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 V) P+ k, T' _% C {) 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;
0 r) R( I: o6 z4 P0 F; [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 H0 L; W7 ]9 n' w9 b* h- f& n
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 12,000 Yards, E- `5 O: b3 d+ I- `6 X1 j
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Japanese Ships
8 d$ S. a5 c. z( h7 E6 L+ K3 B DD Oyashio: a2 D$ g/ \2 m! ] g- |$ i3 G9 s
DD Hatsukaze
( q- n/ _& ~# _' o) _ DD Hagikaze
7 l, k" q8 p0 @$ n1 @ DD Uranami6 }; z5 \* R* `
TB Otori* T# H. ]2 i" @/ Y |8 {6 S
TB Hiyodori
% G# ` y$ i8 ?* @! o TB Hayabusa+ J5 M: P/ J: u% @
TB Kiji4 B5 M3 u0 W4 @+ x
TB Kamo
5 L! ]" E* j) j: z: B5 I- ^ DD Suresushio1 D7 A; O d0 _' `. P
4 `) u4 |* V$ a/ @) WAllied Ships
1 b8 X" P( U5 V$ q! B! ] xAKL Chungking, Shell hits 23, and is sunk
6 v% |" c3 l& _( _4 U" o5 I xAKL Darvel, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk3 S L/ j) A* N: @- ?7 F8 ~ X
xAKL Kaiping, Shell hits 13, and is sunk( D' G$ n. w2 J2 l, l4 ~( |
xAKL Vichy, Shell hits 18, and is sunk
( E+ w& F, Z# W" i8 T xAKL Patris, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
8 u2 J& K% U' O( a j% Z xAKL Burwah, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk3 H- D$ z; @8 {/ o9 ^
xAKL Carlisle, Shell hits 26, and is sunk" N0 P/ q$ D) g/ }* U% c
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 7,000 Yards% ~' M& K! m3 ]# x9 o) L( N
* D0 V2 c) M ]1 I" fJapanese Ships
! I" e3 @ g/ P( J6 _) e3 U( t5 g; y CA Furutaka+ F+ x! Q2 @, M. _
CA Kako3 ~6 D7 k% z6 L; B$ I
CL Abukuma3 {( \5 b. |' K- h# p
CL Tenryu
; B. C4 H' g- i3 ~! K2 v4 v7 w3 J* M CL Tatsuta
) y0 C- @+ q, i+ U& H, ?) v CL Yubari, Shell hits 1 n8 Y9 w2 C( Q# J
DD Michishio' O9 t2 ^6 S1 f1 U& M/ Y
DD Amagiri @9 A0 E, I# s6 G
1 l+ _% a- h/ [0 ~! h. OAllied Ships
% r+ L! \+ e; M* x DM Ramsay, Shell hits 1
( S) I% S1 s9 k6 Q9 e @8 a DM Breese, Shell hits 3, on fire0 Z+ |; D% \7 q% z! N# c' {
DM Tracy, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
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TF 181 encounters mine field at Pago Pago (148,161)5 n! G J5 q( A8 b+ f$ ~
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) E8 N" Z2 ?$ H+ N$ X. z CA Kako, Mine hits 5, on fire, heavy damage; n1 C. l: `! q. r2 z
DD Amagiri, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage7 x9 K+ [0 j2 _* L7 S2 x1 C7 O1 r
CL Tenryu, Mine hits 1, on fire0 w6 `* d' u! g) r
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: E; X. A9 _6 h: f4 T; i! qNight Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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& ~8 X6 f( h5 R3 c5 m% P& hJapanese Ships
- F1 X/ `" _( X$ e/ ? j' O* `3 T# i DD Satsuki5 T% P* D9 U3 l
DD Minazuki. N! R7 c4 ~5 Q8 C' L% c0 p$ ~
DD Mochizuki
# V m U4 \1 M7 d DD Oite# M: s" d7 [- }/ I2 V% Y
DD Hayate6 `( y8 g! Q, A1 {# i! g. {
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Allied Ships
2 o9 a+ B, j" y E PG Sacramento, Shell hits 15, heavy fires, heavy damage7 C( C/ X W V- i( z
xAK Alabaman
1 ]* g1 ^/ {% l% O: _# F# ?8 ]3 Q xAK Alaskan
! T# r: e) K! [* \5 p0 B+ x2 q xAK American
8 L. I; ]: v$ y4 B+ Z xAK Arizonan/ m% p+ [& M+ P/ [4 R. X" _
xAK Arkansan
6 ~( P$ p5 L8 ]" q* s xAK Californian
) z: \/ s- E0 H$ P xAK Canadian
+ {+ X9 E0 |# D3 p. A& }; E) n7 f xAK Dakotan& g7 h9 |; H. n z0 m) l
xAK Hawaiian
4 Y6 u+ p: M/ J xAK Kansan2 R' c: g; S. F6 @/ D
xAK Minnesotan! Y( S( W, K: q/ m c' h3 `/ M
xAK Ohioan1 s/ I* ^0 _2 Q( M
xAK Panaman
3 X6 C" G- s! i; Y xAK Pennsylvanian/ H" q) w" f5 K: b7 L
xAK Puerto Rican+ s. |; j, z; X. _( y. @
xAK Utahan
5 h! Q( l/ J A: `" _ xAK Virginian' X0 v, }3 {# U A1 l: u
xAK Trento
/ b' f. q# g& ]* e xAK Charles H Cramp
) O- P8 p0 b* @0 Y& a& z xAK Lancaster
. R% b& l. @' }5 @( B! a xAK Sagadahoc
7 c0 t! y+ R" Y5 Q5 D8 A) L9 i2 L xAK Santa Rita: v( d, O. U7 \, M0 S% `
xAK Santa Teresa% R* @ |* B+ r; ^" b+ Y: o4 A) T) x
xAK Atlanta City
H6 j( u8 t$ T5 a1 m1 Y# ^ xAK Chickasaw City' I4 S5 J7 }. O! t$ D9 z
xAK Ensley City* k3 L3 Y* F& M, Z
xAK Knoxville City
7 U) r( H5 Y2 ~" {# [6 ?- S, _ xAK Mobile City/ T, ?0 `% Y# B+ l" x9 j
xAK Tuscaloosa City" e, r! B3 q8 g, [ \7 A1 R f' @+ F
xAK Steel Age
4 h8 _( v0 R2 S5 O. N xAK Steel Exporter! Y- c) m b, @$ K7 E
xAK Steel Mariner
( G% J. p5 l, _6 o* v5 M S( h* t xAK Steel Navigator
/ W0 b" O) G$ Q% y: H2 ^ xAK Steel Ranger
% M4 \6 i: K/ k' @$ d% R6 h xAK Steel Scientist' m9 j `" P4 t6 a6 U+ I' O! ?
xAK Steel Seafarer& U8 g/ E2 _, `. H2 O0 S( e6 m3 U
xAK Steel Trader4 k6 w+ q6 Y# V$ j* E7 R1 y% P
xAK Steel Voyager' }0 O8 t" q0 F# P# e: ]" h+ b
xAK Steel Worker
7 A+ L4 p2 V; b. w2 l xAK Andrea Luckenbach
3 L& i2 g& l8 Y2 ~ xAK Harry Luckenbach
+ d8 ^# A% U- s" f& }+ g6 ]7 f xAK J.L. Luckenbach
9 S9 t; M* L6 ~! Q% O xAK Jacob Luckenbach
, y, i: q2 V; ^0 b" A xAK Julia Luckenbach
0 R: x# ?- i# A% Z! Z/ T4 ^ xAK Katrina Luckenbach/ ~3 w& ]5 _" y; Z+ \. X: P# e
xAK Lena Luckenbach% V0 o( Y7 K' `4 J5 D" B$ |. I
xAK Lewis Luckenbach
+ v& \" ?7 p! v7 u; h xAK Lillian Luckenbach9 _# W5 t7 z' i
xAK Mathew Luckenbach& B) O u/ _, g; {+ D. y$ ~6 S
xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
- c; G2 u4 S- B6 w& ^# M xAK Walter Luckenbach- v# u) d0 i- p b3 v
xAK William Luckenbach
' U4 `' F9 }4 j* b xAK Diamond head7 S V# g; V, g; X# _# P
xAK Admiral Halstead
0 o3 H, l$ _- @/ N AM Matai, Shell hits 1
7 L% q# U J* f0 y$ j0 K AM Muritai, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ V2 v& V# {# l" Z xAK Salamaua, Shell hits 11 F3 R/ q% {( {: e; ~
xAK Rona, Shell hits 2+ Z9 v8 E0 }2 O8 X, f
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Allied ground losses:
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1 v7 G4 {2 T1 y3 `( W6 x d Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled( o% f+ k. x9 M. A
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 4 disabled
2 ^% w3 ~' |) z' N/ y Engineers: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled$ l5 Q8 \) x" u; f, C2 R
Vehicles lost 17 (10 destroyed, 7 disabled)+ H# H+ Y8 i3 Y; G8 E8 o8 z. @% m
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards; I$ C. v- _+ @
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Japanese Ships( C0 C. K- L4 G4 P2 X4 o
DD Satsuki+ C. _; \: ]) X7 E' K6 _
DD Minazuki& j: \8 K: @3 r" E3 a/ c+ I
DD Mochizuki
2 d2 T7 `3 v/ K DD Oite
& R0 R6 N) B& V3 R# Q3 ` DD Hayate: M" q0 C( P7 q) j- h
/ ^' `; {* S8 B! d9 iAllied Ships {' S7 ?' |3 J
PG Sacramento, Shell hits 12, heavy fires, heavy damage! f1 N# d: M# k {- v
xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 q+ |) Q1 g& n AM Muritai, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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! D. J; Q3 P9 O( P1 c- O9 S0 zNight Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 121,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
5 z/ E" J$ t6 O+ p: p6 b$ L$ ~* R( l+ ^ DD Satsuki
. D) o2 l2 \/ b# L DD Minazuki p, k! q2 v: e; T
DD Mochizuki/ H0 U) I" u$ ^' m( e7 I
DD Oite' }# f7 k& i& Y/ j
DD Hayate* T4 u' g' l6 Z# ^1 E: Q# g. A
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Allied Ships
4 [6 A1 \5 C+ ^+ F* }, [7 U/ `! g xAK Alabaman
: h" O+ `- m% Y) J$ w% ?+ O xAK Alaskan
! }3 I) M/ k( {# X* S- t xAK American
( x1 ^- @1 o* _2 r* d" p xAK Arizonan
" S3 c( B$ v& ]( f' M& f& [$ _# J xAK Arkansan
1 E) ^# |& @7 g% V6 ^ xAK Californian5 ~: J$ N$ [' f: \# L. N
xAK Canadian
7 Y2 O5 G# `1 m" P xAK Dakotan; h) ?. m4 U% v0 U; i% L
xAK Hawaiian3 E: I2 c! r7 O* y. E
xAK Kansan& s7 p3 t4 T1 h* A
xAK Minnesotan
* X" S( B" i/ h* k$ O* J2 m p: ` xAK Ohioan4 U1 ~% M- ^, }* L3 e
xAK Panaman2 {9 M0 D% a/ l6 k+ }3 @+ I
xAK Pennsylvanian
. F: L9 z( f- m5 {, f xAK Puerto Rican
* X: Y7 b) j c- [ xAK Utahan
/ f) d5 C% ]2 f1 }; t0 o xAK Virginian' i( P# ]. o$ s, d; }# C- N; r5 Z
xAK Trento
& D. v# o( y7 K+ H* G2 L xAK Charles H Cramp0 l3 u1 W! x8 `; Q0 a2 [( b
xAK Lancaster) c1 |8 N) Z& E% V$ z' G
xAK Sagadahoc% R: ? `. l& i5 u2 `. c
xAK Santa Rita8 A# \: u5 j$ K ^# O
xAK Santa Teresa
% o2 F# i; \& G xAK Atlanta City! L( |2 u4 ]" s6 k/ b4 n0 V6 ]4 x
xAK Chickasaw City" g* j n* q; P- |8 l) c3 P0 l8 ?
xAK Ensley City
& {! r8 A6 S! T7 C* m, M2 b xAK Knoxville City1 G; o1 h8 w5 j$ a" I. o
xAK Mobile City; g7 G3 N, h3 j/ F7 ^1 J, U
xAK Tuscaloosa City! v; z( a* V% }$ m$ p! C
xAK Steel Age3 W5 P# m7 [8 ]9 f8 t9 r, }4 ~
xAK Steel Exporter
d, t. S7 \' s' ?2 U( W5 ~( m. _ xAK Steel Mariner
! Z1 s' e) a z xAK Steel Navigator5 r, k; a( b$ I* `% p% G3 `7 c8 |, q
xAK Steel Ranger. @% ?# N8 I6 H. X# H
xAK Steel Scientist5 b3 @5 C0 ]" f9 M" k6 g e. k
xAK Steel Seafarer0 @$ i: B4 p* y+ r; q1 s) l, D e" t
xAK Steel Trader
1 f$ C4 Q) W9 V9 ^, ^" d9 f$ ~ xAK Steel Voyager, _$ K& z; z: U0 b7 Z+ [* |& p3 L* e
xAK Steel Worker, heavy damage
; G3 \1 F. A8 H, U xAK Andrea Luckenbach
5 u' h: t, ?& Y+ Y4 } xAK Harry Luckenbach
+ v3 O! H+ a; A0 Z8 l! ^3 m xAK J.L. Luckenbach$ ~# g0 D- P" Q3 J5 W! A
xAK Jacob Luckenbach
% S5 {7 r- v+ @' L xAK Julia Luckenbach
. O& i# \& \2 W; E6 {' J: i1 O xAK Katrina Luckenbach
8 p* }- f' T. W- a4 J# F+ K2 j xAK Lena Luckenbach
% U$ s- I; A Y: v xAK Lewis Luckenbach
6 ^4 {) F+ v0 U' j1 j' V0 e xAK Lillian Luckenbach
- b4 L9 E' Z' f, n xAK Mathew Luckenbach
& B% `: i: E8 R7 _' s, k- y xAK Walter Luckenbach6 a" c7 k. x9 y% y' D( p q
xAK William Luckenbach
- Y3 Z; R" y2 [ xAK Diamond head# \8 K1 Y8 ~1 f6 e
xAK Admiral Halstead$ R2 R. q5 P- }# y
xAK Admiral Cole3 g+ H4 {* W1 g& `, D; a. F
xAK Crown City
7 v' q, u6 ] L9 R; T AM Matai, Shell hits 20, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 {' i0 K3 k% {- t, S xAK Rona, Shell hits 49 K3 A% s: U- Y/ V- p4 ]
xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1 b p. e# ^& {) z$ m
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! ?4 Y' i( v U: \' G' v$ TAllied ground losses:* ?* m1 f& D+ I: ]( \. M
37 casualties reported* _) t6 R: ]5 L1 n) H
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled4 Q$ I i# s1 A( e3 f8 k
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled) S- g! |; f% V6 ]5 P s
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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9 Z5 [6 [+ g- R" n4 c( t$ ~% N6 V* ]5 BDay Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 120,193, Range 15,000 Yards* J" f2 O, v2 y2 ~
' ^( T3 A2 m# G: h) O2 O' xJapanese Ships
/ F: ?5 Z) O+ M3 R% a4 n( _: b DD Satsuki
6 y# R( R2 {3 q0 S' i% x% z9 E DD Minazuki
& J$ g0 q+ M# i DD Mochizuki
& s: u; O7 E7 e( `: d( z# a9 Y DD Oite
' B- J4 t( X8 V4 M2 d4 f/ ? DD Hayate
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Allied Ships3 g8 g5 G- ]" I( P* p) _
xAK Alabaman' h/ D+ N" W4 l# l9 z6 n
xAK Alaskan
+ a* E/ ^# k6 v4 _ xAK American& s3 e5 ]5 S+ e1 K
xAK Arizonan
9 A9 a; C& S! X- z) n, K+ ] S xAK Arkansan3 `% _( J2 T) _6 A& T
xAK Californian
1 M- P7 u) g2 `8 P3 v xAK Canadian
X% H2 V4 y( ~* l% P4 ~- }: w xAK Dakotan8 u: c7 a; K" o3 U' g: q
xAK Hawaiian) D! F$ h9 `3 ]
xAK Kansan9 I& w) f# ^. |$ n* s. |
xAK Minnesotan5 i' h) O: v* I) k7 ?
xAK Ohioan# q9 c7 u/ e x* A
xAK Panaman
! D% P( y0 m$ q* l xAK Pennsylvanian. w) P3 P7 s) @! M- Z
xAK Puerto Rican
+ l& r. V! {* u3 M1 _1 Q8 X. G xAK Utahan( }4 G; Y5 }7 [9 t
xAK Virginian E, T9 T' A1 {2 b* V' j4 L! n5 ~
xAK Trento5 O# D/ p( K2 C6 W7 W+ p& d
xAK Charles H Cramp$ w' I/ u) S6 r3 X2 D! {. T s
xAK Lancaster0 a/ S# C/ ?$ P1 \
xAK Sagadahoc
+ p1 l# |( s' j( c+ g xAK Santa Rita: i# F, h- b* J2 _6 M, n4 j
xAK Santa Teresa
) f6 @- B4 w6 p, \/ ~) }# N xAK Atlanta City& H9 u. L* P; Z3 `& J
xAK Chickasaw City7 s! ]2 o3 {( D( e
xAK Ensley City! `0 p. ~; _; R: |9 T5 ~
xAK Knoxville City
' V& D# e. u- p' Y xAK Mobile City; l" b Y! g( l. x. K
xAK Tuscaloosa City
8 H; v5 c, L9 x6 s' l, v8 u. s& K6 `6 d xAK Steel Age, i" g& U! m0 o& M; z# r$ d% p
xAK Steel Exporter6 V8 b8 n/ x2 d: A/ r! ?4 W |+ B
xAK Steel Mariner
7 Z# `& i& ]3 ^; J xAK Steel Navigator
; X, k& `) ?; @7 v! Z O& E xAK Steel Ranger+ }; K0 }4 N$ L6 Y
xAK Steel Scientist
; Z: v j5 i- V$ K& a xAK Steel Seafarer9 y. g: {, t; N, @# o U
xAK Steel Trader1 [( b1 n& g% u& t+ T. U
xAK Steel Voyager' q0 ]; O* ]) q* N8 n! E; k# g
xAK Andrea Luckenbach
0 @, L7 h$ r2 y- K- f xAK Harry Luckenbach
4 V8 {- Q r3 F9 ]- g$ |& R4 ? xAK J.L. Luckenbach
: \* M. n7 l, C xAK Jacob Luckenbach
. [9 q2 k7 C1 V6 h; L xAK Julia Luckenbach! L6 ? A' l/ P, S" L$ } o4 U
xAK Katrina Luckenbach5 _+ |5 o7 p( J! R e2 e0 C
xAK Lena Luckenbach: J+ c+ |1 u1 ~2 D
xAK Lewis Luckenbach' ]" N! p4 j; C x4 v- o- Y
xAK Lillian Luckenbach- e3 a* J+ J0 A E# N) W
xAK Mathew Luckenbach
9 J4 C0 ^% a7 B: u8 g( ` xAK Walter Luckenbach! G1 K* a$ G l; P
xAK William Luckenbach% Y- ~+ M6 `# P$ p; q0 i$ q: i
xAK Diamond head
( G( a' v* F3 K3 [- P! k xAK Admiral Halstead5 a& Z8 b) T7 y a3 L
xAK Admiral Cole' A% b8 B! v, b4 }6 j4 F
xAK Crown City
3 p) w/ O# {5 l xAK Admiral Y. Williams
. t$ C0 _; l9 n$ Y. i: n xAK Iron Crown, Shell hits 4, heavy fires$ \, t7 K; Z3 o# |# g1 @& ^' i; v2 r
xAK Rona, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage, a1 y- l- ]+ p) G, s1 @$ n
xAK Exmoor, Shell hits 2; w6 ~) t0 Z/ Z) b6 R
xAK Aeon, Shell hits 3, on fire
S/ u" @& `6 w xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1
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9 g. \: t& e3 f' v+ A! BAllied ground losses:9 k! @. s) Z( d5 \4 V7 n3 a U
59 casualties reported
7 R O% o& ^' j; w* H p: F( Q Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled5 t% j0 t' X% y& f4 L
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 19 disabled* \2 R' x5 u/ r% z: B
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
; K; f3 C# \4 P& R( x Guns lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled)
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 14,000 Yards9 c; }; M! w8 R* M" L$ u- J
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Japanese Ships
- b7 f- }1 @- D6 r CA Furutaka6 o/ `: ~6 W/ u+ G. V
CL Abukuma
+ Q I# f( p! o6 l) O CL Tatsuta% I) c; e6 C# e9 s2 {. m5 s
CL Yubari
3 S, T+ E- s3 G" h DD Michishio: Y8 R& A2 b5 y: x
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, K2 z$ ~5 {$ V: Z4 Q DM Ramsay, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
* M T4 A" E- Q 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 Ships
& i/ B8 X# {- H( l PB Kozan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage1 u' n% v5 \4 A7 ?: A* m
AO Manju Maru: X7 G% O4 a8 `' K
AO Akebono Maru
1 j" { ~/ z% O T; H# l PB Choun Maru #8
7 G6 K# W/ s- f9 R SC Ch 20- d% `7 e% T/ p8 [5 ?3 b$ q
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Allied Ships
: t) k4 u! ]2 ] 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 cloud5 |( K; _7 Y' E( W
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet." z; G: C3 U# ]! O' R
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes8 K! b6 @; P C& p0 @
' r3 N: i3 \) F9 kJapanese aircraft
" P/ v- _4 R! r( Z5 Q, j' d9 ]4 v A6M2 Zero x 41
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P-40E Warhawk x 16
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Allied aircraft losses
O: n" {7 `2 l) a P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed3 H% }# Y% }0 F
PBY-5 Catalina: 3 damaged6 J) @" B1 f# T/ A
PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed by flak
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: \+ e' E4 S6 C* J' IJapanese Ships
% l p+ F" k- M DD Suresushio% Y$ D& C, ^: T: `$ L, r
DD Oyashio, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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TB Hiyodori
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