AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/08/44 9 U* E2 w0 H, k) j/ {2 ^" @! I- ?$ O+ Y
9 S) V5 v4 U* b& V: VDay 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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% ^1 d4 _6 P4 { P5 I0 V" Q. YNight Time Surface Combat at 77,81 8 B9 A, {' ^1 |1 a& z; |( r
Allied aircraft
" [0 O, c8 V* Ono flights
2 }5 y* ~% c- k7 @' ?" Z9 c v0 jAllied aircraft losses
7 v, P! g5 O: K/ jSOC-3 Seagull: 6 destroyed
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Japanese Ships 3 X7 A- Q g% n: @% s
BB Mutsu 7 k% [$ i$ R8 ~( g- R' K- ~2 g) h
BB Yamato
& G# Z0 V/ f, M+ ^7 ]% J RBB Fuso
/ c2 t: z9 b! [; P% u2 f# l- yBB Yamashiro
) @; a# O# p O* N' \( T/ RCL Tatsuta
7 @2 n( Z$ p% dDD Tanikaze
, ]3 Q( p4 n/ m BDD Fubuki " ], N0 Y/ J4 c# C# K
DD Shinonome e, ^) N$ E5 r
DD Usugumo u" V: c, b& I9 N! [
DD Shirakumo 0 e, _' O9 k* j" |% w
DD Isonami . b0 N/ p0 T. z/ G
DD Hatsuyuki
- ^" F. n4 U4 H' eDD Uranami
' W5 E( E. x8 M ODD Akebono : m) U. O2 \; ~% M" }. ]! L4 V$ u
2 g, m% P! x' B) ^; |9 l9 ?9 F6 DAllied Ships
0 e u, j6 E7 X. e: f' s3 bCL San Francisco, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage 7 N( V" N1 s- P3 X
CA Astoria, Shell hits 23, and is sunk : c: P$ |& |& W) h% o+ @
CL Hobart, Shell hits 21, and is sunk 0 V$ v; [/ c! O# a2 ^/ K z; C
CA Concord, Shell hits 29, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
1 y& m4 j& F5 w) D8 yDE Stadtfeld, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
; x3 U0 k' l, Z# g$ o8 ^DE Harold C. Thomas, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
! q3 J5 }7 q0 j- |, g4 e/ q/ }DE Tisdale 0 w$ }- n, z$ E5 o
9 o$ d! o. U" x0 _$ R2 m9 L3 |Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83 ( s) \9 Q$ A) `; u
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Allied aircraft
5 h3 J* K7 U! K# H; Lno flights 9 ~7 s* v) A: Z6 B: n
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Allied aircraft losses
' ]- I/ Z# p e r8 wSOC-3 Seagull: 1 destroyed
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Japanese Ships 4 |3 P) Z. e* y
CA Takao, Shell hits 1
% Y+ g* J! @* n) W* R3 } x9 uCA Atago, Shell hits 2
5 R/ O" u7 H8 l" s1 V# }CA Maya, Shell hits 2
- B; |+ f7 X1 L' `CA Chokai ! o7 \0 a6 a1 ~' M
CA Myoko
/ Q$ a' f: w' r7 M5 JCA Haguro 5 l3 X! `% \5 {/ n5 Q8 N
CA Nachi, Shell hits 1
5 ~# X" d1 u7 k% M) }; vCA Ashigara, Shell hits 1
- X" I1 ^% l* L8 ~) R, hDD Yugumo, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage @2 N9 D# q3 z
DD Tamanami
* O" w$ H% c. G% W% ?% Z( VDD Suzunami ' n! }9 d8 r3 j+ H# |
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1 # v' U Q5 K+ `/ w, _
DD Oyashio 3 F- P, o: I- x# g
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire # S! j+ a0 O7 D% O# V; z
- D9 ~& X, T8 U- G$ yAllied Ships
" g6 ?7 f0 `6 ~% i lCVE Santee
' P9 ~; B, {$ U" XCVE Manila Bay 8 L" m8 k N2 V9 G# ~, ]
CVE Natoma Bay
" A! _/ y5 T" j$ q* L7 n! y4 |CVE Gambier Bay
. ~! e" z2 H+ \CVE Nehenta Bay
6 q. y/ @3 j% e8 w# ZCVE Ommaney Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire 3 w+ [6 \ W3 X
CL Montpelier, Shell hits 3 9 F& p2 A% @: h
CL Mobile, Shell hits 25, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
: C' Y K5 p: XCA Salt Lake City # D- J( F+ c/ E1 C) y
DD Ammen + l: ^3 I$ {- s1 B. G0 b, t
DD Anthony, Shell hits 1 ' X# j8 S0 T& R. q7 O1 N0 J4 S
DD Aulick, Shell hits 1 # m% Z9 X* e" h. h' y) N$ c
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83
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* p* Q) _* l4 CJapanese Ships 7 x* Y6 }, |& O. G/ s, b% M
CA Takao, Shell hits 1
: M. v5 G! l, ]CA Atago
' R* [5 b* B1 lCA Maya
% k/ p: h1 q7 S" a7 \6 f. M2 vCA Chokai
/ Y: v1 i4 t) ~# RCA Myoko
* K J% @4 X! ~; v3 i& p& _CA Haguro 6 b# ]1 H# ?* d( h2 [* p3 D' j
CA Nachi
* K# O" n4 s: f3 vCA Ashigara
1 i5 B' E; z6 CDD Yugumo, on fire, heavy damage
5 c+ k0 n4 g6 M: ]5 ^( ODD Tamanami 8 f$ I- A k+ o' f
DD Suzunami
) i9 i0 E/ P, N. T8 \) JDD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1
/ M) q f7 z5 n/ |' wDD Oyashio + z$ x- L2 j; _; A! x
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire ; d0 y, x1 q& ], l" K
: Y. C; x# Y& ?% }# \( lAllied Ships * k- I5 w! k0 `& @: G; j2 b
CVE Petrof Bay
4 `9 t* y& a/ ]* H/ e) @% `; kCVE Savo Island , U& f4 Y8 h/ K( r
CVE Rudyerd Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire / U3 Z' ?- H% P& {; q; c
CVE St. Lo
2 v: W) d3 e5 s* ` L( lCVE Kadashan Bay $ R$ P' Y3 |, ?
CVE Saginaw Bay ' i3 t9 W- h, e; m2 ]2 U" Y
CVE Long Island
5 j/ P" q& n) F' \+ W# }6 E& ^CA Vincennes
% D4 E4 \. N4 z1 x9 ?CA Wichita 4 H2 p6 N- G, C) w7 c- i4 p9 A6 K( ~
CA Boston
5 x: P4 _/ {8 B) yCL Boise
+ T0 } w' G( K7 V* i) UDE Bangust ! P5 C) B+ O* Y
DE Baron, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
7 d/ m* w6 ? G. A, `DE Levy
7 A/ t6 _3 C8 S* N6 E& M* e% VDE McConnell
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84 0 W4 ?% L% i$ a! v$ @
0 ?! \+ x% g! I6 t2 U; kAllied aircraft + [2 J0 ^' a, J0 x b9 b$ i
no flights 9 k* }( u- k, F9 r4 |
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Allied aircraft losses . I+ {& D3 r" t
FM-2 Wildcat: 11 destroyed ' W+ j: L5 m9 m" J
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed & V8 @5 z6 s" Q
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Japanese Ships
- q: ]/ b% }. OCA Tone
, u' t9 A/ [9 p- S. e4 {CA Chikuma R* u3 h% p1 I5 c. W
CL Nagara, Shell hits 1
8 D C. q$ J5 Q# f- pCL Isuzu 5 ]) d& ?% l& N$ } f, i0 D2 G6 ?
CL Natori
! K) V* W3 O& ~- ~CL Yura
1 G6 l$ n# x0 c4 a- \% S$ n& WCL Kitakami 8 |! B8 y5 H+ X I- w
CL Oi . }8 }3 v! ?+ _! T
DD Shimakaze
7 y' Q3 ?/ P. K8 h3 BDD Fujinami, Shell hits 1 ' c2 E2 m7 Y! [0 _
DD Kishinami
# y9 Y% a$ s+ ], X* K# O$ n" FDD Hamanami
- J) Y/ {; o. f/ S/ TDD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
7 w* h' z( E8 Z+ x& q$ n+ jDD Maikaze
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6 I* r# U3 t1 r, V }8 v0 U( sAllied Ships 6 \0 x, o' |" v0 R- {: {" }
CVE Prince William
8 m6 |4 ?9 U' P& gCVE Barnes, Shell hits 2
2 b9 w3 ?, g' \$ k5 gCVE Anzio, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk ' ?/ T" K9 N/ p9 r( K( o; |7 V
CVE Liscome Bay, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk - R( s8 l# z+ X( ?0 K1 t
DE Bebas, Shell hits 8, and is sunk " ]- { J2 t% o& v
DE Brackett, Shell hits 1
- \$ x0 }. ^2 t C7 h1 ~; rDE Cabana, Shell hits 13, and is sunk 8 U! A/ z* D7 @5 f3 C- @7 R
DE Canfield, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
5 q8 u+ H5 H) i' z8 ^DE Carlson, Shell hits 1, on fire . X" A3 {4 E4 {7 X$ n; d
AO Brazos & ~: L* A1 k8 f6 p% R3 ~1 X
AO Kanawha
: S' ~9 e3 ~+ U1 G: ]AO Neches, Shell hits 1
! i( p' `8 j, j$ S7 A7 P0 JAO Tappahanock * o0 ^# g1 {' W0 M. O+ n# X1 w
AO Suamico 2 c' _/ P+ |% l7 N3 X: ]
AO Millicoma - ^) E; s M5 ~# @
AO Saranac
' W4 h W4 v( r. }! eAO Saugatuck
6 l9 L; e# f M$ `5 X1 L' uAE Pyro
, @. z6 s+ _3 O0 ~8 v- [AE Henry L. Hoyt * ^" |0 h8 D$ H% U# H) z
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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Japanese Ships
+ H1 i4 v* Z& o0 b0 `& ~CA Tone ( `3 v3 y: J; g8 z
CA Chikuma
8 v h. | }! ` ?" LCL Nagara
; g: Q: h( G; d: D, n$ R3 KCL Isuzu 0 M5 L0 `2 V M+ ?9 |6 r6 m
CL Natori
|& s9 y4 O4 o. CCL Yura
2 w/ d' \! B' y) JCL Kitakami : a7 W3 t( r0 a" t y* J
CL Oi - t( _2 d8 X6 O
DD Shimakaze ! F8 u# f, _; f, ^: E" r) l
DD Fujinami
7 t- C$ S2 Y2 H0 b0 ZDD Kishinami
, a- @( B/ h) q% U7 QDD Hamanami 7 q, T/ W" p% j0 K
DD Hayashio & z9 z0 u4 ^% |* } O' D, E
DD Maikaze 2 h% l- e' S. C z) M! B1 V
3 n) j& Y7 U- Y; |4 PAllied Ships ! d6 U6 k2 S# I9 i
DE Samuel S. Miles, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
2 }. k& D& Z6 O0 |DE Osterhaus, Shell hits 50, and is sunk
! r7 y5 q: w. b- G4 YDE Parks, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
: C6 L$ j: X+ ~8 `: ~DE Riddle, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage + ~5 |0 G w/ _. ^! {( d
AO Cache
3 |1 K# f# |& A! o( bAO Schuylkill, Shell hits 7, on fire
' Q! z2 o( E! VAO Cossatot
5 m- D; w$ i. c. y1 ]. O/ xAO Chepachet
- Q9 S, f, K& s: XAE Jacob Riis, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk : K& q0 w- ~6 e# A
AE John P. Gaines, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 3 w$ C$ B* y* C9 J0 t4 k
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84 , ^0 _% ]* d3 R8 P3 J; d6 q+ a" J
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Japanese Ships 2 P" x( x- Z$ @/ R/ ~
CA Tone
% T3 C" d, H9 F L( `. W/ ^CA Chikuma * R7 s' j& w5 j) h( K6 d! z6 f
CL Nagara, Shell hits 3, on fire
) D0 _& p6 Z: w& XCL Isuzu 1 P' w/ X5 S. Y" E' a1 S
CL Natori
% u1 e$ k* }1 [. `. FCL Yura, Shell hits 1, on fire 1 s* g- D; C4 ]/ x, t& H3 _
CL Kitakami - u7 M& \4 V1 e% G$ H7 r) U
CL Oi, Shell hits 1 - }; f- J, _" ~& S d/ Z2 b0 q
DD Shimakaze
: P7 X6 c- J: Y4 i, U5 s c6 x# c; ODD Fujinami * U% o# F' z6 L k, H
DD Kishinami
5 B% h, k" g* f! ^4 SDD Hamanami
8 p0 Q; G8 Y$ }) `5 ~DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
8 i. K% n/ M- H5 HDD Maikaze, Shell hits 1 / P$ T, O7 V' _6 U( p0 p; t
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Allied Ships
8 ~# Y5 U3 w, s3 i6 FCV Hornet : S8 Q) g' x5 Q! o
CV Intrepid, Shell hits 1, on fire & j/ F* b: X+ V0 j. x! r
CVL Princeton ' ]: P/ r+ v; x( k; n, t
CVL Belleau Wood, Shell hits 1 2 I* K0 \9 f& h" J, e
CVL Cowpens
- F8 E& l0 m3 ^) C4 {9 V; b5 ^. OCL Chicago
+ `( I' e' \5 g/ g3 W' y$ YCL Cleveland
. F5 G# X9 _- \CL Columbia
' D3 Y2 o8 E5 G6 ~) XCA Pensacola # `# A1 H4 T- `, x' K+ l
CA Raleigh, Shell hits 2
6 D/ w& ]6 o6 [5 \4 L* iDD Boyd 3 |/ R& J# C( }) _4 ^3 ]2 e& n+ |
DD Bradford & F; y$ U; d; B( @7 M' \8 ?
DD Brownson, Shell hits 1 % I) s1 A) |/ _" q
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3 U! `6 e$ a$ J; uThis last USN CVTF was then caght by KB:
' O7 J0 T: Y) d4 ~% @3 t, m; h$ RDay Air attack on TF at 80,84
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) |9 e l' L0 b1 {9 A, |9 {Japanese aircraft ! H$ ], G6 o5 ~2 d
A6M5 Zeke x 33 0 a. x7 ?( h" N) ?% A6 z
D3A Val x 7
: l. ~" s5 }* Y2 X7 R6 N( qD4Y Judy x 123 % i) l/ |+ Z! j) T. g/ Y
B5N Kate x 35 ! n6 J8 G6 b- r0 q! U
B6N Jill x 67
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Allied aircraft ) Y" t3 u, z2 A( @) e! m/ Z8 J
F6F Hellcat x 3
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Japanese aircraft losses 9 S. X- h4 o' k' c/ p+ t& m
A6M5 Zeke: 3 destroyed
- b: \2 N# D% D4 ND3A Val: 3 destroyed
7 ~" t4 x6 l+ |( y0 m5 qD4Y Judy: 14 destroyed, 22 damaged
, w, d$ V* W7 R; Y. ~8 _B5N Kate: 4 destroyed, 18 damaged
/ E7 G* L* ^9 @+ b ^1 B/ @& b5 bB6N Jill: 7 destroyed, 21 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses 7 z1 x% l, Q$ X& R! `' k, `
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed / |0 v6 o5 I' ]4 \ P; |& D5 k
2 b0 l3 v& y, C! D. H! S* B6 ]Allied Ships
7 M$ Y9 v. q B/ l% U, `: P' iCV Intrepid, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
" P* J* X( A' X. w7 I; a9 x# mCVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 2, on fire
6 F% {# Z, C9 J2 X$ m! d6 TCV Hornet, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
6 O* I* M" I5 D% S' _6 YCVL Princeton, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage - H; P9 Q* |# a; W- v
CVL Cowpens, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
7 }- i: S) l: G( y8 H6 S; FCL Cleveland, Torpedo hits 1
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And then by LBA:
5 M( e* x+ x2 l' z& a! i1 \Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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Japanese aircraft
( m3 |% e2 a) T% n: `- vA6M5 Zeke x 16 9 X- j! a3 G0 A/ F
D3A Val x 14 ; ?% k2 Q) Y: l$ S: U/ V, O/ I4 e
D4Y Judy x 38
1 P0 }5 N( V0 G4 l8 ?; rB5N Kate x 24 # @8 G% S$ }4 p
B6N Jill x 3
- T- p- H1 y; X6 mG3M Nell x 9 , O* T% g( C7 x% ]# j
G4M2 Betty x 49
& S1 A% e% ]% v2 E* RP1Y Frances x 20
$ G! x: r6 g) R6 D9 d8 {) `& UKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 51 . Q4 L, {5 Z0 I# e% l
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5 " t/ B- M0 l* ?7 _3 ?
1 e, S u9 `* b YAllied aircraft & G! f, t5 q9 ^- n4 j# @" Q
no flights
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( @- l! t1 N I# W1 ?Japanese aircraft losses ( E, P+ y8 {0 |6 O7 @4 \+ Z6 F
G3M Nell: 1 damaged $ r# I' A% f: a+ p! J% l1 c
G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged
0 n7 G L: v% L* B) eP1Y Frances: 3 damaged
$ l0 p- k: E; qKi-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed # M( r: E3 S+ Z; t9 i+ \
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Allied aircraft losses 3 s9 [' j/ o: l3 n8 L
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed 3 {: W8 z) ^2 A- V- D( { k
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Allied Ships
8 i8 m" ^ ]5 _% D/ }, c: g# _CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ; b5 u) g& D5 i/ h/ e+ y% m
CA Raleigh
3 C# h$ G" B( @' ?6 H3 r" W; z& N xCVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 3 I8 n" t+ q: i- x% n H1 X
CVL Cowpens, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 8 K8 O: _: a) [' ] z
CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
5 p/ j, a( {+ ~( g% N4 _CL Cleveland, Bomb hits 1
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Secodary strike: f7 h" `( a+ T( [! M" b$ I3 B% N
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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/ H# _) \, v6 a j- GJapanese aircraft
$ Q6 D f( y; B0 M/ v& v& |2 ^A6M5 Zeke x 7
# A1 f) a5 l- y1 ]* }0 t- u5 UD4Y Judy x 36
2 o) p1 Z7 k2 ZB5N Kate x 5 $ {5 Q, Z' [! R: W6 L* ~- Y+ A
B6N Jill x 8
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1 h- \. O$ B. W5 v! w1 H$ OAllied aircraft ?: o4 S t) X$ o* {. m
no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses
) q9 T: u9 U/ S2 O4 s( wB5N Kate: 2 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
9 |2 U7 m- y9 a. u3 j/ v5 TF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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6 G/ T8 ~$ X- s1 dAllied Ships
$ D/ {- |; m8 j( d+ p9 }; T. j1 `, OCV Intrepid, on fire, heavy damage + t7 r" S4 |) U6 I0 p% P
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 8 I$ N* _4 G9 k. V# ]
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And this one fails to find any more targets:
8 ^ @* M9 |& ^) iDay Air attack on TF at 80,84 6 q8 K. D, d2 |& l3 X; O* z
- ~& |( ^5 d, f) S; F( ~9 qJapanese aircraft
5 B3 L! U! d" T1 F% E: sA6M5 Zeke x 3 G- U* A+ E, D7 Q
D4Y Judy x 14 7 U Z2 [1 e5 d9 L( C4 f& x
B6N Jill x 11 5 s6 Y( b6 z& c7 n4 m
8 o3 W* ^9 T9 S' k7 `9 i- t" k5 PNo Japanese losses
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3 @! i/ X& N. S5 Z! [LBA Jills:
# A ^, @+ Y7 W6 a$ }; K* DDay Air attack on TF at 77,83
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Japanese aircraft
( A) g( f6 o* u! A* S9 s% N; vB6N Jill x 8
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No Japanese losses 7 ^" R9 n4 Y! L: r
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Allied Ships 6 g) ?4 @6 O) K5 `
CV Bunker Hill, on fire, heavy damage
6 ?, N8 `3 q7 D# \- FCV Wasp, on fire, heavy damage - U* o& }" ^+ }- }
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Afternoon phase saw KB clouded in so LBA from Kusiae did all the work:
& p( ?! }% p+ e4 I7 |5 k# Z) v3 T6 @Day Air attack on TF at 79,85
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q- I3 w+ {7 n$ q4 iJapanese aircraft
6 K+ f9 \; @; q# Z9 R" {0 L( o: u+ zG3M Nell x 7
A, S9 v* x, l' UG4M2 Betty x 38 9 g/ n) v+ L$ O5 F7 d" f
P1Y Frances x 14 7 T1 U! p7 s1 _, F
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 46
: {) S8 K+ q: P& g4 ^' BKi-84-Ia Frank x 5
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1 E: s+ K4 P# IAllied aircraft
" o4 L! n) x) E2 _% YFM-2 Wildcat x 12 ' B# s# p; C3 Z" K
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Japanese aircraft losses ) m6 j& P& _+ I8 J, b9 S( q4 _5 Y1 `& S) Z
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
% W6 @) a! f0 k) s. R. j jG4M2 Betty: 5 destroyed, 28 damaged * }: Y7 k2 q# P& Z
P1Y Frances: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged
+ z; i) p8 a& K" Y; q" QKi-43-IIIa Oscar: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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! D+ v3 }/ V3 p" l \' e% d' R+ i& p8 bAllied aircraft losses
& [: }# y: W8 E) s: TFM-2 Wildcat: 7 destroyed 7 ~! I' m- z- }0 c7 P* k
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Allied Ships
# V% l) W! L' n! ?CVE Savo Island " q$ C1 \' f1 w8 v, {
CVE St. Lo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
# q9 Q! Q' x. ^+ |3 e& [7 ~1 @CVE Kadashan Bay, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
. @% [! W* I& s1 u5 `CVE Petrof Bay 7 I& ^: C1 r0 v- b$ @
CVE Saginaw Bay, Torpedo hits 1, on fire " v0 R) z& R5 l1 h- w$ c; c
CVE Long Island
4 f' d5 A; r5 R( R7 P( [CVE Rudyerd Bay
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4 U9 X6 x1 o% x' Q9 Z9 g; tJills are more successful this time: 0 D) V7 |8 t" d5 |
Day Air attack on TF at 77,83 # N- X$ \4 W6 F- y) f x5 M% b
/ B1 C; U3 z6 zJapanese aircraft 8 O- T l7 [; l, F# C9 k# ]
B6N Jill x 8
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5 t; y$ `* Y8 ?+ m0 `No Japanese losses 2 n+ }/ V3 } G% Z1 u) L6 l4 v ]
. g8 N. X" E8 A( P P# BAllied Ships 2 o5 G" p4 ]* \# P0 y
CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 1 b- ^6 [2 r) ?
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J% r- S& x5 k& D$ J2 A( uAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/09/44
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% h0 ]1 s) {4 ]0 M2 F5 a% XBy now my subs are in position also:
, G9 l' {2 Z& k# k) A# B$ |Last two sufrace actions find the crippled Franklin and an AO:
! ~/ R$ u5 ?* O; y5 ^- z0 sNight Time Surface Combat at 78,81 . G% y/ Z ]' q8 h1 l
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Allied aircraft
9 k9 J. ?- d1 s3 Y6 Ano flights
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TBM Avenger: 4 destroyed
5 n( O t0 K. g5 \4 QSB2C Helldiver: 12 destroyed 7 L6 G, J- o' @. A0 o
2 R4 J) e" H! [/ \" `# O& y: jJapanese Ships
7 k6 Y# H8 F/ ICA Takao
, t" i% |& Q: ~; n" d* B" ]CA Atago
' X; T3 i1 W' mCA Maya
8 L" S1 c* m$ CCA Chokai
5 A, f; X2 S+ ]. f9 e$ j0 z9 DCA Myoko
, t9 h+ F( d& l mCA Haguro ( m$ a t+ d$ f
CA Nachi 9 ]' m' [& K7 I3 ^3 N, `/ N
CA Ashigara
+ P/ @, n3 Q Q' D, Z5 s0 w" LDD Tamanami
0 r' A& G9 @( F' Z0 sDD Suzunami
o* y- t Q: @) @# sDD Kuroshio
3 w" e: H1 T5 j% u ?DD Oyashio
, P) E" {! Z4 D) ^6 N6 TDD Natsushio 1 \9 T' Q3 ^9 b7 X+ `
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Allied Ships $ C8 \% d: G- a5 e6 [
CV Franklin, Shell hits 3, and is sunk 9 h& g5 x8 H+ Y' P1 s$ |4 p
DE Whitman, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk 9 h3 v( Z. A$ ~; [4 x
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Namorik at 79,83
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CA Aoba : W9 z6 F8 R; \2 ~3 @3 X- J
CA Kinugasa % M% }, `5 J$ u/ d) t+ X
CA Furutaka 9 Z' y. L' h& D- u6 u i# E: G
CA Kako
% R; k& s4 g5 k% F0 HCL Abukuma
8 r% ?% o3 Z6 P GCL Kuma - [* t. A: x* |6 k; \
CL Tama ; d, Z V. [4 a8 k
CL Kiso / t* N( v1 S2 A; T7 m
CL Yubari
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DD Yukikaze
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DD Shiranuhi
) v: V9 L p- V: H) m& w* QDD Arashi ( O% x, c) k, l8 \% ^
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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:
, q4 V0 `* e7 s4 E( c6 ?Day Air attack on TF at 79,84 : N( Z s# g- v, |# k3 ]
" ]$ P% D7 U) y3 P, n/ [+ rJapanese aircraft ; \& V9 Q3 g! A; i
A6M5 Zeke x 5 4 V" B2 n% K w$ Y1 L$ T
B6N Jill x 8 # h) p' @+ i$ g2 I, X
G3M Nell x 3 - z6 c% G5 }0 e6 |- _4 B7 i- y
G4M2 Betty x 31
, C/ D9 S0 _% ~) R1 X/ u, A; RP1Y Frances x 9 ; y- J! z! T) u% `; r, U+ }; t
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 45
# N9 o2 `# c$ u- LKi-61 KAIc Tony x 3
3 `- e4 F! k4 v+ u8 iKi-84-Ia Frank x 14 - a2 ?0 e' S# L- u% x8 y
5 v! f3 l7 j2 a1 sJapanese aircraft losses
7 c' ?3 M4 W/ t$ X2 c& IG4M2 Betty: 1 damaged $ S4 {1 A; G' }7 g' H: P
8 N9 \6 v1 k& X! I& pAllied Ships 2 C7 p8 q, ^% T C* i' B1 b, M
CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ' F# G- Z, D0 f( y2 U& x
CV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ! q5 x3 K8 m9 }4 u8 l" Z* g
CV Illustrious, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage 5 W# g5 Q. x! O
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" O! ]3 }0 D7 x( y+ `! E0 HThere, 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. 3 A9 ~+ ]% A: ?3 F O. G5 G( \
" k/ l! W! t9 Q$ B/ V一切都结束了
& O1 ]% C& r: p K u' A, Q好像盟军已经投降了? |