AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 28, 425 _4 a$ g* Q( ?2 O( P: C
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) L+ K f, Z1 Y( j# {/ `$ ]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。6 ~+ d U0 [1 m2 F: }. L6 x0 j, G& }6 X2 D
日军的陆攻未能突破58直掩圈。
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# l; c4 |+ B A7 l1 |0 HAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Wallis Island at 142,155
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Weather in hex: Light rain$ p' _7 s6 q u+ {+ I
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
4 U9 @& x$ n# G5 kEstimated time to target is 28 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
+ I& v* B: c6 i: [: x* D( } A6M2 Zero x 9
J3 t" E( |9 T3 I G4M1 Betty x 16( B' x" F9 F1 n) u+ @* H
, M5 ^4 r' y! S e7 q0 x/ [! pAllied aircraft7 c7 f: }/ f+ }7 R( A7 ]
F4F-3A Wildcat x 30" d; o( y5 O/ Y# }5 J2 V
F4F-3 Wildcat x 60/ {: \: p9 L, A: {5 [
F4F-4 Wildcat x 79$ b' K. f0 ]" g* b$ l* x5 ~
3 v. u. i+ S% ]6 |9 x) c: V. \Japanese aircraft losses
" l; U j# I) f O9 F& L A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed4 l: W9 Z8 z' N p$ ~
G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
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* Z, Q% j6 @4 B k3 wAllied aircraft losses& ], u$ u( Q' n5 v
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships$ _8 S( G# g4 E2 l+ p
DD Buchanan
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$ {* U2 c& z& d9 E% Z# b) k% MAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Savaii at 146,159, b" T2 L i# ^8 p3 k9 P' N4 U" G
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.2 v& i! D! T0 F8 N B9 z8 l4 o9 T( h
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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6 g" r% G! R( M- dAllied aircraft
1 ^& u% o. m# m) @6 } F4F-3A Wildcat x 18
! n4 A( A; m$ a; z F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
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SBD-2 Dauntless x 18; u' N. W N6 n" @; ?. |+ ^+ ?
SBD-3 Dauntless x 81
) w' z2 p/ S& R: A" J TBF-1 Avenger x 308 N+ @( s7 _; b: e+ j# G: g0 [
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Allied aircraft losses# L$ M3 ^) C# N$ q4 D- U+ ~
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
% ]! ?2 o7 j3 b; i4 L) `! e xAK Ginyo Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk/ R1 j& Y2 T5 L; ^
xAK Kinsyo Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 g- w" N- ]) Q7 |% l/ W AMC Akagi Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 {' ^# X6 a# t" O. u9 N3 G AMC Awata Maru, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
% x6 R6 k" s4 s+ U9 s; J/ ] xAK Panama Maru, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk
9 Z4 v7 n2 d, R3 w5 g' Z xAK Tonan Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
; M# U8 z3 m* V! A6 W xAK Nitiran Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
6 W4 V7 h5 Z1 h9 P xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage/ K+ @3 f+ F" C0 L+ @
xAK Hokuroku Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage# Y4 q0 S! S. a
xAK Aobasan Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
: j; G1 u/ m7 i+ g. I xAK Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ g- z! K+ s2 l xAK Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
& q: r% V7 L/ w CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2* H r7 n6 }3 n- t
xAK Kimishima Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |