AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 28, 423 X# e" C, W. e5 F) E
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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。
& Y( f8 r; b3 M( W' A) y# C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 142,1556 A; e% [, A' \
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Weather in hex: Light rain$ A5 b7 R+ H; Y* T0 h/ m
# X# }/ D/ ~: k3 hRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
/ ^- C8 \+ e7 s/ f% m% ^9 aEstimated time to target is 28 minutes
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Japanese aircraft8 r# ^( B) z' x- {4 d
A6M2 Zero x 9! n6 Y. c, D' M
G4M1 Betty x 16& L+ `/ `: x; `& f! Z; X8 g9 x' N
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Allied aircraft4 ]/ N6 I+ ^1 U! h, p
F4F-3A Wildcat x 30: P& j4 }+ @+ b1 v( b
F4F-3 Wildcat x 60
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4 Y4 \# |! _ h! \7 \Japanese aircraft losses
# p" H# I; S/ w, P: d A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
9 i; u. d9 ^* V1 |- L G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
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3 ?% [1 l: ?- Y9 S# }& ?Allied aircraft losses
! v4 y0 h. Y; Z( F& o) r F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed5 ?$ a# d( t* V3 q! n/ k- g s/ O- g
7 U$ a) t( l# Z) S x" Z2 iAllied Ships& [/ Y& L1 o" t! M9 D6 c
DD Buchanan
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Savaii at 146,159; f0 @" k: `4 ~. M1 y5 |4 z8 T
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud* |9 d* q7 A+ G
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Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
3 R3 K3 f' y$ R; `; E" {6 G9 j& MEstimated time to target is 14 minutes
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3 d, a0 Y- R$ G* s" r: }/ S5 fAllied aircraft
" M' r( y, W. H ]$ `* W% P* G7 z2 F F4F-3A Wildcat x 18
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 44
! K9 ?& R& ^5 M, n" ~. ?8 w; k SBD-2 Dauntless x 18
9 K$ \, z: {& u7 l3 T SBD-3 Dauntless x 81
% H* y& Z/ L8 N' V7 }) ?# b TBF-1 Avenger x 30. x( @' S8 U& {) t+ z$ e% l
( ` A7 ~- d# ?Allied aircraft losses
8 F' t7 p8 k o# g SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships3 d- Q5 h2 k6 Q% O: v2 v6 }
xAK Ginyo Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk8 @6 G6 e+ n7 `3 W9 i/ W' [7 _
xAK Kinsyo Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
) d# ?$ B( R0 G AMC Akagi Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 [. @4 K* E, x" S( R AMC Awata Maru, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage$ b9 w* n5 y0 O, a3 H5 H$ T
xAK Panama Maru, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk+ W# _ ^9 P) @( v
xAK Tonan Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk2 Z: |+ ^3 R, y! L1 |2 F; S/ l6 J* ^
xAK Nitiran Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
6 B4 Q1 e+ g; d xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage1 N' T: _' U8 X, w# w
xAK Hokuroku Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage9 B7 u5 \" { R; J
xAK Aobasan Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ b) V' T+ F6 E xAK Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage. J2 r3 s2 M' t
xAK Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk) ] a$ k. Q9 T9 H! o) J+ ^
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2
& f8 I4 V$ A& o' C. B! E& n. j7 Q2 r xAK Kimishima Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |