AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 28, 42
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, E; k) U* S/ f* f2 ]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。) b$ K: y, a8 T( |& F0 Q0 o+ d
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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" U. |- Q' ^/ h! J h7 }Weather in hex: Light rain/ V- q" z8 \# R. }- z/ C" T# Q
1 K; k2 S7 E$ O9 x0 P1 \- t9 s3 BRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet., w) j1 w8 A5 a- c' e" p. L
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
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Japanese aircraft$ \; q3 j$ ?9 w0 e v
A6M2 Zero x 9
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Allied aircraft
4 y0 F) P$ t4 V6 L: x F4F-3A Wildcat x 30
. p w0 K2 U' R! ? F4F-3 Wildcat x 60+ z; b( R' H6 ^- H
F4F-4 Wildcat x 79
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Japanese aircraft losses3 @5 U. X7 L! o0 [, x
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed( R: Q1 T; D8 t, P- ]% }
G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged" t$ p5 H' o! `$ a% x
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Allied aircraft losses
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7 B$ S2 u: f4 G' GAllied Ships
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# F" ^1 C- B+ s1 A5 pAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Savaii at 146,159( w7 h3 \. V: l3 i5 Y5 Y% a2 o
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud9 e- T6 A+ u5 T7 ~) K; Q+ x' o
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Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
$ ^$ z, P* S9 J: n( B4 V1 S2 iEstimated time to target is 14 minutes
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4 `, g% {/ o5 H" F% V e F4F-3A Wildcat x 18" i$ W; i9 D7 F* N1 M4 M& B
F4F-3 Wildcat x 367 y O. ~5 X. b4 F
F4F-4 Wildcat x 442 g: K s' ]$ z+ e
SBD-2 Dauntless x 18: \9 H+ ^. W* U9 [3 ?0 ]6 p. ?/ ~1 `
SBD-3 Dauntless x 816 B5 O6 ?$ D4 g* ] j: u
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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Allied aircraft losses6 P% K- ?9 |; a- r4 O$ b. |
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships( a1 D9 \: F3 R6 ^
xAK Ginyo Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
" ]$ a# L7 W" A9 |7 @/ t8 R xAK Kinsyo Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
% C0 {# F8 c$ o1 h7 V+ C# E6 H; X, B+ Q AMC Akagi Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage! z( l# a0 Z( r5 _! f' z9 l* B
AMC Awata Maru, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
& _9 `$ L5 `; |" ~) A1 r1 L' ~# W xAK Panama Maru, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk* e* b* X! `8 c; K; d$ ?, P5 D* _6 ?
xAK Tonan Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
1 F$ h; ?6 \% Q) y xAK Nitiran Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
) V- G( i6 z$ `" k; q xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage7 f3 S' P }5 ?
xAK Hokuroku Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ R" t9 e! o1 @3 c5 d( j xAK Aobasan Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage# K, ?! j+ ~. K. Z# ~
xAK Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
* Z! L; _& @8 ?9 J; N xAK Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk6 w/ \. o( Y* G8 h
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2
8 |, G! w9 @# l3 p1 D xAK Kimishima Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |