AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 28, 42
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+ _7 a/ s, K8 ?+ o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。' \% A& l( n2 ?* t% b
日军的陆攻未能突破58直掩圈。* N4 o/ K( P( o! P0 n6 N* T
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Wallis Island at 142,1556 d' j4 Y2 _# K+ ]- \- M( }
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.6 Z2 U! S) h, S5 P6 q
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
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Japanese aircraft6 c) I3 t% x# V9 \, a- S( b k
A6M2 Zero x 91 ^9 X& s. F% C' i
G4M1 Betty x 16
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2 a" |) j2 }6 q s9 ^Allied aircraft7 R" T3 @+ ?9 o) g
F4F-3A Wildcat x 304 z: |8 n6 r8 S' y7 w! T& A; L1 k
F4F-3 Wildcat x 60
1 h7 H7 G& r" ~: c4 R0 h5 [ F4F-4 Wildcat x 79: l) |6 O! P8 N" x! E/ K7 y
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Japanese aircraft losses
& D6 U. n3 ]( q3 O9 ^) u. @" k A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed8 U% b. Q8 P3 j% _
G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged4 [, X9 q6 d; F: ~3 K; B0 R
$ z4 S( }: e# c; H+ \& LAllied aircraft losses
" \1 M! w S$ `& D& f7 I& R# v F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed; q c/ d ~4 F9 @/ p1 f" h
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Allied Ships
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( i% E$ L) h5 @( n+ w$ MAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Savaii at 146,159
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$ j# l. S" I4 PRaid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.7 l. h- T9 B7 g% t/ f7 v' f# k
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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Allied aircraft
9 t& Z2 e1 ?8 q* U I0 k) g F4F-3A Wildcat x 18' o# v- L P: J$ \& y" @& B& G
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
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SBD-2 Dauntless x 18
. x7 O8 M+ S2 S8 @1 o6 ~ SBD-3 Dauntless x 819 w- e% ~7 x. `
TBF-1 Avenger x 30* y) u- V& f+ ] s
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Allied aircraft losses
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Japanese Ships8 _$ f+ u$ w$ k3 p6 j6 w; W! z
xAK Ginyo Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk/ o% H5 W* n" p( l
xAK Kinsyo Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage0 x2 q/ `0 }4 Q& E7 E/ M, D3 V' s
AMC Akagi Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage0 M& o, a6 w8 E0 M0 |
AMC Awata Maru, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage5 u" N R4 H' s
xAK Panama Maru, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk+ W" y3 e6 M. x+ f6 c& v; ]
xAK Tonan Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk1 y# m& p& m, g% y& {
xAK Nitiran Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
0 s( j0 ]% E& C& S9 M( o xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage3 H4 Q7 \" q; C. Z
xAK Hokuroku Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage3 U1 c1 G' w1 A `' R
xAK Aobasan Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
! D, G) y0 n# E* b* { xAK Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 O- w) ~2 q- b6 f xAK Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
6 b N* X. Q4 X1 n8 m7 l CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2/ i8 o5 o9 X. h% {* a
xAK Kimishima Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |