AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/08/44
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" b( E# D& A. C. uDay 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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$ j+ u: X9 Y# c9 L% d! [3 F! [2 ANight Time Surface Combat at 77,81 & K. r$ k- H U) Q+ a7 g2 }+ R8 ^
Allied aircraft $ }- m3 r& F0 W/ ^; @$ q
no flights - m& z. a4 p% x! G
Allied aircraft losses
% m: }. e% R& }6 e* F/ G" Y$ dSOC-3 Seagull: 6 destroyed $ s' M) k( Y! w. c' i8 h, Z/ ~# a
7 J6 e% q5 `4 e% i* q. @& ^Japanese Ships
2 ^0 V y0 J/ N" `! E# LBB Mutsu ! X; }, f. Q8 o2 y( ^
BB Yamato ) n; Q1 Y7 Q% F0 `# t2 Q- X1 l
BB Fuso / S4 h+ V7 Q( H9 `& \
BB Yamashiro 0 H& Y/ ^) q6 e: R$ q% ]" A
CL Tatsuta ! K* M3 N; `6 ~' [' `
DD Tanikaze
0 Y1 F3 a4 Q! N9 PDD Fubuki
0 T0 s4 X- t9 K+ }$ A+ X jDD Shinonome 9 W8 ]; c2 y* U r1 E% q7 x; e
DD Usugumo
( ^( h9 f7 x, J# _" y3 X: YDD Shirakumo 2 `1 V+ O3 N. ^. q, N4 m, }1 g, {
DD Isonami 6 o) ^: C# U# {
DD Hatsuyuki . `8 P# Y' {' b) t
DD Uranami 3 }+ K6 R+ e' S3 e
DD Akebono
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CL San Francisco, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage
- i/ B( z( f8 h2 L. l1 b9 WCA Astoria, Shell hits 23, and is sunk
" M% x+ Z. l( E0 LCL Hobart, Shell hits 21, and is sunk
! j; _9 O: B& d/ H( z5 WCA Concord, Shell hits 29, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
. P/ s) Y) P! _3 V# K+ a8 @DE Stadtfeld, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
$ q6 s7 g7 N# J" ^0 a4 c7 X2 ZDE Harold C. Thomas, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
) `# i, o% a; r1 n2 eDE Tisdale # i" @1 @; e% _9 x( j
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83
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Allied aircraft ' s$ }5 Y% }% G
no flights ) d2 {6 Y8 r" E
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Allied aircraft losses ; }2 C# n8 \6 V, O) u
SOC-3 Seagull: 1 destroyed
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) y* d, ~' l7 G3 a) fJapanese Ships 8 p* V+ M" Q# N9 `* \! ~
CA Takao, Shell hits 1
4 u, r: o# R2 `: vCA Atago, Shell hits 2
) ]% C0 Q! j; c* K; p X2 ECA Maya, Shell hits 2 / n+ N9 ~6 `/ D9 i6 ~1 b
CA Chokai
1 c" i, r. [3 G, T- q5 l) q6 @CA Myoko
R- D6 x& F9 F5 Q6 F8 ACA Haguro 3 W6 ~: p. X: [6 k. ? z
CA Nachi, Shell hits 1
% u/ P; B$ U* o1 OCA Ashigara, Shell hits 1
+ i: n# I/ K, k0 Z* d- oDD Yugumo, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
2 f; p( @( ]- G' q* VDD Tamanami - {" ^, y, ~- M
DD Suzunami ; u9 p: A' T5 b6 y6 B7 r4 ~ j
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1 . l( z, x$ U& L+ J$ X
DD Oyashio
( g- {% ~: a; } f& B4 N) xDD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire ) P& D7 \) x1 O2 k. K3 q+ d
4 ?. P4 ?8 G" b6 ~Allied Ships ( ?1 m0 g- @& j7 G$ E5 k! g
CVE Santee 9 A7 F+ `0 r; Z( S) {% l8 k
CVE Manila Bay
, Z0 u; b4 |5 [* ^ E' QCVE Natoma Bay
) j4 U8 A3 m5 \$ d1 l9 S2 P- d5 LCVE Gambier Bay
4 n0 `1 G. y! H/ U* F9 X5 gCVE Nehenta Bay
4 u; z$ k7 @; `/ w# sCVE Ommaney Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire . @$ }! v* V2 ~ n- g9 b& }: M+ j+ i
CL Montpelier, Shell hits 3 - u) M, A% A$ B
CL Mobile, Shell hits 25, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk 8 l4 l- r. o+ r, Z u- f$ M2 `+ i8 J
CA Salt Lake City E! N9 }7 w% ~1 P. v3 G
DD Ammen 4 _1 B5 O+ x3 `, ]6 G. [9 N( }; K
DD Anthony, Shell hits 1
& m! \8 R; ]8 D0 t$ o& qDD Aulick, Shell hits 1 : v* ?) k/ x) l9 T& S4 Q
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83 ( A g) U) I0 C( P' H- |0 x5 g$ G
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Japanese Ships & J f! W. `. a1 \0 f# \
CA Takao, Shell hits 1 ( e, `& N( c" {! ?& s8 B% f1 l& X
CA Atago
* U& @4 x9 l1 W# s4 GCA Maya
' D/ k8 M: Z) ?: N/ R% \CA Chokai
; w0 N) D4 y- h9 S, B5 ICA Myoko
4 {/ [! t/ M7 |3 m2 `CA Haguro ; x9 ?" ~0 C S: ^, U
CA Nachi + ]8 I, Q! ?2 D
CA Ashigara j0 C1 a- ^3 i1 {
DD Yugumo, on fire, heavy damage & v" Q1 u: n& W, f+ v! z5 h7 w
DD Tamanami * I7 A7 u4 A- p) z$ l
DD Suzunami / N! }; F/ n# |
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1 1 Z6 h/ ^$ Z* M/ }2 b
DD Oyashio " O9 U: ?7 @) y& x
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Allied Ships 2 R1 O) f/ P" ], Z
CVE Petrof Bay
o# b- c S0 p& u( y% DCVE Savo Island
8 x: I* l3 x/ DCVE Rudyerd Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire 5 l4 {; B4 p4 j% [# B) ~2 L; h- s
CVE St. Lo
. j! r, P6 }2 @2 vCVE Kadashan Bay
' h' D# G- k( c9 q1 q2 M8 {* U3 B1 }/ cCVE Saginaw Bay
4 U/ }8 y( {* S* ]# L& | eCVE Long Island
, n" P6 e' V8 E# A5 n- y* r$ CCA Vincennes * P, S. g, f* N* W- i6 W6 V; W
CA Wichita
1 ~. l$ P% ~( w) x9 t+ kCA Boston
) f0 U" w3 H R! ~CL Boise
( J# D* P' ?# ^% Y, w( ~# P) gDE Bangust ' A* i, z0 @2 I a! ~& D1 W1 c
DE Baron, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage " y7 B7 X2 ^* s/ l v* L
DE Levy / r' M1 l% P0 n
DE McConnell * `9 s% e ]3 s9 L( Y. G6 ^! J9 e2 k
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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Allied aircraft
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: Z e# q4 W. U: p" iAllied aircraft losses : D" N( Q. m3 d4 ?
FM-2 Wildcat: 11 destroyed
) v2 z- x6 H! u, g6 M, P) HTBM Avenger: 1 destroyed ' E0 p4 ?: t3 O& ^5 x4 L3 d y5 |
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Japanese Ships
5 C( t( [* J* ]- |- kCA Tone 9 m: h* [# E8 f9 [, N- [' x
CA Chikuma
7 y) Y! L" g- K! [6 m( `CL Nagara, Shell hits 1
* e" u# C! v. V+ R1 ZCL Isuzu
5 u# h0 o; g! p p& ~- E, }CL Natori
& a+ P. \9 o5 LCL Yura ( U. h% V {- w( [3 x' Y$ K$ Z
CL Kitakami
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) D5 M! u' M: }/ y6 S4 eDD Shimakaze
- f5 q2 j1 q- @) j) ]2 B( [$ GDD Fujinami, Shell hits 1 # g7 }( a1 @- o9 X) O. o2 y
DD Kishinami
5 D" ?3 D# \) MDD Hamanami . ?% t! V" X1 \2 V7 ]$ k/ C! n6 ^; i
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
" V$ i* l# K6 ]! s0 G. u& m; m3 ^DD Maikaze 6 w$ i. x& e3 F
* S6 \# z' r# M, D9 \Allied Ships
0 Z+ H, X" P+ zCVE Prince William 5 j* M, F1 W3 u u2 g
CVE Barnes, Shell hits 2 * v& ]" p+ a( ~; d
CVE Anzio, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
( f! N) P# X8 X3 R: @- P* i" |CVE Liscome Bay, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 4 {' k5 |$ }6 c1 o$ V8 F5 k
DE Bebas, Shell hits 8, and is sunk 0 r+ v! P4 L1 Q4 l: D; B- D
DE Brackett, Shell hits 1 : S, F: [) X0 F9 {7 J) T8 a
DE Cabana, Shell hits 13, and is sunk / j% [9 k0 E' |* j" k: }- z: Q
DE Canfield, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk % ?5 O3 S: R* X" B+ P7 M3 A: [! }
DE Carlson, Shell hits 1, on fire / |. z2 b. ?( _' `# U( s
AO Brazos
3 Z/ t k5 }! n. R2 Y( DAO Kanawha 2 E3 r7 J) V% `, C1 C3 C6 @
AO Neches, Shell hits 1 # T7 y. ?* N' z" h
AO Tappahanock % w% G9 S' n; e/ Z9 R. q; F
AO Suamico 5 j! C% u- f3 B! F
AO Millicoma
) G7 D, M+ f ZAO Saranac " Z" Z! v0 A6 h& N4 I( ~
AO Saugatuck / ^+ _% V: j- P+ s- V, }% P" t
AE Pyro
8 W! o. j% Q& U% [AE Henry L. Hoyt + v- d! F1 z6 U. t2 [
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+ D2 s$ Q% H" Q7 x z" yNight Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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( a8 |* r( v1 AJapanese Ships
& O- P9 G( _5 B3 d7 a' ^' hCA Tone
2 N- a1 N% V3 W- dCA Chikuma
( p9 f. l! z0 X+ i R4 L9 oCL Nagara
% I4 N; s7 s" C3 ?5 p5 t& W: V! `, DCL Isuzu 0 q1 Q+ k4 c) s1 L& K/ g; w
CL Natori
( y) B4 A6 M6 h6 M) q6 b( gCL Yura
: {* K& ~+ j3 V+ ]8 x8 GCL Kitakami 4 H; ~+ J# q) z2 |8 D- V+ r6 V
CL Oi
" Y' |( \4 D! D+ x, |: V0 u# hDD Shimakaze 3 W* y" {4 Q. A7 T$ M7 F) Q g
DD Fujinami 1 G4 M' R. }# t# u8 b
DD Kishinami + s7 y4 n: F2 t) l# p0 I3 M4 o
DD Hamanami
6 M" I. {0 V E) {$ j: }$ t- u8 g- nDD Hayashio
: ^/ I* F0 [( N5 `$ _( UDD Maikaze
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0 {6 y% y4 O# @7 V0 [2 ~5 @DE Samuel S. Miles, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk $ p' P* q0 I( ~; e
DE Osterhaus, Shell hits 50, and is sunk ; i2 s- j, }# O: _: ]* R- G! l X
DE Parks, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 0 {8 t8 K' z0 B" b u
DE Riddle, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
! k, \9 {7 D4 b3 \& ^: MAO Cache + b9 O7 d# i4 { F
AO Schuylkill, Shell hits 7, on fire
5 M/ v/ z9 K# p) ^; e; ]% x% FAO Cossatot 7 O1 K! w6 R( g& [3 S
AO Chepachet 1 r5 O! m8 w( x! y
AE Jacob Riis, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk / ?/ t( r8 C1 j" O$ T' d. {( d! L
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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& Z" j: P- V0 b/ Y4 ~+ rJapanese Ships
. R! S& P, E$ jCA Tone P/ {7 h% z4 A0 q" E" g/ B
CA Chikuma
+ a& X$ H/ r6 tCL Nagara, Shell hits 3, on fire
9 y5 c6 K3 q, ^7 ]CL Isuzu 2 s# y; l! s! H5 ]1 A" |% E
CL Natori 1 y# H2 B1 @$ I3 {2 g& S; ]6 L+ ?
CL Yura, Shell hits 1, on fire
1 s* H' A4 L% S* f) j1 ICL Kitakami 2 J4 ?- ~4 T* b Y& Z5 @
CL Oi, Shell hits 1
, u* K' P3 M% n2 Y3 F7 GDD Shimakaze
; u! ^8 Q9 L6 g; FDD Fujinami
7 {$ \$ Z8 _" ?! p/ y8 ?DD Kishinami
, ]& w: @/ C4 kDD Hamanami
& [7 x/ t# m7 ?' rDD Hayashio, Shell hits 1 ; Z6 q5 q$ c5 K' t
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 1 $ |* d" t, {5 k0 P6 p: K* O
$ }, ^7 w& n; ~! YAllied Ships
: p7 |# j$ V7 b$ jCV Hornet 8 g V, P; h& N' e7 [, U; |
CV Intrepid, Shell hits 1, on fire
& ^) y: W: G! l+ {& SCVL Princeton
2 D) h! O) {5 d, mCVL Belleau Wood, Shell hits 1 / O. V, a" H, D; f: n2 j
CVL Cowpens 6 y8 y3 B$ i* X. \+ [5 I, }
CL Chicago ' W# _/ l3 b) S
CL Cleveland
8 ^# |/ F) e) ]" R/ H* k, fCL Columbia / i0 Q C' w% f6 T' P# |
CA Pensacola 5 E! n- j5 F/ Z0 T# e
CA Raleigh, Shell hits 2 / _" Y S5 q# W3 x
DD Boyd
& b% e. e9 N8 W1 H0 h# E& P- |" h; fDD Bradford 2 \6 f3 R4 U- V7 }0 n8 c
DD Brownson, Shell hits 1
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This last USN CVTF was then caght by KB:
6 ~6 V& `+ d# v9 o& BDay Air attack on TF at 80,84 * u o: a; ^7 h5 L
. D! W0 w: l/ ~; j0 C5 pJapanese aircraft 2 d9 f! m- M G1 B
A6M5 Zeke x 33
, i9 f0 e& D! |3 oD3A Val x 7 ( v- _# g/ e' H% L/ ?7 [
D4Y Judy x 123
2 w5 K& E3 O- W* l+ U- eB5N Kate x 35
- v; a7 ?& }! @5 _ MB6N Jill x 67
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' t) V& a& q3 ?8 `2 [9 r' XAllied aircraft
: S8 \; R/ {9 V$ N( [$ PF6F Hellcat x 3
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Japanese aircraft losses
! K& d+ _2 P/ gA6M5 Zeke: 3 destroyed . v' C0 e i2 k0 s. `5 e, C# |
D3A Val: 3 destroyed : A% |# H y4 @
D4Y Judy: 14 destroyed, 22 damaged 3 c3 Y$ `& g8 \1 o; m& s4 s
B5N Kate: 4 destroyed, 18 damaged 8 d% d, ]/ E. K9 [6 y* D$ G% K
B6N Jill: 7 destroyed, 21 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses % N' x2 A1 v. X/ |$ ^
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed : b$ _$ d1 o l
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Allied Ships
+ ` {; b4 m* D0 u# x0 N7 WCV Intrepid, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage 9 T l: A# `$ Q
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 2, on fire
+ U' h, F# [8 R' a. [3 X; y$ M# pCV Hornet, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
# K+ x( [" \( w' G/ pCVL Princeton, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
% \0 Q; ~6 s- T, [$ c: v) \CVL Cowpens, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage % K5 Z5 u. e! \2 P: Z7 V; f
CL Cleveland, Torpedo hits 1
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) W) g: Z2 v# S( M! k9 c; iAnd then by LBA:
$ ]& @% N$ E& @, w# c5 r& G0 `Day Air attack on TF at 80,84 ' L/ B2 Z5 m9 p7 A8 @; Z& Q
% w1 z0 N; ^, o3 u# {6 j- T; FJapanese aircraft
3 y; [7 i( J2 U& N: T/ UA6M5 Zeke x 16 7 S r8 E5 k% E4 W( d
D3A Val x 14
+ B, G7 y& \" y7 Y9 |% _D4Y Judy x 38
% ^/ o& I# s3 V# a( _B5N Kate x 24
2 N- D0 V8 C C/ H2 v$ @B6N Jill x 3 . `6 P* N( V$ A! g% N# ^
G3M Nell x 9
6 k ^4 O5 q' V) RG4M2 Betty x 49 ! Q. G9 `4 k4 w6 g; n
P1Y Frances x 20
7 w% r0 n: N# K( W/ J& z6 CKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 51 3 V' y& H) G, v) z
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5 . ^& y0 E7 i! y
* ]" D. N7 H" UAllied aircraft
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8 k \" j6 @5 F& IJapanese aircraft losses
1 x" b9 M9 F6 F& f7 iG3M Nell: 1 damaged
, r; `( ^; i% l4 j i* VG4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged ' j# o& T: { K+ T
P1Y Frances: 3 damaged
) \4 I$ a; P% }% O; uKi-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed
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' h1 F1 u4 A( g7 l$ iAllied aircraft losses [$ y i7 w4 b0 @! k
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships / n5 @# l' } w! j N3 ?! m R
CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage # p* \, b8 p8 t( I. ^! a. v
CA Raleigh % y: R; \/ l$ g3 @5 ]/ t# c3 b8 P; q
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage $ U* o- {9 h; Y. N+ u
CVL Cowpens, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
/ ~; O" F' [9 ^, @CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage 3 k, J) R9 ]1 v, k: {: U E4 l
CL Cleveland, Bomb hits 1 " H1 |/ }0 w) a# u9 L P- D
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Secodary strike: . z( `; c" E8 n
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84 5 O6 r* x7 O9 s- |& W6 a
) ? F0 s" K1 r! a) g( o1 FJapanese aircraft 8 v& z2 X f: a1 x# O6 x+ r9 b( T
A6M5 Zeke x 7 6 j+ K* q, ?+ G( i4 w7 x
D4Y Judy x 36 : v# }9 z0 {! T1 i
B5N Kate x 5
9 S! t4 S% c5 f/ `+ E0 xB6N Jill x 8
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no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses , z) N4 s8 o( y3 S" A9 R& n$ p
B5N Kate: 2 damaged & J! z% S; g& B- p" U$ K9 U8 \
( U7 a% d4 o8 D7 X4 S6 K' N& bAllied aircraft losses
( a/ Y. F( \7 Q1 D5 u. ~F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed . ~, }1 P, R: G% ]
9 ?5 s5 y# d2 x/ S& ~Allied Ships
" |& W; \( L8 O7 PCV Intrepid, on fire, heavy damage * |' \- E9 g2 _, F j7 u
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ( L1 U( K c# s L; o
! ~: @6 {; K5 z) e1 h) d4 jAnd this one fails to find any more targets: 0 g6 N; B9 ~2 G& T7 {2 X1 Y
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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, g8 N4 L5 y! R5 F0 gJapanese aircraft
: G& e1 [: V( I# b! OA6M5 Zeke x 3 & l6 |. B1 K0 n6 H4 \( R
D4Y Judy x 14 . [3 l: x3 m) H; K- r2 i2 y
B6N Jill x 11 # U9 d7 v$ w0 d, ?% `7 V
5 C( g% H) }+ w( ?9 ENo Japanese losses / T/ o' m" y: H" t9 b# S
; a, r7 p' ]9 bLBA Jills: 5 S8 z* l, `8 b% e2 a' o; c
Day Air attack on TF at 77,83 " h0 \9 t, E# A/ v: |6 B
2 m! ~- Z0 S3 J; J \Japanese aircraft ; f( Q( O+ x! F2 C* ]) Z# P+ f2 @7 ?
B6N Jill x 8 7 l. K$ C# o0 d" A- | M J
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No Japanese losses
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Allied Ships
) g1 E9 b" O8 p" \( CCV Bunker Hill, on fire, heavy damage ! y/ ]& N- F% G# w [
CV Wasp, on fire, heavy damage
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* z! u% N$ F% FAfternoon phase saw KB clouded in so LBA from Kusiae did all the work: ( G9 H3 E+ d( G( V
Day Air attack on TF at 79,85 2 F" {* Z, J+ e% H# }
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Japanese aircraft 2 ?$ J/ g8 q, |
G3M Nell x 7 ; }3 J/ Y" ]' S
G4M2 Betty x 38
3 g4 I) O& P: ~( M7 ]: m4 fP1Y Frances x 14 . Q. s! N; J' w% L" S" s+ _6 n
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 46
& P0 @" _ i4 t& |6 U4 SKi-84-Ia Frank x 5 ! D+ q/ i7 N; p. {8 P# f
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Allied aircraft
3 v! J' [; P/ V6 r7 M8 IFM-2 Wildcat x 12 + U1 S& r2 A4 d' z! u
) d& X- x4 @, r1 mJapanese aircraft losses 0 D! C! W0 M% ~" v6 X6 e
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
+ d w. j; O0 V( u; n7 G1 D% e* ZG4M2 Betty: 5 destroyed, 28 damaged
2 J/ W; Z5 k% i0 PP1Y Frances: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged
; e# }, e. Q9 H1 J% p: iKi-43-IIIa Oscar: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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& P3 _6 A& c, w R- V2 kAllied aircraft losses
: S9 p) q, J+ |. bFM-2 Wildcat: 7 destroyed : K N$ g5 ]6 e9 w. X
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Allied Ships
- T5 q) X* g: ^' x6 {/ qCVE Savo Island H0 I4 d0 M# r8 b
CVE St. Lo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
2 {/ g" y4 I, x$ B4 a# _6 mCVE Kadashan Bay, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
/ _" e0 X* w- N% BCVE Petrof Bay % s: ]0 _$ x1 r+ k( u+ o2 S
CVE Saginaw Bay, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
1 P- W7 o0 D" @# H# HCVE Long Island
, n1 G R& b* Z; K# q/ UCVE Rudyerd Bay 2 w" S# ?$ o: m' e( B
* n4 N" b' t6 k' E4 g1 g3 gJills are more successful this time: 4 o! V3 E' F& r5 V# C
Day Air attack on TF at 77,83 ' R4 t& l: b) u5 r9 w8 D1 s, l% Y
2 l- W- E* w; D9 U* dJapanese aircraft & F+ H3 \0 g$ m* |
B6N Jill x 8 ; c9 j$ @5 O$ t l. N8 V
2 V' u& K: @1 O3 gNo Japanese losses 4 J' d6 n' R& r8 k+ h- s
" d1 i9 @* X1 p* p; Y- z* FAllied Ships 5 R2 U" q6 q4 g
CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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4 @* g4 I" [: |# u; ^) L% v7 P8 TAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/09/44 # }" l5 H! k, P& b, e- }" _6 T+ o& v
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By now my subs are in position also:
9 w( K+ ~ ]( T2 J; Z! iLast two sufrace actions find the crippled Franklin and an AO:
" v0 _" c' B8 I0 W) M6 NNight Time Surface Combat at 78,81 8 Z1 a6 i L$ B' S m o' H! x
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Allied aircraft & J& e A- Y2 ~. D: e5 a& o/ S R
no flights
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2 j0 C5 M9 |; _' e v- B0 BAllied aircraft losses
* D9 \& w' O' g% y: }# Z1 hTBM Avenger: 4 destroyed
: O: l w% M$ K- V; HSB2C Helldiver: 12 destroyed ' t# Q. c- h$ y: o- m2 n) k2 u% v! f
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Japanese Ships 9 D% l+ N7 H/ o) f6 H) }
CA Takao X3 O8 W5 k* s- F
CA Atago
* [6 d2 {0 ]( h- T+ K. NCA Maya : X2 k% d% V# D" w& L G7 @
CA Chokai
$ Z/ }# L9 O3 }/ FCA Myoko + i: ?0 a p2 \4 Z0 a) U$ m
CA Haguro
! ]; i& A9 v$ A# [( {CA Nachi
# v+ _* k4 L- L+ f* h$ Q2 G: lCA Ashigara ' h3 a K' y4 N" a2 I' q: i( W9 Z
DD Tamanami / V; Y5 s# s# \: x( G- ~/ ^% O$ j
DD Suzunami
: T* A2 N- B' K* m9 c% L BDD Kuroshio
8 r4 j1 _# V: y8 F6 ~2 EDD Oyashio 1 i/ b. @7 s5 t" j- q- }
DD Natsushio 3 r, M; }7 @' [6 ^! S+ j" M
# ]! p- N& c0 L. a. TAllied Ships 9 U7 P7 f* w3 J0 d1 p; X2 g; M
CV Franklin, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
% ^- q6 _( y$ P* O; }% wDE Whitman, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
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( v; ]+ d! f: V4 Z# eNight Time Surface Combat, near Namorik at 79,83 1 ?- I: M' v6 m2 u7 U9 i, e9 V
( V8 h( ]' e. a& ZJapanese Ships ! k' b7 r1 r- A8 w! U/ z( h/ M
CA Aoba 2 M, q( y1 D) j4 @, n9 H, s1 X+ J7 b% i
CA Kinugasa : Z% @9 c& d, l2 \6 n9 O0 O
CA Furutaka
) i1 h- X/ b5 A+ v% q" w* SCA Kako 0 e# \ v& H/ }, p' [
CL Abukuma
6 o1 Z7 E5 B- A! d; sCL Kuma ) o0 Y& v+ t4 G8 ~$ b" L' {
CL Tama
& }; W, A3 |( t1 _# d" F; K4 RCL Kiso
l, g( t% _5 b$ e6 jCL Yubari
, @' @- o# x+ qDD Kiyonami
; J0 ]! s5 w) u! k# x' dDD Yukikaze
# [+ x4 q0 X5 |) k* E0 B7 [6 d2 pDD Isokaze ; D; r& I- t$ y
DD Shiranuhi 0 \/ e" E+ C4 Q8 o# ^
DD Arashi 3 ^! a$ _$ t. e2 d4 [
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, B+ A1 ?2 b5 ] ]) vAO Schuylkill, Shell hits 30, and is sunk 2 l @. f2 C4 C& n+ V/ O
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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:
: ]: ~5 n& L, s/ PDay Air attack on TF at 79,84 7 z9 M" g) s1 o' |7 U
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Japanese aircraft , m) R* X/ s, T# x8 t' W1 |
A6M5 Zeke x 5
, h& k( ~! X! A, b0 \# o- a: U1 RB6N Jill x 8 & q- w% Z2 b( \. u3 w1 _6 p
G3M Nell x 3 1 e. z0 f9 v8 X$ {8 d- t( @
G4M2 Betty x 31 3 b/ B+ N2 I; i8 E* h: S7 g) }
P1Y Frances x 9 8 k6 r7 C% M' S0 V
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 45 $ ?9 L% X* Z$ M9 R5 j# d
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 3 " C% W3 Y) ^6 B
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 14 ; H2 _; `6 ?' W1 n. K8 `& [& H0 i
6 f! X5 ^5 H* B! Z) N- |" R% T6 ^5 GJapanese aircraft losses 9 Q9 Z" m, H3 F$ x. L3 z3 b8 r B
G4M2 Betty: 1 damaged
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) y! d% R: H& F9 KAllied Ships
) w! R# }4 ?1 @: A' XCVL Independence, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
1 F& Y; o, u1 y7 NCV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
+ ]- [/ u X K# \1 u* }( p/ GCV 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. & ~* V$ }$ T9 j$ E" V3 }9 e
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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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