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;: G' U8 @/ X0 S0 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;
: T( I# x8 \: r6 `9 r0 D5 J, g' 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$ E; M4 N2 |7 {3 k( x! O
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 12,000 Yards
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DD Oyashio
: y; \* I$ t/ s9 [! [8 l; i5 o' `- y n DD Hatsukaze
% P/ S5 D' E0 |2 i; [/ D' X DD Hagikaze4 j6 M: {2 G7 h7 q
DD Uranami
0 C* B0 v: @. I5 g TB Otori3 ?) i. T7 P7 }$ F
TB Hiyodori1 N8 o8 }% l+ b7 R: C
TB Hayabusa- N' G3 \* @! a: A: `4 h
TB Kiji
k) ?6 S$ R v) [5 {! n TB Kamo
4 |- H6 N5 t+ A; s, {) _4 a. A DD Suresushio
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Allied Ships, x# T, N% C2 T5 f6 g
xAKL Chungking, Shell hits 23, and is sunk: J2 x2 ?9 t" o4 v( F) l
xAKL Darvel, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk8 R! p5 B" F% e ?! F
xAKL Kaiping, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
8 L8 k2 ?. a# C% n( V) M' I- v xAKL Vichy, Shell hits 18, and is sunk
3 C4 I t1 _9 { \, W xAKL Patris, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
: E6 t# [1 b/ [" g4 ]* S) a0 o4 [4 Z0 b xAKL Burwah, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
$ O' }1 U: C' j" J2 R xAKL Carlisle, Shell hits 26, and is sunk0 W' u% D2 t+ d: h# w$ r" [& Q
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 7,000 Yards6 q- Q7 @, M7 h' Q) P. c' @ j
4 b! d) }; W$ [1 ?Japanese Ships" B0 w9 Y& q" O& |
CA Furutaka4 \' n7 ?+ \6 r5 U5 ~' @
CA Kako
/ {3 g, S7 S- B CL Abukuma
- H: K! T- F ^1 V) F2 Q CL Tenryu. f& h$ [3 p* j _3 r; v5 H' c
CL Tatsuta
; V# ?" r) d/ y$ W' k2 ]& B2 x* d, J6 R7 N CL Yubari, Shell hits 18 E, Q4 k/ c) w" `; \1 x7 V
DD Michishio4 L4 K5 `. a0 S9 R2 n6 j l
DD Amagiri% O! ~2 ]. P8 z! T
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Allied Ships; H$ R5 J6 L, }6 P
DM Ramsay, Shell hits 11 K. u: U% o" I% ` L) ]
DM Breese, Shell hits 3, on fire: e6 x! N& M7 r' G
DM Tracy, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
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1 V6 x5 ^- q, _- _) Q+ DTF 181 encounters mine field at Pago Pago (148,161)
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Japanese Ships2 C/ s3 H0 I3 j$ E3 E U+ r
CA Kako, Mine hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
* a9 t e& f' o7 K7 H' M5 ~" u DD Amagiri, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage% u' F9 t8 {& g4 F
CL Tenryu, Mine hits 1, on fire( F& n( s/ f: [6 G& n$ }
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards0 I6 `$ [& i9 l d9 D2 @
4 Y. w- i* ~; H0 S* F2 H/ ^Japanese Ships, f/ F) g1 c% P, M+ C$ U+ k, ^0 o% {$ q
DD Satsuki
5 A H7 f: w) k4 e& C DD Minazuki1 g! C8 B6 H. P. l. Z
DD Mochizuki$ l1 U! _ i# o6 J9 z4 _5 W4 G3 S
DD Oite7 \1 Z7 O3 s! w2 x8 I# i
DD Hayate g' o( l& l: \' }; F, }
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Allied Ships
& Z+ q; T5 m% G- {& b& l PG Sacramento, Shell hits 15, heavy fires, heavy damage' |) J @" X' c* F4 \& I
xAK Alabaman
5 }( G8 ]7 F) h. Y3 j xAK Alaskan1 a6 ^$ I+ Y! P! d* S" @1 k
xAK American; a3 o5 V2 h* s( {5 k! s! d- ?
xAK Arizonan. X8 Y5 ~ J2 ~" t1 }4 y6 n
xAK Arkansan
( g( _0 e3 m. O2 n) @$ { xAK Californian
' |( A! y. `: `# s xAK Canadian4 j; ~( }7 m$ n5 s+ {% D& l) I( k
xAK Dakotan3 P0 p5 O! i, T" u# [6 F: }3 z
xAK Hawaiian* i! Q( U6 G* b8 V0 k$ p, K
xAK Kansan
8 K& p9 h0 }$ l4 K& U* T$ W xAK Minnesotan
2 l' }0 u% p6 ~4 w$ @ _. x xAK Ohioan
a i( ^- n" x0 ?+ @6 U0 j xAK Panaman: e5 X' Y( z; `
xAK Pennsylvanian
( ~) B D, z; j) m3 W5 q! u xAK Puerto Rican, Z4 [2 I- f7 l& e
xAK Utahan
; X/ P7 ^# q4 x9 d' L$ P- m xAK Virginian
9 G Y/ J# y& [( g) G) J' s2 [. w$ W xAK Trento
6 L" W' j6 l, n" F9 Z5 O0 Z, Y xAK Charles H Cramp
$ N% `3 [% q$ _2 M$ w/ F2 Q' R xAK Lancaster5 H6 Q* z" [% x, ^/ C
xAK Sagadahoc; f; V/ C1 Z- E! i+ ~
xAK Santa Rita7 c# B) B8 ?) U0 ]
xAK Santa Teresa
* [$ ?, N6 d" h xAK Atlanta City0 w1 h8 t+ x) b6 `
xAK Chickasaw City
, n, ^7 o: b0 d, b% @7 H# C xAK Ensley City* h$ g+ U% r8 k4 W
xAK Knoxville City4 {; G8 I" Y! W. r, v4 p8 _
xAK Mobile City) F& I. x( i4 U2 O* M
xAK Tuscaloosa City7 f% D& \& s: f: |/ A, l
xAK Steel Age
8 p N! F0 S- n a- i xAK Steel Exporter
% ?1 y: ?" S- N% v; Y xAK Steel Mariner0 a8 O' j n' N! @0 l
xAK Steel Navigator
3 ^6 A) t, S" Y7 X& V$ ^" l' D( n xAK Steel Ranger
4 m" i {1 Y, f1 ?$ v xAK Steel Scientist
& c: f6 Z6 s% Y( `. n. T xAK Steel Seafarer9 u0 _6 O4 ^7 {
xAK Steel Trader) d1 a' _+ B: T) n
xAK Steel Voyager1 \$ @+ _5 E0 K+ R( K2 v$ W
xAK Steel Worker9 F7 l( g! C" Q7 u A7 h$ K
xAK Andrea Luckenbach
/ N5 A2 a8 U/ Q7 Y xAK Harry Luckenbach
: k3 T) Q7 U: n3 \ xAK J.L. Luckenbach
& z% e/ J* s% X% n6 `3 E" C1 L xAK Jacob Luckenbach
& O0 p; w9 @% ` xAK Julia Luckenbach
+ X1 x" F9 Y4 N xAK Katrina Luckenbach# m. {$ ~6 ]( d9 A) g
xAK Lena Luckenbach! j C9 u1 J* L7 P1 l
xAK Lewis Luckenbach0 n( M, N$ c3 p* \6 e0 }5 ?
xAK Lillian Luckenbach
; s8 ^$ W0 B Z4 t, |( C xAK Mathew Luckenbach
0 e ?; i; z8 v- o& E: a( c xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 7, heavy fires( M. G! [; P# o" z
xAK Walter Luckenbach
$ p; p( |! l+ p) E1 Q( P xAK William Luckenbach. o1 g$ ^, Q: @* [4 R+ c
xAK Diamond head5 J: [! S; j2 p
xAK Admiral Halstead- O+ \9 H8 \* H5 x- L
AM Matai, Shell hits 1( y5 F i' l% E4 B) J0 P2 I
AM Muritai, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage/ m' u0 y! e( a1 ~1 f* ~
xAK Salamaua, Shell hits 1
0 C% J" ^; n) c xAK Rona, Shell hits 2
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Allied ground losses:* C* }8 b) x7 c7 Z3 T! @# G
24 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 4 disabled K2 d+ A$ L T: W* I0 ?, w/ Y& m) ]
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled
, a. k" n2 T: |8 j& v+ t1 a+ A3 ~ Vehicles lost 17 (10 destroyed, 7 disabled)/ c8 ^" P9 t I/ F
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards# U0 H5 w+ H) m$ s
T% w* ^$ v4 k9 H2 uJapanese Ships
& u0 T' y' Q0 P- y, f: S' D9 F+ F DD Satsuki6 R! k# N& ]2 g% l$ `/ L' B
DD Minazuki P+ H; b! G( r/ [8 l& @; {
DD Mochizuki5 U/ D6 @+ x% r3 j! O6 v
DD Oite
! e$ k% V' D; m2 V( G9 j/ y1 ~$ k8 R DD Hayate: o9 f/ l3 s4 P
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PG Sacramento, Shell hits 12, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 V8 Z9 E% C6 r% j xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 H: Z$ o; r* A9 {- E6 Z AM Muritai, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Allied ground losses:
$ T. I5 C% x. s) J" o Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)4 ^7 @; Z& j s! {
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 121,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships3 u+ v# m2 s- r) u" E4 b3 U4 u# ]
DD Satsuki
0 [9 C3 Z/ [' K* E5 g0 A( P0 Q DD Minazuki
1 v& K* V8 O( D# d+ |) D8 k, B; [ DD Mochizuki
9 `/ M( d/ T! j: @7 R9 b DD Oite
& j4 |6 _+ C+ U. S/ O DD Hayate$ h; b9 t1 d- B8 t* j; S" z* }5 t5 `
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Allied Ships
! L6 [" U5 G/ _ d, Y) ? xAK Alabaman/ r0 N' t! G2 e
xAK Alaskan
; y4 C* f4 d& ^/ e& z; ~& k$ O xAK American
- _- K1 |9 N2 c" U7 P" m% e7 Q xAK Arizonan
, J, o/ D" E9 I2 K xAK Arkansan
, m6 e8 {. o4 E3 ^5 X% f# r7 O xAK Californian/ X& T% l$ E5 n, g7 H u1 c
xAK Canadian
3 ?7 z5 {6 Z. A9 H: X3 F xAK Dakotan& S7 n" Q( ~, k! U8 a
xAK Hawaiian
/ J% ^2 g" @3 E$ f; K( W xAK Kansan
p: u; [, ]& ]4 U/ T" I S xAK Minnesotan# r4 E& t8 L, x1 v: C. ?
xAK Ohioan' x# L# H% C9 ?9 R0 G' Z. m8 u' X
xAK Panaman
7 C! I$ N; D7 q6 G- G6 V h xAK Pennsylvanian
( v1 O8 a2 p0 `+ ~1 n; v$ t! F xAK Puerto Rican, h% W$ o! U; O& Z8 {$ K0 ~
xAK Utahan
4 d, a# N! V% s) u0 L4 J' v) {3 } xAK Virginian
+ A# \, z. C+ u xAK Trento
, i7 V' |9 k. @" S9 j! o2 E xAK Charles H Cramp3 {9 [0 K z3 }& w" l' D0 P
xAK Lancaster: x- D3 O4 b+ F$ l
xAK Sagadahoc& S5 [. C3 Y- z! G
xAK Santa Rita
) L v) f- D+ w6 n! z$ a7 K& l. T xAK Santa Teresa. e3 K; i' L0 c
xAK Atlanta City' C. I# L" _. o! Y1 W
xAK Chickasaw City* p O$ t* j2 K- B
xAK Ensley City7 U# e8 u+ t- f$ Z6 z8 B7 P
xAK Knoxville City; Z# R; J7 |4 }
xAK Mobile City
4 E5 y( r! I/ i- g% m# P- l$ p xAK Tuscaloosa City
) D9 }/ W9 \: Y+ ` B% _ xAK Steel Age
, F0 _ _: }& N/ J9 p4 t5 w7 d$ s xAK Steel Exporter" H6 ]* M2 ~' m9 @
xAK Steel Mariner
% U3 d3 \/ m/ u& R xAK Steel Navigator
4 N) `9 }& X+ m" B$ @6 _- _ xAK Steel Ranger, b+ U: f& q$ K8 v7 a6 f
xAK Steel Scientist
8 o( m+ ]8 s8 i+ n xAK Steel Seafarer
6 g" N4 O) {0 b n: o9 W xAK Steel Trader$ t, S1 |* Y/ ~3 M' g( w
xAK Steel Voyager
4 r: a4 o9 ]7 C& S5 i xAK Steel Worker, heavy damage
) `( n- a) ~* J" m# F' c6 y. T- H xAK Andrea Luckenbach: E8 Q6 q- u" s0 W" W
xAK Harry Luckenbach( M% K0 x& y! \ V- S+ G: ]0 s
xAK J.L. Luckenbach1 n, ` g7 ~' L- P- M! v
xAK Jacob Luckenbach
# f" F+ N$ z! L. ]3 a; T0 J xAK Julia Luckenbach
7 @( @# B. r ~7 j, d5 Q* C xAK Katrina Luckenbach
5 I( g1 d: ], p* r% ]9 U Y+ } xAK Lena Luckenbach1 M' D: x! w2 P
xAK Lewis Luckenbach e1 ?2 \+ J* m7 V4 I
xAK Lillian Luckenbach
, o$ y& a% R S. F& L4 [" K xAK Mathew Luckenbach
( M2 }" U5 B& m, z/ d T, b xAK Walter Luckenbach
8 X8 K2 w S; B$ y6 f xAK William Luckenbach
* p& j" b* I/ _* T! C xAK Diamond head
' R9 M5 r; I N6 G4 a xAK Admiral Halstead4 Y' P2 \# [3 F* d# e; {2 B
xAK Admiral Cole
+ v! z3 W+ n8 C5 g xAK Crown City* k$ P; Q) j5 r+ c7 W
AM Matai, Shell hits 20, heavy fires, heavy damage
( Q) f* O& R+ f" w* m xAK Rona, Shell hits 4 s! \- @$ w* n
xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1 X) z6 w$ x3 ?& f+ P5 ^8 [
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37 casualties reported
" P+ H Z; E: ~4 ? Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled6 E; h9 q+ s4 @
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
3 a8 P5 v7 I8 P Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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$ x9 P* k6 s& Y% X: DDay Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 120,193, Range 15,000 Yards
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6 D6 \$ I) d3 m) K/ U' v& _( vJapanese Ships
% v- g( z" T( @ DD Satsuki
# W' l. s- G( ^, {0 i' ? DD Minazuki
* D: D) T) L( j9 w DD Mochizuki
6 w3 G6 Y( p# a: i' ~ DD Oite# `* `# ^4 Z: }$ C H, ~3 }
DD Hayate) g0 A# z& b% w4 R3 a* r. c! I
E( k: u/ N6 z! D' b# S% I* iAllied Ships
, }) U. N6 N. R xAK Alabaman
0 s6 h3 c+ D6 Z% ~ xAK Alaskan
" x6 _( O& O6 P s+ ] xAK American5 h9 G, w0 u# o* W* [; z1 z
xAK Arizonan
" J2 M' q% Y0 \ xAK Arkansan
- i* i/ r) X& s, @! l# l$ n/ P xAK Californian7 {8 V+ t& r* H5 ?7 A0 R
xAK Canadian. k' X' c1 `* m8 m6 U
xAK Dakotan7 x5 ?7 U- W3 h: w; `' q5 _9 T
xAK Hawaiian6 ?, ]/ f9 x9 u8 h" s/ |
xAK Kansan
# w+ |7 g* R d( n) F. Z xAK Minnesotan E- N. k7 a$ @) p8 ~
xAK Ohioan( T" l- x! M2 D$ n/ `
xAK Panaman
2 t0 r" G4 ]- Y8 F/ p6 w( S xAK Pennsylvanian
7 Y: u( z3 `- h: g- o, g0 d3 Q xAK Puerto Rican
; r w/ s' G. c6 Y/ Q xAK Utahan; j( p+ k) `# U- [1 ^
xAK Virginian
& O0 y" i8 n: k' H3 q xAK Trento
0 m/ f! b! v* o( K' V xAK Charles H Cramp7 w# A* D+ o7 X" g- o
xAK Lancaster: E& p5 B1 g5 a D
xAK Sagadahoc
6 I+ e: |9 _3 D( ?% d8 w xAK Santa Rita
8 J9 R0 Y7 o# X9 l i% U xAK Santa Teresa
" l- L8 z1 ~1 q xAK Atlanta City
, L1 H |: ^! i: d xAK Chickasaw City& C; K* J# m& J+ J, q2 M
xAK Ensley City
) T9 l: w- c. K# ?5 V7 {, H xAK Knoxville City
+ ]$ L; J) K+ ^ xAK Mobile City( d* w m6 B2 \
xAK Tuscaloosa City1 ~6 _3 ^, h' p! F
xAK Steel Age
; w2 H$ ?' E# O0 ]% d' q xAK Steel Exporter
0 j1 B0 a: R$ `+ d# L; k xAK Steel Mariner
. s0 T) `7 B% Q, ^7 [ xAK Steel Navigator
) L4 O f% f. `0 F- W2 d( T xAK Steel Ranger% [1 g: E8 v& i' ]7 x* Z
xAK Steel Scientist
E q) `2 d" ]- N5 w7 D; b% a xAK Steel Seafarer
. D+ {! \/ T: U. G: I7 }, a xAK Steel Trader
6 }# W- _. ]0 C xAK Steel Voyager( p) Q: P4 b9 d- f. E" d; y7 d' H
xAK Andrea Luckenbach X$ H) R8 r/ y. y: s: @. \6 N1 f
xAK Harry Luckenbach
S2 F J; }8 m2 j3 |4 [" G xAK J.L. Luckenbach$ Y: n" T. _( ]" [
xAK Jacob Luckenbach
' U1 A; l* t. Y" S6 Z xAK Julia Luckenbach
. }' f2 T W6 e) @' { e xAK Katrina Luckenbach
: s: b- @, _/ [; K( I6 E xAK Lena Luckenbach
( K4 z) o7 X: B6 g- P) y( q xAK Lewis Luckenbach
- m! Q w5 x/ }+ b* z- l xAK Lillian Luckenbach
! J6 o d$ F9 B0 P xAK Mathew Luckenbach2 ~/ P$ M9 ]7 ~
xAK Walter Luckenbach
, _' s- G" K! q8 o xAK William Luckenbach
! ^7 _; W3 K* x! e C xAK Diamond head+ Y- n# t8 j* x; t
xAK Admiral Halstead" @" D6 {! v4 n# S( e
xAK Admiral Cole% Q5 b" K0 S7 u4 I# u' K
xAK Crown City$ p6 a+ n3 R% {6 N8 \
xAK Admiral Y. Williams
$ A. g+ l) O( j3 ~# m0 u xAK Iron Crown, Shell hits 4, heavy fires$ m# Y7 y; g& i. `! Y1 h$ ^5 H
xAK Rona, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage/ k$ c: S4 h! g ?& r7 t& n
xAK Exmoor, Shell hits 20 i$ i& v' l6 e. w1 W' M
xAK Aeon, Shell hits 3, on fire
' o4 F! Y, z7 S xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1
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Allied ground losses:
' R/ j3 C% N7 @1 q& a4 B4 C 59 casualties reported. L/ m, |$ X, A" P& J0 x$ ^
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
+ v1 q8 I4 K9 g& c Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 19 disabled
) X! i( |% w& B7 q Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 c k' u0 ^: J5 p
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 V5 o. s7 _0 \7 Z
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Japanese Ships
0 t6 q1 \( r0 ]+ I CA Furutaka) R# _: M) F8 Z& w
CL Abukuma9 T7 i+ f3 W, `/ O) J7 }: c
CL Tatsuta
0 C7 ]+ T, h" @4 ` CL Yubari3 I# T7 Y$ [5 Q4 X) u9 K
DD Michishio$ }0 i) c0 Q. q7 A/ r! m, @
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Allied Ships
3 Y: Z% P1 v" v: L. N' I DM Ramsay, Shell hits 4, heavy fires% m- D, L7 \( y1 h9 r9 c
DM Breese, Shell hits 12, and is sunk' t4 m) @/ O. t3 }+ f
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Sub attack near Port Moresby at 98,133! z( B* r( T- @4 b
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* h$ X! V, T; ^ PB Kozan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage& r8 d, Y9 ~7 r) ~
AO Manju Maru
) t" K- I* Z T+ m) u AO Akebono Maru! @$ n; p8 g9 F: k4 i$ K
PB Choun Maru #8
* W0 c; @" o% k X- \9 A+ b SC Ch 205 p5 z& Z* r( I4 ?: j) {
4 W0 m/ k! h: V3 E% sAllied Ships7 Z: n3 Z" J/ A: M# P
SS Tautog
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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/ r* k6 z% x7 Y' u v- pWeather in hex: Light cloud
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- H) a! J0 q0 O& |6 e+ MRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
$ N( | S t8 r# `! W0 W* D1 }; tEstimated time to target is 10 minutes4 p9 X" B( [5 ]# {, R ^- h$ R
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Japanese aircraft7 Q! q* }2 ^$ ]9 h2 n3 R
A6M2 Zero x 41$ {7 @# @( o3 \* T% X- ]
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8 ]" g- s. W/ J2 t6 y$ C: oAllied aircraft* V6 J: s& E4 t: e% E9 o* @
P-40E Warhawk x 16( h7 Z. Z5 k8 l \/ d
PBY-5 Catalina x 30
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% t" [6 e+ K2 W/ O, O: A( oNo Japanese losses9 k! x0 ?+ K( Z( f
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P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
: z8 s! h0 @ |" X4 i) l3 ` PBY-5 Catalina: 3 damaged
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DD Oyashio, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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) p! x8 T$ g! r; n! d9 W TB Otori$ N( @$ N, R* h( N& F2 h% }3 E, M
TB Hiyodori7 U. G- j0 e" w# }
DD Hagikaze
6 a6 A5 @) Q2 L3 T DD Hatsukaze
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