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! t% W( F+ ]) H: W6 @8 D
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6 {$ `( `9 x; k% O6 V6 q; n1 DRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.$ O1 a# a1 y S
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
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Japanese aircraft' D7 U+ X: Y% T9 z& s1 Q7 b$ G
A6M2 Zero x 91 E% i, N& D: ]1 D5 M
G4M1 Betty x 16
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Allied aircraft
: g: C8 V1 Y$ N s5 f F4F-3A Wildcat x 30
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8 V2 U, V4 h0 YJapanese aircraft losses
: h0 Y; D' y' z; N A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed" a0 k. L# p' a6 G- j
G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged+ ?! P: f. T0 B- i) F
B6 E/ S- I: e9 k2 }- @8 e* aAllied aircraft losses: k9 A4 k3 z# ?
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed; x3 h- x: {: A; S
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Allied Ships
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Savaii at 146,159
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0 d* d6 k0 ]2 h b) G, A TRaid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
; @4 l' _1 }3 l1 OEstimated time to target is 14 minutes3 n9 Q1 ~/ x0 b4 R9 Q$ y% l
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# {* o, N& j$ O/ i F4F-3A Wildcat x 18
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 44# ], H. S0 W2 Q T1 T5 b8 V) Q
SBD-2 Dauntless x 18
: i. R+ ]! Z' n/ b SBD-3 Dauntless x 819 {" I. h8 ?( M/ f9 Z
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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2 S) W' {# R H3 W) IAllied aircraft losses3 h( W! m$ `- U) H! ]
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships+ [; v+ ^4 Y5 u; M
xAK Ginyo Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk/ k7 j7 b# ^) _- Y- \8 I* v
xAK Kinsyo Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage: I! C% P, q9 ?* y7 o) E
AMC Akagi Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 u/ J2 } M( |* k& _# [7 D AMC Awata Maru, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage- ~/ Q: M. w' ^6 b1 Y0 L7 P
xAK Panama Maru, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk; T4 [3 D7 K2 T8 `
xAK Tonan Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk0 z7 R6 Y4 S/ F3 [) n0 w$ X, R: H
xAK Nitiran Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk; L4 p) ~, Y4 a }4 r
xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage5 I) f# t' d7 W" \7 m& @& Q
xAK Hokuroku Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
) D1 c3 v2 ^7 ^1 K$ U1 ]8 b, r$ v) \ xAK Aobasan Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage. B: F8 u" A, r
xAK Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage2 D, _6 T* w9 X. B
xAK Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk- u4 s8 I2 c1 x0 B
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2% e( h- Y3 @* b4 O% X. P
xAK Kimishima Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |