AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 27, 423 t; ]9 J! u" L3 f6 Y- E2 p
0 `* t% ?' @+ m/ X; X盟军一支在莫港卸载补给的船队全灭;% N* B1 D& I2 x" Z! \+ k
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;
: [/ Z. Z, r( x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9 p( }/ I4 W1 D2 q9 L
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D; A; U( f4 G9 Q2 ENight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 12,000 Yards* V' k" R" b- h9 h3 v
% K& h/ O) x- g; T$ ^6 fJapanese Ships3 S% c' \3 r: t5 j" ^8 F
DD Oyashio- m+ o* _! c: J7 B: f5 S
DD Hatsukaze0 y6 u& L- D/ {/ _* O/ B
DD Hagikaze& J- r, @5 n- h8 x3 {8 y/ y
DD Uranami
& t: J8 ]8 B4 M& N# J- j TB Otori9 G: R- C$ q8 d+ T+ R7 A7 D
TB Hiyodori
- c" S9 u- n. v$ y' @ TB Hayabusa) r9 e8 M9 w5 K; G9 P, n
TB Kiji
6 e( r5 k* A0 E TB Kamo6 ]4 s) P3 C0 r! i
DD Suresushio$ |. N1 k/ d5 [
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Allied Ships
% s3 x9 T r+ h9 Q$ o xAKL Chungking, Shell hits 23, and is sunk* _8 a/ V7 N$ \4 z) m s \
xAKL Darvel, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk9 B0 O& s6 S( T4 G' S
xAKL Kaiping, Shell hits 13, and is sunk+ V) U+ }. S2 D, Y9 z% H( n* S# j! K G
xAKL Vichy, Shell hits 18, and is sunk& e* Z& N6 R j# n. c: F
xAKL Patris, Shell hits 25, and is sunk1 T! t4 a( d% J4 O' H$ ^
xAKL Burwah, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk6 c1 Q5 t2 y' ?* R6 g
xAKL Carlisle, Shell hits 26, and is sunk4 r; g* c. H( A* w
2 A0 o7 @* W( g7 K2 v! e7 c0 F
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/ p% K% B. y+ p. f1 ZNight Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 7,000 Yards/ M& z$ }# e# m9 ?5 C5 d
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Japanese Ships {8 n$ p2 n7 L" q# j& D
CA Furutaka, A) n# H& C3 o3 S6 |- v
CA Kako) U* d6 c- z4 D/ Q0 ^2 t
CL Abukuma
3 r* ~; K; W; Q5 I r, _ CL Tenryu1 y; ]: y4 D d# x
CL Tatsuta
- c) _/ C3 f" S' W) l+ ~+ ] CL Yubari, Shell hits 1/ h5 v0 C J! f' B& z
DD Michishio
* H# r7 ]! M8 `$ h DD Amagiri
: X, p+ n1 _- Z$ q% A; j- v0 l/ w& l" c4 X5 Q1 f( s& r
Allied Ships
9 q$ `" N* J- ] N- r" v, v DM Ramsay, Shell hits 1( e1 B# v* n* n* ` l: V+ ]4 ]
DM Breese, Shell hits 3, on fire
( X/ T" E/ ^' N% i+ L8 T DM Tracy, Shell hits 6, and is sunk; I: A+ s, P) i F
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3 A( T6 G0 H$ MTF 181 encounters mine field at Pago Pago (148,161)
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CA Kako, Mine hits 5, on fire, heavy damage$ e% A4 z) C) e& B) L% Z
DD Amagiri, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
# h+ d6 G3 T: Y' M3 y, G 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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/ }) o. f: q6 p( H* \+ f' h. ^Japanese Ships: J6 _. p2 c4 i& w
DD Satsuki
5 T: T: c8 q% t; [3 T DD Minazuki
$ k; P- j& v" } DD Mochizuki) Q" S7 s+ Y+ Y0 h
DD Oite4 u- U" V! D! [3 ]# r
DD Hayate5 X7 Y% O6 _5 C! I
" ]. O) S# F8 QAllied Ships4 F; W. N* T4 z: W
PG Sacramento, Shell hits 15, heavy fires, heavy damage# D9 k: s( ~, q3 X' j( L
xAK Alabaman
T1 D9 ]. y% E3 I R xAK Alaskan
' c5 V! T* g2 w% _$ `, H xAK American3 i$ Y1 _/ O9 H i' O: U8 b5 J
xAK Arizonan4 w5 |* o$ p2 ~2 k4 {4 b" K
xAK Arkansan
5 W, y( P9 A0 w* Z& s- j" n9 Q' I xAK Californian6 L: s' H9 U) a" d# B
xAK Canadian% V: `! Q( @" c2 h; d& J' B5 O
xAK Dakotan/ a* K3 ~+ {" L$ I% x5 m3 ~# l
xAK Hawaiian
. B; _; I8 X) I xAK Kansan1 n6 q( H, m2 l$ O6 k" g
xAK Minnesotan
! \0 D9 p! |& @1 m xAK Ohioan* p+ C) m6 x4 V+ G% } q1 n4 l8 A
xAK Panaman
. A& K" p9 m; x: u xAK Pennsylvanian
# k F) V: k- Y5 z$ v8 d) j" Q% m xAK Puerto Rican
( {* h' p2 b' L3 @- _3 M# g% R xAK Utahan
& A7 |* a t; g& [2 X( ~3 C1 _! U xAK Virginian8 H1 u1 ~( i. f# B+ K( I% E4 A: N0 h d
xAK Trento; n, s, P+ ] A
xAK Charles H Cramp
6 \6 O! v# Y0 b2 b( B xAK Lancaster
0 k7 ]+ H, j( m4 D xAK Sagadahoc
; O9 A/ w% D* G1 |' A* T xAK Santa Rita
$ _" d5 J; B% @. Z4 ~ s, J xAK Santa Teresa
T6 B6 w9 G0 t2 {$ f. F; z xAK Atlanta City
2 w! |# h$ o5 D s$ ] xAK Chickasaw City
5 T4 \% J0 m4 p5 y7 Q6 `2 } xAK Ensley City- |: D, t' T$ H
xAK Knoxville City4 k; _* ~0 }) X% q( ]8 W
xAK Mobile City
4 E& c$ G( J# b9 M- O xAK Tuscaloosa City
5 m* }& U. G( O9 e* ?$ S4 S# y xAK Steel Age
% }' |4 C( M" w+ T+ t& ~ xAK Steel Exporter1 H8 f% K \( i9 P3 v/ T
xAK Steel Mariner
! H5 o# `; D" @" [- w9 `7 g' [ xAK Steel Navigator3 Y8 Y1 k, Z: E- L
xAK Steel Ranger% K' [" E; C+ E+ f( \ w# }
xAK Steel Scientist
2 T6 a+ D3 {5 d xAK Steel Seafarer0 _ M2 P, q+ `* ^% s, q% h
xAK Steel Trader6 o+ F, v* B; U- A
xAK Steel Voyager
6 D2 _* M8 i- O4 M8 C2 c; c; ] xAK Steel Worker
- z, W5 R4 @# v9 y$ S xAK Andrea Luckenbach6 e, y$ i$ ^! d2 T
xAK Harry Luckenbach
; l: f' ^! ^- y2 H$ i9 v xAK J.L. Luckenbach
" N( c$ c/ A' [6 @ xAK Jacob Luckenbach) S' N2 \3 x9 i
xAK Julia Luckenbach3 ~5 H5 s D/ i, S9 Q7 }
xAK Katrina Luckenbach& R" X+ m3 ]" M, Y# N0 R
xAK Lena Luckenbach& h/ d, ^4 l ]" f; `4 s
xAK Lewis Luckenbach* w6 j$ i) c2 P t7 Z, ?
xAK Lillian Luckenbach
j) l1 {* U4 o4 W9 ` xAK Mathew Luckenbach
% }. @1 ~0 G4 |) t* H# P2 O xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
( d" Z& H" d3 P+ {& a xAK Walter Luckenbach
4 ^# i2 M, B- k6 m8 I( f% s) } xAK William Luckenbach4 k. {$ f+ y, |( F
xAK Diamond head$ N$ X3 G! T7 G+ z6 ^' g, E- X! U {
xAK Admiral Halstead! y% p ~* A2 R) `
AM Matai, Shell hits 12 g; U: _6 e# f
AM Muritai, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
% a3 u e5 X6 n2 o% A5 O R$ B xAK Salamaua, Shell hits 1
- ?9 S2 t" `. _ xAK Rona, Shell hits 2( b p7 ]) d7 H7 X! M7 J: Y
6 C P* _* o$ e& ^! \+ R: Q( g) B9 A
Allied ground losses:0 O a( z4 F0 @& W x- {+ M1 G; b
24 casualties reported
7 [7 X2 [5 m) X) h2 g" ~: Q- Q Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
5 D$ b7 Q* ?% G! D+ d8 K! n3 v Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 4 disabled
4 b1 t* X! [5 W. C/ ^. j Engineers: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled
6 E3 j2 m, |% P1 ^' u+ w+ K Vehicles lost 17 (10 destroyed, 7 disabled)! k! F7 M2 h6 m) M Z
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards8 W& O. S) _7 ~1 V2 }7 v: F
5 ~% _) W% D( |: ~5 T* y0 C# GJapanese Ships
# x6 i% j7 q, r5 I# w DD Satsuki
8 m% \, t: N0 x5 N DD Minazuki
5 I v1 q, `9 @+ V2 c5 J/ h- | DD Mochizuki
: T) F) w& C+ W' Q$ a/ H6 _ DD Oite1 d% R! m" Q- u! C6 S. X) U$ j! q
DD Hayate
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Allied Ships2 P W, q9 L3 \7 u3 S$ S* A( z
PG Sacramento, Shell hits 12, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 ]; d* P3 Y% _ xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage' w; A" Y1 R* d7 J/ u6 Q1 J% P8 e
AM Muritai, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
% P4 e8 e1 u, G7 N( f1 \" b# y) X% R; B+ K: ?# K7 @$ w
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Allied ground losses:
* I8 _! c6 D8 |) I Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
0 J, x6 [( m/ _. ~2 H
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 121,193, Range 8,000 Yards1 J. V* i/ D- q, j
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Japanese Ships
' p. R9 g# K4 D; Y DD Satsuki
. e. R; l3 b# x- w4 F9 @6 l DD Minazuki
9 [0 C% Y+ F* N7 ` DD Mochizuki
8 f/ ~! U7 }. j8 [, [7 S DD Oite' o( y$ J- Z0 C- W5 R* S5 R
DD Hayate
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& D# c0 `7 E, p( b' c" H: h; aAllied Ships
2 s! [9 j5 ^ b1 [$ h% F2 [, q xAK Alabaman
- \# G4 E4 b2 w1 a+ r& _ xAK Alaskan6 i9 \: R: C& K& E) L
xAK American8 Q8 W, U2 _ s2 e l! _
xAK Arizonan* x* u5 q K$ ~ H
xAK Arkansan
5 ?6 n2 A% |# e' j9 g8 ]- Y xAK Californian
: w1 J% ^1 i0 G! I# G- | xAK Canadian4 u' h* j' ] R2 I. o2 X: d
xAK Dakotan
# i2 C. B5 l% L X* W. ] xAK Hawaiian
% h( d* p( l, D/ V8 m: N. ` xAK Kansan! J ]! J+ u3 L. {/ \
xAK Minnesotan
) d. N" V$ z, F xAK Ohioan
% e$ H6 l* ?" n xAK Panaman% @% ?& o9 i2 W6 E: _ E
xAK Pennsylvanian
5 X. W# s+ {& q! [$ k xAK Puerto Rican& M' ^+ X' O1 m. E# R
xAK Utahan" x6 v3 J0 d7 ~: u7 ^8 r
xAK Virginian
8 p: o% d1 [9 P! f* i xAK Trento
* k8 A4 j& N K- A xAK Charles H Cramp6 \ H! y& d' v2 h$ J A3 _
xAK Lancaster r: r# V/ |1 m7 v { y, n8 ?/ J
xAK Sagadahoc
: R9 s" V( {7 @' W0 B xAK Santa Rita
* x- z- S R( O6 d( e2 e9 V# z xAK Santa Teresa
+ l+ }- S' O1 s7 T ]1 W xAK Atlanta City- @* _1 J7 a: _. ~' }6 }
xAK Chickasaw City, I/ Z: K# B0 F3 }+ p5 R- \
xAK Ensley City" Y! m( Y2 P- ]& W
xAK Knoxville City
D; l# q2 T5 h( h- ]7 _ xAK Mobile City% L4 K; A8 T3 L0 O" M- G" s0 w
xAK Tuscaloosa City i5 u. P" H, @5 X
xAK Steel Age' B) @! t7 b& B8 g( }0 S
xAK Steel Exporter
/ P! u9 L1 H7 L( Y2 o xAK Steel Mariner: t! ^* a1 S# m9 d" d
xAK Steel Navigator' D. ~& S9 Z7 G; w+ q& a
xAK Steel Ranger7 J: s( ~0 j+ c$ Y5 L5 \, G+ J
xAK Steel Scientist3 U. I" A1 h, _( R/ W
xAK Steel Seafarer. N/ F6 e9 F% R9 M% s
xAK Steel Trader
- o' X, _" j+ Z xAK Steel Voyager
$ t5 u5 [' j4 z! _; T S4 j xAK Steel Worker, heavy damage; g% ?; l* Y/ \
xAK Andrea Luckenbach2 E3 F$ v$ m$ |6 A& L
xAK Harry Luckenbach
" H. _* m0 b1 R$ b xAK J.L. Luckenbach
1 I5 j# m9 J+ @+ I2 S& M xAK Jacob Luckenbach+ z' g V1 I& x1 T1 h
xAK Julia Luckenbach
. L5 r* f2 A& x+ M; S6 v xAK Katrina Luckenbach
. Q0 ~7 J8 o$ c; x xAK Lena Luckenbach8 x* n h$ ?* j* A; K0 B
xAK Lewis Luckenbach" I3 q9 [* U4 y7 l+ T7 v+ t) A d
xAK Lillian Luckenbach3 j8 k+ h3 |2 t- H
xAK Mathew Luckenbach {8 ?" s/ E& q" ^& H$ K( n
xAK Walter Luckenbach# e* n+ S; b& E* t5 j
xAK William Luckenbach
, ?; Z" J8 T: g! n$ w+ v- ? xAK Diamond head
0 L1 w& s1 n2 l. z0 h xAK Admiral Halstead. v! V- g) h4 Z8 O
xAK Admiral Cole
5 a" u" b0 U0 r7 r( `2 Z xAK Crown City1 s) B& V7 F. t4 t
AM Matai, Shell hits 20, heavy fires, heavy damage% q+ s2 l8 J& _
xAK Rona, Shell hits 4
# ]3 s& L f# R: n0 [ xAK Macedon, Shell hits 12 H' _1 E2 w' \: J* g5 h1 e6 r" t
i, N2 U7 Z e/ s! g! r$ i4 b, p) t/ C) `' U9 `3 L
Allied ground losses:
1 }/ y2 N1 |# v7 o 37 casualties reported# R% M- z7 f5 ?7 `1 ^
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
4 Z- Z& L t* c( w2 }4 s8 L! r Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
* o a$ f! F( W- y* b Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 @6 u2 \8 l w9 y# @
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, l- u9 a3 J' XDay Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 120,193, Range 15,000 Yards% j. T# e2 \, N6 h6 w
- x ^; W, S' i/ t0 FJapanese Ships
# R0 v4 {# u" f. K8 c/ L2 [" s DD Satsuki8 R0 g) L$ K$ b
DD Minazuki+ ^ B. q) a% m/ N0 }$ T
DD Mochizuki' l4 i( R1 s* ~
DD Oite+ f5 M" y8 E3 V$ _
DD Hayate
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& K& |# s, o$ _3 ?! lAllied Ships2 M9 H' C. Q I4 w% e$ K
xAK Alabaman, w: O6 V h# O! l. q) b" Q1 g9 T
xAK Alaskan& V" V: w0 a7 N: }* ^+ _
xAK American
6 `) h# ~7 [" X xAK Arizonan8 d1 X9 f( L5 K& {1 t7 _1 {6 W
xAK Arkansan
! m( @7 j6 I3 l5 o xAK Californian/ A4 l! W+ r: [
xAK Canadian
$ y/ \) c- Y" m) g: s2 W! D) u- V2 @ xAK Dakotan/ X8 o* N( o6 T0 q1 M
xAK Hawaiian
: j+ n+ p# j9 K+ k. X xAK Kansan% d4 f* {8 f+ T
xAK Minnesotan
' R# F2 A1 K8 g3 j, {1 ^" Q- w xAK Ohioan
2 I6 |; w4 E; C xAK Panaman
- U. X# G% S U% w/ g xAK Pennsylvanian
$ }( J! d) {* M& Y5 \. ` xAK Puerto Rican+ s1 Y3 t* b1 ?+ A, T% i
xAK Utahan! J- E/ ~' A9 B
xAK Virginian _( e O) d6 v8 {. p! A# q
xAK Trento
3 z' R1 e( I! ?1 F0 v; s: w xAK Charles H Cramp1 _# D! t% O4 A3 q! n; x
xAK Lancaster
) C i! n# X; T: E xAK Sagadahoc& T3 } } w0 N/ a
xAK Santa Rita8 d$ w, Q4 C, ^
xAK Santa Teresa
6 c* U; V/ D+ Q9 ^" ~( B xAK Atlanta City% T+ X% P" W9 }: I
xAK Chickasaw City* i( I: r2 i6 ~5 ^0 A' p/ A
xAK Ensley City
* E4 P! r* u' C, j5 y xAK Knoxville City h$ k' {4 y5 L" y: y3 s8 x( o
xAK Mobile City2 x, R; G" Y: B! ]1 o. f( W$ W2 l
xAK Tuscaloosa City
4 b- s: _8 s* z& }5 @6 l4 N xAK Steel Age9 W9 x, v" O. }2 n! k* o5 k5 ^ E
xAK Steel Exporter& j2 D, U f: E z4 F, _
xAK Steel Mariner
' V% S! j; R8 \% {2 w. G' l/ R xAK Steel Navigator& |& Q- b- V# O% h4 P
xAK Steel Ranger
) r1 z% d9 ~5 c+ Z xAK Steel Scientist3 ? y* q9 i9 j' R5 ]$ R" t
xAK Steel Seafarer
4 j9 e4 O7 N* b0 h/ L6 @ xAK Steel Trader
" I! p" T. V3 ?( X- L Q xAK Steel Voyager
- R, ?+ Q5 F& l, r xAK Andrea Luckenbach2 M1 [6 R8 u ~ D, G0 h% `7 x
xAK Harry Luckenbach
0 O( q2 `8 K6 Z xAK J.L. Luckenbach1 X+ R6 d t6 Z2 h' L
xAK Jacob Luckenbach
* d9 J( b8 \4 E. o+ a- ^ xAK Julia Luckenbach
4 P$ u0 k6 W/ i( D; a3 \7 X xAK Katrina Luckenbach
+ X; }6 s" d2 Y4 f xAK Lena Luckenbach
- B7 T: S" W3 ]2 P% i) ] xAK Lewis Luckenbach
0 }+ P1 @1 E4 L xAK Lillian Luckenbach' D/ Y3 J8 C4 E+ z2 q
xAK Mathew Luckenbach, M4 e+ c u# _: \
xAK Walter Luckenbach" F, m% I! f9 i
xAK William Luckenbach
# ~4 v* @6 c# T6 u xAK Diamond head
) Q m' [8 \6 | xAK Admiral Halstead+ C' b4 L4 P0 X, N7 x
xAK Admiral Cole
6 R- V, G$ ^, j xAK Crown City+ r% ^/ x: Z& X" |
xAK Admiral Y. Williams
' N8 l: l% \4 \/ X. a1 a xAK Iron Crown, Shell hits 4, heavy fires- H, v% n: y- d# K1 m8 L. O4 O
xAK Rona, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 x6 |# t, T) W( a5 v xAK Exmoor, Shell hits 2
8 B2 l8 N% g' J: J0 r# l xAK Aeon, Shell hits 3, on fire L# D' C* I7 z) W$ {7 w
xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1
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8 u7 v+ `2 i0 W# d6 p, W3 |: J2 k6 |. G+ B, U
Allied ground losses:7 h& l6 l, t8 I% @, B
59 casualties reported
5 _% [9 d5 T" o& g7 J4 D Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
- C+ {2 a/ ^& C0 C2 ^ Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 19 disabled* z! p! W4 O- h- H, Y. Y" Y
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 z7 D3 Q9 m2 Q1 o5 l0 t- x
Guns lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled)1 f9 q& B. w, d0 N% s) f* b
9 _& ^6 X7 v6 F t- t. Z7 C$ W/ R
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( X5 ?9 U& q8 p9 \% RDay Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 14,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
& c+ R5 [; R7 r& ] CA Furutaka
3 J- y4 ?9 f3 q/ E CL Abukuma% d8 _( F& g! g
CL Tatsuta
2 |1 j, X$ K6 M. f; c CL Yubari
0 G+ G9 @/ r& `, \ DD Michishio& w) a3 I; `) H% G: ^! b
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Allied Ships
6 r m& I% h5 P9 e DM Ramsay, Shell hits 4, heavy fires. u5 u# s4 _! e& C" v( ~
DM Breese, Shell hits 12, and is sunk3 @7 i1 E' S& [
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9 v& n- k# c4 O. C9 p& K# I" _+ \$ uSub attack near Port Moresby at 98,133! g- a+ l+ I( {* Z# X3 l! W2 p; D1 h
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Japanese Ships
4 j1 g; t; J' n" E PB Kozan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
/ _- a7 F! ^- i" Z1 Y AO Manju Maru4 W. |2 r8 O* T6 i+ v' e, {# J
AO Akebono Maru) b& |) U1 l, l. b) G
PB Choun Maru #8- h0 d0 d& R2 \! A5 i0 n
SC Ch 20, Z9 g1 F: s ?
2 w8 \+ l& R! `
Allied Ships
$ d/ S! A' |6 l/ ^) k* P1 y SS Tautog
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,1304 H- E, u% r6 p9 s- h( I; d
5 n3 L/ y' a! \ eWeather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet., [& r& a8 r$ @! b
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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4 S; Y2 e9 G; w5 o+ DJapanese aircraft
) u. @, s$ b0 C. s) {5 [1 Y0 h& E A6M2 Zero x 413 q3 n, V2 |' R9 y- x2 s0 h+ {
4 ?* z W' `% l3 o9 e6 r! }# b2 v* d4 K1 B: B2 W
1 ^5 i# }6 c4 h- W
Allied aircraft" a. ?& ?7 l: l& i
P-40E Warhawk x 16. k- P# H. Y$ f
PBY-5 Catalina x 30) S4 r. w, N4 H' G/ X+ V! g9 _1 ]
0 ^$ T* @, \9 k. I% s
% z- Z8 x% o; b; NNo Japanese losses6 b, P6 c w$ j
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Allied aircraft losses' [8 ]5 Q: O, Q5 M
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
a- h: _0 E: h" `7 C4 o4 i PBY-5 Catalina: 3 damaged
1 ~+ }$ o% L! I& n# l3 ?; ? PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed by flak
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DD Suresushio! G& S$ F& x6 Y3 N0 @
DD Oyashio, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage) g2 [! H- T/ J/ c2 ~
TB Hayabusa/ B S/ S) q) _
TB Otori
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DD Hagikaze7 h# J+ r) g/ ?% T- a( z: R
DD Hatsukaze$ o3 v" ?( n" |$ f, n! Z- r- u
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