AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 27, 427 [/ {5 r( @. E
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盟军一支在莫港卸载补给的船队全灭;3 i7 a; \8 W0 m' E/ Y
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& W( P5 K# k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+ x* D3 l7 d1 R. [; a0 t
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: r q1 u9 K! L6 Z9 f6 TNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 12,000 Yards$ ^8 p1 [" f1 N- z$ Y6 i n! e y) A
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Japanese Ships: Z! C6 d* L9 C7 D5 Z' G
DD Oyashio
. }! j v5 N$ M DD Hatsukaze
! W+ M% S/ Y2 u DD Hagikaze
: ~# P g8 m) |# L6 d DD Uranami
+ B/ n, o5 D5 h TB Otori
6 y1 `! e8 [! \2 b- c. m+ j TB Hiyodori0 q7 c& B- o5 Q
TB Hayabusa
) [. m: g/ j+ \6 E TB Kiji
5 N U3 |- V0 n _/ D. H* p: a! } TB Kamo
4 g g+ s. |7 A DD Suresushio
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Allied Ships% P+ T+ q! S7 v8 x2 G5 K( ?
xAKL Chungking, Shell hits 23, and is sunk2 R$ y" }8 s* E* Q& g* ]
xAKL Darvel, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk- m$ \# {- P8 I
xAKL Kaiping, Shell hits 13, and is sunk n; I' X) N6 q6 h0 T5 E2 X
xAKL Vichy, Shell hits 18, and is sunk
7 S1 b, t, V* Q% M" d9 g$ z! c xAKL Patris, Shell hits 25, and is sunk: F, B( c; f. h! D# l$ x
xAKL Burwah, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk1 k. [0 y; [7 W; o" a
xAKL Carlisle, Shell hits 26, and is sunk4 |) @% i; l' K- W7 d& K- N0 X
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- ]' ~' x1 _7 TNight Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 7,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
; n4 j9 L- r0 g5 u/ U6 z CA Furutaka$ U! x4 x; |9 k4 y& k% v! @
CA Kako; X! t+ D+ Z- u9 D7 I8 [# r9 s' e
CL Abukuma3 Z2 _ G& m5 v5 Z9 }8 f0 p
CL Tenryu
/ T% V" |. r- S% N CL Tatsuta4 R8 m' N, q4 G3 Y. h
CL Yubari, Shell hits 14 v$ \ i/ H$ S5 M
DD Michishio7 i9 C4 Z5 x" s+ } P% S5 Q/ @
DD Amagiri
9 G J- {. k6 t3 ~
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DM Ramsay, Shell hits 1
, P" L* a. v' a: X& P$ n9 Z8 N DM Breese, Shell hits 3, on fire
1 t) e8 H! G; n% t7 A DM Tracy, Shell hits 6, and is sunk/ T5 E1 M4 ~) `
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' j+ j8 p% g! m. p$ {' yTF 181 encounters mine field at Pago Pago (148,161)
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, M9 }2 D5 `3 ~" w8 W CA Kako, Mine hits 5, on fire, heavy damage. N$ [+ M$ H& p' e; R K
DD Amagiri, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
) a' f# s0 G) ~' \# q( }6 Y 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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; C4 j* u* c0 {# AJapanese Ships
; W2 G: {# R& B9 O* t: u1 X DD Satsuki, F- }! v* g" J( a% z, d
DD Minazuki- G/ ^, j6 d, I$ M7 b7 b+ V$ ~2 ^
DD Mochizuki- H& D' }1 K! h" [# ^
DD Oite$ H6 w* v2 X8 b6 a+ k0 P$ [
DD Hayate1 J! |, V8 @' W- D; C/ A$ n
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Allied Ships: \; F4 S) i" y& P& F
PG Sacramento, Shell hits 15, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 w. P8 c0 R' B0 A xAK Alabaman8 { R, ^7 v: `; D1 K+ m, {
xAK Alaskan$ K! j+ P9 N" n4 O! o* b4 F& U7 }7 P
xAK American4 z. L* _ X0 W# @
xAK Arizonan3 U+ t+ v, ]; K) y- X# P. r
xAK Arkansan
) ]& s& F, W( i& t: f5 l xAK Californian5 X& Y' w7 L+ ]2 Y3 W2 A3 |
xAK Canadian
! y& |% ~4 s4 p+ ?" d xAK Dakotan; T# [% u& L4 d6 r0 l
xAK Hawaiian t% H) [# G& `# A+ D1 Z7 |
xAK Kansan r1 m8 I: E$ m, T" ]4 }# v( R
xAK Minnesotan( I& D" k- h0 r' y& u
xAK Ohioan
8 |* Y% O4 g, p' W3 C& U. ?) [( i xAK Panaman
1 N$ N/ N8 k' X" F; l7 b2 C$ a xAK Pennsylvanian
& j+ O7 Y( O2 z xAK Puerto Rican
0 ?3 j* h' b; ?$ d. E7 G3 u" I d xAK Utahan* J7 t5 {) \( o" Y: ]
xAK Virginian4 v; `, Y' x2 K Z
xAK Trento
0 g9 ^9 j' w% @' W; ]. I% v" Q xAK Charles H Cramp# j; K$ A9 `8 k7 @$ n
xAK Lancaster
5 Q& F" {: P1 b; q# G$ l4 Y" _ xAK Sagadahoc
' `- i& x0 y$ L l! G xAK Santa Rita
! k6 r. {: a/ _# e xAK Santa Teresa9 T' R! f0 O1 E$ |/ d, z+ I3 q$ o( L
xAK Atlanta City5 c/ r6 m0 A9 U6 S* Q! @
xAK Chickasaw City
3 y# N( e1 r8 L xAK Ensley City. k) M1 h" ]( o3 e" M
xAK Knoxville City
9 D8 K6 B- r0 r5 D: @ xAK Mobile City2 V" P; _0 a) W, S6 q
xAK Tuscaloosa City& d1 b, c: E9 T5 _0 `& l2 v0 T Q
xAK Steel Age8 k9 p4 O2 N/ A& Y1 p6 `
xAK Steel Exporter* _$ _/ u/ T, \7 M6 Q2 r* I4 g! @
xAK Steel Mariner
# }5 B9 Y/ o" D xAK Steel Navigator5 h) s+ X& m: c- j. ]0 t
xAK Steel Ranger
( w; O% ]& J& {! P9 f xAK Steel Scientist
: N) j! ?/ x$ A2 T' r" ]' ~* b z; Y xAK Steel Seafarer2 \% T. u6 P) j) J8 E. U) S
xAK Steel Trader
& Q1 ^+ [; x$ i* J8 A$ U* [0 u xAK Steel Voyager* I9 S( t* Q1 u. q! F
xAK Steel Worker
( @& m8 R1 h* S' U9 Z) e6 w0 R xAK Andrea Luckenbach/ C7 p( i, ^3 j
xAK Harry Luckenbach
) O: U+ e! G4 k* J2 z0 N; G$ H+ Q xAK J.L. Luckenbach
$ `- R q5 {' U8 |5 y" q7 o! o4 u% q xAK Jacob Luckenbach
& n& x+ v4 w# Q3 b xAK Julia Luckenbach
0 _* K* w5 v" P! Y xAK Katrina Luckenbach
) e% y# S3 S" t& G xAK Lena Luckenbach
- l" ~7 v/ w# Z xAK Lewis Luckenbach6 ~ B, C" j9 t1 \+ h2 w# O* I
xAK Lillian Luckenbach* y+ z. X& m+ n: ]
xAK Mathew Luckenbach
& b0 X ^# @$ V: }0 k. n xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 7, heavy fires% o/ Q) J8 s R0 h# v
xAK Walter Luckenbach
4 c8 e1 u! b. M* A g- s xAK William Luckenbach
. I3 {% ^4 L R# | xAK Diamond head
( W1 m# f3 n- ~ xAK Admiral Halstead8 H+ I* C' z' g
AM Matai, Shell hits 1, w- ?! ~, t7 P* v) l/ b0 G4 g
AM Muritai, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage o$ |! T( [; r
xAK Salamaua, Shell hits 18 [8 P, |6 g. p! P; k# e% g$ o( }
xAK Rona, Shell hits 2
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1 C5 c: c: I/ N9 \Allied ground losses:% L. b& J8 ?' q
24 casualties reported9 s# _$ [0 O! G+ r4 e( H; f
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
" z& ^; s5 h" ]( G Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 4 disabled
8 f4 D$ e9 a2 } L% x* O4 | Engineers: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled1 {4 s2 T R( S$ k6 f* x; A0 ]
Vehicles lost 17 (10 destroyed, 7 disabled)( v/ @; B8 y: z/ W/ r5 T$ j
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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3 D: M8 |" ^5 U! }' UJapanese Ships
2 \, i& e" F7 V; g7 k2 O! g3 Y DD Satsuki" G4 d- l' J/ a( g! L& r% F- L! x2 t
DD Minazuki0 H! v. ]0 T; ~" h* v' {6 `5 l2 S% g
DD Mochizuki
' f! J2 ?) H- L! o; U DD Oite
+ p0 B5 w5 a' t5 Y e. i DD Hayate
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Allied Ships$ {$ Z% G: q( m
PG Sacramento, Shell hits 12, heavy fires, heavy damage& E$ I# j- L9 P
xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 _ c9 M4 ?1 |3 i AM Muritai, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
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; c9 B% j: e {0 ^* S. WAllied ground losses: ?7 Z6 T5 Z6 F
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)4 v7 m6 ?3 Y5 S
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; e. h; Y- R& L7 f& l; ~Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 121,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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6 K2 e+ X2 M6 y( j, ]+ {% ~Japanese Ships9 K" C: ^# C* p1 y
DD Satsuki
6 B, b0 K3 K1 E- `$ L DD Minazuki
( ?! J% L( A' M- P6 S2 k' l DD Mochizuki
6 d* W4 `0 {& n1 e( t DD Oite! E( a( y; U; x( t/ m
DD Hayate/ h3 X2 D0 x2 a4 n" e
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# B2 x! `4 R1 R6 Q* h/ @: x: L xAK Alabaman" f5 c( a8 [; s% d v/ u% U
xAK Alaskan4 y% [$ f2 N! S. N" L5 w
xAK American
" V& d% D. a7 @ xAK Arizonan r8 L0 ^9 }( o5 `# w' O
xAK Arkansan
$ n- B4 T' j# M xAK Californian* Z9 Y; c7 @2 h
xAK Canadian( Y9 f8 g( E: p* T- `2 t
xAK Dakotan
" X) [3 X( h/ M+ c5 w( f& j xAK Hawaiian
& g3 C, [2 W/ o+ u2 p3 v xAK Kansan
/ N$ i# ^% D' c$ X4 B' H0 G) @ xAK Minnesotan
) d( ^6 p$ h& w- D) _3 b$ v+ v9 `( j xAK Ohioan
) S, \: i& S* \ ~, _ xAK Panaman5 _" d. H o s
xAK Pennsylvanian
5 s* V) ?( _( S/ y xAK Puerto Rican& Q/ r" {- K0 F/ J9 W7 b, B* C
xAK Utahan
4 E( I- A1 h6 M& ?1 p5 e5 D" D" W xAK Virginian
# p/ ]$ W; l% i6 E xAK Trento0 i1 D$ ]# K1 H& X' q/ o
xAK Charles H Cramp- I" C V7 G+ k8 ?" h* K
xAK Lancaster
% H ~0 P0 ^* h) o, e; E2 a& `1 J xAK Sagadahoc
2 H# [: k7 M- ^8 h; O U7 z0 | xAK Santa Rita
5 ?6 x3 Y* M/ c$ \, c' y) n xAK Santa Teresa
6 [8 |$ Y( L) E xAK Atlanta City0 }3 G0 u- i: S' H
xAK Chickasaw City) q( t& E) a/ Z. i) q% o. x3 w
xAK Ensley City* S/ P# q7 y" Q
xAK Knoxville City
4 e# f& o6 X! T' M4 g k$ }( r xAK Mobile City+ H) s2 S7 A- H! x6 f
xAK Tuscaloosa City1 R- V# j% n, i( A
xAK Steel Age5 U& u6 i" `6 i1 M4 n
xAK Steel Exporter
$ S: W; R2 S$ o$ y, B3 A0 f xAK Steel Mariner
8 i3 }# l& G+ B% }& Z xAK Steel Navigator# l1 p' x! n2 L2 q
xAK Steel Ranger
0 w0 }+ p0 {5 g$ D7 r xAK Steel Scientist
$ R, U: N1 T" M+ u2 ] xAK Steel Seafarer
e, f) Z% x2 p7 {( N9 L' X7 x xAK Steel Trader* ]7 `7 D6 J" j' _4 U% D
xAK Steel Voyager6 A; v& F5 y2 k" o% O. n- y; s
xAK Steel Worker, heavy damage: `- n9 `$ D; T& Y# X, r, s" R; n
xAK Andrea Luckenbach
5 P; A$ D" h' d" I1 X& n' ^) m% x* L xAK Harry Luckenbach, O/ \& X$ {' K+ s5 B9 W; E, i
xAK J.L. Luckenbach! v2 i6 ?/ l) h! H
xAK Jacob Luckenbach3 p2 J& w! T* m$ B* Z3 _6 V
xAK Julia Luckenbach
$ c* j- x3 ?7 ~% U1 S. b P' W xAK Katrina Luckenbach
8 K9 z, G' d/ v9 k1 ]* {7 i- [ xAK Lena Luckenbach( B! f6 w k- Y
xAK Lewis Luckenbach( Y- }6 x" e, B- g
xAK Lillian Luckenbach2 B) D6 }( \) `, S$ j6 f& n; E
xAK Mathew Luckenbach
! A& O9 f/ _( H' {8 p xAK Walter Luckenbach4 e3 M9 C6 D$ G9 W% y
xAK William Luckenbach/ G3 Z. R* Y" @$ [2 k5 u3 X
xAK Diamond head8 M) A7 Y# a" k N3 b3 q
xAK Admiral Halstead5 h$ H, D" T+ y( f
xAK Admiral Cole
: `# A9 _: S% C xAK Crown City
, ]- s* I2 @- {: y) i- n j/ y( \ AM Matai, Shell hits 20, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 h$ a, m: p5 T9 ^0 L xAK Rona, Shell hits 4
1 J8 b* g; n5 _3 g xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1
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Allied ground losses:
; M9 G- I/ B% g' u( _% Z 37 casualties reported
4 i! e" M+ t2 ]* ?+ _ Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled* L8 D _( ?$ h1 m) K1 x
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled+ G I5 n, G* _& `% [4 K
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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3 e( h1 b. u: K/ JDay Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 120,193, Range 15,000 Yards2 U3 Y% D, w0 T0 g* W' q
& e; U. n9 N. V+ i9 CJapanese Ships
8 f* @9 Z, k+ [2 Y/ [; I DD Satsuki' {$ D" n6 Q- I, n. B: B
DD Minazuki: I; U) Q' Z4 q ?6 X, I& _
DD Mochizuki
1 E. t; q: j1 t9 ]: r. f DD Oite& ?% `1 N+ Q3 @2 h, q' W/ |0 D
DD Hayate- I" e/ q7 U: ]6 f) `
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Allied Ships Z& [" }( L# t7 A1 S1 T l* U
xAK Alabaman
5 }! V/ C7 G ~" ^$ b7 W xAK Alaskan
9 C' I$ @ c8 }5 ^5 a2 W xAK American
8 v' z" L: I: n5 S# { xAK Arizonan2 a: Y% j' _' w8 Y& o5 r2 P
xAK Arkansan5 `2 E& o2 b$ y- K2 Y, ]
xAK Californian
6 r; D8 C' O3 h. ~6 A2 I W xAK Canadian+ O T3 _3 [: E# `
xAK Dakotan
; F; y" V+ R- W! ^# Y xAK Hawaiian8 X/ [5 p% ?7 N8 F( u
xAK Kansan
2 y P# ?6 n0 l, V7 U9 G xAK Minnesotan8 o# Z7 ^4 h* t
xAK Ohioan" B1 b) V' y: e7 H
xAK Panaman3 M% l; U! M% V- D! ~2 X) n
xAK Pennsylvanian6 p* m5 H& j ]3 P6 O6 `* b
xAK Puerto Rican
8 }3 K! M1 T5 n9 @ xAK Utahan: @2 ~+ W2 v! I$ F. w+ S1 R$ H
xAK Virginian
0 U% r6 ~4 V6 I4 U. _ xAK Trento+ c. b j4 G1 c2 [/ _8 i# x6 N7 i! ^
xAK Charles H Cramp
& K4 `& h& `; W xAK Lancaster
2 Z' l9 O9 h$ G |4 l) o6 N* V- t xAK Sagadahoc0 n9 O! ~1 E( R
xAK Santa Rita
) D# _: [7 t3 \1 J# V" Z9 q' g/ y xAK Santa Teresa
$ ]# v, X: y$ l# L xAK Atlanta City* _6 g2 Q( Y: D
xAK Chickasaw City7 Q9 b, d! F! Y* w Q8 ?7 O& s
xAK Ensley City6 F7 `6 f1 |0 O+ ~ E5 B5 a
xAK Knoxville City8 h6 ^3 b( l( Y4 Q
xAK Mobile City
. w3 x* \! U- {: m0 k xAK Tuscaloosa City% T& G9 z$ g" Y; r
xAK Steel Age& a" G' {0 o' A5 ^
xAK Steel Exporter p7 f2 ]0 a0 ?6 g
xAK Steel Mariner
" N. |) J. l3 j7 d% c. c+ O xAK Steel Navigator
$ B& k+ R/ ^% b0 k! d# L- _ xAK Steel Ranger
* V' ^& s/ g% H- N$ V7 m xAK Steel Scientist+ Y& W5 h; \# `* R8 p. W
xAK Steel Seafarer
, t% A9 Y% X, ]+ Y0 J7 m; x0 s xAK Steel Trader6 p" F- B; {4 C1 q+ _' Y9 X
xAK Steel Voyager
- \+ \8 ^2 E* e/ j9 `* D' D+ B. y xAK Andrea Luckenbach* B6 z" |! W0 w1 t+ ^. [3 e
xAK Harry Luckenbach1 N, v& v* J) O' Y* |
xAK J.L. Luckenbach4 E# p: y2 l3 K. j; e$ @; D
xAK Jacob Luckenbach
8 T! P' J, z" S* g xAK Julia Luckenbach
1 ~: B1 d( b, y L. y i7 k xAK Katrina Luckenbach, A- Y) {5 f9 k8 l) F
xAK Lena Luckenbach, g* c3 n9 g- v) f c( m
xAK Lewis Luckenbach" n* h: D5 |5 [4 ^5 E/ a
xAK Lillian Luckenbach
+ N/ D- |# T! z1 I2 j0 p, N xAK Mathew Luckenbach
3 g' r- {- J: Y ?$ d# i+ G. U xAK Walter Luckenbach- f, O4 d, Y* x& {1 ^. J
xAK William Luckenbach- K2 _/ a7 }, U/ I) C& D
xAK Diamond head1 l* E1 t& T3 b
xAK Admiral Halstead
. z2 e/ |8 M1 {; _ xAK Admiral Cole/ j6 }* O$ u, g0 t, [! B9 H
xAK Crown City; n2 x1 C% B+ P H
xAK Admiral Y. Williams" _$ {2 R2 b# R6 B0 L
xAK Iron Crown, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
d9 {" b# r1 j1 Q& E! A xAK Rona, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ w- A' D# J8 `3 ` P xAK Exmoor, Shell hits 2
- P! }; O* J: e# T; o ~ xAK Aeon, Shell hits 3, on fire9 e0 ^1 c* i# K. L" P, g% u8 q
xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1! q. |; ] E( [. h
7 ]0 E( `, b$ R; w( x
4 t3 _* k: V( A( [/ JAllied ground losses:% `6 k& M" }* Q/ Q2 X' o# ^* g4 H- \
59 casualties reported1 y4 @/ _* I e: u8 ^0 B; y
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
: z7 R8 R3 f" E+ |) h5 _ Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 19 disabled+ l/ w+ R7 y/ S. n9 r v3 ]
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
0 h2 U4 ]& m* W5 l3 Q9 q# A$ W1 o Guns lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled)
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 14,000 Yards5 P% o4 P i/ `8 S- X# Q5 u
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Japanese Ships$ J3 c5 r |' c% `& @- i% v
CA Furutaka8 c& ?" Y* Q7 o/ X: Y' f. G! P9 y. V
CL Abukuma
2 _% n1 x3 g, m' m CL Tatsuta
5 m8 J) g; u/ R CL Yubari
3 X" `, N. H2 r5 n# I DD Michishio: P& l/ \4 Z% n$ A
$ i/ k3 J: A A5 E- VAllied Ships
4 `* q# D9 @. n& W0 f7 r DM Ramsay, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
5 i0 o5 b- N1 l) v: b8 q6 F2 Z/ T DM Breese, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
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Sub attack near Port Moresby at 98,133
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Japanese Ships5 Y" S5 j5 m/ D
PB Kozan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
) b" N/ `6 {, K* S/ c$ E! i AO Manju Maru: T5 u" i7 \' i( {$ i
AO Akebono Maru! Z# f# N2 k, O
PB Choun Maru #8 A- ?3 {, y7 p2 \, }+ s3 K- f
SC Ch 20
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Allied Ships8 c7 b% U! |' \ V. R( q, d# R4 f! b) a
SS Tautog$ F. ]( W Q% S/ G. c
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130& t+ j/ j( _& l, O' E0 H( B' s: P9 Q
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, b4 H, A1 g/ V& l( Y; s. N# tRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
6 h8 V* H' B# i5 kEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
; i! v( w+ m3 R A6M2 Zero x 41
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. q) s' S) E' Y* CAllied aircraft
; w3 U, \7 y. x* ?) u5 ` P-40E Warhawk x 16 ?. n! _& h2 D s; @3 }8 o
PBY-5 Catalina x 30$ X0 A' d) X6 p1 @! ~' ]
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% V$ q j) x5 F P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
+ e- Y- }7 \4 p3 H& C PBY-5 Catalina: 3 damaged( G: _! d) H$ _; a- ]7 s+ X6 @
PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed by flak9 H) j$ i S' [# g
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DD Suresushio
- _) _2 }; e N0 _ DD Oyashio, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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TB Hiyodori
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DD Hatsukaze
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