AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 27, 426 Y. J# U7 a) G' L; p" j
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盟军一支在莫港卸载补给的船队全灭;
$ ~9 A) @# Y7 r0 X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;# m# S- T5 t& T2 S
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+ y. g: q, P$ P7 u2 {; p1 k9 x. S
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& \( @2 j g3 _: T' S" tNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 12,000 Yards3 H& i! ^% k8 r1 b' T7 d
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Japanese Ships. e; g f9 T# D
DD Oyashio: N8 d& P# q8 f; @6 [ v. p
DD Hatsukaze% z: ]+ |2 j' a
DD Hagikaze
9 P9 \- u3 t$ }; H DD Uranami3 r! u8 B" v4 ?0 x* P+ J2 f' V7 B
TB Otori
. k1 c% ?& Y2 e, t! s, o TB Hiyodori
# J' V) c9 I& @' Y, S9 v2 O TB Hayabusa2 ^' {9 [( }5 {6 w& H2 M
TB Kiji7 A7 V, w) A0 S- G- M) c% m
TB Kamo: P' m/ r4 J# w6 C1 C' B
DD Suresushio& ^5 \- ?( B2 g4 A$ A
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Allied Ships
% |" Y. r9 x, @/ S& G. d xAKL Chungking, Shell hits 23, and is sunk4 D8 {6 t2 k# h: O% V
xAKL Darvel, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk+ _8 H3 B3 I6 |# Z- m4 G1 C
xAKL Kaiping, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
) t: `. D$ p7 E. i' I' V xAKL Vichy, Shell hits 18, and is sunk
6 E" d- ?( z* o, x8 K8 k xAKL Patris, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
7 J( |9 t; v8 M4 |4 o+ u xAKL Burwah, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
" }0 ` h0 a @+ n3 ], n: c xAKL Carlisle, Shell hits 26, and is sunk' k7 v1 H8 @% H/ |& v
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 7,000 Yards$ C4 r( s1 N, A: B* f# y4 T/ I! p9 l
: X [; h# Y2 V) q: PJapanese Ships ]0 J3 z _# o" f0 y
CA Furutaka
1 ~5 k9 @' x9 Z$ g# V: i% L3 E3 l CA Kako
. d9 a, U6 d1 @ k( [ CL Abukuma8 P1 D' C+ e5 j _4 J: H
CL Tenryu
9 s4 _# ?- p* `" g/ N( j CL Tatsuta
% u, U' d6 F8 U, X& I( c3 h CL Yubari, Shell hits 1
& L( A+ g: i! p! \/ O DD Michishio8 ]. y8 H$ G( A3 b1 X
DD Amagiri
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0 T5 `/ a6 { U7 _Allied Ships
' @; |" u5 ~$ a DM Ramsay, Shell hits 1: l) L; r& v3 ^2 H
DM Breese, Shell hits 3, on fire: g8 z1 s& x6 ~1 d, i! [
DM Tracy, Shell hits 6, and is sunk) q) I0 W* T# f& \, _
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TF 181 encounters mine field at Pago Pago (148,161)
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; r; b! u, [) _! _/ ]! u( a* H CA Kako, Mine hits 5, on fire, heavy damage0 o, u* |/ f) M- I( D5 e
DD Amagiri, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
. G6 T& R3 A" e9 x" {* o! l CL Tenryu, Mine hits 1, on fire
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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3 m3 ^# ]6 x+ A5 @Japanese Ships
/ Q9 O& S9 I- y u" | DD Satsuki' T- c2 I. `! D
DD Minazuki, }7 s4 {6 F4 T4 d0 j
DD Mochizuki
+ v% g4 u9 F$ x3 e9 R' w5 _ DD Oite
. t9 L+ {2 c6 l3 C: N) m- S DD Hayate6 Z0 V' N. T3 u) }( ]" s
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Allied Ships+ d! a' E8 i" t+ j1 R/ }- J2 R9 v+ y r
PG Sacramento, Shell hits 15, heavy fires, heavy damage4 K0 S5 E8 f4 V. M
xAK Alabaman
8 x& g! k V- a+ ~( r9 h xAK Alaskan1 q [5 Y F$ S" D7 q% v
xAK American
$ }- F. a2 F/ j' G xAK Arizonan
* {& R6 @) w; c4 G+ G xAK Arkansan6 y5 c: n. g7 o# R
xAK Californian, e8 x. f) O- y0 u. i; R
xAK Canadian
, x. D( r5 l" K xAK Dakotan* r k4 u6 e/ h- B, j2 s! L
xAK Hawaiian
" X. y! f/ o) c( e; K( N3 i* O xAK Kansan+ K+ l+ o8 P+ v# Z# M2 j5 i, u$ R: j
xAK Minnesotan9 x6 g% [" V% O+ l
xAK Ohioan, P: d- X! p( ?) P4 c6 I8 l6 a
xAK Panaman
9 [4 O) N9 D: ]2 D9 B xAK Pennsylvanian
! G6 ~0 A, G: k- r* l' h! [: H xAK Puerto Rican
% E% Z! L7 j" G$ W- G3 i) Q xAK Utahan I% A/ Z# x) c9 s( ~% b* t( k
xAK Virginian9 z! a& M" p B1 X6 P( C9 d
xAK Trento
}0 ~4 {2 V. t# G+ ^- X6 U xAK Charles H Cramp4 F) K3 K$ g1 D S" ]3 [# x2 H
xAK Lancaster
6 a7 b- f5 c N! U* U xAK Sagadahoc
2 {; @* Z" \% d xAK Santa Rita1 q0 s8 l% N2 o, N( t
xAK Santa Teresa+ F) [ d/ e y W
xAK Atlanta City, W9 D+ O3 [5 p+ b- t3 w
xAK Chickasaw City, U8 v3 a+ y: S4 A
xAK Ensley City
, {: _- s5 `. M. D4 n xAK Knoxville City
3 z6 E( G4 m/ L, H0 t8 { xAK Mobile City7 d; J L* x% n, x' R7 _5 T) d! Y
xAK Tuscaloosa City+ L- `, H6 W2 D; [( E e5 i+ d
xAK Steel Age. }) c, {! H+ d, G0 G8 E
xAK Steel Exporter" c: J. D% Q" i9 }
xAK Steel Mariner
0 R6 m0 n4 \- n( s xAK Steel Navigator2 a! e' h- ]7 c* C3 R$ Q
xAK Steel Ranger
8 Z6 ^* w* `1 F xAK Steel Scientist# m3 g4 z/ K! C# j. M
xAK Steel Seafarer8 ?8 b( ~+ T& m$ }( n# p; f
xAK Steel Trader
1 F. {& {( D& T, N+ i$ B xAK Steel Voyager
. I3 e+ C: I" o. R8 V# ~6 [/ `- a xAK Steel Worker- |( s1 i" _. c, a9 N F- A
xAK Andrea Luckenbach- d: ^, t1 N0 ]; T: @0 k- k
xAK Harry Luckenbach+ C0 }/ E3 N$ `7 e
xAK J.L. Luckenbach! q! ]- n, d# G: B; f
xAK Jacob Luckenbach' ]! c2 }2 H! q
xAK Julia Luckenbach
3 { M# V3 a" }8 |3 i' f xAK Katrina Luckenbach
3 W, T- z- {( t xAK Lena Luckenbach
) f% j+ o' S- b. ` xAK Lewis Luckenbach
! l+ c( [& K$ G4 s! N! U xAK Lillian Luckenbach
5 H! J" Z/ O; P7 l xAK Mathew Luckenbach; P2 T$ _# H" Z( \
xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
2 ~9 q4 V) `3 p# O: L2 w xAK Walter Luckenbach
5 _2 ?# s" K) t4 J4 H5 F xAK William Luckenbach8 _* e: A t2 n i, y s" f+ [
xAK Diamond head' i/ a q, [5 T* g5 E5 Y$ n
xAK Admiral Halstead- x0 h4 L8 l8 L' s" N B* V8 x z
AM Matai, Shell hits 16 e- z6 J" l6 I! e0 V+ @
AM Muritai, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage$ F9 P0 S; T" G+ x0 J3 U
xAK Salamaua, Shell hits 1
5 r* n w" b3 S; G xAK Rona, Shell hits 2# F6 p$ N* A* @6 G/ y
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Allied ground losses:
; b y: x! F6 V& [6 J7 Y8 n$ { 24 casualties reported. p' S% s/ B- B8 h6 H2 Q( h$ B5 j3 c8 J
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# J( L# M" A9 l$ r) b$ o6 H; ~
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 4 disabled+ {) a' [5 ^( s( C I% B
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled
Q7 }% q+ o# u4 L5 J0 C& a Vehicles lost 17 (10 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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4 |! n ^! [/ I9 KJapanese Ships0 a& D* _" X9 u; T0 c2 t" l( k5 m# y6 J
DD Satsuki( P, ~6 z; |# C( G* P9 `" {# @
DD Minazuki
7 N; U% i4 k% X) [# m( F DD Mochizuki c4 e- @5 T3 e) C' u
DD Oite# Y% h3 Q2 ?/ W/ z, y4 x! {. y
DD Hayate, R$ F9 O8 j1 L7 n
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Allied Ships. X, n) {) T+ Z
PG Sacramento, Shell hits 12, heavy fires, heavy damage/ \4 a% U0 k+ i% _) E& n2 n1 v! P
xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage2 F# \0 {) d2 l; t1 G
AM Muritai, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage8 i( n: x( L/ v, q$ |5 y
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Allied ground losses:
: g1 Y( ~$ z3 N: [2 z, b7 A0 N Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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4 ?! c8 L. z& PNight Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 121,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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5 W! w2 P% x7 M' kJapanese Ships2 ?2 u& S& H( r: Q9 V: G9 `
DD Satsuki
& {: @' l9 P. e9 u8 Y: c DD Minazuki
3 m8 l3 s" C/ x! {' P% q; a DD Mochizuki$ @: a2 E. f% s. c4 {& P9 w; j
DD Oite
; `9 d; D- U1 n' z DD Hayate
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8 n6 s) S( J4 P; \Allied Ships
, O6 L8 j3 z m; o9 W8 A' ` xAK Alabaman! }0 N' k+ `) V/ N+ k
xAK Alaskan, }& [4 j- \ W% O3 v! t
xAK American
8 r+ @/ W) p& | xAK Arizonan$ i( m: |7 X4 D+ Y8 j+ i
xAK Arkansan0 c0 E( o/ G2 M- l- s/ I1 @
xAK Californian
! K4 X2 G9 c$ b: | xAK Canadian4 h. F, o. n* C2 B/ h
xAK Dakotan3 }; T1 R) o2 f7 L
xAK Hawaiian2 R* c9 T m: X) X
xAK Kansan
/ s; i. x1 W/ |( z: F `! e xAK Minnesotan
" c6 Z" \) Y6 {0 T' G' i! N" S xAK Ohioan4 n: L2 g' q7 j) L6 Q# T9 P$ E- i' R( _
xAK Panaman
2 Z3 F3 E% A$ F0 }1 J xAK Pennsylvanian1 x& ]7 `1 T8 t6 {
xAK Puerto Rican
- k$ Q% H" ^; T I! l xAK Utahan8 Y& ~& ]! S) D- G
xAK Virginian
& D* R8 X9 R! I' F: ~3 Y( k xAK Trento' J: e1 [4 B: u9 Z# y: c: f
xAK Charles H Cramp% w+ r+ w0 V' V, S, Z
xAK Lancaster+ G6 P t5 u3 D1 }
xAK Sagadahoc
0 o! {, `+ q+ ?8 l6 L ~5 q xAK Santa Rita
$ U4 Z: X! ?5 V xAK Santa Teresa: K+ P$ d( V' u1 J8 j
xAK Atlanta City
! V8 B% a, `3 ^0 k xAK Chickasaw City/ Z4 I% y. x* l4 }) w1 e! \% s# f
xAK Ensley City Z" k5 U' U! K/ }' G R ^
xAK Knoxville City' [5 G& G( D% m! z: Z1 K: g
xAK Mobile City( U* }+ R4 P) ^# u' ^$ o
xAK Tuscaloosa City: L, h" |0 |' l q
xAK Steel Age
# i7 f$ H6 {: X# \. m xAK Steel Exporter Z9 j7 i* o$ o' W6 c0 j0 H P
xAK Steel Mariner* M6 h8 R4 S3 Y+ n A7 c
xAK Steel Navigator
/ Z- X, M2 {1 Z4 b, @ xAK Steel Ranger; u" G! J# S: n2 @
xAK Steel Scientist
- d3 x1 ]+ r$ T5 D9 u+ ^ xAK Steel Seafarer& ?+ P4 X) Z# O0 }/ }
xAK Steel Trader
7 F5 R0 X& r2 e4 M* g L/ |. D xAK Steel Voyager
( z: M8 V" R; U0 t/ E. u3 _ xAK Steel Worker, heavy damage
# `9 t" {9 U- R4 m& b xAK Andrea Luckenbach
8 j4 _- W; D x( L xAK Harry Luckenbach, v7 }' b. `! z! S
xAK J.L. Luckenbach
2 u& o6 K* N+ }; C/ s* V; V xAK Jacob Luckenbach* d% o2 s; y4 o1 n& s
xAK Julia Luckenbach. H! x4 i3 B! c
xAK Katrina Luckenbach
9 d0 S) }# J0 m& i$ f xAK Lena Luckenbach& u; {7 E& N- u" [" N$ \
xAK Lewis Luckenbach! L, w- N4 y' O% L1 r& Z! M* d
xAK Lillian Luckenbach
" {. ~# r4 D' u* Y* S0 p xAK Mathew Luckenbach X* |7 b0 R" \! a9 g! J* w' H1 M
xAK Walter Luckenbach
6 T+ q* M1 @- v1 J; K xAK William Luckenbach9 Y, B& d& m- l- ?
xAK Diamond head
* v; e) _$ I9 c. Q& a) ? xAK Admiral Halstead
" a; u9 d; M. G9 L5 G% s xAK Admiral Cole1 G! T6 s/ j, W, y% U o4 g, O
xAK Crown City0 R* ^# K& ]3 ^1 {
AM Matai, Shell hits 20, heavy fires, heavy damage
& V* }6 O$ ]& ~' W7 B+ N7 l4 u xAK Rona, Shell hits 41 h- ~' d$ S4 c/ M5 D& j2 T0 F
xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1. Q( _$ u4 W0 {: d
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Allied ground losses:
& ?; A: X& c+ [% I& w 37 casualties reported
# \, T8 F! r$ T0 F* ^; q$ a) [ Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled/ i( Q0 d6 \' V8 A* E: D n
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
, E8 a* F; `" _: e$ @! E% [# Z Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. P. g2 W; Y2 _6 }$ B# a
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 120,193, Range 15,000 Yards5 w/ a+ X1 g. t4 g& i' l
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Japanese Ships" l5 {: B1 Q; @8 L( N! b3 s
DD Satsuki. G6 E7 u, P; l6 u
DD Minazuki# A* S- R& T8 ]1 \$ n
DD Mochizuki# q9 Q ?+ `) W0 v: I5 B+ w
DD Oite
' {% j, y$ l6 v7 t DD Hayate% H; E2 ^ ~- ~* Y$ v; g
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Allied Ships8 p O! D! m$ }- V
xAK Alabaman' q2 f# O- l2 y! D' k
xAK Alaskan7 k1 @" V3 k4 D
xAK American
& _( K$ s4 V6 N3 ~+ Q xAK Arizonan- r3 l; I& i: x- P
xAK Arkansan
* n! |! Q# M) I# {3 M xAK Californian
* i3 a/ v, t) d% ^' q( x' a2 i% U* M xAK Canadian5 ?. l; {( A3 h O
xAK Dakotan
+ r) R/ M9 {5 V1 ? xAK Hawaiian/ I4 h Y- D# ]! K( }4 d4 ]
xAK Kansan
6 }% i! v/ e0 v$ P5 ?* g3 E7 { xAK Minnesotan: C: A) [, f9 T
xAK Ohioan+ g: ^% W( A1 ]1 ^* X# o. n( O+ y
xAK Panaman5 R& u/ T$ T6 f6 A* t0 `
xAK Pennsylvanian4 Q3 p% I3 y$ V9 R3 Y
xAK Puerto Rican, j4 M4 U/ t& ~4 l7 L, [) T
xAK Utahan
+ L' d) _0 b* z t xAK Virginian
/ F3 _% b- C' B5 n xAK Trento
. u, H9 }. @( B4 {, ]' [( D xAK Charles H Cramp9 n7 E! l- n4 X; g/ s
xAK Lancaster
( {5 c. l3 Y. F/ G. \ xAK Sagadahoc& _- k6 J% @1 F% w9 F; |1 q
xAK Santa Rita
2 q) @6 g* C" _1 f/ w3 T' ]$ u: G xAK Santa Teresa
5 g0 a4 ?! X/ N! e xAK Atlanta City0 x2 A+ d) B1 M, g) E, o; \! o; B* T
xAK Chickasaw City
+ D! I+ i# i% q. w xAK Ensley City0 v+ t# U: U/ Q% r6 T# @3 c
xAK Knoxville City
% |- M8 j' Q6 d# u8 H, Z xAK Mobile City
, S6 g, f' |# f# p6 f; F E' N xAK Tuscaloosa City2 N: h( u N# N+ Y
xAK Steel Age h7 T Y( `# N/ p& {
xAK Steel Exporter9 t+ h8 w( P8 }% V
xAK Steel Mariner
+ ? A6 i$ l; W, ]$ L' E. _6 X xAK Steel Navigator
. L" I+ C. ^( u2 p" `$ Z9 z- h xAK Steel Ranger1 v) o) N: o, d% H
xAK Steel Scientist. b/ X' L. v, N% k% @
xAK Steel Seafarer. w4 `5 m6 k6 N
xAK Steel Trader+ W/ l# v' i L
xAK Steel Voyager" D6 M7 R3 a9 l& W
xAK Andrea Luckenbach8 E9 y& w& Z1 J
xAK Harry Luckenbach+ s( K- {5 c) E: L/ d
xAK J.L. Luckenbach! v6 J. ?7 R* Y. I# Q" }+ _
xAK Jacob Luckenbach
2 j9 O: u' s& K xAK Julia Luckenbach$ o( y H/ J7 m) {
xAK Katrina Luckenbach6 Q$ v4 _' A f
xAK Lena Luckenbach
$ D9 m: F- P6 s' C xAK Lewis Luckenbach2 b; n9 o6 G" a
xAK Lillian Luckenbach
( d1 k8 D' d# e; E! R xAK Mathew Luckenbach& ]3 W. {# t2 w; O2 a
xAK Walter Luckenbach* _ X2 ~8 v( k
xAK William Luckenbach
6 W) ]# z" j0 J3 ~ xAK Diamond head
) X4 ?. d# O' i xAK Admiral Halstead1 t% }! C1 \+ s! d7 i
xAK Admiral Cole0 v. |) Y4 z& O$ k. e
xAK Crown City4 d, t5 `- J+ n( v& P3 `1 I
xAK Admiral Y. Williams
/ H5 @& b1 J6 `0 e4 u xAK Iron Crown, Shell hits 4, heavy fires1 g- p, n* a8 q
xAK Rona, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ E' N4 s# S( s' L* x* v xAK Exmoor, Shell hits 2: } R% i- Y1 w5 b8 `+ C
xAK Aeon, Shell hits 3, on fire
7 ]! f2 a4 ^7 }+ u1 V, E xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1
2 \! g+ l! r" a7 J6 P9 k M0 s, Q% I- w- P( M9 [! ], A
$ G* E+ L W- d L6 D- v2 s; UAllied ground losses:
8 u9 O& M2 s* V2 D6 y1 M 59 casualties reported
3 ^$ p) T, z3 N Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
) ?0 n) [# q- q3 {& d' J( o Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 19 disabled
" h$ z0 c V+ R: w i0 l' f5 z Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
1 K; x2 Y! |9 M1 z8 U Guns lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled)5 g+ m7 G9 p, o" V
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 14,000 Yards$ a c4 ]8 D- u6 O8 y* d+ r
/ b! Y+ A8 z& a% l- }8 c1 p6 WJapanese Ships
6 c6 T$ p+ H0 Y: b CA Furutaka
, B/ r. V( d# R* `' O7 T CL Abukuma
" C% n8 S3 w- |& \ CL Tatsuta4 M2 U; Z; {' ~7 @( H" z- Q
CL Yubari1 `. h, O5 ~: k) {
DD Michishio0 \2 V S/ ?( B4 V& [5 O z1 ~' v7 K
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Allied Ships# V3 r0 \5 S2 e3 |+ \
DM Ramsay, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
# D b) N# \) E DM Breese, Shell hits 12, and is sunk7 @. T9 o8 V& ~& `
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( B0 n, S, N" z9 ^3 ^' |+ P8 iSub attack near Port Moresby at 98,1331 W5 q+ P! B* m9 W/ n' {& [
( c+ ?" m$ u! \* ]5 Q FJapanese Ships
: |0 S u/ A2 N' F6 N$ e PB Kozan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
8 U! }; h$ L* R: x& h" ^6 d AO Manju Maru
0 u7 [! D7 f! E! g1 _ AO Akebono Maru' _# k/ P9 {9 {. e
PB Choun Maru #8
) v+ c$ i5 ?* E' M SC Ch 20
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& U9 |* Z8 v: C- X! j9 f' q- B1 CAllied Ships
1 W# Y; E$ T3 f8 F% T9 I! D SS Tautog# w! J1 y* d# _: u% D) S
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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9 q% {% f7 ~5 _Weather in hex: Light cloud
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$ Q7 k/ s5 M) q6 }/ |Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.4 c+ H/ @; h3 k" f) n0 F
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
4 Q6 q8 ~0 B9 k" P h A6M2 Zero x 41* ^. P) C6 H9 L0 b, M
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6 F" L7 F% X6 B6 P
m7 ]1 S( k; T' j+ Z
Allied aircraft; Q: U% B" D2 K) {/ S+ H
P-40E Warhawk x 16 B) Q1 c5 V4 c
PBY-5 Catalina x 30
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No Japanese losses Z/ x9 L& q; S% y! B
/ E- @: g% }5 V t: iAllied aircraft losses
0 |1 K( w6 {: H( B; _, e! M P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed0 |$ d6 {" |/ v& O3 M
PBY-5 Catalina: 3 damaged8 R, a& H4 S7 j2 i3 L: N, m
PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed by flak
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