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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/08/44
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0 X8 J3 {1 h2 D7 v# I/ U/ XDay 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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Night Time Surface Combat at 77,81
1 V0 y: Y6 {" dAllied aircraft - x4 \7 g  t3 `! w& U
no flights
; V+ ?1 z# r* Q5 v: m% ZAllied aircraft losses 0 V( c% M# Q' V" f7 k1 E
SOC-3 Seagull: 6 destroyed
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! K( `  ?3 i& A  aJapanese Ships
( @0 I9 U! y3 d6 S6 |# XBB Mutsu * b8 f- t9 i9 h5 {" t/ d
BB Yamato
/ r( c1 O( w. z* H7 z3 |BB Fuso 3 A( U7 G6 T; h. d$ |
BB Yamashiro
4 B4 }  @) }9 A% ^* B0 XCL Tatsuta
3 Q- t# V$ L  g7 j: i0 kDD Tanikaze
2 O( c3 `! u1 Y/ V$ {/ B, U$ eDD Fubuki
# `, G6 h# Y% x3 k! m) ^# w: V9 [DD Shinonome
' I! E7 w4 z! s+ i" nDD Usugumo % K( X; u7 f( {4 \5 f, U
DD Shirakumo
; S; R9 c7 f$ |$ gDD Isonami 4 A$ B2 h, B2 R" B* D, `* z
DD Hatsuyuki
" G- v  C/ D# H: ?6 @DD Uranami + f# n' Q2 S6 J8 i/ ~6 i! G/ _
DD Akebono ; e, Q# C8 Z+ e
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Allied Ships . S7 V. ]& W/ {8 i6 h0 _) ?6 C
CL San Francisco, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage
* H& x( ^' N* C$ A# _7 t% TCA Astoria, Shell hits 23, and is sunk & U' _& w. L: t
CL Hobart, Shell hits 21, and is sunk / Z! x0 ]& F/ H( w/ |! C0 U
CA Concord, Shell hits 29, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk , m( P/ w" n2 A6 d8 P. N3 X
DE Stadtfeld, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
6 S- a" e5 }" d  a9 ^0 U# h: Q/ d: K6 iDE Harold C. Thomas, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 9 n; v0 |& l. L$ d6 `& i: c  x3 G+ }( Z
DE Tisdale & F4 {4 A3 r+ ^& L
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83 ! X4 A  P% Q. o2 e! ]5 E2 ?
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Allied aircraft # }% i* ^, \/ }7 e4 o; O- M1 O
no flights
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Allied aircraft losses ' @9 f8 |7 U$ V8 Z4 Y
SOC-3 Seagull: 1 destroyed 2 `; w0 Q- H# \" o
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Japanese Ships + M- q& s6 f) b( s
CA Takao, Shell hits 1 % D7 ^) ^7 P) `* V- g2 I
CA Atago, Shell hits 2 + G" s5 }; ?& I- P8 D. X& Z5 d
CA Maya, Shell hits 2 5 b/ s: L- k8 p! ]
CA Chokai
' ?. e/ d4 h) m' {4 p, ]! VCA Myoko
0 B/ ]" t9 ~% S; I0 z- t' l5 C0 nCA Haguro 8 J$ C7 h3 {/ I5 i# M
CA Nachi, Shell hits 1
7 l* R" h, e4 d9 H6 D1 ?CA Ashigara, Shell hits 1 1 m9 B+ c5 [' y7 c* m
DD Yugumo, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage . s0 k" g6 X/ u- D" k& S" e
DD Tamanami ! `6 |( A4 y5 }/ w" {
DD Suzunami
- `8 O- f& t6 J) TDD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1
) w& Y! J) f8 NDD Oyashio
) h2 W% ~0 ^! v% e+ q# E2 H3 nDD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire 3 f$ k0 b: R+ X; l% V

! H, R$ D- @: \) P$ w9 L5 _; D2 H& SAllied Ships ( R) [! A& R  l! y: T% P
CVE Santee 6 d% i$ q; L7 f" _4 l
CVE Manila Bay
3 A2 w9 {2 m4 x5 g: m, O# h& p1 LCVE Natoma Bay
' {& {* w. \7 q3 TCVE Gambier Bay
4 _% _) a# Z5 Z: n# A4 mCVE Nehenta Bay
: D( c+ P" u% P) ^# d( CCVE Ommaney Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire 9 D2 v3 u1 q) q, f( N/ C
CL Montpelier, Shell hits 3
+ |! J# ~9 b( a2 mCL Mobile, Shell hits 25, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk 3 F- c8 \" t3 \6 l
CA Salt Lake City 9 A# Q' r; u0 [* z8 O. S8 f
DD Ammen % x/ V  Z3 F3 o7 |! s: ^8 k! r
DD Anthony, Shell hits 1
% W4 Q" b$ G( T; YDD Aulick, Shell hits 1
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5 y8 h- I. P4 {: d# J! {Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83
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Japanese Ships ) N% _) h/ p, _1 c' }
CA Takao, Shell hits 1
, B& b( ~" n8 J7 P% i4 aCA Atago
0 ^  X4 p' X, BCA Maya
, q) |* ^) p4 iCA Chokai
) }  }( ~% C5 Q) n) P: ^CA Myoko
5 I" T0 g7 ^3 a! u* wCA Haguro
+ y8 e& b5 x1 M( n. t, M5 QCA Nachi 7 A" F' [4 l) d" q* n2 b
CA Ashigara 5 c& {1 i) X9 X
DD Yugumo, on fire, heavy damage
6 m# \, D5 s' Y+ t5 Q  |DD Tamanami
2 X% |* e! @3 M( A2 F$ N; iDD Suzunami
8 n5 d1 N2 w1 l9 ]# s  X! c) }DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1
3 |* i! i, l6 \7 A; |# R. q+ fDD Oyashio   U+ k9 U" }# U3 a
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire - k& {' b" \* h7 ~) X4 Q$ f; X
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Allied Ships
6 r! B  l/ H2 W+ t0 T5 ZCVE Petrof Bay 0 N% u; x' x* Q( J
CVE Savo Island
, y- d5 R7 C: t6 rCVE Rudyerd Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire # \' @- K6 T2 ?9 m
CVE St. Lo 7 ?' N( J+ T: f1 C
CVE Kadashan Bay
1 A* N- O) T" n! FCVE Saginaw Bay : T% V' u3 n4 j. e
CVE Long Island ; J# C, l" ]7 ~3 p: D
CA Vincennes + ^% n3 y' C+ E8 l  @8 @' M
CA Wichita " d7 M% H' X8 \2 U& F5 R8 s
CA Boston
& G% n. z! }1 N; H$ fCL Boise
  {" v+ [- Q# j* m+ i) I, J- @DE Bangust 5 J! i) l, m) E, d3 [6 \3 f
DE Baron, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
( P  u$ C; e3 R2 h4 ^DE Levy ; |% ?- p3 f1 Q: Z5 Y
DE McConnell
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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no flights
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Allied aircraft losses 6 \% U5 ?0 H7 H% M
FM-2 Wildcat: 11 destroyed - P( Y* W) \; R5 o# ?. k
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed
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- @: }) D+ f+ a' SJapanese Ships # k1 u0 z3 X+ ~; U) d) q" e5 L5 p
CA Tone 6 T7 V* X" d; S* F5 R5 n( G
CA Chikuma
2 Z) y2 d& P- M% m2 b* n  ]CL Nagara, Shell hits 1 # H# s3 `+ t1 T8 q, S" e/ b
CL Isuzu
! Z/ }0 z$ V: W2 F* k! B8 HCL Natori 4 C4 e4 I7 ?5 ?" ~+ l: j# x- v9 y
CL Yura ! v+ @+ b; }) z5 t" e# f! v2 l% t
CL Kitakami ; b& ]+ J1 K' `
CL Oi
& x  W6 l8 l) j+ c3 U5 v% UDD Shimakaze   O' y/ u5 D, b# m& D
DD Fujinami, Shell hits 1
  C  u. i( M- w  y2 t$ Z/ J. EDD Kishinami
2 w+ Z. c' `' \' j5 A$ DDD Hamanami
' X0 y4 t% \# e; l8 t+ @DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1 $ a# j" M) r: _7 e% D
DD Maikaze
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CVE Prince William
' T" v/ t0 `3 m  q1 `CVE Barnes, Shell hits 2
6 Q( B: E( F: o) E1 {& CCVE Anzio, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk ) A  ~# Z( c; O: g" P
CVE Liscome Bay, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk ' [; R4 X2 G% ]' `5 [& T, z3 _
DE Bebas, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
/ v( q2 ^- o+ Q+ K1 R: `/ q. EDE Brackett, Shell hits 1 $ n- h& F; e# C$ Q
DE Cabana, Shell hits 13, and is sunk ' Y* Y! `% H' v6 Q* P5 m
DE Canfield, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
5 a- o' a# h3 r! \% H; H) [DE Carlson, Shell hits 1, on fire
6 Y0 Q+ H  z) |7 x9 HAO Brazos # y; z: @/ d4 t; U3 M: H
AO Kanawha
. e2 p" Z6 }# K- g) T$ ^9 KAO Neches, Shell hits 1 2 m2 \6 v: W$ H1 Y6 K: b+ _8 k
AO Tappahanock : _/ W) z' _1 A2 ]( Z3 ~
AO Suamico
. I4 `  D2 s3 k& \5 G! t4 kAO Millicoma
" M3 f) C) `7 S  pAO Saranac
4 M: p  n  [9 L2 gAO Saugatuck % `' ?0 w6 F9 o7 z) u6 o: j
AE Pyro
6 G/ C- l3 J3 Q- n& }AE Henry L. Hoyt + W, r/ u$ ~9 o6 }

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# `1 {5 U" v7 v0 i. JNight Time Surface Combat at 78,84   }' E7 G9 \) g. A! L8 {% V
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Japanese Ships * E# e4 N8 @% o5 R- H) g
CA Tone . \  r) `) ~" n2 j+ v3 t- x) \
CA Chikuma
# m; J* y9 t: T  s4 }CL Nagara   [# L& n1 E* O
CL Isuzu
+ Y  P: L* G- d( l- j, F! ?4 {CL Natori
8 c7 o5 x) }* p2 U; OCL Yura
. u% I' c0 w. P( @4 PCL Kitakami 9 a8 i2 V! g# l; n) J7 L
CL Oi
0 V* @" L/ W/ r/ v. RDD Shimakaze ! L5 Z5 S( T8 a4 ^1 B% E' q
DD Fujinami , k( Q, `9 I- ]) D2 _; W( X$ v$ l
DD Kishinami   h7 U( Z: B4 W# q
DD Hamanami
1 G' ]; T' f) K9 [, u2 KDD Hayashio
* \+ x8 q5 L' }* G( D3 `DD Maikaze 0 \8 b% x- S6 L/ r% I/ m9 q) \
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Allied Ships + }* l2 E, b. Y) ]% ?
DE Samuel S. Miles, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
5 t. I( p' i" wDE Osterhaus, Shell hits 50, and is sunk
) ~4 Y5 d$ f1 ^; s$ cDE Parks, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
& O0 K# P; S- b* {4 ~DE Riddle, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage & S8 T! _( d( L
AO Cache ; ~2 M0 {1 I5 e9 h  c/ P1 b
AO Schuylkill, Shell hits 7, on fire
* x( c% I; F/ K* _5 K+ e  T- E. iAO Cossatot   f9 `; u# X* m! ~; Q
AO Chepachet ! b' P5 D' }! a! }- j1 C
AE Jacob Riis, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
5 N. A# s+ I1 y6 x7 H' ~: BAE John P. Gaines, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84 2 U% ]% D; R; @  o& v" L
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Japanese Ships 3 ]/ D7 I8 y* k5 x
CA Tone
; J& ]( s) z0 r# ]6 TCA Chikuma
/ c  ?( E1 ~6 p# |* SCL Nagara, Shell hits 3, on fire
) F& S# l6 n  |1 G  g- }4 C" I3 lCL Isuzu , P/ b6 E, [9 n* T
CL Natori
: ~/ c' w, F5 [! x% G$ LCL Yura, Shell hits 1, on fire
& ~: N) a  t9 Q  E- K! `CL Kitakami
' [% C9 g: V. iCL Oi, Shell hits 1
9 Y, W5 M4 k' R+ h6 ?4 A) X7 MDD Shimakaze 9 k' M0 y. a! t8 z& s
DD Fujinami
* W/ x' R  G  @+ Q2 K2 E0 UDD Kishinami 4 ]: g( x9 D6 n9 J) }) z9 T
DD Hamanami " G1 ]3 [8 j0 u2 }2 [8 ^
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1   j* w4 W" E8 R9 v1 M
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 1 & ^/ J( \) K$ O5 A& y
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Allied Ships : d# N3 |4 Y- @  j: \9 @8 A. c
CV Hornet
3 ?" u# u6 d% B1 q5 ?8 wCV Intrepid, Shell hits 1, on fire ' E0 n# |1 c8 f" y
CVL Princeton
9 H' X; s  `0 L; U; u+ K: v) FCVL Belleau Wood, Shell hits 1 + H) }2 V+ N, |& L
CVL Cowpens 2 F6 J1 H1 {4 x
CL Chicago . E4 ]0 t) |" b- U: S9 H
CL Cleveland
. _$ L* H4 [+ n7 d# e0 T: r7 pCL Columbia
( N% d2 h2 d6 |CA Pensacola - c' r3 j; P6 g. Z* T% n
CA Raleigh, Shell hits 2 4 q' A$ m1 j7 G2 J! A
DD Boyd
2 F$ e5 P5 @2 S" x/ z9 ODD Bradford
* D- _& i; {( ^% V9 a9 iDD Brownson, Shell hits 1
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8 C! D$ y2 N* c- KThis last USN CVTF was then caght by KB: 9 J9 {7 S: {# V/ o8 F' S8 e0 S
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84 ' y# r* T9 u: q

1 }3 `2 D2 p& F. HJapanese aircraft 4 C# K6 u1 p. u/ Z3 m" t
A6M5 Zeke x 33
/ ~4 `6 N) C- l3 e( X% H8 \D3A Val x 7 ; N7 [' f( {+ |9 \! I. M4 o' u
D4Y Judy x 123 - Q1 J; `  U% Q, c1 P! m
B5N Kate x 35
) a: U" a: M+ n; N9 o8 uB6N Jill x 67
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Allied aircraft * w; b8 N& C3 u( z, y( [- U
F6F Hellcat x 3 7 `/ ^; O" r' }2 n4 k; _# c) x( `
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Japanese aircraft losses
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- S& I9 Q- D1 F# H  \/ ^D3A Val: 3 destroyed / x# j! D8 ~1 \0 t+ J5 e( o
D4Y Judy: 14 destroyed, 22 damaged
6 ]+ _2 N: G6 H# B& A2 @; L  k- _B5N Kate: 4 destroyed, 18 damaged
+ Q0 s  R- c; Q6 f3 W. g3 OB6N Jill: 7 destroyed, 21 damaged
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F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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6 k" {  }* V2 N& @CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
% h% i" h/ b3 {; o2 {7 oCVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 2, on fire 0 E1 x* u- t. J9 O6 H0 z
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
& G. @  r& b  \8 I4 u; fCVL Princeton, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
$ ]* I5 y; G* }CVL Cowpens, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
  J4 d9 j* R1 B! t! z. ]' uCL Cleveland, Torpedo hits 1
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And then by LBA: 8 \, ^+ W2 l( |/ f4 W
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84 $ j, ?) w2 V2 X0 o+ Y, p
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Japanese aircraft 4 i- K- J7 F4 x3 O0 ?
A6M5 Zeke x 16   p) p8 L! z9 R+ d! u' U  u
D3A Val x 14
2 Z2 \8 K) t# T" mD4Y Judy x 38 1 `5 L! E5 S: o
B5N Kate x 24
& z  \8 Q' k: p+ u  bB6N Jill x 3 * G( D0 y% ^& u0 ^9 c  ?6 b
G3M Nell x 9
) h4 c; _0 {3 q& yG4M2 Betty x 49 # f4 V- {2 H; ^+ J( l* M
P1Y Frances x 20 6 g$ i. }0 T$ |6 s  D  h4 i
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 51 . x/ Z: N9 x# L/ S0 T
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5
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no flights
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# l; M: I; y+ [% IJapanese aircraft losses ; T* Z; @2 a0 |  f% ]' s
G3M Nell: 1 damaged
$ m9 \: a. S6 W5 A$ _+ Q8 m% W2 f2 EG4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged   }0 h+ B2 e. ?1 k: C
P1Y Frances: 3 damaged
- b0 H& E* z$ e0 F2 i3 FKi-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed . t" W: }2 ~* k7 |& ~' G
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Allied aircraft losses ; P. n1 q/ B( ^1 \0 V' M8 Q
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed / {. Y; {/ F) S: M

, c* `4 g' @; a6 G1 E/ lAllied Ships
; [  D' c3 s2 A6 L1 F% R7 HCV Intrepid, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
" i/ n: l: W1 G' x1 eCA Raleigh 9 L/ n& n2 S7 p2 Q5 k6 G
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
  j! r# O: C6 q% SCVL Cowpens, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
0 j! u% m; I) B: h7 ]CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
* P5 ?( z9 t  \; w& uCL Cleveland, Bomb hits 1 " ]9 m. Z% t7 ^! w6 X- T, Y
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Secodary strike: * X* |3 l$ I. h
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84 . r: ?' f& _) u1 Q
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Japanese aircraft
! @( ?9 B4 N: V  d  @A6M5 Zeke x 7
2 ^) P2 L, C' q: m! CD4Y Judy x 36
2 ?4 M  P. r7 k) S) F9 x1 {B5N Kate x 5 ! ~* c- a! L$ k% M
B6N Jill x 8
9 p: k$ d* ]( s3 l$ Y4 [. ^/ J% q; s  S6 z/ [' \$ y& q
Allied aircraft ! f0 F8 F0 R2 |  q/ Z0 ~
no flights ' W  U! V! J4 L* }' Y' Y

+ A; Z9 X7 {' V+ ]9 Q2 W, v( FJapanese aircraft losses * n, [$ h$ `; l# F. |
B5N Kate: 2 damaged
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2 x; n! a  `  e# B9 E) \3 @) }Allied aircraft losses
( e" E+ e. j- ^5 w' RF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed 5 C- p/ @  V: f: k+ b
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Allied Ships 1 `- F! U4 O+ t* @' L. J
CV Intrepid, on fire, heavy damage * ?! I0 W& l, F) T4 Z6 M
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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And this one fails to find any more targets: $ j& [7 T8 P0 E0 t9 U) J- p
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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Japanese aircraft
8 N6 H6 P) q# q) R0 HA6M5 Zeke x 3 ! p8 W7 M4 X, S  p( G
D4Y Judy x 14 - q$ _" b, V3 o9 K- s4 N
B6N Jill x 11 . N" c. k; u. n0 I( p: B( t
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No Japanese losses
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LBA Jills:
7 ^8 \8 Y4 m* CDay Air attack on TF at 77,83 . d0 N- J+ k/ j! Y; w
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Japanese aircraft
% X0 M! P( Z" M% N4 a* yB6N Jill x 8 ! F; u0 n0 N: Q& u% S) ]
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No Japanese losses # G# p7 E0 `6 \3 W) b5 v

- C& ^( q! s- |1 MAllied Ships
0 c$ ?0 j( e# {CV Bunker Hill, on fire, heavy damage
+ V& x% J" M8 K/ T; aCV Wasp, on fire, heavy damage
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; k$ x1 d/ N" b; ^6 }- Z. u# B6 NAfternoon phase saw KB clouded in so LBA from Kusiae did all the work: 2 c0 T; w+ [0 @, q
Day Air attack on TF at 79,85
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* _$ A- a, ?8 J; W' qJapanese aircraft 6 f7 k8 ~* ?2 K- `6 I, }
G3M Nell x 7
: r1 H' ^1 |" Z0 |5 w$ L7 e( r% Y1 ZG4M2 Betty x 38
- V0 _7 k/ z( c" qP1Y Frances x 14 6 U$ i% U7 s! ^
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 46 7 F& s* L; a/ q8 b* E3 |% @
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5 8 o9 ]# a8 }" u6 @  h/ c2 p: P% M
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Allied aircraft
: V# k* ~' w, ^* k- j  KFM-2 Wildcat x 12
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5 a9 j( d# m. O: uJapanese aircraft losses
2 V8 c! _: a" J& [. T. V5 W  Q' \G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged   t0 J! }/ Z* y3 q0 c& R
G4M2 Betty: 5 destroyed, 28 damaged
" ~: d& G8 Q0 p4 D) r( R) |P1Y Frances: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged 9 P, @' o9 L* e# Z
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
7 k2 }! |. `7 e- c% p/ y* a# S
2 h. k. h0 o) s, VAllied aircraft losses
& V) |* s8 N# v/ ~' [FM-2 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
; Z4 M, V" H# n$ k1 a2 U( h9 j- N1 W9 G
Allied Ships ( M4 w- q6 {% X6 Z( c* R4 y" Y
CVE Savo Island 2 W( v9 A, K4 N2 D& B9 I
CVE St. Lo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
# r' i+ e: f2 K2 T" M* i  @9 PCVE Kadashan Bay, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage $ L( B$ @) ^5 e9 j, r, ]
CVE Petrof Bay : Q: x1 J9 @0 h8 S  t3 q. a! c9 b6 ?
CVE Saginaw Bay, Torpedo hits 1, on fire ! [1 l- A6 Z( I( K$ W6 r
CVE Long Island
$ T  i; K5 B+ `  S/ X2 L$ mCVE Rudyerd Bay 4 Q) x( K- A/ d( h$ s% U2 @: i/ [

5 ^& S$ U: f% z4 b8 }. `. iJills are more successful this time: ( n# \! ~0 P- g' j
Day Air attack on TF at 77,83
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Japanese aircraft
* _$ K! F% F8 _/ \/ wB6N Jill x 8
2 D  i; f# q' J) g$ d- L9 c+ M0 L5 r! {2 q, W
No Japanese losses
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' W+ L$ b9 C% O! {, }; P4 e# ~  bAllied Ships ; e% U6 e. q. a6 n' {! T
CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage * `' O* f7 ?0 e- h& ~& `/ V
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, d" l) l7 l- O0 Q# BAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/09/44
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1 D; F/ P6 j1 O0 tBy now my subs are in position also:
4 I8 v! `' R9 L# E! @2 @+ E# fLast two sufrace actions find the crippled Franklin and an AO:
, o1 r9 {9 Q. z3 r) q2 ?. DNight Time Surface Combat at 78,81 5 U3 q3 G% b6 G1 i1 M  F( A) ^

+ i# `6 x0 \3 P1 e- S! e8 _Allied aircraft ( h. x. J0 Q1 h5 G% m
no flights $ O3 K0 @* l- a4 p5 W, G+ n
2 h0 ^& l. L' Q5 O* G( \6 T
Allied aircraft losses
6 f7 D1 T& C. ~" t8 m% f9 XTBM Avenger: 4 destroyed ) d* {' j7 b' P5 y9 `( t, G
SB2C Helldiver: 12 destroyed
7 P! V) s* V2 z+ O+ u( V) o% `- J- A& X
Japanese Ships
8 y! S) s  x8 B/ n  l; Q4 o, S' |CA Takao
5 H8 N) U2 q3 L* o) h  h/ J$ FCA Atago
# \  X3 q% X/ g' _8 ICA Maya ) f9 k9 r1 v9 Y7 y$ o' ?4 Q
CA Chokai ' t& m0 B  s# Y' B
CA Myoko
; S6 s* S' _5 p0 i) dCA Haguro
: K! f/ M9 L# J3 ]/ ACA Nachi
& S' e; \4 Y( v9 ?$ y; J1 d% _, gCA Ashigara 9 H* \+ d- l+ P
DD Tamanami 6 R& v. c4 K$ x4 \% ]
DD Suzunami " M- @% R, \+ W0 W0 V1 j
DD Kuroshio
+ n& s" I5 H& k4 \% }& {3 V+ q' `DD Oyashio
1 ]- G& I& m2 C9 `: T$ s7 ODD Natsushio
& Z: V, w% N9 K. B: {2 M
: [7 Z* Z4 l5 x  M' x! KAllied Ships
# [: l3 h0 s' L" PCV Franklin, Shell hits 3, and is sunk 4 M/ o* ?, F5 ]! s2 K
DE Whitman, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk $ n3 y5 o" M4 A* k0 K- t2 `& S& z
! x" f; C" f  l+ A! r
, H8 C! z$ |$ O) ]
Night Time Surface Combat, near Namorik at 79,83
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: z  Q7 [3 e: j$ Z, X2 n& {' g& NJapanese Ships 0 ^0 B# V7 U( L5 O
CA Aoba / @4 W1 m/ @$ x2 @/ i, q+ I
CA Kinugasa
. n5 ~2 F3 w$ \+ HCA Furutaka ! w- F5 X2 |1 T  U- g5 Z* t
CA Kako
) P5 p+ {, |, t5 e2 vCL Abukuma 9 V' q5 A& E  P, I' S) l" h
CL Kuma 2 K, ]' z6 R1 i. c
CL Tama 8 j* Z/ s( a1 ?! e3 ?; n% `
CL Kiso # Y0 v" o8 A) S" o
CL Yubari 6 i. F4 l3 m. {4 Y2 c2 j& v
DD Kiyonami 7 L* Y* u& w6 C- _8 d; o! }$ C
DD Yukikaze 7 Y( l) J- |* @% o
DD Isokaze 0 @4 [$ L5 Y) Q9 {" r; f
DD Shiranuhi . _/ p# o6 k" c! U* W5 v
DD Arashi
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0 T1 S: d" k/ M* U; VAllied Ships
3 }9 [$ ?5 ?) G) x  iAO Schuylkill, Shell hits 30, and is sunk 3 q: }: t7 Y# w6 z( S4 k

& J' M! ^3 `% s; sThe only air strike of the day was once again from Kusiae and it delivered a coup de grace to the CVs: - P! o; B2 g0 s1 U7 h7 ]4 h
Day Air attack on TF at 79,84 ! V" C( P) Z, ]  `/ s0 w7 J9 W
! r3 g" h* l  \# j
Japanese aircraft ) t/ f% m/ K/ t) N2 q$ t
A6M5 Zeke x 5 * {0 y, K+ c+ K% E
B6N Jill x 8
  M: z2 v/ q5 }- iG3M Nell x 3
% G& A6 \) D% \6 o7 s0 {  w; QG4M2 Betty x 31
. U) f8 x$ X, J% ]+ WP1Y Frances x 9 6 R! j0 l  r4 p, [& P( p
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 45
5 F; Y  H! M7 P6 B, O4 rKi-61 KAIc Tony x 3 ) ~6 q# b  n& A9 s1 t6 ?! K# h
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 14 & t1 o6 f" P: H; }1 a4 Y3 D1 }: u

5 Q: t+ F% ~  k1 s, W' `1 aJapanese aircraft losses # b$ {# p3 w- v
G4M2 Betty: 1 damaged
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. J" b" D+ s' v; _* t2 c) aAllied Ships
* V9 f$ a$ {$ V7 u$ Z' jCVL Independence, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
+ J# B4 t+ H7 K8 oCV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
( l/ f, n! k0 Z, e. a3 ]1 Y% ICV Illustrious, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage 7 f- A: {3 G: U! z" \( ~

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) t. L6 z  P4 T& 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. + }  B2 d* Z4 |  |3 A6 Q( N& Z

4 o3 r* }5 X( S0 O一切都结束了+ E% V" H8 P- e4 z0 o
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; t3 E% F' n+ j5 N2 R1 C  O

! B  N: r% k2 R! O+ J& @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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