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;
# T# }5 m6 a- S' c2 M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;% a8 a) Q, w7 _* i5 r3 D/ q
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0 U9 ?7 L3 E7 Q0 g) Z& t
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% ]. E1 I1 d1 D) q8 _$ n0 s* B8 hNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 12,000 Yards
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3 n2 w' u- l' B! j2 y( HJapanese Ships u B/ S7 D" a8 d
DD Oyashio
1 Y/ h4 L! m+ U) N% |. [ DD Hatsukaze) \$ p! Z1 h, r
DD Hagikaze
/ c% w0 P1 C9 Z" G# i/ }& |! D% c% M DD Uranami, [. @4 K/ [# y: K6 \. `, T
TB Otori) x: |; D6 Y( @" b ]8 j
TB Hiyodori/ R5 _/ D( k& k+ I0 x
TB Hayabusa* j' n d$ P! L. ^3 ~) L$ u
TB Kiji
# G6 y7 @4 M) s0 N8 t/ R: q TB Kamo( I& ^) a$ P% r+ r) D( W, X
DD Suresushio+ ~1 N! W" L( r/ v0 r
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Allied Ships% C+ k( t' g3 v6 {4 T& {1 W
xAKL Chungking, Shell hits 23, and is sunk
% C6 v' h6 R3 D, b xAKL Darvel, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
! l" U/ }7 y: `. i! T/ w0 | xAKL Kaiping, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
7 R4 Y: W; U; j8 O# G% w xAKL Vichy, Shell hits 18, and is sunk
( C4 _" M% o0 T7 J6 j# G3 s; v xAKL Patris, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
+ x2 _# B6 ?+ l: _- d( q0 }, @& X xAKL Burwah, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
7 h" W, T) C* C/ } xAKL Carlisle, Shell hits 26, and is sunk
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/ r% `3 a$ ?' QNight Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 7,000 Yards# N2 b: ~- A% M% C
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Japanese Ships( j. Z' K1 v! J1 K0 x
CA Furutaka
9 V# v7 {$ _) v, Z3 i; q8 m CA Kako! K( Q, P; k$ e- l* p, k4 ]4 S
CL Abukuma
' o, L3 I: W7 B- W6 N CL Tenryu9 k& {! p; [2 T: J" ]- {
CL Tatsuta
: r5 K$ n d+ V9 C" f3 z( d CL Yubari, Shell hits 1
7 R7 `' `% | }% h& `9 P& _, } DD Michishio6 z( s0 d. F# S7 S
DD Amagiri$ A/ V$ V F8 G- k1 |
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Allied Ships' X5 j& ?4 L2 u$ O4 M
DM Ramsay, Shell hits 1 z1 O8 l7 R, F. m: z# S0 X
DM Breese, Shell hits 3, on fire
) ?1 H2 K! O2 f7 u DM Tracy, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
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TF 181 encounters mine field at Pago Pago (148,161)9 t$ O* b: F! S( t; n9 z" B* @5 e% g3 G1 g
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Japanese Ships [" Y5 O7 o0 `: y" y1 D
CA Kako, Mine hits 5, on fire, heavy damage( S; [" k8 V- u \( P7 J& P
DD Amagiri, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
0 @$ e1 y& n+ t; [ CL Tenryu, Mine hits 1, on fire
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards+ {# d! f; e: X
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Japanese Ships
+ k4 ~5 l. D, J3 n1 Q* R% W/ Z DD Satsuki
% f2 f( R. b( R" {, |8 }) P5 \ DD Minazuki% w: y- l& ~; z/ P& W, D$ p% h
DD Mochizuki
8 z2 G. |0 C4 v4 e4 n9 d% K DD Oite! x0 e$ q+ X; J7 P) A
DD Hayate
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Allied Ships" k, O9 H/ M5 s; R! R
PG Sacramento, Shell hits 15, heavy fires, heavy damage- ?7 I' i+ _ d e( c1 H
xAK Alabaman
! Z) g5 }' j* D/ `5 B" @+ g xAK Alaskan
# P1 x' {, k" j% K) o xAK American
" A4 Z+ @6 A# y4 @* R xAK Arizonan4 C3 F' Q( ?% l) s0 W0 L; P
xAK Arkansan
, i3 Y' ~$ Y$ d- b$ R xAK Californian" X( ]7 [: B; n4 T# w
xAK Canadian/ E M! }- J. Z
xAK Dakotan
( v/ a- F+ a; J$ }1 v xAK Hawaiian9 t; a4 Y: l3 I& a* H. g
xAK Kansan5 F8 \& g& A; W) {9 S
xAK Minnesotan* x: w W' _0 W8 d# D4 R0 m
xAK Ohioan0 {# \, K7 r+ p3 p* {/ u0 c
xAK Panaman' S2 p X$ n! L& [9 t
xAK Pennsylvanian6 B: k5 V3 Z7 ]' F
xAK Puerto Rican, V8 |1 z1 g9 g0 R
xAK Utahan
6 R1 g$ I$ z& @! A xAK Virginian# Q4 |5 x% v2 _# @
xAK Trento
) D7 F% e3 I- H( [! A xAK Charles H Cramp1 N' i+ b6 ~ r/ `' U' |) @
xAK Lancaster2 ?8 S: h; u" g |! b4 O) L$ ]
xAK Sagadahoc1 a3 j6 V& |. z# B
xAK Santa Rita
5 P J/ W2 \; A2 x ]: E9 C. a xAK Santa Teresa5 {, f5 n" Y* m2 A
xAK Atlanta City9 W8 e; h% W" \, ]: c( {
xAK Chickasaw City* C, F4 J4 ] _6 Q
xAK Ensley City. P8 U0 }( o6 w) c. G/ T
xAK Knoxville City
/ R- O; E% ^8 D/ o6 W xAK Mobile City# }( ?2 A0 X; l( f/ c
xAK Tuscaloosa City
. a1 v W" Y- G xAK Steel Age
3 i1 J; k+ X+ l" o0 u6 a xAK Steel Exporter
4 ~1 N( g X8 C) H: C xAK Steel Mariner
: l6 M s6 i. R2 H, ] xAK Steel Navigator
( U8 E% N2 {% i( j% M# p- t xAK Steel Ranger
" Y. C8 ]+ C G Q+ q0 H xAK Steel Scientist+ Y+ y5 }( E! D* g2 E) D5 T
xAK Steel Seafarer1 V7 u. O& b0 w* ~
xAK Steel Trader6 w0 P+ o, g& z' v
xAK Steel Voyager8 X P4 r& l2 I3 J% x6 ]
xAK Steel Worker
, D4 J; \' z2 ^- x xAK Andrea Luckenbach% i P7 o7 m$ i9 j
xAK Harry Luckenbach
4 L; q( o7 |+ v. ?' [% c7 u3 L7 v' S xAK J.L. Luckenbach
/ Z& ]) X1 W) O xAK Jacob Luckenbach% @. m3 p8 x, D* v2 _9 @
xAK Julia Luckenbach, V' r7 F* Z" @' E; a
xAK Katrina Luckenbach
" B' y' \ m h$ A3 i xAK Lena Luckenbach) c" @2 G0 A2 k G
xAK Lewis Luckenbach2 b: u) }. k, s0 }! M4 e
xAK Lillian Luckenbach
+ w5 c# D* S5 z; \# |& z8 L: V" \ xAK Mathew Luckenbach
) I; ?. c: r* j; h- Z* W) q" c xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
3 B! p; ?$ \2 {; c7 Y' } xAK Walter Luckenbach& [" M( n' H, ]# \. x& u
xAK William Luckenbach9 N. h4 c4 ?- h' K1 x8 L4 M
xAK Diamond head
5 ?' y5 }! M" a. X D xAK Admiral Halstead
/ L9 B( x; M+ Q$ ]. ` AM Matai, Shell hits 1
8 i2 C( O; r5 P" I5 W AM Muritai, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
( U8 X1 f" T' a: o7 v xAK Salamaua, Shell hits 1& c% B% G T$ C! S4 r
xAK Rona, Shell hits 2
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( l& X5 J3 i$ e* RAllied ground losses:
& o$ T; K, O1 ~+ k 24 casualties reported( o5 ?# Z. V7 b- L
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
: d; E1 x$ y$ Q* _ Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 4 disabled! t8 l0 l% e2 {* s2 J
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled I& }. M0 q0 K- m U' W
Vehicles lost 17 (10 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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/ I- z# a6 P* h I' ?Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards2 i% @4 ]3 D2 x7 s, r# a3 a5 a
+ M$ G# x9 d5 B' O: _! N. kJapanese Ships! t! v1 e4 p: I9 F& M: @6 z. p. U
DD Satsuki- ~- Z+ a" N! B9 F4 `; d! s/ b
DD Minazuki
4 Y( R+ g( e' C# a DD Mochizuki
/ U- g7 l' t% X DD Oite) I' ^8 k, \& r
DD Hayate
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Allied Ships
! S. `2 n$ B" V" w PG Sacramento, Shell hits 12, heavy fires, heavy damage$ C, @3 [& g9 z1 a: ~* t6 h, o
xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage% l' M) k4 e, I
AM Muritai, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
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+ t- z# Z; n: |/ P- j8 Q$ QAllied ground losses:
3 @- V' ^2 f! b# Y B7 L% `/ m9 @ Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)( r6 A- V: ~6 `% [7 q
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 121,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
- h5 d8 ^$ X+ y, b4 U3 B( k DD Satsuki( ], s. J; _% w# t
DD Minazuki" i) m2 o, I/ ^4 V$ |; Q" q9 @! L# ]/ ~
DD Mochizuki
4 J# t# ~# ^2 q) }3 A* v DD Oite q; T6 w) ^+ D7 _6 d! @' N
DD Hayate
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xAK Alabaman
: Y8 v4 P% j: L2 e5 m4 b+ Z' L xAK Alaskan
* ]" X& ?" O- [. T) M+ l0 } xAK American9 ?9 v( s3 P" g/ J/ J5 Z
xAK Arizonan. e/ L: Z2 j1 t( W; {
xAK Arkansan
5 i/ n8 M6 W( j2 L xAK Californian% D$ u4 [! u7 V9 V
xAK Canadian8 n, Y6 @/ `7 W+ T/ K3 w, ]2 a3 V
xAK Dakotan
* ?+ \$ |5 e& [2 H# S; a) h xAK Hawaiian
N1 I0 w; T1 H: |2 n" }& } xAK Kansan( C. v5 I8 k) A3 l. p( J1 m
xAK Minnesotan) H( J. g! [2 ~# H6 x4 Y! J
xAK Ohioan
9 j$ F# m9 w5 g- x3 F: [ xAK Panaman
9 C( ^$ _! G. J. j: _8 ^ xAK Pennsylvanian
8 b# Y e! [4 W% G xAK Puerto Rican( K3 A4 V( }; o7 Y* p0 M
xAK Utahan
. k6 W3 I( C# X: c( x! i/ @3 ?8 y xAK Virginian5 x0 |: S% H* K
xAK Trento# |# ?% O! u5 o& p& q0 P
xAK Charles H Cramp
4 O0 B5 j: x) Z _% G8 h4 y xAK Lancaster
1 k$ X# x) u8 J) G& M) o xAK Sagadahoc
6 p- \* S6 a8 }& Z xAK Santa Rita1 i+ V+ ^* H1 @$ U3 k. d
xAK Santa Teresa6 u& u8 y, A, ] U3 q5 k
xAK Atlanta City
/ A. J6 i9 y* E xAK Chickasaw City s$ n* U4 f. i. l7 I! j8 ?
xAK Ensley City
2 s6 K o% P5 e0 X xAK Knoxville City
9 I7 }# t- \6 { xAK Mobile City
; |1 T% Y/ S6 `+ F xAK Tuscaloosa City
& `, _4 y4 [! ^ xAK Steel Age
( U7 D7 G; Q; |+ b. Z xAK Steel Exporter
( d. v! b/ s3 G3 c- r) D8 m* o xAK Steel Mariner
0 ^' `3 P. ?9 R" V$ A xAK Steel Navigator) ]) O5 l' t0 G% q! q1 O% P
xAK Steel Ranger9 t" J' `+ q& E
xAK Steel Scientist0 F; z! z. L7 I& S# G" r( a+ e. r
xAK Steel Seafarer, h" R& d; _) J
xAK Steel Trader
/ Y h; P& z4 g xAK Steel Voyager
& w+ h# y( a' f9 L7 u xAK Steel Worker, heavy damage
$ {& y7 s& ]' w& m$ A" m$ O6 v xAK Andrea Luckenbach% X' I, x K1 R
xAK Harry Luckenbach y( y! Q$ j! M/ w; I! J
xAK J.L. Luckenbach
9 e: C2 N/ E5 y, O xAK Jacob Luckenbach5 ?# W6 ?" n( g' R
xAK Julia Luckenbach
* P- \2 z4 M5 @- E, Q: h o xAK Katrina Luckenbach0 s6 C5 z/ B+ ]; O* F: q
xAK Lena Luckenbach# k9 j( T% G- T1 E; R+ t% ]: g
xAK Lewis Luckenbach' z4 x% P. g g& i% x0 x
xAK Lillian Luckenbach) U6 J3 L/ k' c% F1 U' `
xAK Mathew Luckenbach( G, e+ i z o# D8 g
xAK Walter Luckenbach
" ]$ H, v; y5 V! v xAK William Luckenbach
8 J9 H4 K7 m1 m% E0 ]6 V& O xAK Diamond head
+ H8 ]8 B- ?& Q4 `) @% z4 L xAK Admiral Halstead; w2 y, y7 @ R& ^7 N5 g$ \8 ?( F! u
xAK Admiral Cole7 Y5 [ G5 N( m% j# F3 c) V
xAK Crown City+ y. T& O+ Y: ^) ?8 G- z
AM Matai, Shell hits 20, heavy fires, heavy damage- C/ R: f$ h7 c2 I8 ? M1 n& H
xAK Rona, Shell hits 4
' e; X' e7 ` J# t) i: g( G5 e9 W5 y8 ~ xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1: y8 x4 \1 p* Z6 Q; D
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Allied ground losses:
( Y+ T% U2 k) Y 37 casualties reported5 f2 h! p# l1 A+ f: d
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled. R0 ~- Y( W) v- ~: E3 b) @9 Z
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled- j: } _! ^5 e* z8 {1 `9 Z* Q
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 M3 M! u# D# _& c
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) f7 Y+ w$ o# |0 I8 M( L8 {Day Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 120,193, Range 15,000 Yards
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4 t- u: r: `3 r' Y8 Z+ cJapanese Ships' l2 C, Q* G; K. ~' G5 z) I
DD Satsuki; T" `1 T% s6 \# ~' e3 D; V% C
DD Minazuki
6 k2 Z u9 _+ B: D/ ~ DD Mochizuki9 e5 S! ^; N( O5 M
DD Oite. f+ {. {+ q+ k9 r
DD Hayate
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Allied Ships& c- L& r5 i8 s7 A" q# D
xAK Alabaman
' e/ Q+ l8 G! d3 c. X) `2 Z8 T xAK Alaskan& g7 C! P5 l' N( _# G8 X
xAK American
/ t4 b3 e0 |* W) W xAK Arizonan0 ]: s. p; M# d# K1 n
xAK Arkansan
2 b+ L n3 n; X9 q' D1 F xAK Californian
1 O' n( Y- @+ Q; m, K- V xAK Canadian
; `0 l2 p5 C: v: X! I C6 _ xAK Dakotan
) A7 E) A6 e7 h( ]4 C xAK Hawaiian
/ A& V: I3 `; M& d4 H xAK Kansan
1 {- _* z" V+ b8 g$ M" e# ^ xAK Minnesotan
( g. x* [/ P/ R1 y( v* k& R& C2 c xAK Ohioan) u( Z; U( J- ^* T: _6 i# v7 D
xAK Panaman
' \/ _1 |! l! l xAK Pennsylvanian7 s. R6 g) p ~* t8 \3 k! h. i( n
xAK Puerto Rican9 p, m. h8 L0 S5 B
xAK Utahan* R4 d S7 k }& J7 b1 u. x4 R
xAK Virginian
$ ?4 G+ a2 S% J; o# X xAK Trento: u/ L- G+ @6 W5 x) {6 S
xAK Charles H Cramp
6 l/ j; w) Q* P xAK Lancaster ^" j1 Q. \5 G9 J# j
xAK Sagadahoc
( g( }' _& L; I) \" \9 } xAK Santa Rita) \; }. V& X5 p2 z# n8 a4 |' j( |8 E
xAK Santa Teresa
0 D1 K3 p* K1 N5 K$ ?2 Z, S! ? xAK Atlanta City
6 W; z1 O9 ^7 T1 {0 B: ^ xAK Chickasaw City. e0 W+ v* x5 d' ]
xAK Ensley City
$ m: ^+ L9 ^' L) ?( p xAK Knoxville City" m. M x2 f3 @9 s, Z
xAK Mobile City
- C7 k7 x+ x; R1 e! X xAK Tuscaloosa City
: R# e O; R: G0 ` xAK Steel Age/ k7 g! K0 X2 }/ e8 J' {; h: `
xAK Steel Exporter9 k9 Q4 Z3 v6 Z
xAK Steel Mariner
% O* B2 T2 |2 z9 q# X xAK Steel Navigator; l+ V3 x, |4 e7 z
xAK Steel Ranger
0 z7 W6 @. a# h. S! M xAK Steel Scientist
2 ^1 ?3 g8 M$ a- g xAK Steel Seafarer
* ~: @ M) {! Z0 z$ B. F xAK Steel Trader% P7 Q; J8 @" q5 O' Q9 D
xAK Steel Voyager( v; }& M1 }4 p: M8 c4 G& |
xAK Andrea Luckenbach" \/ M- _6 n, p( J+ z* P& i
xAK Harry Luckenbach( v- r, @0 A; b, `+ {* B8 D2 x* u
xAK J.L. Luckenbach c% N" d$ o$ S& ^7 O
xAK Jacob Luckenbach
$ y# T( [& x; ? xAK Julia Luckenbach, h; P5 c9 H3 Q0 L, C7 U5 C
xAK Katrina Luckenbach# D3 ]1 N9 }4 |
xAK Lena Luckenbach
7 E9 A0 ?! `6 D z. H! x xAK Lewis Luckenbach
1 W4 `- i# Z2 x0 D- r xAK Lillian Luckenbach
; l3 R4 U5 d% g+ d" c& ^9 | xAK Mathew Luckenbach; p! s; g+ G$ D, w, R# ^; i! C I
xAK Walter Luckenbach
1 ]: h$ Y4 s6 \+ Q$ ^ xAK William Luckenbach
4 a( Z- R: l( a/ t$ A xAK Diamond head
4 D# ?! S$ X2 n9 z$ A& |3 k xAK Admiral Halstead
. ~6 v+ |5 J5 y: V; v. u xAK Admiral Cole0 F2 g# x2 r$ J
xAK Crown City5 D% n" X" l9 V" R0 W$ O
xAK Admiral Y. Williams. Z* s. ~. F0 E) f
xAK Iron Crown, Shell hits 4, heavy fires: k/ w! D# E: n# E
xAK Rona, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage
Y; u9 f* _& l. i xAK Exmoor, Shell hits 2& r; g( ?$ g2 l% Y9 F
xAK Aeon, Shell hits 3, on fire0 E, c8 T9 }& B7 N, b1 H J
xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1
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59 casualties reported
* w. q& K- q! J" l# x6 U Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled3 B" q' c$ i( |1 n) @
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 19 disabled; ^& C8 {: m' R% v+ K; \/ R1 z
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ z! A1 b( x, ~6 z- u1 R3 u
Guns lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled)
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 14,000 Yards
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CA Furutaka
4 B* o4 q: U" g+ f8 t4 V. R CL Abukuma! l& s% U3 y) ?7 k
CL Tatsuta8 o1 ?" J# c0 E* [8 g7 e$ u" l
CL Yubari+ k! W7 W J3 g& X- @& K/ A
DD Michishio
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DM Ramsay, Shell hits 4, heavy fires' j0 a9 U! H2 E& V7 T
DM Breese, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
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$ F6 j+ C1 a+ ?; mSub attack near Port Moresby at 98,133
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Japanese Ships
- I! t8 [: G; v% { PB Kozan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
1 N4 L$ {5 p4 m. t( O3 a AO Manju Maru
+ T: [4 K4 d, O AO Akebono Maru
2 Y- G, C5 q1 J5 m; c3 X PB Choun Maru #8
* Q( \, r" R) e5 S% Q) u SC Ch 20( i+ N% y; \8 O* N+ W
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SS Tautog
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6 W0 N/ P. p& y% e4 f1 Z. o1 `Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130( s# N+ r0 t6 n! j" O' ^1 h, c: {
5 |* F3 p: L4 _" v# U+ }Weather in hex: Light cloud1 |1 I: `* ], n; d, }: `) ?) I
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.! U+ b, s0 K+ d/ k U
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 41
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$ W. a+ \. ~' y' a P-40E Warhawk x 16( Q$ a% G6 e( _' y4 P
PBY-5 Catalina x 30$ S% [- \ d, K0 d3 w. K# R* c
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PBY-5 Catalina: 3 damaged. a# R" k) E" u/ N7 }# ^" @
PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed by flak# F& o( J8 O: A3 I* b
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DD Oyashio, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage9 B- M- a* I& h% x
TB Hayabusa9 C/ m _' Z6 p6 e0 _. ]8 I
TB Otori
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DD Hatsukaze
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