AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 28, 42. r' T: K* X% C+ H: d T9 ?
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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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z( @- n# h' p4 I' L8 @Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Wallis Island at 142,155; K" Z) b3 c5 \! N w3 ~
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Weather in hex: Light rain! x- \4 [7 E; ?/ {1 F8 Y+ U
& G9 z5 @! I: t; a( l& _Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
, S/ |1 B+ o- C: z1 n# {6 T+ xEstimated time to target is 28 minutes5 S. M' F8 y# u* H* Q, K* G% c) m- }
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Japanese aircraft
, H) p- V* w. z0 I: w A6M2 Zero x 91 R8 X- n6 [' l. e9 F+ }' e
G4M1 Betty x 16# n7 r( y( N3 @& ~
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F4F-3A Wildcat x 30$ G# J& M! _* h
F4F-3 Wildcat x 60
# H& W N: T: e# g4 q# S8 w: A F4F-4 Wildcat x 79
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Japanese aircraft losses' P' L3 k& M% q q5 L; I
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
% {5 [& \$ j/ P' ] G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged n# C' \' o! G6 @) f
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Allied aircraft losses
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Savaii at 146,159
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.+ V" K. @ ^( W
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes, Q1 p/ }2 ^- A- q
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Allied aircraft
1 {' H# ^5 z: ]+ l" P7 W A8 a F4F-3A Wildcat x 18& Z2 `& G% K' Y w
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
9 d# T6 J2 c% J F4F-4 Wildcat x 44
/ E6 f! y; c+ `% L, k, v SBD-2 Dauntless x 18
3 d+ i7 n {0 |1 F+ u SBD-3 Dauntless x 81- x( c9 }! E1 l1 @
TBF-1 Avenger x 30- K; p e4 [8 t
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged6 q5 X( H7 A# P Z( K
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* X2 D5 \. b" ]4 V xAK Ginyo Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
$ H2 @ k& r/ M' }. S2 [" } xAK Kinsyo Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 h+ I: t+ K- K. e7 S6 J7 M AMC Akagi Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
( X+ d: `1 L3 Y! g( c2 V AMC Awata Maru, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
# f& i" t r# _7 S# s, \3 b xAK Panama Maru, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk
# z4 O" O8 {# `' U: C( R$ v9 { xAK Tonan Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
/ _( u! q- Y3 O, P! d6 G xAK Nitiran Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk8 ~" V" G, _( K9 Z4 C' j3 C5 x
xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 K) Q' @, u7 q3 t4 f xAK Hokuroku Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 K5 W: d" k$ A# V" u- D9 @ xAK Aobasan Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage- |& m) d3 Z4 S. u$ O: r& y# z9 h8 @8 ^
xAK Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 |& A# n& a t3 z8 E7 m xAK Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk4 [. g' F0 @0 }8 B4 q
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2, D1 s* U4 |8 g4 b. E9 o4 I
xAK Kimishima Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |