AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/08/44
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; x2 [ f* G0 v- r! QDay 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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5 \- T5 o" q L7 }- l: ?. BNight Time Surface Combat at 77,81
( k4 @! L( |5 R7 o( f( t# ]Allied aircraft 9 q. v r) f" J* v: y$ z
no flights
1 ?% F7 h5 ^& h" {Allied aircraft losses
! p# R. {" n U. [/ kSOC-3 Seagull: 6 destroyed
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Q# w; S- b/ y* H0 R8 Q( q+ v$ ]/ ?! ]5 `Japanese Ships - Z7 Y; g5 o8 |6 X6 W" G
BB Mutsu / P: V, u3 E) W1 B
BB Yamato 2 {8 ^. H6 _, ^ ^8 a9 |' i! e
BB Fuso 5 V: }$ [+ W* T; D8 c' F7 h
BB Yamashiro
, a9 \9 r- x% r) k) J' QCL Tatsuta
8 o- }# }1 Y! W7 d4 I, yDD Tanikaze
4 Q" P* j. ]# Z$ oDD Fubuki
* ]: z4 h# J0 jDD Shinonome 2 L, x* ]9 X) O
DD Usugumo 1 n% f/ o8 v5 B. x$ ?& `. v/ ~
DD Shirakumo : w6 I4 ~; q7 ~& O
DD Isonami , }' ~# O5 V! z& P: H
DD Hatsuyuki
1 r0 ?1 e5 J7 e4 y& J4 d' d. CDD Uranami ! r" f5 Y3 u; J7 F6 _
DD Akebono 6 a; }# _! b+ Q
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Allied Ships 9 Q# O$ X2 f* I
CL San Francisco, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage 3 T7 L1 w+ M+ k4 I
CA Astoria, Shell hits 23, and is sunk
: a& l: n- O9 ] D$ H* {( A( k) Q$ vCL Hobart, Shell hits 21, and is sunk - o5 D X& E0 }; y# y/ G+ r) J
CA Concord, Shell hits 29, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk ( F- Q7 q4 g" r; |" ?5 B ]. l/ O
DE Stadtfeld, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage * K* x* E6 M( Y7 t' t8 L) k8 d
DE Harold C. Thomas, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
8 b5 _2 N: C- s8 X h9 WDE Tisdale ' V3 x! F: v8 m
* e3 d) t2 T7 v" ^# FNight Time Surface Combat at 78,83
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Allied aircraft 1 f9 A; I, d2 n& N
no flights " a; O# {6 [1 U6 p2 [/ u% X- J l
9 P3 A$ t+ Y8 \7 e- S
Allied aircraft losses - E) V, k5 I! d4 I
SOC-3 Seagull: 1 destroyed
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Japanese Ships " h: O" _0 \( G+ G0 h% M3 c- T4 p
CA Takao, Shell hits 1 / r2 a& M, M3 W. ]
CA Atago, Shell hits 2 % j: ?; Q, K7 M- T, u
CA Maya, Shell hits 2 & I+ v9 T. p& Q1 M
CA Chokai
! e9 s7 ^ ?( c& mCA Myoko : o* ?' H6 E( I, h! i4 ^
CA Haguro
. w _+ ]( F' cCA Nachi, Shell hits 1 " @- [+ W+ C1 p
CA Ashigara, Shell hits 1 ! N8 U* m1 I1 c: E9 p
DD Yugumo, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage / k" x* w9 f7 Q( `7 i0 O9 Z, i z
DD Tamanami
! J4 {8 j Z* ^! t. ADD Suzunami " m# l% |- T4 D: R; B) a5 i
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1 " b. w* m( ^6 T( F
DD Oyashio 8 L( k4 y5 l0 l
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire v7 \6 T! k" e: _; V
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Allied Ships 8 t( j; N9 D( J+ g- A* Q" v0 e
CVE Santee 2 ]- R! q3 K- l0 V5 w' v
CVE Manila Bay . V" T1 |6 u1 s# T d
CVE Natoma Bay $ @4 B- Q. {2 K# i4 z% j
CVE Gambier Bay + j6 U* y# z* R1 _5 P, v
CVE Nehenta Bay 2 q% x! @9 n+ B" D5 ]: g$ i
CVE Ommaney Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire / k4 U, g- W8 C+ j6 R0 Y1 [' n
CL Montpelier, Shell hits 3 / A0 T# j% i. x1 K; t6 l4 Y' y
CL Mobile, Shell hits 25, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk " _! O* w6 b- |" n+ i
CA Salt Lake City
& m! O% ^6 M* n) YDD Ammen
. b4 Q% F4 c# Y: W6 O8 oDD Anthony, Shell hits 1 & P& W/ j4 M$ i6 J5 }, B
DD Aulick, Shell hits 1 9 K* F9 k/ v9 j
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5 D8 _/ \9 w6 z8 qNight Time Surface Combat at 78,83 7 a/ d$ o+ ]6 X$ Z" `1 K
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Japanese Ships 1 E2 ]3 d1 I5 ^, e
CA Takao, Shell hits 1 # g) E0 ^1 ?, V- T
CA Atago
b- {7 U# d. i) y1 LCA Maya ( D( i8 G5 O, P+ Z; Y8 q' A) \
CA Chokai
0 _! n' W. h# ]9 TCA Myoko
* Y) o: T9 s. b9 Y1 V* ]0 }$ U( BCA Haguro
: q! r6 O. P G( C, b0 n ~CA Nachi
) E* p% s. [- E. {* K$ h( BCA Ashigara
% r B( @& |* xDD Yugumo, on fire, heavy damage
6 a1 ~; ~( P* ?! F! ?2 M0 h- u$ fDD Tamanami
7 A U& ?. G) E/ Z4 lDD Suzunami
7 m! V5 K' B5 O6 DDD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1
5 |! M! c" Q* J" T$ {DD Oyashio & P0 G/ K+ J3 h6 S- w5 T
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire
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: G8 o( E$ t* D0 |Allied Ships - {, N# J8 ~5 ?
CVE Petrof Bay / a" W# S w& S- V
CVE Savo Island ( Q5 }& s8 W4 S
CVE Rudyerd Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire
- ~( \ m4 ]* M8 WCVE St. Lo ( m0 j: S2 ^7 T1 W8 z
CVE Kadashan Bay ( m8 f5 o* X& k# N
CVE Saginaw Bay
3 A# C# m3 [ \( hCVE Long Island
1 i3 V( J8 q4 O( E, Q& A% S: T; OCA Vincennes
% ?2 S3 q2 f/ I; o, KCA Wichita
5 H0 G4 @& K% v. {CA Boston
' H) [( t( p! R# }8 t, P5 DCL Boise
0 g$ w, C/ V% _* I5 V o- {% a8 G- C: mDE Bangust
: q5 h! [2 M4 ODE Baron, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 6 q2 E5 Z* f' s" s0 I0 d, v9 g
DE Levy 1 v+ s; N' _: R5 R( n1 k, c
DE McConnell : C' D, Q7 l% L% b& W7 j
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: {" U* O9 `' NNight Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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Allied aircraft
6 @' f+ |/ @7 P Pno flights
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Allied aircraft losses
! X" U' A8 S( i# T9 fFM-2 Wildcat: 11 destroyed 2 c. X6 X; u" \) \& p
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed - W' }' G9 K" N3 u$ G- n6 s) V
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Japanese Ships : ~6 Z2 y* _4 c$ y) [2 p1 W+ q* u. v
CA Tone H& M0 o" N( D
CA Chikuma . F5 s. r3 x4 x5 f3 d" o0 z1 E
CL Nagara, Shell hits 1 ; u# l; ^9 j* T$ q4 E4 x. w# C
CL Isuzu
! d9 T# [5 a6 `. o+ F7 u& KCL Natori
( m% U2 X. @$ L' g: q5 Z- ^CL Yura - D4 C3 e& ^+ M5 t
CL Kitakami
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DD Shimakaze
6 h9 F+ e4 Y1 {. s/ j% KDD Fujinami, Shell hits 1 5 y0 K) J% U9 [( h
DD Kishinami
6 C' I o4 j. j' B# z5 C( m- TDD Hamanami
) X; T, |% d2 }/ q: w6 o$ n( G- v6 rDD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
" x2 X q3 e. j7 h/ p Q c& lDD Maikaze
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Allied Ships * s* r9 m$ z4 E% F. L7 n) @
CVE Prince William
9 ~; S- O- e2 {) D: F; oCVE Barnes, Shell hits 2
& n; C9 R! t3 a4 ~CVE Anzio, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk ( P7 H+ h0 I1 M) u( F X2 x+ c `" r
CVE Liscome Bay, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk # G4 L S$ }, C, D2 L
DE Bebas, Shell hits 8, and is sunk 1 A' R! x8 N1 k: m
DE Brackett, Shell hits 1 , r0 p# C: h8 c- z3 K% n( [9 D
DE Cabana, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
/ p( K9 C5 W7 XDE Canfield, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
/ D( `4 W5 E2 |( J# F. {! Y7 {) X' NDE Carlson, Shell hits 1, on fire
0 y! E5 n3 d% ^: L" ^AO Brazos
# K+ @% g: c' x+ j) TAO Kanawha
D5 ?! p' t& w0 D8 k. ~AO Neches, Shell hits 1 1 |. G2 o/ P+ R, K2 k. P5 t0 Z
AO Tappahanock ?8 s* @5 Y, q0 ?; L
AO Suamico
) }& R6 ]8 {. I0 ?) b) SAO Millicoma 5 ~( @( K) F$ r: y& e
AO Saranac
9 j/ a. `& e8 d( [2 n5 F* wAO Saugatuck
7 H6 T) u4 Z0 I/ F6 L& k: A9 a# YAE Pyro " f, \. J* ^ L1 t, U$ E
AE Henry L. Hoyt
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84 ( V7 o4 A# |1 o* ^
& p& K8 o9 L G4 RJapanese Ships
$ S; A: Q* x, k) _CA Tone
' {- K4 `( y5 h7 b, ECA Chikuma
8 W! y& L. h1 w7 Z) u2 C0 n; zCL Nagara
) R9 L; J, B* L. L% P9 L6 ]CL Isuzu - m0 d% c! b, Z" c4 Z5 d
CL Natori
$ U) N( {/ C+ r- w) z2 R% K- [3 Y! yCL Yura
& j+ q& i! F0 i3 x7 n! cCL Kitakami 6 j" ]9 N5 S$ h
CL Oi
" ~8 s, n5 N8 ?6 D; SDD Shimakaze
% j, G: u# h# YDD Fujinami $ d7 `) I$ H$ w, b
DD Kishinami
. }6 E# c2 b) ?1 d+ UDD Hamanami # X/ a) {4 A9 U, w1 R# V& P- r
DD Hayashio
+ n A3 ~0 ^; tDD Maikaze
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Allied Ships s# F( i1 A; H
DE Samuel S. Miles, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
# p S. d& l! |+ O( rDE Osterhaus, Shell hits 50, and is sunk & N: `! ^" T# Y9 J8 d* C; q
DE Parks, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage U' A3 C/ y" l2 R! z* V
DE Riddle, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage : e& o9 u9 j4 w( \' ~6 G1 h
AO Cache 0 C6 D, H; W( h; r" c q
AO Schuylkill, Shell hits 7, on fire
Y) T6 W$ J5 tAO Cossatot ) _/ O3 J% P) Z1 I4 L! A. X( [: \
AO Chepachet
4 N2 K# V1 t9 F" y/ t1 L2 iAE Jacob Riis, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk : [# s! ~5 j4 J+ M: {5 [
AE John P. Gaines, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 9 A3 T- u4 f0 {! {/ R
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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0 R5 G/ p1 W) {" r/ e8 oJapanese Ships
t3 |* W" ^8 \$ K( U! iCA Tone % `( g) g) [5 @" V' [- K
CA Chikuma
- ~1 u1 k3 [& U) e3 I5 M. rCL Nagara, Shell hits 3, on fire
. R" G0 l' Y3 ?& ^( b) ~- sCL Isuzu : p5 W* e$ ^/ s/ }
CL Natori 3 {) X, C, d; B7 e3 c5 D4 _
CL Yura, Shell hits 1, on fire " q" `+ w U5 J: R4 c
CL Kitakami $ G" ~, Z% w; Z$ W, h
CL Oi, Shell hits 1
1 k/ p$ G7 Z) Y4 l# L: LDD Shimakaze
" U- c& T" m5 \- j5 J" h% y' u+ @DD Fujinami
6 O1 r! q' @& ?, P% m* A1 N# PDD Kishinami
2 y8 k( u0 o5 _% @* A9 ]5 y9 NDD Hamanami
- r# x; P- l: S3 Q# dDD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
" j% [ |1 b( d2 N0 p/ eDD Maikaze, Shell hits 1 # ]& G, v+ Z$ i5 ?
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Allied Ships 3 `1 k$ _; { E) v8 v$ j
CV Hornet ( k- L+ {% @: M9 i- k
CV Intrepid, Shell hits 1, on fire - @$ L( g3 C& G% x X/ ?+ G4 P
CVL Princeton
' ?9 m4 J, j1 C& c6 I2 m' [CVL Belleau Wood, Shell hits 1 ) F. P/ L! R- l) @7 ]$ _1 H
CVL Cowpens 1 @" ]4 O4 i9 B2 e3 e; q! h" Y7 {
CL Chicago
' E3 X) b2 l9 u) o2 o0 V/ `; fCL Cleveland % v. T$ @/ i' l1 X
CL Columbia
7 P9 }! T" ]8 f' U6 mCA Pensacola
7 J* L5 |( ^) U$ l' |CA Raleigh, Shell hits 2
- g! |# ^6 t+ G1 w3 _8 B) }DD Boyd 7 f. b* s* w# E# O+ K% p
DD Bradford ! q. a( T5 C# j {
DD Brownson, Shell hits 1 + ]; q4 c( V: M# o2 u/ S' r+ b$ P$ _
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# [+ W e6 B8 B: y, SThis last USN CVTF was then caght by KB: , \* T9 H$ f2 Y) |$ |* S8 \1 S& I
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84 . P* j8 c+ M. P" ]( l
( ~+ o# r' ?+ j0 m6 SJapanese aircraft
L" N3 ]: t+ C a# ~& SA6M5 Zeke x 33
+ B9 m5 K3 z, ^, FD3A Val x 7 " S- `! w6 b2 w) p+ z/ m- t
D4Y Judy x 123 ; m) e* T, X% z6 l( f: X f
B5N Kate x 35 f7 H) N% m! v! u0 c
B6N Jill x 67 " d( d! m" L$ R9 C
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Allied aircraft " w# p k$ d6 S. ~3 U( |+ e3 L: `9 p
F6F Hellcat x 3
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W7 ~/ h. Q5 nJapanese aircraft losses
. D7 ~4 c c- W8 _" ^A6M5 Zeke: 3 destroyed 8 }! _3 O+ v) Z
D3A Val: 3 destroyed
O; E" g) P1 {9 _D4Y Judy: 14 destroyed, 22 damaged
, s) V0 @; S }1 C6 KB5N Kate: 4 destroyed, 18 damaged
( i& k. l& e! g5 PB6N Jill: 7 destroyed, 21 damaged
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+ v0 T- j/ n$ e; b# sAllied aircraft losses
7 s0 \$ G. I. hF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
3 B; c6 b7 C, M, e. oCVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 2, on fire
! U9 U( }& y _7 z! G* ? H3 d2 R" JCV Hornet, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
- n) X: X: I$ {$ h7 K/ FCVL Princeton, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
3 R4 ?' C, ~+ V; T6 rCVL Cowpens, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
0 O; f/ \$ S. oCL Cleveland, Torpedo hits 1
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And then by LBA: 0 B: ^( v7 b/ p& |
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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# b8 V; L4 B @- N+ g) V8 O5 ?Japanese aircraft ! G) ?3 H$ V/ l. l' R
A6M5 Zeke x 16 . L# L* o( C4 ~8 W: r
D3A Val x 14
/ H6 f6 Z0 T+ H9 x9 b7 C6 KD4Y Judy x 38
' X" M, W" r2 x( oB5N Kate x 24
5 ]. C0 g) j* Q& X, @# u$ ?B6N Jill x 3 2 R% m# H! a; ^% ~( T# u; z' o
G3M Nell x 9 ( [& _* ~/ o5 c& F2 y) a# W
G4M2 Betty x 49 , w1 E6 _2 H) H, ]( w
P1Y Frances x 20
" ]9 D8 m9 g' w; o7 qKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 51
& K* A2 B- i6 v1 c, tKi-84-Ia Frank x 5 1 }* e; ~1 u9 J0 ?. ?8 r% m
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Allied aircraft
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* W2 g! U3 `* }' pJapanese aircraft losses ) p3 U) W0 R! h3 Q/ c
G3M Nell: 1 damaged
; |+ H: l' i$ a3 iG4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged 1 E( q) ]$ p/ q, `; W
P1Y Frances: 3 damaged
) u A1 g& h' I4 D0 Z6 H, ]- aKi-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
9 U: ^" M4 k- u8 y; RF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed 0 X# \" Z. J8 I" u# y' L! G
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Allied Ships
% b1 y& B. e: s/ ?5 d9 HCV Intrepid, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage . S8 r7 q/ t9 x
CA Raleigh
/ C R' X! @2 o, V6 b- X% VCVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 1 y+ ?/ W' b" {& r- W! L1 V
CVL Cowpens, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
' n1 E% G; b' J; yCVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
: d4 d) {8 W9 W7 [CL Cleveland, Bomb hits 1 0 ~. j4 [" o& d' j- @, D) B9 z
) y1 V5 a' T6 A4 V5 O1 T( w1 ~! YSecodary strike:
4 ^2 s+ g C( q5 Z7 aDay Air attack on TF at 80,84
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5 { j4 ]* X b1 wJapanese aircraft . ]" V$ d6 ^' b- r" h3 N! n& I
A6M5 Zeke x 7 ( X; i( K+ T; {
D4Y Judy x 36
7 J1 p: d! j% A& o2 h; m) m% o7 w! lB5N Kate x 5
3 ^$ A- `: w8 K. g- ^B6N Jill x 8
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Allied aircraft
1 l$ P9 c6 W1 C" o/ B9 B$ O! `) yno flights
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6 p. Q Z: P$ R0 r, Z) U, R) qJapanese aircraft losses
: }" [* q( t" x" JB5N Kate: 2 damaged
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" |& G0 R$ ]- X# C; RAllied aircraft losses
! D" C0 H. J9 gF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed ' q6 U( d- T! J3 k- O1 e' M
9 R- }6 a, v7 h7 ^% IAllied Ships
/ I1 @9 P( c( A3 y# FCV Intrepid, on fire, heavy damage ! y4 @$ N% m$ r7 f s
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 P% e. ]( ]* A$ y3 S
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84 . _; a+ e$ o9 I
% Q( r; E* I- F! E$ Y( A2 e cJapanese aircraft
) \2 l; O* ] D! fA6M5 Zeke x 3 ' P, x* _) w4 {4 r
D4Y Judy x 14 6 J' N9 j- t0 t! o6 g% ?! W
B6N Jill x 11 / Y4 E% G8 S* A7 u
( N2 I. C" C1 e% _2 ]# W6 Y+ f& LNo Japanese losses 5 \/ M V: g! Z1 ]1 {3 r" {
+ z- X1 Y- d1 d: D) H, k/ `; o7 @LBA Jills:
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Japanese aircraft ( Q/ {+ d# t6 p, W+ @
B6N Jill x 8 $ m/ w$ ]# X7 Z: A* b
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No Japanese losses
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. n7 H$ {1 e0 w6 u6 n8 DCV Bunker Hill, on fire, heavy damage
/ O* d1 T' o. W G" cCV Wasp, on fire, heavy damage % A4 g( @* c/ W. ?. @7 A+ m( x$ [
1 g; k3 s5 Q7 C2 y0 _Afternoon phase saw KB clouded in so LBA from Kusiae did all the work:
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Japanese aircraft 0 R( L/ }& C* A
G3M Nell x 7 |( H4 M0 U* [9 T8 @
G4M2 Betty x 38 % c' |. N0 \2 v( b- }. Q- G
P1Y Frances x 14
, V# g0 T1 `3 E! r1 `Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 46
h5 B. k8 e/ K( h* X' g6 T2 WKi-84-Ia Frank x 5 - `" l( Z, J8 a* j0 |6 w6 g9 Q1 l
6 U% M8 U) q1 F3 a# m2 w# dAllied aircraft
, y j. n; C. xFM-2 Wildcat x 12
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Japanese aircraft losses
: o0 X/ |( T8 o, |/ }1 X1 b! \7 j# }G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
2 ^+ Q" c0 e5 I. ~% H" GG4M2 Betty: 5 destroyed, 28 damaged
2 M4 t( K0 w' \8 O9 V* DP1Y Frances: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged 1 j1 j/ u" I u9 H/ n7 `0 P
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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5 W! C* @: B! U% z7 |/ _3 bAllied aircraft losses
' @% _$ O" i9 ~# x! m: HFM-2 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
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1 y- u6 ?- @0 i, _* ?7 i$ T% ?Allied Ships & Z( B2 l. ?, d: T- W
CVE Savo Island
& D/ h+ |- ^( t% l. [. f6 ZCVE St. Lo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 9 ]: }) @2 ?! x+ M
CVE Kadashan Bay, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ( w4 b/ U; x$ Z) C3 B8 o
CVE Petrof Bay
8 o% ?) d- L; Y6 a9 T5 u. }CVE Saginaw Bay, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
a+ B1 ?8 }: ~/ zCVE Long Island
* c- O1 A# P! u& LCVE Rudyerd Bay 5 h4 G1 U# c, h* t
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Jills are more successful this time: - @% z$ a$ g% K3 u6 i3 f8 h" y+ i
Day Air attack on TF at 77,83
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, p0 A9 l# o1 J$ P6 J/ O* R) IJapanese aircraft
# e* N3 W% @) I* S y8 XB6N Jill x 8 ! ?. c/ M5 i% q! B- z
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No Japanese losses
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Allied Ships + c2 a; Q6 b; m6 c8 Q7 r
CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/09/44 ! R) T! M% ]$ d5 v7 g; k7 ^
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By now my subs are in position also: * T. P/ C3 s1 c. D+ T
Last two sufrace actions find the crippled Franklin and an AO: ' C9 ^, }8 ^% J: j6 ~% b
Night Time Surface Combat at 78,81 0 `7 F/ z" z$ N @; ], ]
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Allied aircraft . P# e# h4 o; L. X, b; K) ^
no flights
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1 ^2 A$ Q: Y% K: p' m# WAllied aircraft losses
$ c4 a" I0 ^! K3 r7 G# V, XTBM Avenger: 4 destroyed
8 U+ C! ~9 W, J3 Q6 P/ }* MSB2C Helldiver: 12 destroyed
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Japanese Ships " A, H# j Q# `8 h% U* L
CA Takao : Q0 @" N+ [ O" l* ]
CA Atago
, L# ?) p; {4 ]" ECA Maya
) U; t" I* q' f; h {: D9 X, }CA Chokai % }! O# Q9 L5 C6 V+ P
CA Myoko 8 K" u5 z" M8 J) S ~# p0 x
CA Haguro . q ^% e/ v. \: T) H1 g; p' k# F
CA Nachi ( k8 C* K" r$ y1 }+ l+ l
CA Ashigara 1 ]; M7 f$ J- O) m( `3 ?
DD Tamanami ( ~$ L0 K: N) H8 q$ y F, v/ h4 k5 k
DD Suzunami
7 ?% d0 M9 V( a/ p: z2 T+ G# }DD Kuroshio 9 I( Y" [6 K4 {/ @* J6 j& j
DD Oyashio ! `& M# I6 A6 D: _9 w2 [
DD Natsushio ) X# u& l# N: p: _) v
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6 D7 E1 J! ~: ~2 q* V; B) _CV Franklin, Shell hits 3, and is sunk . h8 M5 |$ H( z$ ]( @' U) a
DE Whitman, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk 9 q) z; K+ [0 W- |" Y* w) w( _6 _# i. x
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: ] J$ Z, z9 mNight Time Surface Combat, near Namorik at 79,83 ) f" \0 D& v& q) Z- N& ?+ j
# i$ F# }$ R5 ?/ RJapanese Ships
9 R: {7 i8 @% B' DCA Aoba
1 Z" ?, U B" a0 r: {CA Kinugasa * A, v/ U, [4 E( J6 U: }9 @& \
CA Furutaka
# P2 x$ f- c% ?6 p7 O* |CA Kako : w# t" u; V: e+ h
CL Abukuma " V' |# }1 e5 D: l# u' X/ b
CL Kuma " g7 c0 u8 }, z: q
CL Tama
5 t' i) b7 k7 f# }1 nCL Kiso ' r& z; ]3 X3 Q( c+ m
CL Yubari {- M" C- O2 F5 j
DD Kiyonami - y' N, L2 L% y* J9 C# U. u
DD Yukikaze ) K' M; i$ h4 k! R, Y5 k+ r z
DD Isokaze & Z6 T1 U) Y5 L
DD Shiranuhi " i2 E( Y; v4 Y0 g
DD Arashi & j3 J4 a# C8 ]
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Allied Ships
6 I0 G1 c& F: m" Q" t+ h& r! DAO Schuylkill, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
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7 O! j3 [$ k2 ?4 o) UThe only air strike of the day was once again from Kusiae and it delivered a coup de grace to the CVs:
/ f9 q8 d6 {* u% b' XDay Air attack on TF at 79,84 $ [2 r6 r3 @+ u3 R& ~
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Japanese aircraft
& z+ o' g3 G7 F. IA6M5 Zeke x 5
! r* X8 p5 {( mB6N Jill x 8 0 j- X# b1 a+ s! [2 l3 X0 d
G3M Nell x 3 5 W7 ^; L; x' _4 G W" H) ?3 L$ g
G4M2 Betty x 31 9 d( {( c- ?& t! l8 I) S
P1Y Frances x 9
! D) K& k+ J+ @Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 45 / R4 ]7 q0 W/ ]$ f( A: \
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 3
6 `, @! m" E0 O1 RKi-84-Ia Frank x 14 : C( }( W& r* u7 r6 i
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Japanese aircraft losses 8 U, W1 |4 x" y# |$ a: |
G4M2 Betty: 1 damaged - A6 w" y9 @, j5 e! K6 o) v
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Allied Ships
. l S& k/ E0 X5 v/ HCVL Independence, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
& G! A6 q2 M; h" VCV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 9 i9 |2 T" F" q* w
CV Illustrious, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage ( q2 R! o$ J1 I) X
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5 {( E; @/ F1 `& B" u$ O+ w, XThere, 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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