Day Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 97,131, Range 17,000 Yards' p& f& G$ E" ~/ }
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Japanese Ships
. F" [7 d! ]$ U6 c" z( A1 V, x: f BB Kongo
2 a0 M$ x' K7 X3 {2 E, h4 U BB Haruna
' Y% s( I$ m/ M; v# x BB Hiei, x h. T# r% T& @
BB Kirishima, Shell hits 3+ R, {* }+ E9 Z; H, Q0 Z" c. X5 h
CA Tone; P y9 O! b$ b0 ]8 v
CA Chikuma
U- q! w( Q4 O" ]* T CA Takao
9 V3 D! ]7 Y! Z CA Atago8 B8 L9 V& ?3 i' Q+ L2 y" Z
CA Maya: t' g7 \0 y8 C; I/ c2 ]( @4 a {
CA Chokai! j! d; j/ e; p( ]& t4 ~) {
CA Suzuya% b! P9 E2 A3 A6 v# s+ b
CA Kumano6 ]% n |' s- n! |0 Q
CA Aoba
" x) d; c: K3 v4 C- h; _9 _ CA Kinugasa
0 j6 w0 Q& U7 ?! V6 G5 k% X2 H CA Furutaka
4 i- g# A. R- d8 F# p4 E: s CL Nagara* Q0 y0 V) r6 p7 B6 |3 u2 Y5 F) y
CL Yura
# X+ ?. \+ W$ z* |9 G, F CL Tenryu* l$ e$ _ O2 ^; e/ g, A5 V
CL Tatsuta6 L1 A' w8 o2 ^5 |1 l1 F+ Q# E, i8 n
CL Yubari
( p+ q) C+ R- r$ O; M* t) ` E Akikaze( ]3 I; v4 h5 f3 ?+ C( J
E Tachikaze1 P) J4 d( ]0 {& r7 a+ Z
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AP Zeilin, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
+ z1 @, [* _/ Z/ Z AP Henry T. Allen, Shell hits 22, and is sunk- T0 R+ b, z1 i* ~5 ^( Q2 Y: f, K
AP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 4, and is sunk- r- _8 e5 u+ v \9 Y$ a; c
AP Heywood, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk* ]/ N& f5 d# \" T0 H- y/ c1 x
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Allied ground losses:* j& w; H% C. F% P0 A
16506 casualties reported
# C; G) g; `; E1 v4 e Squads: 92 destroyed, 370 disabled
* ?7 j3 h# M. F4 g Non Combat: 236 destroyed, 787 disabled
8 r- S: w$ @2 b( y6 y3 ?2 ]: N* e Engineers: 61 destroyed, 58 disabled/ n* R- m e, x/ Z
Guns lost 14 (13 destroyed, 1 disabled)1 y2 |+ K$ C0 R0 I4 X5 W
Vehicles lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled) |