AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 27, 42' k4 n8 |/ q6 \+ ~7 V) k
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盟军一支在莫港卸载补给的船队全灭;
. U# ~( H% m8 ?. F1 B) m: v% a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;
! A- b2 K5 S4 x/ W0 ^" H2 z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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$ O+ E% d+ C4 JNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 12,000 Yards
2 [* z* Z ?. |; `7 L2 v4 \$ _
& ]4 U% a8 d/ d4 b+ K3 Z3 M# eJapanese Ships3 m% u+ o- i% X: C
DD Oyashio
. }8 u- _6 ]6 i' Z' | DD Hatsukaze
6 C$ K, C6 k, X* P) G3 l- k% D DD Hagikaze
) M) w) P2 y: l( o4 E/ @' G DD Uranami) V) o7 m) N, t9 [. {8 Y/ W
TB Otori
; V) g. H1 }! k, |, U M) h3 m7 C9 T TB Hiyodori! W1 Z7 V- L6 ]6 Q
TB Hayabusa0 y& X: U, {$ _$ l; @
TB Kiji$ z) c }/ d: v! `
TB Kamo
+ }6 b' D V# G1 k DD Suresushio
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Allied Ships
; E1 H8 y2 D5 Z8 T$ F xAKL Chungking, Shell hits 23, and is sunk
2 j: Q2 L3 a' [" Q xAKL Darvel, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk7 A& i2 ~) W, _
xAKL Kaiping, Shell hits 13, and is sunk1 I6 W/ W, \! J2 Q* M. Y
xAKL Vichy, Shell hits 18, and is sunk
4 d2 k5 q9 `- K: c2 S8 m6 B xAKL Patris, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
1 {3 f+ D3 `+ m4 ^; { xAKL Burwah, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
a6 Y N6 Q% H' w! U$ W7 M xAKL Carlisle, Shell hits 26, and is sunk2 B" @! w* H, Q
6 J0 {* J2 Z% f- q4 ?0 x( X% W- x6 D7 i* i( d% S2 X
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 7,000 Yards7 Z7 m6 |/ s& E( u
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Japanese Ships. Y6 T2 D1 O" P x1 b1 K, h
CA Furutaka% _' m! x0 o" H* e# v5 V
CA Kako
* Z; ^6 T; }4 T, s CL Abukuma% T( I8 V' T. t* r0 m9 C
CL Tenryu
$ f( @! o2 P. M5 M- [5 y* I" ]! d CL Tatsuta# o" o- F5 f8 U7 O* ^0 q' J s! |
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1. }1 X$ Q% t) A! `3 [0 d
DD Michishio
# d0 l) B. M; j# H DD Amagiri2 q" c0 p7 w3 ?- P5 _& G
7 f2 d$ F/ e, v3 y; W/ J+ v e
Allied Ships
( H6 o3 B9 f' A3 i DM Ramsay, Shell hits 1
5 p* D7 ?. |1 ?7 E+ R+ D DM Breese, Shell hits 3, on fire9 z4 [6 P& D. e r3 S4 F0 ]
DM Tracy, Shell hits 6, and is sunk' v6 U. b4 t T1 A' U- P
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TF 181 encounters mine field at Pago Pago (148,161) r1 p3 s. m3 V& ]1 b6 k' ]3 i
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Japanese Ships" O" l5 f" I# N/ {8 \4 a: \4 H) m# i. B
CA Kako, Mine hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
! E; j' Y% P. u7 l E# M DD Amagiri, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage8 g! x4 G0 ]' T. q2 r. u
CL Tenryu, Mine hits 1, on fire3 ?3 k! N0 d6 |
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/ g0 z$ y: }, x8 p+ uNight Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards$ v4 l2 ^3 j5 D9 g
; Y* {$ W3 x! J2 E9 }7 [3 I% x K! WJapanese Ships- n T! g3 B/ H. m* x* n6 R7 t
DD Satsuki
4 O! N* Z3 U2 a. Y7 o DD Minazuki i) b! R/ A+ r1 ?8 a5 u
DD Mochizuki
6 _' C3 V s/ T+ o DD Oite5 w( L5 B7 }" Y2 m+ c |
DD Hayate
5 T4 v5 `# l( r: J! r& y) ~2 o7 {: r" D4 i# ^' @' F4 Z
Allied Ships
/ V4 V8 p' w/ z1 j: P# D PG Sacramento, Shell hits 15, heavy fires, heavy damage
- }7 b" T9 H4 a8 ~, ~ xAK Alabaman% [" w$ F4 \; |4 l3 }; q2 z
xAK Alaskan
: i7 O6 ^+ x" |8 a xAK American
. T( _/ t5 |& j xAK Arizonan
) k1 V |3 h4 G* R xAK Arkansan
1 A1 B7 U8 l; T" s0 }9 J xAK Californian% ~/ g# l V& X
xAK Canadian7 [1 c% w4 p3 `" s, I- V! X2 u
xAK Dakotan' U9 T# B$ s, {: f7 [
xAK Hawaiian
% f T2 |# B U. W& I3 F xAK Kansan
/ e" c- e8 U$ s# a2 k7 D/ k& O xAK Minnesotan5 Q2 q! _% g$ t6 P& K' f% ^7 E
xAK Ohioan
& Z' O5 h8 b3 [5 t1 m) W xAK Panaman
9 t; |# n( U O4 Y1 a$ ^7 |" q xAK Pennsylvanian, M; C6 p" C, J5 U! q) Y4 q% F# ?
xAK Puerto Rican; S+ V2 ?' r2 T ?
xAK Utahan
( Q( x4 Z8 {6 _7 w/ h& A6 i2 B xAK Virginian
" g1 x% j8 m5 L' o: z$ n xAK Trento0 Q6 y) Q( {& C1 F- Z$ n
xAK Charles H Cramp
5 I7 Z: M; \8 z xAK Lancaster
3 a. O8 X. C0 u4 { xAK Sagadahoc
8 e) B D% X% h. H xAK Santa Rita( u2 H& `' e; U) M0 O6 `8 o7 Q+ _
xAK Santa Teresa1 s- i! U- c* t
xAK Atlanta City
4 c! i" x1 Y8 L xAK Chickasaw City
" E/ ^. V" S5 M* A7 @ xAK Ensley City
4 X/ J \/ _! g* {9 v& j xAK Knoxville City# j4 Y# k. _$ [5 L1 M" d
xAK Mobile City% v% y- l4 u: w ]
xAK Tuscaloosa City
4 h1 }: `; B5 _9 Z! L- g0 r xAK Steel Age
2 R2 r6 V1 |1 O' @# b! \+ | xAK Steel Exporter1 R( E' X- G6 u* V$ `; [3 x
xAK Steel Mariner8 [4 P6 s( W: D
xAK Steel Navigator6 y4 ]* {6 r* \1 M( N. z5 |
xAK Steel Ranger" v+ s4 N" I- V; p+ }5 L, t ]
xAK Steel Scientist8 M% i/ f& Z2 ]- u
xAK Steel Seafarer
% h, s# F* O( D& k: i+ j, Q xAK Steel Trader
: e% ]: T* j/ z' {3 W xAK Steel Voyager* W2 b1 W5 m3 |, v1 i4 y
xAK Steel Worker: X3 S4 o6 _9 ^* k% C
xAK Andrea Luckenbach( V) O! Z# l6 v7 `3 y
xAK Harry Luckenbach
1 G$ ^' c/ G2 t xAK J.L. Luckenbach
$ ~! N2 u; A9 Z8 Q4 q, j xAK Jacob Luckenbach
& p& t3 z+ l8 ^* h6 u$ ^& h! K6 g" R# s xAK Julia Luckenbach8 J* s! W) Y3 k/ p* e
xAK Katrina Luckenbach
* l- L0 O1 s8 i# j: J" o xAK Lena Luckenbach& Y7 R/ \& q( T: M* @0 q. Q& n
xAK Lewis Luckenbach5 C0 N9 Q: X6 E- t* I4 S: s
xAK Lillian Luckenbach
8 m: ]) `4 {, }' K# v xAK Mathew Luckenbach- Q8 s6 Z: J% D/ E. q, z5 j
xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 7, heavy fires" S& S ^4 s& x6 k& S+ _
xAK Walter Luckenbach
2 B: C, O+ F; B& {+ Q5 Y4 W T xAK William Luckenbach- Z# ^/ u7 U$ a/ u4 [
xAK Diamond head) }9 v0 Y; F5 k; n% W4 P3 v; s
xAK Admiral Halstead) u8 | [( h( l5 ^
AM Matai, Shell hits 1- D" j8 T$ {" K9 M F- h
AM Muritai, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage+ Y& R, A& ^9 ], }$ V+ s
xAK Salamaua, Shell hits 1
3 c2 d' I4 j1 h" x p1 l( b xAK Rona, Shell hits 2* `( ?) X6 I; @3 {! v4 g# G
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* T' z% g/ ~" Y: M- pAllied ground losses:& k: V( \# P8 R {- @8 _2 g
24 casualties reported& \% X; E! u0 m+ F( W) t- b! r. x
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
3 Z; Y/ Z. G5 J# E Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 4 disabled
' h) U3 V5 G% y3 q9 x; t# M Engineers: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled
9 R$ R- }; h( e: P; A: v. L 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
2 Q Z* E. h3 Y% | DD Satsuki" q' x7 ]$ \" ~! T
DD Minazuki h8 w5 o; M+ c! s
DD Mochizuki
6 s0 D' B7 R+ m8 P DD Oite
$ t. `8 @0 w& D( T! Z DD Hayate) u8 ^$ o# _; ~* M3 ?
3 J4 ^$ R" b7 H: \% c- r4 b9 C& }Allied Ships
$ a; ?9 w0 k# ?9 P$ O) W PG Sacramento, Shell hits 12, heavy fires, heavy damage
- @' i. v* o+ [, P xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage6 E. @: l: t! N
AM Muritai, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage+ E: l9 F# y3 M* y6 t8 t$ i7 A
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Allied ground losses:# V$ M+ ?% ]) G- N; V* p: n
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)* q8 n: F) k. C) ]* S
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: O4 v. e, {5 X8 [2 iNight Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 121,193, Range 8,000 Yards5 @. |' p3 O) E- ]
5 ]: `$ s; r) A E/ o6 cJapanese Ships% Y+ ~( g" T C2 Q9 d2 k
DD Satsuki2 j& H* d9 k N+ w( m: t
DD Minazuki
3 K% m0 Q( X/ ]5 g# X; T DD Mochizuki
$ N. C- e9 }+ R% I+ J D DD Oite
" ?& O5 k0 L, e2 g# t DD Hayate) F" Q9 w) X R1 r
, }! |7 O2 A9 g$ U4 b- a g$ g% QAllied Ships
2 e( H6 m# \5 o/ l xAK Alabaman
, L3 K. p) P" ~4 ]/ a6 S7 `2 t6 c) e xAK Alaskan3 l9 h# k8 B* n) i/ b, g
xAK American. d# E) c* }: \* q& H' t# w1 w$ c% T8 a
xAK Arizonan
' z, i: M3 c, k2 S5 c xAK Arkansan
- M J0 C/ P" y xAK Californian \" U$ a L, l) {8 W/ Y
xAK Canadian9 S" s9 Q8 S2 c7 I1 ~
xAK Dakotan
P& C M# n: i7 T xAK Hawaiian
- X, @) Z/ z" l8 [( r* g* u xAK Kansan
/ h8 h. C+ ^! ~+ b S5 ^! D xAK Minnesotan6 i0 a" m( |* f: E" ^
xAK Ohioan
; d' q" A& ]0 ]6 u H xAK Panaman$ Z8 {! P' I* F2 D. ]/ o$ R% x
xAK Pennsylvanian& v- b" \/ d! {+ [
xAK Puerto Rican
! d1 l' }+ e5 Z/ [9 @ _9 T( i: P xAK Utahan7 @# v5 K& p2 @9 T- W
xAK Virginian4 o3 [8 [# ]! C1 n
xAK Trento' P1 }; ?% c5 E( q
xAK Charles H Cramp
- V7 a9 C1 {- {% X1 _0 z xAK Lancaster' w) K4 K9 i7 I) m7 C! q6 `# J
xAK Sagadahoc
) `# T; K3 A" \' ] u xAK Santa Rita
1 V. H: ~7 I6 A: Z: E xAK Santa Teresa
8 {" z" S- V/ j8 x4 z$ l xAK Atlanta City* X* Z0 u" D f) x8 b5 v3 s
xAK Chickasaw City" ~; e A) r' y
xAK Ensley City
" ^. A$ \3 Q2 ]' L# j xAK Knoxville City
* X2 J7 \0 c; t xAK Mobile City
0 t: s# \8 D2 `4 h5 O. u xAK Tuscaloosa City0 t) o: h. I$ ^ ^' C
xAK Steel Age
; k+ C0 {9 }0 ? xAK Steel Exporter! ]* y! M4 L# v- F( s8 s" j8 U" F
xAK Steel Mariner f% e( x( J L: R0 f6 h0 V
xAK Steel Navigator! i! {- p! }: j( w0 `! b
xAK Steel Ranger
7 Z5 s' V( O/ H l# l xAK Steel Scientist
2 C. c- V* m; \1 L: f' ~ xAK Steel Seafarer, ? R, d2 ?, s* F& E
xAK Steel Trader
! H3 L( [0 |" X* {8 w# m7 s$ E* k- { xAK Steel Voyager
' J6 h5 f- i0 x' K+ W2 u8 B xAK Steel Worker, heavy damage
/ {% n/ `7 c4 c3 Q4 P6 n5 X* A xAK Andrea Luckenbach
+ ~4 i9 p2 w) n' U7 @* f4 L xAK Harry Luckenbach' K8 P) B/ l* E$ N
xAK J.L. Luckenbach
) E6 J' P; q: N& m. S! J) c xAK Jacob Luckenbach" s/ @) N& q9 k P1 O) H
xAK Julia Luckenbach
+ _5 G0 f) H3 t3 j5 Z4 I5 J xAK Katrina Luckenbach
" y- k! Z% i. p7 e* t1 J+ r' a5 M xAK Lena Luckenbach* Y7 R, `0 K3 t1 i! {/ I8 w
xAK Lewis Luckenbach' u& |6 j; f; v' A8 N, H! \9 N
xAK Lillian Luckenbach
0 c7 c, o: |+ l xAK Mathew Luckenbach% j. y0 P6 c) P+ r+ n0 R% H. Q$ J* v
xAK Walter Luckenbach% ]. Y9 Q) u9 E& ^' ~; z" _
xAK William Luckenbach5 b( [7 N& J- J1 w0 ^
xAK Diamond head, M" N& q$ o/ c
xAK Admiral Halstead2 o+ K6 g5 m% u7 V, X* K/ ]' ]
xAK Admiral Cole. c" @! Z) T2 _ B) w# U- @
xAK Crown City; x6 }: p* ] _. y' F1 G: S( e! U
AM Matai, Shell hits 20, heavy fires, heavy damage
z; d$ h, \8 u; T# N8 } xAK Rona, Shell hits 45 f8 ]7 r7 q: J9 Q5 Z* k1 `
xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1
5 p( y G" A7 X. x/ p5 z/ I0 m4 O% `( o4 A/ _' g" B2 w4 j/ |" n
8 c1 q% C& n& h0 @+ w! S" \$ I' PAllied ground losses:
9 p$ R/ p4 |; I& a1 o3 _ 37 casualties reported0 L1 K$ A' g$ }- Y% U6 z
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
% [1 t; g$ ]$ ~! h Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled" c! U# w5 n& W
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 V! s; j9 Q$ p
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; S# s% S2 T. X( V: U+ b5 iDay Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 120,193, Range 15,000 Yards
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* r, x$ N1 p+ y% |7 c, B8 B0 DJapanese Ships2 N3 |2 k& Q& K- m, J4 [
DD Satsuki
/ ]$ ?3 t2 Q8 U' g8 i DD Minazuki
' |8 K8 ~2 _: c7 e DD Mochizuki/ Z4 n. ?5 t5 R- a( e8 C
DD Oite, d% I5 H8 I% {8 f$ Z+ K
DD Hayate
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Allied Ships& y5 }3 F% i3 {4 Y: O% ^4 [# o
xAK Alabaman
: i9 q3 n* a W% e9 J: O xAK Alaskan
/ T! V* g" D# b xAK American+ a2 R% M) \$ [3 H; s
xAK Arizonan1 }3 E9 }) C, p2 }2 \$ \
xAK Arkansan, u7 Z) E3 L/ m- w) G i
xAK Californian
0 V- q: m Q9 V; u1 c xAK Canadian
$ \) j1 F }; ^3 f3 k xAK Dakotan
4 d3 i+ ~" h; R xAK Hawaiian3 C6 b! x* |2 a' C+ y$ I
xAK Kansan5 m L& Q3 Q" j( ^( J% P& ?; f' F$ z
xAK Minnesotan8 a" U* C2 z- t# p
xAK Ohioan
8 V" p! X' n9 Z0 | xAK Panaman
- o& I1 x3 S4 G) ~8 A- D; z xAK Pennsylvanian4 y" r4 }3 g i2 N7 J. M5 o
xAK Puerto Rican
6 p5 q! b/ D1 @( K, M, X xAK Utahan
" R' P" n/ S% H* ?4 g) O% | xAK Virginian
( K; C( w/ e3 G5 R xAK Trento6 F3 W8 w( Z& c1 ~- V
xAK Charles H Cramp
_" \2 G. S3 x: T% C. z xAK Lancaster
# o/ p+ S2 N# ?6 ^" q y. ? e xAK Sagadahoc: L& a1 t4 o9 w5 E1 j7 M4 W
xAK Santa Rita' q5 i+ d1 p0 V- z7 m; f. [
xAK Santa Teresa
" T5 ]9 ^% L8 g3 w8 w xAK Atlanta City+ X8 T; o3 N% ~. n5 B5 b
xAK Chickasaw City ^) T/ c D) W8 s3 e+ n- T$ y
xAK Ensley City$ q% x* N2 [1 ?
xAK Knoxville City
( j8 ` b+ ?- M4 h xAK Mobile City7 f4 K5 X6 D/ X
xAK Tuscaloosa City
* i6 ?* a: Q6 \5 [* Z6 m7 y xAK Steel Age
! k" _( }4 r4 F* O+ x; G xAK Steel Exporter; C; z- s* g( F9 ?* [- z+ K
xAK Steel Mariner
, ^* k3 W$ t; l2 G& C( I xAK Steel Navigator
[' D/ {" K: c* E% b7 Z7 l xAK Steel Ranger% C6 f, x5 F" q
xAK Steel Scientist
" `4 O# G* F$ {) ] xAK Steel Seafarer6 T, N$ o# a5 A2 ^+ ]
xAK Steel Trader
" [) J1 W& {+ ` xAK Steel Voyager( ]. {9 r/ I' x ^
xAK Andrea Luckenbach" D+ r# m! A3 l3 T ~5 b: ^
xAK Harry Luckenbach" S' a. D q- b9 [
xAK J.L. Luckenbach; t3 q6 x7 p1 R# n
xAK Jacob Luckenbach
4 Q- {4 U& Y5 s) o; M4 R xAK Julia Luckenbach
. i$ c: B) _% F# o xAK Katrina Luckenbach7 s3 P1 T" ]# M' p% q3 |* Q. ^
xAK Lena Luckenbach
7 M) k1 A+ A* s; Q, S0 j* @. G xAK Lewis Luckenbach% X& ?9 w. j* x. o b. x
xAK Lillian Luckenbach
% R2 z9 |# z* M5 A J xAK Mathew Luckenbach5 _( [) i$ G& \6 x/ r' k
xAK Walter Luckenbach
2 S: \: I4 @- i xAK William Luckenbach) O+ x8 r1 D& ` `9 P; h5 M$ h1 s
xAK Diamond head7 P! Z; S, z/ v
xAK Admiral Halstead
. G0 e: E5 @0 m& ] xAK Admiral Cole
8 g" P l& T7 y. t! `# r xAK Crown City
7 P+ x3 A9 e' {" j xAK Admiral Y. Williams
& }: w5 m3 O% A$ X- m/ w xAK Iron Crown, Shell hits 4, heavy fires* c9 t2 j d7 e- s
xAK Rona, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage, p# k P# P/ V3 P% o! ~+ j
xAK Exmoor, Shell hits 2
- \! z: T$ ^' K' h xAK Aeon, Shell hits 3, on fire, H! A$ d, e/ X. `8 E
xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1
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+ Y7 V7 e0 x" H
! N% M% K9 l! t7 AAllied ground losses:. ~0 S6 V: n* k! U9 V
59 casualties reported
$ ]! n' g, X2 [/ e Y5 B4 g4 e) Q Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
- y% j9 p0 P6 ~' S" w2 e8 c Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 19 disabled( V" Y4 h7 t& e) p$ v4 \
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
$ W2 x" W7 d; M+ s q* a 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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( z) ]7 J- N% a+ n( B% R FJapanese Ships4 \; C0 N* }$ F8 W9 c+ U2 @
CA Furutaka. U; `" E# g* l: f8 g( C+ y
CL Abukuma
* @8 z, x2 R) F9 H CL Tatsuta5 v0 I i; o4 Q. D
CL Yubari1 R- ?' Y4 X+ ?8 W% G
DD Michishio" R! W5 Z% `3 B F
5 b( J9 E- W @' i$ [Allied Ships$ L1 K7 J* ?5 B/ C! [; G
DM Ramsay, Shell hits 4, heavy fires8 ~( O% ^5 U" Q
DM Breese, Shell hits 12, and is sunk9 T$ E% d! R: ?& `
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Sub attack near Port Moresby at 98,1336 L; v8 X# C& t) p4 g
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PB Kozan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage& Q# _; U3 X* C2 I5 K- L, ]* M
AO Manju Maru' S& ]% Q' P# I9 P" y: d
AO Akebono Maru/ @3 ~9 V: J" o9 L! Q c% a, w
PB Choun Maru #8# _+ f: h2 Z2 \% a ~, T) q
SC Ch 204 A4 S! P m, c9 ?/ ~- q: X6 y
$ d2 b. p2 E! f& i1 }1 UAllied Ships
/ w+ H' C6 j( k& V4 _ SS Tautog( u" j3 T" F# B
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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.
- k6 W q& v% ^- V/ f8 k- `( wEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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, S, J: R' J# f8 m, @7 X" }Japanese aircraft5 s5 d' k, \# [, @
A6M2 Zero x 41
3 Z# x+ o! n4 s6 F" l6 [6 `' v7 v0 F- g& {" s5 ?
+ O" S. u E+ Q. g
5 s- j/ {5 W& P. q6 l! S/ c+ r; fAllied aircraft
. `9 F- l$ X! K+ |' D9 ^& \9 n8 G+ Z: b P-40E Warhawk x 16
/ ~ S4 N9 O9 D# F' R6 u! K PBY-5 Catalina x 30: A* h) B; P) `- L3 k3 I# h) I
! U. |$ [/ `, S
/ b1 ]6 x& D; y+ ]2 P, LNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses- f& w# N6 P* t
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed0 y. n9 d! u( j: l8 x3 ^- z
PBY-5 Catalina: 3 damaged
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DD Suresushio \/ J% Z0 _8 R7 S+ S. h$ `9 t
DD Oyashio, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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TB Otori
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DD Hagikaze
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