AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 28, 42( F ^, y$ l3 h5 g, I' I
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: }) X; C" a( f k0 N b/ 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。8 n( S' x3 h& r2 O
日军的陆攻未能突破58直掩圈。7 w4 D8 b2 ?& `; C1 J1 j
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Wallis Island at 142,155
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, I5 \: u( m- ~3 \Weather in hex: Light rain _0 B2 R ~7 O5 A9 g$ j
+ Z( F$ b' r+ d/ C' t* qRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.$ D s- F# \+ s: r
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
& M! ~8 H5 i6 y: e A6M2 Zero x 99 \2 D; U$ [$ |8 r5 ~
G4M1 Betty x 16( p) m% w7 c* f( W
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Allied aircraft" }$ g. A5 H- X$ M: E: q! b5 c- `) f
F4F-3A Wildcat x 30 `- G2 ? o4 e' @) r
F4F-3 Wildcat x 60& o6 U% ]6 X5 {
F4F-4 Wildcat x 79
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4 b7 F: V1 A9 |7 ^3 e. rJapanese aircraft losses$ p( G1 {/ m( M8 w. T) _* y
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed$ _" y( M( D M7 l7 _3 r5 R
G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged) A9 [, `+ }7 m7 r C- u
5 N8 z/ U* p0 i _) v, kAllied aircraft losses. B9 t W& r% t# `9 W
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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4 I2 r/ q, F# s% p9 [! e/ n) MAllied Ships
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. L: z6 @( c6 N9 ?' h4 O6 xAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Savaii at 146,159# X% i& g3 h3 F V# q5 G
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Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.5 p" Z( s9 Z; Q+ p8 B, y& o2 Q6 h
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes* j" @& o5 W- c2 G! M
$ v6 k g' T3 q+ OAllied aircraft
; J' E1 H2 b: b) T F4F-3A Wildcat x 18" R& b! {: `: L0 w! D
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36" X A+ s8 C2 ]5 s- f) O# h" }. B
F4F-4 Wildcat x 44
! v. w1 W! F( L SBD-2 Dauntless x 188 a5 c6 C) M, G [5 c- L
SBD-3 Dauntless x 81$ R0 I2 u6 I: j0 a( y0 L) g' p( Q0 m
TBF-1 Avenger x 30, x4 g0 `# q' s' @1 Z* ~ z
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Allied aircraft losses2 a e5 w- E7 G1 B
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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; A3 X, T- z( X) EJapanese Ships0 K% c# {/ z" C. n
xAK Ginyo Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk" e3 `5 q- K8 |" [3 T x! z% z
xAK Kinsyo Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage3 J4 t5 R+ K0 i- g6 J( @* F( f% V+ s6 f
AMC Akagi Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage) y( f F. D; ^
AMC Awata Maru, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 g8 S* Q+ n7 T y+ j2 P xAK Panama Maru, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk
( r, j, L5 g: { xAK Tonan Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk# h" q/ h" t9 J: x$ v: H5 g8 C: `
xAK Nitiran Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
6 M8 Y# Q# Y# h+ t xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage \$ c3 a3 P9 C! e5 t
xAK Hokuroku Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
, Z, l8 J7 h7 e$ [7 U* f. r4 v+ x: \ xAK Aobasan Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
g3 Y8 t8 R' [; x- E xAK Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 L3 R3 h3 C( a% l8 b xAK Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
& \+ `% O8 K3 i CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2
0 m' |- E: y" R4 z1 y6 g8 n xAK Kimishima Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |