AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 27, 42
/ F, O( {0 o6 J& o: |" a2 }
! z }+ m6 h4 E5 X. u) N9 L+ S# H盟军一支在莫港卸载补给的船队全灭;! r; F) G/ e- C" s- G
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;5 s% J4 K: \! @* T8 [; f( _5 z% B" L
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4 E/ \, u8 j) v9 G) E( W
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ T7 ^+ g# r9 i' N; x3 O
Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 12,000 Yards1 z5 K1 ?4 p0 N
( V) N5 d8 y5 Y* F4 w" NJapanese Ships
( U" i7 b8 B2 ~ s, e+ p: Q5 ]$ M+ ]/ N( D4 [ DD Oyashio
) C/ [! c0 E7 g0 X DD Hatsukaze0 M1 W8 ^4 D7 b
DD Hagikaze
, n! }( a( ~( Q0 H; ?1 \- E2 K1 B7 G DD Uranami7 }, G# m, u/ M, z# I8 N
TB Otori
* \$ K! ~8 w/ p1 k6 c- N TB Hiyodori
! {! }( L# d, G7 [/ Y& p7 v" n+ | TB Hayabusa4 k( y6 s) ^$ I7 J
TB Kiji' K# F3 c. D$ h1 G) L
TB Kamo
% M2 A* H6 f5 g/ e" F4 y2 }$ ^1 R; t3 p% G DD Suresushio- `) v ^6 U$ M( t% A+ u5 Y
9 H |) u X/ B5 \) }: H9 Z: eAllied Ships
) ?/ v( a, S& B xAKL Chungking, Shell hits 23, and is sunk- D, F5 h$ G8 _
xAKL Darvel, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
$ c6 @% c( b, Z2 Q% V) q xAKL Kaiping, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
$ i! K, Q$ s% l& S# {2 H xAKL Vichy, Shell hits 18, and is sunk) k# L+ X$ p8 p8 f& }
xAKL Patris, Shell hits 25, and is sunk2 G7 e6 ^/ @/ @
xAKL Burwah, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
& H1 R* E: M0 `3 B/ _+ m1 N xAKL Carlisle, Shell hits 26, and is sunk
: d( b1 |1 K; L" z
8 k6 _4 \# R1 L }8 E, V$ |. h9 i# b
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------' u0 F3 t1 z3 \, m* c
Night Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 7,000 Yards
! O1 z8 l j! r# j' v- w: x: e& A2 o1 Q* F' F
Japanese Ships+ k4 s& P6 v& T. }$ i7 E2 w
CA Furutaka# F5 k- l Q' ~9 [
CA Kako. x+ P9 D" {, u) I H2 W
CL Abukuma/ r9 C- d) Z4 k8 y. Q& m2 Z
CL Tenryu) i! c+ C8 ^% ~7 b9 q
CL Tatsuta- T% L* }; e% w6 z/ m, ~% Q& B
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1* k4 f% ~6 y, M: M
DD Michishio9 `' f/ R% h' V) g( i+ y! ?/ _
DD Amagiri& F3 A& F8 E/ e% `5 V, O1 [6 M
' ?8 v: C0 B0 F8 e5 L
Allied Ships! O- O, I7 z4 F
DM Ramsay, Shell hits 1( q2 i K1 `$ ]) I, ?
DM Breese, Shell hits 3, on fire
, z9 d2 m# y( d. N& ^8 [: x; R DM Tracy, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
5 r8 u& i, a1 H- v3 Y1 a, r. H$ N7 @
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------9 s6 j, E) b- z; h' Q
TF 181 encounters mine field at Pago Pago (148,161)1 i7 [7 f. m% t
! N& r4 k, K+ S1 }# BJapanese Ships7 I1 t$ `( n) V
CA Kako, Mine hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
7 o1 h4 x: O# y; N) j5 F DD Amagiri, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
9 l! r' J! R7 M) d CL Tenryu, Mine hits 1, on fire- s1 o% L& F) }
' S9 h7 i1 y8 n: j; E# c& c# Q" {
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- `( E/ B4 t1 | C& i. INight Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards
. \8 ?8 n! u& t( R- F# P% x! |3 b% I5 V
Japanese Ships
8 o6 D* ^9 K6 B7 g DD Satsuki
( R7 G; K4 p$ y( r! i: J DD Minazuki
0 _' a _+ ]; c, Q: v: K5 W9 [- s. n DD Mochizuki7 _. t4 {0 @0 q
DD Oite
8 d7 l% N$ {' x; ^+ ~ DD Hayate7 P7 x S ?: Y
4 f' c% `$ R0 ZAllied Ships# v+ q8 h. O5 R( L( N6 K) z# s
PG Sacramento, Shell hits 15, heavy fires, heavy damage3 L2 l8 q1 m' G3 Z# X
xAK Alabaman5 @' ?' c \! M. b) w
xAK Alaskan
4 W1 E* Z8 \. A1 @. E) w xAK American
( ^5 O, q& {" E# O xAK Arizonan
6 m& Z$ A1 L$ ] xAK Arkansan; F5 p! h8 @' k. k
xAK Californian
* T5 l/ q* J8 W! X$ b6 s7 d* k9 D xAK Canadian/ D* O. E# h1 i' |7 s+ f. ]
xAK Dakotan" ?% \5 h% B$ S
xAK Hawaiian3 c) x1 M8 k5 `; P
xAK Kansan
# P: K( N, x. E" W( W xAK Minnesotan
& z$ N6 o6 z: [- e" d1 V xAK Ohioan; d' D, r0 l4 U2 B' L
xAK Panaman
! L% F! J$ o! Z; w7 ^$ Z xAK Pennsylvanian
' ^% Y' E/ |+ Z" N) ` xAK Puerto Rican
4 d$ c# ~! s8 ~1 A# X5 ?. c1 y xAK Utahan
3 {% L/ u: R/ X( r xAK Virginian
$ K* Q. b- j$ Z3 m* N% X P% u# o xAK Trento
) ]1 n8 w) g1 \& f I4 } xAK Charles H Cramp
0 s' c" k7 l% J, \6 l4 w0 h xAK Lancaster
0 y! E9 ~, h' i+ q xAK Sagadahoc8 _' l. p2 z% `0 D# s: U y
xAK Santa Rita
5 i6 C/ S6 ? A& B, P) A) S0 E xAK Santa Teresa
" x$ q2 l; }$ Q g* G& I3 C xAK Atlanta City
T d+ z$ S. Q% m xAK Chickasaw City T$ f. F# z0 w* U- c T, e( N* q
xAK Ensley City8 M9 ?7 T) g- Z1 R
xAK Knoxville City
( {# I; c- r, o$ S1 J xAK Mobile City% k$ ^. b6 k+ G6 \. ~1 d
xAK Tuscaloosa City
' s9 q8 N: N) {1 [4 {7 H xAK Steel Age
) o* i+ T# _% O! C" w+ z6 I5 o* U! @ l xAK Steel Exporter/ X" Q$ Y; j$ Z
xAK Steel Mariner
0 {' v3 u/ L5 p6 F. l9 ], y xAK Steel Navigator; c7 s9 S9 B8 z- f7 B0 {, W
xAK Steel Ranger5 r6 ~* H, E* B
xAK Steel Scientist
& y+ A3 Q! ^+ ] xAK Steel Seafarer6 x) U- g9 y" }* X Z5 V
xAK Steel Trader
0 F D4 T# y% V' Q xAK Steel Voyager
6 J3 T; ^: C% O W3 G- a xAK Steel Worker
* S2 p5 h4 K# C9 k( j& l xAK Andrea Luckenbach
6 }2 `4 w3 u; j0 _6 | xAK Harry Luckenbach
/ A( }, B4 Y+ T; x1 h$ i* l xAK J.L. Luckenbach' I; R) C" X1 ^1 k3 z# s
xAK Jacob Luckenbach h; q9 V7 z6 v
xAK Julia Luckenbach1 Y9 E. D! A3 A `( ?2 J
xAK Katrina Luckenbach' s8 \" ^1 c7 e; x
xAK Lena Luckenbach
: d# a) Z4 i/ l. J xAK Lewis Luckenbach; Z! R. g' M* H* l; G! P
xAK Lillian Luckenbach
0 p/ g3 P. A/ _! S# g" r xAK Mathew Luckenbach( _1 d2 D! P6 O i$ @2 _& s. {
xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
9 w7 X/ [! D* U3 v6 Q xAK Walter Luckenbach: y! a( _3 I$ v
xAK William Luckenbach
$ [: A6 b0 Z2 ^! I& K xAK Diamond head, ?9 M; v" X# s' z' X9 M
xAK Admiral Halstead( O3 [: k1 j5 Z. J) T1 S
AM Matai, Shell hits 1- O% I: w' o. O9 @( k* v! ]
AM Muritai, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 q6 N) k' I8 w8 ~) b xAK Salamaua, Shell hits 1
# a% T( M7 z4 R/ u# u% J xAK Rona, Shell hits 29 [) \" v, u- n$ y% ^
/ W0 `& C6 ` T& ?5 g* Z
X1 W* w3 B+ w/ TAllied ground losses:
: _& Y2 x4 J3 I& ^+ B3 o: p" _+ @ 24 casualties reported2 w2 E' O: |0 d' E4 `$ d& f# K
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled r6 K9 e+ ]- h
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 4 disabled
/ p. o- d4 y0 i" ~ Engineers: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled
2 [. f" X) T# h& m) C4 E* Z3 I Vehicles lost 17 (10 destroyed, 7 disabled)- ]) L" I! T. g' Q" A) O2 _7 Q, N
1 q: i. r7 f2 }0 S% B
4 _6 H2 i, _5 f--------------------------------------------------------------------------------( k: s- m) ?7 n6 N% x- |
Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards
* a+ h9 L# U6 I+ a2 X- m9 m. j% H" ]
Japanese Ships
" W* O7 {) B9 Z+ K1 R$ [ DD Satsuki$ p0 Y1 M. x" Y% J/ U, |; T
DD Minazuki
* k" Z9 w3 J) D$ ?7 I# D1 V, k DD Mochizuki+ z: T" V0 u$ R2 c2 r9 A
DD Oite! o" ^) ?7 C( H1 Z$ I
DD Hayate
4 X5 Z8 q6 g4 `/ t: D- z9 Z$ f; |/ e/ x5 R( e0 P; H/ Y
Allied Ships- m8 k: h. E# G
PG Sacramento, Shell hits 12, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 @+ y/ D1 r5 e1 L3 C; w xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 z7 Y7 o' w' P- @, k6 j* i AM Muritai, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage& I7 O: k. ]2 n, m9 J
" o: E/ N$ w/ n p7 j
% a8 C/ x) `4 s( r& dAllied ground losses:5 ~1 i; G) B q) H2 }8 P3 I+ a
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)( y# I; j2 b& Q7 `
b) z* r1 {7 L( L4 o) s3 Z0 Y1 N--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ J& c# g3 L- w' ^8 I
Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 121,193, Range 8,000 Yards
. a3 P2 b% h9 U( D0 j A }% H
# ]. o; Q1 f; G- GJapanese Ships+ z* a: I$ M) W$ E9 Q; s
DD Satsuki
5 a/ P( z7 S0 j9 G7 [ DD Minazuki
/ A$ Y+ D7 d, a' ~% n3 T3 l DD Mochizuki
6 M5 f! d. _( _4 u9 s& g. S$ x3 D" Y DD Oite! J% _- y$ P# }2 V \0 j. F
DD Hayate. c! J& {9 l9 m0 W8 }
& ]; E: t- [# X- Y" Y# a4 U
Allied Ships
: z) m0 l. k- s* O( y- ?; ~ xAK Alabaman
9 q# O& T; @2 x xAK Alaskan
. X" |- D. q- { xAK American8 F% @/ I2 g4 x1 _
xAK Arizonan+ F* k# }6 k# f7 H/ z7 C
xAK Arkansan
# i E5 `6 Y: z xAK Californian
# B' Y. w) w* Y; V; A xAK Canadian
" k9 U2 [$ h, x" }4 l xAK Dakotan
8 {7 i8 N# e' m& k; E9 K xAK Hawaiian
# L' c {8 U) c xAK Kansan: Y8 |* A* v8 k- W; K7 p
xAK Minnesotan
- T* h0 J o; ~0 ^4 a5 I% H; v5 p4 x xAK Ohioan% S; v. O- b' w2 U5 D* t6 m+ R E
xAK Panaman
/ D6 G. [3 c- M9 H3 n+ G# B+ J xAK Pennsylvanian
" O/ S+ w1 a4 M% |) w G* w8 d4 d xAK Puerto Rican ~' i- I9 R ^ `
xAK Utahan
7 v6 j; S' A6 a$ y# s! p xAK Virginian+ `- j" }1 N% i' t) |2 L& a
xAK Trento% O, J- d3 Y! n5 V$ q7 Z
xAK Charles H Cramp
, \6 Z7 P; ~0 i F% p xAK Lancaster- a2 Q: J d @
xAK Sagadahoc( K7 t1 ]1 G. x6 D0 I
xAK Santa Rita
7 i" G* g2 h0 M1 N, d+ y) J! _/ {; b xAK Santa Teresa0 E V7 s0 |5 M* e
xAK Atlanta City
& L& ^2 V% f+ y! R3 I5 d; Y1 d- d xAK Chickasaw City
% a4 ~4 v; W' A l- r- `; o xAK Ensley City
! N6 N3 ], ]( m xAK Knoxville City* V! U7 X. v1 ^! {
xAK Mobile City% N0 g5 }2 F& F8 e
xAK Tuscaloosa City
. T% P, {7 N+ C2 w xAK Steel Age( m6 y: ]0 L) X+ i" G( x; s
xAK Steel Exporter
) d% i* W4 h* k# K3 Z xAK Steel Mariner
+ j% b- C* d! M o xAK Steel Navigator
# @5 E/ p6 N. G/ d6 t xAK Steel Ranger
3 [, X& s2 g# J% [ xAK Steel Scientist" Q3 `; b, F6 n$ I$ ^
xAK Steel Seafarer
0 h$ T1 @4 f/ t xAK Steel Trader- R8 k9 G) s6 y2 T8 s
xAK Steel Voyager% s6 m7 U4 F9 x' F r4 k
xAK Steel Worker, heavy damage
. J; H: @; L# k5 @9 L4 y5 J L xAK Andrea Luckenbach
+ Y# B4 [0 b1 s* J xAK Harry Luckenbach
3 _$ V: D, c2 c/ f9 X& k I d xAK J.L. Luckenbach
( H: E3 ^7 F0 V3 [1 r xAK Jacob Luckenbach
2 B$ ~. a- t0 U5 h3 Z xAK Julia Luckenbach1 Q9 p6 y' f" S0 @
xAK Katrina Luckenbach E y$ C; F5 p9 [
xAK Lena Luckenbach! \+ @$ {+ b/ S8 O2 R/ W) F
xAK Lewis Luckenbach% F% Y* c& S' O0 O" T* I) M4 ]- q
xAK Lillian Luckenbach% u0 ]! D* c! y1 m+ ?2 O2 R- K
xAK Mathew Luckenbach
5 Q9 H3 v( _' Q- U( {. r xAK Walter Luckenbach
8 T+ j! R7 u8 `! r7 w xAK William Luckenbach) `: ]1 L3 v' s$ z, _
xAK Diamond head
4 w" f: Z- k( Y, f; ^ xAK Admiral Halstead
4 g# R- l F2 \5 M. A* A xAK Admiral Cole
; x+ G% m, ]" |6 l$ d xAK Crown City
9 B7 J1 ?9 _& `% x9 D6 H AM Matai, Shell hits 20, heavy fires, heavy damage
i9 x7 w2 z/ ^5 u* L xAK Rona, Shell hits 4
7 d! M: o x4 U0 R* ~ xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1
, |; `; g. T* g0 a# L- m( Q
* ~% \$ n! `$ n% S ~, _5 m4 F) |0 g; k' b4 X1 P- ~$ N
Allied ground losses:! ?! K ~6 S+ J4 m' Y
37 casualties reported G& B0 U( h* F* }
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
/ _/ S5 ?" a" x1 C ?7 s2 v Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
. F w# H; k* R3 m7 x2 i Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* C7 P: Q ^( Q$ R8 e2 N/ ~1 n
* r( k% B+ d8 t% [8 W( M--------------------------------------------------------------------------------! T0 l8 D; }4 Z. |) q' k; X
Day Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 120,193, Range 15,000 Yards" o. l0 C/ M; g1 N* |
0 T4 X+ V" h0 w2 cJapanese Ships
( w. U( r2 H; d8 j& z# N DD Satsuki( G; H' {0 o0 |! }: M7 O2 x
DD Minazuki
# ^( @6 u7 L! B5 n- ? DD Mochizuki" [- e+ R. V: B. s/ C6 q* a
DD Oite& }1 Q# H% w5 e6 ?; j. u) B
DD Hayate# P' C. F# g$ d- S5 |" U
. G4 l8 r; h/ |9 `# y
Allied Ships
3 w" ]* I- m$ D: C c2 ^' Q xAK Alabaman' t5 G' P1 U$ a7 s( j2 g
xAK Alaskan
0 j/ z. J* d: z xAK American% v- `4 |! \: a5 P. Z
xAK Arizonan3 U) D) {/ H+ t- \ V+ \$ o- @
xAK Arkansan
9 p% [# T3 e& _ F xAK Californian/ B- S3 \+ I6 a7 A; t* g3 Q
xAK Canadian
4 i( v3 b1 t& b xAK Dakotan2 i. n) J* @0 Q3 |8 g
xAK Hawaiian- |% Y. Q2 }, v" O( f1 C( M
xAK Kansan# Q" Q5 h+ p5 E- P. V& p
xAK Minnesotan0 Z b( F& N) r. t) B8 m* q. U2 y
xAK Ohioan
$ ^! n4 ?+ E1 I, F. Q- e8 a5 H xAK Panaman6 [8 G# }+ j& J' g/ N* J- K2 k
xAK Pennsylvanian1 x- q2 ~* \# D+ D' b
xAK Puerto Rican
6 i5 D" d2 u$ p xAK Utahan
* F3 p2 ~6 }7 Y" p3 a8 @ xAK Virginian
( c4 R8 x# f. z7 C5 C4 W, a xAK Trento4 t8 l9 w: [2 [& ]; o Z( w0 g
xAK Charles H Cramp! ]- J- b2 M9 n4 U7 U
xAK Lancaster/ N4 ?& |: m( Z# B* b9 c
xAK Sagadahoc; \ _3 [# O s1 C
xAK Santa Rita0 I9 [& D! w0 Q* F7 T! w, D
xAK Santa Teresa
$ _% y% Y8 v) z5 M& e( u xAK Atlanta City, p" s# C* K& O: s: b6 |) c
xAK Chickasaw City
6 b# `4 @7 N: P% G z* N! m xAK Ensley City0 M& b4 ~: ^# _& W. e
xAK Knoxville City
' P* b: w( ^+ r) F4 D! p l xAK Mobile City
- U" z* U$ o4 { xAK Tuscaloosa City& |" m2 w e/ G& t# q+ Y; p# r: @8 e0 [- o
xAK Steel Age0 Y8 F. H- p- A
xAK Steel Exporter# ?3 _3 }! z: D9 F- ]+ v5 [! z1 A
xAK Steel Mariner$ o8 j8 Y" z. K* @# v
xAK Steel Navigator
5 u+ l" o3 I/ `5 S( ]: e xAK Steel Ranger
% E* \4 \$ C- ?4 }! R- p xAK Steel Scientist
) r1 s; x$ z5 p* D6 b xAK Steel Seafarer' `! S0 |9 ~7 F9 c- h
xAK Steel Trader
' s3 T, z+ V$ i* @2 ] xAK Steel Voyager
. l. {: c/ x" l* E2 X) s xAK Andrea Luckenbach2 N) R& o& i6 ]% k5 |) ^8 s+ N4 H
xAK Harry Luckenbach! f* F# I7 K" f
xAK J.L. Luckenbach
* X3 V4 I( H1 E: k9 H! w xAK Jacob Luckenbach
! I3 @+ b: r/ T xAK Julia Luckenbach4 j) b* n0 w' L8 k2 s
xAK Katrina Luckenbach
( N. G, |" @( S! n1 j xAK Lena Luckenbach! ^+ Q) @. l2 f. A# N+ ^) z
xAK Lewis Luckenbach
& r* G. I \2 o0 y7 \$ }- N! x xAK Lillian Luckenbach6 Z1 [1 Z' f+ E. S
xAK Mathew Luckenbach
8 }: E8 @% F+ M2 q: y, L xAK Walter Luckenbach7 v7 Q/ s+ ?9 F4 [1 f q
xAK William Luckenbach5 B: I f" t6 o: s/ V
xAK Diamond head
7 S" y( s0 q6 B0 h- c: [ xAK Admiral Halstead" S$ b# u1 @" ~( V; G7 g' V
xAK Admiral Cole! x% @ z7 {* V8 ?- E `! I) v
xAK Crown City
- X3 f& G% K/ |/ K! G4 @ xAK Admiral Y. Williams E% b. X; w1 b1 s- [9 ]! w1 g
xAK Iron Crown, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
6 l& J3 N5 P$ b+ D8 X xAK Rona, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage
# k- ]+ a+ A/ C, C" G xAK Exmoor, Shell hits 2
5 Q: p- M. W* t; U8 J( I xAK Aeon, Shell hits 3, on fire0 R3 H4 r9 l: j3 B/ c! i5 _1 H1 G
xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1
8 G$ h8 ?; `. N) ~6 ?2 v8 e
: o( e3 M. U$ W7 C+ @2 v- v* W2 [4 `) y
Allied ground losses:4 z& O) H7 a" Q4 u9 }; M6 G) k. e
59 casualties reported
% ^; b& G G e. A+ `" f+ l Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
4 s$ a/ j3 n/ O; Y: V" ?- j Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 19 disabled: B% k$ H$ w6 C8 d, o2 I! Q# ~
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 w7 b: d6 @* n) d" A; s. B- P: E Guns lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled)
) D8 j" t, ^+ ^. z c9 o# Z$ K( ]. q- m) N1 n6 p- K
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------0 G4 s" t: F6 w7 @
Day Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 14,000 Yards1 @/ T, B* Y/ Q& x
" U7 \! `/ t( q! M1 \1 Y0 O
Japanese Ships
% S0 G. _! z2 s' q/ f CA Furutaka
4 P% `0 n! {1 F+ X; P CL Abukuma( w0 F/ }/ T# j) c# F7 B3 k
CL Tatsuta
7 p1 R% O' j" K CL Yubari5 n4 ]& h% j' }: c- p/ o
DD Michishio& t9 V/ F' v) k0 E+ v
$ {. V) g8 R/ @! ~3 U4 J6 UAllied Ships
3 V7 e B/ d' ]$ w DM Ramsay, Shell hits 4, heavy fires9 {7 ]7 E% V2 T2 h- }. C( e& ~. W
DM Breese, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
) t! ^& P1 y% a. A. F$ q$ N/ n L* {! R u. E( Q
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- L; [' W- F5 a$ JSub attack near Port Moresby at 98,1331 {7 A) ?! ^: @4 Q, ], K. W
4 r) r# l4 Y w7 f0 R# [Japanese Ships
) t5 P/ v0 c+ R% E, L6 Z PB Kozan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
8 `* e* X5 m5 M; u9 O5 N2 H) e AO Manju Maru! [3 g, P) G- t0 z
AO Akebono Maru: l3 l$ Y* K5 Q1 [1 I- N
PB Choun Maru #8( j% M0 s2 Z1 ` R. Z$ ~0 i- v
SC Ch 207 r2 f" Y" ?: u6 n! R% [: P t
* {' E4 b4 j$ j. h8 }6 G0 HAllied Ships
( x! m3 y3 O- ^' f SS Tautog0 {- M3 @! S$ c3 e8 C( Z6 p3 o2 d
+ ]( n' c$ f2 ]5 o. b" v( d
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------. S& }+ Z6 T+ @4 q b. ?
Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,1306 W+ b0 ~' }; g
( m5 g% ~6 A& h# P1 T" E- mWeather in hex: Light cloud2 K1 G: k* E& C" Q+ W+ n; d
# O7 p+ c& r6 o1 d9 W" [
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.9 N9 H* M: @' m; d+ Z& q; f0 c6 h
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes+ E; N% {$ E% O3 u+ X* y
- k8 W% L+ x, O/ J" `. M
Japanese aircraft \" v( }4 O; S0 X3 U: c/ b {- R& ~
A6M2 Zero x 41
6 y, z) E, O& G3 ? |7 X6 ? ]% X- J4 {7 ~# o; L
G% l* i n f o$ x/ B) [
! H; R$ C7 j9 X6 B6 f) J, B# X X( X
Allied aircraft3 w$ _) Z3 O) f
P-40E Warhawk x 16
* M/ j- p) M3 K' {% i# v7 x) y* ?! c PBY-5 Catalina x 303 j; y( m- B5 ~( h
% e) P1 g3 L' R8 Q2 d) J0 a: X
, m$ W/ w* C2 I
No Japanese losses3 k6 J. P; q* x4 `$ m' G6 y4 V
" R6 x) Q9 N* AAllied aircraft losses$ Y) Y/ [5 W- {- ?
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed6 E6 R/ k; s. r- e- P$ U* n L; N/ ~
PBY-5 Catalina: 3 damaged
& F+ _0 |. r. H7 h) e, n; D PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed by flak
* E, R# w; [+ T. {
) I) E' x5 x) a& _' ]2 MJapanese Ships3 a% p4 N# E$ J9 O7 G" O1 J& [& ?
DD Suresushio
( c3 N0 t) c6 `( A+ k DD Oyashio, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
: G1 A' z& i* O& V$ z TB Hayabusa8 Q" L" Z+ y; E- ^" i) F- ^
TB Otori
0 @7 A4 n7 B; Y' t3 @9 W& B/ r# L- \ TB Hiyodori
& w: P( j+ H& S- R DD Hagikaze# |, G8 A! }! V0 w+ P5 U) ?
DD Hatsukaze) w2 m! ?' j& |- b9 }6 c, S
" e( t+ S, p, W" q4 w9 g- i" L# H4 S
+ J# T9 W1 J" ?7 }5 r @
% ?) \3 |4 {# ?1 g5 \) I8 i9 l% O9 I2 U* j, X+ ^6 K
" y' _2 b" m' X# P8 q/ E
( C1 Y. O1 E2 q" L* S9 X7 g" |5 D/ e7 N0 z. o1 A+ D7 [5 _
+ X o5 |9 t r% o i! i: R
: V8 t0 z+ S4 E) x4 k
9 y3 `9 O: {% }( t0 ]
1 Q3 p% Y; Q. N& P
/ C2 P' G* w, I& P5 ?, X: V( o, o. A7 ~/ x4 s
$ ]8 H3 Q( }( J1 p2 Z! ]
|