AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 27, 42
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3 [9 @4 {, F) z盟军一支在莫港卸载补给的船队全灭;
( g$ z* m$ X0 D- ~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;2 V/ R# V% F" P# f o1 o6 B
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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2 T( l" A6 b0 e" K% }Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 12,000 Yards- \+ V+ A# a3 t
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Japanese Ships
+ j- ?' Q, i1 `4 Q DD Oyashio9 {, z4 z2 P* h( N
DD Hatsukaze
- a, y, B/ j# G2 n2 K+ e DD Hagikaze8 @4 S8 ]: S2 [1 p! o
DD Uranami& q" r! k# d$ U- t. j$ K; {" E
TB Otori
; [$ @% C x0 V TB Hiyodori
- F y) w. Q% ~( V TB Hayabusa) ~. U& Y: H# i: p# z
TB Kiji1 e c- I% I6 t
TB Kamo% }4 c( W9 D8 V5 S3 f$ R! L- ^7 T
DD Suresushio4 W% m; q3 d6 F# x9 j7 S
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Allied Ships
W2 r& E# r' a( e xAKL Chungking, Shell hits 23, and is sunk
/ j Y$ i A# _7 ^6 a xAKL Darvel, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
* {' M, S' g- A9 t" H xAKL Kaiping, Shell hits 13, and is sunk8 E1 y. m+ \7 C* N
xAKL Vichy, Shell hits 18, and is sunk& d ~$ v3 S' }& n6 M5 s
xAKL Patris, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
1 T7 [( D8 n5 { xAKL Burwah, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
. U/ a, \4 B' _- K xAKL Carlisle, Shell hits 26, and is sunk
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& m7 r0 ~' k* }9 a4 e# WNight Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 7,000 Yards @9 e* w+ S2 [. S" U4 B. U* V m$ k
. ~# @( Z/ P, Q5 FJapanese Ships6 u8 ^" v/ {3 ^0 g' P* q
CA Furutaka
) ]/ t, C t+ d- ]0 d# [0 `: _ CA Kako
~5 G+ `# x4 I( _. N( c! ~( {1 d8 j: T CL Abukuma* j( H: ^+ _ I) j" Y1 c) X* z3 y
CL Tenryu
3 i8 z: m: Y' q8 b CL Tatsuta
. w( }2 f2 u; O CL Yubari, Shell hits 19 L# b8 [* f9 g; y: B' b
DD Michishio v5 {* M& e9 I5 u3 p# {% c
DD Amagiri
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Allied Ships5 _+ T- W! j. [0 e
DM Ramsay, Shell hits 1" \- N- M6 E( V7 o7 m4 c, w$ ?
DM Breese, Shell hits 3, on fire
2 h) f0 M5 l+ [1 C9 u 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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Japanese Ships
+ }: C& A$ K& t, C+ n CA Kako, Mine hits 5, on fire, heavy damage/ Y+ J0 Y# c) Y6 w3 k: _
DD Amagiri, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
& T }& v" b6 V& i5 q CL Tenryu, Mine hits 1, on fire
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- p ?/ c$ v+ X5 wNight Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
6 e( u( w. I7 A/ i9 R+ |) A DD Satsuki6 z5 U9 i- ?( v6 a, g# B+ r
DD Minazuki
, m' I7 q. [- i* J DD Mochizuki
$ h q, i" v6 c& O+ R* S$ k DD Oite& n3 r2 P' Z; m! k
DD Hayate U- o) Y! T0 e! C: b: B
: Z- g$ O% w s& r2 @Allied Ships x6 ~! X" u/ C
PG Sacramento, Shell hits 15, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 F; Q6 D; i) a2 t* T xAK Alabaman: Y* G2 ~/ q9 s: L6 U
xAK Alaskan7 O; m) I) b6 o2 b8 k
xAK American1 a1 n7 ]- S5 T* n3 }( D' f3 N
xAK Arizonan9 c1 b6 j5 y6 h
xAK Arkansan8 F# y0 W) G9 O# ]
xAK Californian
' n& g% {. C" p2 [' G* X# p xAK Canadian
" j2 g& I; q% }* G2 a+ z2 z xAK Dakotan
/ j, k3 s" c. E. B7 z xAK Hawaiian* D' y( ^# y+ A5 z6 c- R; s9 _
xAK Kansan& g" J$ u- a- [- t
xAK Minnesotan: E& G" I" M3 u4 Y8 w
xAK Ohioan
2 C6 S7 l8 D/ K( W4 f4 X0 W! K1 l' ? xAK Panaman! Y3 a8 t4 u* O
xAK Pennsylvanian( e6 ^/ S8 {+ e0 n: @
xAK Puerto Rican
' m0 k/ y ?9 }& {' O+ r& x xAK Utahan
9 e7 V& s5 h/ x6 ^" J4 F( ~ xAK Virginian
7 T+ p" P# r# ^ xAK Trento
; U" w: g- y4 Q9 c6 i xAK Charles H Cramp
, L B5 H" r- S& O xAK Lancaster
$ X8 c+ E! z( ^2 A3 s xAK Sagadahoc- V4 K7 B9 u f9 c/ x
xAK Santa Rita
3 d7 Y5 S/ `. a \* e" u8 h8 z xAK Santa Teresa: b/ V/ _7 M% d. {7 |% ^
xAK Atlanta City
9 [2 s7 z3 \ K% D* _( {! x8 M2 Q xAK Chickasaw City
" V8 ]" c8 @" h0 f, G0 y xAK Ensley City
9 @/ R2 V+ u; g4 q+ ^+ e xAK Knoxville City
2 x$ R8 ^/ \8 Y/ f& K5 T' d. y o xAK Mobile City
/ F& C. I8 Z& R# \* T xAK Tuscaloosa City5 p9 d% B) S) P- k
xAK Steel Age5 j- X( x& r2 K- R# m
xAK Steel Exporter
. ~& ?; H, ]! i3 S" J xAK Steel Mariner
0 [' K1 n" L# f' F xAK Steel Navigator
, x/ I7 q! Y) o. T# x) Q8 T) I xAK Steel Ranger
4 [; f( V" T9 D0 p$ k/ \ xAK Steel Scientist* P1 W t; z) }: Z% ^ p2 s
xAK Steel Seafarer
& z3 n/ F. t Q1 R xAK Steel Trader
% L B# i" i2 u/ F xAK Steel Voyager
$ Z5 P1 C# @4 |7 {+ @9 a xAK Steel Worker/ J9 B- s9 b# | y
xAK Andrea Luckenbach
1 G. [! I8 q. y! z7 b b xAK Harry Luckenbach9 A( T5 m k* {4 s
xAK J.L. Luckenbach
* j. Y/ u9 T8 j; t) |: q' k: ` xAK Jacob Luckenbach
/ k e" L& Y9 j9 E- v8 G xAK Julia Luckenbach
& t3 F8 r) K2 z# j xAK Katrina Luckenbach
' b6 R! M d8 C1 A) S. j1 F: r xAK Lena Luckenbach
# Q. K N$ S# E+ D+ z9 d xAK Lewis Luckenbach
6 A$ V+ M. L3 F( I2 i+ L5 \ xAK Lillian Luckenbach
( r+ @) i0 ]: b xAK Mathew Luckenbach
" Y' _& G9 |' {# {. |* i xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 7, heavy fires7 f* T2 w2 q2 l% o1 V k& Z
xAK Walter Luckenbach! V l2 h/ G; _9 P; F5 p# W
xAK William Luckenbach
9 W# X) `, k% K5 a+ z/ M xAK Diamond head
! ~3 r D7 S( M5 K0 R xAK Admiral Halstead
5 i$ y1 V) z2 g5 ~ AM Matai, Shell hits 1
# t% s1 `/ |- J" L AM Muritai, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
* Z9 E7 R. v+ Q/ x, f1 R xAK Salamaua, Shell hits 19 C) R( A0 a. h9 {5 P! H
xAK Rona, Shell hits 2
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0 S5 G) P: F$ K, ^8 J- jAllied ground losses:
, W9 F5 T A% R/ a- y) H5 [ 24 casualties reported7 a" U+ d- R5 z- `7 W! D6 h0 w8 D
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 A0 t) A* T( r( i% l" Q8 \" x
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 4 disabled
8 X' |2 b# g- T2 e! x% Y8 G Engineers: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled5 M8 P" }3 F0 |( v% p/ u# w, K
Vehicles lost 17 (10 destroyed, 7 disabled)8 ^8 O) t, }; @/ j
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships) r! H7 v* T" N6 \
DD Satsuki* t3 K8 \2 L6 b7 f+ g a6 k8 o
DD Minazuki5 g: G. n3 E6 x8 y
DD Mochizuki& S G9 P2 ?6 G5 p
DD Oite
- |: N! h( R# Y: c+ L# U+ O DD Hayate% q- E0 g* x, O+ T1 u
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Allied Ships; @2 Y6 K& w$ S, |) z2 \
PG Sacramento, Shell hits 12, heavy fires, heavy damage
# n6 J, W0 a# C% q xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage( O0 L. ?" `) N
AM Muritai, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
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# ]7 `* a9 g9 r# `) wAllied ground losses:
# F7 _/ v: {5 f. _. A Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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+ H; m" _7 Q8 z% D1 f2 `; ]! F' p$ pNight Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 121,193, Range 8,000 Yards z$ E& g4 \. M8 t: @. q' n
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Japanese Ships/ F J* f2 \: w& l B- n
DD Satsuki
$ T, G; l7 n6 { DD Minazuki6 K8 j: ?( G) o% | M2 O; e
DD Mochizuki w: ]" ^% p6 j* i2 e4 G
DD Oite
. v) Z& E. _# I; O- F% [ DD Hayate/ S8 e% g5 p- K4 T" Y' R
|( D4 K, K) h; n! a fAllied Ships
9 R: \- @" {; w5 [3 G! o2 q4 P xAK Alabaman, i% Q: T \1 V( L) ^+ s$ r; g
xAK Alaskan( l8 o! B% @% n, Z. u4 z3 M
xAK American
% l9 {4 t2 n- t5 ~) m- @( l xAK Arizonan% H% H) B3 q( [) G' X* E) A
xAK Arkansan
: X0 k# a( ]1 E: `0 ~) P" Z xAK Californian3 i: n- A0 V8 V0 a9 I
xAK Canadian
]# J( }; C& D/ D b xAK Dakotan
' o/ g+ H% ~1 Y) e$ ~ xAK Hawaiian& h5 X; y' I) P. N& k
xAK Kansan* H8 Y5 B) \. n( @0 H
xAK Minnesotan
7 Z: {0 k& u* f) H6 D xAK Ohioan1 q+ \( q& r4 ^2 t H: h R# \: u
xAK Panaman1 O# s- y% s: k! T: ?0 r- ~8 e/ z
xAK Pennsylvanian5 N9 ]- C. @, R4 {$ y6 R8 D, O. u. u
xAK Puerto Rican; q$ `( J+ |; N3 f# y' P4 i5 b6 e, |
xAK Utahan
2 w2 r: }7 q7 n xAK Virginian
# r4 Y& B, q! K4 k xAK Trento G+ ?$ d8 ^. O9 w$ Z' Z1 s r+ Y, J
xAK Charles H Cramp
2 y" m1 b, Z. }" c' e xAK Lancaster
1 M3 |1 y0 F6 E: K xAK Sagadahoc
/ A6 ?: R! j/ w* j xAK Santa Rita
/ I$ @& H+ O$ A8 A4 m7 x xAK Santa Teresa! s5 r2 S& c8 c3 n: d* Y5 x% d
xAK Atlanta City
2 E$ s R# z/ ~+ c( m5 t; k+ | xAK Chickasaw City1 }' }1 K3 K1 b& F! h/ b
xAK Ensley City; D$ [5 C: }% o' H, B' U: s
xAK Knoxville City: ?5 y8 J. `& v
xAK Mobile City$ ~2 ~2 e; }! K( r' w
xAK Tuscaloosa City
j; Y" |( [" J" b" `2 O2 l xAK Steel Age
! {4 f+ Q2 n# V xAK Steel Exporter
5 F5 }# b3 O0 I. H& ^ xAK Steel Mariner
! y. D/ K b) C" R2 r. l xAK Steel Navigator
4 d( A3 Q7 n1 {+ J, S xAK Steel Ranger! k( d; y2 f9 b' `
xAK Steel Scientist
4 Q5 Z) I2 c% d" o1 u' M xAK Steel Seafarer1 y7 ` ~6 [5 O2 M4 G0 O* z) [8 x
xAK Steel Trader
1 @( a6 m- ^! s0 i% H- W [$ O9 t/ w9 W xAK Steel Voyager
) h" H* f1 V) x$ G, e xAK Steel Worker, heavy damage
+ d) ]& Z% ~/ n# ^( ?# x* Y8 w xAK Andrea Luckenbach
p: u; q8 x a% t xAK Harry Luckenbach9 A) E. `) W; u9 A: s
xAK J.L. Luckenbach: @: Y$ J: v! N* R! b8 \# I
xAK Jacob Luckenbach! `# A5 _8 \+ g$ n. [
xAK Julia Luckenbach) M/ H" {6 P0 E! B7 O' e! F; e) T+ H; X, V
xAK Katrina Luckenbach. s7 D; K( g6 J, _- C( t
xAK Lena Luckenbach
}, k2 k1 Y: k% w1 p xAK Lewis Luckenbach! x3 u; L$ k# o# X0 W; f8 h# Y( ?1 Z
xAK Lillian Luckenbach: R- m( i- O N8 W3 D
xAK Mathew Luckenbach w ^0 h& @6 I* s
xAK Walter Luckenbach
N) W% `2 E8 O' \ e" o: r3 ^% y xAK William Luckenbach: ~# j9 _( m) k: |1 ^) f/ C O
xAK Diamond head4 c x# U. H4 y. L
xAK Admiral Halstead
S- E# P _$ N xAK Admiral Cole
7 }# n( D1 | x; [; E xAK Crown City4 w3 W# w/ o3 v8 L$ @
AM Matai, Shell hits 20, heavy fires, heavy damage
" [1 h8 m6 M4 k% W xAK Rona, Shell hits 4
: h8 B, x7 K. H7 d5 M xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1
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Allied ground losses:
5 {4 U" z% ~1 p5 h 37 casualties reported5 w1 R# P5 `5 P* E! R5 d
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
( U% E" [3 P* N2 _, ]1 E Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled/ Q$ v: o$ g& @" V0 h: M7 A
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 r: L6 Z: N) K; X2 R- {3 K7 S
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 120,193, Range 15,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
4 ^& ]+ _, i8 M" t3 u4 V3 ^ DD Satsuki( P3 W, s1 D% C- L6 y2 n
DD Minazuki
1 Z0 v( b/ c1 n0 P2 o, C& X4 i DD Mochizuki
/ N& L( b) y* [: b DD Oite
( W1 ~ L0 x2 \0 {& d9 [ DD Hayate1 l! h* q6 ?, Q" e* R( {8 M
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Allied Ships
" \- w8 x* Y7 m Q& F7 u* }7 r xAK Alabaman
e) N4 M5 V. r xAK Alaskan
6 v# Y/ A( b* H. }( O) G/ F xAK American; b6 p J7 e" _) f0 d
xAK Arizonan
; ~8 T, k2 M8 l; T" a xAK Arkansan
8 U. o. C: r0 U1 f4 q xAK Californian
: v9 f5 z9 O" X" ^, t4 j xAK Canadian( Z. c( W0 \3 Z1 g
xAK Dakotan
6 Y+ V* x K, B: s+ j xAK Hawaiian% o# ?6 H$ _ _$ \, I( ]5 y; ?( I
xAK Kansan
! ~2 q$ R/ X# q" x! W xAK Minnesotan* O6 S4 j# w) O! B8 h- f# D- ?
xAK Ohioan ]$ U. W4 j; R0 j4 `
xAK Panaman
- P7 U, x, z. i H: P xAK Pennsylvanian
# B3 t7 X: s7 ^4 I" U$ r2 w xAK Puerto Rican) H* ]& e0 Z3 O3 p4 t. C0 b
xAK Utahan
9 M4 A2 f. N2 | xAK Virginian
) t0 D: b# c" z% ?5 H6 K xAK Trento
2 e5 L* G% R/ b7 |. T xAK Charles H Cramp
* X; |: C" `& x2 k1 U xAK Lancaster
. T+ H/ h% z$ Y: q, @6 b8 G xAK Sagadahoc
+ _$ Y; S# T6 j1 T5 _ xAK Santa Rita
) `! t2 {1 B j7 y0 ~: W' k xAK Santa Teresa+ d" Y& h7 |! o- M) C' u; U5 v, ~
xAK Atlanta City# ]1 w5 o6 E: w( o b
xAK Chickasaw City [+ t6 f8 g0 I- b" m
xAK Ensley City
: p) j6 a, B( G" \& A xAK Knoxville City
( P. a% H( k& r. X% s \ xAK Mobile City
& {3 R7 s V6 d! P xAK Tuscaloosa City
7 f' _0 }5 R) ~- P8 k xAK Steel Age" q( m$ h1 q- O. }2 w, W# c
xAK Steel Exporter
/ ~" k/ _ t& P' A5 p9 v xAK Steel Mariner! E- \ }* O: d8 |
xAK Steel Navigator" g* A' ?" S3 J& Z# M- D; |5 ^' }
xAK Steel Ranger
7 O1 j$ }6 m" v) {4 S/ m xAK Steel Scientist
, l& c$ t" L% U. | xAK Steel Seafarer1 G8 J9 F+ R2 m, r: C5 A/ R _
xAK Steel Trader( B$ j5 j& \% ?6 D
xAK Steel Voyager
6 L0 t9 A( `1 U- J, }- C xAK Andrea Luckenbach
$ X# ]7 R! u( Z1 @) A. ~# | xAK Harry Luckenbach0 z, p& n- j3 r- |6 v
xAK J.L. Luckenbach" v1 }: `+ o `6 X5 O: i
xAK Jacob Luckenbach$ _, f; @3 |. t5 [
xAK Julia Luckenbach: a3 l" L8 V, ]# y% q1 v+ E9 W1 q+ q
xAK Katrina Luckenbach" X) t6 [6 o3 j
xAK Lena Luckenbach2 d% g* p( T7 r7 x
xAK Lewis Luckenbach
. X) M% x3 O z% l xAK Lillian Luckenbach
/ k, ], ?* l5 ? {# {/ ~& f$ }8 M1 _ xAK Mathew Luckenbach7 h0 R7 T2 C- }$ A% u& |$ F! B
xAK Walter Luckenbach
2 ]2 T- [: C# Z2 N xAK William Luckenbach
3 w5 @0 C: \1 d xAK Diamond head
9 Z" w1 ?' b G9 z& w& A xAK Admiral Halstead
* K' ]' k/ O b) V' m8 h xAK Admiral Cole' G7 t: R) }' C
xAK Crown City6 b4 t E2 n6 R% W4 C
xAK Admiral Y. Williams
: X% g+ [; R% B# N3 Y0 G) `8 ~4 c xAK Iron Crown, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
5 ^! d3 B# f( v* u8 { xAK Rona, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage& R" S S& _7 M6 |# T
xAK Exmoor, Shell hits 2( I- N9 R- G6 W2 ?. @7 U
xAK Aeon, Shell hits 3, on fire( i* T0 p$ U& ^
xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1: Z/ ?1 x; o$ w3 F' S% y3 ?
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Allied ground losses:
, ^+ c8 E, W3 K9 J: \' p# ^( f4 ^( A 59 casualties reported
; |" z" g% ?9 z/ O/ G Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled% F! o* N c8 f" R+ q+ I1 E
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 19 disabled2 z( D5 i, K8 w, f" P
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 F u5 p2 v/ I; I& a+ \0 A- W6 l Guns lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled)
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 14,000 Yards! ~# j0 w/ z% ]5 s) T! |' x# F: `+ l) S
1 r# Y6 a8 b. R ?2 L# kJapanese Ships
' M/ j: \+ x5 F3 d* n CA Furutaka
- r& B. K( M. D) ~7 g CL Abukuma
0 T0 o# w6 a2 M( W: S CL Tatsuta
9 |6 G* k# ?: [0 @7 S CL Yubari. I, U: [+ D4 |+ z5 X7 T u4 P
DD Michishio/ h8 Y: G+ o- H! H* J8 U; G8 B Y
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Allied Ships5 {1 L, ^6 k" q: G$ P, `
DM Ramsay, Shell hits 4, heavy fires+ C# {! D X1 m( [& y
DM Breese, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
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Sub attack near Port Moresby at 98,1331 e: Z& B: a$ j9 T
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Japanese Ships, c* p& t1 l4 X2 f2 o5 |
PB Kozan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage8 B2 P2 z* H: W
AO Manju Maru2 p4 d H1 }$ u- ]% u
AO Akebono Maru
# q( n+ O7 l2 ~4 z- F PB Choun Maru #8
" l0 l9 F$ ~. q+ X7 F+ r8 a% U5 x SC Ch 20
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Allied Ships+ A4 x& k% z5 c( X8 f& {
SS Tautog6 v1 H T9 a1 Q+ A( J, `$ y3 T
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Light cloud, u7 [# ^- T2 W. F8 I/ K$ y
0 c- F! j* z& qRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
2 N# S7 I4 _0 F9 D- G3 G) V1 G% REstimated time to target is 10 minutes k* r8 B( a/ O
- y/ w2 L5 B3 p# SJapanese aircraft
' C" j8 K- s7 s6 T/ i' q, u0 j5 y A6M2 Zero x 418 y3 o$ \! T8 V' z* ^* b- k7 { f
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Allied aircraft9 ?2 q; U! N; T6 R
P-40E Warhawk x 169 @) A6 z! [2 {) z+ l
PBY-5 Catalina x 30
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1 n% d# W: ?. qNo Japanese losses0 g4 c4 l w f2 u8 V5 S6 n
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Allied aircraft losses
0 J# }8 I* y2 B" Q P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
1 r* N4 B( W3 P PBY-5 Catalina: 3 damaged% ~+ l# i+ A) E" h* s' W* \3 _& ^) m
PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed by flak$ t1 P; D4 T: U" k
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Japanese Ships
' L8 ^3 R3 ^; x" \ DD Suresushio
0 h* h3 \4 h% j DD Oyashio, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage9 \3 \2 G3 S* X
TB Hayabusa
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9 H9 Z/ z7 \5 J* Q9 t TB Hiyodori
: }) j7 O: Q" Y7 R8 m ` DD Hagikaze
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