AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 27, 421 d* ^; r; x" A3 E
! a [9 r5 p. P7 ]% l/ f盟军一支在莫港卸载补给的船队全灭;) |% W9 U4 U y- Q6 J2 p, n+ 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;
( U U* Q. _+ @ F/ c2 R( w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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& \( \; u* U; ]. eJapanese Ships
4 k2 [7 R2 @' E( |+ E$ e8 S8 Y) g DD Oyashio
6 `0 W" M9 g8 Y3 G DD Hatsukaze( ?! w/ @% m1 s* a2 U, z" T
DD Hagikaze4 S- _( s. g i! R2 T
DD Uranami
% J( e- D2 G$ O. ?" u3 S7 C TB Otori
! s( @& t! @3 i# \) x* `0 K TB Hiyodori3 K- v# X- L* h6 I
TB Hayabusa; g* r; i* t3 i: f" |+ h- Z
TB Kiji* \0 r1 L R- E6 y& w3 v. W' D
TB Kamo4 @0 P) a# C, b. U: P
DD Suresushio' n' |* X) Z6 e
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Allied Ships6 L5 x1 t" a0 \
xAKL Chungking, Shell hits 23, and is sunk d+ L: z/ H4 h, B) v0 t" i. r
xAKL Darvel, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk- L% y# M( a! q0 u4 G
xAKL Kaiping, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
7 E# t O) u/ Z" F$ R/ U) Q7 c xAKL Vichy, Shell hits 18, and is sunk. L+ o* l) n2 L0 e% L
xAKL Patris, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
8 z, @" [2 D9 P. Z( j/ T4 _ xAKL Burwah, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
& Q2 a. Z$ z, M4 `+ I# e xAKL Carlisle, Shell hits 26, and is sunk
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! a$ [% s: x( |" y5 M& INight Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 7,000 Yards9 M8 h, V7 r' c% q* S5 c
. o+ i5 {4 ~ Y. |Japanese Ships5 A; z0 p9 H$ o7 B. I0 A5 X% |8 k
CA Furutaka
2 E( w8 {# Z: Q CA Kako
j7 f( P! O: P5 P6 E CL Abukuma" B3 S- f7 |0 H
CL Tenryu0 s0 W! T; w2 u" [$ W
CL Tatsuta
0 Z6 Y [5 Y! v+ H/ o CL Yubari, Shell hits 1
! V- S6 e, q. E: |' M* Z DD Michishio5 W7 t9 z( k1 _1 J j
DD Amagiri
2 v, C# H) d6 `+ ^! e! l2 m+ u7 [% w6 C
Allied Ships
4 O3 H& B) x# L0 Y: ~ DM Ramsay, Shell hits 1
! F- Q+ G. o' q9 |$ c4 U" t5 z9 Q' n DM Breese, Shell hits 3, on fire( e$ L/ e8 T! U* V. U
DM Tracy, Shell hits 6, and is sunk, s6 z) v9 ?; {5 z0 V
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3 K: o6 v3 E% E/ l- C9 BTF 181 encounters mine field at Pago Pago (148,161)- _" p+ V/ H0 i( q4 w$ y
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Japanese Ships
9 Y2 l) b# A4 @1 n CA Kako, Mine hits 5, on fire, heavy damage. G" {" Q) _- ~0 B
DD Amagiri, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage/ |! O: ]& m7 H4 E/ H
CL Tenryu, Mine hits 1, on fire$ f( Y/ S/ d$ D& i& d
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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7 \2 x5 v( C; U" M3 d8 m mJapanese Ships
% {/ n3 D c) p7 S* \- M0 C DD Satsuki8 z4 n" v+ H, ?' s6 _9 H
DD Minazuki6 D! g9 U9 `* e/ H
DD Mochizuki0 e% z. W& |% T
DD Oite
* }/ s! C: Z; ]$ @ h& }5 n DD Hayate
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* O6 s( z1 v1 i' ? PG Sacramento, Shell hits 15, heavy fires, heavy damage
! O! w2 j: N, X) f3 F xAK Alabaman
/ }8 e, Z. ~9 r xAK Alaskan
# q( P$ y: e; k: F! R3 ] xAK American0 f; M- Y% D5 i
xAK Arizonan" U7 h8 ~8 m% f6 ?; n
xAK Arkansan9 A! ~ a! u/ B8 H! r
xAK Californian3 P; k0 Y7 Y! T4 |+ y9 S' V
xAK Canadian
5 E$ F6 F% _6 z. I+ @ xAK Dakotan
8 ^. g, I; s" J9 E4 `& r) d xAK Hawaiian9 w' }5 j% L* U; v+ G9 A5 t7 q7 v1 E
xAK Kansan& J# o8 B9 ^) w7 s; s
xAK Minnesotan
, R/ U' X3 y* Z j: ]3 j xAK Ohioan. q: z5 B; P% m" t
xAK Panaman
7 w) C4 R* s! ^! C xAK Pennsylvanian
: p; c, W+ F, ~& D( Z" { xAK Puerto Rican
" N$ u I) Z+ Q* Z& |$ J2 T& M xAK Utahan
" g& _7 C6 \/ `& M xAK Virginian
& e. L2 ^" r) F# z5 S1 Y xAK Trento) y, V' c; g2 ]
xAK Charles H Cramp/ j7 A5 ~9 r( i3 }
xAK Lancaster6 k# e+ W5 c+ ]8 T% R
xAK Sagadahoc! T* O4 M, Z: e
xAK Santa Rita' s: C0 g& w0 r0 o: B% R6 E. M8 ]4 n
xAK Santa Teresa
! ~' \# v; q: w xAK Atlanta City
% I" q' i; U2 u: l; W xAK Chickasaw City. \% J7 P9 \0 T5 e3 g0 B) r6 j
xAK Ensley City9 |( U, j' I0 d
xAK Knoxville City0 b# |& u5 q' @, i C4 @/ _
xAK Mobile City! B# w' G/ K3 |! ]/ a9 {' i
xAK Tuscaloosa City
0 \7 w: K2 W$ R1 \& Q$ x1 | xAK Steel Age" O$ w) P k. v1 m1 B
xAK Steel Exporter
7 F: w8 c' w. x3 d xAK Steel Mariner
: N! G+ ~4 J- B: C: g xAK Steel Navigator
) U# h- p& f6 y# n( y xAK Steel Ranger
' M& d5 y6 m: [: Z xAK Steel Scientist! c2 g. ?9 U3 w# }9 H; Z$ u8 I
xAK Steel Seafarer
9 u z- b) b$ o5 v xAK Steel Trader
5 `0 r. V+ {! G7 Q! O$ u xAK Steel Voyager
; V& ~+ O! f1 I1 N xAK Steel Worker* |0 ~/ s; D. D U6 ^) r3 ?9 n- V
xAK Andrea Luckenbach( ?- Z# R) _' w' ~
xAK Harry Luckenbach
' _! |/ q6 ~8 {7 ~ xAK J.L. Luckenbach3 k5 ~& {/ ~7 C7 T6 C7 }! @8 \
xAK Jacob Luckenbach# M7 U" {, t1 C( F% i0 ?4 J
xAK Julia Luckenbach
9 a1 n; n+ j# n( C xAK Katrina Luckenbach
7 b- G& |7 N1 U& ?) I xAK Lena Luckenbach
- P9 z9 I8 W( r% u- v xAK Lewis Luckenbach4 z! ?) d1 v9 ^/ b# p
xAK Lillian Luckenbach
0 V5 A: \: H' _8 w7 j xAK Mathew Luckenbach' D. `6 ^& ~. D3 E
xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
! ?% @ H+ J4 S+ c: L% R5 i xAK Walter Luckenbach0 A, N8 T* d+ B1 B) a
xAK William Luckenbach
6 u1 u( l/ t7 c( B4 e$ a xAK Diamond head
0 @/ ^% C: @" g. x xAK Admiral Halstead
) G& \! |( m0 O) o AM Matai, Shell hits 1
, g% J6 X8 P/ W( ?# S" Q d+ {1 X AM Muritai, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
, l% o+ H0 O0 N" @# I1 y6 P xAK Salamaua, Shell hits 1
- z$ `! @: L, F2 g( k xAK Rona, Shell hits 2
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" N6 `# a: |7 |Allied ground losses:
2 {2 @+ w5 t& L' h& A- ` 24 casualties reported. f, V8 o1 t p) r, e5 d
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; v: v) x9 \7 R
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 4 disabled
; M4 X1 B6 H; ~5 p Engineers: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled# j) Z' k6 g2 L3 }) b
Vehicles lost 17 (10 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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. l% }! p, `( z2 w2 z( h& O3 ?3 PNight Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards5 \* I5 Q8 H* b- e. e$ K
# d& i# H3 Y( t( XJapanese Ships
! \1 j/ T. @. U DD Satsuki
1 K2 D3 k, b2 s+ ^ DD Minazuki$ T, e, ~( f, C5 Q! {$ H0 {! d
DD Mochizuki
4 w' ~& Q% a, O. Z% M4 I DD Oite
+ z( W9 v; a8 p9 E DD Hayate
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: x" v+ |0 n* q. \) iAllied Ships
0 `( ^; b* \. `0 Z PG Sacramento, Shell hits 12, heavy fires, heavy damage# c2 c' D. p. q$ W
xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage3 F3 [) f& g5 p1 p
AM Muritai, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage/ K. S! i. E- @: ]& S" D3 G. a
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Allied ground losses:
& `+ j; D `; H3 r. F+ c& b Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled): r' y* T9 c( v3 v. o
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& n: e/ E$ o. S) D: ONight Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 121,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships* t# q3 k) J% _
DD Satsuki
3 r( f& T/ b" {- u/ |! h0 @ DD Minazuki1 v: s! O) G* m B( }1 W2 ~2 Y
DD Mochizuki) I& H! k9 g2 ^, j* B' e% a* @
DD Oite4 R0 K2 ? T9 P/ B! Y3 I6 H
DD Hayate& p5 D) M5 `0 S0 D
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Allied Ships
! |' U: p# l# ~; s xAK Alabaman5 F5 x. |* F- h! c* b
xAK Alaskan
! K, \5 ~( i4 B& k xAK American
* M* b: ~: ?4 y* k; E xAK Arizonan5 C' S+ H: z5 |% ?& W
xAK Arkansan- ?+ u* r: |) q' \2 C& R
xAK Californian) b' M4 L# g, v0 p/ } q9 ?
xAK Canadian8 r1 Y' o, K; B4 d) }
xAK Dakotan
& X; C+ n/ C8 b xAK Hawaiian
/ |9 Q e, Z: | xAK Kansan8 `- ~+ w8 Y+ q" k E7 w4 Y
xAK Minnesotan' U1 N5 `) m0 r/ a" Y) g) I
xAK Ohioan
5 I I' Z" C/ o: ]) k8 \ xAK Panaman. X# P# y) q, J7 T% u# |- v5 \2 w
xAK Pennsylvanian/ a4 h9 f8 ?/ K% D
xAK Puerto Rican
4 Q1 J1 u9 N$ W& t) F* L$ p xAK Utahan
/ f5 k0 c5 }4 y, ^3 ~& q xAK Virginian
4 [4 B5 [" J' G xAK Trento7 B m6 G* m, M& a
xAK Charles H Cramp! \1 H5 n6 r! ]& a. ]; s
xAK Lancaster9 |( y$ _, l% q- q7 Y7 X
xAK Sagadahoc
' ^! H& s7 P; m8 Y xAK Santa Rita: K$ O4 g% D, n; i, W: N/ E K
xAK Santa Teresa1 u# Z v6 @& a: B6 t$ c$ j1 m
xAK Atlanta City& K4 ]* _* ^, q, @ K. s% S
xAK Chickasaw City
; |8 a# W* \- J1 t+ i xAK Ensley City z" J' j/ O7 Z9 f9 A/ g: q4 X
xAK Knoxville City: `& D n/ B: a& r Y9 d
xAK Mobile City% \) L: ?5 r0 e: N6 {
xAK Tuscaloosa City) ^8 B- W7 c1 t
xAK Steel Age# t2 R( E) G, @, d* |
xAK Steel Exporter
|3 i/ w- w$ W" C ]& ~ xAK Steel Mariner
) g: H. J" d3 {9 [. N& ]& c xAK Steel Navigator( T8 Q$ c6 @3 c. p
xAK Steel Ranger
4 S3 ?5 u) M, ]: I, I xAK Steel Scientist
4 T) z! i( H0 ]7 ^ xAK Steel Seafarer6 y J. V- M6 ^6 z
xAK Steel Trader
' ]" h6 B& E. V, Y7 P( V% S" p, r xAK Steel Voyager0 I& y( H; c1 R3 d+ p" m
xAK Steel Worker, heavy damage [( H- r3 S7 N* Q3 E
xAK Andrea Luckenbach+ v$ H5 ^8 h/ ~& _5 J
xAK Harry Luckenbach4 X( s* g$ Y$ I8 _0 B+ C. @8 V& {) p6 C
xAK J.L. Luckenbach
7 J$ \6 U5 n2 l+ b: C xAK Jacob Luckenbach" m% A3 H# T5 C1 T1 N2 y/ q2 |2 k& X
xAK Julia Luckenbach
/ k) F: q6 M% U8 z xAK Katrina Luckenbach6 G1 o7 `* h9 t( n5 Z, J
xAK Lena Luckenbach9 p! I j/ M. U, ?
xAK Lewis Luckenbach. y7 ?) c, }4 E, j* d( `" D/ c
xAK Lillian Luckenbach" {: z' i( Q. L' e( J
xAK Mathew Luckenbach/ S; l) b- Y; g# v
xAK Walter Luckenbach
" n3 j8 z. ]: F5 i xAK William Luckenbach
0 Q7 t* m! B" ]9 {& k# {$ H+ T xAK Diamond head; U( _9 T( x1 r2 g4 j
xAK Admiral Halstead
' |7 F C% k5 h" X xAK Admiral Cole
, ` O( G! U8 [+ c xAK Crown City7 T& G! t1 M7 ~: m4 S3 ^
AM Matai, Shell hits 20, heavy fires, heavy damage8 z. g' ` H0 _
xAK Rona, Shell hits 47 t' Y8 y5 h" j% S- |( ~0 E' c. _
xAK Macedon, Shell hits 13 R# |- k% k. t1 p- r
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Allied ground losses:$ O B9 F" o& I6 B+ e7 Y
37 casualties reported1 a! q; t# X* V' }% _; S
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled' G6 E) U' i. }8 ], O& S
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled! @, q6 {# }0 w
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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+ R- @0 \' g4 V* BDay Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 120,193, Range 15,000 Yards1 h7 k6 D4 m5 F
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Japanese Ships
7 n2 _' g- I: e J. M5 Y4 I; d DD Satsuki
% A Y! ^0 C2 d" R/ _ DD Minazuki. ?5 F0 _9 y" x9 l
DD Mochizuki
( l( v9 Y, U f# F DD Oite' X) M2 F0 i( H/ b. U" X
DD Hayate
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Allied Ships* p- U* T# P* f( ^4 q ]
xAK Alabaman
* {; J) t# f2 M2 T. L" | xAK Alaskan
5 q/ U7 Z! T& G& L* i xAK American4 k& B p7 `3 C# N- E! \
xAK Arizonan
Y8 j7 d4 q3 z: u- v2 l xAK Arkansan8 S, P: i+ p9 H- a1 T1 E
xAK Californian
: f3 N X' o. l5 U$ \5 d7 ^& ~4 J1 O xAK Canadian9 v8 n# B( k% E9 Z; j: |, r# A8 N
xAK Dakotan4 u+ G# W( B' P
xAK Hawaiian
% J2 o& k( o5 |/ h xAK Kansan
2 h5 U& p. }; v! D) @0 H( V4 }$ c" \ xAK Minnesotan
. Y) N4 D. }: P( \/ p xAK Ohioan# D. y/ \8 y& J4 z9 K& C# h
xAK Panaman* b8 y& e; ]7 o1 q
xAK Pennsylvanian; ~# W g; G5 T" s
xAK Puerto Rican9 B+ z" i+ ^; r
xAK Utahan" g; S6 L7 b! t7 K- F2 ?: t& @$ D
xAK Virginian
) s( L. f4 K7 Y* B xAK Trento( F. x2 F' n- P' w+ h$ G
xAK Charles H Cramp) ^/ G1 C, @# d* m3 h$ m$ R4 b
xAK Lancaster
7 r1 o U$ k4 V6 I) K1 _ xAK Sagadahoc
$ p4 {. Y, ?# U) M- i xAK Santa Rita
# R8 f/ P7 g" O+ Z0 d xAK Santa Teresa
5 |- ? u# O% B; f7 G$ d' H: D xAK Atlanta City
3 Y; O. r7 B' _, S xAK Chickasaw City
, @" e( h9 o4 l! }. B, { xAK Ensley City
: Z; _ O, g+ R a3 m xAK Knoxville City
- M+ h& m# g& M5 U- m xAK Mobile City
0 |: N& l; I8 P7 z xAK Tuscaloosa City3 v7 E, g1 ^) p) R" g
xAK Steel Age
0 Z6 t) \$ ^8 Y: P4 ` xAK Steel Exporter+ o1 a6 O; d% c5 n" J/ [" d
xAK Steel Mariner6 r( r3 [* x1 Y8 O9 W
xAK Steel Navigator7 r# m0 S% q5 ?" M' b
xAK Steel Ranger) |) B4 H/ m" g5 H" X
xAK Steel Scientist3 a8 f: T) a" I! [" x3 Y; ? b# V: O
xAK Steel Seafarer2 V* R, m$ ]+ J3 q& W
xAK Steel Trader8 v" d& `/ t2 |7 v
xAK Steel Voyager
$ x- ~; z4 i4 D- c xAK Andrea Luckenbach, L1 U. S% X: {) D8 p
xAK Harry Luckenbach5 A& e+ q: D" A/ h [( u
xAK J.L. Luckenbach5 l+ b+ Q! m1 m, I, ?
xAK Jacob Luckenbach) _( C$ ~. z" \! D/ n' m
xAK Julia Luckenbach/ M) ?2 U& {, x; P* G- L& U# G9 X
xAK Katrina Luckenbach& v4 p5 C [. e8 @, b0 G
xAK Lena Luckenbach
8 e; Q0 }8 E; ]! j2 I% t xAK Lewis Luckenbach
( _, {' F$ m) O xAK Lillian Luckenbach
9 G0 ?, D0 f0 {! ^ xAK Mathew Luckenbach
3 [2 U5 Q9 J/ P' E) ] xAK Walter Luckenbach
) r( h# ]: I6 Y+ _; R xAK William Luckenbach
3 |7 M+ s1 u& d$ P: }+ g8 I xAK Diamond head, f' @3 P4 r; U- W b
xAK Admiral Halstead
8 K" V Z% I% W6 H xAK Admiral Cole
. J8 \* P- ]: f$ `9 {/ X xAK Crown City
/ I" J- r4 V' p- s" C1 I xAK Admiral Y. Williams8 e. ^. {9 v7 e$ E
xAK Iron Crown, Shell hits 4, heavy fires* n& C, J* A9 j; S0 e! ^
xAK Rona, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ I8 @4 h9 I/ E: e: {, L$ Q xAK Exmoor, Shell hits 2" R0 @) z" t, K B& y- o
xAK Aeon, Shell hits 3, on fire9 _; c3 v2 v. i$ A
xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1/ U: @2 `5 l. x% g
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; _ r1 u& g( J3 @$ YAllied ground losses:0 s4 u* K/ k# H0 O# m+ W
59 casualties reported
/ Q( r V# }1 L; q6 b1 I Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled) w @2 R! R4 h; X
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 19 disabled& L6 `& c1 z; i5 }
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
" o2 x+ X% w- O$ k) |( E& Q& b, X Guns lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled)1 F! k6 I- B* X( T G$ t' ^+ g
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+ e2 r. y* X- hDay Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 14,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships+ ~2 }. b u8 q7 a/ Z& b8 r
CA Furutaka
0 x- I/ f m2 O& Y' }6 @" x CL Abukuma
0 z% N6 T& Y4 d1 x; _5 e CL Tatsuta" S* y. I7 S1 {+ Y3 |4 B3 M
CL Yubari5 P9 Z- d, ]- S0 z- E$ d, ^
DD Michishio& H# P- S, p! j7 ~- Y5 q
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Allied Ships: o! O9 B! h6 K% a$ J" g% g
DM Ramsay, Shell hits 4, heavy fires0 L* v' @* s# e: }% {9 \3 R
DM Breese, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
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) w: }" H8 Q8 b/ v6 v& fSub attack near Port Moresby at 98,1335 \* L7 _8 z. W1 q0 Z8 T$ B
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Japanese Ships
% W9 ?/ o- R5 G( P! w1 z PB Kozan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
2 F) h) E5 M. j* G# k7 R: l6 Z AO Manju Maru
! [ ~9 {1 n ]' W AO Akebono Maru
4 r; ^; M/ Q* J" T1 B PB Choun Maru #8
# x1 c1 A' V. K$ z) i! |* Q SC Ch 209 |! k& {, d+ m& U/ R. p0 k
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Allied Ships# S0 b5 h8 B$ n+ }3 l
SS Tautog
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130* B: z3 D: \$ Z2 M
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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4 B3 O6 W, h. Z# i' b( S+ ORaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
" E9 Q) v. ?7 t$ `6 aEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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& k% O9 }# Q, ^' W' @) y. o" gJapanese aircraft
, W3 \$ b: M& m' l, u: q: k* @ A6M2 Zero x 41( O4 i- T% N$ B6 [
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' H I6 h0 w4 m1 r3 lAllied aircraft
7 ~! s A% H8 F6 W5 B: Y P-40E Warhawk x 16
& B6 d ^% c4 r" s3 L# e PBY-5 Catalina x 30) _# X" R5 }4 ]" F5 }) V5 d& O( ]1 U
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, } ?3 G3 D3 Z! H/ L' rNo Japanese losses& p& c: g2 O7 V
2 d5 F. O z2 P1 H. uAllied aircraft losses5 ]+ z: H+ P, B! ~# m
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
7 v% c; T+ l8 Q0 A4 [, Q" \" @ PBY-5 Catalina: 3 damaged$ e9 z( j, G' ?% y
PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed by flak/ _; k, K( ~) I+ R! I$ V; n
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DD Suresushio
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