AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/08/44
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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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Night Time Surface Combat at 77,81
0 z, q& X6 u$ S, eAllied aircraft
" R% e1 K# ?' W+ ?- kno flights ; F& W7 O, k' h: e# {; \0 ?* ]5 r
Allied aircraft losses B! g4 z3 Q# a2 j. @
SOC-3 Seagull: 6 destroyed # ^ L4 G3 ^5 T, C
% ~: a% z. p& ?6 ~3 ZJapanese Ships
; O5 x8 ]5 i+ N+ WBB Mutsu
: H# O! q! p% m& G v0 ?, j! wBB Yamato
& N1 s8 B0 Q) W' l, g1 aBB Fuso 1 j; T+ {0 u r0 H
BB Yamashiro
E! m1 D# ^+ H6 pCL Tatsuta % L) O0 S' r3 o2 A
DD Tanikaze & ?& ]+ E) d9 _4 X7 [( l# R
DD Fubuki
2 x' ~+ ], z9 f w, R s* Y. kDD Shinonome 2 W. \0 i5 i P. u( a& K; U6 k4 g
DD Usugumo 7 J7 U) E% T- m# i/ R7 a+ M
DD Shirakumo
" M3 g" n# C; sDD Isonami % {1 \) L1 v7 m! q5 B) r
DD Hatsuyuki
) Q* i( {5 e+ V8 b2 l, `DD Uranami * k5 E2 i6 P) x
DD Akebono
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CL San Francisco, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage $ O0 f$ ]- \7 j% D. F
CA Astoria, Shell hits 23, and is sunk
2 l- c' H m. ~CL Hobart, Shell hits 21, and is sunk
" z" h+ X$ z$ f3 x' u0 u( fCA Concord, Shell hits 29, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk ) Q, C* |% k2 }5 T% Y3 Z1 y
DE Stadtfeld, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
; t- t4 P# K. K* ADE Harold C. Thomas, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk : N1 \0 t8 o! O9 c% k
DE Tisdale * m+ X. u8 A* z! }$ W
; X( J. e9 y3 [) S6 @7 S7 d2 y v
Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83
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4 ^9 P0 H" s6 _6 WAllied aircraft
+ c( _7 v' L& p! @+ w6 O* Mno flights
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3 I9 g8 H- r/ Z2 }Allied aircraft losses 5 Q) n. ~7 Y, c1 N& v
SOC-3 Seagull: 1 destroyed ( ]) j$ ^( w5 \! |. c
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Japanese Ships 7 N& E" T! J* v, f9 V
CA Takao, Shell hits 1
* G% z& s/ c4 x7 W4 a8 O& K* y2 BCA Atago, Shell hits 2 ! G0 b1 A4 x; J4 f% C5 N$ A4 h8 _
CA Maya, Shell hits 2 ; d8 R' |- e# s" M; v* i
CA Chokai
; D% g5 P( H' [CA Myoko + y& W/ T/ \ h4 X
CA Haguro - M& \- t% u# e. H& i7 o
CA Nachi, Shell hits 1 ! _' v1 E' y8 N6 B. }$ e6 g
CA Ashigara, Shell hits 1 ! W8 C- t4 O$ E: m+ t9 f
DD Yugumo, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage * n! M9 L, u& S' n5 ~) x
DD Tamanami
$ ^; ?" c8 t, [7 ?DD Suzunami # Q; O$ g0 ?" C" r3 o. E' l
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1 ! B' D# V# Z3 C6 u, x8 C
DD Oyashio
# R3 t+ U( q5 w3 c7 G* yDD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire ) N' z& a4 ~* F5 e6 z% t% d: p) a
* `+ k7 e" h' n* T, q* wAllied Ships
7 {! W+ Y, o+ y- ~9 _$ V/ l. rCVE Santee 1 y3 S( J! \% L5 E. `8 f
CVE Manila Bay
7 L2 R/ k( T; A% ICVE Natoma Bay
* C4 V& ^3 H; R2 u' eCVE Gambier Bay ) X; O; R5 A0 [, C* k+ [, n
CVE Nehenta Bay
4 Y& @6 p5 ^5 Z% w5 ]CVE Ommaney Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire % O- l$ t) a5 }! [
CL Montpelier, Shell hits 3 ( \% P) W+ Y8 i% c) T* T# ~
CL Mobile, Shell hits 25, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
. Y% ~+ o$ ^+ k# ECA Salt Lake City
$ |2 |. T9 I; n2 V9 n+ c* l1 N7 sDD Ammen 0 o+ C; c& q! l+ Q- A
DD Anthony, Shell hits 1 # C9 D( z& ~( h; j+ M& k4 n
DD Aulick, Shell hits 1 7 s1 ?. C( U" O/ n& u
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4 S2 \: y$ t' T% X" R0 ^- u' mNight Time Surface Combat at 78,83
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Japanese Ships
! a, y, E3 f2 Q8 w9 D4 C+ qCA Takao, Shell hits 1
* F8 H! t* D8 U5 q: A$ MCA Atago
3 \' g' n8 [4 |, d$ i3 e& r8 _CA Maya " i8 D* U4 Y% K% g
CA Chokai ! W; T( {" I4 L
CA Myoko 1 t1 @0 i* M8 Z; @# \; W6 ^
CA Haguro ! C8 u. }8 m2 A
CA Nachi 1 d8 N& q" Q, e6 a2 s7 D2 G
CA Ashigara ( ^; y: p" \5 d" U/ m: s7 j
DD Yugumo, on fire, heavy damage % A; p3 D. D( O
DD Tamanami # h" J9 G4 }5 q5 b8 Q* ^: S' o" P% N
DD Suzunami 1 K) `% P% O7 {1 |
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1 H. r+ l, I* h6 o* F
DD Oyashio 8 C8 ]* s7 |2 I9 K9 R% R
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire
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$ x& f+ j/ t7 i4 eAllied Ships
/ U' h4 P% s( ~% g6 }# ?CVE Petrof Bay
1 A) A$ \4 H6 FCVE Savo Island
9 e4 S3 X7 p2 B% e! ?CVE Rudyerd Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire
! q1 g9 Y6 ^% W+ ]1 \/ w: l wCVE St. Lo k ~2 ?2 A; f/ H
CVE Kadashan Bay ( N# c, l T* }( s
CVE Saginaw Bay
& I$ s! Z9 H; s% @ m" j4 W0 RCVE Long Island
8 A, y( H- Y9 C Q, cCA Vincennes # K6 E8 Q4 D" @( ?7 {% b8 N
CA Wichita 5 Z% y$ ?. ^; o* q
CA Boston , ^3 a( }. u% P/ n% B
CL Boise
5 e# k$ q; b: l' l- ?DE Bangust " z! [& z: h* q' B0 ~3 H, A3 G
DE Baron, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 3 z( W- h4 W, r z8 I# M( A
DE Levy
1 X6 E1 X7 z+ l7 S* G$ L" t* [0 {DE McConnell
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84 4 g2 L3 R8 Z+ |: t+ h& S
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Allied aircraft
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9 Z" |8 p+ d0 P5 b4 F& x' Y& XAllied aircraft losses
" F' w* ^- ~$ ~ J# \3 l( R. V# cFM-2 Wildcat: 11 destroyed
- z& V* e+ W3 f, J% \: zTBM Avenger: 1 destroyed
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Japanese Ships : Q) j. f( N+ Z9 p) n0 J! O3 X
CA Tone 3 M/ e( g/ l& w0 Y
CA Chikuma
4 o2 w1 ? L( R# R& i v! \CL Nagara, Shell hits 1
( V* |) C" }' a6 v1 d8 }. K/ z) R5 w7 @, mCL Isuzu
3 D6 a! }# E5 L% z7 e* JCL Natori * C; v+ H9 ^3 Q+ I7 P d
CL Yura & [( f6 v% Z2 o/ v6 Q' x
CL Kitakami ) r" }; C' k. X) h5 s. @7 }
CL Oi 5 \, Y x. n& J3 _
DD Shimakaze
; F7 j0 n" W" ?2 n# u; [DD Fujinami, Shell hits 1
5 X! W5 [! N7 O& Q" }" U$ R+ c2 [( d3 QDD Kishinami 3 Q& t& n" e1 r
DD Hamanami 3 ?7 s' W1 W6 R+ c. g) r
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1 ' n- |$ _9 {( p
DD Maikaze
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8 r8 m1 M0 ?3 b& S) pAllied Ships
$ E* V# X" ~4 C6 oCVE Prince William
& E, g3 n2 o7 r& @0 ~& l+ D: KCVE Barnes, Shell hits 2
2 W- t2 P0 n b1 {CVE Anzio, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
; G# G" d T6 G4 e( O! xCVE Liscome Bay, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
- `% K/ f6 Q1 Y/ u' e" `' jDE Bebas, Shell hits 8, and is sunk 1 W' ~" W% D& M; d B. u, U, o, [
DE Brackett, Shell hits 1
1 J5 @, W! D9 q5 nDE Cabana, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
2 x8 i; o% ~3 q4 r3 @, cDE Canfield, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 8 |& p* i7 U% N1 {4 W3 k/ T5 r
DE Carlson, Shell hits 1, on fire
8 ?* }2 y% L8 G- ] |AO Brazos
0 R- i0 c+ R' @9 EAO Kanawha
; k7 C7 X+ Y3 N5 UAO Neches, Shell hits 1
( k, @- m, N$ r: v/ T5 `AO Tappahanock
" J* E/ z0 h( t% q- XAO Suamico 4 ~" [$ P% s: }3 g
AO Millicoma
! g: e' D' ]3 H; zAO Saranac # d/ b0 q; g' I: I
AO Saugatuck
& W6 q% k4 B) @' PAE Pyro
7 D5 A1 E, C& S' m0 ` H& `, wAE Henry L. Hoyt & F1 `) y5 D8 F! _( S
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84 ; ]' P' n* X6 ]. U" X2 s
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Japanese Ships
; n; Z: v, }. m- c9 a* M h/ n$ {CA Tone 0 o6 X7 {0 t0 j
CA Chikuma 4 v" l. ?- o2 u
CL Nagara . [4 \& O0 _' ^1 f4 A5 |8 z/ j
CL Isuzu
; M7 V; Y/ y Q( w( FCL Natori 2 O) P. D# H2 Z6 p
CL Yura + \# ?( x7 N, P7 ?4 S7 G1 p
CL Kitakami # U7 H/ h& J& _
CL Oi 3 m# v4 Q2 i& ~4 L7 }7 i
DD Shimakaze
1 q) {" `( L, _1 ?2 \4 b0 HDD Fujinami # X" V; \, N- P9 [2 ]
DD Kishinami % i1 ]- O3 ]6 U
DD Hamanami : F" W# X% h2 ~9 f, @2 a
DD Hayashio
% U0 B5 e" M$ n8 ^* gDD Maikaze s, P, n8 X+ W5 O" U& q; P
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Allied Ships " M/ o" b @+ {& c
DE Samuel S. Miles, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 1 a( u) j; d! B/ ~: i/ e3 }6 W! p+ b
DE Osterhaus, Shell hits 50, and is sunk
$ W* W& O) g9 \- nDE Parks, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage / Q6 h/ C I+ H4 O& G4 u
DE Riddle, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage - w! ^% }3 D. }8 Z
AO Cache 3 K) v$ s! j; K! b
AO Schuylkill, Shell hits 7, on fire
9 u9 b3 u4 k0 OAO Cossatot ) M3 B) ^. T: G! E$ k: x# h* V
AO Chepachet . H, a/ J% x9 b) \
AE Jacob Riis, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
+ D- ^/ \" _4 S# i/ ~# j/ c: ~, ]AE John P. Gaines, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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F: I$ o* V$ D4 G" y' qNight Time Surface Combat at 78,84 3 C1 r2 ~. S! Y1 J' c) ?5 T
# e- \3 }7 \8 n7 T4 i$ X3 TJapanese Ships
: R" X% W1 ]1 X4 N3 e# z1 [& B# D" D CCA Tone
# `: m5 ~% @2 @; ^/ BCA Chikuma + Z- `+ Z- ~: Y% W% z; a
CL Nagara, Shell hits 3, on fire % f5 G4 u6 G Y5 {
CL Isuzu / g; X4 V j/ `" G- C$ E3 Q
CL Natori 5 a! E; x7 r/ W3 X5 Q
CL Yura, Shell hits 1, on fire 8 k9 ^3 z$ q/ O+ c
CL Kitakami
7 ^& h! T; G9 n% O7 r& DCL Oi, Shell hits 1 h) Y2 L( V% ]6 x5 y2 {
DD Shimakaze
) j# B! Y! S, x' B8 B2 L {0 qDD Fujinami ( W$ b, S' c8 @: `3 ^/ S$ b7 r
DD Kishinami
3 F1 u0 L' K" X3 R; |7 J$ PDD Hamanami
! ~' }) D6 I N: R. i. W% z6 U, rDD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
/ {' ^4 G, C8 L, e$ IDD Maikaze, Shell hits 1 2 g: [+ _9 {8 ^/ Y6 z' Y
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Allied Ships . u/ B6 r) D3 m3 A# q4 g
CV Hornet - j: ?5 w7 f4 z. H. {0 a
CV Intrepid, Shell hits 1, on fire / D2 Z* q9 H. f3 ]: N' W8 _" W
CVL Princeton
6 U3 C$ u$ F* g1 d4 l/ G- b/ m. W7 LCVL Belleau Wood, Shell hits 1
* f& n7 r/ Q% |; q4 pCVL Cowpens
; |8 [2 \: q3 l! O) t: v8 Y2 b5 NCL Chicago 2 G6 H/ s, T6 \) }6 o7 o
CL Cleveland + }( `3 y/ |, C8 s0 m T
CL Columbia 1 c7 e6 ~5 u$ I# p& f7 B5 D3 C$ \! A
CA Pensacola
5 {8 R8 z$ \+ X+ H) A& \& nCA Raleigh, Shell hits 2 - @; X9 ~. E+ D! q, _6 H9 m
DD Boyd
, W3 X, ?+ e! t9 F# R" cDD Bradford # q3 v, H8 u0 ?
DD Brownson, Shell hits 1 " ?4 r0 l! ?: q; u8 ^
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2 c! b4 Y7 S H: s V; d7 c( _' ]This last USN CVTF was then caght by KB: 2 `! F+ x J7 _5 t6 v; f9 y
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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! `6 \, N& R4 K: nJapanese aircraft
l4 O5 }4 D* p- Y6 BA6M5 Zeke x 33
% R9 C1 {- n( p. D4 o9 B+ cD3A Val x 7 , _0 g3 e* E: a) p
D4Y Judy x 123 4 P9 X7 {7 Q$ k; j
B5N Kate x 35 $ {; N2 a! {$ R! V/ r) d
B6N Jill x 67 2 j3 g( j3 u/ |" K( J
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Allied aircraft ; `' q* A5 s: ~, b/ H- L9 m
F6F Hellcat x 3
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# G, G8 G7 r5 r- o2 `Japanese aircraft losses
' a3 q: C7 F, ~2 }A6M5 Zeke: 3 destroyed . E3 u/ |, N4 ^- D" W) q, a3 m
D3A Val: 3 destroyed , F) v. }7 C" | |# x
D4Y Judy: 14 destroyed, 22 damaged ' V$ w, f/ S: B5 O* e) D
B5N Kate: 4 destroyed, 18 damaged
J0 o/ D7 u1 R4 H A+ J& y5 [' HB6N Jill: 7 destroyed, 21 damaged - j: e* ~, m$ C$ l- v2 [6 O
9 s$ K) o$ S$ h2 p* l6 {Allied aircraft losses
7 R" J: B2 g* J' Q2 E$ `% v* zF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed 8 [4 I' g: `1 |
0 V- u/ N$ H/ `0 @; {Allied Ships 4 J0 y% t8 [& r" o
CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage 9 x1 H- S& d8 H+ C) Z8 Z% e4 l
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 2, on fire
* k, F2 S7 V( m) g2 h9 k6 K1 A0 DCV Hornet, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 7, on fire, heavy damage 8 |* ^' j$ P6 |3 R
CVL Princeton, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
0 x. o2 V3 F: X* N$ m# V. @CVL Cowpens, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
( l3 f2 }6 W. c1 B/ v+ @CL Cleveland, Torpedo hits 1 5 e4 W7 y5 n7 f) K2 o ?. t
' R( T# l* F! o) K; }6 J9 LAnd then by LBA:
0 [1 J7 C9 f$ VDay Air attack on TF at 80,84
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Japanese aircraft ) Z- G0 b6 T. V. e, }, K2 p% t
A6M5 Zeke x 16 $ n, \3 t; y% W( G0 m
D3A Val x 14
7 X; u6 W$ B" D5 x& fD4Y Judy x 38
0 {- X. W$ U4 D8 P! p7 w: MB5N Kate x 24 $ v) U% x' S0 r, |* W; _
B6N Jill x 3 , [! ^) I9 a1 l, N0 O+ j
G3M Nell x 9
/ h: ~0 b; J9 JG4M2 Betty x 49 , m8 M5 H9 H m' e$ O
P1Y Frances x 20 1 t* |' n8 I, w0 p8 y5 x! r1 |/ e5 C
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 51
, X5 B6 [( R2 U4 Q9 |Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5 & Z: a; c5 s" I- ^- S
8 Q; W" U; W' M/ y
Allied aircraft
. T) r, l, d8 v) r: W6 ~no flights
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' m+ c n* B: v5 E% iJapanese aircraft losses 0 n+ T% i3 t( M$ k' ?2 w# t
G3M Nell: 1 damaged
1 q' L/ p" n5 OG4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged + K& m; V0 V6 f7 n
P1Y Frances: 3 damaged
- l8 R) u' C3 X- JKi-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed [1 K& h! n6 @3 R3 e: M* p. l
( ~2 e2 A& a3 }) C* M8 WAllied aircraft losses , H- q# q. u3 Y, S# m+ j& @
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ! l) h; R+ z( L8 ^: z
CA Raleigh
; v3 o, \! B$ I0 lCVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
* S$ z; B6 a+ @' L- V6 X H( U4 GCVL Cowpens, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 0 N( E; d! a0 i3 @8 _, V
CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage B- ~, H( v- B- V$ R$ K# @2 r
CL Cleveland, Bomb hits 1
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6 H7 v0 M7 S$ u5 e% t$ [% hSecodary strike:
9 b6 w( b' a6 ?0 t$ |* ZDay Air attack on TF at 80,84
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A6M5 Zeke x 7
9 l- A# \3 A- e1 u# gD4Y Judy x 36
( {! {7 F3 M8 PB5N Kate x 5
% S. b Q) u! V/ a& T! VB6N Jill x 8 + S9 b/ m) l0 z3 N3 S1 a
$ d% L( \3 {* U- D% YAllied aircraft ) N' G* C; j6 H3 o! o
no flights
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# b5 Z) f) L$ u4 U6 z) Y" o* FJapanese aircraft losses . z3 m3 t- @: }4 }; {4 _
B5N Kate: 2 damaged 1 M( K! R l' R0 @6 L* y
7 m1 L: b4 x2 u% {) s) R$ t
Allied aircraft losses
- ?5 @. T: T. ]) nF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships ; _1 h. j4 L* a+ Q! p
CV Intrepid, on fire, heavy damage # t/ a: W. ]: ^; O8 \: c& j
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage + d. {7 B2 r# R+ p
% v! F {3 z' [: ? }And this one fails to find any more targets: / u1 t& M3 h, R/ J
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84 8 S( ^- K) U. t1 I& v, `$ }* K8 N/ O
8 g+ ?5 k# L5 M0 k+ |* p0 i! B) ~Japanese aircraft
0 o4 l; e1 ~) z/ T# t; TA6M5 Zeke x 3 ( Y( ~* E8 @' V
D4Y Judy x 14 ' @" Z- i* ~2 N( @
B6N Jill x 11 7 i8 {$ I P! b l
% _4 X4 g+ s( k. [8 u* P j5 pNo Japanese losses
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) r* @6 Y; k5 U/ O+ xLBA Jills: ' O/ o0 D) X1 P
Day Air attack on TF at 77,83
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Japanese aircraft
' l m! u7 U a g# [2 DB6N Jill x 8 . @8 ?$ [# p1 Y {) Q" Y
# Z* y* Z3 a: Z
No Japanese losses / Z" }4 n: }# k/ k8 ~$ ?8 A
' w7 @1 P2 Z2 p% QAllied Ships
) |. h) w3 q% L/ H( `, [CV Bunker Hill, on fire, heavy damage
7 M. w- A6 S; B" O$ O5 |CV Wasp, on fire, heavy damage
5 ]# M) J% O, B
3 \6 x) g$ g& Z9 x$ tAfternoon phase saw KB clouded in so LBA from Kusiae did all the work: 0 R6 L, v8 B4 P% \# Z
Day Air attack on TF at 79,85 6 d* {6 ?" C# D( J* c
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G3M Nell x 7
' W+ V4 l4 K( @ oG4M2 Betty x 38
! k, t& s$ n- I& ~P1Y Frances x 14
# n( Q7 d8 s; H$ X! b# |" q# KKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 46 3 d T7 P2 J l# Q" x# J
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5
7 Q! X9 u$ k$ D. o8 q
" z9 i& n9 ~" |& T' i2 [! j2 R' fAllied aircraft 4 t) T& q/ R& h: u C) [
FM-2 Wildcat x 12 b1 ?! I) t6 g1 n- G/ @* h
2 |! @, X' s' k+ J" eJapanese aircraft losses + }0 G2 F+ n$ A/ w" X& o8 D
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged 8 s# g4 V/ s( U, q3 u
G4M2 Betty: 5 destroyed, 28 damaged
1 u% ~4 T; L1 V3 IP1Y Frances: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged
+ H8 K3 x" E7 L8 O* CKi-43-IIIa Oscar: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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. o2 {1 C; v1 w# g) m, |Allied aircraft losses * i3 N+ h! ?( r0 H% v8 e
FM-2 Wildcat: 7 destroyed 8 {* h+ h; i: K, i) K
5 n% v% \' h% q# H3 O/ f3 R7 U
Allied Ships
7 G( l; i% @0 f* }7 E+ Z' n7 |CVE Savo Island # y8 G {7 L' E- {6 X
CVE St. Lo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
) e) z: Q; i% h" z. J3 `CVE Kadashan Bay, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
7 W1 Q3 V3 R* WCVE Petrof Bay
, N3 B1 P" r+ N$ T& T- `CVE Saginaw Bay, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
/ J) E, i$ H+ ^CVE Long Island o$ I. }2 I+ O
CVE Rudyerd Bay
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Jills are more successful this time: : ]5 p8 m9 ^: h
Day Air attack on TF at 77,83
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Japanese aircraft 5 O1 `0 j N0 | s
B6N Jill x 8
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No Japanese losses , K* D. C7 |" u( H
! u% k" o: O& k. P. |* ZAllied Ships
# i. u/ b1 h/ R& Z5 Y5 r, BCVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/09/44 4 s4 L: B6 x! c' O) _# C* U
9 \+ v: q2 E% {" `, UBy now my subs are in position also:
7 ]2 H) l5 T' a1 ^7 O5 E5 `: j9 WLast two sufrace actions find the crippled Franklin and an AO: W: M) w8 o1 H5 R" `) V
Night Time Surface Combat at 78,81
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Allied aircraft + D$ U2 u. b& y. K
no flights : [; w! S- R" _* Y! F
- Y' f0 Y5 l* Y/ m3 gAllied aircraft losses
1 l; I' }0 O/ l+ [$ E0 R* RTBM Avenger: 4 destroyed
, R( k7 X6 h7 s: y$ aSB2C Helldiver: 12 destroyed e/ E! p, P7 c6 ]3 T; T* a
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Japanese Ships
4 M; ?5 m9 r9 e: h! GCA Takao % r- d( s4 l" ?/ R$ J# N% L0 F
CA Atago
! {- V1 f0 Y+ z. W* D nCA Maya ' W! r b- y9 e! F. O, n
CA Chokai 8 M& C$ z2 Q1 X) Y7 k4 _ ?' e
CA Myoko 7 @$ A! \$ |* b
CA Haguro # ^7 o* ^, y3 m# `
CA Nachi
: G; z5 G9 B& t. YCA Ashigara ) I7 U+ O0 v$ ~; G' A
DD Tamanami
$ |9 K" {7 z- W2 Y0 e* _" N7 B+ a; cDD Suzunami
$ b" @. V# t/ d& h0 Z: LDD Kuroshio
( N, c! i4 V) b- i- a0 zDD Oyashio ; R; _) Z( H1 ^$ M; }- R$ z
DD Natsushio
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Allied Ships
/ _* N6 q8 z# n7 V* O* qCV Franklin, Shell hits 3, and is sunk 5 V, w% B5 b/ B8 O5 X' Z' L+ f6 y
DE Whitman, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
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5 k; y) w6 }6 q0 y& ^3 UNight Time Surface Combat, near Namorik at 79,83 1 E4 o# V* r. P8 ]9 G
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Japanese Ships
$ J6 ~. g( t1 q) J$ b" g) ]5 [0 h/ m! yCA Aoba
7 b4 y) m% i, cCA Kinugasa $ W, G2 l* u7 K7 E0 [8 N
CA Furutaka
' a$ Y* {+ _" r- h! S8 Q2 y$ o4 M8 mCA Kako
$ A) B8 Q8 v$ n( u9 I PCL Abukuma 0 ^) \& v" s) M8 w( A
CL Kuma
1 l& f$ J: v; M: N: D7 X/ vCL Tama
0 P# j. e1 l) m0 [- |% ~( X; [CL Kiso
6 y6 }/ i' _* A8 B- p- g1 e2 }CL Yubari $ d1 D# l8 X1 _7 E
DD Kiyonami
! E( o+ l; \, h$ f, v. J# ODD Yukikaze
" j' V+ Q0 C SDD Isokaze 2 ]; e8 _1 ~$ H8 V; O+ ] }7 x
DD Shiranuhi
! D% k+ V' i# y3 b+ BDD Arashi e+ t# \. I! V/ X% H4 X
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AO Schuylkill, Shell hits 30, and is sunk Q2 q8 C3 n7 O0 B& Z3 [# s' U& \& H
- C7 ~- d0 p* H8 d9 V5 C$ MThe only air strike of the day was once again from Kusiae and it delivered a coup de grace to the CVs:
; q! f! {8 p% F2 E% t) S* `, @% [Day Air attack on TF at 79,84 M( U5 c1 j2 [9 h/ b* e
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Japanese aircraft , Z5 n- B4 Z% \: f$ d" ~6 V. W
A6M5 Zeke x 5
7 `& }/ c$ ?) [8 tB6N Jill x 8 % P) I* X4 {5 j
G3M Nell x 3
9 t* e* A* X5 c8 H8 b: C9 HG4M2 Betty x 31
; U' z" {5 i& KP1Y Frances x 9
7 d' ^# i2 K; @' aKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 45 0 A" B0 a3 z4 b. {2 @7 o/ y
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 3
' J5 N4 K' }" M% m: ]. \2 fKi-84-Ia Frank x 14 1 ^( i' R4 _- H* u$ A$ K) u
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Japanese aircraft losses
) j, K7 N, [6 W, IG4M2 Betty: 1 damaged 7 i7 ~2 F0 Y3 d9 H" W
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! t# H$ z S6 iCVL Independence, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ( k3 h, A/ s8 Z# u2 q1 G
CV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage , p9 f# P+ `4 O, O" J
CV Illustrious, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
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/ y& ]" S) \3 h3 N6 l0 {. Y# CThere, 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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好像盟军已经投降了? |