AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 28, 42
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* b o7 {9 b& L: V% A0 f: r: S, C7 x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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* r7 z( P& i& M1 s5 R6 ?; [. M/ ]Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Wallis Island at 142,155
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
6 \5 A" i5 G, [2 s- JEstimated time to target is 28 minutes
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Japanese aircraft! a, q7 k! @, ~3 O- M# F; l7 p% }) V
A6M2 Zero x 91 L+ S' Y- L" n# x0 I: `8 C
G4M1 Betty x 16% Y/ Y" O6 }2 f# [; _
& L( M8 L+ F* n( s. qAllied aircraft
1 ^2 D$ k# x5 x) s+ G F4F-3A Wildcat x 308 K9 d) o& o& C% k$ B5 v! D: r7 ]* y: x
F4F-3 Wildcat x 60
3 C5 Y* B9 v {, J, V F4F-4 Wildcat x 79 p- n% }6 A" A) W; i9 k! p
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Japanese aircraft losses
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G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged+ w8 e' b! c5 @1 g
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Allied aircraft losses
5 H( h$ {/ i+ O3 E3 ^ F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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1 ^ p2 \' s" o! h& SAllied Ships
0 I) \$ k+ N5 {5 G5 @' K; Z DD Buchanan
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5 ?0 @7 D- v: P) S/ g G5 mAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Savaii at 146,159' N' L4 V5 n8 I2 @( \
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Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.7 h, I( B& J7 t( p$ s b9 N5 S% y
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes3 w9 _7 p. l6 v
i! q2 X# _4 mAllied aircraft, Q/ f2 a# Z2 m' s* b2 x6 y
F4F-3A Wildcat x 186 j6 K3 G: G j: w, E
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36# q7 f* C% {, D2 [
F4F-4 Wildcat x 44
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t9 B( Y4 W8 F* V* I! U SBD-3 Dauntless x 81" j) @, q" _. `9 E* s p
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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Allied aircraft losses
7 ^/ B: R( _* e N3 b SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged% f6 ?8 ~0 J- F. p( Y4 t
$ Y' O% Y& M1 U+ M YJapanese Ships' X! h! o, _( y
xAK Ginyo Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
: x9 s4 ~* U, t# T" s xAK Kinsyo Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ x$ V. D1 f( d# q: q: x AMC Akagi Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
- f; U, y/ B r j! r. A AMC Awata Maru, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 ^& p/ v2 S: z# A xAK Panama Maru, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk# h# i, j( d# @
xAK Tonan Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
; p2 `2 H1 p: G% c! y xAK Nitiran Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk5 o5 B4 Y" U. b& m: I/ [# ?- p
xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ J# `0 B- [! m6 v$ ` xAK Hokuroku Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage$ @3 [3 W8 b7 q! x- n1 B
xAK Aobasan Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage1 ~5 _8 N0 [$ G+ s9 T0 ]
xAK Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 E+ m+ P5 |$ A: m# T9 O xAK Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk" F3 ?, B+ G" I
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2, ?9 |! c% z$ w& E5 v
xAK Kimishima Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |