AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/08/44 " \) c" a2 M* c" r2 t' ^6 y* s9 F2 {
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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: ( M5 s3 `: Z V# L! s
5 h& m% b5 k: mNight Time Surface Combat at 77,81 % a7 `) B+ A$ x+ ^* Z8 P
Allied aircraft
3 }. B% o, Y5 \$ t# Q' _! d, |; sno flights 9 u! M6 X3 ]8 V6 ^
Allied aircraft losses
( y% c' L7 m- ~4 Y7 JSOC-3 Seagull: 6 destroyed # J% _0 ]* L4 H
) l, _) H4 _" H) [+ k. PJapanese Ships % |2 R) Y4 @7 x( e
BB Mutsu 9 Z; J* u; ^: l* q% i' f6 F
BB Yamato
% r2 t- \+ M, k, r" }" B* Z1 `BB Fuso
9 y& l. ^* d& n8 v% x0 |: }; lBB Yamashiro
1 c3 ]# {- Y# ]7 {' @/ v C" j! w; fCL Tatsuta / X+ f8 h+ p! n
DD Tanikaze # A$ |7 s! l- S5 s0 v/ F
DD Fubuki 9 g6 ~. T8 @4 V$ k. a
DD Shinonome 5 |5 V* Y* _( `! y
DD Usugumo
4 f8 O1 s( ?, p6 PDD Shirakumo / e) D. j# C& ?* l% z' T
DD Isonami
* _+ n+ W' w# ^DD Hatsuyuki 9 G( ~7 l, V! K F* r
DD Uranami
( M+ [5 L% [# S' lDD Akebono
2 F7 v( q9 e% g1 e1 A4 p. w' ]. ^8 z% J$ ?. Y2 F5 P% Q
Allied Ships ! H6 | W" [$ }& f
CL San Francisco, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage 9 r! z. q; Y: ^" h4 f- y! {: P3 f
CA Astoria, Shell hits 23, and is sunk 4 \6 D* `( V2 @# t
CL Hobart, Shell hits 21, and is sunk 2 K5 P! }" f. P/ Y% y- d# m1 @
CA Concord, Shell hits 29, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk : ~# e' @# j- ^) O7 p1 Z* J
DE Stadtfeld, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage - v3 N1 u- y% C# s9 D
DE Harold C. Thomas, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
4 @! j+ q: y' \3 rDE Tisdale - r3 S5 u+ T4 C: U+ Z
7 k) M9 s3 N$ A) }9 B' P) T# ^, ]+ {Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83 - q; s1 S/ s( C8 D" Z7 g* p r
$ k. s! l! |8 |- s7 u# ?; wAllied aircraft 5 x t. Y; O) k1 R4 s
no flights ' A' j$ j" k6 v1 k8 P( D8 i2 \' z
n% |% ~2 u$ l$ {' s- v# T/ @Allied aircraft losses
. `! R. j* U+ }2 T# MSOC-3 Seagull: 1 destroyed * U' w. A( n( ~ _8 v( l- H! I
$ x2 y) c) q) oJapanese Ships 6 ~' ~- U7 @( ^% l1 r
CA Takao, Shell hits 1
: Q, I2 l- x% M+ U1 q$ _CA Atago, Shell hits 2
8 {8 @" d, z3 O8 {; MCA Maya, Shell hits 2 ; L. ]* i3 v& k9 _, b
CA Chokai
) o; x; H. o% p! ^+ VCA Myoko
: A* _0 e* h, x' q9 O5 H: x6 bCA Haguro # b( a. P- Q1 P
CA Nachi, Shell hits 1
5 m& ]* s% p, QCA Ashigara, Shell hits 1 5 @6 Z5 D+ X8 m
DD Yugumo, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
8 m' @- z, Y- h, g' f& yDD Tamanami 0 l$ [& y2 `6 q: v7 c3 [
DD Suzunami 5 C) h& Z& [4 O ?( w" t5 L9 e
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1
7 |# D. |5 X B+ |DD Oyashio # D k. n* |: v- C
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Allied Ships
# J: a1 F) E2 `' M6 S3 q8 xCVE Santee
1 P" C7 o* _2 L. ^; ^& T- qCVE Manila Bay 1 M, j9 Q( r' p' P- S) q
CVE Natoma Bay B. u" b( l. K% G' _
CVE Gambier Bay % c' c0 ~5 u. v3 \$ C
CVE Nehenta Bay
# a7 l9 p5 y* fCVE Ommaney Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire
6 L& R7 f. Q1 UCL Montpelier, Shell hits 3 $ [ j j+ S' t- v0 f5 y8 P
CL Mobile, Shell hits 25, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
8 |) {6 S6 G' h0 {CA Salt Lake City
0 N! b8 f1 ^, q: xDD Ammen 1 @& p! a6 ~* ]6 ~: @! x( Y3 Z) D
DD Anthony, Shell hits 1
9 g% b9 h: }( a" }8 VDD Aulick, Shell hits 1 $ A8 t( x# M- y
0 v2 b% t" b/ ]. M
1 o0 h& Q- M3 e* Y# _! {& S3 D
Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83
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Japanese Ships 6 d, c; O$ ~7 i+ X+ k
CA Takao, Shell hits 1 3 H. s% w/ O0 t" y- I9 P9 x
CA Atago ( m0 ~' h) z3 D) p6 u6 t
CA Maya
( E3 s# G7 j/ {: MCA Chokai
$ Q" K" G! _- z- hCA Myoko
) q6 S `/ o4 d1 b! G. `8 m- G1 ZCA Haguro ! H+ a! _# z( x! `# X
CA Nachi
9 A( H% O$ g# @% H* ^! T9 ?CA Ashigara
' E: S9 [! h- [$ Z: VDD Yugumo, on fire, heavy damage
! ?. h- [# Z! D7 g4 jDD Tamanami 0 j: O0 F& V: |0 ^# [: W
DD Suzunami
5 P1 `1 a, }, N% f7 u0 F. v4 JDD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1
! J6 R z6 D0 `# X# c% [1 UDD Oyashio 1 f, D1 ^6 c1 M! j W7 n/ ^* X
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Allied Ships & N' ]0 l0 y$ F3 g- E2 a
CVE Petrof Bay
0 _( H( S" p. V/ nCVE Savo Island : f* O3 b$ s: q2 n. g
CVE Rudyerd Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire
1 \$ e, w! A% SCVE St. Lo ; r) N' I. K, }8 l# a
CVE Kadashan Bay 0 G9 a- P4 j, G' v
CVE Saginaw Bay 1 t+ G& o& n5 ?0 @! y
CVE Long Island
8 D5 G# o3 u1 v" FCA Vincennes 2 Z) E1 {+ h/ D8 k0 S/ {: }* n
CA Wichita ' h: k M4 D" C7 r5 }
CA Boston
9 U& C! H. z: ?% p5 sCL Boise
1 ]5 d5 n/ ]8 W% x! p2 s6 n3 I/ aDE Bangust
]+ M2 l5 F9 _2 D% g7 y7 z) gDE Baron, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ; e+ x% y8 d+ z3 ^$ s7 [( d
DE Levy
" D& @- R3 z$ t! S0 z' HDE McConnell + r& s' W6 ?1 ~- O
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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9 F4 a3 x$ b" Q* \! fAllied aircraft
7 ^1 {) D; v, C! _9 k: {% }no flights
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2 k: i' ]5 T# v. z6 lAllied aircraft losses 0 k+ |' K6 v' G/ D7 `* x G
FM-2 Wildcat: 11 destroyed
0 ^9 m+ Q: \ ]8 b( A! P1 iTBM Avenger: 1 destroyed
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' ]) f& i T6 _% X" SJapanese Ships % V# K& D: i( I* e( f
CA Tone . A! M6 _ v' f' A3 x0 j
CA Chikuma
1 T4 H% F; ~: t6 ^% S3 Y- WCL Nagara, Shell hits 1 4 [9 @' z+ _% d6 S2 Q' d
CL Isuzu
$ I6 N; o* b0 g1 f! Q- ICL Natori
5 W6 j& O% r/ K# ~9 W$ z& d4 kCL Yura
4 z) H, |( U0 y$ e7 t3 B9 F* YCL Kitakami
" D; s" b& o2 ^+ G3 xCL Oi
( \4 E/ J9 _# B2 S; G7 t/ NDD Shimakaze
" k% p" p. h1 [* @- S6 y1 E4 X; S: XDD Fujinami, Shell hits 1
9 ]+ ~1 m; Q, D0 m! O9 BDD Kishinami 8 R$ K; ~- _6 x
DD Hamanami 2 J- `, a+ f3 ~
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1 & r( N( {% _% R
DD Maikaze ) q0 l* s2 f# u1 X
6 C4 }7 V- v/ s7 l3 {, EAllied Ships 9 D! P) ?8 c+ x" K" k. I5 j, Q
CVE Prince William ; P+ t( t( h5 R# B6 o8 W
CVE Barnes, Shell hits 2
" B/ I+ _/ [- I: v% [/ E$ j4 CCVE Anzio, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
8 {) [! g' Q6 ~% `8 w+ e% o/ S2 w6 dCVE Liscome Bay, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 8 e; b0 X, z& p! @9 w
DE Bebas, Shell hits 8, and is sunk 6 U) J8 P$ J' a, |$ G2 h
DE Brackett, Shell hits 1
: o1 [. ~+ p" O0 XDE Cabana, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
+ T; m7 B3 r2 U' VDE Canfield, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
! ?- a* r1 A$ b5 U# Q) n4 rDE Carlson, Shell hits 1, on fire 7 v' `" t3 `5 C7 \" w
AO Brazos 7 [0 `+ a% q# x; L: [8 I
AO Kanawha
4 x) y$ `: s/ ~; ]AO Neches, Shell hits 1 ) i6 T, z# ~ q5 N8 F
AO Tappahanock
/ b, X/ ]! N" o% G: iAO Suamico
" e$ K+ W* w9 xAO Millicoma
$ |4 {9 R+ u4 k4 W% M$ u+ gAO Saranac
6 K& n, r! o2 o/ O/ L" d8 NAO Saugatuck , b: W8 i! E- S w) B( W" z
AE Pyro
$ D1 \) U7 `7 e5 k4 MAE Henry L. Hoyt
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* T4 o, M b. L' m8 i3 PNight Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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Japanese Ships 7 Z/ M% b3 j: Q1 M. Y
CA Tone - y: \! u) }4 g+ l9 N1 E8 U: N
CA Chikuma
& Z& h* O8 C1 [& A% x# P3 J1 P$ oCL Nagara
' ~) u/ U% ~$ U& u4 x- c/ LCL Isuzu
; I9 T1 O" w1 G$ WCL Natori
3 n8 F6 h+ _9 s, e- c% TCL Yura
& o4 P1 D% r& A+ ]CL Kitakami $ r& Q/ f, _" g! \: d
CL Oi 2 A5 P: C- q% e& v: y9 z
DD Shimakaze 2 F: m* K3 O% W2 E3 }
DD Fujinami
f+ e# U$ f ?, m4 `5 `DD Kishinami
7 {: Q0 R: r( u; A2 B" t2 H$ v: mDD Hamanami
& W% ^5 Q3 C- t/ m+ N! jDD Hayashio
5 |. \. d! e0 \3 w9 MDD Maikaze
5 j) T; z; _! C/ t
+ _, n/ W5 T& b |1 @, d+ bAllied Ships - d2 |0 Y# r( W: w
DE Samuel S. Miles, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk , d* @- k$ R# U
DE Osterhaus, Shell hits 50, and is sunk " }' I7 o9 ^2 R6 s
DE Parks, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ; Z" [3 q- }7 N2 m% Y" G5 c
DE Riddle, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage * _9 ~2 z& ?9 k; d
AO Cache # a& N) X+ Q2 P
AO Schuylkill, Shell hits 7, on fire
1 ?3 ?/ H5 j; c+ H1 DAO Cossatot
. _" ], G0 L" h/ u- O+ O! jAO Chepachet 3 P }1 @0 D O: y( E/ [; `
AE Jacob Riis, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
& B# {1 f, [6 h3 [4 m7 w* W9 h& lAE John P. Gaines, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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0 f+ i3 T3 Z4 QNight Time Surface Combat at 78,84 1 }1 k$ Y* U6 S" {$ ]
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Japanese Ships 7 W4 Y |9 T8 U7 w7 h5 n( K
CA Tone
4 _! W/ S4 s0 H/ k: K( ICA Chikuma & B* S0 {' z; T/ ~ ] A
CL Nagara, Shell hits 3, on fire
) U3 {! k( [6 x$ n' d, fCL Isuzu
4 _2 j; D/ H" e" R1 ~ R1 |CL Natori
0 e) Z7 S0 U. n i W8 B% i' kCL Yura, Shell hits 1, on fire " D* c J: P2 x& z* u- t
CL Kitakami
$ ^" m4 G. T% `' R4 d9 DCL Oi, Shell hits 1 9 U+ y" ~: L: F; c9 x4 Z$ c
DD Shimakaze
7 q. u' I- h& v6 a8 e+ v- Z+ [DD Fujinami
6 _% k3 ?' e( c+ [5 ^! @DD Kishinami
6 g+ C4 g3 n# Z7 n0 b n; I, `; ?DD Hamanami
+ l$ Q# b& O- q8 k( }DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
; b& A; r/ b9 ]DD Maikaze, Shell hits 1 6 s' b+ `% r2 q
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Allied Ships ) ^$ p& z9 r5 k( z& P
CV Hornet
- B% P* k3 [" A, jCV Intrepid, Shell hits 1, on fire
% u0 O. B) R4 v' ACVL Princeton
# J3 P( S7 N9 Q' q9 y: ?3 L2 _CVL Belleau Wood, Shell hits 1 7 ]" {8 R% \% ?
CVL Cowpens 5 j. J" z8 e- R9 a/ o* R
CL Chicago 4 V8 [1 E5 p& G7 s7 Y4 W
CL Cleveland
* Q+ ~2 \9 | p, TCL Columbia % w% X' D/ G- |
CA Pensacola
' Y9 S: N% X2 j( V* u/ v1 w1 TCA Raleigh, Shell hits 2
8 a7 Q4 L2 V) [# n- W, NDD Boyd ' U4 W( s6 v% w4 p* J: V1 B
DD Bradford ' H4 W. F$ g; D* F1 j
DD Brownson, Shell hits 1
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This last USN CVTF was then caght by KB: " ~; d( v; @2 C! j' v* Q( Y
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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Japanese aircraft 1 W5 S1 V& D( K. n0 \
A6M5 Zeke x 33
5 y7 Z$ B: l8 Y4 jD3A Val x 7
4 a0 [, u2 A2 k5 ~9 W! xD4Y Judy x 123 - c3 q# b0 o. _0 r% {1 ]- |" F
B5N Kate x 35
5 j) _+ w& l- b* G- [9 J' nB6N Jill x 67
5 B; g: `7 i# U% H
3 w4 ~: a7 M' G+ D! i" Y# _6 G# |Allied aircraft 0 U7 }' `4 ?8 u# C* K; D! [
F6F Hellcat x 3
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Japanese aircraft losses
+ o+ R; }5 M: N/ f6 L: q" GA6M5 Zeke: 3 destroyed
0 L. b1 H2 R( [8 Y! nD3A Val: 3 destroyed 1 o0 K' {+ H3 k$ c* f9 H% f
D4Y Judy: 14 destroyed, 22 damaged
! b& T" P( s8 n; [7 hB5N Kate: 4 destroyed, 18 damaged - R m/ ~7 f% s# P# X' N; X
B6N Jill: 7 destroyed, 21 damaged # S) H8 M0 Z' r% P3 d- P9 n
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Allied aircraft losses
" @' P; O* b/ L5 @F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed J1 Y9 e- y: H
4 ? }2 B+ I+ h; K5 u" IAllied Ships
4 ^. s, z6 F, a; Q8 ?6 Z8 TCV Intrepid, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
7 E3 @" R( Y& F0 q i/ TCVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 2, on fire
3 X* r3 }3 N9 z1 h* aCV Hornet, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 7, on fire, heavy damage & Q7 F) s: C E
CVL Princeton, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage + [. k: ?3 I% y
CVL Cowpens, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage ! W3 t' E1 S( P: k# {
CL Cleveland, Torpedo hits 1 0 @! z @6 X1 _" Y0 s0 l1 W
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And then by LBA: x% ?/ A' I8 H4 d# d2 S( M$ s! `- a
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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Japanese aircraft 4 L( w9 [, R) e5 h
A6M5 Zeke x 16 - k4 G* ]7 A& G- B# }
D3A Val x 14 6 r: F; \; s! K- v% e7 k* P
D4Y Judy x 38
9 `4 l& U8 ~8 o, h8 U. ?8 `B5N Kate x 24
1 [! C; q/ B2 y) F. k$ M8 I. \# n4 A7 bB6N Jill x 3
# i, z, F0 c$ a& l7 A. iG3M Nell x 9 , ?* v+ Z+ H8 g. _. O' b" i' k) E$ X
G4M2 Betty x 49
0 Q6 H9 |6 L; X% b; FP1Y Frances x 20
8 ~+ t0 O: |- q6 `' m3 X) hKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 51
& ?4 w. B! ?: C$ DKi-84-Ia Frank x 5 ; w- a7 ~: {2 I; }' W Y
; d9 m' C5 H# Y7 `4 Q' b- Q+ ZAllied aircraft ( o+ M: n( M9 F, \# F
no flights
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; ~5 f# H& D/ e5 u+ mG3M Nell: 1 damaged 7 f& m$ Y! R0 O- N1 J$ E8 r2 a1 E
G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged k8 i+ D" d. j: L$ t$ i( a, f# _
P1Y Frances: 3 damaged 2 ~ i$ {& C6 f I# k: X- F
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed
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9 G5 n8 E1 E1 D4 @$ DAllied aircraft losses
9 P- _4 v( l' p* p8 {1 `& KF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed ) `. R I; |, I2 H- e
( U" T6 g! M v2 J, {Allied Ships
: a9 V4 I' u* e) N1 MCV Intrepid, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage * h2 H- T3 V6 E' E
CA Raleigh 1 n' @' _+ X/ ?: r' j
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
; n8 a& x9 @ [CVL Cowpens, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage + M8 i; ^# m( ~1 {) n) G. N; H# Y
CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage ( @1 K& R0 U* D) S4 ? U
CL Cleveland, Bomb hits 1 " O5 o/ r& u% L% Y- t2 @. h8 e
1 l& J3 D- t8 O2 `" H
Secodary strike: 3 ]% ^& W; I$ x
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84 2 w6 k4 F2 |1 n+ j
! R4 m" ~, N% ]2 m5 LJapanese aircraft
! e. @, C; v8 o- sA6M5 Zeke x 7
! B* R( o4 ~5 S- _9 s6 UD4Y Judy x 36 8 P. ?/ _/ _* ~8 |6 \7 e# U( V$ D0 `
B5N Kate x 5
3 |6 M. X" }+ |! \' gB6N Jill x 8 ( g* g$ g) V }% J( v
8 V' r3 V& e# U3 V5 V* p4 }% UAllied aircraft 9 e' x! M& W5 Q; g
no flights
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' G" o6 j) |- L) ~Japanese aircraft losses
4 Q' n+ R5 ?$ g/ c2 tB5N Kate: 2 damaged 2 L5 j' x$ L9 M N2 @! j) g2 f3 h; f
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Allied aircraft losses
, R* E/ ]+ D$ d) ~ \5 h6 X+ xF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships ; | Q- X6 O( k$ H( b$ ?% U% ~6 \( u6 \
CV Intrepid, on fire, heavy damage
9 S( B% g" z$ ] N1 u/ B1 C& zCVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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- {$ u' w4 p6 g) h- pAnd this one fails to find any more targets:
5 p/ r5 J8 P! }; r3 R; e7 |+ |Day Air attack on TF at 80,84 $ }- l& H% y* \# P3 H$ \
; d! n8 D. H8 FJapanese aircraft
* {7 u, \6 ~/ ?( @$ P& QA6M5 Zeke x 3 8 @& F2 M- I3 ?+ i; H" t% k
D4Y Judy x 14
5 P4 w9 S7 y j) v G" M WB6N Jill x 11 : G7 \# ~# Q: T8 e9 d W e. v
% d# L' H, g9 h' SNo Japanese losses
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' h& ?$ a3 s- C, A4 ?0 ^- FLBA Jills:
3 {, d& N; B: t% ?& Y/ x+ w2 D/ rDay Air attack on TF at 77,83 0 _& H' P5 [. T/ r9 ~
5 ], c! m4 _" Z* t& YJapanese aircraft
& ]- z* z7 K4 m7 g- uB6N Jill x 8
: E3 Z6 @# X% o$ x
4 j. h+ K2 ^+ u# ~, @$ \! Y+ YNo Japanese losses 5 {* M" Y8 x. B* x3 N2 J9 P4 A
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Allied Ships - z# i9 Q, x6 b% }; a) F6 q0 m
CV Bunker Hill, on fire, heavy damage . v1 ] M# V# T/ W( b
CV Wasp, on fire, heavy damage
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, c$ ^% O" _7 M! m" bAfternoon phase saw KB clouded in so LBA from Kusiae did all the work: , l2 w. l4 R& H; v* J
Day Air attack on TF at 79,85
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Japanese aircraft
2 }, [7 o2 n1 f2 q( W% B& EG3M Nell x 7 1 T/ H/ j* k1 z6 D! ?* A# x
G4M2 Betty x 38
: i' `4 V% q* A! C8 V! @+ dP1Y Frances x 14 0 N1 m4 d3 U6 x9 I
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 46
' I3 E+ s* U& n* Q& i4 q% nKi-84-Ia Frank x 5
% ]* E' Z5 f1 _( v+ }
- t4 G1 H# d5 B) O! oAllied aircraft ! _2 A5 S; j0 S; D+ w
FM-2 Wildcat x 12
1 `; p1 d& C) N+ w! A
8 e" l: Y, T2 A4 AJapanese aircraft losses 1 e k9 y7 {5 n! [4 _! M
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged ! d# i+ m/ E% g5 P
G4M2 Betty: 5 destroyed, 28 damaged ! A! V9 N" ]$ t) l
P1Y Frances: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged 1 u% |- c( ]$ x, j7 U
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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- D- k- Z2 v8 c# b GAllied aircraft losses
# _9 ]! ?* e% c8 hFM-2 Wildcat: 7 destroyed : [9 @. Z2 ]( M L2 J
: ^& c, |! b* x& A% JAllied Ships
7 i' Y9 B) @: y5 u# ?; RCVE Savo Island 6 N8 k* u+ l: E: P) b
CVE St. Lo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire . a! \. T' z- Z8 m) M9 w* W
CVE Kadashan Bay, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
( h, \$ L' i) I2 e8 YCVE Petrof Bay 5 K" L0 Y% |+ _1 u1 e# \
CVE Saginaw Bay, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
[# p3 M1 O: [$ g ]CVE Long Island $ b' P/ d N( U: O, h
CVE Rudyerd Bay 3 T) |8 u4 _! V9 z/ t. J( G" P, `
/ _% N& N% j& l9 L9 g1 A) U* RJills are more successful this time:
7 \2 y; J; r* s* v6 |% ^8 fDay Air attack on TF at 77,83 . i& j6 S- c/ d/ [9 P J% j4 W2 @
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Japanese aircraft * |; P: i$ @, ~( U. v; P0 }
B6N Jill x 8 * b" c/ h. M9 v6 p0 N
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No Japanese losses
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$ X* z" P# d' a! j; wAllied Ships ! K" {$ D+ E7 o7 |' v
CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage # M9 Z) T2 M2 h9 m2 l- b% G
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! }3 Z [4 o: d1 ^, GAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/09/44
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By now my subs are in position also:
, A5 `; E0 W4 `/ p$ iLast two sufrace actions find the crippled Franklin and an AO: m7 O& e6 i: y* X6 H. n
Night Time Surface Combat at 78,81 - g0 B* m8 Y3 R
" D: b) y$ ?" }Allied aircraft % Y. D) H' F' X! s; o
no flights
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Allied aircraft losses $ M) q4 h3 S! h3 L: ?
TBM Avenger: 4 destroyed
) x9 Y! ^/ I3 b/ QSB2C Helldiver: 12 destroyed 6 Z- w' R2 a5 u6 P( p# ]
( M. ~* O% z" V6 QJapanese Ships 6 l: z! I* D# C# F
CA Takao ! a& T& E7 U, a I- B- _; a
CA Atago
# t/ ?/ s7 _. X4 X/ o" u0 PCA Maya . S7 p/ `2 e! u9 W. ?7 p. Q
CA Chokai " e/ m4 N6 p6 J, _( Q1 X/ Y: g
CA Myoko ' X+ J2 t$ p# m4 I: e" p( t, ?
CA Haguro 2 ?' m6 W9 Y" J/ n
CA Nachi & ]* n' m& K" d, Q: U& i0 ?
CA Ashigara 2 u0 e4 R: u9 J/ |6 P) ]
DD Tamanami
* k& b5 G+ M1 C& ~! y) sDD Suzunami
0 {2 @9 O* y: c2 _6 xDD Kuroshio
& w/ y0 n7 H2 {! K' p ?DD Oyashio
: I1 G1 A5 ], @1 mDD Natsushio ( E; u/ B! D! Q# ]# w; |8 t& D2 d
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Allied Ships
% p4 p( G& y8 y( f y& ^" eCV Franklin, Shell hits 3, and is sunk 9 o6 F R) Q1 v. [! o$ k$ C: v4 N
DE Whitman, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk 7 i% I: V2 e; G: J* E& _: C3 ~+ Y
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3 |+ b' r3 F4 ]! W% |* yNight Time Surface Combat, near Namorik at 79,83
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Japanese Ships ( l3 ~! Y' g/ C; o! ^. T" t
CA Aoba
) `' n) P# P" x5 Z/ o+ k ^CA Kinugasa
3 [. N2 r: |& |0 i' DCA Furutaka - f4 u+ W& } ^# I. D x2 a
CA Kako
' m6 h/ Q; E" R7 xCL Abukuma $ j! e3 m2 b* @; Z
CL Kuma 3 }1 a6 I( T$ X. H7 z1 v- u
CL Tama
2 L8 w; }) Z& P* H" Y0 vCL Kiso
, B' A7 p5 U m8 T# U, z; ~$ d) cCL Yubari 1 ?/ @" ?/ X) q! O7 P
DD Kiyonami
9 n: _" j" o% O' xDD Yukikaze ) I! `) \! ]7 q- f' u$ `
DD Isokaze
/ \/ n9 I+ \" GDD Shiranuhi
( b& ? V& N$ {5 P1 F. s r: WDD Arashi
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Allied Ships 8 C c) z8 G1 J+ W' b
AO Schuylkill, Shell hits 30, and is sunk 1 p( y i& Z! G( W
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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: ' a, T D6 k1 W0 E
Day Air attack on TF at 79,84
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1 k0 o% l" Y# HJapanese aircraft $ u7 w7 t$ T: K, P" \9 N: M8 D: C2 r n; n
A6M5 Zeke x 5 & u- Y* I' ~8 X2 G
B6N Jill x 8 & u7 B1 P& |. e9 O0 \
G3M Nell x 3 , \' [. t* ]9 y. R6 d6 `
G4M2 Betty x 31
, ]) m2 G, T( ^P1Y Frances x 9
% s4 F# ^% T8 j8 v2 a7 p# u0 HKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 45
3 X& Y0 q0 }2 j1 V+ |4 g0 w6 P, NKi-61 KAIc Tony x 3
; V/ `0 B* H( g/ U" F- @0 j2 i. [" s" E7 iKi-84-Ia Frank x 14
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; f; `$ w- c9 E6 _( eJapanese aircraft losses
! B6 R- d9 q: W$ ]& u# X- y9 ]G4M2 Betty: 1 damaged 1 A# R. y- ]/ v# W5 h: S
3 k% @- g# j% `) ^; C! [ uAllied Ships
. e6 U( `- _' k! ?CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 4 |8 h+ }9 C: t* s( [! S
CV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage / {1 i( t" M6 v
CV Illustrious, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage + b( O6 @' V4 M d4 v$ m) Q3 a
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1 v' d; ~, [5 {* L9 J6 g+ xThere, 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. 4 ?6 c8 e$ K0 o7 k* L
5 D7 G& O- T8 ?, {% M3 w8 U& ^1 X一切都结束了
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