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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/08/44
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. n) N7 w5 f1 L$ t9 ]  o, v- w8 KDay 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: : M5 T7 F6 e2 G+ N" z3 {& i/ y- b

- k2 h1 t9 ?! |! KNight Time Surface Combat at 77,81
& Q& t8 v; N) [/ lAllied aircraft
4 e8 u6 P! H7 O7 U3 ?9 f, G  yno flights
! U/ A2 J+ n8 r$ m- r8 NAllied aircraft losses
: b+ q. w" X7 b9 g+ k' k5 T& m# GSOC-3 Seagull: 6 destroyed ( j2 c4 G+ m7 e4 C( Q- C7 y

! E3 N' ^+ P9 N1 V/ ]Japanese Ships
5 h9 }/ V2 q, `* |BB Mutsu
  [: [7 N/ I% v, O6 c) jBB Yamato 2 ~$ f3 K0 |- u8 {' g2 Y1 r
BB Fuso % k- @3 @  z- ]
BB Yamashiro
* i8 x- Z0 t3 W6 J$ UCL Tatsuta " m' P# V  v: d! W- y. y
DD Tanikaze $ E& H8 B2 g! C% E/ S5 b: p
DD Fubuki 5 P, ~7 U7 g0 D1 F6 Z
DD Shinonome # |4 W) Z- c) Z$ n+ ?, F
DD Usugumo - l* o" e) O# ~
DD Shirakumo 4 A# f0 ~: t1 h) u) ]# s$ c
DD Isonami
3 I* q+ B) c8 U2 u: [DD Hatsuyuki 1 ~4 K7 V9 K: e2 M$ _$ N$ }
DD Uranami
$ N: M, A. t5 w! u0 tDD Akebono . z( {, }2 I" k, N$ }6 B

: U; a# C1 V% |1 \4 J# l: ^7 eAllied Ships
+ [5 X! {# j, Y9 F9 l! [CL San Francisco, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage / a+ y* @& j6 b: s! H. I
CA Astoria, Shell hits 23, and is sunk
, h4 @6 g! h, |# @3 S  }CL Hobart, Shell hits 21, and is sunk
& m* g3 e" @& S$ y% n9 q  w& \* {0 gCA Concord, Shell hits 29, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk ' @9 [* T% T% j) M' I) u: s
DE Stadtfeld, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage 6 S* H/ \; e2 y  ]! Z7 e& S# R
DE Harold C. Thomas, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
" ^8 ]% d& p- {; SDE Tisdale 6 d  S( S; @0 \$ w% k8 \& X
2 P! M& a8 g; X. w, W' L
Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83 3 a) j! h8 }) l( n

1 d5 g4 u3 c8 zAllied aircraft
, k* ~! X) C' V5 }/ ono flights
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4 w7 `0 q: X  @# o0 ~Allied aircraft losses 1 ]# n% U+ f  i0 @5 @# L* Z% s
SOC-3 Seagull: 1 destroyed
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Japanese Ships
3 t4 I5 M* j6 I' S, ACA Takao, Shell hits 1
% _! O0 r* v/ D5 n) ECA Atago, Shell hits 2
6 ^0 c8 ]" h" JCA Maya, Shell hits 2
3 p+ T. q8 b$ ]/ ~+ K' {8 j5 @# [CA Chokai
2 j* `! y9 G+ g- ~( l1 PCA Myoko
7 k7 V! q$ i( A  kCA Haguro % t$ C* N2 c/ D1 Q# }' K- `5 F
CA Nachi, Shell hits 1 ! m* o. c6 x0 T! Q/ b& }4 p  D/ ?
CA Ashigara, Shell hits 1
$ A% q0 ]+ P6 k8 i/ ^- ADD Yugumo, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
5 r; l$ ]1 B- s* v) [: UDD Tamanami
3 Q* `. Q3 e+ O4 Q' b0 c# jDD Suzunami
) A. G; q  E4 ]/ IDD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1
6 F4 R! F: K! `6 c" `DD Oyashio
2 z9 f, a( @5 ]5 W! t, RDD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire 8 B+ E3 F* v3 W- n; U# ~; L, U
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Allied Ships
) [3 }9 C5 B6 ]8 ZCVE Santee
+ ^4 U1 |4 o; v2 nCVE Manila Bay 6 u0 S; ?& S$ Y5 a. E9 `
CVE Natoma Bay
: G$ r. f; B" ^( @6 e4 c1 p( gCVE Gambier Bay
: a6 C2 _1 K6 OCVE Nehenta Bay
( \3 z% N" G$ L. p1 {CVE Ommaney Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire ; X0 _9 X6 O& f5 h& e5 |4 t; v. O% Z1 G
CL Montpelier, Shell hits 3 9 ?! F$ B/ s: N
CL Mobile, Shell hits 25, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
5 g9 Q( J0 m, W$ M" o% VCA Salt Lake City
! a9 p- I" |9 u7 M- D5 hDD Ammen
, j2 r" Y/ y, {DD Anthony, Shell hits 1 6 M9 f2 T$ o2 r+ R, W- z3 W( D. U
DD Aulick, Shell hits 1
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83
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! q4 n& }3 m# t+ b3 V9 gJapanese Ships / a6 F, L: Z- Q1 P: ?/ R  a
CA Takao, Shell hits 1 / D" b5 d2 Z, i4 v4 q8 b
CA Atago - z8 f- u/ `+ o# {! R* r; j
CA Maya   n3 k* D/ c9 @) w9 X
CA Chokai
( |' `9 |- }3 v- G2 q; R- _CA Myoko
3 o* e! ?6 d! O/ e7 b6 k* U0 y. TCA Haguro : H7 p$ U) b( @6 C: S2 Z9 y
CA Nachi
- i3 S' F) }2 F. e% N+ F' o+ [CA Ashigara
: t) Z+ D  e- P0 }6 l2 a* TDD Yugumo, on fire, heavy damage 5 U( ?) @( i! ]+ R* w, R6 t* d
DD Tamanami
8 }9 o% I+ p$ Z8 RDD Suzunami 2 Y$ N2 a) d3 n3 o1 z
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1
7 S+ k! L. A7 \DD Oyashio # U- u5 P# S* X- i: a$ H
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire
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8 ]8 \; \' U2 {$ `% A! cAllied Ships
1 y$ X* X* q6 D! w! ^CVE Petrof Bay " t4 }, D' u% ?- r$ B
CVE Savo Island : F; P. V6 Y! ?3 ~7 [
CVE Rudyerd Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire
* \+ `) a$ x' u& j) Y) s+ h, n% cCVE St. Lo / v8 n+ `) c$ d, k" b
CVE Kadashan Bay
& q, B( V' r, l. `/ hCVE Saginaw Bay 2 h! D$ E5 q; ]1 J- S4 q
CVE Long Island 7 S4 L+ w0 |) t
CA Vincennes % c. ^+ [" j* `' m
CA Wichita 2 X8 H0 |& \9 G2 X! W1 g
CA Boston
- T& ^. i/ N" A7 b, f  F( cCL Boise
. g' H" F6 g% Z% ADE Bangust
! O: {' T  ]. p# ^( cDE Baron, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage . g7 ]2 e: J8 r$ ]6 _
DE Levy 4 p5 ?6 E/ p) C
DE McConnell
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* p9 s6 n5 z. u; qNight Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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3 i/ y  w) x: V$ L5 }% Z+ e3 NAllied aircraft
5 [6 H; d7 F: Z$ i4 E+ \no flights
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Allied aircraft losses
$ ]4 R& T5 s7 wFM-2 Wildcat: 11 destroyed
3 J' d! E' y- `8 D* I3 z6 X- ATBM Avenger: 1 destroyed 3 E  p  d1 J$ G; g
4 h* k$ G3 t% A8 _" _/ K
Japanese Ships
+ e) e5 t) s! n! N3 _CA Tone 5 O. W3 N3 E3 k6 d, j2 X% F2 y
CA Chikuma ; l, d* i4 {7 W) o+ d% g8 K$ e
CL Nagara, Shell hits 1
2 o- |# z, R) f4 G* Y- U' S: t& gCL Isuzu
1 o: [5 k' c( R5 FCL Natori - ~4 l3 X8 z& i$ k; b5 w' Q
CL Yura , N! z& n- {4 B+ q4 N+ r
CL Kitakami
6 A5 ^8 I# |- v0 b% d- l; HCL Oi
0 K3 b/ c6 b- z% ~, i3 kDD Shimakaze 0 r; `! |3 R* s: |  Z
DD Fujinami, Shell hits 1 4 \! r5 `+ n+ A3 r& y# {
DD Kishinami $ q3 E( Y0 n9 n/ B7 h( l7 I6 i
DD Hamanami
" K  o. s1 F3 K& x9 ]* qDD Hayashio, Shell hits 1 8 K6 o/ C( r8 G3 w3 `( y/ C2 D
DD Maikaze % {. Q$ }- H. V4 E, ~

' @8 d  J# U/ o+ p4 m4 {Allied Ships + N+ b9 s+ K6 a% V" C9 u
CVE Prince William : u) B, g! d# I6 v- o4 q/ T& g
CVE Barnes, Shell hits 2 6 w  x0 T+ B, h0 o! T2 g: M
CVE Anzio, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
9 ]/ o. m& N: I/ U6 Z. K: ACVE Liscome Bay, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
* \$ }. _+ B! x) P6 j* c0 _DE Bebas, Shell hits 8, and is sunk 7 d5 M5 u/ L0 L) Z8 \
DE Brackett, Shell hits 1
6 B) U4 l5 z  t9 [; {DE Cabana, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
; T8 l; \$ K- L1 u+ w3 ~DE Canfield, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
$ }' a. @: {* R' e- G6 d* _2 n* uDE Carlson, Shell hits 1, on fire + a1 b( C7 |/ _; l! t' G7 n
AO Brazos 4 s) _7 G7 j, J
AO Kanawha 2 z- @- ?* ~4 B% x  r$ Y
AO Neches, Shell hits 1 9 L9 b2 S) _/ {  \
AO Tappahanock
5 B" s# n: B( SAO Suamico
2 k6 c0 A  X/ M8 V+ rAO Millicoma   Y4 H! s8 X( k- r4 E/ o& R! z
AO Saranac
, x0 e3 O- f- O2 L: c0 q& UAO Saugatuck
8 k1 j- L+ l$ R- W* F2 k7 A- wAE Pyro 7 `! |* ?' E3 c8 s# R8 h% i
AE Henry L. Hoyt : u! P8 i. j; T% G
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+ H2 w) q/ ?; tNight Time Surface Combat at 78,84 " f8 a- |$ h9 C0 o* T3 r- I
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Japanese Ships
$ G& w) T! B0 z! A7 u& hCA Tone . c/ R0 r4 U" K5 A  E, v6 q7 k
CA Chikuma 1 [$ w4 e4 p8 T8 a. ], s) d
CL Nagara
6 J* P$ A/ r- L+ L' N/ g+ L& C$ _5 J. {CL Isuzu . |. v  a3 M, G+ s9 A. H; i
CL Natori 9 M1 a* N4 ?9 {: E4 V' B* q
CL Yura " S/ p/ l' i3 V0 l: K! c
CL Kitakami
  D7 ^8 F: H/ M. z: \6 e! |* v' MCL Oi
  f# Z! X7 ~# ~% j( l1 Y! b3 c2 y4 b& \DD Shimakaze
2 w2 d5 a- y; N2 uDD Fujinami ! k% _3 V( G; Y6 ~, b
DD Kishinami
' b) @, f( K  I& vDD Hamanami
' A$ D% Q; H& j& xDD Hayashio 0 T/ {9 g3 H; H. [/ M7 v
DD Maikaze
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Allied Ships
7 q8 M4 U2 U" U% P& fDE Samuel S. Miles, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
1 C4 K% S- [7 uDE Osterhaus, Shell hits 50, and is sunk 4 ^/ s) x! _$ g& z9 G) |' ~
DE Parks, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 0 O6 |5 O/ {+ Z
DE Riddle, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ; o# K+ f; x9 P7 Y' ~; Z
AO Cache
" e4 C+ {: y( C/ e' J: y* X+ cAO Schuylkill, Shell hits 7, on fire
4 ^5 |, }! a8 R% gAO Cossatot
) m. R# m, G- D2 [% xAO Chepachet * j" N1 b0 i2 b* T. e
AE Jacob Riis, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 1 ^" p+ l7 h3 b0 `$ E
AE John P. Gaines, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 5 l6 r; q! K$ q7 }
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84 # n7 R6 c# W1 E% B. r* W; O, w" Q' n

# J9 t% P, |  S  w1 C( WJapanese Ships
) d' w6 U; r/ Q9 v2 }( |5 x2 nCA Tone
8 m! Q  H: V. f3 b; Q$ zCA Chikuma & O4 s8 ]; P, p3 L/ P
CL Nagara, Shell hits 3, on fire
1 Z4 M' n) }2 T' l# eCL Isuzu
! \& E5 Z" v/ B: r5 Q! ~( HCL Natori 9 b" C& [5 K# s7 K7 `4 H
CL Yura, Shell hits 1, on fire ( o1 S: o5 I2 e" N6 t4 {
CL Kitakami / G& X1 q  b, P4 Z9 i, x/ S
CL Oi, Shell hits 1 . J  m; A5 E4 w* A2 W& a3 v; A
DD Shimakaze 0 C5 T; d  w8 W& S* b
DD Fujinami # P* h* ^- p7 n+ P1 u0 x( R0 w8 `
DD Kishinami 1 m+ V" @+ `/ T8 q  n
DD Hamanami
( K$ z- ~  m' r9 R9 [DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1 ) {* T, ?8 ^! \; c
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 1
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" Q7 D9 f, T' }  `2 JAllied Ships
1 ?$ d9 c: X/ a. e7 ?1 SCV Hornet 6 j, m: t4 j5 h% Z
CV Intrepid, Shell hits 1, on fire / Q0 l' z, b: ^( b! Z8 t$ M) U
CVL Princeton : [& ^1 `7 [% {3 r3 ?+ d  b3 G
CVL Belleau Wood, Shell hits 1
' w' R) q5 ~% O' |5 t6 v% ICVL Cowpens : k7 V( U- ^" L' v6 E) u
CL Chicago
1 G. }# {. [$ Y) c4 o! c7 ACL Cleveland 3 Z+ ?4 t& a$ W# x
CL Columbia 2 E0 ^% O, w  d
CA Pensacola ; t' l+ o. ^+ r' L7 h
CA Raleigh, Shell hits 2
" B: X3 r) p1 |% s' p. {' ADD Boyd
3 U( b+ {  x) Y% x/ ZDD Bradford
' K& L7 Y: ~9 {. G. ?; g+ K  P& DDD Brownson, Shell hits 1 * h, y  R* j( G, O# O
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This last USN CVTF was then caght by KB: & Z# r! q7 O+ K/ e3 k8 r6 E
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84 1 H4 X+ N& Y/ S9 \( J) I9 A: `

. x& v& ^, H' ?0 F, t9 X- s6 G* uJapanese aircraft 6 k% e. V  W; ?& a  q5 e
A6M5 Zeke x 33
" t% T- s; O& S5 {1 y- ID3A Val x 7 1 \) ?7 A! h' x& f1 U
D4Y Judy x 123 / M) s' R6 M: q8 @0 S; Q
B5N Kate x 35 7 Y$ C' N- A" `+ F! O
B6N Jill x 67 ! N& ?: O: U# i* H7 Y1 f" i

2 k1 @" r0 w3 ZAllied aircraft 8 t9 G" h4 F6 G1 n
F6F Hellcat x 3 : n1 k3 `& W+ u

4 K, m3 Y2 I5 P6 A# JJapanese aircraft losses
7 A- y. R3 y) A  `% oA6M5 Zeke: 3 destroyed ' B' s0 I) k+ g
D3A Val: 3 destroyed
# a; U7 [& b; `5 qD4Y Judy: 14 destroyed, 22 damaged * ]- Y5 u/ ]  r/ m3 I+ r2 E( D
B5N Kate: 4 destroyed, 18 damaged
0 U$ y8 c* F/ E0 V: C& y" qB6N Jill: 7 destroyed, 21 damaged
- B8 R# E, x. d* @( D
/ A! ]/ F. {$ b% T4 R: vAllied aircraft losses / L! K+ a- Z, Q% A9 e0 V
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships $ L: L4 R' Y2 X8 v7 |
CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage : a4 b; _& w- {: t0 \* J/ A
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 2, on fire ( U+ f) v4 D; ?& g) K! o8 L7 f
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
* T0 s/ \, E9 _9 n8 LCVL Princeton, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
0 b* M7 p$ t7 y5 I0 PCVL Cowpens, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage 0 r" G/ Q+ }- e! }5 I- m
CL Cleveland, Torpedo hits 1
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& l  k. Y, F0 m, @5 J. }0 Y4 \0 NAnd then by LBA:
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Japanese aircraft ) U/ o( o% R' y6 ^; Q
A6M5 Zeke x 16
- J3 B' L* l9 j5 GD3A Val x 14 " }$ s6 n! U; K
D4Y Judy x 38
+ n3 M. m2 e" X+ N7 c% |9 OB5N Kate x 24 . E  I$ I0 \* U7 B+ G7 f& X
B6N Jill x 3
4 s9 |# z* R7 q. A+ f* H% PG3M Nell x 9
9 y' Y* b6 j7 r9 mG4M2 Betty x 49
4 L. k5 x, C7 ^3 rP1Y Frances x 20
# Z2 @( Y  D4 K6 E/ X; J% [, {Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 51 4 j* P6 P& H$ a, H1 M
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5 * a; |: o, L  a5 l% h4 f

  _6 P, \% g0 UAllied aircraft * i, y3 H% i/ @) w0 `# |4 `
no flights 4 @& A; Y( {0 u4 ]
6 x8 Y* Q) x. c2 W# b5 ?4 e3 E
Japanese aircraft losses 1 n, r# V: q9 `  |* t! p3 {. t$ ^
G3M Nell: 1 damaged
' x$ d/ w7 d* i9 V  y" q* [- zG4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged # _0 {3 d8 _8 L: E: Z( l
P1Y Frances: 3 damaged
9 O) F$ V# ]3 A1 j3 ]2 @2 B' iKi-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed
6 R! r3 `0 s- P' `* h* C% d; u8 Q' C
Allied aircraft losses
) C) \+ {7 e. Z) zF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
3 H" r/ y' s2 y, S
/ t2 ]8 @4 P- hAllied Ships
% R2 D' v, h9 L- P0 YCV Intrepid, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 7 L: g8 F" N) H) _
CA Raleigh 1 ~8 t( C8 ^5 z( f3 p5 z4 Y3 q
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage * W  |; V% u5 h' `" ^0 j
CVL Cowpens, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
9 U- o" T) g- l7 kCVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
, r. z% S: k7 U7 p/ _% w  d8 zCL Cleveland, Bomb hits 1 7 K+ k* z, c+ w9 ?

: K; n% ~/ a0 y8 k6 CSecodary strike:
( ~0 {/ d: q; a, z- {7 H) \' xDay Air attack on TF at 80,84 * v8 r! o% X7 _5 l0 ?

! ~; |! T4 F# W4 X: C( @Japanese aircraft
% o$ z3 R: v3 R7 hA6M5 Zeke x 7 # s) _# o3 H* I+ g! V& k1 e0 i9 j3 x
D4Y Judy x 36 , A% a4 G# Q+ A
B5N Kate x 5 " F& i/ k! V+ k: B  \; y" e6 x/ u9 {
B6N Jill x 8
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! l* q6 U& y: i. BAllied aircraft 4 I( I: i& K% ?) o
no flights
( v4 k/ }+ _$ f5 @2 k4 |* H8 _, e3 d& w1 Q& T9 ]
Japanese aircraft losses & @9 s# r% n  `% ]; W! m
B5N Kate: 2 damaged , l9 d* e1 x6 A0 z

& g+ U7 J- z) {  F/ YAllied aircraft losses : H  \, }, t( C5 e2 z: a9 P. k
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed 4 w3 n4 W9 q6 a$ k! P# G

4 \, j. M; N4 M4 h8 |Allied Ships
  n' Z7 r! l1 `  i$ iCV Intrepid, on fire, heavy damage
" }( ~0 [. y+ a. T3 M9 k" }! nCVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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& ?3 D/ {0 ^% y7 f4 J" iAnd this one fails to find any more targets: % z/ P6 X# ~' I1 i9 z# m
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84 8 f6 x# s; i  E2 e, \# B

4 y( @/ H/ f) G1 g/ j# o* |Japanese aircraft
% ~4 M% m7 \  j$ k! ^6 E% ]" f- A5 aA6M5 Zeke x 3
( W" z5 j! I& ]6 `+ c; U" HD4Y Judy x 14
9 M% Z. H. s8 W5 m2 k) Q% XB6N Jill x 11
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1 B7 k. N9 E, ONo Japanese losses 4 V* x; e3 l2 a

7 O8 ?3 R. i) CLBA Jills: 6 i+ q! A, g# |1 c2 w! k, k4 C
Day Air attack on TF at 77,83 ) q1 E+ `+ A; }0 Z4 E. L8 p

* i. |; G, g! e; Y$ QJapanese aircraft
. ^& V2 S# u8 I( K0 D: ~( I( J* CB6N Jill x 8 5 e; I1 u6 X  ^# \$ t* J

- t& W% _& F* y( @No Japanese losses
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Allied Ships 5 {; g7 Q6 Q. H7 g# `! B( z4 G2 I
CV Bunker Hill, on fire, heavy damage   o1 E. j) d& F
CV Wasp, on fire, heavy damage
4 Y+ Q0 V- g2 S6 V5 s
; J4 n: {: A7 \& Q( DAfternoon phase saw KB clouded in so LBA from Kusiae did all the work:
' Z. P" L. C6 M2 Q) X4 nDay Air attack on TF at 79,85
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Japanese aircraft 7 G1 \6 ]0 \" c, J
G3M Nell x 7 8 e' O+ c; D$ A# D; t' b
G4M2 Betty x 38 - u8 r8 Q5 m5 x" Q
P1Y Frances x 14
. H0 O3 b. o  n) J* zKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 46 ) ~, \6 q2 W" t4 ?
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5 1 ~5 Y: o" [& n0 K& g" Z: a9 {0 r

+ d$ H% e; R+ h8 H/ @Allied aircraft . F8 s) z6 I$ t& |. t. w
FM-2 Wildcat x 12 7 N+ D# c; [7 _( w/ q* E9 T

* M& D1 F: W1 t; r  u1 oJapanese aircraft losses
: a: Q) n" r. @" x, I6 OG3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged 5 l& o8 J& m' U; I( V$ l2 e8 i
G4M2 Betty: 5 destroyed, 28 damaged
& |) @- l. j! x. u# A0 w- jP1Y Frances: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged
8 y- a" @# I6 ?2 `& u* ]4 y" aKi-43-IIIa Oscar: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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! a& V$ S& `. O) D, U: j) d* hAllied aircraft losses
1 J8 W- I. r# t8 mFM-2 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
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Allied Ships
# n+ ^) x/ H& G4 B" q& J. eCVE Savo Island
( G  u2 @7 S3 C$ I$ H7 D( ]& rCVE St. Lo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 8 f5 S% W. v- J  x
CVE Kadashan Bay, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
9 r. I2 t4 B- _1 B& NCVE Petrof Bay   q* q. G* E  @" m3 ?
CVE Saginaw Bay, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
9 l' r8 t; A! vCVE Long Island : }8 O# x8 A6 M7 E: r) L1 h
CVE Rudyerd Bay 7 o# t# F( ?& x. q2 m2 u$ \

$ g# [1 Q* |1 t6 R6 S1 T) S* VJills are more successful this time:
9 u% d: f1 k1 ?# @# x1 U/ m( LDay Air attack on TF at 77,83
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) ]9 j: ~2 L+ G' L; B$ aJapanese aircraft 0 o+ v" k% j' d3 z6 W
B6N Jill x 8 & ~% G9 [, J: K8 ]

: ~* n* A9 z  a1 {  k' S# TNo Japanese losses
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CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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$ M8 r9 m4 `" E- _7 _AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/09/44   K2 _8 L6 o/ A% f1 D' L
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By now my subs are in position also:
3 J0 g9 g8 P3 f0 J" vLast two sufrace actions find the crippled Franklin and an AO:
* T7 @& S0 }' b! g' f! d5 ^Night Time Surface Combat at 78,81
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Allied aircraft   C3 q- Z# b8 t7 s$ _) N
no flights
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; L9 j) w" ~5 F8 F  kAllied aircraft losses
/ W, F, ]  P+ I# z; N' a5 \TBM Avenger: 4 destroyed
; |6 O/ G8 m) k+ Q2 H2 uSB2C Helldiver: 12 destroyed
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( u; V4 n" [0 q. _6 {! T7 ~$ QJapanese Ships
6 T& {- \  ?% i  DCA Takao
6 K9 C! i% ^3 D) ~CA Atago
' s( {$ ]% j% b8 [' g! B! sCA Maya & C. b# k! z' O" S* t" q% d
CA Chokai ) L, M4 Z7 O7 C. s  |
CA Myoko
# N1 [' ]( K% n  S  J4 m# ?* c5 ~CA Haguro
9 k+ H- R% s* l; c; B3 G/ @CA Nachi 3 w+ |* |& @9 m5 ^: }
CA Ashigara ) D/ r4 g$ b+ ?+ i* n
DD Tamanami
8 q; M2 n5 O. L0 T. PDD Suzunami $ I; F. N* i/ _2 ~$ \: V! Y1 @- T
DD Kuroshio
# J$ d% ^* }2 DDD Oyashio
3 G( J* Y& n, r2 j& L. p( u6 o# WDD Natsushio
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Allied Ships
! ^$ Z9 g6 V, P' y- DCV Franklin, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
) V$ \1 q% T9 w( nDE Whitman, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk 6 t; E; D$ ?5 S, O; o7 H5 `- @. Z

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+ i  V! h3 ?. G4 P0 mNight Time Surface Combat, near Namorik at 79,83 0 X4 w0 G# ^' [2 h
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Japanese Ships 1 ^- s- h$ G) C! X- {2 x- ^* j
CA Aoba
" E2 ?1 V: i  i. M: T& n5 _CA Kinugasa : L! n: w! {8 \" n9 }
CA Furutaka
- y) M( b5 c+ y, [  V5 QCA Kako 4 t  c; g0 C; v
CL Abukuma $ g- e% z7 q6 l" I! M
CL Kuma
6 h% g5 v( v1 L2 ]5 N" X9 bCL Tama
$ u) j# F" ?0 s. r. h" BCL Kiso
" F& i! W6 C1 `' x/ ^0 Q5 cCL Yubari
. {' D) q( M7 H, _" y% m/ z# vDD Kiyonami . A+ n4 N# a+ u1 d% x' x' E& Q) Q# x0 w5 L: R
DD Yukikaze
3 C  v* d  y) b4 a; |( B  J. f  D3 xDD Isokaze
! D! k% \8 q# B& l2 r$ T* PDD Shiranuhi # B5 K( N( }4 ]. R/ U: r2 a1 v. M8 O
DD Arashi
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) b; Z7 W( e) K- UAO Schuylkill, Shell hits 30, and is sunk ; O8 |& `  {( E3 }. o% V2 G# c
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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:
- i: {' G6 F1 I3 EDay Air attack on TF at 79,84 1 p" v8 g' j' h! k* R3 J1 ?
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Japanese aircraft
  m8 `- }, h* z8 j1 n# FA6M5 Zeke x 5
' R  P9 y# Y) jB6N Jill x 8
  K$ L4 U+ ]3 V1 Z4 uG3M Nell x 3 1 m( Q$ P5 X' i* r8 H( A/ n
G4M2 Betty x 31 . z; |2 ~6 J: j& _( J
P1Y Frances x 9
7 U, `4 {. g5 {$ |! G+ [' m, K# w% @Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 45 " X  Q/ t( j! t: I* [1 Y; f5 M
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 3 0 Y5 o1 t3 f% Y% r& j. y* ]2 t
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 14
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G4M2 Betty: 1 damaged
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, [* E3 e$ B9 H. I, _- f, [6 V8 ICVL Independence, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
# v. k2 A% g6 e3 k& a0 vCV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage + q0 s8 O" {- t" R
CV Illustrious, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
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3 o+ `$ E# v. ~) Y: K( r; \There, 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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一切都结束了$ p+ n) h- a* E( B' B8 I5 v: V
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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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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