AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 27, 42+ W. c1 C' m6 q
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盟军一支在莫港卸载补给的船队全灭;
S& h7 \0 |% t3 K+ O- R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;
: D5 `* A" {! Q. e$ J% j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" @& O5 c" a# A& k3 E
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DD Oyashio
2 {4 W# \$ E$ a DD Hatsukaze' [( F& H1 Q& O& z* w
DD Hagikaze
( N% X' ~8 S) `& b0 i! u DD Uranami
) Y9 g# f+ \7 ~8 W p/ ~ TB Otori g% a; Q& ]. f/ t9 A9 M& X
TB Hiyodori
. S1 j N; e! u6 J+ d) | TB Hayabusa! A( c9 w* {6 e0 x3 d3 }
TB Kiji
! X+ ~3 J+ Y; j0 J$ B" K% s TB Kamo' ~- p4 N8 n, A* e4 D5 f4 ?. D# N
DD Suresushio- I, `9 f1 `0 n C
8 ]2 `, w. T. L$ O2 i" UAllied Ships* N$ s& l: b" y; D- M% R9 C2 M2 S3 d
xAKL Chungking, Shell hits 23, and is sunk9 S. o3 B! \8 B3 Y; k
xAKL Darvel, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk4 v, z" {, S0 [5 H, A7 S2 b' a1 M5 h
xAKL Kaiping, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
4 H4 \7 m* p l1 j& g xAKL Vichy, Shell hits 18, and is sunk) F2 d$ h+ [9 }, n5 F/ `
xAKL Patris, Shell hits 25, and is sunk8 H O2 \9 W0 N' M7 M
xAKL Burwah, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk9 f9 @2 j# e! S9 C8 d
xAKL Carlisle, Shell hits 26, and is sunk4 b# A0 ^. m! _+ b( _
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: |" C8 ~6 F- `) K" wNight Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 7,000 Yards
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$ K B, a0 O& Z7 C$ V1 `. nJapanese Ships
& e7 i3 m, Y2 x* ]7 p3 }7 e CA Furutaka# ~$ h$ _! c; G0 U4 E. t, c6 }
CA Kako% I4 l; F7 e! |: O7 @! p- l8 V4 M4 }
CL Abukuma0 c3 g4 S$ D, J: u/ ^# |3 q( K* d
CL Tenryu
' z: |4 V7 m/ o CL Tatsuta U* ^( [& g7 i: t
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1/ F% b/ p8 B( A% O+ k ]8 I
DD Michishio9 Y6 {# {0 \8 x: X8 _5 ]) K
DD Amagiri" A7 T4 M$ i( @
1 i6 `+ U% k* @& NAllied Ships
* ?) c8 N; U7 v6 v9 x. { DM Ramsay, Shell hits 1% O( H2 z/ L2 a7 U
DM Breese, Shell hits 3, on fire
- ^; v7 Y; W1 n2 L H4 a% \ 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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4 Z% ^ d+ D7 ?. Z+ q" IJapanese Ships
3 `0 n/ r C" {2 m4 ] CA Kako, Mine hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
+ y! I2 Q0 `. @: F+ l) h# s DD Amagiri, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage* D( s6 _$ W/ g5 J$ ]
CL Tenryu, Mine hits 1, on fire4 H: q% q3 b) p. t# z) u6 h
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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7 \& p0 d3 p/ `# ~1 AJapanese Ships+ X" l2 l& R: m. j4 i+ C
DD Satsuki8 Q' d6 ]% L( Q3 d) g
DD Minazuki
! A/ S: r& l) o* _* K/ _% @ DD Mochizuki% g. _% Y4 T" f! {# i* Y( H/ R
DD Oite0 c! ?- z. q2 I; B, ]4 [0 n4 k1 d
DD Hayate# e9 h& j5 r+ C6 }
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Allied Ships& F+ _3 x# r2 u- U5 V+ L
PG Sacramento, Shell hits 15, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 ~; Q1 j/ e/ }! D: @0 e/ w- ^9 P: |9 R xAK Alabaman2 T% O+ ^1 P; X! P
xAK Alaskan
6 j1 X% Q$ Z8 Y) U xAK American
7 G+ U2 t0 H0 N xAK Arizonan$ X" c0 ~/ e; V9 I. a" k. n
xAK Arkansan" r* K) V& r- e: p4 s' N. q# N! q: s
xAK Californian
% P7 R# I& _. p$ H5 ?& B2 O; | xAK Canadian
r/ y2 B5 ?8 L2 v* l5 x# w xAK Dakotan- G5 S/ Z: w6 |# s
xAK Hawaiian
6 D; f8 s( w+ ~: y4 d3 q xAK Kansan+ d: l' W) b6 K; D% X. D4 {" ?
xAK Minnesotan
0 A9 y0 r& k" _, R xAK Ohioan$ Q* V+ Q* a+ }7 z# b9 m
xAK Panaman$ k' d9 E' A! d0 d7 t% _4 }, }# D- y
xAK Pennsylvanian
0 y+ v' f" G( R( `, i xAK Puerto Rican1 t5 [( O3 k. S1 u0 q! d. X# N* r
xAK Utahan$ \- s) e4 O8 F6 E
xAK Virginian1 r' {4 J: N' e# p' E8 l3 M
xAK Trento
~% G. r! s0 R; u: R$ Z& Z xAK Charles H Cramp
; S" r0 J5 v# e6 k xAK Lancaster) s0 g. ^1 u- m6 K
xAK Sagadahoc: A9 m1 t1 C L
xAK Santa Rita
' ?$ i( u8 z" s q xAK Santa Teresa
$ F& C( U8 w$ g xAK Atlanta City( @, p& V5 C1 t# j' ]& x
xAK Chickasaw City& \# p o/ E& r! Z
xAK Ensley City: U# }* m, x& {' M- G
xAK Knoxville City- n2 q4 h, b- `; B$ ?
xAK Mobile City
4 z" {; u, K5 N1 V! A8 B1 R7 I xAK Tuscaloosa City* l* R8 O7 R& n) E
xAK Steel Age
- M1 [% I5 H6 o, O$ I$ T. | xAK Steel Exporter/ m1 S% _3 ], e5 p5 O
xAK Steel Mariner5 U+ A# K1 e6 Y8 |) b6 i ~
xAK Steel Navigator0 e( g2 G2 L$ ~. J8 Q& r' H3 e
xAK Steel Ranger0 S. V/ j+ W' o# k# X* b
xAK Steel Scientist& }) X3 O7 u4 E. |$ c
xAK Steel Seafarer4 W& Y9 I( G# P8 K; E
xAK Steel Trader
( n4 [9 G" m& A3 C7 `: w. { xAK Steel Voyager
5 _ q7 J% F0 @7 z6 ? xAK Steel Worker8 }/ k9 O4 }3 M# g
xAK Andrea Luckenbach& u" E; C5 w' ]
xAK Harry Luckenbach
; M S2 n) I L7 k! P4 l _ xAK J.L. Luckenbach7 w5 f0 x# ?# _( i5 A& L; X
xAK Jacob Luckenbach1 ?3 `/ H1 O+ C/ K) V4 f
xAK Julia Luckenbach
3 }( ]) V0 |# r& B xAK Katrina Luckenbach
( _6 R# g' F9 q9 |, \; @3 x xAK Lena Luckenbach
+ N7 i7 Z; h$ X' t1 _ xAK Lewis Luckenbach9 r' C. y: i7 Y9 v, x5 r+ \$ \1 q
xAK Lillian Luckenbach8 I5 ?5 s0 l* q* ~
xAK Mathew Luckenbach4 g! X9 l" z7 J6 K0 ]! r4 X# A
xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 7, heavy fires0 S$ ]* C9 @1 c( n6 d
xAK Walter Luckenbach
. }2 w6 W0 i3 x& x5 |* ^$ A e xAK William Luckenbach8 j1 w' S# v% p
xAK Diamond head
: l/ e% k2 t- j, r xAK Admiral Halstead' W2 ?/ t' c3 e2 [0 ~' [/ y
AM Matai, Shell hits 1
. N. s6 o$ h4 h- t AM Muritai, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage% ?3 l, X% D. Y5 c$ Q8 h
xAK Salamaua, Shell hits 1# y, }2 X( j' S6 Y2 I ~
xAK Rona, Shell hits 2/ @/ J2 Y* i+ k6 E
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Allied ground losses:1 p( r2 O; r& M1 A
24 casualties reported
: S; R; a4 L' g$ h9 C: p% `1 g Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
) C+ ?0 u# |& _ Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 4 disabled
1 B o- ]4 }; K7 Q Engineers: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled
; q( j' {/ Q- U+ d" k Vehicles lost 17 (10 destroyed, 7 disabled), F. r. K9 v L6 C, k' ^. H7 b% v
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! c6 N% H0 A! X, M3 PNight Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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% v b! P; v( V* }8 g* F* gJapanese Ships/ Q; x& E. G, _1 F$ G
DD Satsuki( ?% {1 j: o& g4 V! \, u: s
DD Minazuki; }9 F. D) {7 M- o0 R' p4 n& W$ Z
DD Mochizuki9 N; P9 V: \8 K
DD Oite
( s S- X5 ]: o" E3 E DD Hayate! }+ Y! V0 J: g2 m6 }
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Allied Ships
m1 L) D: _* N3 s! s" o PG Sacramento, Shell hits 12, heavy fires, heavy damage( n5 k2 G; H; k8 |- k- H! n M) ^
xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage8 |: z9 `; h, m: t7 {
AM Muritai, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage8 \4 Y2 v! h1 t
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Allied ground losses:
+ Z' f: Q( p0 V Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)" b* ]0 F# z0 k1 B; _$ M4 Y
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3 t$ m, h( s$ C+ R" M. WNight Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 121,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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, Z4 {) J4 W' G) s8 `: l6 g* f: S; z+ gJapanese Ships
H7 N% c1 u* V, y, l9 X DD Satsuki
5 L1 T# D% M4 M4 a | C& m( N DD Minazuki& ?! A% m. w3 F( R$ x
DD Mochizuki, c6 ^+ m3 E6 |2 _
DD Oite
8 v# A& `6 I% D7 H. h/ C- ~' Q DD Hayate/ o: N$ ~% V$ a
7 k) h2 h9 b. V( I P' Y4 o5 FAllied Ships: L4 y8 b d( z9 ?3 N
xAK Alabaman# Q! x' a p& d- P: p7 Y# x) N
xAK Alaskan
2 j$ e L) l; `4 v- y! g. x xAK American
4 G* f+ l: v0 S v5 T" \; R xAK Arizonan
& v7 O6 u R5 Z, f xAK Arkansan
, d- d$ w# s1 a; M" o6 y xAK Californian
X+ ~0 b& r; W% S, I. i j. T xAK Canadian
! b# o1 o" d) Z# n+ I xAK Dakotan7 |0 N; g/ k7 X: W8 k8 k
xAK Hawaiian
% x8 R; H% W% X' b xAK Kansan6 e% l: N# k3 _2 |/ E0 {; r
xAK Minnesotan
( h0 v5 T' |: W3 b' ` xAK Ohioan
) `; x% _& _* Y3 U8 c xAK Panaman% m, E3 t5 m8 R1 }
xAK Pennsylvanian
% A# q3 R5 A7 @7 o0 X' @1 h2 p- m xAK Puerto Rican: V; g% m7 a9 ]7 |" e* U7 w" X3 X+ g
xAK Utahan; w' n4 i/ i: c) a6 y; {
xAK Virginian
5 c# _6 [* Z8 i4 F xAK Trento
& E7 F2 A/ }2 S z4 n. @* C( s xAK Charles H Cramp
) x$ C* d+ j" Z8 P$ S xAK Lancaster1 F3 Z1 H) p+ D- n; P" r% m
xAK Sagadahoc
8 W1 V7 y% ?+ ?6 t3 \0 `: y1 q/ l! e xAK Santa Rita
4 s- o5 `$ G& u0 n9 U/ P xAK Santa Teresa
# P) A& U4 b" u z xAK Atlanta City* ], I. m% V8 s* J& w. z" J
xAK Chickasaw City7 C; ?+ `! P* S' y; ^; k x
xAK Ensley City
) ^% a; y8 W7 g, B* g, A" c9 `0 G xAK Knoxville City
0 }& [" f8 k' ]# X7 Z* C- T xAK Mobile City
9 _) S+ X, H, c, V, I8 ^ xAK Tuscaloosa City4 b& w- K- m8 A- u$ L
xAK Steel Age5 n& w. h* Q W* }* S/ J9 D
xAK Steel Exporter' G1 x8 y" N: U
xAK Steel Mariner
$ d r: S7 Q5 {# ^- V/ R7 R xAK Steel Navigator- H, S7 A0 l7 Q) O, |) ^7 ~
xAK Steel Ranger
) S9 a) e) ?1 a xAK Steel Scientist& ]. p+ S. ?- r9 |
xAK Steel Seafarer
5 T, r& C$ [/ A9 D) P3 |: o xAK Steel Trader: X5 Y: K$ h) Z8 _
xAK Steel Voyager
4 A. q4 N7 W7 Y$ d. V1 }! r xAK Steel Worker, heavy damage% I0 g' A. V: _/ R
xAK Andrea Luckenbach' z. B: p; W' X! \! k) |& m
xAK Harry Luckenbach! |% J3 @: p% w" A
xAK J.L. Luckenbach9 E3 w: q. e8 C9 {$ Z* {
xAK Jacob Luckenbach
) l/ Y7 q5 ?* N" F, z) E% V: j0 y xAK Julia Luckenbach: E% E0 Y3 Z, k5 Q( E' L
xAK Katrina Luckenbach
" M3 m+ e/ T+ n9 ` xAK Lena Luckenbach
. e& _1 T0 K* A- E1 b% v7 m6 `8 R xAK Lewis Luckenbach
2 ]! O. {4 a% b. ~ xAK Lillian Luckenbach
, m, R- ?% ], O- l, ? xAK Mathew Luckenbach
) S) f& N& ]6 W1 w xAK Walter Luckenbach
2 C. }/ C* a* |# v v xAK William Luckenbach
) z$ E% ?6 a0 c1 s+ m# i xAK Diamond head/ }+ f6 f) {* J) v
xAK Admiral Halstead; s/ O" N" P4 K! @2 x
xAK Admiral Cole: Q, | v, z [& V! A
xAK Crown City0 H/ w( \/ p0 h
AM Matai, Shell hits 20, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 q$ T4 q; h. _6 c xAK Rona, Shell hits 40 w! u' ~% g4 a3 W
xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1
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1 p. A" Q0 I: e8 RAllied ground losses:1 |1 T1 X1 e# d% t4 q1 ?( _
37 casualties reported
6 G# o. h4 j7 o M( { Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
# r# C9 L4 s3 n, t) y- ~6 ] Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
3 ~( g9 g( I+ l* ` V: N& p( R 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
0 W- y1 u- i% ?6 C0 p6 G/ M8 _, F DD Satsuki5 \' b7 V* n4 S6 [: X
DD Minazuki
y7 m& W; A3 F$ u3 r$ l0 `7 o DD Mochizuki
`0 r( N) Q! W7 T0 E2 S DD Oite. m* X2 I' L0 s7 D! H( g
DD Hayate6 d c8 \6 E2 q: _2 W( J3 A" ?! p
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Allied Ships
$ X9 q7 ^; _; e- y4 } xAK Alabaman& t5 \1 I; P9 }) P: Z- h
xAK Alaskan- h* u2 [( s+ `: m
xAK American0 W$ R- J$ o1 H' u+ s. C
xAK Arizonan$ s- j9 q8 N& b8 R' {" V
xAK Arkansan/ Q/ A" W2 ~' K9 v
xAK Californian* W* M6 M( @& L# ?2 M( M' G
xAK Canadian: f' o+ t; |: `, W1 X- P
xAK Dakotan4 o( z6 x5 D0 Y7 e, B; o
xAK Hawaiian
( L, V& n9 {7 N7 p3 c( B xAK Kansan% V& \( |: a& L r
xAK Minnesotan0 z% u+ d* O/ a. W" I
xAK Ohioan
) M$ K% ^) x! v; E( ]) [1 ~ _4 ^2 k xAK Panaman
* {' A: A+ P3 S, A( L) m xAK Pennsylvanian4 y1 Y2 O6 F/ y' r
xAK Puerto Rican
; D) R! Z. l. A k; K! B9 ` xAK Utahan
! u% t/ i0 z4 ^3 h xAK Virginian
* y3 A/ j; n9 A% P+ {2 T xAK Trento5 k4 _2 h" O: k. H+ x8 F7 V
xAK Charles H Cramp
. S9 ?1 ~( a, | xAK Lancaster8 o3 |. Y( ~) b4 x
xAK Sagadahoc
7 B2 E& }. {2 ^4 k3 e xAK Santa Rita
2 R" f5 ~( \3 z& w6 Z4 ?, \ xAK Santa Teresa) t$ a* U$ q- m+ b$ r! K
xAK Atlanta City
1 i- K' p2 f9 W) I0 |% q& d xAK Chickasaw City0 v; h! g, l0 n2 b d& U
xAK Ensley City
9 J+ p# @. c! ?, ` xAK Knoxville City/ N' B% `4 t5 S
xAK Mobile City
4 `) e/ a$ p$ Q xAK Tuscaloosa City4 P2 }, X" G; v4 v
xAK Steel Age
& R0 t/ Y4 q( y- N f u xAK Steel Exporter
$ B0 ^2 L/ B* I: d2 z( U4 ?, a4 c xAK Steel Mariner$ E* e1 S8 c; G) g# i+ x
xAK Steel Navigator
' H& X! e% c ~ xAK Steel Ranger. Y2 u1 X0 Z8 ~9 ]) W3 K
xAK Steel Scientist% I8 J# T, J& y! y" R6 G4 U+ w+ t
xAK Steel Seafarer
$ }$ f: e3 W$ H7 c xAK Steel Trader' V' B5 \* z* N/ C
xAK Steel Voyager# t! @. x; ~& s- m' h% z/ ~
xAK Andrea Luckenbach
+ i! a6 x7 ]; G W! v' i xAK Harry Luckenbach$ _. Z) a, M( O" j: q8 u- V% c
xAK J.L. Luckenbach
) A) c/ k4 f* I3 U2 b. y* y xAK Jacob Luckenbach2 ]& H+ C7 b# y8 e7 j( D4 |
xAK Julia Luckenbach
) t" A7 ~% U1 u7 _" G xAK Katrina Luckenbach' R6 m( q- T; Y+ h7 a5 X4 L
xAK Lena Luckenbach
5 S$ F* V+ T0 X8 B2 q( E6 q6 @# A xAK Lewis Luckenbach6 a6 E9 w" a6 {* x7 o' y, P( S
xAK Lillian Luckenbach
5 Y) d+ D- v: e) u- F$ j xAK Mathew Luckenbach; L$ [7 C) {6 r& K8 t( w
xAK Walter Luckenbach* |* o* Z q9 w" w$ w
xAK William Luckenbach
; n* g8 j6 Y+ ]% G2 M' J) j& V xAK Diamond head
- Z1 t$ u4 m+ L: r, Z. c/ J xAK Admiral Halstead& n3 G/ C( z0 X) D w0 e8 `1 T
xAK Admiral Cole% K U& h) ]6 b' ?9 E! S
xAK Crown City2 _; N' n9 U% O; F% J/ h5 {
xAK Admiral Y. Williams1 [: H+ v+ D- ?
xAK Iron Crown, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
: S: n/ V: e7 _5 d5 ], w k1 x! e xAK Rona, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage: w( h5 e& u) K# t2 Q+ g
xAK Exmoor, Shell hits 2& m# B5 \6 b2 x4 q6 j
xAK Aeon, Shell hits 3, on fire( r2 O0 v' z. w7 W. h
xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1
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Allied ground losses:
3 t! d% a( V6 _5 T0 i7 p* j, | 59 casualties reported0 V& K1 d1 _3 p! p6 ]! j
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
# m5 X1 I) j$ w. _ Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 19 disabled/ Q0 z3 v8 U8 V
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; @; c3 @$ N" w2 C( H: x, }# B
Guns lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled)+ d, B, ], K6 J8 s! T
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 14,000 Yards; t9 H$ j8 Y. f: H3 z! d
/ R& n* A3 u$ L/ vJapanese Ships
5 P+ I9 x0 x, I0 s: r+ n% p4 | CA Furutaka2 U% X. B, N6 q# ~/ g: E
CL Abukuma- k3 \9 I5 O1 U& T% o2 Q% y' _# R( D, m9 Z
CL Tatsuta) E7 \, @. R# }
CL Yubari- s1 V! E# a8 t9 T& x
DD Michishio; E, F3 j4 A9 ^" \2 a- ^
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/ K( I- b5 X% { DM Ramsay, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
4 J8 \4 x z: R DM Breese, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
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Sub attack near Port Moresby at 98,133
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PB Kozan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
$ B' W/ |9 B' ?% [+ X AO Manju Maru
( s* F, i( q5 U6 J0 E+ M' s7 R AO Akebono Maru
" P3 V8 `) m$ z9 O, ^/ l PB Choun Maru #8
" A( f: I; Y. I9 U" l, u SC Ch 20
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Allied Ships1 y7 w( V( {9 Q/ x
SS Tautog3 W# _6 M' |" \6 U. P/ c6 ^5 {
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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( R! v6 @- b5 y+ L- N) ZWeather in hex: Light cloud; x3 S% m% Z& _5 j* I/ p" h8 ]
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.3 X4 n+ q, p/ u" b4 c% c) |
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes9 f+ V2 p3 ^! g J1 j& Z
5 K# K( _( k! y- I1 ~, H: B- H; dJapanese aircraft
8 @/ q ^! D9 d5 H3 e A6M2 Zero x 41' Q% n6 A* s3 v' w* E8 o2 O
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: e- H6 l7 {/ l) l/ tAllied aircraft* e* t! q( r' [& I d6 @
P-40E Warhawk x 16
, ^( p6 P$ B( O PBY-5 Catalina x 30
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses0 r, f) V& P: H2 q
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed0 R6 _ g1 I: `7 e6 D
PBY-5 Catalina: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships6 t+ d3 d+ f* h/ P6 {, ~& ]
DD Suresushio1 C6 {" q% ^& h" o4 E6 V7 N
DD Oyashio, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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TB Otori( a5 n% i! I+ b/ a
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DD Hagikaze
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