AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 27, 427 o' b5 @& s+ B9 E# s7 q# W
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盟军一支在莫港卸载补给的船队全灭;
5 _& H3 P4 r8 C9 E2 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;
& \7 x1 J- d: z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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% r) j6 i) c$ G2 T! ]- m( ?Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 12,000 Yards7 G( ^$ Z7 m/ X! g
5 h F& R: h% g4 M/ b# iJapanese Ships
& ]2 P Y3 x% j* f7 x: x0 o DD Oyashio
) L( c1 ^# }: L( s0 {( \ DD Hatsukaze7 {& K$ e7 ~4 p2 ^+ u" _$ ^9 w
DD Hagikaze
/ L/ c8 A/ R7 P0 d) w6 P9 c DD Uranami
; T/ X6 T4 t I4 q3 j* F$ d1 [ TB Otori
5 a5 B- K% z; V/ Q) R$ @* Z TB Hiyodori3 J5 Y% e2 H. d* e4 E- ]
TB Hayabusa% S% a# U" F% F% s- ^" y1 y8 s
TB Kiji
$ d' _! W" r: h* M0 {- M TB Kamo _4 a% a7 k9 D4 Q: h2 Y
DD Suresushio
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Allied Ships
* A* k9 I8 s, X6 M& \ xAKL Chungking, Shell hits 23, and is sunk6 z( }2 [4 i3 e# E0 Y( Y1 W
xAKL Darvel, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk( A4 j1 V7 `) b9 G
xAKL Kaiping, Shell hits 13, and is sunk2 N, O& p) H0 L4 j% h* V
xAKL Vichy, Shell hits 18, and is sunk. k; f& }! Z. g/ |- W5 ]
xAKL Patris, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
1 m( Z! b; }/ v xAKL Burwah, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
4 {3 _' X; P. V- A- ~0 W* d xAKL Carlisle, Shell hits 26, and is sunk `8 R" Q* D1 ^8 Q- y5 D
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9 x1 U# p# M9 s" D3 K* U9 JNight Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 7,000 Yards% e9 l2 u7 t' v4 c* a/ V
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Japanese Ships4 f$ p' l/ U! F1 D" K. {5 b
CA Furutaka
6 f I6 o) T) s4 m0 y/ L CA Kako) g7 |# V0 C; h3 e% y
CL Abukuma! I- v" a9 w& y# x
CL Tenryu
' I' |3 \0 l; d3 D0 c CL Tatsuta
, [0 o2 l8 c" o: [6 e% D5 {& | CL Yubari, Shell hits 1
& d ^3 e# ]% J( z/ S/ j( { DD Michishio0 }5 p5 U+ K' C7 g% }- I
DD Amagiri% _7 S; _! w6 w+ Z4 E
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DM Ramsay, Shell hits 1/ p7 p0 k, V7 a. @5 \0 o9 [
DM Breese, Shell hits 3, on fire
- L6 O. r' Z3 g9 ? DM Tracy, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
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% C$ k8 B$ U+ [3 n" P: X8 jTF 181 encounters mine field at Pago Pago (148,161), z, G# z) ~+ e2 d+ q2 P( ?
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Japanese Ships# Y# _- _# L# F, A3 c
CA Kako, Mine hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
3 |2 b( J* e1 \" b DD Amagiri, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
4 Y( N2 t) Y8 U CL Tenryu, Mine hits 1, on fire
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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- T3 v) x7 Z" ~! u" B3 ~; QJapanese Ships; }) X. u+ e" k4 S1 A' E
DD Satsuki
4 u- n$ e8 g4 K# e4 C4 m DD Minazuki! x, \/ X8 [: Q# X2 k9 Q
DD Mochizuki8 a Z, S+ c7 v8 ]3 z3 f" r' L
DD Oite0 o8 F) h8 D6 j/ k# K1 h. b
DD Hayate' G- r$ x0 V2 @
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Allied Ships
9 D4 n9 `6 _! w; f2 U. \. ] PG Sacramento, Shell hits 15, heavy fires, heavy damage& [3 p! F: @! h0 `" o3 [
xAK Alabaman P1 |- I' o/ J5 M+ X
xAK Alaskan9 y/ ?& J. G. g) m
xAK American( v. r* U" e" Y
xAK Arizonan9 V+ d$ i0 k! ~1 I# |$ J
xAK Arkansan
, T# m+ N, t$ o( ~) b& n xAK Californian
5 b7 {' i; {' ?+ j. f xAK Canadian
5 ]+ Q# H8 m# p' @* g' ] xAK Dakotan
* H3 E5 F: T4 Q& A/ e* l" C: i xAK Hawaiian
! m7 R6 M5 X# S/ d1 t: ], ?9 {! N8 a xAK Kansan
3 ^8 ? p: J6 F) a xAK Minnesotan
3 b$ x# e7 {+ _. K xAK Ohioan- F$ c/ k% P( Q9 S3 a! Q5 U0 ]
xAK Panaman
" y0 m3 i s6 a xAK Pennsylvanian0 Z: F; S; m1 b' J$ T8 e% a
xAK Puerto Rican b1 c- z$ K- K" X; P
xAK Utahan
! _# K) t& a. h# H8 i8 K& D: m8 S! T/ J xAK Virginian
! e( \+ }9 H' | xAK Trento
4 r% C: i0 } l xAK Charles H Cramp& {- a. y5 G" E
xAK Lancaster1 E D# n1 ~2 }$ q
xAK Sagadahoc7 J7 G( j O2 e+ C2 g
xAK Santa Rita
% \+ ~ b! a! ~6 C$ u xAK Santa Teresa
" o1 I: m5 C2 U8 p2 [% d! U, W xAK Atlanta City
0 r# m3 @2 g [" p: i g3 d xAK Chickasaw City
" |' _% ?: @! Q) d0 h xAK Ensley City) f! o/ y6 \- E% `, V" p2 w3 m
xAK Knoxville City A$ b m9 O2 o; W- z, V
xAK Mobile City
( x+ K) A. w- D+ u" m, N xAK Tuscaloosa City6 l& x6 Y# [# p+ @4 e
xAK Steel Age: e7 ^2 l1 }- ?0 D. s
xAK Steel Exporter
$ R# t/ A# B. W; R4 l4 j y ] xAK Steel Mariner# o8 s2 I4 G) ]+ \# T* P4 C0 e
xAK Steel Navigator3 T4 h( H! G9 \/ _
xAK Steel Ranger8 t+ Y( p: \9 t: Y0 `6 t! u; s! r
xAK Steel Scientist
2 s7 |. d1 S8 Y& ?! T( b3 V- q xAK Steel Seafarer" \& l& V+ u+ A5 Z5 Q& C
xAK Steel Trader1 V F0 _5 d' m! v
xAK Steel Voyager4 r2 m- e* h9 z- H: @, x( d; E
xAK Steel Worker
, b } i! B$ q$ e xAK Andrea Luckenbach
; M3 a# I% U. v- U% D/ Q5 j xAK Harry Luckenbach" j* F2 m$ V* f, Q1 R4 {* v
xAK J.L. Luckenbach9 Z: }% m/ f( Z: B4 G
xAK Jacob Luckenbach
! Z$ e1 o% v) T2 `, O3 @3 W xAK Julia Luckenbach
7 L) g' L) O7 H5 v9 O xAK Katrina Luckenbach# L1 d1 i9 B8 z- _, g( O, P
xAK Lena Luckenbach
3 I) T# J' \/ q6 n xAK Lewis Luckenbach
% ^8 T& ]) g% w( |, @ xAK Lillian Luckenbach
" H4 l- ?5 M7 b/ C8 \9 e7 t xAK Mathew Luckenbach2 E4 S- ~8 p: `9 }2 M# z& `5 m
xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
9 `/ {+ r( V' D' O/ C0 g xAK Walter Luckenbach
; u/ }& J* V& N5 f) a! ~" f! G6 t8 E0 M xAK William Luckenbach# @! [% M! t! N& Y" J
xAK Diamond head8 }9 D7 i8 n9 P6 k
xAK Admiral Halstead
) B$ P" ~% d2 c; `6 H AM Matai, Shell hits 1
3 Z$ `6 e: x8 W; [3 M# N3 @ AM Muritai, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ j% W/ j: Z2 A% j xAK Salamaua, Shell hits 1+ T& ^) N2 U W+ m
xAK Rona, Shell hits 23 n( A8 D/ j' Q! T5 }" f( ?
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- F( k9 F& C5 R" c& tAllied ground losses:
9 W0 h7 A' D, a 24 casualties reported
" |4 u: S Y8 U' W9 u) ]5 E R# X4 r Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 ]- y1 r+ e+ l9 j+ I! T& u) s
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 4 disabled
5 y; F4 j' O* M7 U' b* p Engineers: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled
$ N; `, ?, M! @; C1 s Vehicles lost 17 (10 destroyed, 7 disabled)8 J% E, G' p% }2 w! E
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* p5 ^! r4 g1 `8 E7 G6 A- \Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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, c: c2 b- b0 C3 d' u. S5 VJapanese Ships8 @- f& G! u( i" I/ h
DD Satsuki" w9 n# X' l4 G+ s
DD Minazuki# ?5 h) V. b8 o. \3 K
DD Mochizuki
5 \0 h$ M5 @5 c; v- S, i DD Oite
8 f8 n4 h8 a9 e, p$ }; p DD Hayate5 ~% P4 K2 B( \" P
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; A/ T' w1 L o$ n7 W, F6 F3 t PG Sacramento, Shell hits 12, heavy fires, heavy damage# Z0 F" ~8 r, a) Z3 o
xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 A6 o' y9 T4 n4 F AM Muritai, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage4 p9 ~+ |9 Z. I6 k
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3 {( |6 l, F" HAllied ground losses:
. \. B3 }, p2 \: u4 q2 |! i Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)$ [8 v! c! {$ F, w
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 121,193, Range 8,000 Yards4 N) Z% h7 u# Y* v, Z7 Q, w
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Japanese Ships
2 l% f' u- A6 e8 u$ [ DD Satsuki
: }8 y3 s0 S) u: v DD Minazuki
7 U( L% P' y. [$ K; D0 G! R DD Mochizuki
1 K8 t8 s% V* I9 t4 {- H5 d: k" _0 ~& u4 o DD Oite( |8 M F+ x' P. V
DD Hayate
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Allied Ships
1 W) _' S4 Y8 y, |( V. v1 s6 F& W xAK Alabaman
% i9 C! D9 n, C: I xAK Alaskan% p$ g r. D- _# w O! x2 D( @
xAK American
) m, ]0 E) z t4 j, M7 Y xAK Arizonan* ]+ i3 v0 n9 M0 N+ m
xAK Arkansan8 X- i% U0 \' r: ^5 W
xAK Californian' w; e% {$ P0 |. c Q% J7 H
xAK Canadian0 d% r* {, X% E" |. `4 [
xAK Dakotan
. k3 F# p) p @8 ] xAK Hawaiian
. Z9 W* M# {" W xAK Kansan
r7 Q' F( k4 p& d0 s! h xAK Minnesotan6 i# n0 r6 O% W$ u: u' j9 y2 G
xAK Ohioan
' Y4 Y$ m6 G3 o5 x" k xAK Panaman I' d: ]1 S9 Y/ v7 }6 d0 L! y s8 E
xAK Pennsylvanian
! k. o6 P7 h0 I m7 W# z' | xAK Puerto Rican# B5 ~/ o u; a1 i
xAK Utahan1 |3 x5 l8 Z$ R1 M v8 G
xAK Virginian1 ^6 v K2 C2 m4 l4 P
xAK Trento
+ h% p9 L( I n" T xAK Charles H Cramp- S1 s% {4 r% o" Y0 b+ ?9 F* {
xAK Lancaster7 A$ ]. a. p/ {# C6 y7 x7 r5 c& V
xAK Sagadahoc: X* l$ u: g/ W5 h- ^
xAK Santa Rita
% S: e g* ?6 A' H/ Y/ @ xAK Santa Teresa
) P; i: d: s$ R3 r9 p xAK Atlanta City
- `# h6 X8 ?' ~) `0 J: t% {* S6 H xAK Chickasaw City
4 d/ J- }% B& t6 g% F5 b xAK Ensley City% z6 z3 R; `* O* r, ^: z
xAK Knoxville City" c5 R* i. ]( T, U5 P9 K% o
xAK Mobile City# U8 T8 w" ~5 k, G' ~8 F9 T& d" J
xAK Tuscaloosa City
. h9 Y- ]5 x7 I* s: B& t8 t+ p; m; L xAK Steel Age
- l8 s# A, o, ~4 _, a xAK Steel Exporter) C# ]9 ^) R& r& A& {
xAK Steel Mariner
& H. j* ^* y" a9 e4 L) l! k xAK Steel Navigator5 q# K0 P& [$ `. F9 Y% g
xAK Steel Ranger7 d( l- s# j& L, o
xAK Steel Scientist
# Q" Z' `" ^" G8 y) x xAK Steel Seafarer; Y! H: \6 R' s* P9 q9 x- F
xAK Steel Trader4 W7 a. _6 A. L3 a- ^" h+ A: {
xAK Steel Voyager1 q1 ]0 D3 r) q2 ^
xAK Steel Worker, heavy damage' d8 o8 `. f% t0 P6 g* ]- ?
xAK Andrea Luckenbach
8 _9 z, D) T7 F0 b- i$ Y xAK Harry Luckenbach
9 ], |; b: b+ S a4 w xAK J.L. Luckenbach
9 R' b! N& A4 u& g% W7 r" {4 _ xAK Jacob Luckenbach
9 n8 N/ E2 {0 q2 Q+ _' Q2 l0 d" } xAK Julia Luckenbach
/ \5 J4 v+ c, T$ c5 y1 p8 ^6 u9 S1 w$ k xAK Katrina Luckenbach3 x9 W# v& b1 M( `/ `9 H
xAK Lena Luckenbach1 N. b& o9 Y7 }
xAK Lewis Luckenbach
! f: q( B0 g* J X# | xAK Lillian Luckenbach
% |4 Q' u+ P7 [1 n( _: d xAK Mathew Luckenbach
}/ L9 u7 E: A xAK Walter Luckenbach' [1 M; N% y6 Y1 t% r
xAK William Luckenbach
" l0 S/ Q! _2 V3 W xAK Diamond head
J8 S- O! L9 |0 ^3 v* O6 r xAK Admiral Halstead& Y" Z9 b7 ~% E- ~6 G& ~5 X: a
xAK Admiral Cole
& ]6 y6 d, |! _/ \9 s xAK Crown City# p' K9 L* T" k
AM Matai, Shell hits 20, heavy fires, heavy damage3 R, [" P2 N, e# v+ R
xAK Rona, Shell hits 4, V s; J8 C3 z) e& v3 X8 y
xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1
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7 U1 ]- E9 s; e2 J8 P6 XAllied ground losses:; m! [6 G; C( z# E
37 casualties reported
' n) O" C; f, W- k0 f* U3 t% x Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
% B j/ I) T5 G& `% c4 v Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled" \5 K2 [3 K) t/ m& f
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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Japanese Ships
- g8 X q# I8 X* {2 H$ { DD Satsuki
- h/ P- v/ A/ u0 ]& U0 | DD Minazuki$ |9 R% \6 o4 L) I% ^$ F
DD Mochizuki
' l4 o8 I- x* Y DD Oite
8 B$ i6 g, e2 t z; C! e6 ^ DD Hayate. U3 {; t, @" N3 N7 H4 Y/ p
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Allied Ships4 m& s& r4 f0 y: c% T( V
xAK Alabaman+ S7 S! s+ I/ i4 C& @
xAK Alaskan
) W& L, D6 t6 M/ b3 o8 ]7 x$ O" n xAK American& W, e# `6 h+ n% i! b
xAK Arizonan/ \! _% S) p$ K- B2 A
xAK Arkansan% {. V6 x0 _/ k1 D& W( C
xAK Californian6 t- i, ^" m$ u# u) i( _& o' ^
xAK Canadian# s3 } a9 I+ _9 |9 R* D' c
xAK Dakotan
/ u. f' ?4 f! E( s xAK Hawaiian) H" b( F7 L7 A$ _$ }
xAK Kansan- u# i. O/ `' d7 }5 D. U
xAK Minnesotan& {1 B$ H+ V7 M4 ~1 G
xAK Ohioan
$ P3 E. `$ p' Y/ o: H xAK Panaman
8 B- S, Y* \+ a& {, l xAK Pennsylvanian( P% k' n9 p, T# U
xAK Puerto Rican4 ], }7 w4 d' ~
xAK Utahan
z$ X7 q& _$ g$ x7 C: k5 \ xAK Virginian, K6 A9 l0 Y# `4 ?# B l/ b6 Z6 P
xAK Trento
$ A+ n. W* L c; ~: H) G- {' r' \ xAK Charles H Cramp1 @& s7 M7 A+ ~# t$ A( S
xAK Lancaster
1 C: ^3 ^1 |% V8 u& |8 X" l6 V xAK Sagadahoc
& L3 R( u# t7 B+ G$ Y. W xAK Santa Rita" D5 @) V7 n$ X! P# t" U7 i
xAK Santa Teresa/ j# T/ l7 T) }% O0 I' W# n
xAK Atlanta City: J- C* {& P" ` d& k' P5 i
xAK Chickasaw City5 q8 W* m2 c6 G" B; B- Y3 Q
xAK Ensley City
9 h9 G" ?" E8 o3 R xAK Knoxville City
; |8 A' D' n' q# m, f1 w xAK Mobile City
. U, E8 k$ @* ] l) J xAK Tuscaloosa City! ~2 O0 M: g: Y/ E% P
xAK Steel Age
! _' T" Y y) Y xAK Steel Exporter: X3 I( z! o9 ~6 Y' u
xAK Steel Mariner
% G% ?1 p G$ z& ` xAK Steel Navigator
2 c j* {0 }' B) [; m xAK Steel Ranger8 L2 g! x0 v* o( F
xAK Steel Scientist( K! {9 |* m3 H# M) B& w3 S3 |% a
xAK Steel Seafarer
( I- ~' d5 c' ] xAK Steel Trader
# j, y5 ~( s2 p- l: { xAK Steel Voyager
! c& |- ]: b" j0 @$ X xAK Andrea Luckenbach& _0 B# }$ o( S5 _, T: n( b/ l
xAK Harry Luckenbach
5 |' |. P0 J/ \$ y. S) a! j( ?0 r6 _/ ` xAK J.L. Luckenbach
: o# i& W. S2 E( X xAK Jacob Luckenbach2 `. E) i4 l. k/ x1 [9 O
xAK Julia Luckenbach
: \* C$ c0 j/ G5 j! Q# r4 J xAK Katrina Luckenbach! ~4 i2 l: ?' b0 _: n0 _1 n
xAK Lena Luckenbach6 W/ a+ s7 n1 h7 ^$ p) i! C
xAK Lewis Luckenbach
- q$ { }& k- M' f% u xAK Lillian Luckenbach
, I' c' ?, l# F* w" ^; J+ S) f xAK Mathew Luckenbach
0 e6 O F: Y( M" R5 j. [ xAK Walter Luckenbach
6 C y) {' O5 V& C* e! ` xAK William Luckenbach2 s) h2 p' o" o: t# ^& m
xAK Diamond head
3 ]& v `" M! K4 w& Q4 ~: L% W4 _ xAK Admiral Halstead. P$ s$ S5 _3 W# U
xAK Admiral Cole7 P& J' H4 d+ p- S' M, q! q; L
xAK Crown City/ ]+ d/ p; m/ M( S) X" e, m- s ]
xAK Admiral Y. Williams
9 I2 S/ g t X- L j$ B. t( Y xAK Iron Crown, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
1 `! e0 h: }/ B- g7 `- w9 J xAK Rona, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage; f% W5 m5 K3 o% [
xAK Exmoor, Shell hits 2* N% u4 b# ~6 \" m& ~; U
xAK Aeon, Shell hits 3, on fire) c2 S- r; u1 u; }( G7 u
xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1- i; T4 }6 O0 p2 R: w
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Allied ground losses:
* r. T* K* H; ]3 f 59 casualties reported) v8 }8 a9 j/ l" r3 E8 {4 b
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled, Y; {- y9 \# w K- P0 f |
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 19 disabled
4 H# N+ Y, Z" P4 b" D6 }# V( p Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 T( P" d$ g) r' S: B' a% f
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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0 Y, X. o. F5 N CA Furutaka
. ^- m; A" d9 F* U CL Abukuma
* g+ M% B* r0 Z: q CL Tatsuta7 q! D! Y/ k4 c9 H8 Y- y @7 n
CL Yubari
7 p7 p' ]1 P4 _4 k9 w( U9 W- o) X DD Michishio
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3 _; q. v2 b% q! W7 e5 l DM Ramsay, Shell hits 4, heavy fires6 \9 U' `- Q0 S5 G4 X/ D
DM Breese, Shell hits 12, and is sunk& m. D( f: W; _" n
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Sub attack near Port Moresby at 98,133
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0 H5 N% t1 a i+ Q( n4 BJapanese Ships# s: ^$ e4 {# m) {% k* @0 W7 q- J
PB Kozan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
. R8 s7 Y) Y: _- U2 { AO Manju Maru
3 P2 E0 w+ ~( t AO Akebono Maru
3 L0 I5 }$ i* B' L PB Choun Maru #8
% `; j/ A( o. P$ s) B; } SC Ch 20
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Allied Ships, J: h# j3 g" z3 w1 b& Y
SS Tautog
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Y: q9 d3 A3 y4 S0 K0 y1 v. BMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130. u9 J) p: s. Y
6 ~( @; d( [1 l0 G& @, N* BWeather in hex: Light cloud3 C4 \. Z' e2 d$ ^& u1 O
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
& e/ D) K& D6 ^" I+ T& p8 h- x sEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
9 j1 {( z% e$ [" D9 e1 H8 c1 r( ]" E A6M2 Zero x 41" c, E, ]& O: C. F4 `6 N
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Allied aircraft
4 G* ]! D# N3 y; F# A6 g4 d P-40E Warhawk x 168 R" x/ U. u% F& l6 m' i
PBY-5 Catalina x 30% B1 M3 b8 T! \, G. \
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PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed by flak
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& f0 b0 y3 z2 \( C4 ]# v8 ? DD Suresushio
! R1 a5 i2 e" T0 o2 _1 D) t DD Oyashio, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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TB Otori# s6 B* `( L* s+ }6 w
TB Hiyodori% r: l0 w0 x8 O+ t. D) c( e0 H9 m
DD Hagikaze
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