AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/08/44 9 |. o* Y E4 e0 V- r1 s
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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: - M% u r/ P' I$ P8 P/ @
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Night Time Surface Combat at 77,81 5 Q& p$ c, K: Y. X1 F0 V& b" v
Allied aircraft ! |( I' f; w( O; j/ K& ?8 c6 I8 k
no flights
2 b9 S& G5 v+ ^Allied aircraft losses ; F4 I1 S9 ^0 c" Z% R
SOC-3 Seagull: 6 destroyed / y, k/ }1 C" {
! e8 {9 |, n4 @7 ?) S7 x$ A! [Japanese Ships - ~: t( s+ O& y# X, U$ ~2 s1 n
BB Mutsu 7 a" @+ w- ]: l
BB Yamato
/ {; b) I# l+ c' f- jBB Fuso 0 R6 V- p* v( `3 Y
BB Yamashiro
0 [1 @# @6 L5 \5 t+ `1 eCL Tatsuta
2 \2 I- n+ F* yDD Tanikaze
o3 A! L O; u' A! Q! @5 S0 CDD Fubuki 2 Q1 i+ B1 V; n! j2 ^* L
DD Shinonome ) H, @. B) r& `7 X
DD Usugumo - m, @3 k) m2 `4 K: g2 m6 R8 @. R' Q
DD Shirakumo " o. e4 t% c* u* c% `6 k8 Y+ D
DD Isonami
' V. P! W$ Z$ w0 CDD Hatsuyuki
- \8 H0 t- E8 s2 f3 H0 MDD Uranami 1 h& [( X6 r! ^ ~/ z
DD Akebono
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$ @/ q' T: F6 N2 [Allied Ships 9 O& V+ |% i- o5 O! Y
CL San Francisco, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage , x$ m0 Q$ l+ @* O5 ]
CA Astoria, Shell hits 23, and is sunk
- E. A( s0 p+ p2 R6 [CL Hobart, Shell hits 21, and is sunk ! }! y! p: n' }& {5 p
CA Concord, Shell hits 29, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk * p" Y+ S9 ]8 S/ q
DE Stadtfeld, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage 5 d0 W2 U2 ?4 H2 \1 O, \0 u
DE Harold C. Thomas, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
: }2 [; s/ a* gDE Tisdale
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83
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, q: h- I$ v; k- C. X* q& s# U/ SAllied aircraft
& a$ v* a0 J0 ~9 _# q( Jno flights
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, @6 w+ b2 O/ K" G0 r8 f/ HAllied aircraft losses
. u8 c8 E2 N' s% m0 OSOC-3 Seagull: 1 destroyed
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) u2 n" ]2 R4 e& WCA Takao, Shell hits 1 . M. R( G7 o. q% R9 ]! b
CA Atago, Shell hits 2 0 o7 u# d J, U; P! }9 n
CA Maya, Shell hits 2
! N6 X3 s, c' m( S1 M1 q9 ACA Chokai
& m( D* K+ g7 u' Q) c, w! _CA Myoko
3 }0 d4 {9 M1 X$ V k* ?CA Haguro
- G5 E* E1 P0 |/ t/ `CA Nachi, Shell hits 1 ) m P4 |2 N3 c0 Q7 R
CA Ashigara, Shell hits 1
! y e9 s; P3 v( }# B( v! ]+ PDD Yugumo, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage 9 a/ J/ h! m/ t0 Y w* F w
DD Tamanami 9 M7 i+ `7 ? J- C
DD Suzunami ( }3 x5 ^4 j. j3 q, Z0 V
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1
! c* L$ r4 `* M7 @& T: DDD Oyashio
& ^) `' H% }) z4 }DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Allied Ships
( S1 }! B8 l2 r" l& wCVE Santee
; J. v6 A2 i7 F- O2 L6 ]1 K# OCVE Manila Bay
$ w) J# E/ H. jCVE Natoma Bay
+ o9 S* G0 [" n6 S9 BCVE Gambier Bay
8 w) N7 J; M8 x/ lCVE Nehenta Bay " m! U$ w9 B+ p; _# R _/ S
CVE Ommaney Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire $ @: i# H8 c, L9 a( M# F) m9 k
CL Montpelier, Shell hits 3
( M2 ?" O( ]: V: j, G9 o, i, g: vCL Mobile, Shell hits 25, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk ( v4 ?. W; ^1 y
CA Salt Lake City
0 Q8 s# r9 v! [) W$ @DD Ammen 0 `% A# A" `+ t' c( i- e) [
DD Anthony, Shell hits 1 5 z4 }% o, t- P; _" H) x
DD Aulick, Shell hits 1
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83
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+ _# r0 N; L3 AJapanese Ships
* u& S; L1 }3 f; U/ xCA Takao, Shell hits 1
, h; k/ G8 _1 J FCA Atago 7 n" [3 [, E g: |! c
CA Maya
* \5 L& C2 x, |/ ICA Chokai
9 w1 I* n0 t9 [6 M2 G4 P, b1 Y3 yCA Myoko
8 j; L9 B1 Y8 U, \1 z9 W; oCA Haguro - E+ j! R0 K- R" p# B& d
CA Nachi
, a; M" e ]' H/ ]CA Ashigara
* m/ ~! X1 R% M0 b2 T; NDD Yugumo, on fire, heavy damage - H$ ]( a. g, V! t: f+ [
DD Tamanami
+ T& N! e( {2 ADD Suzunami $ b2 @2 ]2 f0 J y7 N3 n9 t
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1 + M! [ ]4 X5 v5 C) B
DD Oyashio
' W8 S2 ^2 [; aDD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire 4 F$ K" u) v+ ^- q6 d
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Allied Ships
" c8 D: j# L6 q$ l4 cCVE Petrof Bay $ G7 V& p2 |: d z# J: P" h
CVE Savo Island + f, W3 b! c; c- B
CVE Rudyerd Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire
5 H6 W! f3 E& J3 G! fCVE St. Lo ( S/ m1 x& B5 ?4 _' t$ i( K
CVE Kadashan Bay
7 k* E7 P8 l! { @, j* a, xCVE Saginaw Bay
k* T, x: w2 x. V" d; cCVE Long Island ' o) t& f" S9 g2 g: G, R/ y
CA Vincennes 5 b4 h/ q/ \( n4 O, X
CA Wichita 0 d- ~& h1 Q& w& s0 b
CA Boston
( v3 Z9 Z! p6 n% m1 c7 `" m. x$ \CL Boise % }6 U- x1 ?; K" K' l' Y. ^1 h
DE Bangust ; Z, @7 G) ?+ X8 }0 I6 Z8 P
DE Baron, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 2 q$ T% J% n% W
DE Levy ) g+ f4 _, u1 a, ^- ]& D
DE McConnell
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w4 n: P; e$ [& w" C0 ANight Time Surface Combat at 78,84 # g8 K( C, P$ G5 j( ?: ]
T: J1 q+ o6 mAllied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses - v8 B% m9 n! N) v
FM-2 Wildcat: 11 destroyed
7 v# \7 c3 Z1 `" D. }. L7 MTBM Avenger: 1 destroyed
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Japanese Ships . w0 G) G3 K3 T2 g' ^
CA Tone
' p4 [5 ]; O' }4 `CA Chikuma
0 `. e# s: o5 |/ v( x: G) PCL Nagara, Shell hits 1
( `0 c- I9 c7 G4 K! F, G! v9 N7 W& }CL Isuzu
- p6 p+ P, U0 T" d- NCL Natori # N |) K* K/ G1 ^1 I
CL Yura
, _0 R/ F* v: ]4 @ ]0 e5 z$ Q, kCL Kitakami
2 b" L# a. G3 j# }CL Oi
9 t& V ? ~8 PDD Shimakaze & ]* S% Y8 y, J: ?4 d. r
DD Fujinami, Shell hits 1 / H8 Y( m, `9 s+ v# N
DD Kishinami , s4 m* y* r. Z. {1 @9 t4 h: w1 i
DD Hamanami ) B# M- L& n/ c
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1 6 |7 M7 v0 S a. S% M; A# U/ Q
DD Maikaze 7 z/ J& X; @5 n8 V( c- O
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Allied Ships / e$ ], Y, L$ `: z) I. ^* r& r
CVE Prince William
" ~5 H' c1 \ n& l$ JCVE Barnes, Shell hits 2
' b( I8 u( ~1 e9 \; ZCVE Anzio, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
0 H+ ?& c9 @! ]1 ~, s) F* A2 KCVE Liscome Bay, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
$ ~! q( Y; q% _7 B: y2 h+ o; ^DE Bebas, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
1 L" [9 q9 B" u- r5 y2 rDE Brackett, Shell hits 1 9 g2 Z1 G) \% ~
DE Cabana, Shell hits 13, and is sunk i) J% \# [! u* i
DE Canfield, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 3 G4 j2 @3 E7 C- B2 g" [$ y
DE Carlson, Shell hits 1, on fire
" o" W3 ~; w0 P6 Z" }3 a* Z7 GAO Brazos
0 _. i& T4 |6 [, G4 H$ pAO Kanawha
& N3 c5 T% l0 v. hAO Neches, Shell hits 1
8 Y5 {) E! S3 Y' hAO Tappahanock ( {5 x9 b# B( c
AO Suamico
# ?5 @! t5 N* G# a% `) iAO Millicoma
3 G- i1 Q2 `& W+ h4 S. VAO Saranac ! W7 q/ H$ d( t# X, X
AO Saugatuck
5 M1 \2 L/ T6 \" W6 JAE Pyro
2 w9 W# C9 m+ JAE Henry L. Hoyt % z0 d' x9 C) \, K+ `2 F- C
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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Japanese Ships
/ p' F' {/ D' ?CA Tone
V: w T. y& qCA Chikuma
& ^, m; M# P- SCL Nagara ( y; E; n9 E6 n- d* n& ]9 W
CL Isuzu : H4 l1 a! N1 ], z% }
CL Natori * J3 ~, P ?% w( N& D! `$ ~
CL Yura
: w) V' ?" O3 H! gCL Kitakami t7 p7 q8 p9 M+ x" t: i
CL Oi 8 J) b" B% J6 W: k( s6 M. h( F% a' P
DD Shimakaze / e+ `! C6 D; q- g! h; |! i* }1 G
DD Fujinami 3 M; R4 ^! Z. y) Z( v
DD Kishinami
1 u: @; g- ]6 Q' yDD Hamanami
" N/ } T W& [8 ~. \" ]* cDD Hayashio
1 _6 y `5 s, D6 yDD Maikaze
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3 z; L& I! q5 Z' HAllied Ships
0 {2 S) c# u4 ?+ c0 G5 E RDE Samuel S. Miles, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 9 Q8 G/ N6 c- Q) o6 a5 ?
DE Osterhaus, Shell hits 50, and is sunk 2 d g6 w$ j+ J: g' c% P0 R+ a! O
DE Parks, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage $ r( i! V" z! U. C: z9 s7 A; D& T
DE Riddle, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage . v3 D# K, P4 e# o
AO Cache ! b2 I( a& @( y! x
AO Schuylkill, Shell hits 7, on fire 5 C4 q' u5 u- n. b
AO Cossatot
# O: i6 m( L' {$ ~# i* k3 uAO Chepachet
3 g4 o" e0 h2 M: J3 n8 Q8 N2 _AE Jacob Riis, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk & q) q, n) K0 |9 \
AE John P. Gaines, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage % m4 O" F! [: R4 n/ `7 ~6 O" N
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: q* j8 W; O5 X5 s' jNight Time Surface Combat at 78,84 . e' K' X0 [% V6 C4 {1 L
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Japanese Ships * ?0 @1 B( t. e A. O- {
CA Tone
( s# p- N7 ~) i0 ZCA Chikuma 7 T6 u8 ?7 h3 O9 c" @: f
CL Nagara, Shell hits 3, on fire
4 H+ N7 K ~7 v, g" g" g# ACL Isuzu
: L6 u/ ^+ l, iCL Natori , C+ O* Q# y" v$ Z: T
CL Yura, Shell hits 1, on fire
" w/ L) M3 @& \CL Kitakami
! n8 [8 y" W6 nCL Oi, Shell hits 1
A F D0 ~+ ?* U# s- u; K% tDD Shimakaze
/ ~1 C P9 \+ A M2 vDD Fujinami 2 A" F4 D+ g% d, @) x
DD Kishinami 9 Z! {, i4 h1 F1 x6 @& }
DD Hamanami
" ?3 X4 \& b! C I$ UDD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
; A, t; O; S+ Y- R2 R I7 b3 zDD Maikaze, Shell hits 1
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" m3 B( ?, B$ q# aAllied Ships , k! {2 j/ b4 z2 H- T+ u$ B# X
CV Hornet
. z) a( Z$ y6 A6 e* F3 qCV Intrepid, Shell hits 1, on fire 7 @; M: [1 O1 Q4 G
CVL Princeton
4 l2 v) B' Q/ Q3 ?2 ^CVL Belleau Wood, Shell hits 1
0 ~; E9 g& b6 v4 J% J wCVL Cowpens
/ M5 z% x! s z; P% V; b$ xCL Chicago . l+ S6 F' \7 C
CL Cleveland 1 B, L+ G' H1 ^+ L. w/ a
CL Columbia , T1 F; j) |5 s* P P7 e
CA Pensacola ; s! J! h" [: y- y1 s5 M
CA Raleigh, Shell hits 2 & i0 \, Q; U9 ?# G
DD Boyd + e. C2 z- [, ], l) Q5 i: G
DD Bradford , b7 |; j" [: p+ T
DD Brownson, Shell hits 1 1 ]7 j) V- B9 S$ O u
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This last USN CVTF was then caght by KB: ) p o+ n' a0 [& |7 F
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84 + o: H0 x4 o- }+ u) Z+ Y
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Japanese aircraft
" i! k- w! R7 C# j3 `A6M5 Zeke x 33
' L- Z1 o7 a+ q& t$ t4 YD3A Val x 7
! y4 k$ ]8 ?0 vD4Y Judy x 123 : R+ @+ v- e# h' J
B5N Kate x 35 : Z: o! B1 b" x' Q* ^0 m
B6N Jill x 67 6 y* `0 ?1 P* ~+ U' ?0 r
% P6 j! i) N) {% s
Allied aircraft & S) K' K+ o i5 P6 C* m" Q5 |
F6F Hellcat x 3 : q$ r% O: ?3 @
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Japanese aircraft losses
/ Q& F: S( ^+ p2 E- g* AA6M5 Zeke: 3 destroyed $ x5 y; O9 s4 C5 y8 @
D3A Val: 3 destroyed + r0 K; J8 x' N2 X/ l- Y
D4Y Judy: 14 destroyed, 22 damaged ' r, F h9 W) H' H0 E$ q. l
B5N Kate: 4 destroyed, 18 damaged
4 C$ L0 R: ~9 I1 H9 c4 n5 Y2 O* {B6N Jill: 7 destroyed, 21 damaged
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2 Z* W- Z0 {, U, H+ M( YAllied aircraft losses # j% B2 f9 F8 ~( [6 ?0 X& D
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed ' x* m D! m$ M9 B3 |! Q; h$ h; k
7 q* _. r" C, z* [1 fAllied Ships 0 H U/ F' K% G3 {0 U
CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage 6 c( O2 {5 t3 P: \: I& w; L
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 2, on fire
5 G, r& K' Q0 ~0 N( H. r2 |1 wCV Hornet, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 7, on fire, heavy damage 4 l9 ?2 N. j9 F! `5 [# }0 [
CVL Princeton, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage 2 a6 w& l# L( m# T, l# m
CVL Cowpens, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage $ R9 [0 B" P f* {) J
CL Cleveland, Torpedo hits 1 " ]$ u( B7 \( |0 f p; o9 r3 n
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And then by LBA: 2 n: G D. b# X6 W
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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0 i7 U5 I) |. T' O" l) M/ DJapanese aircraft
, A5 @. B V& K$ H; Z4 NA6M5 Zeke x 16
1 U. x5 t: Q! A% E" OD3A Val x 14 , _7 D) D9 A9 o3 I) f+ m
D4Y Judy x 38
; H9 [1 @7 v2 S" QB5N Kate x 24
" Q1 W5 ~8 D) @* gB6N Jill x 3 ! p4 s t+ W7 I$ W2 n$ g* {, s' D# w8 n
G3M Nell x 9 1 K, K. K6 O8 ~3 }
G4M2 Betty x 49 % A/ G! w, V+ I- v i
P1Y Frances x 20
$ [* R, ?) k$ k- bKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 51 # u. F3 D2 M0 H" q
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5
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/ R+ {' G* V2 \- G! T+ ^Allied aircraft
. O7 R* |1 c gno flights ' n8 p" B9 ~. z# e8 a$ ]* \' ]
! ]+ W6 Y. ^7 |1 t s% W( c% ?4 ?+ ?7 EJapanese aircraft losses ! R2 T( F8 {3 p+ U2 b5 w
G3M Nell: 1 damaged " I; O4 x5 i& t. V" d e
G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged 3 j9 l9 P' z( T H
P1Y Frances: 3 damaged , @: \! c! Z' p
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed 0 O. B; p6 _1 i
9 `' |' m) q9 _. C+ ZAllied aircraft losses
/ Q3 w: M4 L ~# Z: k, e( ?F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
T' x% \. U$ nCV Intrepid, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage . x/ i4 E* U% V& _% h* r# [2 E
CA Raleigh 4 A' ]8 F; j- G3 k8 v6 ~5 \+ w: W0 p
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
. g1 f8 H+ [5 uCVL Cowpens, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
. ` o. c0 |( ]CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
/ W! P4 J- X9 OCL Cleveland, Bomb hits 1 - s4 U# |$ u) D. k
1 O5 e, Q1 z$ [. Y+ h% `$ TSecodary strike:
$ F4 a2 ^! b' H( WDay Air attack on TF at 80,84
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Japanese aircraft
% M; z+ ?# B+ `A6M5 Zeke x 7
) u* E; Q# a, r- G1 p6 k$ x7 gD4Y Judy x 36 0 o9 s- U, Q0 U4 q ^; g
B5N Kate x 5
& w8 h+ Z2 ~; F! c; ]. O4 L& PB6N Jill x 8
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% e4 L9 y4 ~/ yAllied aircraft ' R& M- ?- e& E$ ~2 {4 O! o
no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses $ f0 k" t" C$ O; J. z
B5N Kate: 2 damaged
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9 y, F0 y- J4 c- _# W7 TAllied aircraft losses
8 m( M4 h4 a( L& EF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed " C2 Y3 C5 |7 R& U( t6 u/ i
4 g7 B6 ~8 {9 k# N+ d& j1 h2 NAllied Ships , t* i+ C+ ?5 {0 p: Y" j
CV Intrepid, on fire, heavy damage 6 y0 ?6 F# R* Q1 N' J/ M
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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; G/ M3 b' }5 f7 b" D5 j$ d& F4 x( |And this one fails to find any more targets:
9 Q% |0 m, `! F( `Day Air attack on TF at 80,84 ) B& b- Y( ~4 j6 W. W+ Q0 i
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Japanese aircraft
, a! _7 b! H. iA6M5 Zeke x 3 ' C$ G7 ~$ t" T8 Z0 I/ z `% z8 U
D4Y Judy x 14 : p, r- \! {% p
B6N Jill x 11 . C, o% x$ O5 I) G x. D: [2 F
& {: V, }# @' PNo Japanese losses $ W) T- @: H! z) U# o$ G% H& ]
( {$ N5 {, M# Y# KLBA Jills:
: `+ ~, Z% s3 f. E; d9 A7 {+ C8 lDay Air attack on TF at 77,83 $ @0 T2 w# ?/ S. r
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Japanese aircraft
5 l9 i; N! V& h# zB6N Jill x 8
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, C% A6 Y7 b7 A; I3 \" c# iNo Japanese losses - R* |- r& b( u3 T$ i3 {# |' v
7 I' s8 |. I' w! KAllied Ships
7 }$ _6 g- F" E8 R8 WCV Bunker Hill, on fire, heavy damage 0 H3 Q6 ~! ~1 ~" J) W
CV Wasp, on fire, heavy damage 6 c+ A& D4 W- U, O
6 Y# p+ L- W6 B* I# \$ `Afternoon phase saw KB clouded in so LBA from Kusiae did all the work:
8 v: x$ I6 Q3 _& Y6 q* C) B6 w, b! N+ vDay Air attack on TF at 79,85
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Japanese aircraft
# c' I' T+ T! r6 \, L9 W/ cG3M Nell x 7 + k3 f' }1 C8 ?' d+ H
G4M2 Betty x 38
. E# K i3 E# D" s2 hP1Y Frances x 14 ; v& z7 x. d, i+ s8 U6 A2 [
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 46
9 T9 B( c8 V( V& O8 {# _+ S+ ?. G! MKi-84-Ia Frank x 5
- Y l, w; A% ?/ D; U
: l1 Y5 t* W) l# u( KAllied aircraft + n+ _, N& f3 J9 L$ }0 V4 d
FM-2 Wildcat x 12
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2 q4 @, B1 ~7 z3 QJapanese aircraft losses 8 ~: j) P$ P: `% M
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
" r& t# F' `+ B/ T0 p5 `& YG4M2 Betty: 5 destroyed, 28 damaged ! @+ G5 F6 l6 w$ G% |: N
P1Y Frances: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged $ V6 [' {5 x3 w, u7 ^: d' z
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged : r" X# ^9 h3 r5 }9 M. r
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Allied aircraft losses Y5 a6 u* C3 r+ U p2 U4 U
FM-2 Wildcat: 7 destroyed 8 B, K9 P0 \2 J) N2 t: i
2 @8 I1 L0 S: N# B3 `0 Q
Allied Ships
3 j4 g9 h/ h$ ]! W9 r) yCVE Savo Island 5 C. b- }& H& V; l, {+ M! p5 R
CVE St. Lo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire ) e) O+ r4 @& V1 O
CVE Kadashan Bay, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
" ]; f+ t' h. |. e7 n7 lCVE Petrof Bay ; ?, B8 I) Z7 ^
CVE Saginaw Bay, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
, A9 A5 \2 T$ h) Y' i2 DCVE Long Island 3 |4 w& P1 _$ M( R. X% C
CVE Rudyerd Bay Q$ y: p; _' p
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Jills are more successful this time: $ E0 L3 q7 ? _6 `: C* M( M
Day Air attack on TF at 77,83 7 _4 u' W2 j5 ]6 i7 `* Z$ X
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Japanese aircraft
6 `+ j2 }) O8 sB6N Jill x 8
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7 c( I- c0 e* o. e5 h D; Z8 nNo Japanese losses
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. V$ b9 g' O. A/ O0 sAllied Ships 2 I! F) T1 r/ R% Q2 }
CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage / u5 d+ I9 | z+ V+ y( b1 O- e
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/09/44
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By now my subs are in position also: % X. T; L8 D6 D5 C. t* t2 `" a% R
Last two sufrace actions find the crippled Franklin and an AO: ! W; }- e$ D8 N# m, I
Night Time Surface Combat at 78,81
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* @6 A8 p7 a+ c% d' S/ V* dAllied aircraft losses
, Q# x; X7 n' W4 R$ o hTBM Avenger: 4 destroyed 1 M# ?+ m, P8 v
SB2C Helldiver: 12 destroyed
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" }: w9 {8 ^& o. q* ZJapanese Ships
% I1 R! v) J Y V+ z3 UCA Takao
# Q, r" r' \- S" M0 P4 Q+ S7 d. PCA Atago , f" U' P1 F7 j
CA Maya 7 g0 e' K0 J2 E
CA Chokai j0 k: c8 f' l1 F# ], J6 |
CA Myoko
3 ]/ Y5 u1 Z9 hCA Haguro ' L, f. d2 o# R) |
CA Nachi x7 h0 y P- T/ U" o6 K6 {
CA Ashigara
8 `0 F8 I0 c# @DD Tamanami
0 J/ B6 \% q4 z3 f* A* s8 U+ N wDD Suzunami
4 f, a5 S0 O, J O3 K9 uDD Kuroshio * _5 D7 v+ j! j* e6 Q
DD Oyashio 9 t; A5 t' x! ?
DD Natsushio , V. C3 L% d4 E; o5 h, H! z% M
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CV Franklin, Shell hits 3, and is sunk 1 Z6 P4 N6 B) `, ^+ S
DE Whitman, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Namorik at 79,83 9 f+ {3 i! x& `
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Japanese Ships
5 `, ?9 W, z7 c/ V8 [5 ^CA Aoba . o* R/ W; p3 F# z7 z! n
CA Kinugasa
) ^& n% K" @3 h, }CA Furutaka 8 j! Q3 f p# G
CA Kako
( |' z3 d. H+ B; m. R* f9 H( HCL Abukuma ' ~; K2 b# `( B# }; i: _
CL Kuma
^0 i( U' s6 f, m8 G4 `CL Tama
& ^1 i, K( h$ P. B- gCL Kiso 3 c5 D# P) ^- j r! c, P' X
CL Yubari 5 x# Z& m" A$ i
DD Kiyonami 1 I$ E! _1 W0 m- X$ a
DD Yukikaze - T2 X' d; ? f: ?+ |$ }* H3 {* @ i
DD Isokaze - j9 L; j- t& e0 a& n; r
DD Shiranuhi / S3 d4 W }7 U. H% [5 l
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: ( U @2 b& p) p- v/ B: c
Day Air attack on TF at 79,84
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$ K$ f9 o6 c# G+ d1 _ |Japanese aircraft " l4 c+ f7 w Z4 g' Y P0 T* @' F
A6M5 Zeke x 5
: Z w8 X# H; N2 R3 ^B6N Jill x 8 * c3 W i3 D7 c7 H' ]3 B9 h/ i: ^
G3M Nell x 3
; O0 d! r+ d4 o9 lG4M2 Betty x 31 % B& ~0 d/ t7 y3 L- {
P1Y Frances x 9 1 f5 W3 r2 _+ K* e) N. F: q
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 45
8 X, z6 r& ]5 f' D" y& \6 fKi-61 KAIc Tony x 3
1 S; z+ s( |- C9 ]4 B( QKi-84-Ia Frank x 14 2 j; `9 ^- ?: t0 @: k
5 S5 R1 n$ O. g- `8 E4 Z5 ]Japanese aircraft losses . w+ \( m# ^, Y7 o, \- _! A
G4M2 Betty: 1 damaged ) \. w `# E# n- I8 q! }
; O8 z* K9 K" c* B9 eAllied Ships . D1 Z6 Q! j6 w" e4 j
CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
& U' G! ~7 e) }& ^3 _CV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 6 I; O" k" [1 I' j
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.
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6 S' d5 Y7 Q! m( p+ z好像盟军已经投降了？ |
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发表于 2008-2-26 12:38
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