AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 27, 42
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0 G% ~/ S7 f& e盟军一支在莫港卸载补给的船队全灭;
' O. r4 G1 j r7 C1 C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;* j$ m( j! i( X ^7 n c" O
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/ m! A1 ]" A4 l9 k8 o5 `0 @
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A P! \& A: f+ e$ sNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 12,000 Yards- x# u1 Z& @/ s
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Japanese Ships
, j# f4 g* d" I- [ K DD Oyashio6 J0 Z; k. L) i* [) n
DD Hatsukaze2 J, R j$ ?! P) f E1 g$ [' f
DD Hagikaze
4 v6 g* X1 S1 c( M* h+ T3 ^ DD Uranami
$ ` U4 y+ Q/ k TB Otori
3 V5 K" f2 |( N& M+ G% k/ N, P' j: i TB Hiyodori
0 E: c8 b* l7 Y1 w0 T+ t, _ TB Hayabusa
$ V- \# C& b4 [7 v V* U TB Kiji9 N# b& K, f8 d( Z" s: m' G; g8 x
TB Kamo$ f$ M8 \! T- i
DD Suresushio
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6 N2 B5 n7 m2 E6 M* w" u: [8 p% b }Allied Ships, t3 n8 r. k2 v& A$ O! R1 p
xAKL Chungking, Shell hits 23, and is sunk
( q; [. Y$ A, X- c xAKL Darvel, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
, v3 y/ W) a7 c: G& I' ? xAKL Kaiping, Shell hits 13, and is sunk% J- p/ a) c% D
xAKL Vichy, Shell hits 18, and is sunk8 Z7 Z& P) W9 o. r! o- |
xAKL Patris, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
+ g2 U- a; D) k( z xAKL Burwah, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
+ J# v7 w% i+ h- s2 \0 W8 u/ g& T) I- f xAKL Carlisle, Shell hits 26, and is sunk
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' @0 ?8 \/ R6 ] y* i) yNight Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 7,000 Yards( v# f& o. K3 s; c( c
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Japanese Ships, u! A. P. |9 M
CA Furutaka# U' m) D4 W& g' ]) C. Q, c) R& s
CA Kako
1 ^/ s. K' g# A3 F7 X% W CL Abukuma
9 F/ d8 {: w U: N CL Tenryu% G' H% l( Y H$ f: j! H, t
CL Tatsuta# C/ e* Y+ o4 G7 t$ S
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1; P& X0 S, x1 I8 a& y$ B
DD Michishio0 ]! H- U: x! s K$ d/ c
DD Amagiri
' H0 Y6 x2 X* C, r2 e
4 ~% N% h& R* D0 \Allied Ships
7 `& R' O. J# y# ` DM Ramsay, Shell hits 1
- ~9 m# _6 y, H e DM Breese, Shell hits 3, on fire, ^6 Y2 j( T i5 T" @9 v; b0 l H
DM Tracy, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
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" K; E& U9 X2 J/ v1 n [2 o, VTF 181 encounters mine field at Pago Pago (148,161)
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Japanese Ships
9 f* `( H# Q4 x0 |5 T9 j CA Kako, Mine hits 5, on fire, heavy damage: c- \8 U) E& g, V, F
DD Amagiri, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage3 q# J) {& V) g; H
CL Tenryu, Mine hits 1, on fire
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards/ ^' u3 c* x; ]0 {0 h
- u8 Q$ {, k a/ AJapanese Ships, O% g9 Q% c, K( y& C: V7 t
DD Satsuki7 D5 O; E4 {8 Y+ L* ~6 R- V
DD Minazuki2 C, X/ R: j) U1 _/ d
DD Mochizuki
+ J. z" B3 r/ W0 g* I DD Oite4 s4 H& F3 L* _& Q
DD Hayate
1 ]1 h$ G1 Z1 A G4 B
, ?& j- H4 N, S+ yAllied Ships
9 k# J; S: \, y, X! ]! K PG Sacramento, Shell hits 15, heavy fires, heavy damage& G: `: P& k& w6 l
xAK Alabaman
0 Z$ g) j% s, t0 q( d xAK Alaskan4 V0 Z6 I4 Z+ @% ?0 J% m
xAK American# J/ I+ K5 c! `6 W6 q `- I3 j
xAK Arizonan" b: N7 X; o& \# y: m) o
xAK Arkansan1 c% P% G2 c- O8 F
xAK Californian7 G. ?5 Q1 R! t! |
xAK Canadian7 e4 Z7 F, X% \. \$ e
xAK Dakotan: e- @$ n4 O8 e- C0 ?0 |+ c
xAK Hawaiian
! Y# z( D' @! j' c. N1 _ xAK Kansan
$ N5 D2 K# K- H9 ^2 N f& V0 G xAK Minnesotan
% v4 ^0 e; d8 \( T* e xAK Ohioan3 B9 U' T, x( ]% g
xAK Panaman/ O- I* l! Y9 D% C8 i$ M9 g& q; m5 `
xAK Pennsylvanian
, U; Q4 m5 d( A5 @' u xAK Puerto Rican
# U, O$ Q5 l6 U1 P3 K5 F4 x xAK Utahan1 L3 o7 c( ?; ^8 F1 F% c
xAK Virginian- R/ Q/ @3 r7 i! A
xAK Trento" |- D; z% B4 X0 Z5 Y" U
xAK Charles H Cramp9 I* }1 [, v. x9 K
xAK Lancaster
* q/ h! E" f+ k& X7 @7 g4 [* D xAK Sagadahoc0 p. P; P0 k7 k4 ~' C4 i4 I
xAK Santa Rita
% x# |5 @$ [7 p1 d4 T! } xAK Santa Teresa
7 \# c) t- O1 _ xAK Atlanta City( C4 V6 q7 ~" N2 i- L
xAK Chickasaw City( X4 P" S9 F1 f& p* F
xAK Ensley City
5 W! ?0 a t! Y3 w xAK Knoxville City
' p" U7 {, p; @' H0 e' G xAK Mobile City
7 F2 y3 \' h' U* J xAK Tuscaloosa City9 a. G7 W) {& W" W
xAK Steel Age1 I8 T- v% r* f+ o
xAK Steel Exporter
( [* Q# p. g9 N C% x$ A xAK Steel Mariner
6 {# m3 g6 r' s- e xAK Steel Navigator- g% i6 {! `( |
xAK Steel Ranger
! O* T1 h) B" a xAK Steel Scientist
' ~" `$ |3 Z" L: `. B xAK Steel Seafarer' }9 Q+ U4 T, _ J$ `- ]4 o$ W
xAK Steel Trader+ G' f- \/ ` f2 K% [$ [9 G
xAK Steel Voyager9 g9 R3 {) w; l- m' z) e/ s
xAK Steel Worker
2 M, \8 S9 y4 b6 Y xAK Andrea Luckenbach
" p3 O! [* L* ^: _0 ~8 D xAK Harry Luckenbach
- a& _$ n/ S E# X5 ^9 i xAK J.L. Luckenbach% V5 R4 B/ N' c0 j& O: {/ f Y% Q
xAK Jacob Luckenbach" ~( n* l" ~1 j: H0 d, V
xAK Julia Luckenbach8 Y) k" u: i$ \0 p. P! g3 ~" S
xAK Katrina Luckenbach
' G! s( u1 o6 ^/ H+ M xAK Lena Luckenbach' U/ E8 T3 X; T7 I& z' K$ L. a
xAK Lewis Luckenbach5 w- |2 v3 N: X1 e; F; R0 b# z
xAK Lillian Luckenbach9 D3 E5 Y; {6 _
xAK Mathew Luckenbach% y! a0 ~$ C) J* c
xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
1 t N. @7 W: y xAK Walter Luckenbach! p$ B1 ~& r& A: p, r# J- D
xAK William Luckenbach; x9 g& K" ~3 G/ m$ U, |+ J
xAK Diamond head9 S# l8 P5 k+ N3 a0 A
xAK Admiral Halstead
! F3 w5 w+ a7 f. ~/ h3 p) } AM Matai, Shell hits 1
* j7 s4 h" {. A AM Muritai, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage: L5 d( ~+ W& ~5 Z9 h2 w( c
xAK Salamaua, Shell hits 1 d! ?) O1 e7 x+ U# d! p; L1 ~- L
xAK Rona, Shell hits 2
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! q3 ~4 U. R/ xAllied ground losses:; g& I5 l) ]9 B; [. B) |% D9 `
24 casualties reported8 |' P9 J2 U% l( i; y% `
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 ~' d3 p+ G% c% y
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 4 disabled5 V9 o3 n$ ^" E) ^& q
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled6 V/ s' t! }3 H. c' Y! ~% [, F
Vehicles lost 17 (10 destroyed, 7 disabled)$ y. z: x; O- K
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4 x2 \$ k" `8 u" aNight Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
9 U! k% ]7 d. K c0 m& _ DD Satsuki
9 M6 Z6 U7 }6 N9 U% F DD Minazuki( l+ ]4 C% f3 [( H& ?
DD Mochizuki p- s U+ {0 n' h
DD Oite
4 z* f7 A7 V% `( `+ c3 l- u7 B DD Hayate
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+ J8 Z: d3 V- A* I- [3 |4 d4 m" Y: \Allied Ships
|9 c+ P7 B; e1 D+ U5 b( B1 _ PG Sacramento, Shell hits 12, heavy fires, heavy damage
" X% @" R: K/ _' ]- A, _ xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage# L* }1 j' D5 s& b! X
AM Muritai, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage. d( k; ]: n, J8 x$ b4 O
9 |8 r& c& @; S: v6 N, L$ u4 Y1 _2 V, `" j# g/ F* I
Allied ground losses:' z) ~! T; K! A& @2 [
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled): h( t( P' Y3 d J
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! K& q% |9 S! f, j4 |+ j4 A( p5 vNight Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 121,193, Range 8,000 Yards3 \4 l9 F* A$ q: |" s
8 @" e: r$ v5 f/ t. W7 IJapanese Ships6 F( U4 E. T0 u! \& R0 Z$ ~ |
DD Satsuki* o5 n4 R- R! e$ f: N" G' \; p
DD Minazuki
: I2 p) d) c1 X( ] DD Mochizuki; V9 G$ N! A$ w! Z
DD Oite J& x" G x( ]2 O2 W5 x: Y
DD Hayate) B; [: w* U/ d8 L; u7 [) a9 t+ v
2 v- ^9 R2 @6 u9 l$ m* rAllied Ships
% d; O& }7 n+ M: ? xAK Alabaman! x2 D8 H6 D# g2 e
xAK Alaskan
0 m y- A5 f; R; p3 g xAK American# L. u& n( l$ W* W8 ?6 ^ I- T6 W0 [
xAK Arizonan) X/ H( E# |7 C* ?7 i
xAK Arkansan
0 _; G( _7 V/ s) c/ @9 B6 b xAK Californian
/ Q" ^7 o) S% h xAK Canadian
7 H, h; w {$ o$ \* @ xAK Dakotan
% x" U `2 n# o" C2 u: ?2 y xAK Hawaiian7 X# p2 F6 {1 y3 M
xAK Kansan
, _1 u! U8 |: ]0 z) A1 q xAK Minnesotan7 ~7 U; }& x8 o) s
xAK Ohioan! i1 U) F+ M4 u3 x
xAK Panaman
/ z" l. a n3 u3 r% |3 @ xAK Pennsylvanian: m# p. ^; v( g1 G- y" M2 k. M+ [" U
xAK Puerto Rican
) s, i# x- V6 X5 @ xAK Utahan. b" U* v- h2 c W. e
xAK Virginian( T2 V1 M+ N6 L* k0 ?
xAK Trento
) B p q, d1 R, m k) f2 x% Y xAK Charles H Cramp, Q& m$ v/ }4 ~' S0 w3 m+ Y
xAK Lancaster
& \1 s# r* v# K5 s% y xAK Sagadahoc. M1 Z$ y' w0 m, w
xAK Santa Rita
) C! f5 }0 y' u" z+ ^1 h% g xAK Santa Teresa. K$ r8 c1 J8 B# x8 x7 L5 v$ e
xAK Atlanta City
- p( s) }, J+ n. w xAK Chickasaw City! T2 c- j* _' Y& D" G/ S) }
xAK Ensley City& o- t* k4 K( O- G
xAK Knoxville City
/ N% `4 I, D7 v6 D6 g' L/ t xAK Mobile City/ f+ J8 `$ E; T/ Z* N
xAK Tuscaloosa City# I. d1 \+ e; m' }% v) \; N& O
xAK Steel Age
, I$ ?! B: _# D% \2 g% c2 ^ xAK Steel Exporter
: O8 o# a3 Z6 R* r; K- y# G xAK Steel Mariner
$ H" G5 S8 Z( g) b# L R+ K* S; Y9 \ Q xAK Steel Navigator
, d! Y7 J9 _8 c3 f9 X6 F( F" v xAK Steel Ranger q) ?* y4 X5 u' h! ~
xAK Steel Scientist
' C' \( g( r& l" Q( S4 Z xAK Steel Seafarer
1 y$ e2 ^! j7 p) Z# D xAK Steel Trader
/ `8 A$ Y2 m+ D; w) u4 s! Y6 [1 h( X xAK Steel Voyager
4 X0 M8 A0 u% h1 q6 I, d1 n7 D# L xAK Steel Worker, heavy damage
X# g4 \$ i# Z' h xAK Andrea Luckenbach
% m: Q+ {( w' A- w J2 k/ V2 Z! @ xAK Harry Luckenbach- U8 |2 e* f% V+ I; q! }7 t; E
xAK J.L. Luckenbach+ `$ u, l/ k" S
xAK Jacob Luckenbach
2 d( u! c9 k8 K, N' h. _ ? xAK Julia Luckenbach
5 ~0 Q, B- {- l N' {) _ xAK Katrina Luckenbach
2 K, b6 i% j I6 u/ t& r' F. N xAK Lena Luckenbach
( p' r5 N; V* C8 V xAK Lewis Luckenbach
! x i5 `: g, }* l& l# ] xAK Lillian Luckenbach
9 c" Y# m3 [" `8 X' b5 O1 V! E0 P xAK Mathew Luckenbach# e4 l/ U: N5 B9 n' ]3 j
xAK Walter Luckenbach; B+ q+ r+ C* T* B8 F" W) y3 s
xAK William Luckenbach
5 w$ P4 L* P j( a xAK Diamond head9 p4 X- j. W+ p( I8 x
xAK Admiral Halstead- ]7 {/ n5 z- ? a9 C4 H$ P
xAK Admiral Cole
& A* q% V% H3 K, g% \: d xAK Crown City+ n2 ?& p" _, }$ E
AM Matai, Shell hits 20, heavy fires, heavy damage" h: w" D6 f" F$ s1 ^, v
xAK Rona, Shell hits 4& \* Y5 J/ Y/ R' b' Q
xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1$ W" G1 W ?3 \' d* f
6 Q; Z% y: [" C* D2 e7 L9 L
6 {& @' v3 P" I! B2 pAllied ground losses: N- w* y! V# T4 \) D0 ?
37 casualties reported
1 h; x' Z/ K; u$ ?% |4 h5 G" G Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled! |2 w1 ?! D0 L
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
1 J/ x, y5 ^# J3 G' |1 W' Q) J9 F Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 }! ] H/ B& }& F7 Q i
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3 f" f0 j* s/ J! _. a" E, }Day Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 120,193, Range 15,000 Yards
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' S7 c, m6 H+ u6 h2 |; gJapanese Ships
. \; _) t3 ^) ^" U1 Z DD Satsuki. T% v7 L w/ a- [* O
DD Minazuki& i t, I$ J2 y2 \2 @9 H% Q- C
DD Mochizuki
( h! z7 o* {$ [' g! J DD Oite& g2 u, `6 q8 |9 {
DD Hayate- }, t5 }3 y+ e; t G5 K
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Allied Ships) M9 E! U/ I. }/ Q
xAK Alabaman
) P$ ^4 R! q0 \ q) m2 T xAK Alaskan
$ a- D( Z1 j! B xAK American
% b* k6 O& ^- R( T7 U, q" S xAK Arizonan
/ ^* g4 k2 _ s" a. P5 g$ v8 T$ m# O xAK Arkansan
& ^/ C7 w8 z: x xAK Californian
J, y" e, q6 }5 f9 O2 V xAK Canadian% d% W+ W' k0 V, y J* `2 J6 a. X' ] g8 a
xAK Dakotan# V1 ^' M }' j
xAK Hawaiian4 E+ q; I% Y5 |, X3 c
xAK Kansan
) f V o* ~' R4 p xAK Minnesotan
) x1 a8 I* M M* W xAK Ohioan
: c D5 |: n! S6 Y xAK Panaman
[5 V, W t( j" r xAK Pennsylvanian
5 \, `7 ~0 Y, p7 z. Y2 g9 s; t/ @2 u xAK Puerto Rican5 r3 o; k$ A9 d+ W
xAK Utahan5 t; J7 M$ }% D
xAK Virginian
+ C+ Q% c4 y, d& l7 _7 J xAK Trento
, a. b$ V# M. F7 T) U4 a xAK Charles H Cramp; w* p$ V# t# S
xAK Lancaster
5 {% D2 M5 \3 a& q xAK Sagadahoc9 w/ P# f9 F! S: X) Y; l# h
xAK Santa Rita
0 Z; R& N( t7 p4 J: Q/ W xAK Santa Teresa) ]9 {( e" [2 O# u+ U% V
xAK Atlanta City! p) q/ W5 Y. c0 W
xAK Chickasaw City; g& L0 C6 O( \$ g
xAK Ensley City/ n; W4 \3 S% \' v( T
xAK Knoxville City
/ k3 N+ H7 Z4 u4 F1 y% R" {3 H xAK Mobile City
" ?0 Z6 l/ P/ Q/ v! J xAK Tuscaloosa City5 {# _8 O# a9 T4 C) r
xAK Steel Age( D) x1 g5 z# ]0 @. c& ]. G
xAK Steel Exporter
) d$ z3 X! K. i1 c7 X+ ^* r xAK Steel Mariner6 v" r1 D6 m* ?
xAK Steel Navigator
+ W; T: |. J: n: Z# S5 ~ xAK Steel Ranger
0 K, t$ o# C& x xAK Steel Scientist7 {+ b* z# p0 ?( }8 r
xAK Steel Seafarer9 R$ w) ]+ y( N% Z# m# o- [# R2 o
xAK Steel Trader. J% o! R+ K6 m0 f
xAK Steel Voyager) ?( k: |8 `$ V; K3 |6 B7 N; K
xAK Andrea Luckenbach* X# e, d3 q" c& ~
xAK Harry Luckenbach
- J8 S! Z( s3 X& X# ? xAK J.L. Luckenbach% R: D/ X9 j: u4 g. r- ]
xAK Jacob Luckenbach/ e2 H7 M+ M8 p4 W2 B
xAK Julia Luckenbach \$ T2 a4 e( v- v: u; N
xAK Katrina Luckenbach
& y. W+ K2 F7 u$ g1 Y4 i& O, y xAK Lena Luckenbach* Y$ W: t! i: j* A
xAK Lewis Luckenbach
8 d9 s$ |5 X4 U, O1 l xAK Lillian Luckenbach! X& }/ ~2 G+ c) U) p$ i
xAK Mathew Luckenbach
4 q( [- \7 `: {: e3 m4 |0 Q xAK Walter Luckenbach- b" _7 k) u7 t# B9 J0 D# e
xAK William Luckenbach
* Y; U# c$ u5 J! q# | xAK Diamond head/ ^9 ]& f. E; G- e# b3 x- b6 v9 s
xAK Admiral Halstead9 P: Y, z& m) H# g+ ~" v) |6 t
xAK Admiral Cole
5 D# g l: [) Z$ r' }2 P xAK Crown City
$ D2 t; I9 G' |; v6 Y# z5 [8 i xAK Admiral Y. Williams6 |* G8 r) e% O! ?
xAK Iron Crown, Shell hits 4, heavy fires# U6 p3 L5 L% ?
xAK Rona, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage
* y6 Y' M& B% @ U3 t) Q xAK Exmoor, Shell hits 2
! @9 `( t0 p0 u6 B xAK Aeon, Shell hits 3, on fire5 l( E' h6 l: M# \
xAK Macedon, Shell hits 11 w+ R2 {' i; p2 l! q
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3 ~. H2 |. L2 W/ N, @! f# {: X# K3 TAllied ground losses:
! W% f) z5 O5 A0 n( F 59 casualties reported" X/ c- ?, X" |: T5 [! c- v" G# z
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
$ _: m. x6 U3 M! L. c6 L. C9 i8 t' y Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 19 disabled
3 R1 u& z' q& X Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! c U+ I" e& K
Guns lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled)
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- Q2 H- _5 u0 r9 D$ BDay Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 14,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships' `; G7 S3 W' L; n
CA Furutaka
4 {# c- [- U1 J) E, z2 p CL Abukuma
& j1 I2 p! Z$ Z" { CL Tatsuta
! s2 Z$ F5 |" M+ l0 @ CL Yubari' @$ f: E' l( s
DD Michishio
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9 \9 V6 y# M( c, h8 hAllied Ships; v5 c2 q- S. ?0 p }: g: o' }
DM Ramsay, Shell hits 4, heavy fires3 ]1 ?; G5 \' O
DM Breese, Shell hits 12, and is sunk* X# l D7 s' A& ^6 i ^
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& ]) K( J" e" W3 p5 fSub attack near Port Moresby at 98,133
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* Y8 `' R- |# bJapanese Ships
# m6 L& H) |9 N5 L5 [ PB Kozan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
0 P5 q' v; }# A AO Manju Maru
) ]* E0 O, F4 a AO Akebono Maru. t8 G& n' K: k. J
PB Choun Maru #8
- E8 F% h4 {/ J: f1 k# u2 z SC Ch 204 S' M3 r9 p/ o2 G4 p7 V$ \
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Allied Ships
: K# D) F2 ] M t) g& ~ SS Tautog
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2 _' Y4 x4 X! }Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. C7 l6 P X( ?7 Z
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes% X: T e4 n, c" O; Q* y( N3 d u
B* k$ a0 D" V5 ~0 ?5 R6 e. ~7 C
Japanese aircraft1 J' |2 Y. _( v1 u3 d+ U$ b/ E
A6M2 Zero x 41, X- D" A L9 H8 i
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Allied aircraft
1 E# e. i: e9 g0 i( b P-40E Warhawk x 16
. @' `. Y* ~( h2 k1 |! Y% P PBY-5 Catalina x 30: U8 w2 i( ]% d9 W6 D
4 X" j+ l" C. D( k: J
( b9 _7 X3 a3 S" T+ a! l( ]No Japanese losses* Z+ a" M, j$ F
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Allied aircraft losses
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PBY-5 Catalina: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
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DD Oyashio, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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! a, P1 l! K9 x) U TB Otori
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DD Hagikaze) b: q7 F! j% l& W+ F8 w; B
DD Hatsukaze
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