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。$ K% o5 ], h7 B) g1 l0 N$ ~
日军的陆攻未能突破58直掩圈。
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8 M0 N$ d! A1 g7 iAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Wallis Island at 142,155
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1 c; W7 \+ S5 u' i- Q0 z s0 pWeather in hex: Light rain
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$ y+ }! g, k( ]Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.0 {+ a) d! o& G$ o9 z( h
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
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2 J5 s: r3 O0 CJapanese aircraft
1 m4 n& {4 k8 v4 ~( F% f A6M2 Zero x 9
" Q4 z$ G% j- X* ^9 ?1 O G4M1 Betty x 16
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3 g' |+ l! M( E; F8 U+ ]) s4 GAllied aircraft( h( h. i. i) o6 ?* K8 V+ B
F4F-3A Wildcat x 30
. Q$ \$ _% l! l( M5 }. R F4F-3 Wildcat x 609 g5 p: Y, x4 z! A7 }% S3 H
F4F-4 Wildcat x 79
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Japanese aircraft losses
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, I( f0 b5 x6 M' U8 Q R+ q G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged6 A' ?9 @1 \" F6 `6 s
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Allied aircraft losses
3 L1 F1 e! R7 p, e 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
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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" |0 i6 g' P @; P0 f( bRaid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.1 y% O) v% a4 c
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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Allied aircraft
# V1 l* y( ~, u0 @9 Z. J F4F-3A Wildcat x 18
) x& D$ Z0 R# B% d* ?; n F4F-3 Wildcat x 36, \+ i8 N5 T5 j0 R
F4F-4 Wildcat x 44) D6 q, p& a5 X" ]' y' u5 [; t, Y
SBD-2 Dauntless x 183 q+ y4 o4 j/ O6 G) s( {: B
SBD-3 Dauntless x 812 ^8 [. n0 K, @" T6 f g0 w d, L
TBF-1 Avenger x 30/ k1 Q9 {# m5 A1 y, i; i+ v9 O& k
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged2 \0 e! I U& w0 E z
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Japanese Ships
: H1 K# ~. L4 } P- R1 ~/ B xAK Ginyo Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk8 z) ]. \% E% O3 k4 u
xAK Kinsyo Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage% ^' {" ]- I/ Z. `
AMC Akagi Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
\ s8 T& @& t4 s$ ]: t AMC Awata Maru, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
' e6 w' r$ f3 i1 n( ?) V xAK Panama Maru, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk& @5 S6 M, z5 W4 J+ X; S" Q
xAK Tonan Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk6 ~" B8 d2 x P& \) X' D
xAK Nitiran Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk$ u8 v8 x, a, J8 a9 ]+ W; r& E% T
xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage7 A( ~& _. J4 Y; z3 e; g( A9 b
xAK Hokuroku Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage9 b) d. S9 q% z5 G! x
xAK Aobasan Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
; ]% e& A# V$ h0 W" s xAK Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 n: S1 U3 c: @ xAK Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk0 I$ b4 q1 ~4 M( P! F& W
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2
5 K- i. g8 |9 X7 `; ? xAK Kimishima Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |