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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/08/44
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. c$ [0 S! {5 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: ( b. f8 j" c# o# G  t1 v8 ]/ a
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Night Time Surface Combat at 77,81 ( X" o9 K/ w- _" g+ i
Allied aircraft
* D# @0 Y$ A3 _: uno flights : k& f" {, W; D  U, }
Allied aircraft losses + v7 t; @8 B4 t2 d9 i; P; J: E: O
SOC-3 Seagull: 6 destroyed 7 n# O1 B, `# y0 e
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Japanese Ships
7 P6 ?4 @+ Q+ ?$ i# p  Z  h2 Y6 wBB Mutsu
+ y" L  Y! T- P+ ~+ C2 ?BB Yamato
, H$ a: T  r, L! ~3 H/ tBB Fuso
  {9 [$ G5 J2 g/ C# [BB Yamashiro
( \( M+ r9 b$ w0 V5 l5 G2 G# ?CL Tatsuta
6 K) [2 U- d& }7 V% TDD Tanikaze
  \3 J& L( \8 l6 YDD Fubuki
4 |  w. j9 Z; Z% V, ^DD Shinonome 8 s- L0 I& T& Y) F
DD Usugumo 9 H/ G1 `1 G7 d
DD Shirakumo 4 h8 g- d* J) m1 _7 t# W8 L
DD Isonami 7 q$ W! a& `. D3 @( o' j! M
DD Hatsuyuki " K3 T' X+ ?% H4 j& r9 _0 G
DD Uranami
+ J5 R$ |- k, q  `5 E6 gDD Akebono % u4 m6 [( H7 u/ z( d. l# l8 v

5 [( F6 N! c! H0 ^Allied Ships
7 t% s$ g# S, j) ACL San Francisco, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage
  G+ q! P3 q1 @' {$ n; d" WCA Astoria, Shell hits 23, and is sunk 6 m/ {8 k. D+ S2 n- E
CL Hobart, Shell hits 21, and is sunk
2 F* Z/ }9 ?% s* T7 {! rCA Concord, Shell hits 29, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk - f) U! X1 m. l+ S5 W2 y0 y- q5 _
DE Stadtfeld, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
& d/ W% E' |$ sDE Harold C. Thomas, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
& h7 C( }* I8 D: S) \DE Tisdale 5 n. B- v) m5 q' b* |

# y6 u# ]$ P& Q/ jNight Time Surface Combat at 78,83 7 t; n1 c% G# i$ X# G) o

8 V, f& ]. y4 {% EAllied aircraft ' O( j6 {. I  H, p! v0 V" T9 j8 Q' D
no flights & o; r# f) `5 ~; t+ d$ S/ j

: J- K9 C' s, m% I& gAllied aircraft losses
& c# r' Q5 K$ ]7 MSOC-3 Seagull: 1 destroyed * J1 k& t  y5 U; f0 j6 v
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Japanese Ships   [5 S$ Z* Q: ^: p' ~
CA Takao, Shell hits 1
2 T9 t1 G0 `( ~+ oCA Atago, Shell hits 2
3 V2 v2 ]$ V" u" e* I  @CA Maya, Shell hits 2
' i* u: `5 ~8 y8 y- d* z' O  h$ jCA Chokai 3 ?  Z  L$ {# G& e
CA Myoko , o, x' Z9 |$ f. h$ x
CA Haguro ( E3 h( \, ]4 \' K1 i1 Q
CA Nachi, Shell hits 1
  X+ O2 z- j; N) g1 wCA Ashigara, Shell hits 1 , u! _5 E; I7 ]+ A2 L, l
DD Yugumo, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
% q( T/ m- ^, f0 R: p& a  J" _9 yDD Tamanami 4 _" X2 z5 N# ]5 V7 ?& l) S
DD Suzunami
) y+ d; a) }/ O- w+ W- ?4 K; x! P' ADD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1 & x* k/ p: k! z/ k4 T  b
DD Oyashio
5 I# q6 V1 u; f* I, {. l* R* i  y( |DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire ; m* s  V' b. g0 M: x5 Z1 L

) ]$ t( c4 y. j/ q7 h( \. t0 WAllied Ships ( N# j3 o( `. d6 }# K
CVE Santee ! H0 C2 b$ Q3 E) `3 b  q, p# ~2 B) C
CVE Manila Bay 9 p' E. t2 f: u5 Z) F9 W
CVE Natoma Bay
; J5 s7 e' O. pCVE Gambier Bay
9 a0 v  u: p! T- W- \- g9 [3 r* CCVE Nehenta Bay
) i. g" v3 c, JCVE Ommaney Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire ' V. r3 }1 K  `
CL Montpelier, Shell hits 3
* D8 |0 r' H% S: gCL Mobile, Shell hits 25, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk 2 m1 R( y% a9 Q" Q5 ?0 p  h
CA Salt Lake City ' T( _# x; Z! \8 B
DD Ammen 0 R9 s; a- e3 u
DD Anthony, Shell hits 1 . G" E0 @% P" E
DD Aulick, Shell hits 1
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# k. X8 g5 p6 _Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83 $ [( G  @" m2 n

* E3 Z) R, y5 E/ kJapanese Ships : n& a7 V$ Q1 Q% `( Z
CA Takao, Shell hits 1
) g2 O$ E# e2 w& H1 KCA Atago
" A, g, A5 j. @) G9 `& HCA Maya 9 @; |) W) O2 }
CA Chokai
; g8 X4 B" W( r0 I) t' PCA Myoko
% P( ]9 v+ ~0 U% Q2 X0 e: mCA Haguro
( k) j, F7 p" K# h) K2 [CA Nachi
/ L% ?% c3 l/ ]$ yCA Ashigara
8 B/ [& J% a, z8 UDD Yugumo, on fire, heavy damage
' [8 p0 |/ }# s$ ?0 J; HDD Tamanami 2 L, V7 U' o3 a: f5 f( k( A
DD Suzunami
( F4 K& ]5 b- lDD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1 ) g$ }) w8 r, v8 M+ r4 L5 c
DD Oyashio
, k/ s( p2 J; s6 b0 N( tDD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Allied Ships
2 q; U: E1 t  x5 P) f0 UCVE Petrof Bay
( B) N/ h% m% SCVE Savo Island   b# X; x7 z- Q) Y! J5 u+ B# `6 ~! k
CVE Rudyerd Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire 4 g, v8 c' I6 P5 F, h' d+ d
CVE St. Lo
: g- g% l2 S+ PCVE Kadashan Bay
- x6 J4 r9 |, O- Z& Q7 R  R9 pCVE Saginaw Bay
  H3 ^8 b  S* e9 }CVE Long Island
2 x7 j3 n: x6 a( [! R, u" wCA Vincennes
* P" W1 ~  |6 t$ P1 qCA Wichita
1 e* r7 K- j  ]: H$ {3 ICA Boston
- A7 S: ~2 I0 E0 bCL Boise
/ ?. Q* Q- F7 C. a  D  NDE Bangust 6 x/ i5 S/ a5 S9 o5 _) b1 T' ~. D
DE Baron, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
/ {$ n) x, T4 E9 Y7 YDE Levy 5 V: o2 ~* h& Q3 B
DE McConnell
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5 s, u6 {0 \, I  n6 b! wNight Time Surface Combat at 78,84 " H! C4 \/ q/ w) c$ N" V( P

" U( E, i+ G) M+ ]' HAllied aircraft 7 h3 I, y( ^! A: x0 A/ h8 @
no flights - G: ^/ `) N! T+ ?) h
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Allied aircraft losses   Q5 M2 z: o9 D" I, I' r- N
FM-2 Wildcat: 11 destroyed 8 C5 T2 {7 x; i  |- d5 K3 V
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed ' d9 e6 W, @9 H3 g7 `. H! |
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Japanese Ships % I' u0 M! ?) `$ K2 \
CA Tone
% P7 s! X5 z0 o: ?CA Chikuma ) E& ~0 B4 m" `& c0 x7 M
CL Nagara, Shell hits 1
; Q6 t+ l$ ]! C$ SCL Isuzu
4 c6 r4 P# q! C9 qCL Natori
+ [& ], P; z9 V: WCL Yura & V: M7 ^: ^6 K
CL Kitakami 2 x+ l9 I* |7 Z+ B1 {
CL Oi 9 C% D1 w3 \6 O7 V, d# J
DD Shimakaze 3 n8 a( O% j$ a7 d) _+ G% g! k. _$ n
DD Fujinami, Shell hits 1 & G$ ^. Z8 J$ Q9 T
DD Kishinami
- ?, T# G- h5 d" NDD Hamanami 9 b4 s' T: k) v" e2 b" n
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1   k4 U1 W1 M5 ]
DD Maikaze
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, t0 z# G/ ]. g( a. ~, f/ fCVE Prince William
7 l+ s8 G: f2 rCVE Barnes, Shell hits 2 4 [1 F0 k4 i/ u. W
CVE Anzio, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk   z' k& q5 @1 J6 D
CVE Liscome Bay, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk / a! T; Q7 i7 }0 y% y( ?
DE Bebas, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
1 M0 H+ ~$ v* h2 wDE Brackett, Shell hits 1
6 {( ~& T' n" K: a) U) bDE Cabana, Shell hits 13, and is sunk 8 `! S/ v% u5 H
DE Canfield, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 9 {# G/ ^3 t* ^/ p/ G7 n
DE Carlson, Shell hits 1, on fire 1 F% y4 d7 [4 u
AO Brazos
& _' c+ X9 X3 \) G0 {( X, p% XAO Kanawha
: U# U/ ~- G4 [AO Neches, Shell hits 1
- {0 \: r# S+ y4 \+ G; s' {AO Tappahanock
4 u2 l- `+ m. I. b8 y! [AO Suamico   s, }$ `- N2 h( C! [- L
AO Millicoma . D5 v. c4 Q! m
AO Saranac
# N! W( P! c) p* w; M* rAO Saugatuck
) s1 k+ d7 D5 a/ yAE Pyro
& J" H4 ]" }$ G5 S: f6 v" [AE Henry L. Hoyt ! m$ q' k- Z3 V1 q5 P' X
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84 4 a" W, P  n; D  [. v; C

7 n- C. e/ x& D. n; O& j0 b9 k% kJapanese Ships 5 u3 B" U) j" B: i$ F
CA Tone
! Z1 M* e  r% y$ w/ J& x8 NCA Chikuma 6 Q0 [% Q* B2 ^) I/ Q$ w8 j. m, i/ d
CL Nagara 9 \% [0 r/ y$ P: o1 {, `& A$ Y
CL Isuzu
5 f) D* I% E: `6 p/ [% ]( jCL Natori
/ |9 C/ P  Z5 ~CL Yura
0 v) Q/ K' Q( i& i1 @CL Kitakami
2 \/ Q! l9 m& Y) c, @: |CL Oi   e. [3 j3 l) `; Q5 _. ~
DD Shimakaze
8 C/ ~9 c  e- w. Q3 Z8 ?DD Fujinami
/ P, Z  J& b. }3 y) RDD Kishinami - g' n+ A/ E" o; p& x; O5 P
DD Hamanami
0 E; |: c) X$ b: V. H4 w; Q$ ADD Hayashio $ b9 c+ n% {3 z4 Y1 W" v) N
DD Maikaze 4 x3 d, t- V. O; y& ]9 d' U/ }
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Allied Ships $ G6 }6 z+ I" p* i
DE Samuel S. Miles, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 0 Z: [$ v( Y2 _! }% V& F- Q
DE Osterhaus, Shell hits 50, and is sunk
8 {8 |& P, E3 B* KDE Parks, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ( {, Z* f2 d' C5 _- D
DE Riddle, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
  B$ d5 A- z# t. a( {AO Cache 4 A$ ?9 [4 \. }) I/ Z% F/ O
AO Schuylkill, Shell hits 7, on fire
& P* Y" u+ ?: T. ^" R* v5 n3 wAO Cossatot ! a7 N- m8 U  \/ c4 k/ |, a$ W
AO Chepachet 5 E+ t6 f0 t, Z" u8 s! ~
AE Jacob Riis, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
- U1 P& K3 _0 vAE John P. Gaines, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 3 P# D( I5 S0 m

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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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CA Tone
4 |$ V" ~. u7 o4 W# yCA Chikuma ( R' p* p+ f2 d/ G! G( |
CL Nagara, Shell hits 3, on fire
' K. W& g5 u" S+ ?  Q; bCL Isuzu / @7 j) C  d! {5 |  B
CL Natori
  D7 A5 M! t0 I" t* z" Q2 uCL Yura, Shell hits 1, on fire
* z$ E- F  K& B; @- \8 x. A% O0 SCL Kitakami 8 q' m) t* y: B: H
CL Oi, Shell hits 1 1 E3 K9 Q* `7 u( c
DD Shimakaze
& ?+ D' |3 z2 G4 j! HDD Fujinami ( G9 {! E9 Q8 D* L  ?4 U5 z
DD Kishinami ; u7 ]* O( m" l1 A4 E& Z, k0 K" {
DD Hamanami
7 h7 W! N) N4 K9 S  eDD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
( k" \) f1 {% t7 BDD Maikaze, Shell hits 1 $ b: a4 X8 C# f

6 p& D7 l# E7 Q, x! r. t) C5 nAllied Ships 9 ^) P( Y9 J3 G/ M# U8 Q; p1 J; M
CV Hornet
7 `. g! y0 X. W/ `3 mCV Intrepid, Shell hits 1, on fire * ^. K$ g2 P1 ], t3 I( U3 }9 ?5 L
CVL Princeton 3 L. C8 @/ E+ y5 Y% m# X
CVL Belleau Wood, Shell hits 1
; @7 d4 H  p) b/ E! c" p' rCVL Cowpens & J, x" m7 {% X, \/ W( u8 S
CL Chicago ' v% [7 d. ]1 t2 B4 Q
CL Cleveland
  U$ P3 t/ m! z& ]( mCL Columbia 9 h1 H- X  H  x" v
CA Pensacola
3 ~/ v7 J+ i# U9 {. mCA Raleigh, Shell hits 2
$ M0 G! h& p+ C& P! ^$ uDD Boyd 4 a, u( T% ?& ^/ s% b+ A
DD Bradford + e; `" b) x) S; H
DD Brownson, Shell hits 1
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! h  u: l! W5 p2 I" uThis last USN CVTF was then caght by KB: ( C+ g3 C) ~/ N2 q* l: e/ o
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84 ; w: u3 w1 K6 g  N
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Japanese aircraft
1 A+ ^- z3 z' d2 e) UA6M5 Zeke x 33
0 C' k: M2 m  F. H( ]1 z# K( N5 ID3A Val x 7
& o1 I8 Y, |% H6 g4 O2 |D4Y Judy x 123
& b# N9 T# A* D9 XB5N Kate x 35 , b3 X/ d0 f- N. M, T
B6N Jill x 67 3 z6 H7 b; G6 R
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Allied aircraft 6 o; W# j& o5 n1 ~
F6F Hellcat x 3 + {6 O3 l' Z& X, m
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Japanese aircraft losses * c- [2 d) y2 \
A6M5 Zeke: 3 destroyed
: H. E% ~/ B% ZD3A Val: 3 destroyed
% d8 R# E+ G; W3 O! n. ]- gD4Y Judy: 14 destroyed, 22 damaged % g+ _' u2 ?+ e/ f5 p
B5N Kate: 4 destroyed, 18 damaged / W2 h' E- z# M4 |) u
B6N Jill: 7 destroyed, 21 damaged 8 M. Z# B( _3 H

+ F9 p7 v$ n+ W' a+ b$ \9 j9 jAllied aircraft losses 7 V  A3 |8 j* x1 u
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
" @" [, q! ^: J/ p6 h! b& ]- nCV Intrepid, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage 1 f1 p! d/ Z( T. I: ^* j
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 2, on fire
. ~/ Q, J) f3 E3 T3 i: c4 B3 ~CV Hornet, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
1 t1 j$ p# f* z) X1 c1 H, ECVL Princeton, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage 9 x8 ~8 J2 M0 |" \0 I. }
CVL Cowpens, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
. I2 e" L2 y1 |; X3 H: V9 y4 B% a' ?5 W0 P# TCL Cleveland, Torpedo hits 1 ; I" o2 t4 V) W) U# x+ @. U
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And then by LBA: : h/ d  E; n+ ]# s4 o, l9 X
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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+ X5 m# q' d7 j3 tJapanese aircraft
0 o7 O; V8 J" _  GA6M5 Zeke x 16 9 i& Z7 [/ a! ]7 X, s# _
D3A Val x 14
0 {& a7 R& {7 R2 Z% kD4Y Judy x 38 5 H: o/ d+ c* @
B5N Kate x 24 2 J5 v4 S6 i) I; O: o0 n
B6N Jill x 3
6 i  C. Z& o: f" a5 O' eG3M Nell x 9
  b2 l+ K& U$ ~/ {7 TG4M2 Betty x 49 9 J; j* V3 c- z2 V( g. g+ F" m$ F4 u% G
P1Y Frances x 20 $ Q; W5 Z# }: a* f! U6 {
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 51
4 |; C: J" n* U4 |7 E2 FKi-84-Ia Frank x 5
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Allied aircraft 2 @4 Q$ |: @% s: t. ]9 H) w8 k# E
no flights # z. A2 M& {* _

3 [# a' N8 F+ x4 gJapanese aircraft losses % ^+ S* ~& W7 h0 {9 e+ D0 ?
G3M Nell: 1 damaged ( @2 g& Q" `2 ]' R7 \! K; g% C( C" e
G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged   y9 A" t5 Q; |7 U5 E
P1Y Frances: 3 damaged
0 m0 G/ m, b' p) I/ zKi-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed
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7 O1 _+ m. o9 KAllied aircraft losses + |" F$ y' {% }: i' b- B: U* i
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships . Z* S9 P; |( Z" J3 `$ ]; e% w
CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 4 P8 u/ D" @- Y4 K
CA Raleigh & F2 ^- K2 A; V8 ~' ?$ g
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
3 A) W7 x* G3 H. i) [CVL Cowpens, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage / n/ b8 f6 a) |
CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage ' G, V1 l) O. |
CL Cleveland, Bomb hits 1 8 e7 X3 I) C0 N: ~

  G* [) L3 h2 q- iSecodary strike: 2 Z1 g. t( K/ b% E3 S
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84 ! v  i; s& [( s/ {0 q9 x

% O2 P7 e5 ?+ ^7 ]Japanese aircraft 1 d. d2 w  s1 h2 E
A6M5 Zeke x 7 % ^1 V. d. w7 E0 K- y7 C( Y
D4Y Judy x 36 * j; q5 `' m/ w6 Y2 r$ p
B5N Kate x 5
7 H6 f% d: k# s4 ?; _B6N Jill x 8
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- E7 x! ^* X5 t! E5 {; jAllied aircraft ( k* n4 N. B- K$ [' _
no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses ' n2 b" ~8 U; s: Y
B5N Kate: 2 damaged * W! x* o) K5 s9 h0 U+ T
4 k, O; ~1 A8 o% o
Allied aircraft losses 7 \' L2 a* F. O. J9 z
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
; c$ H3 P+ _9 g& g2 C. I/ b+ B. b# @CV Intrepid, on fire, heavy damage 2 j: |% ~% Z$ l
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage # A+ T- _4 q4 _7 }' ]/ N. I

7 x! S' l8 d0 i- `/ qAnd this one fails to find any more targets:
* ^+ G* ^* T6 t% s6 c( _4 K4 H6 VDay Air attack on TF at 80,84
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Japanese aircraft : b  b) x7 z9 o$ |) C
A6M5 Zeke x 3
, {2 E# u* L8 p  ~' f% b7 |D4Y Judy x 14
# ]; P# Y0 Y: s; }B6N Jill x 11 . X# y( D+ O2 J3 {3 u  `8 f
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No Japanese losses
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LBA Jills: , Z% |4 \" v6 U' O5 i6 C
Day Air attack on TF at 77,83
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) G- f- v' J6 O9 E# G2 BJapanese aircraft
) W- j) v" G7 {B6N Jill x 8
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No Japanese losses
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5 g" ?. ~' w; H; p. I4 mAllied Ships
2 y: i1 ]+ u# i1 m3 Y5 DCV Bunker Hill, on fire, heavy damage
  R) R! V. w, d# ~# m: e7 I7 RCV Wasp, on fire, heavy damage
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Afternoon phase saw KB clouded in so LBA from Kusiae did all the work: / s* e8 l* U* R: b5 U6 a$ c
Day Air attack on TF at 79,85
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& @5 H" R4 `6 [( ]9 M* m3 a& nJapanese aircraft   g: X0 d3 }9 ?  g0 H3 C
G3M Nell x 7
. y+ _9 k& B2 w; r$ S% l0 gG4M2 Betty x 38 + c+ H8 L2 F& T, I! ^
P1Y Frances x 14 + R8 N1 K* E2 s& C- N
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 46 $ t+ B' Q' K% Y. {( m
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5
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Allied aircraft ' y. v. m  T$ t0 ]8 }/ b5 Y6 p( V, K
FM-2 Wildcat x 12
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Japanese aircraft losses
4 v1 `8 l2 L8 p1 [* F" l- F' ZG3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
+ ~: r3 E% H2 U3 x0 G  lG4M2 Betty: 5 destroyed, 28 damaged & K6 P3 e/ x& S- y
P1Y Frances: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged % _4 V+ x, C* F' Z3 s  T
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
! a6 U9 u0 O& }0 B8 C* t$ pFM-2 Wildcat: 7 destroyed ' |/ C- ^# N+ _

4 G2 e+ P3 I4 ?# S$ l% TAllied Ships
# y- w7 l. a3 e( Q" a) UCVE Savo Island
! a) ^; m0 Q1 QCVE St. Lo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire / h6 M) {4 r* c7 K3 r4 }! b
CVE Kadashan Bay, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
6 ]( [  [. w; |7 _CVE Petrof Bay
  Z* c! z. k2 Q" m! ~0 @( \; BCVE Saginaw Bay, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
% a! Z7 b$ Z6 I9 M0 z! ACVE Long Island
3 h( z# z5 @" H' Y* C8 k0 VCVE Rudyerd Bay ; C5 e7 V9 D: h+ d/ n# }5 q) p

: i/ A+ N6 m/ S, gJills are more successful this time:
" Y. N7 @. z, s4 wDay Air attack on TF at 77,83 ' f5 ^8 n) N! {6 G/ f

$ c. K+ S6 ^9 V" x4 q1 xJapanese aircraft
, W$ b9 ]! z1 a* R  q0 a( [) BB6N Jill x 8 1 M' Y3 V* y& B# {
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No Japanese losses ) g5 I: \3 {4 V! V, c, V
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Allied Ships
" x+ x: }9 d; W4 d$ FCVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage - K: X7 X7 v: m

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/09/44 2 i. V* p8 J* f! s

0 p. J/ i  Z& F! TBy now my subs are in position also:
5 y7 Z* r) H" k. tLast two sufrace actions find the crippled Franklin and an AO:
( a, n1 v& }2 N0 t4 K7 s8 ]1 Z5 VNight Time Surface Combat at 78,81
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" u  n& g4 J6 ]4 \) O  e+ G! Z/ _Allied aircraft
0 f, _! k/ p% X0 [* xno flights
8 f  K2 ^; u/ h; E0 l4 G! m; Y6 Y; t' E) A4 q
Allied aircraft losses % F! E) z$ x& R4 X8 b1 T4 }
TBM Avenger: 4 destroyed - R0 H* W" w$ u
SB2C Helldiver: 12 destroyed ( ^' U- M) U+ v$ J5 R8 c
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Japanese Ships
9 I9 x" A, \. aCA Takao
4 I6 Q) |8 Y# J) yCA Atago
7 F3 @$ P" ?' z1 w- D9 [CA Maya 7 \5 X% x2 V3 M. Z1 p
CA Chokai
" E* p+ D: X& k' J2 j5 ACA Myoko 7 Y5 Z9 {0 e% J' Z: B" n* a" {
CA Haguro 2 j' t( X$ Q9 K. ^  j. w2 j; a
CA Nachi / {1 O) S1 [  A1 k& r
CA Ashigara . C$ L* n0 I. l# }  s& G/ {
DD Tamanami
8 S& U+ G( Z$ h$ uDD Suzunami ; e! P- r  h. C' n$ {" w1 g4 j
DD Kuroshio ; H1 |1 h' l/ ^; {9 Q2 _. o4 h
DD Oyashio - i8 m+ r" ]0 M, n5 ^: {4 }0 [
DD Natsushio
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7 c: F( y9 x5 v" G0 V% |Allied Ships
$ o! s# a( K& j9 WCV Franklin, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
: G6 [: Q1 s  V& @9 QDE Whitman, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk 1 V$ \6 W$ W/ S8 a$ P, X+ P* u4 l! A
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  o6 ~' f, X, T8 I$ [0 fNight Time Surface Combat, near Namorik at 79,83 . i5 z0 S7 q0 P& W

! q2 \1 Q0 x3 q- H7 s0 w' fJapanese Ships
  q; f* Y' r$ G8 ?! ~+ f; A: U, XCA Aoba & R" k- b' b0 y! S. n9 r
CA Kinugasa ! i6 S6 L- U# R
CA Furutaka
9 ]" [+ z# w, A" ?+ m9 ?CA Kako / E- \9 l2 T! x* M! ^% z3 _
CL Abukuma
/ Z. l6 Z+ M( h1 W5 yCL Kuma 1 H5 o7 v3 ?& z* l
CL Tama
7 @, s6 q* t+ ]. f  uCL Kiso 0 ?0 b  ?% z) ^; d: O
CL Yubari
6 V) {. s. J% i$ O" R) }DD Kiyonami : V" l- h& T, \& Q: Y+ B
DD Yukikaze % B" O0 Y( ]& p! n8 n* l' y! M
DD Isokaze
2 ?2 N: R3 z/ RDD Shiranuhi ) X5 n- |' X$ T" [' _& W9 F- R3 C+ ~
DD Arashi
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9 I4 a( q) d8 K1 X8 U$ t7 WAllied Ships & F/ ~: C) h1 _, f0 L2 `
AO Schuylkill, Shell hits 30, and is sunk ! M% _8 o4 {, p0 s+ @9 V+ I, U

1 N! s7 w: A8 E3 K' K- ?The only air strike of the day was once again from Kusiae and it delivered a coup de grace to the CVs:
8 }7 @4 \& Z3 M, w8 q7 h7 eDay Air attack on TF at 79,84
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& `' \* m! H5 c. C8 U* R+ j9 OJapanese aircraft ! {+ ]1 h( C2 n; J% Y! q& I, o  P
A6M5 Zeke x 5 % N. s9 a9 L$ |6 l
B6N Jill x 8
2 Z# F- z" ~2 p# t$ c* l* {/ N8 Q# mG3M Nell x 3 * N0 s- s  o4 @, Y2 d! g: T
G4M2 Betty x 31 2 L% d. \- _5 P* Z! A- z
P1Y Frances x 9 ) y/ x1 \8 |2 e; v$ a& e
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 45 5 O. D9 O7 o, s+ N
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 3 - v" [" E' ?9 W- T" x% W% R
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 14
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Japanese aircraft losses 7 W. h) L# P5 k! U( q
G4M2 Betty: 1 damaged
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Allied Ships 9 R- t* I/ F  L% c& o# e0 ^
CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage : `+ p- F+ W- O6 _2 p8 }
CV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
0 i! g0 |% U1 e9 q; DCV Illustrious, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage 9 y( x/ b; V' n0 D6 h9 `
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8 \, `0 f- \( p! a3 T' e4 a. GThere, 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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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+ s7 Q% q1 E6 u9 X: x

/ J- l  a: J3 _6 P* e" n3 m- l' `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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