AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 28, 42# o/ t2 A3 O# N/ I8 x0 x; c
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" N) M" c+ a2 X" Y @$ x X1 `- J9 N5 t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。6 r9 {$ [, w% w
日军的陆攻未能突破58直掩圈。1 w& S. D3 y" _+ d% Y- Y
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Wallis Island at 142,155
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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' W8 l& Y4 a8 xRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.0 z- y& `/ m5 Z& q+ { @% J
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes' x4 G3 |5 z$ E; Y b; G
, }4 k+ M C& L$ [- qJapanese aircraft
. @9 D2 c# w+ I A6M2 Zero x 9
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Allied aircraft
% n8 [. I+ {. I/ W# M F4F-3A Wildcat x 30
4 G! l0 ]. t( V F4F-3 Wildcat x 606 \7 a+ D: i" M2 x. A& ]( z
F4F-4 Wildcat x 79; k6 D& J" E* ^7 j* T0 d
% i8 T/ R1 K$ j5 Q+ x! `" n2 u" wJapanese aircraft losses8 ?0 z3 |+ l" R! Z0 B- m
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed2 k L" r0 b, r- |' \
G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed7 F9 F' \1 I) o2 f
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Allied Ships* D1 `' Y- {9 m6 m* p) C4 z" A
DD Buchanan
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: o7 j8 s3 w9 M( |* w nAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Savaii at 146,159
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud& @5 o8 E! d) X, u& C
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Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
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Allied aircraft
% a9 F9 s- V- t8 o F4F-3A Wildcat x 18
3 L7 O( v7 n* p* F8 o F4F-3 Wildcat x 36: Z" x- S( `! s- g q
F4F-4 Wildcat x 44; }3 {5 h$ X, }: U
SBD-2 Dauntless x 18# t$ b1 L1 e) ~' H) u/ D+ A Y9 G
SBD-3 Dauntless x 81
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& I r% C# V( r! P o$ P wAllied aircraft losses
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9 |; Z$ {0 ]$ vJapanese Ships
; ^" n1 D D8 n7 b3 U5 l xAK Ginyo Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk1 {8 K/ V( g3 ]( x
xAK Kinsyo Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage- H; X7 \5 P2 l& A+ B
AMC Akagi Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
`8 t' I' N* Y8 a AMC Awata Maru, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
& E; M4 P/ x# o7 c5 f xAK Panama Maru, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk3 g k6 I) x; K3 F9 K- g' \+ O
xAK Tonan Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk" ?& X% G# |' s! ~: {
xAK Nitiran Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
5 B) G9 \$ T7 |# M9 k$ x" m# N9 C xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage3 n! C& h3 o$ n4 u1 z4 w7 z8 x6 t6 W
xAK Hokuroku Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage/ c' F8 @% _0 q3 g
xAK Aobasan Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
# R+ \* A9 [" M xAK Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage1 X) k" Y5 y' v1 H: Z; @, ?
xAK Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
+ M& d6 v1 k7 {( N% n CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2
; O. U5 g3 y; K* y3 i) L xAK Kimishima Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |