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; K/ \' |, i K
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;, J8 D+ f* n: F" \( [
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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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 12,000 Yards5 r) ^! p) t0 _: v4 S, j- `( M' A
* P% G; c. [# T6 H% i. XJapanese Ships
0 B. v. R8 y0 A1 b DD Oyashio: h7 ]$ u( Q1 u# o# U; L4 o
DD Hatsukaze
2 G( O0 [! e4 O9 e/ E DD Hagikaze
/ c) T3 S5 }3 ?; ? DD Uranami
4 y% `# C; e# O7 \6 Z" U TB Otori& l2 O, U4 K2 U* J$ ?
TB Hiyodori; P, a# S8 k. Q" N# o/ _8 C- o p
TB Hayabusa
# c1 N% y% |/ T4 ^7 a6 G0 t) e TB Kiji
9 s u# r- e5 Z. d( d0 Y" o TB Kamo
7 E, p0 H/ X- _: K DD Suresushio% T3 v+ j8 b3 J; A' s
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Allied Ships8 K$ T; H9 @& _8 Y. u5 f
xAKL Chungking, Shell hits 23, and is sunk4 ^. t2 ?* ?! M$ a
xAKL Darvel, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
4 h9 t) t- S6 \7 G7 b7 c xAKL Kaiping, Shell hits 13, and is sunk* X5 Y! V7 Q0 g0 C6 h% s
xAKL Vichy, Shell hits 18, and is sunk
$ \ y3 q# B& g% a xAKL Patris, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
1 o. s, ]9 S$ M1 E xAKL Burwah, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk/ X+ z1 W* e+ H Q, \% i: h
xAKL Carlisle, Shell hits 26, and is sunk
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9 _, K3 P1 W# h% Q$ W7 i$ S7 wNight Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 7,000 Yards& S# ?& V$ C& B3 s, d) A5 |
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Japanese Ships
v, c/ K3 s, g, i7 \; V CA Furutaka
! r3 C; {- q A CA Kako
" R7 ]3 @3 o+ c5 v CL Abukuma
) c4 ]- G. a# ?4 g9 q CL Tenryu" D9 ^( s% i, Q' P/ Z5 |3 H( B
CL Tatsuta# D' y! m5 k5 s: v# W) {$ l
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1% D' c. B5 G/ D: [+ z
DD Michishio
; q5 @, ^+ G! U' ^5 O* [ DD Amagiri
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% z8 L7 Z4 H( N* wAllied Ships
( Y8 h' i( M, B8 C2 y DM Ramsay, Shell hits 1
9 u1 J/ ?9 D! A: _0 S# z% A DM Breese, Shell hits 3, on fire
) [# y0 j3 h! h, m: ? DM Tracy, Shell hits 6, and is sunk# \. s, O" ?% K
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( f% S. i+ [- R( aTF 181 encounters mine field at Pago Pago (148,161)
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CA Kako, Mine hits 5, on fire, heavy damage7 E- A) Y' g7 E( o
DD Amagiri, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
2 J/ q2 q$ W8 H8 J- [; t( e 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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DD Satsuki5 _1 Z' ^1 j. w% `& u6 \
DD Minazuki
* O6 D {- ]# w. v DD Mochizuki( ~+ [* T7 ]$ L' }# u0 z' Y) g/ J
DD Oite" g1 m4 w3 o- q, l
DD Hayate1 Z* ^$ J- A2 t3 J/ ~ a# q4 r* o
) S8 @& q! o4 F( d% }8 _# bAllied Ships; i: l+ q# D3 X4 b& Z# i1 N
PG Sacramento, Shell hits 15, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ t; A: s7 ]. X xAK Alabaman
3 J9 J% _6 U, T. K xAK Alaskan! j1 Q# z, {. v7 p1 Y: {# \
xAK American" A+ p8 L9 F0 z
xAK Arizonan% X5 c7 r) D. ?* j+ h
xAK Arkansan
1 Q0 D2 r1 W F6 q xAK Californian
% Q: x) S7 h- A y# I xAK Canadian
a% O4 ^2 Q- @- H/ ?1 U( w xAK Dakotan6 O. ]) N! X6 @- R+ b
xAK Hawaiian
0 b9 f1 b$ Z. u" t/ _1 s; V$ M xAK Kansan9 H" m+ {/ W- Y8 K, U
xAK Minnesotan% g6 z9 C Q0 m/ Y, x: W) ^5 W
xAK Ohioan
6 N! R7 G& Y ?* c( ^# z* n xAK Panaman
/ r7 s' | K7 _( D# q xAK Pennsylvanian: C- F$ B9 Q( F# ]! N* U0 }: ]
xAK Puerto Rican' x. t! D2 ^/ e- g4 j
xAK Utahan6 V3 G% D/ t7 h7 T8 s C2 ~* e
xAK Virginian E' g* _2 q6 O( r/ o
xAK Trento
; C5 C* h1 g1 K5 o0 a/ ~6 D; v xAK Charles H Cramp
& Y# l1 u0 a4 c# A. V& r xAK Lancaster x( {' d" c) L* W! y, v
xAK Sagadahoc1 A; M8 x; Y( q+ I; r/ r
xAK Santa Rita1 } J/ K- |9 i
xAK Santa Teresa
5 N' @1 \0 Y- j+ N1 d! z$ @3 W xAK Atlanta City
$ X4 i4 g4 L1 B$ M& m) M7 I xAK Chickasaw City# h! y6 E) r1 x* _& `
xAK Ensley City
4 J( I- R4 A' k) h) C" Y8 t) d xAK Knoxville City
8 K! E7 d; ~" q4 l M! m1 R2 \0 ]9 D xAK Mobile City; ^# c( J" G O& y
xAK Tuscaloosa City
: b; L6 u: Q W+ c5 X& v& a/ G xAK Steel Age; c5 V, a) L" W; z% r# n5 F/ T
xAK Steel Exporter
% Q g4 j% t+ k/ _$ q }' C xAK Steel Mariner' m& U% [1 l4 ]1 I
xAK Steel Navigator
8 i. {# [* R% b$ }+ C xAK Steel Ranger
' d. e/ E( K- ~* _5 Y4 p; _ xAK Steel Scientist$ V/ P. R, @5 L* M$ K
xAK Steel Seafarer! r( o8 U8 Z+ R( U% s: |$ f
xAK Steel Trader9 Y, Y: M; {! W* G
xAK Steel Voyager8 e7 J/ d! Y# n6 Y- U0 R4 u
xAK Steel Worker& Y* M6 b3 c% n0 A% Z4 o0 {+ ?8 b7 |
xAK Andrea Luckenbach p9 u N; x$ _# M- T- B+ |6 K
xAK Harry Luckenbach
- j0 L+ I# V5 ?8 O xAK J.L. Luckenbach! R% ^% X* B9 t' d$ X
xAK Jacob Luckenbach0 D3 S3 b3 B/ }. {1 O0 E* z
xAK Julia Luckenbach7 m6 ^: v. O p2 L; F! I$ W
xAK Katrina Luckenbach
; l4 @1 H+ B, P# P+ _ xAK Lena Luckenbach2 I3 a5 N1 I3 l/ v& r
xAK Lewis Luckenbach
, |6 C+ k+ v6 d& n# |- M% | xAK Lillian Luckenbach
s0 g* y5 u8 b9 [ xAK Mathew Luckenbach
/ L9 K, L7 i; B3 E6 c xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
, V, Q, X1 n) ~; A3 ?7 q& S, V' t xAK Walter Luckenbach1 F4 y0 E9 J8 J' @! f
xAK William Luckenbach
* f! I0 j. c+ K) `, r+ L$ E xAK Diamond head
9 z% j- l8 W5 a xAK Admiral Halstead
f3 P; ^, p- O5 y1 F4 e AM Matai, Shell hits 1
A3 V9 M. i# }6 K+ T/ S- i& j AM Muritai, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
G, N6 k- r' ~1 g xAK Salamaua, Shell hits 1
) {' D% U4 B+ L @7 B$ b xAK Rona, Shell hits 2) ]' P4 \' h4 c) i+ c, q
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2 k4 y- ~( G1 u, y( hAllied ground losses:
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" G- `( a' C" I/ R: O) o9 F Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
' v" _+ S! b' k Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 4 disabled
% h) L1 \+ F, [/ D$ g! ? | U Engineers: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled5 }7 w" S0 y7 f2 @/ R
Vehicles lost 17 (10 destroyed, 7 disabled)) s. }5 ]4 O$ v& v/ p! {7 m; N
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7 T/ o* n1 @; i: fNight Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
' C T% ?7 ?, s. K DD Satsuki
! n9 l/ j8 `8 Z- n) b2 d7 O7 y DD Minazuki
x* v3 L/ {" a3 e n. Z3 o DD Mochizuki
! b9 P; d, y* b% g# _ DD Oite H3 d9 F" u% C
DD Hayate* X) E7 w& P5 H5 B! ^2 |; s
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Allied Ships! Y4 d7 h8 w% l7 a8 n3 _
PG Sacramento, Shell hits 12, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 J: l c0 d4 e' B& B xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 v9 d5 ]7 s; c3 e; o+ x. X AM Muritai, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
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" H. x, l) ~2 h+ |, _Allied ground losses:) V" T& ]) y2 w P; s# C( ?
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled): y7 N. [: M6 R
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 121,193, Range 8,000 Yards$ C" j. w& j" t! \1 Z8 w
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Japanese Ships5 `' r5 @& p: ^8 O# J# G
DD Satsuki
8 U4 x$ d% M9 m' D, J DD Minazuki: `, ?( J7 j5 K( B1 C; Y% n
DD Mochizuki
& ?# f& R# Y( z/ d# `/ g DD Oite
! E* ^" W4 r" Q/ r- d DD Hayate5 O9 I: z/ @3 |* n: S& w; c
% z- @# V2 y7 e& iAllied Ships. D9 p; C/ a& A% M2 c
xAK Alabaman& ^2 v/ O5 @9 P7 i- Q6 T1 c
xAK Alaskan; r% r0 v1 n% o/ @! \7 J8 Z+ ], u
xAK American3 G2 h; x! t- {0 v l: L$ b
xAK Arizonan! U1 @" a5 s) \9 Q- D4 m
xAK Arkansan, Y& q& ^" O6 m
xAK Californian
% a+ F4 e/ k3 p xAK Canadian6 w" D/ h1 d0 q/ S
xAK Dakotan& R( z; ?2 x5 {2 x9 g. G3 u
xAK Hawaiian' v# w. ]$ H {( x1 Z5 r0 l
xAK Kansan2 e$ X2 ~( B; i+ n5 X
xAK Minnesotan
: z( l* A' U0 \1 y, l. ]4 i; _9 | xAK Ohioan; i: _0 i1 ^4 i. D3 T1 W
xAK Panaman7 e \$ Y0 |% c: N6 m. J: l
xAK Pennsylvanian
# ^9 H! J( N8 i' m' ^* C xAK Puerto Rican
) F+ F, R& U: D( X" ^( \( T3 Z xAK Utahan
& [) `5 \8 h( D+ ` xAK Virginian. S; S6 @/ q" U/ M( p! W% D& U0 y, R
xAK Trento8 h* S* J% R4 v# ?, h0 @
xAK Charles H Cramp
! X8 E/ N+ j- O, }5 t% t& M A7 V* p5 ~ xAK Lancaster
$ J+ R& Y( f8 ~2 D, U- q. G1 N/ s/ s xAK Sagadahoc; g' b: m# s# t( g) J( M' J( T2 q
xAK Santa Rita
! @! c/ E, H# v" A: f) L" Z xAK Santa Teresa
5 Y* S8 E/ N: P- x$ V. s+ F xAK Atlanta City
! Y2 i9 H9 S5 @. `2 S* B$ m) x) ? xAK Chickasaw City O6 O% {' ^7 `7 _; w* p$ L% c) |
xAK Ensley City
( T; _( \3 a/ ]& t" D* U xAK Knoxville City1 @ d6 m, `$ `1 X
xAK Mobile City0 ~5 r1 u4 F; ^% [
xAK Tuscaloosa City
& r6 v' ~! t( Z3 P9 C+ i- [4 q xAK Steel Age
# N& `# O& I- P6 v xAK Steel Exporter7 a8 H$ e% |( J. w, [) Z0 d
xAK Steel Mariner
. E7 P' V. ]6 X, q& H7 A% H2 C. R xAK Steel Navigator
1 r+ j x; z+ r3 ~ xAK Steel Ranger
8 s0 s! _; s9 E- g7 \ xAK Steel Scientist
" {9 B- O e1 N' t, S xAK Steel Seafarer
3 h; U9 ~& {' a xAK Steel Trader6 [/ L* O, ^( _0 b& f; ?. W$ f
xAK Steel Voyager! h9 Y5 m; a" i) s' F7 G" Y8 `, ^
xAK Steel Worker, heavy damage
: T6 Z% U, [3 q9 e xAK Andrea Luckenbach; s7 E Y; J& s2 t6 i0 q
xAK Harry Luckenbach8 w; N* l; A! q' [5 O9 ]
xAK J.L. Luckenbach; ^, T& |; v6 C9 t! Z! |
xAK Jacob Luckenbach% u9 X2 c+ J, T0 \3 j1 W/ \3 @
xAK Julia Luckenbach$ t- K, n, }7 q$ L: x2 c2 |4 j
xAK Katrina Luckenbach0 y- h2 p+ b& M
xAK Lena Luckenbach
2 b* U* t2 a4 T$ Q xAK Lewis Luckenbach
8 G& e; K# x/ P) c9 Z xAK Lillian Luckenbach
' A, C, } P% \# N xAK Mathew Luckenbach& j, n/ T' ?6 C9 k- }6 ^
xAK Walter Luckenbach
, A. d2 r' E! o3 R( `( S xAK William Luckenbach5 g% j$ \& }% I
xAK Diamond head" P- E% S% V- Q
xAK Admiral Halstead: ?& P8 X* H9 O4 B9 ]7 _
xAK Admiral Cole
* I6 f3 P6 ]) p xAK Crown City
2 G/ f& \% Z+ k6 J O) Z* \# e AM Matai, Shell hits 20, heavy fires, heavy damage4 K3 }. c' Z( ?' o6 W9 C& C2 S$ _
xAK Rona, Shell hits 4
. v1 m, D# R, s3 y0 Y, |7 D xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1
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0 v4 B# m- t' P4 q4 YAllied ground losses:
5 x; N j: U6 H3 V1 a) K 37 casualties reported
5 }- V; {: _1 l' N) N2 K9 W Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled/ S/ c( |4 g) K# k& E/ v
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
1 s1 }7 [% x! B Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. `$ U6 J" K4 q
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' f; f+ c% t' D* N, M2 Z- hDay Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 120,193, Range 15,000 Yards2 z3 ]0 n, {; F0 _1 e
k% k, v" e D7 y! RJapanese Ships
( d! U5 @; p, k& q$ ^$ p DD Satsuki$ l# L* i4 v9 I3 ^& m
DD Minazuki9 U1 c% Z3 o5 j0 u: `* ~
DD Mochizuki
; v( s- w0 O5 v) q( S# j2 g DD Oite, K% P; F3 u4 b
DD Hayate
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Allied Ships
! a: W6 a' d9 @+ F# M7 O( T xAK Alabaman
, R- ]( ~" O. R9 W" g$ X( n; d0 e xAK Alaskan
, Y% i: r2 X" U$ q4 ?8 d xAK American6 Q* o) _2 ^- D3 g2 K# v
xAK Arizonan. G) R% V. B$ g: D& Y4 x6 t" J
xAK Arkansan2 V8 b ]3 C, x) [. L3 |
xAK Californian
, V6 j& O' c% @9 g% |0 S D& T xAK Canadian r; c! r/ I- r/ v7 E/ K, v
xAK Dakotan. V- Z0 J" [% L( l: |9 \! V
xAK Hawaiian% C N I( \0 Z& `( Y
xAK Kansan
! W4 z6 f7 s+ j5 H3 S# Q$ Y& H xAK Minnesotan
3 G8 I# b5 m2 |+ X8 V* M xAK Ohioan, R# q$ \+ w! K$ _( m3 k; }6 v
xAK Panaman7 _9 N! u, z5 H0 H+ U3 q
xAK Pennsylvanian
" i2 n, a9 b7 h) v" W( K xAK Puerto Rican
$ |. u( [% `7 [0 P6 a8 D# a+ W xAK Utahan' y2 _- Y) H0 x j" A3 F1 i
xAK Virginian( u2 l% O9 g+ M* S
xAK Trento
7 {9 j6 s; c) t/ Q4 \6 W xAK Charles H Cramp
" `- K' Z) E' p xAK Lancaster# D5 n$ e% P" w* n5 b
xAK Sagadahoc% [1 K* V$ d$ v7 U/ M* i4 q
xAK Santa Rita" x3 I2 J7 p0 c J% H
xAK Santa Teresa
2 R% @2 f9 Y# N8 j9 {, G xAK Atlanta City
* j6 d8 F% K; I, S$ g xAK Chickasaw City4 z" {. }: S3 b4 ]
xAK Ensley City' B. ?4 D4 z9 m
xAK Knoxville City8 v6 h) X1 v- ]: @! w+ w
xAK Mobile City% c" k' Z7 Y2 A) Y* l0 `
xAK Tuscaloosa City5 d1 h: y! G1 c1 l3 ^8 `
xAK Steel Age
& e* I3 D. ^4 M7 F5 X xAK Steel Exporter
5 m2 ~) e$ i, p3 T. y' F U xAK Steel Mariner! r, S1 ^0 L- b6 F3 b+ q
xAK Steel Navigator
$ n4 _: z4 ?" R6 M- f) f4 w4 j- D xAK Steel Ranger. H, d/ |- |/ K1 S% y5 v! S' R+ G0 ~% i
xAK Steel Scientist
9 P. b9 P Z- u7 X xAK Steel Seafarer0 L6 S3 H0 c- X: w2 x' q, ]0 e7 `2 ~
xAK Steel Trader( O R" D5 N" q( f! \' @
xAK Steel Voyager6 i/ C+ ?7 x2 I; e& }- Z1 s5 i7 B
xAK Andrea Luckenbach) E% p; B" K9 @) u# X
xAK Harry Luckenbach& C# X* i' Z: T/ D6 Y4 c
xAK J.L. Luckenbach
3 ]0 n, s! j9 |3 W& [! l/ X8 s2 ` xAK Jacob Luckenbach
2 H1 Z) Q; p9 T* F) f- l xAK Julia Luckenbach
1 z# z# m, C+ {. n# ? ~ xAK Katrina Luckenbach0 b* q4 X2 g$ u4 Q& e5 ^
xAK Lena Luckenbach1 G9 k" x: O0 @2 {; l
xAK Lewis Luckenbach% ~4 `% B: A1 X
xAK Lillian Luckenbach2 Y# [6 D% T+ O. r! ~/ B
xAK Mathew Luckenbach; w% b' j0 V, a+ u; s, z" ^
xAK Walter Luckenbach
* G; T8 q" h/ Z, H2 V. O! J xAK William Luckenbach* O5 p9 v, J8 G' I8 [1 B
xAK Diamond head
$ i5 W1 o. V% M* k xAK Admiral Halstead; y# @3 [% {% W! M
xAK Admiral Cole% E5 {# R/ o: [1 q. Z
xAK Crown City
; n! k; y$ P& p; @ xAK Admiral Y. Williams: K. H& z. Z: I. q% J }
xAK Iron Crown, Shell hits 4, heavy fires6 x( l! ]8 O2 _
xAK Rona, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage4 ~ k* L1 x" L
xAK Exmoor, Shell hits 2
/ I- o! T2 H2 U xAK Aeon, Shell hits 3, on fire
! O# b2 w7 T( t/ }4 E( |; _ xAK Macedon, Shell hits 13 _$ [6 S: L. J7 h$ B- u$ N
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# f0 W0 z- {2 p4 h5 kAllied ground losses:
D; b& K6 V; B9 \" K 59 casualties reported
2 T+ T8 e2 }; q$ k }' y Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
! ~& F0 `! f4 `6 u! u& ~* o" q Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 19 disabled
! B( ~0 N$ e) {* G+ t5 B Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& \) h& W1 c* k& a6 A0 |2 P. G- [
Guns lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled)+ A! S6 E/ G" O5 J7 u
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" P) i, a& a+ ^! s* e2 z. UDay Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 14,000 Yards; d7 J* Q V1 N# [( K
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Japanese Ships9 Q9 D9 N) }, g7 C
CA Furutaka; L& o5 \( A- j3 c: u! R ^
CL Abukuma
& G' F' X. ~7 l4 B6 E5 u2 m0 a CL Tatsuta6 }4 `9 y: s* S, u
CL Yubari7 v- Z" z. p; q; A `9 R
DD Michishio E: \9 r8 B; p; Z# }! B
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& j! L+ O$ I; A; w" M; ~# y1 I DM Ramsay, Shell hits 4, heavy fires% b0 c# s, [# B
DM Breese, Shell hits 12, and is sunk" W: Y; _! o# |
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: K; s5 ]8 [' _+ D" s( l" ^: ?Sub attack near Port Moresby at 98,133
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! h2 ~/ B4 {" j" y- QJapanese Ships
( Q# R1 A. ?. F" x) C PB Kozan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
8 t7 R9 P2 a4 B( F# _1 j8 h! ?4 v* X! m AO Manju Maru
. [) O L3 K( I* r$ H4 S& _ AO Akebono Maru7 e5 V( o( J& G( s, j# j3 K
PB Choun Maru #8* h1 h; l+ m/ w0 J
SC Ch 20
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Allied Ships: e. M& B2 n' ?" M$ y! ^6 l- c8 `
SS Tautog+ }& V& ~# l9 p: @ b- s
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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5 g& e5 W- @9 ^, ZRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.! f+ y% i6 Q+ m1 ?0 U0 [0 Y
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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& t5 q! j7 U2 V3 FJapanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft, ~" [+ f- I7 ~
P-40E Warhawk x 16
" G y) w9 y4 j' G PBY-5 Catalina x 30
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P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
1 e2 _: B9 ~; p* y. N PBY-5 Catalina: 3 damaged3 Y" ^ n8 ]7 S' a
PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed by flak" o) M) `8 O7 r
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Japanese Ships
7 {" [' B; h) _; ?+ M, c4 n$ p" `4 ` DD Suresushio; d [( r1 x, K. L: Q
DD Oyashio, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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TB Hiyodori
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