AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 28, 42. W3 h2 [5 ]: A* M. R7 k0 V
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. e& p( W! b, o( j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。
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4 @" z4 C/ c: @& IAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Wallis Island at 142,155. a* \8 X h @; F/ j
. z! H5 |- E1 HWeather in hex: Light rain
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: n% r/ o0 q6 ~1 C; w C1 BRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
X; ]+ G# p; e; t* r4 bEstimated time to target is 28 minutes
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+ c$ ]4 \' |+ B! f' L6 S+ qJapanese aircraft
: c; ?) f0 e2 A. v A6M2 Zero x 9
& E2 {+ Q! l1 a% D0 m X G4M1 Betty x 16
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Allied aircraft
% x; D- ]5 G% l2 E8 {7 {9 k F4F-3A Wildcat x 30
! g' s/ r3 p( q5 M# |. x j F4F-3 Wildcat x 609 h2 ~8 n X7 U6 Z- }2 c
F4F-4 Wildcat x 79# A% z6 h! h2 s( A# x
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5 {* R0 L2 A# x9 w4 f$ G5 Q4 X9 K9 S A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
: n+ _$ {" Y2 h7 z# i F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
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/ _4 T+ d, n- c* J ?Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Savaii at 146,159
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud- b v) Z. T' j& S/ D% l
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Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
" V8 Z' i: o2 A/ _( ^9 ^3 q- ^Estimated time to target is 14 minutes, S! Y) r3 R$ a/ O0 T$ Y
% U5 R4 W0 @# _; c% S; yAllied aircraft
8 H) F0 E3 |2 Z b$ d F4F-3A Wildcat x 18
* H0 D% |/ Q, d V8 X F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
M* e; z/ C8 ^* \5 d F4F-4 Wildcat x 44
+ U) f& z' \% e- } SBD-2 Dauntless x 18
e2 y+ b: p, |8 S# `; L% [. A SBD-3 Dauntless x 81
3 J6 t) \! @8 F0 ` TBF-1 Avenger x 30( f1 f' i+ m3 f2 k3 h$ {2 D% }
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Allied aircraft losses
7 U7 [" W5 Y# T( C: z' L8 e SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged+ Q: j+ q5 v# W [; {3 H+ ^
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Japanese Ships' G4 [4 T# l* F+ k1 o
xAK Ginyo Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk) A% G2 o' m( @
xAK Kinsyo Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage' X2 r" v9 \$ F- H5 T: C
AMC Akagi Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage4 Q3 ^3 k: M; Q* b, s) ]& @% E
AMC Awata Maru, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
% }4 M& W: \6 W' g xAK Panama Maru, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk
7 o9 R& m/ g( t. Y) ?1 L7 ~ xAK Tonan Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
( V/ K+ c9 k; f+ x xAK Nitiran Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
# { J* Z' t' U' a& @ xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 r" P1 f* W6 _2 [( h( a7 g. {7 f, q: p xAK Hokuroku Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
; ]) J( ~5 F5 f" ^% M' x xAK Aobasan Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage2 z( j! b0 ]+ `
xAK Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage- @3 k- u0 e6 g! G: }3 u6 L
xAK Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
- K! {8 u3 {" X+ ?6 y CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2/ ~) S3 p+ G9 c! j7 E5 Y' F* ~8 q, Q
xAK Kimishima Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |