AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/08/44 ( p$ Z# L0 k( E5 q: x V
. `( s2 K5 Y; N2 fDay 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: 6 h" H( T- o4 m
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Night Time Surface Combat at 77,81 - U6 `0 p; T/ h: Y. |+ i
Allied aircraft ; c; b# U# ^* Y5 n$ o' Y0 \
no flights % s9 y% s! O. [; q$ k
Allied aircraft losses ; h% `: ?" o6 r! e: B( g
SOC-3 Seagull: 6 destroyed , y" | A6 B; z- b6 o/ o3 A
2 z- h- j4 u. [, t/ B7 n, q. p r+ {
Japanese Ships : R% d4 ~2 L- {$ e% C0 y: k% m
BB Mutsu 0 X% {! A5 x1 l* k0 Y
BB Yamato 3 ^" L) m3 Y4 _7 N
BB Fuso % k# W6 m7 S+ }4 R7 w' k. S3 ^. X
BB Yamashiro 9 c1 q9 F1 _2 a0 L+ h: L7 G
CL Tatsuta
) a& N$ Y% |: oDD Tanikaze
) p! ~8 M/ g, \! d* iDD Fubuki
# L! i8 g% {, x, N, `* V+ QDD Shinonome 0 s7 S, V1 ~+ e# u1 {) l
DD Usugumo 0 v! b% i8 E/ Y; E" f2 W# I
DD Shirakumo # ?4 o1 i, Q! O+ g2 f5 A
DD Isonami
( [/ |* j! D: {- p; A* ]1 m8 L' [DD Hatsuyuki 6 \# Q! V# J* B$ f$ D5 {* v
DD Uranami
~! m# ]& o7 SDD Akebono . c7 i0 {& a+ D5 D6 x
- i: ^ M2 F& d4 Y, f% L+ k2 J7 qAllied Ships
3 ?) F7 k ?# g$ g+ |* t7 qCL San Francisco, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage ) _+ t$ ?4 w3 I: z' ?( R* A
CA Astoria, Shell hits 23, and is sunk
4 a* k7 L6 u0 @CL Hobart, Shell hits 21, and is sunk 4 g2 d* N* U3 B
CA Concord, Shell hits 29, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
% ^8 B) Y! k- U/ \+ \7 m* nDE Stadtfeld, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
4 k3 C6 [# w/ ~+ }8 [5 K) ?DE Harold C. Thomas, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk & F6 f, l( |$ H9 }/ y/ |
DE Tisdale
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+ l" u- O6 z9 t7 @Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83
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Allied aircraft + `( D* U% U5 l6 E9 p
no flights
1 c: y& f! | @) u! A, g! U/ k5 U h3 Z7 Y. C
Allied aircraft losses
4 M2 L; z3 i9 b# z" e* L. FSOC-3 Seagull: 1 destroyed
3 I! e s* O/ }/ ~$ G$ r4 e% z5 v8 b/ m# Z& z, {! T! w
Japanese Ships
' p' C: e. J5 \- I/ u: ^CA Takao, Shell hits 1 + a3 p# ^. M6 }6 @" k% m
CA Atago, Shell hits 2 0 X, u# x! r- Y$ D1 j; u
CA Maya, Shell hits 2
9 N- w5 A" G& MCA Chokai
4 y5 O" r' x: NCA Myoko
3 s5 E- P1 X0 F* wCA Haguro
1 \. E+ g7 m" b0 f2 z0 dCA Nachi, Shell hits 1
; m6 q7 W( y1 g( v7 hCA Ashigara, Shell hits 1 ' O" l. q2 C/ y: _. C4 R
DD Yugumo, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
$ S9 T9 c! q2 \' {' P1 vDD Tamanami
& v( @. y1 ^& L1 V. P8 YDD Suzunami / }5 l% `4 R- B
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1
6 T& _! Q' O6 g' WDD Oyashio
9 H. T3 u" l0 lDD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Allied Ships % |" v. r2 N r
CVE Santee
3 R, L+ T7 M2 b$ R5 R4 ACVE Manila Bay
2 N: ~+ R0 @! s$ F* [- ECVE Natoma Bay ; [/ d: |9 Q/ ^! F T
CVE Gambier Bay
3 X7 f, B: R. |$ l3 @" \3 yCVE Nehenta Bay
]9 r# \2 u3 L( N9 E9 _CVE Ommaney Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire
( P2 @# k, k7 VCL Montpelier, Shell hits 3
% v! R: E! F! ?9 p1 hCL Mobile, Shell hits 25, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk # V7 ]& D, r$ F1 A1 M
CA Salt Lake City
/ [' i6 B; I0 C! U! W/ g, c8 eDD Ammen
+ d7 `3 `/ S* T3 KDD Anthony, Shell hits 1
- M- D. g0 r3 a' w* cDD Aulick, Shell hits 1
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83 5 \' n: A: f# C& }: V
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Japanese Ships / \% X/ @) x. C, H, n5 m2 ^
CA Takao, Shell hits 1 & N' L" g! f& S* M; P
CA Atago # b, t# b) O- Z+ f) { ]8 }) A1 O
CA Maya
1 X7 g5 R- d/ q( Y4 e" G6 cCA Chokai
6 f5 G8 {/ l5 b) M* yCA Myoko 4 E3 ]- d# j* F# |( j( Z
CA Haguro
8 d- V) {# i' U$ MCA Nachi
0 W+ ?6 Z- n+ \! i; C1 k5 C8 yCA Ashigara
C; v' U# ]; z& z9 xDD Yugumo, on fire, heavy damage
' o5 I5 F( y( ^& P4 w/ tDD Tamanami
, o' { ]$ o) _4 `DD Suzunami
/ m2 N$ v, Y2 @/ J+ FDD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1
% O2 U0 m, V" _1 R& m2 H! iDD Oyashio
! s4 y2 g0 e! a1 b0 ]DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire 1 D7 C1 G( K1 Q5 a4 v8 P: _
7 [7 A' R& ~1 @Allied Ships : X, ^0 l- f- F
CVE Petrof Bay i" y% t% u# y7 G4 v+ K
CVE Savo Island 5 f e) T7 t0 D$ ~; O( S
CVE Rudyerd Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire 5 h8 Z$ `2 ~2 R1 E) G9 ~* V
CVE St. Lo
6 }( ~7 R4 P9 X6 s, J8 c+ \CVE Kadashan Bay
4 H" W4 I O) tCVE Saginaw Bay
5 M7 y) v& c( k1 r; ^* rCVE Long Island 6 k7 W3 u& _/ F
CA Vincennes
, z5 w# C$ W( Y9 d0 y0 OCA Wichita
5 i. H) @/ ]" u' l9 N0 C. aCA Boston
9 `/ X+ E. V. S( g5 QCL Boise
2 ?! C$ L# T( y; @6 U& S, dDE Bangust
& ~4 X0 l' u8 }4 P$ e UDE Baron, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage * h- _. N& Z/ l6 ^1 L7 P! n; Z
DE Levy
& h% b3 T4 J5 }# F) jDE McConnell
4 R% X! |$ ?9 K, M) P/ q
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84
6 m2 u) ^2 H2 E- H' r! q, D/ ^) n0 ?& ]' Z' }; }% K: d* e9 U
Allied aircraft ; [, n/ ^. D8 F/ o. t2 e
no flights
# x4 c$ W# u+ j% `3 c* k
/ F6 y+ Y7 I9 x8 d. n8 \Allied aircraft losses f) h' R) H; h( g( j( m/ q
FM-2 Wildcat: 11 destroyed
; ]; ~4 u. o7 A3 JTBM Avenger: 1 destroyed
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0 [% A- [" m0 V: AJapanese Ships
3 R( _# {7 s# `# h" i$ I% VCA Tone , I6 k% j8 k m) h E0 B4 b
CA Chikuma 0 i& K$ K* S8 _' W% p2 W2 i* \
CL Nagara, Shell hits 1
, e' B( z1 H. }* _) d+ ~4 `1 jCL Isuzu
# _) c2 B0 U8 G1 n2 gCL Natori
* O/ |9 ^5 T5 f0 M% K5 C/ @( k& o+ nCL Yura
' ]0 s. f* t1 D( M( a: V+ D8 `$ FCL Kitakami
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DD Shimakaze 3 D: A+ ?+ l* m" ?" E) y# _) L. f4 X
DD Fujinami, Shell hits 1 ( e' F4 ~, [1 k5 _# j7 n% O8 Z
DD Kishinami
( N1 d( B9 X; y0 |8 j% W; oDD Hamanami
/ f0 p! S& L7 j! p$ BDD Hayashio, Shell hits 1 + v" [7 f( q7 O8 m1 o8 |
DD Maikaze
5 M, f: P- n7 a* x% X+ W8 S A! ~' ^; U2 P m% m
Allied Ships , a% y( d, ?8 I# ?
CVE Prince William ! n0 j2 [" J+ ~- I
CVE Barnes, Shell hits 2 + v; S. t& z1 d3 i8 Z
CVE Anzio, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 8 w( S1 W% q5 e
CVE Liscome Bay, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk ' j3 H# ~8 q; T! [9 \
DE Bebas, Shell hits 8, and is sunk + z' c3 ]+ F+ C5 P
DE Brackett, Shell hits 1 $ c+ F. ]- f) G+ S
DE Cabana, Shell hits 13, and is sunk ) z. L9 d# C8 {' K6 W& D) X8 f/ j
DE Canfield, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk ! W6 ^0 v# d* m a
DE Carlson, Shell hits 1, on fire
2 \) d8 a! K/ }% c; WAO Brazos 5 u' B+ e" K! o+ p/ s
AO Kanawha 0 S6 q6 V! B- ~9 [3 i
AO Neches, Shell hits 1 , m' K: Z m+ c o) Q- g$ [
AO Tappahanock
9 ?* w' F6 M+ D3 a/ {9 e. qAO Suamico , Y0 i M3 d0 _
AO Millicoma 3 B% ^2 [& {7 M7 @% `: \/ x* n
AO Saranac
5 x/ e, n* }, x3 gAO Saugatuck
" e7 N3 `# F0 I R$ x' W2 XAE Pyro
( a0 I) Z/ i( }AE Henry L. Hoyt
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84 5 C6 q; x, H2 n
* H+ j, e" F4 W( R0 Q( bJapanese Ships
4 a& V" o( p% h( [6 W3 c/ jCA Tone
1 R) x; c3 b1 |CA Chikuma
" y; C2 L2 _4 Q/ F0 DCL Nagara
; Y! f5 }4 D: A& |7 s( |CL Isuzu % T* b+ r ]/ A k) s: k$ \
CL Natori 5 Z* z7 |0 V* Q1 v
CL Yura
* [3 j# q% M& i( DCL Kitakami
$ u/ R F2 m" Q3 p. C7 D* v0 E+ _CL Oi 8 r e g- M! Q) q' m
DD Shimakaze
: ~* k* ~5 J* v1 A/ _* pDD Fujinami
# M: W4 h" Y6 oDD Kishinami ( V3 l5 J% m8 e) M
DD Hamanami 7 u3 ]0 C- D- c* A, L+ \
DD Hayashio + n5 R' L' I: j; _
DD Maikaze
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Allied Ships + x+ Q" S9 I, v. a5 g' u
DE Samuel S. Miles, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
+ T6 h) s: R" D: CDE Osterhaus, Shell hits 50, and is sunk " m* n8 X! S0 H; N { ^: p, |
DE Parks, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
4 a8 L2 D9 B0 X) ^4 T# r) NDE Riddle, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
- N+ i& j4 F8 S0 uAO Cache
' V: G- ?1 A( s7 R @0 C1 FAO Schuylkill, Shell hits 7, on fire
- U2 L3 w+ O/ k! I, d0 t( qAO Cossatot
- y/ Q6 Z2 ?: ?' e! ^4 }AO Chepachet 9 a+ H. e. x* l* b1 {& ?; Y" l2 I M" V n
AE Jacob Riis, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk + b& K9 b6 d: r6 E
AE John P. Gaines, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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) X4 w$ n# W. @) @' D+ G$ ~, e- eNight Time Surface Combat at 78,84 ; V1 {* z" h) ?) u3 m4 p
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Japanese Ships
- u u3 T. I( ]CA Tone 2 S- f- f& [! r* l& t+ u; X
CA Chikuma 2 R; c }6 W& @ u
CL Nagara, Shell hits 3, on fire
' \0 y1 X/ P3 w) y' u3 OCL Isuzu
4 P: s" a i' m' _6 S- o3 VCL Natori
% V$ T- h5 i a$ V, cCL Yura, Shell hits 1, on fire ! }, ^% h$ e4 a
CL Kitakami ' ]8 Z' T5 H* s1 G+ P/ j* e% u
CL Oi, Shell hits 1 6 ^! m7 N6 b1 g4 e) L X
DD Shimakaze
) L4 i3 {7 i0 U3 j4 ~2 WDD Fujinami 1 S: _& j P5 R: \
DD Kishinami & o. w7 o: c; k/ ?) @% \ q
DD Hamanami # r7 @3 ^7 z3 X. s2 y, c1 `7 Q% [& l' d
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
2 ?$ l" r1 V( lDD Maikaze, Shell hits 1 0 V9 H9 L1 Q+ L
1 h3 u# G$ V+ @4 V
Allied Ships
, y/ B3 Z( i6 X: O2 E6 j9 K) HCV Hornet % J. V( r3 ~. b! d/ v. o5 \1 W8 E
CV Intrepid, Shell hits 1, on fire ; y6 C) R E+ ?1 X
CVL Princeton
- |! m9 {' E+ Z9 T: f+ \CVL Belleau Wood, Shell hits 1
$ U6 z/ H. y; h" @5 DCVL Cowpens
2 o3 |' [2 _5 Q2 v0 E1 WCL Chicago
0 H' y3 O# E& W5 M/ m4 t8 ~CL Cleveland 5 o# M* _* t2 q: ?; O
CL Columbia / \) k% L/ }, D& O
CA Pensacola . H& w; }! I& F6 B
CA Raleigh, Shell hits 2 1 F5 u3 V) O$ ^& @1 }: O
DD Boyd ( d6 B4 @' m5 J4 d+ M" r f
DD Bradford
/ X! w; u# G. P/ d5 A+ ^! Z9 {, ADD Brownson, Shell hits 1 2 B$ I7 B6 `# t3 n4 r3 I0 S' Q/ g
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This last USN CVTF was then caght by KB:
' N& M5 g- C! F% I* ^, MDay Air attack on TF at 80,84 / v0 N4 Q, A' g4 \5 p9 l
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Japanese aircraft
2 y# f" f( Z0 b: \A6M5 Zeke x 33 8 g2 [" S# C# u6 i+ M+ }' C
D3A Val x 7 8 z7 b! { B% b: {% u
D4Y Judy x 123
J2 t$ Q, ]$ w* p" UB5N Kate x 35
* r( N; v7 A# [3 G% KB6N Jill x 67
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6 a* \6 ?) M8 ^Allied aircraft $ T9 D0 O! Z: K0 ]; g& K4 W
F6F Hellcat x 3 & B1 h+ K# T7 y9 k% P: ^
p" V& k% k7 y" N$ k. N
Japanese aircraft losses ! c; {" C# K F4 M% {' l$ p$ T$ d
A6M5 Zeke: 3 destroyed
( d- S$ H$ t, ]3 g; ^3 ?. |D3A Val: 3 destroyed
' w" |6 _! D; j6 {7 WD4Y Judy: 14 destroyed, 22 damaged 0 @1 X; Q' `9 L5 g% t/ U5 ~: K# K
B5N Kate: 4 destroyed, 18 damaged
! [, p9 ?# t' HB6N Jill: 7 destroyed, 21 damaged
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, s) a- M) H* LAllied aircraft losses 1 X* m; E! q5 a) c& F3 r" w
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed ; i) M8 C$ ?$ ]* S, n& M& [4 M! b
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Allied Ships 2 o- o& [0 S5 Y3 u6 q
CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage / ^2 e# b8 B% P+ k- }; W
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 2, on fire
1 z8 x4 f! P6 \: \5 J5 v D1 o! {CV Hornet, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
. W% H8 k L, a# r7 \CVL Princeton, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage 7 t |2 N% I# i" H; E0 T# `- Y
CVL Cowpens, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
) ]% K* v$ D4 r! cCL Cleveland, Torpedo hits 1 . @/ \0 u: `! p
: q- z. S/ F* y% K8 Y$ c. OAnd then by LBA:
! o k. G9 T$ ?. [; SDay Air attack on TF at 80,84 * L8 t) o2 B2 L G' g7 |
& S' j/ {! N8 q) | jJapanese aircraft
% i- E7 Z6 W: A o, D* iA6M5 Zeke x 16
& K1 s E) l8 [D3A Val x 14 , f/ u% A2 V4 C$ Q- v/ u1 i% u
D4Y Judy x 38
/ A# p% a& l2 `# o) p* k+ lB5N Kate x 24
, v7 M8 C& `; p5 BB6N Jill x 3 $ \3 t' S1 \: O7 |$ W% T! O
G3M Nell x 9 ' k6 X- H0 e, f( B. O" f
G4M2 Betty x 49 / m0 P: e. N! Q$ \6 l
P1Y Frances x 20
' R* j( r$ j+ p+ wKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 51
2 [! ?+ ~1 i. { U( }4 Y- [% NKi-84-Ia Frank x 5
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. @4 k( g7 F2 r% U* \Allied aircraft P- t1 e$ y6 J3 {1 ?
no flights 2 A0 a& a) o( W) Q( m
1 }$ v. `- M( A& tJapanese aircraft losses 4 c3 l4 h% E2 ^6 X: Y
G3M Nell: 1 damaged
6 P8 D4 k) Q2 N6 jG4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged 3 \ H0 Y2 w, q3 h4 n' o( k5 y! @
P1Y Frances: 3 damaged
; ~+ U4 _$ l5 S& m$ Z' g- cKi-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed 3 D/ }1 t8 O7 s0 m/ x2 h0 e8 k
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Allied aircraft losses 2 v2 _# n( \/ l! D
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed % j$ ^1 I2 n5 W' t+ M+ Z g( ^0 r
+ L' A* L- E/ y* bAllied Ships ( [4 W3 ?$ [0 ?
CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
# Z# S& ^* @& Y0 j! gCA Raleigh
" X, \0 P9 x# k' HCVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
3 C2 p/ _. C8 a' ?" }2 u1 N6 m0 QCVL Cowpens, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
; A4 c3 X% h2 kCVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage $ E7 e5 ^, E& [8 _
CL Cleveland, Bomb hits 1
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Secodary strike:
: \/ }" e* k. Y `) ZDay Air attack on TF at 80,84
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Japanese aircraft
9 q+ D8 @) I! l- @! l2 P, W6 @% _A6M5 Zeke x 7
0 n$ m$ [7 ^# M( n9 d4 ^, b6 k; kD4Y Judy x 36
( l3 X1 i3 s" l2 z* g; S) O8 J3 [B5N Kate x 5
1 S; c! y4 u( s/ FB6N Jill x 8
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+ e6 N" z! E1 O2 kAllied aircraft
( @8 @, m; [: Q5 M# _6 K; p9 P3 Cno flights 7 z$ M3 |! ?- K9 p7 p; i+ _! W
+ L2 F' F) d- Q- Y9 Q" f( l
Japanese aircraft losses
, m. o+ n- A' N, u2 oB5N Kate: 2 damaged # S7 F: g i- x+ T/ `
8 f$ j( L- h: F- x0 W
Allied aircraft losses ) c' S. w; m- m, H3 D# N) j
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed : N3 H$ [: X5 U' N: S) _$ c
3 l: g) ~$ G P6 d: i
Allied Ships 2 f2 A$ u8 W3 l/ B& s
CV Intrepid, on fire, heavy damage
$ t2 |1 F' ]4 d' VCVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 6 M" i* n, h9 |( I' A+ e4 q
! N9 g$ Z1 Y aAnd this one fails to find any more targets: ; I5 o: Y+ @" m7 U" a2 f
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84 0 R0 l+ W1 \& K7 ^! V: t7 M
: B J# d4 l' W& Y V+ xJapanese aircraft
- E; n$ U$ g* r) B/ N8 k! e" \A6M5 Zeke x 3
/ l0 |3 b, m4 }1 b' \! o: j' CD4Y Judy x 14
- u: D) ~) G2 E. ]0 n% o1 D' |B6N Jill x 11
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No Japanese losses $ _3 ]- A0 w' H* L! Z# P: y1 Y/ _
: M5 G3 n* b: S
LBA Jills: 2 q; J4 R2 k# l. {# K
Day Air attack on TF at 77,83
: V3 T4 q: U3 ^# F& r% E
) y1 T3 J) f; SJapanese aircraft 0 V, s6 a7 t# r0 K
B6N Jill x 8 3 J; L9 Y! v$ t8 Y- l8 o
2 Q( R. ~" T8 MNo Japanese losses
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Allied Ships
Z: J9 i% p, TCV Bunker Hill, on fire, heavy damage
! q9 f, g7 \+ [! `8 k* KCV Wasp, on fire, heavy damage % `/ S( @0 z5 u' n
. u& r8 i8 R) O, |& v" k6 o: uAfternoon phase saw KB clouded in so LBA from Kusiae did all the work: ; w; m" w7 l6 X/ Q9 _
Day Air attack on TF at 79,85
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Japanese aircraft 2 [5 } Q `. v4 d; f
G3M Nell x 7 ; I f& {9 H: j% n
G4M2 Betty x 38
B) @+ P1 B0 A+ c, mP1Y Frances x 14 3 v: q4 q9 B( P% a( r( r
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 46
4 w8 I8 k; }! |% z* j* WKi-84-Ia Frank x 5
9 s& u& z2 Z( s) Q5 C/ @4 y, |8 F& ?% i1 [
Allied aircraft
/ s3 B5 ?7 |+ \" ^1 A* |1 LFM-2 Wildcat x 12
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Japanese aircraft losses - a" Y% W7 x, I5 a
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged ! W, g6 V; d+ X4 H: [* T' L- l
G4M2 Betty: 5 destroyed, 28 damaged
3 H: y- m" P- p0 w+ M* xP1Y Frances: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged 6 m: q( Z, j; y4 f4 `
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged ' q" q1 k. l: }3 a8 Y) o# F
u2 i! L6 N& jAllied aircraft losses s& v. S, ^1 l: d# i
FM-2 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
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) }) i: I; o% i/ ^% J. ?Allied Ships ' L+ G9 G: i* G; w
CVE Savo Island
; r" R' d; ?: b! C' b3 ~CVE St. Lo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 3 n" [+ q! j- R7 z: [6 `, @
CVE Kadashan Bay, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
3 Q! n) a# k( L* H: @3 b6 _CVE Petrof Bay ! b% `8 B3 v4 @" r' }
CVE Saginaw Bay, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
: }9 C3 n. Z8 B0 ^. Y- ^- ^CVE Long Island # l! V) t' d7 ^
CVE Rudyerd Bay & ]1 W4 a" y5 u" V
3 g3 C/ y7 g L: SJills are more successful this time: ; |9 o' ^; O1 b% @ K$ ~4 L
Day Air attack on TF at 77,83
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Japanese aircraft 9 G. ]' y4 j( ]- u, ?, `
B6N Jill x 8 9 D$ L2 `: K' S% c) u h; h
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No Japanese losses ' w% j2 B8 V7 T& v
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5 }+ k! w2 [ K0 W9 yCVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage c- J6 R! o) S8 Q+ }6 i
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/09/44
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By now my subs are in position also: , j$ Z3 v9 b& d4 E
Last two sufrace actions find the crippled Franklin and an AO: o: V# z. N6 y9 J4 t& a3 ?+ X$ `
Night Time Surface Combat at 78,81
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Allied aircraft
" ~& E2 K; d3 [% Kno flights ' b6 O7 S" w$ P6 T
* U, K |4 u* Q( ?- w M$ @) U0 SAllied aircraft losses
( K2 n+ [) H" \3 p1 ^TBM Avenger: 4 destroyed
" w* ?) h6 P5 w- NSB2C Helldiver: 12 destroyed m. C& B& Q9 N! J) Y( G/ Y
+ R5 p$ x+ g: X2 l* K
Japanese Ships
2 P+ @% o- w% s1 e4 S% E/ F! _4 YCA Takao
0 |, v3 v# S. g0 RCA Atago 0 v" l# }, I3 L4 _9 V
CA Maya
. ^5 x; o2 b+ p( l8 {8 g5 O! `' [CA Chokai 9 i+ e* i) X/ [
CA Myoko
9 s- {2 W+ k" R' e/ VCA Haguro
. V4 ^. G; a( k( S0 `' l. O3 yCA Nachi
a/ W. G/ D, T+ n$ B; \CA Ashigara
T4 k9 ~$ F9 c( RDD Tamanami + m7 q8 o0 e8 l+ P
DD Suzunami
2 F$ y# P: [) uDD Kuroshio : h9 ^/ ?" C; L# l1 ]3 I
DD Oyashio 0 n+ B r* e4 H( y1 P8 a! I( @
DD Natsushio
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Allied Ships
9 e; F$ h3 _# c G3 S" |: @0 [CV Franklin, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
0 r" e1 w1 X+ N0 H9 JDE Whitman, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
6 \% u; v% X/ f) G K; y' o# Y& C! H0 N) u& x, S( g$ J4 K1 z
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Namorik at 79,83 + N+ |/ D- D& I
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Japanese Ships / {9 `/ N0 J& [4 Z) X; S; g& G
CA Aoba 6 c% B+ d6 \/ B
CA Kinugasa
6 `& K4 r2 P3 z6 ]& j+ x: PCA Furutaka ) e1 g2 i! c) T1 |" e4 C3 u
CA Kako % _# z4 V C( I2 T8 ?; w
CL Abukuma 5 j# \' ?% c( F/ z
CL Kuma
% y0 d8 `! J9 g( G1 e2 Q% L: YCL Tama
: X2 V* z6 H3 Z) x$ |CL Kiso
; ~0 e3 ^9 @; P2 G& zCL Yubari
" \/ Z2 a' {5 H* k7 Y: `" e$ y5 N2 \DD Kiyonami
& C/ A( O3 |5 `" U$ E: KDD Yukikaze ' q9 o9 b2 A6 v" ?7 x& v$ X
DD Isokaze - N/ p8 u( }, y; q3 d" Z( ^
DD Shiranuhi
) `, o% Z% Q1 r$ ZDD Arashi $ d+ f V) L5 ^+ T8 B% x+ G
; o# I4 L- `$ h i1 SAllied Ships 3 P4 x8 z/ f9 B9 A9 H% m2 F, Z
AO Schuylkill, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
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8 A/ {' _6 }$ y) c, X% m& VThe only air strike of the day was once again from Kusiae and it delivered a coup de grace to the CVs: 9 p) ?$ P$ z, y( w2 B
Day Air attack on TF at 79,84
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& `* n9 h% R3 h% D+ dJapanese aircraft
3 l$ F5 k% h' ~3 Z1 h) K. ZA6M5 Zeke x 5 8 z! k6 H2 f ?: I# F
B6N Jill x 8 |/ `: P! u8 x& S
G3M Nell x 3
1 B) Z& V2 \: R! _- @ MG4M2 Betty x 31 % z# R4 A/ L9 U" e% t( e
P1Y Frances x 9
6 o; }2 `1 y9 p4 c' W1 _6 {Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 45
7 t$ u4 @/ a) N& [7 \Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 3 / D% W! r7 l6 n- U0 G
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 14
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. {- x9 t. D# b! n3 ~: G2 u% N8 UJapanese aircraft losses 6 x6 x6 Y& R& {, z- j6 E
G4M2 Betty: 1 damaged
4 r4 P- A9 d) y$ d/ h
! [3 b" u" d* {7 C1 {6 A# PAllied Ships & j6 M; l& R. A( Y
CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
l+ H9 W4 ^4 m0 QCV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage - }5 \, g3 J" X( m% z0 ~. ]
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. 3 ]- ^+ L$ r# w' e ^
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一切都结束了' T7 C0 [' ^0 m7 v# p+ Y" `
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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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