AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 27, 420 Q2 {. ]* R2 R& w: s5 P2 V5 ~
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盟军一支在莫港卸载补给的船队全灭;
5 r. k9 h* Z) Q) A3 S$ w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;4 L2 s6 a" m# {8 X' a
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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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 12,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
4 E7 c) T' o* q; p4 K DD Oyashio6 D8 \: L! T% L7 j, A# o; x
DD Hatsukaze N3 m% t2 k3 V" ^7 [% d
DD Hagikaze4 x& a3 l i. o- ]5 S0 `
DD Uranami
, L; I M. d' z* `0 O) e+ m TB Otori
1 A& g! q$ I1 t) ?; R; ?7 } TB Hiyodori, b( n8 y5 \0 A/ c1 d+ W4 j; g9 |
TB Hayabusa2 T) s: l8 p4 l" n N1 ]
TB Kiji$ O- X9 }) s2 E+ j6 j+ g
TB Kamo
3 o) C) X8 P/ S DD Suresushio2 j: Y# n. w+ g1 F9 x
7 K$ y; v& s( X5 `# oAllied Ships6 F& X- b: W1 B0 q: t9 O: N
xAKL Chungking, Shell hits 23, and is sunk
/ c2 z1 ^2 V2 L) @8 f xAKL Darvel, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk" l& v( `. Y c; [, W
xAKL Kaiping, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
+ A5 C" E3 B* O. D xAKL Vichy, Shell hits 18, and is sunk0 z3 M: Y( G8 b# `
xAKL Patris, Shell hits 25, and is sunk7 P% G. n1 B, V8 W0 V F$ a
xAKL Burwah, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
/ z8 u$ B' U' ?8 o3 G/ U9 C4 m xAKL Carlisle, Shell hits 26, and is sunk% ~: M }/ @" }2 D+ b
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 7,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
. i4 H" b1 Z7 } S( m CA Furutaka1 J, R0 d- n0 B- u. N' _7 d5 o
CA Kako' ], D" ~4 B$ J0 K r; f# ^0 ^
CL Abukuma/ E4 A2 ~" m! J( ^
CL Tenryu
* |9 B1 m' l! x/ P% b4 a2 r% c CL Tatsuta
; E/ g$ R$ h( _: D* Y( E0 F* U% l CL Yubari, Shell hits 13 q7 f% P8 V. t' V7 m4 q/ w4 y
DD Michishio
& T' p4 |" |+ D$ J DD Amagiri
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Allied Ships) f9 h) j) K, f; F ^
DM Ramsay, Shell hits 1- g& ]: K! b, N J7 S8 ^/ _$ f# f' `
DM Breese, Shell hits 3, on fire
( _) y9 a1 A# ~3 s4 o# v DM Tracy, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
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TF 181 encounters mine field at Pago Pago (148,161)
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Japanese Ships
' t# r; `) h/ x8 y$ N- Q4 O CA Kako, Mine hits 5, on fire, heavy damage9 s/ |1 D# Y4 Y% E
DD Amagiri, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage- a! _9 j& w/ }3 e" I
CL Tenryu, Mine hits 1, on fire
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9 L; N. {7 {# |% R, ]Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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8 p% c$ |+ ?+ F& PJapanese Ships Z7 {8 W7 n6 }8 V
DD Satsuki
2 l0 ? {) s7 v/ _$ `( X& P DD Minazuki- t( j0 r+ P# M$ a3 @. T
DD Mochizuki
$ j5 h: [9 i6 {6 i- e1 F DD Oite7 G0 I( t k: R, M9 A" y
DD Hayate) a V1 O1 T) k
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Allied Ships7 a* E% H5 c6 c7 h9 |1 M7 l, d5 |
PG Sacramento, Shell hits 15, heavy fires, heavy damage, j2 y5 L* m+ E5 S4 E& Q
xAK Alabaman
% _5 L, p q# @% i5 R xAK Alaskan4 X- w( }; l9 y: Q
xAK American# d9 n5 Y1 s* }0 V
xAK Arizonan
$ X' a6 H) C, V* j2 Y xAK Arkansan
! O3 t4 ^' s3 i xAK Californian
; d: j4 g; @& [ B/ L xAK Canadian7 A& F' {2 J: P q% {
xAK Dakotan
1 n7 j# x# i& E3 R* p8 o xAK Hawaiian% K h: v9 r( W
xAK Kansan
3 D) M+ y# [% ?* A; M xAK Minnesotan
E' {; O0 N# m' e( ]$ u: ?/ V2 U xAK Ohioan3 N( G5 ~& l9 M- Q) R# C
xAK Panaman
! e. g& h( U M6 R$ W+ _1 u: U" A1 l xAK Pennsylvanian
/ X- K4 v/ l7 ~% y7 ~( B xAK Puerto Rican
! h4 q3 u, n5 E+ b xAK Utahan8 G" z' c4 [0 V' e1 T s4 E
xAK Virginian- R( A- G4 w$ u- M5 k4 E k& C
xAK Trento! P* I4 Q) j+ y- v
xAK Charles H Cramp
, ?! Z3 _3 l$ L6 \2 V, e0 x1 X xAK Lancaster, f8 S5 P b0 p: Q$ }6 f
xAK Sagadahoc
$ @ r* q3 H. G# V0 T4 m! I! j9 h' X xAK Santa Rita
* C( W# o" x" ?6 ~' E. X; @ xAK Santa Teresa
3 b' z1 O0 G& ?7 q xAK Atlanta City
& ]2 Z: T. b, ~3 M xAK Chickasaw City) j; m# p; N& h, D5 ?
xAK Ensley City
4 x/ [9 Y8 j! C; M- Y0 g: Y2 e xAK Knoxville City
- q2 y* F9 w: M8 g* g; g; ? xAK Mobile City
y" F2 K4 h9 Q4 E- p0 ]& H xAK Tuscaloosa City' j* D5 |' }+ u5 X3 H
xAK Steel Age' d6 B& i+ t' O. X
xAK Steel Exporter
! F9 L) F! S( K3 l" D, A5 g xAK Steel Mariner
: s" m5 E! j) D- t* w+ a xAK Steel Navigator& a# T# w. e! O5 S$ W* k
xAK Steel Ranger
2 h" L: J; K3 P xAK Steel Scientist! X2 n( A2 S D) O1 p. r# I; i: E [' ?
xAK Steel Seafarer
& u3 Q G, h1 ]/ X xAK Steel Trader. |. n4 b# R" n) h8 D
xAK Steel Voyager
& P, q) l8 G j3 o7 F xAK Steel Worker J4 y/ {' F8 i! {6 N- M
xAK Andrea Luckenbach
5 A1 n& n0 o; P- Y! `; r* e xAK Harry Luckenbach/ O+ c. j6 @+ s. z) a0 r$ f
xAK J.L. Luckenbach
; U5 p1 a' S; y2 h) x8 m1 ^% ~ xAK Jacob Luckenbach
- V9 U4 V3 h! m; R( M m xAK Julia Luckenbach6 s0 k+ k. t" g$ C" N; V% L
xAK Katrina Luckenbach
# ]# D3 x m6 n# [4 g) e& ^ xAK Lena Luckenbach8 I3 |$ `$ F- q+ [' @7 y
xAK Lewis Luckenbach) O1 t- e+ I+ _2 ^ e
xAK Lillian Luckenbach3 D$ q: X1 a6 K4 t8 X- g# N2 I
xAK Mathew Luckenbach5 \7 f, W( B; H2 P8 t: }
xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
$ l9 m; ~2 ?! F+ X ~( v* _ xAK Walter Luckenbach, K' F5 |4 \# p8 H, S" Y
xAK William Luckenbach6 R1 T$ }) E1 O- {* D% ^
xAK Diamond head
X. {2 U% s) t+ p xAK Admiral Halstead$ V$ [% O( y' r7 I0 h% ]8 |
AM Matai, Shell hits 18 D5 @$ L* H f; g: ~( x3 z
AM Muritai, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage/ f' }. w# \/ z- n& A% R# ?9 v
xAK Salamaua, Shell hits 1
, x' x9 m. H4 w. i3 ? xAK Rona, Shell hits 20 w& u4 y7 Y; {3 f
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/ r( I9 F" h# |5 l) WAllied ground losses:
! G. m% }4 q% R# g/ I& o% n 24 casualties reported) v+ P) Y4 h( q) E0 B1 ]. E* i
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: h5 T& H- u: J- V8 e
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 4 disabled& I' [; U5 Q& c& m
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled
4 m. e- O% n, O9 z Vehicles lost 17 (10 destroyed, 7 disabled): E% Y# R* w/ _3 C U0 |4 s! y: g! Q# p
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$ r4 t6 t6 \8 @* I2 xNight Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships/ k, X4 `: l' I# Q9 U
DD Satsuki
* n" y- t6 ~: @. Z+ C( G% q( t DD Minazuki
; u0 w$ P; J1 L; \5 S$ v8 \' z7 @* c DD Mochizuki
. a, w- L. ~1 z- r* B8 B" R, G+ X( K DD Oite
: y8 S: B$ M/ ~, D- v, o0 z( I DD Hayate
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Allied Ships( J2 F/ t+ k/ ^, [* | k
PG Sacramento, Shell hits 12, heavy fires, heavy damage1 \7 f+ d& m; \1 A1 |
xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage' R) `% f( T4 i7 e
AM Muritai, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage' M5 N! ], i! r4 b1 G
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Allied ground losses:
# f% h1 @2 h% F/ r6 W6 k Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)8 p9 D2 }0 [8 x+ `
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 121,193, Range 8,000 Yards6 `2 ^# q% y6 E$ Z$ ]* {; P
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Japanese Ships
: V: c7 V! H0 r- s- ` DD Satsuki
9 j' H; _: U: f2 \% c DD Minazuki
4 M: [8 {* ~' H2 N# o5 L DD Mochizuki
$ o0 ?7 U+ G! M DD Oite
3 J( `3 m( o) f; d0 t DD Hayate
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Allied Ships/ d+ u F8 R& X+ q/ C$ G
xAK Alabaman J' b, _4 d$ c- w# x% M+ c
xAK Alaskan
0 v8 X9 p" b) D( l. j xAK American
W' |' }% ]- a9 C' J; N xAK Arizonan
) c( ]. o. C* e) @2 p0 Z0 z( p/ G xAK Arkansan* ^# q0 Z+ Q P& j
xAK Californian8 N- D# K: B' {2 p- v4 f+ K3 i2 u
xAK Canadian( \2 O- ~; N( S, y: i1 ^! a
xAK Dakotan- n" ~4 C% _6 l. q5 a
xAK Hawaiian2 V/ n7 n6 w+ [1 V6 q1 A
xAK Kansan
2 _: m5 x' y2 o, Y xAK Minnesotan
, D: v+ F% `0 @( _ xAK Ohioan
& w# O8 ~4 H8 S& V$ { xAK Panaman
8 x" H0 t$ U3 I5 O3 | xAK Pennsylvanian, v' M* }2 p) z H
xAK Puerto Rican
' [8 a# t0 t( P3 V4 W xAK Utahan
- v: m. U! {1 x& I: T4 R xAK Virginian& w' h- x+ O+ Y K5 @4 P
xAK Trento
N! }' W' E1 Q3 H- q xAK Charles H Cramp3 E$ y- `% O- ]; r0 G; z
xAK Lancaster
2 m% A" Z% x+ @8 o; N! h3 T xAK Sagadahoc
) n" K6 |; e G+ Q6 G6 r- Q xAK Santa Rita
; M- c, s; g' F+ {: U xAK Santa Teresa
" M( E2 M* N9 \& W- s, S xAK Atlanta City
8 x, T8 g! P) V2 t: u j xAK Chickasaw City
8 `* }7 P; H, h+ L. c5 ?6 O xAK Ensley City
( |- A/ O; E1 u( t* C* y+ ? xAK Knoxville City+ s& ]* Q2 l$ h" k4 D* e
xAK Mobile City* T( H; s) B# W8 G: f! f" U
xAK Tuscaloosa City
" ^8 |6 O- Z- R+ L* j& a0 @- ~ xAK Steel Age' c1 {: W4 v. h I% t& y
xAK Steel Exporter
+ Y1 {! ?, A Y( g xAK Steel Mariner
5 g$ @4 F9 K0 Y( @7 N xAK Steel Navigator
$ t5 F$ w$ Z9 H4 L& i0 w; m xAK Steel Ranger/ A; Z. ]" c# }9 X" q8 L
xAK Steel Scientist
5 w' h2 x5 |$ f9 ] xAK Steel Seafarer
0 l7 e) G3 g$ F' ?. d) w$ f xAK Steel Trader. _8 {! y/ x1 s3 g6 u- T9 o
xAK Steel Voyager
# z$ Z6 \4 [- }* x7 p5 h: u9 x xAK Steel Worker, heavy damage5 v/ }+ d- b' z2 e+ _9 H
xAK Andrea Luckenbach5 [, n. ?( U7 d4 u, u
xAK Harry Luckenbach
, R+ u o+ R- l) Z, }: W. d xAK J.L. Luckenbach5 _5 e+ Q* \9 w8 |* P: R; ~
xAK Jacob Luckenbach/ ]) U! t2 k: [; n
xAK Julia Luckenbach
7 g, C& a( U2 x5 L: z3 [ xAK Katrina Luckenbach: p0 x. `1 J8 v; q) X6 i
xAK Lena Luckenbach: h G2 \; Y0 W* r
xAK Lewis Luckenbach
! m* ]/ e4 \% P) L) @8 u xAK Lillian Luckenbach
$ ]8 Y/ m# `8 u4 i1 ` }5 { xAK Mathew Luckenbach
0 O1 T. q6 v; ~& f, K: }9 N1 o xAK Walter Luckenbach( G, x/ f6 h& v
xAK William Luckenbach5 ]0 P7 }" y. G7 q( c' K
xAK Diamond head' H% j0 s; {- X% C
xAK Admiral Halstead
" { p: A0 S! |8 [; y6 h1 M xAK Admiral Cole r$ b0 ?6 |9 W4 c
xAK Crown City
- _- g7 y" O2 G: p( o" ] AM Matai, Shell hits 20, heavy fires, heavy damage# Q, K: V4 ]$ U9 K$ T
xAK Rona, Shell hits 4+ s" ?0 ?2 G+ l0 O4 n) h
xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1
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: m+ c& F2 A9 `8 E$ m 37 casualties reported
0 {2 C& j. N; `) t7 A Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
& p1 \3 h5 S8 ?+ J$ u+ W Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
8 o- A! s$ o' h( T: F3 J Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 120,193, Range 15,000 Yards
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, ^* `% q1 {+ y' a. m: b9 N& E, t0 { DD Satsuki
" H% o9 m# i' a DD Minazuki" J' q& I# P# K- ^- e$ C
DD Mochizuki I; }! t& X% f) c+ ?
DD Oite1 v4 U6 J4 `; R8 S7 @
DD Hayate' p; y4 _( I, ?5 _. |
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Allied Ships
8 y( q0 V) a1 e3 ^9 q- F' [+ O xAK Alabaman
2 K8 @6 H: O6 C xAK Alaskan: ^9 `' ]/ W$ G. z R
xAK American
, S' d! D9 F4 z' R: Z' Q( o xAK Arizonan
r# f( B$ @) B* {/ V xAK Arkansan
1 M V# P( O h, `5 ^ xAK Californian/ n. f3 {* \# a' {
xAK Canadian
+ t* ]: l# I0 a: ^. F1 S xAK Dakotan
& A$ Z4 |/ A$ R. L) Z: t5 e6 V8 Y xAK Hawaiian9 z/ f! O3 g! A- z
xAK Kansan D+ D4 P! {0 c6 `- k
xAK Minnesotan
# V m7 h* ?" g$ _: E9 a xAK Ohioan
* Q# {5 |, D, j& { xAK Panaman
) A; p/ Z; r( { xAK Pennsylvanian) R( l0 A+ S$ d7 z" L- d
xAK Puerto Rican
, s2 F# y9 Y$ b0 [ xAK Utahan4 u* K5 b3 \; n/ i- Q9 ?( U8 F9 k
xAK Virginian
( c* y9 I1 Z9 `; ^+ @+ b xAK Trento" q* y" p" g: Q( R) e( v% k
xAK Charles H Cramp0 J9 N+ X5 \. \& n# w/ W+ y7 f
xAK Lancaster# {5 q2 b/ t# _+ z3 B
xAK Sagadahoc2 c6 J( F! Z* m
xAK Santa Rita; I w9 V9 d+ c) A' ]: K
xAK Santa Teresa- u7 e" i& N% |8 E$ \" p- ^
xAK Atlanta City
' W0 a% _3 t7 t6 s, @. R7 l* b4 C* H xAK Chickasaw City
$ _" m5 Q) Q% G8 A4 I6 U xAK Ensley City
/ ?+ D1 f Y5 w& j xAK Knoxville City I3 L0 A( V8 \% s
xAK Mobile City
( k3 |% X/ } Q8 |: T2 L xAK Tuscaloosa City; _7 x e; g) }7 ~$ I+ w
xAK Steel Age6 }* j, I/ K: q& q/ A
xAK Steel Exporter
: M! Y4 R0 Z& Z; V, y9 d9 {+ o! ~; m xAK Steel Mariner
8 r; [1 C, L1 _; W4 S% N+ z xAK Steel Navigator+ ?& a7 t5 Z7 `+ m6 g
xAK Steel Ranger0 g2 F/ w; _4 p
xAK Steel Scientist: E5 b# b S2 G# C/ ]( J- L3 o
xAK Steel Seafarer" j5 u: ~$ a3 T: [; y# b
xAK Steel Trader+ c! Z$ C) i7 C% n+ Y- U9 e6 |
xAK Steel Voyager
8 P% g; y8 m* M/ h3 ~0 `: P+ Q xAK Andrea Luckenbach
4 W. M' T9 c% \9 c xAK Harry Luckenbach3 x7 t+ J+ Y- `2 d6 R0 |1 s
xAK J.L. Luckenbach
7 w3 Y6 t( c; B# ~8 |9 l xAK Jacob Luckenbach' e9 `; I$ H+ n) D( t
xAK Julia Luckenbach o. J7 N @5 J2 e4 O
xAK Katrina Luckenbach
8 @5 c) q8 o P1 w xAK Lena Luckenbach6 l; E" L* u8 j- d4 u6 s
xAK Lewis Luckenbach! i( [2 h# ]6 J5 Z
xAK Lillian Luckenbach
' G; }$ o7 m0 z1 E. H1 R2 c* Q xAK Mathew Luckenbach3 |. n d8 ~% R6 W
xAK Walter Luckenbach r3 ?# a& R4 e. \- N, T. w
xAK William Luckenbach
8 L0 i( c7 Q! H4 A8 u# }$ y5 F xAK Diamond head
+ ]; |3 w! N* ` h" S& Y xAK Admiral Halstead
. `+ M3 |' L9 \( p0 b& ?- i xAK Admiral Cole1 I$ I0 e) J4 |0 M! y }2 E
xAK Crown City
" { `; ] a' r) l4 R4 ~% C xAK Admiral Y. Williams
: e. v+ J# n: O+ y: x xAK Iron Crown, Shell hits 4, heavy fires! Y; }. B) B# s6 h r
xAK Rona, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage# h& f% I. {2 O2 i% V
xAK Exmoor, Shell hits 2. d6 M9 X9 \8 B
xAK Aeon, Shell hits 3, on fire/ P$ T- o/ N+ I6 ^ E
xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1; ?9 x: O3 _5 K1 \
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! I% R' z* j0 y. y; lAllied ground losses:: @& @2 d4 [4 o" X% z
59 casualties reported3 G6 U, p! L3 P& |
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
4 T1 Z6 p4 _; N Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 19 disabled! G$ N; l: x, v2 e4 W2 m6 E
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 u% y4 k# }+ I7 [7 @- j Guns lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled)% o0 U. w( d) e& A" n
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 14,000 Yards
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CA Furutaka3 l' T5 d( E" S7 H n
CL Abukuma( Q: O7 B( t5 l; S/ E
CL Tatsuta
2 y3 j$ ^1 B0 d- U CL Yubari7 F; {" |& |; ?1 @" v
DD Michishio
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DM Ramsay, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
7 Y2 ~ i# a+ l4 L* c$ h DM Breese, Shell hits 12, and is sunk+ R0 f1 v9 v1 M7 d) v* _9 @
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Sub attack near Port Moresby at 98,133# r% a9 p7 ^' ~) }2 Z" J0 B
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Japanese Ships3 a" v. X. Z8 d7 x2 w" Q
PB Kozan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
7 k. ~$ M7 z. A6 q AO Manju Maru
) L) d3 M! K- [8 g AO Akebono Maru
* s9 L& D* Z+ x& y6 \ PB Choun Maru #8
) G- Z6 E. J0 j- l. A8 ~ SC Ch 20; p; T1 h! H0 G, I
* C2 p Q' Q& Y5 K+ X0 w' uAllied Ships$ d% T4 w# c- S5 S2 S* x
SS Tautog
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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2 L8 z/ {2 T1 H. N( T8 U# PRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
# y- K z# h, N6 ^$ nEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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O% s. l- a+ K4 i) | J$ @Japanese aircraft6 F7 m5 P, t" J) m+ {8 Q; J
A6M2 Zero x 41% f }0 e/ \! p% o. Q! I
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Allied aircraft
' k" W+ P4 d" E7 n0 v" O8 Q% x P-40E Warhawk x 16* T& J, p4 U5 Q1 N6 p9 d
PBY-5 Catalina x 30
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No Japanese losses: ?/ R9 E9 B4 `" E9 e
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Allied aircraft losses
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PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed by flak5 h4 k7 z# }4 V9 Z7 Z) v. u# Z
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Japanese Ships
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DD Oyashio, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
7 P. I7 E9 X) T" j5 g r TB Hayabusa
1 x1 U6 |# |7 n/ \3 f3 T) B TB Otori
! L; I i4 C* l# V: L' ~/ ~ TB Hiyodori
0 w" A7 A9 X( | R, l+ B DD Hagikaze, g6 v9 k3 I5 [2 @9 I& N
DD Hatsukaze8 L6 K, h! J5 z* P
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