AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/08/44
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5 [3 L9 K+ I" T% fDay 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$ Q. _$ d ^( s* E: L
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Night Time Surface Combat at 77,81 ) [5 U0 y w- w1 _; G1 D
Allied aircraft ; @( V# S5 a" u4 p
no flights x4 ?9 e/ L) P8 `! b6 h+ I
Allied aircraft losses 1 k. p V1 @$ j x( p+ b
SOC-3 Seagull: 6 destroyed 7 T9 W2 I3 A% `5 p5 i5 u3 @' o2 z
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Japanese Ships $ q1 ]* V) b& i# s6 W- C
BB Mutsu
, |) y0 t4 s" l+ x7 eBB Yamato
4 i# c2 O) B7 v" B* W; nBB Fuso
9 p+ Y5 {" t/ z7 l7 q- M# fBB Yamashiro
1 Q5 q, ^" i. u( P1 q: ACL Tatsuta
4 Y0 o# ^2 e0 _( Q( UDD Tanikaze
" H- T" j7 R9 N/ t' f" FDD Fubuki & Y; g# N$ t" c( W/ I# a
DD Shinonome
1 I& \" M1 F, W1 K( P4 Q' gDD Usugumo . R9 l1 X6 R4 S* K7 f
DD Shirakumo
; M3 T& h; B9 [; |, Z4 I+ \DD Isonami
2 V& g. n' A+ Z3 {DD Hatsuyuki
8 l7 g6 L& E/ k, R$ ]3 O" vDD Uranami * I: B- X# l- u+ I
DD Akebono ) X$ L5 M' R& i" I) V7 H* h4 l
1 }# @8 l' |7 a9 D( UAllied Ships u9 O+ R$ B% k( t* Z, Z; V( n! m8 E
CL San Francisco, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage 2 |, \- P7 v4 q/ E& b9 F& T# S1 j
CA Astoria, Shell hits 23, and is sunk
! r5 I. _- i5 {! H7 LCL Hobart, Shell hits 21, and is sunk 0 n7 F( z4 ^8 z! u
CA Concord, Shell hits 29, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 7 ]% ^5 {3 G! @( T9 j
DE Stadtfeld, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage , c* {: T8 }& ^: U) `9 {, a
DE Harold C. Thomas, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk " H3 Z' Z6 k' b6 W
DE Tisdale
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83 ) ~7 U4 X, p" E. o1 Z; o
3 }! O, ]1 ~! ]' TAllied aircraft 8 ]. z7 o+ o* W9 X& N: r
no flights
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Allied aircraft losses ! {( D+ _2 ] ^, C, G; Z& L
SOC-3 Seagull: 1 destroyed . ]% _) z4 d- G
6 h! Z% z4 r4 b: M0 QJapanese Ships ( e' N0 L/ @2 |- s0 h9 I
CA Takao, Shell hits 1
% b8 B6 @# Z! s; [- g% M. N9 wCA Atago, Shell hits 2 6 J9 j) }2 f' n0 i3 z0 |
CA Maya, Shell hits 2 $ F" [; H' g. D- m7 O' A1 u
CA Chokai 0 @( w8 K1 G0 W
CA Myoko 2 h5 _: G2 {# V i4 T$ S6 \5 G
CA Haguro
! i, D4 g! b" C( v* I# r* XCA Nachi, Shell hits 1 9 t% h# t# t% q7 j9 Z
CA Ashigara, Shell hits 1
! j; A; I( i# h* {: [DD Yugumo, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage # _1 w% {$ |5 a3 r1 t8 f
DD Tamanami - r, b* y1 w, {; n+ z. [% z2 O
DD Suzunami 7 L" d: D2 o0 N6 \2 w
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1 v7 p% l$ P! ?7 B% |& B3 M; ^9 [% K( S
DD Oyashio
9 A- ^% ^& U) U4 ~# o5 zDD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Allied Ships + k$ D! z9 P6 o' C* R, b
CVE Santee
8 G- e7 I* P4 f6 WCVE Manila Bay
% }& Y/ z* M9 b' M* Z% \- SCVE Natoma Bay 4 ?2 {2 ?) U5 R
CVE Gambier Bay
8 O$ T& ~4 ^) bCVE Nehenta Bay
! k& J3 S" t! ZCVE Ommaney Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire 9 ?( J; j% X; L: M- y- p9 c4 t4 N; O
CL Montpelier, Shell hits 3 7 B5 C$ ^/ \4 g; [0 @2 P
CL Mobile, Shell hits 25, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
: e6 f0 c/ i" Y- \. h N5 _CA Salt Lake City ) M' J' C% t6 h5 ^- ~1 z ~
DD Ammen 2 p% d6 ]3 H8 n5 r
DD Anthony, Shell hits 1 ; U' z& D; b. x% J
DD Aulick, Shell hits 1 + O, R) f8 s: r- g2 `7 r' |
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83 6 @1 |( s5 Y# c+ q9 ]8 H
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Japanese Ships * R$ ^$ w% y" G# L/ B& h
CA Takao, Shell hits 1
& c' l4 A# J0 `( C$ NCA Atago " l% |+ k- L* {6 K: m/ g5 X3 y' Y
CA Maya
4 U. i: Z, g* q& j" G, Z4 ]CA Chokai
" F) L5 F7 B# C* a7 j9 }) [% OCA Myoko ) {, W! E6 I1 P. w
CA Haguro
( ~5 G1 G) u$ O- s* ?, K) YCA Nachi
' W" g; T P. k" F" tCA Ashigara
) _/ ?8 n; [4 mDD Yugumo, on fire, heavy damage
1 C5 m. s) V' ?7 g3 J2 |! S5 YDD Tamanami
# W0 q# [- @) f- v) VDD Suzunami ! s3 l7 i! }* Q- G! W6 {
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1
# \7 [# u) O' e9 B7 i; ~9 IDD Oyashio
" q6 h6 A* n& ADD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire ( K+ O4 T" E) F( O3 c- R$ {
! t6 x+ m# N) x" m! i. r1 qAllied Ships
% U% \" y$ {7 h) hCVE Petrof Bay ) O. p; ^* q+ z7 [' Y1 E* w( d
CVE Savo Island . y. q2 r' @5 K: _! ^7 ^8 L( F; u
CVE Rudyerd Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire - T+ h' a4 ]0 f/ [; r
CVE St. Lo + J9 Z- s5 z) N6 s# }
CVE Kadashan Bay 1 K! W) b6 J/ h8 k4 `! E& Z+ U
CVE Saginaw Bay
. c/ L; _* {5 GCVE Long Island ! V- p( Y1 b5 \- D+ ]
CA Vincennes W1 N+ Z% \5 s; s2 s
CA Wichita ) o9 a( U3 w. M
CA Boston 1 E j4 G2 l. h4 i5 l
CL Boise ' n2 [/ G+ y4 E
DE Bangust . d" o3 w: \$ q$ y7 ]
DE Baron, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
. h5 v' |+ e+ p, }: P: rDE Levy
# y3 Z5 Y3 X$ kDE McConnell , d( N: g) Y4 e$ y. G7 L4 |, F
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" x8 U1 B9 b7 y: kNight Time Surface Combat at 78,84 * r. o6 T h2 z5 i
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no flights - r! t* \. n2 T0 Q6 e6 M' T6 @
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Allied aircraft losses / [2 h; V' B+ Q; M$ Q# F# e
FM-2 Wildcat: 11 destroyed 4 O# ]! h& A7 D' l0 C
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed # f% u1 \$ t& P2 ]/ P E
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Japanese Ships 0 Z _" b$ @) b& ^' t+ ?
CA Tone
7 ~. q' K% t1 v! RCA Chikuma ) [) K2 F& C; _& m5 Y/ o8 l E
CL Nagara, Shell hits 1
) A) I9 c) d+ CCL Isuzu . q7 I J/ q, a) b1 j% L; A
CL Natori $ j+ a. g6 ^4 b+ f9 E
CL Yura
- w# U$ m$ b0 h* y. ICL Kitakami
3 `) d3 i7 \7 F" h5 v) l0 T1 nCL Oi
: W1 i5 L; D0 X9 ^$ sDD Shimakaze 7 F: s9 p* @# _* q8 p7 \- L3 f7 V
DD Fujinami, Shell hits 1 2 B$ D0 h- Y f9 j3 J, K8 |& K
DD Kishinami
& ]' n( K# `. i% \; f7 j" K8 |DD Hamanami
# q. {6 L# W5 t& {' j+ a5 u: jDD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
E7 m5 y: J5 iDD Maikaze
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- p+ ]- z# Y M' Z- n! p. {' K0 eAllied Ships
, Q- {1 f9 ]3 f: f RCVE Prince William * n: G4 z3 a( L( [9 m
CVE Barnes, Shell hits 2
" p- L' |3 d0 t) ^( l: R& v4 [CVE Anzio, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk % ~1 y2 ` r4 u5 f; _) F
CVE Liscome Bay, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
; ~; F. \* H7 s5 ~" K3 F' a. kDE Bebas, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
# v3 y& @. V4 W5 hDE Brackett, Shell hits 1 1 d6 B+ W! V$ F5 U1 d R! w
DE Cabana, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
, D1 }% \( P% n# e3 Y9 kDE Canfield, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
1 w% o( i8 }& [; {. QDE Carlson, Shell hits 1, on fire , _, z& i" }* |- c: F
AO Brazos : A; }! A0 N2 I+ d! N
AO Kanawha L6 C, V4 M* W0 u9 r" |7 i
AO Neches, Shell hits 1
1 X. a! G# {% LAO Tappahanock ; F; M5 x: w5 h [, m5 c
AO Suamico
7 ?2 y: d: `5 i7 {! YAO Millicoma 8 l. { O% L. w' x! {) e
AO Saranac
2 }4 l+ ~) h2 X3 AAO Saugatuck
& b1 A- L1 N' w* P. \AE Pyro
. H2 ~' [7 R+ ?! s/ _AE Henry L. Hoyt 1 w8 \7 _/ q/ R2 j4 b! w, P
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n, O( z' E# k5 f) l# }/ f3 _Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84 9 X) J3 m. p; F4 I1 F s5 z
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Japanese Ships
- z6 C' s; {" z. G9 a0 PCA Tone 2 p% ~* b D, u. R
CA Chikuma
3 U8 m7 s# s) Q; ^' l& }! ^& KCL Nagara : l9 x; x& w' o, J1 k; a0 Q) r
CL Isuzu
$ ?# |8 C! S* C2 v* M( zCL Natori
: N# |* G- V7 ?! a, jCL Yura
1 ^) U! @( P+ H( \7 ? jCL Kitakami
& Q% w; Y0 k" H7 k7 o7 ^( |% X2 L! s# |CL Oi
' @/ \6 e8 M& L1 W: ~1 m5 iDD Shimakaze ( R9 N9 `! i, p4 x: J2 s
DD Fujinami
6 ?' P, D- \1 r+ a7 {5 `- VDD Kishinami
, M; ? B( i- h: H2 c/ j/ sDD Hamanami
7 Y* H9 C& Y/ p0 ZDD Hayashio . m( Q' w( E7 i) M
DD Maikaze & I1 Q2 M7 y3 X: N9 c
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Allied Ships / Q" C. h( i& _
DE Samuel S. Miles, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk + D8 L) ]: ?* ~9 z& l
DE Osterhaus, Shell hits 50, and is sunk
# e+ p/ A' n) Y# p0 DDE Parks, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
6 O V! T9 J1 H5 O" }DE Riddle, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage & p2 B4 J+ K4 S5 Y1 ~, a
AO Cache
- h+ u6 F' M$ o& K8 [. \' F. lAO Schuylkill, Shell hits 7, on fire ; ^) s7 {! ~7 C; @# | E1 P
AO Cossatot
9 K& O- l \+ Q' dAO Chepachet + |: p+ |5 D, m' Y4 W! h# H' {; [
AE Jacob Riis, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
h- u3 w9 t* z6 `2 |7 e% bAE John P. Gaines, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ( y6 S4 t8 ]8 G4 x# q1 D2 g
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7 Y+ Z5 p; p5 a7 T7 R3 z9 M2 s# _Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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0 I {& C# J% s6 H9 H1 H( u+ ACA Tone 9 s: N: c" `* d
CA Chikuma & b' ^9 }7 L# F5 k0 b# M$ m3 g& s
CL Nagara, Shell hits 3, on fire 6 J3 m$ i- O2 W+ y9 P* b( L7 u+ Z
CL Isuzu
) E) f+ |- ~; j1 w! Y1 SCL Natori
/ d! X$ _' }# n; A7 |2 {. xCL Yura, Shell hits 1, on fire
6 l: t" a0 [4 g8 b, Q( B4 w7 @CL Kitakami
( Q% V/ J1 C1 H8 [% [1 {' ?& n2 X4 TCL Oi, Shell hits 1
1 e. A5 [5 v- o! i4 {- SDD Shimakaze y' E8 d( X% t! }: b
DD Fujinami
6 ?0 g% [* y" b* W" }7 F# f" v. rDD Kishinami % q6 q7 Q& G, @9 N3 c$ B+ e( A
DD Hamanami 9 o' v( U7 e* N5 P6 {
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
2 j8 o8 i: S% a# W6 A5 V# M9 MDD Maikaze, Shell hits 1 p3 _2 ~3 A2 l1 U! u
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CV Hornet
, k2 O4 _- Q$ a7 k4 H! XCV Intrepid, Shell hits 1, on fire ( n, h+ V4 Z/ {
CVL Princeton
: n x+ z/ j0 E6 p0 A9 G; jCVL Belleau Wood, Shell hits 1
% H, I7 g, Y/ g" x! w( W6 xCVL Cowpens . k& K& @! m: a: M+ v
CL Chicago * H% M, l( ]0 A2 o( E7 z
CL Cleveland
$ n- R9 z% W" A6 u) @5 g/ e# cCL Columbia
l1 b( |6 a; bCA Pensacola 2 \# v0 L/ a1 d9 ~1 C
CA Raleigh, Shell hits 2 5 k2 I2 _4 u3 ^# M- X7 L1 P
DD Boyd
( x. x) H- b6 X% _2 r( [) eDD Bradford
# x$ b6 d3 l4 D2 u# Q- I# ~DD Brownson, Shell hits 1 0 @. t/ ]' X) T
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* M! C+ H& L+ `2 BThis last USN CVTF was then caght by KB: . ^0 |. r- t- |* d- q# o% Y3 N
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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Japanese aircraft
, X9 v1 B s, X. dA6M5 Zeke x 33
$ u: M; e! n& o W2 _3 ~( vD3A Val x 7
, K& u9 K0 D8 D) BD4Y Judy x 123
- h) o* Y% `' L) MB5N Kate x 35 9 H2 Y% S; V {0 ]1 E- N
B6N Jill x 67
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7 o' `- z8 ?$ DAllied aircraft ; R# z0 s$ B, {3 Z+ P$ B
F6F Hellcat x 3 * s2 u8 O0 N( ^* E4 u" A
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Japanese aircraft losses
2 G! u& X3 ~0 K, T9 H1 V1 MA6M5 Zeke: 3 destroyed 8 V: Q1 I. x9 d8 V
D3A Val: 3 destroyed + K# [1 t% ]( w* o$ `( ~
D4Y Judy: 14 destroyed, 22 damaged ' ?- ^: h7 L4 W. W: R) s. @6 N
B5N Kate: 4 destroyed, 18 damaged
% o9 j4 u0 A7 o, ~3 FB6N Jill: 7 destroyed, 21 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses 2 V, _( [) G6 h& [0 m, A+ F4 x P
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed 6 Y, y* u7 p% k7 U" S5 L
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Allied Ships
: x6 s5 |7 h; _# n6 J+ [CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
: Z/ d7 s1 R" `/ y; i$ oCVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 2, on fire 3 Q2 V; z: m0 P4 B) Q: k) g
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
) u5 }. ]% F6 ?" W# v- OCVL Princeton, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage # N+ C' d' F" {/ Y$ A
CVL Cowpens, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
; W" A* l- k6 s& o; I8 ?CL Cleveland, Torpedo hits 1
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* A6 _& s! k z5 h/ n1 k' YAnd then by LBA:
; O s% J+ m1 K1 b8 ?; x8 jDay Air attack on TF at 80,84 0 ^+ Q' V9 U. s
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Japanese aircraft 4 u5 q$ O0 c2 @7 @5 z$ i1 q
A6M5 Zeke x 16 % M% P* h% D. ^0 V7 F- i- t
D3A Val x 14 / K. y" S c+ ]8 }) t8 z& ]
D4Y Judy x 38
+ B* ~; j) c: R8 i/ Q; TB5N Kate x 24
+ o6 Z0 P6 C. j! p+ z" lB6N Jill x 3 $ V0 O! }$ a7 X- ]3 M' h& j. ]8 {
G3M Nell x 9
- z1 I' l) Y W) s* `* x9 VG4M2 Betty x 49
! { z* w7 O- h3 s. t' g J" K' |P1Y Frances x 20 " Y$ J/ Q/ J" o
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 51
7 y' m( T6 D7 C( T t8 U0 S2 h2 XKi-84-Ia Frank x 5
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' H% P) O% ^4 O5 y& P" [Allied aircraft 4 j* x5 t Z% i7 \
no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses
8 I" {! i$ A; k5 o& z& uG3M Nell: 1 damaged
9 M$ _3 M8 U5 K- {+ A7 Y ]- [G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged
0 ?2 i- O: u$ j& V9 s/ IP1Y Frances: 3 damaged
7 }0 t3 A( o" k8 E8 rKi-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed 1 C0 Z9 S# y7 N3 r* H. b
# }) o- E2 E3 p$ \Allied aircraft losses 3 z; C% c" l1 ~! C/ q$ \
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
# Q7 V; j4 ^ ^/ e0 V+ yCV Intrepid, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
! z; Q4 p3 D# r' e! o% _CA Raleigh
J; m( j q3 S! vCVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
2 u+ K' t$ b/ d- j( fCVL Cowpens, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
+ \# o* {8 s# {% T6 PCVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage - [2 ?) V) Q, W, q, X4 B
CL Cleveland, Bomb hits 1
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Secodary strike: % P* F" ^5 Q$ ^4 F
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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Japanese aircraft $ h7 y7 ?! d( k6 I
A6M5 Zeke x 7
2 U5 n) A" l% k2 s& PD4Y Judy x 36
! [& o$ D& O" `B5N Kate x 5
T# c1 l* y4 d" q/ b7 K4 N6 }B6N Jill x 8
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0 v, n$ J$ j( Z. W4 G1 fAllied aircraft ( b- z( I+ f ]
no flights * b! m- {$ j) a( |$ [: r
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Japanese aircraft losses
# }+ h6 {6 E+ V8 ^% NB5N Kate: 2 damaged $ Y( q- J/ x" Y( H$ y0 X" f; _
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Allied aircraft losses
# Q: H2 ?/ y7 J* G, \6 b( m" }$ TF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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( Z2 e2 j" z0 |2 S' p4 _Allied Ships
6 h+ w9 E5 N) f) V: N8 ^" A$ jCV Intrepid, on fire, heavy damage
; A6 r) s4 C4 S2 V$ kCVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 8 [/ S* I. g) N+ S( T) {9 e
9 }9 X4 @5 t: ]. S1 ~And this one fails to find any more targets:
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5 d& b0 g, z/ {+ HJapanese aircraft
- v$ Y# \4 P; z) a1 Q* VA6M5 Zeke x 3 4 U- X5 a( j/ q3 r5 Y) s9 o- K/ C
D4Y Judy x 14
7 R% _. i) r$ n3 lB6N Jill x 11
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, C9 O2 }$ n: P( B6 P- INo Japanese losses $ ]8 R/ z L# L; s# H
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LBA Jills: j g# V+ r7 q( {7 D& @ Y
Day Air attack on TF at 77,83 ' j0 f# B6 @8 a4 S, c
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Japanese aircraft 3 s2 N* G9 f2 X9 F$ k
B6N Jill x 8
8 C4 {& d) b' |" O9 v1 `0 e0 y- T5 D6 D
8 C7 I. ?+ t/ U3 Q5 w$ iNo Japanese losses , q$ p4 V! t, g* w1 |
% i1 C8 I+ N8 T& N$ V3 n7 Y! ~7 C% _& ^Allied Ships
h( Z+ R; @% T( fCV Bunker Hill, on fire, heavy damage ) G V7 n/ @1 `, g: X
CV Wasp, on fire, heavy damage ' `+ h" `: E5 r. \- F4 r& ]0 I: i
( o- C& ~- _0 A$ l* gAfternoon phase saw KB clouded in so LBA from Kusiae did all the work:
. |+ E1 K9 j V* Y8 EDay Air attack on TF at 79,85
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$ L y3 t: K4 t4 W* f: L2 D- cJapanese aircraft
3 i+ b( j) o4 M/ rG3M Nell x 7
8 W& Z3 O- S5 x" u! O2 r7 LG4M2 Betty x 38 6 E) v* \8 S1 }; V" v
P1Y Frances x 14 + B/ n3 M; p; J
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 46 ) Z4 \0 @3 E6 y- s
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5 , a5 B3 R# W) y U5 i+ L9 i6 P4 X4 F
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Allied aircraft X" }8 H' j, [ s w4 Q% c+ \
FM-2 Wildcat x 12 " J# ] v" N2 C8 u h1 |1 g. i: Y! h0 b
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Japanese aircraft losses & W8 T& |- U6 m
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
" @; x) l- Z/ ?8 s! w/ hG4M2 Betty: 5 destroyed, 28 damaged
/ X. [) ?2 w( p/ r) AP1Y Frances: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged
* @! }+ b3 b( ]& `0 hKi-43-IIIa Oscar: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged @# T! |+ D& s' C9 {
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+ F3 R% r# u8 t) t, k" IFM-2 Wildcat: 7 destroyed " I* c3 ]+ B# j/ a$ J! w7 e5 y
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Allied Ships
* ?) `# E0 a4 q+ [CVE Savo Island 1 b& z k: w2 L, U' W# p
CVE St. Lo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
9 R# w9 I2 X, }' n+ u2 dCVE Kadashan Bay, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
! f9 L6 M: o) ^1 C* fCVE Petrof Bay
& y2 o. k" \5 M0 fCVE Saginaw Bay, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
$ A* M. y- V4 A3 [3 d+ T. ], jCVE Long Island
6 A/ l$ H6 E4 N$ S( U; xCVE Rudyerd Bay
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1 P% F# y1 U. T4 ?; JJills are more successful this time: + P7 Z+ f9 F5 Q. s' Q
Day Air attack on TF at 77,83 # |4 F( v0 S- f# _
, ~2 S1 \& v' D; eJapanese aircraft " p; U0 q. W2 H. U$ d3 g( f0 s" M9 A
B6N Jill x 8
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3 ^5 F9 I. q: ^; qNo Japanese losses # {. x# u! j% l8 ~) U: l
$ `, P. w' {6 |+ o4 kAllied Ships
' Q) I: N( T, J* E( N0 L9 |CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage " E% K! a) p' y( z" R
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/09/44 4 V( A& i) Y6 h
" a# L: g. j5 y# tBy now my subs are in position also: 0 ?7 k; @* i2 P7 v
Last two sufrace actions find the crippled Franklin and an AO: " ^, B; m4 q7 t& o7 _: d
Night Time Surface Combat at 78,81
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, f) }4 l4 [5 n; i" x2 e" PAllied aircraft
5 ~# z, w& p" T0 t$ a. l% T- Zno flights 7 e/ o3 {- G5 ^: L
* D/ X1 K# i4 I8 i4 w* xAllied aircraft losses
6 M b3 O# w( x5 ATBM Avenger: 4 destroyed
% |5 M9 r: @, w+ vSB2C Helldiver: 12 destroyed
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Japanese Ships , w' h' M7 w# l# ~( b. k
CA Takao & _) @1 O7 c4 I
CA Atago
2 z( M3 i' s8 n3 P. \( p( yCA Maya 3 G/ r# t. l. h! \0 P( Q( f9 K! ^) g
CA Chokai
' S. l) v1 K( H `4 FCA Myoko 9 t# @9 i$ e& ^8 t3 E# C' t- a; g8 Q
CA Haguro
3 x6 Q/ u- k( ?9 W5 CCA Nachi ; E G4 `" j7 g4 n
CA Ashigara
0 }: b6 e4 o! J$ LDD Tamanami 1 D" }4 _+ a+ x* Q6 l
DD Suzunami 1 V! F8 I7 m* m7 P A
DD Kuroshio
( t( d' ^/ s+ r# tDD Oyashio
! T+ N! I+ e N/ ?' B2 eDD Natsushio $ {) F6 Z: S( Y! m- M1 s0 [& f$ t1 Y% s
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Allied Ships ! a6 j" j& K1 [0 P
CV Franklin, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
2 p4 G2 g; X! @& o2 t/ n! S% Q" ^DE Whitman, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
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8 V$ m1 z# K+ r; G; r2 [+ zNight Time Surface Combat, near Namorik at 79,83
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' P; O/ J9 ?7 N# i. {Japanese Ships 8 S3 g+ J5 w* o/ F2 z/ c
CA Aoba ' i, U1 z* y' j7 v6 y/ ]8 H" g- \
CA Kinugasa
# y8 y# a _# d/ _CA Furutaka
5 @0 D0 L: i) C2 L0 i bCA Kako
& Z( `* T( V+ g; `% [! lCL Abukuma % F. U( f2 f: c' ?3 M8 d* w7 j
CL Kuma
8 v$ j7 ?, ]: aCL Tama
v$ q: J6 r2 Q0 C+ `7 FCL Kiso & [! \( Q( w( O4 _$ P1 _4 `
CL Yubari
) o% G5 E8 s0 d) [6 ZDD Kiyonami
- K" \, u3 J0 Y: M( @) q% cDD Yukikaze * A- t! t) D7 M+ A# o6 C5 l
DD Isokaze
8 m; b8 _5 N( y$ I1 V( V# F6 zDD Shiranuhi , @/ z* p( J+ E: L; H
DD Arashi
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2 x$ K8 K; D* o3 @7 qAllied Ships 4 b" ]+ ?% ?$ y' L' x/ ~# U
AO Schuylkill, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
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7 q) Z1 j4 r! yThe only air strike of the day was once again from Kusiae and it delivered a coup de grace to the CVs:
! e" D8 v* w1 L. IDay Air attack on TF at 79,84
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Japanese aircraft
0 ^5 H% C' b) n" L; H% P4 G. s) sA6M5 Zeke x 5
6 `1 O& {' Q m! ?B6N Jill x 8 : n& D3 @ N9 P
G3M Nell x 3
2 J6 [& b- m2 I' r9 B- _G4M2 Betty x 31
- |0 T% y+ j, Y: k# MP1Y Frances x 9 ! h! P4 H! p+ z8 F. U
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 45 * \' [+ Z9 [% p2 Q4 ]" K
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 3
& [8 c; d9 D" q( ?( t% P" Z" X. C: OKi-84-Ia Frank x 14 / n+ F5 i, |! ?0 K2 D; X
2 q& M$ l/ Q! c D2 CJapanese aircraft losses
& D" ~( c1 T: P/ ~3 n9 T3 gG4M2 Betty: 1 damaged
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Allied Ships 2 [; ?" Q1 o: Q- N8 V: B; U2 c
CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage & A0 N H3 o) P5 j; H; o9 a
CV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
7 k$ c7 \' x. _1 }' xCV Illustrious, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage . \2 Q7 Q1 a2 ~- {) k* w8 m( Q
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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. - C @/ ^! ], Z' J/ F5 L7 U( b
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好像盟军已经投降了？ |
发表于 2008-2-25 22:47
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发表于 2008-2-26 12:38
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