AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/08/44
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+ {( N4 N# M9 q/ A; ^1 A- U+ \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
( U4 I' a4 f0 J! ]+ E7 i/ BAllied aircraft ! H* ]1 }8 N! _+ ^' ]) ~( c% C
no flights
/ _9 g% [4 T& k$ H. B6 s: b$ XAllied aircraft losses
' C' F5 v1 U: b' S5 i8 O8 eSOC-3 Seagull: 6 destroyed
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Japanese Ships
% o( `- s1 ^8 x) n2 A: I3 EBB Mutsu 3 F: k1 X7 b; Q2 c4 J
BB Yamato 1 H5 O5 [/ D/ H' |* ^& @
BB Fuso & Y' c& |/ i" c5 m% d6 l* c
BB Yamashiro 3 m, }5 w7 K' B" M F6 l
CL Tatsuta ! J7 C5 y" {: L5 y
DD Tanikaze
- r4 D; q$ M6 @4 _DD Fubuki
0 U y6 I+ ~+ bDD Shinonome
7 a. R# a) O% }, l; m1 m# pDD Usugumo 2 F- y% N2 |2 C( f5 s
DD Shirakumo
) |/ @ Y) u8 JDD Isonami
, Z! O% U* R9 g5 IDD Hatsuyuki
7 C" M( K7 @( o7 |DD Uranami
/ `* X* ^6 |& J6 SDD Akebono / Y6 N" l1 R9 |! h% n% L
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Allied Ships `" G* K& i8 y" p
CL San Francisco, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage * b0 G( z8 s/ g) j% A! R1 Y2 t
CA Astoria, Shell hits 23, and is sunk 3 A: Z! A# k/ d* ^6 j" O- U; _
CL Hobart, Shell hits 21, and is sunk
$ n% M; y3 {/ o2 qCA Concord, Shell hits 29, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk ; X' F! J$ R7 ?5 V* U& z D
DE Stadtfeld, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage 1 D# P. q0 F+ e0 ~' }2 N) d0 I
DE Harold C. Thomas, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 5 J! G& k: q- B& d$ l Z! k
DE Tisdale
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& H# n5 U0 o( kNight Time Surface Combat at 78,83 / K; m' p% U6 s2 ]) v: z/ H: E: S6 H
8 ~# z; m3 L) G5 H q! O/ P9 M& mAllied aircraft ' ^; b: g$ {5 L1 ]2 P* Y8 E& Z
no flights
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Allied aircraft losses
# V+ B6 C1 p0 f2 b# r" WSOC-3 Seagull: 1 destroyed 1 i: d5 V1 p3 l1 ~7 W# a
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Japanese Ships
. B/ ]4 F0 L7 ?/ v& sCA Takao, Shell hits 1 ( b3 l% v& E, l8 u1 T0 d0 b
CA Atago, Shell hits 2
' a7 J+ d- X$ N6 ~9 ~CA Maya, Shell hits 2 4 [4 z/ W0 G7 B1 k& Y) Q) n
CA Chokai
3 y" g8 s9 s7 @CA Myoko - Q0 c+ A) k" m0 U0 o& t8 A
CA Haguro
( Z% C# y6 Y0 h/ L2 i) D9 y* y6 M: RCA Nachi, Shell hits 1
0 [9 {% x9 e' u6 F+ gCA Ashigara, Shell hits 1
5 r1 A0 z, x/ h9 j% d. d( N$ rDD Yugumo, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage 9 B# |* z8 \& E9 t! ]4 k! {! |0 y
DD Tamanami % N/ X% F$ ?4 N2 `! @; B
DD Suzunami
" h( E r0 d: r, Q5 x3 Q7 JDD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1 : z3 s% e' X, ^
DD Oyashio
# r5 `9 V' B- D1 h5 aDD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire % N) V( G# g/ ~: G' E/ {) w+ d7 U; J
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Allied Ships ( m, |1 ~' D3 w6 j
CVE Santee
5 y2 Z8 Q- |* H0 x% tCVE Manila Bay
. }- d/ Q6 s! l4 [4 V- vCVE Natoma Bay
% Z) ?4 F; n/ c7 T1 VCVE Gambier Bay 3 m U! f7 {5 n1 g+ v i
CVE Nehenta Bay " Z0 O) L4 T8 I; b# K* k) v
CVE Ommaney Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire $ |0 a N( R& S9 }4 t
CL Montpelier, Shell hits 3
( ?4 s" r' N, h( Y @3 U/ lCL Mobile, Shell hits 25, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk 1 A7 W* S. j& Z
CA Salt Lake City
9 z! J' b1 ^* q% o* P5 W# \DD Ammen 3 u9 [: }- S6 o( G) |
DD Anthony, Shell hits 1 . w! i$ [5 S( T: }+ X
DD Aulick, Shell hits 1
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83
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Japanese Ships
5 p8 v+ E0 u! ACA Takao, Shell hits 1 7 n& u8 Z; @5 X0 |. H& R, O7 x
CA Atago 3 f3 e" v! N2 G5 o
CA Maya ! `4 [- w/ a3 \5 b4 ]% R. H# h
CA Chokai 2 {1 S9 |0 S8 J. B" W( E
CA Myoko - Z: F; Z B# R6 I4 H
CA Haguro
% q0 x+ c& ?5 _( L, m1 F4 }6 L0 qCA Nachi 4 j% _5 Z/ S2 V' n, H
CA Ashigara * J5 M6 `# ~5 s, ^9 c& J$ T
DD Yugumo, on fire, heavy damage
. V' V4 u+ d A* n* `: GDD Tamanami
1 H: G; a. R& W. GDD Suzunami
# r% Q" p. N. ?DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1 : w; N- L1 v7 ]: U+ E) b
DD Oyashio
3 ?8 x5 ?% c3 i6 ]) e/ Y3 GDD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire 6 m+ A8 M! K* g: b3 |
: s, t6 `" |6 s! v3 l5 b4 S3 zAllied Ships
- y) a1 ]. C5 v, e# S+ YCVE Petrof Bay 5 j6 @, w$ P( T7 O/ p, _
CVE Savo Island
4 ?. L, m8 ^8 ?6 I! E0 K" J0 rCVE Rudyerd Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire
1 Z. b8 C, Q. @% tCVE St. Lo 1 N. U& q8 C2 I0 G4 q/ l
CVE Kadashan Bay
! t# j- M; d6 N1 y( kCVE Saginaw Bay
8 U; ~9 C! A, t6 J3 L7 ?CVE Long Island
4 E o2 Y1 q8 Q% f. cCA Vincennes , c( m$ g7 I C& J3 n& x& N: n
CA Wichita ) d8 Z5 r$ n8 M& ]
CA Boston
9 b' n* Y% D- ?. }$ T) p5 D- ~CL Boise
8 T/ }" b, z& a9 @7 e# M2 jDE Bangust
) d( @$ l9 D* d) M uDE Baron, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage " T: k4 s2 r/ o2 O' o
DE Levy % C# o5 u2 \5 j! u: R' a# `
DE McConnell
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84 , t$ `- {* B2 x8 v1 M
' D+ [; k2 T' }- A# U% jAllied aircraft
3 P2 Y2 {5 h! qno flights
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2 p% t3 r& s, v) JAllied aircraft losses
% {/ v. X& K/ j# f- Y6 SFM-2 Wildcat: 11 destroyed ) t5 X& Q5 C3 R/ I* [7 ^
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed
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Japanese Ships ) @8 w' {4 t: r+ n
CA Tone / [0 k6 H" D. w! K! J7 g
CA Chikuma
. \0 Q; s! C+ q eCL Nagara, Shell hits 1 + g' D! x9 \7 D9 ~# ]
CL Isuzu
, Y/ ]8 h. s) G& o' O5 q2 e% vCL Natori 2 p" T7 ]" ^/ c
CL Yura 2 ], q1 S4 V* Y3 Q1 I/ J6 H5 k
CL Kitakami
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; ]; z! G K% z. G$ o; N3 p) T" ?DD Shimakaze + B u% X$ B5 s& N/ C
DD Fujinami, Shell hits 1
$ n# w8 x1 u* Y- b( T7 A5 q6 oDD Kishinami
7 z6 G: f: T6 E+ |) R9 T! p$ g3 BDD Hamanami
$ h4 U2 O4 |% h9 @DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1 & ^- U4 ^; @% R$ \! R4 I/ i0 a
DD Maikaze 0 F( i( Z- t! g% `2 c8 Y4 D
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Allied Ships
z% n" ?4 g2 c, d, {! ~5 A: o# bCVE Prince William ( p8 a2 z2 c6 J+ V
CVE Barnes, Shell hits 2
5 P* D/ X3 D% @$ z3 SCVE Anzio, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk ) W$ @0 f: b- d3 M8 Z
CVE Liscome Bay, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk ; Z3 q6 K/ T& s
DE Bebas, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
; M ?4 \$ h8 C( oDE Brackett, Shell hits 1 0 J+ A$ y4 f1 l3 U. d
DE Cabana, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
5 [/ F, J; g3 {6 c% Z: {1 TDE Canfield, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk & N; ]5 a2 A/ ]
DE Carlson, Shell hits 1, on fire
1 u) I1 `8 Y. S$ ~AO Brazos
& M. ~8 k6 H* E/ n9 t" \+ Q' SAO Kanawha ! q+ U+ g- u6 `
AO Neches, Shell hits 1
9 X3 ?3 e: N' Z A* ^AO Tappahanock
4 \4 w! Y7 x3 S" `9 L/ F& L2 VAO Suamico
) E' s; ^/ f) l1 ZAO Millicoma
, ~' b9 p! v" m* z: S! ?AO Saranac $ Z! ]( d F: Q# y! R/ f# {& ^8 S
AO Saugatuck : u7 V3 B. d$ z
AE Pyro
4 e. n, }& V' _$ f' vAE Henry L. Hoyt . `5 I* V2 p5 }; T' w' B
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! Q o& R0 ~) [, @$ I" ENight Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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2 {% d2 u7 i9 T$ X0 k9 }3 vJapanese Ships / `+ Q7 L. ^- f* r0 U: z* ]
CA Tone ! |" j$ B4 h: k4 t
CA Chikuma ) [1 ]* s9 m0 }% d& x
CL Nagara
) N! |1 L/ T' I4 `; R! j. kCL Isuzu
; y& {/ X- V0 G4 F: n6 E! KCL Natori $ r, V, N6 l7 q) S3 D/ w
CL Yura 0 A2 I V& Q0 e9 e5 C
CL Kitakami
' x& [9 d) U" M+ FCL Oi
9 ~, T4 m# d v2 a. a+ mDD Shimakaze
' g6 t% [- u/ H! bDD Fujinami
1 y6 x" w: P! x' vDD Kishinami
/ N7 `2 u O# S8 G1 Z s& [3 IDD Hamanami
) Z& M" M4 u( \- M2 s' GDD Hayashio
$ v3 n8 h/ T/ n& C. Y5 lDD Maikaze
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Allied Ships
1 x3 u: I0 S3 s9 d. rDE Samuel S. Miles, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk * _# d9 w$ Y0 ~ X4 _0 I8 ~
DE Osterhaus, Shell hits 50, and is sunk 7 n+ z. p# [" G1 [4 T) L
DE Parks, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
u5 F* h9 X( n0 ZDE Riddle, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage - T9 q0 |1 s" m1 k6 R* M
AO Cache
1 q; E+ ?- D) Y) \& \" xAO Schuylkill, Shell hits 7, on fire
$ k4 t$ V# p z- VAO Cossatot ( p/ B# s: l+ y& _5 ?. D
AO Chepachet 9 g/ t$ n1 Z; Q" f8 w. L8 O* D- I
AE Jacob Riis, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
; a# _! h j* e$ z9 |* KAE John P. Gaines, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 7 t/ J! h5 ^+ G2 i7 L! g
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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Japanese Ships 2 M2 P5 a* P. Z+ N, I
CA Tone H2 H5 T9 E9 C- K: S
CA Chikuma
. Y* A4 y) \9 y+ s$ L* jCL Nagara, Shell hits 3, on fire
- W% X# I% d# A( Y% f" sCL Isuzu
" K. X0 B" p+ C+ X% C7 H# X4 P3 [CL Natori
$ }6 M( `5 O2 C, U, ]CL Yura, Shell hits 1, on fire
" X' g7 J S6 I% N1 P2 Y. HCL Kitakami ! s; N1 Y+ g2 P; k9 ^) x
CL Oi, Shell hits 1 ! r0 h+ d9 ]3 o% v
DD Shimakaze
5 A( I( i& ^0 m: _& IDD Fujinami . \3 Q, i$ _9 u$ |5 ]; s
DD Kishinami
8 Q ]0 n9 N+ {DD Hamanami
6 ~ K" ]/ V7 B/ z3 [% c- Y1 SDD Hayashio, Shell hits 1 : `: y& W" G" `! k8 Q
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 1 1 |! M0 c" W( T$ K' C
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Allied Ships ( O0 z$ b' d+ ?/ r2 L' D
CV Hornet 6 F2 C4 M, D' p& r8 h7 ^; l
CV Intrepid, Shell hits 1, on fire 1 b9 t7 j# X1 C7 f& a# n9 l
CVL Princeton 0 W$ [5 s- W- k/ g H$ b
CVL Belleau Wood, Shell hits 1
) W6 @& c( K9 ^3 UCVL Cowpens $ }% T( I, F& S% G' m
CL Chicago - v' M0 P- s) w
CL Cleveland $ W" T4 Z$ q0 e3 _3 [4 M
CL Columbia : d& a- A7 m2 w Q
CA Pensacola
! s5 ^; N* A# h0 ZCA Raleigh, Shell hits 2
9 D, ?( |- e# FDD Boyd
# [, i+ @6 P! d( ]; gDD Bradford 5 Q8 H S; M8 v* {6 @$ \* s
DD Brownson, Shell hits 1 1 P% `& l8 d/ t3 J1 y1 b9 }
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) E5 V+ @8 O8 i5 i) UThis last USN CVTF was then caght by KB: & z0 A& L' S7 A# U4 K* D
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84 4 N7 R3 P2 p# c6 t! `5 V! o' g
3 c* j+ [. Y! A7 W6 yJapanese aircraft
! d7 X& d/ a7 N) r% h* ~9 oA6M5 Zeke x 33
: D! G. J A' O" o- d' mD3A Val x 7 + }) ]& S9 ?- p
D4Y Judy x 123 % H" h# l# g; u
B5N Kate x 35 8 x$ G/ U) e! K ^" n8 X! R/ g
B6N Jill x 67
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Allied aircraft + w7 u2 X: R6 j6 r0 ]
F6F Hellcat x 3 & y! _/ Q7 t0 j% i) y6 T& w$ u0 O5 C
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Japanese aircraft losses
* A. J, i, d" M' A! w3 r8 cA6M5 Zeke: 3 destroyed
3 p8 }2 p# Y" x; W, ]0 u; s" w( ED3A Val: 3 destroyed ! | T9 Y6 J) T/ v
D4Y Judy: 14 destroyed, 22 damaged 9 X0 i4 Q3 I0 o* z; B! C( x6 p
B5N Kate: 4 destroyed, 18 damaged
2 f4 t8 u3 [3 M& F, sB6N Jill: 7 destroyed, 21 damaged + E+ S, j* J! G4 {4 R5 Z X
$ s5 p: Z3 g N0 k1 x$ Y# z! ?$ `Allied aircraft losses
0 c r- Z1 _5 L1 h4 m. v, p" u( W$ pF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships ( n4 {4 e X4 X, I) i$ G
CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
& O% l& m2 m5 d% i* [, LCVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 2, on fire
( h5 G( B9 r+ WCV Hornet, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
9 ]2 e# H9 t5 Z& PCVL Princeton, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
3 X( k1 ?' R8 D) r+ O e* [6 \CVL Cowpens, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage ( |. L: t$ I7 g% f3 |; l) v3 u/ m
CL Cleveland, Torpedo hits 1
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- E* |- |$ j3 x: N0 v; xAnd then by LBA: ; K- C" j8 D7 |; h1 h
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84 , c+ s; g* R* H% {2 c' V
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Japanese aircraft + E+ R$ a6 t2 b) V d
A6M5 Zeke x 16 - ]2 }9 X$ Q- C( s4 e% S P
D3A Val x 14 : H/ L6 \) G! i' Q2 @4 ?
D4Y Judy x 38
3 q }$ S$ c" xB5N Kate x 24
" ?) W' V9 R& l% c& ]B6N Jill x 3 0 D+ q# m. s' u0 S) ^
G3M Nell x 9 3 B7 P& {( e$ W+ q! M- S7 ^
G4M2 Betty x 49 9 l1 t) b$ j! N/ |/ z. B
P1Y Frances x 20
3 }9 c; \" i/ F8 C gKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 51
; q+ f# j: M8 g. h6 D8 E2 T( K6 pKi-84-Ia Frank x 5
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Allied aircraft $ n" i) J. p, B
no flights ! {) d# U- v, d" l) c! Y& m
7 A: w5 v& m1 c6 a# mJapanese aircraft losses $ [6 p8 c: Z0 }* ?' s) x
G3M Nell: 1 damaged
& V& @( @6 W7 C( pG4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged c) R* q: W* a1 ^# W. u
P1Y Frances: 3 damaged 3 X; j# Z! L6 G& x# A' s
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed ' B$ P% x/ \1 {6 e! d3 ~
/ J. @: \) Z2 M" x( f. s7 y& vAllied aircraft losses
) c# F1 b1 N6 y+ `6 j2 lF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed 6 E. I4 n; ?/ _# g
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Allied Ships 0 m. O9 n- X% I A! U4 N
CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 9 @: p5 i8 m4 J' W3 T; i
CA Raleigh
+ e0 j! `4 X6 t) w* uCVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
3 v/ ]3 {7 \. `$ T& SCVL Cowpens, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
% }! e& @, }8 fCVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage 1 l G+ l$ c1 Q
CL Cleveland, Bomb hits 1
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: ~) i4 u( ]; S5 }0 C; L! E+ |Secodary strike: / q0 ~' [1 q% I w* j
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84 7 x/ ~; A0 z9 ]* p+ T/ ^, I% Z& d
# J3 [+ E& ~5 A+ Y; TJapanese aircraft ! w- T# H" q# m z1 Z; P1 X! p1 M
A6M5 Zeke x 7
0 a2 x$ E$ Z8 J% ^* B4 W5 |7 ED4Y Judy x 36
- e+ `, W* I R: R/ ^' V4 {B5N Kate x 5 0 c# ?! F7 W ^* Q* [4 I2 z
B6N Jill x 8 * E9 q- h/ [9 {
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Allied aircraft
! ]" ~8 V# U2 g* z c# X* xno flights
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' J* k( o3 V4 m( F9 R5 HJapanese aircraft losses
: w. D/ U* e9 @9 r* O$ PB5N Kate: 2 damaged
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' M; O3 _2 V; C7 @" [* m/ R! zAllied aircraft losses
( Q% i+ h! @6 L w- t3 CF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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q- a1 r$ [* k J8 J2 g5 h- FAllied Ships
1 ]8 z8 Z" d! zCV Intrepid, on fire, heavy damage 3 O; S* d/ B) l5 J
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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/ O1 }/ [+ e& |6 H9 uAnd this one fails to find any more targets: % G/ @# h9 z* s3 G+ h' |$ f
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84 * t# Z( f0 L/ ]# T9 e0 y
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Japanese aircraft 9 m, u O h J! k$ V$ M
A6M5 Zeke x 3 1 [( Q6 E) F! C7 j2 }8 s5 s
D4Y Judy x 14 ! \( l# N6 S1 k- b6 L# Y
B6N Jill x 11 2 d3 q( ] m' X' [
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No Japanese losses
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D+ Z8 T% q+ _ C. _. Y& cLBA Jills: 2 Q7 S$ R* t1 @$ N: z+ |( k8 @" C
Day Air attack on TF at 77,83 + M) J2 X. q0 t, b( u4 v
4 q% l, d* _( E8 Y, a6 B) cJapanese aircraft 2 t. [7 t( d2 v! A5 h
B6N Jill x 8
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No Japanese losses + q( c( ]0 K, B! g4 z2 v U4 t+ D/ Z
) x/ q% B2 J- H, G' jAllied Ships # }8 C1 [5 ~% f
CV Bunker Hill, on fire, heavy damage
5 [3 ?3 Y" Y( z* d% D* _CV Wasp, on fire, heavy damage
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Afternoon phase saw KB clouded in so LBA from Kusiae did all the work: - `% _- e8 ?7 k. z
Day Air attack on TF at 79,85 1 g% G$ A. I2 Z, a5 i/ J* P
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Japanese aircraft ; ?' j! V+ s0 H: v5 `4 e
G3M Nell x 7 # y6 W4 z1 k; `
G4M2 Betty x 38
5 t2 H+ ^' @! w2 hP1Y Frances x 14
( D5 V- m6 U* tKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 46
. d( v. c- M, R- G5 hKi-84-Ia Frank x 5 6 x' E3 l h) v s2 F1 P
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Allied aircraft + R3 y L9 u! e9 C2 v& m# {
FM-2 Wildcat x 12 ; n; f j1 h$ O/ N, F+ E% g
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Japanese aircraft losses
_: [$ Z2 } T; T; [: zG3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged + B+ M8 x3 Q# @! a7 i
G4M2 Betty: 5 destroyed, 28 damaged
( }; P9 i$ y6 \0 ~% |' [7 GP1Y Frances: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged
5 k3 y8 p- O( @Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
1 b# R2 G% _5 F" {6 CFM-2 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
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Allied Ships
, o: j# e6 T! eCVE Savo Island
4 @, E" `2 J3 qCVE St. Lo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 1 m1 n- \" Z, {8 Y
CVE Kadashan Bay, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
5 Y+ ^% l0 R& d. WCVE Petrof Bay ! b2 G2 ]4 I# z; H$ o. l* q
CVE Saginaw Bay, Torpedo hits 1, on fire - N. u6 x. f' `+ s6 g$ V- y* J
CVE Long Island
% o* A( L; ?& S0 Q7 _1 bCVE Rudyerd Bay - \) d: s4 N" V- w. Q
1 c+ w5 r9 E; V# lJills are more successful this time:
+ V/ N) ]5 o0 Y4 g9 nDay Air attack on TF at 77,83
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Japanese aircraft 7 \- H! t' P/ J1 z& ?5 `
B6N Jill x 8
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No Japanese losses
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CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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$ ~$ w5 C/ H+ ]3 ]AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/09/44
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& ~% f0 B; r; [& TBy now my subs are in position also: - m8 @4 I" D9 y( Q8 A; U% `
Last two sufrace actions find the crippled Franklin and an AO:
" L! G' N' Z6 O2 { S* CNight Time Surface Combat at 78,81
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1 |/ U& k- q7 d& ? z: _6 ^4 { pAllied aircraft
5 h8 m6 }# A- f2 K: xno flights % B0 h' x0 N! N' r2 [
5 h; D' o4 T+ KAllied aircraft losses
0 w# w4 d. x3 f/ q0 C+ FTBM Avenger: 4 destroyed
# @% |; o& P( G) Z0 rSB2C Helldiver: 12 destroyed ! {2 W- Z) k5 p- d0 l% L
# z( z& F; J! z) D! J3 `Japanese Ships
5 ]/ }! G- g" G$ LCA Takao
: K) O- E4 D; |# \CA Atago
{ L& b& A3 W1 E5 O2 RCA Maya ( w( ~! o: A p5 t7 ^
CA Chokai
$ i* n" s% {+ m% I' x6 V; rCA Myoko
4 m" |: ]; e: L( j2 J6 kCA Haguro
; ]* h/ c8 U" O+ F7 u' rCA Nachi ) A! W( Z2 i3 r5 A
CA Ashigara
& M6 J3 T7 n2 Q2 h/ l2 F3 ~DD Tamanami
! N4 c. F# t% u0 X2 T" T' X# ~DD Suzunami % Y: e. j6 h1 `; q1 m3 l0 {6 u1 J
DD Kuroshio
7 J: z: E2 R1 u$ B+ FDD Oyashio
/ T: d4 j2 m5 {# t4 ? g( p* uDD Natsushio
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CV Franklin, Shell hits 3, and is sunk * V0 `% Y! _& x4 D" N; q
DE Whitman, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk - ]5 Q8 [6 d( B2 H \" d
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" H& L3 `9 o' yNight Time Surface Combat, near Namorik at 79,83 h9 `% A6 k, J6 D/ i
9 U2 G E8 q# Z7 K0 X8 W: a' JJapanese Ships
- I1 a$ g; M8 }: L$ xCA Aoba
. `7 \+ W- F/ I- O3 W CCA Kinugasa 9 s; I6 B: d/ g$ ^7 K/ E
CA Furutaka 3 r' T% K* P2 [0 t! Y
CA Kako 0 P: I6 ]5 B4 J4 c' ?( R# }
CL Abukuma
% }4 b+ }7 Y, X- LCL Kuma : m, J$ B8 U1 k1 h/ j
CL Tama
+ t, ~4 _* {' JCL Kiso - P, O B* q0 A' ~4 f2 t3 }: H
CL Yubari # h' ]. v) n9 ~/ C) m" X
DD Kiyonami * q* P- R* i: V* D
DD Yukikaze
$ h! q" T5 J2 L5 d1 Y( Q( iDD Isokaze
# C! Q; q- S4 r, j9 ?" {9 ODD Shiranuhi 4 m7 C9 m J" a/ t- V
DD Arashi ( |' \! y* Z: e$ L: D4 ]
6 |% t) A9 R+ C! sAllied Ships
/ Q; Y8 I0 \$ M. J7 T& n9 [; Y; e% lAO 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: 3 W+ l: }: w# Y. S) l
Day Air attack on TF at 79,84
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Japanese aircraft
4 S/ E8 ~7 P9 U4 k# T; RA6M5 Zeke x 5
1 P1 I$ A/ _- | G: n7 l3 t% \; X& sB6N Jill x 8 . ~; B' q' r( y4 m
G3M Nell x 3
% l/ S8 \4 U! r# d3 t. vG4M2 Betty x 31
* M" M( D0 p! U+ S1 N( rP1Y Frances x 9 ( B9 [- A5 S% }; R& G
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 45 . n5 B( q) R1 F9 [) Y Q' h
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 3
# w" z; {+ R: k$ n S: a, vKi-84-Ia Frank x 14
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/ U% F# G1 @, X5 ]( ]7 I# cG4M2 Betty: 1 damaged + M& ]! \8 x0 i& T e4 C
: {, u! C5 D; X* w8 j7 A3 hAllied Ships
6 R* Q: k8 s% W& q( z6 R# DCVL Independence, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
1 Y I( n2 U; G4 X: V, ?3 Q# MCV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
. t! | ^! {# n5 }6 P U3 n# u5 uCV Illustrious, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage $ L: y; T7 P% j9 ^: L; E) {
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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. 5 `# ^; c2 k+ L% ~# k. b; [
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一切都结束了& _+ w! G( b1 j# l
好像盟军已经投降了? |