AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/08/44 6 n, C8 M# {" J8 B" i8 P
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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: 8 A, L" c0 W& ^% Z9 M: C
9 M3 \; m! B$ ONight Time Surface Combat at 77,81
7 ?+ j9 H$ H) a% [Allied aircraft
$ Q+ ]2 w: i% tno flights 9 Y+ {% _. ^0 w& h! s
Allied aircraft losses * Z- ]* H; c/ K# f; N
SOC-3 Seagull: 6 destroyed
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Japanese Ships
- H6 e& {4 y* a" R9 k7 ~BB Mutsu 6 s2 @+ s$ S8 W9 I
BB Yamato
6 i6 C: q4 y( i* `4 }BB Fuso
; q( l) L5 A, c' X* r4 C* ]: ~BB Yamashiro
" W# e9 Q2 e0 G# L( CCL Tatsuta
4 y; p# o4 g4 RDD Tanikaze
( a, ` h! H4 e4 f* \- h: JDD Fubuki
' F- S8 p5 s6 F; L o5 [/ t* ADD Shinonome 1 `6 C+ q. {& Z; l$ D
DD Usugumo
" ~5 c- J" H4 ]" W, nDD Shirakumo " i. f- `" [1 y& F
DD Isonami
0 m7 D. p0 [; ^* X( y" n wDD Hatsuyuki
1 z# b' o; Q# J/ ]DD Uranami ; F& `8 z' S& r O- T
DD Akebono
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Allied Ships , Q* a" @. }9 K. J; Z g+ O
CL San Francisco, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage / h7 u2 z) p! Z, Q. g
CA Astoria, Shell hits 23, and is sunk 5 [4 Z7 R# C: ]: o) P) O6 Q, v
CL Hobart, Shell hits 21, and is sunk $ V" W0 g0 C) f" Q& v- u8 a6 F
CA Concord, Shell hits 29, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
6 G" x- Q% z( U- ~! O( V; P oDE Stadtfeld, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
) t4 s2 z# z/ b$ B1 {4 h" F+ ]- _- VDE Harold C. Thomas, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk . D% ~( P2 z1 |" _( C" @
DE Tisdale
7 M3 f. W% }) N+ t4 }% V f) O$ r o- J1 k& t; B
Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83 / S+ D( w& `* j; Y
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Allied aircraft , E* m; l: \1 j! A ]
no flights . \/ f' [5 _$ ~8 G' [
9 m' h) l7 v2 S& f7 ~
Allied aircraft losses 1 F1 P) [! e& R% y; f& n
SOC-3 Seagull: 1 destroyed
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Japanese Ships
8 c& Z( |( d* B( ?4 Y8 K0 M. i+ _) aCA Takao, Shell hits 1 ) t9 h5 ~! l& h2 S& L
CA Atago, Shell hits 2 / Z- h, V( j* C' p5 Z
CA Maya, Shell hits 2
. b* \& k& x& V1 s) g0 k8 u1 o0 H: WCA Chokai 3 d- z) M, E5 d8 |/ }7 c
CA Myoko
5 i9 k# q7 q, a8 M/ `8 e9 e r0 B kCA Haguro
P* ^2 p+ x: X1 R$ Y. fCA Nachi, Shell hits 1 6 h6 t; D1 h+ h8 U6 v+ i+ x
CA Ashigara, Shell hits 1 . n k6 O$ P# z! K+ \
DD Yugumo, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
# d W& a5 L4 D( o" LDD Tamanami , Q) a4 M# _( y, E
DD Suzunami ) Y1 L% X3 N1 [1 i5 w: x! B" o; t
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1 % T& b9 |4 z' G- Y4 P# @2 N& V
DD Oyashio
2 ]% M( v* |* V' CDD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire * u! q1 _/ c- f% ^6 w5 V
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Allied Ships
* h, L5 o. B! |" q5 RCVE Santee
$ [. P3 j/ R- u c' vCVE Manila Bay
! U/ \: m' N7 d w2 D4 yCVE Natoma Bay
( J4 S# w2 U1 M6 v6 V# }CVE Gambier Bay 9 `. Q4 f( ~' k) V* k% y2 x
CVE Nehenta Bay ' _/ l8 e5 q4 r6 J% y, r A
CVE Ommaney Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire
/ C( r; M. P# a1 p2 H/ Q# x" ICL Montpelier, Shell hits 3
/ L" z2 s$ A3 p& ICL Mobile, Shell hits 25, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
' e+ w' w6 X8 ^CA Salt Lake City 4 C: t4 g) c, H5 o
DD Ammen
! Q( j1 g2 V- {* pDD Anthony, Shell hits 1 , |: u4 r; g# q+ T2 G: v
DD Aulick, Shell hits 1
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. L3 t2 L- C- s0 ^) c5 TNight Time Surface Combat at 78,83 c7 I! a" c) J- u# m
3 r" I( D* K& x2 T9 g( Z% \7 JJapanese Ships - b# ]6 I1 D/ J/ {/ Q
CA Takao, Shell hits 1 ; R$ }# Z- m; J$ m. Y$ S9 a' K& ^
CA Atago
4 g% A* ?: |4 Q6 M' H- |CA Maya / J) ]/ P- C8 q* M# h
CA Chokai ! x, r; l+ d- n. |
CA Myoko
- m8 o* ]8 |, ], n& yCA Haguro % T4 _% A" T1 g6 u. ~
CA Nachi 5 ^. d" r$ ?6 ]! q/ T" U8 T, j
CA Ashigara ) n9 o8 U; K* D. c( s
DD Yugumo, on fire, heavy damage $ X, E5 [$ [2 g/ D Z+ v
DD Tamanami 2 B% }! N |# @# `' B9 c
DD Suzunami & }" T) j! _9 E' k+ S. S
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1 0 \& X. z8 K. V! w
DD Oyashio 9 Z! J' Y- Z+ F/ R& }; [1 L
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire
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2 N0 q8 v% |9 m6 M1 g5 MAllied Ships 4 D' a& {: {6 M# A
CVE Petrof Bay
7 H+ o9 ^+ `% s: v' a6 xCVE Savo Island
5 U2 M" h8 E1 v1 GCVE Rudyerd Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire
$ B* l+ f" g! ?9 T( yCVE St. Lo 2 }8 B+ m+ r8 J( d+ b' X( A) d$ F
CVE Kadashan Bay
2 ~' {, Y" W- S3 E5 M* Z7 Y# BCVE Saginaw Bay 0 |* T X% {7 d
CVE Long Island * a# T% O& E9 o# G/ s& y
CA Vincennes
) S4 p% X8 q7 }CA Wichita
% L8 V/ [3 [: G( }CA Boston 8 j, k, F7 @2 l
CL Boise - M. S) {' g" |/ x
DE Bangust
. f. P; @* o$ M% w2 w. H' MDE Baron, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
9 h [3 j# w8 ~$ q; X% [+ ?" I6 Y# RDE Levy 5 b9 P* k! H( W) x
DE McConnell . u, D! n$ L2 j w9 l! c' x
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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Allied aircraft ; K4 J# y# n' x
no flights
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Allied aircraft losses
4 e9 _! @8 s6 i2 ]& x# v: r7 t* s4 ?& nFM-2 Wildcat: 11 destroyed
: h7 C- ~6 n9 h% \; q% }: DTBM Avenger: 1 destroyed
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, t/ z; h, a& iJapanese Ships : m' x9 c! ~2 B- R: A
CA Tone " H& ~ p$ s, z8 R9 T
CA Chikuma
) M$ a6 t0 D5 R4 I; PCL Nagara, Shell hits 1
: \; I$ r# _ d+ C0 N l4 `CL Isuzu
( j E- e" C0 z* A/ Z. }CL Natori F5 J/ n( N1 _# \
CL Yura ! _: b) @9 Q& E, e" @
CL Kitakami
2 y9 T V; @5 XCL Oi 9 `' ]' s& w, f3 g% ~* k) Q4 M
DD Shimakaze 3 S1 W# H4 u& ]- n! ~/ ~% T
DD Fujinami, Shell hits 1
& M* W# a+ N$ ~$ p( PDD Kishinami
' k1 x2 x& v; ^+ p, ^) CDD Hamanami 7 p* [% {% b- l8 p
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1 3 _8 |9 ^1 Z6 }3 f" M: Z4 @+ a! }, B
DD Maikaze
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3 V- p' T( Q! RAllied Ships
5 }1 u! M% r4 p6 W5 qCVE Prince William
) C$ U) y; I+ r( T- c9 E1 QCVE Barnes, Shell hits 2 4 Y! _$ M5 G8 `9 L! L# B/ \7 b
CVE Anzio, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
/ `7 `2 \9 n7 L! Y5 SCVE Liscome Bay, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
5 Z6 s) K% e9 I! V8 M2 aDE Bebas, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
" ^7 Q8 Y: E0 O: N5 m, J# cDE Brackett, Shell hits 1 2 k+ ^: s% r. k. I; L
DE Cabana, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
2 k' p$ V% F5 A8 m$ x+ q3 R# fDE Canfield, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
l9 F1 R9 T( g" o" T6 }DE Carlson, Shell hits 1, on fire
' U9 D- _5 [4 q8 `/ c: r% WAO Brazos ; E2 k. ?# j2 R5 b! P+ ^
AO Kanawha ( E( v2 W* d1 ?
AO Neches, Shell hits 1
9 {2 v: w% T9 e) jAO Tappahanock
# M- n4 d0 r/ G( y$ `AO Suamico
7 p, ? r9 a, sAO Millicoma
! F- U. g6 ~4 iAO Saranac
% F6 `% X9 L6 k5 I ?' k# D7 LAO Saugatuck - l7 k1 Y# U) P- r
AE Pyro : R7 @/ B# ~( _- ^# u
AE Henry L. Hoyt
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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4 y1 ]; n, N0 Z, t$ P! f, SJapanese Ships : M6 h4 H6 ]/ I* s
CA Tone 3 g' e1 V' s+ g3 N. ]+ N: y
CA Chikuma 4 K: f4 [8 y( v
CL Nagara
6 f' R* e+ E1 A5 W/ U1 ]7 lCL Isuzu ! p; K- E1 e6 `, [/ _ }4 q+ N
CL Natori
! ?0 l8 a# e: v% w% jCL Yura - q" {, b3 q: j4 H0 I4 Q! L3 \ j% Y
CL Kitakami ( {) s0 U% Q- d! X, B V
CL Oi
+ g+ g+ T( n7 L4 mDD Shimakaze
1 {, M9 a$ e& Z+ ~2 h2 W4 fDD Fujinami ; N) ]$ O( E0 }* I* d9 h
DD Kishinami
3 V. }. Y' s& Y. d3 HDD Hamanami
6 Q& y- U3 v9 N6 Q3 h& u; @DD Hayashio
% E- _$ |0 n" D0 E: h/ d7 }DD Maikaze
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Allied Ships 5 d! q; Z" e0 }! n$ l
DE Samuel S. Miles, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 3 ]* Y. p& O: A9 u
DE Osterhaus, Shell hits 50, and is sunk 9 C P- l: ]8 u* E0 E
DE Parks, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 0 t4 \/ ^4 c$ y# c6 e( }$ J
DE Riddle, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ! D/ T- m+ G9 \! a) Q
AO Cache
9 \, o. G% y' k- [$ o: X. kAO Schuylkill, Shell hits 7, on fire
0 O/ r+ t$ U0 D) h7 jAO Cossatot
1 q) { b6 r% y e+ DAO Chepachet . A1 W6 b% q0 U- U) |% L: b
AE Jacob Riis, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 3 o5 X$ @* L# ?1 m- [8 r& r" ~
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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G( y% C- F0 ]# }Japanese Ships
( e9 p2 e' A& ^% \/ ]: Q" xCA Tone
L/ l5 H8 A5 [' v6 I! X! M7 PCA Chikuma
7 ^, J3 D: E8 I- h1 s! ?- }CL Nagara, Shell hits 3, on fire ) X+ N$ u; o! o" u
CL Isuzu 8 k/ C7 n n0 U" X1 j
CL Natori . Z! f0 w5 R5 w' x" y
CL Yura, Shell hits 1, on fire 9 f' A6 I. W- J/ w
CL Kitakami
# E5 s, h8 X+ QCL Oi, Shell hits 1
- k9 z& N) z: p/ \6 A- m5 DDD Shimakaze
6 ~3 I# o4 o; D) _3 ^$ B% pDD Fujinami ( h3 h' H6 e1 w6 a: L5 @
DD Kishinami
8 Z5 _ ^" ^1 y$ XDD Hamanami : d8 X# e& N( P) g3 k1 Y
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1 ; P- [: J( R4 w5 } E8 i
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 1
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Allied Ships 2 T; r5 j6 m" N2 m( J
CV Hornet
8 {5 m* V" \* D8 J% I1 U- l y R' qCV Intrepid, Shell hits 1, on fire
: V2 L9 G4 F+ y% c1 d H; o" _CVL Princeton
* t0 G) Q( v* [7 G' `$ m0 @CVL Belleau Wood, Shell hits 1
& Y( ]# M/ F" |0 S6 FCVL Cowpens
. v/ t `" {. bCL Chicago
' p# ^& w0 o% k5 R* `1 T8 F/ |CL Cleveland 3 l' O% L* h0 [5 p1 g
CL Columbia
, b: e1 J/ }4 m9 w6 d. {( q8 S ECA Pensacola ! X1 C3 e; p5 m; l
CA Raleigh, Shell hits 2 ) i7 N h* h- |. F' k
DD Boyd
7 |3 [: K/ V5 YDD Bradford
. |$ a. A' L( s+ O$ Y6 M. yDD Brownson, Shell hits 1
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4 \# }/ e0 W, X6 [) _2 Q+ lThis last USN CVTF was then caght by KB:
1 B! X0 \, F/ W6 q: f$ S: sDay Air attack on TF at 80,84
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Japanese aircraft 7 \" u6 K3 r! Y* R5 @
A6M5 Zeke x 33 ! C8 l# W; X; ~+ I# t
D3A Val x 7
# r) S* H' k# a) {+ [D4Y Judy x 123
0 D6 l) w* }$ Y" `, J. V; I) JB5N Kate x 35
! E0 T4 s6 e8 N4 x# GB6N Jill x 67
; F h( \: z# v4 l' ~+ B0 |9 b) K: j3 L: U1 s
Allied aircraft
/ ]$ s- t8 [1 v6 j9 AF6F Hellcat x 3
0 ]% F( } Z* \: J Z4 V3 F# X; n7 }3 S1 X; i2 s
Japanese aircraft losses
8 v8 E2 e( b! L5 Y) Z. K) _! [A6M5 Zeke: 3 destroyed
- X* L, r( p/ Y7 p2 XD3A Val: 3 destroyed
7 ~, e2 Y) C4 PD4Y Judy: 14 destroyed, 22 damaged
( X" B g0 d1 Q- eB5N Kate: 4 destroyed, 18 damaged 3 l) ^2 i4 R0 i6 I0 G0 T
B6N Jill: 7 destroyed, 21 damaged ' [$ D I5 h# s
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Allied aircraft losses
# m0 V" V" I4 i5 A$ o( ^: sF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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~: n, u, U1 s) B$ @Allied Ships
. K, j$ t9 R3 Y: j# W/ CCV Intrepid, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage 6 W$ N- @! @4 T( Y9 b! k9 O
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 2, on fire ( B0 E) d3 u1 H) y
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 7, on fire, heavy damage / j+ M& U3 L( c4 _4 R7 [
CVL Princeton, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage % j7 i. h- @. Z8 ]5 O! k8 N
CVL Cowpens, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
& r: P( |) o) T7 nCL Cleveland, Torpedo hits 1 2 k# O3 R- } m* m2 R
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And then by LBA:
' M, D$ ^; h3 J; nDay Air attack on TF at 80,84 ' J1 S% D' Q- L2 h# [
2 `' q8 e: @ F- L. r, `Japanese aircraft 7 D' k- ^ d* E7 V& P
A6M5 Zeke x 16
& n7 `: ?- F2 H/ N$ LD3A Val x 14
# K! R9 C* | x+ KD4Y Judy x 38 2 t( u1 Z2 [/ C* {
B5N Kate x 24
+ P9 |2 Y5 S9 j, H1 qB6N Jill x 3
4 H& u; E: h: ~G3M Nell x 9
* V6 s6 O# W+ I3 D( v, P& yG4M2 Betty x 49 " m5 F1 _( v0 H7 t
P1Y Frances x 20
4 q9 C/ E8 }/ `" I m+ tKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 51
% ]! ?: N% `4 b2 R5 t5 b6 a9 uKi-84-Ia Frank x 5
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Allied aircraft
: E9 \) X' f- yno flights
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Japanese aircraft losses $ B9 d/ W- ^' m+ g! L6 l
G3M Nell: 1 damaged
. }: c6 s2 R! P8 a$ nG4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged 5 \, y& N' v( g- S. b, P, i
P1Y Frances: 3 damaged
" `* r9 v4 x- `3 vKi-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed 7 F" ~8 D+ A4 V h$ E; t" ~; }
5 }" ^4 ^5 Q3 `$ D( HAllied aircraft losses
- B' j$ d4 D7 H# f1 QF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed - [4 m( [7 n% h/ o, Z
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Allied Ships # n% }0 N. [1 A5 ?* L6 F8 D
CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
) c& R7 T( T6 M9 eCA Raleigh % y1 `! T3 V3 J" e3 g
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
9 v- H: B4 N" o* }# XCVL Cowpens, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage / b, |/ w* z" ^2 ]
CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage 7 W3 s1 @) x2 ~2 D* i- s% e7 @
CL Cleveland, Bomb hits 1
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9 C1 H" X) ^% `$ x' _. A& @Secodary strike: ; u- N; d; |& C
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84 8 @' [) X9 Z0 C) \) X
* C1 C% v2 h/ QJapanese aircraft
5 A% m; n; s/ V- |7 D8 [A6M5 Zeke x 7
, S4 A( X# z& `, M! bD4Y Judy x 36
4 l6 G! j/ k$ E' xB5N Kate x 5
; H8 u& m; \. C4 J$ cB6N Jill x 8
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Allied aircraft 1 K V4 z( Y; p; a0 ?: U
no flights ) I$ Q; B2 V! b. o
6 E( Q$ H1 P% T% s5 m5 WJapanese aircraft losses 9 M! Q$ q5 M4 {0 v0 K4 @6 m
B5N Kate: 2 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses ) R o& j% l8 O. [; k! l Z; u4 q
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed 7 \& ]: A; l6 P0 r# T
/ C/ ?, ?# u a! L: w4 t4 tAllied Ships ' K" g7 E# h% l
CV Intrepid, on fire, heavy damage 8 B: }, o' ]2 K1 c8 T. o3 d3 B% Q
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage + ]3 n- J, N9 m+ c4 \
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And this one fails to find any more targets: 8 b4 c% G; ?. v: O) S& o/ H* d
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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Japanese aircraft % ?) R: T, t% C, P3 f% ^% t
A6M5 Zeke x 3
9 H$ ^4 J- }, ^ l% _D4Y Judy x 14 0 k9 n/ v$ A" Z
B6N Jill x 11 5 ~# b, `( m* y7 K
7 u- o$ ~/ n- U
No Japanese losses / U T% b7 A) _$ }
; b% q, g+ f u$ ~ Z y( gLBA Jills: ; J6 g$ g. J8 w* ~
Day Air attack on TF at 77,83 0 h' a5 _0 K1 W# m& ^7 ^- E
1 y9 C$ `% Y, I5 R7 kJapanese aircraft 0 `! }0 s; g! r9 D, C) ^/ x
B6N Jill x 8
3 r" @# d: s8 @2 b' t8 G4 h% i3 @6 b7 }5 p: x! H7 Y% u) }
No Japanese losses " \% n9 N, X: |
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Allied Ships
5 v. Q3 A' L7 o( t- L6 j) ACV Bunker Hill, on fire, heavy damage
8 H6 u) X- [- M6 f* I& T+ FCV Wasp, on fire, heavy damage % V4 Z% F) k! Y" p
+ s+ F& c6 m6 AAfternoon phase saw KB clouded in so LBA from Kusiae did all the work:
' a3 Y1 s: z3 Z' RDay Air attack on TF at 79,85 - ~, E6 l+ i3 V. h3 r& N
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Japanese aircraft
2 e; ^0 J6 }1 Q6 WG3M Nell x 7
6 B4 J2 ~6 c" R" L9 @" ^) V) {G4M2 Betty x 38 & F. V9 I$ U; _
P1Y Frances x 14 $ d G* u! Z7 {& i
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 46 i/ t5 a& t( w: c
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5 f" L+ w/ q/ X& C8 ~
|( e3 [- R. u3 BAllied aircraft ! B7 [7 a- e# E* J3 O8 N; k3 |) }
FM-2 Wildcat x 12 & w% ~1 c+ t& D, N% L5 ]0 M
5 b7 N" J! L9 I% I& s
Japanese aircraft losses 6 j, c5 m1 [' k: J* s
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged ' P/ g' x% d9 F
G4M2 Betty: 5 destroyed, 28 damaged 8 j L: e$ O, s( F0 C9 a
P1Y Frances: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged / U! T9 d2 O& g8 \
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged + J5 o' ?+ t, s7 |; p- Y) w
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Allied aircraft losses 6 L. _ ]( W+ C3 ~! P w
FM-2 Wildcat: 7 destroyed # ~5 J0 s6 k4 P/ D
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Allied Ships
; J1 G! e+ h% B. f& }CVE Savo Island , u. W q. w1 c. r' p% ~) u8 T6 O
CVE St. Lo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
0 y7 S+ }, R% r. }CVE Kadashan Bay, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 1 L! G3 ^$ j1 x7 y7 ^5 h* z! [
CVE Petrof Bay - `# k) D1 G3 j) [! _- e
CVE Saginaw Bay, Torpedo hits 1, on fire . T( R3 x, ]9 R
CVE Long Island 7 m5 ~# Y6 ^% u3 b2 M) [; O
CVE Rudyerd Bay
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Day Air attack on TF at 77,83
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B6N Jill x 8
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No Japanese losses
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7 \' c. { p/ ]1 eAllied Ships
8 `. z' h" D' v) f" t" y) WCVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage : h: I% O+ }) i! L5 t
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/09/44
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By now my subs are in position also:
* C/ Q1 O! d7 n6 vLast two sufrace actions find the crippled Franklin and an AO: ; C2 y8 X x/ K
Night Time Surface Combat at 78,81 4 E7 [2 u) U& ?6 @) X
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7 Q0 ^- `) ~8 \% a! Ono flights - |& ]! f. N5 r: g
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Allied aircraft losses : l' i$ ^3 V8 K# {# ~( k
TBM Avenger: 4 destroyed
9 o; A! m* l7 q# s3 |, Q/ ]1 qSB2C Helldiver: 12 destroyed
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6 x* Y! x9 l( q$ ?+ j/ H" tJapanese Ships ( z) P* |8 v6 E4 ^
CA Takao - J! Y. s7 N# ~) f
CA Atago 4 R' c% f# |9 o- k0 k4 b8 D7 [
CA Maya / H( ^( P0 M* h* U: ^. t( s
CA Chokai
& J' N# a* k8 T3 x1 `+ H3 gCA Myoko
1 {. n$ X) z0 J* X8 Y0 G) lCA Haguro
- }2 M7 t4 L% a) w) XCA Nachi
* o- G0 k7 l$ ?0 W' u$ j) xCA Ashigara 4 J5 A1 v: {8 M0 f
DD Tamanami 5 K. S, ~9 E9 Q; H8 G0 P& J
DD Suzunami
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$ ~( n" R7 H& _) Z/ d. O# H" \3 EDD Oyashio
$ m9 w1 A. V! U4 A" S: rDD Natsushio
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CV Franklin, Shell hits 3, and is sunk * U6 y) A- [' M
DE Whitman, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk ( o4 T3 e+ H/ k0 r. N
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Namorik at 79,83
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: J- i# ^6 p. U: v: m0 f# _, \CA Aoba 3 g- b, d8 ]# f8 T. p. d
CA Kinugasa
% [& K# Q2 f/ s* H7 r6 } uCA Furutaka
( _) P2 L) b; q9 \+ V. KCA Kako
1 X6 |& E; Y$ \5 N: M7 u7 ECL Abukuma
- `9 v& s1 c6 \/ a3 tCL Kuma
; e+ |: {8 U n7 N* G# w5 x, @/ lCL Tama ) H& I& @; d* v7 y. A: L
CL Kiso
6 h& a" R2 Y$ [! j/ F/ ~( W4 ~1 b* VCL Yubari , z2 Q( u3 v/ S$ t; I+ K1 e# u3 H9 R8 `
DD Kiyonami
5 L1 ^4 k6 `* L) gDD Yukikaze z" w1 ?5 f4 T( w0 r( j
DD Isokaze 5 j' j- k8 q& u: \6 Q6 q- P% d
DD Shiranuhi 0 X: A. f- }6 y, [3 Q }3 |* {* c! K
DD Arashi
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+ c- |3 I- E% `3 X+ I4 }& w7 kAO Schuylkill, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
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% z2 d4 [3 k3 v2 oThe only air strike of the day was once again from Kusiae and it delivered a coup de grace to the CVs:
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B6N Jill x 8
7 L3 ?& @0 m+ p0 I" YG3M Nell x 3
1 H+ F* _8 I" S, c0 u9 YG4M2 Betty x 31
# o1 z: N2 X2 N3 WP1Y Frances x 9 ! K% I7 E! \2 @; B$ ~0 X
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 45 3 ?8 g$ h/ D" N- k0 w
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 3
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Allied Ships
b# |7 I# `3 b$ ]/ }9 nCVL Independence, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ; l3 k/ V0 e" [# F4 ?+ c
CV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
! A+ X. z( ]5 J8 L* cCV Illustrious, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage 0 s b: D0 }7 I1 n% }, @
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一切都结束了
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