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。( l @5 Y4 @4 h
日军的陆攻未能突破58直掩圈。* V D4 D) g( K* M! y, t# V) _
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Wallis Island at 142,1553 ?) F) ~6 c! u# W; A6 u
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.9 X" b" S6 t+ i& I+ f
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
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2 L; o: H& I: t$ hJapanese aircraft6 j( Z, m" z c; z( ^& _
A6M2 Zero x 94 j/ f7 H6 m+ O( v- S4 r: {/ [
G4M1 Betty x 16
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F4F-3A Wildcat x 30# h6 w0 a, ~9 e8 X3 l
F4F-3 Wildcat x 60" } a* ?6 q" a" a8 R+ K
F4F-4 Wildcat x 79' U1 R: j1 E: J x1 M
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' Y5 Z4 e4 v( W) y2 @0 J( o A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
5 ~7 f3 Y( R) P. H/ ]8 \5 e; E G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged5 R( B1 e! J. I. [
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Allied aircraft losses# J: I5 R* i& L
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed* k* v+ t/ @4 t6 Q2 e! G
; ^( l Q+ y q- B: |; y, K) iAllied Ships
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Savaii at 146,159
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud" {+ l0 C0 N1 q% V: f# p, g, T
p, E. S: t, e) L. M0 D8 bRaid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.- U: a4 c: n0 d z
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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Allied aircraft
- B% c! e C. t4 J; F F4F-3A Wildcat x 18. ~- f# [# } M l7 @( o
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
2 G" j9 K$ J" D( k F4F-4 Wildcat x 44- |& t9 H* `2 C9 M0 c
SBD-2 Dauntless x 18
- f2 s& L& ?7 s6 @: P9 u SBD-3 Dauntless x 81
9 {# }: e5 U$ E TBF-1 Avenger x 30% n- F6 |6 M% C0 w! w
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged7 m: D" A8 L0 j. F* M3 y6 @( c' ~
% `3 L3 u0 U- |) A) R) XJapanese Ships
8 n1 p( `- b% P4 Y% n5 y xAK Ginyo Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
6 _. [% H# F9 } |$ Z$ O. u2 M xAK Kinsyo Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ D; ~- }* m5 S' {6 Q1 J7 f AMC Akagi Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
- ? H; q% c$ G' N1 w' S AMC Awata Maru, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage: f. B0 k; o6 E$ } }& }
xAK Panama Maru, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk6 G5 f0 o! F: z
xAK Tonan Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk7 w0 U. j& b* ?& G% {; W5 g
xAK Nitiran Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk0 a& R; b$ c- O2 _& U8 \2 r* j
xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
; F2 s5 p' M d$ | xAK Hokuroku Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
. j+ s2 q# D* Q; T xAK Aobasan Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage! E& A8 U* x8 U; a# ?# |$ Q
xAK Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage% u2 L' V2 u1 d
xAK Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
1 ~4 z, [7 W& j- M: f% J CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2
' E0 h/ H1 U4 X, p xAK Kimishima Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |