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;
7 Y% f( `+ P" C) z8 Q8 T" G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;
2 t3 O% k& e# h) v7 x8 V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
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6 x! T0 V. E3 z4 }4 R4 A. qJapanese Ships
% ~% x2 }& K* t( ^( U6 b* ] DD Oyashio
4 A. _9 `3 X" K3 l7 ?: c6 T0 s% { DD Hatsukaze
# v' G) x+ x, B0 y- F DD Hagikaze7 ]. n, f+ A! w0 m) Q
DD Uranami
7 E+ t* p/ U. w8 Z+ ^ TB Otori
% T/ E1 d' o3 m: g! F' h TB Hiyodori
8 e( a+ Y0 S; o( H5 L$ M- V TB Hayabusa' r& i. b9 G, K. ]# J
TB Kiji
/ |! e1 O% h- P- a' e* D TB Kamo( v! J* ~ E) D5 q( L0 u
DD Suresushio
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% G e; f1 b; o5 O- \ xAKL Chungking, Shell hits 23, and is sunk
2 T" Q. q+ q+ s& I) I7 d' M xAKL Darvel, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk* K& u) r! w# J d( t1 @# O
xAKL Kaiping, Shell hits 13, and is sunk1 o1 y" ~4 B( ~6 b) g, ^5 |" l
xAKL Vichy, Shell hits 18, and is sunk
3 D3 L; L9 W- K* \* I xAKL Patris, Shell hits 25, and is sunk- d- o( c9 T& Q- V2 X
xAKL Burwah, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
2 R- H0 P+ o5 l- G$ n7 O" i7 e xAKL Carlisle, Shell hits 26, and is sunk
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 7,000 Yards5 }- K- @# u: Q, [0 f
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Japanese Ships
- T- R: n6 p8 J CA Furutaka/ j2 N9 c; y$ y
CA Kako
/ v* i, F1 z. R! {2 K CL Abukuma" f7 d2 m3 X3 c- i- j
CL Tenryu
4 `$ u3 S- }6 I* i% e CL Tatsuta1 H9 M# `5 H( B1 u' N5 B% j
CL Yubari, Shell hits 19 r$ D' A/ B z- Y# j
DD Michishio* j' t: Q: K- v" x3 g
DD Amagiri
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DM Ramsay, Shell hits 1
$ ^- Z5 N" K7 j5 L& a& `5 w% ^ DM Breese, Shell hits 3, on fire
, v: E7 V" |1 C+ O, K DM Tracy, Shell hits 6, and is sunk. p0 x6 m* x# V
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% e9 n) o8 `! n, ~) WTF 181 encounters mine field at Pago Pago (148,161)
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# e* @* N& A S" m" v P' W- v CA Kako, Mine hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
$ Z4 h& O- O# i' O DD Amagiri, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage( q$ d8 {3 g/ r6 J7 z
CL Tenryu, Mine hits 1, on fire$ k, U$ Q2 H5 w0 y
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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DD Satsuki. l* B% S% D3 w; V3 v6 E
DD Minazuki
$ }+ C- B( p$ P5 q& H' ^ DD Mochizuki
) i7 o; ]3 K r0 |; ` DD Oite
. a( d+ U5 y+ w/ P( v* N% ^$ |6 t DD Hayate. Y1 q6 G+ F3 r" F& O1 ]9 e4 r
( m8 f) a" \& R! G5 CAllied Ships
7 C$ ]) S. u4 h" P |, J PG Sacramento, Shell hits 15, heavy fires, heavy damage
# B* [: T( K0 i3 [8 s# M xAK Alabaman
0 G+ J* \2 a. u xAK Alaskan
/ c' B- T8 m) O, U2 _ xAK American
. k: b7 g5 I0 E; F$ u5 I% [' h; D xAK Arizonan3 C5 D: ?2 E4 \& ^5 Y) R
xAK Arkansan
3 \: q8 D( E% y- k1 H8 _% [ xAK Californian
1 L& G4 `; U& C; C% R xAK Canadian, N2 P# [0 A8 D6 q+ N8 ]; K! w( K
xAK Dakotan
% W- T3 c* j- i. ^. o7 t2 u; v xAK Hawaiian
/ l& h- v! p' H xAK Kansan
1 e5 t! u u8 R& Q" i" g N$ s xAK Minnesotan
( T" S/ W9 k8 X, H# F ` xAK Ohioan
9 x" `/ i6 C1 A" W$ A xAK Panaman
% a2 P/ s% p. \% q xAK Pennsylvanian
: x) m8 z* C' z/ P7 O2 k: ] xAK Puerto Rican
+ e/ q9 B1 y3 \. v% j! K! U* F# d' s xAK Utahan
# l* D% V# |. A7 ^: B xAK Virginian G. u# ]( o4 `4 ?; E
xAK Trento6 e% f- u I1 l9 g" ~2 n
xAK Charles H Cramp/ W* o- p: \/ z$ a) A
xAK Lancaster, u6 l4 O3 d. _
xAK Sagadahoc5 [$ h! H# U# f6 d- U3 }
xAK Santa Rita- P) D3 Y& o. |! _7 L6 v
xAK Santa Teresa% \! w, w; t8 z6 o! o v9 C9 n
xAK Atlanta City4 `8 k8 k& ?6 H3 E3 g
xAK Chickasaw City7 c7 F1 V0 A% f6 G
xAK Ensley City
1 A2 i3 P# W% A+ c9 _, q- i, m xAK Knoxville City F9 G8 M& \. I7 B5 M4 x
xAK Mobile City& u0 J5 ^; z+ G4 w) T, p4 U
xAK Tuscaloosa City8 i. \. P- X( T9 Z- w, M+ P$ l
xAK Steel Age- p5 x* E c) {
xAK Steel Exporter
8 X, A" \) W N( C xAK Steel Mariner# P0 }2 e2 B4 W5 a
xAK Steel Navigator
. s3 Q0 M5 G; A4 T1 N6 s xAK Steel Ranger" g/ a7 X e' R, {7 O
xAK Steel Scientist& `, n1 m: t$ w6 A; A. A6 u; X
xAK Steel Seafarer1 H! T0 k# f6 @9 v* d5 l7 N
xAK Steel Trader
+ h; V9 a+ H/ u' g/ I: R xAK Steel Voyager* `$ ^) e/ Q. C8 r
xAK Steel Worker
) E! Z1 J, _0 X xAK Andrea Luckenbach
3 g( x; r; y1 @ H& | xAK Harry Luckenbach' `1 d: v. B9 d2 U! M
xAK J.L. Luckenbach
, j5 Q* a3 s/ C xAK Jacob Luckenbach0 @; f5 m l8 H' w& Q7 m) b
xAK Julia Luckenbach
& c" g6 T+ r2 B- @9 P! M% I xAK Katrina Luckenbach. q( O7 c/ W1 [9 Z, g9 h+ h
xAK Lena Luckenbach
# h. w2 B% }; z E xAK Lewis Luckenbach
7 B3 s, X/ h9 V$ R( j1 T0 W xAK Lillian Luckenbach+ n& j7 T1 t7 ~$ ~$ K' X6 E
xAK Mathew Luckenbach8 F& k- ~# D: T9 \/ N
xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
2 F: L! u0 x1 g9 `, j' `1 E xAK Walter Luckenbach9 ^% i6 C4 J/ j. x, q
xAK William Luckenbach
# U/ A* j. a, z" O. Y xAK Diamond head
2 q' d8 T5 `) M, V) _ xAK Admiral Halstead5 Z9 i- L* i1 O! X/ m. `
AM Matai, Shell hits 1% q* U5 d; V4 Z. R% M! ~
AM Muritai, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage6 J6 |6 s& l, p" ], [
xAK Salamaua, Shell hits 17 p) @, \. S0 ~ {/ V! |
xAK Rona, Shell hits 2
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Allied ground losses:: B" M: Y4 |; s7 J) F' i/ v
24 casualties reported: e+ `7 b/ c' K* d4 S8 e
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 `& Q# L+ H% E6 p* L+ p0 p! J/ q
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 4 disabled' P v/ N$ v% X+ h3 a, m
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled1 a& y/ p; L& D5 `2 h5 P2 Z
Vehicles lost 17 (10 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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2 Z; V1 s4 ~" o) d0 d/ G. |1 `7 JNight Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
, b" z$ x8 C% S* c8 _! h: p DD Satsuki
/ D, a1 [3 t8 X/ |5 w2 O1 f1 S DD Minazuki
0 W- {* B: P+ X: j& e, Q DD Mochizuki5 B4 R% M) ]7 V; X5 Q% V
DD Oite
( A) V0 @& p h# C5 z DD Hayate
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Allied Ships
& M2 O! Y( t# j, L1 c. ` PG Sacramento, Shell hits 12, heavy fires, heavy damage
* W5 L$ p# x, p% |3 C( W4 F7 L xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage' v; m, N/ C& u' r- L. a9 ?$ U u
AM Muritai, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Allied ground losses:
: r/ g/ Z+ s% w2 `6 d Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) i D9 \* {9 g# _( a& R
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 121,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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7 y$ P p* h D c% Q& M DD Satsuki
9 d9 O% Q% @+ e, P! [) D DD Minazuki
3 H' m/ D" m8 O- U N5 j# N: ~ DD Mochizuki; ?" ^3 w! D: h$ M, Z$ l6 r
DD Oite
/ _. i' R: O% ]" K/ H DD Hayate7 z3 Y0 l; Y# h( s
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xAK Alabaman
# ^2 J& T6 g+ t; v2 @& L/ J/ C/ F; V xAK Alaskan
4 N" \6 m' ^' ^& p xAK American
# ~& n2 v$ Y O! r5 ^( n7 b+ ` xAK Arizonan8 D3 X3 I) t$ e3 V$ i
xAK Arkansan, A1 [; D6 Z" c& I* R6 P
xAK Californian x6 L% W7 Y$ u
xAK Canadian
' X2 c, e4 {- O& R+ p xAK Dakotan
4 o, _: t2 Q1 e: A5 g+ R xAK Hawaiian$ h% M8 L8 s* [+ U
xAK Kansan
0 v+ |2 y3 @9 F6 m% y xAK Minnesotan' _! M+ T- I( m: e
xAK Ohioan( [1 j( x% q! c$ D. ]! a9 Z
xAK Panaman
) B% T+ D' Y, ^% u M4 j xAK Pennsylvanian
# V$ ?% J6 j0 u0 I) N3 u$ O xAK Puerto Rican* r1 i3 L" t' y, x" o- o* R3 G% W% r
xAK Utahan
4 U, f8 I; {- `2 c5 c6 G0 x- u xAK Virginian
1 F+ A5 w. U. o6 G4 w$ q) i5 t, P xAK Trento
$ V5 c& V8 T- J" j) i/ ~8 Q8 v- Y) k s xAK Charles H Cramp
0 r# q) ^2 F% p6 {& y xAK Lancaster
7 _: \" D) S P' M3 C xAK Sagadahoc/ Y% M' d' h* u. h' `
xAK Santa Rita; c$ |% n+ d7 \6 q
xAK Santa Teresa. W# e3 B/ x$ v
xAK Atlanta City' O) a& V- H, N8 b1 c8 U* m
xAK Chickasaw City9 ]1 i8 s2 e3 p: c" U/ l/ c; ?
xAK Ensley City" ]! e6 I! M7 ?+ v0 Q1 f9 C) i% ~3 Z
xAK Knoxville City0 ?: w+ k% ` Q9 d( ^
xAK Mobile City& h& V! T; s9 u0 ^. k B
xAK Tuscaloosa City
! l7 ?2 @+ w: q$ o3 V+ n xAK Steel Age0 A. H8 E4 Z7 j# r0 o+ c, o
xAK Steel Exporter; O* o$ u& `+ U2 i& T6 S: i
xAK Steel Mariner, }& k" x: ^8 q+ v5 `$ L; o. E
xAK Steel Navigator
4 s0 F. i2 o- q9 V; C1 t( O xAK Steel Ranger
* |7 Q# O$ }" h' x& g xAK Steel Scientist9 E2 k$ Z% s @ p; x& v' Z' M
xAK Steel Seafarer
2 y: a: g$ S/ ]3 \" d' Y xAK Steel Trader
; K& W0 X o7 x9 b3 N! v0 \& \ xAK Steel Voyager0 [3 q. q- i& v4 @2 @: A
xAK Steel Worker, heavy damage
' H0 `! U2 R' n v4 Z$ | xAK Andrea Luckenbach2 |+ ]; x2 C0 M( r
xAK Harry Luckenbach
) Y7 i2 M9 S- o- h xAK J.L. Luckenbach
3 r/ S1 f: r, O9 T xAK Jacob Luckenbach0 m: L" n2 m" ~& k6 D! w! X$ S8 n
xAK Julia Luckenbach9 x# n2 Q$ }$ ]* a5 Q1 P4 E% A( A" m9 M
xAK Katrina Luckenbach* |5 I) C# g" [
xAK Lena Luckenbach, s0 `# P1 x0 c' w& E& B3 T4 W& S
xAK Lewis Luckenbach
! |$ |; Q" b P xAK Lillian Luckenbach
1 P& C& T1 G3 h$ L) u xAK Mathew Luckenbach7 Z; r3 S3 L1 ?) k( x; C
xAK Walter Luckenbach1 p7 z9 c( g, Q. a$ z: P
xAK William Luckenbach# q& R8 I* j: d% m3 t
xAK Diamond head
2 [% b$ n# {, U4 |: [ R$ t4 k' @ xAK Admiral Halstead
% D% `" r# R w# ^$ P' R" B: Q, Z+ f xAK Admiral Cole! c/ Y- N/ Q2 e+ E
xAK Crown City1 H" }5 m: A) i F$ `
AM Matai, Shell hits 20, heavy fires, heavy damage# g9 O: _2 O* K4 [ b4 r
xAK Rona, Shell hits 4
6 b) W% A) i8 T6 C w, G xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1$ C9 H& h4 b+ u% Q
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37 casualties reported
6 g" r ^9 |: H& u$ n/ h Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
1 u0 s: j$ X% Q$ ? q, T, j Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
" [6 D+ ]8 S7 C" x. ~ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, T1 x+ K7 Y, m0 Y& g6 b
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 120,193, Range 15,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
2 y3 c. [; a$ S$ g# ?9 h DD Satsuki
5 g& {1 l2 l5 d. }+ ?' ? DD Minazuki
2 \& z: f) Y& o. C DD Mochizuki
+ p# X0 K2 ~7 k DD Oite4 R. h+ `: v F3 r6 x2 i4 x
DD Hayate% S! E, F" t* y/ G
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xAK Alabaman) U7 k2 W9 w( A: H4 ^
xAK Alaskan
4 i$ ^- x7 m3 J* B8 \ xAK American
. O3 V: ?: ?/ _) o; z xAK Arizonan
- [. u; t' e9 {( j$ h0 G3 a xAK Arkansan: w1 f- I& }, I$ M4 J/ B7 ^# n8 B
xAK Californian
" _6 E7 V3 _' r9 }- ~7 v" u# d' b xAK Canadian6 w8 q+ G; i. m' U# `
xAK Dakotan
3 C8 l8 l- c7 z) d c xAK Hawaiian" a; U- y6 J5 K' ]+ i
xAK Kansan
+ R# p1 \& Y* l( ` S; K, } xAK Minnesotan% v. c" a+ y4 w* h+ L
xAK Ohioan4 U, Z) f, o3 \3 h- O
xAK Panaman2 M7 x; e# m8 v. b6 s$ M0 K- S
xAK Pennsylvanian, h5 a( X: c# i0 W2 e- D
xAK Puerto Rican/ { h& t/ U4 d2 E, m
xAK Utahan
v3 g4 H7 k& g) w2 ~- A* l0 Y* p xAK Virginian
9 s/ _9 o2 t: O! {( s7 O% D xAK Trento
7 z* ?- R% w) ^* U xAK Charles H Cramp9 o' w7 B6 R- z7 g2 y/ ^5 K
xAK Lancaster; h5 [8 z; ^4 }% `8 G
xAK Sagadahoc3 b- a9 J; x8 v, |( Y
xAK Santa Rita
$ r1 f4 n* ~+ [+ \6 F' H xAK Santa Teresa$ f0 |, F3 C4 Y% T" p* _/ p5 x
xAK Atlanta City$ b5 S+ l1 `* `
xAK Chickasaw City$ X4 d- T5 a( b6 s7 q6 C; ?) b
xAK Ensley City _2 O& x% B8 p8 a# Z8 {9 D
xAK Knoxville City
7 U7 G: e8 ?& ]8 y+ g( ~$ U- o+ Z, n xAK Mobile City& r4 }. `8 C* L9 d: `$ _
xAK Tuscaloosa City
' Y" n7 t5 ^0 s2 A7 E xAK Steel Age
5 j! b, W! h7 U$ p$ q: q xAK Steel Exporter
( L) |5 o* D* T xAK Steel Mariner
0 j4 ^1 A- E( ?4 r xAK Steel Navigator
. d+ k/ |5 ~( H% `' E xAK Steel Ranger7 A6 n8 [# o" Z! c/ b
xAK Steel Scientist" M* \# B! v( X& g, D
xAK Steel Seafarer; _6 H+ H+ \+ _$ G% k4 Y
xAK Steel Trader
8 y; g$ u- T0 _( Q xAK Steel Voyager
$ m# s$ n3 |1 d) d: a xAK Andrea Luckenbach0 Q: D, K# b& t
xAK Harry Luckenbach
) v; I+ U6 V0 r+ e7 E9 u: K xAK J.L. Luckenbach* N+ a7 D$ {& |) y5 h
xAK Jacob Luckenbach
, y6 s% {6 H# V! W( v3 a u& C9 w7 Z xAK Julia Luckenbach
, o: F* ?+ F9 s6 A# \ xAK Katrina Luckenbach- \- c8 x% @5 j$ c! b, T- @/ x
xAK Lena Luckenbach
* P! y: }+ D8 h5 o: s* Z xAK Lewis Luckenbach) w$ }/ k& Z+ A j2 L
xAK Lillian Luckenbach
' Z/ b9 N; v( F, {/ B7 n xAK Mathew Luckenbach
$ r" k; i2 }% {* a+ T xAK Walter Luckenbach) h9 B+ l6 `& m# f. i
xAK William Luckenbach9 P( l2 t6 I' _1 h3 E7 E5 u0 [7 z
xAK Diamond head
& G) }0 i) z+ l5 c# e xAK Admiral Halstead
* Y! r# O3 ]' I* w, o& R. N$ A2 H; { xAK Admiral Cole
7 K9 q r" g0 {$ a% N xAK Crown City% U+ |, W4 F& l e( q
xAK Admiral Y. Williams: J3 |4 G3 z" N. j& K: {' W
xAK Iron Crown, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
6 }8 B/ q% q5 c2 M( v6 ? xAK Rona, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage+ B2 Z5 [9 b9 C3 H9 z
xAK Exmoor, Shell hits 2! d4 S. d5 i5 k! X8 k& n. ~
xAK Aeon, Shell hits 3, on fire w0 A6 C+ `+ Y! O9 T
xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1
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Allied ground losses:
& U6 W' V2 j {& Y5 @: i& V; p6 f. z 59 casualties reported
2 l* P7 l, u$ w( {$ e+ ? Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
( I, V* Y9 g& B$ s! j Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 19 disabled. a8 @, D$ `" Q
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! Y7 m& C1 W9 _5 h
Guns lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled)6 s* I% V9 v5 R
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 14,000 Yards
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: M+ b* G% b3 T( F CA Furutaka+ x. Y1 C9 k$ g# B; ~2 [
CL Abukuma
) l' t' r/ }7 V7 l7 k) H CL Tatsuta' d7 k0 ^ K8 n; s
CL Yubari
5 a" f" s2 w$ y" Q" W# y9 Q DD Michishio
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DM Ramsay, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
- {# [# P' Z* b B# k DM Breese, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
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0 N% F' U- i7 H$ H* DSub attack near Port Moresby at 98,1330 D% b2 b& g( ` p& I1 O% d
8 e4 t( ^* h7 I' s! D& pJapanese Ships
6 G# f) @& D, H4 N7 ]$ f PB Kozan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
6 ?% u' H% S: Y2 b* J: E AO Manju Maru6 U9 _, S. A- ?+ `* V% a7 Z
AO Akebono Maru' ?# D. h7 O% Y+ u4 a, x
PB Choun Maru #89 x4 B5 {4 |4 B6 h. m
SC Ch 20% N4 c6 {" x3 Q9 }6 z6 d
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0 V3 ^& c) f. |& O5 w SS Tautog
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1 d0 D" _% }4 v2 j/ kMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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' G0 B( F% q }$ RRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.: B+ B( }1 B: ^& W+ r( P5 R
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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. z8 a# [, a$ [Japanese aircraft
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P-40E Warhawk x 16* H7 @ l) h' _4 h$ b1 Z
PBY-5 Catalina x 30( u4 a7 O* k8 B9 _% ?1 w. U& U( i
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" s8 o' r+ I; v, HNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses9 M" G1 I5 Y0 Q3 v! V
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed! d8 P! O. h& s8 O8 |' ^' i; b- P
PBY-5 Catalina: 3 damaged
& ]" A, g6 v5 o- M4 f, A PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed by flak
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' f( R( Q5 Y, T4 `Japanese Ships# n3 Q- ?% {; X
DD Suresushio
5 e0 @! V4 y- u* I) f DD Oyashio, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
$ A8 D: ]$ O! e TB Hayabusa
3 z* n5 R6 P, ?2 f3 |( w D" { TB Otori/ P& r# n" n9 x8 z
TB Hiyodori3 D5 d% w4 b% e% B \
DD Hagikaze( R; X. O6 \: ^/ M4 W2 F- Q
DD Hatsukaze
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