AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 28, 42+ E% f/ n! e- b
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" a0 a6 B( Q1 ~; 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。7 D# X* S% f8 A3 M5 c( }/ m, N
日军的陆攻未能突破58直掩圈。% i) `8 o5 Y, `- S
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Wallis Island at 142,155
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4 u% x0 m7 ?8 {0 hWeather in hex: Light rain
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
: g+ C, Y( V# f3 n# @8 x: {; C6 dEstimated time to target is 28 minutes+ E0 b" [9 H0 b+ N) w7 r
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Japanese aircraft
0 s1 y/ c3 H3 c A6M2 Zero x 9; E7 y9 |( ]2 e4 e* o+ e
G4M1 Betty x 162 `/ S) P5 R4 N, \1 Y0 \ D
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! Z6 w0 f- G! s9 q! n7 z F4F-3A Wildcat x 30$ Z b% {+ k8 d# h/ k, G# u3 L
F4F-3 Wildcat x 60
# F! F+ s0 m# ~ F4F-4 Wildcat x 79
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Japanese aircraft losses
, J1 k% H; E2 z% N+ D8 S A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
: d/ l( x1 z5 b$ Z6 }- I G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged* Q! n: h$ R: X" t( z- J
8 _1 E3 y; x+ v6 }Allied aircraft losses
1 ~8 B [6 f( o% T) b! S+ F F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed4 u0 r3 v% @9 v- E3 v
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Allied Ships' y+ r+ {5 o' R$ K* Z/ U
DD Buchanan
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Savaii at 146,159( k& p6 N1 R& Q# Y' @! A! |& t
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud( z: j9 N( u4 H" G" p
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Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
9 C6 ]/ o8 d3 U1 FEstimated time to target is 14 minutes
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Allied aircraft
9 W! t0 X' D$ T6 @ F4F-3A Wildcat x 18( _7 Q& g; ~% X9 p# [# k
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
6 v! I; ?* z" g F4F-4 Wildcat x 44
# s1 U" e' d7 j% k$ v3 _! n SBD-2 Dauntless x 18
) O" |/ W! o# q4 a- r SBD-3 Dauntless x 81
" Q$ T9 I5 t& U TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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Allied aircraft losses
3 L" l3 p) C( m( s SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged+ c- V4 F" ?2 G
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Japanese Ships" M# Z6 }" n$ d* }6 v
xAK Ginyo Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk6 `9 Q- q$ n! N; f4 L# g
xAK Kinsyo Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage. Q) z3 h$ Q& n0 I* s& R& ]$ Z
AMC Akagi Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 d( G0 |; z/ B N AMC Awata Maru, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 N3 Y8 Q8 u6 |# d, [5 u xAK Panama Maru, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk
/ d0 K& g6 I2 f5 j6 h, N7 E xAK Tonan Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk7 m5 e$ T& e' B
xAK Nitiran Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
9 E( ^! H, ^; T% m: D xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage$ D: B0 s0 x. N5 v
xAK Hokuroku Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 x4 D# _& G- X xAK Aobasan Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage) ]) e1 V9 p, j& K1 h1 C+ o
xAK Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
) u4 v3 V# n) n9 w6 g+ { xAK Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk; p$ L1 l* b6 x) V, f
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2: k; u/ s3 |/ V. A4 `, Q- W
xAK Kimishima Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |