AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 27, 42' V# @0 I# t+ C6 c* r
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盟军一支在莫港卸载补给的船队全灭;7 w$ I& F4 ^ z- l; x7 j! ~; ^
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;1 k- l* t5 v7 j
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" a' M" G4 Z/ h. Q
6 G3 s G. q4 M0 t* y% }Japanese Ships( K1 \' h! [# `+ K
DD Oyashio G5 T( S! k3 d$ w1 D
DD Hatsukaze
9 P) E- B2 E) E) [ n" A DD Hagikaze Q: f% Q2 S+ V& @# Z0 r) @
DD Uranami
' k2 i* Q* f% h$ d TB Otori
4 W" q+ p& Q! x+ U/ ]0 ]0 z TB Hiyodori
' i A! \& t' w2 }5 w/ b: U+ H TB Hayabusa Q( f& @0 N5 t% ~, [6 A3 n8 m) [
TB Kiji
* Z- e% e. P3 S9 D, S! l$ C8 q9 ? TB Kamo b+ l* L/ C+ u/ i' m' J
DD Suresushio: ?7 x! W0 j6 i" o6 L9 I; p
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xAKL Chungking, Shell hits 23, and is sunk. L1 f* N' w; K% Q. g; c6 B+ B
xAKL Darvel, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk1 ?, C5 d j/ d, ]
xAKL Kaiping, Shell hits 13, and is sunk# a3 }! z, M* r3 O
xAKL Vichy, Shell hits 18, and is sunk `5 z6 s, H# W3 Z3 x3 }* Z
xAKL Patris, Shell hits 25, and is sunk$ S( k! R# q3 {% d5 a& d. g$ ]
xAKL Burwah, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
# D- `, x4 F3 `/ o" S1 i xAKL Carlisle, Shell hits 26, and is sunk( Z1 d; Z$ J0 i. k, w) ]
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& p7 B6 y" ]* q/ P# \0 z* zNight Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 7,000 Yards% K) [- u! A1 @
9 y% e" l% @# q2 T7 v2 wJapanese Ships- Z) O5 P5 K, M: J
CA Furutaka1 y* {; O1 I, a+ w/ Q7 _$ N% `3 J: C/ y
CA Kako9 A. s0 u+ l" J" P; L
CL Abukuma
& k0 J; }5 k, S* r; G CL Tenryu
; |/ i# U$ `( g0 L CL Tatsuta2 p; D* [7 p. p, U& D7 U, j4 h
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1
k* n* f( y- h) D* t+ O( z DD Michishio3 Z0 A$ H' Z F2 t
DD Amagiri" K: B' [/ n" e
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DM Ramsay, Shell hits 1
& V0 n# [% v3 f& G DM Breese, Shell hits 3, on fire* I& d2 {+ T# Q; a8 T- K3 F
DM Tracy, Shell hits 6, and is sunk; f7 O! u, t4 \2 r5 e! [
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q9 Y9 h4 Q5 G. rTF 181 encounters mine field at Pago Pago (148,161)
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Japanese Ships/ V0 l: Y% l1 `! T+ J" |% \
CA Kako, Mine hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
; f8 q9 z0 n* m( e* n! [ DD Amagiri, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
! X' g1 X2 C4 o! w* F 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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Japanese Ships
; V5 |7 `* P+ o6 `3 F+ B DD Satsuki
* n7 S8 W' _" M. r, y3 z DD Minazuki
4 m& c6 U$ l5 d DD Mochizuki
/ O8 h& H6 w4 G" P4 } DD Oite' `* o8 C& `- }1 s! \
DD Hayate
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PG Sacramento, Shell hits 15, heavy fires, heavy damage+ o& d5 m5 Y% b6 d, ~' D+ q
xAK Alabaman: L" W) q% h0 l1 j x& n P2 p
xAK Alaskan+ C9 A. c( T4 W1 R; ~
xAK American
+ s! r- @3 u) t* _1 e xAK Arizonan
: G, R6 A! ~% o9 p/ K* n5 G$ x xAK Arkansan8 }$ G- v! M5 }0 i) i
xAK Californian
8 S2 P- i; r6 _2 P xAK Canadian% [, ?1 e' q1 D& {1 A
xAK Dakotan
$ L# p& f: {( Z$ s2 e# u- C xAK Hawaiian
- b* m; N+ D' {& E0 X4 H- w xAK Kansan
4 T! W# H1 I/ ?# r# @" |* @ xAK Minnesotan
) p6 I: V5 Q; d: G6 n xAK Ohioan' ?+ r; Z; D7 Z
xAK Panaman
* n3 q' x3 Z$ P2 k xAK Pennsylvanian) C1 J# R2 P( }6 V+ Y
xAK Puerto Rican$ R# i# \9 B+ d$ Q* z% U
xAK Utahan& L# r& c; g* x; O
xAK Virginian
4 t4 t7 O0 E( W+ T# s xAK Trento
7 d( y2 {) Z/ m, F xAK Charles H Cramp1 P- b5 l- _8 B0 P5 ?
xAK Lancaster4 g8 ^4 d8 Q; H. y$ a" j* j
xAK Sagadahoc' |% `8 v; r1 w( L' h' {0 |
xAK Santa Rita3 q3 A" O" S% C6 r5 f5 W
xAK Santa Teresa
' _) t- Z. q0 j% @ xAK Atlanta City
9 P) d/ n- \3 G xAK Chickasaw City
& \! M) ]9 k4 W xAK Ensley City
0 z4 S, ~$ z7 | K/ n3 u xAK Knoxville City& k" @; E9 V$ s) f& j1 Q: y9 t) K
xAK Mobile City
# E9 d2 e9 m6 K" O xAK Tuscaloosa City. b. T/ n7 n1 e& Z# n* p7 v
xAK Steel Age/ T0 V# e, Z0 n1 j1 J
xAK Steel Exporter$ B9 S* `. ^# w: M1 o% {+ d
xAK Steel Mariner
6 ?& d0 T1 J5 B; g+ K6 r4 e' y3 l xAK Steel Navigator1 X C/ C4 }4 h" B
xAK Steel Ranger) F1 S3 |: E6 h6 p) z& j
xAK Steel Scientist
% u# x V0 x& r7 ] xAK Steel Seafarer. A" Z$ D3 j& o6 ]. z5 N, T
xAK Steel Trader
5 `! N5 o0 w$ u4 w: c# Q xAK Steel Voyager
) r/ ~: g9 j0 J# P/ _ xAK Steel Worker
- J. }6 k/ c. Y; H5 v! c5 a xAK Andrea Luckenbach$ `) o6 G" R3 u6 o0 U
xAK Harry Luckenbach! `/ F3 X+ J7 J
xAK J.L. Luckenbach
# r0 @9 o8 b1 y+ P( T3 ?! i xAK Jacob Luckenbach
) ?8 `0 m- b& x! d9 ]& i xAK Julia Luckenbach
$ P i. g# e$ m, ? xAK Katrina Luckenbach
: H/ w; u1 ]3 N( ^& a& j$ F7 A6 { xAK Lena Luckenbach; j1 ` O* r! [4 S# ^
xAK Lewis Luckenbach+ w6 C& T5 H6 {3 x
xAK Lillian Luckenbach
% q. {. G$ A- s: `5 ]" Q( k xAK Mathew Luckenbach
- ]1 g, t$ i1 x& Q xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
, Q% I, f3 l% |$ R8 X. W; Y% C xAK Walter Luckenbach2 [$ @$ R4 N2 l8 m. s! u7 v8 ?9 F
xAK William Luckenbach
: @1 L6 f' X! L' o xAK Diamond head
) P9 F5 ^2 [6 C/ ] xAK Admiral Halstead9 ^' w& M$ u( y: d' p; Z: r* l
AM Matai, Shell hits 1* f) p, n8 `. a0 [
AM Muritai, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage( D( v: B9 a% J" k( P- h( |
xAK Salamaua, Shell hits 1
+ t$ W$ T" K" H9 N3 S xAK Rona, Shell hits 26 h& y% _( l+ K/ E. v: p
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Allied ground losses:
) |7 z8 `" D/ b* _ 24 casualties reported* x. U; K. N$ t+ Q5 M J5 c
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* C. Y$ A% K/ O
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 4 disabled
, t+ n \# G( l3 I9 |8 `) l Engineers: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled
. t1 H# Q) R& g* J: c Vehicles lost 17 (10 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
& M# q- K& y: l, z# N o DD Satsuki
* I W5 O1 {/ U% r2 f, R DD Minazuki; [( E' T$ m2 q( o w0 z
DD Mochizuki
. K( w/ p$ Z1 w9 _ DD Oite% r" V# Z: u( @& z8 `: u$ R( q$ b
DD Hayate# B/ Z2 z |' e( h
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Allied Ships
) _. ^* v9 t( ?( x) k PG Sacramento, Shell hits 12, heavy fires, heavy damage, d' `+ N( }8 t& l
xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ j) I" z. V+ J, x9 j3 d, U AM Muritai, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Allied ground losses:
# ^" v% T. w7 x% d- F Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)& H; v4 g& Z. H6 d
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 121,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships3 b" Q4 t/ v# q# f8 x
DD Satsuki3 |. w I) r* }% u( ~8 a. O/ d
DD Minazuki
/ v+ B& ^* w2 T DD Mochizuki( i. O+ {. ^$ n( z, M. F7 m# V
DD Oite
8 f) r& r7 E( |# m$ ?% |" c7 `$ l4 \$ z DD Hayate
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Allied Ships
S8 ~# C: t4 x4 }2 b xAK Alabaman* t' L" ?$ `/ b2 Z3 A0 j! r5 `& V
xAK Alaskan. p$ B- ~8 J2 r% o# ?. P" `
xAK American
. B5 K# E$ y/ D xAK Arizonan7 z5 s& S2 A% m) {
xAK Arkansan- b* {4 w+ _5 G: M/ a
xAK Californian* c. J# A, T; O) |
xAK Canadian3 u$ |! x4 m8 R% \4 F( R7 o
xAK Dakotan
; L9 T% a: u# _1 y7 z R xAK Hawaiian
- E; t e: Y9 o5 \ p xAK Kansan
; Z" E8 F, T+ W9 D8 m xAK Minnesotan
6 H/ S$ q+ H+ E4 Y- j {1 T, S K xAK Ohioan0 G7 h) v; d" x: Q: }( ^* s! H
xAK Panaman
- Q2 c t8 c$ {% P4 J( I xAK Pennsylvanian- D0 C5 m5 [/ C2 f5 x
xAK Puerto Rican
5 ], b. O/ v$ u xAK Utahan% o1 M' _4 H; p: e8 h
xAK Virginian
0 {1 B [' d: r- L% V xAK Trento. v$ }3 i$ b6 a) `3 t
xAK Charles H Cramp
# {* [) S0 p' l- U& u- M* k xAK Lancaster' ~/ J3 h) O, e1 G R
xAK Sagadahoc' l/ `5 P# s/ q s/ ]6 O
xAK Santa Rita/ |, @/ x: t2 W' U
xAK Santa Teresa
" y7 z1 ^' t$ ` xAK Atlanta City
' X4 W, P0 b3 b8 t xAK Chickasaw City
W8 q4 @) q5 f" r xAK Ensley City
1 v7 T" l# z8 C8 q. [ xAK Knoxville City4 i( D- R, K8 J* u7 n$ `7 H
xAK Mobile City
. Q. k' O' k0 G% { xAK Tuscaloosa City9 L$ i3 u8 y9 Z0 B
xAK Steel Age! A% t$ |6 v; @1 y2 Y
xAK Steel Exporter- w( j8 ?( V1 b# C: E4 U
xAK Steel Mariner
, @+ [. f+ f4 A4 m xAK Steel Navigator, N2 R4 x2 ]0 i6 |& i
xAK Steel Ranger( i) {" b! O, }$ e
xAK Steel Scientist, i' H5 _- L0 ?8 w q" z% \( b
xAK Steel Seafarer
0 g* }: b, I1 T2 C1 H2 e9 t xAK Steel Trader
/ [2 ^9 p% K4 F* @. [# I) o; S$ p xAK Steel Voyager( a0 M9 e( ^/ Z; t# p3 N6 e# n
xAK Steel Worker, heavy damage1 o; H/ J) i3 Y( h: @( H- k1 K
xAK Andrea Luckenbach
2 L9 d8 T' b7 j' V. ~& H# D7 v xAK Harry Luckenbach% c8 F1 Z- C, ~9 ^8 M! b4 }
xAK J.L. Luckenbach% `* n( y# k' s9 }. `2 U% ?% X1 ~. v
xAK Jacob Luckenbach- r, g4 G- R; h6 r
xAK Julia Luckenbach7 {/ Z/ q# j+ i0 h3 O* ^: w6 [ j
xAK Katrina Luckenbach/ b7 Y# [+ C. \! I+ B. {8 q
xAK Lena Luckenbach
. @3 K" }; J: Y* A( R0 e xAK Lewis Luckenbach
0 H( C, |) E2 m V6 k xAK Lillian Luckenbach
3 a. N" a- _9 V) } xAK Mathew Luckenbach! g5 v ? E0 R5 ~- u/ I
xAK Walter Luckenbach6 v2 i9 H0 H5 {! F- u, \
xAK William Luckenbach% \3 P% [% D" q
xAK Diamond head
" t* u3 ^1 h- k, N xAK Admiral Halstead3 A+ p4 u8 _! v
xAK Admiral Cole: ]/ w1 W, x* m
xAK Crown City
^3 e i# ?( C" |( Y7 I7 } AM Matai, Shell hits 20, heavy fires, heavy damage; L4 `7 D4 R7 f7 \+ n) V% Y0 A
xAK Rona, Shell hits 4
4 E( _1 m) r2 {* l" Q: B xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1* s5 Y, F% w7 j! Z1 U9 M
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3 c* @* a5 H7 Q ^( FAllied ground losses:
- N3 a" i* g- m1 u+ c; ] 37 casualties reported
/ U" M+ l2 \( O Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled% g6 j* L! Z* V* V& l; V( b3 r
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
. U% ?( \ i8 V6 n6 v Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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, X# Y, N- A! H: W. MDay Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 120,193, Range 15,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
. C9 P2 `; V; L n) F DD Satsuki
0 ^( [) s! I, q2 {, h DD Minazuki
+ H6 l/ T0 k: `; ? DD Mochizuki2 c) E9 Z' s6 l( c1 s
DD Oite _4 x& h, `4 S# f
DD Hayate
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! l, n4 o" \ ?6 x& L u# M2 [Allied Ships6 c. I: C& H: l7 h9 F R" G
xAK Alabaman
, h; h0 \- a& t! L4 G* j9 I xAK Alaskan/ A; k' U& `5 `
xAK American
3 ~( _- S7 x( u% O; C% p. b) f. U5 k xAK Arizonan& Y3 j4 r' F7 }3 B7 k
xAK Arkansan9 c3 T `: y( D
xAK Californian
4 d. y6 g( K' _# q* {: _. [ xAK Canadian' y: W; S: A% H T
xAK Dakotan4 I# P* z" _& c" H
xAK Hawaiian
\/ v5 `# e# w- ` xAK Kansan% I" c2 [ _# ]! a9 w& `- I2 }
xAK Minnesotan
9 l9 W3 R3 ^7 B6 @' t# J xAK Ohioan4 C& Y+ w. V {
xAK Panaman: D9 v+ I' Q+ a) f
xAK Pennsylvanian
- \# t; [0 `/ [% t$ l4 C8 ~ xAK Puerto Rican
4 U$ f' {' z) n0 M F" w# W xAK Utahan# b' K3 G( ?" L
xAK Virginian
+ B) y& R. y O1 s$ H) a xAK Trento M7 a5 V( \" D) T b
xAK Charles H Cramp+ p. z8 x$ P$ W
xAK Lancaster- T. b% t# S/ [# E6 y
xAK Sagadahoc
* q8 q) J. Y# J( V xAK Santa Rita- v8 f! P* U8 }3 O& c0 _
xAK Santa Teresa
' K' e$ r# I9 p4 `' @2 ~ xAK Atlanta City( _3 [9 b2 N' i- w) k
xAK Chickasaw City: f _. M' w! S
xAK Ensley City; E6 Y- z) o ]5 l0 v5 v! Z- q
xAK Knoxville City) \- u9 w1 s' _, b+ x/ r
xAK Mobile City2 p5 K; t: F5 g& Y
xAK Tuscaloosa City
9 \$ d' f7 ^7 ~+ Z$ M xAK Steel Age
- a+ z, O8 t" o$ @6 l" r xAK Steel Exporter. i5 |/ \: Y2 R; q
xAK Steel Mariner
8 M) H+ ?1 ~7 M$ L5 J, |. q xAK Steel Navigator/ V. V% ^8 O( R
xAK Steel Ranger
$ j* }. y6 B h P$ P! F xAK Steel Scientist1 ?* H E, @4 C/ n Z3 o5 l
xAK Steel Seafarer
6 }4 o0 v& }# N. u xAK Steel Trader6 D' J9 {# n7 X1 Y8 }
xAK Steel Voyager
' d" ~0 r9 l4 O1 r {$ H7 e5 w xAK Andrea Luckenbach- D" [) r* f& z9 G' c* [
xAK Harry Luckenbach1 z7 B- F0 M5 }# Q0 h4 o
xAK J.L. Luckenbach1 ?9 g O) r' n
xAK Jacob Luckenbach4 A) t! o9 j0 p
xAK Julia Luckenbach6 z6 s! e M# K( L" d
xAK Katrina Luckenbach2 a9 A2 ~3 E% m5 M, y7 [
xAK Lena Luckenbach' P( }" i/ b, L2 k' w+ c2 j
xAK Lewis Luckenbach' I4 g2 c" g% c% m8 f9 `* \5 i
xAK Lillian Luckenbach. i& Y2 }: Q) R/ V; u# ~6 [5 _7 ]
xAK Mathew Luckenbach
* u8 y: @8 W; F& l xAK Walter Luckenbach& u, g6 y# i: o( P
xAK William Luckenbach% B. O% @. i: `/ {" n* h* n
xAK Diamond head6 J8 ~/ t* P9 g: _3 M
xAK Admiral Halstead R2 A# y6 Z- W9 u5 S& Y2 ~
xAK Admiral Cole
7 ]8 o4 S+ w! n. x2 R" Q xAK Crown City) Y+ @! v* @) w. }" [) e% V3 \
xAK Admiral Y. Williams" x3 c9 D. t" O: x n
xAK Iron Crown, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
3 M: y% o5 N$ ~, m/ M( c xAK Rona, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage1 J# [; o( C( A- q# ?6 M8 |3 c
xAK Exmoor, Shell hits 2
, K6 _3 P# e6 ?3 g1 Z xAK Aeon, Shell hits 3, on fire( f% v) _. t+ k+ o
xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1' J D! z- L. j$ F$ V3 U0 m. b0 ^
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3 F7 q, ?$ A9 R; t5 BAllied ground losses:
) A: W: I- d# N& D+ z 59 casualties reported
' j) i( ]. d7 J! k Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
/ q' C2 s% A! n, Z- |! H' ^# F Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 19 disabled
7 L) l8 w# L' R8 f* j8 I Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
; s1 F/ p! @ O$ i Guns lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled)! B0 ?5 P0 U+ m# S* q5 ?7 I" R
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 14,000 Yards9 k& y3 ~3 s) i2 F
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Japanese Ships
+ D6 C4 l# i* F+ ^( F' x. s CA Furutaka' \" C+ t: B0 V/ j8 M m0 @
CL Abukuma
/ |! P# \6 u: n9 W3 l9 J CL Tatsuta! M, W3 U$ s( v0 `' @
CL Yubari& e E, _# }7 Q) r9 F
DD Michishio0 }' s C& |+ V
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% }% x4 z" U$ ^* V$ o" y& X DM Ramsay, Shell hits 4, heavy fires& h% N6 ~! q9 D; o) @
DM Breese, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
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% P- B E; _7 c; P$ r# uSub attack near Port Moresby at 98,133
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Japanese Ships
2 x; O7 V7 ] q PB Kozan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
0 k1 E/ E0 K! c7 Y9 L% Q4 D, ~ AO Manju Maru/ L3 Q' n3 l( v# A, d9 q) S
AO Akebono Maru: U* t: j o* k0 N& Y4 N
PB Choun Maru #8 i+ m& Q& C( K+ u: ?' |
SC Ch 20
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SS Tautog. V# H0 [! u3 D9 |% S
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4 q/ {7 e X- J0 p0 H7 {Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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2 ^6 P7 a$ v4 @) e) D1 C. f+ RWeather in hex: Light cloud: P! j2 q# ?- `- y
5 W+ c4 l; V# |9 R, `Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
" M A: u {9 n& p7 V1 n/ f% iEstimated time to target is 10 minutes# A! A$ j& V. o! v- Q6 e- T
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Japanese aircraft
( i( @9 B& X( H1 `/ @9 Z) N8 v A6M2 Zero x 41
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# s- w3 ^. |6 D; @# U; vAllied aircraft
/ K5 u8 D7 d+ a. x) \ P-40E Warhawk x 167 p+ w8 h j1 a, l) \% }6 j
PBY-5 Catalina x 30. h! D3 i' U3 g/ X
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No Japanese losses
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7 |- `; ]" q# r& s% I s6 u% |2 W P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
0 W9 J) |" J8 [1 \7 z7 F: ^% o PBY-5 Catalina: 3 damaged
3 V0 y% f, q( i PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed by flak
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( j4 a" Y; I7 RJapanese Ships i0 R: d9 {8 d: S
DD Suresushio7 u6 ~0 T( p$ J% M4 \4 w- I
DD Oyashio, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage: K' v5 b# n' c+ v O( O0 I F/ N; u
TB Hayabusa+ f1 K8 {: [# D+ [' \- c
TB Otori
5 a J8 S( `* H0 h TB Hiyodori: V! Y/ P, {% v# j: C6 Y, J" c
DD Hagikaze% F4 y5 x5 \5 K9 Z m
DD Hatsukaze
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