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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/08/44
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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:
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. G# G" c& H( e2 uNight Time Surface Combat at 77,81
8 {3 d3 x+ r& J' z8 w5 a! [3 H, S, T& VAllied aircraft
8 x' q1 a7 g+ d4 ^no flights
1 D- ~( P3 t. S6 {& e* a* dAllied aircraft losses
- Z8 ?  A( h1 L/ ?: A; Z* F: N% ESOC-3 Seagull: 6 destroyed 3 k( M+ i8 ^" S9 \- E5 U0 u+ U/ x6 g

" B, D7 S& M4 jJapanese Ships + i; @* m! l+ k
BB Mutsu
7 |& |2 ^# _5 _! a9 c2 h+ F; g, nBB Yamato
2 ?+ L6 T3 ~5 G/ T: w& m' g4 ]BB Fuso
0 l2 q$ S1 T0 |& tBB Yamashiro
" }* d' G' u3 Q7 UCL Tatsuta
% E! r/ z, |# g8 w5 oDD Tanikaze
1 Y% V/ N  h% gDD Fubuki
# r/ i* N( ?# W" t4 tDD Shinonome 9 D  \, i8 B% O
DD Usugumo * G% z2 f  v; u. x9 \/ U+ h
DD Shirakumo 4 d5 ]. R3 r9 z  }* ~2 Y7 [
DD Isonami $ E. ]9 Q+ `/ l8 h* f" D
DD Hatsuyuki
9 T( ^2 @+ ?% g; ?DD Uranami
% ~- Q8 p  r& A: q2 X  ZDD Akebono
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Allied Ships
5 W# h8 g  o( R) [! |CL San Francisco, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage
5 H' Y* \6 f* T1 [. C' m8 UCA Astoria, Shell hits 23, and is sunk 2 t# E* M3 {' B2 f
CL Hobart, Shell hits 21, and is sunk
$ I5 S# Q) T* X: U6 J& t9 J" WCA Concord, Shell hits 29, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
; D5 m4 s! b! ~+ Q9 mDE Stadtfeld, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
' K/ t2 }) Y" W1 ~$ h+ F$ R! lDE Harold C. Thomas, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk   ~' }6 b8 t9 E- k. s
DE Tisdale
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83
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Allied aircraft
2 e! j$ b% q# ]6 u: f% j( x; }no flights
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. E; @  \; Z1 MAllied aircraft losses - D0 H5 M( \' ?+ ^2 i' o3 W
SOC-3 Seagull: 1 destroyed
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Japanese Ships
, Q* Y8 w* a) HCA Takao, Shell hits 1
! u* e+ s, a2 A' H; n. H! u5 i( SCA Atago, Shell hits 2 + r2 }9 M: S4 z0 S4 Q% b9 U/ b3 p
CA Maya, Shell hits 2 + H6 y2 e0 Z" f# ~9 B
CA Chokai
" `1 {0 x! x+ p6 sCA Myoko
" \! h. ]) H5 @( ^. r0 ^; [% QCA Haguro 8 l3 k9 e3 P- R+ t* N, p
CA Nachi, Shell hits 1 4 O) _% {: @; v& I" s
CA Ashigara, Shell hits 1 ( [; l& n( ?3 `$ a, W
DD Yugumo, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
0 |% \4 N* h& M" d" G5 nDD Tamanami
% T# S, N8 L! m+ i5 pDD Suzunami
& Y+ ?+ U, K4 f8 `5 T' e/ W# _DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1 " _# r2 Q; d( o1 i1 [7 P: O) S; a+ ^
DD Oyashio
9 @" j' ~, @, d& ?5 \% J  TDD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Allied Ships
1 ^. E2 R% ?. Q: `- \- d% x$ kCVE Santee ' v+ D# K6 K+ }  t/ X2 A: v
CVE Manila Bay ' S: b  H3 C2 w' t
CVE Natoma Bay
, ]$ H( \. n% H" t+ }# ?CVE Gambier Bay . I/ d* a) S2 W2 G' C
CVE Nehenta Bay
: r" e; m. {! SCVE Ommaney Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire % R4 J* j6 D; h: ~! S3 `1 c
CL Montpelier, Shell hits 3
2 i- W) U& s( d4 ^$ zCL Mobile, Shell hits 25, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk 2 C2 i& ~/ x) C) Y- u" ]
CA Salt Lake City
7 \- M- d+ M$ X& e  cDD Ammen
7 o5 y: {: r# e# |- }& \DD Anthony, Shell hits 1
6 N" z; Q0 ^, V/ h. k& W' s% sDD Aulick, Shell hits 1 1 W! W1 o7 d$ ~& O0 K0 y1 o

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5 @, b& i7 v. e# S' yNight Time Surface Combat at 78,83 & P4 X' B! C* \- {# G% w" e
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Japanese Ships ; x$ z, Z- p) h
CA Takao, Shell hits 1 3 N& p& t( n* U9 C6 J
CA Atago + q& g2 m4 _4 Z* j0 y
CA Maya % _6 d( w% w. z8 ?) W
CA Chokai
; L) i4 V6 ^; }9 T* VCA Myoko 0 L) m$ l$ r  [0 ]( X1 \/ W
CA Haguro
; B# ^. _: T  z+ V" f% o9 R: LCA Nachi
; f6 [- C' B" X1 V! QCA Ashigara $ y$ o! a+ K$ R+ b) p# J/ t
DD Yugumo, on fire, heavy damage : S! g' L! ~% S8 ?8 V: c2 X
DD Tamanami & A, c! h9 Y% O6 z
DD Suzunami
3 p% C  R! \$ X- g% m; p2 _DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1
  R8 _0 O' v6 E7 QDD Oyashio
& f0 H9 k/ L. @1 ^+ ]% e& d$ WDD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire + k# v, i; C: e1 e# ]
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Allied Ships
6 l1 i; u) V. H" m9 sCVE Petrof Bay 0 O* F7 Y1 _  {9 t% i$ ]
CVE Savo Island . V% K3 |) ]4 H$ F
CVE Rudyerd Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire - }1 I# ]" G" ^4 T5 L+ q
CVE St. Lo   R7 K0 \+ l. |. u
CVE Kadashan Bay $ K# z$ f+ X# e) |! }  a9 w
CVE Saginaw Bay , f' r$ y6 U6 K# @9 h
CVE Long Island 5 h2 I$ H! S' y& K3 X! t
CA Vincennes
" h2 a2 ~7 O2 m4 @, w; L3 ZCA Wichita
8 g! Q' i, i7 P+ g' DCA Boston
8 k3 q' r" ~  sCL Boise
- z3 _: l" D$ |+ L" A! Q: oDE Bangust 9 M! {+ h' E! d  D% e" ^
DE Baron, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage + {" j, `( ^% J  m% l# c7 A4 c
DE Levy
7 n6 G" j" v( v- eDE McConnell * ?& F2 U& V3 _8 z7 r6 N8 U6 D1 b

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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84 : h, B+ y& I$ c4 q2 ~+ y. o* D1 j

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no flights
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3 `( B# p3 O! F! m  O; p& x, cAllied aircraft losses
/ x2 L0 h4 v3 T7 N+ C# g' R  p3 `( ^FM-2 Wildcat: 11 destroyed $ Z) a. j0 {7 `6 D  |" O
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed
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/ u" t  ]! ^4 x! ?/ a4 NJapanese Ships
7 e% h! M, u& ?2 J; rCA Tone
8 N( n  o" P; ]* q7 L4 RCA Chikuma + w0 p( [9 Z% a0 a- u
CL Nagara, Shell hits 1
- v+ @5 g; k2 C" o, BCL Isuzu
# f: j4 K+ Z* }% N: vCL Natori # n: ~, p* |% m' F) X0 ~
CL Yura
: j6 |1 ^4 H6 |! iCL Kitakami 8 @" l' }8 G2 y
CL Oi
- ?7 s  A  R& |1 \6 T$ iDD Shimakaze , a* F8 R6 n9 W9 E4 Z; w
DD Fujinami, Shell hits 1
+ b  g4 b- |' @8 H, ZDD Kishinami ' f& B) _9 A# Y" s0 A. Z" J  ?
DD Hamanami
5 a( ]5 ?0 E8 u: n9 N  lDD Hayashio, Shell hits 1 4 A; ?" H, g9 j2 t& Q$ @* Q
DD Maikaze ; G8 k5 G$ a$ a; }
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Allied Ships
  I1 k2 Z& |5 h- |; o5 SCVE Prince William
2 T  a5 I) Y- p6 k4 iCVE Barnes, Shell hits 2 , n# n- {6 |5 I' j, I
CVE Anzio, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
% H" @7 r$ f4 Q! H9 j6 W0 G" i( [CVE Liscome Bay, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
7 c) C' S, }- d8 a1 Z& G: U" QDE Bebas, Shell hits 8, and is sunk 1 t0 z$ Y1 i% a) }
DE Brackett, Shell hits 1
; j3 w7 }$ H/ n3 ~  Q* DDE Cabana, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
% q9 l# k" Y8 I9 r1 c/ kDE Canfield, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk . Q/ n* z, X: R+ i
DE Carlson, Shell hits 1, on fire 0 B) J6 \" `* @
AO Brazos , I8 X" [# d: W' d  s% Z2 j
AO Kanawha
1 u0 o7 T' s3 q" uAO Neches, Shell hits 1
7 }8 f& j  N4 {' u" GAO Tappahanock & n7 t. f* Q3 w" L# x
AO Suamico
, Q( q5 M! ^9 bAO Millicoma
. b, I4 t! n7 PAO Saranac 6 g+ f2 E  b  N/ \: v
AO Saugatuck
* N- T8 d' V7 [( o$ N2 ]AE Pyro
- g& }: a  X# Q* c0 f9 LAE Henry L. Hoyt 0 f$ I9 }8 u, r4 z7 _& A. k5 ^

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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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) b, T6 ?! Q0 J" w5 pCA Tone # K( L, M% K( _
CA Chikuma : _4 a5 V+ R$ P! b6 y
CL Nagara
) T6 i  m* ?1 {) YCL Isuzu
$ |6 T" S/ o9 b7 C  V5 s- d7 E" yCL Natori
3 j" y% e' g2 ^/ b. _$ BCL Yura ' @. k0 Y9 ~' d3 C" Y7 M
CL Kitakami 9 j8 Z4 }/ @6 R0 ]: k6 Q% b' @5 a
CL Oi % W9 `  {+ n5 Z0 ^
DD Shimakaze
% u2 {$ y  m0 }5 W- \- FDD Fujinami ' b$ r9 k& P# G3 P7 y9 ^
DD Kishinami
# j; z) n& V, ]7 o- }" e7 E8 KDD Hamanami . \1 z" q& c9 b- ^3 ^
DD Hayashio
" g" u! p/ Q0 s7 G2 j+ zDD Maikaze # x0 o$ a1 S) }2 H5 B2 W- N

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3 `# [# [5 i2 y: ^$ [# uDE Samuel S. Miles, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
# C" n1 C+ C3 F7 {9 i% \3 aDE Osterhaus, Shell hits 50, and is sunk
3 U8 c' H/ {& g2 D* kDE Parks, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage # U4 ?4 `( i# _$ N0 r
DE Riddle, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
; Q* e2 B. |$ [. V8 ~' uAO Cache ! p' t9 K# W! ^2 r( W
AO Schuylkill, Shell hits 7, on fire 0 Z8 ~* l" {; e8 F% P3 b
AO Cossatot & M  Q( ?; h: ?6 w: T
AO Chepachet
% B) w  i! }2 Y7 t" h$ L& hAE Jacob Riis, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk ) g+ j' O8 P2 p" D3 v6 j; C
AE John P. Gaines, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage + j3 W) e1 u9 Y- I7 T# r8 \6 f
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+ L7 }+ ?- I2 q; h  T7 aNight Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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CA Tone & [( Q5 f* \& q' _% P# P
CA Chikuma
" n; Z' q9 W+ J) `/ @2 L' e% {* RCL Nagara, Shell hits 3, on fire 1 h7 i6 N( t2 O4 b' K
CL Isuzu
! L9 e6 O4 B# s: }CL Natori . d# O7 {* O" W
CL Yura, Shell hits 1, on fire 2 c5 E$ M, D) I; s9 I0 E9 T0 ~
CL Kitakami
' y6 }6 q, D2 k- b+ VCL Oi, Shell hits 1 2 g4 J0 [/ d! o  x' i) A& T% P+ H5 L
DD Shimakaze
2 f. M# a! }  J8 aDD Fujinami
0 W* r# A4 @. N5 W4 vDD Kishinami
: x2 m6 j& |& A% U) @DD Hamanami
( W9 A+ L* {. eDD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
- F0 [5 h" C4 Y) n. p+ h/ N) T) ^DD Maikaze, Shell hits 1 . k: u7 t' {2 x2 L, F
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Allied Ships
  z/ |+ L0 t5 D$ D% r) v6 CCV Hornet
) O- E! P2 y4 f8 d" E9 g$ RCV Intrepid, Shell hits 1, on fire
! y4 X! n7 l) m; x6 G9 `( mCVL Princeton ! y: y5 r( R& x3 @% Y. o
CVL Belleau Wood, Shell hits 1
. ^& d; r, W" g% dCVL Cowpens ; R$ b' \! y! P" a! Z$ {
CL Chicago 3 e8 y7 Q- ^, }
CL Cleveland / U) P. M3 C! d+ z- A6 l% F
CL Columbia . e0 {5 U& z; b4 R) P3 K! a
CA Pensacola
6 o* r" B+ u4 I" MCA Raleigh, Shell hits 2
+ F# _& g; ^9 k6 L6 ^4 bDD Boyd
9 v# c4 R4 x: m# TDD Bradford
( n; }# c7 T) |3 J% a% n# E( Z5 pDD Brownson, Shell hits 1 : k6 h$ q+ O: P1 g7 ?
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This last USN CVTF was then caght by KB:
# z, b' t; V  x+ MDay Air attack on TF at 80,84
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- ]8 ^8 T* V: w: Y2 H4 \/ DA6M5 Zeke x 33 1 q+ R& h9 |7 T+ C5 P1 R
D3A Val x 7
- F2 x2 k9 v2 k) S" d5 u. c1 A) ED4Y Judy x 123
1 e( W' U, {) Z% kB5N Kate x 35
2 V% v7 ~5 m- y# T+ `B6N Jill x 67
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Allied aircraft
# o# a* B- w+ j. HF6F Hellcat x 3
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Japanese aircraft losses
# b8 u& P9 R5 j5 DA6M5 Zeke: 3 destroyed - @/ v% @* ]8 S, i* x
D3A Val: 3 destroyed ( j8 g7 k$ _- a/ K7 |" R
D4Y Judy: 14 destroyed, 22 damaged 1 g$ V' ]+ b7 S1 w) E3 s
B5N Kate: 4 destroyed, 18 damaged
: D  e2 z0 @$ G: x1 TB6N Jill: 7 destroyed, 21 damaged # R+ v4 M1 L1 a6 G3 t: F7 L
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Allied aircraft losses ( |" O( R) h# [
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships * u; g0 @& Z1 W- ]
CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage # G( d% i5 ]8 _
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 2, on fire ( m3 m, w  d  i1 I1 u$ I' B! S; T& P$ U& g
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
' F: E9 ]" c9 t0 i0 J/ G/ CCVL Princeton, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage 8 e9 [8 {0 F) P. U4 X+ I  \4 r
CVL Cowpens, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage $ R! S) k2 {0 D  y
CL Cleveland, Torpedo hits 1
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& p5 ^* F+ T* q7 K; C) [And then by LBA:
/ ~, z- c5 i% KDay Air attack on TF at 80,84
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Japanese aircraft
' W, ]/ T* B  gA6M5 Zeke x 16 ) G4 B3 N0 g. K  v) U, _
D3A Val x 14 " M4 l9 r6 n8 ]9 R
D4Y Judy x 38 * q$ w7 F3 K! k. G- j) G; C7 }
B5N Kate x 24
% R. \. v& l6 a9 cB6N Jill x 3
8 R; C4 k. h' U( \. K# ]6 r) OG3M Nell x 9 ' S( n9 S$ x9 v2 c; u, i' @
G4M2 Betty x 49 2 N0 a5 }( f3 r) H8 |' l
P1Y Frances x 20 . F/ _( l3 F# U. v( E$ Z. W* m8 m
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 51
, r% j" A0 p8 S9 p0 q* l6 c0 ~Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5
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. |/ T* c: I& t$ xAllied aircraft ' J0 Q  s; V, \. i6 @% }
no flights / D4 f5 {8 J9 P* o0 @3 e1 J4 S! b

, b4 C0 T$ M/ z- D0 C, U7 P! LJapanese aircraft losses 3 F! w% u- J. n  y) [: R
G3M Nell: 1 damaged
" H- I, X/ m6 d. i$ NG4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged
0 Z9 n; e3 @3 I- GP1Y Frances: 3 damaged ' t/ Z; r: R1 v
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed 9 |& C( u4 J5 W0 }! R

' V' b( h* ~$ Y* J9 @: y1 i5 SAllied aircraft losses # d4 u8 e0 V) e1 d2 _
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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1 C- G5 o3 n8 R, y- A  E9 aAllied Ships ; ?0 e3 N+ W$ }0 f
CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
& A$ O* n+ R$ }7 _2 ^3 E& |1 BCA Raleigh # B3 c" D+ J# @& h" \" F1 v
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
; ?, {' g0 y% b& r- mCVL Cowpens, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
" Z: S& i. q; s+ B0 v2 eCVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
5 G; x) Z0 \9 @, [1 UCL Cleveland, Bomb hits 1
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4 v+ `5 ]  L1 h, R2 vSecodary strike:
$ Z% f. L0 J( u. z7 hDay Air attack on TF at 80,84
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Japanese aircraft 6 N. w' E$ y2 M+ d; B2 A2 l; c' D! D: n
A6M5 Zeke x 7 ; v5 G  v* l' S! C5 X
D4Y Judy x 36 " b5 C& n. R  v, ~
B5N Kate x 5
; B$ U4 j8 A. g6 H/ aB6N Jill x 8 ' ^+ A; B& z* v4 r* M

9 x/ A) t' Z  ~; M' P2 L  `1 NAllied aircraft 6 K4 E/ A! h! b, n
no flights ( O  y/ t1 }; i+ d7 w4 w
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Japanese aircraft losses
* C' L7 Q8 a% h7 p7 [, \B5N Kate: 2 damaged ' Z5 m- B  L0 V9 W& Q$ F
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Allied aircraft losses / A, E1 \$ q' B
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed 6 [8 S/ M& B. p% q

/ w6 R+ e. z8 F- XAllied Ships $ H4 K( G/ L9 M1 g# ?
CV Intrepid, on fire, heavy damage
6 m; e6 j( I( r% d0 V# G  `CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ) b" Y; }& n; Z) {3 H0 o

: Y" `5 ~6 Y( u! K* T; \7 iAnd this one fails to find any more targets:
. L. t: O& T3 }- x, i$ M( W3 y, {Day Air attack on TF at 80,84 ( T6 S- m3 t* S5 C- \" C+ {* ~
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Japanese aircraft
' Q2 D8 [* a+ W$ _( ^! lA6M5 Zeke x 3
8 U0 G" g: b3 P# n- {! eD4Y Judy x 14 5 ^( E+ n+ I5 ~( }7 E2 T
B6N Jill x 11
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No Japanese losses 8 a# }' @2 _. r( D6 q4 H4 N0 z
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LBA Jills:
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Japanese aircraft / [2 p' Z1 E; x9 r; G8 K5 p% M: a! t
B6N Jill x 8 : s' h, a, D6 m4 Q6 n

/ v/ r( E3 Z% b3 U, RNo Japanese losses 6 k0 I$ Y# |) ~/ ^
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Allied Ships
7 B9 o! ~7 A% Z$ O  ^+ M4 g- [CV Bunker Hill, on fire, heavy damage
: U0 s( [! T6 w! I! C5 LCV Wasp, on fire, heavy damage
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Afternoon phase saw KB clouded in so LBA from Kusiae did all the work:
" X+ o, M) [  ~4 a6 k7 t, V, MDay Air attack on TF at 79,85 $ ]  z3 V$ G- g6 {5 g8 Y: x2 K

; G6 H3 p$ X9 D: T- f9 n5 r4 T4 wJapanese aircraft
! [! _5 z- ?; t# o- d) TG3M Nell x 7   u( M3 y8 o0 `' y8 x* W
G4M2 Betty x 38
4 v; n/ K8 r9 dP1Y Frances x 14 9 Z6 {  `  A! v0 N+ e
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 46
4 U7 p: w: ?1 ^( f0 r+ ?6 d/ H/ WKi-84-Ia Frank x 5 5 h" O& `+ A# K; |, @0 T
4 v: Q- L' f- U$ B6 \2 h( T1 [) S
Allied aircraft ! [8 u0 s. _: n" v# P
FM-2 Wildcat x 12
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) _, Z1 G7 G! L" z6 X" b, H! UJapanese aircraft losses
) v4 q% ?- t; g: h9 y2 p1 e1 Y3 TG3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
; ^% ~7 g4 U8 `4 {, W; tG4M2 Betty: 5 destroyed, 28 damaged
& M* K" Q3 D' RP1Y Frances: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged
* a6 @8 L7 a. VKi-43-IIIa Oscar: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
" U# t$ b+ f7 Y% oFM-2 Wildcat: 7 destroyed + w. v- @3 O5 |

* h6 O* h1 D5 a! lAllied Ships
% n6 w. @0 C+ sCVE Savo Island $ g4 `; T7 b8 u; z: n& h
CVE St. Lo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
9 F$ C+ |) c  K. X3 X! k# ?CVE Kadashan Bay, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage - P& Y) R) P+ q( d0 Y
CVE Petrof Bay + x5 \4 O2 D$ E. i8 a. ]
CVE Saginaw Bay, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
6 D  k8 f+ S( A% e, R0 T9 u$ s: R  D, c) qCVE Long Island
/ ^$ z& r( R* q( I" lCVE Rudyerd Bay : x3 S4 n2 E2 m$ Q* k- t( g

1 s8 ]3 S( F7 ~+ U$ Z* UJills are more successful this time:
- B" }+ J. j0 N1 @% b/ xDay Air attack on TF at 77,83 * a# X$ j5 B, m3 _. z
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Japanese aircraft
, {' D* D! t" |0 m! tB6N Jill x 8 ; |; z- H- w. a0 B; R3 W
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No Japanese losses
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. X' b% q- @- l2 }! uAllied Ships
) `1 I9 p& h+ |! KCVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage / o+ d- j/ C2 G& y( ~9 e
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/09/44 " ?/ `; O& Z  d1 w; j* k
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By now my subs are in position also: ' ]" f9 e/ h" \: }) R
Last two sufrace actions find the crippled Franklin and an AO:
5 K/ E+ D3 n+ ^- Y+ ]9 h& m- xNight Time Surface Combat at 78,81 / i) f7 J6 z, R4 j1 I

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no flights
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7 E- _0 |' D$ G" X7 h2 \Allied aircraft losses
, Z% ]$ [2 o+ _TBM Avenger: 4 destroyed
/ V. f6 H* D6 G2 H% ~SB2C Helldiver: 12 destroyed
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& q1 L' k  x' B  u- l5 t* e. [Japanese Ships 4 m, l5 J! l$ Z/ {
CA Takao
  x, o% H; z' n8 \. rCA Atago ) Z) l6 ?  i/ e2 d3 H, r0 B# h
CA Maya
& f, E/ x1 ~3 F, VCA Chokai 7 m9 B; T1 ~5 |+ r
CA Myoko ! R% ?6 M4 E; @( J$ O) X: s1 K$ B
CA Haguro ) U. ~% ~+ I) Y0 w( d
CA Nachi
/ b1 u* i' {  M1 X1 ^CA Ashigara
4 x4 y2 R+ M: B( XDD Tamanami & y+ m, T9 T2 }- t
DD Suzunami 6 z" B  A; ]* [6 q. R* J! ?! \2 Y; u
DD Kuroshio
5 m! f$ r% ^: n2 }; d  oDD Oyashio : W0 X- \4 d( H. [
DD Natsushio
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CV Franklin, Shell hits 3, and is sunk 0 }2 q, b- g& N. k1 w
DE Whitman, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Namorik at 79,83
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Japanese Ships % d# m( U8 T( _! N# {1 d
CA Aoba 2 B2 v0 g2 @) l( @1 o6 ~
CA Kinugasa - ~5 t+ y* G0 W, X+ o
CA Furutaka
5 `/ V8 b$ k3 ]6 KCA Kako
6 f- ~& c1 Q/ `# W* ?3 V9 KCL Abukuma * D; \9 n3 w3 S3 t+ c& j/ P
CL Kuma
8 c: M, U- y& W* `" Z  OCL Tama
7 U2 R+ U9 Z  j" d- j% uCL Kiso
6 \. f6 f  i: N2 m1 P8 I: o2 eCL Yubari , h" E0 F2 v6 A% @9 |. G4 |
DD Kiyonami
0 B4 {" i! ?; r0 d( k5 iDD Yukikaze & H! ~' D+ [( h, m2 O  i9 V; t
DD Isokaze 4 x$ Y+ f1 b, t' r6 K
DD Shiranuhi
, g6 q5 U) i' e1 fDD Arashi
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$ M# k5 k# n. @% Q& KAO Schuylkill, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
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9 s1 B/ _3 @; d2 n( v2 g5 o& NThe only air strike of the day was once again from Kusiae and it delivered a coup de grace to the CVs: 1 I$ e$ \7 s' q! d- Y0 F: J0 |% Q
Day Air attack on TF at 79,84 5 v: o4 O1 E6 o5 i  q  d3 f0 X

0 Z" {) a% o0 C- D2 ?4 t$ y% VJapanese aircraft
1 l* G+ ]$ X6 lA6M5 Zeke x 5
3 ]) _2 U5 x, m1 g% IB6N Jill x 8   D8 N* t( H4 n* |* F/ h
G3M Nell x 3
1 l5 Q9 D1 f* cG4M2 Betty x 31 8 `% M# J3 ?2 c  U5 h8 \" m4 B
P1Y Frances x 9 - K4 E9 z) t$ G- G; F5 @4 `! z
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 45
5 ~! v0 v" E+ J6 x# f4 s1 g+ zKi-61 KAIc Tony x 3 ! {4 \' R1 \8 _6 C9 P$ z* S' C
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 14
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4 B* W: @( w0 ~, @4 R# d& \Japanese aircraft losses
. x6 u% Z  t. y/ d/ WG4M2 Betty: 1 damaged 2 f5 `5 [. v& Y% b6 c) Z8 R

0 a+ s; W$ v. J0 v6 c' CAllied Ships 3 w8 \. \+ A$ \# f+ A/ o* ~8 a
CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 8 Q2 n, p; X  S8 H/ H
CV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ) ~1 S( ^2 U1 V. y# Y) Y
CV Illustrious, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage ' y% \4 F4 ^, v' c9 }

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, s: j# u+ x, l) _: PThere, 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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  {) N3 n% v( s一切都结束了9 `2 ?4 Y/ `! F3 M% {2 U  L: k/ A+ }
好像盟军已经投降了?
惨绝人寰啊
看不下去了
“阿”号作战,“捷一号”作战达成,西太平洋制霸想见
克罗地亚人都很厉害的样子嘛
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! L- s+ a4 A( L; pHonda桑似乎没有把运输船诱饵的损失计数。。。
赶紧去接手
一万年太久,只争朝夕!
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