AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 27, 42
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盟军一支在莫港卸载补给的船队全灭;- u; R+ R+ b# O9 v! h6 R
新西兰航线上的一支大型船队也被日军5艘DD截击,损失了数艘xAK和护航船只;
8 p$ g+ r2 p/ n$ O偷袭Pagopago的日军水雷战队踩了不少水雷,其中重巡加古号一艘船就踩了5个,必死无疑. z: d% l1 |+ Z N0 Q, |' ?9 T. }" }
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 12,000 Yards
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2 D, m+ b4 r0 XJapanese Ships
: i( f' O( J6 e DD Oyashio
+ Q0 v4 S- }1 V0 o DD Hatsukaze8 b, o7 w2 v1 d' B0 r
DD Hagikaze
/ L* U: `; H9 y/ u2 f DD Uranami8 j z7 ~9 {1 a5 ]. x
TB Otori
/ M7 ~+ V5 B' x+ w# u TB Hiyodori" i0 F4 F% P) _, } G r2 _9 d
TB Hayabusa
, ]# b' w: M& o" a TB Kiji
: O: y9 h+ I- _1 R& K TB Kamo0 j1 @% o6 N. C" O
DD Suresushio
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Allied Ships
$ P" a9 i! X) w9 e9 m xAKL Chungking, Shell hits 23, and is sunk; D2 V5 i0 D7 N# M, q2 U) H- h
xAKL Darvel, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk n( o1 t/ h/ i& U+ Q7 q7 y" I
xAKL Kaiping, Shell hits 13, and is sunk5 G* ]0 q; ^9 ]; r Q8 U
xAKL Vichy, Shell hits 18, and is sunk
6 @2 f/ v( W! x6 a( x( W1 Q. d xAKL Patris, Shell hits 25, and is sunk$ I) I8 H& j8 D7 G0 c0 s1 P
xAKL Burwah, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
& F: |4 p9 L9 `# o0 p! b \: ^ xAKL Carlisle, Shell hits 26, and is sunk
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0 I9 K/ g8 ~7 j5 P- c6 x/ f6 A/ DNight Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 7,000 Yards2 W8 I9 Q" f4 ^/ G/ p* ?. L, q
8 m. b( ^) p" d$ ~: _, Z F( o( _- YJapanese Ships
$ c6 `: ?+ |; O. V* u CA Furutaka2 V3 F; [, n8 l( H* s
CA Kako
2 A" [3 m9 U7 O3 } CL Abukuma
/ f5 Y1 K6 I5 D# O CL Tenryu' h( K; N. r/ w4 d4 V: B
CL Tatsuta k, Y" k: k5 |% o
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1( V, F4 E, q h7 K& N5 K \
DD Michishio/ W) M- |" c7 o
DD Amagiri/ g% D; s6 ?1 Z4 X" W8 [
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0 J$ W/ m" A8 j* a# _4 P* z DM Ramsay, Shell hits 1
, S* z' K. o' m9 }7 m0 j. z! T/ q DM Breese, Shell hits 3, on fire0 K( S" v3 O: P. n8 r6 G ^
DM Tracy, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
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7 j7 F! ^) M8 W3 D/ i/ w M: q6 M8 X' HTF 181 encounters mine field at Pago Pago (148,161): }) l+ l0 y* U% n
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5 y; o2 k7 s5 V CA Kako, Mine hits 5, on fire, heavy damage6 }! O# y4 d3 k. }* r4 [: b) O
DD Amagiri, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage4 y$ m2 {' i4 h
CL Tenryu, Mine hits 1, on fire
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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* _; g |1 r4 l2 [/ nJapanese Ships0 E2 s' f3 r* P, J; N
DD Satsuki
4 v0 y% ]% a+ o* | DD Minazuki
$ S2 [8 A7 c" Z/ W) z DD Mochizuki" [/ B! x9 _8 A- t4 s
DD Oite6 E3 b/ p2 z1 W3 b$ e" h- |! E
DD Hayate" A! f3 e6 e% r( T8 ?8 J* d
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Allied Ships9 j# E( J" W( x: I
PG Sacramento, Shell hits 15, heavy fires, heavy damage: U# f) ?( J- o$ M' l
xAK Alabaman
1 i a) P- [5 ?7 v xAK Alaskan
5 I6 W8 k0 A5 Y2 T: Z xAK American
8 Q- ]6 T0 M8 [3 ^6 z/ H xAK Arizonan
' O) ~6 h5 _5 s. [6 M, R xAK Arkansan
$ s9 t! \8 o; h2 F xAK Californian* I8 C! a$ t9 s% x0 C: }
xAK Canadian
7 M) g* I9 A3 k8 V! M xAK Dakotan
. U2 z: {$ e/ Q4 ?0 A- ]/ I xAK Hawaiian; E3 A- d5 s, ]& A' O: ?& k! g
xAK Kansan
4 z- L( d* u* K! K- Z xAK Minnesotan
# ~7 o5 _: L) {+ h6 B xAK Ohioan! Q2 b9 V* `* \7 s
xAK Panaman3 i4 G2 B; S* w. \& ~8 G) B K
xAK Pennsylvanian
/ n# q" r8 m9 p7 ~' o+ E xAK Puerto Rican# N7 T6 f. o9 b* G3 Q! [ W; H
xAK Utahan& r6 ]/ O/ y. I9 x0 Z
xAK Virginian3 t! X6 M6 s* `9 ?
xAK Trento
3 \7 ?- @/ j2 @6 I8 a xAK Charles H Cramp
/ f3 A% p! A+ l4 u5 o xAK Lancaster3 p7 X& r3 ?3 _9 X5 d2 O
xAK Sagadahoc+ M9 ]5 V- d, O8 T
xAK Santa Rita
% M9 U7 U8 S" \% H9 q. ]! R xAK Santa Teresa
0 }4 \1 D/ [ h& L9 b: c xAK Atlanta City
" [8 @" M5 H- o# { xAK Chickasaw City+ B2 f; A ] w9 X: d6 x
xAK Ensley City
, ~) W. p0 y4 A4 c: r xAK Knoxville City
3 N2 c$ `! m! F/ V h, x! Y! I xAK Mobile City: v( U* l2 B2 `
xAK Tuscaloosa City4 S+ r/ @0 T7 p% [; R7 h
xAK Steel Age
1 ~& P. Q; d* R8 c; R: v xAK Steel Exporter
# x# h3 Q( M, l( m xAK Steel Mariner
# y0 t" d0 _. o* K' ` xAK Steel Navigator! h# u7 C& B: w. W" }
xAK Steel Ranger
! i5 k+ U+ m& _; j5 P. X$ J% F xAK Steel Scientist/ y" Q; H* ]( R3 b# |
xAK Steel Seafarer
0 k9 c' j. d8 b xAK Steel Trader- X9 a! K# B1 \& D
xAK Steel Voyager
* o) ^7 N, a* u xAK Steel Worker
& Q D/ H1 C, H xAK Andrea Luckenbach1 Q `6 j) W: l: z
xAK Harry Luckenbach
; U7 c( V* w! w' \ f C xAK J.L. Luckenbach7 } R- } Z( l4 t* ]# }2 Q
xAK Jacob Luckenbach
) H2 J2 r% U3 S8 T) Z' w! u xAK Julia Luckenbach N, m3 p# k1 m3 @) z, d; [% b
xAK Katrina Luckenbach
: ?( G3 i+ n- M" S! p I xAK Lena Luckenbach
9 |! f5 m; V5 X& d, x" c xAK Lewis Luckenbach
* ^8 z/ k! G$ c6 ^8 `2 X% O. B xAK Lillian Luckenbach
, {/ W: w& x2 V( J4 X xAK Mathew Luckenbach
* d# T5 { r' d+ G& P xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 7, heavy fires0 S9 E& h/ z6 |. J+ i- B
xAK Walter Luckenbach: [- _" e+ r8 q; X Z, E
xAK William Luckenbach! F$ P/ p, a5 ?1 y5 o
xAK Diamond head4 W( I0 s% Q# H
xAK Admiral Halstead
! I5 L7 _1 J6 x1 x; c9 N% f9 ` AM Matai, Shell hits 1
) @; B% t9 r6 t3 n ] AM Muritai, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
) x7 [, Q( e W, S! ]' [ xAK Salamaua, Shell hits 15 M3 s" V2 {9 {% {
xAK Rona, Shell hits 2
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Allied ground losses:9 G8 R) R8 n4 K, A
24 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 4 disabled [. U! n k: t T* l
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled
( e/ j7 q0 I' _5 r. H0 ~0 O Vehicles lost 17 (10 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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) K5 Y0 w2 \: Q6 M3 cNight Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships9 f) ?- g( P8 ]: ~
DD Satsuki" o& N9 Q- k+ C9 T: N7 v% B
DD Minazuki
4 P: n7 m4 b! ?5 j9 N1 C% x8 O DD Mochizuki
: M0 l0 z+ p! H DD Oite
$ J. `5 u4 r1 p" e0 o+ Q; J! ? DD Hayate( u0 z* J& T4 `1 q$ Q, l6 E$ D+ B
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Allied Ships
* s1 D/ n, s9 { PG Sacramento, Shell hits 12, heavy fires, heavy damage) E+ \5 { k! n) m" P- o) q
xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage) E U( `; R' M, |9 o. J
AM Muritai, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage/ ^' a7 a4 T' t
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Allied ground losses:
" X- U6 [* ]% u) L' B% @ Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)' }9 ^, n% Q) W
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* s# b% d( f% B( w; v0 \0 o/ C- zNight Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 121,193, Range 8,000 Yards- j4 w1 ^( g% g N2 M+ E8 @4 G, \
) a* O% z4 v; o6 sJapanese Ships
* N& g, h% Y! z, p5 J0 w DD Satsuki
, v) K% Y' [9 q DD Minazuki
' r9 N# M/ w8 j8 D& F9 r DD Mochizuki; h& a7 \1 _1 t( s( k
DD Oite
5 @/ ^+ R: }( x* f DD Hayate
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Allied Ships
7 W% l, ^) r3 a" r xAK Alabaman
" Q2 W* w/ s6 G- ] xAK Alaskan( \( H; m+ o/ o
xAK American
. t& `7 E) g1 b- d+ D- _ xAK Arizonan' ?2 U' E7 g: |8 B- F
xAK Arkansan
F- b: E% |% a) ]& O' g" N xAK Californian
1 X# v, s. G( c xAK Canadian
7 y1 V6 H: g) C6 V xAK Dakotan6 h9 u; G* |" l# E5 {3 c" T
xAK Hawaiian
, w- y4 \; L2 \& h xAK Kansan# x5 I2 k) K' p- v# B) E4 J
xAK Minnesotan
$ A& G, ]7 k1 [ O. V& D xAK Ohioan5 H1 f- w7 T) |. q+ |. G9 a
xAK Panaman
( t1 H# g: _# o$ `. l xAK Pennsylvanian
9 H& R7 W5 w' W+ `+ T. M xAK Puerto Rican- j4 a, J& h; A, |) T; o
xAK Utahan! V8 I6 w3 b' t2 B, y4 |6 e
xAK Virginian
( @) g' D3 w7 E l e- c6 I xAK Trento7 L) L$ D0 ~9 c, |9 o, V# ~4 X
xAK Charles H Cramp
$ ?5 v4 {' x" r) A, Q, o x xAK Lancaster1 a: v: E# ~/ i
xAK Sagadahoc3 t6 L/ T8 `! J" B2 S! z
xAK Santa Rita
! E+ i/ e2 N, L xAK Santa Teresa
: n, D. f) } B xAK Atlanta City# E5 W) M* K! ^) U
xAK Chickasaw City
. j' n2 n1 O d/ L, e1 t xAK Ensley City) p& H. |& {3 r1 c1 {& Q9 f" Z+ h
xAK Knoxville City
W* Y9 C( E% F7 D0 P* d xAK Mobile City! ]" D- F* z- I) O' r
xAK Tuscaloosa City, ~! n* o6 n0 D+ L
xAK Steel Age
; J m- f |& p+ b _7 J5 O xAK Steel Exporter( U+ n! c" u5 @
xAK Steel Mariner6 B& l& r7 @; K. x: B
xAK Steel Navigator+ ~% p* ^! e; _
xAK Steel Ranger
: m% }9 a2 g& x5 Y. e xAK Steel Scientist
0 A! C) W% y* n7 q xAK Steel Seafarer4 w3 r, o0 B4 |3 R: l
xAK Steel Trader/ k8 ^, i- ~5 _
xAK Steel Voyager6 x0 g$ d5 U9 h
xAK Steel Worker, heavy damage
4 t$ I6 k2 H" D* t xAK Andrea Luckenbach
. f1 x# O; q2 t' }+ D) I/ t xAK Harry Luckenbach- K$ l2 w) F' [, F2 @
xAK J.L. Luckenbach: W* ^/ x% W% r; k1 j) L; [
xAK Jacob Luckenbach6 J% Y5 F/ q+ p
xAK Julia Luckenbach
( e* g, |8 c% G5 S9 Q5 s9 {9 d xAK Katrina Luckenbach& [% l9 w+ G n9 @3 o j$ T9 c! [
xAK Lena Luckenbach3 q3 A, w! |- r; n/ n7 |" N
xAK Lewis Luckenbach% a8 r9 s3 E( M ?5 Q& Q
xAK Lillian Luckenbach
2 y7 b$ o. u' J/ i2 a' t' l* f- G* u xAK Mathew Luckenbach
5 l2 @% W# c2 @! |# V7 K% p" ~ xAK Walter Luckenbach
Q0 c& A# u& }4 ^3 P7 e4 ~. d& Q xAK William Luckenbach
2 |9 } I( B/ ?9 ^ xAK Diamond head
( B$ U" O+ P5 @5 x xAK Admiral Halstead' Y) r% O* @' F# `; j4 @- H
xAK Admiral Cole! S$ T( M5 o% X& i
xAK Crown City) g: {1 p, l+ A3 Z9 H
AM Matai, Shell hits 20, heavy fires, heavy damage) x2 _# o2 a( X0 _
xAK Rona, Shell hits 4
6 i4 @* O# ~5 K5 S4 m xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1
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j I- z( C3 sAllied ground losses:
% U% a, d) G R 37 casualties reported
9 T% l$ ?* d5 r6 ` Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled8 n: ~' D& E" ^( N( y
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
4 m$ G2 t$ u' C( }, V4 X5 Z Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 120,193, Range 15,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships1 i$ A8 z% D0 Y, o
DD Satsuki6 p! `3 X* ?0 p3 ~/ |
DD Minazuki4 M$ Z% ?& V1 r
DD Mochizuki2 |) o- k& n+ B4 J
DD Oite2 t$ x) O) @& t
DD Hayate
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Allied Ships* d& m( w( f) E+ B. @
xAK Alabaman7 l6 x9 T1 c B
xAK Alaskan
6 E+ m7 G7 _2 D xAK American
: ?8 V( O, w, Q. D+ ?9 M5 f, }# B xAK Arizonan1 U O _/ T3 w2 `, {
xAK Arkansan
' p! ~. _; D' N: c9 U" i xAK Californian; a! Y8 g6 |# G5 r% t
xAK Canadian5 V9 m2 R+ Q% m# Q; n+ e0 l
xAK Dakotan1 N6 Z9 n: Q$ h, D4 Y2 V
xAK Hawaiian3 ^" o) y3 X# w, L. r
xAK Kansan9 g( ~4 v% O F8 K( x0 I' B
xAK Minnesotan
p0 [. M% V8 Z1 a2 a, z m" U xAK Ohioan
: R( N: |. h" H8 h! `9 ~. e xAK Panaman( T" T5 M4 o, C4 Q1 o/ F& V" s
xAK Pennsylvanian' I/ {/ j5 b1 a6 ~. C1 T3 |+ q
xAK Puerto Rican
( Q4 r5 u6 q7 c" [1 Q( Y xAK Utahan
* k+ d' M4 _- k xAK Virginian
4 _9 f8 u, t7 I* t1 n& ] xAK Trento
6 b; [0 Q' ^0 M" G, f3 ^! L b xAK Charles H Cramp- d3 N$ B- h! V! K ]' S l1 e
xAK Lancaster+ p4 y6 c8 `0 F" I+ B
xAK Sagadahoc
1 A- M: m; r5 z' n. {; h! |, K xAK Santa Rita6 K& ^9 m* r: D; l
xAK Santa Teresa+ v. P) a' J) N+ D
xAK Atlanta City) a& Y* `4 j, c, i! Z3 H
xAK Chickasaw City- j' l: k8 I1 G- c8 f E$ ^5 J
xAK Ensley City0 d! ~) [6 m: e/ ~- Q! B- @, d
xAK Knoxville City
# j, P- F. t8 e/ Q/ e( F% u) [/ U3 b xAK Mobile City8 }. _( ?/ l9 q6 e0 p
xAK Tuscaloosa City3 ~0 V7 e* ~. z0 J0 {7 X& D
xAK Steel Age7 P9 X9 a, L/ d. C" G1 {' o; N
xAK Steel Exporter6 \ X& y! q% f5 u; V6 ]4 L- N1 C+ K
xAK Steel Mariner2 I6 T# K$ c7 }4 P" _8 L% y9 |
xAK Steel Navigator# b4 o) S5 B) O1 k
xAK Steel Ranger
/ u* g3 T6 e( j! N, p xAK Steel Scientist7 K; V6 U; Y0 D9 W
xAK Steel Seafarer
, Q1 {$ t, q5 s3 ^2 `# Z xAK Steel Trader: I% f) q( y1 C, y; s# V
xAK Steel Voyager- i5 w; v& h( {# B) k/ S
xAK Andrea Luckenbach* h) s( T: Y0 v! e- r; n! d( S) B( }
xAK Harry Luckenbach
) c/ D7 m) \6 I* _ xAK J.L. Luckenbach
# c) _4 Y* Q( h3 x7 x5 N7 a) p7 a. ] xAK Jacob Luckenbach1 {( U1 Z8 D" S0 f4 D) n4 {1 k0 ] D
xAK Julia Luckenbach
2 H9 e! v" Z8 M2 Y xAK Katrina Luckenbach- R. m' o. z! T* G \
xAK Lena Luckenbach
/ W, y" b" |7 s5 K2 y xAK Lewis Luckenbach# m! z( y+ h% d2 G8 a B' b* F
xAK Lillian Luckenbach
0 c$ i$ Z' n \" {$ p xAK Mathew Luckenbach
6 {2 c+ P, h/ x+ m2 n; x xAK Walter Luckenbach
% Q4 {& y- J8 B6 P xAK William Luckenbach5 P$ a' e1 t; [' \: c" s
xAK Diamond head! O7 Q9 |3 B3 {) h1 I3 C1 r
xAK Admiral Halstead: z; m6 t1 W8 t; |. J
xAK Admiral Cole1 L! T( N- F) p D
xAK Crown City
# R7 a6 ?0 K1 E* ~- s0 H9 j* e0 [ xAK Admiral Y. Williams
* e3 R T0 c+ }& a) W+ Z xAK Iron Crown, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
: U( D7 M: | v: C, T1 l5 p) Q xAK Rona, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage
: t7 _. z( P7 o# G" Q% A$ [" o; U xAK Exmoor, Shell hits 22 p6 N3 W# [+ I
xAK Aeon, Shell hits 3, on fire ]% H0 i$ W! i( C
xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1
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Allied ground losses:
# z4 z4 R- a6 i1 L1 b% j1 h( | 59 casualties reported0 L4 Z/ Q: h) r1 i7 i
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled, V2 `1 g: `- l+ o( ^
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 19 disabled
0 W" A& e, T2 } Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 r/ y+ M$ X% Z( H* W2 y# z
Guns lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled)6 l$ W# S* B7 {8 W
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* h; y. n) s8 K! w8 v4 L$ }3 ZDay Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 14,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
! g( v: M5 q* b- k CA Furutaka
) ^* m5 N7 Y% f3 Y* X2 z7 p9 n+ j CL Abukuma. I: _; Y! r$ p# H( X
CL Tatsuta3 h/ l# F7 K( @# r5 J
CL Yubari) f _8 O! K# N& T b9 C \9 w
DD Michishio ~- S4 X: a& C; c0 R3 J
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( [) G4 v, v9 N- p2 t DM Ramsay, Shell hits 4, heavy fires% B2 z: ~! U. \9 G2 }0 F3 _
DM Breese, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
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Sub attack near Port Moresby at 98,133' w; t& D0 b# n1 x) F7 c
2 [7 f' @/ q1 v8 FJapanese Ships
- q+ ]$ Y/ L) Z6 [ PB Kozan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
# P i2 G; O4 a' L, A# D AO Manju Maru- o' g4 n* ?' }1 Q; k
AO Akebono Maru
3 F5 [8 _( |4 u% |" E- [" d0 m4 L$ Y+ v, q' P PB Choun Maru #8. x* L8 N+ M6 Z7 L5 B0 F
SC Ch 20( {8 d9 n/ L* z/ l# F, t
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1 f: s; Z% n1 l) `; n8 |' I SS Tautog9 c3 V4 c3 h! N0 h+ X1 K: ~6 {
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: Y$ |- C( H) O9 b1 yMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,1302 I# Z' j( u0 t: c
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Weather in hex: Light cloud9 ?4 D* R7 _+ V, H! S' w4 {
5 S4 s) u" J/ F( rRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
# X d7 M3 s/ c0 [) ~! UEstimated time to target is 10 minutes9 h/ e+ U6 ~1 `" d1 t- q' o$ ]
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Japanese aircraft/ H8 [2 S4 G" h
A6M2 Zero x 41
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: o6 V* a# }3 Z' uAllied aircraft
! g) p- b) V% J2 j% U! a) ^ P-40E Warhawk x 16% c. k/ E. B4 z/ v: Z; ~
PBY-5 Catalina x 30* Y8 q' n+ x0 W% X
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No Japanese losses
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) F* t( w9 h% N( lAllied aircraft losses) Q6 C3 v0 @% Y1 W6 v: T3 h
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed# @* \: _# E! I' r
PBY-5 Catalina: 3 damaged
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