AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 28, 42 
! R/ r1 D# k( Q% \--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |& r7 s8 D7 P( v 
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, h0 R7 J# S) D3 g7 Q 
日军的陆攻未能突破58直掩圈。# N% w3 G, k. z/ A9 o 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
, S, r7 u( @, GAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Wallis Island at 142,1550 r  z8 W6 m( a: T. f 
 
+ H' y$ J. U2 P/ y/ y+ c2 ^, L' nWeather in hex: Light rain/ u2 R$ g" x; @6 x% d3 \+ C 
# E( @- G: c: _ 
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. 
  i4 a' u) B+ T. d# [- ~Estimated time to target is 28 minutes/ v6 v. b- e" U. S( Q# R 
2 ]5 t+ D3 l, e& L) \+ r 
Japanese aircraft8 d0 _+ m8 M, {5 z; y 
      A6M2 Zero x 9& n+ W' |, Y  m/ v, c 
      G4M1 Betty x 163 r' I2 O! ]6 F, O# i 
5 E* Y" }" H- |( D$ C6 z$ | 
Allied aircraft* q- U$ ~  m3 e2 l7 u. O 
      F4F-3A Wildcat x 30. }7 @+ W9 _5 s, b7 o 
      F4F-3 Wildcat x 60/ z) `4 [5 _5 J' I$ M9 M7 ?2 C- `. O 
      F4F-4 Wildcat x 79# H$ ~# O9 P# D, a% K! g 
 
+ G) H- c+ K, A2 pJapanese aircraft losses 
  U7 U* ~  J+ N* S- V      A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed2 B- i7 |2 @+ o! u 
      G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged! ?$ V, `: F3 l9 N; D7 F) X 
4 z( v4 u) [  e& ? 
Allied aircraft losses  T- b  x6 H5 S4 k; K& A, D 
      F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed 
$ O4 Q3 j; d: h8 w0 m 
) l9 q5 B/ ^+ ZAllied Ships% @+ O8 g; y) F6 ^4 F3 F 
      DD Buchanan. m$ n4 s* z  Q) S9 k" P 
 
: h1 `; x% E; C, J9 \5 @' ?$ ^, X--------------------------------------------------------------------------------' w$ s! j. @8 v( j 
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Savaii at 146,159. a2 K4 E; o. Z 
5 H+ `, X! w- `( E2 |# `& V- P 
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud% M9 Y  a; I7 ] 
7 G* K) s1 j" ?; E  [- e 
Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. 
, u3 z, [4 f3 lEstimated time to target is 14 minutes1 @% `4 P6 w2 b. Y3 K 
' X* O$ z- A+ d0 Q' @ 
Allied aircraft( M- ~% H! T0 n" h 
      F4F-3A Wildcat x 18 
1 q# W+ y- S3 w' C      F4F-3 Wildcat x 36 
- [1 K" X& n' c3 U5 Z      F4F-4 Wildcat x 44: ]- W3 U: i% t# r: @! d 
      SBD-2 Dauntless x 18 
5 o' s2 {5 H3 y5 I/ p& M  G% T3 O. C      SBD-3 Dauntless x 81 
: H0 x" _. t# m      TBF-1 Avenger x 30 
) v; q) y! H- q, i) }3 ^% N: Q0 j6 Y2 P2 f0 J: c" Q2 v$ ?! L/ B 
Allied aircraft losses 
% H) p: e6 o% Z: m      SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged& b4 l& F  e, t  u6 s3 ` 
! o( |  q1 [+ w+ P$ j8 u$ r- V 
Japanese Ships 
4 ~- t; D/ R8 _1 ?      xAK Ginyo Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk% q8 Q1 @$ ?. ?! M 
      xAK Kinsyo Maru, Bomb hits 6,  heavy fires,  heavy damage. e& I8 Q/ J0 s# |, ]' ^9 s5 o/ S 
      AMC Akagi Maru, Bomb hits 3,  heavy fires,  heavy damage 
6 B$ e5 d, o; _" C      AMC Awata Maru, Bomb hits 10,  heavy fires,  heavy damage 
# E3 j& n: Z$ o1 {0 n+ H+ m7 K      xAK Panama Maru, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk 
. q* d- B; o3 O" F5 N      xAK Tonan Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk 
9 T8 e- a; k2 d; l9 |% W" _      xAK Nitiran Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk 
# u1 s! h0 x* [% f, S      xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 4,  heavy fires,  heavy damage; o, V/ |! u2 }% ^& F 
      xAK Hokuroku Maru, Bomb hits 5,  heavy fires,  heavy damage- m9 u. [; m  Z+ b1 @ 
      xAK Aobasan Maru, Bomb hits 3,  heavy fires,  heavy damage/ S% D* r8 d. c3 i. {1 I3 w4 b- x  }( { 
      xAK Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 4,  heavy fires,  heavy damage) U# [* Z5 j2 ]" P: s% x, X9 n& S, f: | 
      xAK Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk% ?% o+ H+ ^$ D6 R7 A 
      CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2( Y7 d# Q  L: J 
      xAK Kimishima Maru, Bomb hits 3,  heavy fires,  heavy damage |