AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/08/44 ( r2 n+ Z( O2 l# _
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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:
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Night Time Surface Combat at 77,81
2 F1 R8 S1 t$ _; PAllied aircraft
g. [6 H+ H& X! H+ {' Pno flights * j! R' L9 p7 _- y4 I
Allied aircraft losses 9 \8 H! W: U3 L# P6 F" Q' f
SOC-3 Seagull: 6 destroyed 9 r; z8 @* u8 C0 U& H
8 U7 @$ W7 s6 y% [
Japanese Ships : i( n" r5 X1 r2 f0 r4 e
BB Mutsu 5 U5 p/ {' l A6 B( N2 K
BB Yamato
4 {) w& }% C+ \4 O5 |4 y& HBB Fuso 8 U, t2 d: L- F7 c: Z
BB Yamashiro
& z, y7 z, K; L9 ^ n- w2 LCL Tatsuta
5 S: f' a' U8 x1 w% e; NDD Tanikaze ' g+ N' t5 e. M5 G7 U
DD Fubuki
$ s* r" N, C% V+ C/ V! }DD Shinonome
: v8 K8 [, c& [, X! P+ B8 J8 {DD Usugumo , U* E- n( V9 h# Z: @8 W
DD Shirakumo
2 g* |# z; l# W8 W0 aDD Isonami
4 g2 @) _- }2 b( _; f UDD Hatsuyuki
" f" J8 [9 M$ d' G3 E" P* gDD Uranami
, S1 d5 {" m4 T* w7 SDD Akebono # B/ ?4 h8 l* y$ f. X+ q
/ r* }# D& K* ~( x, O# m* I% ]Allied Ships z8 q4 Q5 `' N5 l1 \5 M
CL San Francisco, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage
/ n: s& ?9 h- g! aCA Astoria, Shell hits 23, and is sunk 0 A8 A0 l: k8 C$ r! f$ }. R
CL Hobart, Shell hits 21, and is sunk
5 N$ Q) u/ [/ y* r+ ~/ |CA Concord, Shell hits 29, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
6 y; d. V4 Q) q# R$ `DE Stadtfeld, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
8 o" t5 e1 C# V- m) i* W8 k oDE Harold C. Thomas, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk ( X2 J' T+ m( d5 k' R( B3 C
DE Tisdale
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83
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3 u* R1 U+ a* L+ \% nAllied aircraft
6 {' X4 K, g3 k# jno flights
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Allied aircraft losses $ M0 L) D# t3 K/ Q$ O7 U7 a6 u. X
SOC-3 Seagull: 1 destroyed ; _6 V/ r! h$ n" m. u: ]# l, N
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Japanese Ships - s8 d) @3 j4 n* @, R7 Q
CA Takao, Shell hits 1 ! W* _3 [. f. |' q% `; R: K
CA Atago, Shell hits 2
+ g! @, i' Z5 iCA Maya, Shell hits 2 ' w' W; E2 u& I# }) G' Q
CA Chokai . [- ^8 ?7 @9 a% P6 B# `6 v
CA Myoko " ?" `8 X, Z" n/ h9 T3 k
CA Haguro 4 C( }8 D& @4 j3 A3 [
CA Nachi, Shell hits 1
: [! ]) P. {+ hCA Ashigara, Shell hits 1
( ?6 E. ?. t! ?6 g/ ?& H2 gDD Yugumo, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage * n$ G+ B7 W( f8 J0 u% u
DD Tamanami
. B8 D3 {: n& M nDD Suzunami ) A: U; P- l# U# i
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1 , P. r3 _0 c( T
DD Oyashio
/ M# Y/ T8 {5 Y( Y, ~9 a5 {DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Allied Ships 8 S" ^+ k7 M( U/ m3 v+ t% I
CVE Santee 0 C: Q" l2 ^* K3 X# b' n" _
CVE Manila Bay 8 q( E" K8 C* h7 ]) {* G2 _
CVE Natoma Bay G" f( j* C2 Q4 S0 x
CVE Gambier Bay
9 t2 q w& \' |CVE Nehenta Bay ) Y8 `, s7 m# [: c5 E
CVE Ommaney Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire $ L D3 ?: c6 J- b; ]
CL Montpelier, Shell hits 3
7 K, I. u' O6 H; B4 x6 uCL Mobile, Shell hits 25, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk 4 U1 S/ R6 C7 F; M9 B$ E
CA Salt Lake City , i0 k* W4 v3 u2 t1 B4 }: |
DD Ammen 2 b8 O5 ]. h( Q) y: p6 }4 p
DD Anthony, Shell hits 1
# ^ D v" Y; M3 C. K4 Q6 dDD Aulick, Shell hits 1 8 a, \0 m5 e4 V$ _+ B% J
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8 f: ?9 e% \" U) T% x* _( N. e5 zNight Time Surface Combat at 78,83 ' T2 i8 p& E% [5 ?% ^, K
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Japanese Ships . J F" T; ]9 ~
CA Takao, Shell hits 1
) l# `# g& X, S8 @" l5 X3 zCA Atago $ c5 d/ q8 H( h/ m% ?
CA Maya ; x; l- E. { Z
CA Chokai " k3 J3 C( W# m
CA Myoko 6 ?7 y* X9 I1 q& b
CA Haguro + p. |# Z8 g: w; N3 b+ t: V* ]% }
CA Nachi
1 u3 h1 Z+ u3 ?CA Ashigara 4 g3 ?) D3 {) B' i6 `: _
DD Yugumo, on fire, heavy damage
8 ^4 i( f* b/ q. u& {! p0 DDD Tamanami
+ w8 f) K9 C2 m6 ?/ F7 K) vDD Suzunami
' k; w9 }5 g7 ?' P8 H# uDD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1
) S* t; n) M) c: E$ [# cDD Oyashio
/ \$ o( h) b3 e( _: o1 _( b0 ~DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire : n8 E# N3 D- O# m8 t; t
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Allied Ships
& R1 [. s+ Z2 LCVE Petrof Bay 9 `- _- X! |0 O. R, ]
CVE Savo Island ; u9 q5 S( E: F+ h
CVE Rudyerd Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire ! d* S5 k$ t9 j+ t
CVE St. Lo * v- {- a6 e% y0 W, }! l# C1 I
CVE Kadashan Bay + t5 m) E6 ^5 v0 S/ _: W
CVE Saginaw Bay
* ?% z2 u6 p# O, c( O' e5 R: xCVE Long Island 8 i) ]8 Y, y I9 \
CA Vincennes - _7 F# f' K( J& a$ G/ J
CA Wichita
4 h. {* O: E& |, X/ yCA Boston 4 \* k8 d& Z) N; Y( O7 |
CL Boise 7 K1 M8 i B* f* F( H) Q
DE Bangust
6 w1 l& d/ t6 O, l S( F5 f' d, YDE Baron, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 3 F4 }4 U: e# j- _. {3 r
DE Levy
0 K( ? d# X5 z* nDE McConnell , b: p8 ?7 H. h
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84 4 D+ U/ J* q, Z" Y0 N/ m# T0 {
, V+ E& r% ]" K1 C v3 K5 G$ cAllied aircraft
# |' P+ X; a- [# X1 C8 mno flights
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Allied aircraft losses
0 Q* J% g$ F" i- U, v+ AFM-2 Wildcat: 11 destroyed
- n8 d: V8 N- y; e0 MTBM Avenger: 1 destroyed
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Japanese Ships & s1 S- m' U) v5 I4 }
CA Tone ( Q( @- H# D" W2 {' Q+ j: C
CA Chikuma # q2 `1 Y. n3 H; _# U9 s' F
CL Nagara, Shell hits 1 % S, V3 C/ o4 ]2 j" H
CL Isuzu ; q; i( Y/ j4 z- v3 U* X+ E) ~
CL Natori * y. R+ {1 u$ U {8 A
CL Yura
4 c7 g% [ d& i; \( H* yCL Kitakami
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DD Shimakaze
" K1 x) H8 e! d, P: d5 I3 iDD Fujinami, Shell hits 1
8 \9 A3 m0 x! }8 w3 Q, I* GDD Kishinami
6 {( f P: N7 Q9 g; [' ~4 A6 jDD Hamanami
0 s4 y# H% f# ?/ o+ JDD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
+ n2 W+ Q T/ h' M7 ?# lDD Maikaze
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Allied Ships 5 x A, O2 [) K& I, |
CVE Prince William
( c; w- A+ m2 I) |' l/ I3 [6 nCVE Barnes, Shell hits 2
( w! Q2 A; B0 f5 {4 b3 r# I2 FCVE Anzio, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
' A& {6 \2 }2 e+ l: D9 h2 B8 ^6 ]CVE Liscome Bay, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk # c5 [+ O- R# T0 B+ q
DE Bebas, Shell hits 8, and is sunk , c2 V" s/ r F) X. l
DE Brackett, Shell hits 1 3 ?/ [5 U% k; ]6 Z# L. {9 {
DE Cabana, Shell hits 13, and is sunk 0 I) m7 @: C/ K" t, g6 `
DE Canfield, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk # m5 L K _! l2 g0 g& P, T/ T2 R, K
DE Carlson, Shell hits 1, on fire 0 m+ R; v; ?0 |- _3 ]) b- c
AO Brazos
: w% b" o; h; ~0 b" |3 OAO Kanawha
7 q0 Y: @; N$ p& X7 OAO Neches, Shell hits 1
, R( J( n) o. B0 X* A) T; xAO Tappahanock 1 y7 n8 U. g) D
AO Suamico 7 m8 x3 K# e2 Y4 ]
AO Millicoma
" R6 Z& I/ F# N) a9 b2 J) qAO Saranac
% p& |- a: z8 m( ?+ j8 CAO Saugatuck
( s" }- V3 ]+ C' s0 X& |( {AE Pyro
/ c) H1 c. o* L% z. A6 {' HAE Henry L. Hoyt . D$ h1 n% f$ D* ~. D- ^
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4 J0 g2 v9 [4 Z5 U/ W: XNight Time Surface Combat at 78,84 & P/ ^, Q: U* t" A6 y6 _ k
: T) W f/ \: m9 d Z2 R% YJapanese Ships $ z2 q. a {8 H7 f. W
CA Tone " q' j- k' }) K7 ^* j
CA Chikuma % |! ?- f5 @9 Q9 Q' L
CL Nagara
; A; [; D9 p9 G8 z$ W& s+ @CL Isuzu ) C6 M" c0 p8 u, Q+ c7 H- [/ c
CL Natori
4 v! s% n5 j0 N8 Q. \) t; tCL Yura
: u% x0 G! y& f! _CL Kitakami
4 D3 ^) e1 u; b9 b- V; jCL Oi : i$ G% P& l% T+ M
DD Shimakaze
2 @% P6 D3 T: b2 G% i, L0 zDD Fujinami
# }/ |( `* M9 d8 ]+ c. FDD Kishinami
( t# e& Z3 ~! D/ `DD Hamanami # D/ X" o3 m9 ^6 R# T
DD Hayashio . G5 k, N0 e$ w# G1 W8 s, p
DD Maikaze
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Allied Ships 6 K4 _& y% D2 Z7 \+ @! r
DE Samuel S. Miles, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk ! c; T. F" \( B$ R5 z/ \
DE Osterhaus, Shell hits 50, and is sunk % t! X D8 o8 X, n2 ^& c
DE Parks, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
2 _, ]( M. b$ R$ y% ?DE Riddle, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage % a; H; ~2 Q1 `5 ]$ c6 W5 g) O
AO Cache ) k! y+ t6 N7 K' @
AO Schuylkill, Shell hits 7, on fire
4 ~! G5 Y5 m. H/ R5 \% _AO Cossatot
7 ]0 ?2 F. m! i( L9 k- f/ |# z, H* GAO Chepachet 7 y) ]1 ~" t e; ]; c e, ~; H
AE Jacob Riis, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
- Y! q2 Q# G. d) \% ?4 i; mAE John P. Gaines, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ! d4 z% J5 y5 A( K! x" b4 `& a' A7 n
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84 . o) K8 N7 g; F; V7 v8 c) m. z
9 a: E; C9 k( OJapanese Ships
& ?7 U( y% H; t' g8 u' hCA Tone % I% R) `- }0 K# }9 g" `* h
CA Chikuma
8 J" Z! K6 z. E; OCL Nagara, Shell hits 3, on fire
( n/ x0 F: ~' S; W$ h: y" WCL Isuzu
! @0 x4 h- C" D- V! l. sCL Natori " i# \! a: N8 W
CL Yura, Shell hits 1, on fire . G- ?( k) u# Y9 U( V4 r) e
CL Kitakami 8 I2 q% e8 l2 {5 o$ {' W( a& M
CL Oi, Shell hits 1 6 h( D' i0 J6 ^" f7 |, D: W1 ]
DD Shimakaze . }4 N1 _; K' [8 T4 C4 C6 D7 {
DD Fujinami - R$ _; `6 C* r
DD Kishinami
# z4 a: ]3 N" P* i# M+ lDD Hamanami
- M' |$ {6 C- a, `$ x5 HDD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
3 a4 Z- b2 t& j7 m. A; H- j2 q( ]DD Maikaze, Shell hits 1
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- u" }/ `1 q" v% NAllied Ships
0 ], N! k; n. TCV Hornet
( p6 c4 F# k% @9 T3 |' r6 BCV Intrepid, Shell hits 1, on fire
/ a I) M4 y1 R# w3 @' _5 C' @$ `CVL Princeton
- j2 v9 ^$ t$ T" uCVL Belleau Wood, Shell hits 1 3 ?( y3 L3 d" W
CVL Cowpens
& Q4 D2 x: q% ]: FCL Chicago 5 `9 {2 o8 k2 g4 n5 x
CL Cleveland
2 O9 S6 A7 u. O6 C. r L# fCL Columbia
# r* P: Q J$ b0 U; f2 VCA Pensacola
. o- Z% p9 H# O* Q# }/ HCA Raleigh, Shell hits 2
1 l: p" x4 `) a6 ?' w. e* @DD Boyd
. G, ?6 p8 s/ LDD Bradford - y& b0 k8 a# q
DD Brownson, Shell hits 1
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This last USN CVTF was then caght by KB: ( E+ |0 v& k) Y+ W: [1 f% z7 d9 |1 y
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84 0 N- A2 B1 l8 S2 M2 v
# T' n$ e2 _1 N. P/ \Japanese aircraft 5 b; i i6 c4 U$ L
A6M5 Zeke x 33 / @0 k9 y( g- w7 W3 ~6 ?
D3A Val x 7 7 u4 c; X1 \8 h% ?
D4Y Judy x 123
5 `$ }% Z H4 n" |; d; vB5N Kate x 35
6 l. U! x8 ^9 @+ kB6N Jill x 67
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' c9 C% |8 C" N L- h {Allied aircraft
; R# X- h& X& |. C4 @$ \( C- t" }+ fF6F Hellcat x 3 . D6 k" i" N/ P) a# Q- h
9 ]4 L% }4 L6 Q7 a" l8 Y0 dJapanese aircraft losses : t& ~1 a$ e `, Y8 B9 `4 p. Q
A6M5 Zeke: 3 destroyed $ `8 X- b4 L- y7 h
D3A Val: 3 destroyed " \4 L2 i- k% ~, y2 Y' {/ k- j2 @( Y) |
D4Y Judy: 14 destroyed, 22 damaged
2 h1 `3 y. @( g1 t+ x q/ FB5N Kate: 4 destroyed, 18 damaged
" j$ {5 `) J2 ~- k6 NB6N Jill: 7 destroyed, 21 damaged 4 A* f$ w( Y: r" S0 Z# J. J# v
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Allied aircraft losses
; ^! a/ g2 Q* sF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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/ I1 @) K) m* a/ p6 \% Y% qAllied Ships
" O# S7 n; C+ x9 G8 f! b# qCV Intrepid, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage 5 v* O7 \. I5 ^$ y' S6 Q
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 2, on fire & c% [3 ?! \) r, P, T5 X. f0 Y: e
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 7, on fire, heavy damage $ U( D: M: v2 ^; p0 b9 R
CVL Princeton, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage , v, b$ g& T% K) J. B
CVL Cowpens, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
+ x s1 j6 P4 D! _CL Cleveland, Torpedo hits 1
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, u0 x/ E& h) |+ dAnd then by LBA:
" d9 x4 {) q3 q1 b bDay Air attack on TF at 80,84
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Japanese aircraft 2 A+ i% o% ]% ^8 h3 L
A6M5 Zeke x 16
7 W$ _2 |6 g6 @3 MD3A Val x 14
2 ?3 X1 j" h: ^/ m9 H7 g; vD4Y Judy x 38 & ^+ q) x/ y7 J, Q0 Y" h$ B. {
B5N Kate x 24 ' V& c1 D6 A) y' D0 \6 R- @* P
B6N Jill x 3
* {$ i7 k4 @* N$ `4 x8 R* {. GG3M Nell x 9
* Q" V4 t+ i1 N6 i, MG4M2 Betty x 49 ; Z$ m- E Q- h* E+ r
P1Y Frances x 20
) f: k# R x; D' R' ~: KKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 51
3 E# h% p r& |" ]$ d- L6 MKi-84-Ia Frank x 5
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8 ]) N2 s0 M, C C. p rAllied aircraft . ^" \, I! H- `& M4 b
no flights ! \% \. r+ v! p; U' h9 C/ |
' a, f* K9 c+ K" }: |Japanese aircraft losses
; U$ Y# B3 t3 h; cG3M Nell: 1 damaged 8 Z) E N7 I/ A2 d* g' u. w. y* T/ G- Y
G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged
8 p1 [5 | `8 s5 ` q# ]" H2 P5 HP1Y Frances: 3 damaged
6 M. w" p5 |3 f& uKi-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed
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}0 t+ F) {- m K& r9 l6 Y4 g* E( YAllied aircraft losses 6 T+ F# g0 J9 c8 G; C( ?
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed 6 s8 n4 ?/ L0 b2 @; J _
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Allied Ships
9 Y) M8 h$ l% j* N3 X# ~+ yCV Intrepid, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage . m! M; K+ W5 ^; r- b0 S7 K
CA Raleigh
+ k m0 M* W& u1 H8 F' N$ V( T% q s! qCVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ( J8 q' w. [, g2 ?5 Y
CVL Cowpens, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
! t7 X0 M5 B' e" l2 DCVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage u! c+ @" D: K' y X
CL Cleveland, Bomb hits 1
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! F/ B# w8 A- p/ T; {7 YSecodary strike: ; t: t7 h: w) `3 h! `; G1 h% N* {
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84 % R2 H7 a% k- x& T# c# j
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Japanese aircraft
6 J$ X9 h/ {4 i* e* ~( |/ G* xA6M5 Zeke x 7
; U7 p x7 C) d% P* k6 m' LD4Y Judy x 36 # O- Z% c5 `1 L" w: L5 `2 }; K
B5N Kate x 5
0 V# a$ Q% P$ R( `' YB6N Jill x 8
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3 P9 ~9 _0 c, j5 S+ S9 x1 [, Y: gAllied aircraft 9 q/ c. N/ g7 z/ C6 n5 r( N: s; Q
no flights
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+ f5 W( Y. K* v* a; J0 o/ y; M' kJapanese aircraft losses R& G% e" ]' O. H7 Y4 N; _$ l, g
B5N Kate: 2 damaged 1 I. k d% o; }# B! g
9 K6 w+ x; e3 B: j- JAllied aircraft losses 1 h+ B7 N3 ^% O7 h% U
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed / d, ~1 _9 y; E6 |; h. o* g3 E4 n
% z9 N' ^/ S2 E5 R- G5 ?0 ~0 DAllied Ships 3 l4 O6 z0 }0 ~
CV Intrepid, on fire, heavy damage
, Y& }: G4 R" S- QCVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage / _2 s3 U4 E6 J4 E4 w; }$ S m1 Q
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And this one fails to find any more targets:
# ]) Y5 I% N2 u; V8 Z7 b) xDay Air attack on TF at 80,84 ) e( t' C( G- c; k% F& U+ t
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Japanese aircraft ; Y! ~& v W" W, m. Q2 i2 w
A6M5 Zeke x 3
$ m& o; Z& ~- R- dD4Y Judy x 14 H" O; E3 x7 d9 c. M, q9 K
B6N Jill x 11
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" X- u1 J; b; r/ ~$ M2 iNo Japanese losses
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LBA Jills:
% N# m7 ?9 F8 N$ ]. KDay Air attack on TF at 77,83
2 K3 V; h$ w+ B3 C% B; C/ m1 f, \9 t; t6 N4 d
Japanese aircraft % q* _% B+ j y! r
B6N Jill x 8 8 X, c) e/ Y: C( l1 v O
( M- q+ C3 d) \5 h4 N; s4 r2 mNo Japanese losses
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Allied Ships : a! Y: y( b2 _: `, |9 o' T
CV Bunker Hill, on fire, heavy damage
# D3 X7 z- Y$ @; \( S- [5 YCV Wasp, on fire, heavy damage 2 X7 m3 W. x& \. {, T- X1 c
) S$ [3 o% e) \7 m% w3 cAfternoon phase saw KB clouded in so LBA from Kusiae did all the work: 7 U/ E9 q* N6 j. p5 ~6 O
Day Air attack on TF at 79,85 - g, E+ q o2 s, G
1 L$ Z( C( p$ f. _: RJapanese aircraft
- }: N' S/ J1 H2 E( e3 f7 dG3M Nell x 7
S- b/ I8 i+ i9 ]5 d B' wG4M2 Betty x 38
( C0 V3 |4 {# J8 R; cP1Y Frances x 14 2 c5 {) I; c6 k; A6 `
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 46 2 \- X% T, j+ R% F4 j8 T4 r3 L
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5
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Allied aircraft
8 Y: g: R* G* rFM-2 Wildcat x 12 . u& T+ L# N- d0 L
" { j& r4 }" r1 h+ e P8 OJapanese aircraft losses L: ]- x$ u( F4 i1 y) n$ [# k# V3 |
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged , ^4 P. z9 W$ z9 [# ]. K, |' P* K& M6 }
G4M2 Betty: 5 destroyed, 28 damaged ! Q! J# K6 e# C9 N' y" T
P1Y Frances: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged
3 \5 ~$ W/ B, H2 t. _) W7 HKi-43-IIIa Oscar: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged ; i) c, I+ |% v6 V+ d7 M
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Allied aircraft losses
2 g3 z) Q: B. l( G* lFM-2 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
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Allied Ships # ~$ _& g7 y' h6 s. z* G& ]) J
CVE Savo Island 5 n" T" o; J3 L
CVE St. Lo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
7 W, ~* ^8 |7 _/ a, M0 i/ xCVE Kadashan Bay, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 6 [; Z7 T) `$ ~0 N# a# F
CVE Petrof Bay ! t* Y% Y7 _5 G1 s
CVE Saginaw Bay, Torpedo hits 1, on fire ! n" K- P, h7 C( j) ?
CVE Long Island ' E6 q% X( R5 y* H* \
CVE Rudyerd Bay & v: R- I. W5 A* P; k* d
/ l# N" z) ^& G, p" |Jills are more successful this time:
8 z1 f) n* t& Y, ~( IDay Air attack on TF at 77,83
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1 L/ ]1 j8 F0 Q9 \ QJapanese aircraft
( H0 r- y9 w2 L4 cB6N Jill x 8
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4 [' t9 D2 M4 w4 HNo Japanese losses
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Allied Ships
2 h, N+ r& O# i q: p9 TCVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage & }9 U5 ~9 ]% w" i |5 s+ F6 _
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' n0 g( t5 l9 C$ ^- X+ B% W. \AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/09/44
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By now my subs are in position also: " J3 ]3 s, f& u
Last two sufrace actions find the crippled Franklin and an AO: : g# H E+ q1 A; {( p' d: f. L, X
Night Time Surface Combat at 78,81
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3 |* `+ V8 S5 XAllied aircraft
$ a7 l+ v' m5 X% Fno flights 7 B/ g2 W# k" y2 T
" Y7 U6 u( U" tAllied aircraft losses
6 p4 ~9 ?: i$ }1 Q: gTBM Avenger: 4 destroyed - f' x/ g0 A& E: E
SB2C Helldiver: 12 destroyed ( X2 {* `) \! n4 R2 B6 S
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Japanese Ships ! J* U/ Q: t# K9 j) }/ W* d. l4 S" w
CA Takao
4 a2 B' T; b o/ U; \5 D" ?CA Atago
, g h- V0 d) r' i& _CA Maya
! d, m: W; ]/ y: g0 ACA Chokai $ h; v/ x# M5 s! y5 L% T; O
CA Myoko % R8 n! L8 w, v: N+ @; t, E
CA Haguro
. f8 H2 U$ X1 o, i) N' P fCA Nachi
3 z4 S1 G6 W& ^6 l- a' ^+ i+ Q8 n4 q" gCA Ashigara
8 {. k7 r) }% fDD Tamanami
( q+ g0 q l P5 g5 q& QDD Suzunami
0 f- P' L/ R+ _2 BDD Kuroshio 6 F. `! Y& o: t8 M( g* M
DD Oyashio * Q7 k& R5 `0 Z4 q$ T P, N# l5 w
DD Natsushio 5 U @, C5 k1 i8 b& b
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9 f! }, ~2 ?/ h1 ]( }% F) d6 vCV Franklin, Shell hits 3, and is sunk ; J z# q% Z6 s; _; m. O$ r
DE Whitman, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk 9 x/ R' g1 o& G: E
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1 m x* `$ p FNight Time Surface Combat, near Namorik at 79,83 % P' \: ~. `$ D' G5 H& f
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Japanese Ships
1 t8 B9 n! |) { j' h, o) l9 [+ KCA Aoba
) U2 |7 R8 A' oCA Kinugasa
" R. P/ Y% U0 d- z" ]CA Furutaka
- c6 V5 Q9 m% f4 b: rCA Kako + i4 f* }- J% T( t) U; T+ g6 Z/ e5 k
CL Abukuma 7 `# L" i* q4 ?/ v j7 B
CL Kuma
9 k' p9 b$ z$ i4 x. p/ xCL Tama
8 P) J. r1 m4 \4 g; _) rCL Kiso
0 A( E+ Z$ b' b8 q7 q% _8 h2 rCL Yubari
- G8 Z- Z6 H$ N- O) y) k& Q$ D) qDD Kiyonami
. u3 e% v% Y2 a6 @7 Q/ Q# tDD Yukikaze * u1 N1 s9 X* u, a3 L
DD Isokaze
& S, x; a+ W7 z/ |DD Shiranuhi 1 e% c3 Y/ m, [( \! W- i3 c: R% |
DD Arashi . }& V% F' a& O% t5 x
6 L! F* t* r$ i2 RAllied Ships * D# B2 p! _& A# ~- T I
AO Schuylkill, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
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, m3 e- h! \ S. I* u8 IThe only air strike of the day was once again from Kusiae and it delivered a coup de grace to the CVs: 4 K8 q: l6 K1 N3 N
Day Air attack on TF at 79,84
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Japanese aircraft , s0 G/ M; {' E% x! j( `% L, E
A6M5 Zeke x 5 ' c" v' M$ h$ L3 F6 H) u
B6N Jill x 8 " l6 ~. ? P4 g6 t1 L9 V
G3M Nell x 3
5 R! m% u, K- G! ~G4M2 Betty x 31 / p- z. D. e0 z, t5 n% \3 ^. q' h
P1Y Frances x 9
. p3 a# t u6 G3 w: Z7 dKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 45
8 Q. s. S" y K. lKi-61 KAIc Tony x 3
% h! I/ F- Z' I }7 X/ cKi-84-Ia Frank x 14
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Japanese aircraft losses
% ]/ B( q9 h' o- x5 W1 H0 lG4M2 Betty: 1 damaged
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Allied Ships
( a" M0 C5 U s1 p6 A$ g5 XCVL Independence, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
& _+ T/ L2 ~3 ^" ~: S; _1 TCV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 2 L. M8 n' U; R! V4 q5 \
CV Illustrious, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage ) B6 X% Q8 N1 d$ K# U% G3 ?) M
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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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一切都结束了
4 L8 }8 L$ e: C' U: t' ?% m好像盟军已经投降了？ |
发表于 2008-2-25 22:47
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