AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 28, 423 B& m1 O6 w$ E. j% 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。
( r4 [8 Q0 K3 b日军的陆攻未能突破58直掩圈。' b. d, {, [; E0 ?. F
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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.
- |; J2 m/ k" \8 @! EEstimated time to target is 28 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
. i! n" F. t6 c1 S: X) K A6M2 Zero x 9
- q7 n, c0 \' C0 T% i3 b G4M1 Betty x 16
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Allied aircraft. U6 ?3 i1 h4 F' [+ }; S* ~1 D2 B; I
F4F-3A Wildcat x 30" V) V* V1 R) F7 G) M* b
F4F-3 Wildcat x 60
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Japanese aircraft losses
! H; C5 n2 ]( ~( Y2 g9 I+ p5 ?) Y& ^ A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
: {. [$ ?$ I. u" v; D" d$ {8 L7 b G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
9 A4 `) Y' M: w) ?' d5 N6 K F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed# q7 R; a( s; g \
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N1 T) _+ b6 Y m% A- c' ?% rAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Savaii at 146,1593 S; Q1 A4 Z+ [8 w% ]* r
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5 t7 d' R7 A5 t0 f CRaid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.( w% `7 O5 U) S/ I* P6 z
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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Allied aircraft: W! C( l5 `0 {% q4 s2 a' x* A
F4F-3A Wildcat x 18
+ `6 c5 s+ j' p+ P) ~ F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
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' @! h0 W% b2 f7 ~/ }: l SBD-2 Dauntless x 18
! |: y; u& z% _! S. \ SBD-3 Dauntless x 81
9 X7 j* a: N9 Z2 \ TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged9 ^& e/ g# ^7 {1 i( w
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Japanese Ships
4 S3 v! ^: \* @' I7 ~1 w5 d xAK Ginyo Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
9 b7 e5 E& ?, {/ h# V" Z. T8 w xAK Kinsyo Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage9 Z6 \' n5 V0 u+ _2 h
AMC Akagi Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage, m! Y- H0 T# ]
AMC Awata Maru, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage; B# f Y J* l0 f, w* M2 C8 u
xAK Panama Maru, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk
' K8 {. }3 N+ z$ Q- Y xAK Tonan Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
c9 r0 k" Z5 ?) q$ E" e/ C! }# ? xAK Nitiran Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
# i7 I$ c. ~- k- j7 A xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
# u6 p4 R$ R A4 g4 D! R, d xAK Hokuroku Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
* i' ~2 l: f; ]4 C0 E xAK Aobasan Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage A& x4 L/ \9 k) J; w T2 R' a
xAK Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage, s, m9 @. E2 x" n) o( \1 |! @( n) ^$ A& g
xAK Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk6 ?) x- m% L- }- B8 I, e
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 26 ^- ]' K( B: |; T2 [
xAK Kimishima Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |