AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/08/44 8 }& I8 J( y( ?5 N) u1 a
4 y' Y' i' }; t: {- yDay 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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Night Time Surface Combat at 77,81
2 \ r8 \% ]5 {9 @7 b( bAllied aircraft 6 K* O. o E+ ^% K. s; Q
no flights 1 E9 B9 \, u1 r, O' e0 O
Allied aircraft losses 0 {/ U" e+ Y% g8 I. `. M
SOC-3 Seagull: 6 destroyed : {6 l$ J- C7 D- r3 @+ l
$ [- y% Z7 j# W+ K i+ k
Japanese Ships
9 a: w% O/ }! n' I$ q" iBB Mutsu
; ]6 s$ z7 z5 i" ~BB Yamato 1 Q8 i, |: [( f* ]% a7 i6 g5 P3 A
BB Fuso
& V' T/ X& u9 }BB Yamashiro ! v# {6 o" ^7 _% o- A: y
CL Tatsuta
; ?" p% n$ x& V8 b' ?1 FDD Tanikaze
1 g1 @5 {. ?3 ~: ?- T( K$ t; j) k9 gDD Fubuki
7 w. R8 y# c# i/ E8 u& bDD Shinonome 5 h; I* _7 F5 P5 m
DD Usugumo ( `& }5 @ A0 u6 {4 m, R' G
DD Shirakumo
- T7 y+ W0 g. WDD Isonami
8 @) v+ a3 ~0 k/ M+ J3 T9 G2 PDD Hatsuyuki 0 z' B0 b4 W" J
DD Uranami + M9 h/ }* S% {- s
DD Akebono
9 B. n9 _6 r+ ?, r9 Q+ K7 M: S9 X
1 z$ S- F9 s7 m- VAllied Ships / A+ [! ]3 i; S* F6 p
CL San Francisco, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage % q$ m6 s$ w' l/ e
CA Astoria, Shell hits 23, and is sunk 1 a6 b4 s) ^! C4 M$ F
CL Hobart, Shell hits 21, and is sunk
$ U1 m" S; _% C G( e- cCA Concord, Shell hits 29, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
4 ?6 |) z4 t/ e# t/ X4 q6 uDE Stadtfeld, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
% ]( x( a' t. K1 V- e3 YDE Harold C. Thomas, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 6 g/ f8 k# I+ E/ a: w3 ]" J4 s# N
DE Tisdale
" ?8 }2 w% T1 ~* _3 j' Q
1 {$ C& B. n6 W) z% j8 oNight Time Surface Combat at 78,83
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' T% V' a2 I. P' B" |" EAllied aircraft ! E3 d9 q1 t. J1 u
no flights
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Allied aircraft losses
+ z; j4 l$ h7 W" CSOC-3 Seagull: 1 destroyed
* G |' _+ B1 N6 X- d6 E
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; O& J4 F5 W4 q0 S( \9 M% LCA Takao, Shell hits 1
! J- u' G! i' H% T' \. k/ E: sCA Atago, Shell hits 2 : \2 {1 C1 {3 G; H5 T, |# Z
CA Maya, Shell hits 2 1 d( J# v2 ]6 B' {4 [
CA Chokai
0 p$ h$ w+ ~: V. X# W% }0 rCA Myoko
; O' x' k9 r; {, v/ V& ]3 pCA Haguro & g% y" t2 O8 O% |7 M
CA Nachi, Shell hits 1 & Q6 k3 p, O3 F& L
CA Ashigara, Shell hits 1 & a# y* A5 ?5 {2 }' o
DD Yugumo, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
7 A3 d* `5 E ~2 s% hDD Tamanami 6 B7 O/ F( D+ ]5 L
DD Suzunami # x' d' `6 }, @# M5 {7 Q
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1 5 _* @+ v m! H: D, J* Q
DD Oyashio % t8 }# S/ m- J e9 L0 ?
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire & T3 m1 S5 A" r
) |. [, D! P7 Z7 f1 ~Allied Ships
; I8 Y a6 \$ ^$ t5 ECVE Santee
/ t d% ^+ B- _/ FCVE Manila Bay x& s+ z% O" M5 V
CVE Natoma Bay
. k/ C- R) U* ?: E% fCVE Gambier Bay
2 J- {9 F$ O% }. FCVE Nehenta Bay
5 l, h+ v9 J6 X3 T7 L+ Z0 X/ oCVE Ommaney Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire x7 x6 t3 W- _0 H1 Z
CL Montpelier, Shell hits 3
+ J6 U9 q: C% |+ K; e7 M% y7 zCL Mobile, Shell hits 25, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk + L1 |7 W+ T6 P R3 ?( n3 @# e
CA Salt Lake City
. o2 Z1 \3 d& i5 q" fDD Ammen 2 {0 U. x, `) L5 O8 g& C
DD Anthony, Shell hits 1
6 B9 c( {. j9 M, |' |DD Aulick, Shell hits 1 8 J: K. |" h, ` Z
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83
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3 w* a. l3 q* }Japanese Ships
& ~ x+ _( c5 GCA Takao, Shell hits 1
; Q# o5 [5 R" T9 kCA Atago . l* }9 I; K& j
CA Maya
3 @% o+ g" ^1 xCA Chokai
# u6 e% \5 e9 q, VCA Myoko _9 u2 l6 V; @/ t
CA Haguro $ D8 \0 e, ` _! B& e+ [6 [& w
CA Nachi 8 O9 s* S/ D+ v1 g( X" f
CA Ashigara j' d3 }" {: J& j' _9 F$ f# A
DD Yugumo, on fire, heavy damage
% v7 F7 Z: B" g: }; WDD Tamanami # A+ }. a; q/ S q$ x
DD Suzunami ' {: _- m- m/ O) x1 V. [
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1
, n K+ J/ a9 @DD Oyashio
1 u7 ?" h, b3 ?7 p( w2 E! ZDD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire * B7 u% E9 m1 l! Y
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Allied Ships
; V- m3 \" r4 a, M# n/ iCVE Petrof Bay 1 C8 j) P9 I+ C( N! R8 e5 r5 m5 i6 {6 i
CVE Savo Island 6 Y1 m1 I1 k! w& j- d* }4 |
CVE Rudyerd Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire
' ?/ y o9 m6 y, M+ zCVE St. Lo
, y8 j. Q' Q I2 ?1 w. fCVE Kadashan Bay u5 [# X# h7 X6 S# Q, o% D
CVE Saginaw Bay + B" h+ k& n4 n* J( S' \
CVE Long Island 4 s/ _: `! V) ~/ l( [* A: c4 ~4 X
CA Vincennes
1 [5 _# s" _- p. Y+ W, N+ \8 KCA Wichita
, O, w: e- N' q% VCA Boston - V5 B) E3 x j1 X- r! v
CL Boise " @1 X+ T+ T, ]( D8 Q
DE Bangust
* }+ d: h1 G8 u6 e! dDE Baron, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
: Z# P- k+ |7 f: X" ]3 qDE Levy ! B1 d+ K. y. W) f7 c8 [
DE McConnell ) [/ g8 t) ~2 F! m
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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2 e: i# _+ w4 T, y" @' u5 [" c5 IAllied aircraft
/ A" S' w# m) Rno flights ( T% d3 p" F$ U) F! z8 r
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Allied aircraft losses
3 x1 s* V1 O- j4 S2 o LFM-2 Wildcat: 11 destroyed 8 l! z/ y4 Y5 A* r) Z0 Y
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed
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/ M. K. v# Q& N/ I; S9 F5 ]Japanese Ships , d3 [6 j2 e, J4 d% I
CA Tone
. O( Z' u! V& h Q0 WCA Chikuma
! c! p1 x6 V7 |. iCL Nagara, Shell hits 1 5 [' d& G. T/ x" }# |( d5 U
CL Isuzu 6 {4 |" n# j6 p# X3 ?) y
CL Natori : o0 G" s n- c3 ?
CL Yura 8 d- C( }' H2 v0 U
CL Kitakami 2 O% _ [9 b! r0 b
CL Oi / o: o( ~8 \6 a5 B7 M
DD Shimakaze . c+ [+ p" Y- x* b$ y" L
DD Fujinami, Shell hits 1 : b2 Q5 ?8 i: v2 \* f" s& i( |
DD Kishinami
4 o% t1 k9 b4 H# uDD Hamanami " x3 @, E) i$ Y1 }; V% c
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
! k8 P, V1 L% I0 @7 V! WDD Maikaze # ~$ d7 K5 C1 G& C6 l
; B# d& O/ H0 G: s( `2 y# }Allied Ships # Z Y/ L8 V" o! n5 a" K6 u
CVE Prince William 8 ^7 C* Q! _4 `; X }
CVE Barnes, Shell hits 2 1 L& U% A) b. T0 y
CVE Anzio, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
v, M$ I, O9 w; ZCVE Liscome Bay, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk * m- x3 C& p) \, B& n
DE Bebas, Shell hits 8, and is sunk " ?) B3 u h! k2 O$ a6 Q
DE Brackett, Shell hits 1 # Q `5 a( H9 P1 M! @) X
DE Cabana, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
# I$ l% \! u" }, FDE Canfield, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
# |- a0 r" g- c y. j8 h- `DE Carlson, Shell hits 1, on fire ' N* A# ^6 ^6 D+ h
AO Brazos / Q C( V1 i- ^. m0 ^& H
AO Kanawha
5 a3 `) }5 B; p$ t5 k; DAO Neches, Shell hits 1
9 V' y- \$ q+ [' b, J( nAO Tappahanock
! o$ z y+ \1 r1 S- dAO Suamico
) c) K5 {0 _' r. p4 s$ K& nAO Millicoma 1 L) h7 j$ A" z" s( k- Q4 f
AO Saranac
6 v9 S% A# |. B- LAO Saugatuck
6 V6 U& S. N* f5 P- M/ {5 Q6 \AE Pyro " _, B" l# q7 R6 l7 r( l( K6 N
AE Henry L. Hoyt 9 z' P+ \3 a, _0 r+ O" ]' b
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/ G% A: `1 t3 E1 ~ I- W4 ENight Time Surface Combat at 78,84 f3 T" |, t( i3 {5 W
3 e" s q( A' M! S4 `( A4 v1 SJapanese Ships
) P: i& X* v# [1 Q* PCA Tone
1 E/ A% V- I9 ^7 a! [; iCA Chikuma
# z; C$ [' D5 a- \6 C! N! ~, W7 sCL Nagara ; f: f* x0 ?, f0 |# H
CL Isuzu * i! E' o0 A7 l3 K
CL Natori
. V) s6 v+ \- K2 M! j4 _6 HCL Yura
1 q0 l0 @# U. Z5 [9 Y2 R, t' H% ?CL Kitakami
, Y1 ^ [( u1 \5 U' mCL Oi 9 M0 q0 |# b8 s% {
DD Shimakaze
- f) f; s; G" ~$ B7 G( hDD Fujinami ; k( j- i% d4 x/ c! d( G
DD Kishinami
3 [ H7 p9 u: F: ]# g) V* z b% k) BDD Hamanami 8 @/ k* o& W) W- b V- x
DD Hayashio
1 b3 s+ F0 G: d4 |' \DD Maikaze 7 V( ^9 h9 g) {
1 C" `* @9 s' L
Allied Ships
x7 ]# B: s; a1 u5 R/ aDE Samuel S. Miles, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
: q0 V; u3 T; z0 }; H. t/ z( f9 QDE Osterhaus, Shell hits 50, and is sunk
3 ^' X9 c$ z- e( n5 eDE Parks, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
/ n! x: d: K% P$ L4 T& h1 SDE Riddle, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 0 a- V- L! a$ ?' j5 k, h
AO Cache 7 _% {- [) B) j
AO Schuylkill, Shell hits 7, on fire ! r! t/ ~% [: A6 r- F, O
AO Cossatot 4 f% F0 g7 \+ L, Y& a, S; O
AO Chepachet % M. O" T9 o6 ~# P% ]* L$ P
AE Jacob Riis, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk ! ]% P: V; D4 f% k1 F' _3 e
AE John P. Gaines, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage & i7 U( y7 C1 C5 y+ q
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; j q' g1 [$ V0 r% vNight Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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* S8 w+ i/ {/ X" |/ D( z# H( \Japanese Ships
( S+ h0 {7 `. n4 QCA Tone 3 e1 }( }9 u) Y7 @4 J4 S
CA Chikuma * b6 \7 j( [; O# W2 A
CL Nagara, Shell hits 3, on fire
* S" Y3 B# q" e; }4 o' N RCL Isuzu
1 Y- B! ~8 m8 J5 G8 BCL Natori
; V* I# n: F; H) R0 W5 rCL Yura, Shell hits 1, on fire
+ z4 z; x9 R" I8 xCL Kitakami
% h3 M! w6 E% u8 dCL Oi, Shell hits 1
$ R; } m! Y0 a; P, ?' \DD Shimakaze
2 r! C6 V' Z% }4 J. R- S0 jDD Fujinami ; X# e. [& v, i9 q7 X
DD Kishinami 6 K8 u6 g4 [# s, J$ A
DD Hamanami
2 T% M9 l1 j1 x5 g4 l8 V MDD Hayashio, Shell hits 1 # h9 u! d3 m4 U% l4 s; h- Q& R; X
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 1 9 ]( b" c# V x: V# @) ~
: p/ [7 N/ @9 Q0 c( YAllied Ships , [8 ?# i( r& S
CV Hornet " f" o- t* @3 a9 w
CV Intrepid, Shell hits 1, on fire
; {0 R' ]2 S2 G+ D( ~CVL Princeton
3 A1 d& m2 u, k8 @% H0 u0 sCVL Belleau Wood, Shell hits 1
! g6 x2 F$ I- r/ ~# p6 ^CVL Cowpens
: C9 G) D$ s8 N6 V6 ~6 QCL Chicago
+ ~- U) n( M! w! l0 tCL Cleveland ) k; e" _( {1 n# u! x
CL Columbia : n3 k- K* o7 z) g
CA Pensacola
: G n! K& P3 mCA Raleigh, Shell hits 2
: ?/ ^* @; n" X( I6 P2 n. XDD Boyd 0 P7 B7 Q3 J3 U U6 O
DD Bradford + c; @4 m0 _6 A# L4 K0 p! [
DD Brownson, Shell hits 1 + Y) h4 _8 m" t
2 p2 K5 S1 [- m1 ]. ?# o& T" a% B
0 \* r2 i8 p* d" \; E% C fThis last USN CVTF was then caght by KB: 1 L2 m5 l; b* `2 {
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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Japanese aircraft
$ c4 B; `' k& WA6M5 Zeke x 33 * x4 |( U3 z! x& Q4 D
D3A Val x 7 0 M, d6 @# i6 o2 [! e
D4Y Judy x 123
% C2 c* z- l9 Q& z& y! xB5N Kate x 35
% u2 ^# X9 C3 p# U0 qB6N Jill x 67 7 z" F# m; j' K
, D( F# N, u! S- {) z( p7 ]( cAllied aircraft
7 |# H1 ^0 O! v6 U( @( O6 rF6F Hellcat x 3
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Japanese aircraft losses
) y# h4 H, @0 M4 F8 mA6M5 Zeke: 3 destroyed : k" a+ h& f4 ^+ g' d
D3A Val: 3 destroyed
2 T* v: i! z8 d& o; `. `3 q! OD4Y Judy: 14 destroyed, 22 damaged , I- u$ ?" }& ~. q0 f
B5N Kate: 4 destroyed, 18 damaged
6 G, Y9 {, f( k% U9 O5 UB6N Jill: 7 destroyed, 21 damaged * H' v; W; Q8 W4 R* g
% r T" a# l8 _) V: H" V; ?. v3 SAllied aircraft losses
' i+ [- ~, ^+ B, OF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed 2 Z% t! M7 L& k( r
4 i8 }3 I1 [5 L- q' ]. d `Allied Ships 3 B4 q% _6 ]. q( I4 E* Z
CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage 4 A8 A! o- k' U6 V. u& t5 E7 Z$ J, W
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 2, on fire ' u0 S" r7 K2 W) c
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
. D1 ~: E! F$ d$ h* y- D7 uCVL Princeton, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage ! H# T2 v+ `6 N6 `2 [5 Z
CVL Cowpens, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
2 G! o! U. Y* K3 \CL Cleveland, Torpedo hits 1
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. v; P) W% H. H3 ?And then by LBA:
3 d* W) [5 j, SDay Air attack on TF at 80,84 3 C1 ?: b0 m$ i% X! T( d- y
7 q3 L( A B5 ^9 u9 e2 e/ zJapanese aircraft
4 n* A; s$ k/ I! c' DA6M5 Zeke x 16 * v: E# }0 _" \3 Y& @
D3A Val x 14
/ e8 }% ~/ E6 l9 N+ e/ m; VD4Y Judy x 38 + L Q3 W6 f, i
B5N Kate x 24
0 ]' E6 h% ^5 U6 S& l ]0 E2 DB6N Jill x 3
) F0 ?/ m! p2 d# aG3M Nell x 9
" E) i* J1 w& E" HG4M2 Betty x 49 9 t( S/ Z* v" i' [1 A5 g' ~
P1Y Frances x 20
( c' d% n2 M% Q& qKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 51
5 B* Q) U5 i7 l2 T5 l l* b2 WKi-84-Ia Frank x 5
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Allied aircraft
! O/ i0 T' B- D& W7 F8 B, Mno flights ! O& H) Y8 l5 M) h/ ~
* T; Q$ R2 m# b6 B9 uJapanese aircraft losses , _( g( i& {$ l8 W- d
G3M Nell: 1 damaged % g* R2 ~$ I6 |/ m; m
G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged
% Q, T5 P, f! V5 m9 L2 z" x- i% bP1Y Frances: 3 damaged
- s/ t8 c4 d, _( x( [" jKi-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed ) C8 d, q1 W, P: F" p3 f8 g
. f2 Z4 r* A; { U( q! aAllied aircraft losses 5 o3 t9 h$ @$ p6 V M
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed / J5 R+ _# y3 y& I+ p% Z ^
) g" W3 c. M6 f$ F2 t. `) WAllied Ships . x) d5 |9 g& _5 t" F' x
CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
; J' ~5 {4 h7 P7 _ Z2 N$ W gCA Raleigh 8 i* ]7 r) q, [" D2 u# N
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage " D y) t( B: @% N6 M5 q2 u
CVL Cowpens, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
6 X3 c0 c# B8 `CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage ! Q) b" R$ \' {6 A# b6 m& V( K
CL Cleveland, Bomb hits 1
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3 o) q) ?( W) {6 d/ J! ^: NSecodary strike:
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Japanese aircraft G* z& }5 E- K* C/ \
A6M5 Zeke x 7 5 ]& e0 i$ ~# s3 m6 d
D4Y Judy x 36 6 l7 c) D+ l. c; G% u
B5N Kate x 5 : N; g4 n" A9 A, |6 d9 Q
B6N Jill x 8 ( Z/ [. w2 D J5 p% M
' o& c+ |$ ?5 N+ S0 J7 C2 wAllied aircraft
9 X$ `; X& j% h( j1 Jno flights 2 [/ t# Q. R) I* d* C! c
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Japanese aircraft losses
* }/ ~/ Y, P; p% y- ^- XB5N Kate: 2 damaged % n, M0 R$ E, O$ H. r! D' A) L
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Allied aircraft losses
0 i+ h+ \# T1 Y. H0 u) Y/ PF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
* B& p; x! X0 p8 V- [8 eCV Intrepid, on fire, heavy damage
( H$ ?* y! D' M' ]( r4 OCVL 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: $ X. F, x, [: Q" e* S
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84 & d$ v% h# H+ I
+ @8 |) B& p" K7 f5 a6 WJapanese aircraft 6 j9 \6 {5 R' q$ ? a }* i# { p
A6M5 Zeke x 3
$ N- `+ d8 b6 ~: \+ H7 f) ]D4Y Judy x 14 2 x4 G: m6 e5 K, k
B6N Jill x 11 5 \# b9 z1 \" P$ @, }! {
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No Japanese losses 9 _; h1 S4 s! S3 r; S
8 b. M2 I; m; _9 \/ ~/ B6 CLBA Jills:
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Japanese aircraft
2 J9 y% f3 N1 u4 S F" N+ z' OB6N Jill x 8
5 p4 a+ n. y2 T9 P/ c) K/ u$ O2 N- d3 [( S' u) ]
No Japanese losses - y/ _6 z1 B& L' C7 s. T7 D. C& r
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Allied Ships
# ^3 i; Q, w6 o, ~! pCV Bunker Hill, on fire, heavy damage
# `5 T# k$ g% D1 W9 o5 rCV Wasp, on fire, heavy damage 8 I# m* e6 u! T) V1 m
0 @. Y0 O+ U+ _- I, }, qAfternoon phase saw KB clouded in so LBA from Kusiae did all the work: # \8 ]3 b4 Y8 l! m; f ^5 Q
Day Air attack on TF at 79,85
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Japanese aircraft
0 y) o/ `4 h& dG3M Nell x 7
! |$ c3 N9 Y' m) Q% ~G4M2 Betty x 38 5 z7 N A( @$ w; a t- z# K# L% I
P1Y Frances x 14 6 F- q, b* |& O/ _+ W7 U# @
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 46 * |: m( u k9 q2 K
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5 * C I& h& a) \
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Allied aircraft
! x6 c$ k" W0 A" W1 j/ NFM-2 Wildcat x 12 6 C9 o2 @& [9 j4 {" y
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Japanese aircraft losses 9 R( X- B- m) x4 L% r
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
9 Z3 | K6 s) M. M, K9 gG4M2 Betty: 5 destroyed, 28 damaged e2 I3 q, K+ Y( ? L5 ?( n4 k# K
P1Y Frances: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged
1 H, e; B- X5 K# Z4 \& PKi-43-IIIa Oscar: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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5 R5 A7 ~" }3 u8 D0 i- Z2 S) n# LAllied aircraft losses
1 b& u: ?( K9 iFM-2 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
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; J* I) a7 m# X5 zAllied Ships
' ~0 s0 x: J7 k# z' P% ZCVE Savo Island 5 H% U9 k+ z- T: p( f \
CVE St. Lo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire / h/ d$ ?6 x: g# _! u
CVE Kadashan Bay, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
& Q( K4 j2 I a" S3 n$ ]7 cCVE Petrof Bay
! {$ Q4 e+ c2 U' t* @+ l- ^CVE Saginaw Bay, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
# u/ {$ m1 q2 zCVE Long Island
9 G7 l& H+ P8 |- {CVE Rudyerd Bay
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c$ s8 f Z9 B; i; m9 [# o' ZJills are more successful this time: - w0 Q6 h8 s( s+ C- k7 E% W* B
Day Air attack on TF at 77,83
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7 E6 B+ G& n2 j) x# j7 ^Japanese aircraft 2 P! z) w3 _) d( y3 K$ n
B6N Jill x 8
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( p# c* o' Q& L" Z& }No Japanese losses
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) P9 p1 R R" U; w7 A0 o' k ?Allied Ships , g/ }4 i# h. s4 g- Z' \+ g1 H
CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ! ^ G w" y9 l4 p! Z3 y- T
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& { V4 @$ V2 w" I( HAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/09/44 9 J5 G$ N* ~" N. S) J
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By now my subs are in position also: / m9 b. Y& P2 T6 q& g% _' i
Last two sufrace actions find the crippled Franklin and an AO:
9 J9 g* I" w0 I+ dNight Time Surface Combat at 78,81 ) e0 N+ m9 q7 o; g& {1 h
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Allied aircraft . U$ {& Z0 o& k& S3 k$ h: P
no flights
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Allied aircraft losses
) W% F9 y, {/ g. w, R: xTBM Avenger: 4 destroyed " }7 Q" q% e; B$ u( Q0 L
SB2C Helldiver: 12 destroyed
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9 e9 {& n" w1 P+ E! hJapanese Ships $ C3 [9 Y: C' u
CA Takao : D& i! L4 I5 A2 y8 F
CA Atago 2 Q( {/ D1 R$ b& d9 h; F" [
CA Maya - X4 A3 r0 _* }/ G8 e) W
CA Chokai
M6 k8 c$ B7 E0 ^3 ]CA Myoko - ]4 Z( j, `) P3 u3 v) v6 L
CA Haguro ' c' O7 m; x0 U7 j
CA Nachi
$ i% B1 @* v+ n; jCA Ashigara 8 F4 ^1 n! U+ a4 B
DD Tamanami
$ [, H# R: ~( tDD Suzunami ) D8 a1 d& f+ ^2 z, r( p2 i3 J. N* F
DD Kuroshio
/ }3 ~! \* i9 R1 n# x# w/ tDD Oyashio
5 A0 E0 H5 p# k# DDD Natsushio
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7 y9 S+ t1 b' d2 R& WAllied Ships ( J: m8 Y8 K1 \2 `3 a4 N) z
CV Franklin, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
% v V& N/ c O* P0 MDE Whitman, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
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V9 f. j W$ CNight Time Surface Combat, near Namorik at 79,83
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Japanese Ships
: D3 O ?( A' I3 _! C, FCA Aoba ) `6 r, x$ E! H4 a i
CA Kinugasa 2 s' \4 U; X" ]1 b& U
CA Furutaka
( N& N4 _5 w) DCA Kako " ]$ M# o; g0 Q1 P
CL Abukuma
+ h% Z( V2 t7 z) A, I$ p9 mCL Kuma : n1 \& z9 \* P3 s% w
CL Tama 1 x9 x3 y1 N# q+ r H1 Z* |
CL Kiso , Y* d5 \ k* m8 D; `
CL Yubari 5 g! r7 e7 q, a
DD Kiyonami
7 J8 F0 X, n2 v$ S3 i- x, y* d+ _: ?DD Yukikaze
$ N3 ?$ p# i6 q3 a& ?DD Isokaze 4 U4 D6 ~- P$ L( s2 u9 D" T' s9 C
DD Shiranuhi
! Q7 D3 g( C$ b% y0 ADD Arashi / t0 ]& y$ P; X' G
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Allied Ships 1 |; N1 n7 J0 G5 n4 y5 q& c
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 m, p# i8 d- l" r$ @% i" C
Day Air attack on TF at 79,84
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1 `( P; i% n( `/ t9 u# x3 nJapanese aircraft
+ G3 w; b0 X2 nA6M5 Zeke x 5
( m; k6 v1 \( j1 DB6N Jill x 8
, X3 m: t. |4 J, r7 J9 p6 H& t0 lG3M Nell x 3
8 w# K; I6 f f3 [8 FG4M2 Betty x 31
: K" }/ {: b8 W4 F; L5 }P1Y Frances x 9 1 q. _6 b( W( h+ P# N. X
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 45
- Y, Z8 ]0 y- y5 B A, DKi-61 KAIc Tony x 3
3 Q, P+ d2 B# H0 S UKi-84-Ia Frank x 14 & }. V" ^& _, |, r+ s
! V$ \; j$ k( v* s$ t( a" a/ ]& rJapanese aircraft losses 9 g; _' L) P+ s- B1 d2 R; g3 t) }
G4M2 Betty: 1 damaged
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) u& d, S9 p2 P% i$ o2 AAllied Ships
4 {5 }. \2 q, X6 N% A) E8 U6 fCVL Independence, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ( O/ r8 v6 v- P9 i- ? z6 @/ s
CV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage $ q! J) X- J3 h; P
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. & D& O/ {- v; A# y
$ r" m5 X9 k7 @一切都结束了
+ n, Y! ]5 d/ i3 f好像盟军已经投降了？ |
发表于 2008-2-25 22:47
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发表于 2008-2-26 12:38
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