AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 27, 42. M2 a3 ^' _% ~! w: B9 B: ~
8 S7 N% e3 m7 k! \盟军一支在莫港卸载补给的船队全灭;
& k) u1 N. z2 {1 n9 a9 I5 g: y% U1 i; O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;# Y* L* K1 a* H g5 s# h5 q 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! C" K0 n6 h4 X& J
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 12,000 Yards! G" T3 t7 U/ ?9 v! Z
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Japanese Ships ], [3 y M3 k( B, B
DD Oyashio4 u6 e' `3 [' n8 ]9 @, T4 t: P. g
DD Hatsukaze
1 E* K u/ J8 \" v DD Hagikaze9 ?2 F) R. H- L+ U ~9 r' O
DD Uranami
9 Y6 f: O' J! j2 O; @ TB Otori
$ y& x; d/ F7 _; X9 c TB Hiyodori
5 U& k0 g, ~5 g: o- d3 D# N TB Hayabusa- J0 q! {! Z7 f8 u
TB Kiji+ |' F) S/ }4 ?* @* Q
TB Kamo8 ]- X% A+ w* I6 x' X, ~
DD Suresushio
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/ F+ }; Y6 H! w) R6 R* [Allied Ships6 o; v8 S H: f/ N$ K! s& e2 W
xAKL Chungking, Shell hits 23, and is sunk
; y" }5 s3 ]$ z5 g. ?5 t* o xAKL Darvel, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
% ]* A% I. W) z: H$ T xAKL Kaiping, Shell hits 13, and is sunk: J6 v! g: G% o$ G0 b
xAKL Vichy, Shell hits 18, and is sunk
- C" ?$ X( s+ k! _) `$ k xAKL Patris, Shell hits 25, and is sunk7 m7 p: d! k/ N* P- j" p' ~
xAKL Burwah, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk8 y5 j- @2 G9 X$ d1 x
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 Yards2 n5 t5 r9 B& Q
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Japanese Ships+ s4 x7 M; i* M) u5 `& m- O. X
CA Furutaka( X7 m0 Z. m2 |* Z' k2 K6 j- C& T
CA Kako
. [6 o+ Q) ]/ {9 f4 [1 F CL Abukuma1 \0 m, Y3 }8 \# j
CL Tenryu
9 F% X' H- \. S, D# d8 x6 t CL Tatsuta
x, W# I( b1 S+ C5 \& d CL Yubari, Shell hits 1
' H9 C# J @, m7 s, B6 T4 t' w DD Michishio+ u# x* @& m5 H4 }4 c# p' R% s1 _9 j
DD Amagiri
g5 l0 o1 A, s) J% i5 `3 w; J+ B0 H& G m T3 u: }
Allied Ships$ u2 [# v7 }6 c3 q8 N9 l1 U p1 l$ }
DM Ramsay, Shell hits 1+ e" h* v$ \2 c9 Z' d
DM Breese, Shell hits 3, on fire
. D7 T- w5 y j0 Y: h# l5 h) e DM Tracy, Shell hits 6, and is sunk6 g& Y4 d1 l2 C$ U$ E+ E
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TF 181 encounters mine field at Pago Pago (148,161)" E. A$ J& {* m# M
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Japanese Ships
, k, L1 ^2 _9 p- E7 Y1 m! o; H CA Kako, Mine hits 5, on fire, heavy damage( d& T7 l0 ?$ g8 ?
DD Amagiri, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage1 E& e5 o7 D/ t4 _: S5 q
CL Tenryu, Mine hits 1, on fire
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards
+ v4 [7 r; h% v7 V$ c2 S% L% ^9 ~ e
+ j6 G* m+ ?) s: w5 AJapanese Ships& r* _# G& H/ R7 c! b! P
DD Satsuki0 x' }8 r$ [3 {+ n# j' t
DD Minazuki/ ]7 g' e" \2 f* i
DD Mochizuki
( h! ~5 R; f8 W# t# r0 ?7 _0 X DD Oite6 K; L$ n1 @! y- W1 G' f- P! U
DD Hayate: o( q; b# u) r- l
6 U- F9 h8 k+ z: V
Allied Ships% \7 J' m7 l6 a
PG Sacramento, Shell hits 15, heavy fires, heavy damage
Y" T# u7 W: Z/ v+ b. \2 N- N xAK Alabaman2 n, Y+ Z% R5 g. S
xAK Alaskan4 p' j0 i" v. X d7 Z' a: o" b
xAK American
/ l; `' l) r. K+ V8 y! [ xAK Arizonan
! q' A8 s( S2 z! ]% C xAK Arkansan
. Z8 O- H6 m8 Y/ l- B$ K, x xAK Californian( k+ f9 D4 q3 E# y( n8 q( D
xAK Canadian
/ a. t7 u) J( y4 e$ J7 u xAK Dakotan
2 n( j2 P: ]" C, M+ ~ b xAK Hawaiian. G8 S8 w2 N; v- c. T
xAK Kansan
# o2 W' H& \6 v& v" y xAK Minnesotan/ h" E. r& f+ z( z8 k9 ^# f' p
xAK Ohioan
# P" L, a0 E3 c R# ? xAK Panaman
* r: u* l' E3 w. ?; X$ j xAK Pennsylvanian0 u, q- i" T! p% _9 o1 J6 d
xAK Puerto Rican
$ m5 d+ K: O7 V: p xAK Utahan4 J! u7 @$ {& }# @' S
xAK Virginian" A6 q" l7 {5 b- h0 D+ l7 W/ `* t
xAK Trento/ M! Z: l' a$ F8 t8 X
xAK Charles H Cramp8 f( W, j9 w7 t
xAK Lancaster
4 Y# l% O; @5 e& x1 a) q xAK Sagadahoc
" \! j0 o) U/ ?; u, w% Z0 c7 Q5 j xAK Santa Rita
, x/ B% \/ F- L. s2 {0 h: d6 E; q xAK Santa Teresa1 F2 @2 C8 a) _- t# A
xAK Atlanta City) ~/ E% ^3 P( F! t
xAK Chickasaw City: F8 l- T) t1 A8 O
xAK Ensley City A c* R/ v9 ^ n1 e) F
xAK Knoxville City
/ z& M2 a$ b& } j9 i9 P- H0 _: ~ xAK Mobile City6 a4 [4 f! m( O* j
xAK Tuscaloosa City0 T/ O+ I8 W. y/ y
xAK Steel Age
q+ g; M& s2 O* |( A2 V& X xAK Steel Exporter/ M7 \* X4 n9 ~6 e9 X1 q
xAK Steel Mariner g! B0 W4 p9 C: D( \
xAK Steel Navigator
$ n/ P: _5 T5 H$ B# k8 l: M xAK Steel Ranger
- f1 g( \9 l' ^2 [2 @ xAK Steel Scientist6 O" R! a2 \, ~$ }, W/ U
xAK Steel Seafarer }/ o+ g0 }7 L4 x
xAK Steel Trader
8 s( K% ^7 ~1 C, }8 a xAK Steel Voyager' |) ~8 x$ y( U @3 |; q
xAK Steel Worker. z, u, h3 O( @) s; r; o
xAK Andrea Luckenbach/ G7 P3 B) G9 d0 [4 U
xAK Harry Luckenbach5 [# B+ L# T, a, K, G
xAK J.L. Luckenbach
1 x% D8 ]" M4 J xAK Jacob Luckenbach
8 q, h9 |2 u& {4 \ ?3 c5 x7 _7 o xAK Julia Luckenbach
, t F8 S+ W* d xAK Katrina Luckenbach+ x, R& W3 k2 Z( X( G) ~
xAK Lena Luckenbach. W8 ?/ e% n2 C% d1 J+ \9 O
xAK Lewis Luckenbach
8 K s- L, X* W* p5 ?6 J/ S: } xAK Lillian Luckenbach
. b& I$ U* S, W( V5 x7 q xAK Mathew Luckenbach( y* Z# F9 [0 H4 d. q* U2 Q
xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
: e! D7 ?7 L, ^0 _$ B% K; n xAK Walter Luckenbach
; e2 g2 ?! M, ~8 B9 a- a xAK William Luckenbach
& Q7 O4 q' n D2 Y: {4 o, ], R xAK Diamond head
' a& @3 B# h. c4 E: F xAK Admiral Halstead7 Z: ~0 }0 S# Z5 }; p' X
AM Matai, Shell hits 16 g g% M' e- s G# t" P* g9 X9 k
AM Muritai, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
& Q/ H5 \$ j5 U, v) D. w xAK Salamaua, Shell hits 1
( Y$ O3 i* v0 v xAK Rona, Shell hits 2, t2 @. q: S8 V% q
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: o2 p) m5 B s" f+ I- }5 IAllied ground losses:8 C: c; y; Q" K+ |0 q/ M4 {3 u/ |( \
24 casualties reported
0 {$ B' D4 v: t7 t( [ _& e5 h# w Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
% V' Z& ?* y1 e3 F Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 4 disabled) ?6 X. a* v+ B) x
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled& u S% Z: f) ^' T7 c
Vehicles lost 17 (10 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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/ Y- Y; {) K' M# W% t4 vNight Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships/ p8 k, q& M8 \/ b/ `- R$ K
DD Satsuki
8 `7 G. e$ k, Q DD Minazuki
2 b, u- i. R) N' w6 b DD Mochizuki/ Z q* C3 G% o
DD Oite5 Q+ u& s8 {0 i* a6 W' v$ ~% F
DD Hayate
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+ D. x% x1 { e: U8 R" f0 I" K% KAllied Ships
, y# }% k- \9 {7 S2 _, x- m PG Sacramento, Shell hits 12, heavy fires, heavy damage% z/ @# A% E. F( B, `$ { Z7 }
xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage( w! Q) u2 A- i9 y+ j
AM Muritai, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 g& z" y: j; L3 M* e6 { S4 T" e' I! \4 p/ B4 ]) {3 ^
2 Z# X$ P6 M8 Y
Allied ground losses:" k; W8 h3 m* m8 B [
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 121,193, Range 8,000 Yards: x& f/ t- N1 ^% ~
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Japanese Ships
) G, }! V. Q; e, @* p DD Satsuki2 Z M, I, U( _* s+ \# y4 N5 v& `
DD Minazuki
7 H4 {( }4 K! a' A! ^ DD Mochizuki
3 T- e3 w1 S3 w DD Oite9 @$ T! @3 C& K X
DD Hayate
3 f/ g6 H# ^7 x# V1 g! R% ~
8 H5 i6 `5 S$ E+ n+ H, }0 h- @Allied Ships
+ p$ [9 D' D* ~ E+ V% L* x xAK Alabaman
# B2 L7 G1 d1 r; t, l! A xAK Alaskan
2 h2 M% F+ e# M xAK American7 l% x- {: [, }1 i
xAK Arizonan
- @# p2 D* r# p( t0 X+ D xAK Arkansan
! ?& A+ @8 P9 ^" W! x/ p xAK Californian
& ] b! x6 o# q6 A xAK Canadian
* S$ h' x% G: S# n' B' @" ^ xAK Dakotan2 x* t5 E6 e4 c U4 o$ j0 s6 o
xAK Hawaiian
/ D6 O* x$ M& o% s8 J xAK Kansan2 J) M- i: X0 y1 {: F
xAK Minnesotan
: ~" x; K! C; L xAK Ohioan
6 J1 i5 z$ o4 f; Q xAK Panaman
; r2 P1 ? V8 Y9 E4 r- i0 N7 ] xAK Pennsylvanian
( x) |/ p2 U( V+ w i* I6 Y8 M% J xAK Puerto Rican( x2 e( c2 [. Q( [8 K
xAK Utahan4 I- Y1 t7 L. K9 `
xAK Virginian
: ^9 C- E: H: ~0 B6 `5 y xAK Trento4 O+ i4 v I4 i$ I# Z3 J
xAK Charles H Cramp4 d: i4 j. s! A
xAK Lancaster; a8 T2 U8 }" Z3 X
xAK Sagadahoc2 c# J5 o# e7 d' a' z
xAK Santa Rita
6 t$ Q7 A( `& v* h% |9 n( I% \ xAK Santa Teresa
& x# @% y; {( T. G$ ~ xAK Atlanta City- N/ p2 `4 s3 }1 ?
xAK Chickasaw City p- g, P! E* r% o, ^
xAK Ensley City+ v' P1 d1 J1 V0 Q$ A# Z7 ]
xAK Knoxville City
; c" Q" d) o5 o6 [7 |: K. `# o# y xAK Mobile City4 R+ P O- U9 U- o) v
xAK Tuscaloosa City
/ _- R; G/ M, U5 y, V! ^" H xAK Steel Age. O0 C5 ^# q: R% W/ x
xAK Steel Exporter
$ P" h; l: o; _7 V7 k6 A xAK Steel Mariner
; Z, j. h; x! J+ {6 h xAK Steel Navigator
; w5 \/ D% \1 d( k; ~ xAK Steel Ranger7 z2 y$ ]1 j" u+ @3 G7 v6 |3 Q/ j# ?* _
xAK Steel Scientist
* _: G0 v. g; E6 v. _, T: g. ^* f xAK Steel Seafarer M& O/ D0 _: z2 B
xAK Steel Trader
: A% t8 a. _4 {, h xAK Steel Voyager
, ~6 w) m$ j. ]( j* ?, k7 K: @ xAK Steel Worker, heavy damage
. q z; J7 c2 G) f' \& K8 E# B xAK Andrea Luckenbach
* ^( l# P2 K% J- p( \3 g xAK Harry Luckenbach
, \+ G% M+ q: h xAK J.L. Luckenbach6 N! s' i& ?8 U4 E
xAK Jacob Luckenbach/ p" O# I u, J3 n+ c0 d7 T
xAK Julia Luckenbach
9 w2 M3 q) z; M. u xAK Katrina Luckenbach0 Y8 v" n3 q* S$ G5 K. J- U6 i0 T& S
xAK Lena Luckenbach9 f- w; J' p6 ?* F
xAK Lewis Luckenbach
# w9 g n- |2 {& ~$ F7 s xAK Lillian Luckenbach
$ N/ v# b' Z! ]- H% V; P xAK Mathew Luckenbach
- j ]4 M: r+ F: F) U0 u8 w xAK Walter Luckenbach1 X1 R I/ p A& j% k
xAK William Luckenbach' C7 J: K" t% R7 q3 K( q" u
xAK Diamond head% ~6 \- T2 I5 L# c3 b# z$ G% g
xAK Admiral Halstead
2 I/ H& m! i' F& m3 M, m/ V xAK Admiral Cole2 s# B) _, `( `: G
xAK Crown City4 w. T; D B1 J% r! D# i
AM Matai, Shell hits 20, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 W- K+ q& J+ M xAK Rona, Shell hits 4
8 y7 [& k" k" B xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1) k5 l0 s: u# d- a; c `- w
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Allied ground losses:! B$ K# [! M9 @7 i3 T* k
37 casualties reported
8 l' L* g+ f3 D8 G; d# P Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled+ P" _9 H( C- T7 s0 N
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
0 | t9 l) J3 Y0 k5 j- L Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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) f- k4 T6 i+ c0 i5 r$ MDay Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 120,193, Range 15,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
8 C3 i' G" E3 @, m9 U DD Satsuki
% o, {3 g* M! [ DD Minazuki
6 O! Y% `0 w- O: a: ]2 Q# ^4 |& `8 l DD Mochizuki. F# |/ J/ D$ t5 n& q! k
DD Oite" C. E% t( F* W7 ~' H0 m' H
DD Hayate
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$ }$ L" q! d. P' @) b* @Allied Ships2 p+ z0 Q- h8 D: g: a
xAK Alabaman% c ~2 v& \4 \0 w) ^
xAK Alaskan3 G" `6 a# _8 X7 x
xAK American
# [: q5 }* @3 H$ f" v J! U7 O; H xAK Arizonan
6 L4 l2 C- i4 E4 z3 x u xAK Arkansan+ @$ X# I! K7 u- R
xAK Californian
( l \1 Z. E% H y0 j. I$ X i' ~ xAK Canadian' V1 A7 n7 x& h1 Z
xAK Dakotan9 e7 e$ ^+ Q+ `8 b. J
xAK Hawaiian1 q) F$ k; u, i& l* r: v7 G
xAK Kansan* q L2 @1 X& c+ V1 z
xAK Minnesotan8 m0 C3 U& q: P+ t) p P
xAK Ohioan
$ R' n3 A, Q9 j2 J, p5 M5 N0 z# b xAK Panaman
5 _+ L. Z E+ D. { xAK Pennsylvanian) I* P$ {- m5 K
xAK Puerto Rican
( f9 ^6 ]' K) Z$ G/ [( n/ Q) ~( G0 h2 T xAK Utahan
4 {9 h) D( { Y7 d: i+ q; I xAK Virginian( e. l0 k( s1 j" j" m! V
xAK Trento
O" ]. H$ ?$ Y+ z8 g8 J xAK Charles H Cramp
/ S+ y: E! F& x, y l. \9 l+ d$ U. C5 J3 e xAK Lancaster
. C1 |. T& j9 Y6 p0 F xAK Sagadahoc
7 d# L- g" E4 N, p xAK Santa Rita' u* o( R- j+ [- G% X# C
xAK Santa Teresa
7 T I. h# ~& X6 M: K* K xAK Atlanta City" @. g9 o. Z; y/ i8 a6 z5 e
xAK Chickasaw City
5 n" n. ]- {& `& ^, p5 V7 X" l xAK Ensley City/ x/ e9 `0 a- Y. F
xAK Knoxville City
( I- E+ N- L# S( u8 S" i# A, Z6 d xAK Mobile City
1 y7 i2 z8 f# V* T. m1 x xAK Tuscaloosa City5 A8 B. `, R) L& s }
xAK Steel Age
' J0 s5 J' f6 |7 l xAK Steel Exporter
* Q0 x. |6 j0 L xAK Steel Mariner+ _/ ]7 ]$ c9 s) L3 o
xAK Steel Navigator! ?2 @8 A0 o5 g$ |
xAK Steel Ranger
+ |7 K+ A2 f5 a: ]8 I xAK Steel Scientist
& }; \4 R' o: B1 b% M4 j xAK Steel Seafarer% S" y) Y2 t- C! T ?, C
xAK Steel Trader v1 S. T) f4 y
xAK Steel Voyager
1 b5 Y( c* c, ` \" u1 D( D% S( E xAK Andrea Luckenbach9 l: l. `9 k( _9 G4 a$ F
xAK Harry Luckenbach
" ^) a" _2 ?' x( m7 K xAK J.L. Luckenbach6 \* g8 `% i, s5 p- j% u( J* v/ {
xAK Jacob Luckenbach
- D- m8 w, d; g4 H xAK Julia Luckenbach" w% h% T; l" R0 Y
xAK Katrina Luckenbach/ i6 e- K: e/ G6 J) u( @
xAK Lena Luckenbach
, j/ G3 N# z' N3 h: @7 c; ^6 x; L xAK Lewis Luckenbach! m" T g8 A1 r6 D! N
xAK Lillian Luckenbach1 ^2 X1 [) O7 [" I; }* z* T
xAK Mathew Luckenbach
& y ]) H4 t: J# Z xAK Walter Luckenbach. g; e& S& y' p2 x/ e
xAK William Luckenbach
4 u; N/ A2 C [# ]! e9 U+ { xAK Diamond head8 R8 V4 }: Q- X& s1 _1 ^- d
xAK Admiral Halstead
7 Q. |, P3 ~0 \6 \ xAK Admiral Cole1 X5 ]( o9 [( J/ W
xAK Crown City
8 i0 ]3 \- ?, }1 o xAK Admiral Y. Williams1 H$ V& P$ X! \2 T( O2 V; Z1 _6 `) t
xAK Iron Crown, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
' }9 s H, O1 S8 |/ i' ^# a xAK Rona, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage
* E! U3 r& y# p* _7 h xAK Exmoor, Shell hits 28 ?* {; u+ u! _* }4 O& f
xAK Aeon, Shell hits 3, on fire
$ R; }& S! [; A' h. R xAK Macedon, Shell hits 13 ]6 t3 V( b2 ?' q
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8 L' K, O* ~. A6 d
Allied ground losses:' S) m6 F( ]2 J7 V: n
59 casualties reported
3 z0 @6 {2 s2 X8 [8 }% z Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled" [) `7 H, A' v3 g8 l
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 19 disabled1 f% n5 l; E/ W2 r5 N
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 P, g6 D/ O) s! G( j3 ^% x5 Y% y/ q Guns lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled)
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9 p, X$ P1 e; E: CDay Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 14,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships5 i$ O2 N9 J) ~) x' H+ L
CA Furutaka- ~3 P. R9 e6 u/ k6 ?7 L
CL Abukuma9 q8 `) b8 P* ^6 }1 K
CL Tatsuta7 [% D8 s4 E( q
CL Yubari
5 Q5 [6 A3 Q. N" q1 \6 g DD Michishio+ h( P& p+ ?; e" E, V& q
2 N* }" Q: k8 g# \, A' eAllied Ships
* B: [8 Q5 y2 ~3 y" l+ Z2 f DM Ramsay, Shell hits 4, heavy fires/ @" I- _1 d0 C3 Q/ e3 a# `+ }
DM Breese, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
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, r7 P2 Z8 n+ R8 K L1 l! YSub attack near Port Moresby at 98,133# k4 L" p9 h% P: O
F0 ^# e' E) p, f
Japanese Ships# |, B2 a& {& B9 d+ W+ v! P4 r) P2 l
PB Kozan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage: g( G4 D3 |: d/ X: ?. R
AO Manju Maru
3 u3 q. k0 L( l) Z" J/ Q4 O6 w AO Akebono Maru Z: z& _" O9 b
PB Choun Maru #8
8 F5 o6 `. c! h0 X$ x SC Ch 20
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# h6 m6 }2 ]$ a SS Tautog8 f& I6 k* m$ C' m7 ^, _
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4 @( a$ `: B/ K; W/ ?4 [Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,1302 G! K; O# g& O% K/ t2 u; A
7 M4 t8 N8 M5 k% u' d; {1 e* mWeather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet., X& v; y5 f4 B
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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( F1 \! l0 H. c Q0 D$ UJapanese aircraft" d+ o" k0 ^) p7 H3 {7 W) l
A6M2 Zero x 41; E4 q) C& N9 X& e, F
; B4 q$ W$ m+ @+ _" n0 m# z0 \3 h; H& _5 z
4 |. M3 j8 D& e
Allied aircraft
\" X1 M5 Q# W% H+ F+ V P-40E Warhawk x 16' Z% }- U- Z* ^5 K
PBY-5 Catalina x 30
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No Japanese losses
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P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
* A8 M3 @/ [% R I PBY-5 Catalina: 3 damaged- `; Z' |: }2 v5 z! ~3 G" ~
PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed by flak
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DD Suresushio/ D+ ~6 l5 t4 ]7 P5 v
DD Oyashio, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage( L( O- n$ f3 q
TB Hayabusa: ^2 I4 c2 Y8 F+ g0 M9 Z" { N
TB Otori# l/ w/ P% {9 L
TB Hiyodori
2 J' b2 M6 i* A: O* b, i2 y DD Hagikaze
|& ?3 t3 ^* a) e9 i- Y DD Hatsukaze, a& N) b K8 E& o8 z, y
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