AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 28, 42% w/ ~, h% m) F1 d1 O. r
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0 C- f- q, E, Z( G( k+ R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。
+ P6 U- D+ x) o# }* q6 L8 M4 S日军的陆攻未能突破58直掩圈。
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s% I) @! J+ ~' p+ \. mAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Wallis Island at 142,155+ r. ?6 h8 S. ]+ y& {3 m: t
5 `1 u1 ^# `2 k/ N' b8 ?& XWeather in hex: Light rain* ~' w% m" w* y. |$ b0 K& ?. `
' N" U* ^9 ~3 [4 F! O, Y% e0 eRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet." o# Y3 [4 K& Q. H6 m- u
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
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2 L, Z: `! k0 WJapanese aircraft& \3 |2 p6 r( ~" D& R3 F% j2 m
A6M2 Zero x 9
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- h: t, y+ u& q( q! p2 m F4F-3A Wildcat x 305 b, k9 O0 f3 Y% m# k" h% G5 l
F4F-3 Wildcat x 60
7 m5 z* @% U3 m2 L F4F-4 Wildcat x 791 f$ S' }4 z, T$ K4 G" o. z
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Japanese aircraft losses/ X6 z; h# Y8 B% X3 I$ u
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
p6 l' C; F+ b F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed& f$ b, G9 F7 V, H ^! A3 T' D" k
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Savaii at 146,159( {2 P9 e3 x$ K8 G+ t# Z& l- Y
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud: v8 M$ J9 i9 A& v% J5 V" o
0 V& E% h& R+ K9 F: g; iRaid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
4 U5 E. T+ W& s6 rEstimated time to target is 14 minutes% {0 c" W8 M% i. \: N
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Allied aircraft
" T4 L& E; _! k5 Y) r3 F6 ?0 r F4F-3A Wildcat x 187 f/ C; R2 a) P( l; D9 I
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36; T0 _/ {/ B7 [
F4F-4 Wildcat x 44
/ O9 Y9 u2 n4 J SBD-2 Dauntless x 18' \4 i2 K1 _% m" O. _8 c
SBD-3 Dauntless x 81$ J1 v. }0 l7 m, L. B
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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Allied aircraft losses/ c, q" ], Z' m: T# X: S
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged% J. A n( z6 ], G! M( J* f
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Japanese Ships! o7 G( R' l8 f4 G) m
xAK Ginyo Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk+ Q' Z2 Y7 W. C& Q
xAK Kinsyo Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage. l; A( q( r/ w- i+ ]) N9 w
AMC Akagi Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
* S5 q8 k5 r* ^! \ AMC Awata Maru, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage5 Y6 w: Y( B. N0 w
xAK Panama Maru, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk7 q! t3 x) Q( N8 `$ F# U u
xAK Tonan Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk: C7 r1 h: [9 l! R& `- e2 g5 i' c) D
xAK Nitiran Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk2 @( J- T- d/ C* L8 C$ t& ?
xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage v9 t0 f! d5 J' B+ b' P! s
xAK Hokuroku Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
% r% \- D+ ^0 f7 e, X& l4 b1 i4 t xAK Aobasan Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 ]6 t6 j; _* f) z5 M1 A xAK Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage- r) T% T* G, |/ G+ e A2 N4 N* o3 o
xAK Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
! t5 j% s3 l' h- T& G9 N: C1 a CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 25 r! ^/ ^& p7 K/ y, `
xAK Kimishima Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |