AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 27, 42! U7 Q# I1 G1 V2 \9 {
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盟军一支在莫港卸载补给的船队全灭;
' H, Y# n, R- Z4 k2 \+ c' L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;$ L3 B: F4 k* d& q/ O1 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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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 12,000 Yards0 S, M8 }1 @) A3 q& v: R% ?
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Japanese Ships
2 d0 R; F; M: a' h DD Oyashio
- c$ z: M4 D1 l( M) `3 U DD Hatsukaze
/ l' B) P0 D, i0 r3 ~- U DD Hagikaze! K8 a* }7 Z' M. U
DD Uranami
0 k) |+ P+ u' U$ B, e& @" \+ k TB Otori
: p8 a7 V/ T0 k. q TB Hiyodori) M+ @2 B! A; L$ y
TB Hayabusa: `$ `- n1 @/ ~2 h
TB Kiji
; u7 s6 {) u4 d/ C+ C TB Kamo
( w9 @1 S$ r$ b DD Suresushio
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/ t4 o: r' ~2 R7 ~: r6 ^, wAllied Ships
8 P2 f6 Z! N/ u2 z c. U! M9 F xAKL Chungking, Shell hits 23, and is sunk
1 c$ D; x) Q7 e6 P& l6 G8 N xAKL Darvel, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
6 q6 I; l9 j$ Q5 v* | xAKL Kaiping, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
% h' ^5 A5 i9 I7 { xAKL Vichy, Shell hits 18, and is sunk
4 e- P k: E1 Q. `) F! t9 s xAKL Patris, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
, \: w) X' A2 W3 u0 x& X xAKL Burwah, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk, l1 l# P, y8 S
xAKL Carlisle, Shell hits 26, and is sunk9 V" V7 | `7 Y' u4 @: k, y2 p
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5 Z/ d1 j5 Q2 gNight Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 7,000 Yards5 ~- b, U7 _( L' y
" a6 |. O5 P! |' }5 S. cJapanese Ships
. `, H5 ]1 ?6 \1 x z CA Furutaka
; m5 ~: k1 h8 c# i7 D5 }, l0 \ CA Kako
% m( ]# F* r% _+ a3 t; R% x CL Abukuma! n" L( A" P" h3 A& a5 @+ O4 y: ?
CL Tenryu# l1 B6 S6 P8 h' h0 w' [
CL Tatsuta1 U3 `* J/ d1 q- D: }/ U
CL Yubari, Shell hits 10 Q- Y3 J4 F; b6 B4 D1 x' |; |% o
DD Michishio" z# A& L& x( p; U9 b" Q# @
DD Amagiri
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Allied Ships
" B; |" t# d9 i. A+ q1 d DM Ramsay, Shell hits 1; l+ Q; G' H/ K
DM Breese, Shell hits 3, on fire4 K5 q2 U Z- c
DM Tracy, Shell hits 6, and is sunk. K- N, g u8 h" y. o; n, l V
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7 L! }% a% ?1 S( c6 d, cTF 181 encounters mine field at Pago Pago (148,161)! t( Z9 A3 n" s
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Japanese Ships
) v+ m1 a8 O+ U( o CA Kako, Mine hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
" S+ ^) i3 @& ]) F6 h5 D/ w" S DD Amagiri, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
" J9 `3 Y8 E( m1 _6 c% V3 z 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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Japanese Ships
! _) B# f/ O8 V9 h+ ? B1 @ DD Satsuki
. K h6 N( M& |7 l+ T DD Minazuki
8 f! M; P1 n- L2 a* O DD Mochizuki6 S: h1 i' v1 X4 ~8 k
DD Oite
9 b0 O8 U9 |( B+ e% C$ X* g DD Hayate$ T! w+ Y* ]4 a4 o
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Allied Ships
4 t0 A t( [, h8 i3 G, z9 O( y PG Sacramento, Shell hits 15, heavy fires, heavy damage( [$ T2 g* l4 V4 r! I
xAK Alabaman
% C( f$ S" R5 c0 v Z0 [ xAK Alaskan
+ S2 P; b6 B: i( p xAK American
& P( Q! ?2 [! v* y. @ s xAK Arizonan
$ {- |" l7 k5 \, Z; V! Z& \# R xAK Arkansan" ]4 T- \+ R& W" |
xAK Californian
* d+ [* H4 a/ v/ G N- E; W! ]: _ xAK Canadian
3 n) } J" b9 \. x4 S! i# P xAK Dakotan: i0 I3 d. o) ^
xAK Hawaiian
) Y' M0 d. W) w, G: a3 x& d xAK Kansan
- {3 q) {7 t7 E1 Q: L xAK Minnesotan
J B; u( h! i; k. `0 f xAK Ohioan* v' ]: q* F9 ?# T4 Y
xAK Panaman
' ]8 y0 Y/ P4 c* q* Y% O xAK Pennsylvanian8 n: G* x5 j: r$ s6 @9 }8 y+ m
xAK Puerto Rican+ l y5 h$ T" M/ E9 o1 c$ e# e
xAK Utahan
8 u. a ^7 v& d. Z; L xAK Virginian! K1 v) {& u2 a T9 e* t& { n
xAK Trento8 \, l# e: F y& T* l& }
xAK Charles H Cramp2 K- l7 p% [" F4 e0 x+ W" V
xAK Lancaster% y7 s: U. _5 L& S3 d
xAK Sagadahoc4 c% m m1 m2 t5 u2 {9 G: C
xAK Santa Rita
5 O& |! L9 {- D xAK Santa Teresa
6 O% o8 A9 L7 @- ?( U; D xAK Atlanta City/ ?- D6 `% H1 e/ ~
xAK Chickasaw City
/ B w: U. a* q0 O# |! t xAK Ensley City
. Z" c# H# ~) Z! w; M/ e3 L xAK Knoxville City" X1 ^ r" r# e7 p7 Y# D& s
xAK Mobile City
3 x3 F# p: X1 ^, C# N( h xAK Tuscaloosa City# [1 E. W% ^* [
xAK Steel Age7 I% @1 n3 _$ @% v0 d$ v
xAK Steel Exporter
; R3 P" z9 [# j5 O' V7 n8 t0 y; @ xAK Steel Mariner
{0 r2 y7 O! x; j H xAK Steel Navigator$ B/ z; L$ o& D: {! S
xAK Steel Ranger& `6 s8 Q$ \5 s; J' p
xAK Steel Scientist8 G7 U2 F) h6 p! I. {
xAK Steel Seafarer
$ S1 z/ |7 X- t8 y2 l9 Y xAK Steel Trader
/ Q) I) x: M) ]2 y/ K xAK Steel Voyager
1 p- K l7 R$ L2 c' y2 u xAK Steel Worker. _: U8 ^0 O1 z! s
xAK Andrea Luckenbach
" I: T+ N1 w; N0 [' W! u B; \ xAK Harry Luckenbach
/ D1 @( }% v6 j6 p/ }- P. G: q xAK J.L. Luckenbach; G y F; z: p4 }! H
xAK Jacob Luckenbach
; E1 Y- ?- `6 y; g% {6 |5 b6 d+ ^" e xAK Julia Luckenbach
! O* k* `5 e" u" u* { xAK Katrina Luckenbach+ r( i a% [3 s: W/ r1 U2 {. \
xAK Lena Luckenbach
# x4 s, W& \( g) y8 l xAK Lewis Luckenbach
# f4 q2 p: L/ O x+ l5 A* k xAK Lillian Luckenbach1 B8 x: x' z# K; P8 N# d0 T
xAK Mathew Luckenbach u0 y; c9 \) v. \" F i
xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 7, heavy fires \+ G3 H+ L8 Y0 q N
xAK Walter Luckenbach
3 D) L" w. j, x* \ xAK William Luckenbach
1 _- d" a& t# d7 [4 _ xAK Diamond head5 ]. g# d; A; x. |. `# Q- _2 d# o
xAK Admiral Halstead1 g+ e' K4 e1 a( Y% K" d7 E, U. I
AM Matai, Shell hits 1
2 }; f' H& x( P: R: w' c: B AM Muritai, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage- Y4 y5 Y: X- x
xAK Salamaua, Shell hits 1
0 t; p5 E/ u1 o% _; y* i xAK Rona, Shell hits 2 L1 C9 `6 b: C: J
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; \ P+ i4 [( ZAllied ground losses:6 B: M, a! A& ^# b9 f
24 casualties reported
) o6 H* q) ^% n8 t Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
$ x- o k7 A8 B# l+ ~9 s Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 4 disabled9 F4 D" C1 V6 p2 ]0 o% B
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled1 B# n; z0 r6 w5 Y0 o
Vehicles lost 17 (10 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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" u# U8 c& {% ~Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards3 ~% e) z1 M0 [4 R5 a/ `. m: P
8 g! |9 W. A3 s* [9 H9 gJapanese Ships
2 s% _6 j& q5 ~3 t$ s/ h DD Satsuki: p' N- |! V* {' z6 |* g- V% ~
DD Minazuki
R* i" V0 `" [" b' a I" Z DD Mochizuki3 S7 V3 j$ A5 B, d! e0 k' I
DD Oite3 _. f+ B2 x8 \/ l
DD Hayate* d( u% R; [$ n( I9 h* q! p
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Allied Ships2 s$ {$ }, {) R' L [6 [8 A
PG Sacramento, Shell hits 12, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ T q3 ~( j. i4 } xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage1 w: R, Q; J( u( J) o& Q
AM Muritai, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage6 Y5 m1 L( y! g/ S7 O5 A+ Y
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4 p9 @9 s" s" E3 V3 t; I9 LAllied ground losses:6 n) @" ], {% \* F5 m% ]
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)4 T3 [1 e1 w8 y" V
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! w6 L# @9 s& rNight Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 121,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships/ E; a, G0 |' Z+ P5 h, r# i4 M
DD Satsuki3 U& H7 R. g) j
DD Minazuki+ u9 f1 E; B3 [5 \9 N1 S: H4 k& o2 N
DD Mochizuki
1 A3 R/ G8 Y' B DD Oite3 W; B# Q* c4 Q: x; V! z5 `
DD Hayate, J; _6 @, `0 c
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|, o4 W0 t9 F6 X: v, c: J; v7 C6 c xAK Alabaman
$ X$ v5 D' h' O# X! U' \; @ xAK Alaskan/ Y, C3 R( }2 B
xAK American. k3 w" C2 r/ u4 Q" R
xAK Arizonan
2 V$ r8 c/ g. z; |+ U3 s xAK Arkansan& W2 q5 x6 H6 {+ U
xAK Californian
3 k: p1 {* ^1 E xAK Canadian
0 V, F5 D5 m1 {1 \, e5 X xAK Dakotan
' D+ r7 O% N9 y1 O& k xAK Hawaiian
; ] b' b/ O/ J @7 s xAK Kansan5 H/ J. h5 s2 `; r
xAK Minnesotan. R" ~1 H2 s7 P2 f! {) Q! Q1 s2 M
xAK Ohioan" [/ ?4 P1 \$ {% W; A
xAK Panaman' z3 N* U2 v5 A/ U
xAK Pennsylvanian* W$ ?! j/ Y }
xAK Puerto Rican
- A% Z, B- M* a* g2 E0 D; O xAK Utahan
& Q9 X1 @/ n, G- @ xAK Virginian- J( p$ |" b6 I4 g- }8 u- q
xAK Trento
7 e% M$ C; @- F7 a% O, w xAK Charles H Cramp' z4 j8 L) @: B' N, Z0 ^: @/ q
xAK Lancaster
4 M* f9 |" B& {# k/ K5 R xAK Sagadahoc
+ Y2 h9 W+ u+ G xAK Santa Rita
9 |; f. g) V- ]3 u' t xAK Santa Teresa# n) |: m9 H; z4 c- R9 ?
xAK Atlanta City6 J8 ]9 W) i) `; W
xAK Chickasaw City% R7 U. X- d6 O- N3 k% S+ x3 A
xAK Ensley City
" d: ^- C9 o {0 c( Z8 F/ v z! S# z xAK Knoxville City) \- y4 g: t5 J' O" \2 V* p
xAK Mobile City
! e7 d/ E& ~! H' h3 J xAK Tuscaloosa City
; A! Z5 h$ A+ X9 i F F xAK Steel Age4 c, J- ^) L1 V
xAK Steel Exporter( n+ v8 B% b/ F; x
xAK Steel Mariner5 K/ E! P2 o+ d! I W5 y6 s
xAK Steel Navigator
" w0 F! e/ j! _3 _' J# p" g# }& V xAK Steel Ranger. p- T$ j% E# h3 D0 V& z B8 u" w
xAK Steel Scientist' k4 ~! y- ^" f, ]
xAK Steel Seafarer) I& `; x; H' L
xAK Steel Trader
) s# ~& n. e9 E: D0 r5 u xAK Steel Voyager% H; x. r" j+ V6 i1 y# N. e' q7 H3 a
xAK Steel Worker, heavy damage9 Q0 f( Q. W# n- v! K8 C
xAK Andrea Luckenbach
/ U# \) q$ L. s u. p y xAK Harry Luckenbach! {4 }: s; ]. u# Y
xAK J.L. Luckenbach9 P6 P0 K" L% O* J
xAK Jacob Luckenbach
, H) Y9 |8 S3 @0 ` xAK Julia Luckenbach S5 \: P3 Q( O, H! m
xAK Katrina Luckenbach2 |2 R/ D+ T- F; y$ `
xAK Lena Luckenbach6 u- S, Z. E# ]7 k5 e/ G- h! t& h
xAK Lewis Luckenbach: c1 C0 N! G: }' W) V" _8 p
xAK Lillian Luckenbach
# Y$ H2 C3 U! @0 g. t8 r xAK Mathew Luckenbach
9 j3 {( b* _' }$ C9 q$ h xAK Walter Luckenbach4 o+ e* H, I1 S- q" S
xAK William Luckenbach
; b9 O; h% o j4 f4 u* Z9 c/ M xAK Diamond head
0 h% d; v( u4 I8 m6 j xAK Admiral Halstead
! H% L% b1 {8 H" D1 { xAK Admiral Cole
/ @3 W0 S( e3 q. ] xAK Crown City
0 H! o& B) o, e' T9 \# u AM Matai, Shell hits 20, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 ~9 j m) C1 T) g xAK Rona, Shell hits 4( ?2 v# i. R; }+ U1 [
xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1# {2 @1 O+ A+ q$ F9 }" s
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' c, B/ o" a# j4 JAllied ground losses:
3 y z/ |$ D/ b- q( n 37 casualties reported2 x, i$ R5 X: K. |6 v. ]$ Y" I
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled9 i5 Q0 t; |! D+ o/ m# x
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled2 Y6 z! f! \3 z) J7 j' p- H2 i
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; R; T' G5 z6 o$ q
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 120,193, Range 15,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
/ j" _2 b, A1 W6 K3 G DD Satsuki
3 |: M9 V% g$ o: o! c4 _ DD Minazuki
$ d9 c9 r, x& f7 t DD Mochizuki
- i4 `% S! j7 C DD Oite
$ G, C8 M+ Q3 I Y) j DD Hayate( o8 Q( h8 e" U" x) m
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Allied Ships
* s7 Q0 Q/ Y% J& u xAK Alabaman
. ~9 k7 k; [! ^0 x xAK Alaskan5 G* J0 Z# `, O9 B) y
xAK American" O0 E7 L+ s: U2 z% A6 U4 P
xAK Arizonan
N+ v' a- ^8 x xAK Arkansan
; Q9 D) c( h! V+ m1 R& X, d xAK Californian
6 A; s5 [( _- N2 @ xAK Canadian, i- [. ]9 x6 X6 r
xAK Dakotan# }* G6 l: C$ `1 z' G
xAK Hawaiian9 t+ w3 a9 S8 W3 h
xAK Kansan9 k) s$ I( r/ D
xAK Minnesotan' ?, V5 l4 y: [4 f7 y( i
xAK Ohioan
, W" D, Q- b* l. l, w xAK Panaman
7 Y" l! h" ~+ ]) g9 s9 @ xAK Pennsylvanian! c2 K! I; s6 q% n
xAK Puerto Rican
- \! p0 @- d) a4 p8 L+ r xAK Utahan- n8 o6 l: Q& L4 J! W" }
xAK Virginian
7 X5 v5 I% P& k% W R) Y& j xAK Trento
# J) x1 N& C( [2 p xAK Charles H Cramp
/ Q( j9 x% O) L, y. [" ~ xAK Lancaster3 ~% i2 `/ D0 ~
xAK Sagadahoc
9 V9 U7 O, B, ] xAK Santa Rita
1 O: u/ l/ p( d, W& ]$ x xAK Santa Teresa+ K4 Y7 t3 g; j) o0 w
xAK Atlanta City
* ~5 |9 M* [& K, ^2 C6 T xAK Chickasaw City
0 G/ o8 |6 H) x) g xAK Ensley City0 {, [, t# D5 x: ` R) ?
xAK Knoxville City
1 M3 F5 P/ ?) H3 |2 _7 r xAK Mobile City5 f: v5 f; g* S
xAK Tuscaloosa City
5 W3 C/ \: W U# l. m* I xAK Steel Age
( |$ k# m/ P: F3 w xAK Steel Exporter
/ |- u; ]& J; t5 M2 | V" R" Y xAK Steel Mariner
& Y2 b8 w+ p& q xAK Steel Navigator+ ~9 p& b* I9 c# c# M" z
xAK Steel Ranger
% L& n/ E! Z' Y A [! b xAK Steel Scientist
% f1 x; {$ m) O2 B0 q* |) K xAK Steel Seafarer
0 F1 W+ J, C% m- b, _ xAK Steel Trader6 P% ]$ F2 Z* K) P
xAK Steel Voyager( m# u# J% e+ b. M; s, b5 y
xAK Andrea Luckenbach
& R( @. O" |/ n% e xAK Harry Luckenbach2 X+ h& O1 p7 J5 I$ K+ d+ m/ l
xAK J.L. Luckenbach
' J0 k" T3 Y/ b, f xAK Jacob Luckenbach
( S7 Z% h9 L. l+ @/ Q xAK Julia Luckenbach
: `. J9 l+ C3 w l5 I9 K xAK Katrina Luckenbach
% Y* E l) S: g" u4 G6 V xAK Lena Luckenbach" R0 `* M0 a+ Y. F9 p% r
xAK Lewis Luckenbach
/ ?" K6 K! b; A& f/ U$ r+ Y: w xAK Lillian Luckenbach, M0 c+ B S8 [; @0 D
xAK Mathew Luckenbach
4 Y+ |3 m2 A& c9 I/ T* M xAK Walter Luckenbach1 B2 j+ b; j: }# B
xAK William Luckenbach. q/ _8 n* x; b: d0 O
xAK Diamond head1 n. W5 Q' b5 X* c% w, x
xAK Admiral Halstead
S6 D) z# b, Y+ ~, s xAK Admiral Cole. ]( k+ L% `9 o7 @" R- g- s
xAK Crown City
- r0 T) C- b" o7 `/ N! a! a* Q5 U# w xAK Admiral Y. Williams! v4 {2 Q4 v4 q) a1 U+ h
xAK Iron Crown, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
, n6 P3 b( {7 N) v xAK Rona, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ T, y$ I0 N! v0 Q" M4 J% m xAK Exmoor, Shell hits 2+ S$ Q. t& O6 ~# v& h2 R G
xAK Aeon, Shell hits 3, on fire
3 H4 m4 Q0 K- K6 Y! y4 U xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1, j- p5 a" x, m# B/ Z
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8 a6 N4 k- Z7 l% P" p" G, gAllied ground losses:
5 }% s/ T$ ~0 ?% Y' g2 L 59 casualties reported2 m# \) @/ I1 I; k6 A- f+ K
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
|8 ?" y6 i+ R1 K; q( g/ I Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 19 disabled
$ u+ G6 H3 ~, N Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: e* H3 r9 j9 D5 p8 Y2 u1 @2 p
Guns lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled); _1 b7 }6 A: n3 r, q
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 14,000 Yards- ]2 ?7 X1 _, X1 L9 u- O( R4 d
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Japanese Ships0 a0 g+ w$ |/ [
CA Furutaka
; A% o" Q. M' \$ K2 M1 T CL Abukuma
, G9 O7 S% n% ^% \) }! { CL Tatsuta4 m1 a) E: Q4 I' }& N; L
CL Yubari
: D; S4 _/ P( _. u* D DD Michishio
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Allied Ships2 q# @5 S, B8 i- P2 g/ Z/ Q7 a( ]
DM Ramsay, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
/ d5 I9 Q0 l: R( s( N8 c( } DM Breese, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
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% I# [8 u0 [; ?% BSub attack near Port Moresby at 98,133& `0 Z! D& g1 G& r$ b$ D
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Japanese Ships
/ R) ~- _6 a) k6 i+ `3 J& {* [% z2 m. S PB Kozan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
: U. @5 `9 n9 _ AO Manju Maru
" ^. a) Y, N! ?0 G- Z$ E* o/ _ AO Akebono Maru
% R$ f0 Z, z h' @ PB Choun Maru #8; s. w1 U; m) S( U$ x0 N/ C7 p
SC Ch 20! c7 K; B; u# E1 R% F/ `
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Allied Ships' x" G0 n3 q& H6 ]0 }3 J
SS Tautog
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130" {9 u7 [8 u3 d& B
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Weather in hex: Light cloud1 @$ T" U, X( @6 f) b4 b" @
( Z) a! q1 n9 i& l2 Q$ QRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.6 g* S( u9 v# f* j( c
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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; a! ^% S2 |3 h5 o9 W4 i7 PJapanese aircraft; a9 j7 ]: R: e$ v
A6M2 Zero x 41
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) \% D, s4 x9 eAllied aircraft
; X1 P, L6 d7 v0 Z3 s0 N1 P P-40E Warhawk x 16
6 ~! V' W7 s# \; T& F6 ]8 X! @ PBY-5 Catalina x 30
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
+ J K# l) K1 c- |. e& r P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed1 N) [9 s ]3 Z9 q# ~* s
PBY-5 Catalina: 3 damaged
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