AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/08/44 ) }/ y" @5 L2 g7 H
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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: 6 d/ U s$ y6 I, {* T' t. Y
6 m8 ~" i8 T' W: L5 D) v( INight Time Surface Combat at 77,81
7 |+ G* x7 W# ^' `; b$ rAllied aircraft , ^; `& b7 I+ B1 i9 j/ }% r
no flights
8 C+ E5 k. h3 H6 ZAllied aircraft losses $ q5 j) } @, B1 R6 d
SOC-3 Seagull: 6 destroyed
2 ?( T7 L Z+ g2 a# e, S+ L `* z0 J! j! Z
Japanese Ships 1 \9 y& Z# i( _2 t. C* t3 B' o
BB Mutsu
' c/ M, a, W9 h' j9 ]* zBB Yamato
1 S" K3 L7 K* D# _. j* ]8 jBB Fuso
; `6 ~( ^, f! k* Q, M7 `BB Yamashiro 1 v' B( P; E+ Q* i* M# R
CL Tatsuta ) t* b& [+ \7 u0 s
DD Tanikaze
0 I) s4 Z8 v$ H, Y8 GDD Fubuki
7 o: ^# R! T1 o. f' ^DD Shinonome
6 O% t" }; F" X" E7 R# [! w2 e0 tDD Usugumo
* b$ i: u( z! u1 u+ P' S! ^; K/ ?/ GDD Shirakumo
* r- B2 H) C# {! y) jDD Isonami
F" v2 c1 q7 }* YDD Hatsuyuki
- J+ G/ @$ T' i) n2 \DD Uranami # m+ h6 \- w4 G: @2 A5 Z, d2 F. w
DD Akebono
1 D7 d9 |! v3 \- r+ z' k! R3 {3 s D5 p) O
Allied Ships $ ~6 @, M9 y: P! O1 {
CL San Francisco, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage 7 S6 ^8 w5 {& H1 Z# E0 v' V) X
CA Astoria, Shell hits 23, and is sunk ' y2 H: w, N7 N6 H
CL Hobart, Shell hits 21, and is sunk * {8 K1 N* Z( i" j8 ]* d$ [
CA Concord, Shell hits 29, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
. o( h0 v; s# @# w4 c9 kDE Stadtfeld, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
0 X* E0 z6 L. P% x5 F3 LDE Harold C. Thomas, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk ) }- o% O$ h Z2 w
DE Tisdale * R$ b0 o6 @. T2 y: j/ P) K
: m0 C3 `# K! c) O% CNight Time Surface Combat at 78,83
, q9 s0 c5 C- A `6 T- V% F J/ c( }/ J. i, m/ t) x5 L5 t
Allied aircraft # M$ _( U, B! [+ p' ^6 m: d$ [
no flights $ w6 v* Q f) m/ R- [3 x
6 C0 t7 o0 C2 V8 r: k3 c- R7 {& gAllied aircraft losses ! P4 F O( ]$ l8 u' b+ |- n. G5 D7 j
SOC-3 Seagull: 1 destroyed " F, k2 {& C; T! w/ K: Y+ x
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Japanese Ships
4 M2 `- @& } \8 N" v6 eCA Takao, Shell hits 1 ; i: k6 f3 H6 W3 J
CA Atago, Shell hits 2 0 Q$ }4 Z* d) L" Y
CA Maya, Shell hits 2 ! D, r/ Y8 q. g x' U+ l
CA Chokai & G" D$ T9 Q4 m
CA Myoko 1 z" @- v6 a: O& @2 C+ q. u" M
CA Haguro
1 \4 ^2 Y p7 f9 ACA Nachi, Shell hits 1 9 m* L; p6 W& z( l l5 m4 T5 c7 h$ l
CA Ashigara, Shell hits 1 8 W: [2 d0 J" V9 o5 x
DD Yugumo, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
% O& Z4 k4 z& p% B5 C+ ]3 JDD Tamanami 0 m7 A1 s1 b8 D' B" e4 C. U
DD Suzunami
: P8 C, ^& j- d& x% o+ ]3 \DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1 " w6 V+ ~ I& O" I+ @0 [
DD Oyashio % Y( W; {" G* n7 q
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire 3 p+ P8 L) v; u1 ]8 w
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Allied Ships & {' b* V7 h0 t6 ?6 q9 W2 Z; b
CVE Santee
n9 J( c S6 f7 Y. h( XCVE Manila Bay
& t6 F- W4 V) k3 tCVE Natoma Bay
) {; r& a0 i) o: j- q2 b/ HCVE Gambier Bay ! |. `/ n% U% U9 c. i7 k9 n; v5 H
CVE Nehenta Bay
9 L) U% V: _( |6 O: g- d( |CVE Ommaney Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire 7 N/ H4 m5 q |
CL Montpelier, Shell hits 3
. @ S& F$ a9 ` P& T; rCL Mobile, Shell hits 25, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
8 I* n, h( S; O2 @CA Salt Lake City
; n: f$ D9 k3 s8 bDD Ammen
H% r' D( ~9 B* J' SDD Anthony, Shell hits 1 3 i8 L9 b. i- Z2 S
DD Aulick, Shell hits 1 : Q9 @ N; @2 Q6 @& G9 c* v5 y5 ~
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5 Z# C1 {' ^2 p' ^/ H! x0 W" f
Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83 0 F* ]. |; |9 Z3 ]$ ]! O% ]) O
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Japanese Ships ; Z# v( o! j; P7 }; S4 ?
CA Takao, Shell hits 1 2 Q& W0 e# y3 [) E( z
CA Atago
! a" N# ]8 _# q$ P, UCA Maya - A1 t0 w/ S' |
CA Chokai * G+ _" |! ]9 I9 v
CA Myoko
! T2 a! s _( o" sCA Haguro * Q+ l: m( y7 T3 C5 [! U% O
CA Nachi
1 o8 c& a1 l: U3 \- t: S9 ACA Ashigara
w0 R) i. }1 S: C0 J6 MDD Yugumo, on fire, heavy damage + M- B4 S9 P' J0 b2 m$ V. w% g
DD Tamanami * D5 A% N; [ S% H2 K b
DD Suzunami
" J$ J1 z3 n. ]0 p; V2 CDD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1 0 B% y# K# j- f9 ]5 w$ u; H
DD Oyashio & y& v# i8 t1 u
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire ( H8 e. h' A$ S
& B: S% h8 |7 o: A- ?, D; tAllied Ships
" J# j! R) l/ _. O8 p& q* Z/ BCVE Petrof Bay
4 ?% o+ ^* c, k: w; y: fCVE Savo Island ' B7 d+ T' c- F: d$ s
CVE Rudyerd Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire 5 k c' w) K' m6 E
CVE St. Lo
6 j! g/ q9 ?/ L) }8 s# WCVE Kadashan Bay
/ h7 t8 u7 v/ p, M4 x7 FCVE Saginaw Bay
0 n8 K- @5 \0 v4 [& t7 Q. ?CVE Long Island
* g9 I! D, b' \5 F8 b% LCA Vincennes
1 v4 e' K; [5 W6 D9 YCA Wichita : x8 O" k( v$ L
CA Boston K! g" X: \7 t; }/ B2 F7 b- c8 G
CL Boise
$ h1 I+ y* e0 L" `: fDE Bangust
6 v" o- p# W, SDE Baron, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
0 c Y9 O/ r' T, i4 P) xDE Levy
) r, t8 ?& O) P$ }8 hDE McConnell
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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Allied aircraft
1 B z J% N4 {/ n% }. t vno flights - a) x. K9 f- T" s
( _1 H' G0 j# p# G9 h' YAllied aircraft losses 8 k Z; }, m* a8 b4 z1 j2 `: ^. B% U
FM-2 Wildcat: 11 destroyed
0 f2 h) N9 I% hTBM Avenger: 1 destroyed
9 z) k% Z- y' ?" e% e
5 ~1 I5 V. V; g# B! y8 XJapanese Ships & n4 b3 U! E& a* J
CA Tone 5 ?9 s! Y3 r( A# o
CA Chikuma , T/ I% @/ J' j: x1 C
CL Nagara, Shell hits 1 ' e5 C, t0 J3 T/ y0 |
CL Isuzu ' r6 Q5 P9 Q4 ?9 b( _) s
CL Natori
* F8 V. v" ]4 J/ o# h( BCL Yura ( Q. m5 a+ `8 x
CL Kitakami
# R, n+ l6 p5 u h B' S: DCL Oi 7 L6 v6 u! t: \8 W# f J
DD Shimakaze
/ Y, r# {. v- {/ `5 KDD Fujinami, Shell hits 1
2 G# O% d u9 V* _2 _1 y, h$ ~4 @DD Kishinami
; p8 C4 t2 I+ W# @4 s( \1 nDD Hamanami
; ^3 n4 \# Q" gDD Hayashio, Shell hits 1 3 @/ h8 T5 i$ x i2 i
DD Maikaze
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Allied Ships 5 ^) T2 E" R& P9 M2 _9 d6 [
CVE Prince William
2 Q6 u9 `( T& PCVE Barnes, Shell hits 2
- z( P @( N; d8 U( Y! @+ ECVE Anzio, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
5 A2 @1 [ I. ~/ WCVE Liscome Bay, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 2 s# o! z& r! n, U
DE Bebas, Shell hits 8, and is sunk . A/ k8 `6 s" u! S6 G
DE Brackett, Shell hits 1
. Z: h% \" [: E$ `4 @: iDE Cabana, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
a8 r' m! O$ \3 C& {& lDE Canfield, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
3 Y b! D0 H6 T5 H, `) C# A% q' T8 bDE Carlson, Shell hits 1, on fire $ m/ Y, b+ h1 ~9 T& U# U
AO Brazos
. y/ d1 P% x& F! n2 B7 fAO Kanawha
, _* w/ f! |& X2 q# T" Z" k6 k' ^AO Neches, Shell hits 1
& f6 d D- i7 S# Y" g: NAO Tappahanock
! S; x& X5 Q3 ^5 VAO Suamico
: l/ ~& c) j" A6 M% O' CAO Millicoma
$ E7 Y! S$ h4 O2 c, N5 }AO Saranac
" \& I! V* u" G& P9 eAO Saugatuck
# M5 ]9 \- N% D0 @AE Pyro , D' \4 O- T" \* d4 C/ ?
AE Henry L. Hoyt / @$ |! B* }" Y
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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, z6 Q u) n! Q; `Japanese Ships - G; ?- }7 F; M) J
CA Tone % T4 B0 I3 e( A' Q, k
CA Chikuma
8 L4 l) }* P$ _* S2 T# }CL Nagara
$ n! \ |$ X& _CL Isuzu
% ~' D) s1 K6 x% ~9 Z7 n, sCL Natori 6 B( Q ^; y7 |& k% z6 c' c
CL Yura
/ b0 R$ G0 p! I! Y" GCL Kitakami 9 y2 ?" s! h7 e/ z: G5 F3 i
CL Oi
5 h( q8 t' @7 Q& F% J$ i0 YDD Shimakaze 0 Y' E# [+ D B8 Z& ^5 p
DD Fujinami
4 _; ^+ v3 M& A; z% @- C/ T. F2 WDD Kishinami ) H1 O+ Q9 [1 c5 s r9 |4 e
DD Hamanami ; Z6 } O7 v% V* G" X# C- }! v
DD Hayashio
; x; Z( t- p/ A. D2 y% x+ n! `DD Maikaze / v" X+ n( _0 P$ c1 D
4 V" H0 K% R! u8 J3 ]) c4 gAllied Ships
2 Q0 `- G: e0 c. H& S2 C. g- RDE Samuel S. Miles, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
" ^# ^7 W# R t" B" m% v5 `9 wDE Osterhaus, Shell hits 50, and is sunk " J W% @# G& G- R2 F X
DE Parks, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
# Y& ~6 ?! T5 r( s CDE Riddle, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 4 T# n( k# m) |) g1 G6 ]3 { Z
AO Cache " Z- b, P0 r4 _6 w- W
AO Schuylkill, Shell hits 7, on fire 8 }5 ?0 w P; G0 Z+ T6 l
AO Cossatot
( V+ l- R+ O, GAO Chepachet
1 a3 N2 ^# s3 c5 U# r8 }AE Jacob Riis, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
1 F6 }! S/ I7 \" f' |2 W: gAE John P. Gaines, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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m, q. W; k7 L$ GNight Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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Japanese Ships
5 j# {$ M3 a$ ^CA Tone # p2 I7 n5 c6 B. c- A2 J
CA Chikuma
, ^+ J) \: H% l- p ACL Nagara, Shell hits 3, on fire
4 t O) m4 o% Q/ B8 n% b* qCL Isuzu
7 u( s$ }' Z/ ]8 z" Y F. ~CL Natori - x- ^+ C$ W* D x8 }
CL Yura, Shell hits 1, on fire & J. T' w. w6 d7 N
CL Kitakami
) M0 e7 G% F3 BCL Oi, Shell hits 1
7 b' R2 F4 \; T- H. YDD Shimakaze * D* K9 r1 V" L2 e
DD Fujinami
9 l+ `' j* y6 J, G4 |( D! EDD Kishinami ; ?, @ K) |7 r5 K
DD Hamanami % ^+ V4 _/ k3 u6 N6 {( d
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1 " k3 p k6 @+ w# R: b
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 1 % i! [0 s" S, @8 w; S# |2 A
' A, v6 u8 H6 s4 ?3 c- a) JAllied Ships : R7 s8 k- v8 B8 w {0 A
CV Hornet 3 f, u$ i L0 k5 o
CV Intrepid, Shell hits 1, on fire & l$ P9 Z% X' P: J% E5 c
CVL Princeton 4 ^9 s# p: D5 C# T; f
CVL Belleau Wood, Shell hits 1 ' b% h% m" N2 W# c
CVL Cowpens
! e) B/ f+ f( E2 v3 LCL Chicago % z o, N. Y3 t
CL Cleveland
/ I& S6 A8 Y5 a& t% h9 a' l4 hCL Columbia
5 y2 `3 c6 c) p. A4 i; cCA Pensacola 0 O( k( Z% g8 h- h5 g' f) [
CA Raleigh, Shell hits 2
& C3 F0 f# R5 t, P+ [DD Boyd 1 m! |( x! f/ z* _& i
DD Bradford % o& [5 t2 ~3 H0 e2 m, g+ g7 c
DD Brownson, Shell hits 1 ) f/ |) {" U7 V* L
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This last USN CVTF was then caght by KB:
- D6 m& b5 [' U. `Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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Japanese aircraft
i" a- G$ B: K2 y( [9 Q n6 pA6M5 Zeke x 33 6 \$ l* k$ F* u" p# [
D3A Val x 7 8 v8 [% C( {. X
D4Y Judy x 123
5 l4 X7 C- \2 V( y! G, b2 }( f4 {B5N Kate x 35
9 w$ A. n. X6 m# q; F( Q; \9 dB6N Jill x 67
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0 F/ k8 p' ?$ I, M4 G* YAllied aircraft # C6 _: j4 Z8 p4 V2 U* @# `. L9 X# l
F6F Hellcat x 3
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Japanese aircraft losses
7 D9 _( V s* {& B X7 ?A6M5 Zeke: 3 destroyed & v* w7 O0 [5 K; G
D3A Val: 3 destroyed , y' X7 Q0 {0 V" @/ o8 X
D4Y Judy: 14 destroyed, 22 damaged & G9 D, a$ Q1 w. f; p7 G, B
B5N Kate: 4 destroyed, 18 damaged
6 Y j. Z2 ?" n+ k" p5 h& `B6N Jill: 7 destroyed, 21 damaged . s4 s4 I: y) ?/ m% R
. _7 B$ h( M2 e: C) f! jAllied aircraft losses
* n, I/ M: h/ _3 K& Q: z' WF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed , b/ s2 S/ ^7 [* H
3 C% x! U. |+ C
Allied Ships
" A& B* z+ o( pCV Intrepid, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
# ?9 r& H: d' a! Z) i7 a8 KCVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 2, on fire
* A8 N& Y8 s: K, yCV Hornet, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 7, on fire, heavy damage & d+ C5 u3 f9 K: t: @! b
CVL Princeton, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage 6 U8 Y* x. ^% M
CVL Cowpens, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage + E8 K0 Q* P4 Z+ s, I6 m
CL Cleveland, Torpedo hits 1 " O6 d8 x& S9 X
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And then by LBA: - v0 z [' `9 l3 u$ _
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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5 k% V; h& d2 t3 |2 A2 b: ]: e; r6 h& \Japanese aircraft . i0 x8 y6 r6 z! |+ Q$ K
A6M5 Zeke x 16
2 f$ ]" L& Q. f$ o" f6 } x6 sD3A Val x 14 4 a' ~ g2 ]. [# W/ }2 [" w
D4Y Judy x 38
% X6 D" Z5 T* J6 G; @6 }% uB5N Kate x 24
+ N3 x6 O5 l0 E4 D3 VB6N Jill x 3 9 R0 P6 D+ z4 s* G, g- r2 S- I7 J$ C
G3M Nell x 9 / V" Z" o# q2 h d4 K
G4M2 Betty x 49 - y t0 D$ a, r( x i% w
P1Y Frances x 20
8 [5 W$ a# R! h5 c' M; r+ `8 HKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 51
1 k$ a3 K }* c3 W; u4 p0 pKi-84-Ia Frank x 5
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# R& {% _( l9 r5 X1 x5 @Allied aircraft $ T* _, W; ]9 p5 y$ r" m
no flights
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/ r$ }3 E0 I, O: s$ U" gJapanese aircraft losses
6 M# l5 y5 ]$ eG3M Nell: 1 damaged % p; Y7 I0 z9 \( Z- A7 m( I7 \
G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged # n& u- w1 l9 R
P1Y Frances: 3 damaged
s+ f) g$ f) w" gKi-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed
5 t! f$ R; S, K: d6 U
; W7 F$ Q* b4 n, m) B: z" s% @6 UAllied aircraft losses
6 z" R' e: \( o: M. |F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed " s1 m p0 c( |* f
1 u W2 N' B l3 d5 V @Allied Ships / ^: V u7 g! m; p
CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
1 j) A% n9 v. Q& ~$ J5 _) I# ~CA Raleigh 5 v, \0 `/ T$ r% [
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ; _; k% G& ]6 ]+ b/ ?/ p1 H- A
CVL Cowpens, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
0 N1 [7 u' F D- @: KCVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage " P! m# u0 H+ O8 O( d" ]
CL Cleveland, Bomb hits 1 7 R5 [* z$ H9 j
7 v1 r& Y* [0 W* Y& K! t+ N
Secodary strike:
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Japanese aircraft
. F) @6 |" r) B5 }A6M5 Zeke x 7
`( ]3 @+ G- kD4Y Judy x 36 5 i) d3 }! i @- K2 ^
B5N Kate x 5 2 y5 H; X4 b, f* R
B6N Jill x 8
4 v- P( f; R" [+ z/ q) c
( n9 X* `+ N: V+ I' C, ZAllied aircraft
* a) `, B, a2 Kno flights ( \# K( h- i) @* U( L+ k; S% b
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Japanese aircraft losses
. {, |3 O% N6 G; AB5N Kate: 2 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
7 w+ G! T# [* d0 R; |F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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1 Z L% U! d u. F1 JAllied Ships 7 ^- \; m) V: g3 v! M4 A
CV Intrepid, on fire, heavy damage
/ t" w. Y+ n! a6 LCVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 5 X8 E0 N. e+ o6 n* [
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And this one fails to find any more targets:
5 b3 w9 T8 J3 p! e6 WDay Air attack on TF at 80,84
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Japanese aircraft . }" w9 I h" r! v6 [
A6M5 Zeke x 3
9 ^* @' c5 ? k2 }4 r5 f$ v- SD4Y Judy x 14 . R4 `& k6 r* ]: V8 l; ~* Q# r( _
B6N Jill x 11 - k9 e+ w" Q( u# W9 H" x
5 c1 S& V! }3 p4 U# ^! e
No Japanese losses ' ~, C7 U N' a6 O6 c: k
! U+ \+ f" n0 z4 t2 d( x" SLBA Jills: ) a3 R2 Y, a2 P+ V: M
Day Air attack on TF at 77,83 $ H# E ~5 v" q( V% i' a1 Y
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Japanese aircraft + k; V3 N# F* D/ M- `& Y) L
B6N Jill x 8
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No Japanese losses
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Allied Ships
+ @7 u& D$ ^6 j `( ]3 n6 l, r, B) }CV Bunker Hill, on fire, heavy damage / j! P2 j$ h# G2 X
CV Wasp, on fire, heavy damage
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+ Z/ q' a' P3 k# ~( @Afternoon phase saw KB clouded in so LBA from Kusiae did all the work:
8 L; Y/ R1 }) }: R4 F2 jDay Air attack on TF at 79,85
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Japanese aircraft
& O3 B6 ~3 t; K" eG3M Nell x 7
) ?( a7 P2 c# J- E; t; KG4M2 Betty x 38 3 b5 {6 n" Q7 v2 D# }5 A' N. l9 ~
P1Y Frances x 14
3 n$ {8 [2 `' q! i6 g6 T& g4 D1 pKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 46 8 l" P9 S1 X( b* [
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5 * A) g$ V( b9 x$ |! B! O; T0 Q! F
( p B" Q0 I2 H5 A
Allied aircraft
8 D3 {- [- ~4 q9 H" F' b: lFM-2 Wildcat x 12
8 i% }! T0 r' @+ Z- \1 W
4 R0 {3 m$ Q6 k. I$ QJapanese aircraft losses
1 I: z4 D" Z, F. r1 A. Z' RG3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged U! Q' N: i+ N4 D
G4M2 Betty: 5 destroyed, 28 damaged 8 r; H }& U4 M0 o$ @8 j. s, O i% P7 ?% e
P1Y Frances: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged
5 c" u' }" l4 b$ ]2 ~: N) g' _Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
& e. o/ J6 e& P9 w3 i. ZFM-2 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
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Allied Ships ' S& {4 W& Y( J$ o: t4 z3 m
CVE Savo Island
8 @4 k5 P7 J1 H5 y+ t. gCVE St. Lo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
" \" G$ h- B$ m7 _1 p# ~' aCVE Kadashan Bay, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ) v, B5 F+ s1 [4 `$ [+ [( R
CVE Petrof Bay 5 W# `, L; N0 G! i/ V3 R1 N; @
CVE Saginaw Bay, Torpedo hits 1, on fire & \5 T: T9 g0 c* F
CVE Long Island
: N1 P0 G# Y+ ^. V& C8 y% XCVE Rudyerd Bay
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Jills are more successful this time:
* ?$ y' d: J4 h# T4 ~3 GDay Air attack on TF at 77,83
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Japanese aircraft 1 b2 R# I- A2 q- W. H1 o
B6N Jill x 8
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8 `% J6 V) ]8 }No Japanese losses ) o) `6 u, j3 U) d, ] ^& ]" N
, M/ a$ q/ |+ e/ \- H& B3 {( aAllied Ships * ]3 [1 m% K9 O
CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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, m% b* e$ P h4 ^3 n2 z) p0 bAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/09/44 ! ~: n' g) H; c. k3 F* I' X( v
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By now my subs are in position also: + t8 o l9 ]# R* m7 z
Last two sufrace actions find the crippled Franklin and an AO:
2 C9 N o* @4 W8 B3 F1 v# c CNight Time Surface Combat at 78,81 0 K2 H: P% p; }6 b5 n9 c$ c9 e. f
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Allied aircraft
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8 t1 f0 S$ i& p HAllied aircraft losses
0 B* h4 B/ Y* f+ @TBM Avenger: 4 destroyed 2 C( E/ m* u3 z i3 T
SB2C Helldiver: 12 destroyed
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2 `, U2 V) j6 ^+ K& u( EJapanese Ships ; e. _" n, c/ P
CA Takao
8 ?$ k0 I. b' K0 R; A9 {CA Atago
: O& }+ c* ]2 ~: ^% A7 f: nCA Maya
# o( a; t/ E& N% b& C1 j' `CA Chokai 9 P9 y, d, \5 q0 z+ t
CA Myoko
7 l' e2 _3 G+ VCA Haguro : c3 [, Q4 q& Z2 L- u
CA Nachi 6 s) T; V% I& x4 e
CA Ashigara
: X& B3 ?' x- h% JDD Tamanami 2 z+ v- a0 \- w% }
DD Suzunami % Q2 T$ B, `7 ~1 Q* q
DD Kuroshio
8 }5 u" t1 R: N; F xDD Oyashio
# ~4 K/ }) V9 o, NDD Natsushio
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8 m5 i }" [/ s: [+ N6 D9 ZAllied Ships * g" c8 J, A, z) R U4 W1 L1 P
CV Franklin, Shell hits 3, and is sunk 9 g* k1 A) i9 r O. M4 q7 x
DE Whitman, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk V* Y/ w3 G$ F+ i/ p8 D
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Namorik at 79,83
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/ p9 W9 n2 u4 F: y, QJapanese Ships & q e: p R7 w1 x1 ^- B
CA Aoba
3 A% @/ |3 h$ L& k& ~" E8 tCA Kinugasa
8 p9 Y0 q1 F- U ?% x0 xCA Furutaka 1 E$ C0 {: L& s
CA Kako
2 q% o. A8 |3 L, M. K- {CL Abukuma
; T8 y" ] l0 n6 T2 v" L% c5 TCL Kuma
/ f5 F- \! y& cCL Tama
$ ^7 |( p. i; ?4 R' m7 oCL Kiso , Y, R! Q: v$ }; s
CL Yubari , r3 W ?, m: G4 E* o9 o
DD Kiyonami $ l: }. s' A% C, e+ U( x) O' J; d
DD Yukikaze + D: @( o3 D. h& d7 |. H' a
DD Isokaze & l4 y5 C- p4 |
DD Shiranuhi
) ]; d# c& O% {/ ?DD Arashi
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Allied Ships 2 P5 m7 {" G Q) ` M
AO Schuylkill, Shell hits 30, and is sunk % g# V; l$ X, N/ v4 e/ |
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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: / i4 M. M2 a+ f2 {( [0 W) h
Day Air attack on TF at 79,84 1 a1 P( s6 ^, |: t5 C8 Y
7 v, T9 {8 S- `Japanese aircraft
! F$ R6 c' i0 M. v) A1 JA6M5 Zeke x 5 7 Z3 a3 m: \5 |+ ]5 q. R: I
B6N Jill x 8
& l9 X- R0 D3 L( ^- `+ r! }G3M Nell x 3 * t0 O1 j! y$ x- Q
G4M2 Betty x 31
& S7 C' p' e T0 j0 K2 i- [P1Y Frances x 9 / f/ n* G! \7 C' A: q
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 45 , k; `! w8 ~ {; P" v: P- M( i* b
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 3 5 T) j+ B& y" l8 V9 W) N0 [* j
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 14 / `) M. [4 D8 {5 s5 X
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G4M2 Betty: 1 damaged
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) v. k0 X7 J3 S# x8 YAllied Ships , t: S- K+ m: K D- m! N9 v
CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
' |, y& A5 B& U# x3 rCV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
. |4 S* d4 I; N- Y( V, sCV Illustrious, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage 0 d4 \' S4 W0 y* }
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4 D! G c( F, ^ 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.
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一切都结束了
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