AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 27, 426 h# f ?& z/ P+ ?. ?& [% D) h7 \
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盟军一支在莫港卸载补给的船队全灭;% |* o' C& q/ q: P% S. |
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;
& F" L. P( }5 m) X: V; P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$ x7 w+ ?8 q# \9 A6 @# K
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 12,000 Yards
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) Q' k5 a0 Y& w* n6 r. m J DD Oyashio* b6 n7 m; p1 X7 T
DD Hatsukaze
0 Q" S, I Q, v g9 V( c: y DD Hagikaze
9 O d6 O8 |# q. y$ _) N DD Uranami
4 J- {" j: U+ v TB Otori
8 p7 G' p# p# T/ U, p TB Hiyodori; Z. u! |/ h I, k
TB Hayabusa
3 h1 @8 t1 k2 ^2 l$ | TB Kiji/ y7 X8 R4 }1 Q, I
TB Kamo
: y' F' ^8 ]/ y* w! u4 V, X( v$ Z DD Suresushio
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Allied Ships
( D% \. D8 |- | xAKL Chungking, Shell hits 23, and is sunk
6 ~6 A, ? H! b& ~ xAKL Darvel, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
/ l+ D+ ]) u( w' ?' L xAKL Kaiping, Shell hits 13, and is sunk) ]! f; l6 [5 ]- ?; I
xAKL Vichy, Shell hits 18, and is sunk' |/ G8 W' u7 R2 z A1 y& }
xAKL Patris, Shell hits 25, and is sunk; Q# k% f( z) D0 D
xAKL Burwah, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
' P5 x" |+ M [7 i8 f8 \, ~ xAKL Carlisle, Shell hits 26, and is sunk$ |6 @9 n8 D6 n, M. Z6 F( b
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 7,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships0 B+ i% H8 B- f0 L ^2 X- z
CA Furutaka& a/ g- e3 P" T2 _2 b
CA Kako
( o5 Z: I( x5 L' u CL Abukuma
3 C8 [ I+ r) z CL Tenryu; t5 E) M0 P3 N6 u
CL Tatsuta
; U* g$ M* E% ^ CL Yubari, Shell hits 1" _7 V8 g/ `6 r7 f. e. g1 P
DD Michishio
9 Y2 B# \3 ?- V' i DD Amagiri& A! ^( C* g* m
7 \. P3 a! a" Y$ l
Allied Ships
2 t+ a, M( V* H6 A: v2 t DM Ramsay, Shell hits 1
% i' R1 V( U1 I. z! U [ DM Breese, Shell hits 3, on fire: L. s/ l" B! q. E; q
DM Tracy, Shell hits 6, and is sunk R) w+ {* c3 o o( @7 w7 g
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TF 181 encounters mine field at Pago Pago (148,161)& {/ z* N8 W9 p6 d" \* L6 Z. E
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Japanese Ships6 D0 |9 o7 r8 \
CA Kako, Mine hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
4 l. J; h; ?; m2 K& d2 ?+ f DD Amagiri, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage/ L: ~+ s6 n- W/ j
CL Tenryu, Mine hits 1, on fire0 S" T. Y7 C) a! t+ Q ?8 u
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships6 S6 A1 e8 ?+ ~- H0 s. Q6 M f3 p; o
DD Satsuki5 k( m2 @0 j0 F# I$ O, B4 w2 {
DD Minazuki
3 Q% }7 Q2 C2 Z5 T DD Mochizuki% B- o$ G. p% M
DD Oite+ |, E4 j9 J R
DD Hayate; _8 q& k- ]: Z! v8 u# r5 u' o
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Allied Ships
9 _; e4 W% E/ L1 M6 ~ PG Sacramento, Shell hits 15, heavy fires, heavy damage
% C( ?; n- C9 T( b2 x; v xAK Alabaman
/ z n9 [# q7 [ x xAK Alaskan
* Q8 }+ j6 h1 `; l, B xAK American
9 }) C/ g. G1 U" n) Z% u" L9 ^ xAK Arizonan
- s' ^9 f' v& f" t$ [ xAK Arkansan
, f' j! z! H+ z) a6 c" F xAK Californian' l8 D9 l5 x( W, ?3 D4 H- V
xAK Canadian% V3 D# J" x+ d+ j
xAK Dakotan7 |# w% y- ^/ a
xAK Hawaiian
* j/ ^% u- B+ x8 U. k xAK Kansan
7 J1 J0 q6 z! C; X7 n) d9 L xAK Minnesotan
# j% X# v& e4 Y) r xAK Ohioan# `9 ^# F0 G I) X% H) w3 [- F
xAK Panaman
( h- \) U7 d6 ]* \4 p# I& o xAK Pennsylvanian2 ?( Y6 d J4 j4 h
xAK Puerto Rican0 R/ l6 R: S& ~+ c% Q0 W
xAK Utahan
8 L$ U9 C5 H' }) f% Z: e1 F6 h xAK Virginian
6 p5 z+ S& p/ [7 y$ M2 V xAK Trento; g! |$ [4 |3 b/ q3 i
xAK Charles H Cramp" d k! J T2 A8 m! [( g" h* A3 ~
xAK Lancaster
! x* ], G* H r7 \/ g K/ } xAK Sagadahoc
' t8 d) p! ]' A0 b) S xAK Santa Rita
1 Q3 ]: i# o0 }; g# m& w- C xAK Santa Teresa$ ]* g9 E9 ?( A& ]
xAK Atlanta City
" ^7 [; @" S! d: a! z t xAK Chickasaw City7 u7 S# w6 g* r+ |( S
xAK Ensley City/ d9 x) i' I/ M* n
xAK Knoxville City
# l T8 W1 z: _* u' S xAK Mobile City
5 L% H5 C2 I: Q v5 \ xAK Tuscaloosa City" b- H' l7 h! H: H' r% t$ q, M; ?
xAK Steel Age( n; Z8 s* E' c( p
xAK Steel Exporter
' R- z }' M1 C' k5 c6 h xAK Steel Mariner5 d6 K$ M3 a, H
xAK Steel Navigator+ j6 Q3 i7 Q8 R% `1 S; b
xAK Steel Ranger
- {3 [. d" W8 F! y/ j5 ` xAK Steel Scientist
( ?6 ^5 i+ l! w3 u$ [$ }/ B1 w4 E9 c xAK Steel Seafarer# t: E+ M1 V. |) g8 @
xAK Steel Trader
+ {7 d8 B* i3 g' z5 y9 ]/ G5 I0 s xAK Steel Voyager1 c1 g7 H$ q% i7 z/ w
xAK Steel Worker
! N6 A* T0 y6 K& m& T7 D$ ~4 M xAK Andrea Luckenbach
0 E( P2 T. }& I) o$ O0 J xAK Harry Luckenbach! R: P7 _3 A6 F! p& q- J: |
xAK J.L. Luckenbach2 M- @7 x* Y& B" ^# b( q
xAK Jacob Luckenbach; D* Y( \! j+ v/ Z
xAK Julia Luckenbach
& W5 G7 i' l( w( N; o, C+ M xAK Katrina Luckenbach
. X* a6 a, ]: V: m& w xAK Lena Luckenbach
# t+ x3 K' U! J3 ]( K3 W! e1 F xAK Lewis Luckenbach
$ B5 ]3 i3 l! c0 D4 f5 e6 ~+ q xAK Lillian Luckenbach8 ^; }/ }7 L) Q8 |( p ]* ~
xAK Mathew Luckenbach
) N& A5 {* l+ k: v xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
& q+ |9 y' w1 _+ F2 W5 Z" y. l' u2 c, k2 p xAK Walter Luckenbach
/ A2 W5 I" _9 P xAK William Luckenbach
/ A: D4 P6 d& [; P; B$ ~& R2 o xAK Diamond head
6 k& ]- J3 F1 G6 P/ v xAK Admiral Halstead
' L& T' _: R& }5 |% [0 t AM Matai, Shell hits 1
, x5 o( E% k1 G4 X7 i) j AM Muritai, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage7 s* x% [6 G8 y o6 Y+ ^/ [
xAK Salamaua, Shell hits 1+ P' u ^/ n. Z6 ^
xAK Rona, Shell hits 21 V/ z: l1 V" p j& n* h
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1 h) }4 W( u+ e( N8 k2 _2 o3 j" UAllied ground losses:
# @) K4 v; P$ O 24 casualties reported
- \5 Q5 D6 A* R! d% V Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
( U. N% P! n- z8 D% H Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 4 disabled- _* H9 d! G, A
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled
$ A! _7 j5 A( i( I' c$ u m 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( j9 R/ k, s0 b
DD Satsuki! U7 g" [( P+ E$ `, B/ ~# u `# d5 |
DD Minazuki
, t3 _; ^5 g2 E6 U0 x DD Mochizuki
& S( k" A Y2 E1 R1 F: R DD Oite
0 c, O) } g9 o! p DD Hayate9 g, O. j/ l. o! L- F# f
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Allied Ships
2 ~1 g* w' T7 P+ E1 a3 H+ m0 D PG Sacramento, Shell hits 12, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 B5 [. @& @* ^ xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage
& C. t( G1 I; l/ h; c! y! \+ V AM Muritai, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage* K _, V9 {" B; a# b( T
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Allied ground losses:
' B8 k# o, c/ f4 ] Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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`* N" |* j3 @: ENight Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 121,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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% v6 x" w) ~$ ?4 Y8 VJapanese Ships4 C+ j3 s/ D; a4 o+ @. Y4 m
DD Satsuki; b- j) W& N& I4 D y& o
DD Minazuki- l# e( W$ B, U4 z) K9 Z
DD Mochizuki6 M, c8 {8 ~4 l1 x# o9 g
DD Oite
1 ^$ k( m/ y3 P) {0 v- q* n3 ~: @ DD Hayate; F3 }9 g2 |* n r! e% b: J
5 _% J2 w. ]7 w0 O! KAllied Ships4 w+ {9 w4 [% s
xAK Alabaman
$ j0 I/ [8 e7 o- q7 j xAK Alaskan
1 a3 F& s: W( s xAK American; `, s1 @0 j* p, g7 i. D. y
xAK Arizonan7 L0 Q/ T% I3 s' i( B
xAK Arkansan5 C) H6 e5 B2 z( W6 U
xAK Californian+ q8 r0 S6 r1 _+ t& Q+ G
xAK Canadian
5 u9 F+ ` H6 M; l3 r9 i2 u2 } xAK Dakotan
5 L1 ?: V1 o# p; c( e* k0 H xAK Hawaiian
* q% g+ ~* {* T5 o' L xAK Kansan
6 G0 r: n7 s% W8 E8 v xAK Minnesotan) @9 i8 i% G1 ` k$ d( V$ S2 K
xAK Ohioan
0 Q+ e. p: S. U' [2 r xAK Panaman# }, ~& M$ [6 S( d4 U
xAK Pennsylvanian
( b( i; b; `) Z& p xAK Puerto Rican
4 X( x- [" l4 m9 [: t* G) g- b( U xAK Utahan
* B# \& h. P" n- ?+ | Z; \2 Y xAK Virginian
5 Q( A: k, }! L xAK Trento% D* Y# J* s$ z( I Z) h; L3 U0 }
xAK Charles H Cramp" |) O1 v5 E7 }6 G3 y
xAK Lancaster
5 }* `( A W- ~4 Y8 t% g xAK Sagadahoc; ]% `4 O" W: M
xAK Santa Rita0 F, R G% d# D7 ?0 n+ i) Y# D* z
xAK Santa Teresa; e2 X$ F, [% z4 c5 ^
xAK Atlanta City
' n. ~, O5 X; e# d1 z xAK Chickasaw City$ \9 [. X# s' x1 }$ J) m5 h; p
xAK Ensley City& c# w; W0 N2 K, R$ G4 Q$ _8 ?% d: d
xAK Knoxville City: D: D: a* Y: B' L* I& E
xAK Mobile City: m7 a5 r0 F7 O9 Y) X; y
xAK Tuscaloosa City
9 l2 B4 @: c1 R3 b1 g' |. U xAK Steel Age) T; b, J' I W8 \1 R
xAK Steel Exporter
5 E3 c t9 B3 i xAK Steel Mariner8 K5 j) K6 O# S( C1 c
xAK Steel Navigator. B$ W9 M! y- c) z# y- {
xAK Steel Ranger
$ r, O* L! z9 O xAK Steel Scientist
5 E0 ?1 n) o9 {, N: d9 w% | xAK Steel Seafarer+ S6 }8 v) e a5 U
xAK Steel Trader1 I8 }8 k2 e* T
xAK Steel Voyager; h7 G# l- Y: c0 b2 F/ B
xAK Steel Worker, heavy damage
! ?4 h; n) d) P, O- p. G* ? xAK Andrea Luckenbach; W( S6 D3 ], _ A# W1 r
xAK Harry Luckenbach
( Y! ]1 |1 i/ k4 G xAK J.L. Luckenbach
' |! ]+ ~. N8 T. J2 |. U* z xAK Jacob Luckenbach# Y8 d' \( ^+ Z) a
xAK Julia Luckenbach
" F& u7 N' p: U7 n1 | D xAK Katrina Luckenbach/ e- G, q' u9 ^& }! B
xAK Lena Luckenbach
* w0 C U* @6 W4 _- [ xAK Lewis Luckenbach
: l/ a# v8 b2 O6 O0 l0 R' k1 D& ^ xAK Lillian Luckenbach% ?, @+ F- h# Q% ?3 ~6 z! M9 K6 \
xAK Mathew Luckenbach
) F. x A# O2 V1 @( h xAK Walter Luckenbach9 V" X4 D) j' q. W; f
xAK William Luckenbach
$ H, c" d! ]% v, a& o% |, B0 H xAK Diamond head
! T7 Z0 e% K3 h xAK Admiral Halstead- Y, k/ t1 `- I
xAK Admiral Cole
) W( L4 p4 i, [3 n( a xAK Crown City
4 y7 r! ~. k- K* {6 Y2 v0 s AM Matai, Shell hits 20, heavy fires, heavy damage* ]6 v) [( e1 ?' H6 G- E' N* b7 T
xAK Rona, Shell hits 4' g5 x$ n! l3 y1 ?8 y
xAK Macedon, Shell hits 15 O6 |/ y& \" a7 G0 n( I/ Q; l
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37 casualties reported& F9 M$ a* x( D; X& R( z
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled- c# w1 J- d$ f. W
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled& J' y. J+ g" w: w6 p
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 120,193, Range 15,000 Yards" a9 q7 G M- ~# {
5 `( e i* Q/ \1 fJapanese Ships. z, Z5 V! v& @) ?0 p
DD Satsuki( _0 B2 a( y, g$ W9 }3 d
DD Minazuki8 F2 e- k5 n* M4 A
DD Mochizuki
/ T: i9 ^4 K/ K8 d. L) y+ J1 \ DD Oite
" q! n U, f) o3 R% q DD Hayate& s& E: k9 Q h
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Allied Ships
- u# H' i& b2 C6 O5 d xAK Alabaman
+ T9 X% {8 G, H8 X, ] xAK Alaskan8 M8 f8 G+ y+ ]* v" S$ F
xAK American
; O- w$ ?- D1 V7 ~1 y2 ^0 b) q3 S& x xAK Arizonan
! v& u+ U+ I+ d) q) A xAK Arkansan3 u# s2 {2 u* [
xAK Californian6 H7 t, k- _3 c0 u. z; Z
xAK Canadian
: N0 A2 w3 n. N7 Y xAK Dakotan
/ t9 ~+ [ L2 P1 K3 |6 ]" n3 e i% U xAK Hawaiian
; u) P% A2 g& p5 s) t9 v+ l! g1 s a( n xAK Kansan3 G( g C- D5 n# _; i* i& J
xAK Minnesotan
) ^" k0 [! T& E0 |9 j, S$ s xAK Ohioan3 J0 M" w4 _. {. S9 [) s' x/ b
xAK Panaman
4 Q7 y) P1 m) i2 L/ m xAK Pennsylvanian4 u8 H% B' g8 I q: f6 x
xAK Puerto Rican# r- N7 U) Q# R; a6 Z j
xAK Utahan! ]2 r7 ^6 x) N7 v& }
xAK Virginian
- K0 [& g1 c% R# g o xAK Trento
% l6 j+ [; C/ M, d xAK Charles H Cramp8 F8 R' S8 `( i! ?2 @
xAK Lancaster9 d, V# U' e7 j1 H* J
xAK Sagadahoc
. v5 V& e. C4 _% \' L8 y4 ^ xAK Santa Rita& X' |7 g6 z+ t& h, Q- P/ ^! J* I) W
xAK Santa Teresa6 M6 O. R. { S# b3 ^- {
xAK Atlanta City
6 _/ N0 o% s2 A! j2 a: k xAK Chickasaw City
% j4 R. N, x0 X. A) y* @7 {$ S xAK Ensley City( W; d! e! I. Z" y% m1 z
xAK Knoxville City
* a6 K3 L( i/ M/ a% ]+ J xAK Mobile City
' a$ n# j/ a4 v! o5 x G xAK Tuscaloosa City
2 `2 K/ l% D9 X( q% N0 z" i xAK Steel Age" Y/ Z! [- q8 a. _* a! Z! p2 f y9 ]
xAK Steel Exporter0 ~4 o2 C) K% A" Z& a9 o# r$ Z$ E0 {
xAK Steel Mariner
7 A. u) u5 ~2 n: V6 ^3 h. t xAK Steel Navigator
& r1 o# C6 w9 W P, g7 I1 u/ P, W xAK Steel Ranger
0 h4 f' d2 W b* V; C8 B4 c xAK Steel Scientist0 X% H0 _6 n) K, Z6 Y0 K- Z
xAK Steel Seafarer
# @4 q* {# [6 ^! {$ K6 u2 Q xAK Steel Trader
7 ~/ Y3 X' k6 g8 z7 L8 O xAK Steel Voyager4 ]* W' t2 l* \6 @$ Y
xAK Andrea Luckenbach, \ `9 B/ x4 _4 S
xAK Harry Luckenbach
: Z9 m# B: b+ I; V xAK J.L. Luckenbach
! L6 c7 C6 \5 e xAK Jacob Luckenbach$ N, E* ]3 W* D2 R: J; f+ v# @
xAK Julia Luckenbach$ u3 o! p: ]& W/ B/ ^) w
xAK Katrina Luckenbach0 V2 P* W$ N. @6 R$ j
xAK Lena Luckenbach* r# E* [3 P1 p4 @3 \: c) t
xAK Lewis Luckenbach
; w3 {& l0 M4 x7 O! E( L xAK Lillian Luckenbach6 X% Y) {/ J# H4 X
xAK Mathew Luckenbach
7 H, p+ ?. z& e; X xAK Walter Luckenbach! _8 w4 s9 N3 t6 Z+ y0 u5 g) s! w
xAK William Luckenbach9 i- z% l+ P4 T$ @& @* h
xAK Diamond head$ S9 s+ m" k! H- D6 g
xAK Admiral Halstead
5 y7 d e! G7 X xAK Admiral Cole) L! C- D9 [1 b' r) a
xAK Crown City& n7 z) c3 }: I6 [3 O, j
xAK Admiral Y. Williams8 B/ [, P( R- V7 H& r4 M
xAK Iron Crown, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
" J$ g/ C6 ]( \1 S1 N xAK Rona, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage( ]# p" X$ I& B8 R7 m; E* o. ?
xAK Exmoor, Shell hits 2+ q& e; V$ \2 K. \& C
xAK Aeon, Shell hits 3, on fire
) }, y9 [& w+ R5 k$ L) F xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1
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0 U# ~% C0 ~% ?0 i6 M, h" PAllied ground losses:
7 n4 [! o8 ~8 C; O+ {6 n8 E 59 casualties reported1 K" A( x7 J& r# D
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
. F( v5 E% z2 ^4 | Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 19 disabled1 C% b; Z: D _" x9 H& s7 v7 Z
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* x8 P5 `! j g! {7 d2 M& n0 L
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* g( ?2 C! b# Y# P4 C& Q: J- L( c6 T
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Japanese Ships
1 e; n, c! J, E CA Furutaka
3 t9 [9 T7 b) O- A7 Z CL Abukuma! U8 V* \* {5 Z( N/ L
CL Tatsuta: I$ a3 G+ `5 ~' d( }* j* U$ _
CL Yubari
+ Z: ]2 S, J/ m8 W. D X) G" ] DD Michishio
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DM Ramsay, Shell hits 4, heavy fires3 Z- {4 i/ n+ o. p4 [, @5 {$ [, V5 t
DM Breese, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
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Sub attack near Port Moresby at 98,133' M" O3 e# r; [) n( P k+ k
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* F z4 l0 Y0 n- U PB Kozan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
! x9 h; |& m8 [! l AO Manju Maru6 V' I G. m/ _2 N2 A& T
AO Akebono Maru
4 u7 C% P5 V; R$ C9 B+ H! ~ PB Choun Maru #8
. v8 J, J# N0 s6 N* W6 B% {: e SC Ch 20
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Allied Ships
( W4 e3 W( E& y% |" D SS Tautog
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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: Z0 u3 e1 k- f; m- H( W) aWeather in hex: Light cloud2 @, R( K! @" e! \3 k4 y
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
5 L2 U# j: z KEstimated time to target is 10 minutes% x; {$ g9 u8 b5 e
2 X; t: R3 g) k4 r# |! [8 LJapanese aircraft. \3 ^3 ]% X' R% u2 N4 O5 Y
A6M2 Zero x 414 b3 B2 V% l+ ~" O* v
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, J% R) u5 \, L1 _8 f$ O* HAllied aircraft
+ V# X- \' Y P$ \6 r P-40E Warhawk x 16% `& M1 U2 H2 P
PBY-5 Catalina x 30
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PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed by flak7 h6 j4 p2 u; j$ s" z; l
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Japanese Ships. l+ K. ^ B' t: s
DD Suresushio
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TB Hiyodori
9 P5 n4 i( M' ^/ t1 _" X4 L3 Z DD Hagikaze
( O; B' X, [: G% B+ c7 f1 X DD Hatsukaze
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