AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/08/44 $ q1 E& p8 `# |- N8 r2 K9 M
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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: 5 S7 q" `2 w4 x5 R7 Y/ @: x8 X
& ^) [+ Q% Y4 ?- \3 D) gNight Time Surface Combat at 77,81
5 I2 A m; E( f$ o2 J4 S: Q) K) mAllied aircraft 6 E6 e6 i6 i8 `7 y, ]" P
no flights ; X4 {6 v$ Q5 _: i& H7 v
Allied aircraft losses 5 y0 X. ^3 r% c O# H- i
SOC-3 Seagull: 6 destroyed & f' H' q/ x( s5 Z) R" P$ y5 z, T
) k$ J" l, t8 J; O. E& b d ZJapanese Ships
" U) t1 t+ h/ t4 D) J( E1 S" M+ J6 BBB Mutsu
: J1 X7 e( {* D2 P( B: w0 n7 \3 EBB Yamato 2 B* F; D9 ?% B. d: j% b
BB Fuso 6 z: n1 W$ C0 H' p# u# u* s
BB Yamashiro
( y( v2 p1 y$ x. XCL Tatsuta
) ^* G8 [. j1 }DD Tanikaze : R6 A5 W9 b0 ^
DD Fubuki
T2 T `% Z6 Z {DD Shinonome
/ g6 a- Z0 m: r1 }DD Usugumo
* ^: ?0 Z" l- |& h! ?DD Shirakumo " Z+ ?" c8 Z; n$ k' t# U" V
DD Isonami
% c6 l: I, Y, z' H6 VDD Hatsuyuki
8 J" c. D c: N7 \- q' H& ZDD Uranami ; [. O; F+ G! C, @
DD Akebono + H& }8 G: [: U8 E1 V2 ~6 m( h
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Allied Ships
; L) G5 y9 ~, C$ P2 Y2 \+ ZCL San Francisco, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage
! f# a( M+ U6 `9 QCA Astoria, Shell hits 23, and is sunk
7 {4 @/ `; O$ yCL Hobart, Shell hits 21, and is sunk : v' m X! z; v* t$ a" O/ f
CA Concord, Shell hits 29, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
7 f0 O2 U5 N" a3 |: [+ M* m; YDE Stadtfeld, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage 3 h$ |% r! M5 \+ I8 L( T+ C6 g
DE Harold C. Thomas, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk . h+ F& }: q9 m0 l6 ^; D- H" U
DE Tisdale ( {8 A/ o( m0 {" @8 H3 P! D5 G- |3 _
% Y; y# G( a+ y. E5 ]# D' PNight Time Surface Combat at 78,83 & [+ n1 ~- }% h; d0 ^
1 |' ?& }8 V; c; C, N/ A/ n1 C YAllied aircraft . P) e P5 D2 F) Y' j) ?
no flights
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Allied aircraft losses
' t% l' b9 A4 N- E) CSOC-3 Seagull: 1 destroyed
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* w9 R" V2 `7 s$ k! c: o0 bJapanese Ships
; l% r) z5 `7 h9 x+ Y8 l9 m/ ZCA Takao, Shell hits 1
: O+ {0 |) f# ], \$ _3 y- A8 N* F0 ZCA Atago, Shell hits 2
4 [+ B1 n, X# v+ A1 t% ECA Maya, Shell hits 2 ) [: z' T. z, J/ t; I* M/ ?: R
CA Chokai ' M& l! ^0 B( b
CA Myoko
5 `. a* l5 w7 a- D7 oCA Haguro
$ O7 G6 R/ x8 v- a% B& v, YCA Nachi, Shell hits 1 , Z! y$ E" X$ N w- _. P
CA Ashigara, Shell hits 1 9 i. n+ I9 p4 E% t E
DD Yugumo, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
/ {1 z% l7 J4 u: V: S" T4 |0 PDD Tamanami * ^" s- e6 O1 u. l& i0 [! Q
DD Suzunami 3 e7 t' r( N- C9 C) ^4 u
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1 , |' C9 \8 c+ l8 o s1 Z" R( x
DD Oyashio
) `0 _0 K! `4 |5 kDD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire $ W. V5 i% s0 ?$ K
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Allied Ships
! f4 h u C- KCVE Santee 3 V6 I6 `! T5 u+ O. U) K4 D& O
CVE Manila Bay " e0 I2 X: n1 N( o( E$ E
CVE Natoma Bay
; N) v! v o# I! D, z- ACVE Gambier Bay $ D7 @3 ]6 J( h6 _2 a q
CVE Nehenta Bay
+ m. p( P- i) p1 n$ _CVE Ommaney Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire
+ j, _" d# N ]4 ~4 XCL Montpelier, Shell hits 3
* _1 c+ M9 _- z: q% f# D: v% TCL Mobile, Shell hits 25, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk I3 U6 ~7 {& T( C
CA Salt Lake City - w6 v% ^+ P. D/ {& H2 C* u! V
DD Ammen
8 n' v: e3 y9 {& u& B6 m) pDD Anthony, Shell hits 1 ( k* a- j6 A- w+ C9 O2 J$ w3 \
DD Aulick, Shell hits 1 ! C1 P9 U* ?% z6 \
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83 4 G. r1 G7 U8 U7 ?! s
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Japanese Ships 3 X8 h7 }" {: A% A* ~- ?& l
CA Takao, Shell hits 1
# |/ m: n; f4 Q9 m, z2 a4 nCA Atago 4 ]2 V" z0 S5 Z6 Y* g
CA Maya l3 Z$ l" `$ H+ z7 d. M
CA Chokai
6 q! e) y( s$ w) E+ L* K* a& ^CA Myoko
* Y& u5 Q1 T; I7 m oCA Haguro
8 Z7 c# W: O+ {( b ZCA Nachi
! t; a& S2 k9 }8 w6 GCA Ashigara
" Q4 B3 q% X4 C5 SDD Yugumo, on fire, heavy damage
6 `+ q9 Y9 s! Y; L# O: J1 vDD Tamanami
b5 G6 i* D- S& NDD Suzunami 0 N% A9 B7 ^* H8 Z: _! o
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1 $ s' s1 y' _) d6 S7 `) `0 P t
DD Oyashio
9 u: a' {6 X4 y+ }' xDD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Allied Ships
! U; {4 M1 A7 L) ^6 Y( _CVE Petrof Bay 6 x/ o9 H9 T# f2 N9 `1 @ r
CVE Savo Island ! V. i$ L$ _4 e
CVE Rudyerd Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire
- X$ Z, {4 j& [, K# J5 x, D( F: r2 cCVE St. Lo
; P8 K4 e) ?$ l: S0 {CVE Kadashan Bay
+ }! G" w7 M3 C, `, w0 H8 WCVE Saginaw Bay 9 n n7 a: [/ p: k9 _
CVE Long Island
1 L. x+ N! Y( l2 qCA Vincennes * D" m% M( a; }, M( ?
CA Wichita : p) A* e! a( h( l
CA Boston
1 V! _7 Q+ q' B: J. x& oCL Boise
3 P5 l5 R$ i! F% E' z" wDE Bangust
$ K9 }4 \% j' a$ @% O3 }DE Baron, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
$ Z, H5 S; ]! d+ C# C" ZDE Levy
8 T. X' x1 p8 u- ]7 w1 yDE McConnell % z$ Z8 `1 O. w8 x
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: `9 F$ O" m2 g/ ]Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84 . m y- n+ U* `. L4 W
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Allied aircraft
, L) }/ \9 U m D dno flights
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Allied aircraft losses
$ K! I( M7 D- N1 Z) g4 jFM-2 Wildcat: 11 destroyed
4 K+ K1 N8 p' |% l" Z# a6 ]: PTBM Avenger: 1 destroyed % ?! w e. p" p& S. v
/ Y( ?, w% k/ v5 C' EJapanese Ships
4 w" \; Y1 v6 w# x# GCA Tone
1 @- A4 z; v5 u) B+ eCA Chikuma
: n% D4 M( C: m& y1 NCL Nagara, Shell hits 1
: P: B2 B' Q4 |CL Isuzu
5 O2 n5 v% q. g& [6 g' Z( h: {6 ~CL Natori
- x4 B, M/ d. g( k0 gCL Yura 4 N/ f! k3 ^/ r$ l
CL Kitakami
7 P- I" z/ }: b! G; YCL Oi 4 [1 M l* \* L4 b2 J4 B1 p
DD Shimakaze 8 [- B; w* H. z
DD Fujinami, Shell hits 1
! P8 v& |2 o9 e$ o0 bDD Kishinami 5 f" {% x r, Z2 P! |# o7 M ^
DD Hamanami : ~3 j2 x# v' q$ e/ T6 m
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1 . s+ o5 R+ S0 B5 `
DD Maikaze ; D/ c) ~! ^( [6 i4 ?" g) h& ?; ?. ]
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Allied Ships . x9 w3 E* I V; Z; B
CVE Prince William
1 o) P: Z+ o( M) z9 `CVE Barnes, Shell hits 2 ) {7 G, V* Y5 U2 i a) V& b% {+ n3 t
CVE Anzio, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
3 x- r+ p8 t6 v. g# u1 i. t3 CCVE Liscome Bay, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
+ Z0 r. G- y+ YDE Bebas, Shell hits 8, and is sunk : x X+ B% x' y6 l& r
DE Brackett, Shell hits 1 % n: u! R7 e) K
DE Cabana, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
' F0 P3 T+ @% j; A8 L+ O' C7 TDE Canfield, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
! I$ f ^1 |/ S% n: qDE Carlson, Shell hits 1, on fire
: } [% `& ~" q2 |9 T% EAO Brazos
' ?/ r9 p! U* H1 g' zAO Kanawha 1 t) @! }' f- n" [0 q6 J b
AO Neches, Shell hits 1 2 _% z* K+ s/ s8 y' k
AO Tappahanock ( K4 ^3 e/ n( n7 p' f; c3 l5 \$ m3 Z
AO Suamico
. J+ o/ d7 ^" a; D" i1 SAO Millicoma ; n4 [* a% L% [0 b& x; X1 L% Q
AO Saranac / p+ p' F' _+ O5 I* F5 @9 V
AO Saugatuck
( P. q7 b# J* |AE Pyro 2 o3 k5 x. `; ?* j
AE Henry L. Hoyt
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( ^8 N9 n* K7 c1 X5 D. p( ~, tNight Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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. N1 R1 d. z7 c( W# ^# N* XJapanese Ships
9 I/ d( w$ w7 A2 aCA Tone
) }8 E, }2 s A2 L+ n1 F# \CA Chikuma
9 E9 j- p+ p2 WCL Nagara ( g, a7 l* a# m2 j% a, K
CL Isuzu
l# ~; S B6 L2 f- Y* k0 U% SCL Natori
* l9 e$ Q# r. Q$ @1 VCL Yura S9 S% o" M/ r4 C' o
CL Kitakami & q* M* V2 t3 n9 D
CL Oi K% q# y* r& d$ X* L) o3 i& U# I
DD Shimakaze
* ?2 a' P- u% \7 FDD Fujinami
: t! D/ h# d7 t0 F4 C' E% L; x2 yDD Kishinami
7 J6 \6 L A$ U$ { l! CDD Hamanami 5 a- j! H- r8 t* a7 }; S
DD Hayashio * G; u C% z) K
DD Maikaze
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DE Samuel S. Miles, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
0 ?/ l6 w, \3 HDE Osterhaus, Shell hits 50, and is sunk
9 V4 ~# R9 C0 f- jDE Parks, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 9 l. H5 s3 Q. d- _2 T
DE Riddle, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 7 {2 x! z, ?+ D" J* F2 j
AO Cache
2 w! T* V0 [2 o+ O; m9 @AO Schuylkill, Shell hits 7, on fire # Q4 z) l' u( F+ z; W
AO Cossatot , C8 v' B+ I* U7 e) N
AO Chepachet
0 g' N% U! s7 d0 L- E \1 L0 l! {AE Jacob Riis, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
+ P3 `& Y4 j6 S% tAE John P. Gaines, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84 ( r! f; C" D; m6 T- e+ ^
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Japanese Ships
5 z2 I- t O- }CA Tone
' G' r1 q. d2 L( \* f1 pCA Chikuma
0 x8 n4 S+ G, I8 d- E2 h4 H0 n' t! WCL Nagara, Shell hits 3, on fire
9 A8 X8 {: y: {6 I" d7 ?& i6 xCL Isuzu
. \2 j9 W* e# fCL Natori
) T0 O, U4 r/ C) N3 xCL Yura, Shell hits 1, on fire ! J9 v2 D8 T$ G, H
CL Kitakami
% ^ R: P! u+ T( V [+ v' u2 I |CL Oi, Shell hits 1
' c N) Q% |9 o: u7 iDD Shimakaze 9 ]& U) D# Z" C! b
DD Fujinami
# w$ z8 _+ c8 t2 S+ bDD Kishinami
0 c' h- e, [0 G9 j8 K- iDD Hamanami / _7 V, c& a5 {" S( p- p- g
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
2 [& e+ H$ l2 W( H! pDD Maikaze, Shell hits 1 5 B& O' ] c0 s s7 W- A
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Allied Ships
0 w. e+ ?5 M8 _. \( c& g0 S) M- eCV Hornet ! y* c! {4 v1 I' [# R( u( p$ D; U
CV Intrepid, Shell hits 1, on fire
6 ?& w8 D& j" UCVL Princeton * \1 _6 {3 J9 o: \" ]
CVL Belleau Wood, Shell hits 1
- n5 ~/ ^0 i C, Q+ e3 D2 C# NCVL Cowpens & s& `3 _- y; M0 o% p$ Z
CL Chicago ! M% W3 z* S+ E; ^
CL Cleveland & m. n% C$ c- A: c$ C9 m' k, ^
CL Columbia
7 r g% c: P; C) TCA Pensacola
" j9 ^% q" y. A/ I" ]1 ?CA Raleigh, Shell hits 2
! ?2 Z# ?8 S# k4 VDD Boyd
% p+ V6 ^' c) _4 a$ _/ W; ADD Bradford
2 e- q8 m/ N1 r" dDD Brownson, Shell hits 1 0 O, y7 z" f9 T
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1 \* \! D$ Q$ vThis last USN CVTF was then caght by KB:
- d) a! a; g* f3 B! Z8 @8 L7 p0 XDay Air attack on TF at 80,84 : }$ u3 R# [, [2 y
# t0 q$ I5 c, sJapanese aircraft
! u( d3 w& [/ U+ U# AA6M5 Zeke x 33 & O* C% x4 h% h5 ~1 i) f
D3A Val x 7 + `7 G( X+ H' ?$ }7 N$ b) H0 u
D4Y Judy x 123
2 L3 N& b- @/ J. F: y! r! k2 `B5N Kate x 35
' q2 p+ R. l( _$ Q4 W4 c$ {4 yB6N Jill x 67 # P f9 ]+ Q J" s7 p1 X1 ]
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Allied aircraft 4 {- U7 e! ^3 h# y$ s
F6F Hellcat x 3 # X6 n5 ^9 f9 p& y+ u+ ^% i
9 H+ m. T4 y) S/ t) P8 E/ M& s
Japanese aircraft losses , K& x0 i Z0 x
A6M5 Zeke: 3 destroyed
: {4 ]$ w. Z! n( uD3A Val: 3 destroyed
: ^ e% k% R& r9 h+ uD4Y Judy: 14 destroyed, 22 damaged + v; D% u; x4 [- ]2 U
B5N Kate: 4 destroyed, 18 damaged 0 H& Z: q' W' R1 k4 x
B6N Jill: 7 destroyed, 21 damaged
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( s/ } e- t3 D7 r0 z5 X0 WAllied aircraft losses
- O0 ~) k- n! K( YF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
: N d1 d% q9 V3 M' aCV Intrepid, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
2 L( t o, F6 QCVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 2, on fire
) s( I2 S1 T* ~7 N4 @' h4 [& NCV Hornet, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
5 h% Y) n4 K5 lCVL Princeton, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
' p+ J; p) K9 E& O: [CVL Cowpens, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
: N( y, b/ q4 K5 t) k5 x$ gCL Cleveland, Torpedo hits 1 3 o" x) l' d0 }$ ]: S; P" H
. c5 |/ x Z" PAnd then by LBA: 0 A7 d6 Z( U4 i' x' |
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84 0 |8 p1 v: X8 a5 o) p
0 ~6 V: @* ^1 \$ G, w- @+ hJapanese aircraft 1 e- {, {1 l9 e" U
A6M5 Zeke x 16 % q$ X! t- [5 m6 O8 d
D3A Val x 14
) I& X8 B3 V M! |6 } dD4Y Judy x 38 6 U: i% s/ \- k8 o* P! }8 E2 a, X
B5N Kate x 24 1 Q7 Q0 Z t, i( V9 Z) M
B6N Jill x 3
3 q$ b) i- T* E/ B2 e4 N. WG3M Nell x 9 / L6 S. d2 u0 j
G4M2 Betty x 49
, r: x0 Q$ p: [, x0 M3 H) YP1Y Frances x 20 / _; a5 E; `) D6 s2 [
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 51 / q. e& U$ j) ]+ H6 @, Z
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5 4 f0 X) c2 a% d$ l
$ w1 Z/ W+ u+ e5 }' ^- cAllied aircraft 8 n: H2 n; l9 S3 @5 ~
no flights
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8 t; w" R2 o4 E8 b' z- wJapanese aircraft losses
# P+ w4 |5 Q0 @; b ?4 CG3M Nell: 1 damaged
* ]9 ~: k' H9 q V2 U/ @) L* MG4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged
+ Y2 q2 ^: a% o4 VP1Y Frances: 3 damaged + V; G& C: y6 Q' e, B- U6 i
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed / a, ~) b/ r/ J* i0 \8 S% ?1 G
! G' M8 j$ l+ lAllied aircraft losses
8 }- q, U- n9 m2 T GF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships 4 s7 d2 N+ |) L- \% k- H. Q
CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage : j# Z- j; ?$ w
CA Raleigh
; v# ]1 N* y! G, N% bCVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
% y4 P9 H4 Q3 F& }0 V/ E T9 m7 GCVL Cowpens, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
" k5 D6 l5 f; T5 RCVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
" T3 t1 j- _9 s, x1 @$ G: BCL Cleveland, Bomb hits 1
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# \- l2 n; }% d" J8 p* T* \Secodary strike:
: `, J1 l8 L! i: \Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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Japanese aircraft - u& F) z1 M) Q: Z* g# I% x0 j
A6M5 Zeke x 7 ; b$ {: [2 c7 o7 z7 Q6 }2 ~' s
D4Y Judy x 36
6 S# z# q! G) T2 uB5N Kate x 5 2 [6 y& i" O3 t$ T
B6N Jill x 8 3 ~$ N2 |2 _7 e. J& y
5 b$ h' v; A3 N( KAllied aircraft
8 }# `. B3 i$ m5 H/ I! {no flights . p0 l' Z: h* i9 B
* C7 g% w( v& z' {Japanese aircraft losses
4 a* D9 t. X2 |0 l+ e, V( H- u# KB5N Kate: 2 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses . S a6 d2 A0 U t0 p- V
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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. P, b+ w" X. O1 ^3 N eAllied Ships
. E% J* F, \; S9 E6 Z& sCV Intrepid, on fire, heavy damage
. B! m( d. `1 M! T( OCVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 2 H2 z B' D* v2 R
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And this one fails to find any more targets: ( E8 C- ~9 t! U J5 u2 d
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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; H: ^" Y- |- h) y1 zJapanese aircraft ! n$ m0 e+ F6 ~
A6M5 Zeke x 3
9 k M2 W& ~9 ^% a4 HD4Y Judy x 14 % B: l" Q% ]1 I* r0 w7 ?
B6N Jill x 11 # ?% E a/ v$ G* f
7 P+ M+ |' Z0 f3 ^; H
No Japanese losses 6 u+ @. W' h( R1 s
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LBA Jills: 1 e1 u3 J; a2 b: C' K
Day Air attack on TF at 77,83 l% @0 J+ W7 Y
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Japanese aircraft
4 E K2 E& r2 `- S; H4 Z sB6N Jill x 8 0 C6 H4 P! i1 w! d9 M2 |
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No Japanese losses 8 Q7 {( c4 M! h9 b
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Allied Ships # m0 m+ X9 l9 H- ]1 U/ d3 z
CV Bunker Hill, on fire, heavy damage
b1 u. q, W, t% h+ YCV Wasp, on fire, heavy damage " K2 A% q# ^7 m) V. m
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Afternoon phase saw KB clouded in so LBA from Kusiae did all the work: $ K( z% Q- Q3 f+ [1 V9 ?2 E
Day Air attack on TF at 79,85 , v- a( y# O: O3 j* m
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Japanese aircraft 7 {* t0 P7 |- @* v( ~+ H% v4 O
G3M Nell x 7 # q% g% a- N# V- ?- F: c. [
G4M2 Betty x 38 # V" p, j; v$ \' ?( a
P1Y Frances x 14 ; u, l% v% R: v
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 46 1 v' E6 f: e6 _+ e( g3 J
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5
8 }- c" C1 N( i# n) F* h& J. C# t3 f: X
Allied aircraft 5 b+ h/ P: b: C
FM-2 Wildcat x 12 7 H! B0 t {5 \. T5 t
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Japanese aircraft losses
7 c! @. P0 q2 t; o% M1 \8 o7 hG3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
0 G8 A Y' c# W/ D2 U. }G4M2 Betty: 5 destroyed, 28 damaged
; Y5 H8 O6 [& FP1Y Frances: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged
: Q- ]' I" F& K- Z4 G) cKi-43-IIIa Oscar: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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" S3 l2 _; N+ D7 |% t; DAllied aircraft losses
4 \1 T" l: c' YFM-2 Wildcat: 7 destroyed ( x, H# C" q: r! A7 U
9 |# n, X8 ^1 x% uAllied Ships
4 U4 Q, p# X U4 y8 P% YCVE Savo Island " J2 G+ D$ \5 G0 F2 x
CVE St. Lo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
( q; @5 j( o) o- ]; HCVE Kadashan Bay, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 2 h# E, h0 O. j# u6 N
CVE Petrof Bay
( F( b- b" _% w/ I5 |1 Z. OCVE Saginaw Bay, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
" r9 M U1 p1 k' M* FCVE Long Island
$ Q8 `( s) C6 s0 ?# uCVE Rudyerd Bay
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, p2 f5 ]9 O# } MJills are more successful this time: 0 G2 m; B. q0 ?
Day Air attack on TF at 77,83
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0 ?; f$ y# Y2 t/ sJapanese aircraft ; Z& R2 Z+ n; ~
B6N Jill x 8
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No Japanese losses . \1 C5 a1 G3 j( D8 p2 N; o
1 h- F& Y& C2 }; C/ d4 p/ j% DAllied Ships
* G) U- E, O/ i+ L+ JCVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage U/ p# |; |* Y- z# P
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; w" R M/ J3 W' ZAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/09/44
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By now my subs are in position also:
) o) A3 @$ w) {Last two sufrace actions find the crippled Franklin and an AO:
( w% K( q& X/ q. y1 F' {Night Time Surface Combat at 78,81 7 V6 J8 E7 ~) L2 K9 f1 v! f8 Z
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Allied aircraft / i1 }: y* W0 ?' R1 @( p7 { {! N
no flights 0 e' S% ^' q3 _6 o& P$ M3 T
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Allied aircraft losses , T' X8 }# r0 l5 Z7 W. l
TBM Avenger: 4 destroyed 2 s+ {+ F+ l/ m. Q
SB2C Helldiver: 12 destroyed % n( V$ ~2 J8 _1 d9 i7 N$ a& [
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Japanese Ships & ]/ {( a) @7 b q4 B+ ^
CA Takao 0 r' O* s4 W$ l5 X
CA Atago 7 ^9 `. e+ W2 h0 x1 `, ^
CA Maya % {4 O3 u" A2 M7 y9 \- Z
CA Chokai
7 @7 }8 z, ]9 j1 N$ N# m: fCA Myoko
9 B# l# G9 K+ O* N- h5 qCA Haguro 8 `' q+ c. \% ~5 h/ |3 Q
CA Nachi
* {# {; } D/ N0 J7 HCA Ashigara * m7 t! D1 i# k2 v( w
DD Tamanami
/ E2 _4 E; |0 j3 z4 HDD Suzunami ; ^+ w' @# P h# S
DD Kuroshio 5 e5 r/ H' R1 V7 j; r: U
DD Oyashio + @# ?$ ^' |9 F$ Q
DD Natsushio " v. i3 H/ ~7 j7 d. s3 Y2 D: }5 m3 g
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Allied Ships 6 o" c9 x0 T8 z
CV Franklin, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
" q3 P& z& e; [( O7 T% c" e3 h+ nDE 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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Japanese Ships , Q% a0 i- k& O7 \
CA Aoba 3 Q# w# G2 e7 d# {$ E5 d
CA Kinugasa
6 \, o- W% Q3 }0 |6 z- {CA Furutaka % R1 l. p: R$ b$ o" b
CA Kako
8 O& M: ~8 H( [$ h0 f1 B1 q4 J- sCL Abukuma
# F; R8 \5 t2 o& o5 y* Q* hCL Kuma
0 C& B; p. E/ v8 XCL Tama
" a- _( @% c, z1 t2 sCL Kiso
2 j. q4 u( W' ]8 S) l% S u$ r0 nCL Yubari + E0 a0 M. a& A4 n' @
DD Kiyonami / J/ V/ o" |& ?5 ?+ g R
DD Yukikaze
2 }+ Q3 V1 v: B0 I' KDD Isokaze 0 q" ~: O( t- c1 e
DD Shiranuhi
6 T4 S4 e9 y, N4 ^8 r. h4 dDD Arashi 4 g. c' N1 [: A. }, n
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m, O! A$ U/ j, J! D. xAO Schuylkill, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
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; ~* W3 J, |0 c" L# }) mThe only air strike of the day was once again from Kusiae and it delivered a coup de grace to the CVs:
0 Y" Q; G9 I* GDay Air attack on TF at 79,84
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Japanese aircraft , w+ S9 q% k8 k+ ]0 H( \3 c
A6M5 Zeke x 5
; d& ~& p& r* u+ I/ S+ bB6N Jill x 8 ) o6 f, T/ ], E: F' Z0 S5 f2 j
G3M Nell x 3
! H4 T. Z" q2 p2 q- V- a- K. F' n* EG4M2 Betty x 31
. y3 L- \9 c8 |P1Y Frances x 9 * ~ q7 Q0 t- S
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 45
4 o2 g( N7 V/ c% `0 R9 ?5 B0 K7 [Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 3 6 V4 D+ n! B2 R& L: i' I
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 14 ) T( I0 r; e+ q# M. I
- L' i' k( C8 FJapanese aircraft losses 3 H1 J1 U& N8 c% A( ^% Y, B9 a
G4M2 Betty: 1 damaged
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6 g7 J' O% X7 C; BAllied Ships
4 p1 N. D" f& S7 }$ t0 a# x* {CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
6 [) H& P# E2 }CV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage & @- E% m; {- ~: T- n
CV Illustrious, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage 5 L" c5 h6 H& X
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( M% W# J7 V1 d V. yThere, 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. . H" K) D4 x- n% K5 M
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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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