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。6 q( f& p+ d2 b6 x! B" V
日军的陆攻未能突破58直掩圈。
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Wallis Island at 142,155+ n% V) K3 u+ `6 W6 i( U& {
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Weather in hex: Light rain9 l! _/ N4 }: t1 w: y5 J
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft
1 ?* Z e, c2 t! t' O4 K( w, O) K A6M2 Zero x 9
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Allied aircraft
0 I$ V& G, l3 B" _- k' F F4F-3A Wildcat x 300 c* D5 U. l, M- e% E' b
F4F-3 Wildcat x 60
' R, \( }0 n% a0 w F4F-4 Wildcat x 79' G" N6 H% }- F3 o+ v. i
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A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed7 B* H( E$ a$ [
G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged, c9 D: \. u% F Y, Y% E
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Allied aircraft losses3 i7 { _) F R1 D' u& k7 H
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships. X8 y6 }* O; y" [. d; Z; |. h8 m
DD Buchanan" I2 w; }. \; e# ~4 q4 W
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Savaii at 146,159
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Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet./ E9 k7 r: k2 l, E+ R
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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Allied aircraft8 K( _5 W$ t6 N
F4F-3A Wildcat x 189 {3 z9 ~) ?3 {) j7 B8 x2 S/ C4 z6 n0 u
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
4 z, z4 r( N' y5 G: l( ~ F4F-4 Wildcat x 442 v! O1 c6 b8 i# b
SBD-2 Dauntless x 18
3 D2 t( f4 W ~( N$ K, a8 n SBD-3 Dauntless x 81
( T$ a. U) a2 f1 P TBF-1 Avenger x 30% m! K/ P0 `4 }, E% |
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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* M, @5 S* n) r! _' nJapanese Ships* U$ q2 K; r+ L. @- ]
xAK Ginyo Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk- b7 `# ` k& ?8 x+ {8 M3 _7 l
xAK Kinsyo Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage- y; `0 Z" t! u) m H. u" w
AMC Akagi Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ V3 N. g3 G7 j AMC Awata Maru, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 @+ \: S3 [" Z! D0 b xAK Panama Maru, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk \, L! D5 B8 O! e) y
xAK Tonan Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
6 f, x4 G( k% r- q7 X$ T xAK Nitiran Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk0 M+ k% y3 F5 g
xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
. a2 j, L0 C) l xAK Hokuroku Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage# t8 k1 l! K! O! o
xAK Aobasan Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ E- M+ L9 L e0 R9 ?* G" P- I xAK Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage C. h0 B/ G, G6 [1 ]
xAK Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
* u* f$ g3 a% E; u' B6 Y CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 27 |, R( f& C F, t. R& o
xAK Kimishima Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |