AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 28, 42* \% `% v- j1 B* M+ o9 u( H
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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。
: i: v+ _/ |' Z M6 H日军的陆攻未能突破58直掩圈。
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6 G1 X# x; c9 G3 V: @7 @Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Wallis Island at 142,155
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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$ b5 u4 m, O% _Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
* [( R! P A e7 ]* z' gEstimated time to target is 28 minutes3 p7 d$ l, r: N; [+ q, b9 n
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Japanese aircraft
$ P, G" k# ]( q! ?3 R8 g9 p A6M2 Zero x 9
7 a7 L% I# T H5 I G4M1 Betty x 166 J- Q/ @5 r3 j1 N2 w
) z$ g- v! h! u, ?) IAllied aircraft1 w0 n4 c& {1 K2 F1 _( x
F4F-3A Wildcat x 30
4 X! F6 v4 R: E6 W) _ F4F-3 Wildcat x 60
" d6 i# ~! W( I% N6 f! x) m F4F-4 Wildcat x 79$ z! Q+ F1 W2 z( G4 T
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Japanese aircraft losses
3 Y8 q# D. R- b& e7 k& L A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses& B: y3 u" F# L1 P$ N
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed9 _2 S& W& k9 V. b5 k$ m/ X) P
2 X) A$ Y2 \- P& E/ ?Allied Ships
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4 H# l2 m$ b6 q) C8 ]% K4 KAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Savaii at 146,159
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud& W C2 R0 q( f8 ?. \6 s
2 Z/ r' C+ F- V% k# f ` a5 ZRaid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
; c/ ]3 R4 R1 V8 y5 @* XEstimated time to target is 14 minutes0 z" m! L, y- g& `8 v& E) K6 W/ S
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Allied aircraft
" _$ R+ r3 |4 K( @6 t F4F-3A Wildcat x 18
8 N/ o- u+ v+ T F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
/ G) O4 o8 B' u; D/ O: y F4F-4 Wildcat x 44- M6 s; b/ a0 u" V& {2 d4 B
SBD-2 Dauntless x 18! T( p; A4 f4 G9 K
SBD-3 Dauntless x 81$ P0 \- g" x+ T
TBF-1 Avenger x 30+ f; I* \/ U+ Z- I& Z
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged Y6 @6 F3 O& y, {4 H; ]( ]* `. W
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xAK Ginyo Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
# q$ {. x4 Q2 {2 i- a xAK Kinsyo Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage+ T$ O. i; _( d! E+ n% C
AMC Akagi Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage1 Y( ]( I. B z! x/ D1 A7 p
AMC Awata Maru, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage) @. F% Q; D, f H" n
xAK Panama Maru, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk/ v5 Z8 D' n" f$ m8 ?
xAK Tonan Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk+ ?% }' a: ?: d" k
xAK Nitiran Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk! @) O o6 o" M _" I# u3 v
xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 y" ~8 M1 w: v+ q$ j xAK Hokuroku Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage2 d6 d1 c6 S+ F. h
xAK Aobasan Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage' L+ w( Z0 r) D2 S0 B3 m8 }
xAK Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage Q' r/ }4 ^/ X- k; v8 w& V
xAK Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
9 ?' g( c% o0 T. O' A4 D CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2
; @5 E0 ^5 Y3 {; R xAK Kimishima Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |