AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 28, 42
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. _, r0 w5 p( n+ J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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* r# |) {7 M* bAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Wallis Island at 142,155
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Weather in hex: Light rain7 g9 j4 k* {2 c
& s0 `; A0 C+ k. t( GRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
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A6M2 Zero x 9* x/ @+ d* V7 V6 {( k" ?( q7 [
G4M1 Betty x 16; v M, i q! [
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F4F-3A Wildcat x 30# r3 F8 X" T* r3 I/ s7 b' D- W4 ?
F4F-3 Wildcat x 60
" q( w4 _, w8 Y' h F4F-4 Wildcat x 79
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5 D: q: U; @0 w9 V- Q' Z1 rJapanese aircraft losses( ~4 ~8 n* ]1 G$ d' B
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
* s% K0 X J5 w1 o+ L/ P G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
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DD Buchanan* Y* Q) n9 a6 O, b% `
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Savaii at 146,159& t$ @' S, `! D+ O
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Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
- n' c; B' u0 b( J3 J, fEstimated time to target is 14 minutes
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Allied aircraft. L8 o* w) L. {/ i$ P8 } K3 c
F4F-3A Wildcat x 18
3 D$ e$ _! }, H B, Q4 e F4F-3 Wildcat x 36' `) \9 i/ S0 V3 T
F4F-4 Wildcat x 440 u! E8 y6 t3 r) G9 q
SBD-2 Dauntless x 18
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TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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Allied aircraft losses
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Japanese Ships
9 @. Q( }" X) y+ m2 @8 p9 `2 A) R xAK Ginyo Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
0 {! ~7 V5 j. A* B& \ xAK Kinsyo Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage! v( t+ B: M9 L" d
AMC Akagi Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage S% e1 F. `% X9 r& n
AMC Awata Maru, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage4 g* j/ a% \" O+ }) [1 u! e8 {
xAK Panama Maru, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk+ Y' N, _% O2 {* |1 R
xAK Tonan Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
3 h) K4 F; z6 A; F) B( M xAK Nitiran Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk- x5 q# u8 u; g; g- `0 Q# b
xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ B+ A. j3 c$ f4 o& d# p xAK Hokuroku Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage7 c( g- C. B) ?$ a( \7 Z3 @8 @
xAK Aobasan Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage. y1 n1 Y! ?5 @$ W: n8 Z7 H1 d
xAK Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage5 O' h6 I, }/ a
xAK Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk& t+ p* J0 V3 g3 ]. Q1 ]
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2& |, o2 I5 P; E( K% v K
xAK Kimishima Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |