AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 28, 42
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* L l4 w0 ]* m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。
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! s% y1 ?5 Z6 l; T( w& v: VAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Wallis Island at 142,1556 U& B6 b6 F+ k/ o
3 h; \ Y) G! f1 B5 sWeather in hex: Light rain
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8 Y3 x3 k9 a( W! q1 l7 m- _Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
6 |3 x0 N! i" IEstimated time to target is 28 minutes6 h8 x" i/ H8 W4 z( o) m
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Japanese aircraft
6 y! ?( b' S$ j# { A6M2 Zero x 9
}9 v" I; G4 e4 t) K G4M1 Betty x 161 u9 W, d# i3 G2 o" c2 D
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8 y5 `/ C$ Q# _6 i F4F-3A Wildcat x 304 w' N' k0 m6 Q# `# W) |
F4F-3 Wildcat x 609 d b5 e1 b; K9 n1 x( P
F4F-4 Wildcat x 79* L- ?: W4 z* M7 E2 C
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Japanese aircraft losses
, u8 ?" ?! ?$ C8 V) u- W A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
& L7 Z+ p: D0 R- N% g% i4 o G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
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7 y t9 M; D3 x# c+ D A8 LAllied aircraft losses! y7 s+ X" d7 |$ r* F, d A7 \$ W
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed' L8 n5 T2 r% ?- v1 ^$ I' E
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DD Buchanan
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Savaii at 146,1597 V# |& h" `! g% j/ N* R# N* D
5 x0 |% k0 | C7 OWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.. D$ t: e H& {" m
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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Allied aircraft
\- y5 C* P5 u% i! E, P! H F4F-3A Wildcat x 18$ e& f% S4 O1 ?& C3 V' y
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
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5 } v o9 L+ H$ I" T8 R2 b, F/ ] SBD-2 Dauntless x 182 u' d3 r2 W+ p, r6 Y
SBD-3 Dauntless x 81$ d6 q7 h4 D# r. v; |1 m/ `; p3 l
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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' g6 Z4 m3 l0 Y# N3 M, \ q SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged. a/ M# o) d- c
) `& f9 i. V' l+ S+ RJapanese Ships) f9 U F1 f4 b& a+ l6 s E
xAK Ginyo Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
1 K3 G) `' _* j xAK Kinsyo Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage. X% |- f' g3 B6 s- j% c
AMC Akagi Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 D \; u$ t7 s AMC Awata Maru, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
& [1 J/ F- w/ g; N" \; \2 Y! c xAK Panama Maru, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk5 j+ G# P! U' R
xAK Tonan Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk) ^* p) ^! X" ]
xAK Nitiran Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk* k1 P5 M4 Q3 [7 f/ p
xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage5 `9 E+ X$ k5 [6 P- s& l3 ^$ n* F* R
xAK Hokuroku Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage5 H7 F/ R# U5 ]* ^% A
xAK Aobasan Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage; ?# F1 B; C. T7 i$ j2 c& `$ L
xAK Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
; S4 I6 |+ \. b0 @$ V$ ^ xAK Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
2 w( s# P D7 u/ L CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2+ _ q- x) i1 N% Y6 h
xAK Kimishima Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |