AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 27, 42
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盟军一支在莫港卸载补给的船队全灭;
3 o, s+ p4 a3 X6 `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;
7 O" [5 o2 c1 s. }' w" j9 i2 b+ 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
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' I2 f) D6 I1 ~* E8 SNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 12,000 Yards F$ I4 }6 V& p# Y1 y- X4 J
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Japanese Ships4 L; ?, }( k) L6 B$ K! ~
DD Oyashio! k; U# X3 u/ {& ~7 W' V
DD Hatsukaze1 P/ ^7 S( I0 x5 F5 ^5 k
DD Hagikaze2 L7 U2 U3 [1 J |6 v, Q2 s$ k" J
DD Uranami
" L; M% p1 p# C& O* _0 u/ @ TB Otori
|' |9 i( ?4 i' d7 k TB Hiyodori
9 W1 v- P) p# o% X( \2 R TB Hayabusa
* a- K" H, G6 f! i+ g* w TB Kiji
( F& \2 T% i# c, t TB Kamo( f: W5 `! Q* T
DD Suresushio4 [! I7 E" }6 J, l2 b
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Allied Ships' L( r1 M; {) e% U5 O9 }
xAKL Chungking, Shell hits 23, and is sunk: ^1 |! N d$ l* \0 C
xAKL Darvel, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk% a8 ^; O" B) r8 K; p
xAKL Kaiping, Shell hits 13, and is sunk4 E: B" B4 n. V- v' S @* F( V( }
xAKL Vichy, Shell hits 18, and is sunk
# }# D# `" p. R4 V @ xAKL Patris, Shell hits 25, and is sunk% k. M( I7 n" w1 o" q, O ]
xAKL Burwah, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk* Q$ ]: t% V! ~! D0 ~
xAKL Carlisle, Shell hits 26, and is sunk
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2 O9 f/ y" p4 B3 s0 ?, R6 R! JNight Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 7,000 Yards6 R& Z. Q6 d q4 } ~ f0 U% y( [! u
3 A6 T/ X$ Z) DJapanese Ships$ \# ?$ K3 n. j) ]
CA Furutaka+ W4 z' ?3 C. r) ~4 g) U2 b) Z
CA Kako
& o% d* H& ~0 \ CL Abukuma$ r! Y b2 b) y/ x' O1 E
CL Tenryu
5 b2 d8 F' p, w1 t }& [- t CL Tatsuta
/ W, M! W& E+ Q2 n# d5 L CL Yubari, Shell hits 1 D, [. m' [7 d4 X0 f+ y9 [* K
DD Michishio
h) E L- r b" \4 @: ` DD Amagiri2 f B3 k) k( w. t
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DM Ramsay, Shell hits 1
) M! ]. s2 E2 P' Q! ]5 o DM Breese, Shell hits 3, on fire
' n. ^' @# p3 J6 D! j DM Tracy, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
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+ n: M* i: k8 u2 {TF 181 encounters mine field at Pago Pago (148,161)( T4 l( u6 E* K- [ f
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Japanese Ships
) M! M' _1 c8 s5 h$ u; _ CA Kako, Mine hits 5, on fire, heavy damage- X- E- r A5 J0 _* [6 \
DD Amagiri, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
/ m/ |1 l" Q* k8 w CL Tenryu, Mine hits 1, on fire# e, q. |) r2 e% [
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards! v4 l5 o0 m) U9 _
5 x9 ^% Z* V) N* U5 J* n0 _4 m) ?Japanese Ships/ I2 p2 g: e* s, o6 a& V9 z# a) O
DD Satsuki
7 Z; p) \5 B% r$ [ DD Minazuki
6 D/ a0 U& o- M" E1 ^6 m' q DD Mochizuki
- ^( a( u) X) x DD Oite& C) [ N& R0 }4 h( Q9 b
DD Hayate
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Allied Ships+ o5 B+ k( q5 [9 E
PG Sacramento, Shell hits 15, heavy fires, heavy damage& e* y, t/ U: X) k! p1 |! V E
xAK Alabaman* }7 x6 H% e$ E m% f; Q
xAK Alaskan
. x4 N. u; J' @4 R9 ] xAK American+ ?1 d ]9 L. P N
xAK Arizonan) p. O2 R0 J4 l+ |
xAK Arkansan
6 I( X$ G8 k8 M) H7 c xAK Californian; K: ~# G$ J a9 G' {+ ^
xAK Canadian H' @* N! x @8 p2 u% p9 S8 o" n
xAK Dakotan y$ M9 O/ Q( |- A4 m1 M1 R- s. `
xAK Hawaiian( k, {/ H: F; n$ d6 o
xAK Kansan
% t* n, Q9 P1 C. O4 z xAK Minnesotan
7 J* e0 `: K& f' ]# Q9 H xAK Ohioan6 \" [$ Y* t9 V
xAK Panaman
! |7 V9 n1 |! |2 R: q xAK Pennsylvanian
- ~% c6 ]9 Y; C% C. }/ z I xAK Puerto Rican1 D; \) T) f7 Z& f) C
xAK Utahan
; j* {( ^9 H' Y/ V xAK Virginian
% C5 k; z) p, Q xAK Trento
, n' ^* X. i6 O: X! z2 u$ \- v xAK Charles H Cramp
/ l3 i3 M ]# O xAK Lancaster
' g, ~ z0 f% e: T' R: |( b' L5 ? xAK Sagadahoc
V; u/ E& p! c xAK Santa Rita
' Q8 {( e5 t; S7 D- ?/ h xAK Santa Teresa
$ D$ q2 o" E( R1 } i7 s, p f8 [ xAK Atlanta City
. ?1 ~% S1 i& k2 K xAK Chickasaw City
/ J" x: B9 [8 y xAK Ensley City2 \/ I4 m; H3 U1 C7 x
xAK Knoxville City
7 L: p" t5 r0 ^: O* v xAK Mobile City3 ^" B6 D* q& K
xAK Tuscaloosa City5 J, I# D' M B" i( p
xAK Steel Age
- T5 H3 R& ?4 j. `7 n xAK Steel Exporter: B' {# s3 X E0 ~9 i% L
xAK Steel Mariner @5 @7 n, z3 D5 d# K2 q
xAK Steel Navigator
5 F: x! _0 q# R9 y xAK Steel Ranger/ ~" l! Z: J% k* h
xAK Steel Scientist
/ q% ~+ |( O' a- }5 l: b" c. D/ } xAK Steel Seafarer
2 q6 g& O" d8 u* d: o xAK Steel Trader
* w! D/ L7 {. f3 L4 m xAK Steel Voyager
* Q+ \$ ^. f; p9 { t) K5 U% [# d xAK Steel Worker
7 @) i" O; y5 f3 _# @, L xAK Andrea Luckenbach
1 f0 v- b: ?. A xAK Harry Luckenbach
" v& h/ ^$ L' ? R j0 U xAK J.L. Luckenbach
v) C6 ]7 _& B. N0 Z xAK Jacob Luckenbach
* I6 a' a+ L6 w; p; D+ R xAK Julia Luckenbach
/ W3 n7 c$ ?. W& L1 Y4 o" x7 U: K% O. \ xAK Katrina Luckenbach
: _: Z4 d- a( [ xAK Lena Luckenbach
5 L; t" j7 I; |' C; B8 Q9 j xAK Lewis Luckenbach3 e0 v( N6 m# i' t4 `
xAK Lillian Luckenbach
# @" b( j. l) u" ^6 V xAK Mathew Luckenbach
& V) X3 ~1 e" U8 h$ Y2 q xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
8 y7 |" _" ]% N& \1 O xAK Walter Luckenbach
( _) F# V; D$ F! ~ xAK William Luckenbach
& J, y5 {3 r6 H' W8 r4 O xAK Diamond head1 k, ]' e) i3 G; }
xAK Admiral Halstead
& ~# Y: T+ r* d: D- C* J AM Matai, Shell hits 1) v+ z- j0 y! M7 V R' }4 F( R; ^
AM Muritai, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage9 q: A$ `6 y# V6 B2 c; R% M0 ~
xAK Salamaua, Shell hits 1, K; X' h) e9 y; X$ Y' o
xAK Rona, Shell hits 25 F; [- n% N6 f" _3 s
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& g1 X. Q( J+ x8 _: CAllied ground losses:* k0 C$ K$ r# D# Y& N/ W! h: n" g
24 casualties reported7 l9 Q G; {7 q8 O/ Y' m
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, f3 }1 k5 K* Q, l& U( Z
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 4 disabled: N" D* j+ t: O3 c
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled) K/ J# `% G9 C- D% ]- z+ [
Vehicles lost 17 (10 destroyed, 7 disabled), y) t3 _& A+ o
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1 Y* L- r7 F; BNight Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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$ Z+ ~9 z5 ]- z' a3 N( n# jJapanese Ships' b8 @, T9 k0 G: }
DD Satsuki! F6 A- Y* ~4 @9 C
DD Minazuki
) l" h9 T8 [" z: b3 A DD Mochizuki2 p5 \2 ~1 x7 z" Z
DD Oite
" z, v5 P; B' \ DD Hayate
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Allied Ships
! a$ v9 ~% c' k- R' g PG Sacramento, Shell hits 12, heavy fires, heavy damage
) h8 O' @7 K% W, x xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage& s( J) D! _/ J' Y
AM Muritai, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Allied ground losses:
+ S2 R# y1 t+ u2 X2 x. ? Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 121,193, Range 8,000 Yards; d- N- O% j- x9 ^: l0 r p
d+ F1 ]; X# P! lJapanese Ships, z2 K2 B0 k- ^
DD Satsuki- O( x! g0 r! g6 n0 @! P, q
DD Minazuki
6 T7 O: F; T) T* f$ U# _% ^6 {: v- U DD Mochizuki
' G- B3 v& R- E- J DD Oite
3 O% J: h2 X1 I DD Hayate( x. D# ?, B$ a; ?0 {; q" E
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Allied Ships" K- s9 E$ d6 j
xAK Alabaman% O# j$ N/ L% s$ s% l7 I$ n3 h
xAK Alaskan
+ @ v% v c1 s4 ]6 Q/ }0 h/ j xAK American
( j$ r# ^6 Y3 M* w( X H D xAK Arizonan
^! A5 j7 ?! b W; m+ ]& C xAK Arkansan# {+ N. K- O2 w6 n! [
xAK Californian9 z7 |! G! T' A. r6 D; a( o
xAK Canadian
( D# k8 |/ O& ^. B$ v xAK Dakotan
. }8 h8 L# Y& L9 b$ }5 b xAK Hawaiian( H7 }4 D$ Q% b2 ^7 k
xAK Kansan
9 j, F7 g! X3 a xAK Minnesotan
+ S0 v' g: I# {( { xAK Ohioan
8 G# A/ z8 T8 i1 [- J! J, g xAK Panaman
; `. d# e) Y. \6 ?# n3 F xAK Pennsylvanian
9 L4 {* Z/ n9 | xAK Puerto Rican: q/ L: e2 r& b! i: w* R5 K/ ?
xAK Utahan
. y9 |* N4 |3 r3 r5 f& S+ X xAK Virginian
: g2 U* v* F r# q# U* \ xAK Trento$ \( b' c% i/ h3 p& W' o, I: A
xAK Charles H Cramp
5 G( r6 R3 y! P: ~4 t1 C( b$ f xAK Lancaster
& D& f* }# Z' z: w4 Q xAK Sagadahoc
4 H# r L, W! C1 Q) d xAK Santa Rita
$ G; m0 f/ l1 J( ^! m# }6 { xAK Santa Teresa) |* p3 Z8 s( j, H; `% l
xAK Atlanta City/ u6 w( B3 I6 Y. p0 y
xAK Chickasaw City
# v3 M$ \' O4 k( d xAK Ensley City
: i; d+ y$ Y# O" S% r3 R: x/ R xAK Knoxville City
8 n6 a* Q, N e M7 i; ]: \$ D xAK Mobile City D+ T7 E+ q& B, d/ q
xAK Tuscaloosa City. X6 V/ R! y# I% _. G8 y. y
xAK Steel Age
3 O. _$ I( v7 [. A0 ^! F xAK Steel Exporter; [% y: g1 R% w' [8 s6 m
xAK Steel Mariner
. |3 o( N2 n; I xAK Steel Navigator
# R u) M4 G) `% X1 ?, H xAK Steel Ranger, ?4 N" ~3 |% ]9 ?# i/ b7 \
xAK Steel Scientist
$ L9 ]% K" E9 K8 v, {4 i. j2 x U xAK Steel Seafarer
- {8 f1 {/ `5 r0 H6 _8 } xAK Steel Trader- @ C" c) F! D% Y( C# }) c z
xAK Steel Voyager. n) @& Z6 P3 N* s: R
xAK Steel Worker, heavy damage
/ {- W. l% q' k6 T# e xAK Andrea Luckenbach+ D: l6 D" l7 w+ C! L
xAK Harry Luckenbach
, W3 j, j$ O8 S$ ]5 w' } xAK J.L. Luckenbach: P+ U$ n- E9 F; X4 L+ H! \6 ~: `
xAK Jacob Luckenbach
) E8 R& k# s2 | xAK Julia Luckenbach$ `0 h: F6 k8 F) L! c. G1 [* t3 Y
xAK Katrina Luckenbach
! M u( h( e: }$ t xAK Lena Luckenbach
: g) Z. _5 G2 s/ S: x% w A xAK Lewis Luckenbach# h0 i/ p# f$ O2 q% R- A1 j5 I; e
xAK Lillian Luckenbach
+ n( L/ x( o5 s xAK Mathew Luckenbach; D+ K. x7 k2 z: ?. o0 @5 s
xAK Walter Luckenbach
% {1 @8 q- A) S7 G, O& J+ X xAK William Luckenbach
% e: E( @% w* z' v9 L) n xAK Diamond head
( V( u- V3 w/ {6 L& A4 L xAK Admiral Halstead0 h6 T! x" N/ v+ `
xAK Admiral Cole' p3 o: n7 P2 b& n; C3 [( y6 e
xAK Crown City
- A' M! c% m; g2 Y! ]* X: i AM Matai, Shell hits 20, heavy fires, heavy damage2 T! V( }! b1 a. t4 D" v! E
xAK Rona, Shell hits 4
- h _# [3 ~$ D+ l+ q5 k xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1( z8 d/ F9 Y2 D' [8 c* B
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8 X: g, f2 ~1 a$ b) j; wAllied ground losses:: O2 d1 }* W. H
37 casualties reported2 c Z- t4 K+ M, b) m i
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled4 e4 e2 B1 M: k. V
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled$ w7 D" M' v$ k! ^
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 120,193, Range 15,000 Yards
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% g$ `: Y! H- e8 v4 M' q( R& GJapanese Ships# Y4 i4 p4 L% n( c
DD Satsuki
1 U! H2 @ M4 e; F DD Minazuki
9 ~* E6 n( k9 I0 z. ?/ T DD Mochizuki
8 ?3 C) E( P; t6 T8 T DD Oite
% X s( [+ B+ `1 m DD Hayate8 ?4 n7 M6 K. U2 X7 V( e
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Allied Ships
, Q& S9 ~5 ]) G- e& a xAK Alabaman0 B1 \. N0 W @3 b, ^; v
xAK Alaskan- Z/ _/ B8 s Y
xAK American+ P, G2 k" l) B/ m
xAK Arizonan
# v; ]; Y0 O& u xAK Arkansan1 g2 h' G$ ]8 ?. y- O2 |
xAK Californian* w. C) K) y, {7 {2 ]: N' ^# ]! N I
xAK Canadian1 D/ q4 I' c X H% P, e; @
xAK Dakotan
" Y3 V/ i3 ]9 ~; p6 i R xAK Hawaiian$ h# v1 w L% w
xAK Kansan: {& q8 e9 v( m" `+ I5 B
xAK Minnesotan6 q) v5 U3 N. C4 [2 k6 H
xAK Ohioan: X, v) s" _4 @; P5 g
xAK Panaman5 I1 I' `$ y& p7 W- r; C' z
xAK Pennsylvanian
/ R% g. o, m9 S! c xAK Puerto Rican
6 ]1 G- i1 N% | xAK Utahan
! A, i% v! }- [0 n& l' f xAK Virginian
* y: U9 c4 ~' E6 M1 Q4 b# N xAK Trento
' z$ {5 C8 g2 N- U% }8 V' v xAK Charles H Cramp; d& e" V( u( y) ^/ t. P3 N' u
xAK Lancaster2 T2 b9 I% b3 N& o
xAK Sagadahoc
& K& R3 x. B& k xAK Santa Rita
% v9 f" I5 I! ?6 U3 w" g+ X- ? H xAK Santa Teresa3 h/ ?9 f: |( H2 u" z! |1 j
xAK Atlanta City% n5 _3 E, g/ ]; e- p$ T9 [
xAK Chickasaw City( H# t" ~8 L2 t+ o
xAK Ensley City
" T4 w; ~ y# s4 K8 B- q! n8 u xAK Knoxville City
' l' B0 W- X: [) v0 @ xAK Mobile City
# p# s1 I# {# Q+ M xAK Tuscaloosa City/ C# @5 O( T U
xAK Steel Age3 b/ R9 T+ g0 l$ @; ^
xAK Steel Exporter
- |' j' w7 U9 X" L0 P0 j xAK Steel Mariner2 r X0 f1 j. D3 i
xAK Steel Navigator
1 e. v7 C5 }# y1 b/ ` xAK Steel Ranger
& u+ t1 W) [3 p xAK Steel Scientist
/ Z2 Z# U4 h" |6 [" b xAK Steel Seafarer7 t; s Z8 I6 {# Y, u4 X
xAK Steel Trader
+ W$ T0 }) Q) D8 @5 d+ h+ M6 M xAK Steel Voyager
) R; h# z+ x+ `8 ]5 j( ], S xAK Andrea Luckenbach
2 u3 ~- L# [ ]; k xAK Harry Luckenbach* C) C2 Y/ f# ?* U3 R
xAK J.L. Luckenbach2 t! w! C& R% {; y
xAK Jacob Luckenbach
2 O: }$ U9 K5 V4 H1 r2 A' B- ] xAK Julia Luckenbach v9 l% d9 @: r& y
xAK Katrina Luckenbach
7 ]4 w/ k9 H$ _, q xAK Lena Luckenbach7 q7 M' [$ y; S6 {! B- G
xAK Lewis Luckenbach
- x. ?3 L. t5 p5 K xAK Lillian Luckenbach: d+ N8 n6 F5 v' y2 @3 C0 q( H- B
xAK Mathew Luckenbach9 s' K" v6 W/ l$ z+ @5 T
xAK Walter Luckenbach* f X3 V; V' j4 |' u# a. r" R6 |
xAK William Luckenbach
- K5 T L$ d$ T1 `) N xAK Diamond head
: f N7 Q0 Y) i# ]: |/ S* X2 r xAK Admiral Halstead
4 E8 N* e& P/ B; s- J% p xAK Admiral Cole2 A* g9 S2 n2 l" h
xAK Crown City
7 p% F2 Y3 k& a$ S. Z5 H xAK Admiral Y. Williams; ?$ M& Z6 @0 F0 K1 G
xAK Iron Crown, Shell hits 4, heavy fires" {- k+ N9 \3 F' g
xAK Rona, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage
; a! a6 C( Q# w$ y) J4 y5 W xAK Exmoor, Shell hits 2
3 V7 n6 N2 T7 _2 b xAK Aeon, Shell hits 3, on fire- G; F. l: B0 z6 N& s4 @
xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1
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Allied ground losses:
% w9 f A1 Z# I 59 casualties reported
4 ~. c3 A: R! |% F Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
( A0 {9 {* q/ J Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 19 disabled
% F1 w) V, ~3 r0 g8 S# L$ ` Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! V0 E4 I, s# u" G- S/ P" ~
Guns lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled)
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 14,000 Yards
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6 o8 m2 S) i* f6 N* J5 [Japanese Ships
& N: }1 E& g& C& A CA Furutaka
5 v" s" Y, O4 h6 N0 s5 N: w CL Abukuma' ^% b& J% D& R9 a0 e
CL Tatsuta7 ?0 s) c8 S6 u/ X& A9 a; v" f, i/ t
CL Yubari+ ]7 C& T3 B+ C* ^5 k" v; Y& g+ H* A$ Q- f9 `
DD Michishio% {& p6 a4 v1 |* a& {; v3 z
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Allied Ships
3 Z4 {) o! f+ w0 K DM Ramsay, Shell hits 4, heavy fires9 J% `& B; o2 v' n, l$ l" X% ~
DM Breese, Shell hits 12, and is sunk. p$ D$ ^! I0 w/ d& A7 J( L0 x+ a
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Sub attack near Port Moresby at 98,133/ h$ K8 x% j9 ^
: \, O& B- h; p; }- q9 ~Japanese Ships
+ D, b. _& [$ } o PB Kozan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
1 ^% [4 f- g1 m, J AO Manju Maru
$ Z' @1 N( w2 X2 ~' M$ r# _ AO Akebono Maru
2 H! ], t0 {6 q1 ]7 ~) p6 h2 C( y- q PB Choun Maru #8
L- \2 {# z, o+ p( G SC Ch 20
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Allied Ships
3 W D% d; L$ f: B5 b! h* a) X SS Tautog
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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6 i! ?! P: Q8 d* HWeather in hex: Light cloud: s7 _) K( P, Z2 _ i$ F3 P
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
7 G2 |( h+ F- n" ~3 ]; E# UEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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Japanese aircraft, f6 D, i1 ~1 v7 ~2 h! T
A6M2 Zero x 41
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/ n4 Y4 r. K1 x3 d- CAllied aircraft
" Q4 s2 K7 |! X& O. K' [) h; S P-40E Warhawk x 16# H/ L; u% i- T( R
PBY-5 Catalina x 30" ^& y- a% z0 n+ t( v
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; n. _# x5 T& k6 o; L* JNo Japanese losses+ `: |' g& |; b" C! D8 m2 A# e3 O
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Allied aircraft losses
. @% {. L% i+ h1 j; o) H3 F" G P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
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DD Oyashio, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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TB Hiyodori
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DD Hatsukaze
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