AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/08/44 ; a1 h; B2 {8 c! W/ y- s8 f
- X1 W0 |+ S) \% v) W, I: |: @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: # {0 v: {8 |3 Q$ Q2 _$ O0 |) D
) M8 n! ^, t$ {% M& j/ s2 ]8 e8 UNight Time Surface Combat at 77,81
( f) `) a) D2 }4 b8 RAllied aircraft g+ B! A* L7 Y3 t
no flights
" b) L% ]0 B% C) @/ fAllied aircraft losses 5 {, o/ g# S% q4 x+ M. \
SOC-3 Seagull: 6 destroyed
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6 k' F7 ^) m" g! g$ k5 E+ Y5 sJapanese Ships ; ]) C* X+ t9 _
BB Mutsu
# c% D# H/ W" KBB Yamato
6 b+ t6 s5 _6 q- |: IBB Fuso : Z# f/ ~* A/ ^6 h
BB Yamashiro - C) @5 h) E+ @( Y' i
CL Tatsuta
$ M2 Q2 X [; V; iDD Tanikaze 9 v& J, Z# }! F; p: p+ a
DD Fubuki
# i) k E* v' l7 n1 x* w6 pDD Shinonome ! u8 m' r. \: R) ?0 k
DD Usugumo
# ^# P% ^" J! _DD Shirakumo
6 i+ w. p# W t5 D* e) zDD Isonami
/ P# H O0 q2 z1 ^3 c+ aDD Hatsuyuki
& J9 S1 F$ d$ a* r. VDD Uranami
) m% f: C3 e* U0 }DD Akebono
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B% r9 G4 d$ s a, i: r% oAllied Ships
0 p) a+ p3 `6 {0 W( }/ uCL San Francisco, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage
0 ?8 q/ N) Z; BCA Astoria, Shell hits 23, and is sunk
6 y, Q/ I: k2 E$ `* q! XCL Hobart, Shell hits 21, and is sunk
8 b$ \& r) N' Y- C8 f' M) {CA Concord, Shell hits 29, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk - u% k. t! ?6 e" s* t) Y, S) W9 f
DE Stadtfeld, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
( J' d$ V' S: D1 pDE Harold C. Thomas, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk - S) P( c; r; B$ @8 p- C* ~4 Y
DE Tisdale
! q l/ F, m: e
$ s5 y) t' S/ N5 fNight Time Surface Combat at 78,83 4 p/ X1 G. w% w5 O
5 p. _: s; i, L6 v
Allied aircraft 7 F. S& D, F& ]* ^# o Z, _
no flights ; I* d" O) j+ D4 i( F/ U: R. l. P
! g) r+ M* w5 Z X9 xAllied aircraft losses
% A: G7 D" b8 p3 b2 K3 N& dSOC-3 Seagull: 1 destroyed
4 w4 e* A2 [$ b' Q! F* ]2 C7 g8 B0 r! i
Japanese Ships
% y$ ~% T- h1 }' x. g+ \3 h, ECA Takao, Shell hits 1 ! l z5 A0 W* \6 w) q3 Q, v
CA Atago, Shell hits 2 3 G7 |6 p( Q, H
CA Maya, Shell hits 2 : I/ P, V% i: q3 s& C+ X
CA Chokai 5 f% `! G+ U3 \8 O
CA Myoko 4 y3 P7 N; |: Z. C
CA Haguro
. q, h! d* ` n& X% fCA Nachi, Shell hits 1 / p) u! B% e) O3 [
CA Ashigara, Shell hits 1 ; R9 U) C T4 _7 x2 ?! O
DD Yugumo, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage ) y% l! j4 c) r5 ~; G7 w* f
DD Tamanami " B4 r" u2 F* q6 P4 R% H
DD Suzunami 5 \" ?$ g& {% F9 S" K. m5 X/ X
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1 / H& ?" q+ @3 F
DD Oyashio
& x2 w% B1 A& S4 B+ ~9 t8 u! N A' cDD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Allied Ships
9 X- N5 e# F/ i9 VCVE Santee
, s, m7 t7 F9 m7 kCVE Manila Bay ) e7 M; l* U* v
CVE Natoma Bay
0 y$ |+ e) I0 q3 V$ G6 y" MCVE Gambier Bay
0 V6 c- j9 [, GCVE Nehenta Bay
( {$ A& M J- Q2 q+ ACVE Ommaney Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire & L, L _, ?4 z0 C& ~. i% Y
CL Montpelier, Shell hits 3 , E) }* l" p* ^9 O" N- p
CL Mobile, Shell hits 25, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
6 W$ [5 M8 L- m/ h/ RCA Salt Lake City
6 E& e0 y; f. u4 k3 XDD Ammen # T( U# D4 N3 T# F
DD Anthony, Shell hits 1 2 F& f" O3 x; K: B' [' r
DD Aulick, Shell hits 1
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83 4 [; _# }- s6 l. B
! A" v( R2 o7 K* YJapanese Ships
4 A! X/ U2 U; {8 d2 o9 ICA Takao, Shell hits 1
+ E7 d) F8 B2 [4 }CA Atago ) c8 m* C; l5 H1 Q5 L/ @$ K/ [
CA Maya / w6 C4 `( [5 u/ v3 W& q
CA Chokai
; `# {+ e& d9 Y0 M8 k0 ~CA Myoko * i3 f4 T$ \7 p! a! ~3 {6 Q& ^
CA Haguro " J# J- j5 a H8 z# K8 B
CA Nachi
2 |' w, K/ r, ]6 l* e6 hCA Ashigara
; e4 o- M* ]* J \DD Yugumo, on fire, heavy damage & Z( G) X% |3 D- M* g, D
DD Tamanami + |, H7 ]5 _7 U) U9 {$ z/ o2 C4 R' R
DD Suzunami
/ D$ Y1 h3 a, LDD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1 / W+ W: i& p1 J4 D" _
DD Oyashio 6 }9 |/ X; @4 h/ _, l0 s" ~
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Allied Ships * `6 \. g, @, b- l; J
CVE Petrof Bay
! L1 g& C4 E* O/ }5 l p. eCVE Savo Island
# g5 s: B# |; c) [8 ?2 a( HCVE Rudyerd Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire ) v$ b% \# _% x ^: D
CVE St. Lo / y' n3 L, y5 t8 L
CVE Kadashan Bay
9 Y/ g s5 B) _4 PCVE Saginaw Bay
8 |8 X% ^6 i" E) C; G+ F) F3 qCVE Long Island 6 A: d, A: t% j; x4 h+ J
CA Vincennes 3 M5 B5 `- O( `" L# E
CA Wichita 1 L K+ p# v' @+ D9 U# U
CA Boston " ^% Z5 S T0 M8 m7 u
CL Boise ) ^1 z4 l9 A; ~3 _' h: p/ N- e8 v- \
DE Bangust c( K( l! ^( O4 t
DE Baron, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
+ E% Y q8 {4 l cDE Levy . J: x+ t+ f) T- X! S5 k
DE McConnell
1 s% h' M8 F% u8 E+ B: t) o
/ F' l) ]# r3 F( A: K9 D& U
: Z: g% N* E2 U1 _Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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! w$ T9 R' ^# {! [# P c+ ]Allied aircraft
. R7 \7 V. W, l% U) Bno flights ; u8 {' I& x5 Y: I( s# D
7 y; }( P9 Z+ \. Q8 |8 iAllied aircraft losses
- W( o3 p0 _& z* h# HFM-2 Wildcat: 11 destroyed
" P- V9 J, h% k1 dTBM Avenger: 1 destroyed
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Japanese Ships & j. D! ] F3 D% m' F7 R
CA Tone 8 b6 s' B# h( o
CA Chikuma
& Q- t# n" {( Y D! D& A7 c1 s+ vCL Nagara, Shell hits 1 + w8 \% _. Y, y% Y
CL Isuzu , o- b* d% a% H9 e- y F
CL Natori # @9 o8 J3 B7 ? y% |
CL Yura
- B6 {2 s1 Z" G# J) I) q( gCL Kitakami
% o, q% w$ v- e( g* MCL Oi
: ]+ S8 Y5 ^! PDD Shimakaze ; i" b/ v1 q" r/ p! t- u
DD Fujinami, Shell hits 1
1 Y8 E* {) K) e( T, {DD Kishinami : `$ T; D# I3 i& P/ N% c/ ?
DD Hamanami , e" |! }6 ?- p0 L; Q$ u( a
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
# F2 y& w6 J. Q; B! PDD Maikaze 5 a- j& C# w' C1 f) E
& n' ~* k! \% i3 d, G! ~Allied Ships
j. ^0 ^* i; s) UCVE Prince William 3 m, W9 f4 w( J6 X/ L
CVE Barnes, Shell hits 2 & s0 `7 Y6 ~% x! s" d' o
CVE Anzio, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
2 f7 G# N* E8 [CVE Liscome Bay, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
# ?/ K8 l3 ~0 i. v) K. T1 U- `DE Bebas, Shell hits 8, and is sunk * q9 K6 N& B5 ^9 Q3 ~3 w
DE Brackett, Shell hits 1 4 A5 g: r8 r! R/ }1 P3 Y, V% C$ o' [
DE Cabana, Shell hits 13, and is sunk % ?! r0 l$ i9 j/ }3 O1 ~
DE Canfield, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
3 m4 y3 y" h2 _$ fDE Carlson, Shell hits 1, on fire 1 g& _& u% V J ~. {
AO Brazos
0 k& F3 f& ?, l# t Q5 v5 t, zAO Kanawha ! G8 r8 A7 j3 H( C* ^1 u
AO Neches, Shell hits 1 3 \* a+ u( t; |
AO Tappahanock & z. \. I+ a9 X- n. F1 d r7 o! t
AO Suamico 1 A# B/ p( @$ g. b" G
AO Millicoma & V2 k8 p1 p' u3 a1 y
AO Saranac 0 ? z3 P* t; Z0 T/ z, r5 W
AO Saugatuck
( h7 u2 X& }/ i4 M m2 ]: f+ W7 xAE Pyro
; k9 q+ A; j/ A8 `AE Henry L. Hoyt ( o6 d7 d# | F8 Y+ b
7 Q/ \& u I* B" s( ^4 J- G) H
3 _, R, X& \" v3 R0 L7 b' fNight Time Surface Combat at 78,84 / i# x; a5 i6 \+ p" q! b4 o
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Japanese Ships
+ f0 ?2 K0 p6 Z! \* ^CA Tone
n$ O, f4 f# }; H/ V2 E) t8 ?CA Chikuma 3 x5 w# b2 v# D0 f6 n
CL Nagara ; a/ A0 }5 r, I9 M/ Z
CL Isuzu . l; T4 A L$ n. B
CL Natori
( A' ?6 T$ N9 r* T1 FCL Yura . u5 m0 |8 j2 t5 n6 q3 c5 h
CL Kitakami
- W% w: @7 @# g9 ^6 [3 WCL Oi / F3 ?. d# b* e
DD Shimakaze ; R9 h; Z4 I; X M
DD Fujinami $ X% l, k# T4 @0 k$ G9 f& F! `; g
DD Kishinami
! S& @$ m0 |5 W Z8 g$ t- ^' ODD Hamanami ! d* ]( L; `$ v1 S9 I/ ]# b
DD Hayashio
B0 l# U% ]) k4 qDD Maikaze * [% H1 n4 z" h
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Allied Ships 9 }, Q, P7 V+ z- p
DE Samuel S. Miles, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk ) e3 `% i4 s3 |6 ]
DE Osterhaus, Shell hits 50, and is sunk
: c8 W/ P5 w' G0 W, e/ ^5 PDE Parks, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ( ~; g! Q6 W5 i2 w; O' {
DE Riddle, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ) d$ }7 ]7 K+ \1 s+ O. ~/ l
AO Cache
3 G) n# y/ O8 ^AO Schuylkill, Shell hits 7, on fire , m% C/ e, A4 A; \, N" x! v
AO Cossatot
' d4 J1 g/ i5 I* FAO Chepachet
# |" f% ~4 @0 o( y/ b1 rAE Jacob Riis, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 0 ?4 j6 G. B' ]! u( E1 x
AE John P. Gaines, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 8 A4 E( n- R! H
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4 U9 |; {, Q0 s& e VNight Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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Japanese Ships * l) K. I5 Z9 W# [
CA Tone
* B, e/ Z7 N" m2 V; g4 XCA Chikuma
5 y9 A* @" l) W) A) c" V6 ^CL Nagara, Shell hits 3, on fire
0 S5 q0 F) a7 `, K5 L7 @) y7 nCL Isuzu $ |0 @6 T+ p* Y: D+ ^& o: _
CL Natori
. N0 v) [0 p/ cCL Yura, Shell hits 1, on fire ) C( J7 r+ u" f X. M D
CL Kitakami
" O, V! }2 O0 ]% B% x* n) g6 o' z! XCL Oi, Shell hits 1
! K L/ z# ?7 N/ Y3 ^) E( PDD Shimakaze 5 i; d P8 R9 U: m- J5 x% K
DD Fujinami ) W5 L4 m; W" v6 x. }
DD Kishinami 5 ?( O, R& h+ n' u" u I1 f
DD Hamanami
7 j: @; f( q: i4 Y6 Y1 }DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
. r3 W+ t2 x" s# _- GDD Maikaze, Shell hits 1 1 n" Z- [# K% J+ Y/ H
: _" ?( R7 Q$ A; U, `Allied Ships
3 n5 L3 i( f& k: x4 [0 }! R, U @CV Hornet ( Z R7 j3 I* _/ i6 l! v+ I$ l
CV Intrepid, Shell hits 1, on fire % H& X6 E7 |/ }9 [" w6 R6 }
CVL Princeton / f" a% @- q. X( {
CVL Belleau Wood, Shell hits 1 ' X7 C/ c8 W) V5 ?' q" @8 X. F
CVL Cowpens `' S% B( I1 _8 T
CL Chicago
3 C, m- [: s1 |CL Cleveland + x; i+ o8 I4 ^: d# o+ g7 p+ s
CL Columbia 9 v4 U, o5 T- k: ?$ e/ o& f
CA Pensacola & x- H! G0 L& u6 `
CA Raleigh, Shell hits 2 / ?' d) ~6 N8 p
DD Boyd - L7 r# { m6 c, r+ m1 A
DD Bradford - o. e9 ?3 L& }4 W; ^5 H
DD Brownson, Shell hits 1 2 _! U# D+ P) C% r; o
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This last USN CVTF was then caght by KB: # O( F7 s+ V, M4 M) ]
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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Japanese aircraft ( s, c0 o0 ^! _
A6M5 Zeke x 33
; k, C% o# @8 ?1 GD3A Val x 7
2 o1 R3 P! b/ g" gD4Y Judy x 123 . M; h2 y+ K% J) u' M2 u$ r# f
B5N Kate x 35 % Z* O7 K; r$ ], o8 `
B6N Jill x 67 6 b, `: Q4 e7 P- e( H
$ I6 G0 Y) c! T+ y" z1 T" GAllied aircraft ' v9 H) \2 _# n @
F6F Hellcat x 3 . U* p0 ]- x# b
7 y/ a H6 ?* L" ~! S v2 h+ l
Japanese aircraft losses 4 E9 T% y* x p% C& @
A6M5 Zeke: 3 destroyed
- A4 P( y' u% ZD3A Val: 3 destroyed , _! c& ^$ l: v8 N6 c9 B
D4Y Judy: 14 destroyed, 22 damaged
# x& s7 N( _ a: a5 o6 ?7 }B5N Kate: 4 destroyed, 18 damaged * v h+ `( H' ]: a8 S0 ?
B6N Jill: 7 destroyed, 21 damaged * e7 Q1 i1 k* l& L: B7 u
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Allied aircraft losses
! l2 a* J: ], K" r2 N0 K6 ~! PF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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7 d. u% n+ w) f/ Q: ]* [Allied Ships
0 _# Q l2 @$ }+ fCV Intrepid, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage - A, V7 [6 {* Q7 F, Z, s8 {
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 2, on fire + @# ^1 b5 q- L7 ^; m4 @$ p
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
3 O7 ]5 c9 q# {* ^$ KCVL Princeton, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
. C% i G5 z( sCVL Cowpens, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
. u: K% K* C& Z C! e; M) m$ e0 c9 G9 HCL Cleveland, Torpedo hits 1
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! m, L# k9 P4 Y3 ^4 m/ }And then by LBA:
9 P4 a# {4 w" j# g' q% MDay Air attack on TF at 80,84
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Japanese aircraft
0 V: L, {2 y1 C5 M& I qA6M5 Zeke x 16
4 \$ W8 Q% x) L6 F- Z5 B2 ED3A Val x 14
6 f& C/ o# j* N. n9 _D4Y Judy x 38 8 n) q: ?2 `$ A7 N7 b8 l
B5N Kate x 24 + J5 Z+ L. N1 L% E7 h+ j9 Q, H/ y
B6N Jill x 3 ' F8 R5 q! G$ G2 q
G3M Nell x 9 ) u" p# l. q# O/ K$ M, g
G4M2 Betty x 49 : d& r, T$ A& n$ X( i
P1Y Frances x 20 0 x0 _1 b% Y4 r% @$ k" G# v
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 51 : I" p$ c. I: i
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5 " V$ M. i& E4 \6 j$ ~- c- Z
9 n2 G) V* ]: ^1 T, C+ V$ t- Q
Allied aircraft / R# v0 D; x2 [$ Q- o
no flights + y0 v$ @: _# `
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Japanese aircraft losses
0 }3 J0 B6 B, K H' aG3M Nell: 1 damaged
0 K0 V5 `/ ~9 g- x" f7 Z4 dG4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged
4 g( G, \. f$ v" {, s% XP1Y Frances: 3 damaged / U; t* ^6 A1 h& E, ^4 R
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed
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. e# g6 j3 J, Y0 v1 E6 e CAllied aircraft losses 3 g3 P |! v9 ^; H9 |# p" K9 F
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed 0 Y1 X" D2 N/ h0 f' T
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Allied Ships / w5 X4 X# k k/ H
CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage P3 J1 U! _2 ^! M# v$ x) q
CA Raleigh
3 c5 j) b k0 u" lCVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 5 f% ^9 t# C. L% ^* w$ [0 T
CVL Cowpens, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 1 _) ?+ P% y/ O8 Z* l7 A* i9 G
CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage . D8 ~/ P" ^0 ]* B3 w
CL Cleveland, Bomb hits 1
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* f: \3 s0 J% d- l) ?Secodary strike:
' p6 G8 l9 r P, w% q# ~. x# yDay Air attack on TF at 80,84 ; k+ W3 e0 q2 w# ]
' W$ n* _+ \0 y" }+ a, nJapanese aircraft
, V' O( @8 Y% C( I# BA6M5 Zeke x 7
. E4 g* ?# c4 f3 Y2 |) zD4Y Judy x 36
D& K, Q$ S: `8 f& tB5N Kate x 5
" ^* k5 |# @* d9 R& jB6N Jill x 8 5 m/ E2 [ h' A8 k/ Z5 O
( ? O7 ^2 K' ?% k- AAllied aircraft ! l p/ S# i6 b9 m" C3 X/ N3 _, C
no flights
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$ |, J* K/ j" A9 Q; i% h; M4 bJapanese aircraft losses
" a8 g. @, X+ aB5N Kate: 2 damaged : u7 G) L% G5 A' X
* P' w. G7 V6 Z# `- r NAllied aircraft losses 8 c$ t3 X4 [& d
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed : `6 }4 B1 K: x4 X$ b( N9 Z
* z0 ^6 u9 r* z0 gAllied Ships + X3 i; x. F8 p! E6 {& N
CV Intrepid, on fire, heavy damage
! }$ b$ h( d, U u, Q# C# jCVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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. m* l3 ^; F* s& x5 M) ~4 LAnd this one fails to find any more targets:
4 I8 _, K) B' O& O5 fDay Air attack on TF at 80,84 , P, r& D: n: m! @2 g4 K
8 A& H9 ~: h/ [( Z! j( y' |% t& [5 \Japanese aircraft : j5 [: g! W/ p7 b( `9 F* f1 W9 E; P
A6M5 Zeke x 3 / j9 U! n; d6 L9 k
D4Y Judy x 14
8 B3 r- D- E! |' j& zB6N Jill x 11
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No Japanese losses / Q: c T% S: I: e$ }# s& K7 {
- m5 V, u9 H- iLBA Jills:
, |2 ~9 E& Q3 E& H9 m1 E& gDay Air attack on TF at 77,83
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Japanese aircraft
/ Q2 ~1 K. ?3 B, G6 o' vB6N Jill x 8
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No Japanese losses
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Allied Ships
r. d* k6 p" k+ I4 |& Z* bCV Bunker Hill, on fire, heavy damage
- p* X% i- {6 A. ^CV Wasp, on fire, heavy damage
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& f! e: F5 E0 n% b. U/ ~7 RAfternoon phase saw KB clouded in so LBA from Kusiae did all the work: ! u% l. B# E7 M8 O
Day Air attack on TF at 79,85
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% S4 E( F) a$ M8 A9 ]# d& HJapanese aircraft
- S4 J4 I7 W* Z. r, f& HG3M Nell x 7
0 i6 I' g% P( D& fG4M2 Betty x 38 : Z" e2 z' ^ G
P1Y Frances x 14
- ? M: I7 X" V+ oKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 46 2 _0 i. I$ W/ v6 |
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5
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! `8 f0 J- ~: i; xAllied aircraft
0 Q6 l8 ^# T; K" X& ~" uFM-2 Wildcat x 12 - y& O$ [. X, K& H( I. `$ t' K
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Japanese aircraft losses # l. }4 P9 K) B" b: L) `
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged ' [7 g# m" e i
G4M2 Betty: 5 destroyed, 28 damaged ; s. X; q2 E& W7 A2 @) l
P1Y Frances: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged 1 K( ?' _3 U& A0 [& X* p
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged & M1 V4 p) ~& s7 ?- p+ i( @0 K
, s* i! P8 o5 y( T8 n4 d MAllied aircraft losses 9 d" \; i# w# R* p2 }' `
FM-2 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
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Allied Ships 3 r# {* C2 Z, @, ^! Z
CVE Savo Island
6 o- l1 I8 v( k6 ]# n OCVE St. Lo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
; T X3 z4 j4 }# d8 I: ]( \: z; iCVE Kadashan Bay, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
_+ i T9 H( o/ F# VCVE Petrof Bay
& R8 j2 A, z0 D Y# [CVE Saginaw Bay, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
% T3 U4 a) [) z" y1 iCVE Long Island
" d3 P/ m6 R3 ?, }/ a; xCVE Rudyerd Bay + [' J: M; \" ]
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Jills are more successful this time:
+ ^: v) q1 d1 qDay Air attack on TF at 77,83
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Japanese aircraft 7 o6 T5 j8 B, x y' @! p+ Q4 I
B6N Jill x 8 ! | S/ o0 y" d6 {# V
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No Japanese losses ; _$ J) Y& T% }9 X/ |2 n! J
' D6 c6 u$ h5 vAllied Ships
# x- }' d5 {+ a) _4 N7 WCVL 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: 2 s. U; b+ U6 h
Last two sufrace actions find the crippled Franklin and an AO:
* d2 | _ T+ ?4 k8 DNight Time Surface Combat at 78,81 ! C" T/ M. ^" Y/ j" |
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Allied aircraft / Y6 p& X1 w: X' o1 A
no flights
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Allied aircraft losses $ h1 g) a5 g c9 _ J
TBM Avenger: 4 destroyed
9 F2 s* K V$ v- {5 v- v# M M9 | ZSB2C Helldiver: 12 destroyed 1 l+ x9 M! z$ s; V
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Japanese Ships , x8 ?0 v" V2 @, y* m4 ~
CA Takao
. O% @" T. @0 G) T% Z0 f- ECA Atago 5 |4 J9 Q: L- {& s) H6 r4 W' q
CA Maya
: [+ C* q8 W* B1 m4 [CA Chokai
3 R3 T; u/ _7 @+ HCA Myoko + i0 t9 z7 O4 m' e# s# \1 s
CA Haguro : w- H4 I6 }) n6 W+ y
CA Nachi 0 w- {, |2 c8 a
CA Ashigara
5 A1 Q% C1 T" L4 e. E: h- m6 x1 M3 h" L; j$ sDD Tamanami
V" O8 B% k2 S9 A' \% p: @DD Suzunami , T2 M1 V4 t" {+ v# J
DD Kuroshio
- M a) E9 ]* j; P7 qDD Oyashio
0 i' u5 q% d2 r: C9 tDD Natsushio
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" d$ b# }8 ?/ x7 L; T0 VAllied Ships - o3 l9 w/ `+ F. d) k! F6 D
CV Franklin, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
/ c9 O! l& W0 B; |2 pDE Whitman, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Namorik at 79,83 * I" c" ]3 M2 {7 ^
: w4 D% p G7 |0 [( AJapanese Ships 6 u$ T! q9 N7 N; p) G* G
CA Aoba , j* n$ T9 |. }; g
CA Kinugasa % g, W$ C0 a( u$ t% ~! {
CA Furutaka & e& r+ X3 y7 u
CA Kako
* Q* \8 P0 e$ `+ J8 ]. tCL Abukuma 6 l8 Y" T% _# I S8 v9 H) Q
CL Kuma
# b' O1 w2 A( m4 E# r8 ?7 h% NCL Tama
, z" F- {+ g5 p6 N) M% P [- FCL Kiso
9 q- Y* x0 Q# j& l$ Z5 {6 pCL Yubari
5 F2 C7 \: B! k" eDD Kiyonami ' s" O# [" ]8 `) W
DD Yukikaze
+ H( P, x$ p- J8 X' S$ _DD Isokaze / B9 M% T" M w2 k9 X
DD Shiranuhi : a1 i1 {2 j0 j! ^
DD Arashi
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Allied Ships
" M3 \+ J9 X* s6 s! iAO 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: 6 r c. \* j: v6 x, a9 z9 \$ n
Day Air attack on TF at 79,84
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7 q6 i6 p# P. b. _0 Q* @- [8 CJapanese aircraft - A1 f% m% j' q3 i; }8 ?$ ]
A6M5 Zeke x 5 , g$ x% A9 V+ N& J% M( L" S
B6N Jill x 8 % p. Q. x. w# }% Y5 \
G3M Nell x 3 ' t1 h8 J6 g o4 D- q( I8 d% Y
G4M2 Betty x 31
/ M' _( l. u: c3 e2 ~- dP1Y Frances x 9 2 ?3 n8 N3 d& F# s! a$ a
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 45
; n0 c0 ^! f) P( |" N9 ~Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 3
q8 D# @ R5 C& c0 \3 WKi-84-Ia Frank x 14
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! C( s* L6 a% F- i9 ?Japanese aircraft losses
& K1 l- `8 D J$ qG4M2 Betty: 1 damaged # f+ E0 ?' a0 q5 ?6 L: l
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CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
" U6 Q! S/ R4 W0 I- H* W: B6 M/ }3 PCV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage " a; V- z+ Q4 s& y
CV Illustrious, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage ' D$ I; a& v. Q: x$ z2 L8 P$ G% U4 d
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" |) u, m7 _6 }5 fThere, 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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