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;! z; R9 o9 X6 b; Y* |
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;
4 N& c% {8 x" E9 R9 ~. 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' N% G. c* K4 y% c
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 12,000 Yards3 `+ Q! G. t) }" |
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Japanese Ships. ?& O0 {( w X, o& [6 a
DD Oyashio% ?" t9 Y, N4 M# G; x0 Q
DD Hatsukaze
) q* ?/ O' z9 T* l# T$ J" r1 o DD Hagikaze
0 W7 H6 F' T- h) _9 v DD Uranami
1 a+ z) e$ }9 V, Z- }; v5 X5 Y TB Otori1 P. n0 X4 k* l1 E
TB Hiyodori
" T4 B9 Q- T: e; {" T/ A TB Hayabusa4 Z* ~* k3 k+ k! ~ `$ m; m
TB Kiji
4 v6 G; Z/ ]4 N4 U9 \( ~ TB Kamo/ H9 M6 T r' K
DD Suresushio
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Allied Ships0 ^5 X2 z. W# o+ g" K8 |
xAKL Chungking, Shell hits 23, and is sunk
, ^! l6 I" [% M/ h* I xAKL Darvel, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk; r( u6 M0 q- W
xAKL Kaiping, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
9 O9 {1 T% E* X( q, g r xAKL Vichy, Shell hits 18, and is sunk
! t! ?' W6 \' j0 | xAKL Patris, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
8 h) C' t- f" ]' S- |& u: m. m9 O xAKL Burwah, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
3 j3 o6 Z- G0 G# W6 C1 H xAKL Carlisle, Shell hits 26, and is sunk# L4 i7 r0 F) y2 c7 ?8 _. Y
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 7,000 Yards# S f u2 Y0 y9 S, C" F9 I: ^
0 D$ G8 y0 F: N+ G, F) [2 RJapanese Ships
2 r& n( k$ r8 J2 u$ z) ] CA Furutaka ]. o$ w) I. k P7 s- ~
CA Kako) M" Q1 n6 e+ f0 k
CL Abukuma
" T; f+ h; W# r! d" H- I. u CL Tenryu& z. \' K, d+ x t, f
CL Tatsuta H0 ^( X0 l4 u" ?% t5 \0 `
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1
* U& y8 b0 ^) s" Z DD Michishio
& Z! n3 h0 _3 Y3 U: G DD Amagiri
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Allied Ships
7 [: y. D7 X& X0 R7 b# k4 u DM Ramsay, Shell hits 1
9 p: C: ?: m7 S6 l) }$ G* u! _8 ` DM Breese, Shell hits 3, on fire
7 \, w3 N1 Y3 y 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
3 h, X% I, E, o4 W CA Kako, Mine hits 5, on fire, heavy damage7 V' T0 s2 N+ u7 f9 V p
DD Amagiri, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage$ o. r$ [7 I! D. X: H' x9 ~( w
CL Tenryu, Mine hits 1, on fire
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards5 {2 z, A& T8 o- `
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Japanese Ships8 F. a; e0 Y1 e- H% `
DD Satsuki- B7 ]- b& [+ T* W+ x$ l( |. R+ I
DD Minazuki
% _' V; i4 J" S4 I+ m. P: s' W. h DD Mochizuki
% \ \+ T* X) r [" }2 I DD Oite7 D' m! _; s# z, c9 Y' ~* {( u9 }
DD Hayate% G: y: X) f% p0 [7 Z2 j. z" S j) A' ?
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Allied Ships' [( f$ F! f8 q) l1 e+ ]
PG Sacramento, Shell hits 15, heavy fires, heavy damage9 `$ P) ]1 C& I3 y$ P- g
xAK Alabaman
/ V9 ?6 v* F( ~7 v1 k0 b. l; H xAK Alaskan8 G# f! d5 N; l( R- D0 a
xAK American# y k# M: c; `" H
xAK Arizonan
W* i# a" E3 P6 z, P4 [ xAK Arkansan
. W! M- j# p8 k' i; T4 A xAK Californian0 N7 j- t& R+ J4 W& z( m5 [/ W
xAK Canadian
! d; \ s+ i* Y xAK Dakotan4 s& v/ v# T1 `0 d8 ^
xAK Hawaiian
/ p7 \3 S8 r- q1 T xAK Kansan
- D& b6 I A1 P5 G$ h* Y4 W4 L xAK Minnesotan% V0 _7 D6 p+ S2 r/ W- F: R4 n. n
xAK Ohioan" _) L: W5 p6 F0 {. u; N
xAK Panaman) P; z( q! ?7 Z7 N7 u
xAK Pennsylvanian
; E0 k; }7 W" W5 x* e xAK Puerto Rican
9 C$ z O) D: D8 V. T. A& ` xAK Utahan
; q9 d% e. r4 v" q, ] xAK Virginian. ]5 f# ]2 b3 ?
xAK Trento+ j N: |: Q, n6 [- [4 K
xAK Charles H Cramp
6 p% Q6 V V% O xAK Lancaster
, t* K6 k! m7 b" a xAK Sagadahoc3 [, \% h* g$ a( @2 ]. p
xAK Santa Rita
4 Y8 f8 c4 |. M+ F$ A xAK Santa Teresa
/ y$ R; o& P( e+ m xAK Atlanta City
D$ c9 s4 {6 L6 s: J7 K xAK Chickasaw City4 ^9 v$ q8 }. L# t/ W/ `+ M s( Z
xAK Ensley City7 e2 `" O: K5 e* Y5 ?7 `
xAK Knoxville City
/ |1 c+ Q: u/ ~8 q9 ?! @. R- \ xAK Mobile City
! j. U) R# m0 W7 n xAK Tuscaloosa City- v' M9 w! P7 C! g7 u; t
xAK Steel Age
2 Z# y9 p4 E5 S$ w: n xAK Steel Exporter7 ?8 d3 V6 s1 ]
xAK Steel Mariner
3 I. O: K: B1 B1 P, [ xAK Steel Navigator; ^6 @5 w3 t* b9 b3 V+ |
xAK Steel Ranger
6 w0 c+ ?& |1 C) f) D xAK Steel Scientist, W6 \( Q0 ?3 t
xAK Steel Seafarer
% O- c: w% v) y xAK Steel Trader6 `& N2 z: J- p/ \ B: f- ]
xAK Steel Voyager
% @$ {$ L* r5 p# d# Y U# x/ i xAK Steel Worker6 O1 d( U7 H6 y0 A" M4 ?& _# I/ G6 {, e
xAK Andrea Luckenbach( L' M( X3 w# @% R0 o
xAK Harry Luckenbach# @; c; A% c; c& U7 Z" s8 d
xAK J.L. Luckenbach; x6 r* R: F2 V& R1 ?
xAK Jacob Luckenbach% i4 z% g: k6 N8 r8 j6 B6 \
xAK Julia Luckenbach/ P7 i/ p! w1 V( R) i g& ?
xAK Katrina Luckenbach8 n/ c5 C( i9 c5 ^8 v# t) w( }
xAK Lena Luckenbach% y% Q6 f: p( R
xAK Lewis Luckenbach3 y" \ R: N# {
xAK Lillian Luckenbach' e8 x1 J% H& G% Y
xAK Mathew Luckenbach, K9 |0 H6 w3 b7 L
xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
/ b6 A1 j6 s" p; Q- ? xAK Walter Luckenbach& V: Y8 ]- f+ |$ l
xAK William Luckenbach/ W9 q+ w' W0 T; _4 n$ z2 h
xAK Diamond head
& @/ ?1 b2 L' R/ a" U2 B xAK Admiral Halstead
! f; d0 d8 M5 ? X. N( c AM Matai, Shell hits 1. ?& G5 [& E5 q: F+ p
AM Muritai, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage4 U* p( ?& I% h; f3 R" }
xAK Salamaua, Shell hits 1
4 }2 I# F5 s/ s6 E$ L6 c xAK Rona, Shell hits 2
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Allied ground losses:
& B% j& X9 H; b7 Y# x 24 casualties reported
$ V" h% y( _1 [4 J Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
+ X$ o( J( r$ Y Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 4 disabled
# {. ~$ M% L- v" g3 b1 M Engineers: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled
" B& K' K! d; S; S# M4 v0 Z, J Vehicles lost 17 (10 destroyed, 7 disabled)9 _. ^ A; |* K- }4 E0 r
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7 m6 G- z% L; ~. MNight Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
8 H! w, ^( U9 W DD Satsuki* C3 u5 t. o( |, _5 e P% `
DD Minazuki4 N" D$ x8 _* W# {* i- g& T
DD Mochizuki
8 ~4 r8 g8 [/ c4 d6 @ DD Oite
* R" C5 l3 ^ `. O6 e DD Hayate2 V" g. K3 r7 w0 e
3 U5 z% f) j( Y3 C7 f+ SAllied Ships: r0 e A4 \8 x: ?
PG Sacramento, Shell hits 12, heavy fires, heavy damage
* K) _6 `/ L9 s$ c8 G xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage% W5 K$ b. J, N! H, n/ [5 z
AM Muritai, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Allied ground losses:$ c2 V+ A0 f6 x7 x" z! B- J
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 121,193, Range 8,000 Yards* G8 b2 S. e T2 K% z1 }9 C1 K, _
9 X( I% v1 M7 w$ tJapanese Ships
) h) ]: ^: }5 O+ O DD Satsuki
s9 `- d* x; A* r5 R F4 m' h4 M DD Minazuki# E% ]$ q6 W5 v, m' [8 e# {
DD Mochizuki
8 r: A8 ^% e0 S ` DD Oite
3 q( X% f1 L6 C8 I DD Hayate# v4 Y7 |' ]& r$ Z. g8 y$ [
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Allied Ships% ^. l8 k6 p4 E6 \, k% m2 J
xAK Alabaman
& W& G5 x3 q3 ?) C/ s xAK Alaskan7 v) ^% u1 r+ f6 |$ \, M+ ~
xAK American- R, t, s5 H% J, \- w o, U
xAK Arizonan. q3 H: a0 ]- L$ Z4 s
xAK Arkansan
8 A2 S) Z$ L/ I- y& z+ a3 z1 R xAK Californian5 q+ n! j0 O9 ]4 W5 y* X3 ?
xAK Canadian* o3 [; Z& ^! F1 ^5 C1 F; s
xAK Dakotan. O% \6 F+ N7 l. W' {- h3 e
xAK Hawaiian. c- ^# B( i, O6 Z( H0 @8 l
xAK Kansan
! D$ U* `: ?; a xAK Minnesotan
3 {! K* Z8 p: _1 N& L+ e4 o' {: F xAK Ohioan3 n6 q7 x: F8 }1 H2 B
xAK Panaman0 O1 i1 E0 P! i$ i4 G- G, O' o4 r
xAK Pennsylvanian0 t$ E8 _% L2 P3 R
xAK Puerto Rican
5 m# m9 |+ a. ~! }& z" W xAK Utahan
m2 S7 H$ b; [8 @! N0 w xAK Virginian
# C7 c2 E) p" Q0 a xAK Trento) N9 o2 s, p x! z* z( l
xAK Charles H Cramp
, y( [# d# v7 T) c" b xAK Lancaster) o- ], O' S! h: p; d5 k8 v, E7 D
xAK Sagadahoc
+ i# d& _& e7 {( p: h4 Y xAK Santa Rita
6 \% F1 C, b- i3 o' U" h- \ xAK Santa Teresa
2 f+ O& a, y2 r/ c xAK Atlanta City
, x+ `& V! k- t0 } xAK Chickasaw City$ A" J! ?' W( A* [& n4 v
xAK Ensley City6 y* u0 N/ Z7 ~) u' I0 a
xAK Knoxville City
" |5 [8 R' d4 T) I, G# M2 G) _ xAK Mobile City" t) m! O) \8 H' {0 y+ R/ _5 Y( Z
xAK Tuscaloosa City
' |5 t$ e1 F$ T" g) h) Y xAK Steel Age
% _' g0 I6 F( k. K xAK Steel Exporter7 z3 l' E4 x; Y5 P" G3 B5 [
xAK Steel Mariner
9 R/ o3 B/ D, w" \- Z: G. Y xAK Steel Navigator
8 @& ?7 c1 P3 |6 ^# h xAK Steel Ranger
! V0 \/ b8 j- M3 A xAK Steel Scientist- a( v& `( O+ I- \! O% Z( M
xAK Steel Seafarer! b7 V& ^5 {9 p* n. s- @
xAK Steel Trader
" F) g$ w. `) X% h) w xAK Steel Voyager
- w- V7 y4 P1 O xAK Steel Worker, heavy damage
( t% l1 n/ q8 S" a1 l! B xAK Andrea Luckenbach9 D0 d. o" A/ K6 g1 Z, v
xAK Harry Luckenbach
& R4 @+ Z4 x% `/ H& ]0 B1 X. D xAK J.L. Luckenbach
; N; ~% K8 _1 g. D l: P xAK Jacob Luckenbach
6 A# E5 ]7 `" j; e9 s2 Y' { xAK Julia Luckenbach
) w# O) i; e3 O! F* p+ D* P xAK Katrina Luckenbach; }- j2 R) c1 o
xAK Lena Luckenbach
) X2 {& M, H9 m) K! t xAK Lewis Luckenbach
: @3 v6 g: ?' q- z xAK Lillian Luckenbach
( ^- ^6 P- ^7 C xAK Mathew Luckenbach2 W% A. U& m# Y3 b4 G% a- A+ Z
xAK Walter Luckenbach
, `7 I# b& M8 \7 D2 G- i xAK William Luckenbach
$ t3 k* n6 @5 G ?( l xAK Diamond head
. d' z) r! |9 d1 L% [ xAK Admiral Halstead
1 ]6 J7 C( S7 p* p/ A xAK Admiral Cole
V* I6 M2 n3 c; _& n2 \6 ?% l xAK Crown City4 E/ k: }3 x! C! A+ o6 G/ d# D; j; f
AM Matai, Shell hits 20, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 t6 U8 j& ]2 F u, l xAK Rona, Shell hits 4% y4 K0 ]* c/ j7 t) b, B6 K: s8 a" r
xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1
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5 ~. I I+ P. e6 R# J) wAllied ground losses:
( Z2 j/ Q0 c) G( S" u8 `" k 37 casualties reported4 A' O8 M, m0 f
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
; _3 w5 A- ~7 t, g5 `) c1 O Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
O5 ^$ Y; g# J# }( R! ? Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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7 E3 N$ E5 R' ` h0 D' j$ m+ ^) JDay Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 120,193, Range 15,000 Yards
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6 t8 G# f# u- PJapanese Ships
3 ~6 U9 |4 S% K& q DD Satsuki7 M! W: p* k& I7 r
DD Minazuki9 X6 W' c* L+ q
DD Mochizuki
6 B8 }9 a, W( v1 q- r) u* k9 J; \( z" C DD Oite
6 p1 s& O# T, B) { DD Hayate
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Allied Ships
0 Q' b( ~# p' `, U/ V3 W6 H xAK Alabaman
+ n% W# b }" i2 Y- a xAK Alaskan4 r7 q0 c8 W! h" i! H. a/ `+ `
xAK American6 B2 B. M* A* t: L( t" n$ s
xAK Arizonan
4 K6 l) j; O/ Q7 ^ xAK Arkansan9 `% E* |0 U `+ e9 ]' m. n I7 D
xAK Californian
# L0 v7 Y+ ~8 T1 u xAK Canadian- @4 N2 q# I: ]% H
xAK Dakotan+ M1 L" Z- w! \! e) f
xAK Hawaiian: N& j. y' i, j+ c4 J
xAK Kansan" O5 I) t: e; {4 H+ |4 U: _& E
xAK Minnesotan) ^( ~. Y9 |" _" q0 o
xAK Ohioan+ r8 \! Q/ R0 n1 E
xAK Panaman# H+ G5 Y' n: j# v
xAK Pennsylvanian
- p9 ~5 M! R5 g. V, d) K xAK Puerto Rican0 s7 T. z- X8 z8 I5 F
xAK Utahan% [3 H% L a) d
xAK Virginian3 N b! x' ?( ]7 |
xAK Trento8 @& V7 d9 M' N3 [+ p8 W9 t
xAK Charles H Cramp
, t; Q2 K9 V1 l1 M3 y2 O xAK Lancaster; j' P9 T# ^; q1 R
xAK Sagadahoc" h) h9 [: b1 t' q |7 C
xAK Santa Rita
9 U4 ]* n$ u7 H& f xAK Santa Teresa
8 c6 G& r" z& c% `) ~ xAK Atlanta City
/ |& `! Y9 A7 X% _ y: K1 Y xAK Chickasaw City- v( l; e+ `4 |( F6 k, ]
xAK Ensley City$ U E: s( @" ~
xAK Knoxville City3 b7 {3 P& x- s/ `
xAK Mobile City$ p( I: \; a( Y& I+ G: d4 k
xAK Tuscaloosa City
1 ?8 I* J0 o7 x: c xAK Steel Age0 I2 F* P3 e# f1 G9 g. X. T3 `
xAK Steel Exporter
. X% V: ]' {9 M0 L3 a+ ^ xAK Steel Mariner
- l! y4 [- r+ O% H; O' k' _ xAK Steel Navigator7 t/ |) g% P/ {$ q: I
xAK Steel Ranger, ^7 |" }, A6 Q
xAK Steel Scientist
6 J/ k" _) e3 ]/ b, q7 z8 H xAK Steel Seafarer. l9 p$ |* y3 o$ U
xAK Steel Trader) @7 A, g% M1 c" B
xAK Steel Voyager; O5 }6 }( I* C# a' B# S
xAK Andrea Luckenbach
, @' q5 c/ ?. R- `: v xAK Harry Luckenbach
. i/ W+ E7 U) R% G$ {, i/ o1 v xAK J.L. Luckenbach
3 Q3 v2 ?; [/ Y/ J c xAK Jacob Luckenbach
9 T, }# U7 D# G$ V- l xAK Julia Luckenbach
0 Q0 l7 W( L% b5 K& g b9 s xAK Katrina Luckenbach
2 L( _7 t: I# J9 V xAK Lena Luckenbach
: q: d3 d3 F5 F, X9 ?( | xAK Lewis Luckenbach R7 z* y! j* R& |2 P
xAK Lillian Luckenbach$ {- ?% P1 d9 ~: u
xAK Mathew Luckenbach) c M' \! X( s) T
xAK Walter Luckenbach) P8 t8 F- w; |. c' K/ s
xAK William Luckenbach
+ q4 e" E6 }! v/ |& o- u. |# r xAK Diamond head
3 o( X. R+ K4 @8 ] xAK Admiral Halstead; W, l( p' w# B" `) q, M
xAK Admiral Cole
. a* e) `) |5 M; G" [' P5 O" @ xAK Crown City
/ i: b; ~/ Z- _: ?9 w, w xAK Admiral Y. Williams
) T* G( N4 o+ i6 e0 J2 ^8 R xAK Iron Crown, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
: J; M# T( O) | xAK Rona, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ P7 a$ @/ e. f xAK Exmoor, Shell hits 2
5 G( g# ~+ K) [1 S e4 P$ ]) l2 z0 p" x# l xAK Aeon, Shell hits 3, on fire
" | \" ]3 A) J- a. Z$ V( H xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1
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* t* q, m- P0 t1 Y7 h: i1 d- D 59 casualties reported) z& J' s- v: p4 F8 A
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
. v8 \* l1 P/ @* n0 U. p" i Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 19 disabled
K4 i# ?# [8 g; N; c* z Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
; ]' O( U& ?* }* ? Guns lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled)
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. M7 C; {5 c2 V# r6 ZDay Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 14,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships% B" A' P. Z ?( G/ X
CA Furutaka& C& P9 `; _" E" L9 \( L- P
CL Abukuma" H* v. Z" ?, T3 y
CL Tatsuta
& a) ^! Z; K. H5 X9 M7 g$ ?$ F! H8 e CL Yubari
6 c1 Z& M) x5 c0 M DD Michishio
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Allied Ships
. F: e; c! [/ Q8 D7 n DM Ramsay, Shell hits 4, heavy fires7 D8 N, ~8 y( X- Z
DM Breese, Shell hits 12, and is sunk H J( F; {% r6 y6 H7 J4 A2 Z/ j
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Sub attack near Port Moresby at 98,133
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PB Kozan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage } J; P" }3 t% a8 N: I& x
AO Manju Maru
* I$ {1 i' z! u; w, {0 [, C AO Akebono Maru7 B' \; b. l' T1 l! |
PB Choun Maru #8
0 E8 F# j, G X' x6 o; a3 k SC Ch 20( ]. e, M+ V3 Y6 y r
1 B# I( H- N# B& P' q; RAllied Ships
2 p4 H ?* u1 p4 t6 o: T SS Tautog8 u5 ?! H3 Q) F$ i' ?
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7 C% V* f& s7 Q4 LMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130' s! M; z6 }% f8 V
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Weather in hex: Light cloud; J$ a G/ Z7 R+ o4 I
; P' W% P" e5 y' FRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.2 U5 z4 C3 m9 b( i/ ~' M: c. c$ G
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes8 l7 L# X8 @- J; a! e, o
. @- R: j2 r" ]( C; N% _0 }% N# EJapanese aircraft3 N. _) s: ~3 t% Y/ p$ i; H
A6M2 Zero x 412 S$ `+ r! u5 b" F) n
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Allied aircraft5 x U# Z4 o1 @5 I
P-40E Warhawk x 16. ~; e- q4 s2 J, I/ o
PBY-5 Catalina x 30
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- L. n; j3 L1 y& jNo Japanese losses
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P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed by flak) ?6 r9 e7 G% \8 s
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Japanese Ships: J. H; Y/ w8 v' _
DD Suresushio7 a8 r, f( j1 }6 b. ]
DD Oyashio, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage* [2 \+ Y; j9 e3 P6 { j
TB Hayabusa7 o8 y4 d, J% e/ X* ]+ C" Y
TB Otori
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DD Hagikaze
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