AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 27, 421 \& f. C' e" ?+ r
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盟军一支在莫港卸载补给的船队全灭; J G2 @5 B% i L+ b- w
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;/ g$ }8 m! b* X# g8 M2 u
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% }9 m: ?8 P0 ^! C/ M. p2 ~
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 12,000 Yards
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/ }. q( [$ ]. ]$ Q9 PJapanese Ships% f3 Z# c" O4 Q" i0 Y
DD Oyashio- j9 u: B) H8 Z$ k
DD Hatsukaze0 Q5 W% q0 J. V& v/ x! [, R
DD Hagikaze; q8 q2 d+ ^! G* {
DD Uranami2 R* o( [4 k, G+ U6 C* L x1 \
TB Otori
^2 c; j8 i4 g% y8 g TB Hiyodori
2 i8 {1 c: b( I( i q% N TB Hayabusa8 D7 V) Z: E$ t$ Z9 e3 x! Q
TB Kiji
) f7 C) z" z! i TB Kamo6 f% L2 z( H- ]7 b+ h; f' Y2 w+ M5 ~
DD Suresushio
9 O8 l7 M; X9 l+ X1 J3 j$ s# k1 t7 Y' r9 d
Allied Ships* l3 ?/ y0 ~( t$ I" B
xAKL Chungking, Shell hits 23, and is sunk
# \# z& M% Q) ` xAKL Darvel, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
( g5 a' m& w0 ~; W/ Z xAKL Kaiping, Shell hits 13, and is sunk/ x( R/ ~# D+ w$ V! c3 B! T1 t5 e
xAKL Vichy, Shell hits 18, and is sunk, k1 ` u9 g/ I
xAKL Patris, Shell hits 25, and is sunk1 R. H% z, t( X6 `8 n
xAKL Burwah, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
4 |2 e! c/ E7 _+ R' x" O0 _ xAKL Carlisle, Shell hits 26, and is sunk! E8 k6 ?* b" p/ M. v
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9 ?! L! E) w* E' S. n% fNight Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 7,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships5 R/ n! B( p! J$ w
CA Furutaka/ ]7 ?) T" Y4 r/ C
CA Kako
9 A% |8 O: B# P7 s& V& S7 }0 P( ` CL Abukuma
% [( b6 \0 W( @4 @% a; \4 }: n: q! { CL Tenryu; c. L( R; }5 i8 k0 @( ?' ~
CL Tatsuta
! I+ O! D2 n7 @) |. y CL Yubari, Shell hits 18 G6 n p& B$ N) R& {+ I4 O. v
DD Michishio5 g1 h* T0 o6 c9 t. S
DD Amagiri
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, h$ u" X$ J( b" ?% x# jAllied Ships
$ T, m- H2 M" s0 j5 }! Y, X6 a DM Ramsay, Shell hits 1+ k1 S4 P6 D: W! l/ h6 f
DM Breese, Shell hits 3, on fire
6 G5 a6 O& r' o DM Tracy, Shell hits 6, and is sunk' a: z) u" G1 y0 S; H( J: ~
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$ C6 I; X$ H" o. QTF 181 encounters mine field at Pago Pago (148,161)+ {! k" D1 P& N
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Japanese Ships: U% A2 x+ Y/ h' V( E. C3 B
CA Kako, Mine hits 5, on fire, heavy damage3 g( r" W. ]6 s1 W1 R% l
DD Amagiri, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
0 p) L5 M4 }2 C) F3 w CL Tenryu, Mine hits 1, on fire2 Y) C0 r3 X+ y% E$ Y
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9 ]" ?0 P- u/ M3 `+ Q2 _Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards8 P2 M. x- R7 y: ^
) K" K Y+ v" r: q1 H C0 VJapanese Ships9 y3 f- t6 `3 z! L
DD Satsuki, m( b# ]- Y* w3 X
DD Minazuki: V2 \ \1 z& D+ |. ?* t
DD Mochizuki
# d1 q ] {% \ W! k1 v0 h DD Oite
5 L" V2 }/ B* v/ b DD Hayate
. ]6 ^) p0 ?, f4 K5 D, D# G0 o8 e4 a" V7 ^0 o
Allied Ships) h( h4 u9 z2 a9 {
PG Sacramento, Shell hits 15, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 ]) E# f' S, w$ G7 J9 W xAK Alabaman
/ L$ ]3 l9 k; [( ~5 ^( _7 J$ K xAK Alaskan
* F$ j8 [4 {7 R; v( k xAK American
, Z5 q" ~0 s- J" f xAK Arizonan( y w; V& _) L- U* |( x5 @
xAK Arkansan
: \7 U: v3 W# F% ^ xAK Californian( y6 y) l# k7 X, u K4 ~
xAK Canadian/ @( g2 b Z0 i5 u* V
xAK Dakotan
9 E' F! M' @+ ?. ?& t3 c1 A+ _ xAK Hawaiian
% q$ ~' F) C4 I* U+ u xAK Kansan P+ x1 g7 h0 y4 T8 d* K$ g
xAK Minnesotan. V5 g% L% K) g
xAK Ohioan
" N; I/ C: |7 r. ]7 g9 J xAK Panaman
+ P# C8 }6 @. \9 z# h8 Q/ u; S3 `! d1 W xAK Pennsylvanian
1 F( J( v5 u% P' J, @& ^' z xAK Puerto Rican* J7 o' |- V( ^( Q
xAK Utahan9 b' L( x) |; n+ T, h: x
xAK Virginian* b# L# U2 A" h
xAK Trento
, o* d6 }3 r0 e xAK Charles H Cramp
9 ]( Z6 W6 ]( N7 c* `& `- g7 Q. I/ O xAK Lancaster8 ?& q% Z% w8 ^+ d
xAK Sagadahoc- |* X6 W& p" i6 M
xAK Santa Rita5 C2 x$ f e2 Z; R1 _. O3 i
xAK Santa Teresa
3 H) i: T: j- [, L- u% ] xAK Atlanta City
* ^/ H* y. o! W( W" y xAK Chickasaw City8 f8 }* j: O; }: v
xAK Ensley City
0 c4 H6 }5 `/ R) U xAK Knoxville City
: n# ?3 q& i4 ~9 }2 @! ] xAK Mobile City5 _/ Q5 d, p) o
xAK Tuscaloosa City
" l+ _/ `5 w- J. w1 x% ~ xAK Steel Age a7 u+ ?6 L# Y/ W( B
xAK Steel Exporter
3 D) W9 D0 j3 ]2 _4 p: M5 G xAK Steel Mariner& ]0 C, B K1 Y; y- }
xAK Steel Navigator
0 r7 T+ _0 z! Q1 s9 [ xAK Steel Ranger
5 G# H6 f: Q, a/ v xAK Steel Scientist" W; l1 A% o& ` l8 e4 V
xAK Steel Seafarer2 y! ]( t( @+ L5 r# W# l/ Z) ?
xAK Steel Trader ]% o& i( K3 H* G) h4 Y( Q. M/ Z$ i
xAK Steel Voyager
# J, ?4 l! F, K% y8 D, t xAK Steel Worker) a* \$ ?$ ~8 v2 P0 d2 d' ^" n
xAK Andrea Luckenbach( J3 x& u: f F6 n
xAK Harry Luckenbach
1 T/ u; O# G/ K( U1 T* z8 g8 J xAK J.L. Luckenbach% h4 y/ @$ |- \4 L- ]- t, _ p
xAK Jacob Luckenbach
* \2 O6 i* C; g& R1 |' @, Q xAK Julia Luckenbach
P6 y3 ?9 K( t xAK Katrina Luckenbach
8 z. t9 ] n# T9 R xAK Lena Luckenbach
) L: ~2 {2 Y! M xAK Lewis Luckenbach
* n K# v( X) T- E1 R" s: q5 H xAK Lillian Luckenbach
6 w: X0 a! y# I6 { xAK Mathew Luckenbach
, e% M. @1 U9 w# f. H1 ? xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
* g+ n! g! |3 G$ p" j+ e7 } xAK Walter Luckenbach
" I! N$ K) h' F" _ xAK William Luckenbach$ X& N K8 {+ O4 R
xAK Diamond head
: I; [2 Z9 o# L* U! c. K xAK Admiral Halstead, S q' \& p& n2 l' ?" J& C; L" F
AM Matai, Shell hits 1! M# n0 y/ Q8 P2 X: v0 L \+ f
AM Muritai, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
( S$ y% Y: P1 _7 H( v; w; W7 E xAK Salamaua, Shell hits 1- j7 \# v h% ?( p3 a3 @
xAK Rona, Shell hits 2, e+ o7 }9 m) k7 T( l
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" T& a! j. V9 h" g9 A8 sAllied ground losses:9 H) E; L7 b, ~2 \3 Z' ]
24 casualties reported ?+ B0 z/ U6 j; y9 S
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
+ W% O5 G' p) _# { H8 A Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 4 disabled7 B# u+ ]& L& _9 W. H! p5 U8 ?
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled" h b: m7 |$ g
Vehicles lost 17 (10 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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) `5 k3 m/ t. |+ T S% S' o e" R% c6 HNight Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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3 \5 Q5 {: {6 ^; F/ z: `Japanese Ships- I: l- ]1 k# P; I
DD Satsuki
, B2 A% X& w+ M/ W9 L; n% V) v3 u1 z DD Minazuki7 U' d6 R# ^0 t2 T+ F( Q
DD Mochizuki) U2 n( i3 C& _! b; i4 Z+ g
DD Oite
/ A& f) m$ T6 U! ^" @ DD Hayate
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# y. Q, A9 p* S% Q7 h1 [3 cAllied Ships5 Z9 }' M$ C8 n( q& B' K- s3 l( E+ L
PG Sacramento, Shell hits 12, heavy fires, heavy damage/ I0 U+ J; O4 R
xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ `! r; E/ E8 E0 T. [4 R AM Muritai, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Allied ground losses:. N" N1 h; b2 W0 W$ c+ m
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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3 v) |" R- x3 e' AJapanese Ships5 j$ \# v7 {4 F) F
DD Satsuki4 M5 j: }5 N: H# N$ k
DD Minazuki
1 B2 O4 R- @1 c/ A; \2 L3 X1 G DD Mochizuki
' k, S; S0 i3 A7 G0 v3 d DD Oite
: n# }3 [. K( n6 b" o' u% P$ E( R DD Hayate
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Allied Ships# T6 m! {! U$ G# B' |" S+ E" k
xAK Alabaman/ t* M, b/ ?9 u1 A6 G- D4 M
xAK Alaskan" d' W$ |$ B& b h% \ L: W
xAK American+ o0 x2 i4 x P- c T9 B
xAK Arizonan9 S' u3 D! J) \* J
xAK Arkansan
+ e' a: n9 ]& u6 J7 d xAK Californian
8 Y! t% G, u; ] xAK Canadian
; W) B$ z/ W0 B& g* e# H$ C xAK Dakotan z) X, a7 K5 K6 O/ A7 ] i. _
xAK Hawaiian
; G0 L+ V* s0 g& M xAK Kansan3 T4 O# Z4 i' V* k3 M: n
xAK Minnesotan
1 ~# {7 B% I. P9 P xAK Ohioan
1 j! J, Q0 U1 g9 K) K0 u$ g& T xAK Panaman% S0 M( x' y/ D! B% g: w) F
xAK Pennsylvanian
3 [( @. _3 o: v9 I xAK Puerto Rican* a6 G1 z) N% ?0 Q
xAK Utahan
1 P- G2 \/ J! O xAK Virginian
# O; Y- r' q8 ]/ x xAK Trento
$ y* ]) m. ~2 `7 N% B, U xAK Charles H Cramp9 |- s" E% A7 |7 [6 O
xAK Lancaster) B* P& \0 [7 n$ d
xAK Sagadahoc |- b: `# I$ ?9 _& Y5 Q/ ]: _
xAK Santa Rita" z( N6 e; n4 i( i) u2 R# s: O
xAK Santa Teresa
; { d$ W) C0 G# Z# O xAK Atlanta City
4 w. b8 g, W2 z" t' _$ R7 X' l xAK Chickasaw City
8 Z% @, x8 E" | xAK Ensley City2 B! V& \: \( B5 ~4 H6 |4 P
xAK Knoxville City
~! X7 Z% g7 f3 }# ?2 I! ^ xAK Mobile City
0 q/ \0 j3 Z% x% s( f6 p; Q2 ~ xAK Tuscaloosa City: i- v; I% @4 J# G
xAK Steel Age
1 [$ g. I) [; q9 D+ m \ xAK Steel Exporter
7 Z% D6 k! ~8 r& e1 }) ` xAK Steel Mariner
( \8 o5 y# F* E3 F, q5 ^ xAK Steel Navigator5 ~! d% u$ s3 N p
xAK Steel Ranger
' o a+ a, u8 |1 z3 c xAK Steel Scientist
$ r& Q2 y! U9 t3 U' @/ K xAK Steel Seafarer
0 c; X4 H9 `! _) z3 Y4 J0 o xAK Steel Trader
, u0 u$ V, r5 o' z! A: w xAK Steel Voyager
" E4 b! p" S5 ^/ I. y& |* [' J8 d xAK Steel Worker, heavy damage; n1 g, i F v" r$ N4 I \
xAK Andrea Luckenbach6 O* ?& {! K+ f/ y& V: l
xAK Harry Luckenbach
; ?$ [6 R4 k3 [$ z xAK J.L. Luckenbach
9 A6 p( b8 n) a9 c6 n xAK Jacob Luckenbach
" Q, W4 p2 n6 w' ?0 l6 C5 Q3 D xAK Julia Luckenbach& H4 U G, _/ z' ]% ?- H
xAK Katrina Luckenbach
9 a. d7 s! R6 d6 C" h: P xAK Lena Luckenbach
, v5 q# D- c7 d4 a, Y) W# H/ a9 W- r xAK Lewis Luckenbach( A. B o' Q; g+ n
xAK Lillian Luckenbach! ]) @; E2 s6 V
xAK Mathew Luckenbach
( Z6 M$ j: m3 a c xAK Walter Luckenbach
# A$ S0 d4 t; J4 r: T xAK William Luckenbach
7 X- }/ m" x* q xAK Diamond head; P8 {3 S7 Q6 R, m
xAK Admiral Halstead) v3 B3 o) W7 \8 ^$ [) n \1 ]
xAK Admiral Cole
( @2 ^" X: W* D xAK Crown City
" O! d' l4 c7 D$ ? AM Matai, Shell hits 20, heavy fires, heavy damage
H" c5 F5 q9 {/ a" }, N xAK Rona, Shell hits 4
1 V; e4 Q9 C' n) _4 o xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1
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& E* T! F$ t+ U: N& y2 [9 z4 D. m+ xAllied ground losses:
. R$ q* z$ P. m6 N& I 37 casualties reported& M! h6 ~5 b; v) s; B
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled5 s! a2 J8 ?$ o2 {2 `+ e; U; B( j2 C
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
9 B* l- |6 \4 m- T/ s Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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0 v% m# D9 O2 s2 iDay Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 120,193, Range 15,000 Yards- |. A, O! n! l
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Japanese Ships u/ K1 |$ f# H: ?' A
DD Satsuki9 ?9 n' a( J' c
DD Minazuki
9 t! n7 t# o& ]" N- G+ H @2 E) U DD Mochizuki) z6 q o4 c" h: I
DD Oite6 l4 |+ r8 `' \5 _) G+ e, ]
DD Hayate
9 {8 b) t/ q( j# r0 H+ b( a# G
$ z- Q' H8 f! V( s; FAllied Ships/ P4 Q1 ^. Y5 ^% P- T
xAK Alabaman
( b1 C& j" O3 O. a+ d% A xAK Alaskan+ i2 _1 E3 a" r) ?* L5 r
xAK American
& e5 q7 c1 t! S, c6 B5 B" [, ] xAK Arizonan
* s4 e& I7 `) C0 z' Z; K) u xAK Arkansan
* _6 |0 t9 n6 _9 Q xAK Californian; F" d/ w5 T+ r P* G6 r) w' H
xAK Canadian* U3 S( Z/ V. N. K% T: A
xAK Dakotan& P6 I* l1 D2 L8 ]. f
xAK Hawaiian
6 j( U8 c( _) j$ W xAK Kansan& n- }3 v |% ~
xAK Minnesotan3 R; N3 e; ^7 s3 {# I
xAK Ohioan
% V2 P( T1 w, x1 i xAK Panaman% s, ~2 [3 l/ M7 h2 S+ a; ^9 e
xAK Pennsylvanian
: n6 Y6 r+ d& L$ ~ xAK Puerto Rican
2 J% \ [2 y& T) A9 B0 [ xAK Utahan6 b, m( N! J; u, C
xAK Virginian
4 A$ \& `. w/ Y, `* W, v xAK Trento8 r; M8 c7 E6 Q( W- o$ e, }
xAK Charles H Cramp
) Y: X) f+ r5 S# ] xAK Lancaster2 [& n0 r8 w6 r; }- K( R
xAK Sagadahoc
5 X/ X% T+ l# S h0 V8 g xAK Santa Rita
' D% ?( _. y1 h; I) G* |2 v xAK Santa Teresa
- {. C5 d1 E2 k' g xAK Atlanta City1 {3 ^9 Z, d: z( n6 Z+ g& h# I y
xAK Chickasaw City
$ d9 g& C7 V' @0 m( S xAK Ensley City- [3 @- [& q T, f$ u P2 x# \
xAK Knoxville City
P6 J( n5 ^3 g; v4 N7 j xAK Mobile City5 l! i" c6 P0 c# x8 Y9 G& n% _
xAK Tuscaloosa City
3 C9 O7 b& h. F. o( _* E1 z2 X! q: j xAK Steel Age6 _% A9 o9 P, f" `+ ]
xAK Steel Exporter6 [& G- C0 @4 O( R1 Z |' K
xAK Steel Mariner2 M A6 _; U' W" u+ o* i9 u
xAK Steel Navigator' h) i* w: q9 ~2 _- \0 E
xAK Steel Ranger: I! t1 ~; @& i7 b
xAK Steel Scientist
/ o7 L( s5 t. i8 @) u. P xAK Steel Seafarer
0 h* H3 |8 F# p xAK Steel Trader
# F& o: b5 a0 [' ^0 H& G; M xAK Steel Voyager0 y9 E7 r! ?8 G+ a2 W
xAK Andrea Luckenbach
/ S! Z# v( Y9 j, p* b: j xAK Harry Luckenbach
/ ]+ b6 A5 @. J N: C5 ?, L xAK J.L. Luckenbach! z, r3 x( n0 i- Z% {
xAK Jacob Luckenbach
7 S6 k$ Q: |1 I' F3 U3 L1 ^ xAK Julia Luckenbach. [5 Y9 E4 _5 h F; R: ?
xAK Katrina Luckenbach* ^5 b* M1 z4 O9 ]- D3 a
xAK Lena Luckenbach* G, K' S3 k/ o/ I& X
xAK Lewis Luckenbach
) e4 g a" B. k2 G! J xAK Lillian Luckenbach- z, c$ G/ M( C) \1 N( r4 `& D
xAK Mathew Luckenbach
4 P; Q4 }4 i1 m1 G" f2 ?% Z$ n xAK Walter Luckenbach
. s) p' O. u, m& Q1 s3 T6 {. t xAK William Luckenbach
( G: x5 L$ H( v2 h) A% Q xAK Diamond head
T0 b1 j% v5 J9 U; | V; K xAK Admiral Halstead" Z* m3 D5 y6 t" G8 G# \0 d
xAK Admiral Cole$ v, [* C4 |4 {6 D3 u- C
xAK Crown City
0 u1 ~, m! w( p! \ Z) r# w xAK Admiral Y. Williams
2 \: t, X1 L& y, ^) Y. }' L5 b xAK Iron Crown, Shell hits 4, heavy fires6 f: Z" @5 A8 m: j
xAK Rona, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage! Z1 `3 y/ G! g) a
xAK Exmoor, Shell hits 2
1 l3 [, R/ B1 i1 |4 O) k xAK Aeon, Shell hits 3, on fire! P4 M6 B* g& _ x- R5 q2 f0 g
xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1
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Allied ground losses:
( A9 q* @2 w2 d3 Y* k 59 casualties reported
5 d) W! Y$ t/ h. Y2 p' Y: j& |0 f) w Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
9 y3 o; {$ ?" b, @! _- B% Z Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 19 disabled6 R M5 H8 L+ b; H$ ?- T
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
0 c8 D0 H' S6 q Guns lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled)3 z2 `& r3 t7 P- Y' X& o8 I
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, w7 b" D; U. y4 a7 H& ]Day Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 14,000 Yards
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9 V% f# h8 z9 @$ f/ l8 q$ UJapanese Ships
! w- G& P7 s+ D# ^ CA Furutaka
: D6 T& y2 ^5 ~$ s2 D CL Abukuma
. d4 o) u; r9 U/ L) ~) E. d* K CL Tatsuta
* V$ ~4 b, S. ]9 q9 Q6 P+ W) W CL Yubari. A1 C) ?# M- b! E' x. z
DD Michishio
2 Q# k& H2 z! {1 l8 y- b! A% K) A& b) a0 F, F
Allied Ships5 l( a# _! v+ E3 {/ t
DM Ramsay, Shell hits 4, heavy fires8 g9 P5 l2 U3 _( Y0 |
DM Breese, Shell hits 12, and is sunk u) ?% W) ?" d
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Sub attack near Port Moresby at 98,133$ i& |2 C' O6 ]
0 y: s6 w" p3 y4 n( j5 lJapanese Ships
6 y m- z6 P$ ?: Z2 K PB Kozan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
) I! _' F$ L* y1 h3 N# ^0 ?$ L/ ` AO Manju Maru
& K' N# m" T+ E) \% J- M AO Akebono Maru0 e7 u; y$ `. L: S
PB Choun Maru #8" Z0 C) [' X% o+ y! l+ l
SC Ch 20# q# f) y+ i+ s/ e: b$ f" y9 N2 V
7 p0 ?* P: G) c& R( \Allied Ships
2 e# D4 j- j3 ? SS Tautog
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130; T: r- p$ G% E$ b% O2 v4 l. r& ?* l
9 ~+ v, _7 x# n2 LWeather in hex: Light cloud7 G- A) @# P0 w/ a
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
+ M: C8 Q9 ~ q9 oEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
U" H2 x, r- b9 Y& c" E: c: i# d A6M2 Zero x 41
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Allied aircraft
# e( }- @# M3 \ P-40E Warhawk x 16: G8 c9 y4 N$ t; Q
PBY-5 Catalina x 30/ t+ r- I9 g Z% R: x% r8 w' R
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No Japanese losses. T4 x# Q5 t0 Z. u9 L6 J Y/ m
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P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
5 Z0 b& h6 u% q6 M K4 i PBY-5 Catalina: 3 damaged
1 z6 Q, O7 \( M: o1 O PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed by flak+ ^' a8 S! I' n+ o& Z* `
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2 k7 v0 P9 p3 U2 R! y U" w# S/ S DD Suresushio
2 ~ }6 U4 x. U. R5 G$ ] DD Oyashio, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
7 ?9 \" c2 C4 c6 o( A TB Hayabusa" \" L& b* L3 n! M5 V" T& O
TB Otori
3 G7 V+ S# A& r& t TB Hiyodori ` M1 a/ y5 H
DD Hagikaze. m- Z. f( _. C: x
DD Hatsukaze
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