AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 28, 42
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4 j, _1 c; W- d! D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。
+ _$ y9 G( g7 l6 H; ^/ o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 142,155
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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" b$ I) `, }4 s- `: `; N }Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
3 D3 `5 k8 t9 i1 mEstimated time to target is 28 minutes3 d) Q' [% q( {5 F6 Q5 J7 l0 S
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
% F9 g( b' V7 ~8 A F4F-3A Wildcat x 30
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' o; v/ F- J" v0 xJapanese aircraft losses
) [ i% v/ q+ V) l A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed; Y# L* C; G$ V4 l
G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
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7 `9 W+ d% ?6 l$ f1 }Allied aircraft losses4 g) v" |2 s$ y k
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed/ D. t" Q' T8 A) v
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DD Buchanan& j0 Y3 }7 O" P( n$ o% w
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Savaii at 146,159! r% q% m5 L/ T( V* @( V8 P
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! m9 `# x! R0 ^& t4 N* H* t; eRaid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
5 O# s' o* g i5 WEstimated time to target is 14 minutes& h3 f9 A& E$ e- W. g
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Allied aircraft7 [$ I" J" i6 H: D; U- A, K9 {9 M
F4F-3A Wildcat x 185 c0 P) Z# K% K0 \& _8 ~
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
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3 q$ B& T; T" q( \# W l) r( }# A. p SBD-2 Dauntless x 18
5 ]1 X$ H* @! Q; W; H- I/ b SBD-3 Dauntless x 81
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" a4 B9 }: K, h4 Y WAllied aircraft losses- R! w; W8 V }+ g2 g6 w
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged4 N n; y2 \- J' u h
3 A. B, Z6 z1 ~, yJapanese Ships% b+ L% Z/ w a% M3 J, _2 K
xAK Ginyo Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
/ E$ y% m1 N$ Q7 ?9 X xAK Kinsyo Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage' {9 F* b+ D0 p" B: B
AMC Akagi Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
) ~8 b' }+ F" X( a& t AMC Awata Maru, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
s) k6 ^, S5 E: e- A1 A( X- u$ A xAK Panama Maru, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk8 T4 `3 a' R- z% ^8 p1 g
xAK Tonan Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk4 B5 ]1 p" E6 X& K! @) r, I
xAK Nitiran Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
( g2 Z& G$ H q xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 f3 k6 ^+ {6 ^3 p xAK Hokuroku Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage+ @5 O! i F/ O$ y& N8 b
xAK Aobasan Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage' B/ j1 x0 R6 Z2 ?/ |# m# y
xAK Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage- @- O7 m8 h2 k% ~" Y2 ^3 y
xAK Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk8 `6 O F( ` W
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2
% r+ e$ x% Q$ _& ?7 ]" y6 i7 \1 d xAK Kimishima Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |