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。/ M% P/ Y2 L+ ]1 O% t
日军的陆攻未能突破58直掩圈。* ~5 e6 e$ g* O, O3 t. _" E
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: y% t$ `2 z5 y4 bAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Wallis Island at 142,155
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1 \. ~* E- G8 C2 ` N! IWeather in hex: Light rain
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.3 x/ i1 w4 b+ s# W4 y
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
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Japanese aircraft9 j% W1 @& h$ B. q* d
A6M2 Zero x 9
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( d: E s, q2 T. t( W PAllied aircraft7 m7 d# z* d* j
F4F-3A Wildcat x 30% i1 j+ C w% K$ g
F4F-3 Wildcat x 605 V8 C# l% \2 r& K! E. X6 F) ?
F4F-4 Wildcat x 79: Z! `# p% ?1 g a( ^: i! f$ z
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Japanese aircraft losses U7 a5 i" h$ o) }# J( W
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed0 b8 Z0 V) z# T. u# k1 \- ^
G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged* ~2 ` I" f. n* `
?6 Y. s2 m& S! d) b/ r Q# ]' q; x Z# fAllied aircraft losses: {) ]4 @/ L* N1 s
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed1 [9 r, H- d/ F9 D6 B
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Savaii at 146,159
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud+ n- a* e7 Z7 s) d/ x5 t
, ]+ L# p- I" K- ]" YRaid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
0 v9 ^7 G }& M7 e' j3 e4 }Estimated time to target is 14 minutes B+ P" `$ E! v8 E" L9 p
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Allied aircraft, j7 F" {2 K# `$ N2 y' n
F4F-3A Wildcat x 18
3 d& V- b1 P- I F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
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5 C; o, }, K2 ?4 X6 L9 W1 ~ SBD-2 Dauntless x 18
8 p0 p* m$ a' _: v' \. _: W SBD-3 Dauntless x 81/ j5 y7 }4 \& ?: p( w# D2 L
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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( I9 M7 U4 S2 M; pAllied aircraft losses) {. L& \8 O8 c* A. [. ^" k
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged" t6 }( ^8 S$ F5 B6 x. v/ {+ ?
/ ^0 a, N) d+ A/ ^: L- A/ J! jJapanese Ships- |6 c1 e9 y6 v7 e- J
xAK Ginyo Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
) |0 s( S0 L$ e' f xAK Kinsyo Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 L9 d" V, i: d2 A7 K AMC Akagi Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
( ]: o1 h5 {' V! X: C AMC Awata Maru, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage2 |, M) ]! }1 p" {9 p
xAK Panama Maru, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk. U+ P2 O5 u" j0 \' s9 `5 _
xAK Tonan Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk, \0 C) x, F6 K7 z: ]' m; ]6 m
xAK Nitiran Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
5 g8 E' U1 b8 R( r2 v1 t/ W xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
: w+ K+ X; j# [( `. t0 o, l& b2 m; o9 j xAK Hokuroku Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage' _$ E5 u1 M- Z4 d0 N6 B9 w$ R' T" G
xAK Aobasan Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
% w$ x7 @8 L( I: y9 t- `1 S& l xAK Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage, F. K6 y; j7 j, S
xAK Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk" b$ V9 x6 [ p a* j9 W
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2
0 F5 {5 W- T3 Z+ `: ^5 N8 W xAK Kimishima Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |