AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 27, 42 P. \- t g q* n9 |
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盟军一支在莫港卸载补给的船队全灭;5 n$ b# h5 u4 t, F% D- y
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;
# A3 c% [0 x* X d, @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/ Q: [. a) c0 Q( b: ~8 ~
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9 Z* g u" P: x+ W1 |Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 12,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
9 L- X0 h( P9 N/ F0 w5 A DD Oyashio
& K, p0 }. a' n X2 A DD Hatsukaze4 @; X$ N0 t- q# k+ s" q% N
DD Hagikaze
* [$ G6 Q. x# U DD Uranami
5 j9 X6 ^) f4 G TB Otori- u2 U1 m& J% v3 J# V" L5 L- c
TB Hiyodori
+ d7 y4 K3 e( q: d/ y TB Hayabusa
+ t; G g) _' k+ X# Z TB Kiji
& b3 | I y! \" t }1 h TB Kamo
X, ]6 x y1 R5 ~, F DD Suresushio
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# U) ^8 ] a- } DAllied Ships
1 z$ }/ h1 R, Q" {' x0 ] xAKL Chungking, Shell hits 23, and is sunk
1 Y0 {' s, U* d6 N; \ xAKL Darvel, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk( ^7 N" j( g4 Z& p+ x* U
xAKL Kaiping, Shell hits 13, and is sunk @$ X n' D3 S' L, W
xAKL Vichy, Shell hits 18, and is sunk4 _7 x( t/ a9 t2 h7 h. B
xAKL Patris, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
5 i* R) L, p* f1 t xAKL Burwah, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk5 i% W/ i( `' h9 l, ~2 v R2 _
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 Yards4 [1 g. g- p1 i m' O5 z* n
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Japanese Ships% Y2 V" x" |+ N4 n" q7 p& E
CA Furutaka( T" R, S3 B f; Y8 n
CA Kako
]5 P4 ]! I5 c* P+ O CL Abukuma
% g5 C, ~% x! a g6 w; j CL Tenryu
1 m! E3 q% M; C7 c) U: N+ z CL Tatsuta
|+ [& {* c% O1 [8 m" Q& x CL Yubari, Shell hits 18 O/ X: c! |2 A* ]% R
DD Michishio4 ~; [: U) z! I( r! X
DD Amagiri
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A/ {& j( p2 @$ U- AAllied Ships) c$ m& |/ X6 i& z5 ]
DM Ramsay, Shell hits 1/ e2 J; R. m4 x' o: d
DM Breese, Shell hits 3, on fire
& ?% z% j' i+ ?, L: k DM Tracy, Shell hits 6, and is sunk7 C. Q2 B% o3 O: u# T& d7 l( ?; n
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, ?. R- p# _, e. [3 nTF 181 encounters mine field at Pago Pago (148,161)9 F4 A; E& c. d3 X8 f) l
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Japanese Ships
' |8 {; d m) s H m( |8 I8 b! l1 O CA Kako, Mine hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
9 i- _/ {- L" Q: ] ?# ` DD Amagiri, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage, W; e/ a4 G6 H6 V5 ]% s
CL Tenryu, Mine hits 1, on fire' W9 R) Z2 a6 C2 ^# v
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2 p8 p+ ^- ~: r% c9 f9 f& _/ ]Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards# y3 }* `0 |3 Y7 q% [- I O6 F
. s& [2 i3 o0 ?! B$ Z1 GJapanese Ships3 I6 [$ |: {/ K+ N* M( _9 C3 ]
DD Satsuki
, {, D/ s2 U8 e: r% N DD Minazuki
: m% W+ N8 Y* Z/ n DD Mochizuki
1 F+ [3 w. N* ^/ @# j DD Oite
3 v- w, _* |2 m d DD Hayate5 C0 v9 B9 ]5 P& ] P
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Allied Ships- D& r, b1 Z+ T* I- V
PG Sacramento, Shell hits 15, heavy fires, heavy damage' W2 O% O1 w9 F" Y
xAK Alabaman
9 F" e- m. ~3 L2 Y xAK Alaskan
7 o5 h; M0 X" u9 X$ H xAK American
6 q2 D! S/ @; s# l1 W xAK Arizonan9 M- `* T: I& P# [# r1 \: Q
xAK Arkansan
& C# y1 g6 i8 b' G9 x xAK Californian
+ {4 g0 \; ?0 N# x1 V7 M J xAK Canadian
) y) N, j2 `. a! [! H. T- ?. t2 w xAK Dakotan# V* j2 f5 I( z, v4 C9 r
xAK Hawaiian2 `" p8 B% G! U2 Q- N/ S
xAK Kansan
9 n. {, T2 S5 p7 w" \9 A/ Q xAK Minnesotan. d. x R! Z8 u, H7 O5 Q& _
xAK Ohioan
* k9 M5 W# F5 |6 r* _1 Y1 ? xAK Panaman% @9 ~0 r/ @& }% ]# b
xAK Pennsylvanian& U0 p& X1 F6 k
xAK Puerto Rican5 B/ y, K l: J1 B
xAK Utahan
s+ S& Y/ Q1 k: g# | xAK Virginian6 N: t8 a# o% j* r3 V5 O# K! f; h
xAK Trento
& D, u! f* b4 M) O, |: O$ j. s X4 V xAK Charles H Cramp
q i& f6 r: o9 V xAK Lancaster; ?. L) \6 G0 R3 }
xAK Sagadahoc
7 z! q3 ~, i, v( K xAK Santa Rita
) |( J8 p0 t9 y2 E; K m xAK Santa Teresa0 T2 e3 t% a, m1 q/ T
xAK Atlanta City( r1 O9 R9 W" @4 C2 l* l/ s
xAK Chickasaw City
4 Y$ E9 M8 W8 k$ w1 ] N xAK Ensley City
! v2 f! R9 ^* e" V9 L# ]) w xAK Knoxville City
F8 r+ ]. F, }0 ~ xAK Mobile City! I# z+ y6 N8 ~
xAK Tuscaloosa City& \7 f% b0 l( P
xAK Steel Age
7 K5 m" U) T) _) J( t4 x' Z V xAK Steel Exporter, n# o# m1 v6 ^4 W
xAK Steel Mariner4 Z9 p$ [; R- ^3 D( o
xAK Steel Navigator
, g( k( l% ?1 h9 m4 s xAK Steel Ranger) ]" v5 M1 A' g9 j+ ?
xAK Steel Scientist. _* e& g8 i9 x a% j1 Y2 }% U/ R4 M
xAK Steel Seafarer
$ D+ o) s4 ~8 p* j. c( ? xAK Steel Trader
8 M& z* k$ i+ z xAK Steel Voyager
& |, ~; q1 n3 x xAK Steel Worker7 G: F" U7 A7 ?0 c# o+ ]( u
xAK Andrea Luckenbach
$ x' c0 L. D- A- m9 I4 T k# o xAK Harry Luckenbach; ]/ P D& M) Y
xAK J.L. Luckenbach
! t' R7 c$ X5 \* B xAK Jacob Luckenbach
* a) N! S" P+ H4 I xAK Julia Luckenbach
0 Z- G! G: | o+ t. X( A3 K$ S xAK Katrina Luckenbach
9 M O+ B4 |. m* T% _! D U xAK Lena Luckenbach3 ? ]4 p, ?8 `+ ]. F) q
xAK Lewis Luckenbach
# P6 v7 M9 j; j1 e4 ~( D0 ~- x xAK Lillian Luckenbach# @/ I; f1 f" @) @0 [
xAK Mathew Luckenbach
+ F N* y9 }8 i; m xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 7, heavy fires- U/ _2 c6 l9 d3 T1 J2 v2 D
xAK Walter Luckenbach5 d7 P3 p' V) L0 r; b
xAK William Luckenbach
; T- o3 G+ {6 r& `% p, m- k xAK Diamond head
: v. O- R4 q2 @: s; G& d; B+ m6 J xAK Admiral Halstead
. J7 Q, [2 o$ S5 a AM Matai, Shell hits 1* J3 B+ H. d! g. g! g* ^" d z5 I
AM Muritai, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage& D J0 o) d$ {$ n7 T$ ]
xAK Salamaua, Shell hits 1. q/ H" ~) R' S5 _) X3 j9 v
xAK Rona, Shell hits 23 |" l, r# j/ Q8 X) }; k) z# D
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Allied ground losses:
# T/ C6 d, K0 A" Y2 ^* n 24 casualties reported: {7 T" M3 H1 M; q# N1 }
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. D1 i/ B V) L7 p. f6 W1 }
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 4 disabled$ o$ g$ N( [, x6 S
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled
h! z, w+ u8 m2 a7 ]0 B4 o+ M Vehicles lost 17 (10 destroyed, 7 disabled)9 H& p% ?$ ?$ D y' s' h
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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1 t& i1 B% b9 ~" X# c4 k; }$ E) SJapanese Ships4 V( W, r: {. g4 }2 t2 E
DD Satsuki
" l# Q, u6 k7 y3 b4 A DD Minazuki
; G0 g2 w w- x" e+ E- n DD Mochizuki3 L4 z8 D6 f: k
DD Oite/ G' _0 i( e/ F3 P# y) T
DD Hayate3 U9 }3 t( b6 j4 U
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Allied Ships1 L8 N& R( l6 ~$ F) p: i2 p
PG Sacramento, Shell hits 12, heavy fires, heavy damage; h' v1 V0 {5 C2 \$ F
xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 F' y8 i1 Z" W1 G AM Muritai, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage5 m& P% R- B% `
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Allied ground losses:
7 {, k2 A7 {2 O9 d& K' V& W# w Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 121,193, Range 8,000 Yards& w" L; q# o) Q" d
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Japanese Ships1 |- o" r) L& e: J4 ]+ g
DD Satsuki' R2 u2 G) _, k/ h4 j9 }% \6 W3 d6 g
DD Minazuki
5 l9 R7 U5 ~+ f9 T, t DD Mochizuki
7 Q* i$ ?( P; o" b% i: N p o DD Oite. [1 r6 E) F* G" S
DD Hayate- ?& ?7 P5 ]2 j& U
1 R! D5 G' W9 m) W4 P) U P9 v8 |Allied Ships, y# L. t" N, G& [ ]
xAK Alabaman
5 G: h/ V; Z6 |( j H# m xAK Alaskan8 M/ F8 C+ S* S0 D
xAK American
. n' J. W0 Q0 P X+ S; X/ x xAK Arizonan
/ n) X- x7 o( X j- }1 V xAK Arkansan
7 T3 q% O- m, D4 t xAK Californian
$ `! Y9 z" v) m( I xAK Canadian
6 p) p$ }9 Z5 D5 R8 ^/ \1 b$ V xAK Dakotan
: s0 A' Y) T! M7 c$ k xAK Hawaiian
" j' ^- N7 D% L4 E& p# q7 F xAK Kansan
' c. f5 M) M) ~ xAK Minnesotan
+ `! I; W2 Z+ a% y+ S1 c xAK Ohioan
! m% I! ?( U" H& M% m1 I1 i3 G xAK Panaman
+ K1 Z& A# j5 i( Y( m# M }+ a xAK Pennsylvanian+ @: J& |0 W* ~8 b
xAK Puerto Rican: {; o$ A8 d% w- |' E9 z' k8 u0 K
xAK Utahan9 O1 v& e* _7 g4 ]8 h+ d0 N
xAK Virginian
7 i& l+ ^0 g/ B( M xAK Trento
8 l" H1 z" q1 J. y xAK Charles H Cramp/ g0 {3 l1 q: d4 b! r( w5 y: w+ \
xAK Lancaster
% @ s1 X+ n7 n+ a; ?- f) a* _ xAK Sagadahoc
& M; `: W; Z/ }' F5 m' ]$ d xAK Santa Rita
) V/ C0 h; \9 t2 c* s2 L xAK Santa Teresa
. [# y+ _8 |9 z xAK Atlanta City
! Y! K6 p# y2 L2 Q" N* D xAK Chickasaw City
) h" K7 Y ^9 e xAK Ensley City) E! d4 z+ F# c3 }4 K6 J% u* J
xAK Knoxville City6 W3 L& C7 O' a3 H
xAK Mobile City
5 r; k% C& E. \ Z- X xAK Tuscaloosa City
6 p4 g6 D5 g1 [( h2 W xAK Steel Age
0 l' ~2 f B( r4 P8 e' K xAK Steel Exporter; e: _6 S: x5 g4 l" w
xAK Steel Mariner4 {) G" A, e% y" ^
xAK Steel Navigator
* O- j ]7 s0 V xAK Steel Ranger
! v8 y7 ~/ i/ Z$ @3 X xAK Steel Scientist, Z; v, s; \+ G0 I6 I; ^
xAK Steel Seafarer( T J2 M& F) `. Q* a y$ L% O
xAK Steel Trader4 U, g# ]4 p3 c5 V8 F
xAK Steel Voyager
& n! B% \. i9 a: y xAK Steel Worker, heavy damage
. S) ?1 U! u8 ^2 q xAK Andrea Luckenbach
+ F3 w+ t4 X1 S; k4 m. R xAK Harry Luckenbach0 v( Y. t. s. w: v2 v' U) ?
xAK J.L. Luckenbach
( ]/ J$ @" ^6 A+ l xAK Jacob Luckenbach `! N1 |8 n/ U$ l R9 b$ w# w
xAK Julia Luckenbach
$ D, }/ G! j w) o+ ~4 z xAK Katrina Luckenbach
7 p4 v1 z- F6 }5 J# m) {4 j) w: ^ xAK Lena Luckenbach# i3 b1 d1 O$ s% i/ f
xAK Lewis Luckenbach
6 e+ @% H7 v: {& G xAK Lillian Luckenbach; j$ ~" U7 ]! I( }7 R. T- R
xAK Mathew Luckenbach6 f( z h$ a7 Z7 M3 X' `/ o3 o
xAK Walter Luckenbach
~ R7 o q( J' V" G; l5 [ xAK William Luckenbach: U) F. d* U1 S) z( ^ l
xAK Diamond head
! g# ~, T+ D& p xAK Admiral Halstead
+ \, B% k" z: o* }/ a q, J7 F xAK Admiral Cole" [/ [$ A9 |/ P C9 p
xAK Crown City
2 _. Z! ~6 E2 T AM Matai, Shell hits 20, heavy fires, heavy damage
% w4 W3 y3 n) [+ R, [) x xAK Rona, Shell hits 4 R) U0 @6 J: Y, o
xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1( g1 ^% U, G) F' b0 T
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Allied ground losses:: [" e3 F0 U6 ^, U$ J/ h
37 casualties reported, |0 u" \" i' k' }& w
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled/ a* o: \; n. r5 D$ j: h% U+ l3 v
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled6 `* ~9 X% D `/ n7 z, Q2 R
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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) `; C: q$ _! lDay Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 120,193, Range 15,000 Yards
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$ w4 w( T4 W, `' G7 z* v, ~1 r4 \1 BJapanese Ships
/ z# w1 p9 s. r0 D; E! |5 ~ DD Satsuki N/ n d5 P7 U7 W% l4 L
DD Minazuki3 }# \; T: y- b h1 ~" x: |" t$ u5 o' ]
DD Mochizuki+ W" ^1 z2 S3 ]. N" [
DD Oite
1 u3 N* v: T3 y DD Hayate# J: ^0 D' d8 F4 q8 d* m" g
7 C; S* H9 M$ Q' k3 |Allied Ships
9 ^3 \ A6 T) W3 ]* x( F xAK Alabaman
1 ], L+ O" d( ? xAK Alaskan
2 z" ~* L& p9 |) u! c8 `1 J xAK American) I; g$ d ]7 \" m
xAK Arizonan2 g$ `; N, E& ?) f6 i+ b
xAK Arkansan, O# R; |, ~/ ]6 N# o+ A
xAK Californian
5 T1 A- U; g6 L) i" T1 ]# a3 s xAK Canadian
4 v8 x- m, }% U& e6 a xAK Dakotan* } B- @4 g8 N7 ?
xAK Hawaiian
! w+ U" z0 @# ^ xAK Kansan {$ ?% ]: C! j( A8 P5 B$ Y1 g( x
xAK Minnesotan
) N0 R6 K) m* j L2 l7 o5 B xAK Ohioan
; J) |" t4 N) n* O9 m xAK Panaman% z. P( X# m9 ]/ i- B' t7 l
xAK Pennsylvanian
; l- [2 L e8 V! ]5 @8 Z xAK Puerto Rican
& @ X; E. b0 u% L xAK Utahan0 o0 e4 b9 c2 h( z
xAK Virginian* A L' g& ^* W; Q+ Z( l+ r2 o
xAK Trento$ x+ N& h, C8 L0 B. d9 E
xAK Charles H Cramp9 D) A; g3 f' ?
xAK Lancaster* N) k( p9 T6 L, O, \6 F2 j# ~
xAK Sagadahoc
$ b3 @/ L9 Q5 U. N5 q( D xAK Santa Rita
" G" q- z5 E2 N& t* L- d xAK Santa Teresa/ u9 C3 o% e- L
xAK Atlanta City9 g0 ]8 O# a% w
xAK Chickasaw City; i3 Y2 ] W; J$ u0 [
xAK Ensley City! @8 t/ q7 o) S p: p
xAK Knoxville City
, ^) n- q& V& d9 |2 S4 D Q& { xAK Mobile City
, W% E! L) ~1 H4 N9 w xAK Tuscaloosa City
$ l' u3 h D1 S7 A# l! H xAK Steel Age; U" C0 s3 f0 N
xAK Steel Exporter
0 C% c: C1 r. r xAK Steel Mariner
9 G4 j; q2 T0 `4 D! B; Y6 ^: s5 i, j xAK Steel Navigator/ \6 D7 c7 O1 D _; b
xAK Steel Ranger
# U+ b9 l3 H, Z! X0 R3 x8 h xAK Steel Scientist! j" W5 e# A& B
xAK Steel Seafarer
2 `. J% p; R& \8 ^2 q xAK Steel Trader
0 u: g/ P. `; c5 k" m! v2 X# w xAK Steel Voyager8 l' M% N t' B; s& n
xAK Andrea Luckenbach$ a3 ` s, X8 Y/ Z. l( W; U4 S
xAK Harry Luckenbach
$ M2 x/ J! O& N7 j* i& [ xAK J.L. Luckenbach- L2 a7 \% p- c
xAK Jacob Luckenbach
" R( y' b9 }2 }/ N0 d" ~ xAK Julia Luckenbach4 ?) ~5 q' d Y' O! [
xAK Katrina Luckenbach
8 D- y* ~% ?: M4 v& Q* X xAK Lena Luckenbach
) o9 o0 y q5 ? xAK Lewis Luckenbach2 N, x* f* H' Z9 i. l0 _
xAK Lillian Luckenbach
( _0 W, K& R) U5 a& o! F! M xAK Mathew Luckenbach
& ?" P7 r c( t& K xAK Walter Luckenbach
7 i$ y1 z9 _! b xAK William Luckenbach
# j4 B* v7 s5 z xAK Diamond head* ~) ?* ]1 a# ?( Y: W' [6 N6 H
xAK Admiral Halstead
& u$ N1 u2 z2 N2 m% A' |4 M7 H* | xAK Admiral Cole7 k7 F& M5 `3 j9 a
xAK Crown City) g' }% }4 }4 H/ Q* j$ Z2 O
xAK Admiral Y. Williams
/ f4 s/ j. Y6 W v2 ~" T6 g N xAK Iron Crown, Shell hits 4, heavy fires1 z4 D2 z+ P K- S6 l0 k% y
xAK Rona, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage
& D# D& d4 i: d- \7 [1 L xAK Exmoor, Shell hits 2
( Y2 r' K4 C& Q& K" N, N7 c xAK Aeon, Shell hits 3, on fire+ v- ~# D* D" U2 @
xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1; n/ T( O" F1 W0 M7 e9 c$ z4 [
4 R+ g @4 s- U8 M) l; g+ @3 i5 d f5 n0 E
Allied ground losses:
- V# m9 }$ K6 s0 m* W 59 casualties reported: I _: r+ m2 R3 E" a
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled/ L& G% g/ Z8 A/ ]# s! j2 z
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 19 disabled# i. r( c" \3 ?% o
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* x% {$ j4 ?/ V0 k0 t: H+ N
Guns lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled)
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 14,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships0 b5 t8 } o: T, i) }, ]1 y
CA Furutaka
1 p* `. k- [2 @8 X# O CL Abukuma, E0 x, Y) ~/ F; g" f, i8 z$ q
CL Tatsuta
3 B* n O Z+ {( e0 L! J8 J3 l CL Yubari
6 i, V& o9 Z/ m8 [4 M0 j% c7 a8 k4 F$ q DD Michishio
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4 g/ z2 _6 R4 }4 KAllied Ships) D( f8 f( S1 W( k3 Y a
DM Ramsay, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
) V2 ]* ?2 u0 _, a0 y DM Breese, Shell hits 12, and is sunk7 s- V) q+ Q) U M5 u+ v. Q
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Sub attack near Port Moresby at 98,1330 k1 O: }' k. P& q- m6 K5 S! n# Z
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Japanese Ships
; C& _, }) q" }/ K: W, D: X, p PB Kozan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage) R+ l7 S7 @9 o0 A. L) p
AO Manju Maru
. }5 O9 G u# k AO Akebono Maru' W0 o0 q; n" G" ` H# u
PB Choun Maru #8
% [( \5 }3 a7 f$ a9 q# e3 n2 y SC Ch 20& V* ^1 `: ?) r' E
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Allied Ships3 f* w' ^- W) I3 H; G/ B( H) H
SS Tautog" Z4 r7 @' C7 \/ E/ P
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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7 B8 s% \+ h ~: o6 wWeather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.! @3 u5 p2 c" n, H
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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Japanese aircraft" D; j8 S7 A3 `9 F9 W2 z
A6M2 Zero x 41
V8 G& ~/ u5 p S& h
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/ I, R& K$ [+ Q8 a: }. v9 L/ y7 ]Allied aircraft
8 ^% X A) @; V# E P-40E Warhawk x 16
- z4 `+ j* }! J; b' N PBY-5 Catalina x 30/ F' c. `) {% L: u
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No Japanese losses) m' U2 E5 J" Q% ^
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P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed5 k% N! I( N5 R$ u" U; [6 O
PBY-5 Catalina: 3 damaged6 L2 q* I* _5 c, \
PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed by flak; @7 q P% h% a
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Japanese Ships
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DD Oyashio, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage# s- a6 l F4 U! {- ~2 ^" e
TB Hayabusa
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4 u6 _4 x$ u& c! r) b TB Hiyodori
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DD Hatsukaze4 ^# i, c5 L3 @ M- t
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