AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 27, 42
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/ Y8 p8 N. H9 P: L盟军一支在莫港卸载补给的船队全灭;
1 y4 I- A4 ?1 K, y3 S. Z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;; ~- G0 a1 J/ \3 N
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4 ~5 I8 j; r& {( d) P7 P
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; v; Z- e4 _6 u3 n( [( @Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 12,000 Yards
9 _5 U. ?5 A0 n, q+ @ t. \2 Q% J& U; M8 ?+ j
Japanese Ships
6 ]7 {& [* t% H5 O: { DD Oyashio" Z1 h$ a9 l' _2 P' `
DD Hatsukaze1 Y4 u& {. N x# C) X2 G7 w
DD Hagikaze# |: W, V. L: W, R5 B
DD Uranami
8 _' Z0 A, @5 M: s5 [7 L# u TB Otori
. U- s X2 S, z s `: D TB Hiyodori
& H s" ?- M* ~! ]6 Z ` W TB Hayabusa
' z: e( C6 K* G0 j: W TB Kiji
$ X- Y N5 R! e4 @ TB Kamo
1 T9 P; I& w7 X$ P- c7 H) e% D DD Suresushio" P+ a5 P- W, R+ m
& q- ^8 q/ K: B7 w; z& _; LAllied Ships
& O7 P6 Z) U2 _6 ~3 A xAKL Chungking, Shell hits 23, and is sunk
5 |2 D7 y. I: F% Z0 t xAKL Darvel, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
) `5 Z; G: u, R% A; g: \+ g xAKL Kaiping, Shell hits 13, and is sunk& y' S. ^; z4 h) _/ }6 u
xAKL Vichy, Shell hits 18, and is sunk
' L9 z7 O$ Y, d6 m2 n& p xAKL Patris, Shell hits 25, and is sunk; c% Y# C% T1 J$ k- y+ M3 }' P* w
xAKL Burwah, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk* F: j1 Q/ v& Q- b4 }5 \
xAKL Carlisle, Shell hits 26, and is sunk9 ^$ h2 v6 @3 t6 T4 Z" k- G/ Y, V
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 7,000 Yards6 U: Z* O0 q. o" t1 x3 ^* ~
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Japanese Ships
6 `" x+ q: R+ A8 u5 R CA Furutaka/ U. K P' w1 ], Z% l* \6 c& k- x
CA Kako9 S3 ]1 G& t8 \2 Q5 j3 V8 _
CL Abukuma
! W( |9 \9 X) e; p CL Tenryu+ s9 V5 p( _! W5 i. V
CL Tatsuta! ~+ ~ n! Y9 g+ k5 O% ~ g; u
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1
1 u& L: D3 I" m) c$ q DD Michishio
* C$ J8 e# T8 Q DD Amagiri$ l/ r0 _" Y% L/ V1 f3 C+ f' {! [
$ p( n6 U! Y" d7 F4 G: }Allied Ships0 a5 V! p& C, d0 K1 D
DM Ramsay, Shell hits 17 m" y# l( J6 A
DM Breese, Shell hits 3, on fire
4 N- D$ `2 Q* l7 Z1 |8 ? DM Tracy, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
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- t1 ~2 S9 x# UTF 181 encounters mine field at Pago Pago (148,161)
7 ?( j6 x2 v. {( }* b# f8 I4 ~' @; U/ q& {) V, \/ T( b
Japanese Ships
; a+ s4 f* l( f0 N& i CA Kako, Mine hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
8 Z, G1 L" `+ x0 l DD Amagiri, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage8 ?# e# {2 g( M+ @3 L
CL Tenryu, Mine hits 1, on fire% Z! x5 I% k* S
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- @6 g# x. s* mNight Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards
9 ? \1 J& E0 h8 o% p: P
5 A( u& T' n, _# h. w9 x! C5 {) y8 B( [Japanese Ships
9 O/ T; [* c7 D' m DD Satsuki' @) h/ B% ?, b. F) z. ^5 x1 s
DD Minazuki
9 U, M0 P' B. }7 P# Q# |) K9 _# V DD Mochizuki
- Z; ]! g6 L7 S: U, k- w DD Oite
- r4 S) Z5 x/ T DD Hayate7 |4 t/ @4 K& y& B6 r
6 f- g# e$ K$ I2 d. X0 [% l }
Allied Ships4 I* Q3 j3 z0 Q$ u. M e1 \
PG Sacramento, Shell hits 15, heavy fires, heavy damage |3 h5 k: q0 l4 O8 E
xAK Alabaman1 V; x6 o' G$ }' ]
xAK Alaskan& r! a& O3 X/ j
xAK American
( e. Z* I, X! _2 W xAK Arizonan' d1 g! T" }# C( n
xAK Arkansan
9 y+ m* X" a; N2 | [5 ~5 g, J xAK Californian
7 }0 R- W4 h3 d, p8 a xAK Canadian
# H" V l f' W, K9 b1 g- n8 Z xAK Dakotan$ S' h0 E+ v J2 ?' t* i$ L" g9 F
xAK Hawaiian4 e, b! P4 d: }2 j7 v3 m, e/ A1 |
xAK Kansan
q j( i4 K& F D xAK Minnesotan" t/ Z/ y& n- a* X9 w
xAK Ohioan
, M- e2 n- u1 m* @3 R3 p3 h% H xAK Panaman
: \# Z4 j( y9 J3 S xAK Pennsylvanian% ]! k/ \7 R1 o" x
xAK Puerto Rican/ ` \7 D9 b9 a! l$ G
xAK Utahan
6 y$ _8 J& h# O xAK Virginian
r L/ @/ Z- D; p+ y xAK Trento- i$ X* B+ a( n- g$ P$ F; P
xAK Charles H Cramp" ~* }: b( x$ |! g
xAK Lancaster) H& r" c* g: L9 z* v t4 B: |
xAK Sagadahoc
8 c( i/ i0 k' Y' B" r- U7 _# I xAK Santa Rita& p3 ^! |8 A1 o5 q4 r
xAK Santa Teresa
" U! h2 O5 i+ W xAK Atlanta City, _) {7 u! Q/ k" u
xAK Chickasaw City& J% N) D+ d! T3 U
xAK Ensley City
; j) p6 |9 J, F! q7 J xAK Knoxville City
1 p8 s( T2 Z$ m2 y C0 W xAK Mobile City+ m; j; u( o* {, u v" s) G X2 N
xAK Tuscaloosa City
* h# i5 f( Z, m; J xAK Steel Age6 z6 Y% {% K2 O, w, x
xAK Steel Exporter
) @& o& K8 ~+ ~* ?$ I2 v2 g xAK Steel Mariner, Z" F% ~" C' e3 H: }& q5 E, `6 d
xAK Steel Navigator4 H3 z3 J/ a! v# ]9 X" q; |6 R K
xAK Steel Ranger$ k9 `' G, T) v
xAK Steel Scientist, Z+ ^% n% C/ C$ A4 K8 @' l/ [
xAK Steel Seafarer
, y$ i( d- n0 G) G xAK Steel Trader( k% ]) v" U& L6 u
xAK Steel Voyager6 K, J0 Z- g9 [ _9 ?" P
xAK Steel Worker
! \. \ M% L) j' E9 r3 Z xAK Andrea Luckenbach
( ?7 y& P6 h' a& Z' p8 y* A xAK Harry Luckenbach
" D' |# L: s: p xAK J.L. Luckenbach2 u& l6 F- I/ R- H3 N2 c
xAK Jacob Luckenbach4 l+ a6 {' _. c+ I, Y7 V. g
xAK Julia Luckenbach. V) g% f7 J) u) r
xAK Katrina Luckenbach; L6 K$ G( @4 S' q: c
xAK Lena Luckenbach
# P* }7 [7 P9 j7 s3 O4 V! B7 ~3 ] xAK Lewis Luckenbach' {, q2 V; C G U' n9 q0 M
xAK Lillian Luckenbach% ?: Z3 p- @0 \6 D/ k& R+ p
xAK Mathew Luckenbach
2 _8 F, e2 J. u9 t1 B: q! ~( ?! l5 Y) { xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
$ e/ P' H0 I9 E, J1 o. Q+ P xAK Walter Luckenbach
/ ?) p/ W6 K# T6 { xAK William Luckenbach. p& g, w) {" B! B
xAK Diamond head8 X, I; C. H& S: d4 u- ?
xAK Admiral Halstead
: ^4 H! N1 ^- D1 a5 {/ f AM Matai, Shell hits 1* [3 ^( n. ~5 b
AM Muritai, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage. Z( b, u( Q- p7 P
xAK Salamaua, Shell hits 1# J. [$ c/ A1 S6 H
xAK Rona, Shell hits 2
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+ T% u# l$ {7 ?7 Q1 n; kAllied ground losses:9 R9 C0 h* [; g. p; F2 U# d; \
24 casualties reported
2 _4 t9 \& z3 W | Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 {& W# R& g) E6 C0 ^# g
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 4 disabled) H: n$ }1 k& f* D) V1 x
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled
7 _3 ^" I, K8 N: \* p6 e0 x Vehicles lost 17 (10 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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. Y5 L$ O5 }8 L$ VNight Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
0 k& R3 O; |: R( Y- ]5 N DD Satsuki
; a; X' f% w) B+ A. A4 G! \: j4 M DD Minazuki; a$ q% s9 n* H Q" h$ Q* B3 D
DD Mochizuki
( y8 J4 p5 r/ A0 P% |- k1 z v DD Oite- ?- H7 r/ d! n
DD Hayate
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Allied Ships, }. J) K- U. f. b
PG Sacramento, Shell hits 12, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ A# H1 s: a( b7 ^* D6 @ xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage
* ?' t; g% |' w8 o4 J6 O$ X AM Muritai, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
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: }9 {- w6 e4 V1 U2 w- FAllied ground losses:
! l! J$ ~' n: ~6 m Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)- O- U O+ \" @+ w3 x3 ~
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 121,193, Range 8,000 Yards/ K T# d& c6 m( f8 e5 r5 _) v
% a0 s7 c2 j0 s' B: DJapanese Ships8 y2 W K9 r2 k3 N) H! y4 C9 L
DD Satsuki/ \4 L0 p& b; @; C/ V; e
DD Minazuki
% Y* V; m2 z5 d4 k/ C DD Mochizuki
2 o8 q2 L/ v& t% |& A3 Z3 d DD Oite2 P H |' G% T
DD Hayate. c G. d7 {- f
( U8 k( ^6 p4 `- m9 s6 ?5 f' EAllied Ships6 e+ x8 x7 W- S
xAK Alabaman3 `- C: N" H- x h( F! q
xAK Alaskan
' k1 z9 T% i% m9 P# \# h R( c* e9 ` xAK American
0 ]; X/ v% c3 h+ l9 g xAK Arizonan/ `# d: l% h" b
xAK Arkansan& q4 I6 D# `/ S& O+ S, P
xAK Californian
2 S6 U/ c2 e, @ _" {! B xAK Canadian. i! n: G/ p' f7 b) `5 W2 W
xAK Dakotan- {. V) M9 |: U5 Z( U, }$ _# ]
xAK Hawaiian4 E1 ^; [7 w7 I- z
xAK Kansan
2 p6 [# O+ t" A% L. r xAK Minnesotan
) X5 k/ `: d, x2 Y2 z. R) g xAK Ohioan
1 H! T/ G: R% U% J- m xAK Panaman
9 e; @0 S* h6 I1 Z! s6 u2 ` xAK Pennsylvanian
' ?$ e ^0 }( L% V xAK Puerto Rican% u. s( R" l' t6 _0 _
xAK Utahan) f% b& z, t/ K2 e1 U% [
xAK Virginian
, t" J: p' S0 ^' H1 c# D& s+ S: y* s xAK Trento
" E5 E, i- S8 T7 t# X xAK Charles H Cramp
2 K/ F: Q4 d7 l3 z& J7 |9 u! T9 a xAK Lancaster- V/ W5 t3 P/ b! V7 Z. Q1 o$ c; c: c
xAK Sagadahoc
1 x* I5 Z( l O( J f. M9 { xAK Santa Rita
# E& Z$ Y% F9 V; ?: Z* O xAK Santa Teresa
+ Z( T& b \. I" v; } xAK Atlanta City
( k6 d0 l3 H1 D0 H2 ?6 h xAK Chickasaw City8 c1 I6 a& G1 m2 A/ V
xAK Ensley City
% Q' O, `9 F8 \- P! [! t v xAK Knoxville City
0 p& V: c+ z) y+ e" e/ t8 l xAK Mobile City
6 z3 n) d# P7 B% M7 H xAK Tuscaloosa City
7 j9 T! j: {' Q7 j xAK Steel Age
[, c! ^ ]6 \9 T5 o. ]" U2 I2 x# ]6 m xAK Steel Exporter
6 Q( c; N3 O h xAK Steel Mariner( W6 }# ^4 V5 I* I5 r) f' {
xAK Steel Navigator
2 ?* w! `( P9 p1 @" \; L. @ xAK Steel Ranger
5 L6 ~( {5 e( {" M xAK Steel Scientist
$ o( \" u3 z( v1 R xAK Steel Seafarer2 F' b: l0 J* C' p/ U& E
xAK Steel Trader
+ V. L9 h: u- I' H! Y) I5 ~ xAK Steel Voyager
! l& U( @% {1 Q6 \% C xAK Steel Worker, heavy damage
6 U _% d: T- G xAK Andrea Luckenbach
( q$ {9 A4 ~3 D; o% T2 j, J2 K- I xAK Harry Luckenbach. B/ y, u( K/ N6 t7 B, ^9 ^2 R
xAK J.L. Luckenbach
! e( [7 s ~1 ]) C5 C/ N xAK Jacob Luckenbach
$ w1 R# d/ `3 X( }% T' j; r" c xAK Julia Luckenbach
; x) R9 n/ D" ?0 ~& @: M, R( k xAK Katrina Luckenbach7 W* ~! `. [! x) h p/ d
xAK Lena Luckenbach* g; `0 }7 K) u
xAK Lewis Luckenbach
; T7 X7 d# t2 y8 J" w' t" A xAK Lillian Luckenbach
# [& }1 c# d, d xAK Mathew Luckenbach# w5 L& t* v _, J' {8 l
xAK Walter Luckenbach+ E& s3 }- }% u( h! R
xAK William Luckenbach
- D$ O9 y9 f" U& k$ e3 N$ ^/ w, r# O xAK Diamond head9 Q" U+ b* m- H5 _7 p) i/ W
xAK Admiral Halstead
: e- v4 X* v3 F5 s xAK Admiral Cole
; `3 W0 a( a1 C xAK Crown City
' Q4 R3 x9 c6 \# w* {& h- n0 G AM Matai, Shell hits 20, heavy fires, heavy damage+ }7 d$ d4 c6 Y$ b. ~7 J
xAK Rona, Shell hits 4. s: R) ?8 n G+ k5 d
xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1
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, ~( A: t: `. I: dAllied ground losses:
7 v& J* ^3 W. ^) s! y 37 casualties reported4 c/ s& y$ ]4 g2 k% \& R+ H" u' P
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled: s/ Q+ ?9 }5 ^% h/ N
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled8 Y: Y: x1 x% ]% a5 ^' u% S
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* l: v4 x3 Y7 j) J1 U
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$ @) J1 K7 r* MDay Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 120,193, Range 15,000 Yards) A( ^1 q, v: F U. R8 m/ K
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Japanese Ships
9 H: x F7 L; g% q DD Satsuki
1 t/ U D0 H' z0 ]. p DD Minazuki
H7 r! D8 ]" `" x3 s+ g) ? DD Mochizuki7 ~3 M' d2 W$ Y/ X, ^9 `
DD Oite
& r/ ^1 c) t( D0 S, g$ \7 j: ?& u& A DD Hayate; x. [# T) a/ y( a, }
7 T( @# N" `! {( qAllied Ships' S1 s8 e5 B% e# F0 k
xAK Alabaman2 z( G4 ?6 C& j4 k7 X$ {
xAK Alaskan
; n) s. g& D& x5 N0 p2 \# g xAK American
: u: t% r5 x! E4 I4 Q: I* h5 B xAK Arizonan
/ C0 L5 S. u- I& V& E# s" x' ~4 b xAK Arkansan
% W" F R. z* b# ~. r xAK Californian
" G- F4 N+ Y5 O* M, T xAK Canadian9 B) W: _5 x% M/ c0 B3 D! L
xAK Dakotan
) |. m. i& I# D& q* m3 Q xAK Hawaiian: s6 A* [# H! Z+ V* ~2 t1 ? Q
xAK Kansan
# G. L7 n, r3 N" O7 H xAK Minnesotan7 }' z" [5 Q( b3 X; c
xAK Ohioan6 e5 H3 q# n# s; L! Q
xAK Panaman
) f, i; V) c3 k4 o% l2 r+ n6 @ xAK Pennsylvanian; P9 g6 s1 E* [" [5 m' k \
xAK Puerto Rican
: M& p: N; {+ s0 n6 `" x xAK Utahan8 H6 M; K3 |2 e3 X
xAK Virginian, u1 ~4 _) C4 B( [" Q0 i
xAK Trento0 t; {; [* ]# f- Q P. w/ a
xAK Charles H Cramp% j: o6 f$ H: d2 z3 ]
xAK Lancaster* ] s/ R* \* z
xAK Sagadahoc5 t% e1 h* {( j. P; u3 w
xAK Santa Rita
/ T7 g% M$ ~. I' \ xAK Santa Teresa
7 v6 P5 s. {! S- Y. `0 B% S xAK Atlanta City
) X! W, |5 b7 c2 Z/ v& b" r xAK Chickasaw City
8 l' R* b; s! I J1 P xAK Ensley City( e/ A! ~) |3 R! G+ G
xAK Knoxville City* H+ D6 `0 g% ]- x
xAK Mobile City2 I% D+ q$ l6 a/ [8 I0 E; J
xAK Tuscaloosa City
* f N. E0 Y! g: Y xAK Steel Age* r3 Q; D0 ^7 I! y$ k
xAK Steel Exporter. `+ {# ]4 V9 a; h
xAK Steel Mariner
9 f, a: V4 Y# V5 F/ D8 m/ b xAK Steel Navigator: F9 R/ N% I( T! N1 Z8 g
xAK Steel Ranger
8 ^# Q3 @+ N! _/ T# F( w6 q xAK Steel Scientist+ M5 U1 w2 R$ B7 Z0 R2 {" n) S: f/ Q
xAK Steel Seafarer0 Z/ N& ~1 f' Q! h
xAK Steel Trader! Z+ {. u8 X4 d z! A
xAK Steel Voyager5 }. N7 k. B! s7 A+ K8 X
xAK Andrea Luckenbach
( }% r5 u3 J$ B$ G0 M( U, s2 ^ xAK Harry Luckenbach
' [: T$ d0 L9 F5 _! S/ z2 Z xAK J.L. Luckenbach
# ~8 X% u" h& E% a# Q f& z* c/ G xAK Jacob Luckenbach1 {- _- t) ~6 J/ D
xAK Julia Luckenbach% T( o% R: R! e9 T) W
xAK Katrina Luckenbach
) G' m% a4 n s C0 k% j xAK Lena Luckenbach$ s2 N8 E4 J! O' A: G
xAK Lewis Luckenbach; I) g- X( K$ U ~. S5 L E
xAK Lillian Luckenbach- a$ F- ]% i5 n/ H7 b& d! J. Z
xAK Mathew Luckenbach5 D- v# T o$ i& r& z8 P- v9 e
xAK Walter Luckenbach l- Y" \3 |5 Q" l7 U( R: P
xAK William Luckenbach% g! `2 d) E, X4 ]
xAK Diamond head3 e1 I$ c5 ?+ _; I, ^
xAK Admiral Halstead3 v. j1 z( s t" E
xAK Admiral Cole# q, _) u- f8 w# O! `, U! m8 d
xAK Crown City
! x' p& w5 p; ?5 G6 S xAK Admiral Y. Williams
4 x& i4 o" m3 F xAK Iron Crown, Shell hits 4, heavy fires* r' h' v" b; { w4 o+ o9 e
xAK Rona, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage0 @( |7 ~$ ^8 o" F7 h; H
xAK Exmoor, Shell hits 2
) L J1 a2 k' H$ v" Q/ @9 B% T3 \- r4 h xAK Aeon, Shell hits 3, on fire& e- ~9 Z7 A) r7 k# n% w L
xAK Macedon, Shell hits 14 {7 \$ o! G/ J
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. M% S! q( a! _4 r6 L% U6 xAllied ground losses:
* x5 m1 U; _8 u$ ?7 ^/ b% I& B 59 casualties reported% U$ d3 {9 ?; x
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled) O$ s. `3 e0 B
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 19 disabled: k7 D6 b4 D) h6 }" E* n; X
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 D% }# k7 i, E
Guns lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled)4 V" _7 R( N: n8 P0 I" m
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 14,000 Yards
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- I, B. F, J+ }2 j. T" O, Z# F* QJapanese Ships! C1 {7 |; t, v9 g
CA Furutaka
! `; H! I' c3 V8 G5 P3 x- q CL Abukuma, T0 {# U: z+ t5 r2 t6 U
CL Tatsuta
+ ?0 \. s7 r; Y k CL Yubari
2 _3 d. s! {3 Z- M4 K9 Y+ @# E7 T DD Michishio; V' Z+ c5 s3 b4 T4 I9 g- T
7 z& S. q2 l% f$ d; K( n NAllied Ships
2 G0 C9 `+ Z' L& N+ { DM Ramsay, Shell hits 4, heavy fires% g( I( ?8 p1 c6 g2 E" _
DM Breese, Shell hits 12, and is sunk0 \; p3 s. y. e, v4 f' m. A$ c/ ]: M' a
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" [$ @. G. J4 w3 ISub attack near Port Moresby at 98,1331 I7 v+ V0 k. o$ M2 K6 ~
2 S1 v G* {5 u3 f: b5 {- T EJapanese Ships3 w5 N) _/ w0 p- J
PB Kozan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
# e% _9 v' Z- A7 L AO Manju Maru0 @0 O2 K# {% W/ |9 U# N
AO Akebono Maru% M! y7 V4 T3 f: N! h" `$ Z
PB Choun Maru #87 j0 _) C" ~3 N" e8 `. h
SC Ch 20
6 _, ?+ q7 H5 ^8 F6 `& _( p# e( K' A! J0 D
Allied Ships% F9 R% X2 z; T
SS Tautog
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0 ]# c! N% Q. ?! ^) i7 ?2 w- d IMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130- ]0 E5 M4 l) A x# x0 e5 s2 Q6 ?
9 Z2 K# ?& { f! ~# J4 xWeather in hex: Light cloud& n8 ?' R) |! ^9 N) |. q
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.2 n" R4 @' l; f
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
7 H7 o$ }) B9 M8 @ A6M2 Zero x 41
. L, J1 \' S. y
1 j" C: k- c4 w+ X3 E# ?, _
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0 u7 E: `7 {& e. j8 G3 U) |% |: HAllied aircraft
8 p: p* i6 {* R- T$ B5 T; j P-40E Warhawk x 16
0 B8 A+ n/ h2 _& ` PBY-5 Catalina x 30
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P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
! D C* V. w/ X9 P: Y7 } PBY-5 Catalina: 3 damaged
$ H+ w# W; o! o4 @ PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed by flak
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DD Oyashio, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage: ]2 `: q% L+ L5 V8 J
TB Hayabusa
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DD Hagikaze
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