AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 27, 42
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- J; S; G* K. y' W0 a盟军一支在莫港卸载补给的船队全灭;
; P) L A: ]; q. V8 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;
' d% o) k) |; v1 S% E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
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. Q. I& X5 }3 q5 Z) `$ ZNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 12,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships+ ^) u. i, b, A7 P L# Y( b
DD Oyashio
+ S9 I8 r( \% q2 n# O DD Hatsukaze7 h1 l4 \1 }+ _! x5 W- G9 W
DD Hagikaze& C. O* j5 r$ }# s1 J5 W- Y
DD Uranami
/ \( J/ P6 ?0 {& l) ~4 F! ] TB Otori
8 D5 e9 q# d: B/ s TB Hiyodori
- P3 t: {8 X% E' k5 d# L0 [& \) |0 A( h TB Hayabusa
# p' y$ z0 w" H$ E ~, V l TB Kiji
- L2 J v$ P; k# x7 _3 N& H TB Kamo* j& n5 s4 ]8 \2 {
DD Suresushio
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; I2 L C, Q3 xAllied Ships& x5 k$ K0 F, I8 D
xAKL Chungking, Shell hits 23, and is sunk
* \3 k: f- S0 v) x) ^ xAKL Darvel, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
# x$ j7 u" P' o g% `4 ~ xAKL Kaiping, Shell hits 13, and is sunk' ^. A* \2 d0 L/ K: Y1 G
xAKL Vichy, Shell hits 18, and is sunk/ W. Q7 i1 P* _ r, z
xAKL Patris, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
% C0 ^# O: f+ Q9 h* L. W xAKL Burwah, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
~3 I( I' A* H5 M5 f2 J6 }+ E; Z* U xAKL Carlisle, Shell hits 26, and is sunk
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2 k1 q: D3 {! |1 _0 Y0 `Night Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 7,000 Yards& Y6 i& `; C8 { e
' a1 S" }& G4 Y) xJapanese Ships2 M' a `, @3 {% u( Y; }0 x4 \
CA Furutaka# L( F$ D; H# \8 I
CA Kako9 f0 |# Y' z( H8 b# _% R+ H
CL Abukuma
% H/ }( Z4 d7 C/ D2 m+ Q CL Tenryu
& [" O8 A) `" j8 }( m CL Tatsuta2 l+ o6 s6 x- C, j- D# U
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1: d3 j; H7 N5 M
DD Michishio2 p: O( V$ ]6 R
DD Amagiri5 t! c1 t6 k) H% W, q* j9 c
6 ~4 P' o; L5 o- U6 B! _& n$ _1 ^Allied Ships
$ I- l3 y+ p- [: T DM Ramsay, Shell hits 1
" `7 f$ R& w4 F7 H, u" Z( ` DM Breese, Shell hits 3, on fire1 K& f8 X9 g: M8 @
DM Tracy, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
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TF 181 encounters mine field at Pago Pago (148,161)) `4 T& p9 q% E& n2 Q9 f9 @9 U c% B
2 E: E% \0 _3 `* i* n& BJapanese Ships! o/ d' n8 d5 X
CA Kako, Mine hits 5, on fire, heavy damage( P, U5 }! V; b" i$ ^5 ^4 i
DD Amagiri, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
1 x$ l4 [/ ?% C CL Tenryu, Mine hits 1, on fire
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0 q: I8 B( \( ^6 V- i$ @Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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4 |( ]# k1 {" P) sJapanese Ships' m' F& K( j; ~5 `
DD Satsuki7 H, q" R) q; Q: ]4 B7 e7 L
DD Minazuki8 W7 b5 d3 V+ d0 R1 j) [0 m
DD Mochizuki
$ _% r; t2 a9 @" d- v$ U( _ DD Oite
+ ~% V( ?: u3 g) s DD Hayate; }: v: b2 @! W2 E
4 V* H* q$ t# z/ C. `0 KAllied Ships/ o6 t( e$ Y9 t
PG Sacramento, Shell hits 15, heavy fires, heavy damage
% L) Z2 v% [4 p9 _/ R n( o, E xAK Alabaman
2 y% a& |7 ^* s8 s7 u xAK Alaskan/ A0 @7 \2 V* c0 a! I
xAK American# g2 k+ i+ g {8 `$ r
xAK Arizonan
" Z4 A, G' M9 c: s9 b xAK Arkansan8 l5 v% c/ W5 Q7 x6 j
xAK Californian
; z' o, o7 q; {' [; k6 T) F$ G xAK Canadian g# r# ^+ C2 p: M
xAK Dakotan
8 F( V4 I$ N& r7 P; j2 V/ N. I xAK Hawaiian6 D" N2 ~4 P/ ]4 S
xAK Kansan( {4 e) m% c$ _: ~5 |* j
xAK Minnesotan
( r& h6 i! V) B! L xAK Ohioan9 p( E+ \9 R: f5 h# G1 I7 n/ I
xAK Panaman
# c% Y7 y+ T4 v4 ` xAK Pennsylvanian1 O. [' O. Y9 y8 L8 t4 t f
xAK Puerto Rican
! {& D( u5 B6 v7 S xAK Utahan6 ^4 w* E! w, z( Z
xAK Virginian2 f& `$ V" j" Q' Q. d; l( w
xAK Trento e/ p0 j6 j) Q; L" o4 p+ N
xAK Charles H Cramp
! K" O+ K2 g% c' I! S: v. V7 [ xAK Lancaster
$ K& i: F" k9 K0 ~/ @" t8 ^1 c2 O, T) ` xAK Sagadahoc# s( ?5 d9 L* }; R' a
xAK Santa Rita
& @" K( E. k: z xAK Santa Teresa& `4 o/ _7 d5 u" _+ d
xAK Atlanta City
5 k' N! K1 C& F1 B! `# J$ u, A4 I# C, t xAK Chickasaw City
4 |! m: z* m* W: ^6 L xAK Ensley City5 Q. L0 r$ {* q. h7 e0 D
xAK Knoxville City
7 c2 J' j6 E; y& Z xAK Mobile City& }! j- i- `0 o4 ]+ C. G% _. r6 `
xAK Tuscaloosa City; L! M" w. f) {+ r1 j1 a& X; s
xAK Steel Age( E8 w c7 `& \) { r T
xAK Steel Exporter
$ f$ ?2 K% U8 E4 d xAK Steel Mariner
+ j& K6 j! a+ y- k( n6 N3 i xAK Steel Navigator& ]% r2 {/ L+ q/ [# N, P2 O2 }5 V2 _# o& Z
xAK Steel Ranger
4 L2 I' y3 ]# Z7 V0 R xAK Steel Scientist$ p6 |* Q4 P, b" t9 L( B
xAK Steel Seafarer
# V1 i5 k! p! U4 `9 E xAK Steel Trader
' h3 g; F/ m# d xAK Steel Voyager& y4 Z- H! k% c. o( |' p
xAK Steel Worker" g: ?, f" F- Y7 |1 H, b9 E" h
xAK Andrea Luckenbach
2 V0 J8 N+ u9 v- F! G, o* [ xAK Harry Luckenbach7 y p f8 a! q; T. i
xAK J.L. Luckenbach3 }9 h( x+ r- r% H) M7 I$ \
xAK Jacob Luckenbach& [8 _( i4 _& t3 J* I1 ]
xAK Julia Luckenbach' f" J+ U& p) ?3 E
xAK Katrina Luckenbach9 c4 P; {; Y; P6 w. M1 u$ B! I
xAK Lena Luckenbach
, {. g5 O% E4 t/ ^ xAK Lewis Luckenbach! p" g5 j8 @+ w! Z) }
xAK Lillian Luckenbach
% n6 d* }0 W% _; C xAK Mathew Luckenbach
' V. \$ \4 `6 b5 X xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
& y2 S: @ |4 y4 o+ ]- ? xAK Walter Luckenbach& I& C1 o9 t7 A; a1 [! L$ L
xAK William Luckenbach: _( X. a) C; a; m7 I, k: E
xAK Diamond head6 b& j. o# A, v- a1 U
xAK Admiral Halstead8 c3 J: }: L2 |; M2 i
AM Matai, Shell hits 14 c8 V5 w! ]: n8 \
AM Muritai, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
& I6 E7 `% _2 a4 Z xAK Salamaua, Shell hits 1
: [4 a& i; W% ^8 A( L4 O d8 n9 z7 ? xAK Rona, Shell hits 2; A7 r6 n: j& w5 r2 G
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3 g( E2 ?( c1 P! S! {' v- Y: GAllied ground losses:
% ]' n' r4 P& ], D5 j; `- a 24 casualties reported
3 q: l. r, v7 Z% q2 t& J+ O& M7 S( J Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. g7 k/ Y- {8 S! ^
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 4 disabled
9 b' S0 ^3 \! u( F Engineers: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled0 s9 T: W4 n* F% i& p
Vehicles lost 17 (10 destroyed, 7 disabled)5 \4 ]- G0 m+ h5 q
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: p3 ]* K" T8 j: C% ?# o8 CNight Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards; n& h5 t9 g2 y4 s# H: T, x/ p
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Japanese Ships- P e' R3 [; }: u( ]6 M$ t
DD Satsuki
0 f: j9 ~# o$ M: R5 `- Z+ ]. _ DD Minazuki
9 s \2 O% E0 c. Y+ g: |( K DD Mochizuki) x8 |- b7 u( j. f1 q2 f
DD Oite; f( t! ]7 ?. ]( n) [- S N6 W. \
DD Hayate
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PG Sacramento, Shell hits 12, heavy fires, heavy damage% E" S3 h( q" c
xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage7 l$ }4 p. z- ?
AM Muritai, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage9 v- X# T) }8 m+ E; S
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Allied ground losses:
% t: Q$ j, D/ D' ~ E Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)4 K7 U& U" z7 ^7 e8 {9 ~" l; [+ u% a9 t
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& E" I, \, o" E/ o8 N1 pNight Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 121,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
u; g9 Y+ O1 ?+ s8 r4 b DD Satsuki
/ u9 f) K/ U4 |$ e$ n$ j DD Minazuki" v3 t. y. z/ k6 e) L( C$ _
DD Mochizuki5 C+ ~ u$ d, `
DD Oite( t! }$ ^ s1 G5 {) q( }
DD Hayate: X# d. W& z" D' B
- p2 @, k" [% V. I1 t6 q# t/ }Allied Ships
! S$ U, _, {0 V2 w xAK Alabaman6 Y; Q( s/ ]. B, [
xAK Alaskan% A* `8 n" V; V* h) \
xAK American
; o* l' h+ f2 a$ G" ^6 g" P xAK Arizonan
( X7 R9 N4 p. h3 ~+ Q9 ^" i xAK Arkansan
5 \$ K% @4 B3 \, l1 d+ \ xAK Californian8 f: f2 H5 [1 ^" A' Q b" T
xAK Canadian, s& v: W7 w6 Y, |* l1 F' U
xAK Dakotan% R' W, m+ R) n5 J: }4 s/ h
xAK Hawaiian% i1 r0 Y4 B4 q
xAK Kansan
5 O4 X( }! K& Q6 N5 g- X3 [+ Q7 N* Y xAK Minnesotan
" x, j; b Q$ p8 {" Z, S xAK Ohioan( Y3 a. i1 H# p( k4 k3 \/ n2 N
xAK Panaman# k6 z6 \5 F6 F' X' Q9 L
xAK Pennsylvanian
0 D& o) E$ c7 q- d. e xAK Puerto Rican
6 C H# U+ g# V: @ E- L xAK Utahan8 c; H$ `! S6 k& Y% @3 X6 v
xAK Virginian$ x2 J# ~; {& m9 m, y
xAK Trento
X. C! `& P% @1 ^. v4 T8 b: n" F xAK Charles H Cramp
$ ~/ b# U* p. G. B O xAK Lancaster( m3 y. }7 r9 w4 {
xAK Sagadahoc
) A [% |; B; A: N: X xAK Santa Rita
3 C" Y5 S3 m2 [( ]+ |- H xAK Santa Teresa9 g3 y, f3 z9 ^0 C. s' O, N* n: v
xAK Atlanta City! ~* g' S9 r- C9 W6 ? n {" L
xAK Chickasaw City- r3 d2 w! D; \0 F
xAK Ensley City
4 q! G ]; Y) m! W2 n- G xAK Knoxville City0 P* X8 \/ s% v7 e- e' C0 y
xAK Mobile City
) g" a6 u& T9 k' D! P6 W$ q. o xAK Tuscaloosa City
. z$ k% {, @0 X* _0 v6 X2 S( C xAK Steel Age9 K+ o- _5 N# R
xAK Steel Exporter
% c7 r0 I+ }+ a3 Q xAK Steel Mariner: L \2 F* D8 v' u
xAK Steel Navigator3 w& i; ?% j4 j) J6 _# H
xAK Steel Ranger3 t: i- p/ U$ P# H7 C6 B
xAK Steel Scientist n. s! H* Q, }$ `% q/ l
xAK Steel Seafarer
- f7 Y# b* J- D. _ xAK Steel Trader0 Z' c) c0 {+ S7 K' `) h
xAK Steel Voyager
3 u" {' \) U' O( w$ Z) Z xAK Steel Worker, heavy damage
* k; M* `! [0 x5 h+ E: c- T xAK Andrea Luckenbach
1 Y! o- b( z' I, t, q8 x/ L xAK Harry Luckenbach Z, i8 Y5 G$ c0 s+ t
xAK J.L. Luckenbach1 {) ~6 t; ~5 `; c. P
xAK Jacob Luckenbach
0 E$ X& k6 `( U9 v/ M xAK Julia Luckenbach9 T/ o4 }% K. h
xAK Katrina Luckenbach6 W$ ~3 d8 V" H) b( g
xAK Lena Luckenbach
4 A# v- a! N6 W8 c" w xAK Lewis Luckenbach
! b$ L9 }; f/ G4 L, r' x- U3 ~ xAK Lillian Luckenbach
! ^1 x7 o/ d% M9 }/ [$ X xAK Mathew Luckenbach
, w& {) {7 @5 ^9 n xAK Walter Luckenbach, z0 n: A) Y' C. [& b8 H/ V
xAK William Luckenbach
- `. Q7 D g2 g xAK Diamond head- W; z ]( s g$ k% q" q1 L5 t
xAK Admiral Halstead% f, g5 `" E1 C
xAK Admiral Cole4 a- l. X) ?3 b
xAK Crown City& m$ Y- R& r7 ^9 f8 d0 D
AM Matai, Shell hits 20, heavy fires, heavy damage9 p: ~" {$ h( ]! Y# A0 [$ T3 {
xAK Rona, Shell hits 41 c: R; y# \6 A! o6 L" B, |' W
xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1( f v) [8 W, D, }* {# ^1 l
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6 m2 C7 @; g, P/ H1 m* }, cAllied ground losses:
- m" T5 s4 b: v5 h% `' Y 37 casualties reported
' @" _5 D, J; b( N Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled+ ^1 k8 ], F: [! \, u2 F
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled1 T7 ~, o: ~6 m' Z% i3 [5 R
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- k# L3 r: m0 x# D' L
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 120,193, Range 15,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships/ E& h7 {; @2 ~5 s# S
DD Satsuki
; I) d$ u/ }0 y) i# a- g& D DD Minazuki
/ \1 g5 {5 d0 R8 H- Y. v! ~* i DD Mochizuki
5 g6 ]8 Z3 p: c) }: B, A! U DD Oite" C! o" c5 s+ P% _( W% `
DD Hayate& B/ U/ @2 T" s! o& X, F2 ?5 X
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Allied Ships
4 Q, O+ r6 R) H# Y4 [$ ~5 v+ B xAK Alabaman
2 c" n; B+ I& W' X$ m: }. H xAK Alaskan
3 R: H$ l% b8 Q$ G xAK American
' z6 V: A- c8 I7 Q5 k xAK Arizonan
. L' B3 {8 h! Z$ Z/ ` xAK Arkansan
: ~& U- m+ N3 S1 U1 q; Y! a xAK Californian! F* H o: f3 C
xAK Canadian7 t+ {5 p$ g. ? K: K8 p/ D4 J
xAK Dakotan
4 L! u5 C$ t0 e& d3 L O1 w4 } V. [ xAK Hawaiian1 z# e4 A7 R. s) y3 C, a* b
xAK Kansan
# x5 P3 Y9 M# b: C; x xAK Minnesotan, t; [! R8 L0 Q( V9 X1 B# N
xAK Ohioan
* c P+ ]$ C/ Y M7 R: J! m v xAK Panaman
: V! Q# T# m- q# C- ] xAK Pennsylvanian8 I7 m' I B2 f6 X7 U! x) g, {
xAK Puerto Rican s( q W* a) `6 g% k& a
xAK Utahan
3 R: V; b. {% k: Z xAK Virginian
: i1 s& e( T8 k- c xAK Trento
7 r6 Y" `& {" y; l9 c+ c5 U/ Z xAK Charles H Cramp( G' | f+ z O, j Q; R
xAK Lancaster
3 u3 y" O3 t- m; I xAK Sagadahoc
' H6 @$ O9 T3 c) s! Z5 l6 E xAK Santa Rita
9 t2 O. Q E: e( D xAK Santa Teresa
* z" F6 ]. a# Y& v0 K9 c* \' e) l xAK Atlanta City1 Z* u$ q k% L6 V: [
xAK Chickasaw City. O$ S5 W$ r& k; B R. O
xAK Ensley City1 ~% y5 I8 ^$ V; ~+ I- F
xAK Knoxville City
* V7 f) m% e: s }% v# [6 c# C( A xAK Mobile City* I! a4 U! H4 [& n
xAK Tuscaloosa City1 z: Z8 ^' R* i$ @8 x, D
xAK Steel Age3 f* N* j7 Y7 V
xAK Steel Exporter) E% Q# G2 o- k" h. u3 h
xAK Steel Mariner2 V8 ? O% a. q
xAK Steel Navigator
9 E& I' _7 N6 n xAK Steel Ranger
' [& w! w" b5 Y }5 Q xAK Steel Scientist
0 Y( s. l% C% V3 F" Q" j8 F xAK Steel Seafarer
: k! ^, N- z/ a5 c+ } xAK Steel Trader5 J) F( k1 J7 h2 H& F) U* Y
xAK Steel Voyager
J4 x0 i7 E5 g4 w3 b xAK Andrea Luckenbach3 k$ n0 _( S L: K! ^
xAK Harry Luckenbach
8 d0 y5 x( r! |1 x1 v% f2 M! m6 c8 l xAK J.L. Luckenbach. C: l; x# z! ?
xAK Jacob Luckenbach
2 o: ?# D2 N, }8 [ xAK Julia Luckenbach
' A! I: N# a: k5 V xAK Katrina Luckenbach# B% f0 t) x5 M' }9 ]& t+ ~2 E
xAK Lena Luckenbach3 {7 Q0 }' F; C
xAK Lewis Luckenbach
; Q/ Y H9 h- R! P xAK Lillian Luckenbach* [6 O1 B- D5 b4 S; \2 E8 q
xAK Mathew Luckenbach
$ Z" \6 {" j+ i1 ?& E, l xAK Walter Luckenbach
1 O& g4 C7 T# l1 [ xAK William Luckenbach" l, c5 n4 w3 M9 }! }5 P8 z9 B
xAK Diamond head0 [/ Y$ Z3 k8 M
xAK Admiral Halstead
0 A2 k( h' G$ }8 m& c2 O- ] xAK Admiral Cole
! h) i7 V& E4 X) u! q0 r% t- K+ A xAK Crown City
' |" M8 q9 b' _8 `2 ^+ {; j xAK Admiral Y. Williams
Q7 H$ X# U7 A! W" J, L4 y xAK Iron Crown, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
; F8 H9 ?1 M; Z/ ^, x% o xAK Rona, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage
: h. ?* f f! E/ l# Y xAK Exmoor, Shell hits 2
5 |$ r( F- Z# R; q% u9 z, z xAK Aeon, Shell hits 3, on fire/ U6 }, g8 o) c1 n
xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1" H& Z. V3 d, h
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9 \# t+ d" n0 v/ M1 ]4 w- MAllied ground losses:% ~& h% \' j9 n) J
59 casualties reported* Z8 [1 b' B# t) b( ~9 P S
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
. d1 | C9 ]* l. w. D Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 19 disabled& l( |* N) d4 `
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
% Y( Q0 b8 `8 m$ k( K6 j; I& D Guns lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled)
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# R( y4 D3 \' c2 \4 [9 I, x. HDay Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 14,000 Yards, h3 ]0 C$ D+ N
5 Q* S" K3 p, `. ZJapanese Ships% Z& `" }5 d# o0 @6 w7 \( z
CA Furutaka
8 A9 b& x' `# ?9 k1 \; r CL Abukuma- h& A9 V2 o/ h2 l' q1 |9 {
CL Tatsuta1 o. u; J/ `' q6 ^2 i! h+ k1 B1 I
CL Yubari
0 ?* i6 d" \6 f6 O& | DD Michishio+ E; t0 n" y/ U& W0 t
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Allied Ships
+ a* t# t9 Z& y; g2 @6 \" c7 K3 I DM Ramsay, Shell hits 4, heavy fires) d, G* u2 v8 }' T, X
DM Breese, Shell hits 12, and is sunk4 F, w1 h" ?* S9 l. a7 \1 B
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Sub attack near Port Moresby at 98,133% R4 g5 l- h* X$ K
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Japanese Ships
; m& R" Z( ?0 y. s PB Kozan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
$ w( p1 z H6 [" n2 b AO Manju Maru
1 K q' x$ \7 G AO Akebono Maru2 V3 ?: |$ n- `+ q e0 _
PB Choun Maru #8 X' V7 U+ }) z3 L( E) q4 f& p# m8 ]
SC Ch 20' a) z/ W3 b0 i0 R# h
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Allied Ships9 l9 v( E" e5 Y; Y
SS Tautog
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* M5 @) f0 F- k- B' RMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
, W- S9 h# C I) @5 _( eEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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Japanese aircraft# w" h, K( \" ]& d8 q e+ s _: J
A6M2 Zero x 41
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Allied aircraft7 W8 Y" |, j$ {3 N8 n
P-40E Warhawk x 16
# a/ p6 \) y" ~1 B5 W. a( q6 r PBY-5 Catalina x 30
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No Japanese losses
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P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed by flak
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DD Suresushio% E% V& f" o8 W2 |( L& J
DD Oyashio, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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% W$ ~1 L5 e; a" e0 w TB Otori
7 ~7 I r8 m1 g4 A: X8 s TB Hiyodori
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