AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 28, 42
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p8 F+ l/ J' q9 J0 ^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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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
; F. T3 s( h* g1 a0 ^Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
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Japanese aircraft! m4 C" V5 T2 O2 _ s
A6M2 Zero x 9
8 b; ?% L6 ]; I0 a4 `, S" j G4M1 Betty x 162 q- o2 z% W$ |3 C& h
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Allied aircraft5 s' d* I( Z) A+ T2 F
F4F-3A Wildcat x 30
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 790 Z' H" G1 ~" t/ v) }& T
7 K! }; I5 K' n5 P3 aJapanese aircraft losses
- E, ?) i4 T% o2 K& f2 j+ r- X A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed' n! S( D& S- p4 X+ D; Y
G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
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4 D8 [$ H1 |1 \ J6 U( E/ yAllied aircraft losses
% e' M L( R; L1 T F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed' m6 n, C4 i! V) J5 U* d& m$ j$ ?
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Allied Ships
0 ~3 s( p4 M* ~; D5 ~' p DD Buchanan, M; u' s+ D+ b$ J2 w
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+ g4 g& T* G. I* }# c) L/ t! wAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Savaii at 146,1599 V7 p. i* x: j1 R5 {- w& v! k; U
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Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
# z2 o8 ^! i( N1 E) X8 bEstimated time to target is 14 minutes/ N. S- `# I0 R0 P( ^
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Allied aircraft
: m `' k, L2 D! U! J; p; ~ F4F-3A Wildcat x 18" L# t% \9 C1 A! W0 U
F4F-3 Wildcat x 363 f: s, t1 ?+ c* S8 L2 J
F4F-4 Wildcat x 44
. z* ~+ |; g% | SBD-2 Dauntless x 18
1 b& W) g _$ d- ] SBD-3 Dauntless x 81
& r& P7 b ]( }! N TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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Allied aircraft losses
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Japanese Ships7 W2 o) |6 O7 R# b* ^5 Y/ q5 P$ _. b
xAK Ginyo Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
6 C$ B$ |8 f6 I. ~3 j3 |: `/ ? xAK Kinsyo Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
& w2 l3 y% J! {; }# I0 S- M AMC Akagi Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage" e) \" q( L" @5 `$ a5 ?$ r$ d
AMC Awata Maru, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage! R( S: Q% T" r3 }& j; ~$ V
xAK Panama Maru, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk
6 i' [9 O7 \/ j. Z6 F) B) J G8 V xAK Tonan Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk( b! g% b4 l1 ^8 I$ y3 W" [
xAK Nitiran Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
. l. Z% b" e- @/ n1 m6 k xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 {4 h d. h- q- @4 W xAK Hokuroku Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage: V- q( B: |7 t7 M7 u& M* X* @
xAK Aobasan Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 }* g l; ?1 o. D# S xAK Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage) R. U" E; w8 E3 Y8 D' D
xAK Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk3 S7 @0 K% \0 u
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2
2 E2 w. F/ e( A$ o, n( p/ } xAK Kimishima Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |