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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/08/44 + [( i5 n  j5 Z' t
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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: : P) Z& x8 l1 v8 l, P
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Night Time Surface Combat at 77,81 2 C7 |4 y( S+ n9 h5 d6 Y
Allied aircraft % M8 b0 J1 J: @% t7 a& t( g( y
no flights % J- T6 e1 d" r4 U& {3 W
Allied aircraft losses + I; J. s2 Y* u; _/ n) L
SOC-3 Seagull: 6 destroyed
0 @; a$ g* n/ `8 X$ A7 u
( {# d- P& A  q" vJapanese Ships 4 E3 }2 Y( `, Z! D  v/ p
BB Mutsu
; U. B* z; W7 i3 Q) f; UBB Yamato 0 X4 ]- b6 Z* M+ B0 i' I
BB Fuso
. |5 W  i% t& R4 j% z% v& A- \1 FBB Yamashiro ) U5 A5 l1 W' c% @! u6 g
CL Tatsuta " u# Q& R) v2 K6 A' J6 v" a* n1 Q! a
DD Tanikaze # S* T; Y+ C, [3 ^: J
DD Fubuki
9 p$ O2 @) Q% S# E. p  x; [# {3 uDD Shinonome - z, C& @% `" Y2 _8 ?1 M
DD Usugumo
+ y2 V* a. L- O4 ADD Shirakumo 6 H; I- A6 a/ w& s3 g; G
DD Isonami ! E, s; p4 @3 [  S' Y, A
DD Hatsuyuki 8 ]$ [4 D& N% q- a# b& r
DD Uranami
$ ?; E6 ], T6 I% f+ cDD Akebono 6 y& E& s6 d8 P* s+ T6 G/ T% |

- ]; M' ]6 K4 A) @: sAllied Ships
. u  W* H/ H& TCL San Francisco, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage : `9 d& k; V& z1 w: G
CA Astoria, Shell hits 23, and is sunk
6 Q1 ~0 M- K/ X) K* U- `) OCL Hobart, Shell hits 21, and is sunk / p) F! K6 p! S( p2 U
CA Concord, Shell hits 29, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
6 K  O, t* p" K" r/ uDE Stadtfeld, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage 0 Q9 V4 E/ s% q( Y# x
DE Harold C. Thomas, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk # ~7 g/ M+ m( G9 V! B0 `5 Y
DE Tisdale
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$ b9 b& @3 j/ V' ?# yNight Time Surface Combat at 78,83
% H9 U$ `+ G7 z8 e+ D8 F8 B: }6 [0 Q4 A8 I3 e1 h
Allied aircraft - u3 x2 G3 Q$ J: `
no flights 4 M9 R2 J( T/ I* n) {5 U) Y

: S( F4 g7 `0 t( R/ @& g+ OAllied aircraft losses 9 G$ H8 `  Z0 [, L+ H0 @$ v: m
SOC-3 Seagull: 1 destroyed 2 |0 Q3 T- X" C0 p% r

. G, l; c+ D1 x; n: {# TJapanese Ships
2 i1 X2 r; E5 ]7 U1 R( Y0 k1 ~5 TCA Takao, Shell hits 1 ! k' Q) C) L8 {! E- w
CA Atago, Shell hits 2
! _& @$ M! U# g1 @$ Y* c, ^CA Maya, Shell hits 2 $ m9 k3 x& N2 [2 M8 O- X$ F2 S: C
CA Chokai
9 B3 x8 y, m& b' ICA Myoko
2 r/ I; [+ Q- {* L8 \" B0 I" m6 CCA Haguro
- A- [2 V4 a  T0 g# E& xCA Nachi, Shell hits 1
: w% X* @$ B, @4 q7 sCA Ashigara, Shell hits 1
8 N( J9 n0 r8 ]- o2 t- EDD Yugumo, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage 6 P, i+ a$ r7 i# E) K3 V+ q, j9 e
DD Tamanami   ~+ n6 B$ {$ J" h% h, Q
DD Suzunami % S; G/ y* N# Y1 G5 W5 K
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1 $ _) c0 X- W2 y, l7 F# Y& h. }& G
DD Oyashio ! D& Y3 ]2 v- t- y
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire - j# H3 u$ z8 t! v

* @9 W1 _$ L/ O4 wAllied Ships % l. J. b9 ~8 K* P" D( y& s
CVE Santee
! f' {% P7 ~& Z9 O- dCVE Manila Bay
! g8 p0 @6 s7 y0 O. vCVE Natoma Bay
1 y& [  W4 n! l9 @+ TCVE Gambier Bay
2 A9 r+ N( `- [  s: mCVE Nehenta Bay ( ?! t1 k8 O  {2 W5 J9 g  F2 g; g
CVE Ommaney Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire
$ t- F4 c9 E% WCL Montpelier, Shell hits 3 3 @3 U- ^7 V8 r7 W: O2 ?, C
CL Mobile, Shell hits 25, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
# q" z, O0 y. c9 H$ ~CA Salt Lake City 5 x1 d" q* L7 e# K
DD Ammen
. K% C! U9 [8 w: XDD Anthony, Shell hits 1
( r2 s9 ?) n: h* ~. U" d7 TDD Aulick, Shell hits 1
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83
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Japanese Ships
8 [" E1 i6 h6 }. L0 o: mCA Takao, Shell hits 1
) j& ]; b8 F  t6 j3 I, XCA Atago
0 W+ V" k# k; g! N* VCA Maya + P$ z2 q7 t8 r6 x
CA Chokai 5 |) V6 C! `$ v& Z# c
CA Myoko ! k& V. ~2 h; G/ k4 \& p$ ]# A1 k
CA Haguro " J, a5 ~  \$ o
CA Nachi 6 y% z) E; }4 e8 ~  ^
CA Ashigara
4 T5 r& W- I$ u+ l) k  Z' PDD Yugumo, on fire, heavy damage & J. J/ ~$ i: ]& ?1 Y- F- w
DD Tamanami
+ n$ O; v' h& X2 V. yDD Suzunami
! y9 I6 n0 i% WDD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1
+ L6 S2 R+ ~4 _" y! i. BDD Oyashio " S9 @, a) p$ B' {3 ~7 S% f- `
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire
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% I2 u$ A9 p& o4 {& ~9 p1 O; MAllied Ships 7 Y5 {/ F' P( _( k( S. J' I
CVE Petrof Bay 7 X2 m, ^3 |  J" n, L
CVE Savo Island ' _- g% X/ @) v8 }  t( ^
CVE Rudyerd Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire , r: Y. Q( N: F! i5 n7 O) D
CVE St. Lo
; E; W; V8 _4 w7 U% u& FCVE Kadashan Bay 1 D: ^9 b! f5 v( X) {3 i+ `
CVE Saginaw Bay - C& K: }5 `- {8 j# O' j9 w
CVE Long Island / X8 P+ T7 J' b( ^) b2 a
CA Vincennes
% [/ `3 y0 e4 a1 l# mCA Wichita
3 v1 f- @: }4 [8 [: jCA Boston * ]! A( _2 @2 n& R
CL Boise 5 d1 r# T+ b8 r8 ^2 h% |
DE Bangust 9 n4 Z1 I& m4 g! P$ B1 Z% B7 C; M
DE Baron, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
7 M5 I7 J" H* ]2 n+ D  u' tDE Levy - g" G* z& s# b, S+ ~, C
DE McConnell
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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Allied aircraft 9 M  {1 w7 v! m2 P) |
no flights & i1 S+ |8 Z# x2 s% W& p4 k
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Allied aircraft losses
8 s; c# M/ \) N3 f7 w- d' l9 qFM-2 Wildcat: 11 destroyed 9 b1 o7 e6 M8 S7 I
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed
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Japanese Ships
2 D, @; @5 o  m. F- I: [3 _6 J5 sCA Tone % K" \8 P: B( C% k+ H7 p4 ~
CA Chikuma . ^! @" e7 V( [& O# @
CL Nagara, Shell hits 1
( h0 h6 y/ n4 b% o8 xCL Isuzu 9 g. ~3 U8 B/ b- n" |. V" `; j9 g
CL Natori 2 d. F% s  F/ i7 A3 C9 w) M
CL Yura
( S8 z! ]' [5 E) a- @& G, WCL Kitakami
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DD Shimakaze
2 c1 D6 W" c( S* E4 MDD Fujinami, Shell hits 1
" o' T+ H1 x1 @* _DD Kishinami
, p+ L7 s0 z" b( o/ pDD Hamanami ; X; K. F' D2 Y) F) e
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1 & e: }! a- T8 {
DD Maikaze " Z. Q3 Q/ h4 w" c0 [5 ?1 @: y
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Allied Ships 8 U& B# e2 X7 P. d
CVE Prince William ; l1 d. W: ^% u/ ~3 B& a
CVE Barnes, Shell hits 2
6 S4 C& \+ C- j3 |CVE Anzio, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk ) Y  ]/ w% L9 E) K3 l) y
CVE Liscome Bay, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
! P! z4 _2 ]2 rDE Bebas, Shell hits 8, and is sunk , c2 T* d) ~% G1 T3 H. }
DE Brackett, Shell hits 1 / c( J9 c1 W) p) t
DE Cabana, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
$ [/ H1 ]/ R! l1 cDE Canfield, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk , R0 r. h* B5 p9 [* U' _" c' j
DE Carlson, Shell hits 1, on fire
: b- _$ G0 H# Y8 WAO Brazos 5 f1 Y6 Z$ @/ s+ ^6 p) P( c/ h
AO Kanawha 5 O. z. _; r+ e# V4 e1 d8 g, k
AO Neches, Shell hits 1 . a& x% x8 e% x$ y3 Y
AO Tappahanock + i9 D4 k5 ^* w4 r0 [. D
AO Suamico 5 ~; b6 O4 F1 C
AO Millicoma & {) E  T- B! W& p; K
AO Saranac $ P! |1 l; Z) I
AO Saugatuck
+ t9 F: D# `( [, L/ j  J" YAE Pyro / J: L5 Y, [0 t4 g1 S4 g8 Z
AE Henry L. Hoyt
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9 p8 C6 m' V8 L+ d  C- x, xNight Time Surface Combat at 78,84 : E9 K4 C7 b/ W; K+ \
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Japanese Ships 0 c- T; d' G7 ^- S- z
CA Tone
# u  L3 ]: }* f) zCA Chikuma
- z+ U" B; w  y1 b0 f, S" KCL Nagara
2 S' j# k! ~# ?  e9 yCL Isuzu
' I8 W9 n' j- ^& tCL Natori
  N2 \( a! E+ g3 P* C% h" b, LCL Yura * x4 W$ S4 z4 Q4 x: B2 U
CL Kitakami
8 ~1 R' H- f) q# v) R( m6 ICL Oi
/ D" L; a* G1 j) I( UDD Shimakaze
6 Y$ a( v; S5 T) B* wDD Fujinami 8 L. p6 {9 d6 U# P! \( @
DD Kishinami
$ ?0 d# E6 a9 MDD Hamanami
( R) B$ T$ d) \! `DD Hayashio
& C+ Q# [8 b* H4 fDD Maikaze
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Allied Ships
+ H# r% D; _  O9 t/ E8 n) _DE Samuel S. Miles, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
/ Q% D. T4 L. NDE Osterhaus, Shell hits 50, and is sunk - A  i. T4 y8 v6 \
DE Parks, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
/ T- Y# Z9 K+ Z5 q; I8 g0 |8 SDE Riddle, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
  u. d* _' l+ t: G+ VAO Cache : n) [8 I: ^7 _; H% z) \+ k
AO Schuylkill, Shell hits 7, on fire 7 j8 |% v$ F. H
AO Cossatot
% B+ f) a; b, |+ y! ZAO Chepachet
! F+ u; C8 K7 L2 _  S6 BAE Jacob Riis, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk ' P, i+ n9 N2 {. p1 K9 V4 K+ C; P
AE John P. Gaines, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage + K5 X3 v( r( g. h, S2 I3 ~1 \- y

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5 ^1 C4 i1 q- W- V; }" ONight Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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1 l  s' u% B( X$ Q! \CA Tone $ N5 D& s8 m2 y- D: q2 e
CA Chikuma + U. C' A/ B9 ~* S9 ?
CL Nagara, Shell hits 3, on fire : w) a. z. |6 |: R$ t
CL Isuzu & _% C+ ?" O0 q& Z: d1 m+ y' B
CL Natori 9 f0 e$ V( _( x, S* H
CL Yura, Shell hits 1, on fire
. E" e( e2 `$ GCL Kitakami
( g! a: ^+ j/ v9 uCL Oi, Shell hits 1
5 g- x" c* Q# n* ]' b0 a. UDD Shimakaze
8 P0 a8 E, e8 N5 Q/ @7 E* p  jDD Fujinami % t8 j1 s" M& ~; @' [( Q
DD Kishinami
' |9 ?3 V) s0 f5 H. o9 X% T- N/ xDD Hamanami * S6 R1 B' P4 G/ A* ]7 J
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1 + _; }! @; n) M& F5 G& ]: l/ A
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 1 % R* K2 T- C7 ]6 P8 P) K: Y& n
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Allied Ships 5 Y! Y! u3 E9 U8 G' p
CV Hornet
) \9 a- l# o6 I' c' E+ T# |- UCV Intrepid, Shell hits 1, on fire
, X3 M- |# m9 v; P# UCVL Princeton 4 X* J( D# y3 ]
CVL Belleau Wood, Shell hits 1 1 ?5 y8 N$ C1 Y9 f0 \" [
CVL Cowpens * s, W0 P% D6 _+ }) a2 T
CL Chicago 8 `8 P- y" D! n# f9 V( e$ _7 Q
CL Cleveland
- t3 W* @$ p2 L  dCL Columbia & f! q1 Z* E; G( V0 a5 ^0 J2 P+ j
CA Pensacola $ f3 y' e8 b' u0 S
CA Raleigh, Shell hits 2
- |8 S- c; `/ t3 z" P1 nDD Boyd
5 ?) s5 j) }) h: iDD Bradford
! I. F4 }' X" Q) QDD Brownson, Shell hits 1 ; {. ]- ?/ e" Z+ Z) b

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/ N, S& U, A( p, vThis last USN CVTF was then caght by KB:
! |# A6 e3 r# m" F3 d6 zDay Air attack on TF at 80,84   y: B, }8 p5 _( E3 M9 G

' a/ F4 N4 p% @Japanese aircraft
' H" W# q6 n5 NA6M5 Zeke x 33 / P& \) w/ Y( P' n" j
D3A Val x 7 : E% v0 `  @7 V
D4Y Judy x 123 4 C0 j" h9 E9 j/ v& Z2 }4 Y
B5N Kate x 35 + u3 {* K  w& m# I0 {
B6N Jill x 67
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Allied aircraft 4 }# q( ^( q7 S/ P
F6F Hellcat x 3 8 K3 `2 l) l8 Z6 y) a) [

# v" w( W. l+ ^7 e$ v% X1 A  XJapanese aircraft losses
# h2 v4 D3 G6 U; B* fA6M5 Zeke: 3 destroyed 9 D1 N5 v: q' {7 r3 D
D3A Val: 3 destroyed
( {* y6 Q( k$ X# ED4Y Judy: 14 destroyed, 22 damaged 6 F, C! p2 l4 N- N# ]
B5N Kate: 4 destroyed, 18 damaged / E# f5 D2 R2 w/ d# z
B6N Jill: 7 destroyed, 21 damaged ! q- }' `& _& Y: A) A# [9 K
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Allied aircraft losses 3 W( M9 e0 v. u" Y( X' ^# t0 A
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed 8 N& H! u) ]' g
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Allied Ships 9 t) W+ N) _2 S* p  D; l* L3 }5 T
CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage ' ~& t3 p+ C# F
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 2, on fire , l9 v# w  j  Y7 N; B( n0 }
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
( n& K0 x0 ~& \; H, |* o0 OCVL Princeton, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage 8 C  l0 d- ~4 x* O3 K6 a9 u4 Q
CVL Cowpens, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage + h, G* R1 d5 ~: Y! ?
CL Cleveland, Torpedo hits 1 : A* U2 o7 u& M
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And then by LBA:
, H5 O6 q! ]5 t2 m( F% ~6 rDay Air attack on TF at 80,84 9 |* w; X5 k5 |9 a
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Japanese aircraft
8 h4 d! B  y" C* ?A6M5 Zeke x 16
; Z( M3 x. e3 b! }D3A Val x 14 ; }# H; s* a  I" H
D4Y Judy x 38
; t+ W8 T( q/ aB5N Kate x 24
& S; r' I# ~9 E5 B7 mB6N Jill x 3
) y8 T) U% a/ S* oG3M Nell x 9 & c- l2 z. M) k' a  g
G4M2 Betty x 49
0 D8 Y  h8 y4 S# ~: m- bP1Y Frances x 20
- h8 N5 f7 B5 `9 S- mKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 51 ) b# }5 ^2 @. P. ^) \
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5
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/ C: _8 F9 t  b+ B7 W" KAllied aircraft
+ s' `! \% {2 n# `- Ino flights
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& l0 Z" |7 Z6 J( m4 c0 I$ mJapanese aircraft losses + i. b+ U2 R0 u2 N% e8 S4 y+ v
G3M Nell: 1 damaged
/ ^$ {; G8 H9 v, A( I" j/ J% F; \G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged 0 h. D: b. h- O; B* [! A
P1Y Frances: 3 damaged
4 T! F& y' |1 x8 fKi-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed : l( V# N- z3 @/ q4 }. X
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Allied aircraft losses ) F' b  c# W8 B2 u9 h( B! L2 V. \7 y$ u
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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$ w* p" x3 f. V0 U# \  f: d) \Allied Ships
. N  p8 R/ [* A) d0 O; HCV Intrepid, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
; f+ e1 [5 g( n7 o8 wCA Raleigh
0 D) P$ ]) T9 @- `" m. M- q( x, gCVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
+ |) ]1 |% T' f# F6 Y$ `; HCVL Cowpens, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 3 T6 K; m( l$ N/ e$ u
CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
5 a8 q2 w8 b( Z2 ]* eCL Cleveland, Bomb hits 1
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6 L4 S3 C" k1 |" KSecodary strike: - t  q: V& s" K% K0 a
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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$ ?  i, u3 Y" h8 ~. Z% F' c# bJapanese aircraft 8 J# N4 h- i! K0 p8 ~
A6M5 Zeke x 7 ) s: {3 [; G% {8 P5 ^
D4Y Judy x 36   Z% P4 h8 Z+ i' n+ ~/ q
B5N Kate x 5
- r& @% a* S) E6 DB6N Jill x 8 9 G/ f  M) I0 m) ^- w
( Z2 X/ |4 w$ g7 q* M
Allied aircraft 3 u# J/ L( u1 A% V5 L
no flights & j+ O+ x8 \0 f# I8 `
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Japanese aircraft losses
* @6 {4 v; h  V$ \0 x8 JB5N Kate: 2 damaged 6 x; O* a2 K$ p+ m# p
8 O9 d2 A5 s6 q
Allied aircraft losses   p: b7 d% M. z: C0 r, b
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
" a( N6 `( o4 eCV Intrepid, on fire, heavy damage $ y& `; r3 a5 I. ?. w4 p8 Q
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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* X. ?$ d1 w6 R" r3 GAnd this one fails to find any more targets:
( |) e! v9 t# Q- d# ODay Air attack on TF at 80,84 * P! A: {" j: E1 L9 t

3 {% J3 w& Q. B# Y/ E& gJapanese aircraft
% K( K5 u0 R, D# `9 DA6M5 Zeke x 3
2 V8 z3 O/ }8 y- C: tD4Y Judy x 14
) P; [! l2 V+ Z3 `: [- WB6N Jill x 11
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No Japanese losses
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5 ~: E; q3 N+ a  y, ]; ULBA Jills:
8 k+ i; A  n4 l3 H& N/ j; i" ^4 a9 T6 pDay Air attack on TF at 77,83 $ r0 l" a/ N" g  E4 b) ]7 j

" `; c! _, r4 qJapanese aircraft
+ `" Q: [# [: o6 X* P9 b- bB6N Jill x 8 + n# w) m, Q  m- P  o, ^) B1 T4 E
5 r, [, H: j1 l5 h+ U
No Japanese losses 6 x/ M9 D7 }9 x- ~& d7 E

$ Y" N7 B0 }) S( X5 `Allied Ships & @; R  g, _" O0 ~! y6 f
CV Bunker Hill, on fire, heavy damage & v( b/ q- U" I( i
CV Wasp, on fire, heavy damage # A2 T8 k( m# l* y" w8 n
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Afternoon phase saw KB clouded in so LBA from Kusiae did all the work:
6 ~6 n  g: \& \3 d: ?Day Air attack on TF at 79,85 2 W: s7 m' ]! `2 Y/ a& n! r

. L7 e- Q) w3 d0 m$ zJapanese aircraft & W6 U& B) N/ I
G3M Nell x 7
2 A) ^0 r7 l) C% {5 B5 H: v( v9 |G4M2 Betty x 38
) k; ~( u; ]  r; u8 `2 YP1Y Frances x 14
: j5 l7 x% c( @+ n# u1 [' @$ {Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 46
; u. R! Z/ u+ R% t2 o0 g! dKi-84-Ia Frank x 5 9 V$ X. J* w0 C8 ~7 m* k" B$ C
6 r- V7 c6 z6 M8 s# C( U9 b6 b( G
Allied aircraft $ V; F. j( x% f5 f, l) h0 w: J2 A
FM-2 Wildcat x 12 4 `5 x4 q& ]4 @

* O- Q) M! U% YJapanese aircraft losses
) f: ?2 ^5 q/ G# VG3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
' f5 W3 ?4 U! p, XG4M2 Betty: 5 destroyed, 28 damaged
* ?6 A' E1 C& S+ E; ~P1Y Frances: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged
' N9 b8 U0 d" X; }4 `+ HKi-43-IIIa Oscar: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
  A7 L" C, \7 X* v- BFM-2 Wildcat: 7 destroyed ) ^) V/ O1 b/ b1 t
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Allied Ships ' e+ z0 p) \* N8 z
CVE Savo Island / ]6 F6 s: `4 S1 b
CVE St. Lo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
( [( A- S) d# ?CVE Kadashan Bay, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
0 i1 t/ Y- l5 @. a+ l7 a& D8 C! ^CVE Petrof Bay 9 i' r7 f' O+ ]8 U" L3 u
CVE Saginaw Bay, Torpedo hits 1, on fire % @8 I5 @* `' `6 A% j2 h( I7 D0 g+ Z
CVE Long Island
- z  B8 Y  ]3 {9 A5 R; ZCVE Rudyerd Bay
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Jills are more successful this time:
5 Z5 b0 \. L3 YDay Air attack on TF at 77,83 $ K* r/ D, G4 x6 d8 Q
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Japanese aircraft
  a' J3 S+ W8 \B6N Jill x 8
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No Japanese losses
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Allied Ships & e8 m' H) l  j4 }
CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ' [6 l5 k2 a- _! d

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/09/44 2 ^2 R; @$ b( F& v& K
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By now my subs are in position also:
9 g" N: Q2 b3 Z/ a" L3 X5 QLast two sufrace actions find the crippled Franklin and an AO: & S- P6 C) K8 `  z2 ~2 Z; {% l" A
Night Time Surface Combat at 78,81 $ j# p- S* w$ ^: r/ A4 G, g$ U% R

- ^: k5 w9 o6 d. s  J  \4 p4 a% ?Allied aircraft 7 [, W# y- ^# P$ a8 Q- u
no flights
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Allied aircraft losses ) J5 f. W' D1 J
TBM Avenger: 4 destroyed 5 M! J( u( h5 G% C& q7 y+ p
SB2C Helldiver: 12 destroyed : p8 g1 c. H1 Z# y  E
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Japanese Ships
0 c) c$ x2 V( W! sCA Takao
1 h) c( _, [$ t2 ~6 fCA Atago % ?+ g# w4 C4 s4 y
CA Maya 1 I( n. `0 j. e3 h* D5 L# Z
CA Chokai
3 G. v% L9 N9 B7 s6 [* K9 t: H$ N) V  z* XCA Myoko
1 K* r, A5 G) x9 f' B9 l$ l; yCA Haguro 9 d0 |7 ^* z2 R4 h* K8 A3 A
CA Nachi
* C. S1 E3 G' DCA Ashigara
3 W, N3 Y5 l* A2 T" H6 ?  xDD Tamanami ; x. U! R3 K" O- }
DD Suzunami ; j) ?( |2 F! X. s
DD Kuroshio 7 g) l( X6 \: t6 N
DD Oyashio 0 w& H- [7 n* `5 _6 |; j2 Q
DD Natsushio 7 _2 ~  _( b7 ^
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Allied Ships 2 e- c; x. o# _9 N
CV Franklin, Shell hits 3, and is sunk # t1 g0 l* X( _! p' t2 b
DE Whitman, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
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$ G% C, U4 I, A* hNight Time Surface Combat, near Namorik at 79,83 / l  h9 X; Q- M$ H' p: I- h' X6 k/ u

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# U* Z+ \, @0 T0 tCA Aoba ' V, N4 |/ ~# R2 r% `& U
CA Kinugasa 4 Z( a* ^# i7 `  r
CA Furutaka + ?6 f6 y8 k* i
CA Kako 8 `3 j/ ]. s3 L
CL Abukuma . p9 j% N& m5 F% q1 z
CL Kuma 9 }) D, o6 B5 I# e$ L5 s" j1 K
CL Tama
% D; o8 W: F1 L5 d3 E* rCL Kiso
0 O: \8 j8 `; m7 C+ dCL Yubari
! V9 D; V6 y5 g0 I+ WDD Kiyonami 1 U) _2 I& N, b1 V4 c) u$ j
DD Yukikaze & M0 k5 ?, M( {0 M" x4 `/ Y
DD Isokaze   d' R# e6 e/ |! B8 B7 l0 [
DD Shiranuhi 3 M3 E( P) E6 b& b2 d* S3 ?6 b
DD Arashi " v# J/ N8 z/ C8 ^; N
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Allied Ships 2 G3 c$ Y& q2 W; z
AO Schuylkill, Shell hits 30, and is sunk   o3 n8 |- @4 D$ a0 W9 T

5 B0 ]2 S, F: e( E: G4 jThe only air strike of the day was once again from Kusiae and it delivered a coup de grace to the CVs: 7 V4 Y% {& k" R, {0 F
Day Air attack on TF at 79,84
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. J7 d" G3 X7 r2 KJapanese aircraft
% `6 R& m2 R# R4 S' v' V, NA6M5 Zeke x 5 + s& k% M0 m' @' J1 h
B6N Jill x 8 + `$ s  D3 z) P# T* Q. c" G+ C4 Y
G3M Nell x 3 & j+ e$ t+ Z( S
G4M2 Betty x 31   D, @/ i# l) i" R  l8 I" S
P1Y Frances x 9 0 _- b( {3 L) z" ^9 K" l/ h
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 45 $ x2 q4 Q& f% Q0 m0 u* l6 A: }
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 3
" j& h8 A0 ]; e) |# `, J% U" jKi-84-Ia Frank x 14 1 L% X& ?$ }1 p+ @. @4 G' R1 e+ |
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Japanese aircraft losses 0 i8 e: Z( K9 d! V3 D: o
G4M2 Betty: 1 damaged $ D# |: A0 ^! D$ m4 p

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CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
# M" X" T. Y; B+ u8 Z/ k7 L7 ^6 C1 `CV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ' d/ C& q. T3 t" P) A
CV Illustrious, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
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( W' O7 q) ?2 v5 m' x0 U+ NThere, 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. ) e, \  Y0 K  W8 _6 ^- i. x
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一切都结束了# Y' Z$ Q. K) Y0 n. z8 h. t
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6 j6 x' @% }$ K: B9 e( S: a7 x

2 S3 c9 W) F: `/ y# e4 fHonda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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