AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/08/44
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% M) [6 c( l% T$ M9 n- vDay 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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$ ~3 x; \: A4 ?* h3 }$ T% f7 u5 WNight Time Surface Combat at 77,81 ( a! ]1 r) ]9 u- ]3 Y, L7 C; r
Allied aircraft 4 E7 _6 Y0 i8 e0 i
no flights
2 c8 b. G. H& |8 o, G6 yAllied aircraft losses
5 W4 A3 O1 ~4 _8 t# A# X+ Y' [SOC-3 Seagull: 6 destroyed # e( Z. O6 P+ ~9 o2 z& g# q" A
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Japanese Ships
0 k2 S2 [+ b( l } Y# C0 RBB Mutsu + ]) R9 f6 E7 L. U
BB Yamato " J1 D0 ~; z9 L7 A& f, o
BB Fuso
5 h- e# J2 g8 [6 r: Q3 _: [$ bBB Yamashiro
- a& [% J5 m) |2 i# s, ?* W- xCL Tatsuta
% `: M8 ?! f# |; ?) ?- yDD Tanikaze 9 }% t: l: q4 g( S& r/ F* J
DD Fubuki % {1 {' H! }/ u6 J) q/ v1 z) _
DD Shinonome
0 `% l! U! p1 W* r N( N4 TDD Usugumo
0 Y. S, m3 V6 d& }/ @, \. xDD Shirakumo
2 I1 L0 I7 |+ X1 m. U. j2 Z1 z. D3 UDD Isonami % O2 A- M! ~1 s8 u B3 x2 u
DD Hatsuyuki
) l* Y! ?% X$ l. ODD Uranami # y" c7 {$ R: g
DD Akebono 1 r3 V; z. ? w, `) d; s& S4 w/ f
; s) g: Y }: {Allied Ships
D) h* ]9 B9 c2 A8 T" ^* }( b. N9 ICL San Francisco, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage
* [* W Z. I+ i; cCA Astoria, Shell hits 23, and is sunk
$ ?# ~8 C5 F) B: aCL Hobart, Shell hits 21, and is sunk
/ b% F& z& C9 \9 E( w* YCA Concord, Shell hits 29, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 3 N, L) d( X$ [1 O" o
DE Stadtfeld, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage ; b7 s" w2 a# R/ f( T( @" n
DE Harold C. Thomas, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk # \7 Z( e" W6 K7 T w# @. ?
DE Tisdale A, b9 N. Y! E; d) l! w v
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83 3 X5 I7 H7 ?' p) N- M% J9 p8 \8 z/ c
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Allied aircraft $ a0 y8 G. G, e$ R
no flights
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! X) \; ~# }+ {4 R; IAllied aircraft losses
6 W! @: Q0 O6 u- }4 c) MSOC-3 Seagull: 1 destroyed
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Japanese Ships
' g0 z# x/ c: c* I9 b' H! MCA Takao, Shell hits 1
3 [" V& ~& d% R# [/ @5 B$ UCA Atago, Shell hits 2
5 m* V2 s5 Y( j! ~" H' ECA Maya, Shell hits 2
+ c) P" Y3 V4 ]2 jCA Chokai & A/ Z% A8 p. I
CA Myoko
8 D G1 F4 r4 |9 m# V) ^' e g8 {CA Haguro
+ D; I4 E F# e; VCA Nachi, Shell hits 1
D# w2 Z& s/ DCA Ashigara, Shell hits 1 % } M# B \- q: K
DD Yugumo, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage / V: a# ^3 @& M+ z3 C& y
DD Tamanami ; Y2 m! M; B0 q, P
DD Suzunami ( q L1 V5 y! {# l2 c2 `2 d; B
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1 ' C. s' B& f3 |1 z# C
DD Oyashio
: b. j1 K" a0 E9 w8 `2 H1 ?DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire + a c& d/ I: S2 L1 {( r2 i" `
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Allied Ships 8 Y* q% V: ]2 L0 F3 w
CVE Santee : |: b3 S! d9 X- \
CVE Manila Bay
, h4 V+ b( ?( c, I% @1 X4 uCVE Natoma Bay 1 k, B! K! P& Z$ f* G- t
CVE Gambier Bay , t. x( r2 m ]% n
CVE Nehenta Bay
* a% }& \1 F& n3 d1 ^" a% C ECVE Ommaney Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire
4 ^7 M) {! U4 @CL Montpelier, Shell hits 3 : n' |; c8 U& `6 V }
CL Mobile, Shell hits 25, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
; A( `6 l8 u$ Q5 A# o& p/ q \CA Salt Lake City 4 `5 n: d* u! a' B- w5 y4 x5 b
DD Ammen : E, x* t/ B9 n
DD Anthony, Shell hits 1 ) S' C% {( t5 q. q$ F
DD Aulick, Shell hits 1 - s) h5 X6 r$ a$ d6 H3 q
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83 : g) {$ U) ?% I4 ]% T/ w: J
- K3 ~' d! ?7 P$ Q' ^9 _7 eJapanese Ships ( S3 \6 G& p- H% O: S4 P
CA Takao, Shell hits 1
3 e( j' h. d* q& c! R1 u' uCA Atago
! m2 w2 v5 e) O! q4 P! oCA Maya
0 i0 k* r! T8 I. GCA Chokai / l$ [1 L+ H. u6 I9 M8 ]" W
CA Myoko / Z- u ~ h# N _2 j% a0 m
CA Haguro 2 s% e0 k! @, e) l6 ~( Q4 w
CA Nachi % b+ k) W1 l$ X
CA Ashigara ' W# R& H4 g# K+ N; W
DD Yugumo, on fire, heavy damage
$ ]+ |- ?5 d2 SDD Tamanami $ Z8 ^' y8 `+ |
DD Suzunami ! f J# J5 i1 i2 k
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1
l" H+ X* J% x d5 v$ EDD Oyashio : u9 V. N( i, A9 Q4 B7 Z' l6 T y2 a7 @
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire 8 @- q# q* e! `5 A8 [" ?
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Allied Ships
* J+ Q0 q! s8 UCVE Petrof Bay ; ^% u* e: ~. D2 S4 q
CVE Savo Island
5 z9 M4 \* a2 W8 t2 [2 @CVE Rudyerd Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire
5 M, d2 R$ S4 L$ Z0 {; n3 TCVE St. Lo
5 Q4 l7 d* I9 |3 d4 M- _+ D- CCVE Kadashan Bay 3 X7 [7 \. H3 ~) t$ N/ ~
CVE Saginaw Bay ! B6 T8 L h. g* N, j' c+ K' N
CVE Long Island $ ]8 ]/ j6 |& {7 N
CA Vincennes
5 [. @4 ? u1 T9 D# j5 x) d7 vCA Wichita
6 X3 R& s9 G! t. T/ K5 F1 FCA Boston
2 K; p; Y0 `( o( N2 k' R$ E" F( |" qCL Boise
8 f7 V' Y& Q* ~2 f- W" R: _4 ]DE Bangust
4 n1 d' }+ {( Z# aDE Baron, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
$ ^; c# W. n6 a$ m7 x7 u9 c* tDE Levy
. f, E9 I0 P( W, B. `, XDE McConnell - r/ H7 ^% p4 I
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84 ; k' R. q; ~; m
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Allied aircraft
1 m$ ?& h- X! Pno flights 6 G+ f5 {0 V$ E& o2 ?
2 y. Y4 m7 H" E( I2 q1 mAllied aircraft losses
. S3 ], B! w- k$ m+ K8 }FM-2 Wildcat: 11 destroyed 5 n- a+ Z+ q' E
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed ( T7 h5 i, Y" F ~ r" i
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Japanese Ships / s, k+ u0 v+ s! T. w* F
CA Tone . o3 t6 ?' V4 `2 n1 f
CA Chikuma
2 j9 q& q! l! ?7 H$ _) @, t, V2 OCL Nagara, Shell hits 1 $ L! |- g% T$ {$ k3 y* V
CL Isuzu
- D& j) `! Y: Q0 O5 n% f& N' |CL Natori
1 w8 N2 m, t) d6 B. t6 `3 \CL Yura 3 _- N/ d$ m! {6 f5 n0 h6 D: o3 L
CL Kitakami 8 D# z2 w- V4 `6 s! e- y+ S# x
CL Oi
4 ^% U" r' k3 W) x! p9 ? ]3 zDD Shimakaze * W5 t; ?4 r( k
DD Fujinami, Shell hits 1 ( }/ X; w2 N2 z7 |" c
DD Kishinami
' f: X' q9 T* g5 W* PDD Hamanami & T% g: a" H! i# o" I$ p5 c
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
- ?$ f: O f% a9 Z& qDD Maikaze
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Allied Ships / {% y1 A# L& w: \0 r9 S0 e
CVE Prince William 5 C' o: P8 A Q. M6 H
CVE Barnes, Shell hits 2 ( j* J3 m: f8 e, [& n7 U9 @
CVE Anzio, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
: P9 _9 N ^0 a5 sCVE Liscome Bay, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 6 M0 X1 M- o4 q( }4 I# }9 m# ?: O
DE Bebas, Shell hits 8, and is sunk 1 C" u5 I. ]- b6 V
DE Brackett, Shell hits 1 / D4 b: D4 y! w& \
DE Cabana, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
- H# b( S7 V4 t- XDE Canfield, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
( a, d0 B$ i$ p3 sDE Carlson, Shell hits 1, on fire
6 p2 X( y3 Z$ P; r: t" F! O( |& AAO Brazos
% y3 w1 ?' ]% y7 ^AO Kanawha ) @$ ~- Y$ A: V7 @/ b
AO Neches, Shell hits 1 / b+ P) M. B- }( i: K
AO Tappahanock 7 U- y6 z& w: E, z$ t2 Y2 b1 J2 @. B
AO Suamico * P# @; e* Q; m# c9 m7 R
AO Millicoma
# m( n( O7 G, n* s* r) x/ ?/ B6 kAO Saranac $ @- g' {# Y+ n0 u5 Z( o
AO Saugatuck
+ p9 Y4 u8 A# ^2 U. x! J! lAE Pyro 5 L, _1 p0 c# H0 I# p7 A
AE Henry L. Hoyt
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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Japanese Ships " P$ e" f# o! E5 G8 ?. n- w
CA Tone 6 y4 }1 O- S% ]% p- s" Y
CA Chikuma 7 u h4 o/ y8 W* J. O( p4 S- N
CL Nagara
( G3 j6 L3 K7 OCL Isuzu # ~4 q* Y: W, I
CL Natori : f) a1 y- F) f
CL Yura
6 `3 U3 C' f# c! c u" ~+ {CL Kitakami
) x+ O1 A) s! F- ]; j) bCL Oi & ?( m. s6 A0 [6 A- n# o
DD Shimakaze
( H% }4 [" O/ w1 x: g2 xDD Fujinami
3 c8 y+ U# e& T5 O1 ^3 w0 nDD Kishinami
& p4 O& [! X+ \& k, B6 l+ Z7 \5 p& L* MDD Hamanami 6 E# e& X9 u6 t/ Q: o0 W* n5 j# s( [
DD Hayashio
& I8 V4 x' S% b7 ^6 Z$ L: EDD Maikaze
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Allied Ships a3 y2 k$ g& d+ w' Y6 y8 b [
DE Samuel S. Miles, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
* D; ?2 Q" s& F3 E) w3 rDE Osterhaus, Shell hits 50, and is sunk / R2 r0 v. e" m" ?
DE Parks, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage # U& I4 J7 [. ]! d d" v6 A
DE Riddle, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 5 E$ W& J! a% s5 {
AO Cache
0 M+ j+ N! H5 LAO Schuylkill, Shell hits 7, on fire * ]; s8 ]3 e5 j& s1 u9 o$ w
AO Cossatot
6 a$ N4 m- P7 `: m SAO Chepachet 6 z6 N: I6 s# \# m7 p# i! w7 R
AE Jacob Riis, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk * o% v$ }$ ]/ K. x2 J* ]% B b
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 0 k) ^6 `. s: m" Y0 }
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Japanese Ships 6 g c$ \0 _2 ^) L7 Y4 L" z
CA Tone
" A3 w, o$ T; P3 F; rCA Chikuma ; b2 M7 x) i. U0 O% C- {& W
CL Nagara, Shell hits 3, on fire
: ]3 `5 v3 |% U+ [7 e* X# @CL Isuzu {7 E: ]/ P4 g
CL Natori : w# B# `% G& k+ ?9 {
CL Yura, Shell hits 1, on fire ' @" X" {0 k" ?+ u6 T$ F# L0 P
CL Kitakami
2 o- E) p/ X M+ ]CL Oi, Shell hits 1 " U4 i j9 E: k& h) n2 w
DD Shimakaze . u0 j; r. ?9 S$ W- p) T
DD Fujinami # r/ k* z4 A0 u, d4 T5 [
DD Kishinami
) f3 |- n" t1 m3 s0 p7 pDD Hamanami
7 Z4 O4 h* x$ y# _DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1 : d$ i: q9 F; P8 R9 _1 y8 y
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 1
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/ ^- O1 \7 n& t" J; x2 h9 i. M3 aAllied Ships 4 x# s5 H# I% C Q& [& r% b
CV Hornet
# s2 O0 [3 ?# {5 c( w3 P6 x, S: ICV Intrepid, Shell hits 1, on fire
" ?4 v( E: x ?2 \- `CVL Princeton
9 p" k9 Q' F' ^CVL Belleau Wood, Shell hits 1 0 s" {/ x7 H1 J' p" B! s
CVL Cowpens % Q3 b! a9 Y' i8 _1 O' M
CL Chicago 3 K0 M7 @3 Q0 u2 T$ {
CL Cleveland 6 w' c' W3 O. t Q; n5 r; i- I+ c
CL Columbia * v4 k0 D, x1 U8 M4 @
CA Pensacola
, x+ V* r2 U& P& {3 m9 tCA Raleigh, Shell hits 2
r* [0 {2 w# d: b" LDD Boyd + J2 C6 Q% @; }- A9 K; k
DD Bradford # r; A% t1 w8 r/ l, h! ^
DD Brownson, Shell hits 1
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. J3 ^; _" R% C5 IThis last USN CVTF was then caght by KB: , p. ]" ]& t- c& W
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84 . V. O* m! r. {# g' |
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0 ^9 P" \* |3 `) ?5 S) w% GA6M5 Zeke x 33 " g6 h' q8 [# P( N
D3A Val x 7
9 U u% P9 L) [& zD4Y Judy x 123
$ w! E d( Z, k+ \$ u$ _B5N Kate x 35 " M- W. B6 j( f, W0 i1 Q. U
B6N Jill x 67 + i! g" L: U* t+ \1 V; O
3 \- K8 X$ i" T7 n( Q. F2 c) oAllied aircraft
5 v( s7 R8 b! C1 C0 f1 }F6F Hellcat x 3 2 F+ \- v7 x+ E F, Q+ k
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Japanese aircraft losses ' m4 h) C) {( S9 x; x
A6M5 Zeke: 3 destroyed / M+ J6 X' g4 [
D3A Val: 3 destroyed % J4 U0 S) v* m3 H; b
D4Y Judy: 14 destroyed, 22 damaged
8 e3 Z: N g- l$ K% sB5N Kate: 4 destroyed, 18 damaged
/ p& d( `. c4 l) J- @" f8 X7 \B6N Jill: 7 destroyed, 21 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
* Y6 |2 h+ K' ^+ C% s& QF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
) T I$ f9 Q9 M) MCV Intrepid, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
9 d0 Q$ Z4 p9 q8 L! w. l) v% l9 wCVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 2, on fire
' c+ k) I7 V9 }. i: ?CV Hornet, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 7, on fire, heavy damage 9 d5 Z- u$ }1 t7 C$ k3 A
CVL Princeton, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
% n- y7 F5 n+ i. YCVL Cowpens, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage ! x' L% y9 |2 I! t' o# j: p1 x
CL Cleveland, Torpedo hits 1
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And then by LBA: 3 k% R! G7 P4 E7 @- n% d) @
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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- f6 ], `+ K! D7 W5 HJapanese aircraft
; d% U) x* K7 N$ J! ~- J( tA6M5 Zeke x 16 , R! x3 H2 t* n- s# h
D3A Val x 14
# X+ g" |4 r( a$ RD4Y Judy x 38 - W0 M0 V# A& t, m
B5N Kate x 24 % Y6 L4 Y# i2 _5 W& M$ h( x
B6N Jill x 3
1 R2 S: J6 j) s- {G3M Nell x 9 # E( w% x$ O4 D9 f. N
G4M2 Betty x 49 : z" @& d* y3 w" ~/ j5 W1 ?
P1Y Frances x 20 0 ]; ?3 f0 o8 `# _7 H" ]" b c' c: {# R
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 51 ) s3 A, ?6 B/ L) d6 D
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5
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Allied aircraft 1 t: g9 s! }# _+ z" ^! u! p
no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses 7 R3 ~* p: k6 ~( q9 Y
G3M Nell: 1 damaged / X+ _5 \* L; l4 Q
G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged % d; g* w, f4 y2 F5 v7 t2 B
P1Y Frances: 3 damaged
' y, n7 X/ y* i& o+ _! m9 tKi-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed ; e2 f5 x/ s) Y4 G) |6 V' }
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Allied aircraft losses
/ ?" d t% j( w, h4 MF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed % a: G& F% D8 g3 t* Z9 ?
) E d8 h( p' e9 fAllied Ships
Q( F$ t& D6 G2 K$ gCV Intrepid, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 9 c8 q' T* j% M
CA Raleigh ( S. s3 _) V8 Q
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 0 G0 @) r" @ K# r$ h$ v
CVL Cowpens, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
) l, H- k& r! j% ?' fCVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
' j( q+ Q( v2 V& S# \5 zCL Cleveland, Bomb hits 1
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2 t9 X r& j$ V* Y8 ?Secodary strike: ! Y: ^) ^7 r$ y
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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Japanese aircraft
7 y& O' R4 _0 |( c3 pA6M5 Zeke x 7
$ o- K( L& U H0 JD4Y Judy x 36
0 h1 N1 b' k3 U% |B5N Kate x 5
9 T1 C+ l' c( X+ tB6N Jill x 8 9 [2 Y; m6 M! U/ }
. r& K/ g" r$ j' W/ q! D. }3 l* Y' {Allied aircraft
3 E& | @# y. o: G3 g8 d: Lno flights 0 m3 I* S8 O* w( x: a* Y
# ]! b$ A6 k% k: Q) @( wJapanese aircraft losses
+ Y' D7 M/ W& ~2 j/ H2 l7 U' e4 dB5N Kate: 2 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
2 \+ Z* z4 s1 ]4 ~( vF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed ! \; S, p$ S. o1 ]
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Allied Ships ! l0 c7 S! I* Z
CV Intrepid, on fire, heavy damage
( r, C' R. N# D" y% xCVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 0 W. V' n! `) e
1 S& r5 O: `4 F) V- qAnd this one fails to find any more targets: / R! G4 ^4 v7 A2 E! _
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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Japanese aircraft # w5 \& o" |% K( K
A6M5 Zeke x 3
/ O1 n+ d1 _: r" QD4Y Judy x 14 1 i# u. d5 `( o$ H; v9 P* V# W0 V
B6N Jill x 11 & s0 Q. `' R2 O4 P- @3 ]- s) F
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No Japanese losses 4 V D5 B+ h* w/ Q# f; B5 `
( K5 e' V- y0 p- d& K; \8 `LBA Jills: % O8 y8 b) ^1 y) x, E# _7 D
Day Air attack on TF at 77,83 ) ?6 `5 b- O3 F H7 a
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Japanese aircraft
8 g6 [ I: T6 k* ^$ SB6N Jill x 8 2 q- g1 K, D( A3 Y$ X
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No Japanese losses
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Allied Ships + e) f4 w% ?( N# h% r5 t
CV Bunker Hill, on fire, heavy damage 9 y. {" L: Y2 l5 |; i
CV Wasp, on fire, heavy damage , m- K4 ?/ c0 j
4 g3 x! ?) P4 R' s
Afternoon phase saw KB clouded in so LBA from Kusiae did all the work: 7 b8 Z( @( L2 J6 |5 I
Day Air attack on TF at 79,85
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Japanese aircraft
$ o) d! K% p. ?+ O: dG3M Nell x 7 9 e; l+ W9 ^6 C
G4M2 Betty x 38 / k' Y' O# r4 Q: y" P/ ?% ]; ]
P1Y Frances x 14 9 K& l' F& ?0 l, C
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 46 5 \9 \+ c0 {. |. k0 u. _& \
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5 $ }+ d+ X9 m7 \
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Allied aircraft
q1 g7 s1 U: Z$ D6 C/ oFM-2 Wildcat x 12 & g: W" `9 c/ t: ] T7 w
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Japanese aircraft losses 8 t* c E2 P+ i6 r/ i. X
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged * Z) X" {$ W: \
G4M2 Betty: 5 destroyed, 28 damaged |& C! V9 Z" V: h) E# B7 N2 X
P1Y Frances: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged
. d4 c& L# T3 ]1 D/ O& H9 Y1 P( lKi-43-IIIa Oscar: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged & e6 I% F1 N+ j( h7 x6 L. U" z4 u
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Allied aircraft losses * \. ?' Z1 J5 D/ s
FM-2 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
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Allied Ships ( ]+ }3 n0 D$ D* y( M* d% R: a
CVE Savo Island 1 M3 f5 }( b, K% b2 o
CVE St. Lo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
! c8 L- L5 _9 a; I+ c/ {0 jCVE Kadashan Bay, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage & }. r" v7 \5 [: A0 f
CVE Petrof Bay
- A, {+ Q) Z0 t( ^3 N/ sCVE Saginaw Bay, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
: c3 q" L3 [8 H# c: DCVE Long Island & a+ ^0 E z. R& y) m5 l9 t9 Q
CVE Rudyerd Bay ; H6 u8 ?/ n, q" P" C$ u% h, P, y
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Jills are more successful this time: & K% }! s3 |7 Z6 M
Day Air attack on TF at 77,83 8 ?/ `8 W X8 r: t6 B7 x3 F+ |9 b
& c: U7 N" d e# e) G) aJapanese aircraft ( r2 R O" _( D ?: ?
B6N Jill x 8 1 E, H8 D! I/ j! `8 V$ \1 Y( V
# F& \. T4 A) ]3 VNo Japanese losses : h; Y1 I) u e( G! i& E
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Allied Ships 4 y. X. Y. j- X# K( M% r0 m
CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage / \3 r" z) i6 O" n ~
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) r: N. H/ y, Y" H4 ^AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/09/44
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5 |! Y) @1 v4 I# |9 ^By now my subs are in position also: ; L+ q# R3 M) u3 t5 E( z
Last two sufrace actions find the crippled Franklin and an AO:
" |; J* y1 r4 @6 g- mNight Time Surface Combat at 78,81
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8 U8 O3 ?- ]; K- ~Allied aircraft ; i& N/ i1 f+ O/ [; S+ D
no flights 3 H" }! u, O7 t1 r+ ~- ?
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Y" A Z$ ]) u; y/ o9 P4 p: n7 q) {TBM Avenger: 4 destroyed 4 n; _" E2 H1 g+ [8 z
SB2C Helldiver: 12 destroyed 6 K/ s+ D) K. S; ]; i$ V# U+ Q
5 W( D I# N( _! C; zJapanese Ships
. ^ w. P3 o! `9 q' _$ |CA Takao ) Q$ p% u+ c9 v% u( C; V
CA Atago
s' ]- Q0 ^, G S+ i$ _CA Maya 0 c0 O+ | |' S: c$ z1 k, h
CA Chokai
/ l* M( w7 T4 Q. D3 u& T1 L5 R8 vCA Myoko
" ^, M! p9 H8 D3 o# `CA Haguro 0 W& ~; i7 M9 A9 c" x
CA Nachi
4 a" K% j+ d: O& YCA Ashigara
# e# m$ A+ `# }8 B' F+ \DD Tamanami ( T7 U9 z6 O1 e
DD Suzunami
8 E# @5 g, s* B7 s5 U4 ODD Kuroshio # ?# S: z* f/ K- W# R2 ]
DD Oyashio + A, N: ]: W% L2 }3 G* t
DD Natsushio . k* [; p; ]: @5 }, e1 a
: ~) _9 H) n, _9 U5 FAllied Ships
2 w9 p0 z7 m. Q& Q& [! ^! k5 M SCV Franklin, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
- D x# X- Q- H) y* g# pDE Whitman, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
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2 W% k) f! n0 Z, m( d) qNight Time Surface Combat, near Namorik at 79,83
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, y9 Y" ?% \: C; ?( V! qJapanese Ships # @, U3 g: X3 G0 U
CA Aoba 3 O9 X, `4 `, M8 f! B( y
CA Kinugasa 2 d4 Y% b! A& U2 F/ [6 |+ P4 z" \
CA Furutaka
3 B+ K+ t$ h5 M, R. P0 bCA Kako
5 ?5 }& a9 H) K( e+ P) sCL Abukuma
& _# y+ r( s% O+ N, V% B- ?CL Kuma 9 y) N& _' E0 w
CL Tama
' D: H9 q2 z% q, M4 wCL Kiso 3 _; c3 z2 q2 K6 V0 T3 B
CL Yubari 0 ?# K" m1 b# x* z- e
DD Kiyonami
1 v, P0 g2 w7 u2 s$ r1 uDD Yukikaze % K' \) C( S n) n+ `
DD Isokaze
- l4 D3 C& P& I1 u+ F8 C6 M' iDD Shiranuhi
. m3 `) x" ?; Z9 [% D1 \2 wDD Arashi
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0 o$ S6 _# g, w1 A! d( B9 f3 gAllied Ships $ L4 L( X ~0 a! v# K' L
AO Schuylkill, Shell hits 30, and is sunk , `5 |. V" p% n* Q/ ?1 K
) ^. ^( X* q& ?, p/ RThe only air strike of the day was once again from Kusiae and it delivered a coup de grace to the CVs: / ]8 K4 f4 R$ f' A4 B; u
Day Air attack on TF at 79,84 " a8 C5 M! N/ ?1 K
3 T B7 F. B, r: |& ]2 |$ n: UJapanese aircraft
7 M6 S& j3 q" R% z+ bA6M5 Zeke x 5
, F& g4 y; p6 J" uB6N Jill x 8 U8 [# {8 n( E' f* u2 f, F
G3M Nell x 3
2 j6 j. ~" B/ x6 YG4M2 Betty x 31 $ j8 {- h' t5 R2 }% K2 h+ |$ r' X/ N% a
P1Y Frances x 9 + ?1 y$ ~) l4 j' I8 I& d' _
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 45
! f g6 r- Y/ w9 bKi-61 KAIc Tony x 3
e: }* |; m4 H- VKi-84-Ia Frank x 14 1 I3 H! y+ _2 o5 Y( F; ]
6 Z" x, G! Q. S3 J+ bJapanese aircraft losses C8 `( N7 h+ V7 g5 B9 {! }
G4M2 Betty: 1 damaged
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Allied Ships
" @2 ^7 Y5 K. A5 Z! tCVL Independence, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
/ }: {0 t. s0 I7 _. f! H& w7 ~% bCV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
& ~1 I: g' C8 k! ?- [9 [: s% HCV Illustrious, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
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" v) j$ T: e4 d) vThere, 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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