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: 2 `8 N4 }, d1 t3 Q9 f
, X D( a0 d- g. o( F$ `9 ONight Time Surface Combat at 77,81 % F9 Q* l2 Q: u; N) A4 L0 K" J
Allied aircraft : ]! Q' x7 F% A3 }! ]
no flights
( b( r s1 K9 S/ J1 V) ^! Q5 ~% JAllied aircraft losses
Q1 B+ d: Y9 lSOC-3 Seagull: 6 destroyed ) x6 v2 H+ V( h: h
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Japanese Ships / h* v/ e4 V! w _0 M4 V2 M
BB Mutsu
4 v7 W+ X, {+ VBB Yamato 6 x A3 T3 d% [2 m5 i
BB Fuso
8 [4 z& t* c& e% FBB Yamashiro
9 l. T5 w' ~, O0 P9 D7 HCL Tatsuta 6 M/ N4 C, `. ^* s- A; t
DD Tanikaze 4 Y7 f1 n, }' K0 P0 [
DD Fubuki
, D# R g/ R4 s% F9 ]0 }DD Shinonome
3 ]1 J, f) R) x: x4 K5 F' ^DD Usugumo " {/ k. v( O( p; R: @
DD Shirakumo ( N) Q# d2 W8 E# _: u$ D R E
DD Isonami
5 Y/ n$ p" J. ^# }DD Hatsuyuki 3 L5 u9 P1 q' ?
DD Uranami
8 m0 Q- ~; g4 A- oDD Akebono ) D8 s7 o' ]4 z; @3 q& c6 [
# o) n/ p7 q1 u4 OAllied Ships ' q, a4 Z9 x& n) v8 ]1 `
CL San Francisco, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage * v! ~; H7 _% X
CA Astoria, Shell hits 23, and is sunk / m) u6 v; c8 B' @: ~( `2 v! |
CL Hobart, Shell hits 21, and is sunk
8 L8 u7 A) h' ^CA Concord, Shell hits 29, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk + J4 T4 a/ X- J- L: l
DE Stadtfeld, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
7 v$ Z; o" W, s2 k: CDE Harold C. Thomas, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk / Q8 x, _0 j: @& R1 g- r8 {4 w- c3 f
DE Tisdale 3 g0 B8 ]# Y+ |! }; j, H
8 {. o1 f+ A4 B7 n; K! _Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83 " x( \, M$ _3 o
4 w$ C( t" a! K+ W: `. N/ n" T! @( NAllied aircraft / l( e7 X" F. Y5 Q; k8 l4 L
no flights
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Allied aircraft losses
2 g2 k' F! y K; ?SOC-3 Seagull: 1 destroyed
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: U" @% B2 R8 C! h: N" ?5 }Japanese Ships 9 q) O: m W0 ^' Z
CA Takao, Shell hits 1 - @0 c$ `8 b- p0 o4 ]0 v
CA Atago, Shell hits 2 3 M" m/ s) }. }2 f! v5 J/ E' f' Y: ]
CA Maya, Shell hits 2 5 m$ }$ J& U; x* ~
CA Chokai
! ~ M$ Q. L3 U i* F* aCA Myoko
5 V' |8 g! t- n. P5 Z) ~& ?CA Haguro
; N& A$ ]3 c7 k+ I; FCA Nachi, Shell hits 1
. t0 z6 B5 \3 I j' FCA Ashigara, Shell hits 1
2 u9 ^6 d' {0 {1 n+ h, N& rDD Yugumo, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage c. n8 a) n8 K P" k( R$ E* g
DD Tamanami . l$ I: u( f" I: o4 l
DD Suzunami
3 A. _; C/ |; k: BDD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1 ; O5 i2 R! A0 P& G
DD Oyashio
# @0 O l9 v2 zDD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire
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4 D" F& N6 z' m/ y* kAllied Ships
% M* f3 d8 s9 `: P7 eCVE Santee ( k' Y* V; y: [* p
CVE Manila Bay
1 m4 R0 q; U8 o% Y/ q' i+ E" K: hCVE Natoma Bay ; {# Q6 u; ?; s4 p# K j
CVE Gambier Bay # v: V/ W7 W: S$ e( a# ?4 m
CVE Nehenta Bay * S* m4 P9 a, ?( J
CVE Ommaney Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire
6 L8 M7 |6 }& s: g* H HCL Montpelier, Shell hits 3 0 e, B- a$ X. z+ }
CL Mobile, Shell hits 25, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk % R0 F! \8 R% T
CA Salt Lake City
: ]( |" ^6 M U/ n7 P) Y9 p x5 q1 ]DD Ammen 2 x, H8 Q+ p2 v- w
DD Anthony, Shell hits 1
$ ]6 j1 s$ m( S& R' n8 ~. T: TDD Aulick, Shell hits 1
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83
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+ [4 _- }; ]' g; h. QCA Takao, Shell hits 1
' `8 R! n! k0 W$ H) w& E4 M9 k7 tCA Atago
: z3 m% d" S; N/ o8 ZCA Maya
- c' v# P; C* `6 E7 k; B) K4 p+ J& jCA Chokai 9 a! [6 ^ ~% ~2 L( ]8 G1 l
CA Myoko
9 y) `: |" Q: |, Y& kCA Haguro
: p: ^+ k$ ` H' oCA Nachi
$ C4 h3 d0 D: I' B, ?" JCA Ashigara + o# ?) k) a( D8 p
DD Yugumo, on fire, heavy damage
* t, S, S ]2 T/ x9 l$ UDD Tamanami 7 M7 B4 m' E% N" ]) ^; M3 x. ]
DD Suzunami
& ?( W1 Z, o* Z) EDD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1
6 W9 e* c/ V2 L, j+ [DD Oyashio 6 I; f: Q% D* X- w: J1 |$ z, v
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire 7 h" o ]5 n1 E- W; d+ H5 @1 v* q
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Allied Ships 8 @) Q+ H8 n" Y2 z. e; G% Q' F
CVE Petrof Bay
6 K1 Y+ e7 i; @& X1 r( DCVE Savo Island
7 V- ?- T; F2 f2 h9 ECVE Rudyerd Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire 1 X T0 v1 {) s0 _: ]9 E
CVE St. Lo * z& A7 y R$ q2 e/ @9 v2 e" w7 q
CVE Kadashan Bay
' _0 w3 R v$ |0 oCVE Saginaw Bay
# i! _0 U1 z8 R- H5 TCVE Long Island
! i% h# `5 [) J; R# i: NCA Vincennes
& a7 a) f5 S( ^) LCA Wichita " N! @. C4 b7 q/ j7 L- l
CA Boston
t. k! w( a+ b+ c! f! ]CL Boise ! t( [9 }6 G. X9 ~ P* o* s+ g8 n
DE Bangust
+ E; _8 t7 X5 J# w3 B/ zDE Baron, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
+ s" l) W' f b6 MDE Levy * i* ~6 W# P# H6 z6 u/ [% O
DE McConnell
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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& _" }5 a4 e# r w- pAllied aircraft * Z3 g. H0 G5 P# N
no flights
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$ b _% z+ w. t8 M" j( N4 w7 cAllied aircraft losses
& L" L" q, m( a! \/ @FM-2 Wildcat: 11 destroyed % m j/ l* x/ T- N% D; }
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed
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Japanese Ships
9 ~$ \; ~( ^ ~8 C% sCA Tone ! j! E' M3 e4 t7 z, f
CA Chikuma
) f6 L4 A/ `5 L* @; }CL Nagara, Shell hits 1 7 Y7 p, _. q% x# y: I* u
CL Isuzu 2 d2 M8 C7 u- {3 R. L; h3 i
CL Natori
X+ }6 @" \% z# PCL Yura
# j4 O0 k* s2 m7 m# WCL Kitakami % K* K* C0 @% \7 g# v. U* _$ u4 `
CL Oi ! _7 _# }; a' I2 L: L# B4 w3 Y
DD Shimakaze 5 ~: x! Y. F6 ^: P; c7 C
DD Fujinami, Shell hits 1
" U* i) u+ M) T$ S. hDD Kishinami 0 X3 q' z ], C; d9 ]1 E2 P% l2 Z
DD Hamanami 5 j( a, v4 K, I5 O, _. y2 o
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1 3 J( K [' Z0 J0 d+ {
DD Maikaze ' Q% ~5 H9 A7 }/ h/ u0 M4 V
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Allied Ships * p0 S0 O! f8 v" ]* {
CVE Prince William
, c& O p+ H: f* b e" E) aCVE Barnes, Shell hits 2 0 m% ~( R0 z+ N0 U9 g
CVE Anzio, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk P% d) d% ~/ S* O+ d) Y
CVE Liscome Bay, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk $ o$ B1 s4 e, z8 R0 Z2 c
DE Bebas, Shell hits 8, and is sunk 1 w; o9 y' p% k! w8 `$ D4 j
DE Brackett, Shell hits 1
: j5 z e5 U1 ^: y6 V6 x2 O' }8 j7 LDE Cabana, Shell hits 13, and is sunk - m% `4 ?- R# k$ |
DE Canfield, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
7 |1 F6 T m6 \% bDE Carlson, Shell hits 1, on fire 4 ^. r- L! {8 F+ W% I0 t8 \
AO Brazos # Q$ d9 Y* ]& g
AO Kanawha 2 M P5 }3 c9 H" C: [4 j: C6 F: r
AO Neches, Shell hits 1 7 I% q6 {0 b, s1 f6 K k! D
AO Tappahanock \# `) C9 G8 R7 O. J5 }
AO Suamico 9 j4 |' G3 P4 D1 }9 ~" h( G
AO Millicoma & G2 I! p& K. J6 o/ l
AO Saranac
: K0 W, b B& A% gAO Saugatuck % C9 X9 D8 f3 O; w5 {$ t) v7 F
AE Pyro
) \4 g4 X/ y! d4 f$ J4 P0 uAE Henry L. Hoyt
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84 * D6 A9 h" w# b) B9 K% w
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Japanese Ships * c; K; D, i( t) |
CA Tone 9 M( a) Y1 i! M5 P9 d/ d( C: _' |/ ~. ?$ [
CA Chikuma 8 Y$ a% y! J9 L S, ?, s
CL Nagara + y! O7 X: d& \# Y4 ~! o0 f
CL Isuzu
" g3 e V8 l J6 _- }( w& L1 S* r6 k& lCL Natori $ {+ ~) [( y2 d) O5 V& ~
CL Yura
! k7 |, V) w. MCL Kitakami
n( x, q* C2 lCL Oi
$ X( H1 y, `7 d' s* TDD Shimakaze
/ q2 M; E* G" w! uDD Fujinami
0 v0 o7 ~, p. n; i6 @DD Kishinami
/ n: k) R4 r" u' C6 lDD Hamanami $ B0 j7 D1 k$ m4 [% m) a. D5 Q3 r
DD Hayashio ) P# p# `* b+ d0 x5 b3 ~' F
DD Maikaze : P2 E/ Y5 {/ f: M1 [3 J' W) p1 r
) L6 e7 A8 S! S7 o. |- Y! p) ~5 yAllied Ships
# N5 N+ ^/ I5 C" |% ODE Samuel S. Miles, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
) I3 H% V( A5 x4 t6 m) D2 P1 [DE Osterhaus, Shell hits 50, and is sunk
, n) G P6 z7 \+ j, t3 T7 V8 D+ GDE Parks, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 7 p. |2 N) a" e( H! W0 R4 p
DE Riddle, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
6 N0 v" M/ E8 T; j% m! @' rAO Cache
B W2 E0 x0 W! x0 q0 oAO Schuylkill, Shell hits 7, on fire , \' a5 l$ S# R0 e
AO Cossatot
# y+ g+ i! y" G& U! ~AO Chepachet . S' Q! P9 l! S) q+ p/ T
AE Jacob Riis, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
7 ]* Y ?. o$ c' oAE John P. Gaines, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84 9 j# i9 h+ ^! A. i5 b
& y3 K! q% z4 v8 R& jJapanese Ships
" p& F* L: J4 E: ZCA Tone % Z Q6 V1 b1 o6 l# e
CA Chikuma . f4 h, ^" e% U, d6 U0 }6 ~
CL Nagara, Shell hits 3, on fire ; l/ r1 T& y, ^* _4 j
CL Isuzu
3 y' ^8 ?+ B( XCL Natori
4 a4 `. v( C) L% A4 HCL Yura, Shell hits 1, on fire ! ^' g. n* p7 Z5 t
CL Kitakami
" o+ [0 l0 S- F; D" y/ zCL Oi, Shell hits 1
( G( ?9 z5 K9 a, e2 b3 a; H6 hDD Shimakaze
; p. Z' _& }. A; DDD Fujinami * t+ ~% C- `( j3 p- z- F- Y, d
DD Kishinami
) ~0 _( |2 i9 |+ c/ M, T% d) J) yDD Hamanami & D# a2 h! H* l' a @
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
% a: V* q: T( fDD Maikaze, Shell hits 1 " s" P Q$ \ H3 _; |7 p
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Allied Ships
+ M" M6 i2 c. q( {5 h6 qCV Hornet
C' r# H1 ]2 p$ f8 H3 zCV Intrepid, Shell hits 1, on fire
* G' \% _. }5 [) |CVL Princeton * q: }/ }8 b ]1 b! n( p7 Z
CVL Belleau Wood, Shell hits 1 : @& M: w3 [1 i
CVL Cowpens 4 A9 |* r% L# L5 ?% u# |
CL Chicago , o/ f" P, t5 ~; N
CL Cleveland ! }. ^0 y O. y4 s
CL Columbia $ K! ^# d E6 F
CA Pensacola
' ?2 O/ ?2 G4 K) T6 HCA Raleigh, Shell hits 2 5 E( t- Z- o1 y/ k" V4 H4 R
DD Boyd . N, V' U/ }7 U# G, U2 t
DD Bradford 8 d6 Z2 x, h1 ^; K c
DD Brownson, Shell hits 1
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0 w$ V. o( Z$ i, eThis last USN CVTF was then caght by KB: ) ?8 _: H# _; M/ k% @' z
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84 # t# H9 o0 B9 [4 h
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Japanese aircraft
; {& i9 c0 E3 C4 o6 ~) @A6M5 Zeke x 33
/ p! w% M# P6 ZD3A Val x 7
- {8 b5 e& L9 tD4Y Judy x 123 8 V5 W3 C- ^" p1 g- y; {
B5N Kate x 35
( a! q* J- S" Y' T: |, FB6N Jill x 67 + @8 Q; {6 J. r; t/ ]6 _, R
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Allied aircraft 3 f' {7 J/ q, h6 \- p3 V4 L& S
F6F Hellcat x 3 / c6 r. e4 b& q, F3 ~
+ t& r3 n( o, m; X9 V
Japanese aircraft losses 0 T; t1 d1 v# g
A6M5 Zeke: 3 destroyed
9 t# H; W# g5 u1 s) q1 C" @- QD3A Val: 3 destroyed 2 M7 t7 n, c$ w, f7 h( W; ^, R
D4Y Judy: 14 destroyed, 22 damaged 0 U3 o8 U8 u) Q# h1 c b ^& p% g: T
B5N Kate: 4 destroyed, 18 damaged + {5 R8 b' h) i t$ ~4 J+ U6 l
B6N Jill: 7 destroyed, 21 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
5 x4 A2 H1 B& h. |F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed 8 ^/ ?2 C# g ]3 l9 y- B4 H3 l
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CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage ! _" ^4 Z/ c- g& I6 l' `
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 2, on fire
, }" P1 a( m; F/ oCV Hornet, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
X; G. w( {& zCVL Princeton, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
% x' b _3 s2 S, ^% z' O4 J. O C! ~7 I) ^CVL Cowpens, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage 4 o% u- Z2 e& e0 i$ J1 ]
CL Cleveland, Torpedo hits 1 ( n& c3 ?0 O% ~! {" G
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And then by LBA:
6 Q! j" n: m/ V, ~* _2 [- R" dDay Air attack on TF at 80,84 : \, w) M c% J6 P* t1 W5 p
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Japanese aircraft 6 D6 A; R, p) y+ L- U! i$ p
A6M5 Zeke x 16 6 J0 G* g! w4 z# ?
D3A Val x 14
6 L6 }0 ?" `$ ^D4Y Judy x 38
1 D$ g1 `0 ?" L: E$ `8 K( VB5N Kate x 24 z0 w+ h& P0 ~
B6N Jill x 3 * u: ?! H9 b5 M8 l
G3M Nell x 9 1 o4 V- y9 {& ]% F
G4M2 Betty x 49
2 p# Z9 @2 Z% {) E7 r, J. h* bP1Y Frances x 20 4 W% y8 v* C; U$ x
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 51 * A x4 U3 `0 J7 t% q/ L
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5 & _% y$ @0 u5 p2 o% ?% s
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Allied aircraft
5 c( N; x {8 g) c) ~+ j# M0 rno flights
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Japanese aircraft losses 3 m* i" u' Y5 l. k% P* m
G3M Nell: 1 damaged % ]- R9 W1 D$ X G7 G' \& q
G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged
4 Y }$ Q6 h% J& _P1Y Frances: 3 damaged
. G; `& E% J5 w) e; p& ], O8 `Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed : e# T- s6 ?) a: j1 ]& X
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Allied aircraft losses
. s8 I$ w2 S0 ?F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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2 C y+ H C/ B" i9 L7 UAllied Ships # i# N) o& @7 q M& x+ |' ?% g5 H
CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
2 b1 y; l+ j% `3 k$ WCA Raleigh
9 b& B# b* {9 E% _: GCVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage % c* Y" F7 a1 z. M7 Q5 v
CVL Cowpens, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
/ @9 g/ I* l# N4 ~5 R: y vCVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
5 B* O( F# o( P+ S" `( [, uCL Cleveland, Bomb hits 1 8 D0 } A- Q. _ R
9 G3 W& c4 T% R; H% R- f* ?# g
Secodary strike: 3 B- L, b S( e7 _
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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, Y7 x& c: |9 \9 i6 @, ^3 `2 kJapanese aircraft + h7 L M% ?4 r: d* d5 M* ^
A6M5 Zeke x 7 % C1 |# b* Y+ `2 H% b2 M
D4Y Judy x 36 $ {; _" ?& h9 c; }6 }) d+ @; Z" j
B5N Kate x 5 / H" L/ S' X8 G V3 j7 a9 h, w
B6N Jill x 8 " i k6 g9 r4 C0 u+ @$ g; K+ w& O" a
' R- x6 @2 {0 e$ }3 [Allied aircraft
8 G* K" M9 A2 S* i# Hno flights * G$ ]4 {$ d0 M& h
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Japanese aircraft losses
' R: n; s* q" W1 ]: a; V! vB5N Kate: 2 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
+ o# K# q2 f* k, \) q5 [$ rF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed 0 q% K& S! g) C5 c! }4 i: r
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Allied Ships
+ C- _* U2 f6 UCV Intrepid, on fire, heavy damage ) Y* l* H4 I8 E3 O h1 X! c0 q. P
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ; E+ N' v6 H; S3 |
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And this one fails to find any more targets:
: \# C6 l" s2 {* c }Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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8 p8 D( k( B! T Z& Y8 QJapanese aircraft
* g" [" u& o, _A6M5 Zeke x 3
" Q" G5 E1 Z- ~D4Y Judy x 14
+ q3 K8 r/ K0 h7 t) u. w' lB6N Jill x 11 6 e! ]. p/ W3 @7 A1 \! `. {
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No Japanese losses . U$ e4 Q+ j' D) h
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LBA Jills:
- U* U4 y4 z9 B! eDay Air attack on TF at 77,83
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/ k @2 [8 t9 E* b, tJapanese aircraft
8 {5 W3 K4 s D# @) k/ h( y$ r# pB6N Jill x 8 6 V# o% k' L3 S6 b" C
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No Japanese losses
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Allied Ships / e" T) z( F5 k% s
CV Bunker Hill, on fire, heavy damage
3 B9 p& g) t( e: }$ VCV Wasp, on fire, heavy damage 2 z' i7 Z3 Z* W: t) |) C u! k
4 P6 P8 T5 x+ E2 I* TAfternoon phase saw KB clouded in so LBA from Kusiae did all the work:
; E0 J- j" f/ N9 c. @Day Air attack on TF at 79,85 $ {- o1 X% a/ @, r' Q; z
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Japanese aircraft * p% U: h5 F4 j7 [& X$ W
G3M Nell x 7 8 T, M$ e: }* v. G0 K/ c! p( g# A7 \
G4M2 Betty x 38 * F. b/ C% j- _( f% J1 g
P1Y Frances x 14 ; a% j& q, F. j6 ?* M
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 46 % G6 m6 U7 ?% y3 T; }# }* A
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5
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Allied aircraft * K) M* h8 U8 i
FM-2 Wildcat x 12 , j7 C" c. e2 C. m
$ o* F' ]0 W0 n0 oJapanese aircraft losses
9 T5 @3 P: R7 F |3 DG3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
: x1 { j3 @% D* P2 g7 h) `1 l+ |G4M2 Betty: 5 destroyed, 28 damaged
/ {, w) E1 g: `- T9 |" q8 AP1Y Frances: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged
" K! ]4 J( W/ B/ s% K2 J HKi-43-IIIa Oscar: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged : B& \: o2 L0 z* G" E
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Allied aircraft losses " V) b* y' }7 ]
FM-2 Wildcat: 7 destroyed 8 `8 k7 O- L( e( q
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Allied Ships
0 Y! \* L2 I7 w1 Q) {CVE Savo Island
[) ^- ?( U! ZCVE St. Lo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire $ h* V7 a/ L" f0 v
CVE Kadashan Bay, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 1 P) k9 J9 q- z# G% d0 A0 e
CVE Petrof Bay % F' p: W3 {& H6 j
CVE Saginaw Bay, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 3 q# E3 H5 s+ }0 j- [7 V
CVE Long Island
i" [# e. {0 W9 X4 B) \/ MCVE Rudyerd Bay $ W& F/ O* h( A' B, f! W" Z- t8 y8 u8 F
1 v9 B* `1 m |6 Y( J0 ^2 |2 IJills are more successful this time:
4 e$ T7 p/ u6 E5 z1 y: oDay Air attack on TF at 77,83 - q. [0 p9 |7 M
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Japanese aircraft 0 i% Y ^3 Z* X
B6N Jill x 8 ) l/ Y4 ]9 L: i& z
7 H7 V$ D3 M+ g1 A0 N2 `$ c
No Japanese losses 0 F6 B+ l; I+ ~# u+ i( n3 V! w
; c8 G' q6 t8 O- z f Q0 g z; NAllied Ships e2 E, Z4 N* k! T/ l' W: a2 Z
CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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3 S. b: d: f$ B8 a/ ]# {AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/09/44 % v- J3 O: U( E2 M& E$ h# v y
; Y5 l$ j! v' Q' h @+ S1 x M* pBy now my subs are in position also: # `7 g8 a% O. u) r5 P) A ^
Last two sufrace actions find the crippled Franklin and an AO:
5 S0 [, O5 U* _9 L+ D1 {+ rNight Time Surface Combat at 78,81
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) c: v9 Z( z8 `" tAllied aircraft 9 n0 h& A7 F1 n+ F! K, {0 _: V
no flights / P) p: K7 q' `, C% v9 x2 C
( T1 y2 e1 i3 E& @0 ~# S, JAllied aircraft losses
, ` q' t5 g5 a% ~+ @. Q% o5 VTBM Avenger: 4 destroyed 4 m. z1 @* C( d V" i
SB2C Helldiver: 12 destroyed 3 E# N7 B4 ]7 I; ]- A) a
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Japanese Ships 2 t3 o5 j# y3 }4 R4 g" W3 r
CA Takao
( A5 A2 f! o: K- ^& ECA Atago 6 i' @% D7 [: a F
CA Maya & V' l* M9 D8 f: M8 a
CA Chokai 0 l r2 m0 R- _- R0 ]3 ]
CA Myoko
' N1 Q$ k9 B" n/ V, QCA Haguro 0 U1 @1 \, a7 c& @1 g( k
CA Nachi ; {- P$ W* p! c8 i* i j- ~$ m
CA Ashigara
( }$ T9 ]: ]3 O, S& DDD Tamanami $ x/ F# r1 N# O$ H* V0 {3 Q+ u
DD Suzunami
Y( n% k$ x* qDD Kuroshio
4 T' S0 Y5 i' R* v& sDD Oyashio
7 x0 p/ b" v: D. V; [6 ^8 A5 `DD Natsushio
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. s4 _$ j( U! V) o. u) sAllied Ships
# B* L) T6 i* Y, l U8 `- w5 oCV Franklin, Shell hits 3, and is sunk 9 t* a1 v) _. X- g) M H+ z
DE Whitman, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk ( L7 X8 m! j% \- P. _
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3 G$ @1 H$ E5 d# f1 Z- ONight Time Surface Combat, near Namorik at 79,83
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5 l5 q! ^+ Z! G& YJapanese Ships 9 ~! ~" J r4 o% ^
CA Aoba % p( r! e9 y) ~% _2 r8 V) A
CA Kinugasa ; R3 f$ N# q8 V/ L
CA Furutaka * D, G" c# B: V3 j
CA Kako
9 z1 x- P' c8 I* ~CL Abukuma 6 ?7 l B2 C0 q) v) d) U p, @
CL Kuma ) Y- O1 v1 C& N1 @& K
CL Tama 8 t+ S4 ~- X6 r& |% a
CL Kiso
( ]2 J# m: R; L: o' V4 d8 VCL Yubari
. T# X5 [- W' R- \: K$ g* |) ~( A, nDD Kiyonami # A/ e- r+ _" H/ g
DD Yukikaze
9 F) x. a( {; f1 @. {! nDD Isokaze
. O1 x3 k) d6 U! y# j6 L* r) `DD Shiranuhi $ h8 f0 g3 L* O: u0 P/ Y# x3 K& [
DD Arashi , b, u( r: p5 H& P9 V9 b
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Allied Ships * q. G1 Z# {3 l- Y
AO Schuylkill, Shell hits 30, and is sunk , K" }; V3 i" }) {! ^9 s
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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: ' h" ?! A' g0 s4 f* K
Day Air attack on TF at 79,84 ( o+ K/ t" K' U
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Japanese aircraft
# K* K" {3 j3 k( R OA6M5 Zeke x 5 9 K: z; z: P6 b" Q$ g( k: ]9 O$ B
B6N Jill x 8 ( K/ y* Y, ]2 Z8 @* E6 _- _+ u% e
G3M Nell x 3
- e. ^ M a' {G4M2 Betty x 31 3 e% q4 S" K$ e; t) K9 o
P1Y Frances x 9
: c" z$ B0 @) z6 f9 NKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 45
9 r9 K( i" N& ?# k E3 A- P' X, j$ LKi-61 KAIc Tony x 3
+ Z: {" i+ s# ]& C' ~Ki-84-Ia Frank x 14
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1 A# A9 X N- e. |; W0 r; s. SJapanese aircraft losses
# q& r! O% f, JG4M2 Betty: 1 damaged
3 X7 ]* C1 h4 @; W; h* s) q1 E
8 _; P; D& |. Z1 ]& x7 e3 uAllied Ships 3 n& P% {* D( z) {7 S
CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage + }$ q) v+ a6 z: H
CV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage # B7 |" J9 V/ \" \8 X" W$ k' w
CV Illustrious, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage ) ]! g3 |( @9 I( k: G( _+ b. I
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+ [3 P9 g7 q7 y3 H" IThere, 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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B) i: o1 `- j" d1 u一切都结束了6 g! J. ^$ l b- c3 A/ M0 O
好像盟军已经投降了? |