AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 28, 42% t/ e% i- Y( T' O* ~/ X* ?
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/ b! ^1 C+ T8 m! i8 s3 X4 G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。* ]1 d2 A3 ~0 i2 a8 D- W9 e" o
日军的陆攻未能突破58直掩圈。( q% @( v% O! v+ o& H2 `1 D) X; q
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$ j' B+ w( K: x; ]Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Wallis Island at 142,155
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3 r! ^; b, d# E$ O1 W3 {0 E6 VWeather in hex: Light rain) |' _$ d/ Z% o1 X0 a# y
- G9 B1 V$ b5 J; YRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.1 j% g9 ?$ Y5 @0 M
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
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% Y6 E2 j- q' v. `0 W) HJapanese aircraft& }; |8 ]7 C% `9 c0 B, |7 m
A6M2 Zero x 9
9 S) E6 f5 K9 ]5 ^- m+ @. g! U G4M1 Betty x 16/ F0 _4 q3 `' D) y' u
# n* s E; ?: [5 x4 }. H+ k3 s; DAllied aircraft
& G' A0 I' T3 h* e' C6 b5 D& `; z F4F-3A Wildcat x 30
0 S/ Y9 y0 v0 m/ m& y F4F-3 Wildcat x 609 f* O2 ? p8 {0 k2 @: B+ k6 n& e
F4F-4 Wildcat x 79$ @! @ c$ _5 G6 q7 J. }* l
$ |6 e& t; ^- `: C/ f& fJapanese aircraft losses, E0 e: n4 e! b
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed. t" l$ [: V& @! I* x0 w7 A9 F' R
G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged' I% C6 y# |! I+ }& J$ ~3 W! A
- j. L+ [3 K, a: r+ ]" p% B0 Q8 PAllied aircraft losses. {7 V& z4 j6 o3 I* d( r
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Savaii at 146,159
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud7 i; a" |2 @6 p& ?% ^
4 H( @9 h* w' F! a+ L j' lRaid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.# z" r: B! e) v4 Z4 Z B* K0 Q
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes* B3 T- m: _: A I/ {+ ]
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Allied aircraft
' r6 i6 W0 G: w4 F* ] F4F-3A Wildcat x 18& y0 Q& c) |) N7 f
F4F-3 Wildcat x 360 o6 }7 i6 Q1 v1 Q3 x1 f
F4F-4 Wildcat x 44
+ Y3 Q8 {6 }1 u- h1 l1 i5 C& j- ?$ N SBD-2 Dauntless x 18- y; u. P" N, q. q4 Y
SBD-3 Dauntless x 81; \) g u6 Y. X
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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4 X0 V |& ]: x3 ^+ t/ A' QAllied aircraft losses
( h8 n& i# Z9 i9 n& \" R6 P" k4 C SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged* e" s) ~. y& R/ O: o( F
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Japanese Ships
4 F' {3 x& |) h, R( W8 M xAK Ginyo Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
/ o6 h' K: [) [/ s1 O xAK Kinsyo Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage6 b5 f+ [0 x( t2 U" @
AMC Akagi Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
" s$ [& w( H9 B2 i, K AMC Awata Maru, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
. a* F( D q3 ?6 g7 f xAK Panama Maru, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk
, x+ w/ A, W ?( y7 _* o xAK Tonan Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
0 u. v, c' E- k& R* R xAK Nitiran Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
& M* W9 w; P) O& Z9 y xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
" B4 B" g }/ [+ b& t2 n$ y; J xAK Hokuroku Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage, J( q, Y$ w. F" n
xAK Aobasan Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
. k( T, ?" Q& a xAK Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 l0 L$ \" s/ J' N4 n4 I7 H xAK Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
: C. @- J( k* _" @7 \ CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 24 `5 B, C" `6 t, X# e; i) e1 N
xAK Kimishima Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |