AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 28, 421 B8 W; f& V% f' K# l0 Y( x
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; ?5 S$ w; ~2 g4 E) G( k0 O! N' O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。
: a7 J0 g3 S) q) r" g. H$ `日军的陆攻未能突破58直掩圈。) v- n& e1 o/ z- h/ l$ m8 g
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; P; B. Y: I7 W/ o7 b4 _( ]) J) C1 \) _Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Wallis Island at 142,1558 \% r+ b" F( w! M8 e% c+ ^' ^
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Weather in hex: Light rain8 c+ L2 Q; n, F: \7 v' x
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
2 a1 ]$ X! e$ t/ F# E( j, j [Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
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) \6 s8 c8 `7 G& ]Japanese aircraft
( R: M; k S" l7 v; g. r A6M2 Zero x 9
1 O6 i( B* K. i+ [/ }0 K G4M1 Betty x 16! h/ T% \# e4 f; _- v* L
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Allied aircraft$ V, n1 h t8 |6 x& j- i G r3 z
F4F-3A Wildcat x 30
6 `. |/ F5 e6 T3 ] F4F-3 Wildcat x 605 Z$ @1 A L, t5 l5 |
F4F-4 Wildcat x 79- ]! O* L* T) |6 ]1 h
! w# e2 b! K& V7 Z0 B% I4 p u8 |- ^Japanese aircraft losses- }" {* H+ ^4 Q! m
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed3 L U& N- g7 [1 ]7 K+ i) T9 d
G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged7 x2 ]& q6 C* _+ q# x! s0 ^* D
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Savaii at 146,159" q' A1 r" i d" F5 x4 P
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud- O7 z, }/ I- t, W" \8 ^
B4 i+ s3 D& ?0 J$ k0 W, aRaid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
; q+ D3 l) H2 ^. c6 s) C7 FEstimated time to target is 14 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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& w, H1 s+ ^2 j& E! K* f8 B4 M F4F-3 Wildcat x 36$ y- o5 k" B& {% {
F4F-4 Wildcat x 446 i0 a+ L& k! h
SBD-2 Dauntless x 184 n( u0 j; L5 @ H) i# t) k7 c/ c
SBD-3 Dauntless x 812 \- e9 D6 z1 ^/ z, }5 \& o+ s
TBF-1 Avenger x 301 ^$ y- d& y$ }& Q. X) O$ D7 `
9 c6 J$ K5 K% NAllied aircraft losses
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Japanese Ships; i- T A' S- I Z
xAK Ginyo Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk) @6 \- m) V$ @2 q* _6 \: L, O. v
xAK Kinsyo Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage5 s# l( R* u; Q8 c
AMC Akagi Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
, Z! J6 L {' {; B* s% n AMC Awata Maru, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 l8 E5 E: s6 P/ C5 }/ U& y C xAK Panama Maru, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk% _1 ~ h6 N1 s( }
xAK Tonan Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk! [2 A4 }- u' D9 g" z# N
xAK Nitiran Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk1 F, O" U2 p/ {8 p; N5 N0 t2 B9 t
xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 Y& t! k* D, y4 \8 d: K: m" q xAK Hokuroku Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
) _' m$ `4 t4 [ K$ p: b* \2 J xAK Aobasan Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage9 v: b a% W7 H: ~
xAK Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 A* P7 T1 s/ V xAK Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
T F0 ]( M# | t- N- T& {" e+ H CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2
. v- ~, |3 l4 s xAK Kimishima Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |