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1 R, V% t9 j, _1 K; Q. t% ?9 jNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 2,000 Yards. H# G" s# p. U
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Japanese Ships, U$ |) y; N3 e( h S+ c
BB Kongo
1 B5 t) p; h: K CA Mikuma0 ~3 v7 Y% i' R& j) I- S {
CA Kumano9 x0 m5 m5 ]4 i- _6 E0 g: r
CA Furutaka
2 y9 f, n3 H+ [! K1 B4 c DD Akatsuki2 K% h- D- k: T0 A
xAK Nanko Maru, Shell hits 28 Q0 g; |& q( V. ]/ G
xAK Kotobuki Maru #55 `& b3 a' U* u( k% Y
xAK Kuraido Maru. k' y/ ?/ W5 n) l( B+ ?% Q% `" f
xAK La Plata Maru, Shell hits 1
/ `( F, X. U8 B xAK Mansei Maru7 _0 R8 Q& x: w5 M
xAK Morioka Maru8 S, P$ O8 ?7 R$ Q4 }; u
xAK Nitiai Maru, Shell hits 4
. E8 ]' S+ u' V+ i xAK Oigawa Maru! d1 e7 E7 E5 r. B+ b
xAK Reiyo Maru0 o" O+ E; L9 I' j5 T" @
xAK Samarang Maru: w& K! d$ i# ]* E
xAK Shozan Maru, Shell hits 22 z W% q7 k, \2 d/ X* {& w7 V
xAK Sumiyoshi Maru, Shell hits 1- w% f% \" X! O' @! U+ H4 n
xAK Taihei Maru, Shell hits 2
* C4 E' V& o( L+ a xAK Tokusima Maru) [0 ~2 G# g/ j
xAK Uji Maru, Shell hits 2
* A. r8 t- e# y- G! d xAK Unkai Maru #6+ l& q4 E0 {' m s! c% e
xAK Yubari Maru, Shell hits 6 ?6 P( Z" g5 H1 b7 i5 _
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Allied Ships
) W( G$ a$ E, r4 B$ S/ t a PT-80/ K) U; t+ Z; X! b* m+ @
PT-81
1 o# f3 G) \% a3 D; B* w# f; B PT-82; a Z* p8 s, N7 b% |3 [
PT-83, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
5 Y6 |9 T/ Z8 h, @% {1 [; m3 q PT-84; l' w w6 |; h" n" p% `8 r
PT-115, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
' r) p4 Q, o0 B/ c& S9 n PT-116, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
/ Z7 v/ y' F4 D, f1 w PT-117, Shell hits 1, and is sunk2 |) q7 x1 ]) ?. U' }+ y% H, W
7 G# b+ G( C' sJapanese ground losses:
% n x" @ B/ }1 H* f ?: @ 6 casualties reported
6 l, g) }( a; ] Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
. \9 s) r6 Q C# h' e g, G Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
7 g1 z( P8 X, d) b, n0 u) B; Y. J$ a Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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TF 266 encounters mine field at Port Moresby (98,130)
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) H- e/ g5 y9 [8 J# gJapanese Ships( X( J# y) I9 F; M
BB Kongo, Mine hits 2/ h8 c! T& s% N0 l2 E
DD Akatsuki, Mine hits 1, on fire
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 3,000 Yards6 Q" I% ~9 Q3 k( z7 y& s
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Japanese aircraft1 {6 A2 }! A: f
no flights
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4 D3 H' U) Z" u5 B! UJapanese aircraft losses
3 o) O3 n4 A% n5 A& i% H# M E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed6 W( l$ Z+ N8 |$ k. z% ]
2 k5 [0 [# f G* ~/ _) k: O/ X& \Japanese Ships
6 A- W, q$ U' n: K. a( G BB Kongo, Shell hits 21, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk% q4 S1 l# J0 ~1 q8 ]( ^) O
CA Mikuma
- c' e+ V5 V o* t& ? CA Kumano, Shell hits 10 O" R$ [8 f) s& l% J
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 2
4 x9 S2 {) i4 V DD Akatsuki, Shell hits 17, and is sunk
3 \ ^7 N" @; p; B2 T4 ^7 n xAK Nanko Maru( ^. T% }/ K5 {
xAK Kotobuki Maru #5$ H1 ^. `3 y( F5 U( n
xAK Kuraido Maru! ^- `9 y2 O& }1 @- A
xAK La Plata Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire9 a- f2 H( Z* M2 e) C0 l' r& h
xAK Mansei Maru4 ^$ z! y- i# B* n0 e3 x
xAK Morioka Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
3 _6 h2 t- M& r( @ xAK Nitiai Maru, Shell hits 3
4 `0 |4 G7 ^6 R xAK Oigawa Maru3 @' d; k. c6 j, H5 w+ l+ M
xAK Reiyo Maru
8 g3 j/ T+ }" s5 a0 \0 l$ N$ \ xAK Samarang Maru, Shell hits 2
% {, W/ O0 ~& h) n- B xAK Shozan Maru, Shell hits 1
( g4 T* H7 t1 }0 K xAK Sumiyoshi Maru
; E) m$ \. _, ^/ [3 B" { xAK Taihei Maru, Shell hits 4
8 I2 |) T) z0 h3 \. s$ s/ I( K xAK Tokusima Maru3 _& i! K& y, R; V, Q
xAK Uji Maru+ [3 w! B$ I1 \; N
xAK Unkai Maru #68 i1 \" L$ @, [3 t# B/ I4 k( u% ~
xAK Yubari Maru
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Allied Ships
8 U- T; g) S9 u" J1 L CA Houston, Shell hits 1
# Z- r# ]6 d$ _% D( `. i2 m CA Canberra
3 g; z5 @( M+ a- y8 \8 s CL Leander! Z. E: ^" F4 S- D7 S& Q0 c
CL Perth
: @! J5 ~ S4 p% Q DD Barker, Shell hits 1" L0 R0 U5 r8 ]4 X
DD Bulmer
: r( U' S Y/ ^ DD Edsall
! u5 |9 q; E8 s( a5 M6 s1 L+ @. d- Z DD Stuart
/ y7 c& A3 q9 D# F' T# J DD Stronghold; ~" T9 A( M* G8 t7 u
DD Tenedos: F" k) ], }' N9 g
DD Thanet
+ W( V; V+ ]2 V: Y3 T DD Thracian, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
$ Q$ S5 b V7 g) n9 |% d, v# x DD Le Triomphant1 Y2 F& P4 w0 Z8 W- s9 d0 u8 A, L
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Japanese ground losses:
; i9 F/ {8 s& R 64 casualties reported
9 V2 G& M2 h; G6 m- U4 U( c, C Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled# l% p# O \8 E/ ~. I" C
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
# k8 F. f+ W/ ]' y Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled |