AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/08/44 ' d5 F; L5 e) p# 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: 4 n& F$ B5 G2 `& Y3 H( k+ ?$ c/ p
% a: D! c8 u2 n9 ~Night Time Surface Combat at 77,81
* z; y& {8 w. l! TAllied aircraft 6 r: R7 s3 T$ e* Q
no flights
( I6 q# R$ z, S/ k$ w% P, d9 GAllied aircraft losses / ~ S+ {. n5 ~/ h3 l
SOC-3 Seagull: 6 destroyed # C' N& u2 i" A7 b: [: P
/ n, j% C4 t% T
Japanese Ships % Y" T- \: z& c3 z
BB Mutsu
& M* v7 p6 A/ ~7 B8 fBB Yamato
; U& G! n M B; E. bBB Fuso 7 D. g3 _# y4 p( g1 S2 s
BB Yamashiro 9 k: q# g1 q- _ Z$ h1 j4 k
CL Tatsuta % t. z! W6 N' G6 t; D
DD Tanikaze
2 e$ Y6 C, _3 A& j' NDD Fubuki # c" w* ]) ?, g5 Q6 A
DD Shinonome ' p" |" ~. y2 R7 A0 d5 U
DD Usugumo
0 v4 y! q4 W: r' F+ gDD Shirakumo 9 F. S4 y( ?6 B- K" V( r9 {
DD Isonami
% X) x4 f0 ?( Z0 j+ S! Y; f8 ADD Hatsuyuki
8 N) J: @4 z* EDD Uranami 6 H0 f, C8 M/ s5 J! F
DD Akebono
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Allied Ships : a+ l6 x$ p" J8 E" S$ V" F
CL San Francisco, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage
- s4 e, e/ P7 W1 k0 v# ?: SCA Astoria, Shell hits 23, and is sunk
- {( @0 q; l: |" [. n6 g% L6 ?CL Hobart, Shell hits 21, and is sunk
' f% J- b/ {3 r; JCA Concord, Shell hits 29, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
" V4 X( ]5 Q! j6 `( u0 rDE Stadtfeld, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage 0 T- Z: {" P$ ~! Y) W8 G8 e
DE Harold C. Thomas, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 2 n9 n$ t# ?% v
DE Tisdale 8 M+ b, P7 C7 F3 o
" ?0 N+ q; L" b6 M& T
Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83 0 d1 f9 q/ a1 X6 ~2 ~, b
/ q3 Z: E/ z) J" dAllied aircraft # H2 q6 `5 _9 y. c) [$ u
no flights
8 H& d6 w; A- N( D. }, J! A
$ n3 L o* d1 L, n ^7 o/ YAllied aircraft losses 7 E9 x# b/ s' I) K6 c
SOC-3 Seagull: 1 destroyed ( c' ^1 d) z/ q# m7 ^. [4 O" g
8 r" d" R# S- l6 `Japanese Ships
$ k1 S# o* J+ r1 r% e; f- WCA Takao, Shell hits 1
: x( f; G4 i% K! l% H4 O0 b6 hCA Atago, Shell hits 2
+ o9 j) c3 z& g2 d0 rCA Maya, Shell hits 2
0 y- M0 D B( V7 {. g9 fCA Chokai
7 v \# }* T. ]% E( }; n' xCA Myoko
3 B' u/ }* p! o! K! M) hCA Haguro
f: z( M" U' ?$ X$ lCA Nachi, Shell hits 1 6 e- W$ g: q# t! r- M6 q4 B
CA Ashigara, Shell hits 1 9 v6 w: B- I- c0 K; ~0 M
DD Yugumo, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
" `1 Q7 q' y9 q3 b; ]DD Tamanami ' b; _+ l# R5 _
DD Suzunami 5 Q+ ^6 D7 z/ v3 ]+ e* {! P7 J e+ q
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1 0 `4 M9 p$ q- ?/ }
DD Oyashio $ M4 T8 ^. p. v; Y+ F
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire
4 h& u/ P6 O+ a# `5 A7 @9 }1 m
( u# K- n& J4 K& jAllied Ships
8 ]4 `* _2 u6 V8 L) t5 HCVE Santee & |: {: h+ X& e! j5 K# H a
CVE Manila Bay
" I! j" D6 b: {6 L4 g. o; JCVE Natoma Bay , E4 Z" |4 q- ]% Z" R, U( O: ^' G+ i' c
CVE Gambier Bay
1 J# V+ i! l5 l0 N0 D( @CVE Nehenta Bay & m! G0 g! D$ K# f
CVE Ommaney Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire * N1 A; U/ j4 H* v, `1 |
CL Montpelier, Shell hits 3
3 o3 o8 [' t( K. t7 X: {CL Mobile, Shell hits 25, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk # D8 C: g9 h9 R- V
CA Salt Lake City
! M* Q" Z" w2 N2 {9 }# [* fDD Ammen
6 c5 H* O9 x0 R. L+ ? aDD Anthony, Shell hits 1
( R1 v4 f' c% {6 U" L# iDD Aulick, Shell hits 1
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83
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; G; `& Y- ]( P" P" r. VJapanese Ships 8 i3 l$ c, O9 z+ R
CA Takao, Shell hits 1 6 ^* n& f- h. C
CA Atago 5 P# W: h `9 x% s$ ?
CA Maya # I _" Y. C+ X
CA Chokai " C+ e- l6 c' f. T1 z1 t- J
CA Myoko ' G2 X1 u, i! M9 v2 @9 X+ [$ I
CA Haguro : ]" f/ P* S: M- _! n0 V9 F; V
CA Nachi
+ A) e, z9 o9 ?$ dCA Ashigara : U& a! j9 e) d; H* n
DD Yugumo, on fire, heavy damage
3 s1 ]2 y/ v1 h2 t% EDD Tamanami 3 K$ X+ b4 F3 k( z. h. M* C
DD Suzunami
3 z7 o& Q# V8 L5 T2 g3 t2 wDD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1
" ~# Q; r8 E4 c1 ]! CDD Oyashio / x7 d$ \/ y, E3 I3 N9 ^$ G7 B
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire
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# M/ [9 o$ x# Q. e; TAllied Ships
* f: a. B0 Q* S" CCVE Petrof Bay
- G, ^3 e0 }/ W* CCVE Savo Island ~; W v6 L' I
CVE Rudyerd Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire / B# P2 U% x0 b6 n8 S3 q- x! J- |
CVE St. Lo
8 F; V% m# D+ a7 H. c. qCVE Kadashan Bay , u3 N9 T- p$ S% e) W* D9 V K
CVE Saginaw Bay 2 ^5 s4 X# z$ a
CVE Long Island / T0 \ X& e! m6 ~' \4 x7 w* K
CA Vincennes % ^1 u; y$ Z, n9 ]0 j8 X' w0 H) x. c
CA Wichita
& E! @5 U/ s _3 c; s" w, }CA Boston 5 ]& V" F* J/ r) m5 v
CL Boise 4 G% p, ~1 V7 V! c9 Y7 g0 N
DE Bangust
4 p3 d. {. @/ T; l* {DE Baron, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 0 z# s/ h5 z& }) C, P5 c2 Y
DE Levy
5 J- L5 e- ~1 [! H; D+ j/ MDE McConnell
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8 P; ^" ]/ \7 F6 m! U" p
Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84 $ }$ z/ _0 }5 B& E) W# m
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Allied aircraft 8 \, r8 |- Z' S/ _! @
no flights 4 a! m0 v# x! F7 r
K1 B3 l1 i4 H2 N
Allied aircraft losses . Q6 n, A+ l E Q0 }
FM-2 Wildcat: 11 destroyed " {6 N; I. U$ c
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed
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. b( L* s) }' B4 r- hJapanese Ships
5 I; f- P6 l. Z, F' T9 d* xCA Tone
! Z! l0 X7 E5 l, H' ^5 Q) |) `CA Chikuma ' C. U$ g6 w- u5 ~, Q9 X) `* n
CL Nagara, Shell hits 1 , K& [# g/ a+ ~2 X: F
CL Isuzu . |0 ^+ n+ _; `/ P1 P! C
CL Natori , c; x! a; o0 y* P+ _8 G, {7 P
CL Yura
$ J5 b6 r6 V; u* r7 hCL Kitakami
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DD Shimakaze
! q1 b f, s9 rDD Fujinami, Shell hits 1 3 c8 Q0 l R2 C3 G3 k
DD Kishinami
9 O1 a2 w( U# ], r# l1 d2 p, MDD Hamanami ; f$ T0 K$ ^8 X& R
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1 ( _, ?# S: H4 ^4 ]5 ^& r
DD Maikaze
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2 c( }$ E$ B2 z1 S7 p5 {1 dAllied Ships
7 l2 z6 Z9 ~& K( BCVE Prince William
- h$ z& M7 M m' D7 e5 BCVE Barnes, Shell hits 2 4 e7 l% h1 e" e$ D
CVE Anzio, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
7 q# N5 w: @+ z* O7 x3 QCVE Liscome Bay, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
, x* N! s" K0 j% E$ o+ VDE Bebas, Shell hits 8, and is sunk 6 P& y5 M- ^: w5 k: v. \
DE Brackett, Shell hits 1 " n$ }" ~2 g& T6 L) {
DE Cabana, Shell hits 13, and is sunk 6 m. l) X! j1 W p. V b. N
DE Canfield, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
$ h2 I/ W. l" g: A. |DE Carlson, Shell hits 1, on fire
2 j2 r* T( F' d8 s" i: p% WAO Brazos
( w7 D9 L' x7 `! H% W' d$ Y2 kAO Kanawha U) N1 N8 O3 ^1 @: q
AO Neches, Shell hits 1
4 ~+ O" w/ Q M( E g3 g& [- pAO Tappahanock ; Y" J! M j! m8 i3 z
AO Suamico ! w+ Y* m9 Y* s% [& \9 Q1 B& O
AO Millicoma ; ]$ O3 o( m \3 O' w
AO Saranac
! Y0 U. x4 J- W1 _" TAO Saugatuck ) [) y: [4 K& w, g" t" U
AE Pyro
( [2 S( I m, J6 i: U1 X+ dAE Henry L. Hoyt
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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Japanese Ships
7 H9 ~6 V8 }1 W+ }# T: ^- Q, w0 `CA Tone
" Z+ ] A1 {- t- TCA Chikuma
# @$ j* B, A% Z# \7 N! i8 X% tCL Nagara
% j) e( l$ l- q* l# p0 {CL Isuzu
: D2 s2 j" R" z0 k; l( z4 ICL Natori
: X9 [8 c4 i: x, J! b6 U" `CL Yura ' `2 }( K8 `5 `
CL Kitakami
$ T, q9 N/ ^9 R1 \0 ^. n; lCL Oi
0 r: m& Y4 E( K+ u4 o3 N1 d JDD Shimakaze " q, @0 m5 S+ D/ G. T
DD Fujinami $ s: ~7 M! t# J \
DD Kishinami
" Q* ]& }: i$ K/ CDD Hamanami
5 b/ a2 E( w6 y( [3 nDD Hayashio 5 U0 L0 f ] i% g4 L& i- H
DD Maikaze 9 J' s/ J# H8 Y2 `0 x6 _1 k
3 r$ G7 P0 \/ |+ w7 U
Allied Ships
- o6 V) _% |% Q. J# _& M {DE Samuel S. Miles, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
9 X; t" L( }" QDE Osterhaus, Shell hits 50, and is sunk 5 ?5 U4 J6 B7 a; ~. h8 U; `
DE Parks, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage * A4 `0 x: H: u- E
DE Riddle, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
+ P/ j' N; F) g6 X6 F W0 Q) H( IAO Cache ' ?- ]& f+ m9 i. ^9 I4 h
AO Schuylkill, Shell hits 7, on fire ( B- H7 L( ^8 o! a& N7 x
AO Cossatot
* i" k: ?1 H) k/ b( rAO Chepachet
& z/ v- M+ ]! y/ _+ ]4 W" qAE Jacob Riis, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
! M, c5 |1 t d) \9 r/ S+ P& T/ DAE John P. Gaines, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84 # C1 Y4 m% k& A! U- ^4 |' ~
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Japanese Ships & f5 h7 @8 t/ k- q7 p
CA Tone
7 r6 p* _( p% ~4 v4 n; sCA Chikuma 9 S9 b4 K. \# r# x
CL Nagara, Shell hits 3, on fire
% k! P# a% }0 Y& T+ ICL Isuzu : j ]: j. h7 ^0 o
CL Natori . q& q! ?7 V2 O- q2 \: T
CL Yura, Shell hits 1, on fire
4 R) m' I3 Y+ V5 ]CL Kitakami ' {$ z4 g' C1 Y" W1 s7 F& d
CL Oi, Shell hits 1
# C) Y$ L) y- q6 G/ a$ n( M# xDD Shimakaze
; @1 a4 t B6 c3 N/ lDD Fujinami
7 ?# h4 ^* n; y% Y% bDD Kishinami
6 J( _7 B( v( e$ g' WDD Hamanami 7 S. }/ g+ W3 @
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1 8 d! o7 Y' M% l0 y- c7 }
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 1 , i6 J6 S% j4 h7 E* e1 ]
3 v% d n) U* t, `! L
Allied Ships & Z8 v$ w3 D- q& j
CV Hornet $ ?( }- R9 z6 _3 E7 h
CV Intrepid, Shell hits 1, on fire
3 U& M- x9 w$ x+ O4 T( E$ rCVL Princeton
4 d7 U" l1 g( x6 }% qCVL Belleau Wood, Shell hits 1 + x5 ?/ r* B' ^" ?4 Q
CVL Cowpens 6 [" D+ m5 h2 _
CL Chicago
4 n: h( ]9 ?/ ]' c. b& aCL Cleveland 1 ?4 d/ c: j" ~: Q8 e
CL Columbia % }/ @6 R" {; v. A0 U
CA Pensacola % U: H U# o& t2 D- d
CA Raleigh, Shell hits 2
' V# \. s* ]* FDD Boyd
; h( R2 p$ v2 [6 C% t% t( TDD Bradford ) K6 k6 x; \5 k3 O
DD Brownson, Shell hits 1
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This last USN CVTF was then caght by KB:
. y# \, ~* P) o/ R6 I( t5 M. IDay Air attack on TF at 80,84
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( H/ g) N( J) z' Y% I. n# yJapanese aircraft
. A! r, V7 M, PA6M5 Zeke x 33
; n) `2 Z. r- _) X, V: M* yD3A Val x 7
) t) J3 E9 l1 ^( E) L& O' OD4Y Judy x 123 # p2 T7 S9 u3 {0 V2 w o8 i
B5N Kate x 35 4 [+ N8 I0 d- r y0 L
B6N Jill x 67
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% G* E u+ e5 G- t( t4 JAllied aircraft
, r9 ~+ l4 W3 `+ V2 GF6F Hellcat x 3 , J- R/ C6 H7 @( O
. u6 D& o7 d2 t) \" v
Japanese aircraft losses
$ Z2 c, D- M) nA6M5 Zeke: 3 destroyed
% R3 f6 d; |/ z3 ]. |+ ~" [, nD3A Val: 3 destroyed ) W# q# M" B4 [
D4Y Judy: 14 destroyed, 22 damaged 3 w( N! L& H1 P+ g; V
B5N Kate: 4 destroyed, 18 damaged 1 R( c# C4 P4 t$ K
B6N Jill: 7 destroyed, 21 damaged , Y0 K4 o" x( W- W
( P0 M( }8 k+ p) n# G; IAllied aircraft losses
( q% e0 s7 q- O$ U" WF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed . _& n" A" u4 V+ L7 e* P+ V9 L
5 O* `1 a( u" Y% j1 T. S, YAllied Ships 2 r, c. a, ?" R2 s8 |6 T5 ~& w: n
CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage , c5 [- I/ H, _; \
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 2, on fire
, v5 r. I2 C7 O. U2 \7 JCV Hornet, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 7, on fire, heavy damage 6 F. g6 @3 I* k2 E2 v
CVL Princeton, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
3 W: G/ Y2 ?: K5 F% `0 [; RCVL Cowpens, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage % I* f5 w* v% i. C8 F
CL Cleveland, Torpedo hits 1
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And then by LBA: 6 h) h4 i4 A6 n, z$ j R: h* Y
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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Japanese aircraft
7 q# q2 c/ K& i' X$ bA6M5 Zeke x 16
- r8 P) A9 ^* p0 u7 e0 l9 ~D3A Val x 14
2 y2 f8 M5 w8 r5 P lD4Y Judy x 38 # R6 c9 S. r9 S% j
B5N Kate x 24
( y) h5 l; e- \4 K! v% E. TB6N Jill x 3 ) r, b6 h9 P* r: w1 v
G3M Nell x 9
+ j' W3 U5 S& L0 X- \G4M2 Betty x 49
, @9 p, [9 }- M% P$ x% s8 e" { iP1Y Frances x 20
* { x* v8 m5 F/ |9 S/ r! Y7 U$ uKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 51 # |) D. V, b5 B
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5 ) {/ ^8 a$ s; d! A0 o7 b8 D% q
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Allied aircraft " }( D1 Q. p( I/ h1 K
no flights
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, Q$ e! E* `0 @- q3 _Japanese aircraft losses
: t2 B/ m1 L& `, oG3M Nell: 1 damaged : a0 q7 F) N1 h4 M8 @9 s- _3 K
G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged / O3 Y, y; S+ M9 U& S6 H$ ]
P1Y Frances: 3 damaged
6 F3 L0 j+ A' b' |: }, ~& q3 BKi-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed % l N$ a, ~( q
: {/ B; K8 _; s, {) P- _4 v% e$ PAllied aircraft losses
: p9 I8 j' t6 Y" s0 ?F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships 4 B# ^4 c3 K6 a5 F% p
CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ; {- M2 T& J0 m9 d3 C' y7 c$ ?+ H
CA Raleigh
/ B3 _4 j3 E' [ C' L7 ?CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
4 D0 u6 ]# M" l3 ~/ K2 jCVL Cowpens, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ( f& H6 [7 R" [! Y
CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
7 X! h7 z. _! H5 q" w3 I( [CL Cleveland, Bomb hits 1
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Secodary strike: 8 f! T2 d; S- F+ K" R* j
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84 ' M% ~2 G% H* G# m
- k$ e0 v+ J$ Q/ K7 pJapanese aircraft 3 L8 f d$ @/ M. C! T
A6M5 Zeke x 7
6 o3 X. @; g3 N2 YD4Y Judy x 36
" f; D0 t9 M. N1 \- ]& K- _( |) CB5N Kate x 5
' ]; J5 T8 Q: g6 s3 S" E OB6N Jill x 8
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Allied aircraft
/ F2 Q! ^4 X4 H& V9 c) Kno flights 8 w2 b7 c% F$ f/ p& {, M
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Japanese aircraft losses
4 F! h" f0 l8 D' b0 B! qB5N Kate: 2 damaged $ s* Y& a' k/ J% K5 r
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Allied aircraft losses ( }1 Z8 b5 r% y, K; N- h; O
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed ) |7 l+ T! o: l% X
2 B0 t! A6 E" G0 I0 k+ d w* a" [Allied Ships # U4 T1 R6 N' K4 A
CV Intrepid, on fire, heavy damage
5 T u8 f! ]2 p/ ?CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
4 ~# f* r9 K, g8 [6 J* S. |$ Y/ e$ `; B
And this one fails to find any more targets: H. F8 ]/ w0 T) b3 ~
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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Japanese aircraft
) d$ H5 f. L" |; BA6M5 Zeke x 3 " i) B" s, Q1 k. v
D4Y Judy x 14
& e$ K7 v( B3 O4 }& mB6N Jill x 11 + @9 N+ y% P; B6 ?( q- `* U
1 W/ r+ K- |6 B" Z9 W8 nNo Japanese losses
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% U0 V9 ^- q7 h$ W/ ?1 q: sLBA Jills:
% Z: q+ x+ @9 ^8 TDay Air attack on TF at 77,83
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, J: A# h& u- d5 WJapanese aircraft / n8 C9 ~5 i& F! \4 d* R9 \% i
B6N Jill x 8
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No Japanese losses 6 L( `) p% {/ P8 ^& K$ W" m# M/ Q
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Allied Ships
1 s& ?- d' g) `CV Bunker Hill, on fire, heavy damage
1 n4 z( ]3 b/ `( SCV Wasp, on fire, heavy damage 3 G6 v& Q+ S$ g1 \/ A" A1 x2 C* u
/ o+ J- |# [4 V9 ?Afternoon phase saw KB clouded in so LBA from Kusiae did all the work:
8 f: w) M# }! X" Q$ [Day Air attack on TF at 79,85 7 r0 P* K; ^% ]# [( E! \4 t B& @
, F" I. J# R5 EJapanese aircraft
* Y0 G& M- V P" ]7 sG3M Nell x 7
* M; W {# x# U5 j2 g2 bG4M2 Betty x 38 " a) ?7 G, F* [ b6 }& J
P1Y Frances x 14 4 B. c/ Z: I; d
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 46
3 p) a3 c R. UKi-84-Ia Frank x 5
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Allied aircraft
' D) s/ ^+ i3 D$ V- YFM-2 Wildcat x 12
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Japanese aircraft losses / F( Z, ~, x9 x4 u1 A& n
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
9 D+ z' L" D! d5 [+ dG4M2 Betty: 5 destroyed, 28 damaged
8 C9 E/ o6 o+ S! w8 n vP1Y Frances: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged
% F: B! d* L% TKi-43-IIIa Oscar: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged " h0 j- X/ E/ v( b2 o
. o* E) C) T$ JAllied aircraft losses
% s4 I& I/ I. |, R+ HFM-2 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
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Allied Ships : S, g$ x6 F4 k. r; K. }1 ~$ ]
CVE Savo Island ( c \# A |6 a8 a/ |
CVE St. Lo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
% P; c2 B8 y8 Q' L1 U7 NCVE Kadashan Bay, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
4 U6 D: V) K% W+ T J. H* GCVE Petrof Bay + [ A* T2 F9 [# k, W
CVE Saginaw Bay, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
* A7 H, Q4 h' Q( z* ACVE Long Island
8 j8 t" W; j4 e) B; P& a( i SCVE Rudyerd Bay
0 \7 ]2 T" q ~% J
' O# O7 Z ~: @+ R1 WJills are more successful this time:
2 E" q5 Q" Q$ @, w: W, zDay Air attack on TF at 77,83 - Z( W, B: h# S q6 u) |
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Japanese aircraft
, G, u: K' F: u; K' ZB6N Jill x 8
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9 \3 _( G+ g; QNo Japanese losses % f2 ~4 T: Y' F' Z& D" _& i8 x( E
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Allied Ships 0 c0 e/ _! r7 P/ D0 X
CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage N# s7 O- t8 N ?& G
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/09/44
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' m8 c7 p# Z0 \! N; _- cBy now my subs are in position also:
4 P3 s6 u0 B. X) pLast two sufrace actions find the crippled Franklin and an AO: ' [+ j" k+ Z: q; @6 M. r( \+ W# `
Night Time Surface Combat at 78,81 0 s8 O8 A5 }6 @% y
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Allied aircraft
1 x+ ^' S9 g5 ]" ?! e0 `$ {no flights
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Allied aircraft losses
" D0 `6 G1 ~. PTBM Avenger: 4 destroyed * ^8 S: O) \& c1 J/ l
SB2C Helldiver: 12 destroyed " x; O' {+ Q+ j& E; e
$ A6 _% U2 ~- u! D& Z1 \6 |/ E: aJapanese Ships
3 k a2 c& b+ T3 K! S8 m' j- F) ~CA Takao 4 k$ p; S4 e3 l0 M: J2 x% E, N
CA Atago
& }6 T; q4 T6 a YCA Maya
$ N& F* q) D6 `CA Chokai / C8 c9 R' T" \0 G
CA Myoko & l( Y. z) I W b m
CA Haguro ' i) w8 u, i& s9 v
CA Nachi
. w3 _; e9 i% j8 |CA Ashigara
9 m; D$ U( ]8 I+ W4 sDD Tamanami
0 n+ P9 l' m% V, zDD Suzunami
: ]) u+ |0 a- D. v ]1 @* g* M& @DD Kuroshio
; ]& R0 O% k, J4 ]: D3 F: nDD Oyashio 8 Y4 ]9 G, s$ L' R* F
DD Natsushio
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5 {( K! I) l+ g+ s! ~2 R* {7 K2 tAllied Ships
% C( M8 ?% `% E& D% |CV Franklin, Shell hits 3, and is sunk + `, T+ O+ M( y: m
DE Whitman, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk , O" O' q1 R& H$ s; _" P, u( N, S
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. R% e- s6 s4 m6 W5 L; x% Q7 dNight Time Surface Combat, near Namorik at 79,83
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6 i3 ~- {' P F4 e" l+ ]4 ~Japanese Ships
+ Z# i- q* H' r$ ^4 F/ R6 w" YCA Aoba p' C5 A4 M$ i) K* l
CA Kinugasa
% W0 P2 H) s2 w, V3 \CA Furutaka . z5 U$ n+ e% p6 C0 g$ T- g; u4 p
CA Kako 9 l8 [) }+ [. O
CL Abukuma 8 V- d5 b! e0 ]
CL Kuma
" b. B9 {! s4 m0 b+ J0 E. iCL Tama + s+ w" {7 R/ j$ ~7 x$ Z
CL Kiso
' `/ t5 Z9 U: o1 SCL Yubari
/ X" b1 J( N2 T* e; r3 _DD Kiyonami 4 ~5 q' m6 M0 u% C
DD Yukikaze
3 p8 R0 I5 f7 X% r& ^7 o8 @1 oDD Isokaze 3 v! d3 D9 _# h% w
DD Shiranuhi
% a7 r7 ^0 d/ e9 s8 u' Q8 b% t8 qDD Arashi
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Allied Ships
U7 ~4 R. i( Y' WAO Schuylkill, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
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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:
/ @+ q3 [8 y6 @) G0 k- _4 r; EDay Air attack on TF at 79,84
6 z f( f& S6 `- g
1 Y# G4 j1 R( ^ NJapanese aircraft
. w& @) Y2 [; ]2 FA6M5 Zeke x 5
! C- k8 I. v1 T4 |B6N Jill x 8 6 ?& r4 }. x- v( B
G3M Nell x 3
d, ^ k' Y. z0 r( S; \/ F+ mG4M2 Betty x 31 9 d" N; U( x m& _+ }1 f6 L
P1Y Frances x 9
" D0 j4 C% D: }Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 45 6 N6 |& q3 v5 v
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 3
6 z9 z2 _% `$ H2 w3 G: K0 Q" QKi-84-Ia Frank x 14 - _- z+ J! j: P0 C
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Japanese aircraft losses ; S1 u+ W6 u: R8 V( v& t4 Q
G4M2 Betty: 1 damaged ; R8 Y9 d1 m- G/ b4 v5 i& O
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Allied Ships
6 j9 R# b5 Q7 n) a9 r5 S D( zCVL Independence, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
# l/ Y) z. }( K. l2 |* M. aCV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage : `( ?3 V" a4 ?- S/ ]3 V
CV Illustrious, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage 8 K7 ~( r$ K0 M0 W4 F
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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. $ T. E7 C) D, t& w
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一切都结束了
4 g% y( u! U! e' c好像盟军已经投降了？ |
发表于 2008-2-25 22:47
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发表于 2008-2-26 12:38
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