AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 27, 42' F% e6 M `% y; U* I) [
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盟军一支在莫港卸载补给的船队全灭;3 y1 [' V% n1 ~5 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;
, n7 C8 r' u$ p L9 H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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% N8 J# A* X9 lNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 12,000 Yards8 d8 X. J @& N( ], n* F
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Japanese Ships
% T' V" R# G$ r" E9 ^ DD Oyashio
: S. h/ ]! q( Z DD Hatsukaze% ?& n4 A' K) G% F) o
DD Hagikaze
; Q6 F$ |' q2 W I' Z: K DD Uranami
- m9 C0 A/ {* @6 \ TB Otori7 e t' H6 k @0 j
TB Hiyodori+ Z" Q0 R$ }. x, | W: K, I
TB Hayabusa, K7 n6 Z7 W# O: p7 q* ?
TB Kiji! p. J. y3 ]1 x' z
TB Kamo
: Y/ m* i8 x* K- p/ [ DD Suresushio7 u# R5 K6 x0 y0 _
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Allied Ships! c6 v: Q4 J& D- E$ Z
xAKL Chungking, Shell hits 23, and is sunk
0 F4 N% o# ~3 y' E4 v8 F9 I% y" l xAKL Darvel, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk" k: ~- n2 {- F5 t1 L5 G
xAKL Kaiping, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
: m: v$ o( U& h1 Y( x' R xAKL Vichy, Shell hits 18, and is sunk
' j; V* m7 q0 {* I xAKL Patris, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
+ Z/ s q& S0 n g/ y0 x xAKL Burwah, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk2 \* q; L- Q2 D2 p+ T
xAKL Carlisle, Shell hits 26, and is sunk
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) V5 m9 t7 k; v/ KNight Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 7,000 Yards
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& [2 i( o! q; u& W( T: A0 KJapanese Ships% Z4 { ~% h9 ]( _( w s4 q2 ]
CA Furutaka! ^: ]! v, j Y# ]. p/ M
CA Kako
- I Y+ k7 H F# P( P CL Abukuma0 K8 ]' K( [8 d9 [
CL Tenryu- w1 B) }! N3 f' _; ]
CL Tatsuta# [, }! u- ?1 c! p; G5 q: B) E
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1
4 |: g4 g/ U- h m! n DD Michishio- g$ h% l: Y) D# Q* S! Y& S
DD Amagiri( ?( {, A4 d1 ]$ e3 m/ O7 R+ }
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Allied Ships4 t- k8 @' d: I0 u- w
DM Ramsay, Shell hits 1( H5 z" _ ^! V
DM Breese, Shell hits 3, on fire- f1 v- l2 I' h' |
DM Tracy, Shell hits 6, and is sunk7 P* G: x) `5 m
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TF 181 encounters mine field at Pago Pago (148,161)$ A' x* y' T% \- ?3 d2 |8 B' z; f
( g5 y- Q3 {2 P1 N+ }4 ^Japanese Ships7 l: m% t' D+ q$ A
CA Kako, Mine hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
U, v Z0 |1 D DD Amagiri, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
5 p( R: z B# m CL Tenryu, Mine hits 1, on fire
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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9 v9 q5 b% Z$ _+ @9 tJapanese Ships
+ |4 [# E! Z8 c7 |1 `* r DD Satsuki
# O. y Z& O! Z DD Minazuki
' O9 T" G; X" ~/ t1 t6 g DD Mochizuki: g% T1 J( ]/ n. B
DD Oite5 ~, F6 a1 D: O" j o+ E+ j2 M! X. T
DD Hayate' J' m' L1 X7 u% i
6 O7 e0 D7 {7 v7 JAllied Ships
# \4 y, |8 U- a PG Sacramento, Shell hits 15, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 G7 y; j* m8 P0 V xAK Alabaman, E% C8 Q0 D) C2 g1 Q
xAK Alaskan
( Z! x/ `9 g" H( k% B7 q. ] xAK American1 } v& |% {5 y7 K! [, K' u$ Y
xAK Arizonan; _' Y) k$ U. N( u) h- ?" c7 m
xAK Arkansan' x! V0 c0 ^/ O, `: Q ^
xAK Californian7 A5 G) F% ?) F3 Z- W- W0 |! e
xAK Canadian
e1 W8 D2 u9 Y9 m0 S" z; S, \) l3 n xAK Dakotan) B S/ e5 P. Z" B5 w/ D5 c
xAK Hawaiian
* T3 O9 f- H# g3 j$ O& Y } xAK Kansan! y+ N5 r) d1 x0 f. {5 ^' `) }
xAK Minnesotan
+ |6 Z' T- ~' `! F9 p xAK Ohioan0 m9 E8 n. `' F p9 F
xAK Panaman
8 j7 [! {7 k0 O; { g4 } xAK Pennsylvanian; H7 H7 ^6 k) ~( J$ G
xAK Puerto Rican+ w- o' @* T! B% r: i+ s% z
xAK Utahan
; _' z+ q2 X4 u. ]8 o2 g6 ?) G xAK Virginian
: ~8 _8 j2 G3 Y2 q. J' t xAK Trento
. x6 q; W7 |: x1 f" a. \1 a( e xAK Charles H Cramp; p0 I/ u0 G, Z6 G. L3 S
xAK Lancaster6 m+ p! J7 h9 y
xAK Sagadahoc
: R3 }0 p- v" r' e" `3 o& Z xAK Santa Rita5 u8 G: x I( g3 ?! \
xAK Santa Teresa
8 b+ w- y" d1 |0 | xAK Atlanta City
t8 m/ H" b4 r; ]( C xAK Chickasaw City
* s" `% T: V& s# P+ n+ ~4 z% ^9 e xAK Ensley City
0 Q- n3 h3 L4 A, @: [ xAK Knoxville City
q' z% v7 H+ ^ xAK Mobile City
# N* @8 d! I/ A- z" l# k9 p1 p xAK Tuscaloosa City
/ X G C7 d |, f xAK Steel Age
% |) l" o$ V8 g+ Q xAK Steel Exporter) g0 e- o" Z2 I/ n
xAK Steel Mariner
" U x5 R1 G1 o; _2 ^ xAK Steel Navigator
9 c/ }4 O3 y$ k xAK Steel Ranger" o" w: l2 ^# D, K6 J
xAK Steel Scientist
' L7 \+ k+ \% r7 m+ m& X4 F xAK Steel Seafarer
+ Z0 Q, a' U8 E3 D k xAK Steel Trader
# m/ I2 s6 j4 J/ v xAK Steel Voyager
$ s$ @- _3 m" R' s xAK Steel Worker
. c, t/ r# P, ^8 I, {+ _$ U' ` xAK Andrea Luckenbach' i( H7 j$ U; R( R% M7 @3 j
xAK Harry Luckenbach
! K- O7 O1 B" J$ d6 G0 I0 P xAK J.L. Luckenbach
" t9 t, V3 `$ j, l# G" H1 @ xAK Jacob Luckenbach5 I8 g" O5 f( Z: T1 F; K f1 H
xAK Julia Luckenbach
/ e$ C, E) K7 B4 ]. \ xAK Katrina Luckenbach
" \1 e5 O' X' H' {6 i- y* `+ N xAK Lena Luckenbach
( o7 Y4 d- _: W4 E3 [5 }8 M2 { xAK Lewis Luckenbach
6 I) |6 g" O3 B* }9 g9 S xAK Lillian Luckenbach3 R( c/ k7 e- }
xAK Mathew Luckenbach, j' Z5 \' @" @7 G' q) U7 H* }% ]
xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 7, heavy fires- u; k. f9 ^ P, i+ X
xAK Walter Luckenbach
' g; ?( L' M- o) n" `$ Z- o' M xAK William Luckenbach
6 G- o! t' P g& @ xAK Diamond head3 X( v5 s; u3 G1 ^5 j- I/ B& z+ r1 m
xAK Admiral Halstead
- n( G! e+ j' V; X) i AM Matai, Shell hits 1
) S/ c% @5 n# @& ] AM Muritai, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
. _& r D( w0 k* A: e xAK Salamaua, Shell hits 1- p3 u, ?! \: [' q) L
xAK Rona, Shell hits 2
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( I4 F& }% y. @2 Q# vAllied ground losses:
' d, ?& {# ^+ O! Q8 a 24 casualties reported& p) k% k; e8 {
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 _) x+ ?+ O* {# @0 X" w. {- P+ k Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 4 disabled
1 S, T; z, B1 g+ K+ P5 J( t Engineers: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled
% _, p3 g( R1 L9 ]8 p6 p Vehicles lost 17 (10 destroyed, 7 disabled)) z$ f* P9 b, v8 R7 M
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0 C4 i0 r g' B& ?: g. vNight Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards" l: f: O4 U. n, t5 S/ a T
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Japanese Ships
& n9 ]0 S4 Y* y- W9 P0 z, z! G DD Satsuki- |7 J+ O; a5 a
DD Minazuki
: C' F- D* ^: Z2 j DD Mochizuki
9 k6 A/ z3 i8 C/ B% y/ S DD Oite$ g5 U2 N4 Y# K- k1 Q% ~* Y3 m
DD Hayate
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1 i- c# c/ ^) r: rAllied Ships
9 H: \' V2 Y+ y- v9 ]: J9 b PG Sacramento, Shell hits 12, heavy fires, heavy damage
: }# a2 A6 [5 M5 U; R) }& I xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage
- `# O, } f8 o+ L+ Q) T+ U AM Muritai, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
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5 X& ?5 G7 j# G, \6 o5 y0 ~Allied ground losses:$ K1 U* i) w# |5 w6 k
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)8 h; ]9 U$ o" f; J6 U
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3 Y1 X8 Z8 [: E0 W' V' sNight Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 121,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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" G$ x! X$ V, G' o, {Japanese Ships
& W/ e2 J* I9 H) T @" q, H DD Satsuki. S" a% F/ m' s G7 ]8 A3 P
DD Minazuki2 i4 {! m$ ^, L! [0 Z
DD Mochizuki
! d. o8 c/ }: j% X3 S' V! u DD Oite4 y! D/ d- t& f9 N8 F) M7 V
DD Hayate
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Allied Ships$ z+ [' X1 u" l3 g) V' Y
xAK Alabaman7 ^+ y6 N# @# G5 G
xAK Alaskan
; v( W& W$ W2 }0 k+ l xAK American+ y ]! V0 w B) L2 L v; ?
xAK Arizonan6 L4 h1 Y) G7 B; V' R2 n: |7 d2 q
xAK Arkansan. J1 B* T0 ]% B6 B9 c" ?
xAK Californian: ?2 _) ], a& ?/ p1 o6 W5 b, J
xAK Canadian
, Q, ]0 `, O8 p& E9 B: ~0 i xAK Dakotan) c3 Y" T9 Y0 @7 r" \
xAK Hawaiian
( Y0 ~) {' B- a xAK Kansan
4 j' t2 c" D# j xAK Minnesotan
" r$ `- D+ t5 w# y* n# T4 Q xAK Ohioan
& e( g; D1 O- O9 P xAK Panaman
; j2 H8 i L1 ~+ ^3 N+ Q. p6 B xAK Pennsylvanian
4 f! R4 n/ o2 t$ n: t! k y xAK Puerto Rican7 L* F5 t! F; W( N8 c
xAK Utahan
' h9 [2 N' B7 @6 B xAK Virginian1 k+ b, b8 U" g, u/ h+ s* L ^% C
xAK Trento D; k: f7 ~8 x( u2 q
xAK Charles H Cramp% c) d4 H. }- d
xAK Lancaster$ J8 u7 c8 t. V: U ]
xAK Sagadahoc: x* e- h, V" g
xAK Santa Rita0 g3 b/ k# N5 T; z% \( I5 h4 [
xAK Santa Teresa) x# r& l/ R/ a& ^: N
xAK Atlanta City. b3 n" W0 S6 h+ @" t3 a" z w
xAK Chickasaw City
& O6 n* e/ x9 h- ^7 { xAK Ensley City
7 i/ h' @$ u, y! M) ^) \2 T xAK Knoxville City* k9 q4 O& ^5 Y6 S
xAK Mobile City
: T, m7 u+ k, T6 s5 Z1 R) @1 W xAK Tuscaloosa City! Z3 j- I: B& [0 R
xAK Steel Age8 y, R. _- F' W( r% x& @3 d7 x
xAK Steel Exporter. ~6 c1 [3 T7 o; J+ s' _
xAK Steel Mariner% i& D! P) Y. I8 r# G0 I9 w7 d
xAK Steel Navigator
# E- D# r3 |! e! M+ U xAK Steel Ranger, n/ V; d2 e1 O
xAK Steel Scientist1 } p/ ?7 z+ |' g# U# ?0 z4 O
xAK Steel Seafarer
, g- d. x& I! a: T8 ^" \6 U6 ] xAK Steel Trader, P, ~! Y B+ n$ `0 H
xAK Steel Voyager( E4 p) [% p( f! S
xAK Steel Worker, heavy damage( i$ A! X: Q$ r8 m) b( ?5 E
xAK Andrea Luckenbach# \. ^/ k, M& l& B0 {' }6 m4 y
xAK Harry Luckenbach
- n1 d5 c0 O9 V. F# S+ { xAK J.L. Luckenbach. e! i3 Z* X; U; n* _
xAK Jacob Luckenbach# D1 g8 i; O& G7 F9 K: ~
xAK Julia Luckenbach
* \& I4 M4 G( {* i3 r' q& n xAK Katrina Luckenbach1 N, [" R* T7 z* A! ^: W0 d5 P
xAK Lena Luckenbach
- D+ {/ M1 p# B# r! v5 b6 ? xAK Lewis Luckenbach5 w4 g" g. z* i# f, d" Y
xAK Lillian Luckenbach. _" Z6 D3 y0 P( }+ t
xAK Mathew Luckenbach6 g8 j+ E6 \$ [1 C
xAK Walter Luckenbach
, a9 F/ T1 ~! y3 j0 N xAK William Luckenbach
7 f7 P& H4 j; \& { xAK Diamond head9 O$ h3 s1 ~6 j3 }6 h4 K5 c
xAK Admiral Halstead$ l5 m- O9 s: Q0 l S
xAK Admiral Cole
; X7 ]* Y! s9 P. [/ s( o: o xAK Crown City8 F( X7 K; ]) c5 j
AM Matai, Shell hits 20, heavy fires, heavy damage
. _+ y) B* G9 y xAK Rona, Shell hits 4
/ H, Q k% k, n2 S' V8 w8 \ xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1" S) u" w% J/ |. t
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37 casualties reported H8 ]2 ~2 h) N
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
. D3 f) x3 S! F7 s* l' K) k4 f Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled4 a$ I. S# q! T5 E$ a8 W
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! u/ m2 I! L) X d0 Y' q' |
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 120,193, Range 15,000 Yards# i- D) |$ U5 {
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Japanese Ships
5 X1 ~ ~8 R7 {( N' {' y* { DD Satsuki8 }! c% \, j7 R& l+ V
DD Minazuki9 Y! w: f8 y: n3 T( p- c0 i; l: Z6 y
DD Mochizuki
6 p/ r1 ?) L: y: k DD Oite2 f: D8 |. ?+ q* u- q! q
DD Hayate+ m1 a: g. d* B5 S7 A
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Allied Ships% f/ z5 S& ]. P! E' a" z
xAK Alabaman U! O) I" ^+ A/ a7 t; C
xAK Alaskan
7 P; x% h' u3 O0 f7 @ xAK American
" l, [5 B8 @; [) w, [/ R% A xAK Arizonan
, v5 X: v5 d% Z5 t8 P1 z! ~8 P8 R! M xAK Arkansan
6 G3 g6 a3 _7 [6 _" Z; }+ t xAK Californian
7 c7 Y5 F% E& Y" ]. a0 q) H: C xAK Canadian
% Z" D8 }+ m9 |" L0 [' M2 I xAK Dakotan4 j4 N* z4 `' e& _5 ~
xAK Hawaiian
% }/ V1 w& \3 I6 b3 s( O xAK Kansan9 n( V u! c/ @0 p8 p. u
xAK Minnesotan
, A. x- G' F9 S* y- h xAK Ohioan* l1 y7 d! T1 j# M& D& l, [
xAK Panaman
5 p, e) x2 ^# g" P0 f' A+ k I& \ xAK Pennsylvanian6 u' T% h0 C/ T7 j I8 E8 x
xAK Puerto Rican
s* c2 c6 i6 ]( o5 ? xAK Utahan
0 Z b' b' @9 R5 ^2 j3 ?/ d xAK Virginian& b& z9 v m! h% E! l& d* n9 g
xAK Trento) P! b* F+ R' |: e7 W. B
xAK Charles H Cramp
( A1 J7 V i5 s" f' P$ s( h xAK Lancaster
; Q2 ?3 J0 k( J4 g/ J! U0 r- Q xAK Sagadahoc" W' t# e. m m# l' @1 w
xAK Santa Rita( z$ q2 I1 c1 \: ?+ H9 i% Q
xAK Santa Teresa9 H' @: F- x+ l
xAK Atlanta City! {. F, p" T* i0 {; Y
xAK Chickasaw City
$ C& v8 E* E) q { xAK Ensley City
8 N! w3 @( ^* t3 }2 \ xAK Knoxville City
# b* |6 H6 I- k8 w& l1 b" h7 R* J xAK Mobile City. }4 v0 T' x( @2 G2 K- _
xAK Tuscaloosa City
: G) g) f, v' {# C) A8 T xAK Steel Age6 \7 R" N( f1 W$ j: `
xAK Steel Exporter
! @" b0 S' a! U8 T! k) R+ v/ o xAK Steel Mariner
% V: ^# ^" T) l1 p0 u: N xAK Steel Navigator; u+ T& N* ^& m: X, g% J
xAK Steel Ranger
0 E* ]# q: B0 H; T7 z. \, V xAK Steel Scientist
) a, `7 V8 F, q1 t$ _! M xAK Steel Seafarer
% C" t- I3 V P- Y" x/ g8 G xAK Steel Trader
/ J) R1 q% M$ w% o xAK Steel Voyager
, g( e9 W) k) q7 m xAK Andrea Luckenbach
' L; Y( ]+ X4 ]% P' u E7 a! j xAK Harry Luckenbach
+ M7 D, P! K$ ]/ o- y6 h, m: a xAK J.L. Luckenbach
! z+ E$ m# P; ^ ]( }, u, B xAK Jacob Luckenbach
9 A8 p" N% O! S" g' Z( ^2 l xAK Julia Luckenbach
; ~! s3 H0 Y9 B" i! O1 ]" s xAK Katrina Luckenbach
Q6 I" U: x/ j3 q xAK Lena Luckenbach
3 t4 r: k! o6 {/ n! v% s xAK Lewis Luckenbach
6 a9 F' K5 w3 I: a& j xAK Lillian Luckenbach
1 T& p& W3 C' S: S* i* R; e xAK Mathew Luckenbach$ T/ O% U& l0 y
xAK Walter Luckenbach
4 T; Z$ ]% d8 R+ s" o! y xAK William Luckenbach
- {# A( R9 b+ f8 c9 x xAK Diamond head3 v- j3 I& b* x M( Z1 \
xAK Admiral Halstead
- f H* D F6 |( A0 M7 j6 q xAK Admiral Cole
5 K- {3 D: p( n$ T3 w. M! G xAK Crown City+ d4 A) x8 O t1 h
xAK Admiral Y. Williams( E9 ^& @" N# u6 I% K
xAK Iron Crown, Shell hits 4, heavy fires6 t' y* ^+ K% v: {9 u' a
xAK Rona, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage% j# w" d, l& r: c3 i
xAK Exmoor, Shell hits 2
# Q/ t- _. T" o- c W xAK Aeon, Shell hits 3, on fire: ?5 M; L( o% s) H W( O& Y5 D6 ^
xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1
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, x& Q2 @ o1 E7 o, N) E' BAllied ground losses:/ s2 s" A6 U0 W. R# E- ?/ N" W& k$ _- U
59 casualties reported; I0 Q; N+ m) G
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled* {; ? X; L0 A& F
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 19 disabled( m, O0 N0 K/ A
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
2 Z- B* g, N; r$ x/ O( [) X Guns lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled)( H4 o) k+ b2 q- V; Q( ~' m
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1 Q X, e' ^* Q' N' o( ^! u* Q& _Day Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 14,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
! J) Z, L' j* ~- K: u7 h CA Furutaka
7 h' H% C; L$ O' j# n CL Abukuma- J" c6 x6 D4 h* E) m
CL Tatsuta9 T2 i0 T) G7 n* u
CL Yubari
1 q6 E! P8 T( X8 b; w0 L" [ DD Michishio2 D2 ^$ B) u1 K, O2 r
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Allied Ships3 I( Q) x1 y0 q9 Y. A8 Y5 ~
DM Ramsay, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
~- ]( P$ q: g9 J" U" m* d& s' | DM Breese, Shell hits 12, and is sunk5 i; B6 l: R& a t7 H5 ~
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Sub attack near Port Moresby at 98,133, F. _% V) B2 u7 Q \
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& _/ p! I" u4 ~5 y- M+ z9 i PB Kozan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
d) H1 r8 |( ]$ k; E: f AO Manju Maru
P$ y) N: R; E4 _- t$ M AO Akebono Maru, f+ g% U) ]$ j \* ~/ T
PB Choun Maru #8
& i5 O E" f; s* p SC Ch 20
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" M! [; G! i1 Q" S5 ?" |+ c: A SS Tautog
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- s/ Z. O' P7 y1 R, q: EMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,1301 i4 d0 M6 h/ _4 n& b. H
9 B l; e5 U* _ j- }4 |Weather in hex: Light cloud! f* U/ f4 v& g4 L, G; h; C9 f
q2 N+ L# y# p1 h# ?: TRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
: t$ e1 V4 a3 W2 Q! a4 wEstimated time to target is 10 minutes, ^& m: f0 b1 L+ t- x
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: }- O% D& ]2 e/ F% Y A6M2 Zero x 41
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6 t& c& Y" G' L. Y) x
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7 ?* x. \+ r5 B1 J6 P P-40E Warhawk x 16) J/ w! ^1 n3 e( b
PBY-5 Catalina x 30. V- J8 k5 q1 t9 c, }( a
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& H# ]+ |& G( z0 d7 g P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
8 H* W( y) }+ ?( }. I! Y3 @2 I PBY-5 Catalina: 3 damaged: X# c4 K! [. S" U2 W* e5 d
PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed by flak2 s0 j+ f% h/ Z* ]
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Japanese Ships
9 F. g- n" U1 z) N2 W& A- ?) w# f DD Suresushio/ L3 h8 U2 P2 ?6 j- a* P
DD Oyashio, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
9 L) t; [/ S3 P5 i TB Hayabusa. ~( v& I6 e; U( ]
TB Otori9 K; ^' [* Q6 c# \- l* k
TB Hiyodori
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DD Hatsukaze
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