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: * C8 \- F& m# h/ p
2 I2 @( r/ M0 ]: \# ]' ANight Time Surface Combat at 77,81
! l( |9 z4 u$ u/ x7 W' sAllied aircraft 9 ~( s& t) o% I# q
no flights
, Y# s( x3 W, i% Z. N% FAllied aircraft losses G! S3 W+ w: q6 O& G k
SOC-3 Seagull: 6 destroyed + P. ~ e' J3 @# p+ }/ O
3 k$ Z4 p- O( w
Japanese Ships ' I: ~4 _7 Z! \4 J& y6 }
BB Mutsu
% f% i7 ^ q7 \BB Yamato
O6 ]( ~: q9 b: ?4 p/ LBB Fuso
7 `" M% w- U4 c5 u, ~( GBB Yamashiro
$ K1 Z6 }, r, K5 \CL Tatsuta 9 H4 S- x3 S2 t' w7 Z7 L7 M$ Z
DD Tanikaze
1 T' {( s1 ~+ M# n% f+ rDD Fubuki $ v2 a7 |( t/ x& ^( ?6 O5 B" ~2 [6 ?3 _" h
DD Shinonome
, K+ g3 u) B; X0 u7 N! |5 l' t3 j1 tDD Usugumo
& }6 g3 M, C( g. ^$ uDD Shirakumo 9 y" Q5 a- L) }: ~' R
DD Isonami ( q2 U: T. m2 `
DD Hatsuyuki : l& G) v0 e' x1 {0 a
DD Uranami 8 C7 n* p* X3 B6 C- M* w% z* l
DD Akebono 1 z/ R) _, W; w* E, ~2 v
7 \3 P5 A+ }8 |6 j, u8 ~, NAllied Ships : V# \- A3 n$ r+ g2 d2 f# A' z
CL San Francisco, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage + f- G C; x* @8 x9 O8 C" t
CA Astoria, Shell hits 23, and is sunk 2 c7 U7 z, Y+ Y2 m
CL Hobart, Shell hits 21, and is sunk D" Y. |+ b% V$ N
CA Concord, Shell hits 29, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
. U% n1 {8 [ {: I& r2 s! f EDE Stadtfeld, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
d! D' X" h+ U- V. k8 CDE Harold C. Thomas, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
* z4 T7 {2 P6 b2 zDE Tisdale
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83 E* f' F9 a' U
4 f; q7 S; n/ r) sAllied aircraft
8 u* G; E& l0 q$ X" P' gno flights
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Allied aircraft losses
" T& V, P3 }2 d6 k2 YSOC-3 Seagull: 1 destroyed & s2 P& V L& t2 t4 \! t4 S
; x. m- H& m! v* NJapanese Ships
4 k0 ]) Z6 v* G% ~3 Q, W% T( J6 ECA Takao, Shell hits 1
3 }) c" ?6 @- d, @9 dCA Atago, Shell hits 2 9 |& [8 N1 \) W
CA Maya, Shell hits 2
/ w% H2 m% h' q1 y) eCA Chokai
/ `1 u/ }/ z& d @% g* OCA Myoko , @5 l4 i- A% Z0 W
CA Haguro 7 j& r$ V# E5 h4 P+ P/ g' D
CA Nachi, Shell hits 1
" J$ F( M# { {5 nCA Ashigara, Shell hits 1 ; P5 k" `0 Y+ h/ D
DD Yugumo, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
- F# z$ }* R5 N$ o% [ Q0 }9 h% b# LDD Tamanami ! d' R) d- K; k9 h& R
DD Suzunami 5 L3 U. Z8 q: \$ t
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1 . R) d6 \! ?4 a/ C- r. F! V
DD Oyashio
( i m j" Q$ e; _. zDD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Allied Ships
: v& D! ~% n; q8 m$ Y ]1 r. N+ I9 vCVE Santee ! C J6 r, `4 Y9 f; Q% D P. X
CVE Manila Bay K" _( V; j0 r; ]6 y5 c
CVE Natoma Bay
/ S* Z; U( b8 i) hCVE Gambier Bay
' q2 u0 D \" ?% s9 `9 kCVE Nehenta Bay
8 n \0 g k% c7 `/ H" x9 z* A* eCVE Ommaney Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire ( B; H4 X9 Z+ h C) F2 w
CL Montpelier, Shell hits 3 6 a4 B/ {1 h6 m" P! K% Y2 ]0 z
CL Mobile, Shell hits 25, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk 8 x% x$ Z1 J% D. D
CA Salt Lake City
& t+ R) H- U$ V: tDD Ammen " i" l' E$ z+ _$ H) G( F3 L
DD Anthony, Shell hits 1
5 o& h: e8 ]& a6 ~4 T8 dDD Aulick, Shell hits 1
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83 3 r( G/ q* m3 ^' g% x
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( U" P) \- r) Y6 m$ t3 W. CCA Takao, Shell hits 1 ; }' o* M0 Y4 z# C6 x- x x
CA Atago 2 s- \; r: y4 k! j% s) y4 }
CA Maya 2 k* r' a# q5 y: D$ Q( \! `9 _
CA Chokai / v& ]4 A" x6 S7 [2 |4 R
CA Myoko
' A6 }3 Z! c K: N/ jCA Haguro
2 b6 ~, x9 F/ }! x' v9 g! k3 qCA Nachi / n. w2 h# t- E4 N
CA Ashigara
; k8 D( ^7 Y8 P- m. i+ UDD Yugumo, on fire, heavy damage
2 V6 D0 r$ \! m5 Q: d2 i* WDD Tamanami 7 I. w$ k- {' U. w
DD Suzunami
7 ~( M6 }! ~ K3 i/ M* e2 s& {/ v& zDD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1 # V. o3 y; r, H" _( \$ e6 m
DD Oyashio
! M; \8 d3 T3 S$ `9 hDD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire 9 h \; z# l+ ^! A7 G# {
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Allied Ships ) h) @3 z j3 H3 R
CVE Petrof Bay
9 x. q& @3 B) @: T# m, J* ZCVE Savo Island # c( |) b: h( \) a
CVE Rudyerd Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire 9 n/ f1 D3 v4 s0 a# X0 y) \
CVE St. Lo 1 j. q- ~, r; y
CVE Kadashan Bay 2 g, q, J- r( X
CVE Saginaw Bay ( g. n/ g% X% Q5 E# c: }
CVE Long Island
5 B* C+ U% N% ], M: pCA Vincennes
+ ?/ y. R( M$ e# _CA Wichita
: G$ i O4 D1 u. a8 uCA Boston + Q2 c+ ?1 D, _8 `+ Q
CL Boise 3 Y) `7 I2 |* F! Z" J# }' c
DE Bangust ~: v( T7 N& T' W( x
DE Baron, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage , |5 E* N: L5 \7 R
DE Levy * w& G4 x( K! d! l. z9 h
DE McConnell ( z& g+ I: B6 e8 Z
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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! h5 a+ j/ F& u7 eAllied aircraft # ]+ r% i& G% B: k2 d
no flights
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! {6 O& Z, Z& j- ?% G6 { jAllied aircraft losses
2 Z% M7 _3 F' c+ Q, NFM-2 Wildcat: 11 destroyed ' ~* l& c* M$ n
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed
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Japanese Ships
9 H8 R! [. |6 QCA Tone , o' o: m% R5 e+ J
CA Chikuma
/ |" G- v" K1 A8 r4 ~: n/ MCL Nagara, Shell hits 1 / v% a# R9 R' H1 C* f) P
CL Isuzu
! W! ?8 S1 d. ECL Natori 4 C* @" z2 v0 g% C
CL Yura
+ `2 Z4 u! `3 M0 rCL Kitakami 5 ]- t4 Q( R4 c+ u5 \' z7 X4 P
CL Oi
# w) O A: o/ fDD Shimakaze
0 q! W) L; ?3 z; {" HDD Fujinami, Shell hits 1 % Q3 Y9 `3 [( }3 _& Y n. H
DD Kishinami 2 ~6 }/ c! `8 U, ~0 L/ p5 \$ w9 e+ _
DD Hamanami 9 o% a B% f4 \7 d- B8 l+ V
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
t2 ^# M- q c8 k% BDD Maikaze 2 }" Q0 _ {4 R4 U
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Allied Ships 0 `0 x! v% z; m# P% H- o# M
CVE Prince William ) e6 x" A* p" a( R2 \; A8 ]' t
CVE Barnes, Shell hits 2
/ |/ Z# j* @$ A: R+ zCVE Anzio, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
# O" H" V0 w& Z1 x6 W1 aCVE Liscome Bay, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 9 ?1 i! f5 N" o# |3 z
DE Bebas, Shell hits 8, and is sunk # j4 i9 U: h6 F1 X' h
DE Brackett, Shell hits 1 % S! K7 ?9 ?! @# Q# u1 T
DE Cabana, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
6 s3 q* f; i, [# A1 C$ HDE Canfield, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
! W& t. e/ ?: P; s5 ]. d9 qDE Carlson, Shell hits 1, on fire
( E( y/ M0 B, c3 B, r2 ?! aAO Brazos
3 b$ o" b5 w+ j" u6 xAO Kanawha # I5 [) k8 ?. f: X* z- a
AO Neches, Shell hits 1 : J- p7 |4 _3 W7 T# ^
AO Tappahanock 4 V$ r+ P [% \$ y+ d( v5 Q
AO Suamico
, m5 F6 d$ x# D; D; f4 t) A0 s, OAO Millicoma
& _* M0 ` \5 @2 o- JAO Saranac
- X) S* k( s3 W% @: CAO Saugatuck
4 d: ? u- z9 C) bAE Pyro
. O8 [4 Q( e2 o- X5 f) ]AE Henry L. Hoyt
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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- ?# V3 y' t+ k& b1 X; N; v YJapanese Ships
* A/ o* ^4 d' [! G. V6 ?) o$ @CA Tone
+ @& k4 s5 z% y X; M/ j) \CA Chikuma + K/ X5 b/ [8 r" n/ j5 X
CL Nagara
: \" `1 i& w8 DCL Isuzu
5 A; k5 H# k; D! u+ oCL Natori
2 a8 X: Q" G$ r# E1 q- m0 WCL Yura
5 ^: a" @, B" Q( _/ X% a! U6 R: c8 tCL Kitakami 9 }2 O; X% i4 t# ?+ o0 Q4 D
CL Oi ( L2 b6 U H I% f- |; G
DD Shimakaze # D9 w: r5 e# Y$ G# }7 W
DD Fujinami
+ v/ e# P' c/ i2 C7 I% ?# N! ~DD Kishinami $ O" w: M- p, K! j- x; s4 e5 \
DD Hamanami
9 J# I5 N8 h( RDD Hayashio
% [- M6 C$ M* kDD Maikaze 9 K1 B- D1 v E' J }9 ]: D
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Allied Ships
; c: ^% r+ ] ?6 _; b/ W4 Y$ t% G7 lDE Samuel S. Miles, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 7 Q7 p, i3 z: d2 k7 O9 y: \6 h+ o; E
DE Osterhaus, Shell hits 50, and is sunk
8 Y" D4 U$ w2 R) Z, v: zDE Parks, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
7 [$ p$ P1 N7 a# d" p, qDE Riddle, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage , {. i1 z- ]9 E0 `$ _
AO Cache
" Y! s T. a- q1 F6 }. T2 p w, NAO Schuylkill, Shell hits 7, on fire
9 t' ]( ^8 ]# i# Y) X2 A8 nAO Cossatot 8 ]* c' p/ a, q: E; C5 ?* k
AO Chepachet " B( z1 }, J7 Z* ?& q
AE Jacob Riis, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
" \3 d; [- L+ U: b: Y. XAE John P. Gaines, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage & d3 N+ F/ j4 T
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84 ; K. r/ i' l' r* a. L: z
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CA Tone / U/ k" T, _5 {. H' o
CA Chikuma
. `* A' E2 `5 J2 O1 `2 ]CL Nagara, Shell hits 3, on fire
& R. u$ Z2 p; t7 g" U; s4 ACL Isuzu
) b( X+ Z& X8 y- G* iCL Natori
7 q3 j! t6 M' e5 d4 B8 N( Y+ b H6 uCL Yura, Shell hits 1, on fire
1 M2 Y ?+ ?' J7 O" L6 JCL Kitakami ) ~$ R' g, B/ x& ~. i; o: ~7 m6 i
CL Oi, Shell hits 1 7 y. n7 t M# t: v
DD Shimakaze
9 `3 b5 `+ e" z$ X) zDD Fujinami
& K0 c' \- \% `" u! SDD Kishinami
$ d. E; I* j( I) }DD Hamanami 8 i9 T; R+ D: I
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1 : W9 i) n6 n7 c) z
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 1
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$ _, ^( f4 L( `. ~/ t0 lAllied Ships + K# Z$ D- I4 u0 p+ }5 U
CV Hornet
z9 ?# ^% ]) Z9 _5 b9 O- z9 xCV Intrepid, Shell hits 1, on fire 2 {: D4 Y3 Y' P8 c* o6 @* [
CVL Princeton
o" f x s) C: wCVL Belleau Wood, Shell hits 1 . n( J) v; m( b& T
CVL Cowpens
8 E6 z! ^3 l3 i) z* Y' E% @2 ECL Chicago 5 g6 m6 I7 j) v3 q: I* ~% i
CL Cleveland 7 V. b) J) T2 M8 [* Q/ A
CL Columbia $ B% ?- w$ C0 \) Z. L
CA Pensacola 4 A4 u- d* }, y/ @& V
CA Raleigh, Shell hits 2 ( |# z R/ Q' E" d
DD Boyd 6 F' j$ { l" F5 y( i
DD Bradford
+ U3 `3 W. o# J: D) p' eDD Brownson, Shell hits 1
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* d( j" }% V' CThis last USN CVTF was then caght by KB:
; C! _/ @ P7 ~2 S- Y& _% ~' kDay Air attack on TF at 80,84
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Japanese aircraft
9 R+ P7 a |5 z+ E, H) pA6M5 Zeke x 33 , m% n. q0 e7 I+ c# d
D3A Val x 7 : w4 R% }1 o" D2 I" ^4 e
D4Y Judy x 123 % e% I# ?- ?: Y# T9 n# |; w
B5N Kate x 35
/ a* {( U3 s' S6 VB6N Jill x 67 8 W9 y$ U& z1 X6 V8 C5 C
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$ A. W) T% x( V8 lF6F Hellcat x 3
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! y; \1 z# U) {/ k' OJapanese aircraft losses 9 Q, d& \ B: g: E5 b' q( v
A6M5 Zeke: 3 destroyed
, `4 {! ` G$ yD3A Val: 3 destroyed
% M8 h/ m$ \% L+ ]+ }# i5 L+ nD4Y Judy: 14 destroyed, 22 damaged 7 Q4 {- F& [( B6 z+ I
B5N Kate: 4 destroyed, 18 damaged - X: `8 A+ I; M$ a5 s* g
B6N Jill: 7 destroyed, 21 damaged ' C; p+ U" A9 C5 T$ q+ f7 w
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Allied aircraft losses 8 F1 D( R" ]* g% o* j
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed ( F0 l+ s8 `1 B% d; K- _ g" @
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Allied Ships
% }! n7 P$ C! u# [CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
; @+ J' [7 J/ P0 e9 ~' t, N7 nCVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 2, on fire ( B+ Q, Z# g$ ?1 k; W8 B
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
) c' D) z: z/ d% |" Z9 w& ?7 [CVL Princeton, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
+ D" }8 C5 V) g' {( X3 R( q+ xCVL Cowpens, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
8 u7 l: u& g4 k4 ^' B( [4 lCL Cleveland, Torpedo hits 1 K2 b' K( V* g3 T' y5 C
" }6 S# R Y, v2 m; A7 p* ?And then by LBA:
* `- \; e, @, `& rDay Air attack on TF at 80,84
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Japanese aircraft ) R/ a" G8 a; Y, J7 x$ h0 l
A6M5 Zeke x 16
6 J8 |. U0 j9 fD3A Val x 14
, ?7 \1 d9 `2 g: U& R- I& K- fD4Y Judy x 38 . I: H( B4 ]% v' y8 S
B5N Kate x 24 - n5 j) C1 y @
B6N Jill x 3 ( Y/ c( Y3 i3 Z3 y( k* _
G3M Nell x 9
3 E/ p; L3 e6 P. M8 e4 l8 n7 wG4M2 Betty x 49
1 `; R( f R- ~P1Y Frances x 20 9 z& v* [' x5 ^, w) U5 s+ ]
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 51 1 o) m0 ^3 V' G0 W
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5 # p e/ y& |, Y
. v# w+ B+ z& \7 tAllied aircraft / N0 c$ u7 H$ Y% q
no flights # s) S# m2 L! p2 c9 Y6 s8 E
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Japanese aircraft losses
6 a1 n& Z- h6 ]% |" E( J8 rG3M Nell: 1 damaged
: N% Y: E7 D, \G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged
" l; G% I/ D" N0 DP1Y Frances: 3 damaged
/ r/ P2 J, j+ yKi-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed " Z6 A' S4 Q/ W
9 J+ x5 r- \& l
Allied aircraft losses * {9 y$ m: B; G" m
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed : _* d. b/ w" B* \
5 s/ h, G6 H( J& K* c4 iAllied Ships ; m6 p- y2 |2 J
CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
7 O% P- g. G+ O) @- ?+ }CA Raleigh - d+ ?# x, e5 u# q5 j4 W
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
# W0 K9 o J* Z1 H1 b) |% d% G( PCVL Cowpens, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
+ C6 A2 m/ ` K: R; A& @" RCVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage 9 t! {- a6 A& C4 |6 Y1 @
CL Cleveland, Bomb hits 1
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Secodary strike: 6 z" |' J' H; c9 b8 f8 G& T9 \
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84 4 @, h5 t* ^+ I* Z
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Japanese aircraft
! L5 U3 J' g+ R. `A6M5 Zeke x 7 6 _4 C$ \( ` l
D4Y Judy x 36 3 }* Z9 y ~+ b3 h# X
B5N Kate x 5 3 J4 i( T) u1 X& [3 ^8 D y/ s
B6N Jill x 8 + q6 M8 M+ F# _ O% J
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Allied aircraft
* C5 ?9 z6 n0 a% O: P9 [0 E0 Eno flights
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Japanese aircraft losses
; I3 N) O. O: D; o% ^+ lB5N Kate: 2 damaged 2 F8 `. x9 @; {- R
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Allied aircraft losses ( f1 F' g6 O& Y
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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1 b/ t* Y( ]% V) J' pAllied Ships ! a7 ]/ x4 }$ L6 t8 c, c3 s
CV Intrepid, on fire, heavy damage
- C2 z u& j! WCVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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And this one fails to find any more targets:
, Q( k- w7 f2 t6 W. B, W+ D3 [0 kDay Air attack on TF at 80,84
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A6M5 Zeke x 3 i0 a5 E% e; V' g3 Y
D4Y Judy x 14
5 B7 E, o5 D% wB6N Jill x 11
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( V4 Z; b/ S4 bNo Japanese losses
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6 i- l' n5 C/ w8 m3 TLBA Jills:
7 x- `4 X+ D8 u: }) }* @1 TDay Air attack on TF at 77,83 , K3 j: \5 c6 q7 c3 C5 r/ h
8 n7 O" y% `% A) v8 ~& e; lJapanese aircraft + ?6 Z) T) a# {2 i
B6N Jill x 8 - {: X O# }$ W1 w% `2 H8 z
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No Japanese losses
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# Y+ ^( ~& j: e' _/ f5 ]9 X! q4 P/ wAllied Ships
% ^' B% @7 V3 b4 iCV Bunker Hill, on fire, heavy damage * d( p; @2 G7 h2 t, n9 N: H
CV Wasp, on fire, heavy damage
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7 L7 D3 i. s0 V8 eAfternoon phase saw KB clouded in so LBA from Kusiae did all the work:
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Japanese aircraft
7 J1 O1 o/ x3 R5 MG3M Nell x 7 + Y1 d3 r: q" A
G4M2 Betty x 38 2 Z5 O( W! o; O. R1 M# `9 w
P1Y Frances x 14
& V U) O; G! g& v: dKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 46 ! n* g6 g' l' |6 p3 Q- B
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5 1 @& v" {7 v c- W1 t ^
/ Q9 S( C3 f. h4 x4 KAllied aircraft
- J9 k" x4 F D9 b+ D+ U. ]FM-2 Wildcat x 12
5 j1 V9 U& e/ k
4 R" I1 H; i. O7 zJapanese aircraft losses 1 o P2 ?0 S% H/ T Z
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
& J/ v% A/ Q, t6 }G4M2 Betty: 5 destroyed, 28 damaged
6 I# C, z1 i E( D1 k4 N" XP1Y Frances: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged
" L2 x% A% B0 q! t3 \& L) lKi-43-IIIa Oscar: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
- Q. `( I- L. C' qFM-2 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
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Allied Ships 3 m0 @ g9 f X7 M9 W4 b- ~
CVE Savo Island 7 u F* @3 q8 M0 y
CVE St. Lo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
# ?4 Z/ n1 n- I" CCVE Kadashan Bay, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
( E% Z }' \- q5 Q9 A7 ^5 ACVE Petrof Bay . r1 k8 T) W$ D/ E) V9 v: O
CVE Saginaw Bay, Torpedo hits 1, on fire * f* d- \1 O8 S* U
CVE Long Island
# z( j. T% x _0 A" z3 q- ZCVE Rudyerd Bay
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% ?2 |* d1 i0 j% ], v* Y: g& hJills are more successful this time:
s, I9 }, h5 Y3 T) T6 ~Day Air attack on TF at 77,83
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B6N Jill x 8
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/ }( z' J3 U0 K8 Y- f' e! Z7 B4 N+ bNo Japanese losses # Y6 c1 L3 [& i
4 ^; u/ {" z& L* hAllied Ships
, z. ^; P; b! `' eCVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/09/44
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By now my subs are in position also: 4 P2 U* J4 c$ f, p9 X4 Q; Z- U
Last two sufrace actions find the crippled Franklin and an AO: ; D* a2 d1 ]6 Q. Y
Night Time Surface Combat at 78,81 ! i+ ?& ~, V, w# ~) e7 m
# t8 d2 L, C* n1 x WAllied aircraft 4 h. i7 [( `& h$ g# i
no flights , D2 u; N& L! L5 X0 m
1 r6 a, t7 t8 |# L R0 f2 AAllied aircraft losses ! Y9 P0 I( J" F3 A1 }
TBM Avenger: 4 destroyed
& e& a: L4 ?1 }. SSB2C Helldiver: 12 destroyed & y4 r" l I4 d) @1 n: {
3 {$ L5 i7 q( ]; Y) q W9 zJapanese Ships
* U7 s" w, V% Z- b0 }2 X% C4 R; tCA Takao
9 Q% M+ W9 |' ]! Y1 ~1 y0 WCA Atago 8 V, y4 `9 k% [* ^) I
CA Maya
' g( F# K/ c' U7 C: dCA Chokai % J" F( G' Z$ c6 \! M2 I
CA Myoko 8 S& b' c: c3 Z6 I' s
CA Haguro " U* @5 ?6 z& A& w* Y6 U) K0 `
CA Nachi 1 z% V' J/ [- ?* R
CA Ashigara
' F. C. A4 Z8 ~# T% P+ {: YDD Tamanami
$ c( ]) m9 m- kDD Suzunami ' s9 D: V( F; X8 H( ]
DD Kuroshio 4 r- v& w1 Q" {- c+ ^7 v
DD Oyashio ( V4 }) F6 g" W" A
DD Natsushio
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4 p2 b. ^! O/ u; T! Z! y# FCV Franklin, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
: j5 M" S8 u3 Q0 g6 r9 |& hDE Whitman, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk 7 Z; d% q `4 L l: |
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Namorik at 79,83
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CA Aoba ) r6 a+ x: M; l
CA Kinugasa 1 W- V: S% D5 K7 Z2 _$ q! L0 F" l
CA Furutaka
% d8 g1 m, \9 ?0 z$ _3 nCA Kako & \4 w; [. M6 b6 X& T+ E. j& F( h: j
CL Abukuma ; | y2 C0 }/ j
CL Kuma
7 i4 X$ e2 e$ P8 T) {$ R/ z, N" R6 gCL Tama
; B1 L0 Q8 g% ]* k7 A5 ^ k. QCL Kiso
. @' ]: k( {; p( }' U: S) A6 sCL Yubari : ~0 e m" L+ u, r( D( C- K
DD Kiyonami 8 H* z. [( @- q! \2 Y5 [0 X1 }; L0 L
DD Yukikaze
) X% a1 _5 v4 [2 F% ] H$ {# NDD Isokaze
* I2 n! ? p& @; V) yDD Shiranuhi * _; c3 A- {8 s( _1 u7 s7 u
DD Arashi ; w+ s! D7 B( J
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AO Schuylkill, Shell hits 30, and is sunk $ e1 t9 W" L( Q2 A! w- ~; v, }& ]7 P
# `5 I. @- T. U. F" q" ~The only air strike of the day was once again from Kusiae and it delivered a coup de grace to the CVs: % V) T4 y: ^6 L5 M
Day Air attack on TF at 79,84 1 J& \& G U8 q8 d! g O T9 h& V
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A6M5 Zeke x 5
' x( D) p( y. w: wB6N Jill x 8
+ N; ]8 ?$ w: t/ L& y! lG3M Nell x 3
* K4 L# ~' U* x, OG4M2 Betty x 31 5 a: }+ F& X$ ~" w% V5 J5 h
P1Y Frances x 9
7 n: ^7 i4 c* Y6 nKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 45
2 O6 f+ F+ d! h6 {8 g8 OKi-61 KAIc Tony x 3
0 G/ W1 X" o7 u$ F3 i9 iKi-84-Ia Frank x 14
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7 ]" x' e4 T% j2 `8 nG4M2 Betty: 1 damaged
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Allied Ships
+ G" m5 l4 b' j5 n7 |# sCVL Independence, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage + A8 W" U, a( Q
CV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
, j7 _ L* K, O6 b, I6 o* NCV Illustrious, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
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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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发表于 2008-2-25 22:47
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