AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 27, 42
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6 F' S$ D% ?) T6 ^9 v盟军一支在莫港卸载补给的船队全灭;6 n# t# H' c$ _) L2 n' D
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;& X5 E$ S4 A+ W5 Z( {$ j0 X
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2 z- _5 J% j+ o! Q
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 12,000 Yards- n& C/ W* r3 g. k
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DD Oyashio f0 X8 \( H0 H& J7 y9 T; S8 `
DD Hatsukaze% O$ x) |) T' W) t; a8 v3 o
DD Hagikaze
6 h3 M3 `/ J+ ]" Y; s DD Uranami
3 x2 b! i- Q* z' E5 N1 { TB Otori' X, J6 @9 i; e- J& H
TB Hiyodori
, G8 j% J( r+ q: H+ s% t8 p TB Hayabusa
5 O1 V4 U% r* K6 G* I( p3 a TB Kiji. A9 I6 P% N# O& Q8 ?" H+ Y
TB Kamo$ H; f$ N+ | x* S& t6 s2 N0 D
DD Suresushio
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% E5 J2 ]/ ~2 u" iAllied Ships
; }" I/ `# P5 |5 K xAKL Chungking, Shell hits 23, and is sunk
1 r$ L4 w3 L5 C9 U xAKL Darvel, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
% C& {, \5 L' f# \7 E8 x5 _ xAKL Kaiping, Shell hits 13, and is sunk. `* ]% A0 `1 m- o0 B5 M8 U
xAKL Vichy, Shell hits 18, and is sunk
; {2 P0 f7 r6 d8 K% F) s0 s5 ~ xAKL Patris, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
" |1 x# I8 l( |" k/ ]( q xAKL Burwah, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
! W; a1 B) u5 f, j* |) y2 `/ q 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 Yards+ U3 I1 v1 g& t% |% F
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Japanese Ships
% D) J# m( ~7 U# k$ Y4 m) z CA Furutaka8 i: s9 Y! @8 Q. s' n
CA Kako) h2 j5 _0 l/ v' K* j' ?
CL Abukuma* w7 a ?" b. {. q$ u& r, \
CL Tenryu N4 g5 Z/ W% s8 D; s% u
CL Tatsuta
/ {0 m" l* \: u2 f6 R CL Yubari, Shell hits 1: g) h9 k+ r" o0 y5 m$ _6 t
DD Michishio
. ~; `/ _% B3 Y: Y9 _. Q3 O1 R DD Amagiri. P. _1 X( I) w+ r& M$ f
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Allied Ships: P8 a0 g* L3 y+ c
DM Ramsay, Shell hits 1# M1 u! y6 R+ p/ |- m
DM Breese, Shell hits 3, on fire
, `2 |9 p }. U. K! X4 {9 W DM Tracy, Shell hits 6, and is sunk0 R! e; A% A& `- ]. C
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TF 181 encounters mine field at Pago Pago (148,161)
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CA Kako, Mine hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
8 y: x3 I% }- ~( C DD Amagiri, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage6 C9 c/ Z+ Q# M7 P
CL Tenryu, Mine hits 1, on fire1 }$ ?% h2 Y0 E1 M" g7 P
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
x4 X4 F4 A- B0 [& g7 u0 s DD Satsuki: X: |$ a4 }/ i, u" r
DD Minazuki4 [2 v3 z* Q% R0 j; @
DD Mochizuki2 [# t' G" m. Y' `' P
DD Oite
# h# ]$ K3 O. I+ T; m DD Hayate9 P+ O# Q/ @) N
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Allied Ships
; d6 w$ I" ]0 k6 c; u PG Sacramento, Shell hits 15, heavy fires, heavy damage5 s. Q* S5 u( s- w4 n
xAK Alabaman
" P0 U7 p( \6 B1 X+ Y xAK Alaskan* k5 ?: C. j; m8 y% X5 `, I
xAK American
* W) X' ?3 b- `3 Y2 V xAK Arizonan+ N) ~" z0 c% U' L$ H" o. k
xAK Arkansan. P/ b" q k1 s4 j) z1 L
xAK Californian4 [" @; f m1 W; P
xAK Canadian: h+ W" D6 F2 Q |* d
xAK Dakotan
K) l5 X8 ]" m5 H( S: d xAK Hawaiian# I% C o0 A- H
xAK Kansan
. |* r6 a4 n' V xAK Minnesotan
/ c* v; L" N, [) A! P6 w# [ xAK Ohioan
. s$ t: N! V7 I4 \. x9 S8 v7 o xAK Panaman
; q, v5 ]! W6 a1 D$ o; n xAK Pennsylvanian
( H6 ]- g; W5 m% Y xAK Puerto Rican
1 R3 C: d3 N6 z, L$ [6 e xAK Utahan
. ]) @, b3 _& o5 Y% P xAK Virginian
1 g+ S" Y% d( I xAK Trento
1 S7 @" k' Y. w! j0 D% q xAK Charles H Cramp
( ?+ e' B8 z$ {9 N4 q% o* t" q S xAK Lancaster) }6 B- ?: U) ?
xAK Sagadahoc
9 f2 S; }# k- ?8 w xAK Santa Rita
+ x; ?9 W+ O @% @ F4 C xAK Santa Teresa
( t2 i h4 u& b0 t xAK Atlanta City
; ]; I- Y) B0 X xAK Chickasaw City3 q* }% J7 T2 @3 ^
xAK Ensley City
& h5 G, k }- K! K3 U; S4 C$ ^6 ^ xAK Knoxville City
0 T! I, V+ t* K) L2 x! F! Y xAK Mobile City: ?, J% `% j$ L0 Z% T" Z- J/ P' g/ e
xAK Tuscaloosa City
/ m& M0 a: y9 w; C' B xAK Steel Age4 {0 D! u2 r0 w% }) M
xAK Steel Exporter
! E$ S* r/ z+ w$ P xAK Steel Mariner
$ ^/ \1 z9 I; O8 ~ xAK Steel Navigator& y4 ?/ W$ i" O |* Q* m+ \
xAK Steel Ranger
# @: H# v0 s; x5 O' C- ~ xAK Steel Scientist
) N) v0 h+ v C/ k7 } xAK Steel Seafarer1 P) J5 Z6 ^5 T4 n5 J R
xAK Steel Trader9 L ]3 O, p ^7 P
xAK Steel Voyager
7 Q( O' H! ~2 L/ W xAK Steel Worker
3 U, f, f# g% c# k xAK Andrea Luckenbach
" _1 i1 _& `" j Q' K$ [4 [5 B xAK Harry Luckenbach
% S+ {% W4 D1 G! [7 h xAK J.L. Luckenbach
4 s; a& ]8 a5 ~( j! ^ xAK Jacob Luckenbach$ i# r8 \% y F
xAK Julia Luckenbach* Z( J1 q' z3 Y1 s8 i% N
xAK Katrina Luckenbach7 ~$ Q* r% p# @# F
xAK Lena Luckenbach
# l. k" r5 e# Q6 h% g, Q: { xAK Lewis Luckenbach( c2 D$ U1 L- P7 \, y6 p
xAK Lillian Luckenbach
8 _! m/ E' G. J0 C. H$ X xAK Mathew Luckenbach
/ [- n# @7 y) L1 L ^' V( L xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
; R, M5 ?2 u! a& k xAK Walter Luckenbach7 _5 D! r8 A' K; d, E: B6 ~
xAK William Luckenbach
3 o( f* I% v& h, @3 G- _ xAK Diamond head3 A3 L; S; \3 s3 [0 o
xAK Admiral Halstead4 [- I3 E9 @( `
AM Matai, Shell hits 1
v; W4 u2 i2 w- I. p% p3 u, H AM Muritai, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
# i+ [) j% i- L+ a' u0 h xAK Salamaua, Shell hits 1 y9 ^' `# _* T
xAK Rona, Shell hits 2
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Allied ground losses:
2 U- n, ^" G; z 24 casualties reported0 K$ T" C: n, ?2 w7 k
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 M7 P$ H, R6 N5 r( R% I7 p2 M Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 4 disabled- w! A0 m, \% y8 f/ R! b
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled' ^+ X s: t9 R8 |" ^$ C: L& c2 S7 Z/ R
Vehicles lost 17 (10 destroyed, 7 disabled)- j6 U- V% W' A+ t
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; {/ n0 Y8 U. i; bNight Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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2 r& c j! J$ f2 h1 A1 vJapanese Ships
7 |0 e$ d1 R# O( F! o DD Satsuki
. |+ z6 f; W$ Q* W B DD Minazuki4 \; h+ _, \" x
DD Mochizuki
/ u. @- ^, P3 Q DD Oite
& ^; w8 y1 G M. D6 y. q* m; x. k4 b DD Hayate
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Allied Ships& }% Z1 U3 K- w! x m) K1 |3 p
PG Sacramento, Shell hits 12, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 q4 I6 z# L) _% f8 u. i xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 f e: {9 b0 y0 Z AM Muritai, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
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3 k2 _. \2 w7 x7 b0 f& v5 O
Allied ground losses:0 u8 m, T; `/ _* 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
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Japanese Ships
/ L" V' k, y! N4 o DD Satsuki9 n) w' b" b/ s
DD Minazuki
6 p* A; S, t# z. ~: `* Q DD Mochizuki
* J0 Z, B9 e6 S0 U0 h9 s DD Oite$ p( l" d4 @8 T6 E: ]7 e' h2 ^
DD Hayate
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Allied Ships
1 A4 S! E% }2 H8 `- G xAK Alabaman
/ d3 F4 O4 Z- b @9 M9 O ?3 t4 W+ E: p xAK Alaskan
2 A/ ]+ o) _1 D8 T xAK American
`& ^, d2 O8 t( } xAK Arizonan
: d% a) R* y7 A' \/ }% ]( Y8 _ xAK Arkansan
0 }( ]2 X5 b; S" T4 V xAK Californian K( c7 M7 B/ X1 [
xAK Canadian; x: ~9 w4 m) _: s+ u W4 Q
xAK Dakotan3 O7 S, @7 E& ?% H" M( r8 L
xAK Hawaiian
* @) e" ]; W9 u+ y- {5 ^* ^ R xAK Kansan+ ~9 b+ u4 }9 L7 A% T- _! f. k
xAK Minnesotan
, z5 l( c/ y6 G, g- |" N% Z xAK Ohioan
- Z1 N3 A' M0 Z; h& h& G0 b xAK Panaman6 E# b1 q6 u$ @2 t+ }
xAK Pennsylvanian2 j: j# Z& M' h
xAK Puerto Rican
/ n# N+ Q; N) X9 V y6 d7 ^ xAK Utahan
9 z* @ B! G1 M; J xAK Virginian2 ]/ P+ T* c4 T* w6 F( B: X, z
xAK Trento
! b7 K- M8 ~5 K+ U/ L5 S6 t% F1 m xAK Charles H Cramp, S% E* s* u' T- @- z+ ~
xAK Lancaster3 A$ c/ P- r4 L
xAK Sagadahoc: m; k2 c# ^* E: c
xAK Santa Rita8 G" s) |( O% U/ b8 e
xAK Santa Teresa
; Q0 g1 f1 J6 p$ z5 E V; p5 \ xAK Atlanta City. g+ M# f& E% [! e, ?/ u
xAK Chickasaw City) i2 Z3 b2 H2 h( R: O9 F4 `
xAK Ensley City! s, `) x/ \+ t
xAK Knoxville City
" L' c( G( u+ D# N xAK Mobile City
5 B0 }. _0 K' t8 G- u2 q- | xAK Tuscaloosa City
0 _' p, z I$ B! H, H( E7 ] xAK Steel Age) K8 p4 ^6 ^6 o6 o, l( E& U
xAK Steel Exporter
& a0 }) b. s2 n0 z% c6 f xAK Steel Mariner% ^ \8 O* v/ s" S3 M) F
xAK Steel Navigator
2 E5 X3 h6 C l6 F xAK Steel Ranger
$ E$ O# _) V! |6 p( u9 [ xAK Steel Scientist1 J. m. J8 m- }3 |5 |
xAK Steel Seafarer M& H0 \6 ? w5 h9 M' |4 f
xAK Steel Trader
S( ~* O- N2 O xAK Steel Voyager" T; X- y% {+ L2 I; J9 j S& e% T
xAK Steel Worker, heavy damage9 d5 J, Y' D0 _. y" o; K
xAK Andrea Luckenbach2 q( w7 @$ q/ _/ O" p) V
xAK Harry Luckenbach
+ m4 ~" C7 L1 F4 Y xAK J.L. Luckenbach& r R( w1 b/ Z
xAK Jacob Luckenbach
. `# }5 {* E. v xAK Julia Luckenbach
1 f+ s+ S* Z& ` xAK Katrina Luckenbach
# ~& q, @% m2 h D# x8 ^ xAK Lena Luckenbach. E$ d9 m! \' t! \1 ~# ~& j
xAK Lewis Luckenbach
# _: o. k2 @! Y7 P xAK Lillian Luckenbach
' \3 k: N6 r, Q5 ]# P8 r xAK Mathew Luckenbach
$ r. P! V& W! q8 ?' h- }2 i& @ xAK Walter Luckenbach( t1 o$ e1 ~ J1 F/ m8 g9 n( Y6 H
xAK William Luckenbach
5 p. X# f# [% K' d$ z/ _ xAK Diamond head7 h2 _' X" P( r4 l) p
xAK Admiral Halstead4 A7 [% z( D' h7 |) }! n
xAK Admiral Cole, ~2 _3 M$ y# _4 f9 g) {* D
xAK Crown City
4 P% u3 q$ E. L) U& V% I# d AM Matai, Shell hits 20, heavy fires, heavy damage
. J& \0 l( Y. i0 Y) s! |9 C5 B xAK Rona, Shell hits 4
" F/ a8 p3 x4 f$ _( ~ xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1
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9 ~* J3 p) G( _+ ~" i& [Allied ground losses:. C q1 G) z" D
37 casualties reported8 n6 [, G& [. b+ l6 Y C! s! d
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled9 M1 N6 \9 {% A& A% @0 |$ l
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled: m5 ]" w0 V3 S5 v& }
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled ~! v" v f9 v# V
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; {6 k: I- W9 @/ T0 eDay Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 120,193, Range 15,000 Yards
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9 C" v+ S) {7 F( F" qJapanese Ships
) A v0 p8 m! \$ A: M. h6 e DD Satsuki
+ o4 e9 x6 M, h& H3 d! p% T2 E DD Minazuki3 t, a& [0 g9 x/ k7 j
DD Mochizuki9 |: U9 Y+ f1 N0 x# A
DD Oite; q& c' _& ^( [3 E: |. s7 a% I
DD Hayate
6 ^& V% z8 {% S, ~8 p, @0 N$ h6 h+ q! a- T
Allied Ships
' n, D+ n5 ]/ G( h: ]. o, Z xAK Alabaman
7 p4 n- R) q e! {7 t \; j xAK Alaskan
- g/ F; L# J, n. P/ V4 t5 P xAK American
6 W' C7 o& M# @6 W0 v xAK Arizonan
. R5 l0 s- `% G xAK Arkansan
: s/ { D0 z$ g; o xAK Californian
. W4 w/ v- m. i5 V xAK Canadian2 l. j& }2 D3 ? G( I
xAK Dakotan4 Z! e7 C6 Q+ O; I6 {0 B
xAK Hawaiian. E: U! _: P! S/ P
xAK Kansan
" _( `% I! e8 [6 N xAK Minnesotan
, G" v& U, @" }# V6 k xAK Ohioan
% r6 N* n0 B6 C* |8 {& w7 z xAK Panaman
. Z$ r5 I7 s1 m; k3 a% w1 x xAK Pennsylvanian5 ^# \5 `( e2 x( ]7 U5 Y" ?
xAK Puerto Rican
( N1 ?; q( ^- F" T5 T xAK Utahan; ]& }3 P5 }. w8 V" B* f+ E( X
xAK Virginian! k9 V! r, R6 c# b: X2 n. _0 y* w# G1 q
xAK Trento
3 N, Q* F4 f0 s5 R) H xAK Charles H Cramp
: T C) e6 n8 ` xAK Lancaster0 d+ | I# h3 F D8 E6 t+ F( @
xAK Sagadahoc! S; z- G/ a6 ^1 y1 M+ H( m
xAK Santa Rita
' _# ^0 q, v& h xAK Santa Teresa
' I- [) O# _ H7 {% v* f# x* y" h xAK Atlanta City9 i$ I- K+ Q" v" U; V
xAK Chickasaw City
, ^- G* A9 b7 v3 s% h xAK Ensley City5 t. v8 `9 N* Q
xAK Knoxville City' B, Q0 q# }8 M f) a$ P
xAK Mobile City
, h# b+ v6 N+ l/ _- D6 h: D xAK Tuscaloosa City; }0 F# p7 K0 s; s/ {& l
xAK Steel Age" b7 W7 C6 j. F5 o
xAK Steel Exporter/ Y" u% y2 J v" `* S
xAK Steel Mariner& ~6 e( B3 |& b0 Q# q
xAK Steel Navigator$ N, X2 T7 r- w% |; T6 i: ^
xAK Steel Ranger
( J8 t4 A T, p' f' N1 f xAK Steel Scientist$ p7 @* f( I, W8 |* ~* g
xAK Steel Seafarer2 ^5 g& I8 P& T8 F& a
xAK Steel Trader& D* y$ d+ `& }' l
xAK Steel Voyager
2 W+ O8 s/ b' w5 Y3 `5 Q xAK Andrea Luckenbach2 K, p: q" o1 F
xAK Harry Luckenbach. r: G& Q& t9 m& H5 h; A
xAK J.L. Luckenbach6 X* E5 i2 i" A( p3 J4 ^' N; O
xAK Jacob Luckenbach& j+ S* H% Y& L* w; e& {5 V2 @7 n
xAK Julia Luckenbach, J7 O, T4 Y4 E# C
xAK Katrina Luckenbach
! P( Z4 x1 {, P8 F! S3 m) D xAK Lena Luckenbach
$ [4 L* w1 `# e. b& z0 d; n" ~ xAK Lewis Luckenbach
- n6 I- y8 O9 b! O5 x0 { xAK Lillian Luckenbach8 Y/ l0 _9 D6 S w" F/ @
xAK Mathew Luckenbach
: X& A1 P4 K4 x! B+ W" N3 { i7 M' C; n xAK Walter Luckenbach- k3 b9 y, q+ U4 B4 T
xAK William Luckenbach
4 M6 c; v: p! _$ I xAK Diamond head. B$ ~( ]6 p* d; k( I
xAK Admiral Halstead
# y; w8 v, f8 x5 `4 u/ H" v xAK Admiral Cole5 F; W/ k+ o- @- D) h) r5 b
xAK Crown City
2 X: y' I1 g4 q# G" V xAK Admiral Y. Williams
4 t6 F& w: z4 t- a& @0 g: l' N, }% | xAK Iron Crown, Shell hits 4, heavy fires& @$ C5 ]: d$ W( D8 ?( D- T0 D) E. V
xAK Rona, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage6 U6 `6 \; A4 b' o. h% }1 |% J
xAK Exmoor, Shell hits 2
4 _3 U' U" F9 v% H: } xAK Aeon, Shell hits 3, on fire P& b, P+ \5 _% f' H+ y
xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1: f( H0 }3 G* n& ^
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% N1 r+ j. p+ O. G$ T 59 casualties reported7 }! X! {8 W' e( S. J5 ]
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled/ k, k+ L: V# p- s/ Y
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 19 disabled
8 X- L0 d, z I! G3 w5 X- y Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 U6 M5 Z6 F0 {# C
Guns lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled)
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$ S. Y' H+ f( Y. jDay Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 14,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
# K8 M2 f- ~0 S% {5 c CA Furutaka' `* e. q( M& Y+ K* \. W2 T+ }
CL Abukuma) |1 x: g/ y* P# N& }1 e
CL Tatsuta4 Z4 E# T" o* y. M. H6 V! O
CL Yubari6 m& q3 R8 v# i6 m& Q
DD Michishio; G" l! } p: g
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Allied Ships
0 q4 d5 U! y6 H9 [8 b6 T3 v DM Ramsay, Shell hits 4, heavy fires* B% x* p+ b' v& `% m$ \( A( Z/ F' R
DM Breese, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
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+ \9 {: G2 o% r1 C6 S- P3 QSub attack near Port Moresby at 98,133
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Japanese Ships
7 @ [9 p/ w" d" I4 C G PB Kozan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage' S. C- t# V$ I8 C, q+ v
AO Manju Maru4 d( X$ E2 e: p) A4 c
AO Akebono Maru- l/ a0 B. \' c0 U
PB Choun Maru #8
9 M% x. n! j/ p1 Y2 }, W+ Q SC Ch 20
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Allied Ships
7 ^4 E! P8 R b; T) G3 Q4 f SS Tautog) x7 I. Q2 u! f$ C) n8 L, W
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M8 J# L3 {" t' q! cMorning 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.
/ i1 U0 i/ V$ H& L8 FEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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3 p* L6 [7 \$ [7 x9 j6 m& iJapanese aircraft
/ D+ O4 b9 H) i6 C% S A6M2 Zero x 41- ?; Y4 K2 K, \6 L! a" ^) f! ^
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' k' F7 ]# |" s. l4 @; NAllied aircraft
" x& u! {3 J5 R. x& H" G P-40E Warhawk x 16$ X% f* |6 V' I# w" }5 g
PBY-5 Catalina x 30) b- r/ B$ w& b& y
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P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
1 [5 |3 g7 q) D5 Q- t5 k( ^5 J PBY-5 Catalina: 3 damaged- P. M' T, ` c) e' R, F! N
PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
9 H- A1 g7 x" m% o DD Suresushio
8 V. E/ L! T2 {1 {1 W1 d DD Oyashio, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage. r1 O- `( d2 P; D4 c/ |
TB Hayabusa
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TB Hiyodori
$ M; i. n" N* C v) T+ i. m DD Hagikaze
`" f; ^% l4 ~4 r+ S, _5 p( h( ? DD Hatsukaze/ F- ~: E w5 d$ P
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