AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 27, 42
7 ^% E" V; u: K, j; w
2 i9 m1 b) t; m+ A! W. }盟军一支在莫港卸载补给的船队全灭;: `4 I2 L. `1 a( [8 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;
! |" @# q1 ~/ V5 N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
& n- o3 {0 m) c6 D3 ~--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
& \% J( C: ?7 c0 j/ rNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 12,000 Yards1 M3 a: ?/ e& P9 r8 @: K7 i' I2 f
. C1 {5 B! L. H" m+ \8 W# \Japanese Ships
6 L( X9 B4 p, ^' c4 f DD Oyashio. ^2 _1 R- u" {7 T
DD Hatsukaze
6 m' L' z7 [& k4 ?8 E DD Hagikaze
' \6 r' L/ H, ], K, p$ y: h DD Uranami
. u8 Z! ^) Y, f) P$ t" K8 } TB Otori4 A1 _8 p. |5 C8 f: d! ]8 S
TB Hiyodori
! h, n7 Y3 V# S7 g9 v/ v8 U TB Hayabusa7 `% b# f# i% o, H6 ~4 h7 G3 g
TB Kiji
" Y! M( \7 y3 {: }: z V; W TB Kamo
# \4 v0 q( S/ q5 _4 u: g0 S8 i DD Suresushio
! C) d& _6 g3 m5 c
- Q p# o& Z6 p: \Allied Ships
' r) j) m6 i3 q3 Y! ^7 c: @# \ xAKL Chungking, Shell hits 23, and is sunk6 X ?; ~8 j# {
xAKL Darvel, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
7 K2 n9 Z# ?1 @ xAKL Kaiping, Shell hits 13, and is sunk% V6 A% ]) \/ V0 Y6 x7 f! t
xAKL Vichy, Shell hits 18, and is sunk4 q a5 _/ u+ V) A* s# t
xAKL Patris, Shell hits 25, and is sunk% _9 P8 [8 D+ h \* T/ {: V# n
xAKL Burwah, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
* _2 Q* Q* C/ b( P3 k7 e( m xAKL Carlisle, Shell hits 26, and is sunk; K: @6 U6 s7 _- T5 F8 P4 S
! W8 ?& F& K7 p6 O$ x
- f, h0 e: n% E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------. J! P3 F% I% b- x1 o3 I
Night Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 7,000 Yards' w8 E k. e8 j, Q
1 v5 V+ f: {2 C! _- Y$ nJapanese Ships
) w% V# K! z( D; } CA Furutaka
6 ?: t' e0 s6 f0 f2 m# o CA Kako
0 E3 V) ]. V' D, Q: Y1 w' \; v CL Abukuma
6 V6 ~% W, E# W; f CL Tenryu
0 k/ \/ t+ V2 K$ B% S! T( m: j CL Tatsuta
3 U! s+ V5 @& _5 n1 o. h* ?# P CL Yubari, Shell hits 1* T. r, @% K! U
DD Michishio0 I4 L3 ?, N# H- h( _. ?& f9 {
DD Amagiri! G) l5 Q, H8 N1 f1 s4 y) z3 U8 Y
! L4 h6 B/ u) O) f5 |" Q
Allied Ships; Y% D8 v4 u2 c
DM Ramsay, Shell hits 1 r% A5 X# n8 J4 E
DM Breese, Shell hits 3, on fire7 V& P0 l j# h+ f9 {5 x
DM Tracy, Shell hits 6, and is sunk9 M8 E* E* H! j- L0 k. q- ~/ o2 j- Q+ P
{0 n$ f( U7 Z* y: b5 ?6 M
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
; e5 t1 I1 x9 w, u9 Z0 _8 _! P- rTF 181 encounters mine field at Pago Pago (148,161)
+ x5 L+ o9 s( w# k
6 p* V5 A Z0 E- t) K, _Japanese Ships9 U" O0 {9 L% U$ W% v6 t' h" [& J' H
CA Kako, Mine hits 5, on fire, heavy damage) [2 J2 z' O- d T
DD Amagiri, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage d, f7 b! r s9 H8 U" G- r6 ?8 L: S
CL Tenryu, Mine hits 1, on fire9 P% b, H) K( m8 V
* r; E$ M. k4 Q0 ?' s
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|$ a. e2 V% w2 {0 nNight Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards2 g* i. ^) c; L' @* ~0 ~
8 F$ c- R1 t% v! J! K) iJapanese Ships' h5 s {8 ?# W1 f; `
DD Satsuki
% R- s2 M/ J h6 f/ @3 a8 I DD Minazuki
9 _- B4 V7 u4 B/ g* G DD Mochizuki
; p: v6 R, @* m$ L2 N DD Oite: t/ C' p) o/ b1 u' C% C
DD Hayate! I) n) Z1 y" L7 h5 c
- O5 j6 G+ x+ c# m+ [" CAllied Ships
. |1 U+ E: L; y) }/ ? PG Sacramento, Shell hits 15, heavy fires, heavy damage1 X$ S$ h: v- y. c$ R
xAK Alabaman
0 z* B; W* J" G xAK Alaskan0 I9 m& B+ D& E' y
xAK American
; ]/ N% \( ?) c xAK Arizonan
. j# b7 ]/ q' l# M2 V, ` xAK Arkansan& w g. n% @# }% I" d: H$ @) R
xAK Californian
/ U. q# X/ X+ g xAK Canadian
" Q* B+ D2 Y9 ` xAK Dakotan U2 X1 p( t: \
xAK Hawaiian' e& B; g6 c6 w# n5 B5 p
xAK Kansan0 L& Y! }* O Z% \' g- t" B
xAK Minnesotan
z6 [3 x/ D$ t, b xAK Ohioan
* c' n j' x0 {- D0 m, O xAK Panaman6 D- a5 r( a# i$ ]' I! e) Z3 V
xAK Pennsylvanian
( {9 m8 D0 \' f+ l" X xAK Puerto Rican
& r4 D3 f* \& S4 ]5 w xAK Utahan
5 s0 a, r; i3 |6 Y& n xAK Virginian
# O; N% g2 e9 ] ]% c7 O/ C8 E xAK Trento
: o8 n: i$ N( E' ] xAK Charles H Cramp
' p4 }; @ |" J3 ]3 X9 L; R- ? xAK Lancaster: V; {: z* W0 m) R4 O& X8 P) f
xAK Sagadahoc
2 } P0 ~; { ~ xAK Santa Rita
" i) I, g; Z2 H0 Z) w xAK Santa Teresa2 Z F" y* O+ h2 z0 m1 T; y( x2 M
xAK Atlanta City; b+ S3 r- G8 q# ]+ F8 Q
xAK Chickasaw City
7 l6 V) N8 _* i q# W! f- v xAK Ensley City
1 k/ |! ^, @! Z+ Z" `7 g# j xAK Knoxville City
5 r, s- T: v( w; t xAK Mobile City
$ b: O, G# N* Y3 j xAK Tuscaloosa City
7 w0 t' i H$ X xAK Steel Age$ C/ K$ { Z$ q" G' m: g
xAK Steel Exporter
% C# s- G' ]. A3 q9 U1 G xAK Steel Mariner
4 y$ @% m) a7 z xAK Steel Navigator2 q6 {0 d0 f: D3 Z4 \9 [4 t: P& o
xAK Steel Ranger6 L7 ]# V/ n) `6 m
xAK Steel Scientist
- x3 R `6 b; X) A1 o xAK Steel Seafarer
! h) \$ G s L1 ~# P+ u xAK Steel Trader
0 N- T2 Z" l1 U+ [& m$ ^1 H. | xAK Steel Voyager
' G6 c) @4 B" ~5 T xAK Steel Worker2 \; L" \/ h$ Z4 H+ e# a' d+ Z7 p& u
xAK Andrea Luckenbach4 T+ h* o, N& x! q5 p% q
xAK Harry Luckenbach. Q4 T6 L- j8 ?! _9 I
xAK J.L. Luckenbach
' q; L: r, R! q. G xAK Jacob Luckenbach
& [# Z) R4 T2 ~# k* e xAK Julia Luckenbach
+ P( F1 _3 y4 y4 `) @7 M' `0 {/ P3 N% u xAK Katrina Luckenbach5 b+ e5 z6 t; _- e8 R) R
xAK Lena Luckenbach6 M5 N1 I( w+ `2 N( f: e; h
xAK Lewis Luckenbach( [1 \4 G# A& _& _
xAK Lillian Luckenbach1 X! S) [3 M# }) Q1 X% o
xAK Mathew Luckenbach* r: Y/ E% M; M
xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 7, heavy fires3 C! ^; L% R% F& c3 _* o. `/ Z# t7 O( s/ q
xAK Walter Luckenbach
% |2 N, }+ P. C! H% v6 {( y xAK William Luckenbach' f1 l1 c8 M* d# l" G
xAK Diamond head
& P/ V9 P1 {+ P6 C7 e xAK Admiral Halstead
8 A' {4 I; p* i9 R AM Matai, Shell hits 12 ] |' U$ m9 Y# t
AM Muritai, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage0 B" x4 U0 A7 v5 x2 @
xAK Salamaua, Shell hits 1
; t8 ]3 o4 Q1 ]$ N7 ?) b: r& t xAK Rona, Shell hits 2% ~$ v: ^2 S$ D" C; a
, ~5 a+ v- f0 |! Q. R
" t, r: c% [. ?, TAllied ground losses:
" j- [5 P) w0 N% j; }5 G" L X 24 casualties reported
6 J, `, V& H: J/ W Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
/ X) b1 @' C0 Q1 f: | W( p* j, F/ A* A Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 4 disabled
1 a; E. R4 h9 Y Z+ J Engineers: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled
" b0 @! n& W% G Vehicles lost 17 (10 destroyed, 7 disabled)
2 c- u1 a1 o7 K3 E# B: Q0 ^
: s2 p0 M; `/ J
) u2 T; f4 G9 l" g--------------------------------------------------------------------------------" s. N, G, ~" x! E* L
Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards D% G& t. L* A
! a- r: L8 a# o! P7 u7 k5 v
Japanese Ships# v1 t8 h4 _" N/ ~) f
DD Satsuki% _5 x% u: \0 o5 V# S& K, Y) ]8 }
DD Minazuki
+ |7 M) Z- a9 j) v4 K* R5 m: P: E DD Mochizuki2 z8 u/ }7 O3 i. H5 H$ m
DD Oite% o0 v# u, \: K2 m0 k
DD Hayate
$ Y9 h9 ?- L7 e( Y# r& W$ }9 X# z( U* g, V2 Q
Allied Ships* Q; m# j: m" V |# M
PG Sacramento, Shell hits 12, heavy fires, heavy damage9 i2 g- k& {" s8 u2 ?; S3 `
xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage% k/ B3 B- L# m' {: m0 I
AM Muritai, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
* w/ y a# z* j, \, J+ k* t% l5 B6 F" |+ z( ]' H( A9 k
% L; M9 D6 O$ eAllied ground losses:
; [' G' a4 w! V# C1 x Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
5 V7 Q J/ D7 q% [: k+ E+ w9 V, Z7 D1 c
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------; L. I0 C- B4 [+ v, d6 a+ V6 R
Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 121,193, Range 8,000 Yards
" _+ w" R- l. G& e- T0 @1 w" x5 r: h, e9 M' A% U
Japanese Ships
& P7 t+ Q B2 l DD Satsuki/ v$ U6 o6 f$ D- `" B e! O
DD Minazuki3 S* X) \; K# _& N6 Z* u3 M$ `
DD Mochizuki
7 }6 Q3 Q, e' N$ V% U# D6 k DD Oite1 Q. C8 E4 l% c7 H# c; `
DD Hayate
* R, @% i% l) f+ a& T6 q4 ~9 \" }" w7 @) m e/ n& @% q" V, a
Allied Ships: i+ C' ]0 T5 w: O
xAK Alabaman
1 e5 j+ z# v: P( n xAK Alaskan7 n2 W3 r- i. U. t
xAK American
& n5 B& F+ U" ^% d* O. p xAK Arizonan. J. }/ h4 O( t0 Q9 |/ G
xAK Arkansan
- h# r: W$ {/ L) C xAK Californian
: L. m- B$ T( i! u# W% b xAK Canadian
! S8 S' d0 A' \! w3 q* Y xAK Dakotan2 M. f: V1 _% ^5 l2 X
xAK Hawaiian5 ], d! s7 c- [7 n) w7 @6 h
xAK Kansan/ M) t r, l @' s% G3 q3 l/ H4 _
xAK Minnesotan
0 D2 {+ X% v( U8 ?4 V xAK Ohioan
% p; R! M' P9 u! H xAK Panaman- E7 J/ w/ M& c3 G/ ^
xAK Pennsylvanian
& o/ f1 ?1 @3 x xAK Puerto Rican" b( x2 M9 ~6 X* J, a5 A
xAK Utahan
5 f* g9 `6 h7 w xAK Virginian/ }$ N3 m! R0 A5 z# G: G* T; F
xAK Trento
$ _7 e8 A8 t% z H+ n2 f xAK Charles H Cramp8 {% U8 o i6 a: i) o2 F
xAK Lancaster( R/ H- L+ ~2 e3 W3 P- B
xAK Sagadahoc0 h- U: K# p1 @; |1 I% o
xAK Santa Rita) d. T r' U7 J( Z, h- q5 @
xAK Santa Teresa
: V5 c; `) e; E8 |1 q X4 Z xAK Atlanta City/ i$ F5 q( R$ H
xAK Chickasaw City/ X* Q8 ?! T& L+ `8 g! c# Y/ V3 z
xAK Ensley City4 B2 @% o. y- W! d
xAK Knoxville City
- H C: J) R( q+ } xAK Mobile City9 _9 P: m) t, j& _4 b9 K& I
xAK Tuscaloosa City
- t7 l9 R, C8 C9 E7 H. c0 _! W( O xAK Steel Age
: ^. c" P5 F! ^7 f& p xAK Steel Exporter" t" e& z$ S& S% D* {# I; W
xAK Steel Mariner$ Z; g4 |) y2 k
xAK Steel Navigator
- a! L% W2 J; ^' ?7 H9 C xAK Steel Ranger
2 ~. U) a! a \$ H K! D xAK Steel Scientist
9 w: b( u8 V2 ]$ K2 e xAK Steel Seafarer# S, y# [ |; D( o
xAK Steel Trader6 J7 k" S5 n' j. w
xAK Steel Voyager2 ~; U5 B( |0 U( Z
xAK Steel Worker, heavy damage
" T# @, `" o. G6 I xAK Andrea Luckenbach
6 N0 }3 A; z. p0 d2 M xAK Harry Luckenbach
9 P; L6 y( C% \% i9 O4 t+ h xAK J.L. Luckenbach
6 G) _* B1 q! P xAK Jacob Luckenbach+ B2 f$ Q9 m) n, M |! x
xAK Julia Luckenbach. y. Z+ { G m: G, k
xAK Katrina Luckenbach
$ n+ C! P9 I6 l xAK Lena Luckenbach4 z9 v8 }1 a+ a8 R& ]8 ~
xAK Lewis Luckenbach# N9 p' |/ V7 A* d: r
xAK Lillian Luckenbach# w; U8 X; R2 \) C
xAK Mathew Luckenbach4 X! ?. t$ c: S5 ^1 @) H
xAK Walter Luckenbach6 Z1 p/ R8 W" L- L5 y; N
xAK William Luckenbach
' L. e6 G6 Q6 r/ n0 h; I0 s+ k xAK Diamond head( z8 ]4 }. W( e' ?. ]$ N+ t
xAK Admiral Halstead
, b1 t$ x. T- `2 g( `4 ~ xAK Admiral Cole3 _+ Q$ d$ x8 h$ G! H
xAK Crown City3 g2 D% s# v# [, m! b7 j
AM Matai, Shell hits 20, heavy fires, heavy damage2 }+ `' k; v. {0 B
xAK Rona, Shell hits 4
) t3 J+ P) n, R; W: |: V" b xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1
+ V2 n3 {3 R- F! o. }7 A6 ?# C6 W0 L [: V: m
) d8 o- {6 @. ]/ C# ~. bAllied ground losses:9 M: ?. p3 }- l) V6 m' I9 A+ M
37 casualties reported
+ r6 _3 d* t7 r Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled7 f8 c P$ G: {6 G2 Z
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled' M, m# b& W6 _- e
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
, g2 d- Q1 U4 V2 ~' P% J& w' `2 ?
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
( c1 E+ |' T& ` U) H1 fDay Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 120,193, Range 15,000 Yards" l i( I9 o1 B! ?3 C5 I
! ^' S, _5 Q: {/ C ^: M
Japanese Ships
; E$ N4 \) J7 {; F DD Satsuki) F, t; g" X8 J
DD Minazuki& h* T( }4 X1 ?4 E8 m4 r3 N* V* `
DD Mochizuki
% B# ]2 u4 F1 C DD Oite3 |, `2 O# E0 H( j8 K
DD Hayate
- z( p0 \" S, m- l# i c% Z& X/ n" R# j3 S8 g9 J9 L
Allied Ships2 M# c, V" W* e, U' L' o1 c0 Q" J
xAK Alabaman
2 X+ w9 v% b, V" X xAK Alaskan8 U: ~4 r* X0 V; h, x
xAK American
% q1 u, e! H$ M% T( N xAK Arizonan! ]: G( \& K$ C/ E
xAK Arkansan x1 L- L1 J+ e
xAK Californian
N. T( v3 V5 H& ` xAK Canadian3 U s ]0 _0 Q( B2 X! Q
xAK Dakotan
' b1 m _% r! @2 B8 l xAK Hawaiian( R$ ^. z3 O2 d& a. V) h
xAK Kansan
2 v$ i* r0 o1 U# I% W( J xAK Minnesotan+ c4 j7 j1 D+ r
xAK Ohioan
7 y! b( h, W/ l3 V3 Y xAK Panaman$ A9 b! P8 p9 Y
xAK Pennsylvanian
3 n) H" W9 D! M4 \. Y0 _% v* ` xAK Puerto Rican7 E( b% m" w; g/ V' W. Q4 t( K. |
xAK Utahan! }! E3 C( f9 t
xAK Virginian C' {: u, \* m
xAK Trento$ [ q5 N2 w y% ~
xAK Charles H Cramp
2 D+ O" p' J% D+ R/ q xAK Lancaster
; S V2 m/ ~) j, W" U xAK Sagadahoc; t) F5 D1 I. F E6 y+ v, s; \
xAK Santa Rita( S! r, w1 V, m! s* `2 l
xAK Santa Teresa
4 b% F5 ?! \$ ?- ] xAK Atlanta City, |, `& s, t- `' K8 R. ~% y0 }! R2 p
xAK Chickasaw City
4 I, S3 q2 E ^' w+ \2 ? xAK Ensley City
0 f8 } L; g0 C v5 r4 w% _ xAK Knoxville City7 U0 ?& f3 E7 A; q \
xAK Mobile City
+ v7 E* a4 R! J xAK Tuscaloosa City: N9 R: Z) H0 A: G. b( K- a0 `
xAK Steel Age7 p t$ B# E ?0 }7 F! c
xAK Steel Exporter
2 z# y& s9 q5 {5 p+ |- } xAK Steel Mariner
; x& w7 K8 M: E$ V7 N2 k xAK Steel Navigator
. K% B' j( i2 i9 f# ^/ K5 _+ ~ xAK Steel Ranger D7 O p4 m h9 n* {
xAK Steel Scientist- z/ L' s: i$ X' ?
xAK Steel Seafarer
$ g- J W( l$ B xAK Steel Trader# w( M0 h$ \ Z
xAK Steel Voyager5 p; l5 a! Z& V
xAK Andrea Luckenbach+ i; Y' h0 U* q0 _; N
xAK Harry Luckenbach- H6 T- ?' v7 [ t U% I
xAK J.L. Luckenbach
# l( \$ m7 a# s2 f xAK Jacob Luckenbach
* T% S- a. _* u) r xAK Julia Luckenbach
4 w1 U$ B' M) X& H" ? xAK Katrina Luckenbach
: {& x3 u6 E' n+ e xAK Lena Luckenbach
8 z* b* M- x! K! ?/ W# }6 S xAK Lewis Luckenbach
5 J4 k# u5 L. r9 j6 S8 F" Q# Y& x3 o% a xAK Lillian Luckenbach# u& h1 p" E( z7 U9 ]# n9 D1 S
xAK Mathew Luckenbach
- R7 h7 N) E: p xAK Walter Luckenbach
6 R4 _) q% t- B% U1 o xAK William Luckenbach9 v, b( K5 i. R( t5 ^3 ~! e
xAK Diamond head- W. S, C# S, r0 w' s) i
xAK Admiral Halstead
! L6 O% {" m; x$ U& h. g, w: Z5 o xAK Admiral Cole% z# D0 R5 q6 s% U v
xAK Crown City
0 v* W. e4 I( p( u9 p xAK Admiral Y. Williams+ y# P4 s- V# ^1 l( f
xAK Iron Crown, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, ~$ v% @& r4 V$ Z0 R
xAK Rona, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage
# L$ P( b2 G& K8 }6 } xAK Exmoor, Shell hits 2
7 E- ]7 O3 ^% J( L8 m6 ~ B xAK Aeon, Shell hits 3, on fire
) }( g" b0 p9 z& q( ~! w# I xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1
. ~: e2 b+ H$ K+ ~9 e
+ x* r- a/ B' F0 u, F2 e& r, g" q% O! Z+ h; Q
Allied ground losses:
* }- q! \7 n4 {/ ^0 x 59 casualties reported
# X0 c' ` z' Z* g) I2 h8 {* x; k Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
2 P: v$ v8 i! @ Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 19 disabled
: _0 K2 `1 U2 o/ M" x% m$ u Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled0 D% ]+ L+ c! Y
Guns lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled)) X8 }3 c2 H+ R9 l
0 T; Z' w$ B, P4 [& r--------------------------------------------------------------------------------( n0 }# f; c0 Z6 R7 l8 ]9 v$ g
Day Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 14,000 Yards$ T) G/ d. r& j9 s" B/ s
! u( ?2 [6 E5 ]- E
Japanese Ships
, ]8 j. n! n6 T% p) w5 H5 Y/ D1 C# a5 U8 X CA Furutaka
/ A: E% }! Z! A r) {" x0 q CL Abukuma3 h3 a" n- H2 N. d4 u
CL Tatsuta
8 Q5 m# X+ J3 W& e( G9 |( G CL Yubari( z: H) `. x$ F4 b
DD Michishio/ [" ~( D* P, ^0 ^5 u4 R( J# ~
: B. i5 |- {* ?Allied Ships R" S/ m: P* O7 H: m% e
DM Ramsay, Shell hits 4, heavy fires1 v2 h+ h5 G) M
DM Breese, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
1 t1 q% p1 l8 S4 ^/ G+ @( p5 ^: S# A5 I, b
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------, q; G7 K$ |4 G' C( ?2 f* A9 Y
Sub attack near Port Moresby at 98,133
2 V0 ~% F$ z; L# z- m( {) Q$ z& h$ v* R1 t) U8 f
Japanese Ships4 M3 m/ J0 u$ C$ j
PB Kozan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
, ~/ \9 [ c7 a- E$ J. o' ?/ { AO Manju Maru
1 c6 S% N- m( ]% O. r" J AO Akebono Maru
# \% e. }" }7 d+ n0 l8 d# O PB Choun Maru #81 h1 v! v" S* L v+ o, i# o; B
SC Ch 20
! l! ]2 U6 ~/ g( F
4 K& T# n" C" EAllied Ships; Q+ m& d/ t3 Z: w% n
SS Tautog
. M1 L3 E% O% M" f. q$ s3 D8 V5 F5 H" c% D3 M
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 c4 i! e5 w7 {) VMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130) L( ?/ \' K# m; F* K- G
" I& K$ n w& m, S' Q3 `
Weather in hex: Light cloud
+ Y2 W$ j9 q6 J' Q% _6 z% E" Q5 |* }$ D2 }0 g# g" h& v5 ^, y2 B
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.( T4 P" Q* f& q+ v8 o5 Y
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes1 q- F$ C8 f) j& Q$ K- ?/ X+ R
( K& j( j( w8 U! _
Japanese aircraft
) D1 ?7 u4 g h3 Q& I4 c- T# g A6M2 Zero x 41+ }: f+ X1 f0 x; [2 D. k
3 ^- G0 f- z( c4 O8 Q* V! [0 O* p: k% r& x& C' ~
$ E4 }3 s" q3 Q
Allied aircraft4 C% X O! {9 V! |
P-40E Warhawk x 160 P! p4 U( M+ d9 ~
PBY-5 Catalina x 30
) a7 Z1 g/ h' v) t7 ^- \- [$ p3 M
& j) |7 s; W+ N0 S. \5 Z6 h" @6 m
No Japanese losses
! v+ {/ q; ?# d9 g# l# W6 ^
0 r; ?4 Z) }+ Z8 AAllied aircraft losses# x( ~2 [0 J6 o# V9 ~
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
; A7 K' T9 [0 L0 z6 J6 X PBY-5 Catalina: 3 damaged( {% @# w/ s# \4 c
PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed by flak! z& D' s1 n: p+ J9 B2 i" n& H; `
" j U6 s/ u# @: @4 ?* zJapanese Ships4 Q1 J! K! _" y! o8 ?- `
DD Suresushio8 |! d8 l( r/ R0 r; m3 J
DD Oyashio, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
- v2 \" r2 T3 y. k8 `2 r TB Hayabusa- g& h' z8 v; |/ b$ v+ L$ I# t
TB Otori) f7 E0 I Z- i2 x
TB Hiyodori
- r* Z. s: _+ x4 ^3 a/ I DD Hagikaze, A& e9 ~( H! X' m9 a% j
DD Hatsukaze. ~8 L2 ?" Y; d- `$ S
: d% B: X1 A6 p% X! n& G* y, t4 ~# ?$ ^! r% K4 }/ x6 [
. K3 ]# ~. A! x5 X
3 z- t8 d9 ?. x. R7 x: d4 @( A8 O: p4 J7 v4 h- e7 D( L2 Z2 a5 f
; I! r, P9 {' m2 O7 E8 U9 G
& k/ H$ d6 d( \( S7 {
+ @4 L0 r( l [
6 |5 \5 o! ]6 ~" s C0 \! Z, x, _, J3 o
5 x' P" H3 r2 j) J0 V
1 h! h- I# x7 o$ S
2 z, d# d. S4 F9 \/ c* s, d
; M: v/ w3 i! Q/ z4 R
|