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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 2,000 Yards- y' B) O% f0 N( |' O1 ~& T. a" |
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Japanese Ships
$ i. C$ d- C H n8 v6 x. ? BB Kongo7 K! x7 z% ^) u7 E/ [9 o! I
CA Mikuma _2 ?3 F, y. o; x% F, R
CA Kumano4 {5 P% q" r/ O
CA Furutaka4 i' h$ D6 H4 C: i9 H) f# k+ W
DD Akatsuki' \7 z; d/ C+ i+ K* y( i
xAK Nanko Maru, Shell hits 2
& R7 m' I1 f% D0 S1 i xAK Kotobuki Maru #5' {) o9 s& ?9 U; C
xAK Kuraido Maru7 q! @2 \! p/ I, V
xAK La Plata Maru, Shell hits 1* e. R- w7 E& t" _, X/ c! X d
xAK Mansei Maru
+ x& X0 j2 D: a( M K' A xAK Morioka Maru
& ~' L% d& K p. \1 n7 W xAK Nitiai Maru, Shell hits 4
& |0 u% W0 v" ^0 c& Y* q xAK Oigawa Maru
+ a6 u- y, v+ u: M xAK Reiyo Maru
% C6 W L+ S8 a xAK Samarang Maru% k3 i* ~4 W4 t5 E8 @
xAK Shozan Maru, Shell hits 2
9 e2 \7 p ~( U8 M: R- @ xAK Sumiyoshi Maru, Shell hits 1- k6 O/ }) d. g3 C& v
xAK Taihei Maru, Shell hits 2
+ c) q+ F K8 j8 F) q7 S/ {" S xAK Tokusima Maru0 u9 P- T6 L0 p2 Y# p1 U6 h+ ~% v. V
xAK Uji Maru, Shell hits 2" G) H3 X8 v4 v" C1 s
xAK Unkai Maru #6
W% C* {( @% r; m5 \ xAK Yubari Maru, Shell hits 6; e# ?+ M# P, S" d6 t p/ n
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Allied Ships
7 ~: c' w# i/ f2 P$ j1 n6 Z PT-80
+ B* c. j1 z+ Q8 e5 g- S PT-81
3 S; ^6 Q% u9 z! | PT-827 F) H( X# D0 E5 ?
PT-83, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
3 Q- d7 d3 Q8 Q; W' ~4 S PT-842 l# J7 ~( o- L }
PT-115, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
3 A7 n) |) D; n% b) k/ u PT-116, Shell hits 1, and is sunk# q' d* |1 \: ]) k
PT-117, Shell hits 1, and is sunk2 X4 l3 h+ `1 L2 q! k7 X$ ?, Y
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Japanese ground losses:
$ z! T0 i$ K* c3 T9 Q 6 casualties reported+ K+ R3 Q0 S, J8 ]' k0 q
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; O8 o4 Q( V2 O% p* I
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
3 S( j& i g3 _# P Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* u6 e. r( g) z) _# P
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TF 266 encounters mine field at Port Moresby (98,130)
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Japanese Ships* K$ ~2 K' n+ n8 b: I' r
BB Kongo, Mine hits 2
1 S8 h4 t* T3 T% D0 f DD Akatsuki, Mine hits 1, on fire
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 3,000 Yards
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: f5 m2 `0 x3 O8 {Japanese aircraft
! C& D. y2 n0 W no flights
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7 O4 }0 ?4 T. `8 y2 FJapanese aircraft losses
; q# U' Y) k6 v" C% r E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed: `- G" {' c, }
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Japanese Ships
' r$ T$ d7 \: V0 M BB Kongo, Shell hits 21, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk! K% a7 M, }) C0 K
CA Mikuma- p2 n; ]/ ], f' _/ j
CA Kumano, Shell hits 1- h7 V3 H6 s6 g( v! m& w* u
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 2
' H+ r2 X7 L1 B, O DD Akatsuki, Shell hits 17, and is sunk
( X0 v( }( `0 ]1 J; e8 D; u J$ v xAK Nanko Maru$ d/ E2 s, g: I* c9 ~, r a, t
xAK Kotobuki Maru #5
# ?- [/ E& H& [3 T xAK Kuraido Maru
d) v8 h n* Y0 w, X xAK La Plata Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire9 U; l0 z S) `4 ~4 q
xAK Mansei Maru) } Y, h) U( K P* g
xAK Morioka Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
+ L$ l8 I6 ?+ ]0 o/ _ xAK Nitiai Maru, Shell hits 3
7 D& q+ z8 B& Z M: I5 t. ]" {9 W xAK Oigawa Maru1 l2 d( P' F' e; i% F
xAK Reiyo Maru
* p, @* X% P9 T xAK Samarang Maru, Shell hits 2
) l T- E0 B8 D2 P xAK Shozan Maru, Shell hits 1
+ b% ?& P5 T7 T! D4 r6 P xAK Sumiyoshi Maru2 G3 A( z% A8 `. V
xAK Taihei Maru, Shell hits 4
4 [& m) [9 [% I6 a& s xAK Tokusima Maru
+ |, C" `: L4 x+ @ xAK Uji Maru
0 D% Q% [* J4 @) g xAK Unkai Maru #63 r+ T! ~( x* l" G% _( w0 p7 p
xAK Yubari Maru
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$ B+ `9 b4 G. gAllied Ships2 r3 T8 Q/ N7 j- T
CA Houston, Shell hits 1
9 ?8 o. E* ?( t6 ~9 G CA Canberra
( e4 ~% r2 k1 \+ g! b+ }/ c CL Leander. i4 n q O8 t- m+ Q, L8 v
CL Perth
" D8 B- T) t9 k" k$ l DD Barker, Shell hits 1' O. E+ D+ k$ ~2 x8 J
DD Bulmer0 I, [* k3 `7 h9 ~# k K8 \+ w
DD Edsall) S5 Q" p3 K. e ~# D0 n1 `* ?
DD Stuart
# y2 H. ^* O3 e8 R DD Stronghold; @1 f6 B$ Q/ k s. g
DD Tenedos
) D4 c. E: {. p' r; X DD Thanet* i3 f& g4 k. }+ U# }
DD Thracian, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
7 J3 K1 Z \, i; ~0 ] DD Le Triomphant6 r; E; E$ n9 Z6 ?3 d% G
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Japanese ground losses:
7 K3 R, s1 K# T6 S: u4 o9 ] 64 casualties reported
$ o; \- q6 w) b. a1 T9 u% } Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled4 M2 M* j9 W# I. t
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled) F. J+ \5 P" L7 t. X6 r$ h
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled |