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 142,1559 h* k& m4 q( X, a2 [7 T
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.6 @7 v8 X" j# Z5 B
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 93 @% x$ V9 v, D) h2 F8 m
G4M1 Betty x 16
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F4F-3A Wildcat x 30
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Japanese aircraft losses
6 @% P( ^+ X$ L! V t; V% e A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
- ]/ E0 u* R7 g* \3 i- P G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
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5 M( y; P. M8 x" c8 HAllied aircraft losses
8 Z; ^; L" m& D* w; ] F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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2 b( T4 x8 I8 B& _; @Allied Ships
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Savaii at 146,159
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9 Y! K2 N! D4 {& O& ~1 N$ p) C" VRaid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
& z q) h8 ^: J8 k8 A/ I: LEstimated time to target is 14 minutes
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6 z5 e! f+ } ~4 iAllied aircraft
) S4 J. r; s# k& Q+ l3 O( E1 c( q F4F-3A Wildcat x 18: r0 z1 P. X+ M" ]) [
F4F-3 Wildcat x 368 }) p% u% e5 i/ @$ X! F( r
F4F-4 Wildcat x 44
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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7 } ] W2 N& a+ vJapanese Ships
( c* V* B( U7 g$ J! a: Q4 v1 V6 p4 S xAK Ginyo Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
/ }& O& u+ x4 y! j& @ xAK Kinsyo Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage3 l2 H0 i, U T0 E* ~! r' g8 y1 N$ D
AMC Akagi Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage) j; Z' m3 Y7 f# P$ B' h# C
AMC Awata Maru, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 G9 K- o b; c. |* V6 w3 d xAK Panama Maru, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk
1 O. S' `1 ?9 }; H5 `. K9 {8 y; G l xAK Tonan Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
' s3 V8 f( K. {9 r' }1 v3 _! e xAK Nitiran Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
4 q. ]0 s( B$ Y' z xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
; R5 a0 n1 ?0 | ` xAK Hokuroku Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage! R3 p9 W( @( L2 @: ^
xAK Aobasan Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage; z3 v% ~$ W/ o7 L
xAK Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage0 _3 i( Q3 b4 L4 m' H! M
xAK Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
5 Y# s1 z2 K6 ~: K n9 W CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2: @5 K* [. H: K' N" Z8 g. z
xAK Kimishima Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |