AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 28, 42
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$ n: I; @; G6 o. ]& }# M* j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。8 E, h1 \5 o4 ~2 G, F
日军的陆攻未能突破58直掩圈。7 ?- i4 s0 i% x J0 F8 }* T
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: @: e. K9 D9 o, M, pAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Wallis Island at 142,155
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Weather in hex: Light rain" h7 ]" \8 x g* Q6 Z
; p( O( P/ d! l7 gRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.' d# \. Z9 [0 y) ?# M" E7 p* n! J
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
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9 K' a2 u4 w: v5 @Japanese aircraft
# c% M. b8 }3 d- A: K0 C* Z5 | A6M2 Zero x 9
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8 ?6 `8 d" W: Q! w) N3 L5 k+ PAllied aircraft
- j0 m/ X( n- z% o) t F4F-3A Wildcat x 306 Z0 q+ H; A: F7 p
F4F-3 Wildcat x 60' Z! Q" l4 P% C; ~5 i
F4F-4 Wildcat x 79+ g- B) Z5 O1 k9 ^8 H
2 N1 |% z; F a7 F0 @Japanese aircraft losses8 u- w& z" Q8 v% S
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
. ~" `- o R9 Y G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged' J0 I k9 x# s! o. c" _
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Allied aircraft losses- a$ ?( t; r$ R! S, P: Y- ^) X
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed2 @1 k$ y1 ~1 l* Q8 G
4 k6 S/ B/ T1 Y, N0 n% q6 _! QAllied Ships
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Savaii at 146,1599 U& S6 K+ }. Y5 k/ y) _
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud. Y- x% f" s- J3 L
1 l8 r7 I0 G% Q. `! `; ]) eRaid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
8 Z% Z. d3 K& A- f# {' tEstimated time to target is 14 minutes
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Allied aircraft
+ ^; n4 ?- z% Q" |# t! A F4F-3A Wildcat x 18+ x8 U9 X! U- p2 d3 I4 @% P; |
F4F-3 Wildcat x 367 [# {2 J( ^, Z' v
F4F-4 Wildcat x 44
4 N0 X" I6 j7 r! t0 ` SBD-2 Dauntless x 18
* n5 a! o* g2 \: i SBD-3 Dauntless x 81
+ R% |/ a/ _( u# f7 \% i$ H K TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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! F* w$ v& e8 @ l F5 p; _Allied aircraft losses2 _9 F3 E& j" a9 E
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged1 b) B9 h# F9 n9 c* t) l
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xAK Ginyo Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
& D' w- {2 S! N5 X' n; ? xAK Kinsyo Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
( [+ ?% m8 C0 a5 K# P' I8 @3 B l AMC Akagi Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage' S1 _$ C3 ~* X! `3 g4 `/ U
AMC Awata Maru, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage. m/ F8 ^7 D, i2 @% _" i7 U% `: \ U
xAK Panama Maru, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk
& F8 c: E a' u/ c" } xAK Tonan Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk: A+ G4 Z }, f: G3 i# r
xAK Nitiran Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
# m$ ]# E6 t7 g& Y+ a$ D1 N# L xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage) t S& }# R- N+ G1 ^5 t/ G
xAK Hokuroku Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
! A: k8 D, ?+ W; p6 R* d3 N9 d xAK Aobasan Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage. L3 r! \2 g3 l' e' x- Q: W6 F
xAK Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 h4 l6 O C% L6 D% L xAK Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
, t/ A- h( ^$ } CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2
0 a4 U, m% M c6 Y2 _+ i xAK Kimishima Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |