AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/08/44 5 x: F( y4 X- Q' n: {$ c& w6 p
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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: . S1 |+ l- [$ J* Y; o# h
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Night Time Surface Combat at 77,81 + N8 z6 [" z2 V$ ] @, \
Allied aircraft w7 n# R' U4 k% W$ }( E/ O
no flights
7 r, w; p4 a" l. rAllied aircraft losses 1 U& H! D$ z3 E: w: \# x. T+ x
SOC-3 Seagull: 6 destroyed
, [0 I$ [) I4 l7 N a' u* j! n( d. U7 a3 o- f/ g) @1 u1 K
Japanese Ships
; t" R% g" r: x6 k* |) w+ y0 iBB Mutsu ! T* l, u; }. L U, d# n6 b
BB Yamato
& k. E( P3 D, ] y- u0 e; l6 wBB Fuso 7 r. y$ b9 [' _. H$ Z% j7 \+ {
BB Yamashiro 5 G" q7 t) u$ ~! L* ]9 O
CL Tatsuta
# K- a8 z% F& f7 ?/ FDD Tanikaze
/ G5 ?# e" E' V3 A% R1 W" l" u1 SDD Fubuki , {1 ~$ U1 T; u& Y% F& V0 j; z
DD Shinonome $ K/ p3 b$ m. K% h2 d
DD Usugumo
+ V. y! I3 V8 X4 vDD Shirakumo
0 n) w3 }4 z' {! j) {% yDD Isonami 7 O8 D! O+ I" ^9 n2 ~% n! G
DD Hatsuyuki . }- A+ F# [" B; T
DD Uranami 4 d6 W2 n6 o q7 m
DD Akebono
5 s( j: T$ Q% K+ T/ J. v6 _& Z3 b$ `' h
Allied Ships
& }" y% ^( i. s- B; }CL San Francisco, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage , p" G- O2 K! a9 o- ~
CA Astoria, Shell hits 23, and is sunk " N- ^+ g3 Y( e: K p+ a
CL Hobart, Shell hits 21, and is sunk
; i: ~ z9 i1 \& \4 J \7 V; iCA Concord, Shell hits 29, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
% j- f# b- d3 m& s( ~6 c- XDE Stadtfeld, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
5 d( }. A+ e u! K4 mDE Harold C. Thomas, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
0 n& W- p' `& J& n0 QDE Tisdale
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83 ( D8 G4 q, t d" M, @3 R
6 S a0 f" c$ f" H4 h& n& W
Allied aircraft
) g- _. w( D5 b8 I. Zno flights ; U( Q2 Q* Y$ `$ b
1 ^& Q. N, a0 K8 }8 DAllied aircraft losses + E; ^/ }0 `, ?1 G1 ?' H r2 N
SOC-3 Seagull: 1 destroyed
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Japanese Ships * X- h/ Q, Z7 ^8 e3 ^3 B& U
CA Takao, Shell hits 1
8 d2 a# j' @2 u3 T. QCA Atago, Shell hits 2
, m3 j ]7 m2 O4 ?2 TCA Maya, Shell hits 2 . {; P. W6 z% v4 t1 S
CA Chokai
; Y4 s, `+ p8 E; n9 P5 L8 g. j) NCA Myoko 0 t% g# s5 h8 [: z
CA Haguro 7 i/ E. z# {4 U6 ^$ d5 y
CA Nachi, Shell hits 1 : S/ w4 `6 W3 @+ M% t
CA Ashigara, Shell hits 1 4 l, F- v& y \
DD Yugumo, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
0 @* m8 F- |1 lDD Tamanami / b* A8 \) d7 @' n- o7 J& n. q
DD Suzunami
0 k3 W/ g8 y% u9 A* G* qDD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1
2 Z; T, X" [3 c) q% WDD Oyashio & Q+ h1 c7 D/ z
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire 1 ~: V7 E" Z2 L# G, g$ P% H
" X8 b- y5 L1 [1 KAllied Ships ) c- m# L( _& v5 \+ [; S9 L) H
CVE Santee & k7 b" }4 t- H6 t( A4 ^1 d0 l
CVE Manila Bay % x% D$ ^7 `; p
CVE Natoma Bay
X" x5 E; z; t8 QCVE Gambier Bay
% Z$ M7 w3 x1 u# G3 v* vCVE Nehenta Bay
; c/ l0 N8 {7 ?# X, U4 zCVE Ommaney Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire
* \& i- G/ M F# {' zCL Montpelier, Shell hits 3
- X0 g; v# O5 [! i+ m- MCL Mobile, Shell hits 25, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
' j3 I$ j5 T5 P W4 `9 ]9 f- ]CA Salt Lake City * D M8 w* \/ o8 x+ t
DD Ammen
, B ?) b2 [# v: dDD Anthony, Shell hits 1
2 F* E e! o3 Q. P2 C6 @DD Aulick, Shell hits 1 5 H1 W4 B" Y# E7 z
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83
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Japanese Ships
& \5 o6 n/ i4 E4 @, j- A& ?CA Takao, Shell hits 1
0 g3 R" c1 X4 S" j7 y9 W' WCA Atago
0 N: h/ @2 e9 s6 g" f" `: wCA Maya
: J% e7 ^6 {9 w0 rCA Chokai
; z+ _* Z2 I" cCA Myoko
; x4 G ]" d3 M/ q7 k" F% T vCA Haguro
4 Q+ t# e; y, f; NCA Nachi ; G8 I! |8 ~3 n. c( [! ?
CA Ashigara
( X t3 k+ y$ d+ u: |( {! _, lDD Yugumo, on fire, heavy damage ; f! @, E2 V4 O) Q
DD Tamanami
2 p( d* f& ~% X9 f1 t% FDD Suzunami " A! B* C; E6 c3 u- Z S8 a
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1 / F: `4 _7 ]) B
DD Oyashio
8 \6 ?- V5 `% b6 c# p0 r8 L! lDD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire 0 X- G( g/ n7 S3 Z4 Z' p* |1 _" i
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Allied Ships
5 ]4 p O/ I. @( e1 | O% [CVE Petrof Bay / Q7 F9 F, b9 }* Q0 ?& U# c, ?
CVE Savo Island
- p3 H$ o2 ^. ], }. ~CVE Rudyerd Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire ) ~$ U9 z4 t( W6 n$ ^7 T
CVE St. Lo
9 B, y+ a4 A' @! H$ b% OCVE Kadashan Bay ! ^4 m( z/ l3 g. k$ h0 n+ ?; ~
CVE Saginaw Bay
* @8 n" V0 l# i( h- eCVE Long Island
6 w* L2 Q B v" P; ~7 ACA Vincennes
% ?7 m6 d. M, ~CA Wichita
( f/ ]0 S- x! c) Q& YCA Boston * z4 ^7 M9 ~' U, p! N j
CL Boise
0 G0 |( l% e( G8 IDE Bangust . {1 n4 \& j0 U {+ l0 n. d/ w
DE Baron, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
6 Z8 k* @2 t, a1 W# P$ d3 p' k# ?DE Levy
3 M) \+ A; M/ W2 MDE McConnell + ^' @0 L; `" h
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i9 C& G+ T' Z2 h6 p UNight Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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4 _+ `+ b+ A8 G6 J+ y yAllied aircraft
A: g4 U: @+ N! nno flights . E! I4 ^/ A% P
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Allied aircraft losses
# k9 d6 j& y3 G, t4 _FM-2 Wildcat: 11 destroyed
( F( N+ a1 g. c; [% H+ ~TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed
5 z' }+ [& I6 S- A& P, E# Z
. w6 g' @) U# d. L1 ]Japanese Ships 5 g( r& a) [7 u' ~, T) {
CA Tone & m; s/ I9 @' l8 `
CA Chikuma
5 q5 P, O* x: M( w# gCL Nagara, Shell hits 1 ! \' c2 B7 G! e! {& N
CL Isuzu
: z6 z: b9 p! z% D7 q2 L [' FCL Natori : Z# H4 B; N9 l) Q+ \7 {, p
CL Yura 9 [8 h/ c" w" @* ] _$ _2 } p
CL Kitakami
) y R' e% a4 v$ LCL Oi 7 Q1 K, P! B, u: ?2 j( F: K
DD Shimakaze
3 G0 G3 `; {, d7 Q( s- s: f) I: C3 n# oDD Fujinami, Shell hits 1 ! t6 C3 q+ q: r0 C, [- w
DD Kishinami
* f+ k+ R" U4 [! j+ cDD Hamanami 2 W3 H+ ^# |, s! N$ s+ C
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
: d& {* W4 `) g$ P' U/ C( KDD Maikaze
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$ q6 r: ~( O" q P" k# b0 I3 w u* I/ WAllied Ships 3 I) s1 g9 h. }# @* A. |
CVE Prince William
a4 U. t" J7 D' G. P* B# |( RCVE Barnes, Shell hits 2 + Z% o# e0 D/ ^' B# k& z6 p
CVE Anzio, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 4 M: R; t2 S' ]9 O* a
CVE Liscome Bay, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
( }+ y5 b3 ]6 D1 M0 u J \2 uDE Bebas, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
5 I1 r% w4 z9 _4 n; q: J, sDE Brackett, Shell hits 1
) M7 }5 C6 ]5 F' H3 N: p0 BDE Cabana, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
) J" a) \- H( ~* s( BDE Canfield, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 8 B* Y4 a+ Z+ } z3 J% ~
DE Carlson, Shell hits 1, on fire 2 L: Q. U! e/ V' ?$ I" B% c; ~$ ^
AO Brazos
) C5 t0 {" D& n3 f+ `9 Q6 fAO Kanawha
6 |" b- t' a/ u" [AO Neches, Shell hits 1
0 C3 ^" B4 N, B9 |. W* YAO Tappahanock 0 S: | B4 v1 O* A9 T
AO Suamico
' _1 h9 R; G1 B& C/ q+ vAO Millicoma ) {, j# |" w: [" q% O' N) g
AO Saranac
8 H/ W7 L/ V7 N( }5 C$ wAO Saugatuck
- Z& [& E9 e7 |' m; q5 }AE Pyro
5 t1 w- H k; [) K: f, ?AE Henry L. Hoyt 2 a+ ]/ U8 L+ R
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; M2 Z/ F. Z, oNight Time Surface Combat at 78,84 2 S) C* |' `7 ?6 M& D4 l3 F" y
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Japanese Ships 9 U! t5 d" n: W( k
CA Tone
7 F. G% c3 M4 d' }* HCA Chikuma 5 @/ `* s3 E# `( I1 N4 t$ N
CL Nagara " f ], T* y% N/ B9 h3 p) Q% _
CL Isuzu
F7 C4 h# D% k. B, pCL Natori
# h S- W0 m, [! I S3 Z" TCL Yura
' i" W9 ~! k. z# T6 }1 c+ C9 Y* NCL Kitakami
' S& j0 A- s, gCL Oi
) d/ ]/ ]3 j: O9 ^DD Shimakaze 4 r* N- [/ C5 P
DD Fujinami
7 I A' G9 \' ]% L' ]DD Kishinami 0 Z4 a i! j- }+ B! u% T
DD Hamanami
+ B7 Q0 l, g/ V: Y* uDD Hayashio
- a {' p$ z ?! \( C1 YDD Maikaze ! D8 J, Z- @, y$ ~% _% C
0 ~) |4 R( l/ |' {; U, f- _& B
Allied Ships ) {- _, k4 d0 V @! G8 o# e! d9 B
DE Samuel S. Miles, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 4 o: ~& F- i2 M4 c) G/ U
DE Osterhaus, Shell hits 50, and is sunk l/ }2 m- D+ d) C- f6 ~- X
DE Parks, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
$ v. E, o/ q a& y: |DE Riddle, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
' \4 W5 n- k" z. F s" r% qAO Cache
4 f/ Z* F' [0 B0 t, ]- S) DAO Schuylkill, Shell hits 7, on fire
0 u7 j& x1 O* C( [" GAO Cossatot
) ^7 [; R+ q& D2 P! o, @! ]; u% tAO Chepachet
. U& V1 }& [! L0 J% @! wAE Jacob Riis, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
0 @2 g4 t* x9 K6 R- IAE John P. Gaines, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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" Z5 G% @0 c. B* h% t }5 n# O1 [Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84 2 d( o% P: X ?' g3 `
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Japanese Ships 3 w: ^# [/ s/ h4 \; H
CA Tone
$ e3 o `$ n7 X6 B; z0 FCA Chikuma
# W$ L" \. e; Z% G- q9 w) ?! RCL Nagara, Shell hits 3, on fire : ^* ]. C! m4 r& ?$ F
CL Isuzu - X7 L- G# {$ Q' H- B V
CL Natori
3 a. L+ ~) Z( i" y( b2 ^CL Yura, Shell hits 1, on fire
- ^0 U# V5 S3 Q ]% YCL Kitakami
/ S. D2 K: h$ @+ ^CL Oi, Shell hits 1 D* P7 i2 r+ O( \' K6 i
DD Shimakaze
; F& B! p9 V! U* o, Y$ E, MDD Fujinami
2 o/ C( Z D3 ~) K/ CDD Kishinami
, u3 y, t! u) f: W# ^DD Hamanami
( H# m$ L. m/ E9 ~DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
: J6 Q- e8 N# c( iDD Maikaze, Shell hits 1
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# x3 ]3 {6 g- e) ~# OAllied Ships
: a# G, I% v- g1 KCV Hornet 4 |5 |2 y* ^+ ?) E/ Y7 \# q
CV Intrepid, Shell hits 1, on fire
: M J) x, Y$ i! xCVL Princeton % D! i9 p* F' q: d$ b9 ?8 U
CVL Belleau Wood, Shell hits 1 " F3 R% e( Q% R. Z6 j. N5 H
CVL Cowpens
2 |/ A, ?. S9 i% R% B+ X2 YCL Chicago ; |* a% h4 L! T: I7 ?$ l
CL Cleveland
9 x3 K3 m2 E1 K5 U! OCL Columbia
8 h0 r# N2 x$ T# T: MCA Pensacola
3 ]9 P2 E' L0 YCA Raleigh, Shell hits 2
# {7 a# I& E6 X/ W$ K1 q5 Z$ A) ?DD Boyd 3 j) s$ h+ K- H
DD Bradford
2 O6 j8 `$ ?4 Y) \$ _DD Brownson, Shell hits 1
6 I& ^3 N9 u8 U
6 n' A8 ?" P* ]- M! i) i: Y4 {7 ?, v: J0 F
This last USN CVTF was then caght by KB: 3 p( G+ B. k$ V2 ?$ \3 F4 R
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84 5 o- p2 t* }3 l9 y$ G; C' [% `- {
3 c9 U! Q5 w" {& v3 W* ^ JJapanese aircraft
6 P2 o. |9 a S9 C8 MA6M5 Zeke x 33 ' Y4 G/ H# K: v: A2 L
D3A Val x 7 8 D7 }7 J" u$ _0 T- i, Y+ J
D4Y Judy x 123
. p; ]# n. G; i2 I$ bB5N Kate x 35
) K2 x _ a/ H* d0 W( \B6N Jill x 67
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Allied aircraft + L1 l# m/ p2 t3 l. O5 I
F6F Hellcat x 3
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4 S' \& c+ V6 `# c iJapanese aircraft losses 8 P1 n0 ?8 K0 |! \* Y& C
A6M5 Zeke: 3 destroyed # }. S. N2 A& b3 o
D3A Val: 3 destroyed ; Z3 O% w9 r6 u! F6 j; b1 b4 {0 N
D4Y Judy: 14 destroyed, 22 damaged 5 B+ v9 T1 R3 O. E; ~% O
B5N Kate: 4 destroyed, 18 damaged
5 A3 A0 t; _8 H2 _B6N Jill: 7 destroyed, 21 damaged % i3 C* D% c, Z- i
4 }0 O& s6 c: l1 d, VAllied aircraft losses
- a! M; C4 o8 E) dF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed & b+ y! h9 x/ h8 A! ^- ]" M2 F* @
( Y! U0 z% O$ ]5 S& _5 aAllied Ships
4 [2 E2 q" f; X1 q; j. J6 |5 o7 YCV Intrepid, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage ; ^5 T. B* d6 b
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 2, on fire . g# L4 M1 ^6 E0 C+ W$ h3 e$ w
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 7, on fire, heavy damage ' K5 a6 e, J$ Q- G$ F
CVL Princeton, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage 1 ^( O o7 J8 ~6 {6 Z
CVL Cowpens, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
2 l; e; L- S* {9 c) qCL Cleveland, Torpedo hits 1 0 w' @3 u6 P% Y/ ?
& C6 E+ i4 b- W& |& G# f# p+ IAnd then by LBA:
* r# A- m6 J3 `3 z! mDay Air attack on TF at 80,84
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* J8 v* y; u% u& M+ [. ZJapanese aircraft
, Z- [8 c" r9 Z- l1 R& B" XA6M5 Zeke x 16
4 G4 @4 e& f$ ]8 q" ]D3A Val x 14
' Z- F% F6 o9 T: L- ~D4Y Judy x 38 , a' C+ C. ]$ P- S% D+ b
B5N Kate x 24 - n4 I7 B% x% P
B6N Jill x 3
) s# ?( F5 e5 S1 D6 c; e. uG3M Nell x 9 # ~% C$ { U; I. p6 s7 d
G4M2 Betty x 49 * O+ o$ O' o6 w& E5 J
P1Y Frances x 20
# ]7 ?! i0 s J$ j5 y0 B% qKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 51
$ R) q/ ^7 g# s/ e0 \Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5
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Allied aircraft
t& ?; c4 b* eno flights
3 n1 c* }1 F& k8 |, \ U3 I# e/ t+ s
Japanese aircraft losses 0 h& I/ e6 d1 y5 L1 K/ `$ P$ h8 M
G3M Nell: 1 damaged , ]9 O! g/ ~) _3 Y; x
G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged * a: w5 G* Y( J, L
P1Y Frances: 3 damaged
) F+ e( u# \7 Y6 F5 WKi-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed
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2 H7 c3 A$ U0 _3 ~( P @Allied aircraft losses
5 I8 ~: I% Q/ g0 _: }F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed ! u# u Y1 {+ P2 r7 H7 f6 }2 _
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Allied Ships 5 c+ h; {$ w* l
CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage % l0 G# f6 {! Z
CA Raleigh ) W8 E X5 V7 i$ K" D" {- m1 z
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 3 \+ j6 n1 B+ K7 L
CVL Cowpens, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ) w5 t; `0 L! }. o0 t, ?
CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage ; f: g8 e+ \8 J1 V! U
CL Cleveland, Bomb hits 1 4 W4 B& E) E& W5 @8 L, w4 f* \
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Secodary strike: 8 r. M3 E% h& p$ }5 i( j- M
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84 ) z7 V& z6 S, M
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Japanese aircraft
9 p% ] b+ u8 d9 j) OA6M5 Zeke x 7 $ C% G4 h! r! ^" D+ v
D4Y Judy x 36
# r& P6 a; @; dB5N Kate x 5
; X" m. z1 d$ }+ }2 B' A4 AB6N Jill x 8
0 P0 Z% w7 U% ?) u: x0 T! w# O0 a4 c. D k O
Allied aircraft 9 t" _4 s3 h1 r+ M" f* t' H
no flights
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9 i0 y8 r$ a( k# r) _Japanese aircraft losses
) F( U2 C- B/ R' m2 AB5N Kate: 2 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses . C, w- K6 s+ N* g3 H3 S3 y
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed # j7 E5 m3 c9 W3 x* W
8 w7 k) O' V7 f8 G; f
Allied Ships
% b# ?( q6 K/ k# wCV Intrepid, on fire, heavy damage
! u& }& ~! M V v) z( iCVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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6 D( F9 ~/ `9 N) N! JAnd this one fails to find any more targets:
! X6 a* X H j7 c% hDay Air attack on TF at 80,84
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. ~& Y* v @- m5 nJapanese aircraft * f- q3 R8 n9 y
A6M5 Zeke x 3 - ~6 v8 u) J% J: n% `
D4Y Judy x 14 5 R/ i" W: p/ \) n6 x
B6N Jill x 11
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No Japanese losses ( Y+ M# ~7 j$ j! q
. M B& ~3 j/ K, uLBA Jills:
" H( {: X, f7 k hDay Air attack on TF at 77,83 ) |- h0 l5 T4 w, C/ m
3 ^- y. h- z; Z. Q$ _: q5 b1 RJapanese aircraft ' m8 `1 E% Q( M, g% P
B6N Jill x 8 * d* }: {; q6 N% u. E, y2 N
7 b0 r5 V1 r% ?; s$ | D
No Japanese losses 9 K5 Z; A( r- @- |$ g- E' f& O
) B1 @4 o2 [/ f+ N( h5 V& RAllied Ships # z! ~4 V3 H- z% z6 ^; t
CV Bunker Hill, on fire, heavy damage
4 f, m9 z) C2 _6 E: \# j+ OCV Wasp, on fire, heavy damage
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Afternoon phase saw KB clouded in so LBA from Kusiae did all the work:
! W8 P, z b4 ^7 i; a! m0 dDay Air attack on TF at 79,85 2 z% T4 J1 G+ i6 z% X
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Japanese aircraft * |' H0 I) T; J% P- |
G3M Nell x 7 ( x% k3 U) d2 @% W' |2 f
G4M2 Betty x 38
; c \& G5 V& u/ u' D7 S# Z& k" aP1Y Frances x 14
2 Y/ O8 {4 S4 S2 d8 Y8 JKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 46
+ i: }/ m s( vKi-84-Ia Frank x 5 T; v: `" }) {. ~6 J
0 F8 ^& L4 d" P8 ?
Allied aircraft
! C8 i$ z: o0 `" dFM-2 Wildcat x 12 + L% a- L! G/ e" U3 _0 V6 E( ~' z$ _3 S
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Japanese aircraft losses
8 e+ D! |" h1 a" J5 zG3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
5 p+ x+ [! O9 f. ]- X- xG4M2 Betty: 5 destroyed, 28 damaged
/ y; D" N$ y2 J$ MP1Y Frances: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged
4 z7 h8 w$ Z! |' ^- o3 AKi-43-IIIa Oscar: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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" \2 A, y; \& ^# G8 UAllied aircraft losses 4 O% H# X% r9 c3 V
FM-2 Wildcat: 7 destroyed / ~! e4 Z8 h- g3 ~+ p
|1 ?5 J1 L7 @9 N8 b$ N( e! C
Allied Ships
$ D0 D) Y' }" q+ I2 ]5 d8 R! }CVE Savo Island 0 ]/ b2 P. q, u, k% \
CVE St. Lo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
: R8 D$ E. C: ^3 q' lCVE Kadashan Bay, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage # h6 u9 l, K. G& B- J5 k5 j9 l
CVE Petrof Bay - a) S5 ~, o" |, m8 m5 @$ E6 ?
CVE Saginaw Bay, Torpedo hits 1, on fire : X5 S: \% H3 y
CVE Long Island 3 S" _; V$ X5 A: o* }( ?6 m
CVE Rudyerd Bay
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Day Air attack on TF at 77,83
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Japanese aircraft
- L9 i$ r P; D/ \7 I, bB6N Jill x 8
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No Japanese losses 4 u0 V% z) R1 E, \2 L
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Allied Ships * g: A; ?9 x, ? X
CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 2 g$ B0 }& ~1 h7 ~, b8 t
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/09/44 ; U4 E! t1 O! [3 C4 {% ?
& ?2 n* i# o/ z6 k) |4 gBy now my subs are in position also:
/ G9 l" t9 c# vLast two sufrace actions find the crippled Franklin and an AO:
1 j6 v# f; Y x5 @( v* o; oNight Time Surface Combat at 78,81
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3 _: t9 \5 D2 EAllied aircraft * p, d# ^0 L Q: o4 }& E
no flights
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Allied aircraft losses 0 k8 p0 L7 d& p9 e& p- U6 v
TBM Avenger: 4 destroyed
+ M/ p( ]7 y4 \% w/ |' pSB2C Helldiver: 12 destroyed ) |, w% l7 b# E' D ]
' ]1 u2 ~0 c2 m* H# P+ Z7 lJapanese Ships
8 u: b; ~7 I6 O U* }CA Takao
. j: }8 _& _ j: {CA Atago
( D5 q! z9 x7 |/ j9 t* E5 P: X' dCA Maya
, U8 ?, U6 F/ Z) x9 ]CA Chokai
: s! Y: ]/ m# { A' GCA Myoko ) p5 z2 D' U; }! ~1 J. g. |
CA Haguro 1 A* R- h/ b- E' s" P7 {
CA Nachi $ }. [; C1 A2 K+ D, F' h! i1 d0 h
CA Ashigara
I: P% w& V6 _/ o* CDD Tamanami 6 u: ]" l. M" _6 l( v
DD Suzunami - Q) ]" A* t8 c: ^
DD Kuroshio % H! Y# C9 ]0 R7 _& g9 E6 o, w
DD Oyashio
4 @& _( x5 d3 T' [DD Natsushio
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Allied Ships
) K7 Q5 |3 Z0 h; B7 q: |8 ]3 F$ @CV Franklin, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
( {; j B% G J8 w9 [4 {DE Whitman, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Namorik at 79,83 5 a- e6 U9 b3 ?% n( m: B# X
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Japanese Ships 6 l. t: B' ?8 [! @, G3 t: O- R
CA Aoba
( }3 v' x1 ?, E2 m( B) ]3 ^CA Kinugasa + \; T" ?5 E7 l+ R4 j2 X$ V) e
CA Furutaka ' Q+ K* U1 K# g; f7 r1 C
CA Kako ' q! }& D6 A4 p0 A+ z
CL Abukuma
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CL Tama - h1 [3 V. o8 e2 K" M' R! X
CL Kiso + w7 j+ k: S0 a) f. q! ?: k4 V
CL Yubari ) } i( y& k/ U
DD Kiyonami 6 J* t; e- K, r4 h4 N
DD Yukikaze
1 ?8 y: ~7 q6 b/ g1 PDD Isokaze
' ~$ u) t5 w6 N6 w: |+ D) eDD Shiranuhi , ?. E) r2 s* a. T) S7 n B
DD 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:
+ p0 G& J1 n5 e8 ?% U7 M" r7 kDay Air attack on TF at 79,84 3 M; \9 e }1 T2 u3 L0 [; Q( D! R
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Japanese aircraft 5 }; ~) T* k' {0 k2 S
A6M5 Zeke x 5 - M" q7 M+ Y1 S4 ~/ k3 J+ N/ G
B6N Jill x 8
' h% j4 }' W/ iG3M Nell x 3 7 j# n* y3 Y6 @& H- x! M: `+ D
G4M2 Betty x 31
. g. }& P5 l, o* u# b, m0 iP1Y Frances x 9
% a7 Z9 E' T$ |6 N4 X" L5 {Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 45
3 }8 ?" W2 l6 f) g+ H2 `Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 3 3 \5 c/ Z, r* O6 I
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 14 : H+ L& ]9 z8 C& N, m: J- D7 H
9 n, s9 ^) O/ h; Y, QJapanese aircraft losses
0 [. U4 i5 H6 v0 n9 P2 r/ u, ]G4M2 Betty: 1 damaged 8 Y) r0 x; d' a
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Allied Ships
$ z7 ~) |+ ?) B7 hCVL Independence, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 6 A$ e7 j H! ~2 W ?/ h3 X2 @
CV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage & z Q- |* f# Q0 ~. ~/ z- ]
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.
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一切都结束了
* {. |9 ?" T) C, [1 j7 n; D7 }2 e好像盟军已经投降了? |