AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 27, 428 q% H" z5 V; _5 `* v' X( f
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盟军一支在莫港卸载补给的船队全灭;
* I2 ^( q' e; k( S3 m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;0 o& g- }, d& E2 {5 i& j1 u
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) X7 U7 T) Q/ h9 u9 M3 ^( G% j
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 12,000 Yards6 t' M$ z" f% s; Y1 ~2 U
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Japanese Ships
9 [/ l! _- G& I1 x, d" ` DD Oyashio, H6 i& y) u, K! t6 w; g- s$ ^- z7 V
DD Hatsukaze! Y7 q3 U; X3 z
DD Hagikaze
0 K9 y) w0 a3 U6 U9 O DD Uranami
+ e/ u# y2 S+ }- y8 p TB Otori
1 ~: f! a, |' D3 H TB Hiyodori
1 d0 S9 \1 L g6 J0 Q8 ^, c TB Hayabusa$ F) O4 L6 K, E8 N- t% x
TB Kiji) r2 D# j9 y: Y' s# R# ^( h1 W
TB Kamo
2 J( B1 e7 x; V% D9 b, v z: t) P DD Suresushio4 d5 V+ z5 z, L _
0 ^$ Y: I. @# ^# B2 N, UAllied Ships1 n# _9 g, P6 Z$ P& P. _* V) Y
xAKL Chungking, Shell hits 23, and is sunk
. R M9 k6 ~% N5 O6 ^0 E xAKL Darvel, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk7 g% o% \6 o. z& g" v. G% Z/ B; T
xAKL Kaiping, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
* D7 Q% h" K& Y- A8 b* M: f xAKL Vichy, Shell hits 18, and is sunk
( _1 h; J H; N$ Q xAKL Patris, Shell hits 25, and is sunk$ m( A8 ~3 v- {
xAKL Burwah, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk# h! I4 H0 M/ g. p+ r
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) M9 U& { C8 L) J* v8 B
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Japanese Ships
: D7 ]* X& S z" n CA Furutaka4 x! l% R3 d# W( w- L# m: X" x
CA Kako
# c7 ?% R% ^: N$ p2 k' ^ A" {# ~0 h CL Abukuma
/ R$ k+ ]4 q6 i' w" _ CL Tenryu
' V7 ?" J4 ^; a' H, l CL Tatsuta, ~) x; }" Q% N5 m4 M
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1
+ W) u0 I% p% ~5 i4 }) X& Y DD Michishio; `' s1 c+ M" }2 l; f5 d" }/ e* J! {
DD Amagiri' z6 Z0 D9 K% D) k
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Allied Ships7 I2 r, q5 c0 k0 r8 N3 a
DM Ramsay, Shell hits 1
, @2 F* m8 o# H' i: b0 Y ? DM Breese, Shell hits 3, on fire* m# S& b2 Z2 B' [$ ?, A
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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6 x! w" q7 N' T- }: p* yJapanese Ships0 V0 `: g! E( G) S7 M* J! d
CA Kako, Mine hits 5, on fire, heavy damage/ m' V2 a1 o0 L9 B
DD Amagiri, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
' ~' X) G; j" `! O& {6 b CL Tenryu, Mine hits 1, on fire
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& J: C2 M, _3 y9 oNight Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
" N8 E7 o, V/ M$ r# R DD Satsuki' D, Z7 v& M& c4 O X8 d
DD Minazuki
% w, L. X0 `- ?" i; a5 ^8 u3 t DD Mochizuki
" T% x/ r1 Z8 b DD Oite
& ?6 F9 P4 I0 s$ z# ~& r3 ? DD Hayate' q0 L1 p+ S& K0 H
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Allied Ships& ] _9 I/ i% M/ Q0 ~: b
PG Sacramento, Shell hits 15, heavy fires, heavy damage3 u0 o1 x0 ?1 N0 m( R
xAK Alabaman
Z& Z$ C: ^0 J5 X6 R+ \6 e xAK Alaskan
9 }8 F+ c7 f' ^! Z/ v xAK American- S. B2 Y' Z2 J4 X5 ^
xAK Arizonan
5 v _+ Y7 _ G# s7 k5 c xAK Arkansan
0 a2 U6 O. T) F: N4 v( [0 u- u3 @ xAK Californian
0 \/ w, D/ R! _$ X6 S xAK Canadian# J; r# ]3 x4 T' j6 z
xAK Dakotan
. I3 `& c$ J! N. j xAK Hawaiian$ p' e- B9 h' b9 s$ b. U
xAK Kansan
, h8 n$ n& t/ e+ E xAK Minnesotan5 {5 K1 E) p$ L p
xAK Ohioan
- \# t$ H6 i' I# w, C( l% Q3 [+ [ xAK Panaman
/ h- l' I$ ^/ ^* Z7 P- Q0 W; A xAK Pennsylvanian
# W3 ?9 c, h }0 _& W5 ? xAK Puerto Rican
2 W" `& \+ |3 j L- w xAK Utahan! B% n& }- R7 b: N2 o' v& ?/ ^% Q
xAK Virginian
0 l7 y( q) A% r2 J ? xAK Trento
7 M, }5 H7 A- z xAK Charles H Cramp( ^# y: v1 m v$ D, h G5 L1 S9 ~
xAK Lancaster: g S: C8 N' ~7 B9 ]
xAK Sagadahoc
0 N8 |, t4 V9 E" [8 j" | xAK Santa Rita! a: {- \2 g/ S3 F; P
xAK Santa Teresa
; e: M' C3 c' [5 A) p- v xAK Atlanta City( ]3 K' P9 y6 }. ]# s
xAK Chickasaw City! N* _: A8 W! B! w3 |
xAK Ensley City- h, U: l+ n' e/ p
xAK Knoxville City& I; Q' l3 M: U% G% q$ k
xAK Mobile City. i) ~& m: S. C4 R; ~
xAK Tuscaloosa City! U) l7 V" j, D" k- @
xAK Steel Age
/ R# t; m% O2 ]& ~ xAK Steel Exporter
5 V* J2 F: P' R9 G xAK Steel Mariner4 _& K. B. Q6 d' `1 A
xAK Steel Navigator
( [: P" x! m3 R xAK Steel Ranger6 o+ r; ~' F& b" V" u* h2 H" F9 r9 L2 c# [
xAK Steel Scientist+ ~6 D3 Y3 ]7 m, d
xAK Steel Seafarer
3 R- m# E8 _, Y) B8 {" N* B2 d xAK Steel Trader
9 ~& J& J: F. ?: A) q xAK Steel Voyager
x5 }4 C- C% s* z- Q% A L xAK Steel Worker- _% M( ?8 `% O3 {$ F6 v
xAK Andrea Luckenbach
+ W- X" u) P+ V0 e xAK Harry Luckenbach! z7 d0 R8 W3 [4 A) W( W
xAK J.L. Luckenbach6 F- P8 e5 Y% K. F* }$ E
xAK Jacob Luckenbach' J6 I/ R7 m! C3 d& Z5 o/ o
xAK Julia Luckenbach" `# q+ L! H5 ^6 j
xAK Katrina Luckenbach
6 C: ?+ y0 |# m4 H xAK Lena Luckenbach. p. J- i O8 v! A4 g
xAK Lewis Luckenbach
) ^1 P) Z4 O, o* E5 l4 `7 S xAK Lillian Luckenbach
1 u6 B) [9 B; y9 O8 L xAK Mathew Luckenbach
: h6 B! Y' D" }$ N' k, h0 Q xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 7, heavy fires$ ]- p9 j; Z- R
xAK Walter Luckenbach
6 I) X7 G/ b) C9 R0 Z+ h8 J xAK William Luckenbach
5 M N2 V$ a7 M& v9 J xAK Diamond head9 l9 J1 [5 ^2 x; ^6 b8 K: p
xAK Admiral Halstead
! R. V2 [0 ~& O% J AM Matai, Shell hits 1
# J$ z7 r6 a5 E AM Muritai, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 [4 l# U2 w- G0 m! Z, _ xAK Salamaua, Shell hits 18 y$ a/ B# i6 K
xAK Rona, Shell hits 2. G! ^6 G& r2 d' F1 `
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Allied ground losses:* b$ `4 R- [, I" Z" X
24 casualties reported
# s0 X) k4 R0 o! q" C4 G |" i x8 h Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
5 c6 B# z. z T Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 4 disabled
: f Q. w3 F/ N2 w Engineers: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled
4 u4 G; y" D+ k* O% e Vehicles lost 17 (10 destroyed, 7 disabled)) b& n- w( Z: X3 U7 m( O" P
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4 o. s x2 i7 a- DNight Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards# B" N% R1 Z& D/ ]8 J1 v
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Japanese Ships
4 i" a& L" @+ m/ ]1 C DD Satsuki; f$ ~/ k. L6 j) @- J
DD Minazuki' u. o; o1 ~2 ?; X0 |
DD Mochizuki
- o$ G2 m% h! n4 {; F+ K8 u DD Oite" n5 j# B; s' s$ b
DD Hayate+ p, K* @1 }6 y6 q, m
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, r; g9 L% f, c: ]4 f& [8 \ PG Sacramento, Shell hits 12, heavy fires, heavy damage
. H- M$ M0 j& F xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage" W; [# m4 E& F1 G7 b; I- t$ }2 E6 y
AM Muritai, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Allied ground losses:; u, B5 u/ @2 z& W* W
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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2 D( @/ ?4 S2 X! @. JNight Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 121,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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DD Satsuki9 j/ W8 |3 g& }. L' @6 A
DD Minazuki
+ z1 R0 p! V3 e- \ DD Mochizuki
6 k9 F2 W+ H! K h" h DD Oite) Q1 v8 S0 U! {$ X8 P; v
DD Hayate. G1 ]& n# l" {8 D
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0 O% v5 Z3 g& K6 g. }. D: J6 Q xAK Alabaman# o% }! ?/ `. _% N' C6 x9 ^2 o
xAK Alaskan/ G4 O5 ]" A) }- z
xAK American
% V, B2 s- b# Z; K, y/ N) n- X xAK Arizonan
" @3 x& \. Q/ ?3 ] xAK Arkansan
7 P: ?4 Z; o$ o% `" T' R8 J0 L xAK Californian
" ^5 w6 V0 a: j- \, z: c3 j xAK Canadian( c C/ M5 f! h$ r9 d
xAK Dakotan' L1 C- d" d3 o+ \
xAK Hawaiian
4 u a$ G8 E( e8 i xAK Kansan
o& D; z9 \' E0 P xAK Minnesotan
2 N- ^( [- g- T xAK Ohioan& @6 b9 E5 F6 q, q$ d; [
xAK Panaman
& {0 x i1 G/ L1 b: f& k4 g4 K8 G xAK Pennsylvanian: P F5 ^) Y! f. C. t5 L
xAK Puerto Rican/ E: b2 G6 `! Y3 R
xAK Utahan/ |5 D( {- J4 [' K9 d7 K
xAK Virginian
. Q. j: T7 N% b1 l3 L6 h xAK Trento6 I+ j0 @6 C J3 e8 K
xAK Charles H Cramp+ P+ r$ I& B9 L
xAK Lancaster
7 F' R0 O/ u$ N( Q% }, u9 @5 D xAK Sagadahoc
* g# c3 N/ `2 K. N/ V" r! N1 R xAK Santa Rita
3 J- ]& Y0 c$ ?' W0 b xAK Santa Teresa$ d6 C4 D6 ?7 p [. u6 O# }' |
xAK Atlanta City
0 q' m; P' i' M. ^* j- t- d* f xAK Chickasaw City
/ S1 r5 \6 K: `1 i xAK Ensley City
! f4 ^( v2 F" I6 Q/ C3 V. ` xAK Knoxville City
: d1 z1 U2 E- u8 r xAK Mobile City6 D, F1 ^% T* r3 R) E6 e
xAK Tuscaloosa City
P9 x+ X# X9 O; G+ n) A8 m xAK Steel Age) }8 _7 f5 h0 M9 `+ x
xAK Steel Exporter* f0 l6 m+ u1 e! ?
xAK Steel Mariner
: z6 y! L' ]# l& \ @' `4 s xAK Steel Navigator
, b* {. z4 @( Z- M% d" H xAK Steel Ranger% z$ n0 v$ [* G; ~
xAK Steel Scientist
' K: r0 r3 S( j8 Q8 M1 y xAK Steel Seafarer8 I' o# f4 }% X: X" z9 M
xAK Steel Trader; G# p# ]+ E) i% [
xAK Steel Voyager
# q: a+ f& R" _& ~1 H: c: d xAK Steel Worker, heavy damage
/ k- y* M3 G3 k9 R. `$ X xAK Andrea Luckenbach
. g- ^ V) s9 N xAK Harry Luckenbach7 v/ o% H* a7 s8 \; A6 T( n
xAK J.L. Luckenbach! o# {2 \+ h: P- a
xAK Jacob Luckenbach
% S8 q4 j4 Z9 H' d xAK Julia Luckenbach
& P/ A& u% ~; Q xAK Katrina Luckenbach& K& C3 R @1 R$ E, t
xAK Lena Luckenbach. r6 }' _! y! c( @7 `0 o
xAK Lewis Luckenbach, b0 i! {% k7 l6 ~7 ~
xAK Lillian Luckenbach
8 u8 W4 M7 g* h8 ~* g& E# a% Y xAK Mathew Luckenbach
5 _" v- H6 k- N N" w) t# n xAK Walter Luckenbach
2 @$ }6 ~* z3 B1 s xAK William Luckenbach1 p5 T+ L- j1 W- Q M. |
xAK Diamond head
$ i4 l* ~+ s& p; X: J6 j! } xAK Admiral Halstead& ^, U" H1 S; S) w6 I+ b6 D5 b3 G
xAK Admiral Cole
4 `% I w- y. d! K' f; k* ^$ y xAK Crown City2 \! D- n, Q( }3 M/ F/ b) O% Z
AM Matai, Shell hits 20, heavy fires, heavy damage/ K6 a$ v5 `2 Q6 P$ y+ I& e
xAK Rona, Shell hits 4! }) e$ W. P- g0 {3 e
xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1
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8 I2 X$ P9 y6 g 37 casualties reported0 n3 e. l5 ]- u' f
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
( h- M. w* d% i; Y, b5 @ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled; A3 l0 f" r# M- W0 o! b
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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% P; C8 y& f6 y/ l- QDay Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 120,193, Range 15,000 Yards ^0 @: k1 {: A; D' | N
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Japanese Ships( N$ Y- N! l- \5 J& \4 ?- l
DD Satsuki: L* s# \* t% G5 q9 |& m
DD Minazuki
7 p, c' e1 T$ N1 S DD Mochizuki
+ p! z& A/ {8 r+ j DD Oite
7 q+ j* |. Y3 I9 T DD Hayate7 `& I% f/ M8 `: ~# F. A; d% Y
8 i) x) y$ {+ f8 |/ ZAllied Ships
6 E7 X/ |. U* A* I7 r9 t xAK Alabaman! x2 q/ x4 W8 `5 Z8 h, @( b
xAK Alaskan
* t0 u) N3 R! d, _# M xAK American; Y0 U1 A$ e& X+ ?9 J2 g
xAK Arizonan
. e) h& y, S6 `' Y5 |$ \2 T xAK Arkansan
$ _' _/ G5 ^" f- ]+ K5 [: _ E xAK Californian
/ V# P0 p6 e2 {* O xAK Canadian
# Y% C% h8 h! }6 i3 } xAK Dakotan, l/ }8 Z4 K/ w& L+ c
xAK Hawaiian8 B( Z( e6 |$ i I- ]( w4 c
xAK Kansan& H1 A: u) E5 j5 B0 r' J5 v
xAK Minnesotan
2 d V: A" r! i$ }3 `& a xAK Ohioan
# P5 R/ z3 M5 ]5 D; ^ xAK Panaman
: @2 U2 h$ v" ~- G* S" x xAK Pennsylvanian/ k8 W C3 T1 D3 q l
xAK Puerto Rican: g) M/ g2 Y) g: {# g
xAK Utahan3 v; t+ ?/ J3 K$ d
xAK Virginian* l3 b/ T5 |& ~- T8 L$ Q. n
xAK Trento' \% ~- h; h" ^5 W7 v% ]% A+ b
xAK Charles H Cramp
8 e1 P: f, g, @/ v xAK Lancaster
) F& @) v) c6 X( u, s' d% l8 C xAK Sagadahoc
F7 ^: t/ @- S5 {- ^ xAK Santa Rita
0 K$ \0 `% M6 y4 O) C6 j3 P xAK Santa Teresa
9 I! U( N* N3 r1 ]" C xAK Atlanta City$ ?4 T2 c& R! g- o ?; G9 R4 V
xAK Chickasaw City8 {1 g) ~. D* M/ }5 r) T* j7 Q
xAK Ensley City
5 n; B7 b3 Z8 ^ N2 P, q% g7 R8 ? xAK Knoxville City
0 @2 ^" s) ]8 q9 u xAK Mobile City
. `, X) p$ X; E0 o s xAK Tuscaloosa City
9 @+ ?7 d. Y3 w3 {+ |, f; Z1 l# X! P xAK Steel Age6 S8 h, H4 D5 U8 w! }" p- r
xAK Steel Exporter
! B1 C2 ^( U& U0 C- I" J xAK Steel Mariner
/ F, V0 s! X; g, a! _ xAK Steel Navigator
0 n S# u# _+ Q7 @4 O xAK Steel Ranger
9 \9 b; k4 [ U- v0 S xAK Steel Scientist
) b8 s& `) L7 D xAK Steel Seafarer M: I h3 c7 J
xAK Steel Trader3 K9 b! q6 l' I2 z- Z* {
xAK Steel Voyager
9 g" w' n3 y1 X! f& w; x% P {' a7 d9 D xAK Andrea Luckenbach
7 D5 }9 U. e6 `/ u: {, |$ X0 F xAK Harry Luckenbach
( k& H9 r! `# _; u7 U2 r: m xAK J.L. Luckenbach
4 V8 f" H2 T9 X xAK Jacob Luckenbach9 n: F$ p/ ~5 j+ \, Y
xAK Julia Luckenbach+ H% m% F5 u5 Q# R, a2 Z7 k5 ?
xAK Katrina Luckenbach+ m* Q" ]6 ~, b3 h% F( v
xAK Lena Luckenbach% A+ |1 w% \$ Y3 d1 T* a
xAK Lewis Luckenbach4 G& V0 [" y$ X$ F3 z# h
xAK Lillian Luckenbach
; `4 f/ x# f2 e3 Q+ S xAK Mathew Luckenbach5 p* | x4 D" A! e9 k2 s
xAK Walter Luckenbach9 |% I: A/ E6 s5 N2 _$ [6 t3 r7 l7 X
xAK William Luckenbach1 ?6 L6 X) s# f, M, L5 ^. D
xAK Diamond head7 X$ d. Y$ Z" [
xAK Admiral Halstead
. `8 J# S8 y# I xAK Admiral Cole
& B- h9 `- b/ ~* ]+ p xAK Crown City+ @ I$ ~ }) e1 i# _
xAK Admiral Y. Williams
, O4 b& j( D& C6 _ xAK Iron Crown, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
4 W+ G: f% s2 H0 k) W xAK Rona, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage; U) ?' J3 T( t2 a& q* P* k
xAK Exmoor, Shell hits 2
: |9 _# l' z5 u8 ]3 _ xAK Aeon, Shell hits 3, on fire! m4 b" \: R/ V" z8 d' i6 ]: t
xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1
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; {5 Y( [- x9 E# ?) `& s' FAllied ground losses:
7 d( `% c5 r3 ^5 n1 ~0 o9 \ 59 casualties reported
4 @+ P0 g' y4 T9 g Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled" g3 @4 V( A( l, t" F- I! _
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 19 disabled" T3 L% x) J1 n) L# G0 k. a
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
& C! O( z) r G1 V { Guns lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled)
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# Y: U7 P6 D8 U7 {' s- q6 Y- [1 DDay Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 14,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
9 q m( f: W5 T! e( H CA Furutaka$ A% E+ M J) A' r6 e! D0 O- c" e
CL Abukuma) o3 ^, q" |" v7 k( A% C
CL Tatsuta
" ?" _* }( ^6 _% H. S5 G4 L: t CL Yubari% R% l! T' n1 E/ Q. Y* P4 i
DD Michishio
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Allied Ships, N- x% `1 ~. j. C7 \
DM Ramsay, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
/ Y5 o3 N# U u! d4 O4 `$ ? DM Breese, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
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8 C2 C* s% F! F6 g1 H6 tSub attack near Port Moresby at 98,133) p9 L8 t) ?; _) c# @' m
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8 x7 }& f( M. y8 B PB Kozan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage& H8 p, f" w! n* H. b4 m
AO Manju Maru
1 F# ], s3 I+ o5 [, H# O* O AO Akebono Maru
, ~0 \# g2 m- \2 m8 K PB Choun Maru #8
" P1 A7 @( O: t3 v: s s' z SC Ch 202 d' a% k4 l# @0 G
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Allied Ships9 q R4 T2 e) u+ {" Q
SS Tautog" A& ~4 E' R5 r6 I- g" e# l
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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( i4 D% G9 A9 j* r) oWeather in hex: Light cloud
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2 L; K% g6 V$ I4 \. o; TRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
0 G% Y# e% }7 z& XEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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& l5 x' x' D" j5 H% r3 `! z; h1 LJapanese aircraft; v6 J( R) Y# c) O1 Q$ t
A6M2 Zero x 41
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9 ~. X. L( J& d. S! `; j6 ?8 }$ }6 W7 Z3 ]
Allied aircraft* h) N0 P5 d( s" p/ k
P-40E Warhawk x 168 k3 n2 }6 Q! |. S* R3 ]4 M A3 M4 }
PBY-5 Catalina x 30* X* l( b; \/ b- i5 ~" o/ u- _
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) |. B# {0 x0 ~4 H+ B/ s8 WNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
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8 m/ k x" N8 d4 v PBY-5 Catalina: 3 damaged0 B: W, J5 |' h4 n$ w K" y
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
3 x1 G1 E9 i& y" l& r3 u( R2 o4 j TB Hayabusa
; q/ R: i+ e& O TB Otori
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1 P2 m) R* p2 N1 \3 y9 ?! \3 Y DD Hagikaze4 B, T, t2 g( Z7 S# K. S2 I
DD Hatsukaze# t7 A6 p3 X! p; G& e
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