AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 27, 42
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2 o0 E5 {7 S2 F9 x' Y盟军一支在莫港卸载补给的船队全灭;
j) t1 g, p- W0 ~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;# |& l: R; x, U9 O- |+ m0 T
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
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 12,000 Yards
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. |% a$ s# I: C5 ]' O) ]* OJapanese Ships# _- O( ^8 Q1 m# X
DD Oyashio
# \% x, G# R5 D P) D DD Hatsukaze
$ @6 ^, o! a) a3 ` DD Hagikaze, I5 J: i1 b: A$ L1 _
DD Uranami, ~2 Q$ [% F' t' V& q' k ~0 a- h
TB Otori
3 i* ^+ ^3 |% q8 F' N. o TB Hiyodori0 Z' `0 ?2 }; k; N
TB Hayabusa' X, G/ o, _+ @% l( K4 u# X! _
TB Kiji$ s' r0 |/ r V, o" J
TB Kamo( t3 P. |0 W& k' k* u- }! U
DD Suresushio
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" Z, _! O! K$ |' t xAKL Chungking, Shell hits 23, and is sunk
, J& z& [* h- y$ l' @; i% q xAKL Darvel, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
c* O& m& m% { xAKL Kaiping, Shell hits 13, and is sunk2 ?) L9 ]6 w: u# v! H1 F) K& ^
xAKL Vichy, Shell hits 18, and is sunk) C& e. I$ l4 I
xAKL Patris, Shell hits 25, and is sunk3 n6 D' |6 E- Q9 c4 ]/ J+ o3 a& j
xAKL Burwah, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
! S7 L4 p( m* o* G* q2 I1 v xAKL Carlisle, Shell hits 26, and is sunk
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( {+ }$ ^0 @/ l# S6 }Night Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 7,000 Yards
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( _! ~( _) \ d; i K% s0 rJapanese Ships6 r1 @, M' U* A9 V
CA Furutaka7 b" A7 `1 ?) V
CA Kako8 F& g8 x- A- i' K6 i8 E/ r
CL Abukuma$ K* |* E! X) }" ?, A: H
CL Tenryu
7 A+ i( H* \8 T4 f! O7 O$ k# R CL Tatsuta
% n3 ~ [+ M' d6 w0 s& C: { CL Yubari, Shell hits 1
6 P( ]$ Q. G2 w DD Michishio
2 H) G7 r$ N) ]2 d9 m/ H. U, F DD Amagiri
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Allied Ships+ N# f3 ~: l; m
DM Ramsay, Shell hits 1
/ G/ O4 Y l5 ~7 q ]2 D DM Breese, Shell hits 3, on fire
. F! e" A' U1 c1 y DM Tracy, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
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TF 181 encounters mine field at Pago Pago (148,161)9 h& l* _5 V) c @% m2 i6 H
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; e2 V5 F: Y2 `2 x3 ~' [$ @ CA Kako, Mine hits 5, on fire, heavy damage/ @' j3 b( }: M) C, D
DD Amagiri, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage5 {! x. }, Z( W. G: G+ X$ z0 s
CL Tenryu, Mine hits 1, on fire3 R0 _2 R# `( [. r# f$ d3 J! y/ V
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships) x; X0 g: D; u" z) z6 j# S6 L
DD Satsuki
% y3 a( Q) |. W0 N DD Minazuki. m4 ^0 F: r2 T F
DD Mochizuki6 c- d+ \; k! F
DD Oite/ ~8 _' x( W/ \0 Q
DD Hayate
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Allied Ships
. T7 N* n) l% P$ Z3 _' m PG Sacramento, Shell hits 15, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 ~2 ^1 K4 T, l5 c xAK Alabaman/ [) n* d8 W- C: f: l
xAK Alaskan
2 a, X- Y1 T3 P4 o) F/ Z xAK American! a* i7 l8 r/ ^0 K3 C
xAK Arizonan
7 z( N1 ^ P9 f& S9 V! | xAK Arkansan# h8 O7 k: s5 h ?+ Q
xAK Californian( [* V! ^- h9 o7 E5 C
xAK Canadian
! r q+ n: ^) _: X* r$ s& K xAK Dakotan1 D' [+ {7 `( l9 m
xAK Hawaiian
, U3 P2 t! \6 A2 f6 `* t xAK Kansan
s! w) B [& j% q4 _; i+ N1 |; u& \; z xAK Minnesotan
" X M" n7 ^+ u6 a: K: h xAK Ohioan
6 L, }% a7 ~9 Q( F# Z xAK Panaman
2 ~' r" [) C) @, u" U6 i% n! c( H: t xAK Pennsylvanian( u- ~& N+ m" G$ y8 X) W5 }) f
xAK Puerto Rican# [ k. G0 p( O; F5 g' O: ^, K0 @
xAK Utahan
0 q% g1 F8 M T6 O xAK Virginian
' K0 K6 G/ Q7 |& {8 H$ k5 u xAK Trento! `: }" u, O4 l# T8 [( G
xAK Charles H Cramp' s$ d: g8 w9 H/ D$ t2 u
xAK Lancaster
9 \0 K7 n# R7 {9 o xAK Sagadahoc
2 w: O. n0 H. h) ~; u* a7 s$ a, {. O xAK Santa Rita4 W) _9 O6 }7 Q, t
xAK Santa Teresa. r: _; K d- L
xAK Atlanta City9 ^0 V3 a! o0 R$ [4 D; f
xAK Chickasaw City
4 w5 ~/ i! c# Q3 I( H xAK Ensley City$ e+ \ S) ]: b4 z8 i: A+ I
xAK Knoxville City; z8 i; Q N, m# M0 B3 v
xAK Mobile City
4 q- E+ s6 l3 ^4 @0 p8 n% O/ M xAK Tuscaloosa City' m9 t5 P/ R5 e* V2 h2 |* n2 b
xAK Steel Age# i( w9 I; ^. n4 n0 M
xAK Steel Exporter
9 i0 K y! p# I% W xAK Steel Mariner
: H+ U2 t, F+ A, I; }( D$ I xAK Steel Navigator3 g' Y+ q$ r4 Q0 ]* b
xAK Steel Ranger/ j5 o" m4 j8 l2 G; a6 N, ^$ c
xAK Steel Scientist
8 c6 b+ @, }6 C8 c* O: f( T' W xAK Steel Seafarer% D7 b. R# J- L+ V/ }3 X
xAK Steel Trader5 j+ }6 k8 I' f$ o! c5 Q0 W& f9 I1 j
xAK Steel Voyager
2 z9 @# c2 w4 G, a5 | xAK Steel Worker
/ o t% ], U) u' I xAK Andrea Luckenbach1 K: G* E' s7 R+ e7 D. M) }
xAK Harry Luckenbach
# [' H& [ p" z7 z4 p+ U, P xAK J.L. Luckenbach0 a* S [3 J S* [3 s" ~2 K* S' q
xAK Jacob Luckenbach
' ]! g% ?7 ~, ~: n0 s$ _ xAK Julia Luckenbach
; f1 H: q3 t( |+ M xAK Katrina Luckenbach
8 D6 H- L) ?! F1 b' n( Z. }: { xAK Lena Luckenbach
1 X1 p: [8 z: ~9 J" t7 k xAK Lewis Luckenbach
8 o4 q7 x ?3 t& A9 J xAK Lillian Luckenbach
! ?; N! k% c/ p5 H7 \' D2 b! I& c8 l$ B xAK Mathew Luckenbach
! e6 |; U# f: q# ~/ b0 V, I6 B( k xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 7, heavy fires! j% |! t& I3 k) m% E: Z
xAK Walter Luckenbach$ D! M7 [/ o Y4 Q: j/ R
xAK William Luckenbach
8 e1 v8 w. H: r2 Y: w xAK Diamond head
' S9 E" Y' L$ Z2 M! P' i xAK Admiral Halstead6 [: p6 t N T3 w! ~
AM Matai, Shell hits 1% X. a. i, G) i. a5 [0 N
AM Muritai, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage; I1 H" `5 D, L# k) x* T
xAK Salamaua, Shell hits 1
8 O/ N" ?# y( z8 Q/ K xAK Rona, Shell hits 2: ~' p A- T7 g. Q3 S
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Allied ground losses:
' H6 X7 s! v9 r8 l8 B 24 casualties reported
3 B1 H8 r- Y; Q V$ F+ S* I Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 U3 K4 }& t6 m0 ?) B O- A
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 4 disabled
6 b0 ~2 ^5 A) G Engineers: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled
+ r/ g% `# {' m. y, Y# r Vehicles lost 17 (10 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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f( ` U! v& L! eJapanese Ships6 o! ]0 h' t5 W& [8 R& T2 c
DD Satsuki4 \" H% _* M5 G" S8 m' x9 A; S
DD Minazuki+ B9 _- V, z: i8 c+ m' Y8 Y
DD Mochizuki
! T$ k% \6 o! P* ?+ v8 \ DD Oite
0 d! d. A( [/ e DD Hayate+ [7 t$ S9 S" _ C' P
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Allied Ships2 {- P3 l( d& D' p; ?
PG Sacramento, Shell hits 12, heavy fires, heavy damage O' Z# Q# r& e+ p
xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage2 g% s" Z4 i$ C/ w5 `: t
AM Muritai, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Allied ground losses:
/ z; |# A, _& x) Y9 X Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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2 G" n- X. d! }( O1 {Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 121,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
% I$ a, K) \" e7 ^ DD Satsuki2 p K5 Z: v) O2 z5 o) c2 v
DD Minazuki3 G) `- S2 v& I
DD Mochizuki
* B. f9 p- x' Q DD Oite
" P; s. ~1 v3 T* K+ [ G' ]7 d1 M DD Hayate
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Allied Ships8 S* _ _0 ~! }: Y
xAK Alabaman
( ~2 E* C- ]9 {7 B xAK Alaskan
! n1 y! h: G O; O0 j0 N1 W xAK American
& e) a, |; Q( y4 {4 C2 i: i- Q xAK Arizonan/ g% ~4 n& e5 O5 Y& M& A( ]
xAK Arkansan W8 G! {$ H! v- J
xAK Californian5 _ L* n/ B4 G- ?: W
xAK Canadian
! @0 p7 O" [( A3 ~7 K6 _( E xAK Dakotan
Q; n5 m& l5 @4 m xAK Hawaiian, A/ T2 n/ R2 a( o! v; I% M- [8 L
xAK Kansan, Z: F8 c6 J$ z: f
xAK Minnesotan7 c( k" V) F0 q* M: Q2 S
xAK Ohioan
" @: l$ D! g1 X d* x: Y) N xAK Panaman2 D W9 n, g( [ K1 T8 I
xAK Pennsylvanian) \2 ~6 P: `# W. B1 R1 L
xAK Puerto Rican/ Z- ^3 u; u/ ]) L0 M7 `, z
xAK Utahan
, I4 ` ~1 ~1 z xAK Virginian! ^# k; w# T2 g: }& }+ \3 G' c D
xAK Trento
! v/ D- f5 ?2 C2 b+ t% I0 W3 D; o xAK Charles H Cramp6 i B6 g! }- x: m' L
xAK Lancaster$ Z2 p" b7 E. V8 b. j
xAK Sagadahoc
; _( {3 c- @- p, x& M xAK Santa Rita
% L7 V# u( F/ u2 x xAK Santa Teresa
7 d% z/ z2 o. F7 C1 ] xAK Atlanta City
1 E; R5 T7 r, t+ m: O& T8 z xAK Chickasaw City
& V) H2 ] ~0 q8 L* S xAK Ensley City! `5 P% ~! e6 n# |3 f4 E' _9 ~
xAK Knoxville City2 `4 `) Q1 r2 L9 _5 z
xAK Mobile City. X, k7 m; |/ r4 j0 e
xAK Tuscaloosa City1 p% B4 N4 ]6 J, k8 k8 Y- L% @' c
xAK Steel Age
# [+ }+ k% C; [" m- v$ V xAK Steel Exporter
. F4 L$ X* } n t7 J+ j( | W4 B xAK Steel Mariner9 G$ b) W4 w' o0 [6 {
xAK Steel Navigator4 X. ~) J0 a: C3 D4 C
xAK Steel Ranger
* ^9 a$ n3 q3 [0 ~& D7 V xAK Steel Scientist
* w- |4 y' \0 d6 v xAK Steel Seafarer% g; `# X. S, x s! N8 V: _! {, i
xAK Steel Trader( _% }1 n* H% g+ V9 }- d& a
xAK Steel Voyager }! w' [4 t/ V+ O
xAK Steel Worker, heavy damage( I `4 c7 W Y( i' B
xAK Andrea Luckenbach
; |" l4 u4 O$ c, g/ j- y% k; N xAK Harry Luckenbach P/ n9 c" J, c( |* b2 u
xAK J.L. Luckenbach' x4 S7 `( S( ^0 H; _
xAK Jacob Luckenbach! q' y3 g6 w& f# [' i
xAK Julia Luckenbach5 ?& J3 e( a. K* }+ W' f; Q7 j
xAK Katrina Luckenbach
9 W- G& ]* m2 }2 j1 x2 u+ [6 q+ \ xAK Lena Luckenbach
( g2 j* t2 n# H xAK Lewis Luckenbach
: p% G6 Y& H1 K xAK Lillian Luckenbach
$ N H7 t6 J5 U" R! Z xAK Mathew Luckenbach+ `- b& ]% X4 h t" l
xAK Walter Luckenbach" c% F# d- Y+ R) ~8 x) X
xAK William Luckenbach5 G& ?8 G# q/ N9 i8 X$ |) V
xAK Diamond head' ~8 h7 Y0 ^) A7 a3 P
xAK Admiral Halstead
* Q, p# i% N6 W$ y9 a xAK Admiral Cole
& W; c: D6 t9 E; P h: I$ b( D0 p xAK Crown City
, M: s2 t% I; X4 I6 S. z+ m$ G0 }3 p AM Matai, Shell hits 20, heavy fires, heavy damage
! h. T j- X# _6 Y, A xAK Rona, Shell hits 4( M5 V/ t- o1 }* ?
xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1' a( r" i5 H4 Z5 @# b& K7 k7 G
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Allied ground losses:9 Y3 T: f0 C% ?* u
37 casualties reported
$ S+ [4 P- t" H# H3 e9 d) _ Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
7 l5 \! |, O$ l& D7 |9 D, C2 T: m Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled3 N5 j" _( ~6 o6 ^2 \
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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9 X& E6 ^& q; ]% m# {2 [. h5 MDay Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 120,193, Range 15,000 Yards1 V& D7 L' w$ s* ` w
# ?' F6 [" O5 O1 A5 T! xJapanese Ships/ @% ?! L. g3 J/ H7 a1 a' h* e
DD Satsuki
" K4 ~ D7 o" e- h8 o DD Minazuki
: X/ {* W7 g6 v" F; w/ E( H DD Mochizuki; t6 s+ ^( [$ ]( b# Z" ~ u* z
DD Oite, J' U7 M% G# V) i1 k6 A$ Q6 ^9 ^ b
DD Hayate
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Allied Ships# o5 V$ s: l1 R; j. ^; O2 G
xAK Alabaman; v) G# ~# S9 P7 T
xAK Alaskan
1 w8 v7 q1 q' t V8 X xAK American X9 c) `5 N' O7 j: T+ @% J
xAK Arizonan9 u0 Z3 F! E( g$ H1 U9 L+ ^% l7 a
xAK Arkansan
7 f( D, C$ k! G9 u3 T# }$ B xAK Californian
6 ?2 @! Y) w9 p& W' r2 ]9 E: u xAK Canadian# f+ R! t% R5 i8 ` {
xAK Dakotan" L h8 b. _8 F& ?( A5 D
xAK Hawaiian
/ i; ^ j) ~/ P! b; S" H xAK Kansan% i: e/ U- Y) o0 \1 t
xAK Minnesotan
4 l8 L" @3 D) V$ i' v& Y8 x% ~, q xAK Ohioan
3 a& N6 r7 M7 x, \% H6 A xAK Panaman G2 {: l5 s0 W0 u
xAK Pennsylvanian( }' e/ F7 w+ p0 p
xAK Puerto Rican6 {$ p0 N" f4 S5 K+ n# n
xAK Utahan' L' _6 _/ A* ^
xAK Virginian
; n v. h- D! b# @( c& P" | xAK Trento
! N* h% M4 t/ Q; s xAK Charles H Cramp
( E% x* M9 |/ G0 O6 K2 _2 Q xAK Lancaster1 V2 Z2 ?' J1 r. n8 y. Z7 Y
xAK Sagadahoc2 _6 I% ^9 O0 t B$ R/ Q9 w, {
xAK Santa Rita: d" g1 g {: P" u* Y
xAK Santa Teresa
( ~0 B0 m) W& v2 _ xAK Atlanta City
' Y+ C1 M1 e+ I; W( J xAK Chickasaw City+ ^- b! y- B) \1 {8 _0 c
xAK Ensley City
- R1 I! T' K6 ? xAK Knoxville City q8 f* m. w( r8 Q) u4 Q2 {1 S
xAK Mobile City5 h5 z8 s( A. @5 B4 }
xAK Tuscaloosa City
4 J' Z7 N& q, P xAK Steel Age
! Q6 x$ ^( U9 H" z6 o! F+ A; {( M xAK Steel Exporter
, \$ T8 L) f, K R xAK Steel Mariner
" a1 J% d V& W# h% V8 M xAK Steel Navigator
, r) A; R. X( f! x) A5 x, Q3 A2 X/ a xAK Steel Ranger
; _% ]1 C9 c( J( f. C, _5 r% r8 v xAK Steel Scientist) r$ C4 Y* v/ w7 Y, w( p9 ~( j! D2 Q
xAK Steel Seafarer- d5 I1 W% s8 {" p+ V9 d- Y! b3 ~
xAK Steel Trader
! z: B" N2 H0 T$ Z- L- H xAK Steel Voyager+ a( A! j0 r$ A9 W1 s
xAK Andrea Luckenbach1 l( ^) D/ { r; F
xAK Harry Luckenbach8 O: j: t( ~' |: o8 @" G
xAK J.L. Luckenbach* D: o. p& d1 t& _! Z1 z
xAK Jacob Luckenbach7 T2 l5 M0 y; M) v( x" _2 Z9 \
xAK Julia Luckenbach3 z! M. m* W) i2 h2 }' {; f
xAK Katrina Luckenbach
: ]7 `/ G; ?: f1 @" X xAK Lena Luckenbach
; @$ G: w/ ?2 C, a# [# ]; s7 b+ [ xAK Lewis Luckenbach
/ B5 _- U6 V& Q$ ]/ ? xAK Lillian Luckenbach2 k! P- r, v: O0 H, g
xAK Mathew Luckenbach
& Z) R; U9 ]& L7 g" q! n1 c xAK Walter Luckenbach8 N6 u' H- m5 k1 |2 @3 u* r
xAK William Luckenbach& L* Y6 S! P! Z: R( R
xAK Diamond head
1 D1 ]7 H! w' ]2 l0 U xAK Admiral Halstead8 v" L7 z; `9 X, `' X
xAK Admiral Cole
* v O% |6 ~4 r- K( ]+ W- b4 C xAK Crown City
8 A% X5 T0 {/ O X" H& r xAK Admiral Y. Williams* B$ a7 h7 G$ E3 M" V5 T, {( D
xAK Iron Crown, Shell hits 4, heavy fires$ d' b! c$ X$ g( m, E5 C" I
xAK Rona, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage
# H# u' z/ W+ \( G. b% h xAK Exmoor, Shell hits 2) L# S/ T4 u# b
xAK Aeon, Shell hits 3, on fire. [5 A \1 @7 n1 I# F+ O+ e$ U
xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1
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Allied ground losses:
& n, i7 k, o% r- _* k" y6 Z& O, Y 59 casualties reported- ]$ x/ m( P, Y; T4 n( U
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled u! c9 w9 l, R( ]/ l
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 19 disabled
; a, [+ q- T% x* R- h Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. O3 D9 J9 O$ o
Guns lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled)1 K7 h( f* }! R# s
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 14,000 Yards
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' H2 z: ?1 o0 j9 H" g/ H. qJapanese Ships5 g6 g* Q& X; I& f; f* I( A1 D
CA Furutaka
; @& H' T% W( T7 b5 n9 [) e CL Abukuma" Z$ M- `: R! x2 Y1 h/ u" `
CL Tatsuta4 @* v* E& f+ i! G6 Z. q4 c
CL Yubari* J, G0 }) B+ }7 }" M) x9 B
DD Michishio
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Allied Ships
$ _$ G: W; Y; x6 d9 P' u DM Ramsay, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
b( K8 \& a- o5 U0 V# j6 C3 L. |$ G5 e DM Breese, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
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4 z/ Y- C f9 T5 H, e; aSub attack near Port Moresby at 98,1334 _0 m: r$ T. ?8 E
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0 j# @: \4 v$ J) e: l3 B8 ] PB Kozan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
4 x& s4 K9 {0 v- `8 a" I AO Manju Maru
8 ], b, T" B [4 _ AO Akebono Maru4 k3 Y4 U- S' ^% {2 I! `; B
PB Choun Maru #8
8 y( G# P, p% i SC Ch 20) I2 M% X, `, J; K) C7 W
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, u' t2 W$ \$ G* ?4 r m3 ~ SS Tautog
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Light cloud8 T+ Q5 C# C1 q3 Z
1 c0 h; x3 v B& hRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
4 f+ G. U/ T' k: UEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
% q; k% ^- z* ^! f+ Y A6M2 Zero x 416 b( ?! z! ~' t" ]& |% ^
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Allied aircraft* u. c* { u+ ]4 @6 {
P-40E Warhawk x 16) U* t* D) _9 {2 W. P8 x
PBY-5 Catalina x 30
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P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed( W% q: r* K4 K: Q5 Z
PBY-5 Catalina: 3 damaged
& D ]. z' t$ P/ s" k PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed by flak( V- k& w" }& K$ v/ {
: {( b+ r/ { QJapanese Ships
5 U6 c0 p1 b- v7 \/ Q% Z/ U DD Suresushio
6 ^# u/ f# l9 U DD Oyashio, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
. H: v3 _, `# b TB Hayabusa
9 h% u8 Q, c, w TB Otori7 G( u) p3 U0 S; O/ @
TB Hiyodori6 c( j/ d# d8 L, z) G6 G
DD Hagikaze# {& n# {3 @! h5 S& f
DD Hatsukaze8 J: f r+ g9 U# }- A
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