AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/08/44 2 T- c0 p" ?3 ~
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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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0 c0 r$ N9 m _) {Night Time Surface Combat at 77,81 & J5 c- ?5 J9 I; j& i
Allied aircraft ! }" o2 r' |- {2 }
no flights
1 l# N3 M9 l# V$ f+ dAllied aircraft losses + r, n% @+ f/ b' L( ~
SOC-3 Seagull: 6 destroyed
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D3 m4 h6 w* kJapanese Ships
. [+ ]" x% y, }# k1 [ F; N5 vBB Mutsu * h) k- \2 @; Y& w- J
BB Yamato . \# N; I" _5 T) l
BB Fuso
, w) s6 C. V: Y& A# u2 BBB Yamashiro / n( K# m1 B( b) N, s
CL Tatsuta
6 U3 h. j$ m0 d0 cDD Tanikaze
& q3 D, i; d% C& J K8 E7 qDD Fubuki
) C7 }* \, l, ~* Q' q* B0 t+ N8 BDD Shinonome , @( z7 O; D( \$ R' U. t- g( d$ c
DD Usugumo & ^ C2 ]3 I' g
DD Shirakumo
1 ]% l, R4 G$ ~* oDD Isonami 2 G- }- C% p7 s& p# n: z
DD Hatsuyuki / ~- h' N5 X# a& v% U- G3 F
DD Uranami . n* Y; O' w8 A. T& i# C: n/ j2 Q
DD Akebono
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Allied Ships
8 W& i. q8 R) ?$ Y1 l( JCL San Francisco, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage
9 c/ E! F; M9 G; `CA Astoria, Shell hits 23, and is sunk 1 o C, y \% b; b, n- A
CL Hobart, Shell hits 21, and is sunk
& `: z& m+ H# \! ~CA Concord, Shell hits 29, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 7 ~4 c |! u& f' a+ t7 @
DE Stadtfeld, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage ' R0 ]/ A( S/ P8 y$ i' F
DE Harold C. Thomas, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
3 p6 Y" d& C# [) }' \- S- vDE Tisdale - Z a+ M0 c% B
2 e) b% K/ x0 D$ r5 `" R5 b% yNight Time Surface Combat at 78,83
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Allied aircraft & @7 m' i+ B! Q+ T, s2 d! }, g
no flights * w1 M4 r/ r1 g6 d) a! @
4 A$ r3 C7 L1 O- e) n1 ~- ^8 A1 D/ u
Allied aircraft losses
( a( b2 J2 a& u6 |0 E; b$ ESOC-3 Seagull: 1 destroyed 5 r7 b8 S+ n' W& O% z7 }, |
2 {; V% }2 E4 _5 ~& u( vJapanese Ships ' v- j% e0 {3 j( Y( ?
CA Takao, Shell hits 1
0 [* Q$ G0 f1 ]% WCA Atago, Shell hits 2 ( U/ w; |3 B# H
CA Maya, Shell hits 2
! @& c! m6 \' |1 Y* CCA Chokai 7 s* b: P" }( v) O+ v7 j
CA Myoko 6 }/ A# V# H) [
CA Haguro " D- M; S: Y+ ^% x0 }& w: J
CA Nachi, Shell hits 1
! V3 ~, R0 |, z! h. [# d+ u: qCA Ashigara, Shell hits 1 : K/ A7 I* L/ p. d( Q
DD Yugumo, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage + V$ x5 S1 y, N. G3 x5 g1 l5 I
DD Tamanami
7 ?& c4 M9 q& Q) ]4 k( O% v! Z9 ]% MDD Suzunami
K) }" M# p3 UDD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1 / `( h: r( {: R$ Q- I( x; Y5 L! e2 f8 v
DD Oyashio - V2 u4 v, d5 d; Q
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire 1 Z' Z% k1 d1 o$ L
" t4 v/ l% {% k+ C* q2 oAllied Ships ) s+ i [% g% a% ^, q1 L4 G
CVE Santee . ]. p4 i& W3 M/ [) _' O
CVE Manila Bay
" G% v9 l2 H/ ICVE Natoma Bay
) \$ g, c" f, U4 v% \9 gCVE Gambier Bay
* t( ~ l5 Q+ J( NCVE Nehenta Bay ' i2 } J/ \6 V# X8 m8 ]9 g5 k
CVE Ommaney Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire
9 y# o( A' ?7 U/ FCL Montpelier, Shell hits 3 $ O8 j1 k( A b
CL Mobile, Shell hits 25, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk 5 i/ E2 L7 ?" t2 W4 W' R
CA Salt Lake City 5 B3 |& \: l3 m5 l
DD Ammen
! f+ _2 s: m+ o' u7 s1 y8 w! M2 I0 ODD Anthony, Shell hits 1
" }" o' i: z" H' V9 FDD Aulick, Shell hits 1
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/ H/ w# g C( cNight Time Surface Combat at 78,83
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Japanese Ships
/ h0 j; K3 K; T. qCA Takao, Shell hits 1 + `$ a; b W. s: p# [3 d
CA Atago
/ O: b* K X$ QCA Maya
& U' R/ T' a1 H. J- B% oCA Chokai $ N. X; Q) [3 c, Z' x5 C
CA Myoko
" e( C7 Z) z; i5 cCA Haguro " M1 m+ ]/ P& R% h" O7 m
CA Nachi
{1 R- t+ p! W4 h- J, e/ MCA Ashigara
; i9 @7 l1 q4 @6 U5 p0 fDD Yugumo, on fire, heavy damage
+ N+ q4 k5 X" S9 g$ d/ RDD Tamanami 8 q9 t6 [ ?6 n: r
DD Suzunami % D6 D% w( {6 A" i! X! f5 A
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1 8 ]* Q. m% g$ I1 e
DD Oyashio
3 u. \0 C8 k$ q8 q$ ~* \0 CDD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire ! J3 i- e+ s! F" y. z
9 ?6 C* z$ s/ F! p. h& L" DAllied Ships # Y% e! n8 t2 d$ o: ]
CVE Petrof Bay
8 f' E9 O1 v7 Z; M r6 E) wCVE Savo Island ( D: e9 f0 Q, X9 {8 _0 i0 c- ^
CVE Rudyerd Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire
0 {6 O) E; V+ ?9 k: `+ p. ^CVE St. Lo
0 n, A7 d. [0 fCVE Kadashan Bay
5 E: N) k8 A8 {CVE Saginaw Bay
. i/ c/ e: k9 u/ qCVE Long Island
( T. E9 d( G& l) Z$ G% MCA Vincennes
: ~3 @6 l+ R( P+ B" \. \0 U# XCA Wichita
$ d, D+ G Q; ?4 |$ VCA Boston
5 ?( K" r8 [9 c, \) }1 i- S# h3 U2 eCL Boise
0 L9 H9 ?/ K2 Q6 o7 [# L! MDE Bangust
7 {8 Z Q2 P( p* k/ NDE Baron, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
2 G: b" ?" X, D uDE Levy
" Q' V/ F9 Q4 x: [6 e4 pDE McConnell % W @( Z7 k D3 Q
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84 - @3 ?0 P, ]' K2 W
8 Y6 b5 E. j6 |2 f4 j$ UAllied aircraft
, m( d! T" O4 w1 c4 L- lno flights
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Allied aircraft losses * k! o2 @$ w) U2 h7 r+ q: l9 A
FM-2 Wildcat: 11 destroyed " S- l {; I- f: o
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed . Y& h8 m2 p( G# p
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Japanese Ships
" J1 `4 d, N6 f" y* kCA Tone ( P7 X2 [2 ^4 T4 x! Y$ a: g
CA Chikuma 4 I& s: I: J7 S) h% l
CL Nagara, Shell hits 1 ; u1 I ]7 c2 {, m" I9 A
CL Isuzu
$ N* h' _. W, I4 D, q6 y% v; {, cCL Natori . h# \; b- O7 x, ^) z7 m; j
CL Yura
8 B+ ]$ E8 n7 j9 [+ ]( R! KCL Kitakami & i' B- t# Y5 d) @2 }
CL Oi
9 n) P6 S3 q7 j4 O5 q3 nDD Shimakaze 8 k: b; ^0 P3 N& @; O) ?( d" z
DD Fujinami, Shell hits 1 - r' b. z7 h( t& z7 I6 s# N
DD Kishinami
1 `+ V1 f) C8 c' z7 M: V/ [DD Hamanami & l( J ?' x+ V
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
8 _7 W! J/ r4 Z# k9 E; _DD Maikaze ( P) Q; \% o4 z, {& r
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Allied Ships " I/ Y' K& |% S( G* ~7 f
CVE Prince William
# C s, P/ k+ G; BCVE Barnes, Shell hits 2 " G+ k0 O" g+ `+ s
CVE Anzio, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 1 V' [# ~# c1 e6 d l. p9 w
CVE Liscome Bay, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 4 \# ?. p5 k: L0 Q# N3 u5 F
DE Bebas, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
% ] H% H* F4 {2 u" \% r: ?DE Brackett, Shell hits 1 ! @" H& h; |+ c% p
DE Cabana, Shell hits 13, and is sunk ( |0 o) h4 u. I/ {
DE Canfield, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk ; ?7 n! Q) l- ]. [
DE Carlson, Shell hits 1, on fire - F4 A) p) c2 ]+ x0 g% B
AO Brazos 7 I9 Y0 j- k- ?2 u2 ^: U7 _
AO Kanawha
& i* c: j6 u, A' VAO Neches, Shell hits 1 ( v' K# h4 {* [! m1 M
AO Tappahanock
8 @( D1 H4 I5 `5 |+ `. @( IAO Suamico $ E/ V- x8 f: S4 N, j' x H
AO Millicoma % J$ [. h2 n1 Y6 @: g9 q5 @
AO Saranac . V9 l3 t3 b1 _
AO Saugatuck
6 U7 i* O/ A) bAE Pyro
5 c6 w( S' z3 D7 F! E FAE Henry L. Hoyt
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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Japanese Ships 9 Y: T4 r. @( z+ G9 Z% x9 z
CA Tone 8 D; b4 Y) x1 v& Y
CA Chikuma 4 Y) e( @7 v8 U
CL Nagara
( r& d4 f* n7 ~/ b6 c8 uCL Isuzu
# W$ A8 l4 t) x8 T. jCL Natori 7 e! Y( R/ M r# D3 {0 K: u6 v
CL Yura
, b, G5 b+ N4 }* W/ c. S/ Q z4 sCL Kitakami
. \/ A) V" z8 e5 O' h6 _CL Oi
/ |2 ~+ b N6 E1 wDD Shimakaze
$ @" d' u( e' R0 ?# b& z% Q" L+ P( EDD Fujinami
: T1 `$ h4 e& I9 C; GDD Kishinami
; L' d- L# U4 k! w0 J0 C) Y- T! lDD Hamanami : |5 f9 ^- e/ E
DD Hayashio 2 v# U ~1 m# K+ `
DD Maikaze
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# T/ _7 V1 W7 t H0 X0 ?* q/ HAllied Ships
; C& F( ~6 o+ |4 L4 b' VDE Samuel S. Miles, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
# \4 d v& D# G3 F( YDE Osterhaus, Shell hits 50, and is sunk
! T* Y4 D- Z1 }5 SDE Parks, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
2 f$ b' U/ L" _. Y/ U7 Y4 QDE Riddle, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage - k$ q: ^; a6 f' I
AO Cache ' M, x9 x5 H& [# R
AO Schuylkill, Shell hits 7, on fire " y% _, c/ Q4 ^/ ^3 j' b
AO Cossatot
3 R7 c, i, A. F' _9 Q! u" pAO Chepachet 9 Q; m% T% d2 D. A
AE Jacob Riis, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk ) f0 ?3 M, E# H( [( k/ @- W
AE John P. Gaines, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage r6 a$ ]' J2 c
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84 l! v; P: n5 O/ i$ \/ D
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5 Y4 _9 V x$ L q, _CA Tone
4 I- S# |) M* F) I5 R; I2 l1 Q$ HCA Chikuma , S6 N- |: X C; z1 E- I
CL Nagara, Shell hits 3, on fire
: S! m$ z8 \; G: |7 s/ [7 P/ O. ^CL Isuzu 2 R& D6 a7 O |* C
CL Natori $ S6 L9 V$ Y {0 m
CL Yura, Shell hits 1, on fire . q U- p" r& @! R1 j) A; s# W( [
CL Kitakami " x, P2 o, P1 d' c9 [$ [( B
CL Oi, Shell hits 1 4 S; P1 O+ K" k' V
DD Shimakaze
+ Y& U: u- l$ j' D! N+ T: FDD Fujinami
8 w% }7 J" }4 `/ N2 S, i- c, q: L3 k6 d0 MDD Kishinami ' ]) \% M0 y- H7 \6 Y
DD Hamanami ( R ^& q5 {2 ], h# d
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
3 ~3 u4 Q H5 L, e: n* c1 h3 y- PDD Maikaze, Shell hits 1
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Allied Ships & p3 [- P: `+ S
CV Hornet
z* x( t G+ J9 _CV Intrepid, Shell hits 1, on fire 4 p' O, H$ {& A
CVL Princeton
: ]. A& U4 D/ X- OCVL Belleau Wood, Shell hits 1 3 r! O m' A' s6 Q" V1 y2 j
CVL Cowpens 1 _+ I I8 C/ H3 D' ~
CL Chicago & g/ S0 O: G$ R. B Z- a
CL Cleveland
9 {' p( H* t( t& l- ^+ |0 VCL Columbia
0 [) a) Q' A0 ?# f5 w3 n9 ^CA Pensacola . K9 ]: o1 C8 c- U5 J) S' w- T
CA Raleigh, Shell hits 2
2 R9 l I. ^- f0 U4 rDD Boyd
3 _; n* {& D |0 _% o* h2 L7 `" KDD Bradford
u& J; R2 j* z8 _! l9 z7 s8 EDD Brownson, Shell hits 1 : b, {" h, h. ^2 A" j, p
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9 D! W; S4 b: Q3 b9 j
This last USN CVTF was then caght by KB: ) O/ k6 C" j& a( s
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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# S/ e1 q6 A2 ]% j8 d U$ SJapanese aircraft 5 |, S8 u1 x6 \3 _# ~3 W& ]* G2 l
A6M5 Zeke x 33 - D( y% q- h( A5 G& x
D3A Val x 7
6 e6 {# ?: Z, o" QD4Y Judy x 123
) I6 B5 t' k2 |7 }$ v" `' sB5N Kate x 35
0 W2 F5 f; `% y) n6 m2 xB6N Jill x 67 : A; f/ R8 P8 H
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Allied aircraft
. r2 c' i5 X: G" W) _& ^6 wF6F Hellcat x 3 1 k R$ D- w" ^2 ]+ d% |7 |
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Japanese aircraft losses 9 [$ D. ~% W' \
A6M5 Zeke: 3 destroyed
7 k1 m6 `' x- I1 o/ A+ M) \D3A Val: 3 destroyed $ D! w# s0 s5 w) e- v5 ?8 F
D4Y Judy: 14 destroyed, 22 damaged ' e% [# d- o# Y- l6 t$ E! f
B5N Kate: 4 destroyed, 18 damaged ! p& i0 C" n+ t1 J0 H3 ?
B6N Jill: 7 destroyed, 21 damaged # O4 N2 o3 M# _! l5 R$ s! d5 \' q
1 L: t* D4 S1 x! w rAllied aircraft losses
- j: F$ j6 }" u# i- }/ ?F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed # W; h7 s! _0 v$ f; ~5 O
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Allied Ships
! x( U7 W" ^7 P! s ]3 y, lCV Intrepid, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage 5 b4 S1 F# H0 I' K
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 2, on fire ) W1 R# X+ A; N
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
4 h/ M* t# O7 X+ yCVL Princeton, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
4 P% w, J7 N1 \* E2 I% x& i9 _CVL Cowpens, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage * m; M6 S- d5 N8 _
CL Cleveland, Torpedo hits 1
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And then by LBA: % E/ t: l' X) A6 o6 d
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84 2 x1 F: r. B' y, k" a: W
5 N3 w' V* ], b& p% cJapanese aircraft
) |/ I7 u; [! P- H: X! [A6M5 Zeke x 16 0 {7 p6 M- h& ~3 g0 t
D3A Val x 14 8 J; [1 G+ N a3 B
D4Y Judy x 38 " n# C( Q4 i% b, V5 X8 y9 E
B5N Kate x 24 $ {, o; |7 w" ~0 I5 X
B6N Jill x 3
; d$ ~8 t, U: Q+ A" f! dG3M Nell x 9
7 @! Q# Q: v$ N2 w6 KG4M2 Betty x 49
3 V7 W: p0 A _P1Y Frances x 20
, O+ g6 X8 u$ t" ]! IKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 51
8 _. B. n: ~. U" ^4 g9 X" ^Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5 9 t3 n# K& B8 v+ c/ F1 k. R) x
( i* `5 D: U: ]0 z( QAllied aircraft
. Q3 \4 X2 ~" Y, F3 B L9 M! V- Ono flights 1 L. j! t8 V7 k9 d+ Z3 ~
' r' x5 a+ ?" L2 o ^( BJapanese aircraft losses
, ?' k2 M t( t) \& U6 g2 v- oG3M Nell: 1 damaged
! _7 F8 n$ T0 I5 ]) ?G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged
9 v6 \, M9 l* n4 O6 i% EP1Y Frances: 3 damaged 4 U! j& O; O1 Q* c
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed " ]0 N8 U1 g. K9 g/ ~
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Allied aircraft losses
) M6 h/ D$ ?0 i l+ L* jF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed - Z) b, F" {2 F) F& e
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Allied Ships 8 Z8 j; b& n. h- y' A
CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
F: p' g# p# n, @6 `% O0 [CA Raleigh
. z+ n- l$ U" O6 z( mCVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
/ L& i3 V0 Q, h% Y$ s8 m, g! _, lCVL Cowpens, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
: b0 z3 t3 b* k. x$ sCVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage 2 g- ^% Y( B5 @4 G! U
CL Cleveland, Bomb hits 1
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Secodary strike: 6 }4 k0 a& ~1 s9 O k$ f# {, x; ]
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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Japanese aircraft . g1 W g& s- A) r5 i
A6M5 Zeke x 7 ' D5 g% u% d4 e+ P1 E) v5 f: x. T, u
D4Y Judy x 36
. Q0 z8 A! v B2 s6 B0 DB5N Kate x 5 - B; O9 q6 t# q' t
B6N Jill x 8 9 F v8 p1 _4 U) ~- }
, ]1 w: ~: }) @6 PAllied aircraft
% i7 H" E) k) t$ X! Cno flights
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$ ^* h% z7 j! X, C" UJapanese aircraft losses 9 t n! ^1 g7 |- ~9 U; R
B5N Kate: 2 damaged
1 _8 D" @7 O4 H9 y2 u
5 O8 I( W& V9 y/ H3 tAllied aircraft losses 0 |4 b' p, P/ V) y: p, U
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships 8 ?* O0 |% e( N: {9 i
CV Intrepid, on fire, heavy damage - _$ ] U: ^( c$ \5 m/ \$ j
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ! T5 j& M; S4 k/ N5 h; x
' B& u- T' ^2 K5 @- u9 FAnd this one fails to find any more targets: . y4 M# `+ x, ^ b
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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Japanese aircraft
4 v" G6 d! u8 q. _& e5 L/ XA6M5 Zeke x 3
, u' h- A# v' v1 W) ^9 e' fD4Y Judy x 14 " A, q x4 M; z3 k3 e5 o
B6N Jill x 11 " f+ s* F" `: }) b
2 S: `8 d( N8 ?+ l+ N5 M$ `. [7 U' L
No Japanese losses
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LBA Jills: 7 _) N% @) W8 Q+ N# N
Day Air attack on TF at 77,83
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- t" \$ X7 i8 q* p g' iJapanese aircraft / d. X) C4 K, C7 a* r
B6N Jill x 8 * O; [" E, x! B$ H
3 q, k/ A# U! S! T1 V8 N/ h; nNo Japanese losses # Q9 c6 ~2 h; } D; k
9 o( o, q8 Y5 G* M& j# i
Allied Ships ) L7 V. I5 o$ Q4 @! O+ ?% N7 {. q
CV Bunker Hill, on fire, heavy damage $ H6 D' S) H+ v. p
CV Wasp, on fire, heavy damage + W; W9 T3 u6 @ k1 E6 V; ^
! o) y ~' a8 n- @: c6 ?0 l7 \Afternoon phase saw KB clouded in so LBA from Kusiae did all the work: 8 y5 q( \( w& ~& D
Day Air attack on TF at 79,85
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' u2 [* u" k- m& F7 {$ w1 E/ b0 jJapanese aircraft
& u3 h: L2 l, A$ @G3M Nell x 7 5 p% Y& Z5 I- F+ b& b x4 K9 i' D
G4M2 Betty x 38 . t$ ?% |/ s( }- B( p
P1Y Frances x 14
! J7 Y4 c- Q0 D4 Y; H3 oKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 46 6 m* C! K7 G5 m# E: u0 P! I
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5 " F" @8 R, W1 p; Z9 J
: V3 y) X/ |- IAllied aircraft 6 n/ {7 k. ]5 J/ V
FM-2 Wildcat x 12 2 T: a e+ M8 {1 I a! c, `7 W! K V
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Japanese aircraft losses
0 h8 v6 c2 a" `' Y5 w$ L+ M4 HG3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged . G6 l# w7 @$ S2 I
G4M2 Betty: 5 destroyed, 28 damaged ~- Z ~ {: R( |2 |+ l
P1Y Frances: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged
* S" _8 U( |, V8 B2 oKi-43-IIIa Oscar: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
7 p6 e) G6 U: A2 x, z) g9 ~( \' D3 a& M
Allied aircraft losses 3 ?+ j- Q+ x0 J# R* @" Y& |& y& T' O
FM-2 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
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Allied Ships
3 K# F' x. E" y9 |+ f& @) G' ]CVE Savo Island 5 S% Z: ?" p: ]2 Z* s/ C3 a
CVE St. Lo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
- a; p; v, e, m# o" HCVE Kadashan Bay, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ' n$ m2 n6 e. T" H" g0 z# Q
CVE Petrof Bay ! T, j, j0 G( @! ]+ Q
CVE Saginaw Bay, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 6 A1 H! p6 f1 }% L( R! f
CVE Long Island : U' U1 z6 t. n) V
CVE Rudyerd Bay
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Jills are more successful this time:
9 _4 Z! [# _2 n# ?Day Air attack on TF at 77,83 - n) \% S, E$ a" a/ H: l
& A+ i$ U) }- D9 t8 EJapanese aircraft
" \1 K5 I/ J/ u; tB6N Jill x 8 6 K w! C3 l# \1 H0 k- B P
+ ]5 t: V i( ~, @. @, T2 JNo Japanese losses - z+ k* {6 J. m8 n% w% u7 k1 @
4 x- X/ h) _% w8 R; b/ x' bAllied Ships
' w( K) S, Y% c9 oCVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/09/44
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By now my subs are in position also: 8 a- M4 @9 m7 i! s% H. H
Last two sufrace actions find the crippled Franklin and an AO: % c5 d9 H0 z2 V, K7 F; i9 f
Night Time Surface Combat at 78,81
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Allied aircraft
8 d$ h$ ] n R; i, U) sno flights
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) Y% ]6 f0 \( @7 \( zAllied aircraft losses
4 l2 s+ A: X) E" W5 A$ vTBM Avenger: 4 destroyed
; |7 v' n7 i, J" b4 [2 m3 J) [) GSB2C Helldiver: 12 destroyed ! r% I4 R% M. G; P: m+ p7 e
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Japanese Ships
4 n& y7 K, f% }! }5 H. ?CA Takao
+ ^2 `* l, W& RCA Atago / I4 s) S! T+ S7 S+ ^$ a
CA Maya 7 d; T' n+ g2 G" y' r4 n
CA Chokai / _+ v3 e& m6 e q4 L
CA Myoko
# f6 c0 H! v: q( ]2 OCA Haguro " R# d- w# M/ `1 G
CA Nachi # `1 k5 w* {% N$ s: k& J1 w$ b8 L
CA Ashigara ' K& }) Z" G- v& n4 \
DD Tamanami 2 w* K5 b2 f% C- i( ~& z
DD Suzunami
4 }& X& F4 x& r- |DD Kuroshio
7 u* F3 B3 @7 H4 I# BDD Oyashio
# n1 Z) o. R* _. U# KDD Natsushio 2 ]$ p) N4 J6 n$ @
, o8 [: R9 U @3 r* K8 R8 WAllied Ships
" n: Y2 r& A- B' a$ ^7 C6 B& WCV Franklin, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
9 {: V: B) R& B. C& L% sDE Whitman, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk . s' n u) l o; d1 v8 I0 |9 V6 N
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: L2 z5 u% p# g! `: e( eNight Time Surface Combat, near Namorik at 79,83
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Japanese Ships
8 z# _; d) \1 j7 A, |CA Aoba 0 M; o- e+ H& \- Q. I
CA Kinugasa : ? I& r( w; e$ O: }
CA Furutaka + ]8 Y) g5 `: G$ Q3 q* k
CA Kako
: | N1 s' x( f7 e* lCL Abukuma
+ j0 W. a; E+ q) @# ?CL Kuma D* y9 T- @& a. I9 d' R7 e h
CL Tama
_% T! Z0 ~. \( H! jCL Kiso
# x' t$ U! ]$ i; WCL Yubari
' l' r; E) L- @! p, p9 DDD Kiyonami 8 a' Z. t" E0 R& i' W
DD Yukikaze
' M3 S' E- x1 I3 ]. h9 T( l& ODD Isokaze 3 ]: A* e1 _+ |( Q" u ?; I$ g
DD Shiranuhi , A7 z8 [& |# F3 _( m! e
DD Arashi : p, n( m3 C3 t' \
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8 S. [: X. r' @$ T1 |3 K- k- HAO 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:
' Z1 e4 W2 w( M" b6 R+ Q# cDay Air attack on TF at 79,84
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( C& `$ m- x' Y) O- iJapanese aircraft . Z7 N% `& K( P5 p5 n. W9 F
A6M5 Zeke x 5 7 q( }' y. t, J. l8 y" W8 B! b
B6N Jill x 8 " s; x$ D: u% G7 M
G3M Nell x 3 1 p- Z% T( C* y! m8 b" x
G4M2 Betty x 31 7 b' O& f8 `. {7 X- }3 v$ D
P1Y Frances x 9 7 o, C0 K: {8 {) C
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 45
. f) |2 B; h' l! HKi-61 KAIc Tony x 3
/ V) d7 d* W* W! J4 MKi-84-Ia Frank x 14 0 X3 E6 E0 }9 u0 \9 ]7 W. d* w. R
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Japanese aircraft losses
0 M& X! I; e3 t) b$ QG4M2 Betty: 1 damaged / M8 t" t, r' {$ e: X
. l' ~& H$ t: _7 P; x2 eAllied Ships ; s% v) Q% A) M2 c5 H1 D! C
CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
# M1 f5 q3 C) ^" f2 \2 CCV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 4 U8 F1 G4 t$ H# ]2 X
CV Illustrious, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
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, P( I k0 Q& y- ^9 ]( WThere, 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. 3 _/ n/ ]1 y0 G( P9 I: G6 i
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发表于 2008-2-25 22:47
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