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;
9 l- }5 Y, ~& F+ S; 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;7 e! c( M5 i" \1 F
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, w8 y7 i7 B1 ?+ |2 R ?% p8 g" w
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+ p0 ?& y' B, T" f0 fNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 12,000 Yards
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7 D" f9 Q% ~' D0 ?6 ]' \Japanese Ships8 f) K1 z: [7 i0 M0 j2 i
DD Oyashio
' K- v/ A! `$ h( | DD Hatsukaze6 ]- H; ?) c* m+ _
DD Hagikaze( B- W5 n/ I" f7 L& ~
DD Uranami& m0 I/ n( B: a) u: e/ u9 S
TB Otori+ z7 F' y7 M5 p/ `' u
TB Hiyodori
' }6 c. D+ {; s TB Hayabusa8 m' Y( d) h4 L* ~
TB Kiji T. g9 U7 g6 X; I6 y* }/ \
TB Kamo
# u6 a. ^) B4 Z, e DD Suresushio
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% a0 O- x5 c2 U8 |& i3 \+ t8 qAllied Ships1 d C* V& p4 N: J! `
xAKL Chungking, Shell hits 23, and is sunk, X2 G2 \7 b; N5 F9 ?
xAKL Darvel, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
* ^9 u. B, D* Q# z xAKL Kaiping, Shell hits 13, and is sunk4 w& x, ?: P( N" t1 n
xAKL Vichy, Shell hits 18, and is sunk
# ]; G7 Y6 O. [7 Z xAKL Patris, Shell hits 25, and is sunk7 m; H0 J( r1 ~. G8 r0 @8 @
xAKL Burwah, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk! H4 p b0 [0 ^) `8 Q6 w: m
xAKL Carlisle, Shell hits 26, and is sunk
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5 q$ D% Q& p2 Z5 R g) ?Night Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 7,000 Yards
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4 [5 b5 g- E$ F$ r" K9 FJapanese Ships/ W% Q; U+ Z( |% b A7 b
CA Furutaka
2 d. r- R* R, J! U9 A* C: [ CA Kako
! e6 g4 o8 L; m" v CL Abukuma
3 e% ^- f& S l( x4 A3 x" g2 _ CL Tenryu8 B& z( T0 s& l3 w1 e6 e
CL Tatsuta
- p; i' l6 T5 y$ s9 E2 n! c CL Yubari, Shell hits 1
- K9 g# X- t+ m1 _) ? DD Michishio
' A! K9 X X' L* B3 D DD Amagiri" T7 q; F, w( a3 g# W/ M J
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Allied Ships
& x' j; L, \( S4 }4 R9 B$ R# ^4 ` DM Ramsay, Shell hits 1" v& s3 A- m/ ]3 A$ x; }
DM Breese, Shell hits 3, on fire3 z! X! D3 r" W/ @
DM Tracy, Shell hits 6, and is sunk) }% y8 U B! T% f% u" @
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+ D2 {1 G% g: n4 O& TTF 181 encounters mine field at Pago Pago (148,161)" h" h! r* l3 B% N( m2 W
: f& v% C) U4 O# I) g& Q7 G6 _Japanese Ships
' N A! Z$ ~1 u: c; G! P/ i+ p CA Kako, Mine hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
+ }( d0 _9 e4 p! m+ @- E DD Amagiri, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
4 s4 s$ K/ s& |4 }( @ CL Tenryu, Mine hits 1, on fire
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards# @5 v! E6 R) d, E2 P
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Japanese Ships
# ~1 g7 n' @% W DD Satsuki" h$ K+ ^$ V' J1 ?* f8 I
DD Minazuki
1 _3 B& R* Q1 v, [9 [3 S9 ]; d% X DD Mochizuki& s6 y" {/ `- c6 Z3 C
DD Oite
- U5 g- H& _4 Z8 J DD Hayate
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# h8 I1 u/ N, ]6 l4 A6 DAllied Ships
3 `1 @0 P3 s5 C! d# L PG Sacramento, Shell hits 15, heavy fires, heavy damage1 a' O8 p! t2 L9 n
xAK Alabaman
9 f1 [# o) P }% M. A$ X xAK Alaskan; K. p K- {* N3 [- b
xAK American& Z) U; H$ ?: g; [2 Q" N0 {5 ?
xAK Arizonan
Y/ g0 E- j' J$ u8 i9 r xAK Arkansan
% ~! {+ f" _0 h xAK Californian
7 C, Y: X! a1 J4 p$ i8 @ g xAK Canadian
" E8 r1 d) b! f. |& I3 ^ xAK Dakotan6 ?% D/ \, j. ^) Y# c, E
xAK Hawaiian5 Q3 _4 g+ _0 @1 ^2 H5 l1 Q
xAK Kansan) O) M0 F9 `7 f) D0 a1 r( ?
xAK Minnesotan: V. p1 u1 T4 e0 y3 h3 A1 Q
xAK Ohioan
# ^; `; l3 _+ B- |2 ` xAK Panaman
/ G$ v4 V' P. Q$ [* Y xAK Pennsylvanian% H3 @1 ?; C2 x& o0 V6 h' m, E
xAK Puerto Rican2 |' Z) |$ u0 c0 ?* z+ H
xAK Utahan* C) Z O3 r, v: s0 u( u: W
xAK Virginian, ^. c. I+ {2 o7 p
xAK Trento4 Q; @) l& }% ~3 i/ X3 D
xAK Charles H Cramp9 U3 o; Z4 @# a' g8 Q( z
xAK Lancaster
e2 s" } @8 u xAK Sagadahoc7 a, U- r1 Q" y3 ?
xAK Santa Rita
& U% P( J; A: J3 Q+ `+ Q xAK Santa Teresa' h1 G0 [/ c" n0 C0 I( J' p- Z
xAK Atlanta City* N. a4 A `: }( C& m
xAK Chickasaw City1 D& v: R6 \2 G4 x7 Z3 d5 R, M2 e- B
xAK Ensley City' x( m5 k4 \& T! K& k) ~
xAK Knoxville City
/ h' `/ @; @7 C4 A5 [ xAK Mobile City% h+ m# o4 @ ?
xAK Tuscaloosa City
4 O! r0 G; h( g xAK Steel Age1 `* B6 O) f$ C# c% e
xAK Steel Exporter
7 Y! Q! X4 R2 c2 ~* H xAK Steel Mariner
4 T' C5 D3 b( Y3 V! A U! m xAK Steel Navigator
1 J8 g4 W$ D s$ t xAK Steel Ranger0 ^4 h- R! {! I! X! p! A
xAK Steel Scientist# P! l& H8 P7 q
xAK Steel Seafarer# X* \4 t5 o/ o8 g6 B
xAK Steel Trader
; f+ `( C# r" R( s# A xAK Steel Voyager7 ?2 w- _. g, O3 h- e4 m0 a$ h
xAK Steel Worker( V: X. Q7 Q5 ?( c* z0 O- i, J' X
xAK Andrea Luckenbach
! {$ `' w' x3 T! E xAK Harry Luckenbach7 d$ Z0 d) Y1 G7 L
xAK J.L. Luckenbach
: I( y; d6 b! u6 d. W |* e xAK Jacob Luckenbach6 _& t+ p" t2 r4 T. e2 I
xAK Julia Luckenbach* H e# |8 t; X# x( F7 O
xAK Katrina Luckenbach
% q% o. q G0 Z& w xAK Lena Luckenbach) G. f$ `, F& @
xAK Lewis Luckenbach
# @9 L2 K: W& _( A O xAK Lillian Luckenbach* b1 I, I3 s2 F. R0 c4 F
xAK Mathew Luckenbach
& ^6 r: w; s. g8 B' F xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 7, heavy fires. R/ R8 v0 |: u0 }/ _4 ?: h
xAK Walter Luckenbach
: K5 `6 n& u6 a$ O' S% r% W xAK William Luckenbach& f( C$ s- e) q8 W% ^
xAK Diamond head
2 I' o0 V. D9 Z+ } xAK Admiral Halstead
$ J5 a& \. w/ S1 r* b AM Matai, Shell hits 1
0 H6 @* b! y9 \. j# P, t AM Muritai, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
( j# F" o& A2 @: y j xAK Salamaua, Shell hits 12 t9 Y. d0 M, O" Q* r4 N! f% U
xAK Rona, Shell hits 2
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- j% @9 ?3 }4 j" \1 RAllied ground losses:7 M k% o; K* U
24 casualties reported/ v1 e1 n8 V/ b3 P
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
1 Y( k4 B; d8 w. ]0 ` Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 4 disabled: G5 W- {. `+ Z# _9 g
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled5 t9 V O# g" Z& h
Vehicles lost 17 (10 destroyed, 7 disabled)- ^1 l, s) R% W) {
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards5 `8 O! F& V; h) f3 i% {
2 p7 T- {( P9 R+ b, _Japanese Ships- U( N4 B Y, y7 s- @0 M
DD Satsuki
% k- D5 }9 ]& |/ @ DD Minazuki r1 v& T: `: M/ y2 N2 ^0 G
DD Mochizuki( y) i! h0 Q. E
DD Oite
* g- {: r4 M) d6 h4 A; \% i0 Y DD Hayate
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+ c& S+ g: I, [: Y6 qAllied Ships
# N1 m3 H. N" G4 S5 j5 @! c PG Sacramento, Shell hits 12, heavy fires, heavy damage s) n0 a, t6 C' U1 b
xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 ^( R; H8 k2 Y3 O AM Muritai, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
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. z f' m% L+ D- o$ \. Q4 _Allied ground losses:5 S5 M# H ?" P9 \1 f
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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2 Z7 \# W9 ^4 Y. W: x# RNight Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 121,193, Range 8,000 Yards1 Y9 i Z$ P& t# ?7 D: q# U/ z
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Japanese Ships
0 h& L$ u0 m$ y, j& P- J9 A0 Z DD Satsuki% ]4 f1 R, E% n& p. F
DD Minazuki
* W5 J- i5 Z5 o5 ^# T2 V* B DD Mochizuki
# { i' S7 W! T5 ~% U+ b! l- p DD Oite
7 @8 Z& Z) q( U! q8 O+ w DD Hayate
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Allied Ships a9 b* C5 J/ j1 m" m
xAK Alabaman
( A$ |* V. H, w# m" \1 v. q& @ xAK Alaskan0 e- L9 {9 D" E' C; M2 ^
xAK American
) A9 T6 k {+ L7 }& z" o& M; U( ~ xAK Arizonan! r9 W( Y5 c) v- L5 [% @+ @
xAK Arkansan8 ?7 \& M, h6 O! {( m+ |
xAK Californian
/ Y- g! H1 y# L xAK Canadian
3 V) f" [& }$ ]6 F" n" ]1 { xAK Dakotan
/ _. c" a" Z& S/ { xAK Hawaiian
( W# |! }& a% `9 F8 M* f! I3 S" N xAK Kansan) I) a* L7 Q+ k0 g
xAK Minnesotan3 G5 ^9 {% ]1 |
xAK Ohioan
- a, n7 P& L+ J$ S xAK Panaman0 R/ G/ P6 J" e! R# I. ~4 a
xAK Pennsylvanian: I9 x; U6 K" ^- T/ X
xAK Puerto Rican
: j% G& b8 {% x. V; K% }& t( u xAK Utahan. k4 Y( S- I: r1 `! O0 {8 D
xAK Virginian
: b2 m2 Z& s* C# ?, z+ s9 X xAK Trento( X3 s, ~( Z0 ^
xAK Charles H Cramp
. i z8 e Y6 o xAK Lancaster1 ]* x8 }7 `$ x9 h& J
xAK Sagadahoc, G* `2 w) S! ~+ y
xAK Santa Rita v0 {4 j8 Q7 s" d9 C
xAK Santa Teresa$ l! K- y) w3 @4 @% |4 K1 P9 b3 W
xAK Atlanta City3 |) Y# w. ?5 f" Z# R. ]5 ]7 U
xAK Chickasaw City7 ~1 l& s, k8 {; k. B
xAK Ensley City
7 m8 o% _# O+ z' U+ O xAK Knoxville City3 r: @) ]; C& g: t: S
xAK Mobile City
) {. ^: h4 p M7 Z* |$ Y: B; w xAK Tuscaloosa City6 b9 |1 B. I7 h: u6 j: }- A
xAK Steel Age
5 o) b. v q7 A6 @3 a) _ s xAK Steel Exporter
7 e- U6 l! c# Q! O1 | xAK Steel Mariner$ \8 y" V0 E+ ^7 e2 T, x# A
xAK Steel Navigator2 U% I1 E. q$ y, d! c2 n$ e/ I
xAK Steel Ranger/ {. H2 q: g1 f" o S0 V3 W
xAK Steel Scientist
7 o" s6 S5 o( V! U/ T xAK Steel Seafarer
3 G( E5 n$ i9 O, h' i& J1 [4 @ xAK Steel Trader
. C; `9 z5 y, W# B xAK Steel Voyager: x6 s2 j/ M; r( A9 J: ]# ]9 m
xAK Steel Worker, heavy damage& N+ m" m1 g* ?4 L8 {4 f' l& ?
xAK Andrea Luckenbach4 b6 Q+ K3 M& X' H
xAK Harry Luckenbach; Y* c1 K0 a- @2 B
xAK J.L. Luckenbach& x% E$ \5 C, [5 E
xAK Jacob Luckenbach" k b- i: l8 D" O8 w( I
xAK Julia Luckenbach
l9 E0 Z4 d$ [* | xAK Katrina Luckenbach
, }* b+ k5 B& t& B xAK Lena Luckenbach! F' a1 A8 K. J5 ^: b/ t
xAK Lewis Luckenbach7 I5 k5 T, W0 q9 G0 L5 B
xAK Lillian Luckenbach: _4 i1 s' A2 ~# Z
xAK Mathew Luckenbach! L1 c# d% M% t2 `' T
xAK Walter Luckenbach
+ S5 V% Z- F# \! ?6 Z xAK William Luckenbach
; s0 g" j$ u5 Z: ]. Y2 \ xAK Diamond head9 i9 \3 y1 m+ o/ B
xAK Admiral Halstead
9 f8 h' m @% K xAK Admiral Cole
& A3 ]; [ ~& z0 d xAK Crown City
: ?5 j0 m1 B( P7 F3 O8 V AM Matai, Shell hits 20, heavy fires, heavy damage
, N- c: d7 i! g% A* G! L& G3 F: c xAK Rona, Shell hits 4
; y/ _( b6 o; B% k) E6 P0 l/ G& ? xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1 @; b' V/ t C) Q9 [6 C5 r
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Allied ground losses:2 d) F$ o6 m9 U" P# D
37 casualties reported o, q- \; s! i: V, c1 [
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
$ r; S( [6 ~& u" {( C& F1 P# A' Z Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled5 \# r( C1 o5 {6 m+ z& n; ^$ |
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 120,193, Range 15,000 Yards2 n' [' ? v* w. x% ] i* [
6 ~ Y- O4 _/ k0 T9 f6 V* e* K# ^* oJapanese Ships ^: o" o$ D9 _
DD Satsuki& q$ `$ O, m( M* x3 b* p
DD Minazuki: ?* y( D3 @$ L Y6 C4 U0 }
DD Mochizuki
+ U& D5 p: j0 V5 S) C! w; b DD Oite3 X9 j [: B$ u1 _5 R
DD Hayate! \. j# j; U) z) O2 Z" Z; x
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Allied Ships
) K% [: L, M! p0 m6 _& j# p xAK Alabaman
) d4 ?2 a( O" C# U- D0 M xAK Alaskan
) f6 u4 W4 _/ T, K- e- n8 d' A xAK American8 ~3 i( A* [6 ^9 S. _$ r# ~2 E
xAK Arizonan8 {1 R2 N) f6 {$ S$ X
xAK Arkansan9 I: N5 y- `3 e4 U
xAK Californian
3 ^( Q* P0 e2 v3 |1 W& y xAK Canadian6 g5 f6 H7 J6 b8 [; _- S8 h3 {
xAK Dakotan
% D+ M, y0 ~4 N: j+ p& ? xAK Hawaiian0 t% L% d& P( [& B% y; e
xAK Kansan* D5 r7 |$ E& K8 _1 d
xAK Minnesotan
{/ d$ g: [ |; r4 [4 T xAK Ohioan( G' {. n. N O: S2 n% L+ a$ |: j
xAK Panaman
" ~0 F8 G! H1 D7 x6 W! J) e6 w xAK Pennsylvanian. i; _2 s) E% V# i5 Z( ]
xAK Puerto Rican1 _/ {& }) b8 u e6 A4 A" u
xAK Utahan
7 r( ]; k1 ` ~" |1 {+ ] xAK Virginian
8 |0 F. q. c$ J0 M( R/ ^ xAK Trento. I% B* X5 O, ]) H0 J6 }% I3 `) }( H
xAK Charles H Cramp; w+ G- k0 W. p: \2 t2 M3 T. J
xAK Lancaster# h& f) u, J% l% C
xAK Sagadahoc
) B- I! p+ v3 q/ s9 H+ K xAK Santa Rita
, Y# ]9 Z5 B% J/ a9 L7 C" r xAK Santa Teresa
& t7 r* V3 \9 Y0 a xAK Atlanta City' g4 F0 z' e' w$ e& o ^
xAK Chickasaw City) N1 ^( F+ u" P) H
xAK Ensley City
2 N/ C% U5 ~ Y) Q xAK Knoxville City' [' H: j% F' E# ~# o
xAK Mobile City
; w; [' [, ^4 P8 r& b" D J xAK Tuscaloosa City5 r5 f2 M1 | E
xAK Steel Age
' o3 b& p+ G) ^ xAK Steel Exporter
7 o, H0 Y$ ^+ a& M xAK Steel Mariner
1 K( i9 h9 U2 a( [ xAK Steel Navigator7 e. {6 }9 h( f) q/ R$ k
xAK Steel Ranger
7 U" J$ j, J" k8 N xAK Steel Scientist
+ t; C D; c" [# V' m5 f( f7 a xAK Steel Seafarer
. K5 p% ]1 P5 v8 P! } N( x6 b xAK Steel Trader
* \5 V6 h* S$ q6 n xAK Steel Voyager7 L- h1 T; h4 ^/ j
xAK Andrea Luckenbach
; J2 u5 N$ Y, R3 } xAK Harry Luckenbach4 B% r. _3 J' q% \; D1 F
xAK J.L. Luckenbach% ^ l- y m+ b4 l
xAK Jacob Luckenbach
: a- F* S4 o/ X0 h \ xAK Julia Luckenbach: f5 @ `$ }0 q2 M& {* D
xAK Katrina Luckenbach
z" O; ~: Q' w: u: C' P7 B xAK Lena Luckenbach
% E5 W! }* j- @- Y" `% |* K xAK Lewis Luckenbach) q5 c% K5 f; k6 G9 x. M' w
xAK Lillian Luckenbach+ O4 o* X* h8 t+ i7 y1 f
xAK Mathew Luckenbach
9 X- t0 y* w4 U9 }6 C: h xAK Walter Luckenbach
' E. P' I5 ]# i# Z) q xAK William Luckenbach) b% f v$ G9 ]4 \5 X( E0 A9 W( f
xAK Diamond head
- |4 B+ ]& L# F8 g xAK Admiral Halstead
2 E! c7 l( ^$ R xAK Admiral Cole4 S7 d6 }7 I% X9 ~4 V
xAK Crown City2 w* t& `# P: y: x
xAK Admiral Y. Williams+ F9 M2 Y, {" x+ b& J, _
xAK Iron Crown, Shell hits 4, heavy fires* t$ M0 J$ i! P$ f7 K4 d
xAK Rona, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage; b# e) |; \5 `, x1 g+ f) v/ O
xAK Exmoor, Shell hits 20 b6 z% B; Z- H/ Y1 B, |
xAK Aeon, Shell hits 3, on fire- d3 b9 {4 M. Q/ P1 T
xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1& z/ v: L: M+ \6 e
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# c5 w" }4 j |# H; }Allied ground losses:
" R( L" e" ^- d 59 casualties reported) ?" Q$ \0 H& X5 d# U
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
* ~0 D6 Z0 l; L! t* L% E Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 19 disabled
: N7 h* t, I( J# t9 } Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 @( ^" F& l( J8 n7 G; {
Guns lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled)
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& w4 l. }# V5 v$ z9 f) d3 dDay Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 14,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
4 ~) Y. U! H4 @ CA Furutaka- \- C' U- ?4 ]8 I4 a/ `) {. `8 j
CL Abukuma
! N" @8 P7 R1 J1 z# L CL Tatsuta; S; M7 l/ I' E* g/ h
CL Yubari
) g9 A0 ?0 P. @! x. W DD Michishio0 c+ f! C7 P" Z) P
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Allied Ships
j& z* Z+ U5 X3 r3 M. [9 Z5 e DM Ramsay, Shell hits 4, heavy fires5 w1 B7 |" E( D
DM Breese, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
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Sub attack near Port Moresby at 98,133- ^( c# x4 M0 _ N
( }% g! u0 ?8 c; J2 GJapanese Ships
+ M1 d$ r3 e+ n& a5 C PB Kozan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
. @8 {. l" r" p6 ~" }# F* N6 A AO Manju Maru
1 Z% t6 I1 q4 F AO Akebono Maru" K1 e* K/ G# P Q
PB Choun Maru #8
, ]( b3 N" ?5 h3 V+ X$ A SC Ch 20
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Allied Ships6 Y f! s' `& |$ |7 ~: ^1 M/ p+ W
SS Tautog
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130+ C" l& `8 p8 o* E" [
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Weather in hex: Light cloud. Q* i/ V# |# W E8 }' l
9 t! |. B; }/ A9 Z2 tRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.: l8 |* N9 _! g8 V3 \& P- G
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes! \6 {2 A" a0 C& M* C, w
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Japanese aircraft
, i+ _7 \. u1 m, }2 o A6M2 Zero x 41
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1 U0 e$ O2 ^) |7 m U; |% kAllied aircraft
: e- V: f8 n! J0 Y& J1 u* @( j3 ] k P-40E Warhawk x 16
& R" Z5 U" c$ p( E* D PBY-5 Catalina x 30
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2 p: }8 Q; X7 _1 E( _No Japanese losses
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8 Z/ Y6 K+ c8 j* E+ b' rAllied aircraft losses1 _& N/ ~, k2 G! z* P) H7 V4 w7 T
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed by flak3 }6 I% X2 Y% j& G* ^4 R% M. K
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DD Suresushio) ]- A& c' @& y9 l# @- ^0 c
DD Oyashio, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage8 T& n. b" A) G: \* {
TB Hayabusa9 {8 m. W! a2 }9 q2 R5 P u/ f) w5 t
TB Otori. ?5 k5 a; R4 \8 M4 m6 |/ u) O$ @
TB Hiyodori
9 ]( a4 K9 L) A( [& Y# Y9 r DD Hagikaze
2 j! j; ~7 K7 R1 X+ \- Z DD Hatsukaze
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