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。! z# A( v0 B2 r( p, S" m3 W4 V
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 142,1554 r/ c, s E; T" U6 \
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2 {' v( f; L" N% f# ~Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.2 k" C( W' j0 S+ L* f6 y( ?
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes+ V3 Y. Z$ i+ X% p
* w* r+ j" P; D: J4 i k. F5 qJapanese aircraft
0 r. O: V$ j6 l9 V1 l1 h6 c A6M2 Zero x 92 z, Q" b' R4 c+ m* C7 D' \0 O, `
G4M1 Betty x 161 \+ X9 _) s+ Q, M+ s: X( B9 B9 }
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F4F-3A Wildcat x 30
: a* U+ S3 _! X0 r! F/ D2 W& h. Q F4F-3 Wildcat x 600 |0 i, e9 s# w. N
F4F-4 Wildcat x 79% {8 D/ i& Y. k- J: H" w) O7 I* }
% A! a7 W, @% m2 ^" N; H2 RJapanese aircraft losses
2 L0 x% _; U) ?+ B1 r8 e6 B A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed/ T$ |& Z5 o5 D1 M2 I
G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
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& {' G$ [! C% A" d; f. V- Q F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed9 s$ s6 s9 L5 P1 B' ]
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6 Z' h3 a8 y2 ?1 u* I9 lAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Savaii at 146,159
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud' o0 N& x( S, B$ l
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Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.* k( S5 `5 ^7 N6 h0 m
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes: N! O* L( J/ c, s0 T; r# F
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Allied aircraft: w0 p( `% c$ t
F4F-3A Wildcat x 18$ F* _5 X1 D8 {( a4 n) E2 E
F4F-3 Wildcat x 363 l7 M; E' l& c- \+ K0 `+ l5 Y
F4F-4 Wildcat x 44+ W# H6 L+ v) b
SBD-2 Dauntless x 18
5 ]0 M( x6 l. s+ G9 j9 _ SBD-3 Dauntless x 816 G9 ?4 b6 w7 u+ u
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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Allied aircraft losses
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Japanese Ships
) q& G9 f4 d, ~1 C xAK Ginyo Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk9 }2 d2 D# g7 |1 Y8 {7 |& N3 w9 X
xAK Kinsyo Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ {& G" a, L+ G6 E( S# e; X AMC Akagi Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
& }2 q) c$ f) P+ V$ v5 i& \ AMC Awata Maru, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage. \$ D' d& I4 [4 E( Y* I5 c
xAK Panama Maru, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk
( q9 f( `. K& e8 H! k; ]& d4 B xAK Tonan Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk% ^9 f7 o+ ^* }$ p. A9 ?% K
xAK Nitiran Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
( \# [* g$ X3 ~! f! B xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage7 u. s3 D" h, ^4 L
xAK Hokuroku Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 E+ U+ u# g/ ]1 U3 `" N0 ] xAK Aobasan Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage" F! ?* \; c$ w' q. M9 n3 y
xAK Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage2 ? O7 x, u% N2 d. G) z
xAK Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk" N0 c, ]- {. f+ j$ \$ C5 h
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2
6 g2 I# Z1 C) U9 ` xAK Kimishima Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |