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: 7 T, k' G& j' j4 q4 W9 ?2 b
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Night Time Surface Combat at 77,81
, ?+ ]" Z# @/ S7 J7 b7 h/ u( C& E5 dAllied aircraft 0 Q! W+ @* R) ~) j
no flights 5 Y$ {! b+ F9 C f" f
Allied aircraft losses
/ v+ S3 u: A) DSOC-3 Seagull: 6 destroyed & Q/ i. t8 H1 P( P$ O
% i" ~* G0 a* s* LJapanese Ships D% p0 o& \; O q
BB Mutsu
4 g f3 n- Y6 u9 a: dBB Yamato
# {# }* j, r* J& _BB Fuso 6 y) I% r5 t1 H1 d
BB Yamashiro
" w! l4 l4 [- [+ zCL Tatsuta
3 Y1 _6 n; p: }; fDD Tanikaze
# Y3 w3 ]& T$ Y$ }3 eDD Fubuki ( g2 c# e" x0 ^# a* J3 m, Z( p
DD Shinonome + t; N/ Q6 o6 W% [/ N' r
DD Usugumo
6 d2 n# c6 c; d, e$ sDD Shirakumo
9 Z, b: k/ |6 ^' A9 iDD Isonami 4 l2 \" K- S7 ~0 J3 ?
DD Hatsuyuki 4 T( z0 r/ u0 z: K3 \$ c
DD Uranami 5 u& H) O% t. @9 k7 R- j
DD Akebono # n( \ n! u/ J! A5 I: D
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Allied Ships 0 \# ]# B$ |9 I1 k" T
CL San Francisco, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage 1 f& i6 c3 K& V, l( w7 [
CA Astoria, Shell hits 23, and is sunk # ]5 J" h5 E/ e
CL Hobart, Shell hits 21, and is sunk
, a0 T0 P- R% fCA Concord, Shell hits 29, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk ) h: S j' ?% y9 b$ v: D" P
DE Stadtfeld, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage , `- {3 l1 a) X& o/ d3 ?4 V1 I
DE Harold C. Thomas, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
( Q& j' z" D. l# b6 B& ~DE Tisdale $ N' K! ?4 x* N& j5 f
9 A& d$ l) ? `, n2 ^7 _
Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83 * E& S c. ^% ?+ o
1 F8 z7 l* g2 ?5 h$ ? ZAllied aircraft
9 {( B7 j' J( B4 wno flights , ~9 L4 d! |% w, h- s7 ?
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Allied aircraft losses $ r3 _+ d( A* x: g$ w+ y2 w& ?! i' ^
SOC-3 Seagull: 1 destroyed
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6 j; m7 h" F! B) B7 c1 YCA Takao, Shell hits 1 : ~, g6 `4 F& K" f, b4 d
CA Atago, Shell hits 2 0 n- g" e" d+ q7 H4 u" K
CA Maya, Shell hits 2
! ~& B: B1 o" ?8 ICA Chokai
3 K0 X. n5 E6 ] dCA Myoko
; Z4 [' i" E& B6 TCA Haguro ( I) p0 |5 J. l$ z: s, a5 ?
CA Nachi, Shell hits 1 & o- y0 P! m& p* J7 I& v5 p
CA Ashigara, Shell hits 1
% g6 |( H; X: J3 Z7 _DD Yugumo, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage 1 X/ c7 Z/ W! z1 S: N
DD Tamanami % |6 I/ ~4 \! d& H* ?' G
DD Suzunami
0 f& a$ E4 Q/ A; `DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1
6 F# v4 `# R5 V: ODD Oyashio
1 v2 P" \) S, H J7 v. j# X$ w1 ^6 IDD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Allied Ships + U) Y+ e7 x; |5 ?% K- ^
CVE Santee ( j8 E3 u, ~' N' j
CVE Manila Bay
( U; C0 s' W% v1 m3 t& ]CVE Natoma Bay , M; Y1 F: Y# v1 ]
CVE Gambier Bay
2 B4 Q9 {; x; m( q) s! v/ }CVE Nehenta Bay # r) h. o9 T3 s2 e8 p( ^5 Z, m( m. V* y
CVE Ommaney Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire % X9 q2 j5 s0 _& D @
CL Montpelier, Shell hits 3 3 n5 Q2 H; `# W, N3 a" _
CL Mobile, Shell hits 25, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk , @% C) ~7 U! i" ^/ h ^5 u
CA Salt Lake City
2 t3 @4 ^8 a" f' P7 p/ H) kDD Ammen 1 ^: j# _: A- C2 Q
DD Anthony, Shell hits 1 & j \6 s! f( E8 ] K$ |
DD Aulick, Shell hits 1 # v2 e) A' P+ {" T
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. a& }' o# u0 P$ b9 NNight Time Surface Combat at 78,83 0 Q+ l% i* h' R3 l U7 L
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- p: Q( I. T2 ]CA Takao, Shell hits 1 6 _ A. F) O( R$ p. {( u
CA Atago
2 W9 v, e* o+ SCA Maya
: p# b3 m0 b' f5 `/ C- l: sCA Chokai
: m8 D& g# ]( N. A! TCA Myoko ; V; w2 P4 v1 x# d4 t
CA Haguro - ?5 U- R. Q7 f& x
CA Nachi
7 l3 N) ]& i, K, X S2 c2 fCA Ashigara
" X4 x. C7 i0 gDD Yugumo, on fire, heavy damage
3 b4 k* g8 |- a" QDD Tamanami
+ S* V: @$ z% ]1 S2 P1 rDD Suzunami
' G6 O9 ^; m6 P5 U1 j, {0 {8 c4 cDD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1
1 t3 m: H" X4 V: c' ]DD Oyashio
) R7 J+ _) q D) E; [DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire ; M. f. [0 A. J# e; K1 U
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Allied Ships T" S* N, w' ?+ M: b
CVE Petrof Bay
- i, n( G5 @/ rCVE Savo Island
, \, l( W0 I* z" r5 r4 j! B" N, ACVE Rudyerd Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire ; M# ?5 {. I, v$ b% K8 n
CVE St. Lo 9 t/ T7 l& Z2 v* r" e
CVE Kadashan Bay
( q7 c4 V$ a. A1 @- T8 R( I8 Y# E3 H I7 |CVE Saginaw Bay . ]+ E3 l- O) Q7 z$ w
CVE Long Island 5 F& v/ E2 g+ {( Y" \
CA Vincennes
6 t5 k# X ^# S- f( }/ cCA Wichita 3 r+ C3 a+ y ]2 X8 t
CA Boston 0 b! ^% ^% N! n2 z5 ]% k* p# }
CL Boise 0 i3 p$ i* ^# o* W {* h
DE Bangust 3 m- `+ w! g+ \5 t% K
DE Baron, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 4 `9 v) l. g' Y) l( x! f
DE Levy : A3 ^, P7 I& t) v2 e
DE McConnell
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3 s3 Q5 ?3 \: j, j6 e% _Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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Allied aircraft 9 `$ h- j. _7 v# i+ E
no flights
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Allied aircraft losses
. V8 i. p. g8 z; p9 iFM-2 Wildcat: 11 destroyed
3 C( Q y$ k# N NTBM Avenger: 1 destroyed . \) t% ~3 u% t7 W' e4 f
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Japanese Ships
3 t- v0 |: z. F) e4 G# e' {CA Tone
7 ?; j) e* P. R( B H- k% P: OCA Chikuma 1 u6 \! r; _ U J
CL Nagara, Shell hits 1
0 w8 a0 w& X3 l% a# C+ }7 |& MCL Isuzu
8 f5 v( {; ?+ J6 J4 _ ?8 S% jCL Natori
' i: F1 X* ^: L& R8 wCL Yura
+ L+ f+ @, |; Y: V* nCL Kitakami
7 y6 Y9 b6 a( z, \' h& f& xCL Oi * Y; q" t' e6 o! z1 K
DD Shimakaze ( f* `8 R0 E" {8 Q1 @
DD Fujinami, Shell hits 1
V3 {. W3 [5 q1 F2 {DD Kishinami $ h4 P9 j) @3 \ ~/ E) z
DD Hamanami
- s( F% {" |: k ^DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
* \0 [! i* X' O' ~, m, u5 iDD Maikaze
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4 u7 |$ V# K* M: SAllied Ships
g0 h8 Z: `& o7 T% ~. `CVE Prince William ; [* q, o8 N2 ~4 h
CVE Barnes, Shell hits 2
; @7 y; n; e m4 J% ^3 u% [, C" H' ]) iCVE Anzio, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
$ j. j$ H$ R& Q8 ~CVE Liscome Bay, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk ) w# o) R) G& Q' `" L% ~
DE Bebas, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
( w! @7 e: z3 d# f$ oDE Brackett, Shell hits 1 4 X# u' z7 Q% n6 ^3 S+ X6 L
DE Cabana, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
1 W( o6 n R' ?& UDE Canfield, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 1 E( f* e6 |# a' F
DE Carlson, Shell hits 1, on fire
- `% Z6 c% }& h. rAO Brazos : A& l1 u7 V% ]! E% `
AO Kanawha
. T* ?. I7 x$ K2 rAO Neches, Shell hits 1
6 U& o; U( v+ y, u2 A: _AO Tappahanock + X5 m+ ?, H2 ^" L; L
AO Suamico % ?% T7 `9 v. Q6 `: T5 Y L o
AO Millicoma
. |& d/ B p) [* L% r# O) WAO Saranac
) N0 ]4 Z" j/ w, EAO Saugatuck $ L! k# T1 _' @& Z& P
AE Pyro
; U1 r$ G5 Y8 o8 H3 M# W6 \; o$ \AE Henry L. Hoyt
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% a2 ^- R+ p% Z5 z+ ]Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84 : T& ?' c# _' ^* ^: w
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Japanese Ships # V X5 L1 c; S. S
CA Tone 4 \9 m+ G% O! [) j1 ^7 Y
CA Chikuma
1 [+ s* w7 u ?- U4 ^CL Nagara / t6 l+ G: W' m
CL Isuzu
" D, U3 _. `* ~( Y$ L5 ]CL Natori
" s) O1 D7 k8 |, MCL Yura
: v- t4 m* o2 JCL Kitakami & P9 D; G1 ~# q( ?: h5 g* Z* h8 m- }& @
CL Oi
1 R1 ?! h: [; o, x% {) C- CDD Shimakaze 3 f- I' N/ S% d0 k( T
DD Fujinami
2 n6 j3 D- Q( Y8 d/ T0 iDD Kishinami " B: j& C. ]. f$ `
DD Hamanami 8 b4 Y- S$ y' M; o) w z( I p& t
DD Hayashio ' w8 V& j& d# G/ T$ W: {
DD Maikaze - H. I" w+ S9 q- D: W* \+ r. @
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Allied Ships 1 k( _& p! r2 B. o f4 B; u, ^- a. z
DE Samuel S. Miles, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
3 j# }4 i4 r! vDE Osterhaus, Shell hits 50, and is sunk 6 z8 R' ]7 d2 a& k6 _- J
DE Parks, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
* w* @& I4 u0 g8 ]# F' s2 DDE Riddle, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 8 |; M& c( e; z, Y* H1 x
AO Cache 8 ?0 [9 @, ^' }6 t
AO Schuylkill, Shell hits 7, on fire ; k2 a" `/ i+ h' v- g8 G
AO Cossatot 4 M* W8 v+ G2 |& ?
AO Chepachet 3 a( _! e. c: }/ G/ ]- J2 k
AE Jacob Riis, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
' ?- r" c& d6 J+ {% YAE John P. Gaines, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 5 E2 b9 G& W6 x; Y' C# s4 y
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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5 Z3 J3 V" Q) K, d1 Y$ Q4 }* `Japanese Ships " h+ v# P6 `& b6 g# D
CA Tone
1 g j; O+ x8 X# v2 f( N4 CCA Chikuma
3 S' q# t+ x/ A7 Q' Z0 yCL Nagara, Shell hits 3, on fire h: r4 Y% i+ f* C* K" H; r, m/ A7 f
CL Isuzu : R3 X, F, [) r, B
CL Natori
1 n5 M: J$ T5 v) ]. ~* J+ nCL Yura, Shell hits 1, on fire
5 b P: ?/ i( p- a" z* ^/ n f$ v- VCL Kitakami i& R, i! P3 X, }# e3 U6 C/ z* L
CL Oi, Shell hits 1
- E6 V% R- k' S" A7 ~DD Shimakaze
0 \7 r) B0 |5 MDD Fujinami $ Y2 j. g- L' y$ j/ l" Q( V2 u1 G
DD Kishinami
& j: o" B7 P3 y' {4 A" h$ nDD Hamanami ! m5 {; l$ i$ t% A( @
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1 0 v8 k0 f1 _% Y5 m0 x/ }
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 1
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5 a8 K2 @5 {3 x% q: h T# VAllied Ships 0 s# | Z6 e f: ]3 b
CV Hornet - G4 }! l$ \/ c' C' q1 e
CV Intrepid, Shell hits 1, on fire 6 m0 W/ l+ s5 K3 x' U% G5 Z4 P
CVL Princeton ! p1 `, h" \5 w
CVL Belleau Wood, Shell hits 1 3 p# h3 {) @6 T+ {+ o$ |0 Y( L
CVL Cowpens
@4 b+ ]+ e, i# X7 @, ICL Chicago
2 a* V) N4 \# M5 ~* n" |4 F6 xCL Cleveland
, i. ?! k$ u3 F/ ^( x# @CL Columbia
# [7 b2 |* b" L! [% uCA Pensacola 4 C/ q3 S z4 U
CA Raleigh, Shell hits 2 4 {- K7 ?% A2 e! a z
DD Boyd
9 i2 S0 {" @% Z% d1 G/ b$ C$ [DD Bradford , ^: A0 S2 M! A& q0 w" r
DD Brownson, Shell hits 1
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+ ^) x. z. z, ?. `This last USN CVTF was then caght by KB: , o' z9 M8 o9 v
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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Japanese aircraft / ]# m0 m: |$ b- s+ m) c! P2 h
A6M5 Zeke x 33 + h! x4 O. u' ]/ x% S9 F( ]! W2 o
D3A Val x 7
' q- m5 {. C9 ~) E& R! eD4Y Judy x 123
5 F& f" J8 ?6 l. u7 H+ D; X! JB5N Kate x 35 " ]$ ~3 I. t% ]9 m3 j. m
B6N Jill x 67
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Allied aircraft 9 R1 J W( q* M' q8 P
F6F Hellcat x 3 % S0 R9 b+ Q7 U
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Japanese aircraft losses ) F" j- ~) a3 Q+ p
A6M5 Zeke: 3 destroyed 6 h7 q m9 W7 X. V! ~7 b+ {
D3A Val: 3 destroyed ; S; R4 h- a& G1 f' ^; `8 V7 V" a
D4Y Judy: 14 destroyed, 22 damaged - K, k- U7 s& u J% W
B5N Kate: 4 destroyed, 18 damaged & ?. p. e k( H! Q, R8 v% n
B6N Jill: 7 destroyed, 21 damaged 0 B* z5 \* }( g2 A/ g7 C' o' |5 r
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Allied aircraft losses 5 V, k6 j" @# B& A5 `, z+ [
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed - k( e/ h! {$ C. W/ G1 t* _! o/ L; I
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Allied Ships
: j% N* I' _. h, ?6 a A. x' P% bCV Intrepid, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage ' k4 y$ G7 Q7 m. `7 d
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 2, on fire
[4 j7 f! a9 [9 M/ O6 }/ v* fCV Hornet, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
: E' ~9 E# ~, t- ^7 @CVL Princeton, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage 6 d) Z1 n- w' q3 K) y2 \
CVL Cowpens, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
4 }. z T7 f2 Q- ^3 qCL Cleveland, Torpedo hits 1 " I5 \3 F+ s: {% H+ |4 {
) _. ]. J7 Y( z, g6 ` p" B: q. iAnd then by LBA:
8 h* h R( }0 J, e8 U2 ?) LDay Air attack on TF at 80,84 2 b5 y. D P3 D( ^- }9 w
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Japanese aircraft 8 \' |- t' O- |2 ?( W. \
A6M5 Zeke x 16
9 Z+ r6 L* o3 w; X L8 p! p, H6 r- eD3A Val x 14
- v9 ~$ m8 u D" D4 ED4Y Judy x 38 9 p7 M" Z8 M9 a, Z0 `$ v3 K
B5N Kate x 24 % J7 J! j# \ \
B6N Jill x 3 * m i7 K6 }! o9 N( h
G3M Nell x 9
* J: ^+ f! \. ]G4M2 Betty x 49 # p3 ^5 E6 s8 [7 Q7 [
P1Y Frances x 20 $ D$ {& [/ W+ a1 ~ R) {
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 51 # l1 s6 l# D7 Q5 V3 \* `
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5
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Allied aircraft + C3 ~% H* t2 H
no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses 1 I2 X, B% C9 k) u
G3M Nell: 1 damaged
' D9 V$ W' @- G; B" J7 L. O* ^G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged
! K" Q! ]* \2 n$ _0 D* a; [! gP1Y Frances: 3 damaged . }, G* d8 ]; Q$ f: l
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed 4 @7 ?- F' g O: i& J
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Allied aircraft losses
( Z, M7 c4 ]) R) Z$ s2 N6 |F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed * S( i7 R: o! F; X, z' O
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: e2 _$ e4 p" `+ e# DCV Intrepid, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 7 h; q4 v+ z1 C. s
CA Raleigh 8 A$ s. x% u7 Y3 g6 N
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
1 |8 Q+ r8 \1 |4 ^' {/ BCVL Cowpens, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ; u; I" e/ p& A0 x
CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage , Q4 _/ q; S3 v, N5 { u- r# C I
CL Cleveland, Bomb hits 1
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1 X8 t0 ^7 i) D$ LSecodary strike: + o! a# Y7 j) b- _& ]
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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- S7 Y2 `* [# [: \4 yJapanese aircraft 0 }3 U ]! ^: G9 O' \
A6M5 Zeke x 7 2 T4 W3 w8 |/ A8 j; r0 t. p# U
D4Y Judy x 36 6 v6 Z* E0 m m4 q6 o) Q
B5N Kate x 5 5 t* v4 _& g% H$ Y7 ]( ^
B6N Jill x 8
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* E+ x9 ~9 s9 EAllied aircraft
2 F/ S% k; E$ m* Cno flights
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Japanese aircraft losses
- c+ S) O% u8 q' Q" B' I% bB5N Kate: 2 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
0 Y- s( B- S. L; F5 r3 u2 TF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
1 x) H% |9 F$ M
+ ]: a- r) w; @! u' E, G7 d [Allied Ships 0 ]/ U! m( B& I; I4 J
CV Intrepid, on fire, heavy damage 2 l, O. {7 O" c
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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And this one fails to find any more targets: " H: r. U m) h+ a; B( @) T" c3 U! y
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84 " y) W& e" H& G4 T# y
5 {# M& t3 G8 a0 \Japanese aircraft
' L) V/ d, g9 UA6M5 Zeke x 3
2 D" f9 S8 g6 p; P; | Z+ ?1 DD4Y Judy x 14
; f$ r" ]' s& @: C0 y+ w! E& `; IB6N Jill x 11
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9 m- W! C# G4 r6 w: JNo Japanese losses
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LBA Jills:
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Japanese aircraft , _+ Y) K$ s+ y* {- ~( U+ ^; Y( u! `
B6N Jill x 8
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No Japanese losses 2 |( M, o: z, m- E# N
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Allied Ships 4 F& ]8 u" [! C6 Z* _. J
CV Bunker Hill, on fire, heavy damage ) i1 [, z7 o" Q2 H( G
CV Wasp, on fire, heavy damage 9 R9 f9 s ]( a! Z4 C" b
4 ` I9 d& l+ `" o
Afternoon phase saw KB clouded in so LBA from Kusiae did all the work:
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Japanese aircraft
% h) F5 ~! Y6 m6 V x i7 {G3M Nell x 7
2 K) }2 H$ d, W$ FG4M2 Betty x 38
7 F$ Z* n x9 u% r" N, d6 PP1Y Frances x 14 , D8 Q8 h8 @& i: _' W* W
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 46 ) K; _3 ^- i, O: f+ B' T; X
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5 % ?7 V$ |% W9 o! ~- B; D
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Allied aircraft 6 x& G2 \# v; c
FM-2 Wildcat x 12 / \: I4 V* u3 x ?" D" L" x3 Y
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Japanese aircraft losses + Q( S1 j) Z# s, l/ j+ K) c3 O& L2 h
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
' B3 ]1 n9 P! q% R% mG4M2 Betty: 5 destroyed, 28 damaged 1 U% s$ C, M! p2 Z: S0 `
P1Y Frances: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged
3 j0 x4 D. T+ i5 S4 _: S1 CKi-43-IIIa Oscar: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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+ ^! t% _% C1 LAllied aircraft losses
3 R3 X- n6 O" ~8 k2 l, xFM-2 Wildcat: 7 destroyed ( Y) f/ I- d: Y) i7 y
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Allied Ships
L- ?) e3 w+ {; fCVE Savo Island
9 ?$ I6 {! d+ K7 yCVE St. Lo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
3 Q8 `# A* a8 g' ?3 V% a- r+ `) q0 KCVE Kadashan Bay, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
8 q' x' A6 o3 a5 B' j6 B; N2 kCVE Petrof Bay
; d' X* M" Y2 k5 \. p; @/ sCVE Saginaw Bay, Torpedo hits 1, on fire * I$ \' F. R5 F
CVE Long Island
/ I0 e2 ^& O$ j' E3 o, j; H {$ @CVE Rudyerd Bay ) J! [: |& ]3 J& c9 E' l+ w
b+ U6 W$ Q/ O9 UJills are more successful this time: 9 V- _8 d$ ?0 q4 ?, p$ u7 x
Day Air attack on TF at 77,83
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7 Y+ y/ ?& i' Y7 u( O- C6 ~, aJapanese aircraft
* ]+ J3 r- }: i2 u% \0 v |B6N Jill x 8
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No Japanese losses
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% D9 C+ t) E- g% [8 C" sAllied Ships 9 D- |; J! f2 P( Z: D+ n! g, _
CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/09/44
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By now my subs are in position also: ) l; s6 w, M% F# g+ `) N; {
Last two sufrace actions find the crippled Franklin and an AO:
" j; M$ R; F: P# `, n6 CNight Time Surface Combat at 78,81
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Allied aircraft * }2 }+ J- g2 f# V! {: K Z/ f' o
no flights
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Allied aircraft losses
$ Z5 l) a% z) ]- O' p2 X3 _# cTBM Avenger: 4 destroyed 4 p, }; j0 r- h/ X2 S
SB2C Helldiver: 12 destroyed
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0 T/ [8 g* j G- ]Japanese Ships
* G9 }' h4 ]5 N+ m* MCA Takao
2 y) F; m- }0 e- c" _8 S2 ECA Atago
4 C7 ^& s- X/ q" X' P7 iCA Maya 5 P! `1 A4 |) m h- z
CA Chokai
8 h+ N. R1 @/ y% j! UCA Myoko % |8 T D. Q" Q- G o' _
CA Haguro " Z5 ?0 @9 h) [2 r
CA Nachi ( U- _$ F: b6 a; e
CA Ashigara
3 w. | s/ y: p( K6 qDD Tamanami ) C5 f! g& N9 [
DD Suzunami : n& t9 m. }; k2 q7 ]$ z$ p8 v0 g
DD Kuroshio ) V, U1 k" n& u* a( I! `
DD Oyashio
7 ^' E/ N" b8 f( u D; t% k: ]DD Natsushio
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Allied Ships
, \! L& }; F3 }- n1 F5 \' xCV Franklin, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
) ]1 T9 V e* b8 R1 pDE Whitman, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk % z# w/ }. S% C7 I( |; [
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, t! i# ]7 p8 K: N# z, o2 zNight Time Surface Combat, near Namorik at 79,83 ( |7 S; O* n" Y! i! m K
/ l3 _+ Q! [2 H3 kJapanese Ships
1 O, R1 R4 L+ `7 V# LCA Aoba
: a7 K4 {% R: b8 G1 z, {CA Kinugasa
N5 m/ l1 {) W1 kCA Furutaka
" H4 ^+ N$ r" \- A. B; y. L; MCA Kako
/ t8 n' _) [4 M# q: Z, q, p- T4 kCL Abukuma
: N9 A1 X5 u6 {) ^7 g6 BCL Kuma 6 D) C, _. @( y' u- j/ L
CL Tama $ U. }3 ?& N) y0 C1 x. u8 Q
CL Kiso , e X/ I7 i6 U& x4 Y
CL Yubari
2 ?" i% c) ~2 T0 B3 @- l* sDD Kiyonami
' j2 t# e9 t1 L% E, IDD Yukikaze
: ~% ], N- L8 w" l( _( L( cDD Isokaze
' M, U+ c# F w4 EDD Shiranuhi
' l+ U% S) I/ T8 ]. N; t8 W- H: yDD Arashi
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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: 9 t2 `9 [6 ~( w
Day Air attack on TF at 79,84
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Japanese aircraft ( p4 ?6 {* Q# T2 @4 X& @: I
A6M5 Zeke x 5 ' d8 X: z t+ K |
B6N Jill x 8 - r3 M* V, p& R j. P) L7 T! q
G3M Nell x 3 % J( h2 i: X" \3 |' z% _- e
G4M2 Betty x 31 1 ?7 ^* r9 F- x
P1Y Frances x 9
" r- i+ ]2 k, N2 Z* o6 `+ S1 n5 `" _. rKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 45 ; v1 k. L+ E, ~6 f% h- g
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 3
) A" q; F% w1 tKi-84-Ia Frank x 14
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Japanese aircraft losses 2 s. j) {' s6 R; X; \- o
G4M2 Betty: 1 damaged 2 K0 Q, y5 V U0 K" ?1 f
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Allied Ships
1 r% A8 \% C# s, ^- xCVL Independence, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 2 B! A7 k5 _. j; d/ j
CV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
. ]7 _) L7 \* k8 u/ B& H2 P1 o5 LCV Illustrious, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage 9 y2 T; e* [. o! G% k A5 k+ X
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4 [ D- z9 P9 Y% B6 u) EThere, 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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发表于 2008-2-26 12:38
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