AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 27, 42
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$ z7 E6 A* ]3 j" r" [盟军一支在莫港卸载补给的船队全灭;& G& [ E$ u5 C' H% I
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;' E* t% m8 n" q9 Z6 M) [
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 Ships3 @' i9 A9 l2 C
DD Oyashio4 C+ l% S! w0 n+ |" G- u
DD Hatsukaze4 K' A: ]: j8 Y& L2 `
DD Hagikaze% \6 n" Q2 V6 w, L7 O
DD Uranami" V3 T! b2 O6 R, b* C
TB Otori( F! s5 P+ u$ D/ s9 E5 e# L1 A
TB Hiyodori0 N' w6 F+ D r: l# E# ^
TB Hayabusa2 h7 G) S) j+ J+ i
TB Kiji4 ?. `( L" A& r% O
TB Kamo7 }1 O% A& F. W: h- ?. X) h! w; ^
DD Suresushio
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Allied Ships. G% d1 q$ D# H4 v0 J( M$ X% V
xAKL Chungking, Shell hits 23, and is sunk# \3 e4 s- y; h
xAKL Darvel, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk+ q, F, H) S% T# A0 Z- z
xAKL Kaiping, Shell hits 13, and is sunk5 y$ p$ h W- J2 }) A7 n
xAKL Vichy, Shell hits 18, and is sunk5 v, L* a/ c3 i4 L) V/ V4 ?
xAKL Patris, Shell hits 25, and is sunk) ~4 e8 ~$ a$ _7 q" _3 K
xAKL Burwah, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
( V8 ]; r/ T# F2 j6 D+ {7 j4 r xAKL Carlisle, Shell hits 26, and is sunk
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/ e5 e2 K$ x$ \! H7 x* PNight Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 7,000 Yards' o) ~8 J( T% C" f" U$ ~
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Japanese Ships
/ c* D1 w: x7 r% U CA Furutaka
% u- ~1 P2 O8 W! k* @, e* H CA Kako3 f2 W7 K% }0 j
CL Abukuma) F% ]! s, r" ^4 d8 S3 }& w% Q* z
CL Tenryu8 |- Q1 D6 B; R: V9 f4 h
CL Tatsuta/ e* E* B- P* m# `; ^8 u% M
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1' m& N$ \; k* R( n% Z* M
DD Michishio8 d" i" c3 Z, S/ N* \0 H; }# t
DD Amagiri
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Allied Ships. u) U' F J4 r
DM Ramsay, Shell hits 1
% v5 I7 o7 c9 \# f2 a0 \' p DM Breese, Shell hits 3, on fire
, T1 E( ]& @8 P Y3 |: I# b' @ DM Tracy, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
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TF 181 encounters mine field at Pago Pago (148,161)
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Japanese Ships
2 t# G' C7 Q8 z. O5 m, n CA Kako, Mine hits 5, on fire, heavy damage% {, l3 E1 { L N+ I
DD Amagiri, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage9 f8 I9 G7 J% x
CL Tenryu, Mine hits 1, on fire; z* a o9 p' \4 a2 ?
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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7 J+ l Q6 f8 T" V" Z DD Satsuki
/ P# \, y+ E4 v0 k; T. ?3 ~2 [ DD Minazuki
9 l a% ?6 |9 f DD Mochizuki
" E/ }; u K$ P8 m2 a0 f! W DD Oite6 @7 l+ p+ r5 R
DD Hayate8 P1 J/ [# A1 U& i+ r
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Allied Ships- ~7 ^$ e) ?% Y6 D" E
PG Sacramento, Shell hits 15, heavy fires, heavy damage
( X/ y" |( L2 c& W' v1 e1 p xAK Alabaman* i2 l9 o1 }+ T8 L
xAK Alaskan
) J }" t& g5 H' N& u# Q xAK American1 ]2 e9 _+ G' L. S; A
xAK Arizonan
- r7 H- z9 |3 z: R' z$ A xAK Arkansan
8 u% d* v: I( L# c9 u xAK Californian# ?; A1 t; I/ E( L4 H$ x" I
xAK Canadian- B4 z, l. h, j: C
xAK Dakotan0 }' c+ ~& a+ z# U9 |- G) |
xAK Hawaiian2 L7 v% u- ?+ a$ v( g
xAK Kansan
+ P6 [+ ]# a6 Y# Q0 h xAK Minnesotan
8 c$ s! R% y3 H6 Y7 b- b3 [ xAK Ohioan3 b. S" Y: Y1 K# Z, Z. }
xAK Panaman6 F; s$ @8 s' M! d# X
xAK Pennsylvanian
& Z% X0 o# g2 I4 A& V xAK Puerto Rican* S9 t9 ]) @, i- u* ~6 J& u
xAK Utahan$ A v3 X4 Y4 o4 } ?2 j
xAK Virginian
2 v7 l- m6 u/ M6 `$ z xAK Trento( w3 P {/ m' F+ |# ], H4 ]
xAK Charles H Cramp5 W1 d! t& ?1 p% I+ i q
xAK Lancaster
) l- [0 c* n& T+ E% B& ` xAK Sagadahoc6 l' V9 [ P+ l5 ^3 F
xAK Santa Rita
! S4 k! ?" _# U& S/ l9 g6 X. f& n; V xAK Santa Teresa
* B, J/ J Q% V( n! w2 g8 t$ q" W xAK Atlanta City( G, m/ ?7 v; f) S% Y3 f
xAK Chickasaw City5 Z: r1 R' Q+ T' D: u
xAK Ensley City
" { G. U5 j! V+ A xAK Knoxville City! F; D( w# v Y9 u
xAK Mobile City8 } z: E% r$ ]5 G
xAK Tuscaloosa City" x! w6 K+ U3 D8 m. [ b' W# p2 O
xAK Steel Age
& {( t+ \1 }1 _8 ?4 y. Y xAK Steel Exporter( I Z. J% B. E" r$ Y
xAK Steel Mariner& w O) \- T6 u# r8 ?! R
xAK Steel Navigator
5 C' c2 \0 d% `* U7 p+ |3 o xAK Steel Ranger
% C W6 l& Y2 Q" x+ M: j xAK Steel Scientist
. S0 }+ }* [$ N0 T. x( X% g xAK Steel Seafarer
8 Z. p7 i) z2 b8 Y xAK Steel Trader- X ^! c, C, V( m. \$ c$ I) s
xAK Steel Voyager
8 l; ^4 |: V9 L, O F& B xAK Steel Worker1 ?# |* `$ S# Q; I2 ?- @" K
xAK Andrea Luckenbach- U9 ~" W2 H. ^7 B, Z
xAK Harry Luckenbach
* V' _; s2 F7 N% x& a xAK J.L. Luckenbach: d, ]9 y8 G. e3 U; G5 w
xAK Jacob Luckenbach
3 E7 E* ]7 f1 d xAK Julia Luckenbach% Q% f8 @8 ?" O3 L& i3 F
xAK Katrina Luckenbach$ P' H" g- j- ^2 }; {- C0 _2 B' S/ }
xAK Lena Luckenbach
9 F3 C2 r$ ~6 ?! |1 a; Y3 H7 z. q xAK Lewis Luckenbach
+ }! H w0 H$ a7 p5 [( p8 \, V xAK Lillian Luckenbach
$ u7 ^3 ^' X8 r8 ]) A ^4 s xAK Mathew Luckenbach
, ^5 }+ ^' e! B2 W7 Q xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 7, heavy fires0 T! }# {/ ? N) W- U3 P
xAK Walter Luckenbach2 t! z' Y+ J3 B5 V
xAK William Luckenbach$ z. A5 V" J: m# x6 c
xAK Diamond head
5 s/ W7 _/ @0 _3 a7 G6 | xAK Admiral Halstead
! B( O) W- c" _1 { AM Matai, Shell hits 1
+ x7 Z" s2 w6 h! l: o, U AM Muritai, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage. i( H2 C% H% ?, G: v$ T
xAK Salamaua, Shell hits 1
7 O: \0 w$ O/ x$ N xAK Rona, Shell hits 2
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: o( n( `; O. q: HAllied ground losses:
6 {% ^' `/ i- { D3 u ` 24 casualties reported
6 w0 I+ Q: K# s7 k' t Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 v' g+ }+ ]/ r- ]3 Q
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 4 disabled; J4 F; }; i7 B! Z, z. {. F
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled {* S- c* H( r
Vehicles lost 17 (10 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards3 A' t+ X6 A' v/ K" ^
3 P* i/ k, p9 l% V* ]Japanese Ships
1 R5 e8 O1 L! J7 X DD Satsuki9 E7 m+ t9 h8 K$ F4 U$ w
DD Minazuki
8 |# ?5 z8 k4 t' [ q: J \9 M# o0 ^ DD Mochizuki$ W' G( e6 H! a) k
DD Oite
* y8 C& O+ K$ v% q ^ DD Hayate
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V* [6 S( Q( V0 q8 B- [" HAllied Ships1 [$ M9 k; b, e3 z# o* |
PG Sacramento, Shell hits 12, heavy fires, heavy damage3 v/ n& [3 o# z
xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage; a: o6 X+ [" F8 f* K ]8 t& ~
AM Muritai, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage6 f9 y7 E( @5 v7 [
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5 Y9 Q- X I# ]: N) h6 p) s- k3 f& mAllied ground losses:- r- ^* I& ^( L( P8 L+ Z
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)( Z5 ?* ~9 M' }3 {4 J% x% l
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4 X3 a* S4 C+ |0 a Y* hNight Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 121,193, Range 8,000 Yards' r, R Y' S& O, }1 D* ^! T! S
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) l1 l3 l1 c; `( v5 C' D: l DD Satsuki
2 X1 X) Y% ^3 O: g5 I$ i DD Minazuki% j# H7 j% F6 r9 @0 R1 [
DD Mochizuki' d1 j$ j1 z) x7 c& y
DD Oite
/ J0 p& V$ I. F9 `( E# {& Z# `0 L DD Hayate
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Allied Ships+ C8 \& [/ u* v( t
xAK Alabaman& V9 A% w+ r) l6 |8 ]( }+ B' Y# z9 r
xAK Alaskan
3 p5 {! M" p5 m- D xAK American
5 I$ m) ?' D6 b xAK Arizonan
5 b! J4 R. S- a xAK Arkansan
1 Z+ v# d2 c0 G! |* p; P0 D! u xAK Californian# Z' E/ T5 Z/ p4 p0 C
xAK Canadian
9 K0 |& X2 s! s" q$ p/ U xAK Dakotan/ t$ t6 [$ E$ T
xAK Hawaiian
; [" A" i7 L. d: o0 R4 x6 [ xAK Kansan
6 h# e9 L7 J& P7 h xAK Minnesotan% ?* b1 r3 W. S
xAK Ohioan; U" G& `) V+ ?0 J0 d
xAK Panaman
7 U% g% A4 J' @4 O3 z/ w. | xAK Pennsylvanian
& E3 o: a; }4 J xAK Puerto Rican8 f: v6 _3 ~4 A3 w
xAK Utahan4 i) O8 Y$ z# r1 d3 x
xAK Virginian
2 Z' {: l! N/ I- V! N/ ] xAK Trento
% n; h8 I! u% u( { xAK Charles H Cramp! a4 ]8 r) v9 {8 Y* ]3 q7 S
xAK Lancaster
6 U4 [2 l$ ?0 H8 ~% P5 H xAK Sagadahoc- s h# G) B5 D: t
xAK Santa Rita
4 h( D! c/ i, ?/ T8 b0 q xAK Santa Teresa
1 k, Z; L/ ~& s$ Q5 V9 ?' H xAK Atlanta City
' u4 ^6 k, M$ b# }, T xAK Chickasaw City! _1 X7 J* _3 Z: f& ~4 P$ y
xAK Ensley City
' |8 r) N. s9 A1 }: U xAK Knoxville City9 ?5 q' k) [& Z2 a) b% j
xAK Mobile City0 F5 s9 E0 h( ^4 _; l1 p' C
xAK Tuscaloosa City8 \4 ]5 Y7 B$ m, |1 F* N: ^
xAK Steel Age$ z( u! H( r) w- B
xAK Steel Exporter% Y* b+ K/ f2 X% O7 Y
xAK Steel Mariner" [1 q Z0 ?' S' b: \; F6 r2 M g
xAK Steel Navigator! G+ v$ F2 i* x4 \
xAK Steel Ranger' k5 N. J. A8 I3 C+ f
xAK Steel Scientist
+ W& x( ~) }2 E- p xAK Steel Seafarer5 A% E2 e! _' q) E
xAK Steel Trader0 V8 O! q: m% T* G& J. q
xAK Steel Voyager
! w2 ?; M' }) ] xAK Steel Worker, heavy damage
9 L7 j8 N) t! j! H/ q9 S& T( l# L; Q) } xAK Andrea Luckenbach, V/ R7 p/ s6 l
xAK Harry Luckenbach
( c: `0 G0 [2 U% `* Y' h" V: \) @ xAK J.L. Luckenbach
}# i% @; V* O2 m xAK Jacob Luckenbach" N O$ _7 M" o8 `: W
xAK Julia Luckenbach4 a( g" o2 ^$ o) B) g6 i
xAK Katrina Luckenbach: `8 L) u; T4 c1 l+ }2 g
xAK Lena Luckenbach" G! j4 r# ~$ S# [; C3 R
xAK Lewis Luckenbach8 u1 F! S9 w/ s- o+ M6 D4 N; j
xAK Lillian Luckenbach
6 v" g6 q# b" W% `" _% h xAK Mathew Luckenbach8 q) b( W. Q. y& _$ K' O" _. h
xAK Walter Luckenbach6 i5 w# ~: T1 X+ P# R
xAK William Luckenbach
- z+ \8 l8 }5 N xAK Diamond head
5 [8 X: X2 k g% X xAK Admiral Halstead
. o3 Z. d& r1 g xAK Admiral Cole- ~# S6 C0 r+ ^7 n7 U9 z
xAK Crown City; O4 o' o2 w+ o* {* m/ b J) V# i1 p
AM Matai, Shell hits 20, heavy fires, heavy damage
: n5 B& ]' D8 b/ u( V xAK Rona, Shell hits 45 u' H+ d" R2 V4 [- p$ O' v
xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1, c+ a2 q' R5 Z
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Allied ground losses:9 ^& ?* x. l5 H3 s$ v; D U
37 casualties reported
% S' k# [; V) T$ p) {: n Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
6 d2 `& X7 m$ o- Q/ X: j) P Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
5 Y4 d6 ~: q1 N* w; d" U% d2 M) ]2 r2 T Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 S) \$ h* C$ k4 \) T1 Z. l8 w
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; ]; r0 ^* s. u# L. Y& RDay Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 120,193, Range 15,000 Yards0 y: i u7 ~& h4 Y# S
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DD Satsuki7 l8 z: K7 r) w/ O; b& S0 l& V
DD Minazuki
3 [) p5 [3 U/ [# | DD Mochizuki$ X( a, _9 C; O) z
DD Oite
; ^- N7 C+ c9 V/ b2 F DD Hayate% c7 ?" S v3 u, K4 D8 O7 J
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Allied Ships8 }) E# y6 i) N) l; Q/ ~
xAK Alabaman
$ T# J7 D% c9 R0 e3 C xAK Alaskan ]: N. I6 J) x
xAK American" F* T/ F' X% c% B
xAK Arizonan
/ H( R k) m- ^" [! T+ [% v xAK Arkansan6 Q/ e* g* E# `% E3 t
xAK Californian
& e4 s8 Y1 R) i xAK Canadian
9 d$ M u+ t; f& d: s xAK Dakotan) T* a& r" L- G- D' I
xAK Hawaiian
: M2 p) I2 O- o' B. e xAK Kansan+ I7 P0 u1 a% Y: f+ [! f4 e& m
xAK Minnesotan
, h$ k' u( e% U. T) s$ T/ G% [( Y xAK Ohioan
+ H5 K; e5 ]6 _+ u0 \4 |: Z' i xAK Panaman
0 F' z& U% u3 i0 ~- g- d xAK Pennsylvanian/ y* g1 P# N+ @, |3 o
xAK Puerto Rican1 _- I! D* w n+ ]* L7 C) F
xAK Utahan
' A. V' N: m2 v) t6 Z9 U. s8 C' q xAK Virginian L. o9 w! B1 t2 E8 E
xAK Trento8 O5 h7 p8 @3 ?" d
xAK Charles H Cramp
+ @" l" v/ Y9 g! P* w8 f% i xAK Lancaster! m; b! n0 j& P0 R2 h: G0 G
xAK Sagadahoc# K6 F) N6 ~' m- q2 L H
xAK Santa Rita b! s1 T9 w, |% F# w" s2 b
xAK Santa Teresa
; B3 U% R1 N) ^; ]; S xAK Atlanta City& K' y3 z5 Q) M* d# u! f! X
xAK Chickasaw City
' A; E% E+ G& k" j! F xAK Ensley City
" Q+ n! @, b( [4 H `) V5 m3 g xAK Knoxville City
9 {" T: N) p! V. [, M9 g xAK Mobile City, C8 R6 @* o# c( h$ T' Y
xAK Tuscaloosa City1 A6 u; U8 _2 g5 C
xAK Steel Age9 l: w8 ?7 A9 q* U w
xAK Steel Exporter+ [* h" n# X* S2 N& C# h
xAK Steel Mariner
$ E) ~. e) |2 C2 G/ {+ }6 J1 i xAK Steel Navigator
( A" J. ~& J+ k7 v3 X% f7 f xAK Steel Ranger
) Q) D- `7 g* a5 v' l xAK Steel Scientist
& T2 y( U2 J: k3 g; b* K xAK Steel Seafarer
7 p6 s! E' v+ ^$ v+ c7 ~( u! n' l xAK Steel Trader9 B) C; v. |3 i2 S
xAK Steel Voyager
1 v& r: T/ A4 a0 h4 ^ xAK Andrea Luckenbach
4 t7 j8 s! \6 r+ h; O* C xAK Harry Luckenbach1 B8 }, C0 I# z, D, `
xAK J.L. Luckenbach9 G- Y* W1 b: P: O @- E6 I. r
xAK Jacob Luckenbach \* f4 Z- s5 C" V6 B4 E
xAK Julia Luckenbach
$ x% E, D* B0 b9 [4 ?' G xAK Katrina Luckenbach
! o9 \) B3 Y/ V9 B% h6 \! `; n xAK Lena Luckenbach
$ J. V3 i. ~2 m5 a7 C, A2 }4 q. Y# } xAK Lewis Luckenbach# k2 {/ b) f$ ^5 [
xAK Lillian Luckenbach! f6 Y5 a* X: |5 Y: H2 S
xAK Mathew Luckenbach t7 f& H! X5 r/ p& ?# Z
xAK Walter Luckenbach
5 w) f. k1 V5 g9 | xAK William Luckenbach
. x3 x! V" ]7 |7 K xAK Diamond head
: N% q# p' F. |/ u xAK Admiral Halstead
! J0 N: C3 p* F7 \ xAK Admiral Cole5 E9 ^5 t# Y0 i
xAK Crown City* d6 M% a4 ~5 y$ ]2 s5 S+ a' d0 w
xAK Admiral Y. Williams
8 }) V9 f" H9 k: n6 `* D P9 X xAK Iron Crown, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
# G0 e5 Z6 G, I8 S! R xAK Rona, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ |1 M. L" i- ?7 s! i xAK Exmoor, Shell hits 2
" c9 V* ^3 `8 W" N7 W& \ xAK Aeon, Shell hits 3, on fire
" x0 w; |; ?2 \) W' u3 q xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1
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. u3 Y3 I) ?/ j# S: ]' P* f* k* D$ p# uAllied ground losses:
# F- m0 X1 c0 V$ {) \ z, C' D 59 casualties reported9 a( q7 l# w, t) G: V
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
9 k* Q; y" F6 M. ^ Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 19 disabled8 o" `. O* r4 v# R- \8 m8 w; b1 X8 F
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
& q b; y" I: @7 d) F 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- A6 X7 F) @" G+ e, M- R5 V
m+ I/ P( R' H* N, {% Y) XJapanese Ships+ r- \% T/ Q0 ]9 }0 g
CA Furutaka
/ S5 T6 D |1 L/ }: l6 v+ V( g. k CL Abukuma
. F" p! w" l8 y: t2 R CL Tatsuta" W0 n5 {3 H& q5 @# C) ` o3 m
CL Yubari$ t# L7 Z: z1 V) w/ E
DD Michishio
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* J& `' b* u" z) ` DM Ramsay, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
+ X( m# s9 @4 e4 g6 g, O$ B DM Breese, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
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! S$ @$ `9 U1 w6 ?7 r: z9 w; cSub attack near Port Moresby at 98,133
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5 i" r' W/ F0 S" Z' u; KJapanese Ships' ~6 P: k2 x5 |
PB Kozan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage7 i. F, _9 B# y
AO Manju Maru J# o+ q2 l% r C: \# f
AO Akebono Maru
& A' W8 P; b! f1 R' o$ \2 s PB Choun Maru #8, K( E; W ^2 e0 o
SC Ch 20
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SS Tautog# m" c) `/ O$ e0 e$ ^: @: L
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7 f+ d" ?2 l8 w8 v7 aMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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1 d. U k/ R1 Y! JWeather in hex: Light cloud$ O& R. P1 J' n4 V$ }
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.! Z/ V j1 i% h9 O9 W7 H
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
0 A" _6 B* K3 I n) T7 L! I A6M2 Zero x 41
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Allied aircraft
' c% C( n; z" O6 [/ r' u P-40E Warhawk x 16) O T1 J$ D4 y& P, t
PBY-5 Catalina x 30 Y5 l. w0 \) p1 Z( t0 X
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No Japanese losses/ L: O2 U$ [& Y3 A
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Allied aircraft losses2 r4 _* i6 r+ @; V% I$ h3 j2 {# a
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed7 _% p8 ^1 f; S
PBY-5 Catalina: 3 damaged
$ \$ J: _9 c' |7 o! Z# U PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed by flak5 j d6 ^8 f4 C9 m1 }0 B
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DD Suresushio
5 ?9 H' N8 W; H$ }! v5 Y8 o5 @ DD Oyashio, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
: n0 x- J' k, x8 Z( ] TB Hayabusa8 R7 w' q; [9 d3 A, }. o; c
TB Otori
) S* c! Q# o7 ?2 ~9 W. R# C# Y8 h TB Hiyodori
' H7 @( @0 @/ ~8 _$ ? DD Hagikaze
( s6 o2 B- m5 u; | P% Q$ Q2 R( k DD Hatsukaze
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