AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 27, 42
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盟军一支在莫港卸载补给的船队全灭;
0 Q9 k' w# T2 ^ u8 d! |' b% e) 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;" x6 [( ` t2 s- U1 i8 C: g
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
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5 ]: p) l1 W" wJapanese Ships. R1 U1 A% e6 p1 C X5 q3 i: @
DD Oyashio( T/ z, R( v9 Z9 X
DD Hatsukaze
; l/ v0 q/ G( C/ G% h! x3 N; |+ Z, ^/ B# d DD Hagikaze! \0 u7 h0 b% @" b! s' t
DD Uranami
3 T" Y$ u& G4 t8 w. v: C TB Otori" `8 S6 B6 c1 h* W
TB Hiyodori
" b/ g0 v% R' s5 b& @ TB Hayabusa& e5 D& B$ E: J0 E
TB Kiji" }& d3 ]- ~' [. v3 m
TB Kamo: A* Z) L6 R1 Q
DD Suresushio
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6 Q$ l/ @9 ~8 x/ bAllied Ships
+ y2 V0 d! b, f" z9 D xAKL Chungking, Shell hits 23, and is sunk; v" ?# ^- x0 a
xAKL Darvel, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk: w& x+ x! p% X
xAKL Kaiping, Shell hits 13, and is sunk7 ] Z# T$ r7 B; W& ?' ~
xAKL Vichy, Shell hits 18, and is sunk
9 F( d5 N! ^& f# S3 p- j xAKL Patris, Shell hits 25, and is sunk$ R* P! r7 f+ ~$ k7 N7 |' B
xAKL Burwah, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
, i- Y# m7 K+ U$ d9 ^( c. Z1 ~ xAKL Carlisle, Shell hits 26, and is sunk
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) R- }: a$ \! {. g# bNight Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 7,000 Yards p* Y( W! z* O! y- R: t
1 ?' ], |6 h6 g4 ?& y* ^5 b" lJapanese Ships
# p! T& W0 ~; R4 T \+ C. J CA Furutaka
6 c* g/ m8 {4 E& g% y# w CA Kako
: j& V- q+ E' D9 `( {1 s4 n CL Abukuma
5 w8 ] d* ]) r7 \ CL Tenryu9 I& R4 d& }8 v3 o- Z! r
CL Tatsuta* I2 s6 j# W, D$ }' o
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1) e* [" q2 U- T8 V0 T* z
DD Michishio1 M6 p8 ]# V2 i% }
DD Amagiri
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7 F( W, z1 p* f# F9 b bAllied Ships
) E! L- D4 z8 t) f% \ DM Ramsay, Shell hits 1
$ B5 q3 g/ r: v2 ?: H DM Breese, Shell hits 3, on fire
u5 m. w4 O6 s% Z, z' I& ^ DM Tracy, Shell hits 6, and is sunk5 v" [7 ] l( a- o- D
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TF 181 encounters mine field at Pago Pago (148,161)
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Japanese Ships. p* m# h" o6 I8 C0 M- x& y
CA Kako, Mine hits 5, on fire, heavy damage! k1 {& v$ m% G) ~) S! B
DD Amagiri, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
1 H1 Q1 ?3 g6 J( } CL Tenryu, Mine hits 1, on fire" e" r' M# B* S
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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6 ~$ I" z) X- aJapanese Ships+ F& R N) C) C1 D6 q; j9 O
DD Satsuki
$ u: _' O1 t# T9 C DD Minazuki
! ~ S, }2 P& H$ k2 U2 X DD Mochizuki" l0 `5 n% Y& ?5 d* r
DD Oite
2 s* Y- b, J% M& i; Z8 U# S DD Hayate$ U( F- M1 N" f: T# K; N, b
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Allied Ships
& ?% i. ^" A$ o, B) Q ] b, N" P. Q PG Sacramento, Shell hits 15, heavy fires, heavy damage U+ Q9 N6 O" b) A$ X" I* S) Z
xAK Alabaman6 l- B$ F+ E- o# N$ m
xAK Alaskan) U% c, M6 Y! C* s9 U
xAK American. J7 n6 T8 [! I" y! K# o
xAK Arizonan
/ V1 u) W2 s r! {. ?, t6 |/ u xAK Arkansan4 U' s& N" g* H- C
xAK Californian$ x& p: K) @9 u8 }
xAK Canadian4 K2 I% Q# x: H a4 a; ?
xAK Dakotan2 q! q2 o' J! @( a8 h# c
xAK Hawaiian* |2 Z) j! N, e7 e5 w8 U
xAK Kansan3 d& j# j% X5 S2 p2 ^
xAK Minnesotan( R: ?* X: X5 g: K
xAK Ohioan
5 q: s6 S' j& B0 L* G9 Z xAK Panaman- z! f& t1 q3 T! h5 o; g
xAK Pennsylvanian
, k3 z7 @, c5 E8 r xAK Puerto Rican
, }) {$ }8 `: b$ h xAK Utahan" |0 n" [4 z8 `0 W* Z a& i
xAK Virginian6 S" Z- v4 h& h6 i% j
xAK Trento
4 V i2 A, ]% H+ F( q; k$ C# f xAK Charles H Cramp
$ j0 M# K3 E8 u1 F xAK Lancaster% G4 J5 x* h1 v: O6 G! t
xAK Sagadahoc
* f# a3 R5 ~7 H" C( D xAK Santa Rita8 w5 J& E( N1 e
xAK Santa Teresa1 J$ ~2 e' ?6 i: {- ^
xAK Atlanta City( i2 S+ q! q8 g. x
xAK Chickasaw City
2 S0 W, [) `/ ~3 V3 a: j( A& f3 o xAK Ensley City4 S/ g! w9 b0 H8 k- ]5 b+ w& `
xAK Knoxville City
: M; y7 l3 b$ \9 q xAK Mobile City9 D2 Z# N+ b7 }
xAK Tuscaloosa City* s# m3 c# j5 L3 k; o6 s1 L9 L
xAK Steel Age- u+ B f& i4 I/ p! K5 ` B1 g
xAK Steel Exporter9 q0 J- q* B4 z2 x2 R# w" y
xAK Steel Mariner
2 t, C; ?3 M( i4 A+ A( ` xAK Steel Navigator: W8 X, u# W! H" Y
xAK Steel Ranger5 o3 ?7 p# g# P- J& s
xAK Steel Scientist& v# F, ~6 d7 I* S
xAK Steel Seafarer
. \ ?0 n1 f& E' {7 u9 `$ c; O/ Z xAK Steel Trader) q+ Q6 f7 \1 S1 u
xAK Steel Voyager* U" U. U* w8 P0 v+ D: j, R, ^. }
xAK Steel Worker
: Z+ b1 m/ h: s- W) \. [1 f xAK Andrea Luckenbach! Q! N i: Z% o; a
xAK Harry Luckenbach
7 |4 s: X* p' o4 y: X xAK J.L. Luckenbach
+ ~0 |. R; _( \' J xAK Jacob Luckenbach9 \ \+ b( V& e* J6 I
xAK Julia Luckenbach
# @ X' W1 W6 i5 c xAK Katrina Luckenbach7 m4 j6 `+ F! N$ n# F# ~4 _ z9 l1 E
xAK Lena Luckenbach
( _8 t' r8 n, h8 `' c3 t xAK Lewis Luckenbach4 ?* v1 N) T3 z
xAK Lillian Luckenbach4 M3 `% m! a' b% R) G
xAK Mathew Luckenbach
7 G" O$ b& l& e xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 7, heavy fires% K/ h) g( L& o% \
xAK Walter Luckenbach
) o& `$ {0 R9 D+ E7 ^& v, C( _% ~ xAK William Luckenbach
- k1 A* d7 N4 p' t( Q* g7 j! e4 k xAK Diamond head6 C4 {4 f- W3 n8 P- L4 O4 @
xAK Admiral Halstead& U7 }( x& k r4 k
AM Matai, Shell hits 13 x5 N: C( D7 Y( l/ `
AM Muritai, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
, a$ @: s! H6 k7 [5 M. V xAK Salamaua, Shell hits 13 S r6 S: h) b! I: }2 m
xAK Rona, Shell hits 2, E- B% N9 z, r: S. I O
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Allied ground losses:: B1 O f a- z# h
24 casualties reported
; Q# _$ P K+ O( i. T$ r Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
) W7 p/ R' Z. s: P& E Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 4 disabled
+ D" `1 L, W- U# d Engineers: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled- Z5 T% V" A @3 M& D
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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6 h/ f, p1 ]$ DJapanese Ships
4 o7 Z9 P5 v0 c" T DD Satsuki
( D0 z: q7 {/ k) K- N0 u DD Minazuki
% S" c m8 L9 P V" n DD Mochizuki1 x5 O. I' e0 y3 F, q% t
DD Oite0 R) L4 g+ O2 A9 }2 u
DD Hayate/ y& d' x$ H }7 R/ Y/ A* b
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, Y9 J) Y* B; s# p/ j PG Sacramento, Shell hits 12, heavy fires, heavy damage0 t( U) G2 k2 B) g: u* B. F8 b
xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage- X+ U6 |6 }( I; K# p
AM Muritai, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage# C) s$ E% u- E! c2 b- K- d5 Z6 g
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Allied ground losses:
* T9 |6 H- o' I8 Q5 E; [ Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)2 V% J" y- d# S+ l: L
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0 ^+ s5 B, [: c0 tNight Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 121,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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' H) y% v+ T, X! |2 G9 Q& C: T DD Satsuki; [$ l8 e/ z8 Q4 p. G) m- I. N
DD Minazuki% P; ?5 }, l) ]" l5 v% o3 C
DD Mochizuki
) e: T+ t, z& F, K: S( G! d% ~ DD Oite
; c: j! _( C* f+ x7 c- P6 j* M DD Hayate+ i i' H! W; ^- i4 b; j
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Allied Ships/ a0 B4 ]& E# R. e1 d( W
xAK Alabaman
2 [3 D2 p6 }+ P9 Y" P xAK Alaskan8 ]+ L2 U" c4 R$ d: U( a) h3 m
xAK American. q4 R" {3 N$ @
xAK Arizonan* D* ~# M4 I1 D4 X9 ^5 J, V
xAK Arkansan" y8 b2 @" E+ _$ x* F4 o. M
xAK Californian9 p; `1 v4 j' T% \
xAK Canadian1 n8 p6 N/ E2 Z3 k
xAK Dakotan
1 J+ |: Z( Z6 D, { xAK Hawaiian
/ I* m. u9 E# G7 u( \6 l5 F xAK Kansan
% L1 q3 @" ?% L2 ^) R# d xAK Minnesotan0 [6 p. A7 V9 g# r5 h
xAK Ohioan, J, o8 r# S, a! p. y: a
xAK Panaman5 j8 |# V9 a4 X8 q
xAK Pennsylvanian& h' b4 b( N- }; x
xAK Puerto Rican, T1 D/ `; z" u1 p6 c
xAK Utahan
2 L3 \4 P- w6 I0 q xAK Virginian2 O% }3 p- _8 A
xAK Trento1 p, h. |! r7 D, ]* I- D8 e
xAK Charles H Cramp6 Z# Q7 d/ v3 ~0 D/ }( o6 w
xAK Lancaster
$ m4 x/ a' ]( G6 O xAK Sagadahoc& g$ v4 ]( m/ r0 l8 y
xAK Santa Rita
1 R# _6 ~, f% x S xAK Santa Teresa
6 \. C% i. E. h( A! } xAK Atlanta City
8 I7 b& V5 L! j+ s2 ^/ I6 q) s xAK Chickasaw City
+ d- z: d% v$ `# w" f xAK Ensley City' A) G9 T5 H0 z d
xAK Knoxville City
5 k5 x6 _( A; Q K2 W xAK Mobile City, Q. J% p. J6 A3 N3 s! z( {
xAK Tuscaloosa City
9 _" I' n/ Z! a m3 T6 _1 A xAK Steel Age
8 }' z7 l! T/ H, K" |. N( C4 @ xAK Steel Exporter3 b o. V$ m \+ P' t y( Y- f
xAK Steel Mariner0 {7 t3 r( t5 K) G* Y. D' j/ I2 J
xAK Steel Navigator+ S6 z# h7 n8 L; i
xAK Steel Ranger
: J3 O% {) u) H5 b- o. {) D xAK Steel Scientist6 X, f+ Z! M! C( H$ n
xAK Steel Seafarer
y1 `+ {$ A' E" Y3 l' r xAK Steel Trader- W, U# b" \. I" I0 q2 l. [: x
xAK Steel Voyager
7 c" R( b; w; w xAK Steel Worker, heavy damage
4 @0 w3 {3 B% m! d xAK Andrea Luckenbach
1 C$ V% b2 _" E- K' J xAK Harry Luckenbach) X3 P; a9 D- ^$ S0 q8 |* [' P
xAK J.L. Luckenbach) G6 a5 F7 @3 }2 [% H
xAK Jacob Luckenbach+ X; ?4 P& G/ Z& G
xAK Julia Luckenbach% ]# R& M+ d& K# v! |
xAK Katrina Luckenbach
$ ]: P# ~ H7 `, l/ G7 _ xAK Lena Luckenbach) d. k; K5 ~# T i+ ?# w
xAK Lewis Luckenbach/ |6 F1 P) q- u3 x
xAK Lillian Luckenbach- A) S3 C# R: `$ C6 Z! \' n
xAK Mathew Luckenbach9 z$ ~& e" I2 L( C# O
xAK Walter Luckenbach
& C- |* k% Z0 Y$ q. Q xAK William Luckenbach
8 d% b5 J% i& t# o3 } xAK Diamond head$ ~) j% y4 p' C4 J( ~' P- G
xAK Admiral Halstead8 o9 ^# t, x1 N9 _
xAK Admiral Cole o: N9 {) B+ Z0 i2 Y6 I9 O
xAK Crown City
0 g4 \. ]. \6 B* W AM Matai, Shell hits 20, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ [9 m) _/ \, ?- t+ A" l' F) b k: x xAK Rona, Shell hits 4# T$ x0 K# W2 A) `, k1 s) Z
xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1) l) R/ x, Y5 W/ \: j" T8 ]0 w
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Allied ground losses:
9 f+ h" _4 b9 y4 Q$ Z& g8 C# t$ B 37 casualties reported
; X; K" a3 B+ q* H/ U" I# _ Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled4 L) L! `1 C) e% r& ^5 i8 E
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled6 T% x' b5 V1 W2 f: @7 R, c. K% u
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 120,193, Range 15,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
9 |. A. p" r2 h: p& d: u DD Satsuki
- Y7 t9 F- e' R8 y# ^/ x DD Minazuki% o/ |, a5 N; I. e
DD Mochizuki
( r* @3 M" f. k9 ?* D DD Oite
- v+ h1 x, M9 B+ \ DD Hayate
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Allied Ships3 n6 i2 R1 F( D Y; U; @6 |
xAK Alabaman
|% j% m# z% \1 X# d xAK Alaskan0 w. b0 r: Q7 C- z3 u0 M
xAK American
- P) I( h/ ~8 K' Z xAK Arizonan
% @; U7 \; w& P1 D xAK Arkansan
% l; C1 Q( h# `$ K2 s' t ? xAK Californian. ^' H% u* _8 W) s( Y, w
xAK Canadian
0 P0 ~- a8 Q( N# S0 I xAK Dakotan
- W: f# n" m; h* W xAK Hawaiian
0 C! `. ~# Q* c2 j, _5 s( f xAK Kansan% z0 A4 T% E: y- u* q$ R9 n
xAK Minnesotan& R( v! H/ |: ~; r/ V1 l; ?5 {5 b
xAK Ohioan2 m8 ]7 ~ x: I! G) I3 X# Y- I0 C* ?
xAK Panaman
$ _0 M; D; J; p: f* _ xAK Pennsylvanian
9 Z* I$ s8 P- q' |3 \% g; J xAK Puerto Rican- f) A9 D2 ~- z2 `: b
xAK Utahan
# k5 x$ R$ d7 e* O6 o- K, k4 O xAK Virginian \9 L+ @# J) a
xAK Trento
9 i- M8 E: F* S% P2 z- v$ a xAK Charles H Cramp2 W6 Z$ ~* i4 B- L" {
xAK Lancaster
9 `. R p% F6 I5 ]% U xAK Sagadahoc
2 e9 i5 T- {) t; V; q- d# f xAK Santa Rita
2 b, \! t# E0 Q& W* _ xAK Santa Teresa' d5 d) w" a/ I) M: X
xAK Atlanta City
9 D% o% o9 Y, D' e( m; ~; T, v xAK Chickasaw City
) X. b2 `: ~& l! e, l xAK Ensley City
d3 _5 o/ i! Q, D' n4 ~) E f" x2 D xAK Knoxville City: s/ [# \$ m) u+ U7 t
xAK Mobile City
+ Y, f) r, }1 i; Q xAK Tuscaloosa City
1 W( ?8 _2 f2 \ xAK Steel Age
! z$ C* I7 b0 ^, g& f xAK Steel Exporter9 a) J; X8 o4 }3 ?
xAK Steel Mariner
% z" D: w j6 z' `! D xAK Steel Navigator
8 h& g) V! ]2 p5 U xAK Steel Ranger) _- I; F% O: [
xAK Steel Scientist
# e" g& \7 ?3 t: r1 v xAK Steel Seafarer* ~ l; P! u3 |. S) f' o
xAK Steel Trader
, p8 r8 b( h6 {. F) N+ o1 @# ]4 n xAK Steel Voyager; K" Z: D* L7 _, r
xAK Andrea Luckenbach7 M3 H5 O z7 z
xAK Harry Luckenbach& A$ _1 K3 T p0 j
xAK J.L. Luckenbach
+ g1 }- K- s9 d" N xAK Jacob Luckenbach
8 H y9 L$ f: K xAK Julia Luckenbach
: [+ I% F, a. T5 B$ W3 o xAK Katrina Luckenbach( z- i4 k2 Q, ~! U c8 ^$ a
xAK Lena Luckenbach
0 O2 `3 |. Y1 E- F! k. t" D8 L. E1 ` xAK Lewis Luckenbach
' x& B4 @# C9 C o. r- O5 n" n1 \ xAK Lillian Luckenbach& `. [; t: e0 N' E
xAK Mathew Luckenbach
7 m( D$ V4 y5 g xAK Walter Luckenbach( J- x9 j2 Z6 t0 V9 E9 P9 R
xAK William Luckenbach
4 i, A/ m, W- Y1 G! b xAK Diamond head4 T+ j+ J/ `; Q! V% p
xAK Admiral Halstead
6 k, r6 F, D4 }' j! z3 [4 z! u xAK Admiral Cole: L9 B3 D* G$ n' l3 T" P
xAK Crown City, U' m2 f' J3 [/ \4 _2 p
xAK Admiral Y. Williams
" L/ M) x; k9 Z5 A3 O% a6 | xAK Iron Crown, Shell hits 4, heavy fires5 S+ @8 s1 ^: s1 M! O
xAK Rona, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage- ]# V2 f: Y7 C8 ^$ }* o( i: h8 }- F
xAK Exmoor, Shell hits 2
6 ]! f& K7 R8 y5 l6 [9 e) P& s$ R xAK Aeon, Shell hits 3, on fire
G9 `2 n# W. P1 f4 w0 T0 n xAK Macedon, Shell hits 11 a9 ^, W; u8 Y- f8 z) e5 b. w
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Allied ground losses:
9 M. ~8 _- Y. m; j: D 59 casualties reported
5 G2 D# \% \: ~! Z Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled! T2 K- d* K' ?& R3 ?+ n0 l
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 19 disabled. l% g# g3 i2 F' O0 r& a
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 U) M. U4 S! j" p4 `
Guns lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled)$ N; Q2 D' s- l
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$ w7 o$ C* [3 IDay Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 14,000 Yards5 ]1 a) u/ L Z) j8 W, c
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Japanese Ships0 x( f; g! l! |9 A/ [6 [* k
CA Furutaka
. @& W/ `, M' i3 k i$ c CL Abukuma- \( ~. a, [. M% f. T' ?, t
CL Tatsuta- Q* V6 e* ]- Z
CL Yubari
) x$ d4 A2 w/ q# K2 J DD Michishio
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) u W; G9 Y7 S6 R DM Ramsay, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
" P2 }9 L$ K/ [( c# B$ Q, u DM Breese, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
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4 A) N6 z% K! U5 Q+ W8 M8 O9 T6 j mSub attack near Port Moresby at 98,133
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PB Kozan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage+ ~- q% A6 q" I3 L! Y; `* h
AO Manju Maru' X' [# C! Y9 r" j7 D" Q
AO Akebono Maru0 @* U( \3 ~6 N3 [; H0 z8 t. ]
PB Choun Maru #81 A' A# H$ I/ I1 O/ S
SC Ch 20
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Allied Ships! h" ?, T0 H9 _/ U
SS Tautog
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8 v, T) K3 a4 W. ~+ b# QMorning 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.
u6 O @. D1 {5 U. `- |# EEstimated time to target is 10 minutes+ S3 t+ m* ?9 x! K. u' W
7 o" o+ F+ k5 |# rJapanese aircraft
1 o3 x7 q. U z. K' G0 G8 y A6M2 Zero x 413 k# ^) m$ x: q% S% l& A4 }
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# m/ g* f& ^8 h0 D4 hAllied aircraft
. P' A x* N5 A4 m8 | P-40E Warhawk x 166 O& p1 _+ h$ ~/ W+ w- B
PBY-5 Catalina x 30' D, T, q( a2 ? G# w
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
" I+ s) s( B0 Y& F# P P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed `7 ?; ~0 E5 ?. R2 m+ X1 _' P
PBY-5 Catalina: 3 damaged
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