AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 28, 42
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% f6 Y2 {, N9 M+ B3 Z# ]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。1 E' q! z' g' x4 g
日军的陆攻未能突破58直掩圈。. D3 L4 u v6 r5 r6 q$ h7 r% P
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- G: z C- U' R6 b! |/ U) u0 zAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Wallis Island at 142,155; H6 A3 F9 v, K7 P' [% C
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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# P1 ~* l) }5 p; k$ P# {5 v% @7 zRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
3 l; o* {& E6 p/ vEstimated time to target is 28 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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G4M1 Betty x 16
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Allied aircraft- ~7 b+ `4 {6 t
F4F-3A Wildcat x 30- c ]$ k l. Y. D. [
F4F-3 Wildcat x 60* _% I0 o1 n2 v2 U8 k9 J
F4F-4 Wildcat x 79
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Japanese aircraft losses. R! Y2 [* W$ }- T, V$ F
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed1 W# z$ `" u6 e% m2 x4 k
G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
4 ?' o7 n% G+ X9 B5 f |; O F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed: [) \& z! ?/ Z6 Y
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Allied Ships, E' e/ r/ @# ~ c# U" L! H. G' r8 ~
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Savaii at 146,159
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Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.9 Q3 H$ {) Y3 [3 n
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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F4F-3A Wildcat x 18
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# T. }7 p' E: M0 S. i) L F4F-4 Wildcat x 44
* S' a0 |- R8 T; m4 Z SBD-2 Dauntless x 18+ X& j @5 }4 h4 A1 e3 d2 r
SBD-3 Dauntless x 81
/ j( O6 e. a8 s! z TBF-1 Avenger x 30* O4 U; s S# V; B' l" p* F
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& r9 T6 L2 T$ Q0 D( EJapanese Ships
( g6 g% Z# @* T: U0 L( e6 l xAK Ginyo Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk" h' X- L+ t3 D- W" [
xAK Kinsyo Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
& j7 q$ x, Q. T& G( X$ U r6 l AMC Akagi Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 u4 J7 A3 g8 r+ z0 B AMC Awata Maru, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage' b( T$ s- I/ D( _0 D
xAK Panama Maru, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk( b- O. b( O% z% r* k
xAK Tonan Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
7 m0 }6 k6 \/ R& @* `- y9 y xAK Nitiran Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk# g; {1 _1 z' n8 A. ]1 c7 T) u
xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
' H* p2 [$ z5 X7 R v xAK Hokuroku Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
; H8 }% p0 E4 y5 j xAK Aobasan Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage- U) \' w) Q1 _ U
xAK Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 _2 G" f2 l: i P( e2 W xAK Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk: l: [2 e1 |2 f; r
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2: X' z0 Y$ m- {. b
xAK Kimishima Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |