AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 28, 42
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, |$ X; W, p# x. C0 Z+ t) N( K) L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。& G) t P4 _* G# C& P/ J) p
日军的陆攻未能突破58直掩圈。
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/ x+ s( j$ U" h3 u/ Z* ], aAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Wallis Island at 142,1554 t6 a& ~* T( x2 T! k/ f
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Weather in hex: Light rain$ M/ V$ P% M, f& c: I/ ?8 ?
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.* E+ ~0 i( L8 V* V0 M7 q/ K
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes7 T; k4 ]6 g" X: S# A
# U! y9 A; _! L1 d- r: e$ UJapanese aircraft
S# n L, A* p# B A6M2 Zero x 9
* t: i d# N8 u2 C6 S! Q+ o G4M1 Betty x 16
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Allied aircraft6 R, ^. c) ~7 m
F4F-3A Wildcat x 302 w* g4 X" L% L& }
F4F-3 Wildcat x 60& s( h/ n4 t, H4 f% U
F4F-4 Wildcat x 79# j) W# ~* `$ K7 n$ W! Q/ x( c0 V
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Japanese aircraft losses }- i1 M+ L( d, z. a! X1 T
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
4 ~+ e$ j$ F! H5 c* x F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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; k, b& y: g1 h* K" A2 jAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Savaii at 146,159* }3 P6 }" z- [; C F8 N* y
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6 w+ K6 o$ t9 E0 }Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.6 O* H- i: O+ q4 _. @
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes; ^9 l" g8 f% m# W, K. I& p# d
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Allied aircraft) ~; B$ M9 w- E3 i3 J! a
F4F-3A Wildcat x 18/ u' ~9 e1 m j0 Q2 Y) a
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
9 B8 \' C2 e( V: X) H/ d F4F-4 Wildcat x 44; ]! V0 K, }. Z
SBD-2 Dauntless x 18
! _+ i- ~! [9 H SBD-3 Dauntless x 81
" E* w9 @7 \4 F" V% G1 J/ e TBF-1 Avenger x 30% {9 N, ^; |3 U& T9 `( o* Z
( R: @' ^5 @" j: b# GAllied aircraft losses
}2 x n1 {; `/ ? SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged* `/ G3 }0 h4 E0 D. E% `
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Japanese Ships! r' d* g8 J; s8 A: I7 G* e
xAK Ginyo Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk3 R" r0 O: }# Q* s3 ~, f" y
xAK Kinsyo Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage" S' Z3 H2 G1 D9 [
AMC Akagi Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
l( q( }8 s6 i; Y, g( C AMC Awata Maru, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage7 e% x8 `# ^3 K( u" Y+ z q$ l/ b
xAK Panama Maru, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk4 e% q. p# o; D0 [) A1 Q
xAK Tonan Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk- H& S. q( c& Z5 a, b1 t6 p1 J5 \
xAK Nitiran Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
8 p1 X& k3 R: I6 o' c( Y) w6 I xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage- D/ h! C# G; _: i
xAK Hokuroku Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage& f1 R0 e- ~9 C9 P9 q: e$ Q
xAK Aobasan Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage3 M" O% C8 ?1 k
xAK Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 F+ \) ]: Y) ^: z/ q xAK Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk& D9 {; U& v7 x q' n c/ N8 B" U* F
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2
) C4 g( }: T1 z9 l$ a0 g5 T5 m xAK Kimishima Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |