AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 28, 42
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* I. j. c" [3 N( @' n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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! t9 w" X2 E( HAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Wallis Island at 142,155/ z/ j* a' h# j+ [5 }/ i# ?$ V& \
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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- |" t: d3 K5 A* {. k5 x5 `& z4 \Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet., ?2 u; c: [: K9 D8 G! C
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes4 |; S/ \- c' O! y+ s
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Japanese aircraft
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G4M1 Betty x 16$ i/ Z! B5 _) }1 U
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Allied aircraft
5 A! r6 Y3 M3 z F4F-3A Wildcat x 30& [& u2 H4 d3 T$ v$ ~
F4F-3 Wildcat x 60! C5 ~6 J, f+ s3 G$ n$ f4 w5 y
F4F-4 Wildcat x 79
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Japanese aircraft losses
9 @' u/ r2 W; Z, r- W; ^- R0 Y9 i) l A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed( z9 d. j5 h [1 N+ ?
G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged9 Y; x5 u" Z/ @0 p `
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Allied Ships
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Savaii at 146,159
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: i9 F' U( q8 q, i; D4 Y: B/ V/ NWeather in hex: Heavy cloud0 [7 I( Z# M; U
v7 F$ f' b) d+ j# X$ rRaid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
3 h9 k& j" Z: v' Y% \: \# kEstimated time to target is 14 minutes
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F4F-3A Wildcat x 18" c- W# k1 \8 B) u+ J- E- g
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
8 J; ?: B' N1 ^. u5 o F4F-4 Wildcat x 44
C# v* s1 b, b/ q$ ~6 C SBD-2 Dauntless x 18
% A: X( P5 B3 f SBD-3 Dauntless x 81
8 g3 `5 R6 ]8 m. ]: n( t; S TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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4 t! p# ~$ f \- r b! JAllied aircraft losses
6 X5 ]' D2 ~# k& l# W SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships$ U& p( u+ x. ]0 J; z& t
xAK Ginyo Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk7 M# D! d6 A" S9 @
xAK Kinsyo Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
, G3 v K J' J9 |2 O AMC Akagi Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage1 J8 Q7 V. z2 J+ L0 T! F
AMC Awata Maru, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage% C( r1 C0 Q- M- I/ x
xAK Panama Maru, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk
1 p. Z2 Y2 Q% P) Z3 C# f) x. J$ [% c xAK Tonan Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
% G9 ^$ H% a4 s xAK Nitiran Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk9 [ g0 f& p8 u4 K5 k% j) R
xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage9 c) s) @" G5 E) T# D
xAK Hokuroku Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage. a {: {( p. G" N* l
xAK Aobasan Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage5 |2 y0 _: p2 }: ?* o S- j; U$ F
xAK Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage6 f/ R. h: f6 h. w+ J8 [2 g5 e
xAK Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
! w2 i) C4 W9 c CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 29 P; M" |' g9 q2 N, l4 T
xAK Kimishima Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |