AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 28, 42
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% D" u; A# k- S/ s) n* i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。* T: z0 V+ o' x6 e
日军的陆攻未能突破58直掩圈。
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. F& e6 K" [ C( l, }% O8 F p2 JAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Wallis Island at 142,155
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
- o5 m t1 [1 ~% aEstimated time to target is 28 minutes, k& C, s8 r6 i! J) S/ @& n" O5 B9 x
8 f8 \7 r2 ?. s/ M% gJapanese aircraft
t( `+ P& X3 R/ ` A6M2 Zero x 9- `" B+ T- X6 I5 v" k
G4M1 Betty x 16- o# Y* h; Y8 m( T) Z+ c
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Allied aircraft0 e& q b( G6 m
F4F-3A Wildcat x 305 E5 D, y0 j6 K
F4F-3 Wildcat x 602 F* }, [+ J7 n- B! T/ ^
F4F-4 Wildcat x 79
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A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
3 k8 y$ T- u: m" G. x6 J; a/ q G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses8 `* T2 v2 Q* I
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed. q" [/ R6 K q) O. f! g
8 ~8 ?4 k$ E# F0 m3 iAllied Ships, f2 O" e% v. u7 x. R: [( R
DD Buchanan( R) O( B5 T% F, v2 r
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Savaii at 146,159" Q- R+ u5 T6 k* p m1 ?
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.( Z W* W a; a' e
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes& }" l4 |& f! D8 c. L% X3 h& `5 T N
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Allied aircraft" J9 Z& \% g5 f5 N! r
F4F-3A Wildcat x 18, J1 L2 h" ^/ O) W3 N* x, @
F4F-3 Wildcat x 361 l* N) i2 ^5 v$ l+ {! ~0 p, E
F4F-4 Wildcat x 44 N8 |4 @" N: K6 _
SBD-2 Dauntless x 184 {& }3 L9 v9 v# U9 ?" t
SBD-3 Dauntless x 810 Q$ u& H) z& `5 N( [4 u
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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Allied aircraft losses
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Japanese Ships4 [% \( m9 j6 } K& z7 w4 f" H
xAK Ginyo Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk1 x2 w$ p5 U7 F" O' y' Z" x
xAK Kinsyo Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
: \% b& Q% ^' V' ~0 b& q AMC Akagi Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
% g+ ~ S5 j6 Q AMC Awata Maru, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 B) o3 |: z* H1 l( ~: t) W" M9 l xAK Panama Maru, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk
, Y% { `% H8 Y/ R( o- B xAK Tonan Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk, J7 e% @8 ~' v. s
xAK Nitiran Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk7 K7 `! p6 \% |+ N* H S+ Q% m+ ~
xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage$ t- L2 Y4 ^. [7 i
xAK Hokuroku Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage# i. R5 R" H9 l3 Y8 e
xAK Aobasan Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
; ~% _, k+ ]2 x( ^5 S% `+ A xAK Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
, }: l6 ]* ]) T) Z# B# A# a xAK Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk5 N9 X3 T! G- j5 }
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2% O, W# I: s) y& c2 M7 d
xAK Kimishima Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |