AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 28, 42
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" F3 E9 W8 X# R9 i! I k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。$ a8 ~: _6 a2 }' U; {6 Y3 A* y
日军的陆攻未能突破58直掩圈。) @7 f; t, c+ [2 m
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Wallis Island at 142,155
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Weather in hex: Light rain+ C0 [4 g% {6 ~; v6 w
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
# b9 `3 s7 Z! ]Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
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& [+ S* M/ O* }Japanese aircraft7 y0 @- M7 ~8 r; Q$ }# R! ~
A6M2 Zero x 90 Y) J6 f. \/ y! n1 @+ k- z$ b8 I+ n
G4M1 Betty x 16/ i% c" q; u. {% ^
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F4F-3A Wildcat x 30
- n) }2 v/ b5 ^ F4F-3 Wildcat x 600 Y# Z) b! j, | R4 v& s5 E
F4F-4 Wildcat x 79
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Japanese aircraft losses% _/ L: E* m0 Z/ h
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed3 c+ \3 i6 {6 U5 C
G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged9 v( R$ j! C) r- d ~- t
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Allied aircraft losses4 n( Q4 `* D7 t
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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2 _! Y" x" Y QAllied Ships
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Savaii at 146,159
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2 }0 c8 K/ @5 s. k7 v9 N, |5 n& |Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
5 U! {2 Q0 J3 E% {! M) k0 V. ]Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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Allied aircraft$ @7 i3 _& I' ~& l+ `, u# u
F4F-3A Wildcat x 18" @+ e, b' X7 q+ ~3 W# x# I& u! T" n
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
: ^5 C! o" I& e; B1 d+ |! B2 q- j F4F-4 Wildcat x 44. r) m4 t, L, R6 O
SBD-2 Dauntless x 185 C( K# Q/ F7 D( S
SBD-3 Dauntless x 81
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Allied aircraft losses
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0 t. Z6 \5 W5 x/ ?: Z/ a2 f2 u8 k/ qJapanese Ships7 |2 w6 X! D1 l/ X% d5 c
xAK Ginyo Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
# O* y- g, b' f0 q# \+ G: _0 y xAK Kinsyo Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 d# o1 K8 Y( M5 A/ D K m AMC Akagi Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
& F1 m. ?% U- Y, [2 h6 L( B' g AMC Awata Maru, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage" |- s- M. L9 j/ t% s2 H/ D4 R
xAK Panama Maru, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk
/ E0 }( Y! u/ _2 a- \4 Y7 f" z xAK Tonan Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
( w1 L) S; b; g xAK Nitiran Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk: |" _) n" [6 x5 F: d
xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage7 z' I" Z/ b+ X$ f% F- s
xAK Hokuroku Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 h! B) B, _5 i6 d9 X xAK Aobasan Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage% e- |' ]0 W5 z+ p2 h$ h1 r
xAK Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 m* L5 `7 k! P) m3 m" ~ xAK Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk* |$ Z c4 r! N8 I8 y# n8 A
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2
3 r _1 k2 i. w+ j* I xAK Kimishima Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |