AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 28, 42- a3 J1 {$ }" e; O* P) A2 ~. P
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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。
3 r0 v9 X, e3 U% @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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' J) k9 d% ^/ tWeather in hex: Light rain, ?- q: f3 ?! M q7 D
" g1 y) R" F: U0 d3 m+ z. F# cRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
5 j- e1 ^. v" UEstimated time to target is 28 minutes
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Japanese aircraft) y* j- z7 R, u7 C6 u' E% Z
A6M2 Zero x 9
3 Q. k4 d8 D6 u# S G4M1 Betty x 16: h' ]7 E2 k, b& E3 p" t
+ n$ Z0 ^) a6 fAllied aircraft$ J; y1 d5 ]+ W8 n: s
F4F-3A Wildcat x 30, v4 a1 H* f0 E( u; Y9 [! x
F4F-3 Wildcat x 60" h8 p9 _+ r% Y8 ~) r
F4F-4 Wildcat x 796 Z' U" \+ _% ~8 r
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Japanese aircraft losses: S, _: f5 a7 _9 }3 ?/ U0 H! C4 }
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
5 C3 G4 C4 p! \! e# e G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged- H/ L! I6 {; {( N- K, {& Q2 U
: Q% z+ y% ` A q% y9 v6 ]! B0 a/ kAllied aircraft losses* {) k4 _3 T$ V* u
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed2 T7 V8 i/ s1 j# h8 o; e$ E
* s- H h+ Z6 k% c! oAllied Ships2 ?' a ?! U# c4 r
DD Buchanan
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; y8 y/ Z. z) M" @( YAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Savaii at 146,1590 @" f1 w S0 P; @2 |4 A
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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! e; R& L# k* E2 V5 W4 h5 GRaid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
$ i& G4 u* P1 T" j# A) CEstimated time to target is 14 minutes) Z" S8 D2 x* u+ e) w1 f4 _
# e' c, j; z& \& i5 \ DAllied aircraft
7 l3 L! H5 x& u7 {: Q F4F-3A Wildcat x 18) H7 |( ^0 E( D, t/ L
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
# x9 A2 @. H" k( y F4F-4 Wildcat x 446 y* P: B) U& \/ o
SBD-2 Dauntless x 18
3 b9 f" ?3 E5 Z- B SBD-3 Dauntless x 819 M7 S# i/ @5 }9 M7 p; A
TBF-1 Avenger x 30% e& W9 B2 K- {% ^; z$ q
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged2 l! t9 T& X3 T/ \/ q( u
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Japanese Ships \# m8 S8 d! d/ `7 l }
xAK Ginyo Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk( [! G9 E& ?/ f8 x$ K0 E# P
xAK Kinsyo Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
% w1 F! h4 m4 P1 r+ h3 S% l AMC Akagi Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
T1 ?3 J: a) x3 f$ X( g+ ` AMC Awata Maru, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
. ]7 b/ a& N# @4 v, L0 \7 C xAK Panama Maru, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk8 ^3 v6 B/ s1 K, c# M. z
xAK Tonan Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk' j, q5 Y3 K9 I4 h1 M! j2 x! A! o
xAK Nitiran Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk h3 T: b; q* w2 {9 W
xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
. E* v; j& H6 j' _8 A+ S xAK Hokuroku Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 \1 ~; N; n. W% v xAK Aobasan Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 E( } w4 X/ X U I( m xAK Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage9 \ z; @" A, z* [# h/ l; U: ]
xAK Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk9 @4 G2 u' S2 L1 L9 e7 _' w: [0 H0 V- q
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2' d. q- N9 R, U ^* i* i- d
xAK Kimishima Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |