AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/08/44 + f' M. R7 Z% S8 ? x5 A
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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: - d' L/ m0 x6 M- g2 v
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Night Time Surface Combat at 77,81 3 M' g1 a8 y+ i4 Q5 Z
Allied aircraft
. e9 G; [6 E9 |4 Yno flights
: ^1 D) q0 R1 h+ _1 ~Allied aircraft losses
; D2 M3 a. \2 p) r% vSOC-3 Seagull: 6 destroyed ; O4 |% A+ }" g# r, s) ~: k
5 I, Y( d* O5 B, ?$ R7 o0 Z: u! Q
Japanese Ships
) M/ Y3 a. g! q7 y0 m. p) g% ABB Mutsu
; R4 @9 M' A# @6 ABB Yamato
/ ?8 [! `$ c/ [1 x1 vBB Fuso 9 T6 R. S3 ~0 G# d$ S
BB Yamashiro 9 H1 \1 n$ L( @% S: r6 L
CL Tatsuta + w4 y7 V! @$ c2 |' S
DD Tanikaze + u2 m. }2 O& c$ L$ Q# y
DD Fubuki
, l$ [# e. `, XDD Shinonome
- W" J2 ~: e3 t9 j- EDD Usugumo 4 v0 t3 M, z0 F' m! V. h; I
DD Shirakumo
8 t# F/ d/ r4 M, q( rDD Isonami 3 p3 J3 k; H2 v+ H( I. o
DD Hatsuyuki + N1 A- C+ N7 E/ ~+ r* B
DD Uranami / `8 ?4 i4 }3 x% X/ g
DD Akebono
2 w" u" x. {7 i4 O- S$ ?: [7 O; p3 O |% F9 H
Allied Ships
% a0 ?! w5 H! L# ?& B: G5 PCL San Francisco, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage
9 l! @$ x+ F$ \- \5 [' ZCA Astoria, Shell hits 23, and is sunk
j2 ]# A$ x) ?CL Hobart, Shell hits 21, and is sunk % u2 S. T# f# F) R0 y1 y8 X
CA Concord, Shell hits 29, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
5 @3 L" H5 w0 `. L0 NDE Stadtfeld, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage 6 h+ Y" V5 K# S `& e$ D
DE Harold C. Thomas, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
* L* c; m5 n0 ^ e2 |7 o# kDE Tisdale
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83
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Allied aircraft 4 m% f+ \- P% z7 ^) N7 K( K. V
no flights 9 k# R( l& S1 _
0 j* z: K' V+ a; Y% A- K4 QAllied aircraft losses
' s( u# @3 }) q( G2 d5 e; ~SOC-3 Seagull: 1 destroyed
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" U+ C) }: ^6 ? P( NJapanese Ships
% p+ k" E7 }8 Z- z5 e# |/ [7 jCA Takao, Shell hits 1
# h" n8 a1 A1 d# w; ECA Atago, Shell hits 2
8 Q& i2 y* [6 ^. X* e6 {: ]CA Maya, Shell hits 2
( u6 G7 n9 u* E0 XCA Chokai
5 u- ~- b7 p" ` oCA Myoko 8 x a" H/ Y- ~8 u3 o
CA Haguro
1 s) N0 T z" J$ y/ nCA Nachi, Shell hits 1 / y, x$ o+ m( O5 }& y
CA Ashigara, Shell hits 1 2 L$ d8 ~( e8 w7 C" E; J. B
DD Yugumo, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
1 ?6 N0 j; Y# E- T, J d1 _DD Tamanami
6 B: l1 Z. ~, S, o- mDD Suzunami c9 @- @; _( f2 y1 X# z, V
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1
; S! F$ P |0 _4 hDD Oyashio + o% C0 F O: F! N/ U$ T9 p; `
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire $ B# w8 m) ~: N: J8 |
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Allied Ships
( u2 C# `6 H ], U$ rCVE Santee
# w! E$ t# d! o: t8 ICVE Manila Bay 0 ~4 k- m1 B0 S& o7 T
CVE Natoma Bay
7 Y1 F! P4 J v; W; |CVE Gambier Bay ! ]+ S. j5 Z6 M$ }: v3 U3 L% C0 x" ?
CVE Nehenta Bay
$ I1 K7 w1 t' J, F( tCVE Ommaney Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire
2 Q; @- ]; B+ CCL Montpelier, Shell hits 3
% K+ D( y% | k! ~, lCL Mobile, Shell hits 25, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk ' q& @3 p. B- e: l+ e
CA Salt Lake City 4 c: p* w3 h* w' t- P ~# ^
DD Ammen / o; J3 ~+ B+ z
DD Anthony, Shell hits 1
- m; I' I. m4 ^ h& Y {( ~DD Aulick, Shell hits 1 $ o2 c! `7 \: }8 B* t! ? B! G. L) L
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83 7 A- _9 ]2 A; t6 X
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Japanese Ships
( K E1 ]/ c2 l$ ^CA Takao, Shell hits 1
1 ~0 \8 q% L6 ]- j* a jCA Atago ' J) X# r ]0 m q+ T' W
CA Maya & T- r& _$ N/ _% }3 d8 m
CA Chokai
: Z7 ]' s9 @- \CA Myoko
/ T/ ^+ G$ H" Y! E# oCA Haguro
; X% ]* w9 D- S N$ L. i( Z3 c/ x5 zCA Nachi / i1 {7 ]8 n5 P2 T
CA Ashigara
* q B" ^ }! w6 lDD Yugumo, on fire, heavy damage
/ q+ K2 i* k7 y3 N( }' V6 Q" ~DD Tamanami + a( T2 @4 c# d
DD Suzunami
0 z4 q7 s2 b7 d& z) C. A9 pDD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1 3 U" u( g% x! ], X4 v' ?- L" `
DD Oyashio
) ^% R1 P: b& \1 j, P' [8 _DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Allied Ships ; ~& d9 o- U, v1 T; s
CVE Petrof Bay
! a/ z8 g$ g8 {% C( L+ d0 p1 q ^CVE Savo Island ; Y& k: Z( n& H% D: J
CVE Rudyerd Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire
/ F7 w) z. ^7 M" K% F Q8 x2 P6 oCVE St. Lo * ?: i0 [" l- Z" _$ v# P, \' C
CVE Kadashan Bay ( J& S, \: }' Z! f. F( A: n8 R$ w
CVE Saginaw Bay % R# K: }) g# I {% E
CVE Long Island ( q6 C) }5 T1 |) E( e
CA Vincennes
8 T _( v1 V3 ~9 u x, R7 s$ P6 eCA Wichita
- N4 v( L5 F8 s; w3 T, M4 U8 mCA Boston
9 G ]" m' F0 \. T3 Q9 z% w0 a5 gCL Boise
+ E6 N1 X) Q5 d$ ?0 I; w4 A' m* oDE Bangust
1 r( Q. m2 U l* P7 jDE Baron, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
! m8 e, N* e& ~- w) ^0 \DE Levy
- p0 D0 b7 a% a2 HDE McConnell
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84 - v2 e) V+ ?4 q4 ?+ H
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2 B( U3 G5 b& T1 ~/ Y5 Rno flights
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Allied aircraft losses 3 x+ I3 K+ D/ T; B% M
FM-2 Wildcat: 11 destroyed $ d' ^' a* m+ L$ G8 _' _
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed ( t( X6 B( X# ]" N
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Japanese Ships , \( Z" I" d2 d( W% O# D
CA Tone ! u( h5 u9 J& K
CA Chikuma ) @- c1 c' t/ f1 T7 E& H4 U. \' o
CL Nagara, Shell hits 1
. i( h4 ?+ ?" B1 c7 C* Y( hCL Isuzu ; M4 ^; Y3 m: R/ F6 e5 u! j
CL Natori + \1 F- ]% M+ Q
CL Yura
r7 e6 L$ \% O: _& |CL Kitakami
7 z8 @/ A1 V8 B9 ?% lCL Oi
/ H' p, W" i- Z7 w. Y/ qDD Shimakaze
7 z& Y2 J* x: L- bDD Fujinami, Shell hits 1 ( a! z, g7 o( b a& c
DD Kishinami
+ o. u5 ?: E3 CDD Hamanami
, L6 E8 k- @3 h( C' M% zDD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
2 }5 W" V4 C. N. {9 pDD Maikaze
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+ J* D U$ ^1 p- \1 |; a* ]Allied Ships % G, L1 Y1 {! `) ^; i4 ?
CVE Prince William , j: s y+ s8 @. W7 i- c0 i2 c9 k
CVE Barnes, Shell hits 2
: N" k8 u) X& [5 e. \( _( nCVE Anzio, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk , X* U' t9 _* |. u3 @2 Z
CVE Liscome Bay, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
, d( V2 [5 R& V1 q& M E* dDE Bebas, Shell hits 8, and is sunk " y- @( p) m4 d1 _" N8 G+ M
DE Brackett, Shell hits 1
8 d" h' i! X+ s) n" A9 U' LDE Cabana, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
+ D# _" S: [' [, hDE Canfield, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 9 N c8 _3 K7 A' q. s. r" T
DE Carlson, Shell hits 1, on fire
% Z0 U+ s* b1 f% F6 x# ]: DAO Brazos
6 u) Y! k6 M6 f5 R. R. U3 R1 MAO Kanawha
6 W, {: m' t; J( P' e2 ^AO Neches, Shell hits 1
0 s8 I0 G. G2 A+ K) c+ E- LAO Tappahanock
' x$ K: c) Z$ r9 U7 ~/ xAO Suamico " a7 E5 O- c1 `4 Y, f- M
AO Millicoma
o8 t( f- a$ V8 f' B4 J+ SAO Saranac
( a3 A" k9 M* R) I6 s) `AO Saugatuck
* c2 p% C& e" b+ ^* u( W7 j) YAE Pyro ; w2 C* B( t) D' L Q2 m
AE Henry L. Hoyt
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7 q2 F8 x3 L. G% Q4 I" M; {Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84 , j3 }- C! Q' a" ~. q) D
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0 Y' o7 h9 \+ U" I% e/ rCA Tone 1 l! _- X& b6 u+ S5 @
CA Chikuma ' a' K( y) t4 H9 ~! J
CL Nagara
8 q9 ?/ B, w$ y! OCL Isuzu : Z" Y9 }1 U4 L+ O
CL Natori
4 T }, n; ~ d; L; C3 A8 GCL Yura
* w9 d6 x. Z) f& zCL Kitakami
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DD Shimakaze
/ k2 u: w/ ] |) \DD Fujinami
2 f4 [& Y# @3 _3 R, R- [* NDD Kishinami ( |; D4 T; w. d, @6 j: i" k) n
DD Hamanami 4 ]: u7 l* o ~1 }+ y0 {( S
DD Hayashio
- v. c4 X% l+ ?$ K( BDD Maikaze
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, t- \. x6 y0 ] o- i( [Allied Ships 6 @7 R/ N$ Z* y* W r+ z( n
DE Samuel S. Miles, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk - c! N/ ?. F7 K( e7 s
DE Osterhaus, Shell hits 50, and is sunk
/ y7 D! X N1 J) U0 ADE Parks, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
- j6 L2 L6 _. ZDE Riddle, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
, f9 N" I& @$ p* ]5 [6 b1 MAO Cache
' w7 F5 o: U, R; V* j2 EAO Schuylkill, Shell hits 7, on fire 6 }# d: z. Z- j" @
AO Cossatot 6 b% [- i" E. S* y6 Z4 t
AO Chepachet 4 G: H, i0 Z4 F
AE Jacob Riis, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
4 R0 c5 K7 O/ O8 G7 ]7 N5 |AE John P. Gaines, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84 0 P0 `: B; U* l' a
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Japanese Ships $ x- i# f! a2 ^3 z& z& \
CA Tone : ?" s6 F$ R7 J2 `' U2 o
CA Chikuma 9 ^+ L+ @" c6 I2 _$ |' m. m" o
CL Nagara, Shell hits 3, on fire
6 `- c8 a- g/ j* GCL Isuzu
g8 y! y/ Z! y/ R ]CL Natori ) a& U% c: B' J, p
CL Yura, Shell hits 1, on fire 0 g, O3 X4 O1 p+ x8 p' |
CL Kitakami
" a/ P4 N1 ^( l- Z) i0 ?* @( DCL Oi, Shell hits 1 8 O* x) W% j' T2 X J
DD Shimakaze 5 Q2 S" n; \9 f# R
DD Fujinami
0 q1 G4 b/ Z9 { m7 X# S4 wDD Kishinami 5 f5 ?! l) t* k" L5 Z
DD Hamanami 5 Y1 i$ ^. _2 ]5 R
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
' c }! ]; F: a \+ GDD Maikaze, Shell hits 1 ) D& G5 P( P f4 G
$ e. v, c1 t2 Q0 ~$ Y* Y# {1 h0 ]Allied Ships x7 X* u. m% A& q3 j8 V1 L3 F
CV Hornet
3 @! ?& V' S, p- mCV Intrepid, Shell hits 1, on fire
/ o' o W/ p0 k) P3 M' dCVL Princeton
# K- X1 G( F( w* mCVL Belleau Wood, Shell hits 1
3 D9 O! W T* y8 SCVL Cowpens 6 K; w- x% k+ x* |
CL Chicago 2 G% s$ B8 S& C" N( v0 m! G- w
CL Cleveland
Y$ w, @$ a4 c$ A) ~CL Columbia
! D$ ]+ H- A( Z' Q! Z, I9 W" X& ZCA Pensacola - D6 K' p2 e/ e; ?5 a
CA Raleigh, Shell hits 2
0 Y! ? u( \* x% w/ n" P# M2 Y0 _DD Boyd
6 Z3 i/ z9 n. _/ WDD Bradford
+ x- H; c" n! f: f$ g B2 ?- y/ ^3 ?DD Brownson, Shell hits 1 $ ?$ t1 G1 n2 ]- e( g2 j n
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This last USN CVTF was then caght by KB: 7 u" z% Z. ?6 ]8 g9 g3 W9 M2 Y/ S- b
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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Japanese aircraft 8 w+ I& X! m+ m5 W7 \+ c9 U g
A6M5 Zeke x 33 G; w5 _6 p2 V5 z* [: r" A& y2 x( s
D3A Val x 7 % B+ T5 `0 z1 J. T& ]
D4Y Judy x 123 7 K7 t3 H9 B% @/ G$ ]4 e
B5N Kate x 35
% d% P0 a" I7 J' z& SB6N Jill x 67
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1 W7 \# Y$ C! Z* q( ~Allied aircraft 9 h! l2 s! v; ~/ D
F6F Hellcat x 3
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Japanese aircraft losses
: ?- z) e1 j+ f; q7 A: RA6M5 Zeke: 3 destroyed 1 t9 w! W4 p2 t+ B+ A2 f' A
D3A Val: 3 destroyed 4 n+ Y% r' Z! Z9 M" I
D4Y Judy: 14 destroyed, 22 damaged
% b3 P( G+ ^5 g7 a2 Y! NB5N Kate: 4 destroyed, 18 damaged
" q- W+ T* u; M8 n% s2 @B6N Jill: 7 destroyed, 21 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
S, H5 V7 L9 _7 O4 k9 \8 I: {3 r, XF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
, H: x) @- I9 B1 W7 R# ?CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
0 x, J. w4 e9 M( X% n7 FCVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 2, on fire / v" l! s) s4 h p. P! P3 l
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
: Q& H) n" U! a6 T4 t5 ~CVL Princeton, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
. G' T7 W5 b* cCVL Cowpens, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage ; B9 p9 P: T! o6 ~8 j2 z% G
CL Cleveland, Torpedo hits 1
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6 P/ k/ g7 @/ L; O7 g, nAnd then by LBA: 9 o& n" {/ q9 b. N# S( N/ B `
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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Japanese aircraft
, m! Z: Z8 p2 p7 {8 b5 F+ nA6M5 Zeke x 16 : u' V% L* c# K' Z7 Y! ~- y1 q, J U) `
D3A Val x 14 , t) z# \* s; e) d8 z* k: m8 g3 M5 G8 A
D4Y Judy x 38 5 I2 Z0 V. K: H6 F
B5N Kate x 24
# u! L# T; o* B* |; ]B6N Jill x 3
1 B8 _1 f2 K1 H# HG3M Nell x 9 ' ]: z/ G' c! X) e; F
G4M2 Betty x 49 ) J9 Y, f3 e; S+ d
P1Y Frances x 20
' S! h. |' C6 _* b' W: AKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 51
* d: ?+ w! O; g0 a5 Q9 DKi-84-Ia Frank x 5
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Allied aircraft
- V, n' `. F/ Wno flights
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& ]5 H# k# K# ?# F- kJapanese aircraft losses ' I) ~4 L3 F) q E5 n4 E& j2 f# a
G3M Nell: 1 damaged
+ b, s% }1 x8 W( {9 ^G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged ! m" L/ H s2 s# y' S5 g' P
P1Y Frances: 3 damaged 3 ~/ Y) O8 }5 ~/ u
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed 2 a+ k$ N4 E% c# Z! J4 w- o
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Allied aircraft losses & @: ]0 r& } q
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
0 A: [; C% W; cCV Intrepid, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
* s. {1 v2 a# o6 ]( m8 V- ?0 MCA Raleigh
" {: d6 x& |. a: H; @0 W! }CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ! F! |2 Z5 p; r3 `, u1 l2 S W
CVL Cowpens, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 2 g7 g( N7 u" z( s
CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage / [* ^+ s& ~; \9 C0 x t
CL Cleveland, Bomb hits 1 1 f* }+ F( K, R! x; C7 Y& O, M
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Secodary strike: : Q |3 [, p8 F# ?" G' D
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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" _) x4 R8 _( B0 f6 E* [Japanese aircraft
: h5 q8 X9 P" v8 GA6M5 Zeke x 7
) e$ t9 I" d1 V' C! ?D4Y Judy x 36
" h$ t. y, m: z# L. e5 M9 dB5N Kate x 5
6 y4 T/ r4 i0 c" {4 r& RB6N Jill x 8 ; v+ T5 u. c9 k U) f
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Allied aircraft
; L' j7 E0 o' s: u( K$ V9 @' Sno flights
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0 P6 M2 y9 q1 {( }. z2 z/ mJapanese aircraft losses 3 a) X( ~) o, C) [8 Y
B5N Kate: 2 damaged # ?7 Z7 o" f) Q' e8 m0 j, o
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Allied aircraft losses
" D, \7 P4 A2 fF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed / S& j# D d3 s; u$ `" `5 C) L
R$ h1 o/ c# w( v# pAllied Ships 6 ]& F3 V, G9 z7 u% f* E
CV Intrepid, on fire, heavy damage
9 Q7 F9 t& [8 N' ACVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 1 Z4 p1 i7 Z" H. K1 [2 F
) T8 F7 ^0 N2 E0 K, p3 l: Z( [And this one fails to find any more targets: . a2 B) |6 N3 ~ [8 I/ n
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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Japanese aircraft , T+ H+ Y' u% Q( c
A6M5 Zeke x 3
8 |% c/ Q3 h8 Z0 `D4Y Judy x 14
: k/ A+ _* e6 w T, L! z7 P rB6N Jill x 11 / W4 O/ A) `- a) ?/ s) ~) t. o
7 C% P( v* I |7 O+ p" G5 [No Japanese losses * \# |. `1 L4 t0 H
1 \: v3 {) v( ^/ G7 K, ~- YLBA Jills:
5 U9 s4 n% x8 K( R% h7 J0 FDay Air attack on TF at 77,83 # U. K8 I3 A6 ?" T- W! q! t
. T' k- r1 i# GJapanese aircraft
' e% H+ s& T. gB6N Jill x 8
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No Japanese losses # }( }9 F" V( _& r
, z/ u8 E$ K# ?Allied Ships
6 a1 ~8 S& ^* XCV Bunker Hill, on fire, heavy damage 1 C" \# u( q9 r1 {: i
CV Wasp, on fire, heavy damage
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Afternoon phase saw KB clouded in so LBA from Kusiae did all the work:
# w1 \, K% Y5 f ?# JDay Air attack on TF at 79,85
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Japanese aircraft % b0 R+ Q4 _- ]! a; [* Y/ S' N
G3M Nell x 7 0 R! ?7 k& A- U* s) @* y
G4M2 Betty x 38
) M4 K+ E X* N, Y1 bP1Y Frances x 14 * A" D0 z$ _% g/ D( {* O
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 46
: w a- N* S0 Z1 jKi-84-Ia Frank x 5
E `; [- j' u5 D$ o
# y0 [4 ?7 o' P$ J1 qAllied aircraft _6 |) M* _( n- i) ^( P, j
FM-2 Wildcat x 12 - B8 k# Z0 {. J3 S/ q
3 ]+ w# \; s* ^; v' U, I1 ?- yJapanese aircraft losses
% Q6 w4 Z5 y" v. o1 iG3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged - Z( ]* d5 p1 V
G4M2 Betty: 5 destroyed, 28 damaged ' H9 U! |5 @' ]: Q
P1Y Frances: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged 7 P" p/ ]7 \; ^. {7 z
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses 8 e) q9 l0 |% `( ~- W
FM-2 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
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. L5 n% G: X, T7 x O) G6 CAllied Ships
- k" f4 H- }* W- v `% gCVE Savo Island
b3 |( f, l: Q5 ICVE St. Lo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
8 c6 U& }4 m5 W9 ^CVE Kadashan Bay, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
" ?9 P( Y+ o9 ]CVE Petrof Bay
3 D8 |5 D; t3 eCVE Saginaw Bay, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 8 ~0 j0 h. f) R, z+ h
CVE Long Island # p3 m5 k2 z8 O% b3 P5 {" K
CVE Rudyerd Bay
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5 r3 \) l& i+ E* N8 uJills are more successful this time: * G2 V# x; |4 _
Day Air attack on TF at 77,83 + j8 |/ N2 r! h; n
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Japanese aircraft d% E- N" ], ?" v8 }1 b% r
B6N Jill x 8 6 V x H* r- m/ g1 e7 r5 r9 s% A
Z% h- V0 J* R/ S; m8 e5 [No Japanese losses
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Allied Ships / ~5 N& x0 l/ X/ l9 ?
CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ( C. q$ k1 _3 z: x7 T5 j+ C
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/09/44
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$ ~/ M7 y b% h; W" t# yBy now my subs are in position also: & t6 k1 N: K5 U
Last two sufrace actions find the crippled Franklin and an AO: 7 s' q$ e4 ^& x3 L" {6 h
Night Time Surface Combat at 78,81 " Q! m6 t: a* T2 {
1 y' o+ O& X/ q* C O6 f M3 KAllied aircraft
3 O7 b/ W+ W% E c$ Hno flights 1 L8 g5 R7 I, [) T9 S* }
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Allied aircraft losses
% X# b( ~) w' v) K( n3 {TBM Avenger: 4 destroyed $ @" N# D6 ~% l: U# }) ?
SB2C Helldiver: 12 destroyed 7 \' y# x6 O* @3 \1 u. w
$ g+ e4 R) H- X$ ZJapanese Ships
( l: G& A/ r; M( KCA Takao ' m9 x/ h1 T" t# r. L# ?# ~0 O* n+ m
CA Atago $ W5 {6 w% p% \$ R1 a+ S/ [
CA Maya X H$ N; }4 t+ d. i
CA Chokai
7 j" L- f+ d# S* W" c& J7 E, XCA Myoko
! S6 M( s% ^; q6 C- SCA Haguro , s: N$ i, {4 h) M
CA Nachi
& I4 k5 w6 [+ SCA Ashigara
, k6 h8 Q' l3 p3 H3 y: zDD Tamanami
v9 b4 Q1 P; A) {% CDD Suzunami 1 r3 \% X% Z' q% W7 ~
DD Kuroshio
& s4 k7 R7 C9 {8 _DD Oyashio ' Z4 ?% _7 i, w6 R& b
DD Natsushio
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Allied Ships
& O& C8 R' z$ f; cCV Franklin, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
3 ?; _- J8 f% ?$ |) VDE Whitman, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Namorik at 79,83 0 j7 }2 I; P! {; i9 W
" [/ J8 d, E1 e8 mJapanese Ships e7 Y: I: F3 n, k. p
CA Aoba 0 r7 p( R! F: S8 ~
CA Kinugasa z0 a0 ]$ }3 m
CA Furutaka & [# E) s @- x4 B( s5 f8 o
CA Kako
! I# e- z+ W6 P$ o0 OCL Abukuma - K$ }, d Q8 Y# W( g
CL Kuma 4 F7 ^4 s+ C8 b; T) d4 n
CL Tama 9 q1 }- v' |1 Q+ l' X! E
CL Kiso
6 E/ T3 V! Z! _CL Yubari
) g! y0 Q* `2 s3 y* {- w9 U- L. F" GDD Kiyonami , V. m. M) Y+ u
DD Yukikaze 8 V& X9 `" n0 y
DD Isokaze . C$ t0 X+ X6 J1 Y* Q N1 S
DD Shiranuhi ; T8 M1 y* s" @' \* Y* _
DD Arashi
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& @6 G- Y; }1 D9 q/ n9 ~( V& V7 RAllied Ships
( a: G1 k2 ^! p" a) Y$ E$ p/ a8 M- bAO Schuylkill, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
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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:
/ l7 \/ Z; k1 ]Day Air attack on TF at 79,84 0 I0 O8 ]6 G+ u1 |0 X( z
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Japanese aircraft ( V% S; R7 C; k! H
A6M5 Zeke x 5
5 n4 \3 Y H2 gB6N Jill x 8
* c! I! v- d# k' ]2 D" qG3M Nell x 3 ) W- S- J" ^2 n2 m' m
G4M2 Betty x 31 $ }4 |/ R$ K3 s, B* z' p: m4 k; J) K
P1Y Frances x 9
, @: i, ^; v) wKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 45 * x0 Z% h/ y6 G& L5 f
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 3
$ L% _3 H8 Y9 C0 F2 w: {Ki-84-Ia Frank x 14 9 s" S' E: Q8 x( y9 K6 Y) Z& E e
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Japanese aircraft losses U$ k; ?' f5 L, h+ }* }% t
G4M2 Betty: 1 damaged $ ~: E& Q7 o/ S2 n4 x. L3 { d0 `
8 U( D4 p0 |! v. f! j7 i0 R: {Allied Ships
4 f. P: w1 _' k& o& t4 {+ t. BCVL Independence, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage w% t1 I' Y. m, u3 i
CV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
. Y$ c7 N, C8 s: V. a: p$ ~" hCV 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.
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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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