AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/08/44 2 y" f) V- H8 y# {7 d0 |( [+ [' _* w
7 f( t* U' e& e" s; h5 ADay 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: " h9 s) J L7 Q. c
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Night Time Surface Combat at 77,81
' v3 f- c+ y. Q4 i2 e6 t) L3 sAllied aircraft
$ S5 u2 ?$ {4 I" pno flights 5 W6 Q- m+ C/ [6 L1 X
Allied aircraft losses : \ `+ O1 ?1 R& Y/ P5 v
SOC-3 Seagull: 6 destroyed : J1 U* G o* s* @$ l- S3 V
9 ?: ]# `9 `% F5 xJapanese Ships
. e. s( s1 n: w' [ f+ f }* NBB Mutsu
8 c' u: x. m% XBB Yamato g, c2 U2 }# ]8 ~$ K1 ?
BB Fuso
$ K4 i# m f" @/ b- G; K9 Z7 lBB Yamashiro
' o& W! } z, P7 hCL Tatsuta
# `6 w' E8 Q- L" u! j. hDD Tanikaze
$ D. X7 n) D) W8 z+ G1 L! y- zDD Fubuki q. f% h$ |8 D7 N" s& R& O
DD Shinonome
3 U; v& N |% F8 o$ A' N9 n! mDD Usugumo
9 e- K& i$ C3 {5 cDD Shirakumo 9 w, l+ s: {8 N: i" u* o* K* Q( I. I
DD Isonami
7 K" q1 f) v2 L. L7 L, @, y, N' NDD Hatsuyuki & t+ e& y( Z$ u+ Y- X2 m. V7 Y
DD Uranami
7 a2 U! k4 ?5 q5 T z' DDD Akebono + Z2 [3 d) p" w8 ?5 w% m
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Allied Ships 2 b4 r8 U9 |2 ?
CL San Francisco, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage ' h0 C" u$ h! Z* c8 d. p5 n5 M% C, f
CA Astoria, Shell hits 23, and is sunk
5 g8 J- J+ L6 v1 T9 ~- v/ kCL Hobart, Shell hits 21, and is sunk 7 w7 f8 Z! X$ I. m
CA Concord, Shell hits 29, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
( l6 v; [. V' j$ O# W5 \DE Stadtfeld, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage 4 n/ L! u' D+ L9 M
DE Harold C. Thomas, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
* V6 _# K. I' n. `DE Tisdale + ?0 s. [$ u7 a) P7 d
+ l/ S+ s' W6 f" h. m5 u4 V
Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83 ' D4 }/ z9 [. j) ?3 A7 Z4 B, v* A
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Allied aircraft
5 M& ~% V6 {' i( P- P$ K1 w. Y% rno flights & i1 e0 o! k6 \1 G. t, b2 E
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Allied aircraft losses
( s7 H7 [( Y" e S( dSOC-3 Seagull: 1 destroyed
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Japanese Ships ' o/ x. F1 ~" y) e3 {% Q
CA Takao, Shell hits 1
& F, ~! d, J e, c' y1 eCA Atago, Shell hits 2 + Y& K& O; _% u+ ?4 M. S/ W; F3 m
CA Maya, Shell hits 2 + V4 l) U& E8 k, L T8 _
CA Chokai
0 m" e7 t0 b+ J: iCA Myoko
" l2 u& V) ? CCA Haguro `' j% q7 j! O' b7 x
CA Nachi, Shell hits 1 ( L! S; u0 S5 @
CA Ashigara, Shell hits 1 : ~ a) `% _" H7 Z! Q4 G+ R Z
DD Yugumo, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
) s- V {; @% W9 K0 F% W7 g; p/ \DD Tamanami
! E; Z7 ?: `. ]; _8 O0 U" _, lDD Suzunami . g) J t$ I+ e$ y
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1 + E4 y' ^" ] `! ^ P' v1 x
DD Oyashio % s+ l5 k6 h1 P( t
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire
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CVE Santee 3 ?4 ?# v* B+ u5 R, U, R
CVE Manila Bay
! @% N7 I4 a/ G; w% T j+ U0 rCVE Natoma Bay ! R( M; _, P3 B8 ]
CVE Gambier Bay 0 ~ @( {4 C6 v6 B% ^
CVE Nehenta Bay ' D ?! M- V! s6 \& i$ Z! m2 b5 W
CVE Ommaney Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire + u6 E) q0 ?% `
CL Montpelier, Shell hits 3 / P. n5 G: A; t$ ]
CL Mobile, Shell hits 25, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk ! L& B" b. y2 ]% l- B& S
CA Salt Lake City 3 X5 k+ {& {7 ]" \
DD Ammen
+ g' b# x# u! I7 _& W4 e6 ADD Anthony, Shell hits 1
: P o) U' _" u) Z& vDD Aulick, Shell hits 1
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83 # {3 r! y p( K. z; T; I
9 W/ `4 C6 A# ~+ u. u/ OJapanese Ships / q& G) l N5 C7 `* h
CA Takao, Shell hits 1 ! b! [! B! p9 C9 {+ Y9 S2 f& E& w3 Z
CA Atago 2 X, s7 j, b: u' y" S2 B9 w
CA Maya
, `5 f& q Q) u7 Y/ BCA Chokai & A, e. @' l, X7 e/ |# c l' W0 e, K$ j
CA Myoko # V2 L+ Y3 U, t7 U# \( d3 }
CA Haguro ) U, B% A1 R" {1 A
CA Nachi 6 y: L& w* M0 J) E
CA Ashigara . z* N5 o! }' ^: m
DD Yugumo, on fire, heavy damage / ]6 ^ w" o, v6 P! ~9 ]+ y; h
DD Tamanami 4 z8 @: n% Q. V& A- R
DD Suzunami
. f- Q9 ? J& f2 m, s9 lDD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1 % w) B, |4 F+ Z. F+ @, B# r
DD Oyashio
2 k3 D" Y' c o$ _9 F6 X4 oDD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire
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1 @0 {3 y! {: q# R2 k& sAllied Ships
5 F$ G @3 M' h; t; T/ q" ECVE Petrof Bay 4 @& ^9 M* D7 l& c) N2 ]
CVE Savo Island
6 g8 }# r1 y9 ~5 uCVE Rudyerd Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire
8 p( _5 \8 I* v' c$ J# l! ]CVE St. Lo
: Y. ~7 V/ J1 J: @- V7 I1 pCVE Kadashan Bay
" ?/ n3 @5 X- B" I9 vCVE Saginaw Bay 1 G* b, H: ^# |# _" P
CVE Long Island ! C M" _' l O/ m0 A+ m
CA Vincennes
3 K' l$ [& P v6 TCA Wichita 9 x* B4 i! d$ J5 N
CA Boston
: f$ z" {; x* z& x) G1 }& ?9 {CL Boise
9 I& G- }0 Y0 V# vDE Bangust ; l7 U& I2 Y3 q! W
DE Baron, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage # d% \8 ]9 p+ U+ G+ ] C+ S8 h
DE Levy
' Y. w- E" l9 ?7 MDE McConnell & A7 q1 F' T g7 x
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! s7 I+ C$ a9 e/ Q9 C& k. O7 XNight Time Surface Combat at 78,84 4 H, L* H0 W! i0 @2 K8 R/ y' P
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Allied aircraft
1 ?4 S+ [5 K- `no flights $ B7 Y# F5 c( S3 r9 f8 ^, c
9 e2 {0 [" s# p
Allied aircraft losses ; f7 g3 \0 V* |
FM-2 Wildcat: 11 destroyed 6 B1 R+ i( v- P; c. r5 t6 Q* P! `( ]
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed
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1 g' o% O. i7 E* {/ bJapanese Ships ` i& c; r& W& Q) g& {0 P# U. A8 U
CA Tone $ k7 }6 J& f, F. ~8 Z2 o
CA Chikuma 6 U' h% b* P7 `
CL Nagara, Shell hits 1
; }- q# W* V+ z# p0 f2 {8 a/ M1 RCL Isuzu % L- Q4 ?* D7 s4 y8 x
CL Natori 7 I% B6 X0 e0 z
CL Yura ' D" t v7 S# f9 [
CL Kitakami ! @. y4 y; O3 O6 f1 w) p" B5 ~
CL Oi
1 J7 |1 e) M( a) T* }" R+ Z" e$ _DD Shimakaze ! D4 Q) _" ]9 o* E
DD Fujinami, Shell hits 1
7 F z) y5 j1 `. ]# bDD Kishinami
7 j @; V; v" W* C5 z" gDD Hamanami ; j: ?. j* b+ V0 N* E0 c
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
G$ O% g# W/ \- UDD Maikaze
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( m; [- z) L( B0 r/ j/ o4 zAllied Ships
- V3 G" S0 G S' H/ I" gCVE Prince William
/ @3 [* v% F x# m; u7 v4 [CVE Barnes, Shell hits 2
$ X5 R- b7 S8 |CVE Anzio, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk " ?* v5 x) s! L* M1 j+ L% P2 W' U
CVE Liscome Bay, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk - n' E& A# q% A& v$ j/ g
DE Bebas, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
i5 f, B/ A4 @, rDE Brackett, Shell hits 1 + j9 y; G4 K5 J8 s
DE Cabana, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
0 D3 x8 Q- o% A1 RDE Canfield, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 9 k# F8 d3 s# b1 F! ~
DE Carlson, Shell hits 1, on fire 0 U$ f4 l* C" _1 f% ?2 G
AO Brazos $ q; `6 {# I9 K7 q
AO Kanawha 9 s7 }: z& t3 o
AO Neches, Shell hits 1 ; ]' X2 B+ |9 [/ V- s+ S n+ J+ r" O
AO Tappahanock
6 _* d, _. z# T M' p8 ]( f% @AO Suamico
; p5 ^" r. Q- |. rAO Millicoma
- k; ?4 C" \" qAO Saranac
8 T8 v6 X# R* x6 k8 jAO Saugatuck
- e R9 o0 \! n. J9 g tAE Pyro 7 `% q3 e( k) b0 ] P& z
AE Henry L. Hoyt 6 I$ A |4 U7 d( R5 W _3 _
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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Japanese Ships - a9 X7 `- G4 V, f: Y
CA Tone 5 H5 G/ A8 u* c
CA Chikuma _6 L0 e2 u$ U B3 s8 c b
CL Nagara
& M( K+ z5 C" ~) YCL Isuzu
; `/ E0 n$ L% n. D5 ZCL Natori
$ G8 ]/ A) H( i& m& ICL Yura
, B4 h8 \5 v" ~2 M! E3 GCL Kitakami
4 `! F7 F _- |' `5 tCL Oi ' z5 _; P9 D' C* E" q
DD Shimakaze
9 D* x( q" a0 x5 N' o+ QDD Fujinami ) u9 F$ C* X# t, q4 S
DD Kishinami
6 a6 ]4 V1 R E3 q2 PDD Hamanami 3 t3 \, R( [, P1 D5 c
DD Hayashio , ?4 {* X3 \! m. \: T
DD Maikaze
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Allied Ships ; {. C5 F$ A7 }% x" i5 q4 K
DE Samuel S. Miles, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
: ~, W$ [7 g |5 S% q* bDE Osterhaus, Shell hits 50, and is sunk ' J5 C4 k7 N4 B
DE Parks, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ' o/ M4 T- i' j i
DE Riddle, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
# K; D6 Y9 T; I! T/ Y$ m0 _AO Cache
( p7 L x+ ~/ [7 a0 {% @AO Schuylkill, Shell hits 7, on fire 9 h% A3 E* O+ q; q( x. K
AO Cossatot ! o# b7 F* P* V1 w5 x" ~3 W
AO Chepachet
+ y( |$ Q: t2 z* Y: V2 g* ^AE Jacob Riis, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk ' c# O8 p3 A/ p. P, P0 n+ c* Q5 T5 i
AE John P. Gaines, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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+ b6 r( \/ g( qNight Time Surface Combat at 78,84 , F* U$ @, e0 g+ u: n! w; ]
8 P0 f% n/ e$ Y- ~Japanese Ships
) M) v6 ?, |' e$ Q& X, H. GCA Tone ( F3 Y6 t! c$ p6 g: v
CA Chikuma
+ n5 A$ U2 c1 i jCL Nagara, Shell hits 3, on fire + a Q F, s; F# T; k: {$ R+ o
CL Isuzu
) z2 N" E, ^3 n9 u% R. o6 N" \CL Natori 1 n+ W$ k/ p7 }
CL Yura, Shell hits 1, on fire S) {/ R' s; K U) ~
CL Kitakami # y) b; X: Q) Z: m
CL Oi, Shell hits 1
: f9 M- A! W/ CDD Shimakaze
- t7 a; x/ T) _7 |9 U# _DD Fujinami
; Y/ [ o, ~! `4 h4 yDD Kishinami
, S, s: f3 ^4 O' w4 l# ~8 c% WDD Hamanami G2 d. E2 Q" w. V( T
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1 . U7 i, @. ]# h) T7 R9 |; Z# l# L
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 1 ( l1 R$ [2 D7 w5 ? I
, j2 B; P4 R8 T, {( B8 Z6 a4 M2 \Allied Ships ) s6 F, G" A6 L1 }( g4 x
CV Hornet
3 R: |$ Z+ O2 Q5 W& m# ~CV Intrepid, Shell hits 1, on fire ' j. M- x& @: e$ d
CVL Princeton
+ ], S" J+ x4 V( uCVL Belleau Wood, Shell hits 1 3 P P4 Q# q0 \) [6 C7 o4 Q' ^0 I
CVL Cowpens 0 I E6 T2 b- B) g5 F. O1 D
CL Chicago
1 [2 {5 I3 A) n) U8 g8 L% F- [CL Cleveland
0 ?3 R& Z+ p# y; pCL Columbia % B- i' y* b# _! k9 a
CA Pensacola 9 R0 m: N: E% r; R6 G6 }, `: B
CA Raleigh, Shell hits 2 + w. g4 T- \6 p( ~0 \, z
DD Boyd 7 ?' o. e1 [; _; s; X* ?) ~& `; ^5 r
DD Bradford 6 J. Y. Q1 T) L* P8 W, {" }
DD Brownson, Shell hits 1 $ y2 @) c' \2 V
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This last USN CVTF was then caght by KB:
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Japanese aircraft # K$ P+ I+ l! l/ h8 g% a% c
A6M5 Zeke x 33 9 {) u; u* H" e4 [. }7 g( F
D3A Val x 7
. ^! r4 c6 q2 ]4 i3 fD4Y Judy x 123
2 `4 ]& i( i2 v {8 v/ e: |B5N Kate x 35
) Q( \, A X6 J5 O: W1 n2 f# a8 oB6N Jill x 67
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% p4 j6 a( s8 nAllied aircraft
6 p) D. ^/ J2 W1 RF6F Hellcat x 3 1 T' l+ Q4 H3 v9 j: d' X$ [; z
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Japanese aircraft losses
a& M' m D4 }A6M5 Zeke: 3 destroyed " y" ^4 c \0 X1 V2 ?7 F
D3A Val: 3 destroyed 7 t; C ]8 h0 t, y
D4Y Judy: 14 destroyed, 22 damaged , \) T, _ G% f5 v0 r8 U
B5N Kate: 4 destroyed, 18 damaged L1 k1 k$ J5 ~, `4 `+ t
B6N Jill: 7 destroyed, 21 damaged 8 M3 M5 [2 N; V& z+ h" P- s
2 v& W) ]$ w( O4 s4 d$ z7 j3 }Allied aircraft losses
3 ] O6 l- N. r/ s S$ C% e$ HF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed 5 y( Y7 C, G$ e* M L
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Allied Ships ' r8 D% U% E$ Z( J3 j
CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage % J# p! y ^/ Z' e$ x7 b5 R
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 2, on fire 3 I* k3 I+ C: t# \ C$ G
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 7, on fire, heavy damage 8 L, O- m( l( B8 R
CVL Princeton, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage 5 F' N# ]9 H5 I2 u2 S1 b6 w
CVL Cowpens, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage 8 x4 U4 O- r; K
CL Cleveland, Torpedo hits 1 9 P$ Q* X6 o, V% N- @2 A4 L
# \1 i, F" x* w) @" VAnd then by LBA:
7 J" T7 i9 V2 |0 HDay Air attack on TF at 80,84
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Japanese aircraft
* Y) k) D: y R; D# m. ^ `/ i3 mA6M5 Zeke x 16 # C3 w/ D5 Z7 P3 a6 j% {
D3A Val x 14
e! D( G8 J6 N, [: jD4Y Judy x 38 5 ]; u, [ U+ V8 W9 F2 O; N
B5N Kate x 24 $ r2 X& k% S7 F1 G ]
B6N Jill x 3 . P! I+ M! f0 o% X* Z9 O- [
G3M Nell x 9
. V3 J, c7 P& u* H6 K; `3 zG4M2 Betty x 49 1 ~. B! i# k) Q! R6 L
P1Y Frances x 20
" h: o9 H. t0 C5 I4 F- uKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 51 % m8 P% {8 R! R5 _) r" j
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5 4 C! e+ x% h0 G
$ a0 H) {6 `: Q: }: y8 \6 H3 hAllied aircraft
/ S. N1 Q% q" ?8 E% Dno flights
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Japanese aircraft losses ; }9 X" x7 Y) {6 Q, H9 g l: Y
G3M Nell: 1 damaged - E, |' A: v4 V. [; ~/ x6 b
G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged
" P/ ]$ |2 Z4 I4 l6 l- TP1Y Frances: 3 damaged ; {* f- B) m7 }* S
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed
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; b1 e y) ^) P6 ?) L/ OAllied aircraft losses
" M& T$ B4 P8 _! F0 f, |2 l; xF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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$ K' j: c% Y) F% X6 @Allied Ships 7 y6 @6 i5 n, a! h& w! J) w
CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage : P- I0 z1 E+ x7 u! M0 B o
CA Raleigh
' @$ o3 x$ V+ I1 u) m! eCVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 8 y% ]" n, e3 p/ @; F0 Y; O
CVL Cowpens, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ( E+ Q7 N ^) O) J ~
CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage , v) X% @' u. L; o
CL Cleveland, Bomb hits 1
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1 s0 ?1 o& M. }0 }4 f% E$ uSecodary strike: 6 {+ Q! o( a6 B' R
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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Japanese aircraft
- h5 J( K' r+ b4 `2 @A6M5 Zeke x 7 1 i* G' o9 c7 {2 }* l. A
D4Y Judy x 36
' U( R0 Y. \ G4 g/ LB5N Kate x 5
! h3 ^! e/ X$ L. |; UB6N Jill x 8 + K. o1 t4 `. C1 }8 q- \
. s! n4 y; Q% [Allied aircraft , [/ A! F- x* v, A$ L! [5 ]* B9 K
no flights - Z7 {4 U2 l9 l/ j. |9 n2 a
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Japanese aircraft losses
$ @9 I) i9 U6 L, _( k( qB5N Kate: 2 damaged ' Z3 J* m2 q# I9 e" d; `8 Q
+ m4 C6 r$ N1 D# DAllied aircraft losses
: T4 H( u8 J0 P( ]/ oF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
7 I! T4 W+ R$ e0 s, y/ l! U: {7 f @ F, Q- s5 ^2 g- {
Allied Ships ' p) p5 ^. Z. y2 C
CV Intrepid, on fire, heavy damage & q' n; i W+ C6 i# |$ i
CVL 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:
. a. u9 r2 D' S: NDay Air attack on TF at 80,84
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' q) L, f; ?# A0 M8 B! u) n4 aJapanese aircraft ( q( K$ Z) c$ {" J2 j2 C
A6M5 Zeke x 3
' ^- {& Q, O6 x9 J, L# T( i/ @! V6 D6 J8 ]D4Y Judy x 14 ) {- [0 T3 H0 _
B6N Jill x 11 8 w! k6 J# E1 J4 ^) q1 \: K6 z
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No Japanese losses - K) [# g, t: O) p h' h `/ ~
4 w a: y( b& i# I5 B" WLBA Jills:
3 w, n6 G! }# Y! C* ^6 H5 Z( WDay Air attack on TF at 77,83 ) ^8 M( q% u- g \2 S
' {; d$ [+ ? p7 y: qJapanese aircraft
( G* Y( O5 g2 ~; HB6N Jill x 8
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- v2 _5 \' V# I5 gNo Japanese losses # e+ H( L7 Y" o, F" y4 i
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Allied Ships
: M) R1 C% Z4 A& x( |3 m2 XCV Bunker Hill, on fire, heavy damage : e% X& A9 O5 Q7 C( n* _* ?
CV Wasp, on fire, heavy damage * _) [0 Z5 H8 R/ E
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Afternoon phase saw KB clouded in so LBA from Kusiae did all the work: r/ W! T% r9 b) ]
Day Air attack on TF at 79,85
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Japanese aircraft
: D) f: o0 Z& N7 E4 cG3M Nell x 7
. I/ N+ G3 M8 k oG4M2 Betty x 38 & W. |4 k1 z8 S( L; h' Q! t# s
P1Y Frances x 14
+ w# e- u' k! o8 E, O2 e8 wKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 46 & c# d. X) X" e* h* j+ `
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5
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$ B- F6 j' o0 o k2 p5 N5 ^$ a. GAllied aircraft 3 B4 O3 _+ m) x8 z6 g
FM-2 Wildcat x 12
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1 P8 V3 j# a; K5 Q$ l6 JJapanese aircraft losses
$ m \7 I t4 Q* m0 mG3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
' w/ P- @& E* n! v& ~2 b% IG4M2 Betty: 5 destroyed, 28 damaged
0 S/ g1 K- E& n) }6 fP1Y Frances: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged
6 L/ B9 e* Y C5 X2 V5 x& Q; Q7 zKi-43-IIIa Oscar: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged 9 N( S: m0 S. @2 Z" u7 S
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Allied aircraft losses & @8 n: C, _! [4 r8 [% s
FM-2 Wildcat: 7 destroyed ; Z" I9 C" l( B1 G! b
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Allied Ships 5 Z6 V4 Q- ?/ H+ B$ Q* ^
CVE Savo Island 0 y% e! t% c# @1 ?: U2 u
CVE St. Lo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
: U' |. B3 Q3 h' ICVE Kadashan Bay, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
, U1 Z' m2 G7 P3 I+ }1 A4 WCVE Petrof Bay
) N; b* k+ u' C, oCVE Saginaw Bay, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
7 E P" i8 f- H. {5 WCVE Long Island # c5 g, o/ q; |" [ O& B9 V8 w4 M6 l
CVE Rudyerd Bay
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Jills are more successful this time: 7 S. ~5 \: ` w! S$ r2 d
Day Air attack on TF at 77,83
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Japanese aircraft 4 I( }! p8 g( j: P
B6N Jill x 8
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No Japanese losses 4 T/ B9 |2 d* z: P8 J
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Allied Ships
0 [1 d) s% {; j: @% Q" Q1 gCVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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s4 q( l" N# R9 Y3 pAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/09/44
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By now my subs are in position also: , F+ ], Z% C7 d3 u. |
Last two sufrace actions find the crippled Franklin and an AO: 2 x% g" _4 E# G- f8 H
Night Time Surface Combat at 78,81
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Allied aircraft
. U% d4 M% e$ k# L$ A8 a, h! Qno flights
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& S8 f! Y* u: Z* CAllied aircraft losses
- ^' ~( o. o6 D1 R) ?/ O5 n2 hTBM Avenger: 4 destroyed " |# H! x0 C+ K( n
SB2C Helldiver: 12 destroyed " H! f) A) Q' g: D* b+ C& y2 s3 F
6 ~) i) \! t2 Q; `$ oJapanese Ships
2 b" e% O# N# Y* v# @CA Takao
, s* Y( Z' w' N0 }4 aCA Atago 8 K3 z- F3 t# z' Q" u; |: `# T+ {# @
CA Maya $ E4 i/ v6 E, G; y& l3 U
CA Chokai 6 f; v" g# S9 I
CA Myoko
3 D# a i& a! W$ ^ aCA Haguro
: C" u/ N# j, D& pCA Nachi / V& a2 D l: }
CA Ashigara
3 L+ O$ c2 N8 @7 bDD Tamanami ( r8 \: J7 Q a1 f6 B; U% z. ]
DD Suzunami
$ J8 Q/ K2 W) f" J/ K$ o" mDD Kuroshio
8 S5 S, M6 n+ P* R3 W% g8 [1 IDD Oyashio ( @* x& `) c" ]0 T. t
DD Natsushio
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Allied Ships 9 h. D/ V2 @% \. {4 ]( y
CV Franklin, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
- h9 L# O9 m* ~DE Whitman, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk ) A& Y, l( X$ W6 I' V$ u
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8 O/ p- Z7 P/ c5 h& N# YNight Time Surface Combat, near Namorik at 79,83 . _7 d+ v5 v/ x0 A( A) \
5 R5 q, N; \; b) \4 U. sJapanese Ships
$ Y# X$ q& u% @9 m' o" O6 a2 T$ MCA Aoba # C2 Y* K' }6 E" e
CA Kinugasa ' @" \+ k: n; _3 o$ l5 [
CA Furutaka , y0 u& u) w$ O1 t4 C
CA Kako
; g; l1 G2 H: |/ s: o4 oCL Abukuma
1 E7 X+ W3 Z! L# z3 NCL Kuma
% |6 ]$ D& f7 @/ y2 N; r' g/ q CCL Tama ( a. P* N0 o* \+ [8 s9 m- w: z7 R
CL Kiso
+ j$ m, F' v, rCL Yubari
1 K! g! g0 i% }! Q& vDD Kiyonami
6 y2 p* F; z" k# tDD Yukikaze
`6 Z" i5 _! _9 n8 ?* `3 n8 \2 `DD Isokaze g a( b0 j; ^$ ^+ x- z" L$ h
DD Shiranuhi - \) L' T; I2 |: l; I S' w$ @5 _
DD Arashi ; t$ W) w- ]* I2 ~; B; P! m
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Allied Ships 6 i+ }; Q4 \: y2 S0 o. u3 J
AO Schuylkill, Shell hits 30, and is sunk ! j* o% I2 k1 Q+ G5 M' R" ?* Q
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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:
. T/ g9 x$ k+ D$ M& kDay Air attack on TF at 79,84 i7 }; v7 \1 U& [; @2 Q
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Japanese aircraft
3 T, M' b! }' C! p7 AA6M5 Zeke x 5 5 F; H1 Y0 `; c
B6N Jill x 8 ) ^: P% I- D' {
G3M Nell x 3
2 y, p1 G2 P/ g* ~- Q+ }0 |G4M2 Betty x 31 8 }7 _$ ?* ~0 @- N- e. @
P1Y Frances x 9 + S8 F; ]4 L: Y- i7 u. D
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 45
3 \2 O+ ]; R$ c) \. Z, {3 ZKi-61 KAIc Tony x 3
3 X7 {4 Q# n: V! i2 cKi-84-Ia Frank x 14 5 f4 u% w" H% K4 ?
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, `. T6 q6 N0 @G4M2 Betty: 1 damaged
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Allied Ships / ~, K1 G- s$ a) N7 h& y( R/ X9 \0 k
CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 4 ?. c6 `9 A: z% w, F
CV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
: x5 r. X" L4 v% OCV Illustrious, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage 0 z+ b) y/ [- E9 s8 }8 u4 _* C
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R L; S/ s/ c3 Y& iThere, 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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2 _2 x7 s) R) u; t+ @% S. X$ O一切都结束了
, Q' k' e% \6 Z$ s* V0 ]5 ?& _好像盟军已经投降了？ |
发表于 2008-2-25 22:47
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