AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 28, 42 d0 D3 e' o! Z( S* C
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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。( Q6 q. M/ n: M' ~4 B6 ~& _
日军的陆攻未能突破58直掩圈。9 c8 ]* {4 O$ C y( h( S9 K/ {
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Wallis Island at 142,155) y" W: X& W$ x- p; w# r
5 m5 A3 e+ s# zWeather in hex: Light rain
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2 y- D9 S! E, XRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.) R( e; ^* `$ C: K9 z8 m
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
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4 a5 H( t/ G- Y* ]* \- g4 eJapanese aircraft( ^( u5 z1 j5 R4 E+ r9 _
A6M2 Zero x 9
; m4 a( D |3 V8 j' @0 q5 ]- r G4M1 Betty x 16. t+ e1 K) `0 O0 k3 O
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, T! J& n/ S5 j F4F-3A Wildcat x 30
0 ~$ d$ g- y3 P F4F-3 Wildcat x 60
4 R) j* u* A& V1 g6 l/ x- D F4F-4 Wildcat x 797 [6 [" c p+ h( p: c c& X
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A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed7 X7 I! z# _0 d7 f9 N1 e+ K3 b$ m+ }1 E
G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
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; r4 p: u- f9 |" HAllied aircraft losses
, b$ I e4 r O& k! K1 a c F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed9 ?: O0 Z( K6 s N& w d
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5 |" _7 x/ _7 y8 c" ?- m DD Buchanan
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Savaii at 146,159
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.1 I+ y; n( r2 K, L+ b0 U
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes0 B7 l/ L- d, j$ P: n4 ]9 o
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Allied aircraft
+ e0 @7 v% e: U$ Z F4F-3A Wildcat x 185 | L: w" ]3 d% u# i" I, D
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36" ~1 ^7 a: N6 u; ]& q
F4F-4 Wildcat x 44
2 x" k% @- N. }" N* ? SBD-2 Dauntless x 18) x0 I8 U4 Y7 ]. ~5 o# k& G$ ]
SBD-3 Dauntless x 81- s9 e, M# I/ r
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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Allied aircraft losses
# l$ |& J# a3 b; A5 Q. q$ L% l SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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" X" R2 _3 x% g& B9 }/ U) b! s9 NJapanese Ships
; i' ^: i& x9 g) f1 G! a xAK Ginyo Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk. G( o& s$ L s6 N% M
xAK Kinsyo Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage* c9 s( e' q, R0 b% K
AMC Akagi Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage% p* I+ A' d+ \
AMC Awata Maru, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage7 l: E2 X0 j! D$ _3 @& z' U
xAK Panama Maru, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk
) i1 y1 c2 ~- r1 v% K0 V" R1 e xAK Tonan Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
5 E% `# u% u% W xAK Nitiran Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
/ a1 k F. |, e8 V G! l4 f xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage. r* N/ V0 Q2 K2 q8 g
xAK Hokuroku Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage* v( t8 U$ m0 F4 p& L' n
xAK Aobasan Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage' U0 W. C, z' M W! z" [; r
xAK Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage/ S1 L% E0 s% o3 f' v5 Y& n: g
xAK Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk& X& j; R/ w+ W9 o5 P( [4 s( W) [" F
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2
7 G9 k9 B& ~: G" N xAK Kimishima Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |