AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 27, 42
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, S- R1 k" ]0 M. k$ I% [& d盟军一支在莫港卸载补给的船队全灭;
' [. g) Y# I, d7 D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;
$ s2 r* O0 H0 ` l" o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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2 g" Y1 z9 I1 J! E, P9 l3 ]Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 12,000 Yards
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DD Oyashio& |$ e9 h7 y$ q( b
DD Hatsukaze/ c' k) @ O2 ^5 B/ c
DD Hagikaze* Q' I8 C6 |" ^$ z
DD Uranami
' R" h. ^: r) j# x TB Otori. o. ~' M+ h& U% E. G t+ M. C
TB Hiyodori
7 z% G# o' d3 `, k TB Hayabusa
3 j, Q# [3 j' ]0 R9 Z TB Kiji
m b9 l# l w6 j TB Kamo
$ K: C0 C% N; B" Z; ]; l DD Suresushio
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Allied Ships* c6 z& v- N" W( J3 v( q
xAKL Chungking, Shell hits 23, and is sunk( H: O( V/ I" N- W$ i
xAKL Darvel, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk. O* U# q' Z7 a2 f) U/ A
xAKL Kaiping, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
, N9 O7 ~7 f+ j+ } xAKL Vichy, Shell hits 18, and is sunk
P& m' K! G/ b) c9 m xAKL Patris, Shell hits 25, and is sunk! |; T* x$ x6 p) N9 [
xAKL Burwah, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
, M+ Z9 C1 i' U6 m" z, q xAKL Carlisle, Shell hits 26, and is sunk& c% D4 i6 p( T3 o' p
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8 H [* W# A- n9 ~& iNight Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 7,000 Yards. N7 z5 G/ x) q, q, [/ D
, |. v r" A5 H4 T# \% u3 UJapanese Ships
# k* S) v) m% G* e6 B CA Furutaka
' _ V/ q6 b/ ~- b5 W CA Kako4 m7 z7 ^7 e4 g
CL Abukuma
6 V1 c1 U: ^1 e+ W CL Tenryu+ Q6 P. i* D! a% ~
CL Tatsuta
) b0 b0 L0 u0 U9 S CL Yubari, Shell hits 1
/ Q# q6 u$ v0 O0 i; J DD Michishio
) F6 q( Y) q: {+ C3 G {* ?7 N DD Amagiri+ k' J K3 G9 ]8 d, V- W" p
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Allied Ships
3 _ s* {3 A- s B5 \ DM Ramsay, Shell hits 1/ g v+ q% B% f
DM Breese, Shell hits 3, on fire
4 j: i& W; P: Y1 O DM Tracy, Shell hits 6, and is sunk$ j4 S W( U' |# f/ g/ |/ m$ N
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TF 181 encounters mine field at Pago Pago (148,161)& d$ a4 i+ h* w4 M
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CA Kako, Mine hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
2 j/ U. \" b0 s: G& J' B; ?0 ^' U DD Amagiri, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
$ o0 k0 Q% D/ `- T9 h; G CL Tenryu, Mine hits 1, on fire
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7 S- z0 W. ^& A' ANight Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships4 n2 s6 Y) j P: _
DD Satsuki6 m8 R' R2 T+ K; s
DD Minazuki
$ c7 W; I" [ Q3 I$ i( E5 z! x( h DD Mochizuki& _& b% v5 b1 l# f* l. o
DD Oite! c. o- N- O, t/ f! Z/ t
DD Hayate
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Allied Ships
$ }. s* o5 I' u2 d# w PG Sacramento, Shell hits 15, heavy fires, heavy damage" ~7 |1 C9 \7 m: a. E8 i1 F- k
xAK Alabaman
' I: |, {3 s' R& S) n) m xAK Alaskan3 M' o" D4 S( Y
xAK American
2 \, K/ y. t5 J: O5 H+ i xAK Arizonan
, T& {! o; g4 t8 v! Y7 E8 Q% O xAK Arkansan7 k$ q( [' t6 k; O) Q* Y# f3 z
xAK Californian
4 ?' n3 M7 x7 |, { xAK Canadian. F# Y/ N2 m: e W7 [% _6 y ~
xAK Dakotan
. }4 [! n* u/ V6 V' n$ ?0 @ xAK Hawaiian* ~2 `* J3 v; h3 T' }5 e) s; y: w
xAK Kansan/ y% ~" v' n' r5 v. @- }2 }- F
xAK Minnesotan
9 `; h6 F$ u1 F! e' g+ U$ s3 @' z8 r* w xAK Ohioan1 ?8 \ C$ z% B! f2 Y5 P+ _: I7 m
xAK Panaman
! p5 |- m5 G& w' q& B, h xAK Pennsylvanian2 N4 c$ s: Z1 I' {0 A$ J7 G0 L
xAK Puerto Rican: \/ t/ ] s+ i" _# X& X
xAK Utahan
3 P( n) V e7 ?7 b xAK Virginian6 m1 o! ~( }0 z: j$ ^& Q
xAK Trento6 F( p4 x' ^( ^9 [. X( z4 V
xAK Charles H Cramp
' `4 `- Q/ i- N6 B, { xAK Lancaster# G3 J/ l2 R0 Z; ]4 K) }
xAK Sagadahoc
2 h" j/ q8 ^8 G. N9 h9 s0 c xAK Santa Rita
/ r. H/ c t+ h2 ?' K/ z) [$ u xAK Santa Teresa
" M. K7 s8 P- a$ H$ [/ ]$ Z xAK Atlanta City
6 [" Q, \: ^& J; j* q- l xAK Chickasaw City
% T; i' I5 i& G7 g# X g$ S xAK Ensley City
5 \! ]4 D( x1 O+ [% n5 n; j xAK Knoxville City
3 G. M( b! T5 d" ?3 x, Z; w xAK Mobile City9 v# d# s, u: O
xAK Tuscaloosa City+ Y, v# B* s9 Y
xAK Steel Age
- K. \$ Q: r5 m xAK Steel Exporter
# k$ _ w4 O: w6 S4 C1 r3 n1 ? xAK Steel Mariner0 g% [+ e7 i; H6 K9 |$ e# Y: y
xAK Steel Navigator
, O3 l1 T3 w! U( { xAK Steel Ranger2 j7 y; n+ \$ T" J
xAK Steel Scientist
" r: u- K# E, B# O8 g xAK Steel Seafarer
* A/ p1 E- X% O4 O f xAK Steel Trader
% l3 k, I* l& M. @ xAK Steel Voyager3 v5 ~) t! }8 H3 C7 k
xAK Steel Worker/ t+ ]* @4 e8 y% x
xAK Andrea Luckenbach
. D2 ?, x0 O- Q5 w xAK Harry Luckenbach
! \) B" W, j: `8 B xAK J.L. Luckenbach6 |7 P: M4 {& W0 G5 w1 ~! X: L9 Z- r
xAK Jacob Luckenbach) N" m3 i5 j% F* B
xAK Julia Luckenbach
: K1 f4 g$ c0 P- ]* _ xAK Katrina Luckenbach
* `( ^& K: U3 v* R% s) A/ w xAK Lena Luckenbach, a6 B) a4 S v
xAK Lewis Luckenbach' C: x4 z2 v: u) r7 o+ w/ F
xAK Lillian Luckenbach i4 V* |2 P) S; I' d4 D
xAK Mathew Luckenbach
$ I9 B; t; A) g3 v" @ xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 7, heavy fires; l w9 X1 F6 m; g2 u
xAK Walter Luckenbach5 H1 H' }$ j# }
xAK William Luckenbach
. @# T3 e$ B# p5 q7 ?" a- D, ?6 {$ P xAK Diamond head
6 `$ m4 B$ `( E$ {5 w0 J8 x* N xAK Admiral Halstead
5 M* P( {- u5 W9 q( x" I9 U/ { AM Matai, Shell hits 1$ m- t% i% Q5 Y: j
AM Muritai, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
% o- D. k, V S1 |, b5 z xAK Salamaua, Shell hits 1
) Z/ H, M# e4 W$ j# w0 A! ]/ f+ D8 } xAK Rona, Shell hits 2& G+ A' X2 V( [1 n) ~
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Allied ground losses:% D2 a- s0 i* d/ ^! z2 l5 V9 z
24 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 4 disabled4 c9 J! c. b0 q1 o. g7 }
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled
9 U! m1 Z, c2 O# P. u0 u% z# H Vehicles lost 17 (10 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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+ l' }& y% a9 @) \8 N5 ^Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards$ i* _1 o6 n3 d! Q+ f
* l( [6 ]" c% X, N# x2 TJapanese Ships8 |: j! e- t+ Q8 L8 G K1 S
DD Satsuki
4 {- b/ U$ i3 ] DD Minazuki' s4 e7 q. u Y2 C8 S6 r! r6 Y( S
DD Mochizuki; }% @' ^+ k" H/ R
DD Oite
9 O: \4 S+ E8 \- a1 h DD Hayate
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% J8 T5 ], c- _5 R7 n D9 c PG Sacramento, Shell hits 12, heavy fires, heavy damage
x# O1 a' ~8 _3 t6 g# m6 z# I8 |1 z xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 q1 f" T5 f) d" `5 Q) W" N }4 y AM Muritai, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
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& d7 X F! I9 q7 k Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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* Y" e/ m/ g3 z7 n" f9 ]. \Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 121,193, Range 8,000 Yards2 f( a+ K* j$ I
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* P V6 E! U& f1 s DD Satsuki) R" e* _3 P1 W: E6 z- V
DD Minazuki, {9 z5 }6 v" l5 n# n6 @3 z- I
DD Mochizuki
4 }# Y% |. _: c* f: |6 ? j1 f4 v DD Oite+ Z9 d7 h- B l0 v
DD Hayate7 T# J+ H% W+ ^, o2 H- }; Y4 H
# [0 h8 t# Q; gAllied Ships7 F7 ~. i* b5 X# a+ }( ]
xAK Alabaman
* l0 {9 @4 @$ q$ V xAK Alaskan
, s# _- w0 w: c5 [; `, r: N xAK American
$ Q9 @( c. ^+ d4 [8 D5 ` xAK Arizonan
3 @, m4 s# @/ y xAK Arkansan
" y/ s1 S( R7 ?& j0 J) R' e/ i; D- u xAK Californian: b( t2 Z9 x9 o, T2 x, V
xAK Canadian; Z( I1 k% c3 A7 D) v+ Z# J9 K
xAK Dakotan
/ y: B! m7 y3 y. D) E" A xAK Hawaiian
5 G% G9 |5 N' y! F: |, P xAK Kansan9 R5 p+ ]* Q Z) ]/ o Q( }
xAK Minnesotan! g. o+ W3 x) L; [. F$ m
xAK Ohioan
2 }" B: h) n9 K% @) V) ^+ P xAK Panaman
/ {0 C; d. }( @9 {+ t5 A/ e xAK Pennsylvanian/ {. {5 \& o9 J9 K* B: j" j) Z
xAK Puerto Rican% \: s8 P, `/ N0 D! i
xAK Utahan
8 r) e" m. y/ J9 R! j xAK Virginian3 _" U9 o4 e$ X! A
xAK Trento
: _3 x: _! c: h6 F- Q* M xAK Charles H Cramp7 Y. w0 P) d; w7 L3 i
xAK Lancaster
# R& h4 d: K. M+ F7 k# R; U% } xAK Sagadahoc# j1 g5 ?- ?5 r( P9 Z- U
xAK Santa Rita5 p4 y) i4 d! S3 ~9 b( f
xAK Santa Teresa
3 H3 m8 U$ B; @: o xAK Atlanta City
4 M [5 }% `" P$ y xAK Chickasaw City$ L0 V3 X- X0 }5 {. x
xAK Ensley City
4 p8 }( T. ^4 n/ L xAK Knoxville City
! Q+ g4 m" l; ^( V& V! M3 f# x. } xAK Mobile City9 q: C N4 ]% [ K5 B$ G: _- u
xAK Tuscaloosa City
" q8 J+ S7 S1 J, J, u1 O8 U xAK Steel Age: m& o# C0 P4 T. }* p" b) h, U
xAK Steel Exporter
0 N8 H2 m1 n# J xAK Steel Mariner, E+ D/ ^2 O. k. U
xAK Steel Navigator I9 P0 x M1 v3 a6 X
xAK Steel Ranger
" L( i' A/ A5 b# V+ D7 M+ I2 J% d9 H xAK Steel Scientist
2 S" B8 ~ U/ ` xAK Steel Seafarer: x) p: }' }1 @% g) _5 j6 G1 p
xAK Steel Trader
4 H6 L% @% Y3 @5 v$ F9 m xAK Steel Voyager
, [0 D3 A% K* m4 x* c/ U5 r. W+ t xAK Steel Worker, heavy damage4 j: D) V3 v$ t
xAK Andrea Luckenbach% C( v3 T2 o- n* O3 e" ]: `! f; o4 d
xAK Harry Luckenbach
% Z: w" I2 ^: U) V3 q9 x( h xAK J.L. Luckenbach
. X5 @5 ^, H4 r7 X xAK Jacob Luckenbach
; N# E" Z4 w) Z: m! B, X4 F1 U xAK Julia Luckenbach
: t/ [, b; |# E y8 }& ~ xAK Katrina Luckenbach: \3 J3 }5 H" o- U3 n: y
xAK Lena Luckenbach) d' a- B V1 T" g
xAK Lewis Luckenbach
$ {% w2 G/ u; [; o xAK Lillian Luckenbach
9 F) D7 ^/ Q7 ^5 \9 H: B* y! ` xAK Mathew Luckenbach: z: X" M2 v" r5 a% v- x- ^
xAK Walter Luckenbach- \& E0 {: b5 N* w8 e' c* N9 a
xAK William Luckenbach
, o2 l# h8 O& P xAK Diamond head. ]1 \4 c( R! K6 l
xAK Admiral Halstead# e5 Y# [$ i& o7 [( g, u
xAK Admiral Cole( E: b/ _4 }( G1 {) A, T
xAK Crown City
8 J* Q. @: [% b5 ?) D AM Matai, Shell hits 20, heavy fires, heavy damage5 n; u5 [0 t9 V2 M4 V3 _; l
xAK Rona, Shell hits 4& V# m) I% R6 V" _3 u* H9 r) s
xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1
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. q6 g" z! M" W3 l5 b 37 casualties reported% }& Y. X3 v2 a
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled/ D5 B$ R5 P# @' M
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
3 h) c& L5 c: S, Q' h/ f" t n- @ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 120,193, Range 15,000 Yards( [' @' s9 {- a5 ]/ M3 l
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DD Satsuki
+ B1 [- p, l2 [- D5 O6 u: e DD Minazuki% l6 o# q, \ F1 y$ u! Y
DD Mochizuki
" e1 {4 L' j& c/ p8 j1 T- ~; U" ` DD Oite; Z) G7 l! U8 d5 b
DD Hayate3 q# u6 ]% O( X r/ b
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! ^7 h! c5 W* x4 S. a( C# ] xAK Alabaman/ a" U, E. F S6 S; f1 Y, C
xAK Alaskan6 z% K$ E8 Y' U$ n t, p; Y
xAK American4 N0 J( j/ W1 ?. \
xAK Arizonan
% P' i5 l1 L5 R! Q. w9 ?# B3 c$ e xAK Arkansan
/ v$ B' X3 j& P- S xAK Californian& J: b: Q: r; a3 Q
xAK Canadian9 q# w7 K7 I9 Z# e P3 n, ~; m8 N
xAK Dakotan
7 ^" O9 h- N, U xAK Hawaiian
' A$ [6 U0 M+ p4 r) {; N xAK Kansan) _4 e2 U% M5 Y# K- U7 c, B6 T
xAK Minnesotan
; h6 |: J+ T' H) a! N xAK Ohioan: k+ T9 R1 }4 p P m Z
xAK Panaman5 t! s# H8 b9 A/ s8 x3 R# ~0 ^
xAK Pennsylvanian
3 w9 X: X1 A! O, W xAK Puerto Rican/ o) }. M) @3 ]0 x
xAK Utahan5 ?1 N3 J1 X7 _) N7 P5 z
xAK Virginian
6 F! b% a% t0 g; K, _4 e xAK Trento9 b2 S0 B- B* k* @& F1 q* a& M( @1 h
xAK Charles H Cramp& I$ r" x/ [7 ?* i
xAK Lancaster
9 ~0 t1 K* a/ Z1 g xAK Sagadahoc
2 a9 Z% b- k" c xAK Santa Rita
1 R2 K7 c; |" d+ P8 G- w xAK Santa Teresa
" I' Q) F, B; M- e& E# F! p xAK Atlanta City& d# @9 A6 Y; s: Z3 l
xAK Chickasaw City
3 r) p5 ]7 }2 w/ m xAK Ensley City9 k( W% G& M& w7 Y: J. Z
xAK Knoxville City: a2 n s3 V4 \/ u, M z2 P& S6 U
xAK Mobile City
* G$ f" W3 G6 d+ s0 G, a xAK Tuscaloosa City
6 O5 a- Y! F# Z7 |! d$ T xAK Steel Age4 d8 [+ s3 M; {1 j- q: E% \/ ~
xAK Steel Exporter2 Y7 W# C2 [- b/ g9 y V
xAK Steel Mariner
1 V* K5 y6 U4 L* M' ]+ z. \ xAK Steel Navigator
- p3 i3 h5 o0 N xAK Steel Ranger$ z: Q" F# Y8 m6 G0 Z; F& J0 @5 b
xAK Steel Scientist. ?/ }) W; j& z; i" ]1 m/ l
xAK Steel Seafarer. O/ e0 G) j5 d2 ^0 F
xAK Steel Trader
0 J2 V7 m3 F/ d) R xAK Steel Voyager
! S% T( ^8 e2 I4 T5 o: o xAK Andrea Luckenbach
$ x+ Z7 o6 z0 t2 b# U xAK Harry Luckenbach
8 y9 C2 d- A- f* F xAK J.L. Luckenbach, [7 r) }8 v2 Q' \+ q0 v
xAK Jacob Luckenbach8 Y, O1 c" g' \
xAK Julia Luckenbach
& F' |/ _( j m, [6 Z) P$ x2 B xAK Katrina Luckenbach
0 P- M9 ^' y0 G/ o9 M" j5 g7 k% D xAK Lena Luckenbach
% y; ^! |% h' L) \2 q! s( u xAK Lewis Luckenbach
, c. G9 {* ]5 n% L- M xAK Lillian Luckenbach
. [2 o4 }0 H& o6 E+ l- t xAK Mathew Luckenbach
$ z+ v$ \7 a+ P) u+ U' B xAK Walter Luckenbach% `$ A" W# ]- K; o5 l. J6 ]* m* |
xAK William Luckenbach
' p2 [1 {" z' @( p3 C; O5 } xAK Diamond head+ }9 f( K6 R7 d3 M! U3 ~9 R
xAK Admiral Halstead, h* Q2 Y, ?) L
xAK Admiral Cole: ?' u; ^8 h9 Y/ g, h/ \1 C
xAK Crown City+ \8 u# ]& A0 H* i8 N
xAK Admiral Y. Williams
" N* |' E/ A# R, a% q xAK Iron Crown, Shell hits 4, heavy fires! X8 C1 Q( f: n9 r
xAK Rona, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage3 g/ S% S( r$ c5 W0 V8 ~$ d
xAK Exmoor, Shell hits 2
5 A7 z/ ~5 P: `9 f9 K- I, G0 w xAK Aeon, Shell hits 3, on fire
) z# ~5 \7 `3 M# y' y% Y xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1( [; Y( N; `% v; Y0 e4 M( a
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Allied ground losses:
, M0 O8 B0 ]) h S+ w* @. k9 Z 59 casualties reported
% }5 j8 S) P5 D0 Q! M Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled1 u& g7 T3 n+ A+ o' B9 G
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 19 disabled
% d& j0 z4 j# b; F z Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: a5 A, H ?# \3 U/ o2 q# [, } b
Guns lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled)
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5 d9 B. @1 p8 Z- ODay Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 14,000 Yards4 e' h3 G- P `" j& s
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Japanese Ships
3 Y# [& y- C& V( i# I CA Furutaka
/ K+ \) K W4 G1 Q* M CL Abukuma+ w& a6 l4 ] G
CL Tatsuta. c0 v; K1 y* B: W$ I( h8 J( Q
CL Yubari
' d* I' ]& |6 J5 K& J% _ DD Michishio
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Allied Ships: g- N# B8 D9 S0 m, b! N- C
DM Ramsay, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
) c/ Y! z P9 c, h$ i 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
# I1 |0 V& c' X/ J; `( j/ f PB Kozan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage/ [. p/ k# a5 x5 O+ s
AO Manju Maru3 d6 s/ B1 d+ L5 W- G4 C
AO Akebono Maru
, u6 p# o# T S PB Choun Maru #8
' T% @- u4 R+ g: L N" Z* B SC Ch 20
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Allied Ships
% I. E. L, P1 g1 |+ j. r% S+ v3 _ SS Tautog1 o# x0 a( c8 }& p2 X# J
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1 N: y, ]' Q/ ?' i& NMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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4 `/ |; E: ] c% |, d' EWeather in hex: Light cloud( J1 d, O* _ R
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.6 _( w3 _6 ?& c d* v& n( S/ x
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 41$ z" e9 P9 j1 [ V
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9 m+ D. r5 d3 l5 N3 ]2 c* dAllied aircraft6 E. \ ^1 C, ~+ ^+ D0 L) I
P-40E Warhawk x 16
2 @; X( p1 L! f) t* V PBY-5 Catalina x 309 }. ?& l: ]7 V( v" P0 R
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P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed1 s* S7 _8 b) ^' x( p$ z3 ]
PBY-5 Catalina: 3 damaged, _: s% s4 C6 u( F" P" g% T# J
PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed by flak c. R1 Y# I1 z6 W4 s$ \$ r1 l% p9 X
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Japanese Ships
+ ^8 D3 z. \. G" d* S+ m1 M+ D2 C; { DD Suresushio
* \! V9 Z+ G) B5 {2 j+ ? DD Oyashio, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
/ X0 {4 y' s G# t$ Z4 { TB Hayabusa- p1 c9 V1 O7 H; P
TB Otori
. }' v9 r- a& Q; b) M TB Hiyodori
3 U' H- v# T& S3 j& X DD Hagikaze v6 y8 A3 n" @' B7 Y
DD Hatsukaze
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