AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/08/44 2 r% j/ M% J) S6 ?+ R( R8 U9 z
+ d9 |4 p8 A, l$ V$ \- D0 w3 EDay 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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& ?5 _5 J3 ?0 H0 d- I! cNight Time Surface Combat at 77,81
" n% e5 q# T: j4 l* mAllied aircraft & W# i/ F8 N$ B$ I& L& i) h1 b# v
no flights ( S" E+ Z/ S X
Allied aircraft losses
9 U3 d7 T2 b, S2 ?SOC-3 Seagull: 6 destroyed ! R+ \2 g. k" M3 U. a
, k$ h8 p: G% U7 KJapanese Ships 3 A' \8 c# d# b. z* o/ G3 {8 _# B
BB Mutsu
! X) S* ~: {' N' {6 sBB Yamato 8 l9 L0 P. u, ^7 l: e
BB Fuso & ?8 u q' j: B1 P
BB Yamashiro
( }9 \8 V& b/ bCL Tatsuta . T+ v+ q( j9 M+ k, y! X! d' w
DD Tanikaze 3 ?7 O$ H: s) G, a
DD Fubuki / e9 T: h7 l3 E8 h
DD Shinonome
8 q Q% B1 E: j; u) J1 WDD Usugumo . p: I5 v. S& E# F% M. {
DD Shirakumo
6 m+ l" l! m G" {* oDD Isonami
4 P6 L) B) d, `3 o, ]1 ]DD Hatsuyuki ; C( b9 T8 u7 y) |
DD Uranami
: C; q" H+ N" v3 @, s5 KDD Akebono 0 ^3 l4 B3 A4 {" L
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Allied Ships
+ s4 f4 B$ e- C' Q7 @& XCL San Francisco, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage
/ @3 G1 o" X4 B' [CA Astoria, Shell hits 23, and is sunk
Y! S+ U1 w& ?9 C+ XCL Hobart, Shell hits 21, and is sunk 1 t2 p8 ]+ s( t8 L' }- S/ S9 d
CA Concord, Shell hits 29, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
! ^5 f8 H' I5 S- E# {, F) C" Q% P9 lDE Stadtfeld, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
3 a, I X u6 KDE Harold C. Thomas, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
. q. a- |5 a4 ^0 D- T2 eDE Tisdale
h {8 V8 M( S/ ~" L2 F: r+ G6 K n* X
Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83
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Allied aircraft 4 X5 i* M* v3 W% B
no flights / g b: V. h3 j' S2 h* C, q
9 r7 A' b+ ~ L5 P/ u
Allied aircraft losses
* y9 t$ d6 f, i- G" Z3 Y* MSOC-3 Seagull: 1 destroyed
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CA Takao, Shell hits 1 9 N/ i- u% E) q' ^: L: n
CA Atago, Shell hits 2 ! o6 `* V$ b) E( ?8 s) z' \
CA Maya, Shell hits 2 : v" l( F( Q; g6 B
CA Chokai 6 P3 p+ l0 m" X" z5 [
CA Myoko * c$ J. k R! d3 U5 P5 m4 R9 j) ^+ j
CA Haguro " Z- U$ Q( i, h2 |4 V2 M
CA Nachi, Shell hits 1 * H& Z" X! T: d1 G% ]
CA Ashigara, Shell hits 1 $ O. C/ s6 ?( @
DD Yugumo, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage 2 R7 D g' `1 g' g
DD Tamanami
, j- r5 x6 w! i7 ?' IDD Suzunami
7 `1 T7 z+ V9 X8 J0 h0 fDD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1
3 z( ?) F0 v$ o8 n# ^# v+ [DD Oyashio 6 b5 S5 q. Y% x8 A9 j; H- j' Z; Z
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire B6 u% o& h, B- X7 ?5 o
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Allied Ships
h) Q' @% l% I: t6 \9 H) ~CVE Santee
+ Y+ B) F9 B. w; G0 eCVE Manila Bay
$ S4 T, a: d+ s2 C) b: z+ dCVE Natoma Bay # I+ \( ^8 E) t4 s- {1 v
CVE Gambier Bay 4 V' ]% {0 ~3 W% y, f% |
CVE Nehenta Bay
* i+ S. W# l( C5 WCVE Ommaney Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire 3 x. S1 j& P; i t
CL Montpelier, Shell hits 3 4 @' G& _. A; J9 d( l c
CL Mobile, Shell hits 25, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
" _4 I* {2 e3 _+ m1 D* oCA Salt Lake City : E. b/ ]2 m2 ^5 B, N4 h
DD Ammen 7 W! _& V7 {) ]. e/ V2 q
DD Anthony, Shell hits 1
1 D6 v5 ~, x1 f7 t0 {DD Aulick, Shell hits 1
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83
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Japanese Ships
% Y% C8 `/ |% t: E* RCA Takao, Shell hits 1 1 R+ O$ |+ Z% l. |
CA Atago 8 z# q7 a6 b$ b% }7 c
CA Maya
' x9 W; |( W8 d) _CA Chokai ) J( e# g5 U; r3 Y+ T5 L7 g
CA Myoko , |5 t- Q- X3 g3 a6 s3 \9 s. z( E7 Z
CA Haguro ) ^5 |) T# l3 a8 ]8 }! o1 g
CA Nachi
5 g- c! R- H: l+ R: T' c: R; uCA Ashigara + f7 Z, D/ `) G# h% s) {) ~3 o
DD Yugumo, on fire, heavy damage # p3 D+ Z: G+ x
DD Tamanami
9 g6 X% {( O5 z0 m4 kDD Suzunami % f2 \2 W( ^3 g! z& @+ y1 t
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1
( E9 t% |9 [3 b* \5 ]7 mDD Oyashio
& k. H7 B1 {* kDD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire
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# X3 ^3 i8 ~8 W& cAllied Ships
7 E: L G- l% ^" ZCVE Petrof Bay
9 K$ ^$ h) u) h6 \. tCVE Savo Island + a8 L7 @& R: B- b3 ~/ x' i8 g
CVE Rudyerd Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire 2 ~1 ?5 z) H6 `) F, Z: _+ K
CVE St. Lo ' V* i/ ^* h& i) i8 O
CVE Kadashan Bay 9 r% g: l( z- K" V- D
CVE Saginaw Bay ' a/ C) O) g$ g
CVE Long Island
) o! X: }; l3 P" ~CA Vincennes 7 D- N- [& j+ |+ V4 ?) _
CA Wichita
* k Y4 q! v4 N7 cCA Boston 9 ~& v( n. v* d A/ V5 H0 i( ?5 K M: s
CL Boise
' }; L9 w b3 }; ^& kDE Bangust
8 n2 L- a9 C. m) d' @DE Baron, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 6 ]$ z& r4 G/ w* \3 Q
DE Levy * d7 [& U" t. F R
DE McConnell # f0 J( m' j6 m4 L$ Y2 L
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' y3 [* d# Y* LNight Time Surface Combat at 78,84 ) s. k. X# a1 M Z
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Allied aircraft
9 D# K5 e( v4 t$ r0 [# ^no flights
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- B( u) ?# e* r& X' rAllied aircraft losses
7 i/ |6 w& J: E( cFM-2 Wildcat: 11 destroyed
. _; E- V7 S4 e1 O( [4 n0 s" JTBM Avenger: 1 destroyed
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Japanese Ships
: {* X' p: L: X! `CA Tone
4 F8 v' o' L& I \5 \4 jCA Chikuma
# g9 {( {) J" \3 b JCL Nagara, Shell hits 1
% N# |& }+ I+ V2 C1 VCL Isuzu ( O8 @* o8 ]( B4 q
CL Natori
. J0 x; e9 j. C* KCL Yura
$ o0 U! h/ S) i' N% m; }CL Kitakami 9 u" D# v5 X* Z* B i6 [% b, v
CL Oi * _8 M9 } ^' ?, ]+ p
DD Shimakaze
* H& S& [( O$ b8 v+ W8 z; l0 RDD Fujinami, Shell hits 1
2 ~6 L& @5 H0 PDD Kishinami 2 F8 h: r! i& V) u/ ~3 f9 w
DD Hamanami
6 v7 b0 ]2 v' `DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
o+ d; v( P4 Y3 [" B1 Y* lDD Maikaze ( [% N% H/ V( q' ]
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Allied Ships
" r! `/ {, ^6 w7 \9 ?/ S+ SCVE Prince William
8 y0 z4 X( |& I9 a/ v# f3 tCVE Barnes, Shell hits 2
2 ? U- s% N" BCVE Anzio, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
o% I" f h' N5 T/ |2 ]CVE Liscome Bay, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk - Q. |! Q. `( {
DE Bebas, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
+ l2 R* [1 ?$ eDE Brackett, Shell hits 1
$ o8 }! Q( y) C( @% G% \4 v9 i# @3 tDE Cabana, Shell hits 13, and is sunk - k+ E( q7 q' u" f9 C4 Z- X: ]
DE Canfield, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
0 W6 E$ T$ r% I) V- @DE Carlson, Shell hits 1, on fire
. ^- ^* _4 F3 S$ a% uAO Brazos / }! w$ h0 W; I( H" K! Q
AO Kanawha * }- H u* M* q8 X$ e
AO Neches, Shell hits 1 , `& x+ [& ^8 B
AO Tappahanock
$ K* Q( p: H' F6 lAO Suamico o) i, }/ E2 b+ K+ l7 m; L; Y
AO Millicoma $ \" T1 ]- c9 U" c2 q+ i
AO Saranac
5 ~9 ^1 R: q5 i3 vAO Saugatuck
9 t% D) \9 `& |$ S) y, g! c' GAE Pyro
1 e: m' l0 D) H" G* ^* V% i5 L$ rAE Henry L. Hoyt
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5 T% p4 U7 }' d8 I1 r( SNight Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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" h+ C6 _. L( A7 I. [4 q# hJapanese Ships 6 D& f; r( K$ d& P5 p% }
CA Tone
7 J: q( }8 N3 XCA Chikuma - ^ ?8 L7 y0 Y. |
CL Nagara 2 i3 T+ L$ s; Q* F4 X, F
CL Isuzu
$ Y9 h5 q7 y6 c: @ _8 d# XCL Natori
1 M( a6 g' i- f% X- qCL Yura . _/ Z% G' L5 v
CL Kitakami # L1 R% [5 N N
CL Oi
i/ b( o# O# b( U1 ?& HDD Shimakaze
; w% H" F0 [& d) f {) m3 c/ _DD Fujinami " }6 z% Z/ \3 I: i
DD Kishinami
! y, N4 \, @* A% A; \) fDD Hamanami
% z& |/ E; R7 q% tDD Hayashio
# w6 A4 f" T% T$ Z2 J+ t. ]DD Maikaze G: t! [0 y7 f
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Allied Ships
9 U9 t: n t& u9 F5 S6 c. `/ ]DE Samuel S. Miles, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
$ z/ U. Z& U8 {- ]. ^DE Osterhaus, Shell hits 50, and is sunk
^9 Y" Z' _' Q' d4 LDE Parks, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage / ~* r/ ^+ d0 s- Y
DE Riddle, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
* Y0 i; |/ ]5 r' E* o$ X9 sAO Cache ' T9 M* m* w( \+ p
AO Schuylkill, Shell hits 7, on fire 8 ?$ j& P+ ~0 a/ }+ v7 m1 }8 b4 e( U
AO Cossatot % [. H" e' X, P3 R" b; {' V
AO Chepachet + }. {1 f U0 ?# a# Z
AE Jacob Riis, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk $ \- b' a. l6 h2 @2 {- @
AE John P. Gaines, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84 - M# W( u" h5 v. m. V1 X) P
7 c! g; @: l$ y$ z" f# s: g6 eJapanese Ships
, q( C/ a; j$ d( b8 ~7 v" i( t+ }CA Tone
& g, Z$ L5 O+ f) U$ k; ICA Chikuma ; _5 ]: E8 R6 v$ ^% S7 i& ^* @
CL Nagara, Shell hits 3, on fire
; U0 L9 o% p' R5 F @5 KCL Isuzu
! n1 n( p7 }# M2 JCL Natori
7 e- r7 R. l+ k7 w. [& _2 ]CL Yura, Shell hits 1, on fire % \, x5 ?6 r, e: n3 c; t
CL Kitakami 9 I1 n: q; T+ V
CL Oi, Shell hits 1
9 B' p6 ^2 |% \5 v! ^DD Shimakaze 0 Y/ e0 T0 x" U1 I
DD Fujinami
' Y$ a8 D$ P9 |* z# L! l8 t6 z3 q8 d. J0 RDD Kishinami
/ Z% i- G5 {# |' uDD Hamanami * _6 G& c% y& R/ g# w8 e' a9 X
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
. ~2 a+ r, b3 d1 |* HDD Maikaze, Shell hits 1
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Allied Ships
( s* [7 t2 {) x6 i, NCV Hornet
4 H: k# g. Q1 y9 M$ W4 fCV Intrepid, Shell hits 1, on fire . `# u* s' T* K1 E) F
CVL Princeton # K* W3 I! E& D5 [! O; k
CVL Belleau Wood, Shell hits 1
& l7 P3 @/ X. U+ WCVL Cowpens
. l. ~) v2 E+ H6 Y/ x4 H: bCL Chicago
3 }" ?0 X8 ]+ E j& cCL Cleveland . D( ]: C8 v/ J2 E* f
CL Columbia ' h# m1 |" t: `. h2 r6 X" q
CA Pensacola
' t6 B' s! d' x% }. g, r$ dCA Raleigh, Shell hits 2
9 L- F* O# Y* l) `* PDD Boyd
( `, q) }9 t; e! @6 Y3 ?2 wDD Bradford % L& e! q( B* D8 e3 H
DD Brownson, Shell hits 1
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8 z; c) L& a+ YThis last USN CVTF was then caght by KB: $ c0 x4 f9 d' B8 o8 _' |& @
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84 ' i5 _6 S4 x# t' N4 F
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Japanese aircraft
0 n# Q& g) k% Z( OA6M5 Zeke x 33 : ~# v* \ x% c2 K
D3A Val x 7 5 N+ P3 O1 ?' V$ Y: T
D4Y Judy x 123 % m, T9 @/ n9 P& d- W& K
B5N Kate x 35 9 ]6 {# ~: d9 v4 ]# i/ A- T
B6N Jill x 67 4 U, l7 C+ G6 d( A7 Q
# J1 M; T/ b' aAllied aircraft
1 j' |/ W ^$ _0 w) EF6F Hellcat x 3
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Japanese aircraft losses
( d: B3 m- ]7 |$ K4 |% `5 Y9 r6 ZA6M5 Zeke: 3 destroyed
' S9 M3 p; h0 i% {) `# C/ |D3A Val: 3 destroyed
4 y4 t. ]+ c- h6 `6 hD4Y Judy: 14 destroyed, 22 damaged / T6 ^( F( e7 k/ y3 n$ h5 R
B5N Kate: 4 destroyed, 18 damaged
) _' p9 v2 b: @3 A# B: VB6N Jill: 7 destroyed, 21 damaged
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( A0 Q3 U6 [* l/ F; @7 P+ SAllied aircraft losses 6 q5 z1 r# T* s9 p1 V
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed , c- x! n% @" `4 T! d. R4 B
/ @: L# ?5 I0 B6 u+ `Allied Ships
$ V/ `7 z k+ n; a2 r) G. PCV Intrepid, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage ' A7 j" m* t \9 k( m- l
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 2, on fire " }( @4 }: @2 t. L, K
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 7, on fire, heavy damage ; t" ]) V' n1 S* A ~- r- ]
CVL Princeton, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage ! r3 y7 r: }; i! c+ W2 {1 X
CVL Cowpens, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage . i! f3 B. [6 a1 Q( ^, v
CL Cleveland, Torpedo hits 1
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6 c- T/ O8 l. y6 W/ YAnd then by LBA: " \4 O l/ \) H. Z8 M! r8 ^
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84 7 N4 s- ~0 u% u* {( j# Y
8 J8 r. r \4 {1 U3 x8 YJapanese aircraft 6 N3 I4 D8 \4 C, P% l
A6M5 Zeke x 16 5 S# N s" d" C8 r# }
D3A Val x 14
( p! V/ ] M7 m; x. I7 VD4Y Judy x 38 2 S8 X. D9 \. h5 r- L9 q
B5N Kate x 24 , z4 o7 [( \: ^( p: n
B6N Jill x 3
# ~1 c5 j/ } O. h5 U# f# ]) f; wG3M Nell x 9
5 i$ Z/ ^. F9 j8 S# XG4M2 Betty x 49
6 k9 n# W1 g; b7 R+ vP1Y Frances x 20 . h% U; n( Q' l# L
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 51 4 Q9 ]$ A$ z Y. }( y
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5 1 o# z7 S$ u( y$ E7 B- W3 H
% e ~5 }- h& Q) b9 X2 yAllied aircraft ! R; m3 o" h" H9 P' h
no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses
' R3 ~6 \9 t7 r7 c- c" e6 k2 s9 v+ `G3M Nell: 1 damaged
) n# d/ v# [; P) n! U% B$ {G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged $ r' g, u1 r n+ v! [
P1Y Frances: 3 damaged
- N+ P3 H" C6 T B HKi-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed
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) u( E1 U r- I w, XAllied aircraft losses
F' R1 h- {2 }6 Y4 f5 lF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed 9 h" E& b1 b; A7 k% Z8 d( a" f1 ~
6 E5 F7 b: \. K5 d4 ^+ S/ gAllied Ships
( p$ ^$ }% x0 ?) ]) j% _/ ZCV Intrepid, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
: ^0 G; P: E5 {+ MCA Raleigh 4 p" a- D) |6 R x+ D& r- x) j
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ) j- p" |& x! \& S
CVL Cowpens, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage / y2 E: d8 \( M2 c5 G4 q- z- a( Y5 @
CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage & P, ^: @% K8 p$ y, e9 W# H
CL Cleveland, Bomb hits 1
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Secodary strike: 2 b& r# b. M- ~/ [
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84 ( [( C# f3 d( U9 D9 j. T4 m
+ _) a8 F: A! X, D1 OJapanese aircraft
% H3 m0 a9 u+ y! G) P" h8 lA6M5 Zeke x 7
' s$ Y3 G7 Y4 {- ^. k: ^D4Y Judy x 36 , w7 b- l& S4 G0 p' m& Q
B5N Kate x 5
# t9 d# w. o3 v2 ^% e, nB6N Jill x 8
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Allied aircraft " M& J' }5 P: E, T' N2 h9 [
no flights - Q3 q4 L! }* L, F- {! X6 I/ P6 s
3 Z$ U3 Z- }) O, q- y
Japanese aircraft losses
0 v7 _+ s& t" CB5N Kate: 2 damaged
4 _* o% y0 L+ V0 t
) B6 ~, ?5 ?. G* |' J1 eAllied aircraft losses 3 @ P- I9 z9 X% Y2 U7 D7 c$ w
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
" f7 b- U/ c: |, X" Q* e. U nCV Intrepid, on fire, heavy damage 6 ?$ Z4 g3 C3 @* c" }0 Z/ A' ]. u
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage % b: W2 W" C8 L
+ W/ A5 X# G; w; |5 v9 ?* PAnd this one fails to find any more targets:
$ [) w* s% r2 B4 YDay Air attack on TF at 80,84
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Japanese aircraft ( S/ b, h0 t$ g; z4 _" m! ]
A6M5 Zeke x 3
" n2 \4 B; R4 H# G* |9 F3 i+ E1 s; c0 ZD4Y Judy x 14 9 U1 y) m7 V2 R% m" e; o
B6N Jill x 11 9 h# c' j* |% U7 a% s0 U6 A
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No Japanese losses 4 g$ P( i( R0 \4 F% L
8 C* x1 g5 ]$ \; [. F* e: y: X% aLBA Jills: 9 P, {2 ~$ M$ n" z, V8 H& b8 F
Day Air attack on TF at 77,83 1 n* s* [) o/ y0 F. ^( x2 {
7 [- i. L" [2 n xJapanese aircraft ! H8 J. n* Y: G$ P6 \
B6N Jill x 8
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No Japanese losses
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* E3 H7 w4 ^5 l @* O/ VAllied Ships
* f! l2 s# b6 P3 GCV Bunker Hill, on fire, heavy damage
7 B# N+ }7 g) tCV Wasp, on fire, heavy damage # E( ?! b3 k: Y0 {" E1 s
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Afternoon phase saw KB clouded in so LBA from Kusiae did all the work:
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Japanese aircraft 5 z# ]$ j+ ^( f
G3M Nell x 7
' @) i$ i. I1 g0 [" V. nG4M2 Betty x 38 7 H1 _. H2 u2 t
P1Y Frances x 14 8 s8 ~/ v. Y% Q7 v/ [0 ?! @+ A
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 46
: W: J& u* H! x5 ~+ yKi-84-Ia Frank x 5
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7 f7 I9 U6 a' Q. O& n4 KAllied aircraft ( ]" \0 c; f6 m: Q+ \( U
FM-2 Wildcat x 12
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Japanese aircraft losses
: y4 P3 E1 h0 jG3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged 0 W$ v, l5 R |, G9 f2 C
G4M2 Betty: 5 destroyed, 28 damaged
% g5 y$ i4 U% X# Z8 d5 hP1Y Frances: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged
) t7 c& L/ |% d* ZKi-43-IIIa Oscar: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
" B' e9 F2 ~% q. DFM-2 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
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CVE Savo Island
/ b5 F5 r. g9 T* e8 oCVE St. Lo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
* { s9 x# E6 W8 vCVE Kadashan Bay, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
+ i- R6 e: J7 u; Q; ^% ACVE Petrof Bay
) n' g) w( y d, }* O) |" k+ OCVE Saginaw Bay, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
3 Q+ V9 S4 |+ W5 ?7 j! P" w/ Y0 \CVE Long Island
; l3 i& ^3 r: U$ |% ^# b5 A5 \* yCVE Rudyerd Bay / q9 h% E, O' p' L6 w9 O+ p3 Y l( p0 ^
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Jills are more successful this time: . q1 C" _( e. B8 F% J0 k
Day Air attack on TF at 77,83
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Japanese aircraft % G" E& v( R5 x0 W
B6N Jill x 8
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No Japanese losses
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8 M: ]8 C, z0 d5 u: X/ H) V* PAllied Ships
# ` Q' X: B4 d. iCVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage b( Z, b+ n+ a, z
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/09/44 3 y, V- a$ w4 s' t
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By now my subs are in position also:
/ O& W7 V. t' S2 I' P `" gLast two sufrace actions find the crippled Franklin and an AO: / r/ y: a! k& p! o4 X; m; G
Night Time Surface Combat at 78,81
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Allied aircraft : G \: b- {* n9 q" c$ A
no flights ( ?/ Z9 h2 s3 ~0 s% G
3 @! `) I0 y/ h; \$ [5 SAllied aircraft losses
( u# G( c( `2 Q: S$ n9 M6 N7 tTBM Avenger: 4 destroyed
( J% h5 j8 s6 _SB2C Helldiver: 12 destroyed 3 `- J3 ?6 q2 W
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Japanese Ships
4 p1 F0 y: ~6 o5 S3 LCA Takao
, w9 W; V9 }% ^5 v: yCA Atago ) ^8 S1 Q& ?, ?" Z0 r9 g
CA Maya * Y+ l" j" i! j' T, @0 }* }
CA Chokai
, j: x6 q9 w# A7 TCA Myoko 8 b8 w2 t# W+ N5 _% b- S- D
CA Haguro
' T: n0 Z9 E: I9 L& WCA Nachi , j" u7 L N) J0 a% }
CA Ashigara
% e& y L' }) }& g' g, LDD Tamanami {: _' Y: D- A& H
DD Suzunami + ^6 X7 [: T; g+ g' U* F
DD Kuroshio / X) v2 x0 v6 j: {$ M* ^6 ~2 x
DD Oyashio
- q8 d) j. C5 G3 P$ N; FDD Natsushio
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CV Franklin, Shell hits 3, and is sunk % \& q$ v% l$ n4 w1 ~ o8 J3 m
DE Whitman, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
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) Q4 @1 K+ d- ?5 _$ e: _8 ?: F( lNight Time Surface Combat, near Namorik at 79,83 ) Z# W; r$ R/ d
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CA Aoba
P5 ~+ G+ C! d; VCA Kinugasa ' P H7 r$ i+ D$ g8 \( f
CA Furutaka $ n0 q4 t& U$ V N9 F, ]
CA Kako & F& U; |/ j9 u5 a
CL Abukuma
\- k+ e% x' U5 QCL Kuma / Q! Q. z3 p( R
CL Tama : X$ T# ?5 c+ H; ]) o( M
CL Kiso ' k1 H; t' |- Z6 E& e5 d* h
CL Yubari
( r* U+ k9 H7 QDD Kiyonami 9 ?5 ?* o+ E/ |& I% J
DD Yukikaze
! z- R5 \; z9 W% ^7 c! HDD Isokaze
1 A9 S+ W) k) |: m( `; oDD Shiranuhi
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3 ]6 f! o; z1 S! H/ JAO Schuylkill, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
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1 ?# H' e1 i* x( S! G$ n+ W. {8 jThe only air strike of the day was once again from Kusiae and it delivered a coup de grace to the CVs:
) n9 \$ P; l+ ADay Air attack on TF at 79,84 1 t, ^1 W) o0 A; Z/ @. p
9 ]# y f# |7 _& D2 g1 e( S0 ` gJapanese aircraft
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B6N Jill x 8 ) `* |* G- d6 o3 t) K$ J# f) } P
G3M Nell x 3 $ n" h6 ]7 s3 c& Q% y4 b
G4M2 Betty x 31 : _$ ]& V( X4 Q& L
P1Y Frances x 9
5 c- x: c9 o5 V; {" d5 p CKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 45 7 `2 b2 |! i4 A% T
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 3 6 b0 h; r6 m( t/ V4 k
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 14 3 Q1 K" `( E8 X' x9 n/ ] d3 s
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Japanese aircraft losses
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4 o' O2 ]7 k! m- r! y) H) ]* BCVL Independence, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage * h0 I2 x1 F& j. E* J5 f
CV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
4 m G9 r# r0 r" c1 [: VCV Illustrious, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
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' ?0 V" {! i+ DThere, 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
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