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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4 \: W. A! w8 X0 RAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Wallis Island at 142,155
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_7 v& v4 c" gWeather in hex: Light rain
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4 b6 b" `% t! s c# MRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.! d& z' i) R0 l
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes. _! @5 S' w4 t- r n8 M0 l
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Japanese aircraft, {3 C% h1 X, W- {
A6M2 Zero x 9" C/ @! e1 j1 X3 x; G& \/ X
G4M1 Betty x 164 O' u0 a; C* _' c
$ a% v8 a" P) [# ^Allied aircraft
( w; [, V9 Y1 v. g( N# u F4F-3A Wildcat x 30
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 791 ~: i# G4 Q. E& _/ ~% e' O' r, \
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A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed$ b& d. a6 n5 O3 C, ~1 y9 @
G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged. m- S7 H- `# |( l- E
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Allied aircraft losses
, B$ S- H3 ~( r$ c& Z0 l7 I F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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DD Buchanan
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4 j! d \2 ^& LAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Savaii at 146,159
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/ y5 t" i: z5 R P4 |* h, zRaid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.0 ]. F1 a4 R6 C" h
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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F4F-3A Wildcat x 18$ |, s9 b; g7 N% q0 @0 x* B
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
5 H3 a; ~% Z3 T8 F- @' G& j F4F-4 Wildcat x 44
2 I6 y+ W- {( A! | SBD-2 Dauntless x 18
$ _8 t0 |2 j+ b7 f* j( q SBD-3 Dauntless x 813 o# b0 H" R! {. s
TBF-1 Avenger x 303 M6 R" l2 C. q# W6 ` Q6 Y: ]% ?
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged' g: O8 J. @* \# P
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Japanese Ships
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3 U; x6 C9 k6 ~ p, I* W xAK Kinsyo Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage! j# e Z% M$ ~) s; O
AMC Akagi Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 b' N9 C7 d7 r8 E AMC Awata Maru, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage3 o3 l5 Z0 o+ \ p. S( [
xAK Panama Maru, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk
0 f$ y+ ]; l. p* g xAK Tonan Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk& E# |$ f- j0 Q1 G# C
xAK Nitiran Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk, {; z5 Q! H- ^7 a7 V) B- X5 S& ^% l
xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 B: w4 d; {8 E3 r3 y xAK Hokuroku Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage, W% y1 j( Y% B# R- `, Q+ m7 h
xAK Aobasan Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage% f4 k+ x! B9 N
xAK Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage: r8 X! v, [! r; P
xAK Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk- o/ j2 z7 v9 g/ T6 b( ^) ]
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2
3 Q5 u( m S" Q3 x7 H p xAK Kimishima Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |