AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/08/44 ' F& S, z. J$ M$ I( Z# N% v/ \
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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: 7 Y, V1 q# @! J1 f, R
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Night Time Surface Combat at 77,81 Y l, w( R6 z1 G0 C3 n
Allied aircraft " i5 i* Y. H6 z! G( f& T/ ]- f
no flights
9 ^* @/ X5 T4 N" b" ^& Z7 nAllied aircraft losses
6 c n4 P1 I9 E) b0 [0 H2 PSOC-3 Seagull: 6 destroyed
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" q; w: t6 l, c) X: t: ^Japanese Ships 9 |( N: ]: L6 W' X0 c
BB Mutsu 2 M( f% S# M3 s# u& Z
BB Yamato
% e2 r$ x$ x) ^0 H8 YBB Fuso 1 O- g" h. q5 h" z
BB Yamashiro
* X7 B1 x c f3 T. d4 j# O6 ICL Tatsuta
K5 I8 I, H. E" s- cDD Tanikaze
) c6 A( W; i" l; k- a. I7 e: DDD Fubuki # m8 ] ^+ E& S- B0 e8 P* H3 @
DD Shinonome
% l, Q" p& e( C3 T$ A8 p* _! p, P. nDD Usugumo
# j: K$ r6 ~3 Y( F, c8 m) EDD Shirakumo 2 w2 w. c6 p& M
DD Isonami 4 E* I) d! i& h" m. ~0 q
DD Hatsuyuki
" [* ~+ V4 e$ O3 w- k* `, G8 kDD Uranami
- l9 M( S: @: N2 s$ b3 _# X: \DD Akebono
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# [1 Z: w. v8 t$ S% \Allied Ships 8 m2 S7 W! i0 W' R, E
CL San Francisco, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage
4 R. Q, `+ L0 x8 W+ w4 tCA Astoria, Shell hits 23, and is sunk
' K2 `3 L5 e1 i, o6 X' B8 wCL Hobart, Shell hits 21, and is sunk
4 a1 s/ j& X1 C) g) iCA Concord, Shell hits 29, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
+ l2 F; F p: I+ a9 t" tDE Stadtfeld, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage ' p' P& p6 A0 W; a; y; G
DE Harold C. Thomas, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
8 O( G. g9 q$ i4 Z6 JDE Tisdale & K8 ]9 _4 ~. K
0 N* P2 e/ B/ U2 A
Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83 ; t# s. w; Y/ C1 U7 {. B
" X6 f6 }7 q6 v2 D$ b8 DAllied aircraft
3 n% e5 G! ~) Q* R, e* Kno flights
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Allied aircraft losses 8 C9 _4 h/ K6 `+ o9 i+ q" w2 x
SOC-3 Seagull: 1 destroyed
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8 ?5 A$ p/ p4 DJapanese Ships
! y! P) \5 P3 H! A0 x2 Z' jCA Takao, Shell hits 1
. E# @# E3 i, x% xCA Atago, Shell hits 2 6 L: B f0 j! ^/ g7 p; Z; b
CA Maya, Shell hits 2
' l$ w5 ]8 Y1 h @9 f' cCA Chokai
2 A4 T q c1 E$ U+ @ l( fCA Myoko # Q6 H* Z! D# q' F% x8 l; A; c6 ~
CA Haguro
& \0 D' d1 h# T1 V/ o6 S. w: yCA Nachi, Shell hits 1
; D) o9 @& R9 X B% OCA Ashigara, Shell hits 1 . a T/ ]. A& T3 l7 P; k! M* H
DD Yugumo, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage " }$ ^, g! C$ p' g, E% a9 `
DD Tamanami : T( a/ B( M- |
DD Suzunami ) ?4 Q: |' r: c N0 @: O
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1 ! K) S4 f. N B
DD Oyashio . v" u1 B" B9 c+ {
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire
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3 X; s9 _( A$ a0 p+ iAllied Ships ' e7 X9 C: o: i# F/ t
CVE Santee ( n( [9 u9 A' x5 J% M) C/ \/ x2 V3 X. S
CVE Manila Bay
, j# l5 H6 _7 ~CVE Natoma Bay , J: b9 m. G' K
CVE Gambier Bay 4 B& _' j2 Q ^$ q0 L: y5 L
CVE Nehenta Bay & S: w! V4 A1 C9 O' H* H4 |8 E O* W
CVE Ommaney Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire
5 \/ i" ~8 t$ Y% zCL Montpelier, Shell hits 3
' d' @/ R) M& ~$ P X# E/ @2 ECL Mobile, Shell hits 25, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
: ~2 u( S3 I; U0 o- |* `CA Salt Lake City 1 z* F6 O+ _. \$ l: r
DD Ammen 0 @: `& ` L& h' K
DD Anthony, Shell hits 1 9 Y: Y) o6 C2 r. L: j
DD Aulick, Shell hits 1
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83
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Japanese Ships 6 K' \5 ]0 B( A- ]$ b# E* S
CA Takao, Shell hits 1 2 U1 ~. }3 c: Z- `
CA Atago
# M9 ^) ?, k3 L4 h9 D! F% r# Q sCA Maya . P; t- Z2 N6 h r
CA Chokai
( r4 Q8 \$ g4 H' h3 E5 }CA Myoko
8 c C- {" m; hCA Haguro 0 k+ D. L7 T, U8 W; e N. n! [
CA Nachi - a# i5 i9 ~4 W2 `
CA Ashigara
. M4 V' W5 j$ J: S; FDD Yugumo, on fire, heavy damage
* _! [1 C b) dDD Tamanami ) z, f8 O) v; g* l$ T
DD Suzunami ) D9 q8 ^ U6 T
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1 , t2 d5 m* _5 }" W0 [# H- V
DD Oyashio
4 b' R8 ]; w4 Y; q" U9 vDD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Allied Ships * o- P; y! z" a2 {
CVE Petrof Bay
6 N/ B8 u* n% XCVE Savo Island
0 ~2 j5 v1 `! }CVE Rudyerd Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire 7 z( K+ Y; f! r9 V, b
CVE St. Lo ) X, ^2 W# s ^/ y3 @6 H
CVE Kadashan Bay 7 B# ?$ F1 \9 t9 c2 i4 V
CVE Saginaw Bay
7 q1 f' _) X* h5 J0 HCVE Long Island 7 B" O' u/ I2 A9 b7 t' U
CA Vincennes % u5 d8 ~8 a+ d+ t- E/ S7 Z
CA Wichita
+ v0 E2 g; ?- b; qCA Boston . y4 b! _* L- y/ v( w, p: [
CL Boise
% B! G& Z4 i4 m( H* u4 JDE Bangust + ]* b, u9 y' D# l6 Y. A5 U8 I7 Q; A
DE Baron, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 3 Y0 F# [( o* v& E% }
DE Levy
9 ^4 s* X6 G1 q Y0 \DE McConnell & z% d4 } S: ` \1 Z4 M$ t+ p% v, ^
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84 6 C; I. g1 H4 q
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Allied aircraft $ a. Z& l3 R7 j* f
no flights 8 M( N* `6 T: e. S& u6 Z+ o( X- ~% ?
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Allied aircraft losses ; S; |# i" f8 J( F% k, l
FM-2 Wildcat: 11 destroyed
" v# A/ O2 }1 K+ t* o) A& LTBM Avenger: 1 destroyed " ~: D! V5 {* Q2 @* J
5 M4 s, Z' y# V/ U9 KJapanese Ships
+ Z5 O: W: _7 p3 ICA Tone 2 E- w7 [% G3 v$ P/ h* b
CA Chikuma
! {1 |1 H0 j, tCL Nagara, Shell hits 1
2 D1 G* M9 Z. O& CCL Isuzu 7 @4 Y4 ^. g; z, }; z
CL Natori 0 t$ ?. H! V5 @1 G( u
CL Yura 4 V/ Y4 z$ P y1 r: K
CL Kitakami
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DD Shimakaze
# n- N. m) Y' @ @& x' E7 G7 gDD Fujinami, Shell hits 1
* H8 `2 R" s2 ~DD Kishinami 4 k5 K! e, J1 Q z' ]
DD Hamanami
, G- ~6 Q$ t, uDD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
* d, ~3 O5 z V9 JDD Maikaze 8 B2 x" u! u0 D, Z/ E. V- j' ]$ Y
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Allied Ships
$ F2 o5 b. d- _CVE Prince William # }$ C' K" i& |( m$ r' q" ^9 g
CVE Barnes, Shell hits 2
7 J1 k/ I3 g3 L2 W4 r3 T" CCVE Anzio, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
% b+ c+ X* S, ?. c* @& C' W9 H9 lCVE Liscome Bay, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
) U% q+ G2 _) V" j$ C. SDE Bebas, Shell hits 8, and is sunk ) r' h% y. P+ G3 i
DE Brackett, Shell hits 1
4 u" W! I5 A' j. C1 `9 |" z6 BDE Cabana, Shell hits 13, and is sunk 6 T/ ]' ~/ V- w/ X/ r: W, r, M
DE Canfield, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk , w+ Q1 d' p. q0 y2 r
DE Carlson, Shell hits 1, on fire % T: S% v7 x+ p7 |! i6 d% j+ {0 \
AO Brazos ! ^% e/ l4 g0 L& W) J
AO Kanawha
' P. ^6 n/ g) LAO Neches, Shell hits 1 # {+ K1 J( X* \' T0 X
AO Tappahanock ! @2 Y6 x; }* m
AO Suamico
; M% m" Q# K* d# s; N# q: i3 r, BAO Millicoma
5 t$ `9 y1 |1 L" YAO Saranac ' D* [( I6 L- R( D. n# D6 J( O
AO Saugatuck 8 t$ M2 \! z# |5 g
AE Pyro 8 F8 d" V( Z E/ k( x( n
AE Henry L. Hoyt
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9 k( j; r6 o+ [6 L) b1 |! PNight Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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Japanese Ships " o1 G1 b0 f' e( a8 B7 |" ]
CA Tone 3 f2 h, b4 [% g. A- m( ~: i
CA Chikuma
2 l0 K' q% |2 m/ H2 N) zCL Nagara
) v w- E2 T( kCL Isuzu
. G7 V; R0 A" U! u+ E: n8 N4 T- hCL Natori ; m" N' T3 {) [
CL Yura |$ z. W+ v0 w% c. d% ^! A
CL Kitakami
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r% L; c' |& N+ y" l- I( ZDD Shimakaze 4 C6 X/ L! N9 G% L& R. y
DD Fujinami $ H" v$ X, b+ i2 g& _5 V+ e
DD Kishinami - }' z) [2 j. ^
DD Hamanami ! b4 }4 z& j# c5 ~
DD Hayashio & ~, f# R: J, f% v# ?
DD Maikaze - G, ?% D3 F. ?+ K+ f
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Allied Ships
' f' O0 e, r# T Z/ r% p* FDE Samuel S. Miles, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk ) g- Y8 R, A9 P$ u: k
DE Osterhaus, Shell hits 50, and is sunk
! D+ \7 p" w# |DE Parks, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage : A# G9 G, v8 r; J9 B# H) \$ t% B- j, m
DE Riddle, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
6 H: Y& a& t* I# r& z+ M$ P9 @& m6 HAO Cache z1 M5 T s$ P ] R* r
AO Schuylkill, Shell hits 7, on fire 6 }' y, P, n' y* G' ~* c' j8 e
AO Cossatot 2 d; j1 J6 r% W5 |0 Q& h4 J$ _8 R6 e
AO Chepachet
J1 R; w: H2 i! F3 VAE Jacob Riis, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk . G2 }6 F% Z: P3 B4 M# B! b
AE John P. Gaines, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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6 Y( G( l4 A3 g% L7 BNight Time Surface Combat at 78,84 & G4 `/ i0 n) S, e
3 N' E& B, V8 H0 F; p! ^# `$ W# LJapanese Ships
( Q$ `/ Z/ Z/ w! |9 OCA Tone & [9 J# i( W/ N3 t8 N! S
CA Chikuma
# X6 f! Y9 _: ~/ e, FCL Nagara, Shell hits 3, on fire # H! K s7 n" q
CL Isuzu % @" C' _! E$ U0 e
CL Natori
9 [, A: H' ^9 N& X6 _8 yCL Yura, Shell hits 1, on fire ) I. U! w6 G& s! c8 e8 Z
CL Kitakami
- P4 e; I$ S: Y% dCL Oi, Shell hits 1
! f0 a2 l- y) @% y7 h9 ?DD Shimakaze
$ P. f2 O* P1 A' n. G8 ^2 VDD Fujinami
6 U' j W* o& ?+ k9 oDD Kishinami
% A, L6 `4 f) b; K+ t8 @ Q4 J. DDD Hamanami % A2 D$ s. Y9 V* g; Q
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
' c+ c) _3 W8 A: d. ]% QDD Maikaze, Shell hits 1
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Allied Ships ' b- x' `0 y& I }* P1 \3 {& }) k r" e
CV Hornet 5 A; ~$ e; J o0 n9 e
CV Intrepid, Shell hits 1, on fire
% e3 N) |8 a* Y9 r# wCVL Princeton
' [7 d) b& ?8 n; S; J$ m HCVL Belleau Wood, Shell hits 1
# C# v% \" Q: S9 C, j& {CVL Cowpens
& S; o9 Q; M0 _CL Chicago
2 H A( o" I$ u2 {) x- W XCL Cleveland
3 b9 E% b& R: a: ICL Columbia , `# G- M& v* I. w+ f& l
CA Pensacola
4 A6 p3 q8 _' W n) s KCA Raleigh, Shell hits 2
" p8 B; g2 y9 h2 {1 g. yDD Boyd
% B6 L/ s0 o' e: b' _+ FDD Bradford : o, c2 L; j3 p0 ?) I* K) G0 Y
DD Brownson, Shell hits 1 9 ~. @! v m) S' i" z
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8 X* p' P5 R* ^# h* }* e) l% LThis last USN CVTF was then caght by KB:
: Z$ L8 I, A4 vDay Air attack on TF at 80,84
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8 {5 O* \9 Q: n1 f; _- vJapanese aircraft 0 I4 A9 p! p# T. o, Q8 j( r; M7 t
A6M5 Zeke x 33
6 W' n0 l [8 ?. X/ eD3A Val x 7
, n& O8 o# J, _0 aD4Y Judy x 123 # |8 W, ^$ h, z
B5N Kate x 35
& L% E9 q: q* A) F+ x8 D3 BB6N Jill x 67
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Allied aircraft 1 T8 P) v, h" j, c4 E- v8 V
F6F Hellcat x 3
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$ R: e! X* @) N h& kJapanese aircraft losses
! D( V4 F: a" k( L3 h7 E& ^+ yA6M5 Zeke: 3 destroyed
4 h7 D* m/ J# i g7 p$ ~: p5 D: aD3A Val: 3 destroyed
/ a1 B' z: s; nD4Y Judy: 14 destroyed, 22 damaged
6 `% D7 v% S+ O% a) e# u! b9 mB5N Kate: 4 destroyed, 18 damaged
0 s1 H# }+ c3 F. n- e* bB6N Jill: 7 destroyed, 21 damaged 0 ~3 G- w G- d- S9 @% N$ V
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Allied aircraft losses
( {: `' y) [8 t P& M% g: EF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed : `# Y0 q3 p3 j5 z2 x8 ^
, M# T' e7 a! aAllied Ships
5 N; `+ }+ V6 z XCV Intrepid, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage ' h X' L! e+ a ^* H
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 2, on fire
& E4 u4 I5 ~+ j3 H( `/ T9 P* KCV Hornet, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 7, on fire, heavy damage ) F2 H- F- _9 L. o, f, z
CVL Princeton, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
! @8 ~9 R2 z, y& jCVL Cowpens, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage / O, F& @- v) Z2 m A' f
CL Cleveland, Torpedo hits 1
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% T2 v+ e! M. H, o5 a3 _/ B4 {And then by LBA: ( U1 O7 q/ w8 I9 W& U. N* n
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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Japanese aircraft
, f2 e/ @1 {# r9 R0 ]1 J/ R/ E2 @A6M5 Zeke x 16
* ?6 i3 Q, t! a0 k5 v$ Q, OD3A Val x 14 % x1 M% z: I0 C2 y) Q
D4Y Judy x 38
9 M2 _4 c4 @; [B5N Kate x 24
1 x/ p0 E3 G4 XB6N Jill x 3
1 q' h8 d$ z+ PG3M Nell x 9
4 M: \0 F1 L4 Y6 Q0 e& z6 TG4M2 Betty x 49 " h) V! f5 N8 u; @* G
P1Y Frances x 20
- r* j+ \6 ^7 NKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 51
6 q) }+ E/ [" @+ D. `% |Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5 / l, a8 P5 y& o7 P
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Allied aircraft 6 H; J0 k L+ x& {; j5 w+ ^4 w
no flights / ?) z2 F: `6 S; {0 [$ ~$ l
8 h* H) y X( t
Japanese aircraft losses
# Y1 ^$ t& N7 k& HG3M Nell: 1 damaged
% S1 X# q* k X! h' N+ Z, i3 ]9 dG4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged
* |& A( q) G0 ] G9 p* D9 S' @P1Y Frances: 3 damaged * t7 ]% W! R2 q* p- y6 t; M1 F! g
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed 1 N( i! E0 K" j
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Allied aircraft losses
/ M1 V3 M/ d) h" i# @& T" i; {F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed * A/ v8 f. C& a1 x" T; U# y/ _
! v$ y4 n b: qAllied Ships 8 G0 Z, m0 Q' M, ~& Q
CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ' F' k8 z; q4 E
CA Raleigh " b2 U7 o- T9 P0 N5 [+ f3 z
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
. }0 p+ j, @- h- D4 m* mCVL Cowpens, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
8 C7 a6 E. I; L) b4 [$ j' K' }CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
$ M! v2 V1 T" f% x/ W- c8 \/ h& wCL Cleveland, Bomb hits 1
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Secodary strike:
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+ Q& U$ I' n* |3 w. a' q! s! E" rJapanese aircraft 3 y/ p/ Q5 v5 [: c1 @
A6M5 Zeke x 7 ' i, }9 d- J% L; l. t( y- H. K
D4Y Judy x 36 " o& ?6 t( q6 m5 F' Y4 K( g
B5N Kate x 5
8 z( i5 U7 ^& ` wB6N Jill x 8
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7 ` @1 l3 L/ _- S5 Z5 c. \Allied aircraft
$ m7 g: N! I6 X# Rno flights
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; z5 E# E Y' k3 D& h8 eJapanese aircraft losses 7 b" q$ Y$ j! g; A0 u" g
B5N Kate: 2 damaged
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3 S2 j4 g8 v; X: cAllied aircraft losses , @8 Q) w6 ` K& k9 Y. _' y$ z1 w! x
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed ! F0 \+ ~! L) d; q8 t) H3 \' _, s% @
1 |* A( ?2 \0 V0 f+ WAllied Ships
0 M! a1 f! m5 U8 p+ T- d4 c" JCV Intrepid, on fire, heavy damage % _5 B0 k9 N+ t; p9 r
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 4 y6 P+ J+ n8 @) b) n
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And this one fails to find any more targets:
5 V- }2 o8 B/ L% \3 a( ?( ^' E9 o8 `Day Air attack on TF at 80,84 . _) q0 i) M; c' P6 ?: {* }/ R
r$ _8 x. e; pJapanese aircraft * `, S' V8 I* Z. T0 |0 C$ `4 H
A6M5 Zeke x 3
8 V( A' L2 B; wD4Y Judy x 14
, @. T0 o6 Z9 q' ?, F" e2 }B6N Jill x 11
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$ p5 Z8 h: G. V: h+ ~9 `' Q. VNo Japanese losses
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* C3 u' V& k" }: l- y9 }LBA Jills:
4 m& Z: e9 T d# `; k1 m' w& KDay Air attack on TF at 77,83 4 ~" X! L% \( ^8 S, g
' Y2 \7 @" h2 B, h8 OJapanese aircraft
9 w! W% o3 H' a2 |7 M4 m( hB6N Jill x 8 9 y* b8 b# @! e+ `$ `7 z
9 i. Y( o5 w: f5 k( hNo Japanese losses
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( N. o* A' }1 ^. [6 M7 ^2 YAllied Ships
0 e8 u/ |" g: I- `5 ?CV Bunker Hill, on fire, heavy damage : z" K9 N0 h; J( f8 ^2 | S
CV Wasp, on fire, heavy damage 5 @, e8 Z, }0 k8 V. C7 F
9 H! h: t( ~: V; A9 N iAfternoon phase saw KB clouded in so LBA from Kusiae did all the work: ! D: V" n' G1 J4 C: [9 _% q7 @) |
Day Air attack on TF at 79,85 " T4 F7 e' `1 ?, }
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Japanese aircraft
% z b; ?3 `' k( @G3M Nell x 7 ( C5 X8 [( @1 [5 |( o! D% ?
G4M2 Betty x 38 + Q' P8 s" E9 W0 [+ x+ @
P1Y Frances x 14
9 h) N# e( m+ R# F! x k# bKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 46 + c" P0 R+ \! ~' Z
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5
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* k2 E# O# Q$ t- G5 c0 d/ fAllied aircraft
& T' _& ^) D, O) iFM-2 Wildcat x 12
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Japanese aircraft losses ! z) }% k8 H& r& @, l3 H
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged 3 e' j$ n t h+ ]' M/ }
G4M2 Betty: 5 destroyed, 28 damaged 0 u i2 a7 o+ z& L/ d1 @
P1Y Frances: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged & w$ a1 a1 |" X, b
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged 3 S3 ~, j0 J7 l( l4 q6 H) b; L! u" F
% e0 _* C- P3 NAllied aircraft losses
$ W" p1 [( ]) V* H+ {1 h8 a8 iFM-2 Wildcat: 7 destroyed ) l: W7 T- A6 Q4 R- F5 ^
8 `! r, T2 Q7 H( T6 C: ^6 ZAllied Ships
4 n6 W( P7 v. X2 S) DCVE Savo Island & X' X) ]. R: o# w- o2 V* s
CVE St. Lo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire ' C) V3 z7 z9 ^8 B7 x5 U- i
CVE Kadashan Bay, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
i( G+ o, z9 d6 wCVE Petrof Bay ; \( W7 b1 o) H) `' I; G0 j
CVE Saginaw Bay, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 3 `+ m- q$ d4 K4 X$ q
CVE Long Island
/ o8 t% n' l+ M/ a1 g ]CVE Rudyerd Bay
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' t9 q# ]- ~% Z+ i# B' Z4 nJills are more successful this time: ( |1 U a2 J8 o/ {8 ]. F# n, g
Day Air attack on TF at 77,83 9 l2 Z2 R# u4 q$ b! F
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Japanese aircraft
' o* ]' V( Z& f8 j! J c9 I4 HB6N Jill x 8
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! d3 r7 G! m0 K) b6 FNo Japanese losses : ]% a8 d$ W, O9 L2 i4 r
. [7 F6 F2 q8 m! aAllied Ships
* C2 b6 L& ]$ i# Y( M& C( zCVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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% i, b8 g, d; L: e: AAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/09/44 : U- {7 r1 w, }
1 o1 Y9 L; E7 G6 X) q# b5 z+ TBy now my subs are in position also:
4 J$ B% W2 C, J0 @Last two sufrace actions find the crippled Franklin and an AO: 9 V+ _! a' ?$ |1 B- q4 b4 E
Night Time Surface Combat at 78,81
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6 Q4 [3 n: |1 s$ B! yAllied aircraft
. q& M3 w9 j3 Hno flights 6 B% ^* B( A" O! k3 {7 t- X9 ?
8 V+ Z' s4 y% dAllied aircraft losses
1 h+ J6 k1 M6 jTBM Avenger: 4 destroyed # p! f: B0 a1 I+ }7 n& U( [
SB2C Helldiver: 12 destroyed ) a) C: [3 G4 o& h3 B$ g
/ {6 I# @& K& o) {Japanese Ships
9 E2 c( U: [0 s# C3 F0 ?CA Takao
" w+ U$ V% v* G5 JCA Atago 3 H q' Q D+ J9 }4 V- W
CA Maya
0 s% ^9 z% @; p/ }% KCA Chokai & m8 w% v9 D f/ w* D7 A' w
CA Myoko
( H3 l) a0 J6 o0 s cCA Haguro * A9 @$ ^* g# t0 h2 l
CA Nachi
& I; o( Z, {. h. m& O6 H6 sCA Ashigara 8 ^8 A; d0 D! S# |+ W1 f/ A9 y3 a
DD Tamanami % Z5 S/ g7 l( b; j$ @
DD Suzunami
& h6 k' a2 [% u# G+ h" L( {DD Kuroshio 1 v* j$ i' _8 U
DD Oyashio B3 D7 q6 F: M
DD Natsushio 5 d, P9 _) \& p, ]8 X( ?
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Allied Ships ! T6 U/ ?- }9 H% \' ?: t; P7 ]
CV Franklin, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
4 ^) r ?9 ?0 Q$ B# UDE Whitman, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk 6 e0 ]$ A( o0 y" r- M- P
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. }+ R8 \& L) U$ CNight Time Surface Combat, near Namorik at 79,83 & G2 F) S5 s5 `$ T# Z
% G( U' B& c& Y: {% `- \) F' MJapanese Ships 6 o% o& w9 W4 y4 G3 f
CA Aoba * a h( ]! }/ _9 v$ S' o4 }
CA Kinugasa ) S6 |+ C7 h' k
CA Furutaka
9 R' H1 X6 _; {9 x) ^- H+ sCA Kako / C, e; q) f; X! v) `7 F0 x
CL Abukuma - l) L) K7 F) I( ~
CL Kuma
$ L' y. E! l/ d: _CL Tama ) X7 k! x+ X; |; C
CL Kiso
# g3 ~# Y" I1 o u3 a2 ?CL Yubari ( S' u3 B- h( t
DD Kiyonami
/ F( Y/ L p3 r6 j9 b: BDD Yukikaze
' a' i8 K$ b, Q; n, ZDD Isokaze " @+ z2 b+ y6 X# u! _( m
DD Shiranuhi ; q0 p" r; e% B9 m b4 M: d
DD Arashi
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AO Schuylkill, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
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$ l+ c* }$ h" n @The only air strike of the day was once again from Kusiae and it delivered a coup de grace to the CVs: & M+ s& h3 ~7 \. n; ^
Day Air attack on TF at 79,84 ' m- K6 G, M5 Y* a' ?, u0 @
5 O7 M5 W, B0 n0 r/ \Japanese aircraft
5 X$ j% @+ X4 \* mA6M5 Zeke x 5 4 D! c: P3 K# D/ c- y% M* p/ G
B6N Jill x 8 7 i( w0 e9 y5 ]6 v! x% X: B
G3M Nell x 3
3 a% C9 g* W; \) KG4M2 Betty x 31
' T9 k Y# _5 @" l! O/ y) x1 VP1Y Frances x 9 ) h4 q3 M$ K D: N2 k6 M
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 45 0 [2 d) X" e3 R: u4 E$ H% i
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 3 - u$ o% O. F0 g+ I3 `6 b
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 14 & w' P& K8 u( i0 e$ A
. H! K3 m3 |! b0 w+ V# @ }Japanese aircraft losses 0 M% P* e" Q+ D/ {9 |
G4M2 Betty: 1 damaged * m; F: k4 T+ Y. I
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Allied Ships
9 I( U" L v& J" VCVL Independence, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
4 b; y; x. m4 xCV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ( Z% v8 a) g* j$ I
CV Illustrious, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
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2 x* p+ r+ l0 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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* W* o% q, x, ?; ~9 V' L7 D一切都结束了
1 c( V0 e5 o8 }0 l) l3 N8 X/ v好像盟军已经投降了? |