AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 28, 42
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" L( T& D0 Q1 g+ t% n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。
r o* k2 s3 D日军的陆攻未能突破58直掩圈。
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( o" Y; D8 C! ~! ]Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Wallis Island at 142,1551 ]( i0 x$ R; W
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Weather in hex: Light rain3 _ T B+ U9 l2 ^- i+ l
. s4 t6 B% O2 uRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.8 Y- f# S A! C
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
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Japanese aircraft( C X3 [# b6 | ^) D% A3 t3 y
A6M2 Zero x 9
. i l1 K/ O- q; u& \/ Q0 m G4M1 Betty x 16% x# {4 |$ W5 _: C2 ^. y7 n0 F
% }% C+ B3 X- c8 G, K, s1 Z" O6 CAllied aircraft
0 p' s* x0 N/ R F4F-3A Wildcat x 30
% s; _ G8 e7 }# s0 `" v) U F4F-3 Wildcat x 60
9 Q; \4 M7 k1 L F4F-4 Wildcat x 79
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Japanese aircraft losses% r1 T! X0 \2 _8 m: a
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, z% a4 x8 g0 ^* a& W
G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged; T( T' |9 V! ]* a
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8 r$ B. I3 d; u% f+ k F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed; B9 R% X9 Z# Y( h' `3 ^8 ~- }: _
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Allied Ships( n% h- d0 `( P8 G
DD Buchanan
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Savaii at 146,159
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud5 x( S) g9 M8 F& a! Q5 J7 `
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Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet./ Z* H4 H( ^6 V
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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Allied aircraft6 k1 w0 S6 M" v
F4F-3A Wildcat x 18
4 z4 ~% {# D! D, L F4F-3 Wildcat x 36, v( X8 A. z/ }
F4F-4 Wildcat x 44
5 v. j6 ?$ |) F1 z% Q2 B SBD-2 Dauntless x 18
7 |6 t+ D( v S' D' V2 ` SBD-3 Dauntless x 81* P- a% C* b$ W
TBF-1 Avenger x 306 F( i, j M' h8 D8 K
* X6 c7 o: U" f' i( b2 H+ yAllied aircraft losses
- J% n! a/ [& A( v$ f' Q SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged1 y( q3 T) {/ r/ |6 u. ^8 T
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Japanese Ships0 h0 V* {4 U8 q! j/ y; }1 L8 |
xAK Ginyo Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
7 o; @2 G; l( W4 }) W+ V xAK Kinsyo Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage& Y7 Y4 i+ B: k5 `8 _/ }
AMC Akagi Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
D6 j) x+ K& s! \" w1 W4 A/ A1 z AMC Awata Maru, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage. Z% F& ~; L" Y3 n+ b$ ~
xAK Panama Maru, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk
8 F; _/ I9 C: u xAK Tonan Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
1 A, g' o9 F u! } xAK Nitiran Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk+ l% D- z: m4 k; F, [
xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 P0 E' c; w8 P xAK Hokuroku Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 H( o" R7 H1 _8 N5 b: f2 d xAK Aobasan Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ g( N# U2 M: U8 ?6 \& b5 h. h xAK Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage# r4 K5 u1 L1 E$ C
xAK Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
1 k* r; c# F( B* J( C$ N: V- V0 n CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2) X: l4 _3 W+ r" d; g0 V
xAK Kimishima Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |