AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 28, 42
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, v) e6 h# x) Y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& a9 k) ~/ ?" T9 i5 M
日军的陆攻未能突破58直掩圈。+ N, Q' K' ~" G+ Z# E& F6 C! j* P
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; C+ {8 F/ f& h# u! fAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Wallis Island at 142,155
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Weather in hex: Light rain5 P# i& y! T$ W
; P9 b5 Q' ?6 B4 I# V) ZRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
5 v) ?# x7 E( LEstimated time to target is 28 minutes) l( o, Y _& T& I# d" N9 Z' P
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Japanese aircraft
9 z3 S: \5 Z$ J2 ~" V: ` A6M2 Zero x 9$ U" {: i- h" L
G4M1 Betty x 166 L) n' Q0 D9 {. q" v, t
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Allied aircraft& ?$ }0 ^1 \" y% W% l k7 o" u
F4F-3A Wildcat x 30
/ a1 K; ~, z( u& t F4F-3 Wildcat x 60
3 l0 T- v- H, Y. `3 C5 \ F4F-4 Wildcat x 79! G I! }: X, _7 D* t: M
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Japanese aircraft losses. p0 b- V; |- S- Z
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
9 l4 m) s) |3 k6 t G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged. q0 \8 n# N. \% |3 [- _1 P
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Allied aircraft losses! e* I, } J L( N/ }1 z$ [) R8 F
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed& s5 L: a& x9 k4 O- j4 Q$ j; @% j& L
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DD Buchanan
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Savaii at 146,159- _' M3 [, u- B( m' t' h$ n5 x
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Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
7 Y N) G9 R, a& m0 LEstimated time to target is 14 minutes p7 [; S) X. b# v; R% ?& j
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Allied aircraft' [8 I3 t* `- c" {6 P& Z/ j
F4F-3A Wildcat x 18
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 440 o6 r3 g- o7 |
SBD-2 Dauntless x 18
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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' P# H7 ]% ~0 | X) W- AJapanese Ships: |5 L! `0 h) \& V2 D+ q) Y' _! y
xAK Ginyo Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk; _7 @& q W9 c% R4 u9 Z$ I$ W
xAK Kinsyo Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage) j9 G0 C" I9 d6 B5 L
AMC Akagi Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage# |7 ?3 O: f* W0 v( e
AMC Awata Maru, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage! c G) N5 c" N, z+ h r
xAK Panama Maru, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk
( i% S1 H4 J1 x3 b xAK Tonan Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk# F, V8 r+ ?! r& P3 k. z. }
xAK Nitiran Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
* n1 h& U4 S) J* t9 E xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage+ I! X" I+ u) `4 W* H
xAK Hokuroku Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
) G. |( l- S) i& v X @$ E A xAK Aobasan Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage) F7 z s2 t4 \) u1 c6 u
xAK Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ H& d% m) S2 I: a9 ?5 u xAK Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk& z4 U8 K' M- i3 _7 ?& O) n
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2( B7 H, T; r h# V
xAK Kimishima Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |