AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 27, 42
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3 b' b% R; q! c' K( g2 W盟军一支在莫港卸载补给的船队全灭;
) F* p. u) S4 L1 }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;- a4 k8 u3 X. I. d0 h0 `9 D
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, x1 [" f9 i' r' M, n4 }
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 12,000 Yards
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3 h" c# G `+ g8 d, cJapanese Ships" ]: G" \! I8 \/ _7 x' B5 o
DD Oyashio
! Q5 N4 Z6 B% a8 {& P DD Hatsukaze
4 U6 t- C0 |0 I7 W DD Hagikaze6 F c- t; A! v5 k
DD Uranami* x' c2 ~8 P6 e0 D. C' F
TB Otori2 t8 Q; O: }9 ^% `* w& E
TB Hiyodori
* b! m2 Z2 \! Y$ a TB Hayabusa0 Q5 J5 y# e9 ] B! ~4 }
TB Kiji( q) R' I! d# W& R/ B! U. Y
TB Kamo
6 q) r) {$ w5 E" c, q DD Suresushio3 L6 q z5 R0 M ~' z
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Allied Ships3 I( K! Z4 K/ _* B' Y$ D. U$ b; V2 C
xAKL Chungking, Shell hits 23, and is sunk
7 j% B# K" B% b% |1 a xAKL Darvel, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
' k( x( M9 y7 b6 h" t& C8 V W xAKL Kaiping, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
& r! M$ v0 p/ v9 J; ^. w xAKL Vichy, Shell hits 18, and is sunk/ N. I3 s1 \; B& ]0 I+ z" X- }0 K% y
xAKL Patris, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
& I0 K- S6 O5 b9 V$ Q0 N- M; E xAKL Burwah, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
. Z! |. C; [! A! C2 z 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# V/ {# s; B+ e# h9 O: ]
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Japanese Ships
" M; N& x) X0 M: i G CA Furutaka
1 s/ ~, L* {5 i- B1 A CA Kako/ k$ S9 V% G; Q$ E% V/ a/ n
CL Abukuma0 b, |( j! w% S# O1 d
CL Tenryu
& u! d9 K; K3 f CL Tatsuta
1 ], P. q0 m3 A |6 j# ` CL Yubari, Shell hits 17 U- h9 b8 u0 |2 O" |8 U6 S% Y
DD Michishio
- M. i# z. h6 v( L2 _ DD Amagiri2 |5 v, E1 Y/ H
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Allied Ships+ F1 x ]4 n; a/ z! D& O: B* ?
DM Ramsay, Shell hits 1. q; Q; _& V7 |7 ~* b8 K0 Y
DM Breese, Shell hits 3, on fire
/ ?! v# ~* s( [2 l DM Tracy, Shell hits 6, and is sunk$ H; S+ [/ H8 ]
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- W5 e% `1 \! ~' Y: t( r tTF 181 encounters mine field at Pago Pago (148,161)
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CA Kako, Mine hits 5, on fire, heavy damage4 c# v! \8 n8 \% e7 i) |" f
DD Amagiri, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage0 [3 C& m! s2 r Z* B
CL Tenryu, Mine hits 1, on fire
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) |; W0 S* m# q" r3 GNight Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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( E ]9 i# b% V, I# o8 qJapanese Ships
5 y# u! a" B6 ]) d ~% s3 n( y/ ^- R) \ DD Satsuki! Q3 P* D, H3 ^
DD Minazuki
0 t; x. n0 `& c" J8 E1 k0 Z DD Mochizuki
5 i3 g& ]+ f) M/ Y' p8 e- n* v& [ DD Oite6 y9 Z3 R; M+ |( n) Q7 q
DD Hayate
5 _5 Y$ Z7 x- \6 B3 w* m r' }" v) n9 H8 ^2 d; ^6 E' X' G" K
Allied Ships
/ @5 ? p& R3 I& S3 z- ] PG Sacramento, Shell hits 15, heavy fires, heavy damage
" _, L% c- ^5 j4 y$ [ xAK Alabaman
9 G4 {! B! r0 `5 c1 W xAK Alaskan
8 v' W0 |3 g8 o) [ xAK American+ G. K; B) c6 A& K
xAK Arizonan- T- e- Y9 ^& G6 W
xAK Arkansan
* t) `' v% z- Z7 o) h% ^( ~ xAK Californian+ Y1 t/ Q* L8 |9 x+ [
xAK Canadian
2 r% R# c# B0 p& w xAK Dakotan
3 u8 M! _/ j- y' v! n xAK Hawaiian( j: _1 w& O1 ~0 v
xAK Kansan" L; h$ ?# O |4 v3 k2 B
xAK Minnesotan
: ]% |5 k& w: u xAK Ohioan
. z) I+ F# C. v! l) J l6 ]3 K xAK Panaman4 W/ R7 W* Z, Z! f" k6 U
xAK Pennsylvanian: O7 v6 D a* n
xAK Puerto Rican0 |* b/ ^5 T8 g# k! \
xAK Utahan
. ]" q [; D. d9 K' [# w! D xAK Virginian B- L- n+ b6 I
xAK Trento1 e4 c7 r3 p1 ~( S- @, D
xAK Charles H Cramp# t5 R' ~. z" k J% k3 o1 ~
xAK Lancaster
1 J4 V) e' S0 o0 T xAK Sagadahoc
# g7 e( k& ~/ A* ? xAK Santa Rita; A$ a" c d. U0 i
xAK Santa Teresa
9 D1 ]4 H3 ^8 i- G5 L xAK Atlanta City" l% O6 `. }) Z8 d: @3 [/ G' M; Q
xAK Chickasaw City& Y! L/ e1 {: ~) i
xAK Ensley City
; i5 C; J, w: K, p% o* L xAK Knoxville City+ Z( i! \$ G1 g! X8 H: L e
xAK Mobile City
" U. W$ a" ~7 J/ z+ i xAK Tuscaloosa City
& @/ Z2 w- f% G$ I, F j. T1 V xAK Steel Age
$ p" d5 W. \$ G; Y3 q xAK Steel Exporter+ d( P6 P* D" e3 V* }
xAK Steel Mariner5 W+ {% X! x6 o8 B2 ~
xAK Steel Navigator: |) C1 D. |& t: b% {- M
xAK Steel Ranger9 m2 N3 Y4 y8 ]; b
xAK Steel Scientist4 @, `- ?6 m6 E4 V
xAK Steel Seafarer$ W2 ~0 @7 O- B$ S* H: Q+ O
xAK Steel Trader
! x" x! I- Z g xAK Steel Voyager
! m8 g6 E- g2 E9 d$ [/ z xAK Steel Worker
: k: i. c# E" A# Y; J7 V( U xAK Andrea Luckenbach3 q& v& b# E0 J
xAK Harry Luckenbach, f. ~/ d4 {5 Y, W
xAK J.L. Luckenbach
- g* ~8 o+ M; E xAK Jacob Luckenbach
* J2 r- Q9 s1 {3 s- } xAK Julia Luckenbach
5 E; T1 W: F1 w2 Q0 u xAK Katrina Luckenbach% B( b F4 R2 e# R
xAK Lena Luckenbach. ` m- u' A/ L8 I4 a- m
xAK Lewis Luckenbach0 s" ]: v( [# E. q! j
xAK Lillian Luckenbach
' w; o* _$ |* T) S. g xAK Mathew Luckenbach* @0 z3 k* w. \; g8 y! b% q
xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 7, heavy fires/ h1 L" H+ t4 `: e% C% b
xAK Walter Luckenbach
( k7 ^8 _ b4 W$ C9 P6 K xAK William Luckenbach
+ S# z0 r: X& Z% ~5 {* ?, l) D9 J3 j xAK Diamond head, z4 G3 c: D% Z6 Y& \
xAK Admiral Halstead) t) q$ w; g. d0 k
AM Matai, Shell hits 10 h8 ^: l0 C3 F% X* v
AM Muritai, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage7 w- n8 B" z) ]: o; m
xAK Salamaua, Shell hits 1
( L4 a$ H1 U y3 \ e+ D; c& A! Y! L4 X xAK Rona, Shell hits 2/ G0 W* Q @, v
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2 D/ J0 v) H/ Z C& jAllied ground losses:
$ [. X/ h: V- a0 I% a5 J& I7 L 24 casualties reported: N- e* N( a( Y
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled @' b9 m: u K. G
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 4 disabled
) B3 a0 J+ g' ^5 ]1 }4 c' T Engineers: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled9 j( _6 f0 k7 d* t( R. V
Vehicles lost 17 (10 destroyed, 7 disabled)5 f K4 s- V/ c. i2 e7 d
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( L# I- x" M7 _6 R2 E1 hNight Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
& Q" Q2 M: y- T+ q DD Satsuki3 C! L8 G8 O& v! c+ \6 |, k, i
DD Minazuki
4 u3 d1 U) R( c, L+ z# ] DD Mochizuki/ e& K! p1 A/ k# N1 _
DD Oite
9 ? e0 H$ e0 N DD Hayate
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* N/ E1 o. w8 {4 RAllied Ships
* ~/ Y! q* k. T) g/ M% B$ U/ { PG Sacramento, Shell hits 12, heavy fires, heavy damage$ [$ L# u3 _$ i/ M8 }
xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage8 ?9 y4 e( a2 ], e) v7 C* H
AM Muritai, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
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6 f0 C: {# F/ b. w- ~! s! {Allied ground losses:
8 d3 ~; n; K$ u6 F" f Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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9 j9 I* O6 e2 {" e- {1 JNight Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 121,193, Range 8,000 Yards9 [7 J9 ^/ N5 T% r2 c
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Japanese Ships. T5 |7 Y& O# H! r) p
DD Satsuki3 P7 U* w$ Y! a4 n
DD Minazuki
! v- a0 f1 K5 u( H& R0 o% H DD Mochizuki
5 P1 n, n! o0 s3 j$ s, P' e DD Oite6 ]4 E; K) ~1 C$ `
DD Hayate
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Allied Ships
4 P# v4 b( a& F4 h) Y) F xAK Alabaman* t$ ^% [9 `6 {; e" y' T1 r
xAK Alaskan- K; r# i/ E( ~4 E6 }
xAK American; {& i9 H. a9 _6 S1 p
xAK Arizonan6 n3 @" s3 X" |) }
xAK Arkansan
4 ^) S+ B% L* g% g, u xAK Californian: o! a- L3 n$ t4 F) o
xAK Canadian) |6 I& w$ s4 B# V }
xAK Dakotan
- H4 E' P1 D4 Z- g* C7 ?' L$ V/ I xAK Hawaiian1 @$ M0 K" ?. u6 I* A8 _
xAK Kansan. Y2 _7 ^- X) U; a5 ^& b1 @
xAK Minnesotan
! u/ y- }/ c1 E/ M! e xAK Ohioan0 u: J3 ]# g1 R8 F: \
xAK Panaman6 I. l3 P5 q% N4 f: V# S1 e% ^0 I
xAK Pennsylvanian. J# ~+ @- f/ g% ]6 V/ i/ i" Q
xAK Puerto Rican: p0 n0 O$ N8 S3 x
xAK Utahan5 Y% C! N. L" G O( y
xAK Virginian
7 T% V& `- q0 S% G- {4 M xAK Trento
, z, P/ D0 J* @$ ^: W- O xAK Charles H Cramp
6 E% `7 x( e8 K+ @* x, H6 ` C xAK Lancaster# R7 H2 ?& p8 x- c; |8 p/ ]
xAK Sagadahoc6 s' D1 q" I% H
xAK Santa Rita7 Q; |% _; `6 n* B( O
xAK Santa Teresa
* m7 y" i9 W V- q/ d xAK Atlanta City
' F. i& }, |: H' `: S9 z- _7 x: m xAK Chickasaw City
& S; r/ _. [7 i4 s xAK Ensley City$ I1 `7 g9 E$ z
xAK Knoxville City, R0 J' B1 e8 d( D0 O
xAK Mobile City
2 j: M# E" O( Z+ i+ K) R! L xAK Tuscaloosa City* l6 X3 q; O; ?/ R
xAK Steel Age1 r6 _' Z) T: }5 n2 J- Y3 o
xAK Steel Exporter
0 T; j* F( B- u# O- `/ Z xAK Steel Mariner! Y* r& b+ g2 o G8 o: T1 K+ V6 O
xAK Steel Navigator
( F; T4 g6 w# k xAK Steel Ranger
4 J C' ^; D# k xAK Steel Scientist3 g# e7 z9 U+ F: P( v
xAK Steel Seafarer
1 C0 {( T. E0 ?9 _4 n xAK Steel Trader
0 v: |( s! K' Z* D" x xAK Steel Voyager
# L' i1 Q$ x) ]8 T xAK Steel Worker, heavy damage
3 A' C9 U( _; o1 h! Y9 c* j, o% u0 s$ U xAK Andrea Luckenbach
9 e3 Z( L3 ?2 y5 d7 Q3 Y7 G y xAK Harry Luckenbach9 v' ^% F- M9 X. X0 G, n
xAK J.L. Luckenbach
/ C( D- L8 M% C: L2 J: A% c. d xAK Jacob Luckenbach! U$ _2 X1 W: q3 N9 @
xAK Julia Luckenbach* x+ o8 V4 C6 r1 R
xAK Katrina Luckenbach+ a% ~3 m, y9 t* S0 L. R
xAK Lena Luckenbach
/ y# R# u+ r2 _$ ^ xAK Lewis Luckenbach
V3 P$ }: A: q9 |6 s" g0 S0 q% ^ xAK Lillian Luckenbach
: W0 e9 @3 I. l' y8 R xAK Mathew Luckenbach
- t6 {6 N, D# z+ F- C0 |# x) A P( h xAK Walter Luckenbach; h" ^, j* T& _: m
xAK William Luckenbach7 f [& B6 I+ A8 t9 @! n* R
xAK Diamond head
' P) s0 F s, E3 C6 A xAK Admiral Halstead
6 p* C: c! h6 j% [/ n3 x- G! C0 j0 | xAK Admiral Cole3 r& V9 |% Y4 b6 c2 P! I! E* y$ u
xAK Crown City
0 L2 ?; D! d( C& J( v% i AM Matai, Shell hits 20, heavy fires, heavy damage% C# p8 f5 ~! y& t
xAK Rona, Shell hits 4
/ g3 [6 S3 N1 p6 A xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1& K& v( P6 F. J% I9 N0 I5 q( k
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Allied ground losses:% \ A% g* c' I* `! @' j! V2 z
37 casualties reported; l3 n* @( R$ R
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled$ X# T1 A! b) M5 ]
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled7 e4 i1 K- ]" L+ g2 J$ H! h' `, f
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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( d5 i' h: J) o: U% K$ k IDay Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 120,193, Range 15,000 Yards
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$ b5 Z f& Z- t$ p& mJapanese Ships5 S$ h1 ?; @' e d) J8 L
DD Satsuki
0 m* ]# T! N6 X' G+ C4 ~ ^ DD Minazuki
) t( a/ ]2 j3 j1 g DD Mochizuki7 H- S7 X8 }3 c, ?
DD Oite0 Z2 I4 V5 Y' o6 Q
DD Hayate
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$ _- C ]: O& k3 R* Y/ Q1 C6 \% ?Allied Ships
3 P: E" `2 J" u# [6 a& ?8 x9 I+ ]9 \3 U xAK Alabaman [) O3 T! V! K
xAK Alaskan1 `+ ~. m, N5 o; K2 R
xAK American: g6 `6 }5 @1 h
xAK Arizonan
% F0 b- X6 _. ?% R xAK Arkansan
5 m+ i( U0 H8 S& C# s xAK Californian
" L2 _" E; w3 X7 c. B2 z+ i xAK Canadian4 D& L' ?5 l2 }, N/ r u4 @
xAK Dakotan& O9 \0 p9 i, X6 L
xAK Hawaiian" y2 J H1 A% s* r) z" \$ ?
xAK Kansan
, i, W" k' S8 Y7 h& ? xAK Minnesotan
. R( h9 z3 l5 l$ [" F; d xAK Ohioan
+ K0 i7 Y" d9 P5 H% y/ R9 { xAK Panaman
3 ?$ u: Q1 M7 Z7 u5 _ xAK Pennsylvanian
, g% f7 l; g; l" f& j3 G xAK Puerto Rican" K( X$ j0 F n& }
xAK Utahan; p7 r- C; G$ {) W7 |
xAK Virginian
- ^6 [* f9 T. P xAK Trento1 o$ x! `8 N$ d* S0 D
xAK Charles H Cramp# {3 V/ o. n* h+ @6 _
xAK Lancaster
/ R' `6 G. R$ p' g8 o7 r2 }* W xAK Sagadahoc
0 ~3 W* g2 y9 f7 T" B1 a7 G0 }, H xAK Santa Rita3 P4 X% J8 E) }% U O
xAK Santa Teresa
1 h3 O+ Z' O4 z% H xAK Atlanta City V' j9 D y' N/ ~
xAK Chickasaw City
% A: s s0 _8 B xAK Ensley City
/ C; j) [) ]( n+ m* |9 L# ~ xAK Knoxville City
# I! K9 d0 B2 z# d% C3 e xAK Mobile City7 U* u k* |( j6 n5 d
xAK Tuscaloosa City. V6 x& p5 Z8 K
xAK Steel Age( |1 t* v% v% J( s# P; Q& F
xAK Steel Exporter
9 R) X$ |7 t% D8 W+ | xAK Steel Mariner1 N9 |) Z" O& j% A
xAK Steel Navigator
s: L C6 s* W; ?+ T xAK Steel Ranger
" R( @- J6 b" N xAK Steel Scientist3 X/ `$ _4 p) H' L( S/ a
xAK Steel Seafarer$ X2 U! B: d3 d) { z( Z" L
xAK Steel Trader
0 y( Y4 T! L. ^ xAK Steel Voyager# I! ^* K# `" c* f! f
xAK Andrea Luckenbach* U1 l9 s0 t, D4 {! ?* f0 V/ ]
xAK Harry Luckenbach4 b! w8 E9 e* U$ O% I* R! X
xAK J.L. Luckenbach
/ A' X6 Y( [9 p5 X, H xAK Jacob Luckenbach8 `& m6 X1 q, Y1 r, A
xAK Julia Luckenbach5 S; _8 s* p$ N
xAK Katrina Luckenbach2 \6 e5 B3 K- I! j7 q# N& C/ ]
xAK Lena Luckenbach
% @- p( _" x5 i1 G xAK Lewis Luckenbach) Z3 t; C; G. J+ y
xAK Lillian Luckenbach
/ l7 a7 U S4 M9 J& U9 D a) M* z xAK Mathew Luckenbach
y( B! }2 U( R; c# @" g- T/ { xAK Walter Luckenbach
. X* y1 D: c, c. p/ U4 c! u d xAK William Luckenbach* b- H1 e6 }( \% {
xAK Diamond head7 O. Y# f7 `. W u' J& O" E
xAK Admiral Halstead5 l/ ?/ i. T J* s4 w4 \; S' U7 N
xAK Admiral Cole
) t- _. O/ h# O+ q1 s$ g3 j4 Y h) d% t xAK Crown City5 t @! a/ `9 z. J6 j
xAK Admiral Y. Williams
, E4 @2 z; M2 T xAK Iron Crown, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
9 L# O( r9 T' _3 A" c# [% O xAK Rona, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage- n* x1 b- }1 l8 c6 H3 s3 W$ f
xAK Exmoor, Shell hits 2+ j" T4 ~3 o- [' h' Q9 D
xAK Aeon, Shell hits 3, on fire7 `, \7 {2 Q, ~" {) n) y' a
xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1
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, m `6 c3 x2 m x: x, `Allied ground losses:
, |1 ~$ _ y0 j$ o; \! f0 b4 x1 Y 59 casualties reported% T$ s7 p, k: l4 w9 I' m& m9 V P; U9 U
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled5 M1 H8 j& u/ ?9 k% _
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 19 disabled
! U" `& e) C: @ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
! R3 i# X8 v1 J+ @$ H 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, ~7 B7 q. |) ]3 T$ L' R# K5 h
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Japanese Ships
0 J/ W) m+ R7 ^. R3 \" K CA Furutaka3 {4 Q7 X7 }! \1 {- _
CL Abukuma
7 c( R( `, _$ m CL Tatsuta
. C" T- `7 m# T- K CL Yubari# A7 c9 g# H5 U7 Z/ A' Q
DD Michishio, U5 O* X- q0 _- @8 U& I4 f/ H [5 o
7 D* _! o6 S! c) s$ h5 jAllied Ships
, k3 w i( ?: \/ J" i5 ~* @0 c% k DM Ramsay, Shell hits 4, heavy fires' }4 Q# X2 a8 f+ z
DM Breese, Shell hits 12, and is sunk" Y& H8 d! P$ z" c( h2 C" D
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( ~) }( [' p5 T' |* b1 DSub attack near Port Moresby at 98,133
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Japanese Ships
L9 w; d# c( a# c' F c& f PB Kozan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage! b' ?( \' p& u9 U- W2 b
AO Manju Maru
/ w8 S$ n& Y5 E5 y4 i/ ]0 B5 t AO Akebono Maru
; T. f2 A; I% F Y8 V PB Choun Maru #8
: f# q2 ^" l) a4 I+ Z* }7 Y9 p SC Ch 208 u7 w& H4 A$ x4 b# X; d2 A8 w
4 F# f( ^3 N }% h/ dAllied Ships
3 u! H* s# \& {# _* O SS Tautog) v6 P4 `3 j- ?7 G7 v
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# h4 G) A/ m* \4 b9 \1 z# w. AMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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% r2 h( I1 q# h6 b; {+ xWeather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet., E% ?2 ]$ x$ Q' K3 m
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes! N* _% X5 l( S, \/ W' f
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Japanese aircraft
! j$ s7 A# W+ J A6M2 Zero x 41
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/ v, i! j/ a$ p' \5 |' n% O4 [& cAllied aircraft
5 }, a0 t4 ^- ^! n |1 u$ o/ k P-40E Warhawk x 16
1 q3 G1 X- F; o! ^) Y; C: w. | PBY-5 Catalina x 30- u& Q* z' I( `3 ~
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
' k1 ]# ^4 \' ?. h& r X P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
' v9 O# V5 w$ O- s PBY-5 Catalina: 3 damaged
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