AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 28, 42
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r' z% j1 n6 G, ?1 z; 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。, V. w2 h0 J7 r% P( ?: ?% [
日军的陆攻未能突破58直掩圈。3 b, t: T+ w" C( ]1 i" u, _6 ^' `% B
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5 O) x+ w& X0 O4 Y9 O4 @$ tAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Wallis Island at 142,155
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7 V, q) _* K$ ?, h, I+ Y0 }! u9 yWeather in hex: Light rain$ L2 i5 ~: C" s+ K, {3 ~
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
: H/ _, e( X f! ZEstimated time to target is 28 minutes
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4 H6 L! {; y- n+ sJapanese aircraft
: k* K& E9 x5 b. y. A8 i! b# J A6M2 Zero x 9
. @. R: ?! b( q& c G4M1 Betty x 16
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* A* \5 w6 _1 i8 r* M8 H6 u/ jAllied aircraft
: x- b( W! |/ d, H! a' @$ r' k F4F-3A Wildcat x 30
# ]0 V+ O% H" W0 c F4F-3 Wildcat x 604 O7 E4 G" D: H- W
F4F-4 Wildcat x 79: j5 T2 M, x! @
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Japanese aircraft losses* w* }8 |( R7 ^% s. @) W
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed/ Q& j q" ]* K( i+ _1 _) b
G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged# E7 C7 V+ ~5 w' z
7 ~8 d8 M" L2 @/ L& o! r5 PAllied aircraft losses
- X- q, n1 F* b+ P ] `) W" Y& Q F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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/ d" [3 I/ _; v+ X2 u8 N! QAllied Ships: Z9 S% }1 r2 G
DD Buchanan
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) `( e8 Y, l/ J4 z" u* mAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Savaii at 146,159! X/ W8 P0 S. R3 `
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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: r% ~+ {1 J' U9 s6 @/ n# yRaid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.5 l: t u3 t2 _/ P- Z) |6 q7 r
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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# q/ o3 |4 ?2 {Allied aircraft( ^5 W$ E' K7 v0 t8 G/ C
F4F-3A Wildcat x 18
3 |+ L& i7 h, o5 P F4F-3 Wildcat x 36% M5 P* [) _. Q- g4 b& J$ e
F4F-4 Wildcat x 44! G. L" I6 R# L; U
SBD-2 Dauntless x 187 t4 R1 v: Y6 P/ E7 ~/ v- n+ ^
SBD-3 Dauntless x 81
5 m3 n: N* Y' R- |" }6 t TBF-1 Avenger x 30* }7 O: W4 d7 k/ n# G6 k! {
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Allied aircraft losses
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Japanese Ships# Y; }2 r3 [: W
xAK Ginyo Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk' E$ L$ }! x5 z; c: k! z
xAK Kinsyo Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
& W8 S) I. c$ p5 x, ^4 [5 ?9 Q AMC Akagi Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
, _- m* o2 S4 c4 E. h; ^$ I AMC Awata Maru, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage& V! `+ g! z. `" Z
xAK Panama Maru, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk* Z8 `% l- ^) J7 |5 F4 p$ v' n0 m
xAK Tonan Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
' o( y0 V1 }5 V: S# a xAK Nitiran Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
! |0 H. y0 Z! c. E xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 ^+ k$ n3 d0 G# V xAK Hokuroku Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage% X# W k- V2 A' |/ x Z' D1 V
xAK Aobasan Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage, D! b4 L1 e: v* y/ @( n/ W
xAK Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 d+ S& I( j6 @/ N, X7 K0 }2 l' | xAK Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
' a5 W/ v N8 J: N CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 26 n( z5 R, ^4 C( R% w
xAK Kimishima Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |