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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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Wallis Island at 142,155) \ W! ?" L8 q9 X
1 G/ U! K2 Y8 d VWeather in hex: Light rain
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.' D* N _3 Z7 w2 b! [
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
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Japanese aircraft/ G1 h: Q" ]( }" G5 T X5 j0 O
A6M2 Zero x 9
* ~4 l p; t# V1 Z) E G4M1 Betty x 160 L' p- A1 i( f5 u7 z$ X' ~
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Allied aircraft
7 E" F# }+ M b8 B% M5 z) g F4F-3A Wildcat x 30
* D2 n* _$ j9 q. _1 T F4F-3 Wildcat x 60: l: ?) B P: }2 V
F4F-4 Wildcat x 79
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A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
( X$ q1 A* _: k+ D, ^) m! ?6 u G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
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4 f& t% y% |+ U F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships% s+ W6 ]1 j. s6 O+ v7 c+ P% Y
DD Buchanan
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Savaii at 146,159* H/ B. Y% ~% i/ s0 p
3 M' F& j/ a: j& i/ HWeather in hex: Heavy cloud/ [ G3 W7 T! U } O* N8 n
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Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
! n7 m1 C6 j& m* N0 GEstimated time to target is 14 minutes
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1 r, r2 @+ N. Q- A hAllied aircraft
2 z% d3 e2 A9 A1 | F4F-3A Wildcat x 18& j. {1 Q) L( ~/ N* z: A8 R! F
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36% ~3 v h( l( T1 a0 r
F4F-4 Wildcat x 445 p# ~% h7 L0 R- `* X5 U
SBD-2 Dauntless x 183 K/ C7 O$ O- z
SBD-3 Dauntless x 81
3 A2 M. u M6 D# l6 [ TBF-1 Avenger x 309 ]+ U' Z% F; M8 ?, {( G# m+ {" ~9 y
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships# D) Z- {- l( O
xAK Ginyo Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk, T" W3 r9 N I9 f, p5 i- c1 Z
xAK Kinsyo Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage9 E% f0 S5 j; U0 ]) `
AMC Akagi Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage: L) E% G( q& {' _. f
AMC Awata Maru, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
- Z. Z* ~- I9 R) F( M, F* |5 o5 u xAK Panama Maru, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk; v9 X' _. i" B! T
xAK Tonan Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk" c5 j* e) ]9 |* H' m I. R
xAK Nitiran Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
6 a, q1 u5 X: d! s/ p0 q xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage2 |0 V5 E( Q. w& |# U
xAK Hokuroku Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 ?$ M" S) W0 a6 d& S0 X xAK Aobasan Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
# X, G' m* j) N+ ]: p xAK Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 M% q1 R7 V% K, Q6 ~# M, {. w* } xAK Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk7 t' x# j) a( @: N V3 z4 a
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2
( v" \# d; @3 B/ w' v d xAK Kimishima Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |