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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/08/44 + o+ R5 K) F1 J& {! D

7 e5 l- p6 ^- E% E* i1 gDay 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: ' G2 @, N" c# i1 i( o
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Night Time Surface Combat at 77,81 * m0 Q0 H9 A3 X% u) g1 ]
Allied aircraft   U3 v# i. d0 U, w  H
no flights
3 ^/ T  `! R0 S/ YAllied aircraft losses
# \- P" b, M  @- `2 o- e% w' cSOC-3 Seagull: 6 destroyed
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6 D, x( C; Y/ z* wJapanese Ships
9 }/ m0 m3 G7 rBB Mutsu & U+ L' Q( V: q& U/ Q: |
BB Yamato
) }- p% l* p  u/ o; R7 kBB Fuso
2 [0 P. N1 e+ c8 I' |) \+ H  x! w* ^BB Yamashiro ( M. |7 M9 Q3 L3 e! L# L
CL Tatsuta
# `( p; z+ N$ q" kDD Tanikaze
1 f. |: a! {2 h/ |2 sDD Fubuki 2 r* o5 Z- F. T6 c7 r
DD Shinonome ( B% z- _1 S, R" Q: X
DD Usugumo 0 g. J; g5 W: S6 H
DD Shirakumo 8 K6 Y' G$ a' ?: y& g( n2 X. h
DD Isonami
. K3 N6 K* q2 w: M& v9 aDD Hatsuyuki 9 p) N' m8 q! M. x# u8 m% S
DD Uranami
. l; y6 U: n& G3 V3 q) }0 lDD Akebono
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* q7 C8 E: D/ a) K) rCL San Francisco, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage
4 Z$ M- f3 ~9 H" r; yCA Astoria, Shell hits 23, and is sunk
, F% d1 j  @  R  qCL Hobart, Shell hits 21, and is sunk
! C+ b" i# c# v! r0 DCA Concord, Shell hits 29, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
, K6 \- W* ]& N( T5 d& X( uDE Stadtfeld, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage . o) _. S5 }! j1 ^
DE Harold C. Thomas, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk + J8 Z3 m$ P8 N* _; [
DE Tisdale
2 L, P; x' G, ]8 j5 E
" K% x* r9 J  |* fNight Time Surface Combat at 78,83
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2 Z: `# \' E) L& sAllied aircraft
7 q6 i3 P, Y0 q. |2 Uno flights * T1 r: _& |& ]: P9 t2 X$ B
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Allied aircraft losses / C5 [6 g. ^6 x4 L
SOC-3 Seagull: 1 destroyed
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Japanese Ships $ H0 v: P5 G- U  p
CA Takao, Shell hits 1 2 ^8 c1 C. \. s7 S0 b
CA Atago, Shell hits 2
2 i: @8 Z) D% G9 `, k0 V2 [CA Maya, Shell hits 2 . z7 O+ r9 G" ^3 ]  D
CA Chokai
+ n+ Y' i0 G/ C2 p0 ECA Myoko
8 M- W/ m& V6 C7 N0 uCA Haguro & d: a! U$ p) G1 ~1 `# z- u
CA Nachi, Shell hits 1
3 l9 ~3 X% I% t# o4 ?$ oCA Ashigara, Shell hits 1
. m3 t! b0 V% B% a8 g: z& h8 @8 nDD Yugumo, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
4 D5 M% C/ F; ]DD Tamanami
* `+ A4 o9 n+ NDD Suzunami 6 d) X/ t' i1 f
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1
4 C- g/ g2 [4 [" g! ]: yDD Oyashio
" I4 M* F$ X( r; gDD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Allied Ships - J/ W1 c1 s9 l
CVE Santee
: m% c( `  w# q1 \1 k9 g, |CVE Manila Bay 6 ~' N2 F+ z( V, T3 v
CVE Natoma Bay
1 d7 M$ f* H1 G$ W9 f- NCVE Gambier Bay
# {8 F5 _7 a" E  UCVE Nehenta Bay
$ L; i- i  s/ s+ Y2 _  K1 U: o- CCVE Ommaney Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire 1 [/ |6 B" m/ x  m$ ?8 o! E6 x
CL Montpelier, Shell hits 3 , n% F5 ~5 h/ ~) T2 i. k
CL Mobile, Shell hits 25, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk ( e9 p+ j( F4 ?
CA Salt Lake City
  e3 j/ g) S9 mDD Ammen
: @& X( B3 h& M9 D# A1 MDD Anthony, Shell hits 1 ; k% p. {2 z2 b
DD Aulick, Shell hits 1
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$ e- F, i9 J+ P2 p: q/ z! rNight Time Surface Combat at 78,83 ' I9 v! V4 M4 O( L
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Japanese Ships
" ~" k# ~3 d% X  @; Q$ JCA Takao, Shell hits 1
! Y# V: ~9 r9 r1 x7 rCA Atago 4 ]7 n' T" K1 K5 G0 y1 t5 H0 X) |
CA Maya 0 K6 t# {! [% R) @
CA Chokai
  L: @* Y8 |  {. P( ]( x$ {CA Myoko
/ h- s0 c& k0 t& c- BCA Haguro
% O$ j; d- _6 }0 v8 ]CA Nachi
4 l0 T# f7 X+ S7 ^3 V. ?CA Ashigara " s. s4 I* T' S2 M- B8 l. L
DD Yugumo, on fire, heavy damage ! e) h' P/ B- P5 ]) N' l# ?
DD Tamanami - p  u. t! V$ K" o% s
DD Suzunami
- }& }& o0 v' M# I' ~% jDD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1
7 _3 G0 Q+ P( V5 qDD Oyashio
# a) k9 F! G5 g3 W$ u! oDD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire 5 h0 L9 |1 g* u& }$ A: f# M9 y8 ]

  b( E* ^7 L- H( pAllied Ships 8 f3 Z+ S8 q' y! Y1 U9 p) {
CVE Petrof Bay 7 i( }: u& d. b' \$ u) `6 R
CVE Savo Island ' T( d4 E/ O+ A  ^4 ~6 F% U
CVE Rudyerd Bay, Shell hits 1, on fire # Q6 {; F# n, Q. X+ h' Y% ?
CVE St. Lo
/ w* S7 F& S; y% K& {0 I7 \CVE Kadashan Bay 5 x* T9 h* q% P$ T, q
CVE Saginaw Bay
  c' r# ^( n' r2 T4 `8 CCVE Long Island
* [# B+ E8 n9 k* m6 ]CA Vincennes - E1 q  L3 _/ i5 _" R
CA Wichita $ b, A0 D9 L9 Y/ x9 G5 _
CA Boston % |5 J% J1 D/ i4 {5 F6 b
CL Boise 8 _+ @+ b! c6 u1 j4 \
DE Bangust ( D- [0 H. a% q3 z
DE Baron, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
/ r1 ~% a: W$ a$ V- T, G5 P3 u% N6 D4 zDE Levy ) A7 O6 G  z8 h! {+ k( x
DE McConnell
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" X% R! A! `, p7 F$ VNight Time Surface Combat at 78,84 . N( o3 v0 x& L% d
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Allied aircraft ) j+ J4 M, z; X: O, s2 p
no flights ) m$ T2 N9 j1 Y; g3 ~

& H/ n0 s2 X2 MAllied aircraft losses
6 y9 Q1 }9 s6 N! j. K8 LFM-2 Wildcat: 11 destroyed 5 r$ R8 p$ D& ~
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed % j: ?4 @$ a" M* T

" O# S7 |5 v# W" i# S2 I. BJapanese Ships : B3 O7 E9 l3 R7 m+ D8 C/ H* \$ W
CA Tone
: Z/ r6 z  K) [/ p- a& X1 gCA Chikuma 5 `+ t( B/ X; z  l% E
CL Nagara, Shell hits 1 & b  n, c9 D0 F+ r7 j) d9 r
CL Isuzu " _6 m. O( {/ L
CL Natori
2 |& L; K, D& j! t* A% bCL Yura 0 O/ o" B1 P) W/ \  `6 Z
CL Kitakami 9 \1 [: J& S) W4 E" g
CL Oi + W! \" C+ w$ a8 T$ f" @2 q
DD Shimakaze
$ y. V2 ~6 N) R/ ?- o5 @4 ZDD Fujinami, Shell hits 1 * ?& \7 G( p  B: V
DD Kishinami
3 \1 D- h# v- ]3 [% C3 b( `DD Hamanami
6 h# i$ `! s& o  ~DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1 ( }  ^4 a5 G8 C0 ]& L$ J2 ]
DD Maikaze ) `* A0 E3 M' s* }, s7 u
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Allied Ships % V3 U! l5 i. K3 ]! g5 n  |, d
CVE Prince William
6 S) K7 e& Q. w5 c& u$ VCVE Barnes, Shell hits 2
5 r7 o& R4 _) D% fCVE Anzio, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
- x4 ^( Q# L7 R. y8 PCVE Liscome Bay, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk , q4 C5 V2 _6 X1 a  S. Z6 U
DE Bebas, Shell hits 8, and is sunk " p* e# s) I" \, C  d( r
DE Brackett, Shell hits 1
6 }6 i3 F$ x) s) |DE Cabana, Shell hits 13, and is sunk 4 K/ Y2 U, i9 y, k' Z  `( X! m3 }
DE Canfield, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
' z( }* k9 w/ S$ t6 t' Y; gDE Carlson, Shell hits 1, on fire ; H5 c; k8 T7 T2 F
AO Brazos
6 _& ?# y& D- I1 J! a4 l( `1 OAO Kanawha
( R# c% e, m8 W2 U9 JAO Neches, Shell hits 1
: |* V/ _$ |7 |* ~/ _AO Tappahanock
2 r3 W8 u/ l" p9 ~2 O& n9 `AO Suamico
6 X: \) a" J' oAO Millicoma
& s1 p. C+ i/ bAO Saranac
/ ?1 t4 h! h% p) P1 }AO Saugatuck & E7 v; `% e7 }% i
AE Pyro , Q/ @# \) d0 @. H* K
AE Henry L. Hoyt
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6 R1 b: {; ~! h% N4 w; a3 ANight Time Surface Combat at 78,84 ; `- o- \. I$ @

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5 {* k! a) ^( p7 g' q8 H' L9 M$ @CA Tone % C0 _& r" ~2 P
CA Chikuma - }- d! P/ y9 e: t* o$ ?4 H. F
CL Nagara + l0 f3 i. W5 A% k7 b: {6 e+ x
CL Isuzu
; e3 ~/ C# \' y0 {0 `$ |CL Natori 7 J9 g0 C& [. [+ v: ~
CL Yura : K4 t8 S) E' ?" h
CL Kitakami
2 `/ }% c# m7 w8 YCL Oi
4 R% G- i5 z$ r  M! kDD Shimakaze
) L: H/ D" z; `' m/ B3 tDD Fujinami
7 S% H, b( q% X9 z0 P7 oDD Kishinami & S4 n3 Z; m4 a% J
DD Hamanami + T$ e' m$ o9 I* o
DD Hayashio
5 M5 z6 F% @  `2 D) e1 fDD Maikaze
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0 Z# c6 y2 X2 _$ K3 H0 bDE Samuel S. Miles, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
. T' @/ _3 d# B3 NDE Osterhaus, Shell hits 50, and is sunk " V5 l3 k2 ^: I4 r. e2 ^1 G
DE Parks, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
8 w& }. |: j* [$ {8 ~DE Riddle, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 8 e: K& `- O! N* @& o% L
AO Cache 1 R; Q* p9 U* P5 v) s
AO Schuylkill, Shell hits 7, on fire ! ?0 J) E6 d4 i( Y! N
AO Cossatot - p2 @$ B: Y3 K5 b) l% Q3 x
AO Chepachet
0 }# t! s4 o" u- W1 LAE Jacob Riis, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk , w: S9 O, \/ I+ k6 S" Y# k$ r
AE John P. Gaines, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage # l+ y, U% h, E: |3 D. O+ w

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6 X% \. H3 M/ B/ P5 iNight Time Surface Combat at 78,84
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) }) p8 m( _# |$ I8 ]  s9 iJapanese Ships
+ r! b0 m- f3 P7 J9 p  H0 ^CA Tone
1 j/ |% x) s7 C' R, OCA Chikuma
: U, Q( q/ z1 x8 s0 z" U1 mCL Nagara, Shell hits 3, on fire 1 r; z( M! C, D
CL Isuzu
/ [6 b% F; I7 S$ JCL Natori
. V* O" h  _# ?( b6 sCL Yura, Shell hits 1, on fire - x5 m6 D2 m& U6 p! e, [: z
CL Kitakami
7 |: Z/ U8 {9 r1 m( D2 U! ?/ HCL Oi, Shell hits 1
2 M  Z" w# v. X6 j5 W, S* {: |DD Shimakaze
! _3 d. W7 B! U" H- m5 eDD Fujinami
$ z$ U  ^& G+ q) j$ g( C' P# tDD Kishinami 1 r$ M# g, K9 p# ]; ~, `7 l3 [
DD Hamanami
! V$ Y3 i+ u- l& r5 a# NDD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
' L0 D. j% X/ jDD Maikaze, Shell hits 1
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Allied Ships 1 ~8 J2 u- a! \  H. Z, o7 S
CV Hornet
* g$ {* G6 a+ z; S. L1 k1 T* RCV Intrepid, Shell hits 1, on fire
& N8 i$ [0 c6 h( f/ x( D( x3 Q/ gCVL Princeton 7 B" M1 k( V2 j/ K! }
CVL Belleau Wood, Shell hits 1 , Q: F% w, e' ~0 h! q% |5 l4 `) ]
CVL Cowpens
6 |/ K2 P& R% w* O% P7 bCL Chicago
; D$ C' @4 N4 `0 pCL Cleveland
, \8 p* S8 E( O0 I$ ICL Columbia
$ Q9 j* f- T2 S2 n' E1 e: d6 L+ K, ZCA Pensacola
. v, P; o2 \; X5 U' f& v8 Q$ v2 jCA Raleigh, Shell hits 2
2 [4 T" N2 ]6 Z$ K0 j  @) KDD Boyd
7 b9 P( L( [- ?, t5 S/ ?7 XDD Bradford & V9 _: e- c: Y
DD Brownson, Shell hits 1 ( M- d6 I2 w' y; e# P7 N' Z
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This last USN CVTF was then caght by KB: 8 {  E" V% r$ |
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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Japanese aircraft . [& d6 u; q5 X8 D6 j
A6M5 Zeke x 33 , y6 H( }+ S0 ]2 l
D3A Val x 7
1 d3 {& F1 d5 S# l/ C, d2 vD4Y Judy x 123
/ f& }. p5 }! ]$ F& M6 pB5N Kate x 35 ' V! w# c% k6 w: [2 o7 O
B6N Jill x 67
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+ n/ ^( v7 E( O% W$ O# ~3 o6 J6 ^3 IAllied aircraft
! U+ ~& M' I7 \6 N- UF6F Hellcat x 3
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Japanese aircraft losses % N; Q& ]7 o2 L' m% \0 l
A6M5 Zeke: 3 destroyed / p9 R( j4 D# \' F. X
D3A Val: 3 destroyed + k: u7 y# F4 D+ R0 v
D4Y Judy: 14 destroyed, 22 damaged
9 z; Q1 x' X+ Z7 W+ |B5N Kate: 4 destroyed, 18 damaged ' x8 Z, Q9 d( _; e: D
B6N Jill: 7 destroyed, 21 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses $ u$ r9 j# r3 `( ]# t2 e5 L
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
* i* \: Z% o: k) {  t: N% nCV Intrepid, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
1 B: e) w" l, x' @- W: f( ]: dCVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 2, on fire
9 X: Z+ j0 y* }1 z# ACV Hornet, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 7, on fire, heavy damage * u  Q: f# _! Y2 V' Q) ^8 g0 o
CVL Princeton, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
5 M+ Y6 v# S6 p& uCVL Cowpens, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
9 B; T% G) ]! I4 w- p0 ^. N* ~  fCL Cleveland, Torpedo hits 1 % D8 V! U5 U3 J9 Q5 V$ ]* ?

& Q" {3 y# ~+ b: p  b: S% |$ EAnd then by LBA: 2 {5 B7 j" ]% [
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84 5 D+ m' }7 n+ y' x1 M' h
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Japanese aircraft . i; W  L& Z& `. g6 P0 q  X4 l
A6M5 Zeke x 16
( A4 d5 l, i7 O- o& I  i, a' wD3A Val x 14
5 H* a$ {! y! C, ^D4Y Judy x 38 : u* O+ N4 |/ J0 G1 u/ H
B5N Kate x 24
# j' d' u6 B4 a9 WB6N Jill x 3
9 R/ ]% h& r' a8 e0 P  r4 yG3M Nell x 9
6 v% Q1 O# j( {, _7 f* |5 NG4M2 Betty x 49
* B  Q5 \6 T  U! M/ E+ F( iP1Y Frances x 20
% r3 @" y7 h# N/ P, f; H1 t# v5 {Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 51
) n# e, Y* |8 r: MKi-84-Ia Frank x 5
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* i9 i" u, z0 n' D$ J. g6 v$ G( dAllied aircraft ' Y. ^: c1 g: D7 F
no flights
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: h) j8 R8 G. g! WJapanese aircraft losses " y( T" [2 a0 B4 ], p# J
G3M Nell: 1 damaged 4 N3 w: E7 N" [
G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged / l3 l: C9 N4 _+ g- |
P1Y Frances: 3 damaged / |7 M3 E7 B/ E, G
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed   }) |0 O7 c  ]3 O
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Allied aircraft losses ( F5 X! ~. v" [$ _8 K6 F* I. e
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships ' v9 D8 T; @- b! A* ^
CV Intrepid, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
# X, R/ B$ b5 }1 m* N$ zCA Raleigh
. X* w: ]: `( L( `CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ! C3 O' Y  S& N, g
CVL Cowpens, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
2 e( M4 ?+ T. p; g- cCVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
9 M* k! b4 _/ Y1 Z# r3 RCL Cleveland, Bomb hits 1 : H# Q6 v0 c. U5 w1 n! e

9 x5 v! O: R9 j; USecodary strike: 3 `# I; p, n# u; b. h! V. |
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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Japanese aircraft ( x' o' y' P" ]: c$ l" K
A6M5 Zeke x 7
3 b+ C* U2 j6 ]0 U  SD4Y Judy x 36
& Q/ S3 o$ G! v3 g/ e* YB5N Kate x 5 3 J  F. e0 v, p) p, d" o: L0 [
B6N Jill x 8
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Allied aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses
7 W9 I% j. M- AB5N Kate: 2 damaged * K6 a" l; V: G  P/ j& t
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Allied aircraft losses
& Y/ @' B3 d) b. l3 sF6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed 1 d# F) ~+ Q4 K$ f1 d

! ~6 j  c7 I( CAllied Ships , O4 ?6 c% _- b9 v
CV Intrepid, on fire, heavy damage & k; N. N% H" c9 \1 t, D
CVL Belleau Wood, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage & k& n" @" U- h
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And this one fails to find any more targets: 5 s4 v3 r- i  T: `* p! u
Day Air attack on TF at 80,84
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Japanese aircraft
  M5 }4 q. I/ C' Z) e+ vA6M5 Zeke x 3 7 \7 T4 y8 e3 ~' F& i
D4Y Judy x 14
0 n" q6 i' {2 E& A: sB6N Jill x 11 " f6 |( O8 \6 ~& u4 j

* t. W3 v( W( F- y5 INo Japanese losses : r: P1 y, r; E  _3 K

' g& Q5 L/ K$ R) R- k/ g4 U) MLBA Jills: % O* `; I- H. Z
Day Air attack on TF at 77,83 ; b  X* [# `3 L; l5 T, x1 \
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Japanese aircraft
+ `' {/ C2 Y- L. n5 o. LB6N Jill x 8
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) T: Q$ ~8 f6 y* o7 j0 @No Japanese losses
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Allied Ships
, L& U' F! k7 F# X+ HCV Bunker Hill, on fire, heavy damage
5 l/ H3 g1 o  h; K- x" Z6 rCV Wasp, on fire, heavy damage
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$ {  X5 C1 m9 I1 l2 b# G' a1 UAfternoon phase saw KB clouded in so LBA from Kusiae did all the work: ( e$ Z8 T7 l* h- p2 {/ S
Day Air attack on TF at 79,85
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- N! g( h5 u. H3 \# OJapanese aircraft 3 j. p! c1 C9 V+ n# M1 k
G3M Nell x 7 ( L, H4 }" r5 r+ V7 q! B2 `5 p' z
G4M2 Betty x 38 2 y# F% L2 K7 O1 c0 g; u
P1Y Frances x 14
! E6 A* o! O# CKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 46
; T1 u2 r0 X6 I/ ~1 ZKi-84-Ia Frank x 5
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Allied aircraft # B: i  K$ |) C
FM-2 Wildcat x 12 * O3 }1 Q0 e5 U4 j2 f$ w% h9 [
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Japanese aircraft losses - Z0 J! i* W  S; X' E
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
: T) y# t. c0 s9 t( p6 [6 O8 ?6 b- SG4M2 Betty: 5 destroyed, 28 damaged
/ u( y1 I6 c. t$ Q! t; O( ?+ ?P1Y Frances: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged 0 K0 d4 g" k) z& k  v. e0 I! B" \: y
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged ; d# Z0 V' R2 X4 a0 M2 b. D: ?

; p) y# n$ s/ cAllied aircraft losses
# v0 B: `3 g2 S# aFM-2 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
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Allied Ships 8 ?0 `: j$ h  n: b3 _! |5 J4 @
CVE Savo Island
. F( N. j, X' e% q' `, h4 H7 VCVE St. Lo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 1 j: P" a9 o9 W" t5 L% y
CVE Kadashan Bay, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ! `  p2 H1 u: n& k
CVE Petrof Bay / L7 T6 {) f. X7 v7 ~6 l
CVE Saginaw Bay, Torpedo hits 1, on fire : \% ?6 f+ G5 j( a  r3 Q
CVE Long Island
- |' R% p  Z' tCVE Rudyerd Bay # y! M. w  V" l1 ^' j* m- x

% m% V: G* {1 v( L. N7 yJills are more successful this time:
& x+ j5 i0 Z- |# _Day Air attack on TF at 77,83 8 i: ]* \0 \7 Z6 U% ^. p

! ]: t* E- G" mJapanese aircraft
7 d% H7 z* t6 f  [4 IB6N Jill x 8 6 v6 P3 G; f( }: F- s" i8 i
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No Japanese losses   s+ |  S, N9 ?) H# i: |, [

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CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 3 h5 i) N0 O  r+ s+ T- L
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0 G( U* R: B5 k8 O/ U( Q# N, ~! y. l) y$ BAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/09/44
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By now my subs are in position also:
" ], @, I6 @  J5 ]: @/ N) ELast two sufrace actions find the crippled Franklin and an AO: 5 u( Z$ ~& w; H( L1 }
Night Time Surface Combat at 78,81 * s7 z8 {9 [9 q
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Allied aircraft
( Z. x: k6 {# x. i  z' F! bno flights
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0 O, ]2 S8 w& u- `; v$ u- QAllied aircraft losses
' F' U. ^8 d, a8 X1 U9 TTBM Avenger: 4 destroyed
  X. ~8 M( @8 p$ D3 FSB2C Helldiver: 12 destroyed
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Japanese Ships & @, Y$ T: c; E! k  e
CA Takao
  z. @4 c' E1 l' ]1 xCA Atago
* S) F% Z0 `  p) p& CCA Maya
+ s  g1 T4 G+ a0 q0 ECA Chokai 6 M$ H4 a/ @. b! Q/ Y& j/ x- {4 U" ]
CA Myoko % U- @: _5 L: D
CA Haguro 0 X- j* ~1 Y$ T; n9 z
CA Nachi - K$ L( m; ~# N! v% F2 |
CA Ashigara 1 {" o1 _# ^6 X& s; e  H
DD Tamanami
( o& J& \8 R5 o  P/ d. r$ |& RDD Suzunami ( z8 x) d+ c1 f8 f( C. c4 B% \' m
DD Kuroshio
0 T+ Z/ J! }! R5 a6 \* H( q2 gDD Oyashio
: Z$ H$ f7 x, ^9 z  }! cDD Natsushio , s3 p1 v. |: x- t' h9 s
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Allied Ships 6 \+ V4 L/ M- I, |0 {, }
CV Franklin, Shell hits 3, and is sunk 3 ~2 S4 c* e8 o" Q6 Q) L4 t
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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; j) r3 d: Z8 u6 j/ p% R. `Japanese Ships
) E; `& K: c$ K' l4 TCA Aoba 2 ^6 \3 Q7 x1 P+ T
CA Kinugasa ( j0 L0 ]9 ?6 R6 V% T
CA Furutaka
) F  b8 j$ l8 ~! c% Y3 V: q. ICA Kako - n$ r+ T0 }& p( f
CL Abukuma
) `* J! b4 Z: F/ sCL Kuma . u& z- j5 j& G) f+ B1 @. Q+ E$ R9 `
CL Tama 9 U3 s; Q/ q' P5 ~# `2 @, ?
CL Kiso 2 g, k! j" y9 i& ]) l0 H/ v
CL Yubari + ?1 |( |$ p" ]
DD Kiyonami   U- r" e: Z3 y! z! N6 e3 B3 D
DD Yukikaze 2 Z+ [$ F5 r% p& P; }. g4 S
DD Isokaze
' N. \' _+ x$ e8 W" m* o4 N% ~DD Shiranuhi 3 q$ ^+ ?1 n1 S4 K% [( F4 I
DD Arashi
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AO Schuylkill, Shell hits 30, and is sunk 6 K  c: r/ F$ ?/ D* R
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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:
  A6 P: L& J% Z  ~. M2 f9 A' eDay Air attack on TF at 79,84
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Japanese aircraft - w. ^% o9 E, J2 i" T, I& n
A6M5 Zeke x 5
- X$ }) j' T) Y$ @/ F1 {B6N Jill x 8 4 D6 P; P1 q7 k3 H
G3M Nell x 3
2 k6 X& k9 {9 h: KG4M2 Betty x 31
) e4 }9 J8 j8 n. ZP1Y Frances x 9
  z: B9 ]! M" }- aKi-43-IIIa Oscar x 45
: v. O* L2 U, d! G- s6 R. EKi-61 KAIc Tony x 3 , K# X' k0 T9 ?; a$ u$ [9 ]: o7 D
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 14 # J9 H" q$ y3 G4 d# p2 Z1 g* B

: S# ?" u7 J' ?5 KJapanese aircraft losses
! {7 z* e2 T! tG4M2 Betty: 1 damaged
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Allied Ships % u, k+ A# |- e0 y4 k4 m* }" [
CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
7 z3 \3 r- k5 B/ V5 \9 ACV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage : |5 i8 p" z6 \- U, a
CV Illustrious, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage + y% V6 h( N' @. ~, B: e! g. c. d" H9 p9 s

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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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一切都结束了* k" R" E$ ~0 s, I% h+ J
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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& H4 N1 G& s  v2 D  {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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