AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 27, 42" v7 _4 J% ^4 q5 b5 j* L
- n& N3 @4 c3 I0 A8 b盟军一支在莫港卸载补给的船队全灭;
+ Y1 U X0 Y2 B3 |3 d8 F7 u+ c5 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;
6 N: Q6 p X7 J% }& S2 ^7 M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 Yards
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" d0 g* f" m K zJapanese Ships. C3 Y9 {6 s7 R; r7 w3 {7 ]" _+ V- j
DD Oyashio
# h% i! k/ p1 E) d' }8 n2 y DD Hatsukaze0 I. r- o$ r8 E& \- f
DD Hagikaze
' ~/ ?/ q/ k3 }4 q9 h* d3 c DD Uranami) W# S- u }& p9 t( [
TB Otori
; s" t8 l( c: Q) ^! G TB Hiyodori; E. i3 H$ \0 J
TB Hayabusa
! O' X5 [7 N" w1 z+ J TB Kiji) r+ i! H' O+ _9 G! D2 b( T( e
TB Kamo
% _0 `5 J. ]4 D. l- x. [% v DD Suresushio
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Allied Ships
; x3 K6 R5 a7 N1 Y xAKL Chungking, Shell hits 23, and is sunk
2 u P; B6 m5 o# j' s# O, g' w xAKL Darvel, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk2 R8 U) @2 }; ^7 U; Y
xAKL Kaiping, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
. d* y) ^6 }3 e# S7 S6 l xAKL Vichy, Shell hits 18, and is sunk
2 u9 ~% J9 n" o! i, z: z! |5 q xAKL Patris, Shell hits 25, and is sunk( d! w+ m5 d; @, y: I
xAKL Burwah, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk# a8 ]! n# J) @+ ?6 \
xAKL Carlisle, Shell hits 26, and is sunk
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" A* P9 Z' G6 M0 w: Q. yNight Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 7,000 Yards
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CA Furutaka
& u8 n9 |+ _$ e5 L5 }# d) r; \ CA Kako
$ d. a2 W; E$ M9 W CL Abukuma
2 `$ w& i0 Y% X% R1 Z. B CL Tenryu% J4 e; b' V+ {* W/ m) H( p% d
CL Tatsuta
3 f4 l; c9 ^& ?. w8 u% _ CL Yubari, Shell hits 1* J4 [# y3 e0 n: ^* y
DD Michishio; q, h6 Z7 M z, E$ d
DD Amagiri$ k l! \! v( i$ r1 D# [
( J8 V4 ]* v4 |8 g5 J8 }Allied Ships
- d, y/ @$ }, c DM Ramsay, Shell hits 1
4 M" ?3 p7 u& u' ?- K DM Breese, Shell hits 3, on fire
- R0 J2 O5 S, x- E3 [+ [+ Y7 N5 x1 I DM Tracy, Shell hits 6, and is sunk, {# U, t- _. l5 }
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TF 181 encounters mine field at Pago Pago (148,161)
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CA Kako, Mine hits 5, on fire, heavy damage0 g. |1 }& j( ~- h- G
DD Amagiri, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage8 X, L6 ?& Y( j$ K7 c$ c6 l
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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/ Z( ^/ [6 X! j; B9 L! UJapanese Ships7 J, D/ _5 Q, B0 J' j* O
DD Satsuki
' y5 F: G$ F _) n& O" a7 @7 g DD Minazuki' @8 b6 V c$ ^; w2 o$ s" K1 q) s
DD Mochizuki7 S# ?$ s3 [+ M
DD Oite
, P: y7 t7 q! j6 p& I* d8 R DD Hayate
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Allied Ships+ J. E% g$ Y! @# V# k
PG Sacramento, Shell hits 15, heavy fires, heavy damage* z( Q8 }) `5 c# ?8 o
xAK Alabaman6 w6 Z e: R) I! o: p/ T
xAK Alaskan, K- e% {2 A: H2 }( R8 h. W# c
xAK American
. T! f4 Y6 n! P0 b @" s- m xAK Arizonan" n$ r' D/ w" I3 H
xAK Arkansan
! o) d# o' d4 R# A, N) } xAK Californian, a/ Q- T7 W6 ^3 L* f0 ] U: m
xAK Canadian
. `7 P/ V% F1 T, X: o& v) ^7 G2 Y xAK Dakotan
2 c; g c4 X9 J" x' @3 Q) { xAK Hawaiian# j- D S4 }& o# \5 b" ]
xAK Kansan
3 E3 ]0 [* W& s) T xAK Minnesotan9 l* N6 I' i' [' D( A: \$ y$ \
xAK Ohioan
) u0 ^9 A4 X6 U d# G xAK Panaman
+ u) L- T4 H6 K& f5 G3 r, q xAK Pennsylvanian8 B- ~* Z+ _2 I5 u* s& C
xAK Puerto Rican
5 ~3 x1 H9 q/ T4 L" x xAK Utahan
5 L. P2 A/ \" `; v: Z/ ~& `& ~ xAK Virginian
) ^1 n r* F& _ xAK Trento0 h. T/ c5 Q3 K# ]9 @' q; ^
xAK Charles H Cramp# m; v; W* Q1 z7 k6 @) W& q1 ^
xAK Lancaster( z+ F5 q. c& g* C9 ^
xAK Sagadahoc' N* k! A' I L S ^
xAK Santa Rita. m3 e4 ^$ H1 S d$ y7 b, N
xAK Santa Teresa4 u- r f3 F1 P- i. g$ _
xAK Atlanta City+ A! n: `0 ~' B! Y/ v
xAK Chickasaw City
% {! \( x$ X' S8 e+ A/ q$ e xAK Ensley City
|' S: h: I1 e3 @' o xAK Knoxville City
& O: m# z1 i# N3 z) } xAK Mobile City
* i' ^3 E4 Y1 @8 H2 Q! j5 x xAK Tuscaloosa City
1 J7 H m. T: z xAK Steel Age% r! [" y& q+ s; @
xAK Steel Exporter8 L, H) e0 d5 g( t6 d
xAK Steel Mariner
- u5 ^. o6 k0 L( a1 v xAK Steel Navigator/ k4 O# B3 W' o* l4 o
xAK Steel Ranger
8 W$ a# L( R+ P _5 E7 T( h: d9 Q xAK Steel Scientist
# m2 {& L# H9 z7 [% n& K% W% T" f xAK Steel Seafarer
3 F# d; T% _9 I* L) e xAK Steel Trader
|; a2 n# g* N- e' E. ?$ [, u7 d xAK Steel Voyager
# X) n. x$ U$ r8 r' d# u xAK Steel Worker
. j% T }' d1 e6 V% P9 r xAK Andrea Luckenbach
1 L( d2 o3 `9 {8 p xAK Harry Luckenbach3 I" Y9 O2 ^0 }3 c: G* h+ N# g2 J- U
xAK J.L. Luckenbach
8 K$ ]) |8 p5 s, G8 ?: F xAK Jacob Luckenbach
- L5 R' Y, V4 r6 f8 f1 N1 | xAK Julia Luckenbach
, x$ Y: x( s3 d$ Y3 @, Q xAK Katrina Luckenbach
, }6 ^' Q' j; i1 f xAK Lena Luckenbach
5 |' q& ^6 t3 [1 g; H xAK Lewis Luckenbach; ?( d9 B! A8 I: L- [" I Y
xAK Lillian Luckenbach
* `- t+ x- ^9 W& t7 O4 t" A% ^2 K xAK Mathew Luckenbach
2 D' @' Y) [4 l+ B, | a4 [ xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
/ H" y* q9 G; {/ Q- Z xAK Walter Luckenbach
6 A6 V3 @6 ~8 _! q6 Y/ Q xAK William Luckenbach3 w3 q* U k. p7 ]1 A7 s
xAK Diamond head6 I6 [' _8 ]7 C! k6 D) N" ~3 z
xAK Admiral Halstead
( q. Z, r$ ~9 g/ Q$ B AM Matai, Shell hits 1) z5 f8 e2 ~( s+ X" J. O3 ?
AM Muritai, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 }$ }& D( G1 I; J/ W xAK Salamaua, Shell hits 1
! q6 Z9 J U8 O& u" X8 c- a# Q/ V0 L xAK Rona, Shell hits 2
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Allied ground losses:2 F7 s/ m) I" J
24 casualties reported; g9 ^" Q- g I2 Q
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 h. R0 I* _ d
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 4 disabled
& x$ O% N6 V! n) t! d0 { Engineers: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled
: D$ q4 u# G: ]: d1 { Vehicles lost 17 (10 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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5 Q% C u9 p% L6 e) SNight Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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DD Satsuki
% {1 ]" f+ V5 o DD Minazuki
9 x. i# u+ S# }5 O8 e DD Mochizuki
/ }* j/ _) b, c# @ DD Oite6 | ]5 F) W$ [. d0 q- L
DD Hayate9 T* ]) w A1 e! E
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Allied Ships% ]( t) B! W6 p p5 i/ y- i
PG Sacramento, Shell hits 12, heavy fires, heavy damage
" M* |, ?, _+ y$ n" U& O | xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage2 X5 B+ U" N6 K1 b. {+ h% p
AM Muritai, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage4 }+ c0 q/ e0 ?3 J, E
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Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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6 s: n' C) E9 L2 D0 R3 v1 WNight Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 121,193, Range 8,000 Yards+ D! d% y$ S' c, u" y" |
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Japanese Ships6 P- b8 @8 U, ^; x
DD Satsuki5 a: M4 K: G2 S8 Q4 s7 S; D4 t; O
DD Minazuki
4 U# H$ c1 a9 P3 n DD Mochizuki' i* ?1 M z3 E4 i+ x+ W
DD Oite: l: b V# |7 r+ ]2 ?5 Z
DD Hayate
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( `1 |, j) H& K! G# ?$ ZAllied Ships
& z2 ?5 Q% m1 e+ H xAK Alabaman( Y/ B) y- q5 W
xAK Alaskan& x* ~ C* k9 A" B+ C
xAK American: n; v, J. F L8 u: h
xAK Arizonan. u+ N: \: ` N5 q. ~, P( m% M
xAK Arkansan1 O9 y. N: x: _$ T+ @& _+ ]
xAK Californian9 L/ p% o, t9 k
xAK Canadian
# l% ]! S! I# k f+ w% q xAK Dakotan
' Q- G' S2 H3 k# ?5 K xAK Hawaiian
! d N4 B! x. w: Y t+ H xAK Kansan- G3 ^# j) L2 |" |! J0 D
xAK Minnesotan5 g" s% A0 T, z& v" x6 W0 ~
xAK Ohioan, Z* R6 f- J. x) \- L/ |
xAK Panaman" e) m% f9 Z, Q4 E
xAK Pennsylvanian. c9 f0 h0 M x8 N
xAK Puerto Rican7 |' h F( O8 r( u$ F1 q3 I- q
xAK Utahan2 G* d: t$ u2 f
xAK Virginian
6 x. g$ W; H: o4 K+ f xAK Trento
3 _) O0 x0 E: Q. I4 |! G xAK Charles H Cramp
) r+ M4 F. S7 R# Q xAK Lancaster! P7 S* _" J8 b) O
xAK Sagadahoc
: U' a4 g" j ]- A! ^: l ` xAK Santa Rita6 d5 V( Y3 e0 c
xAK Santa Teresa
5 K: ?! }. N" g& ` xAK Atlanta City
4 F8 ]. O; D1 j4 a I xAK Chickasaw City$ _8 c# U0 S7 {- ^
xAK Ensley City$ t/ m5 o% G6 m* r" ^1 Y
xAK Knoxville City: L% o, h" Q9 v
xAK Mobile City
1 U4 c ] i' f9 v# S I! G7 S xAK Tuscaloosa City) e' s" U# O% Z, d
xAK Steel Age
/ s8 ^/ j5 E( x& n/ ? xAK Steel Exporter
- E3 X ~: I& v6 a, T- h5 r xAK Steel Mariner. T+ v$ S' c% Q) g" A
xAK Steel Navigator
& z9 E4 c' ]# w& \/ f. [) e" m xAK Steel Ranger5 p6 ^1 q' p* g0 B
xAK Steel Scientist
, F) u; w6 [& D xAK Steel Seafarer
p$ t) Y3 T9 a0 ` k xAK Steel Trader( q; L- S4 w9 T0 J4 ^ `
xAK Steel Voyager
: k" `" l* h7 F& A xAK Steel Worker, heavy damage. a9 I" L& \5 K' C
xAK Andrea Luckenbach% ~5 ^9 g2 x( o y2 Z- @0 v- R
xAK Harry Luckenbach- M9 y* A0 Q& \6 n8 |7 o
xAK J.L. Luckenbach/ f6 x2 C5 T( X7 F- T3 Y3 Q
xAK Jacob Luckenbach
5 [4 S! W4 a0 `: i xAK Julia Luckenbach4 k0 T* V: T0 Q% W) [
xAK Katrina Luckenbach
6 a" v! A" n5 h4 o2 g xAK Lena Luckenbach
/ r8 _/ ~* c, g" c, l xAK Lewis Luckenbach
+ B* x9 Y D3 x- f* D xAK Lillian Luckenbach
' C: c' U2 Y4 @. Z- m xAK Mathew Luckenbach* v6 T. I* U5 V2 e8 _
xAK Walter Luckenbach
. C) i1 G7 z9 [- F; g0 X7 M xAK William Luckenbach
& F5 ] m3 _: J& J9 x; |" T9 G1 Q* U xAK Diamond head q& r( H! n. K$ l4 Y
xAK Admiral Halstead6 J9 n) X) P" C) Y4 ~0 _; A
xAK Admiral Cole$ X1 z; D8 ~0 b- A, W
xAK Crown City
4 q3 i4 ^& u9 _7 r" E AM Matai, Shell hits 20, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 ]; y( i& }# K6 O4 ]$ M4 u" F. V2 E xAK Rona, Shell hits 4( y4 j. e8 G! o% d: P
xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1( \' C. a4 Q: @ R1 i
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Allied ground losses:
4 x7 j, w0 H. c- \ 37 casualties reported
6 z9 b7 J$ z: O( V! S. F Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled+ c* ~' X0 r1 s3 d
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Z# Z4 I( I" T" g1 ?* L
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled S$ S6 o5 y: k$ i
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# y7 s' a2 ?- L0 jDay Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 120,193, Range 15,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
; w2 P' O- ` V' ?4 ^ DD Satsuki
" R" |1 }2 E: w$ { b DD Minazuki) k9 C# M( x5 \3 p* f4 L8 B
DD Mochizuki
; M! z8 e: O$ q9 s DD Oite+ B9 g2 _/ e; U% s0 G8 Q, a$ ]9 E
DD Hayate
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Allied Ships
, F0 w; b5 |9 l, H1 Z' j xAK Alabaman1 D) _6 {. m- v
xAK Alaskan% P+ I. m/ W' T% O& S q
xAK American
! h' e7 A- P# P xAK Arizonan' L3 L' p, G1 U2 v$ E6 k
xAK Arkansan
; T4 z7 h& ~/ E$ T. t3 r& ] xAK Californian
) V: c6 W2 ]. k( ] xAK Canadian1 ~) z* H7 I; H V8 `- x
xAK Dakotan) B) Q0 ?8 `4 R K5 [% Z( `
xAK Hawaiian8 n z# r8 w& j
xAK Kansan
- h7 q, c" U1 h xAK Minnesotan4 z3 R% n3 P5 K
xAK Ohioan
/ Y8 x4 u- U; K3 L xAK Panaman
5 D. j$ L: t! l' _% Z9 f8 Z xAK Pennsylvanian
- R# b# Y8 i5 p# [ xAK Puerto Rican5 w( J1 c: D) z7 f) [4 }
xAK Utahan s+ m$ X3 k, {( d0 e
xAK Virginian5 ]" ^) x9 N% u' R! V1 C; x8 F
xAK Trento
) F* b( r1 c) }/ Z e" C xAK Charles H Cramp
' R0 J0 p9 }0 {) E; S% w5 G% k xAK Lancaster- O) b" x3 B- U
xAK Sagadahoc
2 z- |% e8 }& U+ } xAK Santa Rita' |3 }2 r9 H2 v5 i5 Z, N2 Z
xAK Santa Teresa4 K) R y- h- y8 V8 R/ l
xAK Atlanta City3 o& A4 i% l3 k
xAK Chickasaw City, ] \, h* `. s0 w! J) @
xAK Ensley City
) N6 Y) o4 U& H' }5 W xAK Knoxville City/ ]/ b- @' ~/ P/ b' }2 M* o! _' N
xAK Mobile City) e) d' X4 e" p6 S
xAK Tuscaloosa City
D" T$ \3 s- w4 ^5 u" M xAK Steel Age! C% r7 B2 g- u/ C8 n5 Q
xAK Steel Exporter$ F. n5 z- ^3 l# J/ Q$ {9 L
xAK Steel Mariner
- \# W& L! J8 M xAK Steel Navigator
2 P- m( k, x9 [/ P& `2 _ xAK Steel Ranger
' k- b' R' g( ^9 @6 \ xAK Steel Scientist
7 ^$ I$ D b2 m5 J n xAK Steel Seafarer
+ m, K/ ]/ ]% h; S, X1 E% \. L$ T xAK Steel Trader% ~ r" T. Y: V8 Y3 M
xAK Steel Voyager
( w& P* ^6 j. |1 X xAK Andrea Luckenbach
- f) M" t% l7 P B xAK Harry Luckenbach
! i e; ^6 a0 i xAK J.L. Luckenbach
6 C5 P z' v8 G$ y0 h! ~ xAK Jacob Luckenbach) H8 ?8 K- M* `2 E5 W
xAK Julia Luckenbach
4 W4 Y" l+ Y7 F xAK Katrina Luckenbach
/ c* ^0 U N' e/ e7 ? xAK Lena Luckenbach
$ V ^+ ?' d& }# }: O xAK Lewis Luckenbach1 P; j9 O i; h8 A! }7 I
xAK Lillian Luckenbach I) }( u. T0 `0 V+ V& X
xAK Mathew Luckenbach7 k- _8 V h, @% F5 b4 M
xAK Walter Luckenbach( q3 H% t# A$ i2 I9 O( z2 Y- {
xAK William Luckenbach
% [7 [, v. c; c9 m( O xAK Diamond head4 }7 b \7 C: [+ @- |. F
xAK Admiral Halstead ]5 Y5 ?) i. [6 c
xAK Admiral Cole
! ]. @ v/ h; [, ?) z xAK Crown City0 R/ ^ z0 I$ z% k& ^2 Z: t) ~
xAK Admiral Y. Williams3 b( h9 c% N( z9 z; R0 N7 T- W$ C
xAK Iron Crown, Shell hits 4, heavy fires' ^- y0 @% ` @% y( r0 ^
xAK Rona, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage
T2 U- ~% B% D' ]3 [ xAK Exmoor, Shell hits 2
1 f7 H/ a0 L1 \$ ` xAK Aeon, Shell hits 3, on fire
7 _4 w% i3 D+ @: {/ b# r xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1$ F3 Y1 d7 D0 \; H+ c' O' H' Z" n
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6 \) H" q: a/ d5 x9 m. v" S( {4 Q 59 casualties reported
! d% d# T3 w) r$ d# q* j( k Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled: T3 ]2 Q, J @6 j4 B
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 19 disabled
2 o7 F2 P6 R9 e1 k0 n& }. {* g. ]; n# F Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& g- @- c7 Q. o4 P1 I8 J9 @7 C0 Y. L
Guns lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled)
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1 x2 s2 {1 u$ L4 E& Q! f: g, T" UDay Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 14,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
5 ?; k1 d3 g$ F$ s$ K CA Furutaka
" P. u" F! _1 `3 P0 }3 q; V: l% u+ q CL Abukuma) Y2 Y) B8 E8 D0 Z
CL Tatsuta
" N$ _/ p' v' b8 O) j CL Yubari
$ j* @, @! c. ^8 r' r DD Michishio
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Allied Ships. x* T3 k! [! _
DM Ramsay, Shell hits 4, heavy fires6 M$ |( W" p( K
DM Breese, Shell hits 12, and is sunk) {6 N0 _5 v9 Y
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Sub attack near Port Moresby at 98,133; P& W2 U) l) X/ {2 n# I
2 R# h8 \1 z: z5 W# d3 fJapanese Ships5 `3 c8 c0 i. @0 z% ?6 n$ P4 K
PB Kozan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage# m: N7 A9 V K8 D" J* U# Z6 H" L4 `
AO Manju Maru* R# y; b Q6 m; n) m7 |
AO Akebono Maru( W3 L. b& R$ V c& D. {, t; F1 O- a) ]
PB Choun Maru #8! c* D( G% d' d0 j! a
SC Ch 20; H. A0 X# n6 G: R# O/ E# L% r
# L: P' d5 W: I1 D+ Z8 OAllied Ships7 B8 g/ v( ]3 U' T l
SS Tautog& L" }2 _7 \% Y# t2 s$ r6 G0 o
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,1303 G; V$ l, a2 g
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Weather in hex: Light cloud0 W: e2 {; V! b& n2 q' Z
, R1 p6 W' }& H% kRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
- r E5 L% r% N- j7 h* m8 j. tEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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6 l- P. o+ c1 @! {8 a, D9 bJapanese aircraft' ?$ i/ z; b4 H* C4 ~% Y
A6M2 Zero x 412 H2 r$ X* }# R! e% i3 h
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4 b4 x a# p3 aAllied aircraft
/ @* i. Z! p0 i/ ^1 L' y P-40E Warhawk x 16: T) V7 `' Y: a) S
PBY-5 Catalina x 30- ^* z" y. g& S# L
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, r; _" J6 x& h8 T) b( [# P5 ?No Japanese losses: { } W0 G: h! R0 K
6 d0 p9 e8 u& D" O! S1 l1 N
Allied aircraft losses
; s+ u$ b" b; {' B+ ^. L' M# n P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
: y' i: h1 b( i) G8 A" l PBY-5 Catalina: 3 damaged
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