AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 28, 42
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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。- B9 U3 O% B `$ g/ v
日军的陆攻未能突破58直掩圈。1 a! r5 I2 ]( Z$ t
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5 {& C* u1 _4 {; y" ~; QAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Wallis Island at 142,155
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8 u! I( P8 I* k: x! }* s. NWeather in hex: Light rain
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4 [) @# y: n- G! G& W. ]' URaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.0 J) B. n9 J3 p' h; p( W8 f( t
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 9
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Allied aircraft
H" z0 W( }( ]' z6 X I, X F4F-3A Wildcat x 30% { |# C3 I( K# D
F4F-3 Wildcat x 60
: S W$ f8 y# y' v& R3 _ F4F-4 Wildcat x 79
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3 [$ j3 P- v9 G# o9 Y) ]7 oJapanese aircraft losses
2 _; y3 j& ]4 Y# O1 z& q, N A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed8 K, J2 O2 J& M
G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed! q9 A3 i+ m+ x& y- n
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Allied Ships
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4 E: m5 N$ Z& VAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Savaii at 146,159
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud4 T! X6 ^0 V# c8 K* O
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Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.; w( p" m* _9 X: P7 ^
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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Allied aircraft- `/ a5 H: |6 _4 A- W% |$ p
F4F-3A Wildcat x 18
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 44! B& ?. A4 I( j( c) B g- F5 s
SBD-2 Dauntless x 189 L2 d- U% W* m- p9 a+ z
SBD-3 Dauntless x 81
k7 h6 o! B5 W! z& S+ r0 S TBF-1 Avenger x 30; z% Q% \% h& Z: I
& {# l: f! F0 h( @: ^Allied aircraft losses
4 v( l: g% ?1 p1 Y# W" E4 | SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged% T, V, [. B5 j0 l; E
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Japanese Ships Q1 |/ d5 R9 w! l% D2 r: [/ O
xAK Ginyo Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
5 ?1 Z! L4 Y% n; r: g xAK Kinsyo Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
- p% Z) b, m! e5 h AMC Akagi Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 [. S& Z9 R+ O: B5 Q8 j, I7 M' V$ ^ AMC Awata Maru, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
d; Z9 p, x0 { xAK Panama Maru, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk
; p. m; Z8 e8 |, Y7 c( J xAK Tonan Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
" ?9 t1 e f' r& `; w! i5 S4 _ xAK Nitiran Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk @% O2 ?% r% L g/ N7 j
xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 U& P6 |" F) V+ M xAK Hokuroku Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage+ V1 ?3 _, h' }# n: Z& f6 P' v
xAK Aobasan Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage2 }' t/ |* w$ N& P& N% {' s9 Q( A
xAK Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
) Z" C/ _( }- [% w8 m" f! u xAK Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
9 ]! p( }3 ~8 P y* i6 l CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2. X/ } Y# v: j. }( _$ \4 i
xAK Kimishima Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |