AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 28, 42
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7 N0 G5 n- l0 ~5 l( [: a1 R/ n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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2 i6 `7 t0 H. n$ [8 V9 |- wAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Wallis Island at 142,155
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Weather in hex: Light rain: b/ o3 w* O( q6 ~4 y
5 _) e: K! V& F& K4 FRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.7 B8 }2 ]' T4 { }5 e, K
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 9
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5 h7 b$ S: T4 e2 D7 p- qAllied aircraft$ [" G2 e+ I- z" z
F4F-3A Wildcat x 30
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 79
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A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses4 o; Q, z' l, l
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed/ ^& R/ z6 t: N- e( }0 n
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DD Buchanan
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Savaii at 146,159
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet./ L+ ?0 }+ N+ H9 u! W
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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F4F-3A Wildcat x 18( C7 g4 t: z/ m
F4F-3 Wildcat x 361 z) {, H7 r( u4 a
F4F-4 Wildcat x 44
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U$ H0 C/ s( s. z1 s5 T1 k) V SBD-3 Dauntless x 81
5 R9 [9 V" K# z L" y5 j TBF-1 Avenger x 30+ z; ~8 _( N' o
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Allied aircraft losses
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Japanese Ships
% l" m2 c0 p2 n; a3 H- L8 b xAK Ginyo Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
/ Y+ Y. X2 b0 z+ w8 \( q& ]5 V xAK Kinsyo Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage* j$ c" F" V! K: w5 @( Q
AMC Akagi Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
# W4 q6 o: R& c( m! w) \8 j5 x/ w AMC Awata Maru, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage4 n6 H; e/ u3 h! H2 B0 d$ Z; `
xAK Panama Maru, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk. E2 _8 S& S6 W0 c/ n+ }4 `$ ]
xAK Tonan Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
, g' C7 Q; k" k. H8 q xAK Nitiran Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
4 [5 z+ s8 V6 W; @# F' ~0 j xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage. ~, z. @* C: `4 h: `$ F
xAK Hokuroku Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage. z% U( A1 }, I- B# o) ^
xAK Aobasan Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ e& u' U0 z# L0 P1 o2 \8 `! ?6 a/ m xAK Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
! Z$ V% D, k6 w! K, y6 F xAK Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk# f$ b6 P) | Q+ H2 H+ M
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2+ x- k3 X) G8 H f8 i2 V
xAK Kimishima Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |