AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 28, 42' A8 L0 F- q+ Z; l) b: ]
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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。0 A. {3 p8 y! f8 r. @ L2 F( C
日军的陆攻未能突破58直掩圈。7 n5 n) S( q: K
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; E# N8 y# k. J e S \Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Wallis Island at 142,155, m; `9 B* F# G2 {
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
) i4 g8 H1 h( R, oEstimated time to target is 28 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
& z2 F& v; L) w+ Z2 s A6M2 Zero x 9
& R a0 D2 g& y0 x: Q; r H* Q" I7 t G4M1 Betty x 16
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Allied aircraft
# p1 }. o, P+ r/ v5 p7 D- S F4F-3A Wildcat x 30. W- D+ ?+ R$ W
F4F-3 Wildcat x 60
1 E) F% n v& P: m5 w M, R F4F-4 Wildcat x 795 d" k7 Z. [- Z
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Japanese aircraft losses9 q& K" y. @+ x& B8 m
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed5 y9 W2 v) U" ~7 Y+ S2 d
G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged0 ?5 M- |& ~" c1 v
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Allied aircraft losses) A# E7 r' s; O. P4 m
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed7 t- r# w# ~% O$ o$ T8 j9 \
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DD Buchanan* ?3 O2 v5 H' i8 H2 l
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Savaii at 146,159
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud, |/ ?& q6 l3 |* j6 o
; y" }1 c0 F# {3 RRaid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.+ l* d9 _# @0 w# N6 z
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes# `4 e+ Z a/ l$ Y3 h2 e
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Allied aircraft) a" {% S9 {. o) q8 S
F4F-3A Wildcat x 18& a7 R8 g4 M% k4 `/ L" |' P
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
' U6 ?! L2 U5 v4 R" h$ m5 n; x F4F-4 Wildcat x 44
$ N k. g, y' _ l SBD-2 Dauntless x 18
/ a- {# d+ l; A SBD-3 Dauntless x 81
8 ^; [/ v- b9 K: Z" ? TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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Allied aircraft losses
4 ?; v; I' ^. f8 n2 z SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
: r' M# z f3 m) Q xAK Ginyo Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk {4 ?$ }( V- n( Y
xAK Kinsyo Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage3 z) d/ j2 s) U
AMC Akagi Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 G' N: C6 }! G8 n AMC Awata Maru, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage; Q: w" B$ f1 m |" F) a6 e6 I E
xAK Panama Maru, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk
6 i2 F( q$ l- w8 S A' K! W. F xAK Tonan Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
: P9 E1 h7 G$ Z( q- D+ y xAK Nitiran Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
; M. j1 N/ d6 s6 l* \ xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 y2 k8 H7 v: ] xAK Hokuroku Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
w8 ?" G; ?+ ?/ m: |( { xAK Aobasan Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage& M* a1 n' B3 L/ {: x+ P: r
xAK Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
! y) O, E, ^* F3 |* _2 e9 [ xAK Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk/ m2 [3 Q% a( ?9 D X0 B
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 29 I) b6 s) w. x- H6 c
xAK Kimishima Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |