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。
, H7 F( @) o' @% l$ ]% r日军的陆攻未能突破58直掩圈。5 x! A# \# [: }. [
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Wallis Island at 142,155+ i I2 U; j# Y7 L! b7 I6 k# a
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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+ x5 I6 }9 E8 n" }4 GRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
) t6 w2 c+ x) R# D" s, c' {+ ~, JEstimated time to target is 28 minutes; @, r ~& L! z- B$ g4 ~
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Japanese aircraft" ]5 o: n$ K6 T. [6 C' k! c
A6M2 Zero x 9
C5 {/ l* [1 b6 t& X E G4M1 Betty x 164 q+ l. G3 E- @3 ^/ e9 Q
5 g/ f+ Y; I, E% S( O% e5 |3 ?Allied aircraft
& W8 `' N3 J. A; D F4F-3A Wildcat x 30
! q/ W1 m' c: ^- p$ r( h0 ? F4F-3 Wildcat x 60
# y8 e7 b* l0 s( h) i$ `# T F4F-4 Wildcat x 792 H/ Y* U8 c# X4 L$ g$ r( E
+ F8 r6 B0 H+ _" v+ z! X( R5 VJapanese aircraft losses
5 |& B4 H z, Z5 V8 L A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed/ v- Z% m7 ?% R; T) q1 R2 j
G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
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4 b/ ]5 {: l7 B1 h" g" \0 o F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed4 ~' U$ K. U: m0 ^5 U
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Allied Ships4 G* u4 L( w2 z: v. @
DD Buchanan5 a$ C2 G" x9 d. R* ]) w5 T
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Savaii at 146,159
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% w' `5 S& C e: q1 A3 IWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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0 ]7 }( @; P. L- T" ORaid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
$ p u* ~+ g$ r8 Y8 K; \Estimated time to target is 14 minutes. W! _$ j2 F8 S$ j! w
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Allied aircraft. X/ q) M9 e, ^/ }) j
F4F-3A Wildcat x 18
4 M3 s; F W! p1 K F4F-3 Wildcat x 36, f/ z: g+ @! S
F4F-4 Wildcat x 44
) a) p5 q" ~& p5 n: Z8 A7 e SBD-2 Dauntless x 18
* B1 U! X( ]+ R- u# k1 }2 z: G6 a SBD-3 Dauntless x 81
2 {* L5 \7 X+ z& d# C TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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: i+ u8 N% \* U9 aAllied aircraft losses
* H" U0 u& w, Z& a" P SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships2 E- ^3 N/ |7 z$ c# c5 N" N
xAK Ginyo Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk( y- @& e+ C5 N. h
xAK Kinsyo Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage, r e C9 z" H* C
AMC Akagi Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage. O9 I2 m; |# j/ b% y* T) j" |
AMC Awata Maru, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
. l. L5 t$ f& P xAK Panama Maru, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk
( e, s# d, O/ a, D1 e: | xAK Tonan Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
! k; ?2 r3 @8 m: U3 T% Z5 z& u xAK Nitiran Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk$ O( }! T* q- `5 s' Y8 D0 o
xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 ^# N0 j# K/ f. r xAK Hokuroku Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
; t7 U" ]. J D v xAK Aobasan Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 j$ z' }* W4 E* t0 Y3 K& H xAK Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage, ^) E( ]/ h& b2 S1 G; b
xAK Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
, I3 ]- P& }: H" x# i0 j8 c. Y CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2: D, ?" e7 Q1 ? u
xAK Kimishima Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |