AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 28, 42
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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。* ^( j) h6 [7 P
日军的陆攻未能突破58直掩圈。/ W% Y# U( m" i r9 d
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' |' Q; I- m+ Q0 ]$ G6 lAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Wallis Island at 142,155
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.! [' Y, o* M1 W1 ^- p
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
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5 g. P* I( J% q A6M2 Zero x 9- k; X* R' C- C6 R" x
G4M1 Betty x 16
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Allied aircraft* C% x/ b! _% O; \, N7 Q
F4F-3A Wildcat x 302 I' l$ R, _8 Q( z
F4F-3 Wildcat x 60
* r) V8 e3 G* y) _ F4F-4 Wildcat x 79$ s$ X) ^" s) C1 H' I' `
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A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
2 B5 {5 z6 b ?6 Y: r( @# ] G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
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DD Buchanan
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Savaii at 146,1595 j1 v3 X0 B l" Y0 ]2 @' `, O
" P0 h( D% o) H* @Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.# ~+ Z! f, H% X+ |
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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F4F-3A Wildcat x 18
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 444 `* l8 {' Z$ x% A
SBD-2 Dauntless x 18
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TBF-1 Avenger x 30. J+ J% }6 L9 x( i3 D j' l: |
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Allied aircraft losses
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% v* e1 K0 }+ Y# l6 f! f xAK Kinsyo Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
% r4 ?' L& v0 p AMC Akagi Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
: \4 e2 n# d: `$ ?3 E$ B6 d AMC Awata Maru, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
( L/ E$ q) \3 N6 j xAK Panama Maru, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk
) H% ^2 k( W& B: F4 E3 A xAK Tonan Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk$ ?/ w6 k4 _3 G3 c0 }" F* ^
xAK Nitiran Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk# W9 e0 q3 U. y8 G
xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 `( C- M9 h E; M! K xAK Hokuroku Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 F3 S6 n* X4 [ xAK Aobasan Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage6 p$ Y% i6 }0 z9 J/ Z3 t
xAK Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
, h; I7 t; g* `( q; x& f xAK Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
. B8 Z6 x# C0 J8 E- P CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2! M. b2 L" c+ Q" P) r4 T5 n7 A5 c
xAK Kimishima Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |