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;+ {) I( J- \# @1 u' q, 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;
. G4 P* N" E R6 V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$ C9 |0 I+ N4 ~# ?8 v3 z! {
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 12,000 Yards
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% }6 h8 n0 u3 z9 s h, bJapanese Ships+ U+ t e; g6 P1 D
DD Oyashio7 X3 j# E$ X# a# [6 \" K( S1 X" U
DD Hatsukaze
" O; u7 p1 _* H& E2 k- T% Y4 |- Q DD Hagikaze7 \/ ]1 V2 `* B" x' p
DD Uranami( C' Q1 \& [8 y) `1 n
TB Otori* k4 J" M6 E" a" T: V* w
TB Hiyodori
" v4 z& D% X4 } c TB Hayabusa
- p7 e/ y+ _7 R4 C5 v3 N, W TB Kiji
2 b! y z" h+ a$ m0 k TB Kamo
, M8 y' Q; W- U5 | DD Suresushio
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Allied Ships
9 n$ J g3 F, m* u4 c/ C# w: t xAKL Chungking, Shell hits 23, and is sunk
^( J1 c9 {% y' L4 _ xAKL Darvel, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk5 q" [8 _/ k9 ]/ m% j
xAKL Kaiping, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
& H+ _; X3 ]+ _/ Y* { { xAKL Vichy, Shell hits 18, and is sunk
7 v! V: A4 |+ a a$ | xAKL Patris, Shell hits 25, and is sunk9 {) D$ h1 v! \3 Y1 I3 c2 A
xAKL Burwah, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
2 E* ]8 J- Z0 V, A/ m/ l xAKL Carlisle, Shell hits 26, and is sunk2 s* b$ _. `; z/ \# d
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+ `3 i6 p8 [/ Y8 p$ j# s' ?1 eNight Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 7,000 Yards2 p2 X3 N8 B2 ^8 B8 n+ ]
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Japanese Ships
/ h. c8 y& m: o4 l9 R5 t CA Furutaka
0 a9 Y* U9 W' T7 V% h! F CA Kako
# y, v8 a" N% i, H* q CL Abukuma
/ m0 ~, m. W( s5 Y CL Tenryu) g/ j0 H6 K, ~$ Q
CL Tatsuta/ _& S( _, m0 E. x& w
CL Yubari, Shell hits 14 ]2 [5 F# y( u, p& k
DD Michishio
% I& o8 c2 e+ q# K9 m1 ]* S DD Amagiri( E: E) }6 J; J+ [. g
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Allied Ships
# E6 L" f0 s5 q- \) O DM Ramsay, Shell hits 1& e6 b3 L0 d5 g: @
DM Breese, Shell hits 3, on fire
( R8 E, M9 p* U9 I4 V$ e* u1 Y DM Tracy, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
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3 J1 O e; k- TTF 181 encounters mine field at Pago Pago (148,161)
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Japanese Ships
- z a2 ]/ B% x6 P1 U* E CA Kako, Mine hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
( I ~ ]. d+ I# i DD Amagiri, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage: S( P. f R4 t6 q
CL Tenryu, Mine hits 1, on fire
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) G% N' ?7 _7 g8 b3 sNight Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards& X5 h, D- `$ P$ f
$ _9 R& J8 b2 J# {# T! WJapanese Ships
7 K" j: Q1 `/ Q" d DD Satsuki
) n5 [( X* |% |( K& _: q DD Minazuki
9 Z2 M& E: S. T# e" v5 s DD Mochizuki
5 J, b5 ]( `# w ^5 _& V* y7 e" c9 c7 F DD Oite
% d& i( N1 d5 t) k6 _. S0 `% f8 w! | DD Hayate
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; X0 T7 w1 F. J4 IAllied Ships
# i! M+ |2 u0 o: g/ a" A$ v" U! @ PG Sacramento, Shell hits 15, heavy fires, heavy damage5 z( i% Q. ]- j% Y1 i& k9 v% r7 k
xAK Alabaman
, v" D1 ]* A# t4 t& C1 Q3 q xAK Alaskan
- ~) Z6 i i1 `* \7 }7 v3 N7 |: B3 N xAK American
7 f& P& q( x7 q g$ Y xAK Arizonan* J! W5 A5 ]0 w" q) ?( o f
xAK Arkansan
i. J7 C' a& W4 Z- J* a* P xAK Californian
9 S3 p7 `- Y) G* T L3 h1 y xAK Canadian A3 r5 Z% K3 t; Q* ?! o
xAK Dakotan
* n U; Q5 ? W) t2 f xAK Hawaiian) j( A! k5 v' _) U1 D
xAK Kansan
2 M' N- W% Q% Z7 W+ i( v xAK Minnesotan8 n. l- h) J. c4 u0 Q+ O
xAK Ohioan
' v `3 l8 y6 h+ \ g/ W xAK Panaman- u$ v6 P% b* p7 t+ x% ^9 Y
xAK Pennsylvanian
n8 ^. v+ I% g# L& E( ^6 S) W" t xAK Puerto Rican$ m; v0 b+ ^. x b& \
xAK Utahan+ i6 ]- \' [- J
xAK Virginian
" i+ x9 k. C7 h; g0 a8 A xAK Trento
4 I/ a& s4 N. \ xAK Charles H Cramp& [% B- i4 ^- Y' {0 u
xAK Lancaster
( H: l7 q9 v3 i. g xAK Sagadahoc
* E. \ C+ ~* C- P, ] xAK Santa Rita
" y4 L% I3 e; Y; x8 b xAK Santa Teresa8 Y' d$ R3 O5 l9 T
xAK Atlanta City8 A( O; b7 n/ _
xAK Chickasaw City
4 x1 S: p* Z- [2 J* c4 t8 p xAK Ensley City
6 L$ f r, Y: F! z xAK Knoxville City1 {( G, M! f( T' Q
xAK Mobile City
1 l1 k4 W+ \8 q* q% m( }3 U" B" J xAK Tuscaloosa City% u# y% H" T( ^1 s- L/ {
xAK Steel Age
9 k# C* l6 ^( ^) X xAK Steel Exporter
7 V u0 B7 ]; N) {" y xAK Steel Mariner* S2 C# L, E2 B; m" w9 i9 B' ]) x
xAK Steel Navigator6 D; g/ ?; h# i9 ~% f3 r8 T
xAK Steel Ranger2 T( H; [+ x- L! m! \% _
xAK Steel Scientist: A$ Q# |* w- g* e- ^% d; X# G
xAK Steel Seafarer
' {+ P: M `4 a" ?8 Y xAK Steel Trader8 h1 i6 r; m2 @" W5 S7 E
xAK Steel Voyager9 S) ?( W& q+ D% b$ A- w g
xAK Steel Worker: A6 C# C9 A8 [
xAK Andrea Luckenbach
M3 ~! S3 x8 ~! E2 ~* T xAK Harry Luckenbach5 \) O* e) |5 O Q
xAK J.L. Luckenbach+ @& e8 `# ~& S. h
xAK Jacob Luckenbach' m! B* p1 j* l. S
xAK Julia Luckenbach
1 `1 n- p7 c" \0 P( b9 c. X0 q$ k xAK Katrina Luckenbach0 A8 s: J8 S% |" G
xAK Lena Luckenbach# r* L- ^: x: J: I% Q% D
xAK Lewis Luckenbach
. u+ f7 P5 s6 z7 X0 {+ N$ A xAK Lillian Luckenbach6 h( z, @$ N6 Q+ f* ]9 S; R
xAK Mathew Luckenbach( r: B1 N" o5 T0 f! \$ c
xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 7, heavy fires# K, a$ w5 b5 [' c7 n
xAK Walter Luckenbach
% P1 ?$ s/ [# L' B1 u4 t% I xAK William Luckenbach6 j2 g- q' c; }% X0 o* ?! U$ D
xAK Diamond head
1 A: `2 [+ u0 _' P xAK Admiral Halstead; _4 o9 x/ b: Y$ a
AM Matai, Shell hits 1
7 v" a8 a+ U8 I4 s! s1 I/ d7 k+ p9 X AM Muritai, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
, r( G' I) x8 @. m/ c xAK Salamaua, Shell hits 18 l" K- [" d, c9 ]3 R1 B
xAK Rona, Shell hits 21 [6 s6 J/ }0 J1 ?7 i% H
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" H0 t. N5 L' |% g. `" NAllied ground losses:
9 Q- E7 x) \$ ]6 w+ H' K 24 casualties reported
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k2 {/ N4 _# l8 [4 m+ b Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 4 disabled8 H+ }" r; A3 j- Z- r; d- V
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled
/ L) R$ ~+ v8 ~( L X8 i* k4 c Vehicles lost 17 (10 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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" i T. d/ `7 |' v( aNight Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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! _- f3 r* r. N$ O, ?Japanese Ships; k! b! o! ~' k6 Q% A8 L0 G
DD Satsuki# l" C" F+ i {9 D
DD Minazuki. w2 |$ L: R# A4 A/ g5 P
DD Mochizuki
R; e ~; q8 J7 ]7 K DD Oite
* F- r1 r2 Q5 _: H DD Hayate; g+ V2 f( g+ Z2 _4 c8 o3 @/ n
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Allied Ships
5 t' P' t" ^; y0 M5 E. ? PG Sacramento, Shell hits 12, heavy fires, heavy damage K4 d! b7 a. @8 s/ a& i5 S% @3 f9 C
xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage- \1 Z, A) k' e% u0 M' i7 @
AM Muritai, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage ?; c$ c# O2 d0 r# _
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Allied ground losses:
( `3 V4 l l# L Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)3 {. C* I: Q, ]) Y; q- k0 L \, t
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 121,193, Range 8,000 Yards6 v: v+ S% a v) H
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Japanese Ships
8 u# w2 _3 A0 V( p# y. H+ n' [- c DD Satsuki
0 X- a# u/ x$ a H DD Minazuki% \ y2 S g. p. Y) k
DD Mochizuki% b. ~+ s9 p+ ~( Q# ^3 t# \
DD Oite# \' ^& L# T7 X1 |; _
DD Hayate
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Allied Ships' R- m" U# I- L! ~( J- j" z
xAK Alabaman
5 ~. h# F3 ?) h2 j9 j' w xAK Alaskan! C/ ~0 I7 }5 B
xAK American
6 N( p( @6 M" F1 b4 {3 m6 ^: d xAK Arizonan
8 \# [1 s, L4 D, \# _6 U% ] xAK Arkansan+ f5 O6 H# i% O6 V
xAK Californian. f1 D9 j" d a p3 U& e. M
xAK Canadian& }0 g% Z( z. [$ W/ s0 b+ O6 B
xAK Dakotan5 |( D+ x9 n3 v ]; T! M0 k
xAK Hawaiian
' |' ~# g( I9 t2 |5 k xAK Kansan# Y7 k8 i' g0 `2 j' v8 f% i% Z
xAK Minnesotan
" |" w; y3 [+ ?' v+ u xAK Ohioan
5 D' |0 V2 d. O8 W4 o, g, s* U+ b/ W xAK Panaman( e* W9 w4 S$ q% j
xAK Pennsylvanian0 T" V3 R5 |: L. P! A$ i
xAK Puerto Rican
0 r- M4 C! F* Y, b9 n" n5 f: e6 \" Q xAK Utahan7 ^3 Q! C( T+ T# \3 J7 y
xAK Virginian$ s3 D4 z( V2 M6 m+ z2 x" j
xAK Trento* e* C0 q# h* a5 O3 T/ u ?
xAK Charles H Cramp% s4 p! k4 [1 z2 `, i1 `
xAK Lancaster/ r: ^" g. c" p: n, v1 G! k" K
xAK Sagadahoc
- ?' P [' o. s/ k4 X" } xAK Santa Rita) S. w W. @& Y
xAK Santa Teresa
; N1 E, Y3 M2 P2 b3 z+ c xAK Atlanta City/ D9 R' H% A1 \2 z, a5 F( M
xAK Chickasaw City8 E1 v) u* P: J6 O, h% H; Y
xAK Ensley City; f( s: K* D( S* A+ X
xAK Knoxville City
: f4 |" H/ s% t4 y* W8 Z! Z/ | xAK Mobile City/ H$ ?& j1 s, I, H* {) r$ G# g
xAK Tuscaloosa City: a. H# x9 B l. R- @8 k2 r* d# [
xAK Steel Age
6 f; K. u, c6 ]+ H. h xAK Steel Exporter
y0 t1 t7 R0 r& t3 V* w5 X5 a* c* A xAK Steel Mariner
7 E0 v( y$ l9 B/ p% k xAK Steel Navigator
& q+ g) h. z( { v: P* b. o( E3 j xAK Steel Ranger
& }6 f( _% X, M9 i- z3 ]6 Q3 N" S% \ xAK Steel Scientist
* h( s$ {- d- t xAK Steel Seafarer
U [6 ]1 `: b xAK Steel Trader, O% \5 d/ j0 g
xAK Steel Voyager
7 f0 ~3 T4 S; K' { xAK Steel Worker, heavy damage: R0 P7 O! n2 o# w' b4 h& b2 u
xAK Andrea Luckenbach
: M" ]! O" z& h+ T0 x6 w xAK Harry Luckenbach' D& r8 J7 s. I) ]; H' M
xAK J.L. Luckenbach/ c( ^4 u3 I- k
xAK Jacob Luckenbach& [5 L& a& v2 J
xAK Julia Luckenbach; u# A5 F4 S$ F2 K
xAK Katrina Luckenbach
2 Y+ P: W3 C- F( U xAK Lena Luckenbach! T( o& ]& E' C) S& F2 v
xAK Lewis Luckenbach
/ L* h# D& U. f7 |4 C xAK Lillian Luckenbach
4 T6 V" \$ P c2 |1 V3 |% y xAK Mathew Luckenbach
! X" `4 W. | D5 y/ r" k2 s1 [( G xAK Walter Luckenbach
7 A9 t# K: ]; F+ O2 v& ` xAK William Luckenbach; a% H9 ^; A$ _5 K
xAK Diamond head
F8 S8 T1 e( v: Q4 v. z xAK Admiral Halstead
; y4 R% l1 A2 m! I7 P/ ]; \ xAK Admiral Cole5 C: \% A) j; m8 Q1 T5 G" Q
xAK Crown City( O0 d' Q, ?- Y0 K$ N: R0 [
AM Matai, Shell hits 20, heavy fires, heavy damage) v0 x9 L% S# ?. s
xAK Rona, Shell hits 4
! B3 l$ R! D! {8 W: @: A, |, J xAK Macedon, Shell hits 15 w, G1 L$ @/ s/ K5 o- o' G
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Allied ground losses:% u; k. X+ z) w& G% X w3 Z. q1 P
37 casualties reported
( D8 ?; ^5 G& ~) l% o6 E& A. ? Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
& X3 d* Y# C8 T9 M. h6 ]; y, Z( O Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled) R9 J/ t7 l( t* i1 z
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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* ~! M" o, }4 `1 o& a! YDay Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 120,193, Range 15,000 Yards5 z; h* C. [. A; j S4 S) {: v
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Japanese Ships! K: z5 K6 N5 x `9 V. q
DD Satsuki! ]4 c6 @, k$ B9 W
DD Minazuki! x* k) M5 m: K
DD Mochizuki4 e! f: D9 B! [9 o8 N' B5 X
DD Oite3 i: s: Y; O8 [ Z
DD Hayate
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Allied Ships
. [& W W: N) b/ z9 x. \3 M xAK Alabaman
! [3 t3 ~0 i. v: U* x7 W; m& G) M0 ?5 I xAK Alaskan8 H, P/ h3 f- M
xAK American6 b# H1 e" a* N1 t
xAK Arizonan
$ J; i. V. T+ S J# v6 X/ ~ xAK Arkansan
( t2 V; Q1 f" q9 A8 c xAK Californian y; e3 \+ m; P4 J1 f5 r
xAK Canadian
! l% G3 Q6 C: ~0 R0 F xAK Dakotan! X- G& E. u' G c7 y3 L2 v
xAK Hawaiian+ B* Z. |6 }% f
xAK Kansan8 }0 E$ k# H3 P# N0 Q# b& d+ m
xAK Minnesotan3 V! H0 d" @: v6 D$ @- `9 W
xAK Ohioan7 P1 z5 E0 U7 P- N
xAK Panaman& t' Q& a6 L+ K% P( ` G" v
xAK Pennsylvanian
5 Z* n% y* {; G* \$ w+ x xAK Puerto Rican8 ]% o9 ^& n) S- l, r& w: N
xAK Utahan9 N u$ y) Q+ o7 ~
xAK Virginian4 ^4 I9 K0 i2 @: k1 ^9 y5 c
xAK Trento! A' O0 d4 S/ ^* ? i
xAK Charles H Cramp/ q3 q% i0 q5 N! g
xAK Lancaster0 G8 d- b( W$ q6 }8 D4 J
xAK Sagadahoc9 o$ K$ }+ y1 `2 e% G
xAK Santa Rita
# v( k+ y8 _6 `, M" e5 K$ k xAK Santa Teresa9 F- E# [3 ^+ i2 Z! a6 A. R7 ~
xAK Atlanta City
2 }; f' ?/ M \" S& r xAK Chickasaw City4 s5 {9 t& l' r2 H+ c4 \* y2 P
xAK Ensley City
- Y8 s7 _$ t, v1 q# i- x xAK Knoxville City- C$ h# w. _9 q5 V
xAK Mobile City
& b1 U, x2 l3 O& W8 G3 l xAK Tuscaloosa City
4 Q4 W5 Z; h- t% o- P! b0 n xAK Steel Age
4 H; @/ \, W9 o xAK Steel Exporter; |+ I. }) q4 ?4 s+ `
xAK Steel Mariner
, N9 }7 h4 L9 ~! @8 W xAK Steel Navigator" u5 R7 ~5 ?) e3 D6 Q
xAK Steel Ranger% m- p" ?; f1 e5 Q$ p
xAK Steel Scientist
: ~& e1 v1 F1 V! _0 X# C4 r xAK Steel Seafarer
9 ^; |6 \9 E: C1 R xAK Steel Trader
7 f6 Q* D& p! R% S xAK Steel Voyager4 y5 C6 m F2 ^* G" p: a6 \; i
xAK Andrea Luckenbach6 q5 z9 l8 }/ U# K) h5 W2 y$ n" j
xAK Harry Luckenbach! F* q. U, w$ K& S: G. r1 J
xAK J.L. Luckenbach
1 O1 F) F' g( A: D: ?9 ~- W xAK Jacob Luckenbach
* a; ]; c) i' r( `9 s% E. n xAK Julia Luckenbach
6 O9 ~/ e" Q( f xAK Katrina Luckenbach3 {, y0 f" p, B& ~4 Y
xAK Lena Luckenbach0 U) o6 L) b0 e( B
xAK Lewis Luckenbach$ Y4 I; W8 i& ^9 ^
xAK Lillian Luckenbach5 ]/ K4 G: ?) u0 A5 H
xAK Mathew Luckenbach
0 J( m5 Q' T1 u1 y, `6 j4 t& h; n xAK Walter Luckenbach
: I. B' Z6 u" Y- S. G* K xAK William Luckenbach% S0 q* n6 v$ c6 }
xAK Diamond head
% G- i6 T" q* R' b. P7 ~% i xAK Admiral Halstead9 `4 ?& x/ Q$ y& z( r
xAK Admiral Cole. u: L( G- y, J# Q$ L0 m. R$ b
xAK Crown City5 F$ I' j/ k, [
xAK Admiral Y. Williams' H6 W' d+ u* i0 R! _. b( a! o
xAK Iron Crown, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
4 j2 k7 C1 n- m$ J) z2 `) { xAK Rona, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage
@) l L* e5 G0 Y, Z, z# S xAK Exmoor, Shell hits 2
) i) }+ R* e' ?0 h$ J xAK Aeon, Shell hits 3, on fire
2 l# j" p ]; B: t+ S xAK Macedon, Shell hits 14 A) |) h" s4 h! j
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59 casualties reported( A, n9 c3 \: l
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
4 |: T, [) k0 N* {9 @ Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 19 disabled
. Q4 P B0 ^ V- |) e" ~ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
# d. {& [) I/ a+ ?+ i Guns lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled)
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) ~ Y, t! Z. MDay Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 14,000 Yards7 b% [. k/ g' K0 Y
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CA Furutaka
9 \! ?% V! G; y CL Abukuma1 p4 t* ~( n6 J+ a1 E$ N# G, N
CL Tatsuta
6 S& }8 a& B6 y+ [$ D& q CL Yubari
# c* I. z8 p, H0 E m! |( o DD Michishio3 _) [0 g% r" n# f6 c/ x
5 y# b/ c) G6 vAllied Ships
% H- `! N3 L' I5 n DM Ramsay, Shell hits 4, heavy fires2 o- Y& H' K0 _: M! r2 E) \
DM Breese, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
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& f# p6 Z. m) X! `Sub attack near Port Moresby at 98,133' q0 g' _& c) q c, x# U7 A5 A" {
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Japanese Ships
/ U4 {7 O8 k: G( b/ E1 P PB Kozan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage/ k2 D$ i, R+ K
AO Manju Maru5 d! f1 p. R9 X/ s
AO Akebono Maru
; r$ R( C- D0 J PB Choun Maru #83 \- |3 n) g: t' K' W5 `$ |* ~
SC Ch 206 X! s! p V+ v% `4 [
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Allied Ships" [2 ?' t( O& p0 W8 p* l/ x# P
SS Tautog
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130% N4 V+ c- |1 [8 M$ b
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Weather in hex: Light cloud3 ^% A- T2 K5 q7 Y7 U; z
6 g: \5 R2 L" p$ NRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.' u! H) A! f# g4 G2 [
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes3 ?6 d6 ]6 s/ \! s d3 Q: t
# C8 t1 \( G% eJapanese aircraft& h. a# a' H( A; T2 W
A6M2 Zero x 41
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& V3 \' s3 C$ m. ?+ |$ o( e) ZAllied aircraft
, V2 n3 e- p* | P-40E Warhawk x 16
4 Q% W) K& C0 }9 P" f9 j- ` PBY-5 Catalina x 30/ [1 z9 `# M' i; ?
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P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
0 N4 _0 _' g0 H$ T, { PBY-5 Catalina: 3 damaged
8 b7 _ `& p% g& A PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
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TB Hayabusa
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DD Hatsukaze
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