AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 28, 42
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; ~# H* `& {: S* 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。
0 f3 B: D- B* O$ h7 D! I; [- ]日军的陆攻未能突破58直掩圈。
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Wallis Island at 142,155
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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1 z+ ?& h" x' R/ s' j* ZRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.: w, v" _/ |% C9 ~4 C: B
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes9 {# G; d$ u+ }) @: ]5 H
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Japanese aircraft
5 B0 \- g9 e/ y/ Y7 F3 G0 T( e7 g A6M2 Zero x 9 }3 D0 q4 x4 J1 s6 z X# V
G4M1 Betty x 16. J7 F" n7 \% J E4 P' G, l
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F4F-3A Wildcat x 30
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 79& R. a# P* q0 s3 P1 }$ o t5 {
+ W O8 m! F, w. G; K$ D o* iJapanese aircraft losses: x( j2 ]" Z0 Z2 U! s( d
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed1 R! H; c0 T2 U3 w. t- G
G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged, g& J1 D) s% w+ W/ ]% z
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Allied aircraft losses* Y. E* k* M! l- l$ q; t
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed$ W/ r# m& U! Q% W9 U$ D
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Allied Ships/ a# C" F. `8 ~
DD Buchanan4 r1 B- N7 _) q( ]$ g
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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.3 s2 j7 z/ L4 [" M, R- O$ _* t- j& w
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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F4F-3A Wildcat x 18- R5 {& ~ n0 E0 J1 _
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36/ U$ w4 }, l. K0 N& J
F4F-4 Wildcat x 44
; F$ K9 c* h* m( m* M4 x SBD-2 Dauntless x 18* T( L; _$ l8 G7 h
SBD-3 Dauntless x 810 k& f% x6 ?) X3 w- I9 ~0 ~
TBF-1 Avenger x 300 \$ Q% n4 u- N7 P3 M3 l6 P+ C
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Allied aircraft losses
" P7 ?$ J* Q% y1 Y SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged' \2 ?2 Y& t o% [3 U4 x5 j
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Japanese Ships9 i' y4 g0 p5 h
xAK Ginyo Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk' r) @% m5 X7 D0 |" D. ?0 ~. m4 i
xAK Kinsyo Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage1 ^! z8 z1 ?/ o) N3 i: ?3 s
AMC Akagi Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage: H1 p3 r r5 k0 R3 r- u1 e
AMC Awata Maru, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
& e A' R9 P! e xAK Panama Maru, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk$ [4 O( s; ^, q( `: ?$ ^
xAK Tonan Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
# D' k2 ^, w( e xAK Nitiran Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
8 N# g" F; ^" E Z7 Q xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
( [( o, @2 N# l/ K1 _, Z xAK Hokuroku Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
' F5 _) s+ Y M0 N% A! K xAK Aobasan Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage, T t- `. F# C5 ` o1 ]3 u
xAK Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage7 T/ M2 \; P7 T9 z- X( Y
xAK Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk) y J& y9 y' }5 h
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2% M+ g- V6 _1 ^
xAK Kimishima Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |