AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/08/44
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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:
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Night Time Surface Combat at 77,81 9 R4 O2 F* ^% l5 c0 n
Allied aircraft
9 B* y2 V; V! d2 |no flights
' `; ^/ o% g( CAllied aircraft losses
/ Q+ j' T/ y8 CSOC-3 Seagull: 6 destroyed + h, J! I: X$ ^; R/ O; Z) [
3 e. G7 R; c7 NJapanese Ships
' t$ K3 q: H- E2 RBB Mutsu * _5 j5 u' L& ^( i
BB Yamato
! g Q2 U8 Z9 w6 c1 J# f3 `BB Fuso Z) t: l i. V
BB Yamashiro 5 N5 |; j% O" l6 b. E
CL Tatsuta 4 [0 E0 [ T! ]# O
DD Tanikaze
0 W0 U1 k# l. lDD Fubuki % b3 z% y. a3 e+ _6 q O% ~9 T' m
DD Shinonome
. z T+ [5 V. I4 K% U3 mDD Usugumo
; F: h/ G+ l4 H* h: ]% e! }; F$ @DD Shirakumo , B0 y9 d6 V# G
DD Isonami
6 H9 r& z v7 j/ {5 e7 u: H. rDD Hatsuyuki
2 c- g, l' }( y- t6 BDD Uranami 7 G6 M5 [9 \) X
DD Akebono
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Allied Ships
& F/ f) Q B \2 d) y/ OCL San Francisco, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage 4 s# N8 o* [" F9 W- d
CA Astoria, Shell hits 23, and is sunk
7 P$ V( v5 s1 j/ ECL Hobart, Shell hits 21, and is sunk , ^& @6 S6 y% ?
CA Concord, Shell hits 29, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
" `3 l2 c0 B) q0 ~# z/ h$ h _DE Stadtfeld, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage 1 u L9 `) y- x+ P1 v
DE Harold C. Thomas, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
# s$ {: T' J0 c9 k1 ~3 S3 x% s+ t! ?DE Tisdale 7 t0 f. @0 g! P1 \+ C
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83 , r U) \# ~1 E# z( |) I! F9 t
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Allied aircraft
5 g C0 H0 [& X( R+ ]no flights
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Allied aircraft losses
' n3 [% w" ]6 n3 GSOC-3 Seagull: 1 destroyed 8 e' [5 h! e# `) _
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Japanese Ships / r& O5 x5 m9 r
CA Takao, Shell hits 1 2 I( g7 m1 h3 U1 D; K, X0 X) I
CA Atago, Shell hits 2 ) w2 q, ~: T$ d7 w5 h
CA Maya, Shell hits 2 ( m4 l. J: p; ~% _* D
CA Chokai : s, d9 A& V# j9 \/ [9 |
CA Myoko & d# V c, Z" |+ u9 @7 k
CA Haguro # Y9 z! v0 O6 s3 H! c S
CA Nachi, Shell hits 1
% |* b4 _3 B8 V: b' n' l% zCA Ashigara, Shell hits 1 & O0 J8 {6 m) w9 @" ?' g
DD Yugumo, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
7 a. S' l7 u j4 ]3 iDD Tamanami , ^1 j7 R4 t7 |3 ^3 n+ M- `
DD Suzunami , {2 Q8 V2 ^; X! c' G; E% [
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1 % G' M! r. C2 o( k8 ~! H, ^
DD Oyashio ) t/ n, p* ]( E R) C
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Allied Ships & C- F" m! U, @' u8 m
CVE Santee
' R( Q4 g# u+ YCVE Manila Bay 3 U+ M4 r) K7 x9 L1 o, [
CVE Natoma Bay
" J5 T5 X2 k% ]2 ICVE Gambier Bay ( Z4 Z; x) p3 n: v; E" S
CVE Nehenta Bay ; Z$ Y8 a% K L: f0 s. c. p4 F
CVE Ommaney Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire + @8 p+ [ t- t9 a) b2 Z/ h! n
CL Montpelier, Shell hits 3 - ]' _5 u+ `" R( @
CL Mobile, Shell hits 25, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
' `+ k* i6 |# e# i6 T) ?CA Salt Lake City 5 F8 R1 C) V) w8 d
DD Ammen
|% I+ K2 I5 Q/ fDD Anthony, Shell hits 1
0 J5 e- C6 p7 e6 f, z, [DD Aulick, Shell hits 1 9 }" O+ i% I8 U
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4 ]* J5 H. u* _, @% uNight Time Surface Combat at 78,83 % P/ S ^2 V' R/ U- i
1 c( p: ~1 q' @2 F+ ^7 @" `7 O2 {Japanese Ships
+ S4 N: U5 s. s' `2 Q1 h1 E2 [CA Takao, Shell hits 1 1 @7 O. B# n& c
CA Atago , g8 s" _- x; N
CA Maya 6 C1 |! J; m5 ?) F# n
CA Chokai : N4 x% ]; I1 ^
CA Myoko 6 ~( h& w9 C% h+ a8 i5 b c
CA Haguro 8 G. }+ o2 i1 I( f& g
CA Nachi 0 k8 D9 B+ P* w5 `7 d; r8 ?
CA Ashigara + a F8 ?. w9 v* ^" ?0 d! h! V+ n+ z
DD Yugumo, on fire, heavy damage
/ M' r. {! ?/ p; KDD Tamanami
0 [% X" P! n7 C \, _5 `DD Suzunami
9 \ y) W: E" Q( A* D8 }/ L9 A# O' ]DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1
9 g4 W! E" g2 V& y, uDD Oyashio ; e, w/ l1 y/ M+ d; g6 E2 v
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire 1 j1 r* A; A, }4 L# d$ S1 Y6 g# K
2 C6 V6 q' V* N8 c) \' ]Allied Ships
9 c, x8 t( d6 q) W8 k1 FCVE Petrof Bay # B: g& l! L# j: Q2 ?8 t0 ]; s7 e8 P
CVE Savo Island ) D0 K6 F* Y6 L+ v7 `8 J6 A
CVE Rudyerd Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire
- p. f- x6 |1 \1 _2 M+ OCVE St. Lo
1 m8 b/ X6 S ~; q2 ?CVE Kadashan Bay
" X% G. j9 z4 i# A" BCVE Saginaw Bay ! X+ d! z3 P% ^
CVE Long Island 1 i8 S9 Z5 y% h2 b: i. c) g
CA Vincennes
$ h& d# W6 K7 E) ~/ KCA Wichita 0 W# d8 c- g6 t9 Q7 J
CA Boston / E0 g& R% U* Z
CL Boise
* r2 B" b3 R% A$ k; k* i* }DE Bangust
; I. f* Y( B$ y2 k5 x$ nDE Baron, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage : ?3 q, |9 G( R/ d- c9 `
DE Levy
( G' D% ]2 I7 XDE McConnell ( F# Y. o# T6 k0 D! E+ S
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) s2 {* m( u. J a' HNight Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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Allied aircraft
7 }* s) s" |4 Y* {6 ^2 Ano flights 8 E7 [0 ^+ A( Q; o! K* h( ^
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Allied aircraft losses ' r, {3 }' S+ K6 E' r( j# e
FM-2 Wildcat: 11 destroyed
2 H: r& N' _9 p7 T" w4 d6 [TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed % ]+ `( I7 {* O F
; y5 q* r( Q: C3 r0 t4 gJapanese Ships 9 ~8 ~+ H7 u7 j2 |
CA Tone
$ G7 M4 f' S& I# _: C$ eCA Chikuma
! A' O) m/ l8 c6 d& A; d" sCL Nagara, Shell hits 1 P- i- ~ q- V0 W7 v
CL Isuzu
. ?) Z' m3 Q7 v- s# d* v+ ]' ]' NCL Natori
$ p7 _7 D) l( p9 t6 P/ lCL Yura ' W0 m- \8 M+ R5 a- J3 y
CL Kitakami 8 ^6 q- C1 f* z' ?7 V- \
CL Oi 0 M5 P+ K2 n+ T \
DD Shimakaze
I1 o: n2 e: u0 vDD Fujinami, Shell hits 1
' K2 F b* i5 P4 R# B1 P" gDD Kishinami
3 b# J7 [8 q9 a7 c* {DD Hamanami
+ D; \' e. p/ k& u4 o! C* d; a( pDD Hayashio, Shell hits 1 2 W: _7 K' }! U& J5 t
DD Maikaze 4 \4 Y G0 f/ }- x/ T
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Allied Ships
' C/ ~% v: R4 f8 UCVE Prince William ; _4 o1 [7 o8 C6 \1 e# U1 V, l
CVE Barnes, Shell hits 2 9 ~* I+ s1 T' b5 ^2 ?! D
CVE Anzio, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
' A h% Y4 e) Y ]CVE Liscome Bay, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk $ {: J+ |! K+ G1 I1 l
DE Bebas, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
! _/ p% F- B( ADE Brackett, Shell hits 1 + Y! I9 k; y- h9 p9 t- k
DE Cabana, Shell hits 13, and is sunk . N+ c6 c+ i9 y
DE Canfield, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
8 w% s3 x/ V. j8 z8 VDE Carlson, Shell hits 1, on fire : S1 V: i2 S U. Y/ Y+ Y
AO Brazos
9 _8 ^7 u. {- W7 [5 t! ]AO Kanawha
( s7 G V) S u$ kAO Neches, Shell hits 1
$ t9 g% E7 x! a7 W( o, Z2 [AO Tappahanock 7 R4 T7 E- c: N0 O& L- J
AO Suamico & C! K t2 b1 U$ e8 P
AO Millicoma ( W3 |0 m# x; K
AO Saranac
# X" }6 k4 N" g% e' o) eAO Saugatuck 2 T4 `2 k& e+ Y2 ]% A
AE Pyro $ e7 s. _1 ?: O/ z! L( j |: V
AE Henry L. Hoyt
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( w6 X+ C& |+ @1 B, A1 LNight Time Surface Combat at 78,84 ) }) g! |1 @# {8 |+ f
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Japanese Ships
* j1 x) j: S( r; [1 _; wCA Tone
9 M! d9 q4 C+ y! uCA Chikuma
* U0 w$ T. q: D$ b% LCL Nagara
& f' @+ V% w% G3 |, t/ G; rCL Isuzu
d$ t5 B% q9 f% L* PCL Natori
( P& m a0 s/ i4 I1 B" a% A4 _7 wCL Yura 3 G6 k' V, W* ?- ^" e
CL Kitakami 8 H# m% P, M1 x2 k6 F- H: f# x9 S
CL Oi + [5 G1 {; E8 [" u, K6 b2 R" H5 I8 U; @1 K
DD Shimakaze 8 _( \! [: ^$ S* `1 x8 \
DD Fujinami ' @$ _. w* Z0 `4 w; _/ ]
DD Kishinami % R$ b- c4 M' g# C% I6 ~$ D0 E* y
DD Hamanami . X0 R' W$ {7 A& P. R: c
DD Hayashio
: C6 q- D- l6 I. xDD Maikaze
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Allied Ships
) l2 K9 `9 c4 }1 J4 NDE Samuel S. Miles, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
% I, l# z I3 a- DDE Osterhaus, Shell hits 50, and is sunk
" Q" e' s+ i" {DE Parks, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
- s1 D* R" X+ q. c h% IDE Riddle, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 8 ]# b n$ T. d& H4 R* o }
AO Cache
0 A6 _* R+ z2 g2 b! C8 t0 l/ NAO Schuylkill, Shell hits 7, on fire : }. B( i ?0 I1 u ~3 L4 S
AO Cossatot 6 w, p6 V; r. X8 _0 x
AO Chepachet
J# t/ h8 @. }2 d1 s f: }AE Jacob Riis, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
& C! a3 \# o$ l3 J. g5 tAE John P. Gaines, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 4 {% m- _: t/ T: ?
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* { O! N7 L9 r* m# N4 ^Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84 . t0 R0 J& B% y8 {
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Japanese Ships
. X! Z. ]! b1 R' RCA Tone
& b& k5 @. m4 R+ K& s/ nCA Chikuma
! G! b4 I4 r" k( W+ R" K1 S cCL Nagara, Shell hits 3, on fire
; x C- W8 Y A9 l/ @+ q2 VCL Isuzu
/ E1 v4 u! k/ ]* c3 CCL Natori x% F6 d$ L- y/ o' h# b
CL Yura, Shell hits 1, on fire ; c5 L7 s! \' m3 A- ?
CL Kitakami
& ]0 q. T9 J& M. F. H; JCL Oi, Shell hits 1
+ l& F2 v" }7 Z2 ^) b3 M: ]3 c: HDD Shimakaze
! C8 G* C6 ]* I$ p& u' CDD Fujinami ! y" H5 R( g+ F1 R5 U- H& V
DD Kishinami
' R3 J$ v# L/ p6 rDD Hamanami
6 V" B4 ]% v5 Z. u7 ADD Hayashio, Shell hits 1 + v% N& {* _* W3 s/ X
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 1
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& R7 k/ ?0 k) i1 X, K1 sAllied Ships
- A1 |* @2 ~& F0 s) ~. TCV Hornet / K7 ?! Q. ?; G# H! d' h- z; `
CV Intrepid, Shell hits 1, on fire ! r( p W0 z4 ^! ]
CVL Princeton 7 Z- k; J* M9 b S6 v$ b
CVL Belleau Wood, Shell hits 1
/ J' D& Q4 j1 Y* Y+ [$ T; CCVL Cowpens
3 g. \/ m& @. k8 c+ ]) |( J% {CL Chicago
- H& k9 H! e# {+ O5 cCL Cleveland
4 t" h7 a C) Z wCL Columbia
2 @$ _+ g# b* b% \, t4 o, SCA Pensacola ) z9 D6 ~" Q) x' T9 m/ W
CA Raleigh, Shell hits 2 . S# R7 c2 d, G* g8 p& B6 U: J
DD Boyd
l& [4 |/ E4 w5 uDD Bradford
( z5 j g; h) v& m Q" TDD Brownson, Shell hits 1 3 R% d- V0 C5 a9 j2 V
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% g+ `8 X( M. Q$ y0 IThis last USN CVTF was then caght by KB:
% `, z) P; X9 m( D1 }0 nDay Air attack on TF at 80,84 9 s c% k' @( ~1 u6 l4 I
+ t, h/ T3 b+ o. V( @Japanese aircraft
& Z8 _" H+ G! i- G( v8 p9 d$ O- nA6M5 Zeke x 33 . \2 J0 K2 b3 i
D3A Val x 7 0 D& t% |& h& l9 N( s4 l! X
D4Y Judy x 123 5 }. l9 ~ w" R: I: X
B5N Kate x 35
$ V9 p9 y$ m/ P( ?$ R5 k, _ `B6N Jill x 67 1 D" z& A( f* D9 _
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Allied aircraft
2 F2 `! \' D" W% w- Q. H+ ~2 OF6F Hellcat x 3
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Japanese aircraft losses
- h3 C0 w1 m( n9 ZA6M5 Zeke: 3 destroyed
$ i6 u+ z! e8 H, Z( s% u: WD3A Val: 3 destroyed , h# @; M/ ^8 q/ O! u* y8 `8 U
D4Y Judy: 14 destroyed, 22 damaged * s# K, Z2 p/ P- t/ k$ p/ O* [
B5N Kate: 4 destroyed, 18 damaged , j4 o# G! w, b
B6N Jill: 7 destroyed, 21 damaged
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% P/ m( M$ w" d6 E7 H9 X+ SAllied aircraft losses ! ?5 t& W/ D4 J4 L# H; G0 g }0 O% d
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed ; _' |, I, W* K, U
* g b3 i3 x p+ w: r3 VAllied Ships
) ?/ P; N9 J- i8 D% Q9 tCV Intrepid, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
' Q0 `% @! }2 j, p( W7 \ u7 JCVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 2, on fire
2 \# p5 j) x' Y" i0 O0 F9 LCV Hornet, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 7, on fire, heavy damage # `, E. v/ N- M7 t
CVL Princeton, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
; O) n' N i+ J- B5 ~CVL Cowpens, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage / O2 S2 b/ @$ r) [# m7 \
CL Cleveland, Torpedo hits 1 ' i* K7 }; g/ ]7 a1 B) G
; b- H! D" Z0 ]% S# T3 G! a9 TAnd then by LBA: 5 D2 o' L3 U8 q8 E" Q
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84 ; p. b' _4 T$ r5 p, `$ j
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Japanese aircraft
+ g6 f! Z/ `" f. o/ P+ x) [5 I" uA6M5 Zeke x 16 3 i8 ?$ j1 p0 @: \7 C
D3A Val x 14
; s$ A6 p/ |, d# k# F5 FD4Y Judy x 38
- F" K' I) M' }: z+ @8 ]+ FB5N Kate x 24
( b! O1 _; l6 o8 \B6N Jill x 3 ; g4 q2 p4 l5 h7 c5 O9 A8 H& o$ ?
G3M Nell x 9
5 _" Y- {( p9 {G4M2 Betty x 49 1 Z: }# [ H7 x% ^
P1Y Frances x 20
$ N# Q/ \0 W4 b% x( c/ k6 ?5 yKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 51 - D7 X. C3 J1 ~8 s/ O( Z+ |; m
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5
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Allied aircraft
7 [7 {" M. J+ v: Gno flights 3 @) Z0 i6 k7 [2 m& M& |
/ n$ Q, j7 j/ R6 g/ ^Japanese aircraft losses
, j+ P1 N; J* q% ?1 z% @G3M Nell: 1 damaged - R, ^ R: n# w: L
G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged
% I% v- e4 M' S( L, x' YP1Y Frances: 3 damaged ) g6 ?$ | t3 a B
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed
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# z5 K; B5 T, Z6 r; p0 R. VAllied aircraft losses
/ n. B+ H9 B. s. c+ f; M, iF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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# L+ q8 k$ _5 |: lAllied Ships
. f" P# R0 I$ ]" vCV Intrepid, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage " Y( V- F. f( G5 j" k& Y0 d
CA Raleigh
]3 l# R( C f4 l8 Z6 S7 |# OCVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage J6 [4 Y0 z( n3 A* Z7 I
CVL Cowpens, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
+ A9 r8 y8 D1 C; u4 b6 SCVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage . K/ [) I. Y, L9 R+ q, { s
CL Cleveland, Bomb hits 1 1 \0 F' d3 j' j3 V
" v0 ]! ?" `- {& t$ B5 mSecodary strike: + Y% h1 f$ x1 j$ L6 S
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84 * l# x0 _( n$ P" ?
; U9 Z! E: f7 u8 gJapanese aircraft
! _2 }; x: k# Z8 ]A6M5 Zeke x 7 / O3 t8 {1 j+ } t6 E/ _: i8 v
D4Y Judy x 36
: Y- u; Y: S1 z' J/ B; eB5N Kate x 5 . R0 [ g! ~" I: [5 L# ^2 I
B6N Jill x 8
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& i( e% |0 K1 }5 V7 I3 y P+ E5 XAllied aircraft 2 N/ s# \# L! Y& H9 C+ H" p; z1 l
no flights
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6 P) _; a$ Y; a `5 B6 Q9 C5 wJapanese aircraft losses
$ `3 |( h* e4 B3 N5 |$ i0 KB5N Kate: 2 damaged " z3 e9 ^- N) j( G2 L
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Allied aircraft losses 8 A0 \# K6 l8 l& z' k+ B/ {$ t& m
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships 4 I- b9 a" Z7 ` @# t! S
CV Intrepid, on fire, heavy damage
0 \7 u9 S4 g3 _. A D& T3 s# } cCVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ' q* _, Q1 Y" c4 g, r" s5 G& v
7 D# _, F0 m# A6 v$ k9 _And this one fails to find any more targets:
' Q4 _& K1 c- V: K. MDay Air attack on TF at 80,84 9 \2 U9 Q4 w6 J3 S% N) _ _
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Japanese aircraft ' t" z- y4 ~; w
A6M5 Zeke x 3 ! h1 `# N8 r7 g) q$ d: ]! g
D4Y Judy x 14 3 }4 {$ b q' ^3 w! X
B6N Jill x 11 - L/ O$ B( o4 F2 {
* M8 C# k2 ]4 ONo Japanese losses
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6 I4 r- d! T0 b6 b4 u" ^+ X: j3 ~LBA Jills: % c- t# e1 W$ P" J
Day Air attack on TF at 77,83
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Japanese aircraft % r, c$ ^+ d7 C+ Q4 f' G- t
B6N Jill x 8 6 H. @8 ?2 d4 |( g+ L% e6 ?
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No Japanese losses ) w) i; d( h1 `- U- _# a
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Allied Ships ' B" Y" e, u* h! v2 ?' o+ W
CV Bunker Hill, on fire, heavy damage 9 c% Q, n( {; I# b
CV Wasp, on fire, heavy damage
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Afternoon phase saw KB clouded in so LBA from Kusiae did all the work:
: T" `9 X T7 Y& mDay Air attack on TF at 79,85 3 A" p2 J7 w% V& m- g# C9 a
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Japanese aircraft C/ L6 O+ k s: `$ M2 \
G3M Nell x 7
4 v4 l2 |# k/ A) {9 CG4M2 Betty x 38
' G D2 k* t' Q% I( h% RP1Y Frances x 14 4 h0 c5 Z; p/ V, {
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 46
0 M% V: H- w% E) O9 m# Z6 m5 EKi-84-Ia Frank x 5
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Allied aircraft
1 Y3 o5 G+ ^# W/ L- jFM-2 Wildcat x 12
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Japanese aircraft losses 6 f1 G" K9 {8 ]4 Q2 f8 ^4 |
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged " {* ?- V1 K% r
G4M2 Betty: 5 destroyed, 28 damaged
7 b4 a9 P' O l, ~( F! pP1Y Frances: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged / Q+ [$ o0 Q1 {
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged / b4 O, f* {7 Q8 a& _6 [9 p( z" `. y
# E+ O, s; y3 z9 V3 HAllied aircraft losses
9 X' M9 W+ w/ j" V6 u( HFM-2 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
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Allied Ships
9 B9 {7 T& j/ `" J. G; t8 N/ qCVE Savo Island
9 T, H% o3 N" g9 l5 KCVE St. Lo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire ! I0 L' V, z& `, V" `& [
CVE Kadashan Bay, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
+ k: e! O- B- G6 ^: z2 vCVE Petrof Bay $ S! o6 N1 S! A H" e1 }( T) V
CVE Saginaw Bay, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
5 l, j6 G) E& D0 \CVE Long Island
) Y* q9 {7 T! r( ?; kCVE Rudyerd Bay
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4 m# \3 @# L: DJills are more successful this time: 5 M# o. t" _# a+ X
Day Air attack on TF at 77,83
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Japanese aircraft / X! k B! i3 S2 \! y
B6N Jill x 8 1 A1 r6 t3 u7 a7 h7 h7 z* R7 b
' M, p+ J5 I! Y$ X! q( ~No Japanese losses ! }# K# c! k. P3 S( U
+ ?5 s5 b; e2 r! G& y; P% [Allied Ships
. I4 w. H' @3 S0 tCVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage / B( `$ `: M) H' k/ R3 h8 N: @' }7 q
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/09/44 8 k5 ]* S+ l/ S
8 {5 L0 y; a: K" {$ JBy now my subs are in position also: ( J' w: B/ M" W" L2 k/ Q
Last two sufrace actions find the crippled Franklin and an AO:
; a" o1 N! h% e" m1 zNight Time Surface Combat at 78,81 & `/ C: X0 t# p' |8 @. p
% C' {, }$ n/ h: }4 iAllied aircraft
* V0 O6 c* w4 hno flights ) r \1 t5 L/ j, s. j; b
1 I Y4 k4 p R, W/ J. OAllied aircraft losses " }9 {) f! j; E7 w) q" Z
TBM Avenger: 4 destroyed
3 M( Y5 [: \4 t5 ~( B* j9 PSB2C Helldiver: 12 destroyed
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Japanese Ships 1 x0 v, V& X+ e4 l: |; E& ?
CA Takao " a+ d# a; e; T2 ]5 y6 I, B& }- _) `
CA Atago 5 z) E; G5 M( [5 w
CA Maya
/ y, F$ w4 l6 J* iCA Chokai ! C1 e, r! a4 l0 Y
CA Myoko 5 G- ], s5 N# d, u
CA Haguro ; S& s7 V# Y9 a
CA Nachi
# _; ^ O. a0 l* Z. Y- _CA Ashigara
& G9 L$ h7 O- W/ I' q1 k% J2 pDD Tamanami 5 j: W5 W, F2 z" w
DD Suzunami : a$ ~3 o9 A5 K3 Z- x! P3 |
DD Kuroshio ) W( h( m: ^ w* C/ t/ r
DD Oyashio
4 x& P1 l& d# h! G0 @DD Natsushio
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9 ~2 w) H6 N: X FAllied Ships
& u5 O0 ~& S( P9 Z( i7 G% uCV Franklin, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
+ e/ r8 W& n6 y* m& h) e4 JDE Whitman, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
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* ~* d- S: F. b$ Y, `. m& _Night Time Surface Combat, near Namorik at 79,83
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7 J" g$ d5 `: P0 I: v2 \) rJapanese Ships
' T8 U* r! I/ A( o0 GCA Aoba
+ Q' ]7 F+ k; VCA Kinugasa 2 e9 e. o; E: r
CA Furutaka
/ \& ^1 [; l9 t/ G, v% X2 }$ tCA Kako 6 O1 A2 _* H- V% D
CL Abukuma
5 n9 ?9 G- ~ _7 PCL Kuma
+ s9 K: p" z( J# R# {+ F: dCL Tama % ]1 w. i' b& h9 J; w
CL Kiso " D6 E8 H, c' D6 v, x0 h
CL Yubari 3 z1 B8 A& ^+ [% L5 A- l
DD Kiyonami 9 u2 g+ q# [3 k# b7 I- Z6 x5 j
DD Yukikaze # b% a$ S' x, U7 m
DD Isokaze
# O$ H9 @, u0 ]6 S5 z0 U- m( mDD Shiranuhi ( L5 b$ q- O" N7 l, p+ n. h
DD Arashi % Z; a9 T9 X, ~2 n2 B1 x4 G' f
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Allied Ships
. T8 F$ C9 e1 Z. _+ H$ r6 o5 wAO Schuylkill, Shell hits 30, and is sunk # }0 x# f; l8 `' {1 p3 d. g' g. I
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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:
0 C4 ^6 _* |8 _ S3 b) e" o: zDay Air attack on TF at 79,84 " [0 Q- \: O4 X7 L
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Japanese aircraft
$ v- e" v" w! N! ]. B1 [% {A6M5 Zeke x 5
% R* \0 o" S: l5 l9 {! A9 F5 {* J( HB6N Jill x 8 - q6 J( S- ^" W6 H4 v
G3M Nell x 3
# q- O2 g2 x2 t' zG4M2 Betty x 31 9 Y5 k& n* ]6 [ s, w
P1Y Frances x 9 0 X$ a) @- Z% G
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 45
# X; h7 j5 r7 y( l6 A# n, nKi-61 KAIc Tony x 3
8 u9 k% t: u5 {! _Ki-84-Ia Frank x 14 7 E& q$ @ T' m: E4 i
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Japanese aircraft losses
) M8 ^, N$ w9 X3 ^, p2 G. PG4M2 Betty: 1 damaged 5 S8 a9 m+ u3 K, i7 t! E6 T& \) {
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Allied Ships
- b" A2 J! u4 w! g4 L& j- }CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage % @- F4 m0 Y& L. l* o$ i4 z
CV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ( c u& o% G6 ^! ^) r
CV Illustrious, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage ) y3 s* M( D5 j g7 @0 J
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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. ' e F( ]0 P2 s: m5 s
5 f3 `* R% a: `8 u4 K% F. h一切都结束了
& Y% `/ ?- K5 ~4 D @好像盟军已经投降了? |