AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 27, 42
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[% T7 n' E8 S6 s0 |; w5 N盟军一支在莫港卸载补给的船队全灭;
) ]* a8 S1 L; [5 ]7 b# l K+ C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;: k6 e& Y$ w7 t5 U1 k8 `
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1 F+ N9 z8 ]2 l. s" s% M
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 12,000 Yards* K! E! p6 e6 m8 [
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Japanese Ships
3 T2 W! }) c1 n DD Oyashio
! G) l% M0 [; j2 ^ DD Hatsukaze; X. A/ `/ A, m# Y, v
DD Hagikaze/ I+ G, ^) |2 G! x
DD Uranami% B3 g% ^2 G* }5 ]% _
TB Otori
; z& P/ H- h4 h9 y1 R& Q. L TB Hiyodori
% E1 ]7 B. ~% w; [- o# x, w9 G TB Hayabusa/ o$ }, d# f7 |" A) P- f
TB Kiji- O2 r) w" {, V7 C
TB Kamo& ]* U# C) r+ ?4 P! e% i' G
DD Suresushio
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Allied Ships
' Y, I# A* j0 b! M Z _& }7 l xAKL Chungking, Shell hits 23, and is sunk& t9 z3 `5 b# [, e3 u- X
xAKL Darvel, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk' J0 m* G6 N8 @
xAKL Kaiping, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
; R' _! m) k8 [# _3 t1 _ xAKL Vichy, Shell hits 18, and is sunk$ a6 P* N) }7 W& e4 y' ~
xAKL Patris, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
& M* z' ^; \- N! D9 I) T xAKL Burwah, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
7 {/ E/ Y% l- p5 U+ P xAKL Carlisle, Shell hits 26, and is sunk+ Z1 A5 P. h1 ]8 ~! e
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9 X- y/ c( D% {+ ~1 r$ BNight Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 7,000 Yards3 `% G/ U O8 F; s- f" z
b2 x ^' ]$ x4 ]* B7 ?2 O) ]" |% YJapanese Ships D0 ~4 D" }; C, G* K5 T. b$ `
CA Furutaka
2 C9 H$ O% A i: ]7 P- i$ z CA Kako
/ f9 s! Y9 ?( a& w CL Abukuma
1 t8 v% ^ K: F8 e CL Tenryu, e9 K# L9 c, K/ y% P
CL Tatsuta- k# _/ x0 e) s
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1. R/ d: R W2 V% N( r
DD Michishio& _! o/ w: f# v N9 s; k
DD Amagiri
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Allied Ships
5 A) M8 F- f7 j9 M6 i C DM Ramsay, Shell hits 1$ V9 ]4 B& T! O; L8 D. j$ ?* K
DM Breese, Shell hits 3, on fire
3 I+ A+ E4 i7 p6 T3 g7 }" B9 s+ x DM Tracy, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
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) _ P1 U$ I0 F- ATF 181 encounters mine field at Pago Pago (148,161)! ~' A; Y7 p7 o* b6 T
* r, d/ Z3 G, f z. bJapanese Ships
( d6 H9 {- O8 W L; \, g9 {5 `) [ CA Kako, Mine hits 5, on fire, heavy damage' r& }7 h6 j' H8 g! o t8 d
DD Amagiri, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
7 N, v" H% R' U$ H CL Tenryu, Mine hits 1, on fire
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% I, E' c' j# {0 aNight Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards$ E4 [; D. K* H) S1 [8 X( ~
* n. h$ J, G$ b+ W4 @& @) wJapanese Ships* T& a. x/ v( A# x; n! ]0 V3 f
DD Satsuki
. x5 @) D! ?0 P7 {' z DD Minazuki
! [0 R& Y. l* ]) q/ u! p, I6 W DD Mochizuki
/ i @3 D% m1 {$ p6 i' i9 T9 J DD Oite8 p- E) @7 [% [7 v8 W4 U
DD Hayate
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& D8 i* A# k% B0 }4 S6 D4 N% Z uAllied Ships' }" Y6 t! L Q, C5 z: n: _) m
PG Sacramento, Shell hits 15, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ e7 J8 x% o* i/ S* a) K xAK Alabaman
' Y) B/ q0 [3 G$ T; \( Z xAK Alaskan9 D* _ r K% V1 f& C$ r
xAK American* m9 B$ l* b) i! U
xAK Arizonan
I5 G; Z$ G5 B' T' j6 ^ xAK Arkansan. V- l% ?# \; ^7 l$ {- M
xAK Californian
* j& {; L$ v) G( X$ R- z/ L9 |7 i xAK Canadian* X& @! V( j' H; {
xAK Dakotan
& `0 |1 f" E7 J5 N( N- R4 \ xAK Hawaiian
/ D. P5 k P* F) [. Y2 ^: D* L xAK Kansan
: G1 Q# M* \& b3 W, k! t! l7 h xAK Minnesotan" r# A! C) l: D" C O
xAK Ohioan
" {6 n9 m- _2 O V' b* s+ m xAK Panaman
7 T1 ~ t/ o; G) ` xAK Pennsylvanian3 ]: F( M3 [3 N- N9 f" ?
xAK Puerto Rican
! _+ W4 |9 [5 p R# E7 ~ xAK Utahan: X# j! ^ j! H
xAK Virginian2 _4 i) H: }7 c5 f) f" b6 H. Y" n( N
xAK Trento9 D! E: P! N4 H# M' L
xAK Charles H Cramp3 ?# }9 R- K7 u: P% K" p4 J
xAK Lancaster
3 c$ @: ^$ k( C xAK Sagadahoc4 E: @; E6 M& ]. g% W$ A
xAK Santa Rita5 L3 }9 j& M: K8 T% |
xAK Santa Teresa* z$ J& Q/ L6 p
xAK Atlanta City6 u3 w8 V! n; O8 M: L3 r
xAK Chickasaw City9 s+ c: c& U' F: c1 t4 E
xAK Ensley City5 H9 |0 R7 _& Z
xAK Knoxville City: o$ V5 r, m# y( @6 @, ~
xAK Mobile City3 K4 D" N# B# \& A: W
xAK Tuscaloosa City& r; ?5 U1 ^+ x* y! P
xAK Steel Age! c% \+ k/ w4 P; p0 q1 ^! G6 v: L
xAK Steel Exporter& R. l3 i! f+ R8 t6 f% E
xAK Steel Mariner
O+ `# l2 `9 s# Z% j- g xAK Steel Navigator) v. \5 m( ~5 q D$ r. x
xAK Steel Ranger
" _8 R8 n" W6 X- R" O. M xAK Steel Scientist. k" d. i8 s4 T, k
xAK Steel Seafarer
/ S; K" _& o& g( h& P3 R/ E. @ xAK Steel Trader
5 H0 i' y. u8 I4 v1 o xAK Steel Voyager4 M, ^2 X8 B' V& N" e
xAK Steel Worker
6 q5 @6 F. ~& F2 @6 k xAK Andrea Luckenbach4 c1 G8 y& D8 Z
xAK Harry Luckenbach
h( }' T* N |& i T( q7 | xAK J.L. Luckenbach
1 f0 m# L) R# n+ p4 ^0 L xAK Jacob Luckenbach. o B9 {' Q1 ^. \! I9 N+ Q
xAK Julia Luckenbach
4 T1 X8 X+ \4 c9 \# O: i1 O xAK Katrina Luckenbach
: ^$ s5 f+ t+ D2 l' R- ? xAK Lena Luckenbach9 r# K0 N4 o+ n4 p' I1 E {
xAK Lewis Luckenbach9 T3 N4 v. y$ p) X6 h$ r
xAK Lillian Luckenbach
' N, ]# D/ H5 [ xAK Mathew Luckenbach% Y2 J O+ e4 x$ g) s! w, j
xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
: S! ?8 X( L4 e3 Y) C xAK Walter Luckenbach
5 |! P/ r% W3 n5 d: N xAK William Luckenbach, s+ {# h D& K2 E% C
xAK Diamond head
0 a7 k. _3 |( n, n- r$ [7 [ xAK Admiral Halstead
6 N% e \5 G: ^" l' k AM Matai, Shell hits 1! Z0 C( ^1 M2 v+ b5 x @/ A
AM Muritai, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
# U2 d/ h* S& R3 o; x0 ~ xAK Salamaua, Shell hits 18 m+ v* @1 b) E9 s! s6 G( N
xAK Rona, Shell hits 2* j# H. _0 {8 o% X3 |
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Allied ground losses:* t: J e2 R2 k' o8 _( L' }+ o: L5 Y
24 casualties reported
+ m3 e. J- _* X% x1 K9 \ Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 z& h$ W/ I2 C Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 4 disabled8 W( O' O8 q( [/ [2 V
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled. S& M/ {1 T- ? v: l, F+ @& i: u
Vehicles lost 17 (10 destroyed, 7 disabled)! W7 l a3 q+ V
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0 t2 L* G: h1 W) u0 }$ sNight Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards$ z9 x- o" b; d$ d, D+ s/ z* k0 }9 t
% K' T+ F. G: i2 `* MJapanese Ships
) _ _3 {% g' ^% J DD Satsuki
0 s3 M3 M7 M5 C- E DD Minazuki2 A6 I7 s1 v( y
DD Mochizuki% i0 E ^! _0 y. o L8 u2 Y
DD Oite
! n5 k: _" w- _4 ^2 S DD Hayate6 ~) ?2 y S# \( c
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Allied Ships" U; g, N9 C# l, E8 _8 A: \
PG Sacramento, Shell hits 12, heavy fires, heavy damage3 V9 o3 h" b! J7 a4 e6 B
xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage9 d$ }7 ^; C" {0 [1 ]3 W% t6 {
AM Muritai, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage' Z6 R" N; e& \8 Y( S. g
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Allied ground losses:
/ o* G! e9 W6 A7 j c* i* b Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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7 u6 U; y% p3 F! |3 c, lNight Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 121,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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4 s& i& f4 o0 }' n( u+ r: DJapanese Ships1 F' s7 X5 W$ d4 l0 q+ p
DD Satsuki
, P+ n. m( Q9 ? DD Minazuki
4 g) e% B& u( [7 w+ n DD Mochizuki
0 D: r7 m2 K+ s2 } DD Oite
: }! J" v; ], o/ h9 `, p% X DD Hayate+ O8 o! F$ M5 ~' A4 c# X5 N
6 k# r8 d, n [6 m" K- d! cAllied Ships
* y9 Z0 m* u2 U, H' Z xAK Alabaman
8 y/ c, u5 e9 W4 ]& v xAK Alaskan
5 |/ [1 p: |/ h8 G7 r+ e xAK American5 p# p3 K" R- w% \3 \; B1 e! F
xAK Arizonan+ _6 a l( @- [- C) C0 a: u
xAK Arkansan
8 L; o P2 F/ g. | xAK Californian
) |! v# e% v) f" } J/ R1 `& V xAK Canadian
* E s% U/ y$ P) R# Z xAK Dakotan
! @8 v& \" ?8 _9 m; }0 I" O! B xAK Hawaiian) n, N. c0 f, ^
xAK Kansan# i' S3 c7 ?0 j+ }7 n2 \ [+ M7 e
xAK Minnesotan! L \1 e1 H/ `' N# R4 Z
xAK Ohioan
( f5 R7 r' y' B: E xAK Panaman! P8 c0 Z0 S+ R$ b7 ^/ G
xAK Pennsylvanian
! V5 @6 F) G0 K0 ~5 I xAK Puerto Rican
4 J5 i+ ^# d! I$ j xAK Utahan
7 M/ {* D4 k1 i7 ] xAK Virginian% d0 ~( K, j# w' V, q) r
xAK Trento3 c3 {9 L- n3 h7 N9 X5 r
xAK Charles H Cramp
3 L0 H/ r" ]" P! l xAK Lancaster
/ S, _2 {' S) E6 e' T* P xAK Sagadahoc
9 B1 N6 k) U0 d) ^7 X( g xAK Santa Rita/ T. Z7 H# X; l! W
xAK Santa Teresa
+ z- G3 w7 Q, T xAK Atlanta City
2 o- Q D4 G4 i# I xAK Chickasaw City
% e( k# c0 L! q: w xAK Ensley City
( e0 q: k4 [% w; P. v xAK Knoxville City* ]7 L8 W5 _8 u* K4 L8 W7 V, K
xAK Mobile City" C2 g3 O6 ~$ b. \9 x& I
xAK Tuscaloosa City
/ l$ ~( X0 y3 ]! q( l2 g xAK Steel Age
9 }: L5 r! Q$ S+ v4 Z& x5 @# m xAK Steel Exporter
* n3 J/ D, r/ O. o( v8 h1 I xAK Steel Mariner2 l- v* j2 {8 v! X
xAK Steel Navigator
/ Q& d$ b. f. N xAK Steel Ranger
: K6 c+ k( U1 f7 s0 D+ ] xAK Steel Scientist
% J) X* r9 `, _4 S* s/ Z4 a0 H xAK Steel Seafarer# ]+ W7 U" b7 \
xAK Steel Trader4 P% H' b. O* g8 c2 `
xAK Steel Voyager
' s6 @4 O& @+ ?* I2 l9 ^( Z7 } xAK Steel Worker, heavy damage) A% W; P! L; U9 n! ?2 W4 s
xAK Andrea Luckenbach8 L1 ?3 ]6 C0 a' K- M. ^, F
xAK Harry Luckenbach
$ R$ f" g B/ {' w; T xAK J.L. Luckenbach2 D7 L F; u7 q& W7 Z4 ~$ u% t0 j7 w
xAK Jacob Luckenbach! J2 K0 m& S; n$ x, o
xAK Julia Luckenbach
9 y) p/ x- N& @& t4 x6 n. V- L xAK Katrina Luckenbach& i3 E/ q- z6 D& O* ^1 B
xAK Lena Luckenbach
9 ~* x0 K* x4 u8 s( B$ E xAK Lewis Luckenbach
. V. {1 d* u( i2 X6 h! A% T' V9 { xAK Lillian Luckenbach9 @ ?% t: N8 U b, V
xAK Mathew Luckenbach7 V9 S7 h+ v. g s+ W
xAK Walter Luckenbach2 X2 Z5 G7 R# V5 {0 w7 i$ ^
xAK William Luckenbach4 v2 N' u H( X T/ I5 B# C
xAK Diamond head
" R7 ?2 |* J' H+ R4 {2 @ xAK Admiral Halstead
) l, y$ m# R: e6 f& F7 ~ xAK Admiral Cole1 D7 Q. N2 ?) m' H! E$ [& |( L
xAK Crown City
* @5 \) `& g& F AM Matai, Shell hits 20, heavy fires, heavy damage, ~( |8 g+ u R) D
xAK Rona, Shell hits 4
* h! q! D& X# p4 | xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1
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8 u2 }' P" ~9 S; ^* eAllied ground losses:/ {* {* e8 l- Q/ M+ B3 t
37 casualties reported
* _% b3 [. g+ m. i) d( o0 j Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled& i( T# s* y2 R3 ]2 U6 L: v) J" z
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled! n' e k) c) i
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 120,193, Range 15,000 Yards0 P5 P6 |" S* P7 o
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Japanese Ships
& @' r5 f5 A7 o/ o$ g DD Satsuki3 b" }0 `: k: J/ y Z
DD Minazuki0 u4 e/ o! \3 L9 i
DD Mochizuki+ e% l0 } f# D8 Y
DD Oite5 k3 h* g' }1 g
DD Hayate
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Allied Ships
6 j) ]/ [. P! X# y% _ xAK Alabaman6 q, _# ]% z3 v b' w& t/ j! D5 S
xAK Alaskan
' c% M m' T4 @+ D, r! g0 e xAK American' {' g& @7 @ E/ K# p
xAK Arizonan+ K% Z( C' b/ ^5 B2 s( a
xAK Arkansan$ t. y" l* N% S0 u6 g
xAK Californian
) _, H/ k( n: _7 O$ C xAK Canadian
/ v' ~! Z h6 ]: I xAK Dakotan! D' M9 z/ M2 ~8 l/ @" W
xAK Hawaiian) j6 O7 F8 z; J/ Z& i, Z
xAK Kansan3 {: C- n3 a! r! F, Z, ?8 _! I
xAK Minnesotan; v% ]- T" U: k9 ]) Y* G0 D, a
xAK Ohioan
4 L: u2 P- _+ S& U$ O1 M3 `- T xAK Panaman5 N3 }! B! N0 ~/ _
xAK Pennsylvanian* H9 ?- D. Z% G
xAK Puerto Rican
7 W3 C' ]6 S, ?3 D1 Q) h* o7 `' V1 C6 ] xAK Utahan
( y8 h! @: _3 A, N, x4 l2 Z xAK Virginian3 U" u; z [: @ W/ R% a; r
xAK Trento
1 M# v5 L8 a. t xAK Charles H Cramp2 o# M; s6 ?, K! Q' I
xAK Lancaster3 d9 ^: x- |2 {
xAK Sagadahoc
7 V- ^1 B' T. P xAK Santa Rita
$ q) k+ `" d0 V; F! a1 s xAK Santa Teresa
. @( l s( B4 V. {5 L3 O; w! O; w xAK Atlanta City2 ~/ i2 @6 B4 b5 L; Q4 e
xAK Chickasaw City% w7 @: |' H* ]4 J7 D5 \
xAK Ensley City1 |+ k/ b' B! S5 v! M) a6 W1 m9 e O1 G" Y: [
xAK Knoxville City, m/ T- @* X g0 N' n" W' ]
xAK Mobile City
# L/ w v9 W# x! |. t xAK Tuscaloosa City
" i8 t C) t! e( I4 S9 B xAK Steel Age
6 S8 X& a; h2 W! E' { xAK Steel Exporter, G, J" r s* n7 G. l
xAK Steel Mariner
# B1 P: j- a1 I, l+ a xAK Steel Navigator
' C1 J5 d2 M% ]1 Z xAK Steel Ranger' Q& `4 a0 d0 ]1 ]6 @/ D$ w
xAK Steel Scientist0 t u: P6 P" h" |
xAK Steel Seafarer$ X! \; h5 D0 m( g) F m" ?
xAK Steel Trader+ \9 p' ]& u ?7 L* L0 `+ ^
xAK Steel Voyager6 F4 O2 c9 L% d; d/ G
xAK Andrea Luckenbach" M0 K1 J( Q; M" E$ T2 Z) @2 m
xAK Harry Luckenbach
/ e5 Q( ]0 B7 i* S/ k xAK J.L. Luckenbach
) p9 [; e$ C; H2 f7 F0 m' F xAK Jacob Luckenbach! C6 _. } |8 A/ X7 ^
xAK Julia Luckenbach
3 D( H0 Q7 O5 t9 ?; [) r* V) \6 ~ xAK Katrina Luckenbach# `( v% E! j! O1 R
xAK Lena Luckenbach
6 n+ @$ Q% A p. f, J" b) I* B# ]# Q xAK Lewis Luckenbach/ i, I5 A7 s7 ?, |7 H
xAK Lillian Luckenbach
4 U; q+ E) C+ W) U! G( d! B% L xAK Mathew Luckenbach
% A2 s2 g5 Y2 u- R xAK Walter Luckenbach
: E# d- ]- w6 @1 z, u xAK William Luckenbach, r+ ^# z; y: r! M1 J* Y& C8 k
xAK Diamond head
* z9 O( o) j8 n) b$ L$ X! y1 T# j xAK Admiral Halstead+ Q/ }* W( x3 z2 |1 S
xAK Admiral Cole3 e0 y6 Q' L: r
xAK Crown City
2 G, X8 {! d- m, C8 G1 m" V' A xAK Admiral Y. Williams4 L ?$ ^7 G2 q$ J
xAK Iron Crown, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
3 i- _4 i' Y. _9 T xAK Rona, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage8 i! _& t# s, W
xAK Exmoor, Shell hits 2
4 C5 y* F" L I xAK Aeon, Shell hits 3, on fire
( W9 g: M( H( w' N6 q a xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1+ F6 i0 o o Y3 ]4 C) d$ C
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7 f. A* w" [7 l' YAllied ground losses:. _- P% ~5 y+ Q+ e. ]3 N9 K
59 casualties reported
; W' S) z$ j, x# i Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled' m* F' L6 n0 y! `: E% K, x1 @* C
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 19 disabled6 q, Z2 U: H3 C3 ^
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: y+ ~! D2 b3 l8 n6 F, {0 \( M
Guns lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled)/ M* N; l" W& A g7 w: U- G- L8 K1 s
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 14,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
$ z* X4 I; I% W( X1 B; r5 k: x CA Furutaka
) J5 Y$ q( D5 }% I' L* ~ CL Abukuma
* N6 A; Y/ K* c% |* h, m# O4 @0 Z CL Tatsuta
; g! ^& }4 J) j- g1 b5 v CL Yubari
) t4 P5 @. L3 q% m2 g1 c) F DD Michishio
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Allied Ships, r. d: E% t) _) j+ k0 s
DM Ramsay, Shell hits 4, heavy fires/ L; ]- E9 S2 I* U7 c
DM Breese, Shell hits 12, and is sunk1 _0 {# h( I1 j: p$ e& }( ]
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" ?7 N; ^1 E+ y# ]+ d4 }7 a9 bSub attack near Port Moresby at 98,133+ t8 m; n, o" w8 m& }, n1 u
5 M5 f4 @; _9 b8 LJapanese Ships. v1 Q/ t4 ?' I2 Y9 ]* E. {+ S
PB Kozan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
B. m* P/ z1 `1 h! F( S6 o4 k AO Manju Maru
( n! }4 L# a ] AO Akebono Maru
) h# p A% q0 \. d; K PB Choun Maru #8
. q; D2 A7 r/ {. c& {! r1 ]% i SC Ch 20: [# b$ u4 J, L! ?* S B" `
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SS Tautog
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, u; C) U$ G: M9 g% s: {Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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9 l9 K* m F+ p4 |Weather in hex: Light cloud
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/ T8 {% B, c5 l$ R, z9 ]Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
! [# z b* t6 ?$ \7 M! c; PEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
8 v0 d" p) k: Q& M& v A6M2 Zero x 41
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2 \0 j- c! C7 S/ e
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Allied aircraft
- j, J, }- e1 q& B) C a3 q P-40E Warhawk x 167 q" M8 v C; K2 t
PBY-5 Catalina x 30
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Allied aircraft losses4 E+ T, l- Z9 h& M0 U
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed K) e! G2 @. c2 t8 t" {, B
PBY-5 Catalina: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships+ {& X T/ f; C8 E( G* E
DD Suresushio4 z0 G! H% j3 l% ~8 @- {1 S
DD Oyashio, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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TB Otori
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DD Hagikaze
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