AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 27, 42# @2 ]3 Z& R2 {& t, c+ D
# R! d* V/ i6 z* ~* e盟军一支在莫港卸载补给的船队全灭;9 I5 q/ I0 ~0 V- }
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 ?. ?$ x- k6 v- T2 @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
# ^# s9 x% c' |3 `: W( z& G! b--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6 I2 M7 S. X+ z/ `4 A2 x# [) tNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 12,000 Yards
# s+ z K" \4 v+ z3 x8 d" D: t' z* [- P- k, \: r! r3 j
Japanese Ships
7 S j1 i# `( t9 n) I& U1 x9 O DD Oyashio
8 u, Z- ]( e9 z" _) _1 G0 | DD Hatsukaze
$ m; Z. D7 {: b# w! l DD Hagikaze: R5 e) O5 B; {
DD Uranami
- V8 L D# v0 J8 m+ J TB Otori
; H6 e- ?5 ~ Q' ^" |4 n8 H B @ TB Hiyodori+ b O6 S* {' x' R
TB Hayabusa
/ \2 k% Z* {; l& C+ v TB Kiji2 \9 y* {5 e! }; x9 P* _" u }. x/ z$ M
TB Kamo
9 B5 p" m% J; V/ S0 l7 u DD Suresushio9 ~$ R6 [3 j4 b# a% [ l( F- C* L
J' V% d6 ]; ?
Allied Ships" [ _& ~: a4 a3 z1 ]5 @ ]
xAKL Chungking, Shell hits 23, and is sunk
: H1 u% ?0 b# S5 w% j M0 u6 E9 z xAKL Darvel, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk q* s. O% D0 L# g- O+ \
xAKL Kaiping, Shell hits 13, and is sunk0 b2 x0 N/ l, S" f2 B
xAKL Vichy, Shell hits 18, and is sunk
0 d& y; n1 k7 v, q+ ]: L xAKL Patris, Shell hits 25, and is sunk2 N* h+ v: Q! q1 h+ |' F
xAKL Burwah, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk( U7 I- E, f! \" }6 R/ J
xAKL Carlisle, Shell hits 26, and is sunk8 H* X! l% C. n
' Q/ o" P6 H: f/ C$ n I
& B7 K! s5 d) w- X/ y) _9 y
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------5 N) Q V8 W; B3 ~0 H
Night Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 7,000 Yards
2 j' i9 m2 C4 m! V% M( e* r" i: X8 |- q+ B l; d
Japanese Ships3 J: _8 q- ~% G7 P7 `5 ^5 Z
CA Furutaka
- j2 d$ N) J3 G+ f CA Kako
: @1 a; ?& ?% Z! Z CL Abukuma/ n8 h5 G) K& p9 Y: h8 n+ H) S+ q
CL Tenryu
* Y+ s( f6 O! X7 F ` CL Tatsuta
4 K3 |9 F5 c- F w" J CL Yubari, Shell hits 16 Q0 V+ {6 v- f4 {! |
DD Michishio( P) y7 _ i5 C* t0 P. `0 [
DD Amagiri
- w8 B+ m2 J! t4 Q5 `* p: ]' F8 q9 T' h
* U5 y" m2 V4 [0 ^3 h) O2 G, mAllied Ships" E& }* {8 Y# x; a* W
DM Ramsay, Shell hits 1; @1 H3 l2 ~. f. M
DM Breese, Shell hits 3, on fire8 V! b7 x0 y0 ^+ y* K
DM Tracy, Shell hits 6, and is sunk( n% c! v+ W6 W" h% A9 z% o
: \4 C, N8 K/ v6 u4 }: L. K' K--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
9 ]% S' m6 E$ n) PTF 181 encounters mine field at Pago Pago (148,161)
9 r& }0 A. y8 h1 B6 x4 p3 M* e+ _ @6 z6 m0 f Q: P9 u
Japanese Ships6 M* U( n, d* }7 u2 }
CA Kako, Mine hits 5, on fire, heavy damage9 k1 p# B* W7 r! d
DD Amagiri, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage( y( @# F% y5 |" s, t
CL Tenryu, Mine hits 1, on fire" Z+ ~$ ^ V3 A9 \/ w
( I6 {9 V! Z) s% A' B4 s1 ? V3 r--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
$ ~" u0 I4 S$ y3 i7 sNight Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards! m9 U" t& ?: }
- O) L3 \- g3 L" YJapanese Ships! j( ]& k6 E, C2 Q$ T
DD Satsuki1 u+ m+ v8 N! X9 y1 g
DD Minazuki; ?' Z ~" _& q7 t1 u
DD Mochizuki' s# v- v ]3 A4 @. {+ M
DD Oite/ V: a. A( n" H* B) d, \
DD Hayate4 L) ^( [9 m! e% G& G5 {% B: |
) K+ S$ o8 m+ j! ]4 C* d' c! D5 O# ~
Allied Ships
& T& C5 @! `3 E' }" h1 }/ G: g0 Z PG Sacramento, Shell hits 15, heavy fires, heavy damage
* n7 q ^) c7 R0 `, ^) M6 p xAK Alabaman; D7 K) v# }: @, L
xAK Alaskan
( V: v4 s. n/ r xAK American
% R! a7 {) }, Z$ p' m xAK Arizonan) p2 E2 R* W' Y! B c+ i1 V8 p' ~; m
xAK Arkansan
5 h! k* n1 Y$ E" n. e) b" v0 S xAK Californian
! R) K* a: v, E& h! \ xAK Canadian' Q7 x* x* S( ~9 A
xAK Dakotan$ \0 [+ ^) N c' `5 P
xAK Hawaiian z9 E( x) |. V7 l# q
xAK Kansan% G$ I) X+ ?7 J1 X$ G7 O% ]8 \
xAK Minnesotan6 I. U) P n3 [% l
xAK Ohioan. g3 G7 o. a$ X- J0 n4 } T6 H
xAK Panaman
+ ~, R, D) s+ M4 ]* w; p xAK Pennsylvanian
4 A* F1 [" o# m xAK Puerto Rican' Y* k( d1 ?/ w- I {; n
xAK Utahan
0 X: ?% o" g& Y8 K: g/ N0 c xAK Virginian2 @3 _1 T8 _& v. Y5 N" e, C
xAK Trento. |4 ~: [5 f' d4 w
xAK Charles H Cramp* V( P* S6 @7 z
xAK Lancaster& D: ~4 ?0 \+ Q3 ^0 ~8 A, _
xAK Sagadahoc2 ] z& j$ B! t0 b# N2 r/ k
xAK Santa Rita& R, g# n0 O- B& r! a" s5 n
xAK Santa Teresa5 u6 [+ b- K7 p7 U! C
xAK Atlanta City. w9 u% ^8 K$ z+ t& b0 \) A
xAK Chickasaw City
6 A8 \. m5 w3 F! \# ^ xAK Ensley City
- ]$ w, c- | M# V' x2 z$ | xAK Knoxville City
4 K4 Y# Q8 Y6 ~0 A- R, d xAK Mobile City
6 T: L x7 t& \4 | xAK Tuscaloosa City# S9 X$ W% ~! p/ n0 }6 }
xAK Steel Age& v& w, x5 ~! @! j* M
xAK Steel Exporter
3 B9 _5 `0 v" K4 y0 k7 c$ J" ] xAK Steel Mariner
) h( i/ L! v9 b, [+ r) |! J7 B: X+ L xAK Steel Navigator' t) U) ^( a+ E7 |, L0 d
xAK Steel Ranger
9 C# A( R. n* L5 P7 N! B xAK Steel Scientist
p% w8 E# ~- ]! i xAK Steel Seafarer& w5 a0 W4 I8 D' f& n
xAK Steel Trader
( R. s- b) }, x! @4 e' e$ F8 b& W xAK Steel Voyager# T+ d! G6 `- h* D% `5 y& K
xAK Steel Worker
9 o4 V4 A- e0 q; Q9 f xAK Andrea Luckenbach
/ Z3 s. ]9 [ k9 w- [ xAK Harry Luckenbach I8 J2 y* I* H/ @
xAK J.L. Luckenbach
' r. V4 k0 Z z" S6 h6 B xAK Jacob Luckenbach. l. t. A* |7 j" {9 _8 `( t
xAK Julia Luckenbach
% b7 j$ M+ w3 { xAK Katrina Luckenbach- o q. l( H( [4 J2 I x2 h
xAK Lena Luckenbach
8 O; s! T% k, e xAK Lewis Luckenbach1 T$ S, V2 }( L, j
xAK Lillian Luckenbach
0 q7 O) x: j$ A2 g" R6 n, K8 } xAK Mathew Luckenbach
* I% J! O/ g5 j9 ^/ p2 l1 H8 L$ c xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 7, heavy fires1 W9 b! {$ s6 l2 _# {1 j
xAK Walter Luckenbach
' |- \: x3 q0 H1 e$ b6 S xAK William Luckenbach9 u2 L5 Y: _. u3 e3 k/ K' m
xAK Diamond head; R0 s6 w0 K0 n F1 R' x
xAK Admiral Halstead
, k6 L7 x; O6 J2 j* d1 M AM Matai, Shell hits 17 u0 F! G: W* q/ l7 M( e s
AM Muritai, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 O5 e( u; j* } xAK Salamaua, Shell hits 1
- s7 b: L4 h6 n2 C7 U( d xAK Rona, Shell hits 21 f" t5 d- \ C- s
* G1 @& k& t8 ]: S
i' {# K; w' h6 BAllied ground losses:
1 e+ K+ O. c* \: c+ Q( K1 W0 u 24 casualties reported
9 m) k) E" ~7 k. ~# C Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% K2 _" ?- V+ @3 b
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 4 disabled5 |! @8 _+ s; x- O- D4 ~$ I
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled
3 z) ?0 g0 i$ R! U/ l Vehicles lost 17 (10 destroyed, 7 disabled)
) a% c+ r) e2 ?, c6 ]/ o5 C0 e
- @( i* }6 @9 G, R3 U$ \- h2 D4 E# M
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# y3 t. ~& L' m4 L1 f1 HNight Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards8 d' W M' ?& w2 A2 d" L
/ b( C/ M5 N' g# G. B
Japanese Ships
( Y9 L7 t( d0 e$ b. ~ DD Satsuki
% Y, V. |5 k/ p2 C3 N" K+ d DD Minazuki- a6 D$ \- H& f G1 m" f
DD Mochizuki& j& }0 |/ J# }2 n' [
DD Oite
6 c+ r& [: w+ ]! p! Q# Q/ ^& q9 u DD Hayate4 c, F" s/ a# B& T, ~4 D# o
V# a |! R$ Q4 n! @
Allied Ships
. Q$ J$ C2 G' w$ F% B PG Sacramento, Shell hits 12, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ H4 F) r6 Z; A xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage
% T& e- p) X" X9 g: ` AM Muritai, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage! W" W0 g3 F a# X ~
% d# Y/ D- [5 @& Z& T7 p k+ N
2 m5 Z. Z- X9 `( `( lAllied ground losses:1 N- R5 ~6 G/ w0 |4 }3 d) H7 ]
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled); U$ y% C5 e& v$ i0 ~
, ?1 ~5 `# i) V3 Z--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
( N R4 H; H& z4 ~, ?Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 121,193, Range 8,000 Yards
& |3 ^7 K4 D! S* _$ [% S! U: R
/ ]! P, k' k& E' M* M& pJapanese Ships
0 k, V# D K; i* |" o; Z5 Q DD Satsuki0 _( b" `; C1 j$ n+ ^2 i
DD Minazuki
1 _: a( Z: r' W DD Mochizuki
2 v6 H9 ^& v' ]; i DD Oite, Y `# P- o4 [7 |0 O/ ]
DD Hayate
" Z( m9 n" b7 h
; }! d' _- [ eAllied Ships: ]) P6 V! F3 L: {1 [$ g- I
xAK Alabaman- m3 f/ f) h; ]1 Q
xAK Alaskan3 o, u9 u: q, K% s
xAK American$ B% e" i$ u6 {, s' B t
xAK Arizonan
" Q1 {! D/ `0 g6 p% S xAK Arkansan* C0 E& F' [0 V$ v
xAK Californian
' {; f6 m: w- l/ Q5 ~8 G" T xAK Canadian
2 ]+ b& z) U e$ d$ P xAK Dakotan
5 J- z G% ?0 i* i0 \* x& ` xAK Hawaiian
( E" B5 {9 _# n# O& V xAK Kansan j/ U# K3 ~8 z; b
xAK Minnesotan
6 ]& F3 U0 J( A xAK Ohioan8 r: b# X3 |9 C. H/ O
xAK Panaman( Q' p! }* @# ?; X
xAK Pennsylvanian, Z6 u% w T% [
xAK Puerto Rican
% d1 R- _* G% _* V) C xAK Utahan
; J/ |! H, H0 J1 @" V6 m( v xAK Virginian- r+ c+ H9 p4 j) \( _, i& J
xAK Trento
5 r7 O) n. [3 B+ H xAK Charles H Cramp
d: d. h5 }8 Q2 a/ A% x& d/ O xAK Lancaster
4 G/ c0 h0 E; |3 N* ] xAK Sagadahoc6 b# F! o/ T9 U/ N0 z. P% n7 h
xAK Santa Rita7 V8 D' T. b: _. ^ T% |
xAK Santa Teresa
3 ^$ ~1 d* V# O! T xAK Atlanta City0 Y ~7 Y; F# `- J6 F+ n+ k- ], R
xAK Chickasaw City
5 T: a, L7 `& g% ]9 J% _0 c. L xAK Ensley City
; U6 L% [* Z O: B9 i" _0 y! f4 j xAK Knoxville City
7 l. O9 R p& H4 z! S xAK Mobile City% ^; B4 t1 n. \; j
xAK Tuscaloosa City" l# b7 Z8 S+ R! m) D( r3 x
xAK Steel Age
& l% `) E: a g: m8 o6 v xAK Steel Exporter5 Q7 \3 [9 h! v) ^& M4 |
xAK Steel Mariner# L$ q" e E6 A5 @* C- w
xAK Steel Navigator
* ]' P1 x* A9 Q xAK Steel Ranger
4 I9 z2 |. N% r xAK Steel Scientist
: c' T5 o% i8 u; ?) Y! i xAK Steel Seafarer
& {" @) V' s% V; L xAK Steel Trader
6 |0 E5 J' K8 X9 B/ y" D; R xAK Steel Voyager
! M' V3 c6 N/ [7 y. T xAK Steel Worker, heavy damage* ?8 x# F" n9 }
xAK Andrea Luckenbach
9 K* v4 p2 K* D xAK Harry Luckenbach
2 D4 x1 K& n3 F9 ^: N ^; ? xAK J.L. Luckenbach
# |' C& ]) ?8 ^ C ]9 u7 q xAK Jacob Luckenbach
4 B( H4 }; ^, T# c0 U' l xAK Julia Luckenbach7 o6 @1 c1 s9 t* @* L
xAK Katrina Luckenbach7 l" _+ s4 t6 b
xAK Lena Luckenbach. I/ _/ h1 n, W1 E5 @: s
xAK Lewis Luckenbach3 h, w* V# K' O0 D% X. P) Z( f
xAK Lillian Luckenbach- h( x. u" U5 S# j8 S. O
xAK Mathew Luckenbach+ e, B9 U$ X A. a2 V9 M% K8 N: m* v
xAK Walter Luckenbach c: _' l1 Q7 }2 D
xAK William Luckenbach
( I8 P/ t5 O3 T2 y xAK Diamond head
- l7 l1 u9 I6 v. B; [8 w; |8 Q xAK Admiral Halstead2 X9 z: Q% V* O( @& T) b/ R2 e
xAK Admiral Cole9 O: R$ s: V7 J5 c- J
xAK Crown City
- S" _/ s# F" b) O* a7 H AM Matai, Shell hits 20, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 ^. q) f6 K3 W xAK Rona, Shell hits 46 c$ Q4 M1 e& [
xAK Macedon, Shell hits 17 Y& S& R. X) r2 |6 ~
- S- a- ^" O- k
. I, c0 o0 h( D% S. W
Allied ground losses:; _, i+ c3 I& ?/ ^! }. `
37 casualties reported
+ B) [ c' R% ?9 m% h Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
( Y6 K( L, z r' N3 g Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled! V0 c) R& p: n- R( C
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
5 f' f P t/ C( L `' B% Y4 O& [% Y! x' W# v7 |, i
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------1 y/ Z% p. n7 Z. p. A: |$ O
Day Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 120,193, Range 15,000 Yards5 y& m0 ~$ Q$ H- s5 s
% Q- |* M4 d& ~# O/ f/ D4 w/ y
Japanese Ships/ Z" Y* N9 S9 ^, s5 K
DD Satsuki$ ~ K6 _7 f/ \0 K7 k7 l% K0 ?6 G6 W
DD Minazuki0 P7 x: T+ P0 G) s: W" w
DD Mochizuki
" c/ m! G A& ~# S: y' U3 q DD Oite- d% ^- t# ~' O+ d6 `
DD Hayate5 [$ F# N8 E. d6 w( ?7 K3 \2 A- D3 }- v& K
" T4 c6 a1 v6 d" dAllied Ships% m2 x$ x; I, N. i/ }
xAK Alabaman7 d5 t) `6 w; V$ J; i" `3 f( r& e5 }
xAK Alaskan8 m$ a7 s& u8 N! q
xAK American) y' N: F) \: i8 e
xAK Arizonan
9 d: \5 B, u, C! R1 G4 x u xAK Arkansan
n! q: z* H8 q* J xAK Californian
' q% i2 R* K I7 E# b) H% T; ~% ? xAK Canadian
2 w0 X5 B! \6 }# v& Y* R& P xAK Dakotan
9 a9 i. E% X0 Q xAK Hawaiian
; G- T# A9 C, A8 w xAK Kansan
7 X' s2 S+ T5 y- W5 i xAK Minnesotan% B6 ]! x9 w( Z. d7 T
xAK Ohioan
) |, _% ]0 c9 q8 k xAK Panaman
3 e3 m" L v5 E1 X, p+ k xAK Pennsylvanian( i) g( S3 u& g
xAK Puerto Rican+ s2 [0 G' v! b. m3 A# E
xAK Utahan+ N, l& [/ |0 J8 l
xAK Virginian' C' {% `# h7 l. s* z# e" p
xAK Trento* B8 U" |) Y4 B
xAK Charles H Cramp3 F$ r: ~6 A& Q# R: g% g
xAK Lancaster: a4 \; z! Z' D# U3 B4 X1 T
xAK Sagadahoc
( P4 B1 I p$ k0 c. Q" p% e$ `9 D6 c xAK Santa Rita1 E) t ~* Y4 J: |; c
xAK Santa Teresa
3 c; {- s* E/ h+ f1 c, J8 q9 Y- d xAK Atlanta City9 V. {! Q- N( V1 O$ b
xAK Chickasaw City; [2 s: [: ], @$ x3 ?. L
xAK Ensley City
' E+ n+ H. |, H" U6 k xAK Knoxville City+ E; b- h! ?" i
xAK Mobile City8 v% j% }7 {2 f3 |1 B2 [" |$ P D
xAK Tuscaloosa City
- v0 N$ P/ B4 \% D xAK Steel Age7 y e& @5 o/ ^& {' y* a
xAK Steel Exporter7 r/ G- U* R; U6 b- w& [: e
xAK Steel Mariner! O2 C. r* O8 m. S
xAK Steel Navigator
9 y( c' V/ T; U; `, j; }9 I xAK Steel Ranger
5 z3 c( y, h: d0 t' H. y* K xAK Steel Scientist
: l% p/ ?$ d. ^9 Q xAK Steel Seafarer
! V% X7 a; S C7 Y/ n" \9 @* X7 K xAK Steel Trader
6 ~3 P) f1 o' G. ^3 l2 F xAK Steel Voyager9 X3 G+ V3 H2 D3 p: B
xAK Andrea Luckenbach* {# }0 P* X B) | |
xAK Harry Luckenbach
6 m0 @5 F' Q5 }$ ^0 N xAK J.L. Luckenbach3 N) {- t4 t6 {: q) W: q# W
xAK Jacob Luckenbach' s8 c4 B3 Q5 l4 U8 w9 z
xAK Julia Luckenbach+ }4 O6 D1 P9 a/ L l& O
xAK Katrina Luckenbach9 o( `: X3 M. t0 q
xAK Lena Luckenbach
/ J4 U) l: [/ ]4 T' s, i5 W# L xAK Lewis Luckenbach9 y) T! c: M6 U) S, M! E( n
xAK Lillian Luckenbach
) z. a/ h2 }# E5 M( m xAK Mathew Luckenbach! H$ B9 h- @0 i% E" u/ Y4 K
xAK Walter Luckenbach
! N) h/ m- ] S+ s7 @ xAK William Luckenbach+ w, L( D h; V1 l# k) J- K
xAK Diamond head
- Z( R; l: a+ Q, N) v2 s1 j xAK Admiral Halstead) x- w7 b3 Q% A
xAK Admiral Cole
* ^' ~ K8 d" o0 p- [6 U xAK Crown City
9 f* Z7 W% H# w4 O& q3 ?$ n3 [. P xAK Admiral Y. Williams
+ o% @- I' S8 E9 T, y, s, s xAK Iron Crown, Shell hits 4, heavy fires. K7 g4 @0 \' e# M8 a; ]! {
xAK Rona, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage) J) g6 o' S3 w; C: f
xAK Exmoor, Shell hits 22 d- G* a' h1 }# U, L$ w G
xAK Aeon, Shell hits 3, on fire' A4 K1 y5 f4 ^* J5 T) d5 C+ y
xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1* E- X' J0 n0 \! _. j; k* X
( ^$ W' A1 g6 v( P. G4 B4 F1 G+ a$ s, x s
Allied ground losses:3 ~9 r# n7 a6 I
59 casualties reported6 h# U- ?2 ?9 p0 t$ e3 L* S
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
; G& E0 Q9 M- H* P) M2 g6 A Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 19 disabled5 P# o) t" M. t
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 t0 c# \" b) N7 K
Guns lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled)
5 q& k1 l8 L* I" I3 ~! D
) v+ ]+ s# `* s4 Z5 B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------4 r4 h1 B. e; n2 I- L' W' R: c; d
Day Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 14,000 Yards0 i( I/ f# P9 h) {8 L. Q
. N3 z. V, ^5 F
Japanese Ships
# K0 S H6 A! }) v9 c2 b; g& ]3 m2 p8 Y CA Furutaka
D$ h, z- W2 t. Q6 E& \ CL Abukuma
& V1 ~% ~6 w6 x, b( { CL Tatsuta
& r$ ~" L- a' T! B; m1 G2 F* r7 Q CL Yubari
) L; s7 n- U, g' f t) | DD Michishio, K- R: W# q5 V2 |: p4 b4 s
! |$ {/ R. j; V1 AAllied Ships6 A9 i& n) F5 ?. J0 b$ ~) ^: \ h
DM Ramsay, Shell hits 4, heavy fires( N( I# v/ J. q. j6 Z8 C- |# H
DM Breese, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
& B; J* |& C8 L6 _, _1 _* d
* ^ N+ D6 ?) o8 c" c* S--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
& l M8 A' M; h4 l9 O0 V" `Sub attack near Port Moresby at 98,133, ^2 E" {$ g9 i) K( ?. |( E
9 P; i$ X4 E! SJapanese Ships
% l6 I& G& Q Q, W+ {) y PB Kozan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
, z- Y a7 U1 U0 b( g AO Manju Maru
/ c* }6 }, ?- g2 C AO Akebono Maru
' w! A5 r8 s: Z. O PB Choun Maru #8
! R1 k/ g& V5 w SC Ch 20
# U9 a" @8 g8 U6 c6 G9 p+ H& p
Allied Ships& T% h! G8 c* z
SS Tautog
1 p& p6 r, y% W1 x
0 @8 \" w D% ^--------------------------------------------------------------------------------; q4 j1 s. F$ i
Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
: s7 \7 i9 C0 t) V$ B( Y9 {
+ N9 R4 [# k: E/ S) V; vWeather in hex: Light cloud
8 }" A: {- f9 D: {0 k9 M) ^) Q) Y0 K$ P! w
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.- F# g- P$ R/ ]' }* F- O' R
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
, ]# b: k( H' X+ {1 O! A5 J y
+ p& b* X( d J/ T5 D: uJapanese aircraft6 U) w0 `9 J! Q) P+ a! r( t0 k
A6M2 Zero x 41
. d) X' H0 K$ H4 w
/ \; O, F0 S& j" _0 ?& s8 Q b* S: @) r& n
! c2 K! e L1 E3 Y. A( |: X! M0 g
Allied aircraft7 n+ W( ?; o8 P# e
P-40E Warhawk x 163 m* Q% o h$ J0 w+ W% a# e
PBY-5 Catalina x 30
0 V4 D- W2 ~# B$ [$ J F; I7 I9 @2 k$ Y' m
8 n. F3 _0 d! a4 ^0 l1 {# q
, d8 Y y, g2 I6 }, xNo Japanese losses
& [9 T! b: w3 f" h7 x/ [- Z
* g2 R% y1 U7 l3 OAllied aircraft losses3 F# }. L3 a5 S
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed9 F% H A! ]7 q3 j% N
PBY-5 Catalina: 3 damaged
1 C- O3 v9 E& }# ~9 U j PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed by flak. g2 R' B5 N- o
7 _3 m! ~- e9 ~9 H
Japanese Ships& Y1 g2 @. j( Y9 ^
DD Suresushio; O4 @6 Z- D/ {6 f0 r( P/ t0 P
DD Oyashio, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage( \0 f0 i7 _4 ^' i4 ]
TB Hayabusa" q8 C7 w' W# H$ B, r( x
TB Otori! n6 G2 U3 [4 C4 v' O
TB Hiyodori/ ~8 H8 U& |2 n. u7 }( Y1 g
DD Hagikaze
8 c, V# h/ \8 K' E9 ~ B8 B; Q* l DD Hatsukaze2 y4 V5 d, O& r$ s* ?# i0 p( S
4 l f/ E# E4 L1 S0 o
% a1 n& f; w5 A- a( \
4 p1 n% [2 ^. B# {, ~- {" n5 X4 E" x% [. {0 h
) W/ c0 N$ U- V0 ]- A1 C( a7 r. y) f1 T) o2 {" b* x
( N! Q. k# z' m0 w
* {$ ^* N' _* ?# O' T3 F
& Y2 L+ V( x j5 ?2 O8 x7 S+ e. b7 P
+ n2 i" H7 x% \2 D1 Q
" }7 A5 _+ O4 X; B3 W# S* I# F& [2 |( h: t
) t+ O/ d# S2 y6 E- |5 ~, v
0 d4 M4 B" Q) @
" S- {# T, i% _8 Z2 ~8 V# I$ l, A: d |