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。
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Wallis Island at 142,155! Q: V5 F/ R% f. ~
0 ]- j1 _, Z+ Z% C# n9 HWeather in hex: Light rain9 c& t2 [0 b' d( k" j! @3 V1 Z
) w5 R% [2 y; N9 z3 }6 K3 mRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
$ F8 |( K2 F. l6 J: E% H$ \Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
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Japanese aircraft% e" M) E; U2 |5 s$ ^
A6M2 Zero x 95 Z! ~2 l) ~. M. @; N
G4M1 Betty x 16
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Allied aircraft) ^: e) z+ R2 g* L0 ]
F4F-3A Wildcat x 30
7 Y9 b- ^# _9 j9 V F4F-3 Wildcat x 60. m* ?" L) ]) |# X( K
F4F-4 Wildcat x 79
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Japanese aircraft losses/ Z8 x. {# Q5 n9 |
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
* S% l9 }/ g/ V" m0 x0 Y F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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, O% Z( A& O1 Y" A. IAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Savaii at 146,159% { G# P }5 ?; U5 x/ a) L7 D
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud4 Y& z. d' l5 j% v
' T7 p; L+ `8 y) ^: NRaid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
/ l' X+ c3 ^; O1 S! R4 YEstimated time to target is 14 minutes9 X/ a/ j# X. O1 _) v9 x
8 P/ d' x+ h6 U. T% J1 Z' k& jAllied aircraft
' Z7 u( v, P! [ F4F-3A Wildcat x 18% N" @0 r6 a5 ~
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
; t( {# W5 m1 @ F4F-4 Wildcat x 448 Y F0 e: N( Q) { w/ n
SBD-2 Dauntless x 18
/ S9 ] k# A3 l- [- e u; W% d+ I SBD-3 Dauntless x 81( z' d4 g5 t% m+ r& k, j
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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, K8 g( d/ v- E4 S e& }( {% \Allied aircraft losses
3 r( X9 Q& C) T. d9 O/ I SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged- q- y, Y) d: N, h
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4 Z) L" ~; O0 G. g* } xAK Ginyo Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
7 e- p1 {- l8 S' P: Z* F2 {) T xAK Kinsyo Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 W8 p* a. C2 `" N2 b5 x AMC Akagi Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 L! m- g/ t9 ?9 e4 K2 ?* O AMC Awata Maru, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage1 A/ a( z+ u4 y4 P# |) ~
xAK Panama Maru, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk) U6 ~& i1 V7 x) i e% X+ d2 e
xAK Tonan Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk2 \5 R( X9 C1 p/ d
xAK Nitiran Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk. P. G" R7 `; t% R0 l
xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
# D1 w5 y& Y* F xAK Hokuroku Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 m- F! }% D; k1 b# K6 P1 g xAK Aobasan Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage4 f+ j: P: T0 \, D
xAK Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage& U% J+ x7 m; w% e! `! ^& S/ m
xAK Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
" r Z" R( p+ \ [4 g- b4 w: b& V CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2
! r' u& P- x" Q! D/ C$ K xAK Kimishima Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |