AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/08/44
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+ |! b3 }& P8 `3 {5 U7 D6 L# c& nDay 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: }1 h" S0 p& v' q3 `5 f$ Q1 p
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Night Time Surface Combat at 77,81
; ~" T9 x7 o1 G7 { ]: bAllied aircraft : U5 ]7 v; T, t: ^6 C& A
no flights & c! B4 Z$ R* y( H6 I
Allied aircraft losses 7 z$ @ V2 Q4 f* m
SOC-3 Seagull: 6 destroyed
7 d* T" k1 H2 Q* T. Z; e
' |- m/ Y7 ~7 d. V$ x4 TJapanese Ships
! _4 P1 g4 m5 o9 K, ~2 YBB Mutsu , J4 M2 t5 P: ~( L7 K P
BB Yamato * Y' r7 `' |$ k- t5 S$ ?
BB Fuso
+ @. X" f8 L+ I9 WBB Yamashiro / [" @$ T+ k/ w! ^
CL Tatsuta 7 E1 m E' f: p- Y* H0 }8 f
DD Tanikaze ( g, ?0 v6 T" i6 ?% u
DD Fubuki , t: z( j% ]) ]3 e7 B# \1 Q* p( M
DD Shinonome ; N. B+ x8 z* U6 ~( _9 A
DD Usugumo - V3 E+ r! X. _: S" y! i
DD Shirakumo " i5 B% |- ?" c
DD Isonami
+ |9 R/ x2 K: T- |DD Hatsuyuki
, X/ z4 m. o$ e8 }0 U$ fDD Uranami
5 Z9 l( D% Y Q3 E/ T( MDD Akebono ; z! g, J, u' {( y
; O8 s' N0 ^8 M2 B; a- y
Allied Ships
" h6 z- v$ N: n2 m, W/ _) a- w0 _" xCL San Francisco, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage : j) E: T, C0 b% B; ?5 D+ O( D
CA Astoria, Shell hits 23, and is sunk [! l. a. @9 T6 r0 }: b
CL Hobart, Shell hits 21, and is sunk
8 f) ~" v+ {: z" ~& L1 SCA Concord, Shell hits 29, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
3 D) S" x0 c2 A1 E+ Y! }) Q# aDE Stadtfeld, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage 5 x' R# Q6 x- D5 d1 m( y, ~
DE Harold C. Thomas, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 7 f* E* E" l' a1 K% x
DE Tisdale
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$ `* i2 b; i! j3 _' `Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83 0 P3 H- @2 q/ ~3 I/ V- n5 M
' j4 v: @4 k7 S4 }4 @7 u4 t+ O; LAllied aircraft - I+ R. K# c+ z& n0 o. l# S: O
no flights
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: a2 P* F8 I$ @& ~4 Z: D; ~9 FAllied aircraft losses
; m3 u6 C- z2 T6 b N$ W/ JSOC-3 Seagull: 1 destroyed
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Japanese Ships 4 X+ O- [9 H, ~
CA Takao, Shell hits 1 " D# Q2 d' ?, R7 Y7 B* X0 [/ S
CA Atago, Shell hits 2 / V2 X+ M) N. u) _
CA Maya, Shell hits 2 ' B1 K& A1 f2 S- F% p' y$ X
CA Chokai
5 Z+ ~7 O# K1 P' F _( NCA Myoko
) w9 V# L; r& aCA Haguro ! ^+ A( L9 @3 x+ b( W' C& \
CA Nachi, Shell hits 1 % o( n9 U: d+ Q1 u* o( B
CA Ashigara, Shell hits 1
5 H5 {$ G. n M/ @+ f/ y* LDD Yugumo, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
1 S9 P0 L' R; E) d3 _DD Tamanami
v) }; {7 z/ a0 z4 xDD Suzunami / w5 C- z) L4 v9 V- J6 l6 u A3 O
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1 4 T! v4 D9 F; B, t2 d- t$ J# R
DD Oyashio
% B6 ?+ t* F7 D# uDD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Allied Ships
7 s& m8 E- t; F; a' D, zCVE Santee
) a' l, s7 u4 a( e4 d) F9 a, zCVE Manila Bay
) z- { o0 L5 k. F! p+ V2 a) ?3 JCVE Natoma Bay
% F" Q8 m" w9 {! j ~: QCVE Gambier Bay + E0 e5 f; O3 S$ q$ ?& K1 u
CVE Nehenta Bay . F) i( ]1 Q0 V! ~6 ]
CVE Ommaney Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire $ K' Z, F% ^0 M- T% D1 N. P
CL Montpelier, Shell hits 3 8 _: B/ ~! Y" H' F
CL Mobile, Shell hits 25, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
6 u3 f3 y9 R: ~) DCA Salt Lake City % J( n; n/ l/ J8 Q9 C7 X& d
DD Ammen
- }& a( V" x4 ]DD Anthony, Shell hits 1 . c) L, E$ }, w v; ^0 e
DD Aulick, Shell hits 1
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83 2 k2 J* D5 q2 N- p$ i: g" ~
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5 D; z! s2 p0 G5 c1 k4 D; YCA Takao, Shell hits 1 - d1 x1 p+ D+ G5 T$ L
CA Atago
5 s4 [9 e- ^* |8 X% a/ tCA Maya 4 q# A1 b# x# j6 k: B2 ?
CA Chokai
7 a# D5 G# k# z1 ] C1 c2 K. H; XCA Myoko , r2 }7 n0 H# D* ]
CA Haguro
8 z! ?2 f' }' q7 v: A6 \CA Nachi
6 Y2 j& k `) x3 gCA Ashigara
$ V1 u$ y# n: [+ t9 |! y' KDD Yugumo, on fire, heavy damage
9 y& O/ L k' H7 V; ~DD Tamanami * t. d8 l8 D' v' X4 V+ t/ k3 b2 ^
DD Suzunami $ I& O+ P" W3 F" o6 v" k5 Z# \: g% k
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1 * F8 I( A5 y6 m5 d. Q. ~
DD Oyashio
: i! L8 q% F7 s7 wDD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire + W5 o/ h* |, [- S! Q: r) F
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Allied Ships
8 L5 U s( p8 T- B. F0 d3 oCVE Petrof Bay
+ f& u' Q! Z7 V) HCVE Savo Island & j: k- P0 j6 T& F, F
CVE Rudyerd Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire ) L' W# g. _$ J a [! M
CVE St. Lo % ?/ W2 C }7 P) J7 c. n! Z# B
CVE Kadashan Bay , k! T1 V7 h2 \( m
CVE Saginaw Bay
# C E) \5 b' l2 n) A% KCVE Long Island
5 u7 d, h/ O1 WCA Vincennes
7 `$ ^+ N7 q) R7 s# Q( MCA Wichita
, a: B3 ~4 e0 |. T. w+ E% }CA Boston , |0 H+ x6 K: F& E; I9 v
CL Boise
9 X% ]; X6 h' r+ H# qDE Bangust 8 J) ]' q' g: b+ g) c' m! O1 J
DE Baron, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 6 V) L' }% e+ H+ S1 h) x7 b" z
DE Levy
& l8 J1 S( Y& M* n- k# J9 `DE McConnell 3 ^! q3 S. _7 h
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84 1 i E; `6 W3 M( ]; {. ^/ K2 H
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Allied aircraft % f1 z) K6 P2 {) g! W, ]' C% N5 z) }
no flights
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- ~" N. m2 g5 C: l( oAllied aircraft losses
; A, |6 R7 d: o3 o2 E% ~' r8 vFM-2 Wildcat: 11 destroyed / C( X2 J. e _+ a; ?1 D- Z, R6 ?
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed 3 X/ d" J" _3 Y% M+ J9 Z
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Japanese Ships + I+ t, x/ n; E, x/ k! e
CA Tone
8 y. m$ _; U- Z1 E! R5 d6 B1 g* Q3 @% V% LCA Chikuma 2 E3 q7 i$ H5 O" O
CL Nagara, Shell hits 1 : a5 k5 r5 S/ y7 q: {5 ~1 g
CL Isuzu + [, g- m3 h# n( q3 M7 ]5 Q
CL Natori
4 @5 ]* b- z: U% j3 s% W/ G4 YCL Yura - d# w+ I: Y, R5 M& x
CL Kitakami
- e. `" b* z! O' l' i9 Q4 M7 o6 ~CL Oi - N/ ^/ [* I1 ]
DD Shimakaze
$ w5 V0 M& V1 y& h- X7 \' TDD Fujinami, Shell hits 1
: W1 ]" |% i$ t# N! ?& d) MDD Kishinami $ F) ?+ {) d8 \3 Q. J( J4 ~1 |' r( P
DD Hamanami 2 G1 k7 S- s" V& `# [
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
6 v7 |4 d5 w/ R/ pDD Maikaze 7 L% {6 V. a5 i' F3 p
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Allied Ships & Z I% X1 s' y' [6 i7 ]
CVE Prince William / U9 z7 c+ G6 s
CVE Barnes, Shell hits 2 & R5 [/ U9 H4 m* [# r
CVE Anzio, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
! w& X8 c$ o2 yCVE Liscome Bay, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
P2 }$ f0 l, wDE Bebas, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
8 o& G5 {7 @2 I! p2 P( w% \DE Brackett, Shell hits 1 " o5 h t% w8 M' R$ T
DE Cabana, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
$ i8 z* K' q+ J6 ]DE Canfield, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 0 A3 ?$ r& z& I* j9 P/ E$ j
DE Carlson, Shell hits 1, on fire ( U! q3 H* ?$ A1 }6 \
AO Brazos ( W% q' b# i, x# b2 W; C) e9 s
AO Kanawha 7 O3 f U3 |+ L- U6 M+ Z
AO Neches, Shell hits 1 1 R) }# h' h$ |7 I' s
AO Tappahanock 2 }$ f7 K# O" `$ \* {% u6 K. ]
AO Suamico 2 T: y) x- G! U. N# N) y
AO Millicoma ( V$ c8 l: `4 X; I6 Y/ j+ g" I0 n1 u
AO Saranac " Y2 G8 l" s5 X" f: n L& ]
AO Saugatuck ! p/ y+ i) ]# s! [/ J3 z: @; i
AE Pyro % D& _, ?" v5 w* k
AE Henry L. Hoyt
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84 1 n% Z L, i0 @. H0 V
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Japanese Ships
6 [& v2 H* r; _0 f c. mCA Tone 3 G9 |+ X0 n% ?7 u
CA Chikuma 9 v! p9 i$ ^" t: u
CL Nagara
; O& i5 J$ D, q+ \: Y) cCL Isuzu
. F$ m/ H0 e0 a" B( x) B) \% JCL Natori
+ x7 O( t, h" O1 `* ?7 K/ f" NCL Yura % y- Q( b' }5 Y' J8 W
CL Kitakami % L; `3 w- Z& b# L* ~0 K
CL Oi " }8 M7 q9 w9 Z; `7 h& N- T; m4 L* d
DD Shimakaze
" s1 t7 [5 f5 r+ C4 TDD Fujinami
& `' F# j# Z3 G1 I+ kDD Kishinami 2 \2 Z5 N: @6 l; k2 b; E
DD Hamanami
5 |# H2 B' u7 {7 U CDD Hayashio 6 k( y- t9 t# H* i% v
DD Maikaze 9 ^- P& P1 Q" V, d# R3 |
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Allied Ships 4 _/ ^. P% H1 G* V# y
DE Samuel S. Miles, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk : L6 \: o) H6 T# k2 I! O
DE Osterhaus, Shell hits 50, and is sunk
: I& e/ H& h' e& p! }* uDE Parks, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 8 l- W7 ]5 t7 j( X+ \
DE Riddle, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
6 q- u. ^0 Y6 sAO Cache $ y1 R# K# l" x- P! K
AO Schuylkill, Shell hits 7, on fire
+ m2 ?& V5 F" C& i M! o1 KAO Cossatot 2 E* ?' h( u6 d) P
AO Chepachet
5 F2 N/ W0 v$ |7 m+ j3 ^3 S! cAE Jacob Riis, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk + v2 E w9 n2 N/ D. Z
AE John P. Gaines, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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6 X. `! y! \: u1 T+ WNight Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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Japanese Ships ( Q7 O" g% G( D! k" a( [
CA Tone
' b1 r' A4 A% H( ]5 fCA Chikuma
# h/ w$ s1 p) ^3 X; N4 V) oCL Nagara, Shell hits 3, on fire
! C9 S& d3 {- v; uCL Isuzu
2 ^3 D* p. |6 w9 f0 @4 UCL Natori
" [+ j7 D1 u0 D6 N* c0 A2 YCL Yura, Shell hits 1, on fire k% ?+ d+ d$ f" h* ]
CL Kitakami ) A* S+ L6 }6 G6 e) I" U$ D
CL Oi, Shell hits 1 2 J9 f1 [! e$ i# [3 j
DD Shimakaze 9 Q; q1 N6 d7 Q
DD Fujinami 1 [$ v. N0 _/ q; m' e
DD Kishinami 3 W4 G& e- i5 o+ y6 Q& y4 I: M7 D
DD Hamanami & p" c2 b9 O0 C. F) V: h
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
" u A0 F4 H$ Q; t) FDD Maikaze, Shell hits 1
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5 }$ Z1 X; f0 `! g6 z$ p7 pAllied Ships + t8 t* h# {2 u" o, A
CV Hornet
# n8 u: a" B" qCV Intrepid, Shell hits 1, on fire
/ y+ ~4 j# a+ D! m4 [CVL Princeton : D9 {2 S4 z9 F! y( }7 ]* C% {
CVL Belleau Wood, Shell hits 1
) E9 r- }; `, K* T4 a D: @CVL Cowpens
, z1 k; U* Y& d# B" U" @CL Chicago
4 ~$ S$ T( z! r0 xCL Cleveland ' R) H d# L. f+ V
CL Columbia 8 n6 \# S6 i' B" U& r' T. m
CA Pensacola
# }6 ], D5 i/ ]! N7 cCA Raleigh, Shell hits 2 4 K0 U* w% L7 W m6 u- j
DD Boyd
" u2 |( \ _& JDD Bradford
1 t+ o7 |# f8 ]0 z3 ?DD Brownson, Shell hits 1
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/ r7 g8 A2 F( F8 f! }6 s; @) mThis last USN CVTF was then caght by KB: # ]: Z3 Y5 a5 K5 [: a
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84 ) M# H/ x0 i. T
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Japanese aircraft $ w8 h' \3 ?2 [, Z% m w1 G, E2 R
A6M5 Zeke x 33
1 ?+ u+ M1 z: n T* @/ QD3A Val x 7 $ t6 T' f$ b H8 ^8 x8 U
D4Y Judy x 123 7 T& F8 ~2 t3 E$ x2 A
B5N Kate x 35
9 B& Y8 q* Z3 S3 fB6N Jill x 67
+ a8 x3 x0 t+ R( B$ I! W1 k9 h1 l F
; ?( z0 Y4 D) C/ L& @- l4 Z+ tAllied aircraft
" J. c# C) e0 n7 ?: d a! ~9 w# f. y$ uF6F Hellcat x 3
4 I! x; c$ f4 l' b0 g' _+ `
7 A F9 B8 M! N1 u, Y0 yJapanese aircraft losses
0 F' B# {+ m. J9 W' h0 RA6M5 Zeke: 3 destroyed
. t* P D- e, d, S8 Y1 ^D3A Val: 3 destroyed 3 q1 b) C3 x4 N s
D4Y Judy: 14 destroyed, 22 damaged & G1 x$ `# r" u4 y: c
B5N Kate: 4 destroyed, 18 damaged ) s; C3 z. h5 l5 G! y! `) a$ o; ~7 D
B6N Jill: 7 destroyed, 21 damaged
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5 p' s3 Z/ d& S, m. KAllied aircraft losses
0 k2 @0 k* d' D. a1 f2 C7 S/ XF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
! H' l- T& Z9 W0 ]! O. P3 XCV Intrepid, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage 5 [ d9 @5 [2 d: @6 v1 {
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 2, on fire
# q5 \" W7 E2 n: _* ?8 R+ B: XCV Hornet, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 7, on fire, heavy damage * x8 y8 v" }( z
CVL Princeton, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
* Z% v' B# b; q- mCVL Cowpens, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
6 o/ n/ @3 q5 f2 {2 ~4 ~CL Cleveland, Torpedo hits 1
2 T5 C2 W# u* |
2 y- i: `/ j: d- p+ wAnd then by LBA:
* g3 V; e- W" @/ mDay Air attack on TF at 80,84
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. T: Z$ y" ?( i4 c7 BJapanese aircraft 8 ]4 h* w! k1 M' z6 R5 U
A6M5 Zeke x 16
1 T2 r8 i4 M' O" L7 J1 I2 XD3A Val x 14
5 H7 C [+ S* y" Y+ R8 A" ~. bD4Y Judy x 38 7 R" E0 ]1 l s J ^8 C; l
B5N Kate x 24 * F* P" O0 W: {5 ?7 f
B6N Jill x 3
/ Z9 \$ Z/ T5 P1 {: vG3M Nell x 9
8 t+ V8 _; `9 {G4M2 Betty x 49
y% u) s$ i1 F3 ]; u% ^, xP1Y Frances x 20
- X2 N/ a! Y9 a c" c9 A- C' lKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 51 4 X9 q. S$ q8 K0 ~/ b% s
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5
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, G, d- {2 f" }8 ZAllied aircraft
% o- G9 `3 u" Jno flights
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* {: p8 E! f. _, `, U- i* PJapanese aircraft losses , c9 g9 P: d+ s. R# X( [0 M
G3M Nell: 1 damaged
0 p1 Y$ V% g( k3 L% u- CG4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged + K4 b8 k8 }7 @# x8 ^4 b% t7 W$ @
P1Y Frances: 3 damaged 9 k7 i. Y* o6 B/ C* N; n3 Q
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed
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9 k. q/ B& X H2 H7 qAllied aircraft losses
1 U; i1 h* d$ e9 G" ^F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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0 C5 t( B& R9 |3 p" R( S; J9 a( vAllied Ships
& w& t" p2 h6 R& H4 {CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
; n; N% f1 j* a0 [( @' b; `CA Raleigh
" D' i2 u# J: Z1 @+ ICVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ( J4 y6 r+ _" V5 }" a; B
CVL Cowpens, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 4 ?; S1 ~0 S3 \, ?, [2 j7 t/ v5 Z0 q
CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage ( A, H3 g7 e6 ^7 v; G
CL Cleveland, Bomb hits 1
0 |2 M G$ i+ V+ s! C* [! j8 v% `) E& g) M
Secodary strike:
" f! e' K! W8 _9 b+ n+ p% ZDay Air attack on TF at 80,84
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Japanese aircraft + d1 p, K6 p4 r5 I3 V. h% W
A6M5 Zeke x 7 , K. U/ V6 U& r5 X S5 L% p g) v
D4Y Judy x 36 ; w# A4 |! N# ~$ w1 @+ |
B5N Kate x 5
0 U* H4 v# O2 W: DB6N Jill x 8
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Allied aircraft
5 [) t0 }4 }- X3 R! f5 ^; g: _no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses
1 L0 O" V: [0 j* I, M% I- XB5N Kate: 2 damaged 6 E6 y# \0 M/ }4 Q' Y w8 M/ `
7 `2 l7 M& S1 I Z7 l; @
Allied aircraft losses
& m* ?9 A5 B9 @) sF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
& l5 E3 U; G; ^2 ZCV Intrepid, on fire, heavy damage
1 ^5 H& B$ P: F" R0 @CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 6 G- U& w0 f: p- _
. J. k" n' e- [: r8 ~* ^And this one fails to find any more targets: ' _, ^9 k7 }2 d
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84 * h) m8 B, E) z* c. s
% P6 R" [' U; d' sJapanese aircraft 7 e! l( B4 _( \+ _ D2 C
A6M5 Zeke x 3 - D: C2 S) x0 ~+ C) j
D4Y Judy x 14
, {2 W# i- P5 ?' {8 C9 eB6N Jill x 11 - A! g+ ~* u0 M2 q' r/ d; e Y) b
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No Japanese losses + C; K4 A; d7 k! J) Z$ c$ G
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LBA Jills:
" \4 \9 W, ]% H$ A5 D2 mDay Air attack on TF at 77,83
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Japanese aircraft ' w, D& H4 U' d" H4 a
B6N Jill x 8 ( h' l/ S1 I9 T
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No Japanese losses ) q8 E' |# i- Q; T- b5 f
" M" a! o+ G+ @5 d& P- Q3 RAllied Ships
# M7 ?. e% k. J3 e( e* `* V8 RCV Bunker Hill, on fire, heavy damage 3 ~) j; [% P! R. h; A! G
CV Wasp, on fire, heavy damage # K8 {% ?% I* z$ r$ O) s/ O6 o$ G
. u3 ]; |0 ?, F) h1 ?% hAfternoon phase saw KB clouded in so LBA from Kusiae did all the work:
; Z0 } `4 j9 p% r: CDay Air attack on TF at 79,85
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Japanese aircraft 3 J/ R& t0 V0 O
G3M Nell x 7
' w" I- A6 d! E6 C7 D% E# a$ U5 kG4M2 Betty x 38
; ?, H4 [4 J* WP1Y Frances x 14
( c5 x5 W7 G" f, H/ n3 @Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 46 : X8 `& A9 K; n$ S2 P
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5
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8 A( m4 w: U! d) {9 F& @! |Allied aircraft
% |6 x$ T; ]* K4 I% L$ X( j& {, @4 _FM-2 Wildcat x 12
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5 W+ [2 ^" r/ \+ RJapanese aircraft losses
$ r8 P* h: A6 u: K8 N- p1 t3 cG3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
- u6 |& `6 D$ a: G% [9 Q8 L: IG4M2 Betty: 5 destroyed, 28 damaged : D) Z( @& r& X7 T% {( k
P1Y Frances: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged
/ k5 t U- F0 B& Z9 a4 DKi-43-IIIa Oscar: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged - r6 [ `; I6 z
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Allied aircraft losses
5 r6 l" u7 w: d! X/ S* F2 ?5 b1 YFM-2 Wildcat: 7 destroyed , k: o! v3 U7 }: V& X4 B
% w% R U% t% g, y! ~6 cAllied Ships
, m2 P$ c# d7 H, L( YCVE Savo Island 3 X5 s) Q% S% L
CVE St. Lo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
1 N- l7 n8 t% x7 z2 yCVE Kadashan Bay, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage : v. g! W( W. M% O& g
CVE Petrof Bay
' Y9 \: J' h- n% y( j! u$ B, SCVE Saginaw Bay, Torpedo hits 1, on fire Z. p' v( s: c9 {' T' s2 ^- Q
CVE Long Island 4 K! R; H5 l+ T, G5 m
CVE Rudyerd Bay
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- V( N% R* J1 A- Y( jJills are more successful this time: ) y* d/ I( R! i4 G" R" w6 n8 ^
Day Air attack on TF at 77,83 6 j! t" k. b9 V/ J* R
4 p o5 G$ `" J5 M3 MJapanese aircraft
$ {0 j3 F- m/ {3 BB6N Jill x 8
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No Japanese losses
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8 y, \) C; {7 P2 J. H" p: LAllied Ships - `3 R7 t. ], A' j& S- ?1 D
CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage + g- m" m/ A! l3 F, U
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" w( m w; W5 c/ t! i, eAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/09/44 ' o, a9 J4 Q k& R- |+ a' ?4 _- c
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By now my subs are in position also: 4 A$ |! V, h- ?
Last two sufrace actions find the crippled Franklin and an AO: 8 D2 f+ D9 U6 a1 m L+ ~
Night Time Surface Combat at 78,81 2 J' }1 u( Q' d) N4 _
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses
9 }9 Z1 O2 W4 j1 |9 Y5 O* kTBM Avenger: 4 destroyed
% K2 L; ?9 Q+ f- b1 B; xSB2C Helldiver: 12 destroyed & c& c. P \# j- ] }3 P* D
t: q6 q2 w5 G( z& hJapanese Ships
( L7 U" s( q+ A3 m: D. Y/ ACA Takao
, r2 F: b( A+ n: v; J ZCA Atago
3 c! ?' @3 |3 d# yCA Maya
& W2 w: W5 C- U! v# L4 B* H- hCA Chokai
3 ^) G P$ B; [: OCA Myoko
% ^/ x, G" a/ YCA Haguro ! O W* }; ]( g( V3 q/ u8 A, H
CA Nachi
* `# W1 S0 E( }! ^CA Ashigara
0 J& R9 D8 P/ ~; E' q$ @7 SDD Tamanami
8 v; a$ A% i |8 S9 r/ w; e, c- [( UDD Suzunami
: K% W5 S1 r n7 ^" U. t2 j, QDD Kuroshio
4 u! `5 S) P% G- x: v( s9 kDD Oyashio 6 {, V. G4 M$ V$ u) l( `3 b2 z
DD Natsushio & c( _, g7 F+ {) K: @8 q
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CV Franklin, Shell hits 3, and is sunk % \' A8 _5 x/ u
DE Whitman, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk " G* @' d& B4 \& G
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Namorik at 79,83 3 Y/ P' X4 W3 d; a3 ~# r
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CA Aoba " A& R' S6 m! Z. F
CA Kinugasa
, P/ \1 w4 r& }/ S- C: A" JCA Furutaka
: G- q* c) s1 U. f4 GCA Kako
( r' p- `, t" K2 }9 Q/ g% N8 d( h- k r- sCL Abukuma
( K* k8 W6 N8 A; X& qCL Kuma $ O$ {( a, W9 q. ]' `$ A+ ?( B
CL Tama
# i3 Q# g7 T5 ^. N4 }CL Kiso
# B& F7 w0 P2 S0 R# V. t$ P) ]CL Yubari
5 q& F2 T) V+ T5 P# H! M) iDD Kiyonami 4 I& o7 {$ ]$ e# h
DD Yukikaze
' N" H5 ~' t! KDD Isokaze 1 b8 g3 H+ ^& k) {
DD Shiranuhi
2 F4 @# G6 D+ J- @, s& R) bDD Arashi ( K* o, @& P. a5 u" F$ S8 g
7 j9 u" T. B8 Q- k, X( tAllied Ships 5 v0 [) W/ \2 B& N3 h/ V4 M6 Y8 U
AO Schuylkill, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
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* M; _$ Z1 l/ H& e- x; f$ nThe only air strike of the day was once again from Kusiae and it delivered a coup de grace to the CVs: & | ~6 K. V6 F, x/ y9 G
Day Air attack on TF at 79,84
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2 y5 @ r `5 w* ~Japanese aircraft
, T# h( ]+ J, p/ d$ Q1 z6 ]A6M5 Zeke x 5 . n( S' J% [: F5 v- a$ @
B6N Jill x 8 4 w& w8 w# c& R
G3M Nell x 3
6 h6 e8 V( {0 D' U3 cG4M2 Betty x 31
. g) Q" H& T* k) F: `P1Y Frances x 9 3 H2 o: t$ q5 C. L' x) x( b" O
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 45
3 n9 v5 r" b9 z' ^3 `Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 3 ( i' M" d7 V# ^0 f$ h
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 14 ) O5 k5 s, T. y3 |
7 z0 v' |+ p/ M0 g0 ^9 \6 w3 s' EJapanese aircraft losses # _; r T7 `% ~2 ^4 I
G4M2 Betty: 1 damaged
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Allied Ships 2 ]7 c* ?4 j% V3 ^
CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 9 ]6 }) D& D2 _. H
CV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 6 x' R/ S# J& d$ E- r/ Y
CV Illustrious, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage # H4 x8 S) A& I3 c1 C& H' V; x
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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. 4 n; d$ ^# J5 Z7 } _$ g$ u% H
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发表于 2008-2-25 22:47
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发表于 2008-2-26 12:38
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