AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 27, 421 _ u5 l) Z1 U) v$ g5 F
7 s; C* O$ L% ~% s盟军一支在莫港卸载补给的船队全灭;& i9 m: M2 t1 w% t# h0 u
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 F- S |; Z. t: U# h3 u2 t- n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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0 Q: E7 y8 ^/ b: r) P! |Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 12,000 Yards& z3 g: F7 s% y5 E6 Y
6 g z0 |2 C* h8 d6 U* vJapanese Ships
" `/ `6 Z. K5 p$ h1 S DD Oyashio; p$ w- e6 ?7 g- z. w3 [6 O
DD Hatsukaze9 O: Z; S4 F }
DD Hagikaze; ~, }) [ x3 v" h
DD Uranami
% E3 b- e* Q0 t5 R TB Otori
8 N. `& f) E0 j' G# b6 @( k TB Hiyodori& I2 w; U% w' u1 R9 y
TB Hayabusa; ~1 `1 o* Z* N# z" @
TB Kiji2 v* ?! `: U z& v- `
TB Kamo7 N( I8 R3 j- ?- P- d
DD Suresushio
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+ H# t- U5 o) o+ D xAKL Chungking, Shell hits 23, and is sunk
3 X; t9 W% E7 j% B' A9 ~1 c xAKL Darvel, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
* t+ K9 @: D% w" K6 f* J7 D* f xAKL Kaiping, Shell hits 13, and is sunk+ X+ j ] s' z8 W; p" d
xAKL Vichy, Shell hits 18, and is sunk; ^, b, V6 [ K, K
xAKL Patris, Shell hits 25, and is sunk6 `- h! l( k# V6 M: C
xAKL Burwah, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk) {# Y% J: k _4 \3 C0 V! j
xAKL Carlisle, Shell hits 26, and is sunk- T2 p# n( x7 K5 I% c0 F
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: Y# ~, g; W' a+ F: eNight Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 7,000 Yards
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2 s. k$ R3 j/ E) p6 m' CJapanese Ships
# u. U, F2 L! z/ C* `, Y* u1 r CA Furutaka6 S% F" K- |- u. i+ [
CA Kako: I) B/ F9 i j6 _
CL Abukuma2 b4 Q/ `) i3 `4 {
CL Tenryu+ [' J) _2 B& \
CL Tatsuta9 e. ~9 q$ i) h% N
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1" @9 M! K7 V) l! O' r
DD Michishio
0 n: [) J( c2 ~' }/ h DD Amagiri
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Allied Ships! F5 w9 ~2 b$ b
DM Ramsay, Shell hits 1
% i: @7 M. `; f U DM Breese, Shell hits 3, on fire) v: K- S7 j/ _$ m# ], e
DM Tracy, Shell hits 6, and is sunk7 r: [: i7 N; K: w; b0 ~% n
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# W* q) |8 ]3 Z+ A2 m+ {. d* TTF 181 encounters mine field at Pago Pago (148,161)! h# W2 w+ d% U" `5 i. H+ m. a5 ]
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CA Kako, Mine hits 5, on fire, heavy damage& U4 C8 J+ `$ [* H0 L
DD Amagiri, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
$ E, e: x: K# ]2 m CL Tenryu, Mine hits 1, on fire3 F2 y# D' b& {* Y
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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! ]1 `1 H- e0 d* {. Z" n) gJapanese Ships, {$ J. F/ v- P- U! |% |
DD Satsuki
+ N: o: m# u; \+ k9 j DD Minazuki
$ ~: L/ ^: M& V1 _( e DD Mochizuki
+ P. X( a' |$ q. x4 X DD Oite, G; m" C+ \4 Q% k
DD Hayate
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Allied Ships
5 r9 C. o- {" a. K/ b PG Sacramento, Shell hits 15, heavy fires, heavy damage' M4 V! j; r% N" z7 |9 w6 \) N9 K- z
xAK Alabaman4 V" _; e7 o8 b+ n
xAK Alaskan; N8 F& v+ o3 T8 I& L
xAK American* e0 {' @7 D2 F% ~6 r C1 }
xAK Arizonan1 y- j$ Q0 B( _/ T
xAK Arkansan
) y) C0 B% ^$ f# O5 ]3 g xAK Californian
" l9 n( @* b4 D* ]' N xAK Canadian
5 z' e. M; @* l5 A% f- @ ~" @ xAK Dakotan
# W! k9 q" T( G xAK Hawaiian
4 ]) {4 u2 I; p' u6 { xAK Kansan
1 l2 @6 P( y: p" i; Q xAK Minnesotan
" v0 D, y+ M2 l xAK Ohioan
q C9 x8 \# i, S* N. z* l0 a3 ?+ Z. J xAK Panaman
- x& i" u. ]3 K# H2 U xAK Pennsylvanian T( d- z1 Y( Z1 F- f
xAK Puerto Rican
: N( E! X+ m2 O8 y0 | xAK Utahan
. F) B( Z- D" D6 X xAK Virginian
7 {( C- }! S$ U# U0 O- A xAK Trento
1 V3 ~) {5 f- s7 o1 S# l xAK Charles H Cramp
6 G' u* U7 n. O3 x0 s" v xAK Lancaster9 ~, B, p5 U4 \+ d+ Z
xAK Sagadahoc
& i5 k$ W3 l, e! L xAK Santa Rita& A1 o9 [. d# {8 [0 z
xAK Santa Teresa k5 L, x# \4 Y" W, @+ Z
xAK Atlanta City
$ Q! g2 }$ O6 P4 I xAK Chickasaw City2 Z* d1 i b) A( p
xAK Ensley City
( K" h& ] `0 P3 G7 s# U: A; J xAK Knoxville City# L+ [6 p1 m9 b. f; e5 ~1 ?( [
xAK Mobile City }' G6 H+ } v- B5 U5 R
xAK Tuscaloosa City
8 A1 i% |# z) U+ A( _, e xAK Steel Age$ m+ E3 Z' P4 q, N, u6 R
xAK Steel Exporter8 x0 C0 f {4 r y' r
xAK Steel Mariner
. `; ^1 R% {' w3 b$ z1 J0 F% K xAK Steel Navigator* z$ W7 B. \- Z0 I0 e
xAK Steel Ranger: @' P# c9 }4 X1 [8 P: T3 u! T
xAK Steel Scientist8 \/ J5 X" B* X4 n# i
xAK Steel Seafarer
2 u; _) U$ V& X- o4 [( r# W# e xAK Steel Trader2 C, p3 p* O' G" K3 Z
xAK Steel Voyager
$ h N7 _' N7 Y* S xAK Steel Worker- s' Q$ x% v. `' }$ l
xAK Andrea Luckenbach G& h9 A) j. t# j! t$ J$ ^/ _
xAK Harry Luckenbach9 o- u5 n+ r7 X. j0 u
xAK J.L. Luckenbach
A0 _+ s* W! [ m xAK Jacob Luckenbach* |+ d* r9 R3 W8 K. Y+ @
xAK Julia Luckenbach
, s9 }: \0 O7 y" S4 O xAK Katrina Luckenbach# b1 k1 M& n# l$ `- s& h8 B& s
xAK Lena Luckenbach) f8 p4 @8 B2 v% c" m
xAK Lewis Luckenbach
, r, ~9 D9 r" f5 ] xAK Lillian Luckenbach
" m7 U& ?$ O# F6 h/ Y xAK Mathew Luckenbach
9 Z; J& ~' s6 X, Y* Q; C( J xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
9 W/ w* v, S2 _8 W" F: Y% m xAK Walter Luckenbach
* d6 h" S R( V6 H; ^# l xAK William Luckenbach
3 ~3 a$ Q( S [1 [* ]6 \, a xAK Diamond head- e4 [ C, w- p) ]9 @% F' Y% V* d
xAK Admiral Halstead
7 O. V2 ~2 U- n7 r% k. X& u5 S* E AM Matai, Shell hits 1
5 E: F$ m0 v1 a+ k2 L8 ~6 j: ~ AM Muritai, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage* }- p6 u- L; W+ Y
xAK Salamaua, Shell hits 1
; l! G* `- a0 j8 s xAK Rona, Shell hits 2
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7 y& n$ g' B' r$ G. y6 R( F1 WAllied ground losses:
K6 T P2 ~7 Q! q- {& @ 24 casualties reported1 E+ C4 ?6 T4 q! c3 n
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, d4 `0 K5 T! y- h1 D( S
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 4 disabled! z% z! B, \7 |% o9 G' |3 e: |
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled
1 n d ]' Y7 [9 {- ^) e" ^ Vehicles lost 17 (10 destroyed, 7 disabled). }) i p( M3 u/ _1 B U
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: ~$ l! g( M. U2 x6 WNight Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards. i7 C+ j O0 u7 u4 e9 P+ ]/ f0 b- M
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DD Satsuki, g- f6 r1 ]! S: D& X n
DD Minazuki& N! ?7 B1 b# [5 @- @7 X+ Z- V' M
DD Mochizuki
! ]# P+ j- U) k; y* ~: u* n DD Oite
# m9 X8 s( x: _ ]$ @ DD Hayate
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6 a0 O7 o( |1 I PG Sacramento, Shell hits 12, heavy fires, heavy damage/ i" m/ ]4 t% g
xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage+ H) B' \* r9 V
AM Muritai, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Allied ground losses:
. b# f( C$ Y/ g E- w. I o Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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: {" E! i# I& T5 Y0 G: n+ t4 Y, ?Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 121,193, Range 8,000 Yards7 m- L8 ]2 w/ G
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Japanese Ships
. m# a! M$ F* Z5 R1 E2 U* a DD Satsuki
; C2 f, o2 b5 u1 Z. u+ y) O DD Minazuki5 h4 F/ x' Y; W& `2 y( }- R
DD Mochizuki/ t4 b% V) C: l) T E
DD Oite$ g$ M2 ]* Z7 ^& F
DD Hayate
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: I! z0 a% o: h! I- h, T5 g4 O xAK Alabaman
2 e! W2 J. r2 D' E) Q6 P xAK Alaskan* V1 V9 A: b6 K/ |" Z- G" ~
xAK American' b! s% ~! e( p/ Z' X" R1 W
xAK Arizonan
7 Z- k& d+ P; B( U4 _7 A xAK Arkansan7 a% n. L+ S, w% M6 x
xAK Californian% j4 F+ r) J, Q/ p5 m
xAK Canadian
3 D+ @( ^- x) n6 K xAK Dakotan
1 b+ a' h" F4 J8 g xAK Hawaiian
, m/ W) V. m" O2 { r5 ~ xAK Kansan; P9 u0 w# M: W: k4 b
xAK Minnesotan
9 u8 s/ O4 {/ e xAK Ohioan0 r* ~) i$ D+ ^ z7 z3 K
xAK Panaman! w% {! U! a! H ]: v& M* D
xAK Pennsylvanian" d4 }1 D/ z) G
xAK Puerto Rican3 d6 n2 D3 g! c3 d9 O8 ^ f1 w& `
xAK Utahan. ~+ t5 A9 y! v$ ~
xAK Virginian0 t' d# S% s, i9 G6 Z
xAK Trento
3 {, A+ H& l4 Y/ f2 {: D( l$ W xAK Charles H Cramp8 K' w* ?7 D% L7 A3 Z( H) N
xAK Lancaster
. `& P7 n" ], K' b" h/ J2 P xAK Sagadahoc
0 d" d0 i0 s9 H xAK Santa Rita
& l# s m( w: M- N( J xAK Santa Teresa, \& q4 Q5 D% q. Y
xAK Atlanta City$ W$ v" s2 Y6 d/ x6 f! T
xAK Chickasaw City/ W7 q) k) N2 M z( q9 n" W" d
xAK Ensley City
+ ?2 a! m3 a* C. J xAK Knoxville City
q# m* R5 J5 v& l4 P xAK Mobile City- m7 z3 S: x z7 V# v3 @' d
xAK Tuscaloosa City
( O; C! o1 }6 W) v, c. L xAK Steel Age
4 j1 c# c3 N( E8 ?8 J# G xAK Steel Exporter% l+ m1 g# {. I
xAK Steel Mariner" u9 x+ a1 Z4 d
xAK Steel Navigator
/ \3 P" |/ R! s xAK Steel Ranger6 F$ o' j2 Y! }9 {
xAK Steel Scientist
- \. v$ y: g1 O3 u4 S. X6 [' S d xAK Steel Seafarer2 {( m7 R* f8 x+ `
xAK Steel Trader
q& Q% }* M" x# t+ h xAK Steel Voyager6 u& k" \$ e# k- G: z% R
xAK Steel Worker, heavy damage; s6 v& L: L m( P% V
xAK Andrea Luckenbach/ U0 q% K$ F' r
xAK Harry Luckenbach
6 q* G# ~' L9 I% x xAK J.L. Luckenbach8 y- t$ h t9 x% C
xAK Jacob Luckenbach
. E7 Y- u$ ]9 n3 `' Y% A+ { xAK Julia Luckenbach4 j. k+ r u5 |9 q/ _
xAK Katrina Luckenbach
$ v7 r% C6 l0 f xAK Lena Luckenbach, c7 Y) D" n* u+ ~* t9 \
xAK Lewis Luckenbach
' [1 _: w% L4 U" g xAK Lillian Luckenbach
+ a8 [1 O! w8 W7 g% f) l xAK Mathew Luckenbach
6 s/ }" C! K3 R9 ~5 c( [. F xAK Walter Luckenbach
+ u; U* ?2 G# A. z* e& o xAK William Luckenbach
0 Z I4 a$ h3 b xAK Diamond head
: t) A% r7 l5 ^: M$ J; W, S; E xAK Admiral Halstead
0 ^0 w& d$ J' E6 c- d6 z3 ?+ b xAK Admiral Cole
8 V1 F+ {- v, {. Z xAK Crown City
. H) {& n. B# N. { AM Matai, Shell hits 20, heavy fires, heavy damage
( F6 V* I8 e- U xAK Rona, Shell hits 4+ I' }2 R( ]* V) @0 A( ]* c4 L
xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1
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Allied ground losses:6 r+ @7 S+ T- i' e/ G9 j# X; H
37 casualties reported
0 L# F( }' t4 B, s; Z$ q& ` Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled; `" u$ C6 L8 o6 u$ ?9 O/ q- ]+ f
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
, Z' }$ X% j4 V0 |7 h+ F. ? Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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1 e- R, t1 J u! ^- ADay Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 120,193, Range 15,000 Yards9 T2 a f; X( L& s3 s5 {& `5 m
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Japanese Ships
4 g7 G* q9 o6 O" k& X DD Satsuki; k" T# R% G1 N3 ~- n, R
DD Minazuki
, E: X+ I3 C1 R DD Mochizuki
c" X# q P3 Q* k! s* ? DD Oite
% E+ w( ~$ q/ u/ ]. { DD Hayate0 o7 o. {' y1 r, B9 e
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Allied Ships( L; L- K3 Z6 G5 ^
xAK Alabaman
% a2 S5 }- T+ A+ B7 A xAK Alaskan
' [( }7 A/ J% B0 } xAK American
! |4 j0 N! [6 V4 q, d( F xAK Arizonan
+ o) k. v ]: l7 H( M( v xAK Arkansan
; c) i0 X, U" ~0 Z0 Z xAK Californian3 J, s8 ]/ V; }
xAK Canadian
$ r; E5 Z) ]1 t6 f3 X& D1 y6 n xAK Dakotan/ r" f3 F+ p$ r% }0 I
xAK Hawaiian; ?' N$ c5 z/ s# ]
xAK Kansan
7 x7 e! O: u3 v4 F" W xAK Minnesotan: |6 d7 |: z3 _2 V
xAK Ohioan* z9 I. Y: X1 U6 `
xAK Panaman
1 a, i* v6 f; |# Z8 a xAK Pennsylvanian
& j2 m0 d2 H w' f xAK Puerto Rican
! O4 g, C% \( W; r, P xAK Utahan
6 [. A- r3 E$ q8 `7 O# \4 r xAK Virginian9 J+ e0 e- J! z+ p( y
xAK Trento
* d' b% Q( a- w: U m xAK Charles H Cramp
f7 X6 }: c. K* L xAK Lancaster/ r/ ?, y8 U1 p: e3 d* j7 l
xAK Sagadahoc
5 y: i8 d8 O! L- |' e xAK Santa Rita
8 P% {" j6 {/ o) v& K; W" d xAK Santa Teresa; N" z8 E; b1 k. d) F5 `
xAK Atlanta City# E8 K2 K: ?6 z' O: {# Y
xAK Chickasaw City
$ r" s2 q1 e) i4 u xAK Ensley City3 E+ D: v! Z7 K( a" S0 {
xAK Knoxville City
& s; I% W( l; T. ^* H0 L8 _ xAK Mobile City
2 A a8 D1 `8 n7 w" c1 S xAK Tuscaloosa City
' w8 k p- m2 ~5 o6 a v9 c0 `$ \ xAK Steel Age/ @9 Y2 t G C: k( ~/ p
xAK Steel Exporter. L; _5 |4 y, j7 Q t- r
xAK Steel Mariner
* d* t! t/ y4 } F5 e$ t" t xAK Steel Navigator) W9 A1 H. k& g* i
xAK Steel Ranger
; o* u6 i* T! Z9 V9 o. Y( D" w' } xAK Steel Scientist
6 \7 J. b, e" [ xAK Steel Seafarer
2 Z S7 q3 C$ Y. }6 z xAK Steel Trader
: R# t; w+ w1 V6 Q7 r& ]: { xAK Steel Voyager6 v( q0 T' W y, z
xAK Andrea Luckenbach) p6 B* A0 _9 T* x) `# i
xAK Harry Luckenbach
# U! o/ Q1 u7 z1 V3 Z% C4 t xAK J.L. Luckenbach
: e5 P1 D# M: K% m xAK Jacob Luckenbach
- |- n& }3 G/ Y; L- F/ c5 e xAK Julia Luckenbach
0 S) U2 ~: {2 B' `! m xAK Katrina Luckenbach( i o- W# u* F5 L/ S
xAK Lena Luckenbach: m5 X4 S; h: P2 l. L
xAK Lewis Luckenbach
7 |- z8 l6 ^, n" P xAK Lillian Luckenbach
4 k8 m- J$ O6 o+ M3 i3 v xAK Mathew Luckenbach
+ S7 f) ~, ?2 l# h! p4 r- b xAK Walter Luckenbach& f& l4 ^' G l( J
xAK William Luckenbach' F/ ?7 l! v$ c' Q& I2 n/ A
xAK Diamond head
1 M& N: p+ d' m8 B2 o. D- v xAK Admiral Halstead
! Q5 ?" F; }/ r# V. y: u xAK Admiral Cole
8 `/ M% H0 `6 p- @ xAK Crown City* q6 c1 A$ X5 @+ `2 g5 i
xAK Admiral Y. Williams9 [# U( E/ q N* L
xAK Iron Crown, Shell hits 4, heavy fires; f: w3 {- x e, _
xAK Rona, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ t9 b! X- b3 X' Q xAK Exmoor, Shell hits 2
4 I' K- `2 ?$ y9 G/ Z xAK Aeon, Shell hits 3, on fire1 ^/ P \; X9 c3 B5 {, n: n9 z" c
xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1
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% h- \( j2 e' Q, C Q- v( ^& PAllied ground losses:
: g5 X- q6 R3 g# T: c 59 casualties reported
) N7 r- c- t3 `) D/ f Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled* O) d+ u3 q8 x0 x# Q
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 19 disabled% k7 \- ~. R! M% v6 V4 O( ^
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
! j* Y% u/ U3 v. G Guns lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled)% K: y7 n& h3 \
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 14,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
6 x. q) p* t7 ^. U7 @ CA Furutaka
9 h' Z8 A; T' E( }% N. C CL Abukuma
% t% k1 [% g4 o2 c/ V CL Tatsuta U ~# Z% z. {3 ]) o
CL Yubari! ^5 [7 w3 Z" g8 s) D+ E- f. D2 P* t
DD Michishio
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' Q3 a8 O+ @( _3 y3 h DM Ramsay, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
p$ C- ?0 M6 `$ u DM Breese, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
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Sub attack near Port Moresby at 98,133
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% v7 K- B/ G" `, n8 w4 |4 I- ~Japanese Ships) |: G: X/ ~2 J( A) Z- a
PB Kozan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
% F4 c3 p, {5 U$ o: M7 R* K AO Manju Maru
/ S* O2 A3 {7 Y z! y AO Akebono Maru
+ |# e: g. l% m1 C" R5 H5 j6 Z PB Choun Maru #8
5 X0 X ]- M4 G8 l. ~3 R2 T SC Ch 20% @: F! U2 G; W& w) c
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Allied Ships4 {3 D7 {7 I, Y T5 ^
SS Tautog
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" {5 H. t( t+ c' u" SMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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# I# b; d+ y# j+ F6 RWeather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.* v$ f& [% r7 `: G, H1 ?! [
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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Japanese aircraft0 P* W M4 c8 ^7 n4 Z* `
A6M2 Zero x 41
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Allied aircraft
: i2 W9 g; S* G' H P-40E Warhawk x 16
# [* c# O2 J/ K+ U" y0 b PBY-5 Catalina x 308 |" r F0 ~# t" J4 n6 v
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No Japanese losses; n1 ]8 a) Q; k9 K) @2 h+ u |
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Allied aircraft losses
4 g* V1 S! x+ Y$ l7 K P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed1 i1 j" Z2 D& O- u
PBY-5 Catalina: 3 damaged: U. j* M' m* Y x- W, O. y* Y
PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed by flak
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DD Oyashio, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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TB Hiyodori
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