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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/08/44 4 D0 p0 i; _- y' A) [$ A4 Y+ U5 `

7 q/ T5 W( A& I- _6 }7 |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: 6 {7 \& J% A# M- M0 z
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Night Time Surface Combat at 77,81 " k1 `; T$ I0 ^* C
Allied aircraft
5 b. {! H0 @1 A; n$ i, S$ G; {no flights
9 B5 t1 I7 Q' L) |Allied aircraft losses
! A, O- e9 c: N% R, ESOC-3 Seagull: 6 destroyed
: V' Y: @3 F, ~- A4 h" |0 {( w! z6 `$ m7 O
Japanese Ships
% f0 I" r! ?5 y% WBB Mutsu
" W& h# O) g' NBB Yamato , E* y) s! x9 C* T* w( V
BB Fuso
4 d7 m3 d. s0 Q* F( DBB Yamashiro
+ O% `0 p% {3 c, H2 k' ~+ P; Q* g6 NCL Tatsuta
: R# e: u% w  [- A7 hDD Tanikaze ) ~: G$ b; ~4 [  o' |8 \9 Z
DD Fubuki
; e5 F6 l: ^9 E( ]* N2 R7 gDD Shinonome & c2 Q: R. I, c+ K' v) h
DD Usugumo
  H$ L" p1 j: ^& A" _DD Shirakumo 2 M% _: i1 z& X: N" |! ?
DD Isonami " G7 M0 J$ ]4 {6 ?& A3 _2 N6 Z
DD Hatsuyuki
, O4 R4 c+ t9 c% _) hDD Uranami
  T% b* ~* i3 p/ R* B* KDD Akebono
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  A1 i2 k: M, w# S( ZAllied Ships
& H6 _$ `# q/ `9 `CL San Francisco, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage ) t5 r( x+ U1 Z6 P/ b1 F" ^* ]
CA Astoria, Shell hits 23, and is sunk 5 l* P2 ?$ m  G; E$ s: r0 R
CL Hobart, Shell hits 21, and is sunk 2 i& |  f/ v; Y) r1 {) V* K; C
CA Concord, Shell hits 29, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk " \5 i# ^8 X+ w: [
DE Stadtfeld, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage ) Q* K8 ^, k3 w9 a4 G7 p
DE Harold C. Thomas, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
- O8 @0 R! ~4 PDE Tisdale
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6 i) \2 S& O, J! w, T6 v) P. \Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83 : {# L# [8 m) I, G) {0 ~

! u4 X0 G, s- U, s- H8 b5 FAllied aircraft
' S; v; s' M/ V2 r6 W" Kno flights
; ]8 _" }0 d! P2 m% r( R5 A- D- y* G1 U* g$ g
Allied aircraft losses 4 f" E, N7 R/ Z
SOC-3 Seagull: 1 destroyed
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Japanese Ships - c: X0 J- q  `
CA Takao, Shell hits 1 7 p" Z' i* j7 O9 i  E
CA Atago, Shell hits 2
( w- L& n/ l; j% H7 j) k3 fCA Maya, Shell hits 2 6 \5 |4 l6 x/ u, \5 i" ~; B9 f
CA Chokai ) g- E& X* A& |* D& S$ M
CA Myoko 5 g0 P/ B, T; Z8 V
CA Haguro
, R6 S  G, n/ E5 L* t  Y" L0 G  p, o+ LCA Nachi, Shell hits 1 ( Z9 k8 `; f" p% {" G6 o
CA Ashigara, Shell hits 1 4 f' e. `7 Z9 U: l
DD Yugumo, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
- _0 Y6 u4 S9 ?1 `8 R4 gDD Tamanami
' `" f! Q. L; ]% I* }' L7 |DD Suzunami
; P3 |) Y$ C* K% s/ y& Z+ d: \DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1 7 }- R4 m9 k3 F% m" i" k
DD Oyashio
, z: U. I; k1 ^/ P' q5 ?DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire
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0 L+ J$ t* a. l* a& ]% g  K1 cAllied Ships
2 f9 _6 \$ M4 x' h' O$ N* pCVE Santee . M, D1 {2 A' @) W3 }2 [' F
CVE Manila Bay 2 U6 x0 B! a, r1 A# b, ?. G" M3 |! f
CVE Natoma Bay
- s, a% U1 e  \* f7 ~2 ~- H* dCVE Gambier Bay " i3 \& e  u- k1 S
CVE Nehenta Bay
! A/ b0 }2 I* X2 e4 i  \  sCVE Ommaney Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire
) S$ c, D2 g- i1 g/ RCL Montpelier, Shell hits 3 8 X$ f& Y6 X  ]  X' W# @" m
CL Mobile, Shell hits 25, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
  j' Y6 i, n5 _CA Salt Lake City " Q1 ?+ @# ?  `; s6 G
DD Ammen : P# I5 y! R' A$ ~8 s
DD Anthony, Shell hits 1 : }9 Z1 J: o6 o# B7 Z
DD Aulick, Shell hits 1
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83 ' r4 @6 x' J2 d: R

6 {) ]3 a( G$ A/ R  p8 Q2 U. lJapanese Ships
+ L# F7 H% O! B3 w$ D/ gCA Takao, Shell hits 1 / j5 j2 w) e0 }% h
CA Atago . h3 U, Q$ V$ F. x7 v; O
CA Maya / N5 n# `9 D+ M8 [8 Z* K) h, K. E/ E0 k
CA Chokai
7 c( A4 N$ K1 r2 D8 x0 YCA Myoko
+ w( v% q- R  W+ j+ C% |7 `1 w9 JCA Haguro " x2 n& |7 z. V. L3 P9 H& d7 R) a
CA Nachi
; t& Y" J! H# j* I) FCA Ashigara
& C, _8 b* y* ]3 M0 ?) _4 nDD Yugumo, on fire, heavy damage
8 i' I+ p3 _# BDD Tamanami
; y( M' ]' e' x% x. `DD Suzunami ) h# |1 o' G" N4 Z
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1 * E6 N) y% i" A  N! P7 ]+ R
DD Oyashio 9 ^- X, g+ q5 f/ ^: t' N" t
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Allied Ships
' \# o$ a% f1 s# cCVE Petrof Bay ! l/ K: U1 i( g, ~: F
CVE Savo Island
' i9 y6 y( x# A* ACVE Rudyerd Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire
" }2 g8 Y, v; ?CVE St. Lo
) y( {8 b  a' `5 F. @- Z; aCVE Kadashan Bay / P, Y+ p* I$ j: F! q" u% q  f4 I! }
CVE Saginaw Bay 5 P" y' V1 V7 h( N1 t
CVE Long Island
$ g; m$ A) f& o% \CA Vincennes
5 b3 J5 B* I7 ~) h) |0 cCA Wichita 4 S! g- G- J3 ^7 [
CA Boston ( W, D0 I1 ?% H, W* Z
CL Boise , \4 G9 B* N5 L; u6 z& G
DE Bangust
7 R( Y  {3 P7 C0 mDE Baron, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
3 A0 t3 B9 g; o8 H7 f. x- U  y) KDE Levy ' l# x2 I0 Z/ K* v
DE McConnell
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84 $ [1 l6 }# G& ~
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Allied aircraft / H: j) @! M7 t
no flights $ r  A5 u4 t+ c8 z0 z& ?
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Allied aircraft losses
" r) Q" e! P" C7 b: }( tFM-2 Wildcat: 11 destroyed ( {$ F0 x9 C3 |+ ]0 X
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed 6 d3 _' L) F  g3 ^1 w
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Japanese Ships 0 a2 V6 J. p7 j3 G
CA Tone % M; I# D4 R3 e4 u% |6 ~! x' G
CA Chikuma 9 F& x% w' S1 [& q' ~7 |
CL Nagara, Shell hits 1 ; F' N: K: u/ s' d8 w+ s7 b9 \
CL Isuzu
; m) O* c* s7 Z% D6 S1 z, K. V, ]& \CL Natori + L5 }, P. d% ^' a" L
CL Yura
! S9 Y; s' j8 ?& E: l, n3 |CL Kitakami
' [6 M# W1 q4 I; r/ MCL Oi
: K7 e- t, U2 ~: w: S' HDD Shimakaze
, E( ]1 j$ s( y0 eDD Fujinami, Shell hits 1
5 g( C5 k$ F: Z: o, ?; VDD Kishinami
9 C" f2 z6 e7 ^* @3 `1 }  pDD Hamanami
/ L! W5 `' \1 KDD Hayashio, Shell hits 1 " C$ N& m3 _6 I4 `. r5 F% e
DD Maikaze ' O+ B2 d0 _' b( }  o
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Allied Ships   m2 v$ ?0 q% f, P" j% p
CVE Prince William
8 n/ N3 G- r! h1 [( yCVE Barnes, Shell hits 2 0 @# g$ G+ v; K4 p3 v: r4 a5 S
CVE Anzio, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk : M% _* r0 D" w. N# X7 _
CVE Liscome Bay, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
1 |& v% R* R* s5 s# X. WDE Bebas, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
) x! y' m# i: e, X1 g% rDE Brackett, Shell hits 1
  u. N/ M: ?8 H: C* M' P. sDE Cabana, Shell hits 13, and is sunk 8 `7 m) ?! y8 S+ ]2 g
DE Canfield, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 5 v+ {6 S- Q7 E3 T6 k2 n" C2 {( m
DE Carlson, Shell hits 1, on fire ) T) o5 e6 j) O. G8 l
AO Brazos 6 Y8 |' ?% O! B. ^3 f  j3 Q0 k8 V
AO Kanawha
6 N: O% z! m# }1 ]" F" t, w& kAO Neches, Shell hits 1
# z  ~1 j: E9 H+ CAO Tappahanock
. s  t, l. H) U; bAO Suamico
7 K8 u% Z' D/ }; H4 |/ _8 Z+ uAO Millicoma
' i0 Y% C+ A/ @" q2 m5 v9 H  hAO Saranac 7 T- Q! k0 O# X$ Z% W$ f' K
AO Saugatuck - u8 x- [$ {! c* S% I* O, {3 A
AE Pyro 7 {" Z( w  p3 F" C
AE Henry L. Hoyt
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84 ( a- i" p2 j6 {$ m

0 p; y0 l+ T( e( E% oJapanese Ships ! ^" P! @, V# b+ d& c2 m- B' a
CA Tone
; C4 R) Z0 O$ j, fCA Chikuma
9 c9 R; z; t1 N3 `# i+ D6 \CL Nagara * \9 \: h; X% S, R
CL Isuzu
  B# n' k, o0 _4 Z* R1 w3 v1 V6 sCL Natori
  v5 H. Q: m- }9 J. C0 g' F/ l+ pCL Yura 0 D8 J5 c  [6 s8 N/ I
CL Kitakami
! G9 Q7 S$ J% q# u  t8 |CL Oi - D6 O* D  C8 T: p
DD Shimakaze 2 Q/ y1 o5 c$ ]
DD Fujinami
: v# y  k) E- h" UDD Kishinami
* o: Y8 n% e. \/ u+ Y1 N0 k* eDD Hamanami : J. C* o$ M& _' C* S/ [
DD Hayashio
( M0 `* @% `1 ~% T0 S# pDD Maikaze
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0 T  {% I) r, ]. Q) n( b" C# ?Allied Ships
8 q" H' ?& `0 T. m- [) HDE Samuel S. Miles, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
# Q0 I$ M4 R' I, p+ A0 hDE Osterhaus, Shell hits 50, and is sunk 6 J( S) N( J, w) ~+ b* E0 c
DE Parks, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
, {/ X1 j" a7 i, B8 ADE Riddle, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ! l: q& @6 @( R. s! a$ `% t
AO Cache
8 |6 u( b% O" p: K7 Q" ?AO Schuylkill, Shell hits 7, on fire 8 S2 _& J$ O( {+ h) e+ L/ l$ Z
AO Cossatot
) @4 A$ i4 ?5 T+ `+ z* Z' _AO Chepachet
  q! I2 f5 y7 O3 {2 n3 I! ]AE Jacob Riis, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk / y; D7 S) |% E8 m5 z" `& l
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
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CA Tone " o: |6 }8 c3 U* ]
CA Chikuma 7 V1 y% R# u$ n3 l) s& F5 l+ j% F5 n
CL Nagara, Shell hits 3, on fire , d+ }- F/ s1 S. r5 U7 n
CL Isuzu - s1 U! b! e  p$ R6 p3 l& |
CL Natori
/ I  A4 [7 r* Q& h3 T6 JCL Yura, Shell hits 1, on fire 0 i8 Q! }7 d, C8 Q! T( r: m/ z
CL Kitakami % Z; j. \+ V( t. N& W& H3 h2 k
CL Oi, Shell hits 1
- C8 R/ [: Z$ Z$ w8 a& @DD Shimakaze
; f/ {$ `5 Z" H. T1 K* t  C9 |DD Fujinami
: ^3 e& }0 d. d! E: m9 v: w. ZDD Kishinami
: L0 c3 j0 h; S( j3 n3 A/ _6 gDD Hamanami . J1 y2 Y' S- b# D
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1   d* z" B: b: ?. J
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 1 4 `( y8 f! d$ T
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Allied Ships 2 b: {, ]( D( a: f& P9 k) {) F* |
CV Hornet ) B4 P) Y8 Z/ l: \
CV Intrepid, Shell hits 1, on fire
+ E& X; e3 T$ W4 J  sCVL Princeton 4 [: P2 r" _7 u
CVL Belleau Wood, Shell hits 1 6 Z0 R6 o8 k3 a
CVL Cowpens
) n3 @  s1 A4 uCL Chicago
: }; R2 M. g# g% v- @1 ]2 y# QCL Cleveland
! Z, `$ e& d2 k2 D0 UCL Columbia : N* J, Q" ?. W3 p0 A& \7 V
CA Pensacola
/ n- q" W0 S8 }% `4 {( BCA Raleigh, Shell hits 2 ! t, `! |- Y* S8 H/ s% O4 m
DD Boyd
- A" J% l! T* t) X; cDD Bradford
) q; A6 `' f5 p% UDD Brownson, Shell hits 1 4 d1 q/ J5 I+ Y9 B) I1 _: C
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This last USN CVTF was then caght by KB:
  t( L* w! w* lDay Air attack on TF at 80,84 - P" s5 G- t% w2 m) g: v) `8 x
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Japanese aircraft ; G6 }2 j( L; V. S  Q$ R" G. y  y
A6M5 Zeke x 33
  E9 ]. n6 u5 w2 yD3A Val x 7
+ e& ]9 j. S' _1 Y5 |D4Y Judy x 123
/ ?0 T" f; O9 y; O1 G: x  n! [+ B# vB5N Kate x 35
: \+ z3 E% Y$ p6 e' DB6N Jill x 67 - L1 `4 `) v5 b/ s: w
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Allied aircraft 6 ?9 t; a: c) \
F6F Hellcat x 3
5 \3 k) b2 W% @& g& G2 x2 o4 J6 i+ M6 z
Japanese aircraft losses 8 I% O9 a( p3 _0 U+ ]5 G; u' v
A6M5 Zeke: 3 destroyed ' q# [) z5 m9 J6 F; r' O% ^) U3 ^
D3A Val: 3 destroyed
8 @8 L- P- U- E& _6 l8 ND4Y Judy: 14 destroyed, 22 damaged , g* J% J, h( B3 i
B5N Kate: 4 destroyed, 18 damaged
# ~: m9 F( d8 N5 o. j0 t4 hB6N Jill: 7 destroyed, 21 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
" I5 \* V1 @, k* p- QF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
1 v# H: p) i: v2 w8 I% b: p# N$ v
8 p. }4 m4 N- y: y. eAllied Ships 9 O( Z/ S$ t! d( ?$ J
CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage + Y1 K: I. x  U; t1 u1 m/ s5 o2 D& P
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 2, on fire ! ]6 q5 \/ q5 H
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
" ^7 c% U% G8 M2 ^: a  S6 O- c9 UCVL Princeton, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
) A) p! {$ v  lCVL Cowpens, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage * D8 L6 a- V5 K1 I/ U9 u. e
CL Cleveland, Torpedo hits 1 7 C$ w+ K) E9 F6 a

3 O; P1 A1 X1 v; i" N/ \' N! z6 j$ fAnd then by LBA: * r" d" T9 j% M, n2 e
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84 9 E6 |- A2 Y" u; x) A  M) n" U7 t

; D' x& k; B. L/ N; U! RJapanese aircraft 5 a' N9 k% x9 c0 Q/ @* y
A6M5 Zeke x 16
9 m+ E8 H  X& U+ }7 ^D3A Val x 14
0 w+ W' f: W/ K  gD4Y Judy x 38 / T$ j7 \! Z5 R* u
B5N Kate x 24 . [, y) ]0 ^# P* C
B6N Jill x 3 / s. B! E0 B! s/ E
G3M Nell x 9 8 U3 R4 p3 d% }  l. o! `. _, c
G4M2 Betty x 49 # \* f  d4 ^$ `6 P# \6 [5 S
P1Y Frances x 20 ! B- @" m7 I2 C. e
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 51 7 T# t# o2 P! G3 V7 |5 N8 q3 H: _9 e2 R
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5
7 s) {' x' J; J2 i7 A; N7 Q) q; [0 R- {& I3 o: h' C
Allied aircraft 0 j% e! K" W; y- r  h( Z# j
no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses 0 o: _. m6 S3 @( _* N
G3M Nell: 1 damaged
5 \* j+ d6 D4 h) B# JG4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged 3 q- H0 e& h" t
P1Y Frances: 3 damaged 7 R% T5 G6 d; v* V" L1 z
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed " _# `+ ~" a" v7 [
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Allied aircraft losses 8 m/ ^, v: P. K1 x8 R& A3 {& S. h* n
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed : @6 Q* v* d) G$ c7 M' K

7 s4 d# `6 n& R7 dAllied Ships ; Z5 X, P5 ~( j+ T+ d
CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
+ C! ?) @( }( [: U! b; wCA Raleigh
( {' }$ M& G0 b8 b% I! X+ p& PCVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage & B  Y/ S7 Y- f. W
CVL Cowpens, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage % X$ }. P- P0 G
CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
6 W  V% G1 {. Q& |CL Cleveland, Bomb hits 1
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Secodary strike: + t' w. g2 f: d$ h
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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Japanese aircraft
; O. c- |) E( P8 F: XA6M5 Zeke x 7
0 R) u( }* H3 k( B* yD4Y Judy x 36
0 n# t+ t( k% C9 @! o0 I) J  c1 v  sB5N Kate x 5 ( f+ K: H3 c" E4 A5 G) O5 e
B6N Jill x 8 9 w7 d/ p7 l; J* `
. h7 p2 c0 x8 n- ]" K5 c
Allied aircraft # n7 y, c' ~2 h# t" I
no flights 4 F; t4 T& Y% O) `6 ^; T3 X
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Japanese aircraft losses
! R9 {4 V* o6 o2 [$ vB5N Kate: 2 damaged
5 p# j* C" K2 H0 o! q0 K7 ^" E  ]+ H5 s7 V1 v
Allied aircraft losses 7 q' p* `: X6 J5 F
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
# W+ F" d' M$ D  W3 h7 iCV Intrepid, on fire, heavy damage
- e7 e* H! b" q% [CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 4 S9 i& P; `0 o
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And this one fails to find any more targets: 8 M1 h, R& J4 c* h% M( r& O2 D
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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Japanese aircraft
! s% b- Z/ G5 n( v  ?* S$ zA6M5 Zeke x 3 ) B  A# i7 e; T% b: F
D4Y Judy x 14 & \/ `" W9 S% d. N- c2 @
B6N Jill x 11 ; k6 o, d" w0 [$ p" L5 W

3 S+ q6 E; w' z: y* a6 A1 QNo Japanese losses 1 G) |, z7 M2 y& E
4 j) K6 G$ L) s+ Q
LBA Jills:
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Japanese aircraft ' \* Z0 P; q. k! S6 \- G0 d
B6N Jill x 8
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No Japanese losses
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Allied Ships
3 _- d+ e) `* T7 |) f, ]- BCV Bunker Hill, on fire, heavy damage # U# g4 k, N) a) T  B
CV Wasp, on fire, heavy damage
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8 P! n; f  z. o/ W( r; KAfternoon phase saw KB clouded in so LBA from Kusiae did all the work:
7 ]: ~) l) p! q  {+ HDay Air attack on TF at 79,85
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1 a3 y. I7 z3 d5 A7 ?, SJapanese aircraft 6 \; I! H) B# C! f9 W5 \9 r& f
G3M Nell x 7
  B3 ^& w% t) WG4M2 Betty x 38
! h3 D. T2 ~, n& v4 R9 PP1Y Frances x 14
; v* a, e' t/ P4 F9 Q( iKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 46
1 k# F  Z( @$ \2 Z8 F* G* E% U6 `5 WKi-84-Ia Frank x 5
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Allied aircraft 4 R# B* m" a  I" `& _, l
FM-2 Wildcat x 12 4 l" u: S# n" v5 w  ]* r9 D

; w" d- D9 }1 }; HJapanese aircraft losses
; A4 Y( \) k6 h8 ~G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged 5 D0 f+ s* t) t% T5 S3 Z$ B
G4M2 Betty: 5 destroyed, 28 damaged
! Z+ g9 K4 f- u! OP1Y Frances: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged - p& b0 p+ l: P$ Y: N
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged - S* ~5 l) t8 K; P0 V* n4 j8 z

3 [" ?% N  R4 H# @: F" q# HAllied aircraft losses 1 X- k; e3 Z5 o5 @
FM-2 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
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Allied Ships . k3 l# X* X: n/ x) M1 V& |  Y
CVE Savo Island % q' l! [- ]$ [
CVE St. Lo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
. j3 s1 d3 {& U! Z0 ]  y: MCVE Kadashan Bay, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
- U* Z# [- l' Q( n' _, g2 r5 RCVE Petrof Bay : [6 ^. ]) M# p! K% @* ^; O
CVE Saginaw Bay, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
( W% O( M( v* n, A2 b: ?) kCVE Long Island : k/ ^! `8 h& I- G) q3 R
CVE Rudyerd Bay % ~% ?: C  }$ y5 X7 q& e) J4 n
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Jills are more successful this time:
& p* ]& U$ h* Z0 v+ H4 v% D7 BDay Air attack on TF at 77,83
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( K4 N; _+ Q7 Z5 H" C$ q  SJapanese aircraft
3 w8 ~1 |8 h7 vB6N Jill x 8
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No Japanese losses
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Allied Ships
; e  {6 u( x3 r, U. F0 Y% \4 kCVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 3 O& h. i, o6 }1 t
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8 d0 }* Z9 ^: p3 `AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/09/44 $ z. ?- b0 m( d5 r6 W8 W

& p  U' q: @, x6 vBy now my subs are in position also: + {, O1 ?. F1 I
Last two sufrace actions find the crippled Franklin and an AO: % v  ]& f" B& e3 t& l% ?+ x# W
Night Time Surface Combat at 78,81
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Allied aircraft
: G- I0 v/ W1 Y+ Ono flights
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! g& [7 f2 \; ?1 MAllied aircraft losses
0 d' H0 x9 c& J' ATBM Avenger: 4 destroyed
3 v2 d6 v# d1 \* ISB2C Helldiver: 12 destroyed
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3 K; D% Q7 h/ R8 ^, E) T# ]Japanese Ships
  ?. @  t, n& d6 M: n! |! F% f2 gCA Takao ( J0 p0 W; k" ~1 a, P" `$ C1 [
CA Atago : ?0 F5 R4 `& |# L& Z4 j* |: N
CA Maya
3 l! o1 G2 D/ u4 d, CCA Chokai
+ }  j, x/ S3 Z; y* uCA Myoko
; A% s% c3 x0 V" F: U. L$ G: n# WCA Haguro ; K* p$ M5 L! K1 W  j
CA Nachi 1 \& @- ]+ z0 U) j/ ~. @
CA Ashigara
: f0 R9 v. l0 @3 f, \% n; O! \DD Tamanami " g. o' T. K& B# {3 r4 Z6 t
DD Suzunami
$ e* J5 y; b% N0 ADD Kuroshio
* X& t" X; J: R6 s0 YDD Oyashio # ^% {1 r8 u; M
DD Natsushio 1 d% u' L: A6 B$ o6 t( k

/ _7 n. k; a7 g) KAllied Ships
& X* g, r, h, wCV Franklin, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
9 l2 z2 P' Q! ^% ~7 f. F3 QDE Whitman, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk + k. m3 C/ R5 A; `7 @* U! p
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; g+ X$ V/ S. d* i: ENight Time Surface Combat, near Namorik at 79,83
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Japanese Ships 8 n4 ?4 x+ ]1 W% z* i' _, t, v
CA Aoba , ?6 _' }  e# b/ [
CA Kinugasa   i8 l0 A" Q3 [4 w! R( G
CA Furutaka
5 q+ j, h) H6 A; HCA Kako 9 y( z( b( W9 r/ k  n* q
CL Abukuma
$ k4 c* `! u5 g  [# F# d3 h# h1 GCL Kuma
3 a% j# E. W2 d4 tCL Tama 1 i. l; w) S2 v* {. F: R, F
CL Kiso ) g  l( q% G9 P$ }4 s; v. n
CL Yubari - R5 d3 J2 V6 w+ o; O: G* X, Q. r
DD Kiyonami
4 u! x5 C4 p6 x' k6 i* pDD Yukikaze 0 |' [) G5 w& W2 v9 x
DD Isokaze
& r( _8 y4 w1 V' M' A% \DD Shiranuhi
" J- s3 P; {7 Z( x$ PDD Arashi
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" P2 O. f( Y8 U$ b$ ]Allied Ships
1 E! X) g% O' V$ N# NAO 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: " }, J5 l4 B, [: M& R
Day Air attack on TF at 79,84
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Japanese aircraft
+ y5 A1 P9 k+ x' y2 j: J3 V6 ]A6M5 Zeke x 5
: R  F" J$ M2 |/ I, V7 SB6N Jill x 8
, O5 l9 W" g4 \4 e: VG3M Nell x 3
7 a* ]6 X4 I! _& fG4M2 Betty x 31
) d" l& h! `9 U0 H% t4 GP1Y Frances x 9
! Q/ Y) |' T: h& i5 s. IKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 45
7 i8 a6 I! w4 T" oKi-61 KAIc Tony x 3
6 c  g: H& B% n$ J+ x2 T6 d# b6 BKi-84-Ia Frank x 14 9 p6 B3 w$ s9 x8 g  [( x! z

: [' B  d& j7 W0 RJapanese aircraft losses
& [- ^: k$ Q: [. ^: l$ XG4M2 Betty: 1 damaged $ `4 M, D6 d' S) F0 V+ ~
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Allied Ships 3 e* m, ^, j& x5 l- J0 c
CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
& p  F' d2 s* a4 uCV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
" T9 I' m) q: k9 o  v4 vCV Illustrious, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
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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. 6 j* q* L2 w7 c7 q: Q# ^' p- o8 h

, G7 H; R( o1 E! L  Z; V- J一切都结束了
, r% ?# z  O" {! i$ m. ^好像盟军已经投降了？