AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/08/44 % j" B5 s1 W: E8 B2 v
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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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% o$ f. i* [/ a* G9 x! I7 g" wNight Time Surface Combat at 77,81
' {- ]# v. C: C$ u' MAllied aircraft : c. W' v8 j! a3 z: ^; {
no flights # Y* F2 X0 Z3 I3 |
Allied aircraft losses ! R- k5 y4 a; h( h5 n1 P" v& Q4 X1 z
SOC-3 Seagull: 6 destroyed
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Japanese Ships
' u: K: D1 Z1 b5 S% N* V" N, L# qBB Mutsu
/ e1 P" k3 d9 a5 s( JBB Yamato
& j! l* }) I/ l0 r# ?BB Fuso ' a; T6 ]' V' U; g7 H5 G
BB Yamashiro ' E7 c: x l( m9 N
CL Tatsuta
8 C; ~6 E Y; }7 @ ^; RDD Tanikaze c5 D- [, k# n/ V' }' i( O3 ?9 k" P
DD Fubuki
' ~9 L$ L& [9 g2 }8 s7 FDD Shinonome 2 T h$ P6 D- p/ c, \8 x2 C: v+ f
DD Usugumo " T9 A0 T! {0 i# `8 w
DD Shirakumo " Y0 A4 Z; P0 k. S' i% H+ J
DD Isonami
% b+ J) N! j$ q, M8 s9 ] J/ h& JDD Hatsuyuki
7 t N3 Q4 _. _3 f/ m- M4 W2 c0 P0 q* KDD Uranami ; o/ A) d8 J4 Z/ Y! K
DD Akebono / ?4 k' \; l7 ~/ Q
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Allied Ships
. y4 A: ?% C+ ~' D+ DCL San Francisco, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage
' h0 ]! y/ C5 G$ R, j& dCA Astoria, Shell hits 23, and is sunk
, x8 F/ \: X F6 u" Z. ]CL Hobart, Shell hits 21, and is sunk 2 l: b7 R2 C% X. y9 B, s$ U/ S
CA Concord, Shell hits 29, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
8 G4 C* L$ e/ n5 {" ~DE Stadtfeld, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
" f; V M+ Q7 j( b* c' U! PDE Harold C. Thomas, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk - J- ]& o. H0 N6 P1 w
DE Tisdale 3 h5 q% H7 V, k; P: r( E
7 b2 f1 N6 w c* E. FNight Time Surface Combat at 78,83
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- c. e1 P2 `4 K1 y, r/ ]$ XAllied aircraft & [$ f f! R' F+ x6 D0 [
no flights + Y3 X; l' _3 I( P) m' h3 i1 T
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Allied aircraft losses
5 `7 P6 B! }7 r; P, w& Y4 b3 ISOC-3 Seagull: 1 destroyed
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Japanese Ships - W/ x& D/ @" M* B( L1 m
CA Takao, Shell hits 1 ! c& y: U# Y1 C
CA Atago, Shell hits 2 ' U( X. M, f' X. E4 [8 |
CA Maya, Shell hits 2
$ `9 O2 F& H, k7 k2 @CA Chokai b2 @: {' O+ D% i. b& }
CA Myoko
K# C& j+ X' B* PCA Haguro
9 H# X6 \8 i: o: @4 \0 sCA Nachi, Shell hits 1 : K( Q1 @1 }. b" E( Z6 e. b
CA Ashigara, Shell hits 1 / N3 L# P0 H5 x# k7 R
DD Yugumo, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage - f' ?7 Y9 x' ~+ s" t* `+ U
DD Tamanami 2 a1 f1 h3 _* w& _$ e
DD Suzunami
# k) U. T' F$ @9 f4 sDD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1 ' A* |! J2 f8 y5 a
DD Oyashio
7 _5 g3 q! l. g6 [DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire
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i0 }' r& B; n0 {# d) h5 z: wAllied Ships
7 \/ O$ d, I+ D' fCVE Santee ! g! e, X1 j) h6 ^; k
CVE Manila Bay # Q9 n) C5 d( Y5 k- o* T% J
CVE Natoma Bay
1 ^6 @0 Z; p& h* {$ o1 H, r2 }CVE Gambier Bay
/ Z& D3 o% N2 O+ {8 {CVE Nehenta Bay + B/ h# [7 ^4 I1 s9 z
CVE Ommaney Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire
& x/ d: P- e1 _$ {" K* yCL Montpelier, Shell hits 3
# V( b1 ]. ?1 U4 [( |0 uCL Mobile, Shell hits 25, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
9 T7 X; f7 ~* ^" t1 F$ ?CA Salt Lake City
' h L* ?$ v& M8 ?0 QDD Ammen
$ H$ ?2 `8 N# d6 o/ fDD Anthony, Shell hits 1 ( y! Z5 E9 X/ E: b+ X
DD Aulick, Shell hits 1 % F: w& x& V. _. N2 K- i
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83 ; z8 \: z3 V* t* R5 E
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Japanese Ships
1 A" i& D L" }& d! X0 k7 YCA Takao, Shell hits 1 ' ]/ U0 p7 \; n4 A
CA Atago , Y7 z& w6 E1 W- p
CA Maya
5 w5 \% x! { a" F! K7 s f$ ECA Chokai
* L# v, `" l% Z/ [8 {CA Myoko
% t, j k* v$ u: |, I" u/ K( Y# ?CA Haguro
, w# F3 p( O. d# p9 ?8 lCA Nachi
8 t+ I$ Q7 v1 t, x& H' j: y+ n( f% ICA Ashigara 6 u) j U9 i! M3 W' w: ^9 e
DD Yugumo, on fire, heavy damage
2 R3 A. J! z2 ?; D' M- ]7 PDD Tamanami
* V# `/ B# R# s9 `% t# u' v: B ~DD Suzunami : ?$ K/ l2 I6 w' f% z
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1
. G# X/ V/ E& C j/ KDD Oyashio
: O3 l$ |8 \$ S" ZDD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire
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5 F9 t. q. H/ Q: g# t. v: lAllied Ships ! o7 {. K7 x4 I
CVE Petrof Bay
% R7 P1 {. a5 |" T$ u9 m8 _2 ^0 a1 xCVE Savo Island
9 |% v' ^ U2 E: {0 Z" c, z! qCVE Rudyerd Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire
1 r0 b/ O' A( l3 w" Q9 t3 wCVE St. Lo ) K" Y. f; E$ z8 x0 @0 S
CVE Kadashan Bay
; A" A( R$ a- B4 c; K/ m L& ZCVE Saginaw Bay 8 C, C* H* e* g1 f) b& T
CVE Long Island
$ A8 z3 v0 v M. u* d- sCA Vincennes 1 b( L4 t0 D4 q$ G
CA Wichita - |; B! s H ?) n s
CA Boston
4 W' J7 |" t6 m+ eCL Boise % F) L9 e- I: V+ I B: v
DE Bangust
3 U# e; E. c* L g* @8 dDE Baron, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 7 Q1 B1 s9 C! B% ^: u
DE Levy
* k o" z' V' rDE McConnell
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( y$ L* J8 C/ [/ ~9 i. sNight Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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Allied aircraft 3 l& C! S3 D- K
no flights
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Allied aircraft losses
2 W% s8 j6 l1 n; e/ f" W% aFM-2 Wildcat: 11 destroyed
- F3 q& J$ _: ~1 xTBM Avenger: 1 destroyed
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Japanese Ships ( S2 |* ^6 c4 t; E
CA Tone 9 G- ], A) V& m! l4 u/ F
CA Chikuma $ Q5 J. z a4 E
CL Nagara, Shell hits 1 . l% L: a6 S$ n" c
CL Isuzu % H1 ]5 `% j$ s9 E
CL Natori
, t! W6 m0 p/ i6 k6 c2 ECL Yura
: j/ ]# t7 M5 u! p. L2 _! YCL Kitakami
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( k% D% W2 b2 f& yDD Shimakaze ) B+ a% ?+ @+ k% q) R+ \/ e
DD Fujinami, Shell hits 1 . S1 ^, T' O) `
DD Kishinami / C' i5 W% k( E2 R x
DD Hamanami ! X% M! M, _. @. }. Q9 v5 h
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
0 K# v; _- D$ M7 {" nDD Maikaze
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Allied Ships
" I1 Y4 D( f6 {7 i$ W3 VCVE Prince William 3 U2 h# D2 a3 l2 O& O# j9 }
CVE Barnes, Shell hits 2 5 [5 j: V# b' \' _- f
CVE Anzio, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 7 [ [ g2 S4 x4 Z, t# _' X' S
CVE Liscome Bay, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
) Q/ @/ ]. X6 N/ D8 oDE Bebas, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
0 | ?' T6 i0 Y o6 a' w! TDE Brackett, Shell hits 1
3 L% L- T( b* H6 UDE Cabana, Shell hits 13, and is sunk & g) J' f- O) f( M/ i$ n
DE Canfield, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk / d" ?9 p9 _6 {, W3 Y# p
DE Carlson, Shell hits 1, on fire 9 [/ p! J* t- h3 M; I$ U, h
AO Brazos - x' e T! o: r9 s
AO Kanawha
( g4 \9 o; a( v: o" eAO Neches, Shell hits 1 / @$ P- r+ o/ G# P! G8 M& ]
AO Tappahanock
$ w9 b$ [9 n6 V1 yAO Suamico
4 j7 F8 g ?, G1 a+ ~AO Millicoma ; }/ i7 ?3 N% s$ f$ U% U7 r, r: m
AO Saranac 2 D+ T k1 m+ Q* X1 |
AO Saugatuck ( b9 ^/ d: e9 U5 v! T
AE Pyro
# z* J: _6 A$ _( _# R* RAE Henry L. Hoyt
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84 % i! ]& u( \, E0 `
q% ~- b0 Z8 }Japanese Ships + k& O. l2 g8 l9 s0 e; ?0 c. p
CA Tone
- e; r, W- y( }2 ^1 lCA Chikuma
6 @ Y& {) i3 [! K1 y$ r- L5 xCL Nagara ' K* m( q0 Z+ @% s+ ` e; `
CL Isuzu
1 ]4 a8 ^; Z1 \* t, O/ {9 iCL Natori . C1 C! U2 Z6 ~, b; `5 U
CL Yura
# m( k6 s7 z* E/ C1 G0 [6 g% m+ [CL Kitakami / m% j, ?9 F$ ~- Q
CL Oi 6 q4 R2 g5 j$ Q8 n
DD Shimakaze . p) b V5 n6 ]* T* A: F+ |
DD Fujinami
, q' h1 D7 _6 M1 m7 c5 uDD Kishinami
7 w/ {! |1 U3 D! v0 @0 }/ S' |DD Hamanami
6 n3 s( ?# r7 R0 Z! j" k, x& iDD Hayashio 7 `/ N+ s) c( D- u
DD Maikaze 1 }2 U: f8 Y% E' P4 E' M# X
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Allied Ships ( H% B! L8 s( s$ o: s9 W9 j0 L: k
DE Samuel S. Miles, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk * m3 T! |8 ^5 x# h8 M
DE Osterhaus, Shell hits 50, and is sunk 4 N, [ @9 O3 R% T0 i3 ?7 L
DE Parks, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
5 u' P# F7 ~' L3 |0 rDE Riddle, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage J8 a# P% s* O; e1 t4 m% b: C- x
AO Cache
! t7 U1 ~+ @' b7 j/ E8 PAO Schuylkill, Shell hits 7, on fire
% z6 f" O B& T3 ~0 y$ QAO Cossatot
, i7 v, {4 l! |6 H. TAO Chepachet
! U9 U% w I- l' v1 _% xAE Jacob Riis, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk " _, a8 Q# E3 I- z$ G' P) L
AE John P. Gaines, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage " `* T- r+ [% j; K/ L$ _( v5 x
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84 $ { y$ ?! z: z6 F6 A, i; e
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Japanese Ships 3 z3 S# G ?6 u5 |: F( v/ S
CA Tone " l7 m9 ]4 E% V& K; n5 z
CA Chikuma
# e" q8 r/ H6 LCL Nagara, Shell hits 3, on fire 1 W" `2 t( D1 I5 H3 ?
CL Isuzu
+ Z n6 t# h; ?2 I% q# j @# uCL Natori 1 C$ ?* y- E2 R4 o, Q2 ^
CL Yura, Shell hits 1, on fire 1 V9 k# n1 ]- l, h* z! n p7 D
CL Kitakami ! }: w# z; V0 ]
CL Oi, Shell hits 1
' b8 g8 d4 O7 e9 }2 V( _DD Shimakaze
7 p/ @- i- w( \" D# S" G/ M# IDD Fujinami
' p9 ]: z6 V" x1 M5 a' T4 `DD Kishinami
( t) h/ {. j. D( {" FDD Hamanami
. y9 \/ h9 W! L. r2 QDD Hayashio, Shell hits 1 9 P% S5 U7 ~& R
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 1 ' w4 J; z1 x: K9 Y5 E
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Allied Ships 4 ? |7 m( Z( |, P9 O6 o9 U3 N' t* w
CV Hornet
8 w8 T8 e7 U) hCV Intrepid, Shell hits 1, on fire
& ~/ b& f% r: W4 }9 U0 rCVL Princeton 6 F" j5 Y1 f' k2 l' @; `. p9 B
CVL Belleau Wood, Shell hits 1
% o9 ~8 @% I0 x) ?, ]( g) B" KCVL Cowpens
9 C* f3 R8 \ F% W8 V. ]9 OCL Chicago 5 i' Y1 M" ?/ [) ^6 U3 H0 e. L
CL Cleveland
& T. \+ G9 n! }' h: @CL Columbia $ p1 W1 D. R- v
CA Pensacola 2 O# t. n6 f) g% |: ~! { t2 V
CA Raleigh, Shell hits 2 : b) Q, T4 w6 R+ ^6 L
DD Boyd p% y4 Z) f% f
DD Bradford
0 ]- ]4 F+ O) \8 T0 D' F" [DD Brownson, Shell hits 1
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This last USN CVTF was then caght by KB:
8 Z6 {4 b t% N& O: f6 sDay Air attack on TF at 80,84
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0 S$ f% q" M- B8 |) y% K# n6 d% eJapanese aircraft * }5 t+ V8 s: ^( H
A6M5 Zeke x 33
: z, m. a/ _: p& zD3A Val x 7 # _% z( |! ]9 ?5 G' @
D4Y Judy x 123
8 ]1 W. T9 Q1 ^: Z9 U* JB5N Kate x 35
$ I$ t! R4 x. f$ G& _B6N Jill x 67 # t6 y) t3 @4 A2 g; i
- f) y7 U3 ?' H: TAllied aircraft % x& a' ]' x" T0 }! m7 @$ u
F6F Hellcat x 3
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Japanese aircraft losses
[: ?* I" K# S. s# @A6M5 Zeke: 3 destroyed 7 W7 q e' ~4 V
D3A Val: 3 destroyed * c) \9 q6 X) a2 |& M2 u0 m2 u( [
D4Y Judy: 14 destroyed, 22 damaged + M( Z |: B7 p, E( {7 r
B5N Kate: 4 destroyed, 18 damaged
" k- ?! f5 B k0 vB6N Jill: 7 destroyed, 21 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
$ I* Q2 g: W/ q! ]7 NF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed 3 H$ E3 _- J: b% k( E
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Allied Ships
" i( C. I; I& g# x% U eCV Intrepid, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
' ^8 t1 H+ I) Q. p) n( J* yCVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 2, on fire
; f+ Q7 \! P6 [& t- U0 r6 h, z0 r* ]CV Hornet, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 7, on fire, heavy damage ) W& q, b D( `6 r
CVL Princeton, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
! G8 M" e" k6 s* y7 hCVL Cowpens, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
; _' J: H5 E# u" k9 o! B: k6 KCL Cleveland, Torpedo hits 1 / _+ v6 j0 B7 a& Z: \, @; j
6 U$ p! h+ k+ {8 qAnd then by LBA: E# ~, v- ~ ~4 g3 ]
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84 6 d3 f, u' T0 A* j7 j# t
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Japanese aircraft ( C7 `- \+ }# ~% Z8 c
A6M5 Zeke x 16 9 d0 Q& f2 R8 a. P
D3A Val x 14 / k4 p! w2 \1 U/ m5 I
D4Y Judy x 38
: a+ H; M5 B1 D' ZB5N Kate x 24 / F$ g" q9 G8 x; I) K
B6N Jill x 3 * X& N) q: L' d6 s( q+ j$ N
G3M Nell x 9
! g; F+ V$ Q; H$ h6 R2 dG4M2 Betty x 49
0 y7 W! d2 }, d' TP1Y Frances x 20
" L$ b: D" }5 o$ {" M ZKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 51 D/ @/ X; @* p: x$ f
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5
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K# l4 k) L8 B' I% g# e' iAllied aircraft 8 o) }' Y' R& U" Q' Q
no flights
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4 B8 d+ }, R3 r. E8 DJapanese aircraft losses 5 [; R8 y2 _" L# Q( x) r) o: ?
G3M Nell: 1 damaged
+ _: Y, D* o# O. k& ?% V9 ZG4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged : p0 c0 z1 `) I- q: f) W% U
P1Y Frances: 3 damaged & K$ H! J( s, X* Y! I: d
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed % q3 E, M8 Z2 V+ I% \. C4 K
- V9 h+ j( m1 MAllied aircraft losses + s$ N$ R0 q/ i
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed ! r; Q$ O' e& T$ E
. U D# [1 Q) Q8 E4 _! {1 kAllied Ships ! x' x, b; ]1 ?8 g
CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage # f* t2 \% p8 P5 P, }8 x
CA Raleigh
- ?' b& H! J$ ?1 k. jCVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
& ]! B. T/ Q5 C+ V0 QCVL Cowpens, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
) L+ Z! J. C9 RCVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
0 r8 D. |( P6 m6 uCL Cleveland, Bomb hits 1 ' {. W! H0 c; c: l
5 p3 _0 I4 |3 {% q7 W/ qSecodary strike:
0 X1 C5 c6 H9 D, Y8 dDay Air attack on TF at 80,84
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Japanese aircraft
2 }6 @8 p( b3 F; B kA6M5 Zeke x 7 3 ]$ \5 ?; x; R) e( m
D4Y Judy x 36 ' G& @6 ?" c4 Q6 q
B5N Kate x 5
/ `( h) H5 E1 ^ ?1 Q' A$ MB6N Jill x 8
2 O w8 A D. g) F# ?% u- r5 l, {& r1 T a
Allied aircraft
9 R( m0 V% U3 C zno flights
% y; v8 }0 A+ y9 o7 ]( d( v; B+ n$ z' v0 Q* \. }) n5 y
Japanese aircraft losses : u% Z# S* F( h5 c. I7 D
B5N Kate: 2 damaged + q7 R: u2 H I4 X* S, H
( }1 o2 z* f# f n, ZAllied aircraft losses
! H$ ~/ e ]% a, xF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
[. B8 |5 i$ I8 g7 J" LCV Intrepid, on fire, heavy damage 6 @% h5 ~# H* G
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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. }, n( A3 V0 s0 N: K2 XAnd this one fails to find any more targets:
* A/ d' Y% @0 r! |9 Z8 L: S; g& xDay Air attack on TF at 80,84 8 O8 B- A$ d; U& k9 H6 n6 P
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Japanese aircraft 3 a2 m% G7 \/ x. q
A6M5 Zeke x 3
7 \& [; e( ]! x0 x8 U$ VD4Y Judy x 14 " C' x8 N9 T+ S7 D2 _0 F
B6N Jill x 11
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+ R& P0 c4 N+ Z) f) N$ e- sNo Japanese losses
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LBA Jills: & G: e2 g! }/ L
Day Air attack on TF at 77,83
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9 t2 Z: v$ |( H5 _' C4 W& h- z! S ]Japanese aircraft
& Q/ E) O' j- b$ J8 ~9 U( d vB6N Jill x 8
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No Japanese losses & ]4 G1 C) D. {0 ^2 E7 m" w
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Allied Ships : j+ |5 m4 u. q
CV Bunker Hill, on fire, heavy damage . W3 Z& [$ _* ]$ R+ W* k
CV Wasp, on fire, heavy damage & t0 r G1 A2 ^
& ?4 @& S( u* L- ^: p. kAfternoon phase saw KB clouded in so LBA from Kusiae did all the work: # H8 k! S- R4 V- [+ G+ W
Day Air attack on TF at 79,85
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* l* F/ J2 V: TJapanese aircraft
; ^3 ^$ n4 q) \1 G) o1 ?# B0 fG3M Nell x 7
( u( ?* y. g8 {: y3 T, s0 U; \G4M2 Betty x 38
5 r7 O" j9 b, h3 bP1Y Frances x 14 ; b: m+ \ U! ~3 L! a
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 46 2 Y; |: t- b' R) K
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5 ! K5 o7 q5 i+ U; c) h
' d7 M9 \9 x: A6 y/ _Allied aircraft 4 e2 s/ |* F" R+ O- J! K
FM-2 Wildcat x 12
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# F$ V/ I+ G3 p3 U4 r6 G2 |Japanese aircraft losses
/ u [6 k i3 @' O5 p: _% UG3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
8 U$ G3 p+ l; f KG4M2 Betty: 5 destroyed, 28 damaged
2 e" d& D. V; c4 r4 ]. O) RP1Y Frances: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged 5 P( Z+ M& D; I# a
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged & S- c3 x9 w% C) n- j7 x! Y
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Allied aircraft losses 2 S& V: Y y# g( Z2 U4 D& S& H
FM-2 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
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Allied Ships 5 }6 X9 i4 y) V* U
CVE Savo Island / i+ ]% {4 G% Z( `
CVE St. Lo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
, V3 s' q' G- H5 u. T6 ]CVE Kadashan Bay, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
+ P: f% M# Z& P5 L. b% eCVE Petrof Bay & \+ X, D9 i3 S7 j
CVE Saginaw Bay, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
7 j$ X; @0 v( {+ R' MCVE Long Island 2 z0 u% M+ b9 i/ d2 _+ s6 U! `, g) W) H
CVE Rudyerd Bay
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Jills are more successful this time: & Y e! R& z+ h2 T* ?7 p$ x
Day Air attack on TF at 77,83
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8 l& t! H) G6 U1 QJapanese aircraft
. b* i9 k; @, VB6N Jill x 8 % Q% i( |$ ?' r! l" p
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No Japanese losses : U7 @9 i3 K, y9 a6 I1 R
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Allied Ships
% B1 y7 J2 F* n3 \CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage & p& @0 E, O8 ~* m6 _9 Y: ^/ }( }
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/09/44
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By now my subs are in position also:
6 U8 a" s1 W7 }$ Q# B* @4 gLast two sufrace actions find the crippled Franklin and an AO: : ^% y( M/ V5 u
Night Time Surface Combat at 78,81 / X: y$ P, u2 W$ N. `" U7 n F+ f
' p0 V# p/ s% {/ q2 T# f1 d3 FAllied aircraft 3 X' t* z9 P5 ?6 f6 {" b$ @& w
no flights ; ^1 f2 ~2 n4 q# B
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Allied aircraft losses
! X! x4 H. D6 yTBM Avenger: 4 destroyed
! X; e) O$ ]' j6 p, t1 R1 M6 zSB2C Helldiver: 12 destroyed % Y5 J5 ]- D! M' h/ Q
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Japanese Ships
: X v, h ]. a: eCA Takao
% S* M ?: W+ [/ W$ ^! y5 x6 ^CA Atago # H3 z$ @- \5 d& R! w9 j
CA Maya / c) g# X& w7 Z: T: H
CA Chokai 2 v& N5 T$ u& Z/ L+ _
CA Myoko 3 e/ E9 P! t! w( A2 j
CA Haguro
9 ~1 N( r* ~! ^; hCA Nachi & \! A/ W% }, Z" N5 ]) Z, Q
CA Ashigara
( z' R6 D+ z# yDD Tamanami 8 ]# y' G$ v8 v6 `! K
DD Suzunami
8 `8 d3 B0 Q2 F( T# RDD Kuroshio 3 l! @* P7 I" l& _5 c) ?4 g7 W! l! k
DD Oyashio
6 n2 `8 n: Y+ M TDD Natsushio
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Allied Ships
f$ m, M+ g* r% }! A. R8 JCV Franklin, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
. W% H) B7 b- Q4 A1 eDE Whitman, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk ~7 n0 O( m1 J
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, j: n4 s. z5 {! O- pNight Time Surface Combat, near Namorik at 79,83 6 L( `9 }0 n& Y4 v
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Japanese Ships & v$ Y$ T9 _1 E9 V, \& ?! R" w7 s! j2 B
CA Aoba # d' I" C) b R7 P* y3 f/ Q, {
CA Kinugasa # L; M! @. L. }
CA Furutaka
* W5 o" n# t* e% HCA Kako
) J, R8 n/ N+ q* NCL Abukuma
2 \+ |' m9 n9 @/ W! [/ ?CL Kuma , P' O; f# _( B. v* ~' {+ @
CL Tama
/ H% }# b1 d( H; q/ aCL Kiso
) ^2 D4 B: H, _) O& z. g" TCL Yubari 0 E- b3 U% q* u; E
DD Kiyonami ! M0 N. F- x, W2 V
DD Yukikaze
' f; @9 ^) D# H3 ^ J2 r% x c# C$ EDD Isokaze 0 G% p7 M" @+ p: o
DD Shiranuhi % J2 n! V7 g- H! g% ]
DD Arashi
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AO Schuylkill, Shell hits 30, and is sunk 9 H6 A! J2 T8 `, Y8 P) [
0 P* I' U# ]+ w% Z6 h2 gThe only air strike of the day was once again from Kusiae and it delivered a coup de grace to the CVs:
: l& A: w/ ? r$ M/ WDay Air attack on TF at 79,84
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. E4 ~" T! U8 y! GJapanese aircraft ( n1 F9 k) j m+ _+ {$ U
A6M5 Zeke x 5 & {# ]+ |$ Q5 N8 v
B6N Jill x 8
& b/ a9 b e1 V( T8 CG3M Nell x 3
3 o( j) U5 |. V4 J6 U" PG4M2 Betty x 31
. @, ]9 R8 ]0 _% L3 ?! VP1Y Frances x 9
3 @* T9 b2 h' n% j. ], FKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 45
& v. v8 y" p# p0 ^' p: H" DKi-61 KAIc Tony x 3
7 v T) u* o! j# sKi-84-Ia Frank x 14 / o: Q; H5 r0 c$ O
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Japanese aircraft losses
4 z( v' n& s0 d% I# o$ r) g9 Y t q" _! XG4M2 Betty: 1 damaged 6 ]( A% c2 t" D0 i5 f2 `
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Allied Ships 5 e* j: y5 A- K% S, e
CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 3 B6 q2 @4 f1 i
CV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 0 P! m: v# _) V: s9 I# l: c5 h
CV Illustrious, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage 5 ?( D# d1 Q" y: |) s+ r
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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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