AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/08/44 / k [% n. h/ c
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Day 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: * F6 `' t2 L, w! `: w$ z3 H0 a+ O9 n
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Night Time Surface Combat at 77,81 , Z- l# X) r8 u9 @1 m b* J# n: \$ x% N
Allied aircraft
: ^- u2 M) N+ Z" yno flights ) z9 ^8 U2 ]% V6 q, O
Allied aircraft losses
$ b5 {8 {. _% U" u* ^ h" kSOC-3 Seagull: 6 destroyed
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0 }+ @0 N; \$ c! w8 d7 c2 HJapanese Ships , m; J' m7 X% n2 F$ X% C' }( f3 k
BB Mutsu & m' {$ G5 L0 ], ]
BB Yamato
3 V& u" H+ `9 ?7 V+ ]& s- rBB Fuso
# z5 u: ?0 t& k6 FBB Yamashiro
* w3 d0 ]. ?1 J" ]3 I# M5 K( B( @* ACL Tatsuta 9 Y2 b2 j/ {( M) L
DD Tanikaze
: u' X' n j/ s" r+ ZDD Fubuki
( e1 |( `$ \/ G5 R: l4 b, n: qDD Shinonome - s" Q& s, t7 x+ }3 A
DD Usugumo 0 r" k$ J s* r6 ]! d# j4 G$ O) Z
DD Shirakumo
! F; H4 h' s$ L. ?$ }6 dDD Isonami 9 l0 s5 i& ~6 V' Y0 ]3 H; V
DD Hatsuyuki : ?3 [; h4 i: Z3 @
DD Uranami 9 m0 I$ y# ^, t5 I4 z3 p0 r
DD Akebono ) D, |: B& ^8 V5 z
& z9 T. c9 k8 w2 u# k# c2 Z+ KAllied Ships
( V8 m) M% `* G% i3 [CL San Francisco, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage
5 u, V: E j- x, nCA Astoria, Shell hits 23, and is sunk
6 D0 U+ y' E* m5 w7 x, W5 @CL Hobart, Shell hits 21, and is sunk ' N. O8 |( C3 C2 c
CA Concord, Shell hits 29, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
) X$ y# S) ^! c B& H% LDE Stadtfeld, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage ( U( U k5 {# t1 U! c: M( c
DE Harold C. Thomas, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
$ @& n0 K6 R6 J2 ]4 zDE Tisdale 5 K- u/ }$ `/ z) K3 J/ W% C. @
3 d! T j1 P& ^
Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83 3 @" H3 k' j1 \
* Y5 ?5 O# Y4 n" \2 Z [% dAllied aircraft
: W! E* ?* V5 A$ e% O( e& z9 ?, w% sno flights # O |+ B4 d$ z$ G k* t
2 I# N N) ~" e1 d, w' bAllied aircraft losses 2 O% W1 h# W; Y+ z1 c& H
SOC-3 Seagull: 1 destroyed
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Japanese Ships
) z# ~( V; I& i UCA Takao, Shell hits 1
% ^* c B/ \: C" V( x# CCA Atago, Shell hits 2 / Y) \$ z% l! Q( l$ Z
CA Maya, Shell hits 2
7 Q2 R% U( e/ z; X. tCA Chokai : _! S9 x# U' z- r
CA Myoko / V& S+ r7 u/ @' v2 T! y
CA Haguro . i! H$ C2 K$ y+ Z3 G' p
CA Nachi, Shell hits 1
: \/ z" u9 I. N! o8 e! D5 X; _CA Ashigara, Shell hits 1 # j( h; F( I% }$ o
DD Yugumo, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage % l$ Z2 P6 q- i# x+ o
DD Tamanami / j9 w# Z3 D& P$ Y% y: j
DD Suzunami 1 {' y9 I: f8 Y
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1
: U+ F& }7 x# c. C. J/ H& UDD Oyashio 9 C. |3 P5 P4 [! q# N4 c4 |( \: A
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire
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3 t1 Y M3 i; f8 `. vAllied Ships
5 K) H9 w1 q8 Y2 _: m* SCVE Santee
( O+ |% ^/ N9 Q9 {2 H+ h+ H0 P+ `CVE Manila Bay
3 Y" X" ~% ?( D" mCVE Natoma Bay 0 N0 D" } @6 f4 k$ W: i4 v0 i
CVE Gambier Bay 6 }) u; @8 N2 X( y: D( J) T
CVE Nehenta Bay
! ~& _2 p9 x' l2 ^! y7 gCVE Ommaney Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire ( _, ~5 T% t$ T! X
CL Montpelier, Shell hits 3
5 k2 c! b/ `3 B1 ACL Mobile, Shell hits 25, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk / x) T) ]7 i' c B
CA Salt Lake City 3 c! p% Y. W4 n
DD Ammen ' X5 c: U5 s6 G. y& _2 V0 N
DD Anthony, Shell hits 1
$ E6 g" \" |. c; E4 ~DD Aulick, Shell hits 1
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83
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, ]6 \! ?: k, B% Y5 kJapanese Ships
$ o$ h/ ?4 O! ?1 C7 ?, CCA Takao, Shell hits 1
, t) J2 e9 [ ZCA Atago 9 h7 P( |/ C0 {5 n
CA Maya 3 i/ u. k* q% s8 j4 @' h1 F+ m3 V
CA Chokai
w' {9 z; t! C8 UCA Myoko
* r( W- r, `# R! K* rCA Haguro
5 Z# \% W ]0 w7 d4 x: ZCA Nachi
2 y& s# L1 R8 j7 hCA Ashigara & \( q+ ^4 g4 p& g; D) ?
DD Yugumo, on fire, heavy damage " [. A2 W8 h3 c: J
DD Tamanami
. C/ o' ]. ^, SDD Suzunami ' J+ }% e1 a+ \+ g5 z# H% Y
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1
0 F3 ~* Y4 {2 ^& H) \- v" Z& [DD Oyashio
7 n, G$ T) Y% X3 Z9 ~DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire ; a% p* Q5 W5 l
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Allied Ships
6 B! U% L0 x+ |* l; ~0 E7 t9 kCVE Petrof Bay
% o& g$ L4 \9 R: k! L+ nCVE Savo Island 1 U' f$ X7 Y& U0 v
CVE Rudyerd Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire # J( ]% r9 R2 a# V6 c1 T
CVE St. Lo
! m: S6 f% b4 `7 |, `CVE Kadashan Bay
5 L) B# b' ?; x+ w3 \# c9 SCVE Saginaw Bay
# B$ }$ E& l, p% M8 G0 }$ m9 Y- P+ nCVE Long Island 1 s; b" g, H7 f* |
CA Vincennes 1 m2 A3 J5 \' ^8 h
CA Wichita 6 S: K( l& p' k; O* K1 `3 B
CA Boston
9 Y5 a6 C" F$ l' Q/ B {1 yCL Boise
- `1 `4 B6 U( R/ Q2 bDE Bangust
+ z9 T. R3 h# ~/ e; v2 U7 H* T3 rDE Baron, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
* o8 O! `& B5 ]! W4 fDE Levy : J0 x6 v2 ]1 z2 b. G
DE McConnell
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7 T7 t$ X0 Z+ E! p+ PNight Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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Allied aircraft
( M4 o7 m1 Z9 a0 |4 B$ V4 eno flights # v' g8 A) F; |& N3 ^6 I+ h$ m
& x! ^8 j7 K/ k1 D& u( \Allied aircraft losses
2 U p8 b5 g* W' D6 g1 G/ B- b- |FM-2 Wildcat: 11 destroyed 7 `3 q+ q6 C! L, |0 S$ s8 L
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed
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1 u. @& I5 t3 B. l* ^& i8 aJapanese Ships . e" x# I, g k+ c# R6 Q
CA Tone
( Q1 a! Q; Z' R9 Z, D; r+ qCA Chikuma
$ C) Q; T$ G& J; q' {CL Nagara, Shell hits 1
& n4 g& g& E9 k" o r+ qCL Isuzu 0 n; w& d4 [: {
CL Natori 1 W2 q8 I; W5 I$ B$ E9 y/ P1 K/ Z
CL Yura
L+ H; n; w4 s3 P. M3 oCL Kitakami
& n8 b; z% P; c8 \6 ~* WCL Oi - v: V1 R- ]7 f: I' y
DD Shimakaze 3 T. l! Q; V* z8 j& w
DD Fujinami, Shell hits 1
$ z! v/ W* I: x$ kDD Kishinami
7 s8 W$ g4 X( f% ~9 u+ ~% W$ U' I. R! ?DD Hamanami " E1 D8 q9 ~; x; C
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1 6 h. `1 d2 g9 m& r; f4 V2 X* B* N
DD Maikaze 2 Q* ?, v; M) ^& s( Y
$ {# z8 f& i& xAllied Ships
1 Z; R" v. u+ B5 L7 h# DCVE Prince William j# B9 d. K; M) Q
CVE Barnes, Shell hits 2 ; t) Q1 @1 q" l+ r6 J5 p* R: n
CVE Anzio, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
! v3 _4 b; f% H6 A: z2 s! DCVE Liscome Bay, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 5 y( w( Y* |- t2 U
DE Bebas, Shell hits 8, and is sunk & E2 ?) A" N- O& a
DE Brackett, Shell hits 1
4 Z. b6 r+ q7 [. Q. {& d6 FDE Cabana, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
/ c, G* e+ W; @& U# zDE Canfield, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
6 V% H8 ^! z- s+ YDE Carlson, Shell hits 1, on fire ! a* X, S" T' H8 l2 X( n8 v* x! f
AO Brazos ( X, k7 z: d/ E! F
AO Kanawha ' X! _- Q: i: Z0 r4 r% p
AO Neches, Shell hits 1 * i) U1 J! s6 S7 J3 |9 b ~8 E
AO Tappahanock
[: \4 }: q8 b$ E! e( OAO Suamico
7 f* M$ m4 _. m3 TAO Millicoma . ~. v5 d! c" ]
AO Saranac
* ?7 H8 q. v A+ P* t8 KAO Saugatuck - x. b# M1 ], v0 o1 _
AE Pyro
4 H. w9 V+ c$ P1 w9 w8 EAE Henry L. Hoyt
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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Japanese Ships }8 w' N3 ^& [3 y
CA Tone
5 m' ]4 Z3 j# l- N3 [CA Chikuma
' T: `% |5 L( S4 X! WCL Nagara 9 z( }+ n2 x* g0 j8 X2 }
CL Isuzu " F0 x7 z9 ]9 ?/ C* J6 G, V
CL Natori ( }: g# C: P# @" f/ P
CL Yura
0 ~7 F; u6 ~8 h# vCL Kitakami + \' z, k- q9 k: h& G
CL Oi
5 D9 v3 V$ ]9 U% C" z2 P* xDD Shimakaze % u9 `- h: k" u2 z, s7 R2 r* C
DD Fujinami 1 b7 s, g0 ^/ `; g: v
DD Kishinami
& t* @. S7 a' M5 ]/ o" iDD Hamanami
# T4 z0 s4 b gDD Hayashio
% D+ O0 f( M% f3 X9 x5 T; tDD Maikaze
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Allied Ships
, Z( |( G3 g. |DE Samuel S. Miles, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk ' t4 a8 I% J2 |5 Y: T
DE Osterhaus, Shell hits 50, and is sunk : I8 b4 v0 u+ @3 r3 Q r; O: \$ ]* ]
DE Parks, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
) i3 B4 s& r" m+ uDE Riddle, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ! b( B! V& [: ^1 A8 u. P) T* R" v
AO Cache 9 m- p% x! M0 a8 w- w- W. c
AO Schuylkill, Shell hits 7, on fire 6 J; j. e1 {3 [; k2 W8 _ ^, x+ y. f
AO Cossatot
! O) B! `: a# F, s, XAO Chepachet ; W; ^' Z6 w' [. k- H$ M
AE Jacob Riis, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk ' D( u% G2 a, P- H, x) x/ t5 R/ G: I. T
AE 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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. m; {# |/ n2 W0 u* B# P& \) L/ tCA Tone % @4 P$ m3 i. I9 |- O2 h2 K
CA Chikuma
" z9 A* Q' J( ECL Nagara, Shell hits 3, on fire ; k" j9 O; @; ]1 z1 O
CL Isuzu
6 \! _% n& _/ ] mCL Natori ( |1 \) x% F; G) Z
CL Yura, Shell hits 1, on fire - Z/ ], o1 Q- @
CL Kitakami % x3 _# X/ s; `- ~# a
CL Oi, Shell hits 1
/ x( ]0 c7 s( d. H) ]! C4 F3 {DD Shimakaze q4 x3 r1 t. f# n# x# x9 P5 {
DD Fujinami
% C' v L. k2 }DD Kishinami
8 g# G1 _6 Z( |0 pDD Hamanami
5 F( `3 F- S3 y9 K8 fDD Hayashio, Shell hits 1 0 g6 F4 i* H. ^1 v8 R4 ~! q
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 1
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9 h& L8 b5 J: S! h5 JAllied Ships : H2 b1 p: B$ e# n% c" p0 O' h
CV Hornet
0 d& ^2 N3 k, ZCV Intrepid, Shell hits 1, on fire
% l: F5 f% O0 v4 r! F* O- n9 J4 i% ^CVL Princeton
4 e& D( ]. W& x y. fCVL Belleau Wood, Shell hits 1
9 n$ H& U: v4 O! `7 i! D9 {CVL Cowpens
4 k- y% e/ |- p4 R; m7 nCL Chicago , B# ^* O: t0 G# w) T- B0 F! F. c
CL Cleveland % e4 O1 ~7 I V
CL Columbia
7 M. U& T- @" rCA Pensacola $ {4 n D6 n8 t. r. }6 V2 t
CA Raleigh, Shell hits 2
- W- L& q& l- c8 R7 _DD Boyd
" `( T+ s5 R! \* r. U* K/ d. QDD Bradford / @( {8 g* }9 O
DD Brownson, Shell hits 1 $ g C. i/ A5 U7 ~4 a% g1 u
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This last USN CVTF was then caght by KB:
7 o1 j- s, p+ D6 S3 N U7 IDay Air attack on TF at 80,84 % q% K) u1 g. {; k) Q6 A- q
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Japanese aircraft
; I& v& u3 x$ `9 C0 QA6M5 Zeke x 33
2 N5 W! [6 r S B& WD3A Val x 7
" A" ^5 X8 A8 f" d5 SD4Y Judy x 123 ! v7 e G) ?' e' Z+ k
B5N Kate x 35
5 H! J- ?5 \: k- ~4 J) S+ l8 {. h1 aB6N Jill x 67 3 i! q$ p S6 |, u) }$ Z6 ]
, j+ X# Y/ m8 E8 IAllied aircraft
. L! c3 L/ r0 E ^F6F Hellcat x 3 ; Z' Z) j; p; ?' N
5 g; z0 p! Y- r4 |Japanese aircraft losses 0 J" p& ]. ~$ ]% m
A6M5 Zeke: 3 destroyed 3 R! ?8 T- i3 ^% l9 U* T0 k8 o
D3A Val: 3 destroyed
' P0 z4 ?, s! zD4Y Judy: 14 destroyed, 22 damaged
# X' ?$ J- }! b3 c: k! h" oB5N Kate: 4 destroyed, 18 damaged . F" z& P/ P& T5 e3 l% c |, k
B6N Jill: 7 destroyed, 21 damaged - E+ K2 t2 f1 \* w0 [
4 k0 {* ~; r' h% f* S% yAllied aircraft losses
5 @: ]+ u7 g! J+ WF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed 0 m; p- B3 `" d$ J+ {1 _7 x
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Allied Ships 6 P# n. Y: J* ^; `0 F: _
CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage 3 j& F% a) T) e$ \
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 2, on fire 3 a* K7 t1 H6 c
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
0 E4 F- K& A4 F8 \CVL Princeton, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
: X ~) B( F, n6 \CVL Cowpens, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
6 G$ ^. b6 U$ h( GCL Cleveland, Torpedo hits 1 7 q# D" v9 z' W
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And then by LBA:
F/ P. G5 ]2 a7 t5 Q: z# BDay Air attack on TF at 80,84 # Y d& |% c3 C$ X7 e7 j' Z6 Q
. \, z4 f. m U* j# g$ O# MJapanese aircraft 7 J% ?$ }7 P/ n( i) s) E1 R
A6M5 Zeke x 16
! K. I# X/ ]- f; a; A" c6 F8 e5 YD3A Val x 14 + A& F3 L) H! d; `9 E- ^( ]! b
D4Y Judy x 38
9 ?7 }4 E6 B6 c& wB5N Kate x 24 : j+ ^4 X9 D7 d
B6N Jill x 3 % y* V2 I; j, C1 d6 T+ Y |
G3M Nell x 9
# ?$ S. p5 N: q4 rG4M2 Betty x 49
- j6 S( ?; I9 ?: u$ K/ s+ jP1Y Frances x 20 / I6 T; A6 f) b1 H, A K7 @ k: g
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 51
B$ ^1 @! k! AKi-84-Ia Frank x 5 ( V6 d; O2 l9 D2 O$ I& v' z
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Allied aircraft , g2 f7 K; h5 I4 K) D" g# P6 o
no flights
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, `% V! @; h3 ?7 \. e% E9 |- oJapanese aircraft losses / i# e) U) I0 b0 S# a
G3M Nell: 1 damaged
4 X' N8 r) G+ f9 aG4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged 3 }2 l# X; q% Z& u8 r
P1Y Frances: 3 damaged
3 C- W" ~6 c9 ]: t( ~, n$ `( ZKi-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed 7 a4 r, N; i& [
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Allied aircraft losses 2 z* }6 Y2 x/ @
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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: h2 ]/ L# d4 o* {, {Allied Ships
! P I+ N5 M& m- ]CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
' g: l$ {! H1 f1 f0 qCA Raleigh : @0 r& b: K$ e, k1 x
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
' E8 B, Y: O1 H: k5 jCVL Cowpens, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage + k) O Z7 o; T& A6 ?. \
CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage / L% N. K3 r' T3 i7 F1 f4 c- N
CL Cleveland, Bomb hits 1
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Secodary strike: 4 F" D; N% g6 K0 i" e! [" X' I
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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- R* Y+ F1 @ R& @Japanese aircraft
. g: y* p3 g& @A6M5 Zeke x 7
, @8 d# ^5 @7 K, j( FD4Y Judy x 36
) O5 z2 l; c# R7 t8 z1 x% hB5N Kate x 5 ; C) E$ e1 Q7 q' n* D/ a: Z
B6N Jill x 8 # C7 ^6 W" C9 `* S6 Q- l' U8 F
5 E9 J: C1 S/ ~6 bAllied aircraft
( C( L/ Z6 T* ?* h5 b7 Pno flights
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: D4 Z+ e; |1 W6 u( U9 ~Japanese aircraft losses + [1 i# y9 n" U! J! Q- w. e; l$ K6 X
B5N Kate: 2 damaged
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" p& X; h2 k, LAllied aircraft losses
! H0 X( o2 o0 S& |F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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2 N3 ?# n5 R# A& @5 \Allied Ships
! o+ ?; O N* Z! _CV Intrepid, on fire, heavy damage
( h% l' x/ ]! LCVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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4 E! [. T7 U, Y7 d' ?+ v4 FAnd this one fails to find any more targets:
) n8 o" ^3 E! V# S- f+ LDay Air attack on TF at 80,84
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Japanese aircraft
# {3 U% N* O. h5 Y5 ^0 ~A6M5 Zeke x 3 % c) p; o# [" X N; v# f
D4Y Judy x 14
- y( a+ Q3 L& a0 A2 D6 {B6N Jill x 11
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' T* Y8 x( r& S- k5 ~No Japanese losses - P8 g) z2 @- A. O4 w1 ^
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LBA Jills:
, |+ V- |: J# ?! t6 `8 N( q8 TDay Air attack on TF at 77,83
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) j2 ^4 H, _1 ^Japanese aircraft
4 l( ~& Q% E' L; {$ [B6N Jill x 8
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. ^1 j) d2 b( N2 S6 y) \6 p% ANo Japanese losses 7 B7 C9 r. @ ]0 Z, L7 X: T
* \. ^$ u$ ]( V8 G- f5 uAllied Ships
, k$ d Z/ u4 f6 L9 gCV Bunker Hill, on fire, heavy damage
+ B3 J6 L. u4 E9 y; [2 }CV Wasp, on fire, heavy damage
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1 r* e( b# J) q* g6 Z9 cAfternoon phase saw KB clouded in so LBA from Kusiae did all the work:
! _1 M) b6 F: R" t/ }* tDay Air attack on TF at 79,85 . U% }# t# ~* A# q) E/ t
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Japanese aircraft 0 L0 @9 g0 l1 {7 d2 ~4 P
G3M Nell x 7
) [/ f. d% y5 _" tG4M2 Betty x 38 4 ? f n/ m& e
P1Y Frances x 14
. N; o. n, X rKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 46 ! j6 c# |# P! o0 S8 B! m" u
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5
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" t; d( D7 x. B! m4 [ N3 y' TAllied aircraft
& P) j6 x6 A+ U* ?5 C. q) hFM-2 Wildcat x 12
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- r0 S7 @+ f$ i' w- H! U$ W" vJapanese aircraft losses
: Q: R) p8 S2 K$ ?# r/ v6 W6 ~G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
6 U+ Y) C8 e6 H7 ?$ G9 ~: Z1 nG4M2 Betty: 5 destroyed, 28 damaged * B. |/ ` _7 `# {8 M
P1Y Frances: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged 5 d. W4 y) E/ @+ g. h# P
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses ' l: e& [( q# q
FM-2 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
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Allied Ships , \1 C) A2 P3 `9 A* g9 S# \ i" x
CVE Savo Island
: e, O4 X h2 H% b0 q! q% S6 `1 pCVE St. Lo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire ; w2 O/ \( i+ b' Q: h+ I8 p
CVE Kadashan Bay, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage + j. m" u! r0 Z' _! I) `
CVE Petrof Bay - I: c2 y/ @9 S6 o4 f% I
CVE Saginaw Bay, Torpedo hits 1, on fire ! N1 d" U8 y7 L |% N8 }
CVE Long Island
S X. j7 u+ m& T9 H& F9 FCVE Rudyerd Bay ( R: |" _% O) q" y9 L
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Jills are more successful this time: 2 G$ J- {: E1 @! N% z
Day Air attack on TF at 77,83 & m$ l+ w0 G& K- L; }
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Japanese aircraft
( e8 F, U0 k6 B/ eB6N Jill x 8
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No Japanese losses
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Allied Ships % x- _9 [8 l' [4 O4 f! C. \7 E
CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage W, }9 \/ [" E, h/ `( j5 L% A5 `
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/09/44 9 r' b; K* A& I Z% z7 ?
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By now my subs are in position also:
+ p3 a: A4 G9 X9 c+ m6 p- KLast two sufrace actions find the crippled Franklin and an AO:
4 c0 Z O( i/ d S* v' W, j: {Night Time Surface Combat at 78,81
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses
8 u+ d4 W6 m- CTBM Avenger: 4 destroyed
" J3 G$ Q f5 |* L6 c$ k. CSB2C Helldiver: 12 destroyed
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5 _- r; F5 @4 C8 w# s4 x" PJapanese Ships ) r1 ]8 s: y6 D4 G+ X
CA Takao
& O% v. C3 T8 t9 bCA Atago
( k2 O0 n% Q, X8 B! I0 YCA Maya 6 N6 `8 [ M/ s& q
CA Chokai
# o: d6 U3 q; V. e# G" B1 K5 b" SCA Myoko % }3 v+ M( V1 h% o4 f( }% E+ M
CA Haguro 5 J. V1 J) K! e. c
CA Nachi 7 e/ j0 W, v7 R2 k
CA Ashigara " B; ^% ~8 k- ]0 E
DD Tamanami + R9 ]0 |# g/ o
DD Suzunami
7 B6 w" X f- Q" G# U7 L MDD Kuroshio
/ H, Z9 z8 s$ p) M0 M: dDD Oyashio
* }& P% f- { Q, ]8 z+ `DD Natsushio 7 X q( T" E, o1 u* Z9 i% u/ F' V/ {0 g
2 r$ q) b! x3 e3 W0 j6 P9 {Allied Ships * `0 ^ \9 D3 |9 q& A
CV Franklin, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
: x4 Z) G# ~4 }$ k4 g$ d# c- TDE Whitman, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk * S" P9 ~; n" m9 ]3 X
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Namorik at 79,83
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CA Aoba ' z0 q/ [- W" X" j
CA Kinugasa 5 w1 W& H* l: }/ X5 r
CA Furutaka
$ f+ ]1 O6 p4 s2 j1 `7 p$ CCA Kako
* u0 \; \! ^& {# g& F7 G% }CL Abukuma / s; a# |/ l7 v8 k- d8 w
CL Kuma
$ C7 H& ^/ D. m# ?0 c& s6 rCL Tama
, Q Y; S8 b: |9 A/ X. xCL Kiso " t' k6 E, m) E- C% ]
CL Yubari ' E' N( S u% z- X: H
DD Kiyonami
; N9 _! N/ [7 s( h* G) qDD Yukikaze 2 z5 \, B# _0 a1 B4 |
DD Isokaze
5 |9 g4 Y, n ODD Shiranuhi
9 G3 s) J* d7 w0 z( GDD Arashi
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8 t8 C$ i8 ]: k; @$ s2 L8 {AO Schuylkill, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
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The only air strike of the day was once again from Kusiae and it delivered a coup de grace to the CVs: 7 b- g! T( w$ T' n' B) v M
Day Air attack on TF at 79,84
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Japanese aircraft
, {: S: j; v) {2 W; s3 FA6M5 Zeke x 5 2 W) U% Y* e& |
B6N Jill x 8 * o0 X% w d. [/ I! W. S7 W8 e. @
G3M Nell x 3 9 _' f, \* q5 E3 p& J4 l
G4M2 Betty x 31 , b$ N8 o& x, I, [
P1Y Frances x 9 ; t/ A) E' {) N3 k6 d V
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 45 2 M9 b: G( y7 ^: g$ {6 Q/ |" Z7 W
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 3 # m3 J# P6 n9 o* j I: K/ L4 b7 _
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 14
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# X1 f& E, [( H' A eJapanese aircraft losses
[, v( c1 h6 N! }8 v: n( ^G4M2 Betty: 1 damaged
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0 d2 M/ U+ v) ~1 w' s$ NAllied Ships
) q2 ?) K3 P5 x. ^3 P* k2 bCVL Independence, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
5 b4 Y( W% C- d- l5 a' `CV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ; g- C* Y5 V' d% E, P, _$ r% v
CV Illustrious, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage : O4 Z7 X3 x; O& T+ X
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There, 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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一切都结束了
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