AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 27, 42
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; {0 D' z& e4 z; g盟军一支在莫港卸载补给的船队全灭;
+ \6 A0 P" K1 \+ q9 `2 Z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 [1 z$ o6 \8 P, Q& c( T& s
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5 P8 V y o; ]+ F3 H+ z
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 12,000 Yards
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% c* E# Z: Q8 l# K, i# LJapanese Ships7 {5 [3 v/ _4 j
DD Oyashio8 d8 |8 J9 l& m6 r. t
DD Hatsukaze) S% c8 r' j0 Y7 s- J
DD Hagikaze
' Q9 b7 F+ R% L; H, x E DD Uranami( A5 j$ [7 _( u: R) \
TB Otori
, y# d u! W7 m) Y TB Hiyodori# J2 P) H1 B2 ~
TB Hayabusa
' B$ L& c3 u1 D, \3 _: W, O TB Kiji
8 x- R) P* [- D) k" r TB Kamo( @6 |4 |8 t0 d" d! p' M8 ?
DD Suresushio
a9 Y2 s3 G6 B ?
% X( I/ u1 n% W) V" lAllied Ships
5 v% x6 \2 s$ E/ N4 W6 l0 O8 k xAKL Chungking, Shell hits 23, and is sunk
! {( P+ B) c4 I2 } xAKL Darvel, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk. {( ]: W/ Y9 W" N S: K& E
xAKL Kaiping, Shell hits 13, and is sunk& d! _; e; K% ~/ e
xAKL Vichy, Shell hits 18, and is sunk+ r# [4 x/ b" M
xAKL Patris, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
* Q4 N! k: q+ Y% W xAKL Burwah, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk; }+ a6 C- K8 K1 ^9 H
xAKL Carlisle, Shell hits 26, and is sunk4 E$ j! O! J0 a1 y: g+ |1 c
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* K: \( A2 a$ M; }/ D( gNight Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 7,000 Yards- l( o9 y# {8 f, D/ i' a
; k! i7 J. ^/ L; _7 [9 ?Japanese Ships$ a9 D8 t7 p* B1 U
CA Furutaka
U+ M8 ]& L7 h! e CA Kako8 N3 | r: s* {
CL Abukuma
0 I, x% ^* E _/ u5 [' Y CL Tenryu
. w! W- \0 I' J8 ] CL Tatsuta
* y8 S. ?- Y5 n3 h( ^ CL Yubari, Shell hits 11 }2 F9 J* ^' W, R* L* s& b+ N
DD Michishio, P- A! A" n6 e( w7 ^4 u
DD Amagiri
5 y5 P' H" B' n+ ]% \* Q2 x* G7 @: W# p" n
Allied Ships/ u7 b- `' S" \' ?: p# w4 w
DM Ramsay, Shell hits 1 F- D0 G) r0 H
DM Breese, Shell hits 3, on fire
# d5 m1 v5 }* j% y- N DM Tracy, Shell hits 6, and is sunk3 F2 R: a' C( Y5 N' K
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5 }0 C6 i5 @+ G3 T" c, \/ M- RTF 181 encounters mine field at Pago Pago (148,161)# ?3 C% P% Y- M9 W+ t" F
E7 c" ]5 Z1 H G% mJapanese Ships
! m/ M- |4 R, j2 h4 q CA Kako, Mine hits 5, on fire, heavy damage, [5 A: y' |6 X4 T' P# G, p
DD Amagiri, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage3 |+ Q( o7 |' I7 t0 i- d
CL Tenryu, Mine hits 1, on fire
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
, Z* S* T1 ?% Z! x; H f& @ DD Satsuki: S* I6 A+ F+ p: H2 R4 M
DD Minazuki7 ?% f% ~0 [# n4 ]& n+ u) Q
DD Mochizuki/ ^6 ]% G) N1 N7 S, N
DD Oite0 Z' z t. U5 F9 u
DD Hayate
f6 |& \7 o; S, w# C0 H- M& ~; T$ ]* e0 W+ N5 i9 W
Allied Ships$ u) q7 n4 g5 g. H/ h% D, A0 u
PG Sacramento, Shell hits 15, heavy fires, heavy damage9 B5 u8 ]7 V9 M* s( s) c
xAK Alabaman3 N6 E6 K# M9 v- E. `
xAK Alaskan
' y2 ~$ S( {; U4 T, Z/ X. P! @% L8 E xAK American5 |- g7 k: v I1 C. y
xAK Arizonan
- [: z2 M" K* v4 a) N( `) a xAK Arkansan+ w' t: C5 ^4 c/ n! Q9 k; p1 I! E
xAK Californian
3 V2 _2 ?, T7 L9 {2 Y4 n xAK Canadian
+ _5 e$ ]" {2 H9 U xAK Dakotan
7 D3 E- ]( b3 U8 \) `3 a/ f xAK Hawaiian
6 L9 u6 O3 e4 C( v, G6 O xAK Kansan
! A; G1 H- h7 P1 G; M5 p* O xAK Minnesotan
6 ~3 S5 D. q! J" Y xAK Ohioan" V* A9 n1 D5 i4 [
xAK Panaman
, B+ R7 _- E2 b$ L% b n" H xAK Pennsylvanian: ^* H: n; r9 j% L2 Z
xAK Puerto Rican$ j8 A$ t3 w0 d. E
xAK Utahan# w0 f! g5 \# I: |1 Z
xAK Virginian
0 Z: t8 e N* u' O xAK Trento
% _0 _3 ^! @0 ]$ b6 K1 H2 h% v- t xAK Charles H Cramp* f9 d* C/ K& {; Q
xAK Lancaster& F3 @& U. D7 S4 h
xAK Sagadahoc
0 c1 f# M+ P8 w$ ?. X8 q xAK Santa Rita& V/ `9 I3 X: F0 k! V+ H+ M
xAK Santa Teresa* y5 `; N" L3 Q; P9 X
xAK Atlanta City
, U5 G2 |; h" m: u. ]8 K xAK Chickasaw City( w M. `$ `; \! r
xAK Ensley City
" l7 c% t: I" a4 b' @3 }. m5 `8 f xAK Knoxville City
B6 `8 {) R' M+ V% _% t xAK Mobile City
! g6 f" n5 w8 Q [( X) H- I' p7 Z* n xAK Tuscaloosa City
/ d% ]& Q$ H+ k! J4 r xAK Steel Age+ Y: Y1 C9 B" i+ c
xAK Steel Exporter0 L' N; D; R% n4 r+ @
xAK Steel Mariner" m& g5 S' e7 u+ q( }: }# p
xAK Steel Navigator
: ^# I" l( U# {( p; @8 ` xAK Steel Ranger5 C( t) P4 ` R& g. k0 o+ |
xAK Steel Scientist# d$ L: j; G9 j+ i8 {
xAK Steel Seafarer. o: |5 h/ [2 D2 G5 W* B, d
xAK Steel Trader7 X8 c8 }& \" k) D- d
xAK Steel Voyager! J# D, G2 Y/ P
xAK Steel Worker
$ [% h2 a F x: d xAK Andrea Luckenbach6 s: ]6 x+ u! `2 v$ G
xAK Harry Luckenbach" Q$ n& j1 ^ _' b
xAK J.L. Luckenbach
: \/ U% Y$ n" ^2 d- J xAK Jacob Luckenbach) I7 ^0 p5 G8 }* d2 L1 G3 D' k1 F& }
xAK Julia Luckenbach
8 {. A* ^/ K7 Y& u% f xAK Katrina Luckenbach- [( {3 ^/ N, I& u9 N9 S" s% |
xAK Lena Luckenbach0 [& B! L& p/ E2 P* J1 y
xAK Lewis Luckenbach
0 M% f& J8 w& B3 i6 O xAK Lillian Luckenbach
- @( }4 Q K$ E$ Y7 n& p xAK Mathew Luckenbach
6 ?. E+ V1 [& ?5 o4 u xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 7, heavy fires F3 h- a5 o0 ~* n7 a+ |
xAK Walter Luckenbach
" P0 g1 k! O9 v4 H xAK William Luckenbach4 C* z9 |1 W/ R5 f: r
xAK Diamond head
+ M' T# T; p9 { xAK Admiral Halstead8 W1 j& Y' P% W6 g
AM Matai, Shell hits 1
$ p) @8 l, [ U8 x AM Muritai, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage% U3 @2 Z) N4 v
xAK Salamaua, Shell hits 19 X8 \; ^$ ^4 H7 s! s1 {3 v6 ~
xAK Rona, Shell hits 2: [0 b7 j- d9 N# M
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Allied ground losses:; o0 N, ]/ Q, a2 ?+ a* u L5 E. z
24 casualties reported3 C1 [- v' R" L1 S
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
' w4 ~3 h% j3 b1 g+ k" _ Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 4 disabled3 X1 g; r2 H" I: x
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled' p4 l1 M* w1 c+ J* b1 R
Vehicles lost 17 (10 destroyed, 7 disabled)$ B! S. ?1 G5 l
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3 ]; N8 m* r6 Q6 o3 P- lNight Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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0 ^! Z! _! @8 F5 eJapanese Ships
9 E& x/ P; x: V DD Satsuki5 _) U' G7 Q3 _& b" h$ L
DD Minazuki7 W, V, ?3 ^& |
DD Mochizuki
$ m8 J' D: T9 h( x. X/ B* t DD Oite
" d9 ^* {: H2 d& \ DD Hayate) o7 X. u' z- b' j5 ?0 J' w# H/ B. D
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Allied Ships
' C* _5 g" \) a' B" d PG Sacramento, Shell hits 12, heavy fires, heavy damage4 U9 |, s" D9 I. N4 z
xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 V0 _+ m. @/ q% _' h AM Muritai, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
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6 }2 |# |# J' \Allied ground losses: x" \& A2 i: ^3 Q1 b5 o" K, T
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)! U& _3 U- ]+ l& ^
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8 L3 Z0 T! Z( |/ y6 u$ W' i0 r* DNight Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 121,193, Range 8,000 Yards$ i/ s0 ~, q( H0 l
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Japanese Ships E$ D$ S+ g4 p8 X% u7 a. R/ S8 z
DD Satsuki
# J- j) M' @) @) f7 f- v/ z: e2 h( g DD Minazuki
2 q; k4 N/ Y7 b DD Mochizuki5 |& b X+ R5 q7 U, A
DD Oite" |$ s/ J4 t9 T5 G4 h g
DD Hayate; {1 A5 p4 R( X' I) |% U
9 n) F+ k: Q! U/ J! q: F% R
Allied Ships+ c& n1 v% L$ T
xAK Alabaman! B/ S- i, Q8 m$ H/ K' z( [; u
xAK Alaskan
9 e! g% n: ?( \& ^' Q' a5 e xAK American
( f$ X' y$ m3 I: a* K xAK Arizonan
' L. A8 _' f- U8 s, Y) h$ T xAK Arkansan( @4 ^# ?; |" R) A
xAK Californian
9 I$ h0 S# u0 Q xAK Canadian0 X. R7 v6 Q G6 i2 K y
xAK Dakotan' Y; x0 x5 v0 l8 ~; N/ k
xAK Hawaiian
% I W# j2 S6 h% ~ xAK Kansan3 b9 g0 [. V% y% q7 `. V
xAK Minnesotan0 a( L" X' S+ d! `, S/ }( K0 a
xAK Ohioan- }( Z/ {+ W' `) b7 O5 |' _6 L# e
xAK Panaman' Q e. g: D$ C1 j5 d
xAK Pennsylvanian$ W. u- l( y0 k2 ]: |
xAK Puerto Rican! {6 A) b! {: D' P# X9 W7 q. D
xAK Utahan" A& y( Z5 _! O0 J
xAK Virginian
# ?; i, P/ h/ J8 [2 l: f# m xAK Trento, q% A; q) D0 R& v. N
xAK Charles H Cramp: L$ v1 X8 b% ]& `, o2 I
xAK Lancaster2 [. `- l! z& k- M9 c* [
xAK Sagadahoc/ p# g$ d, w b: v( B
xAK Santa Rita% \0 p2 ~. m" t8 {! a" ^
xAK Santa Teresa' g. u8 o; b+ Q7 T7 R7 A
xAK Atlanta City
, \0 y0 e, t U1 S xAK Chickasaw City, a3 T, v9 r, m
xAK Ensley City
) o+ ^4 @5 a4 T5 [. Z# k0 t5 K xAK Knoxville City
1 o+ ~- i( w! k" Z xAK Mobile City
% J3 M7 ]5 i9 X( C3 Y xAK Tuscaloosa City
1 a- N2 Y; Q- j3 R- M2 c7 P; ~ f xAK Steel Age
& I) ~" E: f) V6 S xAK Steel Exporter
4 T( i% X9 k, l7 M, c2 ` xAK Steel Mariner6 o, I8 \; f+ U8 i
xAK Steel Navigator+ T" L5 G& F1 u: n, d! J0 N
xAK Steel Ranger9 }3 |$ }5 v, q2 F
xAK Steel Scientist1 C2 }1 M! s8 r! b; I
xAK Steel Seafarer( [. z5 F- D/ M* k
xAK Steel Trader9 r+ n8 H3 F- `; V# @
xAK Steel Voyager# }, I- g) t7 ?3 J4 v( f2 d5 K4 ~$ H
xAK Steel Worker, heavy damage
' {5 s7 E/ u( n- Z9 ?. j+ V xAK Andrea Luckenbach9 w( D" [! _' ]3 ?. T4 {
xAK Harry Luckenbach8 l0 o7 R5 A4 _, I z
xAK J.L. Luckenbach% b$ G% n, t/ W7 i0 D
xAK Jacob Luckenbach
9 b% Y; F0 ]1 d( e/ j9 d xAK Julia Luckenbach% o: h8 y( e. `; c# r3 U0 W) j
xAK Katrina Luckenbach
( U$ P5 \/ W/ r! x1 s; p xAK Lena Luckenbach& i) e0 g j5 Y% N3 }
xAK Lewis Luckenbach" ^- ^) }; U( e2 l1 Y x
xAK Lillian Luckenbach! M+ _2 c( h. [& \ A* \: J" a p
xAK Mathew Luckenbach
; ~% I! Z0 s4 x. a5 h" q) A$ Q9 y xAK Walter Luckenbach9 h r+ E' g: n6 b
xAK William Luckenbach
- a1 Q) ~" \4 _6 ` xAK Diamond head
/ c( N5 I* V7 ^0 ^. u( H( w xAK Admiral Halstead
' x P! O6 {/ U) R4 I9 Z3 } xAK Admiral Cole
: O# S$ Y# ?# O. h xAK Crown City4 T+ ?0 F, g7 t( l
AM Matai, Shell hits 20, heavy fires, heavy damage& O$ | K& ]! O3 G' O/ h o. G
xAK Rona, Shell hits 4
. k" w" k$ }5 x, Q" [ xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1
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1 L/ M( a: z7 B4 y9 N, O& UAllied ground losses:! q- {( a2 l6 O/ G3 {
37 casualties reported
0 h3 C4 O/ [; e2 ~, ~# y# a* P, Q Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
2 [0 L. T5 _3 E4 E. V Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled; d1 @4 z0 r( N! X- x
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ {) e9 j4 T$ @) y/ d
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 120,193, Range 15,000 Yards- s' V6 y0 W+ n8 s
) o; n* I7 M$ mJapanese Ships
' J1 F, P! y" R/ c! C0 F% r o+ O DD Satsuki
Z/ G( [ @8 O! n8 z* @2 Q5 n ~- q DD Minazuki S* y# E7 J" L" u9 C' w. R
DD Mochizuki2 V. H/ H- `4 o! g0 P
DD Oite; _! U7 t$ G5 q' j: a9 K2 [1 G) r, |% G
DD Hayate
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. r' v$ M$ F1 a( U& {6 O* t" HAllied Ships% z0 ~0 i* N. R+ d+ t
xAK Alabaman/ l! t' q/ `% {; a% s0 M
xAK Alaskan' i9 a* ]. p/ T/ G6 Q$ ?
xAK American
3 ~4 _4 l* \( e0 v# g) ` xAK Arizonan
4 D c6 ?1 u3 E* P' d6 S3 B xAK Arkansan) A" | P2 N6 ]) b4 L
xAK Californian
: Z. F! B' K6 V' U' w' w1 G xAK Canadian1 ~* s! c: ]" D( E
xAK Dakotan
% d/ T1 U3 G- c$ `* O* k6 o ^ xAK Hawaiian
9 n `# c4 G6 n- q% M( `' u1 ]8 H5 @ xAK Kansan. r' d7 g# [6 t9 H8 `! e* H& @7 i
xAK Minnesotan8 q# w7 a+ } {" s
xAK Ohioan, e* P2 ~6 D1 [& U+ E
xAK Panaman+ O2 S: X* O7 i, ?' ]: G
xAK Pennsylvanian/ [' [' _4 o2 V+ r0 A6 o
xAK Puerto Rican
, P% I9 K4 X, ^. Q0 O( Z xAK Utahan
* L+ q" G! ]9 L xAK Virginian
3 P1 \' U: Y5 X* \7 ^; z8 b xAK Trento
5 u8 R" w. C% s xAK Charles H Cramp! `! \- Y8 V" }. s
xAK Lancaster
3 b" a* `8 `3 v xAK Sagadahoc
$ Q3 d- r+ B5 T5 z, B xAK Santa Rita
8 N3 f* g3 n0 M! ?+ T xAK Santa Teresa
& O& A0 n8 I7 H, } xAK Atlanta City
, h6 {8 E6 i0 v' r xAK Chickasaw City( Q' y/ U4 D! s" m( h
xAK Ensley City% f4 M* o J( i9 _6 f2 _+ t6 O
xAK Knoxville City
5 u9 Z1 ^6 \& ?6 K4 s xAK Mobile City, g2 u$ `- i+ _4 U6 I- n( R, S
xAK Tuscaloosa City! l0 l- W) F; a& N
xAK Steel Age8 `4 _! o& L; w- @7 ^2 b2 z8 \1 m$ [- F
xAK Steel Exporter
# S# z& s8 a1 u( y7 U/ g: f0 a# d6 q xAK Steel Mariner
% Z7 _% T, e2 n( ?7 }7 X! p xAK Steel Navigator1 K% x5 q: G; O
xAK Steel Ranger+ e' }$ z+ ^0 m: X9 P' f
xAK Steel Scientist0 R5 \6 m. C( d
xAK Steel Seafarer
; ` p: [: f9 Z* [ xAK Steel Trader D( @3 _% _, Y: T9 X) J
xAK Steel Voyager+ e: H* k+ R, `* o; a5 @& u/ c
xAK Andrea Luckenbach4 J9 d$ g/ L" K, z
xAK Harry Luckenbach
& n' q( i v& q/ ]4 R' s% u% L0 G xAK J.L. Luckenbach( m7 K6 T% j6 u% D2 A1 _
xAK Jacob Luckenbach
3 X# v$ g& C, Q1 G: {4 K; a& O xAK Julia Luckenbach& \, d o$ f) X# i, I
xAK Katrina Luckenbach
) ~7 w, X& S% j+ G, T7 y xAK Lena Luckenbach5 E* P5 B# J5 l3 M2 Z7 O
xAK Lewis Luckenbach, q( {# U8 o$ O3 d) z
xAK Lillian Luckenbach
) T8 P& k6 H8 Z# Q xAK Mathew Luckenbach
+ ^. I4 w. z }( w1 \3 P xAK Walter Luckenbach
$ u ^1 }- r! f) c0 x- L xAK William Luckenbach
6 U" g7 R/ k' ~* B5 W$ V xAK Diamond head- t. ]9 `9 {( Q% V. S* b6 O2 g" M6 c
xAK Admiral Halstead
7 |# }$ V/ ^8 ? R" G- L& _ xAK Admiral Cole" p) C& _/ `/ S O6 Z
xAK Crown City# j0 h0 A% f+ r
xAK Admiral Y. Williams( B/ X/ P2 p* c6 v" |2 U; } n$ i
xAK Iron Crown, Shell hits 4, heavy fires. l, ~: K+ I) j: {) B3 f
xAK Rona, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage
: ?7 \5 {# u% ~& c& e' g xAK Exmoor, Shell hits 2, A/ f. z$ U' t. c9 o {! ~
xAK Aeon, Shell hits 3, on fire
8 V- b/ w: c1 t) B0 r8 L xAK Macedon, Shell hits 17 b8 v2 g" s: ]/ D
4 Z; I& w% [9 t( }# I; o. C6 F4 X# c. V1 g8 f. ]
Allied ground losses:( ]* R6 V5 a1 a# m. M, z4 a
59 casualties reported
8 Y7 o$ K" e# c+ b+ G% ]2 w6 w; o1 Q Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled. c9 b& F9 n* p5 o' D4 d( d4 u
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 19 disabled
* E( T6 i0 Q. C5 X7 v1 p/ J Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; x3 D7 R. H3 }; V* G
Guns lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled)3 Q n# e) ~7 q
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( }7 N- H* T' F0 d' y' g! @- @; @6 eDay Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 14,000 Yards5 \ P/ h W; d& v7 a2 y# n
% Q! e7 @6 s# A. | ]& ?8 ?Japanese Ships7 P8 @( k5 T) ~1 A0 I
CA Furutaka' |7 [+ g# m2 x4 r$ F& G# v8 I
CL Abukuma
* D1 n7 o; h | l8 W6 G ]: b CL Tatsuta! C) j$ T8 K, q% y) ^+ r
CL Yubari
1 D: Z5 ^, t* W* } DD Michishio
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% K2 F# j6 {/ n9 c+ Z0 V" sAllied Ships) S% I6 c* q9 X& L6 J" U( J! Q
DM Ramsay, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
5 `- U0 z, Y# l0 m" c* m% ? DM Breese, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
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Sub attack near Port Moresby at 98,133/ n8 D6 d) N3 S3 u' f1 m( B% J, w
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Japanese Ships' {; B0 Q2 Q* `" O6 ]; z
PB Kozan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
# C; ]3 a3 Z. r1 { AO Manju Maru3 _: ~2 w! ?* h; `4 H, p
AO Akebono Maru# x8 |9 y& J& m6 M
PB Choun Maru #8
- e, n$ h5 f/ `4 V3 R SC Ch 20& c& ]6 q2 {6 m, {1 L- K
/ E1 W q, k+ N1 E) FAllied Ships
" n! h# p& v( {; O! l$ l, F SS Tautog
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,1300 _* z B0 t9 a3 a* }
8 R3 I. b9 j v% `! @( kWeather in hex: Light cloud5 n5 t$ U+ j: z! [ I9 @
7 ^0 p1 g$ d U4 x' FRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.; ?9 c; V |+ B4 i0 k7 \: E
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes+ Y2 M# V7 U3 C& O" n# Y
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Japanese aircraft/ I; V5 G, l4 G( {1 B) H3 T- \
A6M2 Zero x 41. k, \3 }+ _0 p* |7 ]5 v$ H' \
# i8 [* W/ Z. v' u i# I0 c: G
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Allied aircraft6 u6 b7 D2 u# ~1 S, S
P-40E Warhawk x 16
3 z/ Y, ?" n% M, Y PBY-5 Catalina x 30
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3 y7 V* L* `, I5 X- N* }2 T& A
No Japanese losses9 L" C( _2 u! p
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Allied aircraft losses
2 A3 c$ F* U; P v2 { P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
& N8 C j1 ?4 _7 K PBY-5 Catalina: 3 damaged( m8 ^$ f) I! R& Q! a Y! P9 ?) B
PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
7 J" Z5 n% N6 d ?1 r' G8 h DD Suresushio
3 I0 L; d1 G, q- Q DD Oyashio, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage1 [: D* _& j& y$ A3 h
TB Hayabusa
2 }$ E; v) p# N# @ TB Otori2 A8 ~8 P' o+ a8 @' }. C# _# Y/ k* `
TB Hiyodori+ A" Q+ ?0 k# A: s) P0 [" `
DD Hagikaze
+ H) k! \8 p! l& Q DD Hatsukaze
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