AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 28, 42$ Z! ^# }! u1 }7 `, R# d
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9 ], ?2 g+ n8 D0 e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。; o' n4 r. ?, O4 }! G
日军的陆攻未能突破58直掩圈。
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Wallis Island at 142,155
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Weather in hex: Light rain6 c7 B) n1 m. S; f0 p- I6 N u- d
: W6 _# T7 }% g+ ~( X2 g! XRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.$ H$ Q" E+ X4 Y0 p% U, K5 {) F
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes7 Z; N4 }1 C" Z+ L# z: N$ y4 S
7 V3 n$ `- ]1 S# i* ^ {. ~Japanese aircraft
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B( k9 ?0 O3 k/ @, |7 r0 g G4M1 Betty x 16
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! w; i2 S* j. P$ g- I X6 X; qAllied aircraft
W# s# o. \$ C4 X4 u* w3 _" \/ K F4F-3A Wildcat x 30
7 T& F B6 P0 N2 C F4F-3 Wildcat x 60* Y/ i: x- M) o! J* A" i
F4F-4 Wildcat x 793 Y$ `# _! B( T1 j: {( q
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Japanese aircraft losses0 \ j5 ^% m. i' @
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed$ H$ ?: D2 y+ j
G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged* I! c( x I" u2 n0 g X% E# E
1 D, c* n/ j3 {Allied aircraft losses
! X1 {* G! V0 x$ g8 `, P F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Savaii at 146,1591 L/ W. v+ F& Z) C8 F
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud) \( Y' B3 D) @! G* v& Z6 t
5 K' i* g' [$ _8 {Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.& @4 `/ b9 @" ]9 }3 ]6 Y
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes1 k0 G0 U6 u# S5 V6 l R/ T8 W% }
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Allied aircraft
7 |* _- M9 b1 b+ K! x+ h3 H' Y F4F-3A Wildcat x 18
, Q# O2 A, r% w' c) ] F4F-3 Wildcat x 36; T1 z5 p m% k0 Q4 c+ w, S2 ^3 p2 U# D
F4F-4 Wildcat x 448 L5 w* J- w4 n) e7 E
SBD-2 Dauntless x 18' P# p; e& W! m% u! \
SBD-3 Dauntless x 81) |& L- y% B( w
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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$ U+ e- R' [' t" i9 Y0 `0 |Allied aircraft losses
0 I8 P+ V5 ?' o7 g6 k$ m SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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& f4 ]- b5 |+ |4 m/ G* R T8 oJapanese Ships; K; V/ g3 t# I" j( P
xAK Ginyo Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
1 y8 @" a0 j" q xAK Kinsyo Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 Z+ h/ ?# M/ Z% R* z8 ` AMC Akagi Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage$ ]+ h0 q/ e" ~! K- W" o
AMC Awata Maru, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
: I |& Z5 o @9 u7 I% ^& S xAK Panama Maru, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk
+ Q9 x5 T% w4 |3 p4 C2 w$ _ xAK Tonan Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk5 O! c) j1 s$ l) F! O
xAK Nitiran Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk8 \! k5 _8 _. F" R$ v3 X
xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 _- Z- D L6 o( b6 y+ D xAK Hokuroku Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage6 i; H5 M) P5 e7 U: h
xAK Aobasan Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage7 L$ W" Y. G1 Q- {/ a8 t4 v0 g
xAK Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage; e7 x/ S7 K# W' s6 N. e. S/ g: [
xAK Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk/ i3 }3 q3 \# ^3 O' k. z& S& D
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2
: }. {/ s$ d' |: G' r: q& t% m xAK Kimishima Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |