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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! x/ G& F( Q% B0 Z8 i$ PAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Wallis Island at 142,155
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" Z/ V4 O$ q$ l+ F- D( SWeather in hex: Light rain9 s( T+ k2 n. v5 ^
7 T3 _' k3 }6 ?7 |Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.' U {7 t5 h+ a
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
2 E& ~- |0 C. q: M A6M2 Zero x 90 @$ Y7 s9 h! l/ b
G4M1 Betty x 16( _3 m1 B2 G' x9 m Y
; V) [9 S# H$ SAllied aircraft
$ @6 o0 M& E; E- t, P F4F-3A Wildcat x 30) b$ ?5 s S4 I B, u$ F8 p
F4F-3 Wildcat x 60
8 `0 G+ Z. g9 Y8 Q. g) x& Y* \ F4F-4 Wildcat x 79
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. n5 S6 L0 ^5 v+ DJapanese aircraft losses6 N0 }5 _ B0 d& J. e
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
8 U( y& _ j; J* M G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged/ w, S, ]- X' v# A" e4 q5 W! X, Y
- ~5 |1 R! r8 B( Z A1 oAllied aircraft losses
4 I. F H" F( ?: Q! \ F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed# c9 q" I- ~3 m& y6 f7 U
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Allied Ships0 ? A+ ~% \0 v6 X
DD Buchanan
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3 d. `, f; j! R3 N! l' sAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Savaii at 146,159
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Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet./ ?6 v5 x* a% H, |9 Q9 F
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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Allied aircraft9 H: x9 g: i2 E1 C
F4F-3A Wildcat x 18
$ i, P1 f* z O' d F4F-3 Wildcat x 36% u# t9 M2 E; V
F4F-4 Wildcat x 441 r! [+ _9 S9 B
SBD-2 Dauntless x 18! ]( Z3 D8 b+ t, d3 E5 _) ~
SBD-3 Dauntless x 816 A, g6 S+ z9 s8 k
TBF-1 Avenger x 30 t+ n; c8 @- [/ H; K% |/ G( O
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Allied aircraft losses
$ W/ @( \+ E7 R9 [# O, Q SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged9 h7 S" B* E9 J: M# K, w
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Japanese Ships
& t* y$ _- t' B r( d3 P$ L xAK Ginyo Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk3 f( B1 f$ s/ |
xAK Kinsyo Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 D1 t# g2 G! X$ N AMC Akagi Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
M* R9 C9 A2 h: s" ?. G9 w/ e AMC Awata Maru, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage' q% V) a* O% W# d) d$ g
xAK Panama Maru, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk
6 P, p) j+ a6 y% h d- t- D2 @% x xAK Tonan Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk8 E2 r* }& v! c2 _1 `5 A
xAK Nitiran Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk. A$ S/ {' Z6 Y" M
xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage9 n1 H! Q3 Y* ~+ H
xAK Hokuroku Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ e {. b8 K) \( Y# T' a4 _- O! v: T xAK Aobasan Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 _2 V" `( M1 u F xAK Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 n, u% F6 t) d5 ?( M xAK Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk( d9 P4 y! G8 T
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2
( d) t* f& J( G7 j" G; w4 k, R, e" O xAK Kimishima Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |