AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/08/44
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4 U; U) S6 `4 R$ J* L; FDay 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 5 F8 W5 _- S9 l: H% r3 o
Allied aircraft ) k3 r$ T& ?2 C' S; m% n, q3 c* x
no flights ; ~ \8 e; H3 L7 o8 p$ C/ W
Allied aircraft losses * ^# z: |" v3 t' B9 v
SOC-3 Seagull: 6 destroyed
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Japanese Ships 2 Y, H$ E' z2 p# D, o
BB Mutsu
) ~4 r/ p9 e! z0 G; }; rBB Yamato : q9 g$ n) G+ ]) i. {8 |
BB Fuso / x# R8 q& b2 P9 f9 v8 j) C
BB Yamashiro
2 Q) I6 i& b. H. h& j D' o3 K+ TCL Tatsuta
0 o! G J$ B: s' Y. x# _1 IDD Tanikaze
! r! q% h4 P9 C9 [9 J- ~DD Fubuki " c4 U. \8 q U- l
DD Shinonome 1 q, e8 `& @! O
DD Usugumo
0 X5 j7 q! S* w/ X% SDD Shirakumo 9 e8 L9 _9 J* l) @& n) P: O
DD Isonami , V; Q; A$ b, R' j
DD Hatsuyuki
8 ~' Q/ h W: Q' ~/ H2 ]DD Uranami / X5 J: x6 | {! I q, u5 O
DD Akebono % Z7 J) P+ x1 e6 W* I- E, O
/ T: T) y; J% c. q1 xAllied Ships
. j' i8 i" m) ~; }0 gCL San Francisco, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage
7 H/ a: N" z+ P: z, YCA Astoria, Shell hits 23, and is sunk
" l4 B" ~9 |8 o! Q9 D0 n9 M" }6 kCL Hobart, Shell hits 21, and is sunk
# k. x2 R4 E4 E- p" i% I# ~CA Concord, Shell hits 29, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 4 x d0 o: r; S$ p. |
DE Stadtfeld, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage % w& v; d0 ^! Q4 Q2 X! Z
DE Harold C. Thomas, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
! g& H4 }% c! c _- F& V( J' y$ wDE Tisdale % O+ l+ r2 O' y
6 _$ u9 _- Q5 a# `& J! O/ KNight Time Surface Combat at 78,83 , D7 j0 S1 g) [
4 g8 P1 v( L+ r" u4 x5 V K% zAllied aircraft 5 b$ x0 B: v$ M" Y- V9 ^
no flights
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Allied aircraft losses 1 F( ~9 F8 I4 m2 \
SOC-3 Seagull: 1 destroyed 7 b$ ]) `* p) G7 m
) q% W2 w/ g0 @Japanese Ships 0 l! |* V- q: ]
CA Takao, Shell hits 1 ( n% q1 o9 y" f7 P# p5 C$ u% b' F. D9 N
CA Atago, Shell hits 2
6 v1 o/ x+ F; X0 m! N& NCA Maya, Shell hits 2
- p3 w$ q6 p1 p z: }CA Chokai
8 g; f8 o, |0 i- tCA Myoko
6 k& V* c, @9 T: r5 s, o2 C0 @CA Haguro $ r* k: m0 U7 ^- o
CA Nachi, Shell hits 1
' n) e. @5 B- A6 ~: m4 B, lCA Ashigara, Shell hits 1
5 r4 M0 O" {# a) L$ B& t/ P4 `# CDD Yugumo, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
" D, x% N' u4 o6 CDD Tamanami " u4 h1 r# S* {6 |: Z% Q8 b' w8 p
DD Suzunami
( w( q4 ]4 S6 @/ l: tDD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1 6 O& A4 P9 s( d- t
DD Oyashio
# q# E. L1 q" T, hDD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Allied Ships 9 l: C+ I( p# t) H
CVE Santee . K- g& j" w% W
CVE Manila Bay
5 _7 G1 i* r. e: A M5 hCVE Natoma Bay
1 t* f7 G G) \* f6 D1 G' DCVE Gambier Bay
6 c0 P% r8 B' R8 w8 c4 zCVE Nehenta Bay
: {% d$ @- M$ N h0 bCVE Ommaney Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire - |' H( V1 y. z0 |& H) _
CL Montpelier, Shell hits 3 ! j0 z* I0 e5 k" n0 y9 r9 |
CL Mobile, Shell hits 25, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
9 F" \6 I( p$ ^( j* l( ^0 N- C# JCA Salt Lake City
( ]5 P5 a% |& o; MDD Ammen ( A6 Z% C. a& D1 m! M$ M
DD Anthony, Shell hits 1
' y) z* E" T3 a8 Y' m8 N$ |DD Aulick, Shell hits 1
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9 U$ `# g5 {! V' v$ u9 S0 g2 oNight Time Surface Combat at 78,83 2 o* u3 R* {+ \/ G
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Japanese Ships $ C2 M# P" b; u$ G. y$ d; L# T- v
CA Takao, Shell hits 1 - v; Q0 v+ d( C! J R$ j5 Y
CA Atago
) K' j4 o/ |' ~" H7 c) J, |- vCA Maya r0 ]& D1 N) n# i8 {
CA Chokai
7 s/ D! Y: \# L. T6 A2 sCA Myoko ) r! o7 T, K: ?2 m5 D0 l
CA Haguro 1 `, q$ \$ u& ^4 A% _ d/ U9 d
CA Nachi ! |& b- ^& _1 c. V7 A2 W
CA Ashigara 8 A" T& m- T3 Q5 u1 Z* ?
DD Yugumo, on fire, heavy damage
$ n& ]' q A5 _! \DD Tamanami ! }3 \, y }' @6 P
DD Suzunami - {' `5 K$ Q- A; W+ s
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1 / Y8 a( b" h$ v
DD Oyashio . {, |# j$ F# A/ N0 X- K$ M
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Allied Ships ; Y2 H, E& C( ]3 l
CVE Petrof Bay
. _2 p, X7 S/ @; |CVE Savo Island ; H- Q |- Q- O1 v" ?+ B" P: G
CVE Rudyerd Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire
) @+ e9 w; N- G* l$ bCVE St. Lo 2 \5 O" h& Y3 i/ F7 n4 d
CVE Kadashan Bay
9 A, g' c& @* l" q0 y+ hCVE Saginaw Bay 3 j t7 A0 Y: X5 d5 J% K6 i
CVE Long Island 9 Q5 b2 D0 w( H2 Q. X2 Z* ~
CA Vincennes : e4 q; w4 a& a2 N
CA Wichita 7 {# a" L) q* Z
CA Boston
8 ?3 O5 v( l3 o P- GCL Boise ! ]+ k9 _# k! X4 w) N: {$ V
DE Bangust
F. @" J/ m4 B+ y2 W0 uDE Baron, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
( M* ~5 S6 K# J1 \% X/ v' k cDE Levy
2 k C& w. U: ?. p) k; F- } dDE McConnell ' j5 A+ ^0 a: u u4 s- w
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84 5 F4 C5 y* i, ]! A
, J2 h) m' z7 L2 a# eAllied aircraft + l- M6 t& t4 g/ Y
no flights
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Allied aircraft losses
1 D' k0 J( [# d/ `FM-2 Wildcat: 11 destroyed
2 x5 b& `5 Z3 I) S& `% wTBM Avenger: 1 destroyed
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Japanese Ships
) c# D( l/ @1 {0 k- f! NCA Tone & m$ T; O9 R) Y4 d# C* X5 P8 _* K
CA Chikuma
* _4 h. a* b. ^* y R6 Q* JCL Nagara, Shell hits 1 1 `) ~5 \, L5 A5 \ p
CL Isuzu
6 o/ F, y# Y. |2 o) eCL Natori
" ~; L/ I; D- \$ ~CL Yura 5 P) i! J/ g: T
CL Kitakami
# h4 _6 P! L+ U( t1 \- nCL Oi
, I# ?% J/ t- ? a7 m$ iDD Shimakaze ! F, K: \; D1 L/ a4 M; ~0 u
DD Fujinami, Shell hits 1
6 y% ]! N; f& }8 n! O" m" [DD Kishinami
5 L3 b5 M- W+ X9 I) sDD Hamanami 0 m4 `: H# c$ l
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
5 e- f# C- s# m1 h9 E4 `" W2 C; WDD Maikaze
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Allied Ships K$ s y6 F+ t8 h/ r& e
CVE Prince William : U. y0 ?+ \; g/ ]. Z
CVE Barnes, Shell hits 2 / k2 R! e# H" f
CVE Anzio, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
2 c$ n3 d" V0 oCVE Liscome Bay, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
# |* Q0 e1 O. z1 H3 t& ?DE Bebas, Shell hits 8, and is sunk 1 z% X- |7 p0 W! [; Z* ^
DE Brackett, Shell hits 1 $ ^5 Q, Z- V8 M! e2 P! q* {. |
DE Cabana, Shell hits 13, and is sunk 7 h' N0 i# a" \+ k$ ~/ i
DE Canfield, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
6 p' N' D! j; U; u! B4 PDE Carlson, Shell hits 1, on fire
: ]# L5 {# W2 D- K5 @" c" nAO Brazos # V) }9 a& q- N6 V$ x
AO Kanawha ' a2 l/ L- R2 |$ A6 [
AO Neches, Shell hits 1
8 X7 w; s" D S( {AO Tappahanock
. P' N( A4 z2 d- [: CAO Suamico
( N {+ M9 c' x1 ^* ZAO Millicoma
! h5 B C! B! p" L2 K3 g; [AO Saranac
8 K+ H" l$ P. I( Q C$ R' ^+ nAO Saugatuck
1 K; c% K4 x: h% U9 KAE Pyro + \/ Y# S7 I' [4 I2 u4 \ b" [; X; S* W
AE Henry L. Hoyt $ q$ O# V' [ v: _) \+ {; m5 V7 y
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. F; T% u! _$ n8 BNight Time Surface Combat at 78,84 , O. a0 y5 t4 V' g9 z
. o' M# `' a% B0 vJapanese Ships
4 a' K. i( f+ [CA Tone , H) f, S, V3 }. e3 _1 _
CA Chikuma
. T9 Z/ I1 Y: n8 R" l2 p& C5 X/ w3 CCL Nagara 8 o+ S+ y( c+ k
CL Isuzu
: W8 i5 V6 Q% b8 n- k' H/ v$ BCL Natori
( h U f" x* |5 {3 ACL Yura % l, w: G( X, O
CL Kitakami
& f- {1 G, Z$ u: _" FCL Oi : Z# \" G( z r( `" T( z2 q! c+ }
DD Shimakaze
- Z9 O7 F" L) A: aDD Fujinami
% R; u$ D8 h5 j9 x- m nDD Kishinami * P8 U d+ g* i) n# M" b
DD Hamanami # b. A% e `# Z. G3 y+ P
DD Hayashio . O) \' L* J4 v$ a4 k$ e# E6 l
DD Maikaze : G3 t+ u' h+ Q$ B, M
& Z* U; K4 h% D0 K, MAllied Ships
5 |" D" s# ~3 A: N; d$ j$ W; V( ^DE Samuel S. Miles, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 1 F% ?- o5 {7 w g! L* @
DE Osterhaus, Shell hits 50, and is sunk
7 g4 Q H1 d4 _3 |& s* E# T( fDE Parks, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
h% x" c, t4 v, W$ p: vDE Riddle, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 1 T2 K1 t' ^5 V3 V2 |( z1 }8 y3 e
AO Cache
" I1 x5 ?# [! qAO Schuylkill, Shell hits 7, on fire 3 @+ e6 r5 `* a! q7 T5 Y
AO Cossatot % n5 Q* O9 E/ _/ T0 n
AO Chepachet 0 h6 M$ y3 x/ [7 {+ X; _2 w2 t. @
AE Jacob Riis, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk ! ?; m/ U5 B0 d
AE John P. Gaines, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage * u2 \7 e9 m7 {
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" E; o) v' B' D# J3 A$ | i' LNight Time Surface Combat at 78,84 % b+ @ @" X: t i! l( Q
+ n$ l, K+ z/ ^) A2 t8 mJapanese Ships 6 m5 s9 ]+ U! d2 H
CA Tone 8 _' T1 P6 c( r, @' i1 u0 k5 Y3 k
CA Chikuma
) A% s7 R, W0 o, Z4 ~7 ~0 `CL Nagara, Shell hits 3, on fire
) h* x; t9 ?/ i' N: ?CL Isuzu
Y2 }1 y8 `* s JCL Natori
/ \6 I G% O4 v* U- S! BCL Yura, Shell hits 1, on fire
. m9 _. z" ~ h' kCL Kitakami
. S( v" ]7 s6 ?CL Oi, Shell hits 1
. _% L/ {! u3 [; i: e. S5 nDD Shimakaze ) N- p2 ~4 D* g1 s& R! ?- r5 B
DD Fujinami " p9 A9 ]8 b6 x+ y) Q* Z* U
DD Kishinami
5 V6 S2 X& w2 v( O d& s" sDD Hamanami
3 B- H9 H7 g! e5 r s I* bDD Hayashio, Shell hits 1 : Z3 L3 m) S" ]
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 1 0 W1 F+ a" I% t2 S/ V5 O; p5 g
' F! p& V+ P$ |# `$ q1 s. h5 rAllied Ships
4 d T7 f9 f2 G' R1 t" p& X4 hCV Hornet
8 I* o$ H2 Q- p( i6 [CV Intrepid, Shell hits 1, on fire * b8 P9 ?+ N ^. B9 Q" o
CVL Princeton ( \* V& n" F; H9 a r: z
CVL Belleau Wood, Shell hits 1
0 r4 Q# ^- U! g, l( ECVL Cowpens 3 C0 a/ t. l& o6 U' ]
CL Chicago 0 r. U$ y7 ?: G$ e- W3 i/ u
CL Cleveland 9 h% ]/ R) s) T
CL Columbia
- l) `0 Q7 H" M( A% mCA Pensacola
! J) y3 p* {( R E$ f' a. z: y, v; rCA Raleigh, Shell hits 2
4 v# L8 d9 C9 E! K$ X" jDD Boyd 8 ]" Q E/ g, y( k
DD Bradford 6 L$ [* D. q+ ~9 f. {- j2 ]" r4 O+ [
DD Brownson, Shell hits 1
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This last USN CVTF was then caght by KB: 1 A$ `- j- Z! q# o; S) d& X
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84 0 ]9 _. J) j4 S1 S+ `8 ^
& z4 k0 j% V2 N# V" U/ _6 NJapanese aircraft . G, y- X- Z# v+ b# _2 Y
A6M5 Zeke x 33 7 Z% _2 Q" N0 c" E6 Q9 L" {
D3A Val x 7
: A) m) [. \: f4 OD4Y Judy x 123 1 Y$ A) Y K0 P6 X, U$ l. R
B5N Kate x 35
* I- R) ~7 O! u4 o. ?9 ^' OB6N Jill x 67
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' Q; Z) d# m9 O: c+ N) r' \. g+ H2 PAllied aircraft
9 c7 E3 C, r% }! h) a; eF6F Hellcat x 3 6 B0 | r, i: F
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Japanese aircraft losses - E' K" v! i; T
A6M5 Zeke: 3 destroyed 1 p9 x1 }4 G) D$ Y
D3A Val: 3 destroyed 0 ^: C* m6 @$ ]2 g; E3 \# I
D4Y Judy: 14 destroyed, 22 damaged
5 [: |4 u# a3 l7 K: _3 B$ uB5N Kate: 4 destroyed, 18 damaged ' B6 S c8 w7 }" Z; E: ~
B6N Jill: 7 destroyed, 21 damaged & P$ N- n y( ~( F$ {2 s
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Allied aircraft losses
* h& P7 Y# O l6 L/ w) SF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed ) T4 b% s$ ^5 p7 w4 |4 A
1 B H5 u- ^& r
Allied Ships * W/ o, A$ s( v8 R' n- m- ?
CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage & f/ a- p0 D! C7 h; r' F9 ?
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 2, on fire 6 x9 a# L* {* F* o
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 7, on fire, heavy damage 9 H# J: I: B* M+ U
CVL Princeton, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage ; Z6 [; M4 R# R
CVL Cowpens, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
$ d: `+ W3 M1 \) L) {CL Cleveland, Torpedo hits 1
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4 l% v' K$ y+ B2 I' ]+ nAnd then by LBA:
& K* e2 d% f |# Q6 S0 x) rDay Air attack on TF at 80,84
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Japanese aircraft
5 Y' c% I1 e: P3 c5 `+ zA6M5 Zeke x 16 * f/ B& [$ J; k. j. W
D3A Val x 14
/ x2 L1 n* x( r! yD4Y Judy x 38 " X4 {1 s5 X- e2 @, @
B5N Kate x 24
9 @: F4 _- A* P( c9 d4 E' V# f6 lB6N Jill x 3
7 o5 O+ \, S4 _+ tG3M Nell x 9
% Y. ]% W5 x" P! Z4 ^& wG4M2 Betty x 49
% C+ C# T/ X* D* v& C3 P3 \, L/ gP1Y Frances x 20
) n* K B( R/ h5 l2 SKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 51
0 N2 Y' |0 i0 o3 e/ c- v2 hKi-84-Ia Frank x 5 $ v+ a C; O) J" M" \
- W9 N2 v7 E4 Y7 i' P: X7 DAllied aircraft - p# o- t* M* R9 V+ t+ V( i% a0 T/ ?4 z
no flights 9 t, K5 }, Z4 d/ J! q9 X# Q; S
# V4 \ f: J d! K5 M# c( l) U" y% QJapanese aircraft losses
g Q: U, i5 h% m0 u- vG3M Nell: 1 damaged
. X( T3 {1 Z) t3 p& HG4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged
6 Q, p: S1 c' m2 b$ t' {, L& O* d0 lP1Y Frances: 3 damaged ' ? w) ^- H) E C$ }
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed 8 n: O( B5 G9 b! A( ~" S
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Allied aircraft losses 2 f) t$ l$ k. M( v
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed ( N" t8 V, J! r, f9 C' d
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Allied Ships 2 |; E* F* f( y2 q& r( X
CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage * k$ {# o7 L% D% _( C# s# M. _
CA Raleigh 9 W" w3 a4 g% T$ y0 o2 D5 E1 M
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage * }: }2 ~7 Z; h; e
CVL Cowpens, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 7 u4 f2 N. w8 O0 b8 R w5 ^
CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
- y7 a1 B" l6 e3 tCL Cleveland, Bomb hits 1 & d5 R) f/ ]7 y1 g! p Y
+ Z: U; D$ Y! P9 GSecodary strike: : C2 w# I6 F/ f. o4 o4 }1 L# F
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84 2 o9 T6 u R) K; l$ p" B( T& ? U
0 l/ C- O; H* s& Q8 ^6 x3 BJapanese aircraft F& y F5 R8 E
A6M5 Zeke x 7 . x1 J; }4 H! g" Q
D4Y Judy x 36
0 ?, D- I2 x# Y, iB5N Kate x 5 ( t) J% \; o5 l4 H& ]
B6N Jill x 8
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Allied aircraft - [( u+ P9 D/ c0 X) H. o% `4 n
no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses 0 I4 X+ v u5 r( K0 Y6 Z
B5N Kate: 2 damaged # R( P/ i3 G v. y2 a T
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Allied aircraft losses
+ D: A5 } \" J$ PF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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" D* E7 e. R6 d9 Y" j. A" H. J! VAllied Ships 9 u( F' e* M- R L% u! U
CV Intrepid, on fire, heavy damage
4 x! W/ }0 Y9 O- Y8 H, ACVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 1 _5 s) {% v! ^( j
) j! V: L- ]$ HAnd this one fails to find any more targets: . n. W& t" [% c- J
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84 2 P) b6 n, Y. v" \2 J
* v7 `8 @" I, [* C/ a7 E1 xJapanese aircraft
3 x, \$ b/ h& A; E, UA6M5 Zeke x 3 3 z6 F0 i+ y: o$ ?; @! v' f. C
D4Y Judy x 14 1 a' h) K1 J8 E2 Z! E6 i
B6N Jill x 11
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No Japanese losses
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' g6 Y% V9 @4 s0 ILBA Jills: # V) [! ]0 k9 i* Y; M8 X* J3 |# E
Day Air attack on TF at 77,83
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' y% S( E1 M$ q8 n: N$ s- fJapanese aircraft
9 G4 R0 j. h/ L9 P" U3 cB6N Jill x 8
6 q7 g/ W+ m; ]- Q4 W% N
( f# Y; z/ @9 i3 VNo Japanese losses
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$ b, g9 `# Z$ Q# V, n7 \2 [Allied Ships 7 ^/ k( ^4 e3 I) c) X% ~
CV Bunker Hill, on fire, heavy damage
& X5 O- x6 [* FCV Wasp, on fire, heavy damage , q! Y( Z3 I- s! o
- p* i2 \" ]. z2 p+ NAfternoon phase saw KB clouded in so LBA from Kusiae did all the work:
6 g+ k* q1 V6 L7 d4 _Day Air attack on TF at 79,85
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. _' j0 F- G$ H D( ?4 N# cJapanese aircraft & s" G/ `- D5 S, g* z
G3M Nell x 7 , ?+ _7 R; A$ q1 v6 S- d8 J
G4M2 Betty x 38
% p! g4 W4 f) ~. W! w) Z3 \8 v3 BP1Y Frances x 14
. B1 c1 K2 [/ a& N7 h6 [Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 46
2 W y8 N4 q& m; X& mKi-84-Ia Frank x 5 3 B6 D+ e$ R/ M& |+ w
& M1 e6 r2 u9 [+ W
Allied aircraft
7 m1 s" x3 d) ~' g1 v1 SFM-2 Wildcat x 12
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Japanese aircraft losses ! Z( l' g( y3 d9 b
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged ! A& Z- x8 N/ p* {: _7 A$ @
G4M2 Betty: 5 destroyed, 28 damaged
$ D' s/ Q% d: n8 i1 c' Y; mP1Y Frances: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged ) [: m/ z" \4 s( q% S z( E- c
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
2 Y) j9 {! \$ b" u% u% kFM-2 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
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& p( i' v' f: {4 zAllied Ships
) a& s0 n/ h/ E4 g5 bCVE Savo Island
# {: f: _9 K7 E+ MCVE St. Lo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire ' R \7 N6 o0 s" _ [
CVE Kadashan Bay, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
% s. P; ?* \- n% s$ |( PCVE Petrof Bay
3 `$ |1 K2 z- o4 L+ {. kCVE Saginaw Bay, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
0 \5 [- q& R/ O. ^6 v' VCVE Long Island ( ]! a. B9 w( W `) U
CVE Rudyerd Bay
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9 z2 c7 \1 n( AJills are more successful this time:
4 y& O7 W& K* O% W) V& v7 h) J+ C! ?* FDay Air attack on TF at 77,83 + p+ v" P2 V3 c8 X
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Japanese aircraft # C7 K6 n" l, [2 [7 w7 U
B6N Jill x 8
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No Japanese losses
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' q3 R9 F4 ?6 M! B- S3 c. Y7 J7 BCVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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8 l$ c! e' W" t) I) G5 iAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/09/44
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; q6 Y, q/ g# Z: r2 Y6 sBy now my subs are in position also: " D7 W9 h' A6 u+ B( J
Last two sufrace actions find the crippled Franklin and an AO:
9 m& A6 o& e7 c CNight Time Surface Combat at 78,81
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Allied aircraft
7 X2 G! N5 P1 X+ O, x3 Ano flights
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Allied aircraft losses
. K8 p, n$ d4 LTBM Avenger: 4 destroyed & g1 W4 G. D1 G
SB2C Helldiver: 12 destroyed
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" X/ L3 F, c# CJapanese Ships + C% x8 v1 a1 J$ X5 A, S
CA Takao
- ? D1 F5 F! D; b D& _CA Atago : U. M. u& V0 Q9 u B; ]7 I o0 x. ~
CA Maya - d6 y5 ?3 i$ J$ T7 B
CA Chokai 4 N1 _" ^' z) }( W- u R
CA Myoko
3 D, s/ B: W( Z* PCA Haguro 4 F$ K) b/ n( ~
CA Nachi
: N5 P# v$ i4 m/ x- [5 t$ U$ U# cCA Ashigara " Z( }: `, e4 J; O. ~9 J
DD Tamanami ' x) N$ v# ]0 s: P8 l1 u" I
DD Suzunami
/ M. G, e" K3 Q# [7 P0 ^6 d3 w. XDD Kuroshio 8 H' p- g. V; O$ o
DD Oyashio * E* G' ]! B' Y9 n3 g- S3 ?
DD Natsushio : H/ q- \- b: |' w
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CV Franklin, Shell hits 3, and is sunk ( I1 H9 [' P0 b; U0 p& N
DE Whitman, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
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! Y+ _1 o- C; [2 r8 e2 `3 TNight Time Surface Combat, near Namorik at 79,83 8 \; g& C9 r# [ a# s m
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Japanese Ships
6 K3 ?8 s% E" H* wCA Aoba / k+ U9 P/ Z8 Y( R/ o
CA Kinugasa 1 x+ }* X- n% h' `/ ~3 a$ U; r3 @
CA Furutaka 9 O8 g4 q$ R$ }+ ~
CA Kako
% v$ z! V4 w% M9 ]! p0 l) D* DCL Abukuma
$ z+ j0 \3 q1 f% VCL Kuma
0 y# |3 j# V9 J) j2 x& zCL Tama 3 x O/ U% }1 w% r. R
CL Kiso
2 H# \8 C0 z7 e' C6 s7 jCL Yubari " S, G2 g: J$ ^4 x/ J
DD Kiyonami
1 C/ t6 k: O4 ]6 o* _2 EDD Yukikaze . ` w G7 n4 l; k
DD Isokaze
5 x, \$ L) N# T: e. z0 FDD Shiranuhi , }1 X; }( V% M# u! C' `- v
DD Arashi ( V- N y3 q. q% \9 b/ b; l
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AO Schuylkill, Shell hits 30, and is sunk , e; J6 u4 H3 I- O0 W) u* ^ I
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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:
% ?: h+ U+ t5 {3 [2 b9 xDay Air attack on TF at 79,84 $ r4 L3 n( n Y( s. m
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Japanese aircraft
1 }& O. A. c- @, u0 d- d/ ZA6M5 Zeke x 5
2 E2 ^- |8 P; L7 [8 W2 w( fB6N Jill x 8 2 X& B* v! q0 ]$ F/ R0 m: @- }
G3M Nell x 3
* k/ X1 N# j' z+ AG4M2 Betty x 31 $ J! s) ]7 _ s4 ^8 M! r
P1Y Frances x 9
: _4 f& L' S9 N3 ~ PKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 45 9 v+ o/ o5 K( ~4 t# D& y) r i
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 3 & [1 J8 N/ |" z
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 14 - {; P2 b7 u# B2 v2 A! Q) V% M
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Japanese aircraft losses $ l/ M; N* X% Q0 ]7 E$ y9 u( x: y! A; K
G4M2 Betty: 1 damaged
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1 `) |$ B0 n( m- V6 l4 HAllied Ships - w1 y/ _9 t* f4 I8 A9 W' m2 W0 ~$ n1 E
CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
3 J# j8 X9 s ^& n7 g4 f# wCV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
4 u# Y; t$ D; b vCV Illustrious, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage ' Y. z! C1 w, p) d. z
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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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y- f2 l2 _' `9 c3 | ^9 e1 i一切都结束了
; `# P! h* [0 Y, H9 {, V好像盟军已经投降了? |