AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 27, 42
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盟军一支在莫港卸载补给的船队全灭;! G* Z3 W" P J1 i+ f" b
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;
* H) [: m9 B z9 r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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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 12,000 Yards$ ?, y; V0 F. g
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DD Oyashio
0 X. e. g! X( q; u' [, K DD Hatsukaze; p8 r( b* J X& i( }! c
DD Hagikaze
! c& Y$ y' y$ `* i( D9 Y DD Uranami4 W. H) H8 ^3 ?; B( f
TB Otori; e4 z( z5 r; Z% O3 h
TB Hiyodori/ H7 } U7 G* B. N p& }; C
TB Hayabusa9 J" t( h5 @' t t8 ^8 L
TB Kiji
+ s5 m1 `- l0 b5 X( L* C1 l5 C: Z TB Kamo
5 g6 T" `% H) S2 g& B DD Suresushio
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6 [+ g* J8 j+ N) b6 n2 t: k9 ~ xAKL Chungking, Shell hits 23, and is sunk
1 T( [& P' ?; d. W xAKL Darvel, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
8 u2 e0 E t% _: G! j2 d' \# m xAKL Kaiping, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
1 R @/ b! M5 T& t+ G xAKL Vichy, Shell hits 18, and is sunk
8 g( K( m7 A8 t* W' c6 T; [. ]/ l- J xAKL Patris, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
6 O _0 [7 J6 x" R' B xAKL Burwah, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk- i( @. ~/ {& R9 s4 f3 n; W; O3 G
xAKL Carlisle, Shell hits 26, and is sunk- X, z3 S8 a/ g
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- u! C' [8 i) u0 ^+ YNight Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 7,000 Yards& M* a* K1 | T% S
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Japanese Ships
$ J. o5 A9 C& Z' V M$ G* X* Y CA Furutaka3 _; r1 t6 M* E! P5 a$ M/ X% S* W
CA Kako; U# ^! M; j9 H8 m" e) R1 `, ^- T
CL Abukuma
( B1 X9 _2 q/ Q- w V0 X5 |* E/ e. z CL Tenryu
& }, A" t2 `; f6 K CL Tatsuta3 Z& x9 v, x/ [# v
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1
0 U: @# @6 d; I+ k$ z K DD Michishio
3 d$ k$ {& L* o! @ DD Amagiri
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& G }8 Q% {: Y: tAllied Ships3 Z* D+ [9 f: c- Y6 f
DM Ramsay, Shell hits 1
7 Z3 t, I+ q: M9 i. m DM Breese, Shell hits 3, on fire% n3 R9 U' B: t( x$ w
DM Tracy, Shell hits 6, and is sunk: ^0 ?$ t. h/ S1 K$ p7 M6 O5 [7 V
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TF 181 encounters mine field at Pago Pago (148,161)
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Japanese Ships
5 v6 r- K$ l; o1 h$ h' R& |) |' C CA Kako, Mine hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
+ e& Y Y6 O. x2 \ DD Amagiri, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage7 j7 P1 J& t! \
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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Japanese Ships
. ]6 w0 u! D9 C. q) W DD Satsuki
. y3 N; |/ B- S+ e DD Minazuki3 F" V* k8 {# T5 X2 k( v5 G
DD Mochizuki9 A6 k$ O+ ~% Q1 y; i4 t$ F' Z# U
DD Oite# O% E* B! Y3 K2 e- s& }6 a0 x
DD Hayate
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Allied Ships* x3 O5 j- Z" y$ W- C
PG Sacramento, Shell hits 15, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 i; D2 Z6 Y6 j% K, u" V7 Z# n xAK Alabaman, \( ?& T! P( B) w6 O& G
xAK Alaskan& ?; ]* U* @6 s0 U
xAK American( z) m5 s1 r" J4 p5 _3 D) ?
xAK Arizonan
* z& b8 {, ?& u5 \ F xAK Arkansan0 K. O' W+ M5 b' o+ E
xAK Californian [ R) B4 |* t9 q: B3 ?* W/ z
xAK Canadian" D4 r" r; q/ L
xAK Dakotan8 G# K! N- f6 ]' e
xAK Hawaiian
9 @; n1 ~0 c( M4 D xAK Kansan
8 `% D& h. Q, n- I) r8 h xAK Minnesotan
7 Y( U( `' P- R) J% C% A( I xAK Ohioan6 [# [1 H+ \( J& E) a+ F \
xAK Panaman ~8 @3 M0 u: A: t0 ~
xAK Pennsylvanian
G( @+ B2 E5 a' p9 M$ ]$ e xAK Puerto Rican
% w& d* l( ^0 |4 w' D6 r xAK Utahan
3 J4 B4 Y; l2 }8 ?6 i) j! K xAK Virginian0 t6 }9 K- q/ e# m. A% }/ \
xAK Trento
& }2 R5 w. m+ `. I: V" d xAK Charles H Cramp9 B* n" {2 g% F3 g/ E9 t$ F* d
xAK Lancaster
4 _" g2 U- r* b% O1 c xAK Sagadahoc- K/ ~! ?& D# ^
xAK Santa Rita# l1 ^# t4 N5 a0 t8 O/ Z5 K& a
xAK Santa Teresa' O7 ]. W$ R4 p. h- _1 |
xAK Atlanta City
& B* G& G* g7 j9 q, i+ b- x# r xAK Chickasaw City
" }. t P3 I* o/ a9 z% ^$ m0 J xAK Ensley City
, {; ]+ r: O' G* o8 V) ] xAK Knoxville City, c% C. M" o8 \
xAK Mobile City. S5 o9 j/ K. W9 Q
xAK Tuscaloosa City# e* `" }5 Z5 C9 z7 ^- M
xAK Steel Age \% P1 B# q ?. k( V% z' l
xAK Steel Exporter- @) G6 t0 h B8 T3 u4 c- P8 U
xAK Steel Mariner: `# Y. H( k' e6 W4 m
xAK Steel Navigator% G3 r2 Q' C4 m9 c4 z
xAK Steel Ranger0 s* \3 I2 w2 Q1 k; p. o: _
xAK Steel Scientist% \7 g$ `. s0 L& e6 L; ]1 _$ N( g
xAK Steel Seafarer- j# Q' O/ ^5 l7 ]! F, n
xAK Steel Trader
- e G) V: [* ^5 o7 Y+ _ xAK Steel Voyager
& @8 X. q0 L9 Z K5 N1 F7 n! t/ r xAK Steel Worker
* \$ N/ n, v1 B5 `3 l, \. r xAK Andrea Luckenbach/ J: d& W8 e/ S/ H
xAK Harry Luckenbach
) h. i6 X' V# g- e xAK J.L. Luckenbach
; n- r: I7 a9 G Z/ t xAK Jacob Luckenbach
5 P, M, M( H# |* [! j xAK Julia Luckenbach
I0 @% ?. Z, H9 T+ \7 s. L xAK Katrina Luckenbach; g2 X) C& z: |6 J( W3 X* H! ?
xAK Lena Luckenbach
8 o3 H0 G* [ w9 m/ ?" |, h1 Z xAK Lewis Luckenbach
; ~) R& o- G* {% r xAK Lillian Luckenbach% P5 h* R; T+ N8 p( D6 ~8 r" J8 D
xAK Mathew Luckenbach
* w+ P1 h! q8 C8 Q* \$ k xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 7, heavy fires) b/ R, j' ?: H3 K5 _* z
xAK Walter Luckenbach' g$ S9 l. b" L% V/ }$ y, Z
xAK William Luckenbach3 x" ?) |' H( }) P
xAK Diamond head
! }4 i4 h/ O* V+ v5 {4 Y6 c* F xAK Admiral Halstead7 o" p* O0 e) K& Y8 o+ i
AM Matai, Shell hits 1
. T1 C& `5 Y+ N' g AM Muritai, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage4 l5 L* e+ s6 p5 o8 \( x+ j
xAK Salamaua, Shell hits 1
% `* Y# [- A4 W/ i" R xAK Rona, Shell hits 2
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 C# ?. k1 j8 u' O; m2 N3 z* @
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 4 disabled
; n8 U1 V9 R1 S8 l+ s( @ Engineers: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled
. K: r' z0 \; r0 i$ U W Vehicles lost 17 (10 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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- s; ~0 n; k s, L& H" k8 W. v DD Satsuki
- s5 D1 F, e$ \3 v DD Minazuki
, }3 S( t- \4 u0 s+ k& k' o7 ] DD Mochizuki
8 ?2 y: \5 R4 F4 F! R; k DD Oite b. R/ z2 O% e5 a" ]
DD Hayate2 E- X4 S6 I4 }: I
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$ z! A4 b S8 o1 C3 \ PG Sacramento, Shell hits 12, heavy fires, heavy damage
" A4 q8 e7 O" F7 Z. ?9 g xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 N, \3 O3 C) x( u8 E9 Y5 O AM Muritai, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
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0 J8 m% P# ]7 K$ d% A. w9 rAllied ground losses:
' v- {- G+ F% w$ q8 Q' M# }+ | Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)4 J: }( w% n, o# v* w
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9 e6 C7 P8 C% F" ]/ ?Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 121,193, Range 8,000 Yards1 R E/ n4 O j1 r% L! t' Z
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Japanese Ships
3 a. o$ n+ {" U) M: r DD Satsuki
! _. U+ {- a& `' N8 j D+ J7 `5 | [' U DD Minazuki
5 w* r+ Y) s( |; s% c DD Mochizuki2 G2 C% C, U' {2 x4 x3 y
DD Oite
8 L$ L. h. o5 X$ f% k DD Hayate T& m, O8 S* P1 [
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* O# ~( ~$ @: B+ `% S' c' ?: I xAK Alabaman* L7 s( Z) r7 W
xAK Alaskan7 G9 z8 Z+ g. P; c/ s: x; L
xAK American
5 w% i& C- U. S xAK Arizonan
8 i# S$ n8 \5 u7 n. I3 l xAK Arkansan
. D- A5 s7 i2 {9 i xAK Californian3 e- T9 u6 H3 I) @/ N9 _, `- y7 d
xAK Canadian
+ m* i2 v9 E0 _0 ]- G0 d; c( z xAK Dakotan& x4 Q! {9 F$ I
xAK Hawaiian6 ?8 R1 J$ _! w7 j) p* M: X
xAK Kansan, a6 @3 J2 f2 J$ b5 _# i2 G2 N
xAK Minnesotan) Y* M/ }* c5 ^9 R
xAK Ohioan% C& l+ b7 P7 y
xAK Panaman
5 x8 A# A2 e' n% W( S xAK Pennsylvanian* y" X$ W3 l8 q3 H7 [/ N4 ?) \
xAK Puerto Rican
/ G3 a* c1 J( ?4 @8 N2 @ xAK Utahan
) n' A6 H$ V4 e: j& M7 k xAK Virginian% a" k4 [0 f w0 s8 F
xAK Trento1 X' H$ s1 t' y! X3 A, j
xAK Charles H Cramp
. ~* C" z$ x' E e0 w9 J xAK Lancaster9 t) ]# H8 @6 ~/ B7 p& k, }
xAK Sagadahoc
& Z; T- E+ z" [1 _# ] Y0 R2 W xAK Santa Rita8 J; |6 j$ u# ^3 w& G
xAK Santa Teresa
4 r* x. [4 G' e3 V7 c; W xAK Atlanta City% Q! b5 C; D2 y6 v, T) O" o; e
xAK Chickasaw City
8 z& h; b! z2 p# l xAK Ensley City
( W6 m& n! `# A% R+ G( M# N" ? xAK Knoxville City
$ p, X# w( \3 o) a xAK Mobile City0 y, x8 q: Q3 L
xAK Tuscaloosa City) X5 ^: ~2 i5 J! s
xAK Steel Age
' T! ~: ?* u# ]8 K; U0 @+ x( ~* }4 S/ @ xAK Steel Exporter5 s; S8 j4 ~& ]0 Y: _" _! M5 l
xAK Steel Mariner% h$ L; M; J$ t! `# a1 y. U: c
xAK Steel Navigator
6 Z7 Z$ R- E. k6 o xAK Steel Ranger" v/ ], C) k ?0 e( V4 s, d. L# L
xAK Steel Scientist) P# V8 i9 u; ~( o& ?' T
xAK Steel Seafarer8 K5 u0 X* z9 x/ g( i% A
xAK Steel Trader
' _9 `$ q. @! M+ I xAK Steel Voyager2 L% t& }: l8 @+ ?
xAK Steel Worker, heavy damage4 P$ B, m. y9 n9 G# F" c# G: o
xAK Andrea Luckenbach* S/ z1 p V5 E
xAK Harry Luckenbach. X1 {( [! y( u! |) H$ V
xAK J.L. Luckenbach$ }) X# ?+ @2 p: n
xAK Jacob Luckenbach
7 M+ g8 p7 a7 {7 g- U, V+ h) x; E xAK Julia Luckenbach: |! N+ N" ?( f' u: ~! t
xAK Katrina Luckenbach4 w4 Y7 A, A" k) I! a# X
xAK Lena Luckenbach4 O* K% q) d1 ~2 w4 [
xAK Lewis Luckenbach
5 C; x/ T- e$ L8 B* [ xAK Lillian Luckenbach: g- P6 B6 [' C# I0 v i
xAK Mathew Luckenbach
7 _+ V7 R. e" J2 V xAK Walter Luckenbach
# n4 j+ _* L" Q7 Z, s4 f xAK William Luckenbach m% Z- m7 n" | v9 x7 \: M1 q
xAK Diamond head h" a- B9 E1 ~, v3 M" j, ~
xAK Admiral Halstead* j V7 ?% T. F* t8 |1 d" p
xAK Admiral Cole
, ]& D5 m: W0 { U xAK Crown City
% E0 A5 u- D! e, G Z AM Matai, Shell hits 20, heavy fires, heavy damage
, e* D8 L9 g- u xAK Rona, Shell hits 4
' c9 L! S+ }! s xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1, K, x9 x$ u' ?$ U( S( f
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37 casualties reported- Z s' K; \- Q( Y; Y% A+ V
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled9 G3 @: V: H. S, L& N6 [" n3 r
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
. ]( u% R( f% J3 x- Y; C- f9 x Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 120,193, Range 15,000 Yards
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7 ~5 F3 A# J- k3 B; g- T+ uJapanese Ships0 p- C1 {- j7 O
DD Satsuki
% d* V) G5 k- y; S0 ]: A DD Minazuki8 G% Z4 k8 d4 F6 U
DD Mochizuki# Q3 G' L" M2 R; {+ i9 V% v6 g
DD Oite
5 W4 c: j/ D+ e/ c; p2 G" ^ DD Hayate
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3 A, S! e+ s! e7 d g5 N3 _ xAK Alabaman$ } T8 Y- f: B3 l6 O
xAK Alaskan3 n2 r4 e5 ^' l7 r1 }8 V7 H
xAK American
9 L: `/ a- \5 b+ m+ v xAK Arizonan
* v4 u6 n. S8 @; J: ~3 F xAK Arkansan
5 k' g3 g4 m4 \0 j5 F/ d xAK Californian
7 ^4 A {! r2 R# O+ u, m0 ] xAK Canadian# i9 W. l& Y+ x. P3 |- `* _' ?. p
xAK Dakotan
6 k( e; x7 n7 } xAK Hawaiian
% ~7 k8 X6 |3 {! C2 I5 F" l# v; F9 ? xAK Kansan
$ O# v( z2 q, y2 Z p9 G1 i xAK Minnesotan9 E- A9 ^+ I0 N8 y7 n5 u3 F, g
xAK Ohioan
: |( X4 Z! t, l xAK Panaman
+ J7 R% {8 U5 Z4 I) I xAK Pennsylvanian; _+ H" @7 m5 V/ D2 d
xAK Puerto Rican; P/ d1 W$ l; }. N
xAK Utahan* {5 [+ j! d4 j% G3 K: q9 Q. l
xAK Virginian8 `. {" r% q2 U1 A+ w6 d. H
xAK Trento3 B6 \ m) h1 u: ~
xAK Charles H Cramp' \$ y" z0 D, B+ |8 }2 L. ?
xAK Lancaster2 v: w$ }2 ]8 k
xAK Sagadahoc
8 g) T& H# K: }2 G xAK Santa Rita
( o0 c/ x* o6 z1 ?! ~; n xAK Santa Teresa9 f) f, }2 j$ F) j
xAK Atlanta City# r0 ? g% s2 ~
xAK Chickasaw City; G& b' V6 s$ y: g1 r7 O6 u$ q+ ^
xAK Ensley City
8 y5 T4 j0 a! r( L xAK Knoxville City# `3 b; U5 P0 L5 A* |* o* ]
xAK Mobile City
( C) ^ n8 R# O0 r& H7 q" r" [- K xAK Tuscaloosa City* c- X0 J$ \( J+ h
xAK Steel Age0 \9 g! P/ a+ e Z0 h& n
xAK Steel Exporter& }+ M( {4 D( i4 N$ E9 Q+ X
xAK Steel Mariner
' B& C9 C6 M! f6 v xAK Steel Navigator
" v; f$ b Q5 u! Q' z- q xAK Steel Ranger
( Y* m" d8 @4 S: _( R; o) s5 _ xAK Steel Scientist) L8 K/ X7 B! O. M" h
xAK Steel Seafarer8 l ]6 s, T- f4 {& p
xAK Steel Trader- v6 u, s, G% W9 ?; B( k
xAK Steel Voyager
6 Y2 d" O& Q) _. F xAK Andrea Luckenbach
5 `0 M/ w" D/ Z xAK Harry Luckenbach* ?: y/ h+ H1 {7 c, T# C. T( G
xAK J.L. Luckenbach" c& Y1 f, [( s
xAK Jacob Luckenbach
1 C1 E$ h, c/ b( ^! ? xAK Julia Luckenbach+ J4 F7 x* y7 j$ m
xAK Katrina Luckenbach% N8 \0 E& J) z& W5 b3 x/ v
xAK Lena Luckenbach) u2 P8 t3 B3 H N
xAK Lewis Luckenbach
* D$ F! H8 D7 g3 Q$ g' \3 s xAK Lillian Luckenbach, c! G( s; E( ]- H5 y
xAK Mathew Luckenbach
2 y8 [( a- P, u8 e5 U xAK Walter Luckenbach$ A# H' l- u6 A2 l- D, X, ]
xAK William Luckenbach
2 v( o$ g8 P) k0 L [4 a xAK Diamond head
. j2 [; s/ b% a& D0 B$ f xAK Admiral Halstead
( g( D1 x1 p) H xAK Admiral Cole
0 I6 j& H, [" l& S$ p. u2 w: J+ I8 s xAK Crown City
- @! O7 ~, M3 G/ z4 K* G4 t+ l xAK Admiral Y. Williams3 o( Y! N' A7 m! m# H) i0 F
xAK Iron Crown, Shell hits 4, heavy fires+ ^: u; Y' c0 l, o2 ?1 i5 k
xAK Rona, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage! Y+ |! X, f8 F/ ]/ K+ t0 |+ N
xAK Exmoor, Shell hits 2
& z; X |. B* R% w xAK Aeon, Shell hits 3, on fire5 \7 Q) H9 c- S, C: I4 M) p
xAK Macedon, Shell hits 13 c) W/ C4 _% q- S' N
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9 N8 B4 g4 B! ^ f# gAllied ground losses:, Q, Y+ x7 Y/ ]+ A8 l
59 casualties reported; e+ _6 s3 t2 ^
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
* d- c3 w: e' H# c- {( ]; | Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 19 disabled, ]* R8 y7 H8 l8 @7 i( ?( w
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, r Z& L! s0 J# a/ p- @; h
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$ R+ r5 `) L6 w' y; Y
CA Furutaka! \+ R. k2 M: k! b$ ^; \7 M8 o
CL Abukuma% |# ^. U% f1 {4 N2 S
CL Tatsuta
. L: e. Q3 Q0 \5 M CL Yubari2 b+ }7 l7 I0 |' P4 y4 b' k
DD Michishio
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Allied Ships$ R- w7 q3 }. C4 I
DM Ramsay, Shell hits 4, heavy fires' p! `. [2 g; I- v9 N. ~
DM Breese, Shell hits 12, and is sunk+ @: T' `/ w3 @- c
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Sub attack near Port Moresby at 98,133
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Japanese Ships
1 \" `5 V, I t- `0 f0 O, F1 G7 } PB Kozan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage$ p7 t6 N# H2 _# u: y( n+ M
AO Manju Maru
8 v9 p6 R2 N. c AO Akebono Maru0 R7 k1 w- W0 K
PB Choun Maru #8
* {: x4 N( n; P' \ y SC Ch 20
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9 ^( E% M4 Z7 d3 D1 WAllied Ships
' p4 g; {& v! C/ w$ y+ W SS Tautog1 x# @$ V* z5 Y& N" P6 k; R$ `
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( W) I' x6 d5 r0 kMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130/ b- y( ]3 e3 p' ?6 }
, x' B" s( a- a% e4 b( @" rWeather in hex: Light cloud+ h/ o5 @0 P c
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.& t8 ^. |( Q. a1 z
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes/ u! i; l0 ^4 k- Q+ N
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Japanese aircraft0 c: k8 o' h2 ]7 f9 h! T" @
A6M2 Zero x 41
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# h4 }: a$ J7 vAllied aircraft
5 A; a3 `; g6 Y0 T# r- i0 |* o' Z# l P-40E Warhawk x 16
$ E5 b- J$ c" ^. ] PBY-5 Catalina x 30/ g% B K% a0 P
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PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed by flak& `3 Y1 C f/ m+ s' n" n* e- Q f
1 ^, J, O! v: @0 j/ W- Z$ zJapanese Ships
- Q! J% }5 \3 q2 Y5 H6 r* m8 V4 U; r DD Suresushio1 }5 @4 G. T, ? o5 U5 v/ W: B# z
DD Oyashio, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage L! H; ^8 z1 v. y# Q
TB Hayabusa# A! m2 g+ j/ j& M' N1 h
TB Otori
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: Y; N: L: p* i9 V+ Y+ I DD Hagikaze
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