AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 27, 420 Z* |; o" R& @" v
, y* f3 G6 \1 q) f7 I x盟军一支在莫港卸载补给的船队全灭;" p/ ]3 A, X) B
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;4 s- b3 T0 w; M3 Y, {
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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+ U0 _) U0 \8 Z' }$ R5 \Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 12,000 Yards; ?; \1 m* E4 } Q0 h9 o
" c% [* f! T6 N: X0 }* t VJapanese Ships( l% n5 p+ H/ u; A4 o o1 X
DD Oyashio' O7 k3 x( R, Z. I
DD Hatsukaze
( N6 q: F3 X/ T# @; S, C7 d DD Hagikaze
/ x* k' ~; }8 V0 L+ H DD Uranami
& o1 P- N) @& P; @' E9 a2 s% E5 {2 [" x TB Otori
6 \; {" g7 C. T5 l TB Hiyodori0 r: {! v$ O9 S$ I# W1 l0 p
TB Hayabusa. r/ t6 M0 X8 V$ |7 N
TB Kiji0 }5 U; E4 c7 \- W% D
TB Kamo) T9 n1 i' f# M- Q
DD Suresushio
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Allied Ships
, `( B) r8 \+ e6 ~1 k xAKL Chungking, Shell hits 23, and is sunk& n* v2 |) B" P" u& b. P/ b T
xAKL Darvel, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
; r9 s: q% f) b9 W; z( ? xAKL Kaiping, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
7 y7 N: [2 B) m; r; j" D xAKL Vichy, Shell hits 18, and is sunk6 ^5 }, l& ]6 B( c$ r1 |
xAKL Patris, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
9 K' g/ ^9 v2 \5 [4 Q) a) L6 c xAKL Burwah, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
' ?2 G+ ~# _' B8 K- S" Q; L xAKL Carlisle, Shell hits 26, and is sunk0 ~ ] @8 ?1 m2 o# o: a L2 I
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; S: T4 @ Z9 a& X5 g: L+ }# ONight Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 7,000 Yards, l4 U$ a6 k+ Y/ k9 m. G- D% d
9 S7 F* |. Z o4 XJapanese Ships
/ y/ d2 s: E( q( E. ` CA Furutaka
" C& e$ A% [, `0 I CA Kako
3 {$ J8 ^5 R, I9 K) ` CL Abukuma
5 R+ e, m7 s# S- ` CL Tenryu- j" N) W- T* p! ^
CL Tatsuta
) ]) Z! i: d# k2 F' f- {9 m CL Yubari, Shell hits 12 c% @ n+ c" z$ w! N$ N
DD Michishio* S8 I5 G ]8 M2 H
DD Amagiri
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+ Y2 K% E0 _: M" A( R DM Ramsay, Shell hits 1+ u2 a# N* Z {2 Z
DM Breese, Shell hits 3, on fire
: o# P0 V0 C) K- k. E0 C DM Tracy, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
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TF 181 encounters mine field at Pago Pago (148,161)' I4 U _$ \ F
8 p. d- j' O; q+ m8 y% c7 Y# \. ZJapanese Ships1 ^' ` S& w8 x3 J; v8 D! [0 f
CA Kako, Mine hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
! F' V4 {; P, e. ]- B+ b' M1 Q# Q) T DD Amagiri, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage# ?' X7 |4 c5 Q0 J! m
CL Tenryu, Mine hits 1, on fire
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- t2 d; w- C8 A! G" INight Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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/ i2 P$ x: y+ {1 s/ I# H Y DD Satsuki+ `( y+ B" t8 _
DD Minazuki1 I. V6 Q* F( F1 f7 s' v
DD Mochizuki( v( l+ H0 e$ `9 S' N) a5 ]/ F
DD Oite
" ^8 F; ]6 v* \$ c5 J; h DD Hayate
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Allied Ships9 c1 h! y- M% S8 n, J7 o/ V; X6 P M
PG Sacramento, Shell hits 15, heavy fires, heavy damage) l8 q( J/ u! @5 P/ u: K7 v: q5 L3 Y \
xAK Alabaman
0 y! Z4 P# A9 n3 V" ?, Z xAK Alaskan4 y& Z7 A' g6 u
xAK American
) i4 |) O2 B( p5 X. ` xAK Arizonan( A9 Z l) @6 K# x& y
xAK Arkansan" t. H3 {# V* \9 W, V
xAK Californian7 J1 p! H5 g' j; ?
xAK Canadian- z' X6 _% L9 v& H+ A8 _+ b
xAK Dakotan
; c" j' \* C4 P0 s( V. P xAK Hawaiian8 X7 E" T6 L) ?
xAK Kansan W+ E0 X9 w& D/ C4 P' W' j
xAK Minnesotan
' q( V6 H' O+ s. o6 ^8 R xAK Ohioan' H6 ^2 L7 @4 }! K, k8 r P! n; c$ X
xAK Panaman
7 y. a8 C6 ~1 i, t# m4 K* q k xAK Pennsylvanian
: Q$ t& S8 g, ]) A4 a xAK Puerto Rican2 s- C) m" k( }6 N! a
xAK Utahan
/ }& M6 u L4 N: a4 t P xAK Virginian
5 u" b+ f' Y0 j6 `4 e8 v w xAK Trento/ C8 b7 ?, R/ ~) M
xAK Charles H Cramp
0 s* F$ f% U# @ xAK Lancaster$ S ^$ B2 U$ V& C
xAK Sagadahoc
) b3 t" ?1 R" Q2 r. S& D; o! K9 m xAK Santa Rita
5 d% D% b. J5 W8 v; }9 d: l+ x xAK Santa Teresa
# o# {* E! b3 D9 J6 e( n xAK Atlanta City
, t0 _9 C: m4 R1 I( V/ { xAK Chickasaw City
' b- I% u: u3 G xAK Ensley City8 G& v$ V+ V" Y" S
xAK Knoxville City
3 v& q. K. }: W( f2 N$ K; U2 z* \, x* y xAK Mobile City: Z h, I3 G+ L
xAK Tuscaloosa City7 I: o7 F. B! P% M4 ~8 U2 Z
xAK Steel Age2 b2 j. i+ O% G% H1 n, ]6 I9 w
xAK Steel Exporter
2 N; f3 |$ E% o3 L) t xAK Steel Mariner3 J" A5 ]2 L6 j E' g
xAK Steel Navigator
. ~/ s' k c8 n- I! M xAK Steel Ranger5 z/ i# c2 f+ [2 H0 _
xAK Steel Scientist
+ E& t9 R! }: Q8 e xAK Steel Seafarer
: M* C+ r! U) E- Y% F E xAK Steel Trader
8 Q* |+ r2 p" { xAK Steel Voyager4 Z' f$ y' ~9 Q- z) p
xAK Steel Worker
2 s, x$ I2 D" {) b- T% Z xAK Andrea Luckenbach
# D+ n" ~4 z) @2 }7 p+ A2 @/ J/ Q& ? xAK Harry Luckenbach
7 C& t# S7 m# n: J' ~( T% B: n xAK J.L. Luckenbach
1 ]2 U! p5 Q( I) C( | xAK Jacob Luckenbach
+ H4 s. D0 k- h1 F xAK Julia Luckenbach
" c3 Y- i X, F, Y( l4 u4 \3 @ xAK Katrina Luckenbach
3 g: r* i/ F1 L% X* b v1 s xAK Lena Luckenbach
- Y0 b8 X" [! G5 U7 N/ Q xAK Lewis Luckenbach
& N S1 W0 Y, z! \* d xAK Lillian Luckenbach
% F6 b( {6 _" k- E) j xAK Mathew Luckenbach- e/ {- x" [: ^* A+ K8 k! M5 ^; V& Q
xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
- m$ \- ~: X" J3 a3 D4 k xAK Walter Luckenbach
# d/ ^+ F* V. _/ l8 J3 O xAK William Luckenbach
" y% y! b C) ?$ A xAK Diamond head
6 @8 f8 w1 [1 B3 E3 S: I& w xAK Admiral Halstead
$ A; ^1 C8 n, M Q5 M$ D( \ AM Matai, Shell hits 1
& e& g! i- {; H0 ~ AM Muritai, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage) s5 l5 t! i% K
xAK Salamaua, Shell hits 16 I$ e4 g; Z7 r8 [! J- W* ]
xAK Rona, Shell hits 20 O/ a/ \# B1 N1 [% J, h
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Allied ground losses:
. E1 w% J( g1 N# u" Z p( { 24 casualties reported
* K# r U" X5 l3 _, @( w& j Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
1 T ?2 U5 I6 M Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 4 disabled
4 P E$ z2 C" h! [; V( x Engineers: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled {) V3 \% A3 m
Vehicles lost 17 (10 destroyed, 7 disabled)- Z* w# G; O& s9 h
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K5 b! [% F( d$ RNight Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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2 \, y+ Y0 L+ z- d ^& hJapanese Ships9 G+ M: U) K: j& n6 q
DD Satsuki" M8 F# j5 A3 K& g, n
DD Minazuki: G& L) g2 R r, b8 s
DD Mochizuki
# z& p5 G( v" P* N5 V# P DD Oite
0 |# ~) i S" `1 R. I DD Hayate8 Y1 x/ N5 @+ @- `
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Allied Ships' X, L- w: I9 J* X& p2 z: S
PG Sacramento, Shell hits 12, heavy fires, heavy damage0 r) N6 o8 p5 b2 u# l+ e9 S' O
xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage# A( G( C2 y( f3 K
AM Muritai, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
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' W. Q c7 f3 y# ^! W& KAllied ground losses:
% Q6 R8 ? `% k3 y) b$ [ Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)- ?( P& f3 a P
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 121,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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8 Q7 x/ s, A1 ~# }" GJapanese Ships
! C Q, w; m% ?. T8 l DD Satsuki
$ ~9 K. t1 b# z( q DD Minazuki' O$ O& [- b( C4 Q4 }
DD Mochizuki
1 ]7 Z ~/ q3 @: j: c! q$ e' m- l DD Oite7 w- P8 Z! b3 S- b
DD Hayate
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Allied Ships% W6 _' }. ~6 o' z: h
xAK Alabaman
( f0 r* D, s. H+ |: z/ K xAK Alaskan0 c3 d/ i3 O, l6 y+ A
xAK American1 E/ ]1 E! ?; ~+ O2 G+ d
xAK Arizonan
9 W! E v5 N! N O2 h xAK Arkansan4 C. n3 K1 \: Z
xAK Californian% Y' o% f/ w) m. z' _
xAK Canadian
# {! s8 }* ] R0 p% Y xAK Dakotan/ ^/ @8 s7 H3 ]* k: v7 [
xAK Hawaiian
* A7 Z2 a6 n$ B1 Y" R, H6 M( j xAK Kansan
9 a A; o' f( o7 V4 ?0 S9 P" Y% P& m( T xAK Minnesotan. Z" [' [% z i# e4 V& b0 I) [# n
xAK Ohioan5 d2 w: z' i1 ?) L
xAK Panaman0 t; v& q! U/ J" @- a' p; G, |5 s
xAK Pennsylvanian2 C* a5 ~* [% x1 O2 M
xAK Puerto Rican
' p$ r5 U* \% X% R7 d9 U* o' o xAK Utahan
/ l' u; I, [, V xAK Virginian
+ v+ v9 u7 y8 K7 A) ?6 O/ c xAK Trento, v1 [4 ]7 Q4 d7 ~
xAK Charles H Cramp
5 B* N8 Y7 a' Y3 m1 s xAK Lancaster
5 t3 m9 u f7 K6 n: H: V$ o xAK Sagadahoc: K9 b/ T6 K, ?# v7 ]* r
xAK Santa Rita
7 f# C) h+ v& F+ Q4 U5 I+ V xAK Santa Teresa
: B4 L# U4 C$ d5 j! {. z2 f xAK Atlanta City; Q- D O) A3 l+ F( Y3 E
xAK Chickasaw City7 U& Y6 @: r% L8 M( A" c
xAK Ensley City
( g3 q. Z& w: l. r, [" B& a# X xAK Knoxville City
9 h1 C( I% W) ]1 j6 g xAK Mobile City! {. @9 N, {( t! |- L+ |1 n
xAK Tuscaloosa City+ J* S3 s0 ^4 J9 _8 R
xAK Steel Age
/ b L& j7 R, e1 X1 {, | xAK Steel Exporter
8 ]7 r/ v- c# a0 n6 |5 R# j' J$ S& f( m xAK Steel Mariner
* |# v2 `; M" k [/ k xAK Steel Navigator
9 D" \0 [8 B1 I" f8 ` xAK Steel Ranger
6 {6 b( A$ o) I4 e' v xAK Steel Scientist+ M, H- ~/ _, k: V( K
xAK Steel Seafarer' ]0 c$ m' l! F5 I$ ~" }
xAK Steel Trader
8 r0 l* B1 H2 U+ B/ h2 j xAK Steel Voyager
& E' r$ U o& B6 v+ N. J1 c W xAK Steel Worker, heavy damage# W6 W9 r% Y6 ~8 ]3 I" I6 Z; @) G
xAK Andrea Luckenbach
* G. L) I3 b' A: q9 f xAK Harry Luckenbach" b1 i1 D* j4 t
xAK J.L. Luckenbach- B9 l, V. y& x
xAK Jacob Luckenbach
6 n# m8 y0 e, ~1 p) `: U! } xAK Julia Luckenbach
/ P1 E7 `; u1 p xAK Katrina Luckenbach/ v' O( s6 v9 j- W
xAK Lena Luckenbach
- X5 Q$ ~8 ?/ b5 h xAK Lewis Luckenbach
; K2 X% b! P5 ` o xAK Lillian Luckenbach
7 E3 X! _ r5 s0 w xAK Mathew Luckenbach
( @) D0 c' F' g) U0 h xAK Walter Luckenbach
5 w9 b) v* j/ H* g7 ?; |1 l xAK William Luckenbach, D0 C$ a, z" j0 q
xAK Diamond head
, ~4 i6 W$ k9 @% \* S xAK Admiral Halstead
1 Q P e! q( z3 |) `7 v% z xAK Admiral Cole
) }# N& u4 P* i! r( ~ xAK Crown City2 \. F* Q- p* B* b
AM Matai, Shell hits 20, heavy fires, heavy damage7 K S; o7 L4 a6 I" r. K8 ^
xAK Rona, Shell hits 4
$ B; G4 `% y# K# b7 U xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1
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Allied ground losses:
. j+ ?2 A( [" T0 Y5 ` 37 casualties reported
, ?/ O5 t$ K# W- ?, a3 H, Z Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled: x: }8 r! ~6 j8 b, E- _
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled4 \0 s! x. N2 T
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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Japanese Ships" s M1 Z. V* n" C% _" e
DD Satsuki, n6 a, ~# a7 g, i" i) ~
DD Minazuki' P1 v! R* z# n$ j; y% u+ m/ A
DD Mochizuki
9 h0 s8 O4 g" Y DD Oite
& n# y" u% ]' e4 I5 _ DD Hayate5 T# M) [% |1 P: ~( j$ U0 O, U& w V
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Allied Ships& y" r; z" J/ r3 f7 L5 ]
xAK Alabaman
: _' r! O1 ?8 j3 r xAK Alaskan
( X' e0 x% a+ D/ t8 I xAK American; p$ y4 u5 V0 p6 H
xAK Arizonan
9 i* _& f% {0 C6 x6 C9 D! F, p xAK Arkansan
+ y) r+ q4 H. ^9 I) s; f xAK Californian' a" I) |* `# Y( d* I! i
xAK Canadian
7 \* J5 g5 i) U, W+ Y; ] xAK Dakotan% M( ~, C. Q) Z7 T( E
xAK Hawaiian
0 P/ h" H5 k# _0 X! h xAK Kansan) }3 t9 j3 Q9 E$ v1 H' r3 n7 N5 W9 t
xAK Minnesotan/ {- F5 J' B3 V1 `* I* ^
xAK Ohioan" Z( ?1 i* G* e) I0 ]# C
xAK Panaman
. k4 l0 D5 r& r# \6 m* C/ Z xAK Pennsylvanian% k9 g1 J" x1 n, c4 Q0 V
xAK Puerto Rican L% ~* j2 g* w
xAK Utahan
7 _) B" c; Q/ B8 A# t) l# s xAK Virginian
5 I1 \# c9 v8 l6 J" u9 L xAK Trento i' H! Z! t3 q, K0 D
xAK Charles H Cramp
+ M; g% G" Y# @7 w; [ xAK Lancaster
: B& H! A: K% w5 |' u, p; Z1 |. w- c xAK Sagadahoc9 L0 y' i% ~) s& y3 m7 G- b
xAK Santa Rita
6 ], a- A# r6 j( e" j7 W; k xAK Santa Teresa# m+ O! c+ }. b4 j* c9 B
xAK Atlanta City9 [& P0 J* y5 T- k8 E" d- A1 \7 V6 a
xAK Chickasaw City
% _3 L% a# B7 R xAK Ensley City4 g1 d5 H _; u9 l. H
xAK Knoxville City2 S# {; ]( A% i! c1 b6 O( }
xAK Mobile City* r1 ^" Z& h3 h1 a9 _( j! p
xAK Tuscaloosa City
) R5 S2 F6 K8 f- P9 m; n0 Q, \' S/ ? xAK Steel Age
/ U6 L8 R+ Q. ]& l% C xAK Steel Exporter8 H2 K6 a. R9 g/ I, P" Y% V
xAK Steel Mariner
, `% ~3 [; X" W, p xAK Steel Navigator' f6 w) a' q$ E# g0 [
xAK Steel Ranger6 F& }' b& X% B
xAK Steel Scientist7 m( }& \# m. C; F
xAK Steel Seafarer
/ L# }# p6 d. L1 N xAK Steel Trader; {8 W' a& P& F
xAK Steel Voyager# x7 D4 g: c* o& q' D9 z, r' K/ z
xAK Andrea Luckenbach
4 A! H2 L% X; W: c xAK Harry Luckenbach
% l2 J# Z2 W' P xAK J.L. Luckenbach: x' h% k( I4 t8 `( e
xAK Jacob Luckenbach; w3 [! R. z) G( n3 ~9 v
xAK Julia Luckenbach' b: d# o: |' E, k/ h6 \1 q
xAK Katrina Luckenbach
( u) s. K4 a: E3 w- T) f5 k xAK Lena Luckenbach! B, x% G" y7 ^0 r% f: N) d
xAK Lewis Luckenbach
0 x8 f2 U! ]9 _' v4 S xAK Lillian Luckenbach% M+ {& p8 R9 P8 m, [: f
xAK Mathew Luckenbach
& |! s6 a' v M, z7 u4 g xAK Walter Luckenbach
+ X' [: x) A6 E xAK William Luckenbach- v: t! } ^' B5 S- y* f
xAK Diamond head
2 V" H/ N8 L6 n w xAK Admiral Halstead4 C x* j9 E. r7 c
xAK Admiral Cole7 {# @! ?. n2 e1 Q5 v
xAK Crown City
4 a8 D( x2 Y# D0 X# W xAK Admiral Y. Williams# A/ q B/ u- b( A2 K' B$ h, z
xAK Iron Crown, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
, y) ~9 D X! w5 J; [ xAK Rona, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage' g# h h/ ]3 I% D. B6 t9 w
xAK Exmoor, Shell hits 2! N' l% g2 D+ t* \, E
xAK Aeon, Shell hits 3, on fire# M, {) {* U2 Y; D; x
xAK Macedon, Shell hits 14 [6 N+ D9 n, o0 P
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Allied ground losses:
N. `- z- A8 N- o 59 casualties reported" S; T; ^1 T$ @2 ^* m
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled3 f) F" Q7 m9 Q3 ]
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 19 disabled- b! ~! M0 Y2 Q5 g+ J# b! D
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
z( V( w% H, _5 C Guns lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled)$ D- H1 `/ y$ _. y
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3 b9 j% M& A2 C$ Y9 wDay Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 14,000 Yards9 M8 h! M1 {( x! ~6 s% v
- y" F. T& Y! ^2 o( y1 R- dJapanese Ships- w6 k/ g T, f Z* Z1 E
CA Furutaka2 E+ O: @* k2 `9 H
CL Abukuma
# A) H, R" z4 r# I* X% C ~2 o9 {3 l CL Tatsuta
. s( W1 p; ^! B! X) ^" G. ~- t CL Yubari
4 E* G6 s7 G+ D5 D# c8 \ DD Michishio# Y) n3 d2 e* L4 `8 a8 `' S
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" K5 ~4 f3 i. _& w DM Ramsay, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
2 C& H# r; u; Y( g& b DM Breese, Shell hits 12, and is sunk1 l; r: ?4 o( ~7 O' z! n& m
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! _5 W# u, o4 ~5 X; M- P0 {Sub attack near Port Moresby at 98,133
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0 h2 V8 Q0 W* K. uJapanese Ships
7 E) E) V8 u A$ y' L9 }" P PB Kozan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage; y2 ?4 y$ _# `# t
AO Manju Maru
$ o+ [0 v, E0 E, i" X2 a AO Akebono Maru) x5 p x2 ^9 b
PB Choun Maru #8
. z) a R* v& o( ~ SC Ch 207 f+ s6 ~) R6 w8 `. P$ @: @
3 j; G+ G/ e/ Z" UAllied Ships
3 l) D6 {0 l" G3 e4 A! p" D- X" r SS Tautog' u. y: g/ ] q. W8 W
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6 l- w$ k7 ^% q3 C7 B5 YMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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2 c) c! L1 l2 H* \/ G" |$ wRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.6 p" m: D% }% }$ Q
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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+ Y' t& d; P% [0 R" G% fJapanese aircraft
, [8 t6 A0 G' O A6M2 Zero x 411 | N1 |& b+ q3 q
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Allied aircraft
3 q1 p- x# i0 s z0 e; _# n P-40E Warhawk x 16* `1 [, I3 R" N
PBY-5 Catalina x 30
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No Japanese losses h' |4 o( N7 B) o/ Y
2 J r) |! R ?Allied aircraft losses
* W! m R6 W" V. m- D+ R P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
3 t2 j( q( g7 L( a2 ^ PBY-5 Catalina: 3 damaged
( y+ t' Z9 t& w/ W, P PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed by flak
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