AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 28, 42% U# p' d3 F7 `5 X0 Y: F
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0 G4 i3 a$ u! q }- Y, l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。
7 c) O; ?/ R1 |- a+ @) D日军的陆攻未能突破58直掩圈。+ Q, P" p, |7 D! w' ~
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Wallis Island at 142,155
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/ |- k" n6 X# y8 W5 f- U, EWeather in hex: Light rain+ j' s) G+ U0 u2 [6 j
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.8 @' }$ p9 |, l! R& _- z' @
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
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Japanese aircraft \, \! w) \5 N) X( Z
A6M2 Zero x 94 @9 `) }9 E- T0 c( b1 F
G4M1 Betty x 16
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Allied aircraft5 a' y0 B) y, P8 [6 n6 s* p# L* b
F4F-3A Wildcat x 30
8 D& S8 b# M0 L2 ~ F4F-3 Wildcat x 60
- @/ u( a: C3 _. V F4F-4 Wildcat x 799 ?# c: d/ r+ q5 |
. t& S8 l" ~% f0 \7 g QJapanese aircraft losses( k& `6 i' s" a8 `7 C9 f+ w
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
1 y& i/ {/ d r( v2 _% y G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed* _& u& S4 u# R5 S2 _/ l' w
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Allied Ships- f& g4 h. L2 x+ X* u
DD Buchanan
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Savaii at 146,159( F2 S) w1 Z* p9 j$ S6 l- p
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
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0 ]! S2 v; F' \/ y7 i4 R/ g F4F-3A Wildcat x 18
# I8 S k2 N5 k& b/ B F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
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- {( W/ }, f7 O6 }1 q% \ SBD-2 Dauntless x 18$ W* @' a1 a/ w8 n
SBD-3 Dauntless x 81
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4 x" a- \* h6 T* J8 IAllied aircraft losses
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3 M3 N& q' Q8 o( {3 `Japanese Ships# Y7 Q- V$ t' Q/ W& V- ~
xAK Ginyo Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
. k) s4 j* C2 L6 y; ^6 f+ I# t" f xAK Kinsyo Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
) `3 v" d* _6 k- ?+ D8 a8 b( [! k AMC Akagi Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage+ \4 N6 n, p+ j- S
AMC Awata Maru, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage6 E( e' [' X5 g
xAK Panama Maru, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk$ A* D ~; f$ A7 Y C, a$ k& u
xAK Tonan Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk/ w: N9 O% ?, ]5 C) f( q
xAK Nitiran Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk2 e% c9 F& Q. E" V
xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
. f2 @2 l! C" B2 S" b xAK Hokuroku Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ x8 k& W- g* X5 j6 R0 \: r xAK Aobasan Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage5 k+ r$ @) d- i: z0 `; U5 f- W# w: b' T
xAK Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
* W; k8 k; X- ^7 S! r6 }8 H xAK Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk* f/ [. s/ w" f( P% E
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2
, \, |$ E+ o, n0 } S; y. O xAK Kimishima Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |