AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 28, 42, ?% J, ^8 s0 ^* f
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! `- b$ ]! |0 C7 O% ^& ?) b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。( E, H) w2 I+ j. @/ |6 L# v
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% h$ _" V) D( d4 x6 U% ?3 S
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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. w9 P2 O+ l) Z; wRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
% ~% x: Z# H3 _" z- @; B' AEstimated time to target is 28 minutes4 Y$ }0 \- ^8 O" C+ f5 ?1 V0 i4 L* f
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Japanese aircraft( }) h/ a: W1 V+ _. ?/ Z) U
A6M2 Zero x 9
; |9 R. L. P7 B4 p! Z G4M1 Betty x 16
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Allied aircraft
! p# z1 H E% k; N _' T F4F-3A Wildcat x 309 P' W; \- X4 V& {5 O
F4F-3 Wildcat x 60
4 y: U3 P2 U1 c G; N F4F-4 Wildcat x 79( r5 V' c$ T/ i
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Japanese aircraft losses
% O+ k9 x4 M }4 k A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed+ n* y0 d# U1 n# A# `5 k8 ^
G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged3 r4 K* _* L( H
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed$ ?5 S1 h( S3 Q+ M/ `; ?
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Allied Ships
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4 P8 x' b% \" b- h( w% xAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Savaii at 146,159# P P& U; S# z2 m
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud' K% b3 X6 F @2 W) _6 j
# x+ m3 Z7 N8 E6 w! iRaid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
6 a: l1 v8 R' }# \# A3 hEstimated time to target is 14 minutes
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# }7 P# {/ }$ y: D- F/ [+ eAllied aircraft
- S' U. d$ [- y0 P F4F-3A Wildcat x 18: E2 i L7 ]8 X4 C# V8 C+ x; v" ~7 J* b
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
8 N' V; o. H# d' r& w. F F4F-4 Wildcat x 44
$ Q f1 |5 e/ r% P# K# M* [' C SBD-2 Dauntless x 18
8 e/ Y8 J/ ^" f; d( B9 @ SBD-3 Dauntless x 81
1 H f/ n! d0 X6 C) `) S1 V TBF-1 Avenger x 30 N5 @4 I& M/ j7 z5 Z- ]6 M
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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+ l, j+ k/ E, G6 |- cJapanese Ships# L& F" X- y$ V3 {5 [
xAK Ginyo Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
" l2 h4 P" m* a+ |$ r4 V) E( h xAK Kinsyo Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 G- x/ R3 z' q) Q0 f5 P AMC Akagi Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 m& u* Y' t4 k! }/ D; ]0 M3 N0 w AMC Awata Maru, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage* s( j1 e) T$ X
xAK Panama Maru, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk
' R& ^, L+ n+ B8 Z: O xAK Tonan Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk) j* V% A7 u! m8 H& F/ P, n/ i
xAK Nitiran Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk: x- Y/ |3 F' A
xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage' K& E5 A9 h4 z
xAK Hokuroku Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage2 U* n8 X o% O! w5 |1 l
xAK Aobasan Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage4 s) D+ t+ F; o* M
xAK Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage1 H( Y, K2 }* S# _. P t
xAK Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
3 G, M- [5 i6 d7 y4 E- Z. [, q* \ CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2
6 }9 P# t: w. ?% N1 T! E xAK Kimishima Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |