AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/08/44 0 M, ]" l+ ?; z5 O
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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:
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% v) h- v! u' o4 V* ?( jNight Time Surface Combat at 77,81
$ R6 d0 B. v4 y+ o- Y6 ~6 M* u: c2 rAllied aircraft
! w& j( l( w% F5 ]no flights " U8 p/ G2 D0 x( F( a `
Allied aircraft losses 4 m: E3 [! U1 I5 o/ f" x6 q
SOC-3 Seagull: 6 destroyed
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Japanese Ships
! b+ s( U$ F0 B! G0 F' ~9 QBB Mutsu
; _) P3 E9 V5 }- @/ P' F# y8 @* t' KBB Yamato ( Y# p7 x2 H+ q, }2 e
BB Fuso : |4 ], Z- H9 }& q" ]# \
BB Yamashiro ( m# D; F9 c4 P/ s
CL Tatsuta
+ |6 ~1 W) a) C# L& u# t: rDD Tanikaze
- ~9 R2 }! i; ]* ?- A) yDD Fubuki
( g3 T. ?7 a0 CDD Shinonome
, [: X# h- `2 L& NDD Usugumo 6 j y6 ]" Q' b
DD Shirakumo
. K' ?: a0 F# \$ Z: ]; sDD Isonami / `9 J" x# Z! c p
DD Hatsuyuki
+ r' T3 @( r& @DD Uranami 3 D4 U0 }/ l% p* a8 k4 i
DD Akebono % O* p) B. I/ k; m- z9 G
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Allied Ships 3 h. m# b, @( e# Y/ }8 a4 U2 x
CL San Francisco, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage ' a' i8 ?( n3 j* O6 D4 a
CA Astoria, Shell hits 23, and is sunk + e5 N+ ?% K/ Q$ V, |
CL Hobart, Shell hits 21, and is sunk 6 t1 }$ e7 x- {# x5 P. f
CA Concord, Shell hits 29, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 5 m5 D u7 j8 G' @: n7 y# w
DE Stadtfeld, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage ! m) [2 c+ v. J$ |2 ?
DE Harold C. Thomas, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 2 _5 n) Y1 v- \ {- V
DE Tisdale
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9 z3 P# i8 _% h( }/ [' Q! r: HNight Time Surface Combat at 78,83 + y6 X* o. C4 t6 S( }: P+ V3 O
5 z2 f/ t6 C: f) ?Allied aircraft 0 g) y4 G3 Q) [( Z- v, a2 p& t
no flights
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; {% `/ n- E3 w8 g( b( F9 R# i' lAllied aircraft losses
$ B4 I+ [0 R4 w: L% @SOC-3 Seagull: 1 destroyed , |+ C& b3 d/ V- a8 s* T$ w
: M2 ~4 d6 b! Q1 Y. KJapanese Ships
_5 Z, B. Y, x) b" g6 G3 A6 Q/ S9 UCA Takao, Shell hits 1
; {$ N( ?& b6 o) s* E, S6 K. SCA Atago, Shell hits 2 ) \6 v/ p7 S4 Z8 q7 y# k1 j
CA Maya, Shell hits 2
0 H6 C. M& ~" C7 C5 ^% S7 KCA Chokai # i" S$ {/ l) |! X3 M% W
CA Myoko 9 ]! s4 U6 H6 {/ j. ]8 }5 n
CA Haguro " w7 T6 _ c$ u, ]1 C ?9 P
CA Nachi, Shell hits 1
' t7 }$ J2 d8 D3 X& H1 I- BCA Ashigara, Shell hits 1 ' x/ _& p7 ^( M2 v
DD Yugumo, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage 1 y( Y7 t; F+ J4 d+ \
DD Tamanami $ E$ W' D" L+ R3 o2 y
DD Suzunami * | J! G& \5 q" C T- C
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1 ; O" H: A1 z8 I8 q& l& x P# `
DD Oyashio 5 u% g0 ?# a+ z' \( g+ L
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire ' S4 f: I+ } S
9 L2 ?; K/ `0 q1 M# ?9 fAllied Ships $ W4 ]7 g' u2 M. Q# @# X. D: G
CVE Santee
5 y1 a5 Z; _' P+ w" G# k5 VCVE Manila Bay 7 R( _# J1 I& J4 Z! N; G
CVE Natoma Bay * J! Q2 b* f! K$ i/ p
CVE Gambier Bay
% S. x/ U" X8 M: ]CVE Nehenta Bay
( I1 r( ]7 T$ Q: N X2 [& k5 tCVE Ommaney Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire ) H- r: y& N1 Q1 I6 h8 ]/ ^' B
CL Montpelier, Shell hits 3
2 X3 l/ o C1 x- }3 J! a3 P5 Y9 vCL Mobile, Shell hits 25, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
5 n+ b& I1 P* s9 ] v6 b# dCA Salt Lake City
0 }# O' z/ |0 HDD Ammen " g! f, l" g9 P3 Y4 X6 o" x
DD Anthony, Shell hits 1
( u* D- q: D6 U" x% {# n6 kDD Aulick, Shell hits 1 7 g! i4 `6 ^$ ^8 b5 m
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3 _( j9 r6 X6 D( i0 cNight Time Surface Combat at 78,83 - D9 k7 U9 V; ] c8 p7 V
+ r/ ]+ i! z6 x, Q) z7 mJapanese Ships
( h' Y* h9 y _: o7 V$ iCA Takao, Shell hits 1
/ m2 m5 R6 v& ]CA Atago
# C$ U. I3 g6 R4 e+ f; \CA Maya & k0 Q3 I& i1 _$ ~3 ~+ s4 z! G! h
CA Chokai . q3 {. x! b* F# ^7 k
CA Myoko
& N, y2 Z8 I0 t- F3 [, \/ LCA Haguro
; ~1 R3 D5 h: E5 F( tCA Nachi + q U& y+ ^) L8 e. P
CA Ashigara
/ X. A) N' R1 [DD Yugumo, on fire, heavy damage 5 F' @. w0 p% s8 ^# i" n/ f
DD Tamanami
# B1 n/ v* s( M0 e* y' WDD Suzunami 1 t8 Q0 N) B! k8 D" z3 J4 H; p
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1
$ v1 T: u: g5 B, r8 MDD Oyashio
; K6 Q6 ?6 L) t* I( L$ m" E4 r" S# ~& nDD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire 8 E) |, {) O* i+ O" M
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Allied Ships - S5 z1 S/ C$ I% o( x0 R! @9 B5 R6 ^
CVE Petrof Bay - z, j, w. q, u
CVE Savo Island
: F9 p; A: E7 _8 F/ g+ t' bCVE Rudyerd Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire ! ^4 O1 t3 a9 X
CVE St. Lo 6 J F. T! I8 b$ \# V8 H
CVE Kadashan Bay
$ [1 c! n( B" RCVE Saginaw Bay
& e$ @2 }4 X- b7 N' S; \1 @CVE Long Island
8 R6 x4 G. a( W( k# @" sCA Vincennes
& e! p3 v" T, }& S' E* cCA Wichita
7 N% |; |) l9 @" ZCA Boston
& \% a( m9 \& d# rCL Boise 5 K% q% U+ h; a
DE Bangust 4 i/ A( A1 ~! a" P2 c
DE Baron, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage % P6 B Y2 M6 I3 ?
DE Levy
. |& I" y3 C$ wDE McConnell 9 R o1 R& ~1 J8 C/ X
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9 h. O _( m, k- Q7 ^! KNight Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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* w2 D& R) \' l {! g" O2 `Allied aircraft * o) f, G+ E& g0 L, \, H
no flights
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/ g; z9 Y: H3 V$ d% J) u. M5 `, mAllied aircraft losses : y( {- g2 D$ l
FM-2 Wildcat: 11 destroyed / E8 F3 S, \ A* A% i d4 T) v
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed : S# P0 E, ?/ `$ c, D; k0 W/ J- L: k
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Japanese Ships
9 I2 M: D# Z" o: I0 h- ~2 M) `! X4 MCA Tone 6 N' o; c, o# H# h/ l
CA Chikuma % Y% @/ r8 T/ ]5 E
CL Nagara, Shell hits 1
( U' _9 J: `7 w) U& g0 i( R9 @+ I5 dCL Isuzu ( s0 v" X1 e& S3 D
CL Natori
- ~- K& ^/ W8 i' zCL Yura 1 D% m6 L9 ]5 ~1 v% a
CL Kitakami ; z2 M0 ?* C" D$ ^9 f( v1 z
CL Oi
5 k, T: b. c8 y% p, KDD Shimakaze
% B' z K* K0 F5 l9 {DD Fujinami, Shell hits 1 9 K! X. \/ \8 i+ t$ h$ ~* i( T; b
DD Kishinami
' V1 z; ]. m" t0 kDD Hamanami
1 W! R* x4 L3 @5 N, }DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1 $ N( O6 q' V" ]6 q: L6 ]: M
DD Maikaze 9 t7 X7 M; v; A: r; H
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Allied Ships $ V0 f0 V# w6 R0 q
CVE Prince William
. n( l5 R% C0 H# S* |1 \CVE Barnes, Shell hits 2
& O( v& Z* _, E$ A0 D- k, vCVE Anzio, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk ; e9 D! U( ^! L: _* }- @
CVE Liscome Bay, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 7 P/ P6 M- w( h+ q3 ?* X# `: v/ J
DE Bebas, Shell hits 8, and is sunk # R( j: }+ G- ]. Y
DE Brackett, Shell hits 1 5 `8 P: ^4 Y' l M" q/ \( q
DE Cabana, Shell hits 13, and is sunk 1 M! `, g- V7 j5 h; U
DE Canfield, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
7 t. ?# o2 [ ^ ~; b) PDE Carlson, Shell hits 1, on fire 0 w- _( @9 }/ L9 x$ B5 R8 C" d
AO Brazos $ n7 p5 U6 [" E" M) I
AO Kanawha - D+ H0 w' t. W* e _& {
AO Neches, Shell hits 1 ; D6 n& ~8 T3 l2 @1 V [
AO Tappahanock " E% h# g# f, e3 y9 F$ x
AO Suamico
2 L* T4 A, n, S8 J# O" d% uAO Millicoma ' ^# G1 g& B9 y" p. d/ T1 x
AO Saranac
! q# P/ U% ]3 x+ p# eAO Saugatuck 7 a- n0 e w( L0 z1 ^) U# v% R1 Z
AE Pyro
$ S v2 K! E% d# NAE Henry L. Hoyt
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84 0 {/ q e3 t& m5 u; d$ o
9 H, M$ L" O( _# ?8 n3 F+ |( D; DJapanese Ships
) A0 g3 H+ B" C4 n% B. o- qCA Tone
: [1 L. K) } l7 w0 G; I) _ m# {% MCA Chikuma % { j5 k8 e4 @& [8 S! U; f! e
CL Nagara & n5 u. @, A' l: ]8 m
CL Isuzu # l$ R' ]" P* u) ]
CL Natori
" p! K( e- E/ V' [CL Yura " q) y; E$ P: d8 T8 @
CL Kitakami
^% b+ O- e/ J5 l3 [CL Oi
1 b2 x: s5 \* b2 j( [DD Shimakaze : K: p* S4 @& \5 b" t! T
DD Fujinami ! B4 J- [# g7 D1 O; y
DD Kishinami
# o6 e8 q8 y0 r7 f7 tDD Hamanami 7 L- L% V& T+ u: n# l, Q5 O
DD Hayashio
' P' g! G b7 H8 {( kDD Maikaze
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- A9 ]; p. y6 h6 m5 }5 G% h7 }Allied Ships
/ |( ~: _/ H9 r* Y: tDE Samuel S. Miles, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
9 h0 o" i X; X3 H Z, gDE Osterhaus, Shell hits 50, and is sunk 7 t9 |! J4 |+ c, S
DE Parks, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
* @ C4 T' K9 x% a EDE Riddle, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
( ]. d. j1 l+ s- O, @8 JAO Cache
. M& Y: ]) d/ j( L" v( ]' ?" B8 rAO Schuylkill, Shell hits 7, on fire
/ r+ y/ W7 b Q! z+ z; c% \5 JAO Cossatot
- ~. D0 j7 j, ]; vAO Chepachet ) e) z$ c2 F2 l. J
AE Jacob Riis, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk % D% S2 ~4 `. N1 K
AE John P. Gaines, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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- T% I2 b4 E9 l+ TNight Time Surface Combat at 78,84 4 J: O3 z4 R8 R( R6 O
1 y4 C( V/ Q! e4 qJapanese Ships
, a- G) ~/ w+ ^% ECA Tone
* [+ E7 ~0 ~5 ZCA Chikuma
$ {8 F6 R2 s$ l1 K3 Z; V: pCL Nagara, Shell hits 3, on fire * e& K. b% v% n/ i2 }& x" w+ b$ ]: G
CL Isuzu ! f& } @$ C! A6 f8 o1 ]8 `2 ?# B
CL Natori & g- J$ {! k& Y" p
CL Yura, Shell hits 1, on fire ( \0 N- s4 l5 u" ?- n- `* _
CL Kitakami
r/ i2 W+ u7 F4 m/ ECL Oi, Shell hits 1 ( p$ H9 F3 X7 r4 V, |) N6 G
DD Shimakaze
1 i4 t; n; l' V5 b! H" KDD Fujinami
8 G5 i1 Y: Z9 ?$ S: ODD Kishinami " O/ p3 S/ z( V7 `% o$ A8 F% i
DD Hamanami % `. x* X, a3 |
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
* }: M) Y$ |6 `$ H8 E' [3 _DD Maikaze, Shell hits 1 7 n0 }, V6 H, \0 H
, Z! R+ D, V, Z+ L0 Y+ ZAllied Ships + I2 l( e- }: {4 |+ Y/ k* c. ~
CV Hornet
" L+ l! Y) u& H" c$ A. O( sCV Intrepid, Shell hits 1, on fire
& z2 n/ X! y6 q( M4 mCVL Princeton
. g) Q- i5 c/ l! KCVL Belleau Wood, Shell hits 1
" }' g' t" x' k' X* ]/ {CVL Cowpens
: N) s+ z4 N0 }5 }2 Q# |CL Chicago
% a0 M% I5 Q0 M; wCL Cleveland
7 P6 f! L4 n' a E' ?! {CL Columbia
- {. q( {9 T% nCA Pensacola ( n3 I2 ?+ S5 \- q' i
CA Raleigh, Shell hits 2 ! i- h/ Y; ]' E9 j' a5 V$ _8 ]
DD Boyd
. z Q, n7 O- M) y ~& HDD Bradford 7 G9 |! L) X3 d1 w) V/ O0 F3 D# P7 w
DD Brownson, Shell hits 1
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; Z4 b/ M; b# i/ L- d$ ]- a0 ^# ~This last USN CVTF was then caght by KB:
, L( U' }- Y& w H! ]. y5 y" A7 wDay Air attack on TF at 80,84
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% d9 v4 e+ T% H1 M# KJapanese aircraft . j1 O8 w' y1 D5 O8 v
A6M5 Zeke x 33
' W W* |5 K9 y% ND3A Val x 7 ! ^6 Z. B! c; o' G0 b# |: I
D4Y Judy x 123 7 a5 ~; y4 Y/ b0 k% t. A; p
B5N Kate x 35 4 g! @/ |8 `" I% X( C
B6N Jill x 67 / t9 y+ Y% f4 H8 G% I1 E
y% C! @/ Y" ?! S4 A+ e/ e0 J& }Allied aircraft
; L$ W& @9 o0 n t5 M( B* N* a# iF6F Hellcat x 3
8 F2 t, w0 R9 J3 c9 B" D
% j0 C9 b) n1 z" |Japanese aircraft losses
" n( N5 t. {& _+ J8 O5 L# ?1 qA6M5 Zeke: 3 destroyed 9 b, K5 k: {3 l4 z7 H$ J7 j2 P
D3A Val: 3 destroyed
3 a/ z9 i) `: sD4Y Judy: 14 destroyed, 22 damaged
" g6 |- b6 n% \ \B5N Kate: 4 destroyed, 18 damaged
: H3 v M( z# K. z2 iB6N Jill: 7 destroyed, 21 damaged G2 W0 @2 G7 t1 J8 ~ a, m
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Allied aircraft losses
* O6 ?) C# T$ E0 x$ ZF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed + H7 S8 T! x( l& t
+ }( G. k7 h7 Y! [2 U6 tAllied Ships 7 W9 Z3 L7 F! V/ F
CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage 5 a/ j5 A3 f: D U& d/ {3 W" `
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 2, on fire & u! q( [; F: p( @
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 7, on fire, heavy damage & k2 |" W9 Z" z+ n
CVL Princeton, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage % \* ?& ~) N. ~ s
CVL Cowpens, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage . @1 `1 `) |* e2 ?2 ]
CL Cleveland, Torpedo hits 1
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$ h3 }$ _& Y0 g: r0 WAnd then by LBA: * u2 e$ d/ A3 y/ O) ~
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84 % J" m* a1 F& W, j) Z; X Y
, O; R9 G# Q) W& _ ` I& NJapanese aircraft - ^0 m+ X6 S- j6 n
A6M5 Zeke x 16
$ N* a1 \. K+ l1 i: d2 ]+ S/ fD3A Val x 14
' h v/ D' G( k$ s6 I# dD4Y Judy x 38
: h3 X% Y1 t0 L: Z, a- JB5N Kate x 24 2 D$ @# D2 |$ j# ~
B6N Jill x 3 / N5 t+ S; Q. \: t
G3M Nell x 9 " v- _4 Q. x- P3 R
G4M2 Betty x 49 7 l- k5 C; U+ e5 G/ e% S } b# p. ?
P1Y Frances x 20 ! J) H' a9 I3 H& X
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 51
7 d! ?% j) [! u5 G% _3 LKi-84-Ia Frank x 5 h0 k; N; Y! }; {( v
0 I& u6 V6 a3 m% xAllied aircraft : m% C! S- d6 K- f; e( Y4 i' J. b
no flights 1 C! ]6 ^- W0 s* w
! e# X- Y) i; E2 Z$ \/ {! p5 bJapanese aircraft losses , [# @, V* ~ \% P
G3M Nell: 1 damaged 4 g7 S# s) y4 i$ }
G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged
; y6 e) L0 K% e, {! [& M- T5 xP1Y Frances: 3 damaged 9 p2 H4 O9 g) m
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed $ h* T$ b( ?, d8 S3 ]3 l& ]
6 N$ B5 f) |; ZAllied aircraft losses
( O) _" g5 o9 c ?9 B0 b/ G1 }F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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- @( b. R- ?' C$ D7 S) z8 JAllied Ships ( q# R( b! D/ @! {& Y8 H+ ], l
CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ! ?! l* R) [! _5 D% T
CA Raleigh
& Y2 @5 P0 C. k) V6 ~CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 9 u) V# [1 j" q$ K3 E& b
CVL Cowpens, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
. Q9 j* t0 |: V( f( WCVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage 6 T" V+ v1 T/ o F! c: _
CL Cleveland, Bomb hits 1 ?# g2 Z+ ]: [, y
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Secodary strike: $ N2 a+ v3 z% i0 f( U
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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0 ?' |! |% Y+ n3 V' G- y/ e0 ~; w# zJapanese aircraft
5 r, }1 o& X o1 I% x, JA6M5 Zeke x 7
( U9 m6 h; ^" P( u7 TD4Y Judy x 36
% \& Y1 D$ x$ O1 s+ Z1 zB5N Kate x 5
/ n( F1 l, A* N; PB6N Jill x 8
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Allied aircraft
# g5 E8 f9 |7 P0 F; ano flights
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# L# e6 `! S! m9 q% E4 s+ _Japanese aircraft losses
" J7 M! a v" U6 \B5N Kate: 2 damaged 0 S, I" U% m# q1 h
" d8 i0 u0 l3 l2 j! h8 DAllied aircraft losses
! Q' Q) Y/ A4 f/ O" sF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships ! }! l( g. [/ T4 f8 s
CV Intrepid, on fire, heavy damage V& z' A4 {" \3 F
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 5 T2 ^! N, e2 w+ J: i- G; k1 q4 K
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And this one fails to find any more targets:
! z. S) [+ w1 ~! T; n; {Day Air attack on TF at 80,84 ( @ U; `( Q% ^+ C2 L5 {* \
: }- \* R( h4 k! E& T5 U$ W IJapanese aircraft ( t; @5 |8 |; v6 U9 H* }
A6M5 Zeke x 3 3 }9 r8 G- g4 a& x' t5 |9 q
D4Y Judy x 14
' Y" Q. c& u" v" _, H& \B6N Jill x 11
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No Japanese losses
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- ?' z* K! W& T0 Y8 kLBA Jills: + B; s, C5 a# s: D4 Z: j
Day Air attack on TF at 77,83
7 N0 c$ C' e$ N; f
* w# j9 {2 z* _% a" B4 V% hJapanese aircraft
! _. [& ?" x6 S y6 q$ D( EB6N Jill x 8
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; E9 c0 [- @ JNo Japanese losses
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3 h* I6 ?( h3 n( Q$ @7 U) [# o( ^9 Z! DAllied Ships
8 t: _6 R u1 M3 p0 Y4 w. E9 QCV Bunker Hill, on fire, heavy damage
5 B* y' |2 i8 ?/ o% H9 B) cCV Wasp, on fire, heavy damage 3 ]) {1 a+ P1 Z1 @0 F
& |# l0 i; p0 aAfternoon phase saw KB clouded in so LBA from Kusiae did all the work: , W |' U, Y; h" Y# r& S
Day Air attack on TF at 79,85 0 @" a1 e$ M* l6 m
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Japanese aircraft 2 R! S5 H8 U+ `3 @' `
G3M Nell x 7 $ \6 O K1 k- _ ~1 M" m
G4M2 Betty x 38
( V6 _% o' ]7 i; R- EP1Y Frances x 14
7 T/ F( c/ J; C% L! M+ V( k, h: qKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 46 5 u- |9 q$ D3 O6 y3 _. D/ d/ L
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5 O$ I- x$ j9 ^" H' M2 j
2 S& l8 ]: k v& T7 d" G7 ?
Allied aircraft
9 @/ z& ?+ V. v/ n0 wFM-2 Wildcat x 12 & l1 w% Z1 E j5 p y0 C ^$ k" [
+ }* P2 {2 f" [
Japanese aircraft losses
2 M( n0 Z& x8 ZG3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
! h: A( B- j, _& k: E5 h3 A! s% PG4M2 Betty: 5 destroyed, 28 damaged 4 g3 E0 c! u$ z1 y& t ]
P1Y Frances: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged
/ [& G$ V8 {1 s; p" X7 M) ^2 Z8 OKi-43-IIIa Oscar: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged # o Z* k$ X6 e8 p' [
- |5 z6 I( s7 k6 ]. T) uAllied aircraft losses
0 |# _+ _8 j5 c8 E' g g+ ]7 [ QFM-2 Wildcat: 7 destroyed + d5 @# y! y" r% D
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Allied Ships
$ N9 [0 m6 P- a4 F$ x# cCVE Savo Island " l9 ` R3 }$ a( C: j" L1 S2 l
CVE St. Lo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
4 w3 k/ R9 a* e# QCVE Kadashan Bay, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
8 ^8 B2 `: K# v4 G8 l6 M: }CVE Petrof Bay
' q: h+ f7 o* T: a2 FCVE Saginaw Bay, Torpedo hits 1, on fire ) {' g: j; E+ a5 _' h; @+ S8 s& S
CVE Long Island
: M" f1 ~* Y. S+ }) W, R' yCVE Rudyerd Bay
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Jills are more successful this time: : _: @; l6 {( Z. X8 V% `5 Q
Day Air attack on TF at 77,83
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B6N Jill x 8 / G7 y8 i) g; l: X3 N! Z! p3 R( Z
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No Japanese losses
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Allied Ships
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/09/44
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By now my subs are in position also:
. M- m: e( @- ]% m4 ULast two sufrace actions find the crippled Franklin and an AO: ; a( A/ g* g% F9 u; @5 | ?* y
Night Time Surface Combat at 78,81 1 P* b% F4 O' C- a9 W. Y% a; y* e
( _+ B. v6 O, U2 IAllied aircraft
9 ~* @9 u$ J5 {' g* n8 c% C! Hno flights
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Allied aircraft losses ( g ~9 O! }3 ^( Z% j* O1 e' I+ O' Q
TBM Avenger: 4 destroyed ) g7 |( k5 S2 g, O9 [
SB2C Helldiver: 12 destroyed
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3 g( b7 h2 {1 R8 e- ]! X6 zJapanese Ships 2 V$ S( t2 s/ ^7 w# v. t0 f8 }8 h0 V
CA Takao
f0 ?4 a2 Y+ c8 S z; ], \CA Atago
0 ~* r, K) g( R t' |# ^CA Maya ; A$ p/ {8 u1 a: D6 O
CA Chokai
5 b1 f- W' a+ j) _: ^8 A( |CA Myoko
7 s7 b% a1 U0 Y& \CA Haguro
3 o! q' G X$ j2 g7 V8 OCA Nachi
$ g2 a1 i% Y6 E# n6 v/ c9 H1 R3 vCA Ashigara , d6 ^ L: q& @5 y
DD Tamanami & e/ a) {' H* F; J7 }- t; P3 A
DD Suzunami 2 h; | X9 W. G8 E7 m5 o6 ^& s- c. F* l
DD Kuroshio # t& ^1 p, p& u3 A+ p% S) [
DD Oyashio
/ J, j5 c# V/ p' ]* v, S# ~DD Natsushio - N3 Q& S/ J3 |# ]8 V( @0 i4 a9 ~7 ~
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Allied Ships
0 B' o7 W; f% m4 c4 W0 B2 Z j- HCV Franklin, Shell hits 3, and is sunk * ^+ a9 P M( h
DE Whitman, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
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' \, J6 r: c5 M9 h- G* NNight Time Surface Combat, near Namorik at 79,83
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3 c' P: ~" @- S! W& o" cJapanese Ships 6 R# R! w; b( q$ d) F4 k: E4 E
CA Aoba 3 q% @. c; u" f1 F; H, e' l
CA Kinugasa 1 w4 f: ~4 Y! t8 @/ Y% p. J/ v
CA Furutaka
5 N! O) Z- R- |8 o$ zCA Kako
; L4 V0 ^9 A/ P/ b: R! MCL Abukuma , [5 {! z8 j1 W2 A3 Y
CL Kuma ) v% L3 P& W3 E+ {+ ^
CL Tama
* [1 ~' k B0 x, Q, C; T7 z9 j8 y2 vCL Kiso 8 O3 J9 ^% z9 u% @2 Y# z
CL Yubari
0 A# y! ?& e$ \+ Y) u2 VDD Kiyonami . }2 ^* f5 X7 Q, `
DD Yukikaze
8 R- w p- Z# N/ q) W% |DD Isokaze
& U) o8 p9 s- [DD Shiranuhi
2 @* r3 D ]' K" fDD Arashi
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Allied Ships
5 D# [* q& Y9 r# CAO 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: 3 O" j& h- T5 ~- q# h3 {
Day Air attack on TF at 79,84
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A6M5 Zeke x 5
# E W8 i+ X. c: n+ ?! Y6 ]$ D$ AB6N Jill x 8 2 g+ \) e) t3 [; a
G3M Nell x 3
f% t; e2 J5 T8 s8 }. T5 NG4M2 Betty x 31 4 {5 r s$ R4 b( A3 Y3 V4 L
P1Y Frances x 9 4 l4 u: E" [) a! j7 G$ y
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 45 $ {$ o. m: U+ Q, l8 A& z7 ^
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 3
. A: E# i6 r( e, `* {Ki-84-Ia Frank x 14
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G4M2 Betty: 1 damaged - Q3 E/ b+ T, L! h
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) ]* m8 }- N( j6 j( B4 F2 r0 gCVL Independence, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage * P, {: A$ v7 ^ \# e& ]
CV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
0 g" o( v, h0 R7 Q! M, |' j4 lCV Illustrious, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage ; ]. U) _! t& u& a
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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. % T/ ]6 g+ C- [) ]2 n2 P$ ^: W
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好像盟军已经投降了? |