AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 27, 425 p/ w5 A; |! d& W
- @1 I+ o7 T0 ?盟军一支在莫港卸载补给的船队全灭;
, ~9 q, ]0 f8 Y: B( Q- {0 }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;
+ W4 a" U1 C+ I' g7 }9 Z# e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1 e8 z E4 i( e, N" M
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 12,000 Yards, z% e9 A* P$ q4 S& _ S
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Japanese Ships' V( M* Y9 D: Q$ E
DD Oyashio2 X1 Z, T5 w5 U% I
DD Hatsukaze" Q! N5 z" ^+ P
DD Hagikaze. [- X0 M$ _8 E5 a/ s
DD Uranami
* ~# b5 G M0 y2 Y4 x TB Otori
) u+ J6 d1 M( n( i; Q* J, X7 u$ \ TB Hiyodori9 b( [; F7 L6 o6 u
TB Hayabusa
. s0 T6 }- T a6 @/ i TB Kiji9 R1 H3 c: A; A& y8 k
TB Kamo& K7 @# A( M: q. z' [, L8 n
DD Suresushio0 Z) R8 Y" z" r6 t8 L2 V* ^
* z. B! {9 Z" T" F/ g% x3 MAllied Ships
! X( u% K1 ~* s; u xAKL Chungking, Shell hits 23, and is sunk$ }+ K: {* h* |9 r8 K
xAKL Darvel, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk7 z# m7 f% S# k" v8 S0 ^
xAKL Kaiping, Shell hits 13, and is sunk' F, X/ }7 A9 q y; _1 ]! Z: Z
xAKL Vichy, Shell hits 18, and is sunk3 B! z* l8 g) k, ]
xAKL Patris, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
4 y' G9 t! Z1 v) z xAKL Burwah, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
2 \2 q) e% {% s; }, K7 W5 w xAKL Carlisle, Shell hits 26, and is sunk% W8 P# y1 `2 Z( p
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! c1 c6 n/ f4 A8 \9 jNight Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 7,000 Yards2 l+ d M6 _2 c, e
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Japanese Ships
. N5 }2 p& w& d% s CA Furutaka
3 r x. F! K& W+ p: F, _ CA Kako
+ K/ Y* y* \3 F: r \1 ^( O; J. U CL Abukuma& w& C; y0 | U
CL Tenryu1 t5 s5 m) V/ ^2 E
CL Tatsuta
( }/ g; {& L4 f4 p' l* E. M( b CL Yubari, Shell hits 1: f$ o/ f' D& K
DD Michishio
/ x; R! r0 h( T2 M% k; ~" g: s DD Amagiri
5 x4 W4 {/ [- O2 ?" I
" n8 N* @' e' Q& `' MAllied Ships
3 t, U. |9 Q2 I' `! c j DM Ramsay, Shell hits 1
; @( }$ [( f: A) B DM Breese, Shell hits 3, on fire: W' L) l' h1 g& C8 O. Z
DM Tracy, Shell hits 6, and is sunk9 i# M3 r. ^. V! U( z* P
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' R' r* ^. p$ h$ Z/ W+ z& O; iTF 181 encounters mine field at Pago Pago (148,161)2 ?; v/ W1 Z% I. U) D& K& y
% L {- ^' H4 Z5 ?Japanese Ships! T, z% c3 @' A4 c4 P9 D
CA Kako, Mine hits 5, on fire, heavy damage& o3 }0 V+ E% t0 U4 a
DD Amagiri, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ], P6 B5 _1 Z y1 I2 B
CL Tenryu, Mine hits 1, on fire; k' O5 k8 n6 }8 q! e x/ {# K
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/ \1 F' A$ _( C- M, f" D! F l. BNight Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships' e* d% s9 L8 p( i4 n/ H+ p- G: N
DD Satsuki
7 a% n/ d+ s9 g K, J+ E DD Minazuki
9 d2 i6 B. q# T4 b DD Mochizuki( ~$ g2 l; {& u' i6 S3 T
DD Oite. Z0 ~, G8 v( G- r' d, p3 W
DD Hayate
S" V4 C0 S3 a$ h ^+ K) e& ^3 P: {" \ d5 V+ M% G3 [+ ?
Allied Ships
& p: p0 n3 H' W* p# s" u PG Sacramento, Shell hits 15, heavy fires, heavy damage5 K1 k0 ^' t/ I) `0 w
xAK Alabaman
$ H2 y9 X/ v# Y' A7 [ xAK Alaskan4 }2 w0 q2 z' B3 v8 I2 }: I
xAK American
! {% v6 A) R1 ~ _! y# e9 L xAK Arizonan" h" h# k( S* k. X! J& a* G! k$ A% J
xAK Arkansan& M0 J% q4 @" W ]; w
xAK Californian# j2 F( W/ y8 x5 f
xAK Canadian
, V5 W6 j v5 _ xAK Dakotan& s8 j$ D; V& M* d% c
xAK Hawaiian* ]+ P6 q/ q3 h0 L
xAK Kansan
1 m1 _( Z3 ^( f0 N xAK Minnesotan$ }* e2 y( x5 D7 d
xAK Ohioan- p( Z: `0 E) d9 t
xAK Panaman2 ]5 P) l! Y1 Q0 ^2 E1 b
xAK Pennsylvanian ]( q3 W3 b" H3 M5 E: q
xAK Puerto Rican% @8 D4 N3 | O- p' }; F
xAK Utahan1 ?2 C7 o. m( j
xAK Virginian7 ^: F0 q- W* k( z. D
xAK Trento; s2 Y. u2 c8 s8 N4 d* k
xAK Charles H Cramp
% }2 g, ~2 n+ E" H" j- k% [' y0 K" ^/ z xAK Lancaster, J0 ~/ F2 k4 a; T
xAK Sagadahoc3 A3 M) b/ R$ ?: |: j
xAK Santa Rita
( l; u: }; `. f' w" n) g3 b. p xAK Santa Teresa
. |8 U5 ?7 n& x) E H. K* e1 k& N xAK Atlanta City7 ]" M4 B1 M. V5 u$ w6 E
xAK Chickasaw City
4 m7 r0 j( h! X7 k& H2 X xAK Ensley City* I$ Z9 Y5 T$ m8 ?$ G6 r) `
xAK Knoxville City2 D( b% K$ A: @4 u! p
xAK Mobile City, q( x9 T# V* q
xAK Tuscaloosa City, ]- j9 S/ t% e) L# w* e
xAK Steel Age
5 {, ^/ { [( z: P8 ]9 @6 { xAK Steel Exporter
5 Q3 r B8 a" @& m$ O8 U xAK Steel Mariner4 s* b" d8 S; ]% T
xAK Steel Navigator9 U; K! t) |9 [/ E6 ~' Q
xAK Steel Ranger
5 w5 s' q. M* U, Z+ g xAK Steel Scientist
* P* m; ^* u* ^ xAK Steel Seafarer& H- s% E6 T; P* X
xAK Steel Trader
9 i4 C+ g. C! g" p6 o xAK Steel Voyager, j! V) ^; K3 K+ H3 x: L% h
xAK Steel Worker
- w2 b a$ C* g9 Q xAK Andrea Luckenbach1 ~7 v/ S! G3 d) E& }/ | w: x' x
xAK Harry Luckenbach
; g! H( m4 Y, }! x/ O, u5 F& x4 v xAK J.L. Luckenbach% z/ S4 }# I" x7 B- C6 n0 `
xAK Jacob Luckenbach! r1 H: l Q2 B( k8 X5 l, @* H% ^. S
xAK Julia Luckenbach; `7 K% b+ a+ M9 m0 e# N
xAK Katrina Luckenbach9 b& C0 z/ r2 K4 J* ^- b
xAK Lena Luckenbach
& Y o4 P; r U6 {# g2 `$ Y9 U' o& y xAK Lewis Luckenbach
5 a. s: z- P1 O/ J: v% @* d xAK Lillian Luckenbach: D' _: J( [0 m) C! U, m R
xAK Mathew Luckenbach
7 W5 |& P# w' I% U! W0 q/ d xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
: M8 H* A( R2 s4 A9 l! Q' V xAK Walter Luckenbach0 X* S; n# M* L" u6 j# i `( ^
xAK William Luckenbach9 i5 Z& q% s0 E3 U) x. M" ?
xAK Diamond head) q5 E' m3 A- p% K5 E3 |
xAK Admiral Halstead- x1 M0 r$ z( S0 i; C# h7 c/ e; _
AM Matai, Shell hits 1; s- j7 Q( H5 n+ c( l
AM Muritai, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage3 `' {" P) F5 t8 ^
xAK Salamaua, Shell hits 1/ ~5 V5 e; X7 p
xAK Rona, Shell hits 2
2 {+ s3 H) q5 N- A, U0 v- s# Y
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Allied ground losses:' h+ T8 {& f f6 B6 j& A. x
24 casualties reported
. Z; m2 r, D0 c( R( J. R3 P Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 H8 r4 c, l9 r
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 4 disabled) {3 i: X3 f. E) \' P! v# s
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled
1 ~% r7 u9 D5 _0 Y Vehicles lost 17 (10 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards5 H! W6 M4 r$ p+ [1 A
& D% G' L% _7 L& IJapanese Ships
' p& v6 M3 T" x% w! l* O7 Y! b* @( b DD Satsuki
/ a+ h3 C; Q/ L: e DD Minazuki4 [; q6 P w9 }8 m1 K- e& j% q+ I
DD Mochizuki2 ?. T7 F5 _# n z7 s
DD Oite1 ]/ k. \- ~/ Z
DD Hayate2 j- J1 K4 D, }9 g
0 t" D; I0 t7 a+ ] Z. n3 fAllied Ships. X8 m; [, h0 e K" `4 o
PG Sacramento, Shell hits 12, heavy fires, heavy damage* R m p% B' T) l- f A
xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ b9 X" L# N$ ^2 X# q* Y AM Muritai, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage1 S8 s6 \, t" K. n, @% h
4 ?) ?9 H( A4 {$ h: e( I0 ~" ]0 H7 b1 _
Allied ground losses:" c# L; z, R) v! k) z' `
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 121,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships5 j* ]- S# ^' V( c6 l4 |. U
DD Satsuki
' f. e7 M) p( O3 C* t+ q DD Minazuki
# K ^! l3 Y# G% v DD Mochizuki
7 N& R! V8 c% r" ]* k" o DD Oite, ]' c8 M( t/ L5 V9 L( O
DD Hayate3 ^2 i+ x" \% j7 H9 u2 d( L
6 H& N' D [2 ]( E6 ~1 z8 l* h
Allied Ships: ]8 |9 g3 x3 U: v# O
xAK Alabaman
" l1 X- U9 d. Q* J/ ^. [ xAK Alaskan
) M+ C9 M& @# L; N1 m- X& R) R( [ xAK American
" ?* V/ e- g- ]; [% u xAK Arizonan- f4 J8 g$ X- _7 W$ D
xAK Arkansan
; }$ |$ [" z& L5 T xAK Californian
6 M" N. Z5 h7 O; V* Z. S8 F" l xAK Canadian; f& e1 ]. e8 p! D
xAK Dakotan0 _ ]& }' j# z) N' @( Y2 q& f3 c" |
xAK Hawaiian+ H! V9 b( W; f9 y% U
xAK Kansan1 D* {0 c+ q' O5 H$ G3 r8 A
xAK Minnesotan& y6 M- F \; [% I5 L4 d& x4 o. C
xAK Ohioan
: S/ e/ A6 y: a5 D* r xAK Panaman9 G R5 _& {1 K, {+ b+ V3 |
xAK Pennsylvanian
9 P' v+ o9 F( |0 @- y5 p" H xAK Puerto Rican
1 o0 r% e+ e/ h6 N3 V8 Q xAK Utahan
. ^4 t2 f9 u6 J3 S" r) A xAK Virginian# U5 X& R) f! B1 C9 {% x
xAK Trento
- c8 G$ z3 F& k m% t2 c xAK Charles H Cramp
& ^! f' y8 x7 ~2 `- ?* H xAK Lancaster
4 a6 u+ A. Q6 w6 n, m xAK Sagadahoc- j1 m8 K& m: o3 o% H* ~
xAK Santa Rita
7 v# n- C5 _8 ~0 X; M' L6 n3 J$ b/ e# r xAK Santa Teresa/ M5 h- Q& i9 [) v
xAK Atlanta City
) }; [/ n* g; c; j% b/ p xAK Chickasaw City0 V6 ~7 L9 ]8 w* Q' @. }' A
xAK Ensley City( N/ P2 X; f$ B, z& s1 R( |( ?
xAK Knoxville City
6 M8 [- O2 |- J/ D xAK Mobile City; } p# }7 L1 Q
xAK Tuscaloosa City% k$ L0 V% h& T
xAK Steel Age$ w' P ?4 ~( r7 B
xAK Steel Exporter
( V8 [1 F' z0 k. O) j" s4 J8 b7 k% P xAK Steel Mariner
& E4 C# t' m" K, }" k& v xAK Steel Navigator8 n+ O! h! U4 k1 Q& ~
xAK Steel Ranger
1 s" R% p% s: f6 K+ A( C1 ^ xAK Steel Scientist" F# K5 s& t; n6 X
xAK Steel Seafarer
( U8 \. S! u+ c$ {* S# w2 s xAK Steel Trader
) m* ?: H6 c! b* `# r+ G xAK Steel Voyager+ }; o# z- j2 E; Y
xAK Steel Worker, heavy damage
" n* d: v, ~: `: I& i: S4 j3 y xAK Andrea Luckenbach
3 g+ g* P) Y; P% o7 F; |& B0 N xAK Harry Luckenbach
- {( m3 `% A( _' o xAK J.L. Luckenbach
3 f9 t( ?$ L9 h5 M; [5 t xAK Jacob Luckenbach# r2 X1 q7 n7 }8 l# D
xAK Julia Luckenbach# P1 h/ J6 D1 J& e
xAK Katrina Luckenbach
! R$ G. Z3 E' c) e8 i3 N. f xAK Lena Luckenbach
- C" D& H9 U& C7 G; U) n xAK Lewis Luckenbach
$ D1 d9 b+ b4 U xAK Lillian Luckenbach/ p$ {- u) s, p9 R/ O
xAK Mathew Luckenbach
: z6 h3 ]3 S6 k* w8 h/ d+ d0 K xAK Walter Luckenbach1 Z% e5 \* L8 s( h8 x: V9 W
xAK William Luckenbach4 @7 o, @, k! z$ J O8 Z
xAK Diamond head- I" k1 b) k6 [7 ?0 t, O/ [
xAK Admiral Halstead
! R/ w7 T) x K' V. S3 r. K3 _, O xAK Admiral Cole
6 x$ B0 W, x9 S; h% @" i( z xAK Crown City h0 x7 }6 X+ W0 w: v, y7 d" ]; f" u
AM Matai, Shell hits 20, heavy fires, heavy damage5 i* M* j! e3 w) @! m: p
xAK Rona, Shell hits 4% B% V5 E) {: ~, E
xAK Macedon, Shell hits 16 h3 n- ?6 i0 F4 b% E) e
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Allied ground losses:
# O( F! k( s/ s- ]$ \% k" d 37 casualties reported. L8 }7 l. L( T! C2 o
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled9 {2 }6 `3 y* B1 U
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled( \ b5 k. o& U' b/ ~7 u; p
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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o3 Z! v4 l- U7 {; N. lDay Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 120,193, Range 15,000 Yards
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% l" I' Z7 {# b5 p' \ i$ \3 E CJapanese Ships- g# w u% Z4 u6 h6 S7 O/ ?3 |
DD Satsuki+ d( a2 E# i5 l# [$ P2 m% a
DD Minazuki, p0 t# N9 J- j! ~" G8 y* R3 v
DD Mochizuki+ s; X: ~, N( H; [- N0 r
DD Oite N2 Q+ m! P* I9 o! w
DD Hayate1 e i- N3 l: @% L! ^# M* Q: P
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Allied Ships
2 Y9 j7 s8 c J* ?! D xAK Alabaman c& \, R/ J! a3 Z
xAK Alaskan$ m/ B9 l) J. U/ o! f, R* s. ~
xAK American
- I/ g8 y5 m* E" k xAK Arizonan. n1 G2 X0 z0 z6 i4 v
xAK Arkansan
) a) l4 I$ x. f# P6 [/ n xAK Californian
% h/ N! j4 `: `9 q xAK Canadian
. a; B+ f1 o ~) t0 ?, k xAK Dakotan/ t# [8 ~% p1 I8 h2 x- G h) P% f! r
xAK Hawaiian% h, o& U" O }3 F( g# \
xAK Kansan
0 u, @- t+ K, p xAK Minnesotan/ R' m( t N. j% w4 Z5 a
xAK Ohioan8 p: Q4 D' |2 R9 n# d
xAK Panaman
1 x* k% f9 ]- R: |& y$ w; G+ B xAK Pennsylvanian. |6 y! e% q3 U, |; m# {# b" F, ?0 A
xAK Puerto Rican* U. g* n9 ]1 E7 c$ o
xAK Utahan
0 K# ?9 c" }3 v xAK Virginian
5 S' v4 |% r7 [- K/ B5 J xAK Trento
8 O/ k7 g( s! I6 ?- I xAK Charles H Cramp4 w1 s, @6 E5 T! ]% |9 h0 K" m
xAK Lancaster
" F- h% O1 C& t- B, ] xAK Sagadahoc
( Q* J3 W3 N, v) G! N xAK Santa Rita o9 v2 `: A! f# d
xAK Santa Teresa
; N& t0 T* ]+ L" B# G5 U+ S xAK Atlanta City
f* _4 l4 L6 g0 Y `% @ xAK Chickasaw City
- F; q# X7 I. g2 f+ L* _( d xAK Ensley City* H2 Q: W# `$ H. u! V' W
xAK Knoxville City8 c; t" ^6 X1 y" ~
xAK Mobile City6 s7 e8 @1 z/ n- A
xAK Tuscaloosa City: `( q( R+ N8 r( x7 T
xAK Steel Age# j u% T* m& o0 _' ~
xAK Steel Exporter
I4 |( `1 A i' d* [ xAK Steel Mariner+ {. B* _- }" o* C$ R$ ^
xAK Steel Navigator" M( D+ }) I# h7 Y
xAK Steel Ranger
L3 { R' J6 Q2 O7 s1 n. ~5 Y xAK Steel Scientist
! k5 b5 G3 h- F: ?" }, `8 o xAK Steel Seafarer
; F, Y3 L! F3 w" k2 V1 c xAK Steel Trader
* G0 @' I O T( | xAK Steel Voyager* P+ K1 U! {: i; o
xAK Andrea Luckenbach
7 d3 ~. o- ]; }. o' k xAK Harry Luckenbach' x. C5 |/ s4 Y# b
xAK J.L. Luckenbach
6 t# C* q. f+ e! e( G' ] xAK Jacob Luckenbach* D; Y1 m' ~0 [8 }$ ]
xAK Julia Luckenbach
! F K" C- E9 F: G J xAK Katrina Luckenbach
: ?( g8 L, ]1 K3 h& Q xAK Lena Luckenbach; Y+ Q( ]& ]4 ~5 K' R! u% Z) {, `- g
xAK Lewis Luckenbach' U) f/ b6 g* `: M' ^0 C
xAK Lillian Luckenbach; x6 J1 ~/ d# U+ g' X z
xAK Mathew Luckenbach
0 N; Z. L* x* ^ r( v" P xAK Walter Luckenbach8 A5 q" n0 k% y
xAK William Luckenbach
; w. J8 u% E% E$ A1 ] xAK Diamond head
2 m! n" e1 ~. @9 n! g. g9 y! T, r xAK Admiral Halstead1 [% g' J6 d" U, i% g3 Z' p, g
xAK Admiral Cole! x6 x" Y3 U7 C% l2 F8 n
xAK Crown City
: U- Z; P! D& S5 J, l xAK Admiral Y. Williams
7 j. }: _( [* C- j xAK Iron Crown, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
2 Y, Z' a. j) t" @+ G xAK Rona, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage
( j0 _0 K6 s6 P xAK Exmoor, Shell hits 2
. x+ P2 a/ F2 e9 F xAK Aeon, Shell hits 3, on fire
9 n E! E+ a- y$ m xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1
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Allied ground losses:
; R1 P) \2 G2 { 59 casualties reported
" P* N8 ~2 X$ O* [3 G" i Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled% V. n# S0 h/ ?, c) a# x" f
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 19 disabled6 l# w+ }( [3 y D, O9 r
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 g3 Q" }" o# }8 g9 ^
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 Ships
/ C4 k- l2 ^7 E" B! B! u CA Furutaka
% i2 b2 E ^1 y8 \4 u" r CL Abukuma
, `! V& Y) G p# N, { CL Tatsuta
7 k0 A% S9 A Y% i+ z4 k CL Yubari
9 W$ }6 [" a4 B" K) y DD Michishio
6 t+ N$ [0 ], A; y$ p# @3 U# J- _2 }: N# L0 p( ]- N
Allied Ships
6 J( X3 R$ i7 s) k" t DM Ramsay, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
, h- K1 R4 f* ]/ b$ C DM Breese, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
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Sub attack near Port Moresby at 98,1334 _0 k; |: |2 E) n
/ l. I, {! E4 U( r0 HJapanese Ships
4 T& f* [7 k. Q; |8 J% E# V3 U PB Kozan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
$ K# l9 S0 W8 @. Q AO Manju Maru
; j$ m3 ~9 u5 r z AO Akebono Maru7 G$ A# c6 _0 X8 h8 T
PB Choun Maru #8
, S5 K) b$ ?' c/ `. f8 l9 C/ z SC Ch 20& S4 b4 y- t& O! C0 g) @
1 D+ g# W4 d9 V- K6 q5 XAllied Ships
; W/ s7 k+ {3 T' ]$ F SS Tautog: m- q6 Y5 M4 j9 Y
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6 T/ w) g9 b4 Z& j3 N5 QMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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- X8 {* M, t3 PWeather in hex: Light cloud
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! r2 l( ^# Q" \0 a" j6 X: i uRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
9 P @+ ]! C% Y: g: }% j/ Q# t" uEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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) ~; F: N4 y' S0 u* `2 l( {8 Z; iJapanese aircraft
( ^' s6 \2 I3 U' Y' G% F A6M2 Zero x 41/ g8 K% ~! g e& m( X9 V1 j
, x. i" p* }( G
7 X1 R' w8 |, r5 B* L: L
- @' G8 y' O! D3 S! }) s9 |6 ?Allied aircraft
- L, H$ B( y* m' e0 O: z3 M5 S P-40E Warhawk x 16* A/ G+ I# v: P& _
PBY-5 Catalina x 30. o4 ^2 s* ?9 J& h4 P
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+ F2 o0 f+ {! I5 V7 O& V' XNo Japanese losses& R. |, K u! `$ o
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Allied aircraft losses
- X7 p2 L v- E9 a P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
l$ {& A A& x+ Y" c PBY-5 Catalina: 3 damaged
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TB Hayabusa
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DD Hatsukaze
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