AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/08/44 ! d3 r2 e( D; z+ 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: ~# ]5 P4 `0 ?- `2 i4 o
3 L5 `. f! r, i- f3 _# f7 I* UNight Time Surface Combat at 77,81
: y) F6 w+ w8 d' Q6 V$ N9 IAllied aircraft / m) s; ]# D9 q% e0 }. U: l
no flights + p O" g6 s8 @6 u
Allied aircraft losses
5 G) U' M5 o' G- U+ _" s1 iSOC-3 Seagull: 6 destroyed 0 m( y: W3 X0 N
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Japanese Ships " d$ [2 d5 I0 G# S z3 s N
BB Mutsu
- \; C! D% W0 f: \$ hBB Yamato
m( h* a* E5 F6 sBB Fuso - C, a8 L6 L* Y, }5 d2 _2 p8 A
BB Yamashiro
2 S& v1 V* q2 B O/ GCL Tatsuta ) @/ ~2 f1 ^+ V* o# P
DD Tanikaze
( d; T2 h0 b$ \0 l3 m8 o' ?DD Fubuki
) S/ h; I, J4 d: s: fDD Shinonome
% i! t( a9 G: x. C- }. ?DD Usugumo , D' o) S% [( `% a, f! L
DD Shirakumo 1 b7 U, a/ x. D* Q) R) K7 f
DD Isonami # C( {$ I9 H- Z0 W
DD Hatsuyuki
, O, q N4 |6 K" r8 y9 ODD Uranami ( Y6 Y& v% M3 L0 b& R$ m0 I
DD Akebono + S) L, _+ [7 }/ l' o1 R% v; b
/ a; f5 z# \( h/ P9 M2 G9 pAllied Ships
+ t3 X( q9 x; R- H4 X$ _CL San Francisco, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage . `! \# e. E% m. P3 u: o
CA Astoria, Shell hits 23, and is sunk / f3 j# C- ?0 s4 A" D, l- F
CL Hobart, Shell hits 21, and is sunk 3 D6 e% e7 O; w6 y7 a
CA Concord, Shell hits 29, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 0 m- }0 _( b/ a) W8 I: s
DE Stadtfeld, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage % E# n5 G# O+ I2 q, I
DE Harold C. Thomas, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
; j& M% e" ?. b o7 \" P- d' o4 _DE Tisdale
7 F6 L( ?9 B0 `. @' U) l: {) h& S3 Q" J
Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83 / ?+ h8 u# d o' \2 E4 F0 G% D
7 O; n& w7 E* ?; Z( sAllied aircraft
# n% D- Q5 p. p+ V+ {% gno flights & C4 a5 T2 d& Q/ w
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Allied aircraft losses # M6 H4 y0 s* E" m+ t9 w( }
SOC-3 Seagull: 1 destroyed " Y& o+ b# p- f/ W# Z2 u( c6 l
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Japanese Ships
, D. m, n% j+ b& q& `CA Takao, Shell hits 1
6 x2 Z" n) d+ ~# `7 lCA Atago, Shell hits 2 - B+ v( l' S# x( E0 V3 h# E
CA Maya, Shell hits 2
0 E4 S) C; {$ [: J: e6 E ICA Chokai 2 {2 i9 h: P% N/ {' f( z/ X
CA Myoko
& Z; {5 {) W: N* \1 s7 m5 W' l3 D2 ECA Haguro
5 K4 ?. A, T; S' v' O( nCA Nachi, Shell hits 1 " D$ o) G2 K4 D6 P: V
CA Ashigara, Shell hits 1
' {5 w! Z2 m8 L2 R$ ]# V% SDD Yugumo, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage % F- I/ `' H1 U* f: ^1 Q
DD Tamanami : L |/ A2 q, M
DD Suzunami * R+ L" `# |) f
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1
3 [ H! [1 F* w8 {* z& b1 {DD Oyashio
+ ^4 Q2 ]) g3 j5 q: e" PDD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire - u4 u; \8 p. k' }5 C" h: V
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Allied Ships 0 Z4 g3 M6 s# g6 `- {5 A; y
CVE Santee - ~% W$ P+ |6 }6 c" N
CVE Manila Bay . \) h' x- ?1 E/ N. ^( {7 J
CVE Natoma Bay , u1 z: V* Y) Y7 s4 y ?* e4 S! D+ {
CVE Gambier Bay % |5 G2 i3 d' ^: F+ g$ @
CVE Nehenta Bay
' \- t! C: c) L$ D+ ~) t; nCVE Ommaney Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire 9 K" b U4 T4 @4 a
CL Montpelier, Shell hits 3 . E1 J! q* `7 { E8 \0 s% f
CL Mobile, Shell hits 25, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk ; O. n8 B# g8 k3 l
CA Salt Lake City " z d5 O2 ?1 I' M
DD Ammen & m' i, ~ B0 v) R- |" B6 v$ M
DD Anthony, Shell hits 1
7 S9 r2 V j9 s( aDD Aulick, Shell hits 1 : P" E1 m+ T- b% W
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9 f2 K4 r) }% ?+ D# KNight Time Surface Combat at 78,83 * e5 Q. |& _ ]0 c
' i' p# c' {/ v$ @7 D% YJapanese Ships
( l( s1 l9 M7 ?2 C) f7 sCA Takao, Shell hits 1 ' S4 }3 h f* l s$ d! b
CA Atago $ b7 e: P2 ]5 b6 V. e: l
CA Maya
( K: z" n( k. ~CA Chokai
+ ~: H! o6 X+ d5 d9 n/ H! X5 T3 M5 rCA Myoko
T( D6 ?) T2 u; f1 }. W8 FCA Haguro
8 Z, f, E! g4 l6 w: ^CA Nachi
5 ^* x4 S& g9 g7 @2 o7 kCA Ashigara 3 h$ {6 V# C8 p
DD Yugumo, on fire, heavy damage 0 K3 K1 @2 W4 P4 a5 }2 |2 @
DD Tamanami 9 y7 @; `% j- N5 F! r
DD Suzunami + `2 a! w; A! h/ |$ s# i4 e
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1
4 X7 w# {: H# A; r; t" gDD Oyashio . z" o/ u c. T q
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire
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7 w; H y7 u- Q; v; M/ ~/ LAllied Ships
$ j i y; f0 l8 P6 W/ jCVE Petrof Bay . s6 Z1 j2 n( H" ]) D; h
CVE Savo Island
7 S. Z9 Q( k8 J4 |. o( hCVE Rudyerd Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire
# I, [7 p# M& ^* S. H( m0 v1 [CVE St. Lo * |. J+ u0 p4 S% X9 B1 Z
CVE Kadashan Bay
3 p! [6 F3 o; Y9 m" jCVE Saginaw Bay
% v. Z3 @+ d* r- T5 e/ ^CVE Long Island 0 G+ R0 I, p) g' h5 {: a0 N7 N P/ H
CA Vincennes
' S: X4 h7 A& q9 GCA Wichita ( r( n# [& A7 R0 A3 P1 n% w
CA Boston ' b) h0 j. A0 I2 `- H
CL Boise
( K# p+ a" A8 G* M9 dDE Bangust ; T% ?- p" \4 n; `! W
DE Baron, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ) P4 A* C: X8 ?1 x i( D" c C: V
DE Levy 1 w- [6 g# T3 H
DE McConnell 4 K: ~2 b6 x/ i6 T0 V% a5 e
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6 J' F6 e( e- M* oNight Time Surface Combat at 78,84 6 q6 r9 X3 Q% h$ R6 ~
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Allied aircraft 1 z! d9 @$ ~6 e! s
no flights 9 B- z {. N4 @ k
) n, R% a- ^! K3 J! mAllied aircraft losses 8 a0 y2 o" J# S: p/ I, ^
FM-2 Wildcat: 11 destroyed
; b9 l% P) W7 nTBM Avenger: 1 destroyed
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) [ {5 E3 _+ ]( G* [: A( R9 {Japanese Ships
; l+ P2 g3 T. M- i: Q' s* e5 kCA Tone 4 `) b. J7 n2 \) i* m9 ^
CA Chikuma
' c% L: {0 v) q: W$ N4 C- _CL Nagara, Shell hits 1 ) z* ]. S: H0 v& B
CL Isuzu
0 p! d3 F' x& E" [' HCL Natori # }, e* l3 k5 {' r8 h8 H2 K
CL Yura % ^7 }+ {6 g3 H& b' w
CL Kitakami
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6 @! a. d. k% [1 t9 a; vDD Shimakaze 9 f1 O! }" I, t$ L
DD Fujinami, Shell hits 1
% Z; S+ F" x2 U* HDD Kishinami
* W; B6 J; `/ L2 G% `% nDD Hamanami
4 X I" c, [5 d+ h+ U) S' PDD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
! q$ ?4 l9 @% ?6 ?% I6 sDD Maikaze 9 l5 @' y3 u; X/ k- S8 K" M( [
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Allied Ships ) F& I! T3 p8 ~
CVE Prince William
9 H& J" n7 D; \4 lCVE Barnes, Shell hits 2 ! b- q& B) K" d
CVE Anzio, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 7 U& t6 W I+ M7 n
CVE Liscome Bay, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
3 t. x" M5 t+ f) ]* MDE Bebas, Shell hits 8, and is sunk 6 E* m1 e$ S; O: c$ P; S$ {6 M% U3 M
DE Brackett, Shell hits 1 3 l0 Y# R5 _% r% J
DE Cabana, Shell hits 13, and is sunk ! h# \- v4 J6 e* V/ k0 N# V8 ?' o# y
DE Canfield, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk }( o5 N: G! |; R% P
DE Carlson, Shell hits 1, on fire
- `: G2 d8 c# n7 D! oAO Brazos 1 o8 T7 T3 R( B5 B- S
AO Kanawha : J/ M1 F/ k" P2 `4 w0 G; n
AO Neches, Shell hits 1
* n, y% B C4 I# V& Z8 eAO Tappahanock ' _( `: U& h7 R7 W2 S( h! v1 F
AO Suamico
6 N. ?( v. M) K6 ~& gAO Millicoma 3 v$ U6 } |$ L- r$ y: C
AO Saranac
; x8 N J4 N3 g# W5 x# Y3 fAO Saugatuck 8 O9 L9 h N: t! h* x& I4 R- A
AE Pyro ( v* p, X% U o9 |9 N1 J2 Z9 P
AE Henry L. Hoyt * K- H8 Z9 R3 u% A) i9 I/ U
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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3 {/ {* h/ X2 m6 y- k$ E) F1 sJapanese Ships 9 u, C1 d) @: N
CA Tone , e+ x' t0 h( _5 e9 x5 N4 ]
CA Chikuma 1 C5 M0 ?+ W+ \
CL Nagara 1 {- Y5 }% E* P, r
CL Isuzu
' }% _5 C1 L6 d0 U8 @$ O1 nCL Natori
* V$ G: e1 I2 T$ s$ B3 f' v4 t+ WCL Yura # I- k. f0 T# I+ y
CL Kitakami
3 E; l/ v: v6 M: L) rCL Oi [& X, y; w5 Z3 R! U% O
DD Shimakaze
5 H) p1 u4 B) G2 P) h2 r8 {DD Fujinami 9 i" g4 y8 F: T' C6 a
DD Kishinami * |5 J6 n p( G0 c
DD Hamanami
- L# t/ B: z/ o9 X, VDD Hayashio
v4 i! S9 _- ?DD Maikaze
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# S0 V& Q1 {& q5 `& rAllied Ships ' \# u( `# X" \2 b6 \- m+ h+ [& G
DE Samuel S. Miles, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
- P: d* j. D% x Z- GDE Osterhaus, Shell hits 50, and is sunk ( L- k! ~2 p5 Z$ G7 u
DE Parks, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
. H# E5 ~( B' KDE Riddle, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
3 _2 }2 `4 g3 M6 o6 xAO Cache / V! S5 K% e) Z" o
AO Schuylkill, Shell hits 7, on fire 8 Z4 g+ ]8 A* l* R" w2 A9 k! E# _
AO Cossatot
( n- g" P& w4 T5 Z0 ]3 w! eAO Chepachet 7 i `% v; x$ J8 W$ }# N0 p
AE Jacob Riis, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 8 t: d! i+ f5 y, }6 d
AE John P. Gaines, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 6 [! z- N, S1 f3 n9 w
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# [# H0 q# ?2 L- i; y/ p+ h% {Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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) s T( i1 d% ?* R5 ]Japanese Ships
: u* t/ P6 J6 E/ J. F) |CA Tone
& v8 v9 T1 r* ]3 o3 JCA Chikuma
6 \5 ~4 K) m" t- VCL Nagara, Shell hits 3, on fire
9 y6 V8 Y" G' e( g2 ^* y/ WCL Isuzu 6 O/ k, T1 t* A* m$ x
CL Natori
) ^: S! N5 z* `$ pCL Yura, Shell hits 1, on fire . k* Z& ~) a5 _
CL Kitakami
" s3 q; | G. P: \% o% a5 _- `CL Oi, Shell hits 1
- p) `7 [/ O4 o% a) kDD Shimakaze ' q; U/ W, m# i7 s* R
DD Fujinami : U: _9 B3 F/ g! O$ d' l$ [
DD Kishinami * U7 o: l! {5 z" v3 Y( Y. p( k
DD Hamanami
. e6 ]$ }. S# ]& k% \DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
5 ]9 |! r2 y' ?* bDD Maikaze, Shell hits 1
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Allied Ships . f; q: ?6 f8 r c: P
CV Hornet
% x' P5 g% ~+ o g9 s4 Q$ {CV Intrepid, Shell hits 1, on fire
5 R9 g7 y& W) KCVL Princeton $ j3 D9 o/ [7 z g# R
CVL Belleau Wood, Shell hits 1
; w4 G/ Z1 t' W9 k2 i8 ZCVL Cowpens
" e. y. u B6 Q% ^CL Chicago
" J: Q" J# E( ]7 U! L- ?CL Cleveland $ ~( }0 a- U& a2 g/ L
CL Columbia
" m8 Y- `# r, c& @: t" FCA Pensacola
( q( d7 R2 P4 n5 @/ B; i, f" [( [1 QCA Raleigh, Shell hits 2
4 a6 W* `& B& P# ?* K2 xDD Boyd 3 m5 \+ ?; c* n6 m
DD Bradford 5 ]/ u* A( i/ \ h+ \1 A
DD Brownson, Shell hits 1 5 x6 x1 ~7 |# x7 \
! m |4 O2 @3 L7 _3 S
p/ _8 u i w$ _ [* b, v9 k
This last USN CVTF was then caght by KB: 3 x+ [5 K% I3 D3 [. ~* N9 o% N% Z
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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Japanese aircraft 1 O) e+ `% Q6 ^% C
A6M5 Zeke x 33
4 L. [9 E0 n* O7 ~, l% ZD3A Val x 7
9 i9 D- B4 y+ A8 U5 ?D4Y Judy x 123 1 Q: W; S7 P2 {; C* |
B5N Kate x 35
1 m$ B2 S+ q3 S- `! ZB6N Jill x 67
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Allied aircraft
' F* v' i# J, z+ w& zF6F Hellcat x 3
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Japanese aircraft losses " S" W) {; R" M- ]- M) D7 D3 z
A6M5 Zeke: 3 destroyed ' A% ~5 P1 v+ P. a; j
D3A Val: 3 destroyed : f( e1 V+ t# S0 r0 D# g3 S# c
D4Y Judy: 14 destroyed, 22 damaged , C% q$ A: a8 ?1 Y4 ?. B( c6 }1 U. Y% c
B5N Kate: 4 destroyed, 18 damaged : @ `; X& O7 h5 q5 s1 a
B6N Jill: 7 destroyed, 21 damaged ! E2 {2 n( j: [9 ~4 q+ q1 c5 u
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Allied aircraft losses 5 v3 d! @4 L6 `) T
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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) Z! x* ^1 K, x) K' e+ ZAllied Ships 8 H0 T/ r4 ~* O6 q
CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
5 }4 W6 [ T4 _: D$ C% Q5 ZCVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 2, on fire 8 n' S! @! o& k& m; R7 n: C/ ?- q
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
7 ^5 p7 g8 _7 i. x" o+ kCVL Princeton, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage ' x) g- u( W) K0 b& n) t. f
CVL Cowpens, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage . Z! P+ ?9 ]1 H* ^3 q' g
CL Cleveland, Torpedo hits 1
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* u1 D2 D3 V3 }" y+ JAnd then by LBA:
$ M4 f X% g" w# |$ XDay Air attack on TF at 80,84 m* |: T# {) D0 L# I+ V7 C% G
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Japanese aircraft * O, M* |8 m0 b% b' c3 w
A6M5 Zeke x 16
6 }8 @9 ^9 Z/ `5 ?1 {% ^2 o, YD3A Val x 14
% i, p/ X1 G+ R1 f% U4 ED4Y Judy x 38
, [, k; j2 m$ ?7 s% p7 aB5N Kate x 24 ' t# U' h/ J( ^) E' m
B6N Jill x 3 / q/ e( Y# y: w) ~4 V7 |- X+ e
G3M Nell x 9 8 Y: r- X: |, J
G4M2 Betty x 49 $ [6 d! d! x+ l# B; ]; c* }. U
P1Y Frances x 20
' J+ ^9 K5 u8 `3 p( tKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 51 ' y; o% B0 K, C
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5
4 H: A, B' W9 e: X
& c, B& h/ T/ Q/ WAllied aircraft
5 _- S- m& `! a% ?* _5 V0 wno flights : {: V; o) o; ~1 N
' W" b* ~6 E) S: }, DJapanese aircraft losses
" `+ a& z5 ]; t* KG3M Nell: 1 damaged
+ M( _( `0 q9 c; P) qG4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged
, p3 q) P& F* G$ aP1Y Frances: 3 damaged
7 v& S, L2 V; `; s9 u( SKi-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed
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! J; G5 n7 D" b1 o' G. U7 \Allied aircraft losses
2 \# M$ R5 _+ e8 J% w2 HF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed 8 A5 ?& c3 j9 F( G
) P4 Q# H# V2 VAllied Ships ; ^0 E5 l2 x* {- G5 _# j
CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
' n8 I ]2 ?$ f- C8 YCA Raleigh 9 m, B! r( x. e$ ] o! r
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
* g0 h) Z) z# UCVL Cowpens, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage + c% l q3 W; S J/ S l5 c
CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage 1 v& E! k# X0 `9 F. [! M/ S
CL Cleveland, Bomb hits 1
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* F* a! y& s9 t3 t5 R! z7 g' pSecodary strike: 0 O/ F! w$ I# @- q. z
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84 0 P$ U$ [5 l7 k7 R9 V
9 z8 {2 m: M- q7 S: uJapanese aircraft
$ E; K0 L* u4 j* `& VA6M5 Zeke x 7 0 e9 {9 G) Z% _& W
D4Y Judy x 36
3 ]5 t n5 \6 pB5N Kate x 5 $ `$ k4 \. J6 B {" [8 d
B6N Jill x 8 2 k) Y1 ?1 s r- B9 h& B
+ ^7 D7 B6 l0 \Allied aircraft . E2 f: W! P( {4 ]
no flights
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a1 i( R" k) H. v$ W; ~Japanese aircraft losses 1 E( s3 [! u8 k8 e" r6 t
B5N Kate: 2 damaged
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/ _5 n: B2 y, L9 h- kAllied aircraft losses
( @4 z. R1 Q$ r; U$ k# @F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
4 [: y, y9 E2 {* G0 y9 G2 ACV Intrepid, on fire, heavy damage / k& I2 C2 g7 s5 ^( U }
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ! Q; X- G& j, V
3 d0 X8 |% @+ o! v
And this one fails to find any more targets:
# t( p; o3 U9 l( E) XDay Air attack on TF at 80,84
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Japanese aircraft # e1 [8 Y w. a: [/ |2 `( z2 H. C
A6M5 Zeke x 3 , Q( R/ g @- `+ N: r
D4Y Judy x 14 + F! g% \# J0 B+ M# R! a) m
B6N Jill x 11 2 \3 S, E! K7 a. P6 O
4 j: u8 R1 l& `' [; m
No Japanese losses
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LBA Jills: : O+ q4 B# z; E9 w1 m+ R
Day Air attack on TF at 77,83
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1 C& t, F+ k$ J6 \- C* sJapanese aircraft # N1 h4 F* q& U9 L y
B6N Jill x 8
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No Japanese losses
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Allied Ships 1 f" p1 D1 J+ |# ] C
CV Bunker Hill, on fire, heavy damage
- U; K# K# e! _# R7 i8 m6 xCV Wasp, on fire, heavy damage 2 y/ R: S* C2 X
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Afternoon phase saw KB clouded in so LBA from Kusiae did all the work: * g8 S) ^" F' n: l1 R+ Q
Day Air attack on TF at 79,85 + [, e; I$ s, V& r
4 d P0 {8 Z$ @1 PJapanese aircraft 5 G0 C8 @* g; e* v) c" b. Z
G3M Nell x 7
3 O" X8 N( t' P4 z2 a# {G4M2 Betty x 38 1 V F1 \! P5 h# p' K
P1Y Frances x 14 * [( m# ^- A6 p: A) o
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 46
- R8 Z/ w+ |& l/ _; R; wKi-84-Ia Frank x 5
2 p" Y; q: H9 e, E) I% {
9 D# v: m2 @7 ^) p/ c3 z& OAllied aircraft
5 C+ X! f3 T5 W1 D8 S7 s$ DFM-2 Wildcat x 12
w4 t' h& g; x5 S: h8 |( E
6 v e& s) A/ n& JJapanese aircraft losses ( Z6 P" D0 y1 X# d! C
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
& d; A+ s$ n3 r0 d7 e* UG4M2 Betty: 5 destroyed, 28 damaged
8 R+ \0 H9 l/ s, ?P1Y Frances: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged
; P1 z8 N; B+ y( uKi-43-IIIa Oscar: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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! k) j7 {/ u2 h, I# N! E. ?) CAllied aircraft losses
6 I- M9 M0 F D! PFM-2 Wildcat: 7 destroyed " v9 a4 n" j6 L: z
4 ]0 U: m" J+ s( r: ?
Allied Ships
1 I5 q3 g n# t- X4 i+ B7 e; s' xCVE Savo Island
7 p m: E& q! DCVE St. Lo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire $ D: q9 \$ B9 Q: G6 r) J( O
CVE Kadashan Bay, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage y2 \$ |1 z6 Q3 f7 U
CVE Petrof Bay
! P0 ^, ~: L6 N8 uCVE Saginaw Bay, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 4 ~# u) a7 R% W: p. N! o
CVE Long Island
; }% a7 L, ?/ I2 P8 D% x; nCVE Rudyerd Bay 2 @8 j6 M0 @& f3 z' v" w& Q
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Jills are more successful this time: / }" t: ]7 N- ?( c
Day Air attack on TF at 77,83 6 M5 ^& u4 q6 E" }
; i3 a; k6 N5 IJapanese aircraft 2 V+ |2 @& e9 O! y' z
B6N Jill x 8
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& d/ n! d7 I( o* KNo Japanese losses
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Allied Ships
+ B) _0 f/ n, r: eCVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 1 ^+ U; ]6 d5 l& p8 j/ _
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- e2 a6 R3 z3 L! ?$ j& pAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/09/44 , i( O: G$ G# e4 K
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By now my subs are in position also: ( b% D! z5 W6 f$ ~# [! u/ V9 O. i
Last two sufrace actions find the crippled Franklin and an AO: 7 M' ]- g5 C2 G+ G E
Night Time Surface Combat at 78,81 1 Z7 q6 _, ?8 z$ O' C" M
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Allied aircraft 7 C: p% X( C9 C2 m6 d: g ]) a+ ~0 k
no flights ( t1 l& V- \# c! v2 ]8 l2 a0 d% K0 E
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Allied aircraft losses : |9 d* r/ m3 B) i% }. ]
TBM Avenger: 4 destroyed
" I# t8 l2 G+ l" g ZSB2C Helldiver: 12 destroyed ; t' m/ A2 T$ F( j. _8 a
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Japanese Ships , @6 E% D; ^, K& i; U
CA Takao 8 `1 r7 E" r9 A2 w3 T
CA Atago : l6 j: g5 |) L
CA Maya
; D1 B4 l4 r0 h; {+ hCA Chokai ! v/ ^6 w" W9 [. ]5 n6 ^
CA Myoko ?" G1 H1 \5 F. n; a/ L9 u) g
CA Haguro 0 S8 k3 [/ [( S& z1 P
CA Nachi 4 E- D7 j. y) B; y) H& S
CA Ashigara
2 N) Q: `2 s- a5 O! _6 dDD Tamanami
2 e! L* B7 k- r; X. n% YDD Suzunami - Q, m* [6 }- I' `
DD Kuroshio 2 r1 D' D. y" ]" \9 a4 i5 `
DD Oyashio
' }2 ]. _3 f+ I# G, [DD Natsushio
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& y5 K& h& }. x, T8 m1 UCV Franklin, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
* ~0 G" I2 A( D0 c. g$ pDE Whitman, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk + ?/ [: @) y: x5 B. H
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* E: @0 R' i" J7 I# S" kNight Time Surface Combat, near Namorik at 79,83 4 a: }$ B0 g# @( Z4 S
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CA Aoba ! ?& i* a t& S6 ~1 V% X5 X
CA Kinugasa
2 y9 e$ C) P$ H: h- c4 t2 Z- LCA Furutaka . A# ^7 n9 G" k; l M
CA Kako : X0 p9 L3 p# q
CL Abukuma 8 }. F2 |6 H( _$ e* m
CL Kuma 4 P( t2 V: k% B% X, l9 F
CL Tama " i4 k6 I( ^: l
CL Kiso I& p6 j+ b% ?- ^8 U+ n8 U% S8 d( j( M
CL Yubari
3 h6 c; I% L( `1 sDD Kiyonami - X& x, p# W- ^' X0 z
DD Yukikaze
% u; U! k, m4 NDD Isokaze 4 H; ^" h, H4 N
DD Shiranuhi 4 [% A: P1 \/ C
DD Arashi - s/ U1 m7 |$ }$ `
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Allied Ships 6 Z/ ^$ m% D0 I6 z9 x
AO Schuylkill, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
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& n) s7 z( v% r4 Q2 k c+ CThe only air strike of the day was once again from Kusiae and it delivered a coup de grace to the CVs: 3 F7 M& |" W$ \6 ~& ~3 a
Day Air attack on TF at 79,84 - {- q) a- Z7 `- L8 `
1 n% j. N7 t3 @6 B3 h$ G+ rJapanese aircraft : m% T& k0 B8 Y- I2 w
A6M5 Zeke x 5 , C- s: w& c- d& O) u
B6N Jill x 8 4 ^& D# L! f* m9 {7 w6 F
G3M Nell x 3 , Y+ ^: y' u i; V
G4M2 Betty x 31 2 F) U( V4 ^! X$ W \
P1Y Frances x 9 3 X; a. c7 w! ~ l
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 45
" s0 P0 g0 |8 M$ \( ^Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 3
# ^$ ~+ p' n. u2 _Ki-84-Ia Frank x 14 5 G) k7 r( C( i9 _4 G4 v
- a$ F% h% L D- \* ]+ v/ X7 u: N2 LJapanese aircraft losses 5 j1 K- m# N5 g: J' b
G4M2 Betty: 1 damaged
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Allied Ships 0 G9 P1 e2 S G8 X$ q( X
CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ! j7 X# ~* ~8 p
CV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
* W6 B0 G3 }* Q0 ? W eCV Illustrious, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage : A! C8 d0 y% k1 F7 _
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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. : h6 U8 _& O) R
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