AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 27, 421 I. Y( `; U9 g9 r
$ E* V9 P; q4 Y" g7 Z! _& k' a盟军一支在莫港卸载补给的船队全灭;, E, B6 n9 Y1 V" t
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 R; c- R% M) J2 O' V 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9 m- P! Q! f. B& M' H7 T2 x
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 12,000 Yards( u2 l$ r8 n% k: O! H. p
! M6 I5 W: I# h. v5 F% Q6 DJapanese Ships, k* _( Y# G- c8 D7 h7 d
DD Oyashio
( D0 \# X1 P6 i9 U7 P) x DD Hatsukaze1 R% C. |8 ?# _8 { q0 k+ ^
DD Hagikaze+ @' F) ~( `0 g/ }3 j
DD Uranami
4 ~& ]6 ?) B/ `0 x# T TB Otori
- `* z7 o! n3 n: l8 x TB Hiyodori
3 V7 r- n* ^' N* z) | TB Hayabusa9 B; l8 J7 W, v U3 Z! D
TB Kiji0 }5 l( ?) W% v9 w3 R: G9 Y
TB Kamo
' g. ]+ V2 q3 O9 y3 _ DD Suresushio
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xAKL Chungking, Shell hits 23, and is sunk$ ~% r. r0 W* U6 A$ @! ]6 P) Z
xAKL Darvel, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk) D0 r4 f% Y7 I9 A8 g% Y8 O
xAKL Kaiping, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
) v) a- ~6 i# U G% g5 ~5 F, _ xAKL Vichy, Shell hits 18, and is sunk. [' d3 P h! X J0 Q* S& }
xAKL Patris, Shell hits 25, and is sunk/ C9 I6 a7 T" E/ R0 W) R
xAKL Burwah, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk0 X5 u* J* E: v) A
xAKL Carlisle, Shell hits 26, and is sunk% o7 O3 M8 F2 p
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 7,000 Yards
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2 L$ |; n% f' |5 MJapanese Ships6 @$ i8 M2 @# W$ P0 r O6 L4 U+ ~
CA Furutaka3 v! ^/ d3 e1 A$ |5 t, c% W$ ]0 m" N1 G
CA Kako
4 c% K. d+ u: G9 K# g' P* q4 h CL Abukuma
3 [1 ~4 v: r9 C% _2 s CL Tenryu' ]; f# _! B7 a4 L
CL Tatsuta
3 u1 O( F6 b7 W2 c/ ^$ \: P( f CL Yubari, Shell hits 1
0 N8 o. _4 o2 P DD Michishio
: H9 b& b9 v& C% z- d# m [( p n6 Z DD Amagiri" Z" p8 Y% K6 |! u; @
/ V; `& i5 u7 c N3 Y2 bAllied Ships# Y8 U% f; }! O
DM Ramsay, Shell hits 1
6 @3 f) W* s" o DM Breese, Shell hits 3, on fire- O$ j$ D# x; H" m0 R7 j
DM Tracy, Shell hits 6, and is sunk0 [7 J$ q2 z) f
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TF 181 encounters mine field at Pago Pago (148,161)
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1 i: F$ V1 \- M5 W* E& [! r6 ZJapanese Ships4 S. l4 a1 A% t _
CA Kako, Mine hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
+ t3 G. S) @9 G) l DD Amagiri, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
8 R: b o" o/ b. L [: x CL Tenryu, Mine hits 1, on fire
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards7 G1 K0 A8 P/ K/ r8 D' V3 t
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Japanese Ships
& f' X8 Z& Z4 q5 R DD Satsuki
$ c0 |3 p0 R% L. ~1 [" Y DD Minazuki% l, J: Q" b( ^9 Z z) ]6 U6 P
DD Mochizuki/ ^ O% h7 Y6 [
DD Oite. I1 ^, M% l; J# v/ k2 v- C
DD Hayate
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Allied Ships0 U2 Q; ]: Y0 ?. d. J
PG Sacramento, Shell hits 15, heavy fires, heavy damage
& B- A1 {) e9 [2 S% |3 t. P xAK Alabaman
2 z, J9 {: m# O- l xAK Alaskan4 P6 W2 Y, X& b9 `* A: M7 b
xAK American! q. N6 J$ d$ Q; X; F/ B
xAK Arizonan
, S0 ~0 H ?9 S5 _, Y! t xAK Arkansan
! C2 L: s- K' Q% y- ] xAK Californian- {* Z& @ Y* X; g5 U
xAK Canadian
2 s) M4 d& \$ w5 g# Q8 f xAK Dakotan
7 \ J& ]& @ b& N xAK Hawaiian1 c6 f# T+ ]1 n: \. I9 _1 e
xAK Kansan
/ b" f/ M9 M$ o P( V x Q xAK Minnesotan
5 {; k7 X$ I0 B xAK Ohioan. M& b" N0 s$ V% K
xAK Panaman
p/ s1 j: R# V3 I xAK Pennsylvanian g: s# w! X5 j+ f) s# ?1 D
xAK Puerto Rican
: N- e: U+ |: p: J4 x) o4 \( t xAK Utahan8 b7 o/ g( ]1 ?! `/ H9 p
xAK Virginian
. R7 J, l/ o0 ]; T/ n( V xAK Trento
* H. ?! j( Y: A$ F: A! F xAK Charles H Cramp' G' v) v# m* j: |
xAK Lancaster) |& _" Y9 A0 w" y+ v5 e) g0 u* {
xAK Sagadahoc4 m* B0 r' _4 k# V2 d9 z
xAK Santa Rita
# a) _/ F% `$ d: J$ P) y xAK Santa Teresa
- f2 v+ B" p3 b- ~ xAK Atlanta City* Y( _& V+ ]$ t. z
xAK Chickasaw City
3 c4 W. f( R# @! J$ X; U xAK Ensley City
& @) |% R% y y* W4 v xAK Knoxville City
/ {: H" s. e2 Z5 a xAK Mobile City0 ]6 {$ Z9 Z( U* R9 S4 y; B' B; y
xAK Tuscaloosa City. p6 y5 D* S5 C: L2 ~& @
xAK Steel Age
4 o7 X) R6 S4 {, k, b; E xAK Steel Exporter
J, Z* f1 ~0 M" m+ c+ @ xAK Steel Mariner6 h' q/ p) r o0 k u2 X0 v
xAK Steel Navigator
1 |" X- C6 U: Q# L1 j, G! o) Y xAK Steel Ranger
. c7 E) {+ y* _ xAK Steel Scientist2 a8 u8 s) t1 z6 p- [
xAK Steel Seafarer% |, r3 G, Y7 i& F$ P! `
xAK Steel Trader0 f7 R3 N1 z/ ?+ }+ t
xAK Steel Voyager; q N8 l2 R8 c* x1 A3 a
xAK Steel Worker: l. n8 b' b) n( ~9 p8 @( g
xAK Andrea Luckenbach7 }, _4 G2 V9 T2 v! v6 H- d1 H
xAK Harry Luckenbach
/ v- d. e* b7 L7 o xAK J.L. Luckenbach
1 y( p6 I: Q7 y# y5 q xAK Jacob Luckenbach
m/ u- {! |% M* {' i0 b xAK Julia Luckenbach
( I3 \' T, p+ J: [( z xAK Katrina Luckenbach+ [1 C* T7 ^* Z. F+ S. e; R3 D
xAK Lena Luckenbach$ |' N! D, M+ B: v% w( M) o9 E0 H
xAK Lewis Luckenbach
+ U- g# J; W+ F8 V+ r xAK Lillian Luckenbach% l1 ^, h+ i3 s$ H
xAK Mathew Luckenbach
+ d" Z0 _$ _4 {3 ^% B) F xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 7, heavy fires" ?5 |; ? \. T3 q2 a0 Z
xAK Walter Luckenbach
4 |& {% a, d) Y1 V- m xAK William Luckenbach
& x: B* I3 W5 I9 w2 Q( K9 U xAK Diamond head
3 n5 o+ S9 K8 }2 O" }: j( G a xAK Admiral Halstead- d. Q+ r7 Q- s6 q9 b. P$ D
AM Matai, Shell hits 1/ E: H% u; w) G- n; q- m9 |3 A
AM Muritai, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
( q3 ~% j4 P: c/ B1 P xAK Salamaua, Shell hits 1
0 s5 Y0 ^8 }1 d, J3 n' {- A xAK Rona, Shell hits 2
8 \' U/ S% F" B4 B
6 L7 V1 _& b! \* v! {6 H* n" D; k+ g/ j1 A/ V1 {
Allied ground losses:$ E& S; D9 |" R! S8 S
24 casualties reported% T& _0 M; b) Z, ~ Z
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: t3 F- s, L- M+ a* ^" R
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 4 disabled% ~2 S5 i- C; [) l+ R+ R
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled
3 r c4 G5 R4 y) M, c/ D Vehicles lost 17 (10 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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6 w1 w+ n4 V. L; ~3 N0 }# b6 i( e8 SNight Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards% ]/ Y/ ^7 |( p2 N6 r
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Japanese Ships: b$ D1 C( D2 O6 E( D& t
DD Satsuki' G& O6 s4 W) D8 O$ o6 n- }
DD Minazuki- \0 V9 g3 C- K# C2 w. ` _' E6 Z% @
DD Mochizuki O+ Y1 J/ h _ Y" T
DD Oite$ e6 W% H; k0 Z. K
DD Hayate, k3 C7 @6 a4 a7 U. }
5 N% t" t9 }. O. v2 k7 E- GAllied Ships
. [% [1 |" L' K! b& Y PG Sacramento, Shell hits 12, heavy fires, heavy damage" \! Z3 @! b2 W& e
xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage, E# J! R! p( a$ g/ R; y
AM Muritai, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
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: ?' x2 } W5 F; W* \Allied ground losses:
# _% w3 b7 C7 V' X: W3 G Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled); \' v- ], R: v$ ~4 `1 g
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1 v+ O1 Q+ s/ s1 ^. |Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 121,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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0 H4 h |& l: p% E& E5 CJapanese Ships
X9 \3 s& f5 N; O1 W- {4 j. p+ l DD Satsuki$ J |1 A# A. m! S
DD Minazuki
3 S! ^" h4 L9 F r! f$ B DD Mochizuki X4 s* H6 v: \! |6 V4 ~
DD Oite+ v3 v, R& X: ^$ q
DD Hayate5 O& T/ F# [2 u9 m* O8 p
5 i. r9 W B" a4 [1 MAllied Ships" C* f! C' g/ v; K2 c& s Y A
xAK Alabaman
% ^( { v) h' B( I xAK Alaskan j9 I' l! |. K2 H, g
xAK American3 G" b- G4 C% B5 X
xAK Arizonan, m" b- x) P e) d& p
xAK Arkansan
' A7 e/ @5 p7 F& t. q5 V' Z xAK Californian q ?& n: P* @7 _, w; S9 D
xAK Canadian
# Y% I. r8 E* _* h$ V" G xAK Dakotan/ j+ I+ {; S/ A% o
xAK Hawaiian
8 V% ^1 j' y! {6 E8 Z. M7 l B xAK Kansan. y8 G# F/ Y2 b# l# \1 a
xAK Minnesotan
" `- \; T) [1 v# U, l4 T xAK Ohioan
# H8 I' y1 B9 A1 A* d9 e xAK Panaman
' H6 Q6 J5 d7 k- u) J xAK Pennsylvanian5 Z+ M6 @# @$ _: Y" Q" H
xAK Puerto Rican
: m+ l" M' c& S% p$ j xAK Utahan
+ @2 e- w$ g. y. y3 k' A) ? xAK Virginian: [! |- b; v, y7 B& k) v" X- s
xAK Trento7 U* ?9 L* k4 P9 N, y1 s
xAK Charles H Cramp
( A d4 t' d6 u; g. q5 v0 L xAK Lancaster
# B* S2 V. ~0 L4 w2 V( ^ xAK Sagadahoc
- L0 q9 h; n, v& f9 b0 g xAK Santa Rita
0 b, K3 O+ G' j2 S9 R xAK Santa Teresa
* G ?9 \6 \5 L, n& v) f xAK Atlanta City9 k5 u# G, q2 P. l0 d4 w
xAK Chickasaw City8 U9 I; Y# P4 m+ S& Z) W( q
xAK Ensley City. {, z6 y* v8 K9 L" o p3 l
xAK Knoxville City
! W F+ c, X1 ~/ R: `# i xAK Mobile City
$ u4 l! B+ x0 z0 E4 B* C6 n& K xAK Tuscaloosa City
! R. \) t, L: h, j4 b" w xAK Steel Age
( C, x! x& k) E" C xAK Steel Exporter& b) R, G. l6 \ N* b" B$ c2 ~
xAK Steel Mariner0 b" p, m8 x1 V+ C$ Q$ r
xAK Steel Navigator
5 g- Y8 S7 ^' O2 B/ o1 Q xAK Steel Ranger
1 F" L+ @( T7 }0 f. { xAK Steel Scientist/ f. \8 l/ _ i5 e# s8 O
xAK Steel Seafarer! t% w- B4 ^5 ` P8 ?
xAK Steel Trader. c( m( i y$ e/ t9 L& n% h% d" Q
xAK Steel Voyager% `' j4 l. S& ?" U# B$ }
xAK Steel Worker, heavy damage
( v5 f" v; t8 r4 D+ u! H xAK Andrea Luckenbach% |/ E# O# z' c2 s
xAK Harry Luckenbach
, a f7 G& j# ]8 X0 ?4 R" d xAK J.L. Luckenbach
: N, S8 n- r7 b6 i T xAK Jacob Luckenbach4 n s+ u$ w* ^& Z
xAK Julia Luckenbach* _! i- U# |2 V @" S, U
xAK Katrina Luckenbach
& u8 [) p! {* i- g$ D8 o$ d xAK Lena Luckenbach0 j6 ]4 Z2 O! S% r& Y* J' i; @
xAK Lewis Luckenbach
9 p( L8 p. h2 w$ w1 L8 }- n xAK Lillian Luckenbach
& K3 J5 K9 u9 m+ c% \! p xAK Mathew Luckenbach5 z3 p5 Y* @; k3 u5 l0 [
xAK Walter Luckenbach+ V8 u; d5 c. u( N1 a
xAK William Luckenbach
" U3 I5 E; F; ?. n( k1 S xAK Diamond head
. x; ^' T9 M$ ~6 D7 [2 Z xAK Admiral Halstead
8 V' F5 C V6 f7 u xAK Admiral Cole
- }+ ?: |% K3 N xAK Crown City
u9 g; B3 Y7 s( B1 F( m3 K9 K0 Y AM Matai, Shell hits 20, heavy fires, heavy damage, `# v7 `4 [: m
xAK Rona, Shell hits 4, r/ ]7 G4 x" j7 Q9 V* j1 O, _
xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1
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Allied ground losses:
# h) u2 |. T K! J 37 casualties reported
3 a2 w, u1 N$ `1 ]; T, ^ Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled. ~3 ^$ o( j8 A/ W4 s8 f. H
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
: K* q0 M8 W' v0 z9 Q7 c Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* J/ D5 b8 M G" f/ e1 F2 m
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0 S t" O( W) {6 E @Day Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 120,193, Range 15,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships5 [: x& n, n4 n9 C9 S0 J
DD Satsuki3 _( B+ g3 g k- v- _0 o
DD Minazuki
' _' g( X. g) E8 g7 u6 j6 C DD Mochizuki
$ I% z5 L$ A; c# F, ` DD Oite
' r; S# U2 U( f6 b& X4 Y DD Hayate
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Allied Ships1 H- D! M, ]" K& j; ]# ~2 {5 j
xAK Alabaman
X- z% {: X9 b xAK Alaskan! T* L/ P1 _+ {2 z) ^
xAK American
4 w8 \- V+ [) Q. M, U; V xAK Arizonan
" @' J2 c" Z/ o6 Y' K& { xAK Arkansan
/ z6 u) S+ Y! o. ]+ Q xAK Californian# B' u1 P1 G! t
xAK Canadian
/ m: _: `0 W! N* S xAK Dakotan: T* O4 ^4 q9 y% v6 Z+ X
xAK Hawaiian, \" p( Z0 h$ @ [) G$ O* m! l
xAK Kansan1 J4 j% z+ O$ ? o/ a/ M! |
xAK Minnesotan
# L2 O, M) x7 @( c xAK Ohioan
9 o2 L( C, @/ x1 g4 I xAK Panaman. d" O8 T: M# E* h( i. \7 v) `
xAK Pennsylvanian1 y' V! z; W- a# o3 y
xAK Puerto Rican/ a/ u9 v/ o2 i- ?
xAK Utahan. m& o1 V' j, x0 o# W% W
xAK Virginian
; t( t8 B/ O0 M( r9 p xAK Trento9 B9 Q7 G1 B8 U- n7 Q
xAK Charles H Cramp( n. g5 `; R. @. U1 h
xAK Lancaster! B! [4 r0 Z' j4 _) H0 ?7 g
xAK Sagadahoc$ v" y, \7 P; Y2 @, I, U
xAK Santa Rita
& b5 F& I9 O4 B; y xAK Santa Teresa# k% h8 l3 k' G3 Y4 R
xAK Atlanta City9 ~; l/ q: }& p$ b. r6 }
xAK Chickasaw City
, R8 c$ D8 t& p. t5 v4 I6 k xAK Ensley City: L' R: H; m( r( G+ b
xAK Knoxville City; |, D7 I1 W- Y$ f
xAK Mobile City
0 x# y6 o) X7 P h xAK Tuscaloosa City; S8 K0 F( m# A" u2 b
xAK Steel Age; U/ J7 Q/ |: D1 _) C# O1 n
xAK Steel Exporter* S. A5 c2 M6 e
xAK Steel Mariner
2 z* T4 H% H- L q8 {$ P0 s9 a. v, ? xAK Steel Navigator5 a2 l J, Z- D: ~) d. Q7 ]1 L5 k
xAK Steel Ranger5 A, T+ Z- d h2 X( s! i/ E% r; L
xAK Steel Scientist
' S- {$ |- `9 j$ N; a xAK Steel Seafarer2 x+ U# B2 c# |+ N/ Y2 F# r% g
xAK Steel Trader4 J7 W0 m& w, T! V' E6 g
xAK Steel Voyager! ]( j" y& J/ V
xAK Andrea Luckenbach: I9 u: ^) `- t' r0 |
xAK Harry Luckenbach/ {# e) d% }6 @1 j" B
xAK J.L. Luckenbach( [: V2 F- w1 {" ~) ]: }! X
xAK Jacob Luckenbach
0 u8 r5 L, S& j% |# ~) T xAK Julia Luckenbach* C# S6 C9 z. [& E3 F" r1 }
xAK Katrina Luckenbach# q4 T) F# n* v! H) L1 G9 x* _- z
xAK Lena Luckenbach
9 H V, V! O1 f- S# t xAK Lewis Luckenbach
a7 l" k+ o- q0 X; Q xAK Lillian Luckenbach; h6 u' _) O M) ?) [/ _
xAK Mathew Luckenbach
# Z) B) \0 X l; I7 [! z- a* S4 ?& \ xAK Walter Luckenbach+ w& Z' X" @8 C- J; o. O
xAK William Luckenbach
B, U1 p8 V, r8 X" _- s# V xAK Diamond head
- K1 u$ C/ q. g; q xAK Admiral Halstead, j5 g8 {7 ?! T* Q/ y' v
xAK Admiral Cole. s3 y' O: [& h; Y% l
xAK Crown City7 ?& k8 ?: [3 A
xAK Admiral Y. Williams. C1 ?& i1 m5 R. E/ r4 k6 |
xAK Iron Crown, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
, ^0 f4 L/ l: H4 C. ^ xAK Rona, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage
- A$ v+ z) H# a6 v$ ?: p/ O8 Y xAK Exmoor, Shell hits 23 \+ A0 f+ k3 c8 @: f1 c5 A% \/ [
xAK Aeon, Shell hits 3, on fire. F* R' r/ B* N \/ B) I3 @4 X, U
xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1' L w. R; z9 r8 Z0 e
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$ L% o' W7 X& lAllied ground losses:
8 x, F7 p0 Y0 A& v 59 casualties reported
, G6 [& T$ t6 C1 {# @: M Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
! e' v2 k+ G: t+ u6 C# C, G7 S Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 19 disabled4 P6 h% }8 K3 _8 x2 P
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
# n$ d1 U7 S& y3 P3 v( i Guns lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled)
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G, D3 `$ E* c, d& ZDay Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 14,000 Yards* f: B% T. b: n$ i* C
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Japanese Ships. S: s# }1 ?/ k* Y$ R
CA Furutaka8 K4 ]/ N8 J) p: ~7 j4 @
CL Abukuma8 G# X3 y: l: {
CL Tatsuta
6 [% t- ^7 o0 w- C CL Yubari; v& d' \7 `. s4 \2 S6 w
DD Michishio0 ^6 Y/ Y+ [- u) z+ c
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Allied Ships
- D! W. ]$ K% G DM Ramsay, Shell hits 4, heavy fires7 c9 G+ S' b x: S) J$ A* i8 e( Z
DM Breese, Shell hits 12, and is sunk, s* D! w9 s+ e$ r
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Sub attack near Port Moresby at 98,133
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Japanese Ships
+ R! r! l, ~1 n; @4 r; U; I' u. k PB Kozan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage0 n: W/ f8 P% R) C- q p6 e
AO Manju Maru0 n- {4 x% W7 r2 u1 n
AO Akebono Maru- D, M; y' B* q
PB Choun Maru #82 K. M' @! A( Y8 u$ e/ Z
SC Ch 20% ]1 U9 i3 s5 q1 L5 _7 M" ^4 F% c
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SS Tautog
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Light cloud3 g+ Y4 q/ p! p6 k# ]$ m
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
4 u; w3 F- f7 B* ?( ZEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 41
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7 a6 Q7 R [3 N4 F c
; [5 H- R! \0 oAllied aircraft7 L. r. {4 y3 `% m& v( \
P-40E Warhawk x 160 p: }" a+ s3 |; z9 {
PBY-5 Catalina x 30
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No Japanese losses
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P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
' H7 B7 [+ w3 k" K* O) { PBY-5 Catalina: 3 damaged
# r' V) S8 |4 m PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed by flak
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DD Suresushio
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TB Hiyodori
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