AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/08/44
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' N: y5 g' y( |8 ?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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# } L9 R) q7 b" ~0 A0 @Night Time Surface Combat at 77,81 % _7 p3 ~* K5 N: M; J" ]! `0 u
Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses % Y' n$ Q" s1 M
SOC-3 Seagull: 6 destroyed $ a6 V: G$ W3 g/ m5 ]5 o
- D! r7 H! ^. y0 k2 cJapanese Ships 2 {0 I3 T/ u% X2 P& {9 @; J
BB Mutsu
; @2 w$ v+ ^' N- x# O& U7 aBB Yamato
) g) `- p3 I) `) H' h$ |: x* bBB Fuso
6 o' ~- L" E2 }BB Yamashiro
: T) P& R) c1 s( hCL Tatsuta 5 q$ `0 y& O6 x0 g2 o# V
DD Tanikaze ; W- w$ r) r% W7 R
DD Fubuki
' h0 d* z* c& |* _2 d7 `DD Shinonome
* E2 S! @, o. y) VDD Usugumo
- p4 B3 g% }7 _$ WDD Shirakumo ' E( P" S+ b7 n: R/ F7 ^' z
DD Isonami
! @( V6 T- ~' R5 u% D3 P* cDD Hatsuyuki " x; q1 R0 }% Y7 W ~
DD Uranami 4 Z% X, P5 r1 C% i8 `$ Q
DD Akebono 2 e0 z p2 V1 i/ q5 A5 R+ h4 }: W
8 Y6 b- k, H% ?4 {* \4 j" b0 C. ]7 z3 j! vAllied Ships / n& I# f9 u/ @$ p+ g! e2 F
CL San Francisco, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage
$ n9 ]6 X/ @ k- Q: N0 ?CA Astoria, Shell hits 23, and is sunk
# ?' U; @2 s* h9 Y4 g ^2 nCL Hobart, Shell hits 21, and is sunk
0 M# m; A. _6 q) m' ~CA Concord, Shell hits 29, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
7 q: y, } o, W8 [% J* g0 FDE Stadtfeld, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage * x! q. n7 r2 @ e$ C" X
DE Harold C. Thomas, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
' n7 t1 O& a, j# lDE Tisdale + Z8 M% A+ L; z2 p& t6 u& V M& g
- Q7 k8 Q% R% D4 H% QNight Time Surface Combat at 78,83 * E* {* R4 M5 d' [3 z4 h6 ^' T& l; w
3 P+ x/ s0 T4 W) j5 ~6 OAllied aircraft
% O/ k) G: A7 c5 dno flights
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, g( W# h7 V! \% n) OAllied aircraft losses
, e. z) A& N) _: L9 {SOC-3 Seagull: 1 destroyed ) W4 u& f* D+ x3 j ?" { E0 `2 f" b
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Japanese Ships
6 Z6 T# n1 ^3 J# ^) u( r* nCA Takao, Shell hits 1
5 @: |- H) | ^# H FCA Atago, Shell hits 2 4 `" m$ j; \ W( X m
CA Maya, Shell hits 2 / C, \' x5 K0 _: I5 A8 e0 r
CA Chokai
9 b9 c7 F. t4 I: W) q' Z! wCA Myoko $ u* T- C+ m& k! _4 C7 R; R
CA Haguro
' j$ D L4 a0 F- L7 e0 ?CA Nachi, Shell hits 1 9 N( t! S$ X1 {" B: E/ Y5 L
CA Ashigara, Shell hits 1 8 W0 H- i9 Y* M. q
DD Yugumo, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
) T f" q) M3 Z2 |DD Tamanami " V: c4 R4 E+ z" @6 t6 j1 D
DD Suzunami 1 q* N# [1 x/ m- Q/ r- N) k1 b
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1
6 |: t( h& N, n+ J$ v2 rDD Oyashio
: i1 ~9 A0 C# w. Y0 q" b1 DDD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Allied Ships ( x! x1 @# V' P
CVE Santee ; I. [+ s4 x& ~. {1 Y/ @4 X
CVE Manila Bay 4 |1 D5 b" C( L1 Q/ }9 n' {
CVE Natoma Bay 3 @/ F* Q; O0 o. D- P M4 u
CVE Gambier Bay
) v$ `& D- F# C& h, u wCVE Nehenta Bay : v: G3 c8 t, ~4 V; G- n0 ^" S; K
CVE Ommaney Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire
8 f5 X( @( _ B% `$ }- f6 uCL Montpelier, Shell hits 3
& h. Y8 {+ e% k% Q( ICL Mobile, Shell hits 25, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
/ u$ Y" S, u/ L" J; w. d6 GCA Salt Lake City ' g1 W9 Q8 D- X* ?2 J( D
DD Ammen
. { u! j5 f" B& {$ j! j8 UDD Anthony, Shell hits 1
7 \/ {( u4 h) c/ aDD Aulick, Shell hits 1
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83 : R! Q& M* v! {6 H
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Japanese Ships K" x# O; M9 T7 B9 V
CA Takao, Shell hits 1
5 ~9 f, B: w W) ?- Z2 zCA Atago
0 y7 t- G( P5 I# n: E5 E& aCA Maya $ s1 H2 O: }- V" W
CA Chokai
: E9 _6 L L5 w7 \& U$ {3 I: aCA Myoko - @7 T# x# n' N/ |+ N2 V
CA Haguro / b9 W/ E* e. M% i" ]
CA Nachi ( r1 f9 I- g2 Y( x" q2 S; H
CA Ashigara $ A; [$ M$ ^. w" X
DD Yugumo, on fire, heavy damage % i- N! ]; [0 g, Z+ {
DD Tamanami H2 z2 m' Z6 o# o
DD Suzunami 0 h2 T# k. g) b
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1
2 G7 X+ u# _5 Z/ L9 eDD Oyashio . i/ O) t+ j# M) R1 c5 y
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire / }6 `8 K. O1 x- o; d
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Allied Ships , I/ ]4 | K# V
CVE Petrof Bay
4 ~" [5 y1 y4 ]& _: A# Q3 tCVE Savo Island
- N! C& {( u* L; m) `: }0 `1 z, ^CVE Rudyerd Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire
! e$ m# s: M+ H$ X6 ICVE St. Lo
$ k2 o; p* L" p' ICVE Kadashan Bay - c1 O- }; |8 U& D( S- C+ B
CVE Saginaw Bay
! I, S+ m$ I% T8 fCVE Long Island + H5 V6 v* E# a$ K4 K; w
CA Vincennes
4 I: T( T. Q% _& R W4 x, I, }CA Wichita
4 _* P8 Y5 w( }" ]1 t, x. `7 n- HCA Boston ' f1 T( x3 p- C+ X8 T! I) i; D
CL Boise 5 |% H5 [+ ]+ x3 h
DE Bangust
& J" O' C& z' K- ~/ I" Q/ H) k4 LDE Baron, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage - Y% w* e& `! _0 n7 O% ?4 E
DE Levy
. p8 Z4 W& @" R6 R% nDE McConnell
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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0 | j2 ?% E4 ]+ @Allied aircraft
9 d: A* o6 Z8 k: Tno flights 2 [2 V6 r# A" ]( m: i
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Allied aircraft losses * G' q8 ^) t, |3 P
FM-2 Wildcat: 11 destroyed
$ J2 d& `( v9 [6 cTBM Avenger: 1 destroyed
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Japanese Ships
4 V4 b& A N/ j$ r! C: YCA Tone
3 o( S! h% L5 ?8 dCA Chikuma D8 ~1 b3 n+ F3 Y3 M) K
CL Nagara, Shell hits 1
$ {7 e( K$ H1 r4 x- h# \, V4 w7 ZCL Isuzu
9 |( E' i0 c% E" Z8 C3 e+ ^CL Natori ) {) Q' `0 |, M1 p6 l6 X; ]
CL Yura
& P# g0 ?3 p3 Y& K& h& t# }. rCL Kitakami ( `) p* M, |0 C4 ~4 ]
CL Oi
" ^. u3 u/ r* u1 M# B2 s. ^DD Shimakaze " h+ p* Z8 T# r: V' \( E
DD Fujinami, Shell hits 1
+ v }& R$ f R* {DD Kishinami / P" V& H0 g" f& g
DD Hamanami 7 e+ D$ ]+ k$ J1 C& L" p
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
0 V `, j0 F3 h+ O5 W5 h2 WDD Maikaze
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. z1 E8 I$ Q: ]1 ~" Q% XCVE Prince William
7 `% J0 F+ {* a. j; v5 q3 I, I& }CVE Barnes, Shell hits 2
( z5 S, i/ U2 S5 [# K- t$ k3 E& L: _1 _CVE Anzio, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
" e3 }2 E* t( G6 p4 J0 T$ dCVE Liscome Bay, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
. [) j( L, K$ v2 |( Y4 A9 rDE Bebas, Shell hits 8, and is sunk 4 O! R: D; [1 g2 R. j8 R# u
DE Brackett, Shell hits 1 ' W* G2 g9 f) n* {" ?
DE Cabana, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
?* d% g$ H9 wDE Canfield, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
5 R. x% i& E5 x$ ]# zDE Carlson, Shell hits 1, on fire
2 G# H% T: B/ z. fAO Brazos 5 R4 l+ b e5 i8 j
AO Kanawha / s" u+ p. q+ `0 O
AO Neches, Shell hits 1
5 v6 k" P* V5 Z. DAO Tappahanock 2 x9 A0 d- v, \. m+ T) K6 g) h
AO Suamico
. ~ i! [. h5 P# CAO Millicoma
% \) {+ j5 b- a# BAO Saranac
' Z" U7 r; h/ f' x+ IAO Saugatuck % _: B D6 p$ R' r7 D0 D
AE Pyro
. u, ~: k r r5 a" |! KAE Henry L. Hoyt / g4 h; h+ I1 S h
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84 * ]% A- m8 v; L1 s
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Japanese Ships
8 x( [. ?- U/ ^+ D2 W% c+ y" V3 ~CA Tone
& T7 w: F0 P1 rCA Chikuma 3 U( Z3 f: u; s
CL Nagara
" M r+ I6 @ @! A/ ~2 {CL Isuzu ; }) K( [/ S& i% O/ g& F+ C3 h
CL Natori 3 T. b2 u: Q9 v( K. z+ S
CL Yura ) i! L3 v' x ~) e" h
CL Kitakami
+ i `8 H' P- X. hCL Oi
* |; P2 u% N1 I! S2 }6 ^DD Shimakaze * n4 v! f* F. v3 q: h A
DD Fujinami
- n+ H, G" H4 |+ a- ADD Kishinami
- a0 E5 ]1 K- k" ~6 H4 ]DD Hamanami
' a' d3 S. j% w/ M mDD Hayashio
u% Z+ g! ~* l: V$ e. wDD Maikaze 1 I6 Z$ B) p# M# K6 o; [: G6 Y
& ?9 d9 W" Y6 _8 l, ~) XAllied Ships
j( f4 B; }+ C1 p5 i% x; {* ]DE Samuel S. Miles, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk + m5 s5 _( }$ J
DE Osterhaus, Shell hits 50, and is sunk + d( Q2 f" U, U3 q
DE Parks, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage - J% C0 w& c$ I# e
DE Riddle, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 3 } ]1 f* W7 N2 ^8 }' j/ w
AO Cache ' C1 f U8 G0 @+ A/ d1 M# s
AO Schuylkill, Shell hits 7, on fire r. E5 s' ]1 s, d" L
AO Cossatot
$ E& C S. Q2 G( GAO Chepachet : I8 L2 X6 Y1 w$ W9 \, O2 V
AE Jacob Riis, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk ( Y) B% i9 [" x. a
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
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Japanese Ships
! {% h/ c% f6 i2 d+ \6 ~4 xCA Tone % R& U4 ]% c, V# V4 C8 h- M
CA Chikuma
3 y+ `6 H% o! m6 `CL Nagara, Shell hits 3, on fire
; C( E/ I0 p) C6 [( Z) WCL Isuzu ( e1 G. g1 S" O2 S& G0 I6 v. R) b
CL Natori
+ j4 s7 o$ h/ R2 P1 o' ]( BCL Yura, Shell hits 1, on fire
" }% [$ b4 @& |CL Kitakami 3 P4 y; L" R6 e/ L! ]# F) I
CL Oi, Shell hits 1
k8 M0 p, c0 p0 g' v' eDD Shimakaze 1 N$ z: D! ^- H- r3 p% q! i/ H
DD Fujinami
* P. C2 K. a4 K7 KDD Kishinami
9 s$ x) T0 V9 c jDD Hamanami , L1 V+ K: X# T! l: p, w7 {
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1 3 u, b+ r/ g: C3 {
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 1
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& [. b# T5 q4 P4 TAllied Ships & l4 }( V# E7 ^# |/ g
CV Hornet 0 y, v# L2 U* m M$ S+ f
CV Intrepid, Shell hits 1, on fire & K9 X( {. T$ d; C+ i+ x: i
CVL Princeton
3 X, M6 k+ ^4 H4 L3 Y5 dCVL Belleau Wood, Shell hits 1 4 L% f9 Q3 b) _- A, A* v
CVL Cowpens
! z! c9 r0 f/ |& o8 T" i1 hCL Chicago & X" J$ q# e% x
CL Cleveland 2 r' f7 U! z) @; u+ D1 `' l
CL Columbia
O' h6 F# ~. G8 f, b! m6 q6 iCA Pensacola . C5 G3 u! ?5 {, X
CA Raleigh, Shell hits 2 3 X3 b1 Q0 X0 C5 Y8 c5 m0 Q
DD Boyd
7 f S8 W$ r, C! P6 m3 w% wDD Bradford
9 d$ B; ?! ]2 X8 J2 Q+ GDD Brownson, Shell hits 1 2 P- |- E/ e- h0 O3 T, Q
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This last USN CVTF was then caght by KB:
5 R: c5 |, ~8 H6 E4 VDay Air attack on TF at 80,84 T; m1 Z, I4 c; c" c& S
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Japanese aircraft b- i9 R9 W$ n" W; U
A6M5 Zeke x 33 ; s/ @3 e$ g o" R. A2 z
D3A Val x 7
9 Y. F4 c9 w8 e" u2 e X3 bD4Y Judy x 123
! J# i# J7 j0 V7 AB5N Kate x 35 ) S5 D& z4 g* T, N2 B
B6N Jill x 67 4 |$ [6 S! F5 Z0 u9 u9 X
0 S( ` q+ q1 P* r# B
Allied aircraft " m) Q! c4 ?+ E Q. C3 _
F6F Hellcat x 3
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. {2 c! a: H# H' c. Z' J- Q. YJapanese aircraft losses 2 z3 {! I& `* U* Y
A6M5 Zeke: 3 destroyed
4 V7 N4 C" g2 W0 F5 U% |D3A Val: 3 destroyed
3 T& i( O3 Y! R( I1 _+ lD4Y Judy: 14 destroyed, 22 damaged % }' E& ]% G& n) p; Y3 H B
B5N Kate: 4 destroyed, 18 damaged ( J# A- L9 Y9 t9 X: E& w) M- l
B6N Jill: 7 destroyed, 21 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses + | }- K' K# d9 m N2 A7 J
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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, F( `7 k0 j1 W9 O! G3 }' kCV Intrepid, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage ! ^' p0 G: \1 `, ~( E
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 2, on fire : R! j0 t7 j- m8 e& d1 `3 w
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 7, on fire, heavy damage & k$ W1 Z* {$ w
CVL Princeton, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
2 N* h' A c) W% ?CVL Cowpens, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
" V9 [$ ^, A0 hCL Cleveland, Torpedo hits 1 9 g x, N& h1 |, G0 U! ^! q3 g# M
8 X8 Y' A) ], ?* H0 @0 NAnd then by LBA:
& J, |8 q) W A% k! W$ R6 QDay Air attack on TF at 80,84 - N% G: l6 h6 C) }
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Japanese aircraft ' m6 H' N4 A8 E& E6 n
A6M5 Zeke x 16 + X }( |1 t3 t; W
D3A Val x 14 # H0 f s- p! {6 d
D4Y Judy x 38 ! c2 M# r/ p" m7 L0 U. a4 R1 e" i' L
B5N Kate x 24 " ~+ J- w2 r, \0 | u+ L/ I
B6N Jill x 3 + A, E8 U9 M5 e/ _7 M
G3M Nell x 9
) ~. A: @0 G4 P: ?3 m. H; a1 ?G4M2 Betty x 49 8 q( B. r% W; g. F" K7 t( G+ ]
P1Y Frances x 20 ( k8 m- q2 |0 E( M' N
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 51 ^" T! u/ y0 ^% i$ d: o
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5
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Allied aircraft
1 H$ d# T& `4 yno flights 9 V9 G) K$ X6 o9 o
# n4 v) @; C* A% T* k- N6 p
Japanese aircraft losses
: X( ]' ]5 ?; @8 ^. \8 [+ JG3M Nell: 1 damaged
C, U! r: J3 C V6 i6 SG4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged {: B) N9 P( R& c8 R
P1Y Frances: 3 damaged
$ _- |7 w( x: ^5 @+ A" qKi-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed
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& N' _- y- D' PAllied aircraft losses
- m( ^* ^8 v% X( ?& HF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed 2 q6 E5 q0 J4 c j- K
# A% j5 \- v8 M$ T$ QAllied Ships ! S9 S8 m) Z4 t' G0 Y- `5 g
CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage : |6 R4 |3 [+ E" |0 w3 i
CA Raleigh
: E" N2 K) N9 N* b; f- t+ OCVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage h+ W0 ~8 J) q* ^ P. c
CVL Cowpens, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 6 I: a6 o5 j$ h9 t& i
CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
& N* k3 C5 `3 Y1 I+ E4 U9 |CL Cleveland, Bomb hits 1 7 A( {( Q; J6 u& y& F: W0 I
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Secodary strike:
; `5 E0 n! M! w; a3 W- _Day Air attack on TF at 80,84 + r' H' Q- x* T5 H
0 G+ W' o, t: x
Japanese aircraft
5 R1 K. B5 H2 e3 v" ?, |A6M5 Zeke x 7 5 [, S4 w* m& R: R! ~
D4Y Judy x 36
8 x/ R" O$ ^/ }5 D! W4 UB5N Kate x 5
- e# [& {% N* FB6N Jill x 8
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Allied aircraft ; M8 [; j8 F; D7 G! X
no flights 2 w, Z# E7 L# H. |+ ?8 Y
" o. a v# F0 UJapanese aircraft losses
% S* N# F4 x+ ^3 BB5N Kate: 2 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
) t0 W: b7 R3 H: x2 M2 TF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships , N/ K$ @ U: J7 c. |
CV Intrepid, on fire, heavy damage 7 M, y4 g' X3 T) o% {
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage : i; S" ]/ T/ i: d& G- x
0 a4 k/ t* P: ^# z6 N2 C
And this one fails to find any more targets:
" C1 J" w; a; g) q! A4 oDay Air attack on TF at 80,84 2 ~8 e0 S& O* u
( \8 c# o! ]3 D F7 Y+ D9 l* SJapanese aircraft 3 o4 F" k& I6 Z4 v7 S. n
A6M5 Zeke x 3 7 Y( h9 @7 q2 U/ ~9 X K( G
D4Y Judy x 14 + \% W' l. h1 b9 O% e8 R9 G6 a
B6N Jill x 11
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7 ?* x- n4 |* d& J7 w' A* g. ?No Japanese losses
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LBA Jills:
7 W _6 Z5 ]) o$ o% e+ ?Day Air attack on TF at 77,83 # u" P' O; T/ a" T
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Japanese aircraft
* P8 e* p0 z! N: \! B2 n L& D, rB6N Jill x 8 4 B6 K" w) g* }9 }8 C m. I1 q7 C. H6 j
9 d' j( q! v+ w& W+ i. S$ J! gNo Japanese losses * R0 x6 j6 g6 D, {8 ?8 ]: g
+ I( z4 i; j Y! y+ j% J8 LAllied Ships
% f& `8 R8 ^" E6 u! JCV Bunker Hill, on fire, heavy damage 5 o6 ^* g6 ? |# e+ L0 ~" Q
CV Wasp, on fire, heavy damage
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Afternoon phase saw KB clouded in so LBA from Kusiae did all the work:
/ p/ I( X0 A. z# C5 pDay Air attack on TF at 79,85
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Japanese aircraft
$ J: C I! _. K$ hG3M Nell x 7
6 R7 ^6 D/ g4 ? S! q" iG4M2 Betty x 38 , G5 S7 d6 i$ T
P1Y Frances x 14 ( A1 v, ?3 q) o! N8 {
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 46
) C2 r! U# f) G* bKi-84-Ia Frank x 5
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' z. G9 I9 C! r0 zAllied aircraft
3 b% ?' E3 M: t. n* s: qFM-2 Wildcat x 12
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# O! j$ Y( p" Z! lJapanese aircraft losses
0 n: L' m1 t5 a- dG3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
3 y& x5 W/ ^$ B( }% \/ o: {. ~: zG4M2 Betty: 5 destroyed, 28 damaged
( O$ Y# `4 g* H8 L. wP1Y Frances: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged 2 U4 P0 h* ^+ r( S$ T1 I. w
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
2 ^' Z, v5 Q4 g {FM-2 Wildcat: 7 destroyed 8 Y. e4 z: U. h7 {/ a% g
7 `6 h, W1 u" KAllied Ships
( m; T9 k e, l F$ ~' j3 f# x) rCVE Savo Island % v- s, r. B9 C0 a x
CVE St. Lo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 4 X7 x' y5 U( Z8 e6 B8 C
CVE Kadashan Bay, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
2 K2 q/ t" y) A0 fCVE Petrof Bay
4 x1 [$ R/ ]3 K. @% lCVE Saginaw Bay, Torpedo hits 1, on fire ( G/ M% L5 G6 z! \
CVE Long Island $ z" L/ g# Y( [4 ?6 j2 j( l0 K& H
CVE Rudyerd Bay : o4 E; I, c+ R
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Jills are more successful this time:
& h4 M* Q; N/ r1 DDay Air attack on TF at 77,83
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Japanese aircraft
( X5 d; I( d( ~/ `B6N Jill x 8
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' X- B* c% [: Y5 K$ o. ZNo Japanese losses * B+ E4 \8 k# Y/ b3 R
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Allied Ships 5 O% G. A2 M9 r/ ^9 O/ y/ k
CVL 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:
) }5 }# j) h* _Last two sufrace actions find the crippled Franklin and an AO: ( Y$ T( b8 X* i; @% r: I3 F
Night Time Surface Combat at 78,81
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2 N2 G% p# c O8 n5 NAllied aircraft
t- n9 x2 Y$ x+ u. e4 S7 kno flights
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Allied aircraft losses
, y4 d/ S" ]: j' \& Z4 E, UTBM Avenger: 4 destroyed
* l1 c5 I7 y; Y0 V: Y5 u- cSB2C Helldiver: 12 destroyed
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" W8 \/ P2 V$ d5 AJapanese Ships & R, {8 @7 n0 X$ a3 U, k
CA Takao
: _9 I$ B" s/ u9 T% P% R$ NCA Atago
# B* N+ }- {- ECA Maya
2 h5 m! D7 ] \2 Q7 k/ HCA Chokai
7 ]7 S8 F0 }( Y1 [ x2 kCA Myoko
( b7 E7 Y, s: J: ]4 p3 s0 jCA Haguro 8 z5 Z" G+ p% F5 d8 ?, N" J
CA Nachi
' z9 h \% h4 H# s$ bCA Ashigara & ^9 G) b) G8 m% K/ t
DD Tamanami
4 A2 p" I" V. N7 ]: pDD Suzunami
' `+ f! n1 \& v+ H% L# VDD Kuroshio , {( L7 j6 g( {) \0 f C
DD Oyashio
% z: z7 D. f: B6 y3 r- H/ y5 ODD Natsushio
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. q b* j z6 Z5 L, t2 ECV Franklin, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
/ A h& q4 X. L5 rDE Whitman, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk 7 r4 Q" d, c- Q8 `' U5 d+ d
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& u; O- U7 X- o" vNight Time Surface Combat, near Namorik at 79,83 ' y9 f7 \2 r. W
% ^! {# E2 h# k# T: [Japanese Ships
( A+ ~) R! Z9 ^; z- r& u" a3 F( mCA Aoba
0 q6 w! V F7 J8 |' I* mCA Kinugasa
, D$ \4 d& t* h ]/ j) qCA Furutaka
5 ?* X1 E* i: @ r4 J+ u7 M% UCA Kako `& G+ t {: ~1 n, ~
CL Abukuma
2 B2 {+ ?" I0 x- g4 t/ OCL Kuma , _, g; s/ K) E" C. y) S, n, N. O
CL Tama z- ~. v* ]. c& y+ F# a( P
CL Kiso 7 D# d) R1 o2 g6 _- W
CL Yubari ! o8 o9 ?+ Y h; u& l9 T
DD Kiyonami 4 m+ s. h% g' N& m7 x. P
DD Yukikaze
% a% V2 W2 D1 Z2 o" IDD Isokaze
; Y# J- [2 i$ t3 |DD Shiranuhi
9 d z' ^& P A" A0 uDD Arashi
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# ?" P+ V+ w, |# m+ i& N' EAO Schuylkill, Shell hits 30, and is sunk 2 c& E' I3 Z) B" ^ r$ v2 m, @
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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: . y+ y. j! H7 B$ L# ~& u
Day Air attack on TF at 79,84 + r+ v, O; g4 X. g3 e G% t- c
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5 T% r$ V0 |4 D6 N( hA6M5 Zeke x 5 * z; a1 B* ]# U( o1 _8 [/ R" W
B6N Jill x 8 ; ?$ V' l4 h' E0 k: a8 o9 {
G3M Nell x 3 ) U. i( Y+ S* `5 [
G4M2 Betty x 31
4 O: L9 B; t# z# M. S* b* pP1Y Frances x 9
% |, E& ?9 k4 d. J* P4 `Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 45
, G: |" O7 ]9 b- x! M3 P RKi-61 KAIc Tony x 3 ( j' B5 e. v% A6 ^! C8 e
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 14 i7 A) g2 Y' q& z, X% t K6 K
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Japanese aircraft losses & P3 M' {0 \/ B8 Z1 ?$ o2 b# G
G4M2 Betty: 1 damaged S9 u8 s. K" N0 C
4 a) G! C4 n9 g+ M, G% AAllied Ships ( h+ o# h; O& j& n
CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage . m; R, N6 U$ w& M7 |8 [& o% T
CV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
- n1 k3 a" T5 T& m) m8 ZCV Illustrious, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
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6 C4 i$ C {0 r" O5 m n& o) 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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* D( h* n" L, i' Y7 k一切都结束了
- @8 x: h- x2 T$ D% U7 F好像盟军已经投降了? |