AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 27, 425 U% q9 t5 @2 j4 E, I
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盟军一支在莫港卸载补给的船队全灭;8 a% C4 \2 s0 b- S
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;
- m5 O% Q7 P" Y- K! @/ h+ M! u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 Yards
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6 N& Z4 f' X6 l; f DD Oyashio
7 K! {! T& A3 R5 b4 c DD Hatsukaze
; N) w0 F. O8 y, \ DD Hagikaze
3 F) O. n( B7 v G* F, g DD Uranami
- ~$ M! l3 a* b3 f TB Otori
, i9 f' d8 D* R TB Hiyodori
! j) [# y* }0 o3 @: `6 \0 h5 l TB Hayabusa
7 U6 E& p7 o6 C6 K+ }* p/ e4 ~ TB Kiji5 S$ G, F& H2 ] H4 _6 c
TB Kamo& b1 w2 _2 c! i4 h" e
DD Suresushio0 C ~3 P8 U3 W
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Allied Ships7 T8 v3 o$ l$ m3 s! E4 O) a3 X8 V
xAKL Chungking, Shell hits 23, and is sunk. o0 Q& K4 k6 x% i
xAKL Darvel, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk$ I9 {1 I% O) ^9 T1 S6 m+ D
xAKL Kaiping, Shell hits 13, and is sunk% M8 {7 Y* z$ @' r' b x
xAKL Vichy, Shell hits 18, and is sunk
8 l' k* P/ \9 ?( o$ B xAKL Patris, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
# e1 |; m8 `3 @& @% e8 P# f; d8 {2 y xAKL Burwah, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
; t J; u% x |1 I' v, [ xAKL Carlisle, Shell hits 26, and is sunk
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 7,000 Yards
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/ G v) L* x9 b, Q6 ^/ h. b; hJapanese Ships4 J- \" j Y0 F Z- F# |
CA Furutaka9 }( }% Z9 x: U7 w/ w" y7 o2 q4 J
CA Kako
+ ] i& v0 j9 Q% F2 ?' D CL Abukuma
/ f+ o' Y% x5 Q# S CL Tenryu. _: c3 Y0 A0 R9 R5 }
CL Tatsuta( @& Z0 K) J% c) v. F% ^
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1. R4 @; K- x5 P5 |, e8 g# e8 t8 y
DD Michishio$ s# L1 W4 x4 \* f7 q1 v- l' ~% e
DD Amagiri
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Allied Ships
& }0 i7 C2 R" x0 |6 o$ D0 u9 N DM Ramsay, Shell hits 1
$ t) ?0 k$ C4 q) s1 Y' b$ t DM Breese, Shell hits 3, on fire
1 t6 u+ v/ a' y$ F DM Tracy, Shell hits 6, and is sunk4 c4 p0 m( o& \9 y9 b
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TF 181 encounters mine field at Pago Pago (148,161)
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Japanese Ships+ M9 q, n S6 j& c% ?. X( g3 T8 y) V
CA Kako, Mine hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
# i4 P# q0 k6 W" K DD Amagiri, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage! g: N5 c* m; ?% d) V
CL Tenryu, Mine hits 1, on fire! {# p( y$ d! M! l
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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H0 v7 N9 N9 J( F9 l8 U1 M$ `Japanese Ships1 `6 ~8 z/ d4 ~5 s
DD Satsuki
* x; Z' t3 A, H% D: a DD Minazuki- K6 M" z; ]+ N( B% d
DD Mochizuki# a5 `" j& d6 v* S5 [& C6 [
DD Oite9 {8 A1 J3 x) g9 [3 ~
DD Hayate% U' K. z) S5 J; K
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* n+ q* Y0 p5 m; V0 x% ?! D1 E PG Sacramento, Shell hits 15, heavy fires, heavy damage- m1 _ D5 T( R: p1 e
xAK Alabaman
. v1 t6 j, Q3 E: N xAK Alaskan f, w) D- N; o$ N" [4 A
xAK American
$ C5 h. k& a0 s xAK Arizonan$ U8 e! }# B: w
xAK Arkansan
2 O# N. C- ^5 a6 @" ?* `9 L+ t xAK Californian) W; Y* k! L- p+ [ J4 a. A2 s; z
xAK Canadian2 E& T8 Q. Z8 d! `$ n- C
xAK Dakotan
- ]( d- o: t$ t: M. E& [' ~3 @( R4 } xAK Hawaiian
& d, G M2 i% q' V% M( [1 p# x R/ z xAK Kansan
0 n3 @8 }/ y2 t: Q: e# L7 W4 r xAK Minnesotan
+ t5 r6 F' J2 E# S1 d xAK Ohioan7 @" H- d/ z; ?0 O) V0 L
xAK Panaman$ K6 V4 k1 q2 T; v
xAK Pennsylvanian4 D. g: |; H4 S( v J
xAK Puerto Rican1 |& c, l$ B' ?( n3 D( p
xAK Utahan
2 p5 p W3 a/ S1 n, G& ^% T xAK Virginian3 P: [4 k* T# [ d, E
xAK Trento
, a; @1 [$ ]% Q6 I* x3 G xAK Charles H Cramp7 m. {4 R; M* h3 w" Z
xAK Lancaster
# L" M1 D* V2 Y xAK Sagadahoc
% ^3 b9 g2 ?3 K2 \% R! N* @5 F# ` xAK Santa Rita) a: c" z$ A q# e% F/ D* c$ y3 ?
xAK Santa Teresa) s& C5 N" R, I" q) \
xAK Atlanta City
! x. [8 c3 p7 S7 W a0 d" ~ xAK Chickasaw City
+ Z. Z1 z2 I/ y) M! ` xAK Ensley City/ } J7 v; P8 I0 f& [7 @6 h$ @: C
xAK Knoxville City+ U9 m. a( b( W3 f* `3 [
xAK Mobile City4 f g- b( N9 }7 F! n+ c
xAK Tuscaloosa City' o: F$ H: \( h, `+ x3 U9 p2 A1 D
xAK Steel Age; j$ x3 Y) M9 H* Y8 ~( ]/ @
xAK Steel Exporter
) g0 A: W. r2 V& N xAK Steel Mariner8 ?+ A, h5 u% D+ F/ A: Q
xAK Steel Navigator, D6 g; u" {% ^5 d' C0 S& P; ?
xAK Steel Ranger& d$ w' ?3 K6 M1 F& e, @( q
xAK Steel Scientist! V7 D5 G; j/ p8 O- C& v# y% O
xAK Steel Seafarer9 y0 r: z5 t2 [. ]
xAK Steel Trader+ r. B1 ^: A7 ?2 H# U8 z& y" D
xAK Steel Voyager, r# I, L3 n6 ]$ b0 |
xAK Steel Worker
1 I% v5 p: g' m$ A1 h0 Q2 ] xAK Andrea Luckenbach8 c& z# s1 E @6 [" Z$ E) r2 t' p
xAK Harry Luckenbach
3 W, n9 X- Y! W. p O1 h7 | xAK J.L. Luckenbach. ]6 C1 [4 e; U4 G
xAK Jacob Luckenbach
! ^3 J8 I; o0 o xAK Julia Luckenbach
+ L% k' Y& f/ [ xAK Katrina Luckenbach8 K5 B% V# |8 h3 h% G, _
xAK Lena Luckenbach
, B9 X( }5 D. N; X6 ` xAK Lewis Luckenbach1 x( f- p! |; F6 ^, H% {. j
xAK Lillian Luckenbach
" k" S6 d- }4 y xAK Mathew Luckenbach
& K$ Q, k0 f5 V' t3 {- { xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
], F4 x% Z* l% y xAK Walter Luckenbach* F( Q4 A ~& b8 G# s5 w
xAK William Luckenbach% V) [8 T6 \8 }* n' o3 \' [6 ~7 v8 A
xAK Diamond head9 j, w. E$ }- M" F- ], v+ n( H4 D
xAK Admiral Halstead
& S$ o1 k* S" M: e5 \6 K6 o AM Matai, Shell hits 1; w" A1 C2 `) @; v3 K, @
AM Muritai, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ X0 a+ o: E5 _ ]2 P. h xAK Salamaua, Shell hits 1$ {% \% \9 ], m
xAK Rona, Shell hits 2
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Allied ground losses:
4 X; `% x% i* L1 M! m 24 casualties reported
* q, x3 i* q$ p a z8 Q Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
% }8 M3 {4 C. F4 Z Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 4 disabled; i0 q1 ], ^/ C$ }. C9 y
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled
( ^7 l' ?# s, @' j$ o/ {4 J Vehicles lost 17 (10 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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' U5 B' Q+ Y& K, W% V& Q" G- ^9 UNight Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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. u" K+ M# f9 F0 k: Q/ _9 h DD Satsuki
4 C' b4 G# X7 b+ | r) e DD Minazuki
6 e. z% n4 C5 x' d8 v9 [ DD Mochizuki
. m+ _( P0 i$ l* Y7 A6 ~7 U( j! v/ d DD Oite
9 c. M. e6 p$ W, K/ o DD Hayate2 @" V, w8 d s1 O
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Allied Ships; Z7 _' b6 ~- c
PG Sacramento, Shell hits 12, heavy fires, heavy damage( \( h6 ~/ c8 l5 ~3 ?
xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 [( {7 H) }6 X/ @2 L% ` AM Muritai, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage9 N7 R1 {- h3 e# g0 ~& K" H
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Allied ground losses:1 e( {* q1 D: O4 _8 a
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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. C1 w& y' p7 a7 g% X9 O& KNight Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 121,193, Range 8,000 Yards" S9 q; f- w1 @& }7 n
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Japanese Ships5 P7 m. t w b/ p. }
DD Satsuki
: d8 |* q. S& q0 Z; ~ DD Minazuki
' b' T6 x0 o7 f( T1 m DD Mochizuki
; |7 s8 |# y0 V DD Oite) m) T1 j! F7 u* C' Y
DD Hayate
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Allied Ships
* Y& q+ f- R- I xAK Alabaman6 s" r' X2 a- `5 F a4 ?( B" u
xAK Alaskan9 {- _3 r5 E5 t0 u% v" d; S8 r
xAK American
2 s* x* N* N6 J# q+ x0 _8 ] xAK Arizonan! Z" y) q1 Z, X
xAK Arkansan! D: I, i9 ^0 y- R
xAK Californian# k+ X7 u& e' P8 O4 o3 J/ z# f
xAK Canadian$ A4 V' x; Z7 n* z4 I$ J+ w
xAK Dakotan
- |0 r, P# D* V, Q! Z xAK Hawaiian: K- d. a3 t/ Z" k5 O
xAK Kansan
8 I" F9 a( A! T c: q xAK Minnesotan
# W% n1 {. l4 U2 \, x: U xAK Ohioan
( s* _, V- ~/ A# |* d2 x xAK Panaman3 I! _/ D0 N' r$ s1 M$ ]* [
xAK Pennsylvanian% T' F% Z8 v" U
xAK Puerto Rican( c, {8 d6 f' x
xAK Utahan
. H) a$ t, K, e q; N( p( H xAK Virginian) @4 B/ a' O* y# Y5 O* T
xAK Trento V3 l2 E6 J+ J# z. U2 }4 l6 f
xAK Charles H Cramp
4 O o+ j$ I7 [) ]9 D: D- N8 o xAK Lancaster
* ^( B. {: ~3 _0 n* w xAK Sagadahoc
! c+ T% m% [- ]+ a6 ?& F( T3 } xAK Santa Rita
2 u4 `' @) z; y4 s: A" y0 n! G ~ xAK Santa Teresa
; s$ E/ `# _4 f7 N+ |; c' e: ? xAK Atlanta City1 C; k" W: N- ~
xAK Chickasaw City
& c7 b& I! F @* ~; b* I) N0 D xAK Ensley City8 a' r. a* L" ~. w& c$ n
xAK Knoxville City& P* j% m0 A, b7 R; N* C5 h0 c
xAK Mobile City0 Q- \: T) [/ `. Y
xAK Tuscaloosa City! R. o; x. L2 B
xAK Steel Age
! z9 g) _# U, D8 g! { N0 w8 W xAK Steel Exporter! v3 ^4 i4 ^6 A* m* \/ w, O
xAK Steel Mariner( |& Y# a" r; o: a. X4 B
xAK Steel Navigator
" @7 R( K+ q1 S xAK Steel Ranger
- H' z* `2 L/ ?$ G xAK Steel Scientist( n! A7 E+ S$ R
xAK Steel Seafarer+ H6 z0 L3 m# Z0 u6 P3 D0 _
xAK Steel Trader* ^8 A, I7 \: Y) N: `
xAK Steel Voyager6 X/ d3 {/ i+ ]
xAK Steel Worker, heavy damage* t) F& E! }5 ^6 z
xAK Andrea Luckenbach
: j6 U; O- L; R xAK Harry Luckenbach
4 C% h1 w5 S4 [6 U8 h, E5 g% R xAK J.L. Luckenbach; j( P- G/ W' U
xAK Jacob Luckenbach/ i& u3 m8 |/ ^, g4 F
xAK Julia Luckenbach, p- r [' X/ D9 d5 P1 \# [; U
xAK Katrina Luckenbach
; V u* g( C0 J6 I xAK Lena Luckenbach! c7 S* b2 B- c- w8 |; M% ~+ P. Q
xAK Lewis Luckenbach
( b2 J# \. g3 N0 t8 U xAK Lillian Luckenbach) w* M2 V* r8 k# U: ]4 d# ~/ L
xAK Mathew Luckenbach
, m% ]! s" k2 }" F7 [* [7 K/ s xAK Walter Luckenbach! ]$ }# l: W1 f4 o# f
xAK William Luckenbach
* E+ I# d" B7 a xAK Diamond head
4 W2 L: w( i4 u" U4 w6 s. R- _ xAK Admiral Halstead
/ q9 h* f; L4 d& W; v" E xAK Admiral Cole M4 J2 j- U% G, T
xAK Crown City" C- N) M8 I F' C& ^- e
AM Matai, Shell hits 20, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 J! L+ v5 I& l xAK Rona, Shell hits 4; F y8 h3 p$ _) p+ s4 Y. O5 n
xAK Macedon, Shell hits 15 G* U1 ^( X- ~& \% A8 J) h
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Allied ground losses:8 r8 \, D* l( y5 d- }
37 casualties reported
' L( k7 Z; L% U: \ Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled) ^4 D( m$ z4 ?. I* g8 H
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled9 R: W4 A- N- S1 P& X- W
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 120,193, Range 15,000 Yards$ I' d( X7 |, R* g& u$ j
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Japanese Ships
) S7 y& e5 P1 O( G8 U5 |& K DD Satsuki
2 Z6 C7 N- x; U$ J DD Minazuki# D7 Z% a! @* t0 a. q% ] J6 B
DD Mochizuki
- n6 s# L( ?3 v/ r% H0 x- ^ DD Oite
5 f$ ~* d- L7 d( ]! s( r" R2 P M* U DD Hayate2 W8 E& B B+ ~! I, v; w
9 a3 E+ V0 T2 s m' Q$ nAllied Ships8 p. y$ Z6 }) J, M( j$ M
xAK Alabaman/ k+ a6 T' N8 t
xAK Alaskan `) ]: Y! ~: G( S5 j
xAK American
" U O$ R# B$ J' U( A- M xAK Arizonan
3 d( k- o2 E) w+ }4 c" C% m& U xAK Arkansan
1 d( ]+ n, ?7 s, o. r+ ^, r xAK Californian8 ~( j/ ^8 i- K! }
xAK Canadian" @" X2 ?( n: Q) b
xAK Dakotan$ k. Z8 x |% A8 b
xAK Hawaiian- A" |. c4 y$ Y' U9 X
xAK Kansan
. n6 K- Z4 {! f; P$ y4 l xAK Minnesotan
; r6 U9 ~% x5 L xAK Ohioan. D1 {/ U( J9 Z4 L6 n5 `/ N) a
xAK Panaman' ]4 \! _9 U% x6 }$ B; O( u4 D6 q
xAK Pennsylvanian5 ?; G$ o( R6 e' b
xAK Puerto Rican
4 Y K& u: [" ?" v+ T, ?1 P xAK Utahan
& P, \# L+ }: {8 K xAK Virginian& {" W* b) n+ Z9 Y
xAK Trento
% U& V, J) |) }+ W" n xAK Charles H Cramp3 w, F/ n* {" k. k
xAK Lancaster0 [+ r# \# R$ x( \, l) y6 |; g
xAK Sagadahoc9 B' w0 ^, H8 n& k0 @# `' t/ t
xAK Santa Rita
3 i. D$ b' ^8 m$ g9 ?! x xAK Santa Teresa
8 V% b# [* K _* ^. {* ]' R9 e. y& x xAK Atlanta City
' i9 v' Q' t3 g; `3 F2 V xAK Chickasaw City
! d7 z6 Y% M+ \: G9 Z xAK Ensley City
: O! t0 a$ O, f8 ~6 k" S xAK Knoxville City
0 j& U& ^! a, M" e% g$ V. @; @ xAK Mobile City
$ M# f3 n& y5 g; e) q+ Y xAK Tuscaloosa City
% R% |+ c0 h1 ?2 l# D% `5 N xAK Steel Age
}' P- M. I9 g& k7 u7 h# D xAK Steel Exporter7 i) T2 M, |/ o3 a, W
xAK Steel Mariner( {$ D( V3 ]7 I! v {: d
xAK Steel Navigator# f% P. m2 e; G: `
xAK Steel Ranger8 F4 Y c! i2 f6 y2 t! L& l# l" n
xAK Steel Scientist
& h- H) {* c: c! \ xAK Steel Seafarer$ K) C7 M0 E M. M
xAK Steel Trader o! K) A0 t- n5 e" r9 P1 q
xAK Steel Voyager, Q# Y1 J1 l+ h6 }: \% R/ X
xAK Andrea Luckenbach
) h) Q/ V7 {" A3 a% y xAK Harry Luckenbach: Y! _: A& v' H3 I1 d. D* M
xAK J.L. Luckenbach
% q. V# g7 s# M xAK Jacob Luckenbach& X0 Z8 w6 g6 J, a) I$ t
xAK Julia Luckenbach( ?( |5 F& Q" ~4 L- n5 ?
xAK Katrina Luckenbach
6 n( L6 x) J: p' B6 }( ?1 U xAK Lena Luckenbach0 _" M! r- C! ~8 Q4 y
xAK Lewis Luckenbach
a+ b& B% \! K xAK Lillian Luckenbach! |# x: V$ k% Y) H/ J0 s
xAK Mathew Luckenbach
; D$ y" z1 T& z: S- R( ]8 V xAK Walter Luckenbach0 l5 w" {+ K1 x9 V3 M. s0 W
xAK William Luckenbach
7 r& [+ b. B4 L xAK Diamond head
$ q# m8 X+ h! M0 H xAK Admiral Halstead
% E* O0 B8 _+ D6 s, \ xAK Admiral Cole9 c3 Z5 j6 E3 Z
xAK Crown City' p: U: _; v0 |' K9 e
xAK Admiral Y. Williams
. U" m: A0 @5 A4 F, `$ ` xAK Iron Crown, Shell hits 4, heavy fires3 ~2 |+ {4 p, U1 A8 [
xAK Rona, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage( ]5 N" z# c, e
xAK Exmoor, Shell hits 2# Y9 S1 h0 h+ H8 ^
xAK Aeon, Shell hits 3, on fire
1 `; c3 y* Q& J8 p3 a xAK Macedon, Shell hits 18 a3 @8 k3 L" N2 M
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; U% C, s7 H/ _0 y$ X4 _4 |* JAllied ground losses:
2 N, F X6 G, f' {: d) ] 59 casualties reported# N" e% F, `% x2 Q& x1 K: G
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
& [8 r$ ^8 ^% ~. O Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 19 disabled
" D% ?1 x( f/ M W Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
! o) P: b" V8 V p0 |7 v1 e Guns lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled)" v, N7 ^2 e. {3 n
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 14,000 Yards
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; y" F/ t* D+ e, e2 T1 n, LJapanese Ships
# N9 ^& M4 N! g CA Furutaka
, l- Q; B1 U V/ z CL Abukuma
7 k# ]# {! m' w( q5 U" v! @6 ^- c CL Tatsuta
) B3 L& D- l3 x6 G; I# _7 S CL Yubari
: a' K, w d# S: s DD Michishio$ u8 n& z a: P0 T
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0 G3 b6 O" I" Y6 i. x DM Ramsay, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
0 u, G. ~* V6 n: k& L5 \) b- |6 m, n% f 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 Ships. }: v' @4 G# a+ X. F
PB Kozan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage! j9 {% m9 z" L) l/ m0 m, J. \* n
AO Manju Maru
2 d) P, H9 K' s9 J. A AO Akebono Maru
L6 @2 m9 r! d* _4 Z( D PB Choun Maru #88 Q! B; ^% R' Y5 P/ l5 l2 U$ M4 E3 i3 U
SC Ch 20* Y9 Q& ~2 f& L. t/ }7 W, I
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6 r5 m! Y8 \5 k& W8 T% A SS Tautog7 N% T2 u1 j1 |! Z; C7 ~
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130& G$ ^# O& v% R+ I, F6 q
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Weather in hex: Light cloud" ]. u: H; C& C% S9 b
0 O0 L; Z4 I% ^! S cRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.2 p; G W% b; E( _. @
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes6 j9 f- S) E. j, t2 N
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Japanese aircraft, R, `3 W+ r+ O- [7 F- r1 l
A6M2 Zero x 413 \: V. q% ]" r4 b" z- |
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! H% @# `+ V+ n5 m% V# R4 K/ I. oAllied aircraft7 G7 N8 b k6 K0 E) y
P-40E Warhawk x 16
) A7 }4 T5 u. h3 c I4 \ PBY-5 Catalina x 306 E6 i3 \% |5 `. T
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P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed, `; O: ?" d1 d7 [$ D, }8 E
PBY-5 Catalina: 3 damaged9 o0 C2 @; N1 ~4 Y7 {" l
PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed by flak
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DD Oyashio, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage! P6 N3 i7 O2 l5 ~
TB Hayabusa
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DD Hatsukaze
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