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;
, X4 A2 N! Y: V* u) K: z5 d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;
+ e) u% P0 c/ y: o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
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8 G, d: G7 A* k- t/ G5 o5 mJapanese Ships
8 I; n" z1 w0 ~7 L$ H DD Oyashio$ _& M: b9 y& N- U, Y* @
DD Hatsukaze
2 J& v" ^' M G3 r% ~( h* {) i DD Hagikaze! K) c- g4 Q, T1 e. {( }: `# x
DD Uranami
* T# L6 X1 T+ ?9 T* w9 | TB Otori
* i0 H! R% s# ]& N TB Hiyodori$ k6 `) e5 W+ x& o
TB Hayabusa8 W1 u; A' ~3 m9 v3 ^ Z' U
TB Kiji6 J1 \' t, n; A( ]$ D
TB Kamo
5 I4 ]) y; ^3 \: j7 D1 |* B DD Suresushio; @3 p* X, E2 Q: F Q. }% r8 X6 B
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Allied Ships. W- A8 R Z+ H% J* \
xAKL Chungking, Shell hits 23, and is sunk
8 C% P, h( `2 }8 q xAKL Darvel, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
, e* t4 e- t. ^: |4 A# X& n xAKL Kaiping, Shell hits 13, and is sunk* @: s7 q8 r! C0 q+ q' ?
xAKL Vichy, Shell hits 18, and is sunk
+ T4 U* w. s& ], l xAKL Patris, Shell hits 25, and is sunk: f/ y6 R0 t" [% w- \
xAKL Burwah, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk" g* A. n% t& N. U4 X" U" w! t
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
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Japanese Ships" @4 D2 Y3 X& g( [: Q4 b/ o7 m
CA Furutaka/ v$ {6 s8 e5 m `8 u& i& W
CA Kako1 u8 v A9 c/ S
CL Abukuma
& Z* U4 |/ R- s8 S CL Tenryu2 Z& N# b) s. g7 |# r
CL Tatsuta
1 g! S& @0 f' Y1 D: U" H+ W. c CL Yubari, Shell hits 1! ]( Q. d- _ t0 F0 u( V
DD Michishio3 N) e3 ^! `, [8 ?* i
DD Amagiri# s: g+ E I5 e( O( P' F
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! d) l% u/ ~. B( o2 R r8 ` DM Ramsay, Shell hits 1" J/ S4 q0 w, O2 t3 G( V# @
DM Breese, Shell hits 3, on fire
5 \4 C: ]2 W3 e @# x$ C DM Tracy, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
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TF 181 encounters mine field at Pago Pago (148,161)1 F; i, I* j! W0 Z
; i) ^' W/ X* Q" qJapanese Ships9 d3 L% B/ F/ Z- V. R! H
CA Kako, Mine hits 5, on fire, heavy damage5 b$ Y4 ?' d% l8 _4 K P$ O7 H( c: C
DD Amagiri, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage; }6 p! m6 A, a9 a. _/ K
CL Tenryu, Mine hits 1, on fire
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards# l- S/ q5 M- A. [' W
, Z t( p- S0 b; t0 e% iJapanese Ships. L8 j, _. v! ?8 s) ^/ J- ?5 k, v8 g( B9 C
DD Satsuki8 E8 e; L. A7 j2 w
DD Minazuki2 p6 \" g2 V/ X
DD Mochizuki
" [- @" H6 \/ S$ v: O" { DD Oite
4 | f, Z) _0 H) p/ m$ I# U( J& K# C8 V DD Hayate; v8 @" } D6 W6 m
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Allied Ships/ O+ V5 X* p- N
PG Sacramento, Shell hits 15, heavy fires, heavy damage9 v' m" \/ ^. M! A' l+ A
xAK Alabaman+ c2 D. E# f6 V. J. c
xAK Alaskan* ]* R% x0 E0 l. B* x5 b' d7 e
xAK American
4 u* J( |* @0 Q, ` [ xAK Arizonan
; j$ ~! i- ~/ a$ D) R xAK Arkansan
% {* p, h$ U' W6 e, }) {; Y xAK Californian+ z5 H! F: m7 j- Q
xAK Canadian
* r" B5 b: U7 b+ E/ w) k- ]! L xAK Dakotan
% D0 ~* F! S" h% ?+ q) B+ E xAK Hawaiian& L! d, {: K) Y! D1 j( q' B
xAK Kansan
5 X4 G0 d8 Y8 L3 h# R3 `& ] xAK Minnesotan3 |- Q/ ] P$ U( ?& E# l/ ?
xAK Ohioan
4 X/ N/ t& S1 }0 I% c/ Y+ } xAK Panaman4 C8 ?4 X6 R' Z6 E# z! B1 M" N( a
xAK Pennsylvanian
y3 c) d- D: ] xAK Puerto Rican
9 R9 }8 j* _( g4 O j1 `1 }# n; h xAK Utahan
! Y, L" o$ X; Q6 P xAK Virginian
. |1 R7 @0 I2 X( T7 F! Z' D xAK Trento
) B! D5 `* ?4 b& w1 U4 _* Q1 s xAK Charles H Cramp$ ^: w4 z- R, Z4 V! A
xAK Lancaster. e0 b+ `8 l- C9 }4 [
xAK Sagadahoc
) X/ {& C6 s' b u5 d xAK Santa Rita
& I y9 O1 ~: d' ? xAK Santa Teresa
* o* Q2 Y% T2 z$ i# r! f; k1 w xAK Atlanta City' |' Z" v3 R9 l& X& a
xAK Chickasaw City
3 O6 `. P5 v; l3 x# p" u xAK Ensley City
+ k' Y/ G! O2 s xAK Knoxville City
- ^ \( D. N5 W8 g% W5 @ xAK Mobile City
$ E ~: Y- d9 g, Y) b xAK Tuscaloosa City; M9 A* \' |, c1 G$ X9 Q+ {6 q# x
xAK Steel Age$ C* ?1 v* Y9 Q, C @& Z2 V
xAK Steel Exporter2 O5 ^/ f' R- ]7 P; P
xAK Steel Mariner
0 O9 F: K0 r- T E0 M xAK Steel Navigator9 I) K* Q9 L. S7 d4 _3 \
xAK Steel Ranger
+ _; \# N0 d, R5 u xAK Steel Scientist
9 @, {% M/ P+ g. c: T0 w$ Y xAK Steel Seafarer
! J, e0 E* f- m7 \ xAK Steel Trader
5 i% P* F1 u/ G& s xAK Steel Voyager# W' y, p; ?+ H2 }+ I2 ]
xAK Steel Worker5 @0 Q9 I( G+ `. {6 s! q
xAK Andrea Luckenbach
6 N% k8 [* r5 U$ r, S. Y2 {3 t& `, e xAK Harry Luckenbach
: y- k2 e$ _% w8 _% \1 A xAK J.L. Luckenbach
3 u$ y6 M+ E* b" u4 A1 d xAK Jacob Luckenbach
3 n1 m' u0 U r3 `9 G; _5 O xAK Julia Luckenbach! L4 ]9 n* b- _) |+ e8 d9 o
xAK Katrina Luckenbach$ W" n: l4 M/ W( v! X
xAK Lena Luckenbach
4 s" w5 \" R0 k) [4 A' Y3 g xAK Lewis Luckenbach
& z% s4 \- G _0 j6 P) I xAK Lillian Luckenbach& L7 |: c M2 P, F0 s
xAK Mathew Luckenbach; @) L; z& a) b2 v9 k) N( |
xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 7, heavy fires1 r" a/ Y4 W, }* Q4 T
xAK Walter Luckenbach
: V$ P" @8 r: m" Q2 h- U xAK William Luckenbach. y0 A0 X1 s# E
xAK Diamond head
! D- z1 Z* K8 L/ Q2 y xAK Admiral Halstead; ]& X% T" F o* |0 h
AM Matai, Shell hits 1& X6 [" [3 x* O
AM Muritai, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
) U) ]9 _6 u! A. H8 y xAK Salamaua, Shell hits 1
" k0 C2 v. X7 ~- ? xAK Rona, Shell hits 22 k. O/ c" W% ~0 o8 H8 n& ?
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" |- Z! V j2 m% K. FAllied ground losses:% K5 C* m+ S9 D1 F' t# K, n. b
24 casualties reported
2 e3 ?# r5 j6 j( w0 R: F& _ Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
$ o& N2 J# n& v Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 4 disabled
8 @( t& |4 z& H7 R+ m4 l0 _ Engineers: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled" n" ?' u1 I. Z. Z+ p
Vehicles lost 17 (10 destroyed, 7 disabled)% H, {( p y, R! r, _
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards D+ c' B% \ I, V9 l# g% F
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DD Satsuki- V- y, f- g! y
DD Minazuki
6 D7 \! F. ~8 Z2 w3 Y+ x5 {6 D DD Mochizuki
# V! g) F4 T" f' A9 [ DD Oite) I5 B! N, I* z
DD Hayate% I+ {. ?; ~8 p. O5 N8 g
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Allied Ships
7 C4 D9 c9 z/ Q: [2 N PG Sacramento, Shell hits 12, heavy fires, heavy damage2 {: A* `; D% q1 r( Y- l- P, I" ~+ |
xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage/ Y+ [) w' x) r* J3 e0 D. q
AM Muritai, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage3 {/ Y# I( ]6 d) ~( B
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3 |; N! r/ Y% x+ Q: QAllied ground losses:+ ~- x" n4 l' _5 i& t4 E
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 121,193, Range 8,000 Yards# w( p( u, N f3 K9 f" N% _( F
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Japanese Ships* h$ s9 s# i2 j
DD Satsuki
* m7 Y; {7 E) @5 i3 H l4 E/ k/ j DD Minazuki( H, z! n, K, |/ d! _8 m
DD Mochizuki7 q/ ]* E' _, _8 b4 w
DD Oite
: S4 l! h+ I# G$ g* W$ a% k, V DD Hayate
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( \0 {3 z7 M. ?' l% ~ xAK Alabaman2 j; t: D, x( y# S/ F
xAK Alaskan
. {9 c1 H; f: a$ s, A; g xAK American
: k5 ]& a# N9 Y* X xAK Arizonan
! m) r/ h! \# I) D9 ^9 o xAK Arkansan
; ^' ^* @# J: L6 X7 [. F! H xAK Californian5 w, ^% @. x) ?
xAK Canadian
4 a% |3 j/ e( y) E# I( f xAK Dakotan- N' q. f5 q4 G2 w7 g
xAK Hawaiian
m0 i3 F9 d) k3 X( y3 e xAK Kansan# ? w9 |2 e3 k4 g8 X, v
xAK Minnesotan# {( K, H' M7 r0 I3 g! k6 Z! G
xAK Ohioan
1 V- ^+ R6 A } xAK Panaman
: s/ n: O9 t4 @( z xAK Pennsylvanian
, l; r2 x6 R* k5 Z6 ]' r+ x. E. } xAK Puerto Rican
v9 O! ?4 S7 v, V xAK Utahan
1 A. L: v% u1 i2 z- g xAK Virginian
/ w, u2 J k* z! J7 w xAK Trento
/ E5 S% a+ `0 M0 W6 I xAK Charles H Cramp
/ O) {, `- Y' y& t' j- u1 l: v xAK Lancaster
4 j) K+ u' j" x8 Q: _5 [ xAK Sagadahoc4 Z& S7 I* B, `4 f1 H% ?8 f
xAK Santa Rita
! S2 @: F0 _2 g0 X9 ~, F' Q# Q5 J xAK Santa Teresa
, Z0 U; }' p6 |( e xAK Atlanta City5 M- u @. q7 a1 r" c
xAK Chickasaw City5 l; C: k0 H% I
xAK Ensley City" d) b% E- C- q6 l. V) e
xAK Knoxville City
8 O3 n# K6 N2 p% E1 | xAK Mobile City
* Z6 }7 v( a0 P& Y* m xAK Tuscaloosa City
- t- u- w' ?4 R" ~& _ xAK Steel Age% @8 ]# I2 o) d0 A: T
xAK Steel Exporter+ M' s- ^7 [8 ]0 h3 g$ v
xAK Steel Mariner R @! K9 u, }1 D8 n! Y% {5 d
xAK Steel Navigator0 D& |8 _/ f* c( d; y9 s
xAK Steel Ranger
- Y/ n1 s* H" a' l xAK Steel Scientist
2 o+ Z& Y5 q+ l4 L+ j1 l xAK Steel Seafarer
1 i6 l* d+ [1 |) I4 D. M3 N5 X' |+ ] xAK Steel Trader: `3 r/ @6 J; o- C Q& \" y
xAK Steel Voyager. L) j" ~ ?( K/ O
xAK Steel Worker, heavy damage: l P( Y7 @2 z# }+ Y7 [
xAK Andrea Luckenbach4 q9 p7 L6 o' c. i
xAK Harry Luckenbach
6 O& f* ?7 r/ _) L4 d. _ xAK J.L. Luckenbach4 w! K* A0 {( {) G' b0 m- b# y
xAK Jacob Luckenbach* w) l" i" ]0 M# F, x
xAK Julia Luckenbach( Z* J! _+ @ [7 T
xAK Katrina Luckenbach
2 e, A. P- L( t, X: A1 G6 @/ e xAK Lena Luckenbach$ q. n8 e* o( I2 I2 g
xAK Lewis Luckenbach1 d" y& I/ ^" {5 A
xAK Lillian Luckenbach& ?* I3 D3 g) U
xAK Mathew Luckenbach
2 b1 d, L9 T# r$ O& n5 A xAK Walter Luckenbach
5 A2 _5 K# S% T8 O xAK William Luckenbach
. f$ } @- F9 G7 A+ z# J xAK Diamond head3 G) l" F* b6 i c, t, G
xAK Admiral Halstead+ u) E! V% Y) K$ f! @- X! W& T
xAK Admiral Cole
; H1 o I/ m0 P3 u xAK Crown City1 F8 K+ d' c* j% G
AM Matai, Shell hits 20, heavy fires, heavy damage) E# P6 E1 D' u# O, \+ V* C
xAK Rona, Shell hits 4
* K* l) g( z9 h7 ]& G xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1
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Allied ground losses:5 C- P9 ?! m- J' o, x; F+ [
37 casualties reported
5 g' I5 }+ l8 \9 y1 |8 g$ x Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled; ^! }6 [9 @. K+ C. n6 H
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
4 e9 B. p! |) g" u* r' N; Q Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 O3 x4 G$ A' J0 X( F# u, Q
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1 q; @+ M, l, t" lDay Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 120,193, Range 15,000 Yards
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( u+ m; i9 F9 K1 g DD Satsuki
: q) ^) z q* \: z _ DD Minazuki
- m. @8 G2 W5 |) t/ M: K# H DD Mochizuki
, J4 I6 q3 x2 n- l. } DD Oite$ F/ g5 l$ P. ?& v3 O% E
DD Hayate7 m. ^2 k: w6 Q/ G7 ?0 W
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) _' I. _7 d: @, p- H xAK Alabaman
0 n9 W* ]( p, g0 p2 `* C. i$ C xAK Alaskan7 {; i: ~& p& U; q
xAK American. P' b G# }6 y; ~) d8 P1 Y; |
xAK Arizonan6 D$ V" x1 S H V* v
xAK Arkansan
( d# i9 q# U5 j6 ` xAK Californian- {% o" ~) @) }8 l: V
xAK Canadian
( o# {, ^" N$ {! E' n+ S/ s' E xAK Dakotan f* {% L) {! t! J7 U# P
xAK Hawaiian3 ^( A7 V/ D4 L* B% ~; v u4 O
xAK Kansan
r1 R: S# k8 w' \7 x3 k xAK Minnesotan
& w& R! J0 m4 C xAK Ohioan
* C( G5 t% g/ O" \* \" Z: [% N xAK Panaman+ r" O+ W# X; ~9 w3 y% t L
xAK Pennsylvanian1 ? e/ G3 ]/ C4 |! C3 S0 v
xAK Puerto Rican
, w2 f5 K( P' `7 v8 } xAK Utahan# n6 c7 s3 t) C5 p6 G
xAK Virginian: p9 K' ]) G9 X) j& G
xAK Trento+ b" q" e2 G7 ?4 c
xAK Charles H Cramp8 T$ X0 Z6 V0 V
xAK Lancaster
- I' j" e% o: O3 @1 F xAK Sagadahoc# D* ?. R) K/ k" L+ ~1 I- x
xAK Santa Rita
* @) {/ K/ x R" w/ b xAK Santa Teresa
# u6 D! d. z9 i$ l- p xAK Atlanta City' \3 O4 c" b/ C0 }
xAK Chickasaw City
' Q& w: y2 a/ E) N* @8 M+ ]$ ] xAK Ensley City9 z* L0 Q) V4 A6 A
xAK Knoxville City; A; @' r( P, d' I+ X* ]
xAK Mobile City. \ w' I" `% ?
xAK Tuscaloosa City3 e- w& b# j0 w+ s6 z' V
xAK Steel Age$ ^& U/ F) o Y, Z# ?
xAK Steel Exporter
' K* J/ @9 p p, ]* L% G2 ~& F xAK Steel Mariner
; ~* {, Z; a/ O9 Y2 C xAK Steel Navigator6 U! m8 f7 _: I
xAK Steel Ranger' L& F# O, F0 Q& c! a
xAK Steel Scientist
1 R1 d& q' h* X2 x0 R2 ] xAK Steel Seafarer9 ^- v9 d5 t" j
xAK Steel Trader4 B2 [* ]; _% j- Q6 G' h& ?
xAK Steel Voyager
0 y& n. T1 ^5 H+ d xAK Andrea Luckenbach' i0 ]! a% H% a. \
xAK Harry Luckenbach
/ |8 y( ]9 Y: Y' ]$ A) O xAK J.L. Luckenbach/ ]( V$ A: \. B" x0 q, }, U
xAK Jacob Luckenbach% ]& D/ D9 G- U6 V. C* b
xAK Julia Luckenbach
/ W7 |. @! W0 W7 C! n. v6 e+ I$ { xAK Katrina Luckenbach: E; m7 `* {4 i* U2 S
xAK Lena Luckenbach
I- d- u& M: n$ \) y. f, k. j xAK Lewis Luckenbach0 Y4 v1 r# I3 K- F5 D. T7 r
xAK Lillian Luckenbach
' r) W6 Z# N' h. O- p xAK Mathew Luckenbach
$ Z: K" ^% C" v3 d; h! w8 E xAK Walter Luckenbach
8 K3 v }, ^. |2 C1 E0 i xAK William Luckenbach# f4 b$ W: {, w: t+ J, z B6 G8 e
xAK Diamond head7 |8 F r$ [$ @; B) I- I! V
xAK Admiral Halstead" n3 S2 f! P0 M# K$ j. J# a
xAK Admiral Cole* R/ i4 U: F: T6 o/ k( B7 n$ _
xAK Crown City
9 y' `0 W3 `5 J xAK Admiral Y. Williams2 m9 {' h% g$ }! f' i
xAK Iron Crown, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
3 e2 _, M' N2 L& u8 @( U xAK Rona, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 l4 }# k- H) V xAK Exmoor, Shell hits 2
; Q) g5 ~1 c: T$ V) R7 l5 O, @- m% Z xAK Aeon, Shell hits 3, on fire
4 F* A5 K7 n; s& Y6 K xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1
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' n; V- Z; q ^. i2 ], rAllied ground losses:
; \- n6 c% V, {( W) H 59 casualties reported9 I$ m$ C3 x. `2 G
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
. }3 @. l7 v$ a* ]' L- \* y Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 19 disabled1 V+ b- @( W% v5 V5 v; x$ c: k( Z) Y2 h
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. y9 w+ [$ _, j7 j6 l
Guns lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled)
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! g2 c4 D) K3 r! b3 _3 E, uDay Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 14,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
# m0 ]/ Y o' e( y) V& X CA Furutaka
$ t c8 S. r& C6 e$ f CL Abukuma
' o! y- u/ q+ @) K* R6 A; T CL Tatsuta: o+ }* l6 ^/ j3 e& u* p1 V
CL Yubari
6 i+ z$ H, d+ [* u7 E" s. b DD Michishio& {( [# u+ a5 V5 A) Z1 I
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Allied Ships
5 e( P& T9 Z1 b6 V( g" A" Z* E9 C DM Ramsay, Shell hits 4, heavy fires' r7 \" w7 s* x9 h# h2 d) D3 O( N
DM Breese, Shell hits 12, and is sunk6 G/ g% I% T9 k3 E: N* U! M
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Sub attack near Port Moresby at 98,133
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Japanese Ships
1 u Q% A' T& b7 Q$ @7 F# O PB Kozan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage4 R$ m: a0 @. Z# U
AO Manju Maru
3 K. G( z" S j6 k, l8 @5 l AO Akebono Maru
$ h6 G6 s! U7 @, B w PB Choun Maru #81 T" C( T/ e2 W) U0 d
SC Ch 20
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Allied Ships- t; U0 v% B- a* F
SS Tautog
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# k0 I L" X1 e- v5 J* M2 N7 _Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Light cloud# {2 s& L" L: h$ [, A* L
+ J9 I5 V0 `0 mRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
' t; Q$ Y9 t' I) r' M: \& u3 L lEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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Japanese aircraft- c( V6 @0 y; m; C; T. ?- F- D
A6M2 Zero x 41
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P-40E Warhawk x 16
" q; I4 l( L" T2 _ A, H w# ^ PBY-5 Catalina x 30 N& {; Q: ]5 x! G2 ^
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PBY-5 Catalina: 3 damaged
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1 e! P# L) O9 }. h! w4 a DD Suresushio5 j) |9 G( a* b' O
DD Oyashio, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
1 C0 z+ G$ Z. m7 }. u TB Hayabusa
; l6 C2 h% R% l$ }8 F5 z9 A TB Otori0 Q9 _& C$ y. E& O3 e* B& a7 a
TB Hiyodori( z& d: e+ R5 ~& k0 N' z
DD Hagikaze' x$ ^. F% ^3 |0 H# w) [2 ?* G" l7 F
DD Hatsukaze K" j& O! \& p+ j
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