AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 27, 429 m& U1 [7 |& `! D1 X- `
4 ^" r& l( t; N8 r" s盟军一支在莫港卸载补给的船队全灭;
7 R: U1 i3 W( 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;
+ w+ q1 v: b% d: j2 P$ E$ H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( f1 |2 P- p$ k! G. j
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 12,000 Yards8 {9 M8 K% \6 @% k: n# {5 ^# k: W
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Japanese Ships
) ]7 y1 K! Y$ m J( ]% g3 V7 F DD Oyashio7 \% g" Y& r( Z5 A7 m/ q7 }: |- @
DD Hatsukaze7 B; O9 _* W ~ [( F
DD Hagikaze- a: j# |7 E! f! e" O# q
DD Uranami
6 A0 l7 O0 m% v2 ~ TB Otori& F) Q: v! t a& h* T0 ~& t5 i
TB Hiyodori0 i! }& ^2 Q a) q7 d; r
TB Hayabusa
* G2 x0 Q7 w( f8 w' Y0 c TB Kiji
8 M. a1 P; ~7 Y* m: Y1 H TB Kamo% ]3 e" \ _1 d( i; i
DD Suresushio& i* `( r+ v6 L7 N
9 V4 I7 q5 U" L% y/ J2 z2 hAllied Ships
( O& \0 V% X `8 ~5 [) f xAKL Chungking, Shell hits 23, and is sunk
7 |7 ^0 E3 K2 L xAKL Darvel, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk" A" |0 K# x& `0 d$ v0 y- H! b7 _
xAKL Kaiping, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
+ }+ }6 n0 ~% w8 N3 k: i3 ?3 ~ xAKL Vichy, Shell hits 18, and is sunk' ?4 Q0 L. h8 n- F2 v' F
xAKL Patris, Shell hits 25, and is sunk/ f- f" R4 S4 @' n: i0 x! I
xAKL Burwah, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
0 t9 G( P t$ F xAKL Carlisle, Shell hits 26, and is sunk) f9 v: O' o5 i/ G% T
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" J) Y! N9 A3 _( U* z+ j" kNight Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 7,000 Yards
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CA Furutaka
, z! r! X1 }. ]( B9 x CA Kako, J2 X& q$ o# K4 q
CL Abukuma: R! P1 K3 Y% L; [$ v# e/ _8 S
CL Tenryu9 d' k7 K' ^( E8 K& A
CL Tatsuta7 n: ]( ^4 ?5 w L0 w
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1
( D* G z3 O" a+ a7 F DD Michishio: p2 p8 e0 e" x# n+ [
DD Amagiri
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* n1 J' e/ j% Q& ]Allied Ships/ w' U4 g! C9 s% _# d
DM Ramsay, Shell hits 1+ s. E/ u- @! j: _% j/ W" _
DM Breese, Shell hits 3, on fire8 `7 f |% d. ~' _: } J
DM Tracy, Shell hits 6, and is sunk( v/ @9 ^1 i$ Y: ]
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$ J$ N6 k- G$ E4 e; w. z( TTF 181 encounters mine field at Pago Pago (148,161)! \2 a" f+ f' w7 y( S( o
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Japanese Ships, Z* b4 a9 b! s4 \0 q! B
CA Kako, Mine hits 5, on fire, heavy damage/ I% A7 L$ N& G9 z+ y, ]( a, n
DD Amagiri, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
, `, a K1 M+ t8 F. ]' ^ CL Tenryu, Mine hits 1, on fire
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards4 c& L' }) V8 L$ \" ^, N1 N
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Japanese Ships
4 \: A" K+ P! b9 ?* m DD Satsuki
- p Y8 s6 _* d DD Minazuki" Q c) Q; q. j4 D5 [' _9 Z3 f4 G
DD Mochizuki. a/ L3 P. c& _/ k
DD Oite9 K9 ?5 |8 X3 N/ _; ^# A N. h- n; Y
DD Hayate3 k' E/ ~2 f* M, S& j
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Allied Ships
& b9 \0 \0 x* k ? PG Sacramento, Shell hits 15, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 q7 H, C" ]! @( @# n6 f0 A( C4 [ xAK Alabaman' C! F0 m# {- p6 M) f" G
xAK Alaskan/ ^( r9 @; s: F" d& ?* a+ e
xAK American
" E. x7 o$ W0 g8 d+ Q X: w xAK Arizonan; G3 o6 g6 d( D
xAK Arkansan
, I6 e' T# Q W* T xAK Californian) U4 ?7 O3 K; Z. Q+ [
xAK Canadian1 D# {% N& ~9 U
xAK Dakotan# d4 u0 z4 u$ s5 H+ w
xAK Hawaiian
0 {- c7 X3 g( W8 K xAK Kansan
. c h% p& J3 @3 N0 p xAK Minnesotan3 W" K* U! G) s: O
xAK Ohioan
; Z q' I8 M7 R3 ]& F xAK Panaman
4 t% b7 k9 M' c! {) g xAK Pennsylvanian* L2 _' s% p! `7 f
xAK Puerto Rican
8 @) ]$ E5 V/ O0 s xAK Utahan
7 A5 f4 z9 p' s# M; s xAK Virginian
, D: L _8 |: c1 s) X' t+ i xAK Trento1 z, l" @ d/ b! L- N$ [3 k
xAK Charles H Cramp
! w( Y A& u7 M( x' _4 E1 U xAK Lancaster* s2 v5 v$ M/ \' l* K$ o5 c
xAK Sagadahoc4 l/ L s2 q5 V. U& H
xAK Santa Rita
9 \( ~4 \( L; Q# o$ s; q xAK Santa Teresa9 R% W) I: ~8 F4 O5 p/ n1 A5 i
xAK Atlanta City. X2 h1 l( i; z9 Q, i3 S
xAK Chickasaw City6 X# w% T7 D( r% r1 B3 h* O h1 q
xAK Ensley City
8 L$ P6 l: F( R( n+ v xAK Knoxville City
' Z, {0 q3 o# a9 |; }6 n/ l xAK Mobile City
6 q' A: `9 r' Z4 { xAK Tuscaloosa City
8 S ]/ ~" P1 j9 J* ]! w3 X' b+ j xAK Steel Age% ]( x8 ]4 I- U' Q3 k# T( f
xAK Steel Exporter
2 L0 V5 g! ?7 }8 y xAK Steel Mariner
9 ]. A* k5 \7 X& L, c! A; u) J xAK Steel Navigator
$ t& A) r0 o* A/ q8 F, H# Y xAK Steel Ranger
/ X% _( b+ {. m3 G: i xAK Steel Scientist
/ ?" g: I" d" }: T xAK Steel Seafarer
4 X3 c6 ?/ r0 s* K) Q* @ xAK Steel Trader, O3 q# O% K1 f. N* H7 w0 Q+ C
xAK Steel Voyager
& ~) ?6 K( r) D4 U4 a2 I, v) _, c4 E xAK Steel Worker4 k0 b& ?: C* O$ Z
xAK Andrea Luckenbach* ~, C2 F. J( J- _ J
xAK Harry Luckenbach# N2 s& t# p% p5 p
xAK J.L. Luckenbach
$ ^: {) n7 ^& f- J0 y xAK Jacob Luckenbach
) j2 t3 k1 b+ C% g xAK Julia Luckenbach4 I& q4 T, g3 |4 _
xAK Katrina Luckenbach |9 n- T0 W9 q* f) P2 w
xAK Lena Luckenbach
; C* [5 N! H* K/ K5 O4 ^1 B xAK Lewis Luckenbach9 [% a% h" f/ z
xAK Lillian Luckenbach
: S( g% G" @2 r( L xAK Mathew Luckenbach
. H2 \( @5 Z' Q2 [+ a xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 7, heavy fires! o( G& U* ~$ Y) O+ |1 b! a
xAK Walter Luckenbach
q- e( l" ?' Z( C xAK William Luckenbach
$ l- J3 p# `) k; t5 X9 \' o xAK Diamond head9 ^4 \+ B" a. Z4 R6 r9 N
xAK Admiral Halstead
' o/ ?$ a8 i4 F) f AM Matai, Shell hits 1
2 J. @% Y$ W+ {4 ?7 V AM Muritai, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage; b+ X' Q( t, b6 V( T
xAK Salamaua, Shell hits 1: s" i8 Q3 u2 c/ D, n/ Q$ W
xAK Rona, Shell hits 29 ?- A0 H) n/ M6 M' O. N& ^, u6 R" i
A; }# G4 Z. m- [1 m( N3 A6 H: m
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24 casualties reported
: ?! O5 v( C& \& i" ^ Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 o X6 t. ~+ x Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 4 disabled) O( P- L; P9 n. ]2 {# A
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled+ V+ h! a1 [+ @/ F! t$ n
Vehicles lost 17 (10 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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9 D) l" @! U( wNight Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
" x' H3 X8 h* x" G4 i DD Satsuki
% `4 Y) K- i; p" k/ u DD Minazuki; F1 J* J0 |. Z
DD Mochizuki9 F. T8 M* j z1 \( ~* m
DD Oite5 Z7 J% b0 H. q8 J
DD Hayate/ g; z9 x' f0 l6 |; L
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Allied Ships, }) F9 A9 n; y! N
PG Sacramento, Shell hits 12, heavy fires, heavy damage; y1 y' R7 l9 H- @
xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage- U) s: o4 [& a/ Z1 b+ ~
AM Muritai, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage& s' Y( v! @' v) g
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Allied ground losses:* J; p5 R$ A B* d1 z" _9 e% O. _
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 121,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
5 i) ~( t! R* ` DD Satsuki
" W3 ]# R! A3 X% [( m5 [) e% I DD Minazuki2 E: [. M+ F t O
DD Mochizuki. f+ T/ C! @, ]# m
DD Oite
" W+ e; P. O# V8 D h DD Hayate9 U( g7 g i3 K' z
. Z" C9 s2 c) d: m. f7 N2 j& ZAllied Ships
; [5 k7 ~( J- C. L xAK Alabaman
1 E! N" I8 m/ g6 D4 u3 A xAK Alaskan
' P0 C7 N4 E% `$ U9 |, U! B7 o# H xAK American' q, q& u9 V$ W& I O0 d. M0 c4 L
xAK Arizonan
9 s1 Y; H8 x+ \3 `; b* y Z xAK Arkansan
, w8 j" o" \0 w4 P xAK Californian
# \4 l( A J2 _8 c6 W xAK Canadian2 O9 z) L9 j0 ~: ?3 o: B
xAK Dakotan5 A9 j' X; @* M0 M2 W6 [' D8 b
xAK Hawaiian) p# f: k8 ]; n0 q
xAK Kansan
+ m7 I9 J4 w! ^. W' k" Y xAK Minnesotan- h8 W @6 R- \
xAK Ohioan
8 J. j. m K3 ^ xAK Panaman
4 U& t% f/ [% p, e* t" P) v) `1 L xAK Pennsylvanian
" w U# u4 p( p; e/ ~4 I) W) j xAK Puerto Rican+ y+ q* L7 d. K( g! Y1 s
xAK Utahan
o0 ~0 u, ~0 k* b% a" Q* } xAK Virginian2 i! C" r9 J3 N! G$ P0 T$ z7 g
xAK Trento
$ i) k/ q$ b+ V- w/ J xAK Charles H Cramp
% U" K, [/ B0 |7 R2 y" i xAK Lancaster
( Q1 Z0 {; X) v0 m ?! {! Y. i xAK Sagadahoc$ F7 s& W$ P# o/ _/ H4 L
xAK Santa Rita
' ?% A; \! P9 \" J2 W4 C; v xAK Santa Teresa
* A( ]( d5 j+ Z3 b, }. l xAK Atlanta City
8 n$ T' g" H. q0 r6 c xAK Chickasaw City' M4 h$ b! H8 C; T( H' j9 P+ q: h
xAK Ensley City
6 g7 j8 ^2 p% E7 a7 }. o/ t( _4 v/ F0 d xAK Knoxville City0 n' b$ Y0 j& k# [ X& f3 n
xAK Mobile City" U+ {+ u/ A- V$ ?
xAK Tuscaloosa City
, p/ S* v" l4 v) S- N2 G( P. x xAK Steel Age
5 H8 T1 Y. A4 M xAK Steel Exporter
M/ H, V6 G& M, k2 v xAK Steel Mariner
8 ]" b7 _/ ^% s- ^: d5 Z' N xAK Steel Navigator+ G4 X, F% F& X' |0 S p# C
xAK Steel Ranger
& S' r! S |' a; `; @6 p xAK Steel Scientist
" f4 ]8 f# a% |* `2 n) j xAK Steel Seafarer
; F) M) Z% J: p( D2 H" R xAK Steel Trader4 q. Q7 l: z# S- C% ?
xAK Steel Voyager% g2 `1 X8 i3 S
xAK Steel Worker, heavy damage
1 G2 q4 ~- I5 {+ P6 \( W xAK Andrea Luckenbach2 o0 \% c2 A" `
xAK Harry Luckenbach
J; b$ B, s+ ] B9 u( q xAK J.L. Luckenbach
% I1 b) z& X& G2 P0 u; w G xAK Jacob Luckenbach4 i4 ~8 @1 V+ l. `5 r: v
xAK Julia Luckenbach
. H B8 J& {7 r9 g+ g% w# A xAK Katrina Luckenbach
% X9 U6 a* {8 {; q6 C. t* S+ \ xAK Lena Luckenbach
' h- S/ d5 D7 r2 k, t7 y. j xAK Lewis Luckenbach
5 u* J+ |. D+ L5 B xAK Lillian Luckenbach
" I7 Z8 o; q3 h" ^& r xAK Mathew Luckenbach
! n; k( [% f& a- ^ xAK Walter Luckenbach
& j/ j. Y2 X* ^+ E xAK William Luckenbach
, u7 J; L' ^( h; g; I* L* U xAK Diamond head
0 j& c5 n8 y: w" @, ` xAK Admiral Halstead: Y( F3 P% a9 f2 l/ Z/ G6 e5 ~
xAK Admiral Cole& j, d: Z. c, z2 |5 n6 u! H5 ^
xAK Crown City* Y5 k$ ~* ]6 U& y8 [* ?8 R
AM Matai, Shell hits 20, heavy fires, heavy damage
& g* K- i. o e. e7 x" O xAK Rona, Shell hits 4
' F" Y. F0 T2 n# K+ u) q) B! o: P k xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1, C- Y+ F0 b, ]* |
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$ M; C# o4 j3 P# F @ ZAllied ground losses: Y- Y+ ~3 `% T2 T4 a! a8 z
37 casualties reported
. K) h5 H/ H; i9 \ Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
i3 p* @, Y/ h* p( F Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled1 {# I& l$ B2 q+ S# e
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ d I: y5 y1 D6 b) o0 x
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 120,193, Range 15,000 Yards: `5 C# o' g# Y: P7 [
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Japanese Ships% W* S: x0 `* W' ?9 y9 p
DD Satsuki
5 D I) M( f- w DD Minazuki
; ^5 ^# o f: \/ W3 ~ S8 L/ M DD Mochizuki
2 {3 s6 ?& F" j DD Oite! | q1 R4 N3 [( r0 G; m
DD Hayate
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Allied Ships$ {* A+ M! Y5 _
xAK Alabaman
5 s- t% n* E2 P$ `; E6 v xAK Alaskan$ U1 p' z; g: {8 E
xAK American
7 E0 T4 J& n6 {2 e* l xAK Arizonan
4 c6 w; r* i5 ~1 s; [ xAK Arkansan5 b1 u6 [2 W- n" c( Q i
xAK Californian
* }+ m; w# R- g4 n) a xAK Canadian
: ^( x4 p) x1 h xAK Dakotan
0 e1 \$ x) ^2 K+ M xAK Hawaiian) |- r' M$ Q% ]7 W; n$ Q* v4 o8 K8 ?9 o" R
xAK Kansan: T' v" x+ x7 L8 n$ J5 ]% R1 b
xAK Minnesotan
; v* y* p: {1 o3 [2 b xAK Ohioan" n- d- R$ n6 {7 i
xAK Panaman
( q. W" x" ]7 ? xAK Pennsylvanian- F+ B# D# t2 A7 A! X; x
xAK Puerto Rican
: M4 G) ]6 p& K9 ^8 o V4 e xAK Utahan
+ u2 H2 _! i3 h2 ?; i# e1 Z xAK Virginian
* Y' v7 I2 W/ f* H$ v xAK Trento) p9 r& E* ?( l8 [; q9 }
xAK Charles H Cramp- c2 M) w- j/ {+ @9 p2 F: Z
xAK Lancaster- h. p/ ?6 v2 g8 V
xAK Sagadahoc9 i# R# C0 Q; m4 p' U4 Y) s
xAK Santa Rita! F9 b) X3 U) w6 F5 c. o" L
xAK Santa Teresa9 b" ~7 G8 ~8 a8 t2 a, ~( e( o
xAK Atlanta City- s7 m" [" w) k: Y) m
xAK Chickasaw City
% X) u$ f' a& h. i xAK Ensley City
6 {# d3 R" r" A6 i/ R! n8 ? xAK Knoxville City
! D3 H. _$ @0 m. W, U9 Y3 k0 v xAK Mobile City' C# Y) W8 c* ]+ a2 M9 B
xAK Tuscaloosa City
: {4 T1 R4 l; j- W) r3 T! i8 A! f xAK Steel Age
6 `" k3 Q; B% d4 c xAK Steel Exporter
9 g6 C/ F' z2 k( j i5 ^9 f- S xAK Steel Mariner2 v1 U, w/ F# w& X3 {
xAK Steel Navigator
6 b' W, T# }% ?' A) B+ g8 \ xAK Steel Ranger5 d, E5 R% a% y6 a: u
xAK Steel Scientist
' i1 h0 _- p& q. z0 Z' Z0 _ xAK Steel Seafarer( S q# n1 p0 x
xAK Steel Trader
7 A X% H6 Z9 E$ _3 X+ ^ xAK Steel Voyager
4 x. @' G4 |3 @6 l- w* D. ?/ Z+ a q xAK Andrea Luckenbach
1 z0 K4 c: }% U, q xAK Harry Luckenbach
6 V& K: a/ c% B0 }# g* ~4 ? xAK J.L. Luckenbach& F2 j- m/ k& x' l5 n% v$ `
xAK Jacob Luckenbach
; C/ b/ ]; b# `* P' R/ B1 U xAK Julia Luckenbach5 o7 N" V3 x- T4 w6 N+ e0 d1 m
xAK Katrina Luckenbach; k" g" N" f' t. e
xAK Lena Luckenbach* a) K/ Z3 g1 H/ _+ }9 f8 d" ?
xAK Lewis Luckenbach, y3 k& E" w. W# k
xAK Lillian Luckenbach/ u6 b5 G, r/ d- h$ } G
xAK Mathew Luckenbach
o5 i8 @6 A( V2 }, @. a- K& z xAK Walter Luckenbach0 M+ d0 V0 i* N) c. b
xAK William Luckenbach' g- X. d9 a$ E B+ j
xAK Diamond head6 t" l$ G1 h# y, l5 ~( Q
xAK Admiral Halstead0 `4 H/ W; `5 z& y" }" s5 J& _
xAK Admiral Cole
- Q0 u; z6 X- t# s$ q) b xAK Crown City
1 k/ }- B- Y- A A xAK Admiral Y. Williams( A) u) W3 D3 i8 T9 F; H. S' E- x
xAK Iron Crown, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
7 e3 }. L$ I; X9 u7 G% L9 C. ] xAK Rona, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage
; S1 B5 V9 b1 `0 }/ ~ xAK Exmoor, Shell hits 2
/ h2 ] e" r. Y# V7 l+ `, M: L7 q9 r xAK Aeon, Shell hits 3, on fire- |* v1 V0 {* ]1 p5 R# p. k
xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1
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9 y& b" M! ^4 P9 ~$ m( K+ R# ]" C
Allied ground losses:$ m; s/ k z! m
59 casualties reported
: W e5 M/ ]% d: ?: p' w, S1 e% m! m Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled! i# O# o4 F! w8 R
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 19 disabled4 y0 C0 m3 e$ Q0 L% D) a
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
4 p/ T8 T \% N1 b: P. y Guns lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled)
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 14,000 Yards4 e0 M% U) u. c9 n! R0 ^
( z( i5 r- P; m, |% k3 BJapanese Ships
. e" k+ i* ?6 C) [: N CA Furutaka
5 q5 c, G3 X5 n" w CL Abukuma( _* h( j* d" x4 ?( b
CL Tatsuta
9 I& j$ ? k: M5 m" B8 \/ f. u CL Yubari
" L: l4 c) f5 W: d4 p2 [% l DD Michishio
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Allied Ships* j/ C% N- [( H5 |# z+ x
DM Ramsay, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
3 ~; ~. |9 \1 j w; \ DM Breese, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
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Sub attack near Port Moresby at 98,133
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3 g3 Y! K: O! U* ` u PB Kozan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage" F) _, U5 \+ b l6 v! R6 h
AO Manju Maru. @/ Z* t" n$ U2 Z1 Q
AO Akebono Maru- [7 k& w2 p( Z' B, P
PB Choun Maru #8
9 A5 X6 f/ Q0 L8 O8 u SC Ch 205 F5 a8 g7 g& n9 y
k7 v" q4 ?0 V {Allied Ships2 U. s9 ^' X7 Z/ {( t* |' R t. f
SS Tautog. F. x3 S/ @8 N- X
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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" b* q) l( L' j5 X6 [5 CRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
" @; ?- B8 V- jEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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4 P9 J3 C( M# O2 v- @Japanese aircraft4 j" S& ]8 N; V0 z
A6M2 Zero x 41& [2 N& m4 j5 H' r* D! r2 ~
9 f/ ]: ]9 s/ v! ]6 p
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Allied aircraft. b3 {( j, F3 U) k
P-40E Warhawk x 16
M+ J+ K& D& O8 @8 B! k; F# Y" S+ y PBY-5 Catalina x 30, s3 d7 N a8 q$ t O
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No Japanese losses' F+ S3 G' ?# }" _
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; G, ]6 v/ W( _& d; t7 } P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
$ J2 e" m& l* x( m PBY-5 Catalina: 3 damaged0 r7 b h7 {1 e; U
PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed by flak2 X" H" ]8 L) @% U0 a% s7 ?
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DD Oyashio, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage9 c' U' Z$ l- X3 b( L9 s
TB Hayabusa
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' D$ ]1 b8 @+ i' S TB Hiyodori
! s! @* b/ R; u/ j1 @ DD Hagikaze% A0 |+ t: U/ D" B) _% J
DD Hatsukaze8 e. ?! ]# A, H) R* G
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