) r2 T6 [% v3 ^+ ?6 D7 c$ ]
xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
- J1 i2 M5 v5 u' ]1 s; ^" o- Z xAK Hokuroku Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage8 w8 q. x7 g6 P) D( W; T
xAK Aobasan Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage6 i0 J1 t: R/ _# K* ?6 L$ [
xAK Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 `- R+ ?3 j3 e xAK Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk: y& C, L& c, G( W3 F, Y) x
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2
1 x- e4 i. ]' s1 }: S. ^ xAK Kimishima Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |