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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* t& w+ b* ?: p( q+ EAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Wallis Island at 142,155' v, F6 u9 X/ H
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.; ^9 ?7 k# ^0 q5 b( l, j/ O
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes. Z/ [/ N' |6 V7 w# _) w9 Y
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Japanese aircraft& ]" K" k; L0 r* }; ^
A6M2 Zero x 9
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Allied aircraft
# q- Z4 S ?) ?" f h) s! I F4F-3A Wildcat x 30
0 k; I- K6 ~ Z! F F4F-3 Wildcat x 60$ T4 X/ C$ T7 Y& |
F4F-4 Wildcat x 79
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/ p# p( k5 `# S1 a0 \1 iJapanese aircraft losses. ?/ b6 z: e, l, d6 X3 B3 ?
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed( e1 Z2 Z2 r( C( H7 {2 M& C
G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged% y' H9 |! J: A/ p }
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{+ T) F7 `2 _6 ? y3 ? F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed5 _- U/ }9 C- w8 |
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DD Buchanan
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Savaii at 146,159! p( l) A4 t& N, z& l' R, [
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Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
8 Z! _+ j; E: a9 P- M% gEstimated time to target is 14 minutes
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7 j$ k, l# u2 {' uAllied aircraft3 E7 U) {, Q) M5 L5 ~6 p
F4F-3A Wildcat x 18% r! h3 I O1 W6 U( Z" ~3 q/ ~
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
, v8 p7 V# H: r9 T" W) J, j" r9 o1 w F4F-4 Wildcat x 44! g0 Y% k3 g! p: l+ u
SBD-2 Dauntless x 18
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TBF-1 Avenger x 306 `* G! M& T6 z1 m7 N! o
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Allied aircraft losses) J2 |9 w; p8 T. c# B
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged' X1 x$ \# n% ]2 Y" w
- Q: ]# o! `& E+ @7 f+ bJapanese Ships( H, d+ Y$ Z# ~+ u" k
xAK Ginyo Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk2 e7 c6 @) g6 o- H- N6 j
xAK Kinsyo Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage5 S( A$ ~( ^% n) x* a0 w: j
AMC Akagi Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage/ u3 v; Q# o* [: B$ `
AMC Awata Maru, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage8 N0 A% ~- C1 w6 k+ [; ~
xAK Panama Maru, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk
) M! y5 L9 f+ z0 ~3 q& t3 g xAK Tonan Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
- z4 v- \) E, r; g$ Y( Z$ V* r xAK Nitiran Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
3 d- i, A$ X4 W O/ O1 N/ H xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
" Y3 n( O' P# J/ t% k xAK Hokuroku Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage J8 U% P5 M! [! o9 u
xAK Aobasan Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 `4 |5 X: W q J: x z% L3 N xAK Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage, J, p2 @2 P3 }6 V2 D; R3 y
xAK Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk' v% D; S. ^5 d* c" e5 Q
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2+ [2 }/ d; a1 s A9 A
xAK Kimishima Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |