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。! A( y6 ^" \# X, Q4 J
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 142,155
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) _1 f) K. O1 d# T2 x; l9 BWeather in hex: Light rain
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2 f' M4 X# V4 M$ gRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet." P# m" V1 B. `
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
+ E' {, ^9 }! D6 f" E, a. t A6M2 Zero x 9- V' j! M( `* P5 R
G4M1 Betty x 16
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( J6 u2 h) A1 X F4F-3A Wildcat x 30
8 N7 b6 h1 `% I; H7 M+ { } F4F-3 Wildcat x 60" ?0 H0 ]& I4 p( m8 `5 T( B/ g4 ~
F4F-4 Wildcat x 79, \( }* E% O: F3 R8 w) s# X
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Japanese aircraft losses
4 j/ x4 m% u( y A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed5 G" E0 q& c! o, B7 g1 h) j
G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged+ A- n8 I4 w4 }
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' h# A# |% a' t( A, P" v, Z7 @ F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed9 n0 D: z' J! R% @2 w1 C a9 E+ w) B
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Allied Ships
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Savaii at 146,159+ n! N" W& J; z* f8 K1 @3 c
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Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet./ L, t3 |$ E4 X& y. V
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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Allied aircraft7 ~ _' Q1 y1 [' x T
F4F-3A Wildcat x 18
4 L# C S W. z7 u1 Y8 D. R" m F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
2 z- A" C2 U5 q$ M, S8 ` F4F-4 Wildcat x 448 [3 e, R& [' ?" s, t
SBD-2 Dauntless x 188 G. h3 U: @! F( s+ ?' b
SBD-3 Dauntless x 81
* Q/ b8 s5 c* N2 q TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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Allied aircraft losses
$ O* ~2 G: B5 }+ @/ v SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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$ {2 L; h4 y5 l8 Y$ _Japanese Ships
4 O' b6 f* O! N( `. |6 W xAK Ginyo Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
, Q8 C' k' k/ s. `+ a9 l xAK Kinsyo Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
, L b8 \8 l$ D( q: E AMC Akagi Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage7 j8 ^# f6 O- k, l
AMC Awata Maru, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
* P: m% `- l: k4 `. F xAK Panama Maru, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk( {+ R0 ~7 b _' O
xAK Tonan Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk( y+ G! L5 b; E8 K6 O
xAK Nitiran Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk& u* @$ O: j( U* W
xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 @; R5 i$ n M6 }# `: h xAK Hokuroku Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage$ Z. U# i7 Z, d5 c' s% K
xAK Aobasan Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 o6 n, T7 G$ {: G xAK Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage/ F2 q8 T4 m, h/ Q* d: Z3 {1 w
xAK Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
+ D# m3 V0 {. M h% E& J" _! ? CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2" q0 C4 ?3 k( V
xAK Kimishima Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |