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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/08/44
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+ I0 r6 Z& j. IDay 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:
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& ~/ ]) C  ^! Q; dNight Time Surface Combat at 77,81
5 v$ R/ [# i# U( K1 R5 K+ y( {8 ?Allied aircraft . ?9 u* W- n$ {3 f3 |- K
no flights
- l& {2 f3 B$ zAllied aircraft losses
3 {$ N, U- p6 @* J: d$ d  {$ i3 J! s0 |SOC-3 Seagull: 6 destroyed   L4 N# `' h3 [. ^4 C/ G2 t2 u
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Japanese Ships
7 x$ W( E9 b/ q# _& [BB Mutsu
  P$ {/ _  j% |4 G' y% qBB Yamato
1 x7 f* k+ n" D0 w; C7 ?5 FBB Fuso
# Z  m' \/ q5 Y7 hBB Yamashiro % y' _9 ~9 e2 o! B) i1 q/ d
CL Tatsuta
4 ?" M) o& Z( e8 D/ P& J. YDD Tanikaze
: V% ]" @) Y$ X. LDD Fubuki 5 i( ^( d  d6 j/ ?3 M
DD Shinonome
5 d1 _' i% N) e, JDD Usugumo 2 X/ e% W5 A  R: s
DD Shirakumo * m$ u( b* b0 W0 G! T
DD Isonami 2 V5 M+ Y2 u+ A1 S4 h
DD Hatsuyuki   f: N) d7 W4 \6 n8 K' |& g
DD Uranami
6 ~: h' P7 \! \& ]3 G- XDD Akebono ) V" q5 E; j9 H6 g) U2 u
5 I9 G( O9 T& Y3 l( n
Allied Ships - Z& t3 i" x( G. K
CL San Francisco, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage " G+ k, F# w( D5 s4 I  Q# M
CA Astoria, Shell hits 23, and is sunk : c' I- [5 A8 k, H( p2 \" H
CL Hobart, Shell hits 21, and is sunk
  D2 A6 t# g6 v: {3 h( N- p; XCA Concord, Shell hits 29, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 0 u% {6 E1 r* w5 I! }! ~
DE Stadtfeld, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage 0 ?( q6 K4 N3 x5 R+ c
DE Harold C. Thomas, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
7 B; }9 u2 G/ c, g0 J, R, HDE Tisdale
% L9 [6 Y$ q8 F9 v; X7 b6 a/ |& n" r# j" f: d" v
Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83 * O- l' N% s4 A" z2 W

/ i4 O& n! \1 TAllied aircraft 3 }& w; I! c" Y( g; A" n
no flights 0 z  V& q" Z; k
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Allied aircraft losses & V, l; E; Q# D0 w7 n' |
SOC-3 Seagull: 1 destroyed
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/ O3 z" P- Y) r: D% KJapanese Ships 7 t* g$ Y5 U$ g/ N0 ^/ e
CA Takao, Shell hits 1 8 j6 I& {& r: b6 q/ r
CA Atago, Shell hits 2
3 C, o+ B- z+ w  z6 Q# I' mCA Maya, Shell hits 2
4 u" {0 h8 h6 d$ o5 r6 w+ B, Y+ n* TCA Chokai . W) D, Y% D5 i- {2 ]) F, V
CA Myoko 2 j- ?$ M' Y7 e, f& T2 y: C
CA Haguro + z+ P- n) q6 S; y7 K/ s1 E
CA Nachi, Shell hits 1
  Q* |& B, r0 G! NCA Ashigara, Shell hits 1
. {. T2 s1 T2 YDD Yugumo, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage 5 d6 \8 T% h: c, n% j. @
DD Tamanami
1 N& |. G/ g& Z; l; ?( r' ]0 BDD Suzunami . F& V. H. l2 B9 [( `
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1 4 }/ }1 M" w. F9 ^( z
DD Oyashio 8 T% f, w2 |' t0 z% F
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire
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( r4 M+ K" |0 o4 e8 eAllied Ships ) E4 W, r, l! b$ C$ n/ ~6 S1 U
CVE Santee + S- i% c9 ?+ J( v8 G  H" L
CVE Manila Bay * U; G9 m2 k; v
CVE Natoma Bay : F2 D+ l6 [/ g2 \. f
CVE Gambier Bay
8 D, }! c7 E& `9 V  j' ?) l, W* g; eCVE Nehenta Bay 6 {  j" c$ r& F. P, ?5 ?: m! M
CVE Ommaney Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire
3 N8 K) h. N& k0 w3 p1 f0 h8 [CL Montpelier, Shell hits 3 8 X3 Z; O% Z9 p. X5 |" x  K
CL Mobile, Shell hits 25, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk * @5 }. b5 a) d1 o
CA Salt Lake City 7 O& q% n. d7 c# |
DD Ammen / v0 l6 G* b& Y" {7 B9 ^7 h+ M
DD Anthony, Shell hits 1
( K1 T$ a: h. hDD Aulick, Shell hits 1 , P2 c+ P' y; L9 P/ H3 S
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83 " `% G) u7 |* Y5 d+ `2 T

  V( Y, z4 O' \3 ZJapanese Ships ) I! d: f& b$ E3 q( V
CA Takao, Shell hits 1
1 }$ W  n9 h, Y' y3 K( T- JCA Atago / j" Z2 D9 W/ [' b. \) D" r0 R8 [
CA Maya " W0 q+ C- j- r  o
CA Chokai
7 H  W/ N9 G9 M  \CA Myoko * q( ]; M$ K7 M0 h( ~
CA Haguro
) p$ C7 H$ @. c8 S+ TCA Nachi
/ L$ N. G2 W' ^2 q1 [( CCA Ashigara # p3 O/ ]# j0 d; I7 A6 C
DD Yugumo, on fire, heavy damage
2 s' t2 K( W; t4 {DD Tamanami : _% ~4 i! R, \! R
DD Suzunami 7 q" p7 z( {- `' O3 B. |1 v
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1 ; I2 m4 d; ?( V% Q
DD Oyashio / \$ {: m% C5 g& g
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Allied Ships
. X9 W# {7 T3 ^4 F4 I5 e9 W& H( z, aCVE Petrof Bay ) h- S1 c7 B: A
CVE Savo Island
0 f. i6 H# q1 m$ _& N3 uCVE Rudyerd Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire
, k; z4 ~& s3 ?* p2 T) ^+ y* q2 gCVE St. Lo 5 x+ K$ @) y. a/ z
CVE Kadashan Bay
$ `! Z# S2 W7 ^5 O" I& s5 KCVE Saginaw Bay ' G8 y4 L1 u& \. a( _
CVE Long Island & Z: y* _$ K* u( i9 S0 ?* R
CA Vincennes . I* x) i3 v# l( p' s, P
CA Wichita
4 d1 a  |9 J6 R$ j/ O+ NCA Boston
( T) ^  h& K7 `1 C3 `CL Boise 5 s$ U2 \2 h2 u1 L3 h  B
DE Bangust
, Q& w! r( W+ A9 P4 h  i- ?DE Baron, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage / w3 {) \" J" O  \. p
DE Levy 7 a' V" N- v1 y% F: _" L
DE McConnell
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84 7 O7 O# q$ v( B! ?* r5 D& j) d
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Allied aircraft
& f( d0 y4 |7 g/ ?) Gno flights % d. b  E& U) j/ y$ X

% |- V' l( r/ v( r( dAllied aircraft losses ; q3 c, T  K6 |( Y
FM-2 Wildcat: 11 destroyed 8 ~% I! I2 M. }, A+ F$ u
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed
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Japanese Ships
) E8 R) E  ~' ?4 n' X- L, ICA Tone
! |. S2 V( B# `5 PCA Chikuma + Q7 |7 ^) l" D) [( v) ^  ?- `  ~
CL Nagara, Shell hits 1
# O( W# W& f! u& ?0 m. \1 h( L7 ]CL Isuzu
, N) u% I: i1 F: g9 eCL Natori - G5 R: _( u) S. [6 j: p3 f- Z% g2 ]
CL Yura
& [6 R8 W5 n! E1 b7 g$ f1 v/ F; b0 PCL Kitakami . S+ M0 T/ b5 m+ n9 n7 [  ^
CL Oi ) S6 W5 d! G: @8 I& G
DD Shimakaze
' t) d/ i1 d! K$ ~% Y1 m% sDD Fujinami, Shell hits 1 ; @# G+ R5 h% u7 n9 c5 T
DD Kishinami 4 R4 _4 S+ z6 T: u4 W
DD Hamanami
( {/ M- {/ f  o* @  j! QDD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
) O- e; d2 h0 t' H' o0 M! |3 e$ jDD Maikaze
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Allied Ships % F/ N( S7 W0 a4 ^& F4 }
CVE Prince William
' }/ T6 T3 }" l3 B' P2 {: ZCVE Barnes, Shell hits 2 0 R* c0 W7 f* y  H+ Q# \. ]+ M, s
CVE Anzio, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 5 _2 S! ]6 V5 v/ ~5 H6 x
CVE Liscome Bay, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk & F  v8 I" [: J8 L. i
DE Bebas, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
3 H. }3 w6 X) LDE Brackett, Shell hits 1 4 X' L4 f5 n; e* k9 t# C% O5 a
DE Cabana, Shell hits 13, and is sunk 1 g6 P3 f* h& x7 x, m* o, j% c& t
DE Canfield, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
* i4 s: O' Q" |% V6 A, }* fDE Carlson, Shell hits 1, on fire
$ `9 ?. Q0 h- l6 U' S" K! C" ?3 A' z* TAO Brazos
. c  |* s2 H+ ~) Z3 Q! OAO Kanawha 2 F9 q4 y: X5 G4 Q
AO Neches, Shell hits 1 # l4 `( e9 {$ A0 I
AO Tappahanock % R  s# P- A& F# f) Z% \
AO Suamico / N( B/ r5 y* H
AO Millicoma ; n( F: b. l% w$ g* u: Z
AO Saranac . X! F8 E- ~5 u( }8 Z5 u6 N
AO Saugatuck
' K- t; a0 u# _  HAE Pyro 5 [8 q$ T/ \# c% K0 G, k/ n- W
AE Henry L. Hoyt ) x/ W; e4 w, q  g: O$ Y( Z
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84   W, o7 S- R  A+ W
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Japanese Ships & @' a0 `/ ^- [
CA Tone
* f4 t# i1 d# s( f% ^) }  P" @CA Chikuma
7 j; f* [4 o: y) c& UCL Nagara ( v2 S1 e$ P9 `$ I. h9 L$ _
CL Isuzu
2 {7 J2 y8 e2 [  c: g; fCL Natori 7 {9 |  a4 ^- e, Q2 q7 K8 J! L5 Z
CL Yura 7 U0 w8 F1 x( I
CL Kitakami 2 E$ N8 s! u) O1 M5 c* I  E3 A" R
CL Oi , }4 ]. k9 Y, q# e" \  ]. W  m3 B: R
DD Shimakaze / K. R* ^4 S% m* {
DD Fujinami
5 ^6 L9 K- f- r* c. e. @4 [DD Kishinami $ ~3 F& D# ?5 a* c* d
DD Hamanami
7 r" h( U: \2 u9 kDD Hayashio
. C3 M; n' k% t6 pDD Maikaze
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Allied Ships
3 f* _; B6 o- _: q( f5 ]DE Samuel S. Miles, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
0 J6 h0 s5 c5 d; ~DE Osterhaus, Shell hits 50, and is sunk
: i- O' f8 T2 e: ^  V: MDE Parks, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
& D2 z0 I8 M# ^, B9 @DE Riddle, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 1 g" H8 l. A3 e' [& }
AO Cache
% M1 o( C+ R* G% R/ E1 T5 H% NAO Schuylkill, Shell hits 7, on fire
8 H6 X4 K5 N+ |8 ~9 j! rAO Cossatot
3 t) K" e+ [- C0 L: r; y. m6 UAO Chepachet 3 x6 J4 H' Z. G1 p; r4 e
AE Jacob Riis, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
" U! d0 k4 h+ c  ]AE John P. Gaines, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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3 D6 j" d; F7 ?7 w# KNight Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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0 }* X+ E/ Q1 z1 VJapanese Ships - P* Y( {1 B$ X; K
CA Tone
4 b& h- ?' [' t$ E% E4 \" ?7 sCA Chikuma 4 w- Q# W; M* n# O0 _) W# {! s4 l
CL Nagara, Shell hits 3, on fire : Y+ E' W! y" p( L
CL Isuzu
$ G  v  W, W4 T4 h: w; s0 UCL Natori
) B# R- X% F5 R% w# ECL Yura, Shell hits 1, on fire $ u! D0 }6 z/ o, P# c9 P8 @
CL Kitakami + J. J* W1 P: J" ~7 j
CL Oi, Shell hits 1
8 q- o: h% X6 K& FDD Shimakaze ! y9 S2 x; \. w7 i% \# u5 s
DD Fujinami   b) M' w' d# A7 S; _+ f: A5 p; F
DD Kishinami   `4 A; z; m% d% S: y
DD Hamanami
' r, M. m/ x/ `* xDD Hayashio, Shell hits 1 " q1 ~' \) A  M& Q
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 1
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Allied Ships
/ O/ w  }; b2 m! _0 h# RCV Hornet
, ^) k0 y$ G2 T- E4 z. @CV Intrepid, Shell hits 1, on fire
1 l* R; Z! c0 x4 b. j/ x& jCVL Princeton
1 p. U2 s, p( A# O5 ?CVL Belleau Wood, Shell hits 1 4 X* h1 N- G9 ^' b' z; U5 ?- x+ r. t
CVL Cowpens " `6 g% ~8 W9 m; g% P
CL Chicago ; q5 s% y" e' C, f6 ?
CL Cleveland
$ C3 \& a' Y& Z! bCL Columbia 9 ?# _. R( W# g4 q/ ^
CA Pensacola
, R1 j9 I; _" d" W: `2 pCA Raleigh, Shell hits 2
& \5 |5 o/ Y4 Y, P2 i5 @: RDD Boyd
2 p# n# I5 m8 b5 n5 vDD Bradford 3 R5 J) |+ s3 o; v, a  \
DD Brownson, Shell hits 1
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- A0 V4 ^2 }* J/ @9 I+ G. x7 ~This last USN CVTF was then caght by KB:
8 v; I; C, N4 c) RDay Air attack on TF at 80,84 , `  S  s: }- y8 ^& p3 B

4 I5 ^9 g- i. n' lJapanese aircraft - d4 u' m. u, F9 E* r' K
A6M5 Zeke x 33
8 t$ Q! c/ g, r2 f: mD3A Val x 7 % B1 Q- A2 s: g6 K$ a
D4Y Judy x 123
' \" ^! n; E! w, |B5N Kate x 35 # y$ T: G' {: W& O7 K* c, H
B6N Jill x 67
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& q2 r# \% O- OAllied aircraft 5 T* p/ {4 q5 E0 |+ K9 }' Y
F6F Hellcat x 3 % P9 U* z8 W7 R8 z) e; b6 H

& F: S' i8 d2 u, i+ b" [3 t* PJapanese aircraft losses
/ {) X; G# c- S4 F& jA6M5 Zeke: 3 destroyed
1 D+ M! H0 u; D4 [, a& d, v3 u8 dD3A Val: 3 destroyed
3 R! p0 P% }6 d9 s6 c# X' ?D4Y Judy: 14 destroyed, 22 damaged
4 g7 l$ J/ ^: b/ v  I6 r) WB5N Kate: 4 destroyed, 18 damaged
" I( Y, v$ s( E; qB6N Jill: 7 destroyed, 21 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses 1 [$ n! n3 E6 y' ]; R7 d8 R* k8 [
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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1 A8 A. V% G+ t. PAllied Ships
9 Y* s+ @3 O* xCV Intrepid, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
2 T. R& ?/ k% f0 S: oCVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 2, on fire
0 i; J% {" t7 ]5 \) d: w" ^( rCV Hornet, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
7 [# J( U0 f( c3 A6 [$ F7 f2 ZCVL Princeton, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
: o4 L& s$ P5 E* s: U/ I$ x  OCVL Cowpens, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage + N( C+ X; `. I6 y: G; s4 S
CL Cleveland, Torpedo hits 1 : O/ ~! e- P2 m8 C6 L% o
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And then by LBA:
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* y1 s" y% y% E- B, ZJapanese aircraft . {0 k$ Z( C2 W! Z* e
A6M5 Zeke x 16 1 \$ j" T4 [$ f; M) o  y  Q
D3A Val x 14 9 W% a$ m' s* h9 @+ g% n
D4Y Judy x 38
- P3 S4 [. V+ d& v8 D2 T* }4 x/ BB5N Kate x 24 8 x. x5 v; P% q+ L
B6N Jill x 3
4 |1 x1 d( B& M9 eG3M Nell x 9 9 g7 x$ E/ e- I/ p
G4M2 Betty x 49
& `. [" Y5 @) ?( X8 g2 ?! nP1Y Frances x 20 7 k+ r# Q7 J/ _  v) u* @! V
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 51
7 Q' x6 J# H4 V" p# \3 B8 {- uKi-84-Ia Frank x 5
1 G+ U; {& i- `4 t! B
$ }+ J7 K/ q$ m) AAllied aircraft
/ E- n- f  I9 G9 `1 cno flights 8 D+ S" L: c7 D5 Y: N
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Japanese aircraft losses
2 m2 Y* s7 h+ z: q; xG3M Nell: 1 damaged ) b5 s7 Q$ t+ m" i6 e
G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged - p. {0 _6 N' X/ ?4 C
P1Y Frances: 3 damaged
; B( U0 b" R( O6 N2 v9 S8 \' y9 LKi-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed
+ y  B, L! _# Z4 K* j. i7 Q; `& u
Allied aircraft losses
: |. k% b. d4 O# {7 G% W8 s! JF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed ' F$ w8 C4 z* R& m  {
7 z+ N2 |+ T# X8 t7 ~9 ]4 K4 t7 u& A  E: g
Allied Ships 8 H9 w% l1 C, R' O8 @, @2 V
CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 9 r) I# j: W* n, V9 t4 Z8 V
CA Raleigh 0 a6 H4 n1 i. D# d* x) {
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 2 i5 ]( u$ P) u& X( C% y
CVL Cowpens, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
# w( S1 Q" O( p, O( y4 P; c/ qCVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage 0 I5 G5 K/ @6 X" x6 p2 ?0 J
CL Cleveland, Bomb hits 1 ) n6 o& [* w0 P. p: C( W
3 u, {, M% k2 t6 ?+ b8 D
Secodary strike:
. Z- E% u& D) [# E7 M7 Y0 U0 D" ]Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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/ ~0 k: h& u5 }" h1 i1 \Japanese aircraft
4 d. O& ?+ M: O' \2 Q* S3 o3 NA6M5 Zeke x 7 1 ~5 E, Y0 Y  E8 D3 \2 q' H# ~/ e
D4Y Judy x 36
8 r! H7 G' J6 ^# ^; YB5N Kate x 5
3 q4 z8 l/ A4 N7 \1 F7 XB6N Jill x 8
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5 g+ y1 o' Z$ c* lAllied aircraft ( K; S  l4 x; U  U$ u
no flights
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8 S8 T* B1 }3 IJapanese aircraft losses
4 W% U! p% _! @5 g( P8 `B5N Kate: 2 damaged 6 @% D, ~7 Z9 j" v

/ T6 I3 d, ]3 J5 e" L+ ~  dAllied aircraft losses 0 S: d5 a2 K2 H) V" g! y
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed & X4 |, p  y" G) J/ @

1 r4 @- n" J# NAllied Ships , l; z4 y: L3 Z2 F0 T
CV Intrepid, on fire, heavy damage 0 N8 F0 Z0 q0 d* ~
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
5 c8 [4 m- C: l# C2 @9 ]8 A
+ s4 P+ n6 s5 G( k* T# E# wAnd this one fails to find any more targets: 6 j5 A/ r0 k: a9 \) l
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84 $ X7 c6 h- C9 `# K6 S
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Japanese aircraft   ~3 j- g; }9 H0 M
A6M5 Zeke x 3 9 S8 o! ?7 g; Y, C7 j3 K, ?
D4Y Judy x 14 2 `$ f) s- R" t8 U3 V& u" U
B6N Jill x 11
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No Japanese losses % {8 i& y0 i* p, B9 {
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LBA Jills:
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+ R% I* w. o: W6 |) l+ k  Y& {Japanese aircraft ( P5 P7 N0 L, o! L  K# ^1 M& y& y
B6N Jill x 8 9 x  H! t# @( [5 u" M

- y' y* M2 t/ W4 A. q4 E  o& E+ uNo Japanese losses ' Y$ [; k, P& W* c$ w

2 b+ Y- F1 d/ J5 W8 I/ RAllied Ships / X  B" d% r3 ~
CV Bunker Hill, on fire, heavy damage $ Y7 y* _5 F8 U$ J: Q2 p
CV Wasp, on fire, heavy damage & o! p" l* P$ z/ o, L6 Q
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Afternoon phase saw KB clouded in so LBA from Kusiae did all the work: ) G  a1 y2 @! T1 ~6 m
Day Air attack on TF at 79,85
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6 m# t% }9 r5 V) c1 y$ _' ?- _6 \Japanese aircraft 9 e: K- o+ l' W7 J
G3M Nell x 7
) t3 M$ `7 a, Y/ ]G4M2 Betty x 38 1 J& P- Y  p1 p& d$ m
P1Y Frances x 14 % a" _0 Z4 @/ a. p' R0 Y
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 46 % |3 ~/ |$ K# A( ]% e2 E1 m, Z% [
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5 : s# }" \, ~# }1 C

' T# r3 m" G+ x0 F- U4 iAllied aircraft
1 ~+ ]" }9 U1 G5 nFM-2 Wildcat x 12 / ]* l4 O: N6 e6 Y0 |. m) g2 j

  f' W" G* p6 mJapanese aircraft losses 0 g  G; q8 W# E7 W
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged 5 |6 J: F+ Z$ p7 n2 }
G4M2 Betty: 5 destroyed, 28 damaged
+ G! g" \( P7 vP1Y Frances: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged % H1 D8 X/ Y2 n$ G" F
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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6 t- g% [* y0 d2 ^; r5 I% }Allied aircraft losses - H# j1 D  c- N
FM-2 Wildcat: 7 destroyed ; K  a- m4 \4 _8 q( T& E
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Allied Ships
  A* g% l, X4 A" t" ACVE Savo Island
& e. d7 b" Q" z; m: l* R2 PCVE St. Lo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 1 J5 t7 K3 S, v6 ~8 S2 T8 i
CVE Kadashan Bay, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
( H" k0 z. s. W, B6 OCVE Petrof Bay
8 S& c9 t) A9 X, `CVE Saginaw Bay, Torpedo hits 1, on fire # A7 B; K  R$ C9 }) ?1 E
CVE Long Island $ p2 a/ E. V& w3 u
CVE Rudyerd Bay
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2 o1 }2 ^2 _' Y  x$ p4 [2 m( t5 YJills are more successful this time:
7 H: t" y( ]: ]. X( [! @* g3 [' UDay Air attack on TF at 77,83
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Japanese aircraft
% R0 K9 {9 m- Z. v* B& i# KB6N Jill x 8 ' \/ D* e$ i0 N9 A
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No Japanese losses 6 l% s2 S" {, Y' b; z% r  J8 J) ]
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Allied Ships 8 Q( a& }9 ?! b1 }7 ]
CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage : y. E+ v5 Z) ?; d* j0 R7 j

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6 U$ r/ i5 [) j& W; d! JAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/09/44
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By now my subs are in position also:
# B1 }$ n" ?$ W& b; vLast two sufrace actions find the crippled Franklin and an AO:
. B, Y7 A* G: P& a8 m5 g1 N; iNight Time Surface Combat at 78,81 * G8 I6 w# F. \/ G( R9 h

4 f" K# Z9 H1 S: g& }& B4 vAllied aircraft 2 D5 X; l8 k' Z( n2 u9 H
no flights
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2 E: w" {# O+ M7 LAllied aircraft losses % N; L3 o. A& m' C( w- \, W
TBM Avenger: 4 destroyed
* m, [4 \. R& N0 [SB2C Helldiver: 12 destroyed
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CA Takao
, A, p) c! \3 a+ c2 `* i! ^3 b( J, TCA Atago + r4 M: }0 P$ d$ x5 h
CA Maya
, G- @# ?: e. U0 b# J# A. H2 BCA Chokai
* B1 |# f" j0 q( _7 TCA Myoko
: g* H! j& B; J% \  JCA Haguro
& B% D8 }$ m! C* _CA Nachi
* y6 D# ~& n9 w+ iCA Ashigara ( R; q2 h8 t0 `5 l4 `: v0 F
DD Tamanami
0 m# M' L  i& v( h9 o& kDD Suzunami
- a, ^3 Q$ u% i6 s! U$ CDD Kuroshio 0 K' E  |2 l' R. U
DD Oyashio
4 h) s9 H* q! G6 w  w. N3 jDD Natsushio
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Allied Ships ) F1 N) E9 e. c9 V+ I1 P
CV Franklin, Shell hits 3, and is sunk ' r. v/ s% p5 c, b8 x+ [0 k+ Y
DE Whitman, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Namorik at 79,83 ) I! `0 _) m# X! D$ c2 s& C

! z6 ]$ w2 B% OJapanese Ships
0 @! O/ {2 D) v( j9 v: k7 _CA Aoba
- [4 w8 \$ E+ Q$ K  eCA Kinugasa ; w1 e: y. h7 Y2 y' V% M  O
CA Furutaka ! x2 Y- c' h7 {
CA Kako
8 ]) e, s. c% V/ f0 R/ h1 R% yCL Abukuma
+ E1 @  N, x* p6 }: j: cCL Kuma
8 v" L9 m$ ^& Q2 ACL Tama
$ j' O8 [1 p4 @4 q( wCL Kiso 6 X+ B1 N2 w. a& \7 V8 P$ r
CL Yubari . O0 \* M2 ^) Z* k, M5 q
DD Kiyonami
0 q# i# A! ^8 ^) G9 ADD Yukikaze / ~& H" [* Q  r
DD Isokaze $ _- d1 P$ C7 I/ W6 {: N- g
DD Shiranuhi 4 y& l0 ?  `0 n+ A
DD Arashi
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AO Schuylkill, Shell hits 30, and is sunk 6 n7 O: L+ a8 _; I. E$ X
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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:
0 e; {5 ^) Y& P; DDay Air attack on TF at 79,84 5 q- o2 W5 q; b% w8 z! j

  l2 ^, u1 M4 s, s$ G0 ]7 Q- J5 qJapanese aircraft ; \) g1 Z6 z( t) j' J8 I. N
A6M5 Zeke x 5
' w, g$ b9 G$ ?9 {  b' X. w! I3 sB6N Jill x 8 9 K3 q# S; a% X" b6 l
G3M Nell x 3 $ u' p+ p; ~; ^! R  `; h+ v
G4M2 Betty x 31
# z/ Y' f4 o8 _) e) A3 wP1Y Frances x 9 9 ?- j  B0 @4 ?0 `
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 45
+ g3 D5 I- [6 vKi-61 KAIc Tony x 3
3 p4 A6 j' i! MKi-84-Ia Frank x 14
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) S3 a' q( M7 e0 o) SJapanese aircraft losses
$ b- L( l  k9 C$ u9 ]! J% J) LG4M2 Betty: 1 damaged
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! _. z$ B. m2 [' W0 J7 IAllied Ships 1 Y* z: a  a6 e% M. h- U2 m
CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
. j- j/ V  M5 G' C- E# WCV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
7 s3 X( M8 u4 @5 x! g8 h  Y8 rCV Illustrious, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage + y! G9 W5 Y) s" H

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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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3 G( @! Z' _: o1 m一切都结束了
' [7 Z8 X6 T* ?6 ]  X& N3 l2 l好像盟军已经投降了?
惨绝人寰啊
看不下去了
“阿”号作战,“捷一号”作战达成,西太平洋制霸想见
克罗地亚人都很厉害的样子嘛# P. [1 ~/ X7 J- `4 Y
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Honda桑似乎没有把运输船诱饵的损失计数。。。
赶紧去接手
一万年太久,只争朝夕!
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