AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 28, 42+ W7 L; m8 y; R& [( t
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+ T9 I) R6 ~$ z* c4 i( W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。/ B1 q# Y# _* E- i9 k; O4 S5 c+ I
日军的陆攻未能突破58直掩圈。. M; Q8 h D7 m# G3 |. C+ }3 Y" ^+ _
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Wallis Island at 142,155
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! x* U8 H: w# e) F* CWeather in hex: Light rain
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% g" L7 R0 `- C( M' A5 bRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
3 U( {. @, O1 `5 PEstimated time to target is 28 minutes
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) E. Z$ O5 S8 C. J4 q* p9 uJapanese aircraft% y- a7 J; H+ e' ^4 ~1 _
A6M2 Zero x 9
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Allied aircraft
: C! F( x( t& K% ^ F4F-3A Wildcat x 30
2 V1 ]" Q* h0 ` F4F-3 Wildcat x 60& C d7 o' w4 G0 n5 M
F4F-4 Wildcat x 79
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Japanese aircraft losses. ], L) _+ _4 w# D
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed1 Q n- Y1 G& [/ W- Q* l9 M3 t9 M
G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged9 `% w- I" D. `$ I- f) A
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed" g$ v9 G$ @0 T- g) p3 r
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Allied Ships% ` u8 |( t' i( v; [
DD Buchanan. U" |5 F) p+ B8 W0 ]# A% ^- _
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Savaii at 146,159
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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! B* B% c0 l( i1 Z1 @Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
/ W- A; b+ `7 SEstimated time to target is 14 minutes
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# ?- U; t) V" E+ \5 j9 O. d7 J4 y! R; vAllied aircraft: x. B3 L% W1 C) z- G+ Y* |* x* ]) z, ~
F4F-3A Wildcat x 180 y4 b( X/ L. A- u' u- F) M9 V
F4F-3 Wildcat x 369 o; L9 R. Q4 u+ V1 |
F4F-4 Wildcat x 446 d# K' J' h# ~ K
SBD-2 Dauntless x 18
& y1 \) g* s" i3 a SBD-3 Dauntless x 81
; \2 D& q' g! S# v8 k$ { TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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Allied aircraft losses
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Japanese Ships" }# y Q! O% b0 n% j% Z: B4 g
xAK Ginyo Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk. {2 ]6 |) \+ F2 ~ k
xAK Kinsyo Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ u7 x4 ~/ Q, G% i AMC Akagi Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
, m+ H* f. ?+ R+ e' i AMC Awata Maru, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 J4 B* l( [# x0 m0 k( P xAK Panama Maru, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk6 I2 i) ]5 |* {+ [
xAK Tonan Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk9 l# B! a7 p% y
xAK Nitiran Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
. m# f4 {, t% w# k0 a xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 h8 O6 q) Y/ H1 f' g2 b xAK Hokuroku Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage4 I6 J$ Q6 \# x' x7 H- z- i
xAK Aobasan Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage& ^/ A2 @5 |$ U% I7 F- A
xAK Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage( |/ H1 b5 p5 Q% k& Z/ G, J
xAK Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
; w8 V3 H# i; ~- R/ Z' Z5 c CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2- M) B s- V4 e; k* |% I2 N
xAK Kimishima Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |