AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 28, 425 U O) s3 k8 o* P, _1 o1 h, O
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\; ^$ J: n# B k5 J+ p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。
2 i& O! o6 R+ t- Z日军的陆攻未能突破58直掩圈。
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4 s% \& T$ j. {* Z k5 R$ H% B+ J P& s- ^Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Wallis Island at 142,155/ U; ^2 j% U1 t6 I' u* ?
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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, V% p! q1 w) NRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.) ?8 R P+ B9 O
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes. r/ e( U. q6 Z* H
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Japanese aircraft
) a# w4 i- J+ B7 p+ m A6M2 Zero x 9
& b1 D; Z: D; c3 ] G4M1 Betty x 16
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0 b, o$ M0 `. o9 A( o8 x) V F4F-3A Wildcat x 306 Y7 O) Y3 D; J+ |
F4F-3 Wildcat x 60
( O$ _/ P4 i4 g% `$ k F4F-4 Wildcat x 79" s: y' M0 \$ h
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Japanese aircraft losses, Y/ \/ g" e4 u; |% _* c
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed& {1 b6 z/ t% X3 J6 u. G9 {
G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged9 u% ~( `2 ^; [- {. p* p* V O' ?4 w
$ m3 ?9 E3 `! v% o, x; g3 D) oAllied aircraft losses
; M/ E+ k1 v" Z9 H7 R F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, t! n7 q* y& r8 o0 z
& ^) O% u7 K7 ] Z# mAllied Ships9 _' [8 P3 C5 X" c
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" ~8 Z" v7 N" E; M) V$ h8 |: jAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Savaii at 146,159
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud( o" X5 Y+ _: N
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Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
J0 c) V: y5 P+ u3 k1 REstimated time to target is 14 minutes" m# r! o* f. [1 [) r' J: f9 _
1 S5 M" @ ^% E: N% @8 ~# k3 AAllied aircraft
, e& U. |, s; k F4F-3A Wildcat x 180 n* w0 [( G+ n' P
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
, m5 Q/ z" Z% s8 v: A+ _+ a/ J6 d F4F-4 Wildcat x 44+ x/ o J8 p; b9 R! e+ H! k5 y( x" s
SBD-2 Dauntless x 18! J6 [3 G% q4 |- e4 ~, U3 h6 d
SBD-3 Dauntless x 81
& v* D6 Y3 `3 k) v' u& Q# H TBF-1 Avenger x 30- ~9 L( R. J3 B7 E$ B
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! H: {/ C: I2 Y* j8 Y SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged7 ^$ n. f+ X# ?! y6 Y0 r0 i: g
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Japanese Ships2 S: B2 [# X/ Z
xAK Ginyo Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk7 j! x6 h. }6 \$ A& }
xAK Kinsyo Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage( _7 u1 G' I" @4 z s9 d- J3 c
AMC Akagi Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ j$ I6 G/ \2 c, H0 i AMC Awata Maru, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 q2 K" G9 @2 c3 y) M. s9 f" N xAK Panama Maru, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk
9 ?' i: U/ m( `9 J1 { xAK Tonan Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
" v& N, u. }8 c4 L6 b xAK Nitiran Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
1 I7 t( t/ M0 U' u$ P xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
, T6 A- H" n* O; G; s xAK Hokuroku Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ Y* v# Z& C, Y% S1 E8 k9 Y xAK Aobasan Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
- V; n" P' f; y xAK Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 R$ t3 z" }& x2 S% h6 v xAK Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
& m" ?, l) @2 Q" J CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 22 x' O* v* q+ h8 J
xAK Kimishima Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |