AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 27, 42( [1 ^: T% S, G; @2 q- s/ u
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盟军一支在莫港卸载补给的船队全灭;
) }# A* b/ H- x! K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;0 {( \! t" J' `6 Q' U# `. K& N
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6 c% Q6 ]$ z; s) n F! |8 [. g/ s$ Q
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 12,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships. }( g8 N0 [' A/ D, W
DD Oyashio# b+ z( a A. J' t( M
DD Hatsukaze$ S, P" X$ I" D# B
DD Hagikaze
! H" R4 `9 ?1 g+ o: A8 }3 m3 l DD Uranami! T7 R1 W( U, ~& b
TB Otori9 Q: @& @6 m3 V6 Y/ ^. L
TB Hiyodori2 \# G1 l" ~4 e+ ?0 F) K' }7 @( m; n
TB Hayabusa
" Z9 s) h3 P/ s# X TB Kiji7 ^) X# [9 m+ o4 d: o1 I" j. }. f
TB Kamo
1 P6 t+ I2 |- ]/ ] DD Suresushio& u6 w' K$ J j+ l, W
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Allied Ships
( t: B, T0 v8 _6 F7 U+ n% C4 V6 ? xAKL Chungking, Shell hits 23, and is sunk
, k) y& o7 z% Q( v: \8 m+ Y xAKL Darvel, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk) {, v- A. B6 _$ s5 B
xAKL Kaiping, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
+ D# d& u3 ]2 z* m xAKL Vichy, Shell hits 18, and is sunk0 W; C6 P7 r4 G1 x- Z! Z% Z
xAKL Patris, Shell hits 25, and is sunk2 i" u# x b" v. ]
xAKL Burwah, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
8 J0 O: s6 m( Q6 R2 z# D& Q xAKL Carlisle, Shell hits 26, and is sunk9 `6 c4 s+ t4 D0 A. c
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 7,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships5 B! ^$ w4 V* J8 R
CA Furutaka+ B5 U" O! @0 d; {3 Y2 w: Q
CA Kako: l4 p; f5 q9 S! U9 f0 y) r
CL Abukuma
& |) G4 U% Y- M5 n CL Tenryu! c' a* T" X- v2 B5 i. l# y' j
CL Tatsuta
5 Z* u' u# I& ~! T+ ~" G CL Yubari, Shell hits 16 d, u( ^+ o" x0 x% Q8 o4 N
DD Michishio. i7 I* K3 a- \7 c
DD Amagiri, b& y' G; D6 u# N" I
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DM Ramsay, Shell hits 1
; ?8 i$ A# Y3 w$ i7 Q DM Breese, Shell hits 3, on fire* q, T* W/ \$ r% o- l# B; t* i
DM Tracy, Shell hits 6, and is sunk( f. N, Q# I! G! u
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TF 181 encounters mine field at Pago Pago (148,161)
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Japanese Ships- ?0 p4 G$ o% c o6 Z& L+ I
CA Kako, Mine hits 5, on fire, heavy damage2 U' l3 T) G- ]
DD Amagiri, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
4 i8 J1 n* G: I 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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Japanese Ships* F8 L' \; ~+ x: y9 k9 @- ]% L3 |
DD Satsuki
6 E9 x1 n9 H1 e- M8 b+ S9 f0 ^ DD Minazuki5 c# _- }3 m8 l X( ~3 x
DD Mochizuki
& r2 [3 I+ `. y" x DD Oite# L- {' i1 `0 g# S9 q$ P
DD Hayate
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Allied Ships
& T9 S/ l2 J2 j6 H% I" `6 M" D- l P. x PG Sacramento, Shell hits 15, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 m/ n2 B: N- Q: p7 g9 o xAK Alabaman ?! A) L/ v. ^5 ]: B# w
xAK Alaskan
, d3 v. \. a" O; O+ r xAK American
' g, d' l0 J# p xAK Arizonan
: o" I/ t# f* ~! {+ [ xAK Arkansan
- H' W8 T3 @- k6 p# V. y1 }) q xAK Californian9 ?5 l- p. h+ D! t% K
xAK Canadian) {( X+ G% Z/ C4 X
xAK Dakotan
4 T, ~; S- O8 e# I f xAK Hawaiian
' T/ |3 U* [8 d xAK Kansan
3 f+ j" Q% d& ?7 R' _5 g xAK Minnesotan& I* b- @$ I% i1 X( w
xAK Ohioan8 r4 `) ?0 b* [, u8 X
xAK Panaman
2 @4 n2 W5 m. v/ M1 C& g6 S' Q- M. o xAK Pennsylvanian' W/ Z! q5 \5 K5 f5 e
xAK Puerto Rican
. ]$ }- k7 o7 [. Z xAK Utahan
4 O! J7 y+ B( w xAK Virginian% W" v8 m" H1 o y2 l B( l
xAK Trento
6 L* g) G6 d2 B8 j' R, B xAK Charles H Cramp
E5 _% U3 ~9 X; x" L xAK Lancaster
7 `% a, a5 b8 i- V0 |' H xAK Sagadahoc
5 b- Y. d9 @& K; E6 P$ ^- S% w xAK Santa Rita5 N g( H. \/ y& `/ m- p
xAK Santa Teresa
; Q! X" ]( a: F' v' `5 m- B xAK Atlanta City
- V( U# q1 ^( ]; h% p xAK Chickasaw City
5 }! L, v& V0 p" o9 K+ n xAK Ensley City4 s' ^5 e1 N+ [
xAK Knoxville City
9 H; {$ b, C! p xAK Mobile City( K3 y9 @4 B: x+ s0 w# Q
xAK Tuscaloosa City
* i/ ~/ o: |6 |) }) _. Y xAK Steel Age# }" G" e; g4 c+ d% G) Q2 l
xAK Steel Exporter
9 p, y; }, X( y- v xAK Steel Mariner
- v# j- m; ^5 v" [2 y6 K xAK Steel Navigator- D# z) a5 }# v
xAK Steel Ranger
5 s V" V8 P% T( S2 @1 K xAK Steel Scientist# F/ N9 \$ u& l2 \
xAK Steel Seafarer& C6 R& S3 B, p2 F
xAK Steel Trader
( b" w7 U1 S+ J8 N3 Z" A xAK Steel Voyager
7 A4 [! B7 p) n# `: ^ xAK Steel Worker
3 M$ _: t$ B+ R& f xAK Andrea Luckenbach
" U @3 M5 Z# u xAK Harry Luckenbach
: N E, n' C. q/ P4 _* U! P xAK J.L. Luckenbach/ T; ^: f% z: {
xAK Jacob Luckenbach! N. T6 n/ ?* w7 {! E: n9 d8 M
xAK Julia Luckenbach
6 i8 g7 f: l/ x& Z xAK Katrina Luckenbach U) B, N$ I; L$ l1 s$ B0 `* j
xAK Lena Luckenbach
4 G6 r; h2 e: @5 Z xAK Lewis Luckenbach; [4 P) z5 |$ N: S2 E
xAK Lillian Luckenbach N8 B8 v( O0 h& B5 k6 S' Q: J9 @3 N7 g
xAK Mathew Luckenbach
/ v& [8 r+ S) g) ], H xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 7, heavy fires/ H3 w+ S! ^9 _
xAK Walter Luckenbach7 w. P' g% h+ h
xAK William Luckenbach# X- O7 Q: L: D6 f
xAK Diamond head. a5 u4 d5 q" h9 d
xAK Admiral Halstead
w) |! X, v7 l$ H! h6 U AM Matai, Shell hits 1
. T2 d" n. v( `" y6 ^2 A: E4 O AM Muritai, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage, g- c# f+ [+ E
xAK Salamaua, Shell hits 1
1 g1 W: m8 m8 g- J& W# c xAK Rona, Shell hits 2
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Allied ground losses:
' ?6 I9 j0 V& g 24 casualties reported
) Z J# M# d y( p6 T3 F Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 R$ L- h0 \. X' O/ h/ P$ b- c+ T Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 4 disabled5 g( J: M+ p4 J @7 ?
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled
, X; j" G0 h! j4 ]* L# E Vehicles lost 17 (10 destroyed, 7 disabled)& H% k; E. g. t
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards( B5 i- m$ [. S
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Japanese Ships
% E& L" A( v$ {$ {% v% D1 B DD Satsuki L+ ~3 M0 r6 B8 ?2 z- L
DD Minazuki, I P: g6 Z+ Y X0 A2 |7 |
DD Mochizuki6 G% s) G' h0 C& {5 D6 b
DD Oite7 X3 V7 k# h3 T7 }0 A0 M% g3 D8 H- u$ A
DD Hayate4 t: X4 `; P8 A6 X2 t. D2 N
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Allied Ships# l" } r7 c3 {, L
PG Sacramento, Shell hits 12, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 y5 m# a$ [- F/ u# k xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage+ t+ ^% U( m0 K+ {( S4 [8 |5 q
AM Muritai, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Allied ground losses:
, X$ H$ n4 ^- x, `: S Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 121,193, Range 8,000 Yards9 \3 c% n4 h8 e
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Japanese Ships- L P( V0 @; M7 H
DD Satsuki
5 D1 _1 y+ Z6 W3 K0 n1 n3 ` DD Minazuki* @) p- U1 j! n; ? l6 t
DD Mochizuki# t* T. t# E% ^( P6 J9 y
DD Oite7 z: u6 H1 y: ~
DD Hayate
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Allied Ships* |$ c! P. M# Z" `
xAK Alabaman
8 a, {7 R/ X8 V2 t/ N2 P8 S xAK Alaskan" {. [) m: @; L/ ~
xAK American( G) w" J" _' {
xAK Arizonan _4 c$ i2 ~( ` x0 |
xAK Arkansan
. {* d$ x5 @' f xAK Californian! M3 U% o A# [4 v
xAK Canadian
7 \& S# a, Y: F4 H xAK Dakotan
' `* J5 n' q( D- g xAK Hawaiian
0 f# ^+ Z( X" G; X% {7 E. b% q" C xAK Kansan
8 F& [* B6 c- B. U& U, a xAK Minnesotan
: I a4 W. W& i1 M+ K; ~9 h xAK Ohioan8 Q+ W1 b/ B/ g0 b, k% j
xAK Panaman
% X9 v, ^5 c- V! E. A xAK Pennsylvanian
0 c ], L$ e" v3 d, _( N. S/ O xAK Puerto Rican
6 h- K- q& P+ V, x m; p5 ] xAK Utahan
' C6 N& L I2 b8 L. X9 Q xAK Virginian/ E0 ~$ Z2 o$ `) X7 ~& k( q' W
xAK Trento
$ y$ ~# `) ?' {6 n( J7 P xAK Charles H Cramp- v5 s U- O" V" Z" j$ V% k
xAK Lancaster1 S$ L/ A4 g6 z/ Y
xAK Sagadahoc
0 |& b% c% A4 }7 d! G. A xAK Santa Rita
' T. i$ k* J% L7 z$ u" N xAK Santa Teresa$ N' a5 M+ n! Z v6 A7 l2 B
xAK Atlanta City4 W- k! f3 p7 M
xAK Chickasaw City! h! H: m7 P X+ U
xAK Ensley City
8 K) b* y4 s& N( r# f0 D xAK Knoxville City
0 s" b: ^0 \" S& @0 ` xAK Mobile City
4 T3 j4 ^. P+ }/ L xAK Tuscaloosa City u2 [7 p* o1 z. n: z- S- Y
xAK Steel Age- N+ j9 ] i) i8 X# @6 _
xAK Steel Exporter
$ k$ a6 ]" x/ |* U0 d4 @4 H, I1 F xAK Steel Mariner
7 e p. U/ Z. q( \ xAK Steel Navigator
, F. w5 C( u3 x0 {+ B) R xAK Steel Ranger" C) n+ M! N* E& i/ a o c
xAK Steel Scientist4 s! h, Q& x9 A9 h% D
xAK Steel Seafarer
; }8 |: ?) T* @/ W2 x7 l4 H xAK Steel Trader- y1 R- J0 ]! r, c& C: q: K
xAK Steel Voyager
0 z/ H" g& V/ ^" A7 h. Z xAK Steel Worker, heavy damage+ U' I; c# P) Z0 @" K7 p
xAK Andrea Luckenbach
' v+ E' U( M3 [* Y5 g5 I xAK Harry Luckenbach
) `" H# U- v" o" v xAK J.L. Luckenbach/ s3 U- E* \3 _$ s9 ^5 A0 c
xAK Jacob Luckenbach6 d! Q; i5 W+ y7 M
xAK Julia Luckenbach/ x4 V8 N. k% C0 [% O: Y, z' F
xAK Katrina Luckenbach: y0 g4 j. m) V- w+ B
xAK Lena Luckenbach
M b3 [: n/ Y xAK Lewis Luckenbach
; S6 d$ G: A7 U xAK Lillian Luckenbach H6 p. i7 t) I/ w: X
xAK Mathew Luckenbach
& _- \6 {0 s) i( C: N3 {5 J2 w xAK Walter Luckenbach3 s. K+ f0 r3 W2 p, P& m
xAK William Luckenbach% U: q+ U5 |9 @* q2 P; X# s( ~5 v# s1 r6 q
xAK Diamond head
2 Q: [/ `0 ?8 m8 a9 a6 H6 ^, i1 M xAK Admiral Halstead
/ k# H: C* S- y6 O5 l xAK Admiral Cole r; e6 g" d0 O& O4 c3 L
xAK Crown City
5 z7 F g! q: @- h AM Matai, Shell hits 20, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 W- V' A8 M0 w5 O2 }% _ xAK Rona, Shell hits 4( J# f0 p$ j; C0 X7 o
xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1
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Allied ground losses:' u3 r5 s# D! g/ G% a
37 casualties reported9 m% m( J" _* z& W7 g
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled; ]* X$ H# o: j4 B
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
; v+ e7 ^) M& s; R+ M; h3 h Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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8 P# C7 g; g) ~/ S% |5 PDay Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 120,193, Range 15,000 Yards; ]/ y- d* n' o/ o0 L
; Z7 T1 r9 [5 K6 tJapanese Ships# @6 X. ?* N0 q' Y8 B
DD Satsuki" M/ g" ~. u2 b/ D. b3 m
DD Minazuki7 d- u4 W& u! I: F$ {
DD Mochizuki$ T. `( h( C( L
DD Oite0 l+ ?/ N" e: Y: m
DD Hayate0 |9 k# E. c8 a3 }& O0 i
`, P9 z2 B5 j& M
Allied Ships0 M! q. L- _, z8 r: A
xAK Alabaman
, H- \9 l; E0 T) [ xAK Alaskan
( D9 I, u: u1 ]3 y xAK American& [! i7 p6 s- C. P) d
xAK Arizonan) V% Q6 m. J5 a+ a1 m9 [& o
xAK Arkansan3 m2 ~ s9 K" t W( ^
xAK Californian
! A( C( p) y \, } xAK Canadian- N' ~ g2 {% X( k
xAK Dakotan
9 b' z% B! V% S; ^; s xAK Hawaiian
) q1 w ~5 F0 U: k$ B- [9 t xAK Kansan% f B. X0 e7 |
xAK Minnesotan" ^9 O0 ]6 f) h$ j" Q( h; x
xAK Ohioan
' e3 h" K1 H3 n- `( m( H xAK Panaman8 R# ? ?% s, f
xAK Pennsylvanian
2 H" m$ T) P- f# H xAK Puerto Rican4 A j- F E4 X' f1 M
xAK Utahan: q) z4 m" }& Z( ?. U. J6 p1 ^
xAK Virginian
4 D2 T. t8 m* r; J5 ~ xAK Trento
% z: ]! |7 @& L# x( J. G* i xAK Charles H Cramp
& g8 B' ~' ~0 W+ d* W* [ F xAK Lancaster
5 A. T5 k) ~ Y xAK Sagadahoc6 q, a* y+ z$ D. R7 x3 Z4 N# V
xAK Santa Rita
+ w1 a3 ?% A7 e& H6 Y xAK Santa Teresa
- S7 \! _8 u* X xAK Atlanta City9 K* L6 J; F3 H" W, ~; W
xAK Chickasaw City& Q2 g `3 @) o( k4 `* {. c
xAK Ensley City
, k9 r, J' D+ \ xAK Knoxville City
8 X" a3 S, \+ u& {8 @ xAK Mobile City# ]8 U+ N: x" f: V& Y
xAK Tuscaloosa City* t4 ^4 [0 P2 u; p5 r
xAK Steel Age2 P' [& C6 q( P1 U$ o" W" h$ f. R
xAK Steel Exporter
1 n8 \5 c$ ?3 I0 L. e, i7 G xAK Steel Mariner# l/ r. |6 H, @1 F5 S+ t
xAK Steel Navigator
6 D; w/ l, {! p! G xAK Steel Ranger: Z3 c" a" p0 y9 Q1 o6 r
xAK Steel Scientist0 E) e7 Q/ T- P3 v5 z
xAK Steel Seafarer
/ V2 z& D4 J) l xAK Steel Trader% Z3 S- B) L; c* d; O! f+ ]
xAK Steel Voyager- E9 u2 }5 B* Y
xAK Andrea Luckenbach% \0 H8 M# g1 }3 D& d S
xAK Harry Luckenbach
1 ` P6 r4 t) A ]' y+ a& @ xAK J.L. Luckenbach
: g0 ?7 k9 S9 J1 k6 R/ M xAK Jacob Luckenbach/ x( ~, X; W; \
xAK Julia Luckenbach) J( w$ w6 f- _, }! K- a
xAK Katrina Luckenbach
+ @" G7 p" K1 x6 L8 k xAK Lena Luckenbach
; H7 Q i, T0 a3 L0 c! i. J xAK Lewis Luckenbach
6 A4 h4 N- g' _0 K xAK Lillian Luckenbach
9 V3 v! r0 n, x1 C( H6 ^( f2 n xAK Mathew Luckenbach+ Q9 s* M; Y2 V+ p6 N1 o* b8 \
xAK Walter Luckenbach) ~% y3 i9 D$ g' Q
xAK William Luckenbach
0 s8 \4 ?! I2 c xAK Diamond head$ y8 x( m& y! S4 r; f8 @# l/ D; M
xAK Admiral Halstead! l" ?9 x4 ?8 m1 d b( o
xAK Admiral Cole
( |% P. _# |6 [) x! C& Y9 } xAK Crown City
9 P3 |5 C: @3 K+ x( _! d xAK Admiral Y. Williams! p5 A8 E$ ^7 U! E5 q- i" i
xAK Iron Crown, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
a/ ]: N% p6 V( ]% V: i: b6 e( W xAK Rona, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage, R: Q# F9 r) ?1 A, Y6 I
xAK Exmoor, Shell hits 2
0 M1 l4 s/ u: H1 h! O- } xAK Aeon, Shell hits 3, on fire& z; ^& |4 X5 J% h$ h
xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1- x+ p1 Z( Q- f5 L& R
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0 K I P! J7 W l; FAllied ground losses:/ Y; i4 d+ R2 a
59 casualties reported
$ S/ ]5 Y- k5 F0 S/ o+ S8 E Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
X$ ?( w M& y5 I& u( T- S! h Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 19 disabled% L+ V1 L' H" x9 N# W* A
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
, `0 W) _3 H) s% h Guns lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled)
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& W2 }8 o* v [Day Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 14,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships: z7 T: L# f, I, V) y% p8 B
CA Furutaka" s1 \2 c+ i K/ G J; a7 y
CL Abukuma
$ z3 ^( w2 @) P& n8 B6 L" @& _ CL Tatsuta
( V4 [& U+ w$ Z2 ^' a CL Yubari. s1 B/ `. H$ k% b
DD Michishio% [ |" l$ Q5 P7 Z* v
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Allied Ships; y& b; y2 F. J' O4 |7 j1 h% U
DM Ramsay, Shell hits 4, heavy fires# F |- T4 q9 y6 i. l
DM Breese, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
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Sub attack near Port Moresby at 98,133
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: R9 T8 T# e" ]5 F5 GJapanese Ships
+ {' H# n6 z+ {& C& m PB Kozan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage* n0 ~0 @0 Q7 G( x' K$ }- Z
AO Manju Maru
) w* m+ b6 P' c( P2 p AO Akebono Maru
) z' D1 _. m K5 L PB Choun Maru #84 k, Q/ |4 H$ p, ~7 I
SC Ch 20# y; W0 m( L1 r v% }
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Allied Ships
) ]. [2 m- o( o$ F/ n- r SS Tautog" M, n1 Y( |) g2 P+ {
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. z0 w2 M. ~ i4 N6 vMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,1302 b% b+ }. j Z
: V/ c$ f0 k+ H" H, h* VWeather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
3 ^" }# D9 D# aEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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Japanese aircraft: n7 F1 ]( t4 `8 u
A6M2 Zero x 41 d2 ~( P( `/ e" Y$ b5 e
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Allied aircraft
' ~) c, g! K* B8 T# o. F; C3 K& \- p; T P-40E Warhawk x 164 U6 D3 e& d( A( J. R
PBY-5 Catalina x 30* D6 |( w+ K( o$ w2 @; p$ ^3 O
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5 v! |" v, v/ xNo Japanese losses s3 T9 U$ _5 g+ I
& g- b) ?0 s; Q1 [Allied aircraft losses! M- G$ o; m/ V0 _" q# Q# \
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
2 {; \9 w4 A! k. f# g1 O2 n2 G9 x: w PBY-5 Catalina: 3 damaged: f' _+ J6 g' i3 B
PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed by flak
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DD Suresushio
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TB Otori
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DD Hagikaze3 {- {* z/ J! [7 j
DD Hatsukaze
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