AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/08/44
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: p* K+ V; r0 }5 a; r) SDay 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: / V' [6 u W# Y3 H/ q
4 B% f8 ]. N# v" yNight Time Surface Combat at 77,81 + p3 {1 k$ | k0 U+ e0 ~& j
Allied aircraft
7 n- a& |& E, _- m2 L8 g9 V cno flights l9 E" y" i! ]
Allied aircraft losses
& y0 ^1 w2 A! u; ASOC-3 Seagull: 6 destroyed
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Japanese Ships # r6 W' P! p' ~8 ^( F6 y
BB Mutsu
* @( \9 t m; i+ ~! zBB Yamato
a1 e6 t( b) X" i+ Q) HBB Fuso
i3 f( O; o( e! @1 x5 \8 e9 NBB Yamashiro 5 w% } d& w/ e! t7 |* f6 K, r2 _
CL Tatsuta
2 i& h$ Q+ C: m7 i/ ^DD Tanikaze
9 q3 O% j* `- q" @DD Fubuki 0 ] }+ w) y$ O) u# F
DD Shinonome
1 v$ Q t r* X, D5 \9 x3 U3 YDD Usugumo ! F5 T9 [; K0 b: d8 A6 d
DD Shirakumo
; [) }7 j, [; N2 v. oDD Isonami 2 A4 E! Y8 K" j% Q5 h
DD Hatsuyuki + T$ U; [3 }3 ^1 |3 t
DD Uranami l' i% Y& e% H( e6 E& H/ P% [& l
DD Akebono
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: ~/ y/ o3 `* z7 Y1 MAllied Ships 6 U, U/ U4 h5 E% K# X5 D! i
CL San Francisco, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage ! _# ] s" t5 ~2 P, F
CA Astoria, Shell hits 23, and is sunk 2 s8 N# d0 p3 u( b
CL Hobart, Shell hits 21, and is sunk q# V( B6 L; V* q! Z- }6 B
CA Concord, Shell hits 29, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
: a9 I' W# @% vDE Stadtfeld, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage + I+ R' X+ j# r* \) V" r8 I
DE Harold C. Thomas, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
6 Y2 ~% U* G/ g+ ^9 UDE Tisdale
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3 Y# N v" f* |5 Q+ KNight Time Surface Combat at 78,83 - [" `7 S4 f' j! T1 x) E
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Allied aircraft ! T2 M/ t+ h' z
no flights
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/ B! K+ P: B" cAllied aircraft losses
* |6 @, Z- I. L. ]9 H* q, gSOC-3 Seagull: 1 destroyed
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Japanese Ships
% Y" p$ j, l9 c9 p1 [CA Takao, Shell hits 1
5 [) } a, u& x* [3 z$ p# ACA Atago, Shell hits 2 4 i- I6 C! n, Q
CA Maya, Shell hits 2 3 ]) A; x) I! q8 d" V2 s+ Q& Z
CA Chokai
+ y7 H# D; D _4 `: }CA Myoko
j* A* ]" g# B' yCA Haguro 9 v0 ^( a0 l) w+ l: }4 K
CA Nachi, Shell hits 1
4 a+ d8 {% x+ [" q8 d. aCA Ashigara, Shell hits 1 ) V7 E, {8 a1 `4 W4 D; M' j
DD Yugumo, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
* C9 b0 \* s$ ADD Tamanami
# v. H% \. ]8 @9 V5 y6 g b1 xDD Suzunami 5 U/ a5 _ c' O' q- o$ \
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1 % H; K5 ?1 Y* \
DD Oyashio
* o# ]$ x9 B" ?) W' u H0 K qDD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Allied Ships 6 [$ H" c! M: _( }1 {. Z9 l, \: K
CVE Santee
6 u1 U. t1 h% N* y. t0 e' T5 i3 `CVE Manila Bay ) j$ A; y; S7 T
CVE Natoma Bay
/ B9 _; E- V; q2 G9 _( yCVE Gambier Bay ( g. D/ w/ F+ L% S& x
CVE Nehenta Bay
* T& g) c! w: ~9 A$ e. bCVE Ommaney Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire % ?) P8 C) M/ `+ b, E' l8 w
CL Montpelier, Shell hits 3
$ F* d% E. w/ c9 r. xCL Mobile, Shell hits 25, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk 4 S" ~; K2 k) L0 i$ A
CA Salt Lake City
+ |; z9 V& l. G" B+ T9 q0 h+ sDD Ammen s1 J# {; G8 ?, \6 j3 Q# X$ s( [: v- h
DD Anthony, Shell hits 1
& ~# {' Y* ^& c, yDD Aulick, Shell hits 1
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83 n7 w2 {' U/ i) S3 x4 x. l' w8 E1 c
- f+ x ?! P' C9 y. K- bJapanese Ships
: i2 `% s, r1 Y+ dCA Takao, Shell hits 1
9 p& M- w7 p; hCA Atago 8 L0 j7 i4 m I6 t( q
CA Maya
- E* R" @5 P/ n$ d, x1 MCA Chokai
! \6 X5 N3 e- N4 P2 w, YCA Myoko
+ ?. }8 N& `, W4 ?6 i$ I OCA Haguro
6 L8 o8 E( Z3 l5 O9 t5 W& YCA Nachi + O/ @' ~) D( G9 p- P+ k6 }
CA Ashigara
, |- V) x* H7 q8 T0 y, X( }" N: }DD Yugumo, on fire, heavy damage
3 C) D$ S# f5 h6 Z" ?DD Tamanami
* c% v8 p2 ^+ [( V. \1 BDD Suzunami
; @( R. M5 F9 ?DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1 ) X& }+ U- h' r: ^: k" \
DD Oyashio
, ^% I8 n1 u$ D; M$ y* lDD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Allied Ships
8 h" O8 n0 H% U' w& G2 mCVE Petrof Bay
* D3 R0 {3 A! [) b9 G& r. X, H( dCVE Savo Island 4 F+ ^( ?# W' z; L O8 d: z
CVE Rudyerd Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire
7 O7 b7 x- S( B/ vCVE St. Lo
* P8 Y& G# p2 y) h+ X- OCVE Kadashan Bay : K( T: s( `7 G/ W
CVE Saginaw Bay 4 \) n2 w" N/ @ x: F* K1 p
CVE Long Island 7 c2 x+ a" [' p
CA Vincennes ' w' i3 d! t$ Q# |9 U
CA Wichita
& y" A4 Y, ?0 F9 C2 q4 ^/ _CA Boston
% A/ h$ R: y1 r2 M3 |CL Boise
% \+ h- o, N0 S0 Y' dDE Bangust
' ^2 b- T( c/ m( p) g( M7 [+ qDE Baron, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage " g( A& u; T- |% Q
DE Levy
; E, R, Y9 B0 Q8 J9 b4 j- jDE McConnell
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' E- A. a8 z6 M8 W% J: w; r+ FNight Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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% B0 z t) g2 PAllied aircraft
7 P& x: H+ ?2 A5 ino flights # D" O- _) M: |! M6 J) d u$ K
1 {! T7 m$ M! `6 L2 L# aAllied aircraft losses
/ f% b: V7 s# c4 E1 l* uFM-2 Wildcat: 11 destroyed 2 F. |1 z s. V( h8 T
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed 9 C2 i& D {; h3 H1 |
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Japanese Ships
# ]& J- X( `9 a2 B! XCA Tone
: _6 n0 z2 J' J) R/ n4 Z" ECA Chikuma
& I! ]0 Q6 O8 L) L7 ]! I+ FCL Nagara, Shell hits 1
& a% X6 {) V7 {* \8 Y! e BCL Isuzu
& Z" Z0 G# {/ C6 c: b% i, ?+ ACL Natori
8 r2 Q5 i p$ HCL Yura
, Q8 W# c" L5 X% JCL Kitakami
! J" Z# n1 p. }5 dCL Oi 5 E& I3 C5 m! Q
DD Shimakaze + m3 ?6 x) ]5 n$ e: X% _5 S
DD Fujinami, Shell hits 1 & s* C; l+ _, @: h1 p9 H) W! ~$ {2 u
DD Kishinami / K/ l* A* q5 r0 K7 e
DD Hamanami : T: ?' z8 _- @$ U
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1 % Z, P, r$ d( P* ?
DD Maikaze
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9 M V, k% i- j' [& k: U2 I9 lAllied Ships
& g: O$ p+ P" V* ]4 M3 N" jCVE Prince William
" }- n7 {% a; s6 P; N4 jCVE Barnes, Shell hits 2
1 M8 J0 k: A/ B8 a8 w0 KCVE Anzio, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
5 O/ v( W2 |: p/ L. |6 Y! }7 ZCVE Liscome Bay, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 2 m$ G6 [: H( d% V1 f
DE Bebas, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
& H b) Q0 | e, s$ t% SDE Brackett, Shell hits 1
& T/ { q& h# {" oDE Cabana, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
' \! l# e7 y: p5 J/ iDE Canfield, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk , q! [* v7 s2 x; E \
DE Carlson, Shell hits 1, on fire
, s N' ]! @( u( t i' PAO Brazos " k/ X# S4 ]5 M. A9 L# Z7 o% ~* L
AO Kanawha 9 P. J" V3 D+ N; x5 q: }/ l9 I
AO Neches, Shell hits 1
/ [. m$ m" D- o3 c E; K- u2 z! vAO Tappahanock
2 m+ K* Y3 W* [0 E; f0 `3 ^9 wAO Suamico
3 O4 \5 N- V' |6 A/ K5 B/ s( g2 H; RAO Millicoma
* J! E+ Z: b6 }* h/ |AO Saranac
0 {: g% E4 r+ X3 N- o, f/ u9 sAO Saugatuck
& T. c$ w' Q" S1 x% p$ N- V5 }8 W2 EAE Pyro & v& m: S$ a( i
AE Henry L. Hoyt
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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Japanese Ships
/ ]5 ~" z/ R: J/ LCA Tone
) J _/ D: u5 P( H7 G8 @CA Chikuma
5 t3 s( U$ \; A- t' g Y8 BCL Nagara 1 G! \- N( ? @' W- i
CL Isuzu
' K5 J* F: ?( d- S: K) W2 ]CL Natori
' H; S6 L* P, S! r l6 A$ S# Q' [( sCL Yura , m5 s$ B" z1 |& ^& p
CL Kitakami
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DD Shimakaze
0 n5 w! T3 `# `) M1 [" r: Q3 l& QDD Fujinami - a) s5 j% N8 \& b/ V& F, ^, z4 T; w' j
DD Kishinami ; k5 V1 K* ]$ \/ q" C
DD Hamanami
" K. `5 Z# U6 @, }! B4 Y* vDD Hayashio 0 `: O' ~; M4 A
DD Maikaze
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% f" t0 w. b( fAllied Ships ; s% A: H% e( w+ r% Q$ ]
DE Samuel S. Miles, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 1 S3 k* x5 x7 O5 I/ t1 P% g- f- \
DE Osterhaus, Shell hits 50, and is sunk
' E2 B5 G: K6 y1 rDE Parks, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
# B6 K' U9 S6 s8 y0 `DE Riddle, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
, J1 _ w4 n2 |" c8 s+ ]; }8 W3 \% wAO Cache % `; ~- L0 ?1 {. w0 e
AO Schuylkill, Shell hits 7, on fire ! L0 C" P( |( P3 R+ t; }
AO Cossatot % ]) m/ u1 p" s
AO Chepachet
/ `' f8 i- ]% d: @AE Jacob Riis, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
! w, f3 R9 x2 T# m5 G6 _5 r+ h# DAE John P. Gaines, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84 2 D0 D4 ]1 O' g, T8 b5 D2 o
" M: ]4 w# p- C& h, S, bJapanese Ships
6 b, K5 u6 `; s7 i- D. i# ~7 lCA Tone 9 p5 `' h7 H2 W6 W _& w6 k1 q
CA Chikuma
. ~3 ]! b# H: [: ?% {CL Nagara, Shell hits 3, on fire - c4 `$ b8 D# E! D& K* f- q
CL Isuzu % c- t. r& H3 n' C3 i0 i
CL Natori + @0 `* ], x' }. z" e# s; O5 }
CL Yura, Shell hits 1, on fire
, L. ?, z! A% A& c, aCL Kitakami 1 T9 k6 ^# M+ ^# i
CL Oi, Shell hits 1 5 E$ B2 m$ i& q8 k+ L9 n" O: X
DD Shimakaze
' i b8 y& z8 I3 j9 K0 j6 RDD Fujinami
5 d D; Y1 L+ y o# aDD Kishinami 2 k5 f j8 H6 W) B1 O2 b
DD Hamanami
, b( [6 B7 E9 }, @, mDD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
! ^: q; t* v7 ` \8 ~DD Maikaze, Shell hits 1
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Allied Ships
% h/ I9 ?; Z# g: {CV Hornet
/ n8 }9 o3 i8 wCV Intrepid, Shell hits 1, on fire
( h& r8 o8 e$ ~/ V0 P5 b4 Y, x) XCVL Princeton
5 _7 B | ]8 r. q3 F1 SCVL Belleau Wood, Shell hits 1 9 H8 }3 @ A3 U: S1 o/ M
CVL Cowpens
6 }# X! j: k; l; P6 SCL Chicago
0 G& w5 U$ T' t0 LCL Cleveland
0 Y- U* w9 d K, f( ?7 x9 {& ]& vCL Columbia
$ K/ ^( q; S# t2 gCA Pensacola 4 [$ l4 p( M& _! D9 m9 n$ ^
CA Raleigh, Shell hits 2
[8 n5 v* L7 |) lDD Boyd
5 v2 c/ J. N3 \! O+ D6 u) pDD Bradford
6 {- o8 c7 u- f$ V* gDD Brownson, Shell hits 1 " r+ ^- e; U9 F: }! s( T' Q; V
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This last USN CVTF was then caght by KB: ; H J- B! [7 u1 H9 ~; g/ t
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84 / p+ v8 X, n; b2 O5 [1 L7 h
, F$ Z$ V* v$ ?) zJapanese aircraft $ e5 X8 d D6 ~6 f! G
A6M5 Zeke x 33
* \" ]" |& y. a! k+ F' s8 MD3A Val x 7
4 }% B8 h7 m% q3 Y/ KD4Y Judy x 123 1 w: o& g+ Z5 [
B5N Kate x 35
: k8 a: l- A1 B3 M( xB6N Jill x 67
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3 A2 S7 R/ Q( c+ `8 n3 AAllied aircraft : `- [7 V0 {: W) b& p
F6F Hellcat x 3 # W/ L i- @' k4 A
& }- ~. t! b6 K& A- }; g! V, kJapanese aircraft losses " x) ^) z# O' }8 T) `
A6M5 Zeke: 3 destroyed
4 Z" [& k ]1 ^6 gD3A Val: 3 destroyed
6 ` s5 j9 v4 ?+ e% P& ^( | iD4Y Judy: 14 destroyed, 22 damaged $ W! u- H4 q# u
B5N Kate: 4 destroyed, 18 damaged
% l G) n4 [6 H7 X) s* l; T, C& LB6N Jill: 7 destroyed, 21 damaged 7 ]5 b1 R9 j* M3 A7 K: Z9 z; c" E
2 O/ i: V6 Q) }/ k+ tAllied aircraft losses ; A+ c# r) B/ m; W3 h+ p3 {
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed @' [- e6 m0 C. `* D1 `
9 U* I3 _! V# r8 O8 B2 v$ K( T* BAllied Ships 0 y H- V1 O9 Z" B, b! n
CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage 3 S" x5 D# A7 E, A! L
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 2, on fire # g( i& R: w9 g s2 U2 E( I
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
. m4 F1 G j! p2 j% RCVL Princeton, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage $ v: Q& m6 n k) W1 A2 H
CVL Cowpens, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
' m6 T4 M6 A, l+ C& P8 @CL Cleveland, Torpedo hits 1 " @4 H/ m3 T. ^9 N# D" K2 M
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And then by LBA:
6 S" y# v: V8 F" o8 }" oDay Air attack on TF at 80,84 3 A% \/ A. |, z# F) X
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Japanese aircraft $ ^( ?: `% q7 }, h& j, ~
A6M5 Zeke x 16 0 r# l* l- ?+ Y: C
D3A Val x 14
- v5 H# `* @4 y' j6 ^D4Y Judy x 38
1 C: N) v8 m; G2 @! |B5N Kate x 24 : E& y1 W" x7 |0 S% g- I) f
B6N Jill x 3 ) b: `/ y6 n) Z/ f& \# m
G3M Nell x 9
6 x: t+ N2 e1 d: ~/ w" MG4M2 Betty x 49
I+ F3 _0 O' L* Y' fP1Y Frances x 20 ; h; a/ @7 D" s7 `: v: W* r/ u X
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 51 % Z: C; J* S0 l* e4 [% a
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5 3 I( v8 z1 ?' J
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Allied aircraft * F' B# |1 i1 f
no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses
) N8 w+ m$ D& w& ~: c) S4 O6 sG3M Nell: 1 damaged 9 u* U" W* a( T/ i. ~- \/ G$ f
G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged & M, w1 T4 Q& f# G6 P- q- y2 D6 p! L
P1Y Frances: 3 damaged 6 `; l$ P) h8 e
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
5 q) c! m. U2 j! ~; iF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed / n% R! M) G9 l
+ q1 w6 y% h" x/ r2 ?. @: }! sAllied Ships
3 Z% h. \& x% h& d9 RCV Intrepid, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
3 z( a5 x2 b9 W/ I( W2 P' d. N: t9 _CA Raleigh 4 [( o- d2 A9 M& K2 y, w0 L9 ^
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
2 X% G' {# P4 ECVL Cowpens, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
, e* k. Y6 g5 d* m3 v3 N" o" E2 Z4 ^CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage * g+ M5 B2 `, C$ k I
CL Cleveland, Bomb hits 1
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Secodary strike:
# H7 w1 z& P: A4 r+ I8 P2 [Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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$ _8 f) S' ^+ K0 U9 fJapanese aircraft
2 ^+ i5 r. u s6 G; \A6M5 Zeke x 7 + i ~# ]4 L+ f B9 J& k
D4Y Judy x 36 & P" \' Z! D+ b: v$ j7 _4 i9 ^$ E* D
B5N Kate x 5
. c: b) B! Y9 c" g* H( ~7 aB6N Jill x 8 0 C7 p2 ]8 i5 S2 V2 e/ X) s
9 w3 [# E. C: t* |% _- Y9 ^! k5 OAllied aircraft ; m! [, u: x r: \
no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses
( l1 {" q9 o: |1 e- BB5N Kate: 2 damaged ; y' c; n: ^ ~+ v+ ]
t( A7 G$ f+ e/ `4 t) x/ DAllied aircraft losses
5 S; |5 n( ?- u" R1 CF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed 9 e6 _+ z; X+ \& {! n2 l
7 G3 t3 h* j7 H' O4 G% ~- d
Allied Ships
/ f/ G& @9 d9 x, d; }, U2 yCV Intrepid, on fire, heavy damage # T1 B2 ^/ d- c( i7 i( ^
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 9 Z+ R4 ^* ]0 C* k# m
: @- r4 K, z- t/ s3 m& SAnd this one fails to find any more targets: 2 j# E8 I: L& `- K0 n( }
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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; x V" n |1 l- m NJapanese aircraft
3 W/ e, y: I3 S1 F0 EA6M5 Zeke x 3 & a. i! f. a; U$ n. J
D4Y Judy x 14 . T. Q( V; E7 P: }
B6N Jill x 11
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No Japanese losses
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4 A) n1 \( F" i% o& K" [LBA Jills: $ W4 v; N; W- {! |- O/ F2 a; m
Day Air attack on TF at 77,83
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! s' l; v% d1 ]! HJapanese aircraft
5 p5 Q2 z% w+ B6 F0 {' fB6N Jill x 8 4 Z p6 W4 S8 Z+ J7 ~8 I
% ^. K* f& C) q
No Japanese losses
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Allied Ships
7 ~( N% w" Z2 i; S) U* {CV Bunker Hill, on fire, heavy damage ! s3 N: t- v7 L$ E V
CV Wasp, on fire, heavy damage
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5 d( O, ?8 y5 H7 S0 Y; `5 qAfternoon phase saw KB clouded in so LBA from Kusiae did all the work:
8 O5 g5 `4 h) [: O: s- e$ k& NDay Air attack on TF at 79,85
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Japanese aircraft 0 V2 e o5 D( D) N
G3M Nell x 7
Q' g; F0 F$ ^, V; ^" }0 oG4M2 Betty x 38
$ o( Y# Q O# o' c4 M. hP1Y Frances x 14 5 }; u `; g7 s9 P% h
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 46 % K/ r" J$ N# V) G1 I
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5 6 `+ R; ^7 l, E: Z3 n
* ?+ p5 l* ^# TAllied aircraft + \2 m0 D6 Z+ s k2 B
FM-2 Wildcat x 12
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5 [8 z9 h0 K% d2 C0 j4 \) l+ fJapanese aircraft losses
; F. h. Q( ]' yG3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
* _) p! ^7 ^$ T, t6 B) K, {8 C hG4M2 Betty: 5 destroyed, 28 damaged 7 s1 j U& }/ P$ j2 n- y3 k9 U
P1Y Frances: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged 8 h0 L0 `- b5 f0 s
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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5 l5 b$ q8 F/ a( a1 xAllied aircraft losses 4 k7 a0 N' ?( w
FM-2 Wildcat: 7 destroyed ) @( n/ i2 K" b8 U* d, b
$ \% D6 q, Y- j. SAllied Ships
1 Y4 V( H( @- h3 s! h4 S+ qCVE Savo Island e+ k+ n4 k2 z& p9 ]$ w- K" [' ?/ Y
CVE St. Lo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
; x6 r* w2 F5 N0 ICVE Kadashan Bay, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
& x! [, d9 G, n% [+ h+ _. Q% VCVE Petrof Bay
8 j% P1 _. m2 ZCVE Saginaw Bay, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 0 [) \- f' ]( H
CVE Long Island 4 @# Z6 D9 T" Y/ N+ ^
CVE Rudyerd Bay " [9 j/ B$ @; x
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Jills are more successful this time: - V- p- U% D& A
Day Air attack on TF at 77,83
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Japanese aircraft
4 G1 F( m7 n5 o& u8 kB6N Jill x 8
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No Japanese losses
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5 J0 [0 c2 B! x) [' gCVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 8 S6 E# @8 a) R' F, t$ s3 ]
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/09/44
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By now my subs are in position also:
0 x; ~( G4 j% U& p- ^ w2 zLast two sufrace actions find the crippled Franklin and an AO: . @# e. |$ F d
Night Time Surface Combat at 78,81
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Allied aircraft
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* Q* ]5 s" v" {; N, u SAllied aircraft losses
% j1 C. M C, M8 ITBM Avenger: 4 destroyed " @. }7 ^+ ~( ~$ H9 ?2 q
SB2C Helldiver: 12 destroyed * \; ]& J3 C2 o* k/ q& t4 b. i
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Japanese Ships 5 c. E+ v% P/ \. h3 }
CA Takao
* N2 C: S. D( _CA Atago
" j& K. t- B- J9 r5 PCA Maya 9 L' I; `# b' e6 r1 q: h/ _; J( G
CA Chokai
4 j4 b8 h( J. {9 Z0 h( L' BCA Myoko & ^ [# {9 k1 v6 c9 G' n
CA Haguro
# ^7 R. W$ M4 A! B" H) nCA Nachi / W" j. P3 z1 O i& K+ l
CA Ashigara
& M# y+ ]! ?2 MDD Tamanami + P0 k2 [+ P* P$ r
DD Suzunami 5 A% R5 p1 Q4 M$ x- A4 W' W0 Q0 u
DD Kuroshio
" _2 i y5 `: r/ ^0 f, wDD Oyashio
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CV Franklin, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
5 H+ J* j# w% K# RDE Whitman, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk : s: a2 P- s( A' V
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$ u' A4 H5 C! G2 n" d( ANight Time Surface Combat, near Namorik at 79,83
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& x$ M% l5 q* ]% ECA Aoba
0 X! F, A- F: ~1 cCA Kinugasa $ H6 I* W8 d! x' l' Y* T
CA Furutaka
) `: ^; F( T! a/ g. T) _CA Kako
' @6 X S# n3 V& W& ^( r' SCL Abukuma
' M! @' W- Z) |/ QCL Kuma
* |' c) S% D b# Z- g7 M2 h8 xCL Tama
4 G) e9 A- Y5 I0 {; R5 L1 HCL Kiso
" [! e h% L* J9 \6 [CL Yubari
( z+ v: }' C `, dDD Kiyonami ! S9 C3 D! G$ \4 j
DD Yukikaze
8 u) q* W2 V- W9 i3 ZDD Isokaze
0 h% u& U, r- s. {( v. F3 oDD Shiranuhi ' }* [+ K0 V4 [9 [9 Q, Q! `1 P8 ^: w
DD Arashi
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Allied Ships 5 N' G8 Z9 G& H) L6 c0 j
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: $ P9 D% m. P5 Q0 J
Day Air attack on TF at 79,84 t" y3 t; Z( U6 R
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Japanese aircraft
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& x8 j0 n$ \2 A( ~B6N Jill x 8
; J" f0 ?0 H- [, x6 D! AG3M Nell x 3
6 j8 O3 T' z i6 p3 I. wG4M2 Betty x 31 " C, w6 n, v# g J0 Z
P1Y Frances x 9 7 E. f3 d# ]+ o4 n& ~
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 45 ) V/ M, [6 \( e, {, Y2 Q
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 3 7 A) f8 o) \/ K1 H
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 14 8 @6 j: m2 x0 h: @, T- p( S6 \0 }
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: I8 g2 X) }& nG4M2 Betty: 1 damaged
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6 O+ r+ [0 m; M0 }Allied Ships 1 `# y, f3 R! B O) w- i* A
CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage " F: N" J" ~5 \, N; G
CV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ) j7 g B6 G$ L
CV Illustrious, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage ; ?, V* ^$ E! m
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/ w4 ?! z* s V, NThere, 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. 6 [% r8 N& u; e- u# k
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一切都结束了) ~% ?6 f! _/ _1 H. ? r, J1 }
好像盟军已经投降了? |