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;# h1 F0 A; V! Q, n" Y' u
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;
/ v# @* R% j. q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
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( ~" ^6 F) k# s LNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 12,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
7 M( T: o5 `+ R% @* B DD Oyashio- e; ]4 I* R& _& X4 \- L1 x3 @; q
DD Hatsukaze
" s F3 q" |1 v2 I6 f; { DD Hagikaze0 E E& X& @6 u3 Y: }
DD Uranami
' E- b+ ~$ \5 F. d# @4 J TB Otori
. s0 A# B4 N9 T0 j4 ?1 y* t& o% B% ] TB Hiyodori4 r5 E5 f7 Q* h7 |( K3 A
TB Hayabusa
- _3 y2 N+ Z' x2 f: w; G TB Kiji! h1 v F' \9 J: x2 {' T
TB Kamo
) J4 C) R% i4 a0 C- X DD Suresushio
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Allied Ships
; l f4 G4 v6 d: Q xAKL Chungking, Shell hits 23, and is sunk6 p7 e+ [, E/ h5 Q8 _
xAKL Darvel, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
b% W* z: @! D; r# z xAKL Kaiping, Shell hits 13, and is sunk# b% z @- I, M- g' w* U8 a$ V; G
xAKL Vichy, Shell hits 18, and is sunk
X/ k* t8 w' \; _# L xAKL Patris, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
2 u; q7 d( F2 d xAKL Burwah, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
4 b e& T1 o: q4 j3 g2 Q0 L# u xAKL Carlisle, Shell hits 26, and is sunk( H6 p' G" E* h4 E! n1 ~& S0 _: x
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 7,000 Yards9 o8 y1 }7 j* P! F( _' h' P
5 ^+ ^- B- Q0 T" YJapanese Ships& _: p$ ~# I8 d5 n) p
CA Furutaka7 }' X9 ]% f$ m' Z: J H7 n' s
CA Kako- r% ~4 \* \: _8 a1 i6 J4 ]! }
CL Abukuma
; S u* b& b% q% @ CL Tenryu
+ |/ m- f6 u/ t5 f( }3 ^ CL Tatsuta \# T" {* r' l5 z) {
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1. E/ I$ h; x" M/ `, K5 c0 {. r/ P8 P
DD Michishio( r0 Q; q8 W5 P R" ]; n
DD Amagiri
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6 u* E: \# M5 F L; k DM Ramsay, Shell hits 1
% [) b' s0 Z Q" v( ~# X DM Breese, Shell hits 3, on fire( _6 R* X" P% ]
DM Tracy, Shell hits 6, and is sunk$ G: r' m, g9 O% e3 a1 r. G
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: O% x+ A# A6 \+ O, Y# `TF 181 encounters mine field at Pago Pago (148,161)% f3 `8 s9 c& p
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CA Kako, Mine hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
, C8 l. B) V) { DD Amagiri, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
* f8 |- ~6 s0 c' s9 Y- l7 L CL Tenryu, Mine hits 1, on fire v& z) J) P5 l! P& u; r
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards/ M m: H2 c! \) y
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Japanese Ships
) @ }; }( H; q; s$ N# N DD Satsuki1 [& o! t( Q2 C, E- h
DD Minazuki
' h0 a9 Y/ H% ^; n DD Mochizuki
# F- z! \ c7 L DD Oite9 Z- d# V$ C3 R
DD Hayate. X8 t: g: m* U1 j7 ]
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PG Sacramento, Shell hits 15, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 d/ {. k" i5 p# M xAK Alabaman! c2 {) J% ?6 E$ b. F7 G) k) S" `
xAK Alaskan! y, t- C6 ~, ]8 w$ {! h( t
xAK American8 g3 T& \/ L1 ?3 s$ _5 r
xAK Arizonan% Z3 m$ H: K+ n% X
xAK Arkansan- {, t" ^$ o) |$ H
xAK Californian/ U% c. k/ c5 b! t* a: @" I
xAK Canadian
) T7 J$ G6 @3 v1 Q+ _ xAK Dakotan" M$ W5 W, J' D5 e# l# k$ a- |
xAK Hawaiian
, _5 D' b/ l0 S/ e" w xAK Kansan
* _7 O6 Z6 L% F. Z7 R4 [ xAK Minnesotan9 p8 F ^3 S' ~7 C6 x$ r1 b$ R. }
xAK Ohioan* Q% O! W+ x; e3 A+ e( _& C8 t7 B
xAK Panaman
( G" [# D# R: S) ? xAK Pennsylvanian; o4 i- P$ ^! o$ s7 Y
xAK Puerto Rican6 L- P5 l- n5 q8 R; `
xAK Utahan
H: K3 _! x2 U. l# d xAK Virginian- ?; n0 c; u2 Q: t
xAK Trento4 f$ X0 u: K* k9 I
xAK Charles H Cramp
7 C! ^2 T/ o9 ?) V xAK Lancaster
# d! S' S/ }9 b: m$ D3 c xAK Sagadahoc
6 Y8 B; B9 k R9 a( k xAK Santa Rita0 f1 [: k, c8 \) O8 n! v; M
xAK Santa Teresa/ {, d, \* o- E* x) N
xAK Atlanta City
k3 i! Q6 q4 }/ S$ J; T xAK Chickasaw City
5 q9 U5 J$ c$ y' M1 v7 j) G i xAK Ensley City% n2 z! Q" \9 I' O' g4 d
xAK Knoxville City! k! x+ g% x! m0 R5 h. R6 g5 x2 A
xAK Mobile City* L% X p) M+ q, l
xAK Tuscaloosa City
! X3 m" A& @6 k xAK Steel Age
, p" b- v+ K! A) F0 X4 p# [ xAK Steel Exporter# t! t, V0 r$ c% ^" k9 A4 |( L1 C
xAK Steel Mariner. j3 j) n7 Y4 J! G' D: V
xAK Steel Navigator
5 P, U$ N4 ?8 U9 d( N, I xAK Steel Ranger
; i+ M! d( Z. ~, j( @! ?5 g/ K0 c# T; ] xAK Steel Scientist4 n+ } u5 o+ R+ i6 e
xAK Steel Seafarer/ ^3 R# J. s9 D! u
xAK Steel Trader
( c3 b2 A1 N9 h5 h xAK Steel Voyager$ ?4 j5 j2 f* M _1 K- r
xAK Steel Worker
% P: n8 N, d- e1 `7 A/ ] xAK Andrea Luckenbach2 \, N/ e6 A* @+ w/ |
xAK Harry Luckenbach# S7 L, X, a& T! h/ i* n8 F2 P
xAK J.L. Luckenbach3 @( i$ l/ U! D. O
xAK Jacob Luckenbach3 l5 s7 |. X9 p' H; u3 C: B4 [' T
xAK Julia Luckenbach) U* k& X# m A/ U0 s+ o
xAK Katrina Luckenbach
8 [$ k3 o# u! Z! B- {& A xAK Lena Luckenbach
* `! Z# B$ A% x$ t3 g xAK Lewis Luckenbach
0 ^$ p) G7 R- U5 I' Q/ k5 w, p: _ xAK Lillian Luckenbach' Z5 r0 q+ i6 k0 O/ v7 b: N6 p
xAK Mathew Luckenbach* t3 J! I: b* a
xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 7, heavy fires+ B& h! L2 `3 W7 B: M! _. ^" d: @
xAK Walter Luckenbach
6 S$ i0 g! T5 h) a. r \- G xAK William Luckenbach
0 q( v) x) A5 I! [2 L9 Q xAK Diamond head( i" W$ f: Y$ R9 u6 x% w
xAK Admiral Halstead
5 ?% [# g. a, A( c# A' R: a; Q AM Matai, Shell hits 1 ~/ p, e" f1 M# k4 o0 o. o
AM Muritai, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
" x2 Q8 h8 q& g, o) O4 d1 F xAK Salamaua, Shell hits 1
5 x( J3 x/ l- Z# z7 u xAK Rona, Shell hits 2
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24 casualties reported
7 T, ^, v1 ^4 i$ @/ g Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
# m- \+ C) v' @ L6 T, i) c; l. b Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 4 disabled
" l' B9 n. Y+ H Engineers: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled! u6 f/ d/ `3 Q9 f6 Z, X% j2 n
Vehicles lost 17 (10 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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2 m }$ y2 [( w8 \4 tNight Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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5 Z9 e2 M/ i7 F: ]& Z3 jJapanese Ships
* _% h4 M4 I+ o8 U DD Satsuki
4 o5 g) B+ p* z) F n; h& _& S DD Minazuki& @# L4 O2 a7 {& Z
DD Mochizuki! q* `8 w; v4 R0 h
DD Oite9 Y+ w- _: ]; b- T& P
DD Hayate9 u4 I4 ]/ J: f8 c @3 P* S! V
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Allied Ships
& O! N) I0 {$ t9 a PG Sacramento, Shell hits 12, heavy fires, heavy damage3 n. \# e$ T" F' a. f5 l
xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage* t5 ~; q! A& T5 J( q5 z
AM Muritai, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage! O+ k. z' c) l+ G, o9 o
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5 K/ @; f( P& jAllied ground losses:
# P8 |7 W' E; u# Y Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)) m# H$ ~+ \- m0 E, m- K( `' ]
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 121,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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3 a8 z+ e& @5 X4 TJapanese Ships
( c* i' i8 Y: ~& y DD Satsuki! I. a" j, E1 F0 l: Z! S. G9 f
DD Minazuki
1 r1 Z/ L/ e4 t# q DD Mochizuki
7 O6 p$ r( X4 q6 Q! T/ O+ R1 r DD Oite
: [) y( M1 y( {( x3 s DD Hayate; y; v1 B0 M! \$ H
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Allied Ships
# B# Z, p, C& W" `* w: y' B/ }" t. ^ xAK Alabaman, A9 P& \% n* a3 P+ O
xAK Alaskan6 }) U6 r6 i5 R$ z. m
xAK American
% p" g/ O+ p$ @2 b) k) ^1 q xAK Arizonan4 I( r7 f. D) L! m2 F
xAK Arkansan
8 K8 \: o! L1 ^. L$ g3 d6 F5 D% M xAK Californian3 c3 |; _2 U' B2 v3 v
xAK Canadian
- x. U; V+ X# X, z xAK Dakotan
1 C3 D7 f' \/ [3 x% H& K. i. q/ O4 p9 u xAK Hawaiian7 l; @( ~/ b. u3 y9 J: E6 c
xAK Kansan
" t1 n4 f6 o# c xAK Minnesotan
/ h6 V& L6 \! [ xAK Ohioan
# H+ t! S& H/ I9 l1 \4 b+ {' M xAK Panaman
! f% ~1 g8 U3 M8 |' K1 u. v xAK Pennsylvanian, e: b8 @. ?1 D* Z$ f; Y3 q# {
xAK Puerto Rican
& h' O4 H4 V0 F( c xAK Utahan) A8 h+ B; e1 x5 r
xAK Virginian! T* G. y" z: E5 t0 ], v0 a
xAK Trento8 H" [% f: Q6 \) |: C$ \, n
xAK Charles H Cramp6 ?( M( X# _: _% }+ n4 R
xAK Lancaster
0 [0 u8 n0 q& Z5 J, j0 F xAK Sagadahoc
7 d l, L* k' \$ g! o$ [ xAK Santa Rita5 P8 C; d* a5 ?5 ?" H" ]( D
xAK Santa Teresa1 ^- d) ^5 ^1 \% B
xAK Atlanta City
0 w# F4 E. z8 o xAK Chickasaw City
1 ?. L* }7 |- j8 z$ G xAK Ensley City' C4 M- c( @( h9 D: O
xAK Knoxville City4 I+ x. o7 I1 }1 Q/ E9 S
xAK Mobile City4 V& ~" a$ Y/ Y/ C. G- `
xAK Tuscaloosa City$ _. S. m6 h. h( ?* p3 Q; [3 h
xAK Steel Age' P) Q B/ O) P2 |; B# P" Q! S3 e
xAK Steel Exporter7 O4 y- [6 H5 Z8 e9 G0 H$ I; m) O
xAK Steel Mariner
: _( Q. H% b' H% D8 U4 z2 | xAK Steel Navigator7 J' N8 v0 _' `" @* y
xAK Steel Ranger2 S5 C/ h4 Y% ?0 z/ P2 T* z7 ~7 @
xAK Steel Scientist9 T- C; u$ d: Z( C8 J2 [3 Q
xAK Steel Seafarer: Y3 R& @4 s3 E; k) Q3 x( m6 Q8 [
xAK Steel Trader4 g' ~+ c' @3 k% ^4 ?# g, R
xAK Steel Voyager
# p: ?; a8 K/ l7 v! A xAK Steel Worker, heavy damage1 G7 A9 C, ~* q4 k/ c9 c, v
xAK Andrea Luckenbach
3 K. Y/ z/ r; _2 j8 r xAK Harry Luckenbach
3 [$ M, [1 H3 ?$ o4 j, b xAK J.L. Luckenbach6 q5 j3 s" i# a' \
xAK Jacob Luckenbach
# i. l1 Q1 K" }( j$ {' b# }' Z0 F xAK Julia Luckenbach8 |; ?1 ^0 O7 L2 U
xAK Katrina Luckenbach
$ Z) B4 l& X7 n; ^- F* X xAK Lena Luckenbach, G- D0 J9 y5 \, {# u
xAK Lewis Luckenbach
6 _9 C5 u: ~) x2 c2 D9 { xAK Lillian Luckenbach
: r7 G+ j' T/ K. P xAK Mathew Luckenbach
5 v+ W& C# X9 |4 j. U xAK Walter Luckenbach# X# ^2 Q9 p5 y% N; M0 b+ c
xAK William Luckenbach! A' |! h; r2 t1 G5 [: W# }( ^
xAK Diamond head
; a* T5 Q6 Y4 z2 `. a$ o xAK Admiral Halstead
; E5 C$ }+ Y5 B9 ?5 [ xAK Admiral Cole- |' ^5 a- u# T$ T& z% j
xAK Crown City% g5 c$ Z6 z: u: Q% f( v: u. r
AM Matai, Shell hits 20, heavy fires, heavy damage) K, D4 z6 m. b
xAK Rona, Shell hits 4
: k8 d x4 O3 P7 f V$ _ xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1
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5 w) `- G. A; t& z5 g1 ZAllied ground losses:3 {( |3 ?+ {2 s) ^) M2 }6 m5 O
37 casualties reported6 F1 G f' O# q! W
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled0 ^( v9 z' j- ?- t! u
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled# C6 g0 o! t Z6 C- Z- T' N& u# ]
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& t' a5 d. ~/ i
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 120,193, Range 15,000 Yards- ]; O+ ?9 E$ l% o
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Japanese Ships
3 m6 C; _9 X) q8 ?# F% K1 P DD Satsuki# R. X2 U$ U6 ~$ ~0 z
DD Minazuki
$ j; C% J" Y C/ \2 P7 b% R- Q DD Mochizuki j- J/ z1 x, z' W
DD Oite& K0 u2 j4 n7 L4 [# H# T
DD Hayate& U6 s/ U* \8 G6 s5 Y
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Allied Ships
5 q7 T( k4 u4 P ` xAK Alabaman' z4 C. E c; {4 Q( \0 S1 L% s5 Y$ D
xAK Alaskan
) J# N' F& W- B6 d4 C3 j xAK American( l7 w8 B8 _4 s6 F
xAK Arizonan; M* Q% e2 Y6 O; W: P) v* i
xAK Arkansan! r7 y7 T; A$ i) P
xAK Californian
" q' B- s2 |( W& y) \$ v xAK Canadian
7 s+ T5 E* b o- P0 r! j R7 q, [ xAK Dakotan- ~" g6 ^9 W; J- Q; H
xAK Hawaiian
, R& v& s5 m {+ W% F. n. x% ?1 z xAK Kansan1 z1 V- a& w4 C2 t2 [
xAK Minnesotan$ T! a9 ^5 T$ w Y2 c
xAK Ohioan
, f' l: q: M$ @ xAK Panaman
& y9 P' c2 H/ }& c xAK Pennsylvanian
' D8 ^2 _( c; O" ^$ U% H8 r/ j( F xAK Puerto Rican
# V( _: _5 O/ ^% Y/ |' ^ xAK Utahan% m" B: d# \0 M- K6 l
xAK Virginian
0 b8 _7 x8 j7 S# t+ T5 J1 d3 O xAK Trento
8 Z5 h& b _+ Q: m xAK Charles H Cramp* G6 T2 i% |& t/ v; o& W
xAK Lancaster
& d2 ]0 D% T0 y( Q/ H xAK Sagadahoc
! Y( k/ a8 O: e9 A& |$ M- e xAK Santa Rita7 g5 m/ _6 h8 _0 B$ W8 H7 V& p' Y
xAK Santa Teresa
& [& g& B" b; b" i/ z T xAK Atlanta City! |5 u. A4 I' b7 h- y9 Z/ X
xAK Chickasaw City4 k- `9 o: K! A
xAK Ensley City6 l6 T+ R: g8 |
xAK Knoxville City% U9 i$ n8 ~; v" V
xAK Mobile City( C6 i0 t& ~8 [1 c
xAK Tuscaloosa City
8 M, o; ^. l5 v" Y1 N& ^ xAK Steel Age
+ p! J" q5 g: E6 b6 _& N$ G xAK Steel Exporter% ?2 C- l- {6 u) t. ]
xAK Steel Mariner
* h; N1 p @9 Y/ S) g xAK Steel Navigator
; h1 J f7 v! Z6 g0 A. n xAK Steel Ranger
7 C; ~( P& h% R- S xAK Steel Scientist# o4 x4 {# t1 R& o
xAK Steel Seafarer0 n, D7 L" X1 [. X
xAK Steel Trader
& z' k, W4 U. L( N" m, G( R xAK Steel Voyager7 T$ o" Y5 q8 {2 L
xAK Andrea Luckenbach, _6 s* F& H6 f' |1 A. L* l
xAK Harry Luckenbach
8 t: L) i6 A. n1 y3 w xAK J.L. Luckenbach
& d6 G% |" U# L5 j xAK Jacob Luckenbach) w$ G3 `# ^2 a! `8 C
xAK Julia Luckenbach- k8 Q( E1 T* i+ L8 ~* [0 Z
xAK Katrina Luckenbach
7 h7 ^9 ]* j: P7 Q+ w, ~! q J. z xAK Lena Luckenbach2 R, k* \, G+ W7 O! `
xAK Lewis Luckenbach6 w2 h5 P# w, p9 _
xAK Lillian Luckenbach
. W4 E7 @, d/ t+ `, l xAK Mathew Luckenbach
% p8 p* C0 Z# O% \* X xAK Walter Luckenbach
/ u, F, s0 `' X3 b- h; r, r xAK William Luckenbach7 ]0 o4 K, T0 r5 x# d: |* o$ C
xAK Diamond head
4 ]8 u5 A4 A" T1 J0 v: C% s9 X xAK Admiral Halstead5 {4 o3 u1 p9 R. b# M+ m
xAK Admiral Cole* H. _1 j( @. G" z
xAK Crown City
, }$ ?: v. n9 C9 `6 J* b xAK Admiral Y. Williams6 N. o0 V/ G* H- G
xAK Iron Crown, Shell hits 4, heavy fires2 V5 G4 X: A5 ?: G% U3 j
xAK Rona, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage q" M5 k6 \$ t9 y# ?$ h& ?
xAK Exmoor, Shell hits 21 j( l1 W4 l' v
xAK Aeon, Shell hits 3, on fire
' }: B: N# }3 v xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1
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Allied ground losses:# _+ J4 `) w0 P% ] _% M: \
59 casualties reported9 q# {2 R, ]6 s9 o$ X# W' c2 C i
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
7 t r' ~( Y: h) ~- b y Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 19 disabled8 o4 N7 b; N1 u
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; J+ g9 B4 w0 D r$ X/ U
Guns lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled)) j0 ^; j! Z: w; m) ]
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* k* q: K: _ S% P {! Y8 iDay Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 14,000 Yards
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1 _- M( k! C& Z4 I- PJapanese Ships
, |% @% r2 r' i' x$ c" ~3 s CA Furutaka
y8 J1 U5 o; }5 g4 c* { CL Abukuma
. G# o, [; F# k1 ?1 d CL Tatsuta$ V+ @9 g& Q5 r3 |( a
CL Yubari
5 U. @# y- \0 d2 E% p: Z4 g) k0 m DD Michishio
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Allied Ships
/ ~' o: d, g I( ]6 E DM Ramsay, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
7 P. @$ J7 ^( S! Q$ L DM Breese, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
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/ l$ Q3 h2 _7 d& wSub attack near Port Moresby at 98,133
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3 ^: d. y) y) G: I- DJapanese Ships
/ G8 Y0 O3 C9 g* P) B PB Kozan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
/ S- _- F9 Y+ B: _ AO Manju Maru
# ?5 e* @3 {# h& D4 q AO Akebono Maru8 t4 o' W# r6 i+ w) t
PB Choun Maru #8
$ o, e0 e1 m( Q P SC Ch 20
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Allied Ships# x7 f- Q; k0 S* l1 A% ]
SS Tautog3 p* k$ ]( v7 o
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& @1 U _: O8 t+ f8 iMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Light cloud( x8 d0 e6 E- G. ?4 {7 ]
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.; W+ |8 j' I7 [4 l& s
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes" w% I8 c5 o+ ^3 ~' p s2 M
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Japanese aircraft
- W0 n+ Z: q3 E8 t" R! | A6M2 Zero x 41( ^7 n0 y: m9 N# G# [. i
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Allied aircraft
, m! o" @" ] ^ P-40E Warhawk x 16
+ d! b2 p0 [& y) @4 `6 T: X+ O PBY-5 Catalina x 30% m8 ^7 R$ N, f6 m, U9 r/ E( P( a, s
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DD Suresushio! ^% N3 M. q% |1 M. k4 Q) t8 o. @
DD Oyashio, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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TB Hiyodori
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