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! U, Q% l9 X F7 D1 P0 j
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
8 K* o2 u& p/ R+ A7 _) A' |Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
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# ~1 b- X2 b1 M- k, sJapanese aircraft
$ R! {- ?; S$ [0 t2 I A6M2 Zero x 9
" {5 P# {- s2 b8 W G4M1 Betty x 16
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Allied aircraft" e& Q. S7 X, Y$ \# o
F4F-3A Wildcat x 30
4 a+ F U! e9 {' x \ w. | F4F-3 Wildcat x 60* |7 [: M) L/ n# }0 k
F4F-4 Wildcat x 79
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Japanese aircraft losses: x4 j o4 q" y* ^) }' n3 n
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed( g9 |" h. H4 k! q/ J$ L3 f, q
G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged% B3 W$ x& v% C" ~: D) C" o
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3 _9 H- S$ S) C, U; K1 q& B, r F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, R5 k" n5 W6 {' x6 p
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DD Buchanan; P7 |3 ^: ~+ G; C6 T- C" X- v
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Savaii at 146,159
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5 W" s; W& @* q9 q& K8 WRaid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.1 J9 G- Q* f% E/ t2 `
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes, _: w2 o: o* U: Y
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Allied aircraft
: b, x j: j1 r3 R# y: K# y1 ~2 c F4F-3A Wildcat x 184 T( s [. j O+ f% @1 {4 H
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
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+ D+ S, X% n) y/ J# z$ w5 r/ D SBD-2 Dauntless x 18
% D5 ]8 P& p, y5 ?! q5 G4 \, R& d SBD-3 Dauntless x 81
0 e2 R% `+ v3 Y2 ^6 D. J TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged' I- `) m8 g" J- |
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Japanese Ships/ F& a: w( \- R, o! A: G
xAK Ginyo Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk2 \9 i ?! u' {
xAK Kinsyo Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage, y4 D% c( E( F/ \
AMC Akagi Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage; f. \1 j! P6 Y# D1 C% n' }
AMC Awata Maru, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 y, [6 t: U+ [ xAK Panama Maru, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk
" ~: E% V' X+ D" N2 }& ] xAK Tonan Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk/ V' u& T' E* R: H
xAK Nitiran Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk! }7 U/ H6 B+ ]! S) E7 k/ `
xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage. J4 c1 x+ r+ r4 g
xAK Hokuroku Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage$ }6 n% @3 z. R" t' b7 ~9 x( Y1 E
xAK Aobasan Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 D- i: K( l& M( z xAK Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
' B8 r U$ v! ?$ M$ H% D xAK Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk0 C1 c3 Q6 s8 Q. y
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2
: S* u2 r, S7 S# n% A xAK Kimishima Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |