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;2 @* K3 x3 t9 E' r3 a; u
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;
3 u9 h3 _- m) _* x1 d) v( ?" Y& o, [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+ U7 Z! z6 W, L
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% p3 x+ {( C2 ?9 nNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 12,000 Yards
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; r9 Q+ f( V4 h: b/ \0 J& x6 C DD Oyashio4 w) P. x, h# _8 ^& h' O5 b
DD Hatsukaze4 i1 F9 W) O) W
DD Hagikaze, T* h) J5 m8 g9 {
DD Uranami+ ]7 h2 o* E! d
TB Otori9 `( i, g4 i+ V# ~0 h" d
TB Hiyodori
6 ^8 b- V8 U; _; F( ] TB Hayabusa
# ?4 G: X4 U: D4 N( p ` TB Kiji
2 Z: S+ t$ e. {* n1 [ TB Kamo
* Q Y; S2 C! l0 F3 ~' {4 @ DD Suresushio+ l2 S7 D' V, o
+ A0 w c: Y5 d( m h6 aAllied Ships w+ `8 p3 @ F/ A+ z" Q4 {( {# I" U
xAKL Chungking, Shell hits 23, and is sunk
1 m( ]; i( {, p" h" V2 g xAKL Darvel, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
3 s O" S1 S+ g' z! `7 p xAKL Kaiping, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
% @6 g9 M+ l- [- W: n xAKL Vichy, Shell hits 18, and is sunk5 b" h! b5 v0 N0 |
xAKL Patris, Shell hits 25, and is sunk) r( n9 i+ a& N- o; k0 H3 l
xAKL Burwah, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
. n8 V$ z2 ]+ T: j7 A( p# J0 J5 T xAKL Carlisle, Shell hits 26, and is sunk
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 7,000 Yards* Y4 w6 ~0 r# H; q a9 r4 N$ |( Y0 ^
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Japanese Ships7 ]) m) q# K7 R: H6 Y9 u
CA Furutaka8 G1 D3 R' ]# Q M! [' x
CA Kako: d- M0 p- d: p8 J3 f7 S
CL Abukuma
0 u) n/ ]% d8 g# F s. L( r6 m0 l$ ]8 i CL Tenryu
. g0 a8 r3 f& ?! U3 s& F CL Tatsuta: x+ H2 B9 ~3 L ?0 k4 I# y% F" r
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1
$ C; M! H& b b' _) ]7 T* n DD Michishio. o$ f8 \8 m1 O+ u1 M
DD Amagiri! Y" O4 y- J* k* S. p
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Allied Ships
7 b" @$ Q; G; f: j: g DM Ramsay, Shell hits 1
5 {7 ?$ Y$ D: ? DM Breese, Shell hits 3, on fire
( L# b# n- z M( h2 }7 @$ t+ [ DM Tracy, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
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+ D' g3 F6 X- y) HTF 181 encounters mine field at Pago Pago (148,161); A- c4 `; I' L6 Q8 g; _
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CA Kako, Mine hits 5, on fire, heavy damage, u5 }" q+ F! @ `- y6 J
DD Amagiri, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
* P2 }6 j+ _: G) D& S CL Tenryu, Mine hits 1, on fire2 V+ Q# O+ T. F# o
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards1 a2 X5 c& o; L+ w+ g; W
: }2 o6 G& d3 {9 `7 |( T4 E& HJapanese Ships0 G7 V9 q: D' j, f A2 @0 J! ^
DD Satsuki
8 V! M5 J# R* I7 i DD Minazuki4 ^. k, g1 T. S, R
DD Mochizuki: O W. p" Z p8 K, c1 z
DD Oite. y, r" r& u# f r8 h( ~; Q
DD Hayate
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) d4 M, b3 @: i' c1 OAllied Ships
, E. i$ P; i1 [6 [' |4 p) O PG Sacramento, Shell hits 15, heavy fires, heavy damage k) f K8 o! E
xAK Alabaman2 \, i$ p. l, T' }1 N# d4 S
xAK Alaskan
! x: g! t1 u% N9 V8 N' K0 u xAK American' x8 r3 ~( \, d
xAK Arizonan
) C5 P- w# O# _; ^2 r" d4 N xAK Arkansan/ ]6 S+ Q/ \7 l% X- T* ^2 Y, ?. C! C
xAK Californian
3 Y- ~0 ~; t N4 r xAK Canadian
5 X. u' P2 m1 [ xAK Dakotan
$ V. I) \; _7 D( Q l) r" v xAK Hawaiian) u f, G2 w- L6 S
xAK Kansan3 y7 u2 \- E# u& G2 W, v6 \/ \% \
xAK Minnesotan
3 q9 V: y1 @7 X0 z& \) J- Y* X. b xAK Ohioan9 x! U+ J- q+ l
xAK Panaman
' e& s U: E3 e xAK Pennsylvanian
6 z x% \7 \& d% F xAK Puerto Rican
. k: w+ x, y- t9 ? xAK Utahan
. U* H: t* R- C8 f. S9 E xAK Virginian; g) z: @! j& V6 \+ i# O
xAK Trento
* V3 n$ L7 [% y& |$ Z. C1 |% [( F xAK Charles H Cramp
2 n9 Z$ A) v$ }7 M" F }) ] xAK Lancaster
4 {/ m+ I- U/ T, J1 o5 R xAK Sagadahoc2 h8 f6 A5 h% z) V
xAK Santa Rita5 l9 P- B5 M/ S) m9 m
xAK Santa Teresa) r4 n% Y: l) ~+ P4 o
xAK Atlanta City( W9 j2 s. C" J$ W h% h
xAK Chickasaw City* G% Y7 L( h7 s& ^( @
xAK Ensley City
1 y6 I$ P+ M, L* D$ J. G- m2 g xAK Knoxville City
0 g9 X. n+ F& e, X' x xAK Mobile City
k- n5 r7 a, x& L% H, d9 D xAK Tuscaloosa City
! p( R2 F: n3 p6 E xAK Steel Age* \7 L. Y& h" D5 E9 f( U- k
xAK Steel Exporter0 G7 j. I% ?: }$ \1 @: _8 `
xAK Steel Mariner2 { [0 E1 o# h- ?
xAK Steel Navigator% D! Y! B$ E& y& ~) J2 s2 ~$ E
xAK Steel Ranger
6 A4 X3 K- y( o% E' w; j: o+ u xAK Steel Scientist% }# B0 ^; L" ~, i- m G6 \2 K
xAK Steel Seafarer
2 U& x8 B( F8 O) \ xAK Steel Trader
7 I8 {+ l1 G' V" ?5 _9 j8 R! W xAK Steel Voyager* }" ^7 f0 v' a! G/ R: Q
xAK Steel Worker
& T+ B* I, Y0 R2 C xAK Andrea Luckenbach
9 X; G6 P/ T6 N) d xAK Harry Luckenbach& D2 P" l. M8 q/ j- e' @0 {6 R
xAK J.L. Luckenbach1 \2 f. c4 A8 z! I A% [
xAK Jacob Luckenbach+ F; ?' ]. l7 D2 a
xAK Julia Luckenbach
. d7 `4 v( Y, O6 i: g. o5 x e xAK Katrina Luckenbach7 k* z! H! U* c5 E9 m7 m0 Q) I
xAK Lena Luckenbach
6 @6 p9 M: g, O: J: Y xAK Lewis Luckenbach
6 I3 v9 T" {6 }" _! `' n xAK Lillian Luckenbach- @) l$ \2 t |+ {$ j! M
xAK Mathew Luckenbach) J( }( d2 q9 f) x4 e+ z# n
xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 7, heavy fires+ Q5 I; `) s' r/ G% X0 m
xAK Walter Luckenbach
9 b! n/ z- l- r1 }/ H; \( ~" o/ ^ xAK William Luckenbach# Q" @1 p5 J) {( Y2 e! N e; o
xAK Diamond head) Z# V$ L4 d/ H& _8 F4 G
xAK Admiral Halstead
! R. Z( V' t. J7 w% o AM Matai, Shell hits 1
- B! q0 ?/ F! N% w! B AM Muritai, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
O A; M' I2 L& `* \1 Q$ H! e xAK Salamaua, Shell hits 1
/ y6 P& G& K% m1 ], H: S' ? xAK Rona, Shell hits 2
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24 casualties reported
6 I: d2 F1 x8 X( g e* c4 P Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
& ~7 t% {9 C( n8 k% c Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 4 disabled
1 l$ y1 }( f1 [6 T) E2 \3 {/ r6 l Engineers: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled- Z9 C" j+ Z/ ~0 _" {- g
Vehicles lost 17 (10 destroyed, 7 disabled)5 Z( f) }. L% [1 u" W
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards) F# ?, |% A% m% ~
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Japanese Ships
1 K9 a$ o$ x) _1 I DD Satsuki
( H8 l2 U. z8 m( h% @5 P% g DD Minazuki2 c% o4 p" d1 B+ o- ?4 D1 w
DD Mochizuki
8 G8 r5 i: V0 q, W k3 d DD Oite9 Q; r4 k) {0 F* T) x2 C1 g
DD Hayate
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/ ], I) B# c" u( `; B0 D: `Allied Ships
1 r9 F7 G7 [$ r& O9 N, U8 ` PG Sacramento, Shell hits 12, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 f/ `2 m, f( h1 c xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage% K) C& {- P F) {; h/ a7 ]; }
AM Muritai, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Allied ground losses:
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 121,193, Range 8,000 Yards' f1 q( C( C" q+ e- X* C
5 q& u, }8 H/ c% D% |Japanese Ships" Y1 _# {9 V) { O# k
DD Satsuki& z; D0 a+ ~$ I) s9 w; S% d
DD Minazuki
/ O- e0 K5 t+ _: X5 n% H3 F s DD Mochizuki
4 s6 l$ g; y1 A/ d DD Oite- a1 h0 H0 u) E, H
DD Hayate0 ~2 E( ^9 d: O
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Allied Ships2 {2 |% x8 s7 z b1 l
xAK Alabaman
/ v; D& x! }5 w8 z- E8 V9 J8 R5 ? xAK Alaskan
' |9 k, Q9 ^+ Q xAK American
% ?* `: p! M' L3 r xAK Arizonan
/ G. M% [7 ?& _* K0 c xAK Arkansan; `; K( Z. R4 E9 a4 W
xAK Californian3 Q) K {4 ]) N3 f1 {
xAK Canadian
) ^4 ^& {! t6 p1 I, f' K" s7 G xAK Dakotan
6 U! i- Y, ^- P# G8 \! o, K2 i2 d1 @ xAK Hawaiian
( e1 |8 L0 T/ O xAK Kansan, W5 s, z5 r/ y4 N ]
xAK Minnesotan+ \: s2 @" S" l/ }
xAK Ohioan
- R! q5 D4 g5 {+ u& o+ |7 w( L' H xAK Panaman6 @4 D2 ?: ?( T3 D$ _/ Z
xAK Pennsylvanian
4 \! X6 Q7 d* y* `' R xAK Puerto Rican3 d, j; l, \% R: N' t6 V% F& N
xAK Utahan
$ q$ v* o0 Z$ G+ i; c. k xAK Virginian9 F' w# C. d% K$ F2 u* `
xAK Trento3 T+ q; T# g" O6 K$ W1 M: t$ d) c
xAK Charles H Cramp# w2 d' F& k1 w7 O3 T
xAK Lancaster
! x3 o+ c2 r/ h# F2 j7 q3 z9 z xAK Sagadahoc# X: U* T( K/ L+ U# \$ H
xAK Santa Rita, x3 \- r/ z/ @* B* K' o3 ^ n' C0 j, s8 P
xAK Santa Teresa+ |. Y9 I0 u3 P7 t2 ?+ d
xAK Atlanta City6 d8 i0 K' ?8 \
xAK Chickasaw City
9 L4 g5 y# w9 Q( {( W# i. y8 T xAK Ensley City. i4 G8 V) |8 a( ^ @: k
xAK Knoxville City! z2 c8 U6 \4 x, \- ]' ^/ S
xAK Mobile City8 R! r8 r# n: U7 J8 |& S& s% d
xAK Tuscaloosa City
. h8 `' f6 V( `6 U& [ xAK Steel Age
$ N8 t% K5 [+ P3 R. _: w( t xAK Steel Exporter
& I; a! G; A' } xAK Steel Mariner
( s- F- q$ `, l2 T1 [. @4 p6 N xAK Steel Navigator
0 M1 q+ j, X+ I, q7 Q xAK Steel Ranger
" K& F' \# b* n! \. p xAK Steel Scientist
! U/ a0 o5 [6 C5 {; b xAK Steel Seafarer
1 m8 W6 ^% K4 i. w xAK Steel Trader
$ J1 ~& a6 k% E8 ^5 C2 K: h* k1 M3 Y xAK Steel Voyager" t, U: C! G6 L( @& |+ ?
xAK Steel Worker, heavy damage
* h( I' ^( j( N! ] xAK Andrea Luckenbach2 W' A! A! y6 N
xAK Harry Luckenbach e' H4 }* p+ K8 J0 Q
xAK J.L. Luckenbach% J* }8 k9 B" I5 q) F8 K
xAK Jacob Luckenbach
! R7 G- L$ l8 }, y8 O8 o% _$ P s9 \- h xAK Julia Luckenbach6 _. N$ C7 G# E: Y7 n# D8 t/ d
xAK Katrina Luckenbach+ ^( J$ Y1 x0 ^" g
xAK Lena Luckenbach
6 O) L6 O2 R3 c& z/ _) c6 j xAK Lewis Luckenbach
2 Z9 K8 E9 t9 t6 g$ U% ` xAK Lillian Luckenbach, t( ^$ ?, @9 W8 |" P4 C9 Z
xAK Mathew Luckenbach
& [% w. P( C4 H* o% s+ K3 u xAK Walter Luckenbach
4 {# W, p a' l- T$ T H xAK William Luckenbach
5 p3 O3 [+ s% x/ m0 l: n xAK Diamond head
5 o* {) z8 Z2 e4 |+ R xAK Admiral Halstead
y/ d, S( H1 F, Y5 ^) _ xAK Admiral Cole
, S9 t7 g* k! v3 R) a$ A" i. C xAK Crown City
: N6 r/ M5 C' Y: \0 n$ l AM Matai, Shell hits 20, heavy fires, heavy damage6 p4 r9 \& W: o& h$ b$ p2 T0 p
xAK Rona, Shell hits 4& v, a! u0 n) D# @$ E: V5 O
xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1
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Allied ground losses:, h0 e, Y7 ^) e' P
37 casualties reported
2 U7 v( \, `0 ]3 `5 U* S/ W7 ` Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
1 z9 p7 C, ]# f+ x Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
# F; ?4 g9 K, @ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 120,193, Range 15,000 Yards
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' X1 P1 j, a( N+ ?8 jJapanese Ships
* w2 b4 @$ J5 h! h3 f; Z DD Satsuki5 P7 x( Z" u* T) d3 o, H
DD Minazuki! A% l( L( |; `& g5 t
DD Mochizuki
/ ~- {9 U: p4 R9 U5 H* k+ ^+ ]# B: W DD Oite) r9 |7 U: m, K+ E5 q
DD Hayate2 S) J' W8 P+ J' l0 C) b
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Allied Ships- Z5 D1 S- M% Y" F( J! d a
xAK Alabaman$ {4 S) n5 Y z/ o! d' Z
xAK Alaskan2 C c- [) B% }2 m5 O+ u5 g, d
xAK American
$ T- n3 T8 p) K xAK Arizonan
6 X8 X/ o# q5 d, B4 M* u5 e; ? xAK Arkansan
* q7 z1 s( ?- E, W/ d: { xAK Californian; I$ W! j, T1 j2 x3 m
xAK Canadian
0 r8 J6 r5 C5 m2 l5 e7 u' W xAK Dakotan
7 [* S- k: I8 T" S/ ~0 C) H% @9 p xAK Hawaiian8 R; U3 W5 ^/ ~8 ^
xAK Kansan
- C$ _ F$ L4 M" ]2 @- C4 E8 s xAK Minnesotan
# c0 W# z" U8 `/ ~4 e- P- q' x xAK Ohioan* \% M# ~; m2 Y! a) \
xAK Panaman
! K7 B3 c0 P- h/ E' }9 ] xAK Pennsylvanian
% I3 U: h% Y- {/ e2 I xAK Puerto Rican
% \7 b! J4 a) v2 z! P xAK Utahan* J4 ^: H L+ T
xAK Virginian
0 ]/ s! e' \" A* { xAK Trento
9 l3 |+ B! K$ O* S9 Y xAK Charles H Cramp
. E$ k2 ^) f. O1 O0 [ xAK Lancaster0 v$ |% E& B6 I. l/ P$ h. _1 x
xAK Sagadahoc, y) g% {+ E$ k( X; o
xAK Santa Rita3 [; k: S8 E- ^- y( m/ F
xAK Santa Teresa; R! Y- Q- @* O) N
xAK Atlanta City
* C) C4 Q0 Z" O xAK Chickasaw City
{7 f7 \$ }/ [$ w: K* d xAK Ensley City0 W; V8 r/ x: g9 i7 U
xAK Knoxville City
; z+ D: p5 X/ k& j# O# Q xAK Mobile City# s# S# L3 N. @# K; z
xAK Tuscaloosa City5 K. X& z4 r! b: @. ?) d
xAK Steel Age7 D4 [, [" E" w4 a; i3 Z
xAK Steel Exporter
& ~( Y$ y1 r$ k2 _6 E% } xAK Steel Mariner1 \/ t2 k1 i/ a8 w8 {5 G
xAK Steel Navigator% ] X& S. @" g! G0 I1 a$ G
xAK Steel Ranger7 b: X7 c0 t0 u# C
xAK Steel Scientist
' {! c; ~3 r( q. V- J xAK Steel Seafarer
* e( h9 H8 r. @& o4 V xAK Steel Trader
. i+ A+ ]# f( ]! o xAK Steel Voyager
/ j" H A4 X! J# ^' O xAK Andrea Luckenbach
- C, x$ e4 x9 q xAK Harry Luckenbach
" Q- W6 w6 m: i0 M/ I% [$ i xAK J.L. Luckenbach
, l" S% f( o: [0 k8 h xAK Jacob Luckenbach
2 ?/ A+ O- a; a3 V. S. h xAK Julia Luckenbach9 ]6 P2 r& n: x6 c
xAK Katrina Luckenbach
/ X6 A5 D, Z- G8 I' z xAK Lena Luckenbach
2 L: H0 ~* y! u0 R# G! ^3 n4 X xAK Lewis Luckenbach$ z5 h% m' Z( t- ~% P h. Z7 A
xAK Lillian Luckenbach: z4 C6 | N) Y% S4 ]) Q
xAK Mathew Luckenbach
5 ~3 U4 q" d& I$ k# N6 \: @1 {+ P xAK Walter Luckenbach; C& S6 @2 l4 e: F6 D; w8 x$ [
xAK William Luckenbach7 b7 }2 b5 {- o' t6 ]
xAK Diamond head
/ R" X+ ^+ d$ n1 z) J" M xAK Admiral Halstead
/ R" G2 P) R0 o; H1 j G xAK Admiral Cole/ U, Y7 x# V* K
xAK Crown City
6 T- e& U7 d% g( u xAK Admiral Y. Williams
0 y& _; z% R# o$ h+ W! T' O3 H xAK Iron Crown, Shell hits 4, heavy fires$ ~9 e$ G6 G5 H; G, y! w/ m- q( d
xAK Rona, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage
! l5 v( k' W6 \3 d- b) q1 r xAK Exmoor, Shell hits 2
4 K o) A A/ r# Z xAK Aeon, Shell hits 3, on fire, }6 V' R' Q) R Q |9 x8 D
xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1
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Allied ground losses:/ _2 t0 b& m- w) z$ e; |
59 casualties reported& N+ e% V3 k# d& C
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled9 S' m; h6 e/ g- C2 [9 }5 }
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 19 disabled( g% x3 \4 C) H! Q1 n7 H! x, V" Z
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
) ?0 @0 p: i5 P Y4 M! ] Guns lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled)
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3 J u6 ^3 S2 J. LDay Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 14,000 Yards5 e( p7 d- d" O- H
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( D: x7 f$ @/ v" y CA Furutaka5 v7 x$ x$ r; ~1 a! t2 g N
CL Abukuma& _" \3 y& ^3 y! g" r# x/ S
CL Tatsuta
' l8 L1 ?* S5 D& x; D. F CL Yubari# d6 Y- s7 e6 g# d4 ]! h2 l5 f
DD Michishio
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0 \3 [ k! s9 V, E6 \* wAllied Ships
7 H! [0 A- L6 b& z: W- R; T; x0 V DM Ramsay, Shell hits 4, heavy fires2 ]: g" n4 _5 T0 g' X
DM Breese, Shell hits 12, and is sunk# V8 Q+ k' M; t; \% ^9 s/ ^% Q" W9 b
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4 ]1 i! i; O: T4 WSub attack near Port Moresby at 98,133
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8 F$ ?) p& d u; c& p, iJapanese Ships# s( j7 g% ^( c0 e& C- \3 R
PB Kozan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
8 v4 }% b$ F. l; K M AO Manju Maru* F' b% u0 w0 G: F; | Q) b
AO Akebono Maru
4 d R! t- x; D/ w) d, k1 i, \ PB Choun Maru #8
$ W6 C* @' C. [% U. _ SC Ch 20. O3 T% V+ R. z: D! d3 a5 T
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Allied Ships
+ d c0 N$ }. h4 L SS Tautog
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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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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.; E$ T. a$ G# T
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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4 R) e4 h1 U8 B3 D9 @1 PJapanese aircraft, a }4 E9 G! Q
A6M2 Zero x 41+ q( A" I: x$ T" U
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Allied aircraft
& n% W+ B2 Y0 ?* W& ~ P-40E Warhawk x 16
9 c; _4 q7 o. l @- F/ q PBY-5 Catalina x 30- U( _# U# v$ V
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Allied aircraft losses
. n7 C4 i- x) `. k2 y7 J P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed( c- o# I+ Q9 f$ H+ n
PBY-5 Catalina: 3 damaged2 P/ Y/ o+ G7 a( l" V' f) ^
PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
3 y; Y8 ?. C& b4 b& M DD Suresushio# [$ h6 H3 m* B- ?5 l% `
DD Oyashio, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
* f3 E/ i3 `& R& r1 j! c# P) S* H" r TB Hayabusa
2 n: u* Z3 H2 l- L4 H/ N6 R0 h9 t TB Otori
: s- ~/ e9 k! v! Y# j8 p TB Hiyodori `4 O9 h( I* A5 k1 O$ u, F
DD Hagikaze
0 |; h$ T, J7 @" v* ] DD Hatsukaze
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