AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 27, 42
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s. x m4 E: R9 E8 D4 W+ u- {4 Y+ L盟军一支在莫港卸载补给的船队全灭;+ t# g4 W% Z; _' Y* t6 M
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;
1 I& T5 `- V4 `9 U0 U/ j' ?- 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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5 j5 S5 I2 r6 B, }/ P. ~0 R; DNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 12,000 Yards
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& e2 E) f2 o8 qJapanese Ships
" r7 H/ A6 H. b; o% l DD Oyashio8 E0 ?* {' M* M, R" y7 g7 x
DD Hatsukaze
) y" S) P& z" t+ ^' m6 W! c DD Hagikaze/ R3 ?4 \# T* `4 j4 k- f$ Q' k
DD Uranami" g, a0 h; X* n9 y, X- O3 {1 D- R
TB Otori
_* _- B" l E* E s TB Hiyodori
3 h1 g* Y% }6 u m' `7 j* N TB Hayabusa
- R* |; ?7 v( {& A) K% { H; ] TB Kiji
( s# s- q2 z% j8 |5 g TB Kamo$ [; |- ^+ v; L' T6 \8 r, W I8 q
DD Suresushio
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xAKL Chungking, Shell hits 23, and is sunk9 e8 ]* O6 W3 N* i0 r- b& F4 o
xAKL Darvel, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk0 q, E& [- t+ e$ I; t7 ^
xAKL Kaiping, Shell hits 13, and is sunk, v7 S& s+ \0 u j; P
xAKL Vichy, Shell hits 18, and is sunk0 x5 b6 A c- ~0 x) ]& g& a5 W
xAKL Patris, Shell hits 25, and is sunk8 z7 l! e; {3 \
xAKL Burwah, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
( g* N8 C( ~2 N8 q5 v4 H4 H+ m$ [1 G& P xAKL Carlisle, Shell hits 26, and is sunk- f3 [9 d. B1 Z
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9 G* D5 |4 H6 {) Z+ a9 c* xNight Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 7,000 Yards
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' O7 ?( B2 f/ u( W6 }Japanese Ships7 M9 Z7 c" p3 `0 x0 t8 T% \
CA Furutaka
+ Q. c$ `% S$ p- F! a4 k9 Y CA Kako* Z' z. I' M' v& s, r
CL Abukuma: i' X& ?6 q4 `4 V7 Q7 Y p6 I/ Y5 A
CL Tenryu# T" Z j- @0 W2 v, e9 u6 }7 O
CL Tatsuta
3 t/ g, }" F4 ~1 y$ Q CL Yubari, Shell hits 1
; Y; A" L& ]3 O& u" V- m! A, `5 P DD Michishio2 ^( B6 U7 i9 }* q
DD Amagiri
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Allied Ships
@" w2 X" ]" \. D. o DM Ramsay, Shell hits 16 t. M) Z% |1 }6 D2 r/ b# ]# L
DM Breese, Shell hits 3, on fire6 G+ h; c0 v3 _2 Q/ Y
DM Tracy, Shell hits 6, and is sunk' L1 @7 s5 W2 H; I4 @' \
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TF 181 encounters mine field at Pago Pago (148,161)
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Japanese Ships
' m( |3 z* C3 O2 ^9 `+ M CA Kako, Mine hits 5, on fire, heavy damage, ^6 Z0 G: ]. |
DD Amagiri, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage) M9 G: _! E E8 G# p
CL Tenryu, Mine hits 1, on fire
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards: R. ~( I6 r& p# C! q
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Japanese Ships
% ~1 @! ]- `" S! k: S# v# b DD Satsuki, c3 j! n5 h' K, N- V+ U
DD Minazuki
# P1 H: o0 {$ v; S% e& P DD Mochizuki! {* v6 j3 F2 Y! q" ~5 y2 \
DD Oite: h/ B- |6 H5 X% z
DD Hayate
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& f) O$ s& k5 D* x8 R1 b, q2 Q w' {Allied Ships5 h) k7 B8 V; F& M
PG Sacramento, Shell hits 15, heavy fires, heavy damage( m5 b' D/ F) R. e* t
xAK Alabaman
! }! X6 n+ F5 w( N; f# Q- z6 i9 r xAK Alaskan
* B9 n8 K# \; O5 L2 I: @# c xAK American' N! l# H7 D5 R
xAK Arizonan$ z/ A; s! n5 S9 s
xAK Arkansan
" D- d, U, d6 u. }$ M xAK Californian
, v! {/ G4 m7 ?! z: P, q9 ~7 f5 j- A xAK Canadian9 }9 A8 c+ `0 i0 z7 M$ ?
xAK Dakotan
q. _/ q4 K# ]) q2 C xAK Hawaiian" \* R- c9 y+ [' N# B( r( N
xAK Kansan* z( j! b& x3 m! s6 m
xAK Minnesotan
1 e. V# f0 ?% ]% f xAK Ohioan
) [+ c) w4 g4 r/ L% ^+ V& [0 m7 ~, P xAK Panaman
, t) m3 _4 r: b xAK Pennsylvanian
! p' T' p& O! Z+ _ xAK Puerto Rican
# E3 t# }0 _. P' { xAK Utahan& I ?3 h2 N, U
xAK Virginian
! ~9 d, q0 c2 S" q& E. z xAK Trento
% D/ v. x% k3 I( y2 V( |" X xAK Charles H Cramp: o1 q ^% ^$ a& N
xAK Lancaster$ a/ m# ~1 A- U0 H. B9 L
xAK Sagadahoc" B7 O" ~/ E, C/ j' S
xAK Santa Rita
$ U' Y2 F3 }1 E( p1 C xAK Santa Teresa
6 X5 M/ o1 ?' Y) ` xAK Atlanta City4 n/ x' z6 H' z" ]5 D8 V3 T
xAK Chickasaw City
) q4 N9 \( B* ?) f. C xAK Ensley City2 v! k% a2 O- M
xAK Knoxville City, G$ e) z9 i. E% x& ^( U* m4 _( {7 H
xAK Mobile City( ~7 }( r5 t" i8 b6 B" t' h9 t. u
xAK Tuscaloosa City
6 T; `. v# P& f' N& O) j+ v xAK Steel Age; |' R. C, e4 {7 [& a" q
xAK Steel Exporter
0 v9 k* M0 v% Z, m) M xAK Steel Mariner) D& C/ t" v/ s4 X N
xAK Steel Navigator( W5 q5 M E$ g2 u+ D
xAK Steel Ranger
' c8 T8 d4 _! |6 Z' ]: j4 m xAK Steel Scientist" J3 P6 _) R/ u5 f
xAK Steel Seafarer
% x" }$ B* a9 N) o" q8 L xAK Steel Trader
: q) ?% T, g# W# a$ ?8 m9 A, ?% M$ ~ xAK Steel Voyager8 b/ K5 [5 A, j! S! ]
xAK Steel Worker2 X% d& |) I6 |+ o; O: e# M# }# s
xAK Andrea Luckenbach0 b w* d' f; m | h
xAK Harry Luckenbach
3 B1 Z7 W# B7 r. v; W+ ~+ A" T) C, ? xAK J.L. Luckenbach A6 H9 U) l2 R9 E, C
xAK Jacob Luckenbach
5 O3 P0 q8 c+ r4 J$ x xAK Julia Luckenbach' [6 q2 c; n/ E' P q- ^& ?
xAK Katrina Luckenbach
7 ~% O) a6 ]$ H" f1 b2 Q7 D xAK Lena Luckenbach) W" U0 N A) ?3 ?
xAK Lewis Luckenbach0 }9 U1 w; x0 ~* y4 D2 Y
xAK Lillian Luckenbach
2 b' C% i! H* P' ^ xAK Mathew Luckenbach4 b0 d' ^9 `2 H. A0 d
xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
1 s* |9 ?. l0 _0 X; V% c xAK Walter Luckenbach
4 Q4 a+ n0 V: J xAK William Luckenbach
2 [7 d9 S4 z4 m5 p# p xAK Diamond head. B& [1 c6 A, B' Z/ k$ Y
xAK Admiral Halstead; J! W) X- \" j& U
AM Matai, Shell hits 1% E; w \, w, J( H. x/ Y, f7 L' k* r
AM Muritai, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage0 b7 J2 m$ X4 @# J8 Z& D; k8 b
xAK Salamaua, Shell hits 1
- T$ Y, p8 [4 E. T# t xAK Rona, Shell hits 2
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' B v& \0 ^% Z' B' u
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 4 disabled' U8 `1 T, e/ r$ U' G
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled: i7 ?8 r8 P# Y! j3 v
Vehicles lost 17 (10 destroyed, 7 disabled)8 ~' k6 O5 k+ d1 |7 Q
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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& E4 H4 }8 y. R% H$ BJapanese Ships6 F# c1 h. c/ x9 B
DD Satsuki
* B, M- u5 z) B DD Minazuki
# h4 Y2 g, M Y) o DD Mochizuki3 F5 `5 N( h+ D- R% W: c
DD Oite
3 A8 W3 Y! J6 H DD Hayate, B/ [" P0 y+ W
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Allied Ships
& O' h* m! i) b0 { PG Sacramento, Shell hits 12, heavy fires, heavy damage! r$ v" O: U* J* e J7 D
xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage+ a/ ~ Z; n6 |/ x% S7 }
AM Muritai, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Allied ground losses:/ ^# J$ D' O% W2 i( m+ Q
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 121,193, Range 8,000 Yards2 q4 u- y F- U+ z" r( I! v
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Japanese Ships. u# b; m$ P! ?# t, Z9 {
DD Satsuki
8 \' i! ~* t; G9 b/ l! ] DD Minazuki: z$ @& t; {8 R; U
DD Mochizuki
8 m( i' }9 A1 M' B6 Y4 v; Y DD Oite
& z/ Y1 u0 D& ~! d( V DD Hayate6 c! H$ z; R8 {2 b! |$ J) V' j
& T* Y5 l2 e1 T# HAllied Ships+ H- e2 |! `5 z* X) k9 I
xAK Alabaman' Z6 x# h% _9 L- p" C' g/ }
xAK Alaskan
+ k( s9 O* }' @& S xAK American
; N& J( M: p/ l% e2 O4 E xAK Arizonan
' L% p$ W) l8 s/ Y3 t& H: E xAK Arkansan6 {) _, p- m$ |
xAK Californian# b U% r2 A0 f" r# V& J
xAK Canadian8 b O# M" @# T% k& K3 E; i
xAK Dakotan1 Q2 f$ s+ R, e; t* k
xAK Hawaiian" d, }& ~5 _2 D! H6 [* J7 z
xAK Kansan: G' j- F! E8 Z# }
xAK Minnesotan; k7 h$ X7 } q1 O7 J
xAK Ohioan
/ e5 A: P/ g5 Q( }) O. p/ E" z8 o! h xAK Panaman( V Q( s3 F+ ?
xAK Pennsylvanian" w1 f- {8 P& N1 w9 l6 ~9 ?
xAK Puerto Rican
9 U, F* [4 }, a! J# _ xAK Utahan
8 G" s+ \ m' M1 E% _- x0 e xAK Virginian
' F3 O e* b. f xAK Trento
( L+ r$ D+ x- A4 s6 A+ G9 F4 T xAK Charles H Cramp# O7 K3 ]3 u" k
xAK Lancaster o" R. x7 { f. P) x0 Y
xAK Sagadahoc& F! E' t% H% {6 ~# ?( Q
xAK Santa Rita* g1 x- f$ ]; O+ J# ?0 p9 i% u" T
xAK Santa Teresa+ l# @* A5 ?' D9 r7 o/ ]1 d
xAK Atlanta City
% ~3 E2 f _9 \2 \6 n/ j+ J xAK Chickasaw City, [: |8 ^) y9 v+ r. H6 P9 n
xAK Ensley City
3 F ~& {2 H$ v. |6 o$ S xAK Knoxville City8 |5 I% o! [7 W, }2 S- n" w3 d
xAK Mobile City0 e8 o% i; C7 `5 t( b* u
xAK Tuscaloosa City
3 A4 l9 K. g9 v) Z0 m xAK Steel Age
) v! c. W6 v+ n1 {4 K! E7 y# C% Y4 d xAK Steel Exporter
# n9 n5 S7 O0 r8 K- R xAK Steel Mariner
8 k6 h4 e+ n$ ~% D/ L( S xAK Steel Navigator+ v! @; u: n' X8 a6 E
xAK Steel Ranger
- j0 w) Y/ H" r( D; G5 @ xAK Steel Scientist& {) g( B7 q/ D" H
xAK Steel Seafarer3 e/ v% I* X0 H/ A1 E/ A- [% F$ ~1 i
xAK Steel Trader
7 v8 e- k" w; b, K" x0 J) H xAK Steel Voyager+ a& o. E* @( h. ~2 j
xAK Steel Worker, heavy damage8 g$ W9 q; ^# y3 t6 Z+ i
xAK Andrea Luckenbach% _4 I) @: d3 d d# f( z0 Y- s6 y
xAK Harry Luckenbach
8 c; ]4 C6 t* w1 c) I' _ xAK J.L. Luckenbach
# w2 w$ A4 g z( L& @' P xAK Jacob Luckenbach
% t8 Y$ L( ]$ `0 T6 A, K: e1 k xAK Julia Luckenbach/ O1 M# c4 |6 W+ e. Y- ]! u! O
xAK Katrina Luckenbach+ n9 S- A2 d! P O# J5 V7 ^
xAK Lena Luckenbach0 v" h8 w- ^! `& C2 f
xAK Lewis Luckenbach
5 I$ w- {' k! [( y3 s$ d3 u xAK Lillian Luckenbach
, y. c2 M, r6 T1 {4 D4 r4 [- v xAK Mathew Luckenbach
$ O6 F8 ]9 ~, ? xAK Walter Luckenbach+ |0 V4 H2 H) m/ N' t9 } i, L1 ^
xAK William Luckenbach6 ~ s2 t* P- e5 @( P' [
xAK Diamond head( s1 y! H, ~$ S7 }& }# \
xAK Admiral Halstead
$ D" k" q; a/ ~" [5 X! f xAK Admiral Cole# [$ A: m! y. \% v
xAK Crown City1 }: p8 p/ I# \: |% ^' k, u
AM Matai, Shell hits 20, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 H4 X' H$ v0 C5 \" f. r2 N xAK Rona, Shell hits 4
h) v$ W) d, Q, `1 A$ Q) m xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1% x/ t; `2 \" D, Q) j# N8 _
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Allied ground losses:' M1 v; _. i; R5 o2 R- q, S
37 casualties reported
8 b J; h+ a9 ~% P Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled U4 g) f7 H7 G' K/ }
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled3 v$ J+ O. K' O- ^& r) |4 _- ]
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; P/ q5 m& {' |% e' k4 d
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 120,193, Range 15,000 Yards( \: F# x. E. S2 |% M$ V& b
9 W+ u" g1 N6 m% e6 k& N2 w- DJapanese Ships
' I! U/ m# y7 Y4 V s5 G3 G DD Satsuki
0 F% }4 K" O& |5 I# i4 {1 W( p DD Minazuki
6 v, w. Q# U6 m. I \) o DD Mochizuki
- w( }+ [# c+ t8 p: Z) Q8 [ DD Oite3 u6 a9 Y, G' Z# S) S" ]- `* q
DD Hayate* y9 m3 Z8 h! U% [- f
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Allied Ships
; `# _, Y2 J) z0 N) ]' Z4 d3 i xAK Alabaman3 p8 Z7 } y. v& R& ~
xAK Alaskan$ U$ o- ~( f. R2 `% z
xAK American
g: M3 [( e+ v! W xAK Arizonan
6 h. y* c; A- H1 p" U xAK Arkansan
" w# m: L/ v( l xAK Californian7 g3 \( }7 z6 A# c' y- o2 f6 ?( H' D
xAK Canadian# }0 r0 a3 c9 q, Z" H, b" C7 ^+ I
xAK Dakotan
' W: x+ F) u7 y! i5 q* K3 w9 I& @ xAK Hawaiian( I3 M+ ~3 ~& _$ v3 U$ e
xAK Kansan& W E: [; A6 F* f: M3 v+ H' Y
xAK Minnesotan
: i7 @. f+ y+ k/ |" L. u4 a5 I xAK Ohioan1 z- d6 ^. \# l6 b9 h ]( {( T" J
xAK Panaman
1 v* ~. n7 l% M S xAK Pennsylvanian
9 G" u; s: q: V, o T xAK Puerto Rican$ ~. @0 k ^0 p7 d
xAK Utahan
1 f3 o5 X" C1 g N$ ? xAK Virginian
3 O. B4 H' @# a$ R% o xAK Trento; C, W" |" P' L2 @2 z) K
xAK Charles H Cramp' Q0 k! j; D& j
xAK Lancaster
" p0 `: U. v9 C1 o+ u; a xAK Sagadahoc
/ F7 c* ]! F# }" c: q! @( r xAK Santa Rita
n& Q! U) z4 a5 u xAK Santa Teresa
& r/ z- a; h! X9 ^2 @. C xAK Atlanta City
4 w, u) @0 w6 F/ S- Y/ ^# }5 f7 D9 o xAK Chickasaw City. }/ R. c4 u/ f$ ]* w# p
xAK Ensley City- I1 P, M: b4 L8 ^4 N% ]
xAK Knoxville City# Q( T( I4 c8 J7 S S
xAK Mobile City; G9 ?% u3 |4 ^$ G
xAK Tuscaloosa City+ }) q. @& z& d3 v! ^4 ~
xAK Steel Age
/ F) w& @+ F: v* E xAK Steel Exporter! O @6 H# ^2 A
xAK Steel Mariner) f- Q6 K5 G' o. p, d7 s' @" F
xAK Steel Navigator
, I' k. h8 f2 l5 a& J+ w- N xAK Steel Ranger
2 ~8 I- z: u9 o7 h3 |6 T xAK Steel Scientist+ q7 N F7 q+ B7 ]6 Z: c! G# o8 B
xAK Steel Seafarer7 z* c+ W) o7 t* `' q, M7 `* J
xAK Steel Trader0 z3 s0 ?" p4 C# \
xAK Steel Voyager
^' K( G% N7 O3 U- M, Z2 v5 t xAK Andrea Luckenbach
& O& X" k7 r s6 ?* U( H0 N# I xAK Harry Luckenbach6 z% @! T) V; O8 [
xAK J.L. Luckenbach
) L% P" W: m V5 L/ `1 I xAK Jacob Luckenbach2 `- k7 t2 o3 }9 f3 K% W* G
xAK Julia Luckenbach/ g) p$ p* h+ ?5 F( Q$ Z5 G' t
xAK Katrina Luckenbach% r* o6 R9 V3 n( S7 G: @! q
xAK Lena Luckenbach
* V" F. S9 U8 @7 R2 P4 G xAK Lewis Luckenbach
7 U% n' r! W* b+ }2 Q! w. T xAK Lillian Luckenbach. `" ?- L2 p/ C7 ~' n) R
xAK Mathew Luckenbach
4 o+ r. `( F9 \' k$ {& P3 n xAK Walter Luckenbach
7 H: E# y" ]5 Z( ^3 v xAK William Luckenbach2 W$ X" s, i/ m
xAK Diamond head. n% \" m0 L0 w) a8 @$ j4 ^/ ]
xAK Admiral Halstead
+ F) j5 c- ^# @ xAK Admiral Cole( T7 ^$ _9 V6 ], z. N1 p* T( t
xAK Crown City
( K" Y! l, b, A$ P; n( l xAK Admiral Y. Williams
( [; p5 g7 O9 Q: q" u xAK Iron Crown, Shell hits 4, heavy fires$ ~7 ^4 Z( t1 a3 F# Y2 Y3 A
xAK Rona, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage' R* w3 K5 h& C3 ?2 L9 }
xAK Exmoor, Shell hits 2
2 }1 n- J& ]" R& x xAK Aeon, Shell hits 3, on fire7 J4 M3 E0 S9 |5 ^' p4 f
xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1
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) T! I `" `+ H# {0 i; z) i2 f! rAllied ground losses:
8 G5 n# C( M- `! S( T 59 casualties reported
O+ d; x5 Y9 `) O% ^ Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
# o* J# r6 H2 T& W* R) D- x6 ? Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 19 disabled
+ P% [+ @5 V7 \: j2 ? Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
& _/ i9 i1 n" c+ @' [ 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 Ships
1 U8 m2 t6 @8 Y- W5 n9 M$ G CA Furutaka9 H& [4 P- E* V) D* W
CL Abukuma6 @& t5 [) `7 @" b. M
CL Tatsuta! K9 J& ]3 M2 D' v: {+ g/ u% S6 h
CL Yubari5 b3 }9 L5 ~# R3 ^
DD Michishio, Y, K1 V9 ^! ^3 s, Q* z! v- G
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Allied Ships: k! f5 o Q8 W
DM Ramsay, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
4 I5 l2 j) ^# H2 g k* {3 I2 \) t DM Breese, Shell hits 12, and is sunk) m o5 c" V/ B
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$ j" {. J; K( O7 @, l$ x, |Sub attack near Port Moresby at 98,1339 Z- A" [4 {' F# E8 g% u. e5 t& D
2 @! m( r2 }9 k) ^8 X6 @Japanese Ships8 }$ b! E* r$ `- I/ g8 z9 _
PB Kozan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
1 E, r) o E0 e. X5 e; o8 ~% { AO Manju Maru; p' y) k( ^. ~: I7 S; C. @
AO Akebono Maru0 N7 |2 Y0 v+ Q0 Y* R
PB Choun Maru #8
) O! v- F. c8 A& f' R2 h; H, M* Q SC Ch 20
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SS Tautog
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,1306 L4 B& `6 h* O! {8 g5 E7 a" B7 V
/ h! R; `2 A8 a; x( {/ iWeather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.; ^+ O( a' |3 U9 U( W
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes0 S m/ n3 l/ Z6 n
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Japanese aircraft
" v' |4 g. c/ C( N A6M2 Zero x 41
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P-40E Warhawk x 16
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P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed by flak' [2 `$ @8 u9 W9 j4 k! v( c r& q
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DD Suresushio
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DD Hagikaze8 B/ u( ~7 A, Z: c) S
DD Hatsukaze
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