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: / N: D; d1 R% H7 S. P0 H/ `: [, Z: E
: F* K+ L* R7 C$ |; ~1 n7 ^/ E( SNight Time Surface Combat at 77,81
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no flights
" V. m3 z6 b, G: dAllied aircraft losses 3 I5 t% p3 @1 \7 O: d
SOC-3 Seagull: 6 destroyed . |0 U/ N# o) y
' N1 N3 u, ], ~; hJapanese Ships
- c1 ?5 |5 @8 F& a3 aBB Mutsu
+ }7 i5 V* J2 M! \BB Yamato
- {+ }8 O. w. C4 I9 PBB Fuso
) e# O) Y% t; `& a8 LBB Yamashiro ; M$ J9 P* g- g& n
CL Tatsuta 7 P8 [2 s2 F9 k6 ?4 K7 }0 [5 z7 h
DD Tanikaze " z' Q6 J% C0 X* D! r
DD Fubuki
! B. q( w |7 [* C7 ]- l) s w7 rDD Shinonome 7 l2 h: b: I! P, H( `3 |
DD Usugumo
& N. N! d3 x' }DD Shirakumo 3 k4 |2 J0 j) b4 d& Q) l
DD Isonami 1 z, z9 ]3 h8 P. \" n! Z
DD Hatsuyuki
1 l; G2 S- n& ~0 VDD Uranami 1 ^4 r% w' T1 _. _, P$ q/ e# Q
DD Akebono
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Allied Ships
2 X m1 v) Q) I; X bCL San Francisco, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage ; |; ~: M0 j1 f1 T1 i: a
CA Astoria, Shell hits 23, and is sunk
. j& I5 {( s- J! `CL Hobart, Shell hits 21, and is sunk 9 @3 C* t: H( i G1 O
CA Concord, Shell hits 29, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk , \0 s: J: u2 B& p, M, A; Z) ^
DE Stadtfeld, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage 0 ^9 W2 D( v- T0 a' x x) C. _6 c: Z
DE Harold C. Thomas, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
7 y; z7 |2 R+ s# gDE Tisdale
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. u* H% t3 J4 jNight Time Surface Combat at 78,83
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Allied aircraft
9 Z0 X+ ]0 j. T% P, O5 k% ~% xno flights 3 q `0 n* f( n% [
' j# j0 D6 D, Y4 C# nAllied aircraft losses + G& r+ z Q5 Q1 a2 H
SOC-3 Seagull: 1 destroyed : @% \8 v. z0 l6 Z7 J! x3 ~
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Japanese Ships : k- y0 t% T7 v0 D& R
CA Takao, Shell hits 1
3 ~" t* F7 _7 n$ P8 I9 R7 b8 gCA Atago, Shell hits 2 p) `" D! K( Y' S; u
CA Maya, Shell hits 2 % O- t0 F; a* U2 V6 F
CA Chokai
- ~* l) Y% @- |$ }) s0 H3 J2 ACA Myoko ) v, y( v. y/ S7 [$ N
CA Haguro
; {2 _4 X/ l5 F1 j' _! KCA Nachi, Shell hits 1
# \9 S" X& b1 c( K q6 }CA Ashigara, Shell hits 1
" g8 _! s- h/ j1 |! x) A+ W1 PDD Yugumo, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage * s! ~. r- @" Y# m2 H* W: i( C! {
DD Tamanami 2 R, J( R: v6 s; e& }' p5 }& D
DD Suzunami 1 i# i* A) w9 p, {
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1
6 e' Z: h; W7 A! F/ n( h7 C+ |DD Oyashio
, P: R8 @( w! _7 aDD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire
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0 F+ p: l; [$ J+ |# ]3 S- ?Allied Ships
7 F% I( b' e3 s$ ~+ E; r3 }CVE Santee * p: ~0 \7 T! h- m8 T
CVE Manila Bay ) s; H8 z9 n% L4 \! L% \% r4 x
CVE Natoma Bay 8 i6 g. Q/ s0 `/ E2 V. C
CVE Gambier Bay 9 l: g+ m! `( p8 w' o
CVE Nehenta Bay
, c; T1 x* q* ~* f( _2 Y: tCVE Ommaney Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire
2 v; Q+ S% I: B) xCL Montpelier, Shell hits 3 2 A4 I% i+ N' Q( Z1 U; z
CL Mobile, Shell hits 25, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk / {8 \7 g1 I7 W! Y$ }5 V
CA Salt Lake City
2 M- u1 s/ s4 iDD Ammen
/ ?4 M) S$ l$ e! F" H' uDD Anthony, Shell hits 1
3 R. l3 v# N i8 o$ f7 qDD Aulick, Shell hits 1
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83 ; N- g# e E! [) A1 _; ?7 g: U
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j1 v8 h" Q& o; GCA Takao, Shell hits 1 0 s, w- f- O6 s
CA Atago & J$ {8 S( |( L3 ^! N4 O" u2 d. |
CA Maya T6 g+ v3 `; u0 B' l
CA Chokai
5 B7 _, P6 X' f# zCA Myoko
' C% b: V* O' t2 c: r7 sCA Haguro
$ f5 s8 z& a/ Y5 K3 _$ \CA Nachi
) a) @5 ]4 X7 H" Y+ }CA Ashigara
( x; U% S, I# _ R# YDD Yugumo, on fire, heavy damage
" [% Z/ R$ O1 L2 J& u1 I8 y. `DD Tamanami
5 b; f0 a& G, ~; lDD Suzunami
& Z! V+ B/ [2 cDD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1 3 W& \, r0 F: H% N
DD Oyashio 5 n$ d7 t- K4 D, _4 M$ o
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Allied Ships
3 O( |9 R9 d" t% u: Y! O* \CVE Petrof Bay
, B- A- t- ^& T6 L9 cCVE Savo Island : u$ @( u2 u1 B$ V
CVE Rudyerd Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire
7 M, ?# V/ S+ t& d9 s1 v! W+ h' `CVE St. Lo # U! }) n8 [2 ^: l
CVE Kadashan Bay
, f3 F4 _) H* C1 m% X; eCVE Saginaw Bay
& m& F+ i. [: }& E* }6 l( q1 x, KCVE Long Island
' @/ {& {6 C4 D5 ~" aCA Vincennes * h! a( f) H6 m! W
CA Wichita & W& A ~! T2 W+ F) F
CA Boston
; j; v. d& f3 L+ i+ k+ O iCL Boise
9 k: i2 a# }8 t! t7 { JDE Bangust
0 y% J; M* I; B! D, C+ E3 K7 j7 D6 W7 qDE Baron, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
1 C! O' T0 y- g, K) M1 IDE Levy
" \$ k: i8 f! f6 ]4 E" S' oDE McConnell
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: }) ~- B9 e* b* S( mNight Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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& Z0 K. N% T% YAllied aircraft
: @2 P$ j- u W1 N2 a4 L% ?& qno flights
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Allied aircraft losses 0 @0 C e8 ]4 Y
FM-2 Wildcat: 11 destroyed " V% m! F: G2 u3 W9 g s
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed : j6 |' v- V1 l: F. F* X- K+ i
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Japanese Ships
2 z# @0 _' l. ~$ ]: VCA Tone . n8 P% I" F. ]1 {% H
CA Chikuma
# J4 g' J8 c) l/ V# UCL Nagara, Shell hits 1 * R# P- J0 H. T& z2 D" s, [
CL Isuzu
. A/ a5 U- v/ nCL Natori
, J: p; w; j4 i9 s( xCL Yura
0 w5 W7 ^6 D! e) J+ j! Z6 gCL Kitakami , z" s7 l D2 M3 {" g3 b+ y0 k
CL Oi $ E: P; A3 R( A
DD Shimakaze % n% S# Y" R4 ^
DD Fujinami, Shell hits 1
) H$ e1 ~; a/ W( p- b9 DDD Kishinami $ E# r) d7 U( ^
DD Hamanami ( @# ]4 j7 c: H7 l
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1 3 B) Q; i2 H( ~) `% x! G
DD Maikaze $ U2 O2 U) ?$ j# f
% K+ v0 G3 z& ^. f2 [& I J# l$ xAllied Ships
: x3 [* `5 k4 s( f7 p( tCVE Prince William
n# Y: i! W. q' l& eCVE Barnes, Shell hits 2 , [: @' A# v. @2 w& C* r4 w) K
CVE Anzio, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
: a6 [- \8 p! e5 r5 x8 \2 dCVE Liscome Bay, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk % ?5 e! g$ d, O) `% |
DE Bebas, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
" c0 J6 N$ E# KDE Brackett, Shell hits 1 $ i3 w" m" a3 n6 F
DE Cabana, Shell hits 13, and is sunk 2 A. r4 K" K7 s7 x- {+ \& I
DE Canfield, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
& U1 j [* U+ [! u4 f, V3 b( hDE Carlson, Shell hits 1, on fire
( l% V% [' X9 x3 `+ KAO Brazos
( u0 |9 d% ?; a% \AO Kanawha % _4 v2 J' O6 ~0 m; g3 h/ I
AO Neches, Shell hits 1 ' S/ C$ u/ `2 K+ ~' v$ c
AO Tappahanock ! D, w3 s0 d1 t, W1 l j6 }
AO Suamico 5 [5 f0 c- a# r
AO Millicoma
5 e2 z7 t) R. s( SAO Saranac 8 f; X6 M5 a' U" w. o
AO Saugatuck 4 r/ {6 A% F6 G$ }
AE Pyro
8 Q4 L5 b! ?0 E; H9 j2 ^AE Henry L. Hoyt
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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6 g1 `9 D2 F$ W6 WCA Tone * m, w+ ?+ \1 j8 x
CA Chikuma
' @0 r/ y- Q0 x4 W: W1 i5 k* n" w3 _CL Nagara 3 C- C7 V1 Z. `6 I, |) O5 @
CL Isuzu
. h _3 w) f: q) j9 c i# o: a4 hCL Natori : _, n6 `$ \6 q5 F
CL Yura
8 _9 n1 w6 s( |+ ICL Kitakami 8 l+ q# g9 u; E: X
CL Oi 3 ^# E) C5 H$ G7 C8 ^- a7 Y/ M4 b
DD Shimakaze " [( h0 z. ]( w. G8 c
DD Fujinami - u! W0 Y2 W' C4 ~
DD Kishinami
# F1 D9 N; B2 r8 O# bDD Hamanami
8 s- y4 u) }2 H0 Z' B* v2 ?, {" XDD Hayashio
8 K' ?) U; S! l. b" v! |- Y* yDD Maikaze
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8 N$ Z0 _! }2 nAllied Ships ( J% G- X# u5 x9 M+ l }, [
DE Samuel S. Miles, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk - ?" {5 F( ?3 j8 o1 a8 s) h
DE Osterhaus, Shell hits 50, and is sunk
" z, Z: g3 r/ v" {1 h2 Q( SDE Parks, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
& ]0 V7 I# f3 LDE Riddle, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 7 Y3 s0 [! m0 Y8 e) @: k7 o* n
AO Cache
8 Y4 O( P- |, f) q# @" p( g& nAO Schuylkill, Shell hits 7, on fire 2 W2 }% Q/ T' w* d/ M l
AO Cossatot
1 q- Q$ N8 e8 d8 {8 zAO Chepachet ! c1 @5 B4 C3 A/ ~
AE Jacob Riis, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
4 }) B1 R4 \) A/ Y4 aAE John P. Gaines, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage * G: p! g9 X" `6 }. U. ~& P
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, ?5 U9 h7 f j: [" ~Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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Japanese Ships
! r9 l% Q2 a9 G% |, {* }6 c( K3 YCA Tone
- c- T( R* \$ l! `, jCA Chikuma % w4 P# J# G9 {7 u
CL Nagara, Shell hits 3, on fire
* w0 a1 a, F, `9 `CL Isuzu
+ a) K7 T: t& {CL Natori
( u+ v- s% X5 ^3 ]! }2 N1 O; PCL Yura, Shell hits 1, on fire
0 C% |- A4 {8 k# u5 ^! D) sCL Kitakami ; @, e0 b% a$ c
CL Oi, Shell hits 1 8 \! R0 h% O# @# Z$ L' r. }
DD Shimakaze
$ e# o& S9 }7 l9 ODD Fujinami . V4 h( a: k% n, y- c
DD Kishinami
( I0 \+ E( c) j0 z7 _2 |DD Hamanami 4 |/ q) N2 {0 m
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
/ {4 V# p. T# n2 U/ FDD Maikaze, Shell hits 1
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Allied Ships
- ?% ~# E/ G& ]5 V- RCV Hornet 4 x2 ^+ }' e2 z: Z0 ^" c- _& x% ?
CV Intrepid, Shell hits 1, on fire ! \& ^6 K# A" ~! W% k3 I" c, `4 s5 l
CVL Princeton # d8 u% ?( ~6 a5 f
CVL Belleau Wood, Shell hits 1 " G Q& w. V" f) v) s
CVL Cowpens ' ?. { S% }8 L, E, H5 y* x+ C% J% ?
CL Chicago * x( M8 b/ ?8 D+ @" t( s" `! |
CL Cleveland
6 t2 n1 f: [5 r' OCL Columbia ; W) S8 g+ o8 J" O8 ?
CA Pensacola
* ~3 ^* A( m1 U) QCA Raleigh, Shell hits 2
. A- Z1 T7 Z& c) U# q; VDD Boyd
' \! ^; l. D. X) M! A, ODD Bradford
$ `# X0 L6 k) x* N( MDD Brownson, Shell hits 1
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2 F6 U( t; e- W( ]- hThis last USN CVTF was then caght by KB: * n9 d# b: G0 R: F v
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84 2 ^9 R; r( c7 n! V$ p
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Japanese aircraft k$ T; G5 T3 O: G
A6M5 Zeke x 33 & y+ m. p9 _- ?/ O! [# r' P' }
D3A Val x 7 " W! c2 [2 t" m5 E/ { W
D4Y Judy x 123
3 f" c# C2 |$ j' tB5N Kate x 35
* z# W+ Q! h' {+ a$ x% c! OB6N Jill x 67 k, c$ w7 w+ B
7 s& \( G1 P' A9 Z: \) [" [Allied aircraft
. p6 r8 V2 K# ^3 r0 mF6F Hellcat x 3
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& [+ ~4 Z/ b% {. C1 _9 m MJapanese aircraft losses
3 z8 r/ o! ^: \' p2 wA6M5 Zeke: 3 destroyed 2 j3 F; J1 I8 w& W2 z L2 H! v) w
D3A Val: 3 destroyed & }4 B) ?/ f0 _% d6 X; j
D4Y Judy: 14 destroyed, 22 damaged
G Y k4 F2 O) O e) VB5N Kate: 4 destroyed, 18 damaged / j, C+ b$ E* a8 i, @) b' v' s
B6N Jill: 7 destroyed, 21 damaged - l2 ~. J( C" H3 _, }
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Allied aircraft losses
* F' |, b8 [* M. ]2 B/ x) MF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed 7 I3 ?$ T8 d0 _; j9 X& c; w# Y
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CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
" D( B& H1 j! D% _: ]CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 2, on fire # c9 ]5 e: y- g
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
# B9 ^: x: G# ?& {9 ^2 SCVL Princeton, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
1 e% H3 K' j0 V- M' Y0 _CVL Cowpens, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
% u" z8 T2 o& e& q. \$ n hCL Cleveland, Torpedo hits 1
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And then by LBA: 5 U9 Y7 P$ |1 J Z
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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9 n/ k6 C! t% |; }, H7 j5 TJapanese aircraft 5 ] ^3 _+ n5 J, k5 g
A6M5 Zeke x 16 # O" u4 A; Y5 ?- ~3 [4 X% q: M
D3A Val x 14
* ~- G. r$ L4 |: J6 DD4Y Judy x 38
( [0 d& X: _* f6 p; A& s: q, [/ FB5N Kate x 24 % T! U0 V; I) s7 b1 S' {0 g0 w& K
B6N Jill x 3
( g# s; }5 f' u Q y: k2 x: s- pG3M Nell x 9 - r" I# m% m, @; A4 Q
G4M2 Betty x 49 / t& U8 z$ i1 M6 c# M9 B
P1Y Frances x 20 2 ~' N1 I% T( y" d# y
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 51
7 ~3 a5 T: w; H: `* JKi-84-Ia Frank x 5 . Y+ z. e, P# [0 _: \: ]
0 `1 P4 ]+ ^( @& \Allied aircraft + W% _3 o2 Y l7 V5 d/ A
no flights 6 S9 r7 ?5 @/ m3 f6 L8 l
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Japanese aircraft losses 6 d5 a1 H" X$ b" a: T* w- U
G3M Nell: 1 damaged # B, I3 v8 @% S" r! @5 \
G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged
0 O; ?7 x/ I) |P1Y Frances: 3 damaged ( L- Z/ b$ C: v: ^1 }- |& l
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses s1 b0 o7 H: U' \- e
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships ' h C( L" k [# k. _' x
CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage % E2 U9 {6 F1 V5 \; w$ Y
CA Raleigh ' B1 S% Z/ F/ _9 u
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
. b% \, J9 r1 QCVL Cowpens, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 3 \( W! r: I0 Y: l; {
CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage : q. C X5 W2 q
CL Cleveland, Bomb hits 1 5 I- u6 i; p) M
! |% k6 X5 i& Y4 cSecodary strike:
1 y/ g" Q8 O6 h7 C' m$ Z* zDay Air attack on TF at 80,84
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W( q! P6 Z+ k& l* xJapanese aircraft
" q; V* p8 Z. n' c6 w7 FA6M5 Zeke x 7 ' R! C0 x8 g6 E
D4Y Judy x 36 5 W# l; x% g% N; e1 }! M
B5N Kate x 5
[1 \' ]! d, M/ \: {B6N Jill x 8 ) z/ R) x" Q/ W, w* Z
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Allied aircraft " X% y1 C; k# T, R% q: W7 h7 e, w" T. b
no flights ) k c- X+ H* b( t3 J- k6 T
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Japanese aircraft losses
9 Q( C% b9 @% E0 a/ B8 a/ R9 f( wB5N Kate: 2 damaged % p% S+ n( E# I* r
1 g( Q& q, A, u8 v Y8 WAllied aircraft losses
" _* h; k3 {( k! |5 R& YF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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/ _5 ], O( a; g( _9 a1 O2 u0 p/ ^ B* eAllied Ships E# _4 p& M. r: j
CV Intrepid, on fire, heavy damage
( N7 h: V7 o' P7 tCVL 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: 5 Q4 }# r" T, A
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84 3 v4 A& d5 f8 S4 g. q
7 F; y1 i1 ~9 DJapanese aircraft
" [% w2 Z: ?) y @0 }7 r, N4 CA6M5 Zeke x 3 , ^9 B+ P. v7 V5 e
D4Y Judy x 14 L2 u' G/ \3 U/ T7 Y# I
B6N Jill x 11
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* h) ]: \+ T) [8 }No Japanese losses
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LBA Jills: - ]+ U3 A @; j
Day Air attack on TF at 77,83
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Japanese aircraft
/ f, B0 \" s& b* d) fB6N Jill x 8 1 l, v3 ?4 y- S. w. t
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No Japanese losses
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Allied Ships % ]; T( O+ v4 T, l; F: K) t
CV Bunker Hill, on fire, heavy damage
) v( z6 ]$ @ t5 S* HCV Wasp, on fire, heavy damage & \- D4 T. W* H% o
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Afternoon phase saw KB clouded in so LBA from Kusiae did all the work:
}/ `' k3 y# X4 N* s) LDay Air attack on TF at 79,85 9 y6 Q$ L/ g+ U" Z; `
, y* w! _8 B( H5 C3 hJapanese aircraft
6 o+ }7 i8 N. |G3M Nell x 7
# N0 I( l5 W9 I) s3 HG4M2 Betty x 38 + r1 V3 X% s# ]8 D% ]+ _! Y
P1Y Frances x 14
! D' U( Y6 P" d9 }- I" n( J1 G+ XKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 46
; A# v6 f# d7 MKi-84-Ia Frank x 5
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Allied aircraft
$ A+ z- A) F) @# ?4 f# QFM-2 Wildcat x 12
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; a& Q$ H& {8 [* e- [9 q0 H1 [0 z2 j' AJapanese aircraft losses
! n* ^ d+ L5 E: I$ RG3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
0 A, G1 V. A! w/ HG4M2 Betty: 5 destroyed, 28 damaged , I0 ], p0 n2 H; P& a1 s! W
P1Y Frances: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged 1 g5 q1 H! y+ K: o
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses # x, L# K& E5 v# n/ S' i3 |
FM-2 Wildcat: 7 destroyed & b! u* ^; T& S) D; C% |
& u5 u4 v) n1 Z* wAllied Ships 9 F1 j7 Y B; G" ?" u, J0 j
CVE Savo Island ) u2 Z- L8 _! U8 A( M }& X! l- D
CVE St. Lo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
g& L" {* }" Y7 V! yCVE Kadashan Bay, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage + F2 g8 J- Y/ G/ _+ t! k
CVE Petrof Bay % D$ ^& V0 O# U; \
CVE Saginaw Bay, Torpedo hits 1, on fire & S# R6 y2 ]1 G0 G7 y
CVE Long Island 2 }8 y8 o& l. ?+ k* l% a) f! y
CVE Rudyerd Bay 0 l' [) d7 S; @6 ?! X8 V
5 z: J0 d. t. pJills are more successful this time:
3 ?7 s& p, r8 ]4 t# U7 M8 FDay Air attack on TF at 77,83
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( }/ N% a3 J+ }9 n/ ]Japanese aircraft & ~# P% R9 \( t
B6N Jill x 8 ) \ B, D+ e; m1 a$ V5 w. O3 u% \
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No Japanese losses 9 q; ~* o g% q* f; E3 K8 G
/ S0 A4 d% w; u4 yAllied Ships
8 k/ q! \) g. z7 _6 q& `1 v2 }1 ?0 ECVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/09/44
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By now my subs are in position also:
9 R( S5 C* O* y/ C$ f/ z/ BLast two sufrace actions find the crippled Franklin and an AO: 6 n- n7 F* {7 J o% d2 N2 V
Night Time Surface Combat at 78,81 8 A9 Q- W: ^! c- y
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Allied aircraft
T4 l, {, f* t2 ]; o! I' g9 Gno flights 7 L( J- o/ o# D: t: Y
8 U! r# {# w) W- l5 [! nAllied aircraft losses
W9 ^* ^! [) I+ n H3 R* }8 [TBM Avenger: 4 destroyed
- F! \4 ~! E4 m& y( ?3 L/ X5 FSB2C Helldiver: 12 destroyed
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# ~/ {4 R+ y. I; [$ AJapanese Ships ! u O- o) K8 ~1 p" I3 |
CA Takao
! Q. A$ Q, r7 r% O+ ECA Atago
+ V6 D; E1 x1 d3 O7 ?: |3 d! ]% s bCA Maya
7 D& p9 R5 H7 UCA Chokai
1 M9 f7 k" Y, i4 J& g# r+ n# g: WCA Myoko 2 Y: h! Y) w7 T7 X9 }" _/ y" I7 t
CA Haguro : i0 U# Z% M7 k
CA Nachi
a2 a9 e. z+ {; rCA Ashigara |0 ?7 [; h1 w; x8 X
DD Tamanami
4 |' F! q: f+ e5 S# T1 |% v+ PDD Suzunami 9 v1 H1 M. I! h, W9 v; m+ Q8 r+ N
DD Kuroshio
: v- Q) z, i eDD Oyashio
# c0 K, L: u {& }" pDD Natsushio # z) Q+ v0 h( E" d/ v, F
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Allied Ships
" ]( ^+ X8 [; \; t. lCV Franklin, Shell hits 3, and is sunk 6 b- M$ }2 I& k5 t0 J
DE Whitman, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Namorik at 79,83
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3 X- H5 A* M+ w dJapanese Ships 3 ^$ l& m3 e0 {" F
CA Aoba
$ h* Y, g z- jCA Kinugasa
! j# J5 K$ p, J6 n; C kCA Furutaka 5 g2 [2 d& [+ D
CA Kako
" ~: f7 S! R) o; |3 \0 wCL Abukuma % C6 D& K# c+ s
CL Kuma ' Y3 B, ^7 k3 b6 Z
CL Tama 7 M8 D, i+ B& Z+ d
CL Kiso % {% t" p3 q0 a' h/ m! ]
CL Yubari / }' v* ~2 O! l" x
DD Kiyonami
8 W- T( ^; r/ P# [" t* ADD Yukikaze
$ u, v0 }0 E' ~DD Isokaze
( K6 ]( `8 M. s/ G6 d! C- IDD Shiranuhi
" k/ P+ [3 ]3 b8 L BDD Arashi
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Allied Ships
* K; B5 i( S z- l6 G. V f# }AO 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:
; f, @! G# r" Y& YDay Air attack on TF at 79,84
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- y5 ?8 |. V: o; HJapanese aircraft - q! }! ?7 G, w& {3 i9 |
A6M5 Zeke x 5 - Y, O% I: q0 A3 T: `
B6N Jill x 8
H" d: b; b) P; P& A! U. iG3M Nell x 3
0 J# r8 d9 F9 m, A8 X+ YG4M2 Betty x 31
2 \; D5 `4 X+ M. v* @) r: YP1Y Frances x 9
* ^' |' E; d: S' s; S' }Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 45 4 V$ I$ D3 _2 S9 c! M
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 3 4 T2 y- f! G( o9 q, |9 b+ O
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 14 ( K2 C+ h% M$ T- E% x$ Z
4 a9 f' H. F& v+ W) G% @Japanese aircraft losses ( a+ K1 @ ~+ f7 ?0 ?* W# Q
G4M2 Betty: 1 damaged
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8 e$ p- r! j. f6 ~4 JAllied Ships
% r/ A4 \ o1 `0 n( D5 h, TCVL Independence, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
# \4 c' M, M. F7 ~CV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
( _8 s1 M! v4 I, ^% }5 h; u+ RCV Illustrious, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage 6 N( C* u$ H3 p& ~/ k3 s+ \" U
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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. ) g r! I; _9 g0 q; u$ ` {3 x4 P
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