AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 28, 42. l( y& w& v! X# V0 C% C
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- g$ o2 a$ F; }, l+ v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。( ~8 g3 Y2 V& D' d6 @0 p; K8 ~8 [
日军的陆攻未能突破58直掩圈。% _+ R7 d1 R9 z( w* L' k
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4 k: |' u" Z+ D. c, uAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Wallis Island at 142,155
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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?& C# @; B7 [3 i/ J6 x- W9 BRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
$ T7 e2 u1 [3 i* X- j6 }Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
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Japanese aircraft2 J) n' v- h' P
A6M2 Zero x 9
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Allied aircraft
, l; e. a+ t& q9 e% O F4F-3A Wildcat x 30
/ S$ d% `0 Q6 z1 ]. \6 l F4F-3 Wildcat x 60
6 V6 T5 O$ _# j& q$ S, k6 L3 F0 \" S F4F-4 Wildcat x 79
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Japanese aircraft losses
+ S" z* `3 }4 E% b7 G( ]1 U2 ^; M A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses: b) r+ k" N/ P3 ^/ l( [
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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/ Y& A; }7 p- z$ BAllied Ships
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Savaii at 146,159+ s0 K* }' z" z
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, P/ ?2 Q: R) |# X8 ]+ z# L7 o# zRaid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
; v- g! E" {. [) N4 N! Y9 @: j8 |Estimated time to target is 14 minutes7 N2 H7 \# e! R" O9 f
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Allied aircraft! H# e/ X$ Q' i4 v7 r6 g; N
F4F-3A Wildcat x 18
; p3 A k p' L F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
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A/ Z5 p c, w/ i$ _0 s4 j& I1 [ SBD-2 Dauntless x 18+ }: d, U2 t1 _: a. `
SBD-3 Dauntless x 81% g: j$ Q, x8 U& e3 L3 p I1 E& |
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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Allied aircraft losses
9 ~. f4 \6 \' W! b( O- O* q! ` SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged2 y c6 V/ O5 A$ g( A
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Japanese Ships
+ ^* A( `: F4 _2 A4 O, c xAK Ginyo Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk7 w) Z& E2 M/ z: X8 v
xAK Kinsyo Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 v# m" X. H+ C" _7 _ AMC Akagi Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage7 m4 O. k. W' x5 O! `! P; I
AMC Awata Maru, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage( F. j& c+ U4 G
xAK Panama Maru, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk
5 \+ L% m9 }2 N) j7 y xAK Tonan Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
9 v3 a) S E6 t9 c xAK Nitiran Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
% `7 f; z8 {4 P9 _* b% N xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
( Z! \. c) k- g/ {6 Q; i+ O( v xAK Hokuroku Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage1 A0 v S# }) `" T! k
xAK Aobasan Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage+ w$ m Z. E1 ]8 M V8 T
xAK Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage* j a4 ? {' b, f
xAK Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
8 O8 Y. `" X( }, X# A5 d( Z CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 29 q. A$ Q) |! _# n' k
xAK Kimishima Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |