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。 P: E8 t( @& I9 b
日军的陆攻未能突破58直掩圈。+ W& f6 H% c. g2 O, ?
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s. W6 J, ?4 Y9 Z3 i/ n5 jAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Wallis Island at 142,1550 h! W4 E J9 S! Z/ s
5 J9 M& p8 J: L AWeather in hex: Light rain
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
3 _' Y& X" o7 ? P QEstimated time to target is 28 minutes; _: g& F* {+ y" y
3 {9 E8 e) F: p/ m- j1 cJapanese aircraft& D3 S" l+ X* P
A6M2 Zero x 95 A/ _- z5 v2 C& Z$ @/ b2 ]
G4M1 Betty x 16+ l! L1 N# j6 \6 G1 w: m
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F4F-3A Wildcat x 309 c' K. n8 N) a% N5 b
F4F-3 Wildcat x 60
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. z6 ?& I0 Z7 F% w% q: \Japanese aircraft losses
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# D2 \* |+ z; C G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged. n8 }# i% l1 q* u) J
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Allied aircraft losses
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Allied Ships
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Savaii at 146,1592 J, l! e, t1 t% }; X7 B
3 [! `' M# O3 g- Y h( xWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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( e0 [9 ^6 \+ I" l* y* q. Q# D( GRaid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.+ ]* q0 K+ X$ h+ Q+ {
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes: c8 w; x/ f, e4 l" m4 X: L9 t
* b3 t% l2 ~: I7 {1 J- _Allied aircraft
/ v Q* f$ l# k: Z( I7 H! @+ k+ V( R F4F-3A Wildcat x 18
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 44
+ x. L/ `) @& ^ T7 G SBD-2 Dauntless x 18
$ G; y" D* y2 E! _ SBD-3 Dauntless x 817 T* c0 n% X E! I6 V( d( C' Z1 ~2 P
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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* h @' c' {3 O" r% h$ jJapanese Ships2 D, _1 h0 P' A n
xAK Ginyo Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
0 _/ G/ P9 g. L2 o xAK Kinsyo Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage5 S. _' `$ p- s9 U# d/ e
AMC Akagi Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage- v# }2 e# N" d: O) \; O$ P
AMC Awata Maru, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage9 o! I( d" Z7 s0 K- X
xAK Panama Maru, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk
/ { J$ P, m; {9 h xAK Tonan Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
& }% u/ |- K) X/ `5 ` xAK Nitiran Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
/ k8 F. m" k) u& s xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
% ~3 k9 |4 ?6 n5 m xAK Hokuroku Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ q! r. B( C$ h6 O6 w7 m9 Q xAK Aobasan Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage9 `& ?+ E$ {" o7 A# r* C, {3 }
xAK Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage, ?6 b' V: H8 P8 x+ d' v
xAK Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
* J3 A3 _7 o. N CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2
; s7 X" U D. E( w7 x xAK Kimishima Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |