AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 27, 42" Z4 |: X9 |1 P, h) n# Q9 b 
 
2 U( O  P  H& B) o1 I2 D8 Q盟军一支在莫港卸载补给的船队全灭; 
7 S. M, H( ~* |# g# `5 |. J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; 
+ n6 w% }' S4 w$ m7 z+ [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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$ I/ @; d1 r! A8 I& Y* W. R' r% VNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 12,000 Yards 
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+ E+ i1 C6 ?9 C& n$ }& _) N; E      DD Oyashio% N* @8 o% U$ J 
      DD Hatsukaze 
1 R9 Y  d. z' v      DD Hagikaze- e* W* h& R& y( _9 w' K" O 
      DD Uranami 
2 P3 z+ F) D2 t2 N( x      TB Otori 
+ \( @4 q) b4 G      TB Hiyodori 
3 [3 Q0 f- v* e1 [. l) y      TB Hayabusa% f8 ~4 u1 i0 s1 h' ^$ `; Z 
      TB Kiji- r7 i5 l3 P$ L: k3 K 
      TB Kamo 
1 L( u6 L$ c& M$ S& U6 |      DD Suresushio 
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      xAKL Chungking, Shell hits 23, and is sunk2 W+ J* g6 V" U1 S$ U 
      xAKL Darvel, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk 
6 {7 Z. k/ J1 C4 P5 @0 Y8 c4 `2 e      xAKL Kaiping, Shell hits 13, and is sunk. w; L4 X/ ^" e3 D$ s 
      xAKL Vichy, Shell hits 18, and is sunk 
, j) D5 H+ z, a2 [, M      xAKL Patris, Shell hits 25, and is sunk+ H, Z) O0 @! t$ e' V 
      xAKL Burwah, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk, d" e+ L9 R! S4 h* ?, K 
      xAKL Carlisle, Shell hits 26, and is sunk. r1 C' F4 q9 e/ }+ l8 B+ Y 
 
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 7,000 Yards 
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8 |! b2 H4 f5 e- X      CA Furutaka# ?. w$ G: E1 ~ 
      CA Kako1 ?5 Z5 s4 e: B0 N! p 
      CL Abukuma! ?. b4 {9 E$ ^0 d 
      CL Tenryu$ I) C% i, `" l7 p: o/ N 
      CL Tatsuta% _+ M: \/ p$ N7 B' W+ F2 \& U 
      CL Yubari, Shell hits 14 N7 Z# x' B/ L) D. `" h' Q, A 
      DD Michishio2 T+ Y$ s5 R) Z+ D% I 
      DD Amagiri6 ^: f2 w2 _  s8 T4 I 
 
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3 @# s, Z. v  \1 l" f6 g$ z      DM Ramsay, Shell hits 1 
% h  R+ h( _5 P      DM Breese, Shell hits 3,  on fire 
: a: S  v* @8 r. t5 F9 U      DM Tracy, Shell hits 6, and is sunk 
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TF 181 encounters mine field at Pago Pago (148,161) 
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      CA Kako, Mine hits 5,  on fire,  heavy damage 
) a9 d; C! x) k. T' K( Q7 {, ^4 S7 V      DD Amagiri, Mine hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage 
+ e& j$ h+ k% p; l      CL Tenryu, Mine hits 1,  on fire 
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9 W. f1 \, \$ R- Z, N6 c6 VNight Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards0 n( j( g3 P! q* |' N4 x: _+ d+ C 
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Japanese Ships- o; o4 P7 \$ T& l- ]2 V 
      DD Satsuki1 I: j, h2 w# w5 e& e: w( X. T 
      DD Minazuki 
0 l( L* I: E" U8 d: P5 k      DD Mochizuki( N0 }4 R+ z8 A+ k0 _* J! \6 S 
      DD Oite- m0 Y. E6 W* G- n9 P 
      DD Hayate3 q$ M( d  `9 c* o" A 
 
1 P7 B% ]; P  x" w9 f5 b6 |Allied Ships 
  O  ?; A/ {3 |( x/ C5 i      PG Sacramento, Shell hits 15,  heavy fires,  heavy damage 
7 x$ m" S5 w6 C6 j, j9 P3 t2 Z# p      xAK Alabaman; o% N: m: Z/ e- A" b 
      xAK Alaskan1 d0 L/ M4 a. w& u% Z1 u# K 
      xAK American 
" O7 G- Q" Q$ o' f# `      xAK Arizonan 
" e0 J7 u. g  Z      xAK Arkansan4 z0 e) T; |% |7 k# D 
      xAK Californian 
) |1 Q1 l1 |& b( P4 A; [      xAK Canadian; v  K( T/ Y6 g/ u 
      xAK Dakotan- p( R* O( C6 u$ H, l0 r 
      xAK Hawaiian 
, p  G) Z6 N" N      xAK Kansan 
' [3 s7 V! F" U      xAK Minnesotan 
6 A$ y; l4 N) p3 B0 q+ M      xAK Ohioan% d) F* o1 u' g$ k" w2 c 
      xAK Panaman: t/ j2 i+ ]0 n( m' M4 ?. ] 
      xAK Pennsylvanian 
3 a( `* U6 _" u6 Z1 ^5 C/ m" Y6 M      xAK Puerto Rican( B! B! x5 `8 Q" { 
      xAK Utahan 
& k' F5 i  X! R      xAK Virginian 
, D, d, R3 C# X4 F0 v3 x      xAK Trento" Z, M  j/ E- J/ X; E/ P 
      xAK Charles H Cramp) C& l& Q+ h% p0 f, s, u 
      xAK Lancaster2 _8 W+ b( i4 S. v! I' G7 R+ Y' | 
      xAK Sagadahoc 
3 _, X0 D9 S) i. j6 }+ f: N      xAK Santa Rita 
1 H! k' G% c1 @5 q5 `2 U4 K0 @      xAK Santa Teresa 
# I0 {( j: H1 l/ y; }      xAK Atlanta City8 J/ W2 N) d5 Q$ ~$ F- T 
      xAK Chickasaw City% T) |1 G6 B3 ~( k* K8 n 
      xAK Ensley City, s- x& J/ e$ Z& w' S) N 
      xAK Knoxville City 
8 J3 {0 V  ~& w" z  J( e# d      xAK Mobile City 
+ {# T$ j+ |0 ?      xAK Tuscaloosa City 
- |4 P- m: r# z6 M7 A      xAK Steel Age 
9 ~9 E; f4 s* I      xAK Steel Exporter/ W3 h( b  f  P& r- G" b 
      xAK Steel Mariner9 S9 w9 B* i# k5 l0 [; B' q 
      xAK Steel Navigator8 J2 b6 V) K- z( H! _$ U0 Z; T 
      xAK Steel Ranger! V# j2 \) u( N# v/ R2 s 
      xAK Steel Scientist( j, T' D6 Q. ?: O' c0 t 
      xAK Steel Seafarer 
! T; N( A1 i. A  l6 H* S      xAK Steel Trader 
& {# Z! }4 b! f; x) O4 @  A1 d      xAK Steel Voyager: m5 Z+ b7 }9 N& U 
      xAK Steel Worker& i6 U& q4 D% N; }0 |. t  p 
      xAK Andrea Luckenbach4 a4 w/ p5 N" M" J" S% J1 y 
      xAK Harry Luckenbach: ]& Y0 F0 j( J6 U5 N" T6 ~! | 
      xAK J.L. Luckenbach5 a6 `% Q2 y+ } 
      xAK Jacob Luckenbach  z$ ?0 T$ \  w0 u, a4 [3 r9 a1 W0 ^% Z 
      xAK Julia Luckenbach* O3 c( Y3 _6 [4 r 
      xAK Katrina Luckenbach 
; X% |1 |0 r4 q) z      xAK Lena Luckenbach* S/ z% t6 [& y 
      xAK Lewis Luckenbach 
. l+ j" C7 v( i3 g      xAK Lillian Luckenbach8 K4 u, `' E4 I& J. p 
      xAK Mathew Luckenbach& D4 O. p! j- [' Z& q  j  Q 
      xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 7,  heavy fires 
* V6 `3 S: z* L      xAK Walter Luckenbach 
3 J  {1 ]% a( w. K6 O; A9 M      xAK William Luckenbach9 ?- E' a3 b% B% a; O1 h 
      xAK Diamond head 
* j2 M( u# |, ^) D( g      xAK Admiral Halstead 
- K* y1 k' [* _. C' n      AM Matai, Shell hits 15 [4 O/ {0 [& `, k! r 
      AM Muritai, Shell hits 7,  heavy fires,  heavy damage 
, y2 ^$ X1 Q  c; B9 P1 `- R: _& V      xAK Salamaua, Shell hits 1 
" {7 F8 `( h/ ?- k: k      xAK Rona, Shell hits 2 
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& b* ~  ~+ i1 U) N2 G3 e      24 casualties reported+ W1 L+ A& C/ }. R. s. j 
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 O0 x8 G! u" C, |+ v/ E. [( D 
         Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 4 disabled& e7 ]: d* t# B9 p8 a+ h 
         Engineers: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled 
* v2 F( g- A0 t' ~$ q. k      Vehicles lost 17 (10 destroyed, 7 disabled)& i  S5 F) z( G& X 
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards 
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Japanese Ships 
. k! ]2 ], {. M; v' z      DD Satsuki 
) [& A. g' u0 G3 v0 z7 t( N8 G      DD Minazuki( p# n9 i* q* _( Q. n/ Q/ M 
      DD Mochizuki) ^3 r: p$ e) p4 y  l0 }' x 
      DD Oite$ B, |% X1 [6 u* D5 k1 ^ 
      DD Hayate( D3 d: E- z1 p# j6 y; c 
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Allied Ships 
/ R4 {4 m$ T+ ~4 z; _* v      PG Sacramento, Shell hits 12,  heavy fires,  heavy damage; ^, c; ~8 X$ Y- V8 N 
      xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 18,  heavy fires,  heavy damage  V/ H9 Z" r5 H) ~/ Q 
      AM Muritai, Shell hits 9,  heavy fires,  heavy damage 
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1 K% s) w3 ^) ZAllied ground losses:* _2 k7 t. v5 a7 ? 
      Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)$ R6 o- K+ v/ x, O8 C 
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. ]5 ?0 D0 J. G& ~/ [! HNight Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 121,193, Range 8,000 Yards 
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Japanese Ships 
! O1 z. d* {( }7 t2 R. z0 V      DD Satsuki$ n9 y! T" }/ n 
      DD Minazuki5 L7 {: u  G2 h1 | 
      DD Mochizuki 
% I6 C+ S5 p6 u+ n% R      DD Oite 
/ V& G: J, Z+ m/ D( _6 j, i. V" t      DD Hayate 
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Allied Ships 
# i5 t& u: I" P( H4 ]      xAK Alabaman 
; U9 B3 ~& I; V& q$ Z6 T      xAK Alaskan. _4 R# ^& |: }' l1 n5 y 
      xAK American, b5 k; e( ?  v$ B  k: e 
      xAK Arizonan 
: p% j8 R% ^3 I0 D7 J, V2 b+ G: M7 S      xAK Arkansan& `' v5 }9 @. ^6 S+ t* a$ u 
      xAK Californian 
7 f! a/ |) H  e! {7 z5 L      xAK Canadian7 P( i) T# F3 q; E4 Z- E 
      xAK Dakotan8 A# q8 U( j" M! ?0 W- U; z 
      xAK Hawaiian 
/ G  B+ z+ g8 |- F$ m: O      xAK Kansan: K- P! s# G4 b8 `) `8 f5 e 
      xAK Minnesotan7 s6 Q# r7 n& Q1 b 
      xAK Ohioan 
2 j4 [! L! P) _0 K2 u      xAK Panaman+ D" p6 o0 j# y3 A- e7 } 
      xAK Pennsylvanian) q- U. M. Z* z; r% t, D; o- d* ~ 
      xAK Puerto Rican 
/ ^  G' @( m+ ?( w6 S      xAK Utahan9 ~4 ?$ z! v$ {: M( ?3 D 
      xAK Virginian$ c! ]. b! u* R6 a, }3 L$ n. q2 A# Q 
      xAK Trento 
1 U- X# D. s% O3 s$ ^: U      xAK Charles H Cramp  Z7 i6 Y$ M7 D& W, e3 I. C" W 
      xAK Lancaster* @9 H% @: W% Z8 [1 u1 Y 
      xAK Sagadahoc 
8 @) l" T. K4 N% C      xAK Santa Rita! R  O3 ]- B. T* ?# l* S7 J8 V 
      xAK Santa Teresa4 A# y8 B/ s4 T9 G 
      xAK Atlanta City* O+ W; V3 i) C6 Z1 v+ ~6 p/ E 
      xAK Chickasaw City 
3 d: V+ ?+ q# n! c% {      xAK Ensley City' b4 J8 P. V& J5 m 
      xAK Knoxville City 
9 @% i4 t6 [) k' ?4 v- g1 C      xAK Mobile City8 m: q- V1 W2 O( E; H' v 
      xAK Tuscaloosa City7 B& g; I" b; L" P 
      xAK Steel Age# X: P- q$ h0 \  b& N1 ^' X 
      xAK Steel Exporter 
3 e4 n# e% ]6 g8 I- B' G      xAK Steel Mariner 
! e7 f: G# g; o8 q* ], y# b      xAK Steel Navigator; f& y5 c7 h/ x. ]; J7 F 
      xAK Steel Ranger 
2 {! j* Z. I  L8 I8 U3 y      xAK Steel Scientist 
& C7 W, H" ]& c8 H. u* {      xAK Steel Seafarer 
, c( B) M  E& z7 }2 s1 D1 X4 \      xAK Steel Trader 
/ O$ G6 t6 P* y. h1 E' I$ n      xAK Steel Voyager7 p6 v. }6 f7 C4 y0 U' V 
      xAK Steel Worker,  heavy damage! ?9 p& U% X3 c 
      xAK Andrea Luckenbach 
% O& g# T8 U9 Y/ Y8 f      xAK Harry Luckenbach 
7 E0 C! p6 F( Z      xAK J.L. Luckenbach 
( {) C; ]( f- M5 |: H7 j      xAK Jacob Luckenbach 
" `3 L5 s1 z7 v6 r3 x      xAK Julia Luckenbach. ]/ g1 j  W4 d7 d( G8 d/ c5 a. z) z( F 
      xAK Katrina Luckenbach3 C) H- Y" @' Y  T. r1 G 
      xAK Lena Luckenbach 
/ i0 q/ I& ]( b      xAK Lewis Luckenbach( P, W! i# e0 o* `+ }/ n' @  P 
      xAK Lillian Luckenbach- s. c# ]4 l5 ^3 F$ U- d$ o 
      xAK Mathew Luckenbach0 f; b6 q1 p* C9 i- N 
      xAK Walter Luckenbach 
* e# M) A0 z! z      xAK William Luckenbach 
- X* o2 ?3 Q  S. I& Q# Y4 q; ^      xAK Diamond head 
6 S, q: F# e2 l+ |& ^! k! H' v      xAK Admiral Halstead 
9 {6 x2 r! \6 B4 B* P% F      xAK Admiral Cole" c, @# a9 o. o. K 
      xAK Crown City/ r1 \( |" f+ h5 o7 G 
      AM Matai, Shell hits 20,  heavy fires,  heavy damage 
6 }% [0 f) r, n7 C0 H4 ?      xAK Rona, Shell hits 4 
3 C% @" i( W6 p5 T! Y      xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1 
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      37 casualties reported 
& a/ {! I( C' i& _) @% e# `4 [" K         Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled/ S" s7 E2 U: }6 G$ I 
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled 
# G5 q% V- ], w1 |  x# e; ^# Z         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 
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% n! c1 L& t+ _+ O4 j2 a" wDay Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 120,193, Range 15,000 Yards& e. y# {: n; g4 U6 q- j1 H 
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1 l. ^) ~' ]) L4 c: E      DD Satsuki 
8 O7 \2 Y/ k1 s; s) x5 V1 v) O      DD Minazuki; U/ P! [1 a) H& X; X5 R 
      DD Mochizuki 
/ r! b& V( j% f5 b& _5 |      DD Oite( Y; n+ u- D+ @( a 
      DD Hayate8 M7 V) k! u- K, N- m' Q, l: ~+ _; l% i 
 
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' Y" ^9 O& K; A9 }      xAK Alabaman 
& _8 m+ N! w8 i! q9 ^% ]      xAK Alaskan% z3 u2 E/ F% l: d& T; r 
      xAK American 
. s- i5 f, {& w      xAK Arizonan 
( }+ P4 x- Z1 D( t; ~) _& P* c5 l      xAK Arkansan 
5 g: b4 `$ z6 ^2 n' p7 B; H      xAK Californian 
$ y1 ~, `0 Y  G      xAK Canadian 
1 E0 X2 K5 K$ L+ w+ z      xAK Dakotan/ B  ^0 t. f! C0 R9 V) E9 S# s 
      xAK Hawaiian 
9 S) h# X4 @: k1 T; I      xAK Kansan9 A, l1 l0 i( \, L 
      xAK Minnesotan4 G5 s, j' `  q$ ~! k9 g 
      xAK Ohioan/ t/ Y  A9 t& K) K8 y  z 
      xAK Panaman8 C: h1 p1 C- a8 b 
      xAK Pennsylvanian. s( s5 F' [% v0 @, Z; O) D 
      xAK Puerto Rican 
$ W, \  g5 w$ t4 m6 C9 W      xAK Utahan 
6 M7 [3 q1 w/ ~      xAK Virginian7 j1 w+ L# X$ U- T# H* {- O+ e2 P9 l 
      xAK Trento. |0 z, l! ~/ O( K5 @3 t, H5 q 
      xAK Charles H Cramp  q! O5 ]/ @- {8 R3 X* Z 
      xAK Lancaster: }2 y6 o2 R: a2 C! J" J1 Q 
      xAK Sagadahoc, O& S! b+ W& D1 q$ ^+ r6 b: t3 C 
      xAK Santa Rita- |# ^- T( c: A5 j# Y$ A. E. b 
      xAK Santa Teresa' K7 D& `5 }; H( D. R' H3 t 
      xAK Atlanta City- y. E# G& ^  A6 T, @ 
      xAK Chickasaw City' S0 s9 Z5 z6 ^# z- W9 @$ U( f- x 
      xAK Ensley City 
* i  e$ h4 _, v5 g( Q/ V      xAK Knoxville City 
5 }0 \& ]; P4 b" Y& d# {      xAK Mobile City3 l! Q, [4 ~/ X+ S 
      xAK Tuscaloosa City 
9 l- u6 k9 n5 M, f3 d      xAK Steel Age& }- l6 K- q( Y! R9 w9 [: F 
      xAK Steel Exporter0 i# A" K/ c7 T+ i9 t 
      xAK Steel Mariner 
6 G5 G6 O2 x6 I7 H5 X# g& u& D; x$ ]# Q      xAK Steel Navigator6 U, O9 f, G- `& {& I2 ] 
      xAK Steel Ranger 
* {( [( X8 ~5 i+ g      xAK Steel Scientist+ P/ C8 E  ^0 I" C: _ 
      xAK Steel Seafarer 
% S' q+ m5 O4 l/ _- v( w      xAK Steel Trader5 |' ?, l1 t' Y+ M4 m2 k 
      xAK Steel Voyager* h! I3 ^; x8 x, Y5 w 
      xAK Andrea Luckenbach7 X+ @: i9 N9 `9 v7 |, K 
      xAK Harry Luckenbach 
+ K6 d: b& K9 Z8 u      xAK J.L. Luckenbach 
" o+ |1 n( p4 }+ G+ l2 Y      xAK Jacob Luckenbach0 O( n; O7 n: _: Y1 Y9 L5 B 
      xAK Julia Luckenbach 
5 O+ n( F" b2 a) c6 w, L7 c+ {2 k4 t      xAK Katrina Luckenbach% b$ l' P0 [$ ]( {4 ~$ w 
      xAK Lena Luckenbach, L2 u3 _) X/ [! C( {! q 
      xAK Lewis Luckenbach, X; M8 O* x5 Z. C" _2 o 
      xAK Lillian Luckenbach* E  `5 d5 U/ v) Z2 M7 q( z8 i 
      xAK Mathew Luckenbach 
; P1 D1 S% d8 V+ y, O      xAK Walter Luckenbach5 O6 g( d/ e# D 
      xAK William Luckenbach 
- ~( a9 r" Q, W1 b      xAK Diamond head- X$ ]# p; n0 J5 i  {) ~8 r3 i 
      xAK Admiral Halstead7 e5 x; l) P7 l7 o% |, ~# k* J 
      xAK Admiral Cole 
) V! [7 o+ e) Q$ Y% T      xAK Crown City" {' O1 O* r) \+ {* z6 C 
      xAK Admiral Y. Williams 
& f2 b! e' @# j* D+ O+ q      xAK Iron Crown, Shell hits 4,  heavy fires- J& {6 m! Q- _0 ?: B 
      xAK Rona, Shell hits 26,  heavy fires,  heavy damage 
2 T, Z" s: e- a      xAK Exmoor, Shell hits 2. w2 k; r! }7 w& A: U3 Q# z 
      xAK Aeon, Shell hits 3,  on fire 
: q+ T2 ]# |5 T, x4 X0 Z      xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1 
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Allied ground losses: 
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         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled6 W8 Q5 z, X5 [) M9 S 
         Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 19 disabled 
1 l' s) J0 ?0 j" r" f9 Z         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 
! J" t/ J3 d. F      Guns lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled)/ [' J. d* B1 D% Y1 p" t, i( n 
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# [$ }) ?- D2 b9 K6 xDay Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 14,000 Yards 
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3 D1 b' g5 R6 z; C! J      CA Furutaka 
, L, i' ?$ O$ f1 ~7 q      CL Abukuma  P; y' v# G; l2 g/ | 
      CL Tatsuta 
/ |# R' z: \; z. T0 U      CL Yubari) V7 \& d7 c. E4 D) g! @ 
      DD Michishio" F5 L: V5 L) r# e) t  L 
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      DM Ramsay, Shell hits 4,  heavy fires 
. S5 t  ^  w1 e1 @      DM Breese, Shell hits 12, and is sunk& j+ k9 k' P( f4 d, X0 d 
 
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) G* \; h' y) J! k! RSub attack near Port Moresby  at 98,133 
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      PB Kozan Maru, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage- [$ F( v' Q+ x% z8 a' m2 L1 L 
      AO Manju Maru 
2 C& k- o, k- w; R- q7 \      AO Akebono Maru' y+ j. o- P- k( g8 c& L 
      PB Choun Maru #8 
! f% o0 N/ e7 [& L      SC Ch 20 
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Allied Ships 
$ T1 F& ?$ B5 l- c      SS Tautog3 O8 r% C9 X( p% M( h& |3 g 
 
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130 
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Weather in hex: Light cloud 
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- b. C- O' x, O2 S) F' d7 hRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. 
, r  F! x9 P$ r8 o, ^Estimated time to target is 10 minutes0 V# W7 G3 D) S3 w. Y7 E 
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Japanese aircraft 
5 D7 d2 g- b% H4 c      A6M2 Zero x 41 
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      P-40E Warhawk x 16 
7 N0 o, O# X1 y' P# T/ p      PBY-5 Catalina x 30 
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* Y+ ^# w1 r2 i0 f0 RNo Japanese losses 
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9 E$ B  A- X- m4 M  A, MAllied aircraft losses 
% f7 D4 x2 f; s+ r! `: R% T      P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed 
* B" z  O1 Q" T) p      PBY-5 Catalina: 3 damaged+ R( I* B. B- ~) U! X/ F! M 
      PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed by flak 
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9 b. z+ o" Q' l! e- VJapanese Ships 
9 P1 c# O( E; |5 a5 ]      DD Suresushio. b; T6 [7 \; p7 u8 H! g0 n 
      DD Oyashio, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage1 x" a2 [' P# r  l 
      TB Hayabusa0 E3 j( p9 T; S0 W( X6 J 
      TB Otori 
2 r' n- y: R7 W' ^/ k7 U0 D      TB Hiyodori 
0 K: u( t8 L3 z% j      DD Hagikaze 
2 y( _+ X! `  |/ l      DD Hatsukaze0 q% K6 M/ X3 i/ Z- | 
 
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