AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 28, 42
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1 }( u4 P" g6 `0 N. h$ e. W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。
/ p; g. }) S" J5 q日军的陆攻未能突破58直掩圈。
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Wallis Island at 142,155
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* Y U) b( _4 y+ x* x! CWeather in hex: Light rain+ w3 u% e4 p" o; \
! W% B$ M0 O+ b: H; @" URaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
0 V* _1 A( A" k7 M9 \/ bEstimated time to target is 28 minutes
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1 z; \5 l" l' m% C: N nJapanese aircraft
, L2 T; b X3 z3 v9 \4 [% E A6M2 Zero x 91 G5 z+ X, _& f1 I' v: U
G4M1 Betty x 16
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% }4 q( I5 J' w# @2 a+ @* HAllied aircraft9 @2 n5 H* D% I2 w/ L( W
F4F-3A Wildcat x 30/ n2 L3 ? `+ a- D, v( Y
F4F-3 Wildcat x 60; o9 ^0 E% O$ v$ g1 t
F4F-4 Wildcat x 79
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" M/ s/ v6 P. ` Z( iJapanese aircraft losses
* h* k" O# N) U A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed3 l8 }4 Y1 M" T8 H2 M
G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged# E" C" W& t8 n4 F* j
; o; a3 F2 I0 _8 FAllied aircraft losses. F- C# T1 C" a7 x/ v: Y
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed3 z q. d. M u7 l5 M( c4 H
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Allied Ships, s. G, A* [' h; i
DD Buchanan8 L, e1 _; V8 v- x! j
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Savaii at 146,159
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4 y, r6 g! O7 O2 k* j: o8 ]Weather in hex: Heavy cloud3 G) F' t, o8 U. V3 `
) `7 y4 H7 H" M" @9 l1 j" s) T2 fRaid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet." \. W7 d3 e) {6 N2 l; ?% b
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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3 D+ Q" V7 W- r A8 TAllied aircraft: F4 p, B8 E0 O$ G$ O
F4F-3A Wildcat x 18
; b6 q# j; ~: r/ z1 v' @. f# q* p F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
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% g4 n. k/ _5 Y. ~, B) S& u5 D SBD-2 Dauntless x 18
# P) a1 ] ~0 l SBD-3 Dauntless x 81/ x$ y, \+ I9 Q- e. Z
TBF-1 Avenger x 30! x7 W7 q$ d b7 @9 j# C
4 O; M6 E- R2 U# t2 oAllied aircraft losses
- [9 X) h7 F5 ^# s- _. i) S; c2 c SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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) e/ \9 H$ \& o* j2 }Japanese Ships
* O( b" y! C/ B3 n# E& ^/ g0 N0 _ xAK Ginyo Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
P# Y! R/ t3 c8 J xAK Kinsyo Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
& { P$ @: s6 p9 G& C AMC Akagi Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage9 P1 Y/ y$ o+ k& t- j, y( l* `
AMC Awata Maru, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage g$ u0 _" ?; M# J! l
xAK Panama Maru, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk
# i! ]5 A! p1 d xAK Tonan Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
6 w% `9 Z- d: a0 s xAK Nitiran Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
0 C' H& h5 u4 P# w2 J8 o" M xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage0 [, n! o) Q2 b4 C9 I$ {
xAK Hokuroku Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 g) H& [& H# E xAK Aobasan Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage, p3 V. E3 t7 E
xAK Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
! t& I8 I8 o/ |# t/ ]* L6 a xAK Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
1 n9 _: p$ s8 O1 N0 I2 O9 p. r CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2
+ u1 Z, t1 X# A: \- z, y+ B xAK Kimishima Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |