AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/08/44
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& b+ m$ V2 u" ]" h3 c" nDay 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
- G5 P& R: t5 oAllied aircraft : @ F n& m& T
no flights
* W5 {% K9 Q9 m XAllied aircraft losses
/ j3 F; Q" q8 _7 a1 RSOC-3 Seagull: 6 destroyed 8 K8 I2 i7 f$ S+ k% _6 x% \$ B
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5 g+ i4 d3 c! E4 ]/ }# V2 DBB Mutsu ' O: A- [# g7 W$ s1 u, D C
BB Yamato 3 @: j2 m+ i1 @' B8 I* S8 y9 t
BB Fuso ' D0 w2 Z1 N# n9 u0 `2 W8 ?: V) E
BB Yamashiro " v; ^, `( p* K3 ~4 ]0 U
CL Tatsuta / m/ j. m( c' e4 ?% @6 m
DD Tanikaze 0 x- T9 U1 ^9 B3 d
DD Fubuki % R8 N u. [% R- Z/ P% {
DD Shinonome
6 O8 Q: n# W% E" l. VDD Usugumo ! P. A9 ]% T! H6 E L
DD Shirakumo
3 f- B ], u+ P" h# F' C6 kDD Isonami
4 c( {: c+ K. F. o! LDD Hatsuyuki
" u% a- X. _* rDD Uranami
0 F0 a2 M) s: `; KDD Akebono 8 [& A' u/ A% G( [6 @2 z
: w% ?; U) \. `% V8 V6 kAllied Ships
" S C; _4 {/ m7 k: xCL San Francisco, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage
* H) g# z; V/ M, k/ s, bCA Astoria, Shell hits 23, and is sunk 7 w1 F# J1 j4 }" R
CL Hobart, Shell hits 21, and is sunk
* y# t1 |, ^* W# p6 t1 WCA Concord, Shell hits 29, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk % a, H" O5 u, j: R
DE Stadtfeld, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
0 W6 v1 D% N/ M @2 H+ C3 Y& wDE Harold C. Thomas, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk % K; Z' M& o8 B$ n! Z. |* i
DE Tisdale
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! B9 m+ U7 \7 CNight Time Surface Combat at 78,83 3 Z. i. K( e: t* K' k
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Allied aircraft
1 a$ Y& U# a, Q; Pno flights ' o1 I+ O k/ [8 g; C
; z! g5 ^' y% R9 b$ K. d3 JAllied aircraft losses 8 B4 P' `6 p9 ?- A7 v- _; z) ^2 z
SOC-3 Seagull: 1 destroyed # d* K$ l2 }- |
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Japanese Ships + i/ a g% S: `" V& x& s+ R4 ~
CA Takao, Shell hits 1
) E/ Q3 _0 Q! n7 b; v( d, @CA Atago, Shell hits 2 {8 U& u2 ~2 K: |/ [" r0 ~
CA Maya, Shell hits 2 + A# n9 t3 @+ O6 j' {9 P
CA Chokai 4 w3 g0 y! p. b! R& G
CA Myoko
[, O: a2 f! i# Q9 }; o* a6 dCA Haguro + A0 t8 t/ h- X0 W, M
CA Nachi, Shell hits 1
6 K: V. a( {& c% N! I9 gCA Ashigara, Shell hits 1
0 r$ t5 [0 ~! Z$ d5 j4 U% H9 u% U" vDD Yugumo, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
. p* ]8 }% m4 n; f3 ?' K) RDD Tamanami x8 O& j' {1 i* H; o2 E5 M
DD Suzunami
' c7 }! S4 S# R/ y: hDD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1 " t. ^/ Q8 y8 d3 g
DD Oyashio
# F5 Y; i. }) a! @' @+ TDD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire ( r) O: L: F9 D6 K
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Allied Ships / c0 E- L) u" M& ?: }
CVE Santee , ]6 a9 y. w! M2 |: t& m
CVE Manila Bay 4 t* x2 K0 u7 _% y: A
CVE Natoma Bay
, H b0 T# k0 Y- b6 J/ a0 P- MCVE Gambier Bay
3 c' t3 x' m2 {7 pCVE Nehenta Bay
) Q; m& w0 j9 X: ACVE Ommaney Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire % r; J# [0 l0 ^& D
CL Montpelier, Shell hits 3
, G# E* Q A7 B0 V) H+ h- D! yCL Mobile, Shell hits 25, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk $ N; R; A6 P, }% M% P
CA Salt Lake City
: m9 n! u% S: PDD Ammen $ }" q4 F8 F& G6 |5 v
DD Anthony, Shell hits 1 ( {% r% \8 L: S* V; P5 u, N
DD Aulick, Shell hits 1
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( z& ]( v( D$ X; I3 ~. lNight Time Surface Combat at 78,83 k1 Y! w2 F! L M
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Japanese Ships 3 l: R* t5 \: e* ]/ i$ b+ v6 _0 @
CA Takao, Shell hits 1 - v) m$ p9 k" p3 r* Z% c; A: z: w
CA Atago
, z! R9 S) Z; t' `CA Maya 7 L3 [6 V6 u! c8 @
CA Chokai 1 p9 q7 v2 K% b6 y( J
CA Myoko
- ^0 x5 k3 j( l$ i7 E/ @2 C6 VCA Haguro
, ~. a' Y$ u/ H$ T1 V+ w. @CA Nachi
9 ^3 v2 u; B* @' @- t5 ]& lCA Ashigara
5 C- W2 X- s2 r: R' K8 @0 ]DD Yugumo, on fire, heavy damage : F$ ?: \# a( j6 m. w6 M7 o
DD Tamanami
5 t# d6 O/ o9 P. I4 xDD Suzunami " h8 T* F% z& H, z5 R7 T. J6 ]
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1 9 G1 a' }6 O4 P
DD Oyashio ) M3 f+ t- @5 e2 T$ D
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire
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9 _2 X. m7 r* K$ q& L' oAllied Ships + L- r. F! }! M+ ?
CVE Petrof Bay
% V' x* I0 s( ACVE Savo Island
1 U* B9 x6 L! t4 @CVE Rudyerd Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire
& n+ T' b1 V( F$ }. fCVE St. Lo
* u: \) t0 P8 _) ]; n1 V, b$ r( kCVE Kadashan Bay
( {, v% H- p7 M8 [6 gCVE Saginaw Bay
( @ X& [1 ~5 D' P) a8 MCVE Long Island
+ F9 [; [& z z/ PCA Vincennes & e: S3 m- d0 U. m
CA Wichita
+ ~( X+ l9 w% Y( hCA Boston ) [- l3 v! S/ j9 L' ^
CL Boise
, ^3 Q( r u' A, n: }2 Y" ?- V# W. rDE Bangust ) `9 |, \3 v1 q
DE Baron, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage " j$ h* o# F7 o
DE Levy 3 T4 ?3 I; r2 G2 q# L: ?
DE McConnell
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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no flights
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Allied aircraft losses & j3 T F! I& ^ |) T: F( o* h
FM-2 Wildcat: 11 destroyed 1 N: g/ o0 A7 C' l( T' Y
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed
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" v9 k" u( o- n8 gJapanese Ships
" X* K, b5 C( |- n/ s S" W8 `CA Tone 4 e( ^4 m }9 }: h7 s$ K- e" G; W1 R
CA Chikuma
+ ]* M7 ]; \. G# q Z/ [( @- UCL Nagara, Shell hits 1 - k% u- k3 N& F% }3 N
CL Isuzu
! Y6 I# c4 @# w9 D! W2 H5 BCL Natori & |3 p( ~/ u8 m$ l6 `& _7 c
CL Yura
3 \9 v# x9 U. ]% N( f: |CL Kitakami
r0 O& P ~0 j1 X, XCL Oi 5 `$ i, y) y4 H/ N9 U* ?& M
DD Shimakaze
1 n# g. N+ x. `6 yDD Fujinami, Shell hits 1 0 w: v. ?! e! x1 d7 g6 I7 W
DD Kishinami 6 d& X2 ^% b2 j$ L
DD Hamanami
! U& ~+ h$ k% q0 ADD Hayashio, Shell hits 1 ( E8 q6 j0 s/ J* M
DD Maikaze % F% q1 I6 ]2 j) L+ o% q2 s6 ?
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Allied Ships ( i( N) ]9 f# ~4 c, s( G- E% ]
CVE Prince William ; J0 U0 G5 W" d% B2 ~9 X l3 [0 q& b
CVE Barnes, Shell hits 2
1 C. m; N' {3 y! A8 OCVE Anzio, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
. g8 |! Y# s9 O1 k+ ~1 Z: zCVE Liscome Bay, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk : ^' |/ P5 v0 t% \6 s% j
DE Bebas, Shell hits 8, and is sunk 1 B5 ?7 y# s# V: ^; p/ a
DE Brackett, Shell hits 1 $ W& i9 E9 Z- r2 x- y. E* n
DE Cabana, Shell hits 13, and is sunk # u4 n) [! F$ r, c) L# W
DE Canfield, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 8 C( C5 V( {: d7 [/ n$ E
DE Carlson, Shell hits 1, on fire 1 J; Y% q1 H% f! |* j6 T
AO Brazos , i- W+ l; h5 T
AO Kanawha
( {5 S% s6 s4 C% x) P* zAO Neches, Shell hits 1 " q( F0 W0 ?- N
AO Tappahanock
8 y/ m! {4 l" d) z; B1 L, y9 f- E8 fAO Suamico : q+ ]; f" z) B8 s
AO Millicoma . ], ^7 z o5 v; z+ H$ ]) ~! D. K
AO Saranac
+ f) \9 p& v" ^" K6 W; t/ ^AO Saugatuck + J2 n" A( J* m0 Q( G5 a7 X' Q
AE Pyro ' ^ h1 z% \8 U2 Z- `: O$ \: ?
AE Henry L. Hoyt
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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CA Tone 2 o( z" Z; T2 E0 t2 ]7 f6 `
CA Chikuma
# c- V- f# U6 }; O$ PCL Nagara / I& t/ S5 R* W3 A
CL Isuzu
$ U8 _3 \; _7 |" _3 e- tCL Natori $ A. V0 n0 F: T, C. O! X
CL Yura + ~0 K8 R1 F7 L& }
CL Kitakami
0 `& d Z4 _4 v! D8 DCL Oi
5 F8 c g$ O5 LDD Shimakaze
7 m6 j- G" g4 V" f2 r VDD Fujinami
% y# s6 W! f# g: A; z1 b5 _; a7 L- xDD Kishinami " m K5 a0 g2 b) B
DD Hamanami % |# W2 l; h* L8 n
DD Hayashio
" h8 {5 |' w9 Q p8 x" G4 UDD Maikaze 3 k3 B8 g4 e& @* s- {
! l" f5 `4 p5 n# _Allied Ships - W/ @ K0 I: {# c1 U0 M
DE Samuel S. Miles, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
" X5 w, d& q8 a C" Z G! ]. [, KDE Osterhaus, Shell hits 50, and is sunk
5 u, i* }# M' R/ m7 {) e0 pDE Parks, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
( G x/ ~$ B; }7 C# i- n) FDE Riddle, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 6 V: r& t! k4 f& `. t4 A j
AO Cache * k( d4 q" u9 O7 o" {
AO Schuylkill, Shell hits 7, on fire : K5 X, y1 h, m% S4 V& l
AO Cossatot + v V- l& P: t) p
AO Chepachet
" v4 v& a4 R4 Q0 UAE Jacob Riis, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk % R4 f7 `* O) Y; k9 E
AE John P. Gaines, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage % V( ]1 }- ]* ~9 |% z
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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, T( r. I: ], _7 _) y% ]Japanese Ships
% d# s% C* [! c/ r' T' [+ v% `CA Tone - ]1 q+ E0 B( \9 M+ T
CA Chikuma
; n4 t V# @: VCL Nagara, Shell hits 3, on fire
/ ^! | t1 o( N9 J1 O. tCL Isuzu : g) }: [% W1 u6 ?
CL Natori $ R; g8 u+ E( ^
CL Yura, Shell hits 1, on fire $ M3 K* y4 Q( H J' E9 E
CL Kitakami , W$ `; o% P0 J2 U6 g, y% R
CL Oi, Shell hits 1
, w: i6 I& H9 @0 H+ LDD Shimakaze . t2 A' B1 w" ~/ U4 h# O$ l
DD Fujinami
% m, W( G0 |1 ^4 R% tDD Kishinami
1 {8 _" I* ^9 t! }/ PDD Hamanami 0 `- b+ h( f" ^; m9 w
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1 7 J9 R, b# R! N- S2 e7 e+ d
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 1 3 P' D. U6 S; Z6 B& [# r6 R
& _5 A* P- d! t; qAllied Ships * y0 y% V) m; V9 q% y, p2 K( y4 Z
CV Hornet
! E1 N: v7 ~7 B' _" p3 z4 p7 D( ~CV Intrepid, Shell hits 1, on fire . F( F5 }3 m4 v
CVL Princeton % S5 i6 x0 w1 n/ Q
CVL Belleau Wood, Shell hits 1 ) G1 \/ O/ ^" M7 @& e
CVL Cowpens % a) W. e5 x/ @: H1 p
CL Chicago ' x0 g2 Z; L( ?7 ?* n' F) a
CL Cleveland 5 v( T6 \+ j* g
CL Columbia 7 l! r, }; u0 G. S2 K" {# s
CA Pensacola ; W& s8 U7 {7 }8 L! ]6 L
CA Raleigh, Shell hits 2 3 f9 l4 `4 G7 I2 f
DD Boyd , [/ V3 a- k4 ~: f$ O3 H
DD Bradford
~+ D1 _' q9 t6 `* ?DD Brownson, Shell hits 1 0 @* g/ K3 S7 l/ \# {# }
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4 F q# |5 @3 v }' i' i; j# SThis last USN CVTF was then caght by KB: 5 B2 r; L+ g ^7 V( N
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84 & t3 K( P, f6 }" p, w: t" ?+ q2 z
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Japanese aircraft 9 {8 V7 o' C% M* x- k
A6M5 Zeke x 33 6 p8 S* s: O! X- q
D3A Val x 7
& u& \3 C# u% f* kD4Y Judy x 123
9 D5 m4 |9 D! v" XB5N Kate x 35 7 i& C" e& J- ~# f2 v" c) k
B6N Jill x 67
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Allied aircraft
6 L6 c4 Q/ u- C5 a* }1 y+ aF6F Hellcat x 3
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Japanese aircraft losses 5 j2 U) K: f! L" j Y8 ?7 ]
A6M5 Zeke: 3 destroyed
$ a" K& J7 H7 M n8 H. \+ QD3A Val: 3 destroyed + J; D# f8 S7 r, s7 N
D4Y Judy: 14 destroyed, 22 damaged ( y7 B8 m$ {1 c4 z6 f \! y8 G
B5N Kate: 4 destroyed, 18 damaged
6 q1 n8 l' U$ `- E( rB6N Jill: 7 destroyed, 21 damaged 4 |' k2 f0 f/ _# l0 j- w
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Allied aircraft losses
( [; ^% E' C2 H5 u% H6 }F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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1 o! E( S6 D( WAllied Ships
7 s* ^/ J" B) q L0 dCV Intrepid, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage + t( f0 D( \/ b& M: S
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 2, on fire 5 K0 Y4 o- ^, v2 U2 S6 ^
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 7, on fire, heavy damage 2 C# Y1 D8 A) b- |
CVL Princeton, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
4 ^- F2 j" Q( O4 {( d, O, eCVL Cowpens, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
: K. K1 J; w8 ]8 DCL Cleveland, Torpedo hits 1 ; O* c9 J9 Z, t
7 t9 Z3 l; ^7 D$ D, P- i+ O7 o- QAnd then by LBA: + i- R7 W; j. y) a: S
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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. S( h0 J& _: f. W2 q- L) yJapanese aircraft 0 [7 @5 c. X2 v$ t4 l1 B- L
A6M5 Zeke x 16 " ^+ }% z* K8 y. i. s, I o& q
D3A Val x 14
+ ?+ X7 @8 X) i0 N H2 @; nD4Y Judy x 38 1 b0 h# `1 v$ ]+ y9 ]4 o8 Z! \
B5N Kate x 24
( U) u# e6 D8 Z! t# S4 O5 NB6N Jill x 3 % N, S' f M% P( T
G3M Nell x 9
2 G1 y5 S; g& G' W& P: _G4M2 Betty x 49
. }% I/ Q' G, S: NP1Y Frances x 20 8 {1 A( [" F4 u6 ?+ V8 h! h2 C+ x- v
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 51
$ Y- R: t& }4 |Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5
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Allied aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses 0 G7 B# i1 C6 u
G3M Nell: 1 damaged
4 k& `; ^1 x7 d! aG4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged ' U& }& U+ X* i4 M0 E8 ^' V2 B
P1Y Frances: 3 damaged 1 _# V* a% i S- A9 W3 m
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed " i1 u; D! v; `
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Allied aircraft losses
5 S5 F* e% m* A }F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed - B8 M; |$ J6 |1 J, ^& L9 V+ i9 C
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CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Q }8 C% V( R: f! r( K
CA Raleigh
- q- w) Q( X D; I! M/ l+ gCVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
+ w7 k6 K. }, V) g# M. N* ECVL Cowpens, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
, }7 a0 V3 H1 fCVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage 3 A+ V5 \' X- P7 U- A1 z
CL Cleveland, Bomb hits 1 ) V# ~; ^: X, x5 F0 w7 V
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Secodary strike: / }, l2 q) M4 s% O$ O" C* e" G
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84 / ?3 |9 q. _* z0 \) K2 ]2 B
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Japanese aircraft
3 R1 D. ]" k7 l( ?A6M5 Zeke x 7
+ E; {( x; ?1 Z5 t8 _D4Y Judy x 36 * J/ c4 u; B" ?) t& a% K
B5N Kate x 5 4 \( l9 U* \: f$ F9 c
B6N Jill x 8 " s' B9 W7 }, J; V
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Allied aircraft 1 d* A: w" K1 m+ C9 h$ T, W: r
no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses : X9 x7 F% i9 V+ D2 q
B5N Kate: 2 damaged 9 t3 t# J2 F2 l0 o% \
7 g7 ~* b' b5 {5 O. P
Allied aircraft losses
5 K+ P% i6 p8 b4 {8 sF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships # A; }1 c, T; k& r. i$ Y
CV Intrepid, on fire, heavy damage 9 |: c% m. E5 W! N( _2 c
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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And this one fails to find any more targets: 4 Z c2 G: o8 X, y1 a, X$ D4 a$ c
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84 * \3 C6 H- h8 j5 W9 A9 g# z
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Japanese aircraft ; e4 ?6 y. M7 g" a ~0 c
A6M5 Zeke x 3 / A$ w5 K$ r+ p' L' E
D4Y Judy x 14 4 A1 x, I) \# ?" s' J# |
B6N Jill x 11 8 Q3 a3 E ?# e# d& J
( S3 f5 F: n: {& ?' G! FNo Japanese losses 6 B$ N e# A8 ]# c7 z! v6 j( m+ @+ p
' f c& q" G) S; oLBA Jills:
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+ @1 j. e1 L; C, uJapanese aircraft
3 k7 c! @* C1 B/ F6 ]7 \# FB6N Jill x 8 * J1 R& n; z3 L
, A) B. [" n1 L& U; A% INo Japanese losses l5 H; l, T- b+ c
y. ^7 P( t0 c1 J' |4 s, NAllied Ships
3 x0 M% i T$ `& H' r' xCV Bunker Hill, on fire, heavy damage ) y5 `. ?* ~5 `2 `9 |' K1 D6 S, o
CV Wasp, on fire, heavy damage & K2 [ _, z* p: D
! k$ f- P1 E* eAfternoon phase saw KB clouded in so LBA from Kusiae did all the work: - f( y/ @/ }* [. N; v
Day Air attack on TF at 79,85 2 ^; o( n+ l. L( F- W
& k4 e, f, K6 S& \, J& O, S% HJapanese aircraft 5 N+ U3 I- ?# e$ {' g. w/ f
G3M Nell x 7
+ M2 b8 x; n/ I( y9 ]0 e- OG4M2 Betty x 38
: h. T5 B! k( t3 b3 @P1Y Frances x 14 8 C6 }3 A& `# T: D! v& n7 @
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 46
* I) a$ b1 c' o0 PKi-84-Ia Frank x 5 - `- u7 a1 q1 a8 r3 ]# {4 c, b1 X: C5 p
2 q: I4 s' a. M) u# S
Allied aircraft
/ _6 G; W0 B/ }+ M- FFM-2 Wildcat x 12
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Japanese aircraft losses
$ b- Q6 o$ }& gG3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
% {2 P A T, T) ?7 P& ]% p. RG4M2 Betty: 5 destroyed, 28 damaged 3 U: j! X- Y! _& e3 h7 F) S
P1Y Frances: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged 9 L* ~2 l: _1 C: { M' [5 w; n: K
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged + B4 P3 ?, Z" }; A# b5 E
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Allied aircraft losses
2 V% {+ {7 v/ V e: JFM-2 Wildcat: 7 destroyed + k9 a0 x z1 x8 e S) b$ Y
/ H+ X) b5 m0 R1 J( R4 ^Allied Ships
+ Z- K% q* e6 J' y# t8 u/ LCVE Savo Island 1 i4 X9 S/ I7 \( S: \7 L( @
CVE St. Lo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 1 i- @9 @/ } o0 Z. o7 i, D
CVE Kadashan Bay, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
3 q; V5 _, |- n. {% n! L# QCVE Petrof Bay
2 y; j8 s, t1 ACVE Saginaw Bay, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 2 v# S. w7 T. v3 p* [
CVE Long Island ; }4 E4 j2 c }/ ^5 N3 f, x
CVE Rudyerd Bay
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Day Air attack on TF at 77,83 # ~6 a8 L* |4 p4 Q) y
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Japanese aircraft : g' S7 s# ?2 Z. H" u5 ~" M
B6N Jill x 8 ! w. t( E' ?0 H& G* ?$ Z' ?( i
6 R' S, ^3 ` ~6 ^! eNo Japanese losses H5 L$ P+ A; p; b
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: Y8 C- f' V! y gCVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage : v0 J. I# n: ?$ s6 k
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/09/44 + ^' S3 B: A0 ~
( i9 f" c9 w( i OBy now my subs are in position also:
7 g* g0 S& Y; J, hLast two sufrace actions find the crippled Franklin and an AO:
6 c2 v! j$ x4 P7 ?Night Time Surface Combat at 78,81
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! i- Y' ^9 J8 @4 Q( F% x& T* \Allied aircraft 5 t* `# R; H( G
no flights
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3 w3 [% W2 A% A+ wAllied aircraft losses & t/ q$ M, L0 z* z
TBM Avenger: 4 destroyed 0 g( b$ B# j; V0 s* e1 c: r! d; I2 Q
SB2C Helldiver: 12 destroyed . `4 q9 [8 p& u6 T9 _
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Japanese Ships ! l) z' A) W' j3 u2 V$ \% i
CA Takao
# ~; J; C6 w& l: E$ QCA Atago
( ~6 \" d' x6 ~+ d; ]8 WCA Maya
7 P1 e+ b% m9 f9 E* ~: m* FCA Chokai 0 D3 I: ]6 t9 E9 N/ E
CA Myoko 8 \" k' K, v% w" h" N6 ?# O5 Y
CA Haguro
$ m2 v' c k1 RCA Nachi
# U; u0 q4 c8 U, LCA Ashigara 1 B$ g: S. J& A9 N9 U7 H( |' D
DD Tamanami
; Q' ]5 ^* G6 V x. ?DD Suzunami ) C0 V x+ k3 z# O1 `
DD Kuroshio
1 o- Q& M! r/ ^, m% lDD Oyashio ) W% p! Y# t; l R4 M
DD Natsushio ! b T" r. }' D$ G5 F- f7 H
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Allied Ships ( r; Y. \! ~& k) L; F2 P
CV Franklin, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
5 [" R' C3 }' [* M7 r$ Z/ NDE Whitman, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk ) l- y w Z% f, \/ D& f
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, Z) p0 u. W8 X9 z6 TNight Time Surface Combat, near Namorik at 79,83 * ` b7 _. K: r0 Q
9 T% e% G+ z; n9 m; ?Japanese Ships
: y5 ? c8 k. S QCA Aoba
+ g% m5 ?( U- t) H$ RCA Kinugasa / a0 {' I* T0 r( b1 R( E# m7 f9 U
CA Furutaka # M; @' r) Z8 l; D4 s4 J4 p3 x
CA Kako . o% a4 F9 f* E( r* Y
CL Abukuma 0 a2 i0 `, r1 L$ \
CL Kuma
) u1 z8 s! r2 I$ Q5 @CL Tama " j: [" e7 r* A6 g4 n* Q! d& ]
CL Kiso % A4 l6 U8 I& y( P
CL Yubari 8 z# g! l( \- R$ H
DD Kiyonami
$ j; Y$ U- f0 ?2 b* tDD Yukikaze
- B7 R" }% j5 G: y( n" ZDD Isokaze 6 `$ a. G% ~2 Y% o4 S4 f% N& z
DD Shiranuhi
/ k. i7 o5 {( G3 }DD Arashi
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Allied Ships 8 c5 g6 m. n( I+ P. P* t5 \1 v
AO Schuylkill, Shell hits 30, and is sunk - M$ {5 v' y9 R. @2 B. O: C6 h# m
( A1 i6 i! n) T6 u( U' z* t, {& _3 xThe only air strike of the day was once again from Kusiae and it delivered a coup de grace to the CVs: - _, `+ r8 O! `4 C2 H
Day Air attack on TF at 79,84 ) H1 G5 K% G; F
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Japanese aircraft
6 u" S" M+ r# Q. P( \. e+ cA6M5 Zeke x 5 + O4 [% `- D6 J) q! G& o6 t
B6N Jill x 8 ( h4 _5 ^2 Z/ Y2 Q/ r
G3M Nell x 3 $ _ \0 ?$ [ _4 z: M3 r5 Y
G4M2 Betty x 31
9 t3 p, N8 i4 yP1Y Frances x 9
; Z9 a/ z2 c1 ?6 K* bKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 45
6 Q* P3 X$ {- e! z2 o& E7 OKi-61 KAIc Tony x 3 " A4 p5 Z. c, T1 m
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 14
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0 H& B% T2 O2 e+ qJapanese aircraft losses
" m% W6 W, ~; X) ]0 b+ UG4M2 Betty: 1 damaged
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Allied Ships 1 V5 d0 j. J& m) b5 `' l$ Z+ w
CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage * Q/ N( _' h1 G7 q% }
CV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
# J' J! W4 S: J! Q# Q. NCV Illustrious, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
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; I _2 o9 ~; b! aThere, 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/ F6 b1 u* E! w. c s
好像盟军已经投降了？ |
发表于 2008-2-25 22:47
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