AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 28, 42
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) f# w7 n/ Z9 t- v7 _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。
' ?' l6 m2 O% x6 c日军的陆攻未能突破58直掩圈。
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: E! Z( Z4 g$ v, XAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Wallis Island at 142,155
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. i9 M5 `1 y, D8 mWeather in hex: Light rain
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
6 k' p; C; h G, p8 R9 @$ AEstimated time to target is 28 minutes( R: Q4 u* h {. f
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A6M2 Zero x 9
& q0 M7 }9 v$ V G4M1 Betty x 16; f! ^ ^7 H+ A9 u0 e$ l
/ F0 a' b2 X2 ?6 `$ C8 I, |Allied aircraft8 ?( t; i- l) l% Y& [9 d' ~
F4F-3A Wildcat x 30: Y; e2 G. J% b( [. L5 V
F4F-3 Wildcat x 60
3 G/ f, H# J6 \! d F4F-4 Wildcat x 79
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Japanese aircraft losses
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; Z3 L, X( @3 X2 _9 d G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged$ v- o( {% B/ h- a
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Allied aircraft losses
: j- k. k& v: s1 @, E F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Savaii at 146,1592 e! V5 u! ~4 B# l* i
. I1 {' }$ p' }4 U" K/ yWeather in hex: Heavy cloud3 N. }+ o- H) y' @
" S& d* s! a- F* S1 H0 `( tRaid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.0 h; f. @0 }4 g( N5 |! N4 r
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes; l( v7 o( J7 F
7 V9 W% p9 E8 QAllied aircraft! n2 x* F3 \; e8 _
F4F-3A Wildcat x 18' G- C* J. C) H8 s l
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
! `8 ~) e- b: H B8 K7 [ F4F-4 Wildcat x 44
+ ~$ }0 n0 I9 C- N, W" b" r SBD-2 Dauntless x 18; r/ @- U6 i6 M, D, a
SBD-3 Dauntless x 81( g/ o) P5 {1 C7 V
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships0 H) j& p* k3 b" {0 ^6 ?* q
xAK Ginyo Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk! N9 e# m& U9 v( M& _" b
xAK Kinsyo Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
" i4 r8 V6 k- Z AMC Akagi Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage# {8 H5 s, `" S# M, n! @
AMC Awata Maru, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage9 i# x* O2 I. M/ T' v
xAK Panama Maru, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk
- f# M' ~2 I& ]0 R0 u: z xAK Tonan Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
9 K* ^- c$ t9 a xAK Nitiran Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk" y3 J5 ]( D% E- k$ i& T9 Q! A6 X3 }4 E" R
xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage5 N4 z( {( n2 I" Z4 C
xAK Hokuroku Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage: X1 Q, C X! j! C3 N, P6 J
xAK Aobasan Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
; U* t* p5 j1 X" U. S xAK Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage- j3 M _1 Q7 @0 x- k
xAK Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
+ U" D' M9 S1 t CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2% `5 v N- B; J! l
xAK Kimishima Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |