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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/08/44 ( g& I+ t* x! l# _% G, U, A' w

, L2 B  X$ V5 @" TDay 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 4 ], l9 F  ]" [9 f% C# D$ d7 _
Allied aircraft
* M$ `% s& C0 f; A% T/ ]no flights ' Y. D5 m5 A4 g) B" V4 ^+ k
Allied aircraft losses
( B& P* H# U2 p! [SOC-3 Seagull: 6 destroyed - U/ S, o2 X2 X. _9 z$ L
  L- B3 L9 p+ o) c/ s7 f
Japanese Ships # s! ?# n; r! c5 Y8 G! E
BB Mutsu
& {" d- ?0 D0 }BB Yamato ) I: t" v/ T2 \2 a+ R6 q  O
BB Fuso
! O  T7 w. o- ]/ d+ YBB Yamashiro - I) u. s2 Z8 v2 \) H
CL Tatsuta
8 n1 x" F1 c# ~3 J: Q3 _' Y7 |DD Tanikaze $ n, {# J/ X" }5 C% N! N
DD Fubuki ! }, S; q. ^1 ?' \5 }4 `: m
DD Shinonome
' ^8 z  [0 x2 k5 J+ fDD Usugumo
/ f$ {8 H& V9 |1 y$ ?DD Shirakumo
4 k$ P/ V: t6 S5 |6 Z( V& vDD Isonami # t# L. Z9 F: q6 P. w
DD Hatsuyuki . n: _. n) W9 C
DD Uranami 6 {1 j8 m( D' t! o  u
DD Akebono - N" e3 H' q0 X: \1 p) H7 I! {

/ b3 q6 l6 M( @/ U  t/ W( ]5 |: GAllied Ships 1 b. D2 e0 v1 S! i1 @, v5 i
CL San Francisco, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage / a# T1 `6 Q$ m- T2 [- H
CA Astoria, Shell hits 23, and is sunk   j0 P+ x! L0 V# \1 H. I0 |
CL Hobart, Shell hits 21, and is sunk
* k' z  h5 _" @$ x/ a& J- nCA Concord, Shell hits 29, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk " O. I0 K7 z7 U# v+ y3 I' u" S
DE Stadtfeld, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
! {0 W7 ^. L& B7 o" D. V; i6 x4 UDE Harold C. Thomas, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk + l- h  h/ E# E
DE Tisdale
+ H, |2 p9 F9 P; B0 d. A. S# C* @$ e' G) |  g% p' k. i
Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83 # ~- r0 s4 G- a$ Y2 h: z9 r) Q7 b" K5 ^
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Allied aircraft 3 y8 \: S: ?8 r. ?0 l
no flights
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& `( c1 D. o. ?2 A/ f, c! hAllied aircraft losses
5 ~+ i! ~3 T! N, r+ J" s: VSOC-3 Seagull: 1 destroyed
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6 c) R9 y; j. I- s0 ~( TJapanese Ships & [7 k/ V- \9 g5 r
CA Takao, Shell hits 1 $ z4 g! ~2 u3 ?" n, _) Z6 |
CA Atago, Shell hits 2
0 n% ~$ @) t. Z3 q3 P" WCA Maya, Shell hits 2 5 Q, W. u# G6 X$ \2 S: o+ x
CA Chokai 8 R/ Z6 H) }$ O7 f$ Y5 ?# y7 {7 i
CA Myoko 7 H) l% ]; ^( |6 x( B' ?
CA Haguro % H& T/ P7 t- O) x3 f
CA Nachi, Shell hits 1 ) q, ~5 ^. H. b
CA Ashigara, Shell hits 1 $ X/ J6 y( ~3 w8 w* m: m3 q
DD Yugumo, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage ( w+ `- ~$ e% m2 q" `0 J
DD Tamanami ( |- M. P: M+ M% o
DD Suzunami 1 f. e' I# Y( q* e" A
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1 ; F9 x: f* K/ W2 Q9 N
DD Oyashio 1 A' g' o3 Q9 |/ A$ n# u  ^
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire 3 c" U7 v, d1 V* c
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Allied Ships & Q" O  m5 E4 l' }8 x9 h
CVE Santee 3 Z$ q5 ?0 X* B0 f
CVE Manila Bay
+ Y+ U: H7 W! r7 T1 ^+ ~! ~9 \2 d2 sCVE Natoma Bay 9 }  V- R& P$ C5 d( O9 ]
CVE Gambier Bay
0 U* U2 \% N  i# k- X9 {CVE Nehenta Bay 2 c7 ?/ {( c2 j4 u/ p
CVE Ommaney Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire
$ O  f; m+ b: P3 o7 ], sCL Montpelier, Shell hits 3 + a/ g2 h( K% }: X: |* K# \* L
CL Mobile, Shell hits 25, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk . J0 E" ^4 V0 h: R2 V& u/ `
CA Salt Lake City
9 \3 V. R4 b6 B7 Z& @( ~DD Ammen
! |+ o# H( i6 Z1 h' _) _& G9 o& ^DD Anthony, Shell hits 1
6 ~" ~' N* {6 c1 w& [/ R( i  iDD Aulick, Shell hits 1
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3 ~: Z/ q: C; y% S9 YNight Time Surface Combat at 78,83
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Japanese Ships
& L3 v* {" e5 L/ W+ [2 T/ YCA Takao, Shell hits 1 9 M6 {8 N) w4 k& d4 l
CA Atago
6 n% L& g) }* x3 s4 ]' [CA Maya
0 u5 R- `" N6 ?9 C8 f. gCA Chokai
2 b2 [$ Y, n, Y: T7 HCA Myoko * Y: |7 N) x1 o' B' G7 H
CA Haguro 8 @0 k" f* Q0 |1 j9 u1 Q
CA Nachi
& l( m% P( @3 T4 l9 _' {: q3 h7 bCA Ashigara " A" B6 d9 K5 _
DD Yugumo, on fire, heavy damage
" U0 n$ d% \0 P4 S5 r  dDD Tamanami % d9 ~. z9 v" {" N9 k. Z( S5 ^& O
DD Suzunami
, ^7 B/ ^* A6 n' j% G; [DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1
% A9 L% @! Y9 `( g* n/ }" J) P' sDD Oyashio , Y0 f, p0 P1 Y8 L, Y
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire ; I  T* G2 n" @. g* L6 Q! P  c
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Allied Ships 3 }5 D1 X# t5 l4 T* O. M
CVE Petrof Bay
8 d, ^+ x# R4 ^CVE Savo Island
% q% i, \: _7 Q" eCVE Rudyerd Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire 7 z. K) g$ T0 z# ?( [. i5 |- P
CVE St. Lo : |$ d/ r- P  L+ g9 v- x! K# O
CVE Kadashan Bay
7 o9 x1 V8 H# o" [) M% zCVE Saginaw Bay
/ `5 o  K3 r3 ?+ B+ m% X+ l5 UCVE Long Island
8 m. @. b+ [5 ^CA Vincennes
( j5 T/ U$ H$ c6 |3 F; @, b" o( A' ?CA Wichita
  `, r: N" _$ ~) n1 ICA Boston 3 w7 P& N( V$ I
CL Boise # g, C9 Z& p: }  g8 W3 y
DE Bangust
, }/ ^0 a* u% n; `7 tDE Baron, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage . v' n# l" q( |
DE Levy
+ Q) Q' s* f6 b0 g+ u7 n- U/ R7 aDE McConnell
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  M! f# p8 }1 T- bNight Time Surface Combat at 78,84 % G* I: Y# r' \- O) Z  f" B& C

8 V& P- H9 u  I1 {Allied aircraft / |0 n- J$ }+ f  t# `& ^5 N
no flights ( x7 s% C9 Y. a

$ X9 o* E7 h+ T6 o, Z6 LAllied aircraft losses ! R$ w, Z$ o" _2 q" R) o1 i, G
FM-2 Wildcat: 11 destroyed 6 s, x/ `" f2 D8 T
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed
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Japanese Ships
, g1 K! j4 J$ C$ l! z) lCA Tone 7 B/ t( l3 f0 _  t4 K1 H6 X) U
CA Chikuma
5 i* L% W+ G" D3 z7 k3 R; ~CL Nagara, Shell hits 1 . h8 W5 [6 t- f- v& H; J5 Q
CL Isuzu
' ?2 m' C+ P& x9 W% O4 [% m, kCL Natori
4 T1 @5 u6 Y( C4 G6 xCL Yura 0 o/ D2 y7 Q, L: _, i
CL Kitakami + R4 w, D8 E0 |+ Q/ l4 Q
CL Oi
1 l$ ?1 B& V% g( H! F( eDD Shimakaze 2 b1 T+ U0 y+ e: k
DD Fujinami, Shell hits 1 3 o4 n* d9 \* x, f6 ~6 s, ?" i2 c" X
DD Kishinami 7 k4 ^& R5 j) O
DD Hamanami . ~2 Q, X& z: M- D/ U5 }
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1 6 [6 m  j2 W& S! X
DD Maikaze * |9 }+ ^' b+ [

8 A( k2 P! W% Y' Z/ l7 bAllied Ships
, {5 a- f7 V+ X7 M6 U6 O! UCVE Prince William , Q, _3 |6 A8 x
CVE Barnes, Shell hits 2
. Z3 q4 ?* R% t3 T4 nCVE Anzio, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk , n; u/ Z2 g& V' m4 ]6 c
CVE Liscome Bay, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk ; {3 F9 N+ w; n
DE Bebas, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
' N9 ~2 Q3 H6 m' ^DE Brackett, Shell hits 1
. E( m( c  [* H6 BDE Cabana, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
6 ?% P. N0 i6 jDE Canfield, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 6 y+ u" l. }, D1 ~" g5 A; g6 J* M
DE Carlson, Shell hits 1, on fire 7 G2 l3 i  q8 u5 t
AO Brazos
' C3 J2 y  o  e3 u6 sAO Kanawha # ?* H3 W9 U" J8 G; {, G6 l; Y
AO Neches, Shell hits 1
% l( N- g# o" ^% g5 g! ]AO Tappahanock $ t0 y5 J' u% O+ d6 p
AO Suamico % }6 j& C% H0 |3 \0 U" w
AO Millicoma
, z; v  I' M( w. }AO Saranac % X* ~) Q1 t$ h, U  s
AO Saugatuck
+ `" r7 k+ d9 }2 kAE Pyro 5 G! k$ H7 s: B$ Y( \* ^
AE Henry L. Hoyt
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84 4 x2 q8 h. @* w6 d8 t: y

9 S. ~1 |3 j# u8 l& c6 AJapanese Ships ' ]; e. T) i+ `
CA Tone
0 r( {- `0 w: z- _8 rCA Chikuma 2 ^3 H' l8 z; |
CL Nagara
* a% l6 Z1 p% z( H' h% gCL Isuzu
) `6 A, e0 n/ K+ m$ z% YCL Natori
' C. z# S0 j3 CCL Yura # l9 n* Z5 @. l% A
CL Kitakami
4 t, P  |9 g# u* BCL Oi 0 d: B) H/ Y: @" S9 v& y# s
DD Shimakaze
7 t! A+ G3 M# b3 [DD Fujinami
$ t. j% f$ S$ Z+ ~0 u$ v3 U5 N( d7 [DD Kishinami 1 N: L% Q5 Z( f
DD Hamanami
& C5 V# y0 d- Y  Y& c5 m  l$ r5 |+ SDD Hayashio
* }: a! k; b5 x* h. g9 ?DD Maikaze
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Allied Ships
) {0 P" g- `  |1 {DE Samuel S. Miles, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
& }$ o8 r* K8 X* D+ QDE Osterhaus, Shell hits 50, and is sunk
' T+ e) p2 e* g+ GDE Parks, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage % Y* V0 [, O; N: [9 j
DE Riddle, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 7 Z: @! h! |0 f" P7 ~, k& o- r
AO Cache
1 E  {2 w& d, Q5 P  vAO Schuylkill, Shell hits 7, on fire
$ v0 \, c5 C& D0 Y. ~3 i9 e0 [AO Cossatot ! I' L4 Z9 z8 |3 B3 A% s# \- H
AO Chepachet 7 f8 R  A! N: g  V. s3 ~) t
AE Jacob Riis, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk $ ^. O/ ~; o3 `
AE John P. Gaines, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84 + L, O# ^( L: z: _* w/ v# b
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Japanese Ships
9 u8 Y6 M( L8 C9 V' P" `CA Tone " ?( Y- n: i" Q: B5 C( E! f% }
CA Chikuma * f# @# H' p0 z
CL Nagara, Shell hits 3, on fire
* ^  }! R9 b- _' ZCL Isuzu
- T: y$ I% V9 ?CL Natori
* m5 K+ i1 J9 ]5 R+ l& ]. g  NCL Yura, Shell hits 1, on fire
0 x- L) Q1 c2 ?+ MCL Kitakami / R* O) X) l& S0 j) |- B* u
CL Oi, Shell hits 1
0 B. ]8 V& f( a1 i! j% ]2 j! ~DD Shimakaze 8 f, E% i+ b# l; ~" I% g! y% h
DD Fujinami
% a. U4 x0 H! ^& CDD Kishinami
! A! K2 ^1 C: f0 F. R; |# c/ L+ cDD Hamanami
3 N! w: X3 y6 ]1 S0 H$ {DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
( @# s; K. l3 g4 c0 s3 D3 _% uDD Maikaze, Shell hits 1
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Allied Ships
5 h5 S# o: [3 }' g4 qCV Hornet 1 L) c6 [% E' E9 g
CV Intrepid, Shell hits 1, on fire
  a. c: j. D8 i. c, l7 KCVL Princeton   b3 x% E3 G. E' G4 i9 n- \* x
CVL Belleau Wood, Shell hits 1
; [! f9 c- H- M; \* qCVL Cowpens * C& W/ |2 q/ R  c' m' }
CL Chicago + ^  F/ s, k9 @! y
CL Cleveland + z3 _! E  ^0 k, I9 X9 g
CL Columbia
  G0 X/ v' k/ w  m# GCA Pensacola
9 _) ]* |6 d4 G( N6 ?CA Raleigh, Shell hits 2
/ `0 T$ Q. C9 t- k9 Y/ ^6 w) hDD Boyd + g& K2 S' }2 W7 r4 ]
DD Bradford ; M5 z3 f( e8 Q0 W
DD Brownson, Shell hits 1 ' H; h, ]' i* \, J# z

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This last USN CVTF was then caght by KB: ) @8 A4 ]0 z; H4 `6 ~  `
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84 : E8 c# U  ~3 v

- D( H- v" |6 A/ PJapanese aircraft
" j% z" q  r& i/ yA6M5 Zeke x 33
8 M" j& p3 ?: I+ T5 c8 v4 H9 v6 \D3A Val x 7
) u6 I) R* S& `. ~3 Z! k- I0 R6 I! _D4Y Judy x 123 4 ~' r5 ?3 D- O$ n* [1 s& I
B5N Kate x 35 1 ~* F1 {( M" {9 r$ l9 [
B6N Jill x 67
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Allied aircraft
3 Z5 C+ p3 m( b) ?( rF6F Hellcat x 3 2 o0 Q  |# w' h6 [
2 t/ A' Y) x  d3 k; N6 S0 _
Japanese aircraft losses 1 S3 q! P9 F+ V# x
A6M5 Zeke: 3 destroyed 8 ~( g1 Y% z! p% [2 l. R5 B
D3A Val: 3 destroyed ) d* G* J* K# E4 D
D4Y Judy: 14 destroyed, 22 damaged 6 ?) f! Y% M* u. ]/ B: c9 n/ G
B5N Kate: 4 destroyed, 18 damaged 3 w+ N, ^" N/ u; H% v3 U/ `
B6N Jill: 7 destroyed, 21 damaged 4 s% C3 V8 g6 I

# C7 j+ ~/ n" O9 `* A* aAllied aircraft losses
$ l4 A  H9 ?( Y4 E/ `3 V; ZF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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% X2 w3 X7 k6 c" OAllied Ships
# r7 q+ X( d9 v9 X# z( o* |/ {CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
$ q0 q" m4 Y, hCVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 2, on fire
2 F% k& N) }3 RCV Hornet, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 7, on fire, heavy damage & ^, E1 ?: \3 `' i
CVL Princeton, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
  s+ ~. N* V- P' p; DCVL Cowpens, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
1 d$ M0 U' i( i' s5 X% X; r% ?CL Cleveland, Torpedo hits 1
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( E# [9 n3 ?( B. V9 S* S7 uAnd then by LBA:
+ V& l3 g/ z0 UDay Air attack on TF at 80,84 ) W+ c( r6 D% F3 T

; Q, X* v7 u# \; |& ]Japanese aircraft
" s' J& P+ D4 h2 v; `A6M5 Zeke x 16 4 m3 ]0 H/ ~5 q- L! P
D3A Val x 14 1 `8 `. L( Z4 ^
D4Y Judy x 38 , S  I5 `# C( \
B5N Kate x 24 0 g! Y; X5 @0 z& L7 U6 t
B6N Jill x 3
) w$ X2 @& e+ ]8 V& O& [G3M Nell x 9 / N; i; Z# y/ n, X* }
G4M2 Betty x 49
2 c# ?6 C# A3 @" hP1Y Frances x 20
) u7 G( l! ^8 G6 lKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 51
4 B$ G8 n5 v+ X6 ?" N  B* IKi-84-Ia Frank x 5 , p4 W3 z( v( c. {0 `7 [

' F4 O8 t, F% t  V( cAllied aircraft
1 w" r, g: y+ o( s" R' Ano flights
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$ }* ?" Q- o- d, f: O/ KJapanese aircraft losses 2 O6 P# Q* K/ `7 m1 W. {6 @9 h* O
G3M Nell: 1 damaged 4 q" d5 m" n2 n- ^
G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged ! ^1 f6 A- k! M7 ~5 V
P1Y Frances: 3 damaged
0 c3 _- I9 p; E% M( y( M+ Z. vKi-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses % w( R/ t9 d7 ]" q) l+ c
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
( z1 w' J7 u8 QCV Intrepid, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
4 a2 s3 h  e2 N8 J$ h! p0 ZCA Raleigh 5 }/ u4 B0 ]6 o2 d1 S4 v2 U1 c
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ! a. @+ o- |0 Y, n6 g0 j) m4 [8 _- D
CVL Cowpens, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage & Y( m& y9 |! i0 o- x; _$ j
CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
# z- k) y) f* k8 C. q5 p- d! L/ |CL Cleveland, Bomb hits 1 9 M# M: l% M, j" |) G% w
! o, ]4 z7 |6 a; V
Secodary strike: & U7 a( w5 j% l% R* j
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84 7 y) d* a. W8 s7 U# M/ o
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Japanese aircraft 8 N. t# B8 t% ~  H! ?+ K6 _' ~
A6M5 Zeke x 7 $ J" K% A( L. V
D4Y Judy x 36
' v" o- j3 ]) ^2 {' z9 HB5N Kate x 5 0 U3 ~$ ~! N3 P9 i
B6N Jill x 8
3 }/ x$ B" r2 F/ U/ B
1 B9 K( K3 f- K0 Y+ eAllied aircraft + R1 s  F1 c" j$ w
no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses
6 s2 i# u7 v: ~" B/ U; wB5N Kate: 2 damaged , C5 i5 i4 x+ R) P' b7 [1 U

6 |; D6 u" r9 r. a& I8 WAllied aircraft losses 9 ^; [0 Q1 c' j$ G8 o, W+ W9 T9 m
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed 2 ]2 A: K; T. s+ @" d2 v9 W
) t7 y& s+ W& v
Allied Ships . C/ I1 H, j) O' i' k: j
CV Intrepid, on fire, heavy damage * p7 j. |# I! X* U7 C* E# k: ]/ N
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 1 u8 S, T' R8 l+ I: n& f

4 E  F8 z: {+ {& T; l( U' cAnd this one fails to find any more targets:
" P1 @% X+ I3 k+ P% \0 p! gDay Air attack on TF at 80,84 3 |  h5 C& o0 [9 a6 ?

6 P7 U& f( D- a7 v5 O4 A4 ?7 QJapanese aircraft
# S) n; A& |; R8 m1 N$ R' L& aA6M5 Zeke x 3
% f5 }0 j$ l5 Y" l+ h4 N% qD4Y Judy x 14 0 T3 X+ ?0 v5 y: U
B6N Jill x 11
6 S6 v& b/ |* M! q$ b% c: o. s, Y; f7 l
No Japanese losses ) d  A+ V# t% \, v
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LBA Jills:
3 n: }- S. A: n9 h9 e% U. |Day Air attack on TF at 77,83
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  T: |- Q% ?( o; o2 NJapanese aircraft 2 n4 Z" H+ A! v5 B8 h) F
B6N Jill x 8
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No Japanese losses
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/ z3 g% u2 O# i. q1 q& m9 u/ `; U3 YAllied Ships
$ s& `8 T( b# ?( QCV Bunker Hill, on fire, heavy damage
- V) o+ S; i+ P1 T5 YCV Wasp, on fire, heavy damage 0 q* w. a; m# v$ D
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Afternoon phase saw KB clouded in so LBA from Kusiae did all the work:
0 U) U% a  B4 P' D7 {; Q! RDay Air attack on TF at 79,85
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Japanese aircraft # i2 V3 q- C, l2 k
G3M Nell x 7 " m; t" D! g5 u
G4M2 Betty x 38
+ R; e% [- Z% A$ n- FP1Y Frances x 14
( r3 }" T1 l9 Q+ DKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 46 4 P/ O; Z  T7 q- F  d
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5
1 ?5 W+ |0 P! {# {' F+ I# X8 ]1 H3 x8 U/ q& t# Z
Allied aircraft 7 {4 s9 n7 k8 P! C6 p: F$ v0 \
FM-2 Wildcat x 12 7 P* B" }4 i* e; v; I" @

+ U% B) v2 ~8 ^2 f' @5 A3 IJapanese aircraft losses " R5 o5 i% D) g# @+ v' h
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged ; E1 }% u9 O, Y8 q7 H6 r: J
G4M2 Betty: 5 destroyed, 28 damaged
' V: R. y8 n$ a. N! eP1Y Frances: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged # Q; n3 u& j9 A+ \* T; v; Q
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged 9 |, V3 k; U" H) d# ^6 v6 a: F
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Allied aircraft losses
7 r1 j- u* d' u) A1 @FM-2 Wildcat: 7 destroyed 9 D2 y* p. ~4 P2 G5 L: y
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Allied Ships
* y' I& h  @, N9 I5 |2 ~$ p3 hCVE Savo Island
! n: o$ I8 I; {2 b- ICVE St. Lo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire   L: d4 R% W( x$ C7 n
CVE Kadashan Bay, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
- t: U7 M/ q# x; b$ H" K/ LCVE Petrof Bay
# c$ z% A/ |" d0 K4 J: hCVE Saginaw Bay, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
; ?7 B7 D9 q+ J7 R' R, w- ~CVE Long Island
2 n+ w2 o+ `6 O  {4 D8 n6 HCVE Rudyerd Bay ( c' c* Z+ o% {& R
4 p* @! e% u/ B
Jills are more successful this time: * b7 l" m( H* `7 R6 H3 D1 b
Day Air attack on TF at 77,83
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! U1 Q! o! V# s0 B1 A9 gJapanese aircraft
3 V+ S# M* B% k+ ^+ \$ U8 y5 ]B6N Jill x 8 / B3 z5 b0 [8 c
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No Japanese losses 5 i: h" ]2 G- J# L
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Allied Ships
- J& J* J- `" K! S% sCVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/09/44
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By now my subs are in position also:
" Z7 w/ x9 f# l- X$ g) w0 g* o  V% FLast two sufrace actions find the crippled Franklin and an AO:
$ g# |/ R& m7 w1 v' @0 CNight Time Surface Combat at 78,81 $ D9 Y/ _5 F" V
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Allied aircraft 8 s7 G! _5 I* H+ `9 |# _+ Z
no flights
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Allied aircraft losses
. O. R6 w* @/ `. R4 HTBM Avenger: 4 destroyed
& @, K2 q7 N/ ^% V3 f& VSB2C Helldiver: 12 destroyed
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Japanese Ships   c+ M* S6 N9 B! @- W* h% s& Q
CA Takao
0 U% s- T# a5 t# _' wCA Atago / P& F! h! o. o! v" G
CA Maya - S  Y) e' {0 w7 V* l: n
CA Chokai
& g5 U: q& i% }. a# W/ ACA Myoko 9 f$ ~4 A$ P1 v( r9 _$ k, I1 T
CA Haguro
/ P1 [/ P5 g1 Z: J0 t8 oCA Nachi 7 u4 b) ~' u5 p' @
CA Ashigara 2 X7 |8 K! c9 ]; N
DD Tamanami + `- s& J! l& x6 k% N2 c8 t
DD Suzunami
8 A( B2 K4 y$ w4 H% D  {DD Kuroshio - C* p) Q& h% F# D9 n/ X: s2 ]
DD Oyashio # m4 T+ Q. Z/ o1 A! k
DD Natsushio
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9 K" a) B  U' Q3 r8 oAllied Ships
8 U  L: C; P6 R2 J% v2 \CV Franklin, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
9 z/ w( l! V5 }! c. R1 BDE Whitman, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk ) T+ u2 a. O6 X8 T& V4 _! N
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, ^! R+ W+ A9 CNight Time Surface Combat, near Namorik at 79,83 & l9 G4 P1 }9 W5 G0 c/ s5 U

1 h1 l0 A1 f1 I" i% M4 f# hJapanese Ships * d+ X+ X. {4 q* [- N, P# i
CA Aoba
! G7 i$ a1 A) p# Y/ |6 c+ w* A$ v3 ZCA Kinugasa ( @: b* h( S2 h
CA Furutaka
6 H' K! B4 ?8 f1 m+ k9 j  oCA Kako
/ e9 c* ^5 V; s1 ]: a4 HCL Abukuma ! j7 S9 D8 A$ Q6 T2 G: _
CL Kuma - Z2 ^" @* G. g
CL Tama
. \) }% X% y$ h  f' L! J8 CCL Kiso 9 c$ {) A8 Y* O$ U& Z
CL Yubari
0 z" s4 m4 s! X& b" O% `DD Kiyonami 4 x- y& d* z& A8 \# ?; O
DD Yukikaze 5 g1 Q# a& P4 b$ J) K
DD Isokaze
: \( e; k% \7 fDD Shiranuhi
( [8 K  n1 d7 d" ~  pDD Arashi " m6 {1 {/ L. S) A6 S+ p

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) U. S% ?) D7 n3 E5 |AO Schuylkill, Shell hits 30, and is sunk   F# c3 `1 u  k6 g5 i1 a" e  d
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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: # J. S. m3 L; o0 ~0 r  W
Day Air attack on TF at 79,84 ) a, l6 F9 a4 U5 {% W3 O, _

" w8 D$ Y- Y& Q; \6 @Japanese aircraft 1 [0 O2 }+ k7 Z0 Q1 F$ ]  h4 n
A6M5 Zeke x 5 1 k6 f5 @4 K: }+ K) |2 T4 d* H
B6N Jill x 8 . a- x6 c5 b+ \+ ?- N5 \) _, G
G3M Nell x 3
& [9 K4 S7 v( `2 v5 IG4M2 Betty x 31
& K5 Z6 l% @1 `( x. xP1Y Frances x 9
- n5 X8 r- s0 K7 t& N5 eKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 45
/ |3 H; O4 y( ^Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 3 3 r4 g% A  H8 Y8 l! J$ k
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 14
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Japanese aircraft losses % U! y/ j, L( E5 H+ |- N' L" I2 ]
G4M2 Betty: 1 damaged & \( l* k- t( }" g. f" b

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CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage , A9 o( P4 [/ j9 f3 v5 {
CV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
( a; G* a4 T; Q# D; |) ZCV Illustrious, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage 2 L$ ?! x$ i0 R2 z3 B+ C: o0 |. m7 d
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! z% |- }: Z1 |6 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. + V7 K% P% s1 Y6 ?! G
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一切都结束了5 X9 `8 R4 y4 o. t. j) G
好像盟军已经投降了?
惨绝人寰啊
看不下去了
“阿”号作战,“捷一号”作战达成,西太平洋制霸想见
克罗地亚人都很厉害的样子嘛
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: g  g0 O( |7 H# `& E4 O: mHonda桑似乎没有把运输船诱饵的损失计数。。。
赶紧去接手
一万年太久,只争朝夕!
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