AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 28, 42& N' Q' |0 U0 J. b% O
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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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+ m3 A* m( w, V3 S4 s, [Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Wallis Island at 142,155
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, n4 R* ?" G( zWeather in hex: Light rain
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2 f0 T, }: h9 `8 L' b# G7 dRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.) e: p6 i2 N+ h7 J& u* C. @
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 9, d+ w# k [, r5 I/ w# ]; \
G4M1 Betty x 16. d; ?3 Z$ o) I2 P$ G7 g) N
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% a7 @5 ^) y/ H1 e F4F-3A Wildcat x 30
6 ~: b+ Z8 d3 M7 S6 Y. [9 y, ^ F4F-3 Wildcat x 60
5 x# }9 _2 Z$ S1 i. L: P5 z F4F-4 Wildcat x 79) e1 R5 i, W2 }: V1 ~3 I9 F
1 x7 ~: `- s7 H& [1 i4 Y qJapanese aircraft losses) N) z5 }) G; f3 c. [$ `$ `
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
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Allied Ships: y# t( Z0 x) `$ O/ {5 a
DD Buchanan
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Savaii at 146,159
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Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.% O- W( T4 M. L) ?% z2 p
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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F4F-3A Wildcat x 181 h+ ` U" E- o$ n2 O' t0 ~" C' s' j) J
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36% s q( Q! k) L @7 u1 |
F4F-4 Wildcat x 44
; ]+ W9 ^& p! v- s* r( e SBD-2 Dauntless x 18
9 I( `8 I$ v' G: m0 s SBD-3 Dauntless x 81
1 I' V! G7 n5 {2 y! { TBF-1 Avenger x 302 H& k# a% h! E: ~# ?
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
1 W" X2 A% i+ J+ X. B xAK Ginyo Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
I7 ~* H7 v7 w' F2 r6 B xAK Kinsyo Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
) \; [6 H+ p; l; O( M AMC Akagi Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 u: F7 ^% n) [7 _ AMC Awata Maru, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 `" d% t" @* f1 _* J; A' V xAK Panama Maru, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk
( x, ~/ y1 m6 M, h# M3 r) e8 X6 S/ j xAK Tonan Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
5 o! h N2 \/ B: L! [ g* ? xAK Nitiran Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk$ ?: L# M) l, Q6 F6 J( Q; q" s( g
xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage) Z& z7 O# X! {( a5 B+ E6 m
xAK Hokuroku Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 h& Y7 R, [: B& H+ H d xAK Aobasan Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
, |1 N( ^. f2 X xAK Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 {4 P5 v. O0 |9 M xAK Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
* B0 g8 b8 ^9 s# Z* c7 v$ l CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2
0 j3 u: p" U k( D5 ~5 K xAK Kimishima Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |