AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/08/44 " }& N: a6 p* C8 K3 A& r
- L! S# A6 L! F2 d. R8 D8 J! [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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Night Time Surface Combat at 77,81 : E0 V4 q9 D* r4 d; Z! a' o
Allied aircraft
- b1 s, k+ d0 F1 J( U wno flights
" q0 B4 [5 v% O2 v. q. U# b/ LAllied aircraft losses ! ]# a% x% v1 P/ u
SOC-3 Seagull: 6 destroyed
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: v: l. M/ v: x9 y5 oJapanese Ships & B" V3 \ G& u/ B% z1 _; F
BB Mutsu ) s' t8 Y+ H* P! l2 H" v
BB Yamato * h/ b6 ?- @1 }) g- q
BB Fuso 8 S! H* n W% m, ?" J, r* c
BB Yamashiro " w% _7 B# P- k$ `
CL Tatsuta
5 _6 R+ p- \1 }% v$ PDD Tanikaze 1 ` o4 g5 Q+ z0 p4 u% \( n# Y
DD Fubuki ! M/ K3 o) k; y/ | d1 W; z) J
DD Shinonome + t7 D( Q8 z8 E( p# ^: L1 V/ S
DD Usugumo O4 E4 G! Y: K1 z& Z* `; L
DD Shirakumo
9 Q5 @) s, u& I8 lDD Isonami
( o7 m+ p+ {6 P% ~+ vDD Hatsuyuki
- H G' l; N: x: c5 |4 q8 z- g/ `6 eDD Uranami S* i* h( |+ ?/ z
DD Akebono
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Allied Ships & H0 m. Y* _" @8 f6 p
CL San Francisco, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage
0 b0 J7 J+ V, I% l4 c @9 ECA Astoria, Shell hits 23, and is sunk
! q% j+ @/ I6 i: x% K7 SCL Hobart, Shell hits 21, and is sunk
' j! _# p7 O4 b- O, \. g6 S; DCA Concord, Shell hits 29, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
5 ~0 F8 z2 m W' m. o, xDE Stadtfeld, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage * a' C, W; i, i3 M
DE Harold C. Thomas, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 4 m% [$ Z$ G3 ~0 j9 F+ M) ?
DE Tisdale 0 i* q/ t$ n0 C- V$ ]( L+ P
) l' A5 c+ ^/ }; `- f5 \Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83 + n! U" Z; U7 {; l2 J- U
- m0 M; P9 j4 qAllied aircraft
) r7 x+ H5 F0 ?$ ~3 ]" g' A+ Hno flights
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2 t8 @9 W" O( o; v# |( PSOC-3 Seagull: 1 destroyed 4 j/ v6 X; `* Y: Y9 _ c4 `
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Japanese Ships % h* o7 k0 M( R \& y7 N; v
CA Takao, Shell hits 1 # Y. r1 \: g' J
CA Atago, Shell hits 2 : y1 a( e) ~, c
CA Maya, Shell hits 2
, h t. u4 m: ~CA Chokai
/ Y( p) Q6 t! a1 }CA Myoko
0 O5 \4 g, Q; Y% D1 b, m w3 L3 J: VCA Haguro
' W0 S8 G0 W! N- n) t% \+ ^CA Nachi, Shell hits 1 . D2 j# W+ a1 `3 a* ~
CA Ashigara, Shell hits 1
) R8 J Q. M8 V; s7 MDD Yugumo, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
3 E" K7 ]5 G$ u) B( x& gDD Tamanami 0 m. _. @- [- X3 K! x$ V1 ~
DD Suzunami
) N' E5 _7 i5 M8 Q2 {DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1 " |0 K9 A8 l" u" G
DD Oyashio
5 Q% n; e5 _. h0 W9 uDD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire ) g9 @1 ~, @. u+ A1 _
$ h5 }$ ?( ~+ ~7 h+ Y8 w5 ^) TAllied Ships ) [$ v- e, G" E, K) E E
CVE Santee
- h# ?* `) @) Z( ]5 t) yCVE Manila Bay " T" |/ c* j! K! [, g/ l
CVE Natoma Bay
1 O" Q1 J- D6 a4 @' CCVE Gambier Bay $ g% {2 n8 ?' [$ Z
CVE Nehenta Bay
8 ~ D5 F( j/ W; Q8 wCVE Ommaney Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire , |4 B% d+ ^# g) q
CL Montpelier, Shell hits 3
5 Z7 |5 ?# r* {CL Mobile, Shell hits 25, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
$ K- x6 J) b% h) p2 }0 yCA Salt Lake City 8 |; X1 z7 n1 N; m
DD Ammen ) x: j* _& I7 i' h0 _
DD Anthony, Shell hits 1 7 W7 j$ R9 m" `( n0 e) \
DD Aulick, Shell hits 1 " @- e0 f/ I1 g _
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2 N T8 q; R- wNight Time Surface Combat at 78,83
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Japanese Ships / X4 d+ O s% f& }, [ K
CA Takao, Shell hits 1 9 K) N/ w! r4 J8 K
CA Atago
& L8 M* `' v1 ^! A5 h' p; Q8 PCA Maya
2 @. v- p+ ~0 s9 t6 O0 O; Y$ z2 F4 rCA Chokai
5 F& T9 C. Y$ c. T* GCA Myoko 3 u! A' A0 u$ R$ o) J$ d
CA Haguro
) W( D" |+ [1 e/ qCA Nachi
7 |3 [/ S1 H; L- Q- {CA Ashigara
[8 E1 S* Z' _; _DD Yugumo, on fire, heavy damage % d+ u7 S0 G( l( R. s
DD Tamanami 0 W" |9 p; n$ ~
DD Suzunami
p$ G1 P4 I9 R0 r) b8 DDD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1 " V9 A9 F& a$ u) r
DD Oyashio
+ ?2 N6 j1 n7 j+ aDD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Allied Ships ( P& ^ c4 S W
CVE Petrof Bay 0 c/ R! h, I- k8 X$ t8 u
CVE Savo Island 9 r9 e6 B. c& E
CVE Rudyerd Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire
1 K+ v# s$ M$ L/ t6 QCVE St. Lo 4 {4 e! m W$ ]' ` }! c. R
CVE Kadashan Bay
! x3 F6 R& r% d' I& J1 VCVE Saginaw Bay 9 L$ {4 C; H2 p
CVE Long Island - j2 R9 l* a: X. `5 ?# b n) l! M
CA Vincennes 7 h0 l( U A0 l4 n7 v, X, S
CA Wichita ; s1 o* w0 n' ?: _5 C5 S P
CA Boston
/ g' P* }% }: B5 ?( LCL Boise
+ j+ H( t# `; u9 @DE Bangust % A7 [0 G2 k( n f, y( ~8 D
DE Baron, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 7 L5 Q6 X$ ^ o% p$ C' R
DE Levy
0 t a. Q- V7 a. q: D9 QDE McConnell * p& b" M5 k P. W
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7 I9 v/ B; F1 n; p: W3 C# K, i- CNight Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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Allied aircraft
: V% c; x# }. r' p/ k( h6 O( q3 Wno flights # A& o' f3 j% d+ @
- S$ d. s4 j# x) Q h& a9 zAllied aircraft losses T3 ?4 T6 y; @; b: |" ^0 K
FM-2 Wildcat: 11 destroyed ( r, ~# k7 C% D6 S
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed
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Japanese Ships
1 S2 ?1 n! K2 K9 ?" f% @( a) jCA Tone ' @0 Q8 t& b/ P, L% G: z: A: c/ T( I/ ]
CA Chikuma - y% Y8 C; m8 r7 h
CL Nagara, Shell hits 1 ( B; X: q2 O& r% h9 Z+ j
CL Isuzu
0 S3 j4 r' y' C0 U7 Y& u: DCL Natori
! ^7 [& }& d; @8 Z1 ]) Z3 S% A, u ~CL Yura
4 b1 T1 K) l5 d6 `( v7 J- L8 k4 nCL Kitakami ' K( D+ r2 S: g( E2 @
CL Oi |4 k9 ~, ~4 P) y8 m
DD Shimakaze
; [. K5 z0 _5 U6 Z5 e9 u8 q) h/ H# I, dDD Fujinami, Shell hits 1
) A! ]$ \* ]/ G8 ?DD Kishinami
* }0 d4 X4 ^" Z" H; _8 m/ CDD Hamanami
; M/ z3 c4 k; x1 F, D" IDD Hayashio, Shell hits 1 / z/ J# o7 F2 C
DD Maikaze . |) ?9 K. ]6 v/ K6 ~- s1 J/ ~& U
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Allied Ships
w; J9 r+ D( [% v$ B" E2 R+ }6 uCVE Prince William 2 ^3 p3 Y# S4 ^9 S" H; x
CVE Barnes, Shell hits 2 5 Y B! G4 a/ `: j$ a/ a
CVE Anzio, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk + B. G& X" j! X0 ~" I x4 w' u
CVE Liscome Bay, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
9 j6 _2 S- b+ S- s6 TDE Bebas, Shell hits 8, and is sunk " b. @* L" k& B/ R2 r6 o
DE Brackett, Shell hits 1
- U$ ~2 q1 L7 M' u2 w' p- jDE Cabana, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
$ o! B; ~! U v! e0 L vDE Canfield, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
, B7 K" \( l* ZDE Carlson, Shell hits 1, on fire $ y' q9 E9 j1 d
AO Brazos
5 i2 {3 d: R( X+ BAO Kanawha . g h, S# t8 @/ `/ \
AO Neches, Shell hits 1
: T1 n/ E* x5 I* P2 ] zAO Tappahanock # l* X/ g9 V; m" o# `
AO Suamico * X; |& o+ `/ {. l/ x# K g" ]7 b
AO Millicoma 0 t+ F' i, H9 N% p( q4 i' w
AO Saranac
" e# m3 }0 K6 o% @; QAO Saugatuck 9 N0 A; [4 y7 ~& v9 H0 c
AE Pyro
. ^8 g4 S* @0 v0 _! t$ _AE Henry L. Hoyt
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. F6 N9 o+ o wNight Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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Japanese Ships
( ?# h8 Q6 V* } \CA Tone
! v6 g! m h- }3 NCA Chikuma
6 D, |' e# w) Y9 D& Z* |" P5 yCL Nagara 8 r4 v1 K* c% V9 u5 D
CL Isuzu ; k* k5 W$ w- m8 U4 P+ [
CL Natori
! u9 E2 E6 u6 a/ E) W1 ] \( XCL Yura
) Y! H2 i% m$ V$ h+ YCL Kitakami 0 ]8 `. G% j0 Q y
CL Oi
G. g9 {0 _. M V, JDD Shimakaze # I/ C5 r% ?3 v
DD Fujinami
8 {4 k. S& H' Q" @- YDD Kishinami
5 C; p6 L& |# D) h" J9 iDD Hamanami
5 K& C4 y% t. u5 ZDD Hayashio
4 i! V( M7 y, fDD Maikaze 3 @ E% {9 q$ [7 U6 M
S' v$ r0 u! M0 b3 V3 ^! G' W. NAllied Ships
0 V0 U& o6 b1 z: n/ iDE Samuel S. Miles, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk ' t* K5 G" J# R
DE Osterhaus, Shell hits 50, and is sunk " r3 L% w, v/ J; M
DE Parks, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 5 z* @- Z" d6 S0 ^# @: J
DE Riddle, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage % ]" R# S# p( ^0 b: ~$ S. B
AO Cache
6 d% D: E) P) y6 i& w# x+ G" bAO Schuylkill, Shell hits 7, on fire
. K9 a# y# U# f& D3 r( Z1 yAO Cossatot $ i! O7 {1 _* B! }
AO Chepachet
& d1 O, C# f# tAE Jacob Riis, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
# n c5 g J' rAE John P. Gaines, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage # y5 Z+ F$ M: E j6 S' s
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a4 Y+ R% k( k3 gNight Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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0 d1 L9 r8 t5 ]- M f- m( VJapanese Ships
7 }' O) s. H+ t6 L$ K* uCA Tone
) C* [% m3 j& k/ e1 t( {8 g: PCA Chikuma * o; c0 ^. j1 p5 H- p$ Q
CL Nagara, Shell hits 3, on fire " M4 O4 q, |( C: l/ A! T$ k( D
CL Isuzu - {$ R: b6 p% d
CL Natori % R# l& `& J: L7 f( u3 P3 P% M4 i
CL Yura, Shell hits 1, on fire $ g5 I6 g+ ?/ X. f- q) C# P+ v
CL Kitakami
1 w: h7 |# b% T3 `! l) TCL Oi, Shell hits 1
& ^ V; I! Q1 S& {3 I+ TDD Shimakaze
3 @" C4 I- b2 `DD Fujinami * @( A# d4 }) ^/ g9 J0 G! J
DD Kishinami
$ c2 L) N* S. S8 a5 o, _; y1 JDD Hamanami
/ U* D+ B' U D1 l" V: N# uDD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
2 N5 @3 Q: w3 h. t: R& H9 j2 k( i# bDD Maikaze, Shell hits 1
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Allied Ships 7 q( y. ^& Y7 e0 t z( W* S0 f
CV Hornet ' k' Z' V. d9 w/ A
CV Intrepid, Shell hits 1, on fire
1 n* i4 I, {- U/ X! I) ~; }' XCVL Princeton * k. r- @' V& X) |
CVL Belleau Wood, Shell hits 1 7 g- a8 D5 f- v/ K; g
CVL Cowpens 0 v/ S( e F8 X+ I. h7 \, N
CL Chicago ) K; m! r: u4 I1 B t
CL Cleveland
' ]. ~/ F7 M% J! XCL Columbia
" Q: V0 }! w5 Z' l% U. jCA Pensacola & X" B1 N5 Q) N( I
CA Raleigh, Shell hits 2
% ^% m7 \% {3 R4 Q0 Y* e# ^4 XDD Boyd
1 e% i8 U7 i4 b; m+ wDD Bradford
R3 _$ q& o! `1 bDD Brownson, Shell hits 1 9 s# y q5 k s, A
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This last USN CVTF was then caght by KB:
: q8 ~! a) }! A* G/ }: nDay Air attack on TF at 80,84
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3 v& ~2 L- n" S4 }# K/ i* v+ `' qA6M5 Zeke x 33 8 B) X, H3 k& G2 G+ ^" s
D3A Val x 7
0 j! @; I9 A! l/ ZD4Y Judy x 123
+ Y1 P6 p/ Y4 D# o9 r% p/ K9 OB5N Kate x 35 : d2 b( T2 [2 z m# F/ p* e
B6N Jill x 67
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Allied aircraft 3 U8 W0 Q+ V. {! [: @: C4 b
F6F Hellcat x 3 , K$ z' {5 k$ e
+ O. u' i; P5 w4 lJapanese aircraft losses
+ @, Q. {2 m z4 N* R$ s+ U3 K: E2 ^A6M5 Zeke: 3 destroyed
! C- I- y& \* t" a7 q7 [$ aD3A Val: 3 destroyed
& o. W/ F X9 N1 B7 V4 ] g5 tD4Y Judy: 14 destroyed, 22 damaged
$ m& i. D9 j4 m4 x1 d# x0 L- G* uB5N Kate: 4 destroyed, 18 damaged : z( Y& X' w5 _# z' L2 \4 H
B6N Jill: 7 destroyed, 21 damaged " S0 O$ @* Z: T; F. B
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Allied aircraft losses ! g2 q# Y" [7 W# T3 _
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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( y5 ]' }2 I- iCV Intrepid, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
/ `& D0 h2 r6 A/ {3 UCVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 2, on fire 2 Z! `7 l6 J. j; C4 {2 [- k
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 7, on fire, heavy damage ; a. x. `/ r( K- U
CVL Princeton, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
' {! D1 ~1 w3 G' M5 O( B# r0 WCVL Cowpens, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
+ j' u6 Y# v, g# d& ]: KCL Cleveland, Torpedo hits 1
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And then by LBA: # r2 ~6 w/ D1 W0 p; m; u
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84 0 q9 Q7 s4 t5 A, z
/ b$ r, O. q) hJapanese aircraft
6 V/ p" i N; [5 D, g1 DA6M5 Zeke x 16 , S2 C" q$ n" N( G! N
D3A Val x 14
' q: P' s, r9 ?0 s( ]D4Y Judy x 38
. [6 `& c) w/ z6 a+ s/ x" V. KB5N Kate x 24
; W6 L8 n# @ l2 b0 ~$ a, {( B6 yB6N Jill x 3
, e, E2 i5 q4 W' w0 Y n' L a VG3M Nell x 9 `+ g* R0 O- k& A8 `
G4M2 Betty x 49 # w& z5 F$ A, ?6 w( N
P1Y Frances x 20 " z7 T( }& ?8 v) S7 P
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 51
7 @: t- U; b- L$ T7 m5 L( NKi-84-Ia Frank x 5
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Allied aircraft 1 I3 H0 p4 M1 \1 B! x. j2 k
no flights ' c2 U( t' f5 l, f7 }6 A
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Japanese aircraft losses
* ~- v0 m' |. _/ X2 c5 `3 d4 [4 kG3M Nell: 1 damaged
9 p) v! ]$ `* H5 U% e4 `G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged 6 S( t( T8 _' Q1 p( d* Z
P1Y Frances: 3 damaged
6 [" `, B. I+ s% f# [* wKi-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed
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+ {: X$ y1 V: j7 {* [' U8 TAllied aircraft losses
6 e7 E: v6 |" Q0 N' T/ WF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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" k+ n4 V( E6 t" R+ q- rAllied Ships
3 l1 ^; @4 \6 h: w+ p3 w7 `+ ECV Intrepid, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
: p% ~. X! x8 XCA Raleigh
5 t: w$ [/ W+ U2 V3 K2 ?7 y# l$ p$ GCVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
9 Q. h3 d& _- }2 e( b- sCVL Cowpens, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage + O9 E7 ?0 V; \
CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
/ H% ^/ {" Y: }& D" O" XCL Cleveland, Bomb hits 1 ) Q; D' I) U0 D+ D* m' D
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Secodary strike:
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0 d# `! H3 W$ ]( [0 CJapanese aircraft ) B& ?; G$ p, A7 g
A6M5 Zeke x 7
. J; A$ _% K4 AD4Y Judy x 36
5 N& d, c9 {; j1 `8 _5 q& vB5N Kate x 5 ' T4 S; L+ J- x; e6 E& a
B6N Jill x 8
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7 X0 E/ Z% e1 B5 O9 k$ qAllied aircraft ' \! e( V7 b' d8 l ?
no flights
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9 ?5 n b; K" e4 B; \+ j& ?( jJapanese aircraft losses ; ^1 F' ]6 m' c
B5N Kate: 2 damaged ; H* h }, N: l; ^4 s* Y8 {
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Allied aircraft losses ' q5 v% p- a5 K* q
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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$ c* B1 T, Z* V! Y! v- OAllied Ships 3 }3 T. |2 O. q: L/ L; r9 l
CV Intrepid, on fire, heavy damage 9 C2 F/ k% Y) Z$ [
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ! R3 t. H5 I6 C# n
- ]4 O1 \" i# OAnd this one fails to find any more targets: z. Z X0 _ w7 W
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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Japanese aircraft ) Q8 }' o+ m8 Q! ~3 {9 ]
A6M5 Zeke x 3
4 h2 u# j: W9 i/ Z: BD4Y Judy x 14
. I9 Q6 T# J' P; aB6N Jill x 11
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8 R) g+ Y3 i' s3 C% X' l- n; INo Japanese losses % c0 Z- c; z# n, S: F
; J. q1 ^4 i5 v* eLBA Jills:
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9 ~1 ^/ k5 L0 J. tJapanese aircraft 4 x( W. H0 L, L+ _4 Z/ H
B6N Jill x 8 8 N' \$ P! _! T& H& c% m& D7 L6 x
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No Japanese losses
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" O6 ~- d! q: t v- Y6 BAllied Ships
|& l6 s( W! E2 t0 N$ T* B h$ u2 dCV Bunker Hill, on fire, heavy damage
% \8 W! H/ O, ^9 xCV Wasp, on fire, heavy damage
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Afternoon phase saw KB clouded in so LBA from Kusiae did all the work:
+ g2 ^) O) s8 Q7 i# E( QDay Air attack on TF at 79,85 - X" l* N! |6 d% q$ `, r
2 ^* ~% k+ Y) c3 I7 z6 u! qJapanese aircraft
7 n, B( T5 F+ ?7 u& cG3M Nell x 7 : e. E8 C; S8 G: S L. @! G5 e6 y& q
G4M2 Betty x 38
6 w- v2 ~, h' s" n& L7 ]" R9 ?& EP1Y Frances x 14 3 l) _; K- ^( ~ F: n+ t% v
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 46 & }8 \& \: r/ T- V- ~& X
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5 - S) h: Z7 N; O2 |9 j$ Z! S3 O N
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Allied aircraft
* p$ [0 g! `4 c5 s0 Z# aFM-2 Wildcat x 12 0 e L' h- C# D8 U' }) N, R) w
( f0 _+ g: Q. b% nJapanese aircraft losses " p: b; A4 N( z
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged . ^+ Z1 `( s7 _
G4M2 Betty: 5 destroyed, 28 damaged . p( m& v2 @8 X1 v; a& Z
P1Y Frances: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged 1 x) S" a2 X5 a7 j- e$ R- O
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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$ t# E' _0 x7 U8 b4 E/ @Allied aircraft losses
+ g" |( L0 i- z: M5 NFM-2 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
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Allied Ships * p& t5 C0 F) n# i5 V) Y. K
CVE Savo Island
0 H; s5 a7 I% k3 PCVE St. Lo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
6 S* L9 n+ o2 B9 v8 L9 h: }CVE Kadashan Bay, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 2 v5 d% k& [3 \/ M. y: B9 q
CVE Petrof Bay
* f0 M; j+ J+ G) u9 ?CVE Saginaw Bay, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 6 w. ^3 `, t- j2 L7 h, [. s
CVE Long Island
m+ H9 ~' o, a) s0 t7 ?( mCVE Rudyerd Bay 8 O& |* W" [3 x# F. K. b* [* s
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Jills are more successful this time:
8 j4 }" a( } t0 O, uDay Air attack on TF at 77,83
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Japanese aircraft 9 U `6 C* B3 Q) ]
B6N Jill x 8
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No Japanese losses . ]+ E/ I, n9 d4 u- w: P. \
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CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/09/44 4 W& O8 t: S2 T, Y; ~
# `6 Y3 p% v; K4 ABy now my subs are in position also: ) N% y5 F5 Z1 t; v% U
Last two sufrace actions find the crippled Franklin and an AO:
) L1 J1 b7 S) h, u {. k4 `$ GNight Time Surface Combat at 78,81 " Q) B; @( b4 D( I1 I
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no flights
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Allied aircraft losses / |1 a) e6 z. m# k8 c
TBM Avenger: 4 destroyed
( T* y; M; y) _7 k& @SB2C Helldiver: 12 destroyed
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Japanese Ships
7 C" k+ ?( k4 `1 R O' L: ZCA Takao - t& Q9 X- r3 f& U. T. @
CA Atago
7 _4 X) P' q) Q' Z1 xCA Maya
+ A1 w. z( b2 D7 e; w# F1 GCA Chokai 5 h$ g( e# P; _7 l+ L, P
CA Myoko 4 f0 ]- H% @5 K" @. i* e% U+ C
CA Haguro
' x! ]/ u2 L9 I; [# _% B5 @+ qCA Nachi ! U2 d+ D% f6 I6 a2 A, L' ?
CA Ashigara
1 t5 o% b) V0 i6 O& r1 \/ eDD Tamanami
! G9 @( U% {; S* B* w( MDD Suzunami
3 ^ f6 q6 |. G- Z6 tDD Kuroshio , z1 m" H, w7 ?' b6 u7 u* h
DD Oyashio ' [+ r: K+ T! O7 T: U& J2 ]% r. n
DD Natsushio
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Allied Ships
/ R" q5 {* [9 J2 L9 V+ y* JCV Franklin, Shell hits 3, and is sunk * ^7 E! `& I# _1 y5 c$ X4 I- H
DE Whitman, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Namorik at 79,83
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: } X/ H: k7 b9 L8 z; KJapanese Ships
2 U) o% v+ H# z( yCA Aoba
; `( \ s3 G p5 P5 K8 v4 xCA Kinugasa
1 o6 E! E, I5 aCA Furutaka
( p" e1 t5 B! `' ^& z4 Q6 b& WCA Kako 3 p1 I! i9 E+ i4 h; Y3 v
CL Abukuma
* S( Z: \6 R" ~0 b6 WCL Kuma # [, h( w9 f, x- P8 e7 E C9 N, R
CL Tama ) Y. A% k8 x9 q6 x! \8 w
CL Kiso H* g) Q* c8 X! a) b
CL Yubari - ~" w5 z# u" A' F3 M- i0 G
DD Kiyonami
) m2 P( r6 ^8 GDD Yukikaze * r6 P. ~0 V7 K9 \- G2 n3 m
DD Isokaze 3 G/ y7 e. Y9 q0 `- p
DD Shiranuhi * t. \: e) T0 _( {, T% o' `
DD Arashi + U5 d/ T3 z* ^: s
8 x7 [8 p1 z- cAllied Ships
/ n- X1 s+ h. \% R9 u8 `# U' g9 z2 SAO Schuylkill, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
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6 t: b' i' |7 X4 b1 v @ H0 lThe only air strike of the day was once again from Kusiae and it delivered a coup de grace to the CVs:
. A- V" G! W5 x" n- _, D b3 zDay Air attack on TF at 79,84
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4 r- c0 b- | z: KJapanese aircraft
4 Z$ g( u7 ^* U O: ?A6M5 Zeke x 5 3 R) A# q$ _: W* e( m
B6N Jill x 8 6 A( ]4 g) w1 Q( X: N6 J" z
G3M Nell x 3
, r9 ^$ Q$ L2 ]$ i* vG4M2 Betty x 31 3 e9 G! o Z+ y. T# S. t2 b% F& ^
P1Y Frances x 9 , i# H& T) A4 U9 g G0 P/ v
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 45
* i& W3 r( G0 y2 lKi-61 KAIc Tony x 3
$ S; T) [) P, B. t; f1 b/ HKi-84-Ia Frank x 14 4 S7 f) J2 ~, u8 ]7 R% n, u
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Japanese aircraft losses & @/ D7 c# y7 P" s. y5 V( {
G4M2 Betty: 1 damaged
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Allied Ships 3 q7 z' Z1 p- n
CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
, p K+ W. ^" m1 CCV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
- j; Q' u( z. W. @! z" \: lCV Illustrious, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
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: k& L0 p1 L; T& J ~( B3 G# HThere, 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. * p" Y( P6 v2 I5 Z
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