AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/08/44 . z* V: I7 K1 X
) S3 n. `4 E T) v9 D! g! X% ODay 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:
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2 `' k) v7 Q; a: B% ?$ _4 WNight Time Surface Combat at 77,81
1 M7 F1 P; ]- Z% ~* SAllied aircraft 4 @- ]/ v2 |7 K4 R
no flights
5 n& Y$ c m" U- P0 G; P# S, HAllied aircraft losses ; ^; Z4 r1 R8 i6 Q
SOC-3 Seagull: 6 destroyed ! W! e1 E, I% _5 e2 R% S
/ x& J1 E+ P3 e. U9 W% ^
Japanese Ships $ i' F0 p( ?/ r6 F# b$ {
BB Mutsu
3 r/ _; Z$ d+ i; v! K( g+ l' VBB Yamato
$ m- J, M, Q9 J9 i% I! DBB Fuso
7 D% Q; ]& y, [7 V7 X: fBB Yamashiro
1 @7 a& T+ W+ b { P+ @ e0 w. ^CL Tatsuta $ B; Q0 S1 [* M, t n0 ^0 X
DD Tanikaze 8 t, b3 I, z7 C. q5 n9 }
DD Fubuki
0 r' ]9 s6 n7 y q) L$ JDD Shinonome * ^9 r" X4 @" R& B) r
DD Usugumo
. P* p4 j) K. u. [9 r/ eDD Shirakumo 7 Q$ t! @* y# J; {* _4 L; t2 A
DD Isonami , I) L" P7 y, \3 X0 g6 [. o
DD Hatsuyuki - }8 Q% w, B# V% y$ n
DD Uranami
% v3 @% T$ p$ L, D2 ~# \6 _& h! DDD Akebono
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Allied Ships
. z8 \9 F' k/ n) f0 e, sCL San Francisco, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage
; |- c# L2 n- D. p" D2 [' ]CA Astoria, Shell hits 23, and is sunk 4 f) _# B! j0 `# E0 l6 u# o
CL Hobart, Shell hits 21, and is sunk
* `; H$ y& s3 S+ n, sCA Concord, Shell hits 29, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
4 ]$ O" @/ a# u" o* ?DE Stadtfeld, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage 3 ~2 Q# p; o* [1 W
DE Harold C. Thomas, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk % g5 P0 M' K& l! Q y6 p; u m, u x
DE Tisdale
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. O4 `# s0 L7 C6 M+ G& BNight Time Surface Combat at 78,83 * K# x- [) O# v
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Allied aircraft , Y+ [$ W* D3 z6 s
no flights
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Allied aircraft losses
* q, \$ S; @+ d) OSOC-3 Seagull: 1 destroyed / o8 H$ y! I# q) f" T, D
0 K) C$ J* i. [' g9 JJapanese Ships 4 W( p: H1 f2 }2 `- U6 F& z
CA Takao, Shell hits 1
5 g0 ^. s+ h+ J3 a4 X6 u3 fCA Atago, Shell hits 2 & {3 p$ c+ [9 ^8 v1 C0 N; |
CA Maya, Shell hits 2 8 k/ Q$ B$ |& u# x9 R
CA Chokai
" c# ^) U" }, D* X8 w" ~& aCA Myoko
# K) |$ c; M3 i; ?$ Q- r* PCA Haguro ( s0 ]* d% `/ N. b( Y" A& c" F
CA Nachi, Shell hits 1 - L& k X" w1 Z3 |, v# F2 u& i7 O
CA Ashigara, Shell hits 1
- N. ?% V' k; i/ O, Z( g: hDD Yugumo, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage # H& M3 {6 P3 v+ N- p, P
DD Tamanami
9 J: z# m3 k+ H5 @9 GDD Suzunami
% e* Q. w; I4 g- p y2 i6 s: ADD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1
! L, d( U) x/ ~& m* s" hDD Oyashio $ p/ z( O2 B% ?2 t
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire ; @+ b. f k2 e( [
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Allied Ships 2 Y7 U7 K. `4 O
CVE Santee 8 e7 [+ g ?, U' |2 V& o- j) u1 p2 ?
CVE Manila Bay % O. Y1 |6 y% ?: C1 V$ t; ? _. ]
CVE Natoma Bay $ [6 D, l3 G0 U; O1 L
CVE Gambier Bay 7 B- z& l) D6 E% L1 i
CVE Nehenta Bay ! c, F2 u. A! K1 I G5 s. Q
CVE Ommaney Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire % q% v) K+ }" T
CL Montpelier, Shell hits 3 ' t9 \( D ?6 Z* U, R
CL Mobile, Shell hits 25, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk " |, z e% q( [6 q2 u
CA Salt Lake City / Q/ j$ o8 [$ s% N5 K: a9 t( ^& _
DD Ammen
( o, J4 s9 b/ y0 y8 {- |% k4 A qDD Anthony, Shell hits 1
$ S" v, f S, |, d8 O/ F7 LDD Aulick, Shell hits 1 ! w" M* s2 X( _, o5 [3 `4 L: ?' J
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83
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5 |: W$ p" a. w4 K- E7 s3 gJapanese Ships
2 d- J. e- }' U$ ZCA Takao, Shell hits 1 9 Z* q/ ~3 h$ ]- M3 U- {
CA Atago
3 n5 r, R. X P4 }) PCA Maya ! J3 v% p, M( o
CA Chokai
" H9 ]1 l9 d( j/ u) J+ bCA Myoko
1 _" ^ d* ~. F5 J2 [5 j4 RCA Haguro 9 O- o& M4 B) B, m5 r' I
CA Nachi
. j1 |. Y9 R) h0 R4 d. W: fCA Ashigara
4 h' R5 w: o! I3 HDD Yugumo, on fire, heavy damage + `2 T& C( j9 G4 Y4 l. a$ g" H
DD Tamanami
' g$ f) |3 x: X/ u" ?% W4 oDD Suzunami
- d4 R2 h. u! `. B5 KDD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1
5 Q+ A6 C3 |# MDD Oyashio . F$ }3 C* H* A& \+ P
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Allied Ships
! F+ J. \% z) Q3 JCVE Petrof Bay ) _( p8 V* U& B4 _4 ]* }* D
CVE Savo Island
/ w& t4 w9 l; H) v( JCVE Rudyerd Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire ; X1 X/ g8 M( X+ S
CVE St. Lo 7 n7 M$ x, f0 H# v" u
CVE Kadashan Bay
: h& n; K7 ]/ H, J6 w* a4 NCVE Saginaw Bay 2 R# o8 k# x# V4 H9 p! V2 `" J- ]
CVE Long Island
5 j. {* P% M8 ]$ M- wCA Vincennes 6 U( r( ~! b3 T( ^5 Q7 w0 V
CA Wichita # S/ ]" v# c& g* U2 g; v
CA Boston $ P, K' X% N0 }9 u
CL Boise
. ^( Q2 _6 T& `: j. q) C- Z1 W) LDE Bangust 1 K4 w+ _5 v- M( b
DE Baron, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage , t$ W f9 k% t5 ^* T1 r
DE Levy
" M! u, ^- V% i8 t+ D, L! }, T" XDE McConnell 0 h$ r0 {" w: b4 T0 P
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) G# r$ e$ C4 fNight Time Surface Combat at 78,84 ' X1 y1 ~1 B3 U7 k) h6 A
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Allied aircraft
7 x- U: f' S' V* @- X. v* o. m0 eno flights ( ?+ ] I" E0 e- ?8 T
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Allied aircraft losses . y# n/ o9 R: c/ N! q; ]
FM-2 Wildcat: 11 destroyed 3 i5 I0 f0 [7 v3 J- R7 S+ |
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed
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8 h/ D6 p$ b. Q! w9 a; BJapanese Ships 6 @# a; b/ J; ]4 |: {
CA Tone
3 v. V* O* D' V2 oCA Chikuma
6 k3 P5 @4 J+ |: DCL Nagara, Shell hits 1 ( U! E: D6 w' ~: f) Q
CL Isuzu 1 [2 {" ~; g- c+ ]2 S8 Y3 v( U& c
CL Natori $ Q. a/ b0 n$ q9 q$ b$ C
CL Yura & p3 d% n1 @/ J1 [1 q
CL Kitakami
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9 H! I9 S1 \( c* i& i9 qDD Shimakaze 1 d2 \3 M1 M! p* P
DD Fujinami, Shell hits 1 + I; H6 u/ _' Q4 S
DD Kishinami
! T- }+ R' r6 W; j5 mDD Hamanami : N1 P: R K% y4 B. S
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
. h4 }9 Z% F3 x( z4 w$ h6 ^& ?; bDD Maikaze ; L# z B) C% x. J o7 q. I
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Allied Ships . J1 B3 [6 `9 L7 e( \* [
CVE Prince William
t, d0 F N1 X2 p; KCVE Barnes, Shell hits 2 + F5 ?% q& x/ D# q
CVE Anzio, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
8 Y' F9 u0 u% G, n2 }4 _! N6 E# ECVE Liscome Bay, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
I( i# G' a, hDE Bebas, Shell hits 8, and is sunk 3 \, Q) O1 z. b, X: N4 [& P
DE Brackett, Shell hits 1
9 w8 B4 d, g9 a6 u3 H& N- sDE Cabana, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
2 N0 U* |/ Q! g1 X) Q9 h- MDE Canfield, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
2 ^& X( B$ Z/ g' u2 `. |4 o3 KDE Carlson, Shell hits 1, on fire
5 F# X" a& Y9 t8 Y9 uAO Brazos
9 `2 Q2 {: b; n8 ]+ h* U# AAO Kanawha
9 [0 u" N; V" `. i# ?: k* LAO Neches, Shell hits 1 # Y( T: W% u G' P
AO Tappahanock
5 ]- p; L7 d0 R. k, ^, ~9 [8 sAO Suamico 1 c' y% Y1 V' f+ P
AO Millicoma 6 y% R3 r9 ?6 K8 Q" i
AO Saranac
. M4 @# W) w/ j5 H2 K% O/ uAO Saugatuck
# u& M7 t5 f0 e, s% F( DAE Pyro
! t& F8 w: z5 v0 Z$ W5 b) nAE Henry L. Hoyt ! y& x; h6 A+ K2 |; T" K0 ]0 \6 I
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7 g$ Q5 p) Y# Z3 L" _' K7 }Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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Japanese Ships
) L& u/ P4 }& x+ b) u: m$ NCA Tone ' L) Y, b( i ^
CA Chikuma
$ t; ^9 P+ M; E/ B( c& LCL Nagara 0 F3 ?# R' q, x2 X
CL Isuzu
3 G% H3 ?$ a8 p& P6 zCL Natori
" C7 i3 O' T$ l! N8 S: wCL Yura 6 f+ Z9 B& C2 Z1 q% G9 {* K2 m
CL Kitakami , [. L# ^3 h [. \8 ^9 _
CL Oi 9 S2 G3 Q3 u7 @4 _* e! i
DD Shimakaze A+ d4 _0 i# `3 f1 B7 s
DD Fujinami 2 G t/ k2 ?) s
DD Kishinami 4 C& C3 ]7 N( S" K; u7 A
DD Hamanami
, S! V* C* c) d/ cDD Hayashio
# \% U4 m w1 cDD Maikaze 3 o) _" L) f1 W' c0 p# t
5 a- _9 j; @$ l6 Y7 A5 t% DAllied Ships
- W" ]- ~/ v1 i( p& D; P! p. PDE Samuel S. Miles, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk ! M. B9 @% W6 {! ^2 r5 R8 d1 {& Q4 D
DE Osterhaus, Shell hits 50, and is sunk / p7 g3 N, V! S7 s8 A0 k1 n. ~' z
DE Parks, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
8 S5 L; |8 X; N4 KDE Riddle, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
5 i. L2 p2 c; I4 ?. wAO Cache . i0 i+ d/ \- b# P. T
AO Schuylkill, Shell hits 7, on fire 4 K3 n: e% s' s0 K$ \4 _9 d
AO Cossatot
1 q% I* Q- K7 S: Z% `AO Chepachet $ ?$ S2 c( B3 w2 }6 }- A
AE Jacob Riis, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
, r$ C: M; Z! _; fAE John P. Gaines, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage , L ^. B; i, i9 v' h
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1 W* i! W! m8 b$ v( ^$ INight Time Surface Combat at 78,84 ) |* b/ s5 G' G& ~: }& H
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CA Tone
5 z b9 |7 B+ _CA Chikuma
- [, w* n9 m5 g+ s' g0 wCL Nagara, Shell hits 3, on fire
" s3 {" L$ K% U) L, zCL Isuzu
1 X3 Q/ q- c3 O# q Q5 nCL Natori
- G0 R$ s$ U5 KCL Yura, Shell hits 1, on fire
% a$ k4 v# H7 r! g4 TCL Kitakami + N3 t2 D* b' Q- _! r3 p% Z' O
CL Oi, Shell hits 1
& n) U- L; l! \* _: V9 UDD Shimakaze
; a. l2 u2 b: G$ FDD Fujinami
2 J4 i: x7 C- _5 s9 G* N- l7 [7 yDD Kishinami
( L3 V* Q4 L% y3 BDD Hamanami
1 X9 T8 I* Y7 ? _& s. [& S. uDD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
+ H k* Y$ _8 XDD Maikaze, Shell hits 1 . y& {- \, Y$ c1 b. r
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Allied Ships 5 c, Z3 V) f/ q, V3 Q4 }
CV Hornet
9 b, B8 [; c( `5 ^# ]CV Intrepid, Shell hits 1, on fire
; k2 f, @7 @& oCVL Princeton 6 k! f3 J0 n4 U/ R% c. H% V% c6 P
CVL Belleau Wood, Shell hits 1
) _" l6 K+ K6 l0 JCVL Cowpens
, w0 h$ K' `/ pCL Chicago & N1 K+ N, ]1 [$ Y( k& {
CL Cleveland - l# _3 m3 `( U/ N3 ~1 z1 U
CL Columbia - C+ A6 C( o3 g0 |: ?5 {
CA Pensacola
V# Y, Z0 D8 |6 s0 N7 HCA Raleigh, Shell hits 2 7 t: v/ }5 Y! R! [" n: ?
DD Boyd
l9 L, V& F& G. J5 v7 bDD Bradford
- F9 w7 R5 m- q( d" s J7 q4 D' d) KDD Brownson, Shell hits 1 # ^9 R! r7 _ C" B
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This last USN CVTF was then caght by KB: 8 @1 E+ m2 c* }& s5 j7 i0 u6 |
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84 " l. ^0 F3 r- l! l% r
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Japanese aircraft 8 `/ J% p5 w9 @9 @/ \
A6M5 Zeke x 33 6 T, j% N# ?$ T1 o: e
D3A Val x 7
) M$ v x% K. F: l1 A8 SD4Y Judy x 123
% g/ M0 q1 ~3 y! R& i9 oB5N Kate x 35 # l# C! N% J* V1 @ N# U
B6N Jill x 67 & E) G+ ~; G9 l; D, Y" a
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Allied aircraft " e8 U. n8 D8 t1 t, `
F6F Hellcat x 3 ! z! ^5 R3 _9 P3 J1 G2 T6 U; R2 o' V
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Japanese aircraft losses
h0 _* n" P8 ^8 [' P% {A6M5 Zeke: 3 destroyed
) [+ t S$ L, PD3A Val: 3 destroyed 3 K1 k: P5 R" J; H" s: k
D4Y Judy: 14 destroyed, 22 damaged 1 U+ M5 l! a2 W& T
B5N Kate: 4 destroyed, 18 damaged
& v1 S4 A* m7 X6 tB6N Jill: 7 destroyed, 21 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
4 h; \# n0 m" A) U" JF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed & j+ F2 X3 y4 Q) B
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Allied Ships
% O! t6 {; Y0 G1 Z3 y* C' g( C: WCV Intrepid, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage & C$ q' f2 W' n# X
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 2, on fire 0 d% n, e2 [; A5 `# N) I
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
, \8 `" I& \; i! W( ~! fCVL Princeton, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
% L% {7 z0 z2 H2 L Z9 Z; sCVL Cowpens, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage ; h, r% H& S; p( q# l
CL Cleveland, Torpedo hits 1
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: U8 x1 H ` g, ]5 mAnd then by LBA:
. T* }% v# r+ Z- a- ~! o# `Day Air attack on TF at 80,84 6 `( G) k/ t. o" y$ |5 n1 u- |0 Y
: E; L2 {$ W3 XJapanese aircraft : s* A: H8 R) j% ^( V
A6M5 Zeke x 16
: s Q) c- \( T' s* JD3A Val x 14 " o4 x! W$ b8 M+ n5 e
D4Y Judy x 38 ( y4 x" d* L) j
B5N Kate x 24
* H6 K. U$ h0 FB6N Jill x 3
, T: t& P+ U2 i% n: }G3M Nell x 9
! b" N; z' A# A' m6 P3 A4 BG4M2 Betty x 49 l/ N* a; r6 e) G5 p, b
P1Y Frances x 20
' ]% H6 |+ K% E6 |4 j' s5 hKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 51 1 t; _& U, `, q' q8 n9 |, C
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5 * P, w( f9 g, m' f% v. v
) u* P2 e/ n& ~8 oAllied aircraft
9 E, N' R q& \) S$ Ino flights ( ^' K+ T$ G% n5 _6 B% B7 v' M! M
9 }: g$ |8 L8 @ lJapanese aircraft losses
" h9 k8 @. X8 K' vG3M Nell: 1 damaged + z# y$ g: n2 b* S5 |! G
G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged $ _( B: H5 t x! i7 ? K9 v5 D
P1Y Frances: 3 damaged ?3 L2 t4 W: h( M1 M
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed 2 e0 a3 s9 q w* C9 ~1 i
. V6 x8 b. @- n) KAllied aircraft losses . V5 T- {$ H9 N) O; h4 C7 O% _4 ~
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships " e; J3 b$ O: {- i
CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
- q/ p& T( X) n1 F p7 T) k* o# SCA Raleigh
4 h2 o. o0 Q( E! `% Y: z6 vCVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
; z( ^+ ^8 r/ M I# ]CVL Cowpens, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
; Y& K. P, i8 J& A( H# pCVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
" d, R5 P' T. ?6 k8 D5 M+ ECL Cleveland, Bomb hits 1
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+ B- `% r8 ^$ d3 B9 @; a' GSecodary strike:
( u( y$ y2 S. P$ ^6 Q+ BDay Air attack on TF at 80,84
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: l3 A% u" D+ K. ]5 eJapanese aircraft ) q" N- W* e1 ]6 V0 B0 b- u: H0 ?0 G
A6M5 Zeke x 7
3 ^( u5 ~) h; J: P9 [) @- P+ \D4Y Judy x 36 / E$ e$ g7 I$ Z4 y
B5N Kate x 5 . e+ P) ^/ d9 n; v& y7 d$ H( ^
B6N Jill x 8
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; B n& V0 B( Q- ^+ N ]6 Z" DAllied aircraft : k% M% ~- e7 O9 Z% r* x# e* g
no flights
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5 ?9 i/ F! a; O5 [! `0 vJapanese aircraft losses ! W, [9 F# p) `, |
B5N Kate: 2 damaged Z5 `( o; E1 \& @+ i
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Allied aircraft losses ! J- O$ d- W" L# w9 k. e
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed , L% A: _( a$ {2 ], s% y
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Allied Ships
) @: j5 M$ Z+ f" N3 h+ \. S% z/ NCV Intrepid, on fire, heavy damage 6 J+ V8 } J0 G4 f9 I6 K. e9 [* d
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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! y* y. F9 ` K8 W NAnd this one fails to find any more targets:
7 a2 z8 n- t1 i4 [" k. fDay Air attack on TF at 80,84 2 f0 U* w) b0 T5 y% w
) w: h% u2 }9 T. x, O$ ^& W* s! UJapanese aircraft $ v4 ?) m! o: o1 C
A6M5 Zeke x 3
" J# g! s, O. s, Q& w6 y: TD4Y Judy x 14
: Q, z) F, w2 h: uB6N Jill x 11 0 Q: a, W" H7 s
& v8 K) J8 U& z9 wNo Japanese losses
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LBA Jills:
% K9 a4 C# h: z3 R5 y* HDay Air attack on TF at 77,83
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- U% l8 E) H8 r, r6 C# X3 cJapanese aircraft 9 Z0 [" b) @* K' @1 z/ F4 y
B6N Jill x 8
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. N2 z0 _% A0 d& j% ZNo Japanese losses
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Allied Ships . Y: _+ _* [+ q3 g
CV Bunker Hill, on fire, heavy damage - l# w# K! k7 F. `
CV Wasp, on fire, heavy damage
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Afternoon phase saw KB clouded in so LBA from Kusiae did all the work:
% k0 w) v+ l. H) f4 p1 Y ODay Air attack on TF at 79,85 0 u$ F6 Y: K9 n9 g% J: j$ X8 `
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Japanese aircraft
3 p; y8 R# E0 t! B* Y6 |G3M Nell x 7 * q1 \( @! b5 a; i0 E# F! ?
G4M2 Betty x 38 . H. i# s4 \7 N; `! M# r- x; h, x
P1Y Frances x 14
; c' @. ~/ v" {Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 46
: n( N" f6 h" k* ?Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5 , e$ B+ K/ X# [, M9 j
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Allied aircraft 4 H9 \ F8 ^( b+ x$ z+ X, {, P
FM-2 Wildcat x 12
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Japanese aircraft losses
( @9 Y% ^; w: G# s/ TG3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
! l1 W( t9 x1 A0 i1 L, }( lG4M2 Betty: 5 destroyed, 28 damaged
* U/ J. [4 G% `1 X4 T7 U! Z' m8 [P1Y Frances: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged
5 Y% u) F3 K. L. x+ QKi-43-IIIa Oscar: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses ' h6 N& {. w( q4 o
FM-2 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
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0 j, o6 m* S5 y2 v$ YAllied Ships
* H( I$ L% M4 x6 o8 R kCVE Savo Island
' T/ O, O! s5 q5 }& G+ I" `( xCVE St. Lo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire # A+ y! d6 d9 E
CVE Kadashan Bay, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 5 M) L6 o- y. z
CVE Petrof Bay ; m, P0 M% A9 D8 s2 G4 K1 `# ~6 \3 W
CVE Saginaw Bay, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
* K, w: R9 b g! p7 S5 fCVE Long Island ) X1 m( t5 `$ J+ S$ g) i* c& z
CVE Rudyerd Bay ' T, c* g5 _ u, [# q
7 {. }1 Y) f( ]Jills are more successful this time:
* [1 N! W1 X/ H( s" bDay Air attack on TF at 77,83 . k7 F4 V+ t* u- ~0 Z8 u( e
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Japanese aircraft ( R# Z/ a) @; n8 F3 S
B6N Jill x 8 $ j% y- F4 a7 N# j( Y/ |
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No Japanese losses 6 \9 \( v- m6 |% B+ Y. C! P
3 h. `9 j8 V! N3 j, ]9 C/ VAllied Ships 1 ~! Y( Q/ r5 v8 X6 c/ C$ ?) [
CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage d) I, P0 b9 N1 E
G' Z0 e( {! [0 C
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/09/44 P1 w# @+ ~+ H% |# e, z6 F% b
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By now my subs are in position also:
E* X( o5 _6 j, S0 HLast two sufrace actions find the crippled Franklin and an AO:
6 I1 m6 a0 P( b% G0 @# V* X2 W9 MNight Time Surface Combat at 78,81 + p$ t, V& f; z8 M# z, _/ R, n
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Allied aircraft
+ S; I2 h% w' Q& \% Mno flights
+ V) e+ s' \- y" a2 o- r7 B6 x! x& @9 a6 P4 h/ M: A" E3 b( j
Allied aircraft losses
$ Q' o3 s) |0 Y/ jTBM Avenger: 4 destroyed
: p N% e1 @/ O9 nSB2C Helldiver: 12 destroyed : m. z; c1 \7 Z6 _
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Japanese Ships
+ B* W8 I% T" N0 Z" XCA Takao
; J3 v i$ I- C+ L' F* QCA Atago ) M$ ]* b" V0 p- E" [) r
CA Maya ) f) E+ y# V3 ~' M" { m# l
CA Chokai # Q, s" Z( k2 b$ v2 K
CA Myoko
- B/ V, n3 t1 }3 E# ?; hCA Haguro / H" V8 [' ~1 R
CA Nachi . z0 u$ H8 g" I; A0 \7 \
CA Ashigara
2 C+ B6 L+ M: L9 {DD Tamanami " O) R/ G2 D2 c" K5 k6 Z/ P
DD Suzunami : j; }3 z& e* `% `, q9 g
DD Kuroshio
9 d+ [" _& }! g+ m" R7 _DD Oyashio
6 U& ?2 [! n9 X! W7 p4 f" uDD Natsushio
7 q" Q, `# F* {4 p; ~$ u9 f% C& Y% w- h' l9 `! m5 F5 g4 D
Allied Ships + w' c4 ~9 R/ ~" B/ n3 P; O% y
CV Franklin, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
! M* x1 U4 } {. o3 I: y- x2 NDE Whitman, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Namorik at 79,83
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% J e6 p, G( mJapanese Ships 8 k L' J% h$ r! t4 ^3 ~- t
CA Aoba J0 G& [6 D0 j4 C, C" x
CA Kinugasa 0 g6 x+ y5 o* m6 k% m' u
CA Furutaka + Y$ @3 v+ N8 J1 f% I9 f' k. Y3 S
CA Kako j3 j9 j5 P' S, e5 k# ~; Z
CL Abukuma
5 J6 b$ `2 n) i) w7 fCL Kuma ! g7 ]$ F$ y1 ~4 U+ l4 H3 E$ w8 [: u
CL Tama $ C9 q% r/ G$ N8 {$ c" W
CL Kiso
# u1 ]% `8 q1 @3 n+ @( J2 SCL Yubari
4 D5 d, x+ I" l! T/ DDD Kiyonami . \6 M% m: [3 q; f C5 H3 `. |* a; w! `
DD Yukikaze ; `7 @! f7 V1 s. a: Q
DD Isokaze 3 J n3 j+ w$ b: N# u; o) }
DD Shiranuhi
6 C- b4 q% ]7 W" R8 {& W% I* kDD Arashi
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Allied Ships
% [+ v; T% q9 MAO Schuylkill, Shell hits 30, and is sunk 8 F8 j) \. E0 [& n6 d+ m: x0 L" Q
, r4 K1 \+ M+ `9 e' oThe only air strike of the day was once again from Kusiae and it delivered a coup de grace to the CVs:
+ R$ k9 P+ u4 S& W5 M2 uDay Air attack on TF at 79,84
* m2 X4 A: c- Z0 e( Y& o* v+ Q% S6 `
Japanese aircraft
9 H* k5 l3 o- C- mA6M5 Zeke x 5 ; i+ Z' Y- y3 Z7 G3 S
B6N Jill x 8 ' E- X% q7 n! M8 U8 T2 G
G3M Nell x 3
, b) z$ N: T6 S9 O! u4 t" aG4M2 Betty x 31 ' [4 t9 n# q$ z1 c \4 ]1 m
P1Y Frances x 9
& ?: L/ D3 C$ X, m9 {Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 45 ! p& h* N" c* ~1 W9 c4 ?
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 3
0 w1 S- P* P$ L5 B5 x, B0 E2 e" m( XKi-84-Ia Frank x 14
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$ T5 g& {" v8 f' L9 G7 UJapanese aircraft losses ' \ r7 K9 Y7 l; z4 \8 B
G4M2 Betty: 1 damaged
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. j4 x: F) {6 w7 S+ z! u6 Z) H% ?Allied Ships
" j- G, k8 w7 o3 W5 [CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ; K3 G/ s* |& Z- X B- {! ?
CV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 0 W7 h8 v# Z1 b/ [# D+ \
CV 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. * x$ @3 L0 f! q7 g
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好像盟军已经投降了？ |
发表于 2008-2-25 22:47
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发表于 2008-2-26 12:38
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