AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 27, 42& @# q1 U8 n1 l5 `. r5 f
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盟军一支在莫港卸载补给的船队全灭;7 y1 D4 T0 G6 b* \9 l# |& B
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;
% q# t1 h& o9 ^' E% x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; b/ r! ~+ X: C
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 12,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships u' u5 `% ^0 ?: D
DD Oyashio
7 e, d, R5 W8 [( I7 ^ DD Hatsukaze* c" s" r, i8 p, [% j
DD Hagikaze
* R) p! z z' g5 A DD Uranami1 i/ `8 x2 m* d" @" s! q7 c
TB Otori1 e7 ~# U3 m" ?8 _/ D
TB Hiyodori
2 W* \6 S, J: m2 y( }: ^( ] TB Hayabusa7 @$ \8 W6 j* z+ p' @6 P$ D' a
TB Kiji! X) _- K0 |3 a* ~* g
TB Kamo
9 C" `. F! k6 Z4 R% A! J DD Suresushio7 R6 ]/ c F" f0 O/ \( t! V
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Allied Ships4 \! x! V5 h: ~8 h
xAKL Chungking, Shell hits 23, and is sunk
2 _: L5 i9 \& W' V; ]' ^% n xAKL Darvel, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk6 G4 R0 r6 q) [9 b
xAKL Kaiping, Shell hits 13, and is sunk3 Y8 v, @9 a5 \! M$ n+ T) N
xAKL Vichy, Shell hits 18, and is sunk$ E% K, E) O% L9 f7 x$ D
xAKL Patris, Shell hits 25, and is sunk; t. o2 _# r; T2 b, c W
xAKL Burwah, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
/ n6 H! V! L8 V. A3 K/ s' J xAKL Carlisle, Shell hits 26, and is sunk
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! z w4 o0 @# G+ |0 XNight Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 7,000 Yards
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" _# J7 x. o, L Y, z4 ?2 Q6 dJapanese Ships# _; q, Y) t& o; J, E: x
CA Furutaka
+ I5 ^; [! V& U7 u CA Kako* [) B' j- v% W4 Q1 Q
CL Abukuma
5 R, B1 V! ]1 k9 L6 C6 g( w" J# `/ m1 v5 a CL Tenryu
% l. O ~ x% u. K, n4 _/ q CL Tatsuta
8 J! N; S+ _+ W0 R L CL Yubari, Shell hits 1
! j+ W; w' P9 E- Z7 U9 _ DD Michishio6 X3 P, T' T1 `% ^8 I# `
DD Amagiri- `- i; u" I1 O6 w7 g
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Allied Ships
2 A' n4 j, o1 o6 l DM Ramsay, Shell hits 1
2 \ X' J7 N, [ DM Breese, Shell hits 3, on fire- b+ B! S) f. s
DM Tracy, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
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; v! J% p8 t$ r7 L1 s% [3 ~9 `9 ~- cTF 181 encounters mine field at Pago Pago (148,161)
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Japanese Ships9 c3 i4 w9 ^5 t8 S3 n& T
CA Kako, Mine hits 5, on fire, heavy damage: W2 H. e: F2 `* b6 _: i4 _
DD Amagiri, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage. a2 d. J! {: c2 }. F: Y
CL Tenryu, Mine hits 1, on fire, q/ u h+ S- c* i# L$ p! X
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' {9 _* Y8 b, T! D4 M2 i5 _+ Q8 A, ENight Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
3 C& o9 {9 J1 ]% h DD Satsuki
Q: j- D( e" w& c DD Minazuki
6 _, y& E0 E+ u( J. Q* c8 E, B+ {8 ] DD Mochizuki! S$ P6 L; ^ y4 O6 C" F
DD Oite
, m. o( c/ |* s$ F DD Hayate
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. ]" y0 v. F N PG Sacramento, Shell hits 15, heavy fires, heavy damage
* q0 o5 g i& E9 T! J/ R- {$ v xAK Alabaman1 g% X5 K9 J) D# }
xAK Alaskan8 f9 [2 R' o- R* [ o) o
xAK American
e5 @0 o4 o& l7 `4 r$ {" q xAK Arizonan1 a! g: ]1 Y6 v! {
xAK Arkansan" f- k) E5 a. D1 z
xAK Californian
9 A1 d3 v3 b" O1 j xAK Canadian8 A- y8 ^( p0 K& v" d& Z7 E' [
xAK Dakotan: ~: T& v* ?) v5 X1 T
xAK Hawaiian; |/ w* P& M5 O& g
xAK Kansan% d' Y8 o% v/ `2 I3 S5 O& _
xAK Minnesotan
/ D8 o! x9 b, W3 e+ Y. F xAK Ohioan
: D4 @' s+ }4 M) ]" R1 F% i( |: A xAK Panaman7 K9 a& \4 o6 o J
xAK Pennsylvanian
4 i4 y) }1 a1 q! Z5 v; {8 D xAK Puerto Rican
& N* {- d/ y! f5 t4 M. ? h, v5 G xAK Utahan4 X7 b3 ^3 G+ ^ }9 J @
xAK Virginian# E4 I# {9 p- W2 {
xAK Trento }' p+ n* u5 ~
xAK Charles H Cramp
3 U1 k5 Q* r2 K2 P0 e xAK Lancaster
$ E5 e; I# e6 g/ _ xAK Sagadahoc
, k i% K7 }% d8 v8 r. x5 }2 ^ xAK Santa Rita
* u( V! H, s% O6 Y# k6 _. W$ E* M xAK Santa Teresa
3 s* l9 G+ {3 E+ J; C xAK Atlanta City
O3 p. G# }# b xAK Chickasaw City% x; [4 L' x" {* B$ g
xAK Ensley City. H0 d- H" P+ o- K
xAK Knoxville City; O4 ]5 z4 g. u7 B+ a
xAK Mobile City* Y J& I N3 [ v9 i! F: L
xAK Tuscaloosa City$ F Y: F! k5 [: j5 j9 u
xAK Steel Age5 V9 j: x+ e1 R; v( Q
xAK Steel Exporter! b, Z) F7 W2 n4 f, Z, C, A5 R
xAK Steel Mariner
% ~' B2 h5 h" P2 Y, a xAK Steel Navigator: H) [2 o C# M# k$ L9 F
xAK Steel Ranger9 W) o% A x- f0 G/ o
xAK Steel Scientist; J7 |; j9 w! @: X" e) q* m" r
xAK Steel Seafarer
! l$ L: q( S, ?1 R {1 [ xAK Steel Trader v$ {# t( c- f: I. {" [: q$ {( u5 N7 X
xAK Steel Voyager1 ]7 o; K- G- I/ B( e" J$ o, a( O
xAK Steel Worker; f( H: k: n" y" _! v. W: ]
xAK Andrea Luckenbach \ L; p3 p8 e$ L# ~
xAK Harry Luckenbach
5 D) ^) y5 j4 J% Q xAK J.L. Luckenbach
; w' R+ \ }* @ xAK Jacob Luckenbach
7 t& M& J6 z" a' Q9 t" l xAK Julia Luckenbach: n# V* {8 o2 u& l2 g" `
xAK Katrina Luckenbach, A: }& O+ K0 H8 a
xAK Lena Luckenbach; X( P2 \1 H) R; H9 d
xAK Lewis Luckenbach
7 M/ \& j, p$ k8 u xAK Lillian Luckenbach
' P% c; |2 P# t% X" Q# S xAK Mathew Luckenbach
: A; ^! M. _( c# J xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
" z n9 t1 h: [/ V6 C/ x xAK Walter Luckenbach
' x, b, ]3 q: {" E xAK William Luckenbach
* l. G; z0 P, ^0 `% L& c% Y xAK Diamond head
6 d+ m( [& \8 W* F) J! l xAK Admiral Halstead
; k6 P% j4 ^; N$ E$ S5 Z AM Matai, Shell hits 17 G$ m2 W! R! L) e
AM Muritai, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 E# b/ e" v9 Q, p xAK Salamaua, Shell hits 1
: {% R P: s6 I2 |+ P8 k xAK Rona, Shell hits 2
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Allied ground losses:
0 M/ b( U& m) B% w9 ~ ^ 24 casualties reported+ {0 ^5 P! F& k
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 o& ]7 s0 ]# e5 |
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 4 disabled
7 k9 k7 Y% R x Engineers: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled: z( N/ Q# s( i5 i
Vehicles lost 17 (10 destroyed, 7 disabled)4 e* x8 B5 s z$ Q8 N2 T
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards' }/ ^% ~' D7 k5 V
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DD Satsuki
/ u5 _7 \; V: @4 \0 ^2 V* U% H! P$ D DD Minazuki8 I/ Z4 Q; o! L
DD Mochizuki
" t3 X+ S& q7 c% a$ g1 ?- ^6 P DD Oite
( h: Q9 m6 z6 r/ w% G4 ` DD Hayate; H. Q( A" I" @4 a" K# _
( S' j; t' I# k$ Z& IAllied Ships
- B' \5 I& c. y) ]* K3 q PG Sacramento, Shell hits 12, heavy fires, heavy damage/ u# N4 J5 _) \! m% d3 l3 ~
xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ S+ d- v8 I3 t5 | AM Muritai, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage$ {+ n0 \$ k/ X
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Allied ground losses:
$ p! ^, x% S' o- U5 Q Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 121,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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8 F! `. M& S8 G0 H7 H9 z& NJapanese Ships/ l5 D% ]. z3 n6 i" |* ^: r
DD Satsuki
. m( Z' k2 H3 G& F4 t) M6 } DD Minazuki
% b! A+ o. y1 ]3 m* u, n* f DD Mochizuki& |/ N: J+ T) H1 s9 X0 B) z
DD Oite/ \* }+ j8 q; x" p! S
DD Hayate
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" E. ]/ \2 U( s& e5 ^- r xAK Alabaman
. j4 K7 X4 y* ~ k xAK Alaskan7 l* a3 Z# T9 p( }) \8 Y
xAK American
5 h6 c9 P2 ]6 i( n xAK Arizonan) a$ ^- E" T3 w. _$ a6 t
xAK Arkansan
1 e3 K5 J4 o, t6 X) L xAK Californian
7 D4 s0 U" Q# S xAK Canadian
9 ]9 x) e9 t3 i. j; a x9 O xAK Dakotan
, r% [6 l/ U; R- q# w# M xAK Hawaiian: t6 s0 i- N: x' q" k9 R
xAK Kansan; a/ a; C1 O( D3 x
xAK Minnesotan
' O% K! z$ O6 C$ @2 N, o xAK Ohioan% C- ?- R5 ~+ p% b
xAK Panaman. f( T7 _2 ^, n& Q! F
xAK Pennsylvanian# a0 Y4 o& a7 [2 I: @0 t
xAK Puerto Rican
+ A& l; O6 w/ v; b xAK Utahan5 |& M* _6 i# O7 }' l* |
xAK Virginian
* m8 H" b9 C+ }# p# W xAK Trento* E8 V4 p* ?0 J4 o- I
xAK Charles H Cramp
# q2 E7 x$ E- G! l! N xAK Lancaster
" p) U1 O( k- G' [0 p' D/ D xAK Sagadahoc" w. p: Z. w* ]
xAK Santa Rita
% O! \. `0 G- q- q, P xAK Santa Teresa
: u+ H& R' b' V xAK Atlanta City6 M" ~" T+ @( o% H0 F" m( `
xAK Chickasaw City. _1 g, N6 J* ^
xAK Ensley City
, m J' |1 x$ Q xAK Knoxville City! Z. }9 I: v* j
xAK Mobile City
4 r. \+ {' G4 D, e; e# F& s8 C& O xAK Tuscaloosa City
& N) j. \6 n) o% Y5 x. h7 b1 ]) \8 n xAK Steel Age7 N v( K2 a7 @5 A. b7 P
xAK Steel Exporter4 |# G/ y. M. O* `4 o
xAK Steel Mariner
/ Q: M# F" z8 ]( X xAK Steel Navigator
, E3 x* ]* g2 [. P/ a xAK Steel Ranger; h( I: A( L5 I
xAK Steel Scientist Q1 J/ o* R Z" U: V* N7 Y8 X
xAK Steel Seafarer( {, V. M/ j+ _; D. ~( V9 \$ ^
xAK Steel Trader
. s' W5 B8 Z7 g& `% W9 h( g/ o xAK Steel Voyager
j( c- s' h0 ` xAK Steel Worker, heavy damage5 G" d; B$ g% ~( W$ b3 d
xAK Andrea Luckenbach7 w1 n. z2 K' c% ?7 L+ O1 a
xAK Harry Luckenbach0 u* G' \+ c6 J- y7 x
xAK J.L. Luckenbach
9 Y7 |1 o, P2 k8 F* K xAK Jacob Luckenbach3 H" G+ @! F: P7 |' ]$ d, }+ c
xAK Julia Luckenbach
8 C/ l+ M, ~/ p4 ~ xAK Katrina Luckenbach
{9 G( t0 E1 J3 e xAK Lena Luckenbach4 F1 J1 W! d4 l" {
xAK Lewis Luckenbach
* C$ P% R) i# k8 h& h xAK Lillian Luckenbach5 H' Z8 f6 z/ O7 j9 n* Q
xAK Mathew Luckenbach4 G7 |/ H6 H, A! [
xAK Walter Luckenbach
) T' f% G @( F xAK William Luckenbach+ K: J3 d& i5 h. E2 s u2 ^
xAK Diamond head
9 Y$ D# X: w5 V* W0 y+ I xAK Admiral Halstead. L6 M7 r$ p" V% b( E7 y9 k
xAK Admiral Cole
# m1 p/ Y+ ], W# X4 J xAK Crown City
' v1 E: o, [( n* o AM Matai, Shell hits 20, heavy fires, heavy damage* q) A( }3 j4 H
xAK Rona, Shell hits 4
; u- i' D( w& @: p! U xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1
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Allied ground losses:
; {* R7 E d! V/ U; U0 X 37 casualties reported- Q$ i& z0 ^& g3 \+ p) ^1 p
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled1 i9 G) P6 K) D
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled3 E. T8 f: b: K/ O; `% q
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 120,193, Range 15,000 Yards* s( D1 l- X; I8 J
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Japanese Ships
\2 c% U0 C" \; i% ]9 { DD Satsuki2 K/ u9 o" X! A% j- E4 ^1 X
DD Minazuki9 @6 L" S* k0 P; @( m5 ]! O. c# { J
DD Mochizuki8 D. a% j$ s* \5 h6 d0 X
DD Oite2 ?" Q8 D4 X+ g
DD Hayate' }4 l3 a+ R, ]* O/ n& Z4 h2 O
! V- e* C" B2 ^' `, }Allied Ships5 a2 d* \9 R/ G
xAK Alabaman; M; n8 Y j9 T {: h4 D0 t
xAK Alaskan
" C0 l6 J) x0 S" A' \8 ? xAK American
l' D- G. |' d, ? xAK Arizonan
! S8 b0 g- R' M+ C" R xAK Arkansan
& _2 z! i3 ^/ {5 `" g3 p/ d xAK Californian1 r1 ]7 Z Q. ^8 G7 R y
xAK Canadian4 Y+ G! k `& m4 Z4 z/ ^1 |% c
xAK Dakotan
; f ]" s6 C1 b9 u; a. |2 p! M2 O xAK Hawaiian% e% S& U$ |8 |0 E+ ]5 m! g
xAK Kansan
5 X( C" W4 M& }$ ~$ g xAK Minnesotan
& _! V; N" v8 Y' L xAK Ohioan
1 G7 t9 ?; c& ^, V xAK Panaman# C. [6 H: O! B6 S
xAK Pennsylvanian
/ J# w1 k- S9 K/ {% k3 o$ H) b: L# h xAK Puerto Rican+ x5 E* }8 }% s6 j# X
xAK Utahan
# X- I- B8 w# h( H6 G2 U5 O xAK Virginian
6 m" b* T9 H+ O. X4 C k- O xAK Trento$ N$ c* G# z7 P5 I+ b4 x5 p
xAK Charles H Cramp& J4 ?3 s, x. a1 y
xAK Lancaster
$ s! T4 K1 Q/ O w% V% O* T xAK Sagadahoc# W9 y1 g: o5 o; p- m5 J
xAK Santa Rita& z/ |! e2 m, @* {3 j$ G+ g! S
xAK Santa Teresa! S' N$ A5 T6 c$ }) L% S
xAK Atlanta City
1 m) W: L: k6 T7 y0 _ xAK Chickasaw City$ }; h& u1 b5 h W3 \- N- F0 s9 I9 s
xAK Ensley City
. a' I( Y$ d; g$ z$ l5 ^ xAK Knoxville City
0 h# _: O. A9 ~- [$ J0 I xAK Mobile City
! A3 i1 C7 p% t' g! w& @+ \+ A xAK Tuscaloosa City
& W: I1 B% h8 E% i: x9 s xAK Steel Age
, W) Z ]/ F" J \/ ^$ H# x xAK Steel Exporter+ C! e/ y1 j4 ?2 d3 h2 w
xAK Steel Mariner3 R0 n1 K0 o- D4 j. S
xAK Steel Navigator- d `- J6 D5 x* p) r- i
xAK Steel Ranger
9 F* X [& j/ Y# |( h: u xAK Steel Scientist
, W1 T+ Y# F% r xAK Steel Seafarer
. H# A: \- l% `! {& G& z xAK Steel Trader
: A" E& h1 j6 W' T% g6 S xAK Steel Voyager
9 p! V+ d& ]! p xAK Andrea Luckenbach
: W- n1 C2 N K; i1 |) Q xAK Harry Luckenbach& j% V' J* W5 n; d7 R# K1 Q. @. b# Y
xAK J.L. Luckenbach9 f& ]/ ^ c$ {, G
xAK Jacob Luckenbach
) r4 Q$ u6 V. m+ [' Z& X3 u xAK Julia Luckenbach
( T2 j+ _0 o* c# d8 a xAK Katrina Luckenbach, Q9 m! {$ P; H% k% z2 l
xAK Lena Luckenbach
, g* n4 Z1 \# t2 N xAK Lewis Luckenbach3 m! a$ n @) |) b9 Y$ b `3 A
xAK Lillian Luckenbach
. j3 D1 U1 U. h4 u7 \5 y9 g xAK Mathew Luckenbach
) J7 |! y5 h) S0 C0 m xAK Walter Luckenbach9 V, L! E6 q# o3 n5 d
xAK William Luckenbach/ t% r) H, G# h8 p
xAK Diamond head
; _' Y1 l) h5 g: p/ E) L0 ]$ F xAK Admiral Halstead1 F1 t- ?# K. j' q0 B
xAK Admiral Cole) Z2 V* K6 o2 P2 Y4 Y9 ]& U
xAK Crown City' S9 @0 I9 u* a: V
xAK Admiral Y. Williams
3 I# J% n7 Z, Z( X1 ?7 H xAK Iron Crown, Shell hits 4, heavy fires3 o/ ^5 D. } @5 E0 u
xAK Rona, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 W9 g+ Z; g/ q, H% ]. R xAK Exmoor, Shell hits 22 {$ B" n: ?& P
xAK Aeon, Shell hits 3, on fire
5 \& p& o2 G. ` xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1
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4 I' W& ~. U* B( {- V6 YAllied ground losses:
+ m- C5 C$ X4 I/ n& w- X- x6 U# D) t 59 casualties reported
7 @/ v" z( |+ m( V% l Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled5 |4 j, S |0 C$ O' c. Z
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 19 disabled
3 w5 u+ j* i3 B3 a' N5 H* ] Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
t# @ I- {+ v5 M7 D( r0 E Guns lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled)' E" E" p; o* g+ ^' e" p; P& i. l# [
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 14,000 Yards3 j8 N* l7 Q- {- T: S$ t3 E
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Japanese Ships# q* ^6 X' Q7 k) K
CA Furutaka
& o- T3 {5 i6 D& J, P0 S CL Abukuma
/ \2 }+ d) d- B, H: ]+ @ CL Tatsuta
C2 i4 ~8 `% l% u) Y' u CL Yubari3 f- F' G8 O# G! `# ^: W
DD Michishio& {( W+ C7 }9 M2 v
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& J3 `8 ~% v9 B; R+ o; t# Z8 D. }, m, g DM Ramsay, Shell hits 4, heavy fires. f' G8 N0 j' l0 ^
DM Breese, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
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Sub attack near Port Moresby at 98,133
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Japanese Ships# G: s! m/ N& n4 q% i$ C- |
PB Kozan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
8 L1 N; @6 n. W8 k5 |$ } AO Manju Maru
$ c/ t: c8 r; I }) W* E8 C AO Akebono Maru
" H, k: U* _2 i0 j! X q PB Choun Maru #8" O4 v! Z- V$ @) P3 E
SC Ch 20" }5 X: e, r5 f; X
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Allied Ships
2 l0 b9 {( ?+ u" |+ }7 e7 A SS Tautog6 d f: c" d1 n
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2 u9 [5 p$ F$ D+ X$ Y- QMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,1303 [9 x6 v8 |6 a3 v y
! m2 V8 J4 o2 U2 N0 ?Weather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.4 u* |2 g) \' s6 v' l
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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7 l3 M5 K" ~2 DJapanese aircraft
7 I! M4 I1 F* r; y H& l# ] A6M2 Zero x 41
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Allied aircraft- o8 p# d4 S+ q6 L! a
P-40E Warhawk x 164 d1 P+ c0 p) c) z2 j; {
PBY-5 Catalina x 30; _* I. U# H# F9 C7 R- {0 @
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No Japanese losses6 S* G8 q* M! r: u/ J* L' J
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Allied aircraft losses
* [' u, H# Q- R' u8 Y8 }" K5 P* U P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
6 }8 n6 H/ W2 h' }6 M2 p5 d$ a PBY-5 Catalina: 3 damaged
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