AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 28, 42; m5 Q1 h* x/ {
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0 `& _# u( m8 C. r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。
$ O3 j3 P, \( y3 U; _日军的陆攻未能突破58直掩圈。
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Wallis Island at 142,155
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Weather in hex: Light rain- j/ {0 m& d; k2 A& p" e9 N
# B, y$ c- }$ M0 j' U7 G5 \Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.3 U; I4 d8 E+ w9 r
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes- L7 x6 X* q" B* g, s A8 |8 U' e
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Japanese aircraft j( ^: Q" a$ a
A6M2 Zero x 9
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Allied aircraft
) ^% G; W p! ] F4F-3A Wildcat x 30 v# g9 h3 {- H% t1 _) t
F4F-3 Wildcat x 60% F& }) C+ ^7 L, v9 x. w3 q
F4F-4 Wildcat x 79
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- {2 ^( n3 ^$ t2 N. O) E" q: Y/ _Japanese aircraft losses
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G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
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4 c) _$ @0 s9 s6 IAllied aircraft losses
' y! X0 ~+ [1 E F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Savaii at 146,1593 m& ?; B" q! ^4 ^& A4 N7 o" l
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud7 q7 B- m# k5 P9 F: A$ J1 d
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Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.7 X, n- e* R; |
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes" _4 R6 m$ q7 \( |! r
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Allied aircraft0 T" X- P5 c1 A* [& W$ ~! m
F4F-3A Wildcat x 18
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SBD-2 Dauntless x 183 N" L; J/ u9 b7 Q0 W- \
SBD-3 Dauntless x 81
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Allied aircraft losses I/ `+ G8 s. E- J
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged" I2 L% {6 s8 b" F; L( z
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Japanese Ships$ ?8 u. V1 I1 h8 n; z% q, ?* }: v
xAK Ginyo Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk7 P! N5 z& x' F! L2 N( |& T
xAK Kinsyo Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 M9 @' B N# C( [! C2 Y; v. S AMC Akagi Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 U. d) r& t$ @6 O AMC Awata Maru, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage4 G" N& J9 ]4 i1 f, D
xAK Panama Maru, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk
) T2 U% Y$ x2 P1 Z xAK Tonan Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
# V& x. H2 x* y( ~ xAK Nitiran Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk9 J2 O3 T2 ]! F) a$ n) D* f6 _2 K: d/ w
xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage# w' }2 G- D( J! ]0 c
xAK Hokuroku Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
& B* ]1 n+ R* A- _ xAK Aobasan Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage4 o' Y- a+ D( ?
xAK Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
, v2 \, D, a4 f- A0 g i, c xAK Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk& ^ w `* z7 z! {# o7 m# j. X$ S% z9 \
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2
" z1 D w. _0 X* a xAK Kimishima Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |