AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/08/44 $ E9 b: Y& z. C/ I+ V
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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: , j4 e8 a$ D/ K( o
9 [2 l5 n* U/ o8 l. O8 e% }Night Time Surface Combat at 77,81 * }5 Q- x- s2 g3 r V J! t1 X0 B& c
Allied aircraft : m1 J: C/ s, c( S* L# K; ?
no flights
9 M, q- X$ P0 ^2 t. S# rAllied aircraft losses ( ^1 ]7 s; y, `' W
SOC-3 Seagull: 6 destroyed # C7 v* o/ e& m3 {
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Japanese Ships
( ~& `6 p; q0 U7 P: _/ oBB Mutsu 3 F9 V5 U- Y: @+ D+ v1 P1 B
BB Yamato
; v* Y- X9 S% r/ i0 P$ {2 lBB Fuso
! H9 }5 P9 ~+ v8 ?6 [BB Yamashiro
$ c6 F- e( y' P: m- g9 |5 y$ pCL Tatsuta
2 Z3 e! w1 c, B8 _, S& Q$ HDD Tanikaze
! Y1 @, Y, C& QDD Fubuki + y, t# i' S8 M# D
DD Shinonome 4 _* h, U/ F5 n
DD Usugumo . N, r% T5 _! F" E: J
DD Shirakumo
( x! G' D6 f4 Z# u. SDD Isonami 5 S( X; E, F# Y
DD Hatsuyuki 2 Q( I- R7 @$ |/ T
DD Uranami $ L0 O& l' f( w4 B9 G8 V6 X3 [ o# `& ?
DD Akebono / i# ?. q/ Z# d) G
0 N8 B" q" i2 R/ ^8 U; {# j5 X x
Allied Ships $ T& G( x, a! K
CL San Francisco, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage " f) v1 a) h9 B% F% I
CA Astoria, Shell hits 23, and is sunk $ B7 Y" A! } d- P, u
CL Hobart, Shell hits 21, and is sunk
' W6 L# `! \6 a/ I2 ]CA Concord, Shell hits 29, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
: S! \: y; K; J* J1 q% t0 m. I4 D, aDE Stadtfeld, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
6 k: d/ s2 N8 g2 o) @DE Harold C. Thomas, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 6 Z- m6 e$ Y0 r4 r& {0 ]) v
DE Tisdale
0 |* U0 _" U% W; G6 e; V! Y; X* G
# e+ T9 e, q" O* D! P# X- `7 [Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83 % l! [% c# ^ Y/ H
& z) X: F0 G# _" H$ w- o( j! ] gAllied aircraft
4 B& R, n; b5 Y F' z* vno flights
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9 }% ^7 h( I3 n! q9 j* N: ?8 q4 @Allied aircraft losses
5 l E5 @( B! i$ ~SOC-3 Seagull: 1 destroyed
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Japanese Ships . r$ ]2 Q$ d6 T0 D( [' s
CA Takao, Shell hits 1 : F5 h: T; O& m% N" h0 z i
CA Atago, Shell hits 2
: S/ e5 i! \' G$ H, ]) ~CA Maya, Shell hits 2 ; Z3 a- S' t \, S
CA Chokai / `1 J: O1 E" p" c7 M$ x
CA Myoko
) J- V6 t9 X# ?0 m) c; ^CA Haguro
j/ Z% R. S2 @8 cCA Nachi, Shell hits 1
; e! y6 y3 b4 RCA Ashigara, Shell hits 1
# }1 O+ h- {: Y& \6 e% n5 @DD Yugumo, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage * P' p9 M( n3 U$ z
DD Tamanami
. E* X' ?. u% o: x# U5 ^7 nDD Suzunami # d9 o; T3 v) j
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1
& q% ~7 x& y( x2 H) C! p, p/ m4 G. NDD Oyashio 8 b& |5 g) H k* a" x+ M
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Allied Ships 2 L0 R, x# @/ F* f9 d: o6 B5 w+ x
CVE Santee
% b4 Y: E9 i8 b5 ?% Z* |8 U7 G6 e% eCVE Manila Bay % S' V( f' `7 b0 s B) @
CVE Natoma Bay
) k2 O9 s4 y4 `4 mCVE Gambier Bay
* K/ f$ u0 q0 v/ n& }CVE Nehenta Bay , i3 i8 W$ l4 R, a' t' I
CVE Ommaney Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire
2 J% I2 E' Y3 h" P0 UCL Montpelier, Shell hits 3
$ o8 Y* G/ z0 w# J4 vCL Mobile, Shell hits 25, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
* A- n3 j! q( b) aCA Salt Lake City $ j) X) k- Z7 S& @3 }9 L) f
DD Ammen & ]8 d& k7 A" p. P
DD Anthony, Shell hits 1
+ |1 a/ y1 n1 |- rDD Aulick, Shell hits 1 7 u1 O/ T7 n# s w0 Q( Y3 L6 b
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" B) c6 E$ `* C+ n: TNight Time Surface Combat at 78,83 ) \1 m# ?) M+ `6 e6 d
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Japanese Ships
; U! Q( B( v, _6 d9 z) g- ?+ ]CA Takao, Shell hits 1 2 `7 \' E: s6 J- B3 G9 T
CA Atago
' n" p0 {( J: g2 x7 P7 YCA Maya
3 [* e+ s4 X) ]1 t0 Y* PCA Chokai
; I) o* y- ?3 {* O+ WCA Myoko ( C3 g, X" C) ]' _$ D4 H+ v
CA Haguro ) D" e* x0 `6 D) o. }9 w
CA Nachi
8 W" P. @- s" _5 dCA Ashigara
( @- l: N" H* C5 bDD Yugumo, on fire, heavy damage
. D4 E- `1 ^% }( A W: D5 n, F! `; eDD Tamanami
" m& _' `. c$ D7 L5 ^2 x k" F, kDD Suzunami 7 e5 h# d4 @9 T {$ a) H
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1
% I. J5 c; U; w2 O, x1 S! SDD Oyashio % p- \. l4 N' o) j/ O4 t6 @; [8 S4 f
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire 7 a6 h& N$ v6 V
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Allied Ships 3 {' i+ }6 s6 T& }9 B. L+ h- u
CVE Petrof Bay
4 t: L( q. c( I5 q' n Y! g6 [' c5 ~CVE Savo Island
: l+ ?) z' ^ L8 OCVE Rudyerd Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire 0 K0 q/ c1 s6 N g4 t- b- `
CVE St. Lo
' k/ _8 s0 a$ E( Q- VCVE Kadashan Bay
( t% e( X- m/ `: KCVE Saginaw Bay
3 H% O/ m) C) l# a8 SCVE Long Island 7 b, p$ ^* d( y- ~
CA Vincennes
8 w" h2 O' h2 u6 t1 }+ DCA Wichita 7 d" k$ Q% M8 k1 B: k+ T
CA Boston
; n" x$ I. D& cCL Boise
! i& `4 E0 _) ^; fDE Bangust , ?5 H" x" ~! }8 J4 [+ N
DE Baron, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
" `1 M4 F( a; [$ _DE Levy
2 V. ]0 f3 \- H5 X; O( sDE McConnell
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2 ^$ Z: ?/ d$ y; v3 y
Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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Allied aircraft ) i; j. p( {5 h* R5 Q! G- n
no flights $ \: n2 k7 a5 t. }% t
4 v0 q% J+ S: X- bAllied aircraft losses
3 l: O& w: q6 r3 P( N: k' a# RFM-2 Wildcat: 11 destroyed s5 Y7 s) L( h+ I& S/ {8 q- O
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed 5 f( [/ a6 @' A! i Q& U
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Japanese Ships
) l8 v S2 n; v( B, S+ A7 u2 sCA Tone
! x n6 f, E5 F) WCA Chikuma
' A L$ ]8 l( R/ N5 r6 w6 RCL Nagara, Shell hits 1 : \, V' g$ p5 }4 u* a
CL Isuzu - S1 f' F" W/ I8 S3 ?
CL Natori
" p+ Y3 y/ u& \+ @. j+ c. X) GCL Yura ( i: e3 W, R# A# ~; J
CL Kitakami ; N) T. g$ {: ?9 x6 j4 ^3 I r; a! f
CL Oi
; \' \7 x( ^' {* ]; B4 h) T, FDD Shimakaze & H9 z1 L) H* ^6 G/ t, s
DD Fujinami, Shell hits 1
2 H% r" d# W2 i* \DD Kishinami
0 P( g: g2 D7 {8 l8 h. I. vDD Hamanami
. T9 S8 k* m5 ` EDD Hayashio, Shell hits 1 D2 ]% c0 N4 {( n
DD Maikaze
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Allied Ships 6 {0 x2 \4 @2 j U. f
CVE Prince William 5 X6 t5 }4 h) S/ ^8 i( z
CVE Barnes, Shell hits 2
7 Z& Y. ]$ F; X7 G4 M+ O5 ~CVE Anzio, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk & t' e8 x- J' n' c3 k
CVE Liscome Bay, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 0 e3 V1 Q* k2 i7 M- Q, t
DE Bebas, Shell hits 8, and is sunk / Y3 ^! Q) Q. T, V: \3 K' A2 U
DE Brackett, Shell hits 1
0 i# [# e% v3 @4 BDE Cabana, Shell hits 13, and is sunk % v2 Y% ]. q$ F2 x) |: n h! x
DE Canfield, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 8 r- ]# U$ M' c* Z% W5 n. {
DE Carlson, Shell hits 1, on fire
) ~7 B1 Z: q! @* [$ P m, @( gAO Brazos * u m, \$ v( T9 f
AO Kanawha % K8 R1 [! P0 ^! u. F! Q; e
AO Neches, Shell hits 1
/ x8 F* G: W5 ~' K. R% |2 hAO Tappahanock " u3 J- Q( _* I: x5 @
AO Suamico 0 L/ t' R6 S8 g1 u- e* U1 x
AO Millicoma
. f/ a7 l3 x) `AO Saranac
+ p z* v. t5 u3 dAO Saugatuck
4 \; }- @" s, bAE Pyro
) h: U4 _" f7 zAE Henry L. Hoyt 6 \' g) b% f2 _9 w/ p0 ^6 q
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84 & {0 F# Z0 d: n6 j5 n, L: d9 ?7 L+ U+ G
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Japanese Ships + V: I, v1 K5 O/ q! Z
CA Tone
$ j$ R0 X$ @8 [ g: iCA Chikuma ; J3 {9 Y7 F8 V( W' L
CL Nagara
! A! v1 q! R* B" y& B: {CL Isuzu : }" ^" P0 v5 i" n7 D. f% P" Z
CL Natori $ F$ u4 u& L- r
CL Yura
' R6 ^2 P: ?2 N+ K0 g8 ~/ SCL Kitakami 8 L( E9 h, E/ N6 \$ m: z
CL Oi
9 r& M0 r* q' l# m4 gDD Shimakaze & N8 p5 U f- [+ o+ T! i8 ~
DD Fujinami
! D" k+ A/ P+ Q: g" P1 k aDD Kishinami
5 R/ o( |. i+ l6 z3 x$ RDD Hamanami 9 S: F- n( ?* O, _8 C3 \
DD Hayashio
$ n* _: a5 Y- i. J L* ~DD Maikaze
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1 R5 @5 W+ o% [Allied Ships
& y5 {4 [; W8 H: D! cDE Samuel S. Miles, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 7 f; n" H" T9 Y/ h! ~' k
DE Osterhaus, Shell hits 50, and is sunk
% G; I7 u% U- e* A2 P3 O% [1 YDE Parks, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
2 v$ |! ?! s+ W7 \& g gDE Riddle, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage % C9 ^+ Z: _1 L; w) g
AO Cache # C1 J0 z& k( T6 `* O6 {* q( @
AO Schuylkill, Shell hits 7, on fire , |" M7 W9 E' v7 L
AO Cossatot & p7 [9 r- |; ?3 i
AO Chepachet
' V# g4 v% w6 Q$ O1 S1 V; ZAE Jacob Riis, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 9 t8 d7 n, F1 w/ M
AE John P. Gaines, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 2 N8 d" {" ^5 M( L! y. ]
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: u2 c6 z: T* m$ L( cNight Time Surface Combat at 78,84 % m' `3 G9 |( J+ u
1 H" _: _* x: sJapanese Ships
1 g9 a7 b4 g# d' P$ m4 E0 R, H; M& yCA Tone ( G; C: q4 s+ C) K
CA Chikuma
4 ]. S# _- l3 q# i6 V9 |; WCL Nagara, Shell hits 3, on fire 9 S6 z2 Y/ m. S3 O; I
CL Isuzu
8 b' d7 B9 {5 O; c \& jCL Natori
* n3 V5 R8 W+ ?2 h) U* ^ LCL Yura, Shell hits 1, on fire
! G0 S3 n- M' Q4 g% i0 ^1 qCL Kitakami + a: ^+ d! s: T
CL Oi, Shell hits 1
, S O; A% R( h- A9 [5 cDD Shimakaze $ j1 C) A2 r R+ B
DD Fujinami / |+ @: Q: b; ^( O
DD Kishinami ) C2 @; ~% z$ }2 F* t: u
DD Hamanami
, e- T4 k c. ~! s/ G9 }+ wDD Hayashio, Shell hits 1 8 M" b- h4 N3 }( z
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 1 . h* r. h- G1 i+ C! m
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Allied Ships
3 |3 ?5 ]' G* f4 D" iCV Hornet 6 F) Q) m! u$ G
CV Intrepid, Shell hits 1, on fire + I0 Y* ~/ K3 v# \. D+ U
CVL Princeton 4 ~( D+ V& T: _
CVL Belleau Wood, Shell hits 1
9 z+ j" P; `+ u5 f cCVL Cowpens ( }1 N' ~/ b" ]
CL Chicago
2 O3 n& ~9 l' ? ^# E, u; kCL Cleveland
$ ~( V8 h6 E2 |; L9 l( eCL Columbia
1 l" A1 N" w2 Z' v8 ]. ZCA Pensacola 1 B) E2 I6 ~, S6 O1 x$ P
CA Raleigh, Shell hits 2
; ]- a0 w" D; N* Y2 jDD Boyd
2 X E X7 y7 b. S. Z/ ]% S! ~DD Bradford 8 {3 o% d L& o
DD Brownson, Shell hits 1
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* J0 J+ Q8 Y+ r0 g1 tThis last USN CVTF was then caght by KB:
+ Q* s/ L5 W& T4 t4 J* q4 w& CDay Air attack on TF at 80,84
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7 _$ |8 Q1 p' e% }1 DJapanese aircraft
( J; i6 K" h# D T, ^# `" GA6M5 Zeke x 33 0 N' z+ h; M% R" B" \9 t1 Z! G6 |
D3A Val x 7
% V5 ~- _6 V5 U9 ID4Y Judy x 123
4 j2 c% x3 d1 O& o1 x- x+ UB5N Kate x 35
* E- |# I, ~9 OB6N Jill x 67 8 m1 D. |' p' z* ]2 C) t' ]3 E" j
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Allied aircraft * s2 _/ ` x+ u
F6F Hellcat x 3 & u+ q1 ], _: C
9 Q; X+ U2 ~' X% d* P
Japanese aircraft losses
1 ?* A8 L7 h' y" H- v5 X0 j. q6 ]A6M5 Zeke: 3 destroyed ) R# Q% `8 t) m& K" t
D3A Val: 3 destroyed " k7 Y, S' J. h
D4Y Judy: 14 destroyed, 22 damaged ( w- U- L9 y- X) I& O
B5N Kate: 4 destroyed, 18 damaged
/ p. z( w% N9 I1 q- n( d* RB6N Jill: 7 destroyed, 21 damaged % d) ~% b( S4 C* |5 B& f0 ?
$ ?, P5 g# B' v# I) VAllied aircraft losses , U3 N: q5 t+ v& M
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships 8 i( i% C' E1 e% o/ _8 B. j/ m3 R' f
CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage : \. D" z! p3 j* e: s( |' g
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 2, on fire * ?# I+ t6 G* e7 v
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
/ ]6 \5 Z) c7 M/ I0 @; X T: ICVL Princeton, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage : p: e5 w X1 W1 ~
CVL Cowpens, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
9 r& L7 c* {- O1 KCL Cleveland, Torpedo hits 1 0 w- f) B8 S& Y
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And then by LBA:
. z8 i! v9 o6 t$ h2 FDay Air attack on TF at 80,84
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0 U: n8 z7 V" t( x6 pJapanese aircraft / s6 t7 h" B' Q( {' l9 E: S
A6M5 Zeke x 16 / [+ v: D, Z, j2 C8 {4 ]5 {
D3A Val x 14
( f1 v' M+ [. D% H. F0 BD4Y Judy x 38
. e) S9 S3 u6 z+ p/ W/ xB5N Kate x 24 , ^0 a& F; w1 g) Y+ a2 y
B6N Jill x 3 6 w6 O) C$ \. \* \. Q3 c j5 l
G3M Nell x 9 E. c; Z* V$ ?; |$ O' |- e" |
G4M2 Betty x 49 2 ^9 f/ t8 _7 A5 a5 o7 i3 H: t
P1Y Frances x 20 ) w* r5 ~" X3 R6 a
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 51 * }. b8 S2 |; J
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5 2 [2 [& T$ U# ?: g8 u# e) M Q# q) O, ~% p
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Allied aircraft ) z- f5 M3 [8 `) T6 o% b
no flights
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% O. f( Y" O: E$ AJapanese aircraft losses 3 Z$ T' F; H8 n/ G U' H
G3M Nell: 1 damaged
' x$ |) C7 c2 \2 D9 f7 N( LG4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged
z1 }, k7 j# ^' @: B# @5 ]P1Y Frances: 3 damaged ' S2 C9 b L) ~; G- X
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed ( v& f9 n/ f3 s4 N4 h
7 ^4 I' Q8 O7 O
Allied aircraft losses 7 A. P7 l+ M! D1 M3 j
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed 0 |0 T0 g7 A9 y' J! @
N' s; C; [8 S* Y0 m% vAllied Ships # Z; D2 l1 ?. `; y/ ?- \. E+ L( m
CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
% @ ?% |% ~. ^1 O3 j% L8 ?CA Raleigh : M6 T. \* \: y' e/ F
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
2 ~% o- t g' p( B5 H- C- {CVL Cowpens, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage " z- U0 g o4 s' [+ P: ~
CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage 1 d0 p. G' o" F% |* B5 B
CL Cleveland, Bomb hits 1 9 I; o6 C% q4 S5 u4 Y4 w
. d) K5 d8 V' [: cSecodary strike: 6 o% C2 `& R5 ]6 I8 W3 S+ `
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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( u. t, W! u" ^8 x& N: P& yJapanese aircraft . I7 ~. C' R: a$ n) J
A6M5 Zeke x 7 3 ~5 `9 f: J; V+ U" w
D4Y Judy x 36 : _8 W q2 }/ K) y# T
B5N Kate x 5
/ w* T$ {* P( d0 yB6N Jill x 8
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1 Y# K, }- H C* t% a. K6 a; bAllied aircraft
: Q- p3 E0 ~) h+ j6 b$ V* P' `" }no flights ( T0 [ B% O8 ~& j
. b8 r; s# h& F7 eJapanese aircraft losses ! M- T6 }# W* n
B5N Kate: 2 damaged
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; k6 G9 ]. f0 \5 F9 DAllied aircraft losses
# Z; f; j! u" u( H% g" V& s) {F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
& w+ ~. M# ~; ~& _$ c& ~CV Intrepid, on fire, heavy damage
- ?4 b1 K7 C7 F5 a* hCVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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And this one fails to find any more targets: ' q3 ~2 Q4 x% \0 B+ ]8 a' S- t o
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84 7 R1 u- i Q3 @! C" j7 _
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Japanese aircraft
! w/ i: w3 d8 @! _A6M5 Zeke x 3 & I6 X, h2 T, l' ?; I
D4Y Judy x 14 2 k2 n0 V+ B7 p* F
B6N Jill x 11 5 W; e! `$ g" _8 c1 t
6 f* _+ @6 r u b0 y' _No Japanese losses
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) U. h9 h. X; OLBA Jills:
- X* \* ?; W! j2 v5 T( m$ w* KDay Air attack on TF at 77,83
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+ ~- x( J3 M" e eJapanese aircraft - }" p! T; a& E L2 f, P1 w
B6N Jill x 8
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0 i. Q8 ?* k+ q, \No Japanese losses 8 E7 R) E$ b9 Z, _
' r5 C( R/ c% G, SAllied Ships
; ^" E V2 U3 l6 b2 u' _4 Y' NCV Bunker Hill, on fire, heavy damage
. u8 I/ ?8 T7 e' E, v SCV Wasp, on fire, heavy damage
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; u; f0 Z8 q1 G1 i# h+ Z3 a7 QAfternoon phase saw KB clouded in so LBA from Kusiae did all the work:
$ Y) T& C+ W8 |' K7 Z- sDay Air attack on TF at 79,85 + b2 u4 D V% d0 h, `2 c
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Japanese aircraft
3 T/ j* N, i0 G3 ZG3M Nell x 7 $ {$ c" C" P( k% n/ D
G4M2 Betty x 38
- O4 R- D& n& |' IP1Y Frances x 14 + g, T# }5 }3 S& R
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 46
8 T* g4 y, x, [; W& OKi-84-Ia Frank x 5 , u1 S. T7 v" O9 s( }
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Allied aircraft
9 h: G2 ]0 [3 X2 Y& rFM-2 Wildcat x 12 : W4 C& ^" B4 c
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Japanese aircraft losses
; E s- a1 P8 _' k$ uG3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged ) G2 J7 s% }6 i) X2 O
G4M2 Betty: 5 destroyed, 28 damaged
. @; d% P! f7 }1 o9 y* W. ]P1Y Frances: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged
& ^! P3 \( K- Q, a; I. \2 LKi-43-IIIa Oscar: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged 4 _" v7 p( l0 y4 e% C
2 @' O" z( j( aAllied aircraft losses
3 P0 ~- O/ G/ a% e7 ^5 v& \! SFM-2 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
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9 r( |" r+ H# N3 f- fAllied Ships
& e3 X# |' p3 Z" z$ ~; W* x4 b& xCVE Savo Island
9 u! f i' K+ m# ]# z! `* x4 d1 h% aCVE St. Lo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 9 r& f" c- j; X! I& ]# W# M
CVE Kadashan Bay, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
Z0 X; B- K# a0 Y& u' L7 P+ [CVE Petrof Bay + l1 E' ]1 Z7 P5 N
CVE Saginaw Bay, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 6 a" B. ?- H6 |
CVE Long Island . `4 R6 A7 M& X$ o5 ]
CVE Rudyerd Bay
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Jills are more successful this time:
8 ]2 v/ y9 H! P7 v& R+ RDay Air attack on TF at 77,83 7 Z# s' |$ n3 l- N$ o) W9 e
! Q/ H$ ?4 q+ g7 {Japanese aircraft ; ?0 z& W7 f" b j+ a4 \
B6N Jill x 8 " u7 i6 C% u' W% J
3 @* ?7 i ~/ Y5 ANo Japanese losses : U/ y2 U M& U/ a
( Z+ K# l D/ P K$ w+ R: AAllied Ships
. Y4 ?9 {1 W, y5 }% [( qCVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ) s" \6 `$ k6 B& ^9 y( P* G
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: y9 w0 T7 ^% U* t! QAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/09/44
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& K) H( c+ W. k$ Q4 \) lBy now my subs are in position also: " u0 g1 J; O" @1 p' f4 H' I3 F
Last two sufrace actions find the crippled Franklin and an AO: ) T f l1 r5 h& G; E
Night Time Surface Combat at 78,81 # S1 P* r& m6 U5 m1 i( L" R( G$ \
8 J; r/ M/ y$ ?) p: |* B- C) W0 h* [Allied aircraft
! s8 Z7 C' I* x. w R) @! H" Cno flights / A; {, ], h7 t: d
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Allied aircraft losses - n1 [5 ]+ p4 \9 S- @# t- r
TBM Avenger: 4 destroyed
7 r+ w$ Z! w* ]SB2C Helldiver: 12 destroyed 2 n8 s3 s, d o. @# u0 _0 T
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Japanese Ships
9 ~6 c3 r0 p" l6 x/ t) i% yCA Takao $ V5 N* b4 F( P4 S8 L8 m
CA Atago ( u: D+ y; Q$ q% C: n
CA Maya 5 q; t8 |8 A- v" \8 ?
CA Chokai j; N$ X4 H, G/ Y0 T& C! k# z+ ~
CA Myoko
t6 _% y! D+ i$ i) R6 C# b) MCA Haguro
; E$ U( [4 j2 {/ [8 M" @CA Nachi
) F) N( H8 e0 s/ I" p; d' LCA Ashigara
& n2 X+ C1 d" O" S( T) s+ e' EDD Tamanami ) c- Z; B2 y, H+ C& D
DD Suzunami 6 b L, P/ Z- v. s( ] U) m
DD Kuroshio
0 N) W2 H9 l1 Y3 E5 ~$ g. ODD Oyashio 3 x* s+ d4 B& L& G9 b( N
DD Natsushio ; E5 V* [0 H I
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Allied Ships
) J2 h9 I5 w4 Y3 g4 X& XCV Franklin, Shell hits 3, and is sunk ( }6 _ a* C$ Y4 F4 U! `# E0 E
DE Whitman, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk + b& i/ _# I( d4 T+ a
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% W) A8 @+ b- w' A! ENight Time Surface Combat, near Namorik at 79,83 8 @6 I) z- g9 T! ]
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Japanese Ships
+ W' m/ j: d# L1 {8 [CA Aoba B }& V: J( b7 x
CA Kinugasa 0 Q1 Z* z1 w" K
CA Furutaka
! [! G7 b; E J2 E" M* [# H! r9 g% MCA Kako ) R5 o# s5 r$ b! |( u# E* `* t
CL Abukuma @* d% f- x- r* K2 V+ O; k
CL Kuma ( C( `$ D0 @. B
CL Tama / c. @9 ?2 c$ E1 O+ p7 q6 P* [
CL Kiso 0 g- v6 Y( D# n7 l( m
CL Yubari
- j6 J+ x- `. h6 o- P: C- n* f6 tDD Kiyonami 3 }) o. W1 D# ~3 ^7 o3 ?
DD Yukikaze
3 s2 G/ a9 h$ b, {6 zDD Isokaze
* [7 W2 Z+ s- e" @3 ]DD Shiranuhi n; q8 Z9 D! a% {
DD Arashi
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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: : {* S Y6 P) H( J6 v
Day Air attack on TF at 79,84
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Japanese aircraft 2 A; |4 ?# w9 f: l
A6M5 Zeke x 5
& Y d0 k2 Y7 u# _( W% K6 iB6N Jill x 8 $ l, X3 l u' b
G3M Nell x 3
9 R- j- r/ r0 RG4M2 Betty x 31
' L0 H6 M2 J. SP1Y Frances x 9
% f# n# `3 i$ x: v( n9 \2 kKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 45 : o) ]9 o; k- j/ i- T
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 3
2 T2 J1 M1 ^7 \8 _0 y2 o7 dKi-84-Ia Frank x 14
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Japanese aircraft losses
: z* u9 H: t, n$ R9 Y) LG4M2 Betty: 1 damaged
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6 ?; y! U# y& m+ HAllied Ships
% h8 R5 ^; N5 a" WCVL Independence, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
; W3 d. c$ X {7 ? g& e+ nCV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage $ w( J% ~7 i p$ K- B( P: f
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. 4 h% ^& _; x: s+ _/ ^! T
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一切都结束了
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