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;
& r: R: U2 F7 l+ }3 g4 s% 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;/ g- f( T! d4 G1 p; B* 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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& y/ C: }+ Y/ ~5 G1 |' qNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 12,000 Yards% V, h0 [' B7 z* q4 Z) i
, \" l; K; L |+ }5 N9 N5 dJapanese Ships: ~2 @+ J3 s4 P1 P. i# N
DD Oyashio
9 ]6 R6 _. S$ V7 d! B" y' p5 P6 p DD Hatsukaze2 t( P% ]6 }9 T+ A
DD Hagikaze' \- L& g4 ?6 y/ }' M% p
DD Uranami Z9 U5 [* A. M0 X( a& ?
TB Otori
! T" G. A* s0 c0 ]7 l$ u5 p. T TB Hiyodori G( ^; f) q/ o; [# L
TB Hayabusa4 q+ F1 o8 X j9 T9 u$ q# y* @! f
TB Kiji+ |* o* T: T3 T: K
TB Kamo+ y1 y* U' K% z/ U) ~% x
DD Suresushio/ @- c3 P; s4 u: O( e; x1 C/ h: T
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Allied Ships
$ [8 `* z5 M+ d% F8 t2 N xAKL Chungking, Shell hits 23, and is sunk
' T/ _, x* v+ P0 B a; c" ?; K: | xAKL Darvel, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk% j: z2 @/ {: R/ Q
xAKL Kaiping, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
6 z8 n8 Y# N% K0 C+ x. u7 k xAKL Vichy, Shell hits 18, and is sunk
5 n# H: `. k6 w4 e' J xAKL Patris, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
# {. B) H3 ~# S: D' k1 S$ ? xAKL Burwah, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
* ] r/ b. v' ~) k) Z xAKL Carlisle, Shell hits 26, and is sunk3 v% |' E7 f' t, d' N; A2 ^6 c
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 7,000 Yards# P& r. t! Q% b: i4 Z& T
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CA Furutaka$ n: R: O+ ~. z) ]" y k
CA Kako/ f2 Y2 A" i3 z+ v4 F8 x
CL Abukuma1 [1 U$ |1 B% w6 r% ~
CL Tenryu. P% }0 A# l# q
CL Tatsuta) k5 Z0 `3 d- ~ M4 `$ ^' a& C
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1
" J# k- O8 N. T3 C& u1 y5 D DD Michishio
9 p ]& ]$ q+ S w) _: S; H2 `+ ~ DD Amagiri" y: x2 D! k) M; |$ @
, j- q6 c" D; F3 |7 h2 R$ QAllied Ships
. K7 M- Q4 v4 U8 ?: ^ DM Ramsay, Shell hits 15 J- I5 Z8 _( i& \6 f
DM Breese, Shell hits 3, on fire# [+ k/ t: }0 o8 R. B. z" U
DM Tracy, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
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; f% }% { ?* k) Z# [TF 181 encounters mine field at Pago Pago (148,161)
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Japanese Ships
, U2 H7 r8 R$ m0 E. | l' {. z CA Kako, Mine hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
, S, ^1 V- A) q0 H7 y- N+ i2 O0 ~ DD Amagiri, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
! W8 P. v$ X F/ M+ v0 p, h CL Tenryu, Mine hits 1, on fire
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6 J8 K) M9 j8 u% S9 L" XNight Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships1 g, ~: l. X' m0 B' }
DD Satsuki
6 v; [/ U/ s8 L DD Minazuki
4 R! q& S2 T7 _3 r, D6 V DD Mochizuki0 N8 @: Z+ m! ?' Q: h+ f
DD Oite
) Z% O' a" O! h3 e Q) i DD Hayate3 X4 [0 [! r3 g4 O9 Y
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Allied Ships: N" H& m2 `+ T) x. q
PG Sacramento, Shell hits 15, heavy fires, heavy damage
* U0 h+ }# ?; _ xAK Alabaman. D# D* K& d" {3 `
xAK Alaskan
3 o3 j" @ V& y: q/ l& r1 H4 ` xAK American1 Y/ t( v; E S1 C8 Z$ e
xAK Arizonan) {1 i7 s1 v$ J" v: T
xAK Arkansan
# a+ Y- |) S! ?6 t xAK Californian! F5 s* L* H$ R. g. P# T
xAK Canadian/ d* d, C* H7 A6 s
xAK Dakotan4 ^9 n& K5 U; h" C3 P
xAK Hawaiian
* ~1 [3 |( O: @% a0 E xAK Kansan
/ a/ Z* O" i4 r xAK Minnesotan/ Y. z* h7 x. O* Q
xAK Ohioan
" j/ [" A6 a# |0 A/ w* e9 F6 T# X xAK Panaman# P2 z1 [7 T- r
xAK Pennsylvanian
- M, M& [0 F0 R3 ~% f: m xAK Puerto Rican
! P' L( ?7 U% K( `2 |1 c2 m xAK Utahan n' u, U! K5 s) S8 p% |1 v
xAK Virginian
( ^& F2 ]! p! I# w7 J xAK Trento
% d" f4 h. y( z- v! f* ~: n e# E xAK Charles H Cramp
1 @' u( b( B+ G) r+ e. z xAK Lancaster* Z3 z7 `) B6 N" d2 \# |) d$ ]
xAK Sagadahoc: @- ]9 E1 B6 X- r
xAK Santa Rita
" } z+ O" ?) u* v4 ~ xAK Santa Teresa
2 E6 |: K% q8 S/ ~! A# P4 I! w& V xAK Atlanta City
9 i: c Z9 ~6 [; f0 z* Q7 ] xAK Chickasaw City* r+ o3 t1 n% a* c8 ]
xAK Ensley City; r2 K e$ W; z8 `0 s% F. M4 g" ]
xAK Knoxville City# x! ?! z- c0 t
xAK Mobile City
% F' H T! k9 K: p, Q% s xAK Tuscaloosa City A4 G$ ]. i$ O3 c% ]" s7 a# D
xAK Steel Age6 L/ H3 A1 D# m4 `4 Q1 V2 i% h
xAK Steel Exporter- C. A9 C7 J* |* a: y4 g
xAK Steel Mariner" h7 t$ w$ \, \) J" D% X
xAK Steel Navigator
; a+ A2 g3 G7 [* c& g. l xAK Steel Ranger \8 P8 ~0 t' V4 p- O/ C% p) N
xAK Steel Scientist
, Y) ?4 ~- b% Q% J: c! T xAK Steel Seafarer6 G% C8 E+ ?3 g& c" n( U' B" T$ Z
xAK Steel Trader
" W0 {5 ~* z2 B) k8 m" k4 x* E0 n xAK Steel Voyager
- {4 \0 x8 z' b) [5 y" G xAK Steel Worker
% o, L# e0 R+ P$ t d xAK Andrea Luckenbach
Y+ _, V" j+ s; L xAK Harry Luckenbach
) S* q4 [. r9 a0 C xAK J.L. Luckenbach! B5 |# b8 G4 k6 _( h7 X0 s
xAK Jacob Luckenbach( p2 u! u7 W% x
xAK Julia Luckenbach
4 r; p9 m0 I% o p \( Z xAK Katrina Luckenbach
) t- X& q/ [ Q/ { xAK Lena Luckenbach: O# Q5 S4 S! j, V* T" f
xAK Lewis Luckenbach5 k& T) c q! o3 E$ K0 v$ o+ t
xAK Lillian Luckenbach1 z2 K1 F |# X: _+ h
xAK Mathew Luckenbach
, p" w5 q. G6 | xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 7, heavy fires7 k- `, ^1 O0 e9 |" {4 o2 J+ Y
xAK Walter Luckenbach0 f; z7 X; r- w u# f5 x( W2 a7 w
xAK William Luckenbach. E4 e$ C/ P% A# _
xAK Diamond head6 t9 g% J5 Y2 s5 P; _
xAK Admiral Halstead9 |" M V: Q8 d
AM Matai, Shell hits 1
0 `9 N+ N. @3 D. a+ g) H AM Muritai, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage+ p3 _; {7 u/ K( @( Z
xAK Salamaua, Shell hits 1
0 G0 W% q2 o+ p7 O# N" R7 H xAK Rona, Shell hits 2
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
$ Y6 B7 N/ D5 D# c; R Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 4 disabled1 t) G4 h7 |( A# Q
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled% j5 g/ U9 y6 W9 l1 o
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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5 W7 ]/ @8 w# g7 S8 ]Japanese Ships: W8 C, |$ U7 @4 |: J8 P' q* ]# i
DD Satsuki. g* u9 M/ B, b& t2 ^9 x& R% x( c) X
DD Minazuki
9 A' F2 ~( F2 E" g {4 T! c DD Mochizuki- T8 B0 M) t+ O! ~
DD Oite$ N9 ?9 S7 h* g0 }: L- Q/ B
DD Hayate
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q4 R0 @8 Y6 d" YAllied Ships5 [2 f5 o* S( c7 i
PG Sacramento, Shell hits 12, heavy fires, heavy damage2 Q+ f% p' h8 C& _7 W% W+ H
xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 {0 t' h; F2 x/ j. {; w0 @ AM Muritai, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Allied ground losses:0 m! F4 k3 m, l( X
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled); g* g& t2 ^3 [& w' V! I: k L* @
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& m. {! D- y' v3 ^" ^& KNight Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 121,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships+ x6 @2 a& B8 c; V3 q& E9 K
DD Satsuki
, s l5 j7 L( J- ^ DD Minazuki1 r, A; P* f, u0 q% D1 g
DD Mochizuki
7 O9 z' S* t6 h DD Oite
% w! N8 J% k" B$ V2 t: ? DD Hayate. ^% x+ z8 @5 h, l- i
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Allied Ships
2 U ?/ p9 R, ~$ `5 Z xAK Alabaman
; i3 e$ Q$ F3 J! e) r5 `! C9 u& F xAK Alaskan! F1 q0 f D% U: e. D3 C
xAK American2 C; m6 \/ ]) s: o
xAK Arizonan
8 @3 D* a# P" w8 @5 Y* b, ^ xAK Arkansan
" D) W% l8 ^. }! Y4 _: G. R& h0 F xAK Californian t2 p+ H9 J1 W; A. @: f I
xAK Canadian7 E- z1 _- n) n+ m
xAK Dakotan
0 p0 _. j, R7 L2 ~- z) S xAK Hawaiian4 l1 F8 h8 V, W4 r* Y
xAK Kansan" ~- F2 Y3 v& l; n8 l( i
xAK Minnesotan3 [" J/ y) A0 t. C
xAK Ohioan
$ m" C _* V% D8 b+ |5 a6 f" [ xAK Panaman
( z# t) M7 |7 ?2 I. B& D xAK Pennsylvanian, I- |: J' K7 M
xAK Puerto Rican
: I! C: t) Q( M xAK Utahan
) H O; f- ^! {5 \$ I xAK Virginian
/ x, _2 w, ~% Q$ T3 l6 m xAK Trento
+ v& e( W5 d6 i% U- M4 j, Q4 D xAK Charles H Cramp
& B( q/ |* \" A1 ]+ R/ {( S: C xAK Lancaster
1 U4 p }8 k* [/ P, u6 e% _& m xAK Sagadahoc
; m) o" E6 a1 ~# m& D. [ xAK Santa Rita: b$ ~5 L( R7 d+ G2 m- n
xAK Santa Teresa* S- W# x; D) u. c5 K
xAK Atlanta City
4 y. O8 ~+ x5 o' X0 d' p! q xAK Chickasaw City
. K, z, o8 @6 D' ?6 u+ J1 `3 G xAK Ensley City! z) X! A7 T8 @
xAK Knoxville City
( B; Q2 y O0 f) p" m) `- d$ b# Q xAK Mobile City
3 h/ j5 \( N1 V, n" P: j xAK Tuscaloosa City% a$ v2 e7 ]5 r0 d0 s5 C! ]
xAK Steel Age
9 f+ T9 M# @7 ? xAK Steel Exporter+ }! F# H* Y; G5 R# Q
xAK Steel Mariner
/ Y! I9 q8 `: V& ?0 N7 y( c xAK Steel Navigator
6 B9 U" |- t8 e/ v# R# Y1 k xAK Steel Ranger
2 |+ E5 u1 o& N6 J1 S5 S7 y3 ` xAK Steel Scientist+ X% P% b- k; q8 T- g# b% J
xAK Steel Seafarer4 T# P3 U3 K) i3 D
xAK Steel Trader
o7 m W, v% E' W0 @ xAK Steel Voyager6 E3 V3 k, k' l( R$ o
xAK Steel Worker, heavy damage
" S. t# P( G. N5 D# ?2 s) C2 M$ v u xAK Andrea Luckenbach5 H# e7 z1 ]( w8 E3 z6 f' S, u
xAK Harry Luckenbach2 Y [: ?; d; W, X7 z% A4 s& |6 ?0 B
xAK J.L. Luckenbach
( \2 u" c. `- Q G4 \ xAK Jacob Luckenbach( z( ^. ?) X6 G" ^: y
xAK Julia Luckenbach5 c" N0 g' w8 F% g' b
xAK Katrina Luckenbach9 S, o8 c5 K, V- M( S* V
xAK Lena Luckenbach$ o, r& Z6 l8 G) B
xAK Lewis Luckenbach
9 K; {: R. }/ s ]4 _ xAK Lillian Luckenbach
! |0 g, h# d( F5 ]/ |6 m xAK Mathew Luckenbach9 b$ ~/ V* Q2 a1 t$ E9 p) b w
xAK Walter Luckenbach
( h# ^# _, Q, S& ]% s" \ xAK William Luckenbach! o# g# Y+ t4 H7 Q
xAK Diamond head6 p2 ?, D) J0 Z' R3 p1 q" F
xAK Admiral Halstead
- c6 v$ _3 p6 a4 |0 d h xAK Admiral Cole
; _: R9 e0 V$ m& ^ B xAK Crown City& N* Z; [1 B! l4 g; S" I$ v
AM Matai, Shell hits 20, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 z8 L/ a4 h, m/ [# g0 I xAK Rona, Shell hits 46 d* z ~2 [+ ~! f
xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1
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$ y% I) X) Q9 a3 N" \$ CAllied ground losses:
/ k6 X2 Y g2 n$ \& z; o 37 casualties reported
) }& D7 }) ]6 @3 s( F Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled6 i9 s% H3 A( h! Y
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled$ E/ r+ O. h/ s* @) o/ A( O5 B( V
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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6 C [- @8 `- @. M: L5 H. KDay Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 120,193, Range 15,000 Yards" E' ]6 e2 O+ B3 x4 a" W$ X- t
3 D6 _. _ e% [% Z5 C& x( fJapanese Ships. x4 r. k7 h. @- y
DD Satsuki
4 Y# I& K' a" U i8 X% W8 B+ K DD Minazuki
( a3 U u- W1 I4 V6 G" v DD Mochizuki
$ o4 I' I* j/ U1 K; L v. V3 c DD Oite
5 z3 C M: c/ E# n- i+ U9 Q DD Hayate2 b$ a0 E. X- U' ?8 `# V3 _5 @
+ b9 i$ k5 Y: K1 V/ m6 d9 AAllied Ships
% {2 L% q3 _- S9 o xAK Alabaman# n- w* ~7 X! N0 q Q# A$ G0 |8 A
xAK Alaskan8 h0 ?7 l# l3 V6 ?
xAK American
6 c+ v/ F# p' c, h* z xAK Arizonan
: p( r J+ y9 F0 b8 K! g xAK Arkansan
7 b2 \' s& R/ p) b7 B: @ xAK Californian
/ X% b) c5 S+ q* f2 P xAK Canadian/ x% d! v. s7 S3 ~2 s! n
xAK Dakotan( J1 l: |* _8 q' y: C& f, L
xAK Hawaiian( @* [. K: p. g6 e: J0 Z
xAK Kansan9 z/ l8 t& O- K; b9 h1 o
xAK Minnesotan& ?( ^$ T5 n" F5 {4 I/ D
xAK Ohioan7 t" x3 ?/ ?% ?
xAK Panaman
z. J, z$ ^/ a+ }6 _# T xAK Pennsylvanian( g' D+ |: v' f" J2 F0 k
xAK Puerto Rican* s: }% a. u6 Q2 Q# ?9 S( t" I0 ?
xAK Utahan3 \/ v; R4 y( `
xAK Virginian9 l1 v: n9 P& l2 x# y/ j4 v
xAK Trento) y4 B# w. p e8 K0 S3 [, B3 \
xAK Charles H Cramp
/ z( h/ M+ _# a xAK Lancaster. P2 I$ j) s& y/ r+ I0 V
xAK Sagadahoc
0 g6 j3 |7 U& c xAK Santa Rita2 M7 w& Q2 D: h" N; }* i- w
xAK Santa Teresa
1 _9 R3 B/ r# S! ^ xAK Atlanta City
# G. e l w6 @. a xAK Chickasaw City' }. A* X* l: l" R
xAK Ensley City
$ S) V5 I7 E7 z$ q xAK Knoxville City7 q( s$ S9 S, [3 T
xAK Mobile City1 S. @$ r- f4 G1 O6 K
xAK Tuscaloosa City w# n( z# y& u( V
xAK Steel Age
3 O7 E/ t+ w) _ xAK Steel Exporter5 q/ z; Y2 a( M! t1 O
xAK Steel Mariner
9 G( O, g3 c8 p+ ^- \, x* H xAK Steel Navigator
' w( ~1 w8 l1 B$ S# Q xAK Steel Ranger
8 g' v- x' V6 B4 ?$ W- ]) Q/ q0 N xAK Steel Scientist
: D: K5 q: m# ^$ N9 }' y. L W& {' M xAK Steel Seafarer3 f' W9 ]& }6 i/ x0 }
xAK Steel Trader
6 O1 ^1 W% e* S! q, `6 S xAK Steel Voyager
( ]8 }$ `! S, T xAK Andrea Luckenbach- ^7 _8 O( C: l2 D+ ^
xAK Harry Luckenbach8 z8 O8 J5 Q4 T L- B# q8 C
xAK J.L. Luckenbach
0 n4 c. n# A. |/ g! u0 R, p! B/ U xAK Jacob Luckenbach* ]9 C) L( X3 W0 h6 p% b
xAK Julia Luckenbach+ \7 {$ o. w X; y" ?& i
xAK Katrina Luckenbach
4 @3 M: l! y, Y7 A9 C; U/ f) M xAK Lena Luckenbach
! K" v( ]% l S xAK Lewis Luckenbach f, B+ {( w. h) D0 s8 {
xAK Lillian Luckenbach: b4 k; N; i2 P* l7 k: j. f
xAK Mathew Luckenbach
; v1 D) S& @5 A4 t1 L- |$ ]5 L% Z0 M xAK Walter Luckenbach9 {" ^4 R4 ?; Y2 e4 I/ z `
xAK William Luckenbach% c3 i0 |, \6 }8 j- B
xAK Diamond head' O% l" j& o6 O
xAK Admiral Halstead/ ^/ h# b7 }" B9 J. y# l. N8 Q
xAK Admiral Cole! ^0 Z- S4 H: i/ ]+ v; C
xAK Crown City7 {; g8 u1 f0 \# R
xAK Admiral Y. Williams6 N. W2 G W, }3 H1 w# q( j
xAK Iron Crown, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
" e: z$ w" h( y# y xAK Rona, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage$ Y# J3 z7 j7 k5 c' d. Y
xAK Exmoor, Shell hits 2
2 ], x' S- k& m _: X. j xAK Aeon, Shell hits 3, on fire
E8 ?1 j& t) c m xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1) E- N4 w) `/ k6 t5 Z3 t
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Allied ground losses:
: [0 ~. t3 q1 m h1 j" I" ~ 59 casualties reported3 S4 Q$ [, K: b3 p
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
8 F8 `4 k) C; o! J$ p# m Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 19 disabled' ] G( P9 J( ]5 y" T) u
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' q q$ {& j# \* _2 _' A
Guns lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled)# `0 T4 S: i0 \% k$ E3 s
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 14,000 Yards! y- U! c# v6 Z. z8 p0 l
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Japanese Ships
) y7 v8 b3 A# S' i8 F% H( N CA Furutaka
" q8 c) V( _( q7 i) _3 ? CL Abukuma
, N1 f0 u6 V) @! D CL Tatsuta
0 ^0 d6 u# z }8 z* z CL Yubari+ z9 B+ E! W9 L. \6 I- g
DD Michishio1 b8 Q9 ]4 J" t7 V# `+ {
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Allied Ships& R( }3 c( w2 E& t! J1 T" ?6 N) N% K0 U
DM Ramsay, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
6 x) M3 {. b% S5 f6 [ DM Breese, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
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Sub attack near Port Moresby at 98,133
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PB Kozan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
2 m+ w" x( x) c# e( g/ S2 G6 @ AO Manju Maru# {( p1 N# @2 }% m3 ]# A
AO Akebono Maru' n- L5 S) O2 _/ {* c8 p3 I
PB Choun Maru #8
/ J5 e6 A9 Z/ ?( g SC Ch 20
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1 |" w7 X& A# f0 w5 ]- k/ CAllied Ships0 r* B* t5 w1 }2 F; b# _3 h- G
SS Tautog3 s0 X( F# h( `9 l, S9 d
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6 n" G5 W; _* S( ZMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130+ @; {/ [7 U* w2 |; J9 {4 l
3 x' ?2 p H c8 Q& cWeather in hex: Light cloud
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. R0 F, e& }, r |( W$ rRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
7 y; m# x7 x5 i$ J- j0 P( i1 z# i1 [, [Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
6 }) ~' y0 S+ e" y6 ] P-40E Warhawk x 16
, U8 Z2 d t6 u- w PBY-5 Catalina x 30
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P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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; ^5 m7 p0 w6 Z ?' H0 a/ F1 } PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed by flak q. a3 U0 i+ z7 M6 R
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0 g1 r9 D" w6 s$ x" ?& s6 R# d DD Suresushio
: {. b, c7 x, |" H6 c DD Oyashio, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
5 \6 {% ~- ]( L" n TB Hayabusa9 |8 S$ G, L/ E
TB Otori
0 W& X" U2 y, a# i TB Hiyodori5 i7 H+ H! c* ?7 k/ X3 X: N
DD Hagikaze0 A0 `8 }& r7 [) x7 e' B& u
DD Hatsukaze
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