AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/08/44 4 n4 p Q2 ?9 R
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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: 3 _% o( T N t
% J. q9 c% q( p L, W( }. h9 D v$ r1 DNight Time Surface Combat at 77,81
7 U+ i& i5 E! s% u5 I3 Z4 e' n- ^# pAllied aircraft ) P0 F* r6 b% x: _$ s- B# | [
no flights % T V! H& j' C# \# A7 d
Allied aircraft losses
& |& H( a$ U( }2 W; f' U GSOC-3 Seagull: 6 destroyed
+ Q# O. G: J6 v4 k; _, a; c
& S$ O1 m# f8 c' a+ w; YJapanese Ships
" |$ \% S! g) J/ L/ z$ PBB Mutsu 6 }. t6 K! q1 H. t0 t/ h5 v; R
BB Yamato ! z& V- ? w! R8 v7 v* |5 M6 U
BB Fuso + |0 h' B( P. R B- A4 T4 W# C
BB Yamashiro ( @" Q% r6 T% v0 ^& Y/ D
CL Tatsuta
# C( C0 O, Y, U6 D# ^5 ODD Tanikaze
: u2 h9 H8 K0 ]3 T) i9 bDD Fubuki / ^6 x, D+ [: ]& g; Q+ c9 x
DD Shinonome
" O' H8 a8 L1 r, w, SDD Usugumo
0 Q0 ~" x+ y; T* x, ?DD Shirakumo * S2 h: W0 {# w. P7 c) d! u
DD Isonami 8 G! [2 H" Q' S# B7 I
DD Hatsuyuki
4 O. J9 N9 z5 \# O6 E' A) W4 c/ EDD Uranami 9 @1 h% O! D: \, T* L4 g# H
DD Akebono ) f/ _1 t4 B3 [% j: `
3 M) W' x% n6 s6 U, D4 P2 gAllied Ships , W, N- X& p% v, G
CL San Francisco, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage 8 r6 F9 B1 q8 i) _
CA Astoria, Shell hits 23, and is sunk
8 B: f+ Y( z3 z4 s' |, o9 ~CL Hobart, Shell hits 21, and is sunk
4 g& R; v. h3 l/ Y: sCA Concord, Shell hits 29, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
$ A2 B- Y/ i. J4 I- u! YDE Stadtfeld, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage 8 w: _/ t* a7 h+ i V* e$ M3 T
DE Harold C. Thomas, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 6 q8 B3 [' ~& J: Y; F
DE Tisdale 6 w2 X$ y, @) J$ t; R5 h
* b/ ~- p! i7 j ]0 ]: X) B. lNight Time Surface Combat at 78,83 7 r+ S" o8 C8 l1 {) a O+ R. L7 N
" ^/ g0 y$ ?4 J' C. m4 lAllied aircraft , p8 r; _4 @% M- h" w
no flights
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( {& b% ]5 e' _# y$ lAllied aircraft losses . n: K+ @! |0 N$ [) m
SOC-3 Seagull: 1 destroyed ( I! O, t1 H. J+ A* F3 g1 r
7 U1 h( m& ]& o' B: U. d
Japanese Ships ; Y& a+ G7 }3 ?. Q& U. Q8 w+ ^
CA Takao, Shell hits 1
/ R& y( R, n/ ICA Atago, Shell hits 2
8 Q' ^; a' J5 ^* a7 Z3 @1 v3 S$ ~& OCA Maya, Shell hits 2 2 t: S" t" z" ?- L$ I) Q) w: Q& X
CA Chokai
, w2 {+ T. j# p8 h9 iCA Myoko
2 e# x& \' [8 o: y/ F GCA Haguro % G5 o* n" Y( m* T, x' C: r
CA Nachi, Shell hits 1
/ l6 n7 s+ A6 g- E9 \% R) cCA Ashigara, Shell hits 1
, K! @ l5 u0 o) [) u7 k5 g5 |3 lDD Yugumo, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage , a% p/ w. Q$ Z8 t+ K+ Y
DD Tamanami
* X* ], T' K$ jDD Suzunami
* m, X: J2 s) ^3 [/ o: @* k* J1 M1 {DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1 5 e- Y8 @8 D2 |/ P0 r
DD Oyashio ; i. M# e+ {# i4 v% A' C9 @
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire
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% g S: T. f6 E! h% }. u, l* ]! lAllied Ships 7 v8 k& W2 ?* b# v' {
CVE Santee * q0 u6 x, v2 I3 U0 {7 u; j
CVE Manila Bay
9 n1 R7 z6 ^2 V# l' e3 xCVE Natoma Bay
5 `& w5 r. q" ]/ BCVE Gambier Bay $ t, A' X- _7 f( T1 V( n3 X( j
CVE Nehenta Bay - r! e5 z% [- g7 V" b+ Y
CVE Ommaney Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire
3 [ R$ C( J$ A9 L) ~CL Montpelier, Shell hits 3 # b) d. R5 Y6 R
CL Mobile, Shell hits 25, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
! ^! ~ H) g/ JCA Salt Lake City & ^' O" l" M8 S! B5 [3 B' b
DD Ammen
) ~( \* _# L) V+ U- v$ SDD Anthony, Shell hits 1 $ x( R( Q$ }! I9 K0 k
DD Aulick, Shell hits 1
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% [) C' n% r n1 f! c6 GNight Time Surface Combat at 78,83 ! l& H! A1 e: R
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Japanese Ships 0 v) J5 u; t7 V
CA Takao, Shell hits 1
, K( u1 _( _- o( FCA Atago
0 Q: I5 f, b9 P( {; ^& g5 VCA Maya
5 V( ]: X- I8 c7 L( `4 c7 SCA Chokai 0 [; u& i7 e9 h% b6 ^+ k4 E
CA Myoko 6 S- H2 _- C- t! c1 q% S7 r
CA Haguro , _' `/ M% ~# t4 x8 |
CA Nachi
" }! e" |: f- w- H1 B* GCA Ashigara
+ u% K: X5 c- W( q7 s5 GDD Yugumo, on fire, heavy damage " N- J6 f" I6 Y: @) x! F$ c
DD Tamanami
2 Z. o# X$ J- ~& RDD Suzunami
! ]$ G2 c7 e4 f) \! S/ W1 H3 N7 A! hDD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1
+ Q/ E2 j J* H8 y- [; PDD Oyashio . a+ T+ }$ H0 {$ n% V
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire * a3 |) r) V; V/ b* f
9 ^9 t4 A/ `& vAllied Ships " Y, e: |$ `, ?
CVE Petrof Bay " k0 x6 N( D+ u
CVE Savo Island $ ?# Y$ D$ d) S6 Y
CVE Rudyerd Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire
4 J* b/ A$ M, L2 H* q5 WCVE St. Lo
# r+ O' K/ I: E: I) ACVE Kadashan Bay 1 y! E) A; v6 H, a/ R
CVE Saginaw Bay ( M) ^% o6 N4 R
CVE Long Island 9 l: x( o0 n+ w& _9 b9 z
CA Vincennes
$ \) V# F( \" ]8 f: {CA Wichita
1 `8 Q# B3 E2 S9 u) E/ ?2 }1 JCA Boston
' L5 L& l6 j: ~5 N% E+ xCL Boise
$ S: C/ Y, X) I. A7 RDE Bangust
; t+ l' q( c0 ]/ P- l" d) bDE Baron, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage # k v4 f5 d6 C' e8 e- i
DE Levy 5 y A1 m1 N7 s! ^7 V2 V
DE McConnell . e3 k1 z* b- m) z/ p% _
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+ y/ m4 Z2 p# ?$ _Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84 $ p$ K2 w5 p3 T/ R8 ]( M: T; ?
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Allied aircraft ! r! g3 q! p0 l- m N/ }
no flights ) S' i/ z3 j3 f- ?( C7 k7 A
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Allied aircraft losses M( z8 _7 U# E+ T; _" _
FM-2 Wildcat: 11 destroyed
. x% |& t" d1 L8 U; L9 fTBM Avenger: 1 destroyed
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Japanese Ships
- w7 ~. a. N3 k% ]% k* p) ?8 WCA Tone 6 c1 r( X# w( N
CA Chikuma
& P. F& L4 b! FCL Nagara, Shell hits 1
0 L+ {1 |9 n3 z) y( KCL Isuzu
! M+ w( c+ X" o5 C" rCL Natori . |9 w# a" C4 L6 K, v9 D
CL Yura 5 e) z' C; x( k. w/ t0 S7 }
CL Kitakami - |( U: R7 i1 s# J6 z
CL Oi
) O( X% L; E- H+ q" o; hDD Shimakaze 2 s( E3 E* Q5 d/ A# V6 d
DD Fujinami, Shell hits 1
3 ]% d" s# F7 X/ x! MDD Kishinami + F/ d% b; G* S% v, z. R; |; y
DD Hamanami ) A: {- t/ X7 `/ a# N# J, U6 ]
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1 ; H/ F+ b$ u6 W' p- u/ P4 k
DD Maikaze ' B' y" G/ G* {) ?
' [, c$ C u% @- a6 TAllied Ships
8 ~3 F3 z% a/ F- I% t7 rCVE Prince William
; }, A, S# S9 Y! DCVE Barnes, Shell hits 2
5 @. ~+ l# i9 ~! O6 @/ ICVE Anzio, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 0 G" O. u) K. ~* c. n) L# C7 S
CVE Liscome Bay, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
1 P5 F$ u9 p9 }2 b6 d2 aDE Bebas, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
% R. J4 R8 i' j4 k4 A: Y% G* bDE Brackett, Shell hits 1
, f1 C) s! ~9 D# c/ f8 c# D- DDE Cabana, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
) F+ I' |/ Q- ]- w3 z$ t5 CDE Canfield, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk + j C' D, w8 N0 ]/ [) q
DE Carlson, Shell hits 1, on fire
1 ~ c- V# r# e) M, _AO Brazos # K" p* S8 N( R7 k" t) s5 M
AO Kanawha
7 y6 C& Z ^3 L1 z% r2 u+ }; h# UAO Neches, Shell hits 1 : l. M2 k( Q; w9 t
AO Tappahanock ! |% z4 ~. x+ ~: m) Y
AO Suamico
+ a- {% M! d0 B$ E ?AO Millicoma 6 C, P/ Y4 Q: W4 B+ ^
AO Saranac . R A W3 l" |) O2 ?% D! s
AO Saugatuck 1 o4 |! {7 y: x) @6 u
AE Pyro 7 ]; O. F3 f8 q. H$ a
AE Henry L. Hoyt
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84 ; W$ m7 A4 R; H) S, E' D
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Japanese Ships ; X" [/ M& U- ^8 d# R6 { P
CA Tone 0 X0 K5 g4 Q- E' Y% {# i& I% V3 Z' C
CA Chikuma % k+ p9 p4 Q8 i0 x- Q
CL Nagara
& ?+ O5 S: M* r9 L- ]. G% Y7 gCL Isuzu + y4 F0 v* f8 [/ L3 E$ z: p/ H
CL Natori
9 x# i- M1 f. i2 L/ b& sCL Yura
; {2 s! {8 `4 E8 n" p, W! E0 X7 }7 UCL Kitakami
6 M9 T! x* q" q* b3 RCL Oi
- ~2 R8 U% H K+ A4 jDD Shimakaze
" {' m3 N& ]; ~: x' R' g# WDD Fujinami $ N& d7 T5 V' }2 |5 V. l
DD Kishinami " M3 ~7 I! q1 o; u' y, E2 J
DD Hamanami 6 H/ v. K; x; x' y+ Q
DD Hayashio ; I" j) S+ C0 k( `# j0 x- s* N
DD Maikaze
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Allied Ships ) |" d) l# O1 i8 W0 {# V5 P4 j* A) |. l
DE Samuel S. Miles, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk ' k! H2 i" u1 x) J
DE Osterhaus, Shell hits 50, and is sunk ) c5 s- Y; o% H
DE Parks, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
2 q4 R" F' F' w' n8 T3 QDE Riddle, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage / k- Y9 i/ G" y* Y: P
AO Cache ' g# A, T* u4 }
AO Schuylkill, Shell hits 7, on fire
& O* O3 I! T- d* {AO Cossatot % J! R* C! ?4 b. \+ S5 F9 Y1 A
AO Chepachet 6 i! N5 ]! v! w: y
AE Jacob Riis, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
: ~5 j! B* F6 {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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6 N# A+ l, E. H6 S/ jJapanese Ships
7 i" y; W l0 s. G% t1 N zCA Tone ; c5 j; @/ U. b0 w
CA Chikuma ) [( [' d5 K' ~0 ~: B
CL Nagara, Shell hits 3, on fire & }. L) U, Y' y% ^- r
CL Isuzu % S$ q4 ?# x m7 ~9 a
CL Natori
- H/ K7 t* } O% Y. `! PCL Yura, Shell hits 1, on fire " k9 k5 t" Y' \$ O9 N
CL Kitakami : k3 h. a6 Z: i; n/ h$ B
CL Oi, Shell hits 1 9 `* e2 L. L! f$ `+ N1 X' h; [2 p. x
DD Shimakaze 4 t4 N* Z- v6 v9 q7 z
DD Fujinami ; x- O8 ^$ E% U: q+ n
DD Kishinami
* ^( c; D: h6 O! b+ P: [DD Hamanami
# I' a5 o; W2 t1 N; \9 RDD Hayashio, Shell hits 1 8 y0 o$ Y, \9 H$ C) g3 v
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 1
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Allied Ships
* F7 h' M2 ]8 R/ c6 ]/ L, k/ e* WCV Hornet - L$ W4 p: ^, m
CV Intrepid, Shell hits 1, on fire
; l1 K5 X% b! C; SCVL Princeton
5 k2 E' }6 Z& |CVL Belleau Wood, Shell hits 1
U& {" T! Q6 t! F( _. ICVL Cowpens
+ m6 Q- ~9 w8 l1 W3 s1 |% z4 Q WCL Chicago 9 E! V6 _: O R' {0 h8 A
CL Cleveland
' ]9 G% s9 m J! Z6 PCL Columbia _, k6 ~5 i g
CA Pensacola
) X: p; X$ \4 T" U+ MCA Raleigh, Shell hits 2
; e0 A; G6 n* v/ W$ f& MDD Boyd 3 }( k- n) c: R: r
DD Bradford . C& o7 V% |; c+ o
DD Brownson, Shell hits 1 + Z$ Z o1 \/ |; H3 _4 T# O5 d
5 E. d) t3 N! D7 j$ e# }% s. R& R& e/ E8 O+ P0 @! l
This last USN CVTF was then caght by KB: , E1 B. {" ^- q% _8 c2 C, ?
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84 / o) _! Y0 O" O; t, i
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Japanese aircraft
; q7 A7 q0 k2 `+ n4 ?8 A [8 h; g2 eA6M5 Zeke x 33 ( i9 \- R1 s. n$ e
D3A Val x 7 * `6 g _# b3 [) J6 N
D4Y Judy x 123
0 n# {: I o: i$ lB5N Kate x 35 8 Z5 Q: a# N( _) C/ {5 z
B6N Jill x 67 ' G/ X! J/ p. d0 K9 S: S
' F/ C" h" a$ ] v; u$ nAllied aircraft
3 [* o% Y* E$ O1 ]4 o9 _F6F Hellcat x 3 / [- ^/ ]% i n) {' |; ^, P- k
2 ]& S) W2 a4 a" N2 E- `' l5 g' Q' H
Japanese aircraft losses % ~# i3 P2 o+ _, A. @7 p6 t
A6M5 Zeke: 3 destroyed
# Z- f' q9 C0 y" U( i r7 aD3A Val: 3 destroyed
[# Q0 P& Y$ s; N eD4Y Judy: 14 destroyed, 22 damaged
2 b! w- u" {' JB5N Kate: 4 destroyed, 18 damaged
, ~! f, I J! @* ]- U2 {B6N Jill: 7 destroyed, 21 damaged
0 f) \, J+ Q2 _8 o0 ]: a5 [! I- G9 b- i! ~7 a$ n
Allied aircraft losses 7 V3 x! C: Y4 K, ?' x2 f t
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
1 |+ `$ E7 \: cCV Intrepid, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
* o4 X/ `5 M% i+ ?3 h+ K% XCVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 2, on fire
0 L$ f1 a0 Q9 G4 B% j. oCV Hornet, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 7, on fire, heavy damage - p9 u. O. }) ?0 P+ d! i
CVL Princeton, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
+ ]! Z6 L1 U' G3 l, p& e: [CVL Cowpens, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
Z2 P6 Y4 w1 J5 `* I$ u: @4 A% iCL Cleveland, Torpedo hits 1 & O/ Y! g$ `( B3 ~ \8 C- _+ y
. L# P% |! a, d3 ^+ }* fAnd then by LBA: ; t. Z& q5 J$ C) Z0 ]
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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6 P/ w( R3 [( SJapanese aircraft + J5 O- u5 _8 B0 i
A6M5 Zeke x 16 9 c; _2 X6 i4 F3 B! ?) u, E
D3A Val x 14 + [1 P) Z$ m7 M1 ^; g
D4Y Judy x 38 ( ]- c$ g! F2 B1 T! o: j. e0 B( L; {
B5N Kate x 24 / o0 D" j! H' ^/ ^
B6N Jill x 3
: @" r" r4 N$ F4 v2 [* a: dG3M Nell x 9 + c& r1 f: j7 `- K( E( f( p
G4M2 Betty x 49 7 U2 ^$ j m' o; V! J
P1Y Frances x 20
: k7 a n# o# y* DKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 51
% A& \. F9 I$ F/ S; KKi-84-Ia Frank x 5
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Allied aircraft
r0 B2 H1 _; l5 |no flights
4 r4 ^5 ~) v; b+ C3 V) ]# f6 v
Japanese aircraft losses
3 n- @8 }1 _' m [" z( EG3M Nell: 1 damaged . \7 ~3 C( d, q' t' D2 O
G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged , N2 c, g! y4 {' E
P1Y Frances: 3 damaged
, i' | y K5 l' C' s( mKi-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed ! ?+ i. K8 E5 S! E
% u0 ~# B g0 S% jAllied aircraft losses 8 `# Q- a( [8 ?: H5 Y, c
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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F1 y8 [ w- Z( K' P6 `2 R; M; l/ [7 rAllied Ships
. o6 |4 ]) [- uCV Intrepid, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage * o9 I' d5 k$ y5 I" p4 n" d
CA Raleigh
/ B" k6 K4 C. sCVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
7 n3 y0 Y/ W$ z4 r$ o1 SCVL Cowpens, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
[. C" ]3 ]. J( _/ o% X9 J5 jCVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
9 H- X$ X! c0 ZCL Cleveland, Bomb hits 1 # x% T3 Q8 P6 D |3 N9 }
% a- w. f. x. F* RSecodary strike: 1 f& {. k _; u+ w
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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# c: g2 j3 ^' t$ y* l1 Y7 BJapanese aircraft - }+ U; i$ @* o. d4 o
A6M5 Zeke x 7
. O' \) O. g1 o5 I$ h8 cD4Y Judy x 36
" a8 S* K/ Z. x* v. ~% @B5N Kate x 5
7 [- i/ q: O& z2 R. Z2 L4 O. xB6N Jill x 8
/ [3 ?% h" s1 q' P. W) v" C6 o1 N6 c. z/ i' o% T% k
Allied aircraft i+ ~% ^1 j, T+ y4 p& L
no flights - F+ }& m2 p5 u! C/ v7 B+ r
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Japanese aircraft losses 7 p: H( k4 n; V, u" X* q2 o: }9 I
B5N Kate: 2 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
" d5 E. B1 D& FF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
" K$ i' b; @4 f! I- zCV Intrepid, on fire, heavy damage ! K& S- m& A0 }3 Y0 a! P
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 2 ?* x) Z f) X+ F7 Y% H2 y9 w- s
# k- R: Z' n' Q( E8 R1 MAnd this one fails to find any more targets:
+ d/ ~8 R4 r( q q1 S u( SDay Air attack on TF at 80,84
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Japanese aircraft
& D, q* J, u F6 K; @A6M5 Zeke x 3
5 C8 S5 g* n1 b3 A9 CD4Y Judy x 14
% K; R5 U' R, p6 \0 _2 pB6N Jill x 11 : v+ o5 D% s* p$ A o
; M5 Z( O$ Q: l3 FNo Japanese losses
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LBA Jills:
2 ^/ g4 C* C" a+ z* x" pDay Air attack on TF at 77,83 4 }. G5 s0 w! |, e& l T$ {
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Japanese aircraft 7 p- {2 F- \* Q
B6N Jill x 8 + {% \2 x/ m2 Z
0 f6 p |) `& G3 E7 Y( O
No Japanese losses
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9 n0 U7 v4 S2 g) RAllied Ships # [4 y- o7 y+ B0 g# k; Q
CV Bunker Hill, on fire, heavy damage
+ j% z4 c( y7 n3 B% u/ i3 ?CV Wasp, on fire, heavy damage # E/ ~/ v+ ~ B5 Z: N
- `! C3 a! k: o3 \* s; j, vAfternoon phase saw KB clouded in so LBA from Kusiae did all the work:
( U" c4 A- V/ `Day Air attack on TF at 79,85
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Japanese aircraft
) z ~2 }) V, c+ n' uG3M Nell x 7
: }; k0 a: i3 _ B! E0 U7 F2 H$ @2 }G4M2 Betty x 38 ' G% a$ X4 m8 n7 D4 x
P1Y Frances x 14
# S; h. z8 N% g/ uKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 46
4 C$ B: y K. O* y* M1 p- q3 L2 YKi-84-Ia Frank x 5
6 H' ~( U1 p& T0 m. T( s2 P$ J4 j4 j% ]% A2 u* _) X8 ^
Allied aircraft
( |% b3 h; \( l4 X! HFM-2 Wildcat x 12
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! Y$ k( c1 R$ H+ ]6 @Japanese aircraft losses
+ ]' O# j+ S+ h0 O2 ]& YG3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
3 |7 C- R( ]6 A$ S' T! `( VG4M2 Betty: 5 destroyed, 28 damaged 6 Z! H4 G2 c+ B- @% B
P1Y Frances: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged " x; k3 G# f0 u& [; k5 h. \
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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5 p1 r N0 f! p/ }( k6 C1 FAllied aircraft losses
3 R1 o' j- _: [" z1 W- ?3 e6 S/ F' pFM-2 Wildcat: 7 destroyed - w, p: }; ]+ N- k+ m1 E1 U
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Allied Ships : ^, { N1 S7 D7 U/ f
CVE Savo Island
O' z& [: l, m1 G2 _9 W8 J7 aCVE St. Lo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
7 k$ C" b; |6 Q7 B- aCVE Kadashan Bay, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage , D1 u- i2 ] i* \
CVE Petrof Bay & W' C1 l7 @. a0 P" C P9 u
CVE Saginaw Bay, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
# ]# L9 s) H d3 J* ]CVE Long Island
0 c9 @/ ^9 J9 D. iCVE Rudyerd Bay
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Jills are more successful this time: ; {$ t& Y- E# a9 |/ P% ^
Day Air attack on TF at 77,83
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Japanese aircraft ' ^/ s9 g0 ~, N) [" W) J: {
B6N Jill x 8
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/ O3 G" c7 a, K: x0 SNo Japanese losses % ^) Q6 }3 O+ A. I: n8 y
6 S: w" N: e+ \5 X6 lAllied Ships
; f- ~" c* s& }! ~* s2 dCVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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7 v2 g* X8 a4 K' l2 G5 {# f5 cAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/09/44
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By now my subs are in position also:
& e3 x/ y8 ~' TLast two sufrace actions find the crippled Franklin and an AO:
6 I0 S9 z7 k) A8 f5 J/ sNight Time Surface Combat at 78,81
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no flights
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& L5 a6 R6 Z C# [ w# v, h' x6 c% SAllied aircraft losses 1 d5 W/ M" s% T6 N1 w
TBM Avenger: 4 destroyed
+ K6 U' N% ^( V+ uSB2C Helldiver: 12 destroyed ! p- h$ G2 I3 [6 v' k6 W, b
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Japanese Ships . a& |) k1 `, p& T i( H
CA Takao 8 h& v! Y2 J3 L! c% g
CA Atago " U+ t7 k: y% {: [/ w! D' @+ p3 Q
CA Maya
' _3 B: e( x$ n9 A7 MCA Chokai
+ y& P( Z! s1 D- Z' N6 l3 U6 uCA Myoko ( f! M+ b1 R' k& V/ H
CA Haguro & u; m$ f- I5 o/ G
CA Nachi , C3 M& D! y. ~% X. V% _
CA Ashigara 9 w0 ^# b1 Y2 H; B
DD Tamanami
; }7 t. ], c; T, q2 iDD Suzunami
M- K5 k0 H$ n m( |& k; WDD Kuroshio
" O$ h- w m# m3 Z" ]DD Oyashio ( o2 W# f% E! T& S
DD Natsushio
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Allied Ships ! N7 j3 F ?* z, T9 a
CV Franklin, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
! o: H. S4 ]4 Y/ lDE Whitman, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk * i9 q( |2 A5 Z0 M
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Namorik at 79,83 $ ?6 F7 P: @0 P
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CA Aoba + Q9 ~2 w9 x* ?8 S; w
CA Kinugasa
# e' Z1 V- ^# x; r1 \CA Furutaka 9 c2 k# ^7 P3 k m$ K
CA Kako / J5 F( Z- m& \" N
CL Abukuma
, f J/ ]3 j2 ?7 ^" t% u0 z0 V$ l- lCL Kuma
' m/ m& e U N. Z( y$ zCL Tama , ]- ?4 A3 H8 F
CL Kiso 1 T9 B( t0 V3 t3 u# Q1 d' p
CL Yubari
J2 g+ r. V- H9 eDD Kiyonami
/ E6 `! _6 N/ w9 _3 Z. }0 {3 XDD Yukikaze 8 ]/ `$ `+ j, H
DD Isokaze
% i% h# t6 ]; W% t. U% RDD Shiranuhi $ A7 R5 i8 E: p* D
DD Arashi
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( H) a7 D% M+ @$ Y/ aAO Schuylkill, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
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$ D5 I% y% g6 A8 tThe only air strike of the day was once again from Kusiae and it delivered a coup de grace to the CVs: 9 X1 {9 Z+ E$ b. l6 ~/ s! d
Day Air attack on TF at 79,84 & p( f9 k8 {+ }' n Q5 d* L1 y
0 Q( x5 S% n$ m9 dJapanese aircraft / H) b! r" ?3 a; l# T3 z$ f
A6M5 Zeke x 5 ) g# Y& [, P+ N6 M4 G
B6N Jill x 8 % U( ?; Y( e% w3 V: i+ d. F
G3M Nell x 3 6 X+ q1 Y" w8 |( p6 o8 ^
G4M2 Betty x 31 4 q# d* V' p7 D
P1Y Frances x 9 ( d1 E+ D% w' D0 X
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 45 # x1 ?( p9 I( n1 H. A4 l
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 3 v- ~0 Z4 Z7 d* d
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 14 4 U1 O# X0 I$ V( Y! H" ?! q
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Japanese aircraft losses
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Allied Ships
+ O- L/ P6 X( S8 e) ZCVL Independence, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
; A: ]0 k/ n* S& ?2 T1 P/ X) c) i0 TCV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
$ N9 H3 O2 Y& D) v; K1 t5 R. f4 L. TCV Illustrious, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
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) m& i1 r6 V* @3 F6 @2 [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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发表于 2008-2-25 22:47
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发表于 2008-2-26 12:38
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