AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 27, 421 ~ Q' _8 |4 G$ B/ r/ ^6 J4 L
: [5 w" Q9 |6 g9 z a盟军一支在莫港卸载补给的船队全灭;
$ [% l0 s k3 ^; n2 f; l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;
* x0 m, Y/ M, Q P4 o1 g3 F# Z- c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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Japanese Ships" |1 ~, q$ b4 n! N+ g" v4 @+ a$ j
DD Oyashio5 [5 b, |! i& d% v6 j& i
DD Hatsukaze
: \4 \. d; C z! t% v DD Hagikaze
; z8 b* X+ S+ q# E- o& t DD Uranami
+ A J# ]& L( y2 p4 Q TB Otori
$ \3 }$ s; k& i8 K2 m/ F TB Hiyodori: @1 F1 a1 w+ F! K8 I+ S1 z
TB Hayabusa
2 x; G$ s4 B* j, V( B1 s/ O TB Kiji; p* o; r5 g$ R) s
TB Kamo
6 r$ l* Q: n! g+ [ DD Suresushio2 L) Y# |2 G3 C. p
# ], j8 @5 c4 M* w+ {Allied Ships
6 J) d3 Z! T! X xAKL Chungking, Shell hits 23, and is sunk/ p* ~: H: h& M) [) r- W, ?$ g
xAKL Darvel, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
. R7 U- p% L! o8 ]( T xAKL Kaiping, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
% Y) {1 x% F2 x' [ xAKL Vichy, Shell hits 18, and is sunk# F1 p0 b* t9 p8 R5 h
xAKL Patris, Shell hits 25, and is sunk, _5 p& C" D( G1 m1 ^
xAKL Burwah, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
( n% a! s/ w) } xAKL Carlisle, Shell hits 26, and is sunk" T$ z, y2 c. ^' O' _8 v- N
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8 u' z4 S) g& C$ H- u% UNight Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 7,000 Yards: h5 E# D8 i4 s: P1 Y2 t
/ c$ x& Z0 h4 l' } i% q5 EJapanese Ships
6 d7 _" V3 n7 K8 R, I7 R! K% I CA Furutaka
* j1 e/ y2 q7 |! Q$ n, ], P. n CA Kako
A3 N: G9 c3 _6 i CL Abukuma! |& m% R- b3 _4 g5 W+ z; j
CL Tenryu
) [1 X" f( R- n2 v9 K, S CL Tatsuta
; i& e. ] G* y' s8 C* L# m3 A CL Yubari, Shell hits 1
: T% J- o$ _! L2 w* |" |6 l: k DD Michishio
& c+ M1 T z5 i. O4 H DD Amagiri+ h- ?4 Z6 j. C& m
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Allied Ships4 i* E" e$ {7 P1 ]" K5 I
DM Ramsay, Shell hits 1# n, e5 B" L6 j
DM Breese, Shell hits 3, on fire
# t+ Q2 l6 E2 ^6 Y6 i DM Tracy, Shell hits 6, and is sunk9 C5 G* _7 i j7 B" d5 Y
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$ L+ b! d: M( I; x* @6 o/ ?5 LTF 181 encounters mine field at Pago Pago (148,161)
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Japanese Ships
+ Z8 m9 d- \% f N! J! } CA Kako, Mine hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
+ c- X# ?: i8 Y$ k DD Amagiri, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
. |1 [5 [8 Z; _. i9 z2 ` CL Tenryu, Mine hits 1, on fire
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards1 |# b& E( K" G, ~8 ] M/ E
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Japanese Ships
4 x) X, m3 B5 e+ ]& g* c DD Satsuki4 s3 Z! d8 `, Z! H0 O
DD Minazuki
; H* X# Q* S7 q7 i/ T6 r. o. A9 h DD Mochizuki+ X( N3 {, q7 V
DD Oite) ?0 p8 u2 w5 v* p0 I1 t2 A6 r
DD Hayate B3 g: j) ~2 y1 f$ K9 }
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Allied Ships/ }1 k+ j' O8 F% X1 x
PG Sacramento, Shell hits 15, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 p3 V+ v) ^ }; a xAK Alabaman
1 X9 N2 ?7 q& F& y! }/ n xAK Alaskan* ]) y% w! @# D! [8 g6 C) L* u
xAK American2 u$ C) [9 Z* m
xAK Arizonan% U0 l1 W5 u L2 A$ W
xAK Arkansan
* Y- S+ z5 [% D3 a1 K3 ~1 x! c! o0 J xAK Californian
/ u: \/ z4 Z( x; P6 n xAK Canadian
! K2 |9 m. p% w$ p* g/ C xAK Dakotan
4 e* c9 Q& d9 X xAK Hawaiian' p; i3 j9 a+ N
xAK Kansan- j9 g- F; p! D2 i3 A
xAK Minnesotan& Z4 y: J8 f* q) K
xAK Ohioan3 a" U V: e0 Q$ ]
xAK Panaman& n# s$ y/ J' s* b% a2 Z; {
xAK Pennsylvanian
]4 m' H" O6 R- p xAK Puerto Rican) @7 \" {' A B: }$ K* T% x
xAK Utahan; P" F8 U' U9 g4 [3 v% \, y
xAK Virginian6 F4 J! m9 i. N# X. Z5 ^. ?
xAK Trento
+ a9 D& n' V/ Y+ _: D' U xAK Charles H Cramp
0 j Y0 ^2 J8 g/ V7 j+ B" p; Q xAK Lancaster
; ^4 Z+ u& V0 R ?, M! d2 i- K! C xAK Sagadahoc5 n' g P+ ~7 K2 Q
xAK Santa Rita
( g$ b' G$ E* }2 r. [& | xAK Santa Teresa
5 Y3 ^, N# Y8 p; f. D% p xAK Atlanta City
( l! D' k. Q) X7 J% V, B, ^ xAK Chickasaw City
# l& Y0 W, `$ C- j: B xAK Ensley City
H( S$ }1 b, O, i& y# e1 R3 K xAK Knoxville City$ q, h2 b! v) w4 t
xAK Mobile City+ G* v; C& Q3 k( a$ ^" P4 c
xAK Tuscaloosa City) I+ \9 X' n+ s. i1 M# m. V
xAK Steel Age, E' R+ M- \- u% y3 n2 |% h
xAK Steel Exporter B" _5 ]4 ?9 `6 l; N' M
xAK Steel Mariner
# j$ | m4 W6 H1 H3 n/ B9 W1 F xAK Steel Navigator6 z1 `* x @# \1 e1 I( v- j
xAK Steel Ranger
% o( X0 i1 Q/ c/ U9 _0 I$ L. z xAK Steel Scientist
1 ?) g* F$ k5 d9 l! r xAK Steel Seafarer
# ~( o+ Z) H; V$ ` xAK Steel Trader
% T$ |5 F+ ?. j. ]& p xAK Steel Voyager
' Y8 [; ~" I9 o3 I xAK Steel Worker
: y; S- {5 `! J' E xAK Andrea Luckenbach2 ?$ _3 v' t4 W# q. l
xAK Harry Luckenbach
. F7 D$ s2 a- N4 q/ G c/ \ xAK J.L. Luckenbach4 `1 J2 d7 i" q7 k- N
xAK Jacob Luckenbach" K2 W+ T$ o) ^# w" j: E7 l6 a9 a
xAK Julia Luckenbach
4 ~; n$ u1 K' o1 D xAK Katrina Luckenbach+ o1 @- d$ m. R3 p/ k* L
xAK Lena Luckenbach" @: C, B* `$ m$ Y" |- }8 x
xAK Lewis Luckenbach# Z! e+ R2 I# x* h. V2 {0 O2 j) n
xAK Lillian Luckenbach
2 _% ?6 u# r3 J xAK Mathew Luckenbach4 w8 O1 N0 E% y0 D- \" r* n' J
xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
6 s! a9 j$ Z6 _+ a- h8 {4 K xAK Walter Luckenbach
7 P3 R+ b5 B8 k5 ~) O( J9 | xAK William Luckenbach
8 A; G) o/ ~2 ]5 D, I xAK Diamond head6 l! p' R& Q4 [/ g y" B( w
xAK Admiral Halstead
: M$ G6 d( F- U) r9 k. J! t AM Matai, Shell hits 1
: i& l% C1 e. c& q: }* e AM Muritai, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage& ]9 j' J# Q n
xAK Salamaua, Shell hits 10 L: I5 q) u- D/ Z" F
xAK Rona, Shell hits 2: M+ e2 @7 B' W4 \2 H
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# ~2 F* w* q- gAllied ground losses:
$ J% a1 B5 r s 24 casualties reported( V0 I% `8 B e' t( `
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 a8 Y0 m+ L, }& o
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 4 disabled: Z& v4 V9 W: X
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled0 ?# F4 c( _* B; `4 I
Vehicles lost 17 (10 destroyed, 7 disabled)# [1 t- p7 l0 _8 @
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards# v! g7 `* o- [3 @
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) Z/ |9 v: [2 p6 T$ W3 g! J9 A DD Satsuki+ V* c, p- x2 D6 [' |
DD Minazuki8 g+ I/ y( H& p+ w( h
DD Mochizuki
9 K' ]! J: O* h' c6 E: q- `& s DD Oite" W" k7 u8 M7 P2 I
DD Hayate
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$ T$ @* Y" Q) o( | PG Sacramento, Shell hits 12, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ w8 j6 J" f3 y5 T" F6 v xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage" I- R& q0 Y8 |) F2 u' i
AM Muritai, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage2 H d0 r) U2 ^# ~: _) \
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2 r8 @: a$ j3 F, b. z0 n( H Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 121,193, Range 8,000 Yards5 e+ a# i( c6 Z: q' P6 A
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Japanese Ships
" k2 a. x/ S! R9 W DD Satsuki7 G$ z1 H% @7 S# t
DD Minazuki
/ _6 H- v7 N! P) k, _ DD Mochizuki: s1 z. g6 Y! K& F. ?# R) a& O
DD Oite$ e: b9 B A8 l6 t/ L& K
DD Hayate
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Allied Ships
" [/ V( U# J' `* V8 c3 f0 _7 {( f xAK Alabaman
) c. E5 @- T, L# p& ` xAK Alaskan
0 w2 H( |/ C1 }# G. ~- M1 | z xAK American
$ W$ H- X f5 D9 |, z8 P xAK Arizonan
# M0 c1 h2 v3 k xAK Arkansan2 j' }4 e, S- A2 i5 S/ i* x
xAK Californian P7 h6 s' m+ L( |, @: K
xAK Canadian9 h# o8 p" _3 P9 b! ?, V! @
xAK Dakotan
$ B6 |4 y0 ~; S% l) l! s1 c xAK Hawaiian
4 |2 [" O0 O; l3 H3 }+ } xAK Kansan$ W! i) J: n% U9 I+ t; n
xAK Minnesotan
& | E# Y% A7 `4 o! U0 W# e xAK Ohioan+ ^& d( u7 x2 h$ |" J4 s% d- X
xAK Panaman, C9 s9 Z5 R1 m* }( }1 W
xAK Pennsylvanian
( e5 T* w1 p2 I0 G xAK Puerto Rican7 V& s# ]: X5 a7 I3 |' M
xAK Utahan; h; @4 s1 F8 H# p
xAK Virginian! ?( F, C) N2 [% @. y6 f" D. w
xAK Trento& z7 i4 |: j. a$ d8 R: p; T7 ^( S
xAK Charles H Cramp
" {' } B! K* R5 [9 e! } xAK Lancaster
c0 F3 Q5 f. }. W& Z& S xAK Sagadahoc. |5 E/ @: ^! Q+ F9 ]7 W
xAK Santa Rita' B! O' l8 e! K T7 P
xAK Santa Teresa3 e% {0 J' D6 m0 q0 I* P: F- ]5 F
xAK Atlanta City
# f7 m& k1 O# S# d$ N. h+ z$ y xAK Chickasaw City" u4 S3 l8 T4 `9 V; h R) ~; x, d: l
xAK Ensley City$ J- V; k% i+ [7 H* B8 u1 [
xAK Knoxville City7 E. P: N1 n0 ]' I% ?( n# Y
xAK Mobile City' w3 H4 P. Y- Q/ s4 P
xAK Tuscaloosa City
8 E3 K" [& c A4 N- ?' } xAK Steel Age
3 B& L( k- r9 R2 l9 A xAK Steel Exporter4 P6 V" S+ O0 {( [
xAK Steel Mariner2 h+ q/ [% ?1 u- ^# M+ u5 i
xAK Steel Navigator
; Y5 t) g" Q7 h, l xAK Steel Ranger
, Q9 b9 l! `. A& ~# q/ R9 u xAK Steel Scientist
) P2 \9 v; Z7 D# O* x! Y9 G2 }$ H xAK Steel Seafarer
8 P9 [0 N7 s! T# i; e* E xAK Steel Trader9 J! s6 m2 A5 L; ?+ Z
xAK Steel Voyager( Z) D+ @9 z1 S; a. E) ^. ?' b
xAK Steel Worker, heavy damage
& h+ ?9 ~2 x3 _6 n$ d% v8 M, } xAK Andrea Luckenbach
7 y% \, N ~% r1 x8 t" M xAK Harry Luckenbach
8 w- z7 W- y9 a) t/ H( \1 J3 I* Q8 A xAK J.L. Luckenbach1 |8 y$ T+ v- F* p
xAK Jacob Luckenbach
( Z* E9 s2 Y# _3 q6 a xAK Julia Luckenbach& C$ N2 D j2 K
xAK Katrina Luckenbach9 `- e2 R9 f0 y
xAK Lena Luckenbach. B# y! Y! U9 z1 h, k9 `! c
xAK Lewis Luckenbach
- e7 U0 [7 ~* r6 Y xAK Lillian Luckenbach5 d$ r. T: f( R
xAK Mathew Luckenbach+ M. @2 p& K% W; K
xAK Walter Luckenbach F& e& q5 B0 {' l& \
xAK William Luckenbach# E6 o% j p( x ?$ @2 u9 w5 j
xAK Diamond head, V( w0 d3 o5 E, G8 G% V" g% [
xAK Admiral Halstead6 l" f) }4 t; D' J* X7 @; I/ o
xAK Admiral Cole
( Z, S4 S; u/ C# t, Q/ S# } xAK Crown City; L3 a& Q; {0 G" C6 H/ q) v1 X4 S
AM Matai, Shell hits 20, heavy fires, heavy damage3 C6 N) t" A' B( X1 B
xAK Rona, Shell hits 4
- v0 _0 x4 u% m) [1 \0 ?% l B$ ` xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1
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% Z3 G) X! p6 J UAllied ground losses:
2 y K* d2 j" Z 37 casualties reported
9 W& S* r! x( u3 \. s; T, l& R Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
3 M; D) u, }% A2 [8 Z Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled. J/ K4 i y5 v* G# k! J2 o
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 120,193, Range 15,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships# R2 l3 ]1 s+ _, E
DD Satsuki+ n4 }5 @6 p1 F' h" R2 b8 Y
DD Minazuki
3 k! v& a* R. |5 o1 F+ W DD Mochizuki* _* v$ O* g0 y! U9 n
DD Oite
/ C& p" @$ I" N' p; f! I2 S3 B DD Hayate
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, Z7 {/ l$ u0 N hAllied Ships; a- S6 X7 }( W, W& a t7 c, ?1 S
xAK Alabaman; L4 Y) d' f2 O4 {; [9 t
xAK Alaskan+ b2 V( @1 ^; d4 i- r
xAK American
5 R% Z% a: R( C0 |3 w3 J( Y xAK Arizonan
' o' T% u' @: w" B' F/ { xAK Arkansan3 Q) ^1 C' \. a
xAK Californian
% g4 e# F0 G* s" q6 b7 p9 v xAK Canadian
! k1 A7 f1 c& L xAK Dakotan
' u8 {' `8 b: y7 [ xAK Hawaiian
( S3 |7 k% C- I/ { xAK Kansan
5 e( R' E- J/ l- z xAK Minnesotan
+ [ L2 a$ r+ Y# u" e xAK Ohioan0 ~2 _1 f3 k2 V2 V
xAK Panaman; J) z. p/ Y- R% t5 W/ Z4 U
xAK Pennsylvanian
* }6 G. l6 z6 {; s! f7 @3 u4 R xAK Puerto Rican
9 @- x& H/ H; G1 V- I) F0 a: g1 | xAK Utahan
4 d) R& f D: ?, o) L4 m2 M* p xAK Virginian1 k, n; y s, }7 F% X
xAK Trento2 ^& m5 W: u6 R3 o7 }2 j8 e
xAK Charles H Cramp" m- y3 w7 p5 c: B6 @% {9 b+ F
xAK Lancaster
; r3 l$ ~/ T7 q' G0 K* Y) ~ xAK Sagadahoc
. U; S3 C: ^2 v9 x p xAK Santa Rita ^( c7 o d' }* z4 t
xAK Santa Teresa* i' M; G% z) R5 e
xAK Atlanta City9 a8 d* |6 V: E; p
xAK Chickasaw City
* K" i/ t! Y: M' N' E- \ xAK Ensley City# c$ U0 i- \! ]2 ?1 u
xAK Knoxville City
8 G0 B+ o" w | xAK Mobile City8 ~& G" g. i9 F4 k
xAK Tuscaloosa City
; P% t+ e2 n& A2 s: l. A xAK Steel Age
5 Q3 ^& S! [! W+ E! {4 Q5 _% N xAK Steel Exporter
/ a- G. a# K! T& K) C" L. i xAK Steel Mariner$ s9 t4 }; C8 @; d5 n6 w
xAK Steel Navigator9 M* ?8 \1 G5 k& P1 j, l0 H' t/ A
xAK Steel Ranger+ f# o: [. t. d( Y2 U! z" a
xAK Steel Scientist
" H; e: b* X7 e# f6 r2 w xAK Steel Seafarer$ _. D2 ~2 F* u) B( w
xAK Steel Trader
+ }; g( J; t/ {) C: u$ v xAK Steel Voyager( a) t( u: x4 K8 b, d
xAK Andrea Luckenbach
8 ^0 P8 O8 g/ _5 Q H! q( o9 P xAK Harry Luckenbach
u/ e- g# a& u- ^- r/ L xAK J.L. Luckenbach% o+ z$ x- ?) s! z
xAK Jacob Luckenbach
. k1 h; u# a0 w! k xAK Julia Luckenbach
0 }( x7 B) H1 S: d* \ xAK Katrina Luckenbach
* m0 f4 ?$ f3 C; W+ S8 N xAK Lena Luckenbach
J( I) n0 V8 ?0 W9 [( I2 ~ xAK Lewis Luckenbach; d" j9 c; S3 ]4 R2 p, }9 ], R
xAK Lillian Luckenbach
4 q0 U! p1 R! ^6 g6 b xAK Mathew Luckenbach- F9 u4 K7 Z& Z% p U" J7 y$ M
xAK Walter Luckenbach
; Z. d4 I; h8 W: A. ~ xAK William Luckenbach* ]; F: O- q! z; A2 w0 Y& f
xAK Diamond head- T- U; R5 \# C) I
xAK Admiral Halstead
" i, c! c: z0 ]4 P% b4 o) J4 ~ xAK Admiral Cole, a3 _, n* c; t" A5 U( F0 R
xAK Crown City
& k$ G9 }9 ~% l& | xAK Admiral Y. Williams
b# o& M! S+ j" H2 k: F xAK Iron Crown, Shell hits 4, heavy fires" ~$ v0 [) g. w; r B4 _; q3 D, N8 r
xAK Rona, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage) b4 _& A2 J8 W' Z( |
xAK Exmoor, Shell hits 2
9 k. G0 L: ?, q+ ~% n+ {# N xAK Aeon, Shell hits 3, on fire
: B/ ^- x4 A% m7 V1 _. t xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1
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Allied ground losses:- d# R2 u M/ y5 T
59 casualties reported
; r4 ^* E) c' t9 S5 v2 t Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled5 G% P& d' s1 ]3 ?+ a; C H5 B
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 19 disabled
, {9 a( x2 n* D" j3 } Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
4 O# U ^5 O1 X4 P Guns lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled)# j) J' v, X' x: |. e
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: C2 B5 V4 q0 E% cDay Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 14,000 Yards
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8 O4 y* P6 H0 c$ e# \2 S CA Furutaka: U# q$ P5 U* o' A' m% v: _
CL Abukuma
1 y# P3 F% i/ \* r( {0 o CL Tatsuta
. W' M8 i6 q8 w; T& E6 a5 v& D; w CL Yubari7 ~4 S, l' S& r# o' h$ \$ v
DD Michishio
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Allied Ships
. f7 z0 G$ i( |; Y DM Ramsay, Shell hits 4, heavy fires+ Q9 c1 ~" c* | d T
DM Breese, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
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Sub attack near Port Moresby at 98,133
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Japanese Ships4 k! Z* M8 r# W P G. c9 X
PB Kozan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage+ z; ]# Z; l) Z; w
AO Manju Maru4 E1 K! r+ r/ H, P; s8 ~ Y
AO Akebono Maru# P: F+ P4 F, V ~& e$ ^8 w
PB Choun Maru #8
0 a4 q! A: v( i9 I6 s5 w SC Ch 200 ]4 ^& r7 R3 ?& D
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Allied Ships( c9 p; Y. c4 T0 |. C
SS Tautog
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9 o- Q+ V. U1 u, t- ~/ U, a( AMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Light cloud! V( h% R+ A6 A. s4 c
1 G# W5 t: `9 f: x& J% U, BRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
( L+ o- z8 o$ [& WEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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; z" X* s8 l# z7 M, I- \1 sJapanese aircraft+ o9 n! p; c1 t& W! ?
A6M2 Zero x 41
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j5 ]- A& o+ ~+ J
6 ?$ q2 ^" @3 }Allied aircraft
" a4 m1 {. I* C: _6 k P-40E Warhawk x 16# o* j3 ^+ F8 ]; x7 i
PBY-5 Catalina x 308 E& `7 q( u$ n; i4 w: @
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Allied aircraft losses
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PBY-5 Catalina: 3 damaged- E9 _9 o, N' q2 ]7 }! u. N3 k. D
PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
+ g$ c) _- d: `! t7 t M DD Suresushio
) H/ G2 `% t0 s( \, x, Q9 e DD Oyashio, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
$ b6 B8 D' w# }2 F TB Hayabusa
$ S+ z" U5 z3 i5 X$ R/ q TB Otori
0 B& I+ ?/ C# ~0 F% T TB Hiyodori
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DD Hatsukaze
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