AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/08/44 6 p5 X" H5 M8 l
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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: * w# l. a! @* L7 R. V
+ n" n9 d- N4 N( O* c* R! DNight Time Surface Combat at 77,81
$ H' n9 U: A, ^4 TAllied aircraft 4 C# _0 n3 S5 J; E: ^+ H9 @9 ]
no flights 9 q. i* L2 V7 O7 d
Allied aircraft losses
, a) i5 d) D( C7 K6 t( k' S) ZSOC-3 Seagull: 6 destroyed ( x) |! g% x& b
5 ?8 ?" U, c; K& j6 n' @' P& j+ j. D
Japanese Ships
' X: F7 b; s) G/ G7 a7 `' a' K' X. vBB Mutsu 5 E3 |! G! u+ i3 b3 C& O) `
BB Yamato ; R$ Z8 A1 j+ {7 B9 t& {1 ]
BB Fuso
( y: N+ s7 l) R: RBB Yamashiro
* q8 J2 F8 X% s/ f* q) O( q6 a' k' [CL Tatsuta , q! h) F8 M Q) G2 a
DD Tanikaze
, [9 w) g7 s7 v" W$ z/ FDD Fubuki / c% X0 |8 w7 _3 w4 s3 Q3 C, F
DD Shinonome 9 J( o/ e! O* q7 g" k9 p6 G/ o
DD Usugumo 6 v4 W5 s" y8 o) I. C
DD Shirakumo
# g8 `1 o& h2 f' u8 H: wDD Isonami
! w2 c5 V, A5 I3 s1 iDD Hatsuyuki - a `, }; f/ @
DD Uranami ( \: I' y- F% Q; E: W) }
DD Akebono + b" j9 Z) y- z3 ~
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Allied Ships
$ p/ a% `5 t: G8 y2 M5 kCL San Francisco, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage
5 M, j0 c& X, _/ y- TCA Astoria, Shell hits 23, and is sunk 7 j; y8 O/ N/ I7 u
CL Hobart, Shell hits 21, and is sunk
. a5 Y6 H# K. N E( P6 @1 ]CA Concord, Shell hits 29, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk + t( O" q% R" n* ^: L) w
DE Stadtfeld, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage 2 Q4 B7 { O" \5 c+ g4 h
DE Harold C. Thomas, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
( z% P8 v8 D- wDE Tisdale
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3 G! r$ e4 }5 U9 K0 k: n8 aNight Time Surface Combat at 78,83 . X3 z: M5 e* \
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no flights
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/ f, f6 z! V+ E' K* ?* x) W% \Allied aircraft losses
+ r! g+ C5 t* V0 gSOC-3 Seagull: 1 destroyed - N$ f- U. N& q/ |1 n: ]; Z
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Japanese Ships # X3 C: i& S8 j- A. _& Z
CA Takao, Shell hits 1 " l I$ h3 @* L$ y7 |3 e# o
CA Atago, Shell hits 2
% _, G7 T; j' A7 o0 [9 t$ \CA Maya, Shell hits 2
5 B+ Z4 H2 R- u7 p3 wCA Chokai w' B- q- t) R
CA Myoko ) o. X' V6 f; n, `7 n
CA Haguro : i* W# T' ]; J% O0 Z
CA Nachi, Shell hits 1 $ Z7 H) e: h. Y$ j4 S% S7 I
CA Ashigara, Shell hits 1
8 B9 X* i% z6 E2 A' t: S4 H! MDD Yugumo, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage 9 K( o1 X) A G/ V6 Y" D2 k+ H+ J, B7 M
DD Tamanami . g/ B5 O& T3 h+ ^' Q
DD Suzunami ; W. h/ m# p8 j9 h9 E3 k
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1 & Z, R5 K+ g" {! G6 Z( r5 n
DD Oyashio
2 ^4 \5 _2 p* `1 [3 \' K; HDD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire
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( u y0 ^+ u' c1 z; ^- S" S, ~% oAllied Ships
4 z3 _9 W/ Z& e6 ^4 _4 RCVE Santee
x! T* P; B" H1 ICVE Manila Bay ; q, P- {' q6 ?, L4 @! T4 `
CVE Natoma Bay
7 t" p2 |9 n: k9 g2 `# i) nCVE Gambier Bay & |& k0 n$ J8 ` s' r
CVE Nehenta Bay # n8 j7 O% c' r1 @5 t* i/ S" l1 q
CVE Ommaney Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire
' `1 M4 Q0 e. O: D% T7 }1 ECL Montpelier, Shell hits 3 3 \4 p3 n$ u( A5 w
CL Mobile, Shell hits 25, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk * {4 i, f' |+ u- B
CA Salt Lake City 1 H( U. Y H- x3 D- G+ S2 t5 O% z
DD Ammen
8 T" M- P. u% X; y# w3 T; TDD Anthony, Shell hits 1 5 [) t% Z; {- J
DD Aulick, Shell hits 1
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83
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- N3 s8 t. Y# R' Z: A9 BJapanese Ships
6 @; l1 o a" ~# G" @; uCA Takao, Shell hits 1 ' g. ~; }' [# [1 F2 a
CA Atago
. v( b( V) q- g3 @4 O) z" iCA Maya ) q3 Z& p- r8 U' r: D1 L
CA Chokai
+ F7 f9 p# Q* x! h4 }CA Myoko # d8 P3 C' O3 K$ D
CA Haguro 3 x8 D1 W. g$ _2 y' U6 u$ O( F0 S
CA Nachi ( R1 v3 `9 W/ R0 C- ]6 @
CA Ashigara n5 f/ Q8 J9 F* h2 L7 C
DD Yugumo, on fire, heavy damage
$ v; S U, X& S( Q+ O7 X: o/ jDD Tamanami # Y8 ]' {, V+ C7 u6 |& D
DD Suzunami . V5 Z7 i/ r7 _: j$ ~) r' U
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1
c3 y0 i. P8 Q1 DDD Oyashio
+ U" B7 i0 ^8 T8 I" x6 C, Z& c$ s, KDD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire
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) g9 h4 l4 ^( \: V8 gAllied Ships ' f- v: S$ K% ?! i6 ~" H
CVE Petrof Bay ' W9 E( @5 I% G
CVE Savo Island $ o4 z3 z" t6 c- N
CVE Rudyerd Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire / d: s$ Z7 L) S0 H) {& n
CVE St. Lo ' j1 V% D. c$ j' M* w5 _
CVE Kadashan Bay 9 H6 h, u1 U8 \( H3 Q" z; r3 s8 H9 T
CVE Saginaw Bay + x1 J/ y+ B' l5 V, W7 M
CVE Long Island ( J1 X+ O4 ]: \2 s- s5 L
CA Vincennes
- B2 ~- r" `- a. w5 \CA Wichita
1 n+ M0 S2 e2 L* f' M; s; l3 jCA Boston
7 l2 ^9 N7 F+ E& SCL Boise * K( ^( O& L, T
DE Bangust 6 r6 L# K" q* Y1 z3 P
DE Baron, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
( R6 T0 G. p; I6 C. K/ K# L- x& LDE Levy 0 v2 ?3 K8 B$ u' X/ w, r8 c4 [
DE McConnell
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84 9 U$ E/ S u# q1 x$ n
3 m- e+ z, V8 L. h fAllied aircraft
+ k8 S4 F7 }8 K' b( k4 D9 R" G4 yno flights
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9 l R0 t" D* J$ Y6 uAllied aircraft losses
/ h+ e* ]- Q+ S% p9 s( JFM-2 Wildcat: 11 destroyed
. T2 `- Z- ~) T6 m+ t+ e$ J$ A' pTBM Avenger: 1 destroyed 2 J$ c8 k" Y" a- l. r+ s
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Japanese Ships 2 \1 k& B m Z3 t+ r: [
CA Tone
+ o7 F( Q4 ?( n4 UCA Chikuma
: p& m* I9 t* E: F) o- `CL Nagara, Shell hits 1
. D: V) l; ^( `; z. d& I+ }CL Isuzu
3 F4 f1 c1 \7 N+ B5 p9 ]& L- UCL Natori
/ S( B5 E" F& v: ]- rCL Yura
4 @; p; D* V% w9 n$ X9 l0 @/ I0 FCL Kitakami
0 _4 Z" E6 S! \; o1 oCL Oi ; \' U0 T) ?& J7 u! \ y
DD Shimakaze 8 c8 I; E; f' R2 ~
DD Fujinami, Shell hits 1 5 v6 Y- d+ ^0 {' |
DD Kishinami ( \' O8 h! {+ Q, z8 }$ K
DD Hamanami + x9 j' Y- p s! d1 |
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
: M& Y* {- x1 {- ^% a- MDD Maikaze $ {) |6 j @$ S9 e9 `! N* y
' W. w8 g5 t: hAllied Ships ' x- t: Y" J$ J4 x( ~ g
CVE Prince William
) S& Y% Z* S. B- N, yCVE Barnes, Shell hits 2 ; _ [) A3 K# u+ K" ?/ X
CVE Anzio, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 7 k$ A d8 y. h F/ G+ l7 `
CVE Liscome Bay, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk . l% _; t1 l3 K t2 B4 H6 n6 d
DE Bebas, Shell hits 8, and is sunk r5 p$ b6 R/ o
DE Brackett, Shell hits 1
/ X/ S/ V" y+ S( wDE Cabana, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
. j* l' R# f! ~8 W" mDE Canfield, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
) z2 `5 w: W8 {4 \DE Carlson, Shell hits 1, on fire
* P( C1 u: V! A: XAO Brazos 7 Z8 S# f- c/ ?# m. _: B
AO Kanawha # o$ i+ T* G. k$ |. n1 N2 }
AO Neches, Shell hits 1 ) J8 M0 d" ]# B: D( D: d* j$ C
AO Tappahanock
3 Y7 n, c0 z' Q* Q/ x) _% M6 SAO Suamico ( W% N6 s( \6 b( {; j
AO Millicoma 4 f; x, ?; y) Y( d5 i& }
AO Saranac
/ D6 n4 C6 F4 x! A3 jAO Saugatuck
$ D, |9 M& D# V4 }) oAE Pyro + ^3 R0 K- W$ R: ^7 Z
AE Henry L. Hoyt - y) N" t( `% e3 I( G, j2 [
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, \9 W( }* F+ P* ANight Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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Japanese Ships 8 T% X1 F$ O% O+ I2 E
CA Tone
) f* \# |7 g& \& q3 GCA Chikuma
: @) ?2 Q7 f) U% DCL Nagara
3 _, o" | A9 O; L. A+ NCL Isuzu 5 c; Y2 q: I* H4 {6 k% L
CL Natori
. X; V/ N) w% U/ TCL Yura
) P4 x2 E4 o4 eCL Kitakami
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2 K% D8 C+ A! e- x6 ]DD Shimakaze # c$ Q0 s3 M: F6 M) R9 Q( x
DD Fujinami
3 Y4 P E- b. j1 pDD Kishinami 4 I' Y, J! b _
DD Hamanami
1 P; V4 R. i( O' A# t+ ODD Hayashio
% S7 C3 R; W8 U/ mDD Maikaze
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Allied Ships
) l5 O. A7 K3 a/ k/ ~0 S5 {* CDE Samuel S. Miles, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk % J, c/ Q, P7 M/ w
DE Osterhaus, Shell hits 50, and is sunk $ q& W j4 P- R$ c
DE Parks, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 6 q1 W6 i% b* U/ ^; i
DE Riddle, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ( O) E, n# u+ m) S
AO Cache + h* e9 L$ x6 A* f/ ~5 I/ G
AO Schuylkill, Shell hits 7, on fire
5 n9 [) w7 h, J) d( U7 a8 NAO Cossatot
+ G# e3 x# V d6 D7 E/ y. ?2 yAO Chepachet
W/ b0 w9 f# w/ T, M) oAE Jacob Riis, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 3 z3 H8 q+ F4 n+ h' b
AE John P. Gaines, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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# W% p/ L6 [, H! H/ jNight Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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8 X8 p' h( s8 [) |3 x' HJapanese Ships # O' \3 ~8 e/ ~3 F
CA Tone $ j6 k# S+ e- Z! o% N9 g: @
CA Chikuma 9 [( Y1 v+ u) d1 \
CL Nagara, Shell hits 3, on fire $ d4 H( V& |0 t% z6 W6 o. r$ F
CL Isuzu
, x" Z/ U% z; J( Y9 y3 gCL Natori
% f- B# D* `3 A, xCL Yura, Shell hits 1, on fire
5 N8 _1 `3 v' W- f9 ^% G3 P) GCL Kitakami ' @; O0 ^! s9 [* [, s
CL Oi, Shell hits 1
+ e* V( p) U7 y# z* ^ B2 ?+ S9 SDD Shimakaze
& Q' R& y% \: a& O3 R f0 `* FDD Fujinami
: N2 l l- T' G) oDD Kishinami 1 h: R6 O+ R9 H# m" }& I
DD Hamanami
: q9 h2 `) E6 ~- hDD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
! M3 w0 F# c0 L# dDD Maikaze, Shell hits 1 / M; ]5 @) K5 G
$ X3 d, k" {; h; o P" u$ uAllied Ships ' V' B- F/ y8 s; s% m
CV Hornet
' } U. M w& vCV Intrepid, Shell hits 1, on fire 6 g0 A& }+ y4 j' @+ Z
CVL Princeton & Z% d* U, `' @# O
CVL Belleau Wood, Shell hits 1 9 S- k9 D/ M0 U, b! E% w( S
CVL Cowpens , M) U: ~4 p: _5 }5 w" `( Y
CL Chicago
4 |: S) g4 k9 P3 xCL Cleveland 9 ?: W4 v+ i5 `" u9 g( q u
CL Columbia
; E. l- I0 p- [( j0 S4 Y9 t3 F- w& SCA Pensacola , p( H( r$ e2 i4 n8 m6 w- O7 D
CA Raleigh, Shell hits 2
9 K9 w# c- A- G9 R9 T, `DD Boyd 4 I) n0 F# S8 X" w* j% Q4 `
DD Bradford
, s" @, H( ?. M+ ^DD Brownson, Shell hits 1 1 M9 A$ X0 h6 ^% M
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+ a/ H0 A9 Y9 `% @5 jThis last USN CVTF was then caght by KB:
! o1 Y2 L2 f$ Z! G1 nDay Air attack on TF at 80,84 ) f6 \ Z0 b7 d/ F! I3 }3 ~
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Japanese aircraft 8 G, h+ `: T" n, f% A
A6M5 Zeke x 33 / C+ j( `( m3 {4 \) n
D3A Val x 7
" c7 n) w9 x4 x( f+ S i3 U% J1 CD4Y Judy x 123
P3 @ t5 s' B8 U+ CB5N Kate x 35 * D/ @$ ~" i; D& J6 y
B6N Jill x 67
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Allied aircraft ( e$ u# T! g$ {' p( s' ?) t
F6F Hellcat x 3
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! W. C0 R" O0 q7 j: M$ z" {Japanese aircraft losses + ]# P! @7 \* ]2 k, | q6 X
A6M5 Zeke: 3 destroyed
5 p# t* z1 I& MD3A Val: 3 destroyed ! ?- t8 x9 l* d4 ~" d+ L0 Z
D4Y Judy: 14 destroyed, 22 damaged 0 `. ]9 F% I6 Y2 s
B5N Kate: 4 destroyed, 18 damaged $ i. [+ Q; v5 h
B6N Jill: 7 destroyed, 21 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
" i+ m. [3 J5 u' z3 f% sF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed $ J; ~8 M: M1 A [! o. x% E
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Allied Ships ) S. E2 B& U$ z. T
CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
4 ]' L5 y+ Q2 W! J1 yCVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 2, on fire 5 _+ {$ }/ s% B
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 7, on fire, heavy damage % c: t8 G6 d8 w/ K; W
CVL Princeton, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
4 _: `( d1 c; x# x% `+ \' q3 RCVL Cowpens, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
! v' o) R& U4 s3 TCL Cleveland, Torpedo hits 1
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+ ]# n) |9 @5 I, N8 G7 _& \And then by LBA: + @: t% t2 N) s# Y, S
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84 ' k( Z' s$ }1 Q& L6 J" {
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Japanese aircraft
* ^8 Z% u, G& Z- V& Y* p1 ^, l8 Q+ l' VA6M5 Zeke x 16
! ^3 j- r' U8 [4 [; Y0 HD3A Val x 14 . ^5 x3 K' o$ T
D4Y Judy x 38
# ]7 U: y$ N8 g- dB5N Kate x 24
6 K1 w M1 P1 E. q0 b: b9 K6 vB6N Jill x 3
$ U% P& {5 x# s- r: S* Q. R0 d, cG3M Nell x 9
( h4 z& C- d# j* ~! n! a. X; e8 ]G4M2 Betty x 49
: j: O; e5 I" }P1Y Frances x 20 % K/ G6 n4 Y+ K1 U$ n8 B
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 51
6 y7 B1 c: ]7 q: M* WKi-84-Ia Frank x 5
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0 ~+ Y$ K9 R' n* Y) T' o; cAllied aircraft ; F. D- m" c) F% U' e& O9 @0 V. D( Y
no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses / H3 n' w2 W1 u# l; N2 i
G3M Nell: 1 damaged
6 U4 Z, c7 m: B8 y5 nG4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged / E1 e& b$ s. I& B; }
P1Y Frances: 3 damaged
; B3 }* `% H% `) Y, IKi-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed * a `% d! @$ d o3 m) f
- M" Y2 t S$ B6 i( F \6 vAllied aircraft losses 9 x) K0 `- I+ I" u P+ \
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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& }% T, }6 |# g, u" eAllied Ships
\# C/ I, B) XCV Intrepid, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage $ V+ P) g3 Y# Y c: U
CA Raleigh s2 T! d2 L! V3 K0 `6 ?( p1 i3 F
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
/ q0 W6 a; \3 `CVL Cowpens, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage " p1 E2 g( \# L. M; n0 j$ Z
CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage " _ b. d: H8 U3 V5 P4 F
CL Cleveland, Bomb hits 1 6 t! r+ Y. n" \8 ]3 D' u
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Secodary strike: . t& [/ B$ H" @5 t( \" B8 h* x! n
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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Japanese aircraft
2 j- l V: I2 ^0 PA6M5 Zeke x 7
" k6 Y, F0 \% y+ V$ @D4Y Judy x 36 5 ~2 A' d3 K) k. _
B5N Kate x 5 & A3 w3 g1 a9 a: K- F: g9 P1 s
B6N Jill x 8 ' s5 |* B: r3 s. s. n# {
s' K& P- V9 kAllied aircraft * G- i$ g) r& J' p0 k
no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses
e$ W F! m) O7 IB5N Kate: 2 damaged 6 s& S* o+ ]5 u( @3 a; p
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Allied aircraft losses 9 k x; N: }6 a9 H; {5 b" t
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
2 U& N9 _; S: z" T9 W7 r9 jCV Intrepid, on fire, heavy damage
1 I% [4 F- u7 J, D1 R* \4 ]* i# SCVL 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:
* y0 a T) C" x- B( e1 @Day Air attack on TF at 80,84 ; i# X9 a; U$ Z; a
; ^5 x% M8 q* {9 _/ OJapanese aircraft
# \3 T2 o1 h- E. P% W% p4 xA6M5 Zeke x 3
) n; j& Q, Q! T; ^) p( E uD4Y Judy x 14 ) e2 ~3 ^ h8 l" Z3 m7 _! B
B6N Jill x 11 . D6 x/ P% s7 Q+ _
" Q4 y9 @0 h0 n! C& }& dNo Japanese losses ) I/ b: I r V! d, P
# ^0 q7 i. f% S# G9 BLBA Jills: ' e3 m' O V( m: n
Day Air attack on TF at 77,83
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& I# w( U9 p7 M Q) ZJapanese aircraft 9 {1 ^. R( g" I x2 a
B6N Jill x 8
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4 w, e1 L% c' _+ w; \No Japanese losses 5 `# @7 l' q+ k: [0 [8 _
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Allied Ships
+ @, a) n( Z' f& {2 n5 OCV Bunker Hill, on fire, heavy damage
6 r5 b( u9 |. ~# Y% a$ O- K& Q1 sCV Wasp, on fire, heavy damage 7 P* l0 J) f1 K" ~0 W. W5 f2 F
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Afternoon phase saw KB clouded in so LBA from Kusiae did all the work: : X: |% `4 i& X6 P* d7 N. R" n
Day Air attack on TF at 79,85
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Japanese aircraft 5 K8 p. H9 v4 y
G3M Nell x 7
# M3 m4 B% T. R/ U3 P) U7 JG4M2 Betty x 38
. o1 [3 w* X, S& _$ L: k+ pP1Y Frances x 14
4 m! ^2 q5 ?( ? D' N0 E% iKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 46
7 @; c9 y2 V& p9 x: AKi-84-Ia Frank x 5 5 N! ]+ S8 n# ^$ w) u
1 T6 ]/ ]8 H. s' AAllied aircraft
% m1 l+ R& d2 ?0 J& Q E% rFM-2 Wildcat x 12 3 p+ Z: j6 j6 l6 z! v. l# a2 Y$ N
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Japanese aircraft losses
7 @4 i- b; l% c3 d3 n/ p0 SG3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
$ k0 D+ F# q3 S1 F5 C- o% GG4M2 Betty: 5 destroyed, 28 damaged
# `1 y0 U" j! S4 a ~5 x+ GP1Y Frances: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged
, W; |" S+ C9 a* @5 }" v% DKi-43-IIIa Oscar: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged 0 W5 F [1 y6 w" H2 o. @1 p2 O( K
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Allied aircraft losses 2 G y8 D. |6 [8 l
FM-2 Wildcat: 7 destroyed 0 @6 p9 A8 D! ^$ Y1 C
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Allied Ships / G' m+ o* N+ `/ h
CVE Savo Island : N/ v: |) t6 s/ x- ^, x3 M
CVE St. Lo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
6 j1 X! _2 Q/ l6 \+ M+ F0 dCVE Kadashan Bay, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage : F( ?+ F1 W. U$ M! ?
CVE Petrof Bay
( f8 c( \6 E% vCVE Saginaw Bay, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
$ a, m: V! K* z5 dCVE Long Island
o' U3 K& c0 \8 gCVE Rudyerd Bay $ I) c5 Y9 r) S8 z$ c) t
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Jills are more successful this time:
( O: f9 D. b/ ?* @5 ^Day Air attack on TF at 77,83 6 f* i& ~/ ?3 D4 {; C! z! w1 L
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Japanese aircraft
- B8 {0 l1 h- `2 P( w. QB6N Jill x 8
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1 j& K$ q+ H1 r7 u5 P4 JNo Japanese losses
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1 ]" J- S3 a# G; W% S2 c! A% o; fAllied Ships , N/ b" n9 @9 w/ k* ]
CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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. F8 v# e. D) `' r' h0 T3 gAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/09/44 8 U; `, e4 N/ r+ p1 G0 R. p
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By now my subs are in position also: 9 d4 M. N' n' E2 Y4 ~" j" S/ ]
Last two sufrace actions find the crippled Franklin and an AO:
# X$ k1 S* S$ d3 g+ `Night Time Surface Combat at 78,81 # u& d% N9 {$ B$ S
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Allied aircraft * a: X1 _" ^/ [$ e3 R. h) g
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$ V9 w4 i, h8 bAllied aircraft losses
# k# y7 ~! ~& u1 q; y: o4 eTBM Avenger: 4 destroyed 0 m2 d' j( w7 u7 i2 F! u1 F
SB2C Helldiver: 12 destroyed 3 [$ Q. X4 D2 U: r# h4 A; r* X
. `, P- L4 X: ?) T7 f) d2 EJapanese Ships
8 d+ }, n2 J! f+ dCA Takao & J, a9 m6 N: D2 z; r$ i
CA Atago ! f3 K& v0 L: K5 t' _' l; B
CA Maya * g+ F8 N5 ~7 N o9 O) G# G
CA Chokai $ ~7 ~7 {/ J4 t9 ]3 y% y5 [
CA Myoko
5 N- m' \4 E* p7 lCA Haguro
I/ h8 j' v* j6 v* ^& E" K9 OCA Nachi
3 [' H8 c( M* M5 b+ p* rCA Ashigara
2 E% b3 T; P' T) Q* i! [DD Tamanami & [; {$ I# w, f, Q' P0 `
DD Suzunami
" q9 _9 q4 J2 j3 }! A& e3 o5 H7 v NDD Kuroshio 2 _7 k4 ~/ g0 x; s* S
DD Oyashio " m, o# D0 r+ E; k3 E
DD Natsushio $ P7 [+ b( K. ^+ Q4 I0 b0 y
* K& \# x3 p B) o$ aAllied Ships 6 [6 D$ q- T& a; K+ n: k
CV Franklin, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
1 f' V, X c! e- gDE Whitman, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk 1 ]2 A1 E+ D" k* a
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Namorik at 79,83
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Japanese Ships
" y/ H8 y. k M4 L$ l$ F$ qCA Aoba
N6 G5 W6 W5 n3 @$ ~, L; dCA Kinugasa & s- R3 V3 O, S, L8 y6 b2 W
CA Furutaka 9 Z9 A0 f! X6 L" ^1 a
CA Kako 3 o3 b6 I% d% a U) ]- l
CL Abukuma 4 s& O" I6 v* I0 i5 T' c
CL Kuma , m; F$ x$ e: H, |: m
CL Tama % M6 x/ K6 y$ [/ n; `
CL Kiso $ @8 M4 ]5 V& W
CL Yubari
1 k1 y4 O3 k" M8 LDD Kiyonami
; I3 C V. n2 p6 G( n) QDD Yukikaze
9 a8 ^8 e# \: F" M: w. i8 |6 g, {$ YDD Isokaze ; N, ~3 h( d( Z R# ?: E# X
DD Shiranuhi ) d4 n- |; }+ m9 Z! ?; c
DD Arashi + O" o/ N& `$ ]5 z. Q
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AO Schuylkill, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
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1 ~4 L& U- M; L" m9 p6 _( s. j) F1 UThe only air strike of the day was once again from Kusiae and it delivered a coup de grace to the CVs:
4 |& c8 ]" Z6 `9 | g7 U" n$ q* w1 q8 ]Day Air attack on TF at 79,84
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5 {4 v: y. c7 x2 [Japanese aircraft
F6 P2 ^( L" _5 r* l( ~A6M5 Zeke x 5 3 z$ K: m) x) O+ }5 p- g/ _7 h
B6N Jill x 8
2 K0 N+ R' J! N. }% ]% ^7 JG3M Nell x 3 / T8 ?3 }# t: @5 ^: V# C6 J
G4M2 Betty x 31
& U1 l3 H' R5 A9 D0 ^! H2 ~P1Y Frances x 9 & g# i/ j$ G: Y$ O7 T
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 45 , k- S; C/ Z5 [- t5 Q
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 3
! v& ^; \% ?4 g# ]: kKi-84-Ia Frank x 14
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1 h2 k: d9 {7 O+ ?3 d3 oJapanese aircraft losses 9 T) X/ c2 N- w+ i, J
G4M2 Betty: 1 damaged
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8 L2 Y& Y. Z8 |Allied Ships
8 W: ^' \; s% m8 aCVL Independence, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 2 @6 }6 s9 j5 E! J
CV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 4 w$ ~$ o# o9 g; b8 |* \* _
CV Illustrious, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage 3 Z# L4 A0 ~ [- T! s' }6 r! b" _
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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. ; Q+ B/ G V& I5 Z8 G8 l
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一切都结束了% u% d/ w# o, ?/ e6 ~
好像盟军已经投降了? |