AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 27, 421 b6 Z+ D2 C! Q/ ]6 _
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盟军一支在莫港卸载补给的船队全灭;
2 d @2 s+ I' o# P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;$ x( z8 j9 @1 o& {; W
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8 u" W/ [* a" A$ t/ ~3 Z6 Z* q
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 12,000 Yards% A1 h5 k5 ^/ H% _. |
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Japanese Ships% {8 [) G1 H7 T& v
DD Oyashio
# _$ i0 ?) k+ M DD Hatsukaze" }) z7 W. Q; A" J. K8 G
DD Hagikaze8 B( n% O) M' N3 M& a3 b4 T" y: t, {% t+ U* O
DD Uranami
, m0 p5 k* y- N: @6 h, u) l TB Otori
6 } f$ h; ?9 |% o# o5 B. s) k TB Hiyodori
- w& [ B t9 i y3 B) i* l TB Hayabusa: _# I. N. [6 u( F! Y
TB Kiji7 m+ [) z+ q( O3 F
TB Kamo
2 Y9 `; M! b: L DD Suresushio, G' e8 f. K& Y4 i0 K, O( j$ _, Y9 i
7 p; d' L, @! ?Allied Ships7 r0 A% a0 O$ ?/ c
xAKL Chungking, Shell hits 23, and is sunk
9 U" ?$ V5 e- D: t8 V: @# d xAKL Darvel, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk) }, |6 g' D8 e+ S
xAKL Kaiping, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
, E1 W7 T! L; F" D$ s) u- W9 g xAKL Vichy, Shell hits 18, and is sunk- X2 R$ {* U( ? o) H3 i2 @+ {
xAKL Patris, Shell hits 25, and is sunk& K/ L" p9 u. L G; @
xAKL Burwah, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
+ i7 h. v7 D+ X1 ~ xAKL Carlisle, Shell hits 26, and is sunk
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2 y4 w9 z) Q- v+ I, VNight Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 7,000 Yards: e5 P+ S% }% \! L/ w0 X$ L4 d
$ s8 I1 n8 H" Q. `1 aJapanese Ships; ^3 W) n) P/ y$ C4 E
CA Furutaka, j+ b) r1 n$ x+ y
CA Kako
& N/ l9 V0 ^% X2 `) C& [% R CL Abukuma
' y/ d; l4 Z# X* e' X CL Tenryu
5 a8 r- n" C7 t1 W! [5 X# O H4 g z CL Tatsuta2 u6 J$ `( W( r" U2 T# T
CL Yubari, Shell hits 12 N6 @5 ?& b" ~& l
DD Michishio1 \; U+ Q9 @8 Y6 k' z* a9 k
DD Amagiri
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Allied Ships
0 P8 P/ Z: ~& Z% p/ s DM Ramsay, Shell hits 1% v2 v, w d' r9 h- y) m
DM Breese, Shell hits 3, on fire
p/ v" ~, {& H1 Z" T DM Tracy, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
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TF 181 encounters mine field at Pago Pago (148,161)
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8 c+ Y6 ]( `# ^ CA Kako, Mine hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
. ]: N& e6 `9 s9 ` DD Amagiri, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage6 w* J: q9 g/ x
CL Tenryu, Mine hits 1, on fire0 [. Y: d, o2 f; P
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: Z! O; j1 ^" R4 e& ?0 xNight Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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$ {+ O! K) {' _) QJapanese Ships
8 `( }; a2 C6 D9 f- D8 c/ r DD Satsuki
) \2 U( v( ]' ]3 t- U DD Minazuki
1 s3 k4 N" i- @: r% h DD Mochizuki
5 q7 v' s& N' B5 q4 T+ ?1 \$ Y$ ^ DD Oite
, b6 }* t; U5 b( { j DD Hayate0 \! r( G+ g/ j
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Allied Ships- N" g- d& s7 f4 w1 D
PG Sacramento, Shell hits 15, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 |. o5 Y3 s( i. ]9 O& a& Z xAK Alabaman
* E4 |* s' F% n xAK Alaskan
+ R0 v R# K2 M% k; U% l xAK American
( Y* s2 J/ a1 u/ X: k4 p xAK Arizonan
9 R# L) ~3 o) |% @ xAK Arkansan0 [! W% U5 G8 m
xAK Californian
; J G8 g3 I- n9 ^( P# I xAK Canadian
+ b: D4 A' H1 B0 J0 l xAK Dakotan
9 R+ r4 ^1 y K- f. _ xAK Hawaiian
, W6 c2 \0 \$ m M. R' g xAK Kansan
0 [& k9 [9 U+ n" S% A xAK Minnesotan" i" K2 D' l% W# A
xAK Ohioan
' L: N. e7 k8 Z# g; E& _: s! ~ xAK Panaman
/ b" N& s, x4 h g5 V# x# | xAK Pennsylvanian! y& X. W/ i% f2 O/ z# x$ @
xAK Puerto Rican% R) N6 \ h, ?, C% f1 C* E
xAK Utahan
2 }1 a8 U' L7 A. t# U1 U xAK Virginian
( {+ w4 x& S8 x/ ~; R* s xAK Trento
& o" n9 ^7 h, R3 v3 q$ S xAK Charles H Cramp
. q# l$ m6 R# P3 n xAK Lancaster) u: |1 A: @* A1 u K d1 \) Q
xAK Sagadahoc
1 L( U+ u& Y# P- a, h; G! U" \ xAK Santa Rita; [' W" U0 G4 l
xAK Santa Teresa
# ?6 H% N* A9 y xAK Atlanta City
* T0 l3 K3 j6 o% J xAK Chickasaw City4 j6 I6 q/ V! Q3 M
xAK Ensley City
. F5 o" i; A. I0 A" E( \ xAK Knoxville City. c8 Z+ T* n! h- b
xAK Mobile City
% S% _9 ~6 b' e xAK Tuscaloosa City
( [( v' T. l* b. {( | xAK Steel Age
% Z% h( {% p% }/ N: P5 s3 { xAK Steel Exporter
, X& Z P' S+ |0 B; ~ xAK Steel Mariner
( u+ }; }) q- k5 O+ U i x9 { xAK Steel Navigator
- ~! [ S! Y' P- M xAK Steel Ranger: Y% y% A/ u2 C6 m
xAK Steel Scientist: Z. A- u* D4 X& j2 j% h) a
xAK Steel Seafarer, `7 a; J" Q/ Q. X9 H' }
xAK Steel Trader, [5 t- ^( S: B5 ~3 [: n1 g
xAK Steel Voyager( ?$ w: O5 e) @/ E1 \2 m
xAK Steel Worker) \3 {' m) A3 C/ o; q, k J
xAK Andrea Luckenbach
* K3 \) i, o- r! o) t xAK Harry Luckenbach3 F4 L7 e" C9 c W6 }
xAK J.L. Luckenbach
3 G* B& i ?" S2 `* ` xAK Jacob Luckenbach% E6 M4 K! h s6 c1 z
xAK Julia Luckenbach* ?% L! Q: | i- S8 u* L7 y
xAK Katrina Luckenbach: n& M5 G7 H/ k3 ]: n
xAK Lena Luckenbach
?. ^! q/ ~! ^4 Q% K% L xAK Lewis Luckenbach1 a, q7 `. ^' c; D2 D7 c
xAK Lillian Luckenbach p5 Z1 B$ W$ i0 U3 X+ Y: I
xAK Mathew Luckenbach" A. k5 p! k/ O! C
xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 7, heavy fires v1 l6 J7 g& R0 e
xAK Walter Luckenbach
7 v, o! [5 P& k* {% H) t xAK William Luckenbach
9 Y8 K" L# g; C+ D0 L xAK Diamond head
7 K I) p3 N8 L; B5 C9 F xAK Admiral Halstead
/ ~! A) O' Z" a0 Z m. ]1 E1 H AM Matai, Shell hits 1/ U- @; P2 e( N" i; f! {$ J
AM Muritai, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage; _; r8 L$ H2 A/ ]
xAK Salamaua, Shell hits 1
! L1 H( x# X5 j$ E- Z3 N2 m xAK Rona, Shell hits 23 D8 Y& V& D* P7 H' r" B
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: Z3 U+ A1 Z3 J5 G7 B- Z7 m% jAllied ground losses:7 |7 b6 v X( e! I
24 casualties reported) V, R0 f4 u' x# d3 ^
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 O2 p1 t2 V' D: o' p; ~7 o2 [
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 4 disabled
# S& a. d: U' D2 ] Engineers: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled5 ]2 U3 c# ~4 `+ C) y1 C- y! r
Vehicles lost 17 (10 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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1 M0 H! v$ C' D; T$ @4 LNight Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
7 Z3 L' d/ ~& @0 h! T" R DD Satsuki2 {# u8 h- p: q2 g7 X
DD Minazuki
) E0 y/ {6 m: p( F s DD Mochizuki
9 ?4 f3 M6 O( f9 G: v8 v. m DD Oite
# J+ c2 Q! A' L" s DD Hayate
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Allied Ships
7 x: r5 _) P! Z b2 f# B0 @ PG Sacramento, Shell hits 12, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 V) {" a: l3 e6 C+ F: A5 }" V3 B xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage
) g( J9 ?% Q! t$ F7 g/ k AM Muritai, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage3 B1 T' i$ B) `1 J7 A! s: N1 O/ x
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+ f0 j J M; W8 w2 Q/ c5 K6 K, oAllied ground losses:, G( _ t/ X! c0 w& L# N: |1 G/ L/ E5 O
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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% X1 P' N8 W f9 @Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 121,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
: l4 Z; ]$ o8 z DD Satsuki5 ]( F' K. o4 Q" I0 M
DD Minazuki. m0 o0 Y( G1 z$ W# G* E6 `
DD Mochizuki
8 P9 C% i: I N2 d4 I! ^ DD Oite
/ | [8 p( V$ d# K% ` DD Hayate" k( d% y3 s" p/ y) q$ o0 J! o3 t
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Allied Ships7 _: S2 i- k7 S0 \' M# J( {, w
xAK Alabaman
, Z( Z0 D' @( O& v4 z1 e xAK Alaskan" M, d% \, x# ?) V5 ^
xAK American
. Y# w* @& c% b9 x' T xAK Arizonan
+ D( s2 N2 t& d) S' t/ L8 d- k xAK Arkansan
7 h; u9 K9 f- ]0 F; F$ @9 F xAK Californian6 Z& c- b, ^2 B* u/ m6 L( y
xAK Canadian/ G) o4 I% [- n% i! D
xAK Dakotan2 v. `/ Q4 H3 L
xAK Hawaiian8 Q/ b: ^' ^ Y# o9 V2 ^
xAK Kansan
; v9 }! Y) t, [( x" o1 V xAK Minnesotan0 ~4 T9 ], {3 l) N# c
xAK Ohioan. E: L% R. w6 E9 b) j8 s
xAK Panaman9 t% x% I2 n* e0 N2 L8 A, ]6 M) {3 @
xAK Pennsylvanian! V% [1 @: Q, Z- H5 h' V1 y& h' B
xAK Puerto Rican5 e& {2 h* `' s5 A5 Y8 m% H+ j
xAK Utahan# Z% x4 M: X2 c+ Y. n# t
xAK Virginian$ q, j! m$ x L
xAK Trento
. ]$ r. q! D0 [% ?3 [2 l xAK Charles H Cramp' M0 }9 K8 r9 {( ]
xAK Lancaster& n! E+ L9 c6 y6 u) D
xAK Sagadahoc
8 b+ M; r' g. C# A% f3 P" r xAK Santa Rita
& e2 Z0 c( d! T7 i5 X+ `! B ~ xAK Santa Teresa
# _1 w; H( z' W3 B+ s xAK Atlanta City2 [5 p* s, G0 c0 T U) V" l0 e6 I& o
xAK Chickasaw City
" h+ U6 W* D, S/ m xAK Ensley City
, r& W4 `) n" A; a xAK Knoxville City
; A0 Z x) I+ d; @ xAK Mobile City
& c" ? K( N z# S5 k/ X xAK Tuscaloosa City& V/ i9 B) y" p
xAK Steel Age
9 }4 x' D( }* T3 |% C% u" F6 J5 x xAK Steel Exporter8 ]1 G# K; r- \
xAK Steel Mariner1 X3 K1 {3 ?4 U k- A) G
xAK Steel Navigator
& j4 Z' D. B; E% ?% b1 q# e xAK Steel Ranger
4 ~% E9 c! e. ]/ V3 L: ?: l xAK Steel Scientist2 q C2 m5 {# _- k( Q
xAK Steel Seafarer
* Y4 [; u3 F) L% P xAK Steel Trader
x1 G: h8 |" n9 G' x# ^ xAK Steel Voyager$ r4 w" `) L" t5 ] U8 T
xAK Steel Worker, heavy damage
7 B6 i& Z/ l& h9 L1 Z3 C xAK Andrea Luckenbach8 r+ P/ `5 O( {' ^& u
xAK Harry Luckenbach
7 X, S& I) V" X' ^ xAK J.L. Luckenbach9 z6 k( b4 ~6 r' D0 h; i
xAK Jacob Luckenbach5 B$ K& ^$ Y) P. n6 x
xAK Julia Luckenbach
) Z# f' H. S- h xAK Katrina Luckenbach
_9 e- t* s# \9 K xAK Lena Luckenbach" {8 v8 ~1 n7 {
xAK Lewis Luckenbach
# b+ ^( _- \0 k$ \ xAK Lillian Luckenbach$ j( D& e5 [/ D7 u
xAK Mathew Luckenbach
1 B D4 s# J$ a% U! K xAK Walter Luckenbach' l" Z# \# j& i8 h' W& s
xAK William Luckenbach& M# H- s& d! V1 y
xAK Diamond head6 x% q$ j! I U5 m5 _0 g$ H; S
xAK Admiral Halstead
, ?7 |& ]; f% q# @: Z0 G- X( u xAK Admiral Cole6 a; v v5 `7 j
xAK Crown City# ?; ~0 d$ O% w
AM Matai, Shell hits 20, heavy fires, heavy damage0 R: Z# t) {: v) o
xAK Rona, Shell hits 4/ H Y. o/ x9 n; Y. S5 W
xAK Macedon, Shell hits 17 m9 [ n2 y/ J/ ~7 G g1 F3 L8 J
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Allied ground losses:
y0 N t) J/ w! g4 j 37 casualties reported
3 _+ k. ?+ \( J! y Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled* ]5 G0 `: ^. k+ N: W. p
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
7 R3 a/ y% \' |4 |: j/ B" Q9 q Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 k; U' R2 g. V/ v
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 120,193, Range 15,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
# y" m' Q# u/ S5 p: Y# A" {+ k DD Satsuki6 a2 |; N2 h. G+ f u7 z; y
DD Minazuki( L; w- I, H- x3 \. v& x7 ~% S
DD Mochizuki
O, L/ |" f2 u& E9 d DD Oite
; x& p$ I3 m8 W, G/ X DD Hayate
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, o- H" A6 U/ g& g5 d- jAllied Ships
* }4 V4 H2 t9 C8 u; Q$ R xAK Alabaman% R2 m5 I1 M- U- x( I
xAK Alaskan$ z& s/ [5 N E. f' Y! G# \
xAK American
4 I9 W1 _5 a' m xAK Arizonan6 P6 w# d& e/ r, a& X- J
xAK Arkansan
& z6 Q$ x Y3 A) Y: U1 r% U xAK Californian6 X# n' b0 X1 E
xAK Canadian! \% m5 J) r$ |4 p! o3 c( F* w
xAK Dakotan& X( v$ \8 ?6 `" M
xAK Hawaiian# b2 ?$ d& q4 u
xAK Kansan1 s; I2 ~9 ~" h: t, m/ Y4 M& ^" b
xAK Minnesotan
, n3 [- ^5 H4 c z7 j8 C2 r xAK Ohioan
' V2 V% n7 ~. w xAK Panaman
5 }6 P, `# H& \- r$ u0 Z9 d9 q xAK Pennsylvanian m: S5 ?) e( p& m$ R' z5 |2 e
xAK Puerto Rican
9 |7 G( B. J9 ~% I L xAK Utahan' Y& ]. q8 U. J# D
xAK Virginian
p$ Q1 ^ Q4 c5 x0 X9 E8 ` xAK Trento
4 t2 }0 T& I# _2 E5 y xAK Charles H Cramp
: T) L0 J3 Y: ? xAK Lancaster4 [* g2 j# r1 ^1 r, w
xAK Sagadahoc
5 `' h, G+ s# M: d! J4 D xAK Santa Rita
+ g- F* u& u; ~' j xAK Santa Teresa9 p# e* X3 I; L/ A
xAK Atlanta City! J; z) O! t8 X A" p, m9 l
xAK Chickasaw City% ~6 j: t1 W* J: n5 D
xAK Ensley City3 ?3 y# i/ R! F, B- o, P
xAK Knoxville City
: i' }5 m4 E! U! x0 D xAK Mobile City
7 @8 P0 _/ \% R1 s/ h1 ]. \6 G/ ` xAK Tuscaloosa City5 |2 ~# Y1 W: m0 X
xAK Steel Age
~6 \4 t4 ?$ V) n xAK Steel Exporter
+ L+ y' L- N0 r! G xAK Steel Mariner% l. A x, D8 j" _) G; B% L
xAK Steel Navigator* Q9 }/ J' F7 p: C
xAK Steel Ranger
6 f! c7 n7 x) G& d+ D xAK Steel Scientist6 R: O& c% q8 E! }" _8 \6 s/ S
xAK Steel Seafarer
' i( H* t7 D6 j5 W xAK Steel Trader
* n5 |6 y: ^& W9 V0 A4 G" a xAK Steel Voyager' t% E4 d- g& H3 K: G* a1 ]# k& ]* D
xAK Andrea Luckenbach
1 W& O- V0 I8 ~" w5 { xAK Harry Luckenbach( P. m% G! V6 L! N- e$ Y# e2 z
xAK J.L. Luckenbach
" l& J1 S' \4 }9 y2 z) R0 u xAK Jacob Luckenbach) ]9 o) ~% C3 f
xAK Julia Luckenbach; P2 X3 W1 a: k; I# l3 f* P& g
xAK Katrina Luckenbach8 \1 r( R0 x2 K9 H0 ^8 K$ D. A( I" Q
xAK Lena Luckenbach0 M5 F& ~0 u6 @
xAK Lewis Luckenbach" g# ~! @3 @9 l* V/ Y" ~$ ^
xAK Lillian Luckenbach K1 F" m) ?) c
xAK Mathew Luckenbach
; L; w: T, P4 N3 A* h1 ~% {" l xAK Walter Luckenbach
9 a( Z7 `. N3 Y, O+ _ xAK William Luckenbach
, {9 t! W1 X! H. t( Z3 P xAK Diamond head) J% D9 h$ l0 U$ d& a
xAK Admiral Halstead& z7 f& I- j- J6 R. B3 e3 e
xAK Admiral Cole$ b6 N$ V* U) Z7 o0 V% k+ R5 F
xAK Crown City
8 Q! Y; m: {' s7 m xAK Admiral Y. Williams) S# e1 W3 }3 k7 Y3 z9 z
xAK Iron Crown, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
2 N! Q% c9 }: L5 a xAK Rona, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage2 s' y* I$ C$ `4 q+ J
xAK Exmoor, Shell hits 2
" y! s5 P" S+ L3 } xAK Aeon, Shell hits 3, on fire
2 r6 C. g7 B5 Y' I8 _# p( H5 X xAK Macedon, Shell hits 19 L2 d0 U, b( ~% x. }. c
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Allied ground losses:, ]/ S( J! d* z# t( U3 J
59 casualties reported
' z6 c- V' {; b5 S9 f B0 z Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled9 b+ h% }8 C% B( r4 Z4 p2 S4 [
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 19 disabled/ m/ a& q& `* K" z0 w# Q
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
% [* R, c5 Q( F4 d Guns lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled)( w5 i, _( t0 }# e9 m, H) K C
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 14,000 Yards
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8 x, R* e$ w0 u1 n- JJapanese Ships6 P/ h5 P: c. M Y
CA Furutaka1 q0 @% ~1 G6 ~0 Z7 q
CL Abukuma
& ^9 a( ]& M! j0 q4 y1 f CL Tatsuta
7 I7 b7 _0 N2 T, O( G# h/ W2 v5 Y" `3 m2 H CL Yubari
3 `+ Z% T% P7 ^6 @. q1 F7 J7 h& h( `: f DD Michishio' \8 E& k8 C! }% b- Y' a
: _% ~# ~, ?" `7 BAllied Ships
0 r' c$ n) l: o! T: z" O. S DM Ramsay, Shell hits 4, heavy fires2 g+ W' M K+ E* ?2 W" N) C4 V
DM Breese, Shell hits 12, and is sunk0 l% \8 f% s$ g( T& S
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Sub attack near Port Moresby at 98,133
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Japanese Ships8 D0 _3 J" [8 P3 Y" d: _
PB Kozan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
$ n8 @- M9 J: M7 s% N8 k2 W6 ? AO Manju Maru
; `. w, O$ G( }. k- z2 \( j AO Akebono Maru& t0 S; n0 k& b) A7 A
PB Choun Maru #8: c) N( z+ `" o# S1 J
SC Ch 20
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Allied Ships
: y' T$ d4 n8 L3 ^( K0 F" @1 x SS Tautog
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0 A# [- K, C3 ?' E* s, {9 _Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Light cloud1 I$ t7 n$ n6 e: ]/ Q8 I4 P. [
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. [6 s1 `6 G! L4 I3 p! y
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes1 Z" Q) x3 b" A4 G6 S4 e6 e& J
4 s/ ?* W a. B: x5 a3 P& JJapanese aircraft6 w& m' {, Z/ [. [/ p0 }
A6M2 Zero x 413 P1 s4 y6 F$ ] j6 |2 g
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' z1 W6 q' q. W5 L5 O) iAllied aircraft
2 c+ ]! V8 S) S9 y3 R1 f. f8 @ P-40E Warhawk x 16- k/ E, y5 V6 b. n" L! R% j4 B" F
PBY-5 Catalina x 30
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No Japanese losses9 }% o# i( j$ r# s+ K2 ?0 E) j9 ]5 S
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P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed- j, ]+ X1 U, C: o# [
PBY-5 Catalina: 3 damaged
# [) R" b* R0 c& e; C7 p3 g l7 E PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
+ } S5 y- O$ m( R" @. O DD Suresushio
: [7 J$ v* {: |; G, Y. f6 m# M DD Oyashio, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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TB Otori
, M$ s8 f7 O4 q: S1 [! q% A- P TB Hiyodori
4 e d7 l9 T, g DD Hagikaze
3 w7 G: h3 @' M# E+ V+ z DD Hatsukaze
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