AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/08/44
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( Q; i6 W6 _( f( Y& `1 oDay 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: 3 g: n. V+ ^' N+ G2 m! F
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Night Time Surface Combat at 77,81 ) H! ]& E6 f3 r' Q) Y& k. Z* t
Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses ( i, p& T" W" Y/ C/ y* t. M
SOC-3 Seagull: 6 destroyed 8 C$ ~0 b* M1 D5 H- F" ]/ A1 b
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BB Mutsu ( g4 a5 _6 y, q2 Y0 i
BB Yamato
$ ^7 J: H6 q. ^# RBB Fuso
& u* Z& |8 c; a% R! C3 NBB Yamashiro 1 E9 S7 s% O* O' u( i7 a+ v4 }6 o& h
CL Tatsuta
- o$ m$ D( R$ d9 vDD Tanikaze
4 [! ~5 x% z0 D$ ?4 [& sDD Fubuki
; j- N; P3 b) o' TDD Shinonome & ?+ T" T B7 a7 Z6 `
DD Usugumo 3 T( q7 e) r1 x7 ?/ t' o' H
DD Shirakumo
" U# U, V2 [2 UDD Isonami
* \/ s7 Q7 V: zDD Hatsuyuki
4 w4 X% U, t$ E9 t( M! ^) A$ N7 {DD Uranami
: B/ q7 ?1 B7 Q0 x; \( Q9 x6 xDD Akebono 6 N. A8 _! b" m3 T3 P3 P
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Allied Ships
0 r* @2 z$ r3 D' ACL San Francisco, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage . i8 \3 y7 ?; D, E
CA Astoria, Shell hits 23, and is sunk 0 n. S5 r& n! ~* x# m" M
CL Hobart, Shell hits 21, and is sunk . H; e* h+ S. K; `6 w+ T2 g
CA Concord, Shell hits 29, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
0 R* N1 P+ w5 ?( {5 z$ I& g9 sDE Stadtfeld, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage H4 K# O h+ x9 H* ^1 I2 `. S
DE Harold C. Thomas, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk ! T! \/ c X$ K
DE Tisdale . u4 c; m8 l/ }
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83 , X- j# ^; w4 V* `6 _( Y
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Allied aircraft . ?( w& O3 D( G6 Y8 W
no flights 5 c3 K8 N/ V# |" B* D
* n- k6 K7 F, ^/ @! P) i& ^! KAllied aircraft losses . M6 P8 x. Q7 R& \ b
SOC-3 Seagull: 1 destroyed
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2 k* j+ X( z' C6 |Japanese Ships
3 O) m: D$ M7 ^$ ^% xCA Takao, Shell hits 1
! q. Z5 S0 q8 u3 f1 J: G9 dCA Atago, Shell hits 2
. {, ~- {# t1 p; Z) GCA Maya, Shell hits 2
* d; f6 P# C& B* tCA Chokai 0 w7 @4 g. B1 Q2 k
CA Myoko ' U8 H2 T, k g3 L. H
CA Haguro , o. k+ @) n- ~' B
CA Nachi, Shell hits 1
8 n1 L2 [1 z4 N1 s$ m- N+ NCA Ashigara, Shell hits 1
; U6 F" H; i! r* g8 t( t5 RDD Yugumo, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
* C" ~: d8 p4 i% z* K. UDD Tamanami $ d: F+ Y, f V& [3 e# u: h
DD Suzunami % g: P* E9 r) G6 n# u
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1 * F" ~' s( ~/ O( F9 v$ u
DD Oyashio
w; j+ b5 G: o- i( zDD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire
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j$ p0 ?1 m2 W9 z. WAllied Ships
+ `: S6 _/ D* n ^9 QCVE Santee
' k0 Z/ l* U3 K& JCVE Manila Bay
* [ G8 _1 u# `CVE Natoma Bay
7 b8 g/ }$ X UCVE Gambier Bay 8 G! ^! ^6 ~1 y( F3 S3 Y- \
CVE Nehenta Bay & h1 w$ Y) J, w: z: y: D8 K
CVE Ommaney Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire
& P, B. M' n) O3 @/ Y/ ACL Montpelier, Shell hits 3
O6 Q# d( J5 D/ @+ l$ T7 |- N$ w4 A0 CCL Mobile, Shell hits 25, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk + y7 e, j7 I' x& Z3 a2 `
CA Salt Lake City
9 \4 w. f* u7 v# GDD Ammen 1 n g+ J1 H6 k$ r. a5 j
DD Anthony, Shell hits 1
7 e3 s/ g. K' C0 c0 B' iDD Aulick, Shell hits 1 0 K9 c3 z4 ~, Y' S
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Japanese Ships
4 p# Y' x& j% t3 q7 t( oCA Takao, Shell hits 1 ( }; m3 j( n4 ?9 \) l9 E$ y& g5 T( e
CA Atago $ p2 G7 ~7 r% J
CA Maya ' O9 C$ ^# V5 [9 v; R& B0 D& l
CA Chokai 0 w: Z/ w* z. }6 }# x* D% o: ~
CA Myoko
- X8 X9 t8 M5 k$ b0 n" K/ U* JCA Haguro 8 {1 ]" t2 j) u( n
CA Nachi
2 D- D0 A1 Q0 f* O* ~1 A8 tCA Ashigara ( ~* z- c. k& g4 L2 X3 c
DD Yugumo, on fire, heavy damage
9 C) d O" w; H# ODD Tamanami
' r6 c& P: I. \7 o5 [+ WDD Suzunami " w4 D: D+ |; e7 s/ g- g# T
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1 ) f5 y' j+ H( [* \0 s
DD Oyashio % f, W D& \- F7 d, X$ d
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire
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3 y9 @* m1 {4 iAllied Ships ! ]" v" D8 L0 t4 @$ S4 w- d; _
CVE Petrof Bay 7 N& D6 G* G2 W; \; }8 I+ V# _
CVE Savo Island . c$ `" S( |* b' \2 `; o
CVE Rudyerd Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire ) X4 ^: S' p0 i" M
CVE St. Lo 5 k; B, e# r. y, l
CVE Kadashan Bay 7 n) C8 D& \: }2 n { x1 V1 ^0 d2 `! H0 H
CVE Saginaw Bay
; K0 J3 {% \( r! qCVE Long Island
$ v4 p j4 @/ P9 Y% mCA Vincennes
& F$ d& n. \4 UCA Wichita , e* Q+ a9 `7 B4 d* ~
CA Boston 2 V# \1 I* v3 x! u0 x3 M/ S' F: Q
CL Boise
& Q1 A9 i9 q& d2 a% aDE Bangust
2 @. C% z( `: T8 P4 qDE Baron, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
/ H. F8 ~, V' FDE Levy
0 {6 v% r j6 K& p: S! d! G/ YDE McConnell
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84 $ m. @3 T B0 T6 b- Z; {( C
5 M& R: z, B! R+ A2 u" H$ d# |# _Allied aircraft 8 w8 O |# E- r5 a
no flights 9 ^$ P6 w4 C7 g ]
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Allied aircraft losses
* T( ^% e2 d# {9 V9 P5 ?2 QFM-2 Wildcat: 11 destroyed
6 A( B1 p4 y" ]# e+ gTBM Avenger: 1 destroyed
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Japanese Ships # E7 t% x7 P' u6 X5 t5 n
CA Tone
! F9 Q/ c) A, y( ^# [8 RCA Chikuma & O0 g" E" B/ l" n! W1 F+ Y
CL Nagara, Shell hits 1
- X# Q% `: J, @# D1 I0 ^# oCL Isuzu 8 M3 R: P- Q( {* l
CL Natori 2 `* F R& I) C
CL Yura
; Z. v9 X0 R9 I+ ^8 [* s0 C7 OCL Kitakami
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DD Shimakaze
2 Y6 G2 m9 |9 J6 BDD Fujinami, Shell hits 1
O6 O# F" ?% w& I1 R$ ^DD Kishinami ' J8 R' ? i( U$ o5 ]5 k& r: z
DD Hamanami
$ C( Z" y* J2 y" L& hDD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
& Z& F" F$ f/ I7 XDD Maikaze
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Allied Ships
& f) j6 I- {# g0 BCVE Prince William ) c5 f3 d& o3 a
CVE Barnes, Shell hits 2 5 }- |- ~5 p$ |" p
CVE Anzio, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk $ k7 b) s3 k2 a+ G! i7 Y+ w
CVE Liscome Bay, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk & p, a1 i1 Q ~/ a& V! D, n9 S
DE Bebas, Shell hits 8, and is sunk # C! }- B J T- h+ B: ?0 E
DE Brackett, Shell hits 1 5 g& e# T$ g* Q$ t2 T2 S( G! R' R
DE Cabana, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
8 b) [+ d1 P/ K* k/ B6 M5 J$ oDE Canfield, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
3 }) M% N+ ~) w, eDE Carlson, Shell hits 1, on fire
2 r6 k8 Y# X9 o8 U2 ?AO Brazos 5 ]+ g! Q) m3 t0 j7 l# Y; x% k
AO Kanawha % V V, I: V) k
AO Neches, Shell hits 1 ) m; F {/ t {% k& m% x/ A
AO Tappahanock
# o7 G S: u' D; G4 W8 n( eAO Suamico 4 I; s/ L8 d! d; R f
AO Millicoma
' q2 w; m% B6 T1 M; y2 YAO Saranac
" N' d7 H! C+ k/ y* DAO Saugatuck 3 x! t) P7 k( `% _5 U e. H0 B% M
AE Pyro # s; O: }9 t1 s1 i. _% x0 I) V
AE Henry L. Hoyt
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84 / a$ M& {6 L, M% ~% f
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Japanese Ships 4 _& N0 o0 M5 A8 H$ o5 r
CA Tone # Q+ T4 i# Q0 j# @4 M+ S% x+ `3 d
CA Chikuma
$ {* `. Q! q- {+ L+ iCL Nagara 9 u$ i9 C, f% T3 S$ k7 s6 ~
CL Isuzu ( i, p `" K$ ?3 ?2 y) c
CL Natori
* `1 ]9 Y6 g/ |& F7 kCL Yura 5 h) e c2 s4 ~, E) k
CL Kitakami , @7 [: c7 s- n8 A1 G8 T: I
CL Oi ) I9 s' C4 J8 Y( u9 b, T- }6 c
DD Shimakaze $ U% L9 G* k' ^+ F
DD Fujinami
. M6 r" |' ~' _ l9 f# O+ ?DD Kishinami
- Z3 t: Q4 H5 h; e- w4 jDD Hamanami " I6 T X4 [ ]1 ?2 c4 D
DD Hayashio / U3 p' F: |% U' X
DD Maikaze ~, Q6 s. S! O& T! A8 G
' [. U, h3 n) l: sAllied Ships ( X; ^( o/ I8 \ w( Y: p. m$ T
DE Samuel S. Miles, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk - K' }+ S* s/ n" Z' D! X4 K" O- i
DE Osterhaus, Shell hits 50, and is sunk 8 h) Q# l6 |3 N: ^0 R( w S
DE Parks, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 3 t# u, _" f3 ?0 \* h
DE Riddle, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ) u1 _) z1 S5 ~: d0 N f \: ~
AO Cache
% \6 B, {. X, h! LAO Schuylkill, Shell hits 7, on fire
# i$ z/ j F/ \+ e( k5 w- dAO Cossatot
6 n2 C1 [$ C6 B. B" ^AO Chepachet / H+ f/ R+ U# c+ H' a3 Q# J" I
AE Jacob Riis, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
0 i4 t; F: S Z: H1 ]- IAE John P. Gaines, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage , C8 ]+ }) J0 ~
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( J& j* t' x' u/ uNight Time Surface Combat at 78,84 - s+ V( a% ~- n
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Japanese Ships
* ^0 ^3 I& X) d JCA Tone # ~. O( K0 D/ i% t' e; S/ }, ^
CA Chikuma
9 d* L, W8 g! OCL Nagara, Shell hits 3, on fire $ G5 H, B' P$ w; h" x, Y
CL Isuzu
6 R# e/ ^% Q2 l0 V* sCL Natori " y7 y$ ^2 s& F
CL Yura, Shell hits 1, on fire * A4 n x0 _2 L; m c
CL Kitakami & T" m9 s$ u. L
CL Oi, Shell hits 1 1 C+ c- s, {$ ` y# Z
DD Shimakaze
7 A) ~+ }" e2 oDD Fujinami
; O) p2 n/ @, ]0 J" b- ]# l2 w+ |" FDD Kishinami & _9 ?. C8 ^) N0 ^2 q# x
DD Hamanami
+ M) A T m1 ~6 ]DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
* W; ~: h: O5 u" O6 e) x* o% TDD Maikaze, Shell hits 1
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CV Hornet 3 _7 b$ C# _. D( P+ _
CV Intrepid, Shell hits 1, on fire
5 y! W: w" O7 j$ ^$ ^; r3 k% }CVL Princeton
$ g) j' _9 D5 _' j" x8 T3 @' l$ v9 `CVL Belleau Wood, Shell hits 1
& P& W, Q7 a- f4 b% s4 D& |" H7 sCVL Cowpens , b! D# B4 J1 | I c w
CL Chicago
) r1 \) Q1 @. H& bCL Cleveland
, A$ M G3 U5 u4 eCL Columbia ; J% N) x, A& ?4 e5 p
CA Pensacola 8 v1 f3 W9 `& `" b
CA Raleigh, Shell hits 2
3 w$ ]& O: I b4 c& aDD Boyd - h% t1 W5 t- o
DD Bradford
2 |. a6 p" T# Z' j. c* ^3 ~: vDD Brownson, Shell hits 1 6 R3 N# T0 W! K. F
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This last USN CVTF was then caght by KB: 4 k' [6 [1 G/ J: h% h. @) c& h
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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Japanese aircraft * `* _- ]9 Y* E7 p4 Z0 i5 I
A6M5 Zeke x 33 ( E! z/ r9 M, f; Z/ g9 e: W+ n+ [
D3A Val x 7 / |2 ~5 @) ^' c0 h+ j# g
D4Y Judy x 123 ' X3 M) N8 X( i& b* U/ N
B5N Kate x 35 2 I! A, f: d# @5 i4 c, y
B6N Jill x 67
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& F' V5 s" }0 S4 X9 S9 s: a. j/ CAllied aircraft
7 k: V' L: r7 Y1 O( r4 j: AF6F Hellcat x 3
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+ Y) k' j9 \& p) U# zJapanese aircraft losses
% Z/ `, f3 D/ G L' @7 f0 c1 SA6M5 Zeke: 3 destroyed + n# }( a; S9 a8 d( p: z3 g
D3A Val: 3 destroyed
; e4 L- e0 v% E+ |D4Y Judy: 14 destroyed, 22 damaged
4 J1 C7 E) {1 E$ [2 o) i" dB5N Kate: 4 destroyed, 18 damaged 1 G; h# e. i7 ]1 Y
B6N Jill: 7 destroyed, 21 damaged
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1 [- w: u& J* rAllied aircraft losses % ^, Q: M1 I5 F; [9 {6 O T
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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0 A6 ^+ H. n8 W# J/ i7 iAllied Ships 0 [! o" `0 l9 O9 {# }
CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage " K/ _( ^% P" h5 H! e% b0 g5 C
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 2, on fire
* b- _! o. ^2 K+ fCV Hornet, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 7, on fire, heavy damage + [* N6 E1 F( ?8 c2 |- r4 P
CVL Princeton, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage 6 D0 K6 m g- Q$ `1 g8 b
CVL Cowpens, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage 7 r7 g" q6 `7 e0 L/ W
CL Cleveland, Torpedo hits 1 2 Z5 }4 v' z- x
) @* z: h8 q0 ]7 y$ x6 C! OAnd then by LBA:
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! h1 g& m0 D7 M, uJapanese aircraft ' u0 K7 L; a- [1 c) t
A6M5 Zeke x 16
: o' f$ ^ e- I6 a: z3 z6 c, ED3A Val x 14
8 C j s$ Y/ c4 o5 Y' sD4Y Judy x 38
& K; Z1 B9 U7 W# xB5N Kate x 24
) t: }) S/ t, i; FB6N Jill x 3
5 {+ ]& d# Y" `' I" v( AG3M Nell x 9 : l6 Z$ O0 m. k+ T& j+ z1 u: N
G4M2 Betty x 49
1 s( F1 ] v* x$ X/ W: H" @P1Y Frances x 20
1 [# K* g2 _& e7 w: EKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 51
6 C- L" Q2 e; a! n2 kKi-84-Ia Frank x 5
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* p/ ~, r1 q) B( YAllied aircraft " m; M2 O5 Q( h2 \
no flights 6 o1 i+ B* S0 K1 p1 O5 T U
2 W+ \" P3 _3 y1 y4 i9 k) pJapanese aircraft losses y$ c' o6 h& D+ k& T4 s; S6 G
G3M Nell: 1 damaged $ s- F3 _) Z c9 n% w }
G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged
$ w- R" u2 R8 b& lP1Y Frances: 3 damaged
, D6 v# `- y! t4 K; G# bKi-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses " q/ L7 I3 R) ?3 G' F; R6 x
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed $ [% s- j, w- t- |2 E
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Allied Ships
" y+ ]) ^5 I. j# M6 e$ GCV Intrepid, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
5 u# S3 j8 G h. h }) e; j; iCA Raleigh 5 b0 S% ?5 ]8 ^) [) i
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ' F* z; W+ f- Z+ \
CVL Cowpens, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 8 C0 F! t: ?7 }4 I
CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
5 h( x+ U& O* N8 Q% P8 U5 kCL Cleveland, Bomb hits 1 7 O2 f" j' l6 c, }+ ~: t
, W8 X3 Q- s! \! Q7 P& NSecodary strike:
. y/ `5 ^* _8 o8 ^3 R% @Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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+ b% _9 I, K/ c* dJapanese aircraft
% u7 K, F% k l4 a1 {! z. \A6M5 Zeke x 7
3 g9 `1 R7 R6 A7 Z1 PD4Y Judy x 36
0 k- R0 K! @; J6 GB5N Kate x 5
9 n$ F6 o0 w! o2 jB6N Jill x 8
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Allied aircraft 9 H( {# ? k' J' w& ~1 s
no flights 6 T5 @1 J) E1 J5 S/ ?6 c
' B! c0 c* d- LJapanese aircraft losses 2 @" O9 F& E+ p9 N/ Q' F
B5N Kate: 2 damaged
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; H8 z6 @- A* g# `3 s9 bAllied aircraft losses 0 z2 n7 a6 \0 K- t
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed 4 K: l+ ?$ R5 I4 |# i6 A
/ u9 n- t, f% mAllied Ships
$ \& G) n* h" s9 B' \9 h4 E. C0 h& RCV Intrepid, on fire, heavy damage ' x- _5 t; l f4 S, l
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 2 d5 I7 J1 M/ e1 k" k
( T; p) I2 s% h! z2 t9 [+ d3 d' IAnd this one fails to find any more targets:
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Japanese aircraft
0 r' q1 O; I$ C, M( y9 |A6M5 Zeke x 3
- O/ z2 m( v" b! C4 l9 MD4Y Judy x 14 . {, {1 k4 c' O9 |# O' @
B6N Jill x 11
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No Japanese losses , H7 E, g* p5 X. R9 Z
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LBA Jills:
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Japanese aircraft : u9 z' V, \3 u4 V2 I; d; b; L; {
B6N Jill x 8 ) I" \% U9 @: J
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No Japanese losses ) P/ n* u+ f, ^( e [, O" h/ a, F( Y
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Allied Ships
6 Q8 s+ @, s: U, H5 n& O+ V$ KCV Bunker Hill, on fire, heavy damage + Z% U4 T$ R$ F$ x0 j% h1 ]
CV Wasp, on fire, heavy damage $ L3 |9 ]' C* |, V
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Afternoon phase saw KB clouded in so LBA from Kusiae did all the work:
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; I( B# y' r% W+ PJapanese aircraft ; Z% C; @% z( H/ e8 s. b5 b7 l0 {
G3M Nell x 7
& O% i+ o7 @. D& PG4M2 Betty x 38
2 @( L9 D5 u4 p2 n" ?/ S: \P1Y Frances x 14
) N& o. n) U, t8 _Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 46
+ B( Y& e( K+ u7 x# DKi-84-Ia Frank x 5
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1 k$ Y, |$ O! U; l2 ]& sAllied aircraft : z, h5 L. ^ ?
FM-2 Wildcat x 12 ) D: [* L* E. T7 _6 t; M
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Japanese aircraft losses
& {& y8 \: Z4 Z8 TG3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged ' T v5 Z9 D) @! L5 N
G4M2 Betty: 5 destroyed, 28 damaged 6 _, U0 U( ?. c2 z, L1 S
P1Y Frances: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged 5 r8 H/ @5 T- H0 C5 l$ C9 z2 ?% u
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses # R; Z6 q- m! D4 z/ m% Z$ Y0 F
FM-2 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
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Allied Ships 4 {& A T/ I/ A5 G8 i( \/ S
CVE Savo Island
% c) b5 @( F6 ]- O! ?CVE St. Lo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire - c6 N+ Z, Y. h/ i, {
CVE Kadashan Bay, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
1 [5 S) m, M( l9 r0 fCVE Petrof Bay
% S% s- c% L6 _- _' sCVE Saginaw Bay, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
2 v) }3 ^) z! O5 b) @CVE Long Island + c5 ?3 N! G1 H: ~
CVE Rudyerd Bay
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Jills are more successful this time: " r' g* Q$ D: u7 [1 j5 \! y( {
Day Air attack on TF at 77,83
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B6N Jill x 8
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$ \( v! `% O( s2 h0 QNo Japanese losses ' L9 p& K4 C3 V- r, k6 i8 ^' C4 n
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0 z5 K5 f* G2 ~. vCVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/09/44
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+ K: n3 `: K1 L: G& r6 z; fBy now my subs are in position also:
0 I' V1 r1 {4 b i/ aLast two sufrace actions find the crippled Franklin and an AO: 7 Q# @! M$ i& M; ], ^5 {% p
Night Time Surface Combat at 78,81
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no flights 2 ]# b3 x# G W2 d2 G) @
% h+ d5 ^' m, M/ K( a4 QAllied aircraft losses
# T8 ?" E! b, H( k+ o3 N; |; ~TBM Avenger: 4 destroyed
P$ @% L3 p [* Y4 Y: Y4 H. q1 j1 K. lSB2C Helldiver: 12 destroyed
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* q' k8 [# w" b( g, \Japanese Ships - @; G8 d* r) O" |- g
CA Takao . [6 X2 k% ?: \' ]
CA Atago
5 {- k' J2 u8 ~2 W1 X; E, pCA Maya
* i# D2 J, U# C0 V0 ^- q8 bCA Chokai
" x$ r8 F1 G4 n: U8 u% I* JCA Myoko 7 l L( N$ l+ { ?7 p: }: F: ^
CA Haguro " B2 A+ a' j3 R2 o
CA Nachi " [7 o( K) u7 m; y
CA Ashigara ) [3 S$ m1 A2 e5 w6 E
DD Tamanami + |, v; M' Y6 U
DD Suzunami 2 [% W) L* o8 C8 _$ q
DD Kuroshio
* }+ ?! m, C) E; DDD Oyashio
' Z6 q N+ ~& F* F8 d% K7 mDD Natsushio
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* U+ b+ v1 O7 m9 S( {6 _% t/ SCV Franklin, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
) z6 y, ^/ I. \ W" Q$ jDE Whitman, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk / B* J) q+ _" L$ b: u5 R
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Namorik at 79,83 . ^4 p) F) d% I% j* u) j' J' X
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CA Aoba - j& u, y+ I& g a3 C
CA Kinugasa 8 d" _. h4 ^9 c& R+ Z
CA Furutaka 6 ^1 b! S+ O& [1 o7 F' V7 F
CA Kako
0 _0 _) I6 R/ t8 y3 z1 bCL Abukuma 4 I6 T6 \1 Y5 e: I3 z5 s) j
CL Kuma 1 F' b+ ^- j2 k# G
CL Tama . N1 T1 x9 Y8 v' G( r* c" R
CL Kiso
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DD Kiyonami
& V, T- @7 T! d2 cDD Yukikaze
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* T+ J- l4 n' K- ^) w! y( SDD Shiranuhi
" Q/ m ^( n. vDD Arashi - {% u- l9 a7 j+ K3 y$ j( [3 | I
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Allied Ships
0 u3 W# D( g) e9 E( h9 _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: 6 T6 d* ^* a3 ]$ ]0 K/ O
Day Air attack on TF at 79,84 / r$ P# S6 k. }1 B- Q: E: C. {, @" W
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6 ^. T4 z$ U3 e; h3 ?9 r: wA6M5 Zeke x 5
7 ^- P* |0 I" Q& O6 y9 R' u( t( ~B6N Jill x 8
% O# {* m& s4 H6 |G3M Nell x 3
) _3 y- x( w5 t& T& OG4M2 Betty x 31 * D2 Y* T$ q* [* {+ f* B
P1Y Frances x 9
; Y3 Q7 ?" n7 g) ^/ zKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 45 1 T/ h" r5 ^, x/ E
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 3 6 Z) t+ g- q9 n: q9 u
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 14
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. N6 H+ `0 V U6 f5 ]G4M2 Betty: 1 damaged
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CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 0 |* `& R- B. {
CV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 5 P( Q3 H" C: k/ [0 d) s! ~
CV Illustrious, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage 2 I4 Z# i. O! T* G6 G
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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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好像盟军已经投降了? |