AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/08/44 + n; J; n2 _) K+ D
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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 , s- _ r6 ~' x5 {8 ]2 a
Allied aircraft
$ E! j" b3 ~+ e4 C, Jno flights . |- @" v: C: J' G
Allied aircraft losses
; h0 Y4 ]2 Y& H, r- rSOC-3 Seagull: 6 destroyed
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; U1 C( q9 A2 K$ xJapanese Ships 8 a5 R7 [. a: n$ ~- K ^, C
BB Mutsu
& m1 r1 Z# n" nBB Yamato
3 I* H: E( e! U& \+ rBB Fuso 7 \( e- a" \ | S7 k. y0 n. |
BB Yamashiro
# x$ u. s3 ~1 I; M" W8 ~CL Tatsuta
4 ]& R+ V/ |. k& }4 dDD Tanikaze & L3 R& @) @' Q. Z$ q
DD Fubuki
2 x1 L$ C' X( r2 YDD Shinonome 8 S6 K7 j1 i4 m2 U
DD Usugumo ' n7 Q6 r5 }' h3 V
DD Shirakumo 6 T3 q' n5 a- \' r+ N7 {
DD Isonami 2 M0 f8 ^+ ]9 R
DD Hatsuyuki
, {0 w: w# C0 M& f0 WDD Uranami * p' B4 k7 |- v6 Z
DD Akebono $ s h& T6 `9 ?, F8 m8 h# ~
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Allied Ships
6 c# n: Q" l( GCL San Francisco, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage
) W" e0 w- L, V% M& u; B3 CCA Astoria, Shell hits 23, and is sunk
; V7 X, r" [$ n' C1 p [0 W- zCL Hobart, Shell hits 21, and is sunk
_, V- {2 B/ h7 Z O! tCA Concord, Shell hits 29, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk # R. [) J7 S% d$ g* x- i8 \
DE Stadtfeld, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
j+ K! S/ Z- Z; D0 ~. y/ L9 aDE Harold C. Thomas, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
$ ~& L t a; x EDE Tisdale 8 C: Y4 k" ^# D2 \* V8 r5 C6 @
0 h p4 ]3 h* z( Q2 J' fNight Time Surface Combat at 78,83
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Allied aircraft ! R, c0 F1 }! A) y7 T) Q
no flights 9 I9 w4 D% w- f9 N/ u% F# R. ]& w& R7 j
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Allied aircraft losses ! X* z9 _+ ?; j* G1 o
SOC-3 Seagull: 1 destroyed & m; X5 t: b) k8 E
( P6 D, Q2 t" e+ UJapanese Ships # M. q6 b v3 h
CA Takao, Shell hits 1 ( F% m, ?5 [; l! T' f2 X X
CA Atago, Shell hits 2
/ R, k- v0 C& e% c9 l$ @5 `CA Maya, Shell hits 2 # K; n, ~6 i- A8 l
CA Chokai
1 `& q; c* y/ l6 o. O' {CA Myoko
/ w5 i1 d# g, t* |CA Haguro
) `; v/ t5 U8 J- u6 w7 c* nCA Nachi, Shell hits 1 & e* `* s% j4 w! {) I+ g Z
CA Ashigara, Shell hits 1 ' i' a' v, j# d, N' n
DD Yugumo, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage ( T3 r c: t6 j9 B: z3 l0 j# }3 ^
DD Tamanami
5 C* Z. |9 \, [% s. |DD Suzunami / @1 l$ A! t. x) f4 q5 e% a5 t2 B
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1
1 Y( x M9 k5 D+ [1 ^1 S4 B" \DD Oyashio
: K$ \6 L% {+ u7 Z! {! j# NDD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire . x `+ ~6 T" S
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Allied Ships 2 d1 Q, p+ E' |
CVE Santee
' `( Q- h, r6 B! F- Y6 ACVE Manila Bay
u+ [' Q. w+ ^& w" o- `CVE Natoma Bay
' L0 j9 Q+ b% N: ~5 ~9 y0 L! O3 qCVE Gambier Bay 0 T; R/ Z# C; ?# R+ M# x" n
CVE Nehenta Bay 6 Z4 A* R; Z* W7 }5 U; j3 r% U
CVE Ommaney Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire
4 M W% Y( F c4 T$ {0 \! e+ vCL Montpelier, Shell hits 3
/ i( f% p$ Q& M' ?; ICL Mobile, Shell hits 25, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk . z- T) E- b, w/ ?$ i4 P/ U. ?
CA Salt Lake City 4 B8 s) [* R8 D3 A3 i
DD Ammen ! E8 g2 Z: q2 D" B! U# U7 o
DD Anthony, Shell hits 1 : ^ w* D$ F! K! l
DD Aulick, Shell hits 1
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2 A1 f, ?' q( b
Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83
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/ a6 K/ ~: X5 X3 |0 _9 A2 yCA Takao, Shell hits 1
$ Z, l$ o1 F" {( c5 [. `: TCA Atago T( v+ l. q" P. d
CA Maya 0 z$ L' W7 C/ o U" q/ W
CA Chokai 9 v2 _2 k! |$ a1 a/ [7 ~
CA Myoko
1 n) J% Y; B4 X$ c4 c# a2 gCA Haguro , M6 n: [$ l: o9 R. @& B* n- u
CA Nachi 3 R1 W+ U( g9 W# d
CA Ashigara ; A, l* P; r! [0 f
DD Yugumo, on fire, heavy damage
) p1 v' i4 _, f1 F4 NDD Tamanami ; U) y6 Y7 z' z5 a: O
DD Suzunami
/ }0 _# U4 t* JDD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1 # T6 T. w! d$ w- s: f; r
DD Oyashio ) T+ Y. s5 H/ a: K, R
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire 2 |; f! j- E: P7 H8 k
2 ] G+ j& l9 F" B7 w! PAllied Ships
6 @* K1 c$ c8 d# }# `- Y( ICVE Petrof Bay 7 U2 V# m6 \: T8 ~# S0 C
CVE Savo Island
* x" [4 L# w+ _ ^0 _# k& `& [9 k4 eCVE Rudyerd Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire : m) g5 A- ^: s) o- c
CVE St. Lo + c6 [0 X0 z8 {, O
CVE Kadashan Bay
5 f, e5 X: t5 l5 t+ u! O3 CCVE Saginaw Bay $ G* P7 E7 c; o0 s j- g
CVE Long Island " g0 K& ~3 v; `1 b$ L! x
CA Vincennes
' Z; Y) O0 `9 [6 aCA Wichita
! Q4 c1 s% F0 I$ b) G& ~' B: E& LCA Boston
* l1 w0 F; a* z8 A+ D1 j( q: A( P' mCL Boise
6 y) O( I$ ~ sDE Bangust ' n9 V9 Z% C m& x4 ~2 N4 k5 N
DE Baron, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
5 [: [! N3 F; o$ K' aDE Levy 8 L/ Z5 t) d! W: \, Y' R7 ~& q
DE McConnell / H: L n6 G7 R# l( J! w. q: u5 M
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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Allied aircraft 2 U. d8 h8 q' b7 E0 y/ t
no flights
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7 _/ K8 q0 E7 U, _' N, Q# d7 gAllied aircraft losses
+ [7 v; c1 A! G" [% PFM-2 Wildcat: 11 destroyed & E$ M( v) ~4 l7 g* D/ p
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed ' M1 z5 T) o- Q
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Japanese Ships ' {; S) E7 y: a+ R- f( _. F
CA Tone ) I/ `' f! h- [# j. V9 I
CA Chikuma - O/ W8 ^7 g3 S7 h5 K8 s$ C" {* ^5 p
CL Nagara, Shell hits 1 , I Q7 j) f0 W. D5 n
CL Isuzu 0 N T, X1 r/ f" r' i9 Z4 B5 p% G
CL Natori ' q$ {: G" N& J9 ~3 m' k. i6 G- n
CL Yura . @5 z$ A, v( u, h, l- S" e
CL Kitakami 8 q; I- y: r3 G, ?4 Q$ v9 W) r* j
CL Oi
& G; ~ s( W0 A: eDD Shimakaze
! A2 ^; m7 u5 ~( h @$ M" fDD Fujinami, Shell hits 1 , ?# B7 j5 j! Q l; T/ b0 Z$ p
DD Kishinami , H: p' N. D% Z" Q0 K/ c# N6 |3 d
DD Hamanami
4 D4 \% q! z- A( |* ODD Hayashio, Shell hits 1 : T! O G3 n6 y5 U2 l# U5 ]
DD Maikaze # ~; B3 L9 m% ^7 h
7 s. X9 ?; u+ nAllied Ships
( J4 S$ b3 d6 k! S: |4 TCVE Prince William * _! y; p1 t' d; F9 [ z
CVE Barnes, Shell hits 2
4 E0 l6 E) b( g* Y* wCVE Anzio, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
$ t/ i. g" t+ v, h: B: CCVE Liscome Bay, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
2 U) y4 J. x V& k0 X7 _& n* u4 J! hDE Bebas, Shell hits 8, and is sunk + ^2 q8 y! ^: |+ F+ Q6 c Z
DE Brackett, Shell hits 1 : G& I3 |4 F* `+ c
DE Cabana, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
; F1 c# p! h, U# c$ f$ H2 J6 mDE Canfield, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
7 |" r" d' M6 Y: W. j6 P' `# X/ k, mDE Carlson, Shell hits 1, on fire
?" L# M, o3 ]# {+ }) ~6 p7 |) dAO Brazos ( k- i7 y( H3 r% p4 b ]: l& X
AO Kanawha + R8 z( j) s9 |- M1 {* L: [
AO Neches, Shell hits 1 / Q0 N- x0 L! z; L! @" D9 \
AO Tappahanock
6 O# `6 ^7 S* d4 I& {$ ~5 T" S6 MAO Suamico
) I) F& V% A2 |0 J( ?2 bAO Millicoma
$ i1 k7 U* Y3 @: U( }AO Saranac
5 A* ~9 w" k b8 A+ D" [AO Saugatuck 8 n* S4 p o1 e, A0 Y' _
AE Pyro ' _. w5 L& U8 w, A8 b+ v( C1 a
AE Henry L. Hoyt / C, m, \$ u$ L. x! X- F# s
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84 ' E' o3 u( }( z# n1 @
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Japanese Ships $ _. W6 I- d& T: }- h3 z' l0 `
CA Tone - K* o q6 W, q% ?" R% t, G
CA Chikuma
. f9 S# s! U! TCL Nagara
( ^, r% c9 f: S# C) D: iCL Isuzu
% P0 f* L2 l2 c9 o! yCL Natori , i2 M) q2 O0 K+ f
CL Yura
* v, H- I6 }5 I s) n, HCL Kitakami
9 x( j* _1 @9 c, |& rCL Oi
6 V3 R& @7 @" e) H. V" tDD Shimakaze ; I, E5 M7 g" F
DD Fujinami ! g1 C$ e. r. `# h
DD Kishinami ! P2 l2 S5 p, z: H2 w# T
DD Hamanami
$ _+ {0 }# f g) p0 S( ]% G" @; y& ^2 |DD Hayashio - J$ h8 K% L& a( ^" T8 g! T
DD Maikaze 1 C4 r2 L# |2 ?( C7 S" D1 @1 I/ g
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Allied Ships
% u) }- L) U3 t8 T+ q7 nDE Samuel S. Miles, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk ) o$ z3 t+ C! P2 R& z. N
DE Osterhaus, Shell hits 50, and is sunk ) }! M2 I |$ j/ I8 K
DE Parks, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
9 e$ u4 b8 v. B0 ]! y4 PDE Riddle, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
0 B& p- B' X3 j; S; |) sAO Cache 8 s% j( m: i/ ^3 X" [: ^
AO Schuylkill, Shell hits 7, on fire - k( V, y0 o& |" W! h# ], k% v
AO Cossatot ( s) i- A5 P. n J" R+ b& [
AO Chepachet $ ]# Y' ]5 S( Y+ i V
AE Jacob Riis, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk * x) t" Q( D( A z- C o
AE John P. Gaines, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 9 {' G4 C- J- V) J- p- d! B$ z
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8 O2 ?% N0 q% gNight Time Surface Combat at 78,84 / Y# _; n7 F, t4 q4 \$ }! M8 S
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Japanese Ships 0 Z5 s. `) n, Y- t
CA Tone ' b/ K* {8 d& p' D! f
CA Chikuma
& m5 M# f+ x* I' A. E% X' ~CL Nagara, Shell hits 3, on fire . W, ~; A" [5 ~- ?+ D- L+ N% {. P( g
CL Isuzu 0 Z9 \/ ?2 Z! Y' [/ c- |
CL Natori
( ] R) V! p! _" K B3 C. d. G4 LCL Yura, Shell hits 1, on fire
c: t2 B; K$ \& U+ QCL Kitakami
# G& u* q/ X! `* `* t( YCL Oi, Shell hits 1 - ^& x f0 j* A9 c# S
DD Shimakaze
' \6 W) s3 b+ A7 Z* T1 DDD Fujinami
6 j6 V2 l& ]4 N) PDD Kishinami
) B4 f. E6 p9 ]: j( ]; RDD Hamanami
* i4 A# G) g3 u* f+ B2 I3 g) E; {DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
/ T' O9 U. l/ C/ ?7 t8 z$ S1 A3 XDD Maikaze, Shell hits 1 - r8 O1 n- c; Q1 Z' u1 O$ y S
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Allied Ships 8 S0 P; |# T# I' K
CV Hornet * [3 L& v4 S; o( `1 F
CV Intrepid, Shell hits 1, on fire
1 O( a! T9 R, a$ ~+ nCVL Princeton 2 J" f( l* \5 W3 }/ T6 q! ]
CVL Belleau Wood, Shell hits 1 ) e7 C d! R) z. A9 _ Z ]
CVL Cowpens
# N* ?& |' X. \8 l: lCL Chicago ; k) ~/ z+ X( C- w
CL Cleveland , r* N3 q) X6 ?# k3 f4 U
CL Columbia
( d4 j0 Z, H q: n" F; D0 ^CA Pensacola 4 i. g4 e: a0 i G4 G$ @
CA Raleigh, Shell hits 2 ; q) C- p6 i/ q
DD Boyd
9 B& {& P+ Z; IDD Bradford " r8 N1 y( R( V8 \& O' g ^0 J
DD Brownson, Shell hits 1 3 R. g1 c- I' |0 o
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. x8 _% h; p* G; \# B5 ]9 @This last USN CVTF was then caght by KB: k' P' @8 K, D* U: q: F) ~
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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E7 N# v0 X7 x6 `; D( x! Q. XJapanese aircraft
+ F% I4 @* r" {, y R. KA6M5 Zeke x 33 % y' ]# k+ ~3 U1 d9 h- b: R
D3A Val x 7
/ W6 @; \" v0 |9 vD4Y Judy x 123 2 H6 a# e* P6 T. o& m9 n# U! D
B5N Kate x 35 * M+ z6 i6 X% l |8 o( F: @, ^: l
B6N Jill x 67 ) q% p$ w( p- [' ]( I1 E. B, }" {/ M
+ g' x1 g0 v, _1 a7 h+ q4 ]) ]Allied aircraft
) X& f- f& |. ?. t8 `9 sF6F Hellcat x 3
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A6M5 Zeke: 3 destroyed
2 Z6 C( F1 @ [8 L/ ID3A Val: 3 destroyed # F- o/ \! [; y' D3 M+ t
D4Y Judy: 14 destroyed, 22 damaged
# [+ I5 R* b+ @B5N Kate: 4 destroyed, 18 damaged ; _. D& C9 j1 X6 Z
B6N Jill: 7 destroyed, 21 damaged
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& H# `& }1 w- y5 V3 F6 } O: i0 E; MAllied aircraft losses
" g+ ]1 L! q7 i3 }F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships . H( A: m! o6 x% E: V
CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
! J" {- ?! E7 {% c6 ]" P3 _CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 2, on fire
* R& Q4 I* j3 e5 g$ [. W; E& `5 CCV Hornet, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 7, on fire, heavy damage ! f9 _7 D: w* M% S" Q) ~
CVL Princeton, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
) ^7 g( F `" U; g& w0 ZCVL Cowpens, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
% h. ]; G- K- s9 i5 B2 _CL Cleveland, Torpedo hits 1 5 s# D7 _7 x# Y/ U4 N
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And then by LBA: R% M3 E. R6 i# [% q. W
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84 4 j4 I( x+ N- D# P1 r3 C
0 Q4 C: ^4 N3 w; PJapanese aircraft . J" Z; Y$ W, e5 K& W, h1 R% g! y0 R
A6M5 Zeke x 16
5 i5 E7 i2 ?$ LD3A Val x 14 ( o' v# d2 t" e7 ]& G6 q+ X
D4Y Judy x 38
# N/ h9 L: ?) CB5N Kate x 24
& ]/ F4 T1 r: FB6N Jill x 3 " \, O8 G% @: ?- k# I$ ?. z
G3M Nell x 9 , l; W( \( ?. i" i
G4M2 Betty x 49 ) B/ q3 p% S! W+ j5 e
P1Y Frances x 20
1 @4 S/ ^ ^1 V5 D/ @$ ^. qKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 51
' S7 U( c3 Z0 H" Q& u- L; mKi-84-Ia Frank x 5 2 S5 D) P( e8 R1 a' F
, O% M) Y3 A) Q$ qAllied aircraft 8 {% ]# p6 x4 Y! z- I; p& }
no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses
$ b7 V d8 A, I' E) BG3M Nell: 1 damaged
! L. {' r6 c* A; PG4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged ! [8 d+ p- h/ S& B. \. `' U
P1Y Frances: 3 damaged 0 X4 j* V) M8 b) V; ]5 K! W. I
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed
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4 J3 @8 g3 B* a& X" y. kAllied aircraft losses
& a$ ], e2 E+ X; u4 l8 x" ~( u( b7 cF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed i: M, D9 Q8 O
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Allied Ships
4 g+ X( O5 J/ S2 c# CCV Intrepid, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
' ~' J5 P0 X* f$ Q0 {$ S9 g4 FCA Raleigh
) K9 r) Q1 B* ^4 i7 b/ j [% pCVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ' ~6 U/ S% a: e2 V! H2 X* J# M
CVL Cowpens, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
1 D. H, N3 I9 Q T' ]6 W% J6 v, N8 YCVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage : i( p# a5 y- f+ o
CL Cleveland, Bomb hits 1 $ V3 |* C# L4 H, d$ i$ T
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Secodary strike:
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0 G& F- q$ Y0 V2 t+ m, t1 w. g9 Z% lJapanese aircraft 4 e; i8 J# z( w; G9 l6 [
A6M5 Zeke x 7 % A! V! R3 B; P4 T
D4Y Judy x 36 , p. H8 E; b0 u: M0 |- }) E
B5N Kate x 5 5 h" K7 R# j" r. ^. m
B6N Jill x 8
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! S2 {+ n! A/ }1 FAllied aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses " f. j4 F" [5 |+ L4 {# e2 F
B5N Kate: 2 damaged / A" N! B/ c- ~& v7 ^: W2 H
5 N) E8 I, M! P" s, P) rAllied aircraft losses 0 u9 U) `4 X6 L+ G5 S
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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- F3 S5 x4 C# {. d, w4 W$ S+ ^0 b# F( EAllied Ships # ?* w1 W2 E8 i0 o, {
CV Intrepid, on fire, heavy damage
3 L( J4 n7 U( y9 |CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 0 Y3 C3 h! [- ^6 K4 N [
5 L+ w) X$ t6 C! N" BAnd this one fails to find any more targets:
# g4 d9 d( Z1 a/ C. XDay Air attack on TF at 80,84 9 a4 b$ ?% h! X6 t/ R' i! t
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Japanese aircraft
, C7 F# _: r3 W3 s' S. zA6M5 Zeke x 3
% s4 N% C8 P- x6 J6 s" lD4Y Judy x 14 , N7 K! g; d- b
B6N Jill x 11 & p3 w9 g% S6 g* n( o* y
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No Japanese losses , @; x5 C- b8 j4 s V0 `4 ` m
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LBA Jills: 3 }- w3 v' v8 i' j
Day Air attack on TF at 77,83
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Japanese aircraft
: C; e' m& v/ v3 A: [* kB6N Jill x 8
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No Japanese losses \8 M, H9 q+ T* k j1 o
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Allied Ships 2 \9 I6 a! U" U7 }
CV Bunker Hill, on fire, heavy damage % N7 O; E$ p1 O( U: N
CV Wasp, on fire, heavy damage
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Afternoon phase saw KB clouded in so LBA from Kusiae did all the work:
9 `, L' j2 O$ ~% l% K/ cDay Air attack on TF at 79,85
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" g" @$ Z" K1 w( TJapanese aircraft
* n' U9 u9 b/ ^+ ^G3M Nell x 7
! `! j1 N, S9 J* v5 H' N4 V: NG4M2 Betty x 38 v2 G# K( \7 I6 @* w* Y
P1Y Frances x 14 l" ~9 t/ F; g" I+ V. H
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 46 2 ^7 Z! I1 T# {* i) q0 f! `
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5 d! x( e. K& [6 X$ G! S
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Allied aircraft " a2 o* S/ ?+ P- W
FM-2 Wildcat x 12
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Japanese aircraft losses . @1 [! d& V9 f" M- C/ t w
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged 4 O4 F; u h! J
G4M2 Betty: 5 destroyed, 28 damaged ' R- |* }# b. _9 k
P1Y Frances: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged $ P, R' a' w! B8 n5 S! A
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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% `& v# S) T% V$ x; v8 eAllied aircraft losses
: H. S( n% a4 \0 Z5 Z" HFM-2 Wildcat: 7 destroyed $ ~6 E5 h5 e8 }8 ~' g0 u
( ?8 d2 L4 X: C3 e! zAllied Ships
7 Q' K0 F' y9 ]! F, C1 qCVE Savo Island " V- X: h" V8 C' B. Q
CVE St. Lo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
5 k! ~2 a1 U2 U6 wCVE Kadashan Bay, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage . K/ f0 m2 t% x' Y4 u" k
CVE Petrof Bay
6 s3 ?$ k6 j+ B' h) |- XCVE Saginaw Bay, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
: g$ C0 R* }$ @/ y' o* rCVE Long Island 0 Y. [" e* @& Y( u0 r
CVE Rudyerd Bay , y9 L' @ c: T5 Y3 Y, W4 c- g
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Jills are more successful this time: / I$ D2 `0 H2 V; T& E
Day Air attack on TF at 77,83 5 \$ o! \. u) i' N# M) F% z
# V& N* l8 s; I JJapanese aircraft 2 R2 \* U: v4 e6 _7 f" R2 L
B6N Jill x 8 # r! k7 k! t4 T- H; \
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No Japanese losses
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Allied Ships ! Z5 d( I. }/ U( c' a
CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage - V! L: o- N- i; g0 B
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2 X3 v# T3 M9 w# ~AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/09/44 3 V; s1 ?1 j' N+ [ s0 \
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By now my subs are in position also:
2 K9 z7 t* J; Q! u# V3 v5 dLast two sufrace actions find the crippled Franklin and an AO:
, U/ W0 m2 `8 zNight Time Surface Combat at 78,81 ! g- R( z: g" v F7 I# }* g
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Allied aircraft
( D/ _$ a1 K! b+ Pno flights
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5 H3 ^) e; F i5 E- s9 q# {/ IAllied aircraft losses 8 d7 k' p/ D" u ?
TBM Avenger: 4 destroyed
V- _0 p. z! C; dSB2C Helldiver: 12 destroyed
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Japanese Ships
' l( I1 ~5 ?: R" A$ _& @+ _CA Takao * [" C2 ]! v1 r# g5 H- F; N c- n
CA Atago
3 L* E, P$ v) m p$ h A9 _- ACA Maya 1 c' A1 L8 k+ r% N) @, _. Q9 A
CA Chokai 4 @; d" p8 A* `
CA Myoko 2 X6 C& v( K. {
CA Haguro * G, q" H* e& r& B, |! M, f1 G
CA Nachi
: Q+ J. Z/ u3 u4 x- @4 Q8 ACA Ashigara * \& L7 d8 l- L7 T, q) u
DD Tamanami
' u/ }! \3 c6 g" y) e: K: e1 JDD Suzunami
) |- _- ?6 Q* w: wDD Kuroshio
5 I0 N% t( H; ^* h5 r3 nDD Oyashio & H0 ~* D' N/ @8 `* v$ r
DD Natsushio , \1 s u2 B r5 ?% o
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CV Franklin, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
. N. ?; y' M3 d. hDE Whitman, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk % G2 G d- I) j9 `
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Namorik at 79,83
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CA Aoba ) z9 ?. C% U) U. r( [0 W& r
CA Kinugasa
, |9 [2 y! f, X& e8 cCA Furutaka 3 V" N X" q/ O
CA Kako 1 a* q5 j. N9 ^7 X. v
CL Abukuma
3 p# \1 ~* e" q. o, mCL Kuma 8 E6 H4 z3 ~. F2 N+ F
CL Tama , B1 U q+ e5 F5 v0 }& S$ t
CL Kiso
$ I5 U1 C" \( |, W }CL Yubari
& P0 j3 y1 t' ^) ], D0 \: ?" wDD Kiyonami & V- f8 S7 A- W
DD Yukikaze / s1 [2 O/ Q, v8 Z% Y" i* O1 r
DD Isokaze
" H$ n( C+ e3 w: H2 |DD Shiranuhi
$ u9 o* m; {& K! j3 Q" \DD Arashi
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; V) j/ @+ z3 l0 G7 cAllied Ships
( M P% V# O3 i9 [4 _1 C, w7 C- ?8 vAO Schuylkill, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
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5 G3 f, u5 d' k& B& n) {The only air strike of the day was once again from Kusiae and it delivered a coup de grace to the CVs: 4 L) _* _+ @0 @2 a
Day Air attack on TF at 79,84 8 j' y1 u2 f" M3 y% W% k( M
$ a% B" b, y1 T) |- {Japanese aircraft 3 e6 I5 N% z: P" r
A6M5 Zeke x 5 ! r9 q, X5 p: z7 w0 m4 H& T
B6N Jill x 8 3 c6 k1 C4 a8 T" y. Z$ d% V R0 V
G3M Nell x 3
* \5 i- A9 U: `/ aG4M2 Betty x 31
* h b2 [8 Z/ a R. z& |8 hP1Y Frances x 9
" s# i( |5 n7 {. j, b# i6 [3 EKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 45
! W$ b+ j% v6 \6 h4 y. ~3 hKi-61 KAIc Tony x 3
2 z8 a: K' Z" C, t1 bKi-84-Ia Frank x 14 + W& _/ ?. `% K& a
; l# p& T C5 |! Z3 h3 yJapanese aircraft losses
z. \' T, h- y0 b6 U. T3 vG4M2 Betty: 1 damaged # R9 x& ?: W" w+ g: C# s* w/ u5 l
1 c7 i; e; a' L1 v- VAllied Ships ! h3 p; V2 B8 L! T1 t
CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 3 @3 E9 f [+ O# T8 H% l# j# f
CV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
2 Y0 {; L% J( b4 f1 |! g' uCV 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.
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发表于 2008-2-25 22:47
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发表于 2008-2-26 12:38
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