AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 27, 42
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6 a: n1 e* y' F% k& t a4 v. w) M盟军一支在莫港卸载补给的船队全灭;( ]# z; {- s9 x Z- L+ z
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;
& p' B& O& Y5 o- l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" T) h: v& \& ~0 L5 K$ ^
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/ B/ @ G! ?5 n- _& c. M ONight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 12,000 Yards. A: {* p/ V8 _! j
5 M- P/ J: e% H1 ?7 bJapanese Ships
# K' ?# L2 W. p8 A/ k3 ?' g DD Oyashio
5 r$ C8 d# a% @/ h: x; j3 M DD Hatsukaze
& J/ Y8 [4 a) J+ H DD Hagikaze
" q2 Z" }& ]* x1 ? DD Uranami
- i0 Q9 \8 l E TB Otori
7 G5 m5 ?' a; M& K$ A TB Hiyodori/ @/ U8 X, d, b% Q. Z% D. p# |, A
TB Hayabusa
" s* g, E: j- o4 d: H/ ~ TB Kiji
$ `6 L$ {, p. U, t TB Kamo
# J( ], }0 ]7 i5 ~6 z6 j DD Suresushio
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B' I6 H& U! W6 x! Z" l8 q3 XAllied Ships& `" i W; S4 I$ f+ R) f5 ], s3 d: p
xAKL Chungking, Shell hits 23, and is sunk4 {$ G% f' \" }6 B. X' q
xAKL Darvel, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk3 `/ |/ U7 w% n+ ~3 Q/ t
xAKL Kaiping, Shell hits 13, and is sunk$ c3 a2 q ]* w! m) k
xAKL Vichy, Shell hits 18, and is sunk" |8 v; `6 d# q, h4 i
xAKL Patris, Shell hits 25, and is sunk# w# t- m2 T& m( K* Y. n
xAKL Burwah, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
; @1 W: I( z8 R3 k& N# O( I3 l* E xAKL Carlisle, Shell hits 26, and is sunk& W1 Y; L/ ` n. v: D/ a" t, D, x
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5 e' V }, Q1 F" N7 x% N0 D lNight Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 7,000 Yards
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& x! l* W. A) v) h* aJapanese Ships6 A+ m. A( a% W7 A7 r( W9 ^9 S6 h
CA Furutaka
4 Z! l3 d s5 } CA Kako' c# c/ k; {2 x( e$ H
CL Abukuma
|2 |) h; L, x, o# m; {9 M3 r+ B0 ? CL Tenryu
: y4 \8 f& Z" f0 H# n CL Tatsuta
) \9 p9 c) [9 U CL Yubari, Shell hits 1* z5 f" A2 \7 Z: {' x: L# d6 o
DD Michishio
3 [5 W: ^/ ?6 D% } DD Amagiri4 r2 d" Y7 A( z \5 `' r0 h
9 Z* N5 }% c0 g0 SAllied Ships1 j( @( c0 D( k! N; }
DM Ramsay, Shell hits 1+ P( w) f. | Q6 u: u4 o
DM Breese, Shell hits 3, on fire7 w0 F+ e0 _- S: i& P& w
DM Tracy, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
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TF 181 encounters mine field at Pago Pago (148,161)( }4 D- k1 x+ A3 J7 S6 V: l
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CA Kako, Mine hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
" G5 T2 h( j' G2 f2 K& Q: U; X* } DD Amagiri, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
2 z$ I3 \3 d9 E 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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0 E0 w( g$ \: dJapanese Ships
' W O' @8 p2 y$ x# F DD Satsuki( w, O" [9 }. T
DD Minazuki
1 q$ y: N& l J& \ DD Mochizuki
9 }4 o, m# J s8 t4 S DD Oite4 Y" o/ A, y5 m) d1 i
DD Hayate( n* b9 g, o, F# T3 |; @/ M; L
3 f! S& ~ E- |+ A+ q' OAllied Ships* x r, B+ g) A a+ b+ j
PG Sacramento, Shell hits 15, heavy fires, heavy damage
Q$ E: o! _9 j7 N5 P! i xAK Alabaman$ k. r. Y3 G3 v8 I
xAK Alaskan
6 w! {# |# B. }2 B, S% ]) g. c xAK American
# f* x9 Z% S( r0 ]' `- \: L xAK Arizonan
$ b( X1 A' Q- O: y: Q xAK Arkansan
+ K' H7 f: a- {$ g3 x xAK Californian
6 ?4 W, a1 k! C3 C: I- R" ` xAK Canadian( q: W( T, {6 e ]: @
xAK Dakotan
9 d6 o& g( z5 x/ x# M7 P xAK Hawaiian
" h8 Q' N+ r5 T1 U xAK Kansan+ ~8 O! {/ P; N, {: ^6 b
xAK Minnesotan
" x" A: E7 T: G( v xAK Ohioan% r4 w5 q! O& w* \: X7 ^, B
xAK Panaman4 @9 R0 U% C& ~: G2 K$ m
xAK Pennsylvanian! x" z/ k8 i6 y# W
xAK Puerto Rican
" E% Y. Z$ r8 z6 ]- q xAK Utahan0 x6 ]8 R, v/ _8 t
xAK Virginian
# l! t4 M3 T8 E: m1 r xAK Trento& i' a9 H$ _( G. ^1 @
xAK Charles H Cramp: j( t& W$ J. f0 n
xAK Lancaster
' Y# b) F$ [9 ]: M2 H6 j xAK Sagadahoc
9 ?- q, x9 Y) o( u% H- Z: ?8 { xAK Santa Rita& l0 C5 e1 Y2 |: @$ ]7 P- }* ^
xAK Santa Teresa
( b& @5 C8 I1 T xAK Atlanta City
0 g% @: u- W. s7 E' V' P) B xAK Chickasaw City; P6 \) Z1 c- L; [( |. w6 |
xAK Ensley City
y3 G) B7 U' N% m9 u- f! _# P xAK Knoxville City4 i" R6 B% T: b k4 O
xAK Mobile City5 ]3 F; ?$ k0 G6 U8 |, t0 p$ S8 h
xAK Tuscaloosa City6 \. n4 m4 o% U
xAK Steel Age
1 ~6 I0 H2 G# Y( Q9 i6 U6 Q2 `, {/ C$ | xAK Steel Exporter
4 B' J" z5 h7 D3 r! I, M& K3 F xAK Steel Mariner
" F1 ]. U/ i( x3 H4 w. y+ ~& C! ? xAK Steel Navigator& o: N5 b5 o/ p2 p4 m2 J
xAK Steel Ranger- w: U) W4 |6 C
xAK Steel Scientist6 T0 n; g- H7 x
xAK Steel Seafarer
- D1 l9 z' R8 c8 e; N xAK Steel Trader
/ |, z3 U: ~ B xAK Steel Voyager* j: c1 }3 \* v ~( G, g
xAK Steel Worker
1 \" |* U% B3 E1 P0 B d9 ~ xAK Andrea Luckenbach
; G/ b3 L. h" F5 Z xAK Harry Luckenbach$ B! n, J4 l" T
xAK J.L. Luckenbach$ e8 }1 b3 F0 _
xAK Jacob Luckenbach
0 B2 g: H. M- U2 r; K xAK Julia Luckenbach
* d6 s: b0 x. m% f: j xAK Katrina Luckenbach
( s# w" ^1 L% Q$ d$ w9 d8 B xAK Lena Luckenbach
5 ~ e8 Z# N8 { xAK Lewis Luckenbach. q: G: e4 r: D, e L: V
xAK Lillian Luckenbach
: @$ R* E" z5 ^4 ]" q" v, H. ? xAK Mathew Luckenbach
A- I+ y: H6 @+ @1 e xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 7, heavy fires( V; @1 k' ]. T& K
xAK Walter Luckenbach% N. B0 |6 v0 I, g7 K* l1 s8 W
xAK William Luckenbach- \+ }8 C+ m2 {5 R- O# W
xAK Diamond head5 b! o7 g* U, k# b
xAK Admiral Halstead q! r, v u8 o
AM Matai, Shell hits 1
$ s$ \4 @: b/ t( }, | AM Muritai, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 v" i3 ]7 [4 V& }1 T* }0 Z xAK Salamaua, Shell hits 1# N+ { W1 k' V, b
xAK Rona, Shell hits 2
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$ Q' B1 D4 @+ |' ^1 ~8 BAllied ground losses:( M: l* f: k8 {, a6 a% ]1 g
24 casualties reported
" Q! N# }6 [. K3 ]! H8 F/ j# Y Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- s0 y. |4 X% z
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 4 disabled
/ U( b# T! H# b5 r Engineers: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled0 m. H Q$ H0 l" s7 s& u* M5 i2 I
Vehicles lost 17 (10 destroyed, 7 disabled)4 T0 P8 v1 L, y$ B$ [; _4 F0 ^
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships% q$ J5 m+ i# W, U; g1 \
DD Satsuki7 w' J9 U5 \9 E7 A( o
DD Minazuki" r' }' k8 p" Z' q& T( N* a1 o
DD Mochizuki" Z& y7 T, S, Z5 Z$ |% ?5 f
DD Oite
3 j+ @9 W# `6 ^; t1 U DD Hayate; Z M/ w# {8 ^; T6 T3 H
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PG Sacramento, Shell hits 12, heavy fires, heavy damage
; v; O( ~7 @1 C xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage) o2 s" h4 O- R, V- e# t2 H# {$ a
AM Muritai, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage) T6 E! D8 v3 T7 n% ?& r
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Allied ground losses:
% l; I1 G& N3 V m: k Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 121,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
3 y- {$ \: E* n% i! u DD Satsuki
7 z8 \1 `( }5 z DD Minazuki
$ \# B/ k2 o8 |$ u% L8 A! R DD Mochizuki, Z z% y, ?# h% e
DD Oite
/ b# I5 L" y6 K DD Hayate
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xAK Alabaman
# B/ d( Z! E0 { e xAK Alaskan3 s3 v3 h0 |) r- T% a) U2 b
xAK American
8 [- x7 q: {1 M# u- P2 x5 y xAK Arizonan
5 B- x K: o" n# S3 f" ` xAK Arkansan
, Q; k4 r, l; S* {; V" D+ H xAK Californian
" O: V# f2 t& h3 e xAK Canadian
& g4 m V* b% P$ M6 K xAK Dakotan- ^" l5 C( R' {! k
xAK Hawaiian4 f7 W3 I9 W# J2 t7 Z( d& I
xAK Kansan" r2 T M: B+ ?! V
xAK Minnesotan
5 k, u3 M/ u2 m5 [, S4 F xAK Ohioan) `+ ]' M: Q& K9 }" z+ O& _$ K
xAK Panaman$ Z* C! n# p) b' X9 i7 e2 V" v) P5 _
xAK Pennsylvanian
- x% w; s. z8 c7 w xAK Puerto Rican; i' @. p P0 f" ^) _) C
xAK Utahan4 k5 }6 ]. o0 D/ i# n
xAK Virginian
1 d* R% Q1 q( b xAK Trento1 N0 e6 p" L( x8 c
xAK Charles H Cramp
. {- \) D7 H! f! G7 a xAK Lancaster9 ]* n$ v" w6 X. U S/ w
xAK Sagadahoc! {% m. f2 c% z6 K. Z3 V
xAK Santa Rita; V9 C( i9 V! z R/ W( d" Z& L
xAK Santa Teresa
& s A2 O9 v& J xAK Atlanta City) B6 O+ k. H& ~9 a
xAK Chickasaw City
6 \5 {2 r6 }1 h% J xAK Ensley City. a( d0 i# `# [: {/ ~
xAK Knoxville City; J$ |1 i( K8 Z( o3 Y% ]! X T
xAK Mobile City a1 l3 h3 ]1 K5 U
xAK Tuscaloosa City( f$ `$ x5 ?& C* l# f* I5 x
xAK Steel Age% e7 ~; p% p4 P. _5 D1 ^: Y' W) J
xAK Steel Exporter
5 y* z- i( ?! W2 a* K. _6 o: R1 M xAK Steel Mariner
7 a! m" O* q3 J xAK Steel Navigator! d5 z( m. N- y6 Q* r9 L
xAK Steel Ranger8 { Z2 V( a9 u& ~2 g1 T9 _
xAK Steel Scientist
/ h3 u0 O. H* M. b6 v' x xAK Steel Seafarer% k2 b7 @# v4 i3 S; M5 M D1 ]
xAK Steel Trader3 I' `! f# q( Z8 D5 ~6 u
xAK Steel Voyager) F* K$ X7 L( J0 K& p
xAK Steel Worker, heavy damage+ @) D& l$ P' k0 d {
xAK Andrea Luckenbach$ D: _5 w `( i
xAK Harry Luckenbach
( d( ^% @( S U/ z# g; D& a' p xAK J.L. Luckenbach" i: c. ~+ r9 J
xAK Jacob Luckenbach" p9 i/ N# U ^
xAK Julia Luckenbach) e# J: L5 j& u' [8 N# D; a3 s3 ? ~
xAK Katrina Luckenbach- l: I! q! J O
xAK Lena Luckenbach9 ?8 W" |# M& }( P* t4 {7 O
xAK Lewis Luckenbach
( r% \# n1 c. _9 w0 ^ xAK Lillian Luckenbach
' a5 f W! W5 T, ~* z1 K, J xAK Mathew Luckenbach1 l6 ]/ B$ v0 I( t- @% _5 O
xAK Walter Luckenbach
; K% [, X( o) [$ V+ g- C' B a xAK William Luckenbach0 a' x+ C! H/ y& X+ U( G( @
xAK Diamond head9 h! B5 ~& S: ^
xAK Admiral Halstead
5 `) S2 U# n( Y: h+ m xAK Admiral Cole
1 I5 D" e! e0 J7 }4 B9 y. Q( R xAK Crown City
7 O" [: ~3 Q/ O1 t AM Matai, Shell hits 20, heavy fires, heavy damage8 I4 S. m) i/ E# h0 r9 s6 d9 s
xAK Rona, Shell hits 4
* O# X1 K+ S3 l xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1
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' h) R" R! s" b6 DAllied ground losses:
; ?/ @) j& u( S h2 b" V/ k# h 37 casualties reported W8 e$ e/ ~1 u3 q/ `
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled6 Y1 Q: i2 K9 d3 l
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
0 H* M0 c( L- `0 o4 \ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- y" N8 x5 N. y& J' a5 A' T C: o# d) [
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 120,193, Range 15,000 Yards
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' q% Q. R* @" V# p3 e! lJapanese Ships3 N1 T. Z' r+ ?6 ^+ a
DD Satsuki8 K1 j0 N) l$ ?% a1 l8 V0 O" E
DD Minazuki; S- _3 D: \4 S! \3 y$ x$ d
DD Mochizuki
* G! S. J& q2 Y) |6 f% o DD Oite
' U2 w) w6 v4 W) U( z DD Hayate, A* e* i, q+ k, G/ V) W
3 L; N# a. z( `0 ~% |% k/ cAllied Ships
; B( @/ u. d, m8 T xAK Alabaman7 M5 L: X" g/ @3 t9 `. }
xAK Alaskan M9 b" o( g4 \5 U% X6 `8 a4 T
xAK American( p8 ?+ B; d) ?
xAK Arizonan
: W- X$ z) F6 Y% ]" G* w xAK Arkansan
) c8 a% I9 m- t# [% ?/ t xAK Californian5 @' A6 x1 L4 L) f7 a7 O; U5 K
xAK Canadian
# ^6 E$ ?: q* {1 k xAK Dakotan
" u P1 g( x$ X% i xAK Hawaiian
! [( G6 y3 M1 n xAK Kansan" V; X& G0 |0 }/ q' U1 n: _
xAK Minnesotan# |4 @: F) q+ ^9 j; E
xAK Ohioan$ J/ o/ G# n ?$ V1 ?( f
xAK Panaman6 ~0 C6 V) y# H8 |: Y1 Z
xAK Pennsylvanian( L( l% D( M1 R3 B
xAK Puerto Rican$ }* I: q: k) ~. }" {, W
xAK Utahan
# u( ^- \! y% a) \5 S xAK Virginian- K' f8 A4 [! B) @- l0 _! ~
xAK Trento
0 I' b+ V2 B# [4 |' ~, Y/ S: Q* } xAK Charles H Cramp
( K$ P6 R- {8 d! Z4 ?5 p. U xAK Lancaster
% W: j, O- U" b, S xAK Sagadahoc8 o# u% s# Z g: v# y2 D& Y' n
xAK Santa Rita
# |" N/ G f9 P8 b8 L" d& P5 i% @ xAK Santa Teresa
" \1 f# ?7 G8 U: h! P ? xAK Atlanta City* Q7 ~* `1 V7 u& n4 Z1 j
xAK Chickasaw City
4 ]! P* X$ c0 O# w$ n xAK Ensley City
; H" b7 w; U/ p, _$ G" i xAK Knoxville City1 W- D9 e( s+ s* g- ]
xAK Mobile City
7 B! U8 R0 s' _1 A xAK Tuscaloosa City! K$ q& k- x7 X
xAK Steel Age
6 f7 `- W2 z1 A0 y! m xAK Steel Exporter
% k* v3 l% O! I: ^ i xAK Steel Mariner0 Z& D# R/ }- r, L9 `
xAK Steel Navigator
2 e2 O( f' B4 D. l% b8 ~ M) g xAK Steel Ranger
6 B/ G2 Q+ d Y# `1 d: z1 S C xAK Steel Scientist7 p, \1 p4 i: V! h
xAK Steel Seafarer
2 P. _+ b/ ~+ Q% Y( O; l xAK Steel Trader& ^. _; i# N) y: l' [, r6 s4 _5 `9 E
xAK Steel Voyager/ q3 u/ T6 H9 }0 e7 U
xAK Andrea Luckenbach
4 F; O. H( R& o$ j1 p xAK Harry Luckenbach
q' N* l( D* e0 l4 J; E xAK J.L. Luckenbach
$ Y9 X/ u; _2 v8 u) {( b6 b. X xAK Jacob Luckenbach
/ _; C+ @$ h7 |1 K xAK Julia Luckenbach
5 F4 J3 l- l( z; K* p xAK Katrina Luckenbach
9 _7 q" I0 O) [2 s% e( G xAK Lena Luckenbach
. V9 Z4 e) |+ o xAK Lewis Luckenbach
4 {! p* `% z# m( k7 [ xAK Lillian Luckenbach
; Q4 m3 [8 k3 \( p xAK Mathew Luckenbach
1 q: L) S( j* Z1 f4 N, @ xAK Walter Luckenbach* e: X+ d8 J0 @0 \ [
xAK William Luckenbach! X% z: u4 ^& Z/ m
xAK Diamond head" Z _, H. D8 h# O4 n$ U) A+ A
xAK Admiral Halstead6 ]! ?# g" h5 W% o" y
xAK Admiral Cole
9 Z; Z7 k( L0 I: C6 c$ k+ K3 R xAK Crown City. X( M9 \5 S- f9 e. d" i7 s$ ]
xAK Admiral Y. Williams
1 o0 N. ^. F/ O1 [$ a" r xAK Iron Crown, Shell hits 4, heavy fires2 Y3 y6 V. Z! b/ X. w* ?' ?
xAK Rona, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 J" c3 x( F- ]) b9 X5 E9 r xAK Exmoor, Shell hits 2* M' m1 g1 C/ n2 v$ W
xAK Aeon, Shell hits 3, on fire
N ?9 W; F8 w! r' E: G xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1
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Allied ground losses:
# {9 d4 i9 M2 V; }( z 59 casualties reported
' X0 d+ c0 e# j4 m9 E Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
1 y- C. y2 g& ?- y- A( X2 a Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 19 disabled4 z# X$ |( ~: ^* J$ U
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: V3 i5 p4 N6 b8 t& @" B
Guns lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled)
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 14,000 Yards6 \- k/ M: Q1 z# V7 K: ^
! {* Q0 P& ?) J0 b0 vJapanese Ships
& x- q6 y2 |! v9 ]/ l1 P CA Furutaka
- P) i2 @+ s V6 i. [# j% f- N CL Abukuma& a& V D0 O4 r F+ E
CL Tatsuta5 V% K% h- h8 W
CL Yubari
, K* Y6 h8 M2 q# D6 k DD Michishio
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! Y0 B0 q. j, i* L2 S DM Ramsay, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
" o0 O8 i+ }% A+ Y v2 ^" }2 p DM Breese, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
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2 k/ h) @! v7 V& X' `4 j9 @2 gSub attack near Port Moresby at 98,133$ f* g0 j/ L* }* d7 C
4 {7 [8 @4 c" i1 gJapanese Ships! e9 A4 o+ n0 J! U, P) F1 v
PB Kozan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage {9 u; _# v1 {$ V, p. h
AO Manju Maru
5 k3 W* [7 G; E; Y% C* h AO Akebono Maru
9 A F, ~, o' Y$ } PB Choun Maru #8
; _( X( \2 O% M! N: ~& T' ^# o' N8 m SC Ch 200 ^) |& T6 R7 m. z+ o' ^- w
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SS Tautog
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5 E9 d9 z$ `4 e8 ?5 e: EMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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3 V# v ^9 {4 J9 {* ]! eRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
* w/ n3 w$ X3 Q% {. n# L$ REstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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" W7 F( H$ V( iAllied aircraft
k8 N$ B+ l# z$ ~9 t6 m* B P-40E Warhawk x 16
- p- N, \5 b" ]3 G- a PBY-5 Catalina x 306 b+ L, p/ J! z! c5 u
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Allied aircraft losses
; `5 T! b k9 c* P; x/ z" ` P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed: i, M+ ^( v9 S
PBY-5 Catalina: 3 damaged
" c! U2 G+ m0 Y9 w PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed by flak1 N3 M8 X% N% m) X
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Japanese Ships
; G( t9 R5 H9 {. I3 t' E# ] DD Suresushio
2 [" |/ G3 S& }. ?" { DD Oyashio, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage3 |0 @, F7 [. d! M1 {5 J2 p
TB Hayabusa8 P' [* P& g0 v0 }3 J
TB Otori! |+ s, S; D# p% {+ ^3 v: ]; V& p* F
TB Hiyodori
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DD Hatsukaze8 N9 f. C* |9 f- X7 |: Q9 W. h
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