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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/08/44
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) t1 x: H# \% k' |5 uDay 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: ! y& N8 v* S4 |

: H( ^+ O5 A* v( XNight Time Surface Combat at 77,81
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no flights
4 R; W1 `/ O& a( b5 `& b* DAllied aircraft losses 5 d+ s5 n) r. U/ N9 v
SOC-3 Seagull: 6 destroyed ( c  c/ ^& c+ G6 N1 f3 k. A

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- m) _2 k6 ~4 D# k2 z7 H$ I$ e4 `BB Mutsu
- K* F- d! ?8 }/ o/ }) EBB Yamato ! k$ O6 V0 W" ^; e
BB Fuso 7 m% ~" r2 k' @* {
BB Yamashiro   v4 `- a* y* U2 W0 ?6 m
CL Tatsuta 3 V+ |6 Q# |; {) `
DD Tanikaze 6 i* L) o3 _* q% }7 ^
DD Fubuki
& c" ^7 |6 s- N  P  Z% }$ X, yDD Shinonome 4 y' c+ g9 k. A4 w- J& Q% R7 o  y
DD Usugumo
$ E2 S7 G: Q7 z; T; P6 CDD Shirakumo : }5 U. C5 h6 h- o' k
DD Isonami
1 I+ M& R4 ^8 j, l1 L. EDD Hatsuyuki
+ u1 P; _- L# _& NDD Uranami 5 _2 X2 Y) i0 V+ ?0 u
DD Akebono & q+ g6 c& }" x1 b# V
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Allied Ships 0 R0 e! x+ `4 X, @- f
CL San Francisco, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage
- d! h! \- M' @5 {; U# c' D2 {CA Astoria, Shell hits 23, and is sunk " u+ ?( G0 F6 c7 g* R6 J# [7 _
CL Hobart, Shell hits 21, and is sunk 2 {! n1 Z- _3 e/ P& w
CA Concord, Shell hits 29, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
$ a; r2 b' ^1 QDE Stadtfeld, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage - V# Q) v7 ~3 m0 |; }/ y/ q
DE Harold C. Thomas, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
9 |4 ]6 \! ?4 LDE Tisdale
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83 4 y4 v0 i* B: e5 Y

! X) h, K5 f8 g3 k' y; @# qAllied aircraft 4 [5 @% j3 ^' f& ?$ D
no flights , t3 `7 e  o& E: `) c+ k' e- \
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Allied aircraft losses 9 A9 V& q0 m! w# y
SOC-3 Seagull: 1 destroyed
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Japanese Ships
4 W% P' j$ i4 l" J$ O* hCA Takao, Shell hits 1 # U! c1 E% u8 X- |5 c1 t2 G
CA Atago, Shell hits 2 : w7 D0 A6 ]3 N3 q! M7 l
CA Maya, Shell hits 2 - p* u0 Q2 @; x3 }) G6 E
CA Chokai 2 f+ y$ N. @' i. F# w" j
CA Myoko / c- x* V2 D! J: L9 b3 ^, B  z
CA Haguro 4 `/ i- A$ k/ k% x4 A5 H5 L
CA Nachi, Shell hits 1 ( U& L, Q4 m5 L& r2 y. P2 i  [
CA Ashigara, Shell hits 1
0 l/ p7 X9 B, I, d+ C; s, |) J! X. gDD Yugumo, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage + Q2 |& y' S$ ?7 C
DD Tamanami " p$ Z1 s* V! L' t- P
DD Suzunami 6 D/ S( |# {7 V6 Q+ u
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1 . f. S3 Q; A) h- M1 u
DD Oyashio
* ~8 }$ _3 C! n5 fDD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire
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9 H/ j& r8 R; Y: R4 d/ uAllied Ships , K& [3 c! B. E+ x6 f% I5 C
CVE Santee $ u! Z9 j* l  C- S
CVE Manila Bay
# q' N( u/ W* v  n7 G( ?CVE Natoma Bay 5 p: B7 J, ?( g
CVE Gambier Bay
& S# k& n- m8 T$ z8 z( CCVE Nehenta Bay
6 g1 }& P, i0 g) UCVE Ommaney Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire % h" {% s& _3 b# S
CL Montpelier, Shell hits 3
" q( M# Y* T0 G- W6 \. K8 D, LCL Mobile, Shell hits 25, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
* E9 X/ h* j7 G' m' ZCA Salt Lake City . P8 `* b: T! V
DD Ammen 7 k+ a. o1 D1 o0 R4 P
DD Anthony, Shell hits 1
2 i, v; d% E& a3 R5 yDD Aulick, Shell hits 1 1 S2 O* @0 }9 n
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83 1 R; X: e7 h. k, M* l' j. _7 L
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Japanese Ships   I9 R8 D) u( X7 {6 h
CA Takao, Shell hits 1 9 J4 c/ ?) o2 U6 A$ j
CA Atago
6 ^8 f* A+ y4 n" s! q! TCA Maya / q+ Z* d4 ^. l7 m. S+ A$ S) K
CA Chokai
6 H; L8 Y: w9 a3 w2 f$ p1 FCA Myoko
( E5 M$ Z; C5 |7 P7 D% YCA Haguro 7 G) J0 X) o2 c) v$ E
CA Nachi 4 K0 ?# [( _, s0 s
CA Ashigara
) l2 B* c. e6 w0 ^DD Yugumo, on fire, heavy damage
( B3 t; L& m" H. G/ J  sDD Tamanami
* x6 k+ J# v7 W/ Y1 }! `9 ~DD Suzunami 7 u. k" `+ U. H6 J% ]# r9 d
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1 % e( C( e0 W; W+ B
DD Oyashio
# F( d, \% v' p8 C) VDD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Allied Ships
9 X( }. w. T5 x$ TCVE Petrof Bay
) a* w* X8 H  P% D; c; o$ S" n- g0 yCVE Savo Island # b, G2 K1 ]0 F7 C
CVE Rudyerd Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire
. v0 O7 J( Z  sCVE St. Lo $ k5 t4 v( D; m4 F6 N0 H/ T1 g; f
CVE Kadashan Bay + a5 n+ T. h1 e4 X
CVE Saginaw Bay ' y' k9 S0 x# c
CVE Long Island ! |6 B4 h; P, S& G% T9 v
CA Vincennes ; k7 V; ?. f+ G8 r
CA Wichita
; W4 y8 K7 p# }% PCA Boston 8 R+ B9 |" L+ \* B3 w' N3 n' S: o
CL Boise
. Z* {$ C/ z* H6 B* o' EDE Bangust ( p! F# {+ [+ g! G' p+ C( ]
DE Baron, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
  c& K" C- K! o& P" p) DDE Levy
1 U# g4 I1 W2 t/ W& gDE McConnell
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. \; b% s, b' t4 UNight Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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Allied aircraft
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3 L% K2 v8 ~5 _, w# ]; a1 ^, kAllied aircraft losses
9 }& |( ~: C+ ~0 w' a1 c- X# hFM-2 Wildcat: 11 destroyed
2 K4 g4 b" o# a9 uTBM Avenger: 1 destroyed
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Japanese Ships
4 j) u8 j, K7 F9 M/ |  NCA Tone $ H) I8 i& i+ P0 C; x( Z$ n
CA Chikuma
  M0 N" s; h( U& K' }: l, LCL Nagara, Shell hits 1 2 q6 {+ X# p- S& V
CL Isuzu * E+ X) u1 S2 ~5 {9 g* m% Z
CL Natori
) X: G" A. s* i6 ~9 q4 fCL Yura
. B; f1 h0 G7 J& [0 mCL Kitakami , ^# \: L# c7 E7 D, }' R
CL Oi
0 B& q  `5 ]/ W2 F! `% ZDD Shimakaze # M$ t  R1 J2 W: F
DD Fujinami, Shell hits 1
% T; T+ G6 F7 }7 pDD Kishinami $ M6 _7 U3 h* Z- c
DD Hamanami
" T3 ?# z* N3 f( L0 ]+ VDD Hayashio, Shell hits 1 , S' P$ M" R+ Z  H3 Z" T
DD Maikaze
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Allied Ships # O7 o- p# b  R/ v7 L$ v0 R
CVE Prince William
& g# I6 @0 W0 m# kCVE Barnes, Shell hits 2 2 o" _0 W% Q2 @. _. U1 q( y$ v
CVE Anzio, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
  ?- Q. T% O7 y1 o! g# o8 qCVE Liscome Bay, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
9 Y/ n, n: ^; f: a% c% gDE Bebas, Shell hits 8, and is sunk 5 R  z( `2 f# D! g. V
DE Brackett, Shell hits 1 * S3 H0 D1 ~) Q0 c) {' G) i1 f
DE Cabana, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
7 q5 p$ P. @9 w* V& t; |DE Canfield, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
3 z9 W$ ?: Q0 YDE Carlson, Shell hits 1, on fire 2 y3 s0 ^; J) [7 P8 G; x
AO Brazos * n# c6 ?- \! ^' N" r- X8 ~
AO Kanawha 1 w9 y, W. D; m4 J3 _, ~' g
AO Neches, Shell hits 1
, y( o- g' a3 u: u3 nAO Tappahanock
1 d* N5 U( h4 Y5 `" fAO Suamico 0 ^: w" I6 O4 p9 z: m# E
AO Millicoma
. e) P; l) d( uAO Saranac - S0 n6 D5 M; l% x, [, H
AO Saugatuck
" D* Y+ ^8 ~# f# j! f7 n2 oAE Pyro ( \( `4 P  J# z
AE Henry L. Hoyt
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84 6 M) w/ F; J6 A) o; O

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( K0 V7 j. M5 w; W. C5 cCA Tone , l, A  p0 k5 v( b* u. L; j7 e
CA Chikuma 5 c- W; R7 l+ n) W
CL Nagara # z7 K  f/ J4 Y# D( c
CL Isuzu
8 U6 Z+ A5 S6 [& I, ]# H  SCL Natori
4 p4 g7 ^' n. j, w9 }2 X/ ~' HCL Yura
2 S1 T5 h- G: J0 X+ j' |CL Kitakami # v/ N% y4 l4 C% A- f- X. z% B7 X
CL Oi
& J' \6 ~3 i* P! p+ @3 q* RDD Shimakaze
# [2 O2 v4 H. `. U% }3 tDD Fujinami / G2 y( L' C. D' S, D& P
DD Kishinami 9 q' c" L  b" X3 ?/ N( ?6 ~. T
DD Hamanami 0 [: n0 J  D! ?& ?$ T, a! ~
DD Hayashio   o9 S9 _' D9 L0 ]$ F5 {5 u' }
DD Maikaze ' i3 F* t+ E6 g3 |2 n0 E
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Allied Ships % d# L! K* q5 I7 W( G
DE Samuel S. Miles, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
& z1 F. ?* }$ B' d) b& zDE Osterhaus, Shell hits 50, and is sunk - @( [/ B6 L# I" C( k+ [
DE Parks, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
0 {5 D) p) v; D" J" e. fDE Riddle, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
% G0 f6 u, X+ V& S7 V3 j6 u+ |AO Cache ( X+ n& }7 j& c2 o9 r) x* X
AO Schuylkill, Shell hits 7, on fire
6 |( K- L/ W8 t7 i3 X& m8 fAO Cossatot   }9 O7 d7 r5 ]6 l( Q2 e6 g) w  O
AO Chepachet 0 X, P5 T' h! Z. h
AE Jacob Riis, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
! j4 d0 N& o" j6 b+ R6 vAE John P. Gaines, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 6 E* }8 a# y  v5 C* O1 H
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' C/ S  M+ r, q* \6 H6 u, MNight Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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Japanese Ships ; e- j; K) `3 j
CA Tone
2 ]) u1 l7 A: B8 k; F7 ICA Chikuma % B) G: r/ X5 e: Z+ j* C
CL Nagara, Shell hits 3, on fire
8 N4 p' {# x. M2 n. K* h% {CL Isuzu
! S' y& s" m. |$ BCL Natori
. A- z' u  Y) }4 A" N& hCL Yura, Shell hits 1, on fire " Z9 [  A# l3 L8 L; C. x: N
CL Kitakami 6 [  h9 F8 u# |; L& F* ~
CL Oi, Shell hits 1
/ k1 ~3 E  B; s' b- D1 m4 [DD Shimakaze
6 R7 `1 w' E) O! O0 QDD Fujinami ! `* _4 i6 V/ o; o6 o' I& c; I, u
DD Kishinami
5 \9 s/ q/ X$ b$ B2 {$ sDD Hamanami
7 w: O- M5 b# n, b" ~* Q) E( I2 l0 QDD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
3 K) H( q7 d. R. Z6 \  Z, o4 XDD Maikaze, Shell hits 1 # I. f& H0 B" Y3 x& r) ~# v
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Allied Ships
' B3 g  R2 N1 F3 f/ CCV Hornet 3 |/ Y) a+ B9 d7 G; I! c5 S
CV Intrepid, Shell hits 1, on fire 5 @$ R+ ^5 |4 U: l* e
CVL Princeton ! W8 q8 J% h. h. o9 G, C
CVL Belleau Wood, Shell hits 1 1 O. R& u( r: O& C+ R* ~# F6 M) B% [
CVL Cowpens
* l' S7 Y0 X2 Z8 A) dCL Chicago
8 W; A8 o7 q0 {" o& E; uCL Cleveland : v& I3 ]) y5 o) `2 D8 ?0 c
CL Columbia 7 S; _: V3 a3 t4 I/ o. z; U
CA Pensacola
0 P( r" b+ L) w$ wCA Raleigh, Shell hits 2
5 S2 o) `; `( F* E& q# FDD Boyd
- x* i% z1 S* u3 [  m9 y1 m2 yDD Bradford
( N( d0 ]+ z' @1 ?: O8 KDD Brownson, Shell hits 1 1 e" u" [8 e! A: l' z: m: ^" e

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/ n8 c, J2 `" e% T3 OThis last USN CVTF was then caght by KB:
" @, H0 b* {6 sDay Air attack on TF at 80,84 2 k( t' M- a, C, I6 h" j
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Japanese aircraft ) N$ @# O6 x$ b: c, k* L
A6M5 Zeke x 33 6 o( K/ }, E* N' [
D3A Val x 7
) c6 w5 A8 H3 g8 b  ]1 n- rD4Y Judy x 123
7 d+ v: Q  W" e* G6 E5 t" CB5N Kate x 35
# I/ [% y: {3 \& MB6N Jill x 67 : o6 ]- o7 @9 M

4 B& ?( @, q( B, E" i1 rAllied aircraft , Q# N; V- ^# M0 u3 n# M
F6F Hellcat x 3 ) [; C+ i7 C5 x4 v

' u& U4 W& Z% j1 i8 ]6 n1 _Japanese aircraft losses
- G9 o6 Z0 Q$ D' E. OA6M5 Zeke: 3 destroyed
* u/ W3 ^  r5 g* ^1 ^D3A Val: 3 destroyed
" |) K6 U& m6 M* a) q+ LD4Y Judy: 14 destroyed, 22 damaged / t' C- P, I, l  q
B5N Kate: 4 destroyed, 18 damaged
+ F5 V9 w3 X1 ?B6N Jill: 7 destroyed, 21 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses % _, L9 E" U% M# \* H: D, S# H1 U
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed - }" _. g( o9 |2 u- L6 z+ C
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CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
- c% V: s/ Z: Q# i6 zCVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 2, on fire
  M& R2 O' y7 r) |CV Hornet, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 7, on fire, heavy damage 8 k8 X: I: b( f6 }
CVL Princeton, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage ) r( w, K- S1 f5 U  y7 I' _7 Q
CVL Cowpens, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage - _5 r7 [4 ~3 T1 J9 n2 O# B8 f, n
CL Cleveland, Torpedo hits 1 ; H& A9 l& ?7 |, K! n; `. |
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And then by LBA: 6 T9 |) ~6 _: q; N  P3 c
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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Japanese aircraft
; n0 W5 Z! d1 `  \( WA6M5 Zeke x 16
7 }0 p9 l, v. g! ]; w6 |: Y0 nD3A Val x 14 . M5 a  ]5 E- b+ \  X, D! \
D4Y Judy x 38 3 S* _. v4 U" E
B5N Kate x 24
$ b+ Q3 m" e2 M  t1 X- }B6N Jill x 3
$ J) N0 s9 C9 c% J. H+ LG3M Nell x 9 4 D' Q5 q5 M$ U, r' q% G/ t1 a! z
G4M2 Betty x 49
6 p! }- \+ @$ ?. NP1Y Frances x 20 2 r* A3 D* O8 K! |2 E8 I
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 51 , O; h4 v: t$ l2 l
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5
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Allied aircraft 5 \% ?7 L* L, X: A; i
no flights   n& r& V. g2 n  E( F

6 w% S( d5 h; ], ~: KJapanese aircraft losses
* U/ ~; k9 w" f* a# K, y& S9 XG3M Nell: 1 damaged
" C  y' P6 V  |/ S- r4 q- N$ MG4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged
+ R6 _& o5 j0 A5 `4 SP1Y Frances: 3 damaged 3 k' P% M, k8 Q0 P+ d: Q: U' n; h
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed
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# i% ?# |8 ]1 g2 _) WAllied aircraft losses
) ^: M. S) J- |* S0 X- HF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed $ y& Z' D9 z: U+ N5 ]
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Allied Ships ( M! b0 q3 z$ O5 `& z4 l0 s
CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
" O$ M/ L* _" T( O+ t3 t8 C) Q6 pCA Raleigh
4 ~* W) u$ Z! a" @0 {, A+ p& }CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
* p6 N" B2 f! a' M$ E4 lCVL Cowpens, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ( ~4 M$ s) c& W: d) s% `/ D) o/ }: b
CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
3 V$ W1 N8 @6 F6 h8 rCL Cleveland, Bomb hits 1 ) |( t: u5 ^( g) O! y+ I" W3 D
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Secodary strike:
/ t- W+ b6 T1 `1 _! ~7 ^! f/ h; fDay Air attack on TF at 80,84
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Japanese aircraft : k; v# p8 Q, c2 R! ]% z+ d0 d
A6M5 Zeke x 7 - ?! k" T. B# t# x8 }' f" ~
D4Y Judy x 36
7 M6 i$ v6 b2 z& f8 N/ w; {4 HB5N Kate x 5
  b: B  @/ B& m9 vB6N Jill x 8 % }. @1 q$ N; M4 k. }$ y" y7 X

6 ~0 s6 W; c' d. _- R0 y3 rAllied aircraft
0 h& a$ v4 p0 ~! i0 H; g; [# A# S" Ono flights
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. j' W; D& K, e  rJapanese aircraft losses   ?8 O& P/ Q8 L5 c+ K
B5N Kate: 2 damaged
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- a  F7 }& R. v) }Allied aircraft losses 2 e2 T0 r4 I7 C/ {0 ^
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed ' g- m6 @% |5 f4 g# R
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Allied Ships
, ]. u% Q# z/ {2 k% @CV Intrepid, on fire, heavy damage
0 P/ Z! {' [, X& O8 G  u( GCVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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9 Q- q4 e5 B0 z, @: ^& CAnd this one fails to find any more targets: & h1 m; P, @. o+ y6 G
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84 " c# H. o- S" f0 S! F# L- G
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Japanese aircraft
# T& i( ]  s6 P1 ~. y: v3 \A6M5 Zeke x 3
4 g& d8 E8 k0 f% |; x: i% |D4Y Judy x 14 5 N# w6 D1 z+ v9 \+ }5 q
B6N Jill x 11 0 u+ e" Z# K3 y' A
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No Japanese losses ; y" F' ~  r# {* g7 r* G$ v- J
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LBA Jills:
. m  F0 Q; o! g1 Y8 O  |' CDay Air attack on TF at 77,83
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; Y4 b$ j# l) m# m$ i% j& \$ mJapanese aircraft
0 |  M& Y2 y" v+ W. HB6N Jill x 8 0 O, }* m6 x. W8 K# _7 h" W3 B. `
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No Japanese losses ! n& W  h3 p! |! L( U, i* n0 h

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3 o0 P) {- w$ h2 l% BCV Bunker Hill, on fire, heavy damage 0 Q+ B. X7 v; O  f
CV Wasp, on fire, heavy damage ) F, P- o- ]  `$ m

7 y# l1 i" j1 Z9 eAfternoon phase saw KB clouded in so LBA from Kusiae did all the work: 7 b5 e2 z1 r* r) s: R0 _$ @, g
Day Air attack on TF at 79,85 ' M+ D2 T; y$ k& E' W

# c. e; u' D: z2 hJapanese aircraft
. j7 e- K( x+ `7 ]* sG3M Nell x 7
) @+ N: s! U4 Z( w! a% XG4M2 Betty x 38 & }4 M' w! H  j) R. u/ B
P1Y Frances x 14
; Q0 A* O$ Z1 U6 E9 n4 @7 YKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 46
2 s; F/ W$ G6 m  O3 LKi-84-Ia Frank x 5 # z' |- o+ O- K2 N

& Y: k% I1 L% l3 [- u# u2 }& `Allied aircraft
: A. r, K2 W' J9 S1 L5 ?FM-2 Wildcat x 12
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  W  R+ g% ^$ u" B2 N  u; t( hJapanese aircraft losses 2 {, \6 O* B2 v$ [' I& V
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
% m! l$ p1 Y) A1 a, T" R: TG4M2 Betty: 5 destroyed, 28 damaged
  [+ y0 u+ ~8 M! R$ mP1Y Frances: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged * o+ w* ~) o+ j! e( F) U3 J
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses / t, _( u# V" d
FM-2 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
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7 j/ y1 P& x! BAllied Ships
, [4 p6 \7 _3 V( ZCVE Savo Island
* I+ V# d0 u3 I1 i4 _7 KCVE St. Lo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire . G; o% d/ R! F6 d- z# F
CVE Kadashan Bay, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ! ~) \1 Q4 N2 j/ r; z* |; Z$ R, {
CVE Petrof Bay & ^5 `; t( N8 L' i0 ?( ?1 G
CVE Saginaw Bay, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
. |, S* F) c9 n( S7 cCVE Long Island # x: Q$ L8 L2 s7 G1 ?
CVE Rudyerd Bay
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Jills are more successful this time:
+ |7 R# @4 q: N4 y6 p. YDay Air attack on TF at 77,83
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Japanese aircraft
! h3 N% G; E4 |B6N Jill x 8
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No Japanese losses
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Allied Ships
5 S0 P9 s; y: c+ L, ^CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
6 q$ ]% B7 B7 k7 `$ h& O9 d
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/09/44
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By now my subs are in position also:
7 t0 c9 p& M4 T" y1 r7 ]Last two sufrace actions find the crippled Franklin and an AO:
) _' a9 d( g, e' pNight Time Surface Combat at 78,81
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Allied aircraft
/ W0 i+ Z3 |" O  T8 dno flights 0 Z$ y# z. }- `, r8 a
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Allied aircraft losses
* e$ G- C) W! @, k$ j: `1 k" gTBM Avenger: 4 destroyed
/ g: i. {8 U- YSB2C Helldiver: 12 destroyed
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/ z2 S/ n6 Z; n9 `2 Z2 [Japanese Ships $ |) S& i! d! Q' ^. M* q
CA Takao
0 z8 l( N" e$ K+ ?3 x1 ECA Atago
3 U+ D9 b* X% D! lCA Maya # ~5 n! r8 N' ~5 B' u) V
CA Chokai   B" j( Z" ~: p9 H  ^
CA Myoko
& ]8 v) @: a" i  xCA Haguro 4 s1 C" r2 D$ ^  f- a
CA Nachi # ], Y3 @  H, r1 g& ]
CA Ashigara
9 X% N. D8 |# b$ B% E& k6 }) xDD Tamanami 2 s9 E9 `( l; O/ J  t
DD Suzunami
+ q) k/ v6 g) F0 U. ]DD Kuroshio 1 q  _) U4 k! D
DD Oyashio 3 g. K2 g. a2 \  b! n& n8 l
DD Natsushio # ~) E# U. i+ m
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Allied Ships
- X9 T) h- Z- PCV Franklin, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
7 i0 G5 A6 S8 kDE Whitman, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
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* M1 H0 @& A  [- |# fNight Time Surface Combat, near Namorik at 79,83
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Japanese Ships
6 D) b7 \' h- p) F- }" H3 ~CA Aoba 0 X$ z6 Y5 l* t. h7 x
CA Kinugasa
8 T# q% C+ [/ x# D' |CA Furutaka
- j9 i1 z  E) G4 |$ @, QCA Kako
. q4 B5 ]6 R9 D2 @5 M4 J6 _) KCL Abukuma 3 |! R  c6 {, l: A) e& f# ^/ I( |0 q, ?
CL Kuma ' U' L" b3 Q( _1 }  ]
CL Tama
2 R4 F  ?/ x% t" gCL Kiso
6 v& I9 R2 D! V5 D) ?& T" DCL Yubari
2 P# |6 U& }( H# vDD Kiyonami 8 f. i  f" h: X0 N2 `8 D
DD Yukikaze ! ]5 r9 f+ [! K$ n
DD Isokaze
+ f' e8 f! X1 o! oDD Shiranuhi ; m+ k) V- e! l( T. ~! K
DD Arashi 1 t" J. _) H6 [, @
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Allied Ships
6 J8 |7 L6 Z6 j" g) r3 vAO 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: 5 ~+ J" U6 G" o! s$ X
Day Air attack on TF at 79,84
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Japanese aircraft 2 N# |! h/ E0 b/ G7 Q
A6M5 Zeke x 5
% _" x5 x' @1 R& \, c+ _B6N Jill x 8
- m" F6 [/ r2 Y( x4 L( jG3M Nell x 3
9 P" G! R2 R4 f7 V* iG4M2 Betty x 31 + P/ e& p1 Y% ^2 y
P1Y Frances x 9
9 z; y5 z" ]) j( YKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 45
4 B/ \% K. o$ g* c, `6 ?7 W8 m( PKi-61 KAIc Tony x 3 * i1 q6 d  F7 x1 i
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 14
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Japanese aircraft losses
3 h* S1 P5 J1 x7 T2 u+ x/ lG4M2 Betty: 1 damaged ( z3 d8 i2 }5 t

- H) U7 Z: \( t$ W' H5 RAllied Ships
: N0 v( m/ m8 W: c. I, CCVL Independence, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage * f  x' [7 V: B6 R1 W7 l
CV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
4 N4 x. q9 V* _6 qCV Illustrious, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage 8 h! M. u5 G5 j. w* f+ @$ I

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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. : g7 h) p+ P8 }8 H0 a) Q) R* p' K
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一切都结束了0 U: |3 _4 O! M
好像盟军已经投降了？