AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 28, 42
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7 b& y4 Z' y$ F1 J# }3 j0 Y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( L3 y B' x q3 D
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 142,1551 o2 s8 P0 `5 Y8 V. H5 j
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft
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G4M1 Betty x 16
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Allied aircraft8 E2 T& l5 D0 Z7 }
F4F-3A Wildcat x 30$ `6 ~2 Y0 C; s# S/ \) f% z
F4F-3 Wildcat x 60
! I# [, `8 x1 x0 p F4F-4 Wildcat x 79
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; ?2 }+ R4 u( _. H" \( yJapanese aircraft losses
+ v7 \+ G, J5 h* O A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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% F; X/ Z4 q! o: z9 M) vAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Savaii at 146,159
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.) ]+ G" P+ K6 b4 s
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes; I. W3 F& f4 m) ]
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 44
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 81
$ \1 L2 b" u7 ?- S+ F TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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Japanese Ships0 Q" n. \$ Q* f4 d2 W
xAK Ginyo Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk2 O/ q& W: X' l$ J1 S% H
xAK Kinsyo Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage" ?5 v% u( |2 v |6 v+ G w
AMC Akagi Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage& ` o# L" r: ]9 D4 o
AMC Awata Maru, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage6 z, o1 M8 N9 L; C* L8 }
xAK Panama Maru, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk
4 v7 M, t: Y" `9 K2 ~! g4 j2 k xAK Tonan Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
5 B+ b Y9 U( y xAK Nitiran Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk/ k( q ?1 E. S, _& T5 i0 `. B
xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
" R7 j @1 g. E$ W H% J xAK Hokuroku Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage( W( X( J8 Y7 G/ E* v
xAK Aobasan Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 T8 @/ i& `4 ?) ^- v o xAK Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage `' D, s5 ~0 A2 T5 U
xAK Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
# z& p- i3 B4 b5 W# a1 p4 J CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2* k( ?# i7 i! M4 }$ `0 \2 b
xAK Kimishima Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |