AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 28, 42
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1 z- c- ^, M; Y( Y. m: R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。4 T8 _: v* l4 M6 Y
日军的陆攻未能突破58直掩圈。
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0 ] s% H1 H z- l. a5 bAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Wallis Island at 142,155
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3 F" g8 W! L+ B, rWeather in hex: Light rain U6 l, P, g; p: s' T8 q- W
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.8 |: t7 d7 [% p1 R& H
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes. a2 @; D7 I [! z! C }9 c
6 d' t5 P |" {2 GJapanese aircraft" b% N, m/ A5 d
A6M2 Zero x 95 Y" V$ i! Q. s2 q3 I. l" q% Z2 Q" F
G4M1 Betty x 16
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Allied aircraft
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3 N' o0 }" X% ]* ^: t' g F4F-3 Wildcat x 60) r, p9 f! Y: y
F4F-4 Wildcat x 796 ~ j) S! s3 {6 E
3 t% U' T) a) z( BJapanese aircraft losses, j3 r3 ?8 E1 L: s
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed. c1 p! L6 m9 S! T9 H5 o5 L
G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
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0 x0 _1 G$ b. g d4 @# ~Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Savaii at 146,159. I3 G% ~4 t, b i8 i0 H
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud0 u! ?) J @) H% Z7 K' q9 V/ \) ~+ S) t
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Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
+ ~8 m/ O) A# @6 w! EEstimated time to target is 14 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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; O8 c6 W T7 j$ E F4F-3 Wildcat x 369 l' \2 ~/ o, F
F4F-4 Wildcat x 44( x, Y# ~9 c8 D8 P, w% m( ]; n
SBD-2 Dauntless x 18
2 X- q" J% o4 R( V" B. Y SBD-3 Dauntless x 81
+ b* J7 a7 ?1 h TBF-1 Avenger x 301 \; i7 F1 c* Y. x
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged" r1 f+ W: Q% Q
; m! p$ a6 i4 B$ r1 P6 oJapanese Ships9 B" X, O; [5 \ ?
xAK Ginyo Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
" M x4 L" a( b" D! Q3 F, b xAK Kinsyo Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage6 q n$ o1 D5 X" K/ o
AMC Akagi Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage; N# }/ w; w1 U; K! b B: l
AMC Awata Maru, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage. b/ ^5 I: c2 h& a" c
xAK Panama Maru, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk: Q e& G1 f j6 r7 f
xAK Tonan Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
2 ^1 J4 ?3 l9 a* [+ I# t( B/ S xAK Nitiran Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
8 \* X% s5 n/ C3 c3 F xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
* ^* g- K9 h* S2 A: i xAK Hokuroku Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage ]' W4 V3 Z' A- \$ z
xAK Aobasan Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
& w3 G+ [" n t' O% q0 B$ E xAK Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
( c' @3 _$ a2 E0 v+ T2 D# P xAK Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
6 H. V2 {. b l' W n CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 24 I0 k& w9 j6 K% ^' C
xAK Kimishima Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |