AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 28, 42
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( R6 c+ }" d+ V& j8 U |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。
* y- W i0 j1 O2 j日军的陆攻未能突破58直掩圈。
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Wallis Island at 142,155
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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2 Y$ u) s4 b. Z4 ~4 `5 _Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.) g- k* w, L; n1 @, s. ]9 v# y
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
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Allied aircraft( R2 v( u5 _( s( i3 p
F4F-3A Wildcat x 30
; x; j, F4 u" {; Z F4F-3 Wildcat x 604 C8 j1 ^$ P$ o! M* l6 R6 Q1 H
F4F-4 Wildcat x 79. ~6 ^5 O9 n, X4 D9 C/ n
- z2 B2 W+ ^, kJapanese aircraft losses
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$ R4 N z( }+ h# A S& k G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses+ O# |3 P2 a- W- U( |2 t
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed; x o% }9 ]1 i" G4 A% e$ X( `
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DD Buchanan
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5 w8 k0 \2 G4 B- UAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Savaii at 146,159
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.8 G. d3 H1 c2 G3 `( l9 i
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes) k: J+ O% |$ ?# l1 p7 ^1 I) K5 P* R
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F4F-3A Wildcat x 18
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 44 q$ t4 I9 A. i, u( Q) h9 {5 F: C
SBD-2 Dauntless x 18
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TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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Allied aircraft losses2 }6 A: o" A0 B) _8 I
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged9 _: k/ V; j: _' S/ v% g2 t
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7 u2 R+ T8 {, ?( Z& H# H xAK Ginyo Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
( t: l3 ?$ R" y, q" c xAK Kinsyo Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ I! M. Z& X8 K$ X2 y AMC Akagi Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
" I' {: o# l; X' G% n# d$ _ l AMC Awata Maru, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage; I4 t- {- n7 g, H! w7 }3 J+ i
xAK Panama Maru, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk q! ^; |0 U- K$ [) ^' C+ t2 t3 D7 B8 U
xAK Tonan Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk- ^" t) G' W. o6 h% L1 _4 n. ]3 F
xAK Nitiran Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
8 B% |: w8 @4 S: ? xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage4 G! }- J6 \* p: j) i
xAK Hokuroku Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage X3 n% O; J( \# H2 B
xAK Aobasan Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage# d! _" E4 p; s
xAK Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
# C4 `% B9 c j- w6 y xAK Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
! Y% y; Y; e9 Z- F CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2
" [. f. p9 M+ m& G9 B. _/ U1 M7 Z xAK Kimishima Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |