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。1 m7 t6 F* O, T8 @
日军的陆攻未能突破58直掩圈。
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" p. v q, T7 G- PAfternoon 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.
7 }- ?" j7 Y2 L8 d, `' e& NEstimated time to target is 28 minutes3 T& [! x) s/ ^* P0 s# G
, }3 D* `) O7 C3 MJapanese aircraft; h9 e$ z1 Z4 U( @( v2 ]
A6M2 Zero x 9
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Allied aircraft J, q' G0 V: I, |5 x- b# ~% y2 ~
F4F-3A Wildcat x 307 g+ C/ {! f- i1 r* l* d7 G
F4F-3 Wildcat x 60* w$ _/ o0 r4 m+ p e2 l
F4F-4 Wildcat x 79. j6 k5 K- c; a" |: ?
6 a( C% d; _/ jJapanese aircraft losses2 U: f4 U1 |1 H# i/ e/ V
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed7 v' _5 k) C5 T: X
G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged/ |2 {3 t/ _4 a( L c/ s+ o; U3 Z* A
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Allied aircraft losses5 Q9 m* ]; o, K
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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! n9 { @* G! I$ |% C2 z% bAllied Ships
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Savaii at 146,159* p; [7 T4 A$ z! r( s
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud0 @( O8 @& ^ \! g) ]9 a
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Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.4 K$ N% \; P Y; l
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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Allied aircraft. b: ^& [- D3 X5 C: _
F4F-3A Wildcat x 18
% S/ Y- d! a" ?, X$ t F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
6 k: T* ]2 J" i F4F-4 Wildcat x 44% L- V$ ^) S3 E+ s1 [7 s! d2 B
SBD-2 Dauntless x 188 w% _8 l1 M5 A
SBD-3 Dauntless x 81
4 c& Q+ Z+ V4 ^$ W TBF-1 Avenger x 302 b* |: B/ A. ~6 ]' p
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships* I: J% ^: I: p- v
xAK Ginyo Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
( O R* |2 b0 _* b6 b. y xAK Kinsyo Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage) P. p0 i! P+ g/ g
AMC Akagi Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage) D0 b. }( z4 k
AMC Awata Maru, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
" k% O, A- X/ y& t4 Q# {3 U xAK Panama Maru, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk2 e3 m L9 H+ g4 a
xAK Tonan Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk2 l- ?! u# \) K. x6 d: T c
xAK Nitiran Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
: u& m" M, L" r) V4 B K xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage, @- N+ l* V% B. }
xAK Hokuroku Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 O! M* ^; b; M5 r6 V xAK Aobasan Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage' A4 H; x ^! E- U0 q6 h# H. i
xAK Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 v$ G9 @) }4 Y2 o9 A3 k0 u- `& M, k7 t xAK Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk; p) [( ~7 {8 z$ R
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2/ u2 f4 o0 C9 [8 @& ^" ^
xAK Kimishima Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |