AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 27, 42& A. [/ U4 I" d4 J4 \4 v, b4 ]
. T+ F! W5 S( O2 w4 R/ ?- f盟军一支在莫港卸载补给的船队全灭;1 v1 K, w8 q; ~5 N$ o( p
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;
1 ]( u' i3 R# c9 W# j6 S: h4 Z9 m8 H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$ _) Z+ Y9 Y+ M E* x( C
* F b" g* E' j7 mJapanese Ships
* C0 j0 {- c0 e2 [ DD Oyashio2 s, O2 J6 G/ t
DD Hatsukaze- t4 T, C2 R0 M. i# F
DD Hagikaze
8 s) Q4 v& G% J* [3 D DD Uranami V, x- P8 U) s2 v
TB Otori
- t; P# m5 R: u) Y- v9 n TB Hiyodori
; y/ Z) H; V) [% c: X6 v TB Hayabusa
6 r# P$ r0 p. R0 P TB Kiji
8 n: }* S$ H. z. C9 M. j2 z9 t TB Kamo
0 ?% a) C2 d. ?7 B7 g, Y DD Suresushio3 ~9 n- I5 L, R/ y5 [
( w& t6 c; a) Z# HAllied Ships9 f* `$ C: Z) o9 |' [
xAKL Chungking, Shell hits 23, and is sunk
1 {( g, z$ ]0 d# O" p4 T xAKL Darvel, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk6 x( B! I, O% s5 c/ d
xAKL Kaiping, Shell hits 13, and is sunk" d9 w) |# \5 I% O9 G, j
xAKL Vichy, Shell hits 18, and is sunk
5 d& G7 E8 a( q; ~- m xAKL Patris, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
0 _! ?- L6 ]* b1 c xAKL Burwah, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
/ v1 q: t u/ F 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 Yards
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Japanese Ships- B* z9 U" s: J. G
CA Furutaka
9 z! {3 p9 F; V J f3 K* ~% M CA Kako0 l* v0 E) f/ Y+ ^- x; V
CL Abukuma! [9 V/ u0 c. N$ o9 B5 M
CL Tenryu
/ }/ a' M9 W) ^$ ?6 p( P. x; r CL Tatsuta$ ?9 g& `% {+ S* H& D. g. k
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1
! c* d) h* ]* G DD Michishio$ u" ~5 ^( S; D% Q
DD Amagiri+ |: r r1 B& a- p% j; d7 ?
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Allied Ships
9 c4 V& {9 B7 O0 D5 e/ \" { DM Ramsay, Shell hits 1) N- d4 t3 u* r: d, ~+ U* W6 q8 m
DM Breese, Shell hits 3, on fire) E0 b$ {! P' Z! f
DM Tracy, Shell hits 6, and is sunk* A* l( }5 ?# C2 T! Z$ Y
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TF 181 encounters mine field at Pago Pago (148,161)
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$ g, d ?; l/ A3 }2 UJapanese Ships
/ V1 D# D" N8 h5 M; Z CA Kako, Mine hits 5, on fire, heavy damage0 J3 I1 h0 Y6 |! L" O
DD Amagiri, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage% N* J+ K% @% Z$ @: g* x$ O4 L
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 Ships1 M2 Z8 n% M7 N, g" Y8 V
DD Satsuki
. [1 o8 f! a: x; g, A1 E+ m DD Minazuki2 k) H$ d+ W2 l! n% N/ D7 o: D
DD Mochizuki
\# \: I5 i2 t& T DD Oite5 ^! W; d. V# l$ X
DD Hayate- x$ _& {: ]5 Y( S
7 x5 b3 j0 m5 z& _7 A& W) W- I
Allied Ships) Q* V# l; I+ S+ J& p" R
PG Sacramento, Shell hits 15, heavy fires, heavy damage7 l2 O. Y9 |- ` n) w
xAK Alabaman
3 V! t( Z/ w0 h xAK Alaskan
) N7 p9 @* U' M, r/ `2 U; r xAK American
$ z" Q6 ]* r: _; z' q# s( ? xAK Arizonan
& n, q0 Z4 y$ m7 s( r* K8 n1 z& I xAK Arkansan4 h) c/ F {8 t7 u. ` R
xAK Californian
/ m, G) d) G1 h. l" V# q xAK Canadian
& w) E8 {# A4 D/ N$ j' t- l xAK Dakotan6 N6 h& @8 z B4 l0 r. |8 z( V
xAK Hawaiian
1 Q% ~ n/ P6 b Y7 k) ` h- r7 r xAK Kansan) W" @9 W5 m; n" s' J
xAK Minnesotan
2 A* Y5 K: K: f1 y% \* [- u' N xAK Ohioan
# w& U$ Y3 \1 `6 V4 a2 @( e xAK Panaman# C9 i9 h4 e$ Q
xAK Pennsylvanian
! f& a5 D: s7 B9 Z xAK Puerto Rican. J6 }4 `# j/ n# h$ `3 v
xAK Utahan# \ F0 C$ G; K
xAK Virginian
4 R2 x: f: N) z ^ xAK Trento
" r2 h ]% y; C xAK Charles H Cramp
6 v6 q$ U* v7 R! _; M% ? xAK Lancaster" z; h# g$ D: J0 \- A' d
xAK Sagadahoc
$ R* H/ C* [5 Q7 P: n: _ xAK Santa Rita+ D) U5 J0 @. [* Z
xAK Santa Teresa) l0 W* q8 u# Z( o2 P# Z
xAK Atlanta City
8 o: f4 Z( P, ^8 g* \ xAK Chickasaw City
/ y* W: `: O U2 Y, ?1 @ F xAK Ensley City
/ Y2 g* W* W8 @, ^) B3 Y0 _9 ` xAK Knoxville City5 |- h: a3 b" ?3 [ o
xAK Mobile City
+ x2 M! K$ v& D6 P. b xAK Tuscaloosa City% p2 K8 x9 Q" M) Q+ e
xAK Steel Age, l4 E3 N6 t0 M. D* V& P) V
xAK Steel Exporter J8 i' d. B' S/ l
xAK Steel Mariner
' \" Y, V' V( q i5 Q8 ?) g xAK Steel Navigator
! [$ r% j* y( \% \, V+ a xAK Steel Ranger
% f; s, H: ? t) @) O7 J E xAK Steel Scientist5 }. S* f/ s0 c$ o: S
xAK Steel Seafarer7 h* t$ t1 n% a. g' U
xAK Steel Trader
! z: c# P7 |: Y6 d2 P xAK Steel Voyager
' r: B* k. |: }3 }: Y+ e ^' } xAK Steel Worker) k, v( u: v$ W
xAK Andrea Luckenbach8 y4 |, N3 e/ e/ l) Z
xAK Harry Luckenbach
# O+ j, n- [; C [ xAK J.L. Luckenbach- M4 N0 L: C3 I. [; P
xAK Jacob Luckenbach H2 z3 B3 |# o+ v
xAK Julia Luckenbach
" ^1 G# n; A$ ]; z' D xAK Katrina Luckenbach
. J+ o& g6 R1 e xAK Lena Luckenbach; F4 i, e9 ~/ Q
xAK Lewis Luckenbach
/ k: Q4 g1 }4 f- t9 b( K% }/ A! X7 } xAK Lillian Luckenbach7 w' ]+ R/ |4 u3 J" o {
xAK Mathew Luckenbach; o `7 N% Z3 x8 ^
xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 7, heavy fires7 n: W5 t) q+ ~ D
xAK Walter Luckenbach1 D9 v; s- w' n- S2 E. Y
xAK William Luckenbach
2 I9 J+ S8 p: h Q: q7 F xAK Diamond head& k, u% B- ]! _+ T% @8 J4 H+ W
xAK Admiral Halstead
# M. N4 R5 z8 O) q: j AM Matai, Shell hits 1 R6 Y8 f* ?) ?+ e4 h* E" k
AM Muritai, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage! D" e/ F& y8 A1 s( N& ~
xAK Salamaua, Shell hits 1
1 Z% ~, i/ q3 J5 F; y0 C9 c2 G/ `, q xAK Rona, Shell hits 2
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& d- {' {# u- |. mAllied ground losses:
0 c9 D& ?1 U6 v0 W/ g7 j 24 casualties reported; R1 f. T8 F) z* z4 @! d/ _+ B
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
' o+ R( U7 \! I6 o, t7 W) b Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 4 disabled! Z" N. N A6 C0 M, z1 B, \
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled! }, @) D6 I4 Q9 ~8 `
Vehicles lost 17 (10 destroyed, 7 disabled); G/ H" C: `( F# C3 u1 M
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards9 D2 D0 O/ m. c4 ?4 z
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Japanese Ships' \ k" L% b: ` n+ {, E
DD Satsuki
8 I- E9 s9 G, s: \ DD Minazuki* O1 x, w3 P2 X+ B4 ^
DD Mochizuki
1 h6 X, q3 U, o D% \ DD Oite5 M( A% ^) N* m) ]
DD Hayate$ D( Z2 f6 G0 r. _2 Y! ]
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PG Sacramento, Shell hits 12, heavy fires, heavy damage+ [6 w6 D% r w6 N9 U# M" K
xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage, ^1 _* R5 H& Q$ z
AM Muritai, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Allied ground losses:" ^0 r2 }, }9 l# M
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) d6 \3 v0 v b% r
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- Y* ?$ l' l( QNight Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 121,193, Range 8,000 Yards) B; X# T& ^ n
* P9 R$ w0 ^$ E+ ^% SJapanese Ships3 E i, s" k) ?2 }
DD Satsuki
( e, ]0 K1 Y: [/ z F DD Minazuki3 [" }4 G: m" S9 E) b
DD Mochizuki" P, |$ U1 { r( V$ L& y. n6 _
DD Oite
# L2 n: P- M+ I% N% k8 I4 c+ X DD Hayate
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; p% K" k/ T4 b7 ]0 ZAllied Ships
! [. }; F k: H2 p, _) J xAK Alabaman
i1 ~" p2 l1 O- O# P { xAK Alaskan
/ j- A s/ f) L& H: I. t xAK American
$ r' V6 v/ }, R3 L: e7 o! k) }/ I, G xAK Arizonan. _! T# u0 _3 ^9 C$ U: y
xAK Arkansan) A7 y0 `$ u$ I; }7 E: Z/ v( {
xAK Californian
1 }7 u+ ^7 x/ S1 N xAK Canadian
) u4 W- y9 n. @7 r7 n xAK Dakotan# c0 Y! `3 h! ?, P0 S. M
xAK Hawaiian: q2 I9 O( p, ?, Y9 j, X/ l9 t
xAK Kansan
3 N, O: F0 {4 Z3 }7 E$ W3 E xAK Minnesotan
. \6 X- X. ?3 z. g, y: Z1 t8 i xAK Ohioan$ O" {. b! r3 `2 [ @* c
xAK Panaman& c; p9 G7 C4 F1 a
xAK Pennsylvanian
7 u5 J8 v1 N _ Q. J( A xAK Puerto Rican* Y4 V! E' |4 T5 X
xAK Utahan
. x8 J: g# C0 g; H$ P/ e xAK Virginian6 x/ |6 Y! [$ ~6 o8 Z; f2 N& D
xAK Trento
8 o# j# @2 y0 x3 H+ Z* o xAK Charles H Cramp& S4 U; z% D5 p; B$ W5 G
xAK Lancaster5 V2 K5 r' c( q' n2 |
xAK Sagadahoc2 G1 z5 | B! v/ c8 x
xAK Santa Rita0 o" k0 J) @3 F" z6 k* }
xAK Santa Teresa
. c, E2 p D5 U xAK Atlanta City" [6 h8 E' _ m* |( N
xAK Chickasaw City; v1 t7 u; @( m& T8 w, y3 P
xAK Ensley City
- K& H& o: k8 b* x8 i xAK Knoxville City' e7 i7 L- e3 ], B1 F
xAK Mobile City
1 G& a. Z: L! J xAK Tuscaloosa City
$ o0 o3 j3 c& u* Z! d! f xAK Steel Age1 [) l* D1 r5 I* w& y: A
xAK Steel Exporter( L0 b0 s7 Z Y: V7 L8 e
xAK Steel Mariner
/ V$ t$ g o) e* Y7 l! `/ y+ y xAK Steel Navigator/ k* D! o# ~" I6 U
xAK Steel Ranger+ [! H" _ r8 g
xAK Steel Scientist8 y# X/ g: \- }7 _8 f/ i7 _
xAK Steel Seafarer
' E9 q$ e* e1 z1 ^ xAK Steel Trader2 _$ n% G6 y- a9 M0 g9 z
xAK Steel Voyager) f r2 e: _. l/ G, \3 Q9 A! w0 ~
xAK Steel Worker, heavy damage
' M8 f! |" }# j% |, n xAK Andrea Luckenbach
- X! }! V4 d& |- s; _7 z1 E1 J" A xAK Harry Luckenbach
1 v( N, w `! w/ T% a xAK J.L. Luckenbach& v. x9 y2 V+ |& O* z
xAK Jacob Luckenbach4 k- a; E# o" g8 o, m# y
xAK Julia Luckenbach
5 E/ L- N- T( y7 o* e) Y! z- x xAK Katrina Luckenbach
! o" d! y# L4 @2 X4 Y9 V% L: N/ R$ K xAK Lena Luckenbach
8 P* z" J$ X0 U% ?3 \ xAK Lewis Luckenbach
0 n) p' [- e m xAK Lillian Luckenbach
% o4 D5 n! l% }0 K- }' ^ xAK Mathew Luckenbach+ e2 |1 }; v7 h; \6 n* J9 E
xAK Walter Luckenbach9 l- n3 [* e2 F
xAK William Luckenbach
5 q# G" H) i9 w xAK Diamond head# C, o& V- r k
xAK Admiral Halstead
, n3 l! ~5 i/ ]& b. s3 k xAK Admiral Cole
O5 g. |, ]6 o8 b1 R( H xAK Crown City
- _: m0 V) [1 s" K AM Matai, Shell hits 20, heavy fires, heavy damage! a& a! C8 a% s' Y* m/ @- e: t
xAK Rona, Shell hits 4
0 }& n- m& m( X4 ]5 @ xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1
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Allied ground losses:, w) p+ |( w7 ~9 C; z' Z: |# k _: w( @6 w
37 casualties reported
; N5 Q4 g: @7 l2 }# W# Z Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled9 g- b8 A3 ]- e5 `$ r) b. ^$ f
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled& Z5 P; g8 I; f* M5 K- ^% f$ H
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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Japanese Ships/ l3 s5 e$ h0 n9 Q" X
DD Satsuki: A$ P2 u* l& X0 K- b1 q [
DD Minazuki
9 r8 m! J" d! L! V; d0 G% S7 C3 V DD Mochizuki. Z% v9 ]* p) d, T, I, M4 E8 s- Z4 V1 M
DD Oite
9 c4 u/ \; R5 g- J+ K DD Hayate; t: G. {) P& g4 q
, `/ m. U$ Z+ P- X/ |; W8 u) N& OAllied Ships: ~4 e& W$ z3 k9 D) q- R6 q
xAK Alabaman. p* Q) r( K0 J0 @ @& a4 [& s2 Z
xAK Alaskan
/ F8 j: |* i# X xAK American
$ l$ B& q1 Q3 |& i4 E9 m3 L" } xAK Arizonan
! O' b% u- h* n1 g2 w3 }# c) f xAK Arkansan( e( i# D0 t' `& Z
xAK Californian8 g6 c8 i) ~! E G7 @
xAK Canadian/ F2 s5 |" X% d: b+ D; ^
xAK Dakotan' U! P( D6 @& m* ?5 A* t* }
xAK Hawaiian
- J: @$ T2 _; ]6 g xAK Kansan* u, r! [7 } r7 ?' k# @9 Y
xAK Minnesotan! i, Y, g/ o4 n3 A" `, V
xAK Ohioan
. r5 ?' |4 ~* k( \ xAK Panaman0 v9 L: T) G3 ^% G6 i# V2 W. I
xAK Pennsylvanian7 t2 y1 ^/ h5 |( T+ } {- C' v0 O
xAK Puerto Rican
`! Y6 {( B6 } ^ K/ q xAK Utahan' `5 t% E& H4 S" I( Z* U( |7 }# K
xAK Virginian r, Q! o8 W$ l4 K$ S7 h9 K( J( L
xAK Trento; d. U" ~8 ~$ R& M
xAK Charles H Cramp
( W B3 E3 e8 P7 K xAK Lancaster
" T3 O8 t* K) {( \, B# o xAK Sagadahoc
/ f4 U0 @" q- ^- D2 o; r, ] xAK Santa Rita
b/ ~+ C/ e: _ xAK Santa Teresa' \2 x) T/ V8 @5 R+ r/ F
xAK Atlanta City
7 w" i# O$ v1 I% ? xAK Chickasaw City9 }, M* \' h" ~
xAK Ensley City
& j! N1 G% E8 ]0 R3 V xAK Knoxville City
# x9 I, R/ J; {! c5 V% O xAK Mobile City! _3 p$ x4 O" g) l
xAK Tuscaloosa City
5 Q; ~/ }9 g$ t" X0 Q. K, W xAK Steel Age
9 }% m9 ?8 f- |/ S- @) p/ C xAK Steel Exporter4 G. W8 ~* v( j2 z
xAK Steel Mariner
% J! |( ^7 G" D* f xAK Steel Navigator
3 G+ |' U7 e- s% W% j/ F xAK Steel Ranger
% ]# d( t$ t6 U& Q9 e( \ xAK Steel Scientist
. w' e) k1 |8 g: B, x0 l% I xAK Steel Seafarer
/ x3 Y: r, D5 I xAK Steel Trader$ S' f0 v7 T* }2 c* ]
xAK Steel Voyager4 u! f1 A: q/ i
xAK Andrea Luckenbach3 v( \: e9 \: n& ]: }) n# B
xAK Harry Luckenbach
) q( r: ~" [0 n, h xAK J.L. Luckenbach* ]- g+ m6 O- ]" ^ p& }
xAK Jacob Luckenbach$ e4 a& G/ B) a5 L
xAK Julia Luckenbach
! j& B: ~ o/ R `' x* {7 r xAK Katrina Luckenbach
. Q$ {$ j8 g4 M- u5 |2 M# x2 c xAK Lena Luckenbach( y+ G5 c+ h# D4 o
xAK Lewis Luckenbach& |/ |2 h7 w" C" q$ E
xAK Lillian Luckenbach9 P, ?! O( Z U/ E" Y, @
xAK Mathew Luckenbach1 a' ]7 t& X3 P1 ~% S
xAK Walter Luckenbach
" j) l- k) ^% [+ e& V8 l# y xAK William Luckenbach; n8 l; h" K9 [. I: x; w
xAK Diamond head
! M" o0 z8 D; s2 d2 b xAK Admiral Halstead( @0 {9 U7 U, u' n4 v. L' W. X
xAK Admiral Cole* J# M' u, e9 Z" K( |
xAK Crown City7 `3 D) j+ t: O$ w" i U
xAK Admiral Y. Williams
$ x# i# U. A% e8 I$ K; ]6 [ xAK Iron Crown, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
9 m) _, q# O" R, b: G% t xAK Rona, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 v: s' y+ u# Q; S( F xAK Exmoor, Shell hits 2
. ]) ~. }5 q- Z8 E4 ^, {$ _ xAK Aeon, Shell hits 3, on fire& }- c( B- U, i8 [7 O
xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1
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5 D T. u3 P0 }7 E! \& cAllied ground losses:
1 E- A: X8 J" N 59 casualties reported5 `& F. k9 {: V, S$ d; ^
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
5 R2 E/ H; O, ]$ V9 {4 H Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 19 disabled
2 e7 m( ?1 b+ {4 P: d& C Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
; k- d8 ?, p) M 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+ T& q" V- t+ O. B
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6 U6 I4 R+ ?' }$ D, M1 j' c CA Furutaka4 b$ c# ^6 w& h L( R0 p0 |
CL Abukuma( g& A) L' q" q- ^) e$ G
CL Tatsuta: c, g# |( Y$ w/ N3 _3 G' S
CL Yubari! r1 I- S- A ^) U# K% ?
DD Michishio
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Allied Ships
" W" ^" z+ Z; d2 q2 x+ l DM Ramsay, Shell hits 4, heavy fires1 k; [6 l/ j0 ~: V4 v1 H
DM Breese, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
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Sub attack near Port Moresby at 98,133
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6 I5 e; E$ L. l7 MJapanese Ships$ z% {: t0 E8 z' e3 J
PB Kozan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage9 h) Q W6 W2 l) O& k1 z6 |7 k
AO Manju Maru
, v" ^/ ^, u+ p6 d$ h AO Akebono Maru
4 m. c9 x* i5 E& t' q PB Choun Maru #8* {4 Y+ B+ Y W7 A6 p- a7 E
SC Ch 20
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Allied Ships; A$ K/ x3 Q: s) l! l4 ~+ E
SS Tautog* z4 m/ V- q8 H( |
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2 v3 d3 y: J2 J7 d. n4 t' R$ jMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.6 y) d4 N: c7 {# n
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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Japanese aircraft. i8 X( L& i1 L+ f3 X2 I
A6M2 Zero x 419 ?+ D; ~) E& q1 t# {/ }
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6 _( d! |; F/ Z) O8 a( H' }Allied aircraft
0 _% s: X& u4 w6 E6 b. ]8 E P-40E Warhawk x 16
' C2 N/ _* I6 y; K' t+ b) y PBY-5 Catalina x 30
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No Japanese losses- s3 F$ T+ z4 r( F
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Allied aircraft losses, n) E( g0 t8 Q4 f/ I4 l6 N
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed& Q* z9 s" {% l1 b T4 s
PBY-5 Catalina: 3 damaged5 Q+ A2 ~4 t3 x" a }3 y/ p
PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed by flak
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DD Suresushio
4 t0 \! j) u9 J# N DD Oyashio, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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TB Otori
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DD Hatsukaze
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