AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/08/44
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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: P& V' d/ o. y8 N# l
, }8 G, h' e; A3 \& W" r# c& B* tNight Time Surface Combat at 77,81
( [* X8 Z2 P6 z2 e, y5 w/ e2 DAllied aircraft
+ R% t( l* U; [# yno flights
M# C- k. k+ C4 o& `* k }Allied aircraft losses 5 |( J. M: m. L5 x2 j1 D
SOC-3 Seagull: 6 destroyed
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Japanese Ships # D2 \& V- a2 V" u& V- f" y1 C; H
BB Mutsu + V+ c8 _/ d' S2 ?
BB Yamato , u$ q+ W( |6 u8 o8 K0 C
BB Fuso . n3 }! t7 |7 u& a# s5 S! @
BB Yamashiro
5 W: g1 M: y) `& U7 d+ CCL Tatsuta
( ^' }1 V. d& U SDD Tanikaze . y0 j0 ~5 q# R% t
DD Fubuki
2 B' J7 b7 X% I- K5 E) ]DD Shinonome
! Y8 r: r @/ O) d: m- j1 {DD Usugumo
, D4 q% O; P X8 h* }3 s- B/ nDD Shirakumo
4 }/ o. b! k% Z2 Z0 o ?DD Isonami $ ~( U, ~$ r% t% h
DD Hatsuyuki
! Z' w( I9 i6 eDD Uranami
0 I% A+ L" w' e5 N2 Q$ b1 S" TDD Akebono ) l2 l6 @% g9 `/ z, x0 y
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Allied Ships ' A- \( n& `1 {. y, y
CL San Francisco, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage
/ ^* _2 e9 z" `) l, N7 {CA Astoria, Shell hits 23, and is sunk : l7 C7 U- m/ P" C( u
CL Hobart, Shell hits 21, and is sunk ! Y) ?% E- U: N1 n
CA Concord, Shell hits 29, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk : Z: y% x9 e1 K; B
DE Stadtfeld, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
9 I; r( C. P6 m& J1 u7 j5 I" P. IDE Harold C. Thomas, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
$ x: m- D8 A! s; }/ oDE Tisdale 1 D1 N2 B5 k: i2 J
6 D9 L# i/ g! _/ q: VNight Time Surface Combat at 78,83
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Allied aircraft
1 B6 ~$ _) O$ |* m8 u \no flights }' Y$ t5 C1 l7 e0 z. E( }
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Allied aircraft losses ' d% L% n4 b0 u
SOC-3 Seagull: 1 destroyed ' y/ I9 o' [# G8 Y
# |% O, K( j/ k- } e+ I0 WJapanese Ships
) B6 n9 k& K9 X# K/ E D+ T6 p( |CA Takao, Shell hits 1
* v# |% V# w% T, |CA Atago, Shell hits 2
3 \ a! Y0 o# e2 iCA Maya, Shell hits 2
9 i3 [7 ]; C+ C8 P% U2 `( l2 p, YCA Chokai
6 i8 Q" k+ D+ N7 E* }0 e. r+ GCA Myoko 8 @) f1 S( v6 V# ` U# @+ @) x J- _$ ?
CA Haguro " y+ I' K. x! B7 t4 a
CA Nachi, Shell hits 1 # P" v( i" R# K( ]! S" u5 g
CA Ashigara, Shell hits 1 3 W6 I4 Z) I5 S. a0 f
DD Yugumo, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage # c# A7 M9 _9 j/ d
DD Tamanami . Z6 \, O: c, R4 y9 O
DD Suzunami . ?8 J0 F9 K+ k' W' T3 T" y
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1 ' C$ J8 E* Q' g) p+ z
DD Oyashio $ p3 \$ W6 F0 r4 m. P' Y
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire
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5 H1 R6 A7 t. K$ ^3 N6 L! o) ?Allied Ships
2 O2 M: Z3 ]- wCVE Santee
7 p& A# a7 M2 d' {) {: ACVE Manila Bay * O' F6 q: i) A5 K* g( C
CVE Natoma Bay
$ Z: |1 ]8 {* ?' D' H. t5 H# LCVE Gambier Bay . `' v% L/ u9 M" `
CVE Nehenta Bay
2 O$ B& J; e7 i, d8 v9 {5 LCVE Ommaney Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire ; \" _5 D2 n5 v4 Y B) `
CL Montpelier, Shell hits 3 # g- L! k" X5 D$ o+ r2 ?$ M7 T+ [
CL Mobile, Shell hits 25, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
6 g4 o2 j2 u( `CA Salt Lake City 3 ~5 ?/ [1 j1 m [6 ?- R
DD Ammen 2 G; y* K% G; V5 m. a
DD Anthony, Shell hits 1 / ~; P& M1 _) y6 f' h Y
DD Aulick, Shell hits 1
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) [7 I& g4 W2 u BNight Time Surface Combat at 78,83
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Japanese Ships ' H5 P( z7 E O3 C# Y
CA Takao, Shell hits 1
" C& i$ R. [, M/ V4 ~* R. U. t+ S: NCA Atago
) f5 q* O- }: o- `) iCA Maya . r/ j& D7 H6 j0 U1 D
CA Chokai L' s* M9 m9 B- e* N& I _, n
CA Myoko
6 q# \, E' K( s7 S: HCA Haguro ; u" Z" e& j' [6 P
CA Nachi
: y7 a; }( r5 _9 I: {) j" UCA Ashigara
+ h3 K& ~, q, o; t! ^; ]$ UDD Yugumo, on fire, heavy damage
3 k2 g9 X" @* oDD Tamanami
" C/ [. t- T! x# E, b, DDD Suzunami
) M- i; Q! q, k1 W9 n4 m8 J0 vDD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1
6 q1 t4 {: F+ bDD Oyashio ; P V+ l1 \ k% S, [" @
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Allied Ships
2 l6 B. `+ K0 ^- w- iCVE Petrof Bay . N) ?/ |9 d' u: S) [" l
CVE Savo Island
2 y. g. d) e+ L# z1 ?) o( NCVE Rudyerd Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire
8 n: l* \5 [& c0 f& E. j4 jCVE St. Lo
/ v( m9 r0 ]) {. D" kCVE Kadashan Bay
* k2 s$ J6 m- iCVE Saginaw Bay
7 L2 k" _( p4 \1 p' Y* C9 ?CVE Long Island
: T- g) r- C2 x" L7 t* XCA Vincennes
$ h& {$ t4 D, _! T; |1 D# ~CA Wichita
3 @2 Y- y- D Q4 X! i7 I2 G8 `CA Boston
6 I3 V1 ]' t) p$ @% C3 X1 r" nCL Boise
0 l" \/ E) A K8 sDE Bangust
5 A+ o$ e' y6 x$ U8 \/ c( L/ kDE Baron, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage - i: H4 U5 L0 X7 p
DE Levy 5 c2 w4 q& W- o. Q: H9 t
DE McConnell 1 a6 q, X- }/ ]$ U7 l8 ]. g
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' y" d' N9 }! H( V! R# G; |: ONight Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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" D% A4 x- ^* M( Y; |& z: jAllied aircraft
$ | G4 t: U; b1 }1 ano flights 2 Y* T5 k/ S, j) G
3 P- H# Q5 A- o! |. ]( E# FAllied aircraft losses 7 n5 P# @8 P; k! |! S
FM-2 Wildcat: 11 destroyed D1 [+ k0 x3 B. @4 Y& q4 u& R
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed 9 o) Y @; E* [
& L8 s: b3 \) [1 g" AJapanese Ships
+ x2 i. z( p# m/ PCA Tone
5 K3 ~; C* s4 x5 XCA Chikuma
, _" T0 M V, a+ m R2 h8 QCL Nagara, Shell hits 1 + _* V: s8 V- J/ F% V5 n7 p# B
CL Isuzu @ N: y$ K l+ x. F
CL Natori
+ v1 f$ s! E- c8 T. U; PCL Yura ( O" H% @3 Q) m
CL Kitakami ' v% E0 b5 y* H! `) I
CL Oi
/ y1 X- ]$ Q& s& O: e$ dDD Shimakaze # m S7 A! B' N- ]$ T
DD Fujinami, Shell hits 1 ( }) y+ ` J# U' X( S
DD Kishinami + `/ D8 O! a( m' E5 F- o9 o
DD Hamanami $ }0 h; b9 ~% c5 N, q( @1 u
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1 3 P6 s0 n9 G0 \' ^6 E% T% I
DD Maikaze " Y8 s/ i& n- h) ~# `" V# t9 Z: Z
( J: r% O* J! ?4 U) \( YAllied Ships
% z0 m. u- p, `! Y- JCVE Prince William
5 ^: ]# T7 ]* O8 L# SCVE Barnes, Shell hits 2
9 v% c9 y, d) x. B8 N1 sCVE Anzio, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
" M$ Y8 }9 T6 |$ o+ rCVE Liscome Bay, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
3 C1 a, H1 }, B4 J% |5 D/ a0 A8 ZDE Bebas, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
, z) k& A: g/ M6 pDE Brackett, Shell hits 1
1 r3 t! H2 y2 a* fDE Cabana, Shell hits 13, and is sunk * _9 Z! E o. ~- E1 N0 @
DE Canfield, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk # K x$ {" Q$ I
DE Carlson, Shell hits 1, on fire
9 X% b1 e2 [ \* @AO Brazos
" s) x& S! P; H2 A% n' cAO Kanawha 6 j {9 \$ h) P8 i4 M5 K$ t
AO Neches, Shell hits 1
- u7 B( |3 R3 W( T- pAO Tappahanock
U+ G6 [4 x) O4 V; dAO Suamico ) h `* }* k+ G/ t$ Z
AO Millicoma
) ]" H+ q8 ~, h" hAO Saranac . z2 C4 V; A5 h2 x
AO Saugatuck : w7 j+ S8 L2 I+ Y$ X
AE Pyro 4 v( m. I! T$ ~+ n
AE Henry L. Hoyt / t7 N9 H5 {7 o
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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7 s& U( U. s! ~$ `$ j: ]. l1 v5 YJapanese Ships # Z/ ~4 Z3 N( X! N; u7 q) M
CA Tone
+ O$ t& m2 J# x% e6 X$ D; eCA Chikuma
1 g5 o- m% W& d, fCL Nagara 5 e" }! i% @; n
CL Isuzu # [ G& ?7 h* Z* w
CL Natori
% B4 B% a7 Q" n6 d; r$ ~CL Yura * p- U& P" [+ c
CL Kitakami
3 d1 s) G& _1 OCL Oi
$ |$ {/ F- W( i8 c, uDD Shimakaze
( w0 p; K. z/ T- r5 {8 h5 R2 ~DD Fujinami " Z, J* r) V- y. v: B0 E
DD Kishinami
/ X1 K* c4 S3 V$ M. T4 XDD Hamanami
/ l4 f; }, X9 z8 ~9 O% H7 k) d6 |* @- lDD Hayashio ; ?5 q9 W" D+ {3 F# ~/ b
DD Maikaze 4 x( Z" N6 m; h7 D
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DE Samuel S. Miles, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk ' p1 G- d/ z b: J8 {4 x5 b' J3 v
DE Osterhaus, Shell hits 50, and is sunk Q* d& ~; z# @+ T* A
DE Parks, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 6 U/ H6 `5 g6 H9 L" C6 |+ p' H |
DE Riddle, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
* q+ m% O8 N& BAO Cache 3 p! R: `4 d* y" W5 |; S
AO Schuylkill, Shell hits 7, on fire
& L3 o8 V' `4 S) u- n8 W% UAO Cossatot ! m: d+ D( j2 O. e* J: x9 O
AO Chepachet / m9 r6 Q4 T1 W
AE Jacob Riis, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
c; c& e i+ D' l. G2 P- b# [" UAE John P. Gaines, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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5 [# M5 o. V, ?; z/ N( Z- Y& }9 nNight Time Surface Combat at 78,84 . P: L2 W; T: E( E! T3 b
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2 t/ P1 n2 `( f( B/ E+ oCA Tone
( M' D) Y/ @& p }0 oCA Chikuma ) c( h9 P% H, r9 N: ?$ ]7 @8 ^
CL Nagara, Shell hits 3, on fire 5 U# p; H5 r& x- B) ^
CL Isuzu
- }6 E* K* N$ s6 U. ]0 ECL Natori
0 C* z! S7 H1 N$ bCL Yura, Shell hits 1, on fire
# d7 l" k# u" h, _" E% [CL Kitakami
: o: J% s. z% I8 b$ eCL Oi, Shell hits 1
0 q8 A5 j% I$ e2 |' E' tDD Shimakaze
' `- K. A$ v+ n* k, yDD Fujinami * V5 l' k# a* Y9 A9 t: |* V% X
DD Kishinami 1 a/ A' f; r3 f7 U
DD Hamanami
2 N5 j( a) T- U7 A$ D5 DDD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
" l' N7 g( Z( f$ xDD Maikaze, Shell hits 1
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Allied Ships
0 o' Y0 u1 Y. u, }CV Hornet : ~/ Y4 H- j+ x0 z! L" P7 H
CV Intrepid, Shell hits 1, on fire
5 |6 E$ c, n7 A( J/ {CVL Princeton * q0 h/ f9 }9 O# J! V7 n. x5 `
CVL Belleau Wood, Shell hits 1
( J6 B' a+ u- G7 G7 O0 m+ W' uCVL Cowpens
$ Q6 {: V) ~7 v, E- xCL Chicago & {8 S- s8 w9 ]- K; G* {' }0 K
CL Cleveland
+ d( j! D. B) L. g& p: YCL Columbia
- @+ S9 K/ D+ d- L% |% ~CA Pensacola
+ A3 s: \6 w/ \! \1 f9 _) b y* |CA Raleigh, Shell hits 2
7 \- Z9 c* A4 v8 i, nDD Boyd - T/ Y( g5 G# U5 z
DD Bradford 8 G5 \; ?5 n; u' v9 o
DD Brownson, Shell hits 1
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This last USN CVTF was then caght by KB:
7 z6 r, f1 z3 d! nDay Air attack on TF at 80,84
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Japanese aircraft
$ C+ b) q* h* p8 @% _& CA6M5 Zeke x 33
$ ^7 [/ c% J5 f: @) ?* Y# k1 dD3A Val x 7
/ W0 y5 T w9 z1 a9 aD4Y Judy x 123
9 ]& {' [, ^: v2 WB5N Kate x 35
5 Y+ ?3 H3 D7 f! WB6N Jill x 67 * T/ U; W) q+ Q. c+ q0 G F9 e: \1 Y- g! K
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Allied aircraft e+ F2 @3 E A9 }$ i+ p
F6F Hellcat x 3
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Japanese aircraft losses l* U; [8 p' G$ F; D! b
A6M5 Zeke: 3 destroyed 5 [9 ^- n" h/ B4 v- z$ f0 N
D3A Val: 3 destroyed
, c6 r9 f \6 V. X& t! YD4Y Judy: 14 destroyed, 22 damaged
$ z7 @4 {2 F0 ~2 x$ AB5N Kate: 4 destroyed, 18 damaged # }1 J! i C9 N2 O" Z8 r7 X D
B6N Jill: 7 destroyed, 21 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses ) ?( D, s. D6 [
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed % C1 v" ]3 q1 H
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Allied Ships 6 t! U& d/ G. @# S
CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage ' K: u7 I$ @ z+ p8 m4 Z3 S
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 2, on fire
+ L8 q" l5 u6 Y8 H+ M2 g; qCV Hornet, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
' D+ D" N0 I4 SCVL Princeton, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
7 k% Q8 F- @# t5 R6 F: cCVL Cowpens, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage : b9 M) W: \* i D- i+ e
CL Cleveland, Torpedo hits 1
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7 b; L; w# }" EAnd then by LBA:
+ Y6 Z5 m0 o w( [, GDay Air attack on TF at 80,84 9 s& P. Q4 A! F! E+ v
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Japanese aircraft
, l- h1 M; j- Z6 Q# r& z, S5 j4 qA6M5 Zeke x 16 1 e/ i5 [. o" o0 x3 D2 B: R
D3A Val x 14
1 ~9 x t; v q/ e, l; cD4Y Judy x 38
6 W: H/ W9 o$ q" U c hB5N Kate x 24
0 X9 D, r g* [, uB6N Jill x 3
# c* I2 V; g8 nG3M Nell x 9 9 p" t3 ?2 q( J B/ v: f
G4M2 Betty x 49
& m7 K, b- f, I5 D7 O: R2 V* {5 ^5 {( |P1Y Frances x 20
/ i b( W/ R' R0 ~- D9 T3 RKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 51
' ?9 U: `& { @2 j1 R. y \Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5
& G' ~0 _! x6 ]- W7 U; P+ v( V/ v! H5 S/ ^
Allied aircraft
! y0 z' u/ W' Y/ i2 X& `# ^5 Pno flights 5 J4 b; W( ^: l% F4 M( D4 Z: c
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Japanese aircraft losses 8 [! n0 x* a& p7 W3 U% Y3 ^
G3M Nell: 1 damaged
- E7 A+ X. L9 S: sG4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged 6 I& X' z6 |3 M. R1 k% L; i4 i
P1Y Frances: 3 damaged , m2 k S$ X! d& n9 X
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed 4 V1 t3 {' \8 J1 o& }
% a+ }& z. q$ W# c ^2 cAllied aircraft losses
$ ]1 Q# {/ j# X7 A, E" ^F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed 2 _% D7 G& O/ [5 c9 [& Y6 h4 h+ c
% V& {5 r X, w, w \+ m. KAllied Ships
, A8 I* z. f6 O0 NCV Intrepid, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 0 x3 e7 {) i$ M6 g/ p
CA Raleigh
/ p0 R7 `# \+ n* ]4 ECVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage # `* s& g) a1 i9 {7 D, H- Z# @
CVL Cowpens, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
) j1 M! `0 Q/ W: z' rCVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage k2 G( h4 d5 g6 b2 q; ]0 ^
CL Cleveland, Bomb hits 1
4 i2 r1 [7 E2 N$ O5 s. v; w! J2 t" n; @* d: c a
Secodary strike: 0 s' h% Z: i2 R* R9 `9 z6 i4 u
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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+ ?/ C0 M7 ~; u% s, q5 KJapanese aircraft
7 e' K" g' f! @ t- K" Q' {5 bA6M5 Zeke x 7
4 n( L4 g* _! |. t4 x* E7 g n% tD4Y Judy x 36
/ p0 M) E; F0 E4 h) F4 `. JB5N Kate x 5
a- R7 I- j8 i& h, [B6N Jill x 8 - U1 m' g+ \. H* h: h: r7 p
$ k8 F3 l6 F2 G* M9 rAllied aircraft
+ T9 W7 V) A, bno flights 0 n3 `4 T. Z8 P& I7 `" i0 c2 e
x) J5 Z2 G- c! m3 _ nJapanese aircraft losses
7 M7 K! p2 Y7 q8 e3 J$ OB5N Kate: 2 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
`; ^' [5 x5 T( y' a2 R8 qF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed 6 O2 G& n# c! z: \# y; T
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Allied Ships , T- S. h% P L( n) f9 p
CV Intrepid, on fire, heavy damage
[; g, s5 |; Q9 RCVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 4 J, ]4 j, U4 X S, J' H |
0 ~3 Z1 O# h- `6 n4 ]( g3 G" a- gAnd this one fails to find any more targets:
- a# a! x6 A6 G# g, @! GDay Air attack on TF at 80,84
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! ]+ F: V% ]" O D- _1 rJapanese aircraft
0 C+ |$ A d8 R! hA6M5 Zeke x 3
2 P& h0 v2 X' S9 U& ~& TD4Y Judy x 14
: w6 l+ [0 A5 F' V7 p* yB6N Jill x 11 0 ~) U5 O F- h, b$ ]
5 K9 D# K( u8 q5 s" A! c+ ]2 lNo Japanese losses 0 m/ q* ~$ H& Q2 t) V. d
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LBA Jills:
3 i8 E1 R# K9 F7 S0 [Day Air attack on TF at 77,83 : `6 \$ A& n' G
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Japanese aircraft & y; s4 ~& I( l* T% G4 N
B6N Jill x 8 $ l% S& _% P1 i: G
( J8 O* S+ g2 F. `$ e1 CNo Japanese losses 0 u% S5 v" E7 z) k: x" J
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Allied Ships
0 E5 v* |5 y, q+ D+ j+ \7 qCV Bunker Hill, on fire, heavy damage
' T: ?! s! K* aCV Wasp, on fire, heavy damage ) y4 C& K+ p+ R% q
* w3 h' `7 \" |5 O& jAfternoon phase saw KB clouded in so LBA from Kusiae did all the work: $ P# M* b1 B& ]( S. q
Day Air attack on TF at 79,85 0 d! B2 o1 ?( r0 V4 o! @& b/ I
8 |& H& c9 e! i7 iJapanese aircraft 4 h# A, A5 l7 r7 Q7 e$ @1 `9 h
G3M Nell x 7
- W# {, L) o {. |, ?3 D0 uG4M2 Betty x 38
; b$ |& S" i2 L! qP1Y Frances x 14
% L$ [: Y/ G0 x/ {* K, YKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 46
7 C7 j! S6 {) i& ^Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5
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Allied aircraft
2 {7 F s2 R7 l# V8 H1 H3 nFM-2 Wildcat x 12 ; ]) O) l' k0 \) ~3 Q
8 m7 m, \6 r% c) [) ^5 eJapanese aircraft losses
/ `& I W% ~) w) CG3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged ; @0 ~0 h4 c A7 j
G4M2 Betty: 5 destroyed, 28 damaged % K# r7 R/ a* V0 _8 l2 k# e/ J
P1Y Frances: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged , `7 y: B+ x" L& m1 t8 q1 p7 B) ?
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged % O V: v0 h) p! C7 W5 I. K
/ _% i1 t+ z4 N# N+ p- w* D+ G+ NAllied aircraft losses ]+ u3 v; U: ?1 ^3 R" K. K9 h0 f- m
FM-2 Wildcat: 7 destroyed , W0 P& R. S5 u8 C/ W# |- l J, r
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Allied Ships * J# J9 }( j; z3 J/ o S
CVE Savo Island
3 } |/ ]+ h" N& x: B% lCVE St. Lo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
2 `& i" a. [4 O# x9 V: c! G4 Z) kCVE Kadashan Bay, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage + i0 G \: Z c& i& @2 y/ v; V5 l
CVE Petrof Bay
8 e0 G5 m, @2 E. ?- {& l+ v3 pCVE Saginaw Bay, Torpedo hits 1, on fire $ m' e* Z% Q! Z4 i7 I3 Y4 `
CVE Long Island
' U$ @3 A# l4 d6 W; y N+ q uCVE Rudyerd Bay / F% O* b$ O' @7 |& }
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Jills are more successful this time:
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/ p% a1 o/ L6 T% `$ ~/ L7 nB6N Jill x 8 0 d4 Y. K& V5 h+ T
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No Japanese losses
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Allied Ships
- c5 W$ G- ?& ]+ S$ kCVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 6 b6 O& ] q, X, |
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8 t) j: Y0 }% i* SAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/09/44
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# B7 @: \! I- ^By now my subs are in position also:
2 R$ a4 t0 ~2 N) V8 v, n& i: B, j; BLast two sufrace actions find the crippled Franklin and an AO:
6 K/ {( s* E* V2 u3 XNight Time Surface Combat at 78,81 0 u9 t1 a: U2 X6 K$ H' ~- P
3 K, ?. N, ]; t3 ?' SAllied aircraft 6 P/ N( x, a0 M
no flights 1 P, i& S3 q6 E. p4 _8 }. `; m
" `$ t6 ^7 u& W- x0 |* D! D; e- }Allied aircraft losses * \% `% o2 N q! t( w
TBM Avenger: 4 destroyed
5 b, q8 ?& p* L/ t# U! cSB2C Helldiver: 12 destroyed
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E e( N. j3 A# U: RJapanese Ships
4 O" p- p o* t6 w+ ~0 m; W- ]CA Takao
8 h2 x3 F9 R! I6 Y4 fCA Atago
7 q9 E9 x3 a1 |" ?0 q- QCA Maya
8 ^; v( \) k2 E8 ACA Chokai
: x1 b" u3 z1 t& U1 u2 _CA Myoko
2 V3 \9 e6 J4 b) }! s2 A0 g8 `4 N; LCA Haguro
0 O$ r- ]! Z1 f3 |: F$ ]CA Nachi
+ u& a2 u" O1 MCA Ashigara
8 A) Z& L- ?7 i8 m6 I6 g; cDD Tamanami & u+ y( n7 ^/ ]$ \5 S0 J- z$ T
DD Suzunami 8 s/ ]6 I: x: ?3 R: p9 ^" k
DD Kuroshio
7 F L7 U H, g5 N5 h7 H' v" ? p* ?DD Oyashio
) z% Z8 G0 P; r5 KDD Natsushio $ w O, |, Y1 e; E
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, _3 u7 ^; n7 z1 F! t( dCV Franklin, Shell hits 3, and is sunk 6 e9 Y) l9 ?% ^
DE Whitman, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Namorik at 79,83 . E4 ~, X% s# i8 B! P& u) n' A
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" |0 X! U5 n. N2 gCA Aoba " U" y4 k7 C$ f5 j# b+ B9 T
CA Kinugasa
; `5 Y/ ?) n# E/ OCA Furutaka . P4 c/ }" @1 c8 N; W
CA Kako
6 G( p# r& D8 Y( Y9 ?& b0 \, CCL Abukuma ' p- {" o& y' G+ U& F7 Z, {& e n; O
CL Kuma
$ Y9 ^- j( H8 MCL Tama
7 }/ v% Z% u. N, t6 O; C# T$ QCL Kiso
( t5 V. y: _$ y" L4 D* xCL Yubari
; B4 \+ T" ^( O' Z) J2 v8 n! IDD Kiyonami
2 W5 H- G6 C9 @: U4 vDD Yukikaze
7 L# K; X V$ h: TDD Isokaze 9 N ~4 [+ v8 v% y
DD Shiranuhi
3 ]8 d. Q* `$ g+ [0 }- D; a0 A3 Q2 \DD Arashi
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Allied Ships
8 A- O4 w( u4 TAO Schuylkill, Shell hits 30, and is sunk 8 z k7 X' M1 R6 m
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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: ; x. j2 y# {# m2 e+ \1 q8 G% U
Day Air attack on TF at 79,84
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- @! n- T4 O5 ?3 M# gJapanese aircraft
6 \; J0 c+ ?5 V# v2 [A6M5 Zeke x 5 $ {3 `" P+ n1 P+ K9 {
B6N Jill x 8
; n- n* F9 R1 I8 VG3M Nell x 3 ! _8 t4 {7 r* B Q0 D
G4M2 Betty x 31 8 i: Y! V& v, S3 _& W o% S( U
P1Y Frances x 9
" a7 h" Q; v0 Y8 @- c" HKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 45 * o, r. q) B# O
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 3
! @; A8 B0 C: P( _, [- w8 e8 sKi-84-Ia Frank x 14 - B* l( {5 e9 L
2 F" y- N+ W7 x( d/ Y* R% C9 yJapanese aircraft losses
( U2 e7 ~/ r) uG4M2 Betty: 1 damaged
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Allied Ships 4 Q/ W% g( X9 Y9 s
CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage % |6 V! i& ?, Z! C9 @
CV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 1 c+ Z3 W5 [" O* C3 y( W( g: H& R9 s j
CV Illustrious, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
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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.
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一切都结束了3 i% G' x6 \2 W! A9 N+ E
好像盟军已经投降了? |