AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 27, 42/ C% X- Z) L: Y
- |4 B* R2 L) p- G5 \9 Q2 }盟军一支在莫港卸载补给的船队全灭;5 [2 y, s. d- L9 ]0 ^
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;% p8 ^2 N/ u2 y9 ^* B
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% z5 r7 [# D; V
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 12,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
: I% }: o5 Q+ |8 p DD Oyashio- Y7 r3 X: q _* ~
DD Hatsukaze+ s% R1 x/ a: q# b& w9 m
DD Hagikaze
8 Y7 D0 E# D, E8 ~0 n3 I DD Uranami" [, B& e1 h, H. l" d/ A
TB Otori0 `$ e/ _, u6 U5 M* m
TB Hiyodori
& F5 j7 y0 {4 u1 w: {: v TB Hayabusa8 S5 ]) `- l5 Y: v8 ]+ ?* ~0 K. A2 m7 H, D
TB Kiji9 ^" m/ v) [. J+ ~
TB Kamo
& y* s) k5 ? I4 E( J5 y' e DD Suresushio
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Allied Ships, \. P0 L5 w! r/ |: m9 U& J6 }
xAKL Chungking, Shell hits 23, and is sunk
8 X* @! e8 p$ r- W1 V xAKL Darvel, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk1 z+ _: @* `4 w' T/ |8 Y
xAKL Kaiping, Shell hits 13, and is sunk6 q3 \! E2 _0 i% v' Z
xAKL Vichy, Shell hits 18, and is sunk$ w; g3 Z* [* Y% k+ K$ b/ R
xAKL Patris, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
/ i' z0 I, h$ z! e* b xAKL Burwah, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk. ?3 p9 n9 X; y7 F! y. Y
xAKL Carlisle, Shell hits 26, and is sunk
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v. J" f3 {7 g* I, I6 MNight Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 7,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
- O* j) H( ~0 z% K6 m4 T CA Furutaka
" r C4 E n1 W( f CA Kako
7 C9 u5 |, |! @! W) t- C$ q3 ] `. D CL Abukuma5 q7 b4 { P1 l4 @( a, M) k0 z
CL Tenryu4 @0 x k" }) q6 a! ?8 T
CL Tatsuta7 {/ k$ |; j. h8 Z5 r8 x
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1& q" w- }% l. I w9 `& U' d2 h
DD Michishio9 E( J" Z) m2 Y Y
DD Amagiri Q% J( Z/ H( f1 y2 b( V+ }% x3 D
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Allied Ships1 N r' A: D# H
DM Ramsay, Shell hits 1
; _! ]& E* ?; x$ y8 {3 H! K f DM Breese, Shell hits 3, on fire- k) c9 m; r) T
DM Tracy, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
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6 A3 K, I8 V4 CTF 181 encounters mine field at Pago Pago (148,161)# t! w: d+ [& Q1 x4 h3 f$ v
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Japanese Ships
# v( W9 ^; `* j7 i" ~( f CA Kako, Mine hits 5, on fire, heavy damage+ m- F, L) I- ^0 P; }9 G
DD Amagiri, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage6 Z' U6 X2 K/ e: q- i" k
CL Tenryu, Mine hits 1, on fire
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% D( \, z8 E7 ^( v! lNight Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards7 ?9 x8 |5 l5 Z/ h/ ^1 l
3 V$ w1 l/ ]& N9 |Japanese Ships
, R! m$ [+ R: n5 J/ G DD Satsuki
7 c; a% a3 H" p9 `3 T' `! a& Q DD Minazuki1 e* b' |+ h/ |5 \9 K j
DD Mochizuki, ^! b4 S6 z: V2 k9 n9 J' `+ J
DD Oite
% u/ d! ~3 @" b1 H O DD Hayate
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, ?8 w! D. i0 uAllied Ships% N& i9 P0 l* Y) I+ E
PG Sacramento, Shell hits 15, heavy fires, heavy damage& ?+ U8 `3 k! j$ E3 ^* p% u. w
xAK Alabaman
/ @" h' U* u% I' s; L2 ^* B xAK Alaskan9 X# I) ^, b2 Z* _9 Q F% r8 \& J7 U8 `* z
xAK American% {- H( h) G9 b6 C$ m1 B
xAK Arizonan
% N) m: } o% t xAK Arkansan
* w% {& z+ s+ q Q xAK Californian
: m9 k0 c( g+ w8 G* ? xAK Canadian
) w' B2 q4 I/ p3 J7 I- M xAK Dakotan) e# o2 r$ B% H7 D% Y! M
xAK Hawaiian
F: p2 i- a4 a k) v9 F xAK Kansan& [8 t5 q+ Y C" J$ \+ X
xAK Minnesotan7 H, U+ U+ y4 q$ Q
xAK Ohioan
5 e# s$ x. v0 R6 w+ C+ b* x xAK Panaman0 S7 s( P, e$ i R' ~6 I4 k
xAK Pennsylvanian
) V& F+ X6 d6 l8 h7 ~ xAK Puerto Rican
- L7 E1 s/ m& ~* H/ R! W& b; q xAK Utahan7 S/ u; p% `5 L8 _+ _) v
xAK Virginian- O4 Z. T Z+ u( [6 k7 c
xAK Trento
2 f; j4 Q2 b7 m! T xAK Charles H Cramp
1 A d9 Y' I+ P% \ P0 b: v xAK Lancaster% j4 R1 b8 k" w- ~ z, ` `
xAK Sagadahoc; Z# _8 c6 n& M
xAK Santa Rita
4 `& J0 v2 d: c) C- K# A; f xAK Santa Teresa6 u3 v$ K2 M9 {2 c6 `
xAK Atlanta City
9 i0 z7 p: Q* @9 e) M9 u6 {0 T; q xAK Chickasaw City
% L" q8 V% t: |' ]5 _: S Q xAK Ensley City
" k6 K( r: B0 k5 W xAK Knoxville City
9 @. N7 Z$ U. f) s- f xAK Mobile City
( ~0 }4 o1 }2 R, i xAK Tuscaloosa City
( u. u- w" h- ?- h xAK Steel Age
( f, |0 a2 k8 t8 G& e, E8 C( A xAK Steel Exporter e8 C) d3 K% C4 {
xAK Steel Mariner
7 J! t6 A9 ]% a! _8 n% r xAK Steel Navigator
$ p7 L5 S t5 n! V5 l2 L1 g G xAK Steel Ranger
0 l* e- Q+ ~7 W xAK Steel Scientist
' P$ P& c! S% J0 P' y xAK Steel Seafarer! o/ k# Q5 ^5 A* l
xAK Steel Trader7 ~( @6 W5 j8 b: }' r) x% i
xAK Steel Voyager g N! W& u+ }
xAK Steel Worker
, ]$ A7 V5 j" U$ K xAK Andrea Luckenbach
# {) @' t M: ^+ a1 i% y xAK Harry Luckenbach
5 h7 a# k. i' x7 |/ M xAK J.L. Luckenbach) L( U, G+ N5 c& e; Z
xAK Jacob Luckenbach
& `5 [ j% N9 ~3 Q* @7 u C xAK Julia Luckenbach
/ G# \ K: t& R8 f. D xAK Katrina Luckenbach1 f& r/ Q! ^- W% `+ r3 P% n5 X
xAK Lena Luckenbach& v& o9 E8 l( {6 y, G9 T/ N
xAK Lewis Luckenbach
9 Z' j# i d- f xAK Lillian Luckenbach
, g) T7 w' a/ ~ }' {" f xAK Mathew Luckenbach
- ~2 G+ p5 K! W" g" p xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 7, heavy fires3 O s I; ~, ^ \# f6 j9 q% v
xAK Walter Luckenbach
; s6 r0 i+ G0 d1 f0 n+ s7 ? xAK William Luckenbach! M( q. `3 R# ~( e% H, i) t7 F
xAK Diamond head
9 v6 K# ~. X: e P+ S xAK Admiral Halstead% x$ H9 F& k5 h# H
AM Matai, Shell hits 1
; D, H+ n e3 W. O% Y+ { j AM Muritai, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage2 F$ ~9 x' A. w1 K& S4 ]: x9 S2 y
xAK Salamaua, Shell hits 1) ~; c( E. {0 C, O
xAK Rona, Shell hits 27 `7 g6 w. L; x4 f' z( j: a8 \7 w
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Allied ground losses:( C- m3 K P* Z. V
24 casualties reported' U% F) y c( y6 P1 A; e0 Q
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
' p! }! e; I. I0 S6 i1 g" S Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 4 disabled2 E% E' W' f- |" _6 b, V
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled6 s' W+ S* \3 _! `
Vehicles lost 17 (10 destroyed, 7 disabled)& E7 \6 K) Y2 j% B# O: y) c/ S
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards5 R& ?! u1 F; v0 w+ X
2 g0 @5 o/ M3 }Japanese Ships
9 h j. _2 z1 |3 V) u DD Satsuki
c+ j9 a; L" t DD Minazuki/ V) g! l$ o6 v! }' Q7 R, \
DD Mochizuki
& `# J, Q7 b, D DD Oite* S5 i2 t0 z5 l% V+ j! }
DD Hayate
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. Y$ C, s' {" f9 Z. x PG Sacramento, Shell hits 12, heavy fires, heavy damage9 H- h+ w4 ?* g5 g- H3 g U
xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage* P4 k6 o% P5 r" A
AM Muritai, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
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5 }' m8 t& A+ }Allied ground losses:
6 K+ O, |% r! S8 k1 e Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled), J3 Z9 k. d2 H4 e- }% c& [
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 121,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
4 P. I3 k5 M9 d4 s DD Satsuki
' H3 F9 r* t. t9 f- H7 w/ X5 z DD Minazuki8 G- F5 i/ u/ B+ h8 i# E* @5 f
DD Mochizuki- Q% @8 O" d& u, P
DD Oite
2 S4 G& M! e$ f DD Hayate
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7 P7 X) I* m$ F9 I. Q$ LAllied Ships# Y) ]5 L/ H/ S9 M& U' Z. `
xAK Alabaman
% C$ ?! |6 r# ^ xAK Alaskan% C) ^& _6 h6 n+ y: g
xAK American& O* ?5 e0 o: I* L" z; N5 _
xAK Arizonan+ _$ q0 y# [) H7 E* {
xAK Arkansan8 d d$ h+ u' P- ?9 H- K( I
xAK Californian
$ p' U8 h; O# i$ b& E* P xAK Canadian
8 @* M4 O) b+ |5 R9 S6 e xAK Dakotan) l, N6 s5 S8 K0 g
xAK Hawaiian
1 T6 Y8 |. Y+ i5 j xAK Kansan- F- t* _2 W# A# f5 {$ u: K+ C' q' _
xAK Minnesotan
7 }2 ?/ y; t4 I& k6 b2 |/ J# } xAK Ohioan N; i7 b n' R. R- U
xAK Panaman* {+ z% l& d- Z8 `
xAK Pennsylvanian
. k' c8 z; e M$ O8 G% n xAK Puerto Rican
( Q F1 Q; C1 i' U! e xAK Utahan/ G9 L( w7 V2 D2 C! C
xAK Virginian( h8 D6 u* w: o' C, @! L/ d* ^) Q
xAK Trento6 w$ G; E7 @ k% Y
xAK Charles H Cramp
! F7 d+ a' s2 H0 T) c xAK Lancaster
* o( S: S {5 E8 X) i: I$ V xAK Sagadahoc
2 d8 H9 j2 R0 ~4 z) Y+ T+ J xAK Santa Rita/ D% w* Z& g1 @$ Z" k. o, Z
xAK Santa Teresa, p; J! J' |( y+ @
xAK Atlanta City2 N' L. o" T1 c9 ]% ~9 G ^
xAK Chickasaw City
2 h- h( y$ a/ U4 L- R9 n xAK Ensley City
9 n4 }: ~% J# n7 `- M xAK Knoxville City- G9 R. ]& S: Z% B- I( a/ O$ K
xAK Mobile City3 `$ ^6 o* H4 a h
xAK Tuscaloosa City
9 F& y) u3 u; E3 o2 @1 v& b4 Q k xAK Steel Age7 y+ \& ~2 y9 K9 C+ n; V+ ~
xAK Steel Exporter1 q. I9 P+ N9 J) M& ]" u
xAK Steel Mariner4 ^' `- w1 s# b; U' L4 j4 }3 K
xAK Steel Navigator6 _* f1 }9 r' p2 H6 J/ ?
xAK Steel Ranger' ]9 P4 X2 e8 p
xAK Steel Scientist1 ]; b8 Y( P, ~# R" S
xAK Steel Seafarer
( i1 ]2 ^, }0 v7 u% k1 p' Y xAK Steel Trader
- ^8 w+ l. O8 b xAK Steel Voyager& K& {0 V! o) P
xAK Steel Worker, heavy damage3 P: f1 w- D+ s/ N6 y' e$ A G
xAK Andrea Luckenbach" z2 _" j i2 R% j2 w" U( `
xAK Harry Luckenbach
. w- t# D, q+ r, N% a xAK J.L. Luckenbach/ H3 x- @7 n8 ?# c- ^7 n: |
xAK Jacob Luckenbach
@6 }- f- s) d0 n0 C, ? xAK Julia Luckenbach1 w: V. E- {: ]
xAK Katrina Luckenbach0 d3 i# D+ c2 e6 Q9 T/ Y% Y3 T
xAK Lena Luckenbach
4 S- E$ G6 L* _; f5 j, p xAK Lewis Luckenbach
( T$ o6 _1 w+ s8 ?" n7 V xAK Lillian Luckenbach
: t% s3 d3 o4 }8 `7 ~# v; ] xAK Mathew Luckenbach9 a2 Z$ b G( V, \& s' a
xAK Walter Luckenbach$ k7 G( w }* ]+ I- u( f6 j
xAK William Luckenbach# s( \4 P+ _4 s! P! T
xAK Diamond head
. ?( W. L# z/ ?6 |* c/ a3 } xAK Admiral Halstead' m+ `% A1 ?1 M( ]
xAK Admiral Cole5 j) k. `4 }5 b
xAK Crown City4 | U' ~% K( C) F+ ^
AM Matai, Shell hits 20, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 s9 h+ u+ k) C8 ?2 N4 v xAK Rona, Shell hits 48 D; ?; Y1 h6 ^) F
xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1* y8 i' Y( i. h
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! z6 v' y) ~. Q0 t& ^Allied ground losses:
/ P; Y# V& N( K% }7 M$ _ 37 casualties reported) j4 A# d% Q: R
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
% n! o# h% O* g( C, H0 s& C$ Y1 D Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled/ u5 k: H4 Y" V# t! x4 x/ }
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 F% L3 {. ~! n, E
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 120,193, Range 15,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships3 f l( T7 Q; ~* R, _
DD Satsuki
0 } F' C5 X: n1 D2 O DD Minazuki# m+ N5 Z7 |8 \$ ?" R2 M% e9 z% Z
DD Mochizuki% t P& I4 ?* L1 e- S* Q0 j
DD Oite2 T; W& Q& t" Q* ~( q. `
DD Hayate
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Allied Ships8 q7 n! [$ \8 s' R3 r
xAK Alabaman+ h% k w y& t# [
xAK Alaskan
# r1 c9 _% r; K2 s xAK American
5 w* X; O1 E! _ xAK Arizonan2 U7 A% Q6 s) d- a5 M
xAK Arkansan
% P5 h8 Q, F. P7 R5 s2 t C xAK Californian
+ r* N7 h2 X; M6 U+ J* S xAK Canadian
) F# b. W9 `' F5 g1 S& \ xAK Dakotan
; m% Z9 u5 F3 g1 a$ P xAK Hawaiian V" r _7 {/ o$ X9 |. v. H
xAK Kansan5 Z: L' _4 C) _: n5 l2 a
xAK Minnesotan; N) \8 O& U. |- G9 {
xAK Ohioan. U- U/ ^# S; y3 H, I1 k7 F
xAK Panaman
. Z6 J0 m, t0 L3 q/ { xAK Pennsylvanian* x2 C/ n7 v- m6 j$ B$ K! `
xAK Puerto Rican& _+ F& d6 Z y
xAK Utahan5 {1 A. G0 o. p( I/ n1 F
xAK Virginian5 C/ a7 ]1 T2 c1 Y/ P
xAK Trento
& d$ U. {, i2 d# Y- F xAK Charles H Cramp
. c( b/ C7 ]) W& p; Y! Q; j7 P8 Q xAK Lancaster* }# n, ?0 `) g! k
xAK Sagadahoc
4 L7 I; c, o3 A: d, Q xAK Santa Rita
8 p8 x$ z) [% z& d9 s xAK Santa Teresa/ \9 {; j( J2 U
xAK Atlanta City: k7 \ | f' d- s0 m* j2 |) o
xAK Chickasaw City8 R v5 N( v3 Z3 z5 T
xAK Ensley City
( s2 [% Q! B0 [( L/ p xAK Knoxville City
, \% \' C* ]1 M# |" E r6 \ I ^ xAK Mobile City
7 G+ ^/ o* |! w: g xAK Tuscaloosa City2 u3 M: R |3 c0 {7 q
xAK Steel Age0 e( s4 S% x/ t7 K9 A4 B
xAK Steel Exporter( g2 D+ {% v" B5 w# O0 h
xAK Steel Mariner! m* C; N& b: s+ {
xAK Steel Navigator
; I8 v( n7 e$ B2 ` xAK Steel Ranger* G" `: R; u, H1 K% Y4 N) k
xAK Steel Scientist
1 u: r0 z4 p6 y$ }0 a" t: @ xAK Steel Seafarer$ U- t& ?; D. T
xAK Steel Trader; E$ t3 Q" b9 l' j- T6 i( }
xAK Steel Voyager1 e1 j5 A+ {, D4 `6 D" `' {
xAK Andrea Luckenbach2 x% f5 Q3 z9 ]" R' ]5 n: A3 g
xAK Harry Luckenbach0 x" ^9 f; @* R8 h' V; s
xAK J.L. Luckenbach, f/ @6 _6 i( D9 L6 u1 i5 k# T0 p
xAK Jacob Luckenbach
- P4 k3 Y0 e* W$ U; G xAK Julia Luckenbach) C0 D2 G. }% S x/ E ~, W
xAK Katrina Luckenbach
: i3 B7 x3 W* s- a xAK Lena Luckenbach3 L. `" S9 ?/ z v. [( p0 g2 l; U
xAK Lewis Luckenbach: _+ w- v b% {0 s. a2 @
xAK Lillian Luckenbach
# K( g7 d4 Z$ F. J/ P6 X2 e xAK Mathew Luckenbach
9 M9 F1 u8 m. O% w N( a+ ~ p1 O xAK Walter Luckenbach8 I1 u" r- p4 M+ Q) W: B
xAK William Luckenbach
( F% F1 T0 T) ?" w xAK Diamond head
. n" v m7 Y" \9 I" j9 a. J% x xAK Admiral Halstead
' X; [/ M4 S3 a1 I$ f( o3 k* D, Z. x xAK Admiral Cole4 d( I4 T/ g+ S; c, H
xAK Crown City
# q2 W6 X5 r, v xAK Admiral Y. Williams
' y* H/ }. Z+ i1 [4 S8 t) ~) h! j xAK Iron Crown, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
+ ]7 N- v# K" f Q; A9 U xAK Rona, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage
: [# ~4 u9 {+ K2 O2 f' w5 j xAK Exmoor, Shell hits 2
9 t, |, W, E3 C e! G xAK Aeon, Shell hits 3, on fire6 j$ x8 U k4 S* ^0 j- o) S4 S' X
xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1
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2 g# M# P! N9 C* {* eAllied ground losses:
, P; o" Z8 |0 o0 @8 {* N 59 casualties reported
" e, [: I* m0 x- s0 T8 ~ Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled4 X: h+ f9 u. B6 ?9 U5 }
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 19 disabled9 l0 `% w+ }. ~
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 V3 K' p$ c2 c# w- x Guns lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled)& ^8 C0 v+ n4 a3 N2 c
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 14,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
$ u: }2 j9 x- u4 L B; I6 l CA Furutaka
4 K- `+ G3 L4 [1 g7 ` CL Abukuma
9 @: J. o4 N Y, B& B) _% Y CL Tatsuta
1 k2 v/ `' [4 L* v( F CL Yubari
7 o2 \4 M! b) e$ u DD Michishio
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( e4 k" J) U( @: b$ J6 EAllied Ships4 g8 v$ X3 w, V( J& R. ?+ V4 F
DM Ramsay, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
$ d. h" C8 N: I; n! F DM Breese, Shell hits 12, and is sunk! a J9 h, q% w+ C0 x; E
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Sub attack near Port Moresby at 98,133
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5 |! z! d: L7 RJapanese Ships% ?* H& t$ W8 [" z; `4 c! \
PB Kozan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
3 t4 a" h+ f4 Z6 q) B, o: m AO Manju Maru# h5 l" r6 @: _& U: @5 D
AO Akebono Maru: H' j9 U, f0 S8 M; {" ?2 z
PB Choun Maru #88 |$ K3 _! c0 z) F W! z. D
SC Ch 20
1 _, w" z3 P9 B& |$ g/ G
4 v3 t2 p* D* Q% h3 L4 y& n3 CAllied Ships- s1 s; B( G. P0 ]
SS Tautog, z/ y/ m" ?: G
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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z1 b* s, J, ]% g% B* XWeather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.0 N% C5 T5 J' U p
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes& t5 Y5 W5 N T
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Japanese aircraft7 C1 _% C+ ~. P: ]
A6M2 Zero x 41
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+ c5 ^# g) K# i5 a" o" J7 T+ {2 E) B
Allied aircraft; H- `' S+ _7 S5 |% @" V5 ]: X
P-40E Warhawk x 16
' ]5 n% v, ~3 H9 f. a5 o4 w) e0 ^ PBY-5 Catalina x 309 _, v; H# S9 I" g a; b
5 ^$ I5 n9 i/ W. A
2 q. m$ H- G8 l @! B
No Japanese losses
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/ T V& f+ `0 W9 q PBY-5 Catalina: 3 damaged3 ~5 O4 N/ L9 j3 y: k d( ~4 I
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Japanese Ships
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TB Hayabusa
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TB Hiyodori
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DD Hatsukaze! G. } w8 @6 A
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