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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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0 g+ O9 j  T/ @; q# j! s' j. |Night Time Surface Combat at 77,81
' j3 u0 g8 w- L/ jAllied aircraft & ?4 x& v* J. C
no flights 7 s2 P. X( i- U
Allied aircraft losses
  Q& n8 e9 z8 [, P; D- ^# QSOC-3 Seagull: 6 destroyed ) r* u6 `( F' E& |& W* Y4 u4 C  I
/ N( x- S0 N+ G( J" t# y1 `/ x
Japanese Ships
# C- u6 W! `+ l1 mBB Mutsu 2 ]" G- `; r' j  Z# V8 Q& @
BB Yamato ! I; w0 c$ ^0 u1 @9 ^2 ^
BB Fuso
; Q9 d2 r" ?' SBB Yamashiro & |2 X, k$ R6 }+ |$ u8 f  v6 o
CL Tatsuta / H3 V# M9 D8 ~! ?7 S
DD Tanikaze
8 ~; u6 |8 T2 q' V+ jDD Fubuki 8 a' z! C1 g; T9 S# ]' k1 U
DD Shinonome + v7 ~7 a$ y& O2 E
DD Usugumo
8 M4 i/ W& q# o3 p5 A+ R' k: S! w$ _DD Shirakumo
# W8 ~% @- E* i6 XDD Isonami 0 C  ^- T) c% g# W; _; [
DD Hatsuyuki 3 ]; {5 D* @1 J" i4 C# q
DD Uranami # u- f8 c. |6 ?* C4 b+ J
DD Akebono
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5 ~  Q5 o2 {' d% ACL San Francisco, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage
) x) _# F" r7 j' d; l7 HCA Astoria, Shell hits 23, and is sunk & `' ^% c# \1 Y9 Y! {
CL Hobart, Shell hits 21, and is sunk / D0 G' h5 G* l
CA Concord, Shell hits 29, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk # T' G* V% p- j8 D& C% x
DE Stadtfeld, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage % ?! D: o0 F' g- Z
DE Harold C. Thomas, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk , s+ o8 i( Z0 D- l
DE Tisdale % z5 i! ?; g) v9 G

& j: o) S. q) P8 H3 W5 FNight Time Surface Combat at 78,83 ( O; s: r* a6 }- i
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Allied aircraft
/ P* e3 ~1 S. [2 i' dno flights
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8 R' J% H- l4 z! K! e! cAllied aircraft losses
4 V" O) D0 `% I) E5 N' ~; {9 oSOC-3 Seagull: 1 destroyed # K4 @+ Y7 v# s* X4 C

8 e( o" \) Y7 s( @8 t" H" ~5 P* jJapanese Ships
' ^% W/ V+ e1 N2 k! M( [( K2 {/ xCA Takao, Shell hits 1 * ?$ Q  v+ `) x9 u/ s( l# K. ^
CA Atago, Shell hits 2 , ~8 B4 Z2 b8 a) m* P) z: r5 ?
CA Maya, Shell hits 2
4 C5 J5 k& q% i9 x  H! eCA Chokai ) ]7 U6 r7 e' G" U# v
CA Myoko 9 A& s* u- s5 Q, E( y: x' k6 J9 I
CA Haguro 2 d2 ?4 |- M! W3 R# B9 O
CA Nachi, Shell hits 1 ; ?: i1 j+ M# J% K8 k5 b
CA Ashigara, Shell hits 1 . }, W  N8 o* [! n$ k
DD Yugumo, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
( S4 Q* A6 x6 ODD Tamanami
- V% E- A6 s3 N1 ]% M3 W: [; ZDD Suzunami
# J) C4 t, [# k5 KDD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1
7 r5 T6 S% q) p( ?2 GDD Oyashio
. }# r7 p% ]1 {4 h0 x9 r. BDD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire & c2 C/ a. T$ j

; \. G3 z3 a9 K% R2 IAllied Ships , T3 R8 p, M+ \, V
CVE Santee " h  h: b1 F1 B+ Z: H( Q  r6 a
CVE Manila Bay
+ j, K, v! A) @* l  C( O! ]: q. YCVE Natoma Bay 3 p' \; R* P, q  d' U4 z) {
CVE Gambier Bay 7 Q# V( f1 I+ P1 c, F) J
CVE Nehenta Bay
7 Y/ N: h9 {0 c! D/ q# I, _6 w- g5 M- hCVE Ommaney Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire * \; j: R* l$ ?0 n6 L
CL Montpelier, Shell hits 3
; H, e( r3 O! y7 E: n; F3 D  v% z# oCL Mobile, Shell hits 25, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
2 |: O0 d6 ?- h* O6 GCA Salt Lake City 8 |% q7 e* ?) I
DD Ammen ) e# L. c- ]( i: y* i. O  {: K  L2 J
DD Anthony, Shell hits 1
% a, ]" o! `2 ?' `7 R7 J& bDD Aulick, Shell hits 1
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/ B& d5 Q! }3 b2 L7 o: E' bNight Time Surface Combat at 78,83
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* v2 I( g' U+ l4 x* rCA Takao, Shell hits 1
& p1 {& V8 x( e" }CA Atago
4 l( h" Y4 s) m7 j5 lCA Maya 3 ^! q/ |# i' m
CA Chokai
; F& x% s! Q) |; P! w8 i) YCA Myoko 2 O' S- c! n& x! V! X
CA Haguro
' S3 y5 ]- u  B: u. J; UCA Nachi
6 Q% h: i/ x( p* u3 ^3 yCA Ashigara
. m" i; }* L: Q( d5 M9 {DD Yugumo, on fire, heavy damage - x, f4 u+ a8 a6 `  X
DD Tamanami
' C* U: j# v% CDD Suzunami - S- O5 _9 k) Q5 H! D' U9 d
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1
' d- [3 ]8 ?, ~. {- EDD Oyashio
! [+ X# r$ s7 t/ P, EDD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire : o1 ^* I# @; O7 \' {8 h
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Allied Ships & _. i. f# }  W& U0 P1 {2 w' \$ d( U
CVE Petrof Bay 4 m* r& i) X3 Z, o( `
CVE Savo Island
& {. K# U& k& R: H& L9 W/ jCVE Rudyerd Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire
. i2 v# W/ A. u4 _CVE St. Lo
0 j5 ?9 @7 d3 i9 qCVE Kadashan Bay + [! ?+ Y: u+ @7 G7 l3 F  j$ H* c* h
CVE Saginaw Bay + R: @( Q/ r5 \$ e* x
CVE Long Island
5 d) ~$ {0 B$ f6 C, M* JCA Vincennes   @7 P, K5 v3 R! t4 Q& R/ b. i
CA Wichita
- |: H# n! S" v  W6 A. a5 ICA Boston 7 l- C4 |9 h/ D! f( B) s& q, T  @/ H
CL Boise
4 h$ |: R5 ?( ~3 n  nDE Bangust 5 M7 o% f$ L4 J. ~/ z" m2 E
DE Baron, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage # `0 R- c" \5 `# Y2 H
DE Levy
- R# N8 C7 R2 i) Q* P) W/ ^0 CDE McConnell
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84 ( w  D4 \+ ^# _5 ~, ?: w4 B0 w

/ T- K& n0 i+ F7 z, b4 I" G8 PAllied aircraft & V- L" m2 n$ B1 e. Q8 a: d4 T
no flights
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( G! F5 B3 O1 r* a% |Allied aircraft losses
3 {1 v% \8 b# i- k, I5 [FM-2 Wildcat: 11 destroyed
( n) U/ n' k% a( E  wTBM Avenger: 1 destroyed 9 Q* t. M, }0 V! n; V
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Japanese Ships ( u' r$ o% o! I. Q
CA Tone
+ {6 X! d' F2 u% E& q% H) c6 VCA Chikuma # P7 a7 p1 _1 R* q
CL Nagara, Shell hits 1 1 c- I( E# A- Y9 P
CL Isuzu # j$ ]. Y  R; o" }6 e# @; Q
CL Natori
& i# a0 `8 `' c) U1 S5 ~CL Yura 3 f  Z* T' ^/ J8 P
CL Kitakami
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9 D2 f. Q" D. `/ c  U5 nDD Shimakaze - L4 P6 c+ z5 ^2 E! g8 X
DD Fujinami, Shell hits 1
4 w9 k* ]' J9 Q0 Q$ {DD Kishinami 3 j; M9 i0 s4 A1 e4 p3 i
DD Hamanami
1 D( X& z5 ^4 N# T2 @  e# ?DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
1 ^$ {  m1 }( I: v7 |DD Maikaze
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5 {" y. F3 f/ K3 I$ Y+ e9 mAllied Ships * ~$ t( b/ v* k& }5 k6 Z, f2 F* c
CVE Prince William
9 `. B2 O# o! N7 q. M6 bCVE Barnes, Shell hits 2 / j$ t5 v. _: b6 o% v
CVE Anzio, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
% c/ [, W5 M: t: c1 l0 dCVE Liscome Bay, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
  `1 T9 n0 f6 s; Q1 rDE Bebas, Shell hits 8, and is sunk 9 v" `5 P2 J3 V1 f, d  L9 K- T
DE Brackett, Shell hits 1
5 q2 D- n" g! m$ LDE Cabana, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
8 D2 x9 n4 v/ \  R. d& NDE Canfield, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
0 G+ n% j: s/ h  nDE Carlson, Shell hits 1, on fire ! Z8 U$ ~: k% Z; P3 c# g
AO Brazos
! R# L6 s3 D3 T  y6 G6 q) }AO Kanawha
3 X0 z+ T( w: Y- QAO Neches, Shell hits 1
! q4 w1 W- R, g! r: _3 u1 SAO Tappahanock 7 p4 o/ R6 |% V! {
AO Suamico ( L0 R* O1 h& w% _  [" v
AO Millicoma
5 c+ f; s$ R$ V0 M3 y- ]AO Saranac
% j4 X% h% d1 r, V& c3 Z( xAO Saugatuck % M% h. U, e/ h. f
AE Pyro 6 p3 L. `" S5 Z/ [2 W; Z
AE Henry L. Hoyt
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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CA Tone
4 ]8 S+ U# E/ A7 iCA Chikuma
" ~0 \6 Z0 t/ n( {0 [0 PCL Nagara 2 [! Z/ f' ]5 y2 i0 g! A& G8 r
CL Isuzu " ^9 h1 i- H! a" ?; F
CL Natori ! k0 D8 M. n+ T* d% l+ M8 j
CL Yura
6 N, i) D7 m5 P  V& c' s3 kCL Kitakami
1 j' }2 A* }# v0 c9 s, ^6 D$ sCL Oi - i5 z% Z3 W% M. W- X5 B1 \
DD Shimakaze
/ ]' j) f. B$ S- f# i$ UDD Fujinami
: q2 l4 g& [7 pDD Kishinami
# A/ p1 I9 ^; l! O; O, V0 fDD Hamanami
8 e4 H# A1 y1 vDD Hayashio ! j7 M6 _% r3 s8 a1 s% `( T) r: @
DD Maikaze . [' |( {' j( d( C4 p

- U. t% H) z; F5 L  k& }Allied Ships 4 e6 Y+ n5 ~6 H8 L' o$ }
DE Samuel S. Miles, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 3 _4 K: V+ K  V, C; I: {" s
DE Osterhaus, Shell hits 50, and is sunk ' o9 B4 S2 g3 r7 r' [* @4 [, p
DE Parks, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 4 F! b( o( ?; t6 _/ A7 ~! z! q' j
DE Riddle, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage / [+ S+ [( K, H% `0 F1 l
AO Cache
& N5 A! D3 I# W2 H! iAO Schuylkill, Shell hits 7, on fire 5 Y2 v9 f9 ]) m9 H9 P( d$ _+ [
AO Cossatot # I: ^/ W) A* i$ z# D1 }$ O  W  m6 H0 X
AO Chepachet
9 P9 y# D. `* r7 `/ j' M* nAE Jacob Riis, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk ; d# Y# Q6 v3 Z# r4 B' v0 D
AE John P. Gaines, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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1 c9 g3 U4 X. GNight Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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Japanese Ships ' u3 H* y- C4 N9 ~. U$ |
CA Tone 1 d7 B9 V& e( m9 x$ W: v
CA Chikuma
; V% z# g, j9 D6 J; E4 kCL Nagara, Shell hits 3, on fire 8 o5 {6 p! f6 q
CL Isuzu
7 p3 W4 X$ m3 i6 x% uCL Natori
! m! M' o5 A& i5 `0 @CL Yura, Shell hits 1, on fire   _* }2 k" m3 w! x- W+ f' Q: F/ b
CL Kitakami
, Q6 N. k. V+ K" t; O  gCL Oi, Shell hits 1 + T/ E( R, \2 F
DD Shimakaze * Y- Y) b. ]3 K( v3 H* i  d: H/ I
DD Fujinami
) i) s" c9 _4 [3 iDD Kishinami 4 Z+ f& Q  L! M3 H
DD Hamanami
; u! A* O2 s! H: U; lDD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
) d2 l+ n. a5 v8 N2 {) e- KDD Maikaze, Shell hits 1
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Allied Ships ; n& {2 A8 b+ L) S1 p: L
CV Hornet 5 [, `$ D3 g# h4 y' K" p; |' v' }* ^6 R
CV Intrepid, Shell hits 1, on fire $ p/ Z6 s7 ]) F% T
CVL Princeton
+ C" A9 u. ^% u, w  sCVL Belleau Wood, Shell hits 1
5 w6 ?& s6 P& S4 R# }) B7 b) `0 uCVL Cowpens
" p9 [, l8 @% F0 q" Y( PCL Chicago $ ]# E1 e5 a9 `
CL Cleveland
" X$ V. i2 K5 e4 B: J* ?CL Columbia
" p: y7 b4 I- [) ]5 yCA Pensacola 5 P9 C& ?- M$ w! v! |: n
CA Raleigh, Shell hits 2 ( }  k2 L1 J" s$ B2 L; E: \/ d
DD Boyd
% X8 `0 s6 p# R/ a' E3 W- ~DD Bradford
6 O! v0 w" g, U. U/ y$ T  x: B6 GDD Brownson, Shell hits 1
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4 v! a, |1 j& k7 A' _2 a6 |3 PThis last USN CVTF was then caght by KB: , n; U: L& y* F
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84 7 f- S- ^" j* X: {6 c

+ \4 }& X2 ?" yJapanese aircraft
8 p; A" _! e+ T* l% t) X* \) |) TA6M5 Zeke x 33
% G- s/ M$ ?* n# h8 @! SD3A Val x 7
) X7 j, l, J0 F& T- _# pD4Y Judy x 123 " K" O% J( h3 t3 X+ }0 y% K
B5N Kate x 35
3 D& s7 s2 {) {0 T- D+ qB6N Jill x 67
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Allied aircraft 0 V& Q! W$ O" X1 b" B: u% v
F6F Hellcat x 3
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Japanese aircraft losses ( D: M3 w* }/ {  T
A6M5 Zeke: 3 destroyed & r2 D% C- C3 m5 m- y8 J
D3A Val: 3 destroyed
1 ~0 k  X; I. Y) Y* @D4Y Judy: 14 destroyed, 22 damaged 6 [% M' Y: A4 ^
B5N Kate: 4 destroyed, 18 damaged
, P# t5 Q( M  R! [" D) ?B6N Jill: 7 destroyed, 21 damaged
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$ p. i# d* u/ iAllied aircraft losses 6 e; Z0 w4 L5 w' @/ X; J
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed 6 A2 m$ G5 P" f* u3 _. T8 v
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Allied Ships
! |* K& v9 `7 q: y0 r  b0 gCV Intrepid, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
# o& [0 M& Z6 x/ wCVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 2, on fire 8 u3 x, j$ Y+ P3 n6 Y
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 7, on fire, heavy damage 2 ^4 S# c0 `9 Q5 w
CVL Princeton, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
6 L2 P2 v& l3 V4 V" ~4 KCVL Cowpens, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage 1 `  s. \1 M4 U5 `9 i6 g
CL Cleveland, Torpedo hits 1
; _7 x# M; ], `. \
0 ^. F4 d/ A( s' v; hAnd then by LBA: 5 F$ y  v( B4 X" H3 g
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84 + K: n7 d8 Y$ M" l, R
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Japanese aircraft 5 Q, C! _1 k7 a0 q
A6M5 Zeke x 16
/ B* A+ K$ y. ^D3A Val x 14 , F$ Z7 @; f! T6 j
D4Y Judy x 38 ) x  a) N# ~2 `2 g3 h
B5N Kate x 24
/ ^- h2 W7 V. C- X" _B6N Jill x 3 3 f5 X* K" J7 Y3 M, w! S; \+ n! b
G3M Nell x 9
' {* @* a8 V9 B) W9 [G4M2 Betty x 49 ' F- q( n# P+ U$ O1 Q
P1Y Frances x 20
3 B* t( k0 j: @" t4 A( w1 lKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 51 ; P* g$ L4 f! Z0 d9 M3 Q: D" V
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5 % ~$ ?6 _9 X+ f) M

# c5 f0 J) I3 ~Allied aircraft 9 {3 W7 Q1 \* n5 e8 T
no flights 7 ?6 \7 F- f/ Q5 k) @) W+ ~3 I
7 n1 F+ n5 U' i# ]! P! }
Japanese aircraft losses
$ }9 B# I! @& m) z' FG3M Nell: 1 damaged
& C; F; O4 Q% g8 [8 pG4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged : U$ b( H1 ]1 o1 B
P1Y Frances: 3 damaged & W3 O1 d" _5 Q, c! [4 A
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed ! X& J: `- F5 m% z4 R
2 \/ J* i. B! e" G
Allied aircraft losses
& R, u& R) C1 P, E" b/ {1 `. jF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed : Q5 f+ X/ t3 I5 z: S
& ~  |2 [+ q+ {% O5 E
Allied Ships 1 t6 f9 R$ S5 \$ b/ ^/ }! S& M
CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 8 N3 q8 \3 D9 g7 U+ x5 F# y
CA Raleigh , @$ B- U/ N) e+ E: T
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 6 t; p6 W3 k% Z: ?. t
CVL Cowpens, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
5 g* z5 E7 X' cCVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
- ^# |* v5 `& OCL Cleveland, Bomb hits 1 - I3 \& f3 J* ~" a% w9 l. v

0 ~/ \  e5 C) Z3 B) VSecodary strike: ) P; i7 u% x) ~9 w$ G; ]8 l9 g
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84 ! \* H) l2 d6 X+ i

5 U" j3 E' Y$ X, UJapanese aircraft
$ Q- @$ @5 a4 `9 \. WA6M5 Zeke x 7
# R! l- Q& _0 ED4Y Judy x 36 7 t9 [9 k, F6 q$ E
B5N Kate x 5
/ u+ `7 a) }8 G4 dB6N Jill x 8
1 Q) Y( r- k0 B  X8 |' y) m! g. `$ p
Allied aircraft $ R8 C1 c$ N, W  `
no flights 3 i# P" C* `; \/ V: {$ x$ G
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Japanese aircraft losses
+ H+ x1 D8 F1 X; d9 z8 O. yB5N Kate: 2 damaged 2 X* n& C  k$ Q( F: L# i

" N  B* X2 ^  ?0 V! q' sAllied aircraft losses 3 P, d1 ?; z9 u& X. \. {
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
6 j0 {+ d- r+ ?) rCV Intrepid, on fire, heavy damage . S" h" M8 `* B. Z
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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. W% b8 n' r$ H" d/ B  JAnd this one fails to find any more targets:
. d7 y3 d7 o3 n" g3 ADay Air attack on TF at 80,84 ( w, h: b! E1 C6 _2 T/ U

+ a$ w; A# R' ^( c6 F9 NJapanese aircraft
$ {( g9 B6 O. i1 IA6M5 Zeke x 3
, c- t  x8 H2 R) L- ^D4Y Judy x 14
7 W0 T7 r; d% KB6N Jill x 11
$ l( T6 ]3 q4 I0 c; p) v0 L% G- y0 z' ^+ }3 j6 k2 S' B3 N7 I' r, _
No Japanese losses
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LBA Jills: : X3 V' d4 Y' y: f; O, Y
Day Air attack on TF at 77,83
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Japanese aircraft
# z) T% F' x1 s; A# h% ~# bB6N Jill x 8
( B& T. t$ G' A3 k- [5 m( {# \. i) y: n: I7 R1 A) W, \5 C
No Japanese losses - c. {+ h9 u, w& l0 {' z4 r

  J0 Y7 k0 N4 d" ?0 u2 iAllied Ships
. H0 H9 g- o' R( B5 r+ @. `9 {CV Bunker Hill, on fire, heavy damage
2 c; q: `0 m2 y' K/ ECV Wasp, on fire, heavy damage
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Afternoon phase saw KB clouded in so LBA from Kusiae did all the work: $ ]* ?" j) X( f+ L9 c- u
Day Air attack on TF at 79,85 ' [- B* ]" o) t# {7 r$ r

2 d) `7 \7 u# h+ IJapanese aircraft
% Q6 g7 o2 J4 {. OG3M Nell x 7
0 @/ k' [/ a" A: t9 {3 p, LG4M2 Betty x 38 * Z! r& ~9 G) G% A6 e$ s) E, C- j' c
P1Y Frances x 14
/ C+ r' q! M$ @9 {" kKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 46 * k7 |7 e/ B* \. n
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5 ) K* ^( ^" k# N* ?1 z9 f
1 n; v9 l' e- d, V4 P- `# d
Allied aircraft 2 G/ J, H' W' [- V2 o1 t* ~6 V& H/ ]
FM-2 Wildcat x 12 5 T3 e: G9 @$ w3 @8 A1 ]8 \$ C

$ \& G( @/ \5 CJapanese aircraft losses 3 x; y: X3 h6 ~* ]" e
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged & A  n! M: @; E  `' z. M
G4M2 Betty: 5 destroyed, 28 damaged
. m& f( q- \5 P& GP1Y Frances: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged
8 [6 t, J# h1 A$ i8 K! Z4 ^Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged $ l7 I4 S+ D3 J% N6 s$ D
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Allied aircraft losses ) S, s$ R1 I3 T. R
FM-2 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
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1 T+ J1 O/ `0 ?0 l& b* p1 XAllied Ships 0 \& ~% ^2 A7 m, T$ X
CVE Savo Island
; [% B  W! y( f2 k* u/ j4 HCVE St. Lo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
) F' B: _. y  V5 gCVE Kadashan Bay, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
9 E+ g! @& q2 _; C6 y7 c) G5 p/ x/ ICVE Petrof Bay
  o. w$ y* [7 S# Y. _  d% d( qCVE Saginaw Bay, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 4 {- h2 g3 H# Y8 r: u
CVE Long Island
( a) p6 W' Q) s$ P& X0 O; ]3 D; h  yCVE Rudyerd Bay
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Jills are more successful this time: 5 B+ ]* v; H% M, U+ i
Day Air attack on TF at 77,83
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! ^7 f9 B$ G! R( U6 f8 b1 C' SJapanese aircraft % g$ M4 `' t3 Y- D; m
B6N Jill x 8
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No Japanese losses
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Allied Ships / S4 J, H4 u. i& _; K" c
CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ; k6 q/ p3 n, W2 C* i1 t: L

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/09/44 " U! M  {) r) h$ k6 B6 \$ F

; B  W- p4 K% K, M! A5 ZBy now my subs are in position also: % c2 R7 e! C3 O' d! m; W+ c
Last two sufrace actions find the crippled Franklin and an AO:
: @# k6 ]# f+ XNight Time Surface Combat at 78,81
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+ v  P) H4 x9 w% {- j. m( FAllied aircraft : u$ x2 `/ q3 X. v9 q! S: Q8 j0 d# {
no flights & x- O) K$ a& O1 y9 w  \8 G3 M

2 U* {5 C  _  PAllied aircraft losses 3 w0 ?; U" X: `- K$ l
TBM Avenger: 4 destroyed
0 N5 w; i% F- k6 ?SB2C Helldiver: 12 destroyed 9 s& w# p* F. }9 X* G  W% }

: v7 @+ x- P4 I0 b$ a) fJapanese Ships ! M" H3 C; K' Z) a3 |
CA Takao 6 _7 r0 [. A1 T( @3 e) G: i
CA Atago
) i0 s1 S9 y( \! @5 B' KCA Maya ' J8 b  T) s3 I
CA Chokai ( r( J, M# d9 x  ^. ~
CA Myoko 6 y+ z- N# Y" {1 m9 I! h
CA Haguro
2 r" s' B) J& y: S" gCA Nachi
6 h; q- J, N1 t( y. bCA Ashigara
$ S- E5 {2 U7 W8 ODD Tamanami   d6 ~* J) M/ b3 ~! q) s
DD Suzunami % m" I6 F2 n' V# z( P  `/ J
DD Kuroshio   p0 @5 _: r; p1 e4 {0 t8 Q
DD Oyashio
1 `5 ]& h- `" \, B( b% b3 rDD Natsushio
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/ B6 `. s# [& z# C) }7 F6 DAllied Ships
! k2 t1 `5 b, Y, i9 W0 M3 I5 g# r* gCV Franklin, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
3 P) H$ V6 q9 K. t0 V' i2 s# m1 BDE 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
; S1 ~+ Q5 A+ U9 h$ P0 L0 A4 f+ tCA Aoba ) B' I3 o1 e. d4 }
CA Kinugasa * }$ \. {1 c' m; k3 M
CA Furutaka % b/ ^; Y  P1 w5 {, m) z) d0 `$ @
CA Kako
" h  a6 G) @5 l- ^CL Abukuma
  u, R& o- a4 b" C( D4 L$ M0 q- _- WCL Kuma
; f. a. w9 v. `; [0 a5 [CL Tama
8 y9 R, g0 Y1 ?1 x' s7 mCL Kiso
# ]! ~. ]( Z2 `) V! k7 ACL Yubari
0 m$ q! \4 @* i8 X* S+ VDD Kiyonami 4 c( K8 E( y, G
DD Yukikaze
+ V- n& {/ O0 WDD Isokaze 5 o7 C; ?5 D6 R2 F( p. N! e
DD Shiranuhi * f# F: {* y& n
DD Arashi
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6 M7 k1 p: V# x, i- J9 DAllied Ships - C1 ]0 n, y: L
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: 9 [& T! x. p9 o
Day Air attack on TF at 79,84
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Japanese aircraft
& b0 t. E# S' C2 e- C6 aA6M5 Zeke x 5
# K$ Z) I: k. @: PB6N Jill x 8
6 c) S% K1 k+ JG3M Nell x 3
% {0 j- M4 A8 s9 X6 V& l( |G4M2 Betty x 31
9 }0 [# z$ `2 }2 ~( [, @% I* q0 aP1Y Frances x 9 * c& }" p/ ^% X2 ]4 A% h) i
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 45 4 M+ X, ~8 V% I
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 3 / X- z9 ~! F) f6 a8 z
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 14 + `% _$ m! T! q
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Japanese aircraft losses
( U( P# f# `6 g. T( [/ Z- o" ?" tG4M2 Betty: 1 damaged 0 {7 }8 r; K  s/ j

$ E% K1 R5 z# m9 PAllied Ships
6 c; _+ _* M7 u' H$ U0 KCVL Independence, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage " l* L, E6 z- t: B) b, S5 a
CV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
- ]" O* ]) F! QCV Illustrious, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
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  ^( u" C6 J7 d0 eThere, 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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6 x! U$ a' s# \) E  k& L( v一切都结束了
1 j) B8 M! q5 T; u3 _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2 X6 r& {/ K. j4 S* x" V
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Honda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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