AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 28, 42
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( X7 B4 p: x% s9 F9 s. l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。( w! t0 j/ E' F$ l+ T$ H
日军的陆攻未能突破58直掩圈。+ f7 }4 Z# R' g* G
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Wallis Island at 142,155. ?: G' m: @% n" @
4 M8 n2 R7 @8 C( UWeather in hex: Light rain: a8 H% R$ b3 f# P" e1 X+ \
9 D( l* |* l) E) `' |3 s9 F D- eRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
1 a% W5 o2 Z0 }, n" ]* s. ZEstimated time to target is 28 minutes; c$ c/ L r. ?) A4 `3 N1 O
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Japanese aircraft
, d5 b* U* e7 W% `1 q A6M2 Zero x 9" `: o( J& E: N( L. T
G4M1 Betty x 16
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Allied aircraft0 E6 w! _# c' r4 N; u F" A
F4F-3A Wildcat x 30$ |( Q2 a K( v( O# _
F4F-3 Wildcat x 60/ F3 j0 m& F* T
F4F-4 Wildcat x 79
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1 N' {: D( c$ AJapanese aircraft losses
0 Y5 T Z8 r- \, f8 M A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
% c2 b) S2 r z' h8 u4 s G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed7 t' U3 N z- p+ Z. a1 p" B2 i% B
3 A/ l& @ N) Z2 e0 r) ZAllied Ships
0 s% O+ N0 _9 Z$ d DD Buchanan! G# @$ t/ f/ D6 _8 Y
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! |! m% m; R2 O) Y0 l1 O% x/ o( bAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Savaii at 146,159) }5 o1 e5 ?8 }3 Y
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud6 J" ^' K3 Q' K! Q" T9 p2 h0 O
H) {, ~9 t, O. Y5 y PRaid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet., A# B p( @6 B4 b
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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Allied aircraft0 Y/ C ? Q+ a5 T, |# V( |
F4F-3A Wildcat x 18* \2 n+ ]. G7 f+ A% D
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
7 q+ q" a" l" T. H F4F-4 Wildcat x 44: w$ ?1 ~4 W9 g
SBD-2 Dauntless x 18
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5 q/ ]7 U, g4 E9 c9 } TBF-1 Avenger x 30$ m# |" X6 F- ?0 _% @ Q3 u
\( K W1 s4 Y9 O* w- {4 zAllied aircraft losses
8 }8 H9 O* Q* j7 s SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
: n" F) l! {$ ` xAK Ginyo Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
+ [0 j3 ]% g% j5 c xAK Kinsyo Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage/ l5 p$ A0 B- C" Q. l+ M5 u
AMC Akagi Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ m$ D9 Y) Z1 K$ ]& v6 A3 i" Z AMC Awata Maru, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
* X5 c) E# p( V& b$ ~1 E9 m! p+ E xAK Panama Maru, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk: U2 I3 S @( T) }' i
xAK Tonan Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk) b5 x" N; J# T& R, J$ x
xAK Nitiran Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
4 s2 \. j% ^ f5 c$ C0 M! V xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
- o$ k3 R7 e, Y9 |5 w+ j1 L xAK Hokuroku Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
( N4 I' p+ n; ^ xAK Aobasan Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage* C% m- {) \4 J" \, }
xAK Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
. S' M% f) ^! ^0 H xAK Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk! V% X& m. l' i2 t5 O7 c- Q. Y* e
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2- E$ D: `' _9 J& e
xAK Kimishima Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |