AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 27, 42! E; [/ N# Z& d9 S. ^+ I4 t; Q
$ e8 C: ?. l, a" [* R盟军一支在莫港卸载补给的船队全灭;1 P* `% m& m7 t" o
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;
+ R7 \) n$ `) p" C- Y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: h# [' b, B0 x$ T
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8 |) L# U0 o9 u: R/ ]Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 12,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships- u. W( Z+ ?2 T4 P
DD Oyashio, F) }- X5 w9 b0 d& h7 s2 `; _
DD Hatsukaze/ G! N( E' V3 Q7 l$ v* i, k0 E
DD Hagikaze
: G; O) p- c" Q: ~+ d+ j! L: U v DD Uranami4 U! S V# b1 ^8 f* ? ^
TB Otori
$ o$ K: x# ]7 Q, d TB Hiyodori
9 n w# a' H- k, T* R& R, } TB Hayabusa/ o5 m7 a# C6 P; y: c4 B# R0 {8 |, c
TB Kiji) p/ x. |- C9 n5 Y& ~* r# v
TB Kamo
, K6 s1 x; D1 ^6 ~, d3 y DD Suresushio
' _4 Z$ m* c2 r- b6 l
) M% h" m) g8 ~6 mAllied Ships
5 w# I7 k8 ~$ g5 J/ X$ \ xAKL Chungking, Shell hits 23, and is sunk
u \5 S9 F& G6 U1 {) o xAKL Darvel, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk4 D$ [$ g& |- V! M( C
xAKL Kaiping, Shell hits 13, and is sunk9 k- I( Q' e$ j3 y
xAKL Vichy, Shell hits 18, and is sunk
0 u; G3 j( Y1 D# T xAKL Patris, Shell hits 25, and is sunk2 }) v2 t6 {7 g3 i; q' _2 n. a+ f
xAKL Burwah, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
( p1 Q% o& E4 I6 i# s xAKL Carlisle, Shell hits 26, and is sunk/ K' |, @6 d* I- |
1 ~. c+ |7 o& z. Y g, @3 s+ R! {" u9 G' t0 y. ^3 }$ X9 I
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# Y' C1 i g" D; d( SNight Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 7,000 Yards
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: J3 ]/ U+ s" K& oJapanese Ships
+ e/ ~' f/ @: P! s: E1 h CA Furutaka
* ` {2 L5 w9 C1 [( o. \! f- o8 M CA Kako
3 `0 b- F, H! p9 Z- ^! `$ K CL Abukuma
2 \/ s7 B }5 w. W0 N CL Tenryu
& D" C6 {: r/ u% x* O CL Tatsuta6 X" p0 b% ]9 [# T4 o, K
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1: m n6 }9 l% v4 _% f
DD Michishio
- l4 G) l- u3 G4 r4 a1 H. F( s" r, M DD Amagiri2 v1 h( [" Z, B- d. Z
, j: g) c) l( n X
Allied Ships! v' m" I# w+ w6 K. h! e
DM Ramsay, Shell hits 1
$ T8 U: a4 h5 {7 ^$ B1 l% p; o DM Breese, Shell hits 3, on fire+ F& q0 k1 Z8 |
DM Tracy, Shell hits 6, and is sunk6 T8 a1 t! D: e% n) d
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/ S! B, Z. w5 G' E+ ~TF 181 encounters mine field at Pago Pago (148,161)4 a2 @' v7 W' B" t# f
+ W' Q, `" ]7 P7 ^1 _5 ] R# r* TJapanese Ships/ v, U" y* f1 e* C) g
CA Kako, Mine hits 5, on fire, heavy damage' d# \8 ]* |6 u3 w! {0 `) M% _6 e
DD Amagiri, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage( a' }: O ^0 q& f8 A9 F9 p
CL Tenryu, Mine hits 1, on fire9 N8 }5 Z. j4 l! o. u
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2 F) Z) H0 B* l$ Z& B0 h; E1 |: INight Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards6 O; ~! F' ~8 [# c1 z/ t( b
! z0 N# T7 _+ x! zJapanese Ships- ]4 h9 H* J/ Y
DD Satsuki g' d$ G$ u0 m3 a0 ~
DD Minazuki- {" S0 l: y. [0 l$ s7 [
DD Mochizuki
0 L6 r: `+ v$ b9 a- k: I( g6 T DD Oite' Z' @8 A! Z3 A" B
DD Hayate% f0 I: d; m9 X& e
; ], i; w- a0 Y+ c6 o% {Allied Ships/ [. c% ?4 l' x/ n+ Z F* k1 O
PG Sacramento, Shell hits 15, heavy fires, heavy damage
( U9 O0 U3 }' ]5 C0 w xAK Alabaman- M. P. Z1 I( l- C! G! \
xAK Alaskan/ V& @2 L8 g/ L8 Q( b
xAK American
) l% [5 |" ?, O2 }8 z xAK Arizonan
x% g; E! Z* Y9 I& F, K$ a O xAK Arkansan
8 e. M3 m0 v/ i) j xAK Californian
6 K; }. ?& [1 E8 T. n xAK Canadian1 ?% P, {, \- x0 S0 ]9 c1 W6 L; B
xAK Dakotan% [6 Z( M- G4 s/ N! [
xAK Hawaiian: u& b. f& q# X* m, H! R$ l
xAK Kansan( D: b8 R- L& M1 ^9 N
xAK Minnesotan
1 p4 [! u9 d9 U* W* I2 ? xAK Ohioan/ H$ f2 ]6 h b! x( U
xAK Panaman
( H5 V& j$ D$ Y xAK Pennsylvanian
+ D4 Q. i& L7 B2 C xAK Puerto Rican' g5 y* b( a. @, U$ }) t
xAK Utahan8 C, j+ g- z. ~! [
xAK Virginian$ p2 M% e' f ^% d& A2 v+ k
xAK Trento$ q$ ]* D+ `) I8 y9 L
xAK Charles H Cramp
8 i# w2 n. V+ J6 F4 M xAK Lancaster
6 n' |9 s2 i' D8 R2 i0 ]. v& r7 A xAK Sagadahoc
c+ ?, k# T0 A xAK Santa Rita
0 I8 V$ i' u* r7 y; i xAK Santa Teresa
. X* }" a, X/ L4 m7 B6 b xAK Atlanta City$ P+ Q+ M# s) S# T- C) w3 K* }
xAK Chickasaw City: }' v2 L3 k2 d
xAK Ensley City6 D9 q- z9 d: c9 e. c; g
xAK Knoxville City
: B7 V1 c7 X) w- L1 @ xAK Mobile City
; i$ n: A' B% `5 D7 h xAK Tuscaloosa City# M7 t* p0 L. ]1 U- h2 f
xAK Steel Age
1 K" {7 p$ a4 w! p! @- g. l; O xAK Steel Exporter) U9 h* u# A: m3 R
xAK Steel Mariner
$ O8 j: q1 T }& I& w. T- l xAK Steel Navigator
+ C; m! U; k7 V xAK Steel Ranger0 J6 D- D. t$ w# D
xAK Steel Scientist5 w' }5 @$ h2 j+ }
xAK Steel Seafarer# [- F3 g2 G" ], A7 k8 {
xAK Steel Trader
$ d u0 L2 h- V& c xAK Steel Voyager0 ^5 U: r1 P5 c& N. A ?
xAK Steel Worker7 [/ L* C0 _7 B2 F8 q5 p$ n9 I
xAK Andrea Luckenbach6 d( E* g' `) ?5 d" r( j
xAK Harry Luckenbach$ y2 | R* `4 c9 ? b
xAK J.L. Luckenbach
" X) J& d+ L) x% x { xAK Jacob Luckenbach! l; B! E0 j" n Z/ g
xAK Julia Luckenbach1 U5 X$ g5 C$ S7 h5 Y9 v6 |
xAK Katrina Luckenbach( ^! n( U, D. F. {+ R/ n% _- f! D! C# y
xAK Lena Luckenbach4 n& A0 ?8 l' V& A! S# K
xAK Lewis Luckenbach
: a: b7 e3 Z/ c! e! t xAK Lillian Luckenbach A" o# {# x% A/ P& ?3 V7 h6 `' g4 U! a
xAK Mathew Luckenbach$ j. R5 h: ? N) C; K
xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
, B; b4 ]( b( o3 C% @# c xAK Walter Luckenbach, _4 j7 m2 d& I+ k# U( { k t
xAK William Luckenbach/ O. h; M/ R% S* L5 L: s
xAK Diamond head! e8 c6 C5 r; P
xAK Admiral Halstead
( G$ ` x) l' ]/ j s" [: V5 }- C AM Matai, Shell hits 1- N$ j% ?) a. |& K, ^
AM Muritai, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage0 R1 g9 q F8 O+ q; z
xAK Salamaua, Shell hits 11 F/ P: a$ ]* Q
xAK Rona, Shell hits 2$ c8 K) O* @) Z* I8 v+ r7 T. h" x5 L
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; b$ s k& q4 ]+ m1 i+ R1 b8 ^Allied ground losses:
' R3 e3 E0 I% r/ B9 N! N' T+ i) U8 V6 d 24 casualties reported( |. U* z. x' H
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
: p% F3 i1 S0 z8 g$ M/ [ Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 4 disabled
, [& p3 `1 x2 ] Engineers: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled0 b8 o" h: J! O
Vehicles lost 17 (10 destroyed, 7 disabled)$ \- x+ E) y0 J! m2 i4 w z k
6 J5 G& Q8 K( W, A, }5 A9 P, M3 O, K3 c
5 A0 E4 _/ m% N* O7 K0 |
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( X n; Z6 R5 l, ONight Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards" T8 E2 o' J8 _, T( H5 K) ~6 i, c3 I
* ]. ?$ Q9 [$ a% w( T; L$ nJapanese Ships( I( }3 {1 B- \! u
DD Satsuki6 Q/ k, V1 r0 k9 E! T6 V
DD Minazuki: r+ s+ s" N$ X* H: R% H# Z- p
DD Mochizuki1 a- q" K/ T+ l8 B! O
DD Oite
* Q+ _4 v+ N, _ E) } DD Hayate+ x) b' M. K* X3 {
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Allied Ships
% E) P. |- D9 W PG Sacramento, Shell hits 12, heavy fires, heavy damage7 ?8 f% u- z% h2 I/ O: m+ [
xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage
% |1 `) p9 ~1 Z! F! ` AM Muritai, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage1 [2 m2 z: E+ {- o# Q
+ _3 A6 p# I+ J4 {
3 B- W0 s$ J U4 G+ \ L6 LAllied ground losses:$ J& ]( H5 n& O8 E3 C
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)/ x+ S0 T9 ]) {, h
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- J0 y7 P0 E0 }& r' d9 LNight Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 121,193, Range 8,000 Yards: z/ E$ p5 K. b8 ^, c3 z
: T. x9 }! T3 X/ F4 _$ V0 LJapanese Ships
# Q; B, B; B: T DD Satsuki
- ?4 w4 I4 S' U* N/ w DD Minazuki
5 t. f3 _0 ]$ ~8 E% g+ B0 N DD Mochizuki9 f$ |4 ~6 k5 z+ x+ _& q
DD Oite
v% G6 o1 j. Y3 J+ e ^* N: T DD Hayate2 {9 {% q" D/ O6 X% v
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Allied Ships: M# k. P7 ~ D& q
xAK Alabaman
7 c; M/ i( \0 x' C xAK Alaskan
( N, B7 g1 N6 d5 F% v* }) z xAK American9 G$ m( ?* K# e* L2 m/ L
xAK Arizonan
- `/ P) f. G* j" s5 U: \0 T xAK Arkansan: h& Q- G4 {% G9 _. v
xAK Californian
- {2 U( e g% x+ V' E xAK Canadian& J! y% L/ F( R" C# n
xAK Dakotan
: ]" p% ], _5 v9 Q xAK Hawaiian5 w+ }( Z" ~* E; y9 g" S+ P
xAK Kansan) N! R/ G4 o( l! {
xAK Minnesotan
3 G* s1 F+ |* w' [! u/ k xAK Ohioan- f( K; A# Q& ] _8 D
xAK Panaman
/ b1 x. H u3 Y$ P8 a1 [- O0 K xAK Pennsylvanian
; o+ v$ P/ N: v: s# H- ^7 I xAK Puerto Rican
- w( i5 u) O6 d% r8 M* `' V/ q C xAK Utahan
, D# C- R- k* V/ ^- h xAK Virginian7 \3 Q0 X4 ^/ Z# L9 `
xAK Trento
( V0 k2 V X. l xAK Charles H Cramp5 J- B$ B1 a8 j" F
xAK Lancaster
6 }; ~9 |1 D+ b) M xAK Sagadahoc
$ P" s* m4 \- |$ |( I: I xAK Santa Rita0 Q$ Q0 B2 N( h @* d
xAK Santa Teresa
: ]1 _& z! Y% U6 I7 o xAK Atlanta City8 F7 r1 M, `/ \+ Q+ W# ]+ r
xAK Chickasaw City
" V9 j, t' P o& m- b xAK Ensley City7 D2 [" K2 L/ p7 d2 P4 }* A2 K; W
xAK Knoxville City# R+ i9 s8 A7 e, ~7 B& o; a' _
xAK Mobile City
; u# d+ e/ A3 @5 {5 ~ xAK Tuscaloosa City2 j* H& r$ e/ |% f! h% X( E( V
xAK Steel Age
! I3 f% n# X/ K2 a/ q xAK Steel Exporter
! j t, B4 X/ w8 Z) O xAK Steel Mariner3 X4 X3 s) b& e0 U S( s
xAK Steel Navigator
) S! ^7 X- Y* i ? xAK Steel Ranger& {( C6 K# Q) V& [
xAK Steel Scientist5 l, ]0 T2 j# U
xAK Steel Seafarer; l$ p3 H+ v2 }( `) f# ?
xAK Steel Trader e% V4 J+ V8 q
xAK Steel Voyager' t0 D4 D. \$ z
xAK Steel Worker, heavy damage
4 ^ h# n b8 N/ p$ Q xAK Andrea Luckenbach
' \! e& {6 H* b {: e9 m5 { xAK Harry Luckenbach
6 @' U. Y2 c' O; i& } xAK J.L. Luckenbach
, g, g1 [$ z" a( \7 T xAK Jacob Luckenbach
( `3 \! Q3 E9 X0 ?" Z. m xAK Julia Luckenbach
6 F! {" f; v8 p8 s8 I5 h xAK Katrina Luckenbach
J& r1 e, u$ I! V3 ?2 { xAK Lena Luckenbach
6 W% t* \3 j( ^( B% j9 ^% v4 m& l xAK Lewis Luckenbach
8 x7 l/ V% S4 g d9 b$ |$ \! H xAK Lillian Luckenbach
) I! `; t9 P% i# D9 ~5 ] xAK Mathew Luckenbach% M5 s9 a* j: O. K; Y7 f
xAK Walter Luckenbach
9 I, b! ]. q3 ?0 G6 t; a, e4 c xAK William Luckenbach- P9 L m' @* c6 d+ y$ a0 h
xAK Diamond head4 |! c/ p& o) D& P5 X4 I
xAK Admiral Halstead# ~5 `4 b4 \0 B! [+ v& m) a
xAK Admiral Cole& x: O2 _$ l- ]) u* H2 o9 m0 S5 ?3 w, i
xAK Crown City3 ?2 Y6 d/ \% ~. V1 U- j( m
AM Matai, Shell hits 20, heavy fires, heavy damage
# g8 T, \" ^- F- G xAK Rona, Shell hits 4. F M4 ?3 c( G& e, J( P
xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1; R6 Q' H& Q$ J
: t8 d0 F' E' c/ C/ Y1 D; P; M
5 z8 U$ h" O' }9 s3 h+ yAllied ground losses:) [" `; `% e- V
37 casualties reported
* H0 y* a% w; j0 s. d8 |3 r% G' X Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled, S& y. ?4 ^) o; o( z2 A- s
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
) ?7 }$ m6 a4 d' e; Z2 k- F Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 {% `2 `/ |, C( p# v$ V* S8 [
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J W0 ?* I. }8 aDay Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 120,193, Range 15,000 Yards% A7 y5 Q; v. u1 G1 `2 O
$ h6 x( w5 \: ^' [: sJapanese Ships
2 z! L) f, l3 s1 ]# N z9 W, Y! P- M: w DD Satsuki- @: m* l; |: a4 f
DD Minazuki) H; g3 ?" p# q4 t% [
DD Mochizuki
2 w; j, F2 G6 f DD Oite- v ^/ p+ G/ E# E" r7 @" F
DD Hayate& z/ L( ?* ^3 I9 Q. Z& @/ ^
) _( n9 C1 A) F2 U1 nAllied Ships3 | a/ B6 Y( Q9 l- S. e
xAK Alabaman) k3 y0 H0 a6 c, t
xAK Alaskan" y% A/ b1 E# a8 p
xAK American
, e: e1 ]9 B F7 Z3 C: n xAK Arizonan
5 v7 c1 b8 V" L. y! X+ R# f( u( [1 U xAK Arkansan3 s+ [( R1 }* y! d4 z
xAK Californian+ p2 {$ U3 a; I
xAK Canadian
8 [0 l1 c: k* G0 M! u xAK Dakotan
/ u4 @$ q' u9 f xAK Hawaiian
/ t0 g& q' x9 A9 e xAK Kansan$ p: X" ~* l5 r6 P/ S: y. {% \' g u
xAK Minnesotan
) m* X) v! N/ W/ O xAK Ohioan
+ Q; V G# d5 A xAK Panaman
+ ?$ ]; P: [8 t$ v& u, \. W8 M xAK Pennsylvanian
% x; X& I- c- g u xAK Puerto Rican+ I5 u8 Z0 s" u) U! ~3 c3 x' a
xAK Utahan- _3 [7 [3 `$ \& M) o4 D1 J
xAK Virginian- I& G* y0 n8 S1 a
xAK Trento! f; ~1 I% D+ U1 g: z# k$ N
xAK Charles H Cramp( e- `# B2 P- P1 M$ O' q0 N
xAK Lancaster. S4 P1 G6 `" D: Y5 o2 E
xAK Sagadahoc3 p8 W9 e) y1 ^7 C- Y3 }
xAK Santa Rita' b2 |3 ?- {0 d3 f
xAK Santa Teresa
' l. |* l# q* H( H# C! i xAK Atlanta City `% k+ P+ H& d5 `% f0 h k- g
xAK Chickasaw City4 R; f8 r6 w- L: D/ V6 x) o
xAK Ensley City
6 Q1 L" D! F& O' }( p xAK Knoxville City, H" K6 v- J5 Z, l
xAK Mobile City
* L8 k, K! v& I0 m* C* \3 R xAK Tuscaloosa City; F# a# l* w3 C% i7 E/ y
xAK Steel Age+ ~2 u0 t' U' m
xAK Steel Exporter
+ ^' c# N# W% H7 K ~' h0 E, Q xAK Steel Mariner
% T4 g8 ~" C3 G7 \4 U/ j3 ~ xAK Steel Navigator
7 p9 |5 Z1 Y) S- j! L' X5 N* e xAK Steel Ranger( B8 m$ M6 i0 A( D
xAK Steel Scientist
( \3 L# T3 g$ a1 ^; H2 d xAK Steel Seafarer+ S' V1 R/ e1 J7 Y' H( u
xAK Steel Trader
9 B6 I7 K( V8 S! W, T xAK Steel Voyager) E) O" v6 @, z4 |
xAK Andrea Luckenbach
. }5 a* x9 C3 E xAK Harry Luckenbach
, b' c9 }/ E2 G xAK J.L. Luckenbach* K z* _9 ~ W' ] {% z; L; |
xAK Jacob Luckenbach
3 r ` D# A+ J7 s xAK Julia Luckenbach( J# i3 K: R3 `* w' v W* q
xAK Katrina Luckenbach
1 w( k' t( B2 q T: M xAK Lena Luckenbach0 X8 D/ E% X$ s6 Y4 x
xAK Lewis Luckenbach
" v1 K( K0 }$ R7 y4 O xAK Lillian Luckenbach
. E; A1 a3 `* W/ v' h xAK Mathew Luckenbach1 ^! b; e$ Y3 m) C! x% |2 V
xAK Walter Luckenbach
* Z9 U, ?/ y) r4 n1 y xAK William Luckenbach
1 ?3 u; i& y9 [7 c$ ^ |' g* W' O xAK Diamond head7 ?9 p$ ?8 Q8 r3 b
xAK Admiral Halstead9 o4 O. d4 q! C) n+ w, u& L' m
xAK Admiral Cole
; p4 V- h# [1 u; b0 t xAK Crown City3 V& k( X7 c7 [8 C& x! j; [
xAK Admiral Y. Williams
5 h' w0 k0 `* C9 E xAK Iron Crown, Shell hits 4, heavy fires0 {$ T2 d' I& g5 N. N. p" ~+ |4 k" R
xAK Rona, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage
* w6 ]1 q5 p: o3 W d8 A xAK Exmoor, Shell hits 2
, z# y7 U* x* _9 z% V1 R; f; d xAK Aeon, Shell hits 3, on fire
6 i4 f! _% e0 O: D1 N% J6 g xAK Macedon, Shell hits 13 q, b( ?" U# v) d
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; v, f& g* \( K9 rAllied ground losses:
( u) W( x$ {! R0 ?* S. w 59 casualties reported$ K2 m9 m2 c1 X Q' Z, c- y0 k
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled/ z& n$ @4 d! i
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 19 disabled
% m, e+ g; Z9 h. b0 Z) ^7 Q Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled t5 k1 V. p; G" @$ x. s
Guns lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled)
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! M' G: ^3 A. z0 G9 J& h/ z+ k; ^Day Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 14,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
$ ^ k4 D1 S; @# n/ C CA Furutaka
/ e4 q& Z0 C9 k CL Abukuma) h: l4 [" S& c- c2 I. L
CL Tatsuta
& r4 w4 O+ r: ?9 w, c9 s- w CL Yubari& H9 O3 S0 e6 X3 W( W2 y
DD Michishio; p7 n. |, r7 V7 E1 [+ O
1 m# l9 a8 g3 e% D
Allied Ships
, k* e/ A/ Q! D7 p/ K4 _! A DM Ramsay, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
- ?1 p w6 D- f E DM Breese, Shell hits 12, and is sunk/ U) F# Q( u0 a
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( y# c7 h8 l. X( u2 Y" o7 RSub attack near Port Moresby at 98,1333 ^% t! d2 f [
* f7 N: f7 Z. yJapanese Ships9 O6 ?" y ~" i! C9 R y# g }0 {$ v
PB Kozan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage0 E2 x) A& `; a/ W
AO Manju Maru7 j5 @/ @( O7 _
AO Akebono Maru
% \- @$ N$ e; \3 S& e PB Choun Maru #8
1 g4 N9 S. Z$ q7 c/ s SC Ch 204 T# d, w1 k8 ^0 |
& Y# V7 N4 p$ c4 L2 n6 xAllied Ships$ o+ a. A6 R) w5 `
SS Tautog2 R# g9 Y5 {8 A* g" f
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Morning 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.
: L! K" Q+ o# j; N" t! cEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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Japanese aircraft9 q5 S7 w8 D9 W: g
A6M2 Zero x 417 h+ P, v) ^/ D7 m4 v& O Q9 o
4 J2 u- b4 D+ x1 y
; \* X( y9 G; v; Y) o; c
; d9 d+ } F9 ]5 t6 |! PAllied aircraft
$ ?+ t& P" K9 n P-40E Warhawk x 16' r( p) j4 M k7 S* S3 ~% x" Q8 [& a
PBY-5 Catalina x 30; j0 W: K4 J" P- y( j
( c4 l+ g8 p8 U, Z6 i1 z2 B! Z2 ^( t; F q2 D0 n) H; {" f
No Japanese losses8 K2 T R- H% ?9 v" g5 F$ S. \
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Allied aircraft losses1 Z8 a; j5 E* q& d6 R$ R V" V
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed3 O, W; o+ U8 N% g
PBY-5 Catalina: 3 damaged4 R* M N' B& j8 I3 Z
PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed by flak
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DD Hatsukaze+ j7 v5 O( ]; p# l. t- l- X3 u3 N
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