AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 28, 42; s4 B+ w6 d$ Y* K' I
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' H7 w7 K6 u8 U6 e$ E$ d h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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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Wallis Island at 142,155
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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0 s4 f9 a8 I' e, E1 HRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
- H6 w& J2 t0 gEstimated time to target is 28 minutes( t+ R: h6 H" U K1 Q4 y
6 o6 A( t/ {9 o5 s1 CJapanese aircraft( M ] x, v$ x5 R3 Q
A6M2 Zero x 96 U5 ?9 O h2 }1 a+ H" X
G4M1 Betty x 162 Y; F( j' K: g
2 Y* l I: s0 ^1 YAllied aircraft! R$ R4 [1 ]5 N" b9 ]
F4F-3A Wildcat x 30) F2 J5 `7 k/ o6 k8 G
F4F-3 Wildcat x 60" R; _2 M8 q. W% `& R$ ]) C
F4F-4 Wildcat x 79
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Japanese aircraft losses
5 b9 I" g; y; G8 M( V6 ^ A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
6 g6 |( @9 n5 q6 X! f+ U) t G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
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. J6 ~( f \+ H( _/ NAllied aircraft losses4 ^% Z1 x9 h: P p* A+ v
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed1 n* X. D0 V/ J0 X K7 V' X
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DD Buchanan
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: i7 p0 f- I( w- R8 c$ C. qAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Savaii at 146,159
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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9 W; `5 E. `+ J" z$ h3 ZRaid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.. o! K; s4 O" \. g7 J4 ], u7 l* y
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes$ k# R- M2 y3 Z- k, ^$ c% s. v
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Allied aircraft
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+ r8 O; w. S0 O$ I F4F-3 Wildcat x 36* ?" q4 [9 ]% b& s/ k# k& z
F4F-4 Wildcat x 44! E3 q$ h6 f' G# Y8 `
SBD-2 Dauntless x 18
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) X& K' R$ R; H ^+ UAllied aircraft losses
s5 Q- T' Z" g# L2 j( c7 X SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships' z5 @) j0 L, J7 b
xAK Ginyo Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk; k6 g7 T P- @' ~0 \% p, t/ l1 b
xAK Kinsyo Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage0 f* W1 l$ [. u9 i- B
AMC Akagi Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage! ^& K, i: z9 Z; D' r
AMC Awata Maru, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage6 l( }4 @6 s, B! ?. R; S) ]* b
xAK Panama Maru, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk
5 e3 q( M {) _. x xAK Tonan Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk, {/ ?1 {, h1 |8 K5 u
xAK Nitiran Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk+ f% \/ r" E+ l& D9 m; T
xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 _. P8 _$ _8 O- e xAK Hokuroku Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage) J$ M; Y8 p. b( b$ V
xAK Aobasan Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage% @$ d5 p9 T6 s& M' M
xAK Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage4 D% B4 X; g" t4 S( O
xAK Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk5 s2 a8 |4 X7 Q( R* m# o' L
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2# ]2 G9 n5 ~% d% j; K
xAK Kimishima Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |