AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/08/44 * b T% {9 a2 K6 E+ p+ @$ K
4 {/ g/ n) P( O. p- X d, ?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
' W. ^+ T) e! c, t+ n0 [Allied aircraft , u s" k' H% _+ H
no flights ; t/ r. ^7 ]( _3 }5 [! R+ u; ?
Allied aircraft losses . F! x* r( f8 n& _
SOC-3 Seagull: 6 destroyed / n: ~. _8 p5 |" O& `% C4 j
6 h5 s$ L/ w$ ~4 C
Japanese Ships 8 k9 ]/ A) m- o/ A/ c6 K
BB Mutsu
9 r; T3 z3 v' v2 h/ e/ T3 KBB Yamato
4 {0 m9 U. R1 |: J L$ T0 \BB Fuso p5 Q8 S( U$ s0 J
BB Yamashiro 5 O: C7 Z3 [5 k( c' c0 [
CL Tatsuta
$ c" }+ ]1 d9 B; IDD Tanikaze
9 Q0 y- E) b5 `- t D" JDD Fubuki - P w* \- C4 n0 V1 W7 m# J6 F
DD Shinonome 3 [% A* r& ~" h
DD Usugumo
% c. E: g# z2 l5 S* ~: l, A: D8 IDD Shirakumo ( P8 R; x" G9 h8 h# L8 {: e1 }
DD Isonami ! G# n% W* s* q- Z2 l- i5 i. J
DD Hatsuyuki U" k" h' U+ L. H+ T! G' Z4 r
DD Uranami
" k' {4 g9 o$ R* k [* {DD Akebono
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7 A; b) Q& N0 b3 bCL San Francisco, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage 6 F% d. J" a! c% b+ }6 z1 N, ]3 Q
CA Astoria, Shell hits 23, and is sunk ' _" j! Z: d' t" a3 u* s
CL Hobart, Shell hits 21, and is sunk
9 Q5 h% u) O5 [* K0 l3 dCA Concord, Shell hits 29, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
9 f* G! W6 M% [& L; |7 TDE Stadtfeld, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
5 V' d" j+ Q. w% j+ {9 t/ {DE Harold C. Thomas, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 5 b M2 N, a2 x- p
DE Tisdale
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6 b' ^4 Y& @3 m( p* q) }Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83 - ^+ p. O0 J. y- b8 `1 o9 {4 Z
8 Q, D* x& w" [9 ? T
Allied aircraft
- @1 |' p: ? {3 W* Kno flights ) F# T4 l: X5 x) V# W' M
' H: A* b2 h) U/ j8 g8 k: zAllied aircraft losses
' G3 N, p9 {. n' SSOC-3 Seagull: 1 destroyed 9 Q/ o& k$ l9 i2 R7 U
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' d, s. Z7 m5 XCA Takao, Shell hits 1 ( d2 ~. g5 {) q
CA Atago, Shell hits 2 3 Z9 G! z. U) R# M# h1 {
CA Maya, Shell hits 2
* @3 S1 L; V4 E6 `CA Chokai
/ |* l8 ?# W; x; MCA Myoko 5 X% P8 U+ F8 p
CA Haguro * g1 }& z3 U0 \4 |- J! ^
CA Nachi, Shell hits 1
+ \$ Q9 H% K, D( z) G/ I! p& QCA Ashigara, Shell hits 1
2 X, }1 [. r0 l* V6 ^DD Yugumo, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage , K( z6 }, T% _- P6 S
DD Tamanami ( \! Y0 k1 @2 r; q
DD Suzunami " F% x1 H4 K# {. w/ _; e
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1
8 G" w2 [ s- a/ }DD Oyashio - _, O- V* C- u o( o2 h. N
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Allied Ships
* u4 Q* `1 u7 @! {# ^CVE Santee
' k6 K9 H: r9 N) WCVE Manila Bay ( C: b( n% W, l- N
CVE Natoma Bay 3 E! I! d* ?, }# r! k/ v( ?/ r
CVE Gambier Bay
1 ^6 C0 r1 c' T2 F( o8 o1 hCVE Nehenta Bay
3 d' \0 k9 V) r- h, ECVE Ommaney Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire M9 p0 z0 Y* L2 V
CL Montpelier, Shell hits 3
" D! S% x: ~; k H/ F4 J( BCL Mobile, Shell hits 25, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk , g1 z: l! x# @+ g L( z# g
CA Salt Lake City
2 R' A3 v% V) m. jDD Ammen
# L T; c6 C3 l2 o* E$ K; \DD Anthony, Shell hits 1
1 _& d1 I0 S* m* }/ WDD Aulick, Shell hits 1 & ^3 g3 H. ^9 }4 U
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/ P0 U" e: {& q8 s" G7 a2 `5 W' nNight Time Surface Combat at 78,83 & P( h9 ~4 I3 W$ W. q! m
$ ^) |7 Z' Z* F" }0 O0 `6 S3 i" ]Japanese Ships + x& v6 i4 X; G5 w$ B1 S7 z3 a! W0 \( G
CA Takao, Shell hits 1
- Z. v! M4 \2 K. KCA Atago
$ ?. \7 K/ \7 H8 W" C5 K& cCA Maya % c' W7 J6 u: ?! D$ N- d, u
CA Chokai
$ F4 B4 z" C$ t8 q# o. D, rCA Myoko + c3 {1 n, a: _4 v
CA Haguro
% o( q- A' S1 P; B$ k4 M$ {& F& XCA Nachi ; @( [% \2 v) k8 `# B
CA Ashigara
8 h8 J$ d3 }6 G2 X H% J, LDD Yugumo, on fire, heavy damage
) ?$ E! E+ P- nDD Tamanami 9 K* W l* ]- @5 A- Z, ^: s1 L
DD Suzunami r8 S% }& O# e
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1 6 H) D; ~& m6 [% c: @
DD Oyashio
/ i# H, C$ E! x) r, PDD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire
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- R W7 f" w- EAllied Ships
~. R$ T. ]' H, b9 H5 |CVE Petrof Bay ) `& b/ A+ n: G6 `
CVE Savo Island 6 l6 \, [9 i3 D: e
CVE Rudyerd Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire
# q8 F4 m O5 d9 E9 f, l" i2 Q; _CVE St. Lo
1 f. z. ^, N2 KCVE Kadashan Bay 3 w/ w+ i/ Y( ^# d5 N& S8 d
CVE Saginaw Bay
/ |, R1 d9 S& n% L* hCVE Long Island
: R5 @- g4 o% a1 c( FCA Vincennes ; G) q, I l5 V; F: O- [+ I
CA Wichita $ r$ t* u6 V, M1 m5 p
CA Boston O2 S# _6 h% `( o$ |# a& K1 n
CL Boise
6 D' |. s9 N- c/ e% Z, E' r6 BDE Bangust
. G% s0 j; b3 S$ V( F0 `. A0 F1 JDE Baron, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 9 c* U& p; r) f- ]
DE Levy
4 N7 r; \! F2 U5 S( ?DE McConnell 5 U+ R. N3 J1 c% D0 J
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84 , M9 w+ Z/ _% s2 }* ?, @
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Allied aircraft & M1 w. a7 R4 g
no flights
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Allied aircraft losses 0 X( \/ P- Y" F2 }, t
FM-2 Wildcat: 11 destroyed
, H& d* _3 e, x8 T. }0 `TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed
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! z9 U8 g$ G. B! {1 ~9 CJapanese Ships
: R, T {- Q7 L: ]) aCA Tone
! C0 r; f A) I' q7 f4 W& gCA Chikuma 6 x7 q8 R2 `4 ], Y8 n6 q* q4 v: Y
CL Nagara, Shell hits 1
+ Q5 T" [6 |" V5 ]1 l. m% g$ F/ JCL Isuzu
6 r9 Z2 j( d+ qCL Natori
5 J6 A ^, b6 Q7 O$ bCL Yura
* P. c% H3 N0 W {8 o5 WCL Kitakami 1 L4 J6 x% i- M
CL Oi
$ `$ t3 Z6 X8 h- GDD Shimakaze # e- t! i6 _# T
DD Fujinami, Shell hits 1
6 k: Z- P5 [+ L* h/ I" j6 IDD Kishinami
6 s9 c, J' @3 a- Q, aDD Hamanami
t: F5 j& L0 B9 c) g+ tDD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
/ t8 p7 b. j: \* R$ NDD Maikaze 0 O0 r( b) F! ^ `. |/ s; v- F. \
7 R* L% o: R, j4 KAllied Ships
e: s1 |2 Z! W& D' j- f }CVE Prince William : W1 J- v9 a# k1 x2 ~
CVE Barnes, Shell hits 2 + F6 L/ r E) o+ v4 E! `
CVE Anzio, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
# j5 k! ^) e' M+ R0 OCVE Liscome Bay, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
7 W, O/ C! }3 F9 xDE Bebas, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
' `; x% C2 y! Z0 W+ c4 v7 v6 D0 BDE Brackett, Shell hits 1 2 M! a, Z! P9 Q$ J F
DE Cabana, Shell hits 13, and is sunk 3 A' u# ^8 U2 X9 X. P- X' p
DE Canfield, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 5 C1 w/ m: y; G# i! c
DE Carlson, Shell hits 1, on fire
0 B$ O' c7 ], v! }' h, rAO Brazos 0 f; x0 D/ C+ L7 ~' _2 K! @
AO Kanawha ! X# X0 R+ a5 t8 i4 O5 o
AO Neches, Shell hits 1 & e5 S) u3 T8 c( l
AO Tappahanock
# D; u* [9 k3 P0 X7 c% R' O& w* xAO Suamico
9 k+ K0 f0 i. O' [" O$ v9 A1 DAO Millicoma
/ @+ K9 z- B7 c2 z5 aAO Saranac / R" @% y% F0 n/ Y+ I/ t" u9 H8 F: U
AO Saugatuck
/ a5 |: n$ a \- XAE Pyro 2 N" ^$ u6 {2 B4 x6 |
AE Henry L. Hoyt . _" a) ^1 M) w
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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, o& k: d* L' I3 z, vJapanese Ships
& O0 j# V' S [! y+ zCA Tone
1 o4 u$ q5 A/ h1 H% {! @CA Chikuma ( j& f, [4 D+ P3 n: I- N
CL Nagara
& C& A' @3 P9 H! G: |CL Isuzu 0 R1 L G; o3 V& M9 g
CL Natori ) J4 Q |% I3 K c' ]
CL Yura 8 A- n& ^% k6 k! c# z9 q
CL Kitakami
4 |5 X2 t: U% zCL Oi
6 U2 L, H" n; u0 _$ J5 f5 ^DD Shimakaze
1 c/ j: t% T+ TDD Fujinami
* t( w, v9 a) \2 |( IDD Kishinami - H) l, E j$ ^8 f8 J6 O0 |8 p
DD Hamanami 3 T2 W, ^1 G& t! E) S6 ~
DD Hayashio ) q$ a8 j2 }% \0 I
DD Maikaze ( m8 Z# r: v& p5 ^
3 }6 M/ o9 k+ c" }' ]$ w8 rAllied Ships + A0 f9 x; o+ Y9 W3 W
DE Samuel S. Miles, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
, S/ n8 w; F+ N, U/ tDE Osterhaus, Shell hits 50, and is sunk 5 i& M( d2 h/ U6 ?
DE Parks, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage * g$ R$ t) p7 x
DE Riddle, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage . E1 c [- q8 J; o L2 g
AO Cache
- q- ]- ^$ d0 P+ y7 j- N8 OAO Schuylkill, Shell hits 7, on fire 1 a8 V( m; ] h7 p- e3 f; U& S0 M* d
AO Cossatot ! x, r8 B# z: M8 L1 Q: a4 ?. @
AO Chepachet ( I# c$ O% d# x9 p9 G
AE Jacob Riis, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk ' g; S3 n, X1 M0 O& l- M
AE John P. Gaines, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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( U4 B- t5 w X" n6 b/ d) z4 i- sNight Time Surface Combat at 78,84 1 P+ K4 h4 `- ~% z2 s/ N9 K6 |8 R
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Japanese Ships
6 w3 C! K, t2 C5 A% QCA Tone
2 o O; H- N# Y& b- iCA Chikuma
* O9 x6 `3 C$ R( I4 j$ bCL Nagara, Shell hits 3, on fire " I7 S i! m. O' u- x; F
CL Isuzu
9 f* f7 g& g. p3 q/ jCL Natori
7 p2 o' j- K" cCL Yura, Shell hits 1, on fire
" y; a( q4 y, [7 ?. l/ gCL Kitakami
& x' S" e# Q& GCL Oi, Shell hits 1 u) L6 @+ h) s6 d& {: Y
DD Shimakaze # k4 h6 {1 j, f3 _
DD Fujinami $ ^& O, Q! P: b% `) t' d
DD Kishinami ' R- b' ~& d, K- a; x& o% E0 n
DD Hamanami # b$ \+ C7 j0 F
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1 & T0 L8 ^. L; ]' [
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 1 5 G6 r2 b; N3 j) F# `) W, k2 W0 o
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Allied Ships " r* Z: q8 P3 T* i' Y7 L
CV Hornet
- [$ s8 T i- Y6 Q+ FCV Intrepid, Shell hits 1, on fire + S5 ?. }; z4 @: y
CVL Princeton # ]3 ]3 ]# |! M- z
CVL Belleau Wood, Shell hits 1
# b. y) J8 r0 R) Z0 xCVL Cowpens ! b+ r2 d- _' a9 M, n8 n
CL Chicago 1 `% l1 p; c u$ C3 ]) r
CL Cleveland 5 P2 H7 i% \( r
CL Columbia ' W2 ^5 ]* O2 H3 E
CA Pensacola
+ `$ g8 A5 U4 h0 U( {: l& z4 MCA Raleigh, Shell hits 2 5 ]% l5 }' s0 y6 W5 f6 R* V
DD Boyd
' i/ h, R- U2 K. @, |- {DD Bradford
/ P2 g6 s7 e6 p( e& d7 }DD Brownson, Shell hits 1
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This last USN CVTF was then caght by KB:
6 Y) K% z& o; L) I, ?& tDay Air attack on TF at 80,84 & Z, \: a2 k+ W3 y5 W
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Japanese aircraft + `2 N! k$ m* Y& u$ I( o4 t
A6M5 Zeke x 33
& k. A3 o; E4 i0 ^ aD3A Val x 7
- h6 A) v+ M% ?. ~! lD4Y Judy x 123
3 s R9 ~/ _( @4 f, C' ^9 lB5N Kate x 35 B1 b3 I8 T% F9 g- X5 @
B6N Jill x 67 8 ^' r8 e* Y$ Y4 i# i
" T7 m! Z+ u8 }+ _3 b
Allied aircraft + Z: Y0 S1 j8 P; s( |) v
F6F Hellcat x 3 " b5 {- i4 P" v1 v- Q5 i
& P9 r* n+ j u t0 vJapanese aircraft losses 0 s. R. E5 K; o* H7 Q7 w. B l
A6M5 Zeke: 3 destroyed
! W8 y" E' x4 k4 PD3A Val: 3 destroyed
2 J9 p7 N- t1 z. b |! r2 J) DD4Y Judy: 14 destroyed, 22 damaged + U( Y* r1 Q: L H
B5N Kate: 4 destroyed, 18 damaged + j7 V( [' ~' P% i& d
B6N Jill: 7 destroyed, 21 damaged
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0 t% }; i; f) D' O9 o9 t% bAllied aircraft losses
$ e5 f9 z9 {9 t" GF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed 3 u; I$ c6 W, a
' L- u r) D6 L3 l& }Allied Ships
; o y) C7 o/ _" ^2 ACV Intrepid, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage " Y- r4 V0 F- @ d# F' K
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 2, on fire / ?0 \1 h3 L6 a, T+ D$ D
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 7, on fire, heavy damage ; n* C( G( s5 S; e
CVL Princeton, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
& @ k" X0 g( @- P+ \( M t! U8 yCVL Cowpens, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage 6 F, b1 m( N5 k% z6 r( ~
CL Cleveland, Torpedo hits 1
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; P: s1 p7 D: [9 v+ dAnd then by LBA:
S" m5 Z. e. w4 X0 yDay Air attack on TF at 80,84
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Japanese aircraft
+ _, R" G( \" p/ Z, {A6M5 Zeke x 16 ) B" N; W ^0 Z. g, K: o
D3A Val x 14 0 @% Z' l: X' i$ V
D4Y Judy x 38 0 J, `: ?) i% k2 Z
B5N Kate x 24
7 ?; |: f5 h6 l7 C5 u2 K% I" CB6N Jill x 3 " l% I R: N- m* i1 c- z( F
G3M Nell x 9 4 R- E7 k, h1 z% D
G4M2 Betty x 49
% y" J: v* w5 V* p9 g" AP1Y Frances x 20
1 N; |% X( X2 ~# o+ v4 [9 K9 ]0 V f0 iKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 51 & h( d' |$ B) V) y1 {7 Y: P |1 g
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5
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9 R/ }2 g4 {) a! ^' l: M4 dAllied aircraft
2 u5 w. i& s& Z% U% _6 Q7 dno flights ) [" D4 l5 F) W3 h
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Japanese aircraft losses 3 I0 X5 o9 L& U- I: r% z0 F+ ^/ O
G3M Nell: 1 damaged ' _. q2 s( `+ g5 A# j- O d
G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged $ u7 b) E8 w4 Y5 i. {# e/ M& @
P1Y Frances: 3 damaged
* o" ^* s9 B) d# O* H3 P. d R) r4 |7 BKi-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
+ `* ~& B# C/ L3 c/ J. \% O& W pF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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2 b) h& Z# T% O) u2 L: J& h9 l3 wAllied Ships
3 H; j" z' Y5 _( x g% K' J$ {CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 8 E8 e) f: D# j4 |* }
CA Raleigh
$ Q) J5 S) k* }/ U1 V5 [4 V/ }, I3 [CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
+ O8 H& z7 A; p" D) HCVL Cowpens, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
9 u3 J: N/ r$ D1 ECVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage 9 A1 L" q+ e* N+ q* P6 u
CL Cleveland, Bomb hits 1 $ }. Y; z5 B/ l ~0 C u. r3 f
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Secodary strike: + u. l% B) C) I/ B
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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6 Y7 S; `% N7 WJapanese aircraft % D/ L& V& t; @! v( p* m1 K! ]
A6M5 Zeke x 7
# O3 K; G/ ^# b! O' k7 kD4Y Judy x 36 - K9 d: Q, w( ^% P, G$ ?$ [( t9 E
B5N Kate x 5
: M( P% B9 z; j; _& e/ j' ^( o2 hB6N Jill x 8
4 x1 n( g: V" T- m( s9 m8 A. E. `8 m( H2 K. j6 i
Allied aircraft 4 P5 b1 `+ L. a; C2 [/ _
no flights + C/ t8 O- ^/ }6 q1 L* Q
1 X" p+ `4 S$ oJapanese aircraft losses
( T! k' V9 m- Y* G v' h0 dB5N Kate: 2 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
$ Q6 `2 R" |* `- K+ h. xF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships 3 b2 `- k: ^" n
CV Intrepid, on fire, heavy damage 6 F: o, [. W* e! P
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: % r7 W; c( I1 v8 H) H. ]- V8 z
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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Japanese aircraft
: _. i' ^, A$ o* P7 ?* H8 yA6M5 Zeke x 3
% C7 k( }; A0 e8 F" G% M: aD4Y Judy x 14 * @ L S2 ]2 u8 f# b9 [
B6N Jill x 11 ( z6 D/ U, Y( t/ V* h% W% b
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No Japanese losses , f4 k0 G3 m& v! h; t3 N% C
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LBA Jills:
+ Y2 z. b/ a3 e& v# m7 l4 S) j e' zDay Air attack on TF at 77,83 * @9 e$ B) a0 H
# s. [$ g* j; s9 }7 {( k9 a( EJapanese aircraft 1 P9 ^0 c. X" a) `
B6N Jill x 8 % j2 Q+ l1 `3 F `* R
; A* Z; M! P# {! RNo Japanese losses % W; k* W' A! ?- E
' [& ?# z2 X8 rAllied Ships 3 [: D3 t. B+ K Y( l) d
CV Bunker Hill, on fire, heavy damage * u4 ~* V& k2 l+ @2 ?
CV Wasp, on fire, heavy damage
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Afternoon phase saw KB clouded in so LBA from Kusiae did all the work:
|$ h5 Y4 E- I9 oDay Air attack on TF at 79,85
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Japanese aircraft
+ N8 o; U/ x# T+ P6 v& }1 v& ~G3M Nell x 7
* d; W: r. i' @ yG4M2 Betty x 38 : S. m" H1 S2 [# N
P1Y Frances x 14
- ^9 x' u% A. T* C3 B I) l, kKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 46
s; Y* l& G2 u& {6 F6 AKi-84-Ia Frank x 5 ' S. ^+ h4 D+ @7 {/ I4 _
: y& L* T8 I7 m. H! |Allied aircraft
* y& T6 H4 f& l' e3 IFM-2 Wildcat x 12 1 h' \# r+ l7 q4 G' ]2 r
& S/ ^% O" }6 v, b# A I" f
Japanese aircraft losses - E) D* R: ~& d7 i F4 D/ |5 u# Y$ b
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged & }* B$ D6 S& ~3 f ~
G4M2 Betty: 5 destroyed, 28 damaged ) \& F+ n/ [% e& x9 v4 Y$ ~
P1Y Frances: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged
' \& i% P( P3 S8 e6 k5 BKi-43-IIIa Oscar: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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1 I' }$ x4 Y% |# d# ]& W# zAllied aircraft losses 9 h$ R* V' P" y( H
FM-2 Wildcat: 7 destroyed 5 Q, |5 g' Y7 V( ?0 q ~
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Allied Ships " i/ E/ s6 z9 j+ R: ]* Y. P
CVE Savo Island
; S; d1 p+ v, ~: S0 iCVE St. Lo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
! P& e: ?3 \* N' F* RCVE Kadashan Bay, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage / p% f' M7 Z+ C/ V+ ], J
CVE Petrof Bay ! f' a- |- i+ b% a2 S
CVE Saginaw Bay, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
; Z: C, r$ N P7 ^' ACVE Long Island
/ ~5 E3 [$ A1 \! eCVE Rudyerd Bay - D! q8 h( p* |# g& [" r
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Jills are more successful this time: ; G1 F" ]: G4 f' N
Day Air attack on TF at 77,83
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1 A- _4 p5 c2 E# K1 l- m; G w& wJapanese aircraft
5 `1 B0 X6 U! x" UB6N Jill x 8
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9 B0 r. K" \% w3 sNo Japanese losses
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Allied Ships 1 x6 U: Q6 _6 X' p
CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ( u( k; Y% ?0 I$ O$ d# F3 T; ^/ x
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7 r9 [" v$ G; W% Y& HAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/09/44 : G- }) E; L3 q( u9 j$ q
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By now my subs are in position also:
- [5 F# _3 X4 U6 }Last two sufrace actions find the crippled Franklin and an AO: 4 Q0 V# d6 ?) e
Night Time Surface Combat at 78,81 1 t9 n8 k7 _% v7 e* s
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Allied aircraft 5 ^8 w- z5 X9 _5 } v5 K
no flights - L0 K6 N, G% y5 R. o: [
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Allied aircraft losses 4 y: m7 S L+ v& m4 G# g7 e7 A% O
TBM Avenger: 4 destroyed 9 G: _7 R2 r6 A- }# u
SB2C Helldiver: 12 destroyed 5 w b- F3 ?) p2 a' }; a
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Japanese Ships
5 s) e6 i- [$ J4 ^1 v9 ]CA Takao
" |* k7 o8 ] }: z9 c2 [CA Atago
$ w5 e( j6 I. S. KCA Maya 8 C& T, \! l9 t$ p* V, W7 E( v
CA Chokai
4 r" {7 Y7 j! s; e' u) @CA Myoko
0 R; r/ _$ E: \: d- F! ACA Haguro
& I; v/ O6 K4 P/ N- _9 C0 ]' JCA Nachi $ N- z$ l8 U8 a6 T8 o
CA Ashigara
# B8 F8 L( J) n2 fDD Tamanami
+ U9 F) e1 i5 C# J7 N7 D/ P0 R TDD Suzunami 7 Q( Y. m& y7 y# e, v i
DD Kuroshio
+ T% H3 ?8 ]% U# y' gDD Oyashio - V( ?/ n% z0 R$ L& S1 ^% a
DD Natsushio , b, v$ K8 l+ z- C2 {" [; d
% ~* h1 H8 g* Z/ k, cAllied Ships
8 m$ K# f) j2 z: ICV Franklin, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
1 D* ?7 t+ q& _" R. r/ e0 wDE Whitman, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk ' l- z+ s% N, L2 T* W1 k( C6 q
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Namorik at 79,83 2 P6 c! T& K, p9 M" e# V* y9 u
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Japanese Ships
9 L. C3 a( h5 O JCA Aoba . T& S u' y4 j
CA Kinugasa 2 d( l! n$ w$ `9 L0 B; W6 [ C
CA Furutaka
/ _( J6 F* L" v3 V4 kCA Kako ) D* N! }% s" X7 d1 x" s, [0 x8 R
CL Abukuma
4 h7 G! i+ y$ F$ @+ ?# fCL Kuma
. _9 E5 P0 k9 j7 F3 e" d5 qCL Tama : ~ F: H. p, R# f1 A* J2 ?/ i
CL Kiso 1 C+ o& I9 L. {2 ^
CL Yubari
) I' u4 J, k% B" iDD Kiyonami
4 r! s# ]5 F- W- K; I$ hDD Yukikaze ; e7 M+ m6 ^( ?2 S
DD Isokaze 8 A9 P2 _' L! f
DD Shiranuhi
4 A% r4 j7 @9 ]% ~" ?% t$ PDD Arashi
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Allied Ships : t* X2 P, h4 h0 a' B; j
AO Schuylkill, Shell hits 30, and is sunk 6 j) U: ` o% R8 ?
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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: # R2 a* x* y$ X0 n. Z
Day Air attack on TF at 79,84 , w. k' @- ]1 x6 x( w4 f
* R0 N1 Q L3 ?Japanese aircraft
% T4 V% S9 M9 }1 o6 z- \/ q8 GA6M5 Zeke x 5 2 i! ?1 u; _, U2 i
B6N Jill x 8
6 K/ j" R9 I3 l. k! V2 nG3M Nell x 3
* q5 L) m+ z; [& \G4M2 Betty x 31 1 U% p$ x' Z8 a, \! V; _4 D0 I" r
P1Y Frances x 9
" v- I. U+ ?9 U% rKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 45
) Q5 \! d, T, rKi-61 KAIc Tony x 3 7 ^+ R4 [% k) J) s" x! e. |$ [4 D
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 14 2 N" _9 ^% X; y6 u4 V
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Japanese aircraft losses 6 p( Q* W A" V" @ A% Y# i
G4M2 Betty: 1 damaged 7 ~9 y0 |/ t/ _. M% L
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Allied Ships
* J, P" u7 o! @/ B& e- RCVL Independence, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage - s* I0 {" D3 Y
CV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
2 B8 B. Z; d, PCV Illustrious, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage - U6 {3 W: T% c0 r' ]; J
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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. B8 J6 k9 I) B% u8 c9 v
$ n' W2 n" w& U4 b6 }一切都结束了
3 [; B7 M6 \/ i" }好像盟军已经投降了？ |
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发表于 2008-2-26 12:38
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