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;
6 t( E+ ~6 C& Y! b* C$ p0 X! c2 d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;6 {: {5 ]5 A2 j6 A6 _+ N _2 |* A
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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; t. J$ E9 t0 g9 c/ \9 MNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 12,000 Yards$ l# s5 f$ n' V- ^
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Japanese Ships7 c$ S* y5 ?* X! g; k9 @$ `
DD Oyashio
5 D9 l- G: D4 a# i DD Hatsukaze$ {0 n R. Y7 i# T" V9 c+ q
DD Hagikaze
, m- _4 t% y1 ?5 S3 }! T$ q5 G DD Uranami6 _, l2 B( U5 ]
TB Otori+ m5 t6 @& ~; a1 J& Q7 T
TB Hiyodori8 s' F' }; `+ h7 n+ h9 i) A
TB Hayabusa
- e7 L8 K1 A- r4 \$ Q% G h TB Kiji
! {' G6 j% g( A+ s0 N TB Kamo# Y" @: N. R# c! ?8 t/ Z8 G: H8 z
DD Suresushio) V1 e& L/ ?: q
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- g) M2 j' P9 v3 \9 d# K4 b( c xAKL Chungking, Shell hits 23, and is sunk
! H! F; n V; O' ~6 o xAKL Darvel, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
2 g7 Y& a ]* B: q6 H( z3 A- C# s xAKL Kaiping, Shell hits 13, and is sunk% Q9 n7 F# \0 w0 j
xAKL Vichy, Shell hits 18, and is sunk
6 A. Q6 E3 V) D `. g xAKL Patris, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
% L) M7 u( ^9 @: Q( c xAKL Burwah, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
& }/ D A+ p5 b6 p7 K( W/ t xAKL Carlisle, Shell hits 26, and is sunk0 C& u! t- V7 r
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/ @9 D$ {0 h& z1 @( [9 uNight Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 7,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
q( X$ J& X$ @' J CA Furutaka
! k3 w; ]! i8 \: U; L CA Kako& k0 \( y* h2 v6 o i3 }; W
CL Abukuma
! j' m2 i' U& C0 f# }" C CL Tenryu
/ H' |/ k1 G t% w9 r CL Tatsuta; R( I( b. ~; v0 @
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1
# R2 ?) W+ m! {/ ?4 l* d" \% M DD Michishio
, b5 o( Z5 G2 q' z DD Amagiri
9 Y3 f; J! r" m& L0 g
7 J* v% ~; f! S" ?Allied Ships
" c& w2 S& p$ C& S& J% u5 [$ \ DM Ramsay, Shell hits 1
; h$ v. Y2 _1 J) A5 _ DM Breese, Shell hits 3, on fire& X+ `, Z7 s" J3 A
DM Tracy, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
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- e8 F+ c* C! G' z/ I* j7 ]. kTF 181 encounters mine field at Pago Pago (148,161)
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Japanese Ships
- ?4 v' m6 o* Z1 D) C CA Kako, Mine hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
3 Z# h1 h( D! p: Q3 u DD Amagiri, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
$ `1 I2 N; m; \" d CL Tenryu, Mine hits 1, on fire+ ^# K4 D% O. k2 F+ N: X
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships7 X; x4 k9 w4 ^6 E% F
DD Satsuki. J8 }( ~/ `2 H; y+ _- Y7 j4 T. ]
DD Minazuki
) W$ V3 n3 |+ k# h6 x5 V& j5 ^ DD Mochizuki: o# p6 }9 \6 v' L
DD Oite
! M( K, H9 ~( v) U# i2 V" D DD Hayate7 p6 n q/ c& F5 V4 q
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PG Sacramento, Shell hits 15, heavy fires, heavy damage$ ^3 R# U8 m# m0 a6 @
xAK Alabaman- z4 N- w8 s* m! }
xAK Alaskan
$ i; f# s7 C8 k8 y# y. y xAK American
& f# P4 M6 M/ M$ i3 X xAK Arizonan
* N+ y- O7 J0 _: Q; d xAK Arkansan
4 W0 M: z( R3 g% v5 J, c5 I xAK Californian' A# H) [8 [! p
xAK Canadian9 v- O6 K& U( k4 z# K. p+ C
xAK Dakotan
2 \. p+ i; f/ K" r) W% e4 p xAK Hawaiian
- E& I: r5 A- O: |; l xAK Kansan! i, Z% Z/ h" X5 ]- u
xAK Minnesotan( l, e4 ]7 m* O
xAK Ohioan
1 ^8 f1 j) b+ O xAK Panaman
N3 ^6 ?; a4 j. y. T/ n9 b5 b xAK Pennsylvanian
* J' M. j. \1 W/ W: s0 q xAK Puerto Rican5 p2 _- n5 u2 C: F$ n5 r
xAK Utahan
`9 q2 n$ s4 N- L. t7 o xAK Virginian
! Z: F" S# A. @* v' f xAK Trento2 b, X2 V; j1 F- Q
xAK Charles H Cramp1 } c* t, Y& ?$ [( \' ~0 x4 I
xAK Lancaster
1 m2 M0 `+ u/ ?* W$ i* e xAK Sagadahoc N; t1 ^, l1 _( V1 r
xAK Santa Rita
" o8 [- S- N- g$ O xAK Santa Teresa
8 v8 x! e1 _5 t3 r6 L xAK Atlanta City
0 G# p* @% x; i3 o- T% G/ }9 P( Z xAK Chickasaw City3 U- ~: T! w6 U6 B7 r1 o i
xAK Ensley City
5 ~: ]/ j+ U& B7 a7 X. `8 h: ~2 V xAK Knoxville City
( b4 n8 K# M1 C6 V$ }9 z$ | xAK Mobile City
) [4 ]1 O% V8 J5 G, T. M xAK Tuscaloosa City
2 G5 j, X7 l" Y i1 }# F8 [& Y2 X xAK Steel Age) N9 A1 {2 e! Y
xAK Steel Exporter+ R, J5 G# `1 a" p" _$ t% y
xAK Steel Mariner
% S5 R! K0 @4 [7 m xAK Steel Navigator3 ]/ K, N& x' ~
xAK Steel Ranger
$ @5 q0 n# z2 z4 ~+ ^0 w xAK Steel Scientist" Q& P" [1 \$ ?7 V) G7 c
xAK Steel Seafarer1 \, r+ h' q2 U- v5 w, E
xAK Steel Trader
- i0 A" n# q" p/ V, u2 k7 N4 ~ xAK Steel Voyager
+ O& a# S/ o- E6 J- c/ f. e2 g xAK Steel Worker
, J1 O. o3 K+ ?: t; R7 b; g xAK Andrea Luckenbach& U5 A8 m: T) u4 M( T
xAK Harry Luckenbach- x- u; J! \6 Y/ J- z
xAK J.L. Luckenbach
" x7 N" r7 V- ]" j xAK Jacob Luckenbach/ l! a& l) X3 N
xAK Julia Luckenbach
/ |2 P! Z# A0 S; b xAK Katrina Luckenbach
0 r$ _$ P7 V/ X2 {" J' y, `4 s* f* S xAK Lena Luckenbach: w; d* ~8 b# V, ?. i
xAK Lewis Luckenbach
O$ s4 \5 w: G5 V' \1 v xAK Lillian Luckenbach
3 _5 |* K- T' {* V1 `. r. ^ xAK Mathew Luckenbach6 n- {( F2 R3 o, S9 k7 E" D
xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 7, heavy fires) b1 Z( F. {9 i
xAK Walter Luckenbach# @2 G- _3 J. R4 q% Y$ `
xAK William Luckenbach
; J0 t& D2 m' \( t& L xAK Diamond head$ I9 l! B. I4 N5 I& B( G: [$ x
xAK Admiral Halstead, |2 }! e6 O( l$ z5 L
AM Matai, Shell hits 1 S- \3 M6 @ [+ e* R
AM Muritai, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ ?, h, V/ ^. i) c xAK Salamaua, Shell hits 14 o% D4 J; n+ J. v; _* T; p
xAK Rona, Shell hits 27 g; A& ]5 M# F) b [0 a5 L
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Allied ground losses:3 f; N. h6 \0 e0 J, T& t; k9 S
24 casualties reported; {# Q8 z8 e0 I: o
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) E. C: n/ U3 |% ]& F/ l6 W# I
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 4 disabled+ h% E. ~& s' i
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled
4 G4 @" G3 F! h& E2 s) F2 g 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
0 _, B7 C' p* T& T. ]/ [ DD Satsuki
% y* [: u) N5 R# d DD Minazuki
' u% D0 |: r, m DD Mochizuki
% A! N9 r6 K% D6 e DD Oite
/ |1 L( _, h5 n* h( [$ Z5 g: i( ^ DD Hayate
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Allied Ships, C. K0 c2 a9 l8 d5 o( X# k
PG Sacramento, Shell hits 12, heavy fires, heavy damage
* V! B9 f! g: n: u8 u. q xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage. i0 q2 x- [) i' G
AM Muritai, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage, |7 ^3 b; n9 T* q; \& C+ I
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/ h) [. i, \! u, e! \- q, A$ m$ A+ FAllied ground losses:
& O' G( a/ t$ H, Y Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)& L7 y" g& @, F
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w% Y1 ^7 E R- N) @Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 121,193, Range 8,000 Yards8 G! c) }" Y. K6 w
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, Z: e$ y' ]) n! o DD Satsuki
" `0 W- G7 I+ P: b1 ] DD Minazuki: {( C' j; Q3 S1 @5 s
DD Mochizuki
# ?2 j7 E6 V- P/ l& e4 g: M DD Oite
- O. X8 c; I/ c DD Hayate& o3 `$ H, N0 v; H! z7 V$ @5 `
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Allied Ships$ W3 ]0 _% `+ T+ N n: U: G" Q/ A
xAK Alabaman4 S& O" E$ _# y% t D
xAK Alaskan! e$ J" a+ i$ s; D1 J% D
xAK American6 r9 f+ K: W1 _; z1 @( F/ A
xAK Arizonan" E7 i# l! M1 T
xAK Arkansan# B; }; A' \! E0 [$ p0 U* h$ i3 j
xAK Californian3 h4 t' u: A P( H" i
xAK Canadian5 z! q9 y9 b/ H& B: l
xAK Dakotan4 N% n8 L# s6 J- Z! a
xAK Hawaiian% P6 b( a. `/ ]! s3 _
xAK Kansan0 J( m( e" ?' n1 @4 q" _# N
xAK Minnesotan2 N0 b4 d7 W5 b
xAK Ohioan
& D1 h* [* N7 a6 q- V xAK Panaman
6 z; I( f) R D& b( y xAK Pennsylvanian" h0 W; o, ?' R
xAK Puerto Rican* `9 G* o- A% w, _, j0 z
xAK Utahan
8 w9 ?* k+ H3 E1 Q( a% t; T6 B xAK Virginian y# ^: J" \" f( d4 z" C( N( Q
xAK Trento
, E* \& K3 D2 k8 k$ e xAK Charles H Cramp
1 V* F2 r, @! P- a! S/ R ]% L$ D xAK Lancaster, n n0 S! Q# E: k7 P, k* L" [
xAK Sagadahoc% M: J+ Y0 R& Y2 V8 P
xAK Santa Rita
! O8 ` j" z9 x% C. ]4 w9 e- o4 u xAK Santa Teresa! k/ o: f6 B |; A. P
xAK Atlanta City2 [, P' o$ ~! H& |$ R" h6 x
xAK Chickasaw City
# |3 L2 y0 N& O0 W! ?: ~) V xAK Ensley City
2 f& j$ L# }" ]& s1 a( I8 Z xAK Knoxville City
* O( W9 T7 E6 Z* F* ] xAK Mobile City
' a' j8 o4 x; C8 ]5 _ xAK Tuscaloosa City' _' ?( J; T$ }" }* Z ~
xAK Steel Age; [4 ^3 g& N8 u/ s& d0 [9 g- e
xAK Steel Exporter8 G) D8 v2 F } D+ U0 P# h
xAK Steel Mariner
6 M. ?! C2 F4 R xAK Steel Navigator P; e. _, K% W2 x
xAK Steel Ranger
9 Q7 O" S! g7 e5 B2 Y1 T xAK Steel Scientist2 X" S6 v# i$ J
xAK Steel Seafarer
) j: H4 b7 _* O xAK Steel Trader+ I8 i2 F: R% j! k) V% j& ^! d+ [
xAK Steel Voyager
1 p2 i; m( n# a7 L4 P7 M+ ]. f N xAK Steel Worker, heavy damage m" G! ]" m5 h _* @* t
xAK Andrea Luckenbach# {# ]' @' E7 n* N% b C
xAK Harry Luckenbach
! U% s* r' G) Z5 V! Q xAK J.L. Luckenbach) p0 g. l( x6 d) o% S
xAK Jacob Luckenbach$ X* |4 o4 Y6 p$ X
xAK Julia Luckenbach1 W' ?+ u/ e; T. e' Y( P
xAK Katrina Luckenbach
4 P6 y9 ?- k( A1 K- Q xAK Lena Luckenbach) L& H' Y/ D# i, W
xAK Lewis Luckenbach- v+ d" E8 B i+ p
xAK Lillian Luckenbach9 }! k6 }0 x7 X$ B) u. s/ ~% `
xAK Mathew Luckenbach2 J6 b% p& u$ D& R( C
xAK Walter Luckenbach
& s6 }6 i' t/ P5 [0 z4 E1 K6 k* `7 _ xAK William Luckenbach
4 }. F9 X! k, K- T) N xAK Diamond head' b% Z8 p8 r5 [4 V- v& q" ^% ?
xAK Admiral Halstead
1 R6 y4 N! L/ j7 T2 e! W! ` xAK Admiral Cole
5 P$ W- q+ X( F1 e xAK Crown City
5 G3 @5 W5 y% E% ~4 Q AM Matai, Shell hits 20, heavy fires, heavy damage5 r8 O7 b. f; F9 g' x% \
xAK Rona, Shell hits 4
8 Y9 u; p/ E8 V/ `8 s; m xAK Macedon, Shell hits 19 r4 a' U( `5 E: n
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4 Z8 e5 y( V: F# A+ ^, tAllied ground losses:5 ^1 k0 q/ ~" h5 n6 i; d( g4 b' ?% ]' |
37 casualties reported
+ j3 {; T8 y9 R Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
0 ^ v9 {/ N: z8 L5 I1 \ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled: d% o" A d3 ~9 ~. a* n# T: Q
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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DD Satsuki, `4 v0 `" z% u/ s
DD Minazuki
( j+ p+ m. s6 q, E. y9 A( n DD Mochizuki
6 e% @& o8 t+ j5 K- F DD Oite
( ~* n8 h; M. e) M1 e4 t3 ^& ? DD Hayate
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4 U4 Y p8 U1 Z! ZAllied Ships
: O: F2 w3 t$ |5 G2 ^ xAK Alabaman1 B- m) Y% E8 _% u. O) }) e
xAK Alaskan1 ^; z; y8 e, v0 D; j. L9 {
xAK American, S. F: I$ w/ G, G$ H1 h0 o% `
xAK Arizonan6 u9 x4 x( a' r- b7 P- a# k
xAK Arkansan/ C% _. a$ c8 f( I. @
xAK Californian. U; l5 Z3 {5 o& @/ Q* y' _9 |$ H
xAK Canadian! Y" P4 A/ N$ p4 D& X" R
xAK Dakotan
" |+ r6 Y8 l8 d xAK Hawaiian- ?- x4 G' b8 V; d: ]9 \
xAK Kansan' y# h! K$ G: O- m p* o
xAK Minnesotan3 F$ w( c( H: W2 A1 `6 e9 e2 ]
xAK Ohioan
7 Q- j1 c' @# K6 e' f: m xAK Panaman
. ]+ W5 _9 [0 ?8 ~5 \6 g8 V } xAK Pennsylvanian! C4 i# e A m% x- P! w2 {" j
xAK Puerto Rican; I Q* }& O5 I
xAK Utahan S# L' E$ l: K5 y3 q+ A
xAK Virginian
/ z8 W) L) y7 m( X K- q8 y xAK Trento1 ]" @& U5 b* J2 M8 R9 ?0 K9 a
xAK Charles H Cramp/ x# }# k; a- p
xAK Lancaster
5 J& K+ L2 }: ^& `3 | xAK Sagadahoc
' l) X7 H; h, K% } xAK Santa Rita- t2 A4 Z; V6 |$ L
xAK Santa Teresa5 \9 a5 S% e2 ?% a. V- F
xAK Atlanta City6 x9 y$ _+ {( \3 i" W/ g2 b. N
xAK Chickasaw City( c1 n; a; ^) ~
xAK Ensley City
2 @$ O# }$ X/ G G. \ xAK Knoxville City
0 ~2 Q) h' d8 Z8 b: z; N7 G xAK Mobile City
* ]% l: \: E; P6 x5 [4 v xAK Tuscaloosa City
0 t w+ f- }9 o3 c" n0 V xAK Steel Age
8 a( Q4 r- _ o xAK Steel Exporter
' \) x, u6 L2 j; p3 Q# {+ M# o xAK Steel Mariner- e4 Q4 ` Y) j+ N4 w
xAK Steel Navigator
7 c6 ^$ @; e3 T; P" i. E+ J xAK Steel Ranger
! a; O$ t r1 d+ X: ^0 } xAK Steel Scientist
, ]6 A/ Q- I7 V U; R1 s xAK Steel Seafarer
, e& w7 r* ^! d: k+ b xAK Steel Trader
) F5 b5 N) c5 y4 @; D- G xAK Steel Voyager, A5 r( W. r: ~( p; c
xAK Andrea Luckenbach
7 Z( U, F1 [) W# c' t6 N xAK Harry Luckenbach# d* W* x" r, \; G
xAK J.L. Luckenbach% H2 x$ M7 V1 {8 U
xAK Jacob Luckenbach
# i2 x8 A! r9 {2 B6 A( Y. J/ ? xAK Julia Luckenbach
q9 q6 x/ P, F: u xAK Katrina Luckenbach
# O2 N& T9 f5 E6 f# O2 G2 V xAK Lena Luckenbach
- b; x& k% Z. R2 h) _" c( \" H; X xAK Lewis Luckenbach
$ V, O4 i: G2 y9 ~1 l1 i xAK Lillian Luckenbach- {1 V0 O1 t- U2 ]) k
xAK Mathew Luckenbach
: c/ i8 w3 a5 r2 L5 } xAK Walter Luckenbach N) v0 t& ]7 {
xAK William Luckenbach) j/ y0 d" P7 O; t3 o
xAK Diamond head
2 d' A, a) ^/ B xAK Admiral Halstead
( d' t& @3 U/ N9 z/ r xAK Admiral Cole* y5 l9 `2 `9 t7 Q/ C' l
xAK Crown City$ _- A0 Q+ O7 M$ ^9 x8 x
xAK Admiral Y. Williams3 J! `! @1 |# r: g% @# p6 J- X% w
xAK Iron Crown, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
1 x+ n w( P3 u" n) f) g: v xAK Rona, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage; {; V% _! Z$ N9 G& {0 |6 g
xAK Exmoor, Shell hits 27 v3 U5 m# D% ^3 Y) j
xAK Aeon, Shell hits 3, on fire% l' m6 t% l. H. T
xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1. R* i/ v* l* Y% I
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Allied ground losses:7 N: X5 F+ ]9 F( X7 s E& ?6 H
59 casualties reported; G" x( j; T; z" h
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
4 ^' [8 p& C- [# p) C6 B9 a: y Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 19 disabled
8 x2 L: @) Y/ [ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 N- B9 L, u+ N' ]
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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CA Furutaka
! e% ]4 ^2 J7 g9 f- f( X c CL Abukuma
. ?% L0 L) w2 ^5 E CL Tatsuta
; r; C4 i/ D$ ?6 Z4 b CL Yubari' b, B. Q' p6 f" g1 B1 R
DD Michishio
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DM Ramsay, Shell hits 4, heavy fires- [; t3 I6 |: J' _. c
DM Breese, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
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6 z+ m% \" w7 I) f t$ fSub attack near Port Moresby at 98,133
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Japanese Ships
2 v* H8 P2 U) e1 D- x. C0 R) h PB Kozan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage+ v* S# D& T$ D
AO Manju Maru" e# Q- `3 W. w4 o, u" E
AO Akebono Maru% x ^% N' O+ h
PB Choun Maru #85 k( R% B- Q2 M" w1 ?2 q' k+ e
SC Ch 201 s+ C9 v4 X y5 O, C0 y n
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Allied Ships
* n+ B8 w* Q S& G# |9 o& E SS Tautog0 Z4 u9 j% u) b. g+ [% o- @
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130- m( g5 W4 @: D& p8 R& e w
9 I$ \3 {/ c* T# b7 G/ ~3 @; `Weather in hex: Light cloud% V2 C, j! F! K. C& I7 Y
1 }' `( j5 p; ~" P6 p: \1 LRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
6 \& J) T+ m/ R4 q+ U" @" J. [Estimated time to target is 10 minutes6 f% Y" t' h, _1 m* b
+ o7 u+ V# b4 d: F% HJapanese aircraft
" P1 O0 f/ T9 [# l' F: L A6M2 Zero x 41# K" [1 I( R& v9 J9 M# }& f
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Allied aircraft
4 G2 p. `$ D$ u% x" e P-40E Warhawk x 16
$ Y5 ?5 S! c! S! f PBY-5 Catalina x 30
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3 i: K4 G& y( @" WNo Japanese losses9 U0 P4 v3 L, {+ u& u/ q% b3 L% g
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P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed# p$ P3 i) U3 P5 b$ ^4 b8 G1 ^
PBY-5 Catalina: 3 damaged
% J6 Y' }* b3 N8 A' W! ?, H PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed by flak; M3 W7 V- }: q8 M
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DD Suresushio
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TB Otori
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