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;
5 e* A c0 G: p7 Z( s) N& ?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;
, ]7 d0 _5 n0 S0 z# [! B7 j( 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5 F9 a- U# `+ X7 J: o' @3 Y6 F0 k
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* l5 h3 k( l6 S+ t+ U, k/ o* i5 lNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 12,000 Yards% x$ B2 G0 t" J* K: ?
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Japanese Ships
3 x& C' b# \% m7 Z: G& S DD Oyashio# X7 }( X& b* w% x {9 c
DD Hatsukaze' r3 B! F! {% G f4 V1 {
DD Hagikaze
- { y/ i0 j- N: }5 \$ ] DD Uranami
) _: Y6 `6 I9 u# p8 e G( ] TB Otori
' d+ g, f' J6 s. z, T* j2 U: \5 c0 g7 g TB Hiyodori
! F+ g! Y, y" r) Q5 `9 A8 d TB Hayabusa# Q4 }% ~" y5 A6 G/ | w8 t6 Q
TB Kiji; w4 J0 T. L: ^0 X0 W
TB Kamo/ q, F* G9 C6 X0 w4 D
DD Suresushio
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Allied Ships/ L, o4 B- b! Z* R, P0 n
xAKL Chungking, Shell hits 23, and is sunk/ t: d. x- {6 B) N
xAKL Darvel, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk. k7 y) k% q" V& n
xAKL Kaiping, Shell hits 13, and is sunk# X3 ^! }' k% H# X5 S7 s
xAKL Vichy, Shell hits 18, and is sunk
$ Q. |5 E8 }0 R" y: V) ?2 h xAKL Patris, Shell hits 25, and is sunk( n; j6 O! D1 _% U4 C2 n
xAKL Burwah, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
, u% m" t: l. D# Y- Q6 } xAKL Carlisle, Shell hits 26, and is sunk% k, N/ e; X- F `6 p
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3 j) A" x. Y* F' d$ G2 NNight Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 7,000 Yards
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1 x' }$ H; Z. o# h" u6 mJapanese Ships
: K+ z& k9 x5 _$ h4 W9 Z- B3 J9 H CA Furutaka. _! W+ T, O7 W K D
CA Kako1 u7 W9 U+ q$ M& Y" F
CL Abukuma$ R) A3 x, Y2 S3 H
CL Tenryu
3 @. b5 P! [0 I CL Tatsuta
" d5 [( u# Y, g a R& V CL Yubari, Shell hits 1
0 d0 r1 @8 U, p4 ?4 ?% V- T! I' ? DD Michishio
5 A* L( _6 n9 m DD Amagiri
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. ^7 z% P7 e @Allied Ships
4 v7 @+ s' P% Q1 t0 n. q! c* { DM Ramsay, Shell hits 1/ \8 b( u/ t# a8 }" |0 x {
DM Breese, Shell hits 3, on fire' |) \0 _# j" {# _0 V$ C0 i: Z' m+ V
DM Tracy, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
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TF 181 encounters mine field at Pago Pago (148,161)) o9 V5 g P2 ~& l+ q4 {% l) Z
# \' u: |% K, O. t/ NJapanese Ships
2 f7 A/ W8 A% f! Q/ o& j4 j CA Kako, Mine hits 5, on fire, heavy damage8 y9 V8 u5 t) H' a+ s
DD Amagiri, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage) `+ p/ n) Z5 E e5 }/ |! \' F2 n/ Y S
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 Ships1 N( w3 q9 p. r; w" U
DD Satsuki
: D; y, A7 D" ~. b" A DD Minazuki2 h- o" b. h1 l( q
DD Mochizuki
$ ^* W1 L& Z3 _1 e DD Oite% V1 D% t! {6 M, M0 P9 u& t
DD Hayate
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Allied Ships
3 J1 q6 [1 }: [% n5 z7 S/ M PG Sacramento, Shell hits 15, heavy fires, heavy damage
* I) ~2 u; q5 {& Q xAK Alabaman, m; c8 ?: G/ f+ b
xAK Alaskan
" L# a9 }( c/ ?) R xAK American
: y% M! c( S- t8 b# ^! Y" w) L xAK Arizonan3 ~. {- ]6 b s3 u% @+ ^+ P
xAK Arkansan" I7 K% D: D0 b4 {8 t
xAK Californian
& U, i* t) o4 H% o) x xAK Canadian% [$ y/ |4 R! f# ]# U4 j
xAK Dakotan
0 i/ Y3 `; [6 A$ b% j xAK Hawaiian
: k' x2 u1 O0 g4 G xAK Kansan
! z5 Q, i- G8 m xAK Minnesotan
- X) E3 q; A% s) }& H xAK Ohioan! g+ f7 K5 v2 V. D7 A/ j3 ?7 O% E! G+ s
xAK Panaman
# n# q& y7 \0 u: |+ U' L xAK Pennsylvanian& \1 `2 m6 D0 L- u
xAK Puerto Rican
0 O+ ~2 M6 i, B e xAK Utahan9 H5 `. A/ W8 P- v5 [# ^" a3 H
xAK Virginian" J! Y# ~) u" L. e, b
xAK Trento
3 m2 Z8 A! t5 o9 X5 J xAK Charles H Cramp* g7 U, e4 L: @* C( H: v4 H5 @
xAK Lancaster
) B* |2 e0 i+ X4 ^! F A. n# L9 Z xAK Sagadahoc) s7 D9 N% K/ @( T( c6 O
xAK Santa Rita' ~2 X2 ~/ F$ P2 K+ O: G
xAK Santa Teresa* r) p! N1 ~+ t0 |$ f8 u
xAK Atlanta City+ W- e5 \* ?( J! X$ I& Y. b
xAK Chickasaw City- `' M. x3 \) B7 j2 v
xAK Ensley City
3 p5 J3 b0 K- f5 G0 K# q xAK Knoxville City- G4 A8 _( U0 |) H6 l% \0 T
xAK Mobile City6 f0 E" T4 P2 O& m6 }
xAK Tuscaloosa City
" h& D% ?2 \: P3 p2 p& W h xAK Steel Age
1 Y$ a) ^6 V" t1 H1 w xAK Steel Exporter3 `+ R# l/ C- s7 W1 C
xAK Steel Mariner
- H- [7 q3 t- W O5 b xAK Steel Navigator
( a8 E" K3 _; {; y3 E xAK Steel Ranger
* S1 m% u& h7 A6 C0 _ xAK Steel Scientist
3 {4 R/ b* @! ]5 F* Z0 t- z6 i xAK Steel Seafarer
/ b8 }9 m3 ], k9 k* D$ Q' n xAK Steel Trader" N J U2 B7 g) s# V
xAK Steel Voyager2 S0 R( d1 p5 m0 l9 f
xAK Steel Worker
7 l s" N9 V! @ s5 I* Y9 D( i) N xAK Andrea Luckenbach5 w# r0 l# f$ e8 K/ z' F# j" V
xAK Harry Luckenbach
# }4 h" |+ ]) i- Y xAK J.L. Luckenbach* }1 o' x' i3 B4 b2 [
xAK Jacob Luckenbach, r! y9 l4 E$ \3 @2 Y
xAK Julia Luckenbach* r3 K7 q9 p, ]; G, _
xAK Katrina Luckenbach8 o1 `* I0 R7 D2 u# l7 j' j- u
xAK Lena Luckenbach
* e' ^$ \% b' V# h% Y xAK Lewis Luckenbach
. B$ H6 C2 J2 s O' h xAK Lillian Luckenbach
6 W+ O2 }2 i, N G xAK Mathew Luckenbach( ]) D5 e5 ^3 }5 P9 [
xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 7, heavy fires* n( `- ^. e( F6 Q
xAK Walter Luckenbach
+ l: U1 d- e$ Y5 Y xAK William Luckenbach" J) G$ q; K+ g' K
xAK Diamond head/ T- r4 P" d. d7 ^+ L5 `# U
xAK Admiral Halstead5 x. C/ S0 V# @ j. ] M0 T4 X; S
AM Matai, Shell hits 1
8 Z/ X7 f5 A7 z. g t! j AM Muritai, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage4 [7 D" ]$ p- _5 b, u& g+ Z. n
xAK Salamaua, Shell hits 1
+ P2 A: k7 N& j2 C# G xAK Rona, Shell hits 2
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1 n( P2 u# i' t6 H YAllied ground losses:& O: G- }; L, p/ C
24 casualties reported
5 v# b9 L( l# f; M Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
$ a: ?9 h5 O) [, ^/ X! v ]) H! h" v Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 4 disabled' v, K+ @6 j/ B; `$ R
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled! B1 Y- z6 X \& W6 b
Vehicles lost 17 (10 destroyed, 7 disabled)9 ?( a: g% C- q1 k {
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards; l+ C2 K7 g" N
& L+ q4 i% S3 EJapanese Ships
: [" |1 r1 |0 X6 a, a DD Satsuki. G6 P8 l) b; n4 }$ i
DD Minazuki5 H+ `, h7 M" w9 S% i4 l0 W: K
DD Mochizuki
# f# j0 ^4 |) B' T& m/ G' ^9 J DD Oite
4 s9 ?, L% G7 G$ G. l9 s DD Hayate
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Allied Ships
1 h* h" q; h* u3 b# ^8 d# J PG Sacramento, Shell hits 12, heavy fires, heavy damage5 Q/ ]1 B u1 w; w0 z# @% C
xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage
- V2 d6 y! M" c; a' ^ AM Muritai, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
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0 [; j) m2 p% }4 a% ~Allied ground losses:
) a8 Y* `& R% Q$ g; E& i' w4 I Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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9 G- v1 I" y! k' d+ i. t7 iNight Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 121,193, Range 8,000 Yards4 b1 X8 F' K9 B0 `% R% x
/ G( m* W0 d3 L' E( g! ]Japanese Ships. Q# L% |& H# P- j
DD Satsuki+ O9 \0 U! b# W3 } a5 I; t5 E9 l
DD Minazuki
) ]' I2 e' s' a DD Mochizuki
/ |* Z# G% J2 Z0 \, B& J DD Oite
' W8 w ]. Y7 \$ h0 E- ?+ ] DD Hayate* l2 y! S- b, s0 l. H0 ^
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Allied Ships% q3 t2 n. h7 B( Y) h7 s
xAK Alabaman9 M: P" _6 h% q. b! k+ a
xAK Alaskan- O1 L+ O |$ E& q" U3 o
xAK American
: c: F5 e l! W# \3 _ xAK Arizonan4 V& h' a0 y/ e1 n) [! D; z
xAK Arkansan
. C1 ]2 @# r& s3 O xAK Californian
2 P& O: Q& |9 v9 R xAK Canadian# q9 ]" s$ V; Z; @4 K& _0 J
xAK Dakotan8 t6 J. @ I8 f5 T* ?
xAK Hawaiian+ m: a! X( y, C% S
xAK Kansan
4 E4 r9 V( P( a# R5 Q1 {- V8 E( U xAK Minnesotan
4 f: {. h( P* T( V9 h- v xAK Ohioan2 q1 R6 c9 `% k5 r" u! j: B
xAK Panaman
4 v$ R! X* q# R h; l" G2 Q, W" b6 ^ xAK Pennsylvanian
1 p: \+ w0 U( D# p xAK Puerto Rican
# u) |9 C' \0 ^- ]( h/ U( r xAK Utahan* N. T5 h5 o9 g+ X9 ~& N+ N
xAK Virginian8 u. K( J. B& H r9 `
xAK Trento1 u; |8 A6 F7 E) O6 m3 U1 w
xAK Charles H Cramp* \2 l! c. {3 c4 _! f: S
xAK Lancaster2 l9 i4 i. ?5 o& ?) g
xAK Sagadahoc3 w6 K6 g' p3 z' y0 a& K: j
xAK Santa Rita
3 N0 F3 E9 u. |; X* S; x xAK Santa Teresa
6 S5 }- L. k8 C: `3 q xAK Atlanta City
$ {: U5 [4 V! D* ^ l xAK Chickasaw City
/ r2 _' ~& ^4 `, Q6 i, L5 V xAK Ensley City
, t6 A0 m' \$ I& X# f5 E& n xAK Knoxville City9 I" r, Z1 z7 b; c) v1 {
xAK Mobile City& m2 x* l1 a3 J8 U' N$ @1 `; \ c) b
xAK Tuscaloosa City
- H. E( H5 A' U" ` xAK Steel Age
' ^' g- k* @/ \2 z) h3 V xAK Steel Exporter
, ^1 l) R; f/ g6 | xAK Steel Mariner9 ~! n7 n1 q- q" o; x. a! ~
xAK Steel Navigator
5 H" R. O4 b' M* d" N3 h4 r xAK Steel Ranger
" Q8 \* d* |" c4 W8 O i xAK Steel Scientist
# o8 c+ x) U" T xAK Steel Seafarer
! e9 H' @# e$ r* I' J/ d xAK Steel Trader
1 E% k, L( \* _. l. P xAK Steel Voyager; A5 G0 D0 J) @" b% [5 \* K2 D
xAK Steel Worker, heavy damage
# E& \/ M& p+ @! L/ u. f3 m xAK Andrea Luckenbach# P+ ?0 l' r+ @
xAK Harry Luckenbach! ~* p& C+ H, I" E4 A
xAK J.L. Luckenbach% x* A6 e& W) P3 X) f7 R
xAK Jacob Luckenbach; v; f6 y8 w# L* P( Q
xAK Julia Luckenbach5 o; e" }% z1 X H) a# N' ^- Y, o# X* N
xAK Katrina Luckenbach F* p4 @3 M! ]9 ^
xAK Lena Luckenbach
5 ~% K2 O$ w, }( Z$ N+ S3 K' y0 v xAK Lewis Luckenbach
$ @9 `+ ?4 q4 m' Q/ t% k/ V xAK Lillian Luckenbach; m4 z6 T& g7 R I. G X& }' o
xAK Mathew Luckenbach
2 `3 N3 H6 N# V O/ W0 r5 V3 Q5 C xAK Walter Luckenbach
9 l' S: B9 |' m, O xAK William Luckenbach
2 Y9 O2 Q; T& F xAK Diamond head
( s- X/ y+ U5 s: W$ S xAK Admiral Halstead
7 a' F9 Y( C# C0 P1 W7 ?- x xAK Admiral Cole
$ Q: S0 G2 Z( O$ ?6 L xAK Crown City
2 ~6 e2 y# Y( e# Q' W' m AM Matai, Shell hits 20, heavy fires, heavy damage9 U8 }9 o# [+ V- q8 r( m# d
xAK Rona, Shell hits 4
/ S. v9 ] E+ x0 G+ m xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1% C3 Q6 ~! W" X% a k
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6 ~+ J! U, P+ ~' k! d& sAllied ground losses:$ |( s& d3 e2 V1 d" f
37 casualties reported
% ]: U. m) B7 q* B Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
4 d+ W* y V2 Z Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled3 W0 `- A: ] I9 r$ l
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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6 o% R: H) \( v+ ?: Z: w @ eDay Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 120,193, Range 15,000 Yards
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% J8 ~8 N! U' [8 Z3 V. dJapanese Ships
9 z g$ h! \0 ]; j! R1 \ DD Satsuki2 s# j2 N9 x+ K8 y) A. X
DD Minazuki
) W5 w( F e0 S* l DD Mochizuki
- ?" g. g7 q$ ~ A' h, }9 ^* x; Y DD Oite4 n& p# w" V" N$ o( ]& s/ d
DD Hayate
0 V0 S* F: Q+ U- D/ k8 _: f
- g3 a8 t) I" a" l0 G. pAllied Ships! K# b. y0 e7 Z. J! b) K0 i
xAK Alabaman4 c) ]! m" \2 I& B9 S) u
xAK Alaskan! F2 E. ]* \* _# K2 |' ^6 s: v- d
xAK American ^" z5 L3 v" V, z1 M! }6 y7 V
xAK Arizonan, K8 V9 T. v# \4 E' e
xAK Arkansan# |7 J7 N7 T$ @2 R5 E, [7 N; x! `
xAK Californian1 _/ K9 H) j9 ~2 x% }' }* Z2 Z
xAK Canadian: M v4 ^: Q& G+ z- K1 J3 K. K/ X
xAK Dakotan f1 O! l- t* T- m: ~
xAK Hawaiian
, ~* [# C& Q' u xAK Kansan* i# N8 ^' w1 U- o& r1 K% n9 {2 d
xAK Minnesotan! i6 Y6 e s c7 G
xAK Ohioan% s; O. }5 r+ }
xAK Panaman5 K6 e; X: I n, u5 C0 q
xAK Pennsylvanian/ w2 q7 _* a' ^, ^9 C
xAK Puerto Rican
( v' p7 V$ Q% B0 O1 O4 i- r xAK Utahan: R, _$ n, `# \/ T' h! W
xAK Virginian( l# O5 \) l* Q) j
xAK Trento
4 L* w, G) |( N2 F6 h, a xAK Charles H Cramp
) S+ \1 W/ A8 Z0 w+ K xAK Lancaster% G( u1 T% s4 W6 E; W! P! x
xAK Sagadahoc
0 M: W6 f6 ^- ? xAK Santa Rita0 {# W; l$ i0 V6 A5 @
xAK Santa Teresa
8 d8 u6 T$ ~3 w1 { xAK Atlanta City
5 o, |& U+ I) _5 p xAK Chickasaw City
9 \$ L# _! w& g) l* }1 \- d xAK Ensley City! G* g# ]1 H Z$ g8 ~0 Y: R
xAK Knoxville City; o6 R/ o2 \. p2 a; n
xAK Mobile City
. T" O$ H" Q& ] i5 O xAK Tuscaloosa City
' u. B* e( g3 F) o/ Q. @3 v xAK Steel Age/ f, G$ \8 @9 z0 t) Y M2 Y% B& G
xAK Steel Exporter `5 L1 y7 ~( g# {; B; X! d: Q% k
xAK Steel Mariner7 s0 l; c7 D* e6 X
xAK Steel Navigator
4 d/ | n" D/ u0 _! { xAK Steel Ranger
" i" @+ ^* _0 s xAK Steel Scientist
4 x. f6 N6 E, {* j: m xAK Steel Seafarer: Q1 z, {+ L4 \+ m$ X+ S4 K* I6 L
xAK Steel Trader- A1 r, D* f0 U. v3 Z }! p
xAK Steel Voyager
' K. _! P$ w9 ~* V' |! r; F xAK Andrea Luckenbach
: ?* g7 F0 Z) F. T$ f. ~7 M4 Z xAK Harry Luckenbach/ H4 q- B6 w7 O2 x+ X
xAK J.L. Luckenbach
: V3 S0 P& i7 P, n: P. z xAK Jacob Luckenbach
$ \+ @# w5 |: `* m% y, \2 E' W xAK Julia Luckenbach' q- n0 Q; p' T8 e5 R
xAK Katrina Luckenbach
# ?+ x* N( n# r4 q) o8 p+ h, u xAK Lena Luckenbach, t% q, l1 o$ d
xAK Lewis Luckenbach
; X/ d( x3 U+ h: }6 Q% r9 ?4 Z( v2 q xAK Lillian Luckenbach
0 i2 Q: l' _9 g7 i) T' l: \: G+ q xAK Mathew Luckenbach- E( u. n' |! K% I6 j
xAK Walter Luckenbach r4 j! ?6 \, R8 t$ K. x
xAK William Luckenbach
2 l: ], r* o+ T. D" ~. W xAK Diamond head& `8 F8 i2 t; X7 K% ^) @7 W! K
xAK Admiral Halstead4 o* j9 h5 z" V3 }+ J4 A$ w8 o
xAK Admiral Cole
* I7 H: G0 @- T3 \9 Q5 a8 F xAK Crown City
0 C2 y0 f$ `7 S! W4 [6 F" R xAK Admiral Y. Williams2 V- \ h: o1 }1 X2 q/ m1 n( |" R
xAK Iron Crown, Shell hits 4, heavy fires! G0 {; {- K/ V1 R! D9 c
xAK Rona, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage- R6 d" a# j& Q# E I- v. y
xAK Exmoor, Shell hits 2
& c! S, a$ S7 ^8 \ e+ m* g xAK Aeon, Shell hits 3, on fire
6 |1 o, U6 Z$ O xAK Macedon, Shell hits 14 @9 H* T2 Q; m
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2 J; G: S x4 L9 ^" V {Allied ground losses:9 k; d: H4 K& b) i2 U
59 casualties reported8 q- r! p, J3 c4 q
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
) O9 @4 ]+ X/ b& B; ?/ _# Y Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 19 disabled. u+ F4 Y4 k5 }7 n* W l
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
+ `5 S6 i: s5 H7 h. s$ Y* K Guns lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled)
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1 c T5 c# ^+ g( i6 {& K: [Day Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 14,000 Yards
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CA Furutaka
0 H' {& b f' P3 M% @8 K' r CL Abukuma3 N( x- z3 W+ b( H8 h; e) O
CL Tatsuta
* J: P( p$ N2 G3 i" d CL Yubari
% A( T6 Z( Y3 @9 D& u" H# h DD Michishio" Y, J6 e. s. q1 Y4 P2 |3 t
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$ h5 F3 I; y# t4 @7 n4 x# F7 m DM Ramsay, Shell hits 4, heavy fires9 j6 {- {" e$ i* Q
DM Breese, Shell hits 12, and is sunk4 \$ U! v2 O& L Z- O+ K6 L
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2 J; p) g3 I3 Q! q! T' pSub attack near Port Moresby at 98,133
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Japanese Ships
# V6 a' G" L6 o% j( N" U9 M PB Kozan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
5 }6 R% k* i' h2 `& i AO Manju Maru! Y# ^% N9 ^; o0 H
AO Akebono Maru
6 N2 V1 a$ v( |1 A; c PB Choun Maru #83 |% K. ^7 x; t2 W, V4 s
SC Ch 203 ^: n/ E1 j/ o4 C% m- I
4 `7 @& K2 C; c t& ZAllied Ships0 H0 B8 q1 G- L
SS Tautog3 e2 w4 v0 O. w' G A( ?
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" E; C2 f" G9 @" S: ]" E: ]Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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: \. m2 T$ F" r8 vWeather in hex: Light cloud3 ` J( v/ S- G
1 c0 S; \' [, q" R9 H% [Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
+ l$ z' B9 N( i) p% [* ZEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
% y% v/ y1 Z+ i2 B m! W$ O: z+ W A6M2 Zero x 41
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5 Q- N2 j+ D- {$ D7 _: RAllied aircraft
2 L% Q" N5 k2 k4 A9 B4 Q P-40E Warhawk x 16* ?/ a; C5 o9 y2 ?
PBY-5 Catalina x 309 S; m2 _1 _4 {' e
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Allied aircraft losses
6 V" I- u: d, [3 _% K P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
n+ o9 O# ~2 g4 g& B% _ PBY-5 Catalina: 3 damaged: h$ G- z! N& _
PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed by flak I {6 V% W$ P* r
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Japanese Ships E$ p; a3 o8 E0 T3 Z: V' u. ^
DD Suresushio+ D7 y! {) ~- P% N( Q( G9 R+ d
DD Oyashio, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
! @( x) j1 Q4 Q' H3 R TB Hayabusa
; w- d( ^- Y* x, v+ t: S* x1 B* q TB Otori( X( N3 b4 |$ R6 d+ f- d3 N( ~
TB Hiyodori0 W: T' b# ~' u Y2 U$ u2 X
DD Hagikaze3 ~& \' r8 ]; D) R6 f. S7 O
DD Hatsukaze1 Z3 Z0 L. f) F/ D* D9 Q
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