AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 28, 42
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; [8 |( a* p) C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。
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' ~1 P) A- m) G& B- RAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Wallis Island at 142,155" Y# r+ T; R2 Y6 \& I7 F; G$ [5 O
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Weather in hex: Light rain3 B; r9 f! s Z
0 i7 e& l. r9 S8 r3 g4 }$ gRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.. p. Q8 w# F- l" l
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
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Japanese aircraft5 A' _/ o& H. ]4 F+ U% x5 e
A6M2 Zero x 9
9 y, l. M! C0 b) o$ N$ V! U) j6 A G4M1 Betty x 167 p8 B2 a' `& m! s8 L
- G X9 F1 C$ K( ~3 S; dAllied aircraft, L' I! B4 X2 E9 L' ~' x. R6 N% H
F4F-3A Wildcat x 30
4 `7 g. i9 Z2 E3 _: x F4F-3 Wildcat x 605 T V {, @. a& A
F4F-4 Wildcat x 79( L1 K- M1 N. i a# T! I! }: ?
3 E9 y0 o/ }4 u4 ?( f/ h0 IJapanese aircraft losses
- _6 P0 h# c6 s A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed3 E _( B& S( T& B* P* J
G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
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t8 W* h$ ]* _Allied aircraft losses
: E5 f# h8 {& I F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed+ D0 K0 V0 z- q7 s" k% M- n
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Allied Ships: }$ @$ M% G B p$ Q/ w7 B# r; }
DD Buchanan9 w. A& E$ y; T I! P
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Savaii at 146,159
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0 i( F1 |" v; U' uWeather in hex: Heavy cloud# \, z# j' s% s# T: R/ r8 g
. i z, j) }: o/ E5 D: gRaid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
! p' G h `0 t: {' g, xEstimated time to target is 14 minutes7 L. q X2 H& g. @9 c
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Allied aircraft
2 n4 e8 \. |6 W2 R1 t2 E& Z( m/ L F4F-3A Wildcat x 18' N4 R: s0 Z$ r0 N
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
8 J; P6 a, O5 @% x& B& N F4F-4 Wildcat x 444 `: C: j+ U) B: v- ]
SBD-2 Dauntless x 18
" R4 v. {0 l' f8 F' Z* k SBD-3 Dauntless x 81
7 g, Y$ A- t6 L8 V6 o) y TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged! J- S& K, J1 V+ v+ e
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Japanese Ships. d. Z |( V7 f, o/ {
xAK Ginyo Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
/ V( T8 O4 {& ?2 {- J$ f: E xAK Kinsyo Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 {- `4 }$ i+ } AMC Akagi Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage$ [3 Z1 B+ g; _" S7 J7 S8 N
AMC Awata Maru, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage/ X* N! ?+ O) }4 }
xAK Panama Maru, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk
9 q6 ?6 Q* |7 {4 D! r/ D xAK Tonan Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk z6 L8 x1 {- z, o
xAK Nitiran Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
8 k& y8 z' Z$ N# q0 X$ O$ @6 \ xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 ^( h+ C0 F9 N0 i7 e+ ] xAK Hokuroku Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage3 D5 L, m1 K: w! f- T
xAK Aobasan Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage! u, \! ^( Z. a4 d5 a5 F
xAK Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 c( r+ E/ [, ~: u2 l, z xAK Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
' W. J3 z1 V$ u6 J( [8 a CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 29 o9 J3 o3 w. E" e5 J2 j
xAK Kimishima Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |