AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 28, 42; O0 \( V9 E [7 b$ z$ ?5 S+ w u
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ i5 k4 c9 \+ R1 a- V, s
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。
& ?/ F% G3 P7 w3 R4 _: @日军的陆攻未能突破58直掩圈。
4 `" V Q; b" k7 \' z) M* U% w* y--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
& Z% @- b( r* g3 H$ O" lAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Wallis Island at 142,1557 z* {% V# N/ ]! h
9 v! A [2 G( ]
Weather in hex: Light rain; _/ B. c+ p/ T4 r* y$ O" L9 ]
# n X- Q1 @4 Z+ X) _' {# }
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.. ]# j5 {- M9 T2 [6 z8 C8 \
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes+ i' T: R1 Y5 I. l$ Z( Q2 @7 q L
7 b4 Z8 a4 B$ f3 H5 g9 J# ~7 c
Japanese aircraft! o; j5 ~: {% S& a T
A6M2 Zero x 9
; \8 u1 d4 W1 S7 {7 { G4M1 Betty x 16
3 c# R# G+ b7 ^* q/ X: n6 D( c1 N
Allied aircraft
+ K! ]3 j+ m6 s F4F-3A Wildcat x 30. S: _% v4 m* e, k; y5 z$ P r! r: Q
F4F-3 Wildcat x 606 _ {% R0 H$ E! i- \' | @
F4F-4 Wildcat x 794 j0 @; h' X+ d3 M- w% H
# W/ S6 ?2 u @7 P' h
Japanese aircraft losses0 s) m. p$ x: r) k
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed1 ^. D, W) [ d$ Z' [0 v& w/ F7 i
G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
4 f/ u% B5 c! z- J
: m( E2 @6 V9 |; JAllied aircraft losses
9 N d+ w7 I) W T, ~ F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
0 T1 Q5 A# ^& G. E* |- J/ {! u. z$ q9 x$ |5 j5 ?# |3 z0 z3 \
Allied Ships
& r8 \7 i' i3 K* A5 W0 S DD Buchanan5 ]& p% Y2 U4 @3 ^3 S
& M$ o2 j! N7 _--------------------------------------------------------------------------------* K B9 e; y! W: A
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Savaii at 146,159
0 o- ~' O" Q/ W+ F3 X3 @
0 ^% |0 J& ?/ I5 x) b; ], `4 l& E- m0 YWeather in hex: Heavy cloud2 i4 X7 P2 D: u7 y% O) {9 }
; h$ K7 K0 F/ E( ~2 J, a$ t: W8 S4 E( T
Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.; S' k# D2 Z. D4 g }8 i9 ]- Q* Z
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
# A; M$ Q& r7 H W4 A6 p
* C7 ~" y* ^2 N a7 R& ]" ~Allied aircraft
# F- `: a, |1 z- J' z0 h F4F-3A Wildcat x 18
4 \0 Y5 l" E v7 J F4F-3 Wildcat x 36( U; r- J8 E! B: [! m! ~
F4F-4 Wildcat x 44
+ c" G- p2 A8 d/ T0 [8 Q SBD-2 Dauntless x 18
. ]. N# e3 p! E SBD-3 Dauntless x 81# o& H4 A, r. K( h( O/ p; s" o
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
: b# c) }; } S% d. \
1 X& v; d H4 O uAllied aircraft losses
) N$ J G/ n1 ?( i$ @ SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged+ u* ]8 @5 B. y
% ^ p; U/ n6 U! S% r/ m# l
Japanese Ships. m5 U. C: s b2 x/ _
xAK Ginyo Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
4 W; h& I/ d; X/ m xAK Kinsyo Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
* u: I- Y. d" E. N" X AMC Akagi Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
# I7 }6 f% b7 U9 K- J AMC Awata Maru, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage1 m5 E* {% o: o [3 h4 M1 u
xAK Panama Maru, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk" Z) x6 L5 j; z5 i( q7 c9 t }4 R
xAK Tonan Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk- G- d; @9 u2 ?6 z4 ]
xAK Nitiran Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk) R4 g' [8 I, |! V) a' q
xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
( P) N. k8 F+ e7 @) F0 A xAK Hokuroku Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage9 D! W( r: x1 q! O. D
xAK Aobasan Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage# B: m- i! F# ]4 R( V) g' y, \4 o
xAK Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
; [9 K: a5 y& S xAK Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk: } r9 M$ ]1 n( T. j8 p% h
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 26 }8 D* v0 d$ l2 N! x& \
xAK Kimishima Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |