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。
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Wallis Island at 142,155
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8 a3 \* R" W( m; W+ x$ \Weather in hex: Light rain
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9 t3 c1 K. H5 dRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.8 a% R6 g1 I8 c: s) s
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes" ?- _' W% {! }6 N3 P" r( n- f$ i
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A6M2 Zero x 9
; e" j1 i( Z* K' T G4M1 Betty x 16" g, g2 N9 z- Z4 y9 z
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Allied aircraft5 ^- ?* q5 j+ K% X) Z
F4F-3A Wildcat x 30
, J" V4 Q0 J% h% V F4F-3 Wildcat x 60) W3 A4 Z% _- V: \
F4F-4 Wildcat x 79( f5 Q+ O: g u# h; ~6 R" S
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Japanese aircraft losses1 L) ]2 u" _1 u
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
. a7 @6 c" i" t3 d( R G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
# k& g1 ?0 k9 D2 H) _% s$ E1 c F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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DD Buchanan
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Savaii at 146,159$ {1 {% H3 v6 ]+ t. g+ Y( [
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6 d/ t6 c* k( w. ]Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.# P1 V: l7 K( i; i! w
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes) O7 t9 n$ E8 n0 k2 L. W5 y* [& x
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6 K8 n3 |& z f( W5 k# X F4F-3A Wildcat x 18+ r+ H7 ~3 c; F& Z& X( A: O
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
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9 f/ K& h9 c$ g1 ~* V/ H& C" D; E2 E2 A SBD-2 Dauntless x 18
( l/ \3 g M; v+ e e/ x' t SBD-3 Dauntless x 81
, q k" J) I* s2 O TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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Allied aircraft losses7 R6 V& B9 n5 T2 K2 @8 r+ i
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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1 P. G9 O; a! y: ]- s. B" ]4 Q8 C" MJapanese Ships
( p7 D+ k. E- i! B1 N' ? xAK Ginyo Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
& h8 P: k. ^0 Y% T* o2 u+ r xAK Kinsyo Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 C! A" Y' L2 v2 V, i/ u9 z AMC Akagi Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
; e+ \# Z- T/ ^8 `6 @; Z AMC Awata Maru, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 N Y% s! V8 F* Z7 B0 ~ xAK Panama Maru, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk1 v* @3 `8 Z) E( b
xAK Tonan Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk; O9 l4 S9 q+ v! Y# F$ a2 {
xAK Nitiran Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk; a+ r7 r, o9 j( w0 \! K
xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 e" \4 z% B. n9 A! H3 F( f xAK Hokuroku Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
" T# R1 i6 P1 u" l; ?+ r5 ^ xAK Aobasan Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
# d; p; G# i1 z& J! R; h xAK Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
R' ^4 O4 j# e1 w9 M z( [7 t" y xAK Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
4 L+ E( S: q' Y8 J; ^1 v6 Y CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2
( F5 z- B, t" z( W, p; x xAK Kimishima Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |