AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 28, 42' [: l! f0 x: x8 p
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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。% r1 ~/ R- a' C! g% @
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 142,155
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( x k8 C6 u9 g: z9 u4 S6 N. A) K0 wWeather in hex: Light rain
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1 A' Q9 v$ f% _, gRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.( K6 ?$ D" O, f! e( v& R1 _" e( T5 z
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
, L* L$ k- F4 ? A6M2 Zero x 9
7 h$ A3 @2 O+ x/ R G4M1 Betty x 165 b8 g( j. E ?) h- h
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Allied aircraft5 b$ ~, e9 u' S0 Z) k, B4 Q
F4F-3A Wildcat x 301 J5 e5 g- l( r% ^' _5 E/ @
F4F-3 Wildcat x 603 [- g9 i# g! e, _. K
F4F-4 Wildcat x 79
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Japanese aircraft losses
% u: J6 l6 n0 F0 Z A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
! u$ J( Q8 g: X+ _6 K2 f G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged$ `4 D K6 I3 Z; `" C
: E% |" R: R, c8 V7 A9 S( c6 ^5 ?Allied aircraft losses0 A. {, I* J1 e+ G8 H9 y# {
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed* M! y, A- o1 q: s2 s( w: `
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3 I/ w4 n! T F M/ s EAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Savaii at 146,159/ r- Q6 O6 ]$ [1 a
6 w8 ?! S; b+ A# l# \4 uWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
# u) H9 I* O" h4 W0 \9 eEstimated time to target is 14 minutes2 u V6 Z! O- u! ?
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% g% \7 k& I! V4 k* C F4F-3A Wildcat x 189 N, x3 F. ]- K5 Y6 u9 S
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
3 t* N' m7 q) @2 p7 p* z$ W F4F-4 Wildcat x 44
% |% U! c2 v0 f9 s SBD-2 Dauntless x 18
' H0 e% O1 y; ? SBD-3 Dauntless x 81
' Z2 O& k, C R TBF-1 Avenger x 309 {; \8 v6 X; @ P
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Allied aircraft losses
: |$ D8 ^! H/ M7 V! q SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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" V* c2 E3 [# K CJapanese Ships
3 l/ k0 w& ]; D8 b" A; i xAK Ginyo Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk) z" a! s* v4 G$ P8 B+ h$ U
xAK Kinsyo Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage" Y2 f7 i! Y2 B, t$ h0 p& W
AMC Akagi Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
* y- I y- B" q( S9 X. B AMC Awata Maru, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 Q2 U5 e& R. ^% D$ g _. g' ?6 c xAK Panama Maru, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk
+ K0 S0 n. f1 D7 \; ?( z xAK Tonan Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
4 A' T2 k, I3 W xAK Nitiran Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk3 v( F. O. @7 N0 \
xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage5 d7 a! d. Y9 T. {' U2 O, U1 z
xAK Hokuroku Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage0 v( g5 _$ X9 b+ W$ c: a) q
xAK Aobasan Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage& J# z3 i/ S. q A7 a
xAK Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage# N) z- |+ k8 {- {+ [0 G* `
xAK Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk- ^+ ^* m( l& ^& b
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 24 g8 e$ A" T/ _# ` g; h r `
xAK Kimishima Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |