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 @6 N9 ?" a0 T% ~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$ N4 C5 B7 e
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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' ^3 i) |3 S6 N4 Y! \$ B! G4 m, z lNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 12,000 Yards
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8 ` ^2 B; G4 K* B; w3 sJapanese Ships
1 R# I4 n- Y: N ?0 m/ i& w# ~ DD Oyashio
# F$ ]0 Z9 G8 s0 Z! a: P- _0 Z" ?, I DD Hatsukaze
% X5 I/ z1 q: W" Y+ M0 J/ | DD Hagikaze
6 U' h0 X; L7 A3 R- O. `0 R8 q2 L DD Uranami2 Y3 G+ ~+ h" Q3 h% @- y1 S
TB Otori
& b# X+ K5 D( h- j TB Hiyodori3 D" s& a p4 \/ E/ [
TB Hayabusa
. ]/ h0 M5 k" V2 ~5 G TB Kiji- j% T# J" M4 q9 y
TB Kamo; s: L! o! f4 P
DD Suresushio
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xAKL Chungking, Shell hits 23, and is sunk: a6 Y6 B! z# S
xAKL Darvel, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk4 c6 F7 ^+ e/ ]/ ]$ q& G; l6 _
xAKL Kaiping, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
+ N" w! ]6 j% m: y5 C7 T xAKL Vichy, Shell hits 18, and is sunk6 @; C3 g, j2 _+ m4 y
xAKL Patris, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
9 s' ?% n) G# C* D: u1 ` xAKL Burwah, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
, Z) Y) O# F, c xAKL Carlisle, Shell hits 26, and is sunk& m3 M: i2 `- z, M
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 7,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
. U0 l6 K$ n0 w6 P5 t9 H CA Furutaka+ r' u# F; p4 R) Q
CA Kako0 N( O! q8 i& b( h- v: D! _( a
CL Abukuma8 ?% s* {! E2 u2 G
CL Tenryu( x* i% }& Q0 Z
CL Tatsuta) Z' J$ I: G$ h7 A1 i
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1
7 E1 D c1 O8 \% h" z DD Michishio0 Z6 z5 z3 o, h
DD Amagiri
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0 O' Y) Y+ [5 C7 _% z+ o9 u* l" n DM Ramsay, Shell hits 15 d: L( k% l n5 H1 y% h/ c
DM Breese, Shell hits 3, on fire3 h0 {0 ^+ w0 W! v/ e5 M
DM Tracy, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
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TF 181 encounters mine field at Pago Pago (148,161)- H3 |" P0 S8 M& A5 C
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Japanese Ships; b1 T7 J5 d9 W2 f
CA Kako, Mine hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
& `3 c2 b6 l$ z+ C$ w0 u DD Amagiri, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
1 N$ u6 _1 V' h8 H |- x CL Tenryu, Mine hits 1, on fire6 ?& r% E- z9 d+ n9 Y Y6 z' F0 y
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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$ ^+ N8 j+ s v' o. a+ DJapanese Ships# Q. N$ O4 r; {, s8 ~; [4 V8 D
DD Satsuki
( o8 ?' s9 W) }/ @ DD Minazuki
( U! q/ T U v& i' f( g DD Mochizuki5 I$ w, k- P# l/ J0 t+ {# z: M" N
DD Oite
8 l3 I2 K( T. F* Y2 Q DD Hayate, f6 Z8 n% e3 t8 h7 T4 ^
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Allied Ships" H! e" x0 ^3 i- v3 i7 e+ _
PG Sacramento, Shell hits 15, heavy fires, heavy damage. Q% j- u% {7 d! Y, ~9 S# [
xAK Alabaman
" U5 S g! U2 s% y3 H4 Q/ q0 q) ` xAK Alaskan
. u2 w; T" l% v# C1 @1 P. w- R2 c5 a xAK American7 P4 F7 s5 |2 G% ^- A; `. H. q
xAK Arizonan8 k# K7 d: q9 h I
xAK Arkansan2 w* P5 q2 G `
xAK Californian
4 u" [+ p2 k- L8 h0 P& O xAK Canadian
. y* O! X9 T: w2 C! V xAK Dakotan
- T/ B" J- S. T3 {1 d xAK Hawaiian- J8 N$ q- H2 X0 |5 B3 j
xAK Kansan
3 r! P) M/ k4 d, L xAK Minnesotan7 a: {' i0 P( F0 b
xAK Ohioan
a* d, s2 Q- b/ u( u xAK Panaman, J) Y% H2 N, q( H6 h& W/ e
xAK Pennsylvanian4 _. y6 x0 h5 Q, K* E J
xAK Puerto Rican
' T7 i4 x: v5 G/ U, x$ O" j& ` xAK Utahan+ X! S9 R6 o7 `7 E8 `: p
xAK Virginian
~/ f# r7 z2 z: O/ s/ Z, E* r xAK Trento
0 j# G8 Y7 L- J9 y4 x. W$ b8 ?9 x xAK Charles H Cramp4 T8 v9 K y% B% r6 y- Y' Q1 v
xAK Lancaster" {! w3 i) @2 {; f3 |
xAK Sagadahoc5 X, B% o9 \$ C! @# c* z8 x
xAK Santa Rita
$ |( O- }: [" V$ }0 O- Y xAK Santa Teresa+ Y5 X# b& L& R
xAK Atlanta City2 B5 L3 A+ k9 f l& `+ Z7 X9 @
xAK Chickasaw City
) R9 |7 W8 O) G# }! ]# y$ ? xAK Ensley City
6 e- u, y/ F, \' u3 n+ {! b" k xAK Knoxville City
1 a# J6 @% r' x' R! L xAK Mobile City
1 W$ j/ A9 `% J; i" \7 V$ v xAK Tuscaloosa City
, Q2 [/ t( Q6 ]/ g: X N# h xAK Steel Age
2 x7 j$ ` A9 \/ N) e3 i, R9 B xAK Steel Exporter! H4 `& s" N K. N6 M# n
xAK Steel Mariner
6 T$ y' Q4 b t; ^4 c* M xAK Steel Navigator* i8 K! i5 K% q0 y
xAK Steel Ranger; @+ d/ g1 v4 x! J" T
xAK Steel Scientist
4 J/ u( y) K) w9 d xAK Steel Seafarer7 t, O. A D/ E3 s- O* `$ w
xAK Steel Trader
" N1 z0 N# |; M: \9 X- A0 ^- y* | xAK Steel Voyager
9 ^- p- O/ K1 U4 r; y0 C xAK Steel Worker
2 w6 R; K# @$ e, q% {0 y8 m/ M' z xAK Andrea Luckenbach
2 Y- S8 n- b& J& I f" B4 p xAK Harry Luckenbach
5 [& x$ K; P* q7 \& g8 t) X xAK J.L. Luckenbach& _1 h3 ]5 Q8 M9 Z1 K( d
xAK Jacob Luckenbach+ s# L$ O3 V. H: h5 D
xAK Julia Luckenbach0 I0 v- ^& ] M- K
xAK Katrina Luckenbach
1 S: D r5 I$ B1 V0 _. a xAK Lena Luckenbach3 n& G* w2 H1 g4 A( ?4 P: ?6 d! Q7 K
xAK Lewis Luckenbach" h9 j. v2 v; Q: @/ R
xAK Lillian Luckenbach( J! y& i5 ]" G1 Q, y
xAK Mathew Luckenbach
, B+ c6 _+ l0 u3 j2 W xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
. p1 Y6 L# J' {' p) [8 Y5 g" ^6 B, i( Z xAK Walter Luckenbach" d( n: t9 L3 O' b) Z
xAK William Luckenbach
& ?9 R6 R5 q+ K5 i% D xAK Diamond head
) `5 K2 B2 ?, J; Y8 D xAK Admiral Halstead
- Y4 X& Z) j1 W2 r2 |; [$ y AM Matai, Shell hits 16 P2 W- V! @2 \
AM Muritai, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage# r0 s6 }' e5 b+ C( U2 W; l9 g
xAK Salamaua, Shell hits 1
' F, Q7 T* R7 D: N0 W' y xAK Rona, Shell hits 22 r# ]" y% X7 n7 m2 ? X
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, y* B2 z6 I4 D4 Q& c6 `Allied ground losses:% a9 w3 b* l* C [( q0 b' w/ u& T
24 casualties reported
9 I* q) x4 F* e" l+ x/ g Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 |8 `! f& ^# ^7 R5 {/ {
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 4 disabled! P5 s) |8 G! I4 L4 @4 n
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled
8 l1 P4 C" Y& O; i* y0 m- T0 ~ Vehicles lost 17 (10 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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2 [/ s P' y7 R3 c8 `6 ~2 d- TNight Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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9 ^3 O+ q$ b: S; e2 k0 L DD Satsuki* y& g# k8 m' }9 d& p
DD Minazuki0 Q1 S$ H1 I9 Z) g' P: X; f! |8 w
DD Mochizuki
/ a5 I" H7 c, W DD Oite5 x/ \' K/ e; y4 O0 \+ M. ?
DD Hayate
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Allied Ships, r G' u" T) d" G) f m0 K
PG Sacramento, Shell hits 12, heavy fires, heavy damage, `" y1 t6 b0 F3 H3 E
xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage
- V# I3 b9 x* Z1 q) F, s AM Muritai, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage% m U+ G4 r5 l2 s
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; B2 @3 Q: b4 @( y: OAllied ground losses:7 f- w4 P' C- D3 W& g
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)/ z- p D% w5 F$ ]' w$ z9 i
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0 E0 o* f0 |) m" P) w) k+ r9 fNight Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 121,193, Range 8,000 Yards2 g. m4 @ m* G4 L: ^
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Japanese Ships: I; S! U9 B4 S2 P( L( ^5 [
DD Satsuki
Q3 C# G1 n' s1 z DD Minazuki4 \* z4 W$ i3 I
DD Mochizuki/ t; w. w# H" _2 }* _. P
DD Oite
7 _ X) c8 q/ d DD Hayate
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: ?1 V1 I/ o; c! W3 M, [- ^: m+ m, tAllied Ships6 O% w: Y* c1 u9 ]" f: D9 Q" w( X, _
xAK Alabaman% l6 [( {% E3 T1 J6 ~8 _
xAK Alaskan
' [# A2 }1 M H- h" ~! ], j xAK American* @. }) Y# g+ e$ |( O" T
xAK Arizonan/ h% Z9 g8 M2 }
xAK Arkansan
w- |1 H6 s1 I8 q% t, I7 ?1 s xAK Californian
+ s9 P3 {$ C6 F; i xAK Canadian
+ }& e5 F) i0 |3 n* V xAK Dakotan
* k9 T" j" t/ _/ g% e+ y+ @% T! S xAK Hawaiian* h/ c) W5 R8 V, W6 S) ~
xAK Kansan% d' E# [, }; t+ _7 T
xAK Minnesotan% ?5 h8 j. Z+ F
xAK Ohioan1 A* [+ t0 E; ?1 @$ V2 C B1 ~
xAK Panaman: i* T6 b- j" _& O9 R
xAK Pennsylvanian
7 z- f- C! ]; O( v, I4 e2 U: u xAK Puerto Rican( P: {& ?2 M" q; U. C" P3 s
xAK Utahan6 r9 X. k1 G; G2 x' d+ q* k
xAK Virginian% S) H- ?6 [9 p2 H2 y
xAK Trento' m+ H! c k( x( h. a
xAK Charles H Cramp! t; c9 \. D# u( x5 [# |: T
xAK Lancaster+ {! } n$ `9 r/ e3 t. a
xAK Sagadahoc
4 |5 J2 w- w1 r xAK Santa Rita
7 z& @! I9 g. w xAK Santa Teresa7 U+ T3 |5 P% @# C3 e) u
xAK Atlanta City% @! A3 ]& Q0 C; {; W% g$ W
xAK Chickasaw City# g- s7 {# f4 g, }; [5 O& H1 Z. { k: o
xAK Ensley City
+ }0 x4 |5 h7 a; J, z7 \, @8 i' V xAK Knoxville City
3 W) J( r7 F. ^/ g( E% m/ ? xAK Mobile City Q( e2 u- F3 c$ i8 b; o
xAK Tuscaloosa City' ^$ M" E9 w: D5 Z' ^
xAK Steel Age# s) }$ S& }; Q) V; \$ K
xAK Steel Exporter
; H; r, H! @# L3 `/ F( D xAK Steel Mariner/ r" f3 L. P% a- F2 w! g% i
xAK Steel Navigator
. f- r- u( [' b& D xAK Steel Ranger
1 n; n! i# K4 l) i7 J- p1 G3 N xAK Steel Scientist
0 B: S4 d+ e# Z: c' b; j xAK Steel Seafarer
+ X) P& O# y/ P& Y+ k' ^ M xAK Steel Trader
; e% X" c6 ^) \( W$ ~4 [( r xAK Steel Voyager
b2 [- O( z- E' \6 C xAK Steel Worker, heavy damage
! V% H/ y" t$ y' a xAK Andrea Luckenbach
9 P$ z( G4 f8 ]) _& F; v& a xAK Harry Luckenbach' O' E, a: z. u: v% r
xAK J.L. Luckenbach: K$ q/ e8 N$ }! i- z
xAK Jacob Luckenbach, F- w0 u* x2 {3 E" y) a' p
xAK Julia Luckenbach
; H1 z; E& N6 K3 c xAK Katrina Luckenbach
L+ X2 {& y' r4 h0 r' |/ i xAK Lena Luckenbach
& R& ?% O+ P, y3 J& ^! r# ?5 f xAK Lewis Luckenbach
5 W; I R- ^& e7 z. _8 t! T xAK Lillian Luckenbach- z _# e" z( m- Z7 e7 ]1 T3 ~7 W
xAK Mathew Luckenbach3 ^* y+ F+ R ?% r
xAK Walter Luckenbach
; k2 M' d, x8 q2 C. y9 z xAK William Luckenbach w! y3 ?4 {% x# V2 v" t$ @. F
xAK Diamond head$ S, d- ^3 q5 ~4 P' t i
xAK Admiral Halstead
9 S0 d) f0 P: K- | xAK Admiral Cole% Z# J, V+ V: v- b: q* v, d
xAK Crown City
5 ~! ^/ u& o& x& k3 D( w, R& I AM Matai, Shell hits 20, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 r1 D( Y" W# m xAK Rona, Shell hits 4" M2 u8 ^+ m8 z8 Z' p
xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1
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Allied ground losses:
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% k' s/ V8 L8 X n: m. I/ ^7 A Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
% S3 l8 a4 d3 n7 g$ w1 L Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
2 B# R( d! D5 T, v" D4 H5 ^0 h Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 120,193, Range 15,000 Yards0 l; L, k6 Z( b9 F0 O& o
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DD Satsuki6 J, N% G; Q! U; |
DD Minazuki# D G2 f& V, q: [) n5 s' d; v" T8 }7 L
DD Mochizuki
. m) b/ a5 E8 ^" e6 z) [7 ] DD Oite) T7 R% l( H O2 d
DD Hayate
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0 o0 t+ \( u$ r6 A* V' U xAK Alabaman
! T, e; V& a7 Y6 R; [" ` xAK Alaskan# I: t. ]! m2 |2 T
xAK American8 v+ a! { h! ]7 U& M
xAK Arizonan6 ^" _+ r/ k8 m% |0 `1 ~% B8 j
xAK Arkansan/ O" A% p: h( i! C0 D
xAK Californian* j( y" v" e+ V+ f: D- p, l! @
xAK Canadian
/ C2 y* `) ~( Y2 C5 H; N xAK Dakotan
. k0 h8 C' J' ]( I1 P xAK Hawaiian
) u4 @- c: s+ ~ xAK Kansan( }9 ~5 z3 D% Y. l3 h8 {
xAK Minnesotan2 E' P% C; o1 s: }) R- |$ \/ w: [
xAK Ohioan% Q: E5 K0 H$ @; E8 a( r# T
xAK Panaman
. Z$ g" j+ y: }6 |- W xAK Pennsylvanian! O. h$ `. o) E2 `( v
xAK Puerto Rican Y( o2 t) x1 t0 N# G
xAK Utahan
+ l: U( d4 n% H# ~ xAK Virginian
) ?- B: e( ]) L xAK Trento
, r+ U9 y( c4 X8 H7 P xAK Charles H Cramp$ j) w" }' F. {9 N
xAK Lancaster
2 n2 L; @. d Y" F8 u: V4 d xAK Sagadahoc/ H9 t' l5 u3 _; w" o) I
xAK Santa Rita9 E% ^/ @: a: O
xAK Santa Teresa
/ l2 l) C! K( T# x7 @ xAK Atlanta City; d3 X. Z- G, O& e" r
xAK Chickasaw City) e& ~/ K* N) \5 C6 v0 I" X0 o
xAK Ensley City w) E( s) X/ ?0 f4 o, I1 R
xAK Knoxville City
. L. k2 N1 v3 C# `8 u xAK Mobile City
$ r9 _9 `; j# a' \: r xAK Tuscaloosa City# Z2 a* N6 K( D
xAK Steel Age1 o7 F9 U6 S1 k2 t& I
xAK Steel Exporter9 e- S6 X! Q& r1 V( F4 [" O
xAK Steel Mariner
+ j; y1 w& |) K( g xAK Steel Navigator
- K! z( G8 o/ n! `0 E1 ^; [ xAK Steel Ranger/ }& H8 [! r( j+ |
xAK Steel Scientist
: t2 H2 s+ u8 C# x& R xAK Steel Seafarer
) Z6 S/ w* ?& o% N& u3 \ xAK Steel Trader
: n' L: \1 v* N! c* H xAK Steel Voyager
+ r5 U% S ^6 Y: U& H7 n% ^7 F xAK Andrea Luckenbach1 z2 Y9 ~; w7 x% B
xAK Harry Luckenbach' e1 a6 B* \0 m6 y9 l" N9 G
xAK J.L. Luckenbach; G4 N2 i5 @- {6 v
xAK Jacob Luckenbach
4 `. }! v- [' E' M1 } xAK Julia Luckenbach
: d1 b% `: q+ H; ` xAK Katrina Luckenbach
/ H0 ]" K6 v9 L& _* N3 H# G xAK Lena Luckenbach1 T+ }7 z% D( U) N4 l, @
xAK Lewis Luckenbach
+ w# G0 B! e+ |: z: m xAK Lillian Luckenbach
7 E& w4 M1 \" v: D _ xAK Mathew Luckenbach" `2 G' _! h `+ ]- R0 h& T7 z4 J
xAK Walter Luckenbach: R Q, N" K8 U, E6 i$ W
xAK William Luckenbach
$ Q6 L4 M! ~' }( b xAK Diamond head0 B/ ~ q: {$ {7 F; k4 X, r# C
xAK Admiral Halstead
6 _) F$ _( x+ o9 M8 G4 C xAK Admiral Cole
; X/ K; }2 Z6 r3 g6 i$ V$ K xAK Crown City
7 c n) B; m* _( K! j xAK Admiral Y. Williams0 f/ G# }2 R3 _: F
xAK Iron Crown, Shell hits 4, heavy fires$ w8 T$ l" L- a! ~& x
xAK Rona, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage( }7 T0 S7 @" \) }; e- s
xAK Exmoor, Shell hits 2% z# U- _2 p0 @# N. P& B0 w
xAK Aeon, Shell hits 3, on fire
) a S& W( X2 v' D9 g xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1
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2 Q, o' J, f# p: M! j4 x+ P6 ?Allied ground losses:5 a! S( b1 X; |
59 casualties reported; O+ k! V0 T1 g( J
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
) g( \: z5 `9 X1 p! b3 ~9 d Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 19 disabled
+ p' [& k: Z$ X- B1 n6 H Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! w" y# h" o& g2 G& _+ F+ f+ m2 S
Guns lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled)
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, o$ j+ {2 C! o* m$ rDay Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 14,000 Yards
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3 u& M r. b2 y6 S8 Q& |' F+ J CA Furutaka
% ]1 F3 U0 V. u' k8 `1 t) J: W CL Abukuma: F ~& n) a4 n* _7 z
CL Tatsuta
) Q- h4 d* C" H$ m( O CL Yubari
! a- Q: @( p8 {3 t/ ` DD Michishio2 V, C) ?4 n% |+ _
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1 N- o; x/ e0 T DM Ramsay, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
9 [2 ~3 P5 m g2 @2 U0 d7 _; U DM Breese, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
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( d* s3 q/ |5 Z' M( OSub attack near Port Moresby at 98,133
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PB Kozan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
9 W# X2 y: O$ @9 B' n5 l AO Manju Maru% w( g( o1 r* P- l$ Y* {, I7 W( M
AO Akebono Maru" D A; o' P. Y6 A! }
PB Choun Maru #8
/ F" H' a4 w, E SC Ch 20
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/ u; E9 |3 Y9 m( W4 K SS Tautog
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130) O5 N$ ~% k$ T" m" {
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Weather in hex: Light cloud7 ^3 |8 Q5 |+ R% L# \& \# N' h
- q; A2 z5 B7 d- O$ q0 j9 }Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
- r5 Q/ e: }$ J6 LEstimated time to target is 10 minutes& O5 q+ Z7 d$ ?0 S2 S, c6 o+ ?
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P-40E Warhawk x 16+ V! a, m {9 k( Z8 ^6 |) ]: S
PBY-5 Catalina x 30$ u$ L9 O$ c: F0 ]1 l8 P
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( R) }" N* W4 M: h P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
. B6 k5 A2 q- s PBY-5 Catalina: 3 damaged
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DD Oyashio, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage1 q6 ]# i# p, ]- C, u( S
TB Hayabusa
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/ [& @) d" w+ z% u TB Hiyodori# A4 M' G' Q; O6 M7 F
DD Hagikaze
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