AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 28, 427 l# g; i# e9 j h8 g1 V% @
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, E/ h3 G; L) Q. b0 ~: ?$ w i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。+ w8 l: n0 ^5 m
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 142,1552 ~2 t3 r% E- h( G5 g1 n5 w
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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' S8 e1 w4 ]! D3 w6 x9 R3 `( [Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
' J1 o# b( c- FEstimated time to target is 28 minutes5 c4 H# C# B% |6 {; g& Q8 I6 ~; p0 ]
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Japanese aircraft
; U5 h: d. b: o/ i5 c9 M2 x A6M2 Zero x 9' e# O1 a: p' {5 u8 j2 h: A8 a5 q" i& p
G4M1 Betty x 16
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; ]0 v( l5 p8 sAllied aircraft4 h0 x+ V+ D8 b2 ]% R# [# b. |
F4F-3A Wildcat x 30: T v2 v+ O+ D- H( |: h% |
F4F-3 Wildcat x 60
" s* V. h& Q& u F4F-4 Wildcat x 79! C& d+ x" T5 A3 S
, c9 p8 U) c: hJapanese aircraft losses
$ i, k0 K1 [# H+ t! ~5 ^, O A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
6 L" [" O5 g4 S. @ b7 J% c5 K/ o G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed K3 L& G" i' M# N$ |
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Allied Ships) j+ X/ @; n/ M. } x
DD Buchanan
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4 f' O0 q" x, N# c2 v: r5 m; w1 v* pAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Savaii at 146,159
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud( z9 k. t7 r/ o& ~% Z/ U3 O
" w, m/ v8 ~ p b; U( ?+ @Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
M9 X- j; I' q6 KEstimated time to target is 14 minutes6 v, }1 G. }2 G+ c
' `% ~9 q! T) X+ wAllied aircraft$ f6 U' t6 _/ p* Z& K; M
F4F-3A Wildcat x 18/ \# C4 W0 g; J! f
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36# u) C% n7 Z& q; A0 E
F4F-4 Wildcat x 44: I+ S: I0 H* B9 i
SBD-2 Dauntless x 18
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TBF-1 Avenger x 302 p+ _. i* W I6 a1 Y
3 e8 ]! M, t0 t0 A. @; hAllied aircraft losses; D3 j9 N/ W! y: k% @% |& V
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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# r3 d ^7 R# ` X( rJapanese Ships, J$ u7 u: \! n7 [6 Y2 N
xAK Ginyo Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk0 F2 @% _ a7 l1 U0 g8 b$ x
xAK Kinsyo Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage1 j2 J$ _( }6 C; z4 z
AMC Akagi Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
- \! }( M8 K# D v" H7 f- q/ f AMC Awata Maru, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ y; ^0 `! b) c) c: y g F% P xAK Panama Maru, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk
7 s1 c9 o, _5 @- {4 C7 a5 I8 ?3 q xAK Tonan Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
1 J4 o% ]; Q3 j, q1 | e xAK Nitiran Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
* _& d, H$ A/ @- m xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage; e. }: r7 {0 S# ^
xAK Hokuroku Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 K# E" K+ I7 |$ l/ c7 c/ |( n) p xAK Aobasan Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage; f" d6 e; I1 q2 s/ a3 v- D
xAK Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage. u f; o5 H, p( D4 W/ t8 d
xAK Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk: Q' f( O1 d+ q
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 22 b% c) l/ \9 i: p7 c2 W- u& P
xAK Kimishima Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |