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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/08/44 7 Z1 w1 }& P. q! |; x! S3 W

7 b! _2 t$ w. P: BDay 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: - s; M  ^" O' J0 {# }# I

3 h5 C0 g+ X, s7 p! @Night Time Surface Combat at 77,81 2 H) q/ D/ R7 X) {( Q0 C$ j1 p
Allied aircraft
8 Q0 e' V: ?  y( Y8 g0 g4 S4 a; G& ~no flights
0 ?$ G6 y) _& E7 PAllied aircraft losses : ~9 `1 A. e& N4 f. i! z: n6 G% F
SOC-3 Seagull: 6 destroyed
  c: u2 Q0 `+ A! F1 _
  m; W3 T/ C! @& M3 qJapanese Ships , m" p+ s& H" s3 x) t9 ~$ D
BB Mutsu + Y( K- R* n' D4 P7 s3 |
BB Yamato $ O' j( r( l5 V
BB Fuso 7 b2 X' H9 i: Z2 B/ s0 m8 y
BB Yamashiro & ]3 Z; `( v- I
CL Tatsuta
! k0 P! Y! V; I' ~  ?! A* R/ zDD Tanikaze
2 N3 g! j& z: V- c0 T4 [0 IDD Fubuki
" M" z' D1 g  O9 Q% _: ZDD Shinonome 4 z3 k$ o/ m! Y* ]1 D& e
DD Usugumo
* n. }8 P9 d% t% v9 d+ i. Q1 j, ^DD Shirakumo
) j) s; ?" A, e0 R  s! ]DD Isonami
, {, B. X6 W! E8 j* ODD Hatsuyuki
; M. N) y7 K: VDD Uranami 4 S1 m/ e" ?- ~9 I7 R3 Y
DD Akebono
" a8 r' I1 d+ E
! \2 r2 w' b/ m5 A. Z2 L& r! lAllied Ships ' [6 E8 w. d0 Z" i( X+ z! Z9 W1 o
CL San Francisco, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage ! d! j5 x9 Z/ `6 I' k0 \0 v( {6 }( f
CA Astoria, Shell hits 23, and is sunk
; K0 B$ H& Q3 ACL Hobart, Shell hits 21, and is sunk ! `$ e# i" Q1 a& x
CA Concord, Shell hits 29, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk ! d* a( b) K7 ~- I  M' h- f, `5 x, M
DE Stadtfeld, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
( a" X9 P' u5 k/ g* g' M( |0 @) NDE Harold C. Thomas, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
- l/ T6 V( N0 Y! b  ZDE Tisdale
* [: H8 E7 m; i' Q, e3 o: s& i. N5 ^4 x( c+ ?
Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83
% \: n$ U6 J$ [4 N% C, @5 D& K4 n7 p9 d' h- z" b1 @+ C
Allied aircraft
1 {6 ^& Y1 C8 N6 T: E: k( h. X6 Q3 V) jno flights ) i; H* t  Q& Z# I! Z* D+ v

9 F6 f  f0 g, F/ [/ u5 GAllied aircraft losses , \2 w' n# U6 o! I7 M
SOC-3 Seagull: 1 destroyed
) w) g, c( t1 H" I* Y4 W# d( i& v  q2 L5 x
Japanese Ships
# J$ N8 m, `& G( S! K9 i- V9 D$ |CA Takao, Shell hits 1
$ |  p  j0 m5 y6 W: c- X! JCA Atago, Shell hits 2
2 v+ @+ L5 _  c& `CA Maya, Shell hits 2 / F1 `) o" z) c- {" w7 A
CA Chokai
0 d0 s1 s! \1 C( `' G* ?- [' n1 ]5 ICA Myoko
& l( f" n9 y$ i+ k3 iCA Haguro 0 \4 H/ |- w" q* h2 ]( t; Q
CA Nachi, Shell hits 1 7 w0 u4 R2 V0 p/ ]* j( P
CA Ashigara, Shell hits 1 & o- O  d% c$ k* N
DD Yugumo, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
7 C* ]- G; E  F; A" JDD Tamanami
* \9 ]: J0 P; D; o) u: o( yDD Suzunami
! a( q& ^! w% zDD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1
' }7 ?1 @+ z* |DD Oyashio
8 S, r3 y* D" ]4 m% ADD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire
* _9 s- I: _6 T5 J/ Q+ S3 B. A2 S: N6 c( f" T8 g
Allied Ships
, I5 G$ j3 ^) \: X+ xCVE Santee
" O6 x: _* s1 D3 l9 B7 tCVE Manila Bay $ c- ]3 D% d% [9 w' W) }6 W3 }
CVE Natoma Bay
  ]$ h- e1 v9 Z) KCVE Gambier Bay 9 K6 T: c" y, n9 C) e. h1 G
CVE Nehenta Bay
+ P5 x/ {3 Q! U7 G" V$ B$ @4 ^; aCVE Ommaney Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire $ m& n! S* Z, P- o
CL Montpelier, Shell hits 3 3 `" X  T3 N1 c6 T
CL Mobile, Shell hits 25, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk , [9 d! g  S- D6 ~2 `) n
CA Salt Lake City
* T9 o# _4 e5 k( n+ N' J' I3 ?. w: PDD Ammen - F" h7 |- _( ?# |; t
DD Anthony, Shell hits 1 ( V' X' y$ f8 F; Q% M( y. D' s
DD Aulick, Shell hits 1
3 g! f: D' x  n5 h
, b0 v8 L! Y  t- X4 }* Y4 b8 F: y5 t3 X( n$ N" P# V3 R% n
Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83 , G4 R( Z  e) ]$ L3 m  c# B
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Japanese Ships 3 Y' p  z. f$ A( v4 i: f
CA Takao, Shell hits 1
& [2 T: v0 N2 F3 S0 PCA Atago
+ L) J+ {% d; h* r& y9 y( ~* B; rCA Maya
" h6 {: J) y) {% uCA Chokai
: l+ r; S) g# s4 hCA Myoko
7 l( S, c$ c) X+ |9 m4 p* xCA Haguro
; }! g6 ?( r' i1 p* u0 b4 a- ?: f$ TCA Nachi 0 A  S9 S( @2 H# N2 s2 N. g/ F
CA Ashigara
3 J9 G9 [4 m  [( c  H! ODD Yugumo, on fire, heavy damage 8 E( x4 F+ u9 s4 K% \
DD Tamanami
' @1 G$ Z1 Z+ j& y% J; S7 e" R+ LDD Suzunami - C9 @- f; j" I6 y) I
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1
+ C: n4 }6 S9 d$ E- Y8 @* H5 YDD Oyashio
/ \. Z) F; G' e  d8 lDD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire ) N# l0 S0 t1 R% C, E( R3 A2 O

; w: v) w+ u! Q' `, G. _Allied Ships
. ~4 w  Y/ A( l' bCVE Petrof Bay
! J3 s9 C& R' x" U/ oCVE Savo Island
: j% C8 T. @  n6 oCVE Rudyerd Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire
" b8 T0 ?1 Z6 g- B1 T9 zCVE St. Lo
  P. F$ i! S% d6 QCVE Kadashan Bay
3 K4 R2 Y; d4 Y  U: JCVE Saginaw Bay ( G* z( X+ N( ^
CVE Long Island / q4 w, c$ s5 c; L5 I
CA Vincennes 9 n" s; T8 y9 y7 r; q1 [8 J, t
CA Wichita 9 Q2 k5 L4 s( Q2 z3 _4 c# z: d
CA Boston
- s0 t0 M8 }: Y  |6 y8 g8 gCL Boise 5 I$ B& w8 l# A& S/ [! t% b2 k: ]
DE Bangust
1 {0 L/ m5 d1 B& v3 }DE Baron, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
6 H5 a0 ]/ H% h9 I8 TDE Levy , l0 v1 ^% L5 l) P, J
DE McConnell 6 [! }/ W0 Z/ T4 x  m7 A3 g! [
+ l- S/ K% {0 C4 V
) G0 @$ A  j/ @
Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84
" j; j+ _# f1 w0 J0 g  T1 b  x4 c& e0 H/ G
Allied aircraft
: P) a, [8 c- @2 F  {  }no flights + h$ c! ]0 c/ W6 Q- V

# }( h) o6 Q8 Y, D4 e& TAllied aircraft losses $ \! Q$ K2 Z. \/ ]5 `, C
FM-2 Wildcat: 11 destroyed : Z1 S# {7 ?1 ]" s" L
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed
$ E; s5 B/ |1 {" d% Z4 x+ T: e4 B& f, g# M8 T" I9 L  P3 `
Japanese Ships
  v. Q6 U  P+ E4 g' ?; PCA Tone
0 u7 q8 r3 r; Z  M0 V4 c9 PCA Chikuma ( X0 w" j- U% `
CL Nagara, Shell hits 1
) J( H! z1 v* S6 \; [+ GCL Isuzu ; e+ K; L1 }# ]9 E' P2 v
CL Natori
/ `6 t/ L% h- v! N3 F: N& KCL Yura
4 A" c3 h) o, @' H6 @CL Kitakami
5 K1 p% z/ D' N5 Q1 jCL Oi 6 S, Z5 ^/ k0 l  I* g
DD Shimakaze   O' k. j! L- m7 p- @( J
DD Fujinami, Shell hits 1 1 L& t6 U$ [" |5 }) n
DD Kishinami . \4 v) x2 t! r& ?8 q3 x, g+ O+ Z. n" ~
DD Hamanami
+ o6 M# r, `, s" _4 N. r+ `" UDD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
7 l5 w1 D$ _  }' ^0 r/ j1 _DD Maikaze
3 }+ E2 Q8 s+ p. }) q) h! ~- S9 [# P& [& h4 N
Allied Ships 9 [% F1 e* a  _  I# D4 o( n( v
CVE Prince William
8 [' b$ k- R0 Q* aCVE Barnes, Shell hits 2
, k# c* J! y& F; U: T9 I3 ?) s) W0 i0 _CVE Anzio, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 2 \- a0 p  q; i- [' N( Z
CVE Liscome Bay, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk % R* x$ j! w: t. ?* U
DE Bebas, Shell hits 8, and is sunk 0 |, r8 i3 B' S) ~! h# [
DE Brackett, Shell hits 1
1 _0 f- l' I) KDE Cabana, Shell hits 13, and is sunk # _8 y* X3 \. V5 b; [: ?/ v! E7 s3 _
DE Canfield, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
! V# ?9 j4 [. |( L# b9 i8 qDE Carlson, Shell hits 1, on fire 8 ~/ l8 N: M) h
AO Brazos 6 @- A* T4 \# `
AO Kanawha 0 ?# p# i( i% M# U& Y0 n
AO Neches, Shell hits 1
. |* ^" T. @3 n; C2 [$ _  QAO Tappahanock 1 N% \! L8 Y8 ]: @% ]5 H
AO Suamico
* o% K+ b; Q$ F( M3 M; W2 O% aAO Millicoma
" Q( \5 [! v, SAO Saranac , u+ h  L- Z2 H& C
AO Saugatuck : t0 H$ i& l4 n" ?# G! ]
AE Pyro
' ]* {' X- H. }AE Henry L. Hoyt ( N0 w2 }6 l* f$ [0 \8 w: g7 Q; u

. w5 {7 c' ]% S/ c4 J' _
6 i/ I4 C8 W2 _# VNight Time Surface Combat at 78,84 % b0 `6 t+ R3 h: R0 E
2 a  G* R4 d/ p* I9 N+ z
Japanese Ships
. L, P5 W: x% i% S: {% eCA Tone
1 q* ]+ I. K: Q. M7 X/ a$ p: {0 p* fCA Chikuma
# E# H$ T. c, q6 g/ c" k3 DCL Nagara ! k5 R5 P: L* x
CL Isuzu
$ ?2 K2 [9 w( E+ nCL Natori 5 E9 e' b" s( J. b. i7 y* s
CL Yura 3 n8 ^3 ^: i( I' |2 g
CL Kitakami
3 @% F0 O/ ^: [& Y) J; KCL Oi ! k) u' M$ b7 w/ f& c( U
DD Shimakaze
, o! f! G# @# ~DD Fujinami
' ^! R; r3 C2 e7 N0 W* u2 MDD Kishinami
, V/ d  i6 \' n6 {8 f% iDD Hamanami 7 }" I& ^& Z  G: e* g( Z" Y6 F: |
DD Hayashio
6 g+ }7 h2 O7 {( YDD Maikaze
2 Q% g9 X8 e/ q. g" y/ m0 P0 Q8 a7 e
Allied Ships / ~( R. _8 d% O, y) H% w
DE Samuel S. Miles, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk   U, X; \9 P% d  {& T1 ]: Z
DE Osterhaus, Shell hits 50, and is sunk ; [- u6 t& n1 X; P! W7 c1 O
DE Parks, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 4 Q" h5 @! c9 h, \' T
DE Riddle, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 2 }3 c* h$ I. m) N9 r: b
AO Cache
) |3 I5 u* K( n* S* ], aAO Schuylkill, Shell hits 7, on fire 3 h+ A1 y$ m, O: x; M- R3 t
AO Cossatot
; o5 P0 `% F! }; }AO Chepachet
, c8 o# U. W. c2 |- f5 l4 FAE Jacob Riis, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
3 C& E0 ~9 e( f4 E9 T3 KAE John P. Gaines, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 6 X7 m3 p3 S2 B' I0 h8 I, \- S
8 p5 ?, o) U- w! U; {

, n6 x! V! ~: s1 @. E$ {" uNight Time Surface Combat at 78,84 - }0 K. G. o& m  @
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Japanese Ships " _7 Y5 X# K9 S& h
CA Tone 7 A/ S+ Y* l' @( J% |7 n2 d
CA Chikuma
7 ^! i% \9 e/ SCL Nagara, Shell hits 3, on fire
+ U4 ]& s' l* y. l- t# t7 M$ ]$ P0 dCL Isuzu
+ Z$ I2 n$ I+ H9 s: ], b4 HCL Natori   N- x3 t! e8 O! k5 W& A
CL Yura, Shell hits 1, on fire & R4 B3 `  j& z/ A  e2 E
CL Kitakami ! p) Z9 u. V& Q( |6 {+ ~4 S. c
CL Oi, Shell hits 1 ( P3 K$ ~$ r% M; V! r5 l
DD Shimakaze ' s) }) H6 I( M& N: y: Q- u5 M5 f# O
DD Fujinami
4 {4 n, ?7 Z( |3 O* l9 k) R- g& tDD Kishinami ' d; Z; F5 W' M! M( A: Z
DD Hamanami 3 a! V7 e8 p& ?2 v
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1 % W! i- }  c  W4 v
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 1
: D! X' d# z7 `; [6 S* ?$ ]; Y$ |& X0 e( l
Allied Ships
% W5 {3 K& u) f/ w1 TCV Hornet
' Q) Q6 @' E' x; d5 QCV Intrepid, Shell hits 1, on fire & }* n1 l+ I9 c" K$ v, \/ F
CVL Princeton * m8 ]4 O/ x5 Z5 I; o" X
CVL Belleau Wood, Shell hits 1
' R" S( A! o7 S, G/ Z9 `* oCVL Cowpens / W/ T. [/ P5 C
CL Chicago
, q8 }$ P+ V# I! U5 PCL Cleveland
" Y8 m0 U1 X/ }( nCL Columbia : T7 x/ U( g* d
CA Pensacola
- f6 k: \( `% R* G; qCA Raleigh, Shell hits 2
. o  [, ?. l3 N7 K  rDD Boyd $ s7 d2 ~6 j% G6 y
DD Bradford 9 M7 D3 u  _3 \
DD Brownson, Shell hits 1 " v  v: Q7 ]4 X. J& y5 n
/ y" L% N8 v( u
7 Y* c3 p4 u9 }* G  {
This last USN CVTF was then caght by KB:
+ X' d6 I. _5 _) o! j: Q9 bDay Air attack on TF at 80,84
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& w- D* F) d: e$ Q* }- b1 H1 RJapanese aircraft 6 u# G7 h' Q6 U  W9 r! S
A6M5 Zeke x 33
3 A8 |4 d6 P% ^' R! V4 DD3A Val x 7
4 I0 Z: M' h/ P' G2 m" U: B4 w8 L5 Q/ sD4Y Judy x 123
# s, t: p" D# M8 AB5N Kate x 35 $ X% h. g" l% ^' G( F
B6N Jill x 67 9 ?7 v0 @4 [) G( a1 L/ \
% K, h/ o. z. P$ F  b
Allied aircraft
9 o8 m4 r& F7 q  Z; d1 kF6F Hellcat x 3
9 d- w$ Q3 A. _! B& I/ @( [$ ?& ?) u
Japanese aircraft losses
) k/ R. D, w( oA6M5 Zeke: 3 destroyed
$ E& ^0 \! p, p( AD3A Val: 3 destroyed
: O. e/ m/ k+ H3 TD4Y Judy: 14 destroyed, 22 damaged
$ s9 f4 _$ x( A3 Q6 VB5N Kate: 4 destroyed, 18 damaged
/ x' f2 D8 ^. @' \5 k+ o% qB6N Jill: 7 destroyed, 21 damaged
2 F% H5 k. ~) M3 e* @/ O3 ]7 j; @3 r' {% C  e
Allied aircraft losses / I* C' u) e, Q* i" ~# U% B
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed . D5 ]: e+ l! d# `. \

( F1 @$ X" a+ N  @) q8 |; [  aAllied Ships
8 }, C5 w; i) c1 F6 \9 a/ ?) |CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage 6 w' T$ |+ o3 [
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 2, on fire 0 x" W  O7 I( B# d7 [; N# {' K
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 7, on fire, heavy damage , z2 B& |& z; J5 @2 D6 b7 \9 Q: p
CVL Princeton, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
! R4 m8 C+ ^! l! jCVL Cowpens, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage * i( |4 ~  \' j9 E1 H
CL Cleveland, Torpedo hits 1 % K, L0 a) |) W/ r+ A
( T, T! `% @9 Y, {7 Z2 g
And then by LBA:
+ X6 ?9 I% h. `+ S1 kDay Air attack on TF at 80,84 " g% p3 A- z1 b  x
; n% h0 O" ~+ f
Japanese aircraft + n1 y& z: B* X4 H. f1 S
A6M5 Zeke x 16
. ?; a/ c" ~4 S$ A5 p& ?) K# t8 \D3A Val x 14
- @  S. \' R/ jD4Y Judy x 38
$ `8 t4 v# i( y# W# cB5N Kate x 24 : Q& R7 r1 C4 K
B6N Jill x 3 ( S; i6 ~" [- e2 N# F5 |: l
G3M Nell x 9
2 c0 a/ ~  X3 h; B/ o! h( r3 NG4M2 Betty x 49
, C* w, m, _1 ?) P! A* AP1Y Frances x 20 * K7 h* F  S, M$ P7 f2 _
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 51 $ y0 L0 A; E, g9 O( S
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5 ; S2 V' M1 Y" z6 d2 {3 ?# q
6 M" q  e# F4 T6 a6 W2 g
Allied aircraft 2 {/ @/ X3 b3 I
no flights
7 L& z4 F: b9 m+ w% @, S. G7 ]' c: g& |% O& A; X% z6 D
Japanese aircraft losses . j4 o* `9 W: p6 B2 ?( i) U, X; ]
G3M Nell: 1 damaged
- Q) }) i3 o/ E/ o; oG4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged
1 C% j' I' W* P+ ]P1Y Frances: 3 damaged . P/ X; t) r. O/ L# [/ T
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed
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  z' Q: C8 f4 U* X5 c! o5 H! |Allied aircraft losses
! O# |/ y% R' \$ BF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed $ D, O) F( U0 g( K# F9 D7 g
9 L4 C2 c. l! W
Allied Ships
9 W! M+ U* x2 m- Y7 J# PCV Intrepid, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage & I+ |% Z# T2 @" K# @7 v2 N# Q
CA Raleigh 0 @* y# a3 R  u1 Z
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
" y) I% Y5 Y: O0 R; OCVL Cowpens, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
. [& N5 _5 \, _3 @7 JCVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage : U1 V. [. k2 s3 s. s4 z9 b
CL Cleveland, Bomb hits 1 . L9 [/ R: @9 @% J1 Z
  G! V1 ^, r1 A2 H2 k
Secodary strike: & q* @9 k/ x  J+ z$ N  t
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84 $ ]2 r- G2 h! f; S: ]( s( U) H
+ Z4 y5 J+ t/ t* `
Japanese aircraft
7 q$ U# T: D2 N0 RA6M5 Zeke x 7 . h& Y3 I7 C& X; F1 e! x
D4Y Judy x 36 2 T4 a% J0 }& J' d: I+ f
B5N Kate x 5 ( C+ I- u  n/ c
B6N Jill x 8 4 F3 `+ z" H7 N3 V0 i, r

2 f& u3 y; Y' n8 \" j& @5 aAllied aircraft
: p3 y5 i3 A. ?6 [no flights
8 l' J* v2 Q3 }; G5 T: `- N
  V5 w  a" Z2 G0 p5 MJapanese aircraft losses
" f5 T9 N0 h5 v3 s' w7 H0 j  w. @B5N Kate: 2 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
- ]  ]/ }) @" v' S& y1 cF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed   x( B3 y4 V4 j0 C$ c
& M6 `% i' \, s* Y3 W* [: \" |
Allied Ships
) i' S5 a! x8 w4 {# W2 _CV Intrepid, on fire, heavy damage
' Y5 g& E5 z- yCVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
. N7 X) @" _# F  d* i3 J
# c# H# a$ O8 T6 rAnd this one fails to find any more targets:
: k; d9 |% w- F- j0 TDay Air attack on TF at 80,84 8 Q5 D* p  l8 F7 e- d; m
+ m/ {& D3 ^  R4 k- d* ^
Japanese aircraft 3 V9 P% p  |, [8 t' c
A6M5 Zeke x 3
7 B1 O  x9 K$ _, B6 pD4Y Judy x 14 4 O- z- @3 h& i# E: b
B6N Jill x 11
5 D7 h0 e/ k( a/ b; ^+ \9 s
/ e' G: m; w2 H' r4 v  ^No Japanese losses ' p7 t% A" X* p' k) ]' ?
1 F- F" i( l  M$ O1 c
LBA Jills: 2 N% o9 |3 ^4 c0 c3 i+ O6 B7 f
Day Air attack on TF at 77,83
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Japanese aircraft
; {* g' V2 P: x+ r, p2 A  T9 `B6N Jill x 8 0 o; D5 f& d5 z' c& O& O' G

0 n0 |) w' M5 O* G  H0 Z6 B4 a9 yNo Japanese losses   Q; C6 |7 W# H& X

# O/ E) K, i! N( H' y+ B  T" C9 z" yAllied Ships ( d; `' u2 K$ o4 D2 I4 h
CV Bunker Hill, on fire, heavy damage # O5 P6 f) @4 j# |3 U; W
CV Wasp, on fire, heavy damage
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0 }: H9 H+ f8 O; E7 Z2 A6 uAfternoon phase saw KB clouded in so LBA from Kusiae did all the work: 6 b3 g; n! f0 w& X
Day Air attack on TF at 79,85
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Japanese aircraft & |" P! D; ~( P
G3M Nell x 7 ! t1 W* y  Z6 R) a
G4M2 Betty x 38
' Z) x# I9 V# B$ D2 MP1Y Frances x 14
- w8 _1 D# [! V2 [8 iKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 46 6 g7 t7 R2 ^7 D
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5
2 D! H" o7 W" c2 X2 }' m8 r
, h$ T& l0 l% m4 c! U1 J* I5 c, HAllied aircraft 8 P* q* ^& P5 s0 L1 \! @) {
FM-2 Wildcat x 12
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Japanese aircraft losses & K: \2 e+ p- X. D) i6 I' _
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged ( L2 W  r( z% c( Y9 O
G4M2 Betty: 5 destroyed, 28 damaged
$ x, |% e) q; z1 X+ X% m5 }P1Y Frances: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged ( A6 Y+ H9 K# ^) a3 N3 L- @7 y2 i
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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' V$ `* ~2 z& l: t! s' o+ o& t$ fAllied aircraft losses
+ x$ O! w: @/ t9 \0 K9 SFM-2 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
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5 j! G" K5 }$ q  \7 |8 t. DAllied Ships # j/ F5 c# _- ^, H
CVE Savo Island % y$ o, f( `! s1 r1 X* h' Y
CVE St. Lo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire / p+ y$ l/ U: j7 b- I6 y! E
CVE Kadashan Bay, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 0 |  C' b# I0 e6 N5 ]% O6 L
CVE Petrof Bay
: F) _9 U- T0 A( u* {CVE Saginaw Bay, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
3 \- `. R5 i8 G+ ]  ^! S7 ~CVE Long Island % R7 L+ @" W$ {
CVE Rudyerd Bay : u( B: z* t3 M* m" K9 g& |

) o# O, n1 t! C' j: HJills are more successful this time:
- @( d9 R* g! }1 _Day Air attack on TF at 77,83 + O$ a9 o+ n! O% K! U& o9 L. v
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Japanese aircraft ! D) e! g6 l7 H7 e* o: k$ y. L
B6N Jill x 8
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No Japanese losses
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3 e% a) Z7 m. u- z  ^- ^+ I2 ~3 i. f6 {Allied Ships
. T, Q. q$ \; x5 dCVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/09/44
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* M" R0 R; H2 x8 I4 H0 Y3 `- kBy now my subs are in position also: # t0 g0 K3 S( R/ A! g% @
Last two sufrace actions find the crippled Franklin and an AO: ; |0 a% ?+ S/ h# |; Q
Night Time Surface Combat at 78,81 3 P0 y: H' e4 Q' ~' X3 C
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Allied aircraft % H9 s0 z, A, w% P
no flights - O4 |2 G3 m5 z7 p" ?
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Allied aircraft losses
" z4 R" v& X' j; Q4 j: [TBM Avenger: 4 destroyed
; }# r9 h8 h2 E; |SB2C Helldiver: 12 destroyed ' ]1 }  n+ z: V! p8 b( B
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Japanese Ships
  V5 T; I' g+ @/ p# X$ S# T) A8 b9 rCA Takao
" Z/ G2 v' o! rCA Atago ' `6 r) y; |( N- f+ B& v
CA Maya 3 f; W3 ?: f4 C' D. a' s
CA Chokai
" G% ?0 S' w! ^* i$ u6 R6 b3 z$ dCA Myoko 8 z/ l5 |& C: r0 b4 m8 f9 \1 i
CA Haguro
% V; ]; d  m& x3 H3 R( I! `7 HCA Nachi & Y, d2 E3 Q9 x& m2 v
CA Ashigara   k3 v5 `0 u" U/ V/ P, Q% l- p
DD Tamanami 1 l* z2 U2 i; O; z' d! \$ V% v
DD Suzunami 1 \  q$ Z5 Q8 U' F6 V4 L$ s, n
DD Kuroshio - m/ D" ~  @; g) l# ~
DD Oyashio % {, B8 ~3 V8 j) S( C9 j1 o; `0 ?2 M
DD Natsushio 1 ~* t) T6 ]2 i# G/ y8 N. P

' }" e: g8 Z+ I/ m2 sAllied Ships
- l# a5 v7 _- O. `CV Franklin, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
7 {% ^3 M( X" H+ H& ?, V: sDE Whitman, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
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8 o# `1 c& m! h5 c0 ^. V, X: hNight Time Surface Combat, near Namorik at 79,83 8 `2 k$ l3 j7 C3 V

4 w1 K9 r, Q. X& d* w3 A! bJapanese Ships # x' B8 G' Q# r; b0 X( i
CA Aoba
7 u: V) |) A  @+ TCA Kinugasa 2 O6 s1 a" v' ^. m+ K* m9 W
CA Furutaka : t: \4 p) o" b# ~$ i- i
CA Kako
! o) Q6 v% N# L% m' g  R  cCL Abukuma " u- C) E: D) n# _7 N* D3 |
CL Kuma
' C: a) x1 C8 _! A# X- {" |: HCL Tama ( a/ `( ]- ~8 C; E
CL Kiso 7 X- P& {: ~2 }3 ?" k$ @2 c4 v0 a
CL Yubari & h( Y# P6 W! ]9 @
DD Kiyonami
: t  Q" _  L! n9 E+ v: fDD Yukikaze
; A; F0 e% F" v. u! L5 ?DD Isokaze ; k: R3 \! g! F, W2 [: M4 b
DD Shiranuhi
- B7 T9 L7 ]0 I* `8 g5 ~DD Arashi
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% |% c2 w9 ^9 `Allied Ships
8 a8 O6 c. f2 H' q# _AO Schuylkill, Shell hits 30, and is sunk 4 ?7 q, d% c# I! A1 ]2 X- Z
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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: , u! x( w. L# W3 b; k2 S* I1 s
Day Air attack on TF at 79,84
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Japanese aircraft
7 h4 y0 [' I6 A# zA6M5 Zeke x 5 ) r5 \! c2 v( c9 Y3 U2 T& y& _
B6N Jill x 8 8 L; _0 I9 i# p$ @; f
G3M Nell x 3
$ I) a6 p4 B  P+ p/ X1 o8 PG4M2 Betty x 31
( j2 N5 {9 U  S% H; sP1Y Frances x 9
7 T/ m4 U9 c5 M' u1 E4 H5 ]# m- q; WKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 45 8 }$ E# ]( r% s) P2 G/ R
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 3 . I) e2 u5 i8 E/ B
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 14
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9 [5 k/ l% V6 ^- ]% A( CJapanese aircraft losses / M$ R- i% b+ L- J4 O
G4M2 Betty: 1 damaged ( ~) M: p! X# s% b
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Allied Ships ; T0 I+ I" u2 O4 e6 i. }
CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
- [2 ~3 b# l4 E+ L) _6 CCV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage * V: r, `( x) T/ |- e* `
CV Illustrious, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
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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. 0 _9 H/ O9 }9 W' ~8 b8 {) ]
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一切都结束了
* j1 o7 W4 o* v3 b& e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# n6 u) p7 J" x. i: m* M$ ?

6 L  B! f/ w& pHonda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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