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。. n$ X7 a+ k7 R8 p5 S
日军的陆攻未能突破58直掩圈。4 \/ C2 I( u) ?# _ D P, N
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: j5 }* G. U R! X9 |Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Wallis Island at 142,1556 x, u- g9 i$ `1 I/ m
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Weather in hex: Light rain! U! v9 K6 J. o" o( y( e7 L
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
, U" A! L* n1 VEstimated time to target is 28 minutes$ F, `4 _9 g5 d7 o" A M
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Japanese aircraft6 L1 l4 U# x$ c; ^) s, X
A6M2 Zero x 9
8 G' Z' y. ^ C G4M1 Betty x 16
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Allied aircraft" ` m0 P% _7 ^9 \
F4F-3A Wildcat x 30" o+ O4 b! C3 t# B" s
F4F-3 Wildcat x 60( D1 H# V& h- }
F4F-4 Wildcat x 79
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& l! G: R# L }) Z. TJapanese aircraft losses5 m8 ?# H0 X+ x& t% v' T3 B
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses" J0 O8 S) K/ c8 x! o' ]8 ?
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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8 G+ i8 [' p9 j5 o; Q3 CAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Savaii at 146,159
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; M2 W7 n) M. X( FWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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1 P: G5 l7 w) h& k0 G' e: W; M. XRaid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
% Z% V& k* n% v7 I& F' iEstimated time to target is 14 minutes7 c# f9 {2 M" N5 b6 u, K( ?
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Allied aircraft
. Y2 W/ W a+ u3 @ F4F-3A Wildcat x 18: s) x8 S4 x# p% J& B7 m6 w
F4F-3 Wildcat x 366 {, b. A9 {4 ?# }
F4F-4 Wildcat x 44+ B F, l/ o+ L" `
SBD-2 Dauntless x 18
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TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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Allied aircraft losses" t3 w8 |# L/ p( E0 p
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged7 c* N& A, Y& C
2 C) \/ F: p. ?# c' o! JJapanese Ships
( Y0 ]$ ^9 G5 T5 X- s xAK Ginyo Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
2 V. R) g, X G" S# E: p' D( U& i xAK Kinsyo Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage8 _ W% L# z. a! q+ |. M5 r
AMC Akagi Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage. P- i+ C4 |6 M! s/ j8 c
AMC Awata Maru, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 q2 }1 O9 }6 p7 S* j5 [( n$ F/ o xAK Panama Maru, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk* p9 I2 n4 @ a9 {1 M1 F3 E
xAK Tonan Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
* }* ~* ?" Q9 E. G1 Z xAK Nitiran Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
( ^8 t1 P. R! T o7 P xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage+ Y3 @( N* K: n" n; i- l
xAK Hokuroku Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
" v- l1 \8 Z# R W; a xAK Aobasan Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage* K6 `# C5 x1 m& y0 a
xAK Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
" J) v/ A( M+ @$ t! P8 ^" c xAK Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
* y7 y( x5 `: R( J( {0 N6 H! j CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 22 y% ^+ N3 X4 F: R! c
xAK Kimishima Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |