AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/08/44 * N8 w! K: m5 w$ r
! y0 D8 x4 O/ lDay 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& l$ d" W; ?3 [
0 j& V4 X6 t% y& CNight Time Surface Combat at 77,81
% E; l1 V; |' m' y' W( rAllied aircraft
* G$ m) h. X4 K. d, W: y3 Kno flights 5 g7 Q$ d: Y5 T8 Z+ x; @* {
Allied aircraft losses # g C4 f/ `; b8 R
SOC-3 Seagull: 6 destroyed 5 N) @* A3 y+ p0 _
2 `# ]8 B, S% }. Q' a( c
Japanese Ships 2 Z: G( P0 F3 |; _1 n! J
BB Mutsu
0 F* @; \4 p+ K& Z: xBB Yamato
? c; \. e; W! X/ vBB Fuso + M1 G/ M/ y4 [. r. i; P: t
BB Yamashiro 3 z' K" _+ x) l) [7 p$ F6 M
CL Tatsuta
, ^3 f L, [9 t" q5 [: ADD Tanikaze 5 U6 F! N, s0 L
DD Fubuki 2 w% f: e b: \& o* E
DD Shinonome
4 K% W1 N+ F8 U. m% l& s7 yDD Usugumo 2 Q& i' p& b. x5 w- G
DD Shirakumo ( T I. B+ Z9 |; n* B
DD Isonami 5 r% N% h7 ?# W& [1 ^6 q, H9 U
DD Hatsuyuki * }2 h; E, x4 J0 Y
DD Uranami ) u! \& O) ]3 J3 [% @+ @# e3 A/ |4 W
DD Akebono 5 U1 m: i/ ~! c5 G
; x" B [+ X: q! y
Allied Ships ( ^- m6 s" g+ Q5 D, d/ t3 `
CL San Francisco, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage ; @/ Y6 N4 i% E) I4 Y& x D
CA Astoria, Shell hits 23, and is sunk ; o& ^1 g# A8 \9 H- P
CL Hobart, Shell hits 21, and is sunk
7 T% r6 S9 V- P/ dCA Concord, Shell hits 29, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
% Q' Z3 ~! [' _; a i$ @DE Stadtfeld, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage ) Q. y2 M0 j* N7 M# i
DE Harold C. Thomas, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk ) {. B% A1 }" e
DE Tisdale
1 k/ L( B$ Z$ Q8 d7 e) d$ Y4 O
6 L! |; w7 @3 I- wNight Time Surface Combat at 78,83 6 d8 [. e; F( M0 D7 b9 v: F, W
7 }( c* L/ O3 ^' W) Z! f- V2 I
Allied aircraft
+ Z, L& N3 A5 z7 ^no flights
6 ?0 P" H' P& v5 P! [
, }' ]! c( V: a5 b( }2 JAllied aircraft losses
* z' _5 d. S# x) m# USOC-3 Seagull: 1 destroyed
8 J1 F3 P4 a# t) M: `# Q
2 ]8 B8 ?/ D4 H1 P9 H# G4 w7 }Japanese Ships : A F7 R% j7 }4 ~4 W$ u
CA Takao, Shell hits 1
- ^) k9 Q+ E* yCA Atago, Shell hits 2 1 o# \0 C/ h+ W/ {: w( x$ m4 {
CA Maya, Shell hits 2
% l; @2 j- Y- E$ _. f6 O; x c; \CA Chokai
! ^' ~! ~. G5 r( o0 Z% KCA Myoko & z" k/ E2 ^; P3 V9 q6 X
CA Haguro ' L, C- V, n5 z. W
CA Nachi, Shell hits 1
- p0 e& O- `' w0 hCA Ashigara, Shell hits 1
% e$ H2 g6 M0 T: q c% b, |4 q) \DD Yugumo, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage / _; U8 J# \2 k) K0 a: l2 ?; G- S: t
DD Tamanami 8 q- h/ [8 `+ A1 u. P& J& y
DD Suzunami
2 p) W* N! b u2 d& hDD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1 8 m- Z% R$ `" {" _- H2 r
DD Oyashio
/ Z0 U- E! z7 x$ |) r1 q2 T# IDD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire + A2 y9 Z( g9 x; F- ^0 Q
2 ~% J3 {% M$ A' O
Allied Ships
8 @ O- u, q7 a1 M; sCVE Santee
9 d" D2 v& O2 GCVE Manila Bay
4 u7 B% W+ ~' N# L" Q9 H2 OCVE Natoma Bay
- [+ R9 B6 g+ A" K1 e- {) MCVE Gambier Bay
0 k" `8 U. a |4 } n4 }CVE Nehenta Bay
8 j" l1 B1 T! R/ I0 wCVE Ommaney Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire
. }, u9 f; y! y( v4 nCL Montpelier, Shell hits 3
/ \( }; Z8 \9 |1 e6 JCL Mobile, Shell hits 25, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
% M' y3 J* K+ }3 X: O) [2 QCA Salt Lake City
- {- j" i- D+ }' I9 T, k; a, MDD Ammen / Z/ v! |/ o" {4 F( v" C$ W/ a
DD Anthony, Shell hits 1
2 ` Y* [8 P9 q$ r! bDD Aulick, Shell hits 1
3 D5 ?+ n' m5 I5 ]
8 k/ z& g$ `- D5 y4 w" I+ V4 U+ `8 v& B
Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83 # Q7 n7 j% W# J' i6 z$ B
& P7 c9 r) X! v% [Japanese Ships ( v" ?: n1 ^% m: @3 G3 p: v/ Q3 J! R
CA Takao, Shell hits 1
, G4 Y# c0 T8 z. ]; v9 ICA Atago
$ O: f3 a6 Z, P% aCA Maya
% q4 R+ [ B) ?1 M5 N( YCA Chokai " \/ u" T' j* i: V# m1 H
CA Myoko + T2 R2 h$ u* u6 Z) C
CA Haguro : w+ }0 C3 l' Y2 N
CA Nachi
6 h! o4 U4 |* G/ BCA Ashigara
! h7 i) G# s8 Q# N4 z5 ^DD Yugumo, on fire, heavy damage : b `7 e4 z0 ?
DD Tamanami
3 g ^3 y2 w* b9 |) K3 `0 u9 ^DD Suzunami ) r) g0 [/ C4 E2 l
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1 5 C' D( `7 Y/ F+ i& O/ [
DD Oyashio
" t* D4 X+ w# D' fDD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire
5 U* @3 l* y5 s5 y8 K% c7 c+ G* \; R0 i9 d7 ]9 F/ ~2 m) p7 _
Allied Ships ) y8 t* S' s) X/ P* Q2 o3 x( Q
CVE Petrof Bay
$ m% X& ^, C6 B; o( r. [CVE Savo Island * ^& K! T- K- ~( z- V4 e2 Z
CVE Rudyerd Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire 0 P" m3 s, W# O. y0 H
CVE St. Lo 9 s* ]+ m' ^% K
CVE Kadashan Bay * v) _+ Z2 d3 _; m/ z+ Y
CVE Saginaw Bay
) m7 q! v0 F5 [4 F0 DCVE Long Island
; W# x! ^' c7 q. Q! L9 z6 hCA Vincennes 4 T/ ?4 g9 \+ C# p4 s
CA Wichita
: u# D, `" Y% }CA Boston
4 ?4 l& }: l) F V' _CL Boise 6 n6 v2 D5 N" y% c9 I
DE Bangust
! t5 w, {- W% Z& F( w9 ~& _DE Baron, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
9 T+ a# {" ~/ c) R4 ^DE Levy $ z2 T5 \7 z$ j- c, q( l7 P' U( n
DE McConnell
3 M" Y* U1 _& Q0 |4 T% U
& a9 y; b' {4 C
* k( O; J/ m* \" q: G4 XNight Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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Allied aircraft $ U0 x% X, ~% b4 x" X
no flights
: K5 e, Q' A) z$ O7 a
5 i$ a$ U* @& ?/ PAllied aircraft losses
# f3 q/ }2 D; @! R, ]+ uFM-2 Wildcat: 11 destroyed 2 B. ?. |' I; p9 r7 B+ E) B$ d
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed * R! G2 c1 v# M: y8 ?
# S3 t6 \4 t) M+ [
Japanese Ships
5 b V) j( C4 _) G) X* RCA Tone
0 y$ k/ r% a: N7 t* `4 s9 KCA Chikuma
1 G7 m3 ?2 u. c+ l9 V- l4 o0 T/ ~* W( jCL Nagara, Shell hits 1
' x9 N2 g' Z' q5 f4 L& b% DCL Isuzu
3 r a, A! t9 E+ ]+ T$ u L, sCL Natori 6 | s% h8 x' {; |# l) M
CL Yura
( A8 j1 x# F5 v: ZCL Kitakami 4 C% H6 h* O& b! W- o
CL Oi : m) W N2 T: d
DD Shimakaze 3 J+ f6 S1 P! _ V9 b4 F4 c" w
DD Fujinami, Shell hits 1
! |4 M) h& Q+ `DD Kishinami & l8 s& a l5 q$ @; ?
DD Hamanami
% K+ L& z2 M3 w# K: E, rDD Hayashio, Shell hits 1 8 {& \. w/ k7 p- @+ M
DD Maikaze / ]" r z9 M L4 c' j% u3 Y8 c
3 _4 d' }1 g, bAllied Ships + X( ?/ R! T, J; N8 P
CVE Prince William
- K& h6 s; E; K. j9 bCVE Barnes, Shell hits 2 6 A- ^' c. D* k4 B( s
CVE Anzio, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk ) I# h+ `% L! Q% A% s: }
CVE Liscome Bay, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
% } h. W# [+ |: Z9 Q9 D; hDE Bebas, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
& ~ Q6 |- V+ b( `3 \+ s6 uDE Brackett, Shell hits 1 4 |+ u8 W1 m; L7 a
DE Cabana, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
7 ?: B' E3 r& H: x3 L) tDE Canfield, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
: _/ s: S, g0 G6 g2 h* H) CDE Carlson, Shell hits 1, on fire + s( v- ]5 y7 o) r: I4 a
AO Brazos ' d1 O3 g Z5 ^
AO Kanawha 6 y, I4 B4 i* g* s
AO Neches, Shell hits 1 + I, M Q; ~9 W1 `4 k4 Y! Y5 f
AO Tappahanock
0 a& ?9 Y- R G" \7 sAO Suamico
8 S8 a* K4 ~" U* GAO Millicoma $ C0 `: r" L3 n# C- G3 u8 f# \
AO Saranac
% y6 D) J9 L1 l& w1 y+ K# AAO Saugatuck ; w( q* D. R/ I+ L6 ~9 H3 g T
AE Pyro
0 C1 f+ k1 @7 g) @AE Henry L. Hoyt
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. V$ E$ p+ w# _1 aNight Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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+ B9 e& A" K5 _ XJapanese Ships
1 n& `( G# k' s! ~) zCA Tone % r7 D5 @* E* m* b6 m6 N* O1 P5 l
CA Chikuma ' f& ~. H# R( Z. \& M9 ^
CL Nagara
/ T- i' `. R+ ?/ C- [+ N1 [CL Isuzu
6 T8 c' F" o: T$ p3 W! {) _3 S" V5 eCL Natori - _( U! ] ~6 B% z3 {$ z) E
CL Yura
3 ]* {/ N$ A5 S: v* J) n) p. r) qCL Kitakami 8 a# ?/ D, C l* O. {
CL Oi ) a( f- o( p- H3 b# c
DD Shimakaze ) {( N6 B6 \, \$ D& z. _
DD Fujinami 4 @4 i% N7 I- }: O+ R0 k& V
DD Kishinami : x% C/ d! [5 A6 _
DD Hamanami
& Y& j9 Y8 A- D4 g7 Z5 B9 VDD Hayashio 6 R9 p" v9 {, o: H# \5 W
DD Maikaze
& q& x& p; R v! F7 b+ {8 }) \# L; p7 b
Allied Ships
2 j7 w1 b" l$ h$ X% J. FDE Samuel S. Miles, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk n O0 S- T/ A6 c5 K$ m
DE Osterhaus, Shell hits 50, and is sunk
/ b+ N7 s' a! ]' A5 d1 S8 y( aDE Parks, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage , ^+ r/ W4 S( ? V, h
DE Riddle, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ) A- F6 N- y2 a
AO Cache
% Q: w1 a$ c/ S( I0 _; d3 C% I. E% SAO Schuylkill, Shell hits 7, on fire
, a9 K7 I% |) V0 f- zAO Cossatot - R# X" s8 n5 _( B, C }
AO Chepachet
4 d* } P) g# c5 M3 OAE Jacob Riis, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
7 v- c" Y4 L( \! CAE John P. Gaines, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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* {0 Y, y! e2 i+ c
Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84
5 F- ~5 @: {- S) } Q
; @# r- X" x* MJapanese Ships 4 |$ }* @( S4 N) C, d: |: W
CA Tone
7 r8 ^/ R( y8 g! u5 Q3 `CA Chikuma 3 j5 Q6 G: u) r0 m H) {
CL Nagara, Shell hits 3, on fire + C( | q2 W1 o0 C1 t l1 _$ z
CL Isuzu
( \1 X1 Q. y! G _CL Natori
8 o K3 X6 |) g% ^+ g& Y |CL Yura, Shell hits 1, on fire
. ~+ P* W2 z8 p9 B9 G) `) kCL Kitakami
& o' W# E+ p6 U$ F! C9 }CL Oi, Shell hits 1 ) _5 \* m$ q, S
DD Shimakaze
C, I( N( Y5 x3 k6 f! v8 D9 @DD Fujinami ' Y- C5 j+ d$ _5 H" O
DD Kishinami
# m$ B3 G8 x3 TDD Hamanami
' y' E7 Y% a1 u+ ADD Hayashio, Shell hits 1 0 s$ C/ B* r9 u4 @
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 1 i/ A8 H0 `4 t+ z1 `* n0 F
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Allied Ships
. Y0 Q, R- _) ?$ y, K. {' M& {; QCV Hornet
8 h- ~! ?+ `8 z) ~7 m, HCV Intrepid, Shell hits 1, on fire
) Z" A/ j1 }- I7 ^7 _3 W8 N' sCVL Princeton
& J! M1 \6 K6 g$ oCVL Belleau Wood, Shell hits 1 - e: X7 F( \" G5 X7 K
CVL Cowpens
4 L, @# P5 y9 ^ M0 t+ I% e/ fCL Chicago
& E- A. Z4 U* g- b; FCL Cleveland
; f+ N. t8 a3 {+ E( D6 C. N3 WCL Columbia 7 D" X& D1 t+ Q/ r% B
CA Pensacola 6 N$ x$ ^' y$ K1 n4 j& Y1 [7 l# ~
CA Raleigh, Shell hits 2 ' p: _% k5 Q' |; G2 {+ ~( y" u2 `
DD Boyd $ E8 f1 i8 t0 G
DD Bradford
) K8 Z" J+ n1 jDD Brownson, Shell hits 1
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0 q" ]+ f/ c6 M# DThis last USN CVTF was then caght by KB:
: L' V: _: L$ b4 a& GDay Air attack on TF at 80,84 6 K( O2 F7 S4 [* t* Y+ q1 h
8 X& K; X0 T, n8 q+ LJapanese aircraft 9 r1 E1 ?, u" {. V/ I6 ]
A6M5 Zeke x 33 4 D& P* Y" v; E7 p7 r2 ~9 v
D3A Val x 7
: B1 C+ y8 c0 z8 \- h# q# [D4Y Judy x 123
& d* D$ U8 j1 V# [3 L7 u6 ~B5N Kate x 35
+ [( j. C* J$ \+ g3 B s* R7 sB6N Jill x 67 " b* O5 K k, X2 a; f+ G1 H
( h0 r0 g2 [, _8 \! K- Z2 hAllied aircraft 6 X! e [" T" x" P! M! L* v
F6F Hellcat x 3
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Japanese aircraft losses
1 V7 z% k; O- H w6 t& n# a* ?7 {* MA6M5 Zeke: 3 destroyed
6 J4 @- @2 v$ J7 ?; sD3A Val: 3 destroyed
0 E; |& _. R. }5 {0 bD4Y Judy: 14 destroyed, 22 damaged 7 p3 H3 |1 }6 S* M
B5N Kate: 4 destroyed, 18 damaged
+ Y6 ]; M; B: F _* {5 Y$ }1 iB6N Jill: 7 destroyed, 21 damaged
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" i& O1 w4 G" n" N" a6 y% jAllied aircraft losses , p+ q, T' o* l5 x: w. x% a! I
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed 4 R! E! p' r9 F- p8 ~
1 ]4 I6 e5 e7 W/ [- a5 o
Allied Ships
. I: ?) T% a4 L# s" d- M! R- ZCV Intrepid, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
; C# d) ^3 t/ r6 T+ M1 RCVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 2, on fire + N, {- V$ g1 D/ h& z
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 7, on fire, heavy damage ( A) U& \; g7 [5 h0 o0 l6 m
CVL Princeton, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
: |& S! p/ S7 HCVL Cowpens, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage * ]- }, }6 _$ @! C5 r% x
CL Cleveland, Torpedo hits 1
2 n$ H5 g8 @1 d' F9 c
6 p9 d9 w; {% F7 O/ ^And then by LBA:
1 E- R g: I% {0 d$ v1 tDay Air attack on TF at 80,84
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1 D; Z0 T a' N( G$ o. e0 @' {* _Japanese aircraft 4 j% W5 n% y# S% l& U9 L4 z1 \
A6M5 Zeke x 16 2 V6 o8 E$ Q, b% X4 {: z2 `/ \6 k; V
D3A Val x 14 # k2 i3 y! C) b, c0 E6 v
D4Y Judy x 38
- j) z: L; a% u7 X% TB5N Kate x 24 ! O) j4 P C# I4 o4 d
B6N Jill x 3
+ ~, _6 S- ~' b) h3 J& y: yG3M Nell x 9 6 M4 a6 J" _) [1 u1 R; d. a
G4M2 Betty x 49
8 L) N& {+ p4 _- W* aP1Y Frances x 20 * S* t& c5 X7 }# ]* L# a
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 51 3 g; t7 d! D+ E4 `
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5
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& M, J& k! p4 ~; zAllied aircraft 6 {( E9 N0 h. f8 E
no flights : p5 Z; `; f) s! {- M5 K/ Z9 h
8 M+ L4 w) h+ L: x
Japanese aircraft losses
1 [" W- x7 t5 mG3M Nell: 1 damaged + H# q7 y+ [; S0 `
G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged $ L" i, P% j7 o% @" X4 d( [
P1Y Frances: 3 damaged 4 `: r1 r" n z. K3 }* Z* P& U
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed + c( V* Q2 E& A+ z5 n, ~
7 f& D$ I3 ]& h5 v6 |& ^+ h" a/ NAllied aircraft losses
" Z( f( S& S% G# W) W+ B) H$ OF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed 6 Z0 U- n5 i4 u" V) D
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Allied Ships
8 V) q" z. w6 r6 M _0 @CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 2 k7 h7 m8 n6 r, S% \. B8 Y
CA Raleigh
# l. k+ l, |$ A6 ^/ L; fCVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage & K0 o( i7 ]2 |: b' W
CVL Cowpens, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 0 P/ U; i+ w! S8 q
CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage - s' m( p+ ?/ b, f7 V3 {( B% }
CL Cleveland, Bomb hits 1 6 E- x0 _0 V, b- @( t* C+ H) _
2 `6 B" g' F+ K: ~0 U& D
Secodary strike: ; l3 R4 ], I# D) @: S; y% J
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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Japanese aircraft 3 p4 K' z" L4 q
A6M5 Zeke x 7 ( O( @1 t; ]/ U! \9 r- Y2 O* \
D4Y Judy x 36 * @: u: N4 C9 M
B5N Kate x 5
) t& a$ b e& p3 w% `1 aB6N Jill x 8
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Allied aircraft
: \3 u( a, [1 i5 c0 h F7 B: ]no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses
( i. C5 C7 [/ U" l( @% {( mB5N Kate: 2 damaged " }( p" A4 r; Y1 R; J. ]
8 a( E4 c& W: h/ z2 @Allied aircraft losses . c- W. c. _* o; l# [/ y) j# C8 A( ^
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed ) U5 X; y+ |2 h- @# n& ^
- q8 s3 V$ c5 kAllied Ships 6 M3 z& h. w! ]5 b' c& K
CV Intrepid, on fire, heavy damage
% \$ f4 a7 J0 U2 D% N# ACVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage t0 s7 f0 w8 e$ l j
( B& y! I+ l7 a
And this one fails to find any more targets:
r; _/ j0 \5 e5 W9 K4 fDay Air attack on TF at 80,84 H, l1 _% G) r9 `+ ~
0 N4 e% b9 @1 N" O0 L6 W z7 y% JJapanese aircraft , |, X: _/ ^- ~0 b
A6M5 Zeke x 3
1 a& x/ x6 ^' MD4Y Judy x 14
2 w. |2 }% P" E8 A1 w! }# u2 aB6N Jill x 11 5 Z: a# Y0 A: H& ?2 o# U/ s# [
/ f" j8 d/ m K" U- I7 R0 aNo Japanese losses 2 v8 I! d7 \: e& b0 [
: Z1 Z5 _+ Y1 A8 eLBA Jills: " ^6 n. i4 \1 @
Day Air attack on TF at 77,83 2 K) L# c. M( M$ E
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Japanese aircraft ! X! Z) Z& _1 J
B6N Jill x 8
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No Japanese losses
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Allied Ships
& N. y! G3 m C3 d, Z" DCV Bunker Hill, on fire, heavy damage " r$ Q' j0 r# w- {: ~
CV Wasp, on fire, heavy damage
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4 b9 c' q+ g5 ]9 yAfternoon phase saw KB clouded in so LBA from Kusiae did all the work: 2 @/ n* P* w6 v, q+ S
Day Air attack on TF at 79,85
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Japanese aircraft
Y- j# F/ Q& m2 m, g; s, NG3M Nell x 7
3 y9 A/ g7 z9 d) e5 d1 ~+ VG4M2 Betty x 38
$ U& g9 L: B; L4 Z+ t! jP1Y Frances x 14
4 Q7 c4 N0 E) H* G# M9 F6 f* ?Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 46
) J/ b5 j2 k6 QKi-84-Ia Frank x 5 , V6 K( ^& ]4 M* X, L+ W
, ~" Z+ d! I6 R. N" cAllied aircraft 9 I+ j; ?( }. q: s8 `
FM-2 Wildcat x 12 2 Y. W/ i4 i1 v+ \
: t' C' `0 F6 I5 t. J: xJapanese aircraft losses
: V. l- N& `2 s9 e& S, {G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
, w8 n% p! k# T5 GG4M2 Betty: 5 destroyed, 28 damaged
0 Z: {9 H, Y' y! R- }& n4 QP1Y Frances: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged ) m& f* z1 w( |
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged # H- G& M' ^ s n1 v6 u9 z
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Allied aircraft losses $ Q3 V% t6 u, a' e
FM-2 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
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Allied Ships
+ u. g5 A# X T0 D7 M7 t& aCVE Savo Island 5 [4 b v7 F Z! L5 J8 z! u: g& z! e
CVE St. Lo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
, ?1 S# Q n2 D* LCVE Kadashan Bay, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
- m& [8 @3 x/ d$ q2 t' P6 p) fCVE Petrof Bay 8 p( y: |. z' }& e' D. n; z$ p8 l% `
CVE Saginaw Bay, Torpedo hits 1, on fire : \7 k- R* ?" Z$ F& I7 @
CVE Long Island
: G/ v0 i0 z% c8 G' W/ k8 YCVE Rudyerd Bay
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Jills are more successful this time: % J9 C; D+ v+ x1 ~ b1 t
Day Air attack on TF at 77,83 . Y. W* s8 R& `2 h
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Japanese aircraft
8 ]2 a. l& ~" vB6N Jill x 8 ' r1 u5 ?7 D1 l6 v1 I* l
5 L1 N; r# F- D( E8 NNo Japanese losses & u! L5 _& Z) h
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Allied Ships
) c& t! ~; j$ q9 SCVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage + U( D; W$ k; c' t X
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/ x$ n5 s! W4 h$ y7 LAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/09/44
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By now my subs are in position also:
5 x; v* \) \! y, ^8 S' mLast two sufrace actions find the crippled Franklin and an AO:
* i! d$ k, f* A$ A1 \/ VNight Time Surface Combat at 78,81
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/ `+ B& l& P9 c9 mAllied aircraft ( M0 ]6 e/ p {
no flights
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Allied aircraft losses
5 ^) s) J- E g) LTBM Avenger: 4 destroyed 2 G- Y1 ^2 d; {. o3 A
SB2C Helldiver: 12 destroyed * n' X) {% r& z- t( N8 \- ~
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Japanese Ships 8 N5 x+ @" x( ^9 |
CA Takao ' X# v1 c4 R1 V$ R5 Q( ]
CA Atago : {9 l3 |8 |' k j- F" A
CA Maya 9 D" e- g* H; E
CA Chokai
5 e; a, G$ c2 ~) HCA Myoko , l( Q t; \* w/ b
CA Haguro
% B, K; y, H3 i2 ~, aCA Nachi
2 C: q& o& B5 X( VCA Ashigara
! N6 j! z% S. ]1 Y D& w- yDD Tamanami
' T( V z0 G2 L. @6 XDD Suzunami 5 l/ f4 t3 t& A. g+ v
DD Kuroshio
2 {3 B* \! _- p2 M" ]: {DD Oyashio ) X3 Q6 Y/ I( D2 U. w) S" T3 d7 _+ S
DD Natsushio : T# i% s* p. k! e
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Allied Ships
$ y' ^0 m$ a* aCV Franklin, Shell hits 3, and is sunk " @, i$ }2 z: h/ v# n
DE Whitman, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Namorik at 79,83
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Japanese Ships
4 {" S) t4 M& z1 @- ^7 h* _& ~' J }CA Aoba z1 `1 O4 g; o* |) C
CA Kinugasa : W q6 h1 v: G& t3 z
CA Furutaka
' y4 C9 i# _& _5 ^# o0 c6 cCA Kako 4 |6 S' }$ C0 m) Q4 i6 F! c3 v
CL Abukuma
7 v8 o5 n' ^. O7 ?% tCL Kuma 5 ^& X% R; T- P1 a+ [
CL Tama 5 K" W1 x% e- Q' A# }9 `' p
CL Kiso 6 e( n i! C) d' [
CL Yubari
7 f' w2 K( D! Q( s" X4 i0 JDD Kiyonami 1 b% k4 E2 [3 P: z% `1 ~4 B
DD Yukikaze
! \& Y8 D4 @0 `/ QDD Isokaze
/ W0 M9 k5 n! J( Y& r* rDD Shiranuhi
8 I3 t( \5 O6 d4 UDD Arashi : R9 d; I7 e$ _; g
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AO Schuylkill, Shell hits 30, and is sunk / c, l% |1 i5 O1 p$ B
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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: 7 F" P6 J7 j4 f; x6 I) j8 N' v
Day Air attack on TF at 79,84
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Japanese aircraft ! g$ F2 M- q' h9 C$ f- ]$ y
A6M5 Zeke x 5
2 f1 P0 i A) `* ^; E8 NB6N Jill x 8 ' o1 G" C* W6 l! h
G3M Nell x 3 % _3 X& X9 w) E p/ v ^6 d
G4M2 Betty x 31 5 }7 Y3 O o' Z* w) S5 u
P1Y Frances x 9
" b; j, H" \. {' g- e' j& b4 rKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 45
% Y+ I% r: [2 q {/ L" Z8 E* q6 C+ yKi-61 KAIc Tony x 3
4 M1 Z6 a; ]* b- r/ L" sKi-84-Ia Frank x 14
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3 D& I" ~0 S5 T( eJapanese aircraft losses ' {5 D$ p1 R m4 f# M. l8 J3 i
G4M2 Betty: 1 damaged ' Q2 k) W/ W. G! ~
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Allied Ships ) I% _0 c' e Y
CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ) W" n' o$ J, _6 z
CV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
, z' t/ u! N- QCV Illustrious, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
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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. 6 U- p. T8 V; d/ W) y1 g- r
2 `: }* x9 H% k7 y5 `3 `# ^一切都结束了
6 A, y( r# a# ~4 ]* ^: V# q好像盟军已经投降了？ |
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