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: * r; Q* ]( L5 S4 \
b, X6 o$ t! DNight Time Surface Combat at 77,81
3 m2 j0 R Z: {$ R1 |( y8 ^6 n2 KAllied aircraft
9 @/ {! N" ?8 ~; M$ [) C) j3 l; [9 qno flights
/ _- I9 k& W' ?4 f- S( F- }4 |Allied aircraft losses
- z0 O3 t* }/ K8 U, H3 r( \SOC-3 Seagull: 6 destroyed 2 \: a+ i; W8 V! y$ K
* n% Z0 _' j5 k" l: H7 B* I' j1 P
Japanese Ships
% H1 z0 n/ r6 b3 ]BB Mutsu
1 V5 r4 N9 P. g; }) H7 b' mBB Yamato
7 z4 |. B1 o" g) p: SBB Fuso
" \; a+ {2 z4 Z: g- p% ]3 j9 FBB Yamashiro / n& @* t% f: c6 G* \7 S5 a) `' Q
CL Tatsuta
e0 C) A8 q; s2 D: u# s7 KDD Tanikaze / }1 v1 O, e8 P' m- V* p. p3 z
DD Fubuki ; ~- T1 c( W" \5 k" [
DD Shinonome ; P& `+ b; W3 n+ l1 o) ]; a3 ]
DD Usugumo 5 w, `3 h3 b" d' v
DD Shirakumo ) B/ ~. r+ n! `8 h4 v9 O8 I0 B W
DD Isonami
! ]4 b5 i5 y A! |8 GDD Hatsuyuki ' q5 ?; `* A* f7 @, V
DD Uranami , H$ a* R9 L, |! q n/ G! h$ c
DD Akebono / H4 n B$ B# M+ T: D* K6 Z6 `
1 r6 m1 o7 J7 ?/ L( F8 Z) sAllied Ships
$ M2 P6 {( t8 |) }; N' _CL San Francisco, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage
- ]0 I8 q" j8 z) n- b3 l9 F- {$ oCA Astoria, Shell hits 23, and is sunk
) Y7 H U7 d+ x* XCL Hobart, Shell hits 21, and is sunk
2 R2 X! i2 X& f- T8 VCA Concord, Shell hits 29, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk ( D8 h- z$ ~( Y: h
DE Stadtfeld, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
( {3 z3 K4 |* m8 T3 IDE Harold C. Thomas, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
! h/ H4 ?# P/ h! u3 \( W% l; h' KDE Tisdale . }2 K5 _0 ^* h+ h
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83 2 ?+ y& U8 }" V. E: P# y) Q
3 f) q5 u. b: l4 c. HAllied aircraft
9 {) l- `) {" T3 d% |no flights $ d. J: R5 Y% y' f! x, c0 Z
+ X. Y0 _. e0 R! B7 bAllied aircraft losses
" t$ o$ O2 Y, _ J$ n1 RSOC-3 Seagull: 1 destroyed - J! u2 a/ X4 N V( F# q' s3 I o
# s# |4 x) f* aJapanese Ships 0 t3 \& g p/ S2 w0 |3 a
CA Takao, Shell hits 1
( a/ ~2 G. D; |, X$ B2 n, `8 oCA Atago, Shell hits 2
/ ]3 R, S. ]' [1 t$ UCA Maya, Shell hits 2 ' n+ o+ U% L' ^0 b' @
CA Chokai $ W( u# `5 ^" g% R/ h+ ]8 g( N
CA Myoko 9 _3 b3 Y6 m) d: y+ y% X
CA Haguro . w4 P |6 G* T
CA Nachi, Shell hits 1
& ]: G0 f5 e( f) O: u( n3 CCA Ashigara, Shell hits 1 6 U. w7 y2 I0 b5 h) U6 g
DD Yugumo, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage 6 |$ b0 O0 q% N3 }3 @' A! z
DD Tamanami
5 m: D$ n2 v" F1 b {4 H/ G* mDD Suzunami 2 p$ N5 ~/ n/ t. u: y% a, `
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1 ) X2 S4 P3 J( [8 D/ x
DD Oyashio
8 d8 L0 K% {6 c9 [" kDD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire % M' J; H7 D" d3 A; c/ t7 A
- k6 k- X! o" ^# |" k' IAllied Ships
2 c" @. q' t5 sCVE Santee
% ]( S" Z) X. H wCVE Manila Bay , `, }+ f% G3 c1 Q0 q0 g0 m
CVE Natoma Bay 0 a8 T9 O, a- Y4 _! v- \: X8 F
CVE Gambier Bay # r' u% z0 s/ J% ]# B* Q2 R; |
CVE Nehenta Bay
0 G; S! d- q UCVE Ommaney Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire
- i) z* d& Q& R3 H" g3 [CL Montpelier, Shell hits 3
+ V% c9 [/ [% L/ Z$ _CL Mobile, Shell hits 25, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
- ]$ S5 h2 p/ s2 tCA Salt Lake City % J- C0 v$ ]6 K& B! ~: K% g
DD Ammen
; D) Z0 j6 @# L; M& w. lDD Anthony, Shell hits 1
$ \! W8 t% T* i# H @2 l( BDD Aulick, Shell hits 1
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/ L; }, H1 P# s9 @8 }: ?Night Time Surface Combat at 78,83
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& j8 y# i/ D; `8 a* u& d$ CJapanese Ships 1 u2 O9 ~+ b; c- H. U$ y$ M8 ^
CA Takao, Shell hits 1
. W" w/ @3 o0 ]" G* p- E* NCA Atago
; G& l! T* Y4 N3 h% b/ x. rCA Maya
7 c! Q+ W" z1 \% A' DCA Chokai 5 q" X5 m. Y7 F( x" p; c
CA Myoko
9 y3 P" J/ Y7 |) w' H9 oCA Haguro & R2 N1 F: n1 x W/ K( }1 J7 ?/ U9 I1 V
CA Nachi
8 ^" y9 \; i Y: u5 }7 u0 yCA Ashigara 8 _' u1 R ~( | [" ~' D4 F
DD Yugumo, on fire, heavy damage 6 Z) M! I# e; d1 Y: Z9 F
DD Tamanami 1 w5 c1 D1 R8 w5 a- z
DD Suzunami 7 f, d/ S* e- D4 W# ^
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1
9 {: j2 G, i; B( FDD Oyashio + L/ o6 T$ R* m8 M4 s. J
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire 4 d& t4 _2 g+ k" j3 U5 |$ U1 `
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Allied Ships T% E& ^! Z; U4 q9 J& \
CVE Petrof Bay
+ F% e& ^0 J1 |' yCVE Savo Island
% g2 g/ @* V3 o, U' f, PCVE Rudyerd Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire
% S6 P8 ]; y$ {; [3 v' X: ~( D! `CVE St. Lo ! i4 @7 ~1 }7 \. ~
CVE Kadashan Bay
( f2 o& J+ f N9 FCVE Saginaw Bay
4 ^& U8 M1 m: h3 BCVE Long Island
, a/ b2 q% H# _/ VCA Vincennes ( B: }2 c) I5 e" G) K
CA Wichita
/ l* c9 P, ^/ P4 Y7 W) L, I6 sCA Boston
. D) `5 N6 k# `/ T+ v5 x/ XCL Boise
* L" F1 z; d( C+ G; i# TDE Bangust
% _& h+ b1 Q7 V( l# n- b- oDE Baron, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
0 t0 j/ e/ @5 KDE Levy , F0 f5 |7 i* e6 ?; c" V
DE McConnell k2 W M( k; ^$ g4 d& M
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84 ; R9 @/ S+ }5 n& {& O4 W0 p" h
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Allied aircraft . A0 u6 V6 N& n2 d# S- ?0 a0 o, \
no flights
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9 ?) A% O% M1 Q7 H( nAllied aircraft losses
" [- w6 d+ M7 }3 \! c) D6 x7 yFM-2 Wildcat: 11 destroyed # L1 b% r5 _& d
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed 9 T1 n; ^; \1 q& P$ ~0 ?! C1 n# e) g
6 Z% s6 N7 Z N$ ?* y" XJapanese Ships
4 ?4 M3 Y$ s" E: Y; [, hCA Tone
9 R& h! ^( N2 g% W8 VCA Chikuma 1 X; G$ k' R) x
CL Nagara, Shell hits 1 ) l- H8 J* g9 F3 y4 f+ E1 I N! v
CL Isuzu
$ Z* n% K& g1 p" g. r& uCL Natori - U" c; X7 X/ L0 }8 n
CL Yura
J: O4 g( o$ ]& @+ W1 BCL Kitakami
+ o. D& D8 p& A3 wCL Oi 7 W" \" R, c7 u- Y I& h6 V
DD Shimakaze
8 v; U5 C0 ~$ Z" h9 |DD Fujinami, Shell hits 1
0 x. h; g5 f3 o6 S! lDD Kishinami
6 s6 d# q. K; PDD Hamanami
$ _* W7 O* K k6 W1 o" hDD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
) u" e. C# v9 H0 }$ ?DD Maikaze
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Allied Ships Z( W4 N; s" f" L9 t
CVE Prince William 2 w$ {" E, `( |, t! f3 T/ ` h5 T
CVE Barnes, Shell hits 2 * _/ ], C& e" L3 b! X- N! H
CVE Anzio, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk # T7 i0 I: U. |& w$ m5 R$ }
CVE Liscome Bay, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
4 Y! A3 X, X0 n9 x: J1 W. rDE Bebas, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
; e( r- E( @0 P; eDE Brackett, Shell hits 1
; p* d) N" p9 b' T( pDE Cabana, Shell hits 13, and is sunk ! v9 }$ Y( k2 e! A( t) d
DE Canfield, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 5 X$ }* m' ?! Y; f
DE Carlson, Shell hits 1, on fire
" T# `: O( k0 _' i( ?AO Brazos 2 N$ }' J$ j" Q# B
AO Kanawha
& _5 f T! |) [( y! Q$ v1 jAO Neches, Shell hits 1
6 p: Q' k8 W6 O- uAO Tappahanock
: l& _% v1 \' g- q: d. c+ KAO Suamico
- l5 O7 \3 k+ y8 ]AO Millicoma
3 T. B c( p- ^- U2 [- wAO Saranac $ k$ v$ I& q/ }4 ` C6 f& X) t
AO Saugatuck ' V" \- Z& G2 o, W, J q# ?3 b
AE Pyro
& x9 a- ^+ m D r+ bAE Henry L. Hoyt
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84 , p8 s1 J, c8 p6 n2 r1 B# j
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Japanese Ships 0 R* B# T. E( o+ G
CA Tone , i' k5 N# J/ Y4 P
CA Chikuma
+ ~' l) [( g8 G7 M7 ? v4 OCL Nagara % o' C% U; w6 E1 e' Y; D
CL Isuzu
; f2 {; I8 R! c: oCL Natori
* t7 Q6 s {1 M+ ^& BCL Yura , _; m r0 P* A: F4 A
CL Kitakami ; P! E0 V* |- ]- \5 U3 M& j
CL Oi
6 r: b$ K; K2 NDD Shimakaze ) O# [/ Z" o: P* O9 e7 J/ ?3 f
DD Fujinami , @4 f( v# K- e$ v8 \
DD Kishinami
9 X9 a0 G1 w' E, B8 `3 x' }DD Hamanami , F: S4 M1 c" R' f; T4 T
DD Hayashio
3 j- R+ N4 ]; N$ WDD Maikaze , p! @9 ]$ H, @3 _- ]* R) ]6 x
% G. O# S- S9 R' T1 K. YAllied Ships ! b# `8 [6 S' e8 C. l
DE Samuel S. Miles, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk . w5 B& V( P9 K) p; _
DE Osterhaus, Shell hits 50, and is sunk
0 S# X9 g- r+ b* l2 N% j2 IDE Parks, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage + _% \% {- y8 m _% m2 K) d
DE Riddle, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
4 {5 R1 `5 j3 ^# F' j1 ZAO Cache
. J4 e7 F3 {: ]' M( A6 QAO Schuylkill, Shell hits 7, on fire / _/ B0 X0 E `9 [9 K5 P7 v: p4 H
AO Cossatot 9 H1 o" q( n' Y! }
AO Chepachet
( O# z1 v0 {; |6 E& ^+ I2 w( PAE Jacob Riis, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
9 [4 w& R" h) u7 F# D8 o4 ~AE John P. Gaines, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Night Time Surface Combat at 78,84 5 a( `+ C$ |2 }0 ~& Z! e
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Japanese Ships
M% h$ `' k6 jCA Tone
% K7 t5 V; J6 c. D8 f: s& xCA Chikuma
5 G t+ ~& I3 {+ cCL Nagara, Shell hits 3, on fire " f5 H+ }. U! ]$ o) j6 r
CL Isuzu
& r0 ?( R: x* Y& c: y* K% DCL Natori 2 r' D0 q; o4 X1 i+ W' w1 _* W
CL Yura, Shell hits 1, on fire . f! L: z. j/ [& {' L/ @: x, X* n
CL Kitakami
8 x3 m, W8 O; `/ B7 NCL Oi, Shell hits 1 3 ?) V# b( t0 ]* v
DD Shimakaze
# }6 e1 k9 \* L# p7 }+ S2 eDD Fujinami
. q3 S( s- Y4 {$ XDD Kishinami & X) u8 c/ Y# K% f2 d; ^$ T" V
DD Hamanami 7 u& V! t" J! R2 I1 J
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
8 i- s5 X2 ^# w# K3 T3 dDD Maikaze, Shell hits 1
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7 N' g+ c; L9 FAllied Ships 9 ^5 j, c6 C, t
CV Hornet
+ u$ y7 F) v6 U6 Z. ~CV Intrepid, Shell hits 1, on fire
8 j! T' _% G7 j6 m/ NCVL Princeton
3 C, W. a; A9 P8 m! JCVL Belleau Wood, Shell hits 1
* \0 Z1 r3 H0 [# k7 @CVL Cowpens
3 l' `$ M; z% S# o7 S rCL Chicago - j# w! |5 I7 B. ~: B7 i4 [3 d0 o
CL Cleveland
4 J* L/ a& D& o* b9 j0 p# dCL Columbia * k' J. E' m" N; X
CA Pensacola
- @" ~# _' N( y7 T9 B) ?1 JCA Raleigh, Shell hits 2 ; `4 `2 @+ C# n9 y* k# p
DD Boyd
7 T n9 s/ G% s! G( YDD Bradford ) m' V& u, q: _( _6 b6 m
DD Brownson, Shell hits 1 / d; m) k4 R. o" `0 J. i
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+ m* w8 R/ z2 q+ t( o* V0 eThis last USN CVTF was then caght by KB: + G) K s# ]; u: ?1 n' z8 E) q7 l
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84 0 q" ~( C( a+ N( _2 H1 U* I
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Japanese aircraft
' G' q9 b Y5 F& Z. n+ o) IA6M5 Zeke x 33 # I, c( I2 Q9 n% d4 ]. M$ S7 t
D3A Val x 7 3 S5 }' X' ^* P0 B# T- Y: S' T
D4Y Judy x 123
) l. ^1 k. T6 ^& D7 A" bB5N Kate x 35
, @9 F+ n8 y3 A# E7 A6 p, EB6N Jill x 67
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; A3 R3 X; k. `! X. N# IAllied aircraft
9 a$ s2 r1 z8 v7 X& G, v: UF6F Hellcat x 3 5 f' n( c( X1 ]! t; g6 B o; J* v
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Japanese aircraft losses - u* R5 V* R5 K- @: P
A6M5 Zeke: 3 destroyed
4 w/ Q/ J( D" }( ^. j2 B9 K9 K cD3A Val: 3 destroyed 4 c, e3 ?! n3 w4 O# I
D4Y Judy: 14 destroyed, 22 damaged
7 @/ P" M( x, }/ D; hB5N Kate: 4 destroyed, 18 damaged 1 H! U C& O# x7 }
B6N Jill: 7 destroyed, 21 damaged
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9 | v7 a2 P1 H3 _: S5 q6 zAllied aircraft losses / n1 k* ]7 Z1 S' u' `" K0 `' Z% W9 }
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed , T8 I L1 [( i2 j' ^" C) t
% P4 V# H! C% b, `Allied Ships
7 ]- |6 u+ }% _& L7 X$ C0 fCV Intrepid, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
! h2 y' h; H3 T8 bCVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 2, on fire ( ~; e' V: ]0 C9 \; i" g
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 7, on fire, heavy damage 2 [9 @' E4 z6 G" U
CVL Princeton, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage 1 C$ q2 M Y" g9 G
CVL Cowpens, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
. `& D Y( l. t6 F' O* G, YCL Cleveland, Torpedo hits 1
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" ^% D F ?8 n/ T0 z5 _And then by LBA: 7 V* c% B b0 ?
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84 8 r9 ^. T3 p& T: x2 p8 A
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Japanese aircraft 0 [* z+ u3 D" D( j2 F. e! L
A6M5 Zeke x 16 % t, s/ n* @! I6 s2 @8 [2 y- ~
D3A Val x 14 5 {% [/ J% ^0 L' h* j; ~; u
D4Y Judy x 38
! a; W4 ]9 u9 q- k/ HB5N Kate x 24
% J$ u( i( p7 V. a- wB6N Jill x 3 & {' T' i; _- b: l( ]6 B: b5 ]* J
G3M Nell x 9 , `. a" C a! P# C% \
G4M2 Betty x 49 & [& `% ~$ m- _9 _* q
P1Y Frances x 20
* P. O: ^' a+ Y& l/ mKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 51 + k! z6 ~/ T; s: S
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5 5 K" g2 J5 [2 |* o
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Allied aircraft
1 l) K* j5 P% H0 m5 g3 h$ Cno flights ! w+ x, o; W7 p L* ]
0 |9 p7 C. d) x- u7 _; ?' |% a& V
Japanese aircraft losses
9 B, h" ]- N+ }) t" B9 l$ IG3M Nell: 1 damaged " }) _' s8 Y1 Q5 n$ R! ^6 {
G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged
# ]* O: }' [$ o. d. B& y' d& uP1Y Frances: 3 damaged
7 F+ X9 w! D+ y' Q& VKi-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed : N5 u1 [5 y" I: B% g" D0 R/ q9 y
6 J Q7 X4 Z+ }7 x8 t6 C
Allied aircraft losses 7 g" {% c6 D* G
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships 0 s* ?8 [! r9 t! O- c3 ^- a
CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 9 b7 ?/ @* ?9 \
CA Raleigh 6 p" z' |* P+ }2 f! p- w) s3 ?1 s
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 1 n4 T3 W( t+ |/ T4 { A
CVL Cowpens, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 6 m3 s: @: u! i, x
CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
$ X5 O ~0 a# U0 Z+ P; ?' q2 KCL Cleveland, Bomb hits 1
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/ d/ d; Z, R5 t. A2 oSecodary strike:
6 C. j% e9 y1 a( |6 D" rDay Air attack on TF at 80,84
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2 E' W6 \' R' M2 {9 sJapanese aircraft . k& v4 M1 n9 D1 F% |0 A- ]; z
A6M5 Zeke x 7 " p- A1 l0 d' V1 @
D4Y Judy x 36 6 v9 @, X( M" ^; z* _: i! ~
B5N Kate x 5 " k7 i% O' h' m) g& e) `
B6N Jill x 8
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Allied aircraft 4 U+ F/ b/ [* r' B7 e
no flights 7 a8 O; m2 z$ H% g+ n/ h( y3 P; ]
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Japanese aircraft losses " G4 g+ k* w# p. e( t+ f
B5N Kate: 2 damaged ) q3 {: p3 v: P: m) `
+ h H, O$ z) m5 e- UAllied aircraft losses
" S1 A$ i6 }( D8 ~7 sF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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# d, T, W* p1 t" ^- X {- zAllied Ships
: J8 u4 x1 W. U- C# |CV Intrepid, on fire, heavy damage
B6 P$ q: v& X7 ^* U) Z$ @CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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; r( L/ @) j2 wAnd this one fails to find any more targets:
8 I; P; ?9 K0 z. ?" xDay Air attack on TF at 80,84 $ I6 q7 C3 @! y* y& h
9 {( X( Y! h! L7 D& t* aJapanese aircraft 6 I4 y9 r0 U3 X) C/ ~: [
A6M5 Zeke x 3
/ R- H* Z& W! u1 jD4Y Judy x 14
6 M7 w @' H* CB6N Jill x 11
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No Japanese losses
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$ {& Q$ D4 u" z/ }! ]& W pLBA Jills:
9 l/ \/ I! j$ B0 [0 O! f7 E3 w. g7 \Day Air attack on TF at 77,83 & j! S2 G Y/ f0 i2 u1 Q
7 O- l! B* Z5 j8 x. Q6 jJapanese aircraft }5 G# r5 G& w7 e
B6N Jill x 8
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* u) z+ \, k5 g, TNo Japanese losses
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Allied Ships
6 P) i5 c6 @) e W2 ?5 `CV Bunker Hill, on fire, heavy damage 3 u5 s8 j0 A: s* h* F0 U: ~ Y
CV Wasp, on fire, heavy damage 3 A# r4 s+ Z9 [6 k5 I
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Afternoon phase saw KB clouded in so LBA from Kusiae did all the work: 3 Y7 _) P1 Q/ G
Day Air attack on TF at 79,85
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Japanese aircraft
7 e7 |4 s5 j2 _6 ]1 }: ?G3M Nell x 7
1 V" d+ J$ @4 M; m- n0 y2 a( a! \G4M2 Betty x 38 ) T/ w5 `" v8 @4 v0 u5 e/ N" l4 O
P1Y Frances x 14
2 X( i3 s: L7 H% q* x2 [) }9 BKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 46 3 `" O. x$ t/ ]# o
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5
6 U+ A, f0 v, M; ]8 z* \9 z/ I
0 ^& `4 t" _ l5 ]; I! i$ ~6 YAllied aircraft
2 n6 @) O3 t* \4 A6 v, E1 pFM-2 Wildcat x 12 7 |" x* K: z y, K- p) h/ I2 t
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Japanese aircraft losses " F6 d! w- J. D3 P5 a5 k/ U
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged ! Q0 e" h% c: C( s- T( z- D
G4M2 Betty: 5 destroyed, 28 damaged
L) L% A: e1 R- l+ C! WP1Y Frances: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged / d; r* L9 {3 A4 p) Y1 l9 \+ l) @
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged + G) R% q: M1 A3 V9 V2 g
' B w0 c L1 S) MAllied aircraft losses $ j3 X, {4 w+ C& J4 A
FM-2 Wildcat: 7 destroyed ' g4 z2 s9 \ d; r" x
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Allied Ships
6 s4 v+ L" r; \" `& Q/ g9 I4 cCVE Savo Island ( g- o+ n% `! k; p6 \ {8 }( u
CVE St. Lo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
2 p( a1 S8 I# z) H/ D3 eCVE Kadashan Bay, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 8 h. L: w/ X2 @! E- k
CVE Petrof Bay 9 @9 S7 f0 Q/ K
CVE Saginaw Bay, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 9 H1 o2 h* E$ Q+ _1 ]
CVE Long Island " e$ {4 Z) ]# s" \3 d. C
CVE Rudyerd Bay
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Jills are more successful this time:
4 H+ G, k1 o' q) Q% U- D* YDay Air attack on TF at 77,83
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; a3 f% [1 [8 F! x8 vB6N Jill x 8 5 h' ]# ]8 [# {2 E8 I
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No Japanese losses
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Allied Ships
0 R3 \6 f+ y0 T- T# E! b/ JCVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage " X/ k( v" w# C0 i3 z
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' P7 h+ h/ k* |$ p! N8 e8 VAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/09/44
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# i6 n& F& f8 VBy now my subs are in position also: / N$ v) k$ L$ s9 x
Last two sufrace actions find the crippled Franklin and an AO:
/ ]! L# r% e" u& {* M4 z oNight Time Surface Combat at 78,81 $ b# F+ m G# Z% L, q! \
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Allied aircraft
8 p7 B' j6 _, C! h3 L! T, `no flights
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- B [9 i3 Y5 mAllied aircraft losses : u& L: N3 y$ d b- M9 H
TBM Avenger: 4 destroyed
2 m q9 \% t5 W5 Q0 Q0 q- N0 ?SB2C Helldiver: 12 destroyed ! M, J) E& ~0 h0 X
. y1 D* Q d) c: A2 O8 t; _Japanese Ships , C& l: I+ H" B
CA Takao
, ~( P8 e& a9 w5 h% {8 m7 GCA Atago 5 t. G, D% \. A1 o" s/ ^' o
CA Maya
8 X, ?( M; n. ~: |# w- p! ^6 ^CA Chokai
. c8 _$ i% Z. I$ R' [8 W# hCA Myoko ) y" Z/ j' S0 C! {+ v! ?% x
CA Haguro
4 ^ q- i8 T" X" u' T# \$ F u+ u: d6 KCA Nachi 8 T+ u; o! ^4 n( O/ i9 H: v
CA Ashigara - b8 _; O# D0 u; Q$ @9 ~9 \
DD Tamanami
( J$ C# V' {: N! ^4 yDD Suzunami
6 Z% I4 Y( _" p' ^) N. oDD Kuroshio
) {2 p$ D ^" F; e& oDD Oyashio
/ c1 P8 y: U6 SDD Natsushio - |( ]: t; t0 }8 h4 Y# i, e7 t) ^
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Allied Ships
. D; R& `+ q& p! VCV Franklin, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
% O0 f( u2 K% }; X* uDE Whitman, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk ) o5 w4 J& E7 U& s0 P, ]- H1 }6 t7 a; |3 F
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Namorik at 79,83
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Japanese Ships 2 I1 b4 W! ^" u( ?0 B
CA Aoba 1 W. f( G% h/ t& z" a/ e. I
CA Kinugasa
7 ] E" r. f+ r1 W) G0 ^CA Furutaka
% y6 V- G% s1 P# ? g: Z9 B+ xCA Kako . t+ z. Z& q! }2 H8 c& A0 e- N
CL Abukuma $ v. \$ z6 F; d: c- G: n
CL Kuma , o$ e5 d! W7 [- ]
CL Tama
1 n7 ?1 q! E+ ^1 k' b7 FCL Kiso % `9 H9 H) A. X
CL Yubari
! H* i/ R$ z% ]% VDD Kiyonami
; i" w0 A$ @- fDD Yukikaze
/ x: p7 N W* r2 K# fDD Isokaze : l q# S* p8 I
DD Shiranuhi
, ~, q# U& }+ k0 ^# m6 R: U5 gDD Arashi
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! e: e8 c7 X W8 x- p3 [Allied Ships 9 K3 I+ K$ f4 H3 R
AO 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:
, ~" k* g. x* M2 p SDay Air attack on TF at 79,84 : U+ N$ Z8 l. y* f. r2 Z
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Japanese aircraft
. |% D- |; c( bA6M5 Zeke x 5 + [0 Q8 w3 q! O) [
B6N Jill x 8 7 L T, [% e* x/ E: m& W6 h
G3M Nell x 3 - ]# O3 I9 H2 ]# p0 b& r3 V# v
G4M2 Betty x 31 % W. G3 K0 l, }
P1Y Frances x 9
1 W7 s' }7 o/ VKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 45 1 i* A! J- E6 U# b
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 3 ; s. l$ o8 D2 l3 j; `" X o
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 14 ; h2 G+ s$ ~& U
4 H( v0 `! t# T; YJapanese aircraft losses
3 m. S9 P- b8 O8 k1 Z* \: i% UG4M2 Betty: 1 damaged
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/ }! w" b+ [% J3 q3 fAllied Ships C8 w* T: x/ @) c8 e' `2 D m
CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 5 ~; s% T9 T. m
CV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ! U/ G) y1 Y5 V3 y8 i
CV Illustrious, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
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4 U4 z, }1 n3 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. & a8 q' M* u7 Z3 U: S
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一切都结束了! F) ^% o) y/ v- B& H' q
好像盟军已经投降了? |