AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 27, 42
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5 h/ a4 u5 x: {' h; {5 }2 A盟军一支在莫港卸载补给的船队全灭;* R# {; I. H8 M' x1 R8 y
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" c1 ^1 z; j7 Z3 m; S. U' K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* n$ k1 W% Z4 o j
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 12,000 Yards
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5 N: M, h& l( r( c. f. xJapanese Ships
# k4 G6 ?, k. d DD Oyashio0 S4 Z2 \! { U
DD Hatsukaze; s+ O! i& x$ U* y* R6 h
DD Hagikaze
8 U8 L. f& D' R DD Uranami
+ E. B8 D' ]4 y# F# {5 z TB Otori! Y4 u: i* x; W; c
TB Hiyodori1 a# F7 q$ `% ^2 F
TB Hayabusa7 R5 E) v8 {3 J: z( K
TB Kiji
# v W9 ~; r0 S$ f0 V$ Y( D TB Kamo
0 |9 U( u6 k8 L3 ?; }2 i DD Suresushio
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0 j! u3 [; P2 X* I5 f- [; \( fAllied Ships
0 [+ N. A0 S+ I& n6 U xAKL Chungking, Shell hits 23, and is sunk, x3 i3 I3 e# u
xAKL Darvel, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
( l8 c) p5 K+ a4 q4 {/ s' S xAKL Kaiping, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
: i/ O9 d) B' k; C/ z0 y, ` xAKL Vichy, Shell hits 18, and is sunk3 @+ U1 e2 M7 d
xAKL Patris, Shell hits 25, and is sunk) t+ L9 c8 s! ?+ D* Q/ {; t
xAKL Burwah, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
2 F9 A6 Q: @* I* I xAKL Carlisle, Shell hits 26, and is sunk
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, a3 I m6 `9 E; H- [Night Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 7,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
. f$ U; B* U1 d! s3 R CA Furutaka& G1 H- Z# U) J4 K f
CA Kako4 h# |7 E+ m4 |% l
CL Abukuma
9 I' R- P! N# ^/ g CL Tenryu
0 |# T: u0 p. Z: b* ~ CL Tatsuta9 n. u* E& P% H8 W
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1
+ W' _$ ^6 `$ w6 S% U! S5 Z- d DD Michishio
0 b- ^4 `) f6 x. ~, | DD Amagiri0 X* B4 @ a5 W- a( p2 S3 v! [
8 v) {* O7 M" N# wAllied Ships
% |! ~5 I+ D* W! i9 }& ?# R6 y& I DM Ramsay, Shell hits 1
- s- N I4 H6 U+ ^) Y8 _3 ]4 I DM Breese, Shell hits 3, on fire
0 F% w2 I. T7 t DM Tracy, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
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3 ]# M! e/ l) n$ e, m' }) |$ d+ sTF 181 encounters mine field at Pago Pago (148,161)2 Y6 b1 C" g6 ?
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Japanese Ships1 t" y6 l& J+ ?. d; ^' d1 ^
CA Kako, Mine hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
. f6 |: p6 W2 i( |, O5 n& ~; v DD Amagiri, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage* u& C+ U9 n q, ?; P& R
CL Tenryu, Mine hits 1, on fire0 R! l; a1 x" M- d& B0 \2 I9 u
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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: {6 M7 i* c% u/ l) |4 x! p$ bJapanese Ships
+ ^4 e) e3 v5 g3 b% _" D DD Satsuki
+ W; A/ @3 n2 z% |! _4 p) \ DD Minazuki
4 Q% v, v' s6 ]9 ]7 i DD Mochizuki1 C% z! v6 o1 Q: M( ?
DD Oite* U6 Q3 A0 x- t8 J) n" l7 r
DD Hayate* H1 k" G2 J/ L
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Allied Ships
; @5 A( F5 t h& b6 u7 w2 | Q PG Sacramento, Shell hits 15, heavy fires, heavy damage& O' @9 j. k- T6 D
xAK Alabaman
, v% \( l3 A) r# H9 l xAK Alaskan f4 n8 i& }9 b' B [! A# R$ M
xAK American
$ C4 B0 M- ]$ H6 J$ T6 ? xAK Arizonan
" c6 h# @8 x! ?) R- F xAK Arkansan; X0 o( G9 D+ L& X$ f# y' Z$ }
xAK Californian& ~6 g u' @" S$ g# N5 D! Q
xAK Canadian6 f1 H8 T) J6 Z7 A' V
xAK Dakotan8 i& d' M5 b7 W2 U7 a: m5 E
xAK Hawaiian
# O' g8 o8 u! B. {( |+ w8 L3 G. N5 Y$ x6 F5 y xAK Kansan# r" J% d- @* i
xAK Minnesotan
9 O0 i9 w9 w9 f6 f8 U/ d+ C3 D xAK Ohioan0 D% Z" Z X+ ]0 c$ M7 @6 U
xAK Panaman
! m% B( F1 O4 y( W! W xAK Pennsylvanian7 h/ d5 R' s; \4 ]2 u, @
xAK Puerto Rican5 Q, c5 f8 M i+ n8 `
xAK Utahan% j8 |6 O X# ?1 j2 ~& O m5 w1 X
xAK Virginian
, p% r$ k/ ~6 D" r1 n W: B xAK Trento
x" U, r2 n0 J, x" X xAK Charles H Cramp" z" S% Y. d2 M' V) h
xAK Lancaster
( I/ A c3 b: V0 ]2 | xAK Sagadahoc- a6 O& O [ E& B3 c8 l2 E
xAK Santa Rita
( {# o6 J! y G+ `+ d xAK Santa Teresa
- B. c+ R/ ?- r$ b( \* Z+ H% ?1 q/ H xAK Atlanta City
; {; K2 X! e, k" W, [ xAK Chickasaw City/ x; g4 ?0 P1 z. F
xAK Ensley City
0 f/ I6 @% p6 O1 l$ L; U& N xAK Knoxville City
5 h& o* x, |* C2 M( D) _ xAK Mobile City
8 b2 q: J5 g* m8 a xAK Tuscaloosa City- z7 W* p* S. B% w6 p$ j. V
xAK Steel Age
- e: l0 w% C2 X' i+ r xAK Steel Exporter( J) L- B: T, y7 A) V1 v" V4 Z
xAK Steel Mariner- ]- R7 X0 v+ s, {
xAK Steel Navigator
: @: u0 c- r E6 M- G' b xAK Steel Ranger& O1 J+ \( s: f" x* g) h
xAK Steel Scientist% D& k! _5 J, G/ W
xAK Steel Seafarer( g+ O! h# @ C
xAK Steel Trader$ L! S. W. Z% [, e. x
xAK Steel Voyager: H- D- h) Z% T5 B
xAK Steel Worker
0 Z W# b7 F; t( S8 h0 y xAK Andrea Luckenbach
6 F5 a# D4 q( k xAK Harry Luckenbach
$ d3 H7 m1 B- N& n! M* k2 @ xAK J.L. Luckenbach; d6 J, C% }* F# O/ `( ?. f
xAK Jacob Luckenbach
: M: w% _# b) Q6 u1 Z' W6 j xAK Julia Luckenbach2 P, N' i9 X L- X
xAK Katrina Luckenbach; s$ q- x7 `2 a+ c" t6 h
xAK Lena Luckenbach
: N$ t: W7 r; d$ V4 D4 S: p+ B xAK Lewis Luckenbach' f( H" K$ k( }- I2 ~
xAK Lillian Luckenbach
$ [9 R; [; V* ~ xAK Mathew Luckenbach
5 I8 }* [) [! v: e* X% A0 \; j xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
- G9 D3 K, L. E" j1 R xAK Walter Luckenbach! X K1 O8 s3 b3 k9 G# M9 W6 h
xAK William Luckenbach2 I7 |& x* k6 W( u
xAK Diamond head' k7 K8 d" O7 q( G$ ]
xAK Admiral Halstead3 H- i+ a @" t- u3 |1 x: D/ _
AM Matai, Shell hits 1) \% b$ v% x- r+ H2 _) ^
AM Muritai, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ ^1 c! D2 O" o$ c! t. ~6 [4 p xAK Salamaua, Shell hits 1
. F9 D' r/ [7 n xAK Rona, Shell hits 2! x; O" |; l$ U3 {( v0 f7 e+ ~
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Allied ground losses:3 [5 ~8 m# R% R4 i$ C5 d- r
24 casualties reported9 _, Q5 O+ s+ v/ P" n/ l
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
0 |/ ]" ]4 @7 d Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 4 disabled2 ~8 ^$ _/ V: }- {0 c4 v& ^# o
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled4 G5 r w! I3 m' y' k
Vehicles lost 17 (10 destroyed, 7 disabled)2 a; s9 V# f, T
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards1 ~9 _# x. E; X/ q4 }4 r
8 |: P" S& s" L, TJapanese Ships
' U' ]7 I) ^7 ^+ N DD Satsuki, G- k; H' ^: l* a0 |: [/ i
DD Minazuki" L2 ~$ Q. h( A4 F2 g( l, ^
DD Mochizuki- O h+ S: s8 G5 u2 i; T
DD Oite
, f/ L9 b: l1 k3 B+ Z) Z DD Hayate
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Allied Ships
3 T5 d) }! Q% D/ @0 L- E( Z* }/ ^ PG Sacramento, Shell hits 12, heavy fires, heavy damage* W( b$ I0 Q2 I Y& D$ z! @0 v
xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage
% z, y5 E) T% h0 z( | AM Muritai, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage" m( c: c2 o1 I
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" _0 z' n* O) m3 b$ [% v( ~' jAllied ground losses:
8 d; o4 |& x. x: G( u Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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, O' E: _* W* XNight Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 121,193, Range 8,000 Yards0 G# q. c5 \9 h5 f8 t) }; [' ~
! z! N" i3 Z/ K1 j" N) pJapanese Ships
; Q* e6 Q* \9 W/ j0 X* r DD Satsuki7 z! t( R& o) z0 t& V8 L
DD Minazuki( C: Y$ I( D {
DD Mochizuki$ ]. m& A* [6 _; z/ d+ p7 \* F: ^1 J
DD Oite
% T# c; G, \7 ?9 _/ G: } DD Hayate. x& K5 ^: m% w$ T% q* z: d4 v
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Allied Ships
' u, d g+ Z9 @0 @( b xAK Alabaman
7 @( s: } u( m0 R xAK Alaskan7 \, k. y1 \7 M* g
xAK American
, a; i7 U+ Q$ j, D' H xAK Arizonan2 O F% m/ M' {# g2 {7 B* Y
xAK Arkansan. C( w! `( w* K2 t( n
xAK Californian
* l1 r& C( ^" L1 }& l xAK Canadian1 m7 E5 D! _+ x0 [- W6 v" R% N
xAK Dakotan7 b3 H7 ^2 s, ~& `( N
xAK Hawaiian% ]3 r! @* Y; O9 U- n' Y
xAK Kansan' d, X7 _! N; O* Y
xAK Minnesotan8 v, q$ _! a7 P4 v8 f. b
xAK Ohioan- O, _; }: Y1 \) w
xAK Panaman
; j7 E( |" ~/ _0 I. A xAK Pennsylvanian
! T8 {2 X* Q8 c5 P xAK Puerto Rican
/ {* |/ H: F2 k- R xAK Utahan
, U e' X- c2 R xAK Virginian7 K5 d, }# Q6 `. E, H2 `, q8 g
xAK Trento
) U C$ f. \+ M; ~8 o! _ xAK Charles H Cramp
4 [/ S* i% z0 x3 o+ t xAK Lancaster
& L3 f9 u/ M0 X w& f* b" D. }) ~2 K* Y xAK Sagadahoc
' y- F: Z% j6 |6 R( Y5 F xAK Santa Rita; K1 A& N* A, f- ?; I \
xAK Santa Teresa
0 f* L" v# E5 d6 n' ~ xAK Atlanta City
& N0 }" Q* x2 n d0 U xAK Chickasaw City
2 g8 _+ ]) O/ ~7 G8 s! q; @! G xAK Ensley City
* c9 [) b; u0 `& V xAK Knoxville City
$ b% V- b: A) K xAK Mobile City
% z( A1 \1 x7 z: _ xAK Tuscaloosa City
. d. V Y" j& w5 H2 X) U7 v xAK Steel Age
( ?& v+ o. b( x xAK Steel Exporter
* n* k9 c/ f0 L' m; v: \3 ^ xAK Steel Mariner, d- ?: J+ t, A0 z& L
xAK Steel Navigator
! O5 k) P6 j! A3 e$ n xAK Steel Ranger
6 q3 j7 q$ s2 A( U$ f( \9 n: v xAK Steel Scientist
( ?, p0 q7 ^, u e3 c% E' X xAK Steel Seafarer
8 O' a8 r: Y3 E xAK Steel Trader
# h! T! H" D3 n9 z# s! F8 L! @ xAK Steel Voyager" `% h/ W, U0 u) G# m3 G( G# P7 n
xAK Steel Worker, heavy damage$ l/ s4 h7 \5 E# E/ R* G1 B
xAK Andrea Luckenbach
6 L9 B$ }% O1 l- T3 A$ c xAK Harry Luckenbach
7 m! r: ]' b I9 ^0 i xAK J.L. Luckenbach
0 j$ e' Q) `9 S xAK Jacob Luckenbach
5 g( E4 a4 K; _; A' ] xAK Julia Luckenbach* G# [: p O9 b A. B
xAK Katrina Luckenbach
- c% v# O# J! Q: i' s xAK Lena Luckenbach0 y% {5 y( q" y" ~
xAK Lewis Luckenbach5 \/ I1 `, ]& a# u9 d
xAK Lillian Luckenbach
4 t5 R0 s. c5 u! T; U xAK Mathew Luckenbach3 m; F1 A( d* J" c
xAK Walter Luckenbach( Q u6 z, e0 b2 ~' H, J
xAK William Luckenbach" k; \: j( i% o5 T4 x [$ g: E( u
xAK Diamond head
+ o' g; f1 j) L- j. B7 q$ b xAK Admiral Halstead" N% ^2 L1 M D X, W, g; h
xAK Admiral Cole
4 W( j( v, ^3 t7 v- O$ q+ k' e: n% q xAK Crown City3 O! Q/ ^* }- l& Q/ ^
AM Matai, Shell hits 20, heavy fires, heavy damage
s. W/ [0 D! ^+ X d5 q2 c& f xAK Rona, Shell hits 4
2 L$ S: J% `: I# Z6 Z) ~: u xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1/ H0 Y- u9 g5 g* S1 ?4 k
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Allied ground losses:# {5 q9 E2 e. s, g' M8 j
37 casualties reported
1 H+ c* u* S+ V& Y+ s$ V5 T Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled7 {5 `2 b. h& @ _, ^
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
" ~9 {* V w& ?2 m Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 ~0 {6 X( Z* f/ \ l
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: @7 h t3 M0 ADay Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 120,193, Range 15,000 Yards& T. K6 o& T0 n* d$ E9 u1 n+ J
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Japanese Ships! }* \; J6 r7 A( j- n
DD Satsuki
" F A/ u4 y4 G2 Z DD Minazuki
4 e/ F2 o1 W8 {1 n5 |1 E DD Mochizuki
8 d1 f2 s3 ?' }6 s8 |5 {2 k! m DD Oite- S' ~, V4 `4 Y6 Q* W m
DD Hayate/ @0 v0 k4 f1 d) f. `; I! a
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Allied Ships
~" p# b3 N# S% \* D% h( G xAK Alabaman& _- P9 ?6 v5 n& q
xAK Alaskan. _( c2 Z& T3 L( k& Z
xAK American
* v* x7 k7 t; N( F0 _ xAK Arizonan' I9 _$ m n# |9 p. a
xAK Arkansan4 D) C k U; @# U l4 i9 ?3 J- D2 K
xAK Californian
4 p) F7 M, v" {; T% J0 \ xAK Canadian
% f* ^2 K& i8 x/ b& ]- S4 I. j xAK Dakotan
2 _! w/ o: y' G6 c& K) `2 n3 U xAK Hawaiian
( M% J+ g+ k4 Y; U! ?7 ^ a& l xAK Kansan2 B2 M6 @; e1 p0 C% K% R: C. i
xAK Minnesotan
& d# _" O" I5 h xAK Ohioan
! f6 ^) P: D* C+ J; `3 F xAK Panaman' J6 h& b% R, q' D6 a9 |7 o3 r
xAK Pennsylvanian
6 X5 w$ j0 g( o1 R: l9 c( S/ L xAK Puerto Rican
' \; u& s, d+ [+ @% D xAK Utahan
]$ i8 k6 }1 A# S/ ` xAK Virginian% {' u/ u' c# m2 A
xAK Trento
: }$ r3 q5 t1 F/ w) l xAK Charles H Cramp7 k; C1 `( g9 [/ A# C Q+ t
xAK Lancaster9 x; ^+ i$ _" ?9 A, L/ e" `& w, X* D
xAK Sagadahoc& Z( T7 y: S% d6 k, ~; e
xAK Santa Rita
g* R5 A. o P& k xAK Santa Teresa; H- w- t3 g9 H! \
xAK Atlanta City
# C1 Q' ]: L+ ] xAK Chickasaw City9 V6 S B% ?% G. L3 c( x! H
xAK Ensley City
* u1 D8 {1 k8 w8 x5 F: N/ u, j xAK Knoxville City
0 D) R. g2 I; D/ O& Z; f xAK Mobile City4 P0 H( ]9 k [% h; ~
xAK Tuscaloosa City% Q8 d: M+ D, }/ q- {9 R+ C8 e
xAK Steel Age: L$ v9 J' R/ F: m3 @0 I
xAK Steel Exporter
& c4 l" ^( \: } xAK Steel Mariner! B: L9 Y. c4 p0 J
xAK Steel Navigator1 T$ n$ _% h; `4 _# g0 J7 u
xAK Steel Ranger3 q( i7 L) m+ i8 c. {
xAK Steel Scientist( e3 L* P8 X; U0 C7 H8 u) {# A
xAK Steel Seafarer
( N7 v1 k/ o( Q! w xAK Steel Trader+ G _6 \+ K) ^; I7 a3 n
xAK Steel Voyager9 R! `8 \3 L: p, i9 ?! _7 H
xAK Andrea Luckenbach- A! G3 `2 ]/ Q6 y$ x* w
xAK Harry Luckenbach4 b4 s! p# G; Q7 y& q& {* w
xAK J.L. Luckenbach1 Y4 k0 E0 I Q# g
xAK Jacob Luckenbach# L" ` p/ b: [: e5 n
xAK Julia Luckenbach
5 l! X, M& L! r0 {6 C$ `' L xAK Katrina Luckenbach6 i1 j0 a8 d& M) [) @
xAK Lena Luckenbach
! B+ @8 |+ @3 H6 {, Q xAK Lewis Luckenbach
$ K& L' @. I" ?" f% R xAK Lillian Luckenbach! A) B, ]% X1 H' ] D/ j ?
xAK Mathew Luckenbach* a" g8 Q4 [! b
xAK Walter Luckenbach& n6 S: y; x& E/ w. m
xAK William Luckenbach
+ }1 s, o n5 a+ c& K) k, z xAK Diamond head
U/ y* k2 ]. N6 G* z; z xAK Admiral Halstead$ O. L U% y$ A* m5 m
xAK Admiral Cole
! i, d/ N: [7 @2 v xAK Crown City
) A5 Y5 c# p7 i$ \( D4 [5 ] xAK Admiral Y. Williams* g( r$ d2 @8 }0 H. J/ z3 [
xAK Iron Crown, Shell hits 4, heavy fires9 d" p% ^: Y- c
xAK Rona, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage) H9 ~; ^$ }! m) E; ]) a; R
xAK Exmoor, Shell hits 2
* [6 w! x b+ b& Q; |; e" m" R3 y xAK Aeon, Shell hits 3, on fire( G2 S- f2 b2 a
xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1
3 F7 c- C) q* Y) a+ j0 o+ W( P8 z$ s X
: p: `+ F ?5 t8 y3 s. D3 ]* ZAllied ground losses:
}$ I5 D! P4 E9 \ 59 casualties reported3 a* N" x% J% c
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled1 O' n( V/ ]7 C6 P# j7 R
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 19 disabled7 g5 X; b. Y1 W$ M
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
3 }6 X% s- j1 D7 E, D+ I5 Y Guns lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled)
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( R. c, w6 ~, oDay Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 14,000 Yards8 _$ v7 H+ o' ]
6 Q9 _# N0 i. Y0 x0 A A' p* I6 {Japanese Ships9 W% v$ b% ^ b Y% g2 F1 [
CA Furutaka. m7 C6 f1 M# j# x, a) U
CL Abukuma! d7 t4 f$ Q: ]. `4 Y: ]- f0 B
CL Tatsuta
7 K- _( o% q o CL Yubari$ o9 R5 Z) Y) M
DD Michishio
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Allied Ships
+ \2 C6 ]( P, w) I1 D0 z DM Ramsay, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
# j% l# b6 _6 L9 Y. H& I$ v3 ] DM Breese, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
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Sub attack near Port Moresby at 98,133# ^% A: i4 Z* c h: H: `
$ F8 k1 Z0 P$ D, n4 E5 `Japanese Ships; ^3 }/ c8 [7 `; [6 P/ v4 n
PB Kozan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage2 H% r C* a: }
AO Manju Maru
7 f4 {* B( p8 c" p AO Akebono Maru
' F0 n q- F: u' O PB Choun Maru #8
: B4 I. ~5 _/ ]$ M0 e2 U SC Ch 20& [) T" G+ Y4 K8 B7 q/ I- {$ y+ g6 u
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Allied Ships
+ t. b* }$ E6 t SS Tautog
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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$ Q9 [7 w5 s# ^3 c2 HWeather in hex: Light cloud, Z7 L7 i* s$ [
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.; c% s/ W [% V% r6 z$ I0 c
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes$ L! v1 _% f R6 ]2 v0 Y1 \7 U
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Japanese aircraft0 l7 t1 m' K5 n1 X p. J6 B, l$ G
A6M2 Zero x 41
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, b+ X/ S- ]/ w
1 B9 |0 J1 S8 v/ x# q' ^Allied aircraft
9 K L' y0 T. C, e5 `# q A P-40E Warhawk x 16
" u4 K$ K0 F" T3 T/ D! S PBY-5 Catalina x 308 i4 g1 n6 O( `0 I, t
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# A( P. j/ l4 n/ _8 [+ X! pNo Japanese losses/ ^- `" y, I+ ^
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Allied aircraft losses
& V& A& H- x \: y P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
$ O# A S/ } \2 a0 J PBY-5 Catalina: 3 damaged
5 A3 t A; Y3 B; l- z8 E PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed by flak# ^8 S: L1 B/ b( r% v6 n4 t9 S2 ^4 {- Z8 g
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! V* g; A# L0 J# R. F DD Suresushio
6 S! I0 B; X, O1 L' O* B9 |$ f) d DD Oyashio, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
B0 V3 q1 P1 v- B5 l TB Hayabusa
" D- B2 n6 V/ ^$ R9 A+ ~& r5 I TB Otori; t9 Q, S' z5 l3 _& X/ t8 H" T
TB Hiyodori
. ]+ ?' q, C' n! u DD Hagikaze
5 G3 u) d0 C* O. G7 L4 P! Q DD Hatsukaze
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