AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 28, 424 v" O" Q; u$ a0 Z8 f8 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。; g g! M# [5 u8 {# @% }; Q8 r
日军的陆攻未能突破58直掩圈。
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. D. D1 K- ^* ?( |Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Wallis Island at 142,155
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Weather in hex: Light rain0 y0 a" A1 W' _
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.2 u5 r* s+ L( g7 p- h
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes0 D4 q/ g4 H: I, \ V) v
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Japanese aircraft" Z+ G" f/ p* N8 S* v# R
A6M2 Zero x 99 D; v$ w6 s" x% O" D6 t5 \
G4M1 Betty x 16
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 60
, P9 B4 n' G" O, G( A& X: t. S F4F-4 Wildcat x 79+ L: S- A+ o$ |4 N
8 l8 I. a0 m; _; w0 ~% [! }5 zJapanese aircraft losses |$ I! `) ?4 A3 L0 Z% h
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
5 m$ O5 H: c7 M$ z. a( q0 e2 | G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged, U! t3 H; u W4 I: L) X( Y7 a
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Allied aircraft losses
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DD Buchanan0 W8 `% r8 U& C
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+ {5 a" y5 ?) a( U5 EAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Savaii at 146,1597 k% p3 u, Z0 @& H& Z! B
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; F9 u" i1 z. h" Q A2 JRaid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.; |8 U9 T1 A+ I9 s% q# s* x
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes1 m* ?# W: c& G7 H+ A
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F4F-3A Wildcat x 181 m! `0 ]5 Z! V* s+ R
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
$ B' u9 T% U/ o! G- t. l F4F-4 Wildcat x 44! m/ f2 I( k: ] N3 }2 J
SBD-2 Dauntless x 18
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- `! f2 U y$ K$ t TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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Allied aircraft losses
9 \ {/ F- Z% @0 B( p SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships4 ~1 Q: o3 d. H
xAK Ginyo Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
; p" q) n H3 x* n# I/ O' t xAK Kinsyo Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
- u6 E2 o3 W1 p$ Z# L6 S' | AMC Akagi Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 S5 x8 ^, g; [/ r ~0 i( l AMC Awata Maru, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage7 l) t+ ~7 B# m9 b' O" K. } v; L
xAK Panama Maru, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk/ g. y9 w2 {& X e2 O: }1 y1 H
xAK Tonan Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk3 W9 b$ `* X' F1 }' d
xAK Nitiran Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk, Y& ]! o6 D8 |" |& R* i
xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 J" d2 B2 y& e1 S: }9 [ xAK Hokuroku Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
% `5 {5 u; N0 h3 S) [/ W xAK Aobasan Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage& m+ J6 A7 d9 b$ r! i: J( Y
xAK Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage% L. I. @- g$ P; f+ P, C) q7 R
xAK Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
. L3 ^- L- q8 ]! C2 X: T; { CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2
# w3 G+ O9 ^5 T xAK Kimishima Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |