AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/08/44 + }2 |2 A+ }, ]6 z; e. s# Z1 j
2 m+ q& P" E0 X5 @9 s. A* j6 nDay 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: & K4 ~# |8 c; u0 u9 E
6 p8 S6 H5 j# j n# zNight Time Surface Combat at 77,81 1 a5 y Q$ H4 S9 W
Allied aircraft
1 Q$ ?/ C H# ]6 m3 i! qno flights ' d! W; N$ `$ Y- u7 L, _: ?
Allied aircraft losses 2 O& }+ x* e8 _6 g5 n$ i2 i9 T
SOC-3 Seagull: 6 destroyed 6 O0 c% V; M0 e( u6 B9 c8 P3 H
7 w7 A, O. l, A( ]* s5 J5 g; w- Y
Japanese Ships 1 G* \" B3 f7 z9 [; u6 {; v
BB Mutsu
$ I- F; v8 Q v7 a7 x+ w" VBB Yamato # R8 U3 f. E- N# P- p
BB Fuso # U8 o/ U# _* Y7 m# t0 y# `
BB Yamashiro / C8 n# J, I& x5 i9 v
CL Tatsuta / M1 V2 n. m8 f
DD Tanikaze : T3 B! }* [) K" U6 v* h" a
DD Fubuki
; F$ n& n% w. W8 O; l- K& W: oDD Shinonome
6 z/ B2 Z, a9 j' l/ QDD Usugumo ; w3 g. I4 L1 _1 T! w( @
DD Shirakumo
) _/ a+ c c) k% NDD Isonami # p2 L' t4 I7 h
DD Hatsuyuki " x; t0 T! v) ~% R" L
DD Uranami : O% C+ g9 v- l" i- V5 z
DD Akebono
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Allied Ships 9 M, b4 f" n# X, S7 O( \- W
CL San Francisco, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage
! b9 e4 @& h- bCA Astoria, Shell hits 23, and is sunk
, c2 D7 y4 k( t: i! p6 d% u8 KCL Hobart, Shell hits 21, and is sunk 2 I7 D3 I j B }2 C* G5 e( O
CA Concord, Shell hits 29, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
# l. N0 q) Q( C' ]DE Stadtfeld, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
" V5 S" j- n# ]& W _DE Harold C. Thomas, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 2 a6 P' }2 y7 i: ]
DE Tisdale
+ w! I4 T) u; a/ s/ V8 X* T- H( S# J) b8 K5 B# E& i7 S7 K. V
Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83
8 } _4 J# E ]" C6 n, A2 W0 A* L) G: Q! T& O$ b5 n' v" |# u6 @; G
Allied aircraft & [$ y k2 J j% w$ \4 l; K E
no flights
+ g, u* t( f; q" K! @/ ?$ I1 J) f, J
Allied aircraft losses
8 w/ h3 L2 k, L0 w9 sSOC-3 Seagull: 1 destroyed
; y' o1 k l0 ^- |7 R3 s
( @. A4 @" A3 R" uJapanese Ships ; `4 j6 v$ q5 j5 t2 f% [8 D" c% A
CA Takao, Shell hits 1 ! Z& R9 ^' g$ Z3 b% T3 e! i7 }- H
CA Atago, Shell hits 2 ) @" O# \- V& ^
CA Maya, Shell hits 2 - k1 v) M8 c6 S& a: n: M
CA Chokai
2 c/ A8 |( G9 f4 P% P4 y2 m5 RCA Myoko
4 J# m1 J _6 f( ?6 O) X- UCA Haguro
8 k1 ^) |4 E [) RCA Nachi, Shell hits 1 ; E h1 u: [ \9 [* [
CA Ashigara, Shell hits 1 1 i& @$ U9 `* U) e
DD Yugumo, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
( n7 d+ ^; ~& {4 ~% W4 ~8 jDD Tamanami
# q' r) t. o; a) H1 PDD Suzunami
, ?% \4 G# a3 r/ I5 mDD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1 " e& h; O' S" Q: d+ p4 w
DD Oyashio / S6 U! J- {9 c0 \9 K' s; K/ s1 R, u
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire
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9 A: d' G$ o/ W+ S: x4 }Allied Ships
2 Z: A8 K0 S1 k& @3 yCVE Santee 0 m4 j+ {5 g8 O9 P* |7 c& I
CVE Manila Bay / F1 w a$ H' _$ F5 c
CVE Natoma Bay ( @) ?' }. \8 k/ x
CVE Gambier Bay ) f; g5 o8 d/ P" h0 u5 x+ ~
CVE Nehenta Bay
$ ^& C+ x9 a7 l% vCVE Ommaney Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire
& w% j3 J+ ]& M4 n2 N. x5 S% u' n6 YCL Montpelier, Shell hits 3 - U( G4 R0 b: P. X
CL Mobile, Shell hits 25, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
2 S9 s* {$ O H% C K& z# y4 ICA Salt Lake City 4 \) A1 C; [5 f0 ]0 U
DD Ammen
) z, |# r3 O8 M5 Q7 PDD Anthony, Shell hits 1 - M3 l. @/ J+ L% Q/ k9 Z& N
DD Aulick, Shell hits 1 6 |2 c+ Q) v: O2 x9 q/ U
/ E3 a* U& m% a7 D z. c( J+ _' f W3 N" r% b
Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83
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, Q X. L9 Y! ]1 d3 j; U0 M) p4 I5 GJapanese Ships
# B: p) p' ^. Q% Z/ WCA Takao, Shell hits 1 7 y, J: s3 K! l6 E% ~* ^0 i
CA Atago
2 U- I' {" m' n' B6 t& L. wCA Maya 0 ]6 O- @3 B+ y& h3 f/ g; {$ }
CA Chokai + A) n/ N3 K! H* @
CA Myoko
: d7 P: g7 M c- T8 @, g' N( [CA Haguro & ^; k* w* a5 b8 g+ \/ Z, y
CA Nachi
+ }- u, ~9 q! X2 Q9 F# V! r6 aCA Ashigara + s7 C- W! c) ^$ j; L
DD Yugumo, on fire, heavy damage : e2 c) K; M( U6 a8 X
DD Tamanami # ~9 I$ J8 a7 _$ u4 e- k( O
DD Suzunami
" Q% T& `7 h9 j5 W( s8 u" ADD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1
8 G5 l8 ?/ v% jDD Oyashio 9 x7 K$ e/ z2 v; t k: B
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire
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# \& J0 N5 o- O0 M2 |( T8 CAllied Ships
' f' |8 R- p( {8 o; J# PCVE Petrof Bay 8 ?3 s4 s+ s8 N$ o. i, Q/ S
CVE Savo Island , q9 c1 S( C4 i$ v+ P
CVE Rudyerd Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire
% r- t' x8 p# i8 WCVE St. Lo
; Q6 Y9 \, Q6 c$ L3 jCVE Kadashan Bay 7 P9 H) C1 r) R' @' n' ?; G
CVE Saginaw Bay ! L7 L+ d9 k# |$ B9 w. i
CVE Long Island ! Z2 X: u( p8 A1 ~) H3 D8 [
CA Vincennes
, V- w# k* f) I5 |; Q: oCA Wichita |* J/ E. P3 g) E. d
CA Boston
2 G0 g! M# p8 ^CL Boise 1 n& t% g" c9 A
DE Bangust
9 | @# G6 c" p$ p. DDE Baron, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
, E& k* C7 a6 \2 ^5 p" {, WDE Levy
+ v4 ?/ O! ]! E2 T" J& [0 VDE McConnell
0 A- s9 J$ a6 q9 |# j) W! A! L& O5 y: X( P% y3 v
+ L( u' c$ D/ z' F' p1 q+ m
Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84 . M& M9 o4 B! O3 B, o& s
8 b3 _' [% x" i+ B U7 _/ }0 MAllied aircraft
8 y. [6 ]$ m2 c: x: U# w9 Jno flights
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Allied aircraft losses
_! h6 X V+ b0 i9 B& h9 eFM-2 Wildcat: 11 destroyed 5 h! J" S0 P: x' Y# r! [- R& d
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed ! H8 @) Q2 D/ L) t F% @" h
+ o$ k4 s2 @+ s- s2 y: ]9 d
Japanese Ships
/ t- Q; W5 f7 K) \5 hCA Tone , V4 ~. U4 ~) ^! A5 l
CA Chikuma - p0 w* E7 ?7 r4 r/ i E
CL Nagara, Shell hits 1
- I1 f2 L7 J! i7 pCL Isuzu
4 Z* Z( l* ]+ m8 iCL Natori
; A5 z5 B6 `# S) yCL Yura 8 Y8 z: c: B& B
CL Kitakami 7 P! h4 J4 B5 I( p
CL Oi 3 V1 X8 Y" e% }; W4 |* u
DD Shimakaze
' o& f+ L& Y/ T8 [DD Fujinami, Shell hits 1
; y. _* H4 }7 |0 V! tDD Kishinami
( Z3 L1 L# ^- T% A' G' W' C8 jDD Hamanami ) y. O& a. c0 W& Y G
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
4 ~; j' t S- y" RDD Maikaze
3 e7 I; m4 V9 E# K7 K N: o5 `
/ [8 h: L3 L0 V% c4 Z5 q5 ^Allied Ships
# x) Q7 Y- S2 p; J/ l2 T; ]7 @' B2 |( pCVE Prince William
/ b: T$ n! {9 F0 k* FCVE Barnes, Shell hits 2
% g( Q: D1 k, O9 hCVE Anzio, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
1 D$ v; A; k+ w! n0 ~! O, R: DCVE Liscome Bay, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
+ _& l( F# { o5 o; _0 B3 CDE Bebas, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
% Q" F+ I2 k. d% K( }DE Brackett, Shell hits 1
, d2 t4 E( U0 r+ _; w( V: k5 L) _DE Cabana, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
% M& B/ ?& x; BDE Canfield, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
, x! E* w. N& F! d* i" \6 lDE Carlson, Shell hits 1, on fire \% S. g& d$ |% N8 @# j
AO Brazos ; O3 U* V. U( |! @, f: z
AO Kanawha , f7 l* V2 e. K, P2 b* k
AO Neches, Shell hits 1 * o' b4 `. P. e0 w7 ~
AO Tappahanock
& i+ b- d: {& D6 s$ KAO Suamico + l9 `) O! c( y3 G/ L5 X! Z" q
AO Millicoma
9 V. n. n+ n/ c6 Q; Q7 ~AO Saranac
1 U8 J# F" [" |5 bAO Saugatuck 2 s3 j! A( l, C6 t9 S
AE Pyro . H: ~* ~, C* h
AE Henry L. Hoyt
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" s' P# Q( v1 Y; h* [2 HNight Time Surface Combat at 78,84 ) U1 m& d+ v% n
4 E8 G. o A1 r, p( q( x8 VJapanese Ships
" G) e- A2 z, ECA Tone
1 U" z% a$ y0 h/ H9 oCA Chikuma
4 B; {" `+ f0 h+ XCL Nagara : ?7 {5 _" V6 g; r, L
CL Isuzu 0 a" |& y2 b& L: ?1 H
CL Natori
) ^) [- d* K+ d1 ~6 [3 SCL Yura 5 R, f6 ]. R, \
CL Kitakami
7 R$ Z% W" g9 E6 n+ U8 XCL Oi
! K" F. g% B {/ ]) rDD Shimakaze
0 y9 c& L/ ?2 `/ p- e) ~8 T- rDD Fujinami
( e) x/ \2 f& V, s7 E& KDD Kishinami
6 e8 c! J% G, Z, [1 e oDD Hamanami
( B1 U N8 v8 m8 P& ~6 _: V+ _DD Hayashio
' @. G; `2 F( |5 h8 D; zDD Maikaze - U/ k0 f. V( X. k2 e3 ^
1 m3 j" \" O/ `7 w. N2 lAllied Ships 9 U% s) \: L/ |+ u% \% q6 ?9 a
DE Samuel S. Miles, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
% n- ^6 i6 D. S8 Q' yDE Osterhaus, Shell hits 50, and is sunk ( F2 u [# B7 r# `; [2 m' ]
DE Parks, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage & n% }! u6 I6 \1 P3 g
DE Riddle, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
% Q( K9 \: Z# M. ~6 q( T) d; NAO Cache * p% u' _- f# R6 E: @1 D
AO Schuylkill, Shell hits 7, on fire & G( g) Q7 R% T# j
AO Cossatot ) ?( d3 f+ ?! t* B3 ?. O
AO Chepachet
& b! R5 a, O" ^# r3 s1 zAE Jacob Riis, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 3 C# @& d! [8 m# n
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
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2 y, h# E) @* R( O }( k- Y0 ~Japanese Ships 5 F6 }/ l: H5 C$ q2 {9 Q p2 I: h# k
CA Tone \: p" [; e! p2 f: p
CA Chikuma " f B* h7 B6 r. H0 F' k9 B; O
CL Nagara, Shell hits 3, on fire
( l: F/ v1 J: N, W% oCL Isuzu 6 h7 u4 o/ I9 X; N+ U+ q: n' _
CL Natori # z4 s1 E- O( `' {! w2 T
CL Yura, Shell hits 1, on fire
3 {+ o$ K4 @& `' t5 \6 @" ICL Kitakami
9 i1 [& r3 a4 mCL Oi, Shell hits 1 # E- M, G' a7 G. z% d$ ^, S" H# [
DD Shimakaze . e/ A: C! U7 `) I3 r* Z; c: m) n
DD Fujinami * ]0 s6 M! c) y V1 L
DD Kishinami
) U8 X, w- `. R" l# H+ {2 D3 h& a4 aDD Hamanami - C9 F" N; w. `0 Q
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1 7 K9 {0 w. }, \$ ~2 M
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 1 5 O7 q& ?7 m0 |( j, A+ z) h2 K. K
8 C/ a/ L [8 @# b4 hAllied Ships ; P9 h r3 h, p5 k/ Q
CV Hornet ; C0 d, O& w8 S* ~
CV Intrepid, Shell hits 1, on fire
' a3 @9 r- X- y6 P3 t5 `, ~ LCVL Princeton
# _, P/ H* K0 K. F3 G: H2 n- D5 pCVL Belleau Wood, Shell hits 1 - J \; F4 B6 u r
CVL Cowpens 3 j ^4 b! M4 C/ u
CL Chicago
( A& f$ W' C. s$ ^9 {8 a3 V( }7 d- f# yCL Cleveland
a V. }! @! [, E/ u6 V7 a: rCL Columbia . q$ g1 l9 M! F
CA Pensacola
|/ a4 h7 a/ d) n3 iCA Raleigh, Shell hits 2 4 f1 q* G( w) u/ ?! B0 a$ F8 }
DD Boyd
/ ?2 T% f! R' {+ ^+ \DD Bradford
4 w& Y$ H$ ?: P1 }8 E5 ^4 KDD Brownson, Shell hits 1 , U& o( x4 V1 e$ X2 ~/ h
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This last USN CVTF was then caght by KB:
+ Y3 D2 [ a/ ZDay Air attack on TF at 80,84 / R; ]3 L+ w/ W2 G! Y7 K6 F* z e
5 B) u+ Q% ]) P& ?! i) `& A( rJapanese aircraft 3 W, D# ]8 j1 `3 \
A6M5 Zeke x 33 - g( |# s2 `9 J
D3A Val x 7 + @2 K* a1 d* ?+ C4 k: k; S" c
D4Y Judy x 123
3 B/ [- i8 ]- }" NB5N Kate x 35
# l# k$ v \5 q9 D% EB6N Jill x 67
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Allied aircraft
; z) x; x7 i" x2 O( v5 I/ ^, K( PF6F Hellcat x 3
+ M6 }! F& O: [: r: P7 x% D; E, X& x5 O7 v6 Q: `
Japanese aircraft losses $ C( m b3 M9 @0 M. [' R" ~$ j8 \& l" o/ h
A6M5 Zeke: 3 destroyed + b1 Z3 P+ e& N# Z
D3A Val: 3 destroyed - H: s& D2 Q3 ^( R
D4Y Judy: 14 destroyed, 22 damaged ) e* y! t; W; w# C. {
B5N Kate: 4 destroyed, 18 damaged
9 y o& a! L5 y6 C2 kB6N Jill: 7 destroyed, 21 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses * @ W; M" G! N" Z: a! h: O
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships ( n4 |2 E# Y2 _; A* {8 S% {- T
CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
2 u1 l& x4 u4 C ICVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 2, on fire ! a" e- C W6 R' |/ p- r9 c$ w
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
& t+ R$ z! [1 w. LCVL Princeton, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
' y7 F$ h% w) mCVL Cowpens, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
' }+ r- j; L! I) D0 V( X' p% Z/ ICL Cleveland, Torpedo hits 1
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And then by LBA: " a% Y% t9 J) Q6 k: E' |( t g
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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9 C) `1 p" X4 l# e1 e! m6 hJapanese aircraft
l$ `& p5 ] x, KA6M5 Zeke x 16 6 v! {* b; P5 _6 v7 ~/ M
D3A Val x 14
7 ?$ W4 u5 f1 w: p% T! h$ _7 Z: ?' }9 GD4Y Judy x 38 % M; o* r- G4 I* S) s# K
B5N Kate x 24
& G8 ]+ s* }2 ^& @2 AB6N Jill x 3 8 Z9 T5 @& {; d
G3M Nell x 9 1 K! P, U. p4 ^ J
G4M2 Betty x 49 8 Z& M1 D0 [3 X( Q7 S
P1Y Frances x 20
* ?, x" z$ H; m( M- N$ oKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 51
5 z, l- L# g& D, mKi-84-Ia Frank x 5 8 }7 f$ X7 c" i; b7 b0 P% f
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Allied aircraft + }: `! h+ n. k: @3 @
no flights
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/ v( V1 K) L% E! e" s9 KJapanese aircraft losses
' [7 L! Z- ]7 E* aG3M Nell: 1 damaged
7 t8 a( y' s9 g, Q+ ^' MG4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged
) C5 g J5 i# J) cP1Y Frances: 3 damaged 2 ?9 G" S/ b h0 B
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed ; l4 N$ m. z) O$ X* |9 F4 W! q7 w- }
7 k6 G6 u: ` H4 tAllied aircraft losses
& S( @7 s% g0 l) L6 ]! Q! G) S9 {F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed t! _- Y7 p3 q8 z" q7 Q
$ V) S3 ]& C+ \7 YAllied Ships 0 d; X" Z! H0 W
CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
9 }" d2 `- g* \9 TCA Raleigh ; A @! b: D- z7 ]4 M- t) @, }
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
2 r. x! ?; J0 uCVL Cowpens, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
% E1 U3 U2 l j n. y; x) [CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage $ r; K+ |: I8 G
CL Cleveland, Bomb hits 1 2 a T4 @% {9 U! i5 x
* f& Z3 M% ?3 @& h. P9 D- _$ wSecodary strike:
: d, E6 Z3 x" Y- N' W: m. MDay Air attack on TF at 80,84
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Japanese aircraft , o! v8 r% Z! H5 Q
A6M5 Zeke x 7
4 v' q `' m/ B3 cD4Y Judy x 36 * S) r5 }* h+ t
B5N Kate x 5 " _9 p: L: I1 u! j
B6N Jill x 8
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Allied aircraft 9 N- ]& n4 o& [
no flights
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5 r, _/ \# ~" _Japanese aircraft losses
% \8 i/ V& p6 ^5 ?8 y- t9 C# YB5N Kate: 2 damaged
6 q9 H K9 q- Y6 Y( I0 H; {) H% L( m4 {# p8 t2 s9 a, s8 J- I& A+ a
Allied aircraft losses
+ I0 q* d9 f6 W9 G- r% _& JF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed S T& \" D& \$ R
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Allied Ships
1 [4 y4 Q- t% v; G/ u1 \CV Intrepid, on fire, heavy damage * n2 w: X5 q. |
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage - A7 f: o& Y5 ]1 Q) q& _
" ~8 z" r4 u8 d3 G1 p! f5 GAnd this one fails to find any more targets:
( r' z# W$ p1 b5 }( qDay Air attack on TF at 80,84
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' j; m4 I$ u$ f; `& L+ SJapanese aircraft 7 Y9 N% q- T% ~# R/ z P( C) z
A6M5 Zeke x 3
" `9 a3 S6 W% m; k) Q& RD4Y Judy x 14
7 S+ p* C) G3 q( c$ n6 aB6N Jill x 11 " P k) n4 | b5 J/ z/ r+ }( n
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No Japanese losses + G- r# b9 Y( y3 e( ?, L9 M! d
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LBA Jills: + G" F2 z3 C b7 ]
Day Air attack on TF at 77,83
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2 u, Q( @9 N+ c8 g2 b4 c' BJapanese aircraft ; t1 u' P% N4 ~* z4 M
B6N Jill x 8 2 r' p: `3 y5 X. k0 n Y: ^% r4 @
7 C3 R' u) C# Z* @7 CNo Japanese losses * B4 m6 o: F' t* E8 R8 y4 U
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Allied Ships $ l4 ^3 a* F8 }+ J% [1 ^+ w
CV Bunker Hill, on fire, heavy damage
' ~' w! ~4 e9 a! X# Y, [8 zCV Wasp, on fire, heavy damage
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Afternoon phase saw KB clouded in so LBA from Kusiae did all the work:
6 j+ H2 f: q( t: Y" VDay Air attack on TF at 79,85 * [# T! R5 {! q P" y, p
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Japanese aircraft
# r/ O: `& \) L7 B3 L4 ^' xG3M Nell x 7
4 P4 B) }5 m- Q% hG4M2 Betty x 38
* Q, [8 R6 G/ O" e1 FP1Y Frances x 14 ; I% s+ m* ?4 a6 d/ g' l
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 46
' Z2 f# @% L1 b4 ?3 Q7 \) ^Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5
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Allied aircraft
7 G0 c8 k- _8 V1 w" MFM-2 Wildcat x 12
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# z& c% \# E1 GJapanese aircraft losses
! m4 x" D0 Y3 Z" XG3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
" S A# ~" p2 ^) C- c5 f3 G8 b- I OG4M2 Betty: 5 destroyed, 28 damaged w6 t: n! t, b+ _/ x! h; ]9 P3 h+ h
P1Y Frances: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged
7 V' L% R! @7 P7 s! {- j% h) ?Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged 1 @, e0 x7 e; r/ | \. }
5 j g9 U2 m; F0 eAllied aircraft losses
" E' o; N% d7 V, ^! z& {FM-2 Wildcat: 7 destroyed % l" }+ p$ |3 _6 o
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Allied Ships , u% W, i' C/ }# S/ w9 F/ N$ x
CVE Savo Island
' H; t) U: L& @0 Q' A* L% m5 V0 }CVE St. Lo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
! o- Y$ _5 ?2 g+ E( T5 |CVE Kadashan Bay, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
; O8 @6 k1 i5 d* z2 tCVE Petrof Bay 0 m1 M. W! \. [% w4 N1 S5 ^
CVE Saginaw Bay, Torpedo hits 1, on fire / d! c9 |6 c4 c
CVE Long Island 3 G+ a, G- A/ ~' V9 E2 A
CVE Rudyerd Bay 4 @# F, m* ^8 p5 n3 a" x: N
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Jills are more successful this time:
& W3 p# G- z, j3 zDay Air attack on TF at 77,83 / f) W% M) a2 M0 q; g3 X
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Japanese aircraft 9 @. f6 O$ _0 G# j% _4 t. i8 d. M
B6N Jill x 8
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- ~! j: p1 w6 s! qNo Japanese losses . ~# V% v8 k# e1 t( |
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Allied Ships 5 N3 I4 e- T8 u; L2 ?5 z- m
CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/09/44
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By now my subs are in position also: 3 y8 ~: a& b* \( O. w9 A4 y& W
Last two sufrace actions find the crippled Franklin and an AO: 5 p" g4 Q" Z! p* a
Night Time Surface Combat at 78,81 9 g. n5 I7 O# v
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Allied aircraft
2 @! P- T; Z0 d0 bno flights
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Allied aircraft losses
# Z( N- o: S% S' n' qTBM Avenger: 4 destroyed / D4 k0 H1 d' X }& p1 b( i
SB2C Helldiver: 12 destroyed
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: G9 Y3 Q- O4 J9 W/ G- b* gJapanese Ships , W+ u/ z: j7 V* {: Z
CA Takao 1 h0 I# G$ q" a; ]
CA Atago ( v7 \+ s( i1 \9 u
CA Maya - M% {8 f- ]: H! h4 ?4 {& V; b
CA Chokai 9 Q6 r0 Z" A5 d* C+ [- `" D" Q. X" p7 U
CA Myoko
5 N# H: _: t: f/ ? XCA Haguro & c6 Y! e( S9 A1 f. C$ G- ?
CA Nachi 2 v4 r& i0 \3 _# [
CA Ashigara 0 J, Y- C# `: k
DD Tamanami
% k/ t* A( f3 Q7 L% @, BDD Suzunami
# I* X) g* D8 ?1 ?DD Kuroshio 6 l) z, B7 h2 Z: p/ t
DD Oyashio % z) G/ H9 _4 o$ e$ W6 B0 A
DD Natsushio
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2 M# G3 L4 G. K9 ]Allied Ships 3 q) ]5 i2 `: C) R% D# p2 W% j6 K6 C
CV Franklin, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
P! ]; t5 `+ O! s: q' ~% JDE 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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CA Aoba
1 i5 D/ r9 I" p- ~# }4 \# O/ j+ X; V" RCA Kinugasa
7 }, i: _ j2 J# K& n/ E9 o7 m6 |CA Furutaka $ V& g/ e6 J5 [# }$ ?6 y
CA Kako 4 z) n; z+ ?- f) G2 c( w
CL Abukuma
5 B7 s5 C1 K! U; t( V; bCL Kuma
+ n5 `; x2 H" NCL Tama
. N. J9 Z4 ^+ f; ~+ \9 wCL Kiso k$ P r$ x; N% m! a
CL Yubari
. R; D7 ?8 n' {DD Kiyonami
2 B5 P! r) Y4 V+ s- xDD Yukikaze
" y; E% W! f& ]DD Isokaze
4 v' ?# w, a g9 aDD Shiranuhi
6 Q2 Y3 d# c* uDD Arashi $ [5 X& V. f. F, K
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AO Schuylkill, Shell hits 30, and is sunk # @% j- b: F8 Z( b+ N
8 ~1 Z, _( @/ S; Y5 q7 VThe only air strike of the day was once again from Kusiae and it delivered a coup de grace to the CVs:
5 Q L2 l8 p4 v; aDay Air attack on TF at 79,84 9 a* v! l9 Q8 \" u( y f/ d
2 {, c+ r3 d/ t( S) k: T- ^Japanese aircraft
# s. q# O$ x8 m4 A5 C/ B) yA6M5 Zeke x 5
# F% ^/ j5 B7 o) I( H2 h. ?5 RB6N Jill x 8
9 l4 v Y0 M% }# l6 B* xG3M Nell x 3
. F( }6 y' C* D: h0 u2 M BG4M2 Betty x 31
1 _9 d% @/ b6 W6 _, @P1Y Frances x 9
7 S1 J% q7 `0 W( f+ x/ @Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 45 8 O+ D+ T9 I- d( D, R
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 3
3 C& }' ^0 r h$ VKi-84-Ia Frank x 14
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) s% Z& e9 ^1 K% m+ DJapanese aircraft losses
, H: c' e' ]& XG4M2 Betty: 1 damaged
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Allied Ships
; G6 A3 x6 j8 I! b' k$ t7 z. }CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ) W# K/ e0 X/ n6 U+ h5 g
CV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage - ~+ a5 c) T$ B( ^1 b! W$ q
CV Illustrious, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage * p+ ~& ^4 M' L8 t: E+ J. {# j
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% R6 G3 j) d3 }. m% i- Y2 hThere, 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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一切都结束了
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