AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/08/44 ( y v( ~" S$ i
# i4 x/ e$ r2 X2 F i6 S# KDay 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$ K5 J! {" x1 {& h' w2 a/ m2 h
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Night Time Surface Combat at 77,81 5 ~9 }. N) y/ | c" |
Allied aircraft + f* G- X; S! d, Z
no flights " r% U4 ^: ]2 Y4 i
Allied aircraft losses * ^0 u/ k# D% Q6 K% G
SOC-3 Seagull: 6 destroyed Q9 m" O- t, s9 B5 J3 |
0 Q( N# f& Z. e2 I; h
Japanese Ships ! D; e* \% w5 m+ R, z7 B% d. ^
BB Mutsu
3 ?1 l* p0 d: ^/ ?BB Yamato ' h5 ]6 c- N: n* t! Z' d) _+ ^- e
BB Fuso
6 F g. z3 X4 e5 w2 oBB Yamashiro % l, ?& |+ U) T( z- q& B# {
CL Tatsuta ' z" n' B* |$ M7 ?4 M" j9 r( D
DD Tanikaze D/ I2 C) p' } M
DD Fubuki
: V R1 w0 O$ l2 u) n" |8 }/ jDD Shinonome
+ K+ j: Q3 m1 ?6 u5 y, R- v9 @) i# PDD Usugumo + x5 l; m) k$ H. f
DD Shirakumo . Q2 z( a, g6 e- c& g
DD Isonami ' c w/ [5 W" S1 T9 L6 d
DD Hatsuyuki 4 @% P' r1 ?7 v p# G
DD Uranami - l: O8 w4 [ S
DD Akebono 7 \- _- h. t1 s! Q+ d
, b1 U) s# I( g- r
Allied Ships ! P2 A2 l- X% }' o/ a5 b4 m5 J" t
CL San Francisco, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage
- i) v) h1 {" D3 T; E6 h$ ICA Astoria, Shell hits 23, and is sunk 6 F/ R* _1 c% p
CL Hobart, Shell hits 21, and is sunk
& ~, A7 F# A. U9 iCA Concord, Shell hits 29, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 0 ]5 H( z2 t G$ Z4 e2 r, [
DE Stadtfeld, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
`. [' i: B; z3 _DE Harold C. Thomas, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
, j7 ^' C7 r: r* p2 R: \- tDE Tisdale
& W* K* d' U+ `1 U- F
2 o/ u4 i& C3 ANight Time Surface Combat at 78,83
2 i1 m/ `' k! T5 Y/ s, i+ }
3 Z0 g% P: k; C+ E, B% b% s+ \Allied aircraft
5 N5 P5 `7 Y A% ^: _no flights
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. s, `7 p; N6 o5 P/ l4 R; GAllied aircraft losses 8 Z/ a: n8 S6 n/ D& l
SOC-3 Seagull: 1 destroyed
, ^* F9 `' H7 K/ Z! H5 @% G* N' G6 m+ I; N% Y
Japanese Ships ( o1 u1 F7 a E& @3 R V7 z! e
CA Takao, Shell hits 1
7 H( h$ Q% a: r: ^7 [% m& j/ F6 PCA Atago, Shell hits 2 ' M& p |( |+ _
CA Maya, Shell hits 2 ( b A; N0 T, G* h4 h! v5 g
CA Chokai % w3 I% X, f% F$ I& [7 `# `' l( A
CA Myoko 6 f2 c6 }9 o1 X: p' |: o
CA Haguro : K z( Y# s& v3 T: f
CA Nachi, Shell hits 1 0 Y% K; e( h% N1 a
CA Ashigara, Shell hits 1
/ h* x4 A: @( [9 gDD Yugumo, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
/ I1 D) Q+ {# f0 D& p; q4 JDD Tamanami
8 w9 U, J: ^3 ^3 w( D( U- QDD Suzunami
% j6 |( A* Y4 ]8 ~% aDD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1 " `+ z, B. q& V9 V
DD Oyashio 5 m3 o9 ?) S- u2 [/ S- K) A2 S
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire 7 [2 h# | i4 m* |" g* N e3 Z
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Allied Ships
- t1 I5 M; S& \ U* A6 S+ ?6 uCVE Santee _3 V# j9 Y' E; B9 D
CVE Manila Bay
+ K. G- B& m1 D2 }3 K, SCVE Natoma Bay
; n0 u( k6 X( y+ T* ZCVE Gambier Bay
1 s. Y& |( X% v' X( Z* PCVE Nehenta Bay " c, P- H7 t! \
CVE Ommaney Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire
- C9 s( V& ~5 m! J& L9 t L) p# DCL Montpelier, Shell hits 3
- ]6 O0 X2 B) t0 t) L; d, A1 ~* eCL Mobile, Shell hits 25, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk 8 I, T+ _, _4 c: o# z1 B
CA Salt Lake City
% s9 X5 S# Y, pDD Ammen 5 n8 {6 t+ o# n. |8 ] m c) B
DD Anthony, Shell hits 1 ( h. l, ?9 \; c: W
DD Aulick, Shell hits 1 8 f( m$ J+ Z3 J6 {# x& N
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83
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3 q+ ]& U$ E9 n0 ^2 LJapanese Ships * q6 Z: J- x9 p4 r
CA Takao, Shell hits 1
) }$ k) q1 S- u; }. L- g& ~CA Atago
: Y0 S) X: y/ [& sCA Maya ; f. S# }* |; B# w
CA Chokai
& Z! C' e" F5 }, [( L7 TCA Myoko 9 K X" O* k( B& N
CA Haguro
" ^+ E% G* Z! wCA Nachi 7 E8 l) r" [3 R5 ?/ n+ ]
CA Ashigara
1 @5 e! { h$ `" ODD Yugumo, on fire, heavy damage
3 _# z9 r; b" [' X: b! Q; ?DD Tamanami - }0 R& l+ Y3 u$ K. d$ b0 ~8 A! {/ X8 e
DD Suzunami * Z4 |, S# Q# ]- x w2 a+ i
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1
) ~8 U. }) {3 W3 nDD Oyashio
/ {: G* b6 C9 w3 }# v9 N2 IDD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire 7 p0 B; j ^8 H
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Allied Ships
) a2 k6 }! {3 |: a, K4 M2 l# z& q# ]CVE Petrof Bay
( ]' \: q, h( h! DCVE Savo Island
9 Z4 Y! \- \9 A, Q2 T0 a8 W* mCVE Rudyerd Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire 2 ^6 v |( a, [$ r
CVE St. Lo - g8 x/ S8 X* l5 e
CVE Kadashan Bay
5 p1 K( |2 n% L( t5 i& ^; _CVE Saginaw Bay
! l0 g7 u% y% j7 e2 k' _) mCVE Long Island
0 @" ]. p$ z/ {6 |: A+ aCA Vincennes 4 t, X4 f5 t2 X- Q; m
CA Wichita
+ }) `5 X# i* N+ `9 V( mCA Boston
6 h4 m# Y: u3 t( [0 u- ~2 t. tCL Boise ( Q7 H0 w+ K$ X8 ^
DE Bangust 7 K" w; C2 `; b I o
DE Baron, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
% v6 c7 b1 C! i* D( WDE Levy
# s* c! [. A+ \7 ]8 rDE McConnell 8 A' \) N' y; m- Z5 y) {' B
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; l# T& C% u- D, p3 o, N! x* jNight Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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4 N6 o7 H" D3 y( `) ^# x: P. ?Allied aircraft , a5 P0 `( F1 f
no flights # y7 }. ?4 D/ J- T2 l( b
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Allied aircraft losses
5 ?) @9 n+ {# c7 h# P& h) fFM-2 Wildcat: 11 destroyed # B7 V v0 g% G# F. u b8 P
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed 3 J7 n. e/ R; }1 v* a$ Q
B) h8 y! ^9 Y& j& u& Q
Japanese Ships
6 Z* T$ C, w" LCA Tone ) m9 e/ f& [; f& a% x
CA Chikuma / Q$ K# M: g. A- j& N' l
CL Nagara, Shell hits 1
9 G' ^, F1 n. S6 ~! pCL Isuzu
0 A' R; w% c, [2 f8 PCL Natori E" n, z# g Q2 r
CL Yura ; x4 ^# w, I W3 ]0 z
CL Kitakami $ t. I7 K& }0 c' V) c3 ?
CL Oi % c/ L( A. j. V1 m+ Q |
DD Shimakaze
# g# E& K9 j5 K2 @" P) Q D& `DD Fujinami, Shell hits 1 ! ?7 q# ]# ~. I1 ?6 V! ~
DD Kishinami
: z9 Q0 J$ e _( _! NDD Hamanami
+ I8 p; ^; v/ b3 U7 H1 o$ wDD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
, d% I) b$ i- L6 w3 H: aDD Maikaze
# z) c4 W$ t/ g1 b
% o+ H- ?% i7 ^/ X6 }: P+ f$ PAllied Ships
0 s) a7 F+ }" Z- RCVE Prince William 3 q* n3 t5 [2 L
CVE Barnes, Shell hits 2
a0 L: k+ S' G# F! L$ lCVE Anzio, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
! }6 d4 o* Y1 z- f! z* QCVE Liscome Bay, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
1 R; J; ]5 R' K' @) X1 Z, jDE Bebas, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
4 V# R5 P& W9 F6 w- F$ ZDE Brackett, Shell hits 1
) r$ q* y5 H" k' \" ]! VDE Cabana, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
- b n4 C9 s3 K* N2 GDE Canfield, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
9 I/ [& M. c A# P( KDE Carlson, Shell hits 1, on fire ! [ t- c. H+ z6 ^0 J. N" s
AO Brazos 7 y- {- l+ x9 ~, L8 E% P) t! v- @
AO Kanawha
* O7 p+ D; I& T; F/ X: V+ VAO Neches, Shell hits 1 _( M% a* N* z8 v- `( @2 R
AO Tappahanock 9 g1 u+ O" y! `
AO Suamico
; _! P+ y a# S! h( i! I v. eAO Millicoma
' c; f$ [; W* Z7 D7 E$ w: EAO Saranac
- y4 V& F' I0 R2 W6 Q+ wAO Saugatuck 6 x$ L, E/ Y$ I# k. e6 X
AE Pyro # U$ P S# H6 n) Q- F9 _
AE Henry L. Hoyt % e& T; {4 e1 K8 X o7 Z
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R; @; ~* ~6 m7 N4 tNight Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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, E/ A, h6 K+ i3 c/ SJapanese Ships 2 M" \3 |$ z6 q, X ~
CA Tone
8 ]+ O- o' M' ?& Z& G5 L7 |CA Chikuma * F( d5 G7 l) ?" Y- e1 _
CL Nagara 4 \2 `6 P" k/ _ N
CL Isuzu * {0 [( Q4 p3 m# I, O- A
CL Natori
3 _. u1 B( Q* [( F! W$ T. YCL Yura ! }4 G0 w5 X! i" ]3 Z, _; d7 a
CL Kitakami 1 Q* n) V6 w$ _. G% n
CL Oi
8 e/ ?# d+ p$ l- RDD Shimakaze 9 C! i8 f3 K8 [1 |: n5 \
DD Fujinami ; K9 L6 j# v: G- o8 [
DD Kishinami
6 T% T: Y# G' I4 l7 o; e" S9 K/ i% RDD Hamanami + u; S) ~- [0 A g7 [- G* W8 J
DD Hayashio 1 ^" G; e9 t2 {
DD Maikaze 8 u9 P9 \* F2 t
7 ]" \' i; F& b5 l
Allied Ships 6 w8 l& ~! Q, X/ k8 ~# q, J B. }
DE Samuel S. Miles, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
1 z4 m( Z4 M) W* GDE Osterhaus, Shell hits 50, and is sunk 7 ^: K. m" O+ t" \
DE Parks, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 4 k$ M' B/ K x- M" j
DE Riddle, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
" n- B& E! @! [/ j; J$ A9 {) M, I3 kAO Cache 5 L5 h, h" u1 l( f* u/ b
AO Schuylkill, Shell hits 7, on fire 2 O9 I. n/ D- s
AO Cossatot
- M7 b7 {+ q5 e$ a- R1 M J, YAO Chepachet 4 G. O6 I" h5 [: G3 ~
AE Jacob Riis, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 2 E/ h8 [* c0 k3 P( X8 X) @) s
AE John P. Gaines, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 3 X1 S2 {8 Y" X
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; y) _& x; e) ?: ?0 I* DNight Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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Japanese Ships 2 k4 `% e: F: V. _9 P0 H5 \% [
CA Tone 4 l3 p _9 |! ~* F7 o# [
CA Chikuma
8 D% S. Q2 z7 WCL Nagara, Shell hits 3, on fire
. h% s& g& W6 p' G" r3 NCL Isuzu ( L+ G; Z4 l! W
CL Natori
# ]7 T% K2 t* ZCL Yura, Shell hits 1, on fire ) h2 P/ |, t& n* i" m/ d% I: O
CL Kitakami % S; j. a; m0 P F2 K' ?5 B
CL Oi, Shell hits 1
8 ?; @1 t7 z8 u5 X. jDD Shimakaze 1 Z0 t* U6 r$ T5 j
DD Fujinami / J: ^3 Y% J. U( v
DD Kishinami
" [ s7 \' n/ Z, B6 A9 ADD Hamanami
" @8 G2 g/ h$ ~" }4 k( \DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
- m4 {4 g# E: R4 K& q) _$ VDD Maikaze, Shell hits 1
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Allied Ships
! E' c1 z2 `- h ~( ]CV Hornet
2 y# C' w% P. Y. R7 @( t; y$ lCV Intrepid, Shell hits 1, on fire
3 |+ N/ l% |: MCVL Princeton ; p/ Q+ h8 Y. ^) H* t- Y- M" {+ g( u2 L
CVL Belleau Wood, Shell hits 1 0 z8 R& t5 C! X( N3 Y
CVL Cowpens 1 w" Z* q2 N% U& n! s
CL Chicago # t1 e1 t( e1 j% y! s
CL Cleveland # t$ K" m0 o# }" a/ e" r
CL Columbia
7 V/ y6 r+ z y+ c. ICA Pensacola 9 q# ]$ Q: Y/ D. `8 f
CA Raleigh, Shell hits 2
% {& q$ \% G& r. W6 ]' RDD Boyd J" a4 @+ r% j; K* q! r# Y1 U0 H$ k
DD Bradford 4 Q$ P- d; r# a: _; G
DD Brownson, Shell hits 1 / D( U+ ~4 E% |6 E
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' |7 R/ O: v, E6 f
This last USN CVTF was then caght by KB: 6 D% p: H- `6 e2 G q/ F9 A( E) F6 _: s9 f
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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Japanese aircraft
) T) s7 Z1 l/ |4 W( ~A6M5 Zeke x 33 2 c a& |! a# ^
D3A Val x 7
$ B. w6 p' B9 n7 s/ HD4Y Judy x 123
: b/ ?3 ?( M0 H3 w* V6 `B5N Kate x 35 ) B, l0 y, E2 N) c( Z
B6N Jill x 67 ( j6 p6 F, a( {. O' `! u
3 G; r" m" F7 b8 y- k: H* s3 X$ l# z6 s
Allied aircraft ( g3 l. f! t9 \1 e: A
F6F Hellcat x 3 6 d8 {- {$ a0 _" |7 i
5 a9 L( u3 M8 v3 _0 l ^9 @
Japanese aircraft losses
; r- d2 s5 f% r, h* ^. DA6M5 Zeke: 3 destroyed
; r( r7 F3 f6 q# v, G/ ]4 A6 z: _D3A Val: 3 destroyed
8 \! N6 T! k4 s! p, r- g! e# c! x; DD4Y Judy: 14 destroyed, 22 damaged : d) i) y7 I$ ?) z! i) [
B5N Kate: 4 destroyed, 18 damaged
# F% z% z5 `* H' @! o) RB6N Jill: 7 destroyed, 21 damaged 4 @5 v2 l0 u! P g
. O1 Y) a3 i1 \. M" l+ f* G8 iAllied aircraft losses ' A2 m6 ]1 u6 ^: p* E* Z
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed . S/ h! N) I* y0 y) Q( F% f
8 N! Y$ L, l1 ~. SAllied Ships
+ b5 k1 _3 ]+ S5 Q9 |CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
' d n0 p# _+ }0 } S# QCVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 2, on fire 2 Q l3 n! b2 D
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
0 l5 Q1 a" J+ }CVL Princeton, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
7 _2 q! _# z' k+ i( ]& }/ LCVL Cowpens, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage + e1 s8 C( n `8 P. y% C Q+ g1 I
CL Cleveland, Torpedo hits 1 ; b$ ?8 n! Q' T W
1 }: N) E8 _6 d3 R. eAnd then by LBA: . o' J2 d, R: \: x
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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Japanese aircraft * G0 E' y6 A- p) X
A6M5 Zeke x 16 ) U1 O& w% J6 n7 s
D3A Val x 14 0 ~; T6 L! ]7 O& s6 r4 E( `
D4Y Judy x 38 ; @5 w& c" t O
B5N Kate x 24 ; u8 d2 I& u0 u4 ?
B6N Jill x 3 + f @; `- ~5 c! T# w. v
G3M Nell x 9 , D' X- t3 c& n' p4 T
G4M2 Betty x 49 ! @7 D7 J7 f. q+ Q9 ^
P1Y Frances x 20 : o |3 S+ `% e" @
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 51
g5 B, L; F( F8 L# cKi-84-Ia Frank x 5
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- i% m. b* ` E" K/ QAllied aircraft
+ A( P Z' T& K* k9 w1 o! f) P' `0 [no flights - D+ {+ ?, b: [4 M# A) D
; Q; {4 `# U8 x8 x+ zJapanese aircraft losses
7 a4 K$ T- Q9 x5 s1 p5 ~G3M Nell: 1 damaged
. E) b/ j) `# v* D! F$ h6 p- D: W2 @G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged $ T% [) a5 Q8 x4 h' \+ s
P1Y Frances: 3 damaged 1 M- k- k5 T8 F q: B
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed ; Q3 U) u- M2 [
% L7 v( l6 `3 DAllied aircraft losses * C( @ @6 O6 W2 ~' F
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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0 }1 H# _6 D1 f7 T8 j6 `% RAllied Ships 9 D9 f( i3 ^6 _, t1 V
CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 2 h1 i2 \" `* U1 K4 [0 G+ @
CA Raleigh 1 x" I" k+ X+ x- F" b
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
C# j. P5 w5 u, F' ECVL Cowpens, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 1 `7 W" V [. g- \7 R
CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
* x; h8 c1 V0 l6 DCL Cleveland, Bomb hits 1
7 N+ D4 V# Q) g, |. a+ X# e7 S* C' ?! J8 |
Secodary strike:
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3 K- ?! Y. {! O p6 X: q+ OJapanese aircraft ; k3 _; f5 o. [
A6M5 Zeke x 7
; _+ `* j2 m2 ~0 F. sD4Y Judy x 36
- o/ i4 F. x4 X" C8 \B5N Kate x 5 ^; S5 R' R- H p1 ]
B6N Jill x 8 7 e0 Q7 J% J' Y. b' ~* Y7 ?
6 C+ i+ A3 v7 u! c, aAllied aircraft , V1 e/ `8 a& ~. }) _+ f
no flights % a8 b' M- n. y3 k' O
7 E' v1 H. d9 `$ zJapanese aircraft losses
! f l ^ d Z7 ?- b5 ]B5N Kate: 2 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
: f& l5 f+ w9 s- v6 t1 V' ?F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed ) E5 N" ^2 B" p* l- s( c* ?
$ \5 k2 E W C. t3 \
Allied Ships - b, G- F. \1 J, K
CV Intrepid, on fire, heavy damage
, }8 |7 p5 f$ B4 @$ NCVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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- I1 L' B! N! a9 e) _And this one fails to find any more targets:
, j) j) y! _" r% ~0 y# e lDay Air attack on TF at 80,84
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& M7 r) Q+ v3 d9 d/ l, q$ XJapanese aircraft ! q7 J$ _2 b5 v+ K8 l
A6M5 Zeke x 3
! M7 B8 `/ R6 E( x& j2 xD4Y Judy x 14
z- W; J6 l7 P: j% YB6N Jill x 11 3 t# N. L% Y5 a' e; f3 w- u0 ~
6 `. d' R) ?* A* kNo Japanese losses ) T# o% V q# l+ B9 Q5 h; U5 h
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LBA Jills:
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) D8 X& X d5 w- z9 E8 _9 G' i; k# uJapanese aircraft
7 q8 g) j# v* nB6N Jill x 8
% s: x' d3 T2 j$ T1 X9 U
# u/ c* ]$ D, ~No Japanese losses
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Allied Ships + h0 }0 s0 T/ h: `% U
CV Bunker Hill, on fire, heavy damage
7 }$ K1 v, W7 p5 eCV Wasp, on fire, heavy damage
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Afternoon phase saw KB clouded in so LBA from Kusiae did all the work: ; H; J( ^9 g) g- ^% K
Day Air attack on TF at 79,85
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. F* n+ z' A, I7 F8 A/ p& ~Japanese aircraft & x5 n" {: H: f0 C0 X
G3M Nell x 7
) K, e% Q# ^) D: U5 x/ dG4M2 Betty x 38
$ Y: `/ Y" C9 t+ i) G( E: ZP1Y Frances x 14 , b! h& @9 u- I* _
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 46
7 U7 }4 h& D" p" N" p5 ^Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5 5 z& r% K4 u n, M0 A2 f: Q! }. c
2 b: x& R7 n0 @
Allied aircraft
% h3 F2 F- T. M$ uFM-2 Wildcat x 12 7 [+ z5 x% A" b
0 c8 D7 u }; a4 }5 H( vJapanese aircraft losses
4 |3 ^9 o2 ~/ p, B6 z' O# aG3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
, s% o- l- U" h5 V* S$ E+ o) hG4M2 Betty: 5 destroyed, 28 damaged ' i/ I+ g& S3 t6 [* S9 w& q- l/ P/ d3 u
P1Y Frances: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged
}+ A8 K( H) k8 g* [$ C7 b" ^Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged " d; G+ ?7 X& ~$ n# W& S$ o
& d) f, A/ d, C8 J6 P, l4 \Allied aircraft losses 0 H6 ~: [3 n0 h
FM-2 Wildcat: 7 destroyed p- K* s9 N6 ]3 o2 X
& h1 e* M+ j' g# Z. TAllied Ships ! A. Y3 h! g6 T, r: R
CVE Savo Island
4 d# w" }8 Y, o& S2 P* c1 nCVE St. Lo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire % ~2 p7 h9 E# X! C6 f# ?
CVE Kadashan Bay, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 6 w J1 F0 U) |# A: Q* K
CVE Petrof Bay
, f0 L- V9 a" CCVE Saginaw Bay, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
( m' `& M! d3 ECVE Long Island 0 h- ?' S! r( p7 o* L! M7 O; f
CVE Rudyerd Bay
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Jills are more successful this time:
, i2 C z4 J. u& m# tDay Air attack on TF at 77,83
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9 o* j- Q& \# W7 @) G4 kJapanese aircraft . I- b! L- c) }- r9 \ n
B6N Jill x 8
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No Japanese losses 1 t; W P3 Z5 I, w0 s
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Allied Ships $ B" \# S3 l t- M) K% X/ ^
CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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' Q; ^# v4 q5 W' Q8 Y/ cAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/09/44
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: w9 W) Z C/ p' Y% I, X3 t0 b# jBy now my subs are in position also:
! ]. y1 L1 w6 i/ i) j, S. W/ j6 Q* qLast two sufrace actions find the crippled Franklin and an AO:
1 i5 J$ D. u W- I1 |! p* t- SNight Time Surface Combat at 78,81 - F) S9 V9 p f& M! C: R8 J" x
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Allied aircraft 7 S8 D) R) w. O4 S' S+ [
no flights
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0 }) m4 G$ I9 pAllied aircraft losses 1 b" x2 \4 F3 X5 K$ {
TBM Avenger: 4 destroyed 1 F b- W' ]0 V/ ^8 {+ c7 q& D
SB2C Helldiver: 12 destroyed
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: G# i; G. U( ~4 L: X4 ~5 mJapanese Ships + L' S( H" m2 @" E5 U1 g0 x3 q
CA Takao 1 M8 K( `- u4 z
CA Atago
, x4 l3 C: Q4 KCA Maya
7 q5 g! e" Z. ^3 ACA Chokai % y8 c( s# j7 M) b6 r
CA Myoko 8 `7 B8 _6 X6 E7 ~1 R; |
CA Haguro
; X( L/ c( r5 C: Q! G% fCA Nachi . K$ _% a0 S0 r, z! p5 ]) r# p
CA Ashigara ) p: x* S# h8 V) ~' K
DD Tamanami
- w! ]" Z7 p3 u" Z9 K# rDD Suzunami
5 D& Z- x& i" J% s) l& PDD Kuroshio + i/ }2 B' V, Y( c! K4 o; K) m
DD Oyashio 3 C: B0 R( j5 y$ n; ?1 I
DD Natsushio
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Allied Ships
% q6 c6 m) t' [& ?CV Franklin, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
& t( n- I1 S4 a9 \; e, jDE Whitman, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
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6 [# X6 c, w3 t% b( ^- A+ S3 Z( f8 TNight Time Surface Combat, near Namorik at 79,83 1 A0 c8 R3 ]; E* W0 d
$ J/ H* l$ i/ Q& }9 XJapanese Ships : |; s/ d1 d3 b( L# M
CA Aoba 1 ?6 g2 A; X, B9 h% I* n
CA Kinugasa
& e' a& c. c/ A# j/ ]CA Furutaka
7 {) C( a- ]+ a' c8 xCA Kako & r# J# T2 x3 e9 o+ s- q- I. V
CL Abukuma |% o0 z( u) H* `. r
CL Kuma
?+ K" w7 d }* O, g) f/ YCL Tama
5 [) M2 q `1 c2 L& _2 @CL Kiso ' B" I; e! {3 x: j
CL Yubari
% F$ b" b4 v; b( XDD Kiyonami
1 j' _& R" u- w' ~; ?DD Yukikaze 5 T* A% \8 m9 L8 ]# d( Q
DD Isokaze + r0 S$ Y0 n5 S* }
DD Shiranuhi : S' v5 @- t; d
DD Arashi
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* n$ s9 P; D8 V2 r! w qAllied Ships
3 U! O% g V% iAO 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:
* `/ J% i/ h3 E# o9 |3 ]Day Air attack on TF at 79,84
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Japanese aircraft 4 n" I; R3 S, A8 \5 Z
A6M5 Zeke x 5
/ t6 U2 J0 [# K$ ]. [4 z9 d8 \% g% tB6N Jill x 8 ' B( o/ Q/ E2 ^3 U$ \7 ?9 o
G3M Nell x 3
: b0 _% e# m# R0 yG4M2 Betty x 31
% w5 Q& k8 U; U/ h/ }P1Y Frances x 9
1 T1 l' I+ |& y) e) H( yKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 45 . `5 i s8 F8 S# q- C( }" ?5 y
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 3 ) V% a; L3 i1 h, Y0 m- l
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 14
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Japanese aircraft losses Q3 F8 v* b, Z/ \: s4 d" L
G4M2 Betty: 1 damaged + r3 e$ l6 \, R$ h" A
# J# ?4 p+ u0 {7 D; rAllied Ships
' v* `# T' Q0 @CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
2 F/ C" A$ _& p t' yCV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage - h5 S# ]! ~& S! l Y! u. I" Q! Y
CV Illustrious, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
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4 J+ e- f3 _8 ?: vThere, 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. ! [' {( F1 D. L9 v
6 Q5 D" V$ J7 d9 J/ k/ y一切都结束了6 e) K& ^$ ?. T: g8 R
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