AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 28, 42
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2 U& p- n+ M {, z' \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
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.* b) ]/ P1 n( c7 t0 D; g* q& k
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
5 G* z) X7 A8 M. ^ A6M2 Zero x 90 [; ? P7 B7 k7 y: o- s( e. G
G4M1 Betty x 168 s' E, N7 F$ _. A/ J7 ~- u
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3 ^; q1 u9 D: y2 g" F F4F-3A Wildcat x 30
/ i! x* e8 H8 W2 m& @0 p F4F-3 Wildcat x 60$ E% \$ H% O) j. ]5 T. @
F4F-4 Wildcat x 79
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A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
' J1 v- {9 R6 I) y: } G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged4 U; k+ a& w4 A" o, N) k
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- Z$ j$ r6 m" G. q& q F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed9 Y. W' f" U- b% Q: E) P
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: b3 h, X7 U' Y' FAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Savaii at 146,159- l' R- X t1 x+ R! Y+ O
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Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.& A( o$ I4 k9 }# l$ }# Q
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes# r/ Q; B! D H; R3 r
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F4F-3A Wildcat x 18
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 44
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 817 g2 F! c/ O) v- q0 i+ A! y
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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0 Z) G1 X) Y2 V/ f* ~ SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged4 h! D- F `) V' N: E5 h! V, W
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/ H, Q; [, L0 U# ? V) J xAK Ginyo Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
0 S( m* o# R0 E2 X- n xAK Kinsyo Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
( o6 Y5 b) T; @: V2 t1 T7 s* Z6 @ AMC Akagi Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 e ?2 o: Z* F AMC Awata Maru, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage1 w* j, f- Z3 \; J1 c: e
xAK Panama Maru, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk
p$ E2 p2 {- p' O xAK Tonan Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk) F( w5 [$ v& L- h' Q. ^, c5 r& X* ]
xAK Nitiran Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk0 N& B' Z$ E; W% G: n( h
xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage+ Y9 |0 Y- i- z7 ^6 }$ A
xAK Hokuroku Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
! I# `6 }% ]. f8 @2 T xAK Aobasan Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 H, s7 }4 O6 Y2 I xAK Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage: j1 c" m3 Y7 A, E( M
xAK Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
+ O: w$ g) V# Q: j4 n CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2) k1 m3 D* ?5 l* l
xAK Kimishima Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |