AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 28, 42# a4 @) T: d& |. }$ g
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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。/ P& S, n. W) \( H4 H% e9 j
日军的陆攻未能突破58直掩圈。; ]. E( A. D/ J- H; V4 |
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Wallis Island at 142,155
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& @/ M* Q1 C1 H; IWeather in hex: Light rain
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/ g/ A- i, |4 G }- P, \8 tRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
' c8 q. `6 r( KEstimated time to target is 28 minutes3 f; D( V2 N l+ }9 f# o
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Japanese aircraft
' Y( i) ~ o; |# P0 H# e A6M2 Zero x 9
) ^2 P E3 k. n8 Y$ ] G4M1 Betty x 16) A' q! Z& Q- G# ^. B/ f
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Allied aircraft
$ V3 R; t0 Y V' p4 u9 T F4F-3A Wildcat x 30
# ]6 C$ U( }5 n4 }/ U# \ F4F-3 Wildcat x 60
; b1 t* R' B; n' H F4F-4 Wildcat x 79
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# p0 ^6 v$ J3 pJapanese aircraft losses7 Q0 i. x& n) U5 w3 O# g. X9 b: [
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
6 _. G+ L& h' o G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged! z6 [; k& f9 C5 z! z! _
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% a, |' ^: n% g# T F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
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, {$ r: a- u [7 e9 A0 `% J; iAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Savaii at 146,1591 t8 ^+ K: ^- ]( S
$ y0 g& R6 K/ mWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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8 [ T" N* m% lRaid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
& c6 L# T# R- I n; `6 V% JEstimated time to target is 14 minutes
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+ a: w! Z/ Q7 x! F' t* q) I F4F-3A Wildcat x 18( S7 c% C$ \3 s$ m1 ?2 p
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
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# A& O; s1 @9 J SBD-2 Dauntless x 186 W) Z2 c1 Y% m" P2 U& i& X
SBD-3 Dauntless x 81
7 {" ~5 }9 O+ f+ w5 k TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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Allied aircraft losses: m9 w1 a4 ^) r: @& S3 r* Z
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged! i+ m1 I5 C, q$ S
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Japanese Ships7 X; w$ c; Z# [3 s2 g2 F, Y
xAK Ginyo Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk) _- O* } R& P2 D' f3 h4 p, z2 I- X
xAK Kinsyo Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage' l- j1 G- {9 C, m v9 s
AMC Akagi Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
# }: a/ l0 ]1 y) C- o AMC Awata Maru, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage! `1 ?( S: a9 p7 q/ q% [
xAK Panama Maru, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk- a+ w) q3 a# n( Y' V
xAK Tonan Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
7 N. \% t- q1 w( c xAK Nitiran Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk1 x3 H `( e' F! y
xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage. s' Y k |0 c$ y6 V5 t9 t) k
xAK Hokuroku Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage1 L6 k6 S' F, _5 `# h) R3 E
xAK Aobasan Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage V& D7 R' J; B+ s$ X! I
xAK Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage+ _ K: @4 E6 Q: C" ?) l7 @
xAK Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
5 P9 B- O @ w% I* S0 h% h CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2$ R# ?- d4 L" X ]* T$ S
xAK Kimishima Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |