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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/08/44 7 ^9 M( I; D8 D6 N8 q9 R7 P

( d$ `- F6 G! r2 z4 PDay 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: ) y2 A0 Z  e7 t1 H2 A: \! Y( `9 S

8 q+ T6 J' u3 _Night Time Surface Combat at 77,81
0 Y& ?- V' k% b2 P$ i1 I( H! p/ L/ u7 zAllied aircraft
9 O- d: C. E9 u3 m2 u8 ?no flights 2 ^: q9 x( `. O( Q. [
Allied aircraft losses 5 K' Q6 A8 q0 D4 B& }
SOC-3 Seagull: 6 destroyed
' P7 D! D6 r+ ]; p
" O- Z5 ]% A, ]* H' g% A# vJapanese Ships
8 p& V- h& j2 X! NBB Mutsu & e( x: |: j* t7 J$ ~
BB Yamato ! U, M; I2 F. d, M2 p# z- y% b
BB Fuso
$ Q8 p: h  G5 N3 J$ f" lBB Yamashiro
6 O% K6 W, P- n( `) o0 l* m+ A+ WCL Tatsuta
& W% U1 G( R( k- ?& X) Z- vDD Tanikaze . C, w$ f! c& v
DD Fubuki
2 e; _# l2 C  Z" a% m( ~& L; FDD Shinonome
7 I4 Y9 }0 [; Y1 wDD Usugumo
* k  ~, I' E1 i/ O" M( ?1 s0 V- ZDD Shirakumo : T# i/ O5 n2 m
DD Isonami
1 K5 f( w4 V" c- RDD Hatsuyuki
$ T, O* F; C  Z9 mDD Uranami " M0 g7 ?3 n$ n1 I/ \& e
DD Akebono
1 y4 {8 O& b1 q" V8 a$ y& X% U: J, _8 o$ b
Allied Ships ! k+ R8 y: H: i/ h# S
CL San Francisco, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage 1 P- B( t1 ^  z5 s9 F
CA Astoria, Shell hits 23, and is sunk
1 Q) ^& l* K& g) k( ~( m! P1 ~CL Hobart, Shell hits 21, and is sunk & I0 W) ?& h( z7 l7 b( T
CA Concord, Shell hits 29, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk $ ?9 g6 q  Y& A8 ]" b4 {/ j
DE Stadtfeld, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
+ G& y" b' j/ \. x& KDE Harold C. Thomas, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
: D0 H8 e5 I; o$ m2 N0 iDE Tisdale
! V) K* Z8 ]7 H1 ^' A: C: W2 q" g, O0 X5 o( ?: O* \0 p+ O6 @) B2 R
Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83 : u" |2 t* K+ W2 Z( h4 I

8 I, H, q  E, a8 t* BAllied aircraft * I: g/ s9 P* G, m( V6 ^
no flights 6 b3 B3 s. C/ d; r3 V+ ~
5 }# A  G$ `0 @) s
Allied aircraft losses 3 J) P0 U8 Y; C7 I5 P3 P( F
SOC-3 Seagull: 1 destroyed
- F' k. A) P4 Z. |2 i& R6 i6 m2 J+ _" c1 M1 c
Japanese Ships
* O) ?3 p2 `: G8 k# I7 v! q6 tCA Takao, Shell hits 1 " T5 E3 O1 l% J# p! u) c" r5 @
CA Atago, Shell hits 2 , D  |$ y$ E$ I0 Z# p6 q# k$ T, _
CA Maya, Shell hits 2
) j0 A: r. Q+ ?2 l+ yCA Chokai 8 \4 C" R, v. F, g
CA Myoko   U" T1 t. C& E9 |% k
CA Haguro ) P$ P3 W& x! ]* N$ |5 a9 V
CA Nachi, Shell hits 1
- K) ^+ K* b9 j& WCA Ashigara, Shell hits 1
6 c, g+ t9 C; J6 C! U# XDD Yugumo, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage / J% X' |! e8 H5 _% z
DD Tamanami
/ D' ^, ?! {( ADD Suzunami 3 U8 _8 q3 I& Z( B2 T! q7 n% Y4 s3 l
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1
3 w0 Y) _) s  y/ sDD Oyashio
7 [* J8 v; z# ~$ yDD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire
% g) G( E+ F* s* T7 n/ X* Y8 O5 v* Y  p* }/ |
Allied Ships
, ~9 v" X/ k" @# p8 t, bCVE Santee
/ g( t5 C. c5 o" P1 ~3 r, `% lCVE Manila Bay + l. ^; r, m$ q- D! U& z* z
CVE Natoma Bay . o: E( w( Q6 W5 s: j
CVE Gambier Bay
. o  R* l* b7 Y. ^5 p3 f" l0 rCVE Nehenta Bay
9 m0 Q' b3 t2 e7 I) n3 i- @9 _: vCVE Ommaney Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire : i+ i) c, L7 _6 q' ^- ]
CL Montpelier, Shell hits 3
4 o# b3 R9 p# @9 C4 N: ~0 ]- yCL Mobile, Shell hits 25, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
6 U8 f; s$ v5 O" }CA Salt Lake City
8 F& K! {- R1 v0 i* M. S* y; VDD Ammen ) A$ p5 q; T6 E5 Z, C: @8 E- }
DD Anthony, Shell hits 1
4 _# @. p" F3 }, X0 pDD Aulick, Shell hits 1 . C8 z0 w0 o5 _6 V
& c% u' ?/ W0 A5 n6 G
( Z& @& C  K! B& d; `
Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83
3 l1 Z- T5 o, I! A; E; ~+ k7 `2 x* s) p  X2 u# q& J5 x
Japanese Ships 6 i( Y5 U9 i7 J5 x
CA Takao, Shell hits 1 , }9 M4 I' h$ J- ?3 v; O2 S
CA Atago
2 F1 L. x+ N; O& q2 j+ S' qCA Maya & {' c8 v% Y7 d$ b
CA Chokai # P8 Q) [* c7 A9 A! n1 H. o
CA Myoko - A7 Z" d2 C/ a7 n9 m% u1 P
CA Haguro
) c( I# N) S0 \5 s. @CA Nachi
) I; p4 X' ?3 z- b0 UCA Ashigara
& w$ |( y; z$ b/ U$ bDD Yugumo, on fire, heavy damage
/ a! ~5 A: v* aDD Tamanami
2 S+ v$ M8 H( B# [8 k" w; p* PDD Suzunami : m" F# D8 |, z
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1
) `- m8 ?: F5 B" y. ?1 |DD Oyashio 9 p9 k; T# o; ~6 g" d! S
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire
  x5 y8 e# z0 }- P4 U/ @
6 Z# e& ?  E$ k* MAllied Ships
( H8 Y" E; f- B  ]$ W- s) f; rCVE Petrof Bay
/ g$ y* E$ A8 _: J, v. tCVE Savo Island
+ H  {; [$ K7 T/ pCVE Rudyerd Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire
9 u" X1 |% p; a; q; nCVE St. Lo 5 r# V9 Z' i6 A" v- `
CVE Kadashan Bay
" Z! `) f5 J2 Z9 ]- vCVE Saginaw Bay
+ d5 E$ N: E# x/ ~* e) dCVE Long Island 5 r0 K) j. |9 Y( ]: @; L- a
CA Vincennes # w% b, ?. D$ H2 t- J: D/ m
CA Wichita / i- b3 N# h' _7 U* }  Q
CA Boston
$ w8 d0 g8 ~1 {8 ECL Boise 3 D+ q3 @! H' H
DE Bangust * D$ c4 q, v9 F# Z$ q$ N- J
DE Baron, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 2 V% k/ _% ^& k
DE Levy
% U. I0 R2 N; `9 fDE McConnell
1 l% J  J& `, ]6 b
5 H* a$ A/ D, m( K; {# j, V/ B6 {# M% Q0 _' c+ |
Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84 $ K1 @- B6 T7 q

9 ^' m  a/ a* p+ TAllied aircraft 0 o7 h0 j- P# }
no flights . z2 _4 |: D1 s/ H6 d9 ]/ K
6 _4 v3 @' [% O" R- j& V
Allied aircraft losses 8 p6 S; }" a9 K" L: ~% e4 D
FM-2 Wildcat: 11 destroyed
8 e% A7 }% }2 xTBM Avenger: 1 destroyed , X2 H( {# h! i6 x$ t! H5 u
$ ^* R) a' I9 Q
Japanese Ships 4 U" n" d+ Z( ^
CA Tone 2 O" |/ C6 P' F% Z2 u
CA Chikuma
3 o5 L: k0 e) @  B( q+ zCL Nagara, Shell hits 1
. u; `+ S  _/ b% l9 ?CL Isuzu
  `% d, A4 P1 c/ p6 \3 BCL Natori
1 b  w2 C3 E: a- z1 ]9 o" RCL Yura
7 Z3 ^6 M) E$ g' ^. b3 x! h( GCL Kitakami
; k+ i0 O% A2 v, F* L2 pCL Oi
$ T/ c9 R6 ], l' ]: U# LDD Shimakaze ! o% A4 ~' ?7 D) n& v! c
DD Fujinami, Shell hits 1
) L6 d( g, [) b) p' ~% cDD Kishinami " ^: b6 g' o5 V( j0 P% h& R
DD Hamanami ! I' j( d& W) V" Q/ N
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
. u) T0 d* Y) {# xDD Maikaze
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Allied Ships 5 b8 }& J& H2 Y0 p% T5 \- _9 M. `6 e
CVE Prince William
! f7 c8 {+ c  \( bCVE Barnes, Shell hits 2 . v7 M, w' R$ T4 ?* N
CVE Anzio, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 9 e2 S7 [/ i& P
CVE Liscome Bay, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk - ?# `3 {  o0 ~  _# h
DE Bebas, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
/ [7 p5 U" O. [! S6 cDE Brackett, Shell hits 1 ' i7 S! d/ K  f* B% C
DE Cabana, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
6 s8 c: R% F% M7 n4 c. P" bDE Canfield, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk % e5 N% L5 d& P, U
DE Carlson, Shell hits 1, on fire ! c7 o9 a5 a# c; g
AO Brazos
3 w5 V  P. m0 R" Z0 T) U* C9 A/ b) zAO Kanawha & A1 Z* r* {! Q! G
AO Neches, Shell hits 1
- t" P+ }+ O/ }1 y0 \- `AO Tappahanock 3 e, |' s7 A) g. u1 [
AO Suamico # s" h8 q& r, y9 z& Q, h
AO Millicoma - D. X( ~' U4 P+ h  v$ K' Y$ D
AO Saranac , }) P7 h* H5 p3 M/ J% r
AO Saugatuck
9 S  n9 d! y& W' r8 v3 {AE Pyro . B; S' h: e( P  X4 Q6 y
AE Henry L. Hoyt ' T3 E- t9 a7 P0 o( _9 C$ G8 [

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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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Japanese Ships
# G0 Y9 D' G! rCA Tone
# g4 b0 P2 W5 B3 U- VCA Chikuma
( e( t" @* |( z8 Y3 c# w! yCL Nagara 8 p$ \3 q, q; b. P: @
CL Isuzu
: D9 j" k% X' x; b) KCL Natori
1 U; Y! r% t  _, KCL Yura
) v. M& V# E/ D  G$ x% z! f5 ~CL Kitakami + c/ \+ [( ?6 b# @8 [9 I/ X/ X1 l
CL Oi & o& F+ U  J% s' x
DD Shimakaze ' M/ c0 P' t- l9 \' Z" B
DD Fujinami - W6 L+ A1 |0 {9 z. {  N* g! F
DD Kishinami # H" K9 V# S$ n* t. f. w
DD Hamanami
) l: [+ Z+ z- z' Q& M( @DD Hayashio & ?2 M6 [5 B* @2 ?8 n6 Z7 \) ?* x( i
DD Maikaze 1 w- z2 u9 R7 d- z1 }

3 ^+ `$ Y3 M9 M4 I; {& ~Allied Ships
- y+ Y0 J/ `! k, ~# ~: @DE Samuel S. Miles, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk $ P) W& c  r5 I6 ?( `7 K
DE Osterhaus, Shell hits 50, and is sunk 8 B  V2 D& N7 L, m/ Q8 ?. U( P9 u. I) P- L
DE Parks, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage / R2 w9 y, `4 E1 M/ o$ p7 H' R3 B
DE Riddle, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
2 S1 T. L# f) r6 C7 \9 y$ HAO Cache : t8 m; r' S+ d( L9 s, N. S$ L7 i' _
AO Schuylkill, Shell hits 7, on fire - a7 p* H6 u3 i9 X# [  w
AO Cossatot   T& n! U5 W% w# _* E3 @
AO Chepachet
% Z5 o& u; K' U% r# U6 H8 rAE Jacob Riis, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk : n  [6 X2 @7 G2 \2 p0 A
AE John P. Gaines, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ) d& f! d: ^8 W

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8 s0 n" M6 z" fNight Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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Japanese Ships ! q) |/ N$ G6 d
CA Tone
- L3 L" `8 N9 e7 @+ u# m) fCA Chikuma
; H" u* l  o2 MCL Nagara, Shell hits 3, on fire
) |$ |% ~7 ~% XCL Isuzu : N5 G) t% Q/ L, U
CL Natori
2 B8 W# `6 i+ i# nCL Yura, Shell hits 1, on fire & P: }, m, p' i; t$ u' l
CL Kitakami
' l) Y& G, d; ACL Oi, Shell hits 1 , |! f4 U( W9 B8 q1 `2 v
DD Shimakaze * ]3 y( R! s: c$ N! Q- G+ p, m
DD Fujinami ; T% r2 a7 a, C- Y8 c
DD Kishinami % `7 [5 ~5 u* o3 V: Z
DD Hamanami
; O5 ~" @4 t& TDD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
: ^% @8 ~% ~: @( X" NDD Maikaze, Shell hits 1
& F7 f8 N1 d, {: V) _: U
+ C  N: _. z/ p3 @. _) t5 b4 s; QAllied Ships
! a4 ]  T. q: c! T( ^: b: n( hCV Hornet : C8 y$ X4 w8 D8 j# V. I
CV Intrepid, Shell hits 1, on fire " e- e! `2 `; A( M# w
CVL Princeton ; l% Y) S3 S2 ^' O9 g) o9 p
CVL Belleau Wood, Shell hits 1
3 E6 }4 D9 I- Y6 S, DCVL Cowpens
& J+ I0 X! o) t" C" KCL Chicago
3 s& ?- J5 G" l1 qCL Cleveland . j9 M5 @" }( L0 m! [% j
CL Columbia
! g) E4 T: {; ]' WCA Pensacola 4 u( d: t0 i7 x( c) f
CA Raleigh, Shell hits 2 ( S0 ^1 x) `3 D! {6 r: s% B
DD Boyd
" Y' m( O0 W+ e+ CDD Bradford 6 ^3 ^& x; }2 e( Z- _- H" g: s
DD Brownson, Shell hits 1
' @" B4 \8 e% `2 B7 a" T- l7 t* Y0 d, }, U! g- _9 |3 @

: X# Y/ j2 K9 z3 LThis last USN CVTF was then caght by KB: " i7 s; b4 x/ V, m0 A
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84 % I* W# a- G/ q$ \

9 u7 k( u$ |8 X" U* fJapanese aircraft
0 P3 ?/ q8 d9 Q2 b: q% i9 f) w5 EA6M5 Zeke x 33 * A3 O2 w- ~' g. z7 y
D3A Val x 7
/ p+ z7 A/ I7 [D4Y Judy x 123
2 r' P, u+ u- v" `B5N Kate x 35 ! w: l0 u" g3 q8 X
B6N Jill x 67 $ Q+ L  a% X0 N  ]) Q7 f0 k) O
8 o5 [' V! I) @# `: G! B% N
Allied aircraft
* G$ Z- V% v6 b9 Z7 C, D- y( B1 T5 mF6F Hellcat x 3
; w' ?6 _" m* a7 k/ ~9 J( C2 Z* k% R6 A* X* s
Japanese aircraft losses & x/ L* o2 ?* b& x
A6M5 Zeke: 3 destroyed
7 P% H& f2 ^6 A! K" h) @# R' ?D3A Val: 3 destroyed ; |5 ^' C/ s! D1 \2 C) A
D4Y Judy: 14 destroyed, 22 damaged
  Q! U' `% k( J$ S1 bB5N Kate: 4 destroyed, 18 damaged 2 i, d9 k" O  Q( F$ B! S' S$ f
B6N Jill: 7 destroyed, 21 damaged
6 R& h) S2 |) g4 U; Q" X$ l; `  V6 ]8 R0 U- ?# H& l: X" h
Allied aircraft losses
: l. o; W3 {# H2 d+ ZF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
+ ~& c% d4 z( O, o1 Z* t; [! q" a# ]" M9 L1 `5 j+ O( w% f
Allied Ships   E. I7 K3 x' C9 U5 L
CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage 8 v7 N' Y3 K* V
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 2, on fire
0 O4 g# }0 F. ECV Hornet, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 7, on fire, heavy damage 1 x) Q$ H" e6 X7 D9 a% {
CVL Princeton, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
+ e! X& t- x3 E+ S; z: Q3 UCVL Cowpens, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage , M$ |  A4 B3 [" \
CL Cleveland, Torpedo hits 1
7 @* ?7 g6 A! N+ c7 D. l3 a7 U* P. J
And then by LBA:
/ H6 v) v9 |8 mDay Air attack on TF at 80,84
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Japanese aircraft 1 d( f7 y* c# j5 j3 R
A6M5 Zeke x 16 , U1 ~* i' ?( J2 n. v: e7 M
D3A Val x 14
6 p- u0 @# U: B; X% g) U) nD4Y Judy x 38 . \  V, J" h: u7 b, `& Y) E
B5N Kate x 24 ( U% F0 R# \+ s6 i7 ]3 N
B6N Jill x 3
$ _* ^' e2 [0 e+ ^8 JG3M Nell x 9
# S6 E! y2 R7 {3 j8 A9 D$ ]! m0 @G4M2 Betty x 49 7 t) e3 M- ?6 U; r! n5 A
P1Y Frances x 20 6 I2 R; X+ ^, ~( w/ z$ E
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 51
3 J, \* D! J) p# ]  QKi-84-Ia Frank x 5
  ], N0 ~/ c0 `5 n9 G
6 W7 z* x+ N  B. G+ PAllied aircraft 0 W7 Q" w  u0 ]
no flights
- l7 f4 n9 [+ s, |2 X% J( Q! c) C# ?/ ^
Japanese aircraft losses + N* W: R' g! _! y9 K& \0 O7 H
G3M Nell: 1 damaged
' B) e1 Z. f2 I4 c) g, N* m6 YG4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged - X9 X9 n# K8 `  Z$ D1 Q
P1Y Frances: 3 damaged
' \- ?+ r( z" o$ MKi-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed
# j. F# O' ?$ K$ @7 a, Q/ E8 D" L3 \' q$ T! S
Allied aircraft losses - B6 y) \; v5 `: D( U9 e) t
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
2 v) V8 P2 ^5 V% L+ Y& O* U3 S
+ `( q$ U( O: x" |5 QAllied Ships
& k; A3 m; F2 p* p$ F' U5 fCV Intrepid, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage / Z0 `: I% U1 `$ }; [
CA Raleigh   d- c7 X6 I5 u7 j5 ?
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
" t: D. t$ N. L9 s1 s# gCVL Cowpens, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage / i$ S7 H% G/ ~4 u- J, C
CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage ! G+ `3 j2 C: j! w5 v! T# ^: J
CL Cleveland, Bomb hits 1 / ^* ^! q/ d' L  ]. ~7 M7 K/ d) g
+ C# B% i: m7 E1 N3 B
Secodary strike:
( j7 Z/ f3 @$ u* o1 N, ~. m% MDay Air attack on TF at 80,84
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Japanese aircraft & Y* C0 I' y6 ~: ]: \1 [2 L
A6M5 Zeke x 7
, K+ f2 V1 A* z3 x' |. LD4Y Judy x 36
; q7 B3 j8 ?* D! u5 [* n& AB5N Kate x 5 2 s" z& i9 x# X! T' \
B6N Jill x 8 0 `* m2 O* p% {3 y1 T1 V- `7 P
9 o# G. g3 X; i$ C' {% @
Allied aircraft : d  v; J, H% T6 K! I" F9 L' t
no flights 2 {1 ~6 }# O# `: e

+ w) T- C% T) S. b! {Japanese aircraft losses
+ ^$ j* m% Z3 M2 k0 d: n0 o3 uB5N Kate: 2 damaged 0 Y% @9 `4 d2 [$ u" }/ d
4 e3 ?: O7 ^8 R5 @; H: m3 @% X% U
Allied aircraft losses 4 O, F. G. V* I
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
" F$ t: J) L! E! Z1 q
" R* S# U& @( }2 gAllied Ships ( ~5 f' w8 V# n# N
CV Intrepid, on fire, heavy damage
* A2 e: ^" M. E7 BCVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
/ }) o4 Z2 x$ q/ _" j7 W+ ?
' I3 @+ u& G3 [1 h7 F4 R( [+ [And this one fails to find any more targets:
5 Z8 O0 n" v' U; ]Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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) `1 z+ e: B5 e7 qJapanese aircraft 8 F" ~& ~& f0 b  Q3 k; s
A6M5 Zeke x 3
) C* J) J9 f$ n( CD4Y Judy x 14
2 |9 e* w( ~  l# C8 VB6N Jill x 11
3 d0 m& P" f5 }- ~9 _+ q* L, B& n) _% y6 f8 D
No Japanese losses
0 P( c8 ]/ I; t" L" M& q; r* r5 [  L5 [
LBA Jills: 3 D( V6 Q2 Z7 ?9 t* e
Day Air attack on TF at 77,83 ! J1 a5 N2 S2 H0 x" R
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Japanese aircraft
# p5 e4 o, A$ d6 y& W2 ?# YB6N Jill x 8 # k4 g" B% J9 ~: Z5 @/ J
3 T: f5 |& Q5 R4 j7 \: [# n
No Japanese losses
+ \! s$ \# m9 j1 ]% R0 w8 |0 \4 y% S- o% d" X
Allied Ships
! X$ S* Q7 t' _0 N( i# _CV Bunker Hill, on fire, heavy damage ' Z; E' f: ~0 }
CV Wasp, on fire, heavy damage + e- ~' b% t; G/ h) f5 g( |$ \

1 }# i. H9 h7 l! M5 v5 MAfternoon phase saw KB clouded in so LBA from Kusiae did all the work: ; W4 j8 T, S+ a* n0 X; ?9 j( X
Day Air attack on TF at 79,85
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Japanese aircraft 9 q( |7 @% L, G) c" |2 y. R
G3M Nell x 7
0 d4 \2 w5 ~2 m( PG4M2 Betty x 38 9 E' v; b) i% K* x
P1Y Frances x 14
0 g/ Z5 U% J: W" i) t3 ^- g. \Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 46
7 N$ |" @5 Z% x/ Y) L7 FKi-84-Ia Frank x 5 9 u/ Y4 x$ j  K) d8 I: I

8 B! G( m, |1 p( O  iAllied aircraft , P  `% E4 Q3 n' X
FM-2 Wildcat x 12
/ L2 I3 U) w% Z$ t$ _% }! r7 B, K. L
Japanese aircraft losses 7 ]; ^2 c' e) f& s7 N! G4 X
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged 6 l+ Y) Q' O# Z9 Q# z: s4 u5 ]2 e
G4M2 Betty: 5 destroyed, 28 damaged
$ M" N% G4 l$ x: i! hP1Y Frances: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged 3 T- ^1 `& G8 }0 |/ q( J: k* g
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
4 r9 `6 j* f! C8 H% N3 H0 j) m5 F+ L3 \! r1 D7 k
Allied aircraft losses " y2 ]* C: Q0 P' C3 ?+ W
FM-2 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
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5 m+ c. b( P0 c( aAllied Ships
& T; f. j' J' x6 d; U6 GCVE Savo Island
7 H0 ?4 L" [- eCVE St. Lo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
/ H9 {& H* W* |CVE Kadashan Bay, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
/ |" y7 I1 c7 T- s0 aCVE Petrof Bay # W! _8 W1 W- G3 y/ S
CVE Saginaw Bay, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 2 Q1 |# M. Q& P3 \. w: }
CVE Long Island " t% F, @8 [  _  L& X/ l$ L
CVE Rudyerd Bay
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  z4 h7 S/ O5 N( y  |# ?4 @1 kJills are more successful this time:
8 H7 K1 i+ l' @4 h0 e7 tDay Air attack on TF at 77,83 5 g. I& m% @9 G7 \  ?; p9 W
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Japanese aircraft
6 I0 A( l. R6 C/ z3 lB6N Jill x 8
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  V$ [. k& u3 t/ E- Q; Y9 q3 QNo Japanese losses
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Allied Ships
8 J; _7 c8 A* i1 ]4 Q  H) a' TCVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage , I1 P% h3 C; u2 C# R* e
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+ k; @; @+ ?0 f1 j, }AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/09/44 1 _0 Q+ o3 I% _, ?1 d- \5 [
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By now my subs are in position also:
) [; c: Z* Y7 XLast two sufrace actions find the crippled Franklin and an AO:
; d5 x& x2 v' j  d, r* DNight Time Surface Combat at 78,81 6 e6 T, o% \$ C7 w
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Allied aircraft
, M# |1 ^  r- r1 q1 f3 ?% i, tno flights
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& h" `, A; y) Z* ?Allied aircraft losses ( f* z1 z' [( X
TBM Avenger: 4 destroyed ; ^0 C0 Z1 X0 z! E
SB2C Helldiver: 12 destroyed ! b3 Y$ o5 a+ {' g% s5 i

1 h: i) g$ J6 T- L$ S# G$ a7 ~5 oJapanese Ships
  i+ b; ?/ k% [, X' {  v0 }CA Takao ; z# m0 m. D. U3 g$ P" L
CA Atago
. r- U/ G, e/ V8 G$ kCA Maya * e& {: d# Q# d9 v' J# `* }/ T
CA Chokai 7 e- V  X8 h8 g0 C- O( e' k
CA Myoko ) B5 }5 u: G. y" k5 C
CA Haguro ! C5 @, j, I; z% G) `
CA Nachi & X; I  z' q! i& f+ i7 F9 Z: W
CA Ashigara - r' ^& w& V' p) \& C" r
DD Tamanami
* V1 B# `; r5 K- k/ hDD Suzunami
; I3 M+ H, [! M# b5 ~DD Kuroshio
# @2 ?. c1 h1 X3 e& S! u+ l+ ~DD Oyashio 4 F5 e" m% O' G0 G$ X; S
DD Natsushio
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Allied Ships
1 ]) S* U9 H  V6 xCV Franklin, Shell hits 3, and is sunk & _, l9 N7 t7 a! _; R9 A9 _1 u
DE Whitman, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk % L; M: a9 A0 j6 M( q) T

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' e+ O; q) W* eNight Time Surface Combat, near Namorik at 79,83 6 ~8 _; C3 b4 k6 i: r. O
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* s$ Y. j- K. s/ lCA Aoba 5 k7 d3 a0 {4 t( c/ C) x! ^% s
CA Kinugasa
8 V" w/ Y) F* ?) q& t8 TCA Furutaka . Y: r, M. V2 n9 x" i: J0 B
CA Kako 4 E: Y/ n* C+ f) N
CL Abukuma
7 V3 E7 F9 r) F7 |CL Kuma , l% O* n0 H9 z- e+ r
CL Tama
5 @- K5 K9 f6 o8 [, v9 N! W5 yCL Kiso
4 y8 _$ j( b+ l% @5 L7 t& tCL Yubari
$ S( v6 l- k2 K  ODD Kiyonami # A( H& Z8 F% I/ H6 |# X
DD Yukikaze
& v# A- c# B  {' B* ZDD Isokaze
' o# B$ s1 C  k9 S0 ]DD Shiranuhi
4 J# ]# z$ V) i9 I, }5 PDD Arashi , i, s! J9 z0 I/ o* v! P9 Y

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. a1 v9 X: n, E+ V0 i8 F" LAO 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:
5 n. c# _2 l& [, W2 |" n$ q- CDay Air attack on TF at 79,84
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Japanese aircraft
; O2 p% X" V5 E$ Y+ c! x; TA6M5 Zeke x 5 9 O& u1 @' s3 p" i, P( @  H9 X
B6N Jill x 8 * ]' v9 m4 K$ O  Y
G3M Nell x 3
3 k$ [% J: _' V/ QG4M2 Betty x 31
  i3 S1 _1 D6 T# Z( u5 i4 P! SP1Y Frances x 9 - I! [: Z2 B, }' n$ H# P0 B$ E; S
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 45 # d% }* O0 y$ l+ Z2 n
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 3 ' I1 D8 _" O  E7 E. H0 x
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 14 5 V* n, e( V. }) u7 v1 C" m
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G4M2 Betty: 1 damaged
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; |' u' z- o: X4 D6 m" v- FCVL Independence, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ) G( `6 L: E3 {& U4 J
CV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage " }9 L& M' `8 Y* ?
CV Illustrious, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
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1 m) z7 l6 ]8 j  @9 r. mThere, 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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# X+ k/ g/ k0 a一切都结束了
0 q' I* ]2 F2 f1 f1 J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
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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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