AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/08/44 % O" ?) Y8 {) f7 b9 P5 w6 e
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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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Night Time Surface Combat at 77,81 9 N* J, S$ {! h @" L ?9 E
Allied aircraft
( M) {. U4 k! }4 Q/ Xno flights
" K; y. H: P+ v/ lAllied aircraft losses
: {; T2 L% p9 \2 KSOC-3 Seagull: 6 destroyed # F3 Y( H5 ^( w( S/ o
' R) Z) v( N y$ p2 z* a5 S
Japanese Ships - ?6 ?7 ~$ t* T8 i4 ~6 D7 l& [
BB Mutsu : I( F4 ^+ a9 G* |# V
BB Yamato
1 v) E) s# S8 i* ?) ]BB Fuso
n4 h3 Q. p! r `' v mBB Yamashiro
/ Y5 ?# {" W# H; yCL Tatsuta
, z7 C) _. x. Y0 n6 xDD Tanikaze
- _5 V: h" O) ]4 ZDD Fubuki 1 w* P/ | t4 ]/ I! l6 f
DD Shinonome
) p5 S# @ @5 o+ L: y7 j/ z9 jDD Usugumo ' o" D3 V- Z, ]1 X, i% N3 G
DD Shirakumo ( i4 G; h" a' y. ^
DD Isonami $ X! s2 E9 b- a" I: t/ p3 m: @: A" { D
DD Hatsuyuki
2 I$ F# p$ `" d. l1 cDD Uranami 6 [+ R; R. ~# c- K% n) Y
DD Akebono
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Allied Ships
7 d( T* Q6 d( `: P7 wCL San Francisco, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage
& k! b2 G. K' z7 \' z( } FCA Astoria, Shell hits 23, and is sunk
; j o2 p7 H6 T ^" k v, FCL Hobart, Shell hits 21, and is sunk
' T: B3 \/ {; }- G1 N1 }2 `& n" V& c/ pCA Concord, Shell hits 29, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
n1 u2 R2 a$ p8 F% W& MDE Stadtfeld, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
) R \5 z; G y9 m' F) ?$ c) WDE Harold C. Thomas, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk / T; I; A0 q$ Q
DE Tisdale 3 i$ ~& j6 _! k; o4 N" p* H
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83
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Allied aircraft
# l3 p8 e- W% A ?/ ` m( z5 Lno flights # T* ?. }4 U9 d1 r
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Allied aircraft losses ; [. u3 W; Z C) ?
SOC-3 Seagull: 1 destroyed
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, J4 T' f% v, k8 ^Japanese Ships 7 z9 A# O4 ~8 n3 x6 A
CA Takao, Shell hits 1
/ w1 N; ^0 g4 \" f8 J+ ?; a7 T% X+ HCA Atago, Shell hits 2
- v. p) ]. J) @CA Maya, Shell hits 2
- }$ c5 j& H: _- UCA Chokai
* s( J& b3 }7 N& K0 y$ I$ ]CA Myoko ' p$ ]) z) s* y/ u. T2 V0 V
CA Haguro $ X/ `% H( ]% R6 ?: Y
CA Nachi, Shell hits 1
1 F8 W; t2 u* n ~5 ^CA Ashigara, Shell hits 1
/ M9 W5 q8 ` ~5 rDD Yugumo, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage ( o, E- U- s t. g6 @
DD Tamanami 1 Q( R: S: b3 G! d( I. L, a6 L
DD Suzunami
8 |# E3 h$ _$ bDD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1 $ a/ r& L( Q9 r1 w0 l2 Y
DD Oyashio
6 ?3 @ r1 ^% ^% H0 lDD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire 6 K' C: l# b0 I# o5 \, m# n7 {
5 q8 T; Y# ~+ G* J
Allied Ships
* P) Z: U. T9 TCVE Santee
+ G( o7 M' U) s4 E( [- u8 f+ dCVE Manila Bay 1 d) x/ D6 I" v2 N3 ?; g. j
CVE Natoma Bay
4 K* p% x' v- }- w0 L0 `CVE Gambier Bay 8 t' m6 r2 W- v, k4 A% F# z+ i( t
CVE Nehenta Bay
3 q" j+ h# { W% ]5 ^9 i9 G; S% V+ O, mCVE Ommaney Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire 3 D6 P0 `6 D4 f9 y/ m$ V
CL Montpelier, Shell hits 3
7 g* J( }9 h- ^6 a& F" |CL Mobile, Shell hits 25, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
. T7 _' K# g" N% i( |CA Salt Lake City
) w2 C6 B. `5 [" w. MDD Ammen
1 P6 y# b7 i7 S4 M8 tDD Anthony, Shell hits 1
4 w! t }9 b- k: q. mDD Aulick, Shell hits 1 % [) t0 x5 M+ [: K
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1 g$ L% s, I8 M, @' E
Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83 & d* z# I0 }/ R# c! H9 s0 }! w
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Japanese Ships
" |3 K2 y3 E' P% H4 y R4 iCA Takao, Shell hits 1 ) c6 S; C5 M% j6 P6 ?6 j
CA Atago
( B& N1 b. \0 n: C$ [CA Maya ( _/ u' n( ]; B4 ]2 {
CA Chokai & F# ~1 k+ e' O G0 F
CA Myoko
* a# ? ^8 I% }2 KCA Haguro 8 K1 T# r/ V9 |, a3 d1 |' Q2 V7 E
CA Nachi . ^, e- s8 ^9 n! d6 s$ k
CA Ashigara
! X" [* Y- k' ?% S: J- L- LDD Yugumo, on fire, heavy damage
/ K; O# A; }. w% ZDD Tamanami $ y/ [$ r3 v# J
DD Suzunami
# d. \! K. H7 X# V; R P1 y3 ~DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1 ; w) p6 {2 L/ c5 q8 l
DD Oyashio
2 v' C! I2 U1 q( ?DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire ! i+ b8 x$ ~1 C, N2 p) x
( a8 v d& k$ t7 j qAllied Ships 5 {: V6 x6 }5 c0 Y; @
CVE Petrof Bay - L( _$ P9 F( X' `, E
CVE Savo Island / H3 ]6 u2 i3 c" L% Q" C7 u
CVE Rudyerd Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire : p. ^6 Y5 G- s. g, V
CVE St. Lo
/ w! D1 V2 g3 x0 J! F$ Q7 [CVE Kadashan Bay 7 ^- f& [3 j/ Q2 w( S; I
CVE Saginaw Bay ! I6 z& E! e9 D0 h% V9 f+ i7 K, T
CVE Long Island
: i* s; D0 z* C) B' e' ACA Vincennes
/ B$ K# Z/ \0 o$ g s% _, R- V! nCA Wichita 8 }1 X4 e* P D' f
CA Boston
# g/ J+ T& f& J8 T; y7 X- iCL Boise 2 f- T! N. I& t- e* b2 b: \
DE Bangust
& R U+ V& y: g o1 PDE Baron, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 7 y8 [. t3 a/ I3 \: ]+ ^4 p
DE Levy ( X2 s+ I& }3 X" C
DE McConnell
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P. X0 {& o; W; @3 FNight Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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Allied aircraft : J2 p3 b9 O2 w& z* _
no flights ) B& y( b5 j5 H& u" x
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Allied aircraft losses / u) W( ^; a6 F8 d8 n" `( G0 m
FM-2 Wildcat: 11 destroyed
% q6 C9 w# v# |3 K6 }TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed
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Japanese Ships + e! U( n0 _% `5 X. i) ]9 K
CA Tone
+ _& n( s5 ^' M" P \+ p. uCA Chikuma * _ o: T- k. ^& @, L& {4 A' s
CL Nagara, Shell hits 1 2 J3 Q" w2 g. v! H$ o5 p
CL Isuzu
+ ^' k! ?, B6 g& D# b2 `/ uCL Natori
- c, E q1 B& X4 J, g3 T! _7 HCL Yura
& b5 @: h. d: Q& SCL Kitakami ; y. q; o& S; q% s/ X
CL Oi " j7 u3 T8 I* ^7 p
DD Shimakaze z" ~! r. X' k" S
DD Fujinami, Shell hits 1 . B0 W7 l" n+ b
DD Kishinami 2 H; e( M, U0 |, n; G
DD Hamanami
+ h0 v2 ^0 n! D( g/ b- Q3 nDD Hayashio, Shell hits 1 / H1 S4 V b- S( v4 `9 w1 J2 e
DD Maikaze
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+ L9 s8 V v4 M" sAllied Ships
$ ?3 b# R- Q7 c6 }! E9 a1 JCVE Prince William ! T- t) R* o. w
CVE Barnes, Shell hits 2
% w! Z' w5 g! _& }8 wCVE Anzio, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
4 i% P3 g" Z! l, d6 a- | O! G. eCVE Liscome Bay, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
4 P* ]. Y3 C0 ]6 t- Q3 _( tDE Bebas, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
. ]' ?; h$ S2 j9 ?DE Brackett, Shell hits 1
, q* K5 K2 p) R1 ^, T1 F% i/ Q, y% kDE Cabana, Shell hits 13, and is sunk 1 n4 ^" Q- e+ {* j& D
DE Canfield, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk # a( Z; ^6 I; n% c7 m
DE Carlson, Shell hits 1, on fire
W) x1 r) E3 H% bAO Brazos 2 V$ n. k5 Z, Z+ w9 H+ a
AO Kanawha
) H1 [- G# x. E5 T4 ^- n7 DAO Neches, Shell hits 1
7 U6 s7 j- p/ f+ QAO Tappahanock ! d# }: j5 f# w6 F2 j
AO Suamico % x+ {' M( g2 {7 E. i
AO Millicoma
4 z t7 ^0 P( |7 i3 t5 R: RAO Saranac
7 ~ l) ?; ^3 E/ FAO Saugatuck * h) T0 Y e: Z1 w T
AE Pyro
" U+ L; H/ T! x- r6 uAE Henry L. Hoyt
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0 U' I) n n, X, {Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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Japanese Ships + h: f+ _+ ^! y, O& M" G
CA Tone " d7 W* M2 S- n
CA Chikuma
& @. ?, N6 C' O; ACL Nagara
1 _& s) H i# k9 [) }1 ^7 KCL Isuzu 2 }4 p' r; ^6 X
CL Natori 9 g2 \* W6 k) Q- _
CL Yura ) S/ R2 X; o3 `) d( r" D% ]; T8 X
CL Kitakami , D' L" j7 A$ F6 {& X/ {7 e
CL Oi : a5 {. _6 B' ?! K; S6 _
DD Shimakaze 5 |" [% P7 r: n8 w7 B+ K
DD Fujinami
4 s) q) A$ g) n) d2 b f6 BDD Kishinami : Y, g' f- U1 w
DD Hamanami 8 n; {' _" c! c2 g
DD Hayashio
% |. `5 f h: X0 D. _, b9 | HDD Maikaze
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Allied Ships
2 j: A- L) g0 ?DE Samuel S. Miles, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
. u: p8 Z+ D' W# C3 Q! H; N) EDE Osterhaus, Shell hits 50, and is sunk , Y# w+ y- i6 Y; v
DE Parks, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage : v8 {* M; ? @5 e
DE Riddle, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
* Z7 |% a1 S: X9 I* eAO Cache $ p3 v2 P+ m* N6 h. W# u
AO Schuylkill, Shell hits 7, on fire
/ x7 ]. ]1 L# IAO Cossatot
2 \* V2 f" G" u# B0 C- v3 y2 QAO Chepachet 0 t" [0 z6 G0 `7 Y
AE Jacob Riis, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk - y& d5 \8 \5 s. ?" N
AE John P. Gaines, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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0 O5 Z/ O8 g, @6 @+ L' _Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84 % b6 P; i5 i& f: m$ Z& D( Y
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Japanese Ships
4 F0 q% B' B! Q* ~: N8 z4 HCA Tone % _/ ?' N: l- g
CA Chikuma
G1 @- S1 p5 v* N/ b- W# h/ kCL Nagara, Shell hits 3, on fire ) f3 t6 I# [; i8 M; V8 d6 B
CL Isuzu
- [/ y2 V1 k1 A+ t) i' {7 \CL Natori
3 T7 A, ]( J- I! K7 lCL Yura, Shell hits 1, on fire
- G" w, V: G2 e1 r7 ?0 fCL Kitakami
9 q9 M& h+ f' U9 |) g& J2 eCL Oi, Shell hits 1 1 Q( N% O; n. F9 l& o
DD Shimakaze
4 n6 Y, {3 \: a8 S: Z+ j+ i2 nDD Fujinami / g& H& X" ^/ a2 p
DD Kishinami
5 |" b+ Q, y: ~DD Hamanami 6 ~5 W7 ^- N* }2 z7 m
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1 0 n% R1 O* c8 U- [
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 1
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Allied Ships ' K$ @ `( m) v2 _; _
CV Hornet
& J/ R6 M+ {* j+ ~4 h z7 rCV Intrepid, Shell hits 1, on fire
; }6 I* n! r, P3 ECVL Princeton 0 m6 A/ T9 O3 [1 A
CVL Belleau Wood, Shell hits 1 " e# V# F, I& W% U8 V0 Q
CVL Cowpens 3 ?- x ?3 o4 ?
CL Chicago ! p" [1 W5 Y6 F( m; }$ A* Y
CL Cleveland ! N7 P* m5 @ L
CL Columbia 8 w0 b( N* Q# {+ D/ L
CA Pensacola
' g0 J5 \: M( R; @7 rCA Raleigh, Shell hits 2 % P. W4 H! D6 y' O
DD Boyd
$ F) ~& |. ~; m7 S6 f- V& ODD Bradford
8 C$ q6 g9 o! H# V, E/ t' v" aDD Brownson, Shell hits 1
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! [+ x7 Q( u# S) h+ U" N' a& h: C- LThis last USN CVTF was then caght by KB: 3 E9 ]# B* W- h" _# V% D
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84 ' i* W4 \; N t' f6 Y( H
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Japanese aircraft
# Y& S S) Q- Y+ qA6M5 Zeke x 33 ; R |7 g8 ^; t
D3A Val x 7 0 J& A% E& {! P. B# M a* S
D4Y Judy x 123 7 q l1 _9 B. ~9 t3 Z
B5N Kate x 35
* }$ g1 ~; j) @1 `8 |B6N Jill x 67
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Allied aircraft
% x& ?7 V* d# BF6F Hellcat x 3 % l \9 T4 g: _
, I& L2 C- ]) |, C( i+ g" bJapanese aircraft losses : ]% ~% x" @9 q
A6M5 Zeke: 3 destroyed
2 ^ ?0 e; f$ S1 \+ @D3A Val: 3 destroyed - d/ _+ I; v, U+ b/ G/ ^ U0 X* S. i
D4Y Judy: 14 destroyed, 22 damaged ! @- u& Z: M/ c% t" Y2 O. a
B5N Kate: 4 destroyed, 18 damaged
~+ y+ u. o" h* }% T! R4 k! \B6N Jill: 7 destroyed, 21 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses ) t/ k O- ?& ?" x
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed ; S) z2 k: O& c- S N
Y3 a6 I; |8 |3 KAllied Ships 0 A5 k$ P ^* K+ ]" i6 c, Y( m4 X
CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage 9 w( ?, k6 M" }4 H
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 2, on fire
, j0 H4 z5 a, b. z$ MCV Hornet, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 7, on fire, heavy damage 7 M# [0 }% [; @
CVL Princeton, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage / o6 w& H0 R3 f+ \
CVL Cowpens, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage 4 g8 S3 v" M% E7 p& _0 k% p' K! `+ a
CL Cleveland, Torpedo hits 1 . b: d6 q& A5 {, |8 Z% N, e H/ i
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And then by LBA:
9 ^+ c" t% e. K! A' h4 g6 K! rDay Air attack on TF at 80,84 9 E4 B0 V, A# v H) P
% d; C) I+ p1 E
Japanese aircraft ' z3 m- z6 \, O% O
A6M5 Zeke x 16 ( v, h, U, n5 o( T, L
D3A Val x 14 ' {3 [# }! h1 b( K
D4Y Judy x 38
) D! e# `% z5 K! JB5N Kate x 24 9 y6 B3 k+ D0 M% a3 c$ }* ?
B6N Jill x 3
( ?/ s4 e( \- V0 Z: @' x" g! LG3M Nell x 9
/ {, g. W6 {# `6 |" R! x6 wG4M2 Betty x 49
4 U8 X- F" u l4 o1 F) g8 LP1Y Frances x 20
/ U% h, e+ ^' HKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 51
+ s: o; |/ X7 _) MKi-84-Ia Frank x 5 + D' K" v0 H/ P0 z! x. ]) X3 _6 B) C
6 F# {3 H; j) x( L. |$ ~" |Allied aircraft ) D* @6 N& ^3 X5 G- R7 f
no flights 5 H" T+ e m: u& E6 t/ W) ]1 a0 z
) k$ H" b. I* q, F' lJapanese aircraft losses
3 D( Q4 M5 ^. l$ B z2 h; qG3M Nell: 1 damaged
0 k6 v- g/ C- d; c: ^G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged / i6 D d+ T2 H, P# J5 I, l2 W
P1Y Frances: 3 damaged
! u& z. i5 G" P1 ?! {7 TKi-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed
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$ d' z. A: u$ v0 }" RAllied aircraft losses
9 X6 C4 T p1 ~1 I4 ]F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed 6 A( V6 X v) \& q4 x8 B" }" u
9 A0 V$ [- i, K; W% _Allied Ships 6 j9 t9 J2 E8 L
CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 4 k3 Z# {6 I" P, u& Z/ M7 x* k5 e
CA Raleigh
( K" [& c( G0 ZCVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
. S" |. k" z1 | m% hCVL Cowpens, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage e+ F6 l2 ^$ C1 t1 D
CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
, v% x) r F7 ^+ X+ }+ qCL Cleveland, Bomb hits 1 5 W! q& Q: f/ Z3 y8 v: @
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Secodary strike: . I3 W" E, Q8 [; l3 n# d
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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Japanese aircraft ' |1 u0 U8 t5 z* ^8 J
A6M5 Zeke x 7 2 Z' G# P0 ^6 f3 y) f% J
D4Y Judy x 36 6 c- i" b4 s& G
B5N Kate x 5
( Y6 O% Q3 M. ]- {B6N Jill x 8 7 ^( A5 h4 F/ E: T/ Y9 y* _# G3 p
" X) Q1 K% |# J G/ sAllied aircraft 2 C2 Q' ^ K3 u% [6 [, `3 C
no flights ! m7 C- i: h- m. ?: Y+ n
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Japanese aircraft losses
5 m3 M- J/ |6 T# KB5N Kate: 2 damaged K# d6 [3 T% U9 t) E! X
& G6 b1 n+ w) I" t/ K N$ a: mAllied aircraft losses 5 x3 Y$ r+ i. A
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed 0 ]! A3 C9 u7 k. S# v: v9 o/ r
5 T# E- m% x% R D9 q) @* p/ Q) uAllied Ships
! N9 {# ]7 g1 X, g" N6 o5 C6 v. WCV Intrepid, on fire, heavy damage 6 _3 @$ |0 I0 [
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:
; z T8 w5 n$ c9 T/ Z J% QDay Air attack on TF at 80,84 * V) N) q. B0 v( Q# |
0 K- g# R# U, p. u) sJapanese aircraft
* w0 \- V1 t" o9 eA6M5 Zeke x 3
$ `% u7 B- x* }" G9 q, iD4Y Judy x 14
7 ^! t) p$ v9 y8 J9 Q B# h0 c( B/ BB6N Jill x 11 - H* A# Y E8 n' E4 K! G- q$ U
7 i- y( h" u1 l0 ^ b& K- V* `
No Japanese losses
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2 h0 a8 E: h( J( F# TLBA Jills:
: P5 E' L, ^+ x$ h0 @. tDay Air attack on TF at 77,83
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Japanese aircraft 2 }* \" _4 k" `' K6 J$ H
B6N Jill x 8
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1 z9 a! W B- XNo Japanese losses ' C+ R: x. Z" V3 E( e1 b6 T9 d% y! K
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Allied Ships
) z9 E; N* i5 N1 F% j1 ~- R2 g* h1 WCV Bunker Hill, on fire, heavy damage / C) p& E, U' z5 F9 ~
CV Wasp, on fire, heavy damage
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Afternoon phase saw KB clouded in so LBA from Kusiae did all the work:
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Japanese aircraft 8 l( l0 F' p3 @
G3M Nell x 7 6 L( K& z: F# g+ { E. T9 n7 _
G4M2 Betty x 38 - D0 m) W7 F2 T7 G5 y& U
P1Y Frances x 14
( y8 a& C. a8 EKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 46
5 L9 f0 }' \7 V6 i6 j/ s7 d/ N+ |Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5
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Allied aircraft
* y& A- w2 n7 d# M0 w4 K* k. U" V& j! @FM-2 Wildcat x 12
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9 c) s* u- f' m1 S& CJapanese aircraft losses . R+ H) t4 L4 l6 M' X# V" k
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged 5 r/ h/ N) v8 X
G4M2 Betty: 5 destroyed, 28 damaged # |1 E* k9 m0 U3 }
P1Y Frances: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged
( W1 J$ a$ i* `7 h% S$ y+ BKi-43-IIIa Oscar: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged ; ?+ ?4 }) ^ T, X
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Allied aircraft losses
5 n. f S" C c1 n6 I. R; aFM-2 Wildcat: 7 destroyed 4 {7 O" T4 Y% F7 d4 ]
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Allied Ships
! G+ M( o$ u1 |CVE Savo Island
$ S0 Q0 R; a# X' pCVE St. Lo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
" c4 h9 P }: W4 Z9 j* d7 hCVE Kadashan Bay, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
% x" z* U( m6 K5 nCVE Petrof Bay
$ V6 A! r1 X# a( `) k8 ?CVE Saginaw Bay, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
U- s9 D/ y1 D$ f: X4 H$ PCVE Long Island
/ M# @4 F! i: v6 x8 {; JCVE Rudyerd Bay
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Jills are more successful this time:
i' [8 f' N9 ^, p- L$ QDay Air attack on TF at 77,83
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Japanese aircraft
/ ~. i+ c5 V) }7 CB6N Jill x 8 # d; i3 @$ R5 R2 h8 w9 s
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No Japanese losses ' S% a# W) H8 f" ^ J* h
8 ?0 e) E6 s! M" h3 XAllied Ships
. [7 z% n# I5 Z2 ^CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage + X8 ~5 H! a7 S9 n7 _9 L* c
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0 Y8 r4 M: y) k" z* \8 OAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/09/44
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By now my subs are in position also:
/ K3 i/ A7 t" G( L1 ]8 A$ S. aLast two sufrace actions find the crippled Franklin and an AO:
! y9 C1 W* `) z [1 i0 Z; H3 TNight Time Surface Combat at 78,81 & L0 a+ d% H/ Q3 L: i4 L' l
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Allied aircraft
( b" k( p8 P! K. wno flights ) \; a: @; X1 d1 Z
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Allied aircraft losses
) O5 n6 J) F9 u- N6 e' ?7 `; kTBM Avenger: 4 destroyed ; x! P) a4 q9 O, q3 n4 S
SB2C Helldiver: 12 destroyed
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% b- W1 l) g9 M/ VJapanese Ships $ `& T" k6 m& y+ r
CA Takao : }5 s7 D+ @( X: m! W
CA Atago
2 G% q$ `! c; n% f9 T* n6 l. DCA Maya # X1 W1 L8 B4 o; O1 H; j; Z
CA Chokai % p8 b+ ^; P4 S' \* O
CA Myoko ! T0 f. o! x& s) @1 W q, i
CA Haguro
: q- \1 c+ Z. z5 o SCA Nachi
; k* X7 L; z' d' O* g: t/ s3 fCA Ashigara * P+ V# {- v$ j2 d5 s/ W
DD Tamanami . n6 \5 S5 d4 Z1 q7 Y! L( F: h% H" a
DD Suzunami ' \9 o$ m" R8 s; a: |4 t8 k
DD Kuroshio $ ^8 J! ?. Y; M
DD Oyashio
! |2 z9 i: x. m" Y7 N( b2 gDD Natsushio
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# Q1 B6 t D( |8 U; ZAllied Ships
' T' u1 E; e! {% QCV Franklin, Shell hits 3, and is sunk ( g+ c, b l' f' a. }- |
DE Whitman, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Namorik at 79,83
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! W3 u( c3 X/ v- ^$ \! ?Japanese Ships ' U, t6 W, L! o
CA Aoba # Q G. x% s5 A5 Y. N6 y0 s
CA Kinugasa 8 c& q$ d% @' O+ U6 k+ h3 h7 @
CA Furutaka
1 ?5 Z! O7 M, M2 ~" M, OCA Kako
) k" r8 }! ^* ^1 R0 G( JCL Abukuma 9 L( E# r0 Z$ q Y+ T9 v
CL Kuma
! R' |6 r9 V4 V$ X tCL Tama u" q! ?, B% U- V+ w, n3 p8 \' }
CL Kiso 4 R: Y4 d- L1 R- |1 M; s
CL Yubari
7 e. h* f6 [1 k7 @DD Kiyonami
6 e& V; @$ ]& X# ?3 w7 BDD Yukikaze
) d0 N* F& Z" ]6 R2 ]1 d0 yDD Isokaze
9 E( q) d" z& ^9 N: T. W' f2 CDD Shiranuhi 4 W8 K6 w; x+ p0 |$ _3 ^- J
DD Arashi
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Allied Ships m) I/ e" s. t- C" I
AO Schuylkill, Shell hits 30, and is sunk ' ?1 _' V( M5 M* @4 s0 G& B
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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:
' w4 i) M$ V- C/ \' QDay Air attack on TF at 79,84
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. P% A" c3 V! MJapanese aircraft
0 D o! V5 w% H5 d+ E! k+ L0 hA6M5 Zeke x 5 $ ~, c1 d; J# E8 L
B6N Jill x 8
6 ?! j H9 b8 q oG3M Nell x 3
1 A6 R" w& G( ~' {G4M2 Betty x 31 # K4 I; P+ e6 f+ V7 g5 \% J
P1Y Frances x 9 ! B# v) |4 J0 T- ^
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 45
, v! w" \, N8 l, G3 I) I9 x4 XKi-61 KAIc Tony x 3
' l2 u8 }. h, ?: H+ qKi-84-Ia Frank x 14
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Japanese aircraft losses
* G- b( y4 ? F3 O8 P. \G4M2 Betty: 1 damaged : e+ b3 v @ I( {0 F9 q ^
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Allied Ships ' E" W- o0 m$ R& e' D+ E5 J! Z
CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
9 l/ z; u! V9 t& k5 N8 D ?CV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
# r. D5 W+ Q `9 M* W; pCV Illustrious, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage 3 `, R, G) q" q5 O8 y
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% A$ X: J* {6 K- @) QThere, 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 2008-2-25 22:47
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发表于 2008-2-26 12:38
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