AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/08/44
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4 c7 M+ k% z6 g8 X0 oDay 2 saw the introduction of the bulk of the Combined Fleet. During night I spreyed my 5 SCTFs on expected retretat routes and here's the result: 1 h7 a1 _: B% p
# `4 W+ N5 ?8 [2 }, d- @Night Time Surface Combat at 77,81 $ @) q0 u6 ^# X4 L) k2 Z C: d
Allied aircraft
* ]+ w6 E' `+ c2 E+ X3 nno flights
3 \0 m$ V3 W0 D. k8 bAllied aircraft losses
9 j: h& Z2 \3 t6 ~4 [SOC-3 Seagull: 6 destroyed
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Japanese Ships 3 K5 {! |& s& _3 [
BB Mutsu
9 N7 M" X" D- j2 k+ _0 OBB Yamato
1 R+ G" J8 G8 e4 m. A0 h. S! X/ }9 U9 {BB Fuso ' k0 A7 K, i; r# E% [
BB Yamashiro ! U# I ^' j2 e; D3 f
CL Tatsuta : M0 Q6 T5 {5 j7 E
DD Tanikaze
; o, M5 z9 ^3 w$ o u6 r( yDD Fubuki + R. C' p+ R* O4 L" I, x
DD Shinonome 2 {" T8 J/ q/ B: s+ D) W$ x
DD Usugumo
# h& A, b" R) w y8 l3 R7 g. oDD Shirakumo $ ^. k" ?, y' y0 u$ r
DD Isonami
7 I; B5 B" l- d( T6 nDD Hatsuyuki ; ]6 a$ P* J$ V d
DD Uranami 9 e$ N* p. k# ?
DD Akebono * G& F9 ^" X! d3 s9 y+ g, [
2 `. x) s0 i+ p" g' z& [ |: a4 |1 xAllied Ships 3 P! }- v* f) u/ v! K' r. A) x- O
CL San Francisco, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage 9 ^. ]( t6 ^6 S! w
CA Astoria, Shell hits 23, and is sunk 7 p \/ t. y* T
CL Hobart, Shell hits 21, and is sunk 2 [5 e; c& D# m# S: T4 S
CA Concord, Shell hits 29, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
. v0 d* i; ? aDE Stadtfeld, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage . q6 {. F& x) H$ k4 \
DE Harold C. Thomas, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk & u }) v; @. }: q7 Z+ E, w; G
DE Tisdale
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83 5 N3 ^8 } k$ J/ i% r: l0 i
, p5 _: H; ]' P) DAllied aircraft ( Z2 M: l5 ^( k/ O8 `# r0 O3 T
no flights
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Allied aircraft losses $ R4 l2 W7 ^8 |9 B
SOC-3 Seagull: 1 destroyed . {* a' ?% C6 f0 S3 q ` G2 @) H
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Japanese Ships : |9 E+ j' D& i5 Q
CA Takao, Shell hits 1
5 G0 ^) Y/ d) _* I5 x Y- DCA Atago, Shell hits 2 ) D- W4 A- X$ _; F0 w
CA Maya, Shell hits 2
/ C! j A1 t) {* w/ gCA Chokai ; \2 x4 {# n4 N1 c! ^
CA Myoko
. y' `) Z8 T q0 j) t$ ]/ jCA Haguro
# F6 O( a& `2 ^CA Nachi, Shell hits 1
4 x9 r/ r8 k2 r8 C5 U6 hCA Ashigara, Shell hits 1 # X# p6 Z- o L9 i4 F# W- C
DD Yugumo, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
$ G+ z! U. u! i' D5 c7 PDD Tamanami
% N4 k- d6 [& |* |, RDD Suzunami
$ K2 y& `6 Q, L- H! N. gDD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1 - C- h; M5 d0 ~
DD Oyashio 4 m# d8 T: o& h9 z: i' k' Y
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire * F/ _# _& E5 X$ F/ s% \
) y! k$ ^* N8 v* Q4 r: QAllied Ships
# R, g3 m$ |' |- ~* F3 VCVE Santee 3 F* ~. c0 ^$ `+ w8 |- ? R
CVE Manila Bay 0 f; [9 B" ~( a9 z: b
CVE Natoma Bay : I2 G3 l! m1 n. x$ x
CVE Gambier Bay 9 s. K( A4 a5 d+ R6 _
CVE Nehenta Bay 7 k- M: B3 L: a" `
CVE Ommaney Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire # v* T7 Y! V1 O; B0 R( I% s
CL Montpelier, Shell hits 3 % y# `1 L+ P& U6 A; n) o
CL Mobile, Shell hits 25, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
5 P( Q/ g( P; ]0 O! lCA Salt Lake City ; i1 \7 S3 O$ P* y
DD Ammen
6 F; l3 D5 T3 g- X% KDD Anthony, Shell hits 1
% R, W: A, u* c/ \% Q: x7 |% T+ sDD Aulick, Shell hits 1 4 I( o+ P4 G% x) h- d
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. y6 r, ` l4 F/ f. J; [ Q0 X6 J8 A# mNight Time Surface Combat at 78,83
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& s" m) @; m ]7 q$ c9 o4 B1 zJapanese Ships
, o4 S+ C% z: T% @$ C" [- W' iCA Takao, Shell hits 1 * O( Z2 C7 k; c9 G% U
CA Atago 5 T- f! ~8 V+ y9 {6 n+ I
CA Maya . N# M5 V3 T# x0 {. u- T% L5 V
CA Chokai
- N$ M) B( A, UCA Myoko * \0 v) W$ ^0 c- l7 i
CA Haguro
/ r; `! O7 L6 g2 J. w) p. oCA Nachi ( ~+ a9 m: r% ]6 n
CA Ashigara
- j y' q+ P" V4 s9 T6 @8 GDD Yugumo, on fire, heavy damage
- g' w/ M9 G1 ^ y+ u3 E* F, u0 p. ADD Tamanami + y! Z4 b: g, ^
DD Suzunami
! K$ n) U# _ x `/ ~5 d! f HDD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1
0 m8 Q. W: q) E7 i1 [$ Y" V$ p/ |1 ]DD Oyashio & X) @* P& Q+ U) i$ |8 S
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire ' |) H9 n4 `; k
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Allied Ships
, K8 E5 R3 n! J# z! ?CVE Petrof Bay 5 L! B4 w9 `* G; F$ M
CVE Savo Island
! u) _- R7 [" j$ ^4 R: j) C5 [CVE Rudyerd Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire
6 |* c* q9 M# N b/ ZCVE St. Lo ; b& X4 |8 U8 Y3 v' A" T
CVE Kadashan Bay
1 V/ Z6 y! j N" r. QCVE Saginaw Bay 9 o; R/ {& L! z$ g
CVE Long Island 2 t _2 R }0 n9 V, S
CA Vincennes 8 P) w1 M i8 [5 f8 U9 s
CA Wichita - x5 i) r5 X+ E/ `( X
CA Boston
+ h' v* ^5 \" M: mCL Boise
5 Y/ o7 O" Z( i- q) NDE Bangust ' r7 u) C+ t2 U9 {7 N
DE Baron, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage , s8 A& d' Y6 G- X7 r) I c
DE Levy
/ A- M! k: M( c# {& }: K, e2 H, uDE McConnell ; H9 D2 s0 a8 o3 J
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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Allied aircraft + Z1 ^; l5 t; H) }0 I1 e3 F
no flights 8 h: d c4 o1 V6 H
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Allied aircraft losses
4 y: W# E- g! Q' `# R( qFM-2 Wildcat: 11 destroyed
; C+ I, n4 v, f+ @4 wTBM Avenger: 1 destroyed
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Japanese Ships
" E u, Q1 W* HCA Tone 3 r$ [' _% z& N
CA Chikuma
3 Q6 b3 p# u2 Q/ QCL Nagara, Shell hits 1
5 ~. T3 _ e! t [! WCL Isuzu
( s( B5 W b, x6 F; S. K" p$ zCL Natori 1 y- p7 M5 I: m j( ?7 F
CL Yura
4 u* H* r6 f/ |6 kCL Kitakami ' n& ^: p9 O. {
CL Oi + r6 J9 q# N: C! C* \1 V
DD Shimakaze
( L9 w; c* O# y4 x+ ?DD Fujinami, Shell hits 1 # U' v% b3 Y; x/ @2 m0 e/ L1 ?
DD Kishinami
9 N. d# U6 U$ K& g2 Y( XDD Hamanami
9 x; Q9 e* t# \! u! X4 i7 I4 _DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
3 U$ ?% g) s/ V, A8 kDD Maikaze
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Allied Ships : z7 g% I& }- P
CVE Prince William & h A, S- F, a' e4 g# G
CVE Barnes, Shell hits 2 % e o% a2 x9 J) Y
CVE Anzio, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
$ e9 V! C- q; y* d* t0 E% \CVE Liscome Bay, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
$ z" e* P8 b. j. D4 z( @; \DE Bebas, Shell hits 8, and is sunk & P. t0 d* o0 l/ k; v
DE Brackett, Shell hits 1 * P2 {; |" d# y
DE Cabana, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
% Y$ l: a( I7 Y; A& [DE Canfield, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk " ^ ]! z W/ W' s2 m
DE Carlson, Shell hits 1, on fire $ ~! w7 M N3 c" r$ Y
AO Brazos 4 [1 V$ L% H9 i& s3 B2 C
AO Kanawha ; d4 M+ s& G+ y0 `/ A
AO Neches, Shell hits 1 ( z+ ]$ V8 g( A, {5 {0 A
AO Tappahanock
8 Y9 T7 U! S. b9 S T" `# ^6 _) wAO Suamico , ~) ?4 q- i/ t* a, O; t
AO Millicoma
6 n6 U8 u7 g3 tAO Saranac ) O& y3 \* d8 {) Q" l# f* G* b
AO Saugatuck / |$ n8 a. a( U4 ~; u2 z
AE Pyro 1 X9 E8 p% M9 V; w$ z
AE Henry L. Hoyt
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, O, v( l( e" T; K( a+ p, f$ NNight Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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Japanese Ships u) @2 l0 T8 Z" I9 l
CA Tone
7 D7 y) c- U6 J* r" |% GCA Chikuma
/ `1 T% A( j" P: b% @, sCL Nagara
+ ^+ O( h+ J( V1 U) }CL Isuzu 4 J4 k% k- e) o* V
CL Natori
2 v! _; a3 N! Y% p4 XCL Yura
/ P" U/ k- l i% |CL Kitakami 1 ?( ]3 w7 ^9 L) {7 @
CL Oi
" t5 g/ s' @* p$ y z; rDD Shimakaze 4 L. x5 \& x' r6 i2 I J
DD Fujinami ( t; J* E0 n- Y2 y: ]- t
DD Kishinami
7 R: q" ^5 W( k" k' XDD Hamanami 4 Z! O: T$ J+ g6 s3 Y+ J
DD Hayashio
0 M1 o: |* u" A) s2 r1 v* YDD Maikaze , @1 A. `2 w! p) d
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0 p: D$ t& R9 I0 m. D8 F5 h& s# HDE Samuel S. Miles, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk X9 ^/ {& \7 j& u [% o
DE Osterhaus, Shell hits 50, and is sunk
/ {. q3 }: _5 ^" f1 s$ D/ d& R9 bDE Parks, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
7 ?5 ^8 k9 `6 o) |$ r {, M0 J+ _DE Riddle, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
- K1 i" M O- sAO Cache
' o; ^0 X% ]" P( _+ @! QAO Schuylkill, Shell hits 7, on fire 1 Y7 @1 i; _, J0 Q% M9 h8 T
AO Cossatot 5 [! g5 t" M# R+ O1 m
AO Chepachet
3 W) R" \( C7 h, K' iAE Jacob Riis, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
5 F# g9 L4 J4 N( S4 sAE John P. Gaines, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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Japanese Ships ( {& _0 ~1 M c! w' [
CA Tone
`- g' s' `; a5 kCA Chikuma 8 i( x. j, B& [' H: d1 p: I3 C
CL Nagara, Shell hits 3, on fire
1 _2 u9 C5 G/ w7 ^0 f" f) VCL Isuzu
5 p0 r0 @ k- B/ t Y" z; QCL Natori
" C7 s1 R% q# B* |* o4 x$ U, qCL Yura, Shell hits 1, on fire
' I6 B1 X, P. H+ y& Z/ `CL Kitakami
% x4 Y. C- F. K8 WCL Oi, Shell hits 1 / ?: E! |- s5 ~% ?
DD Shimakaze
9 \! ?4 h8 K6 sDD Fujinami
( t, T- V0 F4 ?: P0 a% i. P! B- TDD Kishinami $ I5 P- g+ M3 `/ F% V! b
DD Hamanami
* [' Y9 `$ `2 U2 K: E4 yDD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
0 F. {+ W+ s- J8 N% e2 GDD Maikaze, Shell hits 1 ' A5 ]- ~9 y. l6 }! v
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Allied Ships
: p* o5 k; _; n( I/ Y" BCV Hornet . C( E8 M; A8 I D$ M+ v5 Y8 p
CV Intrepid, Shell hits 1, on fire
7 g/ R6 S4 |' o) z- F; n4 SCVL Princeton s3 k5 }( h: R# [
CVL Belleau Wood, Shell hits 1 * X; {8 O1 g, f2 Y
CVL Cowpens 2 E7 M# A! R6 c
CL Chicago ! J* p' h* k4 v, [
CL Cleveland , {/ x E* w |9 g0 h0 A1 b
CL Columbia
: X h. @3 y7 sCA Pensacola 5 j( V1 g R/ F' f) A
CA Raleigh, Shell hits 2
0 }, ^7 w* z( ^% R& @2 LDD Boyd , w4 ` s2 P/ L2 a$ {$ E
DD Bradford
0 Y, L+ v* X: u1 y0 ADD Brownson, Shell hits 1
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This last USN CVTF was then caght by KB: 0 X/ A! x) a+ {3 _" @5 n
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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( k, Q8 `) }% O* IA6M5 Zeke x 33 ( Y0 {9 m2 r1 Y. g
D3A Val x 7 + ^2 p% t l+ l& A; P! B6 V
D4Y Judy x 123 ( K: c: `. s9 [& l, e( c
B5N Kate x 35 5 ]5 y/ J" Q% B h- ]: Z( r
B6N Jill x 67 9 A& @9 W2 p |
9 n2 o% J) B/ v" i% x V! ]Allied aircraft $ a$ b% i6 R; c" M
F6F Hellcat x 3
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Japanese aircraft losses ' g) `7 ^5 m! V+ A# c
A6M5 Zeke: 3 destroyed 9 M' z+ P/ w" ?/ F, p
D3A Val: 3 destroyed " O3 A+ ?1 _9 U: x8 X
D4Y Judy: 14 destroyed, 22 damaged
% {. H5 J, x; u: M9 TB5N Kate: 4 destroyed, 18 damaged
: u$ P0 Z/ A. T# h: nB6N Jill: 7 destroyed, 21 damaged + k% z% k+ A' p1 v3 {- f
9 Z9 e( D) @* C" Y: H' I, |; ZAllied aircraft losses " |& Z: m0 g3 M" I7 J
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
' i* w s9 V; |6 V( XCV Intrepid, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
T% [- v% x0 L: MCVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 2, on fire " H) T: t6 Y4 h7 H1 U7 Y
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
: j! g7 m% U; J& y; u3 kCVL Princeton, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage # r6 X9 a" }( E$ K8 S4 w/ J8 [, z5 ~4 z
CVL Cowpens, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage % P: g; _" A. |4 I2 Y- E# Z; {- e
CL Cleveland, Torpedo hits 1 9 F0 z' Z: Z8 v& ^4 L2 F
+ J. C; b# k2 I% e6 EAnd then by LBA:
9 |9 W! F$ a! hDay Air attack on TF at 80,84
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Japanese aircraft 1 Q2 J4 g1 T1 [; W0 p
A6M5 Zeke x 16
8 Z3 d+ s- ^, T) D/ k0 x6 dD3A Val x 14
) S, _7 S+ r- l! g/ vD4Y Judy x 38 1 b9 `3 o6 h: d+ s
B5N Kate x 24 ; R+ B4 U* w% O) X$ ] F) O b/ D
B6N Jill x 3 ' ]+ c- O" |0 i/ H
G3M Nell x 9
# B6 P3 @3 m% l$ E3 ZG4M2 Betty x 49 4 p3 T0 H5 h' \; H- b! K% i
P1Y Frances x 20 6 U/ j* y# g1 T; S1 @
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 51
6 t4 k9 u, U, f I* G; ]Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5
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7 v; @/ r* |7 I6 h8 bAllied aircraft 5 J4 k8 o4 I. e* L- k4 \
no flights
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' [/ N$ ~" E! A! {/ NJapanese aircraft losses
1 v9 L& b0 V& Z" D/ m0 k. F, eG3M Nell: 1 damaged 6 F% W; O/ {! R6 y( U
G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged ( Q. ?# U/ U7 F
P1Y Frances: 3 damaged
, Z9 w3 U0 A7 d0 p3 R$ Z+ j0 r, H: VKi-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
1 w( q: {. g/ w" v6 sF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed $ @1 `' M1 H/ k. V
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Allied Ships 1 J+ d. M) g4 \* D4 ? q4 c' U) m
CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 9 q+ Q" W, Y2 g# s" v# ?) u5 |
CA Raleigh
. ]9 s1 r+ V6 l& l$ p& {3 BCVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
3 ^' r5 A/ J3 ]CVL Cowpens, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage . ?: i# R3 ]" ~* E
CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
v. n/ V! D8 ^: I1 x% wCL Cleveland, Bomb hits 1 6 D1 T% P9 [) Z
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Secodary strike:
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: M2 I4 F: b; W0 K- qJapanese aircraft $ d: n# C/ V+ e( p' |
A6M5 Zeke x 7
: a" ^) ?8 q$ [" E! ED4Y Judy x 36 6 M V5 C% ^+ ~ @; j6 ~0 g) e' N/ X
B5N Kate x 5 : t0 v/ l: G0 X/ B5 O; r1 ^
B6N Jill x 8 9 Z' H0 {8 D, m
2 o+ O! }. i5 N# bAllied aircraft ; k% Y g7 S0 C
no flights
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. z# \* Q, I+ W& g! a( TJapanese aircraft losses - N/ u4 O6 Q! _9 e4 Q
B5N Kate: 2 damaged
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8 H& Q8 E' k* d. Q ZAllied aircraft losses
# e6 _2 p: f2 C$ F/ i! \( ~F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
. j' P) Q& o: G# u9 dCV Intrepid, on fire, heavy damage
! X& b$ J0 Y' l# E' TCVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 2 M* G7 b+ C. E% C! x
. |1 O) g% c/ M3 S; aAnd this one fails to find any more targets:
0 |% ?* X- n$ M% E4 wDay Air attack on TF at 80,84
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" w! q& K; W" `Japanese aircraft
9 s" V0 O$ a( F' O3 ~- CA6M5 Zeke x 3
% i9 r" \, Q6 kD4Y Judy x 14 2 K* o" a; k+ f# l0 B
B6N Jill x 11 3 B5 Q; ?& m, f$ P
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No Japanese losses
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& f! Y; _1 p$ SLBA Jills: ' s i8 \+ f) @$ r9 m3 B$ q
Day Air attack on TF at 77,83 * W$ _3 t- K# i! P: ^( N$ x! y
" @, x$ r6 M) d! n8 G% W8 zJapanese aircraft
; x" f: {- N/ y0 j2 \' U# VB6N Jill x 8 0 ?8 `* P1 b4 f2 k. K5 @
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No Japanese losses 1 y+ t+ }: v8 ~3 e, U
2 M* v* D( R4 `Allied Ships
) x e- a1 ?% {; t+ b) m! `2 t5 y$ SCV Bunker Hill, on fire, heavy damage 9 v( [" [6 O; Y
CV Wasp, on fire, heavy damage
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j- q, v# Z) J9 G( lAfternoon phase saw KB clouded in so LBA from Kusiae did all the work: 6 d/ c- D0 A8 t1 _( C
Day Air attack on TF at 79,85
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l+ G( p5 ]/ W3 B2 rJapanese aircraft
V" Q/ |; m, B; z( z [' B) b/ aG3M Nell x 7 6 Z7 M! S0 a5 U
G4M2 Betty x 38
0 o4 U5 r M* N7 F" {P1Y Frances x 14 7 n2 `/ n2 ` ?, K# U. C
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 46 & @3 ] s( ^) K% |6 M3 \
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5 9 A, a& f9 k7 j; u
4 f7 x' G+ g: |2 u7 i# j
Allied aircraft / n* i3 M' }2 v$ b& U
FM-2 Wildcat x 12
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Japanese aircraft losses * c7 ?) j8 f) i; [3 U! l+ c" k' [
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged ( }) g7 N( ?( E4 [
G4M2 Betty: 5 destroyed, 28 damaged 9 Y4 e- G `) \: r/ G6 h
P1Y Frances: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged
! w& V- V/ I5 w! T2 k6 s! y$ ~Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged ' ]6 h4 G) o* [: G& l1 R0 I* g
( C E: v3 f J' {) {, m4 l; OAllied aircraft losses
7 s1 B/ t8 ]/ DFM-2 Wildcat: 7 destroyed * F" Y3 M0 v2 |0 m2 G* R5 p
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Allied Ships
3 Q5 F5 } @( A/ t+ j8 }- ICVE Savo Island % {& ~# ]3 z4 M) o9 J' A
CVE St. Lo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
$ \8 M, [% z, H5 q5 f0 BCVE Kadashan Bay, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
$ e% A( o7 V% C8 e* hCVE Petrof Bay
$ I- H$ B2 b- v1 Y& j1 qCVE Saginaw Bay, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
3 ^* H4 A0 o7 zCVE Long Island
3 D' @7 K4 T. q: E) w9 DCVE Rudyerd Bay 0 J/ M2 L/ {3 l! T! [( T3 |0 b
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Jills are more successful this time: 1 u! S" c1 {+ \7 S2 w& A
Day Air attack on TF at 77,83
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Japanese aircraft + [8 e0 E; J5 s( K
B6N Jill x 8
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No Japanese losses 2 s3 |9 ?/ R2 W
, B6 v6 a. ]% b+ D$ D4 wAllied Ships . r2 ~& T3 b7 ]* Q4 Z3 a0 J
CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage : Q7 @7 k$ `% P2 s$ y. i
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/09/44 w" G2 Z# l" m) L7 I- ?
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By now my subs are in position also: - z n, G5 g9 N: T
Last two sufrace actions find the crippled Franklin and an AO: / @" T7 P3 S. _+ ~* c" K: n$ ^; U9 v
Night Time Surface Combat at 78,81 " Q. u0 d% V% [; ~, V; k
+ g. J+ W: ^1 s) X7 F& UAllied aircraft
7 U- p7 F. F, f. ?6 N ano flights ( z; w+ v1 ~( w; f( n
8 x+ y7 k6 R& U! W! cAllied aircraft losses
$ f7 h U, Y1 |3 U( g9 D7 @TBM Avenger: 4 destroyed
0 `" Z% Z3 `% y& } DSB2C Helldiver: 12 destroyed 5 `0 S$ ~/ `0 } S
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Japanese Ships ( W3 y; g& u; J% {8 I: N' k
CA Takao
9 O' I O+ |2 B; @6 }CA Atago - D# G8 x' t7 _" m) }% U' X% L
CA Maya
( Z# s, N1 Z; ]9 `, w7 dCA Chokai 0 A, n5 w5 Y+ ?% g L) S6 s3 o
CA Myoko & T6 i2 ]1 t' V2 P/ z) O) P5 N
CA Haguro 0 u) q$ Z1 O0 Q( V4 p8 A
CA Nachi
& R# w% M! X. v: b) c; U- U! g' UCA Ashigara
* I& h) L1 ^1 q) y8 `; D4 N7 M0 N4 yDD Tamanami $ l8 u( Y; j+ O
DD Suzunami
9 c. a. L8 ^2 R; \7 a1 iDD Kuroshio ; l+ s9 d* @7 B
DD Oyashio / p. Q5 \' l3 a
DD Natsushio
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8 z3 ^) b9 {7 Q j- xAllied Ships , S9 \2 e: ~% t, ]( a% E
CV Franklin, Shell hits 3, and is sunk ) U J6 s. P* h0 z
DE Whitman, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk . Q% w' a% P! B# N3 I/ Z
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0 n* ]$ n" u& _/ O, X8 [* vNight Time Surface Combat, near Namorik at 79,83
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1 e0 c$ ]5 \* P8 Y% U9 @Japanese Ships
2 F6 c% V/ ] i9 x; pCA Aoba ! e8 n9 d" K* k. c
CA Kinugasa
- X$ i& z+ Z2 l: s, XCA Furutaka ; `9 y* C7 S' h. r, a
CA Kako 4 m8 F0 [+ f, k7 k0 q' X
CL Abukuma / [$ _; T6 g7 m( ^+ @5 E u
CL Kuma - F" a5 h I' l3 U
CL Tama ! g6 C- x; A& I; o0 J
CL Kiso 9 y. }2 g# q' n% }7 \" A+ b! E
CL Yubari
" R# @: r# @# E3 }/ DDD Kiyonami 6 Z8 `- p; p& L6 q# t" o
DD Yukikaze 1 J: l! N/ p! G2 m0 U
DD Isokaze
) f9 P5 D4 d( L5 ]0 s0 u8 [DD Shiranuhi
" `9 J) H9 I- YDD Arashi # ?0 J. K8 }& V. J$ I
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Allied Ships 4 d, D9 H% C4 |# \
AO Schuylkill, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
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) U! A" {6 Q( ?) a# \+ tThe only air strike of the day was once again from Kusiae and it delivered a coup de grace to the CVs:
7 V; n0 n; O: YDay Air attack on TF at 79,84
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* B( x( o; a6 dJapanese aircraft 7 p" @( o; n0 K$ r
A6M5 Zeke x 5
2 R' D1 ?# S# Z8 D! a% `B6N Jill x 8
3 `/ T/ D6 Q' _# `! P2 IG3M Nell x 3
8 Q- d# f1 ]9 `9 N( YG4M2 Betty x 31
# \7 D. l, u* ]' w1 yP1Y Frances x 9
2 }- @, I3 u, [# q, a8 F# j4 b4 pKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 45
! F& @# |6 O ?# C% L* d# aKi-61 KAIc Tony x 3
% Z3 Q7 Z% _) c: X g. vKi-84-Ia Frank x 14 + x7 G8 y% g. @5 M* s
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Japanese aircraft losses * ]6 y+ D; Z% [- W% o, B
G4M2 Betty: 1 damaged , h3 Y) e' A! s8 L0 M6 [1 N
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Allied Ships ' F# I7 K* @- ]
CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 8 \5 {, W" o3 ?# b" w; [
CV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage . \. D7 l& l: X# R& i
CV Illustrious, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage + ?: ?8 f4 G5 e6 N
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9 Y) p0 S8 I* ], V' FThere, this is where it more or less ended. The final losses are, from my perspective, 7 CVs, 9 CVLs (the whole Independence class), 5 CVEs. Of relevance, 4 modern USN cruisers are also sunk. IJN losses are 0! I have one DD damaged heavily, one slightly and one damaged CL. CVL Ryujo took two bomb hits, but is in very good condition (25sys). My CVs are returning to home port, as for the rest, Raver has given a quite accurate description. Those threedays have been just amazing, giving me a victory I hardly thaught possible. As for Raver's words about his reasons for continuing this game, I'll have to have a long private talk with him.
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好像盟军已经投降了? |