AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 27, 42: x" u9 I# [8 P1 |; x9 {7 W% h0 N
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盟军一支在莫港卸载补给的船队全灭;
' {3 T* I* s6 Y* u( g. X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;, w0 e* Y8 U9 z" ?4 q
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+ E! J( c8 A2 x0 g0 E
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 12,000 Yards
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& z/ U; M# ]# @! Z3 gJapanese Ships( K* u# F+ w* H
DD Oyashio
* ]. [6 S |* x$ C DD Hatsukaze
4 v3 o" B7 l2 `/ R& m- d% a- {# ? DD Hagikaze
0 ~/ ~8 l+ O7 m5 L DD Uranami! } o, m2 O3 Y, D& N
TB Otori7 W1 \; g0 b- d. P @: L
TB Hiyodori' A6 K5 g3 u" }$ v
TB Hayabusa- z: q6 k! F1 d+ B5 e1 T
TB Kiji* q9 L- b% h; G% x, L3 y! T
TB Kamo: u, S0 @ U% s t9 A( ?
DD Suresushio1 P; U' a- E# F o& R4 X
4 W# R; P1 U! J) D0 _) s* Z* S, YAllied Ships
9 W& E3 p a& a6 J, n xAKL Chungking, Shell hits 23, and is sunk' j" L8 \! U4 j8 u( [
xAKL Darvel, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
( @/ }6 z3 E2 w# n! G( S# Z$ X xAKL Kaiping, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
8 ~7 Z8 \4 F" ~! T xAKL Vichy, Shell hits 18, and is sunk7 Z8 o. {; R6 I. S/ T: N% h9 | s
xAKL Patris, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
, @) z& l G ~$ v xAKL Burwah, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk) W" f! R9 { w# l- P, u7 u# J/ x' N
xAKL Carlisle, Shell hits 26, and is sunk3 |, @. L* i( K1 \' q$ h
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 7,000 Yards! m7 b5 d! }7 W+ }% f
- m; O* }- c& CJapanese Ships
. r7 k6 }/ ^ C& _ CA Furutaka
, G. x5 S9 Y% _1 F7 G9 |# B/ G9 Q' r% p CA Kako
( S8 S$ J& {; P9 R; D CL Abukuma- _, a! K9 f; C1 `6 u g4 D4 B
CL Tenryu
3 u1 V+ ~# B8 M2 [% Y( H CL Tatsuta# j3 o$ o, x% n4 A+ l
CL Yubari, Shell hits 10 s$ u0 T1 T$ w. }! V( K% l3 H$ t; _8 e
DD Michishio/ j) W3 D$ ~% y# g" N
DD Amagiri
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Allied Ships* k0 V% [4 K/ t6 G( L ?
DM Ramsay, Shell hits 1
' ^, d) U+ P8 @: q0 e2 _" t2 R DM Breese, Shell hits 3, on fire- |* e: A, M4 H& D' p! h
DM Tracy, Shell hits 6, and is sunk; k8 H$ i8 F+ s. K1 O+ T
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TF 181 encounters mine field at Pago Pago (148,161)9 I8 K( d& ~5 H% t) P
, y2 G3 a) n8 D' uJapanese Ships
9 ]- e2 t& m/ G/ U2 n" ?8 n CA Kako, Mine hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
1 a! U5 o0 E# V/ u5 P. | DD Amagiri, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
: d+ ^5 i- x1 c1 _" b 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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% G/ a G1 A6 g1 N2 v( kJapanese Ships& j0 k5 s4 M4 _/ P
DD Satsuki
/ V6 o0 C$ S x9 t& |; h DD Minazuki6 o V4 z& D7 O# ]$ }5 C/ O# K
DD Mochizuki- X4 l8 z. s P' T; K9 w1 w8 r
DD Oite
3 t9 A% C. \ L! T; s ^) R DD Hayate
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Allied Ships; n7 _3 |; @+ T1 Y! k6 z/ y4 ~
PG Sacramento, Shell hits 15, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ L2 b& q6 S: f! _; b xAK Alabaman" |: x: u4 Y4 B" k
xAK Alaskan7 Z. a& P: S1 s0 Z* e) G
xAK American
/ W/ w) j3 g/ @ xAK Arizonan
" _8 G( O0 g4 p7 m' E xAK Arkansan" t, B1 X! m9 K2 s: A
xAK Californian
- ]7 U$ }, M, C4 ^ xAK Canadian
: P# k9 O0 N2 g7 N t xAK Dakotan
" M0 Q$ h0 N8 c xAK Hawaiian
, [7 y/ ?; r @* G7 {% | xAK Kansan
- A$ f |+ i0 o8 a, m6 O6 j! t xAK Minnesotan r, r! @, L, B" Z9 x1 g l4 M4 p
xAK Ohioan5 y% {6 q! _: S& _% J
xAK Panaman7 G+ z* o- D6 v2 R2 ]5 H' {' B; z% ]
xAK Pennsylvanian% }: x8 u4 T4 ^. g7 p- B
xAK Puerto Rican/ Y' g: [! _+ J4 r8 N; t3 l
xAK Utahan
6 q* I* A8 i* {0 x7 g xAK Virginian! O0 `: i- Y. a `* T& m/ b/ E
xAK Trento& ]( t+ g3 `( ]8 |+ {
xAK Charles H Cramp
) f7 _5 b5 ?0 B6 M/ a4 A xAK Lancaster
2 d: M/ `, e4 ], x9 w1 {' `8 q- z% g xAK Sagadahoc& p1 `1 D0 E1 |
xAK Santa Rita9 C) G' r% Y. |2 d; p/ ~* f
xAK Santa Teresa
& ]+ y2 S+ ]( S+ h xAK Atlanta City' x% q2 N/ I/ I$ }
xAK Chickasaw City# |, y+ [; C3 z3 L# x8 S
xAK Ensley City5 b1 h1 C. A$ V5 A" X
xAK Knoxville City: G+ i, a" [: L9 C
xAK Mobile City
v/ ^3 O9 C7 o+ \' ? J xAK Tuscaloosa City
( j' }4 D$ w3 l9 G xAK Steel Age/ B) E1 f/ L+ v! B1 W( Y) ^/ h
xAK Steel Exporter
+ [2 k; P6 W% T$ G1 n. Z xAK Steel Mariner
" ?' Z2 I: W$ |& a xAK Steel Navigator8 A$ B& m$ _" x3 Y
xAK Steel Ranger4 M# a9 Z/ J0 J4 E, {) A5 ~
xAK Steel Scientist' u$ N' H- j& h& X" y9 z6 w
xAK Steel Seafarer/ A( N9 y& v# V9 M$ K1 r
xAK Steel Trader
, `: E/ ^7 q" w. ^ xAK Steel Voyager
2 z" g F' z/ b M7 ~ xAK Steel Worker. N) u. h B( |) k% y! H# f
xAK Andrea Luckenbach
: ]( p; @/ w' d xAK Harry Luckenbach
# m6 {& V2 H* A! p& f xAK J.L. Luckenbach; X: x, u W+ D' F7 n0 t" z
xAK Jacob Luckenbach2 r+ x* h: _2 U. y. h5 P/ ?
xAK Julia Luckenbach
& ]1 C8 P+ D7 p+ D* U# D6 d xAK Katrina Luckenbach
5 v: B5 E. ]2 @! M5 S0 C xAK Lena Luckenbach+ }) e) v" E; _( i+ t# s
xAK Lewis Luckenbach# B5 ]$ _1 l) Y: k( Y5 Y
xAK Lillian Luckenbach
% F/ S p2 Z) r$ ]8 A" K; b7 ~* [ xAK Mathew Luckenbach
6 B% _! N" W8 U% \$ U$ }( b xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 7, heavy fires/ P3 U1 n1 M) }, f4 N3 z
xAK Walter Luckenbach
1 t3 V5 b E, Y- x% e6 ? xAK William Luckenbach& u8 H R- @2 P9 {9 M7 u
xAK Diamond head* Q) v7 x# z J! Z) Y
xAK Admiral Halstead/ H8 m; u3 o% h& V1 F' R' l
AM Matai, Shell hits 10 [( @( e5 I% V0 `2 S" e: S6 d8 J7 @% L
AM Muritai, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage1 [8 O# x$ K Y# w
xAK Salamaua, Shell hits 1
- `- z K1 o1 h xAK Rona, Shell hits 2
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6 N: P, k4 K4 E6 m8 J, \) P+ f/ ]Allied ground losses:
! O" B- E p! F; |5 ^) W o* C# S 24 casualties reported! Q9 W& l- g6 X! J1 c* H
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
! Q+ y. r* x2 B Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 4 disabled
0 `2 x2 H* ^7 ~& q: ]- g Engineers: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled
4 A+ c# }: S5 P/ ?2 R Vehicles lost 17 (10 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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- @9 T. G0 @/ q9 h3 {" pNight Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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$ }( f/ }/ T9 A; ^1 ~; F) SJapanese Ships; _7 g+ M2 Y5 {/ f" |! ^# D) q w' f
DD Satsuki* _5 |2 j( \# r( e1 }0 g9 y2 y
DD Minazuki
. Q/ K4 b/ V) Z; n8 | DD Mochizuki
$ u0 [: l3 b, ]3 K( ~- Y DD Oite
' F! A6 P1 L/ V9 J+ C# y: D DD Hayate
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Allied Ships, [4 Z8 I$ m: i
PG Sacramento, Shell hits 12, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ b6 {8 g+ m7 w @2 K' U xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage/ h0 R6 ]6 u- o/ U$ ]) J
AM Muritai, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Allied ground losses: \1 U! c) x3 U1 d
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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0 k7 `$ P6 P" [' g0 K% UNight Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 121,193, Range 8,000 Yards! X1 _9 f [- h5 O5 f6 X( Q! g; l
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Japanese Ships! Q4 t4 ^! z1 W( Y
DD Satsuki
2 c: R% o# m: Q7 n DD Minazuki
( ]* E- O9 i3 f& R& g DD Mochizuki
5 a& U& ]4 n! [$ E+ T DD Oite0 W3 S* g7 u& ^9 |) k
DD Hayate$ O* C& I* _5 i$ c
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Allied Ships+ m* G+ w, B6 i" J# Z) \
xAK Alabaman# [6 A) e& j" Y" k
xAK Alaskan
8 d& M- R r& f( \+ E" P xAK American) q% ]& t) A% E( [3 N" C7 f$ ^
xAK Arizonan2 `' |' B$ \: e# D- s
xAK Arkansan
6 |3 w6 x& M% U3 d5 { xAK Californian
- P x' b. ^$ {, k5 y4 j xAK Canadian# a+ d8 }. S( b6 k+ s8 J+ \0 U. u$ w
xAK Dakotan
& y* N% c; o2 O5 q7 C xAK Hawaiian
/ E7 ?$ F6 G" |: J" L xAK Kansan2 p; G+ ^ |$ x u% ?, c
xAK Minnesotan
, A7 `- W% x9 X; u" Z xAK Ohioan
# q5 K, D( x7 l% q0 X" Y xAK Panaman
0 W) ~+ R8 K6 x: c" X xAK Pennsylvanian
4 h6 I0 F- @" B xAK Puerto Rican; h7 t# _. P0 O
xAK Utahan
; {9 h' G& q' O! F2 g xAK Virginian( b" Z: `: K) f. N
xAK Trento
3 p1 r" I2 L1 x% x xAK Charles H Cramp
* M8 p4 \( ^3 B) s2 @( r6 \, l xAK Lancaster
* f9 x( p+ e' T3 z/ {) D xAK Sagadahoc
% W* E- R- w, q) { xAK Santa Rita( [5 H1 e0 k; [
xAK Santa Teresa
3 t9 }/ @+ `6 c3 u xAK Atlanta City
$ b* p& }! \ U3 P( C; |5 _ xAK Chickasaw City
1 t3 F5 j( C3 ]4 B* _ xAK Ensley City: A! A6 n* Y+ G5 t4 w
xAK Knoxville City
( K2 t* d: e2 k- Y xAK Mobile City. {, I9 z1 S+ @2 t
xAK Tuscaloosa City
8 p% ~" h& M* ^ H, R. `8 E xAK Steel Age. e4 v. F* s1 `7 s4 O1 Q
xAK Steel Exporter( {$ x1 G& Q0 V
xAK Steel Mariner1 }; R! L2 V" |" p/ H$ s
xAK Steel Navigator
( v; y) N$ x- k$ X' d1 F5 Q, l; r. K0 r xAK Steel Ranger
- L1 s" w: q+ ~ xAK Steel Scientist
: R" Z( i: u" K3 W* K: C3 f8 z xAK Steel Seafarer
9 l( h7 M" _% [4 ]7 K5 l xAK Steel Trader3 |1 u) k4 K0 p) g) i5 D! W
xAK Steel Voyager
8 x. ?5 B/ I' \/ ~) g5 s xAK Steel Worker, heavy damage5 s: H- O0 Y; r* Y& E: T
xAK Andrea Luckenbach
4 S) v; H/ A M; d6 M: z# B xAK Harry Luckenbach
$ j& Q; Z2 O8 @/ M' S xAK J.L. Luckenbach
: f) d! A- R0 t xAK Jacob Luckenbach
# ?! D6 l6 ^ r& | xAK Julia Luckenbach4 I. `! H! }% F* m
xAK Katrina Luckenbach
! t; S! O# K, E K; T: _ [2 v xAK Lena Luckenbach" [7 u; H( F; `* v& l
xAK Lewis Luckenbach
' c9 A: O& e8 A; M/ `' E% N Z6 F xAK Lillian Luckenbach: [' I$ g, m) G
xAK Mathew Luckenbach8 M* P4 k7 x9 B8 H2 T3 T
xAK Walter Luckenbach
, o* F+ ], r+ K7 b, h xAK William Luckenbach: p! C4 M9 R1 I4 ?, m' _+ M1 C$ }
xAK Diamond head
$ C3 \7 n4 H/ J2 l) y8 S( Q- M xAK Admiral Halstead
( K5 l e% X& {" Z xAK Admiral Cole. D6 [ E+ r& a6 e% ~
xAK Crown City
- n; K) D9 t/ X* X! V AM Matai, Shell hits 20, heavy fires, heavy damage$ ?$ X2 K/ a3 K: A
xAK Rona, Shell hits 4, B; {3 e: O; u9 E" h5 I" [; S
xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1
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2 j! M9 S! S) l' G; v: U `5 s: ?Allied ground losses:
- ?6 `) S& P3 o& q 37 casualties reported
& L' U/ p, Z+ ?2 Z' I' M Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
/ G8 h a5 f' ^# \) Y1 j Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
) T' `. |8 K: q9 q, W+ V Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% ]2 M+ Y4 S* P( \0 c* @% N2 e- D
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1 V: U+ g$ h" _% Z/ g. D; l2 kDay Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 120,193, Range 15,000 Yards# V: I. T* C/ E1 \! u0 i: a
% t9 n$ [" D9 ^ ^Japanese Ships) J8 K3 \+ T( u, [; b& I. R
DD Satsuki; l% l7 l( r, ~: I2 ^. m1 ~
DD Minazuki0 q6 E' [# ]' B( @
DD Mochizuki% V% ` F/ t t O
DD Oite# s/ n' J% L; V/ ]+ K" S
DD Hayate }* `1 w/ r" K+ n1 U% O
3 S4 s/ f4 T4 X% L$ eAllied Ships
/ b3 W1 n; e( M6 z" n xAK Alabaman+ V$ ?- J* N5 ]: t- }
xAK Alaskan4 i$ C" f6 c# z' ~3 l+ K+ q# V3 t# J) p( K. w
xAK American
6 [- z: i' q$ S. r' f( g& L xAK Arizonan. O8 X# @7 y ]* j G2 I' v
xAK Arkansan7 J" s5 Q, m( A1 d B
xAK Californian
! z& V2 u: m; t1 X0 c xAK Canadian5 X3 a# r) B5 F
xAK Dakotan* U# [7 v- T" N' t3 {; h
xAK Hawaiian
, i* a& e3 `) |- z ^# P xAK Kansan5 Y: L% X: _2 X# Z; R
xAK Minnesotan+ ? o6 ?! ^, [. T1 @7 p2 u" g! ^
xAK Ohioan
6 l# Q# l5 w) d) s xAK Panaman9 I1 L9 v5 i5 w. o
xAK Pennsylvanian
+ ~$ N' z3 x- D5 I: o g9 j xAK Puerto Rican( ]! b* ~' a* c
xAK Utahan$ G8 r" j# {9 l! W
xAK Virginian
0 I5 o6 ^5 o( J1 g2 v xAK Trento' `' c6 S! T/ t1 ~7 V4 M# F
xAK Charles H Cramp
, e+ [7 G6 {5 l+ ?1 i2 U! F) T xAK Lancaster
7 ~9 ^2 w% `' e Q. r xAK Sagadahoc
9 P4 j% p. z8 r6 N. W& x+ ~' Q0 r xAK Santa Rita1 v" n% n: _; n r. n( e
xAK Santa Teresa1 o. H8 m3 M0 Z9 W- D. ^0 L' z
xAK Atlanta City& ?( Q; u; f3 j6 Z, a
xAK Chickasaw City
$ u r4 N' e& c) ]. Q xAK Ensley City- S c( X# K9 I# p7 d {+ ~
xAK Knoxville City
6 o; t. n* E- Y xAK Mobile City
& y' s. f) c" O xAK Tuscaloosa City
# ~. a6 R8 k) x+ g U: ]# @5 | xAK Steel Age+ q+ x8 g) N' O
xAK Steel Exporter, o. H# d" O E a! i7 p
xAK Steel Mariner
4 J8 e6 [5 c, c, |" \" E; j xAK Steel Navigator+ b% Y1 H+ g; g; m8 @9 N3 w
xAK Steel Ranger
1 G: h! {' A, w1 A% S xAK Steel Scientist1 X( s% d. @1 L7 p
xAK Steel Seafarer
~# q7 H: Q4 y8 M xAK Steel Trader
4 f+ c" l# Q ? X+ \1 m) o xAK Steel Voyager7 \9 S& _5 J5 P5 a% I. ]& c# |" Z
xAK Andrea Luckenbach' V. F# l2 E0 L
xAK Harry Luckenbach
3 U) M: a% n5 M, \$ G3 h xAK J.L. Luckenbach! }# c9 U2 K/ o5 Q
xAK Jacob Luckenbach
. N6 b2 Y8 ~0 A4 ^4 a xAK Julia Luckenbach
' h% f! A8 e. z: ]( X G0 \: c xAK Katrina Luckenbach
; C0 Q _+ Q$ E8 d1 e0 | xAK Lena Luckenbach9 I( [3 |* {& U; }
xAK Lewis Luckenbach' ]: U4 X' C( \6 ?
xAK Lillian Luckenbach8 {3 s, h3 t* ]
xAK Mathew Luckenbach
* z% B2 F2 \; I1 @: v xAK Walter Luckenbach; \: o8 p) ^, ]5 K' T
xAK William Luckenbach
i. x! K4 a8 i" M3 L+ @ xAK Diamond head+ N& ]; X# l; g t7 w. n
xAK Admiral Halstead" { Y, W4 }9 {" Q4 T2 Z, t# s7 y
xAK Admiral Cole
3 n% V6 e8 I8 h1 r% ~: [# V8 l xAK Crown City7 u* ~1 y$ b) e% u
xAK Admiral Y. Williams: S& a1 M) j; U7 s: y
xAK Iron Crown, Shell hits 4, heavy fires" T+ N! y4 F( J" i& |
xAK Rona, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage
. N- G% l. }/ \5 J xAK Exmoor, Shell hits 2
3 i5 S ? W0 O s xAK Aeon, Shell hits 3, on fire. H& n3 L6 b9 T' [* v0 n g( r
xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1& @3 C( ^4 a1 m6 u& s8 O0 z. m
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Allied ground losses:
/ B5 M2 F* V0 O* E' n0 e4 k 59 casualties reported% r: a6 ]: C+ x3 ]
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
* {6 m* j; w h- d2 l% W) x Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 19 disabled
9 `- z% P8 H( ^ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 _" }6 Z3 D/ f" K3 u* a4 ` Guns lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled)
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 14,000 Yards. |/ Q m/ t; m. m
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Japanese Ships
& a% s- Z) Y& a5 G0 f CA Furutaka
$ ^( S9 g- @: L5 u7 J CL Abukuma
" g- J! E4 I# w6 q& p, G( o; \4 D CL Tatsuta
7 h7 T4 p b: M0 M# R3 F% b CL Yubari0 d) f( e r% T' m& z
DD Michishio
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Allied Ships8 Z; J# ?+ Y: S1 I+ q( Y m$ _
DM Ramsay, Shell hits 4, heavy fires) |$ y ?) `3 Y# |1 [+ I* y
DM Breese, Shell hits 12, and is sunk7 B- y- q* B" h+ v
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Sub attack near Port Moresby at 98,133
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/ o$ M6 i& s) g! x, fJapanese Ships
$ B/ z$ v; X0 e$ W7 E* s PB Kozan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage/ \6 {. J( @3 w6 f7 y w# u$ p" O
AO Manju Maru& O' @$ w7 z6 R* D6 ]" b" k
AO Akebono Maru) ^+ ]6 h: J% n& ?, T' V
PB Choun Maru #8
- `" D( P9 A: v% Z# B: n SC Ch 20
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Allied Ships
0 g4 j* p ]. m0 J0 G7 L. Q SS Tautog0 u" l' h; p9 y" c) ^9 N
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, p; k- ]( A4 B* K; dMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,1302 ^4 z( c: N# T# }: C4 X
) ^2 W }1 _0 nWeather in hex: Light cloud
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, C2 R% t: c: J: m4 _Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.* o2 x9 G1 h* f% _* i2 V5 v* L
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes/ _! a# h6 m. w* F4 n; s5 x
4 }" ?5 Z$ K; _- M8 j1 {Japanese aircraft J9 \) l6 ?5 d' w( I3 M) Y
A6M2 Zero x 41
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/ j4 ~* I5 s" t' WAllied aircraft1 ^4 u, a9 g/ H
P-40E Warhawk x 16
* Q6 ]. Y& f: W4 q9 ^/ L PBY-5 Catalina x 30
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' Q( O/ @" K. X" d( L' l; m( M% ]No Japanese losses
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P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed by flak
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DD Suresushio! p% k$ K+ l2 Z5 A" F5 l! v. E
DD Oyashio, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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TB Otori* a0 {0 I2 ]7 u; _/ F. Z/ ^
TB Hiyodori
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1 V' G, `5 F% _+ D4 N% J9 R+ e DD Hatsukaze
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