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;' t8 \* N0 B" f# V1 B
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;
6 Z% x4 ~* t! m7 }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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5 S# X! n8 j* z* X( I: Z$ ~3 u+ j1 wNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 12,000 Yards
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, j- g7 l6 Z' n$ V: GJapanese Ships' ~& Z$ X2 K L9 i' l6 g
DD Oyashio- r5 \$ {, G/ E: N+ n, ]
DD Hatsukaze
: Y! D6 p, h" O+ C2 g DD Hagikaze
" T" N0 C7 T, a" \ DD Uranami
( Y1 N2 A6 E, n& R# l) Q$ p; r# K6 Z TB Otori2 f( G9 {: Y+ l3 _/ G; b! p& G/ T( }8 V
TB Hiyodori3 K) H' I8 K- J( M3 A1 Z4 ^0 x% I6 g
TB Hayabusa6 k: X- ?1 g+ V8 X: ]1 P
TB Kiji
1 Z4 E2 ]/ W2 H% S a! M TB Kamo
6 ?; A; j0 g' h- J+ i2 Y0 x" c DD Suresushio
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Allied Ships
% F0 Z: D7 n7 X1 b, ?+ N9 }9 u1 B4 x' X xAKL Chungking, Shell hits 23, and is sunk4 ~8 d. E7 j! k) o Y! O
xAKL Darvel, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk2 B4 k8 d+ c% S
xAKL Kaiping, Shell hits 13, and is sunk+ X2 B7 t# [/ \# H' k9 {
xAKL Vichy, Shell hits 18, and is sunk
- C' h) c0 v3 \0 O xAKL Patris, Shell hits 25, and is sunk6 F# m2 u7 O5 ?! b+ ]
xAKL Burwah, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk, {" T$ o2 J" t6 t
xAKL Carlisle, Shell hits 26, and is sunk9 T7 |/ X* O q5 a
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3 _& _# F/ u' \1 }5 NNight Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 7,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships; F4 K+ Z5 |! F2 f1 f0 C
CA Furutaka
+ q2 X' C2 L0 T- C, K7 `' S CA Kako O2 {+ h0 U% ]+ E" q4 h6 z% s
CL Abukuma
7 J) z" Q- v5 I2 M% p4 E CL Tenryu
( i. _0 X. m1 K* \, K CL Tatsuta( M! k$ d1 V; `/ P
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1
) O6 N; Q U$ n) z DD Michishio" q8 Z# c) O; B. k6 G/ `9 @
DD Amagiri
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Allied Ships6 d: |& A3 z# T5 N6 b2 G; S. t
DM Ramsay, Shell hits 1
( @- d$ ]9 x# H* \/ l R# ^- v DM Breese, Shell hits 3, on fire- L, n( ~% S0 M
DM Tracy, Shell hits 6, and is sunk& W. y& R! |* A0 a P. z# @
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TF 181 encounters mine field at Pago Pago (148,161)& T- z+ M2 p$ Y2 v- d
! i+ N( D# i& p }, {% LJapanese Ships
. `- z% G2 |. f$ } CA Kako, Mine hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
( B3 b5 ?! {3 F3 @' K' j DD Amagiri, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
/ j6 g4 M/ g5 ~! l7 p% ] CL Tenryu, Mine hits 1, on fire
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' @6 o2 r1 ~. y- m. NNight Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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2 Y/ `8 H! ]5 v9 a nJapanese Ships
( ?: C9 m# ^1 A% e c e DD Satsuki
- ?9 _+ @' u. `9 D3 W- [ DD Minazuki
; k/ C% o' e$ S; A' r1 p DD Mochizuki
2 L+ A( {- N8 ]9 B2 ` DD Oite
1 i! O7 j) Q4 m: | DD Hayate
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+ k8 _. x2 i' @3 rAllied Ships
/ y* n- c( z9 N9 K PG Sacramento, Shell hits 15, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 O2 V: Q) `; k xAK Alabaman4 b' W0 O9 b& B1 V6 d
xAK Alaskan
. k, ~3 Z. w) d. y2 |% L xAK American
7 z2 t) R6 P6 H7 g2 p xAK Arizonan: R" P- d% h5 c
xAK Arkansan) Y7 n( {; B! ]/ k+ M- x
xAK Californian
6 N6 p3 u/ P- [6 H- k% K/ t xAK Canadian
1 v, l3 D! E3 I8 q$ P xAK Dakotan
3 I' k3 G2 o# s3 H: ~9 f) h xAK Hawaiian
( B& h2 ~' O0 n xAK Kansan7 i1 U( X; S) D
xAK Minnesotan- b9 Y. \3 S% ~% p" K6 x5 D$ s& `
xAK Ohioan8 k. l7 Z( `) d% `- z; x+ c! `
xAK Panaman7 N3 @$ ]# r/ D
xAK Pennsylvanian
s0 d. `, @ P; F# V xAK Puerto Rican6 x$ E' t/ f3 A! X( t& q! D! X
xAK Utahan. b' v& L0 o$ g4 `1 L) ?
xAK Virginian
& @: V/ ^: {* K xAK Trento! g# |( h/ s5 `
xAK Charles H Cramp
) K0 D* \; D b$ l& x) M" A4 ] xAK Lancaster
1 x- L% _) d* ^6 B% X2 `* ~ xAK Sagadahoc; Q; g0 c: N: Q4 p( e6 [8 C$ u
xAK Santa Rita
6 C5 e, n4 L/ i8 V xAK Santa Teresa
. P0 a5 } {" @, P, m xAK Atlanta City0 [. g% R# \: P# H8 l
xAK Chickasaw City% f' X E. [; V+ t0 h' B; O- X
xAK Ensley City* I: P! e7 u+ M2 i" x
xAK Knoxville City
- J4 V' {7 o ~; l/ B! J xAK Mobile City
$ I; h/ b% W3 O xAK Tuscaloosa City
: M' W( @! |- s D' A2 G* q xAK Steel Age
) B$ n" S# P. [! ~8 j! h xAK Steel Exporter
6 D+ E+ j7 \2 X, |3 F6 O% x xAK Steel Mariner( a5 Z3 Q! z) e
xAK Steel Navigator
% ?: L& q6 v* B$ Z9 c6 n8 p. n) [ xAK Steel Ranger
2 n7 M# Z1 s+ h; j) c5 s# \ xAK Steel Scientist
( o, b; U5 C6 m% j' M& A xAK Steel Seafarer3 h1 A6 z( ~! Q8 ^
xAK Steel Trader2 r+ `2 n5 T0 M9 o6 c
xAK Steel Voyager
9 E9 p. n. E5 D4 Q xAK Steel Worker
; P4 P. o! }; [( f" f xAK Andrea Luckenbach8 B/ J1 x9 k2 J2 B: Y! j
xAK Harry Luckenbach: s1 i" j% G: ]' t" ]
xAK J.L. Luckenbach; C" Q( Q. e/ {$ c. q
xAK Jacob Luckenbach
* V6 ^% \: \! u- R g1 k xAK Julia Luckenbach
( W" e! U: f5 g* ?7 k! e xAK Katrina Luckenbach
7 O% A0 m7 R9 H" {1 ?( A xAK Lena Luckenbach/ |7 B/ n9 b1 d1 l
xAK Lewis Luckenbach
. m7 l- u+ o. i8 [/ J [1 O xAK Lillian Luckenbach
# Z" M1 w# i7 P5 S- ^ xAK Mathew Luckenbach& a/ a+ r* N1 a9 W" s! u2 k( H
xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 7, heavy fires8 v1 P. R- w" k. ~# y. I
xAK Walter Luckenbach
$ k5 {- \# {6 j- ~ xAK William Luckenbach
* m! `# V. J `! z+ j- i xAK Diamond head
8 V7 \: f% o6 F# J+ f. x; H xAK Admiral Halstead
* ]) n8 f4 |6 O AM Matai, Shell hits 1
" W( s4 N' \ Y- R AM Muritai, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage8 k e! I* @, f% e
xAK Salamaua, Shell hits 1
" l4 X4 w- P5 Q% ? xAK Rona, Shell hits 2
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Allied ground losses:
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6 S3 T* {8 t! i' E" m( d Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) T( `1 c3 m& W$ _9 V
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 4 disabled
$ j. Q0 l, j3 x# h Engineers: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled
, W$ b2 J" K4 x2 E" t+ t h; y& w4 E Vehicles lost 17 (10 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards4 @: S; K3 j2 B: r' B6 v
1 k7 }' r7 _/ ~" o6 H/ i& X. T) cJapanese Ships% S+ ?/ E; ?6 h$ \ a/ ^! f$ y% l3 f
DD Satsuki3 C' d# H1 ]/ R) j3 z
DD Minazuki
6 q" @2 p$ Z2 I( w4 E: y DD Mochizuki) R I' v I1 d9 I! e( K+ ~
DD Oite* f4 z! u/ r: B/ h
DD Hayate
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7 u; k; r3 G7 i2 C2 b4 G PG Sacramento, Shell hits 12, heavy fires, heavy damage0 {: s0 Z" D% P
xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage H& J2 P+ _$ E; A
AM Muritai, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
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2 g/ w9 @% }1 Z; J: ?- FAllied ground losses:
5 f8 O+ Z' M d' m# H" j1 [ Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 121,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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DD Satsuki$ L/ f9 T# }- U! ]
DD Minazuki
1 ]1 n. t/ p. g' {9 W5 f* d- P! G DD Mochizuki" B' F1 Z3 F; E2 j t
DD Oite u0 D4 _* y: L$ S
DD Hayate
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4 ~; d+ O: _. D! F6 r4 n" K; F% F. bAllied Ships
, @" @- I# I4 ^) I/ U. H xAK Alabaman
L6 x, U+ F8 K! A% Y2 H+ l xAK Alaskan
' x( I$ z! Z# u5 w) j xAK American
# z* [) R6 B/ ?5 B7 O# A7 k xAK Arizonan
* I- _3 _0 t3 ]0 v9 p. t o- J& O xAK Arkansan
) t# L# }7 ]5 S' N! z6 H7 y xAK Californian% h& p) i9 z- P- t
xAK Canadian
) l( v! Y6 o$ h: E0 [9 c! ~ xAK Dakotan
+ R( T3 `% {7 w9 p% G- w xAK Hawaiian
8 @% F3 K* C1 L xAK Kansan5 z" z- b/ {' l8 j3 z
xAK Minnesotan; s+ J) q8 l% E1 m3 A: \. R
xAK Ohioan
( T4 | A x, k6 N0 P! J xAK Panaman# F: W8 g) r0 Z$ p% p; u' O3 d
xAK Pennsylvanian, y8 l) w& A6 H( }$ J
xAK Puerto Rican0 f0 O' C$ \4 j Z$ e1 X* t
xAK Utahan
! O2 E. {0 I. `' p9 x% G xAK Virginian# ?7 I- x" O+ u$ F% s& [
xAK Trento
9 W# Q4 S+ E6 y R' w# B3 I xAK Charles H Cramp; q% `- S! a; ]' m
xAK Lancaster* j5 ?& R9 l! T( m1 n5 [% b/ `! r
xAK Sagadahoc( d# ]& j7 a3 A" O' F2 @
xAK Santa Rita2 ~7 _4 @: g) ^! t; Z8 R7 \3 Q
xAK Santa Teresa
* C3 r+ E% }6 }. }9 H7 n xAK Atlanta City
& ]% V9 z: v% U$ x+ _, b xAK Chickasaw City' z ^6 m' W8 F" j/ i5 d: @/ h
xAK Ensley City# A. y4 r, B& e, K
xAK Knoxville City/ {- v7 F8 m) @+ h
xAK Mobile City- n4 ^* k3 w7 ~% o. ~
xAK Tuscaloosa City
/ v# ~' M: M8 o! ]% O% { xAK Steel Age
6 [8 O7 Y+ P& @6 B. I xAK Steel Exporter7 `) N& F) r) Q$ M( o8 C
xAK Steel Mariner, m" n3 d% W- a5 q/ `
xAK Steel Navigator
( G2 ?/ y5 E0 A& w, i, K xAK Steel Ranger
4 A% x' Q! X6 ]3 K xAK Steel Scientist
! Y7 n) n+ c( u* r7 E: c7 t xAK Steel Seafarer
9 u, s" O; |& e* @0 M xAK Steel Trader# K& r5 Q% w2 S% f* K
xAK Steel Voyager( h2 j" B# t: r4 Q* [/ |
xAK Steel Worker, heavy damage
" l' L! W6 [) Q. S X xAK Andrea Luckenbach
7 D4 j; v1 Q# w( Q' t- q6 l y xAK Harry Luckenbach
! ], j# E+ I' a+ F) t6 Z4 E xAK J.L. Luckenbach7 n4 z; e( }2 ^ h1 g; |
xAK Jacob Luckenbach
C' u6 z+ O0 W# m. W" K+ I* v xAK Julia Luckenbach
* T; y O$ e% n4 U xAK Katrina Luckenbach
% b; R- p4 G! ]' m7 u% S) L7 ? xAK Lena Luckenbach
1 {9 H# r2 }. V6 K$ j0 { xAK Lewis Luckenbach
4 z8 U/ X0 L8 t xAK Lillian Luckenbach
0 y: ]2 b5 l! h; \/ o xAK Mathew Luckenbach
$ D# D) A* ], r. ?4 u7 ?' v xAK Walter Luckenbach# ]( Z; M% v# [) G% r
xAK William Luckenbach2 [# p0 L( f" T3 |
xAK Diamond head
7 k, s* E( \, h; [5 }$ x0 N: n" ^/ g xAK Admiral Halstead4 o! K; G( s& q: L# z! z d
xAK Admiral Cole
2 E, i$ m2 ?3 O0 a+ h0 ]2 u xAK Crown City5 [. y. m& K6 X* C# y* [
AM Matai, Shell hits 20, heavy fires, heavy damage. K# ]. J; q( E( |1 q
xAK Rona, Shell hits 4- }- E: {% A+ C9 y0 c' R
xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1; Y+ G+ C+ w3 Q4 J2 P
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G: R" U' _- W; v: k/ A7 s% x$ G$ iAllied ground losses:2 C! \9 G/ t6 W/ y( ] o2 y% ]
37 casualties reported
* a: M; d" n: f m4 o' j* A Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
, w) H' W/ }7 O: C& S Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
/ `4 L9 {1 |% o7 f2 Q! C! C$ g4 g: E Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& r; R- O! z7 V6 K: Z" y) G
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6 i1 u: _0 l, x3 P8 s0 ]Day Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 120,193, Range 15,000 Yards8 t& S& Y- G6 u' r. ?5 L
4 G/ [5 Y8 R, `# d3 XJapanese Ships% {( |. T9 U8 H
DD Satsuki. |7 }1 ]; E+ J" P0 e) C5 B- K
DD Minazuki" h+ ^& {4 R( r! F
DD Mochizuki
1 g3 ~0 _7 R% ~4 W& c- x9 F9 B DD Oite
( V& C. _6 l3 i8 M* v1 p DD Hayate
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Allied Ships
$ G, ^8 x5 a) B% s' Q6 b. f* a xAK Alabaman
1 ^8 z; s6 O1 n4 G xAK Alaskan2 u9 Q1 K/ ?& S5 A6 q; y
xAK American( C. I! {4 w' G' G2 Y0 P( `; H9 `- c) H
xAK Arizonan) W& V( i. i6 i& G( e% [" o& R
xAK Arkansan t" L |3 K, D
xAK Californian( D& y9 U6 Y5 ]) P3 U2 C% O
xAK Canadian
0 A, w6 X7 l$ e6 e1 A2 ]( O: A xAK Dakotan
' {+ c3 G' S/ U- k0 `" E3 N$ F xAK Hawaiian( M' h1 e* D) p
xAK Kansan* A4 p3 X- V( C7 f
xAK Minnesotan0 N( G+ u) q4 n1 E# m- g
xAK Ohioan- G" l4 M& B# [: g3 I
xAK Panaman, N# w" M+ ]2 A( _4 j
xAK Pennsylvanian7 u0 y% r! ` ^! _
xAK Puerto Rican3 S% X# `7 a* f( L
xAK Utahan
8 y) B3 ]- T& M+ k9 i. z' _) }; A7 ^ xAK Virginian
! A* T9 L h) s; Q5 e xAK Trento
8 B; n, y. |) K. I xAK Charles H Cramp
, Y4 E" y; U/ ?3 m2 ?& E xAK Lancaster9 p. Z7 u. d! q1 Z4 H
xAK Sagadahoc9 Q$ ]7 ^5 s0 x% S
xAK Santa Rita8 P/ Z, L6 l7 x/ ]
xAK Santa Teresa* G* K) i" J& |9 e4 X* d/ m! v
xAK Atlanta City7 `* b1 f f z. F1 b6 ?9 U
xAK Chickasaw City
2 k. ?4 q0 r" _8 J7 K xAK Ensley City
3 I- y! u1 ]8 x' H7 J3 E xAK Knoxville City& z; ~( ^/ y) q
xAK Mobile City4 y" W1 O. b7 |5 y( [
xAK Tuscaloosa City8 p$ ?2 ?2 h5 B& M
xAK Steel Age! R; t l8 B( t
xAK Steel Exporter
% I7 Z4 |1 n/ R8 \ xAK Steel Mariner8 f, G3 Z3 ~8 ]! c
xAK Steel Navigator
1 Y: S5 w" e0 h+ K; A$ }' z% Y: d xAK Steel Ranger) ]- A) b% O5 B
xAK Steel Scientist
2 m+ N3 Z9 U) M4 K% {2 |% e9 s- b xAK Steel Seafarer0 B+ o8 ~1 P- s' t) D" V/ a
xAK Steel Trader
! C, l, E& b5 h% j xAK Steel Voyager3 U$ E: ^0 O# Z4 B) V
xAK Andrea Luckenbach
P; z S0 k2 {/ N! \ xAK Harry Luckenbach/ ^) q- ]- t3 ` l! q8 x& p* W4 k
xAK J.L. Luckenbach
5 l- i' R. W, s* a( d xAK Jacob Luckenbach9 T0 t1 Q' _+ J7 @2 G- G) Y
xAK Julia Luckenbach
6 \3 n8 W# D' Z7 g0 G xAK Katrina Luckenbach( d( i: z- a d( A e
xAK Lena Luckenbach
9 \; I8 j6 s0 v i xAK Lewis Luckenbach
, t3 Q+ `) o) E% W xAK Lillian Luckenbach
( O8 |8 h& H8 Q& r xAK Mathew Luckenbach/ [3 H4 C+ r" h% {
xAK Walter Luckenbach
; m' \# t& J/ o4 \. \ xAK William Luckenbach: W! o& @* G8 y7 z3 r
xAK Diamond head
- F& A1 I: d* f xAK Admiral Halstead2 v. b. } k5 o* o) P( ]3 D( f0 O9 |
xAK Admiral Cole
' m/ ~" D9 i8 [8 H$ d) B xAK Crown City$ ^3 Q9 z$ p/ f# b- C
xAK Admiral Y. Williams$ X% a+ d/ C) x" C$ Z6 x9 Z
xAK Iron Crown, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
! y2 K3 D9 ^0 E; v, | xAK Rona, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 S4 ~7 u3 U1 Z xAK Exmoor, Shell hits 2
6 v: w/ p2 B H# v7 a3 s2 l xAK Aeon, Shell hits 3, on fire
- I/ d- z7 D" ^& n6 d7 E4 s xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1
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* G) {" P: {5 C0 x* t! J/ oAllied ground losses:$ R- Z, a( r- W% ?& C. k* s
59 casualties reported8 |* a( H( ~+ \
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
@4 P* N; H) U7 u( }( } Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 19 disabled
1 s: _# t0 I' I- V5 _: w" C Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled E. c5 d# V6 j& i& R5 H5 r
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, x5 X3 z) k5 | [# |0 f' Z8 v! E
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Japanese Ships3 d y( j Z. p9 y
CA Furutaka
9 B4 j( z0 Z! C v4 P. O; L6 ] _7 d CL Abukuma( R2 n; F4 d6 I1 Z* Q" J& S+ b8 ?
CL Tatsuta
0 H: i: g- D( n8 @4 @ CL Yubari6 w5 ]. d" M6 E; ]. `9 N
DD Michishio5 n+ D1 Q8 S7 |: c) D; a4 j. P
" O* ^! }6 ]1 q! S* TAllied Ships
1 |7 A! X: d/ T# k0 V DM Ramsay, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
/ N3 J. {. Q* s* P, n8 X# ^ DM Breese, Shell hits 12, and is sunk/ p3 ^3 W1 y1 Y6 L
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Sub attack near Port Moresby at 98,133
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) {* D$ e; d0 pJapanese Ships7 ~" @$ @) @, d$ A5 ^! B
PB Kozan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage a( d4 `7 m- ^# y7 B
AO Manju Maru
A, R+ T. C" l AO Akebono Maru; h+ t' f. A( t" W2 J G
PB Choun Maru #8
% f# |9 O2 N" E2 O/ i3 c2 ~ SC Ch 202 {7 Z( k% _$ ?. `
9 M+ q$ E6 l0 g) E% lAllied Ships: `& U8 [# i5 |- _6 _8 H
SS Tautog+ ^6 g& g- w; D( e" |9 f
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130- W/ s$ O# E" \# o2 T. z
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Weather in hex: Light cloud9 H8 w0 m" ^- n: I+ B, ^
) N) W) `- y. z) m; f7 K+ R# KRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
/ F, h3 ~% l! r Z4 vEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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( o# p$ V- O, Z" @# E# F% B5 LJapanese aircraft* y% r/ n/ `' n4 C/ i" w
A6M2 Zero x 41
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3 A# M$ x- t! R% y2 X! ~Allied aircraft
& w8 z6 @; D6 D: _9 t P-40E Warhawk x 169 Y' F8 y. T6 z
PBY-5 Catalina x 30
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P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed: ?( ~, Y3 o! G* Y$ T% T8 a
PBY-5 Catalina: 3 damaged
" P2 F e9 \( Q PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed by flak3 V) F6 [. ~5 m; Q0 z
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DD Suresushio
; w8 F$ j' ] k) ^. I DD Oyashio, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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TB Hiyodori
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