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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/08/44
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+ K4 J5 r4 }7 K9 Z: K7 |6 |( C0 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: 5 N& W$ N, |. ^) C' D8 q

0 c' y$ y$ ~  E7 j  l# I& F( jNight Time Surface Combat at 77,81
) [% M4 F( w* d' @# r1 L: @7 fAllied aircraft
  n9 ]  K! F, |% jno flights
5 Y' v' u9 h  [" WAllied aircraft losses
" e+ U% H+ V* n. r" B& H; vSOC-3 Seagull: 6 destroyed ! S) G7 F3 L" W  H( g5 Y

7 d" }/ v  t% B5 K. Z* B+ z2 d( k, V8 P$ QJapanese Ships ) n5 Z6 Y- R+ P/ ?
BB Mutsu + [3 x' m& e: O/ u! X, V
BB Yamato - R8 Y+ X7 ?0 z, N! v" {. B( l9 `" F
BB Fuso % |, S- ?8 R3 w
BB Yamashiro
" L% A! i6 T3 _! D! fCL Tatsuta 5 ]! ^- Q. C% e; r1 F0 ~
DD Tanikaze
* f7 V7 W  U. S6 L# r7 h; |& [DD Fubuki 6 B) }$ ]1 t) O5 B# t& \' Y* P
DD Shinonome * @% e! w# [1 E$ w. I
DD Usugumo
6 R& M) c8 F8 BDD Shirakumo
1 w  ]7 ^  M& wDD Isonami
+ N8 S  |! E% o, J+ f+ {DD Hatsuyuki
2 D3 {/ S2 K6 A% t7 yDD Uranami   d3 b8 o0 p7 p& b6 v( |+ @
DD Akebono
' Z+ c8 ?( G+ A! C, X1 ]
6 b5 l# J5 b- [4 {1 J/ Y/ ]Allied Ships # c+ j8 h% k0 E' `4 I  u
CL San Francisco, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage
; n* H' N% P; M! `! aCA Astoria, Shell hits 23, and is sunk 3 Q3 t8 |5 J7 k+ j1 ]; y
CL Hobart, Shell hits 21, and is sunk 8 I. `  r" p8 r$ G0 B
CA Concord, Shell hits 29, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
6 L1 _) F  j0 C( N  Y7 z+ wDE Stadtfeld, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
/ t  H  ^& L/ DDE Harold C. Thomas, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk . W$ H. {" O3 f6 S4 p+ E
DE Tisdale 7 V1 I7 q+ h1 A- ~) e% r! `
* v! ~9 a. M" K$ s! ~5 n
Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83
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% }7 _; D+ w6 e/ ?Allied aircraft
. r9 H, r- B& \* b  j* Bno flights & [/ L: T3 m( ]! ~" G, C

: ~! x- k, _# nAllied aircraft losses # |5 ?& k% n, E
SOC-3 Seagull: 1 destroyed ; ]% U' e9 E- i( a8 C+ V# l1 e

) H$ w: E1 e+ Y+ g  fJapanese Ships / v1 x, V9 ^1 C/ o# }5 j2 c- [) _  n
CA Takao, Shell hits 1
* Y2 w$ l4 R; aCA Atago, Shell hits 2 $ b% Q5 T+ m* i
CA Maya, Shell hits 2
, p) h+ I8 ~+ }CA Chokai
# a  |: k! k3 JCA Myoko
& Z1 B$ I( ~$ x$ hCA Haguro
) ~4 G; I, {6 d5 XCA Nachi, Shell hits 1 ; v3 T" s/ I1 q4 F  }7 l* w# n
CA Ashigara, Shell hits 1
. }& G  N% O8 i# c3 vDD Yugumo, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
. m/ o- H# c; q1 F3 M! p' NDD Tamanami $ ]8 _" K; M' E, W1 `/ P% D
DD Suzunami
3 R" t! S' n, |* @- k# i& m# LDD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1 + {  O5 }. `: S) {: e
DD Oyashio
+ f; ?, I/ o. i) K- T& j& ?DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire
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+ ?: [4 t1 N1 a' k$ Z, x6 H9 zAllied Ships 3 p7 u+ b. ^. b# k% [+ m& a; h) ^6 Y
CVE Santee
0 t& D  U! |/ |2 N0 [, ?CVE Manila Bay
) v  _* W9 n- j. c4 HCVE Natoma Bay   B0 W0 }$ q0 ?6 N/ m( y
CVE Gambier Bay , U. w: F8 R+ [' W. z% ^' c/ h
CVE Nehenta Bay 2 M0 t* t8 \1 h9 g" ^2 {7 U  A
CVE Ommaney Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire
1 d$ _1 w1 s- i1 k2 A) Q" [CL Montpelier, Shell hits 3 % ^! M2 C/ {% u* k
CL Mobile, Shell hits 25, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
, N# r6 [" m, aCA Salt Lake City - ~6 R% r- |8 O( Q) |
DD Ammen & r7 K# k8 C! a7 ^3 a+ F9 Y
DD Anthony, Shell hits 1 % C& F, C7 l, w# c! N% @+ G
DD Aulick, Shell hits 1 : P- a& A7 D5 O# C% p. Z* O

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5 k! K+ A- P, ~) HNight Time Surface Combat at 78,83
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Japanese Ships
2 p. {' c6 {% w+ v5 I( I$ |CA Takao, Shell hits 1
$ D- G$ y5 l5 _8 cCA Atago
8 ?- v4 m6 n( d. \( K6 `CA Maya - i6 K2 A9 [  j8 j  f$ l9 Y' S* o
CA Chokai
. K: H2 s. `, w- m# u3 HCA Myoko 1 ]0 x! u+ b6 P0 W
CA Haguro * f% r5 i7 _0 ^7 s3 U6 u
CA Nachi
# T2 r7 O1 R- p: @5 w) y- q6 iCA Ashigara
' {+ s1 ?5 Z' s1 f; x, dDD Yugumo, on fire, heavy damage 2 @# B2 C$ ~( M4 F) |
DD Tamanami
' ^% d! a9 l: iDD Suzunami
  i3 a- g. j# ~% rDD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1 : ]3 `% Z0 H' N2 |
DD Oyashio
$ O+ [3 q$ ^8 e( MDD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Allied Ships
9 a/ z% V: y' Q/ J$ X5 tCVE Petrof Bay
" g7 _4 a& }7 I6 C7 `& S, FCVE Savo Island : \' x* m8 ?6 s
CVE Rudyerd Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire - ?1 {8 {. u" [9 q$ S- P/ z
CVE St. Lo
/ ?5 b8 I( l% @& SCVE Kadashan Bay + q2 o  o! s1 Y( k  V! d" C7 S
CVE Saginaw Bay . t) A3 E  \# v: w0 T8 T
CVE Long Island ' @0 m0 J  D7 _
CA Vincennes 1 ~0 L3 R4 |. N' u: ^7 m! o' B
CA Wichita 8 I3 _; L, I6 Y
CA Boston - F" U" O$ H/ q) [2 [1 F
CL Boise
" t) d5 q! d5 h: Z/ m# kDE Bangust
/ H$ U: o/ \. Z  gDE Baron, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
/ T! r: Z3 @3 x% B8 k+ b; ~- tDE Levy
2 U5 g; K0 _( r% z; hDE McConnell
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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Allied aircraft
: ~0 F* R1 ]. I0 a* [no flights
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Allied aircraft losses
. J1 N  i. r, B- @" zFM-2 Wildcat: 11 destroyed
# j' h7 O6 J- H- O0 j' d0 vTBM Avenger: 1 destroyed
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3 z8 \% m; d# ^, @- L; s$ kCA Tone
/ |8 r' D* k# ^. H1 @CA Chikuma + w: n, D0 K/ T6 P# T
CL Nagara, Shell hits 1 * e" E/ j: P5 k0 U* \4 s2 F
CL Isuzu - m* w6 A1 R! [* _" B+ h* c
CL Natori 0 G5 b6 {1 \9 E0 {' C8 u
CL Yura
9 q( I: d& G) d7 U0 F$ \' _CL Kitakami 0 u- _" V9 L5 i! n/ i; ^6 o1 p
CL Oi - K; w, b8 a- }0 X+ `
DD Shimakaze 6 h8 z7 e- e5 |
DD Fujinami, Shell hits 1
/ j' K' Z/ t0 t: A& F9 ^1 YDD Kishinami
  K" u+ e  C% g, ~DD Hamanami
: N, \' o% P+ {) {2 k1 }8 }DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
- V+ Q! D- p% uDD Maikaze ( @3 p6 c. K, X. |
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Allied Ships
0 }3 r9 q! k& a  LCVE Prince William
" n% z2 v+ x. V$ @% T6 DCVE Barnes, Shell hits 2
  W5 H' _: K) _1 ]; Z- R1 MCVE Anzio, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
/ R8 i. q0 ^! j+ i0 c4 I+ iCVE Liscome Bay, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
( C9 P1 B7 S2 S3 e6 `( p4 Q& qDE Bebas, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
: [1 ~3 F2 x) \, h% B& [' bDE Brackett, Shell hits 1
0 i' N& U8 t8 C+ n9 A+ n9 V) eDE Cabana, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
7 X8 @* v" v8 F, `DE Canfield, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
2 f; N) s1 _6 `0 b$ ]: R) d+ lDE Carlson, Shell hits 1, on fire ! t& i, G1 r; X/ G
AO Brazos
" E. W3 Q$ x: I3 P8 k3 V4 ^7 mAO Kanawha 5 y8 B2 S. y# p7 `, g" G
AO Neches, Shell hits 1
& L3 E+ @! J3 W5 p$ Q/ a3 Q4 vAO Tappahanock
4 _( X+ [: b# N1 s5 [AO Suamico
) A5 c7 ?2 c9 y' F. I. [$ P. o, E+ KAO Millicoma
; R( |$ G! j; H) j& U# ]AO Saranac
! U5 g: X1 A  ^2 y9 ]  g% n6 DAO Saugatuck
# Q7 o3 @( U" ^8 Z( rAE Pyro
4 x6 g( l8 a% L# c8 d  K% E4 ?AE Henry L. Hoyt
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" |' W+ j$ o5 x* zNight Time Surface Combat at 78,84 - b2 u" B) S& s# g5 F% w

3 C6 p6 d' P) R4 UJapanese Ships ( ^3 M$ h8 N9 K9 G4 X. }# J
CA Tone : t8 k% R( L2 J: \
CA Chikuma 1 U7 ?" N  W  D$ s; Z
CL Nagara 4 y" O( B6 r- b, v3 T* ^
CL Isuzu ) m9 {/ a+ G# s* @+ h2 m
CL Natori
) {2 e9 U2 i( [& x) ]. A  LCL Yura & H8 c5 ?& L+ W$ x+ r/ i
CL Kitakami 6 V: _+ N: C! O7 m) \
CL Oi
2 }3 {( K- x' V4 KDD Shimakaze
2 w% X& u& w* |7 Y% |DD Fujinami
2 X; P2 z( q# |4 e- E% z1 s# EDD Kishinami 5 n8 m* e' b% ?+ V* b
DD Hamanami 0 n/ W! J! z- z* C  f
DD Hayashio
9 |3 M: c( g) k1 [+ dDD Maikaze 6 k  T" S  E6 O! Y+ F" d& ^4 p

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8 K6 A" t+ h7 c' oDE Samuel S. Miles, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk + s2 I# w; T9 V2 P/ _. |
DE Osterhaus, Shell hits 50, and is sunk
$ H9 o* [! ?* JDE Parks, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 5 k: ?6 J* W' W( O
DE Riddle, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
, b- l1 x2 V; v  {, D% bAO Cache
1 Q- G$ |8 X! n# A# P1 ?' q8 jAO Schuylkill, Shell hits 7, on fire
% Q: t$ y% I3 Z% [+ F# |$ C. HAO Cossatot * k- U6 A8 I, c  R7 V
AO Chepachet 7 U7 L# e9 S2 U6 R* ?2 |- i; a
AE Jacob Riis, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk " @# S' a$ Z( O% h6 V
AE John P. Gaines, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ! I/ U1 O; K- }8 U
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9 E8 U7 j: g; [Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84 5 V' T; j3 F  J, j/ f1 b, V/ N+ K

8 e3 K, p6 ~! |Japanese Ships 6 y4 G) Q" h0 K, e
CA Tone / c2 Y$ f' ^: r% |& E! C# C8 ^
CA Chikuma
) I  z9 Q# _4 Y2 l. ^CL Nagara, Shell hits 3, on fire 8 _, U- K" p8 E* p* J
CL Isuzu
' A- L0 S3 f5 zCL Natori 8 y' z0 M; W" y& g) L2 w9 F
CL Yura, Shell hits 1, on fire 5 w+ p& q5 R" W. O, J
CL Kitakami
5 w3 N( k  j; s$ f- R! J+ w, |CL Oi, Shell hits 1 2 P0 L- Y" a0 q% R
DD Shimakaze
! P8 l9 C; t' C. I! [& WDD Fujinami 0 j* e& G. L" r' F) h* [
DD Kishinami / c9 A' M" p7 B
DD Hamanami ) m0 p* a9 z+ x6 w, d) z
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1 & p7 Y6 ]4 X1 r' Z
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 1 : P- a7 A# B: j; k* |" t+ T
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Allied Ships
) ~8 p4 ~3 Y) e9 ?CV Hornet
+ R- L$ ^% y' d- S& W( _- h1 dCV Intrepid, Shell hits 1, on fire 0 c8 A. G/ C1 \" ^: {
CVL Princeton ! ^  d+ ?) M- L$ ]& _& g) R
CVL Belleau Wood, Shell hits 1 ; E1 o7 |! M( O$ F* j
CVL Cowpens * d' |3 V+ i7 }- ], @
CL Chicago ! K; [0 c: T+ [! c+ U
CL Cleveland
- v1 T- }0 b* c- |9 ?CL Columbia " {& K/ P" v! Z/ R( P! B
CA Pensacola ) A0 \; n! {! t- z5 c
CA Raleigh, Shell hits 2
6 Y) P) P& _8 H, R4 gDD Boyd $ @, D* V) ?0 d' L" Q/ o* a' P
DD Bradford
3 C1 |# b! Z9 A6 T1 zDD Brownson, Shell hits 1
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This last USN CVTF was then caght by KB:
6 _+ q/ h' Q& J% V- lDay Air attack on TF at 80,84 " R  [% n8 T. N0 k9 s1 P! X

* r, M; J6 u3 D3 c1 VJapanese aircraft
( g5 i- d, v! K4 LA6M5 Zeke x 33
& O; i* o5 V# M/ [5 l$ @* iD3A Val x 7
  |& _3 p% H$ m; u2 g' iD4Y Judy x 123 ( u# e3 h; y2 `
B5N Kate x 35 2 ^  f5 c. m& P! o* X; W
B6N Jill x 67 ! f  g9 w6 X- t

! u; J: l9 {. ]0 I  L" P$ xAllied aircraft 2 q8 {: {) i% [, R4 M+ b
F6F Hellcat x 3 ( C7 S$ Y! L. f4 n. M0 b* d; r
- Z8 ^  l2 e: c0 i
Japanese aircraft losses , q6 y2 k; }% F: F# b
A6M5 Zeke: 3 destroyed 8 S. |) L% [; S2 X9 c
D3A Val: 3 destroyed ! U2 n: k: M# u8 p) O8 W9 p/ X$ h
D4Y Judy: 14 destroyed, 22 damaged
2 g% [' s! }+ C& Q. UB5N Kate: 4 destroyed, 18 damaged
1 v: C! J* Q- _- L$ EB6N Jill: 7 destroyed, 21 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
6 m1 p1 A$ T! m, e0 ~: I/ X8 b; m* WF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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7 q- m8 a" Q4 X  f4 P# AAllied Ships
: I# f# ^" s- {: `* rCV Intrepid, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
+ T* _+ L4 V. |& A' V7 Y0 Z( ICVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 2, on fire
: i/ w1 j6 p! u2 Z  DCV Hornet, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 7, on fire, heavy damage ( S5 ]/ w! A" ~5 h; H
CVL Princeton, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage 6 B( F1 y' w4 z6 R6 ]+ n, _1 w1 V4 w! |
CVL Cowpens, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
1 O+ {. I# B6 r# {( d2 v  P; r+ n& Z5 S0 sCL Cleveland, Torpedo hits 1
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And then by LBA: $ m0 }/ o" Z6 v1 g: l' v
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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* N4 Q9 Y$ S# Z$ M1 TJapanese aircraft
: `  o: z8 ?% y0 h+ Q. FA6M5 Zeke x 16
5 O3 }2 J0 p- H9 V! t" O+ MD3A Val x 14 8 K' J; S+ ^' l" O3 M
D4Y Judy x 38 % [/ N' f4 p7 ?" o- i& j
B5N Kate x 24
3 e4 ?$ h7 m3 B$ O# q3 u7 R! fB6N Jill x 3
5 `. Z9 s+ @, P' b; U. P5 |) ^G3M Nell x 9 ; v/ i: W2 Z6 c( N2 L
G4M2 Betty x 49
* C! i& ~7 v3 ~3 Q  r* YP1Y Frances x 20
7 p8 E/ |) |' o( KKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 51 3 v1 f7 q1 K( {+ }  N$ ~) ^
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5
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Allied aircraft
) L& N5 L' G6 P! P: j: n3 @- S; Cno flights & |& L+ j! Q& _( y$ f) i, A# O
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Japanese aircraft losses
. G* }4 M# m' E: G: F* kG3M Nell: 1 damaged
7 L4 ~; d6 a; K! g! AG4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged / Z7 t. ^) @" R7 ?: _  [4 W9 W3 A% _
P1Y Frances: 3 damaged 4 s* m" J' Y! F
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses $ v/ |; f/ V. n) R& C( E
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed / X  e( m2 u5 t! K; Z

7 ^  J7 q9 z0 C" S0 i/ SAllied Ships   k+ I) [3 F, j, F4 r# q
CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
3 w6 i" c" r. ?8 N& ~! sCA Raleigh 0 o: D  k6 j$ Y2 I7 P6 K6 R
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage & o, W. ]4 G: d' v, o& J2 a3 C
CVL Cowpens, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage : r- Q; T2 J, ~& u" Y: h$ \  U# _
CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
1 T, I) e- V" L, M$ J; A) z. rCL Cleveland, Bomb hits 1 5 z+ z1 i& h# W

& X5 _& s0 O+ M: H/ E* M9 LSecodary strike: ) ?& m0 T$ U$ l
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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1 B( r+ @+ [3 g7 h% ^Japanese aircraft " B9 q! `3 ^% o1 R8 d, x9 a
A6M5 Zeke x 7 1 u  N. h+ l" x+ n1 n
D4Y Judy x 36
  {  Y' B+ |4 f% n* y- y/ e1 fB5N Kate x 5 - l9 \) V2 s/ O! ]
B6N Jill x 8
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Allied aircraft # [" G7 f8 u2 b4 R! P7 I
no flights
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1 i$ y/ i$ x! C( I, o& s1 A" eJapanese aircraft losses   U6 [6 |5 U( K0 Q
B5N Kate: 2 damaged
3 L8 q$ |: {) r) H8 i% {6 x' k4 t" |% @  k' L$ I8 d5 r& O/ O7 X
Allied aircraft losses / d" ]2 j. _$ j5 I4 m
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed + x, y0 n- d6 g( p! O

  h+ x) g& w- P2 f; dAllied Ships 0 D+ ]0 H9 v) y, z
CV Intrepid, on fire, heavy damage
( i# ^6 W/ Z6 p  |; B6 ACVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ) z) b$ R8 z" X8 p+ c1 y. }- q

. u5 X- [/ h& s& e0 _4 \* tAnd this one fails to find any more targets: * Y  e9 K- d) B0 r7 t2 Y
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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% G7 h3 J* M; k) V0 B# PJapanese aircraft
) K+ Q: Z2 r& V; F8 J# J$ i* _A6M5 Zeke x 3
% E2 _8 U  |  w7 hD4Y Judy x 14
  C- L- ~& k) I0 \8 j9 \3 @" mB6N Jill x 11   @: S& W, a& V- L
8 ?7 n' A2 R7 O5 X& H4 F9 X
No Japanese losses # z5 z4 T+ Q4 v: Y

. Y2 X; ^+ ]# D% v" q$ Z: wLBA Jills: # q! ~- k. [6 c
Day Air attack on TF at 77,83 5 w2 U  V- u$ V) a
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Japanese aircraft
/ \9 Q9 n. T0 f+ U/ ?B6N Jill x 8
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No Japanese losses + t' O5 x, ~  n5 O

& l! [  z; w8 b/ j4 C7 yAllied Ships % A7 i) a% k8 ?! `$ Z& n3 C6 Y
CV Bunker Hill, on fire, heavy damage
& n, y: D/ i5 }0 g( D1 \% C; D$ k& l- gCV Wasp, on fire, heavy damage
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7 ^+ H/ ~1 A6 {/ p9 ?. P% n" ~Afternoon phase saw KB clouded in so LBA from Kusiae did all the work:
; G/ ]# n" {* j+ }3 j& C0 qDay Air attack on TF at 79,85 3 S7 [2 ]% P! T& {

; ?/ f& r, V; q- N3 s) YJapanese aircraft " m* P* T8 ]! G  s" G
G3M Nell x 7 % b+ L- \3 O0 f) O- a
G4M2 Betty x 38 5 T! V# o% W+ g# F( R
P1Y Frances x 14
6 w$ D  s( Z4 F' n/ f8 H! s; ZKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 46
0 _3 Z5 ]- i. T0 f( Y9 AKi-84-Ia Frank x 5
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" Y9 n; I5 r: C, P9 h+ {2 VAllied aircraft 8 X7 I: q( f. O& b5 C% z
FM-2 Wildcat x 12 - P, h* ?: o! c3 r& u7 c
4 t) f, L6 t. A$ o6 {2 W) e
Japanese aircraft losses ' U. b9 A% ?2 n
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged 6 A( e- T+ H9 J* n+ P8 Z1 ?6 P# L
G4M2 Betty: 5 destroyed, 28 damaged ( W& F/ E) S) y! Q4 Z  f4 O" Z( e
P1Y Frances: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged 0 e4 P: t- L: [" R, g! Y
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged 7 K, {" L  t" n& ^' r7 H/ k( h7 b
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Allied aircraft losses " w/ W1 d/ j+ y, ^' F
FM-2 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
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CVE Savo Island
! y% g: _. e8 m2 X* {3 v: |& OCVE St. Lo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
* A- x) o  t: E/ Z' aCVE Kadashan Bay, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
; Y8 m# Q4 N2 [( yCVE Petrof Bay
2 t/ m. p" [9 a% n! N- O0 H: ~CVE Saginaw Bay, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 2 b) \% U' m; A/ W0 l
CVE Long Island : i& n/ G. a- _( m$ m
CVE Rudyerd Bay   ]  p6 {" Z5 L- K! g
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Jills are more successful this time:
; }$ Z% B' a2 |- y3 R2 UDay Air attack on TF at 77,83 2 |  Y% ]9 c) v8 [
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Japanese aircraft
2 j# {  o( j  W: \6 @, B% H% N) YB6N Jill x 8 ) c; w" T% R( W9 R% l

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CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ) x$ C- {7 F- u& y
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3 u1 a! _# Y( @5 F$ D. \% v* jAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/09/44 9 h9 X1 N/ \# r, f; l2 r
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By now my subs are in position also: # v" r% d# k- M: n; W8 h
Last two sufrace actions find the crippled Franklin and an AO: 9 T1 y, {% G, U  o4 `; J
Night Time Surface Combat at 78,81 * L; Y$ _* t8 _0 `

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no flights
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Allied aircraft losses
; B* O$ `7 Y7 m# C8 W" dTBM Avenger: 4 destroyed
0 k- U# q/ G1 A3 S) y) N" oSB2C Helldiver: 12 destroyed , S/ D8 g8 Y& d" p/ G# y
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Japanese Ships
3 d& R( K7 x# d, gCA Takao
8 ]3 E) K( j) {6 E8 @* x# H) X3 S+ hCA Atago " S3 q/ d6 s% _/ _6 g
CA Maya 5 \: w* t) n; V5 ~4 a
CA Chokai 7 W( A0 n5 ?" L; ^9 i# ^
CA Myoko / [6 ^( S: g) T
CA Haguro
$ t5 `$ D5 P6 H4 Z; ?CA Nachi 8 N# f" {) f5 _/ }
CA Ashigara ! g2 K( i. W  I2 b8 n! j- f+ _* h
DD Tamanami . j, L; V0 {2 O2 N. a& }' U
DD Suzunami ( @! n+ U  N7 M0 B6 {8 ^! D4 C% i) I- c
DD Kuroshio
, S5 u6 g  k3 R+ `0 U5 N: X( wDD Oyashio
9 |0 S( X% W" h: w% HDD Natsushio
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$ q/ e& k$ R" _CV Franklin, Shell hits 3, and is sunk   @5 |2 j) {; K3 P0 P# e
DE Whitman, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
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# ~, d! ]6 n" }2 x9 f4 BNight Time Surface Combat, near Namorik at 79,83
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Japanese Ships ( h/ E5 d$ D1 ?% @  Q5 B
CA Aoba
) H) z+ q4 L: |CA Kinugasa 7 _& w+ S0 c7 b
CA Furutaka
; |7 j* r* _& P" fCA Kako $ y0 N+ D5 s8 `/ P
CL Abukuma ; N* ?6 x% E4 g
CL Kuma
# j1 K( K: ~& `/ P  m- K9 s# |CL Tama * \5 f) H% s( _  n( F- {
CL Kiso 3 V1 Y6 M9 q; t6 i7 A$ P8 X) v, A
CL Yubari * r9 c0 @$ {8 G" m
DD Kiyonami " ?* K3 H' Y8 I. O  p- n
DD Yukikaze , E& L# `3 n9 A0 z
DD Isokaze ; x& N. `% H& i( U8 }, E' b+ f2 f
DD Shiranuhi
( y" @: T/ [8 A& q& z5 j# XDD Arashi
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  U4 Z; j2 e' z( H5 I# dAO Schuylkill, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
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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: & g7 b7 _) x$ O8 e" x0 g3 m
Day Air attack on TF at 79,84 ' z. H" ~  o+ l' O# t

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A6M5 Zeke x 5 4 u% h% J! p$ W* T$ U! E: C9 n3 H
B6N Jill x 8
6 I$ K7 K2 u3 q: B) k8 H$ WG3M Nell x 3 : A! M. ]! U, m& i/ F" a
G4M2 Betty x 31
9 H8 r% K, G+ m1 ]/ ^5 sP1Y Frances x 9 , z" {2 n  k5 q+ j+ q1 x
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 45
3 O/ a0 L2 N1 E7 LKi-61 KAIc Tony x 3
1 n3 @: W3 |- T5 R) e* KKi-84-Ia Frank x 14 9 E7 v$ |! B" `* j2 k
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Japanese aircraft losses
) e3 |/ R1 n5 w; c' s, l  R4 {G4M2 Betty: 1 damaged 1 q" I* M5 Y9 P# Z( g1 M/ h1 F0 `

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$ ~4 U3 G; n8 c7 r0 M( G; vCVL Independence, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
( r7 U4 e9 C: XCV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
% ~6 f7 k2 e7 t' F0 F3 BCV Illustrious, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage ( R: k& {. u& f  \+ p  Z
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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.
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/ _. j: N# S+ E$ S* M5 f2 w一切都结束了
# K4 j% j  M. b好像盟军已经投降了?
惨绝人寰啊
看不下去了
“阿”号作战,“捷一号”作战达成,西太平洋制霸想见
克罗地亚人都很厉害的样子嘛
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3 n) l* R$ }! i) ^Honda桑似乎没有把运输船诱饵的损失计数。。。
赶紧去接手
一万年太久,只争朝夕!
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