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J6 O! Z2 z# g% ?( mNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 2,000 Yards) o1 s! p+ Q5 d( p
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8 Z, \0 w0 I: M$ L w BB Kongo* U+ U+ O- m7 E" d7 y( y
CA Mikuma Q; r* T+ x/ }4 j1 l
CA Kumano
& j. K& s* e) H* z$ m! C CA Furutaka* i( l/ ?6 T4 z" ?8 _) X
DD Akatsuki
: J; m7 \7 e# t5 G4 B1 W- L xAK Nanko Maru, Shell hits 2
* F$ C* \* ]/ M1 M2 L1 p7 P xAK Kotobuki Maru #5! K/ n7 g; h6 k: U- C& M. r1 A7 |% h
xAK Kuraido Maru
+ c3 w& W/ P3 p0 ] xAK La Plata Maru, Shell hits 1% y. Q4 Y% Y2 B1 i% i8 {" h
xAK Mansei Maru
& E2 A- }# J" x J8 E" [; k+ O( @5 Y xAK Morioka Maru- [- f1 m- q' Z% X# J& ]
xAK Nitiai Maru, Shell hits 4
4 l' ?5 |3 L6 c8 o f- D. s xAK Oigawa Maru6 _/ g. E! Z& G# B3 {/ X$ W
xAK Reiyo Maru
8 D4 m+ d+ G0 ~9 D, i xAK Samarang Maru; h# D- H+ z) O: n: r8 t
xAK Shozan Maru, Shell hits 2
! ^* V9 O' x( {& y' R2 j+ ]" q4 N xAK Sumiyoshi Maru, Shell hits 1: _: S) ~4 L* V v& ]: M ]! F
xAK Taihei Maru, Shell hits 2
- m$ w$ r, [- B: V* J xAK Tokusima Maru# p( h3 B& Z5 h. D# y% Z
xAK Uji Maru, Shell hits 2
0 }8 U6 |0 N7 x. g9 k& C$ `. q xAK Unkai Maru #66 X0 n' c* \& O) a2 b
xAK Yubari Maru, Shell hits 6/ ]2 {1 M/ [, |' U
: Z: y8 L: g6 v l! sAllied Ships
: m, D) S; `/ V2 s( Z PT-80* z1 A% ?8 _" A6 e% w
PT-811 R; Y4 i4 H( t- U/ a; e5 h
PT-822 X8 ?& l7 ~" b3 o* o6 ~ j/ p+ n
PT-83, Shell hits 5, and is sunk( ^% ?" b7 b8 b2 x& \& w7 R
PT-84
( T, U( L9 } J4 F2 x8 R- N1 T# h/ F PT-115, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
; W0 w! H: `6 m5 ?, D% T PT-116, Shell hits 1, and is sunk3 B [$ D0 O; K+ d" p
PT-117, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
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Japanese ground losses:
+ ]! O2 I# ?" V( |. a 6 casualties reported
+ }- `! W7 c+ _4 J9 U% } Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
" o( _: r( S6 z9 \7 A) b" q Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
& `1 A: G3 ]6 Q" a3 K Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 M- V6 m" O- u O- ]8 m* L
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TF 266 encounters mine field at Port Moresby (98,130)4 S2 p$ c3 I s0 R: i" G, _7 W
+ t- B8 _# x3 C" p* yJapanese Ships
1 ?6 \, q R& e/ N% l$ k1 l BB Kongo, Mine hits 24 u1 X( p0 d' ?
DD Akatsuki, Mine hits 1, on fire
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' {, ~4 v y1 nNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 3,000 Yards2 y0 `4 |. F" L0 z) }' l
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Japanese aircraft/ ~. \* z( z' E. r1 Y- A- ~, D; @# B
no flights
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3 _" r3 D) ^4 b; D( U. ^* E* Y5 jJapanese aircraft losses
5 \3 M% V4 n+ N3 T: u4 t) n* K M; C E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed
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BB Kongo, Shell hits 21, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
% v b# x$ p( i5 f CA Mikuma* s. h% H7 i6 a
CA Kumano, Shell hits 1$ u) {. [. U' }3 F/ D3 p
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 21 ?! q# D' [$ c5 R
DD Akatsuki, Shell hits 17, and is sunk! d7 n: ]1 v* |; @8 Z& {3 O" k
xAK Nanko Maru
1 r, Q/ \* y3 r, q xAK Kotobuki Maru #5/ Z% O& @5 U: a* ~+ V) j/ g9 F
xAK Kuraido Maru
4 D; i7 @+ k8 t! T5 ? xAK La Plata Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire. a; P5 g2 Z+ R) F7 O) T# `7 ?6 F
xAK Mansei Maru
' N2 T! ^/ c H) r9 k u- ~ xAK Morioka Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
O/ R/ Y, S; i' n6 e xAK Nitiai Maru, Shell hits 3
$ q# M. S9 T8 @- p xAK Oigawa Maru5 U, X- e3 m3 s$ r
xAK Reiyo Maru1 L6 t8 Z5 B& \0 }; @% R( {7 l$ }
xAK Samarang Maru, Shell hits 2
; P, N/ a2 Y N( s5 Y$ ?& C xAK Shozan Maru, Shell hits 1
# @: M, H3 V4 @! @: Y% B xAK Sumiyoshi Maru9 O- f3 ]2 }& _- A) V0 E% K
xAK Taihei Maru, Shell hits 47 `7 c8 |- A: U$ w% V
xAK Tokusima Maru
0 `* S/ N2 g4 W xAK Uji Maru* }. Y4 f4 g4 r, P- c
xAK Unkai Maru #6- K: B2 I d, O- m
xAK Yubari Maru
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Allied Ships! H2 W) n9 `% l4 K o3 z
CA Houston, Shell hits 1' q; d& X w, T' w8 H
CA Canberra% ^7 N1 t$ a7 \$ T% {2 g
CL Leander/ B# s9 c( F5 P0 l6 }1 }0 T# _9 h
CL Perth
" z( z; `# z$ k% a DD Barker, Shell hits 1( h* R$ x/ z- ~
DD Bulmer7 F1 R! r2 F: y X; ?* O! c
DD Edsall8 v2 Q; c" \) s% i
DD Stuart
f5 f4 R9 n% ?! l# m; t2 C( X DD Stronghold4 O5 u/ q& c. U$ {9 P
DD Tenedos& Q4 T/ K# R# }2 p4 `! A2 M* P
DD Thanet& d+ p: ^5 N; _$ j: J
DD Thracian, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
3 {9 j( e) z6 v6 O4 Z DD Le Triomphant
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& @" R, g5 f. j/ k) PJapanese ground losses:9 U" f& M+ N. G" j' g, n
64 casualties reported i3 I, n7 q8 h; s- k+ w6 z/ @- p& \
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled2 w- H. j8 N- r) W% z0 v
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled9 \' V7 z# ?, d6 X2 J* K
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled |