AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 28, 42
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( D0 n- d: S1 F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" a9 d* ^5 M" I. b日军的陆攻未能突破58直掩圈。
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; ~! Z: l' R9 c" P5 b) y* hAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Wallis Island at 142,155
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.8 P( H% ]. q; x, m; w3 p( Q9 e" @7 H
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
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6 e0 d1 R5 n9 y+ L2 o: v( }9 mJapanese aircraft" K+ o0 f! `" [3 Q0 K$ }
A6M2 Zero x 99 g3 G h% _3 x' I7 w
G4M1 Betty x 16
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Allied aircraft
: i. y( V* ]: {' j% F& G F4F-3A Wildcat x 30 S. ]9 Z9 T, Q3 }) X$ x
F4F-3 Wildcat x 60
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A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed* c% ?; {! b5 n: \3 S$ f" O9 n
G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged% }7 [+ d: a# v" P ?$ F
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+ | ~) z; O3 w# { F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed0 P9 r2 e& z0 x% u" @
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DD Buchanan9 K7 j9 g2 X* a
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Savaii at 146,159
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Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.3 s( ~4 z9 e F ~( j8 X: B: r9 ~
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes8 T/ o; b+ l: v" A! p
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Allied aircraft
5 ^' C( \ H* X4 z F4F-3A Wildcat x 18
2 g, N2 k; A" c& y0 I1 @! R: { F4F-3 Wildcat x 369 x" c7 Q6 h, Y: @, w. f" o
F4F-4 Wildcat x 44
8 k3 @0 B" V# {& D0 ] X7 [( i5 I SBD-2 Dauntless x 18
" @( o4 g0 d, V+ @% r6 m SBD-3 Dauntless x 81
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Allied aircraft losses
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Japanese Ships
$ s& p. P, T3 h, g0 K, t xAK Ginyo Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
0 f/ ^( Z' A2 V) @; ~3 S xAK Kinsyo Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage& J5 r' d) I, v! R
AMC Akagi Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 K @/ K' B: q4 U# f7 N AMC Awata Maru, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
. D# |/ e; P6 u0 Z4 Y+ ~1 Y0 @ xAK Panama Maru, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk
7 U% K% A: X* Y; n& Q' F) k2 Z+ q% v xAK Tonan Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
% V9 _" P0 L! u3 |7 Z+ c0 D xAK Nitiran Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
2 F N1 X6 h+ K xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage9 M j# S* a5 N' [& E
xAK Hokuroku Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage/ p7 O6 j$ _% a, A1 h
xAK Aobasan Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
% _* f, V' S8 H& ]7 C$ k xAK Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 x. D+ w9 Z* u1 e5 u- E/ @$ S# M xAK Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
* Q' e6 F9 }7 `/ Q CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 24 [6 H, \0 @- N9 |3 V' B+ p
xAK Kimishima Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |