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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/08/44 7 q2 r( x2 l) N, r

8 V, O; ]9 H  V5 F6 J4 _Day 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: , J& [6 Y* E9 ~. J0 a/ {2 w
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Night Time Surface Combat at 77,81
3 I4 B4 [: \( |" ~" tAllied aircraft
% v2 y9 d; v( P7 ?0 k: g% f- r9 pno flights
2 y3 a" h  r) C" E1 o$ yAllied aircraft losses 3 |9 d6 O$ E4 g) a( O8 l) s
SOC-3 Seagull: 6 destroyed
# Z* p9 S0 j/ z- M2 C% Z# a9 }! S, ]/ m+ q  j( i. k
Japanese Ships
2 o4 u- i: [4 |& mBB Mutsu
) G9 g, S2 Y+ j( k( q8 pBB Yamato
. b" U" @% e6 X6 iBB Fuso / ^% j9 Y6 ]6 B& ?0 v$ Z2 A0 V. W
BB Yamashiro 7 L* P% E, O8 ~: }3 ~( X1 Z
CL Tatsuta
) `6 {0 J" |% HDD Tanikaze - F' I9 q0 \1 t: F2 z+ t6 Y
DD Fubuki ) Q) P# a) T3 m& `( s6 h+ z  j
DD Shinonome
7 A$ a7 p% a: x$ l! h( o3 pDD Usugumo
4 D- N% H6 A3 C" n% Y& Q' cDD Shirakumo
: h: ^; ~/ m4 i' eDD Isonami
5 O$ H2 }& @  D5 P! tDD Hatsuyuki
6 R. l5 s/ d% KDD Uranami
7 x2 _" ?+ g1 z- ~) fDD Akebono / r2 @( w# m* T( f
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Allied Ships
$ }$ F$ E4 J8 m+ KCL San Francisco, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage , ?5 P1 o1 N0 @0 M. ]
CA Astoria, Shell hits 23, and is sunk ! Q/ `  B9 R. g7 l
CL Hobart, Shell hits 21, and is sunk
3 M5 Z- ^' w+ C: B& I& X/ ?CA Concord, Shell hits 29, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
! q8 m0 Q7 p; }' M- s- B* tDE Stadtfeld, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
+ a  |( N! g% _# s. [DE Harold C. Thomas, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
; Y7 g  y$ o9 w$ u0 x. uDE Tisdale
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) C; K: g. _- u5 ^Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83 * w* F. {* Y3 v" Q- @5 ]/ T" K+ k
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Allied aircraft
) H8 E/ E+ k7 q& O( e& sno flights 0 l9 q* f% w* Y
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Allied aircraft losses
: A4 _0 _7 ?1 D; Z  _SOC-3 Seagull: 1 destroyed
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Japanese Ships
* u! J5 l: G: G" r6 {# x; DCA Takao, Shell hits 1
% S! q/ s- E3 @6 {/ v- zCA Atago, Shell hits 2 ' n5 a. R$ p6 s' c: K" m* g
CA Maya, Shell hits 2 6 t/ i$ q& s! w: L7 F
CA Chokai
( i  y8 s8 T& `5 r2 @5 J7 \CA Myoko 4 r0 S1 x& {$ N3 t$ Z) K: _
CA Haguro 8 ]- R2 M9 f$ N$ f
CA Nachi, Shell hits 1 0 l5 t# J3 J( v3 I+ B! h9 u
CA Ashigara, Shell hits 1 9 B2 R3 r+ P; u% R, F: V
DD Yugumo, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage / E& D% q9 {, A! \
DD Tamanami " h9 i/ {3 n# \) s& J9 V* L
DD Suzunami
$ {# j5 H0 s+ {# |3 O7 BDD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1
* \( P7 {9 S' b4 {" P& ~4 iDD Oyashio % M: d9 Z. J( I
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire
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7 T1 W) C, y9 t5 u% z" D2 _$ YAllied Ships
+ n: h' g; L1 C( H( y3 s7 iCVE Santee ! E! }+ F- Z9 }0 q
CVE Manila Bay
6 g# ^* ~; F3 h, |CVE Natoma Bay
  D( w8 \  M& j% _( F' C, a6 \, dCVE Gambier Bay ' D1 z% j/ W3 o% `* \+ z0 O
CVE Nehenta Bay
: I2 U$ B% [; dCVE Ommaney Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire / O2 l5 B; }, {
CL Montpelier, Shell hits 3
2 t% m% W* Y1 P* vCL Mobile, Shell hits 25, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk ) B, Q9 P& y5 \: R1 u! K6 n4 D
CA Salt Lake City
, q9 T# N/ u& m1 [% w. aDD Ammen ! @0 `. I* {" t# O- S
DD Anthony, Shell hits 1
8 D, `3 H7 o4 v- |/ n* V; t& KDD Aulick, Shell hits 1
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: V9 I; ^* q2 @! C6 N0 ]Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83
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CA Takao, Shell hits 1
1 {) a# M. r+ m- c( I! W% B* z- oCA Atago
9 r2 V  ^% {: k0 ]6 lCA Maya 6 l: l4 \- T! |+ F& S+ F& ^, K% G6 Z
CA Chokai : ^. u- R) ?! N  Y3 ~
CA Myoko ( I* k7 P. y& x" |
CA Haguro
+ U% H" l, Z$ B& a! HCA Nachi
5 U! x% G1 I: [& c; r/ HCA Ashigara
: Y5 Y. L5 y" Y$ n' ], k/ BDD Yugumo, on fire, heavy damage
2 U0 O3 F2 t0 T* m# [1 K0 _' BDD Tamanami
9 Z8 I2 ^& ~1 i& j/ x1 Q& oDD Suzunami ' J1 f" m- |) e: o9 I2 o3 z
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1 0 t1 R+ f4 g- ^3 |* t1 x$ a6 T3 {4 u
DD Oyashio
5 v8 D2 n; B* l* `9 t; DDD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire # P6 r) D5 s: M% o

, n& u& \8 ^( ?+ K9 B+ QAllied Ships
( b( U5 Z! @0 c, F% W% vCVE Petrof Bay ! q0 y1 N/ m8 ^& @& U% d
CVE Savo Island
: |0 t0 M& m' h6 B; ?5 X' N4 kCVE Rudyerd Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire
8 t2 o4 S* \+ F% v0 Z5 ^CVE St. Lo
1 z/ W# v- f" ~( C5 G% JCVE Kadashan Bay
0 }2 O0 Q( S0 h0 ]$ x2 ]CVE Saginaw Bay
5 ]3 \, Q4 L$ v" g+ @5 C3 }: K+ j5 ACVE Long Island
. t9 N! ~0 r9 m$ a1 p/ zCA Vincennes / z( j- f. [# E6 f# G
CA Wichita ! G, x$ \1 K4 b) p. O- P( N+ ^
CA Boston $ p6 e/ I: B. K5 c
CL Boise ' S9 U, {1 |" d; [; ^2 h1 ^0 s
DE Bangust ' v/ e. k! q1 [$ V
DE Baron, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
5 R+ s# \; {" d8 CDE Levy $ D0 U  A/ z! L' q+ G6 m
DE McConnell
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84 - v# @" t, `( t7 l/ S' N, G" _
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Allied aircraft + M8 c( Q5 W6 E, e: P6 B' d7 x* l. @
no flights
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Allied aircraft losses
& p+ j2 d( Y: g0 `- q8 B% aFM-2 Wildcat: 11 destroyed
; i- Y9 h! f1 o( H/ v& ^TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed
5 Y& U6 n6 E# g! ^( V: f) X- o1 \, n$ f( v5 B0 i
Japanese Ships & H( t0 \; H5 R2 m( \
CA Tone
" i3 {1 w- c/ [: N& q* r* QCA Chikuma
, g) D6 X0 z% [CL Nagara, Shell hits 1 ( z4 U& h8 z7 r: l
CL Isuzu $ o# o$ F! J, \' y" u! k
CL Natori & i- A& W& }  M- s9 p( U
CL Yura ) t2 g1 }; Y" M2 q
CL Kitakami
0 d2 S/ i7 @8 t, ^8 MCL Oi " ~5 d. e- K# Z" G
DD Shimakaze
9 e3 {: o4 `7 R6 F6 mDD Fujinami, Shell hits 1
$ G  k* z' n5 `DD Kishinami , T( T' W. K; e* l/ F
DD Hamanami
( Z" D/ R$ R, ~! z( |DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
8 u/ x+ L( I0 `, JDD Maikaze
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Allied Ships ' }3 ?9 w9 b! E1 }. J+ d/ j
CVE Prince William
, [$ x: Q2 h3 S' Y4 ?" }& |CVE Barnes, Shell hits 2 ; q  ]+ V$ R4 \: H. {% Q
CVE Anzio, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
! e! ]; X3 c$ |. {' m& [! V+ G* {! WCVE Liscome Bay, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
+ t8 E. w8 s7 m& f0 XDE Bebas, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
% C) P! h2 u% M/ x! R0 vDE Brackett, Shell hits 1 - q' G' f' S( G
DE Cabana, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
8 Y% W, ^+ Y3 D. H! l& `, D% uDE Canfield, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 3 N2 F( X7 s4 R) p2 ]  x/ q& r0 v+ U
DE Carlson, Shell hits 1, on fire ' l5 V. n4 p0 q) O: g' O
AO Brazos ; [% _- ]8 }4 ?5 i6 B: d# y: ]
AO Kanawha
+ l8 G  l6 j% z6 G! C' o' e% kAO Neches, Shell hits 1
2 `* o' V2 h% a+ X7 E: o! wAO Tappahanock
' L1 M( R) b( M1 e* v. J3 U9 v% \AO Suamico
' b$ R  |# e) `  R0 M6 v; a* n6 OAO Millicoma # n% A# `3 g$ s6 D
AO Saranac
3 B: d4 _: N* i+ z+ ^& pAO Saugatuck 7 [$ [( \/ I. D. E) Y
AE Pyro 8 W+ h' t- T) C2 C3 ^
AE Henry L. Hoyt
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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* T4 a& I' S. J, z$ s' R4 MJapanese Ships + {# ^1 P  r8 y& E/ R% A
CA Tone
( U2 X% c) c9 S2 t7 HCA Chikuma
# X6 p# Y* U& f2 S% K, tCL Nagara " O: ^4 b2 H; `8 _. O6 t1 e
CL Isuzu 3 l; M; k4 H( s6 |* J
CL Natori
; f4 q) |0 _8 ?5 q! i! }CL Yura ( f) e3 K2 L4 C
CL Kitakami " m; y( M( R9 V2 M$ d
CL Oi
3 z* g' b% d; b9 [2 r: ]DD Shimakaze
8 O! ?6 r/ n% y$ s: h( y5 KDD Fujinami
8 P! f% B5 l1 S# O; ~! f8 ?DD Kishinami 9 \- H% [5 l- I! \$ z. q0 D) P2 }7 M
DD Hamanami
" ^+ E  J5 s9 ZDD Hayashio % y8 [: R8 h! y& `5 x; }
DD Maikaze
3 w9 h/ I2 X. {* A
% O7 z9 \. j" s& T- vAllied Ships
5 ^8 d$ w  F' V  w1 A" DDE Samuel S. Miles, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk ! F6 r& C; L+ ?4 H+ H
DE Osterhaus, Shell hits 50, and is sunk
7 D- L/ ~) |' Q& \, D6 N4 hDE Parks, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ' _+ f+ ]; p9 R0 s6 F) k7 r- ]
DE Riddle, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ! ~/ H, q: }& a( ~" v1 @
AO Cache
/ }3 V* o7 w0 i  DAO Schuylkill, Shell hits 7, on fire
4 N# V/ c: \2 l- V2 ]- N2 |9 xAO Cossatot : s4 Q0 a. S8 N8 |, k9 L
AO Chepachet
+ D& Z/ _6 P- g$ s9 w. `% ZAE Jacob Riis, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
  J3 v/ s, J! c% Z5 P& @' y8 yAE John P. Gaines, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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! Y+ i1 y/ X* w2 J2 P) N- C1 nJapanese Ships
* l$ f- e/ u& J. |2 eCA Tone ; x% i. w0 c$ D- n9 }: F
CA Chikuma
3 w  {8 V, D% h5 l4 ICL Nagara, Shell hits 3, on fire
" i* r: {( R" [: l+ `* wCL Isuzu
, E' t* T2 V2 l% f/ b7 ]CL Natori ' E/ D6 H, ]1 T0 T
CL Yura, Shell hits 1, on fire 2 l( v5 O( Q/ X8 w% f
CL Kitakami
7 G' z& w: Q9 j/ c4 a3 i5 {9 p% z4 LCL Oi, Shell hits 1
) ^' g; C& r& P$ W" LDD Shimakaze
. O9 v$ ^$ u: M; u8 k* LDD Fujinami ; s: t  K1 d- n1 u2 _/ R" W
DD Kishinami
+ [" p2 n6 E/ ODD Hamanami
1 S& ?& C: Y7 H) E7 HDD Hayashio, Shell hits 1 1 `5 u& X4 N/ ^$ W, ^8 e8 M) B; i
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 1 ! Z3 C. L, A& \- w9 s

  e9 b5 F" h! IAllied Ships
: P! f2 J, n: a; ZCV Hornet
: y1 `9 M/ n7 u, OCV Intrepid, Shell hits 1, on fire
6 L& g# _3 I7 OCVL Princeton
: `. {/ W. E4 o* J0 F) d1 I- sCVL Belleau Wood, Shell hits 1
* Q) q' o, t+ z9 ?1 `CVL Cowpens 4 w% q) K" S+ a+ R9 U% a0 ?1 d
CL Chicago
% h- k8 Z; u; t2 F% L# u( X0 f7 jCL Cleveland + P- e: u7 z7 M
CL Columbia + y5 {6 S5 C  N' w
CA Pensacola
" |" w5 s" J  v1 O3 GCA Raleigh, Shell hits 2 ' O" s- Y% W8 [- N
DD Boyd
+ s( l! G/ r* d5 e8 n9 q6 v0 kDD Bradford 1 q8 l0 d& t9 f% v2 X6 C' W* k
DD Brownson, Shell hits 1
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This last USN CVTF was then caght by KB:
3 @% a" [# m1 I) kDay Air attack on TF at 80,84 ( }" X( S, d+ R" `: b1 E

( Y; p$ ]7 n. @Japanese aircraft
# h9 W5 L9 N/ s. aA6M5 Zeke x 33 ; }- ~8 f+ a. Z6 R
D3A Val x 7 2 M6 I3 p1 f& O$ l
D4Y Judy x 123 ; `% w' [- u8 C9 P, P
B5N Kate x 35
& v6 `' O! W! u% jB6N Jill x 67
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2 t+ m7 Y8 V/ ^" d- \' `- bAllied aircraft
7 z% q9 O' C2 b+ V' ^6 Y$ e3 KF6F Hellcat x 3 0 B" F* m1 u* o  @
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Japanese aircraft losses : |6 h$ I- w% F( J* r7 @6 U
A6M5 Zeke: 3 destroyed ' y+ |; W2 ~/ k4 l
D3A Val: 3 destroyed
6 ?0 ?- l& T: k& m  N; z5 WD4Y Judy: 14 destroyed, 22 damaged 8 ^, J- N1 P" d* N- s0 ^+ ~; W
B5N Kate: 4 destroyed, 18 damaged
7 u- s6 `+ g$ F6 C; d  iB6N Jill: 7 destroyed, 21 damaged # G4 h! ]- K& [& n' W
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Allied aircraft losses
8 C. Z6 B4 t# tF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed ; k# ^& c' ]8 I1 ~0 [2 o7 O/ ?

+ n3 ~9 b; `, ?* U' YAllied Ships + y' T( U' r: L5 C. a
CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage   H3 e7 C+ m" S' t
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 2, on fire 1 C8 a6 Z$ H, ?3 `8 Q
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 7, on fire, heavy damage ' f! C0 p; P. `; \# U7 b
CVL Princeton, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage 9 [4 q( A5 D& F$ `
CVL Cowpens, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage + r8 r) H. Y( s+ ]3 g% G* n1 j5 ~0 z1 b# ]
CL Cleveland, Torpedo hits 1
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And then by LBA: 1 c% W7 O2 A9 x+ V6 Q+ k1 k
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84 9 @4 X3 d* Y: q9 b
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Japanese aircraft
, Z- W8 ?8 b$ ]( ~" SA6M5 Zeke x 16
  r* |  M$ ?* b9 C1 UD3A Val x 14
& P7 m1 e8 _$ X. w: w$ b* E6 WD4Y Judy x 38
) `2 K- n/ P) }7 H: A) K4 mB5N Kate x 24 2 Y6 o( X1 ?# W: ?, y
B6N Jill x 3 " B/ F5 @  ^, M
G3M Nell x 9 ) ~: n3 W+ {1 z! H4 a( A
G4M2 Betty x 49
4 h# h" a! O! x/ D5 C/ ~P1Y Frances x 20 0 Q/ o1 _" W8 o& q* ^0 A- n
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 51 , B% Z( m( N. ^9 w
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5
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7 P0 O6 ^7 {4 q; T6 l4 Q. iAllied aircraft 5 H% [8 [' M5 v/ F
no flights   x! t! ~& C8 o& R( a! g2 w

; r5 ]4 N, o# B) HJapanese aircraft losses
- b2 i& ]% @; A+ R+ Z) {G3M Nell: 1 damaged . z" w/ [6 }# W& M  o& Q( B
G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged . f$ E0 c) e/ h& B9 A, t6 t
P1Y Frances: 3 damaged
6 u8 h' `0 h6 m% m1 A: A9 [! N. @Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses 0 y: a8 s& x- v1 N3 b' b* C4 ]6 N
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships 9 J; U3 G' T) Z; @# y: G' d3 i
CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
! H/ b, b8 O7 n+ Z6 n; i/ a0 x- x. oCA Raleigh 0 }  h' ^8 b3 F1 Q" D
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 2 B+ x/ {  D6 W- ?
CVL Cowpens, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
( z  ~- |8 R9 {; U& XCVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage & }+ f1 u1 K8 a  U# t7 G
CL Cleveland, Bomb hits 1
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Secodary strike: " W7 e  j( {7 A$ z. k
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84 - `. e! u9 q4 |" K3 \- b2 U3 b

( S. M" P" t: a& g, `Japanese aircraft
2 ?( g( ]' p4 |% |' {3 u$ GA6M5 Zeke x 7 ! B$ N; H6 i' X: u5 `- \( A
D4Y Judy x 36
$ F( t+ v; B! A7 Z% XB5N Kate x 5 . X5 x4 B; g3 u! P9 q
B6N Jill x 8
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* ^$ v! m! p) }( B2 ^& j+ P4 uAllied aircraft
, e  y$ e2 d! F+ s2 F' uno flights
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Japanese aircraft losses
: s5 g1 M( Y+ x! ^B5N Kate: 2 damaged $ G' L% r+ y; k0 j

' \  }3 ?) C8 _, A0 A6 LAllied aircraft losses 0 i3 C3 P) R" }( m! Q
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed " \; F* c9 ?* S) G- H: K

8 i  g: C7 b8 m3 t2 U( ~Allied Ships
5 r5 F) a: j8 RCV Intrepid, on fire, heavy damage 1 S+ A, c& T+ N, y
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage # j7 F4 A/ ]6 K& g, N

: \" q$ k5 `" x9 C) G7 OAnd this one fails to find any more targets: * U3 l* {5 P# M# n- |' J% r$ E' O  c
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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Japanese aircraft 5 B1 k9 Y) E% H' A# |! A6 Y
A6M5 Zeke x 3 4 Q. c% L0 S; R" v
D4Y Judy x 14
" j6 f" p" h  Z6 ZB6N Jill x 11
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; D) X' s5 u# c- {4 {No Japanese losses
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& z- ?+ W9 D" ?% W5 G0 [! ILBA Jills:
& Q& H0 v. `3 G" y' L# f4 j& K0 N' jDay Air attack on TF at 77,83 8 u. G, ]1 A& @7 a9 |9 n" s' k

# a% @3 d, B6 q1 s6 `* b) T1 g, RJapanese aircraft % a2 u, q% h2 x! W
B6N Jill x 8
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* E2 \- A! ?2 T6 P$ ^No Japanese losses ( i9 }" D  r9 H( O

& K6 @4 d+ }5 t" i- v9 N. e) QAllied Ships
7 s+ W2 t5 E  zCV Bunker Hill, on fire, heavy damage - v+ M+ l. V' n2 v
CV Wasp, on fire, heavy damage
7 j4 f, V: d$ P$ o0 C& }. ?( ~) j7 p; a3 E* [
Afternoon phase saw KB clouded in so LBA from Kusiae did all the work: 5 d8 v* ^( w5 {2 k, A
Day Air attack on TF at 79,85
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8 r  F. z- @, k5 TJapanese aircraft 0 F* Z8 e2 O* Z6 W  b' g
G3M Nell x 7 2 I5 }; i6 d7 l) S' v: {5 P& O7 ]
G4M2 Betty x 38
9 v0 _: |5 R& I6 D0 g( l- MP1Y Frances x 14 - ~$ @  B. L) X% c" G7 e0 N
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 46
: L+ |5 i3 V* {" N1 aKi-84-Ia Frank x 5 & ^  M( w- P+ ?

& a( g9 I+ w9 l, Y% A+ T2 n3 [0 t" PAllied aircraft 5 R0 u* b2 @! ?% \) v
FM-2 Wildcat x 12 : `* O+ D3 {. H, G1 a: d& ^0 M; D

& u2 v3 G5 S4 g9 d3 v% tJapanese aircraft losses
% z1 _# r: O6 iG3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
$ K" D+ P2 G, `: BG4M2 Betty: 5 destroyed, 28 damaged
! R1 \4 W* Y5 ^$ RP1Y Frances: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged
+ n7 q7 Q. J3 k, JKi-43-IIIa Oscar: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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# j2 @& i# r, V- iAllied aircraft losses - N: X/ X# Q  {) ]
FM-2 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
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8 b$ }) i8 X5 W5 M$ p& J8 z+ kAllied Ships
  {: M: F9 G- j% WCVE Savo Island : R9 C" g) E7 t- n' D
CVE St. Lo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire " ^& h: C8 G0 l8 V' b
CVE Kadashan Bay, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage . H2 }( G( S5 D# g9 u: X3 w$ }
CVE Petrof Bay
  ~2 A; ]+ N- L7 n* ]/ QCVE Saginaw Bay, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 1 ^1 r1 g7 m# Z2 T
CVE Long Island ' P9 E/ b- `7 l* @
CVE Rudyerd Bay $ L6 E) X9 K! q* e6 t

: {5 I* x7 n$ v4 @' h' KJills are more successful this time: 4 k( u: H2 X5 f$ y& n. z
Day Air attack on TF at 77,83
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Japanese aircraft 7 e9 K4 f+ m; x; j
B6N Jill x 8
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No Japanese losses
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Allied Ships ; m' Y: t1 w  O4 ~9 ^
CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ( I8 x' H  O/ t) C/ B% Q
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/09/44 $ U' V( i6 {1 }# B
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By now my subs are in position also:
% z1 I( S2 v* L( L* f# [$ f; z! kLast two sufrace actions find the crippled Franklin and an AO:
) Q( z5 v0 L. e: E+ lNight Time Surface Combat at 78,81 ' w0 n/ a, m0 W
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no flights 3 ^* l' w! g  L6 j, {: \4 W
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Allied aircraft losses
3 T6 x0 @2 v, c9 D4 F. U- cTBM Avenger: 4 destroyed 8 a. D8 g- Y1 Z  Q
SB2C Helldiver: 12 destroyed
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Japanese Ships + |" k$ d$ J" z! V' F+ n, q. M
CA Takao 5 H/ |# c  T8 v! t
CA Atago 9 o  W/ I6 d% \3 j
CA Maya
6 t5 l. R" T. b% m2 ^* BCA Chokai
9 Y1 D% C' x& y2 L/ wCA Myoko
3 c% t' a" ^9 \6 a1 o8 c3 L; ]CA Haguro
, F' m" M4 i" k( L% ?CA Nachi
) f* r( Q: F; z3 {' j5 H& ECA Ashigara 9 ]8 Y0 n, N! U
DD Tamanami 8 x4 h; H1 d0 t0 x! T
DD Suzunami
/ D6 y3 d/ [7 oDD Kuroshio $ E. A0 e! V8 z6 L# e  I
DD Oyashio
+ W  |3 j* m* ?) Z3 |DD Natsushio   Q" A1 ~1 `, o* q

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CV Franklin, Shell hits 3, and is sunk 6 A) J- r1 D! n/ Q1 m% R6 |8 C6 i9 W
DE Whitman, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
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4 S$ ^5 K: [9 `2 ^/ U  d; u% ^Night Time Surface Combat, near Namorik at 79,83
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5 W, j  s3 Q: w8 i( kJapanese Ships
0 k4 {7 |+ E1 s6 l( TCA Aoba
8 X8 {5 f$ S+ o! E4 W; yCA Kinugasa
. P% \7 x* C6 |4 J# a3 _/ NCA Furutaka . ~! ]( r1 W) @3 Z+ y& z- b" I: G# J
CA Kako
3 W/ y+ L. Q6 P: `( o# SCL Abukuma + t8 b. u  \. k1 o
CL Kuma
- d) R/ v4 i, w, }, Q/ wCL Tama
8 y* s$ D7 X) f, fCL Kiso / P" k1 U  m  x6 b) J2 u6 o+ k8 o
CL Yubari
4 N6 w  S% @" t' a! p5 S9 ?# gDD Kiyonami
# n& a0 ^' Z4 LDD Yukikaze
$ [) B" |  R" dDD Isokaze ) i$ g0 B: ^0 N
DD Shiranuhi 1 n2 o& e# a; i$ I- g- ^4 M6 r
DD Arashi
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AO Schuylkill, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
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% w) ^  r3 W# ?6 w, y; UDay Air attack on TF at 79,84
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+ v3 c. q8 I" c5 w" B( MJapanese aircraft
& D( _5 |6 @$ P7 u7 V, kA6M5 Zeke x 5
$ s/ |* ^% A) h+ h, V% uB6N Jill x 8 - V& h7 J! w5 v8 Q% i: o/ b
G3M Nell x 3
; a4 c8 }; m9 B1 K1 PG4M2 Betty x 31 ) p) Y% H  {' l" \) ~
P1Y Frances x 9
; j5 Q0 s  Q! o. x  v6 Z# D6 B5 n. fKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 45 % e  T% K, Y, z; n( {& I' t& y
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 3
) }7 l/ U0 ?% t  MKi-84-Ia Frank x 14 : Q, j0 I# W4 l! m- ^

0 @4 k9 o$ P) ?3 [5 `. ~5 D/ l9 p! ZJapanese aircraft losses % `/ O* |: Q/ p+ {, b* D
G4M2 Betty: 1 damaged
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! Q+ t/ S& e5 f4 V* ]% p6 k  RCVL Independence, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
$ n  C- V) ]/ Z4 d$ q; K2 H0 I; {% VCV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
3 o) ?5 Z. n. m  E/ x5 t" SCV Illustrious, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
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: V/ L" c  Q6 O$ k1 D( mThere, 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. 9 w  i) }* s' D) H+ X1 }* M: b
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一切都结束了  Q% k: A1 I- [  q8 v7 U0 s' |
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* [" G$ H6 M) ^$ ~$ `

- W! b+ {& o( E3 ?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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