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: * D3 q/ @: F+ z) \. z, a+ B
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Night Time Surface Combat at 77,81
! ]: h( m: d& u7 h+ VAllied aircraft
2 Z4 K9 I- x$ c9 p& r, xno flights ! [; p) H7 C# W' ] m8 b
Allied aircraft losses
+ f2 w5 q$ A) R& XSOC-3 Seagull: 6 destroyed ) ]' V- G; [2 L- t; b" s9 d
5 \, r4 Y, }" O' M0 DJapanese Ships
8 z$ }% r& O' x4 k4 L3 j: G$ fBB Mutsu
7 w3 R' l+ i% {# m8 t0 ?BB Yamato 4 ] O8 O( S4 r+ k6 r d/ `7 l
BB Fuso
( K& e! x9 F6 C. b, J! u/ m2 LBB Yamashiro , B3 e1 c/ W0 t |% `- m3 I* @1 J5 ~( s
CL Tatsuta 3 y" ^; D% `2 M* E
DD Tanikaze
; G' z; p$ P! s1 `* R; B# _DD Fubuki 8 i: v! v, `, }0 G
DD Shinonome ; N6 y# d' o9 a3 @
DD Usugumo
3 a& S$ p8 Q1 P' F: eDD Shirakumo
2 _3 c" i( p9 r- n; oDD Isonami
6 b) ^/ Z; [; A- w* G% G+ V3 }DD Hatsuyuki : U* `% {% n6 t5 O; ]& i1 L/ J
DD Uranami
+ P( o) j- s/ w* C! `DD Akebono
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CL San Francisco, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage
8 L9 P( f) {. Z. kCA Astoria, Shell hits 23, and is sunk - d- [' g- H y" v; B+ G. Y* A; C
CL Hobart, Shell hits 21, and is sunk
' v( S$ ]% e5 D$ uCA Concord, Shell hits 29, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
' S7 e; Z+ n9 T( |- e1 ODE Stadtfeld, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage 6 H: a( x9 w6 M4 ~+ G
DE Harold C. Thomas, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 9 V$ ~. ^8 l ?3 N+ l, Q' V9 V5 z# c
DE Tisdale 1 V3 G; y; R: ^* B- F, G9 a$ c
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83
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# f* q. s( q- _" |$ j. TAllied aircraft / A9 T5 R" ~# l' r, z3 G# j
no flights
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Allied aircraft losses
8 _. }% C( R$ L9 v3 wSOC-3 Seagull: 1 destroyed
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. n& R: c( {6 A8 SCA Takao, Shell hits 1 & F; |8 |) I" H* G
CA Atago, Shell hits 2
+ M) H1 t- y9 Q# K$ t6 t, PCA Maya, Shell hits 2
N, f4 p2 e( Q1 XCA Chokai 7 c2 Z1 [% v8 d7 G" {( l" p/ M
CA Myoko - ^* q1 D/ @ g# a& \& C& G$ n
CA Haguro " {' ]" U' u- V, z# U; i- T( ^
CA Nachi, Shell hits 1 + [' y/ Z' k9 l
CA Ashigara, Shell hits 1 }/ i9 W# J' `. r
DD Yugumo, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
4 X5 d1 r0 G' J G' N: W/ PDD Tamanami
. P& ]6 c4 O! E E. {DD Suzunami 3 p' q. J% M5 a5 h. c6 [
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1 ' p8 X% u4 n' m9 H1 B
DD Oyashio ( j; _2 v0 a* h
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire 5 _ x0 j* f4 T3 O" Q$ N2 x
" v! q, L+ r: w: T+ e5 E4 IAllied Ships - @$ j ~7 n5 x; D
CVE Santee
% p1 u7 g8 w+ o) h& UCVE Manila Bay
" j. b! b; S2 u- o% ] B& o* q. I! GCVE Natoma Bay . J, H H- {5 U
CVE Gambier Bay : W( a" j) D9 v8 N- L
CVE Nehenta Bay
: J* J) L: k, |CVE Ommaney Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire
" K5 s4 t0 r: LCL Montpelier, Shell hits 3 - P' v7 P1 k6 M) i) ?6 j E
CL Mobile, Shell hits 25, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
% o( _/ o7 s! J$ T: v# v" n4 u" JCA Salt Lake City 9 x" o+ z# h3 K$ W9 E ~* l
DD Ammen t( d, z1 Q8 H* M' G) K% m
DD Anthony, Shell hits 1 2 P8 o8 u9 z5 _2 ~7 ], l. s: \6 g0 U
DD Aulick, Shell hits 1
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Japanese Ships 7 [2 x, F2 Y o
CA Takao, Shell hits 1 4 c/ F; Y: Y" u( p: s. A
CA Atago
( o" _" Y; R7 `! o( kCA Maya * y: Q! _" `* k7 D. \
CA Chokai
( X# J- r6 X5 p# G" F9 CCA Myoko
* W# N T. a8 A$ Q- lCA Haguro + t( }( l/ ^* D8 N0 Q- @; @
CA Nachi ( h+ Q2 f* `, D0 X' v3 G
CA Ashigara
9 G+ z2 U; M) ?* XDD Yugumo, on fire, heavy damage % |, M" P6 D, T+ d6 G
DD Tamanami : J2 Q# {; F+ Y% y. a3 l2 [
DD Suzunami % q; D5 X( ~" z8 t% H2 b/ u) c" ?/ |6 f: i
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1
) K# s# F j) z: f$ Z" SDD Oyashio
3 v& s0 o/ e( a8 Z! f t9 VDD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire
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CVE Petrof Bay
1 a/ t Z- {& @7 k, K- eCVE Savo Island 4 C! i/ E8 d2 L% B/ R
CVE Rudyerd Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire
9 w6 P0 g. m- B5 e% zCVE St. Lo
& W$ D2 T+ z: H h* E0 aCVE Kadashan Bay
# d7 g ?8 A: g3 r3 W- ? qCVE Saginaw Bay 0 ?4 d) \8 x$ @2 g
CVE Long Island
1 @/ d( E" O! l& z Z7 {0 ]. t' tCA Vincennes
6 K [( X/ v3 X- | sCA Wichita ; Q0 F/ R% D3 G# w! u/ F
CA Boston
) o/ b# A9 g' q! m) YCL Boise ' Q6 P1 o. Y0 l& Z1 [
DE Bangust ' K% p1 b3 _; R# B& @2 i! ~
DE Baron, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 5 t" ?$ Z$ X$ E5 p2 y8 u) x0 C
DE Levy
4 u7 x; ?9 b3 H' r7 MDE McConnell
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84 4 p. B" h& k }- d$ O1 x4 c
4 @3 s2 @/ ^1 V6 cAllied aircraft " M; ]9 E. z& W! ]! r- l. V' V
no flights 0 w3 q _+ {% i. w, A
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Allied aircraft losses & A, t6 W" e/ \: @+ V. M: K: G
FM-2 Wildcat: 11 destroyed - R0 c' l' @. b) u2 m, H" v& T
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed * N4 I- ~. a. Y! n2 Q
3 z$ x+ P# p+ n$ J9 OJapanese Ships
6 Z) _) ]3 P3 I& E/ U: zCA Tone 0 k# V7 P# a5 z- O
CA Chikuma
% e* Z/ M/ k% z: FCL Nagara, Shell hits 1 9 I: p6 }. ^! `1 c* `- b
CL Isuzu
6 L! j' R( _/ x6 n: g) }CL Natori $ m4 E1 U: ^' b3 M
CL Yura
$ B( R$ t3 i+ ^$ B BCL Kitakami * }8 b" }9 ^- d. m: e
CL Oi
' f Z: h7 Z( o8 R, VDD Shimakaze
9 y- t& H& N+ q P+ _& QDD Fujinami, Shell hits 1
( N# h" N$ {6 S1 tDD Kishinami ! i- G# F; J+ Z) R+ N
DD Hamanami / U. [( h [$ p4 p# [2 q4 P
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1 4 T% L) R3 i) h9 V1 W5 U. |
DD Maikaze ; x7 d! G8 p' C$ V- `# R
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Allied Ships
& C' Z6 ~ y, [( A+ R0 x U. D4 L% P: qCVE Prince William . e6 Y$ E3 L9 _' W4 p5 B) y, e
CVE Barnes, Shell hits 2 ; R, r, c* e' v5 M1 y
CVE Anzio, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
) N2 R, m# |/ e; x* Y- {! uCVE Liscome Bay, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
4 u( T% [) g( }3 GDE Bebas, Shell hits 8, and is sunk 8 S N, J3 d$ j# o$ E3 I2 W. k
DE Brackett, Shell hits 1 ) V: t( W5 o% `/ M3 k( r
DE Cabana, Shell hits 13, and is sunk / y) p: M4 n: c2 v
DE Canfield, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
% x6 M, p7 S# K$ gDE Carlson, Shell hits 1, on fire 1 u) R) k& C8 \3 u# V0 e
AO Brazos 8 F1 t: m2 _$ b9 \
AO Kanawha
& o1 {/ r3 z* P( A6 EAO Neches, Shell hits 1
9 D3 e& k8 X6 ?( OAO Tappahanock $ r9 G# K6 s) l% z) Z" F2 f9 k
AO Suamico $ z; J$ B2 F2 S' z
AO Millicoma
2 p: u9 U0 a' A7 d4 ~3 mAO Saranac
7 E! T7 L- F; Y+ ]; }0 {AO Saugatuck # e8 U) e2 k) Z' ?- d1 c! E, t1 L1 J
AE Pyro ' g5 T$ V8 [) {% V3 d7 S1 O
AE Henry L. Hoyt
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Japanese Ships
d( H0 V; a% T* Q( U; [CA Tone J+ g% V4 Z2 y F5 D1 a( J2 W
CA Chikuma l9 b6 F1 v" U4 m B
CL Nagara
3 s R+ Y& H5 n' h* O, N& g0 a3 [3 uCL Isuzu
% J" s6 G- c e) {, v8 qCL Natori . F) X+ G6 A$ u y7 b) C: y
CL Yura 2 `2 D: w2 L9 A% k: i
CL Kitakami : U4 Y+ w, g9 R* N1 H/ x
CL Oi * O" S( t" }8 E& g: ^) f
DD Shimakaze ) o9 D/ i: U+ d/ A' R; a9 h
DD Fujinami 1 L9 E7 }$ t3 f: c7 U: L9 n
DD Kishinami / V" N5 v" L7 X& }, ]0 c
DD Hamanami 6 }3 X% {; O$ Y
DD Hayashio
( b2 a% L/ I+ L, U; T5 |: o+ l1 n& _9 DDD Maikaze
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Allied Ships
( ~) R+ M- n; ?7 Q4 tDE Samuel S. Miles, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
" v% v3 \ F, [DE Osterhaus, Shell hits 50, and is sunk
- J7 u( L+ x2 F, CDE Parks, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
9 z8 k! m. i9 V0 rDE Riddle, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
$ ]5 N) b. T X8 j7 UAO Cache 2 ]4 X B# l/ S$ G7 u5 W
AO Schuylkill, Shell hits 7, on fire
: @5 z+ ]5 C1 Q# ]4 n( K# WAO Cossatot : f- r( u# \: `" e
AO Chepachet
$ b; ], ~5 R5 r6 D6 LAE Jacob Riis, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 6 M( N! M& w. M" Y# y( x' E
AE John P. Gaines, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage " t1 b) |9 N# M0 q. T
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( C# N% H/ s9 {/ u' y4 WNight Time Surface Combat at 78,84 $ M4 D' T5 z! e% S9 t1 L. F, t; @
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Japanese Ships 7 ^5 R9 u. H6 ~; @' A$ n6 N7 C
CA Tone , }8 O9 {- }% v
CA Chikuma
2 U: m$ V: H" MCL Nagara, Shell hits 3, on fire
3 {# c& U" }9 KCL Isuzu
2 Z4 D$ s2 v9 e2 d' l; qCL Natori
0 m& h5 }) o* V. x$ v/ L/ TCL Yura, Shell hits 1, on fire
2 o. ?" |! \& `1 s/ Y7 OCL Kitakami ; V4 ?, g# m' k
CL Oi, Shell hits 1
% a' w5 q& c+ n9 D' k9 KDD Shimakaze
- j$ F* x$ d4 u! p, G% Q* NDD Fujinami 7 O4 b H6 F( @* t7 t2 o
DD Kishinami * B, S9 b: D2 e. N [$ ~+ U) _
DD Hamanami # L5 h8 o$ v# G j
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1 * l" Z9 X0 t( d" n9 N, `: T
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 1
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2 a+ P$ C" |8 Q; b+ v9 pCV Hornet ( f0 j1 o7 H8 u+ v8 w: v
CV Intrepid, Shell hits 1, on fire
% G t1 D& l* \" L7 ^ ZCVL Princeton 9 d& P$ { k/ J& Z4 W4 J% n
CVL Belleau Wood, Shell hits 1
" J2 |7 T9 u: k3 gCVL Cowpens & j* J& q8 W2 V" T" J
CL Chicago
+ Q3 k4 T5 m2 Z; i4 Q. GCL Cleveland
4 o( x% H9 q. M0 h8 nCL Columbia * \& A$ \1 \% V% o+ B
CA Pensacola & Z3 {& S! j/ \; C% C0 H* ^
CA Raleigh, Shell hits 2 ; b# f. s q% R6 v) F5 `: \
DD Boyd
- u9 b" m* o1 Y; v' u TDD Bradford
' ?' K& U& }# g# d8 \5 K* yDD Brownson, Shell hits 1
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This last USN CVTF was then caght by KB:
$ {, y4 h; h8 z: P4 {: I0 }/ Q7 }Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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9 S8 I+ c( ]: R- {) F9 ]$ f2 xA6M5 Zeke x 33
( d3 O% H+ H! k+ I! h; l" MD3A Val x 7
' u) M9 t1 h5 D, K9 G1 E5 W( W4 iD4Y Judy x 123
7 l2 F+ t! _5 A: R L5 K# cB5N Kate x 35 5 s, g3 z) E4 \# M1 E
B6N Jill x 67 . j* ?6 Z3 z9 f9 Q" [& F$ w0 \
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Allied aircraft 1 a: S: R) O1 ?( M
F6F Hellcat x 3
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! L) H' A2 f# @; j4 jJapanese aircraft losses
5 z! Z+ ]; ?+ q/ _A6M5 Zeke: 3 destroyed n4 P; n1 F- ]8 `" Q: i
D3A Val: 3 destroyed * ]3 h+ L3 }8 |# K8 u
D4Y Judy: 14 destroyed, 22 damaged $ X" @$ q6 R, _& {
B5N Kate: 4 destroyed, 18 damaged 8 E- L5 V3 M' [8 @0 M j
B6N Jill: 7 destroyed, 21 damaged
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F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed , I8 g, l$ i: a p# ^* Q+ T
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Allied Ships 9 R! k4 B ?1 `$ n3 ]( l
CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage - V* T0 ]" S. r$ ^
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 2, on fire
+ T* h" M: p$ A- GCV Hornet, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 7, on fire, heavy damage V) T3 }" i. ^
CVL Princeton, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage - n+ i1 D& Y' B8 n h& Z2 ^3 Y
CVL Cowpens, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage 0 I0 X& S( Z+ @
CL Cleveland, Torpedo hits 1 * K# e, x: I) N& [
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And then by LBA:
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Japanese aircraft
% U+ o4 z5 i8 ~$ PA6M5 Zeke x 16
, W& h) Q- ]+ q$ `- [2 Y, YD3A Val x 14 0 p$ u& ?5 Q1 Q
D4Y Judy x 38 , ?& f2 B( ~* d u e( `5 t7 r: h
B5N Kate x 24
3 c @2 `2 ^; TB6N Jill x 3
/ `& d( a: Z0 n* J& }+ yG3M Nell x 9
9 K A( ~+ C: Y o: A) Q4 |/ P% @G4M2 Betty x 49
% [/ v+ Q. F. ^, }2 d% K* WP1Y Frances x 20 # s8 g) x g. a3 ?" k7 H7 y
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 51
0 w' q% V1 x4 E# S1 D0 AKi-84-Ia Frank x 5
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Allied aircraft # t' g6 _; w d2 T W% S
no flights ' M9 a4 I; \0 |% Y
3 z7 L6 }4 d2 A$ Y7 e1 q' \Japanese aircraft losses ! p. J9 ^% Y% Z+ B
G3M Nell: 1 damaged
* g* {7 N; Y8 } k3 PG4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged ( p" @- v1 T" r& q9 x% }0 L
P1Y Frances: 3 damaged
$ B" H" _ q6 Q% b% Z6 v; Q7 FKi-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
" \9 C: K) @, B1 X7 z% CF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed 7 |( `$ H: E* U+ ]
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CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
. o4 h0 M8 y* M' g: @/ jCA Raleigh 3 x9 e. `( B4 o* Q ^
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ) u5 }! K9 ?! _5 r
CVL Cowpens, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
8 }+ X* t6 D+ _. hCVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage , Q7 o0 d0 o9 }0 M
CL Cleveland, Bomb hits 1
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Secodary strike:
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Japanese aircraft
) T8 p4 w5 U+ ~2 CA6M5 Zeke x 7
3 z" @7 ^ U, l$ D3 V& mD4Y Judy x 36
- |- o5 v# t+ ^' @! {% ?B5N Kate x 5
: E! c4 _0 I/ Q% ?B6N Jill x 8
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Allied aircraft ! R o8 l& Q# v, {
no flights
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. @: f/ Y# Z" D2 B! I& @7 t3 BJapanese aircraft losses
! X: \: D/ X' l2 z' B1 v! p* s& z3 D3 sB5N Kate: 2 damaged 2 z7 o& ]/ I* c+ n r% w/ ~* I
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Allied aircraft losses
1 s8 K0 z0 R- \8 ~F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed " u. E; I0 ~' X1 n
" U# ^; b9 k$ ?: ?/ ]Allied Ships 8 D1 X" |- U1 K/ ]3 {6 ?0 E
CV Intrepid, on fire, heavy damage
5 F+ w& c) C# | u. P6 N% S- `& yCVL 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: d, z j3 K2 ~
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84 # b% a& x, C+ A# z/ w. i, q
, U6 U6 {, \2 qJapanese aircraft
8 y( g" x* x+ q8 a) j5 H9 u0 @A6M5 Zeke x 3
* Z. Q$ A' R f/ K- H U2 ~D4Y Judy x 14
$ i4 o% p$ x" @! j( b( ZB6N Jill x 11 ; {' ]: {/ d, }3 ~/ d4 H0 r
. @: K* i3 ^% }# |No Japanese losses $ c/ }" E9 @+ a7 J& M: Q2 ?/ z+ L
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LBA Jills: 6 W& e6 H! i W/ \ q2 p2 s
Day Air attack on TF at 77,83 9 \6 g$ A& p- t6 M$ r2 y f
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Japanese aircraft
& Z9 q$ D) q) j: d# QB6N Jill x 8
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$ {# r4 x# J8 \+ G- l% u; Y9 |No Japanese losses
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. r% C7 C b9 u4 O5 IAllied Ships
& ?4 c' f( S$ \, b( }5 N) bCV Bunker Hill, on fire, heavy damage N( H: `5 N5 L+ M$ R4 D7 K( D
CV Wasp, on fire, heavy damage
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2 Z/ M& n4 d1 I! I# iAfternoon phase saw KB clouded in so LBA from Kusiae did all the work:
4 B# |! M# \3 TDay Air attack on TF at 79,85
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9 i" i2 d# Q/ r: x8 C1 s* s( A' DJapanese aircraft
/ f! z/ e$ H0 T) R$ W2 X `4 j8 `$ V" eG3M Nell x 7
6 H" H! g/ h1 Z1 GG4M2 Betty x 38 ! E( w1 {8 H' B& G
P1Y Frances x 14
( l! n. O+ u2 c1 k2 y; EKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 46
. L" C# o# Z5 {& I9 @/ }0 f0 }- mKi-84-Ia Frank x 5 + ?5 {. ]; M6 B. F) w ?
5 Y0 J. o7 T1 g: b7 N- kAllied aircraft ( F! W/ ?1 K5 B8 q
FM-2 Wildcat x 12 ; V% @# e u" A2 J1 a
+ O4 D& r* q) F; ZJapanese aircraft losses
: L( o! p' [! `, o. y4 ]G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged ; |* c( F5 ?! X7 d; T& _ @
G4M2 Betty: 5 destroyed, 28 damaged 4 w2 u8 S) ?( t# p0 u
P1Y Frances: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged
& P+ |+ J( M+ z: {( ]8 \Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged & ?! M1 W" B5 i1 X
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Allied aircraft losses
8 O1 J) d$ }7 ?: z# G6 d4 F' t/ [FM-2 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
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Allied Ships , H9 D* ~1 M' U& v+ N9 ~/ D
CVE Savo Island 7 h. _ R% v; G4 Q8 G4 t7 H1 k7 a" l
CVE St. Lo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire ' P) ?6 R' z9 W+ ^; |8 b' M
CVE Kadashan Bay, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
/ S6 b6 M, F/ I8 O8 RCVE Petrof Bay % ?# r" Z5 `/ @" _
CVE Saginaw Bay, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
. F! W. ]1 q8 X! OCVE Long Island
+ k$ r0 V) v" @CVE Rudyerd Bay " j/ }, F& p( }0 Z4 Y E. U
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Jills are more successful this time: : p& m; N( H- }9 j3 | e! a. {
Day Air attack on TF at 77,83
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2 m( p9 B* S l5 h. U8 k P$ eJapanese aircraft
, I, Z6 `. J, Z$ P7 O, f4 g }8 W, jB6N Jill x 8
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' Z) V( }8 _+ I: e. m' HNo Japanese losses ' Z* K+ x' x8 R! Y* D3 G$ E
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Allied Ships 9 D4 q0 C( F! L% S: Y0 `
CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/09/44 ; y- A- E; s. U
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By now my subs are in position also:
/ W& w4 B+ e. x, B: {3 [! ]Last two sufrace actions find the crippled Franklin and an AO:
: `, n( w. e( u/ E" CNight Time Surface Combat at 78,81
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7 L: J/ A! @2 @2 VAllied aircraft 2 @2 ?6 Q; ]/ i8 Z2 |9 p
no flights
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Allied aircraft losses
5 u9 Q' p0 C" K4 ?* a' J+ ETBM Avenger: 4 destroyed
, f' ]! Z) j4 b& L3 V& M' w0 F" uSB2C Helldiver: 12 destroyed + Y/ z! _: c1 D* o0 v/ v
6 E8 o+ U2 ]9 [) j# u' @5 \Japanese Ships
* x9 S, g: y1 l" x2 T1 y; t6 a7 gCA Takao
6 E: `) H. ~& q6 B- O8 D3 X0 v1 ?, _& lCA Atago
* G% }2 V% ^) ]CA Maya
/ G& z- R; G J9 D" K2 T; R/ jCA Chokai
. ~6 ]1 @7 r. {4 `+ [ b. l. DCA Myoko
# W7 }) R) {" H' P4 i3 [" bCA Haguro . W |. e( v% x; E
CA Nachi : W8 [5 z6 S7 l! j
CA Ashigara
% h, s f- v6 V; [) C% n4 j/ IDD Tamanami 0 w% C* A9 P$ E7 T. L* A( F
DD Suzunami 6 s: C$ L% |8 p
DD Kuroshio 7 A$ t' `) W9 o3 ?) ^# G4 f
DD Oyashio
& V8 R2 [, |: yDD Natsushio
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- A! ~1 h. m d) J: rAllied Ships 9 g; f( O( _. G8 y2 |
CV Franklin, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
3 J9 D" s* T$ K/ U- J# HDE Whitman, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk 7 L, @# J7 u: \% ]' @# _& q
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Namorik at 79,83
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Japanese Ships # k' i; _0 ?& u2 P7 f
CA Aoba 6 U$ h/ _: d8 l0 e8 e5 d: j
CA Kinugasa 6 P$ H3 g, P; ^% F% `& t8 P9 w
CA Furutaka
) W6 r) n# [. H( r' W: {) eCA Kako
0 ~% t; P" T; a; C* Y9 ~1 kCL Abukuma 4 _" x+ O- e/ K% q& X
CL Kuma ; O$ G( [. N, x+ z& H( R9 U
CL Tama
) p: Q0 V' m! G; DCL Kiso
+ X0 j7 o) z: K/ XCL Yubari * ~: f1 w4 a g' M$ ?+ ~: C
DD Kiyonami
- P S1 \# v. i) w4 ^& @! ] _DD Yukikaze 9 N* X' y9 |4 M* R' m) @
DD Isokaze
+ w% H: ^( S" Y# v: w+ b( C- |: `DD Shiranuhi
- G( v4 p4 j5 ^( Y% vDD Arashi & d0 \/ {# ^! D/ W6 S6 I0 N* s8 I
: u5 W0 n: b& Z( i% O5 c; P$ qAllied Ships
; N3 e, g/ z3 r- {2 _; ~1 OAO 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:
4 h ^* m9 }" g* n. L) e- I. eDay Air attack on TF at 79,84 - A3 y0 M! X+ \2 ~6 `
" }! n' w7 [2 C* x1 W5 q. pJapanese aircraft 0 N# u( _9 ?0 {+ L8 \
A6M5 Zeke x 5
) L& H7 @6 H' r9 h# A) WB6N Jill x 8
# {. s. R& |4 e+ `8 l! T" S- EG3M Nell x 3 0 ^' a' N" D! m6 P8 N
G4M2 Betty x 31 / z* ?. Q0 l. L3 Z( n
P1Y Frances x 9
$ I2 a* W: }4 {- L, g. A7 f4 KKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 45
$ I* G5 V, u+ _! I, N% a" Y( t; VKi-61 KAIc Tony x 3
0 I1 }/ E3 @ }. k4 L9 VKi-84-Ia Frank x 14
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Japanese aircraft losses 7 Q! a+ R4 r2 k6 |
G4M2 Betty: 1 damaged
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; O& [) E$ _* LAllied Ships # x5 X$ X2 F& R0 Z' l3 `8 t/ V
CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
$ j$ N4 e& l- i9 K. jCV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ( {5 h/ P& G2 V' Q
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. 5 w7 A% W6 B4 S( [
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发表于 2008-2-25 22:47
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发表于 2008-2-26 12:38
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