AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 27, 42
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盟军一支在莫港卸载补给的船队全灭;
2 `' A, ]& I: t6 _! M) q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;7 f' f6 A- l/ x% w
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 Yards9 U3 i& X3 \% U/ T8 ]. H0 i0 C
X. |; Y/ R' {. N$ F/ u! a( NJapanese Ships- F1 Q$ o; d: N: f9 o9 l
DD Oyashio
3 f1 x) N& X6 R% p% c& g DD Hatsukaze
! y9 x% m! M: x9 { DD Hagikaze
) a7 L3 n% L( {# X5 E DD Uranami" n$ ?8 S9 ~, U- v9 b
TB Otori
& y1 e8 s4 k" }' V TB Hiyodori; Q# m1 l9 K8 S7 u0 ]2 S
TB Hayabusa0 A2 W6 G$ }2 h; W3 D$ T b3 t0 e
TB Kiji& }3 F3 S3 S: M) D% h5 X1 m
TB Kamo; O: J& }2 `* k5 J% X* q1 E
DD Suresushio
9 F+ a7 K% k9 Y5 z7 y- Q1 I- a# `2 x
Allied Ships$ L- M# T8 Y" I g6 Z& h; a' _
xAKL Chungking, Shell hits 23, and is sunk8 ^, m8 M8 T" @6 \) |# t0 S5 Y7 Q
xAKL Darvel, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
" {$ _" @- _. D E6 P9 y. l xAKL Kaiping, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
. f1 _& J$ p/ I- t+ h xAKL Vichy, Shell hits 18, and is sunk
0 N4 ~, C) m+ [9 m$ p+ J xAKL Patris, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
$ Q1 O, G, D: s$ |9 o z( z) S2 s xAKL Burwah, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk: s E6 u. a& t1 X1 T5 d. d
xAKL Carlisle, Shell hits 26, and is sunk- J+ c& G+ V$ K8 }3 G% h5 I H
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 7,000 Yards& ?* I Y; b# d, j. [1 Y5 K! P
" H" Q& f% `; XJapanese Ships
5 W- J+ c& X" b _ Z \ CA Furutaka" y6 n, g% s; W, F- n$ B; L
CA Kako3 |% W6 @9 N$ R5 z( }- Z+ E
CL Abukuma8 V7 ^3 j6 }9 E) _9 b& G, w% u
CL Tenryu7 F0 t- P$ K& u% z' J. F! t$ E
CL Tatsuta
. Z5 }( Z8 a$ s) @/ s8 p CL Yubari, Shell hits 1$ G! u3 x$ Q# ~' D2 N
DD Michishio
: o0 b& i9 I2 w8 Z2 b DD Amagiri
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# R+ \0 D8 U1 B! gAllied Ships
& U6 \: F) m3 j$ I: W DM Ramsay, Shell hits 17 s. F+ j* B$ ^8 Q4 b
DM Breese, Shell hits 3, on fire
# D) n+ O, ~# x$ p$ N DM Tracy, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
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1 E; G( H) S q/ R2 zTF 181 encounters mine field at Pago Pago (148,161)7 i6 @9 X7 O( }9 h- n* z
6 S8 p4 p* N6 b/ Q6 HJapanese Ships
9 y }; }# w/ k9 d" |& f CA Kako, Mine hits 5, on fire, heavy damage; G. Y8 N+ l' {+ ?
DD Amagiri, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
! a5 e4 c. M0 \3 b, ? CL Tenryu, Mine hits 1, on fire4 I" {! [* E) o! ?$ W+ h, {
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6 B' ]3 d# D- w1 _& d3 p$ JNight Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards9 _, s8 o3 x+ ^% v: f) H
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Japanese Ships
5 V6 K3 f0 k6 | c) l" ? DD Satsuki6 C/ e3 M1 I8 R! ?; s/ o% b
DD Minazuki
H/ V @ _9 m7 H DD Mochizuki
3 b& i. Z. v4 g( p0 s' |1 `* m DD Oite
' l* e* R5 n% R8 p8 l1 e DD Hayate
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Allied Ships, \9 F/ ]" J( f, P, ~
PG Sacramento, Shell hits 15, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 V) V! n( R2 G$ f xAK Alabaman
" _* e$ F+ L3 g' z% J xAK Alaskan
: r/ H$ x, A4 _) o( _ \/ ^1 {# s xAK American
}8 r3 D% q9 F0 o) t xAK Arizonan
$ r1 _( g! D* N+ T0 t6 G xAK Arkansan
% K! j- B# Y( g0 x$ S I1 i# F$ m xAK Californian
: q, H! P* e( H xAK Canadian6 k( S7 g+ v5 d6 K, F( y# j0 b
xAK Dakotan
& u! X g/ s# p/ x xAK Hawaiian# }: ~+ Y/ q$ i% y( O* s
xAK Kansan# c4 L5 W' `- k, ^$ a
xAK Minnesotan m Y. |# k$ u$ ?2 q
xAK Ohioan
" q& o* z- o2 `- F- v& o xAK Panaman# F2 w0 w' v8 A& l1 Y- n4 j' D
xAK Pennsylvanian
) P& c7 B/ g [) S6 H$ t" o/ u xAK Puerto Rican
0 |$ ^1 h/ w4 [5 F xAK Utahan: U) S% W i& }$ n: Y1 t
xAK Virginian
9 y% c/ s9 b8 W xAK Trento; [0 I+ Y* I3 W# e
xAK Charles H Cramp
% S( y* s& t3 l9 G" ~ xAK Lancaster
0 {$ G& Z3 }4 Y; N xAK Sagadahoc
5 Y4 q. Z/ ~ K9 ]: w xAK Santa Rita8 ]7 r1 l! k4 |
xAK Santa Teresa
6 r8 t, c! d( g$ T. U xAK Atlanta City
0 O- k. E8 f# a1 H$ V8 u xAK Chickasaw City e j+ Q \1 e$ X; _
xAK Ensley City; \9 @% o4 n! b2 W' e2 O }
xAK Knoxville City% p. w/ Q6 W& O' y$ \( E( a
xAK Mobile City
2 d3 N7 Q# q/ }! K, k xAK Tuscaloosa City& `$ b7 F! U+ P& v
xAK Steel Age0 c' v1 V, B+ p
xAK Steel Exporter
+ v. d; n% \- G xAK Steel Mariner/ i- _, E F, G, ?/ f
xAK Steel Navigator" S; H9 @: \+ h. u9 f0 R. m, [
xAK Steel Ranger
- y: |( r# H4 O; B4 U2 w5 u xAK Steel Scientist5 v6 k( n H1 J* S8 C6 k6 H
xAK Steel Seafarer
1 [! E `" l* F# e5 a9 X xAK Steel Trader
1 r, \1 c3 r( v; \1 h# j; [9 h xAK Steel Voyager
5 o/ ~. T1 _. O9 J1 S/ c, u2 g1 k; ~) | xAK Steel Worker
0 R& I: ?* C& X# O0 Y5 N4 [9 `/ M xAK Andrea Luckenbach
0 R! C3 V- i; U# Y7 N# ^! h* T: V xAK Harry Luckenbach! E6 u' L Q( n' B. F% U; I
xAK J.L. Luckenbach
4 C" L) {/ v# i. P c# b! p- L9 u xAK Jacob Luckenbach
" \/ ]6 D& _; l# x6 E1 I xAK Julia Luckenbach2 }4 ]5 F0 J* ~" v' L8 ?
xAK Katrina Luckenbach8 j! {5 I* _$ ~4 i! }& `1 D
xAK Lena Luckenbach
& j. }7 c1 m# S* K/ [) m$ k xAK Lewis Luckenbach
& p# W. J9 [7 m; j* Q" S0 ` xAK Lillian Luckenbach
+ L5 X8 Z' H, C8 ^" h) W% ~7 {% g3 Z xAK Mathew Luckenbach* t7 t9 L8 \/ P: t6 `2 O
xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 7, heavy fires) U6 [/ ~ r4 Y
xAK Walter Luckenbach7 T+ E# A$ H0 w
xAK William Luckenbach9 F+ _2 V( g' m4 J7 }0 M
xAK Diamond head* o0 R/ [% p+ V4 O; `8 C4 ^
xAK Admiral Halstead. L) ]: S6 \; ?. }4 ?( P2 Y* ^7 y
AM Matai, Shell hits 1
% S3 ? F9 z& K. f. z# X1 r AM Muritai, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage- _2 k" t( F* a7 z& ^$ N
xAK Salamaua, Shell hits 1
' ~, T+ q f3 h+ z) T xAK Rona, Shell hits 2
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t8 Z ] f9 G; N6 u RAllied ground losses:
) e& u8 e1 u/ J1 e _! B- O 24 casualties reported
+ Z" l, ^9 r6 ?9 o( n Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
+ O! F2 ~) w9 ^9 L0 j2 v Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 4 disabled
2 z, e* k- G% X8 F# u7 R; ?6 \ Engineers: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled
! G4 x7 r. j9 U& e! X Vehicles lost 17 (10 destroyed, 7 disabled): u( H$ ^, ~. k+ D
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# ~6 `, O T5 VNight Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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, s' z+ m0 o( O& |; PJapanese Ships. m8 T1 C+ A$ c
DD Satsuki
2 r6 G, B% W1 Y3 E' D7 `8 g0 G: j DD Minazuki9 a8 l% a% C& I( E1 ]
DD Mochizuki
/ V$ K9 s8 V4 P I0 ?1 S, h DD Oite+ J0 Y) K+ _0 } I k! w# J: Z( Z
DD Hayate7 h1 K) {8 Z+ V9 Y4 Q, Y
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Allied Ships: x1 }5 H8 {2 x, R3 s. b3 [
PG Sacramento, Shell hits 12, heavy fires, heavy damage- Z* g |, Z" T4 y& ^: M+ `2 t/ x0 W3 _
xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 U4 M v* q0 k- U1 `6 p AM Muritai, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Allied ground losses:
6 n6 D$ b7 }1 g% P8 m! W( O Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)4 ]! p) Z, u' D1 C; a& d" J
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" X! M. h* y- {0 R. \+ @- O [! D VNight Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 121,193, Range 8,000 Yards, }8 r" @0 M" l2 W7 x
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Japanese Ships" y: a3 K2 b8 a; K3 l
DD Satsuki
) ^/ r* x) [$ ^6 x f DD Minazuki# p) y7 t9 Q% ?" U7 j. _$ x
DD Mochizuki
8 H7 K# v2 U( z DD Oite
8 h, H! y: ^2 g* L, L2 ~- ]# U* a DD Hayate- m+ a+ M2 [4 Z9 x8 }
- {8 q% l1 R% R) zAllied Ships
. R2 b) s# n; \, ? xAK Alabaman( U$ m' x0 t/ h2 [
xAK Alaskan
. _9 O: y( s$ k. l0 j xAK American
7 Q. y; K, H1 w) v$ [! B xAK Arizonan
- k* f8 v0 L& r T9 [ xAK Arkansan
0 w4 }! A p" E+ ^4 e, p xAK Californian
\, t: W5 e% N; i2 g( } xAK Canadian
3 V+ p* G( E a. x" Q6 p, z/ n- o xAK Dakotan" P1 }4 \* z/ F, t$ U5 Y A$ n
xAK Hawaiian9 K. u, |" V/ K5 d
xAK Kansan: z9 G Q, E( C& Y- L: y
xAK Minnesotan6 Y% x0 f3 q* R8 Y
xAK Ohioan4 m9 \5 r& ^) f) [5 G
xAK Panaman
9 ]2 P. b- x0 K" O" b xAK Pennsylvanian2 y9 I5 j# o8 ~! m" @$ U1 v
xAK Puerto Rican
3 m% c/ {& u5 i4 f( _# i; g xAK Utahan1 V5 q6 `' ]! c
xAK Virginian
5 r/ _& q1 Z9 H6 L- k6 p7 } xAK Trento
9 G7 o$ T. {+ ^ o/ c! Z xAK Charles H Cramp
# Z* i5 g9 k2 P" f( X xAK Lancaster
8 U$ x) Y" G% a xAK Sagadahoc
! H* m4 y/ r, G6 I& n( C xAK Santa Rita! f, B5 t! z& W% v" u
xAK Santa Teresa
' f% W- K4 `6 g" {/ n. ~: S xAK Atlanta City8 _9 R: B/ {8 W9 `/ X0 Y
xAK Chickasaw City
4 }. t& b1 U, T) L4 ^. \3 z xAK Ensley City5 o% d; [8 {- N0 T# q, L
xAK Knoxville City. j; Z! @1 U g/ h
xAK Mobile City! h) j+ }: I$ S& s8 h$ e! @
xAK Tuscaloosa City
- w' P. }1 Q/ S$ v& t xAK Steel Age3 d3 N" v5 }3 J
xAK Steel Exporter& N8 V0 g$ ]5 M6 c( B8 Y% i' T! A
xAK Steel Mariner: k7 u( O* p4 z1 T
xAK Steel Navigator
& s) B# {% {$ l# X9 W xAK Steel Ranger" E9 j0 y6 G; V+ O$ y3 w
xAK Steel Scientist3 G0 s E8 `# X6 |: }
xAK Steel Seafarer6 Q0 O; Q2 Q2 l: g5 ~* G& `0 ]: A
xAK Steel Trader
, F1 h; V& g% B$ s5 ?! Z xAK Steel Voyager
2 S6 f" e9 d1 R xAK Steel Worker, heavy damage
8 }' o: S4 V7 X; v) b, [7 g8 b xAK Andrea Luckenbach
3 r3 b2 n6 Z8 V [% P$ C9 C/ S4 l- W xAK Harry Luckenbach
4 X% B: `2 J( r9 K, R xAK J.L. Luckenbach# H$ I4 s. J( y0 N- }6 M$ K
xAK Jacob Luckenbach# o6 `: w, N& @) {2 T
xAK Julia Luckenbach% A9 D' E& a2 u! p$ N
xAK Katrina Luckenbach# B; M- I& O |5 a+ C
xAK Lena Luckenbach7 w' Z+ g2 V9 y# S7 e1 S
xAK Lewis Luckenbach2 O( k% x9 O0 U" I. E8 [) y
xAK Lillian Luckenbach
/ o6 t7 m1 H. U- O- I; I7 k0 A xAK Mathew Luckenbach9 D, D7 v, H/ ^7 l$ o2 l
xAK Walter Luckenbach4 I: [% f2 z3 s$ Q5 M
xAK William Luckenbach0 @6 }* I5 g% \& `
xAK Diamond head, ~& g( A& _3 E# D V$ [
xAK Admiral Halstead0 Y" u+ }9 j: ~- Z
xAK Admiral Cole' A& y& U3 ?) I. g# M I8 Q6 [( j
xAK Crown City8 r/ R+ c/ l8 D' `6 e5 p2 d
AM Matai, Shell hits 20, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ [9 N B3 R0 J; [ xAK Rona, Shell hits 4
4 g' q& w' G8 i" j8 q8 ` J xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1
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6 a$ j$ B* J" ~" ~& W5 k+ vAllied ground losses:
8 B3 K7 P1 ^# u6 S 37 casualties reported
5 z9 ?1 d, O% z: W: C Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled6 ~9 K* u4 @' U4 |4 n/ D. r
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
9 L4 w) C" o9 P' d6 W Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: w! g. M% \' l+ ?1 I8 x
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. G0 S$ D) g" M! J! w) }/ H) H. E/ s( rDay Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 120,193, Range 15,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
# l; C( m) D; d DD Satsuki
0 X4 | n/ a3 u8 X0 [6 v DD Minazuki6 b+ n* F- j3 X+ k; G* |
DD Mochizuki+ C/ v4 M" F$ ~6 V7 _0 j
DD Oite
+ ]7 o% W& l% U- \9 n8 @) O5 b DD Hayate5 H0 W6 x1 e. G3 M4 z6 [
9 j3 F' c! T$ O2 M! jAllied Ships/ {9 [+ l* M C6 q
xAK Alabaman% N, n! j$ A" G( @3 z/ q/ Z% f
xAK Alaskan
# d3 M3 c% d) W: B% O4 S xAK American! a @1 S1 ^6 F$ z* l( I* K+ }$ k
xAK Arizonan
; {* {& B8 a* c# @ xAK Arkansan0 Z0 C x: ~2 l q( h+ e5 J3 a
xAK Californian8 d" p( b+ x: J, E" N/ w
xAK Canadian
: n- R2 z" O1 N8 b7 d0 J/ W xAK Dakotan! v- o9 G) c% d! Z" h( Q1 U! j9 u
xAK Hawaiian; k5 |" @& P# ~0 `5 ]
xAK Kansan0 c7 ^& W2 V) f. m4 [4 j* k
xAK Minnesotan3 X/ Z R- ^- a5 l, F- `% q6 Z1 U
xAK Ohioan& k* _2 L& ]. Y6 b( k: D
xAK Panaman0 j' `; H' j' T; B
xAK Pennsylvanian
2 A& S% U8 v6 D. X6 e. R7 U xAK Puerto Rican
4 Q* t' E' y4 z( f xAK Utahan# ~8 ^) q- s, v# S- A* {* z
xAK Virginian
# H O( f8 K5 B xAK Trento
V4 F+ c1 B0 c3 Z2 | xAK Charles H Cramp f7 u1 }3 p" }3 w
xAK Lancaster2 X; |( j. L/ [9 \2 }: A( R$ q' s
xAK Sagadahoc
; Y7 j ^& b9 w! Y; Q$ {8 [ xAK Santa Rita7 L1 g6 w# z9 B; c" }$ }4 `9 ^
xAK Santa Teresa7 O/ W' l- W8 [, m
xAK Atlanta City
9 a- v& b0 J" j# y9 i xAK Chickasaw City8 z V! h0 H* t! q
xAK Ensley City# E8 B- n1 }" [2 H% J G4 m0 y
xAK Knoxville City8 x) t/ U* q% F2 Y$ \9 ^
xAK Mobile City& ~" x; v& {* `
xAK Tuscaloosa City
' n- F( B& N& X* J9 K xAK Steel Age D9 x0 j: x0 U6 X6 c
xAK Steel Exporter) X# s1 I; c' Q) c( U
xAK Steel Mariner& a* ^' P, \* S2 d" o
xAK Steel Navigator; E) k$ |% C# d5 H
xAK Steel Ranger
8 W* M0 ?$ ]! M! g/ o xAK Steel Scientist* x& P0 N8 U$ C6 ~/ i
xAK Steel Seafarer
- q, W, C) s# C4 L$ a9 J* [7 @" P1 G xAK Steel Trader, e; d8 B. Q: z% u% B: \
xAK Steel Voyager
8 m7 `0 e" m4 S xAK Andrea Luckenbach
6 \1 \& _ B+ o! `! W2 ?* C xAK Harry Luckenbach
2 w% Z/ Y+ O# t3 d xAK J.L. Luckenbach
) c) u% M# U' y( y( ] xAK Jacob Luckenbach
( L/ r G. ^; V& y3 n ~) e/ ~ xAK Julia Luckenbach+ x- O' o& Y/ v3 u# Q0 ~- n
xAK Katrina Luckenbach
6 d" q6 b% J7 ~: S) h7 s5 E2 o. k xAK Lena Luckenbach
+ _2 O3 w: o" K G8 I4 I xAK Lewis Luckenbach* z: O2 ]2 a3 Y2 l) b
xAK Lillian Luckenbach" j' e1 [2 v+ S% _9 I) C8 j4 Y4 t
xAK Mathew Luckenbach
! Q9 ~4 c3 e% N3 A1 F0 M4 L/ F xAK Walter Luckenbach
% \* i' r" I9 x' n3 b xAK William Luckenbach
" y. y! S3 V7 J6 C) ~& E6 s xAK Diamond head0 b4 h5 g. C% X& }# h" h6 O
xAK Admiral Halstead
# y; |. F7 Z! s2 S xAK Admiral Cole
3 G& C+ b; T, m' B xAK Crown City
. W$ f( e, ]( k9 S- X3 b9 x xAK Admiral Y. Williams$ [7 l: _- J2 \: Q# ?+ |
xAK Iron Crown, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
) Z' v; I% A* z6 b xAK Rona, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage* p3 \& ?0 v/ s% p' F
xAK Exmoor, Shell hits 20 [: g$ B- z: v( ~$ y3 R. ~
xAK Aeon, Shell hits 3, on fire9 [9 m& A. e6 A5 V, ? G, d6 t
xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1
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Allied ground losses:8 R- s: f: l: W1 k& Z$ V
59 casualties reported0 m$ ]3 n- V! B; b, f( P' f5 Y
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled5 V& {3 A9 a. q* N
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 19 disabled% J7 b0 H2 e( m7 A; H5 A
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
5 _- H% w2 `6 q6 M) ~0 }, M, Z 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" k7 n5 p' ]: Z# g/ e' z7 y+ [
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Japanese Ships
7 V" Z: H! e$ h$ W! l% x CA Furutaka- L: z5 G7 y( {. h- ^" M
CL Abukuma& l8 ?7 n% O* U+ K
CL Tatsuta
h7 C/ B' [) i: F CL Yubari& a1 z- j8 J/ g, J u2 O
DD Michishio
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2 z% K- z1 g6 s6 @7 m' KAllied Ships; C5 U9 h+ K0 z2 }
DM Ramsay, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
! k: n7 |/ i! n* j) a. t DM Breese, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
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Sub attack near Port Moresby at 98,133+ X4 L- B. C4 |. Q: w
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Japanese Ships/ _: b7 }' s$ c9 {( \$ B, G9 q
PB Kozan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
6 \5 h* f- {( J) v AO Manju Maru
( }$ o: C) G' D6 ?- Q AO Akebono Maru1 g# v v6 ~9 V: s. u9 @/ u
PB Choun Maru #87 ^# L7 J x9 O
SC Ch 20' c t6 \+ K1 f5 Q
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Allied Ships
4 M Y; _5 _7 M5 K+ | SS Tautog
4 f" J# u5 D; k% F6 B& B: K1 ?3 {8 e: {, f! _
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130, ~8 R% h0 M( H
' B9 L( l9 a1 T, d9 G/ y) \Weather in hex: Light cloud6 s1 ^7 r5 a2 w1 M
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
2 N% O- y' S1 ]* r1 m. U# ~Estimated time to target is 10 minutes2 ` Z0 b0 L) w: a( f
; N" Y( G5 u. D" F5 n" ^Japanese aircraft
; ]$ a; e4 U5 ]5 g" t+ [- ? A6M2 Zero x 41 X" X7 ], H4 I$ [0 e
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Allied aircraft
8 s, @7 Q5 }% l8 a w# n b P-40E Warhawk x 166 L% c$ g2 n7 h# F1 q! i. S, Q: U; U
PBY-5 Catalina x 30! s! y% v0 T/ B7 q+ I0 f
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No Japanese losses
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0 D5 Y5 W5 G0 n/ X% }: mAllied aircraft losses
2 e) M3 G) Z6 _5 r* F$ R6 o( W% ~ P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed& f1 q% D! u& k
PBY-5 Catalina: 3 damaged5 F/ f X; |* @3 s
PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed by flak
8 [4 P! ]. S, Y
9 `: E/ Z4 H0 k4 Q. I! \1 D& IJapanese Ships
; ~& R4 |% `: Y% Q. m$ u7 x" H DD Suresushio
/ \9 P4 l5 ~8 P N4 A3 q8 | DD Oyashio, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage; U! f, G8 `% Y$ W/ I
TB Hayabusa
( C7 k2 t/ Z$ W' i" U7 V4 r* S TB Otori
8 j; @9 `. }0 e: I. ^ TB Hiyodori
5 R8 n3 [5 b2 e& R1 E DD Hagikaze
' ~! U: T6 x& T1 Y/ P' I/ o* P/ |2 {9 [ DD Hatsukaze
4 g t* T$ W. m) c; R
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, h$ {2 H. @8 O" j1 s+ G
6 g/ e) ]; }' q; J
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# B+ Y& X- c& V: [6 g5 A2 q
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4 U: N2 n. q2 k& S- M
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