AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 28, 42* O1 u2 C" h0 z+ s( n+ o2 B7 J1 s
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" g5 b/ F9 e; W- K+ \; h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。( A$ l6 {& D; ?. K
日军的陆攻未能突破58直掩圈。 y& x: B. z7 T1 X G
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Wallis Island at 142,155
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Weather in hex: Light rain8 l) o. B# W' l- T- M1 f. Y* J+ K& Z1 [; b
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.$ h# p) _, u# h7 V" s/ {- H) t' R5 K
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
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Japanese aircraft9 B0 ^ i6 ~" ?
A6M2 Zero x 95 u' p* Y9 |% y: e
G4M1 Betty x 16
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F4F-3A Wildcat x 30% `8 i0 V" O w) ]
F4F-3 Wildcat x 60
5 w' _" R( w- X! @7 O4 r F4F-4 Wildcat x 79/ _5 ?$ U6 x( I
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Japanese aircraft losses
4 y2 r# K0 f7 v8 W( ` A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
4 e' {5 {6 r7 ^ G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
9 I7 U4 m; o$ [; A F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed+ m5 H( T x5 ~7 q0 j
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Allied Ships( s) T* {( c6 x7 v4 {& D* q
DD Buchanan
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Savaii at 146,159. Z3 `0 p/ G" s$ H R+ D- D7 s+ A
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Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.5 i- g) l7 a, a8 A% w; U# V3 q
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes% m- ]+ e6 b/ Y+ i; w$ ]8 t+ ^
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Allied aircraft
4 I0 p7 W" |7 K, k/ [ F4F-3A Wildcat x 18* \3 o% F. g, m
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
2 I- a) G! T4 y& K6 a7 h F4F-4 Wildcat x 44
5 g" N2 E, ]. U SBD-2 Dauntless x 18
1 w1 M' {" t4 g4 Z8 z4 n SBD-3 Dauntless x 81
8 @+ a. ~: T8 n1 @& z! _, X/ Q TBF-1 Avenger x 30" o) ]& {5 F6 h q6 S3 V" ~: e1 g- y
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged0 O+ Y5 j% P$ j1 I! N
4 i* ?9 g! E" d# P6 L0 aJapanese Ships. v' ?4 f3 v; e% X; ?% v, R
xAK Ginyo Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk5 v( P% f1 t; H( }) z( Z
xAK Kinsyo Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
( q" z& u" b( w& N$ s AMC Akagi Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 |9 s J* S% B4 [' d: K) ^ AMC Awata Maru, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
; ~" y) h) Z- E# I' c! D% c xAK Panama Maru, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk
7 Z8 l2 O( \* O) v5 U xAK Tonan Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk# r1 k& U5 U7 i+ |- G- f* ?
xAK Nitiran Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk: U! {/ v4 {2 `5 H. H1 k) m4 `+ y
xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage: o2 y* q/ D. j! U$ |+ N+ P: @' A% y
xAK Hokuroku Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage) ]: I& s5 U4 V9 e4 n% i" y
xAK Aobasan Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage$ V: W# A8 s% o
xAK Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
- L% b; j( U4 A. h K2 S xAK Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk) b3 V/ c4 k2 I0 F/ Y4 M- W
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2
4 W" _4 I: J0 C _8 K p5 z3 M xAK Kimishima Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |