AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 27, 424 C7 _% U/ u( x: H8 [0 ?$ ?2 j
2 j' f) c& n+ ~盟军一支在莫港卸载补给的船队全灭;
0 ?" L$ K% n; Z' S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;& s% t* S0 s! T& q) G
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3 e L8 p3 a0 t9 d; D- l
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, N9 v+ t% Z4 H# A) INight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 12,000 Yards, M( |2 d4 P: s Q \" B$ d
$ S7 W& C5 X* j. v$ i% p# AJapanese Ships
0 q' |- |+ n( O4 g8 w7 H! ~ DD Oyashio
, v n9 V$ V( D/ e# p s0 m+ S2 D DD Hatsukaze0 h- Q+ E6 A) ^+ Y* z) p* |7 b! B
DD Hagikaze
0 |5 \% p; t* a& _- g" q! X8 e2 v DD Uranami
* U! t5 T& L" h+ }* j TB Otori
6 ^, k# w/ G) W5 P, m T: } TB Hiyodori! P0 j: x A8 u) Z
TB Hayabusa! a6 ?" D2 o! D E+ P8 H
TB Kiji
/ _% G4 n2 S* b" [9 u TB Kamo$ `! R; }( I* U% C( x! O5 S
DD Suresushio4 z$ t2 L7 U- h5 N3 _
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# X. S2 o/ H2 Q6 b3 H xAKL Chungking, Shell hits 23, and is sunk6 ]2 G$ ~& u. M# u
xAKL Darvel, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
4 U/ X) F9 w) {$ g+ [! ~1 } xAKL Kaiping, Shell hits 13, and is sunk+ {, B3 b- z& g5 z3 {
xAKL Vichy, Shell hits 18, and is sunk
& F( ?# `( w- [9 z) `7 i- i! n xAKL Patris, Shell hits 25, and is sunk7 Q, M; a+ a8 ?. x& @0 r
xAKL Burwah, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk% h, g( G6 Z; V, A1 g" s, i
xAKL Carlisle, Shell hits 26, and is sunk: S6 R8 f% F: v$ ]( |
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% p& v. i' ?8 ?Night Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 7,000 Yards
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0 [) l& M& j1 w2 YJapanese Ships: n; y" e8 m) f m( o5 W" Y. z3 d
CA Furutaka: }" W, K0 j# |# [$ n
CA Kako: n, W D. _9 x7 J
CL Abukuma4 j6 E! q0 L+ g
CL Tenryu( l7 N X) r; M
CL Tatsuta
' q! | z. B a1 h: G; Y CL Yubari, Shell hits 1
9 C( I* f/ F0 m! p5 w: R8 ? DD Michishio" s" l8 f' P) g$ C2 ^
DD Amagiri1 o. X+ T# G5 u3 r1 P6 [) g8 m
% O$ d" x) |9 }8 |; wAllied Ships
, q( v$ ]9 P |) E; ~, e0 A DM Ramsay, Shell hits 1. J6 @ D: I& N; L& a% |, s$ P A
DM Breese, Shell hits 3, on fire8 R( f* D! x# b8 u: b( [; o% B
DM Tracy, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
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3 W; M5 p/ ^) ~' J: D9 g6 B) j3 wTF 181 encounters mine field at Pago Pago (148,161)
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Japanese Ships' h @$ Q |- R8 @0 R# h0 x& C
CA Kako, Mine hits 5, on fire, heavy damage! U1 Y3 K$ b2 Z
DD Amagiri, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
6 r# ?$ ?0 _2 x; d! A1 G8 _ CL Tenryu, Mine hits 1, on fire# V- y* A# ?, P @& M# E
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards8 w' g* ]; p; D- r+ k6 d2 J
- u/ D; p; ]# D1 aJapanese Ships5 T' ], I5 i8 f- {! y! w) n
DD Satsuki
1 W; ]) B: H1 r DD Minazuki) u/ H3 }$ k' Z/ a8 W+ I; l
DD Mochizuki
9 z: D/ q( `' J# b. \' @7 M DD Oite
; h- W# g3 D! r DD Hayate+ t3 B# f3 Q; }6 z$ w d( W2 X
7 [; Y! m/ M2 t" z, ~( A
Allied Ships9 s: F8 P$ q$ S; I. F
PG Sacramento, Shell hits 15, heavy fires, heavy damage
# d2 {- S0 I3 q; ?- e6 ]; D9 a% l xAK Alabaman
. X( H8 f N0 I0 U xAK Alaskan* |7 V& H; C' X; u5 `4 g) g
xAK American
5 Z5 l& v% s1 j& Q$ i# I0 ^3 B xAK Arizonan
. o' }2 l- p0 T: ~ xAK Arkansan
; |! r+ q! [, L xAK Californian, q" V- a8 A" ~+ \! o
xAK Canadian3 b3 O+ g% ?+ C a1 j
xAK Dakotan
* n9 Y' d3 W; R5 F) E1 Q xAK Hawaiian
. C% \2 G) u z5 N v/ j5 b xAK Kansan
3 z* B: r1 J x; z; R( S" T% w xAK Minnesotan
' ]( I" u& G' q* j% f xAK Ohioan7 p* @7 m9 [7 S* Y. i9 l
xAK Panaman
' n* v/ t; I& [1 H, i- i; ? xAK Pennsylvanian
' [9 m3 u. w2 S* ^2 p3 n) @: O xAK Puerto Rican
8 f3 [, G8 r7 W4 }& O! J; o xAK Utahan
% E2 \9 v5 I* W1 Z9 ] xAK Virginian7 L8 R: [- v* u! ]# e) c5 Y
xAK Trento3 M+ a$ W, m6 w; J; R
xAK Charles H Cramp7 C) [) ^" ]* c5 u1 l
xAK Lancaster
1 A9 X4 \1 |# Y8 q6 W6 G" H7 l5 F2 U& c xAK Sagadahoc2 E. y) K* N/ |( y! `& i' _5 J
xAK Santa Rita* M) H/ {, j! \ t) [$ P, h
xAK Santa Teresa5 g) V8 N, q1 i$ x% \) E6 J4 ?" t
xAK Atlanta City
4 c6 Z4 h. P) _+ F xAK Chickasaw City: U, p8 z6 `; |' K% C
xAK Ensley City
8 |# i/ f2 V! u. B7 p* s) K+ t xAK Knoxville City
8 L: e* Y8 e! \5 N6 U9 b xAK Mobile City8 P% `5 l4 z1 Z& H
xAK Tuscaloosa City W. D$ x4 |( v/ X* A i9 q# W
xAK Steel Age' H0 W4 u5 h9 G, P
xAK Steel Exporter
- A4 G4 R3 R, M4 x5 m0 h xAK Steel Mariner) q$ y2 b" P7 `, i) h
xAK Steel Navigator
, A( r9 D# X. i# Y( u, K xAK Steel Ranger& d; ^& }# _6 a/ a, i0 W: t
xAK Steel Scientist/ |5 Q$ L1 V% m. d
xAK Steel Seafarer
6 }! s! t8 o! K# Q9 j xAK Steel Trader, }# w! }% L0 ~. }
xAK Steel Voyager
# ^+ ]/ A0 K+ t xAK Steel Worker5 n. o- o- U5 y# s$ i* k; \
xAK Andrea Luckenbach
3 o' \4 A8 {# d1 @ xAK Harry Luckenbach5 f) y4 g2 i8 l+ h6 g( l; d( f9 h$ ?
xAK J.L. Luckenbach8 X; H+ `/ j G+ q. j
xAK Jacob Luckenbach5 ~, k& R, D4 W/ G6 ]
xAK Julia Luckenbach4 ^( I4 c1 v: s( d7 a" ?/ m
xAK Katrina Luckenbach+ b/ b7 ^ G. ]! ^& B8 E
xAK Lena Luckenbach6 t0 x# \1 ?7 Q5 l4 d7 \: N2 _
xAK Lewis Luckenbach
( i0 T5 N" h" _9 u2 U xAK Lillian Luckenbach
" C0 e7 O* i; o8 Q: y xAK Mathew Luckenbach
1 ]. G7 f* O0 {# @4 g5 H6 e xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
+ F+ R( O) X1 K k# c. T" l xAK Walter Luckenbach
, [% A2 H5 x. e5 p xAK William Luckenbach; ~, r6 r( s7 S, n. t
xAK Diamond head
8 d1 j: ^) c( r* h" Z* \7 } xAK Admiral Halstead. u$ G# ]% W" Z
AM Matai, Shell hits 1
X6 k5 W T$ X3 k# k" B: r AM Muritai, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 z; p+ k _& ~; u# H7 E xAK Salamaua, Shell hits 1
E8 s" Q! h* g5 x, D7 E xAK Rona, Shell hits 2
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, c/ |; X$ F, d7 \! R4 a: J7 gAllied ground losses:
. _& @/ j' _: y. D1 q% K 24 casualties reported# d6 Q2 h& E4 w; M7 m2 l& _% @
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
+ G0 F, G. ]1 z# [# m Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 4 disabled
2 ^: Z4 }; C8 R% f5 q8 B Engineers: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled4 u y1 L `' h4 k
Vehicles lost 17 (10 destroyed, 7 disabled)5 K6 j) N4 P3 l( W! F+ e* n6 Q H
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships! g6 L$ y5 z3 H6 l" `$ Q
DD Satsuki
6 C7 J! Y$ Z" e4 ]3 Q, t DD Minazuki
; i, [. p- Q& ^7 K" X7 }4 f DD Mochizuki
. [% E/ n" _0 U( c" l' g7 _ DD Oite" p5 @5 M6 y9 b
DD Hayate
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( h9 p- P8 }' B+ f' {Allied Ships9 a& i+ z0 w% h( V9 w
PG Sacramento, Shell hits 12, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 D+ \' ]# a n: Q: _ xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage$ Z+ N: d1 x1 G2 M
AM Muritai, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage4 T# i+ a0 Q0 s+ B: _
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. c4 f7 M' e+ T( o5 S; mAllied ground losses:
; y! M$ r+ L2 t! z! a7 C; ^5 E Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled); J! Q8 j% [, e# r
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& [3 O0 t: P3 ~" }0 z+ @" WNight Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 121,193, Range 8,000 Yards4 ^2 k& Z, I4 S6 V) P
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Japanese Ships
6 x/ Q* ?5 y0 q } s DD Satsuki3 o7 ]! _' [% t5 u
DD Minazuki
. N6 _9 [' s/ M! j n1 s DD Mochizuki
: j; w: Z8 k+ D, T& a5 Q DD Oite$ k' V ^1 T% `% P! e/ A
DD Hayate3 {: ], G4 n, M4 w' d4 E( q7 y
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Allied Ships
2 X( X6 a3 y7 p& L8 N" r xAK Alabaman; g! _. P9 O! ~1 O; `
xAK Alaskan
+ A/ a7 v4 ]- X4 {' W4 k xAK American8 R7 T' p1 c# H2 t3 a2 g* U( B
xAK Arizonan
. T, w5 j6 Z( C5 P& Z- R Q* z xAK Arkansan
5 H5 G1 y8 I" J) L0 P4 M6 T' t1 r7 q: c xAK Californian2 |$ d% D# w" L E
xAK Canadian# l j2 {$ S# U8 k& d
xAK Dakotan( {$ W- W5 M9 Y6 ~, Z w( \
xAK Hawaiian
# y/ w9 \+ h. O. F( o xAK Kansan( {, O; l( G" p8 x9 G
xAK Minnesotan6 R; s: o- L, ]* |) m6 n+ L' `8 A
xAK Ohioan/ Y9 b2 ^! V7 Q! V
xAK Panaman
8 R) T! ?, v% G xAK Pennsylvanian0 Y% U- Z9 E' Z3 C4 w: N
xAK Puerto Rican( f' c6 p* G5 ]/ }; f- ]
xAK Utahan
4 m8 s* {" c% \' U xAK Virginian+ r# ^. o3 a2 f- T& V, |- s* G9 u# b
xAK Trento
/ S- s7 ~9 w4 V% y xAK Charles H Cramp
; G5 u% W4 m6 U2 F7 c6 [ xAK Lancaster7 W4 H# e6 j" F9 w/ R
xAK Sagadahoc
5 |- K# Y- d6 j7 _; H xAK Santa Rita
8 z5 R# [, j1 {, {+ s0 C0 a8 N1 A xAK Santa Teresa3 }' m- D+ F4 m+ p$ g( c# o7 k
xAK Atlanta City, V1 O9 x' L) g( r+ g- V
xAK Chickasaw City1 |' `8 ]/ N: M: z
xAK Ensley City1 |: ^9 V6 f$ W
xAK Knoxville City5 [" b4 i: _" s$ i
xAK Mobile City% R6 y- g; `5 q5 ^+ m2 w7 Y. r
xAK Tuscaloosa City4 k& F3 K; C1 p7 z/ t$ j* F0 f6 Z
xAK Steel Age2 c( S0 Q; Z; s9 N
xAK Steel Exporter# Y. x3 y& @ j- b% s+ `
xAK Steel Mariner
* R" i& y7 o7 h* G xAK Steel Navigator
; L" u+ f: m* t4 B* x' P- t4 Y xAK Steel Ranger/ O# Y4 n' r2 S% q# G5 ?2 A0 f. |+ U
xAK Steel Scientist
, m6 T9 t, {3 o9 n( _ xAK Steel Seafarer' X2 }6 T% |6 s3 l: t: T
xAK Steel Trader2 [, t& i- Q% k
xAK Steel Voyager. P4 w% x1 d1 _1 }7 h
xAK Steel Worker, heavy damage) p! d4 `, O# N' f* I$ L
xAK Andrea Luckenbach- W/ Z3 W: X# |4 y( Q* k5 \ |
xAK Harry Luckenbach4 o f! H6 M/ C& C( j0 M- y
xAK J.L. Luckenbach$ X7 W' \ S& {& X
xAK Jacob Luckenbach
! e' A6 ^/ ^2 v+ i6 k: G1 H7 O/ e, T xAK Julia Luckenbach h( f9 N, N6 T+ [' ^% s
xAK Katrina Luckenbach2 B7 f$ l* Y+ r7 f p4 t/ C E- R
xAK Lena Luckenbach! O, X' ^+ y3 \, [( I5 e& W' F6 D" b
xAK Lewis Luckenbach' Y; F7 I& H2 G+ N
xAK Lillian Luckenbach
) m" n* B4 M( n xAK Mathew Luckenbach. o$ ^* {; b6 q2 l% W8 i
xAK Walter Luckenbach
9 x" P4 ~1 E4 I. a xAK William Luckenbach
' r# c7 W6 U7 B0 k2 R' A3 O xAK Diamond head4 d& M, s8 {1 Q7 {2 r: l
xAK Admiral Halstead
! O( J3 _/ ~3 ]1 @* e! t! o' t xAK Admiral Cole- G4 g) V* D* {& A9 Z4 q+ E6 {6 C
xAK Crown City
% {) c& ~3 x8 V9 u AM Matai, Shell hits 20, heavy fires, heavy damage
. l7 z+ V2 |) e0 k xAK Rona, Shell hits 41 k6 _% G2 K+ q1 e+ D, M+ V y
xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1
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$ m0 p0 b1 k) M, |% R8 ^Allied ground losses:
9 P+ _2 j& B, u) y 37 casualties reported8 J& \/ p/ w/ L
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
. v9 N S" T z. Q& J Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled6 M) q9 A L6 C# K" [$ \
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 l; o% R$ E3 M) L0 J
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 120,193, Range 15,000 Yards
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1 i3 m0 k0 p5 H* `* q8 h. sJapanese Ships- z) M. o& {( Z( c
DD Satsuki
# a% ^8 W' @0 ~1 B; C% h, I DD Minazuki% G' R7 o# i4 f" @( N: i
DD Mochizuki' J- F. n! v/ K7 C
DD Oite% W3 c2 U5 t! d% \5 v( K
DD Hayate7 Y6 c4 Y+ R. X) L. S5 P+ g- @4 V
2 M/ Y v9 Y: ~Allied Ships
6 \, }6 o% A' }5 z/ y xAK Alabaman" J' J( d4 [3 x* S6 a
xAK Alaskan4 I% B$ t( \8 r0 C( n4 S
xAK American7 X: |4 y1 V3 u6 g/ ]
xAK Arizonan
$ k" A2 t. t+ q' h n7 P xAK Arkansan4 ]2 t5 C$ s& z+ E
xAK Californian
( z& `2 C5 V: c `7 V xAK Canadian* f: {/ F' n, K5 \* L$ |
xAK Dakotan
" }. }7 n5 X, P) L, b xAK Hawaiian8 O$ |: T+ G* n$ X/ w" ~
xAK Kansan
. k+ s! T; N* Y# t& U5 n& e5 ~ xAK Minnesotan* x* n/ k8 y2 _) w4 L* R
xAK Ohioan8 E I# |1 a" A2 E
xAK Panaman" [9 J! N. t; q$ B7 B7 l
xAK Pennsylvanian* e( `* @1 b: ~: Z
xAK Puerto Rican
2 ~# D7 F7 ?5 ^3 d% y' B) r xAK Utahan+ k! v6 l k9 U$ B# @; n; V- h
xAK Virginian6 ^3 v5 b3 e; G) Z; b
xAK Trento- u6 R) `2 H2 ?% m: T: _
xAK Charles H Cramp
9 {! ?( I0 J. f1 G6 N3 p- R" k# V xAK Lancaster
6 M x9 o4 t2 W, v' G xAK Sagadahoc
5 I/ ^8 Q( B9 S$ Y, K xAK Santa Rita: A( R8 g# u- ]* h n* b- p
xAK Santa Teresa6 ]$ ~1 w% T) Z$ J5 K: {
xAK Atlanta City! R, U" {2 j. @' B! P0 m+ }) q
xAK Chickasaw City4 A1 z( m9 n9 }+ h. u) y
xAK Ensley City
( T1 S L. h7 M0 B% w xAK Knoxville City5 @8 S6 E) @' n1 w) V2 x
xAK Mobile City
% P( ]2 @; C9 T1 l- J xAK Tuscaloosa City( A) \ ^$ w3 B7 k; A: J% m2 i2 p9 m* |
xAK Steel Age
$ N+ B- a% t$ t+ e xAK Steel Exporter$ ?# _1 j& Q, b" V# g/ H
xAK Steel Mariner5 j2 v( g* I- m3 v' B
xAK Steel Navigator
( [0 K+ s( o7 D xAK Steel Ranger
$ X' x8 o; C3 z0 m. h6 N xAK Steel Scientist
% Q7 [) G' N& k$ W, A6 _/ H: B xAK Steel Seafarer
3 P7 L2 D8 d1 }# n3 V3 X/ N xAK Steel Trader! ]( ^: Z A: B- a6 Z
xAK Steel Voyager! \5 A6 k$ _* s5 w) m% O
xAK Andrea Luckenbach
+ R1 _: P* q- X2 I0 @: T xAK Harry Luckenbach& k3 I4 x: P+ c( }4 {2 |
xAK J.L. Luckenbach$ c$ y; ]! Q$ Q4 v: `
xAK Jacob Luckenbach, j* Y" Z* x% W( F2 E
xAK Julia Luckenbach* N# R5 z" w# b8 h' s1 S: z
xAK Katrina Luckenbach9 X4 c' h" W3 o4 X& c8 t) v
xAK Lena Luckenbach* C, ?, U) A+ \) c9 E
xAK Lewis Luckenbach
4 Y/ v3 h6 b7 W$ u0 Q; @7 z& X# i xAK Lillian Luckenbach" g" N& m# m6 J; T" H
xAK Mathew Luckenbach( _- `7 g; A7 J1 F1 p, _' V4 V( h/ w
xAK Walter Luckenbach7 B/ A$ v. M9 j' g0 ~* Y9 V
xAK William Luckenbach
$ v( z! H' `3 t7 X- @ xAK Diamond head
1 c @8 t" E' a3 U0 D& u9 H ` xAK Admiral Halstead
2 P3 f+ s, G& Z! e# l2 K xAK Admiral Cole: A. k; Q& }5 {7 |0 S: C; T
xAK Crown City
5 h1 ?* T8 |, y+ o$ R# y xAK Admiral Y. Williams; k4 U6 ~7 Y; L$ n
xAK Iron Crown, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
1 e5 d$ M# d; Q2 x8 e" j4 _ xAK Rona, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 Y4 w; g: K7 X xAK Exmoor, Shell hits 2
( F7 h7 ^/ F: W# J; L% W/ T xAK Aeon, Shell hits 3, on fire
0 p9 Z& L8 t) w# \$ o& u xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1 P5 j- l# t& a
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/ C5 y$ }9 f4 q: n& I, N. J. LAllied ground losses:. Y" t0 Y; e( C! s H. T. I: F
59 casualties reported- `/ \$ ~0 Q; b. p* `
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
* e" {! x2 P9 A$ ^ Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 19 disabled U. ~4 q! T! L( A* |
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 ^/ H( _4 [! x+ W* E' x V
Guns lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled)( h' d1 R4 M/ ^# I* n! E4 S
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 14,000 Yards
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4 p$ M6 Q1 o1 ~2 M! ]5 x1 qJapanese Ships& d( {& ]- W% D9 f
CA Furutaka; L \/ F3 L. A$ Z
CL Abukuma
0 T% f; b. P* N4 x7 |9 E% {8 G CL Tatsuta" T |" ?+ g$ P' X8 M; u0 I# M
CL Yubari$ X7 }* w+ F/ F! p% h7 [ T9 b
DD Michishio
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Allied Ships
" K6 r! ]6 y0 Q+ q( g8 ~3 w- Y& M DM Ramsay, Shell hits 4, heavy fires- |$ e: b' O% l" S# N; Z
DM Breese, Shell hits 12, and is sunk: n& Q$ K! Y1 h
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Sub attack near Port Moresby at 98,133( E9 L Z9 }1 A+ s; \4 D
, z2 M2 J: @+ q' H4 m$ F; mJapanese Ships
9 c3 m* I' @* A" k P+ P2 s PB Kozan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage' D# Z6 F% G$ z3 W( r( B+ d: n: P
AO Manju Maru3 S% y6 H: z; w; R$ t/ _
AO Akebono Maru
: _7 ~1 y% I; |7 i PB Choun Maru #8
- Q2 T* `% b( j; A* D" X SC Ch 20) t: X/ R' |/ T7 `' B: |
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SS Tautog( b7 _* l6 f) ]9 f' y. v. o5 z6 G
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V& T4 j$ k9 F# iMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130. |, _% l+ V! v; h
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
2 E( C$ ~! V+ m1 z; m1 V# Z- g7 l/ @Estimated time to target is 10 minutes2 N/ M0 n3 T: {
' y/ C. e7 ^/ ^2 a9 O4 U1 y7 OJapanese aircraft& Y$ d- q0 V0 d+ H
A6M2 Zero x 412 r/ M+ \* H$ ~1 i
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P-40E Warhawk x 163 q# h0 m6 a/ x3 T5 @8 M
PBY-5 Catalina x 30
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5 m3 u0 R5 X% QAllied aircraft losses
5 ?6 H) N+ E7 l& _2 c P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
4 A) X- X* d7 b5 ?; o: F PBY-5 Catalina: 3 damaged
/ K- l2 I; W4 n PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed by flak
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DD Oyashio, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage5 \0 ^) T7 \6 y2 Q$ {8 N9 J
TB Hayabusa
8 R4 e! @; {3 d* \9 C& {; {. A8 p TB Otori
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; R0 v4 ~- T v/ b DD Hagikaze
1 c. ? a8 P8 ]& z* K Y9 c DD Hatsukaze
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