AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 27, 42
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6 S, ?, `6 w9 V& o盟军一支在莫港卸载补给的船队全灭;
* A3 p6 j6 |- j9 O9 Z' m% \" k4 ]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;
; s. w2 c4 V$ q1 R0 x9 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6 C% X( P0 J% r' p2 d; W* _
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 12,000 Yards4 _& q4 ~% k9 `) G- |+ q. i- T$ G
, | |, O5 G" K" @# B) iJapanese Ships' _, x+ q. v. A
DD Oyashio; x6 i- D6 n" U, } S( p' R. D
DD Hatsukaze9 E% c( V, R* ]
DD Hagikaze
1 Y! O" Y+ n7 w+ F. I$ K& P: n DD Uranami
" _* W& Y, O+ ]1 N$ U! M TB Otori( k7 q& D' w) Z5 R* k( P& M* {2 ~
TB Hiyodori
! j6 X8 j! k2 [/ \ TB Hayabusa6 F& @1 ]$ D3 M
TB Kiji4 c1 d. W( Q) q n5 Z, t, a
TB Kamo
3 W* U) C# \6 @6 p/ H' E# b DD Suresushio
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xAKL Chungking, Shell hits 23, and is sunk9 Z' D; h0 M) r& Q# |1 _# ]9 f
xAKL Darvel, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk; @; ]3 I, w* X# S
xAKL Kaiping, Shell hits 13, and is sunk0 R1 y1 ]4 k& L$ O7 N
xAKL Vichy, Shell hits 18, and is sunk, d8 a D, G* ^& m) n6 l* s; V c S
xAKL Patris, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
( j$ C4 k" N5 N xAKL Burwah, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk, ?# k% y( ~. i' l& [) f
xAKL Carlisle, Shell hits 26, and is sunk& Y1 T9 d7 ^& \ }5 i' ^) R6 ?- c
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 7,000 Yards! Z/ _. m$ S. x) \* y; D" J
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Japanese Ships
/ ~0 a' F9 ?# W: y. ~6 ] CA Furutaka
! V( Z+ _. P' A v7 ` CA Kako
& d; H; D; k6 [$ G7 I$ S1 \ CL Abukuma" Q" O$ A) S P4 I5 [
CL Tenryu# l5 f3 t I) ~4 r& p3 m: O! `/ i; v/ v
CL Tatsuta P4 I1 O; @# s+ c6 N
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1
+ A: q1 l; X B( S DD Michishio' d' [! v* ?. ]4 K% G, r @; c
DD Amagiri: `2 G2 _- Q5 c2 `' Y
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Allied Ships V) f2 }$ j1 b2 P/ O5 ?4 l
DM Ramsay, Shell hits 15 }9 s9 W" f! p' s# \
DM Breese, Shell hits 3, on fire
" Q t* i" _: s# e% j DM Tracy, Shell hits 6, and is sunk/ H8 B4 S+ J4 W0 v( g1 g. \6 Z
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TF 181 encounters mine field at Pago Pago (148,161)* J2 p3 V' d, \4 m' n( ]6 ~
5 {5 `, N0 j: bJapanese Ships/ s ]" P0 r4 C: q/ ~' ~
CA Kako, Mine hits 5, on fire, heavy damage& Q: N/ b7 s; U, b- p$ R( y
DD Amagiri, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage6 ], W5 l, N8 y0 V% {
CL Tenryu, Mine hits 1, on fire
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards0 F/ ?0 l; y6 G% h& Q3 W+ s, a
4 \5 u' P& a3 q% \) l$ A6 U4 VJapanese Ships7 A, t' M3 }/ @
DD Satsuki
% {8 s) w3 S6 l" C6 V- T: R" o DD Minazuki+ [* J4 A0 ]8 W: ]4 \! R) g2 W6 J
DD Mochizuki
& `4 \' T5 _; J9 V1 Q4 w6 w DD Oite. b: }, \3 ?- @1 Q; R
DD Hayate4 h/ [& }2 t6 }7 n* V% w4 S6 [; p
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Allied Ships7 n: Q1 L' D5 p; X" C
PG Sacramento, Shell hits 15, heavy fires, heavy damage& r+ D8 g+ D0 l8 u3 e; i
xAK Alabaman v5 c7 ]5 P# i
xAK Alaskan
; ~: ?7 H) Y6 i0 T+ h; x. F$ `; @: a xAK American3 l" X! v8 s; I6 N# K/ O/ V
xAK Arizonan% N( W4 T6 V7 D4 P" N. d
xAK Arkansan) L+ t% x% q! ]) O- L z- s
xAK Californian& L( a( h" B; m4 [% g, P
xAK Canadian. ]/ i5 u h: V$ i+ s
xAK Dakotan
% p! b, D3 F, a xAK Hawaiian
3 ?% l; T! h4 ]9 V+ z xAK Kansan
: N+ E3 K* Y+ W: h/ }' k, K: y. P xAK Minnesotan3 A1 |5 a% S. f6 U1 G- n- S2 n; X
xAK Ohioan! C9 V9 i# D4 ^5 B& ~6 R w
xAK Panaman5 H; [3 C" W) O& p' u/ d
xAK Pennsylvanian4 Q+ @) k4 ~7 {9 ~9 C
xAK Puerto Rican
; p7 c9 |2 E6 O8 \* q xAK Utahan
- `' d& J/ c8 V5 M9 i xAK Virginian
X- x3 B# [. i2 c& J' w# P& B xAK Trento4 N! A6 l1 ?9 u3 g% K/ n e& t2 T
xAK Charles H Cramp
0 z+ E, h( [4 E" y xAK Lancaster- f. ~8 ], B) H- {' G2 a
xAK Sagadahoc
3 }' n$ o4 m2 I2 W) r xAK Santa Rita& z3 d& g0 `7 i5 v9 e) n- m0 ~
xAK Santa Teresa
: D8 i1 p, J3 t8 t5 T% x xAK Atlanta City: O& }3 N; Z) |$ ^
xAK Chickasaw City* L1 D9 E! _2 H9 _- c6 P7 _
xAK Ensley City/ t/ B* O+ ]1 j
xAK Knoxville City
4 B! x6 a& D9 G1 D. i, s xAK Mobile City% m$ c8 n4 g6 O5 g2 g
xAK Tuscaloosa City- }& z$ B, `; {: B% Z) X
xAK Steel Age
7 K) o- t- G0 \1 R6 n' }: i3 W xAK Steel Exporter! Q3 h9 b; ?$ t' {. ^3 j$ c/ h
xAK Steel Mariner
7 i' X$ o2 K7 k; t6 a) C7 K xAK Steel Navigator
7 x- T; T& c( I1 t xAK Steel Ranger. M2 K7 J7 k. P/ ]
xAK Steel Scientist/ e4 B$ K! @' V* Z- T
xAK Steel Seafarer
) Y" b9 |/ P: F8 f& J- q) Q: N xAK Steel Trader
& h7 e0 }8 I1 S$ d7 m xAK Steel Voyager
, T" k1 p; f7 W( Q# e5 X xAK Steel Worker
3 H `0 Y o( ~1 g/ T xAK Andrea Luckenbach
! Z* J4 k: p* ?( m+ r xAK Harry Luckenbach
5 o4 n5 z6 L' ?) U xAK J.L. Luckenbach
% G$ j; g5 M4 G. D xAK Jacob Luckenbach' g& o( ~( n9 R8 z% b3 X2 u
xAK Julia Luckenbach' w* `# E% D( V3 {- K) a
xAK Katrina Luckenbach3 q% b) g' `+ b' U
xAK Lena Luckenbach
' \. a& m! g% N3 } xAK Lewis Luckenbach( u$ o; i( e8 L; |' r
xAK Lillian Luckenbach. a+ G5 F; [. J8 R
xAK Mathew Luckenbach
% ?3 U6 T, v! \ xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 7, heavy fires+ ~/ G! Q$ B4 o- j
xAK Walter Luckenbach" h6 e7 \5 R3 K' v+ O. s) F
xAK William Luckenbach2 z* Y3 w# Y3 R* H C
xAK Diamond head
7 }/ g# C$ c" Q xAK Admiral Halstead
' b, ]2 t ?! }; h AM Matai, Shell hits 1/ x5 G, {6 F `2 d
AM Muritai, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage0 q1 s' v. B9 i
xAK Salamaua, Shell hits 10 b& u; l# I$ B2 s: K
xAK Rona, Shell hits 2% d9 @$ A& V( M5 `! b
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' a6 {* u9 m& C a6 sAllied ground losses:
$ _2 E4 K6 c& O% R& o; H4 D 24 casualties reported
* H( w- |' o* R, {2 N Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: j$ w: b2 P! g* c; e- V
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 4 disabled
5 F: r- I2 @: f0 ` Engineers: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled& S0 l& Q' N i- f$ K$ H. K
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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Japanese Ships5 e! J( }4 b6 z+ i& `$ g
DD Satsuki
* Z7 M% b5 J; [/ Y% E+ j1 C4 F DD Minazuki. w' k# V. B7 L
DD Mochizuki0 i$ H6 {$ L- b# r9 N7 F
DD Oite4 [* l& W+ \1 J9 c" n
DD Hayate3 n# r% t6 T) W) _# u) m
6 d- |* W; l6 z) OAllied Ships: E" @' N1 _1 P9 N7 x7 P
PG Sacramento, Shell hits 12, heavy fires, heavy damage
- a0 z) i/ }4 ?+ C( M xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage2 p _3 r; m* r! K
AM Muritai, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Allied ground losses:
a! i: i! B3 l- \, b; E6 M9 h' s Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 121,193, Range 8,000 Yards9 ?" b& _2 {/ m" X; ^% @
0 T: [( w2 N/ g& z& M8 a: b A9 nJapanese Ships
1 ]7 g& b {9 Z' F7 b7 n, x' R# i DD Satsuki
* c0 U- j. r0 l: z2 z DD Minazuki
: k9 U3 s+ `; N3 V$ Q% f+ j DD Mochizuki6 q. d1 I- A; }! |( S h9 {
DD Oite& h/ _6 v) R/ r$ n, y! ~! s! R( t
DD Hayate' z7 W2 G- }( K% x0 x4 w+ h
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Allied Ships
' b9 d1 n0 N/ X1 p- O xAK Alabaman
O2 f/ d5 }# ^- A4 E1 H! B" {7 A xAK Alaskan
7 [9 \- g, i( ?/ N) i( C6 |9 m xAK American
6 z9 C: k+ l, Y- ^' o: T3 [) b* W xAK Arizonan$ d3 @8 }- @7 X
xAK Arkansan+ r1 u- \% c. X. F" a8 ?) H! N) }
xAK Californian
! q8 |! B; m8 z. _ xAK Canadian
8 o* {2 I9 s1 q3 S G' u+ V xAK Dakotan" q( o8 \' M. t! d- l4 J2 n* Q
xAK Hawaiian
3 Z3 Q; E) ~! j" i xAK Kansan) z7 a4 S8 V# b" ~* g! ?
xAK Minnesotan# C# v% X" q5 F: V, ~$ W
xAK Ohioan
* p/ a7 Q6 \# `( j8 ^9 I xAK Panaman
e0 ]6 L: c6 j) a/ k# A- w: W4 q J xAK Pennsylvanian+ P' t8 {4 l6 ~. V: W( x
xAK Puerto Rican1 b8 L' B; G, ?5 s
xAK Utahan
+ F$ [# ]# j$ M xAK Virginian
7 p- R; t( Q. a8 j( L xAK Trento% y7 f8 W9 w* u
xAK Charles H Cramp1 _) \; g7 m7 E- I
xAK Lancaster( m) g- Z8 q' E, m0 R
xAK Sagadahoc
5 z* m0 T( H% ?- I) ~( ~ L' G xAK Santa Rita
8 `+ o% l7 b( w( U' v' B xAK Santa Teresa0 E1 ?! D2 z& ~# b2 B
xAK Atlanta City# b3 c; _, M5 Z/ i
xAK Chickasaw City
: k+ U- B" @: u0 k. R+ c# Y: o xAK Ensley City
/ G1 `* w5 C5 [; x+ F( ?& A xAK Knoxville City6 R/ j/ C: x6 ^4 {7 L* A# }
xAK Mobile City
3 R: U9 ^3 h" ]5 x. n xAK Tuscaloosa City
: b2 _5 f5 P2 E1 ]' p: g xAK Steel Age3 a8 e; g+ |$ v' i
xAK Steel Exporter
+ \& A" y, I8 k& \# P' w' H% G xAK Steel Mariner, U0 M5 c/ F; n# i: {6 }. }
xAK Steel Navigator" _) a3 y! m S9 u6 L7 q# ^/ K
xAK Steel Ranger: T# w' n0 w0 I# Q5 G7 ]
xAK Steel Scientist
) D" Q! H! o% m; {& t xAK Steel Seafarer
9 U3 y! O" ^6 W& R' O# _1 O xAK Steel Trader/ N, p% w% A- N. r5 o
xAK Steel Voyager0 J0 @* P+ ~7 ^% I. T$ j
xAK Steel Worker, heavy damage
8 Y# ~# y: E# x% H$ ^9 u9 ^6 [& v2 t xAK Andrea Luckenbach# r% m! g2 ?: V
xAK Harry Luckenbach
2 I; Y; U$ b7 K" Z2 s* |# q xAK J.L. Luckenbach
- u% l/ K% p2 J0 U. A5 \ T2 C# z xAK Jacob Luckenbach
8 ?) z. o( d& c/ I' M! D xAK Julia Luckenbach
- b _! s% L1 r$ U0 D0 D xAK Katrina Luckenbach
' t; P3 m/ k5 L. }9 h# E+ Q1 K xAK Lena Luckenbach
) y; Z, }6 d( \1 H2 Z: z1 V9 ] xAK Lewis Luckenbach* z& N0 F7 R- w2 s) V
xAK Lillian Luckenbach+ q+ a5 w5 `, e/ M% C7 t& r" e
xAK Mathew Luckenbach
3 L8 a8 R9 O8 w {+ |3 x3 v6 ~4 a xAK Walter Luckenbach
0 A) y% e* h, d xAK William Luckenbach7 h- W: h, G9 _, m- ~* L( x
xAK Diamond head# h7 z0 h% Z' [( H3 I) G6 Z
xAK Admiral Halstead& b2 }: @" n" Y' O8 P9 b* ]/ V
xAK Admiral Cole
& X) P0 D A9 O" X+ E S2 {$ X xAK Crown City9 D$ O; L" R6 y
AM Matai, Shell hits 20, heavy fires, heavy damage0 w& Y+ s. G4 Y: k
xAK Rona, Shell hits 4
# K$ c7 t9 _) J; B9 Z) o xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1
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Allied ground losses:6 J0 V# Z w! l5 H4 L3 M
37 casualties reported/ ^. U' j J; Y; k" m6 [7 o
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled" u: b) F" } }7 I; k* K9 s
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled/ N/ ]% l; R0 B3 L
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' T7 m) q B( L; P% A- B) b
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 120,193, Range 15,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
; ~, F' D- W5 N) F DD Satsuki
3 { E0 a l+ |4 ? DD Minazuki( o0 m: \' j) x/ W# y7 L1 v
DD Mochizuki' Z# R9 S5 b% M: l! G" Q" o" {
DD Oite$ R) s: U" Q. A: K* o
DD Hayate
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0 C0 |$ U8 L7 @8 s2 i' rAllied Ships
1 {+ }1 _4 ^6 I f, N. q! g/ F xAK Alabaman
2 q! F3 Y; E1 E/ c/ Z xAK Alaskan
) L' o6 Y& @( v, T1 C1 ^& o xAK American
0 H( x* ^8 x% q# p xAK Arizonan
6 P& W- ~/ p1 T/ S' i# K* S& Y xAK Arkansan) Z/ M: r O4 H Q* B2 f2 X6 u' _2 Q
xAK Californian* L, D ]8 f( w0 h6 q$ {
xAK Canadian
7 d0 y- } i N% l xAK Dakotan7 |* s8 U9 P6 V9 g, f
xAK Hawaiian7 J8 `' k* |/ w! u; w5 W8 V
xAK Kansan
: M. B9 c( u/ d- _$ X xAK Minnesotan
8 t2 t c. H, T+ d& G5 [ xAK Ohioan
; r- d' _1 ]; j7 P+ J xAK Panaman
" U2 o& ^& \& E7 E xAK Pennsylvanian
( C( a/ k0 U) t7 C; p xAK Puerto Rican
9 W0 i, T5 k' G" g" E. u( f xAK Utahan/ v/ y4 K' Z3 ?
xAK Virginian
6 N4 L B/ B: ^ N( O) F0 [/ v9 Q xAK Trento
8 C0 G1 {2 Y% ?# n. z xAK Charles H Cramp
. A6 a, N5 m% A# L' I2 } xAK Lancaster7 D, g f' p9 R0 w3 M9 R( P
xAK Sagadahoc+ |0 Y% O, p6 i6 d
xAK Santa Rita
7 m0 T# c5 d7 p/ g' n- J: v xAK Santa Teresa+ L/ W6 o: U7 M: o* f
xAK Atlanta City
1 x! _2 O2 q0 E, ^7 ?" G3 c xAK Chickasaw City
0 W* k' A: J9 o5 v0 o xAK Ensley City
. e. F' e4 B9 Z) w5 b xAK Knoxville City i9 s$ n1 r K. E0 \- F
xAK Mobile City
" _& s' _2 a. r5 ` xAK Tuscaloosa City( G; R: {+ u) |& s, j3 Q$ [
xAK Steel Age
+ X& \( F1 S/ u: h1 R xAK Steel Exporter
8 }0 @, z B/ u# u: _7 } xAK Steel Mariner
3 \0 r( W# r/ Z* Z; ], f xAK Steel Navigator* j/ w8 J' X3 f0 k1 Y! L# V4 e
xAK Steel Ranger9 U0 h* ^5 _! }$ _+ t' s
xAK Steel Scientist
5 H, _) B' m6 ]7 G xAK Steel Seafarer
( p* N' ~0 M! v- o3 L xAK Steel Trader
9 y. T: ~/ M. @0 h: u+ e$ @ xAK Steel Voyager8 T# C2 ]4 S5 m2 o# Q& V" K e
xAK Andrea Luckenbach6 t& K/ @8 G& ], P; @- M0 c# p& ?: f f
xAK Harry Luckenbach
: r0 o) }; }- ^$ s& q# @ xAK J.L. Luckenbach$ d' b: G+ ]+ ~+ f
xAK Jacob Luckenbach
" B, b0 u8 p; F: h xAK Julia Luckenbach
. X. h+ I; \8 j3 K xAK Katrina Luckenbach
& J1 L2 [- O2 q7 {7 c3 x xAK Lena Luckenbach& f( u0 F/ u# p- T
xAK Lewis Luckenbach
9 `" n5 t" G- g' u( o8 g, i' h xAK Lillian Luckenbach% Z- U. J ~ M: N
xAK Mathew Luckenbach$ U/ V* y3 m8 f. m
xAK Walter Luckenbach/ x) E; }5 Q! p4 B; R9 @) ^
xAK William Luckenbach( x- J/ n7 G4 F, d u
xAK Diamond head3 k- ]) m! f7 R% b
xAK Admiral Halstead/ N, e9 u0 z4 x% b0 T- x7 P
xAK Admiral Cole
. t# E% U; X Q5 N# {) d0 P xAK Crown City
4 W4 n; R4 w( A" M4 D xAK Admiral Y. Williams6 P$ R5 ]. w1 |- I& ?5 J2 e
xAK Iron Crown, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
8 h9 k3 m# c9 o x9 a: m% G xAK Rona, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage
" y) J) v5 W) J7 {4 F xAK Exmoor, Shell hits 2- A) a3 t4 e1 K3 u& L6 f7 @9 O
xAK Aeon, Shell hits 3, on fire9 t+ n. G% Y, f. q5 o" I; o
xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1
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# ?- ?* o7 C+ `1 i/ GAllied ground losses:
1 k g8 n8 X, o- \ 59 casualties reported
7 w/ v7 I6 Q$ p Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
. V: m% Z7 J5 s8 i* c% C% j Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 19 disabled
( N- u* c! S9 Y Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 ]6 n+ m+ b, G# E1 R
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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0 G( r" T$ }9 x; ]2 n! c9 z- O& b* b CA Furutaka3 O# o8 }4 L# @* F ]2 z# ^
CL Abukuma& D: Q$ A- R+ h% A$ N+ x6 a& s
CL Tatsuta
* f# s9 k6 p9 R7 U7 ?# U B/ j+ G9 M CL Yubari& M9 |# B. q3 ]) ]: A3 q+ ?! j
DD Michishio
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Allied Ships
`$ u- P- W% U( p6 y( K DM Ramsay, Shell hits 4, heavy fires$ o" ] x% a5 x, Z3 X, F7 I
DM Breese, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
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7 E0 g x: D/ L7 `Sub attack near Port Moresby at 98,133
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/ I, i' W& f- W5 i0 s, }" @Japanese Ships
2 v4 J' S* Y: a PB Kozan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
+ Q6 m5 T; k4 g+ c! G2 k. J AO Manju Maru O+ B, c' {! T' F1 Q) X. P
AO Akebono Maru
' p' V- m5 B! n! v1 I# V& N) V. O- L PB Choun Maru #8' S4 b$ B" R1 b( ~6 S, c0 U
SC Ch 208 ]3 A4 V V3 F$ q7 U1 t
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( `+ t L* @, f$ e SS Tautog
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- `' ?: |1 H3 `7 h }Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130# Z6 X: Q' o2 ^
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Weather in hex: Light cloud% M0 F! f0 i9 Y: y
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.: E9 x& r0 t3 e/ i) S/ ~
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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Japanese aircraft$ n7 W- K$ N) Z. c/ m
A6M2 Zero x 41+ o( y: i9 U5 S8 t+ D, {
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* m8 O: h+ E" QAllied aircraft9 f$ ~ r1 J$ C5 q" |/ n5 ~
P-40E Warhawk x 16
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No Japanese losses5 u& i- c" j/ c/ \& s7 g
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P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed, x0 c2 D( n5 i' @" g! i$ t/ ?
PBY-5 Catalina: 3 damaged0 ~5 v" k3 e: p s7 b. d
PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships( z1 H9 q9 G1 I& [' j5 ~; X
DD Suresushio
: O" v+ E; m7 ^2 g DD Oyashio, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage! n2 L: G* h; l# E
TB Hayabusa7 [' W1 S+ ~9 t3 u
TB Otori, ]4 p# F. t0 s" S" g7 O
TB Hiyodori) G- ]1 C6 D0 ^: u! v
DD Hagikaze
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