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;
R% u' y4 w1 M& l# m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;! u( ^: n# B' G6 h! c9 w6 o7 A* ?
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+ I* \+ x( s/ \3 t, S4 _- e
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 12,000 Yards
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% \9 [0 X: n3 x: L6 yJapanese Ships
$ Y4 @5 |- ^% d/ X DD Oyashio
. n8 Z$ J6 |9 i DD Hatsukaze
- E# J e/ B0 q% y- f) `4 D( Z DD Hagikaze
! Z3 E8 |( ]% y4 Z O+ Z DD Uranami8 C x7 n7 q& l$ b1 O4 F. N) P
TB Otori) y m0 q% E+ F0 z0 G; P
TB Hiyodori4 |( e4 a' r6 F& ?# ~8 J: n
TB Hayabusa- N1 N6 W d$ f& M1 Z- D
TB Kiji
; c7 E. C6 w2 y TB Kamo$ i" ?" P1 j& V9 |# T2 [
DD Suresushio
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+ ^2 l% _+ ]: N! l0 r2 | xAKL Chungking, Shell hits 23, and is sunk1 J. k5 S) T7 {3 Q
xAKL Darvel, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
0 @5 Y, M4 S1 l xAKL Kaiping, Shell hits 13, and is sunk# P) j7 F4 x8 R# M8 H/ b. Z
xAKL Vichy, Shell hits 18, and is sunk+ J! Q6 s7 J( ]! ^8 s5 ~' ^6 D
xAKL Patris, Shell hits 25, and is sunk& n( e( x* A2 g8 _7 s, y
xAKL Burwah, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
3 b$ t! }2 }$ Z& O2 u xAKL Carlisle, Shell hits 26, and is sunk
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# i [' q" C0 C4 F* Z! v& {0 o" sNight Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 7,000 Yards
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/ _- D& f+ P* U- cJapanese Ships2 V% G5 F1 S1 s0 h
CA Furutaka& j2 b/ g5 ?( {2 f! t
CA Kako
8 Y0 _$ J5 d4 F F: A, ? CL Abukuma8 N/ ^& d3 ?! }; }
CL Tenryu
7 {( F; q' I7 m! { CL Tatsuta
]# ?% H$ g n, Y& z CL Yubari, Shell hits 1! ~ R* t$ V* P
DD Michishio
3 o+ S2 P, q) |' s& @. N* ] DD Amagiri
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# G+ ~3 k- w$ y* d* p2 OAllied Ships
2 Q* G# X, ^* p Q A/ y DM Ramsay, Shell hits 1; p% @% j. l0 B9 c# f( o
DM Breese, Shell hits 3, on fire
( z- \- n8 a* }1 w: Q A U DM Tracy, Shell hits 6, and is sunk* |8 L' i; u9 g, R9 \4 ? ?
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TF 181 encounters mine field at Pago Pago (148,161)
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Japanese Ships
5 j3 L% f( w7 }; F. W8 {: L- u CA Kako, Mine hits 5, on fire, heavy damage8 O% I- Y/ J3 j) ~9 [$ B; h
DD Amagiri, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage0 U% v+ t8 g2 |, f. Q* u" g
CL Tenryu, Mine hits 1, on fire2 J. ]$ ?* U" c5 S P
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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DD Satsuki
# y o! b6 Q3 E4 \ DD Minazuki
& G* r. W* D" F% G1 d2 V DD Mochizuki
$ o2 g2 T1 A' D1 G* e DD Oite4 h/ J" q: O$ _! _) k4 I
DD Hayate( A' O3 Z& G" j! \+ e7 }
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Allied Ships- \& ~, w5 Z6 H% t% h
PG Sacramento, Shell hits 15, heavy fires, heavy damage% f7 ]) C/ b0 I$ ~! ]7 }
xAK Alabaman
0 ]9 _& _6 ]- h+ Z. S4 ?6 q xAK Alaskan
: R: s% K0 U1 a+ ?0 M* _: |! Z xAK American
) l/ }# o+ o; _' a xAK Arizonan( Q9 K. t& h0 V$ u. [; N
xAK Arkansan# J7 F/ H! ^/ z+ {3 ?8 T( Q# G5 R
xAK Californian
# h4 e# g2 x+ ~/ y% @" h xAK Canadian
& G! e# b, i" N+ d0 ]$ l xAK Dakotan
/ h6 D* H* R p; f1 p# @ xAK Hawaiian
, L C9 Y# @( g! k% V xAK Kansan# B7 P) Y5 @! D7 Z$ W- J% y# l+ f
xAK Minnesotan
; D: ]& X+ ?: X5 m, e, ~. a xAK Ohioan
# j% e; k+ r* |2 `* q xAK Panaman2 S7 S: v2 `) g2 Y; i4 M; y/ P" b6 H( W
xAK Pennsylvanian
6 W! k5 b+ i* X8 b& z xAK Puerto Rican- @# `) n( @1 f5 j# t& ~: {
xAK Utahan }5 ]+ x- b6 H# B9 G0 f
xAK Virginian& t7 j% c5 s% k p! D
xAK Trento
* G3 V6 ~: d/ Z$ b' E2 K) U: H& i xAK Charles H Cramp
# {' x% K$ I" p, g- r( U xAK Lancaster, x5 W8 C# B! r2 x, M% v$ K+ n7 I
xAK Sagadahoc
5 X+ b/ a2 K2 a6 y' d3 a xAK Santa Rita
4 ^- O% w% ]% ]( _; g3 g xAK Santa Teresa) {. y6 ~+ \- M5 Y4 Q
xAK Atlanta City
' O) q2 g! s2 q! D xAK Chickasaw City
I/ `4 O+ \' F7 u( }, u; L xAK Ensley City( K+ c2 C/ [6 y2 E( B `4 M ?
xAK Knoxville City
8 T$ z# } o2 t) A xAK Mobile City
6 ^2 t+ W3 m `; B$ p, C* q xAK Tuscaloosa City
8 A) B3 d% U; b3 w i2 L% f xAK Steel Age
) r$ k# p6 Y$ j- U& M6 a- H xAK Steel Exporter! E! h+ N# t1 v8 S6 I4 |
xAK Steel Mariner8 d- l: V2 j6 Q) E# `! h
xAK Steel Navigator
" F9 ?9 L+ g+ C& o3 w4 {( P* E xAK Steel Ranger, h T2 X3 y7 v& g( y/ g1 S
xAK Steel Scientist
4 b( B7 L. H0 m% C xAK Steel Seafarer
7 r* q) K( `6 X4 \ xAK Steel Trader
' G1 P/ Y9 E% j- n: y xAK Steel Voyager
$ O2 n! U) c2 m+ ~& b0 i xAK Steel Worker; j& C' l8 M% c! E) G; ~7 N
xAK Andrea Luckenbach
/ T0 F; z1 }* c5 d6 L0 N xAK Harry Luckenbach
* S: m4 P7 ]7 g/ S7 ?* A0 C xAK J.L. Luckenbach
7 V& X" Z- t7 ^4 x* i! D0 s xAK Jacob Luckenbach
/ L/ @- I: J* D( Z1 V xAK Julia Luckenbach! s& h. M+ G4 V! D$ U$ ?3 b
xAK Katrina Luckenbach
y5 _. s5 r3 ~/ R2 d1 t/ D xAK Lena Luckenbach
4 ?0 m! k) f1 d xAK Lewis Luckenbach z8 ~: C# f# w- ]
xAK Lillian Luckenbach
% o: l2 o% m& F" ~0 q* W7 z* w4 q4 E xAK Mathew Luckenbach
1 N& H+ t0 o; \ V; r/ ^( t xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
$ y% X: L( V9 @9 o xAK Walter Luckenbach8 J& {. t* P/ \/ E. _9 b
xAK William Luckenbach
/ ~, Q' o+ E9 j# ]/ c xAK Diamond head+ T) r9 f, C! ~% O
xAK Admiral Halstead
- m$ s% J q) e- } AM Matai, Shell hits 14 w" M" r9 V9 v$ J" O% G
AM Muritai, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage# A! k9 X+ I O/ g9 T
xAK Salamaua, Shell hits 1
+ W. W. z# E2 e( O* H7 o! t5 d xAK Rona, Shell hits 2( B$ `1 f- }9 Q- [
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Allied ground losses:
* G7 A+ G7 `" j# u! E9 g: e7 x 24 casualties reported
( D9 ?7 p+ o1 L Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 N% _ y9 y/ x# y$ ?+ `! F' I Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 4 disabled& g7 v+ E+ J5 ?5 E9 F9 ?
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled
, z' I6 e" i& o7 A0 M2 N Vehicles lost 17 (10 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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/ N# X: ~1 e6 C. ~ ANight Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards0 w9 u" ~9 b& q4 }, G
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Japanese Ships2 {% S( ~; V' i% F' O. P, h0 M" z
DD Satsuki) ^5 l+ w9 {) x/ @) x
DD Minazuki
" `2 I! y' v% x DD Mochizuki: ^* U, q- V5 O# W1 x5 R
DD Oite$ ]3 s+ I+ Z& [ }; x5 z7 G4 G
DD Hayate
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Allied Ships$ l/ d7 W. S% {
PG Sacramento, Shell hits 12, heavy fires, heavy damage- S3 K, C; O: h
xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage& z g8 ~' x/ `" N
AM Muritai, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Allied ground losses:* J7 S9 n' q2 x' K! M7 c* F
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 121,193, Range 8,000 Yards, p; O) i: S' L
# w& J( C) o" @Japanese Ships
/ X x' n- D0 h4 S# D$ k DD Satsuki
& I' R* M% H- \8 @' W6 I DD Minazuki
6 K* i: Z! _& ]/ z; s3 P DD Mochizuki/ R& i5 o& }0 W3 o, ~- h
DD Oite
) J& b m u! D& O \4 r% @ j DD Hayate) E) i1 Y7 Q! K7 N0 s& A, U* r+ s t
6 l* T; C2 Q: k" SAllied Ships
! Z/ `5 @( _/ Y xAK Alabaman5 X' _" B n2 o2 _$ c
xAK Alaskan
( \6 _' o8 K8 H" i! Y: L xAK American
( n; V6 A' y' I7 |( w xAK Arizonan3 d; ]# [7 O" |" h
xAK Arkansan
0 m) R7 t! _+ I. }3 ]6 \2 k xAK Californian
9 v0 j% t+ z: `9 a" D xAK Canadian
% i7 h; t- f6 r6 p xAK Dakotan
. J/ k" H ^" d9 A- G xAK Hawaiian
0 A( w8 S5 z/ D$ K xAK Kansan6 T h6 W& {1 ?, `
xAK Minnesotan) b) ~: X+ b) _; }0 _
xAK Ohioan5 Y9 }; M! o/ V+ E" }9 p
xAK Panaman# x' s3 s5 F" f. s) x
xAK Pennsylvanian
, n' o0 e5 n3 s( `" L1 z xAK Puerto Rican2 }3 Y0 \4 R8 ?% v4 Y
xAK Utahan
% g% v/ Y+ ^9 e7 p0 p( @" Q xAK Virginian- F" l0 h1 V/ P
xAK Trento
1 y2 k- U! q- R( R: p3 o xAK Charles H Cramp
; j% e w) k5 d xAK Lancaster
6 t9 C' n) @2 W& G( v: p xAK Sagadahoc
5 O+ d A/ d, e; H+ V1 `; q X) E xAK Santa Rita
4 }# m5 \2 }" J; _ xAK Santa Teresa: g# T1 }1 b# I. O1 j
xAK Atlanta City) E' z+ q. d8 o# {$ q. P; R
xAK Chickasaw City8 }( u; v; f# q9 O
xAK Ensley City
6 C% ]* Z& O4 T9 M; z* [ xAK Knoxville City: U. l8 \0 T+ |- s+ a2 b& t
xAK Mobile City8 a/ c2 J' Z/ u" F1 g& A
xAK Tuscaloosa City: S8 _- [( [& |& `3 u8 J
xAK Steel Age3 Y$ d6 D2 U9 Z8 l# V; N
xAK Steel Exporter
1 W* \1 {: e$ d& f; G xAK Steel Mariner6 S% {7 k: N. ?2 ^& o' x4 |0 V
xAK Steel Navigator
# A7 ]' J" N8 m) N; \4 M xAK Steel Ranger
' z/ e2 }( S7 r6 @ xAK Steel Scientist& x# y* g0 R8 p* [
xAK Steel Seafarer4 [# q3 }& y) M9 a
xAK Steel Trader7 Q1 D7 S8 x. c+ y% V
xAK Steel Voyager6 n. z$ v) j. r) _) [6 ^5 Q: C
xAK Steel Worker, heavy damage# q4 A" w0 V6 _8 s) j6 m/ B
xAK Andrea Luckenbach
/ E7 F- u# {, M) Z5 [ xAK Harry Luckenbach/ \* G( P1 w& j1 q8 I
xAK J.L. Luckenbach
/ B9 O$ p% c( h, B: V. ] xAK Jacob Luckenbach8 e) `0 n9 {$ K
xAK Julia Luckenbach, \/ ^3 m5 s% U3 s7 v' o; s
xAK Katrina Luckenbach
5 a8 q" P7 s) E* r xAK Lena Luckenbach5 q+ [7 g) @/ [" @6 Z9 b
xAK Lewis Luckenbach% u4 W6 d. L: y! W* A# j1 s
xAK Lillian Luckenbach
" e1 ^, h( m& d% [2 y xAK Mathew Luckenbach
4 S# N; I2 ?( ~# K( [% C. d& d xAK Walter Luckenbach5 L% c4 u% z% c7 @. p8 U! e
xAK William Luckenbach
; f% G8 R0 m2 n xAK Diamond head
- }' Q! \8 C& ^, d; ^ xAK Admiral Halstead( \/ D3 D; K; f* S/ o+ Y I
xAK Admiral Cole; P4 L# }6 A3 o1 D
xAK Crown City# a# t8 o' ^- v* x
AM Matai, Shell hits 20, heavy fires, heavy damage
( y5 V$ |- M4 M+ z9 v xAK Rona, Shell hits 4
2 n9 z0 x) Q! y* `1 o S' D8 W xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1
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- O; p8 q. o, k2 c+ s6 m' aAllied ground losses:
- E5 O: {! D# G6 z! B8 ^5 r 37 casualties reported, q- m7 s" A* |5 b8 ]$ W9 @
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
3 e( l: [; R' a2 w9 ]- O Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled7 r3 w$ @, v' ]* |! K0 P/ K
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 L* w5 @& l' ~. v' S+ t
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 120,193, Range 15,000 Yards
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2 `/ ?' J6 ~; H) \( v, ?5 GJapanese Ships
" P& `8 j; R, h. r4 n) ? DD Satsuki
6 j7 Y' I4 P |0 J s' d- \ DD Minazuki; i: M' P7 J4 n$ A& p; l( {
DD Mochizuki* }! n: `: [. z& m# E0 g) o) G: x
DD Oite
. l. A5 y. ~# H+ P5 N DD Hayate
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Allied Ships( ~- V$ a: y* D- h+ {$ c
xAK Alabaman
" _# ~2 |, w; O q' M7 v! H xAK Alaskan! t1 t M, @- a: W8 ^1 m
xAK American
" }0 o v. [! N xAK Arizonan( Y% }8 a. S3 C
xAK Arkansan
/ q0 k8 u8 \1 I5 O xAK Californian, s" N: |2 l' Z
xAK Canadian
8 i6 x$ h* [6 P: ?& J) z, r9 h# I xAK Dakotan6 |; _0 [% M+ P4 q e
xAK Hawaiian
8 d! |# c1 n' _% f xAK Kansan
! M# I7 h. ?% g/ e xAK Minnesotan1 {5 j( H8 }; ?- W+ K. Q* s4 o
xAK Ohioan
9 U4 ~: b% o8 G( z; L xAK Panaman2 A/ x& K$ O( C' a% U0 _1 q% c
xAK Pennsylvanian
1 Z8 N# P* Q! h xAK Puerto Rican- F: l' q& m, j: p- ?9 ~
xAK Utahan
q* G, d8 Y, x' A. ? xAK Virginian
( c* y8 n+ A7 Y/ w- w+ k xAK Trento
5 p7 D' u6 K2 P xAK Charles H Cramp
, m5 }# [+ @4 m xAK Lancaster
7 p! _8 W' `# w1 w7 u xAK Sagadahoc. r X4 x' j6 H$ w L
xAK Santa Rita/ \8 p' v+ q% b3 R
xAK Santa Teresa
$ o) N4 x# F4 ^" d" d xAK Atlanta City
% w( ?8 V$ v7 d2 S xAK Chickasaw City
1 t/ p l9 V8 J( [& T! v xAK Ensley City- X. g) ?9 l2 Q3 i$ W$ o
xAK Knoxville City# |5 c/ C) _( I4 e) w3 Y
xAK Mobile City% f$ L/ w* f Z" y4 x& }; O
xAK Tuscaloosa City
) Q* f7 \' S2 o& e+ h xAK Steel Age+ z0 q: _5 Y2 c0 A
xAK Steel Exporter/ X" } `2 u$ J7 \, i* W" v
xAK Steel Mariner
3 s2 Y* J" T9 E5 J3 N j3 s xAK Steel Navigator
5 ?% R8 o5 I- E7 c xAK Steel Ranger9 S) ?3 M' t g1 p
xAK Steel Scientist5 z& i' D5 L/ Q C) r2 ]
xAK Steel Seafarer2 U9 C1 w( @' L9 \6 ~! N( A
xAK Steel Trader
& Q4 V9 {. n3 M/ q( w' Z A9 J xAK Steel Voyager
* z" I4 _! V- l. y- Z+ q0 p xAK Andrea Luckenbach
! q" q8 B5 ~6 U7 K% C9 S xAK Harry Luckenbach
3 t' {5 T% Q e3 V# t xAK J.L. Luckenbach
: v' \0 B" m4 E4 S+ Y5 z2 I5 ]. N/ s' [ xAK Jacob Luckenbach& p' a$ e) [% P7 I. G0 ~
xAK Julia Luckenbach7 h8 _3 d+ a0 W8 N" G5 N( ^. v
xAK Katrina Luckenbach
0 ?/ n) ?/ F; e4 H xAK Lena Luckenbach
7 J( B5 ?5 X( H" e! ?) P/ H# K xAK Lewis Luckenbach" f3 q5 c/ x- K- ^# V0 W" b
xAK Lillian Luckenbach' t+ g: I _: e
xAK Mathew Luckenbach! r1 Y+ q' k2 @; @2 C
xAK Walter Luckenbach
0 N: w5 u1 c/ W! K xAK William Luckenbach8 o# e1 n7 {& b' a2 x3 h
xAK Diamond head
* z% Q, t7 ]# L/ F5 x% r xAK Admiral Halstead
& Q U* G6 y* n% ^" }8 L! s xAK Admiral Cole
9 Q+ i! z) P6 M' _ xAK Crown City" b. t" X* M1 A2 X* m
xAK Admiral Y. Williams* z1 K; r( `/ p G8 ^
xAK Iron Crown, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
( d/ B" C; s, Z! h, j) _ xAK Rona, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage" j. J/ k" }! T$ V1 e
xAK Exmoor, Shell hits 2
/ v$ R: `5 S5 Y; k- N xAK Aeon, Shell hits 3, on fire
! e/ C6 j3 [2 E! W3 E xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1: V' d) y6 @" ^1 a7 y- W9 C; _. p
8 @" Q" G, T% r r
9 p/ P9 h& k; w# C; Y/ O. pAllied ground losses:
( v8 d" H! w& Z5 o3 c- _! [7 ? 59 casualties reported
0 A5 H9 y8 |9 J/ s( y0 m Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
* b1 K9 C; P1 r. H% M8 D Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 19 disabled2 [, H* c: A" H
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 j3 {% W2 }3 Z: q6 l
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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Japanese Ships
% u* v/ h1 [; a3 p, Z: R- h I CA Furutaka
) o. X( x: D8 k4 S2 G# w CL Abukuma/ Z% }2 M" C$ E/ z
CL Tatsuta) {2 r+ Q) P2 I1 I2 t7 N
CL Yubari
, |, C0 s3 } ~( H DD Michishio6 a5 n/ w1 ^* [7 y7 I5 u9 d
6 _/ Q( I1 S+ p4 nAllied Ships
9 [ p- I) B& { @ DM Ramsay, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
3 u6 Q) a( Z9 O" u DM Breese, Shell hits 12, and is sunk7 X: O# F6 z+ K! v
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0 W2 C9 F! [4 n9 J, g. OSub attack near Port Moresby at 98,133
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7 a! j: z: d% xJapanese Ships2 j1 D7 ]3 X- M/ p2 g
PB Kozan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage% v2 X; C: W/ w7 h9 [
AO Manju Maru
+ _& T- e- u6 t: [! T9 a# f AO Akebono Maru& A% W! U: m( Y
PB Choun Maru #8
5 G; E. F; H3 _! X# Q6 c SC Ch 20$ _' W# h# T- U l
; f0 B8 T* f2 ?9 @Allied Ships
/ j& }, J, C1 z+ n, r( r, M& [ SS Tautog
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Light cloud# z9 M& i' K. a; U3 W0 P$ g
6 k. y0 s5 p. E$ Q: [Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
9 r1 x, K6 W& Z; T# O) q# hEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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$ P! T2 v! _% f* i' `; a0 wJapanese aircraft
( I" R# H# a% R$ Z A6M2 Zero x 41' B3 M' @6 h, n! l# G1 }
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& b8 l3 w2 I2 R' g) ~Allied aircraft& O* W! Z, s6 M$ ~
P-40E Warhawk x 16
) V+ l0 G& e/ F0 O" l PBY-5 Catalina x 30
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No Japanese losses2 W- b% N4 g5 g. Q! K" f6 g( T2 k- }
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Allied aircraft losses" T/ B! v6 \) J+ A6 q
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
1 {* S# R" D. w9 ?* L+ I PBY-5 Catalina: 3 damaged
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DD Hatsukaze
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