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;5 H% n* e3 J3 k$ } {, }6 ^0 g) p
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;3 C/ B! H' S! 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! V" C6 G8 g3 B
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4 |1 p- b1 ~- Z/ p7 f* }8 mNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 12,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
$ f, G \$ i1 Z) \: a3 h DD Oyashio
5 N* R: g( T7 p, W7 z1 p; o DD Hatsukaze! E# u% A) y+ M7 M4 W
DD Hagikaze" Y1 v2 C) k0 V5 K8 r
DD Uranami. c8 c0 ]8 T3 |: Q I
TB Otori
+ R% y' A) f9 r. v- B+ d) { TB Hiyodori
! E% E% Y8 d# g* K TB Hayabusa
" r7 V% \- {! }1 z- b3 a* P l TB Kiji
( J2 o* l+ K% E' L6 d& i TB Kamo
3 S# z- y* X8 h DD Suresushio& K& l- P/ ]/ _6 w
1 d0 T, ~6 A0 b$ o0 NAllied Ships
: p) n) l% w8 B, ]$ x' v: d xAKL Chungking, Shell hits 23, and is sunk0 r# f U6 X8 h" s$ R3 P
xAKL Darvel, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk* j1 |! J7 A' W* Q
xAKL Kaiping, Shell hits 13, and is sunk) w' z" R# u u! H' x+ A
xAKL Vichy, Shell hits 18, and is sunk
, H1 P" E6 @1 M+ U/ z- R' H8 B xAKL Patris, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
# t T8 \, r$ ?* s Q/ z% Q6 @ xAKL Burwah, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk- }, E" G8 q! G# S, e6 p- q# {" F
xAKL Carlisle, Shell hits 26, and is sunk
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 7,000 Yards
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; [7 m. F( |$ pJapanese Ships& s+ Q1 I) e% f5 |9 }# T4 {) q
CA Furutaka% Z& O. g% K, E, |
CA Kako1 f S, Q3 j( Y
CL Abukuma. t7 r# }) _9 O8 O- ~) v+ [: Y0 X8 R
CL Tenryu
4 g, g j6 }$ w H% t CL Tatsuta
' |' { n& W7 N }1 j& S/ I CL Yubari, Shell hits 1' ~8 c( |7 U; s, L3 g; K
DD Michishio
( a+ K+ f: k" @1 B: Q/ L: i# D DD Amagiri
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& d8 y: ^1 i1 \$ X" M2 oAllied Ships
' T, [' y7 j& ] [ DM Ramsay, Shell hits 1
8 G2 a& z o( h DM Breese, Shell hits 3, on fire: z) ?8 W7 c- l
DM Tracy, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
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6 H% o G+ O W6 X, gTF 181 encounters mine field at Pago Pago (148,161): H8 k8 a$ a. ]- t
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CA Kako, Mine hits 5, on fire, heavy damage: t2 G4 `) K/ y7 E5 }2 _: j
DD Amagiri, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage$ x, |8 b' t- e9 A% U! O
CL Tenryu, Mine hits 1, on fire x, X4 e, v& [* b
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/ S( i4 R" F' D3 N4 f( pNight Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards& l; Y5 s- m! F& @, R5 S
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Japanese Ships
" V8 L- L. I$ o/ m1 }, F DD Satsuki
& ~) ] \) w: v DD Minazuki2 W& Y; G- _* j5 u& M6 v
DD Mochizuki) { ~- g; g ^& }5 C3 ]" X. P
DD Oite
8 k/ O/ ^6 W7 _( j/ _- y DD Hayate& d/ l. P/ }2 y8 ]
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Allied Ships# F/ @( c+ v6 Z! z' `
PG Sacramento, Shell hits 15, heavy fires, heavy damage
% V ~$ H8 l" F' R' J; | xAK Alabaman/ n8 |$ B: O! {
xAK Alaskan
, M0 y" ?% O. t7 {: w; n+ u7 [- a- b- M xAK American
. F9 E# T0 ^* k A xAK Arizonan
1 Y i1 J1 [' z# o0 S! R6 u# x% m xAK Arkansan# k- K+ ?6 T5 S
xAK Californian6 e# u4 e4 f, \
xAK Canadian
6 D0 f! ?6 m: i& a6 h) J xAK Dakotan1 G- K3 A# }. e
xAK Hawaiian
Q0 P* o9 A( o2 z0 O xAK Kansan5 O3 g% I6 {2 O
xAK Minnesotan
- k H/ R f* ]: X& p/ ?% } xAK Ohioan4 ]7 @6 i- j ^8 i, B4 Y3 a
xAK Panaman2 R' E. u3 ^& V. f# K9 o- ^
xAK Pennsylvanian
2 h) t% S* ^4 y# Z; L& c xAK Puerto Rican. G* t; m z& i! v
xAK Utahan
/ T$ t; z) J s: p8 L) S2 a xAK Virginian
. S6 q4 U5 u7 [* n& E0 x xAK Trento) }& d2 M; \& m8 n
xAK Charles H Cramp
1 \& f. ?% U! Z3 N# r xAK Lancaster
8 n( p- i. `5 L- ? xAK Sagadahoc
$ x P8 R- r6 i9 W& k7 L' o. P, [ xAK Santa Rita0 i# c) N0 }9 N! k( r! o
xAK Santa Teresa
" f6 H( j- E2 k) Z$ G8 t xAK Atlanta City
# g ?8 |8 E, z xAK Chickasaw City3 g: V- H' ?/ m$ h' r4 Y% L
xAK Ensley City2 q4 K( i, P0 ~$ J- V$ n
xAK Knoxville City
9 m1 }& h/ J* K; J+ C* b xAK Mobile City
9 n' |: n1 }. R5 J3 ?! d xAK Tuscaloosa City
* V: o: C/ m8 R* B xAK Steel Age9 v- v$ B( Y$ V2 S# B% l
xAK Steel Exporter: L- X8 t2 Y5 x ^' M& u+ u
xAK Steel Mariner
" I& c7 X1 R1 c1 g( O- P xAK Steel Navigator
2 P/ K1 b1 Y2 N xAK Steel Ranger
. V! D1 ]1 z/ x4 {, m5 I, M! R- F xAK Steel Scientist
1 J. g3 k/ _/ v+ A xAK Steel Seafarer
2 b e$ K& R+ s/ v xAK Steel Trader
6 B& I6 {9 m; ]% D- P xAK Steel Voyager+ I% D" z5 `$ L" j
xAK Steel Worker
+ y. A ^0 L2 ]5 o xAK Andrea Luckenbach1 F) l# U& P- v9 H3 \* p& R
xAK Harry Luckenbach4 o" p7 ^( X% ^* F
xAK J.L. Luckenbach i& D; m5 N6 S# U/ b
xAK Jacob Luckenbach
( t. Y; j6 Z5 U/ r9 v xAK Julia Luckenbach
9 `$ t0 `+ z( c# J xAK Katrina Luckenbach' F K. b7 k6 t$ _7 q
xAK Lena Luckenbach
# C: L* g3 P6 f. l( x, |. u; [ xAK Lewis Luckenbach
) i) K0 t- o, }3 A9 R% L8 ~- z xAK Lillian Luckenbach8 a/ \8 j' n* p
xAK Mathew Luckenbach
( ~+ x% h- L+ _$ D8 ^ xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 7, heavy fires! f1 {+ Z8 a/ S: M! R* p
xAK Walter Luckenbach: \& A) e. g0 J/ E
xAK William Luckenbach
6 j( a6 o* d) G ^ xAK Diamond head
* a$ K! x, Y# c& w1 G3 w xAK Admiral Halstead
) u+ w4 Q& ?6 A; V. d6 }5 L AM Matai, Shell hits 1% K I+ u0 p+ U% B! p' q" K" Q
AM Muritai, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 Z5 Q9 I: _! C xAK Salamaua, Shell hits 10 G; p3 X$ l& b ]) g% D3 r1 @
xAK Rona, Shell hits 2% O' N! x: T/ d+ i, g6 D, D
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Allied ground losses:, \8 S! n* p! H/ l ]
24 casualties reported
* M8 [3 `4 n/ n# R3 e6 M( A Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& ?' P- o1 z8 {! t+ G
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 4 disabled
( R+ h7 ~. N# [, R/ b i Engineers: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled2 f; v3 j+ ^, E
Vehicles lost 17 (10 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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# U2 l/ H$ m5 k. ?# hNight Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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9 ^8 {# I7 S n0 w7 o; ~# ~ DD Satsuki
7 V6 M0 m3 f4 [1 w5 {4 P8 t DD Minazuki
- R" u# J W5 i5 L4 u DD Mochizuki. j4 U2 N3 s/ s& K( t
DD Oite
( B' a9 \, n2 R% y% @$ P0 i DD Hayate; S% e: w$ Z5 _
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Allied Ships5 \% \+ ^0 g7 n
PG Sacramento, Shell hits 12, heavy fires, heavy damage# Z7 g8 l9 u0 j7 @/ b/ r4 R
xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage7 y! E2 a6 x: K0 z- V
AM Muritai, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage7 i, Q2 U, H: R$ w) v
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# K# h4 ^; E7 t% L# \& N Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)/ v- a) n9 M* F: \; }9 S8 L8 W
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' k0 K4 a: p7 R$ L, NNight Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 121,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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, d& ~/ c1 B: ? KJapanese Ships
Q: P1 N: d1 E" h" d: x7 Z8 s) {: V DD Satsuki
5 M y8 t; x5 ?( M+ A DD Minazuki
# `: U4 k2 D+ c8 }8 _! d DD Mochizuki% F5 N9 @. l: w8 m2 G" U/ P
DD Oite" H" l1 E' f4 ^- H- k
DD Hayate
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Allied Ships( A3 J6 n/ Y- S" z6 w9 Y6 K& p
xAK Alabaman
0 F1 d# n ]* Q ~! h% I xAK Alaskan
6 p4 X$ l. \* {" B% w8 Q xAK American
- n5 a8 K' P- T, q, ~ xAK Arizonan
) {, [1 R1 |& v0 X7 z" W2 h xAK Arkansan9 ]7 ^5 b* ^' x: t% m
xAK Californian
' a1 |, b% ~7 g" k5 B3 q xAK Canadian
! {4 C3 j) r% a- [" B; {. X9 Z+ D% I xAK Dakotan
* p9 i" h4 C0 K! H- P9 V xAK Hawaiian' g3 n! w$ ]" B
xAK Kansan
: X4 r+ n! K }7 K; u2 }- K xAK Minnesotan
) I0 K/ M, _4 s# E% a xAK Ohioan
# z0 A0 V$ u, q0 E0 m xAK Panaman$ L2 e5 ^# m9 o! P" F2 m' Z! t& C
xAK Pennsylvanian
1 d: N7 Y l. f8 | xAK Puerto Rican
( f# s7 ` A0 H( H7 a xAK Utahan
8 K4 n& d" H/ v xAK Virginian
T6 t% ?, c& l" b" J$ G xAK Trento
, O9 {, W! U8 p( {& L, V xAK Charles H Cramp3 B" ^" j& R" j& n& F
xAK Lancaster! p: ^5 M8 f% J9 T; F, `+ {
xAK Sagadahoc
$ G. \2 M9 D1 i f& c* O xAK Santa Rita
9 U! W1 V# C! E xAK Santa Teresa9 m% c0 _( I+ |8 R/ f
xAK Atlanta City2 C+ |! B) }; b. m5 Z1 @& s3 A
xAK Chickasaw City$ ~! |4 {( u. h. s
xAK Ensley City
; Q5 |( ?$ o# \- |6 ?6 V$ h xAK Knoxville City
, p: F9 s1 P! O xAK Mobile City: f8 N$ h. P: J
xAK Tuscaloosa City
8 |: o8 [6 D7 v8 U+ P+ y xAK Steel Age
! W' |9 N1 n& w6 N xAK Steel Exporter4 U- O$ r# g" `
xAK Steel Mariner4 `+ M5 y- _0 y* M
xAK Steel Navigator2 k* m1 C% A, [; F Z* F" M
xAK Steel Ranger- I7 N z# H* H0 h4 ~2 o9 o. G. w, I5 F
xAK Steel Scientist
( Y* ]% Y7 @! |! W3 F" b xAK Steel Seafarer
# a) D& H# [% s; i9 I: [# ^ xAK Steel Trader
' ~9 N( L. D4 Y: u5 N Y xAK Steel Voyager
' L2 L" O" n, o0 P: f( m xAK Steel Worker, heavy damage. t+ N) X1 b. m, L7 k( I
xAK Andrea Luckenbach9 P- U+ l+ r- }& [- c# Z3 A" E3 ~
xAK Harry Luckenbach; L* y: c* h0 I$ S% m! r8 d
xAK J.L. Luckenbach! R# ?) G' Z# s7 P: a6 K2 z
xAK Jacob Luckenbach
% \( Q9 P: r. b1 l9 \ xAK Julia Luckenbach0 L& y# M/ v k+ Y9 }
xAK Katrina Luckenbach" N6 _, N( @ |6 t) T4 N
xAK Lena Luckenbach0 Z. g5 D' V, y- d) l
xAK Lewis Luckenbach; F3 W9 ?' k! x) @" |$ P
xAK Lillian Luckenbach* J, T" x- a' A( F0 V* q5 x& ^4 K
xAK Mathew Luckenbach+ H7 e+ S; N0 Y% n2 z
xAK Walter Luckenbach
' o" q Q/ e' z- o- H' ]3 b xAK William Luckenbach/ O% X" q- Q6 }& ?& {$ c6 U, Y
xAK Diamond head
0 u0 R0 I5 Y5 ?3 I. s3 E* A xAK Admiral Halstead6 ^2 r7 ~7 R" Z$ T2 N+ K4 a
xAK Admiral Cole
" A6 ^ A3 g C/ v1 f xAK Crown City
" K* V+ u- J+ p/ U& l l AM Matai, Shell hits 20, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ P8 M( M4 B/ Q1 P: y xAK Rona, Shell hits 4
# X E& M$ F9 q3 _6 u xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1- s5 g& l+ m; U- r* A
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$ k! I: h6 \0 H% ~& hAllied ground losses:
& M0 u8 v! I5 a5 |9 c 37 casualties reported" L- F" j; ]( A; |' Y/ i
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled. }' [. ~/ G& s2 Q- ^
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
. C' I4 \: O! |: R: O( Y Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ _0 @2 @' H1 T8 M/ H
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7 y( N! I2 G) v5 ~7 H) vDay Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 120,193, Range 15,000 Yards- x+ n& b6 x3 m) ^ N0 f9 f
5 h* |$ z6 f- a9 lJapanese Ships3 V) n8 |0 t6 v, J: G. H
DD Satsuki4 ^' T4 ]' e) u; \
DD Minazuki1 q5 I$ e) |1 M! e
DD Mochizuki6 j" g6 J S+ r+ Y& y$ J0 _
DD Oite
) q4 \5 }. ?: a7 @2 t DD Hayate
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5 f8 i- t L8 P' f" _# lAllied Ships8 |; l, Y- \9 o; G. C
xAK Alabaman
0 a* w9 O0 o0 _$ U xAK Alaskan
- b7 J) z% l: R! p- d xAK American
8 o& }+ g) M$ K$ [8 a7 B xAK Arizonan
' m' D; H' o; Q9 C% A# h& O xAK Arkansan4 n h" J! m+ Q* A7 h- C1 Y; a
xAK Californian; r; e) [. M9 y* e* K/ Z
xAK Canadian
" v i% U) o8 X6 ]* m1 m2 d xAK Dakotan
- ^7 Y% m* N/ O5 I& K: V xAK Hawaiian
/ \8 f& e6 V( j, f( G0 a' R xAK Kansan: ]" N+ O' Y% C' A7 M" k
xAK Minnesotan
% M; R$ s" V, y7 O xAK Ohioan
+ _ H' Q, H: p; X$ ?/ Y xAK Panaman
! k }! [# U/ a+ A xAK Pennsylvanian
- x7 V- A$ X' ^8 x xAK Puerto Rican
* T# b, {7 u& x/ ^/ P B xAK Utahan
* b) N# Q, d8 p xAK Virginian
_2 I: M. o4 }8 r' u; Y xAK Trento! T+ p7 C; U$ f" [8 g7 \/ @
xAK Charles H Cramp$ J# g4 w& M) `2 k8 i# M$ H
xAK Lancaster* } P: d. w4 t, M. S: t- y
xAK Sagadahoc
0 f4 k/ @& f0 p J. O. d' d* n xAK Santa Rita
' t+ _9 Z$ z4 c, w) @- [% y: @2 K4 C xAK Santa Teresa0 c \- H/ I! c+ _
xAK Atlanta City' U. m# a4 q4 ?
xAK Chickasaw City
; d* Y+ l- I1 ?, U# d xAK Ensley City
( c/ ?4 L5 O% n- [3 m, d xAK Knoxville City+ ~* Y1 {$ C( Z* t9 K
xAK Mobile City6 G) h- |7 _! e/ p3 H* V6 R
xAK Tuscaloosa City
( o# J; z3 l I xAK Steel Age, N7 M i4 n. t# B1 F
xAK Steel Exporter
3 S! m5 q i) } p xAK Steel Mariner+ b$ N- g+ m) Z3 U, k" ^
xAK Steel Navigator2 u3 u2 d) O6 M. S: V, U- \5 ~" \
xAK Steel Ranger3 d. j8 R! y- T) a9 w _, H
xAK Steel Scientist
7 ]/ {) ? [* J. K" n# p: O' a xAK Steel Seafarer
6 C. r; Y" @' J2 q: P( ? xAK Steel Trader
9 n7 m$ K( p/ P% i2 `, s xAK Steel Voyager
6 a! o: f) N# L2 L xAK Andrea Luckenbach7 H1 G" K: t7 z5 v
xAK Harry Luckenbach6 T; n7 Z# c/ }1 \
xAK J.L. Luckenbach
! f5 S* ]/ O, T, F8 q9 G xAK Jacob Luckenbach% S" ]' Q& d+ z( A3 }8 L" h
xAK Julia Luckenbach
; D2 q* T' i1 e6 {) G xAK Katrina Luckenbach/ F7 z( w9 s F! u- q9 v
xAK Lena Luckenbach! Z( x! f+ p1 \ O+ Z
xAK Lewis Luckenbach& J% k) k+ U+ T% T( k) P3 s+ P4 s2 y
xAK Lillian Luckenbach
; g0 E7 j2 x5 v6 v0 Q xAK Mathew Luckenbach+ [8 Q) g' ~- j
xAK Walter Luckenbach
0 q N1 c4 m7 y8 [2 l6 l xAK William Luckenbach2 z/ [* [! a, o2 Y- S n! S, X7 e
xAK Diamond head" z3 c/ v; d0 ]0 P) X
xAK Admiral Halstead: S0 ~! V- X; m% u
xAK Admiral Cole
. V6 A Q. l8 @7 `, O7 h! E% ] xAK Crown City
# Z( N5 p5 ?! s9 d6 N xAK Admiral Y. Williams d) {/ V! d9 e
xAK Iron Crown, Shell hits 4, heavy fires+ Y2 t3 h5 [1 U0 b% m! n4 g
xAK Rona, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage
* a* o; _7 s6 G. i- {' \2 x4 J+ ~ xAK Exmoor, Shell hits 2
7 u0 _/ C/ p0 m4 g4 }0 M9 C xAK Aeon, Shell hits 3, on fire: m3 F* Y& r3 z+ m; D
xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1$ a# U9 h3 n) g3 D( t+ p% z0 \
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8 Z% o9 I5 j! P4 S/ X$ n; H
Allied ground losses:* F% j* e7 L5 w' K; @
59 casualties reported
5 n0 g. j& l; n& z* {1 x$ {" { Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled$ P6 @- Z) {7 {
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 19 disabled
( m5 P7 O2 Q) k- |# c, } Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
$ K7 r4 r4 L! {# t0 H C' f/ p Guns lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled)# {% |! q/ B8 Z0 i2 ^0 i
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 14,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
5 x0 B& A1 L$ y9 w9 S$ m( d( u CA Furutaka- M0 W' {' u- b& j' F& Q
CL Abukuma
& ~) H# u* `8 Q" H* r! k8 Y; H& a CL Tatsuta* R1 A ?) U8 m- F* T
CL Yubari' q) |0 z- n4 P/ M/ `& V
DD Michishio
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DM Ramsay, Shell hits 4, heavy fires& F7 X ?- t y
DM Breese, Shell hits 12, and is sunk8 A! q7 h9 j1 ]& D+ Z
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Sub attack near Port Moresby at 98,133
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Japanese Ships$ o' Y, ?9 G% r+ ]1 a
PB Kozan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
V! \2 L. s( _4 v0 y' c0 l AO Manju Maru
# i0 J, d( K2 g. y" P; p AO Akebono Maru' E, T% T7 H' X
PB Choun Maru #8
! v8 l. B& X' [0 t7 C SC Ch 20* ?2 H! I, _- b* K/ u
@2 Z5 o9 s- h& l- H8 g9 g2 KAllied Ships
5 D# L2 Y c# i8 z. ], I7 H 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 cloud
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& G$ @8 w& T8 k. E& qRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.# f6 P+ K5 _- m1 N( W! ]) n
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes+ t j5 w6 M$ r+ t
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Japanese aircraft
7 d" k: M+ R$ o+ j A6M2 Zero x 41
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+ G/ {/ Q1 P( FAllied aircraft. O* I- _& S8 {% x5 a
P-40E Warhawk x 16
, d4 h. I8 ~1 d! X, L9 K PBY-5 Catalina x 30
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5 o a: \7 g# dNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses, I& w9 B2 y& d6 s$ m' c
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed s4 z9 }8 q. B8 e7 K0 Y
PBY-5 Catalina: 3 damaged
& N7 b9 }) c, B* t- B PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed by flak! V9 g6 I( ~0 j0 t0 _. `
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