AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 28, 42- X4 C" e3 `# g% b7 |5 V( _! c" o
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3 q0 M- `+ z8 ~% |5 P/ u# _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。
2 a/ }9 u# W6 i7 `% k日军的陆攻未能突破58直掩圈。
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: z" G: I/ A4 F6 Y8 aAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Wallis Island at 142,1556 l# r- I+ Q) c+ V% a
. U/ n, z- R z7 W5 }Weather in hex: Light rain
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.0 G/ b4 a3 @. e' f* u8 [$ l: C) ]: j
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes* v% M1 p) l% j( ]1 B* b
, _: p, ?4 ^* S" u: s7 E# QJapanese aircraft
; @9 y& l7 a* N! f# ` ]! Q5 \ A6M2 Zero x 9
/ n' V5 {! h2 h G4M1 Betty x 16
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% I6 e0 I, I8 g- {) I" y1 F" E7 iAllied aircraft
! i$ U9 o8 W# d2 a+ T" ~' r9 w+ U F4F-3A Wildcat x 30
% X: R2 H2 K6 @! H0 @+ z7 W' M F4F-3 Wildcat x 60/ @1 |) Q( y5 A+ t
F4F-4 Wildcat x 79
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2 d# w7 R* C6 n4 z W) VJapanese aircraft losses5 e6 \8 |1 d5 _% H$ o
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed% \2 Y1 I2 d8 r( S
G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged3 b# ^( g( U2 M
2 X7 H$ q& p5 d. q- C1 gAllied aircraft losses8 O7 |% g4 Z' u: g' Z+ L P
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed7 A& p* a# L0 z) W2 K# l
; B7 H* p0 x( K bAllied Ships* ~# n! ^8 C/ w# |/ K
DD Buchanan3 U2 O1 `# T d" p% s* i! c7 a
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Savaii at 146,159
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! c0 _5 @* R. R4 o5 kWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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) B+ j! J1 |/ ]Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
, n: t% a! ?8 A0 C8 GEstimated time to target is 14 minutes
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Allied aircraft
* I* v6 O& a/ J F4F-3A Wildcat x 18! P4 N% R6 _4 k9 l, l
F4F-3 Wildcat x 361 u. y. N3 k/ `1 `
F4F-4 Wildcat x 44, N# s4 U: t) z h% R. l
SBD-2 Dauntless x 18
0 k* m7 x3 I: z+ f SBD-3 Dauntless x 81
4 B) Z" f6 L& Z- J. A( m. K0 \ TBF-1 Avenger x 30) L3 P0 p5 e8 R: x& ]5 s
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Allied aircraft losses
, |$ h+ \( q. k) D- R1 P. G SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged. f$ Y! j/ K+ {$ l" l3 F" p
7 X* s& V; q/ T {Japanese Ships
8 q: w7 i7 B9 a: E# x7 f! ` xAK Ginyo Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
/ Y% F8 Z$ c+ a( T xAK Kinsyo Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
: h3 x# Z1 m4 {* [ AMC Akagi Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage# o- Q& _1 j$ Q) y9 Z+ m- W
AMC Awata Maru, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 a8 \9 k5 `2 T7 N2 u3 o: \ xAK Panama Maru, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk
[9 F5 W: a! G7 U9 {/ o2 G9 c- ]; z xAK Tonan Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk8 L5 K; ?+ y% _# i! n/ I. l
xAK Nitiran Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
* s6 N1 U* G3 K7 H xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ n) ]2 \0 {$ G5 b7 Y/ u xAK Hokuroku Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage9 S* V6 j- a2 w/ L
xAK Aobasan Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 v0 S' Q2 ?# L8 g0 ^3 ?! L xAK Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage! U6 X- b' [+ G! Z4 p
xAK Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk5 |2 u5 U x4 w# z) x, n r
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2" A% y0 b% I8 Y5 `# R
xAK Kimishima Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |