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;
$ m& G; {4 k) [0 q/ d" }$ c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;, ~ ^+ I4 X3 i! B4 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" e- Q L+ J" J) `; k7 F$ @5 Q p1 ~
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- H$ N4 E% K" RNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 12,000 Yards" D6 @; G2 Q0 L2 ?0 k' G
8 Y. }6 [6 G) Y' IJapanese Ships* }' `$ H: X3 f. [$ x/ s; r( M# l
DD Oyashio4 z/ q( I" O* s; a! B' z. v: n
DD Hatsukaze
6 K6 ?5 A1 d4 Y! a9 n' [, V DD Hagikaze
% d0 q. v7 t* b DD Uranami
$ _2 M5 ?+ C6 ?8 G7 I TB Otori/ J$ P1 ^ t( x! U1 B) v. e
TB Hiyodori; s. k8 f% d& I. V# H! {) `: t
TB Hayabusa0 R/ f6 C; @. `
TB Kiji
0 ]$ U1 ~1 E1 G# I8 p4 `. w TB Kamo! {# [- u: ?1 l( T& j$ J
DD Suresushio8 K7 ~5 h3 ~0 l% O) ~$ a
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xAKL Chungking, Shell hits 23, and is sunk
# A7 Z% M+ u" q: n% b5 r' s5 Q xAKL Darvel, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk' y' e: R) ?, Z4 l$ ^
xAKL Kaiping, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
& ^$ S4 ^; b) O xAKL Vichy, Shell hits 18, and is sunk
) n; }, I: c3 G7 W% O6 \6 e xAKL Patris, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
' B/ \: L' P: v4 Z xAKL Burwah, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk, q, {! p' L3 U& S
xAKL Carlisle, Shell hits 26, and is sunk- T3 D; ~2 M! H. ~+ [% K' g5 O
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/ T/ `! \: O8 c! [; M: c. ^. eNight Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 7,000 Yards9 c8 F& k+ _: f7 |3 R: Y3 ]
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Japanese Ships2 J% l+ A1 w2 t
CA Furutaka
, g8 K5 j/ ]8 \0 ?0 _ CA Kako* E7 V8 z7 B: a( y! u
CL Abukuma1 v, p7 V, m# D: ?! W
CL Tenryu, V( o% z9 w# T0 X9 H5 D
CL Tatsuta8 w% \6 B- x7 M. J4 w/ _( |7 f
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1
3 h! \1 N' {2 r8 o1 \4 i DD Michishio
7 B* L* H5 b: c DD Amagiri/ n. i; O6 G9 W" P: A0 [' u$ h; P
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Allied Ships! S( e; e( h* o2 g
DM Ramsay, Shell hits 1( u7 \& w& n: J( r1 i+ M( ^
DM Breese, Shell hits 3, on fire( U( l8 E8 C! v& W; N3 {7 `+ f
DM Tracy, Shell hits 6, and is sunk* e6 d W' e S. T
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TF 181 encounters mine field at Pago Pago (148,161)
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Japanese Ships! q) V: J. i: p
CA Kako, Mine hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
3 H" P5 E! C9 P" Y+ W# v DD Amagiri, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage/ f$ x% O* f: P
CL Tenryu, Mine hits 1, on fire
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/ R& s& \) e* X: [- I* p* s uNight Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards% q% j: Q& i' i R5 n' G* ^0 E
2 A" k& w6 A! \Japanese Ships
9 d3 C4 e5 ?2 Z* v. `: ^ DD Satsuki0 ]" D9 g6 S, f, c3 `
DD Minazuki
+ i: z, V* } D: C DD Mochizuki& g# Y$ M y/ A% i/ ^0 p
DD Oite
% N/ _ J B& g3 R0 m" s. k DD Hayate$ y, M9 ~8 u5 W$ w
0 H7 [" D6 h0 p
Allied Ships f5 Z6 ~- d5 o! H2 `
PG Sacramento, Shell hits 15, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 ?* x: H! _& p* i xAK Alabaman
( S `3 R' {6 m; I' } xAK Alaskan8 G9 n& m0 X5 W: x0 d3 L
xAK American
! u! L- Q8 v1 H2 }4 c! M xAK Arizonan
6 s* t& u- l3 u) y, j$ M xAK Arkansan
7 F: X8 V1 L3 v2 E xAK Californian. d w/ J: U* q E6 w
xAK Canadian/ W" F; _- K8 z6 w3 ^ {9 f1 N
xAK Dakotan
2 T {3 V, }& T; c; N* a% l% \ xAK Hawaiian
' U7 ~0 t; Q7 F5 k# g w, ?/ c xAK Kansan
, [/ {& y' c% u M' {9 ~( Z xAK Minnesotan
- Q2 ]* s3 w: y# P' J9 G/ Y xAK Ohioan' m0 B' }3 \ @1 j8 \ q
xAK Panaman
' B9 T3 e8 u8 [ xAK Pennsylvanian
4 ]& p$ H) g9 F" V xAK Puerto Rican: b+ `, F- y. u8 t: ]6 x
xAK Utahan& f9 `! G* z# n9 b5 g/ W5 K3 H: Z' Q
xAK Virginian8 v4 e a- T& M, w
xAK Trento- b+ l7 P! z w# N% ~# {
xAK Charles H Cramp$ d L% G2 ?6 k
xAK Lancaster
3 E0 ?+ w0 e; B3 V xAK Sagadahoc) P3 h( w/ Y7 X
xAK Santa Rita
7 E! O' H" _- q c xAK Santa Teresa
4 M z7 H4 T% v5 P) j5 J xAK Atlanta City
4 l( O R% L8 N% W* ` xAK Chickasaw City
8 f& d/ H+ U/ K* t$ P/ e, Y xAK Ensley City
( I$ v2 i! W2 } Z xAK Knoxville City
6 K- c3 K7 u9 ` xAK Mobile City
4 W3 R4 E4 _7 d2 l8 d. k xAK Tuscaloosa City. {, q6 s G8 K2 o! ?: X0 y
xAK Steel Age9 N+ x, m' r2 h5 K$ V$ H N
xAK Steel Exporter
6 i: \/ u7 D# E% Q# P( Q5 B xAK Steel Mariner
% ]% I6 o* N* K. E# I: B1 D$ D xAK Steel Navigator" X1 H; w0 z6 M) e
xAK Steel Ranger' ^ K+ v; t. u. G/ x# \8 H
xAK Steel Scientist4 c' |) y6 P; U
xAK Steel Seafarer
: i6 ] D( i6 \; E* X* |1 m xAK Steel Trader
8 F$ @4 D* D" S4 @& y, ?* d xAK Steel Voyager
! L" v0 u% v0 H" V9 o5 X3 | xAK Steel Worker
9 V- h: _5 X+ m/ ~7 d5 i xAK Andrea Luckenbach
7 j5 q6 u9 v2 Y! [- ? xAK Harry Luckenbach5 |' ^; X6 o, D' Y# |( F. Q
xAK J.L. Luckenbach
/ v2 ` t {- C7 x xAK Jacob Luckenbach
% N- S4 R9 _' a; C7 B xAK Julia Luckenbach
6 D' m& A2 l5 Q* L2 j7 S. n xAK Katrina Luckenbach
; P$ J6 O7 M7 E9 R" ` xAK Lena Luckenbach
; y4 k" s! K' }. D xAK Lewis Luckenbach3 C. I0 x4 F B* i7 X
xAK Lillian Luckenbach
7 D+ j4 j. Y( k% s. N xAK Mathew Luckenbach6 y6 J. k. F5 n/ K6 g4 o9 F- ?
xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 7, heavy fires" L% |6 f6 n- a2 H, l
xAK Walter Luckenbach
9 M q* o. f9 Q* @6 e! D xAK William Luckenbach) k. p! k! n2 b/ B( g/ l6 S, F) E! R
xAK Diamond head
8 Z+ q" o+ g, f xAK Admiral Halstead) D# i9 B- g$ k) S' w: q
AM Matai, Shell hits 1. k5 l7 F1 j, R- s
AM Muritai, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage% `; x5 A8 \: n7 D4 h
xAK Salamaua, Shell hits 1& V' K( N9 z, l1 Z0 N1 A
xAK Rona, Shell hits 2
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' B5 Q) }2 p1 \0 C; k9 x4 VAllied ground losses:! K# g$ @% [& r _
24 casualties reported
4 ^9 b, b/ Q6 `- a Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 o( _' G1 V% |+ i7 N0 o% W" S Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 4 disabled- |* G8 j* f0 S2 u
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled, a4 b& F4 }: D0 V9 d
Vehicles lost 17 (10 destroyed, 7 disabled)7 Y& o9 p) T7 g( p: J) X0 c
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0 S" X0 Y$ Y. k& z% tNight Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards' x0 w! F. x8 h f* Y
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Japanese Ships$ w8 O8 N" A$ T3 `
DD Satsuki3 L5 {6 l) _4 U4 U) \* y9 h/ D
DD Minazuki, X6 P8 I- `9 \! u, b/ f
DD Mochizuki
" W& y! L% T# |# q DD Oite# v& A. k$ z1 V# j
DD Hayate7 t# |/ l6 v* L" U2 V
4 @1 |6 r2 B% T8 d* qAllied Ships1 e/ u" p/ E5 A$ H' @2 L# z
PG Sacramento, Shell hits 12, heavy fires, heavy damage5 o- R" i1 D5 e" v- T) e
xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage% r, w4 _. H# s! E4 P8 E# p+ B0 k
AM Muritai, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Allied ground losses:' x+ K' e8 t. k2 L) h* ]
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)5 j- P+ m" b" h9 S. H- I: }2 z
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 121,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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' q T, h" m3 s8 j8 h# @) zJapanese Ships3 K: X& `! s4 r' j# h
DD Satsuki
- A9 k; h1 X8 G* o DD Minazuki( o! i1 `3 p' t
DD Mochizuki/ H2 ^5 Y/ H7 {
DD Oite
% h _: b1 K- [8 q2 g DD Hayate
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7 Y1 o! B0 a9 mAllied Ships2 p* Y- u4 W V5 t5 Z0 V- L/ \
xAK Alabaman0 I5 x* Q! J; d9 O, t$ x/ V
xAK Alaskan; u: A% X+ ^! o( c& ]9 x
xAK American
6 H1 Y: R9 w' r4 e xAK Arizonan, s7 `' k/ z" i; X' d, F5 F9 Q
xAK Arkansan
A+ R* R1 Q) Z. M) A. f2 v B xAK Californian
$ H* T* j% S) t, {6 n6 @; z xAK Canadian( C5 ~% q7 W' `, q$ H( Y) @/ b
xAK Dakotan a" A. k D' ~# ~& s6 o
xAK Hawaiian' W. A) {/ f" p- e" ~' N
xAK Kansan* G7 N* w# O9 b z; k5 J. y
xAK Minnesotan8 u% g- q1 D4 Q% {( G, K" ?
xAK Ohioan m3 r% \, s- R" H7 _ n2 I5 L
xAK Panaman
" Y2 V& m9 T7 F. q7 G+ q0 Y0 g xAK Pennsylvanian
! _$ j( R; M& ~2 W- ? xAK Puerto Rican8 S. Q2 n8 f" w! d) q+ D
xAK Utahan
. I" w/ L: z o; m8 C% f4 b1 s xAK Virginian
1 @9 ^% ~ Q4 C& g xAK Trento$ a R3 T- L t3 _$ h
xAK Charles H Cramp% ]* I3 {7 x/ P
xAK Lancaster
3 C1 G3 z$ [9 o' P xAK Sagadahoc# I N6 Y* Y F( W* H% U3 ~
xAK Santa Rita
1 H2 ?) H0 S0 m3 n4 U/ J xAK Santa Teresa
- E0 |2 z0 H# C9 a xAK Atlanta City
0 g% r" X8 U! A, A5 u5 _ xAK Chickasaw City
4 K% G7 {. l. V. B) E5 j xAK Ensley City
$ ^$ @& D1 |5 w) H xAK Knoxville City
; N. K' ]# }, Q7 ]- t( h, t8 v xAK Mobile City
- l# ?2 `2 l6 t xAK Tuscaloosa City! {4 z( ]* j5 T
xAK Steel Age0 x/ d. y9 y Q0 r
xAK Steel Exporter
( g# y+ {, i3 R% K+ U+ A& j xAK Steel Mariner) g& Y k/ |1 \! B6 H' w0 }
xAK Steel Navigator
7 G7 \( D1 x0 n3 j8 E2 s3 l7 o xAK Steel Ranger
* I0 z J6 S/ e+ Z6 H& W: d xAK Steel Scientist
+ i: V: m2 s0 _- _4 E4 q% u3 u xAK Steel Seafarer
: r+ r' C* v- V/ U" B xAK Steel Trader
6 B2 R( R3 E& X& o1 W" | xAK Steel Voyager+ X! y7 h4 c4 `1 m
xAK Steel Worker, heavy damage
4 C0 u5 r0 f1 J! @/ p xAK Andrea Luckenbach$ t* V1 n, _ P8 ~+ E0 m) D
xAK Harry Luckenbach1 S; A7 Q8 t' b% S
xAK J.L. Luckenbach+ [3 S2 s/ X/ e% @. s( l6 r, b
xAK Jacob Luckenbach
v2 N% _( D; a" [1 V xAK Julia Luckenbach3 K$ e1 B7 s( P* U, H6 {* d: y
xAK Katrina Luckenbach
+ m/ y/ S+ Q: y3 V5 e xAK Lena Luckenbach9 {; R% e" s: L6 R
xAK Lewis Luckenbach+ e$ t2 r0 U8 o; l) j f) j
xAK Lillian Luckenbach3 G4 I: t$ ]8 X ^9 n. B! Q
xAK Mathew Luckenbach. Z ]6 g! p: E v8 R$ s+ M r8 b
xAK Walter Luckenbach
( _6 {* `0 X) o! y; L xAK William Luckenbach' }$ Z8 D b. S7 i) Z& {& c
xAK Diamond head/ W6 ]8 w/ E: ]% }* J4 L
xAK Admiral Halstead, C' h4 ]) }9 R) ?/ a# c) a* M
xAK Admiral Cole: V8 ` b0 t$ o$ C% o5 V. g# \
xAK Crown City) U1 z9 F, e- e; \8 V
AM Matai, Shell hits 20, heavy fires, heavy damage. k5 e8 M, n6 u5 T$ Y( z7 Z
xAK Rona, Shell hits 4
2 o! s9 D3 A/ z5 }" \ xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1
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Allied ground losses:; d* l/ y8 a& i! e! Q# M
37 casualties reported* j$ d" E8 v `: |
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled7 d5 d$ `3 p8 u
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
% ]2 t" X' d# d% ^5 x! x. L Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: \. h5 z+ Z) F1 q- j9 ?
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- `1 K- C, s8 q# |; L' qDay Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 120,193, Range 15,000 Yards- S3 P. ?3 m+ U
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Japanese Ships* ?7 H' D4 S" c5 U, @
DD Satsuki* w: E, ]: ?- Q, D9 [* K- u3 C
DD Minazuki
6 b- h' p& W2 C DD Mochizuki
9 ?8 h, g- }5 Z) l, C DD Oite2 I) f7 `/ X/ _+ m
DD Hayate
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Allied Ships$ x# t8 k" C. O2 |
xAK Alabaman% V! R! M0 Q$ J! F; Y( T, J
xAK Alaskan/ O- b, |: g% m! U6 e: `
xAK American6 b; c+ d3 P, n7 N# F* h
xAK Arizonan
; p8 R, L. L9 a4 T( b$ q( W xAK Arkansan2 R7 Q, d( \) C" w" E
xAK Californian
/ N6 N5 g' J. G7 W- P1 n# p xAK Canadian
+ |: y8 f2 ]9 u( }( }, _/ P, v2 Y xAK Dakotan4 K M: o+ q: F2 N) L0 J
xAK Hawaiian
) s( r: M% y, A; I xAK Kansan5 b$ `) B2 q$ z( V: y, V
xAK Minnesotan. x) b% v* }! b' N n; G
xAK Ohioan; i+ Q$ q5 Z1 R D+ g& ^* C
xAK Panaman J( u8 J$ Z6 M
xAK Pennsylvanian
" h8 |# k( T9 M g; q: P" z xAK Puerto Rican
4 P) C3 c( `; X' w7 e! H6 _) K xAK Utahan( `* J- W5 S9 n7 [: H; M
xAK Virginian
) @2 f. Z! o7 N. J xAK Trento W/ B/ r, ]# k% y8 Q) }/ g
xAK Charles H Cramp3 S- g% [* ^- N9 D ^) \' Z
xAK Lancaster
% l9 l, R. B Y, r' E6 m xAK Sagadahoc
9 Y; |( c& d# C xAK Santa Rita( B+ ~' m1 q) s8 z, q; H. L
xAK Santa Teresa4 q. _: }+ U& |5 k. w
xAK Atlanta City0 i# Z8 n- ~! o( S$ p6 W
xAK Chickasaw City0 B0 P! V2 T" i5 `
xAK Ensley City: K. ^4 f) c$ N5 U) R& D
xAK Knoxville City% G. l$ r; i& P( ^$ y: ?
xAK Mobile City
4 `, \9 r: ^! F* d5 q xAK Tuscaloosa City; c5 K# A) V+ c6 o
xAK Steel Age4 Q; p3 \ R7 h- d7 F
xAK Steel Exporter, B( s, \* G! D% N5 Z% k
xAK Steel Mariner
L+ p: V7 A* y2 v5 p6 O xAK Steel Navigator
& U4 Z* ^' M) \. k3 ~0 J+ I xAK Steel Ranger
% M7 Q: b3 w4 a! b" M8 s4 ] xAK Steel Scientist8 Y6 M9 S/ s' _
xAK Steel Seafarer
7 i1 p4 M! d- P8 \: d1 q# D1 k$ j xAK Steel Trader
8 u4 c" D2 [5 ]: C9 A. j: K xAK Steel Voyager1 y4 S2 [" z' I; Z" y7 m2 D" a
xAK Andrea Luckenbach- D& K2 ~8 E0 u4 {6 B, D2 ]' I. X
xAK Harry Luckenbach
/ ?, {. {. M/ T! D, T, Q) x: a+ F xAK J.L. Luckenbach0 ?9 q4 y0 r4 z
xAK Jacob Luckenbach
& i. q% n& _6 N# \0 D xAK Julia Luckenbach, k1 e7 n) R! s5 n9 y! w" x
xAK Katrina Luckenbach
+ i0 r4 e7 S* F/ z9 e. g xAK Lena Luckenbach6 l! c- i) e. l/ a
xAK Lewis Luckenbach) M1 L& v$ f7 z# |
xAK Lillian Luckenbach
5 }5 p' K$ ~& j4 [6 i xAK Mathew Luckenbach4 {; d; c. @% v! m& y2 M4 F
xAK Walter Luckenbach% ^- y6 q& D1 K& \$ d2 M
xAK William Luckenbach
2 i9 v B8 N3 m+ G xAK Diamond head
6 x" c2 q: }! Z8 z1 o3 D; W xAK Admiral Halstead
0 W! F$ L& l; G xAK Admiral Cole4 }. g$ g- M9 ], e
xAK Crown City
9 J5 m4 R: F! J7 a xAK Admiral Y. Williams2 N* p( b6 Q" R
xAK Iron Crown, Shell hits 4, heavy fires( X8 i' U x( E8 z5 o5 m3 M
xAK Rona, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 A9 ?/ w! l( X3 C9 u3 G xAK Exmoor, Shell hits 2
& Z, B+ s! z) G, o xAK Aeon, Shell hits 3, on fire
8 p- O) n" q+ W xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1
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% i R5 X( z! V+ U9 g! MAllied ground losses:
9 h+ X& U9 w* w H* ~ g4 g% E 59 casualties reported
, M b1 |7 N7 { K' \% |, Y6 G- b Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled, \$ s6 W6 f ]4 x; b5 ]
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 19 disabled
- m: q$ o# r' |- e0 o5 \ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 g$ j# K3 M0 q3 s Guns lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled)
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% [; x" B, R1 E/ S5 ?5 RDay Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 14,000 Yards; {7 ?: |( N6 K" |
, ^; P" K/ |& CJapanese Ships
" T) [# c4 P: q) s3 @ CA Furutaka
9 V- z! J+ ?! \( T- N% K CL Abukuma/ g" G- `8 m6 \$ C* C+ {
CL Tatsuta
0 ?8 {: a7 a5 j1 D c# t CL Yubari/ Y5 v* Q% V4 y; u
DD Michishio
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DM Ramsay, Shell hits 4, heavy fires2 l: d, Y* s I* a
DM Breese, Shell hits 12, and is sunk2 }) N$ [: L& c6 V+ d; K M
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: i$ A" x2 _9 O; U! d% T/ eSub attack near Port Moresby at 98,1336 _" {) x, z9 ~5 P8 {' t
5 J5 m6 F6 i* x3 _' h7 v/ HJapanese Ships
/ Z' a( n9 C( z" {$ Q- g PB Kozan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
/ o. z8 e- t3 ` AO Manju Maru
2 B7 A9 M8 X4 g8 A- R1 q6 c AO Akebono Maru
: u; c1 `) i: d8 T3 I, D# ~ PB Choun Maru #8 R* R$ d* |$ H2 K5 L
SC Ch 20
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SS Tautog) m9 n2 ^- O% c& g4 S+ n# Q2 V
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,1301 n/ y+ t- S/ \7 o1 K! f
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Weather in hex: Light cloud+ b# s6 k P! p8 C* v
4 y/ K" i- }4 {# w7 G( x5 {Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.$ W. w1 N; |9 q1 R6 D9 O# @6 `
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes5 t' ~* \- l. s+ H
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Japanese aircraft# r) M' C% O" Y8 E7 E4 j
A6M2 Zero x 41
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Allied aircraft9 z3 _; S2 ]# Z7 \
P-40E Warhawk x 16
7 _4 u u P* |( Z, r5 H$ i5 D PBY-5 Catalina x 30
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1 I, i* z- U: L. W- R3 Y/ E7 F$ UNo Japanese losses7 `; P6 ^+ N, c
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Allied aircraft losses! n3 ]6 v% E, Z4 L
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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