AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/08/44 9 q. T4 C" E+ e1 V& K' D+ [
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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 F: Y$ b5 F: f3 O9 u$ P
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Night Time Surface Combat at 77,81
7 n0 J( T9 r- c. ~) N3 yAllied aircraft
+ l" u' P4 b1 D" \% ]5 Zno flights 2 r. Z) Y& G9 l
Allied aircraft losses " e4 k' C" T1 q# b2 T9 ]
SOC-3 Seagull: 6 destroyed 5 ~' y# M3 A, ~
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Japanese Ships # H% n X3 K( m
BB Mutsu
6 \' o' v& P" N1 l" MBB Yamato
: v, Q! h5 _* b0 {BB Fuso * U$ w5 N+ y1 K" i) u6 K7 n$ {
BB Yamashiro : V( A$ W$ z* L% A4 n% L9 k( a9 i
CL Tatsuta 7 i' l: q5 p: c! A
DD Tanikaze - V/ q3 F& _, H# g$ F
DD Fubuki
: _" P: a0 M) I7 u) F: i& L; aDD Shinonome
2 @- M9 ~* c0 L2 y8 DDD Usugumo ; b$ P! d2 _5 |: ?
DD Shirakumo $ c2 n3 N9 E# `/ X' m3 a
DD Isonami 6 N8 J) u, x8 Z7 n
DD Hatsuyuki
* o( ^' h6 b! i i8 I( ~. A. QDD Uranami
p) B( H% K0 Z9 {; c. V4 x0 R( gDD Akebono 9 Z% ^$ A0 p. b p" v
5 E& c' N- g: x0 b0 Q
Allied Ships
A: _; Q/ L3 R9 `CL San Francisco, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage
+ q$ Z( W- K: \2 }4 `" D+ xCA Astoria, Shell hits 23, and is sunk
& z" r. k2 \- y& VCL Hobart, Shell hits 21, and is sunk
; G7 M+ Y4 @% u- KCA Concord, Shell hits 29, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
1 O4 \( @( v4 B: k$ m. ^5 xDE Stadtfeld, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage 0 N! B! k8 D& O3 |
DE Harold C. Thomas, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk . S6 q; G% F' F, c
DE Tisdale 1 x! r* v, F! p9 _7 O
' \- Z; W( n. _1 z7 q4 X6 ]Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83 4 [$ e; d: [8 e) X
4 L8 I/ C. } |( P+ z/ TAllied aircraft
! u, a' `/ p9 S- c7 u4 Q1 U/ bno flights % q4 i; H6 b" y2 P# P
0 [- r, ^; @3 H* V9 \* C Z5 iAllied aircraft losses
; I3 X0 q `' ^. x0 `5 i3 QSOC-3 Seagull: 1 destroyed
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Japanese Ships
( {" W- C+ m1 m7 N# b. ICA Takao, Shell hits 1
. v- d' q" s8 u- l W; H! @CA Atago, Shell hits 2 2 D/ K9 L L5 u H/ ?( h" G4 |
CA Maya, Shell hits 2 : o$ R1 c1 i& g
CA Chokai : P; Q/ Z s" B1 [- T; i1 Z# i
CA Myoko , B p6 b+ ^ c9 `$ s
CA Haguro
+ o- V, ?. h6 \CA Nachi, Shell hits 1 ) n! Z r% Q2 d# e# O/ ]
CA Ashigara, Shell hits 1
6 ]' k" P8 I( s; P0 A% xDD Yugumo, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage ) H1 Z2 r, [5 R4 g6 z: e" j
DD Tamanami
y( h5 m8 G* @" y( t5 G- nDD Suzunami + f# p: _% o+ S% c- Y4 _
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1 4 a3 X/ Y; H5 A, F- T
DD Oyashio & G0 i4 h2 _- u, T
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire
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% P' G* ~% N$ C. F8 T/ uAllied Ships 6 L% h) J$ z. j, A% Q. k# M8 k1 z
CVE Santee 9 x" I3 X( |; ~: r
CVE Manila Bay
/ O+ N7 r/ ]) l, x( l' yCVE Natoma Bay 6 d8 \, O% A: D7 r
CVE Gambier Bay
. i# Z$ ^; \3 T) n/ CCVE Nehenta Bay 8 h$ f2 Z C( l& }5 B# G
CVE Ommaney Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire $ M- j4 s1 h7 n5 z8 M
CL Montpelier, Shell hits 3 9 t) I3 M; u3 G& ^4 A1 I, c/ n4 n
CL Mobile, Shell hits 25, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk & {3 r4 _5 l+ ?3 R* q& q7 E
CA Salt Lake City : g( s1 f$ |1 F# c
DD Ammen " q) z. ]" t6 [% y8 u
DD Anthony, Shell hits 1 6 W- o; b" U2 A+ S+ Q2 J
DD Aulick, Shell hits 1
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& F/ N" y. J/ p# r# ?8 p7 c9 }Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83 6 d4 N! ^, a q0 i* S) S$ M% s: g- G
/ [/ B; l$ }/ W3 c4 ^* h4 rJapanese Ships 7 x/ D' p4 d& [$ }+ j% f
CA Takao, Shell hits 1 9 p" f- s* M$ y
CA Atago 0 D3 F7 A7 B& t; _' J
CA Maya ! A a+ m, h* Y7 v6 Z) }4 J( V
CA Chokai 5 D- `( @' Z$ D" `6 x, A
CA Myoko
& }; s9 {% |' ~/ {CA Haguro 6 J/ J% T# d- V5 @) b1 g, V
CA Nachi ( c( `6 C7 R/ e. ^
CA Ashigara * |7 U- s6 x! K8 b0 A1 l c
DD Yugumo, on fire, heavy damage / Y1 M6 C* | Q; J/ T
DD Tamanami * D# ^) M- D# c) x0 M' D1 _& U, R9 t
DD Suzunami ( E. A" V- w9 o) y
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1 ! g, C9 Q: }" X* p, N8 Z
DD Oyashio
7 b+ z/ E% z# \$ Y1 p" u7 [' Z8 tDD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire % N1 H8 B z- b& V
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Allied Ships 3 K/ U }. o G- M
CVE Petrof Bay ^. v$ R8 T4 \, f
CVE Savo Island
9 p- v3 K* o2 H) `$ P: GCVE Rudyerd Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire
/ x- e, t) D: `) [CVE St. Lo N' ?+ }2 I& C: u x R; { e
CVE Kadashan Bay % A7 s& a3 M: g, w1 w$ W
CVE Saginaw Bay
' @4 @# m \8 W+ G, RCVE Long Island % c& L$ N7 [$ P) U
CA Vincennes
5 [0 E3 w; @, d$ h% m# a0 n9 tCA Wichita ' h+ d4 |$ j1 t, Q- A
CA Boston ! d, O. D# g* ^3 l5 ?
CL Boise 0 t" ]! I( d8 ^3 ~) m5 b- R& |
DE Bangust 7 P! y2 A! f7 b0 T
DE Baron, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ! ^8 A& @, D4 L' i; ^) {
DE Levy
' p! M; `0 n- j* N7 nDE McConnell
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L+ Z# c; ], C# DNight Time Surface Combat at 78,84 . C7 T9 q0 V8 D9 o
" a/ u b: l; x; G9 nAllied aircraft ( p% I' J9 V" r1 G" x
no flights } x- L/ p9 K' B* M& h
: e7 t2 D2 n M( ~& z( MAllied aircraft losses
0 e) A# I3 L6 a9 U: G# _$ F( sFM-2 Wildcat: 11 destroyed
+ l2 m+ G9 b% O) y& h0 ?TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed
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Japanese Ships
. e7 \6 R& x7 s. KCA Tone . D) g; ^% h" H, h! o+ q$ B0 r
CA Chikuma
( c4 O* c3 ? }7 b/ O# tCL Nagara, Shell hits 1 3 w+ L) K! B& I; U$ r
CL Isuzu
; n& C4 V5 N$ {" e% [, v1 l3 ^CL Natori
: u4 i/ ?6 H5 p' e a+ u8 w% T% OCL Yura
! T) N5 \$ }" kCL Kitakami - B. y4 {! R x& ]
CL Oi - v# A) e, _0 G% q; q# k% x+ n) ~
DD Shimakaze
7 |. a t: @# o% Z6 W' Y* A; u( c5 }DD Fujinami, Shell hits 1 ' |( T3 c- v( ^1 C, P) y* I p
DD Kishinami
' b$ Q4 [$ U& [( n# A) Q! VDD Hamanami % `4 U8 Y. x- D) E
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1 % t: T! D$ U( _0 ?: H8 G
DD Maikaze + i0 e- F5 a% q2 j4 U
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Allied Ships
% y5 s- m2 x, h3 b- X7 qCVE Prince William
* T% Y8 ^2 ^3 H" xCVE Barnes, Shell hits 2
# o: U: m0 H0 _CVE Anzio, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk ' l; ?/ S0 h+ d% l. c% @7 U" v; s* Z1 p
CVE Liscome Bay, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk * t- Z1 m' Z/ _( u7 G
DE Bebas, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
7 n% N# `; O* K9 l4 ]DE Brackett, Shell hits 1 0 _) d9 v k. }3 n0 X6 y: Q
DE Cabana, Shell hits 13, and is sunk ; | A. v. Q1 G# _
DE Canfield, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
5 o; C1 [3 }1 t0 M% pDE Carlson, Shell hits 1, on fire ; l* D" z. S _2 n4 k9 O4 |
AO Brazos
6 _ r( |3 Q* C P$ XAO Kanawha
' }0 c% W1 R4 r, {; BAO Neches, Shell hits 1 6 j! N8 d* T$ ]" e4 L) @7 I
AO Tappahanock
: w0 c1 l( n4 c$ ZAO Suamico
% o8 J8 x& G' e6 |6 W9 h* I* S: yAO Millicoma # @! v: s( |/ Z z* w" R3 f& t9 ~2 a: _
AO Saranac
U* ?" e; q" Q C f$ YAO Saugatuck $ s/ f. `( i; c. \# N
AE Pyro
: V6 X3 Q w/ W- {, S1 H6 }6 KAE Henry L. Hoyt
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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Japanese Ships + q6 I" B: u! D2 ^# w; y
CA Tone 6 R. c! e+ p2 E+ j' D/ d- p
CA Chikuma ( M( ]9 ~/ e0 a! @
CL Nagara - A6 F9 l2 k! @- _5 M; W) m1 H
CL Isuzu
j; g$ {; R5 fCL Natori * ]- D5 y" s. D+ b$ C
CL Yura
$ K. A J6 D: U% vCL Kitakami
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DD Shimakaze
! v5 o' N0 v5 K; dDD Fujinami % @/ \4 ~- W! T" |
DD Kishinami 2 c$ W F$ v0 k- A
DD Hamanami
! ~: P+ I+ t8 D+ B2 B3 {DD Hayashio - R" u" H$ g( b. _
DD Maikaze / K' E, @! ]5 Y8 l5 A7 N8 c; T/ O
9 G+ q& D. G/ SAllied Ships . Z( c" \3 X$ Z. J9 `
DE Samuel S. Miles, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk " X3 ]% L) @2 R+ d; D/ _
DE Osterhaus, Shell hits 50, and is sunk
/ f, w$ Y! ^% O# w$ S1 ^& qDE Parks, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
0 \! X9 j" t$ ^* ?DE Riddle, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage * `$ a4 I6 C3 W* E! ?
AO Cache ) l! t& g: m: H9 ]: V. ~6 ?2 k
AO Schuylkill, Shell hits 7, on fire * C& X" z$ H$ E2 s- \5 t" q; g: k
AO Cossatot
, h# m; c1 z* T; T, h6 Z4 PAO Chepachet
9 l* W1 ~1 e" ^6 M' x3 AAE Jacob Riis, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk : V$ D2 M$ r+ Q, p
AE John P. Gaines, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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+ u% j' ]3 R5 H& W+ N' ~4 F$ oNight Time Surface Combat at 78,84 . O7 | J/ o& |) j6 o; W
3 b q$ [, A3 I6 S) ^Japanese Ships 8 u5 L3 f, x2 z: D! R! K' m0 g) l) M
CA Tone / Y; q& {! o* j* I) R: F9 v
CA Chikuma
4 h* T- F- ^: c! @ {: J0 N* TCL Nagara, Shell hits 3, on fire
% X* X0 I1 u: K4 [3 U' w, XCL Isuzu
2 Q, D5 Y$ Y A) QCL Natori $ H# M! N8 B7 f/ g3 N4 ?' M
CL Yura, Shell hits 1, on fire
& N5 \+ P) V: ]0 B! n, o% WCL Kitakami
4 M2 o) Z! q2 B1 A% y* p4 pCL Oi, Shell hits 1
: ~; m4 E$ x+ D# u; iDD Shimakaze & B6 v* [6 `5 ?. d) \
DD Fujinami - |8 \3 ?1 J) [
DD Kishinami
% _* N, ]6 `8 K/ \+ g6 ZDD Hamanami
" k# Y9 b4 k8 ~ UDD Hayashio, Shell hits 1 8 S. w3 z* e! O5 Q* |# @2 A Y
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 1
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Allied Ships
" t/ ?6 @. D2 ~( wCV Hornet
8 t; `7 Y) w; o$ P! RCV Intrepid, Shell hits 1, on fire
2 |& W$ L3 j l" h7 NCVL Princeton
5 z) y/ D( h$ ]' J, l% n% @, sCVL Belleau Wood, Shell hits 1 & \- E' m4 R+ K+ l% d
CVL Cowpens / |3 {/ ]8 F1 Z
CL Chicago ' ~. p& t; K) |: G6 a& o
CL Cleveland * Q" z$ e, B3 G/ m' e5 X
CL Columbia * o0 D+ S' b: |# w2 p4 ]+ E! f
CA Pensacola + {1 W7 d9 |) L6 J8 _9 z2 {# e/ U
CA Raleigh, Shell hits 2
5 E& B* I- {; ~( H, UDD Boyd
. X. w" p3 T( K$ l( mDD Bradford
3 g# F: w# I( k9 e) d8 h7 sDD Brownson, Shell hits 1
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2 o: D2 T7 n! a1 }1 d5 UThis last USN CVTF was then caght by KB:
& q: o" m5 k) e/ a9 I* X$ }& s+ Y2 TDay Air attack on TF at 80,84 ' {9 P2 @5 E. K5 g
! C+ `& \! Y7 Q* n: M: @' N4 l0 oJapanese aircraft 8 g- A' x3 Y+ h4 x% k
A6M5 Zeke x 33 " ] D5 P# g; a A
D3A Val x 7
# s1 a- _% Y" B( qD4Y Judy x 123 5 |! ?5 s! z' E2 ^0 l. n4 x
B5N Kate x 35 1 j0 k) J6 G$ Q( R: x8 r
B6N Jill x 67
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# s- E9 g2 K% S+ t" v1 X9 D/ q: {Allied aircraft 6 D; R0 c8 ?6 m2 O
F6F Hellcat x 3
0 w- p7 P% d$ |( ?6 }& n0 }( C. F# m: |7 Y. b n' w) @6 S
Japanese aircraft losses ; J0 s9 S6 \% I- d$ W% a# S
A6M5 Zeke: 3 destroyed t7 Y z. k }# U6 h& ]3 G
D3A Val: 3 destroyed 1 ]. a7 T% F) @# M r) q r' R6 x
D4Y Judy: 14 destroyed, 22 damaged # U( }# v' {8 \0 F8 T u$ x' {4 l
B5N Kate: 4 destroyed, 18 damaged . G- V$ ]1 C' U/ Y/ J' q6 t
B6N Jill: 7 destroyed, 21 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
! W5 K' k7 x4 u1 Y; Q9 a# lF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships ( ?) t& @/ ~7 W; u# ^" r
CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage $ P4 G8 O: S& F
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 2, on fire
% Q" l) I' _& a/ l" bCV Hornet, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 7, on fire, heavy damage 4 e: d* d3 j' J, p9 ^
CVL Princeton, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage : t$ ?6 h+ B& {4 q6 Q7 @! j7 `
CVL Cowpens, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
2 H8 f$ A9 S$ i1 _: Z* ^# rCL Cleveland, Torpedo hits 1
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$ `7 G' S/ y) |5 RAnd then by LBA: $ z7 f5 \3 C" }% y1 _" {; {9 C
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84 : t" K, U/ |6 O1 J6 p
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Japanese aircraft 6 N7 s! l/ p5 R9 a; z- m/ {
A6M5 Zeke x 16
$ y2 P9 V' ]( V! e1 A" P6 s0 Z& c0 dD3A Val x 14
* l' E+ b R. x% U* h. ?( w; H; ~D4Y Judy x 38 * ^( Q. C" R# P, X8 V& T5 B) l
B5N Kate x 24 7 N# A9 i: \4 I- e
B6N Jill x 3
. ? i* O6 `6 U& X6 F: K# u) S/ SG3M Nell x 9
$ X2 k# y9 w2 T6 G+ z. Z0 |; tG4M2 Betty x 49 3 n1 L; C# C# x, _0 \
P1Y Frances x 20
" l9 B8 U3 p( R) v% L+ U3 h3 sKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 51
8 w4 [8 `3 d3 }* {) ~Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5 : r& l8 a7 C4 m! ^1 i( w
& `: }$ R2 l/ t- v& |# pAllied aircraft ) J, l! X# f% w% @
no flights / o, Y: V% p {: x9 u
) q) r9 d0 E6 s( f, P% Z3 a# r& EJapanese aircraft losses
# U9 m/ N* |6 q6 }. w5 U. j4 pG3M Nell: 1 damaged * U1 W5 O1 \" X; t: H
G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged - u' V: N# z( k6 t: s" A
P1Y Frances: 3 damaged 2 B! R& P7 F. ~4 `8 T
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed ) `3 f: ~! I5 O" y# h
: q& l+ z4 G! o+ z) T" UAllied aircraft losses |! V4 u6 J% M, C
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships 0 g6 G1 x$ |0 V$ l
CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage : {; M# H$ s- ^
CA Raleigh
- C5 u- a- ?& L6 ]. q! N3 ]CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage , D+ J+ p( D0 o1 S5 e2 f3 d
CVL Cowpens, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage y6 d+ a r, Z9 r- @
CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage 6 q6 E2 }7 y( m8 E. M4 P" W
CL Cleveland, Bomb hits 1 / f% I# C8 ~* `: I- G6 s
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Secodary strike: , X n/ j2 t9 X# D" o
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84 . [) p7 H) A6 d
0 t0 ]5 V) [: [9 A& U" rJapanese aircraft
" j" z% k/ i& m7 ]( |( U1 dA6M5 Zeke x 7 ' v/ O; t2 y2 X8 q. w
D4Y Judy x 36
+ A4 r4 {5 Z# m# wB5N Kate x 5
9 m6 }: F% g- eB6N Jill x 8
3 [4 x" B: ?# K
: p. [$ h! o( T% m& r. QAllied aircraft & N" u0 E! V3 G5 l/ W- e# G
no flights % S9 a, V1 t5 i8 L" F& p5 H1 A( |
! Q/ c; ?8 i- H( @; q8 `$ zJapanese aircraft losses - n9 R0 I1 _4 ?! a) { n3 Z
B5N Kate: 2 damaged ! \9 S A5 x* ?5 Z( W9 X
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Allied aircraft losses
6 N w+ t* X: A% i* q" p. hF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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# W1 q1 I! t z% ~Allied Ships
) c. F3 a g$ j0 t v# t$ CCV Intrepid, on fire, heavy damage , l$ X j L# R+ F
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:
y8 F& l2 |2 \8 @$ H1 X: E& X0 ^9 FDay Air attack on TF at 80,84 + r* ?1 D' |" I. j7 F, a7 t5 @
/ J) N* P5 L" g0 b% W, J/ NJapanese aircraft 4 p( `5 h' |3 P* j M; t
A6M5 Zeke x 3 - |; e p. J# O3 v/ {
D4Y Judy x 14
$ Q1 l8 c# Q6 j7 A1 N/ z" H" KB6N Jill x 11 k2 {3 B) \1 t n* u
! V% v, v2 r9 K+ P7 u: a! f. {& ZNo Japanese losses
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LBA Jills:
$ U6 X3 P( C6 k: BDay Air attack on TF at 77,83 6 _# B- k" ]6 K+ B
: z( C& L8 {7 M0 C7 FJapanese aircraft
) \1 F" y: ^) G; q3 NB6N Jill x 8
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No Japanese losses
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Allied Ships " e+ J G( @: v$ G& A8 d9 ^$ D! o
CV Bunker Hill, on fire, heavy damage & D1 E" C. T6 u. n8 N% q6 q* l
CV Wasp, on fire, heavy damage & J; m3 D& R9 g0 b$ w6 w$ x
$ [6 b: Z9 v& ~! y
Afternoon phase saw KB clouded in so LBA from Kusiae did all the work: 5 H$ [* Q L) n7 M" Y& j/ x0 Q
Day Air attack on TF at 79,85 ) Y" ^% C* Q% B5 _6 [! }4 _
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Japanese aircraft
8 ]: U& k# |7 j- B5 U( A1 M& XG3M Nell x 7 / w& q; z4 Y& [( [) o. E8 Q2 h
G4M2 Betty x 38 , z4 J+ g# S0 y% F. }
P1Y Frances x 14
( k7 U5 W9 J SKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 46 & q/ u0 \, G( v
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5
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+ u# ~( v, `3 r" sAllied aircraft 3 q! W& p2 L5 @: k: q* m# X, j
FM-2 Wildcat x 12 ; }5 c. [( |; [9 ~4 q
/ l3 R, p- y! M% e& VJapanese aircraft losses
8 }) a' O/ J2 @; j' h' AG3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
6 I8 D% F' L7 C0 v0 W. C9 yG4M2 Betty: 5 destroyed, 28 damaged
0 c' Y! ^( r3 ]& |& f5 {P1Y Frances: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged 2 q: ` `: M5 M2 R+ p! q
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged 8 C0 {' m) h% h9 i3 T' g
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Allied aircraft losses . i, C% f) E2 M
FM-2 Wildcat: 7 destroyed / \6 J0 V# b4 `5 i
7 \: m% K1 U6 F- J5 G. ]7 ]' C+ zAllied Ships & X/ e9 B' q. X3 R& A
CVE Savo Island
- |; Q! J7 @; Q: P/ TCVE St. Lo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 1 f- }3 ^ f6 J7 }8 r
CVE Kadashan Bay, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
6 R% R" R# f2 ]1 L# z9 G( F( nCVE Petrof Bay : x0 t2 S4 L& q5 V. A3 x- |. P
CVE Saginaw Bay, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
) U% _8 r+ A0 [+ a2 `" W, M4 _CVE Long Island
! R3 ~1 p1 Q/ G! a! r, `" k: O' jCVE Rudyerd Bay 4 K( }) J4 ~7 O6 x$ n# D
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Jills are more successful this time:
4 s6 I7 H9 E" G+ d& FDay Air attack on TF at 77,83
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Japanese aircraft / z$ c3 _: |6 n/ j6 E9 G' q
B6N Jill x 8
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No Japanese losses
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Allied Ships
. `1 o- r$ T2 ^" i$ f: wCVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 8 H; O' K" R7 \5 N0 n4 o% }7 m
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2 q( P+ `( x8 H" ]AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/09/44 # t& u" E: a+ ^/ J9 q; |
7 r& }" j' M7 H# t8 @By now my subs are in position also: - P0 n+ s0 { w5 r/ ?; m% i* w
Last two sufrace actions find the crippled Franklin and an AO:
% }5 s" K* T, v7 YNight Time Surface Combat at 78,81 0 F+ \/ c$ Z& J* x; ~
+ O7 e5 v, F' n! dAllied aircraft ( A" f c+ w$ _3 J6 h
no flights - Z' |1 s4 T4 G) ], w
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Allied aircraft losses . y( `: w0 K6 Y: H
TBM Avenger: 4 destroyed 9 d8 ~) `9 L8 R- K
SB2C Helldiver: 12 destroyed 2 {4 Y$ P9 R' |9 I7 z+ X- T
. z1 f% y; _4 ~4 d# f8 dJapanese Ships
; I. q4 Z# P" s# d: {7 G8 D1 T* G, {CA Takao ) E0 H" ?! T X5 G
CA Atago
$ s, F G3 v' hCA Maya & [. t4 q! y& x E6 }
CA Chokai
1 x4 _4 Q- Q0 ~8 t! QCA Myoko ) J7 Y0 R0 ^7 R) I. X2 J' }% u1 M
CA Haguro
Y, E& U r% A- uCA Nachi % h* `, r4 Q, b$ t
CA Ashigara 1 g% ~$ Z9 P; ]
DD Tamanami + f% ~2 q, w9 }: K& C' A- a
DD Suzunami 7 [' V! K8 ^# X/ n( V4 N1 \7 e
DD Kuroshio
5 ]" K& Y4 F+ ], qDD Oyashio 2 \9 y) p$ q) W2 k8 q5 A
DD Natsushio $ d* V! v) ^' J; Y
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CV Franklin, Shell hits 3, and is sunk ( s+ Q; g- B/ R6 o
DE Whitman, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
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! c/ {1 L. K$ J" ]) Z3 ?Night Time Surface Combat, near Namorik at 79,83 n: c* t/ V4 j3 v. [4 s* U
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Japanese Ships : f) g: @- y" Y" x
CA Aoba
7 @, t. s; |, |; I# r: RCA Kinugasa 7 b* p8 ?4 Z1 E
CA Furutaka " F4 \) T" M& \" w9 ]
CA Kako - V# O0 b5 D+ }" Q: _7 F" Q
CL Abukuma 8 F. m4 q. X* f F' a( C
CL Kuma 6 g# e/ c. B3 ~% D4 J; V
CL Tama : ]8 b# r9 }' j: i$ i8 x
CL Kiso 6 }0 \7 [5 F" ]( ?( B, U
CL Yubari # i. j! Y! L% x: `7 Z6 h
DD Kiyonami 9 G# B# S. U8 F2 X6 N! p9 p6 f5 S
DD Yukikaze
/ S+ k/ Z6 `6 m6 qDD Isokaze $ x/ @* X# G% p2 z) p
DD Shiranuhi
+ |$ f# I+ J z, \3 l4 WDD Arashi
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, C. w# y8 f+ @: qAllied Ships
, ^- }1 |3 q' D: ^1 t- I+ aAO Schuylkill, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
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- c; B$ _3 X5 D, C4 fThe only air strike of the day was once again from Kusiae and it delivered a coup de grace to the CVs:
( v) U7 Y& S, p1 E V, }Day Air attack on TF at 79,84
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- ? s1 M# l3 J y, w7 w! |- nJapanese aircraft 5 w2 b" e5 L$ J; }. U
A6M5 Zeke x 5
8 G5 ^- {1 M! y. ]6 C0 YB6N Jill x 8 5 I$ w7 ?5 z( {, O# i
G3M Nell x 3
. D( g+ @1 j8 ]4 H* M1 DG4M2 Betty x 31
, D, y- M0 e0 N) f& ~P1Y Frances x 9
/ A5 ~, Z. {! e9 d3 zKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 45 ' ^" D z- s* a2 |3 L$ P
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 3
7 L$ t E# z) B8 }Ki-84-Ia Frank x 14 ) u4 O% Q* n( a! V& v0 \
* N# X( J o5 A/ N ^1 f |; R+ D$ wJapanese aircraft losses $ X2 d( o& ]: t$ m
G4M2 Betty: 1 damaged / _! O2 _, O" D* }0 e/ h
3 _; o% A' G, BAllied Ships
4 o2 e9 L3 m5 a9 r1 _6 ~* S9 L# aCVL Independence, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage & f. }3 k/ S6 e
CV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
+ S! u6 j8 }' q$ V7 uCV Illustrious, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage q6 B( Y7 m0 J8 \/ P% F8 D
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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. 3 N, D' w% `8 N) t- ?1 J6 L8 L1 }( U3 Q
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好像盟军已经投降了？ |
发表于 2008-2-25 22:47
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