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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:   ?1 H  h7 h! o; J" U/ \4 O

1 B9 W% d; ^. Y) L/ ZNight Time Surface Combat at 77,81
, U! N) c* h  W3 A) RAllied aircraft
/ E2 _" ?  k+ j/ C/ q& \no flights , V' ]! l/ G* d
Allied aircraft losses
3 H9 a& F% b- d  p$ I) c! v3 OSOC-3 Seagull: 6 destroyed + K" z- t2 j/ w6 C0 L! R: A

9 b3 K+ A6 z+ Z1 D5 U. {6 aJapanese Ships . F1 [, x- Y$ b6 m8 g6 I+ y
BB Mutsu ; ?' E2 d7 S# f! ]9 W* z
BB Yamato ! q* k# F3 y6 c! b9 w& Y% g3 x
BB Fuso 6 `  P1 }  ^9 |9 p& v  w" g
BB Yamashiro / J7 e! a2 v& D0 }- {
CL Tatsuta   ~  w3 k: s" }5 P3 A
DD Tanikaze 9 w" z& Y( i4 ]0 g8 }
DD Fubuki
$ B! E9 l7 Z1 m5 sDD Shinonome * I4 ]7 t  P# Q5 I4 ^
DD Usugumo
! g3 Z$ p9 ^4 M* I. qDD Shirakumo
; M, r7 q  t' T' L. K" R" d1 ~4 [; |DD Isonami 4 V2 q, ~7 _# `  v; s: ~% h4 N
DD Hatsuyuki
1 x' z# I0 D! f/ CDD Uranami
# \& K1 R% M4 E- t" eDD Akebono
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Allied Ships 5 J+ T% y* O/ U0 [$ l$ D0 J. G+ f
CL San Francisco, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage
* Z9 R9 w  T1 jCA Astoria, Shell hits 23, and is sunk + x" m, k- c% ]8 Q
CL Hobart, Shell hits 21, and is sunk
, ~  |1 v- I& HCA Concord, Shell hits 29, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
# }' v$ `/ q. p- S: QDE Stadtfeld, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
& ]3 H4 n2 S& \8 r, t4 h0 UDE Harold C. Thomas, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk " b7 Y  x6 S2 _" C' F) y1 m
DE Tisdale & ~8 V% c1 t# @7 }8 H
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83 2 p) J4 _1 h9 E" D- o% f
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Allied aircraft
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: E8 A4 P: y8 |Allied aircraft losses
5 C. b& @: R$ SSOC-3 Seagull: 1 destroyed , ~  s$ Y5 A& x3 w/ i! A
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Japanese Ships
! @$ |7 Q, T) t7 T, yCA Takao, Shell hits 1
8 h( B+ \$ q5 K) L- x; W& ^/ `CA Atago, Shell hits 2
4 I/ A& y3 O% s5 Z6 ^( X/ R; \CA Maya, Shell hits 2 8 }: I. d& v* g2 f
CA Chokai
/ x, i  a1 ]; R& FCA Myoko
1 L7 `2 y* K+ M( o" U1 zCA Haguro
% |3 `3 U: t+ w# e/ q% E" `CA Nachi, Shell hits 1 - o) [/ V/ A; S6 v! `
CA Ashigara, Shell hits 1
3 ~+ e4 C1 ?; c. R" l& T) q- }1 WDD Yugumo, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage : p$ ]" _, O1 u0 N
DD Tamanami
; }* W. M0 m' Z6 H! u: ADD Suzunami
' T/ I! }, M8 r8 W5 o5 d: {) [DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1
& ^3 m5 ~4 f- v  Y* P+ mDD Oyashio " _8 z4 e: e$ d5 e
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire   ~. M% @$ S- g

8 Y  Y3 D* p1 WAllied Ships
9 R  N1 b+ ^% x4 D7 Y5 \5 M( fCVE Santee
. l/ A. g8 ^; Z: e5 v) c$ fCVE Manila Bay . P: C1 D4 Q, n. }0 E4 E; v
CVE Natoma Bay 2 O4 |7 a, g% M( |5 j( O2 h0 s6 L
CVE Gambier Bay 5 o; Q5 o+ c0 s; T" Q
CVE Nehenta Bay . f5 s% ^  T! H$ ^; T* ?
CVE Ommaney Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire " N+ I7 b% U3 S( p2 i  t/ W3 ?
CL Montpelier, Shell hits 3
1 m) y) t+ m. ?7 a. p4 YCL Mobile, Shell hits 25, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk 4 A2 R! J1 E* S6 a0 d
CA Salt Lake City 4 w* F: Y- ^5 u# o
DD Ammen
) `4 g" L. b0 U# y! ADD Anthony, Shell hits 1 ; c, g! M' j, u! D
DD Aulick, Shell hits 1 1 h3 r+ b# H) M2 B2 m* U! M# o! V2 y
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83 2 {# \% \3 T% T# X+ \1 Y) }
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Japanese Ships 9 ?. F; a4 E7 R! _: h+ S  W, C& j1 ^
CA Takao, Shell hits 1 ; \* y9 e/ d. ?! s* Z
CA Atago
3 }8 ]! Y" V& j9 z' e. L1 ECA Maya
2 B" p/ t! F/ wCA Chokai 4 A, Y2 `: ?5 v0 R, j7 l
CA Myoko
4 {% l0 x4 j& I1 e9 fCA Haguro # A; e% K* ]6 K: X
CA Nachi
. `! t1 R4 k* FCA Ashigara
" {9 P  z- Q* ?: q. R  Q, jDD Yugumo, on fire, heavy damage
* k# l/ h4 J% S1 ^( fDD Tamanami
* D& r8 E( b3 ?, ~$ iDD Suzunami 0 d$ N+ p( I# E& z7 ]+ g9 f
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1
, q5 e/ }1 s; b7 dDD Oyashio 9 I; i! o& R& W* s; V9 D, `/ ^
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire 1 {" A9 p& W3 H- d
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Allied Ships
* l# [7 x' l# ^; Z& bCVE Petrof Bay " d( |9 Y3 n% f: M
CVE Savo Island
3 z) l9 c: d/ t# V+ ACVE Rudyerd Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire
" o- a- ~7 o5 t( kCVE St. Lo ( V2 @* L* Z0 o
CVE Kadashan Bay / U7 b3 B% J* {7 w
CVE Saginaw Bay 9 I8 t' V# [( i  E
CVE Long Island
3 ~6 L$ O# G' Z" L! i$ mCA Vincennes + v$ V1 N# L: ^, {+ x
CA Wichita
, b9 Z  d, {) j: P1 r0 V# M$ dCA Boston
' A4 N$ f) v3 `% \CL Boise ) a$ `$ R  y8 L  x
DE Bangust 8 z2 M' ]- z+ Z/ L" }  T
DE Baron, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage . W# q3 [+ L6 [3 c! g. P# a' G
DE Levy + E8 y: f/ e# J. ?# p8 `
DE McConnell 1 y! i7 c" O) r% p( L( y
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# \& e6 w/ F& LNight Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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* t6 V. r) m+ M( DAllied aircraft
$ {- l: a9 h1 x, s6 r- N' R4 Eno flights
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  ?. X! p% a! SAllied aircraft losses 2 O8 X: }* |6 p& E; k' m9 b3 i  W
FM-2 Wildcat: 11 destroyed : \0 O; Q. Z9 f2 d
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed
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Japanese Ships
6 K8 k0 V5 u+ q! nCA Tone
6 m$ _$ M" C2 E+ LCA Chikuma 9 M9 t' q: w+ W4 {5 b
CL Nagara, Shell hits 1
& ^/ I6 z4 f6 t1 y9 mCL Isuzu
/ m% [, F2 d* Z5 Y2 o! ^  J5 d6 BCL Natori 5 ~/ L/ J$ K2 n! N* B" U) b# x
CL Yura
, h, C+ F' v* O5 @6 d5 V, \CL Kitakami
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1 m) n# k/ y9 [3 eDD Shimakaze : L! A  Y) A5 Z! w! c: T
DD Fujinami, Shell hits 1 - ~7 P; s# n0 e2 J4 y! _; }
DD Kishinami
  n$ A7 @# Z9 A: |  HDD Hamanami , ]4 j& m1 W( E% b) Q& O6 r7 Y
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
8 B" [% Z" a+ ^$ w; N9 mDD Maikaze $ n% u4 X- |3 G0 d9 l+ u, ]  l
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Allied Ships
6 J: }. n1 u# ]  @  TCVE Prince William
& D0 ]' M) L* m# M: v2 ^6 [CVE Barnes, Shell hits 2 0 N  R7 u2 s6 a+ c4 }7 P
CVE Anzio, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 6 N; K, L& w. g2 D1 ^6 h; [1 D
CVE Liscome Bay, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
% {5 O+ x0 v4 L1 k8 D5 wDE Bebas, Shell hits 8, and is sunk 8 h9 M/ }& Y: u8 f) R' e/ Y$ k+ i
DE Brackett, Shell hits 1 # ^2 [- Z  N! P% u' ?  k) [& u
DE Cabana, Shell hits 13, and is sunk 6 V  g1 F% D( ~7 Q) @
DE Canfield, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 9 m. o. J+ u5 l
DE Carlson, Shell hits 1, on fire 7 o$ ?+ [, ]- q0 r0 B
AO Brazos
# S- A3 A- ?" QAO Kanawha
  Z. n9 j2 |) ~& e4 K' M; P( fAO Neches, Shell hits 1 4 r) F* g3 ^' d. I2 g* s
AO Tappahanock
6 M% T0 n+ a0 y) rAO Suamico
9 l8 N' `/ A- ?. P7 c* R! dAO Millicoma
1 g8 Q+ [  I+ i2 a' Y8 BAO Saranac " z- I* f/ l4 @8 M
AO Saugatuck
8 ~4 `* u. a; U; B# E" U* u5 tAE Pyro $ I; j; ]2 }5 ~" l. _
AE Henry L. Hoyt
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84 & R  i9 Z; s8 p! U

( y4 y6 Q# q$ r6 NJapanese Ships
- T* Z% }. {7 p# \" y% p' I$ K- ECA Tone : Q! p2 p. U) g, _9 Z, d
CA Chikuma ' Z0 O" B/ Y( L3 \/ D
CL Nagara
+ G' |" m- y9 pCL Isuzu
$ a) k. O3 i6 fCL Natori
* S3 O& D8 c, jCL Yura - G; i2 e: g8 A
CL Kitakami 3 }6 A$ a  H1 ~+ u
CL Oi 2 G+ Y) Y/ q+ @4 A
DD Shimakaze
* K9 O/ ^  \# U& s& wDD Fujinami
2 m" h- Y+ K3 z8 O0 e7 x$ TDD Kishinami
$ f# A1 s4 m# W+ G+ P* mDD Hamanami ' z. }" y# z( E& W" {
DD Hayashio
- M$ a# L* a6 v7 K8 J! h. WDD Maikaze , K! u" [5 e% |
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Allied Ships * j. v; [' r1 ^
DE Samuel S. Miles, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
( e) H  |# t1 ^: N* {0 ?DE Osterhaus, Shell hits 50, and is sunk
' H0 Y* W9 E% q1 l1 x1 ADE Parks, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ( B! {9 k& ^  A
DE Riddle, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
7 L# h0 g0 L3 U6 Y. I! X8 bAO Cache   {. r0 k3 U: u9 Y$ N& |
AO Schuylkill, Shell hits 7, on fire
3 I  \+ Q) h6 G$ B: A! O. OAO Cossatot
' w: k+ L% l7 H: W' ?( j3 AAO Chepachet ! b7 q9 D7 g* ?' ~
AE Jacob Riis, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
3 ^* M! H1 O& a$ p' |* U2 ]/ R- s. O) OAE John P. Gaines, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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5 G9 O, I" t! T2 H# w& c& |4 ~Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84 2 Y7 f% V* ]; j; B3 M* Y7 C: ^
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Japanese Ships 1 K$ C- c* U- g/ O: `; ]
CA Tone 0 ~9 @6 f: \$ S# b
CA Chikuma
0 A8 x8 a+ p& f# s/ U! zCL Nagara, Shell hits 3, on fire # y/ A: v, M8 e) E) I! N9 q
CL Isuzu & J1 d; i' S# L3 k. I. C. P7 h
CL Natori - b( U  P6 ~4 y) n  {8 v
CL Yura, Shell hits 1, on fire 7 W  A# ]: {( `; P1 n
CL Kitakami
3 e, g* k. q4 {& T4 |CL Oi, Shell hits 1 , d6 Y: b$ B, x* D3 ]& @, p
DD Shimakaze
. M9 R! X& y$ P/ y& @* XDD Fujinami ) W0 J: Y0 D5 K4 {$ \) J
DD Kishinami
$ ]: `2 U  D: iDD Hamanami ) A$ e0 T8 K  g, m* F% G
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
! o+ k$ q& n8 `3 g  NDD Maikaze, Shell hits 1
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* l  B5 ?. n/ D/ C2 dAllied Ships 6 c8 N2 E9 \8 _2 ~' w; P1 @. R
CV Hornet
+ P- l- I7 m9 O  V/ S, O0 ECV Intrepid, Shell hits 1, on fire % Z0 D2 _, D0 ]0 Z. l% @, j  J
CVL Princeton . n8 t( f5 r! I5 e
CVL Belleau Wood, Shell hits 1
4 n- }/ i7 A3 J8 s5 D0 I7 OCVL Cowpens
+ Q( v  T+ p7 _& DCL Chicago 2 e7 a, g$ l8 F! l
CL Cleveland
# X1 g% O* T. B0 u: `- M' `CL Columbia
2 `( L7 a- |* h) ZCA Pensacola
. W! I5 ?' v! F6 f9 ~; L8 m" g3 v2 YCA Raleigh, Shell hits 2
- K  b. A$ [+ N# Q- n+ G8 T7 EDD Boyd   t" |( t. y$ k# z0 S# J" E
DD Bradford
$ ^$ g/ S2 s3 U. h6 lDD Brownson, Shell hits 1 - M" D$ Y5 w* [# s

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9 b2 [8 Q( e9 s9 uThis last USN CVTF was then caght by KB:
! h& V1 u! s- N, gDay Air attack on TF at 80,84
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  R: V0 t5 t6 c* M$ C! AJapanese aircraft
6 a+ s: C9 W5 ~' @1 }1 c! NA6M5 Zeke x 33 - F7 k; Y5 p4 L+ e6 |* ~8 M
D3A Val x 7
) ~  o& f* K' _* OD4Y Judy x 123
: F* L+ R: V" s# w/ fB5N Kate x 35   W6 g3 P0 h3 n0 R
B6N Jill x 67
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5 ?# j+ `6 h/ q" ]$ P% pAllied aircraft $ p1 r8 V" C# [$ ~  Q$ @7 s9 w
F6F Hellcat x 3 % n- l& \3 k6 T% U% x
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Japanese aircraft losses
- ^* P3 ~6 Q4 f) R7 L9 pA6M5 Zeke: 3 destroyed : t& W0 G/ @% P4 \4 O9 V5 ?
D3A Val: 3 destroyed 0 f) \+ E6 n( K
D4Y Judy: 14 destroyed, 22 damaged
0 w! x1 I, R2 r# D8 Z" ^B5N Kate: 4 destroyed, 18 damaged # a+ {. V; S  [% s
B6N Jill: 7 destroyed, 21 damaged 6 ^; \1 R$ A* a, o
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Allied aircraft losses ) ]! ~! ?, V: b' v- P2 C: t+ L
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships $ V+ [& p. o4 t
CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
4 d; A2 g( C+ y, K5 kCVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 2, on fire
' [/ ~3 u/ H4 NCV Hornet, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 7, on fire, heavy damage 6 K* K8 I: W; v+ `- n
CVL Princeton, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
. p8 F  z+ o. C3 m% Y0 o( T9 _  GCVL Cowpens, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
% [$ L$ a1 b" f( Z4 wCL Cleveland, Torpedo hits 1 * w- O& t1 H; A0 p3 I
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And then by LBA:
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Japanese aircraft $ {5 O  N& d8 {, B) ?
A6M5 Zeke x 16 * i( \3 q1 M+ K6 m- a
D3A Val x 14 7 G" g, ]+ u% ?- U, b
D4Y Judy x 38 3 i  d* O. e# H
B5N Kate x 24
# U" [. T, w5 |) z, V6 nB6N Jill x 3
* G7 c: f1 u2 \& R) `7 ]G3M Nell x 9
! o+ b  X2 {( Z* C; ZG4M2 Betty x 49
9 Z0 A* J/ b/ M( iP1Y Frances x 20
! e" {4 E* y9 r1 {% ?% YKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 51 $ K# A+ D. S  v- a
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5
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2 t( r: t3 p" D/ ^7 w, MAllied aircraft 6 f( U- n4 R  D. s1 E) ~6 [/ h4 _% b
no flights
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6 K. f7 `$ e* m; KJapanese aircraft losses + J2 M1 z; x: v+ z
G3M Nell: 1 damaged ; l' S( \1 I7 O7 M9 \- ?) V2 A8 ]
G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged
3 R5 R8 a- H6 ~$ P0 B3 dP1Y Frances: 3 damaged
2 {& [/ i, c4 h; lKi-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed 4 W4 |/ W( i- A( I' r

2 I2 g) ]/ @7 U7 \9 c* O; rAllied aircraft losses
+ ?9 [7 L8 C/ P" O9 f. _' b/ uF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed ' F! Z* }5 m( f0 N
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Allied Ships ( J! c0 t, X+ A) k6 r+ e  r
CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
6 ?5 V% M2 u( `CA Raleigh # w9 c& ~; a! K- @+ X+ T5 p9 g
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
5 R2 }9 I1 P7 wCVL Cowpens, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage + O$ y2 v. p* x0 Y( q4 L) H6 f
CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
9 C5 f5 F! W: g- T, @! K/ dCL Cleveland, Bomb hits 1
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8 j( u3 |5 n- }* ^! W1 f2 F: O$ uSecodary strike: % N0 L0 ?6 `9 z* R$ S- i1 x8 z
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84 ) O) {8 H% D% ]5 \, w1 N- N

1 Z5 H& q7 `+ kJapanese aircraft ! }2 [- B: g- w5 ^# D! o. O
A6M5 Zeke x 7
) U" d! o; f4 [0 b; LD4Y Judy x 36 : Q) O* z: \7 ?# w% U8 q
B5N Kate x 5 1 ~/ S6 i% Q. T: @9 b* _
B6N Jill x 8
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Allied aircraft % e0 y. ~' m" k% Z* b/ e
no flights - n9 _+ g- Q2 b$ M5 L- I. _2 i
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Japanese aircraft losses
0 l# @- ?6 v8 K* w3 N. zB5N Kate: 2 damaged " x& E% m1 n3 v: k, f9 q; A, a4 T

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% h) N! p/ V% [8 S$ t4 HF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed 0 k" K4 a% j- B( F" D+ u3 T

( y6 B1 V, `4 A6 K# X& V. oAllied Ships ( L4 B$ b% T0 R& P' n* F
CV Intrepid, on fire, heavy damage
) Y! t; }. }- V6 f% \2 T9 MCVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ) t* B% C" s% i; p/ I8 C& O
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And this one fails to find any more targets:
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6 W4 ?' k1 q1 _  |; p1 @6 `2 ^8 hJapanese aircraft
( Y7 c6 l, m8 jA6M5 Zeke x 3 3 Q' |# a5 R, @
D4Y Judy x 14
- c! s- U, f0 Q. F' k  ZB6N Jill x 11 2 y$ B  Y$ ^! B0 K# ], K
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No Japanese losses
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% \5 h2 K7 C. j% X3 }1 s2 |LBA Jills:
! v: q. _. Y) C- o  f7 eDay Air attack on TF at 77,83 1 N7 x: g5 Y: i, y# Z9 l0 A
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Japanese aircraft & |& I/ _, Z. x+ \
B6N Jill x 8 9 z: H0 B: O, Q8 `
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No Japanese losses
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9 C0 T; T% c: a% a1 c3 RAllied Ships 9 {! f2 `6 I# ^( O" T- D4 ?
CV Bunker Hill, on fire, heavy damage
$ ?4 t' x6 M& C/ o0 U0 E! U) ?CV Wasp, on fire, heavy damage
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Afternoon phase saw KB clouded in so LBA from Kusiae did all the work: 9 a) X4 b' l" o7 L
Day Air attack on TF at 79,85 0 o! G  P, O# N/ `
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Japanese aircraft
& S/ o5 c1 c. H9 d) IG3M Nell x 7
) m  M' I  X8 n3 v9 JG4M2 Betty x 38
5 v# n# X/ w* H0 W' ZP1Y Frances x 14 ) r( r  }" h, r% C- Q3 T
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 46
# T' a5 z/ B5 {) D& N0 @Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5
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Allied aircraft
+ T3 z" J: q; {5 l) PFM-2 Wildcat x 12 0 z9 c6 {6 e( U) q& q

" Q$ u! r) @4 M. ]0 X4 u: GJapanese aircraft losses
* Y7 O: X& U6 ]( _! LG3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
7 ~% w1 C% b, x  j) y5 B! RG4M2 Betty: 5 destroyed, 28 damaged
  [7 }( [; \" p; e6 BP1Y Frances: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged ' S9 w1 j( K9 w) g2 v& r" q2 n; u
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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% Y! ?/ n7 E2 @1 U% n" I( \( Y. T9 gAllied aircraft losses
, M! B# H  w. H5 v1 N6 ?FM-2 Wildcat: 7 destroyed . v* q! p8 {% ^3 w
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Allied Ships
: K$ x8 \: Y: u$ S5 b0 n& h4 @CVE Savo Island
1 M: h/ }7 X# J- V  p' j( r4 i1 gCVE St. Lo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
+ c! Z. W0 N: a- ?! L  C! E) M+ JCVE Kadashan Bay, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
% Z6 e" r- G* T4 }) i/ mCVE Petrof Bay
3 }8 t$ Z5 w9 WCVE Saginaw Bay, Torpedo hits 1, on fire , q* _6 V: c5 r2 O
CVE Long Island : U1 W" |8 S6 B2 a+ C' g; E
CVE Rudyerd Bay ) z/ B* Q: K- b: z* J; ~6 k/ C
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Jills are more successful this time: 9 g, a6 Y- J0 p
Day Air attack on TF at 77,83
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; w3 O' r, E7 f4 o2 d; a$ SJapanese aircraft
  B" a2 ]& D  D; U( t% j& `" H7 |2 |B6N Jill x 8 , F) J% V3 [4 Y3 @/ M3 v/ j

; ]2 i: P3 t+ N" v) C6 TNo Japanese losses 1 u, _7 z0 \3 i3 a+ [# e, K0 g
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Allied Ships 8 h1 c5 O% f  B+ G2 s9 G0 `! w9 u
CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage - n7 k& k2 z* R: r8 s
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/09/44
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- c% ?5 Q3 \. z, ^By now my subs are in position also: & a* Q- ?( x' _" v
Last two sufrace actions find the crippled Franklin and an AO: 2 o- n5 Z  ~5 y' i: A5 y0 Q
Night Time Surface Combat at 78,81 ! D: @6 {) |% K) W; |; c! e
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Allied aircraft 6 h. j, \9 i* E$ J3 I5 z2 Z9 @
no flights
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Allied aircraft losses 9 l) y: W7 x. S! l' Y3 k, ?
TBM Avenger: 4 destroyed
6 S- b- l9 W. Y# A/ [4 {, ESB2C Helldiver: 12 destroyed : E; j2 {0 s% W; }

3 K8 c  ?, W: S5 G# ?6 R1 yJapanese Ships
7 N  o$ U6 E6 ~0 Z, |CA Takao
8 `# q1 _; R' }+ ^, n# H4 ICA Atago . b$ P( l0 R% M+ d! M% g
CA Maya
3 m+ Z7 c8 Z. z. T" k; pCA Chokai
% w* F9 E) k1 [5 zCA Myoko & N  I; X/ A) j) p1 P
CA Haguro ! z& R+ Q/ W& u! d  m, q
CA Nachi 5 A5 u/ A& `  _6 W2 _; {4 A! H
CA Ashigara 2 Y3 x5 ^: e: [8 [4 X! w
DD Tamanami " J8 Z. R) U; Q5 Q1 |2 C
DD Suzunami
* l" b" m5 P; p; L% wDD Kuroshio
4 }( `- c* J: |2 CDD Oyashio
  u; L' R" {, g5 D+ qDD Natsushio $ T+ H/ T- [) u; h  t
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Allied Ships
$ Q+ @' i9 C0 dCV Franklin, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
1 x) H+ t0 l6 p/ q' i% ~- xDE Whitman, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk 7 |/ `8 T. t0 o, z! ?

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" K/ R3 T- }5 C7 `Night Time Surface Combat, near Namorik at 79,83
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Japanese Ships 6 U8 f, ?* X9 X6 r5 {: g
CA Aoba
& X1 Y: w8 \2 X- \4 Z6 b. ~CA Kinugasa
7 h0 I2 l4 ~7 V/ e9 N% jCA Furutaka 9 o! O6 a1 V  Q& }3 k( }* I  ~
CA Kako
0 ~  O+ `- L0 w$ c7 kCL Abukuma
# x( B3 N  ?' b8 t9 BCL Kuma 4 S' F2 q3 T6 m
CL Tama 2 V  g  j) S' l5 G0 I
CL Kiso
  |# o0 C2 M0 k+ UCL Yubari & _  E3 |0 f# ^# i
DD Kiyonami 3 L. R9 }. U2 v+ g% b5 |
DD Yukikaze 2 Z4 v  X* s: |: M) I
DD Isokaze
' k# p$ j2 V- n, Q" R6 sDD Shiranuhi : F/ H$ a5 A5 f! ]* Y0 p* @
DD Arashi
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- m: k1 F  v. F- G5 L( L8 t, S( GAllied Ships 3 O# g) c2 c* V1 W# |0 r: T
AO Schuylkill, Shell hits 30, and is sunk 9 Z2 e* D% K8 J, `

3 a8 J9 R$ _( \8 aThe only air strike of the day was once again from Kusiae and it delivered a coup de grace to the CVs: + z* Q, e* b4 _' I
Day Air attack on TF at 79,84
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$ I: _) L; |+ [8 I5 n' f9 T4 GJapanese aircraft 1 D8 [: c: w3 v* s, d; f% s3 {2 \
A6M5 Zeke x 5
. U- o8 ], N: u$ y; jB6N Jill x 8
! C  @) ]0 V. U0 T. U: IG3M Nell x 3 0 P4 C2 [$ y* `$ |* g
G4M2 Betty x 31
# e) I# k3 S9 ^P1Y Frances x 9 : K% y( x8 w$ ]9 B
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 45 & c' P; w9 I7 u+ N& d/ _' U0 T1 ?
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 3 6 c- C& Q$ y' O" C
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 14 6 P4 V* S4 y) o0 K  P
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Japanese aircraft losses
1 r! f8 ?9 e0 ?- A2 w8 AG4M2 Betty: 1 damaged " m# A3 ~9 h$ F. K1 a0 E' v7 I$ K

0 n: H4 F2 l* t6 u9 ~$ tAllied Ships & |4 c7 O( P. |3 S# M; m7 S) p
CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage   D, J/ H# W& k$ H
CV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage - _' F3 p0 |0 ]5 N; [
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.
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一切都结束了
8 U% f; ^# u$ g- K# y0 u1 D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% F  a8 z  {0 j
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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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