AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/08/44
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2 t0 b) t/ X& `1 l4 Y b- ~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 1 D6 { u" C" |
Allied aircraft ! F" Y$ p1 i8 q, A
no flights
/ ~+ e2 D( O% P/ J3 A2 WAllied aircraft losses
6 r) A5 u5 o/ ]" fSOC-3 Seagull: 6 destroyed
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Japanese Ships 9 L: @2 ?1 s2 y2 h% M) }7 J
BB Mutsu # ]8 N# N7 ]) a
BB Yamato ; k7 C- ^4 O3 c$ c! l3 H
BB Fuso
/ P# a+ p; R8 `# I4 l2 g1 WBB Yamashiro - ?8 K, q' ?+ q: A
CL Tatsuta & m' a" |5 f" i: z! R$ w
DD Tanikaze ; u5 T3 x7 x7 V" X) v
DD Fubuki . T* y& D+ y D) X; z- o1 N
DD Shinonome
" ^+ a/ u& g$ k0 p- h& rDD Usugumo * F3 h7 }9 T1 R% T0 d8 T- ]6 k" V
DD Shirakumo
! I7 ~9 F/ t- y9 }2 Q; o& CDD Isonami : ]/ t- W+ O0 X! A! t1 k0 f9 R
DD Hatsuyuki
3 D/ g# d$ F# z5 K3 }7 x3 E% {DD Uranami 6 u: H0 G- E- H T
DD Akebono 1 L; n" g; _% X& b; ]
' X: m- S+ o! [$ }, Q/ |Allied Ships
/ N7 z' ~% ~% H) @& l7 n) zCL San Francisco, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage
! V: E4 Z7 ~# D' ?- RCA Astoria, Shell hits 23, and is sunk 3 q5 W" u- A+ r9 A, B" X
CL Hobart, Shell hits 21, and is sunk
; W8 B; q: `* d7 q, Z% sCA Concord, Shell hits 29, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
/ H# P, L: D6 a$ b* gDE Stadtfeld, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage 9 Y+ h' t/ z. O0 C
DE Harold C. Thomas, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk - \" z5 w- Z) D) H
DE Tisdale , r* M, \( T% s) @! |& w+ p
9 \! ]. I' v, D m* _Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83
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Allied aircraft 5 v( b" m2 e ]# x
no flights & {2 ?0 S2 m Y1 }" N, S
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Allied aircraft losses c( K" e2 `$ z4 J3 `# C3 r" _* ]
SOC-3 Seagull: 1 destroyed % O) K) }9 F2 Y) @/ D, }' r
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Japanese Ships
9 g- B1 L. `/ bCA Takao, Shell hits 1
8 y( m* P2 ]7 w0 p- D( ^CA Atago, Shell hits 2 ) i: a- G# J& ^' Y
CA Maya, Shell hits 2 $ a) R4 k5 v( \. Z$ n
CA Chokai - F' k: t4 T0 e) D7 d
CA Myoko 2 ?# i% F! `, P6 i4 Q: }: y9 j
CA Haguro
( f" K V7 A) t2 I6 H: b7 UCA Nachi, Shell hits 1 + p9 w) M% ]& Z9 ^, y
CA Ashigara, Shell hits 1
U7 o6 o* X! Z1 ?) H# w6 R8 l1 EDD Yugumo, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
6 ^7 v4 }2 T7 N& ^9 MDD Tamanami % j5 R% C! O# j
DD Suzunami
* Y! e$ G( \$ k3 `DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1
4 B w3 Z% l# h% J; e5 A1 KDD Oyashio # B1 @1 b6 L8 }
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire - r3 v: `% K2 {6 |/ |
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! B- _1 \: @- R) B% `CVE Santee
; N; Q }4 i* |, q3 JCVE Manila Bay 2 w. I4 _ c6 m$ I1 L7 y
CVE Natoma Bay ) s9 r0 S( `1 ^+ E9 O7 N% ^; q
CVE Gambier Bay
% @5 J% m- R- K: `: \ c, _CVE Nehenta Bay
$ U* K: e# I7 e. mCVE Ommaney Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire + E2 X0 v, Q1 ]8 ~( ? z
CL Montpelier, Shell hits 3 1 ?* e" a1 M) S9 m0 L
CL Mobile, Shell hits 25, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk . f' b0 S8 N. o" h$ S! o' j5 \
CA Salt Lake City 5 @6 X4 r9 a) y+ k, t5 t
DD Ammen x) w% d, w. v! m- F8 J9 W
DD Anthony, Shell hits 1 0 @$ K8 f6 Q9 U# z) M: b: v g
DD Aulick, Shell hits 1 : v- ^. g% U9 |3 M) {! a
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83 4 J9 g- _ l: S1 }1 V
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Japanese Ships 8 c$ ~ T( q. z' S
CA Takao, Shell hits 1 % i8 b0 J7 M( `3 U& V+ a# u j" k
CA Atago
) e; |8 `* U" K B2 k5 L4 C" U2 VCA Maya
" W* A8 P0 m* m) Q) BCA Chokai ( s% Q; g* ~# m
CA Myoko 1 ~5 \ s9 D7 o e2 T
CA Haguro R5 \, A6 _# \ ^% @6 ]
CA Nachi
- r, _. J2 b) z1 P" jCA Ashigara
) @/ C) _( Z3 n. CDD Yugumo, on fire, heavy damage & H; u |; \% C. R% R2 o. B
DD Tamanami 0 y+ n- Q. O. k2 G5 N3 k
DD Suzunami " d! q$ F3 K4 L/ w9 h3 V; n
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1
& k& M6 ], B% ~6 r& ?: h$ s, k- zDD Oyashio
4 R3 c: |) ^ F6 W/ lDD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire
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+ P, k1 j. n: O nAllied Ships ) t1 M6 B/ {' ]1 t" `8 d5 r1 Y
CVE Petrof Bay * r0 [4 `4 [" t" [9 Q) R
CVE Savo Island & ?( s4 X0 g4 h6 p& ?* N( n
CVE Rudyerd Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire |. s" R- f# u4 F! w0 G5 [! Y1 z
CVE St. Lo
+ J( C" Q+ {" N4 p7 HCVE Kadashan Bay
2 g. X! c$ P3 a, r6 q! mCVE Saginaw Bay
2 u. ^ H+ k: Z# y" CCVE Long Island
' f# D8 d o$ z+ |CA Vincennes " S- G6 p* Z$ q ^" f
CA Wichita - l$ _; {8 j& W# V9 Q9 o
CA Boston ) i$ d8 t5 J/ \( W2 K/ H
CL Boise
* t- V: M0 e8 T& R% kDE Bangust
% ?, Z- L0 W- V. y2 K9 W1 t8 a9 HDE Baron, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 4 k. J9 h( V k+ u$ l
DE Levy 9 E; c+ D% T* {' t {7 I
DE McConnell
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% N1 ]/ Y! C) {0 ?" Y) o! kNight Time Surface Combat at 78,84 ( z: W' b' D9 A
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Allied aircraft & s+ E* S- \0 |+ u
no flights 4 Z' P7 o6 |. q5 D
9 E! B/ K, n1 ~) s \. D6 x4 {( d0 vAllied aircraft losses 2 S+ g# n& K( O/ Q& e! ~
FM-2 Wildcat: 11 destroyed
/ R' e# q! z/ J! A( lTBM Avenger: 1 destroyed & k5 S1 E9 \4 u2 P* Z; P8 u
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Japanese Ships
8 Z* I7 V8 R: f- L4 T! s {7 dCA Tone
8 K7 L, a/ P' P/ Z6 l: ZCA Chikuma + U" {8 k: I# D$ P
CL Nagara, Shell hits 1
W- Z" I, C! h, z4 G; N8 q. FCL Isuzu
5 q o' y) K0 ^# y$ R" l' YCL Natori ( Z* \+ M5 F4 }: m
CL Yura
$ D# O/ o( H! U7 e/ p& h$ DCL Kitakami
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; U( B6 I/ l2 T' e nDD Shimakaze % X W9 A& j. Z$ r7 a
DD Fujinami, Shell hits 1 , I4 M0 r ?$ }$ ~
DD Kishinami ) r* ]8 r W% i) v7 W
DD Hamanami 3 r: |" {0 b4 R6 g3 {9 k; _
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
; u0 e- l9 `7 L& aDD Maikaze
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) Y5 Q) V2 W" W2 wAllied Ships
) m9 v6 G3 p+ Q3 o5 d* i) e2 `) gCVE Prince William 8 O- C, T5 Y% L
CVE Barnes, Shell hits 2
% A1 \9 h2 |1 b+ TCVE Anzio, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
8 T; q5 a; n6 l" {0 d, h3 wCVE Liscome Bay, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk O$ H4 ?3 ~) S1 X
DE Bebas, Shell hits 8, and is sunk 5 |$ \6 X/ q# u- q! M5 X
DE Brackett, Shell hits 1
4 I# y2 U$ ?; z+ D3 d: s; r3 ?' h! sDE Cabana, Shell hits 13, and is sunk # R. j. M# f) a$ r8 }7 A. M2 a
DE Canfield, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk ; @8 u- d2 v$ B6 u( A+ k" g1 d
DE Carlson, Shell hits 1, on fire
2 }7 P0 A; G+ jAO Brazos
% s7 m3 G" ]6 u9 P! T$ K; E8 i% h% J! bAO Kanawha
/ K2 a6 i, I; O5 AAO Neches, Shell hits 1
! P" p- g1 h& M; b4 G# ^; Y: |! kAO Tappahanock
- {5 Z! G7 E) q) _8 LAO Suamico
6 o7 {$ L3 ?( W; s7 vAO Millicoma % _9 {. C6 y9 a) s" k7 l! L
AO Saranac 4 X) k5 _( L' F! [5 }5 ?
AO Saugatuck & l" K; b8 ~( C# L% O$ ^
AE Pyro
7 k9 C( [0 a I- w$ mAE Henry L. Hoyt
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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Japanese Ships ; x( e; V0 Y9 B8 `/ B9 `% Z5 Q
CA Tone
4 ~0 S( i7 ^/ }0 e9 R! Q, cCA Chikuma
7 y! f: Y6 J- N- ^" |! B9 U9 \CL Nagara
) R# D5 D6 u1 c) A4 h2 e* h0 @/ a6 PCL Isuzu
/ x( J" f; p/ X" Q/ hCL Natori
# C3 O" s2 U1 Q9 l: E! SCL Yura
, j( L) ?! F! a3 d1 pCL Kitakami
5 C. P$ x& W2 Q, X9 U) E1 d) QCL Oi 8 z& r( x5 q( O. l- ?6 R* M6 k" d" E( N
DD Shimakaze + i7 {* k h, g( j) y9 C
DD Fujinami
. U1 C" Y4 R. g9 W8 u8 S) EDD Kishinami ; h( E# U' V9 a$ o
DD Hamanami 8 h9 @$ j4 m/ _ r9 z; H6 j e: N
DD Hayashio 2 M: N- B) B0 R
DD Maikaze
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7 [! w) o/ u! J7 `1 l: IAllied Ships
4 Q9 Z2 P5 e6 V* C' G) cDE Samuel S. Miles, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
% \, l7 ]: J R9 g* TDE Osterhaus, Shell hits 50, and is sunk ! D( e0 ^+ B( e4 R
DE Parks, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
7 Y5 j/ i7 o/ s% m: w& nDE Riddle, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 0 e. U5 U/ X0 H! A
AO Cache / G5 \/ l) s* K1 }7 J: _: T
AO Schuylkill, Shell hits 7, on fire
& F2 h5 w" n( O/ t' m5 iAO Cossatot / K3 R i/ {- \1 ]* t6 D7 ~/ z
AO Chepachet $ ]$ @: c8 b9 }1 p( ?& b3 N
AE Jacob Riis, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
9 w6 s/ t- o$ i% F& WAE John P. Gaines, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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7 V' g* h/ Q) z. ZCA Tone
+ x; D1 L3 i% B; s+ g& b$ QCA Chikuma w" I. w* [6 |# \8 A0 x$ V
CL Nagara, Shell hits 3, on fire . _5 @; z; H: m1 u
CL Isuzu
& i V" g1 i% f ACL Natori ) Y+ Y- F* {/ m
CL Yura, Shell hits 1, on fire , k1 K8 r# X* J- k; A4 e1 q. a6 R$ ]
CL Kitakami 1 t8 F1 R- O6 Y; G' z/ s! r
CL Oi, Shell hits 1 2 n% Q3 R7 T8 ]+ |) I# G s
DD Shimakaze % o- x! Q8 Z; j0 S) t7 a
DD Fujinami
# a( [* }& n$ v9 Y5 @DD Kishinami
* L, f: L8 K! y% oDD Hamanami
" h; |( P+ c1 a2 v4 P vDD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
) @1 w2 i9 A3 f* YDD Maikaze, Shell hits 1
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Allied Ships 7 J: I9 o9 Q- H. }* g
CV Hornet . ?& z( N$ \% r1 n
CV Intrepid, Shell hits 1, on fire # Q$ U- ^( e: h r$ ], u; r. d
CVL Princeton 2 r6 v3 ?, a8 T; ^' X
CVL Belleau Wood, Shell hits 1
. t! N y0 {# ~% x2 J0 S4 @CVL Cowpens
- v u; z8 b! m- O2 a! i$ ]4 ^CL Chicago : J# \, {* T4 r; O8 d2 |2 h
CL Cleveland ' f) R# |! t5 X6 t2 e! a
CL Columbia + ^# E+ X) M+ a" x# H
CA Pensacola
3 p P7 D5 X3 d/ K }- b5 Y/ ]CA Raleigh, Shell hits 2
- h- M* x& K) _7 lDD Boyd
- J+ Z1 V2 o: R2 LDD Bradford 2 [1 y- v3 u; Q. ^2 @: g4 ] t7 a
DD Brownson, Shell hits 1
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This last USN CVTF was then caght by KB:
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* L# l5 a m% K8 C. KJapanese aircraft
$ q; g& ?: v) z' DA6M5 Zeke x 33 ( {$ U) W9 x& M$ {. `9 I
D3A Val x 7
: `! I9 A, L5 P# qD4Y Judy x 123
$ r& t$ ]* M" ]* kB5N Kate x 35
0 r- ~. U6 g0 m) \6 OB6N Jill x 67 ( l8 x; V7 \- k+ g2 z" D0 r
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F6F Hellcat x 3
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Japanese aircraft losses
) ?+ t3 i3 \* Y g% F4 o4 KA6M5 Zeke: 3 destroyed . L& `& ?$ ?, G
D3A Val: 3 destroyed
4 O3 o+ u. B0 R' ?9 x1 ID4Y Judy: 14 destroyed, 22 damaged # f: t( l" y9 e+ u; l5 S4 F
B5N Kate: 4 destroyed, 18 damaged 6 s1 d* S, x7 u0 L9 t% O$ R g7 O
B6N Jill: 7 destroyed, 21 damaged + p' i8 E* ~9 J3 {1 [& t3 G
( w( Z% ^! o* r4 mAllied aircraft losses 5 i( k$ P3 l/ U! @9 q
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed 1 A% [% n# N. x! b4 Y0 ~. v7 s
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Allied Ships
( L1 _7 J0 Z" C8 PCV Intrepid, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
8 [: e* k6 f7 {2 \3 lCVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 2, on fire
+ e9 ?8 }: L, {& _CV Hornet, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 7, on fire, heavy damage 1 Q3 t+ t4 ]6 ~: n, o
CVL Princeton, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
. F( Z1 t4 y' mCVL Cowpens, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
+ ^( U, r0 J8 a& k- b' q! [+ T( g7 oCL Cleveland, Torpedo hits 1
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And then by LBA: # v- l. U; r7 ^9 W& s. S; Z$ a
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84 * _- Q4 o6 p# y: a4 h9 h; B& ]
1 ?" `! @- {0 g. Y; h4 b8 S1 NJapanese aircraft % R0 Z5 P1 ]2 Z$ X) r
A6M5 Zeke x 16 ) K9 U' }1 [# R
D3A Val x 14
* d, v4 Y; p2 o7 o0 n6 B1 `/ ?5 ~D4Y Judy x 38 V* S4 N. W- O5 U" }/ l
B5N Kate x 24 ' e; z# V L' o
B6N Jill x 3 ! q9 C1 y9 i4 j$ ~
G3M Nell x 9 6 c* m2 I) M7 g5 t% m0 D& D4 @
G4M2 Betty x 49 , r8 F Y' h! V- [; h
P1Y Frances x 20
! R1 u( d ^- S8 d: K/ m JKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 51
: t" U( z) M6 SKi-84-Ia Frank x 5
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Allied aircraft 9 \7 R h n0 n. s |1 G
no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses
\9 h: N0 S/ TG3M Nell: 1 damaged ! ?7 J: \' y3 V4 m2 s( }
G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged
) b; R0 A$ e7 B7 m7 VP1Y Frances: 3 damaged
' B c# l( |( P3 B0 l- P4 oKi-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed
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' I+ N! n& W1 ~. D6 Y% sAllied aircraft losses : B2 J5 x; }+ @" I; W' w8 X4 D3 [& a
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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% x4 o0 t; u+ P ZAllied Ships
/ X5 O( \1 v, ~ ZCV Intrepid, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage % G% P, J1 D; ?& Z1 [
CA Raleigh & p) `4 w$ G+ X8 {6 r
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage % S0 r7 b- B2 S8 K8 q
CVL Cowpens, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
- y. P) O" e/ l; d( C1 K- `CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
+ x# \$ Z6 H2 j! d& bCL Cleveland, Bomb hits 1
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Secodary strike:
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Japanese aircraft
( n6 w5 T& X2 C! A* oA6M5 Zeke x 7 8 d9 p4 B8 a; T" ~" w
D4Y Judy x 36 ) d2 U7 c% s4 ]/ v6 z; q# p" p
B5N Kate x 5
4 `. p, N: U4 r4 `/ bB6N Jill x 8 / f+ k0 c; g1 k' ?2 u5 O
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Allied aircraft ! L t4 ~6 j# ~3 ~, m( G8 b
no flights
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1 l! t1 N5 E0 ?/ KJapanese aircraft losses
/ J8 c3 B! |( U( V3 ]: {B5N Kate: 2 damaged 7 B% [4 M: i# W& ?! @
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Allied aircraft losses
/ X7 e6 a# s% q8 k8 q1 FF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed ) e) j5 q8 l% y3 l1 J
% G' H. p; B; eAllied Ships , A- A7 b) x" l+ A6 J3 w
CV Intrepid, on fire, heavy damage 6 { {1 K6 p! D& E9 M( b: }. a
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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$ p& [4 u3 }. P& e! NAnd this one fails to find any more targets: 4 ?. v" b9 \0 z7 H: w- Y
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84 4 e0 ~. t, J9 b
8 c; Q/ {7 {/ N* b, RJapanese aircraft
5 E. ^% v% x! M& }" E9 o4 w' O# UA6M5 Zeke x 3
0 j0 ]8 p8 x+ w* f7 }4 @D4Y Judy x 14
' A( ?9 \6 Q! S7 P" H$ WB6N Jill x 11 $ M; s% J7 a) f7 \3 E- j
+ @+ t. U- N4 p/ |6 V* `" S/ nNo Japanese losses
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3 v" r3 c9 r0 F, N3 ILBA Jills:
: P) a+ h, P0 uDay Air attack on TF at 77,83
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Japanese aircraft - r2 b% u" j0 I( J
B6N Jill x 8
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No Japanese losses
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% E; a6 C3 B) R6 |Allied Ships . `" M% ^5 ^! Q/ f3 V. K( V- G
CV Bunker Hill, on fire, heavy damage
8 Z* C- }9 Y$ P- aCV Wasp, on fire, heavy damage # n* z' D+ M0 y2 f4 o! V( p
, g/ a8 V9 c9 k J7 kAfternoon phase saw KB clouded in so LBA from Kusiae did all the work:
8 m. U% \# f5 f% ~! K$ t! z4 B, @7 E- bDay Air attack on TF at 79,85 8 d6 c( O8 D. F! U' Q% F& a2 K
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G3M Nell x 7
1 J4 ]* ], f8 ^! G# jG4M2 Betty x 38 1 Z7 I( L" K, b8 V5 _+ B9 W! Y
P1Y Frances x 14 * B8 I$ B9 \: D8 U1 i
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 46
8 g! s1 l1 M2 Z- Y( t6 z' y xKi-84-Ia Frank x 5 9 f# W. z: \) }; D
3 L& U0 ]( a) t7 [$ d! b' W( yAllied aircraft ' x! Q, l8 U7 H' | L* v
FM-2 Wildcat x 12 0 [! Q# P- h7 q
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Japanese aircraft losses 4 V3 K/ e, E& I% O/ p
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
! [7 p7 w. Q+ y' l$ {. @G4M2 Betty: 5 destroyed, 28 damaged
; [$ [* {4 m, ~! N$ ]: D$ h0 LP1Y Frances: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged ! o, z$ V) [5 Z9 M
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses 6 r1 ^1 o' H! e7 F+ K8 G9 _; \
FM-2 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
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Allied Ships . a- U& t/ k/ e4 R4 @" L/ L: M' L
CVE Savo Island
8 a2 W1 q3 } [, q: |CVE St. Lo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire & j1 ]: v, z8 V+ e, l$ D, W
CVE Kadashan Bay, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
: [, O0 _4 F G0 g2 \$ F Z4 [CVE Petrof Bay $ e5 y/ R9 O+ {
CVE Saginaw Bay, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
7 ]% x( a7 }" t6 {2 sCVE Long Island 9 B! P/ i# ^: J. `; V5 t
CVE Rudyerd Bay
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3 l+ K( J; m, X# fJills are more successful this time:
) C6 T* t' g; w5 [Day Air attack on TF at 77,83
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" E3 K6 X5 B: d: L" O6 |% K5 SJapanese aircraft
4 ?( Y+ T& V' a/ q2 ZB6N Jill x 8 - u9 p; D! X' O
, Z F& Z$ Y4 r/ O6 G4 r% ?- HNo Japanese losses / h* r. ^) I1 I5 M$ h
5 f, E' I5 q- f" F; U/ T/ tAllied Ships 7 W% m' h- L4 y' e0 U! a
CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/09/44
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- s3 C/ }: A8 LBy now my subs are in position also: ( M( j9 F6 _, e) W& S- Z
Last two sufrace actions find the crippled Franklin and an AO:
* x2 x- o- j( iNight Time Surface Combat at 78,81 & r6 [+ G, {5 T1 X& i; }
; V/ t: g) B0 Q, M. u; `Allied aircraft
# {4 O/ | O* _no flights
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% M3 \8 e' S' {& [+ mAllied aircraft losses $ v, N, X; b- a5 c+ s
TBM Avenger: 4 destroyed $ P. W: W5 I- L; s4 f4 l
SB2C Helldiver: 12 destroyed
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9 c W0 w4 b% }, L9 ? EJapanese Ships
1 X1 T4 e( l$ e0 J8 H8 HCA Takao
' I- s& i: z0 ZCA Atago
6 X; ~3 x- ~6 |* X/ O DCA Maya 0 }. ~2 D' Y+ j/ n; \" Z
CA Chokai
% ^! m1 v. z, WCA Myoko
& a3 k$ q7 `$ Z1 A8 K4 n" VCA Haguro
: A8 u( }6 L' ~9 m4 p3 V# ECA Nachi : i. g( a1 B- `
CA Ashigara
% J2 z+ u, |& k- j6 c" z- c3 N7 ^DD Tamanami
3 `* ]" x! `8 m% f3 T; bDD Suzunami
; Y8 B+ j- e' ]4 o- QDD Kuroshio 2 }; G) [$ j" _7 B5 H
DD Oyashio / k0 l# D" S) v9 a5 M/ y$ m" M. w
DD Natsushio 2 ]6 S1 [2 }3 ^! F( Q4 j5 d4 N* ]
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Allied Ships
7 X A" Q, E T iCV Franklin, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
0 n) \0 g$ l. k( u. ~1 cDE Whitman, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk / k: L; a) i. g3 s+ |
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Namorik at 79,83 ! _0 @% d% @6 ?* o- q. B
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Japanese Ships
7 W$ w& V: Z+ NCA Aoba ( X/ S& f$ G/ }) s
CA Kinugasa & F6 g% ?4 x9 _5 i
CA Furutaka " v9 ^- P. l; c; |& k/ e2 t
CA Kako
6 w: {3 L4 r, ]5 TCL Abukuma Z, _3 }$ { b; |# n& f8 P# W% x
CL Kuma
. d" n2 P+ J5 [CL Tama 9 p! ]8 m" M. Q: I* _
CL Kiso
- W u: s5 q9 U! h. L: OCL Yubari $ o! |& t {: j- j9 b# ~8 B9 j
DD Kiyonami
3 i" A% O* N* @' B# UDD Yukikaze
, b. b; G+ C' W1 p E- z8 jDD Isokaze
4 D6 x2 K- m" B* [8 wDD Shiranuhi / i7 c5 I* T7 \6 m* @6 X: a' n
DD Arashi ! T7 N# B1 l) g+ H* i/ s
5 g9 Q2 N1 \, w: }5 {* KAllied Ships + |8 \3 g) ^( R$ o. y5 X4 ~) ^
AO Schuylkill, Shell hits 30, and is sunk + l' T9 Y! _0 s$ J' U( V
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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:
, v' M- d2 X9 c, t3 P# q6 VDay Air attack on TF at 79,84 B( i) m @8 `% K
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Japanese aircraft
# Y3 Q- Y. ~$ M% g. ~A6M5 Zeke x 5 8 K4 I/ O% F* C# X% [ i
B6N Jill x 8
( Z# i* b2 g9 ?G3M Nell x 3
4 x i D; n# a* H% uG4M2 Betty x 31 ' U, O( Y4 P! J: U* i+ K
P1Y Frances x 9 $ d: O1 n9 _# `5 L# `
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 45 , _9 r5 g$ d1 d$ q; |4 W; p
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 3
, y( F5 e- G @) [0 x+ @Ki-84-Ia Frank x 14 ) h4 Y9 x/ V0 r3 d: B z
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Japanese aircraft losses
. I: G( k! }3 j6 wG4M2 Betty: 1 damaged 8 O( d. U3 b. D% y' b8 U
. h- `9 y$ U* K6 ?+ _6 I. LAllied Ships 2 S/ M2 J1 H" u- H0 Y
CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage & ?. x8 B' h" S% d0 A
CV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
# J! L9 Q6 o0 W& C( h- w3 xCV Illustrious, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage 9 r( A) a% N$ l, Y2 p
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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. - q8 L; z/ q, Y
, I! t/ H+ Q' \2 i* P9 b9 f2 Z一切都结束了- b i, C$ [1 [1 W: x3 j( a
好像盟军已经投降了？ |
发表于 2008-2-25 22:47
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