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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/08/44 # G# x8 w9 ]1 b4 y, K7 u8 g; e

: J% W$ N3 O+ y' |6 X; xDay 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: 6 E2 _& W( `% G; U- {( ~

2 y$ p  n$ x  cNight Time Surface Combat at 77,81 + h4 B. f; d& L% H
Allied aircraft 0 W$ D: r, L( Y
no flights ( f+ i4 c! x9 c' p
Allied aircraft losses
1 m; K, C6 A) C2 O8 iSOC-3 Seagull: 6 destroyed
, l5 T& h0 v5 ~. t1 s) p5 a
6 C  S- j/ D, @8 F$ [& z$ AJapanese Ships
! q0 ^! P$ j; q8 }% }' \- k5 i  m' }$ p. gBB Mutsu ; y% L# `$ f; I. a# N. t: q
BB Yamato
5 ?) f; k: l0 W" H/ eBB Fuso   j2 o- ?, I( n! m
BB Yamashiro / B$ l6 v+ C; _) z$ n) \
CL Tatsuta ! L% o9 X4 r9 S+ ^: s/ E
DD Tanikaze
/ p% R4 n: p- `. ZDD Fubuki - {& @+ a) h$ a& R) p) t# _' z
DD Shinonome
% j% f& e7 v# C; U6 @  SDD Usugumo
* z7 e1 _: P8 Y9 }# I: WDD Shirakumo
  f( C7 g  Q' h# G# S$ xDD Isonami 4 y! V. k; U5 j6 Y* N! E
DD Hatsuyuki 9 K& l7 S6 _+ S! u$ F" Y: p: l% b6 p: i
DD Uranami
: b- u' U7 _9 O5 Q" f: S% M( V- ~DD Akebono ' B, M- W5 g$ f' C& a% p$ P" u; f4 e

% R1 s/ H! U5 _4 s+ MAllied Ships " l3 t% }  ~" v/ g1 @
CL San Francisco, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage
( S7 K0 O1 w" Y9 n1 FCA Astoria, Shell hits 23, and is sunk
$ a. i/ E5 y* O7 qCL Hobart, Shell hits 21, and is sunk
5 C1 j/ u) S& T: z3 bCA Concord, Shell hits 29, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk ! ]% \' [. B3 U) I6 ]. ]3 f/ s
DE Stadtfeld, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
5 J- q) l8 I! M5 _DE Harold C. Thomas, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 8 t- R, o' G/ X" f: L. u
DE Tisdale
$ `1 T! S# ]: w
* {9 z) L; R. K" fNight Time Surface Combat at 78,83 2 X7 O2 A; Q- |4 p" ]5 m- E" ^- ^$ g

& y; h& E' Z, `  w- PAllied aircraft ) e, ]3 R4 u' ?4 C2 d7 f
no flights ( E/ X. E. t5 ~/ b& c

# Z" w- q1 I5 y6 Y& V  Z7 [Allied aircraft losses
) j% j2 N; `  J5 s( x+ e, TSOC-3 Seagull: 1 destroyed
% V( |0 M5 X& O: e# r: U$ w
/ J8 {) \  H- s' V- N# ^* Y4 d, cJapanese Ships 0 O" a3 \) y7 }2 G
CA Takao, Shell hits 1 8 G3 Q4 T; [3 b3 e1 [
CA Atago, Shell hits 2
( B. x) G# V: X6 PCA Maya, Shell hits 2 " |6 A+ d; O* P! B/ G4 R
CA Chokai
4 c+ r) s$ ?5 Z/ PCA Myoko
% l' L1 d* \0 X( E+ {! Z0 nCA Haguro 4 u4 T# d3 e2 }
CA Nachi, Shell hits 1 " P2 v& n+ j9 q! N* U9 }
CA Ashigara, Shell hits 1 . k0 }- d, q  R3 E6 p8 ]  l
DD Yugumo, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
. W& a0 H3 @5 J' y( dDD Tamanami
) f$ ]2 l$ X$ G- f- z, E, h( y/ _DD Suzunami
9 I6 M5 b  r; {5 RDD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1
" T- A3 ^( L3 T9 o2 c6 `/ e. \DD Oyashio
$ q+ `* a; ]2 X' y8 K! S: f; XDD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire
, H; J3 N* |# }& U& h6 C5 @/ N% r* g: L
Allied Ships
3 I3 b$ G1 C+ Z/ Z7 [7 b' N; ICVE Santee
/ f6 J$ u: _4 N$ {/ O) RCVE Manila Bay ; x- g& w# |( O! X! c
CVE Natoma Bay
4 s4 u, Z( ]. J7 O" wCVE Gambier Bay % \2 F" \% t' b7 ]5 n5 l7 Z% B. J
CVE Nehenta Bay
/ E/ _3 M$ g4 l. Q) I( }6 \6 N" SCVE Ommaney Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire
3 d5 g. g+ h+ B) a9 QCL Montpelier, Shell hits 3
( e0 `" H4 B* ICL Mobile, Shell hits 25, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
9 D6 z- f% s2 ~! MCA Salt Lake City
" E9 E4 N( M# [! FDD Ammen
0 e' b9 v4 a+ u  K% {! N# rDD Anthony, Shell hits 1 6 U3 ?1 i; J. |
DD Aulick, Shell hits 1
7 f" S3 |# \4 p" ^
2 p2 b7 p* L% x! g2 r
2 Q- t$ W. e, u/ P4 a' y$ qNight Time Surface Combat at 78,83
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& J9 v9 h, A3 Q3 l% l, Y. qJapanese Ships
. o# Q' L1 g6 {3 S# g' XCA Takao, Shell hits 1
# w+ f4 Q! I3 G6 Z2 F- J. S/ S# |6 u" SCA Atago
2 P1 C) `& D# l$ ]  Y( LCA Maya 6 I* v* ~! E: v- j4 q. Q* A
CA Chokai
8 i7 k: {2 d# l% _% d5 HCA Myoko
7 n5 t( V6 h3 ]& mCA Haguro
% D! b* x! Y* [5 M' B% q" dCA Nachi
9 Y# V' ]! [2 h* D8 u6 ACA Ashigara
: q& t) D" W+ `DD Yugumo, on fire, heavy damage - n" }0 l* o: h6 u  N
DD Tamanami
. ?% d" c$ {2 }1 W0 g$ J" NDD Suzunami
. c3 C( f: J0 n3 l9 P+ ?7 ZDD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1
2 }, \: @) d% R3 E# q  S" @DD Oyashio
9 y& s; {9 c# [1 D* f4 {1 q4 `DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire
: }4 D% q( _8 ?' m6 ]# G+ G9 N  J7 d6 x9 {4 f9 B# C
Allied Ships
7 M: h. n; @- m  K; w% NCVE Petrof Bay
" q: b" D8 f; ?6 C7 ~, y% ~/ wCVE Savo Island * M; G6 A: {% r; j  I
CVE Rudyerd Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire
# |( g7 p1 t: [/ @CVE St. Lo
: @8 T! k, _) `' W7 E4 GCVE Kadashan Bay
6 [1 u" E$ y0 d+ W0 _1 _; Z+ kCVE Saginaw Bay
! Q  t' [# P6 |# ]( V) d6 uCVE Long Island % g6 L. ]/ t& ^8 ^( ~) Z7 i
CA Vincennes
5 s; e# w# ?5 ]$ V$ KCA Wichita $ Y6 j- u2 h+ D* y) P" d
CA Boston
- W& n0 B" `3 \/ {) W. [. JCL Boise % R, g& d; M$ X; u3 f
DE Bangust
4 ?  f: B) K( MDE Baron, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage - \9 v- w8 s5 V
DE Levy
- Z$ k/ t# k' D6 z- k+ I2 ADE McConnell
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9 h' `0 P* }, P( o/ {9 k9 hNight Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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Allied aircraft
" p" T% d5 L3 n! f* H8 C. G: {no flights 5 {5 X7 Z5 @; ^1 J/ ?" C# O" n
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Allied aircraft losses + T0 e1 t' N6 p: N
FM-2 Wildcat: 11 destroyed
. g8 j) R: s+ L4 V2 O$ yTBM Avenger: 1 destroyed 1 ?/ F( m$ j7 j4 h5 e

/ s1 G6 g5 U7 b8 q/ cJapanese Ships 0 P  f) `  l  B5 z
CA Tone
! W& ~% q+ O" a; t  DCA Chikuma
( J  `, z& h# F; F0 yCL Nagara, Shell hits 1 3 H! S  y; a- ~) x6 K
CL Isuzu ( k; B9 T% o0 w; |3 Q( F0 k2 P
CL Natori " k6 C; K, K  W/ H3 c7 w1 |$ T; G/ V  l
CL Yura - `' m8 R: F3 }. k9 |
CL Kitakami ' N/ `" z" ~& F
CL Oi
7 @: ~# M4 M4 i8 _DD Shimakaze
3 S) j, b2 b+ @: b9 {$ I; c+ HDD Fujinami, Shell hits 1
1 }3 A) I4 Y6 n& T  q$ h0 B# @DD Kishinami
' Q! S9 ?% D8 x% {DD Hamanami * t: f2 `8 ~5 _7 Y7 W& u; C! R! _
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
' ?1 y& |$ z* @( R+ MDD Maikaze
2 P/ F8 |4 O4 }( i+ O& N% k6 T/ E' ^6 ?" H$ N9 q
Allied Ships
: `- u* F8 H  ~" u: p# E2 c, UCVE Prince William % d7 ?7 O- S! u" ?0 U
CVE Barnes, Shell hits 2
2 l2 q0 ~6 t+ @2 F" Z, ~1 HCVE Anzio, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 5 M! ~$ n# N. u) Q  Z4 q3 }5 z* s
CVE Liscome Bay, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
+ q# }* }& n" ?) Q$ A. x$ P1 CDE Bebas, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
; U7 |) r; l" i! G# t- J% v" FDE Brackett, Shell hits 1 % o6 c  P9 I; ~+ ^0 l. v& F
DE Cabana, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
) I' r) g7 y- G- nDE Canfield, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 0 t4 X# W- [, B6 L
DE Carlson, Shell hits 1, on fire
& X5 Y) `# }& qAO Brazos
( H" h; j) b; l" ]. j8 \AO Kanawha ! U  q+ z1 @5 a' K  `
AO Neches, Shell hits 1 , R! I2 _* g0 V( K$ p) G
AO Tappahanock
7 q, Z% c7 g! ?0 r, H8 W# IAO Suamico
) y+ S6 Y4 Q3 t. M6 Q  {6 bAO Millicoma
4 J" A+ Q& Y0 i$ v$ l1 R  SAO Saranac . p0 D+ _; L& D" @
AO Saugatuck - ]/ T, O8 I4 ?
AE Pyro ! h$ q3 g* G3 R( @
AE Henry L. Hoyt $ e, z5 H/ U) y7 W3 ^7 a

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& ^/ M( o5 Y& y( WNight Time Surface Combat at 78,84 4 {7 D5 K2 B2 ~$ D9 M, u" k
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Japanese Ships   H* Z7 i8 V* @' K* Q8 H
CA Tone
3 P1 p. X/ N) v! c5 Q8 `. E4 H' ~8 `CA Chikuma
' g% I, \) Y& f8 J5 PCL Nagara 9 d7 f( x# ^6 l5 X! O
CL Isuzu 6 {7 P5 h4 y5 T" \! M+ p/ }
CL Natori
0 f% _. O, h9 D2 G$ yCL Yura
# A5 n; u3 E5 w7 o0 `7 _CL Kitakami
+ \3 n- n5 |* [  ?2 i  nCL Oi
3 z3 l' K' W1 j2 W2 LDD Shimakaze
- K1 E' i1 r# p4 [* [/ d) xDD Fujinami
8 h1 b  t# d1 p0 g3 tDD Kishinami
( {" P' h& }' E, ?DD Hamanami
! M& ~1 H7 p& q5 `  ]DD Hayashio
1 x1 S' ?# ~4 |9 j1 `! h2 cDD Maikaze
/ H+ e; }  a! h- v4 V( v
- u, w0 C( M9 L, \) rAllied Ships
& B1 ~% b: S# R4 \7 ], ^  XDE Samuel S. Miles, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
9 ^+ x  t: [; X9 P1 QDE Osterhaus, Shell hits 50, and is sunk
) \, F+ _- [& f  i) `" K, xDE Parks, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
( k7 L' m2 `# g7 S6 ?/ VDE Riddle, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ; Z9 G) A0 E( i6 j8 p: |$ U
AO Cache
! u0 k8 f5 W1 R( w! ^AO Schuylkill, Shell hits 7, on fire # y; E% M: f. g* h, M
AO Cossatot " `1 {" x& g8 a5 J. G' Q$ R: y  W
AO Chepachet
) X5 F- N* ^5 X% O# ^8 j( @+ TAE Jacob Riis, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 1 H2 ^" J1 }$ w; T! P& J
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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, h) E. x8 @3 {" f# m" a# D4 V. tCA Tone * {' a6 [  |# ~- A7 k, w4 `/ P( l5 r
CA Chikuma / X8 s6 G2 I" E# r2 G4 S& I% {
CL Nagara, Shell hits 3, on fire   V4 Q; y3 ?  S: [3 N1 K" ~; G
CL Isuzu
$ F/ H" Z9 U6 k0 w% v+ sCL Natori
: a9 _4 t+ q6 k: n. v4 RCL Yura, Shell hits 1, on fire
2 h, j7 [2 l  R+ l0 cCL Kitakami 7 W0 r& R& S& \7 T
CL Oi, Shell hits 1 ' j) s: v! W; B  ^
DD Shimakaze
/ i6 b" |. [4 b* n; I) _) yDD Fujinami * s8 D7 l* D/ O; v; m* `$ R
DD Kishinami
5 T. u3 v9 s/ o/ PDD Hamanami
3 L  l( }+ ~9 D! g* Y6 m6 A" e" {6 N: mDD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
$ C. e: \+ z: Q: N2 h( i: N. rDD Maikaze, Shell hits 1 5 l: c, S; N% ?  w6 f, {

. q1 }$ N8 ]8 }- vAllied Ships
- F8 F; T( |/ J$ p; q  ACV Hornet 9 H& W2 J( b" C6 b$ V
CV Intrepid, Shell hits 1, on fire 9 h! i$ M) P  i" I3 B( V& V: O4 x
CVL Princeton " g3 X% B$ M3 O" V
CVL Belleau Wood, Shell hits 1 : }0 u" ^9 N, d- m$ h9 z- |
CVL Cowpens
% X% B7 n0 r9 D- x6 j8 E& qCL Chicago
2 y$ Q0 M1 J9 U2 ICL Cleveland
( x4 ?! Z- F0 z) H) |) WCL Columbia 6 {' D6 j( q4 i- @; f, ~2 Q
CA Pensacola 1 n; G, K% {6 Y  V3 @( s9 l3 K; q
CA Raleigh, Shell hits 2
/ |4 S* K7 {0 ^' s4 H$ M" P" K6 LDD Boyd 6 o5 }8 ~3 c8 I  p4 Q
DD Bradford
* [' T, F5 \* h6 xDD Brownson, Shell hits 1 ) ]" R# I, x- a/ S& I
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2 ?9 e; D2 \# E: g  l0 }This last USN CVTF was then caght by KB:
1 n1 v* W& q/ T  j# wDay Air attack on TF at 80,84 8 |( [+ h9 o/ r) V

& l/ t# M# e7 N* ^! w: }$ gJapanese aircraft
/ ^$ K) ?- n7 `+ F4 S8 v" IA6M5 Zeke x 33 + Z! |6 c4 d" J5 Q- M4 ?# F# L% ]
D3A Val x 7
) s6 S# ^* R/ Y; D  N8 V3 ]2 RD4Y Judy x 123
3 @6 B; e. U& XB5N Kate x 35 4 l2 N* N( D- O
B6N Jill x 67
# o/ T* w0 o5 |1 I2 ^# y
+ d( l5 r, T4 ?8 X# E! L; xAllied aircraft 5 }0 n* `9 q! O# _% B" G( L* f+ W
F6F Hellcat x 3 # @, N% S" I0 X8 Y. ~
8 p" C. a3 j* K* `% S& Q
Japanese aircraft losses
9 }' N8 A- e' Z) SA6M5 Zeke: 3 destroyed
9 A- R# M; L# L5 p8 BD3A Val: 3 destroyed
" t: w  |* Q% v! ?4 ^( PD4Y Judy: 14 destroyed, 22 damaged
4 D0 E( N% a/ T% v3 JB5N Kate: 4 destroyed, 18 damaged
) O% k" Z3 Y# Q8 C4 e1 jB6N Jill: 7 destroyed, 21 damaged & I# y& t* ^  s' A, ?& F, {& g. D
5 |2 |2 T, I1 d" E
Allied aircraft losses
, ]9 H' q5 U1 `' N9 CF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed 0 t" Y/ I% W/ @  Y9 {

# D* S; w; g( c# a$ [4 e/ S+ FAllied Ships
- V% O% t/ A9 Y/ aCV Intrepid, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
% [: e. J" x* F+ _/ O; }9 e# [CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 2, on fire
" l' p( }0 e* v+ i) ICV Hornet, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 7, on fire, heavy damage   p, }" w* s/ [9 d9 ?& V3 D
CVL Princeton, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage 6 T2 |/ [8 e8 O- U6 a  h6 A8 y: v
CVL Cowpens, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage 3 b8 F+ d' W. j0 d; _  {$ a% X
CL Cleveland, Torpedo hits 1
+ B1 o( O9 q+ v) V
! B2 K; E" R6 o5 }3 n! H3 h+ TAnd then by LBA:
* Q7 L$ h' Y, {* `7 p6 o1 TDay Air attack on TF at 80,84 9 L0 S8 E/ k8 J3 y) P

7 j$ n- Z) J! z6 C, s. ]! a0 c$ }Japanese aircraft
8 g, W; C1 e# R; w% @  w  YA6M5 Zeke x 16 / g; O" r) k5 c2 H2 D5 s  x
D3A Val x 14 + s) Z0 a$ p, g& z" p
D4Y Judy x 38
: J4 m. u, Z9 ~; RB5N Kate x 24 , _( t2 C' i* e" S
B6N Jill x 3
9 g! D) Z# y: R  ^# L/ d/ W0 IG3M Nell x 9
# O8 S. L& T5 j5 s: nG4M2 Betty x 49
6 p+ _& d! B$ x" R* P9 x$ qP1Y Frances x 20
" R4 y9 P  w& i0 n; x9 H- P$ YKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 51
# h) D; ~) B! O* x! vKi-84-Ia Frank x 5 6 g; [2 T  e/ R$ U1 A
. X) p( C* r  v
Allied aircraft 0 Q/ o+ v2 |) [' @1 Z+ N
no flights . w5 p- E/ I0 g: E* d$ E& l( V$ {
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Japanese aircraft losses & s0 M, e! C4 K! @$ W/ @
G3M Nell: 1 damaged
( p) m- ~% h+ j2 CG4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged 0 Z) M$ b. t6 G3 X+ I) ^( d8 X5 P) e
P1Y Frances: 3 damaged
# K5 Y2 Q# g- WKi-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed 4 v, F" B# o8 s' p

4 F  y- ^& p9 H3 i: UAllied aircraft losses 5 _* C: i/ @& b. Z/ k8 E
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed ' g3 J5 s- Z2 f' O' @8 I
2 X$ p  L1 P- l/ ~; a$ `9 j
Allied Ships : V2 g3 h% v( M' H- Z7 [0 L
CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
% Q* o1 B3 p  B, z3 |$ i) {4 ]CA Raleigh
% _1 Y& M$ \* x( [, m! HCVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage # z( p3 z4 ^" M9 }8 F3 V
CVL Cowpens, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 0 x/ u2 k0 p/ v7 h$ t2 f7 H
CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
8 _- g3 y' K6 X/ ICL Cleveland, Bomb hits 1 ; H0 [% i) l, t8 L

; S7 u  ~! u9 W0 r4 S' ^' [Secodary strike: * {: @$ f5 [' o, a- N4 _
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84 1 J9 c: c; \, W& M+ X& |

8 h& @7 k" F! a5 |+ cJapanese aircraft ' p+ r, I( n! ?' z
A6M5 Zeke x 7
3 B3 N* n* N+ Z/ T1 nD4Y Judy x 36 1 ?( t4 Y; A1 D7 A( {
B5N Kate x 5 : T7 L8 A$ D* }. b
B6N Jill x 8 & `: [) I& h% I" }4 R) [

5 _( n$ ~5 x5 _8 gAllied aircraft
9 p* i0 |) G8 c: N, A4 kno flights / }3 U% l, ~3 Z1 y

2 Q' }1 M. I! \# w3 j3 uJapanese aircraft losses ! c& t# o+ `3 o8 F) r, L! w9 E7 f2 P
B5N Kate: 2 damaged % _! q: F2 p" J7 g( R1 t
$ v2 \  |: r+ Y4 a0 ]. r
Allied aircraft losses
; d/ [( S7 l) Y% x& f9 n6 IF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed ) c) o$ h/ ?( j/ M4 p% [  O
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Allied Ships
( E8 Z. Y* I# X( [/ eCV Intrepid, on fire, heavy damage ' g5 u' N) {' N' D3 G' k
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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And this one fails to find any more targets:
/ E9 E: p% P1 B4 h, MDay Air attack on TF at 80,84 , `7 |0 A% @! |7 g: x0 Q. h9 Z* y

2 O& \& U; Q5 a3 m( T6 RJapanese aircraft , j$ C! b* R( K7 `9 V) p4 m$ e
A6M5 Zeke x 3
$ x. e  ~5 l, `! H& jD4Y Judy x 14
2 ]% j) C1 m% QB6N Jill x 11 ' S) G* P# O( X% t

0 f7 N; q9 V8 |. o+ qNo Japanese losses
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7 n; o: M8 H( f% |, E% F: f* jLBA Jills: 9 [1 R2 u  x% p; Z- C+ P
Day Air attack on TF at 77,83 4 N/ Y+ J7 k- `+ {; N% i: F
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Japanese aircraft
, }  h) g9 {8 d1 \& s4 `B6N Jill x 8
9 W  U/ L/ {$ i) \  H$ `" l9 w0 }' ^6 z. u" d: T3 s5 b5 a1 q
No Japanese losses
7 e, W+ t: i2 h4 f$ B7 z5 x( g+ P% Z0 a: A8 ]. J& l2 {5 h
Allied Ships
; e# J0 g$ q+ V1 ^CV Bunker Hill, on fire, heavy damage   s; ~1 @3 [" ~7 c1 Y; A7 b0 `
CV Wasp, on fire, heavy damage
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Afternoon phase saw KB clouded in so LBA from Kusiae did all the work:
0 @8 X. [: b4 Y  e. hDay Air attack on TF at 79,85
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Japanese aircraft ' F7 w7 \6 x2 U
G3M Nell x 7
; b: m3 ]# G4 k! EG4M2 Betty x 38
' B0 Z' M4 L; w) L) M5 e% CP1Y Frances x 14
" Q% {" r0 m/ `6 cKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 46
; U: I) q' B( t0 kKi-84-Ia Frank x 5
4 Z3 ?" O3 F8 }$ c; {1 n- T% x, @( y) x, O1 S) m: F3 y0 _
Allied aircraft 7 ~2 ^# Y) {- B
FM-2 Wildcat x 12
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9 U5 r2 a2 d1 a; T0 v9 [Japanese aircraft losses ( `2 T) M9 F7 e: S( m3 h2 Q
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged : j! E/ J9 D/ k% L  S* ?9 n
G4M2 Betty: 5 destroyed, 28 damaged . {& c9 }0 r, I5 |1 I/ r
P1Y Frances: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged ( u- w$ ^" @, M0 c
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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  ~4 p' t. d2 W. m# U2 fAllied aircraft losses
% {+ E, `* }# w0 LFM-2 Wildcat: 7 destroyed 6 r9 Q4 N$ l7 a/ X
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Allied Ships
+ g  g5 |) n, x& R8 g$ OCVE Savo Island 2 k( D* d. J- c. @
CVE St. Lo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire # Z8 i: A$ R  n+ x
CVE Kadashan Bay, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
: j' o$ m; j3 Z* M/ R6 kCVE Petrof Bay % R4 W1 p( H! {& Q: E3 ?
CVE Saginaw Bay, Torpedo hits 1, on fire ' F" W6 @/ D$ w
CVE Long Island 6 k) h' J7 y3 Z( _
CVE Rudyerd Bay ( U7 h) A/ [. U* y
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Jills are more successful this time:
9 v- N4 k7 x4 I" y( yDay Air attack on TF at 77,83
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, Z% S) }/ ~8 w4 }) w* @3 S  IJapanese aircraft ) {. F# B( Z5 D% _) R
B6N Jill x 8 . U7 B8 g' s$ @* s) o  d
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No Japanese losses
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Allied Ships ' {1 c9 f, c& x0 i, h) h( k) i
CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 2 Y5 X; Q$ q+ P# Y! P
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/09/44
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. }$ l8 Z- f! G' Q: _* {- bBy now my subs are in position also:
- ^+ [$ A% U* m# s9 B2 vLast two sufrace actions find the crippled Franklin and an AO:
  m  l* u# I" I, q8 VNight Time Surface Combat at 78,81 ! s2 R3 W+ z+ ]0 _3 j/ W4 |% c1 S& q
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Allied aircraft
8 M7 r7 i% y% }& u. L( Dno flights
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Allied aircraft losses
' D: U) G. E' yTBM Avenger: 4 destroyed
9 \+ h' p2 c( r( MSB2C Helldiver: 12 destroyed
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5 c( K9 h) _- l: Y# S: u3 W: z# K$ cJapanese Ships
: B3 z/ L$ `  ~1 y. mCA Takao
9 u8 O7 |6 w7 D# t/ B2 y* n% C. s, ~CA Atago $ R6 }; E) d( D, B
CA Maya 1 d; o3 q8 d2 Y0 @8 ?  x
CA Chokai 4 Y  N+ D: p- V7 p0 v* k
CA Myoko # G- s+ E# P6 O; T  i( ^
CA Haguro
' T3 y1 c7 E/ A3 u6 rCA Nachi
4 L" W7 z2 }+ ~+ f. \CA Ashigara $ _4 I' \8 h; X; ?" X3 v# L
DD Tamanami
6 [% t) T6 ^. d- @DD Suzunami 7 c$ E1 w6 c( Q# a
DD Kuroshio + }# a6 _% u# K% q$ w  A# r
DD Oyashio   u! r% c; \4 A! Q
DD Natsushio
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Allied Ships
* c" K+ ?/ Z( o7 a, @! q1 C: j7 RCV Franklin, Shell hits 3, and is sunk 2 o5 b* V* \& B( f1 k$ l5 T% s
DE Whitman, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk , S! H& o2 i8 T5 X. i% Y6 O6 a

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6 e7 T( c) e' t! M% ^Night Time Surface Combat, near Namorik at 79,83 ) P5 i* s! e* U  k7 }
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Japanese Ships
9 N* k0 p; j5 \3 hCA Aoba ' [2 n+ P2 s. ]$ |1 [* \
CA Kinugasa / |7 e2 w5 `, |3 _4 P. M1 Q' j
CA Furutaka
/ T  n/ v3 n# H9 _- o. kCA Kako
, o7 p3 f$ k, b8 CCL Abukuma
7 ~8 ]6 _! r! i: e* g" X2 pCL Kuma 9 M9 B0 W' A) w% m" V( \  l, k
CL Tama & W/ h4 \* f/ D
CL Kiso
8 s  p, I& s8 T7 K% f' o4 B/ d: eCL Yubari
4 l( B& V8 I& c  ~; NDD Kiyonami
6 m4 p8 {! y+ ^" [  X5 G4 CDD Yukikaze
6 y* ^3 f/ ^# R9 BDD Isokaze
9 F6 J% ], L, u; q3 ?DD Shiranuhi
% Y& E9 m5 u4 _0 k9 A) u* g! QDD Arashi
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AO Schuylkill, Shell hits 30, and is sunk ) |- f. g; f. V, |* l
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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:
1 r2 K/ N# t0 ~3 @  k: `# i7 K7 }$ @Day Air attack on TF at 79,84
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4 C) T$ j! `' f- s3 r# t) S& R1 \( XJapanese aircraft ( m! O8 I2 q, b6 y3 Y' B  j3 q
A6M5 Zeke x 5 " f& e8 I0 K# E) o
B6N Jill x 8 - ?- a/ }* Y% z- {
G3M Nell x 3 / \5 H. \% O8 |" Z. M* z3 W
G4M2 Betty x 31 & t2 \: u& N+ D- d7 ?+ o, U" j1 P
P1Y Frances x 9 * D; U7 ^! [/ ]6 o+ e5 O
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 45
4 ]- ?& p; h2 l) N) W" d6 pKi-61 KAIc Tony x 3
/ H2 y: k- n: nKi-84-Ia Frank x 14
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Japanese aircraft losses
! t2 G- a0 T5 b4 a  D; r4 gG4M2 Betty: 1 damaged
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Allied Ships
4 C0 {4 |% K+ j. w; U9 GCVL Independence, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ) M2 w/ A# u+ `% C  ~
CV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
. p1 ?# z# z+ V) G, A4 SCV Illustrious, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage 4 Z' s$ \; ?. t/ ^0 v0 C
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4 c% n# V, }" r% r; e0 i) xThere, 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. " F& R2 c- }) a+ J8 b" f+ K
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一切都结束了5 T1 }3 C5 H- U. w# L: s5 q
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' R  V" ]) R3 W! @$ M. d
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Honda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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