AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 28, 42
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/ F8 o2 ?& d+ k3 o) i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。* @4 R5 c9 ?; s |2 t) c
日军的陆攻未能突破58直掩圈。8 ? E- W4 C; q
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Wallis Island at 142,155
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2 t9 {, E( \5 L( j2 UWeather in hex: Light rain+ N! z! o5 A8 h0 m7 c G" z
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
9 G* X4 B" T, |* ~' L3 UEstimated time to target is 28 minutes) D6 I2 Q) T- x
* N8 E$ Q; U+ ^( v% y- u, ^! E% b- zJapanese aircraft
" O& R- }& V( |( w A6M2 Zero x 9) {7 i0 V3 R+ a5 w8 y
G4M1 Betty x 16
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8 [+ b; ] O, M F4F-3A Wildcat x 30- h% x! k/ Z1 H; c0 M/ c
F4F-3 Wildcat x 60 j. b0 J/ E1 k+ L5 Y( Y% E; s. Y2 z# O
F4F-4 Wildcat x 79
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6 b Q5 u$ M4 H( O* {* s9 ?+ YJapanese aircraft losses
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G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged% r- _; X v4 o8 ^" y/ p! @( j
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- p8 i( r/ x( K* P% `% [' t F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed/ C$ x' ~( o! }9 w! O1 Z& U# b
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DD Buchanan% }( ?6 y0 ?8 f, ?- F2 o
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" ~3 u# u& ^4 y' K$ N) `Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Savaii at 146,159
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud$ C4 F9 g6 Y5 c c: a( G: I
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Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
, J: |" c9 r6 T: EEstimated time to target is 14 minutes- i4 {# ^) p" O& @+ m) F0 J0 v1 x' ^
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F4F-3A Wildcat x 18
+ W3 D) r) _" s5 A& E F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
+ u5 {$ g2 M7 \" U B8 S F4F-4 Wildcat x 44
+ v4 w( O& O! p SBD-2 Dauntless x 18
0 v+ ?/ |/ h% r# Z" ~- d( U5 [* d SBD-3 Dauntless x 81
+ Q6 W2 m8 p6 W+ M9 K TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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Allied aircraft losses
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Japanese Ships) l" ?) F0 m) }; n" B# @4 o+ ^+ O
xAK Ginyo Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
- ~* P5 ~. [* T8 u8 z8 c6 i xAK Kinsyo Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage( f5 g& L6 A+ e+ f' ?
AMC Akagi Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage& g/ h/ l1 r$ |3 S. p
AMC Awata Maru, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage" c" y f( h* T1 t6 N+ t- s( Y( X
xAK Panama Maru, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk
7 M; c3 ]. l: a. v) c5 I xAK Tonan Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk0 a% f; X5 _( G( Z7 a2 X
xAK Nitiran Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk: } o* v6 D: s0 l& p# {1 W7 W
xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 a# l2 n, S. D! p) g2 | xAK Hokuroku Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
* y8 Q% A. N% \- _+ e3 N* y: F xAK Aobasan Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
; f' ^$ i u) a# | xAK Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
- {0 @# X! o8 X( E( R, t0 D1 w xAK Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
2 n! r; g' J/ ?( X! u" d CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2( h/ `% P! a) q( \! ~ ]* w, z2 M
xAK Kimishima Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |