AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 27, 42" z" s. G3 r. I% D& i
* i5 S7 V- g3 c8 D9 g9 m5 I盟军一支在莫港卸载补给的船队全灭;
+ d, n. v3 `6 A$ V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;
9 ]7 K% }; ~4 c7 K$ Q0 i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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' v2 m$ X6 }" W( S W% _3 J* a* i* ANight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 12,000 Yards
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% {4 Z' E# M* U0 D2 FJapanese Ships
- f# v8 X+ P9 O+ u5 |7 T: U0 y- s DD Oyashio& }0 ]$ T8 o& j6 Q G
DD Hatsukaze8 g) G; W9 n j7 Z* ~
DD Hagikaze
( M, ]0 y9 ~: r! X8 B DD Uranami
9 o& \5 F! x; W' { TB Otori+ o1 N; ~* W3 B, `
TB Hiyodori6 t& p* a& ?1 b( t8 b
TB Hayabusa
l S5 T/ t' X TB Kiji0 q# h2 ~6 `5 Y Y9 @$ X+ y
TB Kamo1 R! U4 R/ p# n; u. P
DD Suresushio
8 T; u: B3 ?$ s: | V. n! t* A a. G8 E$ @( n9 i
Allied Ships% a* }+ a% G" y1 y9 H
xAKL Chungking, Shell hits 23, and is sunk# |5 `# K3 c+ R# u+ x6 f" m
xAKL Darvel, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
; T9 k6 G- Y) U xAKL Kaiping, Shell hits 13, and is sunk" U5 U S4 V& N
xAKL Vichy, Shell hits 18, and is sunk$ O$ o3 F8 `' L9 B% Y
xAKL Patris, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
# ~3 l& R; F4 _; K) G6 t7 ] xAKL Burwah, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
' V: K" q& f2 x; ~5 K! h* ` xAKL Carlisle, Shell hits 26, and is sunk
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7 W/ x. D* T6 T3 kNight Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 7,000 Yards
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1 s$ e5 _7 J; S+ TJapanese Ships4 b T* h; T% ?2 b
CA Furutaka
7 w: s- Z" I! I( Q& X% P n; B CA Kako
2 P1 {- ?3 F1 y; K CL Abukuma$ y; H) g8 e4 ~0 t0 i3 j
CL Tenryu
0 N; o& | D3 a" g8 E1 r CL Tatsuta2 v. F0 ^' K v7 Z
CL Yubari, Shell hits 12 n" w1 J6 E2 ^2 J( g3 b
DD Michishio! v8 \9 J6 ?! i+ e1 @8 G
DD Amagiri! M2 o; e* S9 g. j: [' l
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Allied Ships/ ]6 x% z) x% T8 D F& H9 Y* Y J3 V
DM Ramsay, Shell hits 1
( L8 H& `0 Z- F% n, _ DM Breese, Shell hits 3, on fire
1 x& ~6 s J2 y. C DM Tracy, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
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+ j0 Z9 t3 u5 E0 gTF 181 encounters mine field at Pago Pago (148,161), z7 p1 c+ h% \2 l9 ]3 _1 x7 u) D
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Japanese Ships
. g. e B9 q: ?" C3 R CA Kako, Mine hits 5, on fire, heavy damage* E/ h: h8 ?& Y8 b4 h
DD Amagiri, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage5 q! [( t' o7 M
CL Tenryu, Mine hits 1, on fire
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards1 J' R* b% s$ U1 l
, _( v3 \1 d {" {Japanese Ships
: j3 @6 Q2 `/ I* z/ P DD Satsuki n' H3 C) U# ~9 @" p V
DD Minazuki6 @# b4 X+ a' X& a6 U+ A2 L) V
DD Mochizuki
* I1 J' r; ?) |0 d; q DD Oite
. F# ~5 l. N$ }% g DD Hayate- \2 n6 `3 B: V
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Allied Ships
7 l+ O2 Q( {( p$ P* d. b PG Sacramento, Shell hits 15, heavy fires, heavy damage
- \5 W X. e2 v: f- V% {! w xAK Alabaman
$ ^ U9 d! h$ E/ R0 U. V- T; A9 k xAK Alaskan# H; _* t5 Z) M9 K( p0 H9 Y% E
xAK American6 h" f* j5 R- G n+ t
xAK Arizonan
& T3 i8 l/ e* M2 n0 c( c xAK Arkansan0 W! S0 s- P# Y" {: S$ T) Z5 m
xAK Californian
$ v5 Y$ R( l% A A- N+ {/ o xAK Canadian5 Y" a8 }# \1 S
xAK Dakotan' i2 {" t4 ^- ~# y: c
xAK Hawaiian
- g; X3 o9 |3 E# V5 _# M xAK Kansan
# q, Y& {1 C8 f Z7 h j' z: p7 N xAK Minnesotan4 z e; ]3 Y" l& g5 X& M
xAK Ohioan
% A! O5 {# A; B( S xAK Panaman
( W; m ^* V+ A* X1 u' `$ e7 U xAK Pennsylvanian
8 Y5 h# Z' U% I) ]/ d/ R xAK Puerto Rican, k0 {) v8 G4 U3 I
xAK Utahan
- z3 N; J; ?- S; u( H) w xAK Virginian4 I: @6 o+ ~! J5 e" P+ f
xAK Trento9 t2 c- j) C8 \7 S1 b( ?+ w6 e
xAK Charles H Cramp; d n ]: d% Y! ?
xAK Lancaster
/ y9 n+ F2 H M8 z4 Z xAK Sagadahoc
5 e1 m$ {1 y5 S9 X xAK Santa Rita9 H* R7 c! Q6 ]5 v5 t4 s
xAK Santa Teresa
7 @5 s W9 y) v2 y5 y0 e/ r# H xAK Atlanta City" E) y: H9 Y) P- ?0 ^0 z' C( q( x
xAK Chickasaw City
( Z9 b, j" ~/ m6 N, n xAK Ensley City2 D, m$ j9 o) C2 [2 c; K
xAK Knoxville City# X" O9 I, ~1 |' ]0 I. G
xAK Mobile City
( w0 C% s9 C$ g( g2 E F xAK Tuscaloosa City
! `; n5 z& T. b' g xAK Steel Age
. ~. l8 V1 t2 _9 p6 |0 d1 ]# z3 w0 x xAK Steel Exporter
, s# t7 R. E9 C# c) e7 `6 a' f5 V xAK Steel Mariner3 I# L- `7 b. C% b4 S& ~
xAK Steel Navigator
! _ ~: n) v* Y( a1 j, {6 c. p; J xAK Steel Ranger m$ q$ @8 Y' J8 ]! s5 v
xAK Steel Scientist
- T* T6 n( a* ?1 p! G xAK Steel Seafarer
0 j, a4 x: U# d' ~9 F8 }5 v' x+ { xAK Steel Trader
- Q5 {, z: K6 _) [& C xAK Steel Voyager+ t r4 Z J! M0 k2 Y; h4 d
xAK Steel Worker) |: a/ {" S7 C+ C3 b, Q+ _0 g: {
xAK Andrea Luckenbach# s) Y4 R; }6 y
xAK Harry Luckenbach$ I8 h6 a3 H: z* O' m1 _
xAK J.L. Luckenbach
! A8 C( V" n0 B1 E3 ~, }) n xAK Jacob Luckenbach% c0 R. j3 O5 o1 G6 O" ]
xAK Julia Luckenbach5 _, R2 I9 K* J& n: u2 ^, O
xAK Katrina Luckenbach
- b3 s8 S2 u1 U/ i8 O3 E d xAK Lena Luckenbach: q5 J6 \, D5 K* M
xAK Lewis Luckenbach
, A3 Y v/ s7 }- F i' i( F2 C xAK Lillian Luckenbach
9 r2 q: h# ]- d xAK Mathew Luckenbach
% p5 z1 c& o* i& N. V; [ xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
3 f, q5 k& f+ E! y4 J; e N xAK Walter Luckenbach# B$ ?, P `+ ~$ K" o5 ^6 a
xAK William Luckenbach
- ?$ v- W; F: l$ @4 A* \9 f( T- L7 x xAK Diamond head+ p2 I: |# f1 d' m: j
xAK Admiral Halstead5 e* n# o* G1 v9 S
AM Matai, Shell hits 19 _8 N0 S3 L' E* f2 U$ B
AM Muritai, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage5 K6 o# _4 i2 n. X* J
xAK Salamaua, Shell hits 1
`, M( i% X/ S+ L" q+ ^7 ] xAK Rona, Shell hits 2/ E& b7 p/ S& O c# S
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~+ h% }/ Q0 ^7 \Allied ground losses:
& j! w, p& e+ [6 s. n9 C1 ^! l 24 casualties reported
8 l ]2 m' h* ^6 ^" c, f Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# ^# H8 ]" R& H" ?0 k" l
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 4 disabled
D$ B8 y) S" _) i Engineers: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled
8 e& N. v+ z: T* _1 d# d! K: C Vehicles lost 17 (10 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards5 V% P8 P M/ s1 q2 K0 M/ c# T
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Japanese Ships
' |# k/ W0 g4 G0 D. H# Z5 O1 v+ n DD Satsuki
7 S/ r) g4 z6 s/ a: h" ? DD Minazuki$ d" c: Y ^1 M9 h- {6 J' i7 A
DD Mochizuki
2 o4 c8 K$ f+ x& H% j DD Oite
+ r* Z& p) n& K1 F U) g p8 N DD Hayate
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Allied Ships
- k- j7 Z& l( q4 I0 L+ Z* o PG Sacramento, Shell hits 12, heavy fires, heavy damage
! R: u$ Z- A6 L8 m- ~' D4 f xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 ^: b b1 {) n9 [ AM Muritai, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage# w2 _& ]% Z* p7 i0 b" o
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% `: }2 @# e" H9 K! YAllied ground losses:
; M- U5 U; z0 G3 G @- z Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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$ Q0 g6 `7 ?$ d7 RNight Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 121,193, Range 8,000 Yards' n1 r; B" f9 q, q
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# y2 o+ H" _0 d- L( N% l/ | DD Satsuki' d5 g0 f) T1 Z- F6 E s) v* o+ }
DD Minazuki, \* A, @" w7 o) t$ D& _) u; b
DD Mochizuki
2 ^1 Y9 ~) Q% N" {: ?8 K4 s7 A DD Oite
1 v }0 t5 E1 M7 Z7 _) m DD Hayate& J" C+ T0 B% j2 R4 j4 b; P
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Allied Ships! _. H# p- B2 m# Z1 L3 e; C
xAK Alabaman% ?7 _6 w# i4 N" o- _/ ` z' H
xAK Alaskan
& f- t. U8 ~ c! t" F" T- ? xAK American, N. w0 l/ u5 c8 w
xAK Arizonan
/ [8 n" g7 t/ h U* T xAK Arkansan
: A9 {7 t$ M1 H% x xAK Californian% k2 `" I2 E6 U0 e
xAK Canadian8 x2 W: K4 D& D
xAK Dakotan
$ r+ T; n' m; ]! H+ t% V) U4 N3 K xAK Hawaiian3 \8 s- a6 y6 T, \& N% R$ k
xAK Kansan
$ q0 p/ p2 w: E: p9 ~- O5 J xAK Minnesotan
p8 D7 v& x% {& M3 a& V/ n xAK Ohioan
$ N2 f- \0 R7 q xAK Panaman
; [. p) G; h$ d { _ xAK Pennsylvanian
& ]. v# W# c. y& j% m xAK Puerto Rican
+ l7 ]! B4 i% |& h4 ~7 \/ J0 O4 I xAK Utahan
- t8 I, }9 K0 u6 w. [ xAK Virginian `+ r8 h, B( i# V9 _4 Z
xAK Trento
; A3 x( A0 n' _% J9 A% Z2 ~6 X xAK Charles H Cramp" u' h/ _' ^% A
xAK Lancaster
0 e$ D% `5 }" ^. m xAK Sagadahoc+ k) F, s+ S& N$ d
xAK Santa Rita7 S/ V' z. k$ |8 e0 [+ w/ N
xAK Santa Teresa' z! G! K0 Q/ T. F2 z% [
xAK Atlanta City* f* ?( @ g2 R& P8 m
xAK Chickasaw City" L% x6 J+ S7 s5 r4 f5 ?1 _5 g
xAK Ensley City
3 d+ ?1 I) e7 ] xAK Knoxville City* A- ?! R9 f/ ~$ S2 b! ~3 R
xAK Mobile City
5 C9 d" T3 A0 k4 j$ T3 p xAK Tuscaloosa City, s v8 D X2 G* `
xAK Steel Age
' N# g; a) F4 u$ f8 c xAK Steel Exporter' t1 [5 E7 G: u( r$ P. K% m W" i
xAK Steel Mariner
& t5 v% l+ ?3 S+ j! j' y, y1 O% K xAK Steel Navigator5 V9 w" L# ]1 y: x
xAK Steel Ranger4 Z3 Z5 b* T7 F
xAK Steel Scientist$ l, l( f" D8 [' |+ K
xAK Steel Seafarer% D' I# d* E& X H
xAK Steel Trader- N8 W$ f n# h, P% l
xAK Steel Voyager' |2 P; J8 F0 D4 a! @, O! c7 u
xAK Steel Worker, heavy damage! U: v5 K- Y6 y. a7 J. f
xAK Andrea Luckenbach0 \ V* O. u9 H# f) C
xAK Harry Luckenbach' U6 H2 I0 b" o3 g' t
xAK J.L. Luckenbach1 ?1 F, u8 Y- u$ V& r F) t
xAK Jacob Luckenbach2 f; ~* H' k) o! w4 y- d0 h
xAK Julia Luckenbach
7 B+ \4 l- z* l: U3 T' j0 d xAK Katrina Luckenbach
4 L& Q( t- v" j# C1 l$ F) x2 I xAK Lena Luckenbach4 z/ g$ S# b) B/ A+ n8 `8 |, g% O' r7 m
xAK Lewis Luckenbach
( f0 o# v, h$ D; A! Y* p) z xAK Lillian Luckenbach
4 H* W& t9 i. Z8 a/ \0 @1 Y xAK Mathew Luckenbach) i3 U- ?: R; v
xAK Walter Luckenbach4 j9 o5 V4 L/ m7 d4 e% i& x
xAK William Luckenbach1 \! ]0 o/ i; C* T& h: O
xAK Diamond head! s6 X5 D; F" E+ h' V
xAK Admiral Halstead3 K8 ]0 m$ x7 Z3 W* M; [& `
xAK Admiral Cole
3 u2 a( A. P) p8 j: E# c( Y% s xAK Crown City! f& F8 i& G/ ]( P
AM Matai, Shell hits 20, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 C3 M, c+ P' m$ k xAK Rona, Shell hits 4
! u# W; O9 q! u% a7 d1 \ xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1
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4 x! n. [$ s& YAllied ground losses:
; _7 d0 t0 s: M4 X+ d8 a' k( A 37 casualties reported3 ~+ Q% r! g) f$ g2 G
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled% Q$ z1 e: ?( i9 }2 G
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
$ ~" L' u! B/ C: [/ [$ s" r6 K' ?3 n Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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. d L1 L' ] a9 f2 ]- F# SDay Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 120,193, Range 15,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
+ C% |- S, N# c DD Satsuki1 |5 I7 Y y B" B* V( f2 ^8 }
DD Minazuki
K+ \( y: a; y5 x( g# g DD Mochizuki5 V. O0 T: h y7 }5 K6 H
DD Oite8 X2 q& n# @ k% w# Z0 o6 x
DD Hayate
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Allied Ships
. I4 U4 T: U! |8 r& G; M/ v4 U xAK Alabaman- k& C' D) [# T4 }, Y1 A7 \
xAK Alaskan. J: b7 {( a0 L, x8 a0 E
xAK American
& n6 S5 v) P; i" ~( u. g3 |: o$ N xAK Arizonan! b: j& ~+ i r
xAK Arkansan6 N7 q& t2 k& V- B; F8 {5 |4 L6 u+ U5 ~
xAK Californian
8 K- U/ O/ Q8 ^6 t* g) r7 q' W xAK Canadian
- ~6 P) M5 V/ s8 E; `9 j+ m xAK Dakotan
. U, Z/ s. A4 } xAK Hawaiian
/ f2 f( n, T& U+ E0 W& O xAK Kansan5 |* z. {; c" `$ P
xAK Minnesotan, j- X- \7 J0 y8 V X* W M
xAK Ohioan7 d. e- F8 t& a- _, ?7 d4 M
xAK Panaman
$ G- c/ b6 V j# O0 R! k; ] xAK Pennsylvanian
$ J1 }. t9 L. J% P3 r+ Y5 \. Q xAK Puerto Rican/ I& e# C& l+ ~2 }$ Z
xAK Utahan2 }: ]7 z4 l1 l- o4 y9 s; H
xAK Virginian& j8 i+ b) [3 r* B, i+ O" |
xAK Trento+ @* j. i! V# f' I$ j
xAK Charles H Cramp
4 e% a3 g; @4 \ xAK Lancaster6 \8 d( x! ]- V- Y
xAK Sagadahoc
^# o5 w3 M+ H6 ~. e xAK Santa Rita7 d/ Y' }, K) _$ _% A
xAK Santa Teresa
) |# K$ J* O; y xAK Atlanta City
: k) v1 u5 F* d+ y" S9 x xAK Chickasaw City
( u! n: M7 o0 I& ]/ G xAK Ensley City
7 e" L' i! l! z- d3 ?8 U% a8 U1 m, M xAK Knoxville City+ r7 F; N- M( e2 ^8 w
xAK Mobile City
) x1 S8 j7 {, ]0 d4 \& Y; C xAK Tuscaloosa City
+ ?* W0 k# G3 H xAK Steel Age2 C3 r5 I" {5 ?$ b d
xAK Steel Exporter
1 V* _+ X" M1 J7 D _ xAK Steel Mariner- v4 u3 B* Z1 f
xAK Steel Navigator
# t4 w4 S! f i% t; ` xAK Steel Ranger
8 G; ^+ T- d8 h+ W3 G xAK Steel Scientist
: X1 E8 l. V/ V+ H5 a xAK Steel Seafarer: A8 \8 W4 P/ y3 p% _+ V; c1 Q9 `
xAK Steel Trader& g+ M) d, v% ^0 K- j1 z
xAK Steel Voyager. K& s1 I* c& u. K
xAK Andrea Luckenbach
- n: E9 _; s" D7 z( V! A+ i xAK Harry Luckenbach
9 ~+ m9 C) K$ C% b6 V! @4 a6 n$ K xAK J.L. Luckenbach; A7 v P8 t3 C* i
xAK Jacob Luckenbach9 d# N6 U) \# x; v, P' }5 g7 ^
xAK Julia Luckenbach
$ w" ?! W/ `, M! n xAK Katrina Luckenbach
8 ?9 M$ s$ E+ y" C" C) w xAK Lena Luckenbach
: W6 R# `0 J8 }6 ]6 Q3 S5 P xAK Lewis Luckenbach, r4 t7 e* f/ Y5 g6 b: F( X
xAK Lillian Luckenbach
- S$ ` d3 }3 g2 h4 g2 Y1 g- W# a xAK Mathew Luckenbach) c" N' b$ H" f4 H Q1 W" Y
xAK Walter Luckenbach; q% ?% o6 A! V5 U
xAK William Luckenbach. C' f* K8 _! L% D, B' z
xAK Diamond head
% h' H; g! m. [% W3 G* o# h! h0 W xAK Admiral Halstead
- w0 O1 M% l0 w% n xAK Admiral Cole
4 o+ d+ |& I1 B! J( P: E/ G" C xAK Crown City* y. S( x: u- T0 N
xAK Admiral Y. Williams! m! W5 { G6 L
xAK Iron Crown, Shell hits 4, heavy fires2 x& G) k3 W; ~8 a3 y8 s
xAK Rona, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage1 K$ s9 A A3 W9 a) o
xAK Exmoor, Shell hits 28 K% @: ~* Q' T5 a
xAK Aeon, Shell hits 3, on fire# K7 r$ I7 O- G9 ]
xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1
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Allied ground losses:. V: p* ]. q' {( O( E
59 casualties reported0 T! D, B# O1 D2 o: U! {( A; N
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled# q0 a7 L* ?9 q) {5 }1 j
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 19 disabled0 r% h1 [3 i# [8 k3 h
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) n3 A( s9 p' C
Guns lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled)
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 14,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships, _3 b1 x+ b2 H |. X
CA Furutaka4 G, V. K7 {: b, B
CL Abukuma
' N) W5 f @9 v( a% T6 _* W CL Tatsuta
7 m0 _/ [& e' N CL Yubari
6 a' g& Y0 V- b$ e$ y DD Michishio* r9 i+ _, a1 k# R" y4 j9 Y
/ z* u0 C- a3 W; J9 F" q0 mAllied Ships
7 J w8 N( v) ?" ? DM Ramsay, Shell hits 4, heavy fires! p3 Q; u, N5 g0 q* T' N5 a9 ~; ]
DM Breese, Shell hits 12, and is sunk" E v7 `7 B8 O; ]: C" g' C
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5 k+ J& x9 l1 ^/ E* _% V1 WSub attack near Port Moresby at 98,133* m9 q% ~# k) {4 \8 w
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Japanese Ships( v% j( o0 ~- c8 x1 }5 `1 j
PB Kozan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage J; R$ d5 G3 H" S7 i3 r
AO Manju Maru6 ]5 F+ a5 P) H( f6 s2 c5 c4 d& a
AO Akebono Maru
8 W j2 B. V4 ~ e' u% y PB Choun Maru #8
* j% \* E, I, ? SC Ch 20* p, n* S& ~' B4 Z8 }- L, [0 m3 P
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Allied Ships! f+ I. \! I: k8 F6 }, f
SS Tautog0 l' M6 e( [( i3 a0 ], \1 u
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Light cloud0 a! |% i4 R6 |; S) `5 w5 D
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
0 m$ p& M" |2 I+ s3 Y+ [/ s/ GEstimated time to target is 10 minutes* B, e l+ I' Y! m: w$ `
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Japanese aircraft7 w* d8 C+ n! k+ `4 p" M3 I$ w
A6M2 Zero x 41. F8 m% q- M' g3 L- X
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9 F1 x- c2 O- ?- U, b" E
' m/ j% M9 [0 z1 NAllied aircraft
, U0 d$ ?% X8 E6 |7 N9 v `/ X7 I P-40E Warhawk x 16
9 k/ j6 z5 Y8 }% W, S2 D6 u$ c PBY-5 Catalina x 30& U6 M/ z2 g+ x" @7 M3 C( G
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P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
/ _- R, c1 c$ K$ e( l PBY-5 Catalina: 3 damaged6 Q) g) S& U3 c" y+ w* f
PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed by flak
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DD Oyashio, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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6 l2 N9 J. a0 `' W# Z DD Hatsukaze/ e& ]* |$ W6 A( E! i4 S& d7 ?
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