AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 27, 422 I: x! ?. r8 s u
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盟军一支在莫港卸载补给的船队全灭;
' T% _( Z$ T( ~( v y5 d# j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;
8 |4 |( _- j) z; \, v7 q) e1 q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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Japanese Ships9 |& z: M! N- h' U) F
DD Oyashio# [2 m' P& k+ k+ @$ F/ y0 Y o
DD Hatsukaze
: U: z0 P, G0 e T+ m DD Hagikaze
4 q; F- _, W4 A( J) j/ I) T DD Uranami+ V3 H5 t1 g! L4 O; l2 I) S
TB Otori! y# W; [/ F. ?1 S% x
TB Hiyodori( t4 L$ N7 U3 w7 p T1 @/ l
TB Hayabusa" M6 v$ z, {& e- t
TB Kiji
1 {* f7 B. H0 v- k- _ TB Kamo
, m3 r+ Y! L3 o. y3 X/ r7 { DD Suresushio+ M+ ~' }. r5 i$ O: f
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Allied Ships& j6 B7 s! p2 C6 \0 W8 n$ b3 R+ T
xAKL Chungking, Shell hits 23, and is sunk1 \8 M- U, E/ j& r9 M$ q# b
xAKL Darvel, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
# C4 [1 J8 a1 R xAKL Kaiping, Shell hits 13, and is sunk* }" z0 {' F/ N' q! I
xAKL Vichy, Shell hits 18, and is sunk
+ O; I* B7 s0 N) E xAKL Patris, Shell hits 25, and is sunk7 B! e/ z( y; C6 K# `
xAKL Burwah, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk" m. R4 ~; `9 N5 w$ Z2 o$ W$ F
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- u$ j! p" F: K# [8 [7 z4 n1 G
: A3 l( r9 }0 l. p3 x: N' f+ E: wJapanese Ships
; F6 L1 M2 y1 v0 T7 N! y CA Furutaka
6 H( ?, ]+ X! D; I/ v CA Kako
4 q7 b3 j) ~$ b8 h& _; f k CL Abukuma& W9 P2 F0 s9 R" x: R6 B
CL Tenryu; _) Y8 N5 Z. p9 x( C
CL Tatsuta- _; M% ]7 \/ Q6 Z4 b" {+ `
CL Yubari, Shell hits 15 k. } b2 D9 k. x! h. ]& }2 M% v
DD Michishio
u/ m. [% ^4 _) f" ]/ a" z2 R DD Amagiri
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Allied Ships
6 A2 R5 ~0 e3 v6 }3 r. r8 K5 L/ R( v DM Ramsay, Shell hits 1
3 c' c+ O0 [' _/ K( I8 O. Q DM Breese, Shell hits 3, on fire. w3 J& ]" f4 [* t8 E; m/ S
DM Tracy, Shell hits 6, and is sunk' F c2 w& X6 I* ?: @- q' w
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6 {; r0 S) n. i) F9 jTF 181 encounters mine field at Pago Pago (148,161)8 K9 k4 V$ e: _" @
6 }" b6 V+ o& j$ BJapanese Ships$ W" G8 i- ^8 ]7 k1 w) \3 {
CA Kako, Mine hits 5, on fire, heavy damage5 J* p V: c4 Z' r) {
DD Amagiri, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
* v- \' ~4 ?* d' P5 ~ CL Tenryu, Mine hits 1, on fire+ ]) m8 c( [! h3 ^) O4 }
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards$ P1 k( |0 Q; Z8 Q% E4 g7 U, j* O" V
2 P( U' U8 k, Z* r" lJapanese Ships4 H. k0 K" \( |1 B# o
DD Satsuki
) z2 [# s- n, A* ?! C DD Minazuki
$ M" k% z3 _$ T! l0 l: i& m- t- C0 ` DD Mochizuki# k& g( P3 d2 V/ D5 d/ \
DD Oite: v4 p# c- Q, f4 s+ t5 z
DD Hayate, k& N8 [" ~2 _( M6 G; H
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Allied Ships; ?5 }0 b/ t& n! X/ w
PG Sacramento, Shell hits 15, heavy fires, heavy damage
' Q9 D1 v) h- r# d xAK Alabaman. G+ {% I6 F* {* x) W9 W
xAK Alaskan/ G l4 g( ~) [8 w; H
xAK American
$ H$ r4 h9 G/ a% ^0 N, M8 ^) ?$ A xAK Arizonan+ M2 M' t. s' j# @8 L, l7 |& O" |! \
xAK Arkansan3 z! Q: L8 G' J7 w& }9 \
xAK Californian; J$ j) q) {; R# a5 ?
xAK Canadian
) R- @) L9 q/ y0 s xAK Dakotan
7 u/ D" i- n5 }2 k xAK Hawaiian
$ F+ C# F8 u% Z9 N, @ T* d H" l xAK Kansan
& ~, R9 k! n# c7 }7 l/ _- x) j0 r xAK Minnesotan
4 C% d% k. [; M* l; o6 M xAK Ohioan* o9 A$ E, F+ X( ^: ?
xAK Panaman. N5 B- X" \2 `' v; v9 Q7 F# b
xAK Pennsylvanian. }+ K! `" }9 @( L' p6 q
xAK Puerto Rican
t" j. J, M/ N xAK Utahan( i6 P& N$ h6 `/ {
xAK Virginian
v @( K& g/ |: G& e% N# u* t xAK Trento
! @, H) Y$ C6 A$ u& B# t5 F" ^+ C: l. J xAK Charles H Cramp
% u6 T+ k) Z$ I* H" ] xAK Lancaster
% R/ L/ d6 i# e$ s# Z2 T xAK Sagadahoc1 _& j! K" y, \0 r) ^
xAK Santa Rita
7 o4 D1 t5 P: `4 e xAK Santa Teresa
- D% {8 c! _6 _( b5 }$ |; E xAK Atlanta City
% m2 T) b4 S: W3 `( L4 Z xAK Chickasaw City
% b: I5 V3 U$ K* l xAK Ensley City
, L% H) z! a4 B/ e xAK Knoxville City8 f0 U, U/ Y5 J4 n
xAK Mobile City
+ t) f9 F4 m& d( H. w6 E( B xAK Tuscaloosa City
3 s2 A2 q# m/ W0 H; n- [) H2 j xAK Steel Age! M" C, v/ s' L/ p1 o8 F6 ?
xAK Steel Exporter
* q9 v a. X+ p" E xAK Steel Mariner
/ I+ a; v g, s7 E# e. E xAK Steel Navigator
$ \/ ?4 ?" P0 q4 t" b3 { xAK Steel Ranger
6 }9 u8 @3 P' B6 h xAK Steel Scientist1 N9 V- _7 @) O8 [4 i
xAK Steel Seafarer2 T7 X( A! ?7 P+ E3 l! Z
xAK Steel Trader* O0 k& q; G" H) @; b: t' G
xAK Steel Voyager4 j% j) {- G! b8 c* ?0 w* Y
xAK Steel Worker
9 { j/ K9 Z5 g( x xAK Andrea Luckenbach! n; _7 x" }) a
xAK Harry Luckenbach. l5 M9 f7 v; C
xAK J.L. Luckenbach0 k. P6 @$ c% g& R& q7 Y$ w) |
xAK Jacob Luckenbach$ K$ ?5 j H. N# Z1 r. g1 L
xAK Julia Luckenbach
# q: L- N' n. b1 o# c& r- H xAK Katrina Luckenbach) \3 r- S/ S6 V6 B
xAK Lena Luckenbach) q- W7 t9 s9 u; ^ l! r+ i
xAK Lewis Luckenbach
4 N# n+ c L9 h8 c: b. c, V0 C xAK Lillian Luckenbach
9 G7 y! }; c: V2 E2 B# p) | ] xAK Mathew Luckenbach$ L1 _* e W( i/ t$ V6 z
xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 7, heavy fires5 w6 G/ h3 S/ ?- ~8 z. s
xAK Walter Luckenbach, _# @& t: ^8 w0 \/ o' S
xAK William Luckenbach
: c! M1 s8 m4 s7 U$ o5 v xAK Diamond head: [1 z/ i4 ^4 O9 k4 V: o- K
xAK Admiral Halstead
7 C/ A1 X% o3 i- z5 B AM Matai, Shell hits 1
7 ^/ X- j, [; N$ f3 u3 I AM Muritai, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage9 h# n& o e1 g0 b$ R
xAK Salamaua, Shell hits 1
. P; P5 `! h' R5 k1 V" ? xAK Rona, Shell hits 2' v# o% l9 `; W% q5 N: t) }' t1 m
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4 e5 ^1 H) U6 S8 D3 i6 Q1 @Allied ground losses:
i1 [3 \$ a3 {* P, x8 u, [8 M 24 casualties reported8 Q% j" k0 y z, x
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
( L' X* t& F1 N* J9 F4 E Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 4 disabled1 A1 L% U* h1 ~3 I2 Z
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled
5 j1 G n* S9 q Vehicles lost 17 (10 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards, d4 B6 C0 }, G$ K
! [3 } y6 R1 P+ c- k% @; ~# JJapanese Ships
, B. ~) r' D% [+ `4 Y% F- R DD Satsuki. y6 |: ?9 i6 I) f( h; t
DD Minazuki
, W- `8 v, R( G; w DD Mochizuki
; p, u* G' f. m& W* _% S. z DD Oite
' e k2 f' K4 r' W) B( _5 E1 w# k DD Hayate
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: c! l0 y w2 Z: R4 uAllied Ships
- `9 C' P8 D2 [ PG Sacramento, Shell hits 12, heavy fires, heavy damage# X% y& V8 q9 e4 U! _2 ~- T
xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage* `% Q7 \, w# o5 q" y/ e' c
AM Muritai, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
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: c9 q' Y, g3 q# O2 q6 ]9 B Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)4 [4 U4 k- K" u; M( U
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 121,193, Range 8,000 Yards( h4 K+ R. P& a. ` Z7 S3 t
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DD Satsuki
# `2 M8 @; a& j" M, Y DD Minazuki, w \0 |' d0 S. r, ~8 n$ E
DD Mochizuki) ]0 K% V! l! ]6 S
DD Oite
7 V. t. L) V, r+ }* p% E8 I DD Hayate# U. d* {) b$ e7 ?9 [: m; k: k
5 n, p3 W, Y, IAllied Ships
+ a) z7 w; ^' D. S1 D( g; z- y9 H xAK Alabaman; H+ @: e1 l; k
xAK Alaskan
& |6 C+ f9 D* U- X( x2 K9 h0 W xAK American2 m4 i; [( a; ]9 l
xAK Arizonan
1 T0 V' c# s- t* X xAK Arkansan+ {/ n4 f2 X U0 A3 m
xAK Californian$ f& k3 h4 ^. ?) |- }! J
xAK Canadian7 t, |; Z& x9 [0 f7 f0 r, y
xAK Dakotan
" Q& z3 Z z7 | i xAK Hawaiian2 b( w0 A# a- ^4 u# j. R
xAK Kansan
. G+ ]; M3 V& k w/ i xAK Minnesotan
- { a o' l3 [3 l `5 v xAK Ohioan
5 L$ M9 |) u3 t% Z2 G5 l/ Z3 W xAK Panaman% @( d4 X/ w7 u9 j
xAK Pennsylvanian
- M% j- Q9 b( M; T. q, {3 A xAK Puerto Rican# @. ?# J$ r5 k6 C# R; \
xAK Utahan
3 F6 b' I$ G" D4 K1 ?# l xAK Virginian: q7 B2 ~4 Y7 ]" a
xAK Trento% b4 q/ L) a0 w) S& v* p! P
xAK Charles H Cramp8 w$ b, E3 {6 R- D) R
xAK Lancaster
/ u) k- ?- S% Y; P$ P/ Q: L: q xAK Sagadahoc9 ~5 c+ u! @: [4 }8 ?# G
xAK Santa Rita
( v/ O5 L6 g4 q' Z7 w xAK Santa Teresa
e( V2 r/ }" _) k! K) A xAK Atlanta City- Z4 _6 a! s! D9 W" X
xAK Chickasaw City
6 K8 x# f8 W. B ]( i& @2 W xAK Ensley City
; P+ }4 N, d( Q( W) K% Z. f0 c xAK Knoxville City" |/ x! m1 p T1 w; t/ q
xAK Mobile City7 Q) Q% ~) H% Q5 i' d
xAK Tuscaloosa City' T; F7 s8 [4 m! T, m0 ] N
xAK Steel Age
, @ ~, D7 x8 V, Z7 \( ^5 k0 q xAK Steel Exporter6 U! H+ Y0 W* O( u
xAK Steel Mariner
# B1 Y* m, Y8 l [; r, k% q xAK Steel Navigator: m+ h. _( ?9 i9 S( z e# \8 Z
xAK Steel Ranger
* t/ J! I& w( d: v5 [/ u: |7 G xAK Steel Scientist
8 N1 V0 a' u& {2 q8 j9 `5 }! m7 o xAK Steel Seafarer
& L, N; m+ I7 s9 K xAK Steel Trader; ]0 x- R$ p) q! o" C! j
xAK Steel Voyager. K% L$ A' g& |# @1 K$ [ Y! z/ e
xAK Steel Worker, heavy damage
. _( K1 {* K( q2 e6 b' A xAK Andrea Luckenbach) ~% e7 D6 M* w, ^: h
xAK Harry Luckenbach: c) ~5 i$ m# X3 m3 C
xAK J.L. Luckenbach
M+ ^' `% ]2 h9 p# ]0 ]1 v0 f xAK Jacob Luckenbach: b) t$ r7 W5 F; U, P5 Z7 I
xAK Julia Luckenbach2 @; R) D6 q. y* A* u o1 S0 j
xAK Katrina Luckenbach4 G6 ~7 J: X' m; n k9 o
xAK Lena Luckenbach
3 u7 Y5 d, ]( H0 Z9 A t' J' n) v xAK Lewis Luckenbach
* k2 S+ d' I/ p- A% q8 O/ L4 B- Y9 U xAK Lillian Luckenbach
d& O2 b2 \$ ~* [/ ]4 I* g xAK Mathew Luckenbach! i! }1 f; J3 d. A# Z: {8 v& H
xAK Walter Luckenbach) u+ J7 ?" }/ o7 p) p# a/ y
xAK William Luckenbach
( e9 \2 L3 {$ L( a1 R" Q$ m xAK Diamond head3 t0 {+ y' B1 D# g
xAK Admiral Halstead
* \, f$ [9 K4 L7 h& c, R, ^- `' K xAK Admiral Cole
0 d$ u, L) } J xAK Crown City
2 g7 G$ }$ V$ o$ V7 V AM Matai, Shell hits 20, heavy fires, heavy damage4 A" {9 ^) y: ~
xAK Rona, Shell hits 4
% q* R1 M! m! Q7 C$ L& I0 u xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1. g$ d1 W0 q- T0 d- Q" x5 d3 R
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( P" L6 Z8 E% I) M, {7 ~( z; xAllied ground losses:
0 y' i a. W9 @$ q# b; P 37 casualties reported2 Y9 r7 s* G" M1 T8 S( |1 _' x7 _* R U
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
9 s& [+ F/ B' [( Z k! D Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
3 i+ k! S R, d# b" N Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ M1 `) @: q, C1 m* _
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* u' R: f. ~3 g+ l% f, mDay Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 120,193, Range 15,000 Yards9 e/ M, Q7 L1 W1 y
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Japanese Ships |# N9 }: v3 A" a% e$ J
DD Satsuki- s" U Q& `5 d8 U d
DD Minazuki
, z2 X6 U# }: g2 C9 }( V DD Mochizuki t C3 c* n' g2 Z* V
DD Oite" \- m& R, J0 p
DD Hayate
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Allied Ships0 {0 g" v1 I. C/ L
xAK Alabaman) v2 s' e5 |: Z; b! r' m+ p
xAK Alaskan2 A0 ]7 i! P m
xAK American
$ O& Z. T& j# e; g xAK Arizonan: w6 N' T: W+ b; |7 a
xAK Arkansan# {2 R. Z& D) b+ O6 r# T
xAK Californian
" Y3 C: }' S1 V+ N xAK Canadian
+ G( ~( {2 w% V4 I, b xAK Dakotan( k% s: \& U) y
xAK Hawaiian
4 V/ W: x p9 v7 i' L, S2 C0 M' ? xAK Kansan
% ]8 o8 p; U: |6 D8 d; U' q" W xAK Minnesotan2 }1 L/ x* v6 w1 ?
xAK Ohioan1 f& L! I3 p3 [' a2 `0 _3 k& D2 R
xAK Panaman, n2 C/ l6 T4 T- B, e* r' M/ n
xAK Pennsylvanian2 G x) j! N4 V/ H3 m
xAK Puerto Rican
3 E7 V9 H" a5 `/ v v7 M xAK Utahan
) B7 }+ g7 o9 \6 e2 ]9 K6 U xAK Virginian
1 D2 {: ~/ W) Z9 H) w xAK Trento! v2 [6 v4 u) ?; N% n& f0 t
xAK Charles H Cramp$ s) f6 t; Y" T/ r
xAK Lancaster6 m H( X' ^% { d) q* H1 b
xAK Sagadahoc5 w% k6 O& D( N, s$ e, j
xAK Santa Rita
+ n, T0 i- d) Y9 v5 P5 c4 h xAK Santa Teresa5 V& U {, [/ K4 P
xAK Atlanta City
# s6 s2 B- U' ?2 F% v* u8 v xAK Chickasaw City
. X+ z& A4 T* }1 V( |/ z/ \ xAK Ensley City
$ B4 T9 j$ _1 ?! R+ ?6 ^ xAK Knoxville City
1 O) f" i# ]- z- d( u xAK Mobile City
0 W2 D) R- O U$ I* U4 p xAK Tuscaloosa City$ Z4 p* v6 {, A2 _7 u! Q7 z2 b+ O
xAK Steel Age& Z9 Z6 K/ p/ i2 ~$ j0 I
xAK Steel Exporter
, h* j) j* k, W9 c L xAK Steel Mariner( j' Y' v6 g: _: r
xAK Steel Navigator4 ^7 y6 E4 V9 ~: Z/ k
xAK Steel Ranger
0 Z* u8 S8 r, T2 s& F xAK Steel Scientist+ M# _! Q9 R7 `3 J) U0 A. _& a
xAK Steel Seafarer
2 Y) j1 v7 V8 E; _ S5 ]+ X xAK Steel Trader* U8 k* @1 b3 [1 U# p' u% Y
xAK Steel Voyager. z; J7 L. {& |" f
xAK Andrea Luckenbach; w0 j# {% x- s0 S; a3 g" N- Q
xAK Harry Luckenbach
1 W+ T8 r) D4 M) F xAK J.L. Luckenbach* r0 d5 G2 _* t+ i/ \
xAK Jacob Luckenbach
h; x( s) C- n7 N/ E- U xAK Julia Luckenbach9 W, K- r' i2 O8 J( t
xAK Katrina Luckenbach- [/ S' X' {2 p- \- J" r, j
xAK Lena Luckenbach
! r8 a! n! A' x. J1 |$ X xAK Lewis Luckenbach9 l3 s( ]1 n/ L* J. T- {" D# f
xAK Lillian Luckenbach
) R$ ]; b0 |! I/ x+ D xAK Mathew Luckenbach7 ?# w6 t/ C \- |3 _
xAK Walter Luckenbach
- f3 x( b6 P$ q5 N7 U xAK William Luckenbach2 F$ z: w( t, D0 y* M4 m e/ k# `
xAK Diamond head- D# _( u4 o& y
xAK Admiral Halstead
5 |6 k) m; u4 [. |6 _2 K; U xAK Admiral Cole5 j) {, J5 P5 i; Z* e% E5 T
xAK Crown City
. e" r( {/ K' L0 e xAK Admiral Y. Williams
& x0 @9 I* E( ~0 F xAK Iron Crown, Shell hits 4, heavy fires" S5 v" k" g" a" q' ]4 a
xAK Rona, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage
, t" b) y; n/ R3 \2 `- R& m xAK Exmoor, Shell hits 2% d% \7 K6 `% D) l8 j1 O: E1 Z
xAK Aeon, Shell hits 3, on fire
; R+ \+ o# m+ {& U l! e, ? xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1
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Allied ground losses:* T4 d9 {0 \6 I
59 casualties reported( M) [; m5 k" G; `7 E: M0 N
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled) f) i' F6 W' B% P$ ^
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 19 disabled
. X& v4 W# `# J X4 {7 M$ d8 @. V! ^ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ z& @, U+ U/ U9 C7 [8 S0 D
Guns lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled)
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( f" D& t4 C+ h. x( l6 BDay Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 14,000 Yards: ]' r$ c M1 A- v6 N3 i
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# p7 j# S) W+ I" }; K CA Furutaka
8 E3 B- K& o, f. s1 Q$ O CL Abukuma3 }6 l& M6 Q3 @- f5 Q5 {1 _' ]1 }
CL Tatsuta: k3 f k. y2 g3 w f9 S
CL Yubari# [5 i0 P T7 S4 p. `6 `9 Q& v
DD Michishio
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Allied Ships
1 |( J+ ?' r- X. {# R0 y% r* q! u1 { DM Ramsay, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
) q$ l3 h- A4 m F% W6 T" p DM Breese, Shell hits 12, and is sunk! T& r w3 ]- [6 i0 B, ~) L2 X
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1 B5 B/ h: `2 d1 S; X' {8 }; z7 @Sub attack near Port Moresby at 98,133
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% h6 H* v! Z( A4 i Y5 {' IJapanese Ships
( x* E/ J. V! Z PB Kozan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage$ Z& Y$ y* m3 S
AO Manju Maru. R) d7 C, w0 w1 K
AO Akebono Maru
8 y0 ~3 ^/ N" g1 T! D PB Choun Maru #8$ ^% k0 {& J0 l& c1 l
SC Ch 20- G1 g1 ]8 Z! P+ e2 t
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Allied Ships7 a/ Q# V5 N& t) \( v9 R
SS Tautog
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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$ Q U! ^, D+ D/ h, CWeather in hex: Light cloud' M3 L( k; D& Y& e$ @: B" c
; I* @% N! d n9 hRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.' P8 O: w# o! b1 W: `+ a1 f
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes6 d% O; ?1 o9 I, j
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Japanese aircraft' a# f `" q: h; ^6 w8 j! D
A6M2 Zero x 41
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P-40E Warhawk x 16 n# O8 V. c. H7 d- C7 n: W. l
PBY-5 Catalina x 302 h2 @3 X" J) j6 ?- ~# F! U
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6 e+ i* ?4 n6 D' Z8 Y2 e' m& l PBY-5 Catalina: 3 damaged
" h+ c1 Q8 M2 W PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed by flak) l* q/ ]: N9 i0 m g
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DD Suresushio
2 {% Q" e7 y% w9 j DD Oyashio, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage, O$ S+ a7 Y/ K2 B+ ]4 y
TB Hayabusa
9 d9 m4 E: E2 ~ TB Otori- d) j0 K3 A2 X7 h7 l" r& t
TB Hiyodori9 J! W2 t4 H" U3 t
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