AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/08/44
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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: l+ Q/ p" _4 t3 G7 d: h
9 |/ g, U/ T9 l& B- R* P) DNight Time Surface Combat at 77,81 & F" H+ s. B- y y8 E
Allied aircraft 0 B) l) E9 b+ [* y6 u! z! C
no flights % o9 |: O) ^# Z( q% a1 F9 y; T% H" n+ N
Allied aircraft losses
0 f+ `8 \9 f# p. G0 zSOC-3 Seagull: 6 destroyed 4 [( g: A! |9 x( F/ _4 g: a, s5 W
* h, f+ {; j3 u. bJapanese Ships
6 P# ^2 t) h7 I: n7 qBB Mutsu
+ g4 l! _' a' D, p+ } nBB Yamato
8 N. x2 A% g; O: g KBB Fuso ) \0 A8 ^: r6 d% ~# J R
BB Yamashiro , f. d* l" p& [' i9 d9 \- Y( D8 P
CL Tatsuta
! C2 K, j! m p; @$ ]7 CDD Tanikaze ) Z$ E2 f' i# l1 ^$ l% j
DD Fubuki ( Q4 D* G G6 z# g; v
DD Shinonome : P/ d' a) A$ a' c, o! j8 [ Z4 N
DD Usugumo 5 g2 L9 `- I- T- b7 G
DD Shirakumo $ w& N% Y0 K- {6 R8 J2 j
DD Isonami 7 `( X4 @* r9 @0 \
DD Hatsuyuki / N3 w! a' L. a
DD Uranami 9 s9 R1 S# K1 X8 U
DD Akebono ( \# |7 Z1 u& H9 T) K" z
7 I' p5 y, Q/ _6 e: WAllied Ships
2 s; e' Y g9 nCL San Francisco, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage 5 t, w" N" H! M# L* q0 |7 W; I
CA Astoria, Shell hits 23, and is sunk
; {3 L0 W( Q9 G2 Y5 j* WCL Hobart, Shell hits 21, and is sunk
3 o$ s$ l( v+ }CA Concord, Shell hits 29, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
/ H: i$ U- v( e; ]. j5 e0 O6 ]& c+ |DE Stadtfeld, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage 3 C: t/ K" x2 }. e3 u
DE Harold C. Thomas, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
' ]: Z0 v5 }* q* }( \& I5 qDE Tisdale % ^1 z {5 A5 K2 V5 H0 a9 P; }
8 j v e) z' Z9 P& q4 o0 I% C
Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83 4 |# b9 T2 I8 X9 n; o2 P2 k
+ f3 `2 t9 W9 H% B1 J& ]- fAllied aircraft 5 x. X z8 k" A, y" ]
no flights
v6 F3 p3 Y- Y
6 N0 c- e2 m5 a4 e2 n3 k6 YAllied aircraft losses . P; |# ]" T0 p# E) h# s
SOC-3 Seagull: 1 destroyed + u4 W7 ^5 }% A, C ^
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Japanese Ships
( G4 ^+ n' ^4 t& a: q* W# L& sCA Takao, Shell hits 1
- _' ?# c- C& i. UCA Atago, Shell hits 2 , X( K4 r, \/ T# U# C ?, r
CA Maya, Shell hits 2 ! P; ?) k/ D/ B7 t! g3 d; x+ @) l
CA Chokai
) i9 |% x8 U4 g1 F8 D# F# n7 j; lCA Myoko
9 \4 n* |% O6 yCA Haguro ! q6 N3 l: w# t0 J8 L
CA Nachi, Shell hits 1
: L0 j: }) B1 l, p; \/ qCA Ashigara, Shell hits 1 2 N i# U9 k2 i8 |
DD Yugumo, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
& G' I: }8 k" ]" M5 v; C, ?2 aDD Tamanami
7 W+ L( J2 ]8 S3 K* TDD Suzunami
( j6 S/ W0 b1 n3 WDD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1 7 ^) ^6 {2 M$ }
DD Oyashio
' n( i+ J) Y1 t2 B% `! TDD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire
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5 F y K1 ~& z5 y2 p4 H1 _) iAllied Ships
) I% K$ p9 o$ N X- U: FCVE Santee ) G6 ]% F2 a, @; B9 w7 c, Q
CVE Manila Bay % q+ l( h) i# ^( H! P
CVE Natoma Bay 5 H3 }* R8 R7 H
CVE Gambier Bay
8 j# G* j5 Z) ]4 C# R3 uCVE Nehenta Bay
: H9 |: E% Z1 y& Z8 OCVE Ommaney Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire : ^- H$ q2 r8 F! u# _
CL Montpelier, Shell hits 3
2 C( \8 Y2 \5 m# M4 f2 e; {/ ~/ hCL Mobile, Shell hits 25, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk 8 A! X. [* W+ e/ O% p( Q
CA Salt Lake City 5 Y5 a1 e2 W( S3 {- S( a
DD Ammen
7 |; u. G2 z* p. T; NDD Anthony, Shell hits 1
& h. X6 o" d# |7 dDD Aulick, Shell hits 1 * A/ a) c8 I: V( {0 v8 y* p
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83 3 N# m8 v# O! p" z
9 J7 i. c) A& B+ m! v, bJapanese Ships % ~, D5 A4 g2 v+ r; f
CA Takao, Shell hits 1
3 m" O/ E$ x) P5 p- Q' Q* wCA Atago 7 Z" b+ O! ?, @
CA Maya 4 B8 j& P# Q4 _! [ f, M- |# f
CA Chokai ! f) A1 L+ F! T2 T/ n
CA Myoko 6 t0 q; ^' y' {+ |
CA Haguro
0 x5 @! m9 \; jCA Nachi , m; |, A7 T: {. \ u' z
CA Ashigara 0 L1 B ~9 _/ X7 @7 T
DD Yugumo, on fire, heavy damage / O3 } O1 y* z& V5 K8 _
DD Tamanami 3 e t6 T! P! X6 ?+ Z' s
DD Suzunami 4 Y) @ J# S( Q U0 j
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1 5 Y+ d' P. j. O' w- Q
DD Oyashio & z9 p+ G0 L0 R0 N7 Y5 s. N
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire $ _- j9 f3 ~& a0 h
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Allied Ships - o4 q# v/ o4 {& |) n
CVE Petrof Bay
' W) |) m, c! P7 N& {9 Y; jCVE Savo Island
8 N- s! F5 [$ c1 `CVE Rudyerd Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire / f. h/ {, y1 S, c+ [/ c9 Z* B( \
CVE St. Lo % @( X3 M! c- s; m2 K O) C# W
CVE Kadashan Bay
% |/ M8 r6 F( i, b* QCVE Saginaw Bay
7 }% @9 @$ t( A% U; }# `0 V6 tCVE Long Island
6 Z4 e$ y* m7 [! {, W, b yCA Vincennes . K1 p$ g1 H2 I4 d
CA Wichita
& F5 T+ z" w& b, wCA Boston 8 ~: J& V& y' H/ @/ r" X& Y
CL Boise
M8 C" t5 j$ @; U C# Z L5 FDE Bangust
& C4 k7 l( o' k+ M/ NDE Baron, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage , {2 y1 i' r$ Y0 ?0 a
DE Levy ; i7 x' |6 u% n- B# t# q% ^' \/ I
DE McConnell 0 r4 j# z5 o6 Z
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8 j- M/ Z. A& I2 A9 Z3 m WNight Time Surface Combat at 78,84 1 a. O% I! e2 T: S& ^2 s& i$ V& [
3 u7 W4 I: W i. h8 Z! ~Allied aircraft
0 a5 s6 E5 q) d9 |$ Fno flights
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5 A0 b2 t+ ?( f5 M& \ p1 {# nAllied aircraft losses
2 ?" ?6 [) b0 ]# S" mFM-2 Wildcat: 11 destroyed / c: _1 s; J5 S/ ]! Z o+ ]0 s
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed # Q, n/ D- p: P3 R: @
5 V( q* q4 V; D" M. E- L7 hJapanese Ships
* w# |2 T+ D+ ]7 nCA Tone
: N! B. F' f0 UCA Chikuma 7 \% Z" N. Z; `7 G- I- _6 h
CL Nagara, Shell hits 1 1 |1 I! a5 `- H7 |+ T: E
CL Isuzu [% s- @+ z* y" t2 X% D& n; t
CL Natori 6 s/ T. D. v! F. p$ V- X
CL Yura & {( F) W! k c& J! Y- P
CL Kitakami
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DD Shimakaze & }; \2 T) K7 F; ~
DD Fujinami, Shell hits 1
( [* |* b* J, TDD Kishinami
: y/ K. o/ D* yDD Hamanami
- [) N2 w% I; u8 @# l- N# s5 B3 z# G0 EDD Hayashio, Shell hits 1 # J( ]; P3 o- ^$ j9 }! W' j
DD Maikaze
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8 g q; j2 T" \9 L* Z" n ` SAllied Ships 5 S4 W, \9 d, b* l! F7 M
CVE Prince William 7 {+ P' z4 g5 ] s" Y% Q: c7 h
CVE Barnes, Shell hits 2 ) I( b4 ]6 m7 t5 h/ p
CVE Anzio, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk / n" C, a$ v- Q; W5 ^0 C
CVE Liscome Bay, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk % R5 ^, F+ A0 L6 ~
DE Bebas, Shell hits 8, and is sunk 4 S) ?7 f! q4 S
DE Brackett, Shell hits 1 - ? |8 T* b- `! i7 Y( H: v" g
DE Cabana, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
' W8 y0 |' {" ]( v0 X0 P% k9 kDE Canfield, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
8 f/ B8 [% ^5 d, F1 J+ eDE Carlson, Shell hits 1, on fire
4 P& n2 ?! n8 m* rAO Brazos " L; C% L3 |; |, n% W7 O, ^
AO Kanawha
" R6 Q- \2 ^* xAO Neches, Shell hits 1 ! J2 M& v5 \$ c2 b- v% T
AO Tappahanock
, S8 k+ E7 m t( @- h1 a: jAO Suamico
8 [# _+ E. U: p) q. yAO Millicoma
8 R" ~ o0 l8 q5 U8 _9 NAO Saranac
: {) G$ |. ]7 K, w! G1 D+ D2 @AO Saugatuck / r- m1 U( [& c! d9 Q* T' h
AE Pyro
5 K o X# X5 N6 ]9 C) ?AE Henry L. Hoyt * ^5 ^/ a ~/ l+ e3 @3 s0 F0 ]/ H
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4 @5 ~/ f4 W# o. z- GNight Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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Japanese Ships 4 X: ?/ O* m* i. M" q
CA Tone / c4 ~4 m3 Q+ {
CA Chikuma . s$ L6 P p s$ M" f5 A
CL Nagara 6 }* m( w( Q+ I1 R3 {
CL Isuzu , x7 H8 y0 r! @- W
CL Natori " h- ~9 s, t4 a2 _ K
CL Yura
7 ~4 P% ]" o* _+ v$ F* RCL Kitakami
5 B5 `! e+ B' {+ n, q2 mCL Oi " M- ?$ v' Z0 c' |
DD Shimakaze
. X5 S6 a6 \) r! RDD Fujinami & P% w$ G6 E2 @ r$ Z6 `2 F, f
DD Kishinami 3 |, l B0 I" f6 b& i
DD Hamanami 0 U% q3 T+ S% v2 C# ], ^ W8 R
DD Hayashio 2 k/ G; i5 l( x2 K$ S
DD Maikaze
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Allied Ships
7 `% V. s1 o/ R" C, }4 p" u8 bDE Samuel S. Miles, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
, a* B: H) q, z0 w6 F' UDE Osterhaus, Shell hits 50, and is sunk ' M, ^ u0 A( [: e4 Y$ f6 B
DE Parks, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 5 ]' \9 p1 m: U& q% @* F* A
DE Riddle, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
/ P& T6 \: z, b! }7 kAO Cache . e7 X- I# ~% b- Q" G
AO Schuylkill, Shell hits 7, on fire $ n/ n( B8 L0 G* ?
AO Cossatot
6 F$ [+ Z2 A& m$ q6 RAO Chepachet
) o9 y: k$ @9 TAE Jacob Riis, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
5 x1 U/ ]1 _3 q) ^/ m% sAE John P. Gaines, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84 + Q8 Y8 O# x4 [1 i4 n. k: k k
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Japanese Ships . t) D; `7 F/ `
CA Tone 0 g/ S1 G7 n' [7 B& ^
CA Chikuma 2 d. b8 H1 t( y K
CL Nagara, Shell hits 3, on fire 6 x+ x# h- [* w" U7 b: p
CL Isuzu
0 ? x% N4 M" s# c1 L8 |0 \CL Natori 0 Y9 @2 I+ l; ] R3 U
CL Yura, Shell hits 1, on fire ; V+ [9 F# |6 x# t1 ]
CL Kitakami , M# I+ n9 b$ u; e# r+ q2 W, E
CL Oi, Shell hits 1 + ?5 H! Z! m8 {6 F) U' P0 v
DD Shimakaze $ T) w" [) f% q3 n
DD Fujinami 7 \& o: N, ~) v6 C" l" ?- S
DD Kishinami
4 V5 G2 r8 h; P& O5 {DD Hamanami
# P1 U: s) [" b0 l7 |DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1 5 Q, `4 z) T9 n0 n
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 1 3 g8 w9 z4 y/ x e$ R- [4 P
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Allied Ships
8 c' C; K: r- J7 dCV Hornet
; p* m% f# ^5 `$ M# [% v0 h" ?) gCV Intrepid, Shell hits 1, on fire 2 z) Z7 D0 A! k& L
CVL Princeton 0 f- A1 i. A" J) b2 ?6 t
CVL Belleau Wood, Shell hits 1
4 O/ I$ W( ]9 ?, c6 L+ cCVL Cowpens
! [" n: _$ B/ C1 \% r1 ]8 {CL Chicago
& b4 |- p: ?$ M7 L. s# ^CL Cleveland
+ h2 ~4 Z! X3 Z, ?CL Columbia ; z, z, t: V- g$ |( ]1 v! b% F2 X
CA Pensacola $ o5 e ]& L8 N& E, [
CA Raleigh, Shell hits 2
& z) Z& _& N5 b9 f& l; {- gDD Boyd
, b' D# E" k# b k! [1 y9 JDD Bradford
0 i3 Y9 J& J% E# U X6 {( kDD Brownson, Shell hits 1
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This last USN CVTF was then caght by KB: 9 f- }0 Z3 |* q( X u0 e* U
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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$ b9 j y& o2 t% FJapanese aircraft
4 w x& a4 g9 m# \A6M5 Zeke x 33 2 z4 e9 w2 m1 _% r+ k" ~9 x
D3A Val x 7 ( p* O% {) N3 u; d) a9 {' W" l' Z
D4Y Judy x 123
. C$ n0 [4 N5 |) s' l/ NB5N Kate x 35 ; i5 e, X5 \: A i$ ]
B6N Jill x 67 , m/ l( Q% f3 |- T( B5 z8 i4 N: c) L
1 f/ B: F- o' f5 L) L6 mAllied aircraft
( e4 h+ N8 |) t2 Z8 l, fF6F Hellcat x 3 ) \$ X) U( o% S! W5 X- E
1 F# p' s0 P5 V V; z& v* U7 D
Japanese aircraft losses
) T2 I* P5 ?$ G& }A6M5 Zeke: 3 destroyed
2 D$ D# d8 A4 e& c4 Z( s8 OD3A Val: 3 destroyed
, I l7 O- ?( _2 I# q2 KD4Y Judy: 14 destroyed, 22 damaged * s0 V3 `( \7 O/ t
B5N Kate: 4 destroyed, 18 damaged 9 q5 Z2 d" F( C; Y6 f
B6N Jill: 7 destroyed, 21 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses 1 m9 d. Y+ h/ p4 e
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed $ B# j! T5 ~! V, c1 {5 n
( X7 @; f- I; [' X) e( EAllied Ships
; U2 P/ u6 u5 U5 jCV Intrepid, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
: M" ]$ Q) |% R/ y6 `% t8 d; ZCVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 2, on fire
" W9 Q. U; N& f2 TCV Hornet, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 7, on fire, heavy damage . H* Q1 H# `- ~( o) q0 d- f
CVL Princeton, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage / c3 H9 J/ V* A% K+ Z
CVL Cowpens, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage * l' @' X( u$ ~- t7 ^# M: G% q/ B9 ]$ M
CL Cleveland, Torpedo hits 1 2 Y0 L! z3 [) B; ]& ?; U; U
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And then by LBA:
+ c" m% ^9 ^8 `7 q! X+ tDay Air attack on TF at 80,84
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Japanese aircraft / D+ C6 H- d: b- ?5 a
A6M5 Zeke x 16 # i! g+ I+ e8 e: @6 N! D: y
D3A Val x 14 7 Y7 w5 ?4 H3 i* @
D4Y Judy x 38 0 }5 C. e5 i8 n: W4 m u
B5N Kate x 24 ; [! u/ @- q; O. G Z
B6N Jill x 3 ( w1 q# e- g8 n, M+ Q+ x, y+ q
G3M Nell x 9
- ^3 K" y! g9 i$ H' L2 ~) VG4M2 Betty x 49 1 x+ _! v0 \, ]0 ?$ B3 ~7 o" ^
P1Y Frances x 20 & `1 K6 r. v. c' s: L; y; q
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 51
3 v: i. |2 Z! kKi-84-Ia Frank x 5 l' p. n1 p1 e
X: o" q% {! }) X+ m* SAllied aircraft
' [) P& Q* _' z& Hno flights
4 ?8 _* `2 a% ]
9 }/ r: C' C+ }% v. oJapanese aircraft losses ! n* w/ d% j9 q# V4 t8 S- R
G3M Nell: 1 damaged 0 A, X- e6 ]/ x, Q
G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged ( c! K7 I/ P7 `" h
P1Y Frances: 3 damaged
6 _( u2 X- p$ F9 SKi-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed ( L8 ~7 W' W" n5 l
6 A, |( R4 B, W' @& \Allied aircraft losses
5 q9 B( l3 H, L" UF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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3 k% k/ a( c+ }Allied Ships
2 x& S! y- h" wCV Intrepid, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ) Y/ V( h. j; Q" N6 B* \
CA Raleigh
& f) E+ h5 l1 m; m8 \$ Y: [, uCVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
g0 P _* M% B8 W6 y! ^9 w, ICVL Cowpens, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ( }" N# Q4 d" k- D) |/ u
CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage 0 \4 X: v! A: ]( m# E- W9 m4 u
CL Cleveland, Bomb hits 1 0 j( _# y/ J/ S/ v" d" F; s
2 b3 H4 r1 L2 x8 |, r- I
Secodary strike: # T5 \5 i0 ~4 E) p; E6 N$ {
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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Japanese aircraft
; f7 W' U& u# \2 |, o* a1 w7 u4 LA6M5 Zeke x 7
, [ L1 b4 E2 {( R6 B" wD4Y Judy x 36
* h% b/ a4 T( l& O& s) q) R) ~! l7 AB5N Kate x 5 " Z) K: ^ y, ?
B6N Jill x 8 & _# o& I# _ y
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Allied aircraft 7 v7 u8 R3 J& _# C- o
no flights
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+ S6 t8 V0 a: n6 M. jJapanese aircraft losses ' @4 @: O0 O% h0 G: ?6 K) t9 l
B5N Kate: 2 damaged 2 f2 z# d1 ]) O3 m
* ~3 d6 ~, _4 ~) `: `1 F/ F+ ?/ b/ GAllied aircraft losses
2 w. W) c; U- W0 QF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed : R9 }$ T) V) M, d1 G' B
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Allied Ships % B7 _6 B& y7 v e
CV Intrepid, on fire, heavy damage
; U" v$ _# S$ y+ G! Q' `( `CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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And this one fails to find any more targets: $ C% E; l, |* m
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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Japanese aircraft # O/ M/ R' Q7 \( V9 T
A6M5 Zeke x 3
# E; B. j) O4 b/ pD4Y Judy x 14
4 \& {: S9 z2 LB6N Jill x 11 . n I+ M: z6 Q# i* A
1 w* R0 ~$ M" ]0 r9 U9 d7 R( gNo Japanese losses ( ` r: o: f. P! Q5 x% O' `
0 k+ r8 X: r- v1 n- v9 s/ j: KLBA Jills:
8 t/ ]8 i2 E- V* ^( h" kDay Air attack on TF at 77,83
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Japanese aircraft
: v; p3 M2 s/ ?# V/ `, kB6N Jill x 8 0 Y* r3 S) C* M
: H+ g Q( L" n" E& X' I) GNo Japanese losses
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Allied Ships
3 y2 ]3 p; h# r" \: UCV Bunker Hill, on fire, heavy damage
, R4 Y( J) w9 Z6 U* Y" ECV Wasp, on fire, heavy damage
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7 T2 l3 u, f/ t- [% T R, ZAfternoon phase saw KB clouded in so LBA from Kusiae did all the work: # n8 ~2 }" u3 R6 w! ~9 G& T" l
Day Air attack on TF at 79,85 ) X$ n9 g- P: k
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Japanese aircraft 4 B" p: _4 m3 C, Q
G3M Nell x 7 3 Z) u3 T+ M5 e% l
G4M2 Betty x 38 " C4 c2 _. M9 \/ Z8 t: u: H
P1Y Frances x 14
' _1 Q% `( P, VKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 46
* {0 V5 {* T# }% O; gKi-84-Ia Frank x 5
6 x8 }/ J! M. T5 I
! E# R! G4 v" U4 r& M* ?Allied aircraft
* m/ Q: M, ^9 ^9 t$ w. j* ^* wFM-2 Wildcat x 12 ! M$ V( V* J3 C" F$ @
6 B9 l' m9 n& o6 c) QJapanese aircraft losses : ~) V& } U' P7 R. b" `
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged 3 H9 h1 X+ U' ]. S6 x
G4M2 Betty: 5 destroyed, 28 damaged : @+ J. M" ]: n6 H* {; `
P1Y Frances: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged ) _, X3 X1 `$ N% Q: W
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses 3 r A9 r# I2 c7 v/ s
FM-2 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
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; V) @0 c8 B$ e& UAllied Ships " }5 _0 x1 v4 L* O3 U7 }- n0 ?
CVE Savo Island
9 J" r0 K( c) t% m' Q* |3 GCVE St. Lo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire ; w) L! H3 r. `/ @5 J
CVE Kadashan Bay, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
% W' S! Q& F$ tCVE Petrof Bay
& ~5 e# I* v1 _2 ^) z# MCVE Saginaw Bay, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
) n. B# B2 g6 e: V( h. NCVE Long Island / V5 ^5 Y2 _1 N. r3 _
CVE Rudyerd Bay , p. B& n+ D- C5 t/ W3 C8 J; p
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Jills are more successful this time:
+ t1 V" @, C; N6 hDay Air attack on TF at 77,83
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Japanese aircraft & q! Q& n# K: d) m
B6N Jill x 8
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No Japanese losses # u, s: j+ @% F6 |+ B" D4 A! x' e
# J2 _: [1 D* M6 qAllied Ships
( U' }% o# ]) `( B4 ]" bCVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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2 `& J! o" d0 ~+ o6 P* Q; w% X5 A BAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/09/44
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By now my subs are in position also:
z! a' c7 K9 m( K( U$ cLast two sufrace actions find the crippled Franklin and an AO:
) z! G5 ?6 [- A# bNight Time Surface Combat at 78,81 ( `" [4 D: |4 s' ~/ A
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Allied aircraft - o9 H( \6 R! V, {+ n1 g
no flights 4 e5 M- j7 T) g9 G4 C+ W
1 y* S8 e8 d. M3 K$ T1 r! IAllied aircraft losses / p; \$ a- L- c) l7 ]
TBM Avenger: 4 destroyed
2 t9 N% a$ O7 {, aSB2C Helldiver: 12 destroyed
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/ M( N# c6 ]% @: iJapanese Ships # _7 }" n# ?0 @+ O5 `
CA Takao
( \' |. Y \+ d0 j5 T9 zCA Atago 2 Y2 \$ x" _% x- r% t* V
CA Maya
[& j* B; E# @5 P2 s4 MCA Chokai
$ s* M0 @* H. ^: ?) XCA Myoko
' c$ x# m" `8 l% rCA Haguro
7 C# v1 r( ]. e3 f5 \6 LCA Nachi % h" @4 D; k6 ^3 h) | I
CA Ashigara : T k# d$ B! W3 g* v
DD Tamanami
& \9 k. ?6 v% m, ^DD Suzunami 0 G p5 @+ p( U% f; c R7 K+ K
DD Kuroshio . _/ W4 g/ |0 h7 m$ u
DD Oyashio ! \! ^5 B& l* a' y: L9 ]
DD Natsushio , o# O; b- A- @: c
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Allied Ships
8 X5 [" V* k, T) PCV Franklin, Shell hits 3, and is sunk . w' f: H: [0 I# n; K& I
DE Whitman, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk % y5 z, H& w" q* `7 r1 A) [
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Namorik at 79,83
4 U7 A* [3 J, f: s1 t# N* g2 l3 c8 R5 @ x
Japanese Ships " W- D3 R2 c& ]$ a$ d( Z* ]' X# p
CA Aoba 9 \9 m( O; y* l0 K& Q; _2 M! h4 V4 Z
CA Kinugasa
, N3 S$ l9 s; eCA Furutaka 3 M: a& v, z5 V( j6 c' n
CA Kako ' }, e% i& H) `3 M, p
CL Abukuma
4 ]9 A2 A! {9 _1 dCL Kuma 7 C8 M8 C2 A: R* N3 b" d
CL Tama
5 c# k' H9 w O; N2 ?CL Kiso ' b% B( _' a8 I1 M
CL Yubari
6 j& C' {* J) I! F8 v' j& v7 O! _DD Kiyonami
/ X4 o* i1 Z; ]( Y5 ?4 K, J7 gDD Yukikaze
7 c/ C2 m- _- `1 Y0 t7 `DD Isokaze
( d5 ?' T) W+ sDD Shiranuhi
! L1 J4 |7 M# b- T6 }+ JDD Arashi
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3 V4 ^9 E/ y+ WAllied Ships 1 ?5 Y0 P- f! h" S' g c& @
AO Schuylkill, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
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. F, B) f1 C& V8 Z: WThe only air strike of the day was once again from Kusiae and it delivered a coup de grace to the CVs:
4 A7 T8 T% I" E' zDay Air attack on TF at 79,84 0 Y& Q% W2 G+ N0 q( }5 ?- B+ ~; D
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Japanese aircraft / U1 i3 o6 a( P, B
A6M5 Zeke x 5 . m9 U& l/ k C5 _
B6N Jill x 8 , [$ r R Q+ L4 P, `& M
G3M Nell x 3
r' v% D/ Q8 |0 XG4M2 Betty x 31
! \6 U! P# b) C: Q% [6 n. \P1Y Frances x 9 : R/ _9 v' S+ u x5 v( b
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 45 0 Q5 t6 T- ~# d9 N6 g( K
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 3
% l6 T$ e( M/ r& Z0 jKi-84-Ia Frank x 14 $ K+ X# K) n6 X0 W
) o' I4 S% S6 C& b/ V/ gJapanese aircraft losses
$ C9 O7 p8 ]. b: DG4M2 Betty: 1 damaged / [9 l' O2 J7 A5 s/ h0 e7 m
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Allied Ships
8 t$ m6 a$ H" _. @% n2 s: i- F" ]4 ZCVL Independence, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
) {0 z+ y8 w: `# R. G5 g) NCV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 8 d& p' i6 I5 g3 |! d
CV Illustrious, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage ! X" M8 F# n, h+ y2 M
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, x% `% T. N% Q3 P' [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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& M! y* Z2 r$ J+ O+ ~一切都结束了
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发表于 2008-2-26 12:38
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