AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 28, 42
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$ L7 n3 b7 ]/ Y) C: F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。' K, n3 k& ]( r. e, }
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 142,1550 ^1 }# G* d" e; I* f+ o
+ r; }$ ^4 [1 {# f; JWeather in hex: Light rain
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.# l0 X3 s% i- O3 n( T
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
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Japanese aircraft2 X. V! _6 K- V$ q
A6M2 Zero x 9& O1 k) A$ S5 i( F3 P
G4M1 Betty x 16& M; K' Y+ C" U! d) V8 L. f3 f
) c3 U+ a' r- H% g6 l5 NAllied aircraft1 p" z# y7 B8 Y1 F
F4F-3A Wildcat x 30/ e& r# q7 M, W0 j; k) b3 {% a
F4F-3 Wildcat x 60
0 I9 t' j3 K7 q8 {, | F4F-4 Wildcat x 79) o e" D' o; R- b. Q5 f
7 h+ }2 f& j1 v( H! Y% C* \Japanese aircraft losses- Y9 S- j( g1 Y1 [! z5 P- z1 x' z+ F
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
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) {& X( R m8 g# L F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed( p' |2 {0 u' i+ s7 V/ K. v1 B6 Y2 P
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Allied Ships8 @0 [7 {. ~# G+ F
DD Buchanan0 x, B3 G8 @9 F9 D5 L6 M
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Savaii at 146,1596 v- ~( F* Y1 p6 a P; v9 g
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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/ B9 W. g+ L, B0 o6 @( pRaid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.8 M+ D5 S g* m4 r5 w- b
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 36/ U% y! v" r7 C7 r N* a7 z; Y5 J
F4F-4 Wildcat x 449 K: A. @) \, _0 K5 b/ d
SBD-2 Dauntless x 186 f0 w* h2 ?& w8 |/ F
SBD-3 Dauntless x 81
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( o+ E3 q4 G; O* V% x3 B% QAllied aircraft losses
m4 f+ T4 S! S+ ~2 ? SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged/ w$ u, z [) u5 _( H' o6 r t0 e
7 l, m( r8 F: R q1 D0 O6 wJapanese Ships; i/ J# H Q* v1 u
xAK Ginyo Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
0 r N- {- M+ y7 A6 g* n xAK Kinsyo Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage* G/ g4 u' k+ y! i- {+ B
AMC Akagi Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage: n4 V: ? x/ f2 J ] c5 w7 h( G* t
AMC Awata Maru, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ A6 P7 H3 U7 s xAK Panama Maru, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk8 E Q& Z# N) T8 i$ a0 \3 q; Z7 f6 `
xAK Tonan Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
, s- O6 x9 j& [5 c xAK Nitiran Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk. s# e% |+ c) v+ \! \& u
xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
) H$ Z! a" O" Z xAK Hokuroku Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ j+ @1 t; Y/ F2 P6 H7 M0 Q7 j xAK Aobasan Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
( s4 M5 v x& n4 j8 j. v xAK Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage. L! @! F3 I9 n1 O Y' |
xAK Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
3 \+ W# B% C! ?, O& l4 o/ b CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2$ m |* \0 D6 B' P+ {
xAK Kimishima Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |