AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 28, 42' [# K9 x1 b. L6 d) \6 v8 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。) x7 f" L* k1 k% `' N; P
日军的陆攻未能突破58直掩圈。
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( w+ h. ^0 P# r6 m8 t+ J2 c6 W ^Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Wallis Island at 142,155
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Weather in hex: Light rain0 z$ {0 a s& m3 N) Q! {
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.$ B' H r4 C" s* [3 Z1 ]2 N0 Q
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
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( V" M( S. h$ I! Q: w* x A6M2 Zero x 9
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Allied aircraft
; G; B. S; E f6 P# \: q s F4F-3A Wildcat x 309 y" @' [; o3 }( o: K4 s& r
F4F-3 Wildcat x 60* ^0 z! {% T; p% n6 [
F4F-4 Wildcat x 79
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A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
# a& v( p2 k# u( y4 i2 n& j G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
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Allied Ships; _ s7 e- c- e: a" f; c2 Q( r
DD Buchanan
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! J: M' x9 `! IAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Savaii at 146,159& U- c# c8 J# o& S7 |0 y3 v: z
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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s6 z/ Z) o; N2 s5 KRaid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.8 v" v3 \* q+ |7 y1 h5 n) Q" J# x
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes* i5 I3 o; W, `9 P5 E9 Q# T
. T( n. k$ N0 ~5 bAllied aircraft0 I; y. O# d6 m
F4F-3A Wildcat x 184 z5 k1 P- t. @5 Z
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
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SBD-2 Dauntless x 18+ c- u2 P" Q: f2 d
SBD-3 Dauntless x 81
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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xAK Ginyo Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
4 [. h# A2 l/ K3 n xAK Kinsyo Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 V. Z' F$ ]$ K2 F* a! O. y AMC Akagi Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
B0 Y8 z1 c; p" R AMC Awata Maru, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
! l }( U) r9 P xAK Panama Maru, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk0 M# J& q, o0 i% x+ G4 n
xAK Tonan Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
2 p& |% c# b9 D' O- i& |, E0 z xAK Nitiran Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk! E5 }/ j; j/ N$ b
xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
% c0 t W+ J0 P P% _- `. ` xAK Hokuroku Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
- q8 c c2 k; l' d1 U A; D xAK Aobasan Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage' A* b; Z' a" g W' x9 D
xAK Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage3 a" k3 N7 U- ]
xAK Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk7 F6 V( Q% m; x
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2% f; M6 o. j% p; U* M- y
xAK Kimishima Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |