AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 28, 42
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. \* M' f/ e0 p, B1 m& H6 V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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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Wallis Island at 142,155
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Weather in hex: Light rain& Q5 A: G1 ~. v& h
+ Y6 \' M- Z. R9 q8 q. T' e8 QRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.# S' L/ g" X: r3 m
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 9
w) D( `1 Q1 y& w" S G4M1 Betty x 16" R0 L s1 y* O1 M# u! |2 T* T
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Allied aircraft
' g1 T8 k& U) b6 R% x* [) E' M8 t F4F-3A Wildcat x 30
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 798 |* t& S3 \( W) f% x: p
8 B5 E% ^+ z3 C0 M& J, X' jJapanese aircraft losses
. D& a- \, \$ o0 K6 h: V A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
5 _3 b) Q# t; o* [5 o4 E! {, n G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged% j! k, ]' e8 Z: P9 C
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Allied aircraft losses
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Allied Ships
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, }* f# f& Z L& L- TAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Savaii at 146,159
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4 d' k( X( \4 j, f5 i/ _: D, y1 GWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
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Allied aircraft
0 |5 l+ K5 {6 |2 Z' R! C F4F-3A Wildcat x 183 j* ]. v: t% F9 U! F
F4F-3 Wildcat x 360 j( b! y& d0 O" w# `
F4F-4 Wildcat x 442 h8 h7 |4 z3 E Z; I: Z, N
SBD-2 Dauntless x 18
2 Z3 r j, ~5 G SBD-3 Dauntless x 81
j* G; X4 n- V TBF-1 Avenger x 309 L+ N: t1 L3 q+ s2 v, b* {! ?
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged" [1 |8 d( z t% E
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Japanese Ships
) r& F- j" f; K O0 B4 M xAK Ginyo Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk4 O- Q W. Q" a- S9 T2 s
xAK Kinsyo Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage- G) `) C% v5 q# r
AMC Akagi Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage, [! C8 r( t" r4 \+ S8 v% Z; R
AMC Awata Maru, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage ~0 @3 Z( r9 r! t* t
xAK Panama Maru, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk" ~1 g: w: D; L
xAK Tonan Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk5 z( A, F. C$ q7 m. i; @
xAK Nitiran Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
# z: C& a* M4 X A/ u. P& @# F xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
& n- G9 E7 \0 `' F xAK Hokuroku Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage3 a! U# V- X* _8 ~/ p
xAK Aobasan Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
A5 X% |* \# o5 u xAK Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage0 ^0 [$ N8 X& v4 A+ d
xAK Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
) k; s1 M$ s h& M. O5 { CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2
' c; z( P3 V7 O/ x6 x5 u/ Y xAK Kimishima Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |