AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 28, 42
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5 E, C+ y2 s& e' d, J; a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。. k( _1 H# V. J1 r1 V0 H. K
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 y8 i; Q" E$ t" j+ r) T) q
: C# y: j0 O; S. b. PRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.( K; [( X/ A3 Z9 W
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes4 W; E( H) ~4 F( e% V/ s- h
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z' x- y9 a! m/ } A6M2 Zero x 9
, x! {3 M% P1 B: ^! |! Q G4M1 Betty x 16
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Allied aircraft
9 D. w6 H# h& }, [$ | F4F-3A Wildcat x 30
; x4 B0 B) T" o5 k+ | F4F-3 Wildcat x 600 r( U1 _+ {) ~8 \2 a7 T
F4F-4 Wildcat x 79
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Japanese aircraft losses' b2 `, D2 ^7 }( z
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
8 s& n" M& m3 L G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
! s+ y/ T0 k7 E5 S( d F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed. ^7 v0 T& r# I/ H8 ^
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DD Buchanan4 S( ~5 z! I: P& |2 G8 N& S
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; V" a5 ]9 s7 u6 B5 K( o: KAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Savaii at 146,159
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Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
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Allied aircraft% ^8 `" m; ]0 a
F4F-3A Wildcat x 18$ X c. W. I) c: K3 b
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
W( t' v+ `- F; b) Q+ b) e F4F-4 Wildcat x 448 M# X* F, ?4 _( P5 b
SBD-2 Dauntless x 18
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TBF-1 Avenger x 30) ]) U0 @' k+ p
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Allied aircraft losses
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Japanese Ships- k8 t) l- f" X5 ]% Z
xAK Ginyo Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk1 E6 A6 s9 b& D- i. ~" l
xAK Kinsyo Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
p5 b. I* G: k' P AMC Akagi Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage N/ ]4 w( L' a$ c
AMC Awata Maru, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage/ A, [) C0 j" ~0 o& F+ W
xAK Panama Maru, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk
# x, ~, G8 b. \ xAK Tonan Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk, {) ~+ L, b. [" p
xAK Nitiran Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk1 P- P6 x+ g* n; O
xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage& M- ~. K9 F. F# Q- l9 P
xAK Hokuroku Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
' A* w1 x9 Q# X: F @0 Z xAK Aobasan Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
! D1 {+ y! B; h) q: s. F7 P xAK Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ v. U& {) a: O xAK Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk6 H" n+ i% p0 h* Q5 |
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2
' v3 i0 z7 z! Z- Y M xAK Kimishima Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |