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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/08/44
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  A( i% P# P' }3 r/ y7 QDay 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: 4 m; x% U9 x! o, a+ N; c
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Night Time Surface Combat at 77,81
9 u4 Z3 N2 m* lAllied aircraft   P0 x0 [2 C+ M
no flights # K1 j2 u( O1 b4 X, V6 \9 k7 [
Allied aircraft losses 1 [6 H6 R6 q; q
SOC-3 Seagull: 6 destroyed
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2 f* b8 m) X- @  wJapanese Ships + Y# @. u# X5 _' Z4 B. k( ~) D+ u
BB Mutsu % T: E. Q' ^2 |" K
BB Yamato
1 {, q+ n# ~+ z! N5 E! WBB Fuso
8 {  @* n. L7 S$ y+ a- Y0 ^: @BB Yamashiro
# G. @, D2 z7 @( T% GCL Tatsuta 9 M+ C3 m4 }( s4 C2 _1 Z* O* d
DD Tanikaze . e, w6 t# L3 b1 X  n
DD Fubuki
2 q2 T& ^5 k! _  G/ j" NDD Shinonome 5 C: V+ {" l& c, ?9 h5 V# R/ m
DD Usugumo
5 U. c% y! E" f) A! u8 }+ t* Y0 EDD Shirakumo
# W* K- k* p) C4 p3 J( Y; b& {8 ^) jDD Isonami
7 {, p5 p  l% p. q! WDD Hatsuyuki
( s, D4 X' g+ F2 L- o7 |DD Uranami * @5 Q8 Q8 I4 J" I7 n6 I
DD Akebono
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7 H, r4 ]: g! r+ A; EAllied Ships
$ v- e& o- r1 l: }CL San Francisco, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage ; G, C' R/ _' H
CA Astoria, Shell hits 23, and is sunk
2 l4 P% Q; Z9 r' D8 D' t) OCL Hobart, Shell hits 21, and is sunk & m9 l0 P1 a8 Y, q- R$ r
CA Concord, Shell hits 29, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
/ h* d$ ?) L; j0 m& M8 v/ l3 z$ B( G  ^" JDE Stadtfeld, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
- M$ P4 U$ H+ ~- s* j. f6 pDE Harold C. Thomas, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
( A$ ?/ u# I9 mDE Tisdale 8 s, R% P# ^  W5 t  h

4 B/ c- y' J( T$ lNight Time Surface Combat at 78,83 % x$ u5 o/ p  \# Z

6 ?1 g- x, f3 h1 X, f, w2 v/ WAllied aircraft 8 G, c/ O, E' o
no flights 0 E: L- i2 G# O

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3 j2 ~4 K  x7 ?2 [SOC-3 Seagull: 1 destroyed
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Japanese Ships 4 G' q9 {, K- u: _; d% y# D
CA Takao, Shell hits 1
8 }, y: Y+ n- t5 r: m: U; A- x: YCA Atago, Shell hits 2 ; C$ ^% s2 e* p
CA Maya, Shell hits 2 * d1 V( t" j5 S8 B, C3 K( n  f
CA Chokai 8 u* d$ ~/ N/ X2 R; d2 S
CA Myoko . w! A/ X3 X' S9 _# A8 x3 s
CA Haguro : A: w; W4 i% w' m9 \
CA Nachi, Shell hits 1 # X9 N' Q5 |; x; H: K
CA Ashigara, Shell hits 1 0 z# S7 ^% g  |
DD Yugumo, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
  m2 ?) z7 j0 T, ZDD Tamanami
6 n: d/ o3 X& V/ b; |" cDD Suzunami
+ v9 ^- x0 p; CDD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1 7 F' Z$ y& ?1 w1 D' v1 w
DD Oyashio 8 N) B0 J) j3 R/ {4 A& M
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire , [- q6 X2 n, ~7 a9 z
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Allied Ships
& @8 H  o. @' e( y& R& iCVE Santee
. |( D' P! x( _6 V4 X( ZCVE Manila Bay $ k3 _  Z* Q& r1 ~
CVE Natoma Bay 9 d' y( C2 Z. Z3 m( T' |
CVE Gambier Bay
/ _" R$ a4 r; S$ f* R9 TCVE Nehenta Bay
1 \) y" a. n& j0 A6 M, TCVE Ommaney Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire 8 w- L. [6 h. o: b
CL Montpelier, Shell hits 3
  ?( x# H6 Z+ ?  p( A6 yCL Mobile, Shell hits 25, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk + L6 l) `; W" Z! R+ y
CA Salt Lake City & b* a2 u' M5 T) K, v' a
DD Ammen 2 ]" n7 }) D/ c
DD Anthony, Shell hits 1 * _# P9 a, O% C! U2 O/ s" P+ l
DD Aulick, Shell hits 1 $ U: L8 T, l4 v
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" a) t; P+ t( s  {9 m) ]. T" @Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83 7 W5 V9 d& `  T$ L" N) q
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Japanese Ships # T5 @5 p6 g/ }% k7 _  m* b
CA Takao, Shell hits 1 3 z- k0 P" @. A7 |* _6 M
CA Atago
) ]' S7 Y  `2 ~4 l! e4 S% tCA Maya
6 ]# C+ J. @; R% i/ XCA Chokai 6 N7 K2 C$ R" l/ f+ {
CA Myoko
6 \( ^: T9 b0 j$ g  \8 a, zCA Haguro ! C7 B; V# k- f* u% \! x
CA Nachi ' {+ G9 L8 P, c/ i0 b! ]# i
CA Ashigara
" N( d% p8 p; h& e; |$ ~DD Yugumo, on fire, heavy damage
  x* o) r) r4 v' c+ A7 w1 _. }DD Tamanami . r' C8 J" t% g% x4 s6 f! X
DD Suzunami ; G& l$ X5 Q' t1 t8 p+ C8 A
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1 ( t* \) a$ h4 t9 J( M  T5 ?4 [
DD Oyashio
2 Y3 r$ F% [0 n8 L" QDD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire
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6 f$ h. Q3 y, _' \7 W. U( W7 d$ ?Allied Ships . I5 K" w- ?) G2 w
CVE Petrof Bay
) D% |/ M1 @8 o. P. n( X* K* GCVE Savo Island + s: M, T, |+ M" Q
CVE Rudyerd Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire
' r, P' Y. \7 i/ V$ O1 cCVE St. Lo & Z8 j( r2 ~: n! X
CVE Kadashan Bay 5 l7 T) W/ F, T. e
CVE Saginaw Bay
) p# P( K( i4 @8 X" k2 KCVE Long Island 8 c" H+ N% u( K3 r" V. g- {
CA Vincennes 3 ^% z% L' ?! c. K
CA Wichita 7 c/ g; k  p) C8 Z7 O5 D8 e6 G
CA Boston ( ?$ Z  T( h2 y9 V  W1 A2 x2 X* s
CL Boise
# w% s- q  u( u/ _" V$ ^DE Bangust
. I- r' a, a  A( o* F7 L4 B, H+ ~DE Baron, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 5 N. a4 H: r4 n
DE Levy 8 S- F- H$ }* L5 o. U% ]6 c/ T
DE McConnell ( }# r2 R. q, g+ G$ u

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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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no flights . W3 C5 p: Q& M+ Q  @( w
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Allied aircraft losses
5 F) }& [/ L( d0 j1 E0 V3 DFM-2 Wildcat: 11 destroyed
5 E( z- a# h" kTBM Avenger: 1 destroyed
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Japanese Ships : O+ L8 [) X& Q
CA Tone
. ^! X/ U4 Y6 Z* a# z0 e2 X2 nCA Chikuma " t6 x& l0 g- L
CL Nagara, Shell hits 1   Y; `" h' H5 j# \
CL Isuzu ) A' j, q5 V- Q7 N
CL Natori ) i% c  u9 N# b. P  {: d# N9 v" [2 Y
CL Yura . S/ f3 S# r3 I5 r! l
CL Kitakami # W. `& U/ N" `9 B: K4 p
CL Oi
$ v9 T* f& c3 }( ]DD Shimakaze 6 P- j; n  z2 Z- F+ `
DD Fujinami, Shell hits 1
" L* L5 X% p3 a7 d: mDD Kishinami
  x6 G: b! o6 S9 B3 r2 B1 z/ hDD Hamanami 5 k6 [; W0 f2 T4 U- v
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
) M9 a! J( x+ s$ ?8 G  r; ^DD Maikaze
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7 z# ?, p* b8 ~5 m- g% D. {CVE Prince William 2 w! I. U) W, ?/ Z1 W2 }) l% Z
CVE Barnes, Shell hits 2 2 I" O, l9 @4 e0 P
CVE Anzio, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 1 X; X( `# ~5 W8 S6 f4 o
CVE Liscome Bay, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
8 v; b3 K- ?% n: |% QDE Bebas, Shell hits 8, and is sunk ; }) _2 d! Z% r9 s; M/ D
DE Brackett, Shell hits 1
( q: N) A5 ]6 P, I$ ]9 a7 cDE Cabana, Shell hits 13, and is sunk - N! t% [9 P7 ~1 f1 Y1 I) E
DE Canfield, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
+ g+ O, z( ~% ]; L. S1 ]( F2 UDE Carlson, Shell hits 1, on fire
/ v, A& q" P) i" t* v0 yAO Brazos ! |' F/ w. `+ I3 J8 _1 {; F
AO Kanawha
' Y/ m# ~; \+ M! y0 h$ q6 _8 U- ~- vAO Neches, Shell hits 1 9 b# e% V5 N- F" e
AO Tappahanock 0 M. s8 Q! f/ d. n
AO Suamico % `8 G7 d: X& e4 U
AO Millicoma
" j6 h# u' r" R+ A9 G8 [AO Saranac ' l& x; e  H7 D/ m6 S
AO Saugatuck
% M0 W9 y& a$ P7 @2 B4 s: X. KAE Pyro
# k; E- B* j; q9 U9 L5 q$ \) eAE Henry L. Hoyt ( G+ J0 I% p! P' f- x  @2 O
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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Japanese Ships
! U7 U% z# f1 fCA Tone
8 e' B% T8 B1 k5 J3 MCA Chikuma ' J( s7 \( c+ b
CL Nagara
+ Z0 \3 C8 Z9 |' u4 Q; jCL Isuzu
+ H  [2 x' l5 K6 e4 N, [CL Natori
, x7 Y& @/ e# @) }1 \3 m; sCL Yura
' T" f6 o2 a. aCL Kitakami ' K6 S3 D7 ?8 r: k" \
CL Oi
8 P. ]$ P: Q3 d5 Z7 W! cDD Shimakaze 4 f3 [$ o, B3 `! A- ]1 A4 G
DD Fujinami
% J/ [" {3 j1 L# L* tDD Kishinami - c. R. x; O2 u4 @' `* F
DD Hamanami " F- Z" e' o% Y5 F/ [4 [; {
DD Hayashio : b4 ^0 d& @: b' G, j  b- D
DD Maikaze
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DE Samuel S. Miles, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 6 l- p$ b6 m; d5 S: i
DE Osterhaus, Shell hits 50, and is sunk # c; m& a' u" ~4 y1 V
DE Parks, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
* y8 I8 \& Y& G1 J) IDE Riddle, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 7 {$ Y$ u% p; W" U+ ]  V
AO Cache 9 g  l6 W+ p2 a6 C; C
AO Schuylkill, Shell hits 7, on fire
8 N: b1 O# f0 G/ e- C) ~9 m4 wAO Cossatot
6 K+ Z1 ]0 T" L: jAO Chepachet
7 L$ G3 \* ~8 F! _7 LAE Jacob Riis, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
9 i' D4 s& ~  ]AE John P. Gaines, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ) s( f5 f, G# Y/ N& i5 C
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/ l" }$ C1 D9 ]9 t, w2 _/ [Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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Japanese Ships + {! t" r' E5 o* ^1 g, f: n. e
CA Tone 8 D+ }# @: t  `0 u8 r1 K" P/ w& f  G' K
CA Chikuma
$ w3 \0 }$ T. A6 N. V( D4 p# Y. pCL Nagara, Shell hits 3, on fire
0 N4 O; j! x# G: ?: I1 ], H0 c/ wCL Isuzu
, t! H  [2 @+ d7 K. _0 u# ]2 a# dCL Natori
$ ?$ ]+ t+ @6 d6 i# x6 Y) XCL Yura, Shell hits 1, on fire 8 B- V8 U8 n$ _8 m9 |
CL Kitakami % `: x  a! i9 J# d. p+ q! A9 ?
CL Oi, Shell hits 1 1 v9 B7 y4 f' w3 V% l4 }
DD Shimakaze 9 p0 t; ?# Y5 D# u
DD Fujinami
; @) f! Z: K6 [, `! _3 uDD Kishinami ! f3 V6 _* Z+ Q  G
DD Hamanami / m4 t- j) `) l# V3 t. _. M
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1 0 P- _% Q8 B" [  D
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 1 ; b7 @- U$ X- l8 O, {( @) a9 k

" A7 }( W( M% Y9 [Allied Ships
! Q! }/ T1 J! K6 F8 z" OCV Hornet , k5 i) t! n- {! [/ x
CV Intrepid, Shell hits 1, on fire
( ~/ o: X6 A. h) U8 mCVL Princeton 5 a: _/ F* n& l" [) _7 ]. y+ M+ V/ z$ v7 t
CVL Belleau Wood, Shell hits 1 % e- V! w' A) H! D
CVL Cowpens
/ k0 J; R, F; gCL Chicago
- \: q8 E5 d  }- ^2 w3 ^) I0 pCL Cleveland
" Z* H7 |6 N( F" y7 }" v" [CL Columbia
9 X  J: u% R+ x4 q; j, _% oCA Pensacola 2 U4 m: q. B# @& `: ^. T3 D
CA Raleigh, Shell hits 2 ' c8 U5 [# T  ]1 e, o' B: k
DD Boyd * y6 X3 t9 g& t7 {9 }! `& \( j
DD Bradford 7 u3 z# e0 L) V& `3 s! G- b
DD Brownson, Shell hits 1 % L. J9 w" Z$ r) L. p9 m
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This last USN CVTF was then caght by KB:
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Japanese aircraft 6 z7 I2 D% T) V
A6M5 Zeke x 33
5 x% R2 f9 w) C6 cD3A Val x 7 % p, Q6 z' n5 v
D4Y Judy x 123
2 g4 L2 _1 U4 x0 Q( CB5N Kate x 35 : Z, y+ b3 W* T% H! y( x
B6N Jill x 67 - ^+ `0 T& e( S7 C3 U, D0 t0 z

5 j4 D7 z! ]7 P, PAllied aircraft 0 Y7 r/ `, n9 P) {
F6F Hellcat x 3
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Japanese aircraft losses
5 e6 J" K6 \* U/ H7 z0 N& E/ KA6M5 Zeke: 3 destroyed 2 u. u9 A0 ?+ n0 }6 |
D3A Val: 3 destroyed   ]7 }; k, s4 y4 z7 m7 u9 Y' B; n' v
D4Y Judy: 14 destroyed, 22 damaged
' s6 x' A/ Q. RB5N Kate: 4 destroyed, 18 damaged 1 w0 G; ~4 a( r/ y( }+ o9 Z" l
B6N Jill: 7 destroyed, 21 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses # P( w2 v. w7 Z5 ^: V( z4 f, z+ h
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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* M( u' j' i/ Q+ O# }: z9 c3 wCV Intrepid, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage + Y- G. a- A* t% [6 e  l" t8 K1 p
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 2, on fire
' R! y) J9 N# {4 WCV Hornet, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 7, on fire, heavy damage 4 `" v9 R+ v; B/ o# Z0 \4 h' s! F
CVL Princeton, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage , X" z3 D/ a0 b, \$ h8 C6 a% f# Y
CVL Cowpens, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
, }0 `' B9 `7 G& g5 \CL Cleveland, Torpedo hits 1
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And then by LBA:
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Japanese aircraft
. T; b3 i9 _: j' Y* W2 M$ cA6M5 Zeke x 16 3 f% {8 C* t; z
D3A Val x 14
/ U4 |; a: A$ x5 H1 x2 b& z, yD4Y Judy x 38
& X0 Y( K# {% |. `B5N Kate x 24
# G4 @$ d0 S2 M& l& C, D+ F6 nB6N Jill x 3
3 w( t4 d' B3 ?- W4 HG3M Nell x 9
% C- W. m9 s4 F$ k- t( ?+ D2 cG4M2 Betty x 49
( O% o0 T: X5 o+ x  u3 `P1Y Frances x 20 ) J, \& N8 C) n4 ^+ |
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 51
5 s  K. L% K  z+ DKi-84-Ia Frank x 5
2 `6 K2 f( ?; r/ Q  e8 R) V# E# w
Allied aircraft + `! I+ X5 M' v* Z+ M% v+ e
no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses
' h$ w, G9 X' W* S' Q+ xG3M Nell: 1 damaged
2 I1 `, Q, }  _( n& w6 H6 UG4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged
  {; T  m' U* b$ w) |" h- u# A2 PP1Y Frances: 3 damaged
! N$ J- N; X5 s% C1 [Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses 8 m) o8 s$ D+ N4 R
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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! V9 U$ u- U1 U0 |Allied Ships $ w0 q- t" E; ~1 ^4 L: v$ m1 L
CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 6 u/ `8 A" Z; x
CA Raleigh 3 k# }6 H( v0 s8 A  u$ G6 m
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 9 y. ~) o- I5 x8 y5 i- ?- ^
CVL Cowpens, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
  U5 t8 T# [! b8 _2 SCVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
9 ^7 A( t$ P( O* `. ~  u. cCL Cleveland, Bomb hits 1 * a  f" \) c( h; u

9 e: n- ]( [! B* W/ }0 H$ O# lSecodary strike: - k* c; M: y( a. g+ a7 B* I
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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Japanese aircraft
: B8 R. C9 c& O' kA6M5 Zeke x 7
* f0 C. h) T7 cD4Y Judy x 36
! h& Z# m4 ~3 m$ IB5N Kate x 5
4 Y$ V0 ]! l! ?# VB6N Jill x 8 " u% K0 L% ^1 ?2 f

2 J2 M  @5 n3 X  O  ?* E; C4 k6 iAllied aircraft 0 \; E. r2 t6 c& v. q
no flights 3 ]# O6 F/ K, ^1 F% c7 l

  t; }0 Z8 i# V. ~. z( IJapanese aircraft losses
6 a$ R7 n  @6 U3 k6 QB5N Kate: 2 damaged . k! P7 U$ y5 Z1 C0 @9 Z- t3 I
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Allied aircraft losses ) j; j3 I) G) J( w# f1 e8 d4 M- L
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed + P$ @: l) q6 O! ~1 @, F

+ S& Q% I$ U% l" ^- eAllied Ships & s! n: W! n/ p* w6 ?
CV Intrepid, on fire, heavy damage
1 B5 H, f8 P) b, n3 LCVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage # X9 J' f2 K1 w+ N1 g$ ?2 T) O* A

' c$ k0 {5 |" \4 dAnd this one fails to find any more targets:   }& ?) K1 Z5 A3 z. D+ i  T
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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Japanese aircraft
+ ^. `% c# q# y5 bA6M5 Zeke x 3 5 q- w! V5 `2 T! Y$ `
D4Y Judy x 14 % A( v/ k2 u& U0 z
B6N Jill x 11
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$ M2 W; q; v, j% |7 \' INo Japanese losses , Q' w" R3 c) J- B( v# Y

# T  l2 }2 w1 G/ aLBA Jills:
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& B& ]- e  D+ `1 f( ?Japanese aircraft 4 `4 x6 T/ O! f6 l
B6N Jill x 8
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No Japanese losses
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Allied Ships + B" {. \2 m- _$ c
CV Bunker Hill, on fire, heavy damage
% ]+ Y) }% t9 W+ VCV Wasp, on fire, heavy damage ; u; j/ J7 {) G( d7 d7 [2 e

' {5 }$ \3 P8 U7 {2 ~) S+ wAfternoon phase saw KB clouded in so LBA from Kusiae did all the work:
5 ?% T* g/ Q( G' n3 V" @Day Air attack on TF at 79,85 & v& l) g; c, ^9 P. a" c

% k& V* k5 b/ }3 w/ d: bJapanese aircraft 6 V/ ~0 s/ P$ H5 H+ U
G3M Nell x 7
, x: f" `, s; r" H" B  CG4M2 Betty x 38
7 G) @/ [1 }- \5 MP1Y Frances x 14
2 t( u* y7 F* K% I9 D' h7 ~Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 46
- E& g* N4 L5 a! |! Y" PKi-84-Ia Frank x 5 : Z5 K4 `# N7 f* a- |
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Allied aircraft , _/ w, A1 p) g2 t: E' F
FM-2 Wildcat x 12
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Japanese aircraft losses " W& m) u/ C' B7 T# `9 w
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
1 g; c+ V9 G" n5 _4 h! H7 ~9 b% p9 pG4M2 Betty: 5 destroyed, 28 damaged
9 u5 A: L3 l% _P1Y Frances: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged
7 J8 k( Y* R' N6 |: @! LKi-43-IIIa Oscar: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged , ]* N. `0 S0 x- F5 v

" U' [  X. S# hAllied aircraft losses - E) l- ?$ I$ J! l
FM-2 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
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  b, Q4 j3 m2 f0 a0 @Allied Ships
& p+ P4 w# O6 j, l# cCVE Savo Island ) M1 a6 }: Q1 k3 _/ k. j6 r
CVE St. Lo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
! f& W& j! j! s- i' q6 uCVE Kadashan Bay, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage , t1 A2 I2 o. _+ ^' n" ^
CVE Petrof Bay
, z5 t$ I  K7 Q" ^) O6 lCVE Saginaw Bay, Torpedo hits 1, on fire " @9 V& ?; k% i1 C
CVE Long Island
" M/ T; p' k5 Y8 ^4 KCVE Rudyerd Bay
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Jills are more successful this time: ( @1 \( D- C. _; }
Day Air attack on TF at 77,83
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Japanese aircraft . z- W2 y2 k% G; J$ ?
B6N Jill x 8 7 W2 K& o0 r7 c1 r5 n
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No Japanese losses 7 j( h6 Q) s5 E) g! a4 \

; B$ u( Y: M+ L/ f( |Allied Ships
" r4 ]2 E5 Q. ]4 _) cCVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 9 N' I) t; u4 D: [8 u& _7 T. K/ J
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9 ?, F+ b4 N4 T4 e! fAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/09/44 " _1 Q. Z9 p% {7 B+ o0 P5 o

1 w+ t2 r/ C" }- r' QBy now my subs are in position also:
# w0 h+ g/ }! W& U6 l2 B/ k: }$ |+ ~Last two sufrace actions find the crippled Franklin and an AO: 0 t: p$ v0 I& C( e  l8 b
Night Time Surface Combat at 78,81
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3 Z9 L5 ^  j* ^( v& AAllied aircraft 2 J. M3 U0 N) }4 T
no flights 6 M! z2 x- f9 u2 n
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Allied aircraft losses 6 g2 N' \9 B! j" L
TBM Avenger: 4 destroyed ' Q; ?0 _4 a' z9 M
SB2C Helldiver: 12 destroyed " T$ ~2 f$ |# q7 L

" _; w$ _" v* B8 E' WJapanese Ships
  u0 C4 b! c3 |CA Takao 7 a: i& V; k# D3 J3 c
CA Atago # i% s* {1 _! X0 M  i+ n
CA Maya
: y, s0 O+ f8 V: Y6 xCA Chokai 1 s( n0 V0 t  ~7 X/ a; y3 d
CA Myoko + U2 u. ]' B8 s0 W9 \; h/ N+ N1 O) b3 a
CA Haguro & a" U5 t) v. o* L
CA Nachi
. p1 V( ?# k9 j; a" u: LCA Ashigara
  i" H" v/ l. K, n7 HDD Tamanami " `5 g5 C) F# {
DD Suzunami ( y9 ?3 J+ H, n* S! S
DD Kuroshio + g6 B! _) F1 l3 Q- C9 F) l
DD Oyashio
1 \7 h1 c. V7 D2 j0 V4 }DD Natsushio 1 g; _  R% o$ _
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Allied Ships
5 ~0 ^1 u/ Q9 v0 U5 a$ q" j( H2 WCV Franklin, Shell hits 3, and is sunk 5 r+ ?7 N6 |% a2 P* h+ X: b
DE Whitman, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk ! k: X  [$ t5 ]# j0 i9 }, U) ?

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5 ^" X7 m* Q' m4 `" x' V% R1 e4 |Night Time Surface Combat, near Namorik at 79,83
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$ D# M- Q, b1 e5 `# L+ XJapanese Ships
  ~2 w+ v# X1 \6 C. g" fCA Aoba
$ o* D; `/ j" o) [1 H+ A. {5 E# t- qCA Kinugasa
3 M% S5 }! p7 e3 _+ K5 wCA Furutaka
5 O. z; x" n! Z2 i% r* n! ]CA Kako ) u# Z8 _) w3 G% L3 L! v7 x
CL Abukuma
5 q( ~& n2 R& ]# CCL Kuma & m+ B/ L+ b% p3 H
CL Tama
& h( a( P0 s* U! B9 J% O. iCL Kiso $ l! o  N2 \" ~
CL Yubari * l" D4 W/ V7 c4 C, K( f
DD Kiyonami ; t3 P$ Z/ G+ w& u
DD Yukikaze
3 r' j7 h. k3 m$ k1 Q& jDD Isokaze
3 X! ~$ O( i  B) y  JDD Shiranuhi
/ y4 q& C% K1 w& N+ aDD Arashi
; K4 H2 V& e) J  M6 L6 ]; `3 h& Z! j) X5 u7 `+ K" I
Allied Ships : m' ?+ g* i" `2 M& E% d+ c: Y
AO Schuylkill, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
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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: ) g( v0 C1 H9 S3 c3 t
Day Air attack on TF at 79,84
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Japanese aircraft
' M0 V, T: \1 w7 v1 pA6M5 Zeke x 5
0 K# }" B3 z$ c: p! q6 b3 dB6N Jill x 8
% S) ?% d) y, b  \) ]3 l- TG3M Nell x 3
% v' h% I. V8 B5 {  s$ @" \8 dG4M2 Betty x 31 ( n- U; [0 `0 p) [
P1Y Frances x 9 ; w- \) U$ k8 ]$ W# C) u- B# Y
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 45 # j1 K" H* W% S( z1 o' D
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 3 * A$ o! S% y* b' e4 h/ z9 ^
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 14 . v/ j% o% |# B8 u1 u7 o

, x8 h0 D% q) z+ Q1 @Japanese aircraft losses
; h% e; N: A8 i& f+ e9 UG4M2 Betty: 1 damaged ! V, P4 e* D/ X# N
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Allied Ships
- V! p% N% M) t4 V( ^  D9 bCVL Independence, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 3 T) P- K' T. P2 }9 q) W5 f
CV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 3 b$ C9 w/ ]2 t3 R2 g
CV Illustrious, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage ' a4 n4 w' ]/ ]
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& r/ q/ s. T. \( X8 _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.
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, F: i2 d# u+ m" K# J一切都结束了
* Y( j$ t2 M7 n! t( g( [! w* w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7 L7 n3 Y' Y# g  s7 ^% b
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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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