AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/08/44
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' O. }$ D) S! W7 wDay 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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% r' d! v* Y, m O& x7 RNight Time Surface Combat at 77,81
! S4 t l: E3 A) z) J HAllied aircraft 1 r% H# } j. B8 P0 Z
no flights
# y$ _) ~$ ~0 v% d0 }Allied aircraft losses % P8 G; m( _9 e1 d3 `
SOC-3 Seagull: 6 destroyed
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0 [+ I+ J0 Y* N( ]6 I5 CJapanese Ships
; W& j" D4 [1 K% R# Z& vBB Mutsu
6 U) t; [- i: r" O r% c9 p9 kBB Yamato
* B# `# ]" [# T& P$ gBB Fuso 4 H/ w3 w; ]9 \- H# N
BB Yamashiro ) @& M9 [: y2 i& L, q) c9 o
CL Tatsuta
3 R3 |1 i; _2 s7 ^+ S& `DD Tanikaze
0 z! T) w$ T. E/ O7 e- b! DDD Fubuki
' M: c5 L& f0 H [% I' o' SDD Shinonome
# f# \: ?) ~9 |3 r; o+ CDD Usugumo
* R# C3 c$ U: f' L4 }DD Shirakumo
, b6 S" F$ \8 J% O @( x" ]) F8 zDD Isonami
8 T2 I6 b% O% U! DDD Hatsuyuki
% J% h4 x, A; l- j7 q9 ZDD Uranami
( m& _# G6 Y% V* x$ A" r( J5 ~DD Akebono 9 ` ]* L7 Q/ n) ^
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Allied Ships ( n1 ?9 U6 V, z; L$ ]
CL San Francisco, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage i8 J. Z% d) i- L3 {, K
CA Astoria, Shell hits 23, and is sunk
2 s7 {" Y: \, N# t( m% DCL Hobart, Shell hits 21, and is sunk
! F' q. @3 `! [0 l- w V( k$ CCA Concord, Shell hits 29, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
% x- J9 _+ y, u! C+ r% IDE Stadtfeld, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
5 ~$ T! k$ E. ?4 |% ?1 BDE Harold C. Thomas, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk - H+ P# X! B$ v( V% [, b; |! R+ _1 l
DE Tisdale 5 c& M j- B# h+ Q
3 E0 I' g. b' i- XNight Time Surface Combat at 78,83 3 ~7 ^2 N/ ~+ L: r* |5 N$ u" T0 }
5 t g) ]7 R" C1 zAllied aircraft # c Q6 ]3 P& F$ ]+ w
no flights
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: A) b4 J L# @- e& _Allied aircraft losses
9 Y* @9 h D9 D* S& ySOC-3 Seagull: 1 destroyed 8 U/ f1 a/ w! V2 E* s7 o$ N4 P
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Japanese Ships 7 Z+ V4 T; a/ \) c$ x% U
CA Takao, Shell hits 1 - b) M0 J9 [! w; C6 n8 ~) T, t
CA Atago, Shell hits 2 4 f5 G1 M! ]- k5 ]1 Z( b
CA Maya, Shell hits 2 * Q4 u& A* m4 I4 A& L* `- r
CA Chokai ( h! l' ]: M' D1 E
CA Myoko
* ?$ @5 ]7 B p( X" q( t8 b: FCA Haguro : B" l4 Z- h5 Y$ O+ J ~0 h
CA Nachi, Shell hits 1
. c% \1 z- G2 _6 D9 sCA Ashigara, Shell hits 1 7 h1 U3 n ~5 ]
DD Yugumo, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
O. K7 n1 ~- h. w2 KDD Tamanami
+ j) H; _$ S8 I: h, SDD Suzunami # v! x9 i4 c( u
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1 : z% d9 {: T5 l3 ~$ u
DD Oyashio [/ d% R, T( c) d0 k+ m2 i
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire
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) s0 u( A- _# N; R N* uAllied Ships / f' s# l" A0 M& x9 u
CVE Santee ! }3 y% [. u" i; I# ~3 ~8 P+ w
CVE Manila Bay - N* S1 `4 |. v/ w* z6 @& p
CVE Natoma Bay , c" P& T5 n1 k! S
CVE Gambier Bay
7 V/ b+ D: B, U6 x9 ]$ Q' T; VCVE Nehenta Bay
- @, |5 L6 V' f" A) TCVE Ommaney Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire
- k9 u! {5 \5 Y9 V+ G4 K/ mCL Montpelier, Shell hits 3 & @$ ^. c" C7 |3 L4 N3 F
CL Mobile, Shell hits 25, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
) h/ T7 D+ O9 p( S2 \8 iCA Salt Lake City 2 ~8 Z* o& s$ H& K% ~8 n+ K
DD Ammen
3 U$ s" t2 g$ b0 O' M2 u& {DD Anthony, Shell hits 1 ; V# Q: U1 W7 l3 X! S; L- w( h3 i! s
DD Aulick, Shell hits 1 : o0 B: |6 q2 y. K5 s: T
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83
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Japanese Ships . q+ T$ b& V$ M+ h6 ~9 d, l
CA Takao, Shell hits 1
/ A7 n% v. H3 Q" o( t/ z; W) CCA Atago
# a; w6 Y/ d1 Q1 K/ z7 L% `CA Maya 9 j( q' E' M5 v: D
CA Chokai 8 S6 \ u8 q& _; d) [* U
CA Myoko ' p1 w+ F! ^1 H. h- h! }+ p, o% ~* P
CA Haguro
9 I' \. u& c) g) k0 oCA Nachi 9 W1 _/ r/ e5 i' ]
CA Ashigara
% u4 k* }% C: X2 PDD Yugumo, on fire, heavy damage
/ }9 U! e- P. P% V$ v" z+ aDD Tamanami
L8 q2 a! m% a7 T) T$ TDD Suzunami " f5 Q& o0 W+ u5 [- W U, t
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1
7 T* d4 s0 E* d0 _' wDD Oyashio % U) |% z5 J: W" m, D$ I
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire ; j, N2 P" y' x8 j v" G- s
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3 {5 O ^( z+ a+ DCVE Petrof Bay " ^( g) T/ z$ r$ ]9 N W5 \
CVE Savo Island ) ?8 p( M- f' R7 k
CVE Rudyerd Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire
c1 t+ ]* }" s/ H5 M3 x6 dCVE St. Lo
* D( }7 A/ P$ \; SCVE Kadashan Bay
1 F p( q5 H* X" j1 H0 O' tCVE Saginaw Bay - c" `: _2 |4 E' L. w1 D4 r2 D9 v, b
CVE Long Island
3 a- Z$ J' M$ L8 ?' ]CA Vincennes 1 p* d$ R* B. X
CA Wichita ) k- ~: V: H4 V) c
CA Boston
" L9 V' i- Y3 s& DCL Boise
, L- a. D& i6 o& D; T1 e; ODE Bangust
8 t3 X. h Y( a9 G& `( U7 h& `DE Baron, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage " B9 q) S5 b+ [' H2 S
DE Levy
8 }0 h* u* z" vDE McConnell
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84 % L6 P- _9 ?. k E
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Allied aircraft
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& \4 [ O7 {# [1 X+ f2 AAllied aircraft losses
% U6 h$ [9 b6 V& u# R7 VFM-2 Wildcat: 11 destroyed 3 O6 w5 S0 E* x) a) @
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed 1 b4 l7 Y3 X! {8 q& I) s
1 m% y8 ^: [0 H% ^Japanese Ships
1 L M8 D/ e4 VCA Tone
& a$ \0 U ?( O3 j/ q+ q$ F, hCA Chikuma
# z m1 U$ G9 zCL Nagara, Shell hits 1
6 p' Z, l3 Y3 @, RCL Isuzu
6 e* d) A& A8 @$ L# }. ~CL Natori
; d) U$ j4 T* s q4 v3 s1 v; a5 L9 kCL Yura " o8 t9 t8 U n9 U# |' {
CL Kitakami ; T$ H; S5 g/ e8 f$ u3 _
CL Oi
# N9 I6 d6 r# h* g, T3 H4 ZDD Shimakaze ( L5 v% z2 w% V- I$ r2 O; h
DD Fujinami, Shell hits 1 5 J, e3 x; K- q( W- {
DD Kishinami
. w4 l, h- l3 }) u2 u" ?DD Hamanami ! p1 I$ N3 H7 b X% _- F
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1 8 [5 X B% b; J1 m! E
DD Maikaze
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Allied Ships
2 a! ` W" f+ @ GCVE Prince William
+ f3 N" Z, M! KCVE Barnes, Shell hits 2
5 O+ S" X; h8 q9 o, Y' k' V% ^CVE Anzio, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk + v8 c6 F0 L1 j- a( }
CVE Liscome Bay, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
' w% ]# ` z3 _DE Bebas, Shell hits 8, and is sunk ) L, l! W' @0 |. P- D, K6 g
DE Brackett, Shell hits 1 8 n. f# R" z- L: a% F: [, R
DE Cabana, Shell hits 13, and is sunk 6 z1 ?/ @( h; P1 h1 }1 h/ R
DE Canfield, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk . y5 w0 U# g6 z7 G6 O% B
DE Carlson, Shell hits 1, on fire / y* ^, {& p3 |) C/ |
AO Brazos
$ E1 o1 e9 g! f+ {' H: {/ QAO Kanawha
) S \& p2 N$ D0 H9 F' t: J" WAO Neches, Shell hits 1
2 V$ ?) C7 S9 {, u* c) n& Z1 @AO Tappahanock / U. @9 u3 B4 C) {! E8 x5 f
AO Suamico
% K2 @8 S `* H2 V. r; JAO Millicoma
4 [ }" o: t5 D9 L5 vAO Saranac
) E- b! ]6 w% A7 sAO Saugatuck ' m7 {, F! { c
AE Pyro , N3 U8 a3 x. |/ e9 ]. P
AE Henry L. Hoyt
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5 L. W6 g3 q8 O6 R$ }9 v; _* N+ @; J' ?Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84 : ~8 f, W* i8 ^& ~- q
0 N. {2 s$ a8 t. Y# TJapanese Ships
( V b1 \1 ^1 y. e' b' A* x9 _8 tCA Tone 4 S9 k2 c& [+ ?& u
CA Chikuma
$ p1 I( c3 M' yCL Nagara & j% B) p; X1 Z$ `' E3 d; O
CL Isuzu + B$ B( W* f2 Q
CL Natori
+ H: z1 t- E8 F& uCL Yura ! j" u5 ?* N, F8 [4 g& m
CL Kitakami Y: {3 D. L$ Y. l& C$ i0 ^
CL Oi
. x/ w5 g# b) `6 r: O5 s1 ZDD Shimakaze 2 W" ^0 C) b3 w
DD Fujinami
( B' t1 n) S- E4 H* W' o, C; @DD Kishinami $ g g* F e: v' _& F
DD Hamanami % i |: _4 _% U6 a5 V, `
DD Hayashio ; n# Q& n+ f3 ~' u+ j# O* b# k& I
DD Maikaze 6 }7 U$ X3 \) l9 t
2 S1 j3 [ V$ O J2 |Allied Ships ' }% B& u2 z' _" h( U
DE Samuel S. Miles, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk ) ?0 w$ m7 ^$ s# H
DE Osterhaus, Shell hits 50, and is sunk
' b$ ^- u0 ^$ l% FDE Parks, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
0 j9 G- e6 a* X3 cDE Riddle, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
# |4 P+ E/ c2 X( IAO Cache " k( ? U+ E/ Q9 c {
AO Schuylkill, Shell hits 7, on fire ( V% |8 r1 e/ v" J
AO Cossatot - C; P6 F0 v+ ]0 T$ O" \7 _1 ?# S
AO Chepachet
1 _7 p8 b, t$ t, hAE Jacob Riis, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk * m5 [6 H8 V' s& d+ E
AE John P. Gaines, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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5 Y7 j; E* M0 S# W0 E& cNight Time Surface Combat at 78,84 / v9 d- G$ ~! k+ Z7 z1 m
- E3 g5 U% H3 j; F$ o3 Q1 XJapanese Ships
6 \( R( g# h9 v6 q+ K. bCA Tone : N! y+ Y+ i* ~: S, x) C
CA Chikuma 8 I' o2 |6 L7 T
CL Nagara, Shell hits 3, on fire " c7 P4 I2 `5 e9 D
CL Isuzu
8 R5 ]$ X9 R8 @& T" I5 }4 PCL Natori # Y) e' Z1 q/ y" {
CL Yura, Shell hits 1, on fire 8 o. Z6 K m1 U& t; U. _# g
CL Kitakami 0 M4 {5 C0 k9 ^6 b* e& ?& }( F
CL Oi, Shell hits 1 , d( N% r, |5 ?: G- s; \+ J9 k
DD Shimakaze 8 @% i* h- g* _" ?
DD Fujinami - j/ {0 L Z+ P
DD Kishinami ( l+ b! p- o$ t* I9 ^
DD Hamanami 0 Q( U% D, V$ W+ q0 {, q
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1 . \4 d; W' ?4 u3 `& R% L) y H, k6 L
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 1 2 r% R* N8 }- D* h
( Q5 P- M! K, G0 I- RAllied Ships ) }# D" t4 w4 Z1 [& q* {7 n0 E
CV Hornet 3 y1 k3 y! O/ E
CV Intrepid, Shell hits 1, on fire
4 F6 S& X9 x( u, B @ A: q& b- ~ U: |: `) qCVL Princeton
6 r4 B4 t2 E. `2 g. `CVL Belleau Wood, Shell hits 1 - b. `+ Q; m7 P% Y
CVL Cowpens 1 H' t& v; a$ s8 ~ R, O) h
CL Chicago
. o1 ^ k5 ~3 w6 hCL Cleveland
( }+ A' N2 @# I) V) `9 ACL Columbia
2 I# ~! H* q- [, ?" KCA Pensacola * Y2 I- ]8 n9 |* a( N
CA Raleigh, Shell hits 2
% U% k2 \8 _% y6 N( j. V% s! jDD Boyd 3 F) x+ t7 u; {6 \# }8 C9 _
DD Bradford
( }: m8 Q; d/ O( _DD Brownson, Shell hits 1 2 p! H7 v- N9 D- i& f% c
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7 Q3 x0 Q5 r% x5 @ oThis last USN CVTF was then caght by KB:
9 L0 I% _* _$ H+ hDay Air attack on TF at 80,84
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7 X! a: }9 \# p7 T, r0 ]# fJapanese aircraft
) B! B& x/ y8 i+ sA6M5 Zeke x 33 5 W- g7 \1 G2 E* M) J, U0 h, E
D3A Val x 7
6 Q( g5 F( l, E9 W% qD4Y Judy x 123 - ~8 T& i0 O- P+ m- J# W- c- I
B5N Kate x 35 % T5 I* ?! {, E. w; T) J
B6N Jill x 67
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& S8 W3 e/ E' `/ yAllied aircraft
7 q8 j3 L5 z- N) C& T( PF6F Hellcat x 3
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Japanese aircraft losses
8 s; E. v7 p' v: n% }* k7 a3 cA6M5 Zeke: 3 destroyed # H( }# {1 h6 Y* \
D3A Val: 3 destroyed
; i+ K. r& l- \3 ND4Y Judy: 14 destroyed, 22 damaged 4 y8 l- X" B& c# A
B5N Kate: 4 destroyed, 18 damaged 2 j4 w8 `4 z6 I. a
B6N Jill: 7 destroyed, 21 damaged
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2 I# n2 @, e1 f; ` _. b/ `8 GAllied aircraft losses ) {' ^" x. N1 E
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed + }, M+ }- Q& O+ h. r
l! `: j* t9 R9 V# U/ qAllied Ships ; S( e. h) v" U. J4 y
CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
, \( e! O) F1 JCVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 2, on fire ( F. J0 j5 U- I. w1 d
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 7, on fire, heavy damage : N% A2 X: d# T% E
CVL Princeton, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
/ Y9 V3 V, t3 FCVL Cowpens, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
) w8 h2 ?; u2 H+ VCL Cleveland, Torpedo hits 1 . H+ u, j) l3 ~
F' v$ I" Q+ C% p0 a; uAnd then by LBA: / K! N# u& n7 `( j8 [! b# I
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84 & t# C& |$ q3 p. G3 g% ^+ p6 `
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Japanese aircraft 5 B+ V! B) _9 j7 Z/ j
A6M5 Zeke x 16 _: K6 f: s3 ]; u
D3A Val x 14
) [6 V0 W# s; m4 k& aD4Y Judy x 38
! q# f- }9 Y/ r9 C( yB5N Kate x 24 . P0 I/ x' ~( g" |8 q
B6N Jill x 3 % y4 \" W1 u/ @# j& T
G3M Nell x 9
: X& M7 ` H5 `' X' T( G: o0 L9 L3 cG4M2 Betty x 49 . J8 x7 }) H* F& H, E
P1Y Frances x 20
1 o2 S& s( \* B3 mKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 51 & L: ?+ s- j5 R
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5
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Allied aircraft 4 ~; G1 h% n" l
no flights ! b5 \. r$ m7 o; }% Q: j
s/ _6 }, `# TJapanese aircraft losses
' Q( S# N/ i6 V9 m7 M i$ k( |G3M Nell: 1 damaged
& y% o( W+ T5 N) S: hG4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged
1 e p2 V% j* w' a7 l3 CP1Y Frances: 3 damaged 4 x1 R9 d8 U" _9 W8 h
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed % G. F+ k) \& A+ f7 D
7 I% j% ]3 U# z5 eAllied aircraft losses
% j3 a7 x# f \' i% U0 G4 k6 KF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
W' f2 L u# x1 ?6 G1 gCV Intrepid, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage # ?7 {- B% S1 m! n8 B7 K. J
CA Raleigh # n( l2 A+ k! N+ @* ^
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
2 |3 c/ f+ V, Z* a6 j) D2 j4 QCVL Cowpens, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage , s. G$ [, k1 Q# V4 i9 i
CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage 6 |( B+ z c- ?1 l+ V% C% F, N- f# ?$ n
CL Cleveland, Bomb hits 1
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; E4 @. ?3 S( t4 r3 E, VSecodary strike:
. X4 a* `8 ^: fDay Air attack on TF at 80,84 5 B5 c7 D) k9 m* ^) {2 v
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Japanese aircraft 2 d1 T. U7 c C- e6 Z% F
A6M5 Zeke x 7 ( A4 r3 }' B, A
D4Y Judy x 36 + A0 g- d* B9 p1 v6 x5 a
B5N Kate x 5
. o5 W- |8 y# a. ~. k3 gB6N Jill x 8
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* D# x* H, [5 i( s% r* uAllied aircraft
9 a4 q3 \" g j- D0 O8 A" eno flights 3 w4 ~8 M1 W" G8 ~
3 a4 Z1 {) s" f, ?
Japanese aircraft losses ; W4 V* n9 M- D4 e* F
B5N Kate: 2 damaged 2 b1 w% u3 `0 |
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Allied aircraft losses
4 r* ?- E( e5 CF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed 1 I u M# V' c
@$ s" Q9 @ @2 p6 E' [. [( n' Z' sAllied Ships
, F+ H' ]% s2 r- \! M' a, i/ }. A; _4 C4 rCV Intrepid, on fire, heavy damage 4 y5 r6 V4 _0 O+ P* }
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage & n/ D% {+ M, U& `9 k
- W2 J8 U* i* j, JAnd this one fails to find any more targets: ; V& L$ w1 I7 F8 l, N
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84 - }0 \) O D* N2 q& N5 `- e6 A
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Japanese aircraft
/ [* z6 Y5 ]; r7 ^2 a T. }7 qA6M5 Zeke x 3 ' q, z- ]! t! i/ {2 c
D4Y Judy x 14 ) ]. O% e" Y/ J. T
B6N Jill x 11
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: G+ o* G3 }: M* {& D0 xNo Japanese losses
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5 W8 s+ a+ L4 p, o. ^$ |LBA Jills: X$ l6 R$ j1 R: U7 ~
Day Air attack on TF at 77,83 / V# E& k0 y9 [ l* V4 \
. o: X2 s8 q9 i) x- a0 w) m! JJapanese aircraft
J7 j+ ~2 Y- ^3 bB6N Jill x 8 ! B9 y- d) l9 ^) V+ Q7 `1 j
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No Japanese losses
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0 R* @) l6 X3 m3 Y- a3 U2 VAllied Ships - x6 H7 L' J* {) @9 M
CV Bunker Hill, on fire, heavy damage
$ o5 v; C4 ]! Q0 W& P# b' oCV Wasp, on fire, heavy damage 2 r, z0 P) z# c1 z
% _" j9 |/ V+ l4 c& wAfternoon phase saw KB clouded in so LBA from Kusiae did all the work: - Z1 j+ R3 p$ K% n
Day Air attack on TF at 79,85
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Japanese aircraft
9 s* y- i9 S' eG3M Nell x 7 , H% a C/ m9 |
G4M2 Betty x 38
1 S/ T7 x. c0 E0 C- o9 MP1Y Frances x 14
9 L( k% ^, V7 dKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 46
& l. ^) ? o! q4 y! UKi-84-Ia Frank x 5 1 s- R8 J$ V# q9 |9 z7 R3 d6 l
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Allied aircraft : `3 l4 P9 A# W0 u: b. v# g+ Y
FM-2 Wildcat x 12
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Japanese aircraft losses
! y5 P' x! _* G9 |& b" QG3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
. ]/ X$ J; s2 ~/ a9 DG4M2 Betty: 5 destroyed, 28 damaged
" C, J1 s: j5 O5 s& l/ h( g2 L3 T9 bP1Y Frances: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged 8 a* [7 c$ `" B1 _! q, o. ~
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
7 V4 O5 @' R# ^! j, P0 oFM-2 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
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% k; T) k! o! AAllied Ships
5 P s) G, ^5 _9 }, z& yCVE Savo Island
. f7 [" |; f3 Y. ]CVE St. Lo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
( [% v) n0 @) U( r: W+ gCVE Kadashan Bay, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ! G, Q0 `8 V& \& N+ z
CVE Petrof Bay ; v9 [$ A2 q' M" \# l: _
CVE Saginaw Bay, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
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CVE Rudyerd Bay
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Jills are more successful this time: " L i( V( m% v4 s3 q2 `
Day Air attack on TF at 77,83 ) j3 j4 \2 S% J5 H
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Japanese aircraft $ |$ V$ M6 I# x( B: G
B6N Jill x 8 $ P. M4 q+ V9 {3 [3 y
0 [* R1 {/ |$ J" |5 s( tNo Japanese losses
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* L5 l- Y7 n" ~7 t' gAllied Ships ( \& K6 s/ X7 d1 j! y. C% j3 Y/ D
CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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/ p3 z/ U \1 w# U/ u' s' h2 K1 vAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/09/44
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By now my subs are in position also: ) K k+ w1 P. H" P, a
Last two sufrace actions find the crippled Franklin and an AO:
T" F- {& W4 Y8 T/ t5 k ANight Time Surface Combat at 78,81 2 m* J7 d4 {; B. v% D' z
6 {1 |1 H' R7 r9 @4 a0 x2 pAllied aircraft
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- ?) V% c; z- e; p( J: C2 V1 \Allied aircraft losses * d$ o, o+ D7 A! D
TBM Avenger: 4 destroyed
' h; q W* R' D1 }SB2C Helldiver: 12 destroyed
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" J9 c2 C/ ?- H M) s5 Z* g5 U4 bCA Takao
7 l: _, V' u0 a$ ^5 mCA Atago 6 b7 x% @. F& t/ q0 ?& [2 a$ @
CA Maya 3 @* W/ f7 @0 _' ]' Q' Q N$ x
CA Chokai
* H, h* Y! D/ v; O- y7 C/ LCA Myoko ' G4 G9 p/ X& e! E
CA Haguro % v, k* u8 p' `0 [" `# |
CA Nachi
* t' \ l9 Q2 b" g6 h8 Q0 sCA Ashigara
: x7 G* k# w9 `2 h kDD Tamanami & ]; N- `+ N0 e, h/ P
DD Suzunami 2 Z1 ]. v! t: p1 V8 Z5 O O
DD Kuroshio - F! H! W$ L; k* Y
DD Oyashio
. P9 E/ N2 x/ c2 r( cDD Natsushio
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Allied Ships
# f: Q0 G& m1 {+ kCV Franklin, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
# _ n1 S% N' ]; X) t7 w/ M8 v5 \DE Whitman, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
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8 M9 u; S" L2 S* b% c2 R, g$ dNight Time Surface Combat, near Namorik at 79,83
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2 I, A, C" M" X& l; z& O+ J) WJapanese Ships + Q0 K6 K6 o* F A1 H; O: h
CA Aoba
& }- k1 r( G2 u' m& P6 dCA Kinugasa
$ ]& }- J# e/ ACA Furutaka 6 @: y0 c# F+ K& l
CA Kako
: W3 f$ p9 o# U- GCL Abukuma ' `7 B- r: _9 m2 B$ v
CL Kuma
- }/ L% z6 ]2 R( TCL Tama
" M# V" t1 B3 d7 W$ A- l5 p& \CL Kiso
! b$ \: o- E4 F8 q* K+ Y5 XCL Yubari
7 C8 q4 a/ E' K, f/ ~4 l( f1 rDD Kiyonami ' a- J, }( Q3 Y1 z3 }
DD Yukikaze
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DD Shiranuhi 9 ~ A# ^; y$ U; m9 {' u" ]
DD Arashi y G% R! T* j0 ~" d3 m
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AO Schuylkill, Shell hits 30, and is sunk : @! s/ o! f7 ]. H6 ~
2 ~+ }% ]/ \1 gThe only air strike of the day was once again from Kusiae and it delivered a coup de grace to the CVs:
5 s5 H' k( e, ]3 k$ PDay Air attack on TF at 79,84 ) D2 f+ `- h$ D6 ]- _- F S1 Y
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9 R( b ?3 S, O& i4 x9 T& S% o, J' m$ wA6M5 Zeke x 5 , F: M [/ n+ _$ Q2 B
B6N Jill x 8 3 K" _/ ^, |3 e" R/ `1 F1 [( }: ?
G3M Nell x 3 & |* h% b$ b5 l; Z; Q
G4M2 Betty x 31
1 w/ X! B0 d2 ^9 {5 x, H/ }3 K4 aP1Y Frances x 9 - b/ T: T0 b( B8 n
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 45
' L5 s6 O% S0 z. U w/ AKi-61 KAIc Tony x 3 ' B- A! ^" f4 N9 D
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 14 b4 S# M) F1 U2 i& k" g8 [. V
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G4M2 Betty: 1 damaged
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CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage * T! k# s& q4 a0 E$ T8 I* R" o
CV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
- |7 R9 B5 U' p- dCV 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.
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好像盟军已经投降了? |