AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/08/44 & B" x4 @9 D/ R8 }
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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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5 H& x% Q4 R$ [$ W6 P6 gNight Time Surface Combat at 77,81 ( \9 {1 F5 _/ p* ` Y+ a
Allied aircraft # B. i/ F" n9 w" a- P- E
no flights ( ~' g7 {% B* @ s# r/ X
Allied aircraft losses : {- w8 w3 B# J# L6 l4 f7 M1 s
SOC-3 Seagull: 6 destroyed
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9 W: W% A; H/ Y! ]+ nJapanese Ships
; P% H* F0 s: s# X U/ oBB Mutsu
3 Y9 P: Y: |, r: NBB Yamato " U2 u: g& X9 D/ @' a
BB Fuso
2 D" L* p+ s3 f. a' ~BB Yamashiro
2 s; ]" M9 _0 p) uCL Tatsuta
: f' u7 b" D" S5 n' oDD Tanikaze
A" x7 l, J7 QDD Fubuki " d, V: _& ~% M4 o% `
DD Shinonome 5 }- S7 {, B2 b+ q [& n/ S
DD Usugumo , R S0 B. r& H- ?3 D, s: _1 U! A
DD Shirakumo
# m$ x X" W! d3 m. h. o4 ~DD Isonami
3 x' Z/ x9 G% G/ e5 XDD Hatsuyuki
. o# K& }; F$ _DD Uranami % w5 O) E1 Y1 A& S j" F* q" t
DD Akebono
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$ W M4 I! B0 I! C5 s3 fAllied Ships 9 ]& ?0 }$ @4 \+ z: e& C; Q
CL San Francisco, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage
8 N. D7 K& g" @% Z' OCA Astoria, Shell hits 23, and is sunk / u. \; p/ ~! R0 z
CL Hobart, Shell hits 21, and is sunk / `2 e* L9 V) ~# z
CA Concord, Shell hits 29, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 2 Q+ y8 a6 U) p, D4 E
DE Stadtfeld, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
) a2 V2 r6 z9 w* m) |DE Harold C. Thomas, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
7 ]6 w" k/ L' \/ I$ @9 l9 ~DE Tisdale
8 U/ f( w! D( P. G0 Q: t+ F4 W7 R
Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83 0 x4 v3 P* t. }# u+ B- _$ f
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Allied aircraft
6 f7 G4 c6 `8 ?. }3 ]6 \# m- |no flights . D" `- d: o* A1 M; U: J% C: T
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Allied aircraft losses . d1 M0 M, @& d, v
SOC-3 Seagull: 1 destroyed - p1 b- ~' V/ e G5 W$ @, o1 t
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Japanese Ships ; M! }* F$ f( P! I* O* g
CA Takao, Shell hits 1 F% G2 k9 O8 u8 _; y6 d2 V4 c
CA Atago, Shell hits 2 3 @8 w2 G. i% X, s; K, x$ m; z+ _$ o
CA Maya, Shell hits 2 8 i5 T9 d& R' Z
CA Chokai 7 `; k: C6 V+ e
CA Myoko
# e! Q. n" @9 E; oCA Haguro 5 |! [1 x Y( _6 K2 @
CA Nachi, Shell hits 1 9 Z# j# W, W7 o4 K& J
CA Ashigara, Shell hits 1 0 A0 W( Q/ K+ u
DD Yugumo, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
5 o9 K6 y U" c4 R3 `1 ZDD Tamanami & a$ ?# l, F( o; i) g
DD Suzunami # W" D. V: T" T0 k0 A6 {( W4 v
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1
2 b# A. o" ~5 W8 VDD Oyashio 6 D( H2 m: K! q5 I4 q
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire , r; \0 G' R; g) Y6 Y$ B
: @% u+ J1 O, S% A0 fAllied Ships # O) d0 k7 |6 V0 ] F# ]/ C/ K* c
CVE Santee
1 H7 Y. U. ^3 L4 k, k' d1 |CVE Manila Bay
! Y. Z0 E8 @1 B; N( BCVE Natoma Bay
- u- b( E+ g, O/ B& y) bCVE Gambier Bay
- R3 N6 F$ h. q; v, G: ICVE Nehenta Bay , L8 ]6 v8 x; y. Z
CVE Ommaney Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire
* W7 o9 t: m0 q9 t3 D1 ]3 `* eCL Montpelier, Shell hits 3
9 S8 p7 J! f8 w! c: u6 a0 ]CL Mobile, Shell hits 25, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
- d% a( h& P' f+ u2 CCA Salt Lake City
5 P# p* n2 l u# S; x9 }DD Ammen : c6 W$ }( s, @5 x+ s
DD Anthony, Shell hits 1 ; i/ Q! |& F% P9 d4 B. O
DD Aulick, Shell hits 1
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83 $ B$ |' W* V$ h3 @
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# m+ o# Z, W( w) P- z% L# DCA Takao, Shell hits 1
& G. F9 Z" ?' m% }" @, {CA Atago 7 [1 |0 @. ~% p
CA Maya ; U: Q- D5 ^; [* y" D. \; `
CA Chokai 4 t0 r+ Y8 w8 Q$ G
CA Myoko ' _9 ^7 D0 g4 q- W- C4 {
CA Haguro & l2 O8 t3 C3 y6 l. s
CA Nachi
; o+ w# ?( G# H) ]CA Ashigara 2 F! Q+ H: \6 r V! e% ]' [' k
DD Yugumo, on fire, heavy damage & A+ O- V5 W+ r+ N; J
DD Tamanami
9 M4 g' O& p, ? Y2 s1 Q& p6 i, mDD Suzunami
, t& m% E" x' V' D+ Y/ JDD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1
8 ~' P7 E. i8 R/ \% Q8 G3 N9 IDD Oyashio 5 Z5 f% ]. [$ N7 \( u1 @1 q
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Allied Ships
6 r9 i9 g# ^9 \7 t. r: OCVE Petrof Bay % t9 c# ^1 Y5 i& q* y* `0 H- m
CVE Savo Island
^! }$ Z. x( [CVE Rudyerd Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire ! {! K: X* o; L2 f) ?: a* H
CVE St. Lo
9 |9 U" ?- u' Q( MCVE Kadashan Bay
, V; S+ T& [( Y! I6 W8 CCVE Saginaw Bay
' ^- I0 O& I% a( C, fCVE Long Island 7 N5 X% f0 N6 K/ h O- m$ y a. f
CA Vincennes . O6 l5 {: A& K
CA Wichita 8 m |7 o) w. _! a
CA Boston
1 o. o, u, M$ ?+ x k7 DCL Boise ) y2 g( i4 b9 Y2 y, a; M2 q
DE Bangust / t% V: ]* [/ s: f# N# n
DE Baron, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
% _. K- x+ X* A/ P% U% e* J2 ~DE Levy
* @2 R+ f: [: G. J" N# \ [DE McConnell + B& J7 F% Z+ \; k' O
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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0 V% R2 y8 R8 J4 N) ~. k7 y0 U" UAllied aircraft : P+ v! Z- i$ D. Z1 j5 t! I0 F
no flights
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Allied aircraft losses
3 v' @7 c+ Q' ~. J% wFM-2 Wildcat: 11 destroyed
# v( ]2 z/ t9 J( w" C7 aTBM Avenger: 1 destroyed 3 c$ u; u3 [1 x! ~$ L7 _0 R4 }
9 Z* X/ O, ^+ A' o9 I* H' pJapanese Ships
, t- y$ n4 U! x8 ~! `3 kCA Tone 7 J6 d) b7 I0 U$ q+ w
CA Chikuma
8 a7 f/ \ H* \$ x4 l7 QCL Nagara, Shell hits 1
* t6 [4 ~8 d5 r$ _1 v' m( dCL Isuzu ( H( g7 I, v, v8 p/ V
CL Natori
& q- s) O6 X" s# r6 i" sCL Yura
+ r" P- K- I, X. @/ YCL Kitakami
& V& f) J1 h, P6 R& M" q$ c. hCL Oi
7 k. U2 O. I+ K$ e Z8 BDD Shimakaze
) N/ K/ c* M4 U3 B4 fDD Fujinami, Shell hits 1
$ v$ i1 u C4 M' d) V1 _DD Kishinami
3 X- ?# l+ ~% G1 n& UDD Hamanami + h( R% c- [3 o: H% f; E+ Z
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1 ' e) P$ r, o% W2 q) J% S3 c
DD Maikaze
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Allied Ships
4 w) T" y, G, h; qCVE Prince William 6 V: F9 F4 Y. g- T7 \/ v( k6 `
CVE Barnes, Shell hits 2
2 O% }9 N! L5 F' gCVE Anzio, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
5 ~0 D. n& x# B9 X) eCVE Liscome Bay, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 7 _1 t$ c- D! v9 i
DE Bebas, Shell hits 8, and is sunk 9 R: [( ]# ^9 |" x. i
DE Brackett, Shell hits 1 9 Q6 V4 t u/ Y2 m: l9 i
DE Cabana, Shell hits 13, and is sunk # l; d8 C; \5 h/ E K, {
DE Canfield, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk ; H9 H8 ^% D# [ p
DE Carlson, Shell hits 1, on fire
2 f( [& q2 d1 l" Y* t4 H( b, [AO Brazos
! Z0 X" \) p/ wAO Kanawha / M; i ^+ Z2 W/ R0 p8 r- e
AO Neches, Shell hits 1
5 O0 ]) }8 D# m0 h9 uAO Tappahanock ( y3 Q% h; t2 @
AO Suamico
/ {( ?5 \, m* I# K4 u, bAO Millicoma & h5 L2 [5 Z" _& b& A* q6 t+ n
AO Saranac $ \& {. a# J/ E! G
AO Saugatuck ! d1 j- H( }& H7 k2 `( R+ e
AE Pyro
& `9 [* U' K0 q1 i4 x! N; _0 JAE Henry L. Hoyt
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5 ]/ }, d$ h f& o @Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84 ' X1 p* ~5 E5 A0 Z7 G; U8 S
5 P: p/ ]' N I$ f8 b: MJapanese Ships
* u# o6 t+ ^* f, ^CA Tone
3 T" C' A2 i, z, f+ R @CA Chikuma
, k/ i7 F: }8 R; b% _0 k5 _# jCL Nagara 8 k3 M0 I2 A8 v9 W2 {. _7 A
CL Isuzu 6 s u# S- Z+ X' S0 T3 @9 M
CL Natori
) }8 l0 x5 _1 X% L* DCL Yura 0 l+ U, o8 `2 y
CL Kitakami : F' [2 g7 [! _
CL Oi
- r! N# ^, c P8 @7 yDD Shimakaze , C8 h; M3 [3 G0 i' F
DD Fujinami
& s: L, v- S6 N9 ?DD Kishinami 0 b; B ~& j* J& h* m
DD Hamanami . ^% n% X+ _. F5 ]6 W0 `
DD Hayashio : U3 @' W& D. ?0 U) A
DD Maikaze 1 K) |, f7 x& X+ `
( l# Y) _, i/ s$ @1 A |Allied Ships
) t5 p/ f( ]) _* Q; l. C& ZDE Samuel S. Miles, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
# o& [/ S0 E# oDE Osterhaus, Shell hits 50, and is sunk 6 O4 Q* h' D) R. F0 n# O, c7 @6 t3 F
DE Parks, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ! p! r) P, g8 a7 r* y
DE Riddle, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage : v$ T9 |' F, y: A
AO Cache
! h2 w* T }) w0 S' f9 Z: E3 I9 AAO Schuylkill, Shell hits 7, on fire
" q) Y5 X, s. V5 P+ _AO Cossatot
' `0 D% U4 }: L+ X; vAO Chepachet ) \# L/ M2 Q) @
AE Jacob Riis, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 9 Y' J; h8 } U, `
AE John P. Gaines, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 9 `2 N$ D: k# B
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+ j w- ]7 N/ Z8 W" \) f' o: oNight Time Surface Combat at 78,84 7 m" s/ w" V% m% [2 h# i& m4 P
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Japanese Ships " f; k2 j7 C5 n: F6 B& t
CA Tone # j* p* |3 V: F! v
CA Chikuma
, n! U4 K# Z3 F, h/ C# m4 Z' sCL Nagara, Shell hits 3, on fire
6 v! S# ?8 | G7 |CL Isuzu
. W/ K5 A: I5 hCL Natori
: E% l/ B, u, H' t' h* p0 eCL Yura, Shell hits 1, on fire
( |$ ?, U( q/ h; x4 l+ i4 [: w1 JCL Kitakami 2 k9 J7 p, c ?1 P
CL Oi, Shell hits 1 , J% O- p& A% \4 X
DD Shimakaze " H8 i; g Z1 n- y5 [
DD Fujinami / V2 x, s1 N; z5 [' K* W/ R
DD Kishinami
4 h& r3 T! b* s7 `7 S# @, _0 DDD Hamanami ; p' u) Y4 M) t' Z7 [ V) `
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1 / x! L- o2 z2 ?& \
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 1
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Allied Ships 1 f# n0 c( l3 |- }) t* s# S
CV Hornet
& ^; t" N7 M" k4 Y3 x' V4 kCV Intrepid, Shell hits 1, on fire ! j9 h3 x- ~5 s8 Q0 Z& Z$ I9 m, h
CVL Princeton
; C) V% \1 P9 d0 F( PCVL Belleau Wood, Shell hits 1
: i) x; e; s8 R7 I+ u3 _CVL Cowpens
* k# `6 m$ W3 f2 R/ vCL Chicago
+ @6 h& O$ J/ W. A- C' }0 TCL Cleveland : d& T/ z" M7 v6 i+ I
CL Columbia
2 g* x3 o/ i+ o, T$ @# N! N- tCA Pensacola
9 U4 c6 Q! t6 x7 U; vCA Raleigh, Shell hits 2
& u) T/ L, R8 H4 m; lDD Boyd
' a8 z& a" c4 E2 P$ P: UDD Bradford 3 j( N' e( }/ r7 J! M; l& o
DD Brownson, Shell hits 1 + w, ?) N1 B7 Y0 f7 F* y, |) [
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This last USN CVTF was then caght by KB: 7 t; @* @ q: B! D/ `5 x
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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/ q2 g; h" L) B1 x0 e0 lJapanese aircraft
7 O* J4 N! n" eA6M5 Zeke x 33
/ _# n6 l# y5 P2 p8 hD3A Val x 7 4 E& r) @( A: v+ G
D4Y Judy x 123 ; V! ?& Y# K* Q1 e, w
B5N Kate x 35 8 o& Y, Q8 @' K, T7 m) e" d, u
B6N Jill x 67
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: A# [/ g4 K+ H* P/ ~Allied aircraft ! _: k1 ]9 J+ b; j8 H6 d/ K4 q
F6F Hellcat x 3 8 A5 y2 P9 O4 E( T! K: r
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Japanese aircraft losses 9 k4 m! Z! ~+ O5 l# m; i: W' W& r
A6M5 Zeke: 3 destroyed
5 G2 e6 @6 c. y1 O! U |D3A Val: 3 destroyed " t$ Q$ p! r, R2 O2 U- C
D4Y Judy: 14 destroyed, 22 damaged
$ H) @8 f0 ], W6 b/ g9 bB5N Kate: 4 destroyed, 18 damaged
% m3 X% ^% Z! t; w& `B6N Jill: 7 destroyed, 21 damaged
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) I( a+ f5 e+ d% ^' l+ ]Allied aircraft losses
% D. h5 g+ V' l w3 ~F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed % L% ^! R3 R1 ~+ _9 |
5 ~, @* |, s$ h+ hAllied Ships
, g2 P+ J+ v" p3 y; @! sCV Intrepid, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
/ Y" c2 Z, h% C! cCVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 2, on fire 5 m! ]( F4 }, v1 D7 G1 A' x
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
; N1 A: f$ Z' N; `7 ~CVL Princeton, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage ; H! w- m2 ?( k7 L
CVL Cowpens, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
# b) S, l( n# q1 q; l# LCL Cleveland, Torpedo hits 1
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And then by LBA: 1 g' X Y/ `' \9 s. r
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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Japanese aircraft % T2 O; d- K" F$ j0 J
A6M5 Zeke x 16 * k# {+ k3 N; D6 a- o7 K" v
D3A Val x 14
K2 g6 k, v4 c$ g3 vD4Y Judy x 38 8 h: N2 Q+ h$ ?$ t
B5N Kate x 24 / J0 q" U+ F0 n% O3 A
B6N Jill x 3
( z3 y/ u( [; q$ z6 jG3M Nell x 9
8 y; m! k K2 Q" U) K3 iG4M2 Betty x 49
) \. B4 N& ~) _8 qP1Y Frances x 20 4 S2 e5 T/ J$ y. ~* q+ J, }
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 51
& x1 s/ R' Z" V( l5 m" _Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5
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3 ]: I: [# A6 i4 k: `7 K& `2 `Allied aircraft
6 ^* x$ A/ U+ R3 y" ?no flights
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1 }/ l2 G: n3 Q7 \- I& k D3 aJapanese aircraft losses
& a4 R! R: _( E7 B# R& ]G3M Nell: 1 damaged
; `2 f! ]7 |+ b* \# G8 |% qG4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged 9 I/ l0 R% @( R% @! s5 f
P1Y Frances: 3 damaged ) d( J& g2 w4 d5 i8 L2 p: T
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses ( `+ y- P8 i8 S% Y: w! m# B$ Y$ P0 R
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed . T6 Q' U, }0 Z, a+ L
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Allied Ships
/ J( J2 n# }3 Y/ k2 mCV Intrepid, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 1 j, p& }& K9 K; j4 I# y( M
CA Raleigh
8 g9 [: A9 h3 B9 j, |CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage . |; @$ f- o0 w8 d Y( D! X! E+ n
CVL Cowpens, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
5 ?% a- a! z7 G9 JCVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
w, z. p/ c; u# oCL Cleveland, Bomb hits 1 ( J( ^, r F9 M& C7 A4 s8 Q
" i. U' J. t1 _! q; T6 k- Y" Q# WSecodary strike: , ?* d9 _) i3 } r7 y
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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0 t+ p4 [/ q; E! A9 n8 y1 |Japanese aircraft
% n* q; X0 A( e9 [* K1 {% ZA6M5 Zeke x 7 8 p6 u+ _1 e: t
D4Y Judy x 36 0 I) W4 a C. N2 K ~
B5N Kate x 5
! G! g c% e% e) {5 ?B6N Jill x 8
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Allied aircraft
+ S+ e- ~4 D. r# p5 _8 m8 w) Dno flights , R2 J6 F# r9 n' u& D+ ?; Y* k
. @" m6 s4 i7 e/ ^Japanese aircraft losses
" d1 n( J4 U$ A# I6 l+ D$ R8 @B5N Kate: 2 damaged
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- f% k! i' c1 v- s) } S X6 HAllied aircraft losses $ m/ i* W( ]0 x3 O$ m. u' [4 {) D7 j! B
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships $ S% h! f* ?% ` {: p$ z
CV Intrepid, on fire, heavy damage - L) X! M" y5 B( W
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage & _, ?) a5 e) D5 M; T
4 {3 H6 y6 ?, M# J7 j' C
And this one fails to find any more targets:
: _7 \+ }8 ^: P I R4 i" w( NDay Air attack on TF at 80,84 " V5 D! G5 K+ v
' S/ Z: N: f8 @# Q! I( z1 bJapanese aircraft
# p" | P+ O2 N( {3 EA6M5 Zeke x 3
& ]) I3 t% V' T& ED4Y Judy x 14
7 E& z- ~- K4 ~+ N2 V6 n4 YB6N Jill x 11
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No Japanese losses
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LBA Jills:
" w& g+ R% s1 c+ JDay Air attack on TF at 77,83 + ^& V: q6 e- L+ b/ ~+ i, Z
0 V4 Z1 k+ i' n: U2 a0 a3 g7 BJapanese aircraft
0 n! f/ `8 Q& e8 M1 dB6N Jill x 8
7 ^7 T8 q, v# n
7 x. q2 K( L" U' vNo Japanese losses # O4 N( m! q- z6 K4 f" Q
7 A. I' X1 ^4 U) p) }( e; HAllied Ships
" u4 Q5 ~" U. O5 H0 y# q' P" ~CV Bunker Hill, on fire, heavy damage
6 S. H N/ E% }4 R( r' Y( LCV Wasp, on fire, heavy damage
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, l( }4 y# [2 u3 ~6 S' |Afternoon phase saw KB clouded in so LBA from Kusiae did all the work: ( @+ k l5 |6 n0 M9 V
Day Air attack on TF at 79,85 0 T6 q, h' G- D+ [6 r3 ~4 `8 l' m
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Japanese aircraft + {* P3 k9 x' E' Y
G3M Nell x 7 2 ^! ]5 s6 C9 f" I, N
G4M2 Betty x 38
5 K" U f7 q3 \' tP1Y Frances x 14 * K0 C& ~6 J L( h X5 T
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 46 / d! R: e8 D$ C; j
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5 " t9 l# X3 j) f0 {( D/ |% d
8 B5 x$ ~3 J+ X* X1 J+ q5 zAllied aircraft 0 `8 q/ w; R3 S8 C
FM-2 Wildcat x 12 6 v9 I3 V+ y) W
! M( o% n. g; [& W; Z, T7 bJapanese aircraft losses / A' v, A' {! d( q7 e
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
* i& n& @' j( ?. i0 e5 ] X: aG4M2 Betty: 5 destroyed, 28 damaged
7 \) z/ M# `1 S4 D3 n" i) j6 RP1Y Frances: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged
# j: K' }; e8 Z! x8 a9 rKi-43-IIIa Oscar: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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3 O1 H. b2 ^ ?; UAllied aircraft losses
, s1 J$ Y6 R' w+ w: R0 LFM-2 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
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; w+ g1 N- S* i. T$ `( r3 F UAllied Ships
: p5 S7 J4 ?# v5 x" m/ p* KCVE Savo Island
% [6 d7 B9 U9 h2 u t: R% h1 ]: W BCVE St. Lo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire % W. h- [& c. j
CVE Kadashan Bay, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage / w% O* @( S# L% m
CVE Petrof Bay : N, [9 U1 w7 [9 i. f; s
CVE Saginaw Bay, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
z! Z0 d: ^ d" W$ l; r4 VCVE Long Island
+ C! m( T. Y5 \" k2 ^* |8 ]. G/ ECVE Rudyerd Bay / G8 F/ c1 \% g0 b, N$ @( r: `
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Jills are more successful this time: i7 P, ~, F# ]
Day Air attack on TF at 77,83
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4 A) S, J5 R& hJapanese aircraft
5 ~. Q/ Q6 D. t/ {( bB6N Jill x 8 ! }+ u9 R! ] p" {* h
7 W l8 F6 p/ Z2 f# E+ P( oNo Japanese losses 5 F5 s6 X% q- N+ o
- B% H$ x# y4 T( VAllied Ships
: x6 a7 ~. U- ^1 CCVL 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:
& `/ U5 a; D' z" d- kLast two sufrace actions find the crippled Franklin and an AO:
. E I% [/ o# H* J* jNight Time Surface Combat at 78,81
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Allied aircraft
+ P$ v8 s$ y: \6 Tno flights - ^9 t2 X9 P: A' f2 B/ U' S+ V: w
0 r) `) H7 \5 o; p6 dAllied aircraft losses
9 m0 J& t4 _4 l" I* l" Z ATBM Avenger: 4 destroyed ! @! j0 b% F" f
SB2C Helldiver: 12 destroyed
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/ g4 Q* u( ~- }Japanese Ships 7 u$ }$ `) S+ M9 W2 Z% G+ j
CA Takao 7 K. J2 w( c3 c+ r; i
CA Atago ) T$ E) Y8 W; X
CA Maya
% R0 T( I a/ e o0 F' p% ECA Chokai & i* Z0 w) z2 G0 Z* E, |
CA Myoko - d- l r9 J) y. @2 \
CA Haguro 2 y0 K" h+ x3 Y- h5 [& l/ _! y
CA Nachi % w" E# R7 A# ?1 {4 ?
CA Ashigara / t3 v1 x( q O: X% c- a7 r8 B
DD Tamanami
# B# u1 \( g9 KDD Suzunami : R7 b' s0 c& b& G5 j4 @
DD Kuroshio % O& a+ C+ h( `& k- j" e
DD Oyashio , ?+ d: q0 k' @& t( @( @$ `
DD Natsushio $ K% H: J- b5 z7 d( e% h+ u0 ]
& h1 r5 s5 d4 v2 V. B, gAllied Ships ; H f$ ~4 K+ t: g- v
CV Franklin, Shell hits 3, and is sunk / g2 {7 Y: X0 G8 N8 y; L- d5 t& X- g
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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1 n' a0 \& X7 {; [4 AJapanese Ships . Z. [8 b B$ j# |
CA Aoba
5 H$ F. j! a1 j" j/ ~& F/ u6 W7 }+ uCA Kinugasa
$ P; T( J" s7 f! PCA Furutaka
# A! f) u8 g) c" {2 MCA Kako
; N7 ~9 _1 w& D; E9 Y; TCL Abukuma ( x7 D- E$ ]# \ h3 U1 P* {
CL Kuma
9 x1 U* R" z3 J H% ~/ z4 Z% PCL Tama
, Y. _6 F1 \* v) ]CL Kiso ) v8 A1 X" ^7 q u, i5 K! U! H
CL Yubari + b% I: q* @0 a `
DD Kiyonami
3 A! F, [$ q- x; X5 `& m4 f! kDD Yukikaze
5 u! Y0 M4 [( M/ _, c8 sDD Isokaze % }5 y6 e7 r( h, T2 J( g; ^
DD Shiranuhi 8 Z$ ]- w5 J+ F7 j1 Q9 |
DD Arashi ) \3 O% q2 G+ k- W u l& e. h# O
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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:
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# [8 k/ S2 k+ m, J! m* G0 [2 j. IJapanese aircraft
/ N3 n$ E) V7 r2 I' N/ D! W8 gA6M5 Zeke x 5 + M- w4 G( P: I0 v
B6N Jill x 8 / M+ P3 h* r4 ]& Y5 e& e) B* m0 s
G3M Nell x 3 / I6 m) l1 Y, V' d
G4M2 Betty x 31
# R/ P" y* c3 K. _: `# e* QP1Y Frances x 9 / g4 @) E# u0 r5 R# n! s( `
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 45
" `" ~$ t2 k8 d, jKi-61 KAIc Tony x 3
: ~. \9 ~; E7 zKi-84-Ia Frank x 14 $ v+ o; y3 j4 g# \1 y9 B
# ]4 N& r. Q& k1 W2 Y/ v# p3 u8 IJapanese aircraft losses i1 @: H' ?) k4 x, D6 q( x
G4M2 Betty: 1 damaged - m3 N! W" z U2 Y3 _, u
9 O: n$ y7 ?9 [Allied Ships - D2 x- S- h' l" o1 ^1 K8 `- z
CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 3 a6 x' o) r5 V3 l2 r/ v
CV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 3 c# J6 w! G6 T% z
CV Illustrious, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage I* s" S% G, u, ]2 P; H
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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. 6 C1 [' I6 T; \# k( O( z- A+ A
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