AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 28, 42) @8 B5 r2 p- d4 ^1 G, N
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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。8 ]$ ?4 l5 d |
日军的陆攻未能突破58直掩圈。/ X$ E' Y" q7 y
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, @ Z" Q& |) NAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Wallis Island at 142,155
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Weather in hex: Light rain7 {+ r6 \% \8 n
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
% @! O6 o# t2 ~% V7 }8 k. p+ O* s' _Estimated time to target is 28 minutes2 l7 U& C! a2 v% g8 c: g. x; B+ `! g
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Japanese aircraft
2 k" a. e8 y9 W0 [/ U1 K5 r A6M2 Zero x 9" v/ P6 B5 m. g8 i3 `
G4M1 Betty x 16
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# z3 x2 f; d3 x i6 j7 ~& Y F4F-3A Wildcat x 30
2 p9 y3 v1 r/ X. C+ n0 s3 Z' @: r F4F-3 Wildcat x 60& p; y v% U1 a
F4F-4 Wildcat x 79) g0 E2 a# i( t6 U% @$ ~
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A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
5 }0 E; ~9 n" S- g( k1 i1 ? G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged: ?8 _1 p7 C4 {$ f" p9 t" s
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Allied aircraft losses
@. m& C$ v& b* b1 { F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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1 `# j% q9 [( ~/ ~, x& v- |Allied Ships6 \+ E9 t( L; m: n7 L+ e* ~& U& i
DD Buchanan
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Savaii at 146,159
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.# x% v$ j0 a8 ?# d9 _) ~
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes7 o& a" v3 n# R
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Allied aircraft
. d3 {" g( c, T; u9 x9 ] F4F-3A Wildcat x 18) |. o2 ?9 V/ G4 z- Z! A
F4F-3 Wildcat x 369 @0 A9 C3 y* B. M) J$ _
F4F-4 Wildcat x 44
9 S6 _! b3 }1 n/ y g SBD-2 Dauntless x 18" O0 M _8 C/ d+ H% e9 A# i& ^
SBD-3 Dauntless x 81
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Allied aircraft losses
6 g/ [$ i0 D6 y+ t1 o SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
+ D- M% D Y# d8 W0 h xAK Ginyo Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk% [5 L. @) v/ r' `
xAK Kinsyo Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ a- x3 G4 g& |* [ AMC Akagi Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
. [) ~+ @1 S& H4 S/ x9 V/ R AMC Awata Maru, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
! E0 ?7 g Q B. | xAK Panama Maru, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk. v# V6 `( }$ p4 u' w9 C
xAK Tonan Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
7 `% x- E& Z2 Y+ ^, n: z0 W xAK Nitiran Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
' L. V v& v$ r( h xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage- _: F9 C3 q2 r/ t6 F( U, z) B
xAK Hokuroku Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
( w/ `( B% F' H1 B! L$ }9 r xAK Aobasan Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
% I3 k$ J% x; ?& l# |9 f5 m9 K- ` xAK Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 J7 c7 i& v% X! @4 j$ Q3 C q( I G! \ xAK Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
' ]4 m! G& Q+ M" x6 Y8 ~* Z CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2
' I/ s# O: e( e, g, r1 V xAK Kimishima Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |