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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/08/44
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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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6 x- q5 a4 b0 l% ^- TNight Time Surface Combat at 77,81
. I+ H1 ~- U- g* }# p+ _Allied aircraft : x% M/ c9 T( w; E% U
no flights 8 G* f) E, u6 n& _. F. J9 d9 W) k
Allied aircraft losses 2 ~" c6 T) n" @2 P8 J
SOC-3 Seagull: 6 destroyed 6 G% x, \7 ?& d( I6 y

3 g' F5 ?. F# N$ d& k5 XJapanese Ships
8 o3 X) }- Q3 u' f( c5 s1 |5 yBB Mutsu
; d1 W, g. p$ b2 @: c" DBB Yamato
) I; \; n& s2 s% |! `- \# E& vBB Fuso
0 ~7 b# p( X1 |1 Z  F" F) QBB Yamashiro
$ [; B' Z4 |% S# w- b; N9 w- pCL Tatsuta 1 h$ V( D9 w% e
DD Tanikaze
2 \6 q6 ], Q! T, {# y( WDD Fubuki
; F, q, x0 n' ]( g, ?! fDD Shinonome
- N6 t( R# g* y) A' U* w0 hDD Usugumo
" K* ]& G, _, l# a+ f& F3 Q" gDD Shirakumo % Z8 v8 g' u5 `- V8 R- S
DD Isonami
7 Q/ y, R* z, u8 O/ j1 qDD Hatsuyuki
% l, E) o3 b; H  d9 \* {) NDD Uranami ! [8 k! Z6 {! r
DD Akebono 8 F9 c. c4 S$ f7 n! ?$ i
. i8 d6 V% h, l1 c1 H: x
Allied Ships
3 X: _; d) o8 C5 \; yCL San Francisco, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage - Z: P2 v  g$ y9 b$ a( w# K
CA Astoria, Shell hits 23, and is sunk
' ~. o/ R4 W! t& W) t9 K2 |% tCL Hobart, Shell hits 21, and is sunk
- V0 q% H; E: f6 ZCA Concord, Shell hits 29, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
) r% |1 I, g, A& {& h% NDE Stadtfeld, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
7 Y  y4 `" C) jDE Harold C. Thomas, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk ; i- D& O/ [6 K2 m+ e' s4 G
DE Tisdale
5 v0 c1 X8 t+ c* T( ]! |, `
7 C) b1 _6 e& d: CNight Time Surface Combat at 78,83
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Allied aircraft 0 }- A9 @/ t5 D+ K0 \1 B- `
no flights
2 h9 r9 T' A' h, n7 P
8 A- x9 M4 Z# ^0 s2 SAllied aircraft losses
7 D7 D5 Z+ G  @" c; {9 c/ b0 CSOC-3 Seagull: 1 destroyed
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Japanese Ships
" X# C6 I0 L- Z4 |" fCA Takao, Shell hits 1 , b: y9 h, \: H3 c$ @0 t  S
CA Atago, Shell hits 2
# R, S2 \; M, y" I/ q! |3 ?' iCA Maya, Shell hits 2
8 X* |  W! M' i1 `; aCA Chokai
! x; V& a6 v7 r" tCA Myoko
# b& S) N' N; r  PCA Haguro
; w& `7 h  Q& CCA Nachi, Shell hits 1 & R6 [9 m" X" L3 @0 V7 F3 Y
CA Ashigara, Shell hits 1
* j' ~+ x: n) @9 H2 jDD Yugumo, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
, P! `' w1 y) d' sDD Tamanami
0 m) M' @5 U6 x0 F7 qDD Suzunami ! n, Q* u$ Y% |4 H# H
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1
% ]' Z0 ^# a7 z' tDD Oyashio - t5 c$ x' n( p6 `2 k9 T$ W
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Allied Ships
' q* i8 j: ?6 V9 S9 Y. Y- s) nCVE Santee
8 d. S* H' Q/ H. a  S$ d2 `. gCVE Manila Bay
5 s/ ^5 m) b- p: R' v$ FCVE Natoma Bay
1 A+ ~6 ^' d, z( \) L) |CVE Gambier Bay + C7 ^/ u, A- q
CVE Nehenta Bay ( A8 ^, N  _, j1 e; `' s
CVE Ommaney Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire
# c8 x" i  V! C( x: s; C. T: y4 kCL Montpelier, Shell hits 3
9 v0 _+ ]- j  Y- h: F5 D# UCL Mobile, Shell hits 25, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk + y0 t" ]0 H) C! f' F
CA Salt Lake City
' O; s% w, e' F: p# ?DD Ammen
; n5 G3 M: A2 _, }DD Anthony, Shell hits 1 / ]) m7 p  y! {1 n4 }5 O) m
DD Aulick, Shell hits 1
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6 B: [" S& x# w8 f: G4 T! E$ m( _Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83
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Japanese Ships
" s; s6 u" F7 N  t8 aCA Takao, Shell hits 1 , G  l/ |# ^; Q* J! x& ~
CA Atago
6 Y0 k% k8 M# X  B- |# \3 h6 _CA Maya 6 O: }3 @9 \9 o
CA Chokai
) z& B9 U9 x2 k  ~8 V6 z& KCA Myoko . _8 Y3 o2 j" j8 A! s4 u
CA Haguro   p! A0 o/ J6 I( ^" E
CA Nachi ! o8 e' Q5 m6 B
CA Ashigara ) P: c$ ~% ^8 B5 V5 _6 R
DD Yugumo, on fire, heavy damage
& I; _* L% A0 N1 r* BDD Tamanami 8 W2 u4 u, r. H5 K5 X0 Q
DD Suzunami
' B1 t0 m/ M; u5 Q% U: PDD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1 3 O! y5 ?& r7 I* L; v( O
DD Oyashio
4 O! b# D* y  g# FDD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire
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' B' O% Y. P# E2 ?( G$ t) ~8 [Allied Ships
( d& E2 z& x# Q7 _1 ?" ^! t4 v3 |CVE Petrof Bay
0 J5 Q. h# `+ T2 @: }& \8 ~CVE Savo Island 1 ~9 `9 J6 \, o" G3 G* \* N( e+ k
CVE Rudyerd Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire
& q1 L2 q9 k. y* v$ TCVE St. Lo
  Z8 `- @% C$ \! M9 FCVE Kadashan Bay
3 H8 P" |  A1 V) iCVE Saginaw Bay : M/ m3 X- Z# P8 a
CVE Long Island
" B4 w( d5 S' X% TCA Vincennes . t% E* X! Y. A' _3 G, q/ m% R" q
CA Wichita
) m' i7 h1 v6 p# kCA Boston - V7 Y+ c" B% X7 e5 _: w/ ~
CL Boise
$ P" A4 w9 J0 ^, qDE Bangust
) t( ]+ n5 ^1 j7 S2 jDE Baron, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage , }6 M3 g2 O9 \& F, N- Z5 ^) y+ X
DE Levy
; [: I1 m3 j0 tDE McConnell ( U8 P; N+ o+ h- p8 X0 C; B

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* q) b/ J' `5 x9 lNight Time Surface Combat at 78,84
2 q9 o4 h2 L& D# `! x
4 n3 g8 v( @; J0 DAllied aircraft 9 N$ U; n8 {/ `% S& T
no flights - m( E' O& ^/ [5 x9 |3 t

" j3 v/ I" f4 c0 F2 _Allied aircraft losses 9 a- A0 {7 W2 H+ [: T& k
FM-2 Wildcat: 11 destroyed
: F5 w/ Y" i1 VTBM Avenger: 1 destroyed & T" B) w  x" Z  r% L' ?

% g2 S6 ^4 t% q* b0 `/ P4 d6 @, qJapanese Ships
# N0 J& d+ A* b! I6 J2 s6 y1 J' U" OCA Tone
( O8 W1 n* T* T/ G! B6 U. cCA Chikuma
4 ~$ O' B, T# M# yCL Nagara, Shell hits 1 ' {2 ~" [- f3 q$ \
CL Isuzu ' s1 V1 W0 t+ R9 y; g" ?7 Y
CL Natori , j6 R1 b% H1 j& V
CL Yura
# J$ o* Z3 z3 J3 ~4 N8 A) e1 V# xCL Kitakami
! t1 G! k4 V/ Y8 _# QCL Oi
1 Z; v( b" A& rDD Shimakaze
. G$ p+ H" K- |* ZDD Fujinami, Shell hits 1 * s, `: j7 p; O
DD Kishinami
8 [% }" R. n7 j3 U0 _4 t1 qDD Hamanami
3 Y4 U% U: e, Z* y4 xDD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
$ R% a- X; G. @. e1 A) uDD Maikaze
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Allied Ships
- {# b/ j/ v* U$ ~6 F' R/ W+ iCVE Prince William
; W% J/ y3 Q- ECVE Barnes, Shell hits 2
; p8 H2 c/ D8 MCVE Anzio, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk + \, p9 R5 i/ |$ l
CVE Liscome Bay, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk " s+ H& S) k( e, n
DE Bebas, Shell hits 8, and is sunk - O- X/ M  I  [. n% A. v
DE Brackett, Shell hits 1 3 X* b4 o) z2 R3 A/ H) p; @, a+ Q
DE Cabana, Shell hits 13, and is sunk   P. a1 f/ N, ?" g5 G( J
DE Canfield, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 5 j2 H4 a* w- \- v7 d
DE Carlson, Shell hits 1, on fire   R0 k( x" t9 Y3 q" {  V4 d5 p7 x
AO Brazos 2 V* \9 j; i" ^2 ?* a
AO Kanawha
. s; Y- L& `8 @3 z6 aAO Neches, Shell hits 1
5 }6 G- D; Z, x6 \6 u7 QAO Tappahanock ; O" V& O$ h9 \6 l. [/ K
AO Suamico 3 [/ d4 Z& D3 v! _+ r
AO Millicoma . z+ C3 Q3 ?- h
AO Saranac * L, S) [# C* ^& U" G
AO Saugatuck . i5 q/ F- H( |  l
AE Pyro
/ X" t% |, ^: N$ Z: l$ i. p* uAE Henry L. Hoyt 6 }( _4 G7 y/ z& V% ]' l2 Y6 a

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6 T& P. j$ Q+ f  \  v: DNight Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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3 z- `) |) n1 J* t% v9 uJapanese Ships $ f$ I' |+ ^9 Q# t+ F' L
CA Tone : Z& b2 E8 j2 P2 ~
CA Chikuma
' g0 Q2 T2 i3 ~3 T. F! J) JCL Nagara " {* {" n5 N% f
CL Isuzu 0 `2 R- Q0 j5 C3 n
CL Natori
& a$ w- O6 l1 z! [2 }' {CL Yura , g1 \. D$ n1 z1 [
CL Kitakami / E/ ]$ @  _" k% f4 m4 O
CL Oi
. e* h. n7 a$ ODD Shimakaze . |, W- w3 `8 Y2 D- h8 D: U  @( L2 o* O
DD Fujinami 9 v# F2 Y, z$ u, f' P
DD Kishinami ) Y' B7 L; |) O4 y+ K
DD Hamanami
  {; _& a/ i) |DD Hayashio
) K/ P) e0 b& y( Z: T: k+ E: F+ `DD Maikaze 8 A$ e* q2 B% h. Y

; e& a! _! C2 [( i3 YAllied Ships
$ P0 @5 C2 S7 V( p8 w) W- [DE Samuel S. Miles, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
5 A0 V# X7 j% g, f7 \8 h2 P# PDE Osterhaus, Shell hits 50, and is sunk 6 `' ?6 ?. J" E+ B
DE Parks, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage * l: F, u! l0 I6 y
DE Riddle, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage , {, J& c$ B6 K7 t4 x* H
AO Cache : l2 g: ]1 v+ p+ p
AO Schuylkill, Shell hits 7, on fire
+ |" g* W, y! @) H% y4 \AO Cossatot
0 k% p& }5 C4 l( }6 _9 [! j. G4 |/ t+ _AO Chepachet
' Q9 n5 z  ^! f( W, r5 b( R9 yAE Jacob Riis, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk . B; h' o' K7 o9 w. P" e! C
AE John P. Gaines, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 5 U! D3 b3 o# f) R

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$ G2 i; z( y1 i0 [; @6 NNight Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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Japanese Ships
; A1 p: I6 O; @3 }/ l& t( XCA Tone
  Z. D. F$ p9 lCA Chikuma
7 d5 M& |1 f& A* RCL Nagara, Shell hits 3, on fire
/ h" M0 `2 N6 l8 q  L) r/ eCL Isuzu
1 N4 b; d& ~( E4 l/ ^0 eCL Natori ! R9 D, C" d. j' C
CL Yura, Shell hits 1, on fire 9 A9 }% G6 N; j2 z$ _' ^. h3 e
CL Kitakami " V& }% p, `- l0 q8 C; {. ?
CL Oi, Shell hits 1
) K) \% ]( Z8 k, p) Z& @DD Shimakaze
/ [% O2 x2 ?6 d- Y  CDD Fujinami
& W( }# n- F7 @9 \7 s1 y8 mDD Kishinami
( S* u! i; n/ T) k, gDD Hamanami
" @. p1 F+ ~' @: FDD Hayashio, Shell hits 1 8 N& [. N' n% z$ h% a' c6 j
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 1 ; x) ~3 s& C6 X+ q0 w! J
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Allied Ships % A) W, b( u& [& X8 U; ?& K4 |
CV Hornet 9 [8 `- o+ W5 U3 T$ U! e2 c- [
CV Intrepid, Shell hits 1, on fire
+ }8 ^0 j, r# l. u" {# \CVL Princeton
4 ^% O0 J4 ]' |+ MCVL Belleau Wood, Shell hits 1 & |  l! A# X! @; U* W
CVL Cowpens
' R) [, C0 j3 X! C0 c2 NCL Chicago ; J  i1 _$ f8 v/ H$ _% w0 }
CL Cleveland $ r7 `: g" G: G' m5 o) }# @- _+ f# E
CL Columbia ; m, O$ o: K% i; m- F
CA Pensacola $ G- a# {2 p; Z3 g5 V1 k
CA Raleigh, Shell hits 2
7 Q' [2 c. [7 ]' j- X& r" ~DD Boyd
9 [9 c6 [; z! S% F$ t7 F9 i- X" mDD Bradford % N$ Q5 Q$ ^3 {3 V
DD Brownson, Shell hits 1 5 C8 J) ^4 H5 y) H
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This last USN CVTF was then caght by KB: + X- I. _  F4 S/ v! \
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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Japanese aircraft , t" `4 K9 _+ T, N4 E8 [9 b# ?
A6M5 Zeke x 33
+ z4 ?8 C0 N  RD3A Val x 7
$ d. I1 }+ E8 zD4Y Judy x 123 9 n' }' W, U9 e. Y6 V& Q9 D
B5N Kate x 35
0 S# F7 V& N% c! G, ?% g1 }8 P( ]7 `B6N Jill x 67
1 @+ D0 F: @) r  w0 D1 B) v
/ T3 p( P$ z+ V6 ^0 iAllied aircraft
; F+ E& S' }! \F6F Hellcat x 3
* N! [0 C7 `" s+ r
+ y8 L! t' i( F! |3 D$ i6 zJapanese aircraft losses
$ l$ p9 r/ C, d$ t! y; R8 ^. XA6M5 Zeke: 3 destroyed / y7 i! n3 b/ M7 D
D3A Val: 3 destroyed
+ ^4 Z8 D# V. E" t2 Q; bD4Y Judy: 14 destroyed, 22 damaged
' S/ I/ g4 V7 H: XB5N Kate: 4 destroyed, 18 damaged
, S1 l+ P; H4 a: A" `' C2 g" _" @B6N Jill: 7 destroyed, 21 damaged
4 }9 B9 B: B/ |& Y/ `6 L9 ^* ]: j0 L( p- q
Allied aircraft losses
) H! G* A1 p$ uF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships 3 ~" I9 K& f  Q0 q$ H: _) U
CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
  _: ^4 r& |7 F, _2 ?# G8 SCVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 2, on fire & }, ]) o0 q7 I+ O, c3 S* F
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 7, on fire, heavy damage ' S2 p+ b% k) O0 e9 X' [
CVL Princeton, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
& }* d. p# ~5 Q: Y9 `; MCVL Cowpens, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage 1 Y' P9 n) \9 w( Z) f9 N: r
CL Cleveland, Torpedo hits 1
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; j5 X4 x/ g9 k; kAnd then by LBA: + k( f/ _# X. M7 c
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84 " N2 U3 a$ w; ?- ]9 N! x0 s
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Japanese aircraft 4 ~6 d# B* k& k
A6M5 Zeke x 16 2 v$ l4 x0 c1 t
D3A Val x 14 ! b7 k: b/ _( S' |
D4Y Judy x 38
: k1 W9 W) m  l7 q8 UB5N Kate x 24
* _0 ~# u$ \6 i: WB6N Jill x 3 ! O- a! p3 p4 g+ i
G3M Nell x 9 0 |9 o# i0 ?3 g- d- V
G4M2 Betty x 49 3 L3 [9 }( M$ t4 q0 t; W
P1Y Frances x 20   o: a# d- j2 g3 j( Y; _
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 51
+ r) w; U$ T. l* {% v2 `" c; BKi-84-Ia Frank x 5
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! w  H6 k: M$ _- lAllied aircraft
, p0 q9 H- a! N4 ]1 zno flights * l& b& ^% g% T6 O7 G" X0 H

+ R0 ]6 F5 \. c3 ZJapanese aircraft losses $ }8 ]. p* g$ a  p1 [- z; c
G3M Nell: 1 damaged , z! d* B% B; n3 R+ F
G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged & q4 B6 l$ o+ N( o
P1Y Frances: 3 damaged , Q, b) q1 P: O: W8 ^" F, @
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
9 n% y& `5 s2 e4 n1 |" l) |F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed 9 W# d9 {0 ^7 z; e

$ M" Q* o. |* y; VAllied Ships
. v3 I8 Y9 S! e0 xCV Intrepid, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
9 H% U3 B; o" ?+ C8 ICA Raleigh 6 p/ ]+ A. |- U$ i1 `
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage , x: T7 G1 A& O8 ?1 n
CVL Cowpens, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
+ T8 m8 t0 ~8 b7 k/ ]9 eCVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage 5 C: t- X8 m  M) x
CL Cleveland, Bomb hits 1 $ B0 k' i- S8 |4 r* `
& F7 c7 g" v, }* Q
Secodary strike: 7 M4 e$ x. V9 |0 f; X6 t+ O+ r
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84 % J* m: z, b* \4 I& e! ^
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Japanese aircraft
9 t, W$ b2 h- L7 qA6M5 Zeke x 7 2 ~9 a' F5 _4 @" w
D4Y Judy x 36 & }- C) ^% F' b  Z7 f3 {4 F
B5N Kate x 5 & V- a' S$ o* {
B6N Jill x 8 / g! G; O7 w: f. }, s! N" ^4 H

3 ~4 i: u8 {4 J" b; FAllied aircraft
2 \* h9 J& z! |- {4 Jno flights
9 Z! R7 W: [/ ~* E, L! x( c5 f  f5 W9 U$ f
Japanese aircraft losses
. c4 p3 {! ?3 a! m: k! }6 qB5N Kate: 2 damaged
2 P0 Y$ }# d0 q5 Q) i6 G
, s$ @# }! _5 _( AAllied aircraft losses
' ]+ S# ~" ?' i- {5 w! jF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed + r, p4 x( p: F3 w+ G6 C& K' w
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Allied Ships
* f) z* B4 }, BCV Intrepid, on fire, heavy damage % j6 F! g0 u) G$ K# w9 A9 b
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage + d+ @( n: E( t( ?" U# w

# E1 ^$ y$ P( KAnd this one fails to find any more targets: * W0 P. n% C. r* o; R. g* i  W2 b
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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Japanese aircraft
7 H- {5 @6 \" v3 S' A3 ?2 m  MA6M5 Zeke x 3
3 ^0 C$ j1 ^# G% c6 @( ZD4Y Judy x 14
& x2 i: s+ s' p/ J5 rB6N Jill x 11 4 y. u) K+ G- N; w5 |) E

  z% N" w7 o/ y5 VNo Japanese losses 0 {2 {; E# n& d8 H3 k
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LBA Jills:
1 w. q1 N' \- U2 c6 @* p5 ADay Air attack on TF at 77,83
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5 N3 I; h9 F) y( y1 y. yJapanese aircraft ( {5 l# I: w' E. u  G/ ~2 E+ O- T
B6N Jill x 8 5 `" C; N" m4 g' |
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No Japanese losses
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Allied Ships
4 n0 B# a* v+ _CV Bunker Hill, on fire, heavy damage
; ?6 z& n+ Y! M+ i* UCV Wasp, on fire, heavy damage / T( \3 c0 o9 v) i$ Q% D

) Z* N+ ^+ m5 M8 ]3 sAfternoon phase saw KB clouded in so LBA from Kusiae did all the work:
* x) V$ v" t: u* GDay Air attack on TF at 79,85
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Japanese aircraft
4 |! A8 C' R% [& |& RG3M Nell x 7
' I3 e: Z' Z- E+ v% RG4M2 Betty x 38
/ @# m5 C6 s( f7 y$ q( QP1Y Frances x 14
4 G3 V( s1 C( m8 wKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 46
/ }3 w. ]& Q) D: w, U8 w. u. _Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5
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Allied aircraft
1 z( S& Y- F: \- ]3 s" ~FM-2 Wildcat x 12
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Japanese aircraft losses - N5 o8 @. w, w0 _$ m
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
. u3 M; O& T! R. a% D7 hG4M2 Betty: 5 destroyed, 28 damaged
; y* a: d# d7 D  zP1Y Frances: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged
% r5 z) a6 ?  ?$ nKi-43-IIIa Oscar: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged " ?& q& n5 z# m# u! I- y, K

9 f$ ~1 O4 l4 a9 vAllied aircraft losses
/ m/ e6 M" [  n9 O/ {7 Q1 ZFM-2 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
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: R" J: p+ p4 F4 {Allied Ships % Y  M# T8 Q- d3 U% T
CVE Savo Island # H6 K! A, e) x( z/ |
CVE St. Lo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
- u5 z( e7 M+ h* zCVE Kadashan Bay, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
- o$ I: U( h- h# a8 ~CVE Petrof Bay + B. ?6 ]7 T6 K: y$ }2 ^/ ^4 i
CVE Saginaw Bay, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
. m$ w3 d4 J5 F: ]5 i5 t6 oCVE Long Island
9 T; M* r! Z) N% G) P: D0 L5 hCVE Rudyerd Bay
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Jills are more successful this time:
' i0 B. s! }: X  BDay Air attack on TF at 77,83
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Japanese aircraft : f/ `. D) Q; Q+ y
B6N Jill x 8
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% R; i+ l& Y. `2 A5 F- b* ?: _No Japanese losses
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3 ~. T+ \" u7 M# SAllied Ships
3 o4 G, Y: s+ ~# nCVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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, A# a9 j. ^( u4 U( A: S  IAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/09/44 ( s7 _1 Z: O% k0 `, I. Z
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By now my subs are in position also: " I5 o% e) S, I, u* Y; `* S- [2 P
Last two sufrace actions find the crippled Franklin and an AO:
: |; o8 |+ M" ^- TNight Time Surface Combat at 78,81
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Allied aircraft
/ {5 l- X& s& ~3 W8 {! Dno flights
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Allied aircraft losses ( i" e! ~/ X0 Y* ^! s, i) G
TBM Avenger: 4 destroyed ; |( e- y) \8 x5 `3 t
SB2C Helldiver: 12 destroyed 0 ^) K- `% o. c4 K; t
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Japanese Ships ( N5 `3 d: S0 z
CA Takao $ S+ ?8 p* ^0 P1 x2 _2 J
CA Atago
* b5 p  b9 R. N- N5 L$ C% UCA Maya
" U9 W( U# P/ XCA Chokai
' e+ e' U: {. `CA Myoko 4 B8 I" a( |3 |: G0 d0 N% R
CA Haguro 8 @( c( D2 [3 S) F8 }* u
CA Nachi 5 g* u# p7 o7 V8 n" V% _$ K2 Z
CA Ashigara + O6 a7 B2 R# v) j0 B+ ^
DD Tamanami
, f( ]; Q* P  ^8 |5 F0 qDD Suzunami
4 e: d! U6 G- P+ l3 i( }DD Kuroshio / ~: H5 p/ t8 G; f* l  z& X
DD Oyashio
( r# s' W! r9 O0 t3 n/ CDD Natsushio % m) w" W$ |. v# o, v
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Allied Ships
6 G+ A, l/ _& y4 K4 ]( _CV Franklin, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
; e9 @: L6 J% E" u" _' v% LDE Whitman, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Namorik at 79,83 ( _1 s; B0 V% d5 x
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Japanese Ships 6 C4 F* y/ @2 Y1 I
CA Aoba
* t/ i; c! e* K6 {  oCA Kinugasa
" f1 H5 u' T  l- o, r  s2 J( tCA Furutaka
+ ]  k8 [& U* O: p( [1 y. gCA Kako / ^; n7 `, e2 e/ Q. v
CL Abukuma   e$ N# i8 s5 l! ^- I$ N3 ^9 E8 b
CL Kuma - R" P1 H# n7 J3 {8 P
CL Tama % [' Y* B$ T8 E5 h
CL Kiso 1 K7 h+ b% w) N( P* s# a
CL Yubari
" D7 ^" S( r" z  L$ E. wDD Kiyonami ! a+ y$ G+ x& i! M2 d6 F
DD Yukikaze 6 k% ^7 M0 i8 [0 s! N
DD Isokaze 7 I- A7 w# y) R3 B% @) m/ h! W
DD Shiranuhi
* M8 q% h' C8 B$ TDD Arashi $ M+ ?8 U3 }4 P- c# p- [

6 Q$ j8 [& Z5 J3 ?% dAllied Ships 2 L1 p/ ~9 n+ p/ w  \
AO Schuylkill, Shell hits 30, and is sunk % V# }7 s2 ]7 J4 W- G* J/ ?  M# }

( Q6 d# d5 G0 GThe only air strike of the day was once again from Kusiae and it delivered a coup de grace to the CVs:
  s! Z: V2 l( NDay Air attack on TF at 79,84
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! k! U* ^: h, r, KJapanese aircraft
5 S) ~3 N) f& c3 y" D1 f  _" hA6M5 Zeke x 5 ( N8 S- \! k8 L( M- o/ m- }
B6N Jill x 8
5 @# m; I9 n1 X2 c/ E/ |& g% CG3M Nell x 3 ( d3 x! R. q3 u8 M
G4M2 Betty x 31
  a$ D$ e, t8 ?5 [; NP1Y Frances x 9 % F) R5 [$ n! ]& z$ [/ `: {
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 45
0 G# w0 j3 G* b) t. AKi-61 KAIc Tony x 3
+ }! b2 C9 ?" _/ t6 W6 n0 PKi-84-Ia Frank x 14
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Japanese aircraft losses 8 k+ C2 F! `7 B0 a) o
G4M2 Betty: 1 damaged ! h+ y2 Y! q- n, ]9 K! t& L* x( f

8 ?9 H( Z/ i4 y' h9 BAllied Ships $ ]! a5 A1 k. |* p( u1 y
CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
# Z2 `, o9 a6 K  H: N7 v4 q) GCV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
! S7 L; ]  E8 _5 O$ gCV Illustrious, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
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  v# r; e# [5 i+ K8 }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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, P$ j" v" N* ]2 E$ `一切都结束了
# |5 Q" p3 v  N' g' s+ U2 \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- i$ f3 {1 I1 X3 S4 ^+ y" D

" S1 q0 b/ d1 \1 P( UHonda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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