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。/ u! o) D# R1 A/ d- `
日军的陆攻未能突破58直掩圈。
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* c2 r0 r0 `" Y1 n5 zAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Wallis Island at 142,155
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0 D9 M7 d9 O" Q ?Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
+ ]1 q. z6 O ~# {# X3 REstimated time to target is 28 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
+ C% `8 o, W( W4 o3 l A6M2 Zero x 95 s5 f7 v) k: ?( B% U* w
G4M1 Betty x 164 e1 l8 V: @3 i/ t7 a+ T) j
^% _! X" k5 eAllied aircraft
; O" p# ]7 Z6 x4 p' H! L1 R F4F-3A Wildcat x 30
0 Q- ]2 N9 {0 {6 Q0 v F4F-3 Wildcat x 60
7 G, p5 b1 F0 A' M" u F4F-4 Wildcat x 79
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Japanese aircraft losses( ^: v4 p9 ?. b6 x/ c/ ^+ r' ]
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
2 f: B9 I2 |& C$ G* n/ @* O |0 Y G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
; U" c. a' Q7 z/ s& k F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Savaii at 146,159
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Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet." F, Y4 F* k4 s5 v& ]( g
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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Allied aircraft
* U" ]4 g% |) E( x7 `/ d: Y$ e F4F-3A Wildcat x 18) M+ K/ B/ x# `. F& z/ P
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
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SBD-2 Dauntless x 18 B3 t3 P- ]2 \6 b; ?
SBD-3 Dauntless x 815 E# w! x; H" [5 ]" O5 L# Q6 V
TBF-1 Avenger x 30* w& d: u. z+ v4 I2 w) ~
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Allied aircraft losses
7 E4 U) h* s! ]; g- ~; p" c; [1 D- ~ SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships: ~: P' C% z) r) e, J( W
xAK Ginyo Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
# h8 @* Q" O4 ^% _! J" z9 }5 J+ ^# I xAK Kinsyo Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 `! k" |& O/ G AMC Akagi Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage( `& n: J# p% p7 q3 E: a* F
AMC Awata Maru, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 E* s9 }2 a0 r: r2 K9 l xAK Panama Maru, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk- g+ ], m2 P- M' q
xAK Tonan Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk$ V% K- y6 V/ \& v) o5 T
xAK Nitiran Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
* s7 x7 k2 `, o8 u' U' Z+ i/ g$ g% n xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage4 o; I* k- W1 g7 k4 m- C" D8 [+ M1 S
xAK Hokuroku Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 A5 E( r' @6 E) h xAK Aobasan Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 B2 W' g! K' M. j" { xAK Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage: Y- u) q4 J v# m' W
xAK Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk! {( }3 E2 T# [
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 24 u5 i+ x" P9 N, {' }
xAK Kimishima Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |