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。
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- o/ a' o! t/ b3 WAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Wallis Island at 142,1551 |+ w2 K2 V3 y9 @9 U
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.$ T& }) ]8 l. e: C& r5 o
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
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Japanese aircraft; X" y% d- K2 e; C
A6M2 Zero x 91 s. t4 F8 a, D) q) S% J
G4M1 Betty x 16, f1 O8 \; E( [
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F4F-3A Wildcat x 30
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 790 r* R0 i$ {: }
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Japanese aircraft losses
' L ?2 s6 Q$ X) z G6 z A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
3 H" r u0 y9 u) L G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged: D7 C$ F6 A- F/ b) }: C
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Allied aircraft losses/ v3 c+ R- V: B6 s L$ R/ m/ q
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
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# J( |1 N4 N `& q8 E. d; ^Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Savaii at 146,159
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% z, m1 T0 v* Z+ W, gRaid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
5 S; `9 Y+ y4 X+ L6 I$ PEstimated time to target is 14 minutes
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Allied aircraft0 X3 e g7 q% h+ _3 I
F4F-3A Wildcat x 18
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' j! R' d y! T$ z SBD-2 Dauntless x 183 ~' S6 m l: R
SBD-3 Dauntless x 819 \# x, C0 K4 A" Y: g3 }- G' Y7 H
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged% C1 |4 v; j1 \
$ P# x' X/ C. a+ Q$ b* p# AJapanese Ships
$ Y+ v/ i5 m' c. f0 v3 c# F. {, J xAK Ginyo Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk9 f* i2 d: N! N! {
xAK Kinsyo Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 T/ q O1 l( E2 O7 q; ]3 m AMC Akagi Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
' L9 {0 _! h2 `* s9 u. E AMC Awata Maru, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage$ w9 Z' C2 E1 l9 i4 R7 P3 J- d
xAK Panama Maru, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk, B* B/ z4 G+ N* w, w: O9 b7 o/ X
xAK Tonan Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
3 w1 ^6 o' n5 i* r6 W xAK Nitiran Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
9 a5 A4 t |3 i( c) k+ p8 p( H xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
J% }( k4 H) Y) v; V1 S xAK Hokuroku Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage% I }6 g5 i7 ^+ b) d, _) v
xAK Aobasan Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
! H6 J, t# p2 P xAK Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage2 j% @7 x5 l0 T0 u) N( G$ Y: s4 s. {
xAK Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk) i2 S5 _" S5 h' c
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2# | i2 ]% O8 N1 Q; _6 w
xAK Kimishima Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |