AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 27, 42
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盟军一支在莫港卸载补给的船队全灭;
. Z4 I; Z2 y1 f1 S9 [3 l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;
9 G! w8 V9 q6 f, H7 z4 Y ?; 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
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 12,000 Yards z A8 f: d% u5 C
' T+ ^9 N+ f E, B0 wJapanese Ships. R+ s1 H' ]5 ?0 X1 \
DD Oyashio" {+ ?2 c+ n/ N
DD Hatsukaze9 j+ r* T) z9 @4 ~
DD Hagikaze
' J4 e L5 c" I8 W+ S7 D7 m5 n2 H( T DD Uranami
+ U7 Q8 ^& R. h7 k4 r TB Otori! [0 H$ g7 f5 ~0 ^- }
TB Hiyodori$ p+ J. k* s$ ]
TB Hayabusa
3 L$ b' Y0 |. s& ?+ G2 \) L# R, R+ K TB Kiji
7 W, X. h. d4 E$ z& a/ w TB Kamo) g# r5 F* x: m0 [) Z+ [6 n8 C
DD Suresushio
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0 Q9 C: X: M( L9 C0 |% VAllied Ships9 G; k+ A- x( ^" m. M' T( ~
xAKL Chungking, Shell hits 23, and is sunk
, }2 G" ~* _ ~# G. R; | xAKL Darvel, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk1 Q& {. n6 s& B& h+ D: _
xAKL Kaiping, Shell hits 13, and is sunk/ }1 @4 c. h5 _- ~ K- E: w/ r
xAKL Vichy, Shell hits 18, and is sunk
! ?' R9 S& k: Q# @ xAKL Patris, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
( L1 |4 e3 p$ i* |4 p- F% ~' U xAKL Burwah, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk8 L- G6 Q$ ^6 t: I
xAKL Carlisle, Shell hits 26, and is sunk
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 7,000 Yards* h9 w% J& r% W
* G! T. m0 o* P/ C& L1 `Japanese Ships3 B0 s/ `+ k; Y6 }9 t
CA Furutaka4 b; e2 _2 ?% ?0 d' k
CA Kako6 ^0 r6 Z* v- u( E
CL Abukuma
, N: `( D) F( K. P2 Z1 r CL Tenryu1 [' e$ a5 o- I- b
CL Tatsuta2 b4 \! k. p4 e( P- y1 Q4 h( B
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1
; x p, I; C6 j, h DD Michishio2 K6 @8 v$ i! q x) J( m H$ y
DD Amagiri! t( T# ?- `+ `7 x. K1 D/ X
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Allied Ships
2 Q6 S0 q( ^5 I7 I& n# k DM Ramsay, Shell hits 1
4 x7 |" o7 Q. q E3 |5 M) w& f DM Breese, Shell hits 3, on fire
6 Q2 U7 Z$ v r" o- U4 l DM Tracy, Shell hits 6, and is sunk. ?9 W* M' E3 _% h$ ~' K
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TF 181 encounters mine field at Pago Pago (148,161)7 `$ `5 J; Q( v, B
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Japanese Ships( s( q0 g" y+ s6 X# [) Y
CA Kako, Mine hits 5, on fire, heavy damage0 q7 {4 |% }; o" V. V+ w' Q
DD Amagiri, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage0 z, k8 k2 ~7 z! G. H; B O3 v
CL Tenryu, Mine hits 1, on fire
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* \5 `8 e8 S4 T- RNight Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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0 c O1 C& [* wJapanese Ships
/ ^% g0 z4 Z7 ~( v$ t) y DD Satsuki7 x: ~# k4 u, ?) E
DD Minazuki, v. {. j( X2 v4 w2 X
DD Mochizuki" c/ l- N, ~# T5 Q2 ^8 S8 L
DD Oite. q2 X: k7 H# O% x: @
DD Hayate
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Allied Ships; O/ j1 t1 K; s( g
PG Sacramento, Shell hits 15, heavy fires, heavy damage
- R5 b6 s# p; Q& a) e6 [+ P, T xAK Alabaman% x2 d' S/ \, W3 y2 ]
xAK Alaskan6 s: P6 l: J# |2 d; m
xAK American/ S/ L: S2 `: U' x2 J
xAK Arizonan, I$ k3 a. P% g" o& n/ p+ O4 a
xAK Arkansan
4 b- ?. q% { f3 J3 S xAK Californian
& G1 `/ x: Y2 {" C" D xAK Canadian. L% p5 v# M9 _! R
xAK Dakotan
1 E: d+ I* r" U xAK Hawaiian" [: I; ^& R. n" W @9 m
xAK Kansan H- e: c9 C# E% w
xAK Minnesotan
, ~! m$ j, M- n xAK Ohioan( v* V, V2 [8 f* p/ H0 R
xAK Panaman
* X' t4 W+ F1 |; M. f4 k xAK Pennsylvanian/ f! ~ k; v" I( A2 k
xAK Puerto Rican2 ~2 i7 o1 \3 U
xAK Utahan9 c- P: [+ Q# w& b& E5 |) U8 @
xAK Virginian5 e1 i& o9 G. F, E. W" O/ ?
xAK Trento; t" U, T7 n0 h, P3 B
xAK Charles H Cramp
0 ~' n; ~* T1 Q( Y) U1 Z- H6 \$ d5 ] xAK Lancaster
7 m* b% E" p$ E9 m xAK Sagadahoc& k- a( u" L! `6 V P4 l6 ~
xAK Santa Rita" ^9 g0 ~3 D7 z/ J( [& q# W" G' K
xAK Santa Teresa
! T1 Y% I% q& c! m5 K! i xAK Atlanta City% U- O; h$ x( ~% R
xAK Chickasaw City' H, ]* Y& m* U9 c& D
xAK Ensley City
! {' g& |, X+ j! G) Y. N9 V; D xAK Knoxville City: J0 Z8 M1 O: [1 G. ]% U& G
xAK Mobile City
$ u0 \# j5 D$ p4 s8 N/ N xAK Tuscaloosa City0 l$ B$ j W$ ]7 Y, _
xAK Steel Age4 K ^9 W4 _. B3 N; ~3 v
xAK Steel Exporter: J8 F E+ A: [4 |) L6 U
xAK Steel Mariner
0 h* s7 R4 v1 m/ s$ L9 [ xAK Steel Navigator6 {( t+ N0 \% L2 M6 h
xAK Steel Ranger
2 F9 F& r. z3 v" o, y xAK Steel Scientist
8 o/ U3 n; U% l xAK Steel Seafarer
& }( f1 g9 w/ L' M# u* X7 s xAK Steel Trader
+ c3 A# O, z; L xAK Steel Voyager
) T* e4 a1 b4 l7 K: I# m- I5 I xAK Steel Worker4 d+ Y) z; z) x3 S7 ] ?! h
xAK Andrea Luckenbach
7 {! b3 p- @) v' k; ~ _& E xAK Harry Luckenbach: M* s1 R" S7 P) P
xAK J.L. Luckenbach0 m& _, S) T' L6 M5 _0 j" _5 X6 ~2 A
xAK Jacob Luckenbach8 X( K# d8 z- \' n
xAK Julia Luckenbach8 ~8 S& V3 A/ ]; I
xAK Katrina Luckenbach
) Y- h* i/ [' ~/ c2 l. Q. T xAK Lena Luckenbach0 `/ c$ H% p! |' h/ u; I: r
xAK Lewis Luckenbach
: ]) B3 V' p) W& R& d2 G& I xAK Lillian Luckenbach
' \) e& L0 M6 d h xAK Mathew Luckenbach4 _% W, h. g$ {
xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
6 s# j* c5 w) v( u8 Q xAK Walter Luckenbach5 J1 v7 l W7 t
xAK William Luckenbach' W7 f6 I4 g$ @3 @0 X0 e" T1 k) ^3 r
xAK Diamond head
`; ? \4 o0 t2 f( A i xAK Admiral Halstead* k. O [! E- G' s7 {* y- r
AM Matai, Shell hits 1- V1 a- t2 R# B: V+ S1 b% {
AM Muritai, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage1 w& c" C1 {2 k+ R
xAK Salamaua, Shell hits 1
# b' d8 X1 |8 w* p* `. d xAK Rona, Shell hits 2- @9 O; x9 E7 y* q
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Allied ground losses:8 |0 l' L' g8 L; D' E
24 casualties reported
% x( `' z$ w7 E/ h Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
0 n9 ]5 @% |) D! u* Q) @3 W* V) ^* O0 ] Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 4 disabled- R! K9 F P0 I+ ]4 x' r3 l
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled
% g+ T. P* X( M) Y# C% ~4 } Vehicles lost 17 (10 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards) U2 G$ ?: K# @- v' u
4 V% z9 Z, {! x* g5 cJapanese Ships8 ?% I/ o3 _& r- K5 Y
DD Satsuki
6 c: B( Q0 b/ I8 k2 z DD Minazuki
p0 N+ ]0 u+ ?2 L: ^7 l1 G DD Mochizuki$ x( V9 b+ P; z8 A7 n& l# y
DD Oite
" u* d) @! v( r, U DD Hayate
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5 L: z* _& }8 R' h9 x+ N, zAllied Ships, d$ X* F% {1 J0 P ~/ t2 `
PG Sacramento, Shell hits 12, heavy fires, heavy damage6 f- d: I" l* `( l, u* P" h
xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage
, c9 x. {6 W. @: K: F AM Muritai, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage" }) V0 G7 |, G7 T/ a
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Allied ground losses:
, c& \: u% k1 r( V4 L/ E Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)& ]9 {9 C8 ^* ]9 z
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 121,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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0 M6 W5 t# c" E" _, d0 E: K5 I! ]0 zJapanese Ships
9 [. x2 @. \7 r7 d0 h1 P DD Satsuki
" u# f- E8 {1 A DD Minazuki
2 [& v* g/ V* @/ t9 ]) A DD Mochizuki
1 }6 b- D6 e3 R; I DD Oite
5 T8 Y+ C: G* [1 Y DD Hayate
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Allied Ships
% e1 ]% D5 y* e- r: N3 k; q xAK Alabaman- g- Z+ K/ M, O5 E+ S5 Z4 x; {' b
xAK Alaskan) Z# p6 K+ j/ k. @& u) P. k- ]
xAK American6 C/ Q4 [+ I! f, H {5 q( j
xAK Arizonan
$ q: y9 q& R A# q: b* l0 L xAK Arkansan! \2 M) i3 [! U' V: x
xAK Californian
2 t2 {; w% Z1 I2 @% C6 c$ Z xAK Canadian
: L9 H$ e) s7 V xAK Dakotan
( V# }$ g p" x# h; g) a xAK Hawaiian% D: @' M# l( t( F/ u* H6 I
xAK Kansan
# O, w9 e0 s; C0 A$ X5 i xAK Minnesotan
' `) h0 v/ u# ~' @ xAK Ohioan$ x6 Y: `) z$ ~- B4 y& z
xAK Panaman4 m- e2 ]1 f2 N0 `/ f3 Q/ [
xAK Pennsylvanian9 N: j6 [3 W! G# _- U
xAK Puerto Rican& W3 l9 a$ N: b) z# k
xAK Utahan
$ Y+ D4 c3 E6 y- l; V# ~ xAK Virginian" _) `6 \7 N, ?2 a+ g
xAK Trento
3 o& y3 ` \+ _& n9 D; n9 s xAK Charles H Cramp% X9 ? @, Q. ~; p$ H$ W
xAK Lancaster
; ]9 l2 ^ h1 J9 h7 b& D. b$ | xAK Sagadahoc
! q' a2 t0 ~8 R+ Z. g xAK Santa Rita
$ r, o8 E7 F+ |! e: Y2 g xAK Santa Teresa
8 w% J- ]. i, p& J0 l xAK Atlanta City
L$ F3 |2 s2 ]( w% r xAK Chickasaw City/ B5 c8 l k7 u* G- X! Q. p
xAK Ensley City' E: k x; T$ D8 H% n
xAK Knoxville City: X3 l! t# f& t3 o' f$ X! Y8 _
xAK Mobile City) [ d! W/ r( L2 `( [( ]. ]5 K
xAK Tuscaloosa City
. B+ b! g5 [) I3 m0 Q# I xAK Steel Age7 X+ m8 ]- |0 c9 T
xAK Steel Exporter
3 s8 e) w" k- Z; X: E/ w7 N# R: T xAK Steel Mariner
. |; e3 g, g* i xAK Steel Navigator
1 c% I- O: k% ^ B2 m xAK Steel Ranger
# N! F) z, `( S0 E4 z/ g0 S' R xAK Steel Scientist
& x) @- y; O+ i. r xAK Steel Seafarer
3 v; \5 g# S$ j xAK Steel Trader
2 N8 E1 s R7 [; R2 y& j, L9 v+ z xAK Steel Voyager
- t4 `' ~" G4 p b5 g9 K- s xAK Steel Worker, heavy damage
6 N( a) n; g0 g! `1 h7 Z3 h# J xAK Andrea Luckenbach3 g5 L, {0 b1 ^+ G$ f& W4 N2 a
xAK Harry Luckenbach; _6 X1 D, H% j, I# F' K: c
xAK J.L. Luckenbach$ @7 K/ T% O# L1 M+ _
xAK Jacob Luckenbach P7 m$ h4 ~) M: R# ~& r
xAK Julia Luckenbach
* o% o) G, v: L7 \% z. M% R+ P4 _ xAK Katrina Luckenbach
, c+ N; [+ Z- K8 g* t9 m4 o xAK Lena Luckenbach# u1 B7 `! J0 s. F
xAK Lewis Luckenbach; f1 L# f4 X6 M) {7 Q: A
xAK Lillian Luckenbach, }# n( Z( v$ c! G) o2 U' g
xAK Mathew Luckenbach. M9 c$ u: c1 [. ~5 U0 h0 r& I
xAK Walter Luckenbach
, q* I7 R0 K# Z4 a2 x0 L- Q, v3 J xAK William Luckenbach6 x" t" W) I; V, Y: s9 L
xAK Diamond head
9 h0 o, g" _# P6 Y5 A S xAK Admiral Halstead6 y# ] m5 ^; _; Y7 Z Y0 ^7 T t
xAK Admiral Cole( P2 q- [% j7 V" M# c
xAK Crown City
2 _0 k2 M, |" |1 H AM Matai, Shell hits 20, heavy fires, heavy damage
" m' G0 s& @ G$ F2 u xAK Rona, Shell hits 4
- Q# C. L% G d+ Y xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1# D4 n$ f2 S7 O5 L: P. ]) o
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Allied ground losses:
( @% V7 H1 H% b% L2 ~ 37 casualties reported- w$ Q* {7 u4 H: B; X
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled O" A* } |* j+ X
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
7 g* T1 T/ U1 G, j. M1 L3 [ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- O/ h) X) H* G4 c7 m
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6 v. K! K( ]0 @Day Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 120,193, Range 15,000 Yards5 c( W, Z% D4 s3 D& @7 g
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Japanese Ships2 A* H' T1 q0 f7 \( r: ~- \
DD Satsuki
; d8 C8 j" d, m; l x% F5 e DD Minazuki
9 N/ A( I+ Y5 N" v! R DD Mochizuki
. m% X; g+ W- N& C DD Oite
7 U) }. Z9 J T- U7 h% J DD Hayate$ s7 H1 J* H3 V S) y, o: q
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Allied Ships; {: B n; p* F' w% n0 b
xAK Alabaman6 x }8 k; f) ~* D6 a1 }
xAK Alaskan4 T! O- ]0 I; D, J; l. a
xAK American6 r, c( W4 N; D# v8 T
xAK Arizonan
( o" B& n6 m- o! h4 Y: d5 X xAK Arkansan
% O V, `5 m) Q; I4 n xAK Californian3 @! `) d! u& Y# {3 Q# C
xAK Canadian0 L `( [; U _% e- B+ A& `
xAK Dakotan
( s3 P( S5 W; k9 ]1 e% P" @9 B xAK Hawaiian
( @2 W; A& H8 _5 [' G5 | xAK Kansan3 J" v$ Z8 a, ]- M% S( s) a
xAK Minnesotan* k0 d0 g, g% X9 K2 Y+ s8 N
xAK Ohioan
* E+ H! u$ H s* G6 H xAK Panaman4 c3 e* E- F4 x8 ]' W% \
xAK Pennsylvanian, _* E" V1 N" k( j; \+ l. A' J
xAK Puerto Rican
8 y. A7 [8 z" [6 l5 r, ^1 u xAK Utahan
& I3 K" W) J7 G1 U xAK Virginian
2 p* U) s1 W. e' {8 u D. Q xAK Trento
+ E% ^0 S4 O X6 ^; L$ d/ B xAK Charles H Cramp* v, ?; ]* f+ X$ |# z
xAK Lancaster5 H2 U+ q) @, {# ~- @! X1 I0 R
xAK Sagadahoc8 y* l# Z" F) v( g! u# ^3 Y) q1 p
xAK Santa Rita; x4 P B4 Z2 t( q9 z
xAK Santa Teresa
& `+ n, I- b$ T9 g, [ xAK Atlanta City7 |( G& }8 j( x6 i5 k; w% E
xAK Chickasaw City
4 R6 h9 o* P) f3 Q9 J( F9 f8 i xAK Ensley City
' z. u1 {* u, B! _+ y$ A xAK Knoxville City
" u# j8 d$ A0 t- q' f4 ^0 { xAK Mobile City! ]: K1 A8 J9 p* @0 h
xAK Tuscaloosa City' _3 V7 e) G- ~, c( ?5 K
xAK Steel Age' B8 u% ?- P1 |8 U) z
xAK Steel Exporter( W' G7 j ?* Y# ]* k! }3 q" g
xAK Steel Mariner4 V& C/ ~) n7 O9 m1 `) W
xAK Steel Navigator
! A5 p$ G+ q4 j: Z xAK Steel Ranger
; S) B a$ z: e1 y6 Y xAK Steel Scientist) |1 K0 ?! l' M/ H
xAK Steel Seafarer& Y8 D& B; F' s! M/ ]( V2 _
xAK Steel Trader& V" ?3 I) V% H8 W# U
xAK Steel Voyager
V+ N- v# \% i0 J4 F xAK Andrea Luckenbach% }' C( y: ?, L2 l" T- \; v
xAK Harry Luckenbach# J4 o6 F- D6 W6 j: R; N5 u
xAK J.L. Luckenbach* R6 R' H/ n) w" w- w
xAK Jacob Luckenbach
; d2 D% o7 g2 F5 ~; W xAK Julia Luckenbach% z7 R$ Y' I5 n' U
xAK Katrina Luckenbach' l6 e) K( W% @& v( \1 X# H
xAK Lena Luckenbach% \1 X7 R0 M M& i/ t
xAK Lewis Luckenbach4 }+ t5 u0 U0 @, f7 ^% e! y
xAK Lillian Luckenbach
/ w2 u. k. X+ K$ o' f xAK Mathew Luckenbach. r5 P1 H' p+ d" D
xAK Walter Luckenbach
0 R$ M$ m3 Z) l xAK William Luckenbach+ y* Y: r u' `, ]0 l, c# U
xAK Diamond head
3 {, o# M% V# [ ]7 E, c xAK Admiral Halstead f0 m- ? T4 B7 l) S7 \ F. C
xAK Admiral Cole1 h2 p8 U6 q9 B; a
xAK Crown City F0 ~3 e9 v, n& e; `2 {5 i. q( o2 A
xAK Admiral Y. Williams
3 y/ g% O# M1 Y1 ~5 G xAK Iron Crown, Shell hits 4, heavy fires+ A% O6 y# h# X8 K* N+ s' I* E
xAK Rona, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage: T$ g/ b. y( _- W
xAK Exmoor, Shell hits 2$ [) L# Y, K. n+ B
xAK Aeon, Shell hits 3, on fire* f, Z# {( ]9 ]* f" K" O8 M2 t
xAK Macedon, Shell hits 11 K0 g% t2 u, b: M" `( b
0 _ E5 K# C& @ B. ~. }: ?$ X, }, V! J
Allied ground losses:
, k3 o1 L! g* H/ m5 {) u 59 casualties reported
1 K! V% w9 Z/ z& J& u2 M Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled% i2 i$ K, p: s2 P
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 19 disabled7 \* J/ b3 D. d1 }4 a
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
0 S, D/ r E& g! u; B5 j 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" F R- P5 b/ I/ T% ^9 l+ u
. s* k \0 D/ h' E9 x) Z' L9 J; FJapanese Ships
% x7 \" l( ]% f' ~ CA Furutaka9 t) E9 O) q5 L
CL Abukuma3 c* G* Z( ]( `
CL Tatsuta
8 i1 r# B- R$ G CL Yubari: G# o8 b0 m* L0 w2 F
DD Michishio4 ^" T) f( ?! z0 | w
7 F/ K3 O/ ?% VAllied Ships: r% z" g' i5 Y3 j* k' x) a
DM Ramsay, Shell hits 4, heavy fires4 r) x2 |2 M) [) B2 u2 k0 _$ @
DM Breese, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
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Sub attack near Port Moresby at 98,133; x/ f' u6 {2 m# s9 a
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Japanese Ships
0 x$ \+ [; y% O ?8 x. R0 X, N PB Kozan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage, _7 b8 R( M7 }0 O
AO Manju Maru4 x% ?3 ^8 D: g
AO Akebono Maru6 {( g8 e! s4 a7 }* i
PB Choun Maru #8
, q( y5 S) h, ^% @1 @ SC Ch 200 J# l, }2 }2 h0 _
+ F8 F0 c# h( _! n( MAllied Ships
u4 ^2 U* T7 c0 B1 |! v7 k( _ SS Tautog
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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& X+ p# Q3 ?' Z5 ]) l" vWeather in hex: Light cloud1 ]5 [2 }6 ?2 ^) }+ R3 F: V
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
- O) Q- d- r8 e, D8 S6 kEstimated time to target is 10 minutes3 @5 `4 j+ z' ]
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Japanese aircraft
8 C3 v& x) H/ {- t# j A6M2 Zero x 41
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Allied aircraft
0 ~' ?2 S( Z! d P-40E Warhawk x 16
1 }" i$ k- I- D' L; y: p, `7 q2 d& a PBY-5 Catalina x 30$ J0 w0 w9 o8 @! v
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No Japanese losses2 v _8 u2 J# A, c. M
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P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
) B B& f( R1 u% B& J PBY-5 Catalina: 3 damaged+ t" L7 A/ V% ]9 O0 d
PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed by flak( s7 l, e0 b: Y; A0 Z3 Y8 t7 L
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DD Suresushio
" |8 [/ A! v1 c+ _ DD Oyashio, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
+ S( z. @1 ? \1 L( S) R4 y TB Hayabusa
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TB Hiyodori
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