AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 27, 42# i* b+ @( F8 z1 ^4 U
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盟军一支在莫港卸载补给的船队全灭;) ~2 G9 g3 |+ I
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;
8 C- C. e# N2 |8 S( ~# U" U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. R$ G, v) D1 W7 d+ c: Y; x0 s( V
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, q+ i+ T1 @# X! Z- T6 F' sNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 12,000 Yards) y6 J* g6 z3 J2 b3 k
+ Q2 d$ {& u) l2 F GJapanese Ships
2 b5 `, X8 b3 c m; g, E! K { DD Oyashio, ~$ Z7 j! K+ x m5 `2 U' G
DD Hatsukaze
* I) ]2 D# q" Q* J# {1 \$ f+ S DD Hagikaze" t$ f& U% D* q" D- a. R
DD Uranami0 n/ j: J9 U: w9 X0 o$ M" X7 R' T
TB Otori
* ]1 A1 g! r- K: u TB Hiyodori7 W6 {% G0 e4 w% c# |* S/ ~7 e8 i
TB Hayabusa# E; A2 A: g8 @% f1 J$ d( V' \) S$ L
TB Kiji% K z9 [0 Q" z* m6 o
TB Kamo& S8 _2 N5 S1 B' c( R
DD Suresushio
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Allied Ships
# q3 a1 G* I' e8 N' h" v xAKL Chungking, Shell hits 23, and is sunk6 y- m5 _0 F' Z2 `) z. n1 o) C
xAKL Darvel, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
G" U! Y) M4 h& H xAKL Kaiping, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
7 P3 [6 v8 @* b% D xAKL Vichy, Shell hits 18, and is sunk
! D4 B& B( b$ F5 j3 L) } xAKL Patris, Shell hits 25, and is sunk1 Y* L3 ]5 n+ v$ w4 j
xAKL Burwah, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk* }" T! b4 u- A& v: S [
xAKL Carlisle, Shell hits 26, and is sunk# U) y& P, k0 k+ D- C! p
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& V/ j7 G7 W) bNight Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 7,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships5 r* Z1 `! H, _1 v
CA Furutaka
; t& D& {3 b; L: | CA Kako3 E3 g* T! d2 x! |/ A, G& S
CL Abukuma. d7 ^0 k ^, Q! G$ m
CL Tenryu8 M( `- @+ L. P3 T0 ]; m" k
CL Tatsuta" i1 k0 R9 q! S; i
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1
2 G" h; @- i& H DD Michishio& J6 x, d) W# \3 X, c" H
DD Amagiri
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! h" A* C3 g* WAllied Ships7 K, N! P1 a4 ~" E- W$ V
DM Ramsay, Shell hits 1
- E1 M% q5 W( r7 ` y DM Breese, Shell hits 3, on fire, o- P; U2 j3 j2 Y- c% C+ ?9 n
DM Tracy, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
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8 D2 q8 l% `' M0 n6 R5 h& cTF 181 encounters mine field at Pago Pago (148,161)% Y6 n2 q+ y* V
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+ k4 @4 P" t% W- Z8 p. E- p CA Kako, Mine hits 5, on fire, heavy damage" K) y& H. d2 b9 D% B7 k
DD Amagiri, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage7 u% v8 p, n8 H: [
CL Tenryu, Mine hits 1, on fire' D' c9 z v" @
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& H) N0 m y! yNight Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards/ w7 K, |8 S, W
* t0 C/ {7 @' b! i# k3 I; L6 v; NJapanese Ships
7 U) X1 p5 v, R DD Satsuki) x! R/ D' v4 ?3 ^2 T: G
DD Minazuki9 h4 e: M6 ?, [/ O+ i
DD Mochizuki1 e7 z6 y+ A7 L) C
DD Oite/ ]3 k& l `: `. [% r) F
DD Hayate( |' ]' b# U/ g8 R9 W4 w% \0 ?
3 c. g& I# s9 P- g. UAllied Ships! m; Z$ {+ F4 t) c% E( O
PG Sacramento, Shell hits 15, heavy fires, heavy damage! \. U1 f& C( @) b: Q3 @ l8 T
xAK Alabaman
& _8 ^9 v$ V# ?8 d. E xAK Alaskan# m* h# X4 M8 M& l
xAK American2 x) f4 P e% S
xAK Arizonan
% L* N$ l% |' A xAK Arkansan
8 h9 F( G" a+ R( y xAK Californian
2 Y3 o% v; @8 }2 e( a xAK Canadian. s$ h7 x [* f9 \
xAK Dakotan
& ~- q5 G. `; t( I6 @+ s d" S xAK Hawaiian/ V* x. q6 I* l* s I" w! b
xAK Kansan% ?( R$ r. v4 c8 v) |) R" \ I( o
xAK Minnesotan
6 Q* A; J p8 @. ` xAK Ohioan$ l8 X) y, `5 v# N) }3 z9 J( O# Y
xAK Panaman8 `9 U+ q! S! |0 W5 `' b- `
xAK Pennsylvanian1 d# S: q5 h% S; I: z+ j
xAK Puerto Rican! ]/ ]1 e8 C% G( a# h! @* C. ?/ E
xAK Utahan
5 K! _% ?( ^- T1 n. M2 B xAK Virginian
# Q( g$ a) q, d. ^4 f* f" t xAK Trento
4 y$ [& C. [* n$ O% } xAK Charles H Cramp
9 M0 \8 t* a5 D" s/ y: s xAK Lancaster
# q J z: m: X" } xAK Sagadahoc: P9 |$ @4 ]+ ^! g4 g
xAK Santa Rita% h+ F6 z+ f* _9 g- ` |
xAK Santa Teresa
( R% e5 e; W" m5 ]6 P- g/ [! s xAK Atlanta City
5 C1 ~* h" b( z* d xAK Chickasaw City
. \ s) p' Z2 r7 e6 N& H xAK Ensley City* [/ u4 l, W2 u$ w) u, y
xAK Knoxville City; Y0 b9 m* y$ s( Y
xAK Mobile City P0 n. i A. L; u; f
xAK Tuscaloosa City
# h# r1 Q. E# _% p& X; n& v9 @ xAK Steel Age2 {# s5 ]; P0 c* h; G1 e( f: H/ ~
xAK Steel Exporter+ Q+ F. N) R0 ]7 N
xAK Steel Mariner+ R& D2 w. \+ D! V
xAK Steel Navigator" \' |1 ^9 o7 ~7 @, U, Q
xAK Steel Ranger7 ^8 _ U; q5 B2 y! n0 _
xAK Steel Scientist( M" C4 x7 v6 K X0 q% F
xAK Steel Seafarer& r8 O1 }: M/ p3 Y
xAK Steel Trader
- A" }4 {5 ~" C0 w xAK Steel Voyager2 j( x2 a3 X- z* ?
xAK Steel Worker
) h+ I1 k: ^4 _. I7 ~- j! ~8 K xAK Andrea Luckenbach4 u9 J* }- B2 x8 I) ]! W
xAK Harry Luckenbach' `+ T+ t! Z$ b, @9 J: o5 W1 _
xAK J.L. Luckenbach: f* @$ L4 y5 c3 |% X; ?2 _ l4 k
xAK Jacob Luckenbach& L) ]5 T" W! j) N
xAK Julia Luckenbach
) S+ n# R8 K/ o( e xAK Katrina Luckenbach
* l8 X6 j, ]8 U7 p; Q1 z xAK Lena Luckenbach
5 a i) }" o6 c# Z xAK Lewis Luckenbach
. m+ A0 i% P4 R9 g( I xAK Lillian Luckenbach% W" M- C. a7 z5 e0 ~3 T2 I* T
xAK Mathew Luckenbach
, G7 I3 q5 z7 ]5 d' ] m; U xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
4 F+ ~1 o; c! e- H+ p# ` xAK Walter Luckenbach; I7 \$ q3 o) T. @1 X" P- G
xAK William Luckenbach
' }8 T6 O' s- s1 b& V* Y xAK Diamond head
; H! F1 e/ T: O xAK Admiral Halstead5 j7 Q! W+ Q$ R* |# F% E
AM Matai, Shell hits 1
, n6 u D4 T' Y. \8 v- c AM Muritai, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage$ h$ C2 |: o8 p' X) Z* C6 D
xAK Salamaua, Shell hits 1
$ c7 m$ [% P) {+ Q1 ~ xAK Rona, Shell hits 26 o% L( B1 X- k1 ~2 Y. C- _2 S
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: X$ N6 h; G# A1 j& e9 F: jAllied ground losses:
) U: U5 P H' u& f# H7 F8 F 24 casualties reported
) f x9 [ e5 R d) {, K. {# ]3 H Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
X- ?3 \2 v9 h/ b Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 4 disabled
9 z$ ~- s, v* H" e* H- O Engineers: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled
1 e* t3 x& ?. F# X/ T5 I: {9 d* n Vehicles lost 17 (10 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards/ [, N i4 \# z- N3 c5 e4 _
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Japanese Ships, p+ b! ^+ [, B* k+ \, o, X# F
DD Satsuki; ?! d1 q! g" i; j5 \) |
DD Minazuki5 Y' M7 I" _, v' E
DD Mochizuki: b$ ?" j I, a8 d+ ]0 k
DD Oite
( ^ x @8 H) Z4 w DD Hayate" a2 E4 P5 n9 A, c4 B
8 Z. o7 U+ g% f5 }) mAllied Ships
$ f1 Y( V- ~! Q4 P- \ PG Sacramento, Shell hits 12, heavy fires, heavy damage* b# f' k2 `( V3 [* a
xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage& p# c) W w" y7 m$ }
AM Muritai, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage) j( I$ ^5 U* t1 }
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2 ~$ u! L# B( J) s7 F7 uAllied ground losses: {0 O2 F9 \& ?8 w& k% \
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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4 T* A" j. C* hNight Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 121,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
1 [# C8 C3 `! Z. F+ ? DD Satsuki
9 f% ^2 T7 H6 ~5 L1 B7 d0 w& M- A DD Minazuki$ T, B! z1 ?# l! ^( @
DD Mochizuki
1 m# T! T( _" D1 A% d) m7 l DD Oite
! ]9 c7 o G' B+ d/ m; d$ u DD Hayate! o+ u! @6 X8 Q+ h' W3 p
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Allied Ships( W1 n6 e1 c7 Y- `! o
xAK Alabaman
+ n- _- ]9 j T( Y2 P$ M8 { xAK Alaskan1 O. H. D9 a$ ]0 \
xAK American; p7 F+ J+ C& G! f- @
xAK Arizonan% p* f2 ?. u0 r6 T. \% e$ v/ j
xAK Arkansan. `% i' K! i: ]8 a$ `8 E8 Z4 k9 \
xAK Californian
- w! y$ g% h6 o+ j3 G) R xAK Canadian
: [* y" b S6 Q2 F- n" r1 X5 N/ C xAK Dakotan6 i+ D, n( P z
xAK Hawaiian+ d& ^ L9 I* D1 |4 L7 A
xAK Kansan( `* W% H; q' }+ U
xAK Minnesotan
; S/ Y) p% p( u6 d7 v xAK Ohioan& {- d, J5 r- ~" \, O5 A
xAK Panaman" O r) t9 J7 P/ C7 x# _& }9 @
xAK Pennsylvanian
" p: l4 D: x* [' ^ xAK Puerto Rican
/ p8 A! y5 ]. @# g s7 Q xAK Utahan
" E7 S' o* ^! m3 I xAK Virginian
8 p+ @5 K. q) s5 t! } xAK Trento% V6 _: t& r1 p% o/ A
xAK Charles H Cramp
1 p2 n8 {: u5 L xAK Lancaster
' Z$ a4 I; N. x xAK Sagadahoc
8 A' H7 e: Z: a7 x; l5 d$ a" |8 F xAK Santa Rita+ E q% [1 h/ D+ _; V& D& c
xAK Santa Teresa3 Z/ x3 D$ D& R# F& E4 n
xAK Atlanta City2 z" \& a2 `2 h
xAK Chickasaw City7 e( W: z' r ?9 \' q* x5 ^
xAK Ensley City
4 O7 z! m+ S4 o! }* t- x xAK Knoxville City
, e1 T2 J3 A% ]- J1 K# ]+ ~ xAK Mobile City
* b) U, G* ^- o) ~# H xAK Tuscaloosa City1 _3 z, `+ }* |$ D
xAK Steel Age: e% E8 c; Y% M5 Q3 t
xAK Steel Exporter
* Y/ t7 a1 D9 Z s Q5 ~4 X xAK Steel Mariner* I9 q5 d; u3 U* a ?4 S
xAK Steel Navigator
0 N: W% x# I E' z+ Q: f& M+ B xAK Steel Ranger
; \: }0 W. A1 P; B r) L" G xAK Steel Scientist% \+ K3 e) G! J& c/ w' N
xAK Steel Seafarer& {' v* v' M7 g8 u4 K$ p; V u y' x
xAK Steel Trader5 |. P3 g6 M$ x- [/ Q: P5 Q6 N
xAK Steel Voyager
; E# Y) p2 F+ q xAK Steel Worker, heavy damage( o/ X" I% d6 m; W. i& L* A
xAK Andrea Luckenbach
" I7 l! j- ]3 C2 `+ h1 c xAK Harry Luckenbach
, h: B% N+ Y( q, i5 N, t xAK J.L. Luckenbach
% T2 W+ z* W6 j: q4 |- S xAK Jacob Luckenbach
% O( c; M z2 D% u' J4 T- q xAK Julia Luckenbach
% X3 f; M; @$ P4 S$ ? xAK Katrina Luckenbach
1 g: P- Z, ]! O; H8 p7 }- `7 p0 ^ xAK Lena Luckenbach
' c+ G+ p* @6 m9 n8 ~& f xAK Lewis Luckenbach
& k8 F8 L1 ~0 A# ^" \/ w xAK Lillian Luckenbach/ k$ i a/ C* g+ C; u# v5 U. l
xAK Mathew Luckenbach& _0 D% |8 W2 n) s' C
xAK Walter Luckenbach
3 u0 M7 A, L) T1 G: f" B( ~ xAK William Luckenbach
- b2 d5 h: `; b4 \) i/ m' G/ ?# x xAK Diamond head
5 e8 e% u4 D6 R' c v% ^" }; U xAK Admiral Halstead
) u- W G0 f3 `! H4 g xAK Admiral Cole
8 W( V, p+ \( q3 j xAK Crown City
7 \1 f# s% C- K9 t AM Matai, Shell hits 20, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 Z8 B9 h) x+ X6 m- N3 }3 G xAK Rona, Shell hits 4
7 e: @6 v# D$ D5 m xAK Macedon, Shell hits 11 g; h) l& d& E! R# { Z5 ?
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37 casualties reported
* }4 ]5 P# r; [4 \- j ]8 u Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
* m# G4 a H0 [& l G) w Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
0 _6 C% w8 \4 A! D5 k Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" n6 H$ `7 E- t/ f @
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 120,193, Range 15,000 Yards( O P! f( U6 h, B- ?
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Japanese Ships4 I/ n |# v2 K; _# s# y
DD Satsuki
" n" r5 s. [+ W) L DD Minazuki
# R7 P @) B. G" A7 T" P DD Mochizuki
$ o4 M5 I6 F8 F/ Y; g/ ?0 ` DD Oite
- |, Q2 B6 w& R D) ? DD Hayate2 s- N) p; E* _
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Allied Ships% E& `9 Q8 p! K- q% w$ U
xAK Alabaman, e/ O) ^" |& N) Y' F* e7 X
xAK Alaskan y8 |& @7 R( ^
xAK American+ V/ _' a0 A- B/ s
xAK Arizonan
0 G2 Y* A4 |6 C) k. y/ ~1 K xAK Arkansan1 R5 i4 _) m/ @+ \- [4 E. A: t% y! X
xAK Californian
3 Z. t$ E. F7 W+ F* d- B2 a xAK Canadian4 F+ X- ~2 r1 N- M: } k. p
xAK Dakotan
1 ]4 p- e }5 h xAK Hawaiian0 ^( s; f1 i% K: v$ b+ z
xAK Kansan% {- C7 a* M; ^ Y3 X8 G0 @" g
xAK Minnesotan
# I, f6 b9 p$ G5 ~3 b" ] xAK Ohioan
7 b2 ~6 b1 E) E" [( }2 \ xAK Panaman
0 i' a m# ^6 n3 I% Q xAK Pennsylvanian! X" U6 _( |6 @7 e/ s
xAK Puerto Rican
' \# e d( o* z- C xAK Utahan* J6 D& H, J; h( Q6 y2 X, R
xAK Virginian% A+ E3 j. x8 y
xAK Trento. n) y, `6 z3 k( k. W, W
xAK Charles H Cramp
6 l% K5 l' ]" |* ^' Q, Z% a. | xAK Lancaster
$ \; H. z2 u2 [8 B; O3 K( B xAK Sagadahoc. }4 o+ j+ }. J* Y. S, O
xAK Santa Rita
; t* Y* y0 N7 I+ ?- J# l xAK Santa Teresa
( T2 \. Z4 m! V. R4 T* o U7 F0 R xAK Atlanta City; c* c4 j" V( j
xAK Chickasaw City1 ?$ t3 |% C! G4 M
xAK Ensley City
) p* u, J5 G- T% e# j) }7 w* x: S xAK Knoxville City# N$ @) x. O9 ?5 e0 q5 Y
xAK Mobile City9 Q' o6 Y& v- Y+ R5 \- s/ j
xAK Tuscaloosa City b* ?$ ~" y/ K9 e1 R
xAK Steel Age
u2 N8 W- U; P6 K! n4 K9 s% K xAK Steel Exporter
. e: n3 ^8 B2 h& C! W' b xAK Steel Mariner) F6 T/ k/ l& K: L0 K
xAK Steel Navigator* @% U+ P9 n m) g0 M+ R
xAK Steel Ranger6 [ X; K. ~ J- Q
xAK Steel Scientist! c6 G! H$ o+ {1 l) t
xAK Steel Seafarer
' ~" M$ L$ u' e5 o- k: t6 Q: t xAK Steel Trader$ Q5 |% [) i# F" R& w4 x
xAK Steel Voyager
8 g0 a' V2 ]6 u4 q: d" a5 G0 A xAK Andrea Luckenbach
% e* j0 M f7 f( A) t' | xAK Harry Luckenbach0 E; p! f& }4 Z% d
xAK J.L. Luckenbach
! \' z/ ^3 `# E4 j }$ z/ J9 A xAK Jacob Luckenbach9 W( U/ n- Z9 P6 j& W/ Y4 p
xAK Julia Luckenbach" j F$ i Q3 W6 B3 h
xAK Katrina Luckenbach
' s8 ?: N5 A" e* x, g/ I xAK Lena Luckenbach- `6 b7 J7 @6 e! z% M7 ]% S
xAK Lewis Luckenbach9 @! \. n9 p/ k0 H o
xAK Lillian Luckenbach
* D' s: V5 W8 i& F& d5 m3 R, b xAK Mathew Luckenbach' i! O9 a4 L2 p) x, N" |: B
xAK Walter Luckenbach
, X% n. q* l- D7 L xAK William Luckenbach( I/ H K V D: Q# ]
xAK Diamond head1 d2 z. k% C/ |
xAK Admiral Halstead) B) H3 v0 q1 t5 Y
xAK Admiral Cole& Z& Y' d& u. K2 a. N
xAK Crown City
: l; [9 v9 }* a xAK Admiral Y. Williams$ v& q7 Y Y* ?% [& v! m4 p
xAK Iron Crown, Shell hits 4, heavy fires2 z: E I |0 T9 Z& R
xAK Rona, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage
, T5 f% d% Z$ ^ xAK Exmoor, Shell hits 29 B7 u6 l% h% \3 s5 Y* T
xAK Aeon, Shell hits 3, on fire
6 p2 ~1 n$ \- p- \/ [) K; b xAK Macedon, Shell hits 10 |2 N/ W) m' i3 R
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Allied ground losses:
3 z6 g: q' i$ |% G" I# D0 d& ~4 N 59 casualties reported7 ?* q$ N% I0 t/ X, ]3 u+ P n
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
4 Z5 [( H! C( y; O* w" F( V Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 19 disabled( k m1 H8 q5 j2 }$ L+ ]
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ s1 p) ~5 ?# L
Guns lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled)& u: V- T5 X! c' l1 T0 n8 b) r. \6 t
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 14,000 Yards5 G0 ]) E* l* r4 Y
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Japanese Ships# A6 \5 T7 {: x# j/ f" [. e
CA Furutaka9 j7 k% ^! v2 u. a
CL Abukuma9 Q) c$ q# A* Q! g! ^4 N9 w) J
CL Tatsuta
. B) b0 L5 S" ~ H+ U' X1 B1 S( P CL Yubari8 c( h: i" @) w1 B* }# l
DD Michishio
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Allied Ships, q8 B& {$ [: O5 g+ E6 L' B
DM Ramsay, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
0 U7 J' d* v* f; W' _6 W, Q$ {" ^ DM Breese, Shell hits 12, and is sunk3 h0 O+ P+ A- [
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Sub attack near Port Moresby at 98,133$ u/ h. D" K& M' Q
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" _$ _# t- ^- M3 J3 S4 {! e# V PB Kozan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
+ B. g8 @ b6 E' f9 r AO Manju Maru
0 @. Z, A; p: v AO Akebono Maru2 `1 P5 B- n) z% x
PB Choun Maru #8* y B6 n. n& q
SC Ch 20
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Allied Ships
% M7 z& s+ w) G; i1 P1 f! Z" u SS Tautog! M* x7 g* e+ @- [+ S
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130, s B& o. |4 E* k8 ]& e V! @ C4 O
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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& O) f. l3 ~, c1 }: jRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.3 l( X+ p) |6 c+ G0 I4 E0 N
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes1 c3 k- `- g$ Y9 M w. y
: |: |0 ~2 U+ h6 PJapanese aircraft
6 Z7 M5 t+ v6 _ A6M2 Zero x 41
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* @6 H$ s! t- N) bAllied aircraft
' }9 t8 w. _# D; n/ v P-40E Warhawk x 16
: x- D$ c4 d8 y, Z1 @ PBY-5 Catalina x 30
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+ ?. k6 I9 R k6 w6 DNo Japanese losses
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P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
7 z+ G! W, [. A# i PBY-5 Catalina: 3 damaged: K$ V# X2 o( z1 H" N
PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed by flak% m; x4 M/ d- C8 E+ m" N: P( h9 P
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DD Oyashio, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage4 v+ G7 _8 M5 `6 J+ O% C8 o7 G
TB Hayabusa
% j0 d. p6 Y8 D! B5 R' z0 P TB Otori
& s% e% |( v- s! d7 a3 s9 ~- K TB Hiyodori
* {7 l9 b$ c I DD Hagikaze: R7 C# P" t) W. J
DD Hatsukaze8 X( N( f5 v7 O+ q
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