AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 27, 42
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: Z5 G; u) v: Q. b盟军一支在莫港卸载补给的船队全灭;0 ]6 J; x" l2 J+ t, I s% y0 f6 g
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 O- r7 z5 n$ Q' i; l* x1 D
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 Yards9 X. n3 o4 E* q6 `. G1 I& u6 @
# ^( u9 t( H: ?1 P0 RJapanese Ships: h' @* l: g! L8 N; I# W, G
DD Oyashio. ~% [# H+ P# X/ _+ p
DD Hatsukaze
0 h3 \8 e" Q0 b, V& c( g _( J DD Hagikaze
- D I# f7 C* N6 u/ ^: o6 b DD Uranami5 Y; b* @& `; s7 P1 V* }& b1 e% o
TB Otori
' M* f" V2 O& H, m7 B TB Hiyodori
' _) @2 A6 Z$ }& @2 A TB Hayabusa
7 Y+ G E9 A( z4 W* H TB Kiji
& K/ O6 g$ v; p' `0 @0 _, w TB Kamo
; C; m8 Q+ f# {) B" o' q7 ]* \8 {# |' r DD Suresushio: u" Y9 i' H) [# ?+ o" A
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Allied Ships
! P* v3 Q% F! a+ b" c7 L xAKL Chungking, Shell hits 23, and is sunk4 Z3 r5 v- X# j8 H8 B( ~
xAKL Darvel, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
8 e: r0 P6 Z' |! x1 a xAKL Kaiping, Shell hits 13, and is sunk% z1 a$ B4 g. g! ^
xAKL Vichy, Shell hits 18, and is sunk1 [8 r( j* q! p4 B
xAKL Patris, Shell hits 25, and is sunk: P# s5 {/ l! ^# Y
xAKL Burwah, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
q3 v7 v6 U/ x1 W, Y ~3 y: { xAKL Carlisle, Shell hits 26, and is sunk7 C( n* L8 G, D E- z* i2 j& O) p
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3 B' k# Z6 U1 }* I3 \3 `8 _2 INight Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 7,000 Yards4 s2 |0 B1 G% o2 I" x
; J0 n2 N1 [. }Japanese Ships
4 j' G& }- j, x1 L" I) x CA Furutaka# x! P: X6 U! _6 j6 P
CA Kako
" {3 f3 r+ X9 x/ J% K" o; |$ S8 q CL Abukuma
0 c( C0 d4 m8 |1 ?" D. E k9 B0 N CL Tenryu K9 s. f) u3 e5 S
CL Tatsuta
# x9 z5 U7 E0 o. O: t8 Y5 L CL Yubari, Shell hits 1
6 s0 r. Q3 q$ _+ J* l5 w DD Michishio
6 k, z/ C7 L2 ?. K1 X/ a2 J DD Amagiri
2 K: J T5 N' K# y9 W9 P( X0 v
3 T" L( p/ K% t' V# FAllied Ships# X7 V% d, U0 w- s* J$ R
DM Ramsay, Shell hits 1
, h9 I/ P; V8 @; K8 d DM Breese, Shell hits 3, on fire
; f6 i" k" m" m1 r' T# P+ O: `( n DM Tracy, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
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TF 181 encounters mine field at Pago Pago (148,161)0 M3 s7 h" z- g) ]
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2 i5 k1 l' q0 s* E9 s CA Kako, Mine hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
$ s3 o# ~+ v3 ]; I1 Y; s DD Amagiri, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage( R) W$ M5 y* P. |( n8 M
CL Tenryu, Mine hits 1, on fire
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards9 \) y) G3 S" r5 y
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Japanese Ships
! L, e' Q$ i* v# p" G, P DD Satsuki
w }6 i( Q9 d: z1 G DD Minazuki/ \2 d7 r$ I* l: ^9 x, y0 N
DD Mochizuki& W% V$ D4 |4 h) R* @* ^
DD Oite" g6 r, `5 x1 @+ E* h8 q# \8 u
DD Hayate
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8 j3 @7 }$ N( W- t( RAllied Ships! S4 C: y5 t8 j
PG Sacramento, Shell hits 15, heavy fires, heavy damage
* q0 Y. s: `2 m8 W$ K xAK Alabaman: D. [: p/ q, Q6 r3 j7 k$ ?
xAK Alaskan
1 w) T' y- h* P- } xAK American1 R, Y+ Y: b# h3 Z- z- g
xAK Arizonan& {. Z+ c# \) d7 R L
xAK Arkansan& R7 d0 T" K( x3 q
xAK Californian; @) T: M4 S3 c& `. c3 S
xAK Canadian
p& u% {9 U+ G! l2 U xAK Dakotan; k1 v. e" ^) k7 ~+ ^7 G8 i
xAK Hawaiian$ {# b% d7 ]1 B+ U* M' u2 L& ~% T
xAK Kansan
2 r0 @( J1 a% r1 r7 _ xAK Minnesotan/ h$ _0 p( f3 m! y5 R" c
xAK Ohioan
) T# V: p* C- o) O9 \ xAK Panaman
* S' m) |( Q* _7 }) T xAK Pennsylvanian% p$ D: J% _3 r- e, R8 r
xAK Puerto Rican. i9 k! \ L; z) [/ P. a" l8 V+ `
xAK Utahan; R+ S1 ~' m# H0 h( Q G
xAK Virginian, T% \9 }% x' H# y
xAK Trento7 W6 J- z& ~3 v0 R6 a7 U4 m2 O
xAK Charles H Cramp0 @7 h9 r2 }' U' @2 N
xAK Lancaster
0 P4 c; w/ _( s9 x5 a xAK Sagadahoc" d R( j; y2 M9 A3 m$ |3 A
xAK Santa Rita
' u; K( ^6 V( r5 \# I: f xAK Santa Teresa
# W0 X/ k# _% Y% h5 F xAK Atlanta City# N3 f$ H, a6 g* c0 f
xAK Chickasaw City
: T9 M% G- w) c4 w xAK Ensley City
9 m" ^0 O* h* n xAK Knoxville City5 s5 w$ c8 ~- b2 t: F5 ?
xAK Mobile City* S- ^- C n5 E5 A2 u
xAK Tuscaloosa City' g+ n0 X g7 s; h, }9 Q. S8 H
xAK Steel Age
+ @3 h$ O& j0 n# t xAK Steel Exporter# l! h% }/ e; e3 t
xAK Steel Mariner- ?3 t' u6 e" g/ b* q
xAK Steel Navigator8 d( _7 N% f X) [
xAK Steel Ranger
8 k7 @4 u! J* l" h8 M8 {; E9 x xAK Steel Scientist! i( C' Y5 `, |
xAK Steel Seafarer+ P/ ^6 B% \# m( K$ v8 b
xAK Steel Trader
/ w+ Q+ g3 }+ G xAK Steel Voyager
- q F! a4 w- O( f+ A xAK Steel Worker
9 s, x" ^5 `* j8 ~; |/ M k/ a xAK Andrea Luckenbach
; @ W9 @8 ^+ } xAK Harry Luckenbach
$ }* ~$ Q$ T; @4 \* E, c xAK J.L. Luckenbach
7 W8 S2 d* O1 ~9 y/ | xAK Jacob Luckenbach) r5 h {1 h% d6 C! l& O# X$ W; L1 L
xAK Julia Luckenbach1 Q3 _$ @) A; V( J9 M
xAK Katrina Luckenbach e, e( u1 t# b& Y
xAK Lena Luckenbach
3 C$ ]2 M, A; i# ~( ~$ E xAK Lewis Luckenbach# @7 A K& A2 g& S, y
xAK Lillian Luckenbach
$ \/ D3 a' o, W7 }$ j1 Z% z! Y$ w xAK Mathew Luckenbach1 [" l" v5 C* J) x
xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
* `* Z M- {. t, S5 w+ x7 B xAK Walter Luckenbach
/ K( I. h* o( b, a m4 Y xAK William Luckenbach
9 r( r# [+ G; E) S" |/ p xAK Diamond head
% J7 C" y p0 R# t xAK Admiral Halstead6 x- T o b2 D* D8 \2 I
AM Matai, Shell hits 1( O/ W5 f$ C! _( g7 _ w
AM Muritai, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage" Q7 t/ ^) R; ?
xAK Salamaua, Shell hits 1
% H9 ], t [& ^/ S6 @0 [" i xAK Rona, Shell hits 2
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- @8 Y* V% w. r5 T/ ZAllied ground losses:1 I0 R, n) c) U; a' H) z
24 casualties reported! s( Y5 }6 t# ?% o0 }
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 n6 Q1 r* y$ M; v. X6 F
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 4 disabled" Y0 R4 b; {) u$ {7 W. }& {
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled
/ F/ @7 o* z3 B6 L2 A Vehicles lost 17 (10 destroyed, 7 disabled). Q9 x9 E8 X! m* E& V! t
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: t' u: i; e. K& m3 `Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards$ m' T3 ?: V3 d! o8 @ [
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Japanese Ships# u4 A$ [4 _, I3 _+ a* ~6 g3 k
DD Satsuki' v. C' \& e, ?( a. T- d
DD Minazuki7 O q6 e, `% n, _6 i
DD Mochizuki% F8 w: d0 C) z! L" D. a& ^
DD Oite
) [- [; T9 P: d1 x DD Hayate2 m, W1 U1 F8 U3 t+ h$ F
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Allied Ships
5 j, `' c! ~+ M1 } PG Sacramento, Shell hits 12, heavy fires, heavy damage
^" F! ?9 F. M9 @2 _ xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage9 p0 W" c8 j! ^9 F
AM Muritai, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
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4 i9 D6 v# d* h$ S$ pAllied ground losses:4 m) r: m( S$ J* q
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)% h0 E' V- {! ^' j1 ~5 Z& H- O) i
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' M4 a! w( Q* N* \+ NNight Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 121,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships ~% p# t6 f5 V
DD Satsuki9 P0 Y6 r" {* _# b0 ?7 @
DD Minazuki
; k7 C& S) y- O" n* g( i5 ` DD Mochizuki
2 \, P; J9 f9 Y$ Q$ Q! C DD Oite
( O' o9 O% O3 A5 J+ v) u0 c$ o$ H DD Hayate$ U. M4 |0 }, l4 |. G
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Allied Ships& k% Q3 S/ m* O
xAK Alabaman9 r1 t! O3 K$ t' v
xAK Alaskan
4 T4 j* G- M% [) x2 \. ^ xAK American
7 v: a) m3 ^; R+ _# ?( n( ] xAK Arizonan
, d1 w3 r7 U" n0 j" o { xAK Arkansan
+ T0 @% p! b& _# k xAK Californian
" q+ t$ v9 y" v5 j3 K xAK Canadian
. }& Y; |0 h: I5 d6 p/ { xAK Dakotan+ ~/ K; N+ k2 g6 U0 ^
xAK Hawaiian$ q' t) v. J* g4 ~! T+ O/ Q% ~5 q' C7 {
xAK Kansan
) C5 ^, z- p- c3 V0 f# B" U6 a xAK Minnesotan* N9 w+ u( N0 x, ~8 t- z
xAK Ohioan
4 f$ p, T, M% s! J7 \* P V xAK Panaman
1 Q5 o( Z; _ s xAK Pennsylvanian" A! R2 _, N( Q8 f) i# S& Y
xAK Puerto Rican1 ]( k2 \+ W r7 X7 e
xAK Utahan' D ^4 E1 d' Q( p. e
xAK Virginian
! U: t) Y0 b- o Y8 _$ Z xAK Trento
( g" l0 E( A! N% Q7 O$ X8 }7 G/ f xAK Charles H Cramp
) {9 E' U- b9 t) C! w xAK Lancaster
, l$ p9 e0 L0 H$ j& s, S xAK Sagadahoc
: g/ i$ n+ J' b xAK Santa Rita
3 e) x1 Y0 X" `; K xAK Santa Teresa
0 Q( H8 Z# j: |/ Q% k% i xAK Atlanta City
" Q2 `% K7 P* ~0 o2 p/ z% X xAK Chickasaw City
3 m4 ~ v! u4 o7 u& p xAK Ensley City
- W9 p! u9 E! \+ X/ ^" { xAK Knoxville City
& i/ b( |' P5 _" R% z) g' t xAK Mobile City: `& f3 k. J& |$ G6 K. Y* h
xAK Tuscaloosa City
/ I+ ^1 W. d: ^! C( o7 M1 R xAK Steel Age
! {3 Z5 q( I5 v xAK Steel Exporter) K9 B3 X7 P# T0 e5 d
xAK Steel Mariner; r$ ] G% Q" f; g
xAK Steel Navigator2 ?% |$ E I- W& E
xAK Steel Ranger
7 n. K* Z* _+ ]' I+ V! {( k xAK Steel Scientist
* G4 r, U' j) R( s" m2 o4 m xAK Steel Seafarer0 r/ u2 R U6 ]* Y: n/ c7 U) g `
xAK Steel Trader% R7 E9 k. b/ S* l
xAK Steel Voyager
4 G. x w* p5 n" U+ X- Y$ N0 n0 S xAK Steel Worker, heavy damage
5 ` G8 U6 m, `, W xAK Andrea Luckenbach* }3 K; p1 R( V7 t
xAK Harry Luckenbach0 x: A- K5 J6 a: f5 \6 N0 e& i
xAK J.L. Luckenbach' y0 e+ C* [2 t9 S7 _
xAK Jacob Luckenbach
6 ?- ]3 T# Z3 Y `% R& ? xAK Julia Luckenbach
/ ]& {- V1 K- S* H+ A( E xAK Katrina Luckenbach7 [/ O, P, l4 F1 t5 x2 ~% W u
xAK Lena Luckenbach a0 V7 p3 t/ x2 N) O) |6 D! D
xAK Lewis Luckenbach
; `; L7 E9 T+ D- f; e* k0 D xAK Lillian Luckenbach5 p3 b0 z s6 w% y' A
xAK Mathew Luckenbach
. E. G4 \4 @ S# O8 D; b) D% l2 v xAK Walter Luckenbach
5 M' D0 O3 c/ u# S5 g$ d ~ xAK William Luckenbach
. s: q0 g+ h8 U% F xAK Diamond head0 b6 V7 n: M" u8 F9 V0 q
xAK Admiral Halstead
; c2 Q& X7 k! r7 M% |4 \ xAK Admiral Cole# l* D3 k& q+ H& v7 @3 m, W, w
xAK Crown City
: E2 s0 h0 N! _6 J, V$ n/ Z0 v AM Matai, Shell hits 20, heavy fires, heavy damage, @: `: J' O' ]9 ^$ E! U* [" ?
xAK Rona, Shell hits 4
' }- C) K( w' m xAK Macedon, Shell hits 12 x t3 v# I; {
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/ e$ o- e6 |/ l- b# IAllied ground losses:4 F n1 G* Q7 |
37 casualties reported3 j4 a6 I( H! }$ t
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
3 y& [; p3 _& O Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled* P" M( l5 s0 u) a6 g; b5 n
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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/ L; k" h9 y( e& C8 k" n& H" o' dDay Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 120,193, Range 15,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships2 G7 } \& Z+ u, {8 T% n
DD Satsuki
( i5 y7 n* v3 K/ e A2 Z+ b: r x& } DD Minazuki; c1 e& A4 s, e w* A
DD Mochizuki
3 H; P. ~. c1 Y+ T |5 W DD Oite
7 Z5 p! o+ a3 p DD Hayate
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8 G$ r ~% q/ W1 b0 j7 [8 [; W1 I3 xAllied Ships- I; F4 k; X0 u5 A# {- }) n5 {
xAK Alabaman" \, x( L8 ^3 @& d
xAK Alaskan3 Q s3 g) W! Z1 R" M
xAK American) I/ }8 s' b# a
xAK Arizonan! g% F" J5 ?$ P" B$ h$ ?* }3 l4 [2 ?
xAK Arkansan
, E) u& ^( V% \/ m7 [7 l8 n. K xAK Californian
' _! b5 f8 k# V: o xAK Canadian
$ h( k# O, m/ A4 w9 u, z* |: W xAK Dakotan5 w4 t2 T; H% R: B5 D& e
xAK Hawaiian" E: v; Q1 ] T
xAK Kansan
0 z4 O/ L7 x7 s. C; z& p' W& X xAK Minnesotan2 E' d# _5 p8 k% j6 Z" M4 W$ s
xAK Ohioan) ]5 s+ n) t' D3 X; k4 c
xAK Panaman+ s4 ]. x; X7 ?: [5 }! n5 ^
xAK Pennsylvanian
+ t, c; c. x7 {7 `: X xAK Puerto Rican
1 ^2 P7 M& Q/ h2 K xAK Utahan
D% U7 E D; i* ]) W xAK Virginian
J& q9 |# p1 H1 ] xAK Trento3 l; W8 ^0 ?% ~" G: U9 F7 r2 E9 z
xAK Charles H Cramp
4 g, Z8 ~ d0 E( c' ?3 k" b+ s3 W xAK Lancaster$ ?% [ v* j( r5 W* W% k$ _- P- A
xAK Sagadahoc
- Q: b. b* i/ z5 n( N( ]1 p xAK Santa Rita
; I0 _0 T# M P5 `) q# c, A- p xAK Santa Teresa
! {/ m& c! V& q/ \. p4 M xAK Atlanta City- L# A; [7 K4 p: E
xAK Chickasaw City T5 C" e- F$ m& |) K
xAK Ensley City
' {' A, C; N# l7 }+ S xAK Knoxville City
5 V7 C9 b, ]& V' b% v4 i xAK Mobile City5 X& w% I6 Y5 W3 y3 f1 U9 u6 c
xAK Tuscaloosa City7 O1 N5 u/ H6 W0 g, O
xAK Steel Age
% g/ j% \ G$ M8 j2 d! R xAK Steel Exporter; a, {% b# C, ^ m. y
xAK Steel Mariner
% t! b% L- T+ z; o7 M xAK Steel Navigator% N) l( |7 N( b q
xAK Steel Ranger0 N( N7 m) F* U& W5 P0 ^, t
xAK Steel Scientist
; l# F* a2 U8 ?( q' V xAK Steel Seafarer8 O5 n7 [. f) |. N% f
xAK Steel Trader% G. L% V8 ~0 g" J$ J
xAK Steel Voyager
' M* ~& a1 }, N5 f' s xAK Andrea Luckenbach I( l* S( d8 X) [4 w" E7 j' ]+ b
xAK Harry Luckenbach
% O& ^$ s" F4 y# O: U! ?8 x xAK J.L. Luckenbach
9 e' n( Q# g9 c. H" t6 a: }# ^0 \' [ xAK Jacob Luckenbach" a' w5 @, v% A* ` Z+ H
xAK Julia Luckenbach+ I9 f; V- a" n
xAK Katrina Luckenbach; Q" d: k- R3 S$ T0 H% d7 p
xAK Lena Luckenbach6 H% m, D V& s( a
xAK Lewis Luckenbach
) f- Z/ M7 S: X& H. }: q0 y' K+ g7 } xAK Lillian Luckenbach* T5 P& O, }+ _$ w+ H7 J: ~
xAK Mathew Luckenbach
' i" r0 O+ Q; u$ k+ |0 p( P xAK Walter Luckenbach- Y+ s6 i$ ]: z; q* [( C9 @
xAK William Luckenbach8 t2 B7 H" E, c$ l- S$ M
xAK Diamond head# R$ p [: @) \! X( b1 S
xAK Admiral Halstead5 L$ s$ v/ x+ S' v- z: n8 U7 J) W, r) B
xAK Admiral Cole- `: R+ P) W7 Y) t0 e, i
xAK Crown City6 e5 {/ j) w, r
xAK Admiral Y. Williams& `5 C& v( w% M! ~) M. g
xAK Iron Crown, Shell hits 4, heavy fires: d) G" [1 W. ^' S# n+ F9 j% L
xAK Rona, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage
- l1 W8 @. P+ s- d: d xAK Exmoor, Shell hits 2& u& f0 p" K* p4 V6 ~. N; ~
xAK Aeon, Shell hits 3, on fire2 c! t$ `7 L [9 ~
xAK Macedon, Shell hits 17 Q5 Y0 T, E" L& T7 s$ A$ ]5 H
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7 b, t% T' V2 J- qAllied ground losses:9 c0 q( v* Z$ h; a/ b. I. l
59 casualties reported
3 W0 {8 N& n% _" Y" ? Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
4 \4 U5 {- B- G Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 19 disabled) L$ f) e7 _, w4 W
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ Y' J5 V5 K% D2 d
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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: g, t0 a+ t4 V! Z" ^* N& Q1 P CA Furutaka( y" d% y+ p6 o, _5 D& Z
CL Abukuma
0 I+ y1 C4 y5 E CL Tatsuta
' \9 Y9 J' `- {) A+ ~ CL Yubari
, ?& I& L, ^3 X7 H6 N) v DD Michishio: P, o9 W6 ~, J; e
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Allied Ships
- w# u* S4 r2 Q, J X9 K DM Ramsay, Shell hits 4, heavy fires( E O$ C. ]+ {7 {" q; Y
DM Breese, Shell hits 12, and is sunk- y5 i: Z( K$ e3 a$ h7 q" W
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Sub attack near Port Moresby at 98,1332 j* W; x/ N, y1 ]0 x1 {
, G" X; T- D; S9 `( a. Y7 e/ sJapanese Ships
6 k- ]8 H; |! u: W3 O; O# W PB Kozan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage# k+ w4 {0 ?$ M) v; `* P5 ]
AO Manju Maru
4 x" U. s5 J0 W \7 e0 M# d% Q9 V AO Akebono Maru5 b' c% \2 T1 h% [; \
PB Choun Maru #8' B6 `4 x; A* R
SC Ch 202 k. D# p. h0 m
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6 ^- |1 |$ O1 K3 z4 } SS Tautog2 z/ j+ E3 U O
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$ D: |: I5 J `/ A' Z+ cMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130! X3 X) [" j, L0 z5 f3 d
' Q- H& d+ i. l- E( j2 c9 iWeather in hex: Light cloud
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) Q( d* V+ \6 ]8 JRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.9 s' K* i( W6 l( P
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes$ J% s6 l9 s- S- \( V5 y
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Japanese aircraft
: A5 c0 I: L3 l( f) x, w! J A6M2 Zero x 41
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Allied aircraft
& L& K) ?3 N8 Q1 r( w/ q P-40E Warhawk x 16
% I A4 ]$ v# V, ^% y% T PBY-5 Catalina x 308 X0 \4 R# u. W) ~7 v6 D
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No Japanese losses) T2 `; e7 m# }5 N
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Allied aircraft losses7 c+ z9 Y- V+ e# o5 q( L
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
: \* t9 c5 K0 y/ r# o; z' D. P8 Z PBY-5 Catalina: 3 damaged% ^; n$ ]( z/ R0 h- S. t7 M
PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships: P! {0 Z: Q$ K% i1 R
DD Suresushio; N: u# x3 _) p% S1 w6 w0 ~
DD Oyashio, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage9 u* C0 m* m T+ S* |2 p& p9 ~! g
TB Hayabusa
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TB Hiyodori
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