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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/08/44 2 ~% r. Z. j3 j4 _
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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:
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Night Time Surface Combat at 77,81
, J3 @: f1 F3 x. i  p5 JAllied aircraft
1 x' i( }8 T9 q$ o* xno flights ! E% V6 M% J* ]- g
Allied aircraft losses
; c6 G" ^- k- ^; K! N8 c3 WSOC-3 Seagull: 6 destroyed
( k) e5 k# G1 `0 r0 `( A* p' Y
1 B2 n6 L7 h; e3 g- ]Japanese Ships
0 ~. {5 K# _4 z/ ~BB Mutsu - V6 V. b1 D; m1 J: Z, ^) ]( r
BB Yamato
3 ^( I( Z% z* L) g6 R% m  QBB Fuso ; O1 L. S. X. E* M& k, r
BB Yamashiro 2 @' |' K) }' p9 n& y
CL Tatsuta ) k8 S: _# ^! C" `# S% r& ~
DD Tanikaze / {- L5 P8 Q+ P* D4 L
DD Fubuki * s/ d5 V, ?% o. _
DD Shinonome
8 }2 J+ p" [) X9 j4 S8 U$ bDD Usugumo
4 W7 q/ z5 t6 E9 n( D/ u' i2 FDD Shirakumo
/ V1 b5 W- [7 M# t9 u2 p( EDD Isonami
  P, H7 Y( N4 o9 lDD Hatsuyuki 8 R6 o% ^6 a5 E  t" B- n
DD Uranami + M( P" i$ T) {$ j3 z. R
DD Akebono
6 A  ?9 @6 R/ X+ e. R# c& l9 \1 u, M' v0 T
Allied Ships
/ ?$ Z# x4 m1 h; u6 W! qCL San Francisco, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage
; l  `" B1 B) f1 d) eCA Astoria, Shell hits 23, and is sunk
" s& o% r$ M, ?' z7 M% qCL Hobart, Shell hits 21, and is sunk ) V+ ^! }8 ^2 h9 F( }
CA Concord, Shell hits 29, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
0 r4 {5 x9 V& j- @DE Stadtfeld, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage $ Q& S9 h6 ^3 k2 \/ C+ R! C% r
DE Harold C. Thomas, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
* x" W6 c/ ^- r! vDE Tisdale
* ^- C7 K6 W  \' L9 _- n( h9 g6 L8 i' i* k# T7 S
Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83
1 f' {! J- R: W6 \
' v& O$ I% D. b1 D) {  PAllied aircraft
0 u- L6 F6 K# T' ~, |no flights
1 \, m% z. v  S! ?# P) u* G: y, a" Z. s2 P/ W+ C4 F) b4 {5 n
Allied aircraft losses
$ x8 P  A- D* G- C$ F6 F; _' @3 d1 l8 RSOC-3 Seagull: 1 destroyed
7 z# ^0 B- V' j' E% Y$ R# r( |8 u( E
Japanese Ships 7 m- \  z: D2 z. |* a' Z
CA Takao, Shell hits 1
/ A& G$ p1 e& H- C$ g# cCA Atago, Shell hits 2 6 `: d4 T) U4 X$ L
CA Maya, Shell hits 2
' G; i. z" W& ^2 ?0 n2 q7 K6 ZCA Chokai
- r5 G1 b! |7 a# YCA Myoko
* b2 o$ u: S8 J- y* H2 w. XCA Haguro 8 `2 V& q8 i6 J' s
CA Nachi, Shell hits 1 3 `9 F( {$ j8 B" I7 R& Y
CA Ashigara, Shell hits 1 5 q. G. W5 A9 Z$ m8 k: w  A) R
DD Yugumo, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
. x+ I$ V" E, `* {- t- RDD Tamanami
5 o  Z" u: w5 @9 GDD Suzunami 3 ~. g; \6 z1 i. @
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1
; x3 m( `9 h/ qDD Oyashio $ S4 y; O3 y( I
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire
7 r0 d' m1 F, y
0 j' b2 V9 b) d! JAllied Ships " T- C1 p1 ~- ]4 N
CVE Santee
  d; J1 N1 U. Z+ r1 rCVE Manila Bay
- z. y; {" q( K, [5 W& C6 wCVE Natoma Bay
, E) C0 h! W+ M- d8 v, E6 L6 LCVE Gambier Bay $ h6 m; ~9 |, @* _& H$ n1 m' V! c
CVE Nehenta Bay 7 u( O. d2 z: @/ [5 J
CVE Ommaney Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire 5 f7 D7 P' i7 N, M
CL Montpelier, Shell hits 3
6 {: t0 F3 ^( {6 S" RCL Mobile, Shell hits 25, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk + b; R+ r* n2 n, c: q
CA Salt Lake City , ]/ X3 N/ P, a# R
DD Ammen
/ w5 J8 m4 h4 q6 h; x- c( nDD Anthony, Shell hits 1
& S  i/ y# e8 j; \DD Aulick, Shell hits 1 ' n: W- {! A+ Y5 Z1 F
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- e) f' N, g& q% eNight Time Surface Combat at 78,83 6 Q+ t; p8 d! e& w  a

* k: Y# ]/ ^" Y- o# e+ wJapanese Ships
: v# U/ G4 a( u5 I( Z  q* PCA Takao, Shell hits 1
9 Z, {. \. @1 K. I- y) a) o  sCA Atago ) Q# r) \& r7 t. L" v8 n4 r+ i
CA Maya $ N8 u! R+ t5 ]- r
CA Chokai
0 ~: A  L* F# O* }) o  N* iCA Myoko   O0 F: k8 n6 Y# l0 u3 v
CA Haguro
  @1 T- R$ J7 A8 S& QCA Nachi
3 r4 L& R2 R- J$ U! zCA Ashigara % U+ A: g7 g7 K+ Z: A/ y# C- u
DD Yugumo, on fire, heavy damage # X, ]: c% @+ w  {
DD Tamanami 5 E8 U- D. E9 o2 k6 a& m
DD Suzunami
8 o1 P: H7 {$ \0 N5 A" \DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1
+ o7 w/ @& a2 U! v2 xDD Oyashio ! r4 _2 O, \$ s- c4 S2 m' j- x
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire , T( g# J5 M+ _$ ?' b

( [: P+ n# d  \1 G5 L7 zAllied Ships 6 v/ l6 `! x' m. t1 [* b. C
CVE Petrof Bay ) z, _$ u+ g( K, q3 I- U! J
CVE Savo Island
7 I8 q  t( @9 T; S2 z4 fCVE Rudyerd Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire 5 k* k$ X/ F$ I# l  B( r
CVE St. Lo
1 x6 p: {( Y1 T- p  K. a9 RCVE Kadashan Bay ' }3 c9 J% w( B0 c5 J
CVE Saginaw Bay + N  A2 p2 u2 c" J; X% J: u
CVE Long Island 0 w; Y8 B+ z! w
CA Vincennes 6 z* C- |4 S  G& Y  p) F
CA Wichita
/ @, J/ t9 [9 v1 r9 z5 Y- dCA Boston
* r! W8 d* {5 C; w& BCL Boise
/ H% M0 p; V% ~+ F9 D- oDE Bangust . K- x3 y& ~$ Y; E) \
DE Baron, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 0 X# N" p) l0 I3 X) ]- o
DE Levy
) T- I  [7 q; \# Q* EDE McConnell 9 P' i6 U) h+ u5 f0 f  n! o" A. ], Q
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% u4 n! |/ O4 S' o! X9 \Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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Allied aircraft
; h' f# f8 F8 qno flights
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Allied aircraft losses
2 q" h2 u3 A# ]: VFM-2 Wildcat: 11 destroyed 7 g% ~4 ]% I- E( Y8 d
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed # w4 G0 i, e. z7 j# V! P
3 Y2 G$ ?4 d! n0 q" G
Japanese Ships
' h" n1 _) i. ], _0 ?$ Z0 [0 MCA Tone * h- t/ c! q# j$ a9 {9 m; i( x
CA Chikuma
& Q: Y. j% o% X( dCL Nagara, Shell hits 1
+ [) N3 a* O- @8 L" S2 S+ fCL Isuzu
, Z3 v9 x% Q7 ?CL Natori
. F( O9 s8 X: h' D9 G0 _CL Yura * V) a6 d2 X4 _: |5 _0 Y
CL Kitakami 5 o3 \: ?8 b  b3 P
CL Oi
) y4 w* Y- V+ ?$ d+ ADD Shimakaze ! ?2 ^" d& e& c  k" n6 }
DD Fujinami, Shell hits 1 ' w6 f; k( P1 t8 z
DD Kishinami
6 X& t2 g% T; ]- T1 X$ RDD Hamanami . Z% d: t+ x' q5 w' b( m1 e
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
9 z2 X4 G$ d* {; d$ _2 f2 [DD Maikaze / k  f9 s' z8 M6 n

4 ~  o4 M" X* N8 l: NAllied Ships * [# o1 d, f" h: g+ @  h0 f$ v6 N
CVE Prince William
! K$ W: X' H. U0 k) KCVE Barnes, Shell hits 2
' r. @9 ]2 ~- N5 eCVE Anzio, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
3 o5 U; {; R% F$ XCVE Liscome Bay, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 6 q" `+ b8 }0 d/ y: B
DE Bebas, Shell hits 8, and is sunk ; V. M. d0 a! g: \
DE Brackett, Shell hits 1 - x2 C; Q4 |1 a
DE Cabana, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
' g' Z$ c/ I% \DE Canfield, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
3 e/ }$ x0 a# j2 w2 Z. nDE Carlson, Shell hits 1, on fire " ]  J5 c+ O( x
AO Brazos
) i) C+ N. S3 f9 hAO Kanawha
/ A5 _/ A, j: F) YAO Neches, Shell hits 1
" Z; w5 C+ K: |+ aAO Tappahanock
* B1 p0 H1 C' Z  rAO Suamico
6 Q5 l: s- r! L" ^1 QAO Millicoma
% G) u& A( p- p" I# yAO Saranac + b1 e& |2 ^( \# W  D
AO Saugatuck
/ E6 a( t2 q$ j; C2 P5 _AE Pyro
. i9 i  s  H/ N: L7 }  _) oAE Henry L. Hoyt ! s2 N4 u2 p. L" _

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" z9 M$ E. j% o/ Q7 Z- INight Time Surface Combat at 78,84 / `7 X- i& m& n  _! i# P' e
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Japanese Ships " t  m7 F- a+ U) t
CA Tone - j' r. E; J& N+ l
CA Chikuma
1 I) f. ~. N  v# G# @0 [, v  [, E3 lCL Nagara / {& \" F  I, w+ x& o3 q
CL Isuzu
" ^: K7 |# q) f7 J: aCL Natori
6 |$ L7 ~  Y5 y: H% ~) u7 QCL Yura ( e( {5 q0 I% s' g: r: s9 T
CL Kitakami ! @, z8 k: B9 ?
CL Oi 9 c& ]8 F) b8 ?3 ~
DD Shimakaze
+ L$ c( d8 h+ \1 Z. I! |7 JDD Fujinami
+ i+ g4 c  m5 G, M# K5 }DD Kishinami 4 f& I) C# @1 V  y4 C
DD Hamanami 2 ~4 `, K" b- D( i+ {
DD Hayashio * F* o7 J8 `) D' Y" l
DD Maikaze
/ c% ?% l5 U- U2 n$ ^. Q& Q+ ?5 b3 M! A
Allied Ships
2 s! c  W. _! K3 g! e- H# ^8 m, s6 W, lDE Samuel S. Miles, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
1 K  c) S1 ^0 h* A& y& _) eDE Osterhaus, Shell hits 50, and is sunk
1 d( h+ H) h7 U0 _; A" J) qDE Parks, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
5 ^0 }$ ^/ v' zDE Riddle, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 2 ~8 u. L% d% E; f6 W
AO Cache
* v' j% G4 u9 A- bAO Schuylkill, Shell hits 7, on fire 9 J$ X/ m5 o1 {& I  \
AO Cossatot
  h. X( E; \9 wAO Chepachet
4 _1 z2 g$ N" X) UAE Jacob Riis, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk $ @6 v% p. j* |9 q; Y
AE John P. Gaines, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 9 D: R% E+ d3 G; p# D  D% W2 |

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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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Japanese Ships ( J3 m7 w  V* G- E5 g! `
CA Tone
2 u- Y: m' O6 Z; G4 O; p& PCA Chikuma
4 x/ @: a' ?# Z+ I. KCL Nagara, Shell hits 3, on fire
; t8 L) O: i- l* P4 B0 UCL Isuzu
7 C& @9 k/ W# G# }, ]- D. PCL Natori ) U2 m+ ]% b! D% ?0 w
CL Yura, Shell hits 1, on fire
0 _& ?' v) Y- N: f) }1 |" z+ n8 g4 [CL Kitakami
7 A7 j1 ]8 R. t- y: Z$ MCL Oi, Shell hits 1
: z8 B4 b+ Y4 @( E0 i: r  dDD Shimakaze
, Q7 U, T3 v4 H; d  QDD Fujinami
* U- H" z0 ]4 j) q# v; E; m4 }DD Kishinami 7 C' N( I, l- R% U& `! |
DD Hamanami 7 q3 r8 x  ?$ Z) _  J! B0 O9 p
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
( ^+ l3 D1 e4 [3 Q* t1 CDD Maikaze, Shell hits 1 0 O; _. c  D+ x3 l9 m; _

) u, ]( |  o, K8 s& {8 }Allied Ships 7 e8 O9 i8 o$ M; w1 z0 B
CV Hornet
) p  p9 q7 \( F  f' pCV Intrepid, Shell hits 1, on fire $ q4 T& k7 _, h9 l* k
CVL Princeton
  y. b, f0 M) }  _' k1 f2 @* VCVL Belleau Wood, Shell hits 1
' x9 h# v* Q2 v; K; Q) VCVL Cowpens
& G, G# o) e3 T8 |( O3 G& }CL Chicago
2 [; q- _% C1 F5 S2 x; U" I) GCL Cleveland - v1 {/ S5 r6 s( X2 ?& D
CL Columbia
+ M: z/ }& @+ n3 b# t- _CA Pensacola ( X$ ~- P+ J5 o$ {
CA Raleigh, Shell hits 2 + Z# j3 U( N6 q' ?; _0 p3 f9 H
DD Boyd ! M- c! H; J2 E2 b) Y; C9 Y
DD Bradford / T8 i9 @: `( s# U) o3 n. C5 ~
DD Brownson, Shell hits 1
% l0 f4 W( k* [7 S
; N8 M# j; }3 C
4 K1 X! f& m' rThis last USN CVTF was then caght by KB:
: H0 }+ u" Y9 t) k3 I( X! ^8 S3 D& ADay Air attack on TF at 80,84 / k. W  Y$ P5 F( g) X
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Japanese aircraft
. j9 u& w! a( HA6M5 Zeke x 33
% }( A( l- Q* u' I1 wD3A Val x 7 % I2 d, H4 t0 V9 W" c* M
D4Y Judy x 123
) Q9 \: ]* |* C- b. ^" A" EB5N Kate x 35
$ @, l  z3 S( A1 |! E0 [; JB6N Jill x 67
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Allied aircraft
7 ]1 f( B7 ?. YF6F Hellcat x 3 - G6 \1 @. l4 m. Y9 o/ D
5 m/ U9 t7 T$ f: Y$ Z; d
Japanese aircraft losses
( C; r8 G7 R4 R) I6 Y+ K! IA6M5 Zeke: 3 destroyed 4 ]. {* j% H" {0 e1 y. F
D3A Val: 3 destroyed
6 T/ z& W* u- e% DD4Y Judy: 14 destroyed, 22 damaged 8 u! C' w5 n& U' h  h. \1 s
B5N Kate: 4 destroyed, 18 damaged 2 `) [4 |7 Q/ V
B6N Jill: 7 destroyed, 21 damaged " I* e+ ]9 C: L

% A3 h% ?5 |5 P" s3 OAllied aircraft losses 9 o" l* z& T2 M- N7 b. e- s
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed ; X$ Z% ?4 S) O' W
% |6 y0 S& D$ Y+ {  Y' v& p
Allied Ships
& u7 ^3 _5 H" |1 S2 U+ B& q& T8 JCV Intrepid, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
4 R7 X" F3 z+ l" y& ?CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 2, on fire
3 u) T# z, X6 |CV Hornet, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 7, on fire, heavy damage ( Q) ^4 e* Y9 Y+ ~
CVL Princeton, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage 7 [9 S+ c7 m# {% |' j; T
CVL Cowpens, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage ! Q/ v( [  g) d
CL Cleveland, Torpedo hits 1 8 e. f+ D5 @$ f9 F( g6 O
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And then by LBA: ) Y4 F+ Q7 t+ o6 m
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84 : o  |' w) O: d
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Japanese aircraft 9 K/ R1 ]) b5 z+ V( C9 l
A6M5 Zeke x 16 7 g8 R  y" q) N
D3A Val x 14 . H- b* c9 H# B8 I  F
D4Y Judy x 38 . T$ h4 _; s) k9 x# @. ?: }, R
B5N Kate x 24
, t4 }$ e9 p9 d* }% p5 u" C; PB6N Jill x 3
4 y2 z: R; N4 g# N. PG3M Nell x 9 6 G- j- F3 T5 b8 ^3 I! [! P: ?
G4M2 Betty x 49
2 g+ w- B9 A! ]; M8 H# nP1Y Frances x 20
. R$ A6 i/ u  B, ~; ]4 F5 YKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 51
4 h: f: z4 M% a: oKi-84-Ia Frank x 5 " `/ f; P, K& E7 n; D
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Allied aircraft
9 R: t' A( C% u& s! x8 l( F* @5 Eno flights ; k' x& G$ B8 D6 c0 c
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Japanese aircraft losses
2 h' F% X, C! y6 d! HG3M Nell: 1 damaged
" N% ^- h/ V5 G) }5 I$ U- HG4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged
9 O2 Y0 n1 p( F  [8 xP1Y Frances: 3 damaged
9 F. C1 Z* \3 f2 ~" SKi-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed ( R* M0 }) i7 R9 S
( C; A$ h$ K7 |# T, d; Y% j1 z+ y
Allied aircraft losses 6 j  ?. |; [# p6 O
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed 6 t# ?% X9 \( y

6 R# R8 ?' [5 A, eAllied Ships
: \8 [$ i4 k. @3 R1 a" t% }CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ; X) ~  ~! `/ R: g0 j
CA Raleigh
  \4 q0 x6 p/ l' c. lCVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 2 L; j8 q. t2 W' Z
CVL Cowpens, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
9 z8 O( t$ l4 o, _CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
  @/ j, W6 w1 @4 j) R3 YCL Cleveland, Bomb hits 1
7 X/ ]# B$ ~) ]3 E) H2 ~% ~/ e
6 @4 r- \9 l. {$ A% nSecodary strike:
$ Z0 H; _6 L) r' dDay Air attack on TF at 80,84 $ y$ D$ w. ]; p5 r0 p+ H4 Q
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Japanese aircraft
) P0 ?8 {& z' M) G$ ?' E! s8 yA6M5 Zeke x 7
5 O+ A8 f3 ~; `3 v0 H) m( fD4Y Judy x 36 ( o; ^7 ~: t8 V) H( Q* _5 o  G5 C( N5 D
B5N Kate x 5
2 O* C+ Z# \7 ?. mB6N Jill x 8 0 y6 e3 t4 v1 T( y  e1 {' k

8 K- L) f/ e1 c: Z8 B) a" _1 PAllied aircraft
9 r) C0 B0 o" M4 x4 s' @2 ^3 Qno flights
' X( G8 t) m% [( ?1 M
: ?4 p( e" u) `& P& eJapanese aircraft losses
% Z5 S, x8 O7 t. c- g5 gB5N Kate: 2 damaged & b7 @6 y. }8 o5 w

4 N0 C, V& q" I2 h$ `. t; _- D% v( jAllied aircraft losses
7 J4 \& R/ F3 R: e9 DF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
2 @7 T7 O9 R) @0 M, l5 A3 M4 l% Q% e  r* l
Allied Ships
1 G- Y3 W1 P/ `) P0 h# Y4 wCV Intrepid, on fire, heavy damage
6 P- `" h% N3 r4 l( J1 HCVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ( q+ G! N7 Q3 @
3 ~0 N8 @! w4 I5 `! z3 @
And this one fails to find any more targets:
6 R# k' b: {7 _7 lDay Air attack on TF at 80,84 ' s6 V' e, q; ~) i3 Z  c$ ^

# o6 o3 Z3 O% f' `. ^Japanese aircraft % q2 p. b- O( y, n7 k
A6M5 Zeke x 3
- O: z/ l, p9 z/ y& b; h* uD4Y Judy x 14
, q. s" j; d. ^7 k8 e  n+ ?B6N Jill x 11
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3 J( S  g, T" _- q, VNo Japanese losses
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LBA Jills:
- C3 r& H) m4 i2 J0 G6 pDay Air attack on TF at 77,83 & {$ B$ Y) q( k' \
5 o/ V( z; I+ S; O! I$ A
Japanese aircraft ' ?' L7 J+ M. t( t" @( t
B6N Jill x 8
8 Z* T+ I: J; J
3 z: L5 {- Z. _" J% KNo Japanese losses
5 u1 i6 I, I( ^+ M9 a1 x( _
& y" o; G* C3 e" e  mAllied Ships 0 J8 l) E$ z5 A; u2 P% b. R5 K
CV Bunker Hill, on fire, heavy damage
; W9 N5 c' a; j7 t+ p/ TCV Wasp, on fire, heavy damage 8 W: l1 G8 k0 W% t" K# I

( Q0 f& k7 J4 x( |9 j! ?Afternoon phase saw KB clouded in so LBA from Kusiae did all the work: 2 ?8 t* m1 J6 S3 {4 ^2 O
Day Air attack on TF at 79,85
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. h# F4 {) S% N( \2 s; a% d" BJapanese aircraft
+ w3 i- Q& E0 o- i, D: v+ v1 t4 U1 D2 SG3M Nell x 7
- e8 V; H# k/ w7 S6 D9 S) c% NG4M2 Betty x 38 / `2 K& q  _; g% U; M
P1Y Frances x 14 ) W1 u4 Z- C& j. V: J
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 46
6 z& z$ [7 L; p& ]" A3 u! sKi-84-Ia Frank x 5 ; }% u  ~9 u( Y6 R1 w# ]. O( n
, ]$ j4 [# g2 ^: {+ Q( g. f
Allied aircraft ; L2 P1 f" s; v- V
FM-2 Wildcat x 12
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Japanese aircraft losses
; B# T& V, U, Y6 I9 nG3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged 2 j- b! z) H5 N0 i/ Q
G4M2 Betty: 5 destroyed, 28 damaged 8 {. u2 q4 {0 v5 P1 m4 O
P1Y Frances: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged
: u& Y; m/ n8 q, b( MKi-43-IIIa Oscar: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
. \5 s; x& S, S) Y$ c- F0 [4 N2 q5 h  {1 g1 j7 {
Allied aircraft losses ! E6 p& N) F% c, C
FM-2 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
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CVE Savo Island
0 r* r  e( T- y8 \CVE St. Lo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
, J$ V) t0 u9 J0 x; W' @7 L0 ECVE Kadashan Bay, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 0 [+ J( a3 j- n% u5 Q
CVE Petrof Bay
' n# X6 }( E) S/ s( W- }- ECVE Saginaw Bay, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 5 P+ b. K$ f2 B! p3 k+ A! q
CVE Long Island , Y% e  H/ D9 s
CVE Rudyerd Bay 8 L5 _' \$ ^& ?  m- ?
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Jills are more successful this time:
# j. o6 v( d; \5 F1 YDay Air attack on TF at 77,83 - L$ u4 L0 g3 r) {/ O1 R, h

8 D& u8 ^* L1 p/ j- \2 PJapanese aircraft 3 s6 E0 X( N0 k. o9 T' n7 X; v
B6N Jill x 8
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No Japanese losses
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6 `6 N4 T' s. ^9 \; Y! oAllied Ships
7 R+ ?& ~0 ^* ?# [) FCVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage . o# {5 j+ ^' {: I" M

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/ R. }: m) @" i3 }8 ^% [AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/09/44
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By now my subs are in position also: & i/ p7 T+ K, S
Last two sufrace actions find the crippled Franklin and an AO:
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Allied aircraft
* \1 @2 R9 N' M/ E: Lno flights
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! k, ^4 b5 ~- I' N/ w. IAllied aircraft losses   ]  o; y* S2 T, o6 `; Z
TBM Avenger: 4 destroyed
# T0 }# w/ \+ z5 m1 Y# a( tSB2C Helldiver: 12 destroyed
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Japanese Ships
) a+ g& {2 o, e0 p# k# d( lCA Takao
7 i, w0 A& a3 o' W0 N6 \CA Atago
( j2 K% I( L4 xCA Maya 6 _; I" ^( ]- _+ V# Y
CA Chokai 1 w; y( u) q+ G: I7 Z
CA Myoko
( y8 g4 y% f7 ~% W% i( D0 B/ \CA Haguro 0 x$ z% `3 y5 Y" ?1 {/ Q& d
CA Nachi
: {: `. F0 U6 P" G3 M" }/ PCA Ashigara % X3 y* I; y& E6 g9 q- z
DD Tamanami 6 l) o1 Q' i5 w" z+ z" K+ r3 Y
DD Suzunami
* U+ I- ^5 D4 r/ g8 aDD Kuroshio
0 v0 F! l) J: ZDD Oyashio
1 T* `6 B; G8 |' g" ]DD Natsushio
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Allied Ships
; O% H. _! x# P3 h3 t7 @CV Franklin, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
+ d' C  R: q  p7 w5 Z( zDE Whitman, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
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4 ^5 `3 o- C, }; d4 ZNight Time Surface Combat, near Namorik at 79,83 + s* H6 h( {" o, a  Z

5 E+ ~" h, |3 n. a" w1 W4 WJapanese Ships " o3 O9 c& l* M
CA Aoba * t  R( j0 p' B
CA Kinugasa
2 G8 u6 n7 a9 Y: x8 w# @3 _CA Furutaka " q3 }! g% O9 [& G( a4 }
CA Kako
0 S1 ^* Y' h! W: D" d* I+ Y' z5 qCL Abukuma ' ]4 u( d7 ?" |. M
CL Kuma
7 z3 \0 W2 W6 o! ZCL Tama ' K, u& D* x* ?: a' B
CL Kiso
* ~' S  O8 B* |7 O/ ?; _CL Yubari & G* [' d3 z/ q6 p3 B" h
DD Kiyonami
0 t) L6 R/ e4 tDD Yukikaze $ D- o+ n& N( ~9 M8 _5 P
DD Isokaze 9 ?) ?( ^/ r( o+ U2 L2 g
DD Shiranuhi ! A  Y* h2 ]  P( s" d
DD Arashi ; i8 Y* F  `& B4 q% f
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Allied Ships
, `* F+ F# `8 a" J1 J/ bAO Schuylkill, Shell hits 30, and is sunk % i% w( O  ~( g% ]. z: }( t. h
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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:
1 j3 \* Z8 T$ J3 A& E2 l4 ?Day Air attack on TF at 79,84
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Japanese aircraft * {3 u* Q9 P4 f% A9 Q2 y
A6M5 Zeke x 5
) V* k' m" i! e  m5 bB6N Jill x 8
; y' V6 g+ h: o, P  K! Y+ H3 ]6 C4 BG3M Nell x 3
$ v' p- a: K( T; N+ nG4M2 Betty x 31 9 T- H: T* _( h: _& q( C
P1Y Frances x 9 $ @! ]( Q& k0 d) }* p0 V
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 45 ( A: Z; X# |& w. d. R$ L1 I
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 3
" R4 ~3 p0 M; RKi-84-Ia Frank x 14 ; a: h8 h% c8 ^+ j- a& p9 p6 p

8 d; W5 T) h1 D6 u. GJapanese aircraft losses
  e% [. s  |* A; u+ o! IG4M2 Betty: 1 damaged $ D& r. h# i6 n8 x* o1 m

% L  Q- b, m5 jAllied Ships 5 U$ I4 w: G4 S' ^$ U
CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ) V: D- f( O. y/ L1 v! v/ w& M
CV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
, d5 i: D- {- g& M) l& Z5 \CV Illustrious, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
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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. , @' A' N7 w+ t( E3 H
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一切都结束了
! Y7 n% F+ p4 z" {4 \, B2 W& w7 ^( p4 t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
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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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