AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 28, 42) f% K) X& F7 X. S: P
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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。
, |6 a/ o0 D/ M1 z" Y {0 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, s8 b+ V b; L" p3 t9 w
% @+ u' e& B) w! F0 @" T# cWeather in hex: Light rain& f2 ?, j+ r- Z" F% ^
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
! V! s6 i5 k$ `2 z8 eEstimated time to target is 28 minutes: x' I4 _& Z |/ d( p* F; k. {; E- }
6 j3 t# F4 a. F, vJapanese aircraft, D) ^( m" J) P1 F
A6M2 Zero x 98 ~) {6 I, ^# U& X% j( Z b. ^% S
G4M1 Betty x 16
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Allied aircraft
9 C n2 g5 O* i, B& d' C F4F-3A Wildcat x 30
+ p, `. v" E8 ?+ h' L$ F6 ] F4F-3 Wildcat x 60
4 }& E' f: F' |; @ f3 m F4F-4 Wildcat x 79& O6 E; ~. L# f
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Japanese aircraft losses
8 Z9 c& y2 a$ Q1 V) K, C A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed& V9 \1 ]8 f) D/ U
G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, _- P2 t( t' g3 }5 h1 A
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Allied Ships
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Savaii at 146,159
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5 b, I- M( u ^8 LWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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3 d) Y) P$ _: \Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.$ w$ Q- i! o W7 e! t3 `0 [7 q! \ @
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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6 Q( Q! F" S- z! P8 i8 E DAllied aircraft/ G0 {7 J* ` S& g2 r; l3 j1 w, l6 X! s
F4F-3A Wildcat x 18
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. B! z6 B& C# S! r6 F- e F4F-4 Wildcat x 44% Y7 X5 t. ]' ?
SBD-2 Dauntless x 186 h+ W2 w( L8 ^' p9 j
SBD-3 Dauntless x 81
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Allied aircraft losses
u4 o7 y Y; q: J( e) c2 E SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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: M" T* k% w& ?- W: wJapanese Ships
, i! L D9 s0 `) ?* g6 e" q% J xAK Ginyo Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
+ v T. a2 a3 P# B$ ] xAK Kinsyo Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage4 b% }' h6 O4 g# t) d) l8 B
AMC Akagi Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 j8 p7 e( ]- A AMC Awata Maru, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage _9 _- Y2 n6 |/ m3 }& B
xAK Panama Maru, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk, M- x" ^$ [5 e" t0 y# N5 C1 z
xAK Tonan Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk7 X) ]9 ?( I, P( ?) O; K
xAK Nitiran Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
+ B% z/ X# c" p5 x$ W xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage* } M5 M6 {2 }+ J- Q7 a
xAK Hokuroku Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
- ~7 t$ S! n. V1 p4 d" z xAK Aobasan Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage! w% E- z) O( y; S6 a
xAK Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 L" ~9 R6 M. T' e- l& x, R! h, B" z xAK Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk% @- \7 D' X G [0 p
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 26 }1 e8 A, [1 w' J9 z
xAK Kimishima Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |