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: 1 W/ Q$ ?2 ~7 o. Q" S3 S- ]' U
, _& @8 j+ `! l/ X) qNight Time Surface Combat at 77,81
* V+ t$ s7 K! X, d% a. p, N# p9 }& V8 wAllied aircraft
" I, e& b6 O- [7 f: q& Gno flights
3 I9 h: C! g/ u B' J: E, X' S8 j" mAllied aircraft losses
+ e6 ~7 ]4 h5 P8 Y& lSOC-3 Seagull: 6 destroyed ' o/ }3 Y& m3 \' ], L* y3 b% K
: C- \( M$ n j- y7 m+ ^Japanese Ships
2 Z! f) R" `9 d+ M- C! Z t4 GBB Mutsu
( E4 j" _0 p) l. w" p @& p4 yBB Yamato , h/ F, _" V- j3 p* d0 y
BB Fuso
$ q% V2 W0 {0 u# A: n2 CBB Yamashiro 7 d& j2 J n! `
CL Tatsuta
( V+ |% o0 u- U' f; b: \" l& \DD Tanikaze
2 K2 J: W; F2 e' U% L, w8 T nDD Fubuki # l( I+ K/ |4 y6 ?, `( W: s
DD Shinonome
$ J. f* _2 b0 W) a `+ k @DD Usugumo 2 Y6 @ h6 N& a. q
DD Shirakumo , H( i8 P, O, Y) B2 B- R0 X' }2 q
DD Isonami 4 e4 W" L, y7 `$ `* L) U ~9 h
DD Hatsuyuki
0 g1 p' w3 A( s7 j+ V: z9 XDD Uranami 2 m7 S( B( `" I5 O( _+ `, Y
DD Akebono % p/ s1 D+ a, B6 x, ?3 q$ Z; N1 N
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Allied Ships
4 u2 T: L5 J0 w. UCL San Francisco, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage
/ y4 S. b0 R/ o2 f0 U; PCA Astoria, Shell hits 23, and is sunk # n( P% U; {% \3 w" n _) Q
CL Hobart, Shell hits 21, and is sunk
) n% _) Z) `& ?( jCA Concord, Shell hits 29, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
, K9 o! r ^1 O6 P JDE Stadtfeld, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage 3 C! Z9 U* H# Y' k! s
DE Harold C. Thomas, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk ) ]7 s$ H% ^( s3 c
DE Tisdale + H% g) I1 M. }2 W( }$ _
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83
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Allied aircraft # k- u7 V- U. k9 D: ^* Z9 [
no flights " {4 m+ Z5 F6 k! }4 S/ J
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Allied aircraft losses 8 a1 W. _; d5 v7 }+ t! `) i6 l+ s
SOC-3 Seagull: 1 destroyed " H7 K; ?# u1 N! m; q; @( U& w+ _
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Japanese Ships : J Y* j W" o: ^' M1 S' ^
CA Takao, Shell hits 1
. \7 U* x% L7 d: z( z! x9 V6 |CA Atago, Shell hits 2
/ c$ N$ }% k8 jCA Maya, Shell hits 2 4 {( r1 C7 o1 U* z
CA Chokai + N7 M$ f4 k5 Z8 ~1 R
CA Myoko - x. @8 W m9 v4 y8 m
CA Haguro 8 o1 Y! o$ b0 ^ v9 u( ~
CA Nachi, Shell hits 1
% k4 H# H# J3 a" b$ ?CA Ashigara, Shell hits 1
5 O4 U+ F" H5 sDD Yugumo, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage & A- Y/ x5 O: x7 ~) B
DD Tamanami
; U/ J7 _% t0 w3 rDD Suzunami 4 x% R8 g# \ ^& p5 ^2 k5 S7 C' f- Q
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1
5 M) x& j L& R8 |8 VDD Oyashio 7 _$ {/ h$ n; A/ \: N! s! _; F! G
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire ' J* q/ |. U L+ ?. c
0 j* O% a% m$ u/ e4 FAllied Ships 5 V) N3 g8 }2 w1 C$ }! M4 N
CVE Santee - \2 S* A# W+ a% U0 s( G
CVE Manila Bay
& [: H y0 f2 FCVE Natoma Bay . J4 t" y$ _. {+ i C* B
CVE Gambier Bay - ]: }$ q% P3 b- E# Z
CVE Nehenta Bay
# j$ a8 T1 V6 @$ B& ]CVE Ommaney Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire * r3 w- v6 H% j" v
CL Montpelier, Shell hits 3
0 X! [; J, ]+ q' I; x% o) aCL Mobile, Shell hits 25, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk + k3 ?3 I5 s8 z1 L7 D
CA Salt Lake City
( T3 m K1 Y3 x, kDD Ammen 3 v9 |- r" }. ?" X R" |; F! v
DD Anthony, Shell hits 1
& S6 o. b) V/ ~# kDD Aulick, Shell hits 1
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5 r7 h: v+ q0 L) A$ D
Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83
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Japanese Ships 9 D, W6 o% y$ ~! I- v
CA Takao, Shell hits 1 " |4 D6 N& j* A S9 } ]- P
CA Atago ) s B( k& i; @
CA Maya
0 H* r$ V7 |! ], y3 e ^# n) OCA Chokai
1 U8 O1 S8 m4 jCA Myoko
1 w& N5 |' j. M2 [: S2 SCA Haguro
$ b- B2 z1 U1 ?/ h; QCA Nachi
9 u6 l0 ]& s' \4 wCA Ashigara
6 |) D! J7 F5 L) b5 E5 P8 @DD Yugumo, on fire, heavy damage 7 {/ o5 H! G3 Q2 m, ^3 N# i$ C! ~
DD Tamanami & ~$ M2 \& X, ^, U2 Q! M9 {7 s, @
DD Suzunami
1 O2 b2 [9 i3 z2 P8 _DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1 4 w& k$ q; V# x7 O+ a
DD Oyashio
0 R( z/ O8 k6 f+ G0 E: u* v/ H& R$ n' RDD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire * g& T' b o1 s( R# s) z
( u3 V# T9 K- F# S4 ~9 VAllied Ships : \( W% t; T* Q
CVE Petrof Bay
! a2 \5 i. D1 k2 ^; _7 gCVE Savo Island
, V4 ~ S7 o6 h$ HCVE Rudyerd Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire
6 X6 ~* P' G. e9 A0 h9 K, ]- oCVE St. Lo # n$ B9 [# ?5 G* @7 Z
CVE Kadashan Bay ; Y) r8 f7 n; C
CVE Saginaw Bay
8 A4 v2 n2 m3 |& aCVE Long Island
# ^* C8 n1 p- E( U1 ?" `5 eCA Vincennes
! W* n- x$ ?% l+ [CA Wichita
% w/ M; O6 S9 G: b: A0 @3 ^3 GCA Boston 9 u- V: c& W/ W1 i
CL Boise
1 T6 l1 `: ]8 a9 G. RDE Bangust & W) B4 y& K/ E2 d" I
DE Baron, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
- p7 R* X# _2 N4 I; gDE Levy % j; g# x0 E' O* _
DE McConnell
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5 C: Y. g+ E+ P' J$ Y: A2 rNight Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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Allied aircraft
K8 s2 F+ w% u2 vno flights 0 h; n g$ ?+ F9 \: t1 J
8 ~" ?+ O; @ F; DAllied aircraft losses
3 S0 _" w4 a7 v; q& z4 b/ ~FM-2 Wildcat: 11 destroyed % g$ C _; D) V( U* d( O
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed
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5 x1 G2 P9 N, R7 z" U- a/ FJapanese Ships : }* ~8 H' G- _3 K7 t8 F
CA Tone
& B9 `$ w) f0 F/ U; q) D: ~CA Chikuma 4 P& Z2 g6 L5 b' {- r
CL Nagara, Shell hits 1 6 n. T4 ^# Y( n4 T
CL Isuzu
% g; \. X* b3 r5 y5 }CL Natori
7 k* F( x; g# \% P! uCL Yura
* L/ W$ F4 L+ [' _* V3 F, @CL Kitakami
6 t4 W4 T$ U& d, ~. X2 t# L8 c$ c2 ]CL Oi
/ s" F, D8 t. b& V* s: ?DD Shimakaze
7 Q$ f( o" n9 P" Y: F& NDD Fujinami, Shell hits 1 ! U) C+ `' \6 ~
DD Kishinami # Q- ]6 Z3 o. @
DD Hamanami ; I3 L: {, @; u: m4 t& V
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1 ]8 q5 B; u4 C# k5 u4 H3 ?% U$ w6 p
DD Maikaze 6 G7 ^) _) `3 @ C
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Allied Ships
9 Y& L( M. H/ x" u* DCVE Prince William : s O% W% j9 i# g' O! X9 @# s
CVE Barnes, Shell hits 2 ' @1 V2 q7 u, g. y, ]
CVE Anzio, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk * b: ]3 F% ? a4 j4 }" k$ M: a# I
CVE Liscome Bay, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
/ t, T8 M. [# D: j- n4 rDE Bebas, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
/ Z% X: G6 _' j' B: ZDE Brackett, Shell hits 1 ; t1 `2 o S, \5 n3 y
DE Cabana, Shell hits 13, and is sunk $ ^5 f9 o% v- C$ ^- N) s$ j1 S
DE Canfield, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk - m B* S) w: U- `) [
DE Carlson, Shell hits 1, on fire
5 Z/ N$ P1 v) b4 j8 GAO Brazos 4 Y" t- z/ S& P5 u% w% L2 @8 A
AO Kanawha
0 K& `. T- u/ [2 r: {" c. w9 |AO Neches, Shell hits 1 ) t, v) h4 ~" U/ n, a Z
AO Tappahanock . Y/ C* C U2 z1 I, F3 w
AO Suamico
+ m& o, y9 f7 [% @) U: _3 W% {) zAO Millicoma
3 b) v/ D8 T1 k. J) kAO Saranac 8 W9 I( J- \5 h; F5 Y
AO Saugatuck 7 R: W3 Z9 K: F% y
AE Pyro % s/ v b, l/ d* w/ Y4 J* ?7 ?
AE Henry L. Hoyt
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3 `/ m. j6 j5 J' f* _Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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Japanese Ships 3 F0 n: K* y/ F, B' v, j- K9 M1 b
CA Tone
. t" R d9 |1 n, xCA Chikuma
4 n# l0 \. D3 z- W+ @2 [CL Nagara + L- T# b4 W8 B8 f5 n7 y; [
CL Isuzu & O# | I9 g }* x
CL Natori 8 E' h3 j$ L5 D, [$ ?
CL Yura ( M( a" T: N8 l1 g4 O: m
CL Kitakami " U' p: {4 r3 D3 }) f: Y/ J
CL Oi # T2 F. u% f/ d1 Z2 z/ ^% ~6 z
DD Shimakaze
' `( \6 Z: R# C' mDD Fujinami
6 f) ~6 r0 I8 L' H- vDD Kishinami ' p$ G/ L" j- Q- r. w. |
DD Hamanami ( S5 T/ u$ O6 D* s
DD Hayashio - n) W$ }' F* X/ K0 }% l) d1 l
DD Maikaze
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DE Samuel S. Miles, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk . _$ I, I* Q- D( D9 Y
DE Osterhaus, Shell hits 50, and is sunk
' U! _0 E: V6 n' G) {9 k. HDE Parks, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
+ ^0 @! H( Z7 w# Y' vDE Riddle, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage / a/ w4 X1 a0 U. W* Q+ K# H4 P0 q
AO Cache
) y! y b% f) l; Q; HAO Schuylkill, Shell hits 7, on fire ! T I% @1 J% \- ^9 w
AO Cossatot
. a; O: G! W c# DAO Chepachet
6 `$ L6 f3 x1 P' ~AE Jacob Riis, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
% W u& \7 e [. ^AE John P. Gaines, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 3 R8 {8 U T2 e# p* n6 C, I
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* _$ r) W2 |$ W- vNight Time Surface Combat at 78,84 7 D) ~, d6 y" e& [# Y. G, k, Y _
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Japanese Ships ( R O' ?3 h) w6 M2 u) g# s
CA Tone 1 C# c7 w2 z, d V; a
CA Chikuma
; O+ g" u( d1 u( i8 TCL Nagara, Shell hits 3, on fire ) t% M8 b" C, U' u( R! n& d8 }
CL Isuzu
1 g# M4 h8 r0 l: j5 }) GCL Natori
( K& M! U# N2 c' w( H% J. z6 p! YCL Yura, Shell hits 1, on fire
! [$ M4 u5 s, u( n6 ~CL Kitakami 3 x5 }+ X+ w+ G$ J5 w
CL Oi, Shell hits 1
/ E E) o- ^- @DD Shimakaze
* V( G+ m; S2 q5 g( Z0 Y2 g3 y$ lDD Fujinami
. G5 n" g+ Q6 r9 L: k" WDD Kishinami
0 R; X- p8 k; KDD Hamanami
. j) o, V! L( q: x& YDD Hayashio, Shell hits 1 + L" o3 M; F" f- [# _
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 1 1 G% a" N, v# m0 y j2 ]1 @! H8 W# k
# h7 X1 D: h3 b" `8 fAllied Ships
% Q) j i+ A, C- V2 f4 g. {$ FCV Hornet
! ~2 ^% c2 A+ R) @" }3 d/ w' T; JCV Intrepid, Shell hits 1, on fire % p( R* A4 i" u. x% U
CVL Princeton + n( z0 X! x# U4 G' @3 ?
CVL Belleau Wood, Shell hits 1
4 M0 W5 C' ?( R# Q1 j1 L* jCVL Cowpens
3 A! S) m- u+ H" i5 m' ECL Chicago 2 w8 P, ?3 O+ o* X/ p x# h( D
CL Cleveland
0 P- ~2 r4 T0 ?: d+ o, hCL Columbia
# I( s( e* e$ n7 p+ B/ qCA Pensacola 0 V: i T7 g, _( s) ?. R8 q
CA Raleigh, Shell hits 2 7 i, u: ^/ B9 I5 d" p! L+ o: |
DD Boyd " v! P0 @2 u. M: ~ V- F
DD Bradford
( k& z/ c0 c. ]3 R/ KDD Brownson, Shell hits 1 ' H% C1 L% z% n4 J, t
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2 Z2 W9 c$ M0 v5 |This last USN CVTF was then caght by KB: & ?0 o* w" r; V
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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Japanese aircraft
- |+ P# ?1 a+ g% R- z# v6 @) W- XA6M5 Zeke x 33 $ I2 I8 } }- D' g
D3A Val x 7
) \4 n0 w! Y" Y( l! z5 `D4Y Judy x 123
, |3 z- y2 e4 f# h% J: D; KB5N Kate x 35 ( a" N! {4 \0 K$ e
B6N Jill x 67 2 e/ V3 h, u" r* y# }* o
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Allied aircraft
. @) ~& M" B: h. y0 G" m% q6 H! u: QF6F Hellcat x 3
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Japanese aircraft losses + y2 Y8 S0 L. @6 Z" `# g$ M' H
A6M5 Zeke: 3 destroyed 1 K7 }8 O& O5 }( t i3 M' q
D3A Val: 3 destroyed
# W5 s- H! G6 K: E# j8 FD4Y Judy: 14 destroyed, 22 damaged 9 q U6 t: d- Z( t
B5N Kate: 4 destroyed, 18 damaged
& B/ X% _, a% P; [B6N Jill: 7 destroyed, 21 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
/ @$ C3 k- k" ?$ |1 l& c& OF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed ' ]: \& K( R7 S9 r9 K, C$ _, ~
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Allied Ships 7 _+ q% s. ~* z2 ^& d; S6 Q
CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage $ k8 J( ]4 y" j2 t
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 2, on fire
" Z, m' B- b' p: |CV Hornet, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
7 n3 Z. Y3 r& z4 z- i4 SCVL Princeton, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage $ r( q7 w$ X! j( b8 ]
CVL Cowpens, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage * A+ x' W' [- E' w9 ]2 I0 O
CL Cleveland, Torpedo hits 1 - Q) U3 h! N' o% M0 I s& C
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And then by LBA:
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Japanese aircraft
4 Q2 P% t" ^# z. `: r' f' pA6M5 Zeke x 16
1 Z& v. F h( z+ C5 XD3A Val x 14 6 Q2 P" Y9 W7 f/ K8 q2 r
D4Y Judy x 38 G( l! c" @, o- `) g" s) m
B5N Kate x 24 0 r% V3 o4 ?" L. h5 |9 h
B6N Jill x 3
; r9 H* L4 |8 @# w" \G3M Nell x 9 7 `; {# W0 O, {5 A# a
G4M2 Betty x 49 / v4 L# S" H( K: G
P1Y Frances x 20
5 T$ @ c: Z( i. r+ i3 j o( OKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 51 ' y0 X3 B$ | D8 M0 x; G
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5 7 S3 z, \9 `8 F) Y
. B& Q+ [/ [, t1 |Allied aircraft
( _5 ?, w o5 d) }% e4 C. t7 s, eno flights 8 ~, A. j3 O8 }+ x# Q
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Japanese aircraft losses
8 e( W* p" W! M: [6 F4 ]G3M Nell: 1 damaged
0 u1 W1 y, P0 Y9 WG4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged
1 X2 R0 k. f1 P& ?) B. g8 V! O. |P1Y Frances: 3 damaged
- p) ]" E. q# w6 g# I5 `1 j O2 `) ^Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses 3 G! C1 I8 }3 Y U7 M6 x
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
* S f( B5 F. \; sCV Intrepid, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
D0 S- F: u+ d4 w1 m) B8 u* i! Q) xCA Raleigh
4 E7 _+ _ q+ L* Q0 v# W* S9 o8 ECVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
' w0 R- J t x6 d4 ]' eCVL Cowpens, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ) A/ P" E/ l- ` Q- F# C0 g9 `
CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
7 E! q' \9 ^2 T' O4 c1 ]; `$ CCL Cleveland, Bomb hits 1 . t# [) |/ W1 g' k9 A1 A3 l! E
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Secodary strike:
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Japanese aircraft
# ?2 q! U) I6 XA6M5 Zeke x 7
3 }/ v1 u2 \4 R) eD4Y Judy x 36 1 ~4 j, X4 |4 `/ r: v* D7 O
B5N Kate x 5
1 d" ]# W& k2 c9 \' K# k$ N Y0 hB6N Jill x 8 ! d1 C( q2 v/ J: s/ I* U3 s
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Allied aircraft ; b9 m' {" g8 u" a2 @
no flights % W+ ?4 } u5 P9 y3 K
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Japanese aircraft losses % |7 n1 g1 v9 ~1 i6 b8 N
B5N Kate: 2 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses ) T; i8 e" v% m- o
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships - ?! ?( I% ^5 e* x6 [- u
CV Intrepid, on fire, heavy damage : W$ g8 C& G6 q$ w* V9 {+ o: D0 J
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: $ B2 G# n, i9 `0 ]. W
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84 3 P1 r4 y, z5 B; S1 a- E/ A
0 A+ @- |# T2 }Japanese aircraft + M, Z T- x6 v9 O
A6M5 Zeke x 3 ; n2 {9 c ?# i6 K& s
D4Y Judy x 14
& O3 o$ N6 @9 t$ J8 NB6N Jill x 11
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* Q1 e4 y: q# C: zNo Japanese losses
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LBA Jills:
! {1 w* @, Z2 y2 f2 b% R) BDay Air attack on TF at 77,83 1 ?) s- ^! L' s% s8 E& J7 i9 k0 I
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Japanese aircraft " R- |5 s9 J$ p) [* {2 p5 u/ J
B6N Jill x 8 5 ~9 b& ]* M9 r+ }
1 j$ K2 i' q; R' W7 q* g6 `No Japanese losses
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7 p" Q3 T7 U# X8 `, ^Allied Ships
* |; E1 x2 y. m! QCV Bunker Hill, on fire, heavy damage , i4 I0 i) P7 j2 j4 }
CV Wasp, on fire, heavy damage 7 N5 f# O& i" l+ {
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Afternoon phase saw KB clouded in so LBA from Kusiae did all the work:
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Japanese aircraft # A' m& x! _- z7 ?9 B
G3M Nell x 7 c( D. m/ t! Z7 i( R% D
G4M2 Betty x 38 + d9 `5 T+ M( ?4 |# G4 J/ Y
P1Y Frances x 14
' M$ D/ u! @+ _7 i8 yKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 46
9 @3 X( @$ C% a7 wKi-84-Ia Frank x 5
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8 S m4 W' ^# o5 S& {Allied aircraft
) _3 B4 _8 L& r; w+ O5 o6 uFM-2 Wildcat x 12 7 ~! ?- m0 V" s9 x
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Japanese aircraft losses + g# \: P- Q9 @. h2 |
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged . Q/ m2 s( O. }( `) ?; @9 j
G4M2 Betty: 5 destroyed, 28 damaged " _& J" }) P4 s/ ?0 F4 Y- a
P1Y Frances: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged
, O" _. B. p& G8 ]Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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* k$ M6 L, ^7 b( Z1 m1 U0 @5 z9 D7 Q: x+ VAllied aircraft losses
$ ?0 B9 N$ m8 \7 z$ E$ a& [FM-2 Wildcat: 7 destroyed & j# I' d% \3 P! I* [7 y
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Allied Ships
: e9 f+ \: m3 b% S& }- ? E3 c% cCVE Savo Island
/ [8 p' }$ }$ r: {% O- ]1 f% BCVE St. Lo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire % P& Z. u# \2 E2 P0 C* e/ ^
CVE Kadashan Bay, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ( o2 {! P1 u9 v' R q* }
CVE Petrof Bay . h" w: K" g/ P) Y
CVE Saginaw Bay, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
$ j$ C: z6 q& W9 A/ ~* p' mCVE Long Island
9 V0 Q& a. Y P& b: aCVE Rudyerd Bay 7 M' P) y& \ _( T7 Z4 j; ^1 Q
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Jills are more successful this time: # i$ [. o. o6 c' K8 a& p# q
Day Air attack on TF at 77,83
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Japanese aircraft
l$ G6 M- p$ u$ K2 Y1 x2 GB6N Jill x 8 / p! x& D1 u H [! u7 ^
5 B4 L9 F4 \6 S1 Z1 r' kNo Japanese losses 6 d/ M( `) r$ Z/ q2 e0 X: V* {9 M
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Allied Ships
! g+ H A" }8 ^* |/ m; H kCVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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" ]2 \* H" @; e, h' {3 gAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/09/44 3 l8 M( e$ _3 q @
/ w! i8 U5 J- b/ |* i9 jBy now my subs are in position also:
3 s' Z9 L( |5 \* vLast two sufrace actions find the crippled Franklin and an AO: ; I/ `* `4 A, z& r7 {2 w0 M! F+ j
Night Time Surface Combat at 78,81
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$ U3 K/ _# U `; r9 T9 cAllied aircraft
# l& J% t1 w6 I- w, ]; O! R$ pno flights
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Allied aircraft losses 7 I6 `3 C! R9 @) c# j A4 T0 V8 H
TBM Avenger: 4 destroyed A2 [" t- W, s' z4 S3 P
SB2C Helldiver: 12 destroyed 7 r3 V* E3 G7 R1 {+ U
4 f6 e, ^4 r% ^/ hJapanese Ships
3 _7 v9 D9 J. s+ s6 x. w3 qCA Takao - m! _6 u. r/ A$ [
CA Atago ]4 V# ]0 S" ]! Y {5 ~, ^
CA Maya , v5 w+ ~: h/ G) Z5 Y
CA Chokai
, x' V: I6 V! h$ |$ ~CA Myoko ! j; u) {: W- Z; r
CA Haguro
: F$ ~7 G* N: B" [CA Nachi
1 H* h5 M( D$ W2 JCA Ashigara , B- w) [1 |& G9 D4 q% k$ ]! D m
DD Tamanami
/ S( [0 \' w% {2 z# NDD Suzunami
+ U! u2 c5 J5 JDD Kuroshio 2 U* S* r6 C G3 T* ^$ I1 C2 V
DD Oyashio 4 Q$ G5 ]: L1 `% n
DD Natsushio
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Allied Ships
0 x; S9 Q* _5 [) p" N$ XCV Franklin, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
, \6 i% p2 o8 X/ k: _# ODE Whitman, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Namorik at 79,83
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% @7 ]9 `4 p; _5 B1 e6 l1 s' B7 JJapanese Ships
' l( h1 n$ U+ E' fCA Aoba ( B% b4 w. k6 ^; W% Z
CA Kinugasa $ i6 K/ X1 U3 e4 S9 O
CA Furutaka ; r) P6 W. q) k6 ?5 g
CA Kako
9 B, [* a; F6 V$ f# p9 |2 Y" oCL Abukuma
5 T9 Q' U/ z0 D- P7 VCL Kuma
. i l8 _. G" m# JCL Tama
" O; N& ]7 X9 t) ?3 }: y h/ l! cCL Kiso
8 d( x: c( z KCL Yubari 5 n9 j. P4 l5 H, m e3 n- J- U6 h. z
DD Kiyonami 0 @ t& O5 p( q8 \
DD Yukikaze
0 R; ^( L' y1 ?% |DD Isokaze
6 |- l0 o& F% U% RDD Shiranuhi
4 n+ Y5 H8 L; ?( F9 e+ K: [DD Arashi
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Allied Ships " m# M$ i1 a# G3 E( J) N& `2 S
AO Schuylkill, Shell hits 30, and is sunk . A0 \. h( X0 y8 ?
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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:
; s/ i9 D$ i6 p7 X; TDay Air attack on TF at 79,84
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Japanese aircraft
& [- |7 S8 p1 a& v" `7 o8 dA6M5 Zeke x 5 ! e" d/ z9 ^6 F' [$ f# N( i! K" j; d7 J
B6N Jill x 8
' k6 M9 c5 o' [ \7 B c: VG3M Nell x 3 ' t9 [4 [# Y& Y5 F/ L7 `
G4M2 Betty x 31 9 \: k4 P) A1 s0 w4 N3 X# h
P1Y Frances x 9 ' Q& N; [) a$ s) B' d
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 45
, v& h {( r: F. o' I0 Z& KKi-61 KAIc Tony x 3
/ d; P0 q) h: U' qKi-84-Ia Frank x 14
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9 D. X& b5 e3 E4 d0 CJapanese aircraft losses
: l: Q1 @& Z. g9 V* }G4M2 Betty: 1 damaged
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Allied Ships ' g3 K& E% O" y
CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
' f/ K L$ p2 y- z+ K. R7 aCV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 4 f/ F K* }$ B" l9 f+ O2 }
CV Illustrious, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage , w* J( S; A1 a8 B( I8 ^8 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.
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一切都结束了
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发表于 2008-2-25 22:47
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