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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/08/44 4 {! C$ q+ c" Z8 g

  e8 h2 ]2 @' a. Q$ {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
, f2 U" x2 I8 c4 r4 kAllied aircraft
: M8 @. s- o5 a/ bno flights
3 P) a. k1 d( e7 ?6 K( M( jAllied aircraft losses
: f& E' _4 @1 O& G8 w" o+ _" K7 pSOC-3 Seagull: 6 destroyed ! O4 Y+ V2 g3 K  j' \$ R
# l+ y4 Q+ E- U0 u
Japanese Ships , q# U1 Q& e* V, _0 u
BB Mutsu
0 M! w5 M0 f& ]BB Yamato
% Q! ]" |# M! d/ EBB Fuso & |4 Z2 r) g) i/ m# a  E) ~' S3 e
BB Yamashiro 8 i$ H, ?; _6 r1 Q2 C; \, _% x7 I; p
CL Tatsuta 5 o% T0 |- {* n$ O5 D' V' W
DD Tanikaze
( k! ?/ T* `# e. l$ @7 z8 MDD Fubuki
  t6 \2 a- k1 b0 D: ZDD Shinonome ) U$ N9 \( z" ^5 ^8 D
DD Usugumo ( ?1 w2 p% N, b  m
DD Shirakumo
6 h$ i8 _% g6 p9 Z/ n. B, R( ]5 tDD Isonami
1 Q( y" n  H8 w; Y: O  q- I6 L! t: I1 jDD Hatsuyuki 9 S9 O) c3 H, P1 v& s8 ~9 W
DD Uranami 4 s% k5 Y( D" a' |7 O; n9 I, ^" [- `
DD Akebono
% |7 Z: k; g8 B* Z4 c, X# ~4 Z  c
) Y9 C0 N( f0 H' R+ sAllied Ships
5 C- |5 W4 G# ~9 J, k: wCL San Francisco, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage   @1 I7 P: t1 b0 o9 @/ a, e
CA Astoria, Shell hits 23, and is sunk
9 F( X7 I% F3 {( p6 wCL Hobart, Shell hits 21, and is sunk ' T2 d! @* s* E. r7 q. h
CA Concord, Shell hits 29, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk " [# C6 M$ H9 s9 n; K8 t0 ~
DE Stadtfeld, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage 2 \6 V* s' f5 B# e$ f0 F
DE Harold C. Thomas, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
" y- {# L* l9 c# H# F% UDE Tisdale
. Q  X8 Y( W4 E& L# F: {, C4 \/ `- [, K& L& _& n/ e' A5 P
Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83 * x/ j% R* L  x2 T8 K

( k/ Z7 T3 i% Q8 RAllied aircraft
7 [, n) u% M$ g* L5 X# ~no flights
9 d1 O- j+ D; p, s0 E% m: N! x* \" b: Y- O
Allied aircraft losses
. p$ o+ g  e% o4 W8 h/ TSOC-3 Seagull: 1 destroyed 7 \# ]' p' Y2 p; G- @# M# `
3 C' b( z% R% w1 t- Q
Japanese Ships
7 ^, d$ a) I0 \( E+ H  xCA Takao, Shell hits 1
8 n. d6 I6 N; X3 G# C9 h- C1 xCA Atago, Shell hits 2
+ `. _, ]) m& N5 v. o% [' BCA Maya, Shell hits 2 * e( E4 N; F# }2 Y, B! c% c
CA Chokai
( q; V( b1 S' F' |4 ACA Myoko 0 F( a- ^1 }) ]' Y) L5 y$ K$ l
CA Haguro
# X- |( H+ `, r0 j+ `1 e) Z6 TCA Nachi, Shell hits 1 & A" T0 ?; o3 ~" T2 r
CA Ashigara, Shell hits 1
- n! ]; B% E* ?, b, u) PDD Yugumo, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
$ u. M" S- o# P! U  N0 Y4 PDD Tamanami 7 N( }/ ^8 g. _- J4 S: V1 V' l0 }
DD Suzunami 9 h9 g$ A; d5 o
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1 * q; v4 ^. {" _0 @; V$ M+ l
DD Oyashio : Q) ]! G1 l5 n
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Allied Ships 5 u1 r: b* V  m% R
CVE Santee
! L8 |: k; c8 `8 y) YCVE Manila Bay 8 K4 X) f% w1 S; `: M8 ]% z. a0 C* U
CVE Natoma Bay " h2 m$ ~( y+ @- Y0 h
CVE Gambier Bay
+ }; z1 H3 i( KCVE Nehenta Bay $ i- s7 ~6 f' `9 y* j+ z5 z5 e
CVE Ommaney Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire 4 C0 Y1 U: ]( R
CL Montpelier, Shell hits 3 1 U) J* Q1 T. h9 O' @+ O+ d5 w
CL Mobile, Shell hits 25, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk 6 O: \; U/ h# Q4 c4 g
CA Salt Lake City - e& n# C" P! L* N0 r# D
DD Ammen $ R3 t+ A9 d* c1 q/ s* c
DD Anthony, Shell hits 1 % ]& S8 ?" m- x) h) Z
DD Aulick, Shell hits 1
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83
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Japanese Ships - j+ _1 H! f. |; M
CA Takao, Shell hits 1 / |; V7 K! M  M6 _: }! S
CA Atago
; m1 H. @' \( w  |" d/ p+ |CA Maya 1 Z8 T' D/ J6 }6 `1 j
CA Chokai
9 J6 ^& L7 `6 X8 E6 [1 {CA Myoko " |7 b4 I/ ~& u5 k& X4 p
CA Haguro
$ u+ Y5 D$ h' |CA Nachi 0 |( o9 x5 U. r& y, K
CA Ashigara % ]2 k$ c4 ^* ?2 p5 _9 X
DD Yugumo, on fire, heavy damage
5 R5 Y2 q) T: C! ADD Tamanami
- K: v9 {! j5 B' ?DD Suzunami
, j5 U6 S! r$ y+ s2 J5 ?0 E- HDD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1
6 n2 ~4 `- ~2 s5 rDD Oyashio , F' g& l/ ^! D' L! |2 g7 q( ~
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire & \( O! b% n( m
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Allied Ships
. f9 ?9 @. K, n* ZCVE Petrof Bay
  v' d8 D% u4 j8 i$ d; l* ACVE Savo Island
3 F3 G+ k0 G) V4 q9 Y. \2 ]CVE Rudyerd Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire
1 ^: g" R( G8 G2 l+ K" LCVE St. Lo ) i7 a7 S8 Z4 ]7 o3 O
CVE Kadashan Bay
$ F! Y9 x; B3 z2 I! S# `CVE Saginaw Bay
2 o! L, P: L; M$ [7 J& GCVE Long Island 1 r' Z7 a9 e! i7 R& e
CA Vincennes
3 A1 n( u/ v: d( Z# yCA Wichita : k& u. h3 f3 J; |
CA Boston
; F3 ]; O: j6 g8 h: c' @2 X" RCL Boise 7 }: {8 u3 K! {" b  T. q: l
DE Bangust 5 G- C2 i8 {7 \5 M7 ~! ~
DE Baron, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage " s% }! C+ A5 T: Z) y* @
DE Levy
6 t  i$ N& j3 P: \! yDE McConnell + K+ L( Q! D% n3 }; u! s
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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. M/ E; A& C! @# L# g, G. [4 _+ jAllied aircraft
+ {  s7 n% ?" nno flights 8 t% q  C# b/ X& x% V: }" _

, p% t, \+ [  Q. e1 ]8 h! CAllied aircraft losses * U" d* A/ ?5 a; x
FM-2 Wildcat: 11 destroyed ! {6 f4 G4 w9 G, L' N0 }% i, K
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed 5 p- ^1 J1 W3 N' [# P1 |: ^

2 `& a" e# f1 N( }- q+ \Japanese Ships $ E( H/ ?( h  B7 _& F
CA Tone ) k! F9 y, Z# M. e# b$ C" b0 Y, [  S
CA Chikuma
# r. u% Y" ]+ J. ZCL Nagara, Shell hits 1 ' Z) u# a% {( b2 a6 t/ e* d
CL Isuzu & I' D5 e7 r! s& K, \  X6 e
CL Natori
7 g/ u7 ]& H6 w, u/ ~" j: eCL Yura 7 B2 Q' h7 ^. Y* g7 x
CL Kitakami
" a! V1 k& a; M) ~CL Oi
0 U7 q( r- f6 B/ k/ iDD Shimakaze
+ n- e9 R9 R5 w$ M* P+ M3 [DD Fujinami, Shell hits 1 ; v3 k2 \' i- ]9 Z4 p
DD Kishinami & n- Y5 x% ~+ Q
DD Hamanami
* t( ]1 y2 l: G* ADD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
- S: B; V2 O/ ?9 b9 K( w' {  dDD Maikaze
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Allied Ships + z1 ]* K' u: U) a: k0 \- c
CVE Prince William
& V3 d/ c  V3 E+ U$ _9 S& K, z) x0 _CVE Barnes, Shell hits 2
# |+ V$ X$ y0 |CVE Anzio, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
  A3 @2 C# m  ]' U6 mCVE Liscome Bay, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 0 V/ n4 _" l) r/ W/ y9 _
DE Bebas, Shell hits 8, and is sunk # N# m: g3 ]2 F5 V' ~# ?6 M( p
DE Brackett, Shell hits 1
5 ~  U7 P2 H: {5 X0 Z1 aDE Cabana, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
0 d; [8 f; f# g/ Y: r) JDE Canfield, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
) a! e2 _, G1 ^, S6 U: c+ Q- J% g4 kDE Carlson, Shell hits 1, on fire
3 G. S1 ~/ g$ ~; ?$ ^AO Brazos / [  Y, e' K2 }9 |
AO Kanawha & L! R) X% w5 f  d6 p! L4 h% b5 g
AO Neches, Shell hits 1
5 x& q" Y7 }0 S6 dAO Tappahanock
, r. T6 M( p6 P' yAO Suamico ( z/ `, \) T; c5 k
AO Millicoma 7 E# y8 F) s; m7 s
AO Saranac
* ^& k! S' `7 q0 }8 T# C% RAO Saugatuck   ?; G9 w: p# H2 F1 o$ u5 D
AE Pyro 1 X7 f$ S! m7 f! J! ?. S8 I+ l
AE Henry L. Hoyt 2 K+ }3 {% w8 a- l0 L
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84 : X- L1 ^) f4 {, [
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Japanese Ships
' R( }/ ]& w+ \CA Tone 2 }2 v, y6 ^" h4 H! q6 @
CA Chikuma 6 r% u" h8 h3 s, B/ d* r
CL Nagara : x" i" w9 `9 w* u1 g
CL Isuzu
) w6 x' V. s$ `3 J2 zCL Natori
5 O2 Z, }; N, j! o9 `CL Yura 6 m: y* _8 y/ t, ~+ s
CL Kitakami
, N$ l+ [# V' N5 MCL Oi
9 G: h% Q8 Q8 SDD Shimakaze
, J- r. C$ Y0 q: ?DD Fujinami * [  r6 n' r/ o6 J* r
DD Kishinami 1 G0 [8 m% r5 `7 B# m  S5 D. Z
DD Hamanami ; R5 f2 Z( P* e' A
DD Hayashio
8 [) m5 k! H0 ~9 |' d5 mDD Maikaze : F& M- ?# D3 j3 J

* A* }) _# w4 C4 tAllied Ships 6 f* Y0 l; _/ M5 F4 k3 X( L
DE Samuel S. Miles, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk ; F- z6 b$ R0 e% N2 w! p% c  q% A! b
DE Osterhaus, Shell hits 50, and is sunk
  P5 \* z7 c/ dDE Parks, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage $ h, ?6 X/ V2 h( x7 \
DE Riddle, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
. L$ m/ t" f. n1 AAO Cache - b. f$ N) E3 Q
AO Schuylkill, Shell hits 7, on fire 0 n) w! l5 r4 s: N
AO Cossatot - M$ \& K- p: T4 Y& H. S' ]3 m. Q
AO Chepachet 5 L# @! D/ \2 W* t9 j3 M
AE Jacob Riis, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk ! t: `# d& H* ~' @( W) I
AE John P. Gaines, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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; ~9 q: a0 h5 JNight Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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; q5 L  V) Y" f6 TJapanese Ships
2 s. t# V, q2 P% ^. `$ HCA Tone
1 B( ^' P' i% @- u3 kCA Chikuma
, P" |2 b9 F9 c$ ]5 w. u. h; T6 YCL Nagara, Shell hits 3, on fire 7 ^3 Q6 S- ?- q
CL Isuzu
4 F# I$ m3 [- G- r1 YCL Natori
( l  s' h( f; y0 L4 L: w! bCL Yura, Shell hits 1, on fire ( E- q$ v3 \1 v# i5 b  U5 n2 c6 V+ \
CL Kitakami
7 U0 [% I' Z+ x6 t& ]2 p/ I- f0 n$ N% LCL Oi, Shell hits 1 2 T/ \* h5 V4 i/ K. B' ?) B
DD Shimakaze - r7 Y7 F" m" S/ E% X+ r1 z* e& I
DD Fujinami ' ]! \$ b0 j1 c: N
DD Kishinami
- m4 b4 x' k/ E% o: f7 a# |; L; qDD Hamanami
" @/ j0 ^, u  E) p0 @* pDD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
  M7 V: s+ O- s& F) P; K$ H3 _DD Maikaze, Shell hits 1 # k; s) T# |3 l5 ?7 O0 ?
# g5 j. Y8 U$ T' g3 m4 s* t; o, W: n7 D
Allied Ships 6 ~/ A4 `/ n: J; m  F% d
CV Hornet
5 x+ h5 R3 @& gCV Intrepid, Shell hits 1, on fire ' K7 v- G; C5 y/ ?1 F7 N
CVL Princeton
* B% O0 A, U  Y; k2 U$ ~8 lCVL Belleau Wood, Shell hits 1 & @* U. j! Y& |$ _- N  K. J3 H  ^
CVL Cowpens
1 p! P$ v+ {; L3 }  U+ MCL Chicago ' ?. L( W; y  {' M8 Q3 H5 {. `
CL Cleveland / O3 ]6 N- d- A, U! D
CL Columbia
( y8 Q, K6 H2 Z; m( nCA Pensacola ; f. R% L3 Z8 Y6 Z7 n- x3 d
CA Raleigh, Shell hits 2 - j/ K1 g1 V0 C# g
DD Boyd 4 Y* D+ |- Y! [% V
DD Bradford
; h6 j' Z+ }7 B  v( v! y$ ]3 YDD Brownson, Shell hits 1
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5 [2 T8 _. @$ J" a
This last USN CVTF was then caght by KB:
+ S8 k) {* T" P/ a( _1 Z. nDay Air attack on TF at 80,84
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) t$ l+ h- D3 ?& T' J$ L3 [! LJapanese aircraft . u+ J' T+ ]* N0 ~6 X
A6M5 Zeke x 33 0 M0 Y: O, T# h
D3A Val x 7
) _3 |8 O- ^/ e9 lD4Y Judy x 123 + ^' l9 u/ y8 K: M6 G5 R- l( B
B5N Kate x 35 ) S* R! a/ [% @3 t7 R  c
B6N Jill x 67 ) _; V2 B7 G6 g9 z, L7 n

: T/ @" W( g* X+ f; Y; X' WAllied aircraft 8 y! S# O) L* ?0 O
F6F Hellcat x 3
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Japanese aircraft losses $ H0 d. }; B# `$ H
A6M5 Zeke: 3 destroyed 6 x' M  e, }) `: U# r$ \' v
D3A Val: 3 destroyed 7 g% i7 R0 a6 F" ?% U* H( h) {
D4Y Judy: 14 destroyed, 22 damaged
9 C9 }7 @9 K9 Q( EB5N Kate: 4 destroyed, 18 damaged . V/ b3 ^: [, M5 J2 h, A2 u$ Z
B6N Jill: 7 destroyed, 21 damaged 7 w1 n9 h: F1 N& Z* N0 u, O8 D
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Allied aircraft losses 8 x( j( l) U' L" H
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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1 p. U! u- @% k0 p8 MAllied Ships 0 K# q* V# G2 I
CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage # O( j( a% A& _( Q: B
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 2, on fire 3 v+ w4 R) I- u& T1 w
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
* b# `% {& x, S. i, u! WCVL Princeton, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage ' u: |, p) d) I% D- R+ o0 F
CVL Cowpens, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage 9 }2 h9 P* {) {
CL Cleveland, Torpedo hits 1
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" q2 D! I2 S) ]4 X! @% H5 MAnd then by LBA: % |8 _  f* v; B" G' K* b% l
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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0 U5 t+ H- x. w! E- n' UJapanese aircraft
" s# ]/ R, U7 I2 T3 B* @A6M5 Zeke x 16 7 U- h: g) u/ w1 y
D3A Val x 14 ( }" J: L4 V8 d8 z8 w5 e4 e
D4Y Judy x 38
2 ?9 e/ s6 m! d' T/ }/ b/ k7 WB5N Kate x 24
' T0 p' h+ u0 r# b; I3 a" a9 ?" \& OB6N Jill x 3 . N) @6 D; t# A* k% Q, i
G3M Nell x 9 ' H$ H# d3 A  I
G4M2 Betty x 49
* R: F4 g" I8 f+ d! j' i' BP1Y Frances x 20 - }9 W8 u& {" P
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 51
$ L$ O9 ]$ C  }3 s* X3 \9 F$ |Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5
% s" V' d* \. p* t/ D% x0 P4 e$ _! e; \1 N) I  }' {7 F) W
Allied aircraft
& N% k% G7 j3 i  V) k- sno flights
. F2 ~; L1 {  k0 `
$ \9 E; n) o! B, Z6 L. P9 CJapanese aircraft losses 1 Q6 M* n, k! \" f& `; U
G3M Nell: 1 damaged 1 j3 K$ D1 v3 x/ T& Q( g+ k+ Z
G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged ) J$ Y2 ~. i: |- z  ?4 e1 P
P1Y Frances: 3 damaged
3 o6 ~; _/ W# w* [5 U6 GKi-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
5 B  Y7 A- L( V8 GF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
. I6 @; ]9 d% {5 o- B/ U3 Y# b. n: V' L7 C& V) z$ `0 R
Allied Ships ( S* n( H9 ~* h8 x
CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
& J  ]7 z' l. J1 K/ _9 ?CA Raleigh % g) L4 ]: W1 d/ H' i7 M
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ) V1 N& m9 L: z+ Q9 X( s
CVL Cowpens, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
' I4 P+ ~+ [: E0 U" _( v* J6 mCVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage % N1 X  {: a; F1 P' `  c% {) D
CL Cleveland, Bomb hits 1
7 m9 ^6 J$ T/ e3 W$ D
! }3 J4 `1 v4 \2 M& ZSecodary strike: # H7 J1 J# w" _+ O: G0 z' ]
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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, Q6 I' D& U( Y9 P# jJapanese aircraft 3 Y; N- _  \* t- E0 f7 x- v' p
A6M5 Zeke x 7
1 _  w* {# d& f/ ID4Y Judy x 36
" L- w# s# m$ s* ~& S% xB5N Kate x 5 , m) A# l6 _* \& d0 [3 Z
B6N Jill x 8
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Allied aircraft ; F1 F- S7 u8 S+ h1 A  l0 w8 v
no flights
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) q3 n6 b& j( I2 l3 i  M2 k) YJapanese aircraft losses " v3 a$ ^2 m. y( L, h
B5N Kate: 2 damaged
7 j- v( U5 s; S' _: O2 \/ ^' D5 s+ D) @
Allied aircraft losses
+ s+ r+ W7 @; V6 Z# o" e6 mF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed / ~3 w/ Z( [/ D' }

9 f! s. [' [( U+ ]$ EAllied Ships , G; q1 @/ O" u/ E
CV Intrepid, on fire, heavy damage
5 W0 P8 J: s6 G5 J0 VCVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage   J' [2 X4 I. d1 c7 ]7 I2 R
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And this one fails to find any more targets:
' ^3 \" W  Z$ F/ q0 }" M2 RDay Air attack on TF at 80,84
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Japanese aircraft 0 r+ k6 U% N7 A0 X" o3 `
A6M5 Zeke x 3
$ x7 n8 I" Z1 i8 v% h& {  L# T" aD4Y Judy x 14
. B, ?1 n( L4 w5 D) {- g# jB6N Jill x 11 " R9 i; H9 P  q; {! ?' s

# j! m3 X% U9 R: W% rNo Japanese losses
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LBA Jills: & D- @, G' G2 Y8 K; N
Day Air attack on TF at 77,83
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' N; o; }1 Q1 {7 dJapanese aircraft
5 T7 j/ {) D& X9 z! B8 g7 _B6N Jill x 8 7 H$ M3 Q4 I9 f# ~
  H" d' L5 M& e) |) X
No Japanese losses
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Allied Ships
6 y6 |! f. i4 W: ?CV Bunker Hill, on fire, heavy damage ' P& }$ W1 ?: h) s8 G7 f
CV Wasp, on fire, heavy damage ' Q, X& q+ m. Y1 L1 N
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Afternoon phase saw KB clouded in so LBA from Kusiae did all the work: * U1 F  q# ]6 m( u
Day Air attack on TF at 79,85
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Japanese aircraft , u0 C' j; r! n. k* A: k' |
G3M Nell x 7
7 C; Y0 S" h$ m1 w& YG4M2 Betty x 38
  T$ }% _4 C' [P1Y Frances x 14
9 n3 `. Y. ^% ]2 XKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 46
% H1 f9 z5 i* q0 ?* N  o0 {Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5 - M" C. x2 O6 z

5 E& Z$ o* E% P5 z+ z' N6 xAllied aircraft * D1 p5 H! D1 _& B
FM-2 Wildcat x 12 5 |* a' G! ]' P" y1 W

/ |$ R/ i0 K) D2 B! r( T# @Japanese aircraft losses
2 J5 m3 }: U8 Z% h4 |( v) e0 k7 {G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged ( X' C7 m* Q0 M$ V0 Z
G4M2 Betty: 5 destroyed, 28 damaged 9 ~) B1 S- f: i* e$ [# E) X
P1Y Frances: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged " N; G) o4 {. G( o0 O
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged 5 v) F3 u; e9 S* n3 Q

0 y9 V7 o- I2 _) xAllied aircraft losses
# i( ~0 `$ r7 D0 S( ?* u6 W5 DFM-2 Wildcat: 7 destroyed & A9 g1 ~$ a- c
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Allied Ships
9 I3 W- h+ ]6 N+ O0 q6 HCVE Savo Island 9 B8 X1 o, p. V4 Z; h' }
CVE St. Lo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire   Z: l* Z# e5 L4 Y
CVE Kadashan Bay, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
' G3 [2 K4 Y# v$ e; P! L- G$ Q8 SCVE Petrof Bay
/ _- u) Q- n8 U" @) J' ZCVE Saginaw Bay, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
' F; X: X% H4 Q! V8 E' y$ ]CVE Long Island / z. K  l0 u' H: |
CVE Rudyerd Bay
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4 Z7 l3 p7 B, z! AJills are more successful this time:
: b( a$ B7 ^& V. ?Day Air attack on TF at 77,83
2 B' m& D) w/ I/ G& Z# U
; y& ^5 ~6 f( q& z& iJapanese aircraft 4 }6 B. _% R2 b( J1 h' H+ H+ m
B6N Jill x 8
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- S) m+ @+ k# z" tNo Japanese losses   c! s& C: r$ u5 K: F% t# q3 X8 L

8 R* I& o& s# g" NAllied Ships ; F. o- U$ ~5 X- P* K% F& c2 @8 U
CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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' u- P$ G1 t' Z; n. t, mAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/09/44 / C+ A1 L# B& a/ o# n1 P4 w
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By now my subs are in position also: 0 o6 }" t2 c$ ~% x9 V+ i
Last two sufrace actions find the crippled Franklin and an AO: 0 D; d+ F6 e1 \( y* M5 J3 u3 B, V
Night Time Surface Combat at 78,81 8 s$ p, L  a8 m
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Allied aircraft
2 d2 k, M9 d; t% g, L. d5 n# Nno flights
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Allied aircraft losses # B0 }3 h4 M4 q- n
TBM Avenger: 4 destroyed ( g. R8 Q& [. ~! V2 p9 m, f
SB2C Helldiver: 12 destroyed
7 p/ J3 x) P& b3 Q  }& ]+ ?* U; v- z2 M5 t; z7 j8 j2 A
Japanese Ships
4 o# Z* X; [. E2 s/ z5 `CA Takao
5 Y% T! _( h/ K" ~6 V" VCA Atago $ I1 y% i& v& T- E7 D5 j; g  v0 k
CA Maya 5 m. W8 C* u4 P
CA Chokai
7 ]" h8 y% g1 u% U& y9 k/ U; b3 W$ _CA Myoko
9 p1 t" Y) ^+ W4 LCA Haguro ) I, Z9 ?' L6 Y: z
CA Nachi # u8 G4 V% @- w# u9 c5 M) g7 y
CA Ashigara
2 X5 r6 h" R: _3 P2 S& h) r* D/ cDD Tamanami
) _8 c; S. }7 ~& m4 A( j0 KDD Suzunami
% ~4 D2 s. j( Y3 K' N" P" Y3 ^) i" {* \DD Kuroshio
8 @/ o9 a% S" y) n! KDD Oyashio
- f& `( L$ Q. ~) i5 K. VDD Natsushio 7 p* F, W( W7 o

0 f' Z1 S2 }: V' DAllied Ships
& u; E7 ]& J7 K" L/ OCV Franklin, Shell hits 3, and is sunk - k. ]6 s$ w4 v# b% O2 |5 R
DE Whitman, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Namorik at 79,83 4 b( \+ G1 }- |4 @' A

3 Z, E# }6 x8 t+ l3 kJapanese Ships
0 \$ P/ H, M0 b9 aCA Aoba
, `$ k- e. h( R0 kCA Kinugasa
- Z3 w7 L, \" n. {! [CA Furutaka
( \4 Z# B% V2 }  t1 kCA Kako + T/ Q8 K% R" [
CL Abukuma
0 E0 [5 i1 r, {; q: ?/ ^CL Kuma
6 F( G- [, i5 K4 Q; l) O( BCL Tama
+ a1 N/ D. Z/ ?6 ~7 KCL Kiso * X" ^% W( [# v
CL Yubari
! ]+ F0 p! _$ ?9 t0 A+ k. HDD Kiyonami
! t4 A9 r8 j4 v$ l! H- T  PDD Yukikaze " L( \! b" J0 N
DD Isokaze
2 e  Q7 ?& `  _# `4 MDD Shiranuhi ! n7 v0 P: A: S; u6 Q5 C0 F
DD Arashi " {; I" T% H$ m2 a9 m2 c! ?
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Allied Ships
; p, h% Y# k0 d) [/ {3 H6 B# y( X' AAO 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: 8 H* C. U2 f! O2 X1 x7 p  k6 ^; B
Day Air attack on TF at 79,84
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Japanese aircraft : @% G. d7 B, }- e# p
A6M5 Zeke x 5
$ O: r" M4 C! I2 l- y5 w+ X; YB6N Jill x 8 2 g" U7 ~3 k3 C5 T  a/ u
G3M Nell x 3
2 O% E. M1 f  b/ y5 D* PG4M2 Betty x 31 & y: C: C3 i, L# V
P1Y Frances x 9
* j/ J1 c( s) `; V9 ]& ~* ~; j. u) Y8 ?Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 45
) j- u' B0 R! a; p3 H* ^Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 3
1 i2 ]9 i! z$ R9 R4 rKi-84-Ia Frank x 14 / g2 E( ]* ^, W
0 C$ ?( c* i9 F8 y  R. w3 e: P: U
Japanese aircraft losses
! H0 M5 g! ?: U8 J& A0 O& p8 XG4M2 Betty: 1 damaged ; P, h( N- \) N' S6 u) {: y. @
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Allied Ships
" Q$ J9 {; X1 x# s0 c4 Q! k: W; |CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ' s0 q+ t+ b' d4 T- l8 J2 |3 Y4 Z
CV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage . |6 l( ?9 ]; l* R+ p
CV Illustrious, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
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( n& n9 f# O2 ?+ _' d+ `: @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.
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3 m: s0 a7 R3 l4 ?; |+ A一切都结束了
7 A  p( A. y0 n* S* W5 l好像盟军已经投降了?
惨绝人寰啊
看不下去了
“阿”号作战,“捷一号”作战达成,西太平洋制霸想见
克罗地亚人都很厉害的样子嘛" c. `% d4 I" L6 b6 M* D$ C' t

& Q' t* @% {" q, `Honda桑似乎没有把运输船诱饵的损失计数。。。
赶紧去接手
一万年太久,只争朝夕!
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