AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 28, 42 E+ P2 j! x! m! g/ p ]
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# z& Y: f0 C3 f& h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。1 K& M! v, a# q* D) c2 C
日军的陆攻未能突破58直掩圈。: o+ M! n x; ~1 e5 ^- C0 q
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Wallis Island at 142,155
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( {& k/ c! a/ K, jWeather in hex: Light rain$ C# p% @7 A n; K* n, f$ X
8 D0 B5 v. r: Y5 QRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.9 o5 `: N O+ }& p" x# y3 ]' H
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes. S) H2 v# ^3 ^) i+ p2 T
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Japanese aircraft
7 v+ M3 ?( q( M A6M2 Zero x 9
+ D/ }; G! _& Q9 w9 { G4M1 Betty x 160 H# z t6 O5 _+ W: G/ S; q
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Allied aircraft! O$ U* h, a& g/ g
F4F-3A Wildcat x 30. Y- z% [9 P# R7 n4 I
F4F-3 Wildcat x 60# R& R; T8 i* P1 c! ]0 E( a) P" [
F4F-4 Wildcat x 79
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Japanese aircraft losses
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G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged- ]! O4 D1 t' R, t+ [3 A5 p
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Allied aircraft losses6 a" x8 c$ ^- N* @- \
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships6 B; ?! t' [% i8 J4 K# I
DD Buchanan6 T5 a* K, N' ^9 I1 e2 J
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Savaii at 146,159' ] Y7 ?: _8 x7 ?) I
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Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.2 s% U( R* W- w2 N6 r* U; {
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes @3 o. q1 f( D0 e$ D6 Y/ |
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Allied aircraft4 s& W# n |& m% u& X f: ?
F4F-3A Wildcat x 18
8 R5 Y/ |3 R2 ]( }$ M F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
$ V7 H4 t6 j7 \ F4F-4 Wildcat x 44
% P0 c0 S9 M3 j2 l2 b9 Y0 a* l! r# L1 R SBD-2 Dauntless x 187 S, ^; G* k* A/ _
SBD-3 Dauntless x 819 F0 s- ~7 A: x; [' y& p
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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' s$ R2 _: i7 c, mAllied aircraft losses" P* e' R7 a6 x/ ]4 _4 W
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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& q3 Z+ k" Q% ?Japanese Ships
& @) V% A% y4 p$ M4 l& l: V3 f# m xAK Ginyo Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk3 Q: v1 @6 Z4 N* x5 M7 l' r
xAK Kinsyo Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 T1 a3 W( C9 s AMC Akagi Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage2 X( @1 p$ X: {3 B R. K- n& H+ l. _
AMC Awata Maru, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
p' C# w9 C" J4 C% u/ [ xAK Panama Maru, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk0 q. E* ^9 V \
xAK Tonan Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
L1 `; n, E( R8 J! ~: f$ K M xAK Nitiran Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk4 @# a! m9 K2 m
xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 O& N- n" a5 u+ e9 d3 p xAK Hokuroku Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage# h5 \$ e, \/ h# }
xAK Aobasan Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
! r0 b; ?( |0 V; _, w* V) ~$ A1 D xAK Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage5 S/ Q7 u# k# O: F( s9 s) p1 H
xAK Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk& ?# F9 ^% D# \0 O: ^
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2" I* L R& p7 m. d" j, _8 G
xAK Kimishima Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |