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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:
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( T, {- b* o* MNight Time Surface Combat at 77,81 ' |- i8 T$ x9 |
Allied aircraft - r# {9 m' j6 s* _, E
no flights
+ \  F2 D& `) e4 N# ?Allied aircraft losses
; T0 |# K# _- t4 l0 B9 F2 ASOC-3 Seagull: 6 destroyed
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Japanese Ships
8 r4 g* P% ^1 D5 X" @6 d* FBB Mutsu + A- O' a, W3 L4 J) n
BB Yamato
$ i: q6 _* {7 |6 Q% eBB Fuso
) }+ I0 J$ A, u# lBB Yamashiro
" o" y% c4 ]) T8 N- g; [6 aCL Tatsuta + d( h! ?; D7 k( [9 ?8 n" U
DD Tanikaze
1 ?0 e( h9 N* S0 @( ^, F. l4 FDD Fubuki $ Q: v; Y5 L! k
DD Shinonome
" H; N  e/ n2 gDD Usugumo 3 O; [1 d0 R3 [" y. i# A
DD Shirakumo ! @2 ^7 R' D+ f! a4 s. V
DD Isonami
) m$ B% ^1 _" b9 R+ m& nDD Hatsuyuki
  \$ W, x: t5 S6 W# UDD Uranami $ f4 a, Z+ A" C- d
DD Akebono 8 _  I" b' T; B# w& {0 q

- S1 |5 n) m' n5 J% BAllied Ships
  O1 U! U+ k8 I3 {, K" @1 g8 e% uCL San Francisco, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage
" a" \- U' E; s" ?% cCA Astoria, Shell hits 23, and is sunk
$ b4 Q( B/ q% l9 }  R( T7 WCL Hobart, Shell hits 21, and is sunk   v9 X  g" ]  e) J- B# M: A& s& E
CA Concord, Shell hits 29, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
1 y4 T4 o3 L3 O' Q  Z. DDE Stadtfeld, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage ( s* j+ _+ @# o" }8 T- p! ?
DE Harold C. Thomas, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk ' v' e& w1 r+ |3 @9 V8 Z6 |: M
DE Tisdale 9 ^& g. Y- j7 s' V0 w
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83 $ r, M) t0 Q$ E6 q

8 Z/ L: b/ t2 s) V: \- xAllied aircraft
! t6 s3 U1 c( j0 O8 Gno flights . N) Q  \! `0 q; p, h4 F
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Allied aircraft losses
: \; J$ }/ }& v5 GSOC-3 Seagull: 1 destroyed
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8 N2 m+ V  w8 V2 AJapanese Ships
2 P7 p! L, r7 x7 I! Y; pCA Takao, Shell hits 1
4 @+ T( W3 I( Y" }5 S  U" E( U3 ]CA Atago, Shell hits 2 : g4 `3 M5 f& [* R5 K
CA Maya, Shell hits 2 1 w  K& q4 k. M+ S/ V! t$ \
CA Chokai
( A; m/ h7 A6 S: l# P' u. \CA Myoko ' y' c4 [& c, Q0 G" X- _9 S
CA Haguro
( F1 Z5 h) C0 j3 M3 p* i7 B) ^CA Nachi, Shell hits 1
  b1 ~4 N+ d0 p: x' W6 iCA Ashigara, Shell hits 1 ! f" L  L8 q$ ^/ b. ?! B$ n& i
DD Yugumo, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
1 @0 q( O8 u9 `DD Tamanami
2 ^8 B, O- l2 y- N3 XDD Suzunami 2 r  }. Y7 `5 P' R+ I
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1
, W( f! E, R# P+ F6 gDD Oyashio
6 o3 X+ c9 J( q0 X3 _$ f9 sDD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire
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, r9 W0 Q1 ]& N5 ^- j0 N# R& k* FAllied Ships 0 B) |/ u* U6 r- ]8 e; O+ c
CVE Santee ! |9 o4 b% S+ H& f4 i. O8 D
CVE Manila Bay
9 J( ^, _, W- KCVE Natoma Bay   `/ R: Q" I4 t8 U& j
CVE Gambier Bay ) R5 L* _* u' L5 Q1 A
CVE Nehenta Bay / z+ h& b1 ~' A6 W# a6 E: S8 L) k
CVE Ommaney Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire + k( w7 `6 Y4 u9 A6 g. E
CL Montpelier, Shell hits 3 / c8 i' g& V) n4 ~
CL Mobile, Shell hits 25, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk ' {* q9 B2 `' F, l. B
CA Salt Lake City % }2 i; l8 k! W- L
DD Ammen 2 e. ]5 O$ ?. m: `! q2 w. K0 z9 L
DD Anthony, Shell hits 1
& k5 n0 I% B2 LDD Aulick, Shell hits 1 4 a& z+ W( m0 K
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3 y0 X8 \, k& O2 B6 {* K+ TNight Time Surface Combat at 78,83
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Japanese Ships
# o& E/ X1 c# k; i% n# pCA Takao, Shell hits 1 # q, {: d- f6 A0 P+ U4 b& r3 B! `
CA Atago
+ h/ E1 q. o- F( w, {3 L- D: PCA Maya 9 S. r. y* k, s" B0 C. E
CA Chokai ! h& _# F+ Y0 u
CA Myoko 4 Z3 ?2 S) S' B% q" E) |
CA Haguro 7 ]. [" ~, T" n
CA Nachi 6 V) ]: S- n/ ~0 H- A6 Y) e# H
CA Ashigara . k$ P; o, R, I2 S
DD Yugumo, on fire, heavy damage
( ~- f4 Y, |0 h9 V  eDD Tamanami
5 x7 _3 T* m3 F9 @; J+ [& BDD Suzunami
7 `( `/ s% b2 ?) q, |+ i. kDD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1
. ^# K# a+ |7 n  l  g$ ZDD Oyashio & ?$ ]% H; ^4 Q) u2 F. L2 g) u
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire
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0 P  S) G( p( c" S+ O- f5 wAllied Ships
# `" ~  N( M  G( t3 Z. h+ WCVE Petrof Bay
8 I* D' X) g& X4 d2 H- d- u" ?+ mCVE Savo Island
7 v8 ]- m1 [' t' MCVE Rudyerd Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire
$ p! ]! W/ e/ h  z/ ]& BCVE St. Lo
) w6 s1 D4 K: U# k3 W' J3 a( XCVE Kadashan Bay " }1 A, [% o1 i" K8 [- ]  J4 o
CVE Saginaw Bay
' K  j# B; Y/ _2 _) ?, M1 A* `CVE Long Island : I) m" I- g6 z9 B
CA Vincennes 3 R" Z2 ?$ Z& Q1 H- u1 j
CA Wichita , v  `9 x! c1 k
CA Boston   `( R6 n$ W+ f  f
CL Boise
8 O% ?  M2 `6 NDE Bangust 0 ?' ^4 M& f2 R  f3 A
DE Baron, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
+ ?$ [6 ?' J9 Y5 `/ E( [/ rDE Levy + [. Q# P' b) v
DE McConnell
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9 u2 t6 r/ m. U  y3 U; INight Time Surface Combat at 78,84 - [! y1 x- u& f% I5 }
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses
; E% o, d& S* F; M0 Z; ?1 x2 jFM-2 Wildcat: 11 destroyed
* Z2 `! t1 f4 \! E( l8 K4 s9 V) hTBM Avenger: 1 destroyed
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Japanese Ships + Q; ?# W( ~+ c1 E) w
CA Tone
5 M4 E* w1 Y+ \1 p; FCA Chikuma + s# W' e7 U0 q6 h  L5 G' y6 c2 M; t
CL Nagara, Shell hits 1 - C/ f! H6 R/ {+ X1 z* O
CL Isuzu
% j" g8 R  B( {, e1 A7 F5 qCL Natori
. r9 }! U& K( RCL Yura ! N6 J4 Z6 J* X0 l! M4 R  M
CL Kitakami
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6 U5 w# I  B( F$ ^  C- hDD Shimakaze
6 \! X# Z  p8 U" z4 n, gDD Fujinami, Shell hits 1
7 h+ ^$ \1 y9 Y# L: a9 b7 |8 X" T* [DD Kishinami
0 k2 A( a) v: |- ^. a. gDD Hamanami
# o1 w. t( @2 @: DDD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
2 L6 T9 ^0 k) \+ RDD Maikaze
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Allied Ships
$ [' T& M# \8 I+ \CVE Prince William
* ^. h/ Q& {, [& T" O( yCVE Barnes, Shell hits 2
9 S: k6 U* _2 ~3 kCVE Anzio, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 3 z! r7 \/ e* j; H
CVE Liscome Bay, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
: l- ~) a1 o* GDE Bebas, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
2 Q; B8 E4 Y) e. C8 lDE Brackett, Shell hits 1 % A5 C0 P+ A/ p% c
DE Cabana, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
" \% D3 p4 y+ O1 W- o5 I4 ZDE Canfield, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 9 ^, j1 ^2 ~: T* [; f7 e+ ?9 p) W2 O
DE Carlson, Shell hits 1, on fire
/ ?# h' R8 n' MAO Brazos
$ P; [4 E1 N& `# u2 Y& H+ g: JAO Kanawha % `/ J0 ?% _, u0 t# \! Q
AO Neches, Shell hits 1 7 J+ R* y0 e" y( k+ Y& q- h
AO Tappahanock
+ j% B4 o7 R' V; ~+ e0 }# K5 {AO Suamico
. Y& k. \* }' u3 S: JAO Millicoma
! z/ r1 E5 F$ R9 p" V$ i8 uAO Saranac 6 k( u/ s) U/ j9 [$ x
AO Saugatuck # }4 C4 s$ N7 Z# A$ C$ ~6 S- W" S
AE Pyro
+ g: Y  Y( l! u% f* XAE Henry L. Hoyt 4 ]! Q. n5 p6 [1 D% {

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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84 / T/ {7 Y' f/ p+ M. A; `& t$ y
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Japanese Ships
  V* {% y7 ?' S0 N" Y9 ~9 |2 C1 f9 qCA Tone
! s& e) [" a3 a' i: bCA Chikuma
. g! O0 [" g( }+ SCL Nagara
  d& e& f4 Z2 D  qCL Isuzu ' @& ^3 ]0 `: {9 m4 F, d
CL Natori
$ G" q; r$ a9 U0 h6 OCL Yura ! H9 F  @1 r! }) p7 _
CL Kitakami
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2 F1 D1 G1 u! k. F9 B. t0 ADD Shimakaze 3 X4 j& _9 C, Y
DD Fujinami ) d" j- v0 L- t" e4 V/ U
DD Kishinami   Q$ y; F; N/ {: \6 B
DD Hamanami
) q/ V, q) }: e) UDD Hayashio 8 R" X4 Y. f& [- O6 H
DD Maikaze
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6 U# r/ c8 U# z+ J" d( ~4 iAllied Ships
& P0 c. s. B9 VDE Samuel S. Miles, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
) l+ s5 {5 |, G( s" K1 h2 ADE Osterhaus, Shell hits 50, and is sunk
2 U# n8 z: D) t3 E6 _- KDE Parks, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ! ?' l5 S4 A$ q7 R, E! N
DE Riddle, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
( s5 t' `  a. [0 yAO Cache ' F$ L+ p6 N2 |" \2 Y4 {! \
AO Schuylkill, Shell hits 7, on fire . J# W% ~& Z+ f* K
AO Cossatot 8 `1 Q$ }* G* M! q9 T: m) f$ b
AO Chepachet , `& \' c) h5 w; b5 }% q
AE Jacob Riis, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
4 {+ _! O: s4 R/ V  u& kAE John P. Gaines, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage % X9 C& C4 Q5 n9 P, W; Y

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' v) {) O) M) I* G) b! nNight Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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4 N2 q; o  D" nJapanese Ships 8 _4 X8 {& h$ D. e
CA Tone
! r  Q% ]/ A* {; QCA Chikuma
4 V. z" y4 p+ D/ [/ BCL Nagara, Shell hits 3, on fire
8 k% y0 U- j' J  dCL Isuzu
- D% f$ T1 v( j! J/ W6 D4 n1 UCL Natori
& W; l+ E7 |/ b' o6 m) ]6 ~CL Yura, Shell hits 1, on fire
# h; K1 x- c, Y8 Q4 t6 n$ `CL Kitakami 2 U* ^' U+ h! T( @2 s0 F
CL Oi, Shell hits 1
! S) s5 M& _  D1 l; z3 cDD Shimakaze
9 {. N- u3 H( J  Q7 P+ gDD Fujinami
; I: R4 d1 R! Y5 m% p$ uDD Kishinami ' I" n" W# X$ e  Z* [
DD Hamanami
1 ?* G  _6 h7 r+ x  w: ZDD Hayashio, Shell hits 1 3 U) X7 W# v5 ^+ Z
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 1
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. V0 T6 e5 A& Z9 w) g) I5 p$ @Allied Ships
, |" B% _/ x" z- SCV Hornet
" H8 t% ~, `/ e- o2 B8 |( }: yCV Intrepid, Shell hits 1, on fire
& F. }3 R' n  @+ J" k) \2 F6 UCVL Princeton
! B9 V$ w: e8 A: m+ B4 L2 P& ACVL Belleau Wood, Shell hits 1
, d& E, O' b0 X& m" c5 sCVL Cowpens   w1 w. b/ Z0 ]3 N. \
CL Chicago
3 d* _; j1 ]1 wCL Cleveland ; V- C2 T5 Y) R
CL Columbia
" s: A* D. x2 \/ p; iCA Pensacola
% R5 |  o* ]5 V$ w/ T) PCA Raleigh, Shell hits 2
( _/ R' D+ I0 ~* sDD Boyd
4 _) |) h. e, m$ nDD Bradford 0 V( V* `2 q% W5 w4 K. N+ P
DD Brownson, Shell hits 1
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This last USN CVTF was then caght by KB: 5 q+ }' ^  M' n& z
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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0 A0 u) q: X* Z! ^2 n" Y' U1 UJapanese aircraft 7 P8 E; E' X) C, N6 e
A6M5 Zeke x 33
% c/ {4 ^$ P) _& ]# j7 DD3A Val x 7 ' i* c6 o6 G. B- C% g9 O2 M; e
D4Y Judy x 123 5 i; e# c8 y; y7 x' I3 x5 t) P' R
B5N Kate x 35 2 r) e  i1 N7 i; P
B6N Jill x 67 ' {4 E6 g2 G: ~' S4 V, I+ S

$ z! H. |$ Z- n: {# U+ YAllied aircraft
; |9 D0 e3 `5 Z* |" I5 zF6F Hellcat x 3 ' Z# r1 p& K# T
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Japanese aircraft losses
. w+ ?! N7 @& n  @1 ?4 @3 \A6M5 Zeke: 3 destroyed
' |2 n+ P. ~8 w: u0 O8 RD3A Val: 3 destroyed
' X0 ^5 M) j3 [8 Q4 C" U1 qD4Y Judy: 14 destroyed, 22 damaged 5 C. U) l6 L; ~: g  I9 z
B5N Kate: 4 destroyed, 18 damaged
, D9 A& A% G- l* n7 i  M$ t6 m7 g  KB6N Jill: 7 destroyed, 21 damaged * w6 t5 ?& a( g" k

2 `- r- z$ D+ A; @0 oAllied aircraft losses
* Y5 a7 n  U( y6 ~3 W& f8 F- |F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed ! b$ \) o- H+ [* s' F4 k  _
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Allied Ships
& C/ R* F  ^( P0 B. ]/ KCV Intrepid, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage 9 l2 Z( I9 X6 u$ G& S
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 2, on fire
; w. {. }: ]4 n$ z( i& rCV Hornet, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 7, on fire, heavy damage . T5 x' b" H0 L) O  O
CVL Princeton, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage 1 R) q' z- p; G5 z
CVL Cowpens, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage 0 l: r8 h6 X1 k1 j' Q
CL Cleveland, Torpedo hits 1 . T/ t- w# V$ {% F9 ^& B* g5 b

$ L& n# x8 j2 ?4 t+ dAnd then by LBA: 9 t: \. w7 g$ G
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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Japanese aircraft + r7 w2 e( e% N/ Q- }
A6M5 Zeke x 16
3 u' A; d7 H: i4 J+ o2 }D3A Val x 14
9 M: Z6 S8 d' l4 ~. ~  K# xD4Y Judy x 38
& n- @7 A9 g3 U, rB5N Kate x 24 1 g& h3 K: g+ r$ D: |! t0 [
B6N Jill x 3
8 W! g8 }: ]" M. J( TG3M Nell x 9
' a8 u( S6 c) z8 z/ M5 Q" X% `G4M2 Betty x 49 + w" C+ o, J* `+ ~! @% {# E
P1Y Frances x 20
5 N) x; h- f3 Z, y! I- f* D# ~& KKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 51
1 Q/ D3 ^! @  r6 j$ HKi-84-Ia Frank x 5
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8 ]: T# {) V+ c9 D5 \Allied aircraft , n: p5 \3 `7 j1 L( c+ U3 x$ f3 Q. g
no flights 8 h( F4 c! R; E
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Japanese aircraft losses
- P7 m7 A( T+ i. iG3M Nell: 1 damaged
7 \, T* h+ w2 `+ L! |% RG4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged
( K+ Y$ Y4 z2 t1 W6 v- vP1Y Frances: 3 damaged ' y0 \% B: ~  r, q6 t4 m
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed " o- r" Z" l( G" T* H2 H, Q
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Allied aircraft losses ; Q1 Z5 d! i1 S
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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3 g, x. D3 P+ a  c: I$ QAllied Ships ; q: r6 }8 R( O6 `5 o( |' x
CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
, Y" s, s2 L' WCA Raleigh
% _$ B* J3 Y9 q6 A; H% Z0 a& wCVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
6 l/ H7 D+ n# H: a8 ZCVL Cowpens, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage # B2 m/ v# s% I5 _& B
CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
! d7 p4 G" V/ F3 q2 m2 wCL Cleveland, Bomb hits 1
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. {  {$ w2 `3 c' V% u; uSecodary strike: & h0 f0 E2 @# C- f  ^
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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Japanese aircraft
; d+ I# z" c- I3 cA6M5 Zeke x 7 1 c* `* b6 a! V3 f
D4Y Judy x 36 , i5 a4 z% p, A; d' ~$ n- q
B5N Kate x 5   e/ \7 P* V5 m& K* V) y  M
B6N Jill x 8
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. g" K# X7 b/ B; mAllied aircraft 1 L; H8 B9 S$ q6 i
no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses 7 D) u+ H7 g7 i) O7 \- `, c0 e
B5N Kate: 2 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
" w( r  S! {( v2 \' k$ o) g6 WF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed : G, C, I& ?7 a! C# e
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Allied Ships + T. e3 b# H1 v% E( o$ p4 Q+ s, m
CV Intrepid, on fire, heavy damage & @/ d6 P5 R- m4 r2 A
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage : w8 ]8 _& Y7 s

8 m5 K0 U" t- i! m2 b* B( FAnd this one fails to find any more targets: + n# f$ f/ j$ n- s
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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Japanese aircraft ) O# X+ Z7 c9 x; B0 \1 P3 o/ W! Z
A6M5 Zeke x 3 8 @% X+ |4 F7 t7 n! N
D4Y Judy x 14 # m* b2 N* \6 B* M% \" w
B6N Jill x 11
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& ^! R: c0 Z+ v8 z5 H- VNo Japanese losses # ~9 G% {! h/ A1 {
3 U3 v  r. t; v
LBA Jills:
# t$ y6 a5 @  w" dDay Air attack on TF at 77,83
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Japanese aircraft
8 O+ a9 h0 {' L$ S6 E# x; a  ]. jB6N Jill x 8
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4 c$ Q* S% E3 `; J* FNo Japanese losses 1 G0 z; O. c% S! U% z( b# Q

9 ?" k# ?2 u# |Allied Ships
1 p" t( q- E8 u8 DCV Bunker Hill, on fire, heavy damage
6 G6 O) d: w' a. T) sCV Wasp, on fire, heavy damage
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9 M- e- A$ J4 w5 `/ mAfternoon phase saw KB clouded in so LBA from Kusiae did all the work:
6 ?5 |& x( S% d& w0 L( uDay Air attack on TF at 79,85
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Japanese aircraft
4 K7 u& u, i7 R+ A3 j; qG3M Nell x 7 ) |% F) z  a8 }( V
G4M2 Betty x 38 ( S' ^" l) k; O
P1Y Frances x 14
, }$ V) R% O9 z: uKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 46
* W0 l; L0 _, l: O% s* e0 a, eKi-84-Ia Frank x 5
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# @2 i! z9 ]2 k# XAllied aircraft
$ q( x2 {* }- O7 T3 f$ IFM-2 Wildcat x 12
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Japanese aircraft losses 5 |5 s$ N2 B) y" W. {3 ]' Q, _
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
6 ~; ?% R( u, L2 QG4M2 Betty: 5 destroyed, 28 damaged
" F( N: `# d( p& pP1Y Frances: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged % D; E# L; M' }3 ^  J  ]9 t
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses ' Q& g# n* _6 Z) a4 p0 O  c# E
FM-2 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
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Allied Ships # \" z6 g2 {9 h) M
CVE Savo Island ) u; H6 j7 g( [; o6 H3 c. k
CVE St. Lo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
: X9 o" B# e, C# N3 F" s; LCVE Kadashan Bay, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
+ e4 E# i' [6 Z: ]# w8 L1 sCVE Petrof Bay 5 J) [: e# i  O* P
CVE Saginaw Bay, Torpedo hits 1, on fire * h3 Q) K" e/ Z0 U
CVE Long Island
, P6 F5 D# Q1 q* q; v4 ]$ I8 OCVE Rudyerd Bay
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Jills are more successful this time: 4 \. p! Z9 L6 H) X& B. O
Day Air attack on TF at 77,83
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Japanese aircraft
# g& o) B- Q# j5 jB6N Jill x 8 8 J  n8 D' D: ?1 e

6 o2 ?4 x5 D, ]% iNo Japanese losses 6 o3 k. r; s% ?) c  R6 P
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Allied Ships
- u  m3 h* m% ^. N# J. n# }) Y3 z( l* iCVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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, P7 F3 d9 U4 lAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/09/44
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By now my subs are in position also: $ l% d( H/ W9 x( c4 \, m
Last two sufrace actions find the crippled Franklin and an AO:
! R; f: |  E2 J# h( g* HNight Time Surface Combat at 78,81 & {2 }6 ?0 [! Z/ F, v4 }
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Allied aircraft
: i! c( K1 a2 u. e/ ino flights
  C2 I: F2 S) E& T) x
* E! |  J5 V+ X! W& P+ P( ?' nAllied aircraft losses 2 A! P% ?5 j( }" ~
TBM Avenger: 4 destroyed . j6 J9 f1 V& @8 V6 `6 ]" k0 Z
SB2C Helldiver: 12 destroyed 7 s; ^& g3 x. G& a# y  y
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Japanese Ships
" G$ g2 F# d; P9 wCA Takao
) u3 }8 q# H0 j7 {1 CCA Atago
9 R1 M6 W; r, ]2 y, P, Z; ?% H# NCA Maya
3 ?7 L* E5 o0 B1 Q$ m- x" g" X+ ECA Chokai 6 E# r0 \0 [0 Q6 x8 Z
CA Myoko
7 d9 S6 ?( ]# j0 {( b/ XCA Haguro
. p( m; a9 M  o- q! R! }CA Nachi ' p: C" b  V+ x0 j, I
CA Ashigara
& v. l5 l1 Y' b* G8 f' Q8 zDD Tamanami
! `& f' h! c! e+ R5 Q' i0 }DD Suzunami
* f: u( ], p3 J* W6 p) ]. TDD Kuroshio 7 b" i2 d: N4 f. M8 V
DD Oyashio " p3 X: K5 y2 r5 ^  T4 ^
DD Natsushio
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% v4 I/ C' R& [! W( _$ E6 |Allied Ships
3 ^+ ]% z2 e, F+ ?5 p# B1 ?CV Franklin, Shell hits 3, and is sunk / y5 Q+ j5 P) N& _
DE Whitman, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Namorik at 79,83 ( W4 F0 l3 V# M# ^" q9 q& o4 W. }& o
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Japanese Ships / e! l" ~' a  r8 v; }2 i
CA Aoba # h" n* J2 Y! W  _/ |* K6 M
CA Kinugasa 9 s+ r4 k( U  N3 |- v
CA Furutaka
& s8 e; v( l  s! c, m" Y  xCA Kako   F' B/ y2 B+ E+ D1 K6 M2 A# ]
CL Abukuma 8 ~" W# n" n9 j' }3 J8 k
CL Kuma # R: O" y. i; t( L; `8 |; ~/ J
CL Tama
" k+ _6 _; ]. ]* c  wCL Kiso # D6 O3 p" F" l1 T: T
CL Yubari
8 I3 B* W" \9 U' x$ Q2 ADD Kiyonami 6 W, Y% q) s$ W# o
DD Yukikaze
% {* J% ~8 T( q9 S  W7 l) EDD Isokaze
$ \' A1 G5 C$ s; X& d- }DD Shiranuhi   o3 ~6 W% G. B6 I! _) T( @
DD Arashi 7 x! o! A3 ~% ]- _: g6 D8 P) ?- L
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Allied Ships
" K" H* M; F  e) A. c8 P% C3 rAO Schuylkill, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
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- P: i* m9 [' E$ r$ YThe only air strike of the day was once again from Kusiae and it delivered a coup de grace to the CVs:
. g; ^* `7 m  r( M& VDay Air attack on TF at 79,84
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- U4 ]' H( T  {( ?9 k' }Japanese aircraft
; A0 z# v3 h6 qA6M5 Zeke x 5 & K& w. d) N; Q) G3 M
B6N Jill x 8 4 D5 b) |" @, P! F
G3M Nell x 3
6 Z' f6 W; Y2 b- }5 @" s+ r/ o2 ~G4M2 Betty x 31
5 Z6 d# ]" n0 \* o* \0 A5 X2 j8 XP1Y Frances x 9
# g  _6 @+ ^1 FKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 45
' y! H6 c) ^% n, p1 hKi-61 KAIc Tony x 3 - F# v% E, U) i2 O5 W3 A: q
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 14 9 L# r$ @  G; y

3 [2 N7 F1 s4 Y4 UJapanese aircraft losses " }% N" t- n3 e8 I
G4M2 Betty: 1 damaged
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: ^5 @( G# X( e! D5 J0 n8 _Allied Ships
* E4 p. q* k5 cCVL Independence, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
* H' |$ L* F( g% ~8 L4 Q9 m, DCV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
' H+ M, S8 Q( ?& n# R3 k/ iCV Illustrious, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage 4 t) f' z# |3 H) d- f
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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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! Q& O: [  I& h" \) j- C5 k* U一切都结束了
& j: u8 ]2 g  I1 q0 N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2 J4 s# E( t8 c: f0 ]
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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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