AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 27, 425 l) ~& |& V, n, h$ R. ~8 L
1 u/ c: R, R* J盟军一支在莫港卸载补给的船队全灭;
' n% ~% [; K+ S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;+ W& }, b9 t6 X$ N5 E* [. E0 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2 `& j& c& }9 `/ c9 F+ J
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 12,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
! I& J$ C) Z# _5 m1 s DD Oyashio7 Q7 Y: j8 x/ @! @
DD Hatsukaze* y, x) H: w8 Y6 ^; E
DD Hagikaze$ O- i% G3 T4 H C! u e0 L5 W1 m
DD Uranami
8 u. u4 u) ~, P" h TB Otori! Z# m. c0 _0 Z a& I3 f- f) o
TB Hiyodori
& F; \# G8 Y5 K2 k; \! L2 M TB Hayabusa- ]1 e1 k# x1 R9 B1 B
TB Kiji
% ^" H8 V4 e# x7 [ TB Kamo
5 J& Y" H9 [1 K/ l/ r" H) S8 J DD Suresushio( C' \$ {# f! X n; N) l0 J" M5 T
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Allied Ships
4 |: m$ a# U2 ~0 {6 }0 w1 ^ xAKL Chungking, Shell hits 23, and is sunk3 j3 K; s# {/ j0 P; N: z- K* F
xAKL Darvel, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
Z( x {. i- Z# @. p L xAKL Kaiping, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
8 p; M0 K1 c; r) X5 F/ l4 O xAKL Vichy, Shell hits 18, and is sunk
j5 J2 R8 y7 |$ k; J6 K0 w xAKL Patris, Shell hits 25, and is sunk/ S" P" P6 w( b" [
xAKL Burwah, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
3 ?7 l- L' Z6 O6 `- @" @ xAKL Carlisle, Shell hits 26, and is sunk) e) K y. a* o
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4 h8 h; S) W: bNight Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 7,000 Yards
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1 `& R% \* H& c4 h% YJapanese Ships" w! m- t' N2 c" D4 k" l
CA Furutaka
0 V+ C- v$ e& A3 J+ d g# V CA Kako
3 a) u# G" \: P% [8 o CL Abukuma9 v# E* S+ b7 h/ R' A5 z1 }6 i
CL Tenryu+ T5 e0 C, H d. ]$ _# z
CL Tatsuta% I& ^2 w* l( \
CL Yubari, Shell hits 17 M* _1 U. c3 J5 f; ~# ]0 J3 F
DD Michishio
% C; h; J, i( W: m* @3 h DD Amagiri3 P/ O9 g. `; T3 t
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Allied Ships
; L& s+ [( Y8 J0 Q5 i; R; S DM Ramsay, Shell hits 1
7 N6 y4 }/ n4 v% E, c DM Breese, Shell hits 3, on fire
$ x, t2 R# j# f% i& |, y DM Tracy, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
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) R {) }- X( a( b( u* F8 dTF 181 encounters mine field at Pago Pago (148,161)9 _+ b! g9 I; L9 a0 b( X6 S5 S6 h
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CA Kako, Mine hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
2 E' `; J* K; X) g2 b DD Amagiri, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
U0 _# U: r! { CL Tenryu, Mine hits 1, on fire& @; N* K8 m( \( r, ^/ ~
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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* I( n4 y5 z2 h) `, M8 s& U4 A2 YJapanese Ships1 j5 J- k' |/ y5 g5 [5 k
DD Satsuki
* p, z( t- L. i T3 p DD Minazuki$ n! v) D2 i! }
DD Mochizuki* M1 G7 Y5 B A% k
DD Oite
) |7 t& ?' _$ ?9 Z) U DD Hayate( N& p5 I0 n; j) P5 k. \
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6 u& v6 ^0 y/ x+ o6 _/ y$ D% r9 q PG Sacramento, Shell hits 15, heavy fires, heavy damage) K0 ^1 Y- [' O& v/ G% v. S
xAK Alabaman! T: h, P* J; u; `( f( i* M
xAK Alaskan" }& u" Q$ E* Z( O, h9 S9 L
xAK American/ K" \8 L* \ N* j* g6 E
xAK Arizonan' D% ?6 g4 g+ t- R) [
xAK Arkansan( N: R' R& t, C& J! Z+ g; u% d* H
xAK Californian
8 P' ]* s$ A6 A, U- I } xAK Canadian2 ^! w) r( s, s
xAK Dakotan
3 b& K- }2 M2 V; L xAK Hawaiian
_0 i8 a0 o' O; d, Y xAK Kansan
$ M' O' R$ i: ]% ] xAK Minnesotan$ o( D: t* w5 q7 a( p+ U% A
xAK Ohioan
% f8 i, h! Q2 r& @- W xAK Panaman
! V* q: k7 i( P; p0 G; Y xAK Pennsylvanian
m/ A5 L4 N1 r, c. B3 N xAK Puerto Rican
1 C4 O1 {# m8 o0 W- H xAK Utahan
* b" o/ J$ J5 o4 H xAK Virginian
7 K6 T$ ~7 ^0 h* ~7 O! {1 K, ] xAK Trento
7 O# E& d" l4 Z- a7 ` xAK Charles H Cramp
. }: D8 _8 \9 J& \: D8 x xAK Lancaster
`* Y5 R1 Q" R6 Z& T4 [0 H xAK Sagadahoc
; {! e8 d6 r+ u5 Y xAK Santa Rita: C' ]3 Y9 k: J- [
xAK Santa Teresa* p5 {8 R* Z. y* t4 B K# E
xAK Atlanta City# f/ Y* e9 A1 K. I" o( O0 A
xAK Chickasaw City
9 l. G* b" V2 }1 @6 k) ? xAK Ensley City
( k1 O- \8 Q6 I# G7 K( d+ J xAK Knoxville City
9 x1 h$ ]$ d1 B2 I( V xAK Mobile City
" W5 `) k/ o! K: `% `; s1 w5 F xAK Tuscaloosa City
( _3 s$ |7 X; r xAK Steel Age, {1 K+ ? {/ {0 E+ W
xAK Steel Exporter6 [9 N- n( u8 \; p: C
xAK Steel Mariner" _& L/ n/ \( R5 C/ h: [
xAK Steel Navigator/ H4 {3 ?; k2 v1 |- J6 K( ?
xAK Steel Ranger1 U; h* M9 _0 s3 l* {- d
xAK Steel Scientist
5 f# w6 z* b' e xAK Steel Seafarer
K: J# v4 T5 H$ e xAK Steel Trader
6 H( k# d' X& B: ]( c# f xAK Steel Voyager5 ~% ]4 U+ i' q% g
xAK Steel Worker
7 y3 i7 _- o5 l1 S( b xAK Andrea Luckenbach! c! X# x( `+ D" `
xAK Harry Luckenbach
% G2 {, [. W8 _/ x* X xAK J.L. Luckenbach
3 ]" j0 e. F# o) c: \ xAK Jacob Luckenbach+ H& r/ V" i: S! p# f4 O
xAK Julia Luckenbach
; u6 q# k! c$ v8 ]& V. O- V, l* X xAK Katrina Luckenbach
+ a+ o$ i+ L, b/ p9 [ xAK Lena Luckenbach/ S; u+ A, R! Q1 N# ^6 d. a6 V
xAK Lewis Luckenbach1 G# e! N t" O- ?" z
xAK Lillian Luckenbach
/ D; O4 j7 d/ _/ { xAK Mathew Luckenbach, n% z$ h; x% r4 U; K* r
xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
: O" P1 R( M. M7 _) f xAK Walter Luckenbach
0 l1 y, l7 h# A- y2 g; F& B' p xAK William Luckenbach
! e$ s5 P$ D' ~) ?5 i xAK Diamond head3 \8 w) p' _$ D- `
xAK Admiral Halstead
2 a% \) I+ }: k$ d$ _# j AM Matai, Shell hits 1$ R+ t& ]! J9 a% k1 X) @, T
AM Muritai, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage( c. m! G/ V3 @* L2 f7 ?
xAK Salamaua, Shell hits 1 e+ [% {4 {: _% e) i3 g0 U
xAK Rona, Shell hits 2. [( J e/ b7 F
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8 u: u% U- ~% U7 dAllied ground losses:
6 {5 o8 T( _+ h9 \. a& }: z 24 casualties reported
, g1 B! q1 U; c9 q" Q Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 k! e7 t1 c) ?& I" J: m& U$ J7 `2 h Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 4 disabled
) \- q* ]# O, x4 S Engineers: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled- {& J5 _$ f- d
Vehicles lost 17 (10 destroyed, 7 disabled)/ Z5 }6 l9 [9 s- t; B( z. F
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" l/ i0 I" R* j) rNight Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
/ T4 \5 {+ r8 v# A' ? v' a4 f DD Satsuki
: {0 ?! B% }8 c* X DD Minazuki2 e9 \& Y% a" m5 i
DD Mochizuki- s& Y* ]5 P1 }9 @: g* B P
DD Oite
3 O" L' A z; {4 r DD Hayate- s2 a; ^; O1 ^% `& `
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PG Sacramento, Shell hits 12, heavy fires, heavy damage# Y) ~0 y& R$ o$ x7 W' s7 D
xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage
- ]. L& Z( {) y: h9 m1 u( w* ^ AM Muritai, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage. \% W) R% u& e0 J: |( `* ]
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Allied ground losses:: O n- p( B2 a& K- y) Y
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)0 K, ^6 V1 o0 R
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6 V% r" T; _8 Y, f' P6 r4 ZNight Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 121,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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DD Satsuki
9 s9 a! G0 l' {$ y j) T) ]1 v! ]4 P DD Minazuki
' ?: U/ d$ N( S( C1 T DD Mochizuki
) T1 [5 P n" f& A: ~& A DD Oite
& K6 g G4 X4 k DD Hayate6 y1 L* b2 P: P4 Y" E+ v) d) k
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Allied Ships' e( I0 f. |: W; v( o
xAK Alabaman
: y5 u1 L3 i" t" B) q% [ xAK Alaskan& _( l5 l* F1 P) b& A
xAK American$ D: U5 e4 n/ Z% \ H& T" t
xAK Arizonan
3 P4 V5 ?* ]8 Q: K xAK Arkansan3 D& g( r- P# N) J0 J3 T% Z
xAK Californian
* \: N' ~0 I- ?( _& x* e/ Q xAK Canadian+ n2 O, O* S- O2 O
xAK Dakotan
2 H; l# V# j, h/ K+ x xAK Hawaiian/ C5 a5 u& {" c0 J2 ^7 U
xAK Kansan) i" ~- b1 S, k
xAK Minnesotan$ n0 A7 b" B2 _3 r4 G
xAK Ohioan
/ \. H* m' h# x' Q# p; J7 ^' [( W7 u xAK Panaman
4 R% g: |4 E8 q xAK Pennsylvanian
6 s& a% w2 F0 \ xAK Puerto Rican
* d6 F- a/ P8 _+ r; T1 _1 [ xAK Utahan0 V8 H z- _& f; Z2 B* X" ?
xAK Virginian
9 Q1 ~/ s5 | ^ xAK Trento
9 b% r7 T$ L/ W2 r5 q) j xAK Charles H Cramp
1 P& o% l4 ^- F2 D5 i xAK Lancaster
; `; A! \, Z, r- u xAK Sagadahoc0 W" e7 e$ l1 b- E |$ w' Z1 Q
xAK Santa Rita
/ J! s. m" m6 _5 @( q xAK Santa Teresa
4 _) W6 {8 Y. e9 T" g9 X- S; L$ Y: A$ } xAK Atlanta City: E) d; a( [/ O, o! a2 c- v
xAK Chickasaw City1 x% n( d! c1 s# i4 M
xAK Ensley City5 A2 w4 R' O4 H! N
xAK Knoxville City& N0 V; T! _* G. g
xAK Mobile City/ }( G0 R: A. c' b
xAK Tuscaloosa City# p, _2 o& V; W6 B0 S
xAK Steel Age0 L& d" Q: B$ K% n
xAK Steel Exporter! h6 J* }3 }" d. D
xAK Steel Mariner5 e# z& r$ D5 d w
xAK Steel Navigator
3 x' S* F# N7 F9 q xAK Steel Ranger
`* ? E# |+ }4 p9 \" H xAK Steel Scientist( T7 y6 N! b& G1 g! U: W7 W
xAK Steel Seafarer2 p2 x+ Z% g7 g: T9 v' f+ r2 t
xAK Steel Trader
: X3 K" q7 Z5 Z xAK Steel Voyager
{8 R& T9 @$ s' W, R2 L xAK Steel Worker, heavy damage
6 k" q" T9 G5 j8 d k6 A& N xAK Andrea Luckenbach
" O, X% o: x L* B& S. m& k+ ?! E xAK Harry Luckenbach
$ f7 o9 d4 f! N+ _ xAK J.L. Luckenbach* d6 Z$ P* Y8 w" A5 W) b
xAK Jacob Luckenbach
/ n( b2 g% s; [' s+ [/ p) @ xAK Julia Luckenbach
# M. k1 R/ \. K0 X1 M* }" g xAK Katrina Luckenbach, R' B! j- h/ _
xAK Lena Luckenbach
/ |+ J* H/ p( ^3 G% U H6 H9 o xAK Lewis Luckenbach$ _1 H) {1 l' X
xAK Lillian Luckenbach
G, |( \( r% r/ }4 S8 A( P xAK Mathew Luckenbach
* h0 a: m7 L, d* ]+ F xAK Walter Luckenbach9 q: I. V: g. P6 `
xAK William Luckenbach
0 b) e4 n q, |& S. D4 u& f. l! L xAK Diamond head
' ~8 `9 s" O2 K$ @ J, p xAK Admiral Halstead
$ {: s' e1 Q2 e( }' C: F0 }' e: z3 ^ xAK Admiral Cole9 R* i8 t# N# |1 F
xAK Crown City
, U4 I5 p( k' \1 v9 A AM Matai, Shell hits 20, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ S2 e$ Q: k% q6 E$ j2 b/ b$ j5 f xAK Rona, Shell hits 4
" @6 f! X7 S; e0 Q& Z xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1) D2 {3 {3 Y9 v3 v' v: u' J
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) u: C; \: {, p& b" yAllied ground losses:
' K4 d8 z: |8 v8 |* d' \5 ^ 37 casualties reported
' a5 |7 C0 x3 r! v9 e* v+ i/ [% W Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled! B1 j8 T& L$ M: d2 I& `. W: p0 ^
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
8 J% H$ }" P0 u. X. ]% s8 H' { Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ r2 _2 W. u" b- o$ F& K) E
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+ K. c& X+ m4 CDay Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 120,193, Range 15,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships5 E7 h( P" _1 Z+ R: u& J5 ?( u
DD Satsuki, C- n1 Z5 {, F5 s% a
DD Minazuki _- ]' D/ i- y0 u ?* O: j
DD Mochizuki7 G1 l b6 J6 g- S6 t
DD Oite; x- a9 n5 ~; o7 ]" Y3 f) p
DD Hayate
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Allied Ships
' N" d2 \+ s2 a" R/ J/ f xAK Alabaman8 I* e. v8 A( Z" I) X
xAK Alaskan
' k8 s9 n. ?/ T) H% ~6 [8 m5 N xAK American
: ]5 F' O6 R' J# H5 y( Q2 s4 W5 i3 | xAK Arizonan
0 V* y- B: \: X. X% m# B4 h$ V xAK Arkansan
! O% C0 h p" T) V% L' E8 r xAK Californian4 ]) ~# S3 f" J2 K% J0 {
xAK Canadian
+ T# U2 m, s6 V2 [, c xAK Dakotan
/ ]1 @7 H3 Z: ?5 e xAK Hawaiian+ _- L, k; C* S; s) ]
xAK Kansan5 J( E( ~1 c' c' J8 E
xAK Minnesotan
; T$ `6 e9 [- n3 G/ i& s xAK Ohioan
9 w, P; \! K6 q! c xAK Panaman' j- [( B) M U" v5 s# K1 y
xAK Pennsylvanian
5 Q! ]8 |8 s! ^8 |1 w% p9 Z5 ] xAK Puerto Rican- @$ Z+ w& [# H
xAK Utahan3 _ y* x9 p% H% c
xAK Virginian; d" ], i' O0 S8 q/ R
xAK Trento
+ x1 K0 G. n, I- ]& {. r* K$ @ xAK Charles H Cramp3 j" H$ E3 @3 f* p3 x
xAK Lancaster# }0 J5 ?4 a" t& E
xAK Sagadahoc
* C v0 c# {. V/ d: |. a& p xAK Santa Rita
8 ~- d+ p- U9 G% t& N) L: b xAK Santa Teresa, [8 q/ U6 Y$ M+ I, V
xAK Atlanta City
- M9 e/ {. b, z" l% t xAK Chickasaw City
! Z' ^5 s! l; q& N# P xAK Ensley City2 c" N- @2 s# y5 i
xAK Knoxville City: e$ x% m9 P$ s" t
xAK Mobile City. E/ a! R% D( F0 Z9 I# ~1 R
xAK Tuscaloosa City
! o; O R! ]( s6 a xAK Steel Age
: H Y3 a( H ]: P* _7 A1 P/ X- | xAK Steel Exporter
! A2 S. ~5 ^- r4 A/ K% \ xAK Steel Mariner7 [# q( _4 C" [* ~" W) _6 p
xAK Steel Navigator
6 W3 `6 p# x1 e ?7 q xAK Steel Ranger
: N6 S$ e0 M# ]; }4 J7 c; v xAK Steel Scientist
5 f1 h( c4 ~ R xAK Steel Seafarer
0 Q4 b5 h+ S5 D; I' t3 p; @, V xAK Steel Trader
5 u9 @# N# }4 P: i xAK Steel Voyager( P# v; S- F" f6 w3 \, O
xAK Andrea Luckenbach
7 k! x$ Q6 u6 }" q+ n; t xAK Harry Luckenbach+ N+ c- t; k. P# j3 Y/ L& k
xAK J.L. Luckenbach
: j- x9 U9 i) Q& W xAK Jacob Luckenbach
& P, k' t6 e& Q6 Z# L/ B# g% e3 | xAK Julia Luckenbach
$ `+ Q! U7 q, O9 [% e3 J xAK Katrina Luckenbach& x8 m/ P0 H2 ]+ L
xAK Lena Luckenbach
, ~+ v# w! I4 W7 B xAK Lewis Luckenbach) m. j! c, {, S4 b+ n; k; R3 h
xAK Lillian Luckenbach; y- l' ?( H. H# Q; Y; ]
xAK Mathew Luckenbach
. j. Q; T2 k+ i, ]% ?8 x3 ?+ L xAK Walter Luckenbach
1 |: Y$ X2 P0 v xAK William Luckenbach
/ j, h' w: q4 S: I& @- _ xAK Diamond head
& f: W4 b$ C% @/ [ xAK Admiral Halstead
- D( s2 A2 E" i9 Z- J xAK Admiral Cole- u7 e; a: O' T& \, l
xAK Crown City, L& I; H1 |/ D; T6 `! v
xAK Admiral Y. Williams7 _# N7 ^* s! g$ C [1 n4 b W
xAK Iron Crown, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
4 P2 g( r( L- s+ e xAK Rona, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage$ U+ m! K% B( h0 g1 y6 v3 s
xAK Exmoor, Shell hits 2# X$ w" @: x, ]7 P7 ~# U2 V- O
xAK Aeon, Shell hits 3, on fire. x' h- H# B0 y- q! S
xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1
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, F0 ^9 t0 ]8 w4 W4 U/ U1 B: @Allied ground losses:. [! l' a3 {1 Y# n
59 casualties reported
) j7 |( V$ M& `- x) b- C' E4 M Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled7 d3 m6 `' a8 m. M. C" @ A6 G
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 19 disabled7 u0 o6 }4 T$ n3 M0 y% e! `% E
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" J" v: _. d! U+ M2 D
Guns lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled)- B5 t" ]5 d2 j- t8 Q
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, }& [) z' ]! sDay Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 14,000 Yards
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! d0 C' [( O) Z, N* yJapanese Ships8 @8 K! O) a- w% c3 g$ u0 u
CA Furutaka- c7 d0 f3 M8 W
CL Abukuma
: \7 T8 b0 V& C! h1 W CL Tatsuta) J5 j9 S( k3 j3 G# d( v- Q! Y
CL Yubari+ z, U& `; d$ U! X, ~( k7 D
DD Michishio9 S: s: V: r, j, Y
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Allied Ships
2 n+ m$ _( t9 K' I, i/ n4 U DM Ramsay, Shell hits 4, heavy fires0 Y: k, X& \$ }4 A K
DM Breese, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
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Sub attack near Port Moresby at 98,133# H% Y' t# u/ M
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Japanese Ships
4 V+ L+ t' Q. F PB Kozan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage/ T8 R- E3 u8 Z2 s( C
AO Manju Maru
. ^( d- S8 N, B0 ?4 Y" [ AO Akebono Maru+ K: [- Q3 d5 ]4 _" m, u
PB Choun Maru #81 y: r% N) ^* x
SC Ch 205 _# A# M u1 a' L
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/ J" U8 B: w1 K) d6 x: _6 p% H* @ SS Tautog
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,1303 N; [# ]; e6 i/ }# Q; o
/ N9 }" ^/ o4 ?0 L. {Weather in hex: Light cloud: _6 |/ O. j& f6 s3 F9 _; m0 ^5 h4 @
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet., V& `' d! H1 E" a$ u" e9 z
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes8 g( v' N1 B" q$ O# }, X
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Japanese aircraft
# B7 s( G$ s5 l' p* }( d& k! J- [ A6M2 Zero x 419 P, h7 K1 k9 d
9 B5 M; K1 q1 A( z
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Allied aircraft
, ^# c0 K" ]' n9 w. t! b2 H P-40E Warhawk x 16
5 g' z7 t. u2 k/ H PBY-5 Catalina x 30
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3 a3 W" T0 p8 ]/ ZNo Japanese losses
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P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed% K2 A, E! G; B: b, z0 z" \2 |
PBY-5 Catalina: 3 damaged* O6 s& D, C9 d
PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed by flak6 q3 H" D0 P4 W! P4 t: M
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4 C% d1 p+ M) a+ W- r: f0 E" ]; ~' Z/ x DD Suresushio) h5 E( C8 N) g1 D
DD Oyashio, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
% B% e3 K4 X* {7 [- R A i TB Hayabusa
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