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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/08/44 - L& ?' U3 _* g0 O
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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: + p; p2 D! _# d
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Night Time Surface Combat at 77,81
# I0 c9 y" \! L" @  Q& Y6 O/ hAllied aircraft 8 F4 p2 A/ b/ z4 H
no flights
7 N9 n" |8 D( v( m/ o1 lAllied aircraft losses + [, h& h8 c3 u  V9 ^/ w- [5 z( V
SOC-3 Seagull: 6 destroyed " A  `. {- G# |" |

3 f% f7 T9 c1 X/ mJapanese Ships
3 M/ b# W1 t" R$ L; f* ^2 lBB Mutsu 1 @3 Q4 R' p2 v& i' k4 D( D7 x7 j
BB Yamato
* r# ]8 ]3 M5 y4 u, ]* ABB Fuso
2 Z2 Q3 q/ x, e4 v' [: \BB Yamashiro
5 i; _9 m& ^  Z1 [CL Tatsuta
8 x& s  q' z) r# ~5 B" DDD Tanikaze . f: M3 _9 B9 A& K
DD Fubuki " Y- Y# f% N: `( ^' N
DD Shinonome 5 M0 J% ?6 _5 Q" U% n, E: @
DD Usugumo
! B  K8 c/ T& k, C6 X9 J) a$ uDD Shirakumo
( Z8 e; Z5 r( `  n1 u! J* T2 f& V& @DD Isonami 8 L4 e( b& f' i0 ?! Z  J! A
DD Hatsuyuki 6 Y0 ^. w; q% s6 }
DD Uranami
6 O6 x+ S1 z8 u; h, tDD Akebono
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Allied Ships
5 t. v4 U# i3 U' o+ H6 c" h/ o7 m# {0 ~CL San Francisco, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage
) ?6 o# K0 V# a( ?2 S& z: sCA Astoria, Shell hits 23, and is sunk 6 P3 g( \6 b6 i4 k9 s/ H! j, O
CL Hobart, Shell hits 21, and is sunk $ b& V6 _0 V  {# `- U
CA Concord, Shell hits 29, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
5 W3 j) h6 J0 v  jDE Stadtfeld, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage ' o' I: n. u& s
DE Harold C. Thomas, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
  ?4 h5 d; b6 TDE Tisdale
5 w/ q& ?9 S' ~3 e6 s' U! t. F) G' Z5 [2 s3 H1 i
Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83 $ S+ S6 W2 ^- a) z2 c

: Y" o$ E( I( d3 `9 l0 lAllied aircraft * k9 M5 F  s; D( X) g
no flights . d# c0 U- ~# J! `( _" y

) V' i& t" z' YAllied aircraft losses ' J) i) r6 M4 W' @4 M3 x
SOC-3 Seagull: 1 destroyed
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Japanese Ships & Z) e4 h. H/ [# T9 H6 `
CA Takao, Shell hits 1 ( l# F5 T2 F# \  m
CA Atago, Shell hits 2
# z9 g- ?* p- B. n3 g) |+ _- u9 HCA Maya, Shell hits 2 * ]4 O- ^( ^. ]; L# i& k: W0 T
CA Chokai 1 t% [1 [0 F* W! v, W. m! |; Y! J& M; {
CA Myoko # P3 {: u, ~! O, l1 u$ \* |
CA Haguro 1 n( u; w# S, k1 M" M
CA Nachi, Shell hits 1
( h% z& z9 C: F- |/ OCA Ashigara, Shell hits 1
6 J- }' i$ e3 TDD Yugumo, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
  W9 N, s" F6 N- B3 F. XDD Tamanami + O% G4 T/ B1 g# F' W8 U
DD Suzunami & J5 s, F2 w' c" i
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1
7 V, p) w& S& x' b% u/ fDD Oyashio
1 o7 M& b9 l4 z- j: n' d$ nDD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire
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9 V& J2 r% U' b. B& I2 w/ WAllied Ships 1 J) A( ~3 t# a6 R
CVE Santee
- Z) }* w- }! ~. [3 ^$ r) \, RCVE Manila Bay
. n. d  X7 q9 NCVE Natoma Bay
  t3 g" E4 ]) RCVE Gambier Bay 9 N3 w: j: Y! y: J$ \  E8 `
CVE Nehenta Bay 0 o6 d" W! t. ]' o4 W
CVE Ommaney Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire
% ~' a( a! ~0 x: b0 n. dCL Montpelier, Shell hits 3   e8 A0 ]8 b/ }- k5 x% L# v
CL Mobile, Shell hits 25, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
1 W! b, Q" [" Y& z" p1 zCA Salt Lake City
3 H& j, U! j( l$ FDD Ammen
% M9 }3 o* U  H2 pDD Anthony, Shell hits 1   o- x+ {7 G& ~5 V) `! B& @+ D7 f: V
DD Aulick, Shell hits 1 / w+ f! h, L# h# k1 e

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, f0 _* E/ P& Y( D: V& |% v& n5 }Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83 6 q: w9 |1 t# Z7 L

. w, R8 X, m! a$ T" }# ~, CJapanese Ships ( a3 \/ E4 ~; o* ], b4 Y: Q) i
CA Takao, Shell hits 1
" Q8 [- ^( n, ~9 j9 a( v, r' x5 mCA Atago 8 f# p9 i+ g, X
CA Maya ) j+ {" ^' z* G; ^9 t
CA Chokai
- W; Q3 ^! A1 z) J8 ]/ N/ }CA Myoko - F. o( b3 c. S5 u- Q! M
CA Haguro
$ X# b" \0 j" T  e7 @* C3 ^' PCA Nachi 5 B+ T  K4 c3 O4 i# l( e
CA Ashigara
, j0 G! C. W5 yDD Yugumo, on fire, heavy damage
* L( j1 w+ f. ]9 \4 z! LDD Tamanami
& f- X: ?8 Z" ^2 B& _DD Suzunami
+ q  L& _( f( TDD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1 1 U6 q3 g# j# X& f# x) Z
DD Oyashio
! l3 ~3 c" V2 ]$ I2 X9 q; F3 VDD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Allied Ships
5 `3 G) o" X3 {' G: J) D! i& n/ `CVE Petrof Bay # @+ [3 d+ F3 t0 I; S$ h  {* o9 X( V
CVE Savo Island " T7 w3 o* n+ x0 b
CVE Rudyerd Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire 1 Y( {* Y  A( [9 _0 R1 o
CVE St. Lo
9 }; z: P/ e, p4 q* oCVE Kadashan Bay
- o4 |: H( h* d. ?( _CVE Saginaw Bay 9 r4 X" \: M3 H1 L% k4 f1 R+ v. v2 A
CVE Long Island
1 V1 b8 N. b7 v; n1 xCA Vincennes
5 q7 z6 m% b8 Z$ o) v) G$ w3 LCA Wichita / t# \2 h3 a/ z* I8 Y% T1 p
CA Boston ' Z# {! ~2 C- E6 B% a# ~
CL Boise 9 e& X& z; o' U4 A
DE Bangust ( u/ ~* C, R5 w, ~
DE Baron, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage $ r- _# j% x9 b/ Z2 T& _
DE Levy
* F" U  B' g0 Y, W6 q4 |1 q8 V) KDE McConnell , @' A% U9 t* J) k& ]; V$ Z8 \

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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84 $ z/ C6 H/ v7 v0 C. i2 @, [

, j% b7 N" Y4 x9 zAllied aircraft / V$ O" D& J; |2 `% G( a5 ^
no flights 1 i8 _) z0 ^# z+ N

  K8 Q: H& o$ E0 JAllied aircraft losses
  @2 s/ K* R: ?( SFM-2 Wildcat: 11 destroyed
9 F3 h5 U6 ?! j$ `TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed
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8 F2 i) B3 E8 i# ]/ HJapanese Ships # M3 Y! t# T! R* Z, |
CA Tone / i; Z) x7 D6 j. g. X0 v
CA Chikuma
% C/ u3 h+ Y& }  TCL Nagara, Shell hits 1
8 M2 Z' D5 o! N( ^/ `: UCL Isuzu
$ X/ I* K9 a" ~+ x- T7 J5 p5 M4 jCL Natori 6 i/ x8 i! ^3 K
CL Yura
) R5 K# n5 O% [& eCL Kitakami , V7 x. @4 ]. }* O) A2 e
CL Oi ; Z8 Y- [6 n8 g) O1 w
DD Shimakaze
' ?4 T8 d( l6 S1 A$ f$ pDD Fujinami, Shell hits 1 5 j) Q  g2 U0 t$ b" x/ i, v; j
DD Kishinami
1 l4 |' P" z$ NDD Hamanami 1 x7 `# a; b, y! U, E: s- S
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1   }* |  x5 c# ~4 o: j$ W
DD Maikaze
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3 }8 k; b+ f! J) A2 U- v- I# E) d' IAllied Ships
# x* }  m, `% L# `$ J# mCVE Prince William % f/ b  s0 r6 D& w
CVE Barnes, Shell hits 2
6 |3 S/ }% L3 ?CVE Anzio, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk % D% D! V. H. ^3 i+ X+ k
CVE Liscome Bay, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
/ a7 I5 `* U/ oDE Bebas, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
3 i- l- G$ \1 {/ S, E9 mDE Brackett, Shell hits 1 - K  e1 p+ n: c  h, ^; J
DE Cabana, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
; N- P3 \7 E; {- |, mDE Canfield, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
; y) n" B& M3 Y9 |  M, p% L7 lDE Carlson, Shell hits 1, on fire
9 i' n5 W8 w) HAO Brazos
& E1 G( e, A7 \- |1 KAO Kanawha + F8 f" ~  E' }# g/ _& q# W
AO Neches, Shell hits 1 3 V# s1 X4 W/ F  X$ P- U3 }. Q
AO Tappahanock * W" x2 Z$ R. w
AO Suamico # W/ @1 B7 L- s: G4 U( E
AO Millicoma
! d- J% T) A8 o9 Z. HAO Saranac ) G% p& M/ L( j# D
AO Saugatuck / ^5 q$ E- D1 v; O8 g* G! \
AE Pyro
8 p* `/ d  B! Z# j. `# ^+ S: q4 HAE Henry L. Hoyt
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, A( z& I9 M: @" e( b' ]5 }' dNight Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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9 V, @' I6 O- o3 s6 g& {7 h+ u0 sJapanese Ships $ I9 E+ O" z1 Y% T1 L( F
CA Tone 3 b/ [8 ?' V) S5 v/ Q+ D
CA Chikuma
9 t7 N0 J  m' w* Y( H$ iCL Nagara
* h% Q$ ~0 h' q. C2 gCL Isuzu ) b- L0 `8 }  h
CL Natori
4 c4 M; ^- {9 a+ S" [0 z% }( e, @7 C" t: \CL Yura
0 G6 z: J% T- [% B/ c+ \CL Kitakami
; G. l, a4 {2 V* z" K! [CL Oi   k% }3 ^( l1 ]0 a$ N2 q, p
DD Shimakaze ; z3 x# l* n$ S  |& l' O
DD Fujinami . ]% k6 Q  B1 j
DD Kishinami
- T- y- f# q" r  T. @! wDD Hamanami
/ \2 M# C% t$ n) O: M" o* _' H: qDD Hayashio 9 g7 c5 V9 Q/ ]/ i0 v# o$ B: u
DD Maikaze
2 r/ C7 Z! c: j+ G# D# x4 v$ Z1 ~' O% W* E7 S  b4 v$ B5 J
Allied Ships * p; a1 o0 H+ U$ {& K9 Z. `
DE Samuel S. Miles, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
/ `; J0 _# A& A( k/ j1 ~DE Osterhaus, Shell hits 50, and is sunk
0 ]$ s/ ]: N# ^DE Parks, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
- b/ Y4 r% K" E* x% Y. NDE Riddle, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 8 d5 Q# t. P4 t2 U, x0 z
AO Cache
4 v# g4 o+ ]* hAO Schuylkill, Shell hits 7, on fire   s8 v( M) v, n- k% x3 B
AO Cossatot
8 w6 X5 k) |( K4 B: lAO Chepachet
# P9 n8 @" A. o1 `AE Jacob Riis, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk # R8 P7 M; T! g0 ]& p* s! J
AE John P. Gaines, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage   K, B1 C2 Y  ], ^& |: P

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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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Japanese Ships 0 o, w+ {" G& ]( G
CA Tone 1 c& t1 h) Z) [/ Y% U9 q2 t
CA Chikuma
- ]& }3 P8 {4 {5 WCL Nagara, Shell hits 3, on fire / |+ l) _9 Q1 @# g0 ]2 ]. X
CL Isuzu 4 ]" |: b9 }' A2 }. O4 ~+ r
CL Natori
: J! e! w, H( ZCL Yura, Shell hits 1, on fire
' X" F. r% A1 sCL Kitakami ( [+ C4 J% V( E" ]" z) S
CL Oi, Shell hits 1
& `& r) m; y0 l) L$ iDD Shimakaze ' V. N1 Z: Z: U/ Y5 S6 U
DD Fujinami
5 M! x& U# G2 v% ^" J) u5 M( KDD Kishinami
# S& N0 k- G! @  w% _DD Hamanami
: P% l/ g7 W/ a# _; O* }) `DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1 2 a' A" ~! `1 C8 e4 s
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 1
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$ I# s( q: w8 Q% gAllied Ships # r. ]# q7 t- T
CV Hornet + ^7 {& Z3 q; |9 Y
CV Intrepid, Shell hits 1, on fire
. s& l6 _8 g- W+ Z3 ECVL Princeton
& y! X& J  E; f6 U( `CVL Belleau Wood, Shell hits 1
- e, y& m# T0 MCVL Cowpens
& i' W/ t, }) p1 uCL Chicago
7 p/ _3 }4 l. e; m3 L: SCL Cleveland
# P5 f( I8 Y2 L1 A. a. F$ CCL Columbia
% }) H$ C+ F9 D/ B' \; ~CA Pensacola , |3 @# Q( Z8 C' _5 {
CA Raleigh, Shell hits 2 4 V" z) d. {8 G$ t% X
DD Boyd & E4 V; V8 v0 b% y- }& I( B5 |
DD Bradford # W, ~) R5 v7 I/ B1 ?& k
DD Brownson, Shell hits 1 ' A- K" j* G8 J% Q
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This last USN CVTF was then caght by KB: 9 {3 Q: ]" a& S
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84 7 L' i8 Y& S% L7 ~

8 `! z% c) @3 V% \. J: GJapanese aircraft , }+ l+ s# S9 C3 `( v' z
A6M5 Zeke x 33 6 F* x, x' L3 `3 [' X5 G
D3A Val x 7
2 A+ s: }$ N' N" \4 x' o- ID4Y Judy x 123
# D* H0 |# T& _; b. Q# R8 y* \9 RB5N Kate x 35 . y# V; V! ?/ p; A5 I, i
B6N Jill x 67 " n" y: N% x" H4 Z7 ^  _; b
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Allied aircraft
9 l: z- z5 N% g( i, }$ e* HF6F Hellcat x 3
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9 N4 U/ @9 b1 [5 R: `1 {Japanese aircraft losses , }. l( S% v: k2 B  Y
A6M5 Zeke: 3 destroyed 0 W+ W  l0 x( ^
D3A Val: 3 destroyed ' t1 `1 |. b  |- |3 u' u' r
D4Y Judy: 14 destroyed, 22 damaged
$ Z6 ]* Q9 V. x+ B. t1 L& UB5N Kate: 4 destroyed, 18 damaged
/ ^8 `" K$ g- E9 i* h* P( y: nB6N Jill: 7 destroyed, 21 damaged 6 ?# i+ ^8 D% C* E) z2 e& n. z! Y

* g6 S% r4 X8 [- ], Y$ ^Allied aircraft losses 8 Z! _0 L6 c$ a6 L' w2 K* P
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed 7 L+ @( ], J: V) v( K' Z

4 K6 Z0 X' X8 s7 V* Q2 @Allied Ships
* ~( Q9 S. u2 y- c" }7 {CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage 2 ?, `- `2 N* e" \+ t( T- c' c
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 2, on fire + w  y) J. j7 \. m0 R
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
, _" j$ M6 \3 I5 ^CVL Princeton, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
% v7 O& J) `1 z" v. f  m: vCVL Cowpens, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage : n3 M* P, B  Z8 _0 E" D& i) f* h* S- s
CL Cleveland, Torpedo hits 1
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; Q9 N  R, K* o% m# AAnd then by LBA:
; t+ g/ _( j# G# @2 _Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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Japanese aircraft ( ^+ x' ]8 ~$ j4 a
A6M5 Zeke x 16
2 P! w4 v; p, e* l5 x; S; ?D3A Val x 14
: ]" A! P0 M# b) rD4Y Judy x 38
' {3 @! l9 g* y: KB5N Kate x 24 " e6 G6 G5 k/ ?4 ]. J" J/ N9 q% O0 X
B6N Jill x 3 1 x: A$ ^! y2 S' z. d, ]
G3M Nell x 9
$ j  h8 k5 n# E! j8 wG4M2 Betty x 49
, r/ [+ y7 W  X7 S1 ^% w# h( BP1Y Frances x 20
9 ?( o2 @# K. W$ M+ ?0 bKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 51 3 B+ l- p6 W; g2 t2 M6 a, E
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5 / Y  s' Y) R5 [: \8 @& w. m& c
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Allied aircraft
" b! t" Z% @8 r8 b6 I# sno flights
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# W5 N% U0 n6 P$ [( EJapanese aircraft losses : o6 |$ |9 O1 q
G3M Nell: 1 damaged & I5 Z$ Y4 e2 b2 S# }
G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged
. a9 g1 U5 Z1 }6 I" }P1Y Frances: 3 damaged - I1 S, g) h( |) S8 z
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed 7 O0 a+ y" }9 X( w$ p
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Allied aircraft losses
' @0 N& o  {% z4 TF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed & q8 K1 [8 b# l( H7 d
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Allied Ships $ a: w+ i% \$ X! G
CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
! K* Y& g) t" Y7 m! t0 d2 vCA Raleigh 7 [7 c& F1 j. S( M% Q$ |/ b: `
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 6 [" t, i" q7 X( y4 B7 H8 `
CVL Cowpens, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 8 P3 l9 `& ]2 b9 o1 ~  I; o, S, M
CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage , S8 w0 D/ c; [0 T
CL Cleveland, Bomb hits 1
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Secodary strike:
# I, w' Q' d8 m; y* z( A' hDay Air attack on TF at 80,84 7 w/ t8 K7 X4 j* H  j
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Japanese aircraft 3 L) w$ m2 _% m, P, P2 [2 W
A6M5 Zeke x 7 + p' @5 e" A" ~: l* |
D4Y Judy x 36
: Q" p1 H0 ^& `" \9 V0 ]B5N Kate x 5 : y; E* T0 ~4 x4 d; Z
B6N Jill x 8
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Allied aircraft
0 R6 g& W) x1 S9 a# Kno flights 9 z. }. ?# ?5 e0 l+ V* N

' Q& D* l* s3 V$ S! \' O4 C, tJapanese aircraft losses
, b& i% O$ V0 n; d) U; MB5N Kate: 2 damaged 0 v. h; N' c  C- r0 o+ [9 P2 C

2 I: g0 b5 X+ IAllied aircraft losses
7 B6 L- b- p; V) ?F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed & x# }/ _0 c, {& D" Y! j# O& x* B

% r7 m2 T/ x) t4 h! ~  hAllied Ships 0 R; z4 n0 r+ \. e
CV Intrepid, on fire, heavy damage . {/ G1 q  r* q( X2 z+ Q* W# R) }8 i. \
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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5 V3 o8 j/ v( r' t& NAnd this one fails to find any more targets:
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Japanese aircraft 9 C0 M- O( Z) k9 k. s& M
A6M5 Zeke x 3
/ I0 I4 P. u4 nD4Y Judy x 14 5 @$ \, g( f6 b. p- q, X8 @
B6N Jill x 11
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No Japanese losses 2 s+ A1 U) T0 j$ m8 R3 |. V9 q4 B% l$ u

5 L& E5 P6 M# sLBA Jills: & q$ \- L" R$ C5 [$ v
Day Air attack on TF at 77,83
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Japanese aircraft 8 @" M, l: _7 p# D
B6N Jill x 8 " f: }  v7 R/ P5 e- `7 [' G

! c$ I/ f' o4 s. \0 Q2 WNo Japanese losses ) x' H# A; s: H4 ~

! b% l% X+ X/ v! I9 EAllied Ships ! U* m3 }4 l" z: Q
CV Bunker Hill, on fire, heavy damage / o% C8 ]  ~* V
CV Wasp, on fire, heavy damage
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Afternoon phase saw KB clouded in so LBA from Kusiae did all the work: 2 L) U- M, w6 s1 l0 e3 Q" T, |3 W1 m
Day Air attack on TF at 79,85
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' L; B" a7 _( @. [! i6 A9 qJapanese aircraft
+ B  F# D& u# O% \G3M Nell x 7
$ K: G, w4 Q' m, n( cG4M2 Betty x 38 , L7 h9 z' O- d
P1Y Frances x 14   X- b6 `, u# n' X
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 46
+ {$ g4 W4 w' g& cKi-84-Ia Frank x 5 * J) Y% r. G' J/ d7 B: U/ D+ v

' S, ~+ i- ^! `8 N2 C3 Y( A3 qAllied aircraft
- o2 S! Q6 y; s1 @8 b8 uFM-2 Wildcat x 12 # C; \$ @) m4 c; P" q; J
6 ]8 V. S2 n+ A" v+ S/ U
Japanese aircraft losses & n& T6 F! M3 i' O0 p
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged - Y: s# Z2 a5 D
G4M2 Betty: 5 destroyed, 28 damaged # H' k+ M' [) P2 A9 ^' o! G+ m
P1Y Frances: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged
3 Z3 U) H5 S% ?/ H6 V8 X6 kKi-43-IIIa Oscar: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged $ w$ ?. p3 e5 v2 `

' _1 J( ^5 Z0 EAllied aircraft losses 7 m" ]5 ?5 H" t! O9 B, Q
FM-2 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
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Allied Ships
5 D7 ], ]+ ?$ T3 f/ e1 ~0 T" C6 ]CVE Savo Island
2 s$ N+ {* j  J7 W5 Z5 Y; j/ ?CVE St. Lo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire % D0 L+ q7 ~) N8 h3 [5 j" e
CVE Kadashan Bay, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
9 ], S* Z; Q. W, n' ICVE Petrof Bay 6 O1 b; V3 p: U/ g/ x9 q
CVE Saginaw Bay, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
1 w( P& ], N( m) x3 dCVE Long Island 3 D8 b3 ^- O& m3 U
CVE Rudyerd Bay $ ?. D- A+ ~/ Q7 n4 Y" ?

2 p; w; j  ~1 p+ s. c- g! j) qJills are more successful this time: 9 {, e; L3 L8 ^- J8 {
Day Air attack on TF at 77,83
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. a2 @9 s1 }1 v7 _& PJapanese aircraft ( L; o  X, z- U3 ~" ?6 L
B6N Jill x 8
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No Japanese losses 3 U3 J/ P/ ~' L) f" `

, P$ `4 S5 V. r8 |Allied Ships
" i1 O' n, D- r6 x% JCVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/09/44
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$ e4 n# u# R4 R9 {7 k4 \* UBy now my subs are in position also:
4 {! V1 Q+ d$ M/ U* x& KLast two sufrace actions find the crippled Franklin and an AO:
' S+ o% M. T1 hNight Time Surface Combat at 78,81 9 \" z' [) D) U$ I* a

0 P+ Q9 @/ W& NAllied aircraft
3 w' d) U6 l  p7 G9 Tno flights
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: d3 d* N7 z- ~1 }  Z" h* J! c  rAllied aircraft losses
* [/ @) U" P  s. K  k' XTBM Avenger: 4 destroyed
  B2 j7 G7 c  c) I. O8 ^* {5 nSB2C Helldiver: 12 destroyed
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2 R% P$ `' e" e4 ^- f! `Japanese Ships
% J0 J- t1 {- W. rCA Takao ( D- q% j! C+ h, i2 `' y
CA Atago $ q  W% k( o4 ~$ ^
CA Maya 7 t+ H# L9 \( w& o
CA Chokai , O2 n, d5 O$ F2 E5 `1 |! k9 F* ~% X
CA Myoko
! E3 Z; z( ~, }% u" uCA Haguro : o' k2 Z: Q$ k: \% d) ]
CA Nachi , ?+ t; s' o; X: |0 |1 j7 z7 j0 A
CA Ashigara 5 n1 d) C$ W# r
DD Tamanami
6 q( Y4 Q/ J+ h$ Z5 H6 @DD Suzunami
$ m9 N1 Q$ N$ b" A- g5 J, F; KDD Kuroshio & M7 i( V6 `) i, q; v
DD Oyashio 5 B9 ]; }1 \( |6 u' X0 _
DD Natsushio
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Allied Ships
: T' I7 G. f! Z8 C9 ]5 cCV Franklin, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
( t1 \2 ^3 V9 ?- Z" x/ aDE Whitman, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk 0 G2 X8 g3 i; H3 g+ d  V% P

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Namorik at 79,83
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Japanese Ships   m# z' i; Z0 i
CA Aoba 8 t6 o4 j+ p- @5 P
CA Kinugasa
6 J2 F2 u. _& e. z# @0 q1 fCA Furutaka
" H. d! }7 y2 Y4 S% `CA Kako 1 a% K) b" C% \% \
CL Abukuma $ ]5 I0 B& K9 a( C6 z
CL Kuma ) w0 F* B& Z; O$ A* \# F3 c# L
CL Tama + I  M% l. N7 [) D3 }% _# j) ]6 v# |( a
CL Kiso / D5 N0 f; p: V6 P4 X5 J
CL Yubari ' T" N  \/ |5 Q' J9 h
DD Kiyonami
, i, n+ W4 a, p$ m  |! KDD Yukikaze
( _. ~0 {  K$ h' g* {2 _  F9 L2 lDD Isokaze
% z% R+ F# Q/ dDD Shiranuhi + A- j; I; I3 U+ D
DD Arashi 2 L" _% ^8 S2 e

7 L/ w  @: q& n+ U3 HAllied Ships . `3 D( m' ?$ C5 P  Z6 z
AO 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: 0 g1 n$ t1 Y, k+ G, N1 T
Day Air attack on TF at 79,84 ) t' ]5 o& ~$ q, A7 f) f

. X2 M4 p0 X8 m" M! ~- JJapanese aircraft $ e' @6 g( ~& R( U5 T5 w' w
A6M5 Zeke x 5
: E( o$ X- C. r! d' C; YB6N Jill x 8
5 K' i; m* |# a5 `" p+ bG3M Nell x 3 . i2 S1 F* l! [% }* K8 R# s
G4M2 Betty x 31 " ~) N9 z, o: X" P; l/ k8 o6 r
P1Y Frances x 9 * w; t/ {+ v0 z# o6 K: y# x# ?0 t
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 45 - a0 |& ?$ }- o# [% u. q
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 3
+ q8 O  |. X3 H7 c6 c8 sKi-84-Ia Frank x 14
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  Z* j. F, y8 g& e0 K# QJapanese aircraft losses
# U$ P1 y* V6 G- iG4M2 Betty: 1 damaged * h2 ]0 _# X. ?+ b5 \% `! m" `3 c
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Allied Ships " s+ H. s' U# {+ g. J1 u( d; C' z
CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
3 B0 F, O5 c" I9 [* s( [) G+ y, \CV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 7 |8 \( \* [% y% f* x" h: j
CV Illustrious, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage 8 T9 h: e4 ?5 H! R$ Z
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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. / R6 n6 ^' W- w) Z" R8 S2 a7 h, S5 t5 m$ k

+ l1 o) P- h# A4 ^9 E+ @. g一切都结束了
' E9 v3 m5 ]+ }5 s  \" M5 ~好像盟军已经投降了？