AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 27, 42, k% Y' `" \9 Q* E
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盟军一支在莫港卸载补给的船队全灭;9 ?- [. R+ ^ D7 y3 h$ y! Y
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;
3 q2 F( T1 ]7 i" o% W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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3 d0 K% y2 W" B6 F. P+ NJapanese Ships. F6 X: n" s$ T z
DD Oyashio
0 Y! s4 z# K( i$ m; m9 z DD Hatsukaze0 y: j4 D1 U3 H! f9 v( g
DD Hagikaze* j; E9 j& z) o
DD Uranami
: u. e2 y7 u% F$ a0 j" X TB Otori- ^) M U* _, J2 w. v' K- C$ @" a
TB Hiyodori
0 B9 }! S+ s5 X# k! `- q a TB Hayabusa
( x8 z6 G( ~, l2 a( H) f TB Kiji9 g( Y1 `. H% V8 ~
TB Kamo
& p' V3 G# H3 W6 O/ p DD Suresushio
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9 }# _; {$ ?2 A: F2 Y" [9 MAllied Ships
0 T1 p! t5 @; F xAKL Chungking, Shell hits 23, and is sunk& f; |$ T( ~7 p
xAKL Darvel, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk, p" Y+ m: @1 F
xAKL Kaiping, Shell hits 13, and is sunk0 O0 r# @# v* a" S4 s
xAKL Vichy, Shell hits 18, and is sunk
) m" i6 I \* Z4 u# w xAKL Patris, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
( ]6 f) k2 `8 _' n xAKL Burwah, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
3 L: P% D8 l" I% N) B xAKL Carlisle, Shell hits 26, and is sunk b& \+ @* |7 e" o+ N: X
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( m* g! Q9 C5 T$ l! |9 V; ENight Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 7,000 Yards! ]# ^" z4 Z3 c
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Japanese Ships
3 ~( C& m1 u. t; O& C CA Furutaka
8 n$ X. a9 a. D7 s4 q CA Kako2 _& |1 _) d: r* b+ `- n0 }- K
CL Abukuma/ O, U; {7 f' x3 g# j
CL Tenryu3 c# i8 q( e& S1 s
CL Tatsuta% \; S2 g! L, ~+ R
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1, n; D: B& c0 P& F
DD Michishio
9 u0 u& Z. h6 g4 M, m- [% E) ~ DD Amagiri- Z+ B w8 S2 ~, g
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Allied Ships
' `/ `& i; T, M( Y) L DM Ramsay, Shell hits 1# k* a# L$ ?( u& U! H L, w( h
DM Breese, Shell hits 3, on fire& i& M8 c1 p' I6 p9 ?
DM Tracy, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
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1 z4 ]1 [3 b$ X" L5 S. ~TF 181 encounters mine field at Pago Pago (148,161)! ^+ [: P+ l+ Q7 x2 W
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Japanese Ships) F% V' ~# B5 S# Y9 U4 j; Q% Q
CA Kako, Mine hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
, ?; b( g' c2 r9 E( x1 @$ i: @1 e' v DD Amagiri, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
& Y% m8 m% p4 E' z CL Tenryu, Mine hits 1, on fire% a4 a. }0 s9 M5 R
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8 q; K* |" L6 O/ aNight Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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: \; A9 O( a- T) J* C1 f5 tJapanese Ships
' L& ], i4 a) G1 u8 N" Z DD Satsuki5 ^5 r) M6 a" t _
DD Minazuki6 ~) j$ @. k% S$ B7 [
DD Mochizuki6 y. H0 k9 h: I+ Z5 F
DD Oite* z& }; {) H- c2 c. B0 C
DD Hayate
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Allied Ships% Z2 n2 w, g/ F f- k- ]# C
PG Sacramento, Shell hits 15, heavy fires, heavy damage, A7 H w8 q# Y* I. n& n: D
xAK Alabaman6 v% l7 Y: w. \' H9 p7 U
xAK Alaskan
1 M2 b$ s# |0 T. N$ q- [ xAK American7 f( `0 P! u/ B
xAK Arizonan2 s. Q' v# o9 S7 C6 u& j- j
xAK Arkansan. z- A6 }% e: C/ ^' j* Y/ v4 } |
xAK Californian
- W& |+ W6 I+ M; U% b0 u xAK Canadian5 T+ d- Q; k8 ^& D, X
xAK Dakotan
0 t" t+ i4 g. Z! Z+ Q# y& b xAK Hawaiian
! l/ u- H6 f; a( l. |2 {) g( @ xAK Kansan
) }- b6 C8 T' A" A xAK Minnesotan8 A: W1 |4 Z2 G, B8 Y
xAK Ohioan# D: k) k j! ]& Y, ?$ B0 k# d: l
xAK Panaman' t% T/ M3 _- k. s, F4 m
xAK Pennsylvanian
' }3 D U, r" h) P* g& W xAK Puerto Rican
( L% w* K& s# E1 u H xAK Utahan
" {1 {, ]& g' F6 k& N9 _/ Q xAK Virginian- J! X: Z0 _. t( v4 ^
xAK Trento
3 [, l5 }% t0 o. p: | xAK Charles H Cramp
: _5 I. M6 |9 D# Z$ [% b/ {& W xAK Lancaster
) H! E) u; X; p* |; Z xAK Sagadahoc
8 r6 X# t9 b0 \1 R! `/ T1 A xAK Santa Rita
# s6 M" r3 o4 r6 [ xAK Santa Teresa
' F2 T' w7 z8 S0 L4 ?, e xAK Atlanta City
' H1 j! e5 z5 ~6 S xAK Chickasaw City
$ K @5 x- `! t# {# k xAK Ensley City
& r& _% m8 O3 M5 E$ O+ L xAK Knoxville City
$ g0 Q3 s7 w8 f xAK Mobile City+ A, M+ i: w4 h
xAK Tuscaloosa City; ]* N: t8 n0 \
xAK Steel Age( T" X9 I) I5 b1 @# |; b
xAK Steel Exporter
, \3 {' s$ z+ j$ f7 S9 B! J xAK Steel Mariner
8 W7 u3 f4 M% j xAK Steel Navigator
0 t; g' B) w& |5 U* } xAK Steel Ranger+ P7 W' i+ |+ w
xAK Steel Scientist ~9 s5 z: v3 g. Y. S# l; W" `
xAK Steel Seafarer5 W9 T# H5 Z1 P0 b; u- M
xAK Steel Trader
" [2 @* F# D) Y* D, E xAK Steel Voyager& x8 d' C K ]" K* D, `8 L# Q& O
xAK Steel Worker
2 O# H& ~0 p1 s, D: p! h" i8 N xAK Andrea Luckenbach
5 D% m0 m; P2 r3 b xAK Harry Luckenbach9 F. M- g9 p" q/ B7 h( X
xAK J.L. Luckenbach. Q& q3 ]% E c* Y' y, F
xAK Jacob Luckenbach
2 b: ?# |" u3 g/ i% @ xAK Julia Luckenbach. z2 V. M2 k; C( `' p. g
xAK Katrina Luckenbach
/ }& U7 ] k& I1 {& p* c xAK Lena Luckenbach
' k+ J3 {2 m m" E; J9 [2 N xAK Lewis Luckenbach
. O# S+ d3 q" o3 z xAK Lillian Luckenbach
6 K$ y- T5 P- k! h, t) F0 W; y6 S8 V xAK Mathew Luckenbach1 o, G! Y" t! L8 J/ P& d# M: M
xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 7, heavy fires# M. i4 `7 e" G
xAK Walter Luckenbach
# p2 I* b' r8 \$ H+ J% i$ w# E xAK William Luckenbach5 Z6 D$ p: G5 |4 x3 M
xAK Diamond head
& |$ n1 D1 ~" ]1 e8 _$ e7 n xAK Admiral Halstead
) r7 ]1 L# {4 R/ w" X5 h AM Matai, Shell hits 1
) z, ]4 ~! K& _0 H AM Muritai, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage2 V, {6 x- _) P7 T
xAK Salamaua, Shell hits 1
. K! V3 G- \* w% z/ X xAK Rona, Shell hits 23 {9 b ~) l' k* D5 w' u4 w1 H ?( w
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k: c* ]6 b' ]9 _% r7 yAllied ground losses:
* h. @7 P% a9 [5 G1 C$ \0 t7 c7 p 24 casualties reported+ P8 S' C9 [% X; J& {; G4 G
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: Z L' \$ z! c% K( a6 N6 @
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 4 disabled
1 `. ~" V4 m& |! M: _# [9 L Engineers: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled. Y, G' F( f* R8 c& f
Vehicles lost 17 (10 destroyed, 7 disabled); P; T i$ u+ @; `6 r* J$ e" M
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards* @& H/ S4 y7 K. O
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Japanese Ships @ N3 \8 t4 Z, }3 S# i; [
DD Satsuki
- e6 U5 h, [2 Y- w+ M DD Minazuki
^8 u% O# K5 i* l DD Mochizuki1 I% S* D% i2 N) j
DD Oite% P7 Z. y: g0 T- E8 C o* n
DD Hayate
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PG Sacramento, Shell hits 12, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 m- H% R. P; |& O2 c$ t1 J( E xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 q8 h7 F" T7 h" b AM Muritai, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage$ M( D: D& R; Y+ n( R
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Allied ground losses:) j$ [: e) U* D. n9 l) M
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)3 M" i+ T$ _- X K6 \& X% v6 M# [
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 121,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
) O8 G* u* V/ I7 E0 w$ j7 h DD Satsuki
2 F7 G, U' i, O7 c DD Minazuki
8 r# z8 t) V* J- F DD Mochizuki
# s0 M7 O/ a/ o. _2 G! u4 q+ o DD Oite* y8 t; b" z& ^) B# S _
DD Hayate
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Allied Ships% F1 k5 Q! t8 n0 y. F
xAK Alabaman
$ v6 t. g1 ]$ ^: Y* O2 M0 x xAK Alaskan
; t; ]2 q0 W$ ~% k xAK American6 X1 }% `4 a/ Y: x7 Q
xAK Arizonan
) w$ u5 C4 a0 y E xAK Arkansan
$ r! y, g6 R" S- U& |, m& } xAK Californian
; i, I( {$ ^8 ^; I, h- t; T: \7 y xAK Canadian
% C- u) u$ {# c8 }- B2 @8 z xAK Dakotan! o) N5 @0 a5 ^0 a
xAK Hawaiian# [; b& J/ J- ^) F6 O/ C) m
xAK Kansan& q; ?3 k$ Z) v, X9 R
xAK Minnesotan& @ b4 s& W+ U2 K9 W
xAK Ohioan: w6 s* v9 n# t$ r; W* v0 n
xAK Panaman
7 M$ @4 ~& E3 W( z+ A6 P xAK Pennsylvanian
3 F3 b& b8 E' u# o- {4 m xAK Puerto Rican& k* y5 J. H. R- l3 a" H' D: T8 v
xAK Utahan
$ O! y e: I5 [) k xAK Virginian1 m9 K( H: A% Z D; H( t: o: l
xAK Trento
2 w, a1 v; r4 c) n. s xAK Charles H Cramp
5 D. X, ^4 S) z$ } xAK Lancaster
" g1 O. p) ~* ?1 P# p! I xAK Sagadahoc
) v# g) f$ ]- s; i! w+ s* s5 @ xAK Santa Rita
1 X5 x% [, y4 B/ k+ {- \ xAK Santa Teresa
1 H$ ~" [2 p; I8 {: L! } xAK Atlanta City$ L: \% u) i7 \: w
xAK Chickasaw City& y$ U( _7 W# ?& i! L
xAK Ensley City+ O0 ^0 ]5 O5 W2 A G. @0 t
xAK Knoxville City
8 H! Z9 V! q7 e8 q xAK Mobile City
, k# i7 ?+ T; e3 [ xAK Tuscaloosa City
@0 A, B2 G+ S8 p2 n- t( P: |5 X+ Y xAK Steel Age
/ ]6 H$ \* Q/ E& G3 F xAK Steel Exporter7 H; \9 I% D2 T5 `9 i. d7 D
xAK Steel Mariner
0 Y$ C' L1 Q& h" ]0 d xAK Steel Navigator- D _# g* _/ Y) n- k0 i( \
xAK Steel Ranger
' j# A+ G+ f& M xAK Steel Scientist- T7 H7 w7 Z; f1 x
xAK Steel Seafarer
2 N* l; O% B- Y, @% W9 q xAK Steel Trader
+ n) `; `8 S! u+ q+ A6 _% f xAK Steel Voyager
$ D" N6 Z1 g5 |' ]; f- i xAK Steel Worker, heavy damage1 x- n) a) {' W" k
xAK Andrea Luckenbach
* X" F( l! J) S" `. I8 u6 R) B* G xAK Harry Luckenbach1 x, y9 y5 q" L& }
xAK J.L. Luckenbach" _& ~2 d3 I$ C0 r2 [2 g
xAK Jacob Luckenbach5 H7 e1 R. {* @/ m p$ e6 C
xAK Julia Luckenbach
. _- c/ c2 x) n8 l& d xAK Katrina Luckenbach! }- F% ]+ o7 n' v# h
xAK Lena Luckenbach! _7 c1 P4 s7 N9 d8 A8 d& y
xAK Lewis Luckenbach7 Y: A. I' c# S" F; w
xAK Lillian Luckenbach
, Q' N( g1 A s" R xAK Mathew Luckenbach# D5 S) `( q) B0 z( p
xAK Walter Luckenbach
7 Q+ y' @9 U5 t! C. n) `9 d: t* ^ xAK William Luckenbach2 F/ G4 w! Q! P6 u
xAK Diamond head+ Y9 U5 i/ |; ?1 @8 R6 c) w- N
xAK Admiral Halstead
: d- ~; B! R! A" d; j8 ` xAK Admiral Cole
9 M( ~7 \. E& x, W0 z5 J9 V% m xAK Crown City- _; ?# U, o+ j" k; l% b2 h. F
AM Matai, Shell hits 20, heavy fires, heavy damage8 e4 x; o* N+ i. t, w" U, n
xAK Rona, Shell hits 4+ i5 `' Z. {+ z6 ?$ I
xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1( z- f" {% ^8 `- R! Y
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5 e9 q5 c* x6 n5 s- cAllied ground losses:
* J2 r4 G$ u0 n) s5 ^/ j% | 37 casualties reported; R6 S* i8 [1 n
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled7 W1 \; I6 D& \' W# g0 @+ {
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
x# w% c n/ }, E; x Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 120,193, Range 15,000 Yards3 y1 D; V) j o" X* g
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Japanese Ships4 L' C5 A) G$ F2 e# ^$ i
DD Satsuki( Q, O: m3 W, |+ _1 S$ n
DD Minazuki1 |+ m. d/ r) }; `# P
DD Mochizuki
) B5 Q: q) g6 E6 W8 |' s DD Oite
( G( Y0 x; Y1 S, _ DD Hayate" {& D! T5 {7 N0 g6 D
8 v x+ c( ^/ X1 ^' rAllied Ships
9 q u! s0 C# ?, a: X xAK Alabaman. N$ ?; U. X3 g8 |! F4 k5 b
xAK Alaskan
5 A1 o# b& F e" j- Q) V xAK American
& l' x! G, W8 K1 Y. g xAK Arizonan
# U8 m! v5 _" {* U- @; V xAK Arkansan4 H) }# U0 ^- D. p' [
xAK Californian
4 y. u; F i- L$ `0 U& f xAK Canadian8 u9 r" N/ w9 O+ q
xAK Dakotan/ T1 t# g! C. D) ?8 U! x* d
xAK Hawaiian
% a n% Q, k! [# D xAK Kansan
0 F* i! J p9 B xAK Minnesotan
/ I( R# o( S0 L9 ~ [ xAK Ohioan# V3 L# h$ o0 s; o1 O4 A( O
xAK Panaman3 {& n4 H; @. n) C0 V" z" E( a3 I9 ]
xAK Pennsylvanian3 g) R# [* h; ^: u' z* D
xAK Puerto Rican* `8 _" M( p( D6 d7 p
xAK Utahan) v2 _$ t6 u* H# t0 R8 H. o9 H
xAK Virginian9 S2 K4 _5 Q4 ?2 t$ _
xAK Trento
* I F4 T3 U9 U7 U- @0 ^ xAK Charles H Cramp4 s: t j4 ^, b5 u8 b
xAK Lancaster$ x4 V" [8 c: j. Z# ~/ ]' Z
xAK Sagadahoc
. u" b) f4 D" W3 @, s xAK Santa Rita
' I! o' h0 V* c( j3 l xAK Santa Teresa
/ X* E2 r. \( ?/ h xAK Atlanta City6 g$ f4 ~) v' x% v% S% Q5 G9 l8 J; u
xAK Chickasaw City. [! w* b: w( [! W
xAK Ensley City7 V1 Z& ]8 `4 O' u
xAK Knoxville City
. ~# s, {8 L4 N2 `: Q! ]& P- n5 Q xAK Mobile City
2 ]* z: Y+ T% h; ~ xAK Tuscaloosa City, X [# Z, e9 u! g
xAK Steel Age5 ?, _# ]5 r- _/ H- l
xAK Steel Exporter8 l* F j9 K: X4 v
xAK Steel Mariner
% \2 ]* {3 D) r) W, ^ xAK Steel Navigator$ W9 r$ [/ l0 @$ o. S6 ~# w
xAK Steel Ranger
, n G: |* ?: @/ o/ \2 U xAK Steel Scientist; ^( }" d: _. g6 R+ q
xAK Steel Seafarer
. C* `( H5 o/ s$ u3 W2 D' H xAK Steel Trader1 |! a* u4 `0 ]' _( H4 H5 C
xAK Steel Voyager
3 X5 B* u* ~, D0 Q xAK Andrea Luckenbach
+ [8 J$ C; s6 w! n xAK Harry Luckenbach2 X O( d8 r% E* S0 m- L
xAK J.L. Luckenbach
$ \/ }7 G1 K& N. q xAK Jacob Luckenbach
) I5 O ?9 b. ]& V. H. O xAK Julia Luckenbach
( j6 D1 E1 E4 M( k; }1 m: I* X xAK Katrina Luckenbach
Y9 K6 @- d+ o. i2 @+ l6 F xAK Lena Luckenbach$ |. T3 l" l) r4 h; J( ?% u
xAK Lewis Luckenbach
6 ^3 B! b4 u0 T( H. d* X xAK Lillian Luckenbach
, F' \4 I. G0 K# {/ `7 ]0 I2 k xAK Mathew Luckenbach0 Z! Q2 [+ p4 v
xAK Walter Luckenbach, t! c7 J' |% w) r! w
xAK William Luckenbach7 i8 H% p: C3 S
xAK Diamond head! h! N8 g/ w% `
xAK Admiral Halstead
% i6 }( C/ u5 o* j9 S3 }# | xAK Admiral Cole
" f" X; E% L* A3 R; ?% w: D, o; e xAK Crown City
% J3 L9 Q2 p* h/ w Y3 ^1 p xAK Admiral Y. Williams/ G+ t3 H# H& e: K+ o7 { K( J
xAK Iron Crown, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
/ m# x9 P$ p; N G h0 n# t xAK Rona, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage% F5 u. z: @6 j% [
xAK Exmoor, Shell hits 2
; }0 }/ N" c# y, v xAK Aeon, Shell hits 3, on fire7 o- U3 a5 T$ N& l: s" l
xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1- y) s+ W; N/ ?: ]) N" V/ C
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, n X' x, g' L! C! q2 v( uAllied ground losses:
& E) F w5 w7 x6 U4 L' W$ ~: x 59 casualties reported3 o5 y' V5 o# M4 `
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled/ O3 k! k. _0 N8 m+ {3 n
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 19 disabled
1 w1 o1 z7 c J# g+ T7 ?( Y Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! W/ x: b9 q0 C O5 e; s& F6 q
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
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Japanese Ships7 w" q3 E! G8 c1 D. A7 t
CA Furutaka
9 k4 h. k7 _* y* \5 x. B5 N CL Abukuma
- g$ ]6 x Q( L0 c9 l CL Tatsuta
* O9 n8 s/ [$ D CL Yubari
7 h/ J: n3 L. |) q) [ DD Michishio1 \& H. N# R/ A( h* u
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Allied Ships( H+ E3 U2 l- l. a
DM Ramsay, Shell hits 4, heavy fires: `5 V0 R1 O8 d$ z
DM Breese, Shell hits 12, and is sunk6 H+ T3 c- r, k& d
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- R( u( }' z6 z0 ]0 v* e3 PSub attack near Port Moresby at 98,133
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! A% ^) e% J9 m& s7 T$ f7 PJapanese Ships" F3 Y9 l6 D$ V, y
PB Kozan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage" N; N, K8 G. {+ z% v6 S2 Y( X* ?
AO Manju Maru ~- v2 B* f0 s) h' u' u
AO Akebono Maru2 k O$ [ j& Q( y
PB Choun Maru #8& D+ [, c1 T* M: s2 `, E. ^8 h
SC Ch 20
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6 Y: w1 H) k6 a0 R* C2 }7 oAllied Ships
8 V+ v0 P, B4 @6 y) ` SS Tautog- ^# u" D7 x6 ^: L4 t7 a0 i
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Light cloud# n' @1 {' v. n6 ?. b5 _
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
; D. T# b# `6 P7 A% ^* QEstimated time to target is 10 minutes; n0 d* ]6 B" g' i6 k
- h3 c9 z7 b4 e# b1 s2 g1 ~7 gJapanese aircraft6 n; K1 D+ V3 ?" t+ ?
A6M2 Zero x 41
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Allied aircraft& a ^+ b" ]$ }& V! K
P-40E Warhawk x 16& U {+ m7 q, P) m$ {+ |6 W: D8 B
PBY-5 Catalina x 30) S/ x; q# N9 M% D
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# G: W o$ k* z! W4 TNo Japanese losses
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/ |2 i# r9 }$ A/ E3 O P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed D7 q5 C4 k) j( K- F: i
PBY-5 Catalina: 3 damaged
/ `- N4 w4 O# z5 \+ `1 F- a8 M PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed by flak
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DD Suresushio
1 o8 u& Y K5 l2 s4 v! _) Y" _ DD Oyashio, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage$ v& o j, A; u( d9 o; B
TB Hayabusa6 S1 U7 u8 Q: P
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& W8 S* g) N, Q+ J L( A7 `9 X6 ] DD Hagikaze
7 k e4 U. B# S' t( _, | DD Hatsukaze
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