AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/08/44 ; i& U; B% Y! }/ Q4 D
1 l8 a: P8 k: i1 p0 h, u# P" aDay 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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% |6 \, x0 m6 eNight Time Surface Combat at 77,81 6 t7 C0 t$ o2 `! {4 I1 [, E% k0 g
Allied aircraft
- z* I9 e7 {0 t* bno flights : u1 t9 B- y3 Z$ R/ u7 ]) n& \! |# V
Allied aircraft losses
. }: e" R5 h! s+ nSOC-3 Seagull: 6 destroyed
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\, B' g% \9 h x# OJapanese Ships ) T) u: r( e' f& H
BB Mutsu % B9 j' x6 _( ?8 s! i1 e5 j
BB Yamato
* {/ E$ a4 E% b( u6 xBB Fuso
+ F, U3 j; Q4 |BB Yamashiro
5 e( j. [( k) n: jCL Tatsuta
. Q/ m2 r# X ?, I0 e. EDD Tanikaze
* i$ E7 b, p4 f1 X( c! WDD Fubuki 1 |$ J! h/ `* w
DD Shinonome & f; E7 ?9 j! ?6 Y6 t4 J8 H
DD Usugumo $ i" @& a/ C6 k
DD Shirakumo " k+ |" @1 t$ {3 b$ h& |
DD Isonami $ N5 U# i$ n: S, N0 T& g5 G- m9 `
DD Hatsuyuki
" f3 m9 c: U0 H# XDD Uranami ; u% K7 ^& n7 X
DD Akebono
6 V* {9 H- B0 s+ V4 B/ ~
. ]3 d% c7 H* E. R" L3 ?Allied Ships 3 {$ q7 k7 x- d7 ]( M7 I
CL San Francisco, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage
, T$ l2 v" g) b4 ~2 I( [CA Astoria, Shell hits 23, and is sunk 0 C. Z3 `0 }1 c" \
CL Hobart, Shell hits 21, and is sunk
5 k. U2 f+ X* j8 qCA Concord, Shell hits 29, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 5 ?3 a3 l$ n$ W% o" J
DE Stadtfeld, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
, [ G6 g" s# K' x' d1 XDE Harold C. Thomas, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 1 H' C4 i5 Q4 K7 s7 y- I
DE Tisdale 0 i, e4 e8 G2 W( x
& C; N1 T- S+ C' C4 _ UNight Time Surface Combat at 78,83
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- ^9 _! W/ \$ A# q) [+ eAllied aircraft ' ~8 w5 X& g" y6 U: R% G
no flights 1 m& L2 n( b* R/ \
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Allied aircraft losses ! q5 x2 O/ j4 f$ `; o5 U% s* N
SOC-3 Seagull: 1 destroyed
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* u* ]3 n+ m, @# d" G( xJapanese Ships , G: Q& d$ H5 _
CA Takao, Shell hits 1 ; F/ Y) t3 |' Y+ o* W$ y, q
CA Atago, Shell hits 2
7 `+ `% ^( s- b; Y( ~CA Maya, Shell hits 2
3 v; D& n0 U) X7 }1 R0 q2 sCA Chokai 5 }, M2 ]5 |& g# X9 a t" d, ]
CA Myoko
: J1 O! e: Y( b, SCA Haguro 6 R9 j) Q4 f) Z# i' p/ H$ n3 e
CA Nachi, Shell hits 1 : }0 l8 A7 o6 V: b1 I' l+ ^
CA Ashigara, Shell hits 1 ' e, k @& \. Z" }
DD Yugumo, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage # o Z2 J( v8 Y1 \0 I/ ?" C1 e
DD Tamanami : y; u8 y9 \! l ]7 B6 \, I
DD Suzunami " l4 e- @# w3 I# P" c4 S# L# b, {
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1
" _5 w$ n) R [$ V/ l |DD Oyashio
6 A, `7 \2 t. Q3 K6 e2 ODD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire 2 U# w: p7 Z3 a& q
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Allied Ships
6 i6 P$ A% i' y1 j. |CVE Santee 7 f4 \5 j. G( q' L0 y+ s! m# F" N. {
CVE Manila Bay
# L+ e1 z% ~. KCVE Natoma Bay
" _ W% P' ^2 Y) ]CVE Gambier Bay 9 r# T a1 R" Y' |# {
CVE Nehenta Bay
( b0 j2 |) [$ Z2 dCVE Ommaney Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire
+ C# G3 r1 d4 A7 ^" |% HCL Montpelier, Shell hits 3
p: D+ F0 G# Z+ b( n' s( GCL Mobile, Shell hits 25, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk / S: q. m$ m# Y, J: F
CA Salt Lake City 3 u: D: v( K6 I) ]
DD Ammen ; g5 j; d; ^. H: T" [% J( k2 i
DD Anthony, Shell hits 1
, F1 C) s: f+ m) |* T* u$ V! }DD Aulick, Shell hits 1
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6 C0 q( ]8 u- o0 mNight Time Surface Combat at 78,83
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$ W5 ?$ D, h L2 ~2 ?' \6 w" pCA Takao, Shell hits 1 ( ^2 G/ |9 B+ H# s C
CA Atago 7 W, g: W3 Z; D0 f9 G, h4 F8 N
CA Maya ! W1 s5 ~0 l5 \* Y& R/ s; z/ X
CA Chokai
/ s4 K6 Q& Y. {& }" DCA Myoko
0 h* A: s5 o/ ~: a2 v2 cCA Haguro 2 `6 F9 I# Z [2 X
CA Nachi
! y: M8 k5 c3 G0 I/ U1 ?, ~CA Ashigara
, e O# t2 _& }9 lDD Yugumo, on fire, heavy damage b) r5 j, [+ L4 k0 b8 s6 H& K& @
DD Tamanami : O o. d5 ^$ v! t
DD Suzunami
% @( F' @: J$ j4 c( A2 N' c2 I8 g: PDD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1 # e4 F2 g) [5 c! [
DD Oyashio
" D5 o1 G0 h0 T/ u, U1 L: eDD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire
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% R" y) v- S2 J* E P. m! YAllied Ships 7 r9 H" r% K& P3 |
CVE Petrof Bay 4 \; C! [9 A; O+ c2 ~
CVE Savo Island
1 V( }1 q7 \ V+ D5 E( G/ HCVE Rudyerd Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire ; J! ^. N! ~& V2 g+ M
CVE St. Lo
( [' |& _7 Z4 n! ]* ?: o: QCVE Kadashan Bay
4 Z: T3 Q, Z. F- T, fCVE Saginaw Bay
5 j1 y! a" D0 ~ D! [CVE Long Island $ z& F8 K5 w. Z9 ?: B" k7 I$ ]& Y. ~
CA Vincennes
4 U3 z$ U/ K% RCA Wichita
" ]& c0 [ R3 B1 j) @( w" UCA Boston
3 t6 ?' W- w2 r7 r9 s; a1 `- x) xCL Boise & C* J7 f0 B4 `
DE Bangust
4 T: I2 i) e5 j' t: s1 s' L6 KDE Baron, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
. v; V b3 H( F$ y7 |DE Levy 0 L2 @8 P$ H5 K, H
DE McConnell
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84
2 S ]9 k7 [: `/ ?, k* m
. P' v5 c- [+ B/ a gAllied aircraft
/ ^0 t, K) e7 N1 L# G4 |no flights + B: s& r: {' z1 |
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Allied aircraft losses 3 P0 q0 j4 D( }6 f5 H
FM-2 Wildcat: 11 destroyed
& {$ Q5 H/ a! H/ v2 D5 OTBM Avenger: 1 destroyed 8 e( i. T, x6 ]4 t/ C
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Japanese Ships 2 E! s! N6 G, U; I8 y
CA Tone
# p4 D; K8 q. C' \CA Chikuma . x" D) {4 r$ n1 N$ ~: u
CL Nagara, Shell hits 1
9 q( q; B# |0 p# E; p( [! n: ~CL Isuzu / n6 Y0 Y6 H* b- F: A
CL Natori : z: h$ y" a% h8 q
CL Yura 6 Y* e3 h9 d, r" O) K7 s
CL Kitakami
, I5 ~$ U1 [8 O! W/ pCL Oi
* n- a' q q* H+ D/ @) B7 nDD Shimakaze ( |$ a0 K5 n6 e# F {, b5 @% l
DD Fujinami, Shell hits 1
% j: v' x/ O0 e) jDD Kishinami
) B7 Q5 {) F( Z dDD Hamanami
3 ]1 U$ O1 C; {5 {: a) H8 zDD Hayashio, Shell hits 1 : _2 U2 Y$ X. \1 Q! z! w
DD Maikaze
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) B/ Z2 m* X, n6 P3 [7 y* o sAllied Ships ; ~% s* M: p3 v1 _6 I4 W( C+ r
CVE Prince William 4 L0 s9 E5 _6 J5 }1 `; X
CVE Barnes, Shell hits 2 . M8 P; _4 f7 Y$ v% k, t
CVE Anzio, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
e! F- h! c- k& \) [/ jCVE Liscome Bay, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
( X$ z8 } d2 r' ~0 G) {DE Bebas, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
" j9 [ H6 ?! M6 Z, pDE Brackett, Shell hits 1
! _- [( r/ t2 D! ]4 q9 lDE Cabana, Shell hits 13, and is sunk ( h5 H* s8 X0 s6 P" I E6 K0 [
DE Canfield, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
' x3 ^+ t8 _ uDE Carlson, Shell hits 1, on fire 0 M+ F1 R0 ~" S% i; ~
AO Brazos ' D- w4 _9 }) M$ i; Y. D
AO Kanawha
, b3 d R2 Y$ N/ ~AO Neches, Shell hits 1 & F* k) _& I; i0 J8 H' j8 W, M, q
AO Tappahanock % @6 z9 p! ^5 R( y# L
AO Suamico
7 Q/ k1 O" `8 E9 l7 N, sAO Millicoma 0 a) o) \' n0 o8 T
AO Saranac
& y+ Q9 U3 I* [5 T8 ]4 HAO Saugatuck
7 b& o) {, K' e, x) `5 ?AE Pyro * z _( {7 t2 y# q L3 O) S2 {0 E
AE Henry L. Hoyt
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: s9 R( h8 @2 A& k& Y1 C* UNight Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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Japanese Ships * G+ E( L. a1 f
CA Tone ' V; U, S9 J4 F) m1 @
CA Chikuma % ^8 b/ N1 ~; m2 Y& J
CL Nagara
7 z" n( T; C: H4 PCL Isuzu
+ h: y0 A% R; F8 L( s# d: T% C5 c6 JCL Natori
, J) H: t* i/ n' G& {' KCL Yura 0 }4 F* H) c0 V- @. R
CL Kitakami
i1 {) X5 p( k# `% jCL Oi - [2 i" _8 W- u; x) d' s- C4 X
DD Shimakaze ! K/ l6 E# } v' a5 u8 T
DD Fujinami
@; X2 U# r6 |; d* l7 t: z: w3 }DD Kishinami
1 F# R# ^4 S0 ~4 p, [! f5 ?DD Hamanami 6 c+ r8 {& I; b, a, P3 q
DD Hayashio 3 Z# q3 A/ |+ S( W& s5 z, z; F
DD Maikaze 4 H2 J, q1 a; B4 J/ g
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Allied Ships 6 q) i/ O, A2 T% A, ]/ s; ]+ m
DE Samuel S. Miles, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk ) {. G" F4 ~8 `) }! K: D
DE Osterhaus, Shell hits 50, and is sunk : k: O: k i. `! M/ G0 E
DE Parks, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 9 m- q2 \$ k3 a% D
DE Riddle, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage / l! Y) g' [. [
AO Cache
$ r/ C* V" z, N+ vAO Schuylkill, Shell hits 7, on fire
5 U! B, R% ?) kAO Cossatot ( s' W3 o' }4 Q# f) E- j
AO Chepachet 7 k4 T) y$ j& t; g, C7 C
AE Jacob Riis, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 2 ?# h- `3 _2 M7 N. [1 ^ W; V, l
AE John P. Gaines, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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) r O) R6 Q6 TNight Time Surface Combat at 78,84 8 X2 ]* L4 z2 }1 O7 ~# h
5 a/ f9 W9 m. x( VJapanese Ships
' ^' V }, _( t" D) ?CA Tone 1 _& L# C. K5 W. r# l( i/ }3 ~
CA Chikuma / L- d7 }* ?3 x* C% E' u: c$ j
CL Nagara, Shell hits 3, on fire / N* q! r# _ J4 U3 z$ \ W3 p
CL Isuzu
% @/ A! F* [$ dCL Natori
5 }5 ^. s' u+ D6 w; g/ n; \CL Yura, Shell hits 1, on fire ; D8 s( ]4 D/ e+ [& J: l
CL Kitakami
" {% D+ x3 l7 Y+ x, r8 J+ b" KCL Oi, Shell hits 1 6 r% l4 Y# Q7 j: a% i$ C( Z
DD Shimakaze
1 t+ ?& o$ ^2 [DD Fujinami 7 a4 F. o; I. K: p2 n
DD Kishinami 2 P$ Z5 w/ q+ G, T9 `
DD Hamanami " [3 \2 f7 c4 ^& N6 H2 N
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
0 q8 E9 N3 f0 K" I' EDD Maikaze, Shell hits 1 6 F- y' J; l3 \- C
7 b5 C% E5 O0 B9 N+ ]) \ Y
Allied Ships & M/ `( z- y0 d: t7 p- a! N+ g
CV Hornet 1 Y. E6 y2 h" ~* L7 o. Q
CV Intrepid, Shell hits 1, on fire
- M6 c2 j8 s/ y! @( _4 ZCVL Princeton
* O9 ]1 Z! e' n9 b8 \CVL Belleau Wood, Shell hits 1 ! a; O c3 A9 V- e7 \) N
CVL Cowpens : T6 n4 M$ o+ \' h1 Z
CL Chicago / h8 U+ e7 D+ }% H3 t
CL Cleveland
" m' w0 i+ E: [! d* ]- nCL Columbia 6 l; O" d; l4 O8 f( s
CA Pensacola
2 w" f- |4 n7 H3 Y/ b; {6 ?, Z" \CA Raleigh, Shell hits 2 ! |) n. W. l' T! k
DD Boyd
- p5 X# q# C' n5 F( S' ODD Bradford
; V! {- U6 u, }" J% K P- d* hDD Brownson, Shell hits 1 ! k, U# B7 R6 m5 W6 i: e9 N
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# O2 w" _! F8 ?: O9 s, fThis last USN CVTF was then caght by KB:
: D9 z& B X6 u. h8 R8 yDay Air attack on TF at 80,84
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Japanese aircraft
( ~5 h- l% t' e( }3 n3 }A6M5 Zeke x 33
$ }8 d" D/ @) z7 q" t: R7 ^6 Z( aD3A Val x 7 ; q5 M s V; Y) \1 m
D4Y Judy x 123 " H6 \4 V, F* ~. y
B5N Kate x 35
8 N" u" R m! Z( ~. vB6N Jill x 67
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0 L/ C7 n3 d( FAllied aircraft * Q* M0 t& n% M- w4 c
F6F Hellcat x 3
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6 {: ?; R4 b% }Japanese aircraft losses # @1 m7 a1 A- W: \6 Q5 N! s* N
A6M5 Zeke: 3 destroyed 5 ]9 L y! O8 O& e% E
D3A Val: 3 destroyed
U3 K6 q1 D7 Q* h5 H5 J; L% ED4Y Judy: 14 destroyed, 22 damaged
0 V3 E* [( K' I/ Z) CB5N Kate: 4 destroyed, 18 damaged 3 k% I; _' E# ^( `5 y
B6N Jill: 7 destroyed, 21 damaged 1 O3 A- ^' E( Y% W a
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Allied aircraft losses
+ ?1 i4 x7 W4 b! B6 ]2 T8 A6 T" g, g: iF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships 3 n3 P/ N/ U* R: r$ @" I& W
CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage & R$ P" N- k! f+ W# x. b- \. [% C- K
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 2, on fire
% b" R/ C! o2 i) D2 fCV Hornet, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
0 G( e1 `5 e. m; RCVL Princeton, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
+ `6 u* X5 i7 I: y7 y2 C" HCVL Cowpens, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
. P) u; X3 b: H k! UCL Cleveland, Torpedo hits 1 $ ^3 ~8 R& ?& [* e
7 q r4 @/ V z: Y5 g5 V
And then by LBA: , N8 X# _: r, J, R( N
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84 8 E3 }6 ]3 |* |# x- H
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Japanese aircraft
A( y" h0 C% [( Y7 R: _A6M5 Zeke x 16 1 o4 b8 L! E# D" [6 e$ e
D3A Val x 14
( |& F& M7 q8 Z# [3 D$ kD4Y Judy x 38 * s# E1 M' L9 C! e2 F/ s/ z
B5N Kate x 24
! x7 h) d2 q {6 b/ @% s: ]B6N Jill x 3 + v: U8 u* k& I, o ~
G3M Nell x 9 / r a4 E8 r. q$ V2 q2 u
G4M2 Betty x 49
* F8 d. E( R5 a7 v, P( @) pP1Y Frances x 20
: i: w! m9 T: n$ MKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 51
9 n. ^6 W1 j- Q1 W7 RKi-84-Ia Frank x 5 4 `0 Z, U! | t+ ? Q! k) V
7 d: L- Z, a# a7 @( H5 TAllied aircraft
1 y7 `/ F" d0 Gno flights # Z. o- ]' M: K u. |8 l
( d: \6 N; b7 s( v8 GJapanese aircraft losses 2 j- J9 }, H" u6 T, a
G3M Nell: 1 damaged ; o% K* \1 h+ |6 R9 ?+ v& |
G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged
/ j" k1 G5 p+ \: |2 ^9 p+ p1 KP1Y Frances: 3 damaged
3 \/ ]" ]& j, `1 V4 K. mKi-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed 3 Y: _% p, t0 ?9 a4 b0 f) D" j
2 |6 T4 ^4 P2 Z/ d2 f3 _Allied aircraft losses & x' H8 l W% j$ A2 t: d1 `
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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8 h6 r6 |( t: f4 Q- v$ PAllied Ships 4 e8 O* i" ]( x ^0 H! V
CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 1 A3 \1 t. H# Y' j
CA Raleigh
) V9 W% ^6 J- _CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
; e) n' d, u4 i& l% ECVL Cowpens, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 7 U* D( o. U7 l, I4 a& \3 K
CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage / F) ?" V+ v, F/ A7 \" u# O. V& U
CL Cleveland, Bomb hits 1 ; V6 u2 X; G( E- w5 x" N- \
q+ f# E; o6 m' L) Q
Secodary strike:
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Japanese aircraft 3 G6 D' p( e% w7 W6 b: d
A6M5 Zeke x 7 2 Y% B4 p5 ]4 ~4 W& s. a& Y+ c
D4Y Judy x 36
% r+ R1 \& y" k+ PB5N Kate x 5
. \4 n! V2 A# X t5 h4 @; pB6N Jill x 8 * F$ A. G( I$ H' w; Y& U: _
/ r9 c$ i) ?( M- R4 C: ?% hAllied aircraft
: g% b7 ^* N+ H! wno flights
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Japanese aircraft losses
( n$ A6 L0 ]- Q8 Q6 Z& l& ?5 fB5N Kate: 2 damaged
$ @# n& y. I/ i- v) F6 ~6 M/ F8 ^: X8 |; A8 ^' {- s( Q
Allied aircraft losses
9 e# o) p! z: _$ w. u( v# DF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed 6 D0 z! n( W5 ~- `( @: P, D
0 N& f* ~ I% F( t( S% r0 c6 F
Allied Ships + B' I2 S7 P+ Q7 ~' e: S* z! u! j& a
CV Intrepid, on fire, heavy damage
4 O% Q) T/ l0 P. M# FCVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage & l% `8 Q0 x: H5 X
5 T1 N4 f- a# a* Y. FAnd this one fails to find any more targets:
! l1 z) v/ s5 a0 U& ZDay Air attack on TF at 80,84
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+ U& s& [6 S* `9 H5 c4 lJapanese aircraft
. Q6 \4 S9 R& L8 W7 k( VA6M5 Zeke x 3
7 J: Y f* M( `9 eD4Y Judy x 14 5 w7 C" T4 L9 I% Z, @1 x
B6N Jill x 11
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No Japanese losses
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LBA Jills: 4 ]' C, @! l4 d4 c0 O7 c( k$ w& k
Day Air attack on TF at 77,83
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Japanese aircraft % g0 o; V# [ {# w
B6N Jill x 8 / A. @9 D8 _1 B
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No Japanese losses
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# J/ @5 `/ B; D! ^Allied Ships
5 r9 b( a) k$ \* N# PCV Bunker Hill, on fire, heavy damage
' V* b" @6 R8 I1 u3 D- |CV Wasp, on fire, heavy damage
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3 \" L3 w. u: m: k8 \Afternoon phase saw KB clouded in so LBA from Kusiae did all the work: . c3 g: ?. R# k% |/ p: c
Day Air attack on TF at 79,85
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Japanese aircraft
8 d& G' A% Q0 x* {: P7 l* {G3M Nell x 7
$ A4 I. W0 N/ B6 h7 E" dG4M2 Betty x 38
0 T& M$ i3 B) h3 G& PP1Y Frances x 14
- c+ N$ H+ T: sKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 46 0 s! ?) P& q2 U6 B9 V
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5
5 H; k# Z* q+ i! Q2 }& g5 o( q: R2 O/ g" l2 {" n! p e8 Z9 d9 [! n
Allied aircraft
4 {' T) O, F9 ?# `FM-2 Wildcat x 12
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Japanese aircraft losses - f* N- \4 V+ a5 c$ o. u a9 N
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
3 v0 d( R$ O( J8 e) n: AG4M2 Betty: 5 destroyed, 28 damaged * x, O8 [" f0 D
P1Y Frances: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged
' ~. Z' n O/ _! B- R8 p3 rKi-43-IIIa Oscar: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged 9 l5 A8 ]' T) B; W0 o' u, K, J. ]
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Allied aircraft losses * d2 p5 f P! l2 j' b$ O! d2 q7 ~
FM-2 Wildcat: 7 destroyed * H0 y8 b; R8 i
|3 p5 t5 D! q* {( O! Z) MAllied Ships ' V' e# ]. W& k( E8 {) d
CVE Savo Island ) k, X5 H9 q5 L. u' ^6 T
CVE St. Lo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire * Z% ]+ E; i1 \( Y$ p: R
CVE Kadashan Bay, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 6 Q6 U1 n0 m7 I* |3 a5 ~
CVE Petrof Bay
0 ^; [' e7 |8 E$ F# g2 E3 Y7 wCVE Saginaw Bay, Torpedo hits 1, on fire ) ^* o4 M. h5 R
CVE Long Island 3 w% F- i1 p( Y: t5 a3 H
CVE Rudyerd Bay - k; N' L, |: j& @) ~
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Jills are more successful this time: . v4 A" |/ ?; l+ P" f
Day Air attack on TF at 77,83 - V+ N7 @; H) H! ?0 ]
5 O' L6 e3 P2 S( V0 Z9 Q& M; b( gJapanese aircraft 8 ]6 {# v( k2 w% {; X
B6N Jill x 8 8 l% Z- `; w7 V( Z' i
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No Japanese losses
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! ^3 t f% t& BAllied Ships
# I1 O/ f: I5 A) u& ^CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage $ K( g& X1 A! E% Z
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/09/44 1 S, J3 M& ]2 Y T1 h$ h4 X
" D7 X+ P* S: Z6 u& S3 jBy now my subs are in position also:
3 y* E' q3 B# y: z; XLast two sufrace actions find the crippled Franklin and an AO:
. [: S. o5 z7 H+ V9 ~3 F: Y& ^Night Time Surface Combat at 78,81 S3 G2 D. p, w' H. y
: |5 k" M$ w* e3 a! TAllied aircraft
8 l) G2 x0 H8 l% g' s$ p3 r! Ono flights
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Allied aircraft losses * b) |* R( c' ^( t5 z% W8 ~* H
TBM Avenger: 4 destroyed 8 ]5 u( v, n Q5 O$ \- Z
SB2C Helldiver: 12 destroyed
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" h( w8 i3 W0 r/ yJapanese Ships * S$ M$ W! F# U7 t. p2 C$ g) C
CA Takao
2 i }+ N% j% }( z* Y/ U: R+ HCA Atago
$ g! H, M" I/ ]; ACA Maya
2 _0 x3 i* G7 C- b! h+ v4 v8 o$ g6 gCA Chokai $ [* B0 c3 d& d
CA Myoko
5 {/ M- D" f& T" c3 U0 f4 kCA Haguro $ z: w2 y% g! d: C+ @. ? k3 r7 M
CA Nachi ( Y) c1 h( a+ s1 U' ~( W+ A
CA Ashigara + y8 x; X% J" _" P
DD Tamanami
9 K7 f& Q9 m- Q7 G) V) |4 ADD Suzunami . [5 A- o5 i: K k
DD Kuroshio
/ d# o& F9 P) X1 \DD Oyashio / k: {! j9 U, ~' _
DD Natsushio
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- K- \! O! q5 V2 j% fAllied Ships
; _ v8 Y4 h+ g0 o& L UCV Franklin, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
- g% q2 R& P9 `5 _- }; JDE Whitman, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk ! Y% n7 ?2 L, @6 _3 i2 Y: a$ T u
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9 t1 S$ J# m- \& p" [Night Time Surface Combat, near Namorik at 79,83 7 w! \+ ?' L7 p. g: q
0 Y. l& A" Z6 AJapanese Ships
) n9 E# [9 Y0 p8 e. J- hCA Aoba 2 _! u5 [) U7 J
CA Kinugasa - L% S- p, k8 i6 {
CA Furutaka % ~1 a' I6 V) ]8 b
CA Kako
/ o* ^$ `3 U4 B5 kCL Abukuma
7 Q4 ? I: H) M; z& LCL Kuma
/ u# F5 J, k/ t' q0 I, Y) |. ZCL Tama 1 e! ^) S( n" U1 Q
CL Kiso
m/ h5 K F3 ]% j( SCL Yubari
6 n5 q4 T, F* t! D' G9 P0 r1 K; u; EDD Kiyonami # X3 ]. U7 l. q# H6 @
DD Yukikaze
5 i7 I/ x$ J4 uDD Isokaze % } L9 L: M+ n _6 }0 D8 d) T' J
DD Shiranuhi ! N- z% e' u! s+ Z3 U, U
DD Arashi 1 Y- _8 W6 V! m
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Allied Ships
( {; Y4 |( O: e: F0 M5 A+ |AO 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:
) C$ x+ d5 G5 e: \& QDay Air attack on TF at 79,84
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9 J( }+ O3 ?/ T! y* K/ JJapanese aircraft 3 w6 H4 i- q8 e5 R' U0 f
A6M5 Zeke x 5
/ R3 v1 V5 `: r" ^, y0 H- l8 mB6N Jill x 8
. D7 r: u2 w9 |4 ?& ?" mG3M Nell x 3 F) M5 T$ |/ Y$ I; ?2 t5 j' S0 R( l$ W
G4M2 Betty x 31
- O) z- A5 j3 Y; S/ g0 e5 @P1Y Frances x 9
( }; q; |. T( v" f% e% }' LKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 45 / o- `$ M2 }0 ]# y
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 3 ; k# O5 b- g+ D. O
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 14 K" K% g6 { n
: Y3 K0 k6 V9 H$ ?& i$ J9 zJapanese aircraft losses & ^2 y. \+ s3 p* i
G4M2 Betty: 1 damaged
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: _1 V1 h% Y7 ?3 q3 C! k& G9 AAllied Ships
$ W2 f- w9 S8 A7 X7 n' m2 hCVL Independence, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage " N3 c) i5 g& e# l
CV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage % W& _, `: E% Z# U; a; I
CV Illustrious, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage 9 ?) ~9 R- [. W
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) X# J- ?% }5 l: x+ Y; o1 wThere, 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 ^( n9 A1 T2 c. [
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