AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 27, 42# q; B+ H' D3 D3 C" [
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盟军一支在莫港卸载补给的船队全灭;
: h4 h# w* f5 w4 v- a: l! `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;6 h( J' m, ]4 Z0 [- W5 V+ 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
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. U: d. ]4 v+ H% t D. h. _/ N3 zNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 12,000 Yards
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2 N" q8 c9 o& f4 E pJapanese Ships0 v p2 x6 o+ w7 ` f( p
DD Oyashio
/ c6 B3 N7 ^! [ I3 B DD Hatsukaze
9 G+ y: |! R2 M5 `% e0 t DD Hagikaze. |4 w: [& \* f9 B
DD Uranami
* H& q9 \( C5 A% N' p0 O TB Otori- w; ~8 h' b3 q" L
TB Hiyodori
2 ]0 Z, ]' c9 L& I6 I6 V, ~' l TB Hayabusa5 o4 |9 I. T: r% q1 i6 ^5 \
TB Kiji: Y$ m& a4 z+ `0 V
TB Kamo
6 K) B5 m/ J6 s3 A$ E' E DD Suresushio
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Allied Ships
! b0 n# r/ s7 @+ @$ f' X! y( P xAKL Chungking, Shell hits 23, and is sunk! Y5 ?" a, k5 G% A/ W9 b# E
xAKL Darvel, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk/ ^4 F0 ^" m) M
xAKL Kaiping, Shell hits 13, and is sunk; ^+ \$ |# `; @6 n( x0 `
xAKL Vichy, Shell hits 18, and is sunk
7 t. p( j0 y, z4 e& [3 w xAKL Patris, Shell hits 25, and is sunk, g& A: W2 D Q" ]
xAKL Burwah, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk; c2 m1 C3 [2 s" b4 t, ?
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 Yards0 w; j$ y! W: T; W. K
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Japanese Ships$ x- n$ M" R# A6 W& C# ?% m% r
CA Furutaka
, s7 J! D O/ s3 ^: | m9 { CA Kako
3 ]+ p- a: N1 x9 E9 q CL Abukuma
; q) W% o2 P/ p& a5 G6 V CL Tenryu
$ v6 ^9 d& X0 u( H* J CL Tatsuta
" }: L4 l& ?$ A3 t CL Yubari, Shell hits 1
8 a) v5 [0 P. a DD Michishio
1 ?2 s' c( }) i6 X3 K DD Amagiri2 { e3 i8 [8 @+ ~. g( q
8 Z) x, }( Z, }0 e& sAllied Ships
) T, J* F7 [8 V4 L( _ DM Ramsay, Shell hits 1
( G) `# e8 z8 v5 P' {8 I DM Breese, Shell hits 3, on fire
4 j: K& U3 o: c+ V 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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' w% c5 z. {1 C$ W: H CA Kako, Mine hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
+ i9 _/ U2 I# [. B f3 } DD Amagiri, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage3 L0 X7 R! S* M; s8 T' H2 M
CL Tenryu, Mine hits 1, on fire0 w" |) @" F/ P" ^% f8 |
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. E' T) {# R& O8 Q: S) RNight Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards% N8 T/ |' e* q; c; Y9 g
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9 T4 M: M. C- M$ V7 H: Y& C% R DD Satsuki
: h% J4 R. d; z2 B4 z! K' n R0 C DD Minazuki# J+ c, b" C# |1 J
DD Mochizuki' ~ M! v/ S3 m9 B
DD Oite. \0 u/ G# |: ?# M
DD Hayate3 W4 i3 M& Q# b1 m: r
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Allied Ships$ M0 t! U/ I s q
PG Sacramento, Shell hits 15, heavy fires, heavy damage8 E; E8 e. ~$ P- T, r+ N7 I0 ]+ K
xAK Alabaman% N. H0 S) z0 o' V% K
xAK Alaskan: P z: A+ [+ j& n% K% Z3 b: U
xAK American- ?; o' K+ ~7 P
xAK Arizonan+ A4 p/ p4 V0 E" S
xAK Arkansan
2 u, i1 N m+ H, |+ A% U xAK Californian! d4 M3 }4 o$ Y+ n1 Q
xAK Canadian, C' o/ C7 F7 I" f( y8 ]
xAK Dakotan
$ O% n; Q9 }1 @* u2 ` xAK Hawaiian, R( B1 j/ e4 n, |6 E" `( s" c" U& a& `) W
xAK Kansan
! S6 {$ J* V. f7 g4 t O9 b, ` xAK Minnesotan
+ V1 p# Q( u% t# p" H/ t xAK Ohioan
2 w! N* t6 H0 p7 A6 v xAK Panaman2 o1 j& T- H9 b) X' j: \
xAK Pennsylvanian
5 L! K+ N* \* t1 _& h7 V) l/ ] xAK Puerto Rican
9 j. y8 X! J$ |! R; Y+ A xAK Utahan1 ^ u0 t: r- N5 |% ~( j' ?7 N/ t' b
xAK Virginian
+ _$ E) y! {; ~# ^( @# g xAK Trento
1 F# E/ Q+ T: x, \4 s xAK Charles H Cramp
, Y0 \1 K$ k5 u; } xAK Lancaster
6 K. ^2 S( q- n) }% A G5 \ xAK Sagadahoc) q: o% P7 p* U3 A+ i3 \3 P
xAK Santa Rita3 j# O4 I% k6 R" x. V! l
xAK Santa Teresa
: s E7 W6 A: H xAK Atlanta City
5 I" x, E ?; D3 V xAK Chickasaw City
4 y+ ]9 e& |4 K xAK Ensley City- O f# L) l4 o, Q# l4 J% ?# r* V
xAK Knoxville City! ]" x: E( K# v# m% W) f
xAK Mobile City
2 f8 H% Y8 V$ ~ xAK Tuscaloosa City
8 g5 k1 a+ [3 ?* m$ e- t% f3 ? j xAK Steel Age8 P/ g$ p( W5 a+ o4 y
xAK Steel Exporter
. N7 D5 T$ J% [ xAK Steel Mariner# N: Z) c" c+ Z! K- C
xAK Steel Navigator: w$ c) g1 u; w4 E. g. H% L
xAK Steel Ranger
& `3 J) m F% i! g5 Q! v xAK Steel Scientist
8 t; e8 U, D3 u. a* T) z xAK Steel Seafarer
) o6 e4 B) R% n( r. x% z! d/ y xAK Steel Trader2 q5 W% W3 h3 F. w# g
xAK Steel Voyager% Y( ~9 P4 V4 y) f( w# y
xAK Steel Worker
& o# w: F/ g) g# z: L* k8 I xAK Andrea Luckenbach, \7 A& s$ t* a, c) {& b! J
xAK Harry Luckenbach
* O( S* j4 s9 O, s xAK J.L. Luckenbach! E8 F2 N- A6 T. X) `; ?4 G
xAK Jacob Luckenbach# y4 `. W( K( A$ M5 B
xAK Julia Luckenbach
- n! ^5 w8 ~, u; e5 T xAK Katrina Luckenbach
4 u) p6 w) o. W7 Z9 E$ M, E xAK Lena Luckenbach/ [% G+ F I8 @7 j" j5 \
xAK Lewis Luckenbach
2 @, ]$ E. ?4 u xAK Lillian Luckenbach1 K' s' z$ t4 f1 A
xAK Mathew Luckenbach
7 L8 c2 G1 m1 Y* p7 p xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
p. u2 g: i4 t7 x* [, E& n( P xAK Walter Luckenbach
, {" N8 m$ l3 _ xAK William Luckenbach
. P) Z* x# K: W! |8 \) E. P xAK Diamond head' f* Y: s4 c9 Q0 }
xAK Admiral Halstead7 r! Z/ T6 s/ C/ {) i+ y* C+ Q
AM Matai, Shell hits 1 W2 |# {4 j6 k% }2 h j; f- X
AM Muritai, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage& Y; q2 `; P6 Y) @
xAK Salamaua, Shell hits 1+ {% |5 g! G9 \
xAK Rona, Shell hits 2
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Allied ground losses:
/ w: K$ \% V( [ 24 casualties reported5 x# v+ Y$ B# m( n e
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
! { \, I* Z! Z Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 4 disabled6 v: J' I) d* N2 f* A
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled; T9 C- H$ v) _4 `2 X
Vehicles lost 17 (10 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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! f! A4 e/ Z5 O' w- b% Z9 ANight Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards7 r5 \( m4 o" U J" U) p0 J
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Japanese Ships5 Z4 q2 Z# S. U1 N2 r
DD Satsuki4 a* z1 m7 o, s* H0 K& t, }# ]2 @
DD Minazuki& k* z5 c3 m+ u8 M" W
DD Mochizuki% \; D/ Q+ w3 {: c: {0 f C
DD Oite
8 R; m( }4 C0 c2 N+ u z S/ O DD Hayate1 S8 j6 [+ e m& N$ C) P6 I& d0 N
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( x, @; f9 P3 v; H& T# f* t PG Sacramento, Shell hits 12, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 C2 {* k/ H( U: P5 r1 B xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage5 {* M2 c/ Y" Y7 J
AM Muritai, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage6 {$ y$ D; q" L% P H: t; W
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( T, ~7 ?0 s8 DAllied ground losses:
: }: V) c5 S2 F% N3 |: S; ~- l Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)' G6 k4 c" g) O3 y
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; ?! u2 y; K, q& Z) @: YNight Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 121,193, Range 8,000 Yards K3 c+ q" r. I- J) S/ Y5 ~
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Japanese Ships7 P/ `, U; G, ?2 V. A. {! C
DD Satsuki
8 @ n- Q( Z& h, {; e DD Minazuki, v4 h+ M4 N8 ?" U; t' f
DD Mochizuki
! B6 \! q2 `' d DD Oite
; b. w9 X' [9 O+ P [- j0 R DD Hayate1 T6 M! b. p4 g
2 K2 C( s2 B- o( `Allied Ships
. U* S, y9 \( b% e4 @6 Q xAK Alabaman
& b1 ~# V! P2 D% O" b# `: N xAK Alaskan
) I+ ]$ U/ p* m/ x6 O# t, j xAK American, ^# x+ D4 N3 b' V: e4 L) @. o' d
xAK Arizonan* h0 {6 E6 `2 Y+ a- g
xAK Arkansan% N% g3 r% @/ u. B( k
xAK Californian+ W. [" s4 x# k8 n+ Z H
xAK Canadian8 ?$ U) x" _/ R
xAK Dakotan, c$ a8 R' c! }% J; y: E
xAK Hawaiian
, y6 k# k7 [( p. o, b1 b: v xAK Kansan" i0 b" b. t9 D+ U% O
xAK Minnesotan
% o" g4 @, Q; ^' w: q l, J: |7 J4 e xAK Ohioan
0 {# w! Z* w' y6 M4 v$ V5 @ xAK Panaman: X# n9 P. H' ?' f6 V
xAK Pennsylvanian( |8 ]2 ^+ O& S: h/ E, Y9 u
xAK Puerto Rican4 _3 a8 f# f, t; a& U& X
xAK Utahan6 {! R- g9 n' r2 H7 n4 k2 o( k
xAK Virginian
/ o( o/ E4 ^5 V" _ xAK Trento
& @! D z c/ ^! k( Y7 K+ F xAK Charles H Cramp
- ^( b" |. j" I( y9 R xAK Lancaster
3 e1 m( F5 M3 q, s; H5 A+ s: P& T xAK Sagadahoc
5 M( a9 P$ v x: I& R xAK Santa Rita
9 J6 z1 N* m6 n7 ~9 L! d& a xAK Santa Teresa& y8 P# e B, w& o8 }
xAK Atlanta City g6 Z% |4 J8 s+ f
xAK Chickasaw City
1 R7 c# V. s# m: }: { xAK Ensley City
- [* c$ B8 Z- l$ J+ p# p' U- G xAK Knoxville City
5 U: Z9 Y: n* ~% u2 @# {! U7 E xAK Mobile City
/ M3 n. K, }& [1 ^$ D xAK Tuscaloosa City
; r5 Z5 V! ^- l4 T xAK Steel Age
" X& m' y+ J3 [+ Y) U* Z7 q xAK Steel Exporter
{8 m# ` a; P! s4 ?7 A" a- I xAK Steel Mariner: C5 d1 H. A- A( O
xAK Steel Navigator
& A1 z% B* @- [' w+ ^# f xAK Steel Ranger7 f% Y& e, C6 J2 ~
xAK Steel Scientist
2 G" H; U4 X! k Q xAK Steel Seafarer
/ M+ X$ l% U8 v. W, E- `( D xAK Steel Trader7 w3 ^- b! b, g: o; ~& }4 r; y/ H
xAK Steel Voyager' Y. q( b* ~5 l
xAK Steel Worker, heavy damage
5 m7 |7 g, I {# V7 B xAK Andrea Luckenbach
$ |5 [9 t+ k7 ]" \ xAK Harry Luckenbach+ V; W1 A1 t6 e1 v
xAK J.L. Luckenbach0 s; j6 X3 {6 b
xAK Jacob Luckenbach
3 a5 ~: {, C2 B- f) B xAK Julia Luckenbach
# M* f/ O( d) P. J6 Z xAK Katrina Luckenbach
" {! a& G0 L) U1 A5 g xAK Lena Luckenbach
' q+ H8 D9 R6 ^' k; m7 R% ] xAK Lewis Luckenbach
6 ]5 l' M7 F( w6 j! `1 d1 a xAK Lillian Luckenbach
5 n4 N* }$ e0 I) ]) y1 p. j# G xAK Mathew Luckenbach3 z2 I9 R* E5 Y
xAK Walter Luckenbach, G2 V0 G* H: T, J$ i6 r8 a9 M ]
xAK William Luckenbach/ j' v( O8 m s* a) I
xAK Diamond head
5 I, F8 t5 j" r' h! X9 ?; W2 S! l xAK Admiral Halstead
$ x- `. v. @, V5 U xAK Admiral Cole
6 E6 J5 m) j1 ?1 |* _9 { xAK Crown City
0 Q5 q/ P+ E2 M( O1 e AM Matai, Shell hits 20, heavy fires, heavy damage' n7 Y) d: ^. X/ b3 I7 G. h
xAK Rona, Shell hits 4+ a* v _) | m! B' q) t
xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1
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( z, A/ S# U0 t$ A. OAllied ground losses:
7 T& G6 r/ V/ p 37 casualties reported
. R( ]0 t D9 Z+ z; i Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled3 U# W- Q; ?& Z8 H" J8 B
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled# j0 P Q; Z: g& K- I
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 m2 w, ?) k5 K; X
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- d+ r" N h7 K" x* u9 |+ `. ODay Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 120,193, Range 15,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships; C7 W" O+ R# K: b2 @' e
DD Satsuki' G: s- o$ h6 k9 ^9 K9 s
DD Minazuki
8 b C+ {8 G. i9 G' Z DD Mochizuki/ M$ E3 U$ K$ A
DD Oite
1 }# n& D$ n3 ^8 g r DD Hayate: S) D+ l! M9 r9 g3 E$ a$ ~
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Allied Ships
' G5 q# ~8 b" R7 J+ S3 q; O xAK Alabaman
* C, j D/ f! c" S Q: ^ xAK Alaskan! W. p4 T- f d' z3 l! @) ]
xAK American
$ A$ _( ?8 J, M1 ?, J& X& h* y xAK Arizonan# b& u" N9 y+ p$ H0 L7 b" b. v) d
xAK Arkansan, ]8 `# n: k1 c! ^( b( Z2 O# R
xAK Californian
0 a; w# W' `5 c; ]- @& ~+ t xAK Canadian
& o/ Z t4 K' @( O# ]* L xAK Dakotan3 S& q; h4 q+ Z6 o/ {
xAK Hawaiian( X9 w: ?8 s8 T. i; j* n) b$ _4 p$ p
xAK Kansan
4 W2 I! m5 t, ^ h8 v xAK Minnesotan
+ d2 U9 t" b: ~. g) r- R4 ` xAK Ohioan
( l) Z5 \; \, B2 y7 S xAK Panaman) T* m$ M* O" ]$ B
xAK Pennsylvanian
" `) G3 Q9 F7 U+ U2 w. g xAK Puerto Rican0 h% ]( M7 j: q U7 x( {, s
xAK Utahan8 M' Y, b) \ T5 Q! t' |
xAK Virginian! d% P. [- [$ f2 |
xAK Trento
7 I/ s, b J+ \/ x h1 M xAK Charles H Cramp2 F. o) e9 y& a
xAK Lancaster& f6 C$ R6 U; n+ J
xAK Sagadahoc
' `$ c6 l7 F f: O* B6 ` xAK Santa Rita( J+ o, N/ e5 C* j; t
xAK Santa Teresa4 U6 y( j" T" A6 m
xAK Atlanta City
( B0 q/ w/ Q% V: U7 e xAK Chickasaw City
* d9 m1 V4 B8 c/ h xAK Ensley City
" H; K1 b. G, L! X# f- c! o0 a& j xAK Knoxville City
; \# h" Q" A) `4 p: p0 j xAK Mobile City
" Q- P. r$ P9 D: V- Y: E xAK Tuscaloosa City& t7 B- x1 \5 Y) O) h: c
xAK Steel Age4 a+ r4 e2 A) U q. ^7 `( V
xAK Steel Exporter+ g. W" C1 g) a9 I% l
xAK Steel Mariner
! F6 v; O* h6 V. \! \ xAK Steel Navigator
$ b9 g5 U# J0 ?: p, @1 p- e6 U0 J" x3 h xAK Steel Ranger
6 g* s% P& v( _/ }- }* h8 r xAK Steel Scientist8 C4 L7 V# E4 N" h6 R( G
xAK Steel Seafarer" X7 }4 d+ p. c% n5 ?
xAK Steel Trader
. n5 f9 F Q' I4 ^5 w xAK Steel Voyager
9 N8 I3 @' y* X! E9 m; z xAK Andrea Luckenbach4 D+ e: C [ r F) O9 |' p' j
xAK Harry Luckenbach
' {+ a; H. M4 R' x8 Y8 h3 G xAK J.L. Luckenbach
* q9 w0 D& A d% ` f) ~ xAK Jacob Luckenbach; ]8 J" f6 r! y" F) v. Q' b+ }
xAK Julia Luckenbach( A" r, w4 H# G6 f1 ?$ `
xAK Katrina Luckenbach
% u8 ?! v) i* k+ K, K xAK Lena Luckenbach' Z6 D: w5 i0 v) m4 c+ C' [
xAK Lewis Luckenbach
1 Q. `. m* B% L4 ~! R$ x' q xAK Lillian Luckenbach
4 h5 O# P1 L) V2 k- _ xAK Mathew Luckenbach9 a5 \8 H8 j- A
xAK Walter Luckenbach) j$ ^5 p& ~5 W. F
xAK William Luckenbach
% j0 q& B) G0 ^" j xAK Diamond head
; N: S( b/ P; E# @) p xAK Admiral Halstead
. u8 ]% E; K( A. U1 V4 D9 K xAK Admiral Cole
( L# ~, k& d9 B' y C xAK Crown City% q3 D9 v- g* N+ C$ F( y' f6 h; a- K
xAK Admiral Y. Williams
. Z) C) r) H) T* [ [ xAK Iron Crown, Shell hits 4, heavy fires/ M% V0 X- q' ? n) v
xAK Rona, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ w! m& h) t# D% s1 P4 n( y) m xAK Exmoor, Shell hits 2
" Y- q" M3 b ^% P xAK Aeon, Shell hits 3, on fire1 Z# \# x1 [; Y0 v& S
xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1& p& V A% Z" r1 Q3 q
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Allied ground losses:% m' b5 }) Z3 H* b- ?1 w! D
59 casualties reported4 K U( g; l; I Y
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
% {- b) q2 l# ~2 l9 H1 | Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 19 disabled
# }( r `. z o# v$ b0 U/ ` Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 j o+ i1 f, I' `8 c
Guns lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled)
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% K* `( H0 g2 ~" T9 O! }Day Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 14,000 Yards! C% P [) j4 c+ t f% r
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Japanese Ships, ]8 u9 j3 A! A9 f+ `* T
CA Furutaka4 Z2 X) Y6 C2 d/ r* @/ _" {- y
CL Abukuma
3 p. F+ o6 o& Q5 O" ] CL Tatsuta
+ N/ K0 k3 v% U3 g CL Yubari b9 [0 A8 G4 T/ {7 _2 ^
DD Michishio2 y5 _, o6 E# @/ w; s/ I1 f
1 J& u( @. r- |% SAllied Ships9 E+ T& w3 r s3 }' M
DM Ramsay, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
: C% a+ |0 O; ]! l# Q DM Breese, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
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Sub attack near Port Moresby at 98,133; W0 g) t2 b p2 D- A
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Japanese Ships0 y0 s- S# U/ x. L
PB Kozan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
9 Q4 L' [& D7 |0 `8 |' M8 m AO Manju Maru7 n) Y0 y! x9 q1 F( K$ X: b8 B
AO Akebono Maru* J7 y T4 L' { c: k) d1 b
PB Choun Maru #89 w/ G) m$ u3 E+ R: A
SC Ch 20
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Allied Ships
U; ~6 l) r I. |& y2 g4 d+ b SS Tautog: T% D/ R- B; ]8 S4 U% \
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* ~& C: i0 V; f$ D8 V/ sMorning 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.
0 Z: x, I6 y. g6 mEstimated time to target is 10 minutes% ?: T8 [" a* e7 p' [ |
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Japanese aircraft- F! f; R$ l) s+ f% k1 Y
A6M2 Zero x 411 j/ h7 I% p) O+ F; A& h
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' k2 ^: f7 s% }3 VAllied aircraft+ y1 C/ _ ~; t" A% @7 D
P-40E Warhawk x 16' m8 j. H' G! G
PBY-5 Catalina x 30
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No Japanese losses0 Z( G/ o$ y# f) r
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Allied aircraft losses6 z, x6 a+ P8 s) `- B) n( e
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
( M0 J6 ?* d( z- n+ T PBY-5 Catalina: 3 damaged; K- y5 m- v4 `$ s0 Y
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