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;+ h1 g, D* t2 |% w8 y. Z# A
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" a8 h z! N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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+ v. ?7 Z& S3 ~4 _# a6 lNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 12,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships; N* @7 n4 ]* a* c# f6 a6 G
DD Oyashio
* N, u$ h5 Y( w& A& f' C2 P) v. { DD Hatsukaze
+ _! M0 }1 m, U- B8 B DD Hagikaze
5 C7 n. O, A9 @' N DD Uranami9 L/ x7 c0 m7 s1 p; b3 x
TB Otori0 [/ n: ~5 m& Z' O4 j
TB Hiyodori# T7 ]5 e) D" O3 q& [
TB Hayabusa+ |1 Z1 [; t* i1 a I
TB Kiji9 z5 F7 U, c) }8 u9 a! ~
TB Kamo
0 {2 w2 v9 C# x DD Suresushio
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Allied Ships
3 T6 J5 T# Q: B' k5 \0 n/ H1 f$ U xAKL Chungking, Shell hits 23, and is sunk' B$ {8 z% \6 l: u
xAKL Darvel, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
1 f2 Y9 A0 I" U xAKL Kaiping, Shell hits 13, and is sunk4 E; W" m6 K0 t2 q. _) O
xAKL Vichy, Shell hits 18, and is sunk+ w' `# n; _1 [4 S' M
xAKL Patris, Shell hits 25, and is sunk- t! J6 @; ?; \ K& [6 C6 x. v
xAKL Burwah, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
( W$ H- t: j5 U' e- P( i$ Z$ J# A xAKL Carlisle, Shell hits 26, and is sunk5 O- e P {$ R1 g) Y0 g
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]) a- u' Z, u. hNight Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 7,000 Yards
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9 a, N* e& n _% n2 W: zJapanese Ships. b& ]. A u* J K
CA Furutaka0 p: O+ t7 ? @6 D7 e
CA Kako4 s+ t/ H$ Y( E
CL Abukuma* X) V2 Y+ G/ Z
CL Tenryu
2 }/ U1 z7 f- S0 @9 J3 d CL Tatsuta) \) X' C6 N* I+ A7 ?
CL Yubari, Shell hits 19 K& ^' T- {( Y
DD Michishio
+ U! K+ ]/ G5 [5 ?0 Q DD Amagiri' k* z0 Y3 R$ _- S
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Allied Ships1 ]0 v* Z1 T. `: m6 l) W# g
DM Ramsay, Shell hits 1
( h5 |$ V9 O0 @ DM Breese, Shell hits 3, on fire# h) N6 H( `* l& p! O; l5 b
DM Tracy, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
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TF 181 encounters mine field at Pago Pago (148,161)
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) v1 t$ u' O1 j, ]Japanese Ships# N1 B3 q( p6 |) y, l6 l4 y
CA Kako, Mine hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
! a7 @1 l- z, J% t DD Amagiri, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage' x! s1 z% N# }& |. o: ^
CL Tenryu, Mine hits 1, on fire
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4 |% T1 e/ J1 x* B7 S( CNight Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships+ W1 T$ @9 g* g
DD Satsuki
s4 w' `1 ~8 A3 T DD Minazuki- {' F# p: K: [- B/ `0 y0 b3 A% N
DD Mochizuki
* a3 r% P, e/ [. c/ L DD Oite
' L0 U2 J4 l$ k7 ^ DD Hayate
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: z) Z, V: B/ `+ a PG Sacramento, Shell hits 15, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ S, T2 @/ X x xAK Alabaman/ C* Y1 x1 S i
xAK Alaskan
! |$ ^- j! J( v7 g* r1 ? xAK American4 J! [8 o2 o: v5 m) D! _+ _& o2 \/ X
xAK Arizonan
7 i0 G2 @. m5 n) U H; f9 y xAK Arkansan; f( O0 s6 W [- ~3 [
xAK Californian- E% x% E/ d5 D2 d, U
xAK Canadian- U$ [0 G4 G' r4 v: _/ U0 |( }& _& M
xAK Dakotan4 L, F# t# Q. X0 x, h$ e: u
xAK Hawaiian
1 `/ j! I# }( o% y V0 n xAK Kansan
% `9 _6 N0 V. d& n: q' o xAK Minnesotan9 J' `+ l3 M6 ~% F- D) v% a
xAK Ohioan: h7 d, l3 p+ f4 F3 r3 |, f
xAK Panaman
" p) ~4 ]; E8 s: ?) R xAK Pennsylvanian3 @* C. A/ c: x: F8 ?4 l
xAK Puerto Rican
3 R0 g' c( j- D' Z3 t2 L/ h xAK Utahan
/ L! l% f, `. Y" |- c- f xAK Virginian8 h; V$ H' k/ m5 ~) Q1 V
xAK Trento
% X9 J% ^9 ~) _- l+ x# |/ Z xAK Charles H Cramp
; K9 Z: z' H1 u2 v+ d( ] xAK Lancaster9 ~* \) b1 d6 l: r! R K" O
xAK Sagadahoc) R8 \" l" @$ E+ b! C3 c
xAK Santa Rita! ?0 I4 D/ H- i1 Q0 J7 M
xAK Santa Teresa. V! n1 @, u+ j1 C1 t' r0 G! N+ C+ p$ Q
xAK Atlanta City8 n! C- ?- {6 ]( a- V3 l
xAK Chickasaw City! e$ Y5 J2 G& C
xAK Ensley City
) e- u3 \- D7 ~, T xAK Knoxville City
* M3 X# q2 z. `6 h6 Q, v xAK Mobile City
N6 b$ a/ m c: h xAK Tuscaloosa City& i+ E" |/ ]: G* |* R. D L
xAK Steel Age& N7 u: m: V$ G s
xAK Steel Exporter
+ S* {+ {/ E$ o& z xAK Steel Mariner
' L8 P1 P* b9 D0 ]$ O xAK Steel Navigator
- p# |: P' |5 J, z$ W7 N xAK Steel Ranger1 u& q4 S: S8 _2 d2 ~
xAK Steel Scientist
; {; K4 P2 l! w7 ?, ?( ? xAK Steel Seafarer
+ |9 G* H! `: o+ q xAK Steel Trader
* e2 ~0 J8 b2 O3 {3 T. a xAK Steel Voyager
3 a0 U" S$ O9 J$ [ K: U. Y0 O xAK Steel Worker- j! ~- A$ z+ N7 J) o
xAK Andrea Luckenbach6 K$ ^/ ?3 p+ E; c, o! L
xAK Harry Luckenbach+ O% f" H; t. |3 a$ y+ u4 a0 o+ h8 E+ B
xAK J.L. Luckenbach6 U! d( A9 z8 F% j
xAK Jacob Luckenbach5 S: m" R: v+ b3 \( H# F" t
xAK Julia Luckenbach' C+ Q9 J) D. P( X( a. Q3 ^3 b2 T
xAK Katrina Luckenbach4 T# p# _* i& h0 m
xAK Lena Luckenbach
, h& O- e: @; O+ u, \ xAK Lewis Luckenbach
0 l/ F/ r' D+ t3 j0 v% t8 c xAK Lillian Luckenbach
& b, `0 Y6 o9 _$ `8 @ xAK Mathew Luckenbach. L5 s2 {! `+ U2 S2 p
xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
& M! u$ r2 e% U3 H% N; r5 b+ H xAK Walter Luckenbach
6 w4 r5 x M y( q" N f xAK William Luckenbach' t6 i! Y) y `8 p( g
xAK Diamond head
( u. |# j7 X, s% p- X xAK Admiral Halstead9 E3 z5 q! \8 W3 _: |
AM Matai, Shell hits 18 ] y9 H2 k" R2 q
AM Muritai, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage0 B* y+ l# R+ A, J8 g
xAK Salamaua, Shell hits 1
4 w( e; `# }) B! C, h xAK Rona, Shell hits 2
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Allied ground losses:
1 s9 \" b2 t N! U- b G 24 casualties reported. k$ j5 H# _, Y% o1 I. N
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
/ O. }8 w% U# @. ^ _ Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 4 disabled3 O8 M4 x3 i. y" i
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled
4 Q2 R" u2 t1 Z- c Vehicles lost 17 (10 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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) s% K: V4 i! F: MNight Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards' e9 P/ M: z" }8 `# Z3 Q
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Japanese Ships V1 B0 z" u$ G! p' G, q- _1 E
DD Satsuki8 j% Q# x8 ]8 @- E* d
DD Minazuki" @, e3 R( Y% @& y0 z
DD Mochizuki$ M! A2 |/ [5 J) m2 p. j6 E
DD Oite
: e5 j& E5 |* ~ |- v \ DD Hayate3 `9 E7 n9 k- g; {. T% j& Y* a3 d
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Allied Ships
9 q. @, T3 Z3 R- i) l( q PG Sacramento, Shell hits 12, heavy fires, heavy damage I; B4 |" Z }$ p- ^1 R
xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage% [$ I: A; c" l' g
AM Muritai, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
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4 @2 ^! Z, `4 j; E8 q/ xAllied ground losses:& L/ B7 t3 j" K7 [# l5 _8 ]1 h2 }
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled): V/ H9 Z8 D( p) W
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 121,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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* I7 ^8 n9 j# \3 L; J0 d6 ~1 l DD Satsuki
. W( U5 v0 d6 B0 l# f DD Minazuki; N5 c+ Y" \# j3 S1 e t
DD Mochizuki
6 G Y+ |& @6 F( `- W | DD Oite% F n& i) x/ b8 q8 A; h' x( M; q: ?
DD Hayate
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xAK Alabaman* R1 k# d9 T3 ?* {- \7 W% [
xAK Alaskan6 {% X' Z3 f, [- `( i6 V
xAK American
. a9 o3 p# [+ ?; Z xAK Arizonan
; O/ E* J G1 s& \: C! z& f xAK Arkansan7 X Y2 {3 g- U; a) k8 U* i
xAK Californian9 G- o- P1 r4 C J
xAK Canadian% x2 W, M @5 j* @1 v+ K3 ]
xAK Dakotan
% Z- W; W% x) W0 T! e- \0 P xAK Hawaiian
9 l0 _$ p' z! J: i0 ?& X- D3 w) W& j xAK Kansan
5 V1 K& X4 i/ f) x7 {' |4 s9 d xAK Minnesotan
1 H1 ? i. F9 X' _+ [ xAK Ohioan6 R9 j5 f! C/ S j) y
xAK Panaman
7 M4 ]. o* E- {% i2 a' Z* k! I xAK Pennsylvanian
$ D# B# f+ ?3 h3 j5 @# Z xAK Puerto Rican
. F5 U% z! [3 Q q @' c, Z xAK Utahan1 u& s8 ?1 l0 \; H
xAK Virginian
3 U$ a5 l' v3 F& u' H- [ xAK Trento
9 V; K. t& F! q" i/ B# e$ { xAK Charles H Cramp
$ o. o( H$ M( s4 |* Q9 l4 C2 _4 @ xAK Lancaster
- f L1 c9 G2 l0 ~4 L) u$ | xAK Sagadahoc
8 T, A' |+ A# y6 A xAK Santa Rita$ T4 l; f! c% v% Q- o- u
xAK Santa Teresa
: D) k. c- v6 e6 d; o* ] xAK Atlanta City
( t2 y9 X7 w) y& C$ k xAK Chickasaw City
% h5 F' Z6 N* G! j1 S xAK Ensley City
$ w3 x1 r4 A) r& ~+ n( g4 W6 ^" T xAK Knoxville City9 o' b2 g: e+ ]2 j$ p; k% s
xAK Mobile City; f7 `) c) v) x) d g2 `. {4 I
xAK Tuscaloosa City
. D5 M" G+ G- @/ u- ~ xAK Steel Age
6 {1 |" B1 g. s) f xAK Steel Exporter
5 k) e0 n) \6 s) k+ M( u0 h8 X; l xAK Steel Mariner
9 {7 k+ w/ u" l0 e# R; X xAK Steel Navigator0 P# V: z" N! }; G: h6 ]) u
xAK Steel Ranger
& [" e2 @3 U0 f( J! y+ u xAK Steel Scientist
; h. _ b* k. u2 ^ xAK Steel Seafarer J) y) w5 [8 |1 |' a" e
xAK Steel Trader2 p# b" U }2 `. h3 `3 ~0 [9 L
xAK Steel Voyager" m' |' P* Y7 K2 ^! m
xAK Steel Worker, heavy damage1 ^- ?9 L+ r! T0 |8 w- H) @, U
xAK Andrea Luckenbach
* L6 {/ _% a+ p9 a% i2 m; g xAK Harry Luckenbach2 ^2 d9 U$ n# e' I2 U# @
xAK J.L. Luckenbach8 x S' p% u9 W- d6 A2 A/ Z/ d4 {
xAK Jacob Luckenbach9 h6 J7 d1 h9 K- |$ ~0 T) F
xAK Julia Luckenbach
- a9 W0 ]5 N" b$ i0 s; D xAK Katrina Luckenbach
! [" Z: N3 U/ e& I7 N! [ xAK Lena Luckenbach4 a3 J* s# x9 w. t7 c5 O2 S
xAK Lewis Luckenbach$ Y. Q4 I$ f6 v" S2 [* {
xAK Lillian Luckenbach
, ]# ^) t" b: ?8 ^+ T8 U xAK Mathew Luckenbach
( }. G* E6 k9 d5 a xAK Walter Luckenbach
! r/ m/ q: U, U# Q0 j2 s1 M; X% B2 V xAK William Luckenbach6 ]0 i# B$ G* W% A( N
xAK Diamond head1 I2 `1 p: n- d8 ^
xAK Admiral Halstead
4 d1 J4 Y9 Q4 S& e: q; q! ^8 q; @4 N xAK Admiral Cole
3 I- X# o$ i2 F d xAK Crown City
9 `$ c3 u7 {9 @ R+ C AM Matai, Shell hits 20, heavy fires, heavy damage$ |: n3 _% e8 G& H4 Z+ @8 B. H
xAK Rona, Shell hits 4( B* o, P% |6 V! m" K; ~
xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1
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$ ~1 F$ H) W) o fAllied ground losses:
7 N( v5 h$ s4 H9 X- O 37 casualties reported# X- q( M4 v: S! f
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
4 p" D/ J! h! a9 ?" [ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
# B; [# ^* X4 _' s Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: S" _5 `5 u& D0 d
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& U S1 I8 \7 t8 D% D$ N. T, |4 v& q* KDay Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 120,193, Range 15,000 Yards; V& u$ M/ h( F* u z! v
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Japanese Ships
1 V+ f9 X2 ~8 o6 j X2 i DD Satsuki
, U& L/ ?1 _; I5 B( M DD Minazuki
3 |8 ^$ R5 T5 z# u& T DD Mochizuki- @% N4 }) U* m2 g/ e, a+ h0 R
DD Oite4 o7 ?; V! b$ e( m0 S
DD Hayate
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+ E. k" O/ y4 u* |) L- H xAK Alabaman7 l$ h( {4 b9 H) Q! J/ i2 H3 m" k
xAK Alaskan! B; O3 f5 G( \1 p0 N
xAK American
3 j7 w. y# o' r8 p: C xAK Arizonan
4 ~% X# k, `, K- F xAK Arkansan
9 r9 E1 W: `; }2 p j xAK Californian
' i) f6 S+ P5 P$ X, g xAK Canadian* ` P. r" E" E) y4 }- Z
xAK Dakotan2 n0 H S1 `$ r5 [1 A- c
xAK Hawaiian
c" g _' [8 e- f xAK Kansan
+ M- P* T' Y: ?6 k1 U6 j xAK Minnesotan
0 ^, S4 M5 ?& }1 x xAK Ohioan
& r0 @: ] W+ Q+ \* J" T: N$ ?7 O xAK Panaman
5 H" }& i' Y7 L: J( R xAK Pennsylvanian
$ U# K5 [" Z# M& z7 C& e8 l9 m xAK Puerto Rican" \' k+ b4 j8 c3 Y! L1 o
xAK Utahan4 b4 H; S& m; ~3 ?
xAK Virginian
, I- _# E- e( J. \) x, y xAK Trento* c7 ]! l5 k0 i }
xAK Charles H Cramp# q* E! B" H0 I9 h6 w/ ^
xAK Lancaster7 p S* I9 |/ o
xAK Sagadahoc
, I" t9 g1 o1 X% p" j! V8 l' y$ B' X xAK Santa Rita
. C1 [$ \% \5 z' l o" |6 G xAK Santa Teresa. p. l$ O8 D( q# @& |9 M9 j
xAK Atlanta City
2 i4 A0 f) P9 U' l1 ]/ E. ` xAK Chickasaw City; { e' x! ^3 t% Y) a U3 b
xAK Ensley City7 L4 M0 J* o: k: y: E) P8 _ S
xAK Knoxville City' Y* F- z! T9 E( Z' o$ j
xAK Mobile City
B/ B: i. [% A4 a0 [3 I xAK Tuscaloosa City- [! ]4 z/ n B9 J( s
xAK Steel Age
4 R. q1 J$ ?5 } j" @5 Y- i% `- W xAK Steel Exporter: z" s; o" H, b [, s
xAK Steel Mariner
* C7 O) w4 L8 R# c. ?% d xAK Steel Navigator
0 T9 e M3 |4 W5 M6 M xAK Steel Ranger
! j0 T9 d# `- K9 b, M _1 {' @ xAK Steel Scientist& V; c1 Z W' t4 z
xAK Steel Seafarer
4 o, c) O6 i$ @6 s# I7 z xAK Steel Trader
. ]' O; {% v A0 z xAK Steel Voyager5 {5 n1 r& c) F2 r" q0 m5 t0 N
xAK Andrea Luckenbach2 Y% Z8 c4 H( J! r9 j: D
xAK Harry Luckenbach
, n1 O& z3 ? V" R1 D- H! ~ xAK J.L. Luckenbach' v. |8 J+ I5 x- H
xAK Jacob Luckenbach6 M4 c4 j. e- c9 ?4 x
xAK Julia Luckenbach
; Z8 w+ N5 Z+ d- M. I9 m xAK Katrina Luckenbach
) ?, ]: \6 r2 h3 g" m5 J# Y( v* D7 ] xAK Lena Luckenbach6 R- V6 q& C$ y
xAK Lewis Luckenbach
# D# [6 m- N2 y7 [4 ~/ |7 w xAK Lillian Luckenbach
- T) c, }$ g8 t( ~; S# N xAK Mathew Luckenbach
* S M$ m, c8 r/ @+ `9 _; C1 i xAK Walter Luckenbach
" K8 N' w r2 s xAK William Luckenbach
% l0 q% n* \+ z) {, E# a$ [ xAK Diamond head
6 R. g% D# O1 J/ E xAK Admiral Halstead
1 z4 S7 v" q# N& s% B& O& e2 G; z- c xAK Admiral Cole4 U/ d" w8 U. t5 N; d3 g
xAK Crown City
) X8 e% ]2 `7 g xAK Admiral Y. Williams
% ?/ F* k5 G$ B8 v xAK Iron Crown, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
" `3 B2 r8 }" M e+ {2 K* p" m xAK Rona, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage
- m" X$ `8 S4 ~ v; x" ^6 D/ s1 A xAK Exmoor, Shell hits 2! g; Q) p9 J( s: v
xAK Aeon, Shell hits 3, on fire9 `+ _ ~0 S, \$ ~$ n/ |, i
xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1
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Allied ground losses:% U+ Q- |0 h- w$ ?! ]
59 casualties reported" o, Y9 v% T8 `7 T/ {6 y- P
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
" S, H& b q N8 ]& ^ Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 19 disabled) ]5 L" V1 {. S1 D
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
( {' s3 O" Z; ~8 f) [ Guns lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled)
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9 E( f/ M* f& b; c @8 y. |Day Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 14,000 Yards7 u- @6 Y) o+ q
5 ~( r9 |7 P; f& U* C) B# n5 b8 PJapanese Ships/ [4 j* l* X5 f+ N7 Q$ M- |
CA Furutaka9 X: z7 U/ z+ g# B1 [; C& b
CL Abukuma) m+ r7 Z- J% Y$ _1 C
CL Tatsuta. L6 y! \6 c0 z! ?
CL Yubari
/ z! h( L5 H( X+ w, l k DD Michishio8 y0 c U6 @4 u% w" x" Q6 [, M
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( c2 U" L- _+ |4 r" [! g DM Ramsay, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
( J, i5 O1 R! `2 ^; R DM Breese, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
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Sub attack near Port Moresby at 98,133
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Japanese Ships5 L1 W" I# P6 W9 w F- b
PB Kozan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage: Y3 Z" }* |1 }1 F6 Q% r8 P
AO Manju Maru
% h. X! c* r" C! J7 _# U, Q AO Akebono Maru. Q2 a- }( t) k# J% M% F' d, O
PB Choun Maru #8* _8 \3 H2 s) Y& W: p
SC Ch 20
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Allied Ships/ b B8 G W2 `; y
SS Tautog; _0 @1 C: e. i0 Q/ n/ e7 F/ N' y
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130' u" S* @1 I1 o: b* ~! o7 N
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.( j$ T+ {, Q( g' r
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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Allied aircraft8 W7 U% _4 c! Y4 q; _
P-40E Warhawk x 16
D+ K7 [9 D3 x/ h9 m5 t5 ^ PBY-5 Catalina x 30
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No Japanese losses
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6 t; k H$ @' T1 ?& `& ~ P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
+ I. b( k+ o/ i U7 H# } PBY-5 Catalina: 3 damaged
3 @8 S9 [5 q! Y& Y) g PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed by flak& N3 `5 h* f+ I( ~1 d
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Japanese Ships
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DD Oyashio, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage7 c# p/ O4 c) A f3 a5 c; \
TB Hayabusa
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TB Hiyodori8 f- `, P0 ]( r
DD Hagikaze6 O0 z. p6 J a
DD Hatsukaze+ g) k$ q' x7 F! v& Y
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